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During our time at Grange the school had an excellent reputation in swimming. Perhaps this was partly due to the fact that we had swimming baths on the site.
Below are a number of photos of swimming teams over the years.
Staff: Mr B Dobson, Mr B Baines
Pupils included: Hardisty, Bennett, Wilkinson, Fowler, Newsholme, Searle, Johnson, Vinette, Walker, Hoddy, Tate
Staff: Mr B Dobson, Mr B Baines
Pupils included:Wilkinson, Searle, Johnson, Newsholme, Ogden, Vinette, Hardisty, Bennett, Fowler
Staff: Mr B Dobson, Mr B Baines
Pupils included:Searle, Vinette, Johnson, Newsholme, Bennett, Fowler, Tate
Staff: Mr D Wright, Mr McSorley, Mr B Baines, Mr B Dobson
Pupils included:Pearman, Vinette, Bennett, Pfeiffer, McCarthy, Tate
If you know the identities of others, please let us know
Tony Vinette has sent us copies of certificates that he won at the annual Bradford Schools' Swimming Gala
1958 School Magazine Report
In the Inter-School Gala, we were narrowly beaten by Bradford Grammar School, competing for the first time. Several of our individuals did well, notably Johnson again, who broke the record for the junior backstroke and Bennett who broke the breaststroke record (junior).
We must also congratulate these two on their success in the Yorkshire Championships.
1959 School Magazine Report
Grange has for so many years been regarded as the inevitable winner (of the Inter-Schools Gala), that many old boys will read with shocked surprise that this time we had to be content with 3rd place. But things are not quite as bad as they seem; the result was pretty close and the entry of Bradford Grammar School into the competition has made victory more difficult to achieve than it used to be.
Several of our swimmers did well in the BSSA Championships. K Bennett was 1st in the breaststroke and butterfly events, both in record time, and 2nd in the freestyle. C Johnson won the freestyle race and also set up a new record in winning the Middles backstroke. D Higgins was 3rd in the breaststroke championship. Searle, Johnson and Higgins were 2nd in the breaststroke team race. Durrans, Johnson and Bennett, 3rd in the freestyle team race. Mitchell, Siswick and Lee were placed 2nd in the Junior breaststroke team race. P Wilkinson achieved 2nd place in the Senior butterfly and L Hardisty 3rd in the Senior dive.
Also worthy of special mention are the boys who have won awards from the Royal Life Saving Society: D Hoddy, J Barber, K Lawson, N Rainey, D Foster, G Thornton, P Wilkinson, S Holdsworth, C Johnson, D Higgins and K Bennett.
While on the subject of life-saving, it may be appropriate to mention an unusual distinction which has fallen to a Grange boy. Andrew Pearson (3Sc) was awarded the Royal Humane Society's testimonial for rescuing a child from drowning at Wyke Swimming Baths. We cannot praise Andy's resourcefulness - and subsequent modesty - too highly, and we hope his action will encourage many more of our swimmers to take the life-saving courses.
1960 School Magazine Report
In the Inter-Grammar Gala (July '59) we did extremely well, being narrowly second to Bradford Grammar. Bennett set up a new record for the breaststroke (Middles) and Johnson 2 new records for the freestyle and backstroke (Middles).
Bennett, Johnson, P Wilkinson and Hardisty represented Bradford in the Yorkshire Schools' Championships, Hardisty coming 1st in diving.In the BSSA Gala, a number of our boys gained awards. Searle, Bartle and Lee won the Middles breaststroke trophy. K Bennett won both the Senior breaststroke and butterfly, C Johnson won the Senior backstroke, R Searle was 2nd in both the Middles breaststroke and butterfly, and M Bateman was 2nd in the Junior freestyle.
Special congratulations to those boys who have gained life-saving awards: Riddlesden, Porchetta and Walker (6B), Fowler (5A), Searle and A Johnson (3Sc) and Bartle (3M).
1961 School Magazine Report
We are proud to say we again won the Inter-school Gala, beating our nearest challengers, Bradford Grammar School, by 15 clear points. Our winners - the 2 Bennetts, the 2 Batemans, P Wilkinson, Tate, Jennings, Tiffany, Hardisty and the Under 13 relay team.
May we again commend here the Life-saving classes to the attention of all our swimmers? It is a great comfort to non-swimmers like myself to know that there are plenty of bronze medallions about. Think, reader, how proud you would be if you rescued your English master from the Leeds-Liverpool Canal. Nobody at school would ever speak to you again, but you would have the satisfaction of seeing your name in the 'Telegraph'.
Boys who have qualified for awards this year are: Intermediate: P Bateman, M Siswick, T Tiffany. Bronze Medallion: DH Gill, HS Surbutts. Bronze Cross: SJ Taylor. Award of Merit: KL Bennett, PF Wilkinson.
Competitors in the Bradford Schools' Championships brought back, as usual, their quota of trophies. Bennett was 1st in the Senior breaststroke (a new record) and 2nd in the butterfly event. The Middles freestyle team (Vinette, Hanson & Bateman) also broke the existing record in winning their race, and M Bennett worthily followed big brother's example by winning the Junior breaststroke and coming 2nd in the backstroke.
Other boys to be placed in their events were Green, M Bateman, Vinette and Tate. The Junior breaststroke team (Bennett, Pratt & Dixon), the Junior freestyle team (Johnson, Dixon & Burgoyne) and the Middles breaststroke team (Tiffany, Lee & Mitchell) were also placed.
1962 School Magazine Report
We had another successful year in swimming, although in the Inter-Schools Gala we failed to beat Bradford Grammar ans, indeed, only just managed by half a point to beat St Bede's for second place. The reason for our defeat was that certain boys failed to turn up on the night of the gala, and some even refused to swim. We had our share of winners in P Bateman, M Bateman, Dixon, Bennett, Pfeiffer, Jennings and Tate and the under-thirteen medley team. If only we had been at full strength we would have won.
I wonder how many boys who have gained their fourth and fifth stage certificates could save a drowning person? Not many, I suspect; and yet all these boys should be able to do so. I wish more boys would enter for life-saving certificates. This is the most important thing you can do in swimming. This year we have increased our number of awards - three intermediates, thirteen bronze medallions and three bronze crosses - but we are still not getting enough.
We had three boys - M Bateman, H Hanson and M Bennett - who were members of the Bradford team in the Yorkshire Championships.
1963 School Magazine Report
The highlight of a vintage year was another resounding win for Grange in the Inter-Grammar Gala. We scored 82.5 points, our nearest challengers being Bradford Grammar with 73. Cummings, Booth, Bennett, Bateman, Pitman, Dixon, Hanson, Tiffany and Tate shared eleven first places between them. Bennett, Hanson, Tiffany and the under-15 relay team all set up new records in their respective events. The same names, plus those of Green and Pratt, figured prominently among the winners in the Bradford Schools' Gala. We had more success in the Yorkshire Schools' Championships when Tiffany, Bateman, Hanson and Bennett won both the freestyle and the medley team races. Bennett and Hanson added further to their laurels by gaining two third places in the individual events.
1964/65 School Magazine Report
It is good to see that we maintain our proud position in competitive swimming, as the result of the Inter-Grammar Gala shows:1. Grange 83.5 2. Bradford Grammar 81 3. St Bede's 36.5 4. Hanson 34 5. Belle Vue 33 6. Carlton 32
A close thing indeed, reminding us that now Bradford Grammar have entered the lists, only our best will do. All our competitors swam well, several outstandingly so. We gained nine first places, nine seconds, five thirds and one fourth. Tiffany set up new records in winning the under 16 breaststroke and freestyle; Robertshaw broke the record for the under 13 freestyle, and other first places were won by Bateman, Bennett, Dixon, Pitman and Tate.
In the Bradford Schools' Gala Tiffany collected three firsts, a second and a third in a variety of events, breaking the senior freestyle record; Bennett was second in both the senior backstroke and breaststroke; Pitman was third in the middles diving and the middles breaststroke team (Finlay, Booth and Pratt) gained second place.
A good number of boys - though still far fewer than there ought to be - won life-saving awards, personal survival badges and swimming certificates during the course of the year. We hope for many more.
It is to be hoped that the standard of Grange swimming has not been too seriously affected by the fact that our bath was out of commission for the whole of the Christmas term.
Colours were awarded to Bateman, Bennett, Green, Tiffany and Dixon.


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Will Gore's weight be an obstacle to a presidential run in '08?
WASHINGTON - It's no wonder Al Gore is a little touchy about his weight, what with everyone trying to read his fat cells like tea leaves to see whether he's going to run.
He was so determined to make his new book look weighty, in the this-treatise-belongs-on-the-shelf-
between-Plato-and-Cato sense, rather than the double-chin-isn't-quite-
gone-yet sense, that he did something practically unheard of for a politician: He didn't plaster his picture on the front.
"The Assault on Reason" looks more like the Beatles' White Album than a screed against the tinny Texan who didn't get as many votes in 2000.
The Goracle does concede a small author's picture on the inside back flap, a chiseled profile that screams Profile in Courage and that also screams Really Old Picture. Indeed, if you read the small print next to the wallet-size photo of Thin Gore looking out prophetically into the distance, it says it's from his White House years.
A subliminal clue to his intentions, perhaps? He must be flattered that many demoralized leading Republicans and Bush insiders think a Gore-Obama ticket would be unbeatable. And he must be gratified that his rival Hillary has never cemented her inevitability, even with Bill Clinton's lip-licking Web video pushing her.
But though he's on a book tour clearly timed to build on his Oscar flash and Nobel buzz, and take advantage of the public's curiosity about whether he'll jump in the race, he almost seems to want to sigh and roll his eyes when he's asked about it.
"I'm not a candidate," he told Diane Sawyer on "Good Morning America." "This book is not a political book. It's not a candidate book at all."
Of course, his protestation was lost given the fact that he was sitting in front of a screen blaring the message "The Race to '08," and above a crawl that asked "Will he run for the White House?"
He is so fixed on not seeming like a presidential flirt that he risks coming across as a bit of a righteous tease or a high-minded scold, which is exactly what his book is, a high-minded scolding.
He upbraided Diane about the graphics for his segment, complaining about buzzwords and saying "That's not what this is about."
Sawyer was not so easily put off as he turned up his nose at the horse race and the vast wasteland of TV, and bored in for the big question: "Donna Brazile, your former campaign manager, has said, 'If he drops 25 to 30 pounds, he's running.' Lost any weight?"
Laughing obligingly, he replied: "I think, you know, millions of Americans are in the same struggle I am on that one. But look, listen to your questions. And you know, if the horse race, the cosmetic parts of this - and look, that's all understandable and natural. But while we're focused on, you know, Britney and KFed and Anna Nicole Smith and all this stuff, meanwhile, very quietly, our country has been making some very serious mistakes that could be avoided if we the people, including the news media, are involved in a full and vigorous discussion of what our choices are."
So if Al Gore is really unplugged and unleashed and uncensored, as Tipper and his fans say, then he is no longer bound by the opinions of gurus and focus groups. He can be himself, and inhale away and still run if he wants.
Doug Brinkley, the presidential historian, said that even though the fashion now is for fit candidates, after the Civil War, there was a series of overweight presidents. "It showed you had a zest for life," he said. The excess baggage may make Bill Clinton and Bill Richardson look roguish, but unfortunately, too many cheeseburgers and ice cream sundaes make Gore look puffy and waxy. "Maybe," Brinkley suggested, "Gore can sit
in Tennessee and do it via high-
definition satellite - like McKinley, just eat and sit on the porch."
Maureen Dowd, a columnist for the New York Times, can be reached at New York Times, editorial department, 229 W. 43rd St., New York, NY 10036.

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Dos Pueblos is proud to participate in #GivingTuesday, a global day of giving that harnesses the collective power of individuals, communities, and organizations to encourage philanthropy and celebrate generosity worldwide. Occurring this year on November 28, #GivingTuesday is held annually on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving in the US and the widely recognized shopping events Black Friday and Cyber Monday.
#GivingTuesday kicks off the holiday giving season and inspires people to give back in impactful ways to the charities and causes they support. With our campaign, we are building upon our five-year relationship with Marvin Salazar, a community in a rural part of Tipitapa with very limited resources.
In 2012, Dos Pueblos and other partners built wells to provide access to clean drinking water in five different communities in Tipitapa, including Marvin Salazar. As the next step, we installed an electric pump that benefited 200 families in this community. Inspired by our water sanitation work and the desire to make a difference, a Dos Pueblos teen delegate donated her bat mitzvah money to provide trees as part of the reforestation phase this year. Now, for the final phase of this project, we're raising $3000 to install a water tank so that residents can safely store potable water.
Dos Pueblos has been working on clean water in Tipitapa from a time when most communities there had no electricity and could only use hand-cranked pumps. As they got power, we began working with them to replace their hand pumps with electric pumps, and contributed to community efforts digging trenches and laying pipe to create small distribution systems to communal spigots, and then to individual houses. We also assisted some communities to upgrade from small electric pumps to larger ones, to deepen their wells, and more. Our work has improved access to potable water for over 8,000 people in Tipitapa.
A huge part of this process depended on our local program coordinator, Rosa Gomez, who developed the organizing capacity of the water committees in each community. Recently, our community partners identified the installation of storage tanks as the next phase of development. We hope that you will join us in supporting this community-led initiative!


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Our book will be on the market as a PAPERBACK in September 2016. Thanks to Routledge for the great book contract. Further book details can be found here.
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Congratulation to Petter Naess, Sheila Binesh, Veronika Kastlová, who won a signed group-pic of all the book authors at the AESOP 2015 conference in Prague (CZ).
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At the forthcoming AESOP 2015 conference in Prague we are organising the closing Keynote Panel session. Come and reflect together with us, where we are as planners at the beginning of the 21st century, how we have got there and where we are going as a community into the future.
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August 5th was a big day for Hollywood, so big that the Hollywood Boulevard was shut down because a huge number of lambs and by that we don't mean the animals. For all the laymen out there, lams are Mariah Carey's beloved fans and many of them wanted to see their queen as she finally received her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
The Grammy winning singer has debuted with a self-titled album Mariah Carey back in 1990, meaning that it has been twenty-five years since she got in spotlight, enchanting the audience with her signature high-pitched voice. And now, on August 5th she has joined 2,555 other superstars who, alongside her are immortalized on that famous pavement.
Ever wondered how a superstar gets selected for the golden star? And if you were wondering what does it take to get a star, well, we got you covered. First things first, you need a nomination and there's a special form for that. You need to be in the entertainment industry, which includes film, TV, music, radio, recording or theatre. Next, you need to be able to raise $30k, basically, you're paying for your own star. And once all that is done and you got okayed, you just need to set up a date and voila.
Time and Los Angels Daily News have reported that Mariah's star was in the works since 2007, which was eight years ago. Normally stars wait if they have something special to unveil as they receive their star, but the only thing we found out about Mariah was that she was going to guest in the Empire tv series. A bit weird, but, okay, if Mariah is happy, then so are we.
And speaking of the woman of the hour, you didn't think that we would not mention her choice of outfit. As expected, the singer came out looking like a diva that she is, she wore a sparkling black gown with a deep cleavage that reminisces of the old Hollywood. Her hairstyle accompanied the era as well as elegant locks. As for her company, her adorable twins were there for the event, obviously, rocking white ensembles.


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Cambridge City Councillor Dennis Carlone is joining with sustainability advocates and local members of the Massachusetts Sierra Club and calling for a vote on the city's Plastic Bag Reduction Ordinance. If adopted, it would make Cambridge the largest city on the East Coast to ban plastic bags.
In a letter addressed to his city council colleagues, Carlone explained that the plastic bag ban will serve "to protect our waterways, reduce waste, and protect the marine environment." Carlone continued:
Plastic checkout bags should be outlawed because they are typically made from a polyethylene that is not biodegradable. Instead, the bags break into small pieces, called microplastics, which are consumed by animals and litter the ground. The bags have been shown to release toxins into the soil and water, threatening the food chain and presenting a serious danger to both humans and animals.
Work on Cambridge's plastic bag ban started in 2007, when the City Council asked the City Manager to "to investigate banning disposable plastic bags..."
Seven years later, the Plastic Bag Reduction Ordinance appeared to be on its way to passage in late 2013, when it was advanced out of committee and forwarded to the 2014-15 city council with a favorable recommendation, thanks to the leadership of former City Councillor and current State Representative Marjorie Decker.
But according to Phil Sego of the Massachusetts Sierra Club, a "competing" bill has been introduced, one that allows unlimited exemptions...(and) would even allow oxo-degradable (photo-fragmentable) bags, which pose an enormous environmental threat."
If the council opts to proceed with this alternate bill, it would likely require a new round of committee hearings, essentially restarting a hearing process that was already completed last year. In his communication to the city council this afternoon, Carlone made it clear that he'd prefer to finish the job on Monday. In Carlone's words:
Since 2007, the City Council has submitted no less than eight policy orders to advance the goal of banning plastic bags. With leadership from former City Councillor and current State Representative Marjorie Decker, and with support from the Massachusetts Sierra Club, the Plastic Bag Reduction Ordinance is now before us after years of study and public discussion. As other municipalities and states move to enact plastic bag bans of their own, the time has come for the City of Cambridge to be a leader in the effort to change the "single-use, throwaway culture" that contributes to the problem of global climate change.
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Some women have a fear of becoming a bag lady. Having all of your worldly possessions in a bag or shopping car. All of your important papers and life's content spilling out of a bag. Well, I'm already there. Since we moved into our new house, just 4 years ago, I have been without a desk for a number of reasons. One being that I don't have an area that is secluded from my darling hubby's home office. Our home has that "open concept" floor plan, which means you can hear everything that goes on in every room!
That being said, I have been without an office for a long time. My office is now portable since I meet with clients all around town ( I am a Certified Life Coach). But I would still like to have a desk. Ok, so here is why I am already a bag lady. I shove everything that is my office, school papers, schedules and anything else you can think of IN A BAG. My life is in these bags. I cannot function without these bags. My office is in a bag, ok, maybe it is in more than one bag. My mom stuff is in a bag, I have a gym bag, a beach bag, a library bag, a home school bag, a bag with photos, a bag for wrapping paper & gift bags, a bag for paint colors and home improvement info bag.
My house sometimes looks like a disaster whenever I try to "organize" the contents of these bags. That is when I tell my hubby, "It has to get worst before it can get better". I think he is wondering when those better days will get here. I tried to get a picture of my messy bags but my hubby was still sleeping since he worked later than normal and my bags were in the bedroom, so here is a picture of my nice beach bag. I will try to post more pictures at a later date. Not much to see except lots of papers falling out of big bags. This bag concept works for me for a while and I am forced to purge. But sometimes I am happiest on the floor in a sea of papers that I must organize. Takes me back to when I was a little girl playing "office". I never really liked playing house but I loved playing school or office. Sorry, got lost in my childhood memories there. So, I am thinking of getting a desk and moving into the basement to office there. Stay tuned to see if I actually make the move.
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This week we will be looking at the festival and celebration of Diwali.
In Letters and Sounds we will be playing a "guess what's in my box" which is part of our phase 1 work.
This week we will be:
* Seeing if the children seek out others to share experiences.
*Seeing if the children can tell us how they feel after physical activity.
*Listening and enjoying stories in small groups.
*Modelling the language we use when we ask questions.
*Seeing if the children can select a given number of objects when asked.
*Seeing if the children can use the mouse on the computer carefully and in a controlled way.
The children will be making their very own Diva.
The weather is getting cooler now so please make sure your child has a coat everyday! Remember hats, scarves and gloves on those chilly days. Please remember to name all of your child's clothes and coats!
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Cutting Corners: Not stomping
So anyway - cutting corners. I've heard in Starcraft that the way the game is played at high levels is "who can cut the most corners and still win". If you can get by with making one less Zealot, that's more resources you save, and so on.
Well, it's true in pretty much every game that you have to be as efficient as possible, and HA is no exception! So here's a mini-series on how to cut corners and take names in HA!
NOT STOMPING. That's.. that really crazy and out there. WHAT? Not stomp? And have them undo all the sweat your poured into killing that dang gunner?
Yes. Not stomping. Stomping is ingrained into every newbie to HA every time they forget, and a cleric waltzes in (or even just stands there, in the case of particularly forgetful newbies). So almost everyone learns to stomp stomp stomp. But stomping isn't really all that!
1. Dwarves.
This has always been a problem for the dwarves, so exploit that! Dwarves have no item that rezzes. So if there are no Paladins on the field, and the downed unit is more than 2 tiles away from the spawn, feel free not to stomp! (1AP to place the Paladin even if he has one in his hand, 2AP to move, 1AP rez, 1AP heal... and your killing unit is probably still in range, so go ahead and do him in again, stomp this time, and get ready to threaten a Paladin kill!)
2. Make the Cleric walk
The CL Cleric only has 2 move and 2 range, so if he needs to walk 4 tiles, that's 2 AP. Rez, 1AP, heal, 2AP. You just wasted all his AP moving his cleric! And you're probably in range to kill his unit again.
So, your opponent is as smart as you are, and doesn't take the bait (or doesn't have a cleric in range, or doesn't have a paladin in hand). You just saved 1 AP! And that's cutting corners. But contrariwise, cutting corners can sometimes backfire bigtime (oops, he had a pot, oops his Ninja is up again, oops, he teleported and healed up, DAMN). So if it's really important, and you don't wanna guess or you just wanna play it save, sure, go ahead and stomp. That's where skill comes in, knowing when you need to stomp and when you don't. But always think about it and keep that option in mind!
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In a perfect world we would always step off our yoga mat feeling better, clearer and stronger than when we stepped on, but that isn't always the case. Injuries can happen regardless of what we are doing, and yoga is no an exception. Aside from the standard caveats—listen to your body, watch your ego, remember to breathe—there are a few general principles that can help keep us stepping off on the good side of the mat.
While it is possible to get hurt in any pose, many injuries tend to involve the back, knees or shoulders. Ironically, these are also often achy and injured areas on the body that cause people to seek yoga out in the first place. Increasing our awareness of these areas, being mindful of their alignment and not forcing poses that stress them can help keep them healthy and happy.
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Perhaps one of the easiest ways to force your spine where is doesn't want to go is in a twist, for example Parivrrta Parsvakonasana (Revolved Side Angle Pose) and Parivrrta Trikonasana (Revolved Triangle Pose). Twists are deceiving—they can appear simple, but are anatomically complex. Many people are also tempted to try to push just a little bit further. Resist this urge, and instead approach twists with caution and humility. Focus on keeping your spine long and belly relaxed. Stop before the end of your range and breathe. If you lose your breath, you've gone too far. Be extra careful in supine twists like Jathara Parivartanasana (Belly Twist), as gravity can also take you into the pose too deeply. Use props to support your knees and/or shoulders in these poses.
Forward folds also pose challenges to the back—especially the lower back. Never be afraid to bend your knees, and remember you don't get a prize for being able to touch your toes in Urdhva Uttanasana (Standing Forward Bend)! Coming out of folds with a long spine and engaged core is also important. While still a popular instruction in some classes, rolling up one vertebrae at a time can be detrimental to spinal health. If you have tight hamstrings, standing forward folds like Padangusthasana (Big Toe Pose) will be a better choice than seated ones such as Paschimottanasana (Seated Forward Bend).
Knees are such tricky little things, often quick to become injured, but very slow to heal. Luckily, knee-alignment, once you know it, is pretty easy to remember, whether you're in a standing pose, lunge or squat. In short: Keep them directly over or slightly behind the foot. Think about this simple rule the next time you're in any of the Warrior Poses or in Utkatasana (Chair Pose). In hip openers with deep knee bends, the knee can become stressed, so using props liberally can help keep them safe, especially if you have limited flexibility. Be extra cautious in to support the leg and not push too far into poses like Eka Pada Rajakapotasana (King Pigeon Pose), Agnistambhasana (Firelog Pose), or Padmasana (Lotus Pose).
It's common to carry the weight of the world in tight, weak shoulder muscles that are accustomed to creeping up towards our ears or roll forwards. Beware of over stretching the shoulder muscles, especially in Downward Facing Dog Pose. Strengthening the shoulders with inversions can help here if you have the strength to practice, but if you're not there yet, practice some shoulder opening sequences to increase flexibility and rotation. Also, be sure to loosen any tension in the neck and upper back before entering postures that will challenge your shoulder strength and stability.
Perhaps just as important as learning to keep yourself safe, is practicing with others that support and encourage your efforts. If you are attending classes that shame you for not pushing yourself into the pose of the moment, you're likely to get hurt. The same goes for classes that move too fast for you to practice good alignment and awareness. Beyond that, it's up to us to know when we must accept that there may just be some poses that are not going to work for our bodies in this lifetime. So practice self-acceptance and honest awareness with each breath you take.
What are some of the ways you keep yourself safe during your practice? Are there any poses you currently avoid?
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This past March, a UN panel revealed that Liberian officials had signed a secret contract with an obscure European company, giving it a virtual monopoly on mining diamonds in the troubled country -- even though Liberia has been banned by the UN from selling its diamonds since 2001. The arrangement, it was disclosed, had involved members of the new transitional government operating under the (supposed) scrutiny of a large UN mission.
The discovery should not have come as a surprise. Liberia's new government, supposedly a model of national reconciliation, is largely made up of former militia members. During 15 years of war, armed gangs ravaged Liberia, turning it into a classic example of a failed state. Since the fighting stopped in August 2003, the erstwhile warlords have been quick to set aside their differences -- at least when doing so helps them acquire more loot. The mining deal was just one in a long series of similar scandals perpetrated by senior members of the transitional government, who are rapidly signing away their country's future in return for personal financial gain.
It did not have to be this way. The new regime was established in October 2003 as part of a peace agreement brokered by West African states and supported by Washington -- and backed up by a powerful UN peacekeeping mission. The UN force, originally led by Jacques Klein (a former U.S. diplomat with strong military credentials), has worked to disarm local fighters, build a working bureaucracy, organize democratic elections, and establish a basis for lasting peace. Preparations for presidential and parliamentary elections are proceeding on schedule, with voting expected to take place in October.
Unfortunately, the interim government has used the time to make things worse. Liberian warlords and politicians have found it easy to outmaneuver the UN and the international community in the conduct of what locals, with their habitual grim humor, call "business more than usual." Despite claims that they are struggling for peace, democracy, and reconciliation,
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Sports Night: Giants on top in N.L. West
Giants: Hudson, Posey spark S.F.
Tim Hudson pitches seven strong innings and Buster Posey delivers a two-run home run and run-scoring ground-rule double as the Giants defeat the Braves 4-2 and move a half-game in front of the Dodgers in the National League West.
A's: Beat Yankees, again
The A's make it two in a row over the Yankees, winning 6-2 as Stephen Vogt and Brett Lawrie each drive in two runs to support right-hander Sonny Gray, who wins his sixth game.
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High school: Antelope sprinter follows speedy footsteps
Myles Ellis of Antelope upholds a family legacy and wins the Sac-Joaquin Section Masters championship 400 meters in 47.47 seconds. It's the fastest time this season in Northern California and the third-best in the state.
High school: Madrigal leads Elk Grove past St. Mary's
Reaching double-digit wins is a strong indicator of a special season for a high school pitcher. Elk Grove's Ty Madrigal achieves that milestone in a 5-0 victory over St. Mary's of Stockton in the opening game of the best-of-three Sac-Joaquin Section Division I baseball championship series at Sacramento City College.
River Cats: New place, same story
Following an unprecedented winless eight-game homestand, the River Cats start a three-game series in Colorado Springs, and the change of scenery isn't much help in an 8-3 loss in which Sacramento commits three errors and loses its 10th game in a row.
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TruOrleans Brunch
May 11, 2012 by Becca
A note from the Bitches: Tru Orleans is now closed.
When The Cajun Experience opened for brunch a few years ago, I dragged along college friends Fontaine and Liz for a debaucherous afternoon of Abita Purple Haze and hurricanes. You see, Fontaine (real name: Scott, last name: Fontaine. Therefore, obviously, he must be called Fontaine) is from New Orleans, and his lovely wife Liz (my former college roommate) has since adopted his hometown as her own.
The pair are very particular about their Cajun cuisine, and I value their opinion a great deal. At the Cajun Experience, they were initially impressed at the authenticity of the food, but after returning for many crawfish boils and brunches, the place has since (they tell me) gone down hill. They even took Purple Haze off the taps—the horror!
So Liz suggested we trek out to discover other D.C.-based New Orleans brunch spots. First up, TruOrleans, which is right on H Street in that newly restaurant-heavy block of the Atlas District. I arrived early with my beau, and it was a beautiful day, so we sat at a patio table on the street level.
We sat there because there was, to my disappointment, a private party on the open-air upper level. I had wanted to sit upstairs. But the downstairs patio was cutesy, with strategically placed beads hanging from the lamp posts as if it were the morning after a ridiculous Mardi Gras down H Street.
We ordered bottomless mimosas. The mimosas were extremely orange juice heavy, and got more so as the brunch continued. We tried to ignore this by lapping up the sun. Liz, Fontaine and Brooke arrived shortly thereafter and were pleasantly surprised that the place had their beloved Purple Haze on draft.
But, after that, it all started going down hill quite quickly.
I think it all began when we were ordering our food, and the waiter told us, simply, "We don't scramble eggs." Excuse me? You don't scramble eggs?
"A little bit of me just died inside," my boyfriend mumbled to me. "Can you just serve me an omelet with nothing in it, then?" he cheekily asked the waiter.
We shared the Cajun wings to start, which were fine, but unfortunately ended up being the best dish that we would eat at brunch.
The French toast tasted simply like bread with egg seasoning. There was little to no batter on the dish. It was accompanied by two little plastic containers of syrup.
So the egg issues went beyond their unwillingness to scramble them. The French toast tasted like expensive toast.
My boyfriend said he could have forgiven this if he was served some booze, and not simply orange juice in a champagne flute.
The grits were uninspiring and crusted nicely in the sun. The potatoes—which were touted as hashbrowns on the menu, but what we actually got were breakfast potatoes—arrived cold.
Brooke had the veggie omelet, which was fine. Just fine. She wanted to customize it, but apparently that wasn't allowed. And what sort of omelet doesn't come with cheese? And why can't you prepare scrambled eggs, again? If you make both omelets and poached eggs, I know you aren't using egg beaters. Seriously, get a line cook and figure it out.
As for me, I ordered the eggs Benedict, which was actually the most disgusting Benny I've ever had. The eggs were not only undercooked, the whites were completely runny. They might as well have cracked an egg open on a stale muffin.
A couple of quick notes on the service: I know we are sitting outside, but bring things when asked. It's not like we were making ridiculous requests or asking for things that are not standard. Coffee should come with sugar. Waffles should come with syrup. Patrons should have silverware. Those are just a few examples of the many things that went missing.
It's not a big deal if things are forgotten and you have to ask once. But when you have to ask two or three times, it's no longer OK.
As for Fontaine and Liz, I can do nothing except let Liz tell the story in her own words …
"The waiter brought everyone's food except mine and didn't say a word to me about it. Typically an 'I'll be right back with yours' or 'Sorry, your order is taking a bit longer' is fine, but we got nothing. I did hear him mumble about a missing fruit bowl as he walked away, but no one ordered a fruit bowl.
"Then, five minutes later, he came to fill water and asked if we needed anything. I said, 'My lunch!' I think he was a bit surprised. I assumed he forgot to put it in, but 10 minutes later when everyone was done eating I decided I was over the wait and went to cancel the order.
"I even asked if he forgot to put in my order because at least that would make sense, but he said no, that crawfish just take a while to cook. (A) This is not true. My in-laws are from Louisiana; we know exactly how long crawfish take to cook and it's not 20 minutes. (B) If that's truly your stance, why didn't you tell me that when everyone was served lunch except me?
"Of course, two minutes later my food was magically ready and he asked to box it up for me. Nope! Who wants soggy bread for $15?
"Then the bill. We were charged a 15% 'service charge.' It did not say tip or gratuity. Since I didn't get to eat at this eating establishment, I did not feel a mandatory fee was acceptable. I spoke with the manager who was very taken aback. He pointed to the menu that had in small print that every patron (regardless of group size) is charged a 15% service charge. I asked what for and he could not answer.
"I offered my own answer: crappy service and not getting to eat brunch. He wasn't amused. He said there was nothing he could do; the fee was mandatory. I said, we aren't paying it. He said he'd give us a credit for the same amount, but not reverse the charge."
"Low and behold, the new bill came and the charge was indeed reversed. Thankfully, we didn't get locked in the restaurant like these people.
The Bitches say: D-. Barely edible, horrible service, and other ridiculous things such as required gratuity and the inability to scramble eggs. The only saving grace is it has a decent patio.
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The Muslim Brotherhood has blamed "thugs," "misleading" media, and opposition parties for violence that erupted across Egypt on the secondanniversary of the 2011 revolution Friday. At least 10 were killed in clashes with the police.
Tens of thousands hit the streets, chanting slogans against Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood, from which he hails, charging both with "not fulfilling the demands of the revolution" after assuming power.
Others called for the cancellation of the "unrepresentative" constitution drafted by the Islamist-dominated Constituent Assembly and newly ratified.
Some protests turned violent with hundreds of injuries reported in Cairo, Alexandria, Beheira, Luxor, Kafr El-Sheikh, Gharbia, Sharqia, Ismailia and Suez. The latter two cities witnessed one and nine deaths respectively as government premises and Brotherhood headquarters were attacked and torched.
The Brotherhood commented on the events Saturday, saying: "While the people are getting ready to bear some of the fruit of their great January revolution in 2011 … The population was staggered by those who are trying to turn the hope into a nightmare.
"Assaults [were executed by] groups of thugs, and the militias of the Black Bloc that has recently appeared, on the police, governmental institutions, and public and private properties," the statement added.
The Black Bloc, a new vigilante group dressed in black and that made their first statement on the eve of the second anniversary, vowing to fight the Brotherhood, featured in some of the hot spots on Friday. They appear to be drawing inspiration from European Black Bloc protesters in Germany in the 1970s, and at anti-globalisation protests in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
The Brotherhood went on to blame the "misleading media" that keeps "charging people with hatred against the regime and calls on them to go beyond the legitimacy [of President Morsi]," who was elected in 2012. "They even publish plans for sabotage before their execution, which indicates someone planned for this and funded it."
The Brotherhood statement added: "The political forces of the opposition refrained from condemning these crimes; on the contrary, some of them welcomed them (the crimes) with gloating."
Meanwhile, opposition political forces mourned in a collective statement those killed across Egypt, calling on Egyptians to continue on the path taken Friday of pressing for the revolution's demands of "freedom, dignity and social justice."
Signatory political forces include the Egyptian Popular Current, the Constitution Party, the Nasserist Karama Party, the Socialist Popular Alliance, the Egyptian Social Democratic Party, the Free Egyptians Party, the Freedom Egypt Party, the Justice and Freedom Youth Movement, the Free Egyptian Movement, the Lotus Revolution Alliance, the National Front for Justice and Democracy, the 6 April Democratic Front, the Revolutionary Socialists, the Free Front for Peaceful Change and the Maspero Youth Union.


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More prison time for man involved in violent home invasion
A GYMPIE man, jailed last week for his part in a violent home invasion near Caboolture in 2012 was handed more sentences in Gympie Magistrates Court this week.
Tim McCubbin, 27, was sentenced to two years and nine months' jail for the armed home invasion that was committed with three others on September 16, 2012.
On Monday, McCubbin faced Gympie Magistrates Court to plead guilty to possessing a shot gun believed to have been used in the home invasion.
He also pleaded guilty to possessing a pipe used for smoking dangerous drugs, which was also found with him on September 16.
McCubbin further pleaded guilty to using a carriage service to menace or harass a police office, during which time he calling police "f***ing idiots".
Magistrate Maxine Baldwin said it was strange the illegal possession of a weapon charge had not been dealt with alongside other charges stemming from the homes invasion in Brisbane District Court last Thursday, however she sentenced him to two months' prison.
The court heard McCubbin's lengthy wait in custody leading up to his court dates meant he had already served the sentence pre-sentence, as he had done for the one month jail term she gave him for using the carriage service to menace or harass.
McCubbin was convicted and not further punished for possessing the pipe.
He awaits a parole release date of January 24, 2015.


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We wanted to share some of the fun we were able to have this past Halloween with a good group of friends. This post won't be near as good as the others because it's my (Cole) first time trying this blogging thing. Okay, maybe second....I did prove last year that my taste in candy was superior to April's.
|April and I decided to dress up as old people. How do we look?
|These are our good friends Curtis and Macey. Team managers.
|Not even Brock and Stacey knew what they were; although Stacey did make a pretty convincing Zebra with April's snuggie.
|Fitting costumes for a couple that met in Jerusalem on a study abroad. Josh and Kelsey.
|Madi and McKay were there thankfully and made sure no one was hurt carving pumpkins.
|Ron Weasley (my good friend AJ) and another Hogwarts attendee his wife Heather.
|Skyler and Laetitia came as a fierce lumberjack and a tree. Sorry he stole your decorations Aunt Maria.
|Kellen and Annie were here wishing everyone , "May the odds be ever in your favor."
|Marshall and Emily were here representing one of our favorite movies!
|Nic, Dani, and their soon to be made a great s'more!
|Tamara and Nick were here as a vampire and a.....child molester?
|Josh and Emily were here as cop and robber...
|Then after Emily decided to go 'streaking' she had to be arrested.
|Skyler carved a wicked Samurai and Laetitia was scared of the spider and ghost she carved on her own pumpkin.
|This was a first time carving pumpkins for Laetitia and she loved it!
|I went to wipe some pumpkin guts on April and got in trouble.
|Here are the wonderful pumpkins we carved!
|I carved this in honor of our Texas family :)
|Still Laetitia's
|The end of Laetitia's
|McKay's pirate got a hatchet to the brain (The Walking Dead style)
We hope you enjoyed this brief update of our Halloween fun!


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Why are you sold out?
But I am in love.
(killer outfit too)
(husbands says the darndest things)
I think it looks great, love that color :)
I also think it looks great! Is it really sold out? I want one too...haha
Have a great morning,sweetie
Ps: I am hosting a ban.do headband GIVEAWAY later today! Please, join in!
(its very sweet)
Looks very good!
i don't have a haiku, but i do have a comment.
i want that damned sweater and have been stalking it for over a week.
I luv it! Perfectly, functionably glamorous, if you ask me! Mark doesn't have to wear it ;)
Aw what a lovely haiku :)
Oh...it's so cozy too! It can be wrapped around and protect like a comforting blanket!
Like it!
I like the whole outfit a lot. Stripes make everything cool! And the little gold triangle necklace adds a whole lot, too.
What do you wear??
You should do an outfit post sometime!
It looks so comfortable! (boys always make the funniest comments about clothes, haha)
♥ Leia
i thought haiku was some kind of Japanese poetry... im so terrible...
Oh is so pretty, I want one too :)
This cracked me up. Sounds so familiar...silly boys.
I want one too, that whole outfit is WOW.
love it xxxxx
Brilliant! You have a collection of poetry ..husband poetry...(grins)
I so wish I could find another shrug..kind of ..only its makinly a scarf with sleeves. I saw the crochet pattern once, but lost it.
Thanks for the question. Well, this story is sort of a progression for me. Something to learn from. Some stories find an end. Some don't. I had written "book 1" mainly about high school. Then I noticed how my friends were growing up ... since high school.
I need to dig around for more sweaters and jackets like this.. I just might need them today. Its getting colder here in the mid-west. At least no snow yet. Although, I've heard Denver got snow and its snowing in North Dakota.
Too bad it's sold out! I think it looks great--fashionable AND warm!
i had no idea you are a poet :)
too cute
that jacket is fabulous.... all the better reason to buy it, you can tell him it is a multi purpose item.... hehehe
saying things like that usually works for me :)
Hahaha! My hubby would always say that I look like an ant when I wear something like this but it´´s a pretty jacket. I want one too! :)
ooooooooooooo nooooooooooo!!
it's out of stock???
& it's only $68...
i think u need to purchase it immediately when it becomes available.
i want it to but at 4'10
i think it really WILL be a blanket hehe
I like it too, color is very nice. I only have one article of clothing from the 80's and it is a coat very similar to this but with a smaller coller. Black, Miss Selfridge from England. I have always loved it.
To answer your question, our average low temp' here in Phoenix during the winter is in the low 40's (fahrenheit). It was 84 during the day yesterday. Probably like summer to you!
Lovely haiku. I think it's super cute. But being 4'11 it would definitely look like a blanket on me :/
Color, style...love it! You should get it!!! Envy of us all!
i. love. this. entire outfit!!!!!!! seriously!
looks so warm and comfy.xx
Love it <3
I never heard about kaikus (I guess that's the plural form), but it's quite lovely.
I love that! It would look great belted too!
I totally love that outfit. I'm having a love affair at the moment with strips like this. They seem so Paris chic to me.
"Mark says you look like a rug"! Hah. So something M would say, too.
omg LOVE. of courrrrrrse its sold out :(
Awww, i love haikus!
I love it too! It does remind me of a rug, but that's why I love it!!
there's a similar one on nasty gal!!! check it out :)
I thought you were on about the necklace, not the coat. But the coat is cute too, a little like a rug?!?!
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looks super cute <3
I would totally buy that coat - love it.
haha I am cracking up! I love it really I do
I like it! Love the haiku too :) haha
Ooh me too and not ruglike at all!
Hmm I kinda forgot how I added the tweet button, but I'll find the code and e-mail you my dear!
great - it's a little blanket like, but toasty warm certainly!
Love the haiku, haha! I hat when awesome things are sold out =( Hopefully it's back in stock soon!
Boys don't know what they're talking about!
AHA! You are hilarious! I love this sweater!!! I'm keeping my fingers crossed that they do a second run!
xox tash
Haha, I had to laugh at Mark's comment -- it sounds like something my brother would say!
xo Josie
Love your haiku! Killer outfit is right! Guys just don't know. ; )
Love =-)
I would (really) like that in my closet. asap.
Great blog ;) Happy I found you!
Mary xo
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Oh, this one is wonderful! But it is out of stock. Oh NO!
CUTE look! I would wear :)
HAHAHAHA love your haiku. my bf would say it looks like a rug too
Haha, I love your Haiku! That sweater is amazing. Every time I find something I NEED at Madewell, it seems it's sold out. Maybe I need to check there more often. Or maybe this is a blessing in disguise.
Your Husband is so wrong. Tell him you are going to be Princess Jasmine for Halloween and need a magic carpet ;)
OH i love that, i have a similar one thats wool from club monaco and my bf thinks it looks lik e a carpet haha
i wish it wasnt sold out..i would have bought it! LOL
a rug? really? i don't see it.
clever little haiku tho. ;)
we've found our next great American Poet! :P
Um, can I have this *exact* outfit?! And boo that it's sold out! I hate it when I fall for something I can't have!!
mmm, that whole outfit. gaw, that necklace!!
Love it, my husband does not either ;)
That outfit is great--the dress, the tights, and especially that jacket!
ohh that looks soo comfortable!! haha and i love what you wrote, cause i feel that my man would have the exact same reaction!!
Ohh really?! I saw one similar on asos (not sure if this one is from there) so worth a looksee x
haha, i love your haiku. :)
Perfect outfit, and very close to my style!
Too bad it's sold out!
Isn't that the truth about husbands and fashion! So can relate to that! xo
Men...what do they know? HA! I think it's fabulous!
love this look!!!
Gorgeous, gorgeous. Yes, husbands do say the darndest things, for sure! XX!
nothing wrong with a rug when it looks like that (:
Killer outfit alright! xx
A very chic rug maybe, but who care what it is if it looks so fabulous?!
wonderful blog! kisses from italy!
Sometimes men just don't understand lol I take it with a grain of salt
Beautiful!!! I LOVE!
I love that necklace!
more haiku please!!! :)
Love your husband's comment but I don't think it looks like a rug!
SO cute!!!!
Remember that TV show-Kids say the darndest things? Perhaps they should do another on hubbys?? That jacket is worth stalking!
It's definitely gorgeous! I want it too!
Boys don't always understand fashion, it's a shame but we just have to forgive and teach them right! lol
Haha, cute haiku. I kinda like it. ;)
hee hee, haikus are funny!
That's one rug I'd love to have hanging in my closet!!!
boys are silly.
Haha great haiku! I love the outfit too!
I am in love too. Stunning and so chic.
you crack me up!
So pretty!
Love it ALL!!!
I actually love the dress!
it is a haiku! i checked! ;)
Aww that coats sold out?!! Aww man it's sooo cute!!!!:)
Sometimes boys don't get fashion. This jacket (or cape?) is stellar!


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University of Birmingham, United Kingdom.
School of Psychology,
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Research projects
September, 2013-now: Acquisition of Chinese characters: learning across the life span
How do learners of Chinese as a second language acquire characters? Unlike alphabetic languages, the learning of Chinese Characters requires the integration of the form (orthography) the meaning (semantics) and the pronunciation (phonology) of the character as a whole. fMRI studies of character reading demonstrate that a different brain network is engaged compared to the reading of alphabetic scripts. In particular, bilateral occipital-temporal areas and middle frontal areas might be involved in the integration process. However it is not known at what stage during character learning this network forms. This research aims to investigate the early stages of Chinese character learning characters using behavioural and brain imaging methods. Here we present a behavioural study designed to investigate the integration of Chinese character information with meaning and sound in native readers of an alphabetic language. The connection among characters enables the categorisation of Chinese characters. Among those categories, the most significant ones are the connections in pronunciation (homophones) and form (characters shared the same radical). Grouping in general reduces the number of representation and the overall loads for learning. However, no research suggests that whether it leads to a better performance of learning. Thus, we hypothesise that the initial learning of Chinese characters may be affected by different grouping methods. An experiment will be performed in order to test the effect of different information organisation to the initial learning of Chinese characters. This research will lead to a further understanding of the learning of the learning of Chinese characters and provide the basis for future brain imaging studies.
June, 2013-September, 2013: Chen, L., Sun, W. Cognitive style and the perception of bistable visual apparent motion, Peking University, Beijing.
November, 2012-March, 2013: fMRI clues for the learning of Chinese characters: A tentative study of Chinese characters and brain, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Sun, W. (2013). 认知风格与双稳态视觉似动知觉 [Cognitive style and the perception of bistable visual apparent motion]. Unpublished bachelor's thesis, Peking University, Beijing.
Sun, W. (2012). A Tentative study of E-C translation strategies on public signs in Hong Kong. Unpublished bachelor's thesis, Beijing Foreign Studies University, Beijing.
Previous studies in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
Sun, W. (2010). 长链ω-羟基十五酸的制备研究 [Study on the preparation of long-chain ω-hydroxypentadecanoic acid]. Unpublished bachelor's thesis, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai.
Published article
Peng, Y., Sun, W., & Cheng, Y. (2009). 邻氯苄醇的制备[Synthesis of O-chlorobenzyl alcohol]. 精细化工中间体 [Fine Chemical lntermediates], 39(2), 32-34.
Research projects
November, 2009-July, 2010: Synthesis of long-chain ω-hydroxypentadecanoic acid, School of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai.
June, 2009-August, 2009 Synthesis of inorganic nano composites, Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai.
April, 2009-December, 2009: Measurement of solubility of N-Hydroxysuccinimide, School of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai.
November, 2008-January, 2009 Synthesis of β-(4-Methylthiazolyl-5)-alanine, School of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai.


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MEP Claude Turmes slams #CleanEnergyEU package
The long awaited and much anticipated Energy Union "Jumbo Package" – a package of 8 new and reviewed EU energy draft legislation; on Twitter a.k.a. #CleanEnergyEU (official hashtag), #EnergyUnionPackage, and #WinterPackage – is currently in so-called Inter Service Consultation within the European Commission. The package is scheduled to be adopted, presented and published on Wednesday 30 November.
- Leaked draft Electricity Market Regulation here
- Leaked draft Renewable Energy Directive here
- Leaked drafts Energy Efficiency and Buildings directives here
Member of European Parliament & Spokesperson for energy policy of the European Greens Claude Turmes just published a preview of the overall package – and it's not looking good:
- EU Commission should put energy efficiency first
- Don't organise a lost decade for renewables in Europe
- Place consumers at the centre of the system
'The Winter Package should be assessed against the political promises of president Juncker. First indications are not encouraging. The Commission should do better!'


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Vengeance RoadBook - 2015
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Bloody, gruesome and fun with a bit o' treasure and lots o' bullets. If you liked the spunky attitude of Mattie in "True Grit," you'll find a kindred spirit in Kate.
What do you get when you combine the West with revenge? Erin Bowman's Vengeance Road. I don't think I've read a better Western-themed novel in a long time. Her combination of fiction and fact to create this Western-set world is stunning and finishing it gave me that feel-good moment, like watching Old Yeller or reading Little House on the Prairie. Laura Ingalls was one of my favourite authors growing up, so it was great connecting that with Vengeance Road. This novel has tough, gritty characters that are neither black or white, but grey and fast-paced writing that leaves you stunned at every turn of the page. Erin Bowman presents us with the memorable work that is Vengeance Road.
The main character, Kate Thompson has been shaped and formed by the world she lives in, giving us this rough character bent on revenge. Kate might even be considered the anti-protagonist, determined to kill the ones who killed her father in cold-blood, aka the Rose Riders. Yet, the reader is still rooting for Kate because her morals are better than the Rose Riders, who don't care whether the people they hurt are innocent or not. Not only that but Kate grows to have a lot of regrets about her actions, so we see she doesn't take things lightly. As the novel progresses, Kate reveals more of herself to her companions, Jesse and Will Colton and Liluye, and we see a softer side to this incredibly grey character. I think the most surprising part about her is her love for an edition of Little Women, given as a gift by her father, which ends up being her most treasured possession. Other characters in turn reveal things about themselves. We have Jesse who tells about how he watched his mother die, and how that effected his relationship with his father. Bowman's characters carry themselves with this hard shell, necessary for surviving, but character development is huge and the cast learns a lot about each other and themselves.
Getting to the writing and voice, this was probably one of the strongest parts of Vengeance Road. I was totally and completely inside Kate's head. This was due to Bowman having the diction represent Kate's voice and how she'd sound if you had the chance to speak with her – which would be awesome, unless of course you're a Rose Rider! Kate was taught to read and write by her father so she's not completely uneducated, but she never went to school (the school having been built when she was 12). Bowman create's a balance of improper and proper grammar, fitting with the environment Kate's grown up in. Furthermore, the action is fast-paced and there's never a dull moment. The plot twists are real, ripping open both the characters' heart and my own in ways we never saw coming. This heartache and despair is the sort of thing that makes a good Western book or movie – with it we know we're living in the real world! There was one plot twist that took me by complete surprise, I was hoping the author would come in and say, "just kidding!'. Bowman's writing captures both Kate and the West extraordinarily well.
There were a few things I disliked about Vengeance Road. In the beginning of the novel, after Kate sets out on her search for the Rose Riders, she's in search of a man called Abe. I was originally confused with this because I thought he was a member of the gang, but it turned out he was a friend of Kate's father, and if anything were to happen to him, Kate was to find Abe. Something else I'm conflicted about are the ghost stories surrounding the Superstition Mountains – where the gold the Rose Riders are seeking is said to be. My first impression was that we'd hear about it earlier on and more frequently. I did enjoy the way the author set it up, but I am a huge fan of myths and legends so I'm at odds.
I received a free eARC via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
I really enjoyed the plot line of the book, and the personalities/emotion of all of the characters. I would definitely recommend this book on your summer reading list, or just a simple reading list in general. A must-read!
This book is all about revenge. In the beginning Kate finds her father hanging from a tree in front of her burning house. From then on she goes to find the men who killed her dad.
This story is about grit and determination and it is a real page - turner.
It's 1870s Arizona. Kate Thompson finds her father hanging from a tree in front of her burning house. From that moment onward Kate has one thought on her mind: revenge. If this sounds a bit like True Grit to you you're probably right except Kate is all too happy to do the dirty work herself.
Just because it's a YA book do not assume this subject matter is dealt with gently. As I said, Kate has no qualms about what she has to do and how she has to go about it to get the men who murdered her father. She does meet allies along the way but everyone is using each other for their own purposes even when they really aren't. There is a bit of a love story that does show up but I really like how it's handled.
I also really, really loved Kate as a character. The whole book is written in dialect (which worked very well here) and it really helps you get into the spirit of the book and into her head even without the first person perspective.
Another great point: a lot of characters learn a lot of lessons and it doesn't come off trite or moralizing at all. People start to change and make different choices before the book announces it, which is big bonus points for me.
All in all, loved this one.
Unlike the previous reviewer I found this a delightful book full of twist and turns that you never quite expected. A real page turner that kept me up till the wee hours of the morning. Although it is starts out about revenge it ends up following a different path with a reassessment of values and hope for the future.
I don't like when books are written in dialects (is that how you say it?), when it's written the way it's spoken, with improper grammar. It makes it hard to read.
The book started off pretty intense, but I kinda lost interest halfway and by the time I was 2/3rds of the way in I just started skimming very, very quickly. I wouldn't say I completely lost interest, because I still finished the book and wanted to see the ending, but I was no longer really interested in what the main character had to say (she started blabbing a lot towards the end.) Anyway, I guess it was good in that it didn't support moral absolutism? Main characters stayed racists throughout the whole book, which sounds really bad put that way, but I guess that's how things were back then. It would have been unrealistic for their minds to have been changed completely, but their opinions did change, so I think that was handled pretty well.
It was average. Pick it up if you'd like, you may enjoy it more than I did!
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Ouch! That was a painful game; we lost in the second overtime.
Purdue looked good in the first quarter but we didn't do much offensively in the rest of the game. I don't know whether we got complacent or Oregon started playing better defense, but we didn't score again until late in the game.
Even with the loss, I'm hopeful for the season. Oregon is a good team and we took them down to the wire. Maybe that bodes well for the rest of the season.


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The SRL – Social Relations Laboratory – at Rhode Island College conducts research on interpersonal and intergroup behavior. Our research on interpersonal processes has been on basic phenomena that emerge in the dyadic context of two interacting people. Research on intergroup behavior is focused on interactions of people of different races, social status, gender and developmental levels.


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1. BNP Paribas
BNP Paribas one of largest multinational bank in the world offering various financial services to the customers.
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The company's Headquarters are situated in Boulevard des Italiens, Paris, France and it was formed with the merger of two companies named BNP and Paribas in 2000. The individual companies were major financial services companies in France before the merger.
The BNP Paribas group is organized around two major activities namely Retail Banking and services and Corporate and Institutional Banking. Retail banking segment comprises of Domestic and International Financial services customers. It also engages in investment management services and sovereign debt management products as part of its product portfolio.
The group's business model associates with serving a diversified client base of nearly 32million customers which includes Individuals, Institutional customers and Business partners. Along with the private banking services the company also has close relations with the French government in providing the required services for the economy and the initiatives taken by the government for the common people. Most of the Small and medium sized companies build their credit network based on the services provided by BNP Paribas. The company has always come up with new financial products in areas like Structured Finance, Foreign exchange products, Risk hedging solutions, fixed income and advisory services.
BNP Paribas group serves as platform for Stock markets to facilitate active trading. It also provides wealth management facilities to selected and diversified clientele. With a presence of over 75 nations, it is one of the most extensive banking networks in the world. The company operates primarily in major European economies i.e. France, UK, Italy, and Belgium along with investment banking operations in London, Paris, Singapore, New York and Hong Kong. The group also has presence in developing economies like India, where it is the 2nd oldest foreign bank to start operations.
Total Assets: $2166.3 billion
Net Sales: $74.9 billion
Net Profits: $7.4 billion
Ranking Methodology:
A sample size of 20 biggest French companies were taken for analysis. 3 major parameters for companies are its value of assets, ability to generate sales and Profits. The data on these 3 parameters have been collected in Billion US dollars for the financial year 2016.
Weightage given to each parameter.
Total Value Assigned = 0.4*Total Assets+0.3*Net Sales+0.3*Net Profits
The final ranking was arrived based on the value derived from the above formula.
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Anyone who claims that "sweatpants are sexy" or they're "going to the gym" on their lunch break, really anyone who ever stretches the truth will relate to New York City-based graphic designer and illustrator Lauren Hom's illustrated archive of little white lies.
Daily Dishonesty is her visual library of lies and it's a perfect mix of typography and wit. Her designs are creative and their subject matter is unquestionably relatable.
Hom's Tumblr for the Daily Dishonesty project was nominated for a 2013 Webby Award and won the honor of the People's Voice vote. Prints from the project are available through Society6 and her recently launched Etsy shop.


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US points finger at the blasphemy law and religious discrimination most prevalent in Islamic countries including Pakistan in particular. Obama administration is underlining huge concerns as the notorious blasphemy laws and the religion based discrimination, in some of the Muslim nations in the world.
In its annual report, which is based on the global religious freedom the US State Department said that blasphemy laws accompanied by either on the blink legal security measures or absent in some cases. The report further pointed out that due to the lack of the legal protection, communities become vulnerable to human rights abuse.
Also Read: Westminster to be floodlit in red highlighting the plight of Christians in the Middle East
According to the State Department's report densely Islamic countries such as Pakistan, Afghanistan, Sudan and Saudi Arabia are countries of particular concern, where communities are targeted on the bases of religion and are likely to fall a prey to the religion based discrimination.
Furthermore, the report also lay great emphasis on the surging bane of religion based harassment, discrimination and violence that oftentimes leads to religious minorities forced into exodus and are left with no other option but to flee from their homes, as in case of Christians from Iraq due to unrelenting violence by terror group Islamic State.
The report highlighted that that the terror group Islamic State in Iraq and Syria and Boko Haram in West Africa was caused nuisance to a great extent. The report also detailed atrocities carried out against Sunni Muslims in Iran, Shiite Muslims in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain. While at the same time anti-Christians and churches steps taken by China's communist government, anti-Semitism in Europe and an extensive lack of religious freedom in North Korea were also brought under spotlight.


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- Art fees are not always applicable.
- Art consults requiring a fee are scheduled with Jessie Wednesdays–Saturdays between the hours of 11:30 and noon.
- Dana's art consults are available Tuesdays–Saturdays with Terri with no scheduling time needed.
Our Goals
- To create each and every tattoo with the client's goals in mind
- To provide the safest tattoo experience while utilizing, maintaining, and educating ourselves in the newest and safest technology within our industry and the arts.
- To continue to create a comfortable environment for your tattoo experience.
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We would like to thank you for visiting our studio, whether just to browse or to partake in the tattoo experience. We are licensed, family owned and operated, studio in Conway bordering Myrtle Beach, SC. that takes great pride in the cleanliness of our facility and our equipment. All materials used in the tattoo process at Hole In The Wall are new out of sterile packaging and all barrier products used between clients. Your tattoo experience is of the utmost importance to us.
Whether this is your first tattoo or tenth, just a small keepsake or a masterpiece, each tattoo is of equal importance to us!
We would like to thank all our clients for their continued dedication to the studio and the arts. We invite you and yours to give us a call or email us with any questions or if you have an interest in getting on the calendar with Dana or Jessie.
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We research all aspects of computer security, including network security and information assurance, and to share that information with the regional community. The group is organized by Institute of Technology students, but is open to all students with an interest in security.
Grey Hat Group identifies 5 primary areas of academic pursuit:
Technical and logical vulnerabilities associated with computer networks Technical and logical vulnerabilites associated with artificial applications Mechanical Security (Lockpicking) Hardware hacking (applied robotics) Social Engineering


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London the main city of england isn't just renowned for its notable historic occasions but in addition for it's tempting bar culture. Feet tapping music, or quiet corners, tempting cocktails or fuzzy mocktails and much more is what you will get in London Bars. A bar is the best place to produce the entire days tensions or perhaps a special evening planned with buddies or family members. Why is the area stand out may be the energy inside combined with the most perfect drinks that provide the best comfort to speak.
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With the sudden, shocking death of movie and comedic legend Robin Williams on Monday at the age of 63, fans have taken to Twitter to share their favorite scenes and films starring the icon.
One heartwarming trend on Twitter are the hashtags #MyCaptain and #OCaptainMyCaptain, a line from one of Williams' first and most notable films, "Dead Poets Society."
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In the final scene of the 1989 movie, Williams has been fired from his teaching position and his pupils all stand on their desks in defiance of him being forced to leave.
O captain! My captain! pic.twitter.com/LK1DOaeQFR— Rosianna Halse Rojas (@papertimelady) August 11, 2014
Well, fans around the world have started to take pictures of themselves standing on desks and posting them in a touching way.
Nordbergh wrote "#MyCaptain bon voyage, Mr. Williams!"
#MyCaptain bon voyage, Mr. Williams! /w @kochsmicha @lofter @KaiThrun pic.twitter.com/Brsp30Ohh3— Nordbergh (@Nordbergh) August 12, 2014
Another fan, Bart Holomaeus wrote "Oh captain #MyCaptain i will miss him so bad, he was an awesome Actor."
Oh captain #MyCaptain i will miss him so bad, he was an awesome Actor pic.twitter.com/sgKBaMvpjh— Bart_holomaeus (@Bart_holomaeus) August 12, 2014
Now, these are coming in from all over the world, showing the reach Williams and his work had. Here are other touching tributes from fans.
#MyCaptain @timocom pic.twitter.com/bOp2nivXDq— Nils Ott (@SonicVendetta) August 12, 2014
#OCaptainMyCaptain #RobinWilliams #MyCaptain R.I.P. pic.twitter.com/UcqJjncOWS— energyberlin (@energyberlin) August 12, 2014
My friends started a thing on FB so spreading it here too. #MyCaptain #RobinWilliams pic.twitter.com/EBOT2VEshD— furbanger (@faerierebel) August 12, 2014
RIP #MyCaptain pic.twitter.com/vMxoRBJUti— Dederichs Reinecke P (@drp_pr) August 12, 2014
#MyCaptain R.I.P. /w @lofter @KaiThrun pic.twitter.com/fCGJppx5Y9— Michael Koch (@kochsmicha) August 12, 2014
Even the fashionable were touched by Williams.
#RIPRobinWilliams #MyCaptain pic.twitter.com/ejd7zbky61— GLAMOUR.DE (@GLAMOUR_DE) August 12, 2014
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Police in Spain have arrested a man alleged to be behind some of the most widespread mobile phone viruses yet seen.
According to reports , the 28-year-old man is thought to be the creator of viruses that have affected more than 115,000 mobile phones. He was arrested in Valencia over the weekend.
It is believed that the arrested man is responsible for more than 20 versions of the Cabir and CommWarrior worms . These are targeted at Symbian S60 mobile phones, which include Nokia Nseries and over 100 other high-end mobiles.
The Cabir and CommWarrior malware can be spread to phones via Bluetooth or MMS. They're disguised as messages purporting to contain adult images, sports information or virus protection software. Once users open a message and accept the file, their phone can be infected.
The CommWarrior virus is the most damaging of the two, resetting the phone and deleting data. It spreads by using the mobile's phonebook to send infected MMS to contacts, and via Bluetooth. Cabir spreads via Bluetooth, continually trying to detect other devices to replicate itself to. In doing so it severely reduces the host phone's battery life.


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Upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) refers to GI blood loss whose origin is proximal to the ligament of Treitz at the duodenojejunal junction. Acute UGIB can manifest in a variety of ways, with or without hemodynamic compromise, including hematemesis, coffee-ground emesis, the return of bright red blood through a nasogastric tube, and melena. Hematochezia (bright red blood per rectum) may rarely occur in patients with an extremely brisk UGIB.[1][2] Causes are multiple, but in westernized countries they are usually secondary to either varices or peptic ulcer disease (PUD).
UGIB results in more than 250,000 hospital admissions annually in the US, with mortality of up to 14%.[3][4] Ordinarily, mortality is secondary to hypovolemic shock. Rapid evaluation, hemodynamic resuscitation, and appropriate pharmacologic and endoscopic interventions are the cornerstones of therapy.
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Huntsman Cancer Institute
University of Utah
Salt Lake City
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Dr Douglas G. Adler would like to gratefully acknowledge the assistance of Dr Patrick D. Martin. PDM declares that he has no competing interests.
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University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
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Quince is a funny little fruit. It looks like a knobby, furry little pear and it's very hard and sour when raw. Cooking transforms it into a rosy-pink little gem with a citrusy-appley sort of taste. And the syrup it makes it so lovely and glowingly pink.
It also has slightly poisonous seeds that can give off hydrogen cyanide when ingested, so that's fun! Quince is like a really low risk fruit version of fugu fish. Don't worry though, you need to eat a lot of quince seeds to harm you. I think it's a good metaphor-fruit for a New Years Eve cocktail; about transforming something odd and a bit difficult into something lovely and slightly thrilling. Because all cocktails are elaborate metaphors about your life right?
Anyway, happy new year! I hope you have a wonderful and quince-like 2017.
quince gin fizz:
- gin
- limes
- quince syrup (recipe below)
- soda water
- mint sprigs for garnish
For each drink:
Peel a strip of lime peel over a glass, aiming to catch the oils that spray out in the glass. Give it a squeeze to get a bit more oil into the glass.
Combine 1 ounce gin, 1/2 ounce lime juice and 1/2 ounce syrup in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake vigorously and strain into the glass. Top up with soda water and garnish with mint.
quince syrup:
- 4 quinces, peeled and chopped
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 tbs lime juice
- 2 cups water
Combine all ingredients in a small pan and simmer on low heat for two hours, until syrup thickens slightly and turns a lovely, jewelled rose colour. Store in refrigerator.
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