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Its just not going to happen outside the LAG context. You do realize that MLSE doesnt own and operate MLS despite having the same letters in their initialism, right? TFC has everything to lose: your roster isnt compliant, give away your players, etc. Do you not remember what happened with Laba?
Giovanni Dos Santos has had his contract bought out by the LA Galaxy.
LA is first in line for players put on waivers
Damien didn't word his post correctly, so that explains some of the confusion
Although the Galaxy just ysed that waiver spot on Julian araujo so jds won't be going back to LA
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No to Dos Santos.
Can't play the wing, is not disciplined & has to play in a 2 man front line.
In essence, he's a Seba type of player without that much skill.
Also I'd love to hear some insider info about Genk fans turning on Pozeulo, like spray-painting "Judas" on his parking space and making chants about him caring only about getting paid.
Tabloid articles about parking spot vandalism and supporters chanting about footballers caring about money is pretty tame for this kind of journalism.
In before the lock...
I love Jozy. There's already been lots of talk whether his bad injuries are behind him; how many minutes he can play; etc. Fingers crossed the worst of all that is behind us!
However I still don't understand how Jozy would fit into Vanney's apparent new formation. I.e. one real striker; two wingers; more balls to the head via crosses rather than to the feet; etc. What do you guys think?
Jozy is big, but not a classic target forward. He likes balls mostly to the feet (although he also scores a few great headers). He often likes to play in close with another forward (like Seba). He can get frustrated when he's isolated.
Perhaps it can be done, e.g. by alternating with one of the two wingers or Pozuelo (or Osorio) playing closer to Altidore, depending how & where the game is developing. But I think that requires lots of positional smarts by multiple players than can probably only be learned after weeks or months of practice. At least a full pre-season, which ain't happening.
Next issue: with Pozuelo & Jozy, I think we have two players who don't do much defence. That's probably about the limit that you can afford in MLS. That means the wingers they are apparently still trying to get, need to be willing to help out via frequent high press. Also the other two midfielders have to defend alot (which isn't the best role for Osorio). With the way our defence is looking, otherwise we'll continue to play kamikaze footy, just hoping to score more than the others.
Speaking of defence: Ciman is a good upgrade on Hernandez, and a possible backup/alternate player for Moor, who is another year older & had lots of injuries last year. But that's it. What we really needed, was a backup for Mavinga. I think so far we're screwed if Mavinga gets injured (it's happened quite often), or needs a break to avoid injury.
What do people think of our lineup w/o Mavinga in a situation like that? Is there any hope for a young guy? Also we've lost Hagglund; we had high hopes for him at one point. We will definitely miss his aerial prowess, which was important at certain times, and was a great option to bring off the bench. I think TFC still needs to sign a backup for Mavinga / replacement for Hagglund, but I haven't heard a peep about that. (Probably looking at summer at the earliest.)
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^ TL;dr: You can either find (and/or train) players to fit your formation. Or you can find a formation that fits your players. At this point in the season, it has to mostly be the latter.
Also I hope that extending Altidore now was really what they wanted. And not a by-product of negotiating (and looking) late, being "surprised" by changes such as Seba & Vazquez, and getting blasted and worried by the end of a difficult off-season. Again, I love Jozy, and he's ours now for 3 more years, hopefully that turns out amazing.
Now it's time for Vanney (and Curtis) to work magic with what we got.
Season has started, time to close this thread?
What about Gashi? I know that he has struggled, with both form and injuries, in the last while, but if you could get him on the cheap (at a TAM level), then i wonder if he would help us in the goals department?
Gashi is bad. Can't get fit to play for some reason.
Chicago loaned out Raheem Edwards to Lansing in USL One. *dumps oil to thread. Lights fire*
Auzzy, that's a good analysis. The 4-3-3 talk is very strange when the only players we acquired to fit this formation are Ciman and deLeon. At the same time, our goal scoring threat has deteriorated significantly given that we have not replaced Seba (Poz seems to be a replacement for VV). That means keeping goals out has to be a premium and formations and possibly the next addition need to take that into account. Another defender with quickness to play beside Ciman or Moor is pretty important as backup to Mavinga, but equally is the team mindset. Without Seba, we are just another team (hopefully decent but still). I'd like to see them forget about the 4-3-3, embed Poz into a functioning attack with Jozy and Oso, and figure out how to win games 1-0.
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The Covenant
By Elizabeth Edgemont
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Theatrical Release Date: 09/08/2006
Director: Renny Harlin
Cast: Steven Strait, Laura Ramsey, Sebastian Stan
"Harry Potter can kiss my ass."
That is just a taste of the brilliant dialogue in this gem of a film.
If "brilliant" meant derivative and asinine.
If "gem" meant crappy, dull re-imagining of every teen thriller you have ever seen.
You get my point.
The Covenant is a film about four wizards that fight against many dangers, not the least of which being the temptation to misuse their own seductive powers.
Sound vaguely familiar? I thought so.
Caleb, Pogue, Tyler, and Reid (Strait, Kitsch, Crawford, and Hemingway) are the descendants of four powerful wizarding families from the Ipswich Colony in Massachusetts. The fifth family was driven out of the colony when they broke a covenant of secrecy developed to avoid the scrutiny of the witch hunters over three hundred years ago.
At present, the powers that the teens have developed are basically being squandered, but they come with a price; misuse of magic prematurely ages them. So the "Sons of Ipswich" wander the town like rock stars, biding time until their 18th birthdays, when they will ascend and develop their true powers.
All is well until the arrival of two strangers; requisite hottie Sarah (Ramsey) and new guy Chase (Stan). As the newcomers are absorbed into the group, new relationships are forged, as well as new hostilities. Oh, and there is the little problem of the emergence of a new evil that threatens to destroy the whole lot of them.
Wow, my synopsis is better than the script!
If you can't yet tell, I think the film was a train wreck. Or, as one of the characters might put it, OMG. That sucked.
Where to start? First of all, the plot. It is truly a bastardization of all things teen scream, both domestic and imported, as well as several action and fantasy films. Hank and I came up with at least 14 comparisons (it was more fun than watching the movie). Some of the biggest transgressions involved a serious aping of "The Craft" for plot points and "The Matri"x for the fight scenes. I do have to give props, however, to a ridiculously fabulous set-up for a barroom brawl right out of "Footloose". I was waiting for Sarah Jessica Parker to run out and jump on somebody's back.
So with all of this pirated drama, the movie was action-packed, right?
There was no momentum. The movie never got going. Nothing was ever scary enough. We never become invested in the characters to the point that we actually care about what happens to them. The dialogue is stupid, the story arcs are thrown in haphazardly, and I found myself forgetting important plot points before they ever got around to resolving them.
The fight scenes were silly. The special effects were actually not bad, but what's the point if they aren't complimenting a quality story?
It's the same with the acting. On the whole, the actors aren't horrible. But their roles are so stereotyped and confining. We have two hot chicks (Ramsey and Lucas), roommates that prance around in tight clothes and only exist as a means for the bad guy to thwart their boyfriends. The boys are even more cookie-cutter; Pogue the hot brooder, Tyler the hot sidekick, Reid the hot rebel, and Caleb the hot leader. Toss in our hot new guy with a checkered past and they really don't even have to talk; you already know the story. Most people probably don't care because there is a little eye candy for everyone, but for some reason, I still wanted a plot.
Oh, well.
I could go on for hours about Harlin's track record for making truly frightening films (only one, by my count, with Exorcist: The Beginning, and even that is debatable), or all of the generic plot devices and stolen ideas, continuity errors (Sarah has a tattoo- oh, no she doesn't), and everything else that didn't work. But really, I'm tired of writing, and you are probably tired of reading.
I give this film a one out of five. It only narrowly avoid getting the dreaded zero because it was fun to play "What movie is that part from?" with it. Now I return to the opening line of this review, quoting Reid the Rebel in regards to Harry Potter's sexual preferences. Given the formidable presence of the Harry Potter Empire (not to mention its originality in an era sorely lacking relatively fresh ideas), I think it should go the other way around. The Sons of Ipswich would be lucky to lick young Potter's boots.


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15 % won't go to school.
63 % of girls would rather be a men's magazine model than a doctor, teacher or nurse.
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By the time they reach adulthood, 95% of women are dissatisfied with their bodies and 7/10 girls have been on a diet.
– Deanne Jade / National Centre for Eating Disorders
Girls today see more images of "ideal" beauty through the visual media in one day, than their great grandmother's did in a life time.
– Dove Real Beauty Campaign
Since participating in the Gorgeousness Programme Lilly respects herself more and this shows with her peer group. She appears more confident with herself and she engages well in group discussions, willing to answer questions and speak out.
Lilly can be easily led at times but I feel she has more strength now to voice her opinion.
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The original pilot of the Gorgeousness Programme took place on the Isle of Wight where the 2012 Children's Society Well-being Report showed that teen girl's body esteem was significantly less than the national average. Those young women who were referred were identified as experiencing low self-esteem, low mood, and depression, victimisation, risk taking behaviour, under achievement and self-harm. Based on findings from the in depth analysis of the programme outcomes, it was concluded that the Gorgeousness Programme enhances resilience, raises self esteem, improves perceptions of body image and body function, effects a demonstrable change in positive self talk, helps participants to move through fear and become more assertive, shifts how women judge themselves, changes the belief that they have to look good to feel good and helps critical thinking skills.
Thanks to the universal principles delivered by the Gorgeousness Programme, anyone who feels that they want to develop a positive relationship with their body would benefit from completing the course.
PLEASE NOTE: The Gorgeousness Programme touches on the subject of self-harm, binge eating and substance misuse in Session Four/Voice. We understand that whilst many children as young as 12 are exposed to these issues through either peer groups or family, some children may not have come across them. We ask that, as a teacher, youth worker or professional, that you are aware of this before purchasing the programme for your school children or service users.
Nearly 10 years ago author, Bethan Christopher, wrote a book called Grow Your Own Gorgeousness. It was a clarion call for women and girls to love their bodies and break away from the narrow definitions of beauty celebrated in our culture. Since that time there has been an explosion of interest in the way the media portrays women's bodies and the impact this has on girls and women.
Not only does low body confidence plant seeds of life-long anxiety for many people, but it also blunts opportunity, chisels away aspiration and blocks free flow of self expression.
Despite studies on body image and the new popularity of the subject, very few methodologies have been developed to help girls reclaim their bodies and redefine their version of beauty. The Online Gorgeousness Programme has been designed and proven to facilitate both.
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Hunter Hayes Performs 'I Want Crazy' On Season Finale Of 'The Voice'
In a jam-packed season finale of music's best, including Cher and Bruno Mars, country music's adorable Hunter performed a sweet duet with contestant Danielle Bradbery.
Season four of The Voice came to a close June 18, and the two-hour finale was nothing short of epic. The contestants got the chance to perform with music superstars; Team Blake's Danielle Bradbery even sang a charming duet with country singer Hunter Hayes!
Hunter Hayes Performs With Team Blake's Danielle
Hunter and Danielle sang Hunter's original song "I Want Crazy." The performance was absolutely adorable and their voices complemented each other's so well!
The country crooner was so sweet to Danielle before the performance June 17, when he tweeted, "Hey, @DBradbery, so stoked to sing with ya on @NBCTheVoice
#finale #gonnabecrazy."
Danielle responded, "@HunterHayes @NBCTheVoice So excited to sing with you too..going to be so much fun!"
They are just too cute! Maybe Danielle should go on tour with Hunter? These two country youngsters are amazing together.
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Although we also loved Michelle Chamuel's duet with One Republic and The Swon Brothers' with Bob Seger, Hunter and Danielle's duet was definitely the sweetest.
Nelly, Florida Georgia Line, Pitbull and The Voice coach Christina Aguilera also performed on the finale. The show was full of musical guests — and we loved every minute of it!
So HollywoodLifers, what did you think of Hunter and Danielle's duet? Did your favorite win it all? Let us know what you thought about the finale!
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For the first time in program history, the Valparaiso women's soccer team will take on a national team, as the Crusaders close out the home portion of their 2014 spring schedule by welcoming Haiti to Brown Field for a 7 p.m. kickoff Saturday evening.
Valpo is in the midst of a successful spring campaign. The Crusaders drew with Northern Illinois to kick off the slate, 2-2, before earning a 2-1 win over an Illinois State squad which won the Missouri Valley Conference championship last season. Valpo defeated Ferris State and St. Joseph's College by 2-0 and 3-0 scores last Saturday and gave Notre Dame a tough battle Wednesday night in South Bend, scoring the first goal before falling by a 3-1 final.
Haiti, led by former FC Indiana manager Shek Borkowski and ranked 56th in the world in the latest FIFA world rankings, is training in South Bend as part of its final stages of preparation for the 2015 Women's World Cup qualifiers. The game at Brown Field is one of a number for the Haitian national team against Indiana-based colleges and universities.
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Sharing what one's learned
This week, we drew a little closer to the end of the CTE Advanced Studies students' VR Prison Flip Project. Wednesday evening, the students shared their experience this year with family, friends, outside team members and guests from DPS/DSA. They had the opportunity to share a short video about what this year has meant to them as well as explain their roles and individual benefits. But, probably the most important thing they did, if you ask the students, was provide the guests the opportunity to experience the project first hand. This helped family members understand what their students have been doing all year.
However, as a teacher, I believe having this kind of event is important for a very different reason. One of the most important things a student can leave high school with is a good understanding of communicating ideas/accomplishments. While my students present in class on a regular basis, presenting to outside individuals is a very different thing. By holding events like this, students get a chance to share important accomplishments, reflect on the process they went through to meet a goal and lets the larger community know about the important progress they are making and why that progress matters. Being effective with such skills is an important thing to take away from school as they will be using their communication skills throughout college, their career, and life in general.
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The total load factor of the Intercity+ and Intercity high-speed trains reached 92% in the first six months of 2017. These trains transported a total of 2,432,000 passengers in the first half of 2017, which are 761,000 more than they transported in the corresponding period of last year. The Ukrainian Railways public joint-stock company (Ukrzaliznytsia) announced this in a statement, the CFTS portal reports.
Most of the high-speed trains' passengers were transported to Kharkiv (almost 633,000 passengers), Dnipro (581,000 passengers), and Lviv (437,000 passengers). The trains also transported 96,000 passengers to Przemysl (Poland).
According to Ukrzaliznytsia, Intercity+ trains also transported more than 41,000 passengers to the Black Sea coast and back in June 2017 (11,000 passengers more than last year's figure).
In total, high-speed trains transported more than 449,000 passengers on all routes in June 2017. The Intercity+ and Intercity trains have transported more than 14.1 million passengers since they began operations in Ukraine in May 2012.
As the CFTS reported, the occupancy rate of the high-speed trains in Ukraine reached 84% in 2016, up from 68% in 2015. The high-speed trains performed more than 4,000 trips in 2016. The most popular destination was also Kharkiv (1.154 million passengers). They also transported 1.012 million passengers to and from Dnipro, 635,000 passengers to and from Lviv, and 378,000 passengers to and from Odesa.


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With my new plan, I now can use CRM, not sure I want to. Anyone use it and pros and cons if any?
With my new plan, I now can use CRM, not sure I want to. Anyone use it and pros and cons if any?
I used it for many years, but had so many headaches with it, that I stopped using it, got a gmail "help" account, and switched all help-type email to that. The CRM is a piece of garbage, IMO.
Trying to think of all the reasons, but I think I blocked them. Just remember that is was a real pain and on a couple of occasions, V support's response was "yeah, it doesn't do that- you might want to make an upgrade request..."
-- a lot of spam came thru via the contact us form
-- email often broke down and tickets didn't come thru
-- there was an issue with character translation that could never be resolved (i.e. I saw only garbage)
-- "inbound rules" were difficult to work with. I had to set up > 15 to filter out spam, etc.
-- if you have more than one email address, you have to pay $$ for it (on my plan i did)
Thank you, this is what I needed to know!
The only nice thing I ever found with the CRM was the user info would populate if they were a customer, so you could save a few clicks, but only if they sent from an email address that was on their account. One of my MAJOR gripes was it didn't parse HTML so if someone sent HTML only, you'd have to copy and paste it, save as a .HTML file and open in a web browser. MAJOR pain.
We use LiveHelpNow as CRM and it's okay. I've tried Zendesk and a few others, but finding a CRM that integrates with the backend well was difficult. Now that we have re-platformed, I am looking again, but if your a one-person shop, a google inbox might be much easier. We have to find something suitable for our team.
And as for email addresses- the populating the info thing only works if they submit the crm from the account they use to log in... IF they have a log in... and you see only orders associated with that particular login ID. I have many regular customers with multiple email addresses and forget the anonymous checkout customers...
I am a small shop and using a gmail account is working for me. Not the best, but better than V's CRM, for certain.


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The summer time in Upstate New York is not only the season of breaking out your convertible or classic cars, but it is also a prime season for bicycles. Whether you ride your bike to work or for leisure, cyclists know how difficult it can be to share the road with cars and trucks; and how a casual stroll could turn deadly in an instant. If you are a cyclist learn more about how you can make sure you ride safe when sharing the road with a car in our latest blog.
It's that time of the year once again when high school seniors across New York State are graduating looking forward to beginning the next chapter of their lives by heading to college. While it is time to celebrate, it is also a time full of anxiety and worry for parents. With over 10.8 million underage drinkers in the United States, underage drinking and driving is a big problem. Parents hope that their children make good choices when faced with pressure from their peers to drink alcoholic beverages at these parties. If you are hosting a graduation party this year learn more about how you can make sure you host a safe graduation party in our latest blog.
The warmer weather of summer time means a variety of things: vacations, holiday barbecues, and road construction. Hard working construction workers utilize the nice weather to repair road conditions in our community. As they sweat under the hot sun working to improve our city, there are set work zone safety guidelines that everyone must follow to prevent tragic accidents. Learn more about how you can make sure you get through road construction safely in our latest blog.
Bone fractures are a common result of being involved in a serious accident such as a car accident. Imagine being out on the town in the Utica area running errands and encountering a careless driver who chooses to run a stop sign slamming into the side of your car. The force of the car crash jolts your body causing your bones to break. The damage to your body impacts your life by not allowing you to work for months and now you're being told by doctors that you may never be able to do the activities you love without being in pain. A life altering experience that wasn't any of your fault. Learn more about the types of broken bones that can happen during an accident and if you qualify to file a lawsuit in our latest blog.
Spring weather in Upstate New York can make for crazy driving conditions. One minute it's raining and the next snowing. These hazardous driving conditions lead to an increased number of car accidents. Along with the dangers associated with spring weather are all of the damage to the roads the winter weather left behind. Learn more on how to avoid spring car accident in Upstate New York in our latest blog.
Back in 1998 a terrible ice storm hit the Watertown NY area. The ice shut down the city causing a lot of damage and power outages due to downed power lines. During the winter many New Yorkers understand how to navigate the dangerous road conditions the weather brings but it is easy to forget the affect ice has on power lines. If you encounter a downed power line and don't act appropriately, you could put yourself at risk of electrocution. Learn more on what to do and how to avoid a power line electrocution injury in our latest blog.
In Upstate New York, when people get together for a party or big sporting event alcohol is usually involved. Problems occur when someone who was drinking makes a conscious decision to break the law by getting behind the wheel of a car and driving drunk. A startling statistic from the CDC indicates that a person in the United States is killed every 51 minutes in a car accident involving a drunk driver. Three counties in Central New York are within the top five counties in New York State with the highest drunk driving rates. Drinking and driving is a big issue and can be prevented. Learn more on spotting a drunk driver and what to do in our latest blog.
Distracted driving is responsible for thousands of injured people in New York State every year. As a result, Governor Cuomo is cracking down on distracted driving. The number of distracted driving tickets has increased considerably over the last few years. Although this is a step in the right direction, there is still a long way to go to keep people from driving distracted. Take the first step in helping us to make our streets safer in New York by learning how you can avoid creating a car accident by using a mobile app to keep you from becoming a distracted driver in our latest blog.
The weather is getting colder in Utica and Syracuse as winter approaches. Unfortunately, with the freezing temperatures of winter comes winter-related accidents such as winter car accidents and slip and falls. Learn how to stay safe this winter and how to prepare for the winter weather in the latest blog from the personal injury lawyers at Brindisi, Murad, Brindisi & Pearlman.
September is here and school has started in the Utica and Syracuse areas. Excited children will be racing to catch the school bus and drivers need to stay alert. In the latest blog from the personal injury lawyers at Brindisi, Murad, Brindisi & Pearlman learn 10 safety tips that will help you avoid a back to school car accident this fall.
School is out and more teens are now on the roads driving around Central New York. One of the top causes of teen car accidents is teen distracted driving. Teens texting and driving account for a good portion of these types of accidents causing serious injuries for the parties involved if not death. Texting and driving accidents can be easily prevented. Learn how you can keep you teen safe and prevent a distracted driving accident being caused by texting and driving in the latest blog from the personal injury attorneys at Brindisi, Murad, Brindisi & Pearlman.
It's that time of the year again…graduation time. Now that most high schools have had their graduation ceremonies, families across Central NY are celebrating with graduation parties. Usually at these parties, alcohol is present which leads to underage drinking and the possibility of a DUI. Learn how you can help prevent your teen from making a life altering mistake in our latest blog.
Most people here in the Mohawk Valley can't wait for the warmer weather of spring to start and are excited to hit the road. Did you realize that driving in the spring could be dangerous? In fact, the warmer the weather, the more congestion on the highways. As traffic increases so does the risk of car accidents. In our latest blog from the personal injury lawyers at Brindisi, Murad, Brindisi & Pearlman you will learn spring driving tips that will help to keep you safe and avoid a car accident.
It's St. Patrick's Day and every year we continually see an increase in drunk driving car accidents as Central New Yorkers celebrate the holiday. With an increased amount of people out on the town, parades and people packing area bars drinking green beer, people tend to push their luck by driving drunk instead of planning a safer alternative. 2016 was one of the worst years for drunk driving fatalities. In our latest blog from the personal injury lawyers at Brindisi, Murad, Brindisi & Pearlman you will learn the consequences associated with drinking and drinking as well as how to safely plan your celebration to avoid a drunk driving accident.
As Central New Yorkers, we are all aware of the dangerous driving conditions snow and ice bring being the major cause of car accidents during the winter months. In New York State, 2,767 people died in car accidents during messy winter weather conditions such as snowfall, sleet, or freezing rain, with CNY exceeding the expected rates of a car crash during the winter during that same time period. Not only does winter weather affect our visibility and traction driving down the road but while the sub-zero temperatures can be brutal on our vehicles. Learn how to prepare your care for winter driving conditions in our latest blog from the personal injury attorneys at Brindisi, Murad, Brindisi & Pearlman.
The holidays are upon us and many people will enjoy a festive cocktail to celebrate. This merry time of year can quickly turn devastating due to a drunk driving accident. Learn more about how to stay say during the holidays in Upstate NY and how to avoid a drunk driving accident in our latest blog from the personal injury lawyers at Brindisi, Murad, Brindisi & Pearlman.
Winter weather is upon us in Central NY and with that comes dangerous driving conditions that could lead to an increase in car accidents. Nearly 1,300 people are killed every year in winter car accidents. There are many elements to consider when driving in winter weather. The latest blog from the car accident attorneys at Brindisi, Murad, Brindisi & Pearlman share what to do if you find yourself in a winter car accident in their latest blog.
Car accidents happen all too often. For residents in New York State, driving is often one of the most dangerous activities of our lives. In 2014 alone car accidents were responsible for over 160,000 injuries or deaths. When involved in a car accident, you are also involved with insurance companies. Learn about ways insurance companies can respond to your car accident claim in this blog.
Before you send that text or tweet behind the wheel, ask yourself… Can this wait?
In most, if not all cases, it can. Distracted driving has become an epidemic for deaths among people around the world. But, it is 100% preventable. Distracted driving comes in many forms. It is not always your smartphone to blame. Here are some common distractions for teens behind the wheel.
Whether you are a football fan, friends with one, or you just watch for the commercials, millions of viewers will be tuning in on Sunday, February 7th for Super Bowl 50. Some go out to sports bars, others throw parties for the occasion, and while it is all in good fun, what happens when you've had a bit too many to drink?
Though the holidays are over, many people are still rushing to stores for post-holiday returns and using their gift cards to spend on deals during New Year's sales. Since there are more cars on the road, it only makes sense that there is more of a risk for motor vehicle accidents. Actually according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, 20 percent of all auto accidents happen in commercial parking lots. In parking lot accidents, who is at fault is determined by the type of accident you are involved in. Although most parking lot accidents that occur usually involve only property damage, there are times when serious injuries or fatalities can occur…more often than not when the vehicle is in reverse.
Although we have enjoyed unprecedented mild temperatures this December, the official first date of Winter is right around the corner. If you're dreaming of a "White Christmas" with picturesque, fluffy white snow, there are certain things you can do to prepare before the cold weather hits Central New York. Most would agree, it is lovely to admire the wondrous white outdoors from the comfort of inside your warm home. However, if you are outside and traveling on the roads, it is not so charming and, therefore, very important to remember that winter weather driving conditions can quickly become dangerous.
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Looking back through my previous prints it became apparent that I could be giving a false impression of my home county. Whilst its true that we do sometimes get warm sunny days and blue skies, dotted with cotton wool clouds arranged in a convenient composition. Climatically Yorkshire does have more in common with Wales and the Lake District than with the South of France. More often than not we have grey skies and rain. So in order to re-dress the balance here goes....
First colour, an overall warm greyish tone with some white streaks which hopefully will suggest rain.
Colour 2.
Next colour is simply a darker tone of colour 1. Trying to suggest the break in the clouds.
Colour 3.
A slightly darker blue grey tone finishes off the sky and the river in the foreground, now to add some colour into the landscape.
Colour 4.
The first green. Although not a lot of this will show in the finished print. I'm trying to keep the tonal changes quite subtle as I need to give the impression of the flat light of a rainy day.
Colour 5.
A pale brown for the muddy river bank and the reedbed on the left side.
Colour 6
A darker tone of colour 5 to add some texture to the mud and more definition to the reeds. The cutting and printing to get to this stage has taken 4 days so far. Another three but more likely four colours to go.
Sunday, 17 March 2013
Rainy Day
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"A benchmark week for privacy" - The Times and Nigel Tait
The Times has published an article by Carter-Ruck partner Nigel Tait, commenting on the implications of the landmark decision of Mr Justice Mann relating to phone hacking by Mirror Group Newspapers.
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For our newly appointed senator, George LeMieux, who replaced Mel Martinez. I believe he retired due to the stress of controversial mail from his constituents recently, and the pressure to actually work for them.
Replacement Republican senator George LeMeiux, sent his obligatory email to my mailbox, introducing himself appointed by Governor Charlie Crist, who couldn't have made a better choice. This man is for the Republican right wing, family values, status quo, etc. His introduction in that email was bland, touching on a few talking points and had a box to "respond" to his web page.
And I wrote:
"We need a public option. I don't care about the big health care insurers.
They are for profit making and denying much needed care for the people they
service. If you cannot see what they have done thus far to innocent,
gullible and trusting subscribers, you need to get on it. Florida Blue
Cross Blue Shield has offered a catastrophic policy to me that would cost $370.00
a month, covers nothing except catastrophic illness. A huge deductible with
a list of items on your past medical history that would not be covered for 7 years," and etc. I did use the words, "claptrap" and Republican Talking Points further along.
When I got to the "send" button, there appeared the usual "crazy" letters and numbers to be deciphered. Having tried 3 or four times without success, I went directly to his brand new web page to post my comment. I noticed that there were several welcoming letters by the teabaggers, birthers, and family values crowd. There was a "post a comment here" and so I pasted my original comment into that open feed and guess what?
It was rejected by a pop up on my screen that informed me that my email was inappropriate. Should I be surprised? How did they even know? So much for where our new Senator from the GREAT STATE OF FLORIDA stands.
Why don't the rest of us democrats, progressives and independents in Florida " Welcome " him with an email, too?
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Technique Summary: BABOK 10.11, 10.12, and Agile 7.6
Technique Summary: BABOK 10.11, 10.12, and Agile 7.6
By Alissa Johnson
Below is a summary of Technique 10.11 Concept Modelling and 10.12 Data Dictionary from BABOK® version 3 and Technique 7.6 Minimum Viable Product from the Agile extension to the BABOK guide version 2.
Technique 10.11 – Concept Modelling
Purpose – Concept modelling is used to organize business vocabulary to consistently and thoroughly communicate domain knowledge. It is especially important where situations call for high precision and subtle distinctions.
Description – Concept models differ from data models; although often rendered graphically, they are not intended to unify, codify, and simplify data. Rich, natural language vocabulary is emphasized, to identify the correct choice of terms for use in all communications. Concept modelling starts with a glossary, which focuses on the domain's core noun concepts and provides high-quality, design-independent definitions free of data or implementation biases.
Concept models help:
- organize, retain, build-on, manage, and communicate core knowledge;
- ease stakeholder resistance to the perceived technical nature of data models, class diagrams, or data element nomenclature and definition;
- drive innovative solutions when re-engineering business processes or other aspects of business capability; and
- the enterprise face regulatory or compliance challenges.
Noun Concepts - The most basic concepts in a concept model, the 'givens' of the domain.
Verb Concepts - Provide basic structural connections between noun concepts. They are given standard wordings, so they can be referenced unambiguously. Sometimes verb concepts are derived, inferred, or computed by definitional rules. New knowledge or information is built up from more basic facts.
Other Connections - Since concept models must support rich meaning (semantics), other types of standard connections are used besides verb concepts. These include but are not limited to categorizations, classifications, roles, and partitive (whole-part) connections.
Usage Considerations
|Independent of data design biases and the limited business vocabulary coverage of data models.
|May set expectations too high about how much integration can be achieved on short notice.
|Provide a business-friendly way to communicate with stakeholders about precise meanings and subtle distinctions.
|Requires a specialized skill set based on the ability to think abstractly and nonprocedurally
about know-how and knowledge.
|Useful for white-collar, knowledge-rich, decision-laden business processes.
|The knowledge-and-rule focus may be foreign to stakeholders.
|Helps ensure that large numbers of business rules and complex decision tables are free of ambiguity and fit together cohesively.
|Requires tooling to actively support real-time use of standard business terminology in writing business rules, requirements, and other forms of
business communication.
Technique 10.12 – Data Dictionary
Sometimes referred to as metadata repositories, data dictionaries standardize definitions of data elements, which enables a common interpretation of their usage, allowable values and meanings between stakeholders within the context of a solution. As organizations adopt data mining and more advanced analytics, a data dictionary may provide the metadata required by these more complex scenarios. A data dictionary contains definitions of each data element and indicates how those elements combine into composite data elements. They are often used in conjunction with an entity relationship diagram (see Data Modelling) and may be extracted from a data model. Data dictionaries can be maintained manually (as a spreadsheet) or via automated tools.
Data Elements – Defines each primitive data element and indicates how those elements combine into composite data elements, which will be used by all stakeholders.
Primitive Data Elements – Each data element in the data dictionary must be recorded with:
- Name: a unique name, which will be referenced by the composite data elements.
- Aliases: alternate names for the data element used by various stakeholders.
- Values/Meanings: a list of acceptable values for the data element. This may be expressed as an enumerated list or as a description of allowed formats for the data (including information such as the number of characters). If the values are abbreviated this will include an explanation of the meaning.
- Description: the definition of the data element in the context of the solution.
- Composite Elements – Built using data elements, which may include:
- Sequences: required ordering of primitive data elements within the composite structure. For example, a plus sign indicates that one element is followed by or concatenated with another element: Customer Name = First Name+Middle Name+Family Name.
Repetitions: whether one or more data elements may be repeated multiple times.
Optional Elements: may or may not occur in a particular instance of the composite element.
Usage Considerations
|A shared understanding among all stakeholders of the format and content of relevant information
|Requires regular maintenance, otherwise the metadata could become obsolete or incorrect.
|A single repository of corporate metadata promotes the use of data throughout
the organization in a consistent manner.
|All maintenance must be consistent to ensure stakeholders can quickly and easily retrieve the information they need, requiring time and effort from the stewards responsible for the accuracy and completeness of the data.
|Unless care is taken to consider the metadata required by multiple scenarios, it may have limited value across the enterprise.
Examples of Data Dictionaries
Agile Technique 7.6 – Minimal Viable Product
Business analysis professionals use Minimal Viable Product (MVP) to identify a hypothesis that will test the smallest set of requirements or core features sufficient to deliver value to stakeholders and satisfy early adopters in the shortest time possible. While avoiding cost and risk associated with developing the wrong product, it also enables iterative development cycles by collecting and analyzing feedback before delivering additional features. MVP applies to:
|product development
|services (to test willingness to pay)
|feature development (to gauge demand)
|differentiation (market test strategy)
Step 1: Determine the problem to be solved and identify a hypothesis for the solution.
Step 2: Identify the minimum features to test the hypothesis with the target market.
Step 3: Analyze validated feedback from customers on feasibility of the solution, and any necessary additional features to increase its adoption.
Target audience - Clearly identify the target market and likely early adopters of the solution. Analysis of these groups identifies what problems they may have related to the proposed solution.
Goal to Achieve or Hypothesis to Test - Clearly define the goal or the hypothesis to test with MVP.
Mechanism to Measure Learning - Identify objective measurements to correlate and interpret the feedback received to validate the hypothesis or determine if the desired goal was achieved. These measurements influence further solution development by identifying the success of the current MVP.
Defined Requirements – Create the minimal set of requirements necessary to deliver the MVP based on the target audience, the goal to achieve, and the mechanism to measure feedback. They must contain just enough information to release the solution quickly, but also thoroughly validate the hypothesis.
Usage Considerations
|Less expensive than developing a product with more robust features
|Requires advanced market analysis to identify the necessary feature set for early adopters
|Reduces cost and risk by gaining customer feedback before engaging in a full solution
|There is no formula, and desired features are a best guess
|Avoids building products customers don't want, thereby reducing risk
|Not about creating a minimal product, but testing an initial hypothesis for a product
|Tests actual usage scenario instead of relying on market research
|Not useful with clear or simple solutions, where the defined MVP is the complete product


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Man born and raised in Philly fights for his right to stay in America
PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — A man born and raised in Philadelphia fights through an incredible ordeal in an effort to stay in the United States.
Peter Sean Brown is a Philadelphia native who now calls Big Pine Keys, Florida, home.
So last April, when the 50-year-old U.S. citizen turned himself in for probation violation after testing positive for marijuana and found out he was being deported to Jamaica, he was left in shock.
"I was panicking more every day," he said.
That panicking went on for 30 days while he was in jail and eventually taken hours away from his home to an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in Miami.
"You have nothing. You're just kind of stripped of everything. I was numb by the end of it," he said.
Brown says the more he pleaded for his freedom, the more he was teased and harassed by guards. During his detainment, he says he was ridiculed by officers, who mocked him by speaking in fake Jamaican accents.
"Wasn't a matter to be joked about at all. It was a very severe matter," said Brown.
Brown says that things finally took a turn for the better right before he was going to be sent to Jamaica.
"They were like, 'sorry we made a mistake, we're going to start the process to let you go,'" he said, but not before taking his release papers away from him, and telling him to find his own way home a few hundred miles away.
"He takes the couple papers that I did have, and he goes 'We're going to need these, because we kind of need to make it look like you were never here,'" Brown said.
Brown has now teamed up with the American Civil Liberties Union to sue ICE.
He wants others to know what happened to him is not an isolated incident, and goes on more often more than one may think.


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Have you ever heard of County Tipperary? Chances are, you may not have heard of it if it was not for the World War 1 anthem "It's a long way to Tipperary" OR if you have family that came from this landlocked Irish county originally.Continue reading
Have you heard about Ireland's new Wild Atlantic Way? It's a route that goes all the way from Kinsale in County Cork to Malin Head in Donegal – along the way passing by some of the most gorgeous scenery in the world – and also taking a trip through the Ireland of your ancestors.Continue reading
Do you know the Top 100 Irish Surnames? How about the Top 10? Where do you go to find out? You could check in the census returns – but what we do here at Your Irish Heritage is a little different. Whenever someone signs up for our newsletter, we ask them to provide us with […]Continue reading
Here are the surnames of County Tipperary! Names supplied by our readers – their ancestors came from County Tipperary originally. Is your County Tipp name here? If not – let me know what you want to add in the comment section below. Names are: Ahern, Aylward, Bannon, Barry, Beary, Blake, Bonney, Browne, Brunnock, Burgess, Butler, […]Continue reading
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Today we learned about vo, editing, writing, producing,shooting, and anchoring. At first going into it I really wasn't to sure what I should expect. Personally, I've never had a knack for technology and the idea of being suddenly immersed into a seven day program that usually is taught in a semester was terrifying. To be honest the first half of the day was frustrating, infuriating, and miserable. I have never used a camera ( not one you can throw away later), a tripod, or a adobe program in my entire life. The idea of being expected to know how to use those things while being talked at and with background noise was…challenging.
I've never been good at being under pressure and the first day of media camp was an anxiety attack and heart attack waiting to happen. The beginning of the day for me was completely filled with confusion and guilt that I couldn't understand the program as fast as my peers. However, the beginning of the day also challenged whether or not I was cut out to be a journalist.
The hard truth is the beginning of today was perhaps the most terrifying, confusing, and horrible days of my life. But, I did learn a thing or two when I wasn't completely lost. Number one I hate technology and adobe programming, but once you get a hang of it it's not completely terrible. Number two I actually enjoyed shooting the camera and found it to be interesting and challenging. Being able to work the camera is defiantly something that I want to further investigate how to do. Number three being an anchor was pretty cool and doing the voice overs felt pretty awesome. In some ways being an anchor is like being able to explain complicated or boring things to everyday people and somehow make it fun. And, finally I realized that overall I still enjoyed the writing aspect of journalism the most. I liked being able to write and connect the random pictures I took into one story that made sense.
The point is if you're really thinking hard about whether or not you want to pursue a major in journalism then come to press camp. Believe me it will either make you or break you. This morning I felt convinced that I would never step back into a journalism class, program, or even cross paths with a journalist ever again. However, after a hearty meal and a long break along with being able to do the things I loved the most : speaking and writing. I realized that just maybe journalism through unshed tears, confusion, anxiety attacks and all this may just be the right major for me.
Forever confused (but willing to push through) ,
Natalie Flynn


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Aug 3, 2018
This monkey's not going to heaven.
Also: letters from David Golding and John Pistelli!
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The Cramps - "Garbageman"
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Finally, as suggested by listener Jay, here's an Amazon link to Dave's time travel novel, Hypocritic Days (published by Insomniac Press), which is set in the pulp magazine and film worlds of the early 1930s. Please do let us know if you check it out.
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The sixth edition of the "b.b. Home Passion" wallpaper collection by Barbara Becker is as complex as the designer herself. The wallpaper designs by Barbara Becker are inspired by her various ethnical roots. Because of that, the wallpaper designs are characterised by African, German, American and Scottish influences. Therefore, the non-woven wallpaper 860160 respresents a beautiful textured design which is highlighted by a colouration of black. In addition, the bb Home Passion wallpaper convinces with its excellent material characteristics. The wallpaper is highly washable, dry strippable and has a good lightfastness.


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The death knell has been sounded for a Northumberland school after councillors voted to close it.
Northumberland County Council's policy board has chosen to shut Amble's St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided First School, meaning its doors will close at the end of the summer term in July.
The decision comes after the site was found to be failing by Ofsted last year and placed in special measures. At the same time, governors at the school reported a gradual fall in pupil numbers, to just 38.
In addition, only one child has been registered for a place in reception class for this September.
The school faced the prospect of reduced funding due to the low numbers and having to cut staff.
The governors, following consultation with the dioceses, asked the county council to begin consultation on closure.
The move sparked Rachel McGarvey, who has two children go to the school, to set up a petition calling for St Cuthbert's to be saved. 167 people signed it in three days.
A report to the policy board meeting states that of 379 consultation documents distributed, only 32 were returned, a return rate of around 8.4%. 30 of these were against the proposal with two in favour. During the statutory period, five responses were received, four against and one in favour.
Despite that opposition, the policy board has now voted for closure.
Mrs McGarvey last night said: "A decision to close now might be regretted a long time into the future.
"It is very disappointing. I just think it is really really sad for Amble because many other good things are happening here."
A council spokesman said: "The council and the Roman Catholic Diocese will work closely with the governing body of the school to ensure that the last few weeks of this year are well-managed in the school.
"They will also work with the acting headteacher to support the transition of the pupils in St Cuthbert's First School to their new schools."
The decision of the policy board is final, though it will be reported to the next full council meeting.


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The biggest queue in the registration tent was to take part in the medical study being carried out by Manchester Metro and Wolverhampton Universities. This involves giving 3 blood samples over the weekend so LAMM competitors are obviously not squeamish.
The process was quite intensive, and involved a questionnaire, being weighed, taking a blood sample, cardiogram and blood pressure readings. The aim is to look at the muscle damage caused by the race and any changes to cardiac function, and the team will be taking another set of tests at the mid camp and a third set at the finish. They have carried out similar work with triathletes in the past and denied they also wanted to bring a psychiatrist to study the sanity of those taking part.


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Island of the Hungry Ghosts with Director Q&A
Screening Border control policy is juxtaposed with the natural world's millennia-old migration patterns in Gabrielle Brady's hybrid documentary feature.
Having relocated her family to the tiny Australian territory of Christmas Island, Poh Lin, a trauma counsellor spending her days coaxing stories from detained asylum seekers in a high security facility, must decide whether her services are doing any good. Meanwhile, on the same island, millions of red crabs begin their natural migration from the jungle to the ocean's edge.
Gabrielle Brady's follow-up to, and expansion of her 2017 short documentary The Island is a haunting and moving exploration of an island with a long history of migration spanning thousands of years. Featuring an award-winning score by Aaron Cupples, Island of the Hungry Ghosts screened at the Tribeca Film Festival, receiving the award for Best Documentary Feature.
Please join us after the screening for a very special Q&A with director Gabrielle Brady.
For more information and to purchase tickets click here.
*A very limited number of free tickets will be made available to AIDC All Access, Gold, and Focus Pass-holders 30 minutes before each film. Just show your pass at the ACMI Box Office.


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"Be PROactive": U100 Fundamentals of Gymnastics Instruction
posted on 02/17/2016
U100 is a requirement for coaches that intend to coach any USA Gymnastics sanctioned event.
U100 is visible online to both individuals and their clubs. Individuals may view via their "my profile page" and membership cards. Clubs via their professional rosters.
Meet Directors can ensure coaches attending their event have the U100 certification by looking for a "yes" or a "no" statement in the U100 column when verifying memberships online. Coaches missing U100 will NOT appear as a pending member.
Successful completion grants an individual Instructor Certification within USA Gymnastics University and never expires.
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College student publications shall support freedom of the press as a right guaranteed by the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. Publications shall be produced by and for students in keeping with the goals and mission of the College District for the purpose of information and entertainment.
The College District newspaper and publications shall accept signed letters to the editor expressing the opinions of students and faculty in response to topics of interest to the college community. If published, the letters will be held to the same journalistic standards of fairness and accuracy as is expected in the work of the newspaper staff members.
The College District may subject student expression to prior screening under clear and reasonable regulations. The College District's educators shall exercise editorial control over style and content of student speech in school-sponsored expressive activities so long as their actions are reasonably related to legitimate pedagogical concerns.
The College District may refuse to disseminate or sponsor student speech that:
1. Would substantially interfere with the work of the school.
2. Impinges on the rights of other students.
3. Is vulgar or profane.
4. Might reasonably be perceived to advocate drug or alcohol use, irresponsible sex, or conduct otherwise inconsistent with the shared values of a civilized social order.
5. Is inappropriate for the level of maturity of the readers.
6. Does not meet the standards of the educators who supervise the production of the publication.
7. Associates the school with any position other than neutrality on matters of political controversy.


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For my simploring tour on Saturday, October 6th, I picked Pendle Hill from scoop.it SL Destinations. Pendle Hill is owned and created by Lauren Bentham, who also owns Arranmore. I visited Arranmore in 2016 (read here). Pendle Hill reminded me a lot of Arranmore and you can easily recognize that both were created by the same person. The atmosphere is foggy and dark and fits into the current Halloween season, yet Pendle Hill is like Arranmore a permanent sim and open all year round, not just for Halloween.
Lauren Betham writes in the notecard that you get upon entering that "Pendle Hill is a fictional sim, but the name Pendle Hill is actually a real place east of Lancashire in the north of England, and is linked to the Pendle witch trials of 1612."
To fully enjoy exploring Pendle Hill you have to enable advanced lighting, enable ambient occlusion and have to enable shadows created by sun/moon and projectors. With these settings and with adding the flashlight you also get upon entering the sim, you might see objects, people, ghosts or horrifying objects in the spotlight of the flashlight that you would miss otherwise. And turn your sound on!
Pendle Hill offers a lot of opportunities for taking pictures with a particular dark, foggy and scary atmosphere. Some details are obscured by the fog and the dark and only appear either in the spotlight of your flashlight or when a lightening illuminated the scenery. Many ghosts live at Pendle Hill, some of them only show their hands playing the piano or trying to grab you when you look into a mirror or walk up stairs.
There's a lot to discover at Pendle Hill and I'm sure that I still missed most of them. Thank you for creating and sharing Pendle Hill with the public, Lauren Bentham. I really enjoyed my visit a lot!
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When I started my newborn photography business in Munich, her sister was one of my first customers. So having this family back at my studio with tiny newborn girl, I was more than trilled. Mom wanted to have pretty much the same colors for the session as for the big sister: pink, white and violet.
She was really a dream to work with. We got all the poses we wanted plus the family photos and even the sibling photo. The big sister was not so keen on being next to the new baby sister, nevertheless with the magic of photoshop we got them to the same photo. I did also one same set-up what I have done to her big sister and you can see the big sister's photo here.
Here are some of the my favourite photos from her session. I didn't manage to stick on my 10 favourite photo rule again… So here they are. I hope you enjoy viewing them!
Are you thinking of booking a session with me? See here what other people think about my work.


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Written by: Sally Sutton Illustrated by: Brian Lovelock
Fun noises, rhymes and big trucks galore! Lil Bug and her brother could read Roadwork ten times a day. Sutton's fun rhymes incorporate lots of construction noises which are fun for everyone to make, "Seal the road. Seal the road. Make is hot and squishy. Spread the stick tar and stones. Sploshy! Splashy Splishy!" Lovelock's illustrations showcase all the wonderful construction vehicles a kid could ask for.
Lil Bug says: Crash, boom. Mark it on the map, ping, bang tap!!! It's so cool there are trucks in it, I love trucks. I like the steamroller.


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What is the role of social justice activists and civil society in times of a pandemic and a crisis? Bongani is joined by Mark Heywood, Editor of Maverick Citizen and social justice activist
Ray White joined by Dereleen James, Black Doek Movement spokespersonLISTEN TO PODCAST
Thousands of Lebanese have been left to pick up the pieces, while protestors have clashed with the police over the deadly Beirut explosion. Protesters occupied government buildings to voice discontent with government accountability and the handling of the crisis, calling for fresh elections, arrests and resignations, and even a revolution. Beirut residents have blamed its government for the negligence and accused authorities of corruption and mismanagement
The Lebanese Prime Minister says it is unacceptable that a shipment of 2750 tons of ammonium nitrate has been present for 6 years without any preventative measures.
Ray White joined by Alex Crawford, Sky News Special Correspondent.
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A large army of 20 000 took part in the 1956 march to the Union Buildings, led by Lillian Ngoyi, Helen Joseph, Rahima Moosa and Sophia Williams-De Bruyn. During the march, the women chanted "wathint' abafazi, wathint' imbokodo, meaning, you strike the women, you strike a rock, you strike a woman.
The women were from different racial groups, clad in colourful regalia, some were carrying babies on their backs. But where are the 20 000 women who took part in the march? The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation is calling for contributions of names of all those who took part in the women's march.
Ray White joined by Nompendulo Mkhatshwa, Board member of the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation.
Matsi Modise, Entrepreneur and Entrepreneurship Activist speaks to Bongani Bingwa after he announces the winners in our 2020 Nedbank Business Ignite.LISTEN TO PODCAST
Though she was born and bred in South Africa and her umbilical cod very much attached to the South African soil, the DNA and blood that is in her veins is Lebanese.
Guest: Leanne Manas, Journalist & Morning Live Anchor
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After much agitation about the silence of the South African government in the face of reports of police brutality and the arrest of citizens, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced he has appointed ANC Veteran Sydney Mufamadi and former National Assembly Speaker Baleka Mbete as the Special Envoy to engage Zimbabwe over the situation. The DIRCO had said in tweets that it would step in only if help is needed.
To get reaction, Bongani joined by Terence Mukupe, Former Zimbabwe Deputy Finance Minister & former Zanu-PF MP.
Under normal circumstances, the Vuyani Dance Theatre would be a hive of activity. The dancers of the company perform theatre work and corporate gigs. The company also teaches dancing and does a lot of outreach work.
But since the country's lockdown began, Vuyani Dance Theatre has had to adapt to a new reality.
Bongani speaks to Gregory Maqoma, founder & Executive Director at Vuyani Dance Theatre
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