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Sponsor Phillip
Child's Name: Phillip D
Child's Condition: Ataxic Cerebral Palsy and speech difficulties
Attended Heel & Toe Since: July 2012
Suffered an exterior fossa haematoma during birth
Receives: Conductive Ed
- Balance has improved
Support Heel & Toe Children's Charity
Phillip's Story
Within a couple of hours after Philips birth it became clear he wasn't well, he was taken to a midwife, then a doctor, then admitted to the neo natal ward – the next time I saw him he was covered in wires & tubes, he was also on a ventilator. His health deteriorated quickly.
There were many doctors and tests the next day to try to discover what was wrong with Philip, eventually it was discovered he had suffered a significant bleed in his brain around the time of his birth. Philips health continued to deteriorate rapidly and time was running out at just 2 days old his parents prepared to turn off Philips life support as the doctors believed that would be 'best'. A last minute decision to wait just 48-72 hours more was made instead, as those hours progressed there was little change until a nurse suggested giving him a cuddle & amazingly it became his 'turning point'.
Thankfully he was well enough to have an MRI scan before being transferred to Newcastle for brain surgery at just 6 days old. His recovery was amazing and just 7 days after almost turning off his life support his parents knew Philip would be going home at just 12 days old. They were given no information on how Philips development would be affected, the doctors simply said they didn't know, it was one of those things, one doctor told them he would never be an athlete.
Philip now has a diagnosis of 4 limb quadriplegic cerebral palsy, along with low muscle tone and a speech disorder this means that Philip struggles with his balance and coordination he is not able to stand or walk without a lot of help and support, he uses a kaye walker and quad sticks along with a wheelchair for longer distances, he wears splints to support his legs and a pressurised suit under his clothes. Philip struggles to do everyday tasks like eating and drinking, washing, dressing writing and playing with toys because his muscles are weak, his balance is poor his movements can be jerky and uncontrolled, his speech is difficult for strangers to understand yet he is a little boy who has a lot to say.
Philip has attended Heel and Toe for 4 years , he looks forward to the weekly sessions and the small specialised groups have given him the support and confidence to develop his quality and range of movements. There has been measureable progress made during Philips time at Heel and Toe and throughout the last 4 years this has been one service we can rely upon, while many others are cut or simply withdrawn we know that the conductive education sessions do make a difference to Philip, the conductors can explain simply how Philips cerebral palsy affects him and how their therapy sessions can make an improvement, often making it sound so obvious that you wonder why no doctor had told parents. Philip receives weekly sessions of therapy, this is more than the NHS currently provide despite his complex needs.
As a family they are grateful for the time Philip spends at his weekly session at Heel and Toe as this allows them time to spend with his older sister knowing he is well cared for in a safe environment while he thinks he is having fun but 'we' know he is really working hard.
Philip loves sport but most sports are not accessible for someone with a disability but Philip joined Middlesbrough Powerchair Football club in 2015, where he plays a fast exciting sport with children and adults of varying disabilities. This year he scored his first goal in a match and he was awarded the most improved player in his team. It is wonderful to watch him play an inclusive sport where he is encouraged and supported, Philip has now made many new friends.
Philip is a child with the biggest personality and a smile that can light up the room, he is funny and loves to be centre of attention but most of all he just wants to be like everyone else.


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How easy is it to even define what it is that is being talked about? For example banning websites and blogs on which you can see how to construct a bomb or plan a terrorist attack. What about science based sites where an intelligent terrorist could glean all the information they need without necessarily having a step by step method? After all there were homemade bombs long before the Internet was even invented. Or religious extremist sites? What actually constitutes such a site? We could claim all religious based sites attempt to "convert" or "recruit" and how can you ban some religious sites and not others? Or pornography? Yes there are sickening examples often quoted but there are large swathes of people who feel that all pornography is vile and should be banned even so called soft porn that you might see in an advert in a perfectly respectable glossy magazine belonging to the `Sunday Times.
Suicide sites? Well, why stop there? Sites that might encourage anyone to do anything extreme shouldn't they be banned too? If we're talking about dangerous sites should we include unregulated sales sites in the equation? After all aren't they just trying to recruit except they just want to steal your money. Most of all- and here's the debate people seem too scared to engage in- social media works without the same checks as in everyday life. If you said the sort of things people do on Facebook, Twitter etc to someone's face you might find yourself in A&E or even in court. So why is nobody calling for these sites to be banned? I know some older people who find all the swearing online offensive.
Obviously there are some sites the vast majority of us would classify as offensive in one way or another and have no doubts over banning yet there are a far larger number that depend on your outlook, background, lifestyle or beliefs. I have my own ideas of course about how depraved some online content is but equally there may be sites I have accessed some people would find offensive and some that you may view I would find unacceptable.
My view for what it's worth is that we should have the same standards online as we do in offline life. Society has always evolved laws and behaviour to incorporate successive technological developments whether the results of the Industrial Revolution, the invention of the car, television and so on. It now looks incredibly naive of the Internet pioneers to believe they had created something that could be exempt from the same standards or scrutiny as other aspects of life and we are now having to play catch up.
I would, as a first step, favour an opt-in button that would restrict the currently delineated extreme content so that you had to choose to access it This could then be used to add other sites and so on later. That way we can take responsibility for our own online behaviour and therefore take the consequences if this leads somewhere that is outside the law. Yet that –or any alternative- can only be a sticking plaster until we tackle as a society what we will and will not see as acceptable across all aspects of our lives and ultimately apply these standards evenly both on and off line.

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Whether you are recovering from surgery, suffering from an injury, or coping with chronic pain, Divine spine Physical Therapy is here to help you. Based on 'one on one care' model, we provide personalized and hands-on physical therapy treatment in a warm and caring environment that you need and deserve. Unlike high-volume and impersonal approach of other physical therapy practices, ours is a unique model with a patient-centered focus. Here, you receive exceptional care delivered by our highly skilled therapists.
We also offer customized health and fitness programs designed for preventative care & to ensure you stay fit & healthy so that you prevent injuries from occurring in the first place.
At Divine spine Physical Therapy, our goal is to get our patients on the road to recovery right away in the most enjoyable, timely, and cost-effective way possible. Our mission statement reflects the vision of our practice:
"Physical Therapy is Best Done One on One!"
One of our Core Values is "Do Good by Putting Patients First", and we really do try to put our patients at the center of everything we do. While other physical therapy practices cater to a high volume of customers, only possible with the help of PT assistants and aides. At Divine spine Physical Therapy, you will always see an expert and dedicated Physical Therapist who will become your trusted partner during your recovery.
During each of your visit, you will receive 60 minutes of personal treatment along with hands-on therapy & individualized exercise regime. We don't do overlapping appointment or double booking. Your Physical Therapist will correct and guide your exercises and not any other unlicensed personal. This type of Physical Therapy has proven to give early and faster recovery to our patients.


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RYE — Bumper stickers with a derogatory message aimed at Summer Sessions Surf Shop will not be seen around town anymore, one of the surf shop's owners said.
RYE — Bumper stickers with a derogatory message aimed at Summer Sessions Surf Shop will not be seen around town anymore, one of the surf shop's owners said.
Someone had apparently been adhering the bumper stickers to signs across town. The stickers displayed a message that suggested Summer Sessions Surf Shop, located across the street from Jenness State Beach, was "destroying" surfing and the community.
"We think it was a small, isolated incident and we're not going to see any more stickers around town," said Tyler McGill, who co-owns Summer Sessions with his brother, Ryan.
McGill declined to elaborate, saying, "I'm happy to have this episode behind us."
Summer Sessions has been at the center of a large debate in Rye this year over the increase in surfing activity on town beaches. Complaints about surf lessons and other commercial activity at the beaches prompted a warrant article at Town Meeting, the creation of a committee tasked with studying the issue and the formation of a group called Rescue Jenness Beach.
Some in town have insinuated that Rescue Jenness Beach was responsible for the bumper stickers. Group member Lori Carbajal, who is also a member of the Surfrider Foundation, strongly denounced connecting the group and the stickers, which she called "appalling" and "ridiculous."
While she said the group was formed to fight for public access and believes that people are getting "squeezed out" by those using the beach for commercial activity, she said it would not resort to such tactics.
"That's not what we're all about," she said.
Police Chief Kevin Walsh said the Department of Public Works was able to peel the stickers off with no damage to the town signs, and that police will not be investigating them as an act of criminal mischief.


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Pluto in the 3rd House indicates an individual who spends a lot of time experiencing, because this is how you get to expand your mind and intellectual faculties. There is a need to name and classify things in order to understand your place in the universe but also to feel emotionally secured. It's an empirical process in which you constantly accumulate more and more information about you, the world around you, in order to understand who you are and who you are within your close environment and within the world. There is a focus on facts and on things that can be verified through the senses.
But crises occur when in this process of accumulation, new information invalid old information, which information to keep and which information to eliminate? As we saw the emotional security is deeply linked to the sense of knowledge and understanding therefore these crises create an intellectual conflict*. These intellectual implosions occur when, on an evolutionary level, you reached a state where your growth is stopped. You are being put in front of an intellectual conflict in order for you to expand your mind and intellectual faculties, and of course the more your resist the bigger the problem. Luckily enough, the 3rd House is a mutable house and therefore it does soften the blow through its adaptable qualities.
Of course this position does signifies a restlessness and this is true for an evolutionary purpose: It's this very restlessness that produces the will to constantly expand the mind and the knowledge, increase the ability to communicate and to communicate your knowledge to others. Sometimes it also means compulsive talking, and compulsive accumulation; as if there will never be enough information in the world for you to learn. At the complete extreme, we find so many information that it is impossible to make sense of it and rationally link them to each other, and we reach a state of complete over saturation threatening the entire mind stability.
The evolutionary intent can be found in the opposite house, the 9th. The intent is to develop the intuitive faculties as opposed to the rational mind; intuition allows understanding on a deep level the metaphysical and cosmological laws; intuition allows getting an holistic approach.
The easiest way to achieve that is to find a philosophical and metaphysical system that inspires you and that you intuitively feel is right for you. By aligning yourself with it you can put your mind at ease and stop the constant spinning.
The 3rd House and 9th House axis is very related to the very question of religions and to the difference between your truth, the truth, and truths. The intent is to develop an understanding that your truth can coexist with other people's truth, that there are different valid systems, and that you can't force your truth on other people (and neither can they). Once you reach this state, where you develop your intuitiveness, put your mind to sleep by aligning yourself with a philosophy, while being able to understand that whatever concept you agree with and align with isn't the absolute truth nor the only truth, you will be able to serve your Pluto's purpose on a way larger scale: Learn from your environment and from the people around you, because you will now be able to listen truly to what they say without trying to convince them.
Prior to this stage, you are in a mode where you always react to people, as opposed to listen and respond. You tend to constantly try to convince, to impress people, and you end up in unnecessary conflicts and disappointing conversations.
After you reach this evolutionary stage, you can hypnotize and inspire people, you can change people's mind and allow them to discover your truth without trying to convince them.
* the root of my existential crisis /depression that started when I was 15


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Consumers are horrified that the Amazon will soon demand key access to private properties to make deliveries
Amazon vice president of delivery technology, Peter Larsen appeared to insinuate that customers will soon only be able to receive deliveries from the company if they have installed Amazon key. Many consumers are concerned that technology is going too far after. Especially after Larsen was quoted as saying "this is not an experiment. This is a core part of the Amazon shopping experience from this point forward."
You will find more statistics at Statista
Consumers are up in arms
When surveyed by 9to5Mac, 37% of respondents were adamant that they would not be comfortable giving anyone access to their homes, especially not delivery personnel. In fact, only 11% of those surveyed felt comfortable. 90% do not want delivery personnel leaving packages inside their homes in their absence.
For now, however, Amazon Prime does not demand mandatory key entry from customers on their website. Yet, the online store is now selling the technology that will enable them to begin delivering inside people's homes immediately. According to Reuters, the $249.99 tech consists of a lock, as well as a cloud-controlled camera. And Amazon state that they will have to do the installation.
Amazon is touting the system as secure, and on the surface, it appears such mechanisms are in place
But of course, consumers are not blind to weak links in the chain that could threaten their privacy. Amazon's claim that if somehow a breach of privacy took place, the customer could "call customer service, file a claim and Amazon will work with you to make sure it's right." But to many people who have had bad customer service experiences in the past, trusting their home security to the company is an extremely frightening prospect!
Even if the technology proves itself reliable, customers still have doubts about it being a good thing. Indeed, with our increasing reliance on technology, it seems people are slowly installing the kind of tech that would ultimately enable an authoritarian government to police their entire lives.
Crippling technology leaves us vulnerable
Such technology also cripples people if a situation were to arise where it malfunctions. Additionally, marketers from companies such as Amazon, Apple and Google assume that the general population is ready to purchase such technology.
These corporations work on the premise that everyone is in a financial situation to become entirely reliant on it. But this is just not the case. These companies systematically widen the divide between rich and poor and create a dependency on consumerism that is similar to unconscious slavery.
Nevertheless, the reality, as reflected in the 9to5Mac survey is that such arrogant sales pressure does not convince consumers. People desire privacy as a basic survival instinct. At least previous generations are still able to recognize this. One can only fear for future generations who sell their souls to such monopolizing tech.
References: Statista, Reuters, Amazon
Image credit: REUTERS/Thomas White – The Australia Amazon site shows deliveries have started in this illustration photo December 5, 2017


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AfriGeneas Military Research Forum Archive
Re: Roster of 371st Infantry Regiment, WW1
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Thanks Art: They were not from Ohio. They were both from Washington, D.C. Roosevelt Jackson was transferred fron the 9th Cavalry in Arizona, "Buffalo Sodiers" to the 369th Inf. Regt. in France. Lloyd
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The voting for Boston Parent Family Favorites is conducted in a two-round process. The first round occurs in the month of March with open write-in nominations taking place. In addition, to open write-ins. As more and more nominations come in, the most written-in entities become automatically selectable and listed making voting faster and faster as the nomination period proceeds. This makes it easier and easier for people to cast their nominations. And write-in nominations continue to be open until the end of the month.
As the nomination period in the first round comes to a close at the end of March, shortly after, the second round opens with the top nominees in each category being selectable in this final round of voting during the month of April. Write-in nominations are no longer available, and voters are open to select their favorites from among those that are listed.
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Posted August 23 2012, 4:00 PM PDT by Tara Sharp
Helping our kids start the school year rightPosted in Collections and drives by Tara Sharp
Summer has flown by and it is hard to believe school will be starting for most students in the next few weeks. For many of us, we have special memories associated with the start of a new school year. From seeing our friends for the first time all season, to a new fall wardrobe and all new school supplies to start the year. Unfortunately, many of the kids in our communities will not be so lucky this year.
Please help us get some of our local students off to a good start this new year. Windermere offices throughout the network have been collecting backpacks, school supplies and healthful snacks for local low-income and homeless students.
If you don't see your local Windermere office listed below, contact us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/WindermereFoundation, and we are happy to help you connect with a local office or organization.
· Windermere Eastside offices, Redmond, Bellevue West, Bellevue Main, Yarrow Bay, Kirkland Central, and Kirkland NE are collecting backpacks and supplies for low-income and homeless youth with the Kirkland Interfaith Transitions Housing program (KITH).
· Windermere West Seattle is supporting local students through Neighborhood House.
· Windermere Issaquah has partnered with the local YMCA backpack drive.
· Every Tuesday in August Windermere Bainbridge has partnered with local businesses to host the 10th annual Windermere Classic Car Cruise-in. 100% of the donations and proceed will benefit Project Backpack, providing essential school supplies, clothing and school fees for students in need.
· Windermere West Sound offices are collecting backpacks at Windermere Poulsbo, Kingston and Silverdale locations.
· Windermere Snohomish is teaming up with the Boys & Girls club to ensure local youth get the school supplies they need.
· Windermere Bay Area properties has partnered with HOPE's Children to make sure local low-income kids are getting "whatever they need" to get the school year started right.
· Windermere Whidbey Island is partnering with the Readiness To Learn Foundation in the Coupeville School District. Over the last eight years the Windermere backpack dirve has helped serve over 1,000 students.
· Windermere Sun Valley in Idaho is working with the Hunger Coalition to supply local students with the nutrition they need to excel in school.
· Windermere Relocation helped purchase backpacks for the Ruth Dykeman Children's Center.
· Portland offices are working with Lift Urban Portland. Every weekend the organization sends backpacks with food home with the kids to make sure they are getting the food they need. More than 80 students will benefit each month from this year-round program.
· Seattle area offices, Greenlake, Lakeview, Northgate, Northlake, Sand Point, and Wedgwood donated 391 backpacks and supplies to local elementary schools.
Thank you to all of our offices and everyone who contributes to make sure local children are getting the resources they need for success.
Please feel free to share your stories and pictures with us in the comments or on the facebook page at www.facebook.com/WindermereFoundation.
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Annaly Capital Management, Inc. Announces Expansion of Commercial Real Estate Platform
Annaly Capital Management, Inc. Announces Expansion of Commercial Real Estate Platform
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (NYS: NLY) ("Annaly") today announced the recent hiring of several key additions to its existing commercial real estate platform. "Over the past few months, FIDAC has continued to grow its commercial real estate expertise," said Wellington J. Denahan, Annaly's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "Given the size of the opportunity that we see in the commercial real estate market, we are investing in additional personnel to further complement our origination, underwriting and asset management capabilities within this asset class."
Annaly previously announced that its acquisition of CreXus Investment Corp. (NYS: CXS) ("CreXus") will close on May 23, 2013. Annaly's acquisition of CreXus allows Annaly to wholly own the commercial real estate platform and significantly enhance CreXus' capabilities and growth through the use of Annaly's broad capital base.
Annaly's commercial real estate platform will be headed by Robert Restrick, Managing Director of Annaly. Mr. Restrick has over 23 years experience in the commercial real estate industry. Mr. Restrick joined FIDAC in April 2010 as an Executive Vice President and has served as the Chief Operating Officer of CreXus since June 2011. Prior to joining Annaly, Mr. Restrick served as Head of the Structured Products Group, Portfolio Management and Co-Head of the Capital Markets Conduit of CWCapital Investments LLC. Key additions to the commercial real estate group include the following executives:
Donald Haber - Mr. Haber joined Annaly as a Managing Director, Head of Commercial Real Estate Credit. Mr. Haber has over 25 years experience in the commercial real estate industry. Prior to Annaly, Mr. Haber served as Co-Chief Credit Officer at Cantor Commercial Real Estate. Prior to that, he was the Chief Credit Officer for the U.S. CMBS unit of Barclays Capital.
Peter Morral - Mr. Morral joined as Executive Director, focused on Origination. Mr. Morral has over 17 years experience in the commercial real estate industry. Prior to Annaly, Mr. Morral served as Managing Director of UBS Securities LLC, where he was Head of Institutional Client and Large Loan originations. Prior to joining UBS, Mr. Morral was a senior member of the Large Loan Principal & Advisory Group at Wachovia Securities; a Director in the CMBS new issuance group at Standard & Poor's; and worked on both the loan origination and securitization groups in the Mortgage Finance Group at Bank of America Securities LLC.
Gary Romaniello -Mr. Romaniello joined as Executive Director, focused on Origination. Mr. Romaniello has over 20 years experience in the commercial real estate industry. Prior to Annaly, Mr. Romaniello served as Executive Director at CIBC World Markets, where he was responsible for the origination of commercial real estate loans on a national basis for the bank's balance sheet as well as for securitization.
Matt Higgins - Mr. Higgins joined as Executive Vice President, focused on Origination. Mr. Higgins has over 18 years experience in the commercial real estate industry. Prior to Annaly, Mr. Higgins served as Executive Director at UBS Real Estate Securities, where he was responsible for sourcing, structuring, negotiating and originating over $2.3 billion of secured commercial real estate debt on both a fixed and floating rate basis. Before UBS, Mr. Higgins performed similar responsibilities at Morgan Stanley.
Michael Jo - Mr. Jo joined Annaly as Associate General Counsel, Head of Legal and Structuring - Commercial Real Estate. Mr. Jo has over 13 years of experience in the commercial real estate and structured finance industries. Prior to joining Annaly, Mr. Jo was at KSL Capital Partners, Fortress Investment Group and CWCapital managing legal, strategy and execution of high-yield real estate debt investments and CMBS.
Henry Gom - Mr. Gom joined as Senior Vice President, focused on Origination and Business Development. Mr. Gom has over 15 years experience in the commercial real estate industry. Prior to Annaly, Mr. Gom served as Senior Vice President of Savills LLC, where he was responsible for restructuring and sourcing investments with global lenders, institutional owners, regional operating partners, real estate funds and REITs. Prior to Savills, Mr. Gom was at Citi Property Investors and Merrill Lynch & Co.
Greg Kiely - Mr. Kiely joined as Senior Vice President, focused on Underwriting. Mr. Kiely has over 7 years experience in the commercial real estate industry. Prior to Annaly, Mr. Kiely served as Director of Real Estate Finance at CIBC World Markets, where he was responsible for the original underwriting and subsequent asset management of a portfolio of floating rate senior mortgage loans and credit facility commitments. Mr. Kiely previously spent five years at Barclays Capital in its commercial real estate division.
About Annaly Capital Management, Inc.
Annaly's principal business objective is to generate net income for distribution to shareholders from its investment securities and from dividends it receives from its subsidiaries. Annaly is a Maryland corporation that has elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust ("REIT").
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Kennedy, G., Krause, K., Gray, K., Judd, T., Bennett, S. J., Maton, K. A., Dalgarno, B. & Bishop, A. (2006). Questioning the net generation: a collaborative project in Australian higher education. In L. Markauskaite, P. Goodyear & P. Reimann (Eds.), Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (pp. 413-417). Sydney, Australia: Sydney University Press.
This paper describes a project, which has been supported by the Carrick Institute for Learning and Teaching in Higher Education, that aims to identify how the technologybased tools of a new generation of students can be successfully used by higher education. Recent commentaries propose that Universities are ill-equipped to educate a new generation of learners whose sophisticated use of emerging technologies is incompatible with current teaching practice. This project will investigate this proposed gap between learners' and teachers' use of technologies and identify the implications for higher education. This paper presents the rationale of the project, highlighting its critical stance on current notions of the 'Net Generation'. The three phases of the project – Investigation, Implementation and Dissemination – are then described. The project will be undertaken as a collaboration between staff at The University of Melbourne, the University of Wollongong and Charles Sturt University. In the final stages of the project, members of the ascilite community will be able to participate in practical workshops based on the lessons we have learned from questioning the 'Net Generation'.
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I felt a strong urge to write when Edith came, but so far I only have words here and there; fragmented parts of things sitting in different documents, none of them actually becoming a cohesive piece of words and thoughts. I have always found letter writing to be an easier way for me to use words, so I took to writing letters to Edith. Here is the first, and perhaps the start of a series of some sort.
Dear Edith,
I am coming to think that the most important word we can say in our lifetime is yes.
Exactly one year ago, we discovered your existence. It is amazing, really. You existed before we knew of you. You came into being, the smallest little person growing inside of me, and only God Himself knew.
I didn't believe the first test and drove to the drug store to buy another. The plus sign appeared again, and I fell into bed unsure of how I was to feel. We were excited, of course but we had two full years of graduate school in front of us; two years of your mom still needing to work so that we could eat, and two years full of papers, books, and words for your dad. All of these responsibilities and plans raced through my mind and left me muddled. Confused. Unsure of what I should think, or say. But here was a chance for me to respond, a moment that asked me not to simply accept our position and move on but to fully embrace the entirety of all that we were being asked to do.
Let it be done to me according to your word.
That word, Edith, gave us you. And we, in turn, learn to say yes. Yes to the growing life inside of me, yes to sleepless nights, yes to spending money on diapers, yes to giving you all that your existence requires.
You are teaching me to say yes, to receive and embrace the moments given to me. Our yesses hurt sometimes. They are uncomfortable and inconvenient. They are often silent and go unnoticed by those around us. But yes—a quiet yes witnessed by no other human being, but a symphonic yes witnessed by the entire host of heaven—flung wide the doors for Christ on this earth.
So open your heart and open your mouth to say yes. Join your small fiats with that of Our Lady's at the annunciation, and with Our Lord's in the Garden. With every yes you will be made to be more like Him. You will be made more human, more yourself. And with every yes you will come closer to that day when you stand before our Savior who said yes to you.
Not my will, but Thine be done.
Let it be done to me according to your word. Whatever you ask, Lord, the answer is yes.
We are glad you came into our lives a year ago, E. I would say yes again and again so that you could be a part of us.


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Square Enix held a special event for NieR: Automata recently in Tokyo and during the event they revealed plenty of new gameplay footage for the title showing off how the combat in the game will look as well as a look at some of the new androids that will be appearing.
This includes the already revealed main character of NieR: Automata 2B who is an all-purpose battle android that uses a sword for close quarter combat and fight from range using her "Pod" support system. A male android named 9S possesses the ability to fight but he primarily focuses on investigating and hacking to gather information and A2, a prototype model that specializes in close-range combat but is currently not officially in use but continues to act on her own.
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Mobile learning scenario1 1 novembre 2008, 12:32
Mobile learning scenarios (MLS)
This space is meant to make us ponder on the part played by blogs as learning digital tools.
The intrusion of digital environments within the learning scheme forces teachers to develop new strategies.
We talk of new strategies because digital networks change our learning time and space understanding; some people call it the "learning space dilation" (general inspections report 2007). Learning can now happen inside and outside the classroom.
The French institutional administration indicates that diplomas may be delivered while doing your studies but also through "alternate courses", thanks to the accreditation for work experience (VAE). Numerous professional and technological teaching frames of reference offer trainings to their students. In some cases, the structures, aka the "lycée des métiers", accept students from both backgrounds. The university law offers, under certain circumstances, a personal follow-up of its students.
How can we continue to maintain a form of pedagogical continuity within such an educative environment?
Those institutional and technological modifications make education actors wonder about several things. How can we make the contribution and the functionalities of digital technologies our own in order to make our pedagogy "mobile"? How can we have the upper hand on learning when students are inside and outside the classroom? How can we reconcile a common learning space which would combine the classroom space, the professional space and the private space all at once?
This blog offers a pondering on mobile learning: "a formalized representation of the organization and unfolding of a given learning situation in which the use of the functionalities of digital technologies cause learning to happen inside and outside the classroom." (HG & JPM, 2007)
We chose to work on the digital space of the blog, even if the "media blur" sometimes gives it a bad image. This learning space is meant to be a collaborative space to build up knowledge (E3c) (Hélène Godinet, Jean-Paul Moiraud, 2007).
We will try to answer the following questions:
What is a pedagogical blog?
What is mobile learning?
What is the purpose of creating mobile learning scenarios?
Is it possible to mutualize mobile learning scenarios?
Is it possible to "swarm" a SPE scenario?
Beyond the mere pedagogical aspect of this project, some questions must be asked, for instance on the impact on teachers'work. Is it in the process of evolving because of the need to acquire new skills? Is the dilation of time and space modifying the definition of a teacher's status? When do we stop being a teacher? What is the time framework of this job?
Those questions make up a very wide and rich observation field. This is a blog is meant to make analysing, thinking, formalizing and sharing possible.


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We have a number of long-standing projects in India, which we run in conjunction with the state authorities to address existing healthcare needs and emerging public health concerns.
We also run mobile clinics in remote areas of the country, where even preventable, treatable conditions such as malaria can assume life-threatening proportions.
Our teams are currently responding to the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic in the country, including running a 100-bed field hospital in Bihar state.
Key Activities
We provide medical and psychosocial care for people living with HIV and drug-resistant tuberculosis in and around Mumbai, a city of 22 million people, around 50,000 of whom have TB, and 4,000 are infected with drug-resistant strains of the disease. We also have a team providing specialised care for TB, HIV and hepatitis C in Manipur, and in 2017 we set up a dedicated hepatitis C clinic in Meerut city. Kala azar is also endemic and particularly prevalent in Bihar, where our focus is on addressing kala azar-HIV co-infection.
A third of the world's severely acutely malnourished children live in India, according to joint estimates by UNICEF, the WHO and the World Bank Group. Since 2009, our teams have treated over 17,000 children with severe acute malnutrition in India in the states of Bihar and Jharkhand, using an innovative community-based model.
In the capital, Delhi, we provide medical and psychological care to victims of domestic and sexual violence, and raise awareness about the importance of seeking timely medical and psychological care. We work with community-based organisations, police, government protection agencies and the health ministry to highlight the clinic's services and create an efficient referral system. We also engage the community in discussions on domestic violence, sexual assault and child abuse.
Since 2001 we have been offering counselling in Jammu and Kashmir, where years of conflict have taken a toll on people's mental health. Our work includes raising awareness of the support available, reducing the stigma associated with mental health, and emphasising the importance of seeking assistance.
We have been investigating antibiotic resistance in Asansol district since 2015, where we also run community outreach initiatives promoting the importance of good hygiene practices, and the rational prescription and consumption of antibiotics.
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Kala azar is a neglected but potentially fatal tropical disease. India accounts for 30 per cent of cases worldwide.
This short animation explains what kala azar is, how it relates to HIV, and what we are doing in response.
Since 80 per cent of India's kala azar cases are reported in Bihar, we set up a programme there in 2007.
People living with HIV are particularly vulnerable to kala azar, so since 2016 we have been focusing on treating patients co-infected with the two diseases, in partnership with the Rajendra Memorial Research Institute of Medical Sciences (RMRIMS) in Patna, Bihar.
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text: SNA Wants Your Input on the Scientific Report of the 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee 2015-02-27The "Scientific Report of the 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee" (Advisory Report) is now open for public review and comment. You can review the full report and submit feedback on the report before the closing date for submission of comments on April 8th. SNA is reviewing the report and comments will be reviewed by SNA's Nutrition Committee and approved by the Board of Directors. The Scientific Report of the 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee describes findings from the Committee's review of the scientific evidence on diet, nutrition, and health. It serves to inform the next edition of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, slated to be released before the end of the year. Some key points to mention: 1) The Report focuses on dietary patterns; 2) The overall body of evidence the Committee analyzed, identified that a healthy dietary pattern is one that is higher in vegetables, fruits, whole grains, low or non-fat dairy, seafood, legumes, and nuts; 3)That there are many ways to achieve a healthful dietary pattern; 4) Little evidence exists on dietary patterns during childhood; and, 5) School meals play a vital role in achieving the objectives of providing accessible, affordable foods that help Americans meet the Dietary Guidelines recommendations. If you would like to submit feedback as SNA develops its submission please submit your comments below by March 18th at 5:00pm EST.


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HCM CITY— Doctors have warned of rising deaths from rabies due to neglect of post-bite vaccination, especially in pregnant women.
More than 20 deaths from rabies have been reported in the southern region in the last few years, according to the Pasteur Institute in HCM City.
Rabies is a vaccine-preventable viral disease that is always fatal, doctors said.
No fetal abnormalities have been reported with the rabies vaccine, they said.
Nguyễn Thị H., a 31-year-old pregnant woman, from Thanh Hóa Province's Lang Chánh District on March 21 died within a few days after she had been bitten by a dog owned by her family.
The dog also had bitten six other people, all of whom received a post-bite vaccination and had no complications.
Dr. Lê Mạnh Hùng, deputy director of the Hospital for Tropical Diseases in HCM City, said that many deaths related to dog bites occurred each year due to failure to get post-bite vaccinations.
Dozens of people, including adults and children in HCM City and neighboring provinces, receive rabies vaccination at the hospital every day, Hùng said.
The outbreak of rabies in domestic animals mostly occurs during hot summer weather, said Nguyễn Thị Kim Phượng, an official at the HCM City Animal Quarantine Station.
An average of 35-40 dogs are vaccinated at the station every day, Phượng said.
She said that locals should be careful and get post-bite vaccination if indicated.
Dr. Lê Thị Thu Hà, a doctor at Từ Dũ Obstetrics Hospital in HCM City, said pregnant women exposed to rabies from dog bites should receive the rabies vaccine.
In Việt Nam, rabies causes around 70-90 deaths every year, according to the Ministry of Health.
Dogs are the source of the majority of human rabies deaths, contributing up to 97 per cent of all rabies transmissions to humans. —VNS


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Hello Tae Kwon Do friends! I would like to take a moment of you time to let you in on some things going on here at Hwang's Martial Arts School.
We are excited to announce our three students testing for Black Belts this Saturday, September 16th at 10:00 AM:
Testing For Second Dan Black Belt
Testing for First Dan Black Belt
You are welcome to come and watch testing and show your support for these fine students. They put in a lot of hard work to get where they are now. Congratulations!
Color Belt Pre Testing will be Friday, October 6th at 5:30 PM, and Testing will be Saturday, October 7th at 10:30 AM
Sparring gear for pre testing and full uniform for Saturday's testing! Don't forget!
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From my family to yours… I pray your family and friends will find peace, during this time of sorrow in the loss of this US Army veteran. Our nation is grateful for your honorable service. Your service and sacrifice to our country should never be forgotten. We now stand for you as you once stood for us.
Neil Hill "Nitehawk"
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James "Bud" Hill, US Army… Brother
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When Raul de Tomas hangs up his boots, he wants to be a boxer. He loves the physical aspect of the sport and says he uses it to blow off steam. Before he steps into the ring, though, he has a dream that is more pressing.
"Every night, I go to sleep thinking about being a Real Madrid player," he told Diario AS.
He has a fighting chance to do just that after signing a five-year deal with the club on the back of a stellar campaign with Rayo Vallecano. He scored 24 goals in 32 games, which saw Real Madrid's neighbours claim their first Segunda Division title in their history and return to La Liga to do battle with Spain's biggest teams next year.
That news alone might not make a big splash, but De Tomas' renewal might give us a clue as to what Real Madrid's next move is and how they plan to utilise Julen Lopetegui's skills as a developmental coach in their own redevelopment as a team after Zinedine Zidane's resignation.
Even for a club such as Real Madrid, there is only so much money you can pump into a squad and so many renewals before you have to ease up and let resources build up again. This might be just what Real Madrid are trying to do as they reconfigure their squad amid controversy over Gareth Bale and Cristiano Ronaldo's futures.
Neymar, never too far away from a headline, has reportedly told Paris Saint-Germain to let him leave Ligue 1, as he is not happy. Real Madrid are seen as front-runners for his signature, but sacrifices will have to be made to have the financial muscle to make that move if and when it becomes a possibility.
One thing constantly bandied about regarding the signing of the Brazilian is that Ronaldo and he won't be able to play together, and it has merit. Bale is also said to be strongly considering his future, and given Isco's close relationship with Lopetegui, he might be better off making a move now before his suitors back off and his stock tumbles.
Real Madrid might be thinking the same about Karim Benzema, who was a shadow of himself for much of the season even if he improved at the end of the year. Benzema's move-on value will plummet from this season onward, and a change is needed up front based on the bulk of the evidence we saw last season.
Winning is all that matters at Real Madrid, and nothing else will ever suffice. But they might be thinking of an overhaul after their three Champions Leagues wins and Zidane saying he had taken the team as far as it could go and that change was needed. They might think Lopetegui is the man to oversee that rebuild with Mauricio Pochettino, or someone of his ilk, lined up to come in and take that redevelopment to the next level when the time comes.
For all of Zidane's success on the bench at the Bernabeu, one area in which he fell down was the development of the younger talent brought through to replace the aging superstars in the team. Theo Hernandez, Marcos Llorente and Dani Ceballos all struggled through worse than mediocre campaigns last year and are at crossroads.
There is, however, a very real chance that Real Madrid line up with an all-Spanish attack of Lucas Vazquez, Marco Asensio, Isco and Raul de Tomas at some point next season.
"He's given me confidence when I haven't been enjoying a central role at my club," Isco said of Lopetegui recently, "and he's a great coach."
Isco and many more from that next generation are about to get a chance for roles in the first team.
In a world of mega-transfers and outrageous fees, re-signing Rayo Vallecano's player of the year isn't all that eye-catching. But it signifies something at Real Madrid, and it suggests that every player will be given a chance to fight for a role in the new manager's plans.
With many of the fully-fledged first-teamers getting an extra week or so of rest after the World Cup, there will be chances for the young talent during the preseason. The only thing left to see is whether any one of the youngsters can take the opportunities on offer.


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Policijos personalo rengimas Lietuvoje 1990-2000 m
Vitkauskas, Kęstutis
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The article analyses the development of police officer preparing system in Lithuania in a period of 1990 – 2000 and reveals the reasons of inefficiency of the development. Therefore, the investigation is carried out in following trends: 1) legal basis of admission to the police system; 2) tendencies of the development of interior system; 3) vicissitude of institutional system, which prepares police officers, structure. After restoring the independence, the consolidation of Lithuanian statehood depended on the ability of newly established state to reform interior system (further – IS) retaining loyal workers to new regime and creating a modern system of staff selection and training. In the first decade (1990-2000) the above mentioned tasks were implemented in the constant development of surroundings of the executive and interior system: 10 governments, six ministers of IS and 4 general police commissars changed. Such unstable situation, in the viewpoint of the government, influenced negatively the formation of police officer teaching and training. The training of police officers in 1990 – 1991. Reform of police personnel training has been started after the restoration of the Independence from 1990 to the middle of 1991 the vertical structure of police training has been formed. Training of police officers is integrated into the system of Ministry of the Interior (further – MI). The reorganizations of the police training system as the result of political solutions adjusted the whole structure of police training. The first police training system has failed: the Lithuanian Police Academy separated from the control of the MI; Kaunas and Vilnius police schools were under from Soviet control to control of the MI. That was an uneconomical system from the point of view of financial means because it duplicated the basic training function between Police academy and the Kaunas and Vilnius police schools. The reforms of police officers training system during years 1992 -1997. In 1992 -1997 the new heads of State has stopped the integration of the Higher Police schools to the Police Academy. Since 1992 to 1997 in Lithuania has prevailed irrational and financially wasteful police training system: there were three Police schools (in Kaunas, Vilnius and Klaipėda) and Lithuanian police academy. The confrontation between the Police Academy and MI did not allow to rationally realize the police training. The reforms of police officers training system during years 1997 -2000. In 1997 the police training policies were corrected while adopting the radical solutions. Vilnius Police School was closed in 1997, and Kaunas Police School was incorporated into the Lithuanian Police Academy. Only Klaipeda Police School remained under control of the MI. Conflict between Police department and the supporters of the police education model did not improve the quality of the police training. Concerning different subordination and flexible cooperation of scholastic institutions preparing police officers, the Ministry of Inner Affairs and Lithuanian Police Academy, the corporate system of qualitative police officers preparing was not established in the period of 1990-2000.
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Recruitment and retention of culturally diverse people by sport and active recreation clubs
Hanlon, Clare and Coleman, Denis J (2006) Recruitment and retention of culturally diverse people by sport and active recreation clubs. Managing Leisure, 11 (2). pp. 77-95. ISSN 1360-6719Full text for this resource is not available from the Research Repository.
Statistics indicate increasing numbers of people migrating to Australia from a range of countries such as South East Asia and Africa. This paper presents an exploratory study seeking to determine the extent to which sport and active recreation clubs cater for people from culturally diverse back-grounds. Results were obtained from general managers in sport and active recreation clubs in the form of surveys and semi-structured interviews. Evidence revealed that despite the large number of migrants residing in communities and the range of policies and strategies recommended by researchers and State Sporting Organizations, most sport and active recreation clubs were unaware of, reluctant, or unable to provide opportunities for people from culturally diverse back-grounds. It is argued in this paper that the extensive array of cultural groups has daunted managers to understand and design specific cultural strategies. As a result, without increased assistance from external partners to provide guidance on specific cultures, there will continue to be a limited number of organizationally diverse sport and active recreation clubs.
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We were Network Rail's Charity of Choice from 2012-2014 and had an incredibly successful partnership during this time. We exceeded our two-year fundraising target of £500,000 and the partnership had a value of more than £2million. In addition to this, volunteering and gift in kind contributions enabled us to help 11,000 children. That's enough to fill the Royal Albert Hall twice!
We worked with Network Rail's 34,000 staff at over 100 locations across the UK and engaged more than 300 employees in volunteering at our services. Between them they contributed more than 2300 hours of their time and took part in fundraising events, from bake sales to boat races!
All Change Please
In September 2013, 130 staff and volunteers from Action for Children, Network Rail and our wider support networks encouraged travellers to give us their change at 14 stations nationwide.
We are delighted to say that the collections raised more than £4,200, all of which will help us in our mission to support the UK's most vulnerable and neglected children.
The Big Egg Hunt
Network Rail also came on board as the Location Sponsor for The Big Egg Hunt in 2012 and even created a special egg - All Aboard - which now "lives" in their head office.


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Today's edition of Best Gore Lurkers Rock is brought to you by Sallysweet86: Those are photos of my aunt's knee after she had her staples removed from her knee replacement surgery. Her body was rejecting the staples and it ended up causing an infection in the wound. Thanks for the pics, Sallysweet86. Hopefully your aunt's … Continue reading "Infection Caused by Staples Used in Knee Replacement Surgery"
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Management of neuropathy takes many forms. We have covered four issues on this. Eat healthy, exercise, stop prolonged pressure and avoid things that can cause damage to the nerves. We now come to the fifth facet of this long and winding road.
5. Daily Foot CareCheck the feet every day for signs of blisters, cuts, sores, redness, swelling, sore toenails and calluses. Call the doctor if some sores do not heal after one day. Make this a part of your every day routine. If you cannot bend to check the feet, use a mirror or ask a member of the family to help you. This is a most important part of the management of neuropathy.
Wash your feet every day with warm water. Check the water first with your elbow or the thermometer. Do not soak the feet as the skin may get too dry. Dry them well including the area between the toes. Use talcum powder to keep the skin dry. Apply lotion or cream on top and bottom of feet but not between the toes.
Wear socks and shoes all the time, even indoors as you never know what you may step on. Protect feet at all times keeping them away from heating pads and hot water bottles. Wearing tight socks and shoes can make the tingling and pain worse and can stop the blood from flowing to the feet. In addition, this may lead to wounds that would not heal.
It is wise to wear soft padded shoes and loose cotton socks. If the feet are sensitive or hot, use a semi-circular hoop to keep the bed clothes away from the feet. You can get this from any medical supply store. Make sure your health care provider gives you a complete foot exam once a year. Ask the doctor to check the pulses and feelings on your feet and to tell you right away if you have foot problems. Ask him to give you tips on foot care and to recommend a local podiatrist.
Not all diabetics need diabetic shoes or diabetic socks except if the podiatrist says you need them. You just need a pair of good fitting protective shoes and socks without seams that fit comfortably and not tightly, to prevent and reduce friction. It is the same thing with diabetic cream. Wait till the podiatrist, with experience and training on diabetic foot care, tells you what you need. When the podiatrist does say you need them, here is a selection of Diabetic Shoes you can check out.
If something is wrong with your feet, fix them. There are many ways to pamper your feet by smoothing out cracked skin and soothing dry heels. A spa has special massages, soaks and scrubs. You will feel better knowing that inside your socks are glorious-looking feet. Although this is not a crucial part of the management of neuropathy, still it is good to feel good about the feet.
Since this is getting too long, we will cover the rest of the daily foot care in the next page. You have most of the basic on this page but there are other things you may want to consider. This is how extensive this topic is on the management of neuropathy.
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Sydney Blue Gum is an Australian native hardwood timber that is widely used in general construction and for flooring, furniture and joinery.
Sydney Blue Gum is a large hardwood species growing to a height of 60 metres or more. It occurs natively in forests along the coast of New South Wales and southern Queensland. Sydney Blue Gum is also extensively grown as a plantation species in South Africa and South America, where rapid growth yields timber of much lower density than Australian material.
Sydney Blue Gum is an important general construction timber, particularly in New South Wales. It is widely used for flooring, cladding, fencing, paneling and boat building. Other common applications include landscaping (as garden sleepers), furniture and joinery.
The heartwood of the species ranges in colour from dark pink to a reddish brown. Sapwood is distinctly paler. The grain of Sydney Blue Gum timber is typically straight, with occasional interlocking of grain. Texture is moderately coarse and gum veins are common.
Sydney Blue Gum is a moderately durable timber with a life expectancy for in-ground applications of between eight and 15 years. Untreated sapwood is susceptible to Lyctid borer attack.
Sydney Blue Gum timber is easy to dry relative to most other eucalypts. It is also easy to work, dress and fix. It responds well to most finishes and takes a good polish, making it popular for decorative applications where moderate durability is required.


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Gather the ohana for a fun art project this Saturday, Feb. 27 at the Schaefer International Gallery. In honor of the current exhibit, "Statements on Nature: A Survey of Printmaking Today," the public is invited to Observe and Play. It's an opportunity to make art and/or just take a guided walkthrough of the exhibit and observe a printmaking demo. Free. 10am. Maui Arts and Cultural Center (1 Cameron Way, Kahului); 808-242-7469, Mauiarts.org
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Have you thought about the savings you could make if you were to buy wholesale furniture for your business, rather than individual items? A supplier of bulk furnishings and accessories will be able to offer you a much better deal on products. In addition to this, the range of pieces on offer is likely to be more diverse and will be updated frequently, allowing you to peruse an extensive selection of functional, yet trendy furniture. For those people who have never bought stock furniture before, the idea can be confusing, which is why you should save yourself some hassle and make a wise buying choice by learning some basic information ahead of seeking out stock furniture suppliers in Australia.
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Every business will differ in size and because of this, business owners must take it upon themselves to take measurements before shopping for furnishings. Consider using the Internet to your advantage by checking out some online layout tools, so that you can figure out what space is available for stock furniture. This floor plan layout can then be shown to the furniture supplier, who will recommend the best pieces. In the event that you are dealing with minimal square footage, think about whether it is possible to move existing furniture to make room for new additions.
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Office furniture will vary in design to bar and restaurant furniture, so think about the workplace use of stock furniture prior to buying. Should you want to make work life easier for your employees, introduce multi-functional desks with built-in storage, and comfortable chairs with swivel features, arm rests and back support. By doing so, workplace productivity can be improved greatly, as well as job satisfaction. If you're splashing out on furniture for a retail space, social hub or dining spot, aesthetics will be more important, as the appearance of furniture will make a difference to how many customers you entice.
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Hi all,
similar to the problem mentioned here (http://www.cypress.com/forum/psoc-4-architecture/cy8ckit-043-4m-series-more-8-analog-pins)
is mine...
I need about 13 analog inputs (11 single sides , one differntial), see attached project.
I build an application using the seq SAR_ADC an an AMuxHW. The project compiles without an error. The software is running.
On the terminal I can read the values, but they behave strange and are not meaningful.
All values via the mux are nearly the same and seem to depend on the voltage of P2.6/P2.7 (diff input).
I tried several combinations, like only one input of the SAR-ADC, but it seems to me that the AMuxHW is not working proberbly.
I even added an analog output (TAnalog). By switching the inputs, I expected a change on that signal - nothing..
Anyone, any ideas ;-)
Is there a restriction of the analog system, using the SAR-ADC and more than 8 inputs ???
Greetings (from germany)
Hi Alexander,
The code is missing Opamp_1_Start() statement. Could you please check whether it is working after adding it ?


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Editor's Note: This item is part of a collection of letters and diary entries from soldiers of the 8th New York Heavy Artillery written while the unit was at the Siege of Petersburg. Researcher and author Kathryn Lerch generously donated all of the items in this collection for use at The Siege of Petersburg Online.
Wm. Pike Diary: July 15-16, 18641:
At night, the Brigade went out and tore down a fort. On the morning of the 16th the Brigade returned . . . and dug three wells and put up tents for a permanent stay.
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Selby Community House was born from passionate volunteers and still today, it is our volunteers that help bring our house to life. We believe everyone has something important to contribute and by volunteering with us, you will have opportunities to learn new skills, share your skills with others and join a caring and committed team.
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Welcome to Shawshank prison
Banker Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins) is accused of murdering his wife after finding her with a lover. Although Andy swears he is innocent, the evidence is so strong that he is condemned to two life sentences at Shawshank Prison.
The year is 1947, and veteran prisoner Red (Morgan Freeman) does not believe that Andy will survive the first night in the prison's walls. But he does. He also survives abuse and rape without making any noise. Red becomes fascinated with this new prisoner who seems to live in his own world. Red is the prisoner capable of "fixing stuff" and Andy later orders a small hammer that he can use to make shapes of the quartz stone available on the prison yard.
Slowly Andy get into the gang, but it all takes a turn when he uses his financial knowledge to help the prison's worst guard (Clancy Brown) with a tax problem, an act he does solely for his comrades sake even though he was verging on the risk of life in the process. The word about Andy's knowledge will spread through the prison and he gets more missions and even the warden (Bob Gunton) sees potential in Andy, with the result that he suddenly is mixed up in economic crime where the director make a killing.
One of Shawshanks great strengths is its many layers. The story is not just a linear story from start to finish, but enriched constantly by more content without making it complicated or messy. One example of this is a scene where Brooks (James Whitmore), a prisoner let free after years of imprisonment steps outside of the prison and he does not recognize himself at all. It's said that the scene is a tribute to Stephen King, who originally wrote the story of Shawshank redemption.
One thing that people remember most from the movie is the strong friendship portrayed between Andy and Red. According to the novel, Red was an Irishman, which means that when Morgan Freeman says he might be called Red because he's Irish (as in the novel was completely true) now becomes an ironic joke that becomes more fun when it comes out of Freemans mouth. Throughout the film, he stands before a group of people every ten years to be interrogated whether he should be released and the little speech he holds the last time, one of the film's classic scenes.
Tim Robbins is great in a character that is quite restrained, but as well as all other important characters in the movie have more layers than what you first see. All this together leads to the Shawshank Redemption becoming a very good movie - amusing and warm and raw at the same time, funny and poignant, exciting and unexpected and maybe the best movie ever made based on a model of Stephen King.
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