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Upon looking at the blog posts that I did that time, I find that my reactions to the whole event turned from happy to disappointed. The storm began around the afternoon of Thursday, October 12. It was the first snow of the season. I even blogged about the event, and took pictures of it here, about how I was so excited that it was the first snow for the year. I took my camera out of my office cabinet and took some shots. I also had a Kuwaiti friend who was seeing snow for the first time.
But the snow didn't stop. And the snow was wet and heavy, and the trees still had leaves in it. Thus, this created a bad combination resulting in tree branches falling all over the place, and breaking power lines as a consequence. Two days later, I found myself camping in my office since my house had no power and heat, which I blogged here.
Finally, I got help from my Kuwaiti friend, by letting me crash in his place. I spent a total of five nights in different places: the first two nights without power and heat spent at a classmate's house in the same neighborhood, then one night camping in my office, and two nights in my Kuwaiti friend's place who was fortunate to not lose the power at all. Finally, after four days of no power, my house got power again, and I blogged about it here.
So yeah, good thing that today doesn't seem to be a repeat performance of what 2006 was. But that event was weird enough that we saw ourselves in CNN.


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Qatar unveils first-ever FIFA World Cup stadium to be built from shipping containers
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Abandoned stadiums and crumbling arenas are often left in the wake of events like the World Cup and the Olympics. In a bid for more sustainable construction, Qatar has unveiled plans for the world's first fully modular stadium ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Designed by Fenwick Iribarren , Schlaich Bergermann Partner and Hilson Moran , the 40,000-seat arena, known as the Ras Abu Aboud Stadium, would be mainly built of shipping containers to allow for disassembly and reconstruction. The plans for the cargotecture stadium —the latest in Qatar's total of eight proposed host venues for the FIFA World Cup —was revealed this week Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC), the organization tasked with delivering the infrastructure for the 2022 event. Unlike the World Cup stadiums before it, the Ras Abu Aboud Stadium will be built of modular building blocks presumably constructed in a factory with amenities, such as removable seats, concession stands, and bathrooms, ahead of on-site assembly. The modular approach results in less waste and a reduced carbon footprint, and may earn the stadium a four-star Global Sustainability Assessment System certification. Related: Arup and RFA Fenwick Iribarren Architects unveil plans for the new Qatar Foundation Stadium "This venue offers the perfect legacy, capable of being reassembled in a new location in its entirety or built into numerous small sports and cultural venues," said SC Secretary General H.E. Hassan Al Thawadi. Qatar's new World Cup stadium is expected to be completed in 2020 and will be located on a 450,000-square-meter waterfront site nearby a Doha port. + Fenwick Iribarren Architects Via The Architect's Newspaper and FIFA
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HSV Eraser has created a lot of buzz online and every herpes sufferer wants to get his or her hand on it. Why? Because they want to get rid of their long time menace Herpes and they want to do it by any means. They just want to get rid of herpes, no matter what it takes. Why is there so much desperation among herpes patients? Well, you know the answer if you are having the herpes virus embedded in your body. I had been a herpes sufferer once, so I know how it feels to be in that place. And that is indeed why I am putting this detailed information about hsv eraser over here. Make sure that you read it with all your attention because you are not going to find this detailed information about hsv eraser anywhere else no matter how many web sources you spend your time on.
HSV Eraser has brought new hope to all those folks who just have contracted the herpes virus or have been long being a victim of it. It promises to erase their suffering, that is why they call it HSV Eraser. It has been carved upon natural methods & remedies as opposed to antivirals traditionally used in herpes treatment. It is claimed to be much more cost effective than any other treatment that has ever been for herpes. But, how true are these claims? Does, HSV Eraser live upto the expectations of the herpes sufferers ? Will this hope lead to healing or more agony? You will get the answer to all this questions that must be lurking in your mind since the time you heard about HSV Eraser. And that is precisely why you are here, aren't you?
We will cover all the details and worry of herpes patients that they want to know about HSV Eraser before they put their hard earned money onto it, but foremost, let us have a look at herpes. Why has this disease become so dreadly and feard from. What helps the herpes virus stay in our system and why we have not had a decent way to get rid of it before HSV Eraser came up the horizon.
Everybody wants to find out how to get rid of herpes.
This is because of the fact herpes is so widespread today. But before talking about herpes cure and how to get rid of herpes, let us see how close has herpes got to infecting the whole world. More than 50 million adults in the US are infected with genital herpes and there are up to 776,000 new infections each year. Some estimates suggest that following this rate, by 2020 up to 40% of all men and half of all women could be infected.
A study in 1998 has shown that herpes was the most common sexually transmitted disease among the population. Isn't the figure disturbing enough that leaves most of us bothering? Just think about it, 2 in every 5 people have got this virus.
Even monkeys would have been shocked after reading this, if they could read and understand like us.
Now there is even more astonishing statistics about herpes. Most of the people who have contracted the herpes virus aren't even aware of it. Yes, 80% of people with herpes don't know that the herpes virus is residing in their body.
So how come is that? What on earth are these people doing if they have contracted the virus and they are not even aware of it? Well, it's because of multiple factors.
- Due to lack of regular medical checkups.
- In most of the cases, the symptoms are not present due to which it is less obvious to know about what is going inside the body.
- Due to the prevalent mindset that does not allow proper discussion about STDs like herpes among people, so that they gain knowledge.
Apart from these, there can be other factors also responsible. It differs from individual to individual.
Now, we will point out even more surprising fact about herpes. And it is shameful too. People hesitate to talk about herpes.
The social stigma about STDs like herpes makes people uncomfortable in discussing about herpes. Due to this social mindset, many people don't feel comfortable with the idea of discussing about the disease. Just keep in mind, no good is ever done in this world by hesitation.
Hesitation of any kind is a sign of mental decay in the young, of physical weakness in the old. The minute you hesitate, you are in trouble, especially if the consequences can be so terrible. And specially if that is related to an STD like herpes. It's shameful that as a society we have harbored such a cowardly mentality where we are not even able to talk freely about diseases that have the potential to cause life threatening harms. It's something that has been here for a long time and it's time to stand up against this pseudo mentality and social culture and talk freely about herpes and other stds. We should encourage others also to do the same. Folks, knowledge is power.
Enlightening yourself with awareness, correct information and support on how to effectively defeat herpes is the very first step towards total healing. So make up a strong view and try to understand the root cause behind your sufferings. Your body is bearing all the troubles, and it is you who can free it from the pain.
There are more people infected of herpes virus than people with high blood pressure and diabetes. But the same trend does not go for solutions available. Neither is the awareness and support. So, it is important to understand these dynamics and then work a way forward.
Understanding the Herpes Simplex Virus
You know that herpes is caused by herpes simplex virus. But do you know that it is not actually a single virus but a family of viruses? Yeah…that's true. Before talking about treatment options, let us have a look at this virus and it's behavior.
Do You Know Exactly what you have to fight with ?
Knowing & understanding your opponent is the first step towards victory and redemption from herpes. So before heading towards how HSV Eraser helps to get rid of herpes, let us know herpes virus in detail.
Herpes is a sexually transmitted disease caused by HSV (herpes simplex virus). This virus affects the genitals, the cervix, as well as the skin in other parts of the body. Herpes is a chronic condition that may lead to genital ulcers sometimes.
The Virus generally remains dormant. Many people never have symptoms even though they are carrying the virus. This is one of the factors why most of the infected people are unaware of their condition. The symptoms, if they occur, are fever, blisters and ulceration on the cervix, pain while urinating and vaginal discharge, cold sores around the mouth and as blisters on the genitals.
The two main types of herpes viruses causing herpes are HSV Type 1 and HSV Type 2. Apart from the initial attacks, subsequent infections tend to be less severe and do not last as long as primary one, because the patient's body has built up some immunity to the virus.
Sources of transmission – From where you catch it.
The herpes simplex virus is effortlessly human transmissible. It is passed from one person to another by close, direct contact. When HSV is present on the surface of the skin of an infected person, it can easily pass on to another person through the moist skin which lines the mouth, anus and genitals.
Detection – How to be sure you are one among the millions of sufferers?
The diagnosis of herpes is easier when the infection is still present. There are two general methods for detecting the disease. One is testing the swab sample of fluid from the infected area. But if results are negative, it does not necessarily indicate the absence of herpes. Confirmation is more likely if the patient has subsequent recurrences. Blood tests can also be used to find out if a person is infected or not. However, blood tests may miss very recent infections.
Treating herpes
The common treatment options that herpes patients have been given since the last two decades consist of long courses of antivirals such as acyclovir, famciclovir and valacyclovir. None of these can be called the ultimate solution to the herpes problem. But still, they have been the most common treatment prescribed by 'medical professionals' to the herpes sufferers. They are merely capable of suppressing the symptoms and that too, only to some extent.
Treating a disease is like giving relief as we do in first aid sometimes, but curing means making sure that you have eliminated even the traces of the cause behind the disease. These antiviral medicines can only reduce the symptoms and cannot cure the infection. Further more, they have severe side effects which can lead to severe health problems. You can find all over the internet people on these medications complaining about hair loss, nausea and other health ailments.
The only real benefit if any, these antivirals have for herpes patients is to reduce the time, frequency and intensity of the attacks along with the combination of some painkillers to reduce the trauma & suffering.
Also, these antiviral medications are expensive. Add to it the fact that long prescriptions are common in the case of herpes. Figure out yourself how it becomes really draining on the patients wallet.
Thus, it must be pretty clear to you why treatment via antivirals is an inadequate, inconsistent, risky and complicated option. That is why there was a desperate need for a much better solution for herpes relief.
So, how to get rid of herpes ?
Apart from antivirals, there are a few other options also that have been mentioned here and there. The most common among these are the natural remedies like olive leaf extract, lemon balm, manuka honey, Kombucha e.t.c. Dr Oz in his TV show demonstrated the benefits of lemon balm. Similarly a lot of different types of natural remedies have been talked about and used by people and at times they have shown promising results. But, there has been a lack of blueprint and conclusive work on these natural remedies. Due to which, in spite of showing hope, they have not been used consistently and on a massive scale. This is what led to the creation of HSV Eraser.
HSV Eraser is a comprehensive collaboration of these natural herpes remedies in a organised and effective manner based upon research and experimentation so as to give desired and effective results.
More than hundred natural remedies were selected for the research program and there were thoroughly tested and studied for a period of 10 years. Every single element was studied individually and then in collaboration with other elements. After that, only a few out of them were selected, which satisfied the desired parameters.
These natural herbs, oils and other ingredients were further studied and various experimentation was conduction over a period of 2 years to determine their impact individually and in collaboration with other natural ingredients. After that, the final program was created that was named HSV Eraser. The purpose of creating this program was to give relief to herpes patients by erasing their long term nemesis.
The key element about HSV eraser program is that it doesn't only erase herpes, but it does so without causing any side-effects. It incorporates only natural ingredients. Also, the entire cost is much less than anything else you might have tried before.
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HSV Eraser will erase your sufferings from Herpes.
Now, before going further and telling you in detail about HSV Eraser, I am going to share with you some interesting story. I am going to share with you guys today, my own story of struggle and then redemption from herpes.
I was 21 years old when I got to know I had this infection. How I got it is a long story so I will not put it here. When I was diagnosed and told that I had herpes, every piece of me broke down.
Every metaphor is incapable of describing how horrible and disaster-struck I felt at that time. Then started the prescription with antivirals and my lonely journey. After few months I had the courage to tell my teacher about it who didn't gave the same stare like others and he was really kind to me and recommended some books and sources to consult.
I spent the next few months looking for every small possible hint about dealing with herpes virus. I stopped taking antivirals after taking them for six months. I tried some natural remedies, like the one I was on a TV show. They were not expensive, so at-least now I was not spending too much on my medications.
I tired oregano oil also and it also helped a bit but not too much. I knew in my heart that I can get rid of this virus but just did not have the proper blueprint in my hands. Then I tried some more natural remedies and some did give good short terms effects. It was better than using antivirals which were eating my wallet and my self esteem.
The slight help that I got from natural remedies gave me lots of confidence to keep going forward. Then I met someone online whom I told that I have been trying natural remedies but not been able to have major success till now. She told me about HSV Eraser and when I found out that it is totally based upon natural remedies, I decided that I am going to give it a sure shot.
I started following it and the results started showing after 3 weeks. I continued with it and after six months the outbreaks were gone forever and so were the other symptoms. I was free from herpes and the burden of carrying such a thing inside me.
Also, I felt stronger and more confident and it seemed life has shown me a full circle. I would have loved to talk about my experience in more detail but we have got to discuss about HSV Eraser so I am going to cut it short.
All the time we are sick of hearing that it cannot be cured. But the fact is that we have found the complete cure of herpes disease. It is only the vicious cycle of medial practitioners and pharmaceuticals that are playing hard to prevent it form coming out.
Yes, it is astonishing, but trust me it is true in every aspect. If you have a doubt arising in any corner of your mind, then go through the statistics of these companies' fraud list and other major charges.
HSV Eraser, with clear and scientifically proven facts gives accurate information while addressing patient's feelings and informing them about how to get rid of herpes. The main focus of this book is to provide you the most basic, yet most efficient ways of combating herpes and destroying the virus. It aims at empowering the patient not only about herpes treatment, but also about how the herpes virus works and also about how to deal with herpes stigma. It is for all those in the crowd who are interested in natural and medical, scientifically proven cure of herpes simple virus.
Key aspects you should must know about hsv eraser
- HSV Eraser works by building the body's resistance to the herpes virus rather than just suppressing the external symptoms.
- It's 100% based on natural ingredients & products rather than any medication or antiviral.
- Its ingredients consist of natural herbs, oils and plants working in combination with each other to provide the desired result.
- The ingredients to be used in this program are not hard to find. They can be found at most grocery or organic stores.
- This program is a holistic approach to cure herpes.
- There are absolutely no side effects of using HSV Eraser. Most of the natural remedies used in it have been used since ages in different diseases and also as food elements.
- This program only costs 39$ and all the ingredients mentioned in the program total cost less than 100$.
- In addition to curing herpes, HSV Eraser helps to recover from the side effects of antiviral.
- HSV Eraser also focuses on providing you the tools for dealing with herpes and managing social stigma that has been effecting you.
- This program describes in complete detail how the herpes virus effects our body and it's functioning. Herpes Virus mostly resides in nerve cells of our body.
- It also talks in detail about the prevalent methods of treatment of herpes like antiviral and their advantages and disadvantages.
- Not only does HSV Eraser treat herpes, but it also improves your overall health by boosting your immune system with natural food supplements. Various Vitamins are a part of HSV Eraser which we are not able to consume these days otherwise.
- It gives you blueprint as to how you can manage your outbreaks, what to do if you already had a outbreak.
- It acts a friend for you when you don't have anybody around you to counsel you in your struggle with this disease.
- HSV Eraser works in boosting the body's ability to fight the disease which has been weakened by the virus and then the antiviral. It focuses on dealing with the root causes of the problems rather than the external symptoms.
- It gives permanent results that stay for longer periods.
- It doesn't give instant results, it takes time.
- It depends upon patient to patient how much time HSV Eraser takes to heal. On an average it takes 2-6 months to heal you from herpes.
- How old the infection is also determines how much time it takes before you get the results. Newer cases get much faster healed than the old ones.
- HSV Eraser is the only solution right now available that has the ability to treat herpes completely and give you your life back. As long as there is no other discovery in the next few years, it is our best option in fight against herpes. Yes, it takes time but it's results are permanent and side effects free.
How it actually works?
HSV Eraser works in basically two steps. Initially you have to uncloak the virus by following specific type of diet with exact nutrition contents for the first few days. The book elaborates on what and when to eat with a detailed schedule. This step makes the virus hold in it's favorite place uncomfortable. The herpes virus likes to live in the nerve cells.
Average time it takes to complete once cycle is around 3 weeks. So after 3 weeks you will start seeing the results. The program advises you to keep following it even after you start seeing the results for a longer period until the virus has been uprooted from it's bases and you no longer see outbreaks or symptoms for months.
One important aspect of HSV Eraser is that not only it focuses on your diet and what you takes but also the time frame and schedule so make sure that you are spot on when it comes to executing this program.
All techniques and secrets that you will find in this program are natural because you are going to use only home & natural remedies and some health supplements that are easily available on any local store. By following the guidelines and going through each and every detail mentioned, you can prepare yourself for giving it a fight on your own by equipping yourself with the knowledge about how to get rid of herpes.
Don't you think it is much better option than investing thousands of dollars just on a two lines of prescription given by the doctor, who anyway never has time to explain anything.The book makes you aware of proved facts from authentic sources and it will help you in start feeling comfortable with your body. Once you have it in hand, it will not be much difficult to cope up with the sudden changes taking place. You will have the answer to all these questions that came to you when you learnt that you had herpes.
- Why at all it was me? What made me infected to the disease?
- How you will help yourself to get cured?
- Can I live a normal life after this?
- I am the carrier now, what if I become a transmitter?
- How to get healed; live a healthy and normal life?
- How people around me will react?
- What can I expect in long run?
- What are the chances of affecting the fertility and the baby?
The answers to all your questions lies just a click ahead.
It is cost effective, instant and natural solution to all your miserable outbreaks. Unlike the expensive antibiotics, it comes packed with guaranteed response and will leave remarkable changes in your life for sure. Apart from focusing on the medical part, it also is an exclusive attempt by the author to heal the emotional damage and re establish the psychological frame.
The lack of proper support for herpes patients in our society and the stigma connected with herpes make it more worthwhile. It helps you to become stronger and learn how to stay strong when you don't see people being supportive you, when people thing negative about it, when herpes makes your life really tough. There has been a special emphasis on this aspect by the author because much of the damage with herpes comes mentally and emotionally.
If you want to end the herpes virus, which is eating your life slowly, and are tired of continuous medication and their bills, then its time to go for this amazing program called HSV Eraser.
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HSV Eraser offers you a verified package of effective and safe techniques to cure herpes & get rid of herpes permanently along with a guarantee. Unlike the expensive medicines which, I think charge for the side effects they deliver as well, the cost of the entire package is just 39$.
Not only this, it comes with a 60 days money back guarantee. If you do not find it worthy, you can get your entire money refunded. But trust me, following the schedule religiously will eliminate all your problems and you will be away from all the medicines forever.
Hurry up, take up the challenge and get relieved from all the pain, like thousands of others like you have done.
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If you have to create work for assessment, it helps to understand how it will be assessed. The TN Writing Assessment uses a rubric designed to complement the CCSS outcomes.
To prepare for this important test of student writing, I thought an examination of the rubric would help. The language of this document is "teacher speak," often difficult for young learners to grasp its meaning. We performed a close reading of the rubric.
Because this is an advanced ELA class, we specifically focused on the Level Four expectation, the goal for each student. That did not mean the rest of the rubric was ignored but the goal of the lesson was to comprehend the expectations of the highest level of the rubric.
Step One: Read each category of the performance level four section and highlight the words you do not understand OR you believe the average student would not understand.
Step Two: Decide what the words means used in context and then look for a synonym of the word that is student friendly. Replace each of the words with the synonyms.
Step Three: Read each of the performance levels of the categories: Development, Focus/Organization, Language, and Conventions. Underline the words/phrases that changed as the level performances grew. Identify the key ideas of the each performance category.
Step Four: Paraphrase the Level Four expectations. Students worked in small groups with a place mat strategy to come up with the paraphrasing.
Step Five: I then put all of their ideas together and recreated a paraphrased Level Four Rubric. Students copied their ideas onto a new rubric grid.
Based on an idea from Crazy Lady Teacher, I have implemented a weekly self-assessment based on the clear targets for the week. The following is a very thorough example of one's student's ideas.


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lukio posted a topic in ARMA 3 - TROUBLESHOOTINGSo I've had this issue with my old headphones (G430) and also my new ones (HyperX Cloud 2). Both are USB headsets that have "virtual surround sound" 5.1/7.1. For all triggered audio fanatics, yes I'm aware it is not "true" 7.1 - regardless - in almost all games or media the surround experience with these headsets is great - except in Arma 3 (I believe the issue appeared shortly after the Marksman DLC). Still is fine with Arma 2 btw. Symptoms: Some of the symptoms are that the frontal audio is almost inaudible and often instead of right-front/left-front audio you only have clicks or stuttering. Especially incoming fire is extremely difficult to detect and barely noticeable, so bad that I really thought that the weapon sounds in A3 were awful and the whole "soundscape" thing was just a laughable gimmick. Pressing the big red 7.1 button on the HyperX did not change anything, neither did any fiddling around with Windows settings etc. Solution: So there have been numerous threads, tickets and discussions on this issue - up till now I haven't found any viable solution. While searching the vast plains and valleys of the WWW, I stumbled over this old article from PC Gamer about some "Razer Surround" software. After reading up and also seeing other positive reviews I decided to install it. Razer Surround Personalized 7.1 Gaming Audio Software Positive: My USB 7.1 surround sound issues with Arma 3 are solved, the sound is incredible and clear as it never was. Positional audio is correctly reflected in game and when testing with positional audio (Say3D), as well as vehicle and live rounds. The difference was astounding. This is probably how Arma 3 is supposed to sound in the first place. There is a USD 20 "pro" version that let's you fine tune your settings, but the default settings already are fine for me. Negative: You need to register an email and password to use the software. A horrible horrible thing that has zero benefits, but any 24h disposable mail address will suffice to get it activated (just like with NVidia drivers - which is just as annoying). You need to be logged in and online to receive updates. Program must run in the background (does not have noticeable impact on performance). Disclaimer: This is all under Windows 7, perhaps 8 as well, with Windows 10 the latest creators update might solve this issue, as I do not have it I can't tell. If this solution has already been posted somewhere, I guess I haven't stumbled over this information, although I've spent about a week trying to resolve this issue. In that case, mea culpa. I am not affiliated with Razer in any way.


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Although it is still classified as a Schedule I substance, the popularity of cannabis has never been higher in the United States. By state law, the drug is allowed for medical use in 23 states and completely legal in Colorado, Washington, Oregon and Alaska. In stark contrast, decades of Surgeon General Reports and antidrug advertising has significantly altered the perception of cigarette smoking.
Marijuana use now exceeds cigarette use among American youth – an unprecedented new trend, but the real reason is not what most people think.
A combination of two distinct trends
Simply put, the main reason smoking marijuana has overtaken its tobacco-based counterpart among high school populations is because of the recent and rapid decrease in cigarette smoking behavior – not because of a sudden increase in cannabis consumption. For 12th-grade students, daily cigarette use declined from 6.7 to 5.5 percent in 2014. In contrast, daily marijuana use was reported at a steady 6 percent.
(Monitoring the Future, 2015)
"Kids who in the past used cigarettes now use other products," said Nora Volkow, M.D., director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, referencing the recent increase in smoking alternatives: hookahs and e-cigarettes. According to the 2015 Monitoring the Future study, hookah use was measured at 19.8 percent in 12th-grade populations, trouncing both cannabis and cigarette use.
Unfortunately, the primary problem has been e-cigarette use, also known as vaping. In fact, e-cigarette use among middle and high school students has tripled to approximately 2 million adolescents. Results from the 2014 National Youth Tobacco Survey detailed that high school students who used e-cigarettes at least one day in the past month increased from 4.5 percent in 2013 to 13.4 percent in 2014. The big question is: what is the cause?
Changing attitudes affect usage
The answer may lie in the attitudes and perceptions that teenagers have about these different drugs. In a 2015 study conducted by Maria L. Roditis, Ph.D., and Bonnie Halpern-Felsher, Ph.D., the researchers interviewed adolescent groups regarding the risks of various tobacco products and marijuana. Findings consisted of:
- Besides evoking relaxation, respondents typically cited a long list of detriments associated with using cigarettes including yellowing of teeth, bad breath and death
- Compared to cigarettes, participants had an easier time listing possible benefits of marijuana use, from "getting high" to "relieving stress"
- Despite acknowledging that they had little knowledge about the newer product, respondents classified e-cigarette use as classy and claimed that the inhaled vapor from devices contained no nicotine
As with most nationwide trends, multiple factors are responsible for the shifting usage of cigarettes and cannabis. Regardless of the drug, the regular use of any of these substances often leads to abuse and addiction. Fortunately, the in-depth substance abuse treatment programs at White River Academy work to unravel these addictive tendencies from teenage minds. Speak with one of our representatives to learn about how we weave education and behavioral health together. To contact us, simply call our 24/7 helpline.
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INSynergy is an approved provider of Vivitrol (Naltrexone), the first and only once-monthly injectable medication to treat opiate and alcohol dependence. Vivitrol is a non-narcotic, non-addictive medicine used in combination with counseling to treat opiate and alcohol dependence and prevent a relapse to opioid dependence, after opioid detoxification.
The problem with opioid or alcohol addiction is the feedback loop created – using these substances brings you to that familiar place where everything in the world feels right. You know it's not. But you choose to believe the lie…the one telling you that the substance will make you feel better. And it brings you back…over and over again.
But what would happen if obsessive thought could be controlled? Would you still have the same feelings toward the substance if it wasn't rewarded or pleasurable?
Imagine knowing that this could be the last detox you'll ever have to face. And when the hardest part is behind you, INSynergy can prescribe a medication so that you won't get that pleasure, euphoria, or reward from using opiates or alcohol…a substance that's helped you create the lie you once believed.
VIVITROL is a prescription medication given as an injection by a healthcare provider – once a month or every 4 weeks.
VIVITROL Treatment can:
It's known as an antagonist, or blocking medication. Antagonists create a barrier that blocks opioid molecules from attaching to opioid receptors in the brain. VIVITROL is non-addictive, non-divertible, and does not lead to physical dependence.
VIVITROL can put you in a position of power over your addiction – not the other way around, as it's been. If you can't get high, intoxicated, or get that euphoric rush you've been chasing…the need to go back will be drastically reduced.
The team at INSynergy has helped many like you turn their back on addiction and start a fresh, new life. Dr. Taca was voted one of the Best Doctors of America in Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine, and developed the Vivitrol program for those who are motivated to beat addiction and leave it behind forever.
Call INSynergy today and start working toward a new chapter in your life.
To be effective, Vivitrol treatment must be used with recovery programs, such as counseling.
Alcohol is thought to stimulate the release of endogenous opioids, which may produce the euphoric feelings associated with alcohol consumption.
Endogenous opioids (e.g., beta-endorphin) are released into the synapse (the space between the signaling and target neurons) and stimulate activity at opiate receptors, which produces a signal in the target neuron. Exogenous opiates such as morphine also stimulate opiate receptors.
Naltrexone is thought to block opioids from activating opiate receptors. Common frequently asked questions about Naltrexone.
We know that the release of dopamine in the brain is related to the reinforcing effect of alcohol and may be associated with alcohol dependence. This illustration depicts a proposed mechanism in which the ingestion of alcohol begins a neural cascade resulting in the release of dopamine – the neurotransmitter that may lead to the reinforcement of alcohol's pleasurable effects.


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Marie joined us this week, after some technical difficulties, and we talked about the best class in game: druids! Hear what we think about them in Legion, and why we were drawn to them in the first place with your usual mix of pony stories and cat interruptions.
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In case you didn't know there are three different kinds of fun. Type one is the kind of fun that is fun in the moment and fun afterwards. Type two fun is not fun while its happening, but you may look back and say wow that was fun. Type three fun is never fun, you look back and say well that sucked.
Yesterday we decided that since we are leaving in two weeks we want to see the whole island before we go. The island is pretty small mind you, only 8 miles long. Finals were over and we had nothing better to do, so some friends and I went on a casual 16 mile run, because our exams hadn't been enough suffering this week.
The next day I'm feeling hungover, or like I've been hit with a small car. My lips feel like they've been injected with botox from the sun exposure, but I look back on the day as a beautiful run across dessert and island cliffs with some pretty rad friends. Classic type two fun.
(This is before our feet fell off our bodies. What a good time!)
(Guess who realized the gravity of this run first, hint: it's Bree)
(Still got jumps 8 miles in, Bree, Me, Nat, Corndog, and Ben)


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Sunday School
9:15 AM – 10:15 AM in Various Classrooms
Sunday school is a great time for smaller group settings to gather and learn the Word of God. We have Sunday Schools for all ages (Nursery to Senior Citizens) and even some focused Sunday Schools for new converts, single moms, and others. Sunday School is a great opportunity to learn the Word in a more casual setting that often allows time for group discussions.
Sunday Morning Worship
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM in the Worship Center
Our Sunday morning worship immediately follows our Sunday School classes and is a time for all of our teenagers and adults to corporately worship. The beginning of worship is filled with music – a blended mix of both classic hymns and modern praise and worship. We love to sing, and our worship usually consists of several congregational songs as well as a choir special and some kind of special music from a smaller group or solo. We also use this time to worship the Lord in tithes and offerings; we feel that this time of giving allows us to worship our Creator by gratefully giving a portion of what He has provided to us. Most of our morning worship consists of a time of preaching from God's Word. Our Pastor spends much of our corporate worship time exhorting and encouraging us from various texts. We desire to receive the preached message not as the word of men, but for what it really is, the word of God (1 Thessalonians 2:13).
Sunday Evening Service
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM in the Worship Center
Sunday Evening Service is much like Sunday Morning Worship but slightly shorter and a little less formal. We take this time to also have different nights of emphasis. We look forward to this time of fellowship and the Word.
Wednesday Night Bible Study
6:30 PM – 7:45 PM in the Chapel
Our mid-week Bible Study takes place in our Chapel on Wednesday night – the same time as our AWANA program is going on for our children. Wednesday nights are typically reserved for verse by verse exposition through a book of the Bible and are many times accompanied by handouts for further reference and personal use.
AWANA Kids Club
AWANA is a group that encourages our children to memorize scripture and study the Word of God. During the club our children enjoy game time, a Bible lesson, and Scripture memorization. Join us for this exciting time.
Bridge Youth Group
The Bridge is the teen ministry here at Great Bridge FWB Church (7th-12th grade). Our teens meet each Wednesday Night at 7:00 PM in the Teen Room to worship in teen led songs and hear a message from Pastor Jeremy.


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At the South Dakota law firm of Neumayr & Smith, we are here to meet all of you and your family's agricultural law, and estate planning and elder law needs. Our clients include family farmers and ranchers, landowners, business owners and other individuals. Located in Gettysburg, we handle legal matters throughout Potter County, Sully County and the surrounding areas of the state.
With More Than 36 Years of Experience, We Get the Job Done
As Potter County agriculture attorneys, we know and understand South Dakota land values, banking concerns, family relationships and the importance of preserving our clients' land, both now and when it is eventually passed down to subsequent generations.
Whether you need a skilled lawyer who can help you navigate the probate process or create a will, or you are looking for an attorney who can advise you about the tax implications of a land sale or trade or assist you in forming a corporation, limited liability company or limited partnership, you can count on us.
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We also maintain a satellite office in Onida where we meet with clients by appointment. Evening and weekend appointments are available by request.


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Thai Salmon Cakes with Basil Lime Mayonnaise is a combination of two of summer's best–healthful salmon and fresh basil! They're easy to make and freeze great!
There are some things you can't wait for anymore when spring rolls around–like fresh basil!
Because spring is working hard at making an appearance here in the South, I've been purchasing little pots of basil from the produce department rather than the little plastic packs of sprigs that were picked days prior to their arrival in the store. You know, the ones you only buy out of desperation!
So far, I've been able to keep my little produce department plants going on a windowsill, but I can tell they are yearning to be outside. Soon they will become part of our backyard for some major kick-ass basil loveliness we can enjoy all summer long!
These Thai salmon cakes pair beautifully with the basil and fresh lime-infused aioli. Use Thai basil if you can find it. If not, any fresh basil will do.
If you are apprehensive about preparing wild salmon correctly, you can't go wrong with these crispy Thai salmon cakes. The assertive flavors in Thai cuisine pair well with the richness of salmon to create this lovely dish that doubles as an entrée or appetizer.
Fourteen ounces of fresh salmon (or two 7-ounce portions) is the perfect amount for two people. However, because salmon is combined with other ingredients when making cakes or patties such as these, you get a little more bang for your buck as this recipe makes eight cakes.
Any leftover salmon cakes will reheat beautifully in the oven. They also freeze well and don't even need to be thawed before being placed in the oven to reheat which is ideal when you need a quick meal.
To cook salmon prior to forming into patties, simply bake to a point where it can be flaked. Don't be concerned if it's still a bit raw, it will finish cooking when browned.
I like to use a 1/3-cup measuring cup to create uniform-sized cakes. Fill it to just below the rim, then invert onto a baking sheet. It's important for the cakes to "set up" before browning so they don't fall apart. Place the baking sheet in the refrigerator for about an hour or in the freezer for 15 minutes.
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Thai Salmon Cakes with Basil Lime Mayonnaise
Thai Salmon Cakes with Basil Lime Mayonnaise is a combination of two of summer's best--healthful salmon and fresh basil! They're easy to make and freeze great!
Thai Salmon Cakes with Basil Lime Mayonnaise is a combination of two of summer's best--healthful salmon and fresh basil! They're easy to make and freeze great!
- 14 ounces wild salmon
- salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 2 scallions, white and light green part only, finely chopped
- ¼ small red bell pepper, finely chopped (about ¼ cup)
- ¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice (about 1 large lime)
- 2 teaspoons minced ginger
- 2 teaspoons fish sauce
- 1 teaspoon red curry paste (or to taste)
- 1 teaspoon chili garlic sauce
- ½ cup panko, plus more for coating cakes
- 1 large egg, beaten
- ½ cup canola or vegetable oil, for frying
- 1 cup mayonnaise, regular or reduced-fat
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice (about 1 large lime)
- 1 jalapeno pepper (seeded if desired), chopped
- 8-10 large leaves fresh basil
- 2 cloves garlic, coarsely chopped
- SALMON CAKES: Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Season salmon with salt and black pepper. Bake for 12-14 minutes or until salmon is almost cooked through and can be flaked. Cool 15 minutes.
- Combine scallions, red bell pepper, cilantro, garlic, lime juice, ginger, fish sauce, red curry paste, chili garlic sauce and panko in a bowl. Season to taste with salt and black pepper, adjusting any other seasoning as desired.
- Flake salmon into the bowl, add the egg and gently stir to combine. Form into 8 uniform cakes. Chill in the refrigerator for 1 hour or in the freezer for 15 minutes.
- Coat salmon cakes with panko.
- Heat oil over medium-high heat in a non-stick skillet or sauté pan.
- Place salmon cakes in hot oil, working in batches if necessary. Reduce heat to medium. Cook 2-3 minutes per side or until nicely browned.
- Place on a cooling rack to drain set on a baking sheet or on aluminum foil.
- AIOLI: Combine aioli ingredients in a food processor or blender. Process until smooth. Serve with salmon cakes.
Prep time includes the time for them to set up in the refrigerator.
MAKE-AHEAD: Form into cakes and refrigerate covered up to 8 hours. Cook per directions.
FREEZER-FRIENDLY: Cook per directions, cool, then freeze. Reheat in the oven or toaster oven 20-25 minutes.
Nutrition Information:
Serving Size:4
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 1160Total Fat: 94gSaturated Fat: 13gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 76gCholesterol: 191mgSodium: 1019mgCarbohydrates: 34gFiber: 1gSugar: 16gProtein: 45g
The nutritional information above is computer-generated and only an estimate. Please do your own research with the products you're using if you have a serious health issue or are following a specific diet.


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When you need to stop back pain in its tracks, you must pull out every trick in the book. Back pain can keep you from enjoying life the way you want to enjoy it, so begin fighting back today by using these proven tips. You'll be surprised by how much all of these little day-to-day changes add up to feeling better.
Clean out your handbag, messenger bag or briefcase at least once every week
You'll be surprised by how much stuff is in there and even more surprised by the weight of that stuff. Every time you carry that bag, all of that added weight is putting stress on your back. Make it a habit, then, to pull out anything that is garbage or commonly unused week-to-week.
Invest in an inversion table
Inversion tables are light weight (and not too space consuming or expensive) exercise machines that turn you upside down. This, in turn, takes pressure off of your back and joints. Many people have found amazing levels of relief from these types of tables. Purchasing one can be a real cost-effective solution to help stop back pain over the long haul.
Use cold compresses to relieve currently painful areas
Sometimes to stop back pain, it's the simple things that do the best work. Using cold compresses is a well-known technique and very effective. It will reduce swelling, get your blood flowing, and actually remove some stiffness from your back.
Drink a ton of water
Ok, not a literal ton, but about eight glasses every day. Following a healthy diet that includes the right intake of water can really help you stop back pain. Plus, by making water a habit over, say, juices or sodas, you will more than likely lose weight. This is an added bonus to taking weight pressure from your back.
Learn the proper way to lift things
Improper lifting techniques lead to a lot of pulled backs and chronic issues. To do it right, bend your knees while keeping your stomach in line. Make sure as you lift that you keep the object you're lifting close to you. The further away it is from your core, the more pressure you will place on your back.
Speaking of lifting, before you pick up that box the proper way, know exactly what is in it and estimate its real weight. Don't go by what any image on the box says it is. Open the container and take a real look. Many backs have been thrown out because the weight was not what was expected, even with the right lifting posture.
Keep your heel wearing in moderation
This final tip is for the women out there. Heels over an inch in height can really do a number on stressing your back. In fact, if you often wear heels of this height or greater, it can lead to chronic problems in the future. Only, then, wear heels of this height on special occasions and bring a pair of regular shoes to change into if you start feeling any sort of back pain.


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The last month has been a rough one for General Motors (NYSE:GM), as the company has faced tough questions and withering criticism over a long-delayed recall that may have contributed to a dozen fatal accidents.
But meanwhile, life at the General goes on. GM has a few new products to show off at this week's New York International Auto Show, including this particular bit of madness: a convertible version of the white-hot, supercharged Corvette Z06.
It's "insanity" in the best sense, explains the Motley Fool's John Rosevear in this video. John will be in New York to see the latest Vette variant up close, and in this video he explains what he expects to see -- and the implications for other upcoming high-performance models from GM.
A transcript of the video is below.
John Rosevear: Hey Fools, it's John Rosevear, senior auto analyst for Fool.com. The New York International Auto Show starts this week. Media days are Wednesday and Thursday, and we're expecting the automakers to unveil a bunch of new models. I'll be there with my Foolish colleague Rex Moore.
We'll bring you a video report of the show's highlights at the end of each day, Wednesday and Thursday, and we'll have a bunch of more in-depth reports for you over the next week or so after that.
As of right now General Motors doesn't have any media events on the official auto show schedule, but they are bringing a couple of interesting things to New York, and one of those things is a new Corvette variant.
Rex and I were at the unveiling of the new Corvette Z06 in Detroit in January, we heard GM president Dan Ammann and product chief Mark Reuss talk about it, we brought you some of that on video back in January, and in New York they're going to unveil the convertible version of the Z06.
Now, this is an insane product, and as a former Corvette ZR1 owner I say that with great affection. This is a convertible Corvette with a supercharged 6.2-liter V8 engine, what GM calls the LT4 engine, and they haven't released official ratings for that engine yet but they are saying it'll have "at least 625 horsepower and 635 lb-ft of torque". In a convertible.
This is madness. But it's 21st century madness, and what I mean is that GM's press release for this thing also talks at length about its fuel efficiency. This new LT4 engine will have direct injection and cylinder deactivation and continuously variable valve timing and this high tech supercharger system they've been using and again they aren't yet releasing official numbers but they promise it will be, and I quote, "surprisingly fuel-efficient".
Like the Z06 coupe it'll offer a choice of the seven speed manual transmission they pioneered in the new Corvette Stingray last year, or a new eight-speed paddle-shifted automatic that apparently is quite nice to drive. We expect that paddle-shifted automatic to show up in some of GM's other V8-powered high performance cars, it'll likely appear in the Camaro and it seems like a slam dunk for the upcoming new version of the Cadillac CTS-V as well, I just hope they keep offering the manual transmissions in those cars too.
So we'll be checking out the new Corvette Z06 convertible, this is a minor debut as these things go, but it's a wild product and we'll be sure to get a close-up look at it on video for you at the show later this week. Thanks for watching.


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The aim was to make programmes that would support conservation in New Zealand, by encouraging people to read books, understand natural history and learn new skills so that they can take part in effective conservation efforts. The programmes would communicate science without dummying down and would be for free use by the wider general public.
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Atlanta-based insurance brokerage and risk management firm Beecher Carlson has named John Borch as an accounting manager in its National Captive Practice. He will be based in the company's Burlington, Vermont office and report to Peter A. Kranz, senior vice president of the National Captive Practice. Borch will serve East coast domiciles.
Borch has more than 12 years of experience in the captive insurance industry. Prior to joining Beecher Carlson, Borch served as a controller at The Sporn Co. Inc. where he was responsible for managing all accounts, preparing monthly financial statements and managing the overall direction of the accounting department. Before The Sporn Co. Inc., Borch was the president of Champlain Captive Management for four years where he focused on business development and the oversight of all operations. During this time, he also served as officer and a director for 15 wholly-owned insurance company subsidiaries. Borch was also a senior accountant at AIG Insurance Management Services and an account manager at Marsh Management Services.
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Singapore summit: Pence and Modi to discuss bilateral, defence cooperation, says WH
US Vice President Mike Pence and Prime Minister Narendra Modi would discuss India-US defence cooperation and bilateral relationship during their meeting in Singapore next week, the White House said Saturday, asserting that "sky is the limit" for New Delhi's role in the Indo-Pacific region.
"They would be talking about the bilateral relationship and a defence cooperation in the kind of larger context. I can't really say if they'll get into trade (ties) specifically at this time," a senior administration official told foreign journalists during a conference call Saturday.
Modi and Pence are scheduled to meet during the ASEAN and East Asia Summit in Singapore next week. Pence leaves on a four-nation Asia trip over the weekend, that would take him to Japan, Australia, Singapore and Papua New Guinea.
He will be representing President Donald Trump at the ASEAN and East Asia Summit in Singapore and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting in Papua New Guinea.
Responding to a question, the official said the two leaders would be talking about "a common vision" for maintaining what the US refers to a free and open Indo-Pacific as India has talked about the Act East policy and their "enormous convergence" in these two approaches.
In some respect, these are different names for common approach and talking about some of those common principles that "we share, seeks to promote and sustain including a freedom of navigation and overflight, sustainable development for the region; the importance of ASEAN and the role that they play, as well as a major democracy in the region that we have very good relations in common with like Japan," the senior administration official said.
"Really the role for India (in Indo-Pacific region), the sky's the limit,"he said, when asked about what role the US sees for India in the region and President Trump's Indo-Pacific policy.
Noting that India is "such a huge component" of the Indo-Pacific region, the official said, "It is the second largest population, the world's largest democracy, while the United States is the world's second largest democracy."
He added that India is not only the dominant feature geographically, but also politically and culturally in the Indian Ocean.
"With this administration there is a significant increase in quality and tempo of interaction from the top leadership on down," the White House official said.
Referring to the recent two plus two dialogue in New Delhi, he said Defense Secretary James Mattis and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had a "very, very good" meeting.
"It was amazing to see the amount of progress that's been made in areas of cooperation as part of our partnership," said the official, who spoke with foreign reporters on condition of anonymity.


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Woman's #Selfie Allowed #Facebook 'Friend' to Steal Her Cash Prize
Her $20 bet on 100-1 Prince of Penzance struck her with a stroke of luck that was quickly taken away when one of her Facebook 'friends' took her photo and claimed the money by scanning the bar code in an automated machine. The whole process took only 15 minutes, and Chantelle was still at the races when the theft happened.
"To the low life who is obviously my friend on Facebook and used my photo to claim our winnings. You're a massive d**k. You ruined my day," Chantelle wrote on the site about the cyber theft.
The unfortunate incident is yet another reminder that social media posts can be potentially detrimental to users. Chantelle admitted after the incident that she made need "a bit of a Facebook cull now". Nevertheless, authorities have located where the money was claimed and feel confident that they will track down the perpetrator.
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In the meanwhile, you'll notice a few minor changes... the workbench for instance is no longer published on the site since we'll be using our blog for this. As for prices, except for the tabletops and sci-fi products, they remain the same. A few products are no longer available but can still be ordered in some cases (like the Fantasy village, one of the more popular products). The reason for this is us wanting to focus on creativity and the development of new projects for the future.
Actually we're brainstorming on a book on how to make scenery including detailed tutorials. Since it will be a one year plan, we'll be starting with a pdf of a few pages as a test (in a next post). Your advice will be more than welcome.
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The unit aims to manage the computer systems, functional operation, support the users. in using the Information Technology at FCMS.
Major Functions
- Conducts training for students and faculty members.
- Liaisons in any development and customization request from the FCMS Management with DSFH IT unit.
- Acts as support Level 1 - FCMS Academic Management System Admin to support students and faculty members for any AMS problems, troubleshooting and to escalate the problems to Level 2 support - FCMS IT Department.
- Follows, reviews and tests all new System requirements and train the users.
- Setups prerequisites for the Academic Year and related procedures.
- Manages the Student's Information System, train and support the users.
- Manages the Survey System, create surveys as per the business needs and extract the survey's results in readable format and statistical graphs.
- Provides student progress feedback to primary instructors.
- Manages the Attendance System for Staff, train and support the users.
- Submits college systems deliverables, ensuring adherence to quality standards.
- Prepares college systems status reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends.


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131 East 5th Street
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Phone: (859) 442-1191
Fax: (859) 581-0589
Rose Mueller, BA, MA Center Director
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Promotores de Salud (Health Promoters)
Since 2002, the NC AHEC has offered an innovative health education program, promotores de salud, for Latino community members. The 13 week program is open to volunteers who agree to share their newly acquired health knowledge and skills with family, friends and neighbors. The free classes, taught in Spanish by local health care providers, address a wide range of health topics, including childhood illnesses, women's health, dental health, mental health, substance abuse, domestic violence, child abuse, family planning and pregnancy, HIV/AIDS, diabetes, heart disease and other chronic illnesses. Participants learn to take temperature and blood pressure, and are certified in first aid and CPR. A special focus of the program is helping the participants learn about the local healthcare system, especially clinics and health departments that provide services in Spanish.
Over 180 Latino community members have completed the promotores classes, which are held yearly in both Lexington and northern Kentucky. The promotores share their knowledge at health fairs, other community events, and serve as a link between clients and health care providers.
Health Careers Showcase
Every year, the NC AHEC sponsors the annual Health Careers Showcase for high school students in northern Kentucky who are interested in pursuing a health career. Students from over 22 area schools have an opportunity to talk with health professionals and college faculty members about a wide variety of health careers. Exhibits and displays help students learn about the job responsibilities, educational requirements, salary levels, working conditions and job outlooks of over 20 different careers. An assortment of hands-on activities and medical devices allow the students to obtain a feel for various health occupations. The yearly Showcase reaches over 600 students with information designed to help them chose and enter a health profession.
Health Career Explorers Program
The Health Career Explorers program is targeted to high school students in grades 10-12 who want to learn more about specific health careers. The students meet monthly in a northern Kentucky hospital to visit various clinical areas, interact with health professionals, and experience the atmosphere in each area. Each meeting focuses on a different health profession, such as nursing, respiratory therapy, radiology or others. Students can try hands-on skills such as taking vital signs or use demonstration models to start an IV or perform a lab test.
Since the program began in 2003, 184 students have completed the nine-month program. Because the program is so popular with students, it has expanded to three area hospitals.
For more information, please see the North Central AHEC web site.


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IOC to explore channel launch
Five years after shutting down an effort to launch an Olympic channel in the U.S., the International Olympic Committee is looking to launch a network of its own.
IOC President Thomas Bach received approval from IOC members during meetings at the Sochi Games to explore the viability of an Olympic channel. The IOC's TV and marketing division and its production arm, the Olympic Broadcasting Service, will prepare a feasibility study for the IOC to evaluate at meetings in December.
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From Sochi: SBJ Olympics writer Tripp Mickle and Sports Illustrated's Richard Deitsch assess the first week of the Sochi Games and NBC's performance.
The IOC's pivot in the last five years from opposing an Olympic channel in the U.S. to exploring one reflects the change in priorities between former IOC President Jacques Rogge, whose term ended last fall, and his successor.
When the USOC's planned Olympic channel was squashed, the IOC was preparing to negotiate its TV rights for the 2014-2020 Olympics. It also was in the middle of a heated, revenue-sharing dispute with the USOC.
Both issues have since been resolved. NBC agreed to pay $4.4 billion for the rights to the 2014-2020 Olympics, and the USOC agreed to a revenue-sharing agreement that gives the IOC a greater percentage of Olympic sponsorship and TV money.
Bach revived the idea of an Olympic channel during his campaign for presidency because he believes it can raise the profile of Olympic sports outside the 17 days of a Summer or Winter Games and help the organization reach new, young viewers.
"This is not now a question about money," Bach said before being elected president last September. "This is a question about addressing youth. If you do not see enough Olympic sports on TV and the Internet, then these other sports will lose more and more (participants) and young athletes."
Lumme said that the IOC also wants the channel to promote Olympic values like peace and active living.
"That's a pretty broad canvas," Lumme said. "My objective is to see what's the best way to deliver against those objectives on a global basis."
The IOC already has a YouTube channel that shows mostly highlights and archival footage of past Olympic Games. If it opts to create a digital Olympic channel, it could look to expand the on-demand offerings on YouTube. It also has two sponsors who make televisions, Panasonic and Samsung, who could pre-load their Smart TVs with an Olympic channel as an option alongside Hulu and Netflix.
In the U.S., the organization could partner with its broadcast partner, NBC, and convert Universal Sports, a channel NBC co-owns with Intermedia Partners, into an Olympic channel.
"At this stage, there's no such thing as a bad idea," Lumme said. "There's not one way to achieve the objectives we're talking about. There are lots of ways depending on the market, so I'm eager to hear NBC's thoughts."
USOC Chairman Larry Probst offered his support for an Olympic channel at the IOC meetings in Sochi, but he encouraged the organization to focus on digital. Probst, who's also the chairman of Electronic Arts, reminded IOC members that young people don't watch TV anymore.
NBC Sports Chairman Mark Lazarus also is supportive of an Olympic network.
"I don't think it would do any harm," Lazarus said. "It could only help our business."
Lumme said the IOC is talking to other international broadcasters about the channel. Though he doesn't know when or how the IOC would move forward on a network, he did say that the focus wasn't on creating an asset that enriches the IOC.
"This is not a college sports channel play or NFL channel play," Lumme said. "This is about increasing the overall value proposition as part of our partnership for broadcasters, for partners, for our whole ecosystem."


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So I think we could slapcat the config database, change ACLs in the output, and slapadd it while the server is offline.
So, if we have a set of >100 ACL rules and we want to add one ACL rule after, say, 22, would we have to *manually* renumber all the ACLs after the new 23 so that they are numbered n+1? Or, when the config db is read, is OpenLDAP able to resolve such conflicts (two ACLs with the same number) and renumber automatically? If so, what is the logic?
(Maintenance of ACLs in the dynamic configuration remains one of my concerns.)
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Research Output per year
Personal profile
Research interests
Signal Processing - intelligent information infrastructures for wireless communications and radar technology, parasitic antenna technology and analogue beamforming and precoding techniques, adaptive, cognitive (intelligent) and statistical signal processing techniques in a range of applications including Radar, Lidar, Sonar and RF networks, Network Coding, Cognitive Radio, MIMO signal processing, satellite communications and underwater communications.
Prof. Mathini Sellathurai is currently a Full Professor in Signal Processing with the Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, U.K and leading research in adaptive, cognitive and statistical signal processing techniques in a range of applications including Radar, Lidar, Sonar and RF networks, Network Coding, Cognitive Radio, MIMO signal processing, satellite communications and underwater communications. She has been active in the area of signal processing research for the past 15 years and has a strong international track record in multiple-input, multiple-output (MIMO) signal processing with applications in radar and wireless communications research.
Prof. Sellathurai has 5 years of industrial research experience. She held positions with Bell-Laboratories, New Jersey, USA, as a visiting researcher (2000); and with the Canadian (Government) Communications Research Centre, Ottawa Canada as a Senior Research Scientist (2001-2004). Since 2004 August, she has been with academia. She also holds an honorary Adjunct/Associate Professorship at McMaster University, Ontario, Canada, and an Associate Editorship for the IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing between 2009 -2013. Presently serving as an IEEE SPCOM Technical Committee.
Prof. Sellathurai has published over 120 peer reviewed papers in leading international journals and IEEE conferences; given invited talks and written several book chapters as well as a research monograph as a lead author. The significance of her accomplishments is recognized through international awards, including an IEEE Communication Society Fred W. Ellersick Best Paper Award in 2005, Industry Canada Public Service Awards for contributions in science and technology in 2005 and awards for contributions to technology Transfer to industries in 2004. Dr. Sellathurai was the recipient of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada's doctoral award for her Ph.D. dissertation
We have been presently funded by EPSRC and DSTL(http://www.see.ed.ac.uk/drupal/udrc/people/edinburgh-consortium/dr-mathini-sellathurai). The research group is also involved in European Union Frame Work 7 projects Cognitive radio oriented wireless networks (http://www.fp7-crown.eu/keymembers.html) and interference alignment (http://www.fp7-hiatus.eu/index.php/keymembers.html).
In the past, she was involved in signal processing for defense research in the first phase of UDRC programme for work on Forward Looking RADAR and OFDM signal recognition/classification. The group has also been funded by industries QinetiQ and Wireless Fiber Systems to work on MIMO RADAR and underwater communications; EPSRC under EP/D07827X/1 for advanced signal processing techniques for multi-user multiple-input multiple-output broadband wireless communications; MIMO-RADAR and waveform agility to improve low elevation target detection (also partially supported by QinetiQ, Portsmouth); EP/G026092/1 for Bridging the gap between design and implementation of soft-detectors for Turbo-MIMO wireless systems and EP/H012257/1 for Signal Processing Techniques to Reduce the Clutter Competition in Forward Looking Radar.
Prof. Sellathurai was an organizer for the IEEE International Workshop on Cognitive Wireless Systems, IIT Delhi, India, 2009, 2010 and 2013, and the IEEE WCNC 2013 - WORKSHOP - New Advances for Physical Layer Network Coding, 2013, Shanghai, China.. She has been a Technical Program Committee member for the IEEE International Conference of Communications from 2004 to 2012 and was a National publicity Champion for ICC 2013, Budapest. She is also a peer review college member of Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, UK.
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Key Research Words/Phrases
Signal Processing, MIMO Wireless Communications, Radar Signal Processing, Cognitive Radar, Cognitive Radion, Interference Channels, Parasitic Antennas, Precoding, Turbo Coding, Iterative receiver design, beamformer designs, STAP
Roles & Responsibilities
Research Role: Head of the Signal Processing for Intelligent Systems and Communications Lab (EM 3.24)
Teaching Role: Introduction to Electrical Engineering and Circuits (B37EA1) for Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Robotics Engineering and Physics Students from First Year
Image Processing (4th year MENG (EE) and MSc in Wireless Communications Students)
Advanced Image Analysis (Vision Image & Robotics MSc students (http://www.postgraduate.hw.ac.uk/prog/311/))
External positions
- TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
- Signal Processing
- Wireless Communications
- Radar Signal Processing
- Information Theory
- Estimation Theory
- MIMO Systems
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Research Output
Improved Linear Transmit Processing for Single-User and Multi-User MIMO Communications SystemsXiao, P. & Sellathurai, M., Mar 2010, In : IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing. 58, 3, p. 1768-1779 12 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
3D Beamforming with Multi-Active Multi-Passive Antenna Arrays Using Stochastic OptimizationPapageorgiou, G. K., Sellathurai, M., Ntaikos, D. K. & Papadias, C. B., 3 Aug 2020, 2020 IEEE 21st International Workshop on Signal Processing Advances in Wireless Communications (SPAWC). IEEE, 9154231. (IEEE Workshop on Signal Processing Advances in Wireless Communications).
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
A Power-Efficient Variable-length Prime Factor MDC FFT Architecture for High-speed Wireless Communication ApplicationsXavier Glittas Xavier Chelliah, A., Paul, B. S., Sellathurai, M. & Gopalakrishnan, L., Jun 2020, In : AEU - International Journal of Electronics and Communications. 120, 153194.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
A Stacked-Autoencoder Based End-to-End Learning Framework for Decode-and-Forward Relay NetworksGupta, A. & Sellathurai, M., 14 May 2020, ICASSP 2020 - 2020 IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP). p. 5245-5249 5 p. (IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing).
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
A Stochastic Optimization Approach to Hybrid Processing in Massive MIMO SystemsPapageorgiou, G. K., Sellathurai, M., Ntougias, K. & Papadias, C. B., Jun 2020, In : IEEE Wireless Communications Letters. 9, 6, p. 770-773 4 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Activities per year
IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing (Journal)
Mathini Sellathurai (Editorial board member)
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial activity
IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing (Journal)
Mathini Sellathurai (Editorial board member)
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial activity
Press / Media
Contribution to Article - "Does it add up? Chinese site uses robot to research and write financial story", The National
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How can one unregister Sencha Architect? Our administrator installed and activated SA for a developer under his own account by mistake. He had to activate the product again under the...
I was exploring a different issue and I came across the following bug. To reproduce please open this fiddle: https://fiddle.sencha.com/#view/editor&fiddle/31pe and:
1. Type b in the combobox and...
SA is sneaky :-)
Here is how to reproduce:
1. Create a new blank project for ExtJs 6.6.0 classic
2. Add a model with two fields, id:Int, name: String
3. Add a form panel
4. Add combobox to...
Hey sencha staff, anyone?
Any reason why? The theme is present in the 6.7.0 release.I haven't check 7.0.0 but I would think it should be there as well.
Thanks, I was aware of that bug but I wasn't sure it was solved since I haven't seen a minor version release, i.e.6.7.1, available for commercial users (there are nightly builds though). For...
Question for anyone that upgraded from 6.6.0 to 6.7.0 or from 6.6.0 or 6.7.0 to 7.0.0, did you have any major issues? I would appreciate if you can share your experience. Our apps use...
I found the answer - I can bind a custom event to an view controller method by typing the event name in the view controller bindings text field.
OK, I found a fix in SA. In SA I selected the panel, I expanded the View Controller Event Bindings and I entered the event name in the text field instead of selecting an existing one from the list....
I posted this question on the ext js forum: https://www.sencha.com/forum/showthread.php?471709-Why-is-the-event-handler-not-found-in-the-child-panel-view-controller. It is related to SA.
What I am trying to do: I have a parent panel and a child panel (each with its own view controller) and I want the child panel to handle a custom event that I fire from the parent panel. The function...
It works, thanks evant! I also have a fiddle: https://fiddle.sencha.com/#view/editor&fiddle/2qr8.
Using this example as reference, in the context of the combobox widget column (Run Mode column in the example grid), is it possible to bind the combobox to different stores depending on the...
Why doesn't the model -> invalid field binding work?
Here is a fiddle to play with: https://fiddle.sencha.com/#view/editor&fiddle/2p5b.
To reproduce, click Show & Load, remove the content of...
ok, I managed to fix it.
Here are the steps:
- I opened the project in SA and let it upgrade.
- I went to Project Settings, selected Framework and I hit the blue button to upgrade to Ext Js...
Can someone please clarify to me the following SA behaviour because its inconsistent behaviour becomes more and more annoying?
I have an ext workspace with multiple subdirectories where I...
It does work as expected when I set record to null (after the UI is rendered ) by clicking the 'Set Record to null' button. That's the part that I don't understand. According to what you wrote, when...
Here is the fiddle: https://fiddle.sencha.com/#view/editor&fiddle/2o4m.
record is set to null in the ViewModel to begin with. The fieldcontainer expression for the hidden property is...
I am using the latest version SA as of today.
SA shows several "Uncaught TypeError: Converting circular structure to JSON" errors in the log. I usually ignore them as they don't hamper my...
There seems to be no way to 100% prevent zooming for a desktop browser (at least zooming out). Also I do not want to prevent zooming in. I use it myself for some of the sites. Based on the research...
To reproduce, go to: http://examples.sencha.com/extjs/6.6.0/examples/kitchensink/?classic#form-register in Chrome (I used the Crisp theme), change the zoom to 90%. some of the margins disappear.
See this fiddle: https://fiddle.sencha.com/#fiddle/2ns0&view/editor.
Sorry, the code is a bit messy from me trying different permutations. Here are some explanations:
- the VM contains a model...
Another fiddle on the same subject: https://fiddle.sencha.com/#view/editor&fiddle/2lnh
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Thanks, changing the layout to anchor did the trick. Somehow I thought fieldcontainer behaves like a form panel by default.


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About 20 counties are currently involved in housing state inmates already. The counties are already providing programs to help inmates tackle substance abuse. So the question now is how else can the state and counties partner to provide additional resources and services that will help people who are incarcerated get back into their communities and stay there.
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In today's consumer-driven marketplace, brands need to initiate meaningful dialogue with their customers, to understand their needs and value-sets. While most acknowledge this reality, for iconic, traditional brands, it can still be difficult to shift from the legacy mentality. Fortunately for us, at Olapic we work with many industry leaders who are transforming their brands for the new economy. Recently, I chatted with one of these individuals, Joe Becker, the International Marketing Manager at Cat Footwear, a division of Wolverine World Wide. He shared with me the changes he's seen in the broader industry, how Cat Footwear is developing deeper relationships with consumers, and how user-generated, or earned, content is helping to shape that strategy.
How is Cat Footwear incorporating earned content into its marketing efforts?
Across the world, we have traditionally been known as a lifestyle brand, but that hasn't been the case in the United States. To change that perception domestically, we need our customers to help us tell that story and show that we are more than simply a workwear brand. In our consumer research, we've found that a brand like ours can't "tell" the market it is stylish, it needs to "show" the market.
I took on e-commerce at the beginning of this year, and we're just starting to push an earned content strategy. We're working with a few influencers to help create stories involving our brands, and bolstering our "Earth Mover" program to get our consumers to contribute content. We're promoting submissions using our branded hashtag, which is placed on shoeboxes, flyers, handouts at live events, store windows, and on billboards in Latin America. We have 120 stores worldwide and are promoting content creation in each of them in local markets as well.
What changes have you seen in past few years? In customer behaviors, brand strategy, and broader industry trends?
Brand efforts have oddly paralleled the progression of the entertainment industry. In essence, today, every brand needs to be its own 24-7 television station. Certainly, the content and context is different, but brands require so much content to get consumers aligned with their beliefs. If you had said 20 years ago that we would need nonstop channels dedicated to food, or home repair, or even news, people would have thought you were crazy. The same is true with marketing. Consumers in both arenas simply expect so much more content, they crave it. And it's not just younger consumers, all demographics expect experiences that demonstrate how brands can fit into their lives. Products need to deliver on the brand promise. To bring it back to our brand, with technology like Olapic, we're able to fulfill that massive content gap to maintain alignment with our audiences. And I say "alignment" on purpose, because we're not just giving them incentives or free products to solicit their participation. When consumers are aligned, they want to be a part of the brand. As this enhanced need for content has happened, brands like ours have struggled with "checking boxes," meaning we are focused on getting all of the work done that we don't have time for bigger picture ideas anymore. Olapic has helped us to activate high-quality content, so our team can spend our time on more impactful, strategic initiatives. It makes our team more efficient and powerful.
There are a million platforms to help with "content," but what has been great about using Olapic is also the service. Our account team is accessible and extremely intelligent about our industry, so I can learn quickly what I need to learn and not have to spend time sorting through all of the myriad of new technology and trends in the market. It's an enormous differentiator.
Where do you see brand/consumer relationships going in the future?
Keep in mind, my perspective is coming from the viewpoint of a commodity. We sell shoes, everyone needs them, so that is a bit of a specific market. But when a consumer interacts with us, they have choices from competitors: premium, churn-and-burn, etc. Part of our challenge is being a value brand, high-quality yet affordable. It's very difficult to sit in the middle. So, again, we need to make sure our brand values are aligned with the values of our consumers. If everything we do is focused on the lifestyle our consumers want, if that is the lens, we will be successful. We design and create great shoes at a reasonable cost. We need to grow our perception, starting with that utility, and adding a layer of lifestyle and fashion.
What does authenticity and earned content mean to Cat Footwear?
The word "authenticity" has become almost fake, ironically, in many ways. It's about behaving in an authentic way, not talking about it. In other words, the pendulum has swung so far in the opposite direction. Consider the woman who bought the Chewbacca mask that went viral. That video got so much attention because it was completely genuine. As brands, if you are completely genuine, instead of simply talking about it, good results will happen. Genuine experiences breed authenticity, not messaging or strategy. Another example is the blogger industry. Bloggers used to create content out of a love for an industry or a brand or a topic. Now, many, not all, but many, have largely become focused more on personal wealth and commerce.
What is something surprising you have recently learned about your customers through their content?
One thing we have learned is that it doesn't matter necessarily how big a following someone has. An individual from outside the company, with no connection to our brand, can post content that drives revenue. That's pretty special. If there is a love for the brand, there is a value for both the customer and for us to engage and create better relationships.
Certainly, we're biased, but tend to agree with Joe and his colleagues at Cat Footwear. Letting customers into the brand, and creating cohesive narratives together with them will always result in better relationships, increased engagement, and stronger return on investment.