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Tessa & Andy – October 5th, 2019
Mark & Melanie- May 18th, 2019
Kate & Brandon – July 14th, 2018
I wanted extend my gratitude and appreciation for everything you did to make Brandon and I's wedding day nothing less than perfection.
As a bride, to show up on your wedding day and see everything set up so perfectly and look even better than you imagined, is so greatly appreciated.
Everything was so seamless because of your leadership and professionalism. I mean, we started 15 minutes early!! I know our wedding day wouldn't have been so organized and perfect without your help.
Alyssa and Phil- May 26th, 2018
Alex and Matt- October 8th, 2017
Once Julie took over our event, things went flawlessly. I was so pleased because I originally wanted Julie to be our coordinator for the big day after having met her the first time! Julie answered every email and was so lovely as a person in general. She was very great at communicating and answering our questions promptly.
Julie was so attentive to detail and worked so hard at making our day truly special. She listened to what I wanted and executed setting out our decor flawlessly. She was attentive to myself and my husband throughout the entire wedding day, making sure we had what we needed and were taken care of. She was very helpful and was great at working with a large family size. Julie was amazing and I would definitely recommend her to anyone!
Rebecca and Sean- September 24th, 2016
Julie was incredible as our day of coordinator at our wedding on September 24th! Leading up to the wedding she was great at keeping us on track, getting us organized and always responded to e-mails very quickly! On the day of, she arrived on time and was quick to pick up on where I was at and what I needed her to do. She effortlessly set up the remaining details and was able to transition decor from the ceremony space to the reception. The most helpful aspect of her service was that she was able to keep us on track and "keep things rolling" so to speak. She cued us all at the ceremony and was able to help us transition to photos following the ceremony. During the reception, she was a HUGE help; keeping us on track and getting all of the milestones (first dances, cake cutting, garter and bouquet toss, etc…) completed on time, before the photographer and videographer left! Overall, I am so glad that we hired Julie to help us coordinate our big day! I would recommend her services, day of or otherwise, to anyone!
Amber and Rob- May 28th, 2016
Definitely recommend a day of coordinator!!! I can't say enough great things about Julie she was an absolute star and a total saving grace on my wedding day. I am an event planner and was hesitant to drop the money when I was planning most things myself, but when something went awry (as something always does) it was such a relief to have Julie there to deal with everything so my bridal party and I didn't have to!! Worth every penny!!
Liz and Kevin- May 14th, 2016
Hired Julie and Amy for the day of coordination. Money well spent!! They took care of everything from vendors, to decorating, center pieces, and even a sudden change of plans due to weather! Very professional and would recommend them to anyone planning a wedding!
Anne-Marie and Trevor- October 17th, 2015
I wanted to take an opportunity to thank you for your help and staying late during our wedding. You truly went above and beyond by taking on extra last minute tasks and coordinating all of the smallest details perfectly. Trevor and I really appreciated this aspect the most as we didn't have to stress out or worry throughout our special day. I hope you found the venue was really fantastic and accommodating as well, and I hope you have an opportunity to work with them again. Thank you so much we would highly recommend your services to any of our friends and family that get married in the future.
Sami and Justin- August 28th, 2015
I wanted to touch base after the wedding and let you know how appreciative we are of all your hard work. When my mom first suggested a day of coordinator i was very hesitant, how do I let someone I don't know execute the day I've been planning for 3 years (well let's be honest every little girl starts planning at 5 years old). When we met a few months ago I knew that I had found the person I could trust to make my special day everything I imagined, which you did and SO much more! With Justin in the hospital for the 2 weeks leading up to the wedding I was in a bit of a panic, but when we met with you to walk through the venue, your positive vibes and assurance that everything would work out again told me why I had picked you. Our wedding day finally came and i knew i had nothing to worry about at the venue with you there running the show, and I was right, when i showed up everything was what I had envisioned and described. My bridal party came to me days after telling me about all the 'problems' that were taking place behind the scene, none of which i had any idea about leaving me to enjoy our wedding without any stress or worries for that I can't thank you enough. Without you there it wouldn't have gone off as smoothly as it did. Thank you so much for making my special day everything I could imagine.
Carmen and Minh- August 8th, 2015
We were referred to Julie after our first coordinator left the planning company we had hired (and never notified us). Suffice to say, we were quite jaded from that experience but after meeting with Julie we felt extremely comfortable and confident we could put our trust in her on our wedding day. We hired Julie as our day planner and have absolutely no regrets; she is very attentive and has fantastic communication. She was at both our ceremony and reception (two different locations) helping with setup and coordinating entrance timing for the bridal party. We didn't have to worry about a thing on the day of. Many thanks Julie.
Jessica and Anthony – September 27th, 2014
Julie was an amazing wedding resource. She was extremely supportive during the planning stages with encouraging inquiries about where we were in the process and she always provided very helpful answers. Although we didn't meet in person prior to the wedding (we live in different cities), we were never worried – her communication skills are impeccable! On the day of our wedding, she was confident and effective at making sure everything went as planned. During a particular moment of 'crisis' (boutonnières were left behind), she calmly and very quickly made sure what needed to happen – happened! Having Julie as our day-of coordinator was a great decision!
Robin and Sean- February 16th, 2014
Having our wedding decorator bail on us was a blessing in disguise. When we told Julie, she stepped in and took over right away. She helped us come up with new centerpieces and decorations that saved us a ton of money and were just as elegant. She co-ordinated with the venue on the morning of the wedding and made everything perfect.
Amee and Steven – October 18, 2013
Julie helped to make our dreams a reality. On the morning of our wedding we found her changing light bulbs at our venue because no one else (working at the venue) would- how often do you find that in a wedding planner? We have referred two other couples to Julie and wish her nothing but success.
Laila and Jacques – September 24th, 2011
Without A Dream Come True Events our wedding day would have been a disaster! Julie made our space look wonderful but also organized our wedding party- a hard feat even at the best of times. She made sure we had our timing just right throughout the day.


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About Us
Sunflower Bodyworks offers massage and yoga to support your quest for wellness, increased energy and stress reduction.
We work closely with you to develop sessions that meet your personal needs and goals.
We never try to fit you into our services — rather, our services have been carefully created to adapt to you!
Our Instructors
Kathleen Maroney-Hesser, Owner
Kathleen is the founder and guiding practitioner of Sunflower Bodyworks. In 2004 she completed massage therapy training at Potomac Massage Training Institute. She has served on the teaching staff of PMTI and is a member of the American Massage Therapy Association. In 2005, she completed yoga teacher training at the Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health. Kathleen is a member of the Kripalu Yoga Teachers Association.
In addition to various levels of Kripalu Yoga, Kathleen offers specialized classes in meditation, yin yoga and adaptive yoga. Kathleen believes that yoga is more than something we do – rather it is a way being in your body, in your life. This understanding is reflected in her open-hearted and joyful teaching style.
Over the years, Kathleen has developed close relationships with the National Rehabilitation Hospital (NRH Regional Rehab at Olney) and the Maryland Sports Medicine Center (also in Olney) to allow Sunflower Bodyworks to offer therapeutic massage and yoga that supports rehabilitation efforts.
Carol Ames
Carol completed her 200 level yoga teacher training in 2015 and an additional 300 level training in 2017 at the Yoga Center of Columbia. Since 2015 she has completed additional training in Ayurveda, Yoga for Arthritis and Osteoporosis, Advanced Yoga Skills Training for Therapeutics, Yoga Philosophy, and Three Wisdom Traditions Training (Yoga, Psychology, and Ayurveda). She is experienced and comfortable teaching all levels of yoga. She is a member of Yoga Alliance and IDEA Fitness. Additionally, Carol is an ACE certified personal trainer and health coach.
Through yoga, Carol realized that being physically fit does not mean that one is necessarily well. She now believes that, although exercise and proper nutrition are essential for good health, yoga is our bridge to complete wellness as it provides a path that leads to a balanced, vibrant, and meaningful life.
Shelby Myers
Shelby believes yoga should be uplifting, challenging and relaxing. She received her yoga certification from the Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health. She also attended training in Yin Yoga. Shelby spreads her love of yoga to encompass diverse populations. She also hopes to imbue her students with the knowledge that everyone comes to yoga with their own set of strengths and weaknesses and that yoga is for every body. Shelby's students love her peaceful and calm approach to teaching – to being.

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Ah, well... I can only look at this and smile... I built Notifo in 2010 which was essentially the same product of letting consumers receive notifications from any source they wanted (complete with developer API)... http://techcrunch.com/2010/03/18... - sadly without much traction it died a slow painful death. I like to think it was just ahead of its time. I have a soft spot in my heart for notifications, so I'll be watching this one intently.
@jazzychad timing... I bet if you do it today it will gets tons of tractions
@jazzychad Do you think it was timing, or do you think it was something else? Does Notify, or other apps like it, solve anything people don't already have solved? Seems like a solution looking for a problem, rather than a problem in need of a solution.
@jazzychad I'm sure FB's major partnerships+brand will play a major part
@m_mozafarian @jazzychad Traction is irrelevant it literally is an absolutely irrelevant metric outside of raising vc money or validating ego ( it doesn't tell you if a product is creating real value ) because everyone can leave tomorrow...it says nothing about core value and solving a need...just look at Facebooks other products that gained some initial traction, why because they have 1 billion users that why. *value = retention ( no one has every been retained without adding value, if the value decreases you churn ) Slingshot Facebook Poke Facebook Camera Facebook Home Rooms Riff I can go on for days...my point exactly.
@nicholassheriff @jazzychad traction without retention is worthless
@rrhoover we built the infrastructure for such product a year ago! http://batch.com/insights/api
Good move by Facebook, it's going to be interesting to see how notifications (on iOS particularly) is going to adapt to more apps going this route. Apps are certainly going to have to fight to get your attention in an already busy feed.
@rrhoover remember Drop ? :) https://www.producthunt.com/tech...
@rrhoover I still use Hooks: http://www.gethooksapp.com/
Is "Push notification as a service" a thing yet?
This is an attempt to be a better way to consume news...which is basically what Twitter is already. My question is whether there is enough sources that "matter" to make a standalone app? For me, the only things that matter enough to actually look at every notification are close friends (text), work conversations about Horizon or consulting work (slack)...and that's about it. I may be an outlier, but I don't really read mainstream news; just follow relevant industry news (but virtually no source is good enough that I'd want to get notified every time they published anything). I'm not sure what the solid use case is for Notify. For me, there isn't one. PS: I'm surprised Facebook made their landing page with WordPress. Anyone else find that odd?
Sorry, Facebook. The "notifications that matter from sources you love" aren't these: https://notify.co/sources/ The last thing I need is more celebrity news, gossip, CNN garbage headlines and other crap on my notifications screen. I was really hoping that this would be a way to get notifications from people in my life, or important things. Even if I could try this (and I can't, because for some reason it's US-only - seriously?), I'll take a pass. I get enough crap from these sources in my feed already that I have to continually hide one source at a time.
I must be the antithesis of the target market for this. I can't stand mobile notifications (in general) and can't imagine turning them on for anything but texts from my wife. I don't even have notifications for e-mail turned on. This isn't just for me: I also get frustrated by people stopping mid-sentence to look at a notification that just came in. So no thank you, I can't say adding more distraction to everyone's lives is a great idea. $$$ I'm sure it's a great way for facebook to learn about their users' interests in great detail without them having to "like" pages on facebook itself. $$$
@sholtaway I'm with you on that.
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How to Update a Gray Stone Fireplace
A fireplace should be a decor focal point, but an outdated gray stone fireplace can drag down the look of the entire room. Refreshing your drab fireplace brings new life into the space. A thorough cleaning to remove black soot from the stones can instantly renew a well-used fireplace and surround. With a clean surface in place, add some real pizzazz to your gray stone fireplace with color, texture and accessories -- all keyed to your personal style and budget.
Paint is an inexpensive way to brighten your gray stone fireplace. A beige, creamy caramel, soft white, light gray or other neutral paint color that enhances your existing decor not only lightens the room, but keeps your color options open in the rest of the space. Acrylic latex paint should be applied with a paintbrush to the mortar lines first, followed by two coats of paint applied with a thick-nap paint roller. You can keep the stone effect with a faux paint treatment that mimics the different tones in natural stone by randomly dabbing a damp sponge with a second paint color over the roller-painted stones.
A decorative mantel on your fireplace provides visual interest and an instant update. A reclaimed-wood mantel makes an ideal conversation piece, while a sleek, metal mantel has a modern appeal. Consider a granite or marble mantel to add textural interest. An existing wood mantel can be transformed with a fresh coat of paint. Choose a paint color for your mantel that contrasts with the color of your fireplace to make it stand out. If you prefer a more subtle look, select a paint color that is a shade lighter or darker than your fireplace color.
Update your stone fireplace without lifting a brush with carefully chosen accessories. A brightly-colored painted canvas or framed print above your mantel adds a burst of vibrant energy. Colorful pottery and potted greenery atop the mantel soften hard edges and take the chill off gray stone. When you do dip into the paint, you can create stunning contrast with opposite colors. For example, hang a large black-and-white framed photograph over the mantel accented with black candlesticks, bowls, vases or pottery atop the mantel. Add red and yellow poppies in a black vase for a small burst of vibrant color.
When your budget allows and you just can't live with the stone, refacing your fireplace with a facade of marble, tile or wood is an option that provides a complete transformation and an instant face-lift. Consult a professional stonemason about removing the existing stones before refacing. You can also consider flanking your fireplace with custom-built bookshelves and cabinets to minimize the impact of the stone. Another option to shrink a large gray stone fireplace is to apply drywall over the top portion and paint the surface to match the other walls in the room.
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School's Mission
Wildwood School is a K-12, co-educational, college preparatory day school. As a nationally-acclaimed independent school founded on a progressive, research-based approach, Wildwood emphasizes academic excellence and instills a genuine passion for learning. Armed with knowledge, creativity, curiosity, and passion, Wildwood students graduate with the power to make a difference in the world.
Our elementary campus is located in the Mar Vista area and houses 300 students. Curriculum encompasses core academic subjects and emphasizes hands-on learning where children learn to think critically and creatively. Wildwood uses a multi-age approach for its youngest students, grouping kindergarteners and 1st graders in classrooms known as "Pods." Pods support children's cognitive and social and emotional development by giving them the opportunity to have diverse roles within a safe, nurturing environment. At every stage, experiences outside of the classroom—including field trips and community involvement—enrich the curriculum and give children the opportunity to learn in real-world settings.
School Tours
Optional campus tours are held throughout the year on select Wednesday mornings from 9 to 11 a.m. for parents and applicants. A campus tour is a great introduction to Wildwood and an opportunity to see classes in action. Contact Tisa Habas at [email protected] for additional information.


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Black Mountain Tower
|Telstra Tower
Telstra Tower in 2009
|Alternative names
|Black Mountain Tower
|General information
|Observation and communications tower
|Canberra, Australia
|35°16′32.11″S 149°05′52.14″E / 35.2755861°S 149.0978167°ECoordinates: 35°16′32.11″S 149°05′52.14″E / 35.2755861°S 149.0978167°E
|15 May 1980
|$16.3 million
|Antenna spire
|195.2 m (640 ft)
|Technical details
|Floor count
|Design and construction
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|Concrete Constructions
Telstra Tower (also known as Black Mountain Tower and formerly Telecom Tower) is a telecommunications tower and lookout that is situated above the summit of Black Mountain in Australia's capital city of Canberra. Rising 195.2 metres (640 ft) above the mountain summit, it is not only a landmark in Canberra but also offers panoramic views of the city and its surrounding countryside from an indoor observation deck and two outdoor viewing platforms.
In April 1970, the Postmaster General (PMG) at the time commissioned the Commonwealth Department of Housing and Construction to carry out a feasibility study in relation to a tower on Black Mountain accommodating both communication services and facilities for visitors. The tower was to replace the microwave relay station on Red Hill and the television broadcast masts already on Black Mountain.[1]
Design of the tower was the responsibility of the Department of Housing and Construction, however a conflict arose with the National Capital Development Commission which, at the time, had complete control over planning within the Australian Capital Territory.[1]
During the approval process of the tower, protests arose on aesthetic and ecological grounds. Some people felt that the tower would dominate other aesthetic Canberra structures due to its location above Black Mountain and within a nature reserve. A case was brought before the High Court of Australia arguing that the Federal Government did not have the constitutional power to construct the tower (Johnson v Kent (1975) 132 CLR 164). The decision was made in favour of the government and construction was able to commence.[1]
William Roy, at the time in charge of Canberra ABC radio and television transmitters, was employed to supervise the installation of technical equipment in the Tower and became its first Principal Technical Officer.
Black Mountain Tower was opened on 15 May 1980 by Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser.[1][2] It was officially named Telecom Tower, and when the telecommunications company was rebranded in 1993, became Telstra Tower.
Prior to the construction of the tower, CTC-TV (now called Southern Cross Ten Canberra) had its studios located at the top of Black Mountain. Also located on the top were two guy-wired masts, one for CTC-TV and the other one for the local ABC TV station. These were demolished in 1980 after the tower had opened.
The Alto Tower Restaurant, a revolving restaurant in the tower, closed on 14 February 2013.[3]
Telstra Tower provides important communication facilities for Canberra along with both indoor and outdoor observation decks, a café and a gift shop. There are three floors of business, sales and radio communication facilities located between the 30.5 metre and 42.7 metre levels providing space for communication dishes, platforms and equipment for mobile services within the tower.
The viewing platforms provide 360 degree views of Canberra and the surrounding city and countryside. Visitors to Telstra Tower can see the city unfold from the enclosed viewing gallery or from the two open viewing platforms. Besides the telecommunications facilities the tower includes also a souvenir shop, a relaxing coffee lounge.
Former facilities included Canberra's only revolving restaurant which rotated 360 degrees in 81 minutes which allowing diners to experience a changing view throughout their meal. In the lower level of the Tower's entrance foyer, there was formerly an exhibition "Making Connections" which traced the history of Australian telecommunications from the earliest days into the 21st century but this has since been removed. There is a theatre which provides a video, produced shortly after the tower opened, on the tower's design and construction.
Telstra Tower has become one of the most symbolic landmarks in Canberra and a major tourist attraction with a total of over six million visitors. In 1989 the World Federation of Great Towers invited the tower to join such distinguished monuments as the CN Tower in Toronto, Blackpool Tower in England and the Empire State Building in New York City.
Telstra Tower is one of the most visually imposing structures on the Canberra skyline, visible from many parts of Canberra and Queanbeyan.
- 1 2 3 4 Black Mountain Tower National Archives of Australia
- ↑ History of the Tower Telstra Tower
- ↑ Lawson, Kiersten (Feb 13, 2013). "Last supper for Alto on Valentine's Day". Good Food. goodfood.com.au. Retrieved May 4, 2014.
External links
- Media related to Black Mountain Tower at Wikimedia Commons
- Telstra Tower website
- Telstra Tower Black Mountain Panorama Gallery
- Telstra Tower at Structurae


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This week's challenge:
"Let's do another alphabet challenge! This time you need to create a project based on the letter "C". That means either the technique, main supply, color or content needs to begin with a "C". This is an easy one for you guys really…." (Courtesy of Just Crafty Enough)
So... uh... I've been totally in (C)rochet lately. I figured that any project I did with crochet would be the one I did for this Iron Craft Challenge.
But that wouldn't make it much of a challenge now would it?
I still decided to do crochet. But I challenged myself by learning a new stitch - the basket weave stitch.
Here is my Crocheted Barbie Clothes Container
If you follow this blog regularly then you know that I also participate in the Project Project Runway challenge (also brought to you by Just Crafty Enough). Every week during the airing of Project Runway we challenge ourselves to the same design challenges, only in miniature - for Barbie sized dolls.
This season I've challenged myself further by trying to make all of my clothes with all the fasteners and Velcro I can muster to make them reusable. It means that I've got a growing collection of Barbie fashion! I need some place to put all of the fun dresses. When I saw that pattern for this basket, I thought it would be the perfect thing to store all those clothes!
I added a bunch of decorations that kind of went with the theme - a high heeled shoe, a ballerina dress and a pretty girl face. Lane loves this new basket.
The Barbies were placed inside the basket to check out their new closet. They weren't sure their precious clothes should be shoved inside a basket instead of put on display somewhere. But I told them it was either the clothes or them and they changed their minds pretty quickly. ;P
The basket is very large and worked in rounds. I held 2 pieces of yarn together to make a chunky, sturdy look. Actually, you can see that I ran out of the variegated whitish-blue colour at the top and had to switch out for blue. Then I ran out of grey for the handles and had to resort to straight blue. But I think it looks like I might have planned that - so it's OK.
I like the way this turned out. Hopefully I won't find the clothes strewn all over the floor because Lane has found some other use for this basket. But, really, I totally expect that to happen. Might have to make a few more. They would make really cute trash cans as well.
To see all of the Iron Crafters' "C" projects, check out the Flickr Group.
Link to my project on Ravelry - along with the link to the pattern I used in case you wanna learn the basket weave stitch as well.
Tuesday, 9 September 2014
Iron Craft #18: "C" Is For....
Posted by Tawny at 06:16
Labels: crochet, housewares, Iron Craft, Toys
1 comment:
- kat said...
I whole bunch of these to store all different things sounds like something you might need to work on...because you know, you need more projects ;)
- 9 September 2014 at 06:46
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A free webinar on top testing trends to watch for in 2017
To help testing professionals stay ahead of the curve
January 25th at 2pm
Software Testing trends that will define 2017
Today's customers have high expectations and not a lot of patience, so if quality, speed, and effective delivery aren't a topic of regular conversations in your software department, 2017 could be a frustrating year. To stay competitive businesses will need to have a software testing approach that meets the needs and expectations of their customers. Which software testing trends should you be prepared to follow?
In this webinar, Keith Klain, Head of Software Quality Management at Tekmark Global Solutions, will take a "state of the union" approach to discussing Software Testing trends that will define 2017. Including:
– Test automation, devops, and operational test management
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November 12th, 2015
Aegis Studios have released Armory 1 under the Hero Kids Compatible License. Armory 1 is a supplement created under the Hero Kids Compatibility License and written by Travis Legge.
Inside you will find six new Equipment cards and six new Item cards. These cards are inspired by the fantasy cartoons. There are two versions of each card. The first version contains stock art along with the description. The second version has a white space where the kids can draw their own Items and Equipment!
Pick up Hero Kids by Hero Forge Games at http:/www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/4846/hero-forge-games
Pick up other games from Aegis Studios at http:/www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/338/aegis-studios


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Mary McHugh
Mary is a qualified Psychotherapist with over 20 years experience in the counselling field. Accredited with IAHIP, (Irish Association of Humanistic and Integrative Psychotherapy) the ICP (Irish Counselling and Psychotherapy) and has undertaken intensive training with the RCNI. Mary also holds a MSc (hons) in Mindfulness Based Interventions with UCD. Mary has worked with Irish Society of Protection of Cruelty to Children, CURA (a crisis pregnancy counselling service), Mayo Women Support Services, The Irish Carers Association and in second level schools delivering programmes in whole body wellness. Mary is an experienced group facilitator and gives workshops on Mindful Living, Parenting and Stress Reduction.
Mary also played a vital role as instigator in the growth and management of a Suicide Prevention Page on a Social Networking Site. Immediately whilst growing this page it became very obvious how society was changing and the mediums through which we were communicate was also changing. Mary, at that time felt she had to tap deeper into her senses as she did not have the sense of sound and sight while working with, at times, very distraught people. To her amazement it worked, she was connecting with people at a very deep level. The Suicide Prevention Page was thriving and growing which also gave Mary the deep knowing that this work was for her and that she was capable of being with and managing it. This she done by holding clear ethical boundaries and by being a loving witness.
Mary managed the workings of the page which was open 20 hours a day and also she Managed and provided educative workshops for the 25-30 team administrators. Mary is passionate about people and about their empowerment, she believes so many of us can give our power away too easily. Mary has a deep belief in the equality of the human being and will go to great lengths to support groups who have been marginalized in today's world. Mary's Journey has been a very Gracious, humbling one laden with gifts of the heart. She takes a warm, compassionate and holistic approach while 'being with' her clients and their personal challenges. Mary provides a safe, non-judgemental space enabling the client to begin to explore what is happening for them.
Mary looks forward to being your witness as you courageously journey towards healing and peace in your life.


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|Toward the complete utilization of rice straw: Methane fermentation and lignin recovery by a combinational process involving mechanical milling, supporting material and nanofiltration
Rice straw was mechanically milled using a process consuming 1.9 MJ/kg-biomass, and 10 g/L of unmilled or milled rice straw was used as the carbon source for methane fermentation in a digester containing carbon fiber textile as the supporting material. Milling increased methane production from 226 to 419 mL/L/day at an organic loading rate of 2180 mg-dichromate chemical oxygen demand/L/day, corresponding to 260 mLCH4/gVS. Storage of the fermentation effluent at room temperature decreased the weight of the milled rice straw residue from 3.81 to 1.00 g/L. The supernatant of the effluent was subjected to nanofiltration. The black concentrates deposited on the nanofiltration membranes contained 53.0–57.9% lignin. Solution nuclear magnetic resonance showed that lignin aromatic components such as p-hydroxyphenyl (H), guaiacyl (G), and syringyl (S) were retained primarily, and major lignin interunit structures such as the β–O–4-H/G unit were absent. This combinational process will aid the complete utilization of rice straw.
دانلود مقاله کامل -- ویژه اعضای طلایی
جهت اطلاع از نحوه ارتقا عضویت طلایی به
آپشن اعضای طلایی مراجعه فرمایید


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My official releases are available from these places
Black Velvet – Released at kindergarden 2012 in the music competition. Mastering done by Klaus Lunde (http://xerxes-music.com)
Stramm – Released at kindergarden 2009 in the music competition.
There was some rain and some sun in the forrest – Released at Solskogen 2009 in the music competition. It placed fifth.
Beauty from ashes – Released in the demo with the same name from Tufs. Won the hidden gem awards at the gathering 2009.
Name and faces – This is the tunes that was used in the music disk by Tufs names Cholesterin. You may also download the complete album with all artists from here.
Retro games remixes 1 – Remixes of old classics from C64 and Amiga.
Outrun remixes – Made just for fun in an afternoon. Remixes of the game music from the C64 version of the outrun game.


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In the pursuit of every pitch and proposal comes the inevitable follow-up phone call… and the predictable frustration that follows.
You have a meeting; you talk over objectives, needs and points of pain. With positive words and head nods, there seems to be a connection. You create and submit your plan and wait the requisite week for response to look professional, but not over eager. With no word, you place the call about next steps and…. nothing. Another week slips by. Then you're like Lt. Uhrua on Star Trek. All hailing frequencies open. Emails and phone calls ensue. What you get in return is dead space.
You scratch your head, wondering what possibly went wrong. Odds are you'll never find out because, for whatever reason, you're out of the running. The prospect is no longer interested, and for some so-called professionals, it means you might as well have never existed.
Just what makes it so hard for business people to promptly return emails and phone calls? It's my number one pet peeve.
Too busy? Sorry, we're ALL busy. Don't care to deliver bad news? Too bad. This is business. Not only is this silence bad etiquette, it harms reputations. Take a few seconds and think about your last non-responsive prospect. Yeah, I thought so.
You've been on the receiving end of this kind of behavior and you know how it feels. You'd like it if that the person you were perusing showed class and professional courtesy. So here is my suggestion: make 2012 the Year of the Return Phone Call. Now, this does not mean EVERY call. Unsolicited messages don't count; just the people with whom you purposely engage. If the person or business you were talking to with so much interest isn't selected or if there is a delay in your decision-making process, make sure to call him or her back. Not only will you look professional, you'll cut down on the amount of calls you'll receive.
So, if you cringe at every voicemail you get, make it stop. Respond back and tell them why there will be no deal. Ten seconds later, you've rid yourself of one more unimportant call and come off looking like a decent human being for having done something so few people these days have the courage — and the courtesy — to do.


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Update: Thanks to the BSG fans who watched the session last Tuesday, and to those who've requested the video be posted. We just wanted to let everyone know that we are getting the footage from FSN North, and we'll have it on the site as soon as possible. So stay tuned! Thanks everybody!
So we only recently got confirmation on this, but a session BSG recorded with FSN North for the Twins Pregame show will be airing Tuesday, Aug 12, sometime before the Twins take on the Yankees @ 8:10 ET. Sorry we can't be more exact about the time, but if you live in that region, or have a cable package will all the FSN channels, and get a chance to check it out, we'd love to hear from you.


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Net tightens as Washington inquiries lead back to Cheney
The political future of the US Vice-President, Dick Cheney, is at stake in Washington, where a grand jury investigation is questioning Administration officials about his office's role in leaking the name of a CIA operative for political motives.
The inquiry has already questioned President George Bush's spokesman and a media adviser over the identification of Valerie Plame, which is developing into one of the White House's main headaches in an election year.
Sources said on Tuesday that three of the five officials who are the real targets of the inquiry work or worked for Mr Cheney.
Until recently, Mr Bush insisted that Mr Cheney would be his vice-presidential candidate in the November elections, despite his history of heart trouble.
But recent White House polls suggest that the growing unpopularity of the taciturn former businessman and powerful Administration hawk threatens to sink the President.
Mr Cheney is already under fire from Democrats for his role in shaping the case for war against Iraq, frequently visiting the CIA to question assessments that played down Saddam Hussein's arsenal.
His former role as head of Halliburton, the giant oil services corporation, is also under scrutiny. The company is being investigated for bribery when Mr Cheney was at the helm and, more recently, for profiteering in Iraq.
For Mr Bush to drop Mr Cheney from the election ticket would undermine the President's famous loyalty, but the grand jury investigation into the CIA leak may threaten Mr Cheney's long-term political survival. The case centres on the leaking of Valerie Plame's name to the press in July, apparently in response to questioning of the US case for war against Iraq by her husband, Joseph Wilson, a former ambassador.
The leaking of an undercover agent's identity is a serious crime under US law, and the hearings are leading Justice Department investigators towards the Vice- President's office, a source said.
He said that members of the defence policy board, a Pentagon advisory group, are also under scrutiny.
Sensing the danger to the Administration, the Democratic National Committee chairman, Terry McAuliffe, said: "Now that the FBI is getting closer to finding out who inside the Bush White House put the lives of CIA agents in danger, we hope that President Bush will keep his word and hold accountable those responsible for the White House leak - no matter how high their post."
A third grand jury in Washington is looking into allegations that a Halliburton subsidiary paid $US180 million ($278 million) in bribes to secure lucrative contracts to build a gas plant in Nigeria, at the time Mr Cheney was chief executive, from 1995 to 2000.
More recently the corporation has been caught overcharging millions of dollars for the delivery of petrol to the US military in Iraq.
Mr Cheney claims to have severed his ties with Halliburton, but he continues to receive payments of about $US150,000 a year in tax-minimising "deferred compensation" from his time as an executive.
The Guardian, The Washington Post


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THE Prime Minister is said to be "extremely concerned" that a second wave of coronavirus could hit the UK.
It comes hours after Boris Johnson warned there are signs of a second wave sweeping Europe.
And there are fears it could reach Britain within 14 days.
A Downing Street source told the Mail Online on Tuesday evening: "The PM is extremely concerned by what he's seeing abroad and fears we could be seeing the same thing here in a fortnight.
"People have got to realise we are still in the middle of a pandemic.
"He wants to go further on opening things up and getting people back to work, but he knows it'll be his head on the block if things go wrong."
The warning comes after a spike in cases forced Mr Johnson to impose 14-day quarantine on thousands of British holidaymakers returning from Spain.
And on a visit to Nottingham, Mr Johnson said Brits must not drop their guard.
"The most important thing is for everybody in all communities to heed the advice, to follow the advice, not to be spreading it accidentally and get it right down and we'll be able to ease the restrictions across the country," he said.
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"But clearly we now face, I'm afraid, the threat of a second wave in other parts of Europe and we just have to be vigilant."
Defending Britain's actions, Mr Johnson said: "What we have to do is take swift and decisive action where we think that the risks are starting to bubble up again.
"And let's be absolutely clear about what's happening in Europe, amongst some of our European friends.
"I'm afraid you are starting to see in some places the signs of a second wave of the pandemic.
"And we all remember what happened last time - it's absolutely vital therefore that we make the necessary preparations here in the UK as we are doing."


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Frankfurt is known as the financial center of Germany – but it does not usually come out on top as a tourist destination, e.g. like Munich, or a cultural hotspot, e.g. like Berlin. But I have grown to like Frankfurt for what it is – a contrast of new and old, a small city with a big heart, outward looking, and always a bit understated.
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I have been a Scorpions fan for 7 years. I waited patiently and saved up hard to see those guys at Hellfest in 2011. But the one thing that pisses me off is seeing James Kottak behind the drum kit instead of Herman Rarebell.
Herman played on all the legendary Scorpions records in the 70's, 80's & 90's He stupidly left the band after "Face the Heat"
If you ever want to talk about Scorpions with me. Don't ever mention this douchebag. I saw Kottak play a 20 minute drum solo at Hellfest and hes a total unprofessional jackass. Herman Rarebell is the best drummer the Scorpions ever had and Herman should have never quit.
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Lace up your hiking boots. Tie down the kayaks. Pack the fishing poles. Don't forget your binoculars. It's time for a new outdoor adventure – Indiana Dunes style. Many people know our beaches along Lake Michigan's southern shoreline but there's far more to Indiana Dunes Country than sand and sun. We're a birding mecca in the spring, a kayaker's dream on a hot summer day and an angler's secret hotspot on a crisp fall morning.


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It seems like a good time to think about regeneration. By regeneration, I mean a conscious effort to re-imagine, re-design, re-structure or re-orient yourself or your organization so as to achieve greater alignment between work and desired outcomes. It is a journey, for sure, not a destination; the pursuit of it is its own reward. In fact, our entire field is regenerating in many ways, as my colleagues note in their respective blogs.
As consultants, we are constantly seeking renewal in the quest to solve old problems in new ways, generate deeper insights, and bring more diverse voices and contexts to the table. We regenerate when we are challenged to think beyond our frame of reference, and when old ideas take on new meanings.
People regenerate, and organizations regenerate. But organizations can't regenerate without visionary people with diverging viewpoints about what the future looks like.
The boardroom drive to quickly reach consensus and have cocktails is strong. Exceptional leadership at both the board and staff levels is required to create the space for real dialogue about alternative pathways – a space where diverging views are not just tolerated but welcomed. I'd go out on a limb and say that a strategic planning process that doesn't allow for discussion of alternative pathways to mission fulfillment isn't really strategic at all, but rather a tactical exercise in organizational maintenance. Are we mistaking certainty for leadership?
So long as everything is going well, there is little impetus to reimagine all or part of a nonprofit arts organization. Yet, this is precisely the time to ask uncomfortable questions about strategy. I realize that regeneration at the organizational level is extremely difficult to engineer. It requires simultaneously squeezing harder on the current business model while thinking about new ways of doing business. Yet, it is somehow still shocking to me how many boards allow CEOs to operate on structural deficits year after year without honest talk of downsizing if not wholesale regeneration. If we ever expect our audiences to regenerate, our organizations must lead the way.
Then there is regeneration on a personal level.
We are an industry in need of regeneration – plagued by high turnover and debilitated by loss of institutional memory. Productivity standards are so high that day after day I observe that nonprofit managers are just plain tapped out, routinely working beyond their capacity, particularly people working in mid-level positions.
People sign up for things and then opt out. On important conference calls, people are answering private text messages. It seems that we've been running on fumes for a long time now, in a sort of shadow economy of volunteerism.
The next big push in our field really needs to be a holistic focus on nurturing our human capital. Without thoughtful, dedicated, motivated people who are appropriately compensated and not chronically overworked, our field is unsustainable.
The biggest leaps I've made as a professional came when someone I admired bothered to challenge me in a way that was both direct and constructive. Those pivotal moments in our lives – and we all have them – may arise from hardship or confrontation, but they may also spring from an instinct to nurture – to take a chance on someone whose talents are not yet in full view.
Organizational regeneration is a long and arduous course, but the resolve to ask hard questions is a precious human trait that springs forth in a moment.


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I have had such a week, and the next one to come isn't promising to be much easier. I spent time dyeing lace, only to not have the fabric I ordered arrive in time, so I shifted into plan B, and have made a completely different top for Project Run and Play, so now no lace needed. (it's okay, I can always find a use for fabric!) Paul and I started training for the 10K we decided to run March 31st (which might not sound like a big deal to runners, but I have never been a runner, I actually ran my first all-running mile ever last summer, and building up to the 2 miles I ran last night seems like a miracle to me.) We go to Lion King Wednesday, I have class on Tuesday, and I am not completely done with my Project Run and Play look yet, which begs the question, when do I photograph it? (I also have to fit my 16 hours a week of internship in with everything else I am trying to do!)
It seems like everything I need to do is taking me twice as long as *I* think it should, and my timing is apparently impractical when it comes to actually doing things! Oh well, first world problems I guess! I just need to get over the hump of this last semester, and then it will be all smooth sailing with our military move to an as of yet undisclosed location………… it will be smooth won't it? Tell me it will all be smooth sailing!!!!


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So you've just acquired a new office and it's a blank canvas allowing you to plan it out from scratch. Perhaps you're a brand new business and are setting up your workspace for the first time. Either way the possibilities presented to you are endless. It is a situation envied by many whilst at the same time undoubtedly daunting. Sometimes it can be hard to know where to start. Making some incorrect decisions at this point could waste your business serious amounts of cash. As well as this if you set up some things wrong you could be damaging the productivity of your company and even make some of your employees unhappy. Whilst this is certainly not a comprehensive checklist here are a few things to factor in when making those early decisions about your new office space.
Write a List of Requirements
It probably goes without saying but you really should make a list of everything you are going to need. This needs to be both comprehensive whilst also trimmed down to eliminate the unnecessary luxuries. It is at this point where everything could go very wrong so do this well in advance. Look at your business and note down the sort of things you need based on this. Whether it is computers, furniture, additional equipment such as phones or printers or internet setup these need to be appropriate to your specific needs. Whilst compiling this list you should plan ahead to a certain extent i.e. further expansion of the business so have a few spare seats and desks for additional employees further down the line.
This should be one of your top priorities. You need to have the right furniture so that people can work to their optimum whilst feeling happy in the workplace. You should be looking at ergonomic furniture so that you can promote productivity and reduce potential RSI's in the future. Whenever possible try to acquire desks and partitions which are easily adaptable. Business is usually fluid and ever changing so you don't want to end up with something perfect for the present but which is unsuitable in the near future.
This is equally as important as the furniture you purchase. Poor layouts can lead to decreased work output, unhappy colleagues and can even effect relationships with clients who visit the premises. If the meeting room is right next to the noisy sales team then it will not only look unprofessional but will prove to be an annoyance whilst you are speaking with visitors.
Lighting & Temperature
These are factors which are often much overlooked but the temperature and the lighting need to be right. Is the air conditioning in the work place adequate? If not you will end up with grumblings from staff and potential absenteeism or poor retention. The lighting needs to be considered just as much. If it is not sufficient then people could end up straining their eyes to view computer screens which could lead to them having headaches. Connected to the lighting you need to think about the windows. The location could cause excessive glare. This is when window tinting for buildings can be used to ensure that it doesn't become an issue. Try to view the office space at different times of the working day to ascertain whether this is something you will need to have added.


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Described by some as "Rescue Me for the ambulance-driving set," TNT's Saved (premiering tonight at 10 pm/ET) stars Tom Everett Scott as Wyatt Cole, a paramedic dealing or not with a domineering father, a lady doc "ex," and the dilemma of whether to give med school that one last long-after-college try. Oh, and he also has a gambling problem, one so bad it puts his self-stitching expertise to good use. TVGuide.com talked to Scott about exploring such dark yet compelling territory.
TVGuide.com: I watched the premiere episode, or at least 90 percent of it, and I enjoyed it a lot.
Tom Everett Scott: Back up how come you only watched 90 percent of it? How did you not watch the last few minutes?
TVGuide.com: Don't tell me: Your character dies in the last scene?
Scott: Boy, oh boy... you're really going to be surprised. I do a crazy hula dance at the end. There, I told you.
TVGuide.com: How are you summing up this series for people?
Scott: I would say that it's about these adrenaline-junkie-type paramedics who... you know, it's hard for me to sum it up, because it's hard for me to be objective about it. I think the show has a certain sense of velocity there's quite a bit going on, and it's a little frenetic but then it has some really great moments where it slows down and interesting things happen between the characters. I was sucked into the idea of how Wyatt has a really hard time dealing and communicating with the people in his personal life.
TVGuide.com: He's definitely a guy with issues parental, esteem, intimacy....
Scott: Right. Like, with the intimacy thing, he has a real problem in his personal life, but he's totally open and available with these strangers who are his patients. That's a very interesting duality. His story is set in this medical-drama kind of world, and there's also some dark humor, too. It kind of reminded me of M*A*S*H when I saw the pilot.
TVGuide.com: I love that dark humor and the overall grittiness to the show. There's a palpable realness to it.
Scott: I like that, too.
TVGuide.com: What do you think of the camera technique they're using whenever a victim or do we call them "patients"?
Scott: It's funny because I have referred to them as victims sometimes, and the person playing the patient didn't really like it!
TVGuide.com: We get this quick little flash of what in their life led them to this tragic point.
Scott: Here at Saved we call that the "photomontage" which is a fancy way of saying "getting to know the character without laying a bunch of exposition into the dialogue." It's a very stylish and smart way for the writer to create that kind of exposition.
TVGuide.com: There is obviously the potential for Wyatt to get too dark. Is there anything you're doing to keep him on just this side of likable? Or is that even a concern of yours?
Scott: Um... I don't really want him to be that likable. The nice guys that I have played, I've found, are so much less interesting to play than a character like Wyatt, who's really unpredictable. I like playing somebody who's constantly trying to cover up what he's thinking and feeling.
TVGuide.com: Have you done any type of research with paramedics, or gamblers?
Scott: I did a lot of riding around in ambulances, talking to paramedics, trying to become very fluent in their medical doings because I want it to look real, I want it to look like I know what I'm doing. In any job I do, I don't want to look fake.
TVGuide.com: Something the pilot touches on is the little-known fact that ambulance services fight each for business, to get that next patient....
Scott: Yeah, I didn't really know that before I did this. I've learned a lot since doing this. Like, there are paramedics that are part of the fire department, there are paramedics that are part of a private ambulance company.... And an EMT is not a paramedic an EMT is basic life-support person, and a paramedic is an advanced life-support person.
TVGuide.com: As for the gambler thing, you're obviously not too shabby at cards in real life, having played on Celebrity Poker Showdown and World Poker Tour....
Scott: I had a pretty good run there.
TVGuide.com: How does one get recruited for those shows? Tell your manager to be on the lookout?
Scott: I think my manager and publicist know that I like poker and that I play it, and they got me in there. I also made some phone calls on my own behalf! [Laughs]
TVGuide.com: You were on Celebrity Poker Showdown, but how would you have fared on Celebrity Cooking Showdown?
Scott: I would have burned whatever was being made. Unless it was breakfast food. I'm pretty good at breakfast food.
TVGuide.com: You make a mean frittata?
Scott: I wouldn't go that far.
TVGuide.com: Is it true you almost didn't get cast in That Thing You Do! because you look too much like Tom Hanks? What's the story there?
Scott: This is what Tom Hanks said to me. He said, "When you walked into the room I said, 'Whoa, there's me! That guy looks like me!'" He then went back to his hotel and said to [wife] Rita [Wilson], "Well, I think I found the guy, but he looks too much like me, and I just don't want to have to put up with that line of questioning." So while he was in the shower or something, Rita watched the tape and later told him, "You're crazy. This is the guy." Rita really helped me get that role.
TVGuide.com: Did you send her flowers or something?
Scott: I publicly thanked her not that that was what she was looking for. [Laughs] You're right, why didn't I just send her flowers?!
TVGuide.com: So, getting back to the part of Saved that I missed, does Wyatt mail in the med-school application?
Scott: [Evil laugh] What do you think? Do you think he wants to go to medical school?
TVGuide.com: I'm torn. As much I'd like to see him have that aspiration, I don't know if that's true to him.
Scott: There you go, my friend. You are going to do OK in this world. I'm proud of you. When I see you on the street? Big hugs.


text: Maria Werten vel Wertenstein (1888–1949), painter, graphic artist, designer, educator, was born in Warsaw and died in Los Angeles. Maria Werten's collection was assigned to the PMA by her friend, Irena Piotrowska, in 1945. It consists of nearly 400 objects, signed and unsigned, part of them sealed with the stamp of the International School of Art, some of which do not seem to be her own work. Almost half are watercolors, drawings and lithographs of children—at work, at play, at prayer, and in portraits (sometimes in folk costumes). At times they are the prime actor of artistic fantasies, like the child as a butterfly being lifted by a bird, or Boy Driving Away Demons. The other numerically large section consists of applied graphics, namely illustrations, informative posters, decorative paper for packing, holiday greeting cards, postcards, posters publicizing the International School of Art and the Toy Factory, "Gnom," and the wooden toys manufactured in this factory, most likely designed by Maria Werten. Finally, there are three kinds of wallpaper. The artist's legacy is exhibited on occasion, but only in part, due to lack of space in the Museum. The most recent such exhibit was "Art Déco—Poland."


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This month, we are gearing up for exciting educational offerings on the single GME accreditation system as we approach the Joint AACOM & AODME Annual Conference taking place on April 22-25, 2015. On April 1, 2015, institutions can begin to apply for ACGME institutional sponsorship. On July 1, 2015, AOA-accredited programs can begin to apply for ACGME accreditation.
ACGME is offering a series of webinars to assist osteopathic program directors, program coordinators, and institutional officials on the transition to the single GME accreditation system. These series of webinars were designed by the Joint Education Committee composed of representatives from ACGME, AOA and AACOM. The first webinar on Institutional Accreditation in the Single Accreditation System will be held on March 27, 2015 from 2:00pm-3:30pm Central Time. Learn more about the upcoming webinars.
The Review Committees for Family Medicine and Internal Medicine have determined that an AOA-certified program director may serve without an ABMS member board certified co-program director. However, all other qualifications related requirements must still be met. This marks yet another important milestone in the transition. Read AACOM's announcement.
AACOM congratulates the following DOs who were selected to the Family Medicine Review Committee and will be seated on the respective review committees on July 1, 2015:
See the list of DOs on ACGME's Review Committee's here.
ACGME's Annual Education Conference in San Diego, CA took place on February 26-March 1, 2015. ACGME held a preconference entitled "ACGME Accreditation Pre-Conference for Osteopathic Programs and Institutions" on Thursday, February 26. There were also "sunset sessions" held during the pre-conference featuring Robert Cain, DO and Lisa DeStefano, DO, who provided updates on the osteopathic recognition and osteopathic neuromusculoskeletal medicine requirements respectively. View Dr. Cain's presentation.
Registration is now open for the Joint AACOM & AODME 2015 Annual Conference. For information on how to register and the program, please click here.
There will be several events specifically on the single GME accreditation system at the Joint AACOM & AODME 2015 Annual Conference including:
Special Offering: Attendees will have the opportunity to engage in individual sit-down sessions with some ACGME Executive Directors. Sessions will be available April 22 and April 24. No appointment needed.
On Friday, April 24, ACGME Walk-in Technical Support Sessions on the Application Process and the Accreditation Data System (ADS) will be offered all day. No appointment is needed. This is your opportunity to meet with an ADS representative for in-person assistance with:
In addition to these key events, there are several other single GME accreditation-focused sessions spanning discussions on competency-based education, to experiential discussions from institutions and programs that have embarked on the process of the transition. View all single GME accreditation system-related conference programming.
Video modules on the single GME accreditation system are now available AACOM's website. The video modules feature John Potts, MD, Senior Vice President of Surgical Accreditation at ACGME and Robert A. Cain, Chair, Osteopathic Principles Committee at the OME Leadership Conference in January 2015. Access these resources here. In addition to these modules, updated FAQs are available on AACOM, AOA and ACGME's website. See the FAQs below:
AACOM continues to work on numerous operational details and developments and remains committed to providing ongoing information to our constituents on the progress toward a single GME accreditation system. For regular updates stay tuned to the single GME accreditation system page on our website, on twitter by following @AACOMmunities or on facebook or email@example.com.


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On his way out the door this morning, Cheetah Boy handed me a grenade.
It wasn't actually full of gunpowder, but still my head almost exploded when I read it.
A field trip permission slip that said at the top, "REMEMBER $20 DUE BY FRIDAY," highlighted in pink marker so you couldn't miss it.
"Here, mom, sign this and I need $20 for the teacher," he said, looking pointedly toward my wallet.
Are you kidding me?
The school wants me to shell out 20 bucks for my kid to walk around some museum texting, snickering with his friends and taking pictures of cute girls from behind?
He can do that around our neighborhood for free.
My son, 14, has frequently expressed the opinion that he would rather pick up fresh dog poop than go to a museum, and I've dragged him to many.
The mere mention of the word "museum" can send him into a twitching, grimacing seizure that reminds me of watching the Wolfman transform during a full moon.
Now, all of a sudden, he's begging me to go, undoubtedly because he wants to sit in the back of the bus and throw spitballs out the window at passing cars.
I could, if necessary, come up with $20.
But I couldn't help thinking about the 14 percent unemployment around here, and the formerly middle-class folks I drive past every Saturday morning, standing in long lines to get groceries at a local church.
There was nothing on this permission slip about what would happen if you didn't pony up $20. Does your kid have to stay back at school and help the janitor empty trash cans instead? How embarrassing would that be?
I've never been one of those parents who gripes about their kids' school. I mostly appreciate the hard work and devotion teachers put into their jobs.
But this time, I emailed the teacher involved and told her that, while I appreciated her intentions, this fee was way out of line and I was thinking about complaining to the school board. She called me back right away and explained that they had to pay the museum 10 bucks per kid, and then they had to pay for the bus.
I told her I thought $20 was far too much, and asked her what would happen to the kids who didn't shell out.
"We would never turn a child away because he didn't pay," she said, adding indignantly that no parent had ever asked such questions before in her 30 years of teaching. "Some parents have contacted me privately to tell me that they can't pay, and I told them we'd work it out."
I explained to her that many people don't want to be forced to discuss their financial situation with outsiders, nor do they want to ask for "charity."
I pointed out that the state was recently sued over fees charged by a whole bunch of Southern California school districts, including in Orange County, including for textbooks, lab fees and so forth.
"Would you be happy if we made it clear that this $20 is a requested donation?" the teacher asked me.
Yes, thank you. That would make me very happy indeed.
And it would also make a lot of other parents happy, including some who are panicking right now because they don't have $285 to send their kid to school science camp.
Here's a clue the school won't tell you: You don't have to pay.
California state law allows school districts to charge fees for science camp and the like, but only if no student is prevented from going if the parents don't pay. You can charge fees for transportation for field trips, for example, but state law is also very clear that schools cannot charge for textbooks or other required materials in school.
An ACLU lawyer involved in the case told me that all you have to do to make many costs legal is to make it clear to parents they're being asked for a donation, not a fee.
If you're in California, you can look on the San Diego Unified School District's web home page to find a legal analysis of what parents can and can't be required to pay.
I don't know about this issue on a national level, but I would imagine there would be similar rules in place.
We all know that public schools are being hammered left and right financially, and I have no desire to beat them up.
But there's still insensitivity out there among some educators, especially in well-off areas, about how the recession is hitting their students' families.
I never forgot hearing a university professor who cleaned toilets to pay for her private high school education talk about how humiliated she was at her public school, where they made the free-lunch kids stand in a separate line from the rest of the kids, apparently because it wasn't bad enough to be a teenager and poor, but you had to be publicly shamed as well.
I hear from a lot of parents distraught because they don't know how they're going to pay for what seems like an endless deluge of fees for everything from varsity football to cheerleading uniforms to online textbooks.
This makes me especially appreciate my kids' music teacher, who is organizing a candy drive for kids who want to raise the money to take a band trip to Disneyland, instead of just dunning the parents for $80. Thanks! I know it's extra work for you, but Curly Girl will be by next week to pick up her candy.
Meanwhile, I haven't decided if I'm sending in my 20 bucks for this field trip. But I know that Cheetah Boy will still get an education, whether or not he tromps around a museum giggling, talking to his friends and ignoring the teacher.
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It's that time again in the Mormon Gospel Doctrine cycle, when every four years we take the Old Testament character of Deborah and squeeeeeeeeze her into Mormon gender molds.
It's the infamous Lesson #19, "The Reign of the Judges," in which one section ("The Strength of a Righteous Friend") focuses on the prophet Deborah. Except that it never refers to her as a prophet, as the biblical text does (Judges 4:4). The way it willfully misrepresents this kick-ass character would be comical if it weren't so darn insulting.
The troubles are evident right from the beginning. "Barak is commanded to free Israel from Jabin," the lesson's opening section reads. "He agrees if Deborah will go with him."
Not quite. The manual conveniently omits the fact that it's Deborah who receives this commandment from God in her role as a "judge of Israel" and then relays the marching orders to Barak, a military leader.
She summons him, not the other way around. She tells him that "The Lord, the God of Israel, commands you," and then conveys God's specific military instructions.
A couple of pages later, the LDS manual does it again: "What did the Lord command Barak to do?" And "on what condition was Barak willing to go to battle against Sisera and his 900 chariots?"
The manual gives the impression that:
- Barak had received his commandment directly from God, and
- He wanted his sidekick Deborah to come along to the battle as moral support.
The manual then reinforces #2 by lauding Deborah as a "righteous friend" and "true friend" to Barak.
Behind every good man, it seems, there is a good woman.
The manual strips Deborah of any power the Bible gives her in her own right, by failing to mention her status as a prophet and her ongoing leadership role as a judge. In fact, at no point does the manual even refer to her as a judge, let alone herald the fact that she's the only wholly righteous one in the entire Book of Judges. (Which makes sense, since she is also the only judge to also be called a prophet.)
The Bible is clear that Deborah is not Barak's sidekick, but his boss. But the LDS manual transforms her into a role that is more familiar and comfortable for people unaccustomed to female leadership. In the manual she is defined by one thing, and one thing only: her relationship with a man.
Deborah is domesticated into a righteous and true friend who encourages Barak to be a better man ("What qualities did she have that Barak may not have had?" the lesson asks).
I have no doubt that Deborah was an excellent and true friend to Barak. She certainly gave him godly advice. But "friend" is just one of the many roles God asked her to play. The quiet erasure of the most public of those roles—prophet and judge—diminishes the Biblical witness.
When the manual asks us to consider why Barak was only willing to go into battle if Deborah was with him, answer the writers seem to be looking for is that she was his support system, his backup plan.
But in the biblical passage it's pretty clear that he wants her there because he needs a prophet to tell him exactly what God wants him to do (4:7, 4:14). Deborah is the one who, with God's help, plots the battle, explaining how many troops they'll need and where they'll meet the enemy. When the time comes, she even tells Barak to get off his butt and start moving ("Get up/arise!" is the Hebrew imperative).
The manual's discomfort with female leadership is evident in the next section of the Judges lesson as well, because we skip immediately to Gideon and Judges 6 without finishing this story.
If we only had this lesson's careful choice of verses to go on (4:1–16), we'd all be left with the impression that the Canaanite warriors were destroyed in an epic rout and that only their leader, Sisera, survived. There's no mention at all of the fact that Sisera sneaks away but is subsequently offed by a woman (4:17–22), just as Deborah had prophesied he would be (4:9). Barak arrives on the scene ex post facto to find the deed is already done; Jael has handily driven a tent peg through Sisera's skull.
I'd like to give the curriculum writers the benefit of the doubt here and imagine that they omitted the Jael coda because it's incredibly violent, or because there's only so much you can include when you're trying to cover the entire book of Judges in 45 minutes. (Why in the world do we do that, anyway?)
But I also suspect it's because there's simply no way to domesticate Jael. Women who defend their nation one tent peg at a time don't really fit with the whole "righteous friend" trope.
Many Mormon wards will be covering this lesson on Sunday, which is Mother's Day here in the U.S. Here's what I want for Mother's Day: Let's do justice to these women for a change. Let's recount their full stories.
For a more accurate look at women in Judges, check out:
- Fierce: Women of the Bible and Their Stories of Violence, Mercy, Bravery, Wisdom, Sex, and Salvation by Alice Connor (Fortress Press, 2017). (Click here to read an interview with the author.)
- Helpmates, Harlots, and Heroes: Women's Stories in the Hebrew Bible (2nd edition) by Alice Ogden Bellis (Westminster John Knox, 2007).
- Carol Meyers, ed., Women in Scripture: A Dictionary of Named and Unnamed Women in the Hebrew Bible, the Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical Books, and the New Testament (Houghton Mifflin, 2000)
This is an expanded and updated version of a post I wrote for Beliefnet in 2010, which can be found here. It's beyond disheartening to me that nothing in the manual has changed, and we're still rehashing the same half-truths about Deborah. The Gospel Doctrine manual dates to 1996.


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On the Nose: health risks of synthetic fragrances
In this video I discuss the world of synthetic fragrances, and specifically the dangerous chemical that is used to make these fragrances last longer: phthalates. When you think about it synthetic fragrances are all around us! There are the obvious things like perfume, after shave, deodorant, air 'fresheners' and scented candles. (When it comes to scented candles please have a look at my Blog The Glow of Wellbeing) And then there are the less obvious things like cleaning products, beauty products, personal care products, and laundry products, which all come with fragrance that definitely does not come from any natural source (like actual pine needles in your 'forest fresh' toilet cleaner!) Lastly there's the downright ridiculous things such as scented toys, stickers and even garbage bin liners - like some fake lavender scent is ever going to overtake the smell of your 3 day old household waste!! On the nose The problem with synthetic fragrances and the phthalates that they contain is that they are hormone disruptors, meaning that they interfere with the natural hormone processes in the human body. Hormones pretty much control everything that goes on inside you and you want them to be able to do that uninterrupted. Phthalates have been associated with: decreased sperm count pregnancy loss decreased size of testicles in infants gestational diabetes breast cancer asthma and allergies To avoid phthalates next time you're


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Innovation Inspiration : 8 Inspiring Reads for the Holidays
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To receive Jonathan Hall's monthly newsletter on Innovation, directly in your inbox subscribe here. Looking for a book to fire your imagination during the holidays? Here are some of our favorite innovation reads from 2012. Happy Holidays from us all at Added Value!
The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail – But Some Don't
If you read one book over the holidays….538.com blogger Nate Silver became famous for his predictions in the US election. But his system for predicting goes much further than politics.
The Wide Lens: A New Strategy for Innovation
A company can deliver an innovative product that addresses a real customer need, but still fail. Why? Because they failed to manage the innovation ecosystem on which success depends. A decade of research highlights new perspectives on the world of interdependence needed to deliver a successful new product. Read more.
ON Innovation
72 ideas to serve as inspiration on creating a more innovative organization, from Terry Jones, founder and former CEO of Travelocity and ten other start-ups….
Abundance: The Future Is Better Than You Think
Or, how four forces are conspiring to solve our biggest problems and dozens of innovators are making the future a reality – faster than you'd imagine. Check it out here.
Think Like a Futurist: Know What Changes, What Doesn't, and What's Next
In January we looked into the future. In this vein, Cecily Sommers' book explores such questions as: "Where will new markets emerge over the next 5-10-25 years? What will be the big issues of the day? How will lifestyle, social mores, and policy adapt? And what role do we play in that future?"
The Mobile Wave: How Mobile Intelligence Will Change Everything
In his book, Michael J. Saylor, CEO of MicroStrategy, analyzes how mobile intelligence changes everything. A hot topic that companies are just beginning to understand.
Reverse Innovation: Create Far From Home, Win Everywhere
Last month we explored reverse innovation as a means for the developed world to keep up. Vijay Govindarajan and Chris Trimble's new book served as inspiration.
Millennial Momentum: How a New Generation Is Remaking America
Millennials are reshaping demand in the developed world and will continue to do so. Morley Winograd and Michael D. Hais' book provides generational insights and analysis of the seismic impact of Millennials.
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Tux Turkel
Television has never been easier to watch. But a visit to any home electronics store shows that choosing which new television to buy has never been more complicated.
Over half a century, television has evolved as a portal for information and entertainment. Despite the Internet, it remains the primary window to the world for most people. But if you're in the market for a new television and haven't shopped for one in a few years, we're here to help.
You're going to need to learn a few new terms and some acronyms. You don't have to be fluent just the basics. You're going to hear about plasma, the bright screens with gas-containing pixels converted through an electric charge. A salesperson may steer you toward HDTV, or high-definition television, that can use the new transmissions with clear digital signals. You can expect to see the label LCD (liquid crystal display), technology used in screens so slim and light they can hang on a wall.
You may even consider some direct-view models, nothing more than the familiar tube-based set you've known for years. But some direct views have been given a space-age look with a so-called flat screen. This is a case of style trumping technology, and you'll pay more for flat. And it's easy if you're not savvy to walk out of the store flat broke. Because the truth is, now is not the best time to buy a television. Television technology is in transition. Change is taking place in three major areas: signal, screen dimensions and viewing technology.
HD vs. Analog
For more than 50 years, we've watched television via an analog signal, which has one level of resolution. Now analog is being phased out. Broadcasters are phasing in digital signals that offer higher resolution and more lifelike pictures. This is HDTV. But remember we're in the midst of a transition. Plenty of programming still isn't digital, and most people still don't own digital TVs. All broadcasters are supposed to make the change by 2006, and at least 85 percent of the country is expected to own digital TVs by then. This deadline has been moved back before, however, and it's likely to be delayed again. So if you do wind up buying a conventional analog television, don't worry. The addition of a digital decoding box will allow you to use the unit for years to come.
Probably the biggest misconception with HDTV is that you can just buy a set, plug it in and watch high-definition television. Sets that say they're HD ready also need a digital tuner to decode the high-definition signals. Starting next year, the industry will be required to phase in integrated tuners, which are built into some sets now. External tuners can cost hundreds of dollars. Depending on your cable or satellite provider, you may also need an antenna to receive HD signals.
Square Screen vs. Wide Screen
Since TV was introduced to the American home, we've viewed programming on a screen that has roughly square dimensions, said to have an aspect ratio of 4:3, measuring four units wide for every three units high. The square television you have now has a 4:3 aspect ratio. Wide screens, shaped more like what you experience in a movie theater, have a 16:9 aspect ratio. You've probably noticed this change starting to take place, if you've rented a movie for your square TV, only to see black bars framing the top and bottom of the picture in letterbox style. Some television shows are now formatted for wide screens. It may be tempting to buy a wide-screen television today, but bear in mind that they tend to cost more than their square cousins.
We've seen the image projected through a cathode-ray tube, the bulky mass of glass and electronics that forms the guts of most sets. Cathode-ray tubes are the norm in direct-view sets. But as screens 32 inches and larger become the norm, these sets have become very heavy and deep, making them a tough fit in some spaces. That makes LCD sets very appealing. Many LCDs are a few inches thick and weigh less than 10 pounds, so you can hang them on a wall. But LCD prices remain very high, and the picture quality is generally not as sharp as the best direct-view sets, especially when watched from an angle. Plasma technology, too, is very thin and available in sizes that rival screens in a movie theater.
Another downside of technology in transition is the lack of a track record. Name-brand direct-view televisions are very reliable. But we don't know how the new technology will perform over time. For example, plasma televisions seem to be at risk of phosphor burn, which can cause the constant display of images, say from a computer game, to remain visible on the screen.
The bottom line: Today's televisions are following the trends of computers and digital cameras. They are introducing us to wonderful advances that will be eclipsed over time by even more amazing capabilities all at lower prices. Speaking of digital cameras and computers, keep an eye on the new television offerings from Gateway, Dell and others, which are gearing up to compete with Sony, Panasonic and other familiar TV makers.
Smart Shopping
If you are in the market for a television now, take your time. Prices are dropping, and sets are on sale at major retailers every week, so don't be rushed by a salesperson who's pushing you to buy something today. Look at lots of sets. If you wear glasses to watch television, bring them. Before you leave home, take a tape measure and note how far you sit from the screen. Reference the distance at the store, because that will help you decide how meaningful subtle differences in picture quality will be in your viewing space at home. The same goes for audio. Many people these days are hooking up home-theater systems to their televisions, or buying monitors that lack any sound without an additional tuner and speakers. Make sure these components will fit in your room.
In the end, be realistic and trust your instincts. Will you really spend most of your viewing time with blockbuster productions like the latest Lord of the Rings movie, or are you mostly tuned to CNN and reruns of Seinfeld? Maybe you don't need to invest $8,000 in a 42-inch-wide HDTV plasma screen to watch Jerry yuk it up with George. And remember, many of these systems are so large and complicated that unless you own a truck and are quite handy you can pay hundreds more for delivery and installation.
Speaking of size, the mantra for the new generation of television seems to be that bigger is better. The 60-inch-wide screen has become the muscle car of televisions. But rather than revving up on the street, big televisions are meant to impress in the family room, which has been reborn as the home theater. There's plenty of hype here, with the industry promoting the image of friends and neighbors gathered around a gigantic screen, sharing an experience. Of course, this is just a 21st-century version of the days when most homes had only one big television (though a small screen), and everyone crowded around to be entertained. When the Beatles sang on the Ed Sullivan Show in 1964, the technology fed a revolution through a 19-inch screen with black-and-white images and tinny sound. How might our world have changed if the experience had exploded through an 80-inch plasma monitor with surround sound? n
Tux Turkel is a freelance writer based in Yarmouth, Maine.


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What a cookie is?
Cookies are small strings of text exchanged between a website and the user's browser during every website access. These strings do not contain any executable code and are used for different activities such as performing automatic authentication, keeping track of sessions, storing information to improve website navigability or for the user's browsing experience. Each domain visited through a browser can set one or more cookies. An Internet page can contain objects that come from many different domains and each of them can set cookies (in this case called "third-party")"). Use of cookies improves the website browsing experience and can keep the chosen settings during your next visit.
The general authority's provision guaranteeing privacy (GU No. 126 of 3 June 2014) defines two types of cookies:
- Technical cookie - Used to allow the transmission of a communication, to complete a service requested by the user or to perform statistical research;
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In the "Cookies" section you can change the following cookie settings:
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- Run Mozilla Firefox Browser
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Click on the Privacy tab and in the Settings section you can:
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