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HCL's latest solution is in line with the company's ongoing effort to offer complete banking services for Indian Banks
HCL Infosystems, India's premier information enabling, ICT System Integration Company today announced a formal tie-up with Korean major Nautilus Hyosung, to provide complete ATM solutions for Indian banks across the country with special emphasis on service offering for rural India. HCL Infosystems' System Integration strengths coupled with the product domain expertise of Nautilus Hyosung, a leader in ATM Business with over 40% market share in Korea and a global ATM player has been offering the Indian Banking Sector a range of products and services as India expands its ATM penetration within the country since May 2008.
With just 38000+ ATMS in India, a country with a population of over 1.2 billion, there is a huge demand for ATM banking services across India. Nautilus Hyosung comes with extensive knowledge and Product experience on both the ATM & various application software platforms and remote management solutions to make the ATM an effective channel.
Commenting on the partnership, Mr. JV Ramamurthy, COO, HCL Infosystems said, "HCL has been working with major banks across the country for the past 33 years and with our 500+ service touch points spreading across 4000 cities we are well placed to address the market anywhere in India. We are very excited about this project as we believe that this partnership will make banking a smoother experience for many banking customers in the urban and rural areas."
Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Hyun Sik Sohn, Sr. Executive Vice President, Nautilus Hyosung, said, "Banking in India has come a long way due to a combination of factors like increasing consumer awareness, technological advancement and growing financial value. Our tie-up with HCL is definitely a long-term commitment, which will bring value to the Indian banks and will definitely give a good opportunity to get closer to the customers across India."
India being an emerging market has high growth rate and size. Number of ATM installations is approximately 38,000 units and the ATM's per million people approximately is 33 units as compared to Korea which is 1,920 units. Experts forecast that the growth rate (CAGR) is expected to grow 18% up by 2013. Banks going into a self service model can have huge potential savings and increase the convenience for the customers.
The "HCL Nautilus" range of ATM's will offer products that have been customized to the various requirements of the Indian Market. Combining ATM Design & Manufacturing strengths of Nautilus Hyosung and the experience of HCL in designing products for the Indian market, this ATM incorporates technology designed to meet the implicit challenges of India.
Looking ahead HCL & Nautilus will launch Rural ATMs meant for deployment by banks in locations with relatively low transaction volumes and also help in the Financial Inclusion initiatives of banks. This solution is thus the ideal vehicle to offer cost-effective ATM convenience to the largely untapped rural areas taking the power of banking to every Indian.
With the global expertise of Nautilus Hyosung and the System Integration and pan India support strengths of HCL Infosystems; the Indian banking industry will have a proven state of art end to end ATM product & solution partner.
About HCL Infosystems
HCL Infosystems Ltd, with revenue (LTM) of US $ 2.8 billion (Rs. 12,439 crores) is India's premier information enabling and ICT System Integration company offering a wide spectrum of ICT products that includes Computing, Storage, Networking, Security, Telecom, Imaging and Retail. HCL is a one-stop-shop for all the ICT requirements of an organization.
India's leading System Integration and Infrastructure Management Services Organization, HCL has specialized expertise across verticals including BFSI, Telecom, E-Governance & Power. HCLs offerings for banks cover Core Banking,Core Insurance, Financial Inclusion, MIS, BI, HRMS, CRM, Treasury, Cheque Truncation, Financial Switch, ATMs, Payment systems, Risk Management, Local Language support for applications, etc.
HCL has India's largest distribution and retail network, taking to market a range of Digital Lifestyle products in partnership with leading global ICT brands, including Apple, Cisco, Ericsson, Kingston, Kodak, Konica Minolta, Microsoft, Nokia, Toshiba, and many more.
HCL today has India's largest vertically integrated computer manufacturing facility with over three decades of electronic manufacturing experience & HCL desktops is the largest selling brand into the enterprise space.
With India's largest ICT services network that reaches to every corner of India, HCL's award winning Support Services makes it the preferred choice of enterprise and consumers alike.
HCL Infosystems has a 100% subsidiary that addresses the physical security technology system integration market. The subsidiary leverages technology to build a security framework called 'Safe State' that will safe guard life, infrastructure & society.
For more information please visit us at www.hclinfosystems.in
About HCL
HCL is a $5 billion leading global Technology and IT Enterprise that comprises two companies listed in India – HCL Technologies & HCL Infosystems. The 3-decade-old Enterprise, founded in 1976, is one of India's original IT garage start-ups. Its range of offerings spans Product Engineering, Custom & Package Applications, BPO, IT Infrastructure Services, IT Hardware, Systems Integration, and distribution of ICT products. The HCL team comprises over 59,000 professionals of diverse nationalities, who operate from 20 countries including over 500 HCL Touch direct points reaching 4,000 towns in India. HCL has global partnerships with several leading Fortune 1000 firms, including leading IT and Technology firms.
For more information please visit www.hcl.in
About Nautilus Hyosung
Nautilus Hyosung are leaders in ATM business with over 40% market share in Korea and presence across continents. Leaders in North American ATM market, Nautilus Hyosung operates out of a 29,000 square foot warehouse and distribution center in Coppell, Texas and is a subsidiary of Hyosung, a Korean multinational conglomerate with revenues in excess of $8 billion per year. Nautilus Hyosung has an installed base of over 120,000 ATM's in North America including thousands of high-end ATMs in Citibank USA. Nautilus Hyosung has been with Citibank as a Global Certified Vendor.


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Copper Age X-Men art on eBay!
Meeley Man posted a topic in Original Comic Art MarketplaceJust uploaded a new batch of eBay auction for you all today. This is a great one, because they are all X-Factor pages from the Copper Age. Incredible original art page from X-Factor #9, 50, 55, and 59. These pages are from such great storylines as the "Mutant Massacre" and "Acts Of Vengeance." All great work, courtesy of artist Terry Shoemaker. Nice 80';s X-men related art doesn't pop up in eBay very often, so don't pass up the rare opportunity. Head on over and throw in some bids now! http://www.ebay.com/sch/m.html?item=191225202282&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&_sop=1&rmvSB=true&hash=item2c85e9066a&afsrc=1&_ssn=whatwhatwhat06 [NOTE: Anyone without a U.S. address, or viewing through some mobile devices, will not be able to see these auctions. Sorry!]

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Our work is to bring the sacred feminine within as an unshakable truth.
The symbol of the woman who is anchored in this energy is that of a strong, determined woman who knows her limits but knows of her inner strength.
We do not say about a force that drags, but rather that which radiates justice with love, softness and sweetness.
It is a state which, despite the support of an unshakeable truth, is not rough, but gentle, cherishing, of a truth which is respected for its balance, for its posture, but which at the same time shines the maternal gaze of love and unity.
To be female, for men and women, is not to create equality through something that is unbalanced, which is unequal. To be feminine is to breathe this authenticity that balances the world with a force that puts everything in its proper places.
They need to understand, children, that their world is in an imbalance precisely because they usurped the feminine, but this is not resolved with hatred, struggle and imposition, but anchoring this force of the feminine in every human being on this planet and especially in women.
Thus they may become the symbol of the strong, courageous, resolute woman who knows what has come and what she wants, but without losing the sweetness, the light and soft posture of what is to be feminine, the cherishing look of a Mother who loves above of everything and in spite of everything.
The posture of the one who is in balance with the sacred feminine is smooth, gentle, fair, because it recognizes this inner strength without causing pain and suffering.
Being feminine has to do with that balance, with this strong, but unbreakable, posture of justice and love.
The injustice that prevails in their world occurs because they learned to do justice on the wrong side, fighting it with the creation of other injustices. And this is not justice. To be just is to be right, knowing what you want, having conviction, but returning the balance with love and gentleness, just as a mother does of her child.
It is to seek justice for good and not for revenge. It is doing what needs to be done, but for the sake of the one who goes astray. There is passivity, patience, and a true search for transformation, to become one who strays from the rectum, but without pain and waiting for the time of his maturation.
The imbalance of the sacred feminine is what drives the world to all this confusion that passes before your eyes, for without it you do not know of your own truth.
It is through the sacred feminine that you are brought into yourself. Without the sacred feminine you are not based on the faith of purpose, with balance and mastery, but above all, gentleness in the heart.
All those who attend power in their world, both men and women, are the pure representation of the imbalance between the sacred feminine and masculine. They represent dishonesty, imposition by force and arrogance, wanting for oneself without the look of the common good.
All this, my children, who live for centuries, is the result of disrespect for this sacred energy that is the love of the Mother / God.
They forgot in their scriptures to balance and honor the sacred feminine, to say in the name of the Mother and the Father, and with that the woman ceases to be honorable, ceases to be the symbol of that balanced force, of this loving and just courage and Transforms into a woman who strives to achieve balance by seeking equality with that which is in imbalance.
But the strong woman is convinced to maintain that feminine love and to be the mother who educates her children with the posture of truth, loyalty and integrity. Of the certainty of good for love. This is being female!
Being a woman goes a long way from being fragile, but it means just that unshakeable truth, but also just and balanced in love.
Be at peace, children.
I am your Divine Mother.
Messenger: Thiago Strapasson - June 03, 2017.
Translation: Patricia Nogueira
Source: http://peaceandtransformation.blogspot.com.br/


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Solar requires little maintenance, but it helps to understand the basics.
Once your system is up and running, a Connecticut Green Bank inspector may contact you for a final inspection.
All inspectors are required to provide consumers with advance notice of their visit to your home. If you have questions or want to verify the validity of an inspection request, you can contact either your contractor or the Connecticut Green Bank. To view a list of these Connecticut Green Bank inspectors, click here.
While panels typically have a 25+ year life cycle, over time, their efficiency will reduce. You probably won't notice this for a long time, but every year your panels will produce a little bit less electricity – at a rate of about 0.5%.
Inverters typically carry a 10 to 25 year warranty, but be sure to check with your contractor about the specific provisions of your inverter system.
It's worth noting that string inverters traditionally have a standard warranty of 10 years, though most now come with the option of 20-25 year warranties, while micro-inverters are often warranted for 25 years. Be sure to ask your contractor about equipment warranties and what is involved.
All projects receiving a State incentive are required to have a performance monitoring system installed. These systems provide you and your contractor with access to data to troubleshoot issues and track performance. You can also view environmental benefits like carbon offset and amount of trees saved.
Your system should not require much maintenance, but it's always helpful to confirm no critters have nested under the panels and that your electrical boxes are clear of debris.
You may be able to do routine inspections and some preventive maintenance tasks yourself. However, you should contact your contractor if you notice things like cracked or broken panels and loose wiring to reduce the risk of harming yourself or damaging your system.
If you choose a solar lease or PPA, the leasing company owns the solar system and usually will offer a service program to cover any maintenance issues during the lease term. Confirm these details in your financing agreement.
If you own your system, you will be responsible for maintenance; however, remember that some contractors and lenders offer service contracts.
You should never attempt to remove snow from your panels. Just be patient! The sun's rays will warm the panels and thanks to the angle on which they were installed, the snow will melt and slide off on its own.


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When did Kate Bracher - nee Tootell die?
was it this Kate Tootell who was born in Ballarat, Victoria, a daughter of William TOOTELL & Alletta Henderica PHILLIPS and who married Lionel Wilfred BRACHER in 1916 ??
knowing who and where she was may help others identify her and they may know when she died
I found that Kate (known as Kitty) lived with Lionel and their 2 children in Maling Road Canterbury, Victoria. Lionel lived to age 96 (died 1987)
Hi ngairedith,
Yes, that was her! My Grandmother. Also as Kit. She was about the same age as Lionel, but we can't remember when she died exactly. Thanks for your trouble.
Grant Campbell (Murielle's son - she was actually Muriel, but never liked that)
yes, Murielle does look better than Muriel :)
as everything we write on this site goes straight to the net (within minutes) all the info we write here can be found by anyone who googles the names so hoping others will find this and will be able to help you. I'm sure we will have an answer soon
Remember the more info you write the more others have to work on. Do you have the names of their children perhaps and other descendants ? someone else 'out there' may also be looking and you will get to share info
good luck
Mum would be pleased! Aside from Murielle, there was one son - Ken, who died last year in about May. FYI, I have a sister Margot and another sister Merry, who died last year, unfortunately, just 57.
Ken had two children, Peter & Judy
Kate BRACHER died 12 November 1989, aged 95 years. She was cremated at the Springvale Botanical Cemetery on the 15 November 1989.
YEH tonkin !!! - I KNEW it would be you who came through with that info as it was your original post, and I knew it would be soon :)
Great stuff people, and fast!. Many thanks for all your help.


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School Nutrition Weekly Update - March 7, 2016 - Issue No. 2016.3-1
In the Previous Issue...February 26, 2016
- Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program Application Season is Just around the Corner!
- New Procurement Rule in North Carolina
- Let's Move! – 2016 Healthy Lunchtime Challenge
- Survey: Verification – Re-applied & Re-approved
- Are You Ready to Celebrate National School Breakfast Week?
- National Nutrition Month is coming up in March!
- Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) Day is March 9
- Questions & Answers – Summer Food Service Program
- Grant Opportunities
- Continuing Education Opportunities
In This Issue:
March 7-11 is National School Breakfast Week!
Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program Application Released
Q&A – Epinephrine Auto-Injectors on School Property
New Procurement Rule in North Carolina
North Carolina K-12 Culinary Institute School Nutrition Administrator Preview
Time as a Public Health Control (TPHC) Procedures: Following the Food Code Requirements
Important School Nutrition Dates
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March 7-11, 2016 is National School Breakfast Week!
The 2016 NSBW theme, "Wake Up to School Breakfast", reminds everyone in the school community—students, families, school administrators and staff—that a school breakfast provides a healthy, energizing start to the day for students.
School breakfast offers several connections to classroom learning—students have the opportunity to eat a healthy breakfast each school morning closer to academic instruction time, students who eat a healthy breakfast are better able to focus on classroom lessons, and students can practice the nutrition lessons they learn in the classroom by making healthy choices with school breakfast.
NSBW raises awareness of the availability of school breakfast to all children and promotes the links between eating breakfast, academic achievement and health. Find NSBW info and resources at https://schoolnutrition.org/NSBW. To find school breakfast resources tailored to North Carolina, including the Breakfast is Brain Fuel toolkit, visit http://childnutrition.ncpublicschools.gov/programs/sbp.
Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program Application Released
The Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FF&VP) application process for School Year 2016-2017 was opened on Monday, February 29. School Nutrition Administrators received a special e-mail linked to the 2016-2017 FF&VP application packet which has been posted on the FRESH FRUIT & VEGETABLE PROGRAM page (see: How to Apply) of the School Nutrition website. Also, the 2016-2017 FF&VP electronic application is now accessible in the School Nutrition Technology System (SNTS) for School Nutrition staff with SNTS "Application Entry" access.
For interested LEAs with eligible elementary schools and eligible Charter Schools that are only elementary grade levels, please mark your calendar for the following important FF&VP application dates:
|Apr 8
|Deadline for completing FF&VP applications in the NCDPI's SNTS by 11:59 p.m.
|Apr 15
|Deadline for the 2016-2017 FF&VP Signature Pages and special form ("Number of Days FF&VP will operate for SY 2016-2017) to be received in the School Nutrition Services Section (NCDPI/Raleigh, NC). No late forms accepted. By 5:00 p.m.
If anyone has any questions regarding NC's FF&VP application/selection process, program requirements, or financial operation, please contact Zoe McKay-Tucker, School Nutrition Consultant for Special Programs by email at firstname.lastname@example.com or by phone: 919-807-3517.
Q&A – Epinephrine Auto-Injectors ON School Property
Can any responsible adult, employed by a school, administer emergency epinephrine auto-injectors to a student who is having an allergic reaction?
The following N.C. General Statute (§ 115C-375.2A), passed in 2014, answers this question as follows:
School supply of epinephrine auto-injectors. The statute requires at least two auto-injectors present on school grounds for use during the school day and at school sponsored events, and one or more school personnel trained in their use. Their use is for individuals with no known diagnosis of anaphylaxis, but who are suffering from an anaphylactic reaction. The statute specifically states that the Principal shall designate one or more school personnel to receive initial and annual retraining from a school nurse or qualified representative of the local health department on the emergency use and storage of epinephrine auto-injectors. The non-patient specific prescription for these can be written by a physician, physician assistant or nurse practitioner of the local health department. An emergency action plan shall be in place for their use. The school stock injectors are not to be used for students with a known diagnosis who are to still have their own emergency action plan in place with their own injectors.
New Procurement Rule in North Carolina
In the last legislative session, the General Assembly adopted the Iran Divestment Act (NCGS 143C-6A-1 to 6A-9) and it impacts not only the State but local governments as well by imposing new obligations on the procurement process. The newly released guidance and certification form issued by the Department of the State Treasurer is shown at: www.nctreasurer.com/slg/Memos/2016-10.pdf
The divestment list referenced in the guidance from the Department of the State Treasurer will be updated on at least a semi-annual basis and may be found here: www.nctreasurer.com/iran
Please forward this communication to anyone involved in making purchases on behalf of the School Food Authority. Please also attach the certification document to your Standard Terms and Conditions so this requirement may be reflected in all formal and informal purchases, except those purchases of $1,000 or less that are not subject to this new rule. If you have any questions about this memo please contact Lynn Harvey at (919) 807-3506.
North Carolina K-12 Culinary Institute School Nutrition Administrator Preview
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, School Nutrition Services Section, in cooperation with Chef Cyndie Story and K-12 Team, is developing The NC K-12 Culinary Institute which features face-to-face and online instruction for school nutrition personnel. CLICK HERE to access full details and registration information.
Time as a Public Health Control (TPHC) Procedures: Following the Food Code Requirements
This webinar is part of a planned series of monthly ongoing continuing education for North Carolina school nutrition professionals. Information in this continuing education session is directed towards all school nutrition professionals so you may share with all schools in your School Food Authority.
Bacteria that leads to foodborne illness like to grow in the danger zone of between 41 degrees F. and 135 degrees F. but growth is not instantaneous. It takes time for the bacteria to get used to its environment, find food, and multiply to dangerous levels or create toxins that cannot be destroyed by cooking. In certain situations it makes sense to use time to control bacterial risks and prevent foodborne illness. This process is called Time as Public Health Control (TPHC). Join this webinar to learn more about the importance of TPHC and the best practices for discarding, tracking and using foods.
All participants must login to the session to receive a certificate for 1 contact hour of continuing education.
*IMPORTANT NOTE* We are no longer doing a formal registration through email. CLICK HERE for specific details on how to participate in the webinar and to obtain your continuing education certificate.
Important School Nutrition Dates
Remember: Any time a due date/deadline falls on a weekend or a holiday, the deadline automatically extends to the next business day.
|March 2016
|March 2016
|National Nutrition Month
|Mar 7-11
|National School Breakfast Week
|Mar 8-10
|NC Safe Plates Workshop (Mills River, NC)
|Mar 9
|Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Day
|Mar 10 (Thurs)
|Deadline to submit claim for reimbursement for NSLP/SBP/ASSP/SFSP/SSO (for Feb 2016)
|Mar 10
|Best Practice Awards Nominations Due in State Agency office
|Mar 15 (Tues)
|Deadline to submit FFVP claim for reimbursement (for Feb 2016)
|Mar 16
|SFSP Workshop (Deep River)
|Mar 17
|Time as a Public Health Control (TPHC) Procedures: Following the Food Code Requirements
|Mar 23
|SFSP Workshop (Hickory Metro Convention Center)
|Mar 25
|Good Friday (State Offices Closed)
|April 2016
|Apr 1
|Deadline to complete Self-Assessments (Charter/RCCI/Non-Public SFAs) (Keep on file at SFA)
|Apr 8
|Deadline to complete FF&VP Applications (SN Tech system)
|Apr 10 (Sun)
|Deadline to submit claim for reimbursement for NSLP/SBP/ASSP/SFSP/SSO (for Mar 2016)
|Apr 15 (Fri)
|Deadline to submit FFVP claim for reimbursement (for Mar 2016)
|Apr 15
|March Nutrient Analysis Reports Due (Submit to regional Nutrition Specialist)
|Apr 15
|Deadline to submit Golden Key Achievement Award Summaries
|Apr 20
|Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP): A Preventive Food Safety Plan for School Nutrition Programs
|Apr 21
|SFSP Workshop (New Bern Convention Center)
|Apr 25-27
|N.C. Safe Plates Workshop (NCSU)
|Apr 28
|Norovirus: Effective Cleaning and Sanitizing After Exposure in Kitchen and Dining Areas - Webinar
|Apr 28-29
|Smart Options Workshop (Beaufort, NC)
|May 2016
|May 6
|School Lunch Hero Day
|May 9-13
|National School Nutrition Employee Week
|May 10 (Tues)
|Deadline to submit claim for reimbursement for NSLP/SBP/ASSP/SFSP/SSO (for Mar 2016)
|May 15 (Sun)
|Deadline to submit FFVP claim for reimbursement (for Apr 2016)
|May 30
|Memorial Day (State Offices Closed)
|Have Questions? Need Assistance?
|Please remember to always contact your regional consultants or specialists first for any questions or assistance unless directed otherwise.
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with Lori Richmond, Editor, TheBump.com
All new moms deserve special attention – after all, they've just taken on one of life's greatest challenges. Lori Richmond, Editor of TheBump.com, shares some great gift ideas that are tailored to the new mom's personality.
Style savvy moms love receiving new jewelry. Pieces from PANDORA allow a new mom to express her personal style while celebrating all of life's exciting milestones such as when a child is born. One idea is to start a new family tradition with a charm bracelet dedicated to the newest addition in the family. Great options include the baby carriage charm, the teddy bear charm with either a pink or blue bow or the "Piece of My Heart" dangle charms.
PANDORA also offers birthday bloom charms and stackable rings, one for each month's birthstone. Another way to wear charms is on PANDORA earring barrels that hold any pave or openwork charm. All of these pieces are very affordable and start at $45.00.
The Keurig K-Cup Platinum Brewing System is the perfect gift for the new mom who wants to enjoy a few minutes of solace in her busy day.
The Keurig K-Cup Platinum Brewing System brings together the essential elements for brewing a single, perfect cup of coffee, tea or other specialty beverage in less than one minute, affording mom some extra time in her break. The Keurig K-Cup Platinum Brewing System features a backlit LCD display that allows mom to program water temperature, set the digital clock, auto on/off and her favorite cup size – she can simply set it and forget it.
New moms can choose from over 250 varieties of Keurig Brewed K-Cup packs with zero waste or mess. Varieties include Green Mountain Nantucket Blend Coffee, Café Escapes Chai Latte and Snapple Iced Teas. The Keurig K-Cup Platinum Brewing System features a 72-ounce water reservoir ( for multiple brews without having to refill ), and five different brew sizes for only $179.99.
Creative moms with a sentimental streak will appreciate a high-quality video slideshow that recalls this special time in their new lives with baby. It's very easy to create at animoto.com and because it looks so polished, makes a great "last-minute" gift.
Simply upload photos and video clips of the new family together. Add words and captions to help tell your story. Choose from a variety of video styles, as well as songs for the soundtrack. You can upgrade to HD to put on DVD as a keepsake, or post to Facebook and email to friends and family. Pricing is free for 30 second videos. For longer videos, opt for Animoto Plus at $30 a year.


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The strongest ready-made shade sail on the market
The SHADETEX 320 fabric is very durable and comes in a wide range of designer colours. Each corner has a 316 stainless steel D-ring reinforced with a double layer of mildew resistant webbing. All hems have webbing reinforcing and are double stitched with PTFE thread for long life.
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Friday, June 19, 2015 – The Sesquicentennial of Juneteenth
It is the 150th anniversary of Juneteenth in Texas – The day slaves in Texas learned of The Emancipation Proclamation. Communications must have really been poor back then because the Emancipation Proclamation was passed two years before.
The woman in the photograph was named Rose Page – not Cecily Tyson. However, I think Ms. Tyson might owe some costume design royalties to the Page Family.
Rose was The Help who raised my sister. Actually, my Mother, pictured here with Rose raised her.
To the best of my knowledge neither my sister nor I have ever considered ourselves Black or transracial – whatever that is. Am I the only one not understanding? Anyway…
Those photographs were taken in 1971 at Old Rose's home in Flora, Louisiana. Rose could neither read nor write, signed her name with an X and we guess her age in the photographs to be at least 100 years old. We knew her parents had been slaves in Louisiana and she was one of the first of their children to be born as a free person – in spite of Jim Crow Laws and Poll Tax and Louisiana. My father paid her 50 cents per week during The Depression.
I first met Rose when I was about five years old. That fall my sister had been crowned Magnolia High School Homecoming Queen. Her photograph was in The Conroe Courier. During a Christmas visit to Louisiana my father gave Rose a copy. When Rose saw it, she screamed – "Oh my Baby is the Queen of Texas!" As the story goes, Rose kept the clipping in her purse for decades and showed it to everybody who would listen.
But then HB said to her, "Rose, we have one more thing." He gently pushed me toward the old woman and said "Tell her your name." When I said, "Delia," he said, "Tell her your full name." When I said, "Delia Rose," she fell back into a chair and screamed "Lawdy, Mr. Duffey! You done named yore baby after ME!" We never told her anything different.
I was always told I was named after my father's mother, Rose, but hey, maybe I was named after Old Rose and maybe my parents never told me any different either.
So today we celebrate the Rose Pages of the world and the 150th anniversary of Freedom in Texas. Yet, our hearts lie heavy in Charleston and we know we must work together to achieve freedom for all.


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Operation: Scan My Parents' Wedding Photos is coming along smoothly. 🙂
The photos have been stuck to an adhesive binding for the last 30 years which has made them far too weak to remove from the pages. I've been scanning them in a page at a time then cropping them from there.
I have no doubt that there's an easier way to do this, but this method has worked so far so why mess with it? 🙂
Check out how young my grandparents looked back then.
Wasn't my grandmother stunning? She was only 35 when my parents were married. That's a very, very young mother of the bride! People say we look alike. I hope so – she's beautiful. 🙂
I started scanning the photos for blog related stuff, but now I'm thinking about doing something special with the photos since their 30th wedding anniversary is coming up in November. Any ideas?!?
Lunch today was a hit in flavor, but a miss in presentation.
I was going for pita nachos, only I went overboard with the giant green beans that eventually took over the plate. Buried under the green beans you'll find a toasted pita flat bread that has been cut in wedges, a generous scoop of hummus, cherry tomatoes, chopped orange peppers, green onion, and cheese cubes.
After this photo was taken, I ended up eating all the green beans off first then dove into the 'nachos' portion of the plate. They were pretty darn good. 🙂
Luna Fiber Giveaway!
Today LUNA launched their brand new line of LUNA Fiber Bars.
The soft-baked and fruit-filled LUNA Fiber comes in three flavors: Peanut Butter Strawberry, Blueberry Vanilla, and Chocolate Raspberry.
Nutritional Benefits:
- 7 grams of fiber
- 110-120 calories
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As a kid, Halloween was one of my favorite holidays… until we moved to the country when I was seven and there were no doors within walking distance. Then Halloween was just my brother's birthday. (Happy 56th today, Mike!).
When our children were little, it was an annual treat to take them around our neighborhood and go to 'only houses with lights on of people we know.' That ended last year. When I asked our 13-year-old this weekend what she was wearing, she said, "I want to stay home and hand out candy." Guess my next opportunity to celebrate this fun occasion is with grandkids, whichever decade that might be.
Some folks at our church don't allow their young kids to trick-or-treat. After all, they say, it's a holiday rooted in darkness, filled with satanic undertones, totally pagan. Perhaps. Maybe. OK. However, I don't think little Johnny or Susie – age six – think wearing a Lightning McQueen or Angry Bird costume this year has anything to do with celebrating the devil. (Although they might get scared if someone dressed as a presidential candidate walks past them on the sidewalk.)
To me this is more of the same 'everybody gets a trophy' mentality that is pervasive in our society. 'Lexi played soccer, and at the party afterward our wonderful coach gave everyone a medal and said each one was the team's MVP, and Jen, the soccer mom, got a trophy for all the kids, and Tom, Adam's father, made goals for everyone to practice in the off-season.' Wow! Imagine if these eight-year-olds had actually won a game.
It's a big world. Most of it is good. Part of it is bad. There are Buzz Lightyears who want to save mankind… and Big Bad Wolves that want to devour it. Your role as parents isn't to shield your children. It's to teach them the difference between good and bad – and to protect them until they're old enough to make their own decisions. Sheltering doesn't help them learn. Teaching everybody wins isn't dealing in reality. Those acts – done mostly to hide from your own fears of what might happen – simply delay the inevitable until young adults are unprepared to deal with what they encounter in daylight and darkness.


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The Ransom Collective (TRC) is somewhat still a 'new' band despite having released several songs a few years back. The guys of Urbandub, being the seniors of the bunch, quickly acknowledged this, calling TRC the 'new breed' and stressing the need to scale back and take a back seat in an attempt not to ball-hog the creative process. However, this only seemed to put tremendous pressure on the guys in TRC - specifically the singer because as a result, he's unintentionally pushed to the limelight to become the head writer by default. There's nothing more terrifying than to write music and immediately have it subjected to scrutiny by your newfound peers. Thankfully, the Urbandub guys, while being supportive throughout, stepped up and went into a much more hands-on approach midway, and both bands managed to create a slightly awkward, TRC-ish track with distorted guitars.
|The Ransom Collective, Gabby Alipe and John Dinopol of Urbandub and producers Buddy Zabala and Raimund Marasigan.
The creative process, in general and not just in music, is both scary and amusing. It's hard enough to express your ideas to your own band mates, but to have this strange band - these outsiders - tag along and actually see you go through the motions as you create something from scratch is daunting. No one can speak for TRC's singer, but most writers are hard enough on themselves. You're constantly looking for honest feedback while frightened to ask for it, and you're always questioning yourself. Am I doing it right? Should I do this instead? You present an idea and begin reading the people in the room. How are they reacting? Their body language? The worst thing that could happen is to receive condescending pseudo-compliments like "it's nice". You know, the kind that doesn't go overboard with praise but also not say "it's average" so your feelings won't get hurt. It's one thing to hear your closest friend say "it sucks", but to have strangers say it is another.
It's nice. In the worst case scenario, it means "your work sucks but I don't want to be a douche so let's just get this over with."
As for the covers, TRC did "First of Summer" while Cables and Space, er, Urbandub did "Fools". TRC's version of "First of Summer" was cute. It was adorned with the usual TRC embellishments like violins, xylophones, and vocal harmonizing that could make Lalay proud (former Urbandub bassist, back-up vocalist).
Urbandub's take on "Fools" was a highlight though. They managed to capture the dreamy aesthetic and the spirit of the original song while adding a new layer of hard rock to it. The original song itself was already remarkable, so it turned out to be quick work for Gab, John, and the rest of Cables and Space. Raimund and Buddy couldn't contain their excitement while witnessing the Urbandub alums at work, and harped praise over how "Cebuano musicians work". (Though I doubt the renowned work ethic from Urbandub and its ilk is still thriving in their hometown, since the alternative rock scene in Cebu is pretty much dead - along with its live bars. In its place - VisPop. But a rant for a different time.)
Overall, this series is fun to watch. On paper, it's a chance for listeners to hear their favorite musicians collaborate, but really - it's practically a reality show of sorts for writing musicians. Art, in general, is a delicate process. It's deeply personal, and it's hard to come out and share something personal to the world. While you're still in the writing process, it's sacrilege to show strangers your unfinished work, and you only ever show your drafts to people you trust. In this show though, musicians are forced to do the opposite. Regardless if you're working alone or with a new group of people, you will need lots of encouragement, honesty, and just an overall supportive environment to keep you pushing forward. Naysayers have no place in the room. Literally.
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Dynamo goalkeeper Tyler Deric suspended by MLS after arrest
Dynamo goalkeeper Tyler Deric has been suspended by Major League Soccer pending investigations of an incident that led to his arrest by Houston police early Tuesday morning.
Deric was arrested and charged with misdemeanor assault of a family member in connection to an alleged domestic incident.
Deric posted $1,000 bond and was released from jail. His next court date is Tuesday. The reigning MLS Player of the Month will not be available for the Dynamo's playoff game against the Portland Timbers on Sunday.
He is suspended from all team activities, including working out at the team's training facility.
The league will conduct its own investigation independent of local law enforcement and could take action independent of any criminal outcome.
In a statement, MLS said it 'will remain in close communication with the Houston Dynamo, local law enforcement and the MLS Players Union during this investigation.'
The Dynamo released the following statement:
"Houston Dynamo goalkeeper Tyler Deric was arrested Tuesday morning in connection with an alleged domestic dispute. We take these matters very seriously and are working closely with Major League Soccer and local authorities. We support the league's decision to suspend the player pending further investigation. The club will have no further comment until the investigation into this alleged incident is complete."
Court documents show that Deric is accused of "unlawfully, intentionally and knowingly" causing bodily injury to a person with whom he had a dating relationship by striking her with his head.
Deric's attorney Allen Tanner, who also represented Deric after a previous incident with the same woman, denied everything.
"I know Tyler and the woman involved," Tanner said. "I know the details of what went on Monday night, and I am totally shocked the police filed this case without doing some sort of investigation. Tyler is totally innocent, and it is totally unfair what is happening now. We will fight this in court."
The previous incident, in which the woman alleged Deric dragged her on the ground with his hand, occurred on Dec. 18, 2015. Deric was arrested 12 days later.
The women eventually dropped those charges and after showing up to court, consented to a video recorded on Tanner's cell phone in which she said she made up the details in the police report. In the video she said she was mad at Deric at the time and felt bad that she put him in that position.
The Harris County District Attorney's office did not press charges in that incident. In lieu of going to trial, Deric reached an agreement with the DA's office to go to relationship counseling. He was not placed on probation and was not required to report to a supervisor.
Court records show Deric completed that counseling on June 20, 2017.
"If the police had looked into the relationship and talked to him (after Tuesday's incident), they would have seen the video in his files," Tanner said. "If the police had known she falsely accused him in the past, maybe they would not have filed the case this time."


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Colorful lights and sounds to fight winter's darkness
During wintertime, parks and gardens often suffer from a drop of visitors; even popular parks like the Frankfurter Palmengarten are no different. To oppose this trend, but mainly to change the winter's twilight into colorful lights and the area of the Palmengarten into a shining wonderland, the Palmengarten is hosting the exhibition "Winterlichter".
The main idea of the project is to project light effects, pictures, videos and slides onto trees, plants, and the lawn as well as statues and water surfaces while accompanying everything with music. With this, the peaceful atmosphere of the illuminated park can be thought of as the opposite of the troublesome, lively atmosphere of the city. One of the highlights is the magnificent entrance building of the Palmengarten, whose dome looks like a freshly shaken snow globe while being illuminated. Another one is a colorful, life-sized horde of horses, who gives the Palmengarten a magical appearance.
The concept to use musical light effects in parks as a contrast to hibernal twilight was solely designed by artist Wolfgang Flammersfeld and had to withstand many dissenting votes. In 2006, Flammersfeld could realize his exhibition for the first time at the Dortmunder Westfalenpark, where it will be presented for the twelfth time this year. Thereupon his installations were transferred to the Frankfurter Palmengarten, where the winter lights will be presented for the sixth time now, as well as to Mannheim, Erfurt and Bonn. At the Palmengarten, visitor numbers raised from 1500 in the first year to over 32000 in 2016. Meanwhile, the exhibition was expanded every year, bringing more visitors in with more and more installations.
The overall 17 installations made out of 700 lamps (696 of them being LEDs), four video installations and five projections of slides can be seen every day between 17: and 21:00; a tour around the whole exhibition takes upon one hour. After visiting the exhibition, snacks and mulled wine can be savored at the Café Winterlichter as well as the Café Siesmayer.


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This is a great New York Magazine story about Erika Christensen, a matchmaker who roams the New York City subways:
Known professionally as "The Love Conductor," the 31-year-old has the perfect personality for this line of work. She's charming, spunky, and positive, like an overwhelmingly likable aerobics instructor from the eighties. It also doesn't hurt that she's approachable and pretty in a Wasp-dream-girl sort of way: ski slope nose, light hair and eyes. Within five minutes of hanging out with her, I lose all journalistic decorum and confess, "I really want us to be friends."
Erika has been matchmaking (pro bono) since college, but went professional last year. "I set my best friend up with the guy she married and I just started thinking, 'This is something I could really do.'" The prophecy was fulfilled when she sent a fan letter to her mentor, the advice columnist E. Jean Carroll. Carroll wrote back immediately and they ended up talking on the phone for three hours about starting a business and dating. Soon after, Erika made a business plan and Trainspottings, a boutique matchmaking business, was born.
I wonder if she can start a vertical for Atlanta's MARTA. Then again, maybe that is a bad idea.


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Crowdsourcing last-mile delivery challenge
Let's explore how growing trends in social media have created an online practice known as crowdsourcing. It is basically getting ideas, needed services, or content by soliciting funds from the online community, rather than merely from business associates and friends. And it's on the rise.
While crowdsourcing has found wide applications in marketing, its introduction to logistics and supply chain operations is still in the experimental stage.
The only exception is in passenger transport, where the practice has gained a strong foothold with names such as Uber, Didi, Lyft and more recently Juno and Via. In fact, due to a lack of familiarity in using crowdsourcing as a practice in the taxi industry, the term Uber has become an accepted word in the English language.
We've all heard about Uber, a company founded in 2009 that launched the world's first smartphone app in on-demand taxi service, UberCab, in 2010. Since then, Uber, as a taxi service, is available in more than 425 cities around the world, providing a (low-cost) alternative to the local regulated taxi services. HopSkipDrive, a ride service for kids in Los Angeles, Orange county and the Bay area, USA, matches parents with third-party drivers to bring children to and from schools as well as other activities. On-demand carriers, or Uber type of freight or parcel delivery services, have already surfaced. Uber launched its on-demand delivery app, UberRUSH, in 2014.
In Australia, Go People also offered a crowd-sourced courier service in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Perth, Adelaide and Canberra. Similar to the Uber taxi services, "Uber couriers" operate outside of the traditional courier framework, connecting customers with available registered runners (i.e., persons delivering the courier service) in their vicinity to courier parcels at the time customers require the service, irrespective of parcel size and urgency. These services are typically available 24/7. Customers can live track the progress of their parcels via an easy to use and completely transparent online platform. Upon delivery, recipient's acknowledgement is instantly visible to the sender via the company's app.
Similar to conventional mail services, customers can request security bonds on specific packages. In such cases, only runners with sufficient bond money can bid for the job. When a runner gets the package, the runner's bond is locked in until the package is delivered. Runners are also security checked and insured, and can own a car, van or bike, thus allowing "Uber couriers" to provide price options and flexibility to customers.
If you haven't done so before, investigate the following websites:
- Uber to see what it provides and how consumers can use it in various cities.
- HopSkipDrive for the snapshot of services it provides to its customers.
- Go People to check out a new courier service.
Do you think that the ' Uberisation' (or crowd-sourced approach) to last-mile delivery is a better alternative to the current options offered by conventional logistics service providers, in terms of giving consumers a higher satisfaction level in meeting their "anything, anytime, anywhere" expectation? Why?
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Switzerland finished the 2003 IIHF World Junior Championships with a 3-3-0 record resulting in a 7th position. How to take this result considering they were looking up after their 4th spot last year? A critical look at several areas of their performance.
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2002: 3-4-0, WinPct: 0.429
2003: 3-3-0, WinPct: 0.500
Switzerland improved its record from last year, yet a winning percentage doesn't tell the whole story. They did not only drop three spots in the final ranking, but they also went from participating in the bronze medal game to the relegation series.
An even bigger contrast; Last year in Switzerland's penultimate game they were playing Canada with having a shot at the gold medal. While this year they were playing Germany in order to avoid relegation. What a difference one year can make!
It is easy to say Switzerland performed below par during this WJC and that they played an abysmal tournament. Is it valid to say so? Yes and no!
Expectations were high, not just from the hockey fans, but also from the players itself. Whether you'd ask 2003 draft eligible defenseman Tim Ramholt or Dallas Stars 2nd rnd draft pick Tobias Stephan, all mentioned a medal was their goal before they made the trip across the pond in December. So taken that in account, coming back home in Switzerland with only a 7th spot to show the home fans is rather disappointing.
Nevertheless what should not be forgotten when judging the performance of Team Switzerland is that the IIHF changed the tournament format in this years edition of the World Juniors. This change clearly hurt Switzerland big time. Last year the top 4 of each group would make the jump to the quarter finals instead of just the top 3 this year. As they did this year, Switzerland finished 4th last year as well (with a respectable 2-2-0 record in a group with amongst others Canada, Finland and Russia, and the top 4 of last year's tournament coming from that group). The 4th spot this year meant they were not given a chance to surprise a team in the quarter finals as being the underdog (their favourite position), but went straight into the relegation series.
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Final Ranking
1996: 9th
1997: 7th
1998: 3rd
2000: 6th
2001: 6th
2002: 4th
2003: 7th
Were the expectations heading into this tournament too high? Again I have to say, yes and no!
Looking at the past results of Switzerland at the U20 WJC you can see a steady improvement since 1996 when they promoted into the elite group. Other than an amazing bronze medal performance in 1998, Switzerland went from 9th to 4th in 7 editions. This would justify the feeling that Switzerland were considered a medal candidate for this year's edition.
Added to this are the facts that Switzerland saw a massive number of 9 players returning from last year's team. Amongst them a goaltender that got drafted in the 2nd rnd of the NHL Entry Draft and 5 defensemen. Also several players that had succesfully won a silver medal in Finland at the U18 WJC in 2001 made the jump to the U20 team. All these ingredients made Switzerland being touted as a 'possible' medal candidate.
Then again every coin has got two sides, despite Switzerland not having introduced the Euro as their currrency.
As mentioned goaltending and defense looked more than solid on paper, but their offense took a heavy blow compared to last year. With only three players returning Switzerland lacked experience up front. In a tournament like this experience is a valuable asset unless you got the pure raw talent teams like Russia and Canada produce.
As I predicted in my preview article, offense would be Switzerland's biggest hurdle this tournament and I turned out to be correct. In the games that counted during the round robin –(vs. The USA and Slovakia), Switzerland only managed to score a grand total of 1 goal! This is extremely marginal considering they outshot their opponents 65-49 (31-20 and 34-29). Sure, they had bad luck with unlucky bounces and pucks ending on the post or bar instead of in the net, but that does not make up for a total of 64 missed shots.
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Top 3 scorers on team:
1. T.Nüssli 7-3-3-6
2. T.Monnet 7-3-2-5
3. P.Bärtschi 7-2-2-4
1. P.Bärtschi 6-6-4-10
2. A.Ambühl 6-0-6-6
3. G.Christen 6-1-4-5
-. S.Blindenbacher 6-2-3-5
13 Of the 16 goals scored last year, where scored by players not on the team anymore. 12 of those 13 were scored by forwards. Forwards that were, as stated before, heavily missed this year. It takes a big effort from the players and coaching staff to replace over 80% of your scoring from last year.
A hip injury to Columbus Blue Jackets' prospect Raffaele Sannitz did not really benefit either. Sannitz was expected to play an important role in Switzerland's offense. Not just his offensive game was more than welcome, also his physical presence and his experience (both in national league as a pro and during international tournaments) would have meant a big boost for this Swiss team.
Amongst the other players that didn't return to this year's team were New York Rangers' prospect Sven Helfenstein, Vancouver Canucks' Thomas Nüssli and last year's captain Andreas Camenzind.
Then again, it is useless to talk about players not being there since it are the players on the team that had to do the job.
Switzerland's first offensive line did not even perform that bad, perhaps even better than last year. The line of Grégory Christen, Andres Ambühl and Patrick Bärtschi combined for 21 points in 6 games. That's a number last year's first line didn't even get close to. But it the strength of their depth that proved Switzerland's main problem. Were last year's team might not have produced big time, they were very defensively solid and did not look out of place. This year the difference between the first line and the fourth line was much bigger and that hurt Switzerland down the line.
Why doesn't Switzerland like team USA and Canada? Which two tournament records did Switzerland set this year? How did each player fare? NHL-futures and the first Romanian ever to have skated at the World Juniors in North America. It can all be read in part II which will be posted soon.
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- A built-in intervalometer for taking pictures on a scheduled basis, such as every 30 seconds, which is useful for image stacking or creating a time-lapse video.
- More flexible bracketing than is normally available.
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- On-screen audio meters and zebra striping when recording video.
The extra features are nice, but they're not terribly user-friendly. Magic Lantern has its own, separate user interface, and it's quite complicated. So, it's not for the average user, but for the more technical among us, the added features can make such a significant difference that you might choose a camera compatible with Magic Lantern over a competing model. While a handful of hacks are available for Nikon cameras and other manufacturer's cameras, none offer anywhere near as many capabilities as Magic Lantern.


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Jeff Jacobs: Ex-Warde player Smalley on a mission of awareness and strength
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Thomas Smalley calls his YouTube page "Struggle Into Strength." He and his mom came up with the mantra, and anyone who has watched his two documentaries can begin to understand the enormity of his struggle and his strength.
One scene opens with Smalley, looking exactly like your or my college son — backward baseball cap, T-shirt — using a soap dispenser.
"My dad might not be OK," Smalley says.
He washes his hands.
"My dad might not be OK."
He reaches for a paper towel. He is asked what number he's at.
"Nine," Smalley answers.
Anyone who has broken an arm or experienced another medical emergency knows the scale. From 1 to 10, what's your level of discomfort? Think about answering nine. That's what Smalley is feeling at the moment, tossing the crumpled paper towel into the wastebasket.
He winces.
It's called exposure therapy, and it addresses the obsession, not the compulsion. Smalley's compulsion is to turn that water faucet on and off 15, 20 times until it feels just right, satisfying an irrational thought that something horrible would happen to his dad if he didn't. Yeah, he's dying to turn that faucet on and off.
"Smalls," as his guys call him, played freshman ball at Fairfield Warde until he was overwhelmed by obsessive-compulsive disorder.
"People would say, 'You look really tired. Do you ever sleep?' I'm like, 'You have no clue.' "
A junior at Siena College just outside Albany, N.Y., Smalley works hard these days to give us a clue. He is a basketball manager for the Division I program. He is a psychology major. He has a dream to work in the NBA as a player development coach. He also is a strong young man on a mission to help people understand OCD. To spread the word to those suffering from mental illness that they are not alone, to help eliminate the stigma. He considers the strength of NBA stars Kevin Love and DeMar DeRozan sharing their stories of anxiety and depression and says, "I think people are starting to understand."
He knows OCD remains among the most misunderstood.
"You'll hear people go, 'I'm so OCD,' " he says. "They use it as an adjective. That's one of the most difficult parts. People think you get caught up in washing your hands, because you want them to be clean and that's it. That's not nearly it."
This is.
"My freshman year of high school, by the end of the basketball season, I was there tying my shoes 15 times," Smalley says. "Everything was in 15. Bad thoughts, they're irrational. But a person with OCD can't decipher if they're irrational, so you do these compulsions to try to minimize the anxieties."
Asked how bad it got, he says, "I was failing out of school. I was writing and erasing everything in 25s. Imagine it."
Imagine starting a geometric sequence. Erasing. Starting. Erasing. Starting an English report on, "To Kill a Mockingbird," and killing it. Starting. Killing it. Over and over and over.
"When I was at my worst in high school, I was doing about 14 hours of compulsion a day," he says. "I'm not leaving the house. My parents, my family, went through a lot; it was tough.
"As soon as you do one compulsion, you want to do another. My mind's always going. I was suicidal at a point. Couldn't eat. Couldn't sleep. The lowest of lows."
He went to talk therapy. Didn't work out. He began seeing Amy Cawman of Westport, a clinical social worker who specializes in anxiety-related problems. Over the past four years, there has been real progress with exposure therapy combined with Prozac that helps ease the attendant anxiety.
"One of my intrusive thoughts is my family is going to die," Smalley says. "Sounds ridiculous. For me it's unbelievably real, and I'm away at college. You have to resist the compulsions, and when you do there's an increased anxiety. It can be excruciating."
Research shows 94 percent of us have unwanted thoughts. It is diagnosed as OCD when it causes significant distress and interferes with important areas of our life. About 2.2 million Americans have been diagnosed.
Compulsions, he says, still take up a couple of hours a day and there can be periodic relapses. He is not interested in pity. Say this about Smalls: He is remarkably positive.
"Two hours is a heck of a lot better than 12 to 14," Smalley says. "I had clinical professionals tell me I shouldn't go to college. Here I am; I'm able to go to class, I'm able to pursue my basketball dreams. Sometimes I'm feeling better and I'll think, 'I'm done.' No, the truth is it's going to be my whole life."
We talk for an hour. I tell him how my wife has battled depression for 30 years, treated with electroconvulsive therapy, transcranial magnetic stimulation and now experimental ketamine treatments at Yale New Haven. I talk about the joy that watching our son play D-III basketball has brought her. Smalls talks about the power of family and the game. He talks about the beauty of the struggle.
Warde coach Ryan Swaller made him a team manager and they remain good friends. He had a rough ride with Jimmy Patsos, the Siena coach who resigned in April, but the players have been tremendous to him. So has new coach Jamion Christian. Strength coach Ian Farrel, fellow manager Danny Cohen — in the documentaries Brian Harat produced, it is clear he is part of a brotherhood.
"Being on the court, that's one thing OCD can't get in the way of anymore," Smalley says. "The players are my best friends. Thomas Huerter, whose brother Kevin just went in the first round of the NBA draft, has been my roommate since freshman year. He's the best.
"My relationship with my family, we're very close, my parents, my older brother. Basketball and my family kind of stopped my suicidal ideations. I couldn't do it."
He already has spoken at four International OCD Foundation conferences and twice at Yale. He has gained a sense of community, a desire to reach out from the isolation of mental illness to touch many lives. Yet also a satisfaction in reaching one at a time.
"People will come up to me at a party on a Friday night and say, 'Hey, I saw your video, and I struggle with this or that,' " Smalley said. "The fact they feel comfortable enough to share their feelings with me, yeah, it's one of the best feelings in the world."
The struggle into strength must not be a lonely one.
Smalley's YouTube channel is at Struggle Into Strength.
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5 Back-to-School suggestions from a special education teacher
As an educator, I understand that one of my primary roles is to develop a positive relationship with families and form open lines of communication between the school and the home. Each student is part of a unique family and in order to effectively teach that child, you must first understand the family. No individual can be understood without recognizing how he or she fits within the entire family. This is a crucial consideration when teaching that I fear many more veteran teachers than I fail to understand.
If you are reading this blog, I want to assure you that I am confident that teacher's across Michigan our working hard every day for your child. Public educators have received a lot of criticism the last several months stemming from political decisions but the majority of us would agree that we do this job because we LOVE it – not for any monetary reward. We hold your child's best interest at heart and we are one of their biggest supporters.
At the same time, I recognize that parents are the ones that know their children the best. Therefore, it is my hopes in this posting that I can offer some helpful hints as to how schools and parents can work together as a team to provide what is best for children with special needs. I am hoping to offer insight from the "school side" so parents can understand their vital role in the education process and how important their active involvement and participation throughout the school year truly is.
So, without further ado, some back-to-school suggestions for parents with students who have special needs:
1. Introduce yourself!
I work in a resource room and generally my caseload involves rather high-functioning students. I was shocked at how very few parents I met at open house (1 out of 19!) I know you and your child are interested in meeting the classroom teacher and touring the building looking for old friends, and I know the first day of school is just chaos, but take just a moment to make sure you and your child know all the teacher's that will be working with your child. It is so important to establish that relationship as soon as possible.
2. Stay Involved!
I hope your child has a teacher that communicates often but don't feel like you are hovering or being bothersome by calling or sending an email to keep in touch with the teacher and stay current on your child's academic progress and scholastic performance. I gave out my email and a personal phone number at the beginning of the year and at various other times and not one parent ever communicated through either of these modes. Ideally, I would like to talk with each of my parents at least once a month. Typically, special education teachers have a smaller caseload than their general education colleagues. I may be stepping into murky water with this comment but there should be no excuse why a teacher can't make time to communicate with a parent if given ample opportunity to do so that works with the schedules of both teacher and parent.
3. Ask Questions!
Especially at the IEP. So many times, I feel like parents are lost in the educational jargon during the IEP's and parent-teacher conferences. The decisions made at these meetings are part of a legal process that directly effects your child's education. The impact is HUGE! On our part, it is the role of the teacher's and educational staff to ensure that parents are comfortable at these meetings and understand the proceedings. However, don't be bashful and SPEAK UP even if it is for the smallest thing. I encourage you to read the paperwork and understand what you are signing.
4. Check your child's backpack daily!
Oh, I can't tell you how many times I have worked hard at creating a letter to keep in touch with parents or sent important information home and the child comes back the next day with the paper crumbled at the bottom of his or her school bag. This includes Friday Folders if your child has one. I had a parent pick up a student and I watched as they opened the backpack, took out the Friday Folder, and dumped all of it's content into the trash! Oh gosh, my heart was crushed as I knew there was work contained in the contents of that folder that the child was so proud of and it saddened me to know that the parent did not share in that pride. I know that life gets busy, I know that this is coming from a teacher who does not yet have kids herself, but please, please take time to look at your student's work and be excited about their accomplishments!
5. Continue to be the Proud Parent You Are!
Please let your child know how talented, intelligent, and special they really are; something I am so fortunate to witness every time they walk into my classroom. Even the smallest of accomplishments can be something to celebrate! Your child works hard everyday on skills that are the hardest for them – things that may seem easy to you or I may be grueling for them – recognize, appreciate, and be proud of these small successes!
Melissa Ferry
Special Education Teacher
Mt. Pleasant Public Schools


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Rumania under Nicolae and Elena Ceaușescu, writes Dalrymple, was
a Balkan North Korea, spared somewhat by its corruption, inefficiency and disorganisation.
Dalrymple is ashamed to say that when he heard that the couple had been tried and shot,
my heart leapt with joy. It took a little while for a reaction to set in. Their trial was perfunctory, to say the least, and grossly unfair. No one should be taken out into a courtyard and shot like stray dogs, least of all by people who, until only a few days before, would have fawned upon the condemned and obeyed their every order. As is so often the way with very bad people, the Ceaușescus achieved some slight dignity in the face of death. My initial reaction taught me that I was not immune from the evil of political passion.
The charge of genocide against the Ceaușescus did, however, appal Dalrymple straight away.
They were quite bad enough without having to accuse them of the most abominable of crimes. Rumanian behaviour in Trans-Dniestr and Odessa during the war had been incomparably worse than anything done by the Ceaușescu régime. True, the Ceaușescus were guilty of genocide in the narrowly juridical sense that they sold practically all Rumania's remaining Jews to Israel and the Saxons to Germany, in the latter case ending a six-century-old cultural tradition: but the juridical sense makes no moral sense, because selling people for money, not even into slavery, is a far cry from exterminating them. One might as well draw no distinction between robbery and murder.
Dalrymple points out that the murder of the Ceaușescus
was more like getting rid of the evidence than an act of justice. Ceaușescu was the kind of man whose greatest intellectual asset was probably a filing-cabinet memory for all that his associates had done. A real trial in which he had been allowed a defence would have been a festival of tu quoque pronounced against his accusers.
It is the achievement of totalitarian régimes such as that of the Ceaușescus that
no one emerges both alive and innocent, which is one of the reasons why the effects of such régimes last at least a generation or two.
It would take three generations to overcome the legacy, the Rumanian historian Andre Pippidi told Dalrymple in Bucharest three months after the overthrow.


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You know you're excited for a book when you literally set your alarm to get up hours earlier than necessary, despite being a nocturnal creature and therefore NOT a morning person, just so you can start reading as soon as possible.
But it was worth it! Because now it's 1 in the afternoon and I finished yet another great book in the Steel & Stone series.
My thoughts are little scattered since I literally just finished, but it was nice being back in the world Annette Marie has created. This book was not as continually action-packed as the first two, it was more like isolated action-packed moments with character development/relationship moments in between, but it still had enough to keep me on the edge of my seat, and the character moments were fine with me because I do love these characters! Lyre was so damn lovable, and of course Ash was all sorts of dangerous and brooding and sexy with his signature heart of gold underneath it all. Then there was Piper who was dealing with a lot but trying to do what was right. And Zwi was so freaking adorable! I love how she's basically adopted Piper as her family.
But I'm dying to know more about Lyre's past! I'm looking forward to some real answers in the next book because who is this guy?
I also loved, as usual, the beauty of both Ash's and Lyre's daemon forms and their magics. It always sounds so breathtaking. And the contrast between Lyre's glowing gold and Ash's shadowy black in that one scene just made it sound even more beautiful.
One more thing before I wrap this up! I don't often share quotes in my reviews because I always love too many to choose, but this one stood out too much not to mention:
Some problems aren't fixable, but that doesn't mean you should stop. That sense that you can't move forward … that's the trap. It's better to take the best future you can manage with what you have, than to put your life on hold trying to fix everything in the hopes of a perfect future that might never come.
Those were wise words from Ash that maybe we could all do well to listen to when times get tough or life is less than perfect. It seemed worth sharing.
Overall, I very much enjoyed this book, much like all the others, and can't wait for the next!
Recommended For:
Fans of Books 1-3 in Annette Marie's Steel & Stone series. Anyone who likes action-packed, YA urban fantasy with kickass heroines with equally kickass supernatural creatures by her side.
More Books in the Series:
Book Review: Chase the Dark (Steel & Stone Book 1) by Annette Marie
Book Review: Bind the Soul (Steel & Stone Book 2) by Annette Marie
Book Review: Yield the Night (Steel & Stone Book 3) by Annette Marie
Short Story Review: Feed the Flames (Steel & Stone Book 3.5) by Annette Marie
Book Review: Reap the Shadows (Steel & Stone Book 4) by Annette Marie
Book Review: Unleash the Storm (Steel & Stone Book 5) by Annette Marie
Book Review: Steel & Stone Companion Collection (Steel & Stone Book 6) by Annette Marie
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Book Blurb
Piper is feeling a bit overwhelmed. With Seiya and Lyre missing, Ash recovering from near fatal injuries, and the Gaians picking fights with daemons all over the city, a girl can't help but think she might be in over her head. And this time, she's on her own.
Before she even has a chance to investigate the Gaians' new stockpile of mysterious, high-tech weaponry, an old enemy ambushes her: Samael's henchman Raum. He wants Ash's help and won't take "get lost" for an answer. She doesn't know if she can trust Raum, but even more than that, she can't trust herself with Ash. Sooner or later he'll catch up to her, and she fears she won't be able to walk away from him a second time.
Despite her feelings, it will take their combined strength to face a frightening discovery about the Gaians. She and Ash begin to realize that the daemon war is coming to Earth, and they might be the only ones who can stop it — if it's not already too late.
Book Author: Annette Marie
Publisher: Self Published
Series: Steel & Stone
Genre: Fantasy, Paranormal/Urban Fantasy, Young Adult
My Rating: 4
Series/Standalone: Part of a Series
Non-Human Type: Dragons, Incubi/Succubi, Other Supernatural
Relationships/Sex: M-F
Extra Love: Favorite Book/Series, Favorite Male Character, Favorite Side Character


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Maths Mastery
Philosophy and Aims at Pye Bank Primary School
All children can and will achieve
We want our children to receive a high-quality mathematics education that ensures that ALL pupils are fluent in the fundamentals of mathematics, have the ability to reason mathematically and can apply their knowledge and understanding to solve problems. We also want them to have an appreciation of the power of mathematics and a sense of fun and curiosity about the subject. We want the children to see Mathematics as being relevant to their world and applicable to everyday life as well as being something that they will need as they move on through their school life and ultimately to the world of employment. To that end, a high-quality, inter-related and creative Maths experience should be one that develops the children's ability to think mathematically and one which allows them to apply the skills they have developed in a variety of ways.
A Mastery Curriculum for the new National Curriculum Mathematics
Teachers use a variety of resources to support fluency and deepen understanding of all areas of the mathematics curriculum including Inspire Maths. This is aimed to deepen understanding rather than accelerate teaching with no limits to learning. The key focus is ensuring that pupils work through mathematical concepts together at a similar pace using Concrete for exploration, moving onto Pictorial and abstract.
We are committed to closing the attainment gap and ensuring that every child has an abundance of opportunity to succeed. As such, our expectation is that the large majority of pupils will progress 'through the programmes of study at broadly the same pace.' Ofsted Handbook August 2016.
What to expect to see in a maths lesson
- A narrow focus; with depth, clear variation, precise questioning and dialogue between teacher and pupil and pupil to pupil with constant assessing of conceptual and procedural knowledge.
- Concrete resources will always be available forhte pupils to support the sequential learning taking place.
- A range of direct whole class teaching and an emphasis on independent exploration and guided practice, allowing the children to grapple with mathematical content.
- Teachers and Teaching Assistant's circulating, providing oral feedback to support and extend pupils learning allowing rapid progress (less teacher talk more pupil talk).
- Rapid Intervention sessions carried out during the mathematics lesson or sessions later in the day to support those pupils that need more input and support. This is to ensure that the majority of pupils continue to work at the same pace.
- Children will be working independently at times, either using manipulatives or working through carefully chosen questions which have been designed to build speed and fluency and to deepen their understanding through procedural variation and applying the skills learnt to problem solving challenges.
- More able children being challenged with complex, in-depth problem solving and investigative tasks encouraging them to think harder.
What to expect to see in Learning Journals
- Evidence of children practising the fluency of a skill with a degree of accuracy, with questions which are structured for variation, moving into pupils' reasoning and explanations of proving their answer.
- All pupils have the opportunity daily to solve problems based on the concept being taught
- Clear evidence of progression and differentiation through additional, Greater Depth challenges for those pupils who have grasped a concept/sequence of learning.
- Where children have received additional adult support or rapid interventions this will be clearly indicated within the Learning Journal and questions to support this will be evident.
- The majority of pupils work will be marked in lessons where possible with adult support to correct misconceptions or identify next step tasks to deepen pupils understanding of a concept. At times, pupils are also encouraged to take ownership of the marking process and to self-assess the next steps in their learning.
What to expect to see in Essential Skills in Key Stage 2 and in Year 2 from Spring term:
The Essential Skills will provide pupils the opportunity to practice a specific mathematics skill. The books will show regular practice of mental and written arithmetic skills in order to keep calculation skills fresh. Each objective will be revisited throughout the year, to ensure pupils have the opportunity to keep it 'fresh'.
The pupil books will demonstrate regular practice of all four operations and key objectives for mathematics which are carefully mapped out throughout the year.
- There will be, at the most, 10 questions per session which the pupils will have completed within a 10 minute period
- These will have been carefully designed supporting the pupils to make connections between the maths they are doing
- The sequence will develop throughout a 2 week period
Maths Meetings in KS1:
Pupils will be part of a 15 minute Maths Meeting session each day.
- Pupils will be practising daily, a range of key objectives which are carefully mapped out throughout the year.
- The majority of this session will be mental; however there will be opportunities for pupils to record on whiteboards to support understanding and for teachers to assess understanding.
- Pupils will be assessed on one of the objectives once every 10 days. This will be recorded in the back of their learning Journal and dated.


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They've shown up in stores, movie houses, Broadway theaters, schools, and judges' chambers. Apparently now the little critters have decided they want some culture. It was announced recently that bedbugs have been discovered in some isolated areas of the Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center in New York City. Although the bugs haven't been found in any public areas of the Opera House, they still have been able to wreak havoc.
Ever since the bedbugs made their debut, opera rehearsals have not gone well. The singers, unhinged at merely the thought of the bugs, are afraid to open their mouths too wide for a sustained period of time, for fear that a buggy 'visitor' may hop in. The result? The opera stars sing like ventriloquists. Not good. In addition, orchestra members have hit many bad notes, since they are having a hard time sitting still. The conductor keeps shouting, "Quit squirming," but to no avail.
The bedbugs are unimpressed with the opera music they've heard so far. Some of them are eager to move on to other music venues. "I'm more of a hip-hop man, myself," one was heard to remark, as other bugs sang the praises of gospel, country music, and jazz.
Even the bugs who love opera are ready to pack it in. Some plan to head for La Scala. "I'm outta here," one disgusted bedbug announced as he busily checked, on behalf of his cohorts, the schedules of airline flights from Kennedy Airport to Milan. NY opera fans are breathing a collective sigh of relief. "They won't be missed," said one delighted fan. "Arrivederci."


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Unveiled earlier this year the Microsoft Hyperlapse video smoothing technology has now been updated and is capable of supporting older devices that were previously unable loaded with the new video software.
To recap, Microsoft Hyperlapse enables users to digitally smooth and stabilise time-lapse footage, making it much easier and smoother to view. Watch the video below for a brief introduction and a demonstration of its capabilities.
The latest Hyperlapse update that has been rolled out by Microsoft, extends support to older Windows Phone handsets including the Lumia 920 and Lumia 1020. As well as other devices that are running the older Window 8.0 mobile operating system.
In addition to increasing the range of supported devices, Microsoft has also extended the video recording limit allowing longer clips to be edited and smoothed using Hyperlapse.
Microsoft Hyperlapse lets you creates smooth and stabilized time lapses, distilling your experiences into beautiful, shareable videos. Show off footage from your hike, or let your friends experience how it felt to fly down the mountain on skis. Hyperlapse is available as an app for Android or Windows Phone, as well as a pro version in preview for enthusiasts or professionals who want to hyperlapse video from a GoPro or other camera.
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