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The Early Adopter is one who stays informed, quickly soaks up the latest worthy trends in social media. This user is like a sponge for new information and technology. They will post information about social networking developments and comment on updates, good or bad. You need users like this because they know "all things cool" and trending right now. They have an engaged social following.
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I was annoyed by Liese, the main character, so much that I am not sure if I can past that and actually appreciate the story. I suppose by achieving that level of emotional response, Chloe Hooper may have achieved her result.
Liese gets herself into the most ridiculous situation - she pretends that she's a prostitute and then agrees to have a weekend alone with her only client. She doesn't tell anyone where she's going. Needless to say, the weekend doesn't turn out to be what she expected.
The book is fairly explicit. The main character is not described in terms of her facial features, but in terms of her body shape and curves - as a sexual figure.
Rather than being shocked by the ending, it annoyed me as much as Liese herself annoyed me! It was left so open-ended that your imagination could take it whichever way you wanted, and imagining the future for both characters is an endless question.
Having said that, it was fairly engaging - the pace was ok - but I was screaming at Liese the whole way through - her thought processes were just ridiculous. So, her character development was well done, in that respect.
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in same speech he brought up 'flat earthers and attack on reason and science' yep...
Sen. John Kerry (D., Mass.) said Thursday on the Senate floor that climate change is "as dangerous" as the Iranian nuclear program or the continuing violence...
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The fact is that climate change is even MORE dangerous. The issues with Iran are likely far more transitory and soluble. The foundations of climate change are literally worldwide and will require a global effort to ameliorate or reverse ... presuming at this point that they are, indeed, still reversable.
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1. Treating the symptoms instead of the cause
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But sometimes attending only to the physiological symptoms of anxiety is like putting a Band-Aid on a more serious injury. These symptoms are a natural part of the body's "fight or flight" response, which kicks in when a person perceives a threat. In the case of a real threat—say, coming across a wild animal trying to hurt you—these physiological responses are good. They help you to more effectively fight or take flight. So if your symptoms are not debilitating and you merely seek to ease them, then you may benefit from pre-performance exercises like deep breathing and progressive muscle relaxation.
It's often more important to identify why performing is viewed as a threat, or what aspects of it are most threatening. Identifying the source of anxiety may be the key to performance becoming an activity in which you can be your musical best.
2. Viewing practice as the cure-all
Sometimes the task itself—playing or singing music—is in fact the source of anxiety. Additional practice is the solution if you find yourself taking the stage thinking, "I just don't know if I can physically perform this music. I've hardly ever done it before." For many performers, though, this is not the problem. They know that they can play or singing the music well, but they worry that they won't be able to once on stage. In cases like this, simply preparing and over-preparing your music will not likely help. It may even signal a resignation to anxiety, almost like saying, "If I'm over-prepared, then when anxiety inevitably hits, the drop-off in my focus and control will still yield a decent performance." If playing/singing is not the problem, but doing so for an audience is, then more time in the practice room is not the answer.
3. Overdosing on positive thinking
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Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford's trial is underway. As Langford's fate hangs in the balance at the Tuscaloosa federal courthouse, many in Birmingham wonder what will happen to his job as mayor if he's convicted.
First off, let's make one thing absolutely clear. Larry Langford hasn't been convicted of anything. He's innocent until proven guilty. But the possibility of Langford's conviction has many of the city's political observers peering into the looking glass.
According to the Mayor-Council Act, if the mayor is convicted of a felony, he's removed from office. Then the city council president takes over as interim mayor. A special election for a new mayor would be held shortly after that. Sounds simple enough, right? If only…
'This really is a kind of strange duck.'
Birmingham-Southern political scientist Natalie Davis says the succession part of the Mayor-Council Act was written with the possible death of a mayor in mind, not so much a criminal conviction.
'To the extent that there might be these little tripwires along the way, as far as the timing of this stuff happens, I doubt anybody gave that any thought.
The biggest hang up has to do with a possible verdict in Langford's trial. Attorneys expect the trial to last about two weeks–meaning the Tuscaloosa jury could reach a verdict sometime in early November. If he's guilty, Langford would be removed from office and city council president Carole Smitherman becomes mayor. But election lawyer Ed Still says Smitherman won't have much time to get comfy in the mayor's seat.
'The president of the council only serves until the new people take office.'
The 'new people' would be the two new council members elected this year. They take office the end of November. The new council could decide to keep Smitherman as president, or they could pick someone else. If that's the case, the new council president becomes Birmingham's THIRD mayor of 2009. Oh and here's the other thing about the City Council president becoming mayor. Ed Still says their council seat goes into a kind of suspended animation. The seat is vacant as long as the council president serves as mayor.
'Her seat can't be filled because she's going to come back to it. If she says immediately, 'I'm going to run for mayor', her seat can't be filled because theoretically she can come back to it because if she doesn't win the special mayor's election.'
That special election would happen within 90 days of Langford's removal from office. Whoever wins that election would serve out the two remaining years of Langford's term. Birmingham-Southern's Natalie Davis says jockeying among potential mayoral candidates has already started.
'There are people lining up today, figuring out how they're going to organize, how much money they need to raise. Making some calls here and there, saying 'listen, if this happens, are you going to be with me?' So, they've got their lists and they're playing these things out. It may not be visible to television yet, but don't for a minute think people are having breakfast and lunch talking about this.'
Davis says potential candidates include Carole Smitherman and Patrick Cooper, who came in second in the 2007 mayoral election. There's also former mayor Richard Arrington. Of all the rumored candidates, he's been the most vocal about a potential special election. Arrington's New Jefferson County Citizen's Coalition backed a number of candidates in this year's elections for City Council and Board of Education. He sent a letter to voters, saying he might run in a special mayor's election. In an interview with WBHM's Andrew Yeager, Arrington says it all depends on who else decides to run.
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Jesus: A Study in the Book of Mark Pt. 42 + Alice's Sending
Bill looks at the burial of Jesus and Joseph of Arimathea's bold approach of Pilate to request the body. In the process, Joseph lets go of his reputation as a member of the Sanhedrin and his old way of looking for the Kingdom of God. We all have things in our life that are dead or need to die. We need to go through the process of burying those things -- letting go of those things -- to experience the resurrected life we are called to. Alice also shares her heart about her six months serving at River City -- how she got here, what she's learned, and how she is approaching what's next for her. Mark 15:42-47; Numbers 19:11-13.


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Chug coffee to fight sleepiness— it's hardly a new concept. But a recent study found just one cup of coffee with 80 mg of caffeine could be enough to help drivers stay awake at the wheel.
The study, published in the research journal Psychopharmacology, aimed to establish the effect of just a small amount of coffee on simulated highway driving Effects of coffee on driving performance during prolonged simulated highway driving. Mets, M.A., Baas, D., van Boven, I., et al. Division of Pharmacology, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, Universiteitsweg 99, 3584 CG, Utrecht, The Netherlands. Psychopharmacology, 2012 Feb 8.. Healthy and non-sleep deprived (nope, the same effects probably wouldn't be seen after an all-nighter) drivers headed behind the wheel for two hours of boring highway driving before getting a 15-minute coffee break— where half got caffeinated coffee and half got decaf. (Neither the researchers nor the participants knew which kind of coffee they were getting.) Then they were back on the (simulated) road for another two hours, during which their driving was monitored for side-to-side drifting, changes in speed, and their overall driving performance, as well as how tired they said they felt.
Researchers found that in the two hours following the rest stop, caff-ed up drivers drove better, objectively and subjectively. This study's especially interesting because, in the past, similar studies have found comparable results with much higher quantities of caffeine— even more than twice as much The effects of coffee and napping on nighttime highway driving: a randomized trial. Philip, P., Taillard, J., Moore, N., et al. Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux and Université Victor Segalen, Bordeaux, France. Annals of Internal Medicine, 2006 Jun 6;144(11):785-91.. The takeaway? There's no need to risk the jittery effects of too much caffeine when driving for hours on end. Just one cup (note, not all coffee has the same amount of caffeine) could do the trick, as long as the driver isn't starting out sleep-deprived. If the body's tank is running on empty, though, snooze, don't sip.


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The incredibly creative couple of Neil Gaiman and Dresden Dolls Lead Singer Amanda Palmer have combined to bring us a work of Palmer's photography in "Who Killed Amanda Palmer."
The book doesn't even come out until September but we here at the Union Square store of Forbidden Planet have the book which features photography by Palmer and stories by Gaiman. The wonderful Ms. Palmer gives us the details:
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The Air Jordan 13 Low looks to be making a comeback this year with a brand new colorway. Adding to the list of sneakers Jordan Brand is set to release this year for their 30th Anniversary, the Air Jordan 13 Low "Bred" is sure to grab a lot of sneakerhead's attention. The low top silhouette doesn't get as much attention as its hightop counterpart, but whenever the silhouette makes an appearance it's sure to leave its mark.
The Air Jordan 13 Low "Bred" is predominantly made up of a mix of black leather and suede throughout the upper. Red hits on the upper lining and sole add some flair to the mix as white on the midsole balances everything out. Finished off with a metallic gold Jumpman towards the heel, this AJ 13 is a great addition to the JB familia. Set to hit retailers June 13th, let us know what you think of the sneaker below!
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- Liz Shannon
- 14 August 2008
This article is from 2008.
Glasgow and Edinburgh reconciled through art?
'gleDinBow' is pitched as an exhibition that has paired artists from Edinburgh with partners from Glasgow as a way to explore 'sibling rivalry' and attempt to cross perceived artistic boundaries between the two cities. In practise there is little discernable evidence of such links. What remains is essentially a solid group show by emerging artists.
The exhibition is located in an abandoned office block, and it is this space, and the use that has been made of it, that is really the exhibition's selling point. Taking full advantage of the generous square-footage, Steve Mykietyn, Tonya McMullan, Derek Sutherland and Marine Myrup have created ambitiously large sculptural installations. Some of these works are more successful than others, but it is refreshing to see emerging artists attempting work on a large scale.
One of several solid film works, Shelly Nadashi's strangely intriguing 'Who Gives Birth?' features a masked young woman (perhaps the artist?) intoning an almost-nonsense series of phrases in a weird sing-song voice. Acknowledging the building's original use, Tonya McMullen's video installation in the office kitchens shows a woman spinning around on an office chair with an absolutely straight face. But it is Beall's 'terra incognita (Unknown Land)' that stands out. Set in a large office space, a projected image of a snowy, barely inhabited landscape rotates around the room. As the image moves, it illuminates aspects of the space: dangling light cords, old radiators and venetian blinds, juxtaposing this abandoned space with a mysterious land of snow.
Art's Complex, St. Margaret's House, 07879 054757, until 21 Aug, 12pm-5pm, free


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Thanks for the explanation, I was not aware it was that flexible. I suppose most tools can be used to produce accessible code if the developers really want to, usually it just takes a little extra effort to learn the options or hand correct the 'finished' product. ----- Original Message ----- From: Charles McCathieNevile <email@example.com> To: Marti <email@example.com> Cc: <email@example.com>; 'Web Accessibility Initiative' <firstname.lastname@example.com>; <firstname.lastname@example.com> Sent: Thursday, October 14, 1999 6:01 PM Subject: Re: What generates a .cfm page? > Cold Fusion is a piece of server-side software that allows web pages to be > dynamically generated from a database. This is the same kind of thing that is > now also done by quite a lot of server software - Domino, Active Server > Pages, PHP scripting, etc. > > In the case of Cold Fusion it is easy enough to write by hand, and can be > used to create any kind of page, from completely inaccessible to completely > accessible - I have used it for building a picture gallery with extensive > alternative content as a demonstration of an accessible site, and for > buidling an accessible payroll data entry system. > > There is also a product called "Cold Fusion Studio", which is an authoring > tool for producing cold fusion pages. > > Cold fusion provides, and I believe Cold Fusion Studio makes extensive use > of, a number of java applets, scripts, etc. for producing pages to use with > Cold Fusion. > > This is more likely to be the problem, and if you can get the developers to > commit to producing accessible pages they can do it with Cold Fusion. > > Cheers > > Charles McCathieNevile > > On Thu, 14 Oct 1999, Marti wrote: > > CMF pages are generated by Cold Fusion Software - it is both a web server > and a development environment. If they are into that you may not have any > luck with accessibility issues. > I should note that SETI-search, an engine designed for accessibility has had > some traffic from that web site - somebody either needs it or just likes the > search. > Marti > firstname.lastname@example.com > >Received on Thursday, 14 October 1999 18:33:28 UTC
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My summer working at Heritage Park Museum as Community Programmer was an enriching and educational experience. In addition to giving every-day interpretive museum tours both in French and English, I also developed historical walking tours of Terrace's downtown and of the Kitsumgallum Pioneer Cemetery. Not only did I give tours, I also worked closely with the Marketing and Events Coordinator to ensure the success of our many events and workshops throughout the summer.
The Historic Downtown Walking Tour of Terrace took participants on a two-kilometre trek from the site of George Little's blacksmith shop, through the area where two separate bank robberies took place, out to the legion building, and back. Throughout the tour, historical anecdotes were shared as we traveled from building to building. This provided participants with a new outlook on the city of Terrace and its rich history.
The Kitsumgallum Pioneer Cemetery Tour took participants on a gentle stroll through the graves of Terrace's forefathers. This tour provided an opportunity to learn about the men and women who worked hard for their families and for the future of their community. As there were over one hundred graves, we were only able to focus on a select few. George Little, the pre-emptor of the Terrace townsite, was featured as was Charles Nelson, the Tsimshian man who took George Little in and gave him food and shelter back in 1905. We did this tour once as part of Terrace's Riverboat Days Celebrations and once again at the end of August. We had almost fifty participants between the two tours and many of them were descendants of early settlers buried at the cemetery.
Researching for these tours was not without its challenges. Much of Terrace's local history is not well-documented and, as such, it can be difficult to find a complete narrative. With the help of local historians and the guidance of Heritage Park Museum's curator Kelsey Wiebe, I was able to develop detailed descriptions of the downtown area and of the cemetery.
Heritage Park Museum is known for putting on a large number of events for the community. In addition to our tours, we also run Kids Culture Camps, Evening Lecture Series, Arts Day Camps, Senior's Teas, Saint Jean Baptiste Day Celebrations, and Canada Day Celebrations (our largest event of the year). The Marketing and Events Coordinator is largely responsible for the organization of these successful events, but I was able to work closely with her to make sure that the events ran smoothly. I contacted community members and organizations, helped direct volunteers, and resolved conflicts with children and adults alike. I was also in charge of taking photographs to document the events. These photos were used on our website, in social media, and in the local newspaper.
Because of my work as Community Programmer, community visibility was heightened. I made sure that the local news media were aware of our events and would often take part in interviews for both radio and newspaper to further promote our programs for the community. Many people who came to our events told me that they had heard about them through the media, which affirmed how effective we were.
Currently I am studying Motion Picture Arts at Capilano University, with the intent to become an independent Canadian director and producer. As a filmmaker, one needs to be able to lead a group of people, and communicate effectively, and fully research your subject. In writing various guided tours for the museum, there was a lot of research and networking involved. This taught me how to fully explore all of my resources in order to find the information that I need. I also gained more experience in speaking in front of a large group of people. Public speaking is a skill that I have been working to strengthen over the last few years and I feel that Heritage Park has allowed me to become a better speaker and in turn a more confident leader.
I believe that my work at Heritage Park Museum has allowed me to sharpen my skills and prepare me for the future. I am very thankful for the opportunity to work here and for the connections that I have made. Thank you to Canada Summer Jobs for funding my position.


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A Hand Blender for Children
JUICE is a low powered electric hand blender designed for aspiring cooks between 9 and 14 years old. Innovative technology and design is leveraged to make the blender safe and easy to use for a target audience that is typically not allowed near it.
The innovative application of Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) technology makes food preparation safe, intuitive and fun. The blender can only be operated when it is inserted within the JUICE beaker and the RFID reader detects the RFID tag in the beaker. It would not work beyond the beaker. Remove the blender from the beaker and the connection is cut, rendering the blender unoperatable.


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Maggie Bolger, founder of the family member's club Maggie and Rose, recently stayed in our villa, Las Palmeras in Mallorca with her family.
"We have been on many family vacations, but I found we returned to our London abode just as exhausted as when we left! But then along came Scott Dunn and proved me wrong about family escapades.
It started with a phone call from our villa host to discuss my kids' dietary requirements and my cravings at the moment (I was pregnant at the time, so instant brownie points!). He then gave me his mobile number in case there were any essentials we needed before arriving! Our host also assured me the villa came equipped with a fully stocked playroom, no toys to pack – lovely.
Waiting to greet us at the Villa was our lovely host, a very cheerful chef and our resident nanny, Amy. We sat down to a delicious Spanish tapas lunch, so no worrying about where the local supermarket was hidden or what to cook! With its huge garden and pool the kids cavorted all afternoon long with any sunscreen, snack or water requests taken care of by Amy (another thing off my to do list!) Hubby and I relaxed on the deck and I had a kip.
Our days began with a lovely breakfast of fresh fruit, smoothies, cereal and pancakes, and in the evening we couldn't wait to get back to the villa for three courses of local fare. It's the little things – if dinner included something unadvisable to eat whilst pregnant my plate always had an alternative without me having to utter a word!
Amy was available to us for up to eight hours each day, and the playrooms had a variety of activities from board games and crafts to DVDs. Not to mention a outdoor toys and inflatables for the pool.
At the end of each session Amy gave me a sheet showing what the kids had done, how many times they had water, sunscreen and snacks etc… so impressed.
At one point I did feel slightly guilty as I watched my kids splashing about and my husband sleep. I wondered what I should be doing and realised the answer was…nothing! Moments like these are rare and utterly priceless in the life of a mother and well worth the investment when it comes to a vacation.
I can honestly say for the first time in my ten-year parenting history that I have arrived home relaxed without the wish for another vacation to recover from this one!"
Maggie runs a members' club for families in Kensington, London. Find out more at www.maggieandrose.com


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A cluster must usually have multiple network connections between cluster nodes , forming the cluster interconnect.
Oracle Solaris Cluster software uses multiple interconnects to achieve the following goals:
Ensure high availability
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For both internal and external traffic such as file system data or scalable services data, messages are striped across all available interconnects. The cluster interconnect is also available to applications, for highly available communication between nodes. For example, a distributed application might have components that are running on different nodes that need to communicate. By using the cluster interconnect rather than the public transport, these connections can withstand the failure of an individual link.
To use the cluster interconnect for communication between nodes, an application must use the private host names that you configured during the Oracle Solaris Cluster installation. For example, if the private host name for host1 is clusternode1-priv, use this name to communicate with host1 over the cluster interconnect. TCP sockets that are opened by using this name are routed over the cluster interconnect and can be transparently rerouted if a private network adapter fails. Application communication between any two nodes is striped over all interconnects. The traffic for a given TCP connection flows on one interconnect at any point. Different TCP connections are striped across all interconnects. Additionally, UDP traffic is always striped across all interconnects.
An application can optionally use a zone's private host name to communicate over the cluster interconnect between zones. However, you must first set each zone's private host name before the application can begin communicating. Each zone cluster node must have its own private host name to communicate. An application that is running in one zone must use the private host name in the same zone to communicate with private host names in other zones.
You can change the private host names after your Oracle Solaris Cluster installation. To determine the actual name, use the scha_cluster_get command with the scha_privatelink_hostname_node argument. See the scha_cluster_get(1HA) man page.
Each host is also assigned a fixed per-host address. This per-host address is plumbed on the clprivnet driver. The IP address maps to the private host name for the host: clusternode1-priv. See the clprivnet(7) man page.


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Skin Pigmentation
Treats: SKIN DISCOLORATION, AGE SPOTS, AND BROWN SPOTS
With today's outdoor lifestyle, sun-damaged skin is all too common and can affect your appearance and self-image. Our goal is to help you improve the quality of your overall appearance. Light Touch Med Spa can provide the advanced facial treatment that will deliver precise amounts of light energy through the skin's surface to stimulate the production of collage and reduce pigmentation.
During the treatment, levels of energy specific to your skin type are used to maximize the final result. Once delivered, the light energy is absorbed by the targeted damaged tissue. After any treatment, you should follow proper home care instructions, avoiding any harsh skin cleansers and always use sunscreen.
After just one treatment, your skin will have a more even tone with a smoother look and feel.
Depending on the area treated, most clients need approximately 1 to 2 treatments. Treatments usually take from 15 to 30 minutes. Treatments are spaced out at approximately three week intervals.
Start looking and feeling your best today, schedule a free consultation with our Skin Care Professionals today.
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text: In this world there is but one thing that remains the same — that time passes and with a new baby, time seems to pass even faster. Diapers and I Do's will savor the memory of the new life you created. Scheduling your appointment within the first few weeks is extremely important if you want those sweet sleepy poses everyone loves.


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In 2015, Embassy English made history by becoming the first global Study Travel Chain School Super Star after winning the ST Star Chain School Award five times, making us the only Super Star in this category. That same year, Embassy Summer got their first Study Travel award in the category Junior Course for under 18s.
This year, we are aiming high! Our goal is to take home the brand new award, ST Leading Star for Embassy English and a second Junior Course Award for Embassy Summer. With an amazing agent satisfaction rate at 98% in 2017, we are hopeful that our partners around the world are eager to support us reaching these ambitious goals by nominating both Embassy English and Embassy Summer.
Every year we strive to become better and improve, to make sure we're up-to-date and on top of industry trends. Let us summarise 2017 by mentioning a couple of milestones:
2017 was an eventful year, but what we are most proud of is our brilliant student feedback with an overall satisfaction rate of 95% for Embassy English and 98% for Embassy Summer. These statistics prove that we are making a difference in our student's lives and that we are playing an important role in building global communities – something that we are very passionate about at Embassy.
Giselle from Colombia is studying in Gold Coast, Australia:
Testimonials from Embassy Summer students:
"It was an excellent experience, I improved my English and I made new friendships. The college was beautiful and also the teachers and the staff. I love this trip." Federica De Benedictis from Italy, Mile End
"My two weeks with embassy – were incredible. I loved every single moment and if I could I would love to stay more. The best two weeks of my life." Polina Valkova from Bulgary, California State University.
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Embassy English promises that students will reach their English speaking goals; ensuring a better career, education and LIFE as a global citizen. Students from around the world and of all English speaking levels take classes, experience culture and put their lessons to use at Embassy English Study Centres in the USA, UK, Australia and Canada.
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The Real Reason for FDR's Popularity
As originally posted at Mises.org by Mark Thornton
All presidents worry about their popularity. They try to bolster it through impassioned rhetoric, free stuff for influential voting blocs, new programs that cost billions, dramatic photo ops, and of course wars to unite the country behind their valiant leadership. In most all cases, they choose means of gaining popularity that come at the expense of liberty.
But what if a president took a different direction and sought popularity by expanding rather than reducing liberty? There is a model here they could follow but it is not one you have thought of.
It is Franklin D. Roosevelt. In his first 30 days, he did more to bring liberty to Americans than any president since Thomas Jefferson repealed the Alien and Sedition Acts.
Roosevelt was inaugurated on March 4, 1933. After dealing with the banking crisis and the budget during his first week on the job, on March 13 he called on Congress to repeal Prohibition. On March 23, he signed the Cullen-Harrison Act, which legalized the sale in the United States of beer with an alcohol content of 3.2 percent.
He wasted no time: he signed it one day after Congress passed it. He said with great élan, "I think this would be a good time for a beer."
Only then, on March 16, did FDR begin to work on his New Deal agenda. Then he had the wind at his back. It was a dramatic beginning to the end of one of the greatest legal calamities in American history: the hated Prohibition embodied in the 18th Amendment, which had been in effect for 13 violent years.


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Annual report 2017/18
Annual report 2017/18
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Highlights from the annual report: 310 accounts audited; 18 performance audits; 72904 visitors to our website; 20636 Twitter engagements; £2.4m efficiencies, cost reduction and additional income delivered; new Audit Quality Framework introduced; 4.4 days staff absence rate; £6000 raised by our staff for good causes
Welcome and overview
This is a time of significant change for public bodies and the role of public audit is as crucial as ever.
Iain Leitch CBE
Chair of the Audit Scotland Board
Read more from Iain Leitch...
As the Auditor General notes in her report, this is a time of significant change for public bodies and the role of public audit is as crucial as ever. We have developed plans to respond to these changes by investing in our people and strengthening the audit quality regime.
Our role as a board is to oversee the exercise of all functions of Audit Scotland. Its key objectives are to support the Accounts Commission and the Auditor General to provide independent assurance to the people of Scotland that public money is spent properly and provides value for money.
We have met eight times during the year, and I especially welcome the fact that during this time we have opened our meetings to the public.
I am very grateful for the support of fellow board members. During the year we welcomed Graham Sharp, as new chair of the Accounts Commission and gave thanks to Ronnie Hinds for carrying out this role on an acting basis.
I would also like to thank Caroline Gardner as Auditor General, Diane McGiffen our Chief Operating Officer, and the skilled and competent staff at Audit Scotland for all their hard work and contributions over the past year.
Finally, I would like to mention Russell Frith, Assistant Auditor General, who retired at the end of 2017. Russell has been with Audit Scotland since its inception in 2000. He played a major part in the setting up of the new body and has been instrumental in its development since. His knowledge and technical expertise will be missed and we wish him the best for the future.
Our ambition is to remain world class with high-quality audit reports which help make a real difference.
Caroline Gardner
Accountable Officer
Read more from Caroline Gardner...
It's been another year of significant change for public bodies. We are seeing the roll-out of new financial powers for the Scottish Parliament and continuing financial pressures on the services we all rely on. On top of that we have uncertainties about EU withdrawal.
The Audit Scotland Management Team and I have been busy ensuring that Audit Scotland is in good shape to respond to these challenges.
Scotland has a world-leading public sector audit regime. Working for both the Auditor General and the Accounts Commission means that Audit Scotland is well placed to look across the public sector and audit is not constrained by organisational boundaries.
This gives us the flexibility to draw in expertise from different audit disciplines when needed – from financial core audit work reporting on more than 200 public bodies, to targeted performance audits in areas of public interest and importance, such as early learning and childcare.
We have maintained our focus on the impact of new powers for the Scottish Parliament. This is a critical area where Scotland's overall budget will be far more closely tied to the performance of the Scottish economy.
All of this has been underpinned by changes we have made internally to continually improve the quality, relevance and value of our work.
I am very grateful to all my talented colleagues in Audit Scotland for their unstinting efforts over the last year. We won't be resting on our laurels. Our ambition is to remain world class with high-quality audit reports which are clear and accessible and which help make a real difference to the value that the people of Scotland receive from their public services.
Improving Audit Quality
Audit quality is the cornerstone of Audit Scotland's work. All of our work needs to be of the highest standard.
We introduced enhanced quality arrangements in 2017/18 to support independent scrutiny, assurance and professional support for the in-house teams and the appointed firms. As part of this, we set up two new teams.
Annual financial audits
Performance reports
Reporting on Best Value
Climate change and sustainability
Improving our environmental performance is an important aspect of our world-class audit ambitions. We reduced our carbon emissions by 21 per cent in 2016/17. Read more in our annual report.
International work
Learning from best practice across the world has been at the forefront of our approach to our international work this year, and we have been able to share some of our own knowledge and experience with audit professionals from other countries. Read more in our annual report.
Audit Quality Framework
The framework applies to all our audit work and combines the highest standards with more comprehensive arrangements for internal quality reviews and enhanced reporting.
Auditing in a changing environment
Identifying issues and key risks that lie ahead is an essential part of what we do. Because of the major implications of EU withdrawal and Scotland's new financial powers, we set up an in-house team to work on the crucial areas of change.
Their priority is to map out changes, potential scenarios and possible consequences of actions, and put in place effective audit arrangements to enable Parliament to receive independent assurance on new bodies.
Making an impact
To achieve real impact, the messages from our audits must be clear to all our stakeholders.
We have made more use of graphics, video, and simple interactive tools to break down complex information as well as a wide range of social media.
Accountability report
Accountability stats: People - 272; Gender 53% female 47% male; Board 40% female 60% male; Management 75% female 25% male; Absence 4.4 days; Turnover rate 12.8%; Trainee auditors 42
Giving something back
We are proud to have different perspectives provided by colleagues drawn from more than a dozen nationalities and ethnic minority groups, and from a variety of educational backgrounds.
We're also very proud of the achievements of our colleagues outside work.
Financial statements
Finance information: 2017/18 outturn £26.7m; Income - audit fees, Scottish Parliament £8.7m; Expenditure - people costs £17.3m, firms £4.4m, other £5m


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The Ravens will hold their first full-team practice of training camp on Thursday, July 26. Each day leading up to the official start of camp, The Sun will examine several key position battles that will be decided during preseason.
The competitors: Tyrod Taylor, Curtis Painter
Breaking it down: Even the most ardent Joe Flacco critic can't question the quarterback's toughness and durability. Flacco has never missed a game in four NFL seasons so Ravens' fans haven't had to fret about the identity of their backup quarterback.
Tyrod Taylor, a sixth-round pick in 2011 out of Virginia Tech, was Flacco's backup last season and he played in three games and threw one pass, an 18-yard completion to Anquan Boldin in the team's blowout loss to the San Diego Chargers in Week 14.
Team officials have been very complimentary of Taylor's work in practice and in the meeting room and maintain that they'd be comfortable with him as the starter in the event of a Flacco injury. His athleticism can wow teammates and he certainly has the arm strength to make all the throws.
With Flacco away from the team during the mandatory mini-camp because of the birth of his first child, Taylor got the first-team snaps and struggled to avoid miscues. However, it's unfair to judge the 22-year-old on his performance in a couple of offseason practices, and it's impossible to know what the Ravens really have in Taylor until he sees more in-game situations.
Unlike last preseason, Taylor will be challenged for the backup role. His competition will be veteran Curtis Painter, who was let go by the Indianapolis Colts and opted to sign with the Ravens and reunite with his former head coach, Ravens quarterbacks coach Jim Caldwell.
Painter, 27, started eight games for the Colts last year, throwing six touchdowns compared to nine interceptions and completing 54.3 percent of his passes. He certainly isn't a long-term answer for the Ravens but he does provide some insurance and veteran stability. The Ravens also want to push Taylor and make sure every player has competition for their job.
The bottom line: The Ravens have operated the past couple of seasons with just two quarterbacks on the roster, a calculated risk that worked out because of Flacco's durability and toughness. All things being equal, they'd rather carry three signal callers and Painter's presence on the roster will allow them to do that. While there is a good chance both stick on the roster heading into Week One, Taylor remains the clear favorite to be Flacco's primary backup. His athleticism and upside give him the edge. The Ravens signed two other quarterbacks as undrafted free agents – Temple's Chester Stewart and Florida's John Brantley – and it's possible they'll hang onto one on them on the practice squad.


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Thursday, January 08, 2009
Valentine Sweetheart
I used the wonderful art of Popeye Wong.
This artist allows use without a license.
Thank you so much Popeye!
You need PSP and Animation Shop
In this project I used 2 plugins.
DBS and Xenoflex constellation.
I used a scrap kit from called Rosie Elegance by Monica at Simply Sensational Scraps.Thank you for sharing your talent Monica.
You can get the free kit
I used a mask from Weescotlass Creations~WSL_75.
Thank you for sharing your talent Chelle.
You can get the WSL mask collection
Other Supplies:
Tube of choice
Font of choice
Open your tubes and mask in PSP.
Open a new white image 600 x 600.
Go to layers, add a new raster layer.
Copy and paste a paper from the scrap kit ( I used paper16) as a new layer.
Go to layers, new mask layer, from image. Find your mask in the drop down and apply.
On your layer palette, highlight mask layer, right click mouse, delete.
Highlight group layer, right click mouse, merge, merge group.
Rename layer Mask.
Copy and paste the heart frame onto your project as a new layer.
With your magic wand, click inside the frame.
Go to selections, modify, expand, by 3.
Keep the ants marching.
Highlight the mask layer, go to layers, add new raster layer.
Flood fill that layer with color of choice, I used #FC96BA
Effects, texture effects, WEAVE.
These settings:
Gap size = 2 , Width = 7 , Opac = 1 , weave color white-gap color white- check mark in fill gaps.
Click ok.
Effects, texture, look in the drop down and find fine paper.
Size 39% Smooth = 2 , Depth = 1, Amb = 0, Shine = 0, Angle = 315, Intensity = 50, Elevation = 30
Color white.
Click ok.
Selections-- select none.
On your layer palette, X out white background layer and mask layer.
Highlight heart layer and merge visible the outside frame with the inside patch.
Rename that layer heart.
UnX white background and mask layer.
Highlight heart layer.
Go to effects, Eye Candy 3, GLOW.
Use these settings:
Width = 6 , Opac = 100 , Opac Dropoff = Medium ,
Color = #FC96BA
Click the check mark.
Now you have a glow on the outside of the heart.
With the heart still highlighted on your layer palette, select all, float.
Select all defloat, modify, expand by 10.
Keep ants marching.
Highlight MASK layer on your layer palette and add a new raster layer.
Flood fill that layer with a color of choice for an outside glitterglow.
I used #A60E57.
Selections - select none.
Rename that layer, glow.
Duplicate that layer 2 x's for a total of 3 glow layers. Rename glow 1, glow 2, glow 3.
Now we're going to add some noise to those layers.
Highlight glow 1 layer, adjust, add noise @ 50. dot in uniform.
Highlight glow 2 layer, adjust, add noise, click on uniform 2 x's.
Highlight glow 3 layer, adjust, add noise, click on uniform 3 x's.
X out glow layers 2 & 3.
Highlight heart layer on your layer palette.
Copy and paste your main tube onto your project.
Add a drop shadow to your tube.
Time to add some elements from your scrap kit.
I used some butterflies.
Place your elements anywhere you like and use as many as you like.
When you have all your elements placed, X out everything on your layer palette except the elements.
Merge all your elements visible and rename that layer to EL.
UnX everything.
Add your text as a vector layer. Rename layer Text
Place it where you want, and when your satisfied with it, right click on mouse and convert to a raster.
Add your tagger mark and the copyright information as vector layer.Rename layer CR
Time to add effects to our main tube.
Highlight tube layer on your layer palette.
Using your freehand tool to make selections in the areas on your tube you want to add effects.
I selected the gals outfit and shoes to add DBS noise.
Once you have your selections made, right click on your layer palette, PROMOTE SELECTIONS TO LAYER.
That puts the parts you have selected on a new layer.
Duplicate that layer 2 x's.
Total of 3 layers for effects.
Rename the layers. DBS 1, DBS 2, DBS 3.
Highlight DBS 1, go to effects, plugins, DBS, bright noise @ 28, dot beside MIX. Click ok.
Highlight DBS 2 layer, effects, plugins, DBS, bright noise, click on the dot at mix 2 x's.
Highlight DBS 3 layer, effects, plugins, DBS, bright noise, click on the dot at mix 3 x's.
If you don't have the DBS plugin, you can use the add noise in your psp program.
X out DBS layers 2 & 3.
I added constellation effect to the ribbon on her hair.
If you want to do this too, highlight the tube layer again.
Use freehand tool to outline that selection. Keep ants marching.
Right click mouse on layer palette and promote this section to a layer.
Duplicate that layer 2 x's. Total of 3 layers for the ribbon.
Rename those layers Cons 1, Cons 2, Cons 3.
Highlight cons 1.
Effects, plugins, xenoflex2, constellation.
Highlight cons 2 layer, back to the plugin, and click on random seed once.
Highlight cons 3 layer, back to the plugin, click random seen once.
X out con layers 2 & 3.
I added some sparkles to my butterflies.
Duplicate the butterfly layers 2 x's.
Apply sparkle effect on each layer of the butterflies.
X out 2 & 3 butterfly layers.
We're ready to put it together in Animation Shop.
This is what your layer palette should look like.
All # 2 & # 3 layers are X out.
Highlight white back ground layer on your palette.
Edit, copy merged, over to AS, edit paste as a new animation.
Back to PSP.
UnX all #2 layers, and X out all #1 layers.
Edit, copy merged, paste into AS after current frame.
Back to PSP.
UnX all #3 layers, X out all #2 layers.
Edit, copy merged, paste into AS after current frame.
You have 3 frames in Animation Shop.
If you want to resize, do that now.
Resize to 90 % - bicubic resample.
Click to view animation.
If you're happy with it, save as a .gif
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1. Thanksgiving
2. Christmas Eve
3. Memorial Day
4. Black Friday
5. Did someone already do this list?
6. Halloween
7. Christmas Day
8. This feels like a list someone would have done on here already.
9. Father's Day/Mother's Day
10. Fourth of July
11. I searched but didn't see anything. I clicked on the tag, too, got nothing.
12. New Year's Eve
13. Labor Day
14. Did you know Festivus is listed on Wikipedia's "unofficial holidays" chart?
15. Valentine's Day
16. Veterans Day
17. MLK Day
18. Actually I can see now why someone hasn't done this yet. I don't want to offend anyone's religious preferences or whatever.
19. Cinco de Mayo
20. And what if I leave one out? I'm going to get crucified.
21. Earth Day
22. Ugh! Not crucified in the religious sense!!!!!
23. Groundhog Day
24. Grandparents Day
25. The whole point is, Thanksgiving is the best holiday
26. Constitution Day


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Awarded as one of the "Top 10 Beaches in Mexico", Akumal Beach boasts white sands and beautiful blue waters. The natural flora and fauna combine with the nature inspired décor to create a serene and peaceful ambiance. Cool off at any of the three large pools, including the expansive infinity pool which offers amazing ocean views. Enjoy a variety of daily activities, such as snorkeling, kayaking, and tennis. Golfing is also available nearby at the Riviera Maya Golf Club. Unwind at the Secrets Spa by Pevonia® with a couples massage or hydrotherapy session. The state-of-the-art fitness center offers a full range of exercise equipment, as well as yoga mats and exercise balls. Nightly entertainment features live performances and music, big screen movies under the stars, and theme parties.
Endless gourmet dining is available without reservations at six a la carte restaurants, a buffet-style restaurant, and a café. Perfect for a quick bite by the pool, the Barefoot grill offers light lunch specialties in a relaxed outdoor setting. For an unforgettable dining experience, Portofino features Italian specialties with a private dining room and a stocked wine cellar. Similarly, Bordeaux offers gourmet French cuisine and a stunningly romantic ambiance. Refreshing top-shelf cocktails can be had at seven bars and lounges onsite, including the Manatees swim-up bar in the pool and the Desires Music Lounge on the roof deck.
All of the 434 suites at Secrets Akumal Riviera Maya feature a private balcony or terrace, a Jacuzzi for two, and a daily refreshed minibar. Experience Unlimited-Luxury® with 24-hour room and concierge services, complimentary WiFi, and luxurious amenities. Enhance your stay by upgrading to the Preferred Club to enjoy exclusive privileges, access to a private lounge, preferred status and amenities, and more.
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Hotel Details
Carretera Federal 307,
Pueblo de Akumal,
Quintana Roo, Mexico
The Best Parts of Secrets Akumal Riviera Maya
- Aqua spinning
- Beach volleyball
- Big screen movies under the stars
- Bike tours
- Bocce ball
- Cocktail classes
- Dance lessons
- Fitness center
- Golf nearby
- Kayaks
- Outdoor Jacuzzi
- Paddle boarding
- Secrets Spa by Pevonia®
- Snorkeling
- Spanish lessons
- Tennis
- Theme parties
- Water aerobics
- Water polo
- Yoga
- Market Café – Buffet-style restaurant serving local and international favorites in a casual atmosphere.
- El Patio – Authentic Mexican ambiance and cuisine served a la carte.
- Himitsu – Pan-Asian restaurant with teppanyaki grills and a sushi bar.
- Portofino – Delectable Italian cuisine served in a romantic, Tuscan farmhouse style restaurant complete with a stocked wine cellar and private dining room.
- Bourdeaux – French cuisine served a la carte in a romantic, elegant atmosphere.
- Seaside Grill – A la carte grilled specialties served poolside.
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- Coco-Café – Premium coffee and snacks served in a relaxed atmosphere.
- Barefoot Grill – Light lunch specialties in a relaxed outdoor setting.
Onsite Amenities
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- White sand beach aside calm waters
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- Expansive infinity pool
- 11 smaller pools
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- Outdoor Jacuzzi
- Theater
- Fitness center
- Golf course nearby
- Unlimited-Connectivity – Free WiFi
- Wedding canopy
- 7 restaurants and bars
- Top shelf spirits
- 24-hour front desk
- 434 suites
- Shopping galleria
- Currency exchange
- Cigar shop
- Car rental
- Medical facilities
In-Room Amenities
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- Private, furnished balcony or terrace
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- Concierge service
- Electronic in-room safe
- Armoire
- Sitting area with a sofa
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- Tulum – Located in one of the most important cities of its time, these Mayan ruins continue to be a popular tourist attraction.
- Xcaret – Learn about Mayan culture at this archeological theme park.
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- Chichen Itza – Named one of the "new 7 wonders of the world", Chichen Itza is one of the most impressive of all the Mayan ruins.
- Xel-Ha – Enjoy aquatic adventures in natural lagoons and caves.


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1. Drink loads of water, to fill you up. A lot of times when you feel hungry, you are actually thirsty, so before getting something to eat, just chug down a large glass of water.
2. Eat a lot of vegetables and fruits, and try to cut out white flour, rice and sugar.
3. Get tempting foods out of your home!!
4. Eat from a smaller plate, rather than from a large plate, because it will trick your mind in thinking that you are eating more, than you actually are.
5. Stay busy!! A lot of times, you eat out of boredom, so do something to take your mind off food :)
6. And obviously have an active day! Do sports to burn those calories :D


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Today we had a look at Sketchnoting and how we can use it in the classroom to support our learners. Sketchnoting is a form of note-taking where you summarise the main points of a topic, lesson, lecture etc. It is a way in which learners can consolidate new learning and put it into a form in which they understand and remember it best. Throughout university and school I often created diagrams and images to cram for exams, so I definitely believe it is a valuable tool to summarise. Taking the time to teach students to take notes by Sketchnoting is an extremely valuable skill and requires careful scaffolding of lessons. Showing students who are not as confident in art that Sketchnoting can be stick figures, lines and basic shapes can reassure them that it is more about summarising the ideas in a more creative way than just making a list of notes and does not require in-depth detailed drawings.
For my Sketchnoting example I looked at the idea of an "Authentic Audience" as we had discussed this in the morning in our MDTA group. Dorothy Burt explained to us that an authentic audience is people who choose to listen. When people visit blogs, YouTube videos, Twitter, sports events or read a school newspaper, they have made the choice to do so. Children sitting in a class being spoken to or university students in lectures have not had the choice - it is a compulsory part of the day or course. When we share to an authentic audience it provides us with a feeling of satisfaction and realisation that others want to see and hear what we have to say - creating this authentic audience for our students is an important part of the Manaiakalani vision.
Here is my summary of an "Authentic Audience":
I then also created a Sketchnote of what I learnt about Sketchnoting:
Welcome to my blog! This year I am teaching year 2 and in year 2 of my teaching journey. Working in a 1:1 digital iPad class at Pt England School in Auckland NZ.
Friday, 29 July 2016
Friday, 8 July 2016
Creating an Olympics page for our site - Term 3
Today I created a slide with links to Olympics videos of different sports. Next term we will be learning all about the Rio Olympics and this page will provide students with an opportunity to see what it looks like in action. We will also be able to use the videos to support writing and look at maths concepts (placing, timing etc). Michelle linked this page to our Inquiry link on the class site, so both students and parents can access the links at any time!
A good read...
Recently, I celebrated my birthday and was gifted the book Through the lives of a foster child by Daryl Brougham. It shares an authentic insight into the story of his (Daryl's) experience as a foster child in our New Zealand society. As I read the story, I realised how one can never truly understand what it is like to be in someone else's shoes, however it is important to gain an insight into others lives so that we can understand the obstacles they have been faced with in their life so far. I know I will never be able to say, "I know what you are going through!" to my learners (I have not had the same experiences in the same context - in fact no two people have!), yet I hope that when they tell me their stories I can empathise with them in a way in which they know I am there for support. As the first half year of my teaching career ends, I feel very fortunate for all my learners and colleagues whom have shared with me my journey so far. Thank you to you all and I look forward to the next half!
Tuesday, 5 July 2016
Inquiry - Developing more Word Worm activities
In order to give the students the opportunity to locate the high frequency words in a sentence I have decided to add this slide into the activity. Although I was focusing on teaching individual words in isolation in order to repeat the students to the same individual word, I do believe it will be beneficial for them to find the word hidden among other words. I am hoping by doing this students will be able to more easily translate their new learning of a word into locating it in their readers. (They have been able to read these words in their stories a majority of the time, however sometimes they still require prompting to focus on what they can see and to not get confused about the words around the word they are trying to read) I will be implementing this new slide in Term 2 so will keep you updated on whether or not it has been beneficial to add it in!
Friday, 1 July 2016
Visiting local schools!
Today, I had the opportunity to visit Glenbrae School and Tamaki Primary. It was great to see other New Entrant/Year 1 classes in action and I have come away with my mind full of new ideas to bring back into my class - especially for creating activities on Explain Everything for reading. So that these ideas are not forgotten and lost over the weekend I noted these ideas down on a slide on Explain Everything.
In one of the classes there was a major focus on the students retelling and sharing what they had read. The teacher explained that this was to get the students to talk and also to share their ideas using correct English - many of the students were bilingual and English was their second language. In my class I have often wondered how I can get my students to share their ideas more and this was a real "light bulb" moment. I will definitely be taking the opportunity in reading for students to get talking and sharing. Hopefully over the next 6 months I can increase my students confidence to share their ideas, beliefs and new learning!
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Received a copy from NetGalley. I really liked this book. There were a few places in the story where the story moved on but there wasn't any transition so I was confused until it became clear what the author intended. I liked the fact it was at Christmas and the basis was veterans. We need to help more! The story kept my attention and was good reading! It made me laugh and cry, couldn't stop reading. Nice love story and not complicated just easy reading.
In the small town of Woodstock, Vermont, Christmas means white snow and warm traditions. For ex-Marine Jack Reynolds, it's a chance to visit home and sort out his life. He's engaged but unhappy, his brother is missing in action, and he often thinks about Hope, the beautiful teacher who helped him survive an attack in Iraq before disappearing. Unbeknownst to Jack, Hope is in Woodstock, having sworn to visit the hometown of the man who saved her life.
A chance encounter brings Jack and Hope together once more, and they instantly feel the same deep connection that sustained them in Iraq. When a long-lost bag of Christmas cards is discovered at the local post office, the pair sets out to deliver them. As the letters bring joy around Woodstock, Jack and Hope grow closer—but misunderstandings and uncertainty come between them. Can the cozy town's Christmas spirit help them find the courage to follow their hearts?


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Gimble Porth
Gimble Porth, more commonly known as Gimble's, lies on the northeast coast of Tresco looking out (northeast) to the islands of Northwethel, St Helen's and Round Island.
One of the less visited beaches on Tresco, Gimble Porth is bounded to the northwest by Tregarthen Hill and to the east by Merchant's Point. It consists of the typical very pale golden Scillonian sand lain in a thin crescent and edged with the rounded football sized granite boulders and rocks.
There are some fine walks north and west over Tregarthen Hill to Gun Hill and Kettle Point; southwest across Castle Down towards the settlement of New Grimsby, or southeast towards Old Grimsby - passing the site of the old Island Hotel - now redeveloped into the Sea Garden timeshare cottages - to Raven's Porth and Green Porth.
Points of interest nearby include the ancient earthworks and cairns of Castle Down as well as the chambered cairns, ancient settlement and field system at Tregarthen Hill.
✔ Flora and Fauna
✔ Sandy beach
✔ Easily accessible
✔ Interesting geology
OS Explorer Map 101: Isles of Scilly
This map is part of the Ordnance Survey's Explorer series designed to replace the old Pathfinder map series. At 1:25,000 scale this detailed map shows a host of attractions including gardens which are open to the public, nature reserves and country parks as well as all official footpaths, bridleways, roads and lanes. Other facilities covered include: camping and caravan sites, picnic areas and viewpoints, selected places of interest, rights of way information for England and Wales, National Trail and Recreational Path routes, and selected tourist information. The series is aimed mainly at the experienced map user but can be used by tourists and locals alike.
Local area
Local Accommodation
There is a great choice of cottages for rent in the local area. Take a look at the beautiful cottages in Isles of Scilly, Sennen, Sennen Cove and St Just.
Holiday Parks
Stay at a nearby Holiday Park and keep the kids amused all day! Parks in the vicinity include those at:
Plenty of hotels are available locally. Consider those in the local towns:
In the vicinity is a choice of camping and caravan sites offering high quality, affordable holiday accommodation. Consider camps in Isles of Scilly, Sennen, Porthcurno and St Just.
Nearby Attractions
There's plenty more to explore in this area, too! Find more attractions and things to do nearby:
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CD Enviro to show off landfill diversion systems at RWM16
Published: 22 July, 2016
Waste management company CD Enviro will be showing off ways to divert material from landfill when it exhibits at this year's RWM Show from September 13-15.
The company designs and manufactures high frequency wet processing equipment for a wide range of materials that are typically difficult to process. The team on the stand will explain how their systems divert waste products, such as road sweepings and gully waste material, MRF fines, trommel waste fines and waste glass from landfill.
The company's road-sweepings and gulley-waste recycling plants are diverting more than 85% of this material from landfill, and producing the good quality recycled aggregate in the process. At today's UK landfill tax rate that equates to a saving of over £22m for its customers.
Recovered materials can be used in a wide range of potential applications, including high quality recycled concrete, road fill and landscaping and capping and restoration material.
The company will be on stand number: 5S20 - T21, Hall: 4-5 at this year's RWM at the NEC in Birmingham.


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Joel Weitzman, Director of The Probate Practice shares some of his thoughts and recent commentary on the growing importance of digital legacies. For more information please visit The Probate Practice or see more of their blogs by clicking here:
Testators are increasingly being advised to leave clear instructions about their 'digital legacies' after their death.The latest organisation to stress the importance of online assets is the Law Society. It recommends that people should, at the very least, keep an up-to-date list of all their online accounts, such as email, banking, investments and social networking sites, to make it easier for family members to recover or close them.
It used to be fairly straightforward for Executors to know with which institutions people held bank accounts as bank statements would arrive by post there would be passbooks lying around. These days though many people receive their statements and control their savings accounts electronically so there are no hard copies in the Deceased's files.
However, the society considers that the list should stop short of recording passwords or PINs. THe Law Society have advised that an executor accessing [the deceased's] account with these details could be committing a criminal offence under the Computer Misuse Act 1990.
For security purposes passwords should certainly not be listed in a will which will ultimately have to be published.
The term 'digital legacy' also encompasses computer game characters in online games like World of Warcraft; music and films; internet domains registered to the deceased; YouTube videos; and Bitcoins, all of which can represent valuable assets. An experienced and wealthy game character takes time to create, and it appears it may be possible to sell such characters online . What such an asset would be worth for inheritance tax purposes on death is unclear as the market in this kind of asset is very new.Similarly, YouTube videos can attract payments from advertisers if the video gets a large number of viewings.Without proper records much of this can be lost on the owner's death.
The best solution is for the testator to leave a letter of wishes giving executors access to online accounts and stating which accounts should be deleted after death. However, executors are at the mercy of service providers and problems may be encountered if service providers do not recognise the consents given in a Letter of Wishes. Even where records exist, the licensing arrangements attached to some assets – such as Apple's iTunes – specify that the assets die with the original owner.There may also be jurisdictional issues, However, for the present, setting out express instructions in a letter of wishes gives the user the best chance of enabling his loved ones to inherit his personal digital effects.


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This is a recording dual-deploy altimeter for high power model rocketry with integrated GPS and telemetry link.
For the latest TeleMetrum firmware and related ground station software, please visit the AltOS page on this site.
These are photos of production version 2.0:
Prototypes of v2.0 were flown at Airfest 2013 and everything worked great. TeleMetrum v2.0 is now available for sale.
User View
- Recording altimeter for model rocketry
- Supports dual deployment (can fire 2 ejection charges)
- 70cm ham-band transceiver for telemetry downlink
- Barometric pressure sensor good to 100k feet MSL
- 1-axis 105-g accelerometer for motor characterization
- On-board, integrated GPS receiver
- On-board non-volatile memory for flight data storage
- USB for power, configuration, and data recovery
- Integrated support for LiPo rechargeable batteries
- Uses LiPo to fire e-matches, can be made to support separate pyro battery
- 2.75 x 1 inch board designed to fit inside 29mm airframe coupler tube
Developer View
- Hardware Features of v2.0
- ST Micros STM32L151 ARM Cortex M3 based Microcontroller
- TI CC1120 High Performance RF Transceiver for Narrowband Systems
- 150mA 3.3V LDO regulator
- Winbond W25Q64CV serial flash memory
- u-blox MAX-7Q GPS receiver
- on-board passive patch antenna
- async serial interface
- Measurement Specialties MS5607 Micro Altimeter Module
- Wide range — 120kPa to 1kPa (approximately -1500m to 31000m)
- High precision — 2.4Pa resolution (approximately 20cm at sea level)
- Factory calibrated.
- Freescale MMA6555 Single Axis SPI Intertial Sensor
- +- 105g full-scale
- on-chip 12-bit digitizer
- Software Features
- Written mostly in C with some ARM assembler
- Runs from on-chip flash, uses on-chip RAM, stores flight data to serial flash
- USB serial emulation for "console" interface
- Tools Used
- gEDA for schematic capture and PCB layout
- Licenses
- The hardware is licensed under the TAPR Open Hardware License
- The software is licensed GPL version 2
Compared with the v1 series, v2 includes a better GPS (uBlox vs Skytraq), higher power radio (40mW instead of 10mW), wider range and more precise pressure sensor (100k' MSL vs 45k' MSL), larger on-board storage (8MB vs 2MB), more precise, wider range accelerometer (12 bits instead of 10 bits, 105g instead of 70g) and faster processor (32-bit ARM instead of 8-bit 8051).
Production History
Flight Logs
There are a number of TeleMetrum customer and other videos on YouTube
There is a single manual for TeleMetrum and all other Altus Metrum products, which is available in html and pdf formats.
An outline of the board with drill hole locations is available in pdf format.
The hardware design current gEDA files are available from git.gag.com in the project hw/telemetrum.
Work on the next version proceeds on the master branch, with occasional temporary branches created when Bdale is making some major / speculative change. Branched with names like 'v2.0' document what we're actually flying on the respective PCB revisions.
For those who don't have ready access to the gEDA suite, here are pdf snapshots of the files for Production PCB version 2.0 in more easily readable form.
Rockets we know of flying with TeleMetrum boards have exceeded 50g acceleration, been well above Mach 1, and reached altitudes greater than 25k feet AGL with great results. Keith's second generation ground station program called AltosUI works on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems and logs telemetry to disk, displays current and max values for key parameters during flight, includes voice synthesis during the flight so that our eyes can stay on the rockets, and even includes live display of rocket position over moving maps! After flight, altosui can extract the complete flight log from TeleMetrum, can display plots of the data from either the telemetry received by radio or the onboard flight log, can output a kml file for use with Google Earth, and can also output all the flight data as a csv file for easy import to spreadsheet programs or other analysis tools allowing you to perform whatever custom analysis you can envision! More details on the software, including full source code and pre-built packages can be found on the AltOS page on this site. Feel free to download the software and try it before purchasing our hardware!