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So, no sewing to report. Yet. I have a flannel nightgown day planned in honor of the forecasted snow, but that won't do much good this morning. Instead of works in progress or finished works, I have for you today the Grand Plan. Here's the sewing I have planned for the year. I figure this will keep me organized, give me a reference when I don't know what to do next, and hold me accountable (a bit) to use what I have.
First up will be flannel nightgowns made of Marmalade. I have lots of eyelet with which to trim them. Today. I must do these today.
Next up, Easter dresses. I'm planning three fairy tale dresses made of Ladies Stitching Club fabric, one in each colorway. To go with them, three Tiny Tea Leaves cardigans. One is nearly finished (I started it for Katie 18 months ago--it will be Karoline's instead) and the other two will be knit of Amy Butler Belle Organic Aran (this yarn has been discontinued).
After the Easter dresses (or maybe concurrently), this fabric will become a quilt for Mary Beth and draperies for her bedroom. The fabric is Heather Bailey Home Dec Garden District and the quilt will be our variation of the Picnic Blanket. We will do a drapery tutorial when we make these drapes. Cari's got it all written, but I want to take pictures as we go.
Then, it should be time for summer shirts and sundresses. I'll pull from the stack above.
This is Sarah Annie's stash. Pink.
Dresses and tops for summer will come from this basket of Oliver + S patterns. We have more than enough in our collection for some variety.
Knitting after the Easter sweaters are complete will be Christmas knitting. We've got yarn stashed for scarves and cowls for cousins and teachers and special girls in our life. Still searching the perfect patterns (suggestions?). To go with the handknits, this year I'm resolved to give gifts in fabric bags. I still need to find a tutorial for nice drawstring bags.
I've set aside some bags we have to see if I can find the best method of "drawing the string." We have an abundance of Flurry fabric from the Christmas quilt. Some of it will become another quilt and the rest will be gift bags.
I'm hoping to get to several quilt tops over the summer. I have jelly rolls of Kate Spain's new Honey, Honey set aside for the little girls. They will each get to choose the yardage for the backs and binding. I need to do that soon so that quantities aren't limited. I plan to use this quilt pattern.
I'd like to finish the California anniversary quilt. Maybe by our next anniversary?
Speaking of quilts, there is fabric here for a quilt for Mike's parents (some older Joanna Figuera) and then there is some more fabric from the quilt I made for Sarah's Posey-pie. Not sure if there's enough there for TWO more babies (you did hear she's expecting twins, didn't you?), but we're creative types around these parts; once we know gender, we'll put our heads to that.
There are some more of those fabulous Anna Maria Horner scarves to be made. I love these so much and truthfully, this fabric is earmarked for me! I hope to squeak them in rather soon. I also have a stash of ribbon. Opportunities to use pretty ribbon always seem to present themselves. It's good to be prepared.
There is also some long-ago stashed Anna Maria Horner on this shelf, enough to make a large voile quilt. I purchased it before I realized how slippery and fragile voile is. It's patiently waiting for my skills to improve. There's some velveteen, too. I was thinking about this cape. Maybe?
That's more than enough for the year, I think. I haven't left any room for new inspirations. That's probably a good thing; I have imposed a spending freeze upon myself, too:-).
Reading? Did you notice that the girls' jelly rolls sit atop Deborah Moebe's new book? Stitch Savvy. You might remember that it was Deborah's book that got me going on this sewing path. That and Sarah's insistence that we both learn to sew. Instead of learning to sewing, Sarah had a baby. I learned to sew (a baby is better, I tell you). Now, she's having twins. Guess that means my sewing goes into overdrive and I read Deborah's new book?
Stay tuned.
What are you sewing and reading this week? I really do want to hear all about it!
Now, I must click this shut and focus on our pending snow day.
And sew some flannel nightgowns. Today. Promise.


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Candidate profile: Gilbert Birkner
Name: Gilbert L Birkner
Age: 54
Family members: Deanna (spouse), Dr. Danielle (Kyle) Doerr, Alexandra Birkner, Nicolette Birkner, Gilbert (Zach) Birkner
Town: New Athens
Office seeking: Highway Commissioner Prairie Du Long Township
Occupation: Farmer
Previous and current elected offices and terms served: Prairie Du Long Township 2009 to present Highway Commissioner. 1993 to 2009 Trustee
Why are you running? I like the job. I like running the equipment. I like the challenges of solving issues concerning the roads and the citizens.
What is your view on township government and its role? I believe township government, especially road districts, are an efficient and responsive form of government. I feel the board and I have worked hard to keep taxes and labor costs low and put as many tax dollars as possible in road improvements and equipment updates.
If you were writing a job description for the position you're seeking, what would it say? Maintaining the roads of Prairie Du Long Township.
What is the most important issue facing the Prairie Du Long Township Road District? How would you approach it? The new bridge on Probst Road and the concrete section of Live Oak. The new bridge will be built this summer and I will seek professional advice for Live Oak.
Why should people vote for you? I've done a good job and I have more I want to do.

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Relief International first worked in Senegal in 1990 and closed its projects in June 2014.
Like many African countries, Senegal's economy is driven by agriculture. It has a rich history cultivating crops from hibiscus to mangos to cashews to food additives such as gum Arabic. But today, the nearby desert has begun encroaching on farmland, and effective agricultural practices are more essential than ever.
Relief International teams with communities in Senegal to create systems that stabilize their agriculture and drive their economic growth. We also enable our partners to access clean water and sanitation facilities, which fuels their own health, and the health of the economy.
RI's work in Senegal:
- Connects farmers with local business and technical experts, with banks and microfinancers, and with processing facilities that boost the value of their farms and products
- Trains communities to drill manual boreholes, giving them access to safe drinking water and the tools and expertise to repeat the process and train others
Learn more about our programs in Senegal below.


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President of Dáil Éireann
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The president of Dáil Éireann was the leader of the revolutionary Irish Republic of 1919–1921. The office, also known as príomh aire (Irish pronunciation: [ˈpʲrʲiːv ˈarʲə]), was created in the Dáil Constitution adopted by Dáil Éireann, the parliament of the Republic, at its first meeting in January 1919. This provided that the president was elected by the Dáil as head of a cabinet called the 'Ministry'. During the period of the Republic there were two office-holders, Cathal Brugha (on a provisional basis) and Éamon de Valera.
The Irish text of the Dáil Constitution referred to the leader of the state as the príomh aire. In English this was translated as both prime minister and president of the ministry. President of Dáil Éireann was also used, interchangeably with these terms, despite the fact that it did not appear in the constitution, and it was the title preferred by de Valera during his visit to the United States in 1920–1921. Contrary to what the title might suggest, the president of Dáil Éireann was not its chairman, this was the role of a separate official: the Ceann Comhairle. In some senses the office exercised a role that combined that of prime minister and leader of the house.
As adopted, the Dáil Constitution deliberately did not provide for a head of state and the titles initially used all suggested an official who was merely the head of government.
In practice, de Valera, particularly when abroad, called himself "President de Valera", creating the impression that he was head of state. In August 1922 in the run-up to the negotiations that would produce the Anglo-Irish Treaty, de Valera asked the Dáil to amend the constitution to upgrade his official status to that of head of state, in part to give him equality with King George V of the United Kingdom in accrediting delegates to the negotiations. He also had the ministry restructured, with a number of offices downgraded from cabinet to sub-cabinet level.
He also maintained that, as the highest official in the Republic, the príomh aire was the de facto head of state and that an amendment would merely bring the language of the constitution into harmony with this reality. It was first suggested that the constitution be amended to explicitly use the term president of the Republic. However, because of opposition to this, a more ambiguously worded amendment was adopted referring to the office-holder as "the President who shall also be Prime Minister". After the adoption of this amendment de Valera was elected as "president of the Republic" and continued to use the title until he resigned in January 1922. However his two successors were both elected–and known–as "presidents of Dáil Éireann", although no further amendment had been made to the constitution.
The president of Dáil Éireann had authority to appoint the remaining members of the Ministry, subject to ratification by the Dáil, and ministers could be dismissed by the president at any time. The resignation of the president also resulted in the automatic dissolution of the whole Ministry. The president, and all other members of the cabinet, had to be members of the Dáil and could theoretically be removed from office, either collectively or individually, by a vote of the house.
In April 1919 a constitutional amendment was adopted providing for a form of vice presidency. The president was granted power to appoint a 'president-substitute' or 'deputy president' who would carry out his duties on a temporary basis if he was unable to discharge them. On 17 June de Valera appointed Griffith–then the minister for home affairs–as deputy president so that he could take de Valera's place until he returned from the United States.
When the First Dáil met in 1919, Éamon de Valera was the president of Sinn Féin and thus the natural choice for leadership. However he had been imprisoned in England so, at the second meeting of the Dáil on 22 January, Cathal Brugha was elected as the first príomh aire on a temporary basis. De Valera escaped Lincoln Gaol in February and so was elected to replace Brugha at the Dáil's third meeting on 1 April. As leader de Valera visited the United States from June 1919 to December 1920. His aim was to gain both popular and official recognition for the Republic, and to float a loan to finance Dáil Éireann and the War of Independence. By his return de Valera had won public but not official support for the Republic and had raised a loan of $6 million.
After the election of the Second Dáil in 1921 de Valera resigned on 26 August and was immediately re-elected, under the new title of president of the Republic. He then remained in office until January 1922 when, against his wishes, the Dáil voted to ratify the Anglo-Irish Treaty. De Valera resigned and submitted his name for re-election but was rejected by the house, which instead elected Arthur Griffith, who supported the treaty.
On 16 January the British government, to implement the treaty, appointed a new Irish administration called the provisional government. The Dáil decided that the new administration would operate in parallel with the existing institutions of the Irish Republic, which the British did not recognise. Therefore as the Irish Civil War began the country had two leaders, Arthur Griffith as president of Dáil Éireann, and Michael Collins as chairman of the provisional government. Collins was also minister for finance in Griffith's cabinet. This anomalous situation continued until Griffith and Collins both died suddenly in August 1922; Collins was shot by anti-Treaty irregulars while Griffith died of natural causes. W.T. Cosgrave became chairman of the provisional government on 25 August and, when he was also elected as President of Dáil Éireann in September, the two administrations were merged.
On 6 December both the Irish Republic and the provisional government came to an end as the new Constitution of the Irish Free State came into force. The new Irish Free State had three leaders, the king as head of state, the governor-general as the king's representative, and the president of the executive council as head of government. W.T. Cosgrave was appointed as the first president of the executive council on the same day.
List of office-holdersEdit
|Title used
|Entered Office
|Left Office
|Cathal Brugha
|President of Dáil Éireann / Príomh Aire
|Sinn Féin
|22 January 1919
|1 April 1919
|Éamon de Valera
|President of Dáil Éireann / Príomh Aire
|Sinn Féin
|1 April 1919
|26 August 1921
|Éamon de Valera
|President of the Republic
|Sinn Féin
|26 August 1921
|9 January 1922
|Arthur Griffith
|President of Dáil Éireann / Príomh Aire
|Sinn Féin (pro-Treaty faction)
|10 January 1922
|12 August 1922
|W. T. Cosgrave
|President of Dáil Éireann / Príomh Aire
|Sinn Féin (pro-Treaty faction)
|9 September 1922
|6 December 1922


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RICHBURG – Larry Davis achieved one goal in March, now he's leaving to pursue another one.
Davis, who rebuilt the Lewisville boys basketball team and guided it to its first state title in 37 years, announced on Monday, May 1 he was leaving the Lions to become the new head coach at Northwestern High School in Rock Hill.
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Bishop's Profile
The Rt. Rev. Sabino Ocan Odoki was born at Layibi, Gulu Archdiocese on 8th August 1957. He was ordained a Priest on 10th September1983 in Gulu Cathedral. On 22nd July 2006, His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI elected him Auxiliary Bishop of Gulu Archdiocese. Then on 21st October 2006 he was consecrated Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Gulu by His Grace, John Baptist Odama assisted by His Eminence Emmanuel Cardinal Wamala and the Apostolic Nuncio in Uganda His Excellency Christophe Pierre.
On 19th August 2009 Bishop Sabino was appointed by Pope Benedict XVI the Apostolic Administrator of Arua Diocese. And on the 20th October 2010, Bishop Sabino was appointed by Pope Benedict XVI Bishop of Arua Diocese. He was then installed as Bishop Ordinary of Arua Diocese on 18th December 2010 in Ediofe Cathedral.
1965-1971: "Holy Rosary Primary School" in Gulu;
1972-1973: "Minor Seminary of Aboke" in Lira;
1974-1975: "Minor Seminary of Lacor" in Gulu;
1976-1979: "Philosophical studies at the "National Major Seminary Katigondo" in Masaka;
1980-1983: Theological studies at the "National Major Seminary Ggaba" in Kampala;
1985-1992: "Catholic Institute of Eastern Africa" (Called now "Catholic University of Eastern Africa") in Nairobi, Kenya, where he obtained a Licentiate (1987) and a Doctorate (1992) in Sacred Theology.
He was ordained a priest on 10th September 1983 and incardinated in the Diocese of Gulu.
Priestly Ministries
1983-1985: Curate in Kitgum Mission;
1985: Private Secretary of Bishop Kihangire and Chaplain of "Christ the King Primary Teachers' College" and the "Sacred Heart Secondary School" in Gulu.
1992-1996: Responsible for the Pastoral Centre of St. Mauritz and Professor of the National Major Seminary Alokolum in Gulu;
1996-2006: Rector of the National Major Seminary Alokolum in Gulu;
2006: On 22nd July, he was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Gulu and consecrated on 21st October by Archbishop John Baptist Odama.
On 19th August 2009, the Pope Benedict XVI appoints him Apostolic Administrator "sede vacante et ad nutum Sactae Sedis" of Arua diocese, conferring on him all the faculties in the same Circumscription.
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On a Tuesday evening in early April, seven students sit at iMacs in a classroom, some wearing headphones, as they transcribe interviews or watch video footage on the computers' screens. Two instructors unplug recording equipment from retractable extension cords connected to plastic orange spheres the size of volleyballs that hang from the ceiling. A few students begin to help by folding tripods and packing up boom mics, preparing for their assignments to film on the streets of Baltimore.
Instructor Mawish Raza divides the students into groups, guiding four of them to collect specific footage in the field and giving individual instruction to the three who will remain in the classroom. She moves quickly through the room, making sure each student has a task, answering questions about editing, shooting, interviewing, and pausing to offer doughnut holes—she brought in Munchkins from Dunkin Donuts—to give her hard-working students a treat.
These high school students are part of Wide Angle Youth Media's Mentoring Video Project (MVP) program. Last fall, Wide Angle's MVP students created a series of eight audio stories to commemorate experiences, moments of awareness, or achievements that were significant to them.
"I learned that the city would rather arrest the young victims affected by their systems than hear our voices. That was a hard pill to swallow," says student Logan Young in his audio project "Inaugural."
On the one-year anniversary of the Baltimore uprising, Wide Angle is sharing its collection of student work via social media and through the April 27 publication of a book of 120 photographs and essays created by the teens. Students collected photographs at protests and through workshops at schools, libraries, and other organizations in more than 15 neighborhoods and were able to spring for publication costs with support from the Baltimore Community Foundation's Fund for Rebuilding Baltimore.
"We wanted to redefine the history of Baltimore in 2015 by highlighting these moments from many students," says Raza, Wide Angle's lead media instructor.
"I personally hope people are able to see Baltimore with new eyes," says Eboni Sellers, who worked on the book project as an intern at Wide Angle last fall and is now an assistant instructor teaching a photography workshop at Forest Park High School. "Because the media has come in and tried to get people to view Baltimore as a negative city—not full of kids, but full of thugs. We illustrated a book so people can actually see our students."
Founded in 2000, Wide Angle Youth Media offers after-school programs to Baltimore high school and middle school students. In addition to MVP, the organization's advanced video production program, Wide Angle offers programs in graphic design and photography, as well as one-day photography workshops and media education projects for community groups. Wide Angle student work has been featured at film festivals around the world, and several films have won awards.
Wide Angle also operates an apprenticeship program, Wide Angle Productions, to give graduates from its high school programs the opportunity to gain paid, real-world experience working on video production projects for clients.
Julie Lauver, Wide Angle's Youth Photography Exhibit coordinator, frames her workshops in the context of the protests last April. She tells her students, "this is your opportunity to speak for yourself."
She focuses on self-portraits. "We teach both the language of photography and that in making and viewing images you have a little editorial control," Lauver says.
In addition to instruction on composition, lighting, and framing, she emphasizes collaboration. "They work in teams and have to communicate with someone to take their picture," says Lauver.
The workshops culminate with a traveling exhibition, which is displayed at farmers markets and other venues around the city and includes the best portrait of each student.
Lauver says students often refer to Sellers as a mentor on workshop evaluations, a designation she takes to heart. She wants students to understand that they can become professional filmmakers and photographers. "I want to spill students into pursuing art and making a life out of art," she says. "To [be able to] express themselves through digital media."
This Spring semester, students in Wide Angle's MVP program are working on two new projects—a short film about what people are doing to help youth a year after Freddie Gray's death and a three- to five-minute piece highlighting what makes Baltimore special. As they research the Freddie Gray project, students are interviewing a member of the activist organization Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle, talking to parents, and reaching out to student activists. Raza says they've also contacted the police, inviting them to participate in the film.
On this particular April evening, some students pack up their equipment and fan out into the neighborhood to begin shooting footage. Others stay behind to edit material they've already collected. Niajea Randolph, 17, a student at Independence School Local 1, became involved with Wide Angle through an internship program with Urban Alliance and, as she transcribes an interview for the Freddie Gray video, she says she likes hearing the range of opinions on what happened during the uprising. "I've learned that I'm not alone in thinking what I think about last spring," says Randolph. She wanted to participate in the protests last Spring but wasn't able to, so she is drawn to images related to the uprising. Some photos she saves and some she shares on Snapchat or Twitter to show what's going on in Baltimore, "showing that people still want justice for Freddie, especially because it's been almost a year."
What does she hope people who see the film get out of it? "That Baltimore is not a bad place at all. It's just that people have their ups and downs, and people make mistakes. And people get angry."
Andrew Hwang, lead media instructor for the middle school program and an assistant instructor for MVP, has worked at Wide Angle for four years. He teaches the basics of film and photography, "but it's more than that, too; I hope the students learn life skills."
When teaching, he shares his experiences working on film sets or in production houses and conveys how high those employers' expectations are. Cell phone use is an example, he says. Students love their phones. But on a movie set, if a phone goes off, the phone's owner could be fined hundreds of dollars.
While some Wide Angle students go on to pursue careers in film or photography, not all do. "Everyone has their own path in life, and maybe this is the part where they figure it out," says Hwang. "The main goal isn't to teach them film. That's what I hope—it's something I enjoy and want to share with them—but sometimes life takes them in a different direction, and they find a new passion. And that's OK, as long as they learn something, like how to talk to people or come out of their shell or be more creative."
The Wide Angle Youth Media book of photography debuts on April 27. The student-created audio stories can be found on the organizations Vimeo page: vimeo.com/wideanglemedia.


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is an award-winning writer, editor, and reviewer. Her fiction, personal essays, and articles have appeared in Glimmer Train Stories, Poets & Writers, the San Francisco Chronicle, and Health. Her parents met in Big Sur in 1959.
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Happy Birthday, may all your dreams come true,
May God grant the desires of your heart
so you enjoy all your blessings he will give you.
Thank God that gives you joy of living,
share your joy and happiness
celebrate a new year of life.
You are a valuable person,
full of virtues that bloom every day
in your beautiful existence.
Shine every day with your personality and
to expressing all your love.
Congratulations on your birthday.
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What You Need to Know About Storms & Roofs in Oklahoma CitySeptember 6, 2016
If you have spent Tornado Season in Oklahoma City, you know the area seems to attract more than its share of harsh weather. The National Weather Service has recorded 160 Oklahoma City tornadoes in 123 years. Our state has also tallied 57 tornadoes so far in 2016. Unsurprisingly, storm repair is big business for Oklahoma City roofers. Homeowners need to keep a weather eye not just on the skies, but on the contractors.
Shingle Roofs and Storms
Uplift is one of several roof problems caused by href="https://www.accordroofs.com/take-action-storm-damage/">storms and high winds. This is not a wind that gets under individual shingles to pick them off your roof. Uplift is a difference in air pressure below and above the roof. High-speed winds across your roof lower the air pressure, while higher air pressure in your attic space pushes up on the entire roof. This allows air to escape the attic through any tiny opening, such as the required expansion spaces between roof sheathing. This is the upward pressure on your nailed shingles, and it can tear off an entire course (row) or roof in seconds.
A second storm repair issue with tornadoes and thunderstorms is hail damage. Fiberglass-asphalt shingles are pliable (this gives them water resistance and sealing ability). Hail can leave dents and dings in your roof.
A third issue that may call for storm repair on your Oklahoma City home's roof is wind-driven water. Your roof is designed to be weather-tight from downward-directed rain. High winds can direct water nearly horizontally. The winds from a tornado or thunderstorm can drive water up under shingles, directly under the drip edge, or behind the fascia.
Efficient Repair
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If your Oklahoma City home has storm damage, you need quick storm repair with no surprises. Accord Construction will work with your insurance company, attend to the roof repair work quickly, and help you regain your peace of mind. Your roof protects nearly everything you own, and cannot heal itself. Left without storm repair, your roof will only get worse. Let Accord Construction be your partner in healing the damage after a tornado. Contact Accord Construction today!


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Celebrating Principals Across the Country
Join the National Association of Secondary School Principals, the National Association of Elementary School Principals, and the American Federation of School Administrators this October as we honor the hard work and dedication of America's principals all month long.
National Principals Month is your opportunity to say "thank you" to principals everywhere and to share with the community all the great things that principals do.
The key to student success is a great school, and the key to a great school is a great principal.
See what people across the country are saying about their principals, and be sure to #ThankAPrincipal yourself!
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KongZhong Receives "Going Private" Offer
Beijing-based KongZhong Corp. (Nasdaq: KZ) received a management-backed "Going Private" proposal, dated June 29, 2015. The proposal was submitted by Mr. Leilei Wang, chairman and CEO of the company, and IDG-Accel China Growth Fund II L.P. The acquisition is priced at $8.56 per ADS. The transaction is intended to be financed with a combination of debt and/or equity capital. KongZhong Corp. (Nasdaq: KZ), listed on Nasdaq in 2004, is a leading online game developer and operator in China.
Taomee Retains Advisors
The Special Committee of Shanghai-based Taomee Holdings Ltd. (NYSE: TAOM) has retained Duff & Phelps Securities LLC as its financial advisor and Ropes & Gray as its international legal counsel to assist in considering its "going private" proposal.
CNIT Forms Special Committee
The board of Shenzhen-based China Information Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq GS: CNIT) has formed a Special Committee to consider its "going private" proposal. The committee consists of three independent directors of the company, Mr. Yusen Huang, Mr. Remington Hu and Dr. Yong Jiang with Mr. Huang acting as the chair of the Special Committee.
Perfect World to Hold Shareholder Meeting to Vote on "Going Private" Offer
Perfect World Co. Ltd. (Nasdaq: PWRD) plans to host an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders on July 28, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. (Hong Kong time) to discuss the "going private" merger proposal and vote on its approval.
Solar Power Sells Notes
Shanghai-based Solar Power Inc. (OTCBB: SOPW) closed the issuance and sale of a convertible promissory note to a non-U.S. investor in connection with the private placement of up to $40 million previously announced on June 15, 2015. Pursuant to the relevant convertible promissory note purchase agreement, the Purchaser purchased a convertible promissory note in the principal amount of US$20 million (from SPI on private placement basis. The Convertible Note will mature on the first anniversary of its issuance date and will be convertible, at the Purchaser's option, to SPI common stock at a price of $2.70 per share, subject to the terms and conditions of the Convertible Note Agreement.
Sutor Technology Executes Reverse Stock Split & Changes Ticker Symbol
Changshu-based Sutor Technology Group Ltd. (Nasdaq: formerly SUTR, now TOR) filed for a 1-5 reverse stock split. The split was effective at the market opening on June 26, 2015. At the same time, the company's Common Stock started trading under the new symbol "TOR" and under a new CUSIP number 869362202. 500.com Closes Private Placement Shenzhen-based 500.com Ltd. (NYSE: WBAI) has closed its private placement with Tsinghua Unigroup International Co., Ltd. The company issued 63,500,500 Class A ordinary shares at a price of US$1.95 per share (corresponding to US$19.5 per ADS), for gross proceeds of approximately US$123.8 million. The Class A ordinary shares issued are subject to a six-month lock-up period.
GigaMedia Enters Share Purchase
Taipei-based GigaMedia Ltd. (Nasdaq: GIGM) has entered into a share purchase agreement to acquire 70 percent equity interest in Strawberry Cosmetics Holding Ltd. The total consideration payable by the company for the acquisition is approximately US$93.1 million.
Tiger Funds Buys eHi Shares
Shareholders of Shanghai-based eHi Car Services Ltd. (NYSE: EHIC) have voted to approve the issuance of approximately 11 million Class A common shares of Tiger Global Mautitius, SRS Partners I Mauritius Ltd. and SRS Partners II Mauritius Ltd. JinkoSolar Signs Credit Agreement with Wells Fargo Shanghai-based JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. (NYSE: JKS) signed a new credit agreement with Wells Fargo Bank, upping its U.S . credit limit from $20 million to $40 million.
J&R Acquires Stake in CNinsure
Shaanxi-based J&R Firefighting Inc. (SZ: 300116), known as J&R, has acquired a stake in CNinsure Inc. (Nasdaq: CISG). J&R will purchase 63,320,000 ordinary shares of CNinsure, the equivalent of 3,166,000 of the company's ADSs, for a total purchase price of approximately US$37.4 million in cash. The shares will be bought by Kingsford Resources Ltd. , a company owned by members of CNinsure's management, to acquire a stake in CNinsure.
Acorn Regains Compliance Shanghai-based Acorn International Inc. (NYSE: ATV) has regained compliance with its minimum bid price.
–Pingdingshan-based SinoCoking Coal and Coke Chemical Industries Inc. (Nasdaq: SCOK) has changed its name to "Hongli Clean Energy Technologies Corp."


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The library media center is accessible anytime during school operating hours. Students grade K-8 attend library class once a week and are able to borrow materials each time they visit the library.
The OLBS Library Media Center lesson schedule, assignments and class links may be found here.
The library catalog (CClibrary) is available online here.
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Content to me is not simply the written word. Rather, it is the entire presentation of communication, including text, image, hypertext, art, user experience, and design. Below are representative examples of work that I've done.
Web Content Writer
• Write and maintain Help Center documents and instruction sets on walgreens.com and photo.walgreens.com
• Use content management system to update and make changes to the website
• Analyze data from customer support help tickets, chat logs, search logs, and user-submitted data to craft content for optimal user experience
• Ensure continuity between Help Center, marketing, and internal customer service knowledge base
• Create site structure, establish continuity, and serve advisory role for adoption of new internal knowledge base
Financial Services Provider (company confidential)
Content Producer
• Research news relevant to specific regulatory issues for global financial services provider
• Create 150-200 word blog posts, edited for web using traditional style guides, meeting weekly deadlines
Viewpoints Network
Data Quality Contractor
• Managed existing user-generated reviews including researching products, editing product classification, merging duplicate products, and linking to retail partner websites Shopping.com and Amazon.com
• Edited SEO copy and product descriptions, including adding and fixing HTML tags in content management system
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Summary and critique: "Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations" by Clay Shirky
For some lighter (and maltier and hoppier) reading, here's a few samples from The Beer Student.
I can also provide additional writing samples for semi-confidential gigs I've done that I'd prefer not be public on the web. Just email me.
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Revolution / 3 Floyds Collaboration: Sodom & Gomorrah
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Indianapolis Road Trip: Broad Ripple Brew Pub
In April - June 2010, I was involved with a media rebrand for St. Joseph Services, a Vincentian charity in Chicago focused on providing adult education and after school programs in Chicago's Humboldt Park and Austin neighborhoods. I contributed to the graphics standards manual as well as provided interviewing and voiceover work for this promotional video. (VO is at 9:00)
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This fantasy tale includes tress which rain silver, dragon kings and fish in jars in a show which includes computer generated imagery.
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William Storage – Oct 29, 2016
VP, LiveSky, Inc., Visiting Scholar, UC Berkeley History of Science
Wikipedia describes risk-neutrality in these terms: "A risk neutral party's decisions are not affected by the degree of uncertainty in a set of outcomes, so a risk-neutral party is indifferent between choices with equal expected payoffs even if one choice is riskier"
While a useful definition, this statement is still problematic, since we don't all agree on what "riskier" means. We can compare both the likelihoods and the costs of different risks, but comparing their riskiness using a one-dimensional range (i.e., higher vs. lower) requires a scalar calculus of risk. If risk is a combination of probability and severity of an unwanted outcome, riskier might equate to a larger value of the arithmetic product of the relevant probability and severity. But defining risk as such a scalar (area under the curve, therefore one dimensional) value is a big step, one which analysis of human behavior suggests is not at all an accurate representation of how we perceive risk. It implies risk-neutrality.
Most people agree, as Wikipedia states, that a risk-neutral party's decisions are not affected by the degree of uncertainty in a set of outcomes. On that view, a risk-neutral party is indifferent between all choices having equal expected payoffs.
Under this definition, if risk-neutral, you would have no basis for preferring any of the following four choices over another:
1) a 50% chance of winning $100.00
2) An unconditional award of $50.
3) A 0.01% chance of winning $500,000.00
4) A 90% chance of winning $55.56.
If risk-averse, you'd prefer choices 2 or 4. If risk-seeking, you'd prefer 1 or 3.
Now let's imagine, instead of potential winnings, an assortment of possible unwanted events, which we can call hazards, for which we know, or believe we know, probability values. One example would be to simply turn the above gains into losses:
1) a 50% chance of losing $100.00
2) An unconditional payment of $50.
3) A 0.01% chance of losing $500,000.00
4) A 90% chance of losing $55.56.
In this example, there are four different hazards. To be accurate, we observe that loss of money is not a useful statement of a hazard. Loss of a specific amount of money is. The idea that rational analysis of risk entails quantification of hazards (independent of whether probabilities are quantified) is missed by many risk management efforts, and is something I discuss here often. For now, note that this example uses four separate hazards, each having different probabilities, resulting in four risks, all having the same $50 expected value, labeled 1 through 4. Whether those four risks can be considered equal depends on whether you are risk-neutral.
If forced to accept one of the four risks, a risk-neutral person would be indifferent to the choice; a risk seeker might choose risk 3, etc. Banks are often found to be risk-averse. That is, they will pay more to prevent risk 3 than to prevent risk 4, even though they have the same expected value. Viewed differently, banks often pay much more to prevent one occurrence of hazard 3 than to prevent 9000 occurrences of hazard 4, i.e., $500,000 worth of them. Note the use of the terms "hazard 3" and "risk 3" in the preceding two sentences; hazard and risk have very different meanings here.
If we use the popular heat-map approach (sometimes called risk registers) to visualizing risks by plotting the four probability-cost vector values (coordinates) on a graph, they will fall on the same line of constant risk. Lines of constant risk, as risk is envisioned in popular risk frameworks, take the form of y = 1/x. To be precise, they take the form of y = a/x where a represents a constant number of dollars called the expected value (or mathematical expectation or first moment) depending on area of study. For those using the heap-map concept, this number is exactly equal to the "risk" being modeled. In other words, in their model, risk equals probability times cost of the hazard: R = p * c. So if we graph probability on the x-axis and cost on the y-axis, we are graphing c = R/p, which is analogous to the y=a/x curve mentioned above. A sample curve of this form, representing a line of constant risk appears below on the left.
In my example above, the four points (50% chance of losing $100, etc.) have a large range of probabilities. Plotting these actual values on a simple grid isn't very informative because the data points are far from the part of the plotted curve where the bend is visible (plot below on the right).
Good students of high-school algebra know a fix for the problem of graphing data of this sort (monomials): use log paper. By plotting equations of the form described above using logarithmic scales for both axes, we get a straight line, having data points that are visually compressed, thereby taming the large range of the data, as below.
Popular risk frameworks use a different approach. Instead of plotting actual probability values and actual costs, they plot scores, say from one ten. Their reason for doing this is more likely to convert an opinion into a numerical value than to cluster data for easy visualization. Nevertheless, plotting scores – on linear, not logarithmic, scales – inadvertently clusters data, though the data might have lost something in the translation to scores in the range of 1 to 10. In heat maps, this compression of data has the undesirable psychological effect of implying much small ranges for the relevant probability values and costs of the risks under study.
A rich example of this effect is seen in the 2002 PmBok (Project Management Body of Knowledge) published by the Project Management Institute. It assigns a score (which it curiously calls a rank) of 10 for probability values in the range of 0.5, a score of 9 for p=0.3, and a score of 8 for p=0.15. It should be obvious to most having a background in quantified risk that differentiating failure probabilities of .5, .3, and .15 is pointless and indicative of bogus precision, whether the probability is drawn from observed frequencies or from subjectivist/Bayesian-belief methods.
The methodological problem described above exists in frameworks that are implicitly risk-neutral (most are, with a few noted exceptions, e.g., commercial aviation, medical devices, and some of NASA). The real problem with the implicit risk-neutrality of risk frameworks is that very few of us – individuals or corporations – are risk-neutral. And no framework has any business telling us that we should be. Saying that it is somehow rational to be risk-neutral pushes the definition of rationality too far. Doing so crosses the line from deductive (or inductive) reasoning to human values. It is convenient, for those seeking the persuasive power of numbers (however arbitrary or error-laden those scores and ranks might be) to model the universe as risk-neutral. But human preferences, values, and ethics need not abide that convenience, a convenience persuasive because of apparent mathematical rigor, but one that makes recommendations inconsistent with our values.
As proud king of a small distant planet of 10 million souls, you face an approaching comet that, on impact, will kill one million in your otherwise peaceful world. Your planet's scientists and engineers rush to build a comet-killer nuclear rocket. The untested device has a 90% chance of destroying the comet but a 10% chance of exploding on launch thereby killing everyone on your planet. Do you launch the comet-killer, knowing that a possible outcome is total extinction? Or do you sit by and watch one million die from a preventable disaster? Your risk managers see two choices of equal risk: 100% chance of losing one million and a 10% chance of losing 10 million. The expected value is one million lives in both cases. But in that 10% chance of losing 10 million, there is no second chance – an existential risk.
If these two choices seem somehow different, you are not risk-neutral. If you're tempted to leave problems like this in the capable hands of ethicists, good for you. But unaware boards of directors have left analogous dilemmas in the incapable hands of facile risk frameworks.
The risk-neutrality embedded in risk frameworks is a subtle and pernicious case of Hume's Guillotine – an inference from "is" to "ought" concealed within a fact-heavy argument. No amount of data, whether measured frequencies or subjective probability estimates, whether historical expenses or projected costs, even if recorded as PmBok's scores and ranks, can justify risk-neutrality to parties who are not risk-neutral. So why do we embed it in our frameworks?
"If we take in our hand any volume; of divinity or school metaphysics, for instance; let us ask, Does it contain any abstract reasoning concerning quantity or number? No. Does it contain any experimental reasoning concerning matter of fact and existence? No. Commit it then to the flames: for it can contain nothing but sophistry and illusion." – David Hume, An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding
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Over the past several years, there has been a concerted effort by certain industries to give the impression that chiropractic care in the neck is dangerous. Obviously, the majority of these efforts can be traced back to individuals or industries who have a financial interest in taking patients away from chiropractic care, or in making chiropractic look bad. The point is, don't believe everything you read and ask yourself, "Who has my best interest in mind?" Remember… follow the money.
Many of you who are patients of mine, or are patients of other chiropractors, have heard me discuss this issue many times. I have told you, and provided independent evidence and research articles, that the risk of having a stroke following a chiropractic is about 1 in a million. Well… I was wrong. The risk is actually 1 in 5.85 million!
Let's put that in perspective. According to the National Safety Council, your odds of dying from tripping or stumbling is 1 in 6,455. Yours odds of dying by accidental drowning in your bathtub is 1 in 9,377. Your odds of dying due to the ignition or melting of your nightwear is 1 in 538,523. Your odds of dying from a lightning strike is 1 in 81,949. However, a research paper published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal found there is only a 1 in 5,850,000 risk that a chiropractic neck adjustment will cause a stroke. This means that you are seventy times more likely to die from a lightning strike than you are likely to have a vascular event after manipulation.
New findings published recently in the prestigious medical research journal, Spine, found that patients are no more likely to suffer a stroke following a visit to a chiropractor than they would after stepping into their family doctor's office. In fact, it mentioned that you are just as likely to suffer a stroke if you turn your head to check traffic while driving.
"We didn't see any increased association between chiropractic care and usual family physician care, and the stroke," said Frank Silver, one of the researchers and also a professor of medicine at the University of Toronto and director of the University Health Network stroke program. "The association occurs because patients tend to seek care when they're having neck pain or headache, and sometimes they go to a chiropractor, sometimes they go to a physician. But we didn't see an increased likelihood of them having this type of stroke after seeing a chiropractor." The conclusions of the report basically state that the stroke or damaged artery has most likely already occurred… that's why the patient sought treatment with the physician.
Well, I thought this was going to be a short little blurb. Sorry, I've run on too long. I just want to reiterate the importance of putting things in perspective. "News" stories and stuff on the television are driven by money, and the billion$ being spent on advertising. Do your own research, think for yourself, and you'll be able to see through many of the myths that are being fed to you through the media.


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When I'm 59
There are moments when I just want to stop and hold it in and savor it all. Ahhh, this love. Ahhh….these boys. Ahhh….this day. Ahhh...these friends. But it never really stops or even slows down. I need to wake up and get out of bed. Need to turn the warm water off and get dressed. Need to hand the boys off to the world of kindergarten and beyond. Need to pick up my camera and use it like a lopper and cut through the bush. Birthdays are a marker that makes it ever more clear that this ship doesn't slow down until it stops. Life is never laid back. Peace is a dream. You can never really take your foot off the gas. Which is not to say there are not moments - many moments - of perfect bliss.
It always feels that if I take my birthday too seriously I will be marking time when I want so desperately to collect memories like pennies. Want to create moments knowing they will disappear. Want to discover something every single day I never knew existed. Listen to something I never heard before. I want to hold Stephie's hand, whose hand I hold everyday and be in awe of how good her hand feels. I want to kiss my boys as they lay in suspended animation asleep. I want my kisses to feel like fairy dust on their cheek.
When people ask me why I moved to Boulder I tell that story I am so tired of telling. That I came out to take care of my brother who suddenly got sick - quickly followed by, "he is fine now" - and then about Stephie coming out, looking up at the mountains and asking if we were moving here. My brother getting sick was too sudden and too intense. It was a marker in the sand. It can happen that fast. It took a long time for me to be able to pass that hospital and not get lost in all that happened there.
My name sake, George Rom died so young after a long illness. Really young. When I passed the age he died, I was relieved.
My father died on his 74th birthday. Especially the way things have unfolded - he really missed a lot. Marrying Stephie...the boys….. How is that God's will?
My mother keeps raising the bar well into her 80's - I am going to use her ship as a beacon.
I have learned about birthdays by watching my son's faces illuminated by the candles when we all sing, "Happy Birthday." Every eye in the room is on them. Everyone is raising their voices, except them. They are processing, really intensely that this moment is all about them. They are not sure what the numbers mean, but they have been looking forward to that day for so long. They look at the decorations and their name on the cake, not as some privilege, but as recognition that this moment is their moment and it is special. That they are appreciated and loved and that means alot. Then the candles get blown out, the cake cut up, and it is onto the next game.
I used to think I never needed that. My ego was not about absorbing or reflecting light. It was about discovering light.
And yet. Through my boys eyes on their birthdays I have learned how to stare into the light from the candles and say, "Ok. For a moment, I will close my eyes and let myself feel all this love." I will accept that most of my life has been a sprint into the sun with so many many gifts along the way. This light, from these candles is close and warm and fleeting. I will embrace this moment before the wind kicks up.
Last week a friend told me never to edit what I share with a friend. So I write away. To put away the fears of time cut short. To look forward and backwards at the same time. Then to blow really hard and live in the moment - where everything right now is sweet and warm and full of everything I love.
And happy birthday right now sounds like this:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWSz_PAfgNc


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How This Big Oil Company Will Grow Production by High Single-Digits
For energy companies, the 'law of large numbers' is very real. As companies grow, individual projects tend to move the needle less and less. Even in an environment such as today's, when oil companies are growing production thanks to new shale discoveries, most oil companies with market caps somewhere around $100 billion struggle to grow production by more than low single-digits.
For example, ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP), which is one of the faster growers of that larger peer group, expects production to grow by somewhere between 3% and 5% per year for the next few years. This tends to be at the top of the range.
One stand-out exception is Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY). This $75 billion company expects to grow production by between 5% and 8%. How is Occidental separating itself from the pack by such a wide margin? By becoming somewhat smaller. Occidental is breaking itself up into two or quite possibly three business entities.
Today Occidental's major operations are vertical and horizontal drilling in the Permian Basin of Texas, vertical drilling in California, and finally vertical drilling in the Middle East and North Africa. Occidental will soon split off its California business, and the company is believed to be in talks of selling off its Middle Eastern assets as well. Although some other operations will remain, the 'new' Occidental will be focused on the Permian Basin, where the company has an unrivaled position of 2 million acres.
Something for everyone
Occidental's Permian operations consist of slow-growth but cash flow-rich, CO2-based vertical wells, and high-growth, capital-intensive horizontal wells in the Wolfcamp shale. It is from the latter that Occidental plans to drive the bulk of its impressive growth.
As you can see, oil production from "Permian Resources," which is the company's horizontal drilling program, will grow by between 13% and 16% this year. While Occidental surely isn't the fastest growing player in the Permian Basin, the company's combination of size and growth makes it unique: Occidental is the biggest acreage holder and biggest oil producer in the Permian, and the company's 2 million acre position in this shale makes the company a high-growth name in spite of its relatively large size.
With such exciting growth prospects, it's easy to forget about the company's steady and very profitable CO2-injection oil segment. In fact, Occidental's CO2 oil fields have among the lowest cost base in the country, and they therefore provide some of the highest margins. Together, Occidental's Permian operations are estimated to generate $1.8 billion in free cash flow. While it's unknown what the company's pro forma market cap will be going forward, the post-split Occidental will likely provide a generous dividend thanks to that impressive free cash flow figure. I foresee a post-split dividend of around 5% if the company sells off its Middle East assets and uses proceeds to buy back shares.
A good hedge for the future
Occidental has the growth of a smaller company and the balance sheet flexibility of a larger one. If the U.S. ever does see an oil glut, Oxy could stop all of its Permian horizontal drilling and still have lots of cash flow to distribute to shareholders thanks to the company's low cost base CO2 operations. On the other hand, if prices stay constructive, Occidental will grow like a mid-cap oil name. Either way, I believe that Occidental represents a great opportunity here.
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Why is it that whilst some regions in the world consistently produce food surpluses, in others malnutrition is chronic and they have periodic food shortages?
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Why is it that whilst some regions in the world consistently produce food surpluses, in others malnutrition is chronic and they have periodic food shortages? In the world today, the three richest people in the world have more money than the 600,000 poorest. It is clear that the main reason for there being food surpluses in some countries and shortages in others, is the widening gap between the rich and the poor. In many LEDCs, such as Ethiopia and Mali in Africa and India in Asia, people are suffering from malnutrition and famine. Whereas in MEDCs, especially in North America and Europe, people are suffering from obesity and food surpluses. Until the late 1980s, both MEDCs and LEDCs were seeking to intensify farming and increase food production. However, in order to convert from extensive to intensive farming, (increasing inputs and efficiency to increase output) intention, planning and investment were needed. In MEDCS such as in the UK, farms began to increase in size due to amalgamation, enabling 'economies of scale' and farming became a business, with agro-scientists developing new seeds to suit certain climates and environments. ...read more.
Problems of overpopulation in many LEDCs only enhances the problem of food shortages. In India, the population has reached 1 billion and the lack of efficient farming means that they are unable to provide sufficient levels of food for the constantly growing population. In addition, overpopulation has lead to overcultivation of the land which has caused the soil in some areas to become infertile. Soil infertility is a significant problem in Africa as well, especially in the Sahelian countries. However, farmers and companies from the MEDW (mainly European countries) instead of helping, kick locals off their land and set up plantations for export crops on the most fertile land, meaning that local farmers are forced to grow staple crops such as maize and millet on the less fertile land and therefore produce less. The periodic droughts also affect the soil structure and in contrast to the majority of people in MEDCs, many Africans lack the finance and knowledge and education to adopt and develop better growing methods such as crop rotation and contour terracing. ...read more.
A minimum price was set for agricultural produce and the EU guaranteed to buy up any amount at this price. If there was a glut of produce one season, the EU would by some of it and store it. The next season, if there was a shortage, the EU could take the produce out of storage and sell it. (Buffer stocks) However, the constant good seasons meant that food kept building up as the EU could not sell any and the high minimum price set caused severe food surpluses such as the 'butter mountains'. MEDCs developed long before the majority of LEDCs, and in that time, were able to build up their wealth and political status and therefore create the investment and technological intelligence needed for ensuring sufficient food supplies. In addition, the stable climatic conditions and slowing population growth rates have meant that countries such as the UK have less difficulty in sustaining food supplies. Whereas in many LEDCs, vast poverty mixed with unpredictable natural disasters and high population growth rates prevents agricultural development and therefore leads to periodic food shortages and malnutrition. ?? ?? ?? ?? ...read more.
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Around eight million hours of funded childcare for three and four-year-olds are set to be available for working parents in Staffordshire.
The Government says the launch of the 30 hours' free childcare on September 1 will help thousands of eligible parents across the county.
The offer of increased hours from 15 to 30 hours was trialled in Staffordshire last year and is now being rolled out nationally.
Parents are being reminded that they need to check if they qualify and sign up for the scheme in advance at www.childcarechoices.gov.uk to secure the 30 hours.
Mark Sutton, Staffordshire County Council's Cabinet Member for Children and Young People, said:
The trial scheme showed what a huge difference these extra hours of childcare can make to people's lives.
For some families it puts more money in their pockets by either saving on fees, or allowing a parent to go out to work, or it simply makes a massive improvement to their work-life balance.
At the same time the feedback from employers was that those benefiting seemed happier and more settled knowing that their childcare was sorted.
We are encouraging parents to find out more and sign up if they qualify, before the offer goes live on September 1."
Depending on take-up, it's estimated the parents of around 7,000 children in Staffordshire could be entitled to the childcare which can be used during term time, or more flexibly over the year.
To be eligible both parents, or the parent in a single-parent family, must earn the equivalent of at least 16 hours a week at the national minimum wage, or living wage.
In Staffordshire 96 per cent of pre-school places in are rated 'good' or 'outstanding' by Ofsted.
Mark Sutton added:
These extra hours of high quality childcare help children get the best start before they arrive at school – they're fantastic for children and parents and helps businesses recruit and retain staff."


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Keeping the Fun Out: Tips in Child Supervision
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Fleur de la Mer - Long Petal Necklace
Fleur de la Mer - Long Petal Necklace
There's a great playfulness to this long Petal Necklace. Feel like you just went exploring on the beach. These little echoes from the ocean looks straight from the sea, but are actually made 100% by hand. Fresh, minimal, and inspired.
This is a limited edition collection, so if you see something you like, please make it yours before they're all gone. Each "petal" is as unique as a shell found on the beach, these vary in hues of white and green.
Details: Enamel on copper. Oxidized Sterling silver. 30" oxidized silver chain.
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"People ask: Why should I care about the ocean? Because the ocean is the cornerstone of Earth's life support system, it shapes climate and weather. It holds most of life on Earth. Ninety-seven percent of Earth's water is there. It's the blue heart of the planet– we should take care of our heart. It's what makes life possible for us. We still have a really good chance to make things better than they are. They wont get better unless we take the action and inspire others to do the same thing. No one is without power. Everybody has the capacity to do something."
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No cure for concussions, but the headache fades for NHL: 'It's a lot better'
March 18, 2015
Yahoo Sports
For three straight years, the NHL's general managers were consumed by concussions at their annual March meeting. They debated ideas. They made changes.
The last two years? The subject wasn't discussed much, if at all.
"It doesn't need to be," said Pittsburgh Penguins GM Jim Rutherford. "It hasn't been 100-percent fixed. Nothing gets 100-percent fixed. But the players have done a good job adjusting to it, and it's a lot better."


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Executive Director, KBIA
Martin Lodish
Martin Lodish is a distinguished educational professional who has led a highly successful career in academia. Since he graduated college in 1990, he has taught and worked at independent schools, building an extensive background in recruiting and supervising faculty and creating successful institutional programs.
Martin began his academic career at The Hill School, a private preparatory school in Pottstown, Pennsylvania. During his 15 years at The Hill School, Martin taught chemistry and physics and was the Chairman of the Science Department. In 2001 he participated in a teacher exchange year as Instructor of Physics at Charterhouse in Surrey, England. He also coached the boys lacrosse team as well as soccer for both the girls and boys teams at The Hill School. In 2005, Martin accepted the position of Academic Dean at Bridgton Academy in North Bridgton, Maine. Bridgton Academy is the nation's only preparatory school where the student body is composed entirely of post-graduate students. Martin was responsible for managing the teaching faculty, supervising the instruction of the student body and overseeing the school's scheduling process. In 2009, Martin became an administrator at Breakwater School, a small progressive PK-8 independent school located in Portland where he worked until 2012. Martin currently splits his time in the off season between KBIA and Portland Stage where he is the Finance Director.
After graduating from Haverford College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Chemistry, Martin received his Master's Degree in Education in Chemistry from West Chester University in Pennsylvania.
A long-time Maine vacationer, Martin and his family decided to make it their permanent home in 2005. Martin, his wife Kristin, and their three children, Sophia, Josh, and Tobias, reside in Portland. Martin's interests and hobbies include traveling and hiking -- he's also an avid Red Sox fan. He currently serves on the Board of Congregation Bet Ha'am.
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Communications Coordinator
Our Communications Coordinator, Susan Roux, steps behind the scenes at KBIA, updating us all on the many fun activities planned and capturing the spirit of summer at the beach.
Susan moved with her family from the greater Boston area to Maine in the Fall of 2012, and since then has enjoyed her time as a stay-at-home mom of her two young children. She previously worked as a Project Manager for Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, and a health care outcomes consulting firm in Boston. Although much of her work experience is in the public health field, Susan has also worked as a communications assistant at the Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce. She immensely enjoyed that line of work, and continued to enjoy writing and public outreach as her career moved into public health field. KBIA has been the perfect place to expand her communications experience and become even more involved in the Kennebunk community.
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9 p.m. ET – Sunday, October 31 on Space
The studio is surrounded by zombies and, instead of facing an eviction night the BIG BROTHER household have other more important decisions to make concerning survival.
9 p.m. ET – Sunday, October 31 on Space
The studio is surrounded by zombies and, instead of facing an eviction night the BIG BROTHER household have other more important decisions to make concerning survival.
9 p.m. ET – Sunday, October 24 on Space
Patrick and Pippa make a bid for freedom. Riq and Alex face the unimaginable trying to reach Kelly.
9 p.m. ET – Sunday, October 17 on Space
After reaching the supermarket, Kelly, Marky and Space run into trouble with two scared policeman. Back at the house Angel stops breathing. Will she turn? Will Grayson survive?
9 p.m. ET – Sunday, October 10 on Space
After being bit by a zombie Angel starts going into shock, the group gather a plan to get medical supplies. But will they make it?
10 p.m. ET – Sunday, October 3 on Space
The BIG BROTHER contestants are gearing for eviction night, but the rest of the world is gearing for the undead.
Hold on to your stomachs and get ready for gore – the dead are coming back to life and attacking the living!
Britain's blood-soaked DEAD SET makes its grisly North American debut Sundays at 10 p.m. ET, beginning Oct. 3, exclusively on SPACE.
Hyped by notorious zombie-fanatic Simon Pegg (Shaun of the Dead) as "…bloody good," the five-part British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)-nominated horror drama kicks-off with a special one-hour episode and continues every Sunday until Oct. 31.
For viewers craving more DEAD SET, SPACE regurgitates the entire season in all its gory glory with a special Halloween encore marathon of the half-hour splatterfest beginning at 10:30 p.m. ET. Viewers with an appetite for the extraordinary can also feast their brains on spacecast.com for DEAD SET episodes on demand.
Set during a fictional taping of BIG BROTHER UK, DEAD SET stars Jaime Winstone (Kidulthood) as Kelly, the production runner who finds herself fending off the walking dead alongside the remaining housemates. Cocooned in the safety of the BIG BROTHER house, the remaining contestants are blissfully unaware of the horrific events unfolding outside. As eviction night looms, Britain is in the grip of an apocalyptic crisis where fast-moving hoards of the undead decimate the studio compound and the rest of the country.
DEAD SET was nominated for a BAFTA for "Best Drama Serial" in 2009. Previous Best Drama Serial winners include SEE NO EVIL: THE MOORS MURDERS (2007), BRITZ (2008), CRIMINAL JUSTICE (2009) and OCCUPATION (2010).
DEAD SET is written by award-winning journalist, comic writer and broadcaster Charlie Brooker (SCREENWIPE, NATHAN BARLEY). The housemates include Chizzy Akudolu (The Vagina Monologues), Warren Brown (SHAMELESS, LIFE ON MARS), Beth Cordingly (SECRET DIARY OF A CALL GIRL), Adam Deacon (Kidulthood), Kevin Eldon (SPACED), Raj Ghatak (Bombay Dreams) and Kathleen McDermott (WEDDING BELLES).
DEAD SET also features a range of cameo appearances including BIG BROTHER UK presenter Davina McCall and several former housemates.


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Thomas Kay Cedar and Suede Joya Candle
by Pendleton Woolen Mills
While our pioneering ancestors depended on it for light, we enjoy it simply for its ambiance and intriguing aroma. Premier long and clean-burning soy and beeswax candle is made in New York just for Pendleton. Cedar and Suede - notes of musk, saddle leather, damask rose, redwood chips and cedar leaf
The finely crafted, authentic Thomas Kay Collection was inspired by the pioneering founder of Pendletone and celebrates their heritage of weaving in America since 1863. The Thomas Kay Joya Candle Collection offers hand-poured candles with unique scents designed by Joya, packaged in Pendleton fabric pouches, with custom matches. In keeping with the Pendleton and Joya traditions, the candles are made entirely in the USA.
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A HISTORY LESSON: In 1863, traveling down the Atlantic seaboard, crossing the Isthmus of Panama on a burro, Thomas Kay, a young English weaver, was experiencing a dream come true. An old hand at sea voyages and a textile mills worker, he was now headed to an area with ideal conditions for raising sheep and producing wool - America's newest state, Oregon.
Kay helped organize Oregon's second woolen mill in Brownsville, where he oversaw the weaving operation. In 1889, Thomas Kay opened his own mill in Salem, Oregon. His eldest daughter, Fannie, learned the mill business and ably assisted her father in mill operation and management. When she married retail merchant C.P. Bishop, a complementary combination of merchandising and manufacturing expertise emerged - a solid foundation for what was to become Pendleton Woolen Mills. This dual textile-retail heritage was passed on to the three Bishop sons, Clarence, Roy and Chauncey. In 1909, with family and town backing, the Bishop sons started up an idle mill in Pendleton, Oregon.
In September of that year, the first products emerged from the new finishing department and the tradition of Pendleton Woolen Mills began. The production of Indian blankets was an important part of the company's output, so they studied the color and design preferences of local and Southwest Native Americans, resulting in vivid colored and intricately patterned textiles. Trade expanded from the Nez Perce nation near Pendleton to the Navajo, Hopi and Zuni nations. These Pendleton blankets were used as basic wearing apparel and as a standard of value for trading and credit among Native Americans. The blankets also became prized for ceremonial use. Under the direction of the Bishop family, Pendleton expanded into other areas of woolen manufacturing. In 1912, the addition of a weaving mill in Washougal, Washington, broadened its capability for fabric variety, including suitings.
The production of woolen shirting material was a natural extension of the mill's capabilities. In 1924, the legendary Pendleton virgin wool men's shirt was born. By 1929, Pendleton was making a full line of men's virgin wool sportswear. Then in 1949 womenswear was added. No one could have predicted the enormous success of a single garment introduced with the Pendleton womenswear line that year - the 49er jacket (we're guessing not an homage to the San Francisco 49ers). In 1972, Pendleton became a year-around sportswear resource, introducing distinctively styled, non-wool menswear and womenswear for spring and summer wear.
Pendleton has thrived under the direction of the Bishop family. Today the company owns and operates 7 facilities, manages 75 Pendleton retail stores and publishes apparel and home direct mail catalogs. For many years, Clarence's sons, C.M. Bishop, Jr. (Mort) and Broughton (Brot) Bishop, acted as co-executive officers. This family thread has continued to produce Pendleton leadership with a legacy of hands-on management for six generations.
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Bar necklace with rivetted coloured starburst circles
This unique necklace is made from an aluminium bar which I have brushed to give a matt look. I have attached pretty coloured hand dyed aluminium circles using handmade rivets. The dye is permanent and has been printed with a delicate starburst print.
Finally I have attached a sterling silver chain. The necklace measures 19" in length and has an extension chain which makes the necklace 20" if desired.
The bar with the discs measures approximately 7cm.
There are matching studs available. Please see my shop for the earrings, they come in all of the colours on the necklace.
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Chipotle has always taken an, um, blunt approach to advertising, and its latest campaign is no different. Next month, the fast-casual Mexican chain will released Farmed And Dangerous, a four part web series that will satirize the evils of inorganic farming.
Farmed And Dangerous will follow a diligent farming activist as he goes up against a sinister mega-corporation named AnimOil. Judging from the trailer, the series will feature plenty of unnatural chemicals, ominous lighting, and exploding cows. Real subtle, Chipotle.
The web series is the latest iteration of Chipotle's marketing strategy, which seems to boil down to 'lob vitriol at big farming conglomerates and the fast food chains that rely on them.' The most notable example of this occasionally-criticized approach is 'The Scarecrow', which has received eight-digit views since its release last year. A previous ad, titled 'Back to the Start', featured a similar design and also gained millions of views.
Hulu is no stranger to branded web series; one notable example was Escape My Life, a mild comedy plastered with Ford cars. Chipotle, on the other hand, will not feature any product placement in Farmed and Dangerous, preferring to focus on the message. "'Farmed and Dangerous' is meant to strike large emotional chords — it's not about selling burritos," said Daniel Rosenberg, who produced the series with his production company, Piro.
Each Farmed and Dangerous episode will run for a half hour, and Chipotle reportedly spent somewhere in the area of seven figures to produce it. That's a lot to spend on a series that won't even feature any real branding, but if Chipotle's previous efforts are any indication, the company's first web series will be worth sharing.