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Celebrating life at the time of death - Ecumen Bethany strives to make death a time of celebration and remembrance
When living or working in a long-term care facility, death is a common occurrence.
The staff at Ecumen Bethany Community in Alexandria strives to make the dying process a positive experience and a time of celebration.
According to Pastor Andrea Olson, chaplain at Ecumen Bethany, a lot of focus has been placed on end of life care in the past few years.
"Our goal is to try to change the perception of death, to provide dignity to dying residents and to honor the relationships involved," she explained.
About five years ago, a group of staff members, residents and residents' family members came together to discuss the dying process and determine what could be done at Bethany to make it a time of dignity and respect, as well as to offer guidance to those involved in the process.
"Putting the person into a body bag and taking them out the back door just didn't feel right," Olson said. "It also didn't give others the opportunity to pay their respects and say goodbye."
What was born out of that planning group was an end of life process that involved bringing death into the open and making it a time to celebrate that person's life.
At Bethany, when someone's health is declining, an angel is placed on his or her door.
"This lets everyone know - staff and residents - that this is a sensitive time and that they should be attentive and pray for the family," Olson explained.
The family is offered a "comfort care basket" that includes a CD player and CDs, a candle, candy, reading material and care notes.
"A lot of times the family members don't know what to do during this time," Olson said. "Some of the reading materials help them work through what their loved one wants or needs, and gives them guidance through the dying process.
"It can be a time of closure and forgiveness - significant things can happen," she added.
The family is also given a prayer shawl donated by area churches that take part in the Prayer Shawl Ministry program, including Calvary, First Lutheran, Bethesda and St. Mary's churches.
At the time of a resident's death, chimes are played that can be heard throughout the building.
That person is listed "in memory of" on all activity boards for the next 24 hours. Remembrance sheets are also put out for residents and staff members to write down their memories, condolences, etc.
A bedside service is held for loved ones. Following the service, the body is draped with the honor quilt and processed through the building. Staff and residents line the hallways to pay their respects.
"It's a powerful experience to see the halls lined with staff and residents," Olson noted. "It gives a strong sense of family, love and care."
The procession ends at the building's circle drive, were there is a time of shared remembrances, reflections, prayer and a farewell blessing before the body is taken to the funeral home.
At that time, staff members return to the resident's room and cover the bed in a white bedspread and lay upon it a long-stemmed red silk rose.
"It offers the image of resurrection and of love," Olson explained. "The rose is a gift to the family members who return to the room to take care of their loved one's belongings."
Monthly memorial services are also held to honor those who died that past month. Photos and memories are shared.
"A lot of our residents and staff are not able to go to the funerals and this offers them the opportunity to be part of a special service.
All who died in the past year are honored on All Saints Sunday, which is on Sunday, November 6 this year.
Again, photos and memories are shared, along with music and fellowship.
"Often the staff and residents get to know some of the residents' family members quite well," Olson explained. "They often miss them as well as the person who died. This allows them to see the family members who come back for the service. We make it a special celebration."
"Our goal is to support the family, provide a dignified service for the resident, and give staff and residents the opportunity to celebrate their relationships," Olson said.
The "honor quilt" used when someone dies at Bethany was made by Margaret Kirkey in 2008 when her husband, William "Quack" Kirkey, was a resident there.
When a resident dies, the quilt is draped over their body during a procession through the building. When not in use, the quilt is on display in the Bethany chapel.
William died this past year, and the quilt that his wife had lovingly made was draped over his body during his final procession through Bethany.
"It meant a lot to have it draped over him as we walked out together," Kirkey said.
After the bedside memorial service, Kirkey came out of the room to see a large crowd of staff members lining the hallway.
"There were so many staff, some of them were up the stairs and in the balcony even," she recalled. She noted that was meaningful to her, as was the gathering at the circle drive where a farewell blessing and prayers were given and people shared comments about Quack.
All Saints Service
Sunday, November 6 at 2 p.m.
Bethany Community, Alexandria
When Minnie Winkels died in August, her family experienced the "end of life" process at Ecumen Bethany Community.
Cathy Shea, Winkels' daughter, recalls the experience as comforting and helpful during a difficult time.
"All these people - staff and residents - came into the room for the bedside service," she said. "It was packed. We sang a song and everyone could share. It was so precious to hear the words of the residents and to see the tears rolling down their faces.
"It was like a healing for me," she added. "It meant that they cared as much as we did. I never dreamt it would be that comforting to have that service. It was such a special time - beyond words."
Following the service, Winkels' body was draped with the honor quilt and processed to the circle drive. The family was comforted by the many residents and staff members lining the way to bid their final farewell.
Shea noted that the process helped the family know their loved one was surrounded by others who cared for and loved her - something that was evident in the days leading up to her death as well.
"The day before she died, one of Mom's favorite nurses, Shannon, was with us in her room," Shea explained.
She noted that her mother was not responsive but seemed restless. Shannon massaged her head and then took a comb and carefully combed her hair and said, "Minnie, you look beautiful now."
"After that, she rested better," Shea said. "Mom always had her hair done and liked to look nice. Here was this nurse who knew that about her. She knew so well and was able to help her rest.
"They care about these people," she added of the staff members. "They were crying just like we were during her service. They really care."
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The day has finally come! I have been carrying the baton from my husband's side of the family making these amazing rolls that his mother makes. The originals are filled with butter and gluten. First I made them dairy free without a hitch for my son. No one could even tell the difference! Then when my daughter went gluten free I decided to start trying to make them gluten free. There were a few years of rolls that were pretty pathetic. I would hardly call them butterhorns. Last year was a little better. This year, I made a few tweaks and came out with the closest thing I've ever had. Even my husband, the butterhorn connoisseur, gave me the two thumbs up. The lucky dog still eats the other ones, so when he says it tastes like them, it really means something! I've been gluten free for 10 years, so I am going on my memories from a decade ago! So, it's my pleasure to share these with you!
1 and 3/4 cups rice milk (or other milk alternative)
1/6 cup water
1/4 cup plus 2 TBS Earth's Balance
1/4 cup plus 2 TBS sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla
1/8 tsp salt
1and 1/2 heaping tsps yeast
2 eggs separated (or 6 TBS applesauce)
2 and 1/2 cups brown rice flour or sorghum
1 cup tapioca starch
1 and 1/2 cups potato starch (not flour!)
3 tsp guar gum
more Earth's Balance (you need almost a full container in total)
Vanilla frosting:
3 cups powdered sugar
1/3 cup palm shortening or Earth's Balance (softened)
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
3 tablespoons milk or milk substitute
Put the above ingredients in a bowl. Whip with a mixer until well blended. If it's too runny for your taste add a little powdered sugar. If it's too thick for your taste, add a little more milk substitute. I use this one for decorating frosting. For these I would add a splash more of milk substitute until it is creamy.
Optional toppings:
Shaved Almonds
Heat the rice milk, water, earth's balance, sugar, vanilla and salt in a sauce pan until the earth's balance has melted and then cool. When lukewarm (about an hour after started cooling) add the yeast. It should be warm, but not "hot". Separate the eggs, adding the yolks to the warm liquid mixture and beating the egg white separately until they are peaked and foamy (like a meringue). Mix the brown rice flour, guar gum, tapioca starch and potato starch together. Add to the flour mixture the liquid mixture and the egg whites, mix well with a spoon and then your hands until it makes a sticky dough. Cover and put in a warm place for 45 minutes to let it rise.
Divide dough into thirds. On parchment paper, that is sprinkled with brown rice flour, roll out 1/3 of the dough until it is about 3/4 an inch thick. Smother with a layer of Earth's Balance. Starting on the long side of the rectangle roll up the dough into a roll. Cut into 1 inch sections. Put the round circles of dough onto a pan and press down. Cook at 350F for 12-14 minutes until cooked through. Let cool on a cooling rack. Frost with Vanilla frosting and add dip tops in desired toppings. Warm slightly in the oven before serving, until the frosting is oozy! Store in an airtight bag and frost right before serving. May be frozen up to a month.


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Funding Circle announce the closure of their forum. Funding Circle follow Zopa which closed their forum in February 2016. They are also encouraging users to move over to the P2P independent forum.
Reaction to the news on the P2P Independent Forum was surprisingly negative with the following comments posted:
A pathetic abdication in my opinion. The views of customers are a valuable resource unless one is determined to develop a bunker mentality.
Here is the copy of the email sent to users:
When we opened our forum in 2012, our aim was to foster a community of customers, both investors and borrowers, who could discuss their experience of lending and borrowing through Funding Circle and help each other.
We have enjoyed the healthy debate with members over the last four years and gained significantly as you shared your experiences with us and provided feedback on the development of the platform. However, more recently there has been a developing trend towards a small number of investors asking questions about a narrow range of technical topics - most of which are better dealt with through our Investor Support team.
Therefore we have taken the decision to close the forum at 6pm on Tuesday 2nd May. We hope you will all continue sharing your views on Funding Circle over on the P2P Independent Forum, which we will continue to monitor.
Although the forum will no longer be active there are still many ways for you to share your views with us. Our Investor Support team are always best placed to help with any queries and can be contacted here. For the opportunity to meet the team directly, we host investor evenings and arrange monthly trips to meet borrowers you have lent to. We're also excited to announce that we will soon be launching an investor panel to help test new product launches and provide feedback. If you are interested in taking part please register your interest here.
Finally, we'd like to thank you for the contribution you have made to the Funding Circle forum, and the support and advice you have given to others. Please stay involved and continue to share your feedback. If you would like a copy of your posts, please contact Investor Support and we will provide them to you.


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Hoover was asked a question: "Who's the ten baddest people you are looking for?" Thus was born the FBI's Ten Most Wanted fugitives.
Last March in Los Angeles, FBI agent Steve Tidwell joined others to mark the 56th anniversary of the Ten Most Wanted list. They did it by adding still another new face and name.
"He is Emigdio Preciado, a well-known South Side gang member," Tidwell said at a press conference.
Police charge that six years ago, the L.A. gang member stepped out of a van and fired 21 bullets from an AK-47 at a patrol car. Three months later, Preciado was seen dancing in a club in Mexico.
"We will never give up the hunt for him," Tidwell said.
"It's one of the longest lasting programs in the FBI. And it is remarkably successful," said Chip Burrus, who until his retirement last June, oversaw the list for the FBI in Washington.
Burrus says history is on "his side" — 457 of the 485 on the list have been captured.
"Mr. Hoover's idea, back in 1950, was to use the power of the media and power of the press, to be able to put the pictures of the people we want out in the public," he told Sunday Morning correspondent Cynthia Bowers.
Preciado's name went on because last October, John Parsons — charged with murdering a police officer — was captured in Ohio.
"So what we do is when we have an opening on the list, we canvass all our field offices. We have 56 field offices around the country," Burrus said. "And we ask them for the worst of the worst: who they would like to see that's done something really bad, and that you think publicity might be able to help you out."
But America's list of Ten Most Wanted fugitives is more than just names and photographs. It is about crimes. One took place here in Scottsdale, Arizona on April 9, 2001, in a house that used to sit in a cul-de-sac.
To the outside world, Robert William Fisher "looked" like the perfect dad and husband. Then a fire destroyed his home. Three bodies were recovered: his wife Mary Fisher, her daughter Brittney Fisher, and her son, Bobby Junior.
"The children's and even Mary's throats were slit so deep that they were almost decapitated. And Mary Fisher was shot in the head," said Robert Caldwell, a FBI special agent in the Phoenix office. "And, in the house, it was found to have been rigged to blow up, to cover up the homicide."
Robert Fisher was missing. His car was later found in an isolated area in northern Arizona. Investigators also determined a possible reason behind his alleged rampage.
"He and Mary were going to divorce," Caldwell said. "He didn't want them to go. It had to be under him or no one at all."
Agent Caldwell nominated Fisher for the Top Ten List and in June 2002, Fisher's name went on it.
"What's he going to do if he meets another woman, starts another family?" Caldwell said. "Is he gonna murder them? And that's the reason why he's on the Top Ten, as we firmly believe he could do this again."
The Most Wanted list has made a difference, and it's had a little help. The FBI says 16 criminals have been turned in by viewers of the TV program "America's Most Wanted." In all, according to the FBI, 148 fugitives have been captured or located because of tips from ordinary citizens.
Among them are Andrew Phillip Cunanan, who killed designer Gianni Versace; serial killers Ted Bundy and Rafael Resendez-Ramirez, the man who came to be known as the Railway Killer; anti-abortion bomber Eric Robert Rudolph; James Earl Ray, on the list twice — first for killing Martin Luther King, Jr., and later for escaping from prison.
Dary Matera is a crime writer and author of "FBI's Ten Most Wanted." He says Americans have always been fascinated with crime. For example, legendary bank robber John Dillinger was a celebrity.
Matera said before the Most Wanted list, famous criminals were just called "public enemies." The term became so popular that it was the basis for the 1931 James Cagney movie. But there never really was a "Public Enemy Number One," just as there is no "number one" on the Most Wanted list.
"They just don't rank it," Matera said. "And the FBI says that's because they're bad guys. And they want them all. And the current list has stretched that concept to the max. Because you have Osama Bin Laden on it, he's been on it and everyone's saying, 'Well, he's got to be number one.'"
Osama Bin Laden isn't on the list for 9/11. Matera said he was listed for the bombings of embassies overseas before 9/11.
Matera says while the FBI denies it, he's been told the Top Ten list always features a variety of crimes.
"You have the drug dealer slot," Matera said. "You have a familialcide slot, the guy who kills his whole family. You have a mafia slot."
Although few of the most notorious mafia members ever make the list.
"John Gotti never was on the list," Matera said. "They don't have a lot of them because they rarely go on the lamb. They don't hide."
Thomas James Holden was the first name on the list; he killed his wife and her two brothers. Eight women have made the list, the first being kidnaper Ruth Eisman Schierin 1968.
"So after her, there were three in a 72-hour period," Matera said. "One of them was Angela Davis."
Davis was a member of the Black Panther Party.
"They had Bernadine Dorn, who was the Weather Underground," Matera said.
The radical anti-Vietnam war group carried out several bombings in the late '60s and early '70s. The latest woman to make the list is accused murderer Shauntay Henderson. She was arrested after less than a day on the list last March. Matera says being put on the list is terrifying for criminals.
"A couple of listees had heart attacks when they found they were on the list," Matera said. "And 21 of them just gave up."
But not Donald Eugene Webb. Charged with killing a police chief, he's been on the list since 1981. There is also James Whitey Bulger. At 78, he is the oldest person ever to appear on the list. He's said to be the inspiration for the Jack Nicholson role in the film "The Departed." Bulger is charged with 18 counts of murder and corrupting two FBI field agents.
"Whitey Bulger is a case that we take very personally here in the FBI for a lot of reasons. 99.999 percent of the FBI agents that are on board today, or have been on boat yesterday, have been 100 percent clean," Burrus said. "Mr. Bulger found a couple of our weak spots."
Sherriff's deputy Michael Schapps is particularly interested in the newest member of the list: Emigdio Preciado, the man who shot him in the head.
"I just want my day of justice when I stand in the court and Emigdio Preciado is sentenced to life behind bars," Schapps said.


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While reading through lots of 2014 outfit post roundups it got me thinking. Particularly after looking through Faiiint's roundup and finding such a seamless sense of style through all of her pictures I started to wonder what ties my own outfits together. I'm so quick to change my mind on outfits and I can't keep a favourite piece of clothing for more than five minutes. Well, here goes, what do you think my style of 2014 says?
Layered like a boss.
Realised red was my hair colour.
Barely let it grow past my shoulders – whoops! I was supposed to be growing it out.
Played with different lengths!
Accentuated my waist (like usual).
Never took off my thigh-highs
Bought all the red velvet in the world (that might be a slight exaggeration).
Wore button ups until I never wanted to see another again.
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Hackathons are events where "hackers" come together in teams with the intention of creating the best type of program (i.e. web app, iPhone app, etc.) or hardware project within a certain period of time. Most hackathons last between 24-48 hours and are full of caffeine, food, prizes, and little sleep.
HackAE - America East Hackathon hosted at Binghamton University
HackBU and the America East Academic Consortium, an academic initiative of the America East Conference, are hosting the first ever conference-wide hackathon on November 5, 2016. The event will last 24 hours and bring 400 students from all America East schools . Inspired by the upcoming presidential election, the event will be a civic hackathon, one that is designed to provide students from America East member universities with the opportunity to build software and hardware projects that encourage civic engagement and/or address real-world challenges facing our society.
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HackBU will host its fourth annual hackathon at Binghamton University from February 25-26, bringing over 300 students.
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We love as a family educating at home. There are things just like any other school that the kids love and there are things they just don't like to do. For my boys in particular that subject is spelling and the other for my younger son is Math facts. He just has not developed the number sense he should have and definitely can't match the speed of peers his age. That being said let me share with you UberSmart Software and their product UberSmart Facts. a $24.95 value. This product would be for children K-6th or higher depending on ability of your child.
UberSmart Facts is a program that you download to your computer. You will want to make sure your computer has Windows 7, 8, XP, or Vista only. Once you download it you can use it with 8 or more students.
This program will help your child learn basic Addition,
Subtraction ,Multiplication and Division facts. Addition and Subtraction facts go up to the 9s. Multiplication and Division have the option to set it to go up to 9's-20's. UberSmart is like standing there holding the flash cards as your child works but in this case it is done by the computer. Your child will work on one number group at a time. In our case my son who is 8 years old started with addition. He has done addition and subtraction facts for awhile but he has not been able to master them. He first starts out with numbers added to 0, then 1, then 2 and so on. As you go each time you move higher your child has less facts to memorize. Learning the lower numbers first helps your child have success.
Before you go into a test mode or speed drill type of setting you will start out in the Learn mode. When you click the learn mode you are given options as to what facts you want to appear on your child's card. You can set it for one set say all 0s or you can set it for 0s, 1s and 2s etc... There is an option to receive the cards in order say 0+0, 0+1 and so on or you can click the shuffle box and mix them up. The facts appears and then you click it to flip it over and see the answer. Children can practice by calling out the answer . If they don't know they can click and flip the card over to learn the answer. Below is an example of that with multiplication facts.
The next tab is practice. In this section you can still choose your facts just as above and the shuffle mode. This time your child can type in their answer. They type in their answer and it says if they are correct. If the answer is incorrect it shows the entire problem and the answer to the fact. I like the visual of that from just showing the answers.
The next level is the test section. Here your child will now see what they can accomplish. The test shows you one problem at a time but gives you a visual of the problem you did before and the problem you used after. If your child does not like tests you can choose from an assessment test option or a mastery test option. Assessment testing allows you to go at your pace so they can take their time to show what they know. This is a great option for children that stress over the word test. The mastery test is timed. As you can see below there is a bar at the bottom of the page that shares how much time you have left to answer and how far you have progressed. The time is adjustable. You are also able to skip a question if needed.
In compete mode children answer facts and a score is kept for them to try to beat the next time around. My boys can be competitive ,as many boys can be,and liked this feature more than the rest.
A report is kept with your child scores. So you can keep track of their progress or lack thereof.
If you children are not ready for flash card style mode they can go into dot cards. The dot cards can be used on the practice mode as well as the learn mode. In the example below you see you are adding 3 dots plus 0 dots. So you would click the card with three on it and then show.
As I mentioned above my 8 year old son used this to work on his addition facts. We worked three days a week . I can tell you that at first my son was not in love with this program but I felt that it was something we NEEDED.. and sometimes need overrides. He just doesn't care for math in general.
However by the time the review was to be written I have begun to see an improvement in his facts. The test will tell when we get to subtraction as this is the thorn in his side. We will continue using UberSmart as long as it is working well for my son and right now I see good progression. I like this because it gets down to business . You don't have all the bells and whistles to distract from the point of your math session. For us it works.
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December 9, 2013 - South Atlantic League (SAL) - Hickory Crawdads
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Hickory, NC - The Hickory Crawdads have announced details for their 2014 Hot Stove Banquet, which will be held on Wednesday, January 29th at Rock Barn Golf & Spa. The night of food, fun and baseball will begin at 6:15 p.m. with the main program and dinner scheduled for 7 p.m.
The highlight of the event will be Texas Rangers Assistant GM Thad Levine, who will serve as the keynote speaker. Levine boasts 15 years of MLB front office experience, including the last eight with the Rangers, and will provide plenty of insight into the organization's inner workings and minor league operations.
The evening will also include several area baseball coaches from both the high school and college ranks, giving fans a chance to learn about the local teams and leagues.
"This is shaping up to be an exciting year for us with the stadium renovations and the SAL All-Star Game, and this is a great way to kick things off," said Crawdads GM Mark Seaman. "This should be a fun night for the fans."
Tickets are available now starting at $30 for individuals, or $200 for tables of 8. Ticket prices include both dinner and the night's program. For more information or to order tickets, call the Crawdads front office at (828) 322-3000.
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Saturday, October 10
Kids' Day at the Mall: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Washington Square Mall, Detroit Lakes. Info: 218-847-1679.
Jan Smith book signing: 1 to 3 p.m., Book World, 815 Washington Ave., Detroit Lakes. Smith will sign copies of her debut book, Rambling 'Round Maine, Phelps Mill 1890.
Pelican Rapids Oktoberfest: Today's events start with the Volksmarch, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Lida Greens Golf Course and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Maplewood Lutheran Church; 5/10K cross country race, 10 a.m. at Lida Greens; open mike jam, noon to 4 p.m., Lida Greens; quilt show, Pelican Rapids Library, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; children's bingo, 10 a.m., public library; bingo, 2 p.m., auction 6 p.m., and dance 9 p.m., all at the VFW.
George Winston: 7:30 p.m., Historic Holmes Theatre, Detroit Lakes. Solo pianist with New Orleans R&B, stride and folk influences. Tickets $28 adults, $14 students. Info: 218-844-SHOW (7469) or www.dlccc.org.
MSUM String Teachers Clinic: 2 to 4 p.m., Roland Dille Center for the Arts, Room 148. Guest clinician Dr. Michael Hopkins will present, "Making Your Orchestra Sound Like a Million Bucks: A Guide to Selecting the Right Repertoire for Your School Ensemble." For additional details, call 218-477-4099.
Author Greg Breining: 3 p.m., Perham Area Public Library, 225 Second Ave. NE, Perham. Breining will discuss his book, A Hard Water World, Ice Fishing and Why We Do It. Admission free. Info: 218-346-7678 or www.ITOWmuseum.org.
Autumn hike: 10 a.m., Tamarac Refuge. Catch the last sunny rays and color of the season and get a taste of the North Country Trail at Tamarac Wildlife Refuge. Meet at the Chippewa Picnic Area and carpool to trailhead. Bring a sack lunch, and wear an article of blaze orange clothing. Dogs on leash are welcome.
Sunday, October 11
Pelican Rapids Oktoberfest: The 12th annual event concludes today with Volksmarch, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. at Lida Greens and 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at Maplewood Lutheran Church; "Best of the Wurst" sausage and beer tasting, 1:30 p.m., Crossroads Corner; Polka Party and German Dinner, noon to 5 p.m., VFW, with dancing from 1-5 p.m.; and button drawings, 5 p.m., VFW.
Monday, October 12
M-State High School Choir Festival: 7 p.m., Legacy Hall, M-State campus, Fergus Falls. Area high schools participating in the music festival will present "mini-concerts" starting at 1 p.m. Evening concert admission $10 for adults, $7 for students. All seats general admission. Info: 218-736-1600.
MSUM Invitational Orchestra Festival: Minnesota State University Moorhead offers the fifth annual Invitational Orchestra Festival for Middle and High School Orchestras in the Roland Dille Center for the Arts Hansen Theatre on the MSUM campus. For additional details, call 218-477-4099.
Tuesday, October 13
MSUM Invitational Orchestra Festival: Minnesota State University Moorhead offers the fifth annual Invitational Orchestra Festival for Middle and High School Orchestras in the Roland Dille Center for the Arts Hansen Theatre on the MSUM campus. For additional details, call 218-477-4099.
Wednesday, October 14
Celtic Woman: 7:30 p.m., Gate City Bank Theatre-Fargodome, 1800 N. University Dr., Fargo. Celtic music. Tickets $31.50-$51.50, available at the Fargodome, all Ticketmaster outlets, online at www.ticketmaster.com. or by phone at 1-800-745-3000. More information at www.celticwoman.com.
Thursday, October 15
Next Generation Cabaret/Open Mic: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Holmes Ballroom, Detroit Lakes Community & Cultural Center. Music from some of the lakes area's up and coming artists; open to anyone who would like to perform, music or spoken word. Admission: Adults $5; students free. Info: 218-844-SHOW (7469) or www.dlccc.org.
The Weekly Entertainment Calendar appears weekly in the Detroit Lakes Tribune. Submissions, questions and corrections (labeled "Entertainment Calendar") may be sent by fax, 218-847-9409, by mail to Detroit Lakes Newspapers, 511 Washington Ave., P.O. Box 826, Detroit Lakes, MN 56502, or by e-mail to Vicki Gerdes at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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No one in the world loves freedom as much as Americans do. And perhaps no one in the world is in such a position to take it for granted.
God help us if we do.
A court case out of Valdosta last month illustrates that, in a most glorious fashion. A federal jury ordered former Valdosta State University President Ronald M. Zaccari to personally pay $50,000 in damages to a student he expelled without notice or redress – or actual cause.
The student, Hayden Barnes, had irritated the imperious Zaccari in 2007 by publicly and repeatedly – but utterly peacefully and lawfully, with letters, emails, fliers and web postings – protesting the president's
plans for a parking garage on campus.
Without so much as a double-secret probation, Zaccari unilaterally had Barnes "administratively withdrawn." No notice, no hearing, no due process whatsoever. And no law or ethics to back him up.
It was as if this public university were Zaccari's kingdom, and he the sovereign.
Thankfully, the state Board of Regents reversed Zaccari's unlawful act in 2008 – and the courts have brought further justice.
This case is highly notable and crucially important – which puts it one notch below "landmark" – for several reasons.
First, it reasserts freedom on college campuses.
Imagine having to do that. Baby boomers and their elders remember well the fiery anti-war and anti-discrimination protests in the 1960s, many of the best of which erupted on college campuses. Back then, institutions of higher learning were considered bastions of freedom and free speech.
Not today, when "speech codes" and tyrannical administrators try to stifle freedom of thought and speech – and even punish students for exercising those basic constitutional rights.
The case also happily punishes this autocrat personally – meaning he, not the taxpayer, is responsible for the $50,000.
That doesn't happen near enough for our taste.
"College administrators have been blatantly and willfully violating student rights for decades, but they have far too often dodged personal responsibility. Not so today," declared Greg Lukianoff, president of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, which represented Barnes. "We hope this serves as a much-needed wake-up call to college administrators that it's time to start paying close attention to the basic rights of their students."
The case also should serve as a splash of cold water in the face of any college administrator who thinks he can rule with an iron fist and violate constitutional and civil rights. We would simply ask them: What's in your wallet?
At bottom, this is a defeat of tyranny. Zaccari ludicrously argued that Barnes' activism presented a "clear and present danger" to him and Valdosta State. The only clear and present danger was to our freedoms, and Zaccari was the one who posed it.
The only question is how anyone under him at Valdosta State was able to rationalize going along with Zaccari and carrying out his contemptible anti-American acts.
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Faizabad (UP), Mar 2 (ANI): The Central Government has opened various Anganwadis (women volunteers) in Uttar Pradesh's Faizabad district for the welfare of rural women and children.
In one of the Anganwadis at Patupur village of Faizabad district, small children come for their pre-school education. The volunteers bring these children to this centre.
Seema Devi, the Child Development Project Officer of the village, visits the centre every month to monitor whether the women, pregnant women and the small children are getting their daily nutrition and education or not.
"This scheme under the Central Government is proving to be beneficial for the people. The womenfolk are getting aware about their health and the children who are not yet old enough to go to schools, they are being provided pre-school education so that they become eligible to get admission in primary schools," said Seema Devi.
In these Anganwadis, small children from the age group of around three years get their pre school education, timely vaccines and daily nutritional food meanwhile the women are given proper advice about their health and are also provided with a weekly 960 grams of powdered multigrain for their proper nutrition.
"The food given to us here is healthy for both me and my child. We get it in proper quantity," said Suman Tiwari, a villager.
Poor hygiene condition and widespread illiteracy among women particularly in rural India are among the prime causes of malnutrition among children in India. By Amit Kumar (ANI)


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Owners of Bistro LeCroy are turning to crowd funding to raise enough money to reopen the downtown island restaurant after an Aug. 8 electrical fire.
They're also trying to spread the word the restaurant, known for New Orleans-inspired cuisine, is closed, but hope to reopen in about three weeks.
Like many downtown businesses, Bistro LeCroy sustained major financial losses after Hurricane Ike struck in 2008. It took a lot of money and resources to return after that storm.
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G Watts Humphrey, a director of Churchill Downs, recently acquired 739 shares of the company. The buys took place at $0.00 per share (and therefore, likely the result of option or restricted share grants), on April 26, 2017. Humphrey now owns 56,414 shares of the company. Humphrey operates out of Louisville, KY. Some additional info was provided as follows:
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Driver of the Michael Waltrip Toyota was involved in a multi-car crash at Bristol and an MRI confirms Martin Truex Jr suffered a wrist fracture. Continues to seek a Chase berth.
CORNELIUS, N.C. – An MRI on Monday confirmed a scaphoid fracture and sprain of Martin Truex Jr.'s right wrist suffered in Saturday night's accident at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Doctors fitted Truex with a special cast Tuesday he'll wear indefinitely. The cast enables him to better grip the steering wheel and compete in Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Atlanta Motor Speedway as well as the 11 remaining races.
A multi-car crash collected Truex on lap 448 Saturday sending the NAPA AUTO PARTS Toyota into the outside wall. Truex was treated in the medical center Saturday. MWR has yet to determine if a stand-by driver is needed for this weekend.
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Whether you call it sodium bicarbonate or plain old baking soda, Church & Dwight is a top maker of the powder under the ARM & HAMMER brand. The global consumer products company has expanded the key brand into a products portfolio powerhouse, with laundry detergent (the company's top consumer business by sales), bathroom cleaners, carpet deodorizer, air fresheners, toothpaste, antiperspirants, industrial-grade carbonates, cat litter, and animal nutrition products. Beyond Arm & Hammer, the company's top brands include XTRA and Oxiclean detergents, Nair depilatories, First Response pregnancy tests, Orajel toothpaste, L'il Critters and Vitafusion gummy vitamins, SpinBrush toothbrushes, and Trojan-brand condoms.
The company operates three segments. The Consumer Domestic segment, which made up 76% of the company's sales during 2015, comprises its 10 power brands -- ARM & HAMMER, Trojan condoms, XTRA laundry detergent, Oxiclean stain removers and cleaning solutions, Nair depilatories, First Response home pregnancy and ovulation test kits, Orajel oral analgesics, SpinBrush battery-operated toothbrushes, and L'il Critters and Vitafusion gummy vitamins -- as well as other household and personal care products. The Consumer International segment (15% of sales) sells primarily personal care products in international markets, including some of its domestic brand lines.
Church & Dwight's Specialty Products segment (9% of sales) is what sets the company apart from other consumer products companies. As the nation's largest producer of sodium bicarbonate, it sells a variety of applications for the industrial, institutional, medical, and food industries, manufacturing antacid feed additives for cattle, industrial- and medical-grade sodium bicarbonate (used in kidney dialysis), potassium carbonate (used in video monitor glass), and industrial cleaning products. A small subsidiary in the UK produces specialty chemicals for European markets.
As part of its operations, Church & Dwight owns 50% joint venture Armand Products Company, which operates a potassium carbonate manufacturing plant in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. It also operates a Brazilian subsidiary in Rio de Janeiro, Quimica Geral do Nordeste (QGN).
Geographic Reach
In addition to the US, where it generated 85% of its sales during 2015, Church & Dwight exports its products to more than 90 other countries. The company's manufacturing facilities and other operations in the US are in Pennsylvania, Missouri, New Jersey, Virginia, Ohio, Wyoming, California, and Iowa. Its international facilities are in Australia, Brazil, China, France, Mexico, Canada, and the UK. The company's US manufacturing facilities are located.
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Church & Dwight sells a bulging portfolio of consumer products through a broad distribution platform that includes supermarkets, mass merchandisers, wholesale clubs, drugstores, convenience stores, dollar, pet, and other specialty stores and websites. These customers sell products directly to consumers. It also sells specialty products to industrial customers and distributors. Three customers accounted for 35% of sales in 2015, including Wal-Mart and its affiliates, which generated about 24%.
In 2014 Major League Baseball and Church & Dwight signed a multi-year, multi-category sponsorship agreement making ARM & HAMMER and Oxiclean "The Official Laundry Detergent and Stain Remover of MLB".
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Church & Dwight's annual revenues and profits have been reaching record highs for the past several years as the company has expanded its product and brand lines and has entered new geographic markets.
The company's revenue climbed 3% to $3.49 billion during fiscal 2016 (ended January 2016) with most of the growth coming from a 5% jump in Consumer Domestic product sales stemming from the Lil' Drug Store Brands acquisition as well as new product launches including Arm & Hammer Clump & Seal cat litter, Arm & Hammer lightweight liquid laundry detergent, and Batiste dry shampoo. Declining sales of the Spinbrush toothbrushes, Trojan condoms, and XTRA laundry detergent offset some of the company's top-line gains. Specialty Product sales rose 7% with the VI-COR acquisition, while international sales rose in Europe, Australia, and Mexico after excluding unfavorable foreign exchange rates.
Despite revenue growth in FY2016, Church & Dwight's net income dipped 1% to $410.4 million mostly due to costs associated with its acquisitions of the Lil' Drug Store Brands and VI-COR businesses, as well as research & development costs. The company's operating cash levels jumped 12% to $606.1 million during the year thanks to a rise in cash earnings and favorable working capital changes stemming from lower accounts receivables from factoring as well as higher accounts payable and accrued expenses from the timing of invoice payments.
Church & Dwight continues to introduce new products based on its 10 well-recognized "power brands." During 2015, for example, the company launched innovative new products such as the ARM & HAMMER Clump & Seal Microguard cat litter which destroys and prevents odors, a new dual-chamber dose Oxiclean laundry product, a new beauty line of adult Vitafusion brand vitamins, a GROOVE condom and Riviera lubricant under the Trojan brand, and a bluetooth-enabled Pregnancy Pro product under the First Response brand. In 2013 the company was able to increase the market share of six of its eight power brands by introducing new products such as ARM & HAMMER Ultra Last detergent and Oxiclean Dishwashing Booster.
Beyond developing and launching new and differentiated products, Church & Dwight follows several key strategic initiatives: maintain competitive marketing and trade spending, tightly control its cost structure, and pursue valuable brand acquisitions. It also intends to continue to boost its international product sales, and maintain an offering of premium and value brand products. The company's long-term mission is to secure annual organic revenue growth of 3- 4%, gross margin expansion, and tight management of overhead costs.
While Church & Dwight's strong base in the US has helped it weather regional downturns, the company continues to concentrate on its international consumer business. It peddles brands such as Nair in foreign markets and sells Trojan condoms in China and the UK. Since purchasing SpinBrush, the company markets the top US seller in Australia, Canada, China, Japan, and the UK.
Mergers and Acquisitions
Church & Dwight has acquired one company per year on average over the past several years to expand its brand and product lines.
In January 2016, the company bought California-based Spencer Forrest, Inc., which makes the TOPPIK brand of hair building fibers, for a total of $175 million.
In January 2015, Church & Dwight expanded its Specialty Product lines after buying Iowa-based Varied Industries Corporation (VI-COR), which makes and sells feed ingredients for cows, beef cattle, poultry, and other livestock.
In September 2014, the company acquired the REPHRESH and REPLENS feminine care brands from Lil' Drug Store Products Inc.
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text: Vintage Inspirations Five fun and funky places to find treasures of a certain age By Courtney of French Country Cottage At the French Country Cottage blog, I explore a sense of style that is a delightful mix of rustic and elegant, shabby and sophisticated, focused on treasures that conjure memories and create conversations. At High Point Market, I find inspiration around every corner, in objects modern and traditional, colorful and neutral, weathered and wonderful. If you have a vintage loving heart like I do, read on. I'll take you on a quick tour of my top five must-see Market showrooms and shops for gathering up a huge amount of vintage inspiration. 5. Golden Oldies Located just a few steps from Stop 27 on the Red Line, this showroom is an antiques and vintage dream. Just one look at those colorful chairs out front and your flea market loving heart might skip a beat. From furniture to bottles and dough bowls to trophies and china, there is so much goodness to be found at Golden Oldies. You might even ride away on that Vintage Vespa you have been looking for. 4. Bobo Intriguing Objects Located right next to Golden Oldies, on the corner of West Broad Avenue and North Elm Street, this place is absolutely packed with inspiration. Here, you'll find beautiful and traditional antiques, gorgeous salvage, and even some pieces that are on the edgier side. I love the unconventional juxtapositions that definitely never fail to inspire. 3. Gypsy Marketplace For cash and carry treasures to cart home with you - you won't want to miss Gypsy Marketplace. Located at Stop 2 on the Green Line, at 105 Depot Place, it's definitely one you need to add to your list of Must Stops. For marble sinks, dough bowls and rusty, crusty treasures from around the globe, there is just no place else like it. Remember to bring your wallet with you because it is cash (or credit card) and carry (Well, you don't actually have to do the carrying, you can have them ship a pallet full of treasures to you). Be sure to get there early for the best selection – a huge amount of the inventory is already tagged as sold by Saturday. 2. Dovetail Furniture Dovetail Furniture is another on my list of not to miss showrooms for amazing vintage inspired pieces and displays. You'll find it in Suites at Market Square (Stop 14 on the Red or Green Line). "Chippy finishes are perfect for adding an extra amount of vintage charm" Though their pieces are not all necessarily antiques, they definitely have that vintage look and authentic feeling. I love these cane back dining chairs and that china cabinet display. The chippy finishes are perfect for adding an extra amount of vintage inspired charm to any room. 1. Eloquence My number one stop for vintage inspired pieces and displays? Eloquence antiques and reproductions, located in InterHall at the IHFC building. I am always in absolute awe of the way they put their displays together and the incredible amount of pretty in their showroom. "You will want to re-do your entire house after shopping here" They have just absolutely beautiful pieces – antiques and reproductions and some of the prettiest chandeliers around. Eloquence should absolutely be a stop on your list of showrooms if you love antiques and vintage French style like I do. Though – fair warning – you will want to re-do your entire house after stopping here. So there are my top five stops for vintage inspiration while I am at High Point Market. Add one, two or all five to your next High Point tour. You won't be disappointed! See you at Market,Courtney Courtney writes the blog French Country Cottage, where she shares lifestyle, design, and entertaining ideas, as well as her ongoing renovations of her 1940's cottage.


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Courses are taught by distinguished faculty from many colleges and departments. These active teachers and researchers contribute to scholarship on women and other underrepresented groups through books and articles, ongoing research, speeches, papers, and presentations. In addition to their contributions to women's and gender studies scholarship nationally, they are involved in University and community life, serving on committees and boards, guest lecturing, and volunteering with community service agencies.
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The Women's and Gender Studies Core Faculty hold joint appointments in Women's and Gender Studies and other departments. These faculty build bridges to their departments and colleges to create a collegial, interdisciplinary, and diverse community of scholars and teachers.
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Affiliate status is granted to individuals through an application process. Affiliate appointments are for three years. Appointments can be renewed at the end of three years. The Women's and Gender Studies Advisory Board reviews affiliate applications and makes recommendations to the Director. New applications for affiliate faculty status are accepted throughout the year.
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Beehive Daily News uncovered the full details of the arrest on January 3, 2017, the same day the event actually took place. At this time it appears Lopez has allegedly been charged with 1 total offense, described in the Beehive Daily News Sheriff's Department Facts video.
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Hi community,
Systems installed by Thus (before v0.9.5.2) and Calamares (before v22.214.171.124) have a weaker password hash, than they should. This weakness is only important, if an attacker has a way of obtaining the password hash. The Manjaro and Calamares teams believe, that installed systems should be as secure as possible and therefore consider this weakness important.
Users are advised, to reset their password on installed systems by using the password utility, which will provide a stronger password hash. This applies to all user accounts created during the installation of the system, by either of those installers: the user's own account and to the root account, if the root account has a password.
During system installation, Thus or Calamares creates a regular user -- for example, "bob" -- and sets the password for that user. Often, Thus or Calamares also sets a password for the root user.
When setting the password, Thus or Calamares uses a predictable "salt". This means, that an attacker knows the salt for user "bob", and also for user "root". If the attacker can obtain the password hash -- usually stored in /etc/shadow -- then the knowledge of the salt can help the attacker prepare for a password cracking attempt.
This weakness does not weaken the password security for logins on a single system. It does weaken the password if an attacker can obtain the password hash through some other means.
The predictable salt also means that passwords on different machines may be hashed with the same salt. This means that all root accounts installed by Thus (before v0.9.5.2) and Calamares (before v22.214.171.124) share the same salt and that an attacker who can obtain /etc/shadow from many installed machines can use the predictable salt to build a rainbow table for root in advance.
Users added to the system after installation do not have this password weakness.Users whose password has been changed with passwd do not have this password weakness.
Users are advised to reset their password on installed systems by using passwd:
user@system$ passwd
Changing password for user.
(current) UNIX password:
Enter new UNIX password:
Retype new UNIX password:
When changing the password, the installed Linux system generates a new, random, salt for the password hash and the password is no longer affected by this weakness. Users may also want to reset the root password on the system if it is vulnerable, with sudo passwd.
sudo passwd
Existing DVDs, USB sticks, etc. with Thus (before v0.9.5.2) and Calamares (before v18.104.22.168) as system installer will continue to be vulnerable to this password weakness. Since Thus or Calamares are system installers, they are usually not available on the installed system, and therefore it is not necessary to update Thus or Calamares on any installed system.
Beginning with Manjaro v17.0.2-rc3 we are using Calamares v18.104.22.168 or higher, which no longer creates user password hashes with a predictable salt.
Thanks to Bart Haan for finding the original password weakness and Philip Müller for extensive testing in Manjaro.
It is general good to read our Security Mailing List on regular basis. In this case, please read our MSAs this particular topic: [MSA-201706-01], [MSA-201706-02]
Now that's some useful info!
What hash algo does Manjaro/Arch use by default? Is it SHA512?
I guess the risk is rather small for single-user desktop systems which don't run any servers open to the internet?
Very insightful post. Thanks Phil!
Done and done on all four systems, bare metal and virtual.
Useful info. Manjaro-architect calls passwd to create passwords, so it should not be affected by this issue?
Yes, Manjaro-Architect is not affected. However, it is always good to double check your systems:
Helpful info. Thanks for securing us
why do I have 'etc/shadow-' file with "-" at the end? (in addition to normal 'shadow')
... is the backup file ...
I checked that out on work machine and I see <USERNAME>:$6$<USERNAME>$ for the root accoun but not for my user account. Regardless I am going to change both passwords
...done & done, and it works.Thank you.
I'm impressed with people's reaction here! That's how you encourage developers not to fear to tackle serurity issues.
And a another applause for transparency
Thanks all for recognizing a problem, making it known, and fixing it.
On a very seperate note than my previous post..
Besides this forum post, is there any other way manjaro users can become informed of this ?
It was mentioned in the latest Stable Update Announcement https://manjaro.org/news/which has a link to this topic here.
I had to look more than once...Really didnt notice the first time. I guess I was looking for more than the embedded link in the single sentence of an otherwise unhighlighted 'regular update announcement.' But yes, its there. I read the forums, and dont even usually look at the blog page. So it doesnt matter to me. It could be missed though.
Wouldn't it be sudo passwd root to change the root password?
sudo passwd root
That would work but when you use sudo like that you are already running passwd as root so you don't need to give the passwd command an explicit user.
You can also use su && passwd. Simply check if the salt had changed.
su && passwd
In a later step we may also inform on our blog about it. I still wait till Calamares announces first. Also Antergos prepared for the same issue …


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Design & Technology Teacher, Abu Dhabi, UAE
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|Al Basma British School
|Abu Dhabi, UAE
|Contract type
|Full Time
|Contract term
|Fixed Term
|This job has expired
|Job starts
|September 2017
As a popular, expanding and over-subscribed British-curriculum school, we seek a SECONDARY DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY TEACHER to start in September 2017.
Al Basma British School has been established within the city of Abu Dhabi for more than 15 years with a loyal student and parent community. Since September 2014 the school has been operating from a new location in a brand-new building. It is a thriving international school delivering the English National Curriculum to around 1400 students. Currently, there are classes from FS2 to Year 10 however this will eventually expand to Year 13. Design & Technology classes are taught in a specialised lab.
We believe that education should be exciting and fun, based on inquiry, investigation and problem solving activities that prepare students for life in this complex and changing world. The school aspires to create a global community of thinkers, creators, innovators and leaders who will have a positive impact on the world of tomorrow.
'Al Basma' is Arabic meaning 'The Smile'. We pride ourselves on being a Happy School where students and teachers enjoy coming to school. Our well-behaved students and supportive parents originate from over 54 countries which makes us a truly international community. The campus boasts excellent facilities including technology-enabled classrooms, multi-purpose hall/auditorium, 25m swimming pool and specialist teaching areas.
We follow the National Curriculum of England according to the new 2014 framework and latest methodologies. Therefore, through continuous professional development, teachers will have every opportunity to grow professionally as opportunities for internal promotion arise regularly. The school also offers a rich and exciting variety of enrichment activities including sports, performing & creative arts, aeromodelling, robotics and rocketry.
Al Basma was recently inspected in February 2017 by the Abu Dhabi Education Council following a similar process and rigour to Ofsted. We are pleased to announce that the school was placed in Band A – 'a high performing' school. The inspection identified the following as key areas of strength:
- the impact of school leaders on improving standards
- continuous improvement to the education that children receive
- the very strong relationships within the school as shown in students' good behaviour, positive attitudes to learning
- the quality of support provided for students who have special educational needs
- very effective management of the day-to-day life of the school
- students' appreciation of the heritage, culture and future vision of the UAE
The school gained BSO (British Schools Overseas) accreditation in May 2016 following a successful inspection. This places us in an exclusive organisation of around 250 schools across the globe. In addition, the school is fully accredited with British Schools of Middle East (BSME), Cambridge International Examinations (CIE), Edexcel (Pearson) and AQA (Oxford).
The school is located in a very quiet and safe neighbourhood of Abu Dhabi near to the international airport. Most teachers are accommodated close to the school which is next to a brand-new shopping mall (http://www.deerfieldsmall.com/). Yas (https://yasisland.ae/) and Saadiyat (http://www.saadiyat.ae/) islands are 10 minutes from the school by car or taxi offering endless opportunities for leisure. Dubai is only a 45-minute drive which offers its unique type of entertainment.
Al Basma teachers have developed a very supportive community both in terms of professional duties and recreational activities. Teachers new to the school will be greeted with a warm smile and kind spirit which is critical when travelling to a new country.
Further information is available on our website (www.albasmaschool.ae).
Successful candidates will need to show a genuine commitment to creating an inspiring and stimulating child-centred learning environment. Teachers will be highly motivated as exemplary practitioners demonstrating a deep understanding of personalised learning. Candidates should be committed to ongoing school improvement and feel comfortable in a climate of innovative and creative development.
All applicants should have one the following (in accordance with Abu Dhabi Education Council which applies to all private schools in Abu Dhabi):
- Internationally recognised BEd Degree in D&T + TWO years' experience teaching D&T to KS3 or above after graduation
- Internationally recognised Degree in D&T + PGCE in secondary D&T + TWO years' experience of teaching D&T to KS3 or above after graduation
- Internationally recognised Degree in D&T + FOUR years' experience of teaching D&T to KS3 or above after graduation
Any joint honours degree which includes theology, religious education or politics will not be accepted by Abu Dhabi Education Council.
NQTs who meet the above requirements can complete their induction year with Al Basma as we are accredited with the BSO and DfE (EduBase No. 143834).
Our remuneration package includes:
- Two-year contract (renewable)
- Tax-free salary
- Shared furnished accommodation (including internet access) or an accommodation allowance
- Settling-in allowance
- Annual flights
- Excellent international medical cover
- End-of-service gratuity
Applicants travelling alone without dependents are preferred.
Applicants living locally in Abu Dhabi on spouse/family visa are strongly encouraged to apply.
Due to UAE law, the school cannot provide accommodation to unmarried couples.
Interested applicants should click on the 'Apply now' button below to upload their CV and supporting statement. Applicants can either upload their supporting statement or copy and paste into the available space provided. Finally, applicants will need to click on the 'Submit application' button.
Interviews will be held in the UK, via SKYPE or locally.
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Brand Assurance is one of six startups to win ~$50K in grant funding from the nonprofit Durham-based NC IDEA Foundation. Since 2006, the foundation has awarded nearly $4.2 million to 104 startups around the state. The six companies were narrowed from nine finalists, 22 semifinalists and 130 total applications for the Fall 2015 cycle. Profiles of the rest of the companies are linked below.
Brand Assurance is a small Wilmington-based startup helping apartment communities improve their reputation with potential renters.
Essentially, this software allows for the aggregation and presentation of renter or owner reviews, ratings, comments or concerns in an easy to view and polished manner. Additionally, tools for the evaluation of property managers and employees are available.
Founder Jim Kittridge (top left) launched an online reputation agency called ResponsiveReach in 2013, helping small and mid-sized clients improve their reputations online. But he took a break from that company to serve as vice president of marketing for the very successful launch of the beer and wine recommendation app called Next Glass. On LinkedIn, he calls the year at Next Glass his "MBA in startups."
But it was enough experience to prompt him to quit his day job at the beginning of this year and devote $30,000 to building Brand Assurance.
In his own words, "As soon as I saw it work for businesses and they were willing to pay us money for it, I knew I was onto something that could be big."
Now, it's getting matched with grant dollars from NC IDEA, becoming the first Wilmington startup to win the prestigious statewide award since the program began in 2006.
Kittridge's co-founder is former Next Glass developer Drew Hamlett (top right). When they started work on the reputation management business, they considered a wide range of service providers—from accountants to dentists to roofing companies—but quickly zeroed in on real estate. Property owners can fairly easily suffer bad press, they learned.
Rather than provide mediocre solutions to many companies, they wanted to be "laser-focused" on becoming the "best solution possible" for one industry. It's a common trend among software companies in 2015. And real estate is an industry getting a lot of attention from venture capitalists. According to CB Insights, real estate technology companies are expected to raise $1.5 billion by the end of 2015.
The men took part in The Startup Factory's inaugural boot camp in August in Winston-Salem, and say its leaders provided the advice, mentorship, tough love and guidance they needed to get the product to market and vet it with customers. According to its website, more than 100 companies are partners and they've generated more than 1200 positive reviews and thwarted more than 800 negative ones using Brand Assurance.
The NC IDEA grant funds will help the company continue to build software that helps apartment owners promote their communities, recruit tenants and improve operations. Kittridge told the Greater Wilmington Business Journal in November that the award would also help the company scale faster and become more profitable.
"[It will allow us to] improve the scalability of our software and add a much-desired feature (semantic analysis). Doing this will give us another distinct competitive advantage over the current incumbents," Kittridge told ExitEvent.
This comes in addition to adding another 4-5 headshots to the company roster next year.
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STRAB: Sensing and Tracing Back Attackers Against Encrypted Protocols
The uncontrolled growth of the network based applications has contributed to enormous security leaks. Though the encrypted protocols are used to provide secure communication, Intrusion detection systems (Idss) are often employed to monitor network traffic and host activities that may lead to unauthorized accesses and attacks against vulnerable services. Anomaly based IDS, it is a system for detecting computers intrusions and misuse by monitoring system activity and classifying it as either normal or anomalous. To detect and trace back attacks against encrypted protocols, the authors use an anomaly-based intrusion detection system by using deliberately distributed Monitoring stubs (Mss).


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Rooms, services Residencial Bela Star Porto is offering 24 tastefully furnished rooms to those seeking accommodation in Porto. The exact list of services available at Residencial Bela Star Porto (including those for an extra fee) and the exact list of equipment in a room can be found on the information sheet below.
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Redskins coach Mike Shanahan declined to discuss whether or not tight end Fred Davis went seldom used in Monday night's loss to San Francisco because of disciplinary reasons.
Davis had fallen out of favor with coaches and had been inactive for five consecutive games, and rookie tight end Jordan Reed overtook him as Washington's primary pass-catching threat at that position. Davis was expected to have more involvement in the game plan this past week, however, with Reed sidelined by a concussion.
But an NBC Washington report on Monday night said that Davis had missed several meetings in the days leading up to the game against the 49ers.
Several players on Monday night declined to discuss the matter.
Asked about it on Tuesday, Shanahan said, "I don't go through what we do with discipline with players, but if someone does miss a meeting, if someone's late, we have fines, we have possible suspensions. If I feel a guy is not doing what he needs to do to help our football team win, any time we do have a discipline, and we do have some pretty strong disciplines – missing meetings, being late – because everyone is accountable, and everyone's time is very valuable. So, if I did have something like that, I would address it individually."
Davis played only 10 snaps in Monday's game – the bulk of them coming on the final possession. He wasn't targeted on any plays.
Asked if he was disappointed that Davis hadn't carried himself with better professionalism in preparation for the game, Shanahan said, "Like I said, I have conversations with guys, and some people have different reasons for having a problem. I talk with those players, and if I don't feel comfortable with it, they're not with us. I think that's been proven in the past. If there is something out there that I think merits maybe different discipline, then I use that. Everybody's a little bit different. One thing we want is people [who are] accountable. People that aren't accountable, they don't last very long."
Shanahan's decision not to discuss Davis's situation differed from his stance on Sunday when he publically denied an NFL Network report that alleged that Robert Griffin III had requested coaches not show any of his negative plays during the team film review session. In that situation, Shanahan denied the report without hesitation.
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