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Coping With Excessive Sleepiness
Stages of Sleep: REM and Non-REM Sleep
When you sleep, your body rests and restores its energy levels. However, sleep is an active state that affects both your physical and mental well-being. A good night's sleep is often the best way to help you cope with stress, solve problems, or recover from illness.
What Happens During Sleep?
Sleep is prompted by natural cycles of activity in the brain and consists of two basic states: rapid eye movement (REM) sleep and non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep, which consists of Stages 1 through 4.
During sleep, the body cycles between non-REM and REM sleep. Typically, people begin the sleep cycle with a period of non-REM sleep followed by a very short period of REM sleep. Dreams generally occur in the REM stage of sleep.
What Is Non-REM Sleep?
The period of NREM sleep is made up of stages 1-4. Each stage can last from 5 to 15 minutes. A completed cycle of sleep consists of a progression from stages 1-4 before REM sleep is attained, then the cycle starts over again.
- Stage 1: Polysomnography (sleep readings) shows a reduction in activity between wakefulness and stage 1 sleep. The eyes are closed during Stage 1 sleep. One can be awakened without difficulty, however, if aroused from this stage of sleep, a person may feel as if he or she has not slept. Stage 1 may last for five to 10 minutes. Many may notice the feeling of falling during this stage of sleep, which may cause a sudden muscle contraction (called hypnic myoclonia).
- Stage 2: This is a period of light sleep during which polysomnographic readings show intermittent peaks and valleys, or positive and negative waves. These waves indicate spontaneous periods of muscle tone mixed with periods of muscle relaxation. The heart rate slows and the body temperature decreases. At this point, the body prepares to enter deep sleep.
- Stages 3 and 4: These are deep sleep stages, with stage 4 being more intense than Stage 3. These stages are known as slow-wave, or delta, sleep. If aroused from sleep during these stages, a person may feel disoriented for a few minutes.
During the deep stages of NREM sleep, the body repairs and regenerates tissues, builds bone and muscle, and appears to strengthen the immune system. As you get older, you sleep more lightly and get less deep sleep. Aging is also associated with shorter time spans of sleep, although studies show the amount of sleep needed doesn't appear to diminish with age.
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I have no fear of the constitution or what the founders envisioned. I have no fear of person liberty or even this crap socialism being pushed by the government today. You have said things in this thread that have absolutely nothing to do with that, things that are so far from resembling the truth, it can only be considered a deliberate lie on your part and I called you on it. If you truely believe it was true, you are a brainwashed idiot. It is that simple.<quoted text>
Wow, you and Zero must be related. You think your crap filled mind resembles reality.
As I've made quite clear, you are scared to death of the constitution and what our founding fathers envisioned. I promote that daily. There's nothing illusory about our nation's founding and the principles of individual liberty it was founded upon.
Your fear of such has caused you to join the ranks of led sheep who basis their whole being on the lies they're fed.
Another scared little loud mouth, that's all you are.

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- Date:20 Mar 2012
- Kick-off:19:45
- Venue:Keepmoat Stadium
- Attendance:7,572
- Keogh (7) Kane (12)
Henderson (57)
Live Commentary
- 93mins
Giles Barnes takes a shot. Save by Maik Taylor.
- 91mins
Short corner worked by Tommy Spurr, Darren Ward manages to make a clearance.
- 88mins
(Millwall) makes a substitution, with Nick Montgomery coming on for Josh Wright.
- 86mins
Long range shot by Frederic Piquionne goes wide right of the target.
- 84mins
Unfair challenge on Josh Wright by Giles Barnes results in a free kick. Maik Taylor takes the free kick.
- 82mins
Frederic Piquionne is caught offside. Maik Taylor restarts play with the free kick.
- 79mins
Giles Barnes takes a shot. Save by Maik Taylor.
- 77mins
Mustapha Dumbuya is brought on as a substitute for James Coppinger. Fabien Robert on for El-Hadji Diouf.
- 71mins
The referee gives a free kick against Frederic Piquionne for handball. Maik Taylor restarts play with the free kick.
- 70mins
Darius Henderson challenges James Coppinger unfairly and gives away a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Carl Ikeme.
- 67mins
Outswinging corner taken by El-Hadji Diouf from the right by-line played to the near post, Liam Feeney on for James Henry. Headed effort from inside the area by Frederic Piquionne misses to the left of the target.
- 66mins
Harry Kane concedes a free kick for a foul on John Oster. The free kick is swung in right-footed by James Coppinger, clearance made by Andrew Keogh.
- 65mins
John Oster takes a outswinging corner from the right by-line played to the near post, Paul Robinson makes a clearance.
- 60mins
Frederic Piquionne fouled by Paul Robinson, the ref awards a free kick. Booking for Paul Robinson. El-Hadji Diouf shown a yellow card. El-Hadji Diouf delivers the ball from the free kick right-footed from left wing, clearance by Jack Smith.
- 58mins
James Henry sends in a cross, A goal is scored by Darius Henderson from close range to the bottom right corner of the goal. Doncaster 0-3 Millwall.Assist on the goal came from James Henry.
- 57mins
The assistant referee signals for offside against Darius Henderson. Carl Ikeme takes the direct free kick. John Oster comes on in place of James Hayter.
- 55mins
Handball by Harry Kane. Carl Ikeme restarts play with the free kick.
- 55mins
Inswinging corner taken right-footed by James Henry from the left by-line to the near post.
- 54mins
Darius Henderson takes a shot. Carl Ikeme makes a save.
- 53mins
James Henry fouled by Frederic Piquionne, the ref awards a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Maik Taylor.
- 51mins
El-Hadji Diouf produces a cross.
- 49mins
James Henry is penalised for a handball. Carl Ikeme takes the direct free kick.
- 48mins
James Henry takes a shot. Save by Carl Ikeme.
- 47mins
Unfair challenge on Josh Wright by James O'Connor results in a free kick. Free kick taken by Maik Taylor.
- 46mins
El-Hadji Diouf takes the outswinging corner, clearance made by Darren Ward.
- 43mins
El-Hadji Diouf takes a outswinging corner from the left by-line played to the near post.
- 39mins
Unfair challenge on El-Hadji Diouf by Josh Wright results in a free kick. Free kick taken by Tommy Spurr.
- 37mins
Foul by Darren Ward on James Hayter, free kick awarded. Free kick crossed right-footed by El-Hadji Diouf.
- 29mins
Tommy Spurr produces a left-footed shot from just outside the box that misses to the right of the target.
- 27mins
Effort from the edge of the penalty box by Tommy Spurr goes wide of the right-hand upright.
- 16mins
Outswinging corner taken right-footed by El-Hadji Diouf played to the near post, clearance made by Josh Wright.
- 15mins
Josh Wright concedes a free kick for a foul on El-Hadji Diouf. El-Hadji Diouf takes the free kick.
- 13mins
A goal is scored by Harry Kane from 35 yards. Doncaster 0-2 Millwall.
- 8mins
Andrew Keogh grabs a headed goal from close in. Doncaster 0-1 Millwall.Assist by James Henry.
- 4mins
Paul Robinson fouled by Frederic Piquionne, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by Maik Taylor.
- 3mins
James Henry takes a shot. Carl Ikeme makes a save.
- 2mins
Andrew Keogh has a shot on goal from outside the box which misses right.
Match Preview
Tommy fitness Spurrs on Rovers Doncaster defender Tommy Spurr is set to face Millwall despite learning he will need an operation on his broken hand. Former Sheffield Wednesday full-back Spurr is set to have surgery at the end of the season, but Rovers boss Dean Saunders is confident he can be patched up to play his part in the club's fight for npower Championship survival. Shelton Martis is an injury doubt for Saunders once more. The centre-back returned in Saturday's 2-1 defeat to Derby but was withdrawn in the second half due to soreness in his hamstring and calf. Captain Brian Stock is a fortnight away from returning from a torn groin muscle, while fellow midfielder Martin Woods remains absent despite having a painkilling injection in his knee. Defender George Friend has resumed training following knee ligament trouble, but the game comes too soon for him and forward Habib Bamogo (hamstring). Millwall will check on skipper Paul Robinson ahead of the trip to fellow strugglers Doncaster. Centre-half Robinson scored his first goal in more than a year against Southampton on Saturday but finished the 3-2 defeat carrying an ankle knock. Midfielder Liam Trotter will miss out again with a thigh injury which is expected to sideline him for another fortnight. With Therry Racon (ankle) out for the season and Tamika Mkandawire (knee) still missing, boss Kenny Jackett is short in midfield and Sheffield United's Nick Montgomery has been brought in on loan until the end of the season. Defender Shane Lowry is expected to miss out again with an ankle problem and back-up goalkeeper Steve Mildenhall (ankle) is also in the treatment room.
- Carl Ikeme
- James O'Connor
- Habib Beye
- Sam Hird
- Tommy Spurr
- James Coppinger
- Simon Gillett
- Giles Barnes
- El-Hadji Diouf
- Frederic Piquionne
- James Hayter
- Gary Woods
- John Oster
- Fabien Robert
- Mustapha Dumbuya
- Mamadou Bagayoko
- Maik Taylor
- Jack Smith
- Paul Robinson
- Darren Ward
- Tony Craig
- James Henry
- Josh Wright
- Nadjim Abdou
- Andrew Keogh
- Harry Kane
- Darius Henderson
- David Forde
- Alan Dunne
- Hamer Bouazza
- Liam Feeney
- Nick Montgomery
Match Report
Form Guide
- Doncaster
- Millwall LWLWLL
Last Meetings
- Millwall
- 3 - 2
- Doncaster
- 29/11/2011
- Millwall
- 1 - 0
- Doncaster
- 05/02/2011
- Doncaster
- 2 - 1
- Millwall
- 06/11/2010
- Millwall
- 1 - 0
- Doncaster
- 07/02/1948
- Doncaster
- 2 - 2
- Millwall
- 20/09/1947
Top Scorers
- E Diouf 4
- K Bennett 4
- J Hayter 3
- M Bagayoko 2
- S Gillett 2
- J Oster 1
- J Coppinger 1
- B Stock 1
- F Piquionne 1
- G Barnes 1
- D Henderson 12
- A Keogh 4
- L Trotter 4
- L Feeney 4
- H Bouazza 2
- H Kane 2
- P Robinson 1
- D N'Guessan 1
- J Wright 1
- J Marquis 1
- Total goals 91
- Goals per game 33
- (For) 4 (Against) Period 0-10 mins
- 3 (For) 5 (Against) Period 11-20 mins
- 4 (For) 5 (Against) Period 21-30 mins
- 4 (For) 6 (Against) Period 31-40 mins
- 6 (For) 5 (Against) Period 41-50 mins
- 5 (For) 8 (Against) Period 51-60 mins
- 6 (For) 9 (Against) Period 61-70 mins
- 3 (For) 4 (Against) Period 71-80 mins
- 2 (For) 12 (Against) Period 81-90 mins
- Total goals 99
- Goals per game 41
- 4 (For) Period 0-10 mins
- 2 (For) 5 (Against) Period 11-20 mins
- 5 (For) 5 (Against) Period 21-30 mins
- 4 (For) 6 (Against) Period 31-40 mins
- 4 (For) 2 (Against) Period 41-50 mins
- 4 (For) 4 (Against) Period 51-60 mins
- 9 (For) 9 (Against) Period 61-70 mins
- 4 (For) 7 (Against) Period 71-80 mins
- 5 (For) 15 (Against) Period 81-90 mins


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ATTENTION barbz and Ken barbz ----- Nicki is in the running for best swimsuit body. Beyonce is in the lead idk why though cuz Nicki has the boobs and butt so yea idk society and people are fucked up in their heads these days. So anyways vote for her for best swimsuit body! Idk the link cuz I saw it on twitter like 3 days ago and voted so if someone can comment to that link and all the other barbz and Ken barbz can just press the link and vote for her. I think you can vote for her more than once so let's just hope she wins. TEAM MINAJ BARB 4 LIFE
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John Piper on the Table
Pastor John Piper of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis recently told a story during his sermon about how a woman shared a sensitive struggle on the Table and was lifted up in prayer.
Piper said: "I have been very encouraged since the announcement two weeks ago that so many of you have signed up for "The Table"—Bethlehem's private online community. And even more than that, I have been encouraged by what is happening there. For example, one of you shared your struggle with infertility, and how hard it is to feel the love of God. The last I looked about 35 people had prayed for you and several had left words of empathy and encouragement that seemed to me amazingly sensitive and biblical."
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This article was last updated on August 20, 2012
The following set of downloads comprise the 2012 About.com Student Browser Package, a compilation designed to make this year's quest for knowledge as exciting and pain-free as possible. These free educational apps and extensions fine-tune your Google Chrome browser into a virtual powerhouse.
Nowhere on this Earth will you find more distractions than within the great virtual landscape that is the World Wide Web. With thousands upon thousands of time-wasting activities available at the click of a mouse, it is all too easy for even the most regimented student to succumb to these potentially grade-affecting pitfalls. This is where the StayFocusd extension comes to the rescue, acting as your guide in the storm of memes and viral videos. Featuring a multitude of easily configurable settings, StayFocusd can be tailored towards each individual's weak spots when it comes to getting sidetracked. Included is the ability to block access to specific content, as well as entire sites, for the duration that you specify. If you want to ensure that only five minutes of your supposed study window is spent reading Twitter updates, StayFocusd will step in and throw you out when your time is up; forcing you to get back to work!
Shakespeare's Monologues
It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves. My favorite quote from Julius Caesar, and perhaps its most motivational, this Shakespeare nugget is one of many that have transcended the test of time. Those students required to study the legendary playwright's works, as well as those seeking to learn more about one of history's most influential writers, will benefit from downloading this Chrome app. Shakespeare's Monologues lets you search a database containing a wonderful anthology of performance and audition monologues.
Old school writing at its finest, this Chrome app provides a workspace containing what is essentially nothing but your words. Coined by its creators as being "distraction-free", Writer comes as close to the typewriter experience as you can get in a browser, minus the headaches of paper jams and fading ink ribbons. Worthy of even the most seasoned scribes, this app offers more than just a taste of nostalgia. Eliminating all of the extraneous stuff such as formatting toolbars, rollover help windows, talking paper clips, and everything else that has slowly invaded our space over the years, Writer's minimalist approach is extremely appealing - enough so that I wrote a large portion of this article using the app.
No matter the subject area, chances are that you are going to have to do a lot of typing. Whether writing a report or researching on the Web, being a slow typist can turn a half hour project into an all-night affair. Improving your speed and accuracy on the keyboard can be a tedious and boring process. TypingClub adds levity to this sometimes intimidating task by turning it into a motivational game, one which tends to show significant progress in just a couple of weeks. The time and effort put into enhancing this skill now will almost certainly pay back huge dividends in the future, making this Chrome app a must-have for the typing-challenged among us.
Language Immersion for Chrome
There is a veritable smorgasbord of proven techniques when it comes to learning a new language, each taking a different approach to help you absorb such a multifaceted subject. A tactic that has gained notoriety is one in which all subjects are taught to a student in a language other than their own. The Language Immersion for Chrome extension takes a page from this book, rendering choice words on your favorite websites in one of over five dozen tongues. Hovering your mouse cursor over one of these words prompts Chrome to pronounce the word for you, and clicking on it immediately switches its display to English. The level of immersion is completely up to you, and can be raised accordingly as your comfortability level grows. As is the case with all educational practices, language immersion does not work for every student. However, if you are learning a new language, it is certainly worth a try.
Flash Cards
An old but effective memorization technique, using flash cards to study has always been a staple for students from all walks of life. As education as a whole makes the transition from pen and paper to digital, it is apropos that this proven method comes along for the ride. The Flash Cards app for Chrome features a bevy of topics for all grade levels, and makes an excellent aide for individual subjects, standardized test preparation, as well as mastering a new language.
An excellent collaborative tool centered around the notes that you take in class, Studyers provides some order to the chaos of multiple notebooks containing what can sometimes amount to a random stream of consciousness. Not only does this Chrome app let you organize your notes, including drawings, graphs, and charts, but it also provides the ability to share these items with classmates. Having access to your own well-arranged notes, as well as those of others, offers an advantage not easily available in the world of pen and pad. Studyers is one Chrome app that scholars of all ages should take advantage of.
Ancient History Encyclopedia
This Chrome app launches a website rich with materials centering around ancient history, ranging from images of BC-era coins to in-depth articles detailing rulers of now-extinct societies. Created and maintained by a passionate community of 10,000+ users, this virtual tome is an excellent resource for history students of all levels.
Evernote Web Clipper
There aren't many disadvantages to researching a topic on the Web, as opposed to combing through stacks of books and periodicals to find what you are looking for. One time-honored practice that seemed to have slipped through the cracks in the Internet age was copying and clipping specific articles, excerpts, photos, etc. This useful, and sometimes crucial, method of gathering information is lost no more, thanks to applications and extensions like this one. Evernote Web Clipper, which requires a free Evernote account, lets you clip URLs, images, and even full pages from right within Chrome's toolbar or its right-click context menu. These clippings are then saved to your notebook, along with optional tags and comments. This extension is a must-have for today's Web-savvy learner.
Search By Image
Created by the Google Images team, this extension provides the ability to search the Web for other instances of a specific image, as well as those considered to be similar by Google's internal algorithms. This new and innovative way of searching the Web will come in handy more often than you may realize at first, making Search by Image a worthwhile companion to your daily studies.


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Lisa Quast, Contributor
I write about career topics, helping people maximize their potential.
You've made it through your job interview. Congratulations! Now what? After you've taken advantage of the advice in my previous blog and written down your observations about the company and hiring manager so you can evaluate them, your next steps should be trying to remember key parts of the interview and then using what you've learned to prepare for your next interview.
The reason I always recommend immediately going to a coffee shop (or somewhere you can quickly and privately jot down notes about your interview) is because we humans are fallible and tend to forget things fairly quickly. Case in point, most people will forget up to 73% of what we learned within one to two days of hearing it.
So order that vanilla soy iced latte and then write down everything you can remember about the interview, such as:
Writing all of this down as soon as possible after the interview is important because the longer you wait the more you will potentially forget – and it would not be good if you forgot to email the hiring manager something they requested (like published examples of your writing, for instance).
Next, use what you learned from this interview to prepare for your next one. Ask yourself:
Practice makes perfect (as the old saying goes) – so use your observations to improve your interview skills. For example, one career coaching client of mine realized her morning coffee drinking habit was detrimental to her interviews because the caffeine made her nervous and fidgety. Another client realized she tended to ramble and needed to provide more concise answers when she was asked questions such as, "Tell me about a time when you…"
Everything in life is about learning and experiencing. The best gift we can give ourselves is to slow down enough to realize what we've seen, heard and observed so we can use that information to help ourselves improve for the future. Try to take time to look at what went well and what could be improved in your job interview skills right after each interview. Abraham Lincoln once said, "I don't think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday." Make yourself wiser tomorrow than you were at today's job interview.
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Two other good reasons to take good notes following your interview: 1) In some cases you may have interviewed with multiple people and you'd be surprised how quickly those conversations get mixed up in your head…you want to make sure you know what you discussed with whom so you can write targeted thank-you notes that reference specific points from your conversation; 2) If there's a question you flubbed during the interview, you can use your thank-you note to readdress it, perhaps even acknowledging that you were unsatisfied with your original answer. Joseph Terach, CEO, Resume Deli
@Lisa…I was so glad to see your post. It's so easy to walk out of a job interview, drown-out the experience with a soy latte (or something a little harder) and try to put the whole thing behind you. But as you wrote, putting in the extra work right after an interview is a critical part of the larger process.
Awesome! It was a great read. Interviews come and go, but it's landing the job that matters at the end of the day. I'm looking for employment and I came across a website that asked some leaders about what they consider when hiring. It gave me great insight on how these managers think. Here's the link to the article: http://blog.bayt.com/2013/09/do-you-have-what-it-takes-14-leaders-tell-us-what-they-look-for-in-a-new-hire/. Happy reading! :)


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Archive for June, 2009
Ronaldo to make his Madrid debut in Ireland
Sunday Business Post – Business of Sport page – Jun 14 2009
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Cristiano Ronaldo looks set to make his Real Madrid debut in Ireland. The Portuguese star is expected to complete a €92 million transfer from Manchester United in time to line out alongside his new €65 million teammate Kaka´ for a friendly against Shamrock Rovers at their new Tallaght Stadium next month.
Ronaldo and Kaka´ will be accompanying their new team-mates – including Spanish internationals Iker Casillas and Sergio Ramos, and Dutch stars Arjen Robben and Ruud van Nistelrooy – on a ten-day preseason training camp at Carton House in Maynooth, organised by Fintan Drury's sports management company Platinum One.
''The Ronaldo story was fantastic news for us," said Eamon McLoughlin, head of football at Platinum One. ''We knew from speaking with them early on it was their intention to bring in some top, top players. We've done Barcelona in Scotland for the last two years, and all the top players were there: Messi, Henry, Xavi and Iniesta. We cannot know what will happen with injury or illness, but 25 players from Real's first team squad will be in Maynooth."
McLoughlin said that Real Madrid would play one match against an Irish team during their trip, but could not yet confirm the date or opposition.
''We are talking to the FAI and the clubs and to South Dublin County Council, before we can release details of the date and the match times," he said.
It is understood, however, that the game will take place on July 20, and that extra temporary seating will be installed at Tallaght Stadium to allow a 10,000 attendance.
McLoughlin said that Madrid's Irish trip – which takes place from July 13 to 22 – would form a key part of new first team coach Manuel Pellegrini's preparations for Madrid's 2009-10 Primera Liga and Champions League campaigns.
''It is the hardest part of their pre-season, with twice daily intensive sessions," said McLoughlin. ''It is too warm to do those in Madrid at that time of the year. The new manager's fitness coaches were in Ireland this week."
McLoughlin said that Platinum One would be covering all of Madrid's costs for their time in Ireland.
''We will cover everything from chartering the flight to the training pitches, to the food, civic engagements in Ireland, security and everything else," he said. ''From the minute they get on the plane in Madrid, to the minute they touch down on return to Madrid, we will control everything. Quite a bit of planning has gone into it."
In return, the company gets to market all the team's activities during the training camp, including TV rights for the game, McLoughlin said.
''All management, commercial and media issues around the game would be covered by Platinum One," he said. ''We will run daily press conferences at Carton House, where we would expect 100-plus media from around the world. The game will be live in Spain and, with the sort of players they are signing, there is a fair chance it will be live in quite a few countries."
IFI to get €1.7m facelift and redevelopment
Sunday Business Post – Done Deal page – Jun 14 2009
Read the article on the Sunday Business Post website by clicking here.
The Irish Film Institute (IFI) has announced plans to invest €1.7 million in the redevelopment of its premises in Dublin's Temple Bar.
As part of the project, said IFI director Sarah Glennie, the Eustace Street facility will get a new 60-seat cinema to screen films and documentaries. The institute already has two cinemas as well as onsite retail, pub and restaurant facilities.
''This is much-needed work for the IFI. We are very tight at the moment, with two screens. This will really let us expand our activities and show new films for longer, as well as different seasons and sorts of programmes," said Glennie.
The new cinema would have digital projection technology enhancing historical and independent screenings from the Irish Film Archive and emerging Irish filmmakers, Glennie said.
''We are the home of the Irish Film Archive, which is an incredible resource of Irish heritage. We will be able to really expand the amount of material for people to experience. We will also look at more education programmes and courses," she said.
The design for the revamp, by O'Donnell & Tuomey Architects, follows an earlier upgrade to the Eustace Street facility by the same architects, dating back to 1992.
''The feeling of the merging of the modern with the old listed building will remain, but the experience will be better," said Glennie. ''On entering the building, you will come into a dedicated film and bookshop, which will really signal what the IFI is about. The bar, which is a very important source of income for us, will have a much-needed facelift, and there will be new washroom, box office and information facilities."
Glennie said that funding for the €1.7 million project had come from a mix of public and private sources.
''We were awarded an access to capital grant of €1.2million from the Department of Arts, Sports and Tourism in 2007. We then had to secure matched funding. We got an anonymous private donation, and the remaining amount came from ourselves," she said.
"Building work will commence on the site on July 6.The cinema will remain open for the duration of the project. We will be open throughout the summer in the evenings and all weekend. The build work will be revealed in stages and finally complete by the end of October," said Glennie.
The IFI's most recent published accounts, for the 12 months of 2007, show turnover of €1.7 million. It employs 60 staff.
The IFI is preparing to host the 'Stranger than Fiction' documentary festival, which opens on June 18.
''There is a very strong programme of new international and Irish documentary films. The highlights include the Irish premiere of the Michael Moore-style corporate infiltration documentary, The Yes Men Fix The World," said Glennie. ''It will also mark the world premiere of a very interesting film called 'The Liberties' by young Irish film-makers, which looks at the history and key characters of Dublin's Liberties area."
Trusting open source
Sunday Business Post – Computers in Business Magazine – June 7th 2009
Ten popular commercial open source applications…
Alfresco is an open source enterprise content management system, which includes content management functionality, along with collaboration and interoperability tools, and a menu of services and training options. It is available in community (free) and enterprise (paid-for) versions.
Canonical / Ubuntu
Canonical is the commercial sponsor of Ubuntu, a communitybased operating system based on the original Linux open source OS. The company offers paid-for 24/7 support and professional services, engineering services, and hardware and software certification around the Ubuntu system, which itself is free to download and use.
JasperSoft's open source business intelligence suite includes reporting, analytics and integration tools for SMEs. It's available in either standalone or SaaS editions, and offered in community (free) and enterprise (paid-for) versions.
Liferay Portal is an enterprise open source portal framework, offering integrated web publishing and content management, an enterprise service bus and SOA for application integration, and compatibility with all major IT infrastructures. The standard edition can be downloaded free, the paid-for enterprise version comes with support, training and services.
Magento is an open source enterprise-grade eCommerce application for managing online stores, which includes marketing and catalogue management tools. The community version is free, while the paid-for version with extra functionality, services and support starts at $8,900.
MySQL is the world's most popular open source database. It's free to download and use, and many companies (including Sun, which ownsMySQL) offer a range of paid-for support and services – Sun's MySQL Enterprise Server and Production Support product costs $599.
Onepoint's open source project management software integrates project planning, controlling, monitoring and reporting into a single web 2.0-based project leadership software solution for project-oriented companies. Onepoint Project 8.1 for a single user costs €149, while five-user versions cost €1,499. Meanwhile, larger enterprise solutions are costed on a peruser basis.
Openbravo is a fully functional open source integrated web-based open source enterprise resource management (ERP) system, with procurement, financial, reporting, sales and project management and many other modules. SME users pay €1,500 plus €400-€500 per concurrent user, while the enterprise edition costs €500-€700 per concurrent user.
Red Hat
Red Hat provides Linuxbased operating system software along with applications, management, and middleware solutions.The basic subscription to Red Hat Enterprise Linux costs $349 and offerings range up to the premium Subscription (24/7 phone support, web support, unlimited incidents) at $2,499.
Sugar CRM
Sugar CRM is the world's largest provider of commercial open source customer relationship management (CRM) software. Sugar Express costs $499 for one to five users, while the Sugar Enterprise edition is $600 per user.
This list was a panel for a longer piece I wrote for CIB looking at the increasing availability of business-ready open source applications. Read the article on the Sunday Business Post website by clicking here.


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|Children's Monitor Online
A Public Policy Update from the Child Welfare League of America
Vol. 22, Issue 3: 1/20/2009
Congratulations President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden
Recovery Package Likely to Be $825 Billion
Bond, Murray, Clinton Introduce Home Visiting, School Readiness Bills
CHIP Passes Full House, Considered by Senate Finance Committee
Fostering Connections to Success Could Bring Dollars to States
Committees Take Shape
Confirmations Continue
New Administration, New Capitol Visitors Center: Take a Round Trip Bus Ride to Capitol Hill on Advocacy Day
On the Line with CWLA, Speaking for America's Children
CWLA Legislative Alerts Available to Subscribers
Key Upcoming Dates for Congress
Congratulations President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden
CWLA extends congratulations and best wishes to Barack Obama, the 44th President of the United States, and Joseph Biden, the 47th Vice President of United States, on the occasion of the 56th Inaugural of the President and Vice President of the United States.
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Recovery Package Likely to Be $825 Billion
On January 15, Congressional leaders released details of the economic recovery package they hope to pass by the scheduled Presidents Day recess in mid-February. Total cost is likely to reach $825 billion when tax reductions of $275 billion are added to $550 billion in spending proposals.
The plan as outlined by House Appropriations Chair David Obey (D-WI), is spread out over two years, with relief provided in a range of programs, including Medicaid, child care, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), and education. Relief would include extending unemployment compensation, extending health coverage to unemployed workers though either Medicaid or COBRA coverage, expanded eligibility for food stamps, and a variety of other supports from housing assistance to job training. At press time, the House Ways and Means Committee had not laid out how the tax reductions would be carried out.
The package would provide $87 billion in federal money to state-run Medicaid programs. This temporary adjustment to the federal match, or FMAP, would increase reimbursement to all states by 4.8% through the end of FY 2010. Education would receive a big boost, with $20 billion for school construction, $13 billion for IDEA special education, $13 billion for Title I K-12 programs, and more than $15 billion for higher education. The package also includes $2 billion for child care, $2.1 billion for Head Start, and $2.5 billion for TANF.
The package also includes several investments to infrastructure. One of the biggest is $30 billion for highway and bridge construction projects, more than $10 billion for mass transit, and proposals for weatherization and other improvements to buildings, all of which are intended keep workers in their jobs or create new jobs on ready-to-go construction projects.
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Bond, Murray, Clinton Introduce Home Visiting, School Readiness Bills
On January 15, Senators Christopher Bond (R-MO), Patty Murray (D-WA), and Hillary Clinton (D-NY) introduced the Education Begins at Home Act and the Ready to Learn Act. This bipartisan effort to provide America's children with the tools they need to thrive and begin the process of learning is key to ensuring their success. Studies show that children who attend quality pre-K programs are less likely to be held back a grade or need special education and more likely to graduate from high school. Providing critical education and family support--key components of both programs--ensures better results.
The bills would help strengthen America's children and families. The Education Begins at Home Act includes for the first time a significant federal investment in at-risk parents through nurse-facilitated home-visiting programs. The bill establishes the first-ever dedicated federal funding to support parents as educators at the state and local levels.
The Ready to Learn Act would help prepare children for kindergarten by providing funding for states through a competitive process to establish and administer voluntary preschool programs, while allowing governors to build on existing early childhood systems, including schools, child care providers, Head Start programs, or other community providers of pre-K programs.
Before their Senate careers, all three Senators witnessed the benefits of family strengthening and school-readiness programs, and they have long-standing commitments to these issues. President Obama and Vice President Biden were cosponsors of the original Education Begins at Home Act when they served in the Senate.
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CHIP Passes Full House, Considered by Senate Finance Committee
On January 14, the House passed a bill to reauthorize the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) by a vote of 289-139. SCHIP provides health coverage to millions of children whose families earn too much to qualify for Medicaid but do not have access to private coverage.
In 2007, Congress passed two compromise bills that would have reauthorized and strengthened SCHIP, but President Bush vetoed both. As a result of this gridlock, SCHIP was extended through March 31, 2009, with sufficient funding to maintain current enrollment and avoid shortfalls (P.L. 110-173).
The bill the House passed last week (H.R. 2) is very similar to 2007's H.R. 976. Like that legislation, H.R. 2 would provide sufficient funding to insure approximately 4 million additional children who are currently uninsured. It also guarantees dental coverage and mental health parity for SCHIP enrollees, strengthens the program's financing structure to ensure greater stability for the state-run programs, offers grants for outreach activities, and begins a new child health quality initiative. A significant change and improvement from H.R. 976 is that the new bill would eliminate the five-year waiting period for legal immigrant children and pregnant women, granting this population immediate access to much-needed health care through Medicaid and SCHIP.
On January 15, the Senate Finance Committee, which has jurisdiction over the SCHIP, marked up and passed its legislation reauthorizing the program. Like the House bill, it would cover approximately 4 million children who are currently uninsured and would include many of the same policy improvements, including a better aligned financing structure and pediatric quality measures. The Senate Finance chair's original mark did not address the issue of legal immigrant children and pregnant women, but an amendment was offered and passed during mark up that would give states the option to eliminate the five-year waiting period this population currently faces for Medicaid and SCHIP services. Some differences also exist between the House's and Senate's means of paying for the legislation; these will have to be resolved in conference.
With President Obama having signaled strong support for reauthorization and expansion of SCHIP, many, including CWLA, hope SCHIP reauthorization will be an early victory, setting the stage for health reform and further advances to children's mental and physical health care.
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Fostering Connections to Success Could Bring Dollars to States
Before Congress could pass the Fostering Connections to Success Act (P.L.110-351), the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) had to conduct a budget "score" or calculation of what the bill would cost and how much the budget saving portions of the bill would generate to make the bill cost neutral. Although CBO has a complex model for determining how much legislation will cost, the bottom line is that when the adoption delink is fully phased in over 10 years, the new law is expected to provide nearly a half billion more a year in federal adoption assistance funding.
When the option to extend foster care to age 21 is fully implemented by states, CBO projections for year 7 are that the law will provide $111 million a year in new federal funds. By year 10, states and tribes are expected to draw down approximately $737 million a year in additional federal funding. These costs, according to CBO scoring, are to be fully offset in part by states' use of the kinship guardianship option. CBO concluded the kinship guardianship option would result in savings because children would be shifted out of more-costly foster care placements.
CBO also calculated the education provisions may generate savings, should children not be able to meet the law's education requirements. The third item that offsets the cost is a change in the way federal operating funds are invested.
In part, CBO calculates the cost of these changes based on models that assume how much the new provisions will be used by states. The option to extend foster care to 21 possibly could provide states with more funding, depending on how quickly states take this option. Provisions such as expanding Title IV-E training funds to private agencies, which is expected to provide states with an additional $54 million a year, could provide more if states use the funds extensively. Likewise, states could see more funds if they are generous in their support for kinship families and are very successful in reaching the required education requirements for Title IV-E eligible children.
As is the case in almost all child welfare programs, the federal funds are not "free" and do require states to spend some funds. Although states are facing budget crises that could hinder their use of these new federal funds, the strategic use of these new federal dollars could help hard-pressed state budgets. For example, a state using state funds to cover the cost of kinship care might be able to use those same dollars as a match to bring in new federal dollars.
If part of a state's foster care population includes children being cared for by relatives, it is in a child's best interest that he or she not be reunited with his or her parents, and adoption is not appropriate, that state may be able to create a new guardianship program. This would allow the state to change the focus and support for that child and family from one of court oversight to support as a kinship family.
If a state has a number of private agencies paying the cost of training for child welfare workers in their agencies, new alliances and work between the state child welfare agency and private agencies could both leverage more federal dollars for training and create more training opportunities and cost savings for the state.
The Title IV-E program reimburses states at the same rate as Medicaid--the Federal Medical Assistance Program or FMAP rate. Some states, such as California or New York, receive a 50% federal match. A state with a 50% match will receive one federal dollar for every qualifying state dollar spent. On the other end of the fiscal spectrum is Mississippi, which receives a match of 75%, which means that for every state dollar spent, three federal dollars are provided for qualifying services. You can read the CBO score on our website.
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Committees Take Shape
Committee assignments are taking shape in the House and Senate, although Senate decisions have been slowed by the uncertainty of the body's final makeup. On the House side, many of the committee assignments are waiting for formal approval.
In both houses, the election has caused a great deal of change. With Democrats increasing their numbers in both the House and Senate, the ratio between Democrats and Republicans on each committee is altered. Senate Democrats likely will have a three-vote majority on most committees; in the last Congress, they had a one-vote majority. Senate committee assignments also have been affected by the fact that a record four members are leaving for the new administration: Barack Obama (D-IL), Joe Biden (D-DE), Hillary Clinton (D-NY), and Ken Salazar (D-CO).
On the critical Senate Finance Committee, Democrats have announced three new members: Senators Bill Nelson (D-FL), Robert Mendez (D-NJ), and Thomas Carper (D-DE). The Democratic majority was increased by two, from 11 to 13 seats, with a single vacancy created when Salazar was appointed Interior Secretary. Senate Republicans have not announced their choices, but will keep the 10 slots they had last Congress. The Republicans have two vacancies to fill, with the election year losses of Senators Gordon Smith (R-OR) and John Sununu (R-NH).
The Senate Health, Education, Pensions, and Labor (HELP) Committee will have four new members: Senator Robert Casey (D-PA), new Senators Kay Hagan (D-NC) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR), and one to be determined. The HELP Committee lost two Democratic Senators: Obama and Clinton. The Republicans will have one vacancy with the departure of Senator Wayne Allard (R-CO).
In the House, the ratio of Democrats to Republicans is roughly 60% on most committees. The most significant changes took place in the important Ways and Means Committee, where six Republicans did not run again and two additional members lost their bids for reelection. The key Ways and Means Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support will be dramatically different, with Democrats increasing their overall numbers by one, for a total of nine Democrats. The new members joining Subcommittee Chair Jim McDermott (D-WA) are Representatives Danny Davis (D-IL) and, returning after being off last session, Sander Levin (D-MI). Leaving the subcommittee is Representative Michael McNulty (D-NY).
On the Republican side, all five members are new to the subcommittee: Representatives John Linder (GA), Charles Boustany (LA), Dean Heller (NV), Peter Roskam (IL), and Patrick Tiberi (OH). Republicans no longer on the subcommittee include Jerry Weller (IL, retired), Phil English (PA, defeated), Jon Porter (NV, defeated), and two who have taken different assignments, David Camp (MI) and Wally Herger (CA).
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Confirmations Continue
The Senate is busy moving on the cabinet hearing process, but the Senate Finance Committee will not get to the nomination of Tom Daschle for the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) until sometime this week. The HHS designee goes before two committees, the HELP Committee, which held a hearing January 8, and Finance. The Finance Committee has two immediate appointments to oversee HHS and Treasury, but also is handling significant portions of the economic recovery package and SCHIP reauthorization.
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New Administration, New Capitol Visitors Center: Take a Round Trip Bus Ride to Capitol Hill on Advocacy Day
By popular demand, CWLA will again offer round trip bus rides to Capitol Hill on Advocacy Day--February 24. CWLA's National Conference, Children 2009: Children Today...America's Future, February 23-25, will provide attendees with one of the first opportunities to come to Washington under President Obama and the new 111th Congress. This will be the first Advocacy Day since the opening of the new Capitol Hill Visitors Center.
CWLA members and other conference participants are strongly encouraged to go to Capitol Hill on Tuesday February 24 to talk to their members of Congress and ask them to support the call for the White House Conference on Children and Youth. Advocacy Day is also a wonderful opportunity for CWLA members to talk to their elected officials about the challenges in their state budgets and their effect on children and families.
This will be an energizing conference and one of the most important advocacy events for child welfare in 2009. Register online.
For more information about Advocacy Day, email Cristina Fahrenthold at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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On the Line with CWLA, Speaking for America's Children
On the Line with CWLA is a thought-provoking, interactive radio program focusing on subjects, stories, and strategies of special interest to child welfare policymakers, providers, and practitioners. The program, devoted solely to the welfare of America's vulnerable children, features a forum where numerous points of view and voices of experience within the child welfare universe can be heard.
The live program, hosted by broadcasting veteran Tony Regusters, is a production of CWLA that will provide a platform for CWLA member organizations, their staffs, its partners, and concerned citizens in the national community to share ideas and thoughts about critical issues that affect child welfare agencies, vulnerable children and teens, and their families.
The weekly subject-oriented, solutions-driven program will broadcast Wednesdays, 2:00-2:30 pm ET and feature indepth, timely discussions with leading child welfare experts, agents, and advocates; leadership and representatives from CWLA's member agencies; and local and national political figures working to improve child welfare and give a voice to child welfare professionals, providers, and practitioners nationwide.
Programming schedule subject to change.
This Week's Show
Wednesday, January 21
The Integration of Child Welfare and Mental Health Services for Foster Youth
Coming Shows
Wednesday, January 28
The Resilience of Youth
February 4
The American Academy Of Pediatrics' Task Force on Foster Care
February 11
The Link Between Juvenile Justice & Child Welfare: The Child Welfare/Juvenile Justice Systems Integration Initiative
February 18
A Conversation with Judge Lynn Toler, author of My Mother's Rules: A Practical Guide to Becoming an Emotional Genius
February 25
On Location at CWLA's National Conference, Children Today...American's Future
For more information on the show, visit www.cwla.org/newsevents/cwlaradio.htm.
On the Line with CWLA is a production of the Child Welfare League of America, Arlington, Virginia. Programming schedule subject to change.
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N.C. States football team added a quarterback and lost one on Thursday.
Pete Thomas, who started for two seasons at Colorado State, will transfer to N.C. State while recruit James Summers, from Greensboro Page, has switched his commitment to the University of North Carolina.
Thomas timing works out well for the Wolfpacks quarterback situation, post-Mike Glennon. Under NCAA rules, Thomas has to sit out the 2012 season, which will be Glennons last. Thomas, whos built like Glennon at 6-5 and 225 pounds, will then have two seasons to play for the Wolfpack.
I think its a great fit, Thomas said Thursday. Ill have a chance to learn from Mike.
Thomas started 21 games in two seasons for the Rams, throwing for 4,269 yards with 18 touchdowns and 21 interceptions. When CSU fired coach Steve Fairchild, Thomas left the school and started looking for a new program. A native of El Cajon, Calif., he was recruited by N.C. State out of high school but originally chose Arizona State before going to Colorado State.
It was always a place I liked, Thomas said of N.C. State.
Summers quarterbacked Greensboro Page past Garner in the state 4AA football championship in December.
At 6-foot-3, 205 pounds, Summers showed his versatility in Pages 35-21 victory over Garner. He completed 11 of 16 passes for 131 yards and two touchdowns. He rushed 14 times for 116 yards, including a key 55-yard run after Garner had pulled to within 21-14 in the third quarter. Summers even intercepted a pass in the title game.
For the season, Summers completed 93 of 186 passes for 1,506 yards, 20 TDs and 11 interceptions. He also rushed for 1,632 yards and 22 TDs on 185 carries while leading Page to a 15-0 overall record.
Chad Simmons, the regional manager of football recruiting in the Southeast for scout.com, called Summers decision to switch schools huge.
Any time a staff can come in and target and take away one of the top recruits from its rival, it is really big, Simmons said. You play those guys every year, and this is something that can make a difference for four or five years.
Mike Farrell, the national recruiting analyst for rivals.com, said there were very few difference-makers on the recruiting trail in the state of North Carolina, but that Summers is one.
He is a terrific fit for the system that Carolina will run, Farrell said. North Carolina had not recruited that well this year, and Summers really helps the class.
Its the second quarterback recruit who switched to UNC and new coach Larry Fedora this month. Fedora earlier got a committed from Kanler Coker of Flowery Branch, Ga.. Coker previously had committed to East Carolina.
Summers verbal commitment is not binding on the school or the player. Players may sign binding national letters of intent on Wednesday, Feb. 1.
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Editor's note: The following Foxborough Teaching and Learning Highlight was submitted by Assistant Superintendent of Schools Amy Berdos.
Students at the Ahern Middle School most likely will not forget how to calculate density thanks to the creative and engaging instruction of their grade 8 science teachers, Ms. Diane McDonough and Ms. Tara Tetreault, also known as the 'dynamic duo.'
The energy and efforts that teachers do every day in classrooms were this week's Teaching and Learning Highlight around Foxborough Public Schools. The way these two middle school teachers go about reaching kids is fun and entertaining as demonstrated through one of the videos they created and shared to help students better understand the concept of density.
(Watch the music video in the photo gallery above).
"Call it Density," is the second video they have created for the purpose of introducing a new science concept. Complete with props and singing a catchy tune, the two teachers illustrated how density is measured reiterating that the "math is easy ..."
Students find the videos engaging and fun, Ms. McDonough explained, saying the students are finding the videos not only educational but helpful as measured by class quizzes and their request to have the videos shared online.
The video is a great way to capture students' interest, develop a topic, and provide a good introduction to the work students will do throughout the course of study.
Following the viewing of the video, Ms. McDonough also showed students using Vernier probes to capture and graph minimum and maximum temperatures. The video and hands on learning with the probes are just two of the many technologies available to support student learning.
Superintendent of Schools Debra Spinelli said these two teachers illustrate the lengths that our teachers will go to help students remember, understand and love science.


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Party Dresses: Get It Right!
We love to shop for party dresses because they are the most fun. The only difficulty we face is choosing one because there is such a vast majority of styles and designs available that deciding on one can be a nightmare. It's never an easy decision for us girls to make when choosing these dresses because we see everything and we want everything!
Of course a party could be anything; it could be a birthday party, a house party, a Christmas party a New Year's party or maybe even a dinner party. There are so many different kinds of parties so before we decide on what to wear, we must discover what kind of party it actually is.
Let's match the dresses to the parties to give us some idea of what is suitable attire for specific events.
Themed parties are always enjoyable especially when it's the theme of a different decade. It could be a fancy dress party which allows you to be as adventurous as you like and you may like to try party dresses that will help create the look of a pop star or celebrity. 80's parties are extremely fun and we get the chance to dress up without taking it all too seriously. For great 80's style party's you could opt for dresses that have big bows and ruffles, particularly ruffled Ra Ra skirts. You may even like to try long sleeved bodycon dresses that have shoulder pads as 80's is all about being big and bold. Once you accessorise with big back combed hair and bright makeup you can easily pull the whole 80's look together. Another favourite party theme is 50's Think 'Greece' and chose dresses that have full skirts with layering of fabric or netting underskirts. The bigger the better! For 50's print opt for polka dots or vintage taffeta designs.
Christening and wedding party dresses are usually semi-formal. For these types of party's dresses in softer shades and delicate designs offer a sophisticated smart approach. Strappy cocktail length dresses work well or you could try a shift dress. Fitted dresses also look smart but try not to wear anything that is too tight.
Birthday parties could be anything. Is it a children's Party? Sweet 16? Or a 21st birthday or older? Also is it a daytime party or evening? For daytime party dresses maxi dresses are always a good choice, they offer a stylish casual look. If the party is for evening wear then you can go for something that is more dazzling. Evening birthday party dresses can shorter if u like or heavily embellished, sequinned, backless, one shouldered or bustier. The choice is simply yours!
Nowadays girls like to go all out for proms and graduations. Check out the wedding section of the department stores to find something big and fabulous otherwise you could go glamorous party dresses in silk or satin fabric. Chrystal embellishments look great and will stand out making you look a million dollars.
Boat parties are a party that we don't see often but has become increasingly popular over the years. As much as we like the idea of a boat party the only downfall is that it can be quite chilly! Go for party dresses with long sleeves on cooler nights or layer up your party dresses with a stylish shrug or nicely fitted blazers and jackets.
Fundraising events hold parties to raise money for a specific cause. Focus on the cause and dress accordingly. Pin point colours that are often associated with the cause and opt for a suitable party dress to promote this. It's always a good choice to showcase your support to the cause by making the effort to dress in a compassionate manner.
Dinner parties are usually held at home, they are associated with eating and you are more than likely going to be sitting down all evening so it is very important to consider comfort here. You want to be able to sit comfortably in your party dresses all evening and have room in them for full a stomach. Go for stretch fabrics that allow you to do so. Maxi part dresses are another good choice and so are party puffball dresses because they are loose around the stomach area and also they hide Tums, especially full and bloated Tums.
Pool and beach parties are fun summer parties. Glam up your swim wear with beautifully embroidered Kaftans. Any summer holiday dress you may have could also be suitable but if the pool party is at night go for party maxi dresses or Tiered chiffon designs.
A dance or a dinner dance is an excuse to put on your best. Usually classed as formal occasions it's a good idea to wear long elegant part dresses or gowns that are either full-length or floor-length. For ultimate glamour you could opt for fabulous velvet or satin fabrics in rich shades of purples, blues or classic black. If the occasion is white tie, women should dress in an elegant and demure manner.
Maybe the party is at a nightclub? If so then you can wear any clubbing dress that like unless the night is themed. Sometimes clubs do a themed coloured night like a white dress night or it could be a foam party. I wouldn't recommend wearing your best dress to a foam party though as you are more than likely going to end up wet so instead light fabrics that will dry easily are safer options or dig out your summer dresses for suitable foam party dresses.
I think we can safely say that we addressed most parties, well the most popular ones anyway! Other parties not mentioned above will more than likely fit into at least one of the above categories and so finding a perfect party dress doesn't have to be such a daunting task after all. Remember that styling and accessorising is just as important as the party dress when creating looks. You may find that a dress you already own can be styled in many different ways to enable it to be versatile.


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Cellar/Tasting Notes "Wonderful aromas of freshly sliced coastal rosemary and currants follow through to a full body, with integrated tannins and a fine finish. This shows so much finesse and beauty. But there is a solid backbone of tannins and length. Reminds me of some of the underrated Sass of the 1980s such as..
Cellar/Tasting Notes Tiny yields, malolactic in barrel, aging on its lees and no fining or filtration produced an exotic, full-throttle St.-Emilion boasting an explosive nose of blueberry pie, lead pencil shavings, black truffles, camphor, incense and toasty oak. Made in a borderline extreme style, the wine is..
Cellar/Tasting Notes "The dark ruby/purple-hued 2009 Pavillon Rouge de Chateau Margaux offers a big, sweet kiss of spring flowers intermixed with blueberries and blackberries, a silky texture, and a dense, concentrated, but seamless mouthfeel. This glorious wine should drink well for 20 or more years. (Tasted once.)"
Cellar/Tasting Notes "One of the stars of the vintage, this deep plum/ruby-tinged 2007 offers a big, sweet kiss of black cherries, blackberries, licorice, and earth. Round, generous, and medium-bodied with an intensity of flavor and silkiness that are endearing, it should drink nicely for a decade or more."
Cellar/Tasting Notes "Planted in pure limestone above Gerard Perse's other famous vineyard/terroir, Chateau Pavie, this 10-acre site's vines average 47 years of age. Fashioned from remarkably low yields, this blend of 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc is a powerful, dense, tannic wine that will require considerable..
Cellar/Tasting Notes "Gerard Perse's tiny vineyard was cropped at 26 hectoliters per hectare, and the final blend was 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc (14.5% alcohol). It boasts great intensity, a dense purple color, and beautiful aromas of sweet mulberries, black cherries, cedar, crushed rocks, and white chocolate as..
Cellar/Tasting Notes "A solidly structured wine, filled with fig, bitter coffee, spice and wood over a firm structure of tannins. The freshness is quite intense, but the ripe fruit is vivid with layered acidity and new wood. This is a serious wine, for aging."
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For those who are unaware of the SuperEnalotto, it is an Italian lottery that has been creating winners for well over a decade. Draws started at this Italian based lotto back on December 3rd, 1997. Since that time players have been given the opportunity, twice a week, to become millionaires thanks to this game. Draws happen on every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday and those who play this lotto are participating in what are generally considered some of the world's biggest jackpots.
Winning this lottery is a very straightforward proposition. A player will choose a total of six numbers (these numbers will fall between 1 and 90). A player whose six numbers match the ones drawn, wins the top prize. Players who have matched three or more numbers will also win cash, but obviously not as much.
With that said, there are spins on the game that make it a bit more interesting. For example, players may also select a "Jolly" number. If player matches five out six of the numbers drawn, but also matches the drawn "Jolly" number, then they win a prize that is greater than if they had just matched the five winning numbers. There is also a "SuperStar" number that players can pay a bit extra to add to their ticket. This number will multiply the winnings of tickets that have matched three, four, or five numbers. Those who have matched only one or two numbers, but have managed to get the SuperStar number as well, their losing ticket becomes a winner.
Until just recently, conventional wisdom suggested that only those who lived within the Italian borders would be able to participate in this fun and lucrative lottery. Some things have changed over the years, and now players from all over the world can play for prizes that have occasionally gone over €100,000,000. A few years back, TheLotter.com came into existence. Lottery fans can use this service to participate in lotteries from across the globe and monitor their progress. In short, somebody who lives in Buenos Aires, Argentina can have the opportunity to win millions of Euros in the SuperEnalotto by logging in to TheLotter.com, and using their service to participate in this popular lotto.


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IT superhero No. 3: Dr. Kludge
Superpower: Quick and dirty fixes
"The dirty little secret of many acts of IT heroism is that the hero hacked the solution," says Innovator's Lowe. Instead of doing it by the book, this hero plugs a patch into the code to get it working right now.
Lowe recently consulted with a company whose dev team inherited a 100-line script to control document display. The script was a hack from day one, but fixing it was never a priority. "Every time a new machine came online, its IP address got hard-coded into the script," he says, "so the script gradually grew to over 800 lines. It's unmaintainable and will have to be redone eventually."
Production systems are particularly susceptible to this sort of hacking, Lowe says, because when the software fails, productivity stops, which costs the company money by the minute.
"That script is now 800 lines of special cases and hard coding with no comments," he says. "It's unmaintainable and has to be redone."
The danger with this kind of hero is that the technical debt you build up via short-term fixes eventually catches up to you, Lowe says.
"In some environments you spend every day putting out fires," he says. "You try to reach a point of stability but it never comes, because the fire you put out last month is causing a new fire this month."
IT superhero No. 4: The Iceman
Superpower: Performance under pressure
It doesn't always take extraordinary intuition or superhuman dedication to make an IT hero. Sometimes the circumstances demand you rise to the occasion.
In 2006, independent IT consultant Jason Wisdom took a consulting gig with the insurance division of a large bank that needed to update its legacy mainframe accounting package to generate new types of reports. Naturally, the bank's CFO wanted the solution done as cheaply and quickly as possible.
Prior to hiring Wisdom, the bank's tech team dove in and started coding. After a couple of months, they hit an impasse. Meeting after meeting passed and nothing got done. Even after they brought Wisdom on board to help come up with a strategy, the team argued for weeks about whether to scrap everything and start over.
"Sitting in those meetings was starting to give me a headache," Wisdom says. "So I finally said, 'Give me a day, let me see what I can do,' and I left to work on the problem. That afternoon they were still talking, but I had the solution."
Donning his "calculus hat," Wisdom reverse-engineered several formulas from the mainframe system, then tested them with sample data to make sure they gave the correct results.
"It was the perfect combination of pressure to get things done quickly, the freedom to do what I wanted to do, and four or five people really hoping I would come through because it was more than just my job on the line," he adds.
The problem? The company wanted the solution to be cheap and fast, but still expected it to be good. Eventually it was good, says Wisdom, but at that point it was neither cheap nor fast.
Here is where an IT department rife with Icemen can turn overconfidence into projects all too often overbudget.
"The amount of rework required drove the total cost of the project far higher than it would have been had they done things properly from the start," he says. "What they should have done is hire a business analyst, technical lead, another developer, and a database administrator. Instead they wanted one person who could do all that. They were being cheap."


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The published research literature demonstrating the ability of HIS and UCD to improve patient and health care system processes and outcomes has been mixed. For example, Chaudry et al. (2006) in his systematic review of the health informatics literature found that HIS in conjunction with varying devices: (a) improved physician use of guidelines, (b) monitoring and surveillance of patient disease, and (c) decreased medication error rates (but only in healthcare organizations where home grown systems were being used). There were no proven improvements in the quality of patient care associated with the use of commercial HIS. As well, Chaudry and colleagues found that research on the cost-effectiveness of HIS/UCDs was limited and the findings that had been published in the literature were inconclusive. Eslami and colleagues in their 2007 and 2008 systematic reviews of the literature had similar findings. Eslami et al. (2007; 2008) found that implementing a computerized physician order system (i.e. the ordering of medications via computer) increased physician adherence to guidelines in outpatient settings, but that there was a lack of evidence to support the system's ability to improve patient safety and reduce the costs of providing patient care in outpatient care settings. Lastly, Ammenwerth et al. in her 2008 systematic review found that HIS/UCD may reduce the risk of medical errors when used by physicians, but at the same time acknowledged there is a need for more research in this area as the quality of the studies published to date are variable.
Other researchers found that some types of HIS and UCD may facilitate medical errors (e.g. Koppel et al. 2005). Koppel et al. (2005) found HIS system features and methods of implementing could facilitate medical errors in real-world settings if not de signed and implemented properly. Kushniruk et al. (2005) suggested the interaction between HIS and UCD (i.e. handheld devices) could potentially lead to technology-induced errors (e.g. where interface design features may induce users to unknowingly prescribe medications incorrectly and UCD features may influence decision making). Lastly, Schulman et. al. (2005) found that while some types of errors were reduced by HIS, new types of errors were also introduced or emerged with the introduction of the technology. This has lead some researchers (e.g. Borycki & Kushniruk, 2008; Koppel & Kreda, 2009) and healthcare organizations (e.g. The Joint Commission for Health Care Quality, 2008) to suggest there is a need to exercise caution and apply rigorous evaluation when implementing HIS and UCD in healthcare organizations. In response to these suggestions researchers have begun to call for the evaluation of differing constellations of HIS and UCD cognitive-socio-technical fit to prevent medical errors involving patients and health professionals from occurring (Borycki & Kushniruk, 2005; Borycki et al., 2009a). As Berg (1999), Kushniruk et al. (1992) and Koppel et al. (2005) suggest improving this fit may reduce the likelihood of unintended consequences.


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Firefox 3.6.2 Priority Release Fixes Vulnerability
To fix a security vulnerability in the previous release, Firefox developers have issued an early follow-up version 3.6.2 for immediate implementation.
The release was originally planned for March 30, but the urgency of the fix for the multiple vulnerability gave the Firefox update a priority for an earlier availability.
Firefox 3.6 users will get the fix update via the built-in mechanism over the next 24 to 48 hours. Linux distros will also be distributing new packages. Updates are also recommended for versions 3 and 3.5 users, who can download 3.6.2 from their browsers. The release notes provide further details.
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New Attack Targets Wireless Logins
A first cousin of the recent Heartbleed attack affects EAP-based wireless and peer-to-peer authentication.
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Lookout Pass attracts record number of skiers, snowboarders
WINTER SPORTS — With 10 operating days left in the season, Lookout Pass Ski and Rereation Area announced today that it's already set a record for skier/snowboarder visits.
Lookout CEO Phil Edholm says the resort logged a total of 64,450 visits as of Sunday, topping the record of 64,291 visits set last season.
Here's the schedule for the rest of the season at Lookout Pass:
- March 28-April 1
- April 4-7
- Last day of operation, Saturday, April 13.
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I saw this article in Future of BioPharma (PharmaTimes). Sandoz' Omnitrope is the 1st biosimilar to be recommended for use by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence on the National Health Service.
Omnitrope is a follow on biologic to Pfizer's Genotropin (somatotropin) and the first biosimilar to gain approval in Europe to treat growth problems in children.


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I'm sick of the recent round of Steven Spielberg-bashing over "The Color Purple" ("Seeing Red Over 'Purple,' " Outtakes, Dec. 22).
Why are critics questioning his motives in making this movie? I didn't see anyone scrutinize Richard Attenborough's reasons for filming "Gandhi." Now, there's a noble and prestigious picture that was begging for Academy Awards.