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Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago Public Schools (CPS) CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett announced that for the first time, every CPS school will offer full-day kindergarten starting next school year. Mayor Emanuel and CPS CEO Byrd-Bennett are now ensuring that all incoming students have access to full-day kindergarten by making it a budget priority. This $15 million investment builds upon CEO Byrd-Bennett and Mayor Emanuel's commitment to support high-quality early childhood education as a vital and integral part of providing every student with the education they deserve to excel.
Children who attend a quality, full-day kindergarten demonstrate notable academic advantages in later years over students who did not, including more independent learning, classroom involvement and productivity. However, Illinois school districts are not required to fund full-day kindergarten.
Over the past two years CPS has steadily expanded access to full-day kindergarten, adding 6,000 additional seats in last school year alone, bringing the total number of students with access to full-day kindergarten up to 26,500. But with this change, CPS will move from guaranteeing only a half-day kindergarten in elementary schools to guaranteeing a full-day for the approximately 30,700 children entering CPS each year.
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How to Plan for Long Term Healing
Written by Ben Cecil,
in Section Featured Articles
If a teen suffered a broken bone or torn ligament, treatment recommendations might include surgery as well as a period of physical therapy to speed healing and minimize the risk of re-injury. His surgery isn't a cure, rather the first big step of treatment. Physical therapy is the unsung hero, providing consistent and regular practice and exercise with plenty of support.
Likewise, treatment for a teen's mental, behavioral or substance use issues isn't the cure, but rather the first major step towards healing.
The chaos of a teen struggling with mental health, behavioral health or substance use eclipses everything and everyone else in his family.
It's normal for parents to feel stressed, exhausted, and overwrought and for other children to act out. The result is a home where emotions run hot, feelings get hurt easily, resentments brew, and family members feel isolated from one another. There's a lot on the line, and for many families, their sanity depends on their teen finding sustainable recovery.
Treatment at Family First Adolescent Services is a safe, supportive and supervised environment for teens. With a 2:1 client to staff ratio, there's always someone available for a teen to talk to and work through issues with. We maintain a rigorous schedule of individual and group therapy, as well as an educational program and experiential excursions; teens simply don't have the opportunity to pull away and isolate.
Clients work with their primary therapist and alongside other youths to explore and address the issues that have caused suffering. Teens discover new ways of seeing themselves and their surroundings, of communicating with peers and adults, of expressing his emotions, and of setting boundaries.
Between our daily itineraries, specialized treatment, and expert staff, a teen in our care is constantly exposed to support. The new habits, attitudes and language we teach helps nurture a teen's sense self-worth, purpose and hopefulness. By the time he completes our program and is ready to move on, the change is palpable.
His parents no longer fear a defiant, hyper-emotional dervish steeped in crisis coming home to them because the family system has changed as well. Parents and their child have new ways of coping and expressing themselves. Home-life doesn't feel as chaotic as it did before treatment; much of the usual tension has dissipated and communication between family members is no longer overwhelming. Utilizing the tools that have been learned in extensive family therapy, a stable home can be maintained.
To a family that has spent months or years trapped in a cycle of chaos and hopelessness, treatment can seem like a miracle!
Newly out of treatment with all his recovery learnings fresh in his mind, a teen can coast along on his own, but not for long.
He may seem like he has things well in hand, so it's normal for him to want to stop seeing his therapist or attending his support group. And since there's no defiance in his voice, no aggression in his tone, and his grades have improved, it's normal for a parent to stop pushing him to go.
Without the continuous support of professionals, and opportunities to challenge and practice his new recovery behaviors in a safe space, a teen can lose touch with his new way of doing things and backslide into crisis and chaos once more.
Like a kid with a broken wrist, the initial surgery to stabilize his bones as they heal is vital. But a reset bone without a cast is delicate, vulnerable and likely to be re-injured—even if it looks fine. And once the cast comes off, it's important to attend physical therapy to rebuild strength, flexibility and range of motion—which is as much to reduce the risk of re-injury as it is to simply return to normal life and regular use.
A teenager who has been struggling with mental, behavioral or substance use issues will benefit from the intervention of treatment. An interruption of the cycle of chaos is an important element in identifying and changing problematic thoughts, feelings, and habits. But ongoing support is needed too.
We want our clients to return to their normal lives with sustainable changes that will support their long-term healing.
Our program helps teen boys change their perspectives and attitudes, and create healthy new habits and coping mechanisms, and continuing care provides a safe and supervised environment to practice these valuable new learnings. Clients benefit from having both independence and clinical support.
At Family First Adolescent Services, continuing care plans for the next steps after treatment, helping teens and their families transition back into the home environment. Our goal is to build a sustainable bridge between what he's learned in residential treatment and what he'll encounter in his real life once he returns home.
We achieve this by creating a plan in collaboration with the client and his family that's tailored to his unique circumstances, needs, goals and locale.
Continuing care should feel like an extension of his residential treatment and a blend with normal life.
Staying the course after treatment could include a referral to a therapeutic boarding school, an extended care program, an intensive outpatient program, or a therapist in your hometown, or encouragement to find a community-based support group and a sponsor if appropriate.
Each plan is as unique as the client it is created for. Through regular phone calls each week for the first month and each month for the next year, our team makes sure that the whole family is following the continuing care plan. If the client or his parent feels like something isn't working or isn't a good fit, we'll discuss how we can change the continuing care plan to something that's a better fit.
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When you think of the richest teams in the world, Derby County probably doesn't come to mind.
But in FIFA 18's Career Mode, the Championship club is up there with the very wealthiest in the world.
In fact, Derby boast the fourth largest transfer budget in the game – a cool £105.6m.
Only Man United (£148.9m), Man City (£132m) and PSG (£114.4m) have more.
Which means Derby's total transfer budget is bigger than Barcelona, Real Madrid, Monaco, Chelsea and other filthy rich clubs.
Theoretically you'll be able to attract some of the world's best players to play in the Championship to the midlands of England.
But why?
Well it's because their owner, Mel Morris, made approximately £500million from investing in the mobile app Candy Crush.
Career Mode has had a huge overhaul this year, with the addition of interactive transfer negotiations.
This allows you to take part in real-time talks with other club reps and agents.
These interactions are powered by the rejigged Frostbite engine – and while they don't feature audible dialogue, they've been very well received by fans.
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A solid foundation
Our first virtual event, held in May, was a huge success. We had 1,370 attendees logging in from 77 countries. Between them, they viewed more than 6,000 videos, downloaded more than 15,000 documents, and generated around 1,600 chat messages. We received a lot of positive feedback and made a lot of new contacts.
Building on that success, our second event brings you a wider variety of talks, covering topics both new and old, an expanded digital show floor, and the chance to speak with even more experts and peers from across the industry.
As before, we've organised the presentations into tracks based on those themes that are dominating the manufacturing conversation. But this time, we have three tracks to choose from:
Track 1: The Smart Machine Journey
Learn how using smart devices can help you capture data, make better decisions that increase productivity and optimise operational efficiencies. This track includes:
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Discover the latest developments in process control, cybersecurity and connected services. This track includes:
- New innovations in the Rockwell Automation Distributed Control System
- Cybersecurity for industrial automation control systems
- How Emulate3D can help today's manufacturers
- Meeting demands with flexible manufacturing
- How connected services help you solve critical manufacturing issues
Track 3 – The Digital Transformation Journey
Technologies like augmented reality (AR) and digital twin are creating new opportunities for people just like you to increase manufacturing performance by leveraging smart devices to expand operations. This track includes:
- Why AR is driving manufacturing transformation
- How digital twins can help build better systems
- Independent Cart Technology (ICT) solutions
- Using Thin Client Architecture to increase productivity
- Turning raw data into useful information
Making the most of it all
As before, the tracks are open, so you can choose what matters to you. Here's the full agenda, so you can decide how best to spend your time.
Following each talk, you'll have the opportunity to ask questions of the speaker and discuss the ideas presented. You'll also be able to catch up on those you've missed after the event, with everything recorded an available on demand.
In between sessions, there will be time to connect with peers from manufacturing and IT, operations and maintenance, to share best practices and apply what you learned. You can also explore the expanded show floor and visit digital booths to collect information and speak with the representatives there.
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Bringing training to refugees in a challenging learning environment
The University of MOI, Kenya and the Archimedes Institute of Hogeschool Utrecht took the challenge of providing Graduate- and Master-level education to refugee students in one of Africa's largest refugee camps.
A big challenge was to select a learning platform with a powerful and user-friendly interface that could support course-building by university teachers with little or no basic knowledge of online learning environments.
Making it more difficult, the training often occurred in places with limited internet and diminished electricity. So, the technical challenge was to make a great tool for online learning on handheld devices, and still provide inspiring and useful training to refugees in poor learning conditions.
The Eurekos LMS was selected because of the stability of its learning platform, easy content creation, and an experienced team that helped form the project and provided project management support throughout.
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Education and Certifications
Ph.D., Northeastern University (2015)
M.A., Stetson University (2007)
B.A., University of Florida (2003)
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ENG 1113: College Composition
ENG 1213 College Composition and Research
ENG 2303 English Cornerstone
ENG 2653 English Literature Since 1800
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Shun Kiang, Ph.D., is an assistant professor of English at UCO. Prior to joining UCO in 2018, Kiang was on the faculty at Case Western Reserve University, Stetson University and Bunker Hill Community College.
Kiang's research and teaching include Victorian and Edwardian literature, 20th- and 21st-century British literature, and contemporary Anglophone fiction, with emphases on the novel form, postcolonial thought, and eco-criticism.
Kiang's articles on friendship in Edwardian and 20th-century English fiction appeared in ARIEL: A Review of International English Literature and Creatural Fictions: Animal-Human Relations in Twentieth- and Twenty-First-Century Literature (ed. David Herman) in 2016; his article on Shih-Shu Ching's novel City of the Queen: A Novel of Colonial Hong Kong was published in The Global South in 2018. In 2019, his essay on H. G. Wells's The Island of Doctor Moreau appeared in the edited collection Victorian Environmental Nightmares (eds. Mazzeno and Morrison). Currently, he is at work on the Fall 2021 special issue of The Global South (topic: contextualizing the Anglophone novel), and an article on the Windrush generation in Sam Selvon's novels.
Born and raised in Hong Kong, he has spent significant amounts of time in Florida and Massachusetts, both homes away from home. On the weekend, he often frequents local coffee shops and noodle joints--ramen or pho--in Uptown and Midtown OKC.
His favorite author is E. M. Forster.
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Our resident cultural eagle Iris Vander Pluym could not help but note the scandalous unevenness in punishment meted out to Gen. Petraeus and Chelsea Manning. For one thing, one is a criminal—both in the narrow and broader sense of the term, as in Nuremberg-class war criminal. The other is not. And isn't the very essence of justice a question of proportions? Here's Iris' lashing, in two acts.
By Iris Vander Pluymp
Just shut the f*ck up already.
[CONTENT NOTE: excessive and probably unnecessary f-bombs.]
Some people really should just shut the fuck up.
First there's David Petraeus. After getting caught with his pants down* and being forced to resign as CIA Director, Petraeus has been a very, very busy conservative trying to reclaim some of his former glory. Petraeus is one of those smart conservatives—by far the most dangerous subspecies (think Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court John Roberts). Seriously, this d00d has a Ph.D. in International Relations from Princeton. Fuck.
In his glorious heyday, at the height of the worst foreign policy blunder in American history known as "the Iraq war," the mainstream press absolutely adored him. And because the mainstream press consists primarily of power worshiping sycophants instead of, you know,journalists, they made Petraeus into a god. For his part, Petraeus was a slick operator, a brilliant manipulator of the media in service to his own ends: he could always count on his dutiful servants in the press to never challenge his glaring omissions and distorted interpretations of reality. In fact, he was so good at not telling the truth to the media that pundits had him pegged as the next Republican presidential nominee, before the FBI hacked his email and revealed that he couldn't keep his peen in his pants. Alas, because he is a self-entitled narcissist (a.k.a. "conservative"), he did not care whether his self-glorifying media strategy would prove damaging to American policy, and ultimately to himself. You know what I always say: Live by the fucking media, die by fucking your biographer. There is always a reckoning, asshole.
"Because the mainstream press consists primarily of power worshiping sycophants instead of, you know,journalists, they made Petraeus into a god…"The Iraq war is and always was a total disaster in every way: strategically, politically, fiscally, morally, even environmentally. Any attempt to frame it as a victory—well, for anyone other than oil companies—should be revolting to anyone with a working memory of the last decade and a fucking conscience. And to defend it for the purpose of self-glorification? That is beyond despicable. And yet, much as we might wish him to just shut the fuck up already, here we find Petraeus in the pages of Foreign Policy, 'splaining just how awesome his personal Iraq war "surge" was, and yet sadly—now that he's no longer the Big Willy in charge—other people who are Not Him are ruining all the awesomeness:
How We Won in Iraq
And why all the hard-won gains of the surge are in grave danger of being lost today.
The news out of Iraq is, once again, exceedingly grim. The resurrection of al Qaeda in Iraq — which was on the ropes at the end of the surge in 2008 — has led to a substantial increase in ethno-sectarian terrorism in the Land of the Two Rivers. The civil war next door in Syria has complicated matters greatly, aiding the jihadists on both sides of the border and bringing greater Iranian involvement in Mesopotamia. And various actions by the Iraqi government have undermined the reconciliation initiatives of the surge that enabled the sense of Sunni Arab inclusion and contributed to the success of the venture. Moreover, those Iraqi government actions have also prompted prominent Sunnis to withdraw from the government and led the Sunni population to take to the streets in protest. As a result of all this, Iraqi politics are now mired in mistrust and dysfunction.
This is not a road that Iraqis had to travel.
I'll spare you the rest. It goes on and on like that for five. long. pages. But I do have some (FREE!) helpful suggestions Foreign Policy editors might wish to consider, if they (a) are interested in facts and not in rewriting history for the benefit of the worst U.S. administration ever, and/or (b) want people to do anything with their magazine other than scoop up dog shit with it.
How We Won in Iraq
[We did not win in Iraq.]
And why all the hard-won gains of the surge are in grave danger of being lost today.
[Translation: mah surge, it is Teh Awesome.]
The news out of Iraq is,
once againstill, exceedingly grim. The resurrection of al Qaeda in Iraq — which was on the ropes at the end of the surge in 2008 and which did not even exist there until the U.S. invasion — has led to a substantial increase in ethno-sectarian terrorism which also did not exist at anything near this level until the U.S. invasion in the Land of the Two Rivers. The civil war next door in Syria has complicated matters greatly, aiding the jihadists on both sides of the border and bringing greater Iranian involvement in Mesopotamia. [Those damn Iranians! What are they doing meddling in OUR Mesopotamia? Wait—which terrible terrorist jihadists are we supporting again?] And various actions by the Iraqi government have undermined the reconciliation initiatives of the surge that enabled the sense of Sunni Arab inclusion and contributed to the success of the venturetragic disaster of our own making. Moreover, those Iraqi government actions have also prompted prominent Sunnis to withdraw from the government and led the Sunni population to take to the streets in protest. [Iraqis: if there are protests in your streets, you are doin' democracy rong.] As a result of all this, Iraqi politics are now mired in mistrust and dysfunction. [Just like U.S. politics? MISSION ACCOMPLISHED.]
This is not a road that Iraqis had to travel. [Hahaha! Oh! Oww! Stop it! Stop! It hurts to laugh so hard!]
I guess Petraeus is counting on the Iraq war being a big part of his legacy.
Good. It should be.The next contender for shutting the fuck up is our old friend Dick Cheney. It seems Darth is on a new book tour, and he sat down for a self-promoting chat with one of his fellow Lizard People, Bill O'Reilly of Faux News.
O'REILLY: But what — right now, what do we — what do we get of Iraq for all of that blood and treasure? What do we get out of it?
CHENEY: What we gain and my concern was then and it remains today is that the biggest threat we face is the possibility of terrorist groups like al Qaeda equipped with weapons of mass destruction, with nukes, bugs or gas. That was the threat after 9/11 and when we took down Saddam Hussein we eliminated Iraq as a potential source of that.
That's right, people: by eliminating Saddam Hussein, an enemy of al Qaeda, which did not exist in Iraq until after the U.S. invasion, now we in the West can sleep like babies knowing that al Qaeda will not be attacking us with any WMD from Iraq. That Iraq didn't have in the first place. WHAT.
Hunter at Daily Kos quipped:
Whether Iraq actually had any weapons of mass destruction, you see, is beside the point. The point is that by invading them, unleashing a chaotic series of events that killed perhaps a half a million people or so, we were able to set our minds at ease as to how they did not have any. Scratch one country off the list; all that is required now is to bomb and invade every other nation in the world so as to satisfy ourselves that there are not any illicit weapons there either.
Then Cheney went on CNN and called Edward Snowden a traitor (again):
TAPPER: Do you think the Snowden leaks have hurt America's ability to defend itself?
CHENEY: I do. I think he's a traitor. I think – I hope we can catch him at some point, and that, uh, he receives the, um, the justice he deserves.
Glenn Greenwald went on Anderson Cooper's show and responded beautifully:
Remember, Dick Cheney is a politician who engaged in some of the worst, most radical and criminal conduct in the last century in the United States and did it all in secret — from lying about the war in Iraq to torturing people, to putting people in cages with no lawyers, to eavesdropping on the American people without the warrants required by law. So of course political people like Dick Cheney, people in political power always want to do what they do behind a wall of secrecy because that's how they abuse power.
And they always consider those who bring transparency to what they do to be evil, treasonous people. Edward Snowden is considered a hero to people around the world and the United States and received a whistle blowing award because he did what people who have a conscience do, which is tell that world about things that they should know, that the world's most powerful people are trying to keep concealed.
Actually, Snowden nailed it himself the last time Cheney called him a traitor, back in June:
Being called a traitor by Dick Cheney is the highest honor you can give an American, and the more panicked talk we hear from people like him … the better off we all are. If they had taught a class on how to be the kind of citizen Dick Cheney worries about, I would have finished high school.
Hell, I'd have a Ph.D. in How to Be the Kind of Citizen Dick Cheney Worries About, if I could. By the way: in a grand act of chutzpah that would make George Orwell gape in awe, Cheney's new book is entitled Heart.
Last, we have this classic Donald Rumsfeld tweet:
(Donald Rumsfeld: "10 yrs ago began the long, difficult work of liberating 25 mil Iraqis. All who played a role in history deserve our respect & appreciation.")
Twitter told him to shut the fuck up already. And yet he tweets on.
Untold lives have been lost, the taxpayers have been plundered and America's standing in the world is greatly diminished. This is due to epic doucheweasels like Donald Rumsfeld, Dick Cheney and General David Petraeus. These people really need to shut the fuck up already about the Iraq war. And about everything else.
*What David Petraeus does in his own private life is no one's fucking business but his, his spouse's and any other enthusiastically consenting partner(s), and should not disqualify him from any job, including CIA Director. He should be disqualified from such jobs for being an epic doucheweasel.
This poor man has suffered ENOUGH.
Speaking of high-ranking military officials who cannot keep their pants on despite choosing careers that require this elusive skill, now comes "news" that the US Army has decided retired general David Petraeus will face no consequences for his crimes. In case you get confused between Gen. Petraeus and Pvt. Chelsea Manning—I know I sure do—Petraeus is the one who gave eight notebooks full of highly classified material to his mistress and biographer before leaving the Army to head the CIA. The general maintained the notebooks in 2010 and 2011 while serving as commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan: they "contained code words, war strategy, the names of covert officers and other sensitive information" and "outlined deliberative discussions with the National Security Council and President Obama."
Petraeus also admitted to lying to the FBI, which I think I heard somewhere is a big no-no?
Anyway, as part of a plea deal during federal criminal court proceedings earlier this year, Petraeus pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of mishandling classified materials, for which he received two years probation and fine of $100,000. Instead of subjecting him to a court-martial for his crimes and risking a reduction in rank that would cost the general tens of thousands of dollars every year in pension payments, Army brass has wisely decided that this poor man has clearly suffered enough.
Chelsea Manning on the other hand is the one who provided evidence of US war crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan to Wikileaks, and was sentenced after a court-martial to 35 years in prison, reduction in rank to private, forfeiture of all pay and a dishonorable discharge.
Maybe I'll write to Chelsea Manning at the prison in Fort Leavenworth and ask her what she thinks about the Army's treatment of Petraeus. I'll be sending her a holiday card anyway.
Iris Vander Pluym is a writer, artist and activist based in New York City. A self-described "unapologetic, godless, feminist lefty," she blogs at Perry Street Palace, is a regular columnist at TPJ Magazine, a contributor at Secular Woman, Worldwide Hippies/Citizen Journalists Exchange and Pharyngula, and has written professionally for Keyboard and Electronic Musicianmagazines (print editions). Indoctrinated with the notion that Nice Girls™ never talk about politics, sex or religion, it turns out these are pretty much the only subjects she ever has any interest in discussing. Follow Iris not being nice on Twitter @irisvanderpluym.
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What are my options in getting from Heathrow to Oxford and back without renting a car? I'm willing to trade some convenience for a lower price.
The Oxford Bus Company runs a bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station and Heathrow Terminal 5 directly to Oxford. It is called the Airline. Info at http://airline.oxfordbus.co.uk/.
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cheapest I know of does have a bit of maneuvering. First catch the tube to south Kensington (Direct line from the Heathrow Airport) then change to the district line (green) and go one stop to Victoria. From there you can grab a bus. Pending if it's an express or not you can get a ticket anywhere from £5-£15.
this might take you over 2 hours .
other option is train. Express to London Paddington Railway Station (PAD) then a direct train to Oxford. you would shave at least half hour but will be more expensive.
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National Express Coaches will take you from Heathrow Airport to Oxford I believe: www.nationalexpress.com. I think it's about £25.
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There is a direct bus from Heathrow Airport to Oxford City Centre. It's as quick as the train because you don't go back on yourself, and much cheaper.
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Take the Heathrow Express to London Paddington Railway Station (PAD). One way journey is about 24 pounds (coach). The trip is about 15-20 minutes.
Take the train from London Paddington Station to Oxford. One way journey varies from 15-23 pounds (coach). The trip is about 50 minutes.
Take the Heathrow Express to London Paddington Station. One way journey is about 24 pounds (coach). The trip is about 15-20 minutes.
Take the underground from London Padding Station to London Victoria Railway Station (VIC). The trip is about 10 minutes and will cost 4-5 pounds. You'll have to come above ground since the bus stop is opposite side on the street.
Take the Oxfordtube bus (24 hours a day, every 10 minutes) to Oxford. The fare is 14 pounds one way and 17 pounds roundtrip, so RT is definitely the better value here. However, the journey takes a little over two hours. For just 1 pounds less than the train one way, I'd recommend the train.
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If you go down to the "busses" then there is a direct Heathrow Airport to Oxford bus, just ask any desk agent when you get there. Same goes for Gatwick. Great busses, free WiFi. They're around £23 for a one-way ticket. If you want more info: http://www.oxfordbus.co.uk/
Take bus no. 140 from stop 19 at Heathrow Central Bus Station towards Harrow Weald. Stop at Hayes & Harlington station. It will cost you around £2.40 cash or £1.45 with an oyster card. The journey takes aprox 20 mins. Then from there you can take the train straight to Oxford for aprox £17.40 single. The journey takes 1h30mins and the service is operated by First Great Western. This is the service that leaves from London Paddington. Doing it this way saves you the trouble and money going back to Paddington.
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Heathrow Express will get you to
London Paddington Railway Station (PAD) (~15 minutes - see https://www.heathrowexpress.com) and you can get direct train to
Oxford (~1 hour - see http://www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk) from there.
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I think coach (bus) might be your best bet! There's a line that runs just from Heathrow Airport to Oxford and back. Hope you have a great time!
There's a bus called the Airline, which runs from LHR to Oxford relatively cheaply. Free wifi, too. I think you'd be mad to attempt to drive! http://airline.oxfordbus.co.uk/
Get the train from London Paddington Railway Station (PAD)
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You can take the tube to London Paddington Railway Station (PAD) From there, there is a train to Oxford.
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I have always used the train service for this trip. It is pretty fast and frequent. But I can guess if you have come off a rather long flight it might be too much. So using http://airline.oxfordbus.co.uk/ service might be easier.
To get to Cambridge, I always take a coach with National Express. It takes perhaps 1/1.5 hours longer than car/train, but is super convenient. It goes point-to-point, and they're usually ok with my 2 suitcases without needing to pay an extra baggage fee. You can then get a cab from the coach stop in Cambridge to your final address.
I imagine the same applies to getting to Oxford.
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Try getting the national express bus. http://www.nationalexpress.com/wherewego/airports/heathrow-airport.aspx
The train is the best from my understanding. I would look into that.
There's a bus that takes you directly there, and probably the best choice back is to call a taxi.
Train or bus. Try easybus.co.uk, I have used their website to book numerous cheap trips around UK.
There's a train station nearby in Hayes And Harlington (I don't know how much a taxi taxi costs from Heathrow Airport, but there are also regular buses), you can get a train from there to Oxford with no changes in about an hour and a half. Take a look at http://nationalrail.co.uk for train times and prices etc :)
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Secret Garden: 12 Notecards
Tumble down the rabbit hole and find yourself in an inky black-and-white wonderland. Following the success of the best-selling colouring book Secret Garden by Johanna Basford, this set of notecards is packaged in a gorgeous decorative box that you'll want to keep.
There are 12 notecards with four different designs decorated with gold foil to suit a variety of occasions, left blank inside for your message, and 12 illustrated envelopes.
Appealing to all ages, the intricately realised world of the secret garden is both beautiful and inspirational.
About the Author
Johanna Basford is an illustrator and ink evangelist who creates intricate and hand-drawn illustrations rooted in the flora and fauna that surrounds her home in rural Scotland. She is the author of the best-selling Secret Garden: An Inky Treasure Hunt and Coloring Book.


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A garage owner who was instrumental in an international ring that smuggled luxury cars into the UK, has escaped prison.
Andrew Murray, 50, was involved in a scheme with professional thieves who were importing and exporting luxury vehicles to and from the UK, which racked up around £5 million. He was spared jail because the judge declared that Mr Murray had been "less culpable" than his co-defendants in the case.
Having a black spot on your criminal record will never help when it comes to obtaining a motor trade insurance quote, with many insurers reluctant to offer a policy to unscrupulous dealers or mechanics. However, for those running a legitimate business, it is worth noting that when sourcing road risks insurance you could need special cover if staff need to drive luxury or high performance vehicles – such as those involved in this smuggling ring – as part of their business practices.
Mr Murray appeared at Reading Crown Court on Friday 29 August, the Maidenhead Advertiser reported. The judge heard that the garage owner had been involved in trying to take and sell on the cars once they had been illegally smuggled into the UK.
However, because he was not involved in the actual transfer of the luxury vehicles and had no previous record of dishonesty he got away with a 12-month sentence, suspended for 18 months, and 250 hours community service.
Judge Richard Parkes QC commented: "You allowed yourself to be swayed by these professional thieves to prepare these vehicles for car theft… But your involvement was limited."
The rest of the professional gang, which included three other men, were given between three and five years in prison.


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Seattle Specialties – Dining in 2019
It doesn't matter if you're a Seattle native or you're brand new to the city when it comes to Seattle dining specialties, recommendations are always welcome. If you're looking for a particular type of food or drink, you want the best, and it's nearly impossible to be an expert on every dining experience in a metro area of nearly four million people.
So, we've scoured the media to find some expert picks for really specific items like restaurants that serve poutine, the top of the takeout pyramid, some of the freshest juices, and more. You'll be able to review the various lists all in one place or click the links below for even more about your favorites.
Seattle Magazine even has an offbeat Q & A, which will guide you to the best tres-leches cake, tiramisu, pad thai, and much more. So read on, and be prepared for some delicious dish.
11 Top-Flight Restaurants in Seattle
4. The Flying Fish
Make sure you quickly acquaint yourself with a Seattle favorite known as taco de pescado, or fish taco. This omnipresent dish mixes Mexican corn tortillas and spicy sauces with grilled local fish, and it is widely regarded that the Flying Fish, in North Seattle, serves it the best.
11. Toulouse Petit
The best deal in town is at Toulouse Petit, in North Seattle, where every weekday morning, amazing $6 breakfasts are served to an appreciative crowd. Whether you want to have a really delicious breakfast, lunch or dinner, head to the Toulouse Petit. You will not regret you did.
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9 Places to Eat Poutine in Seattle
With one notable restaurant exception (read on), Seattle's got a general dearth of Canadian cuisine, despite being approximately two blocks down the street from Canada. But it does have poutine. Granted, Seattle's poutine game can't touch Montreal's just yet, where they require details like squeaky cheese curds and hand-cut fries for it to qualify as a real poot.
That said, it's kinda hard to go wrong with fries, cheese, and gravy, so even an inaccurate poutine can still be a delicious one. Fortunately, plenty of local restaurants have clued into this and are repping our northern neighbors on their menus lately, and there are some fun twists out there on the classic Québécois casse-croûte (snack bar) dish.
Since it's closer to French then French Canadian, Gainsbourg serves the Quebec hors d'œuvre with a fancy little frill: They use Gruyère in place of cheese curds, and to great acclaim. It's become one of Gainsbourg's signature dishes, drawing poutine-hunters from all around. As an added bonus, this version comprises cheese, sauteed shallots, mushrooms, and mushroom-based gravy, making it a big hit with vegetarians. (But it's hefty enough to satisfy meat-eaters too.)
Obviously, folks go to Frank's for the oysters, which they style with great finesse, but they're not playing when it comes to poutine either. It comes in a cast-iron dish and is done in the traditional way, with Beecher's cheese curds, rosemary gravy, and crispy, skin-on fries. And it's only five bucks during happy hour.
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New Nordic? Seattle's Scandinavian food scene reaches far beyond lutefisk and lingonberries
From a Ballard entrepreneur's mission to take the fear out of lutefisk to the Nordic Museum's pioneering cafe, Seattle Scandinavian cuisine has expanded with bakeries, bars and even (soon!) a Viking-style beer hall.
"New cuisine" took off all over Scandinavia in the past decade, delivering tasting menus of air-dried sea buckthorn and musk ox, hay-smoked duck and birchwood bouillon.
For the burst of new energy in Nordic food, the city's rocketing population and booming restaurant scene support endeavors such as "Fika Friday" pastry get-togethers at the Book Larder and a major expansion at Larsen's Bakery, which was founded in 1974 and remodeled last year.
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The Top Spots for Juices and Bowls in Seattle
The trend of juice bars serving smoothie bowls laden with açai berries and other "superfoods" now looks to be here to stay. That means health-conscious Seattleites have no shortage of places to look for their fix of goji berries, smoothies, avocado toast, and organic granola — here are some of the best bets for these and other bowl-based foods.
What started in 2015 as two brothers with a passion for açai has grown into three Verve Bowls locations around Seattle and two scoop shops on the Eastside slinging açai, pitaya bowls, and smoothies. For warmer options in colder months, Verve also offers avocado toast and hearty bowls of oatmeal. Reward a grueling morning workout (or successfully-tackled inbox) with the Razzle Dazzle açaí bowl, blended with strawberries, raspberries and blueberries and topped off with organic granola and bee pollen.
This charming little shop on Queen Anne Avenue specializes in plant-based, superfood-laden smoothies, juices, salads and grain bowls. The menu is gluten- and dairy-free, with many items available raw, so diners can indulge worry-free in a Cookie Monster smoothie or a vibrantly green Buddha Bowl. HeartBeet also has a sister company, Pure Pies, to meet the need for a sweet yet virtuous treat after a superfood-packed meal.
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Your Seattle Restaurant Questions Answered: Best Takeout, Japanese Cheesecake and Greenwood Eats
Our Instagram followers know our dining and lifestyle editor, Chelsea Lin, for the weekly live Q&A sessions where she takes reader questions about eating out in Seattle. Her knowledge of local restaurants is truly impressive -- take advantage of her expertise by making note of the tips below.
Reader: Any bakeries making Portugese egg tarts?
CL: These delicate little custard pastries are so easy to screw up and so perfect when done well… I really like the version at 85 Degrees C, a Taiwanese bakery chain that now has multiple locations throughout the greater Seattle area.
Best tres-leches cake around?
Cubes Baking Co. is best known for making square-shaped cupcakes and cakes, but the thing they do best, in my opinion, is the tres leches, which they have in different flavors like horchata as well. It's also available by the slice at New Seasons market. If you're near White Center, you can also try the tres leches at Salvadorean Bakery, which is really great, too.
Best dairy/gluten-free everyday restaurant?
There's a place called Lucky Santo that just opened in Ballard, and though I haven't been yet, I'm really excited about it. The menu is entirely gluten-free, and largely free of dairy, soy, sugar, etc.; it's vegetarian-friendly, too.
Best wine night spot with the girls?
Vif, which is my favorite little all-day café in the city, is now open until 9 on Thursday and Friday nights, and they have a wonderful assortment of natural wines in particular. Otherwise, I can't get enough of Bottlehouse in Madrona—it's just the most welcoming, wonderful wine bar to spend a rainy evening.
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(Just a little OOC rant, kind of)
February 26th
After sitting here and beating myself up with my inability to make it through the Silver level of the new requirement coming in WoD, I've decided that it's time to go back to square one and get myself geared a bit more. My iLevel isn't good enough to get into the Flex Raiding because I took a lot of time off and I'm still "catching up" as it were. I'm still bashing my way through the content on Thunder Isle as well as the newer one. Did I mention that I am doing most of the content solo?
I have taken a lot of time off during the last year due to the fact that I was burned out, lost a lot of old time friends in RL and in-game which made it doubly hard to dust myself off and get going again. Now, with this new "requirement" of getting through the Silver level in the Proving Grounds has been a bit of a fiasco for me.
One of my issues during the last year has been the fact that I don't have an enchanter high enough yet to be of any value and gold was scarce – that has since changed considerably. Oh, I had "friends" that said they would help with the enchants on the higher level characters that I play and…well, let's just say, I ended up going to the AH to get them anyway. One of my problems was taking the time to figure out exactly what was needed to make things "right" and I did get some new addons to help with that so that I wouldn't bother people with it in-game – time is a precious commodity.
I also abhor running dungeons with a passion that almost reaches religious proportions, however, since I am in a guild by myself most of the time, it's something that I intend to address once I get my characters to where they aren't an embarrassment. I know the mechanics of the classes quite well because I have been playing for a very long time. I don't think that I have been "carried" when I was raiding on a consistent basis and I know that I have taken a lot of people through dungeons in the past and hitting high dps while I was at it. Never thought of myself as a "bad" player – now, with the proving grounds, I'll have to say that I must be a bad player.
Anyway, I was asked to help someone run a lowbie through some of the lower dungeons in MoP, I said fine – not realizing what I was getting myself into. Got the task done and was about to go back to what I was doing previously and was called out – yep. Do you realize that your gem in your belt is not correct? Uhuh, yeah…and did you realize that those pants don't match shirt, kind of thing. Okay, I informed the person that was waaayyy ahead of me in iLevel that if they were doing an inspection on my gear, please note…I have no enchants and haven't reforged since the Resurrection of Christ? I wasn't the one that had asked for help getting a dungeon done. If the critique had been done with a modicum of compassion, I would have been okay – they didn't know me and I didn't really know them – they were the ones asking for help, not me.
I explained politely that I was in the process of finding out what I needed and was rectifying the situation as time and gold permitted. I didn't need all of the bells and whistles for what I was doing in the game currently, leveling, rep grinding and various other solo things. Let's just say that the whole thing was a wakeup call, again, for me. I had forgotten, silly me, that there will always be someone in-game that will be quick to point out your shortcomings publicly, not in whisper, not in a manner that one would find acceptable – it's like telling a guy his fly is open standing in the middle of a party group of people. I was humiliated and embarrassed to be caught with my "fly" open, so to speak.
I've since rectified the issues at hand, got the enchants, did the reforging as well as doing some upgrading with the points that I had available to me. I'll admit to being a bit lax in getting this stuff done in the last two months since I have started playing regularly again, however, it wasn't important to me as the person behind the keyboard, I was busy trying to solo a guild to Level 25, alts running madly, mains working their tails off;etc.
Luckily, I have a neighbor in RL that plays the game like a pro, has raids going at least three nights a week, Flex Raids/Cross Realm. He has lead these groups since it all started and plays the same spec as I do, has the same classes of characters that I do. Okay, he was noticing that I was unusually quiet in-game and wasn't my usual cheerful self with my responses. He asked me what was going on, was I not feeling well;etc.
We got on the subject of my failed attempt at the Proving Grounds, the total fubar gear that I had to work with and he helped me out. I didn't have to spend those dreaded hours of looking at enchants until my eyes bled, nor did I have to go to the reforger and pull out my calculator to make sure I got it right. Sure, we used an addon, AskMrRobot, to get the job done, however, I've tried using it alone and just sat here with my mouth hanging open and my brain in neutral. What started out as being a very depressing time ended up a happy one. At least I now feel that I am confident enough to walk down the street on my characters and not have some elitist call me out for not having all of the things that I need to be almost as "good" as they are.
On a happy note, I got contacted in-game by a person that I hadn't seen in five years. They came to the realm searching for me and to see that I was still in-game. Yeah, the Armory gave me away. Anyway, I've had a rollicking good time getting to talk to an old and very dear friend from the old days. We've kind of joined up to start leveling together and will probably do some other things. Since we live on opposite sides of the country, we've never met. We have known each other since the days of Sims-Online and partnered quite well in that game, we even played together quite a bit before I realm transferred when Wyrmrest opened. So, it's happy times that I have a partner in-game again – it's been a tad bit lonely since my son quit playing a year ago and I isolated myself further by withdrawing into my little guilds.
I do want to say that the game, World of Warcraft, is supposed to be fun, not a job, not a career and definitely not a life. You're paying to play a game to have fun, not be stressed out by things. Sure, you'll run into the occasional douchebag that wants to make themselves feel like they are superior in all facets of game play, however, you turn the computer off and that person disappears like someone's dirty laundry in a washing machine. Sure, I intend on buying the next xpac, however, I may not qualify to get past some of the gated things but, I'll be out there doing my thing anyway. I don't think I'll get crazy and buy copies for all of my accounts early on though, two at the most to start. I intend to keep on playing even if I'm "bad".


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Born in Cognac in 1765 – the same year his father, Richard Hennessy, founded the family company – James Hennessy grew into a visionary for a new generation. As the family's true explorer, James Hennessy was largely responsible for introducing Hennessy cognac to new lands and cultures.
"Truth is to be found in adventure", James Hennessy once wrote in a letter to his father. Wherever he traveled, James Hennessy forged lasting bonds that sealed Hennessy's reputation, from the royal courts of Europe to the newly formed United States of America, India, Asia and, in 1819, Russia.
But while James Hennessy embraced the world with open arms, he proved a formidable entrepreneur once bacl at the Hennessy family seat in Cognac. After succeeding his father, in 1800, James Hennessy set about perfecting the art of Cognac-making. His endeavors continue to shape Hennessy to this day.
A trailblazer, James Hennessy changed the dimensions of Cognac-making by innovating again and again. While preserving tradition, he moved to modernize processes and set uncompromising standards of excellence, from barrel craftsmanship and ageing techniques to shipping methods. His unrelenting insistence on quality would change forever how Cognac is blended, stored, transported and enjoyed. Under James Hennessy's stewardship, the family company was officially registered as Jas hennessy & Co.
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Today, two hundred years after James Hennessy first honored a commission from imperial Russia, the legacy cognac bearing his name will debut on the Russian domestic market. For the occasion, Marc Newson has created a dedicated format: the 70cl James Hennessy will launch in Moscow on October 3rd 2018.
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Hermes is one of those brands that I trust blindly. If it's Hermes it's got to be awesome, that's my motto. So when I heard about the Hermes unisex Jyspsiere shoulder bag, I was sure it was awesome. Oozing style and class, this is a must have for luxury lovers of both sexes. The chic bag in taupe clemence bullcalf features a front flap closure with swivel clasp, an adjustable strap with and a shoulder pad for comfort. Besides this, the bag boasts of a front zip pocket, back large pocket with gusset and small pocket for cell phones.
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Discussion of Study Findings on Knowledge Exchange for AIVs
On October 19th, 2017, the final presentation and discussion of findings of the SLE study "Improving Food and Nutrition Security: Sustainable Mechanisms for Knowledge Exchange and Dissemination for African Indigenous Vegetables in Kenya and Tanzania" will take place at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) in the Assembly Hall of the African Institute for Capacity Development (AICAD).
The study was commissioned by the international interdisciplinary research project HORTINLEA. It has been conducted during the past four months by an interdisciplinary team of researchers from the Centre for Rural Development (SLE) of Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin in Kenya, Tanzania and Germany. It is located at the nexus of research-policy-practice and aims at contributing to the development of inclusive and sustainable knowledge exchange and dissemination mechanisms. Based on the comprehensive assessment of the innovation system of African Indigenous Vegetables, the study applies a knowledge network approach and combines several dissemination strategies to analyse feasibility, accessibility as well as the benefits of horticultural innovations.
The presentation will highlight the following questions: What are key findings of the study? What are conclusions and recommendations for key stakeholders - such as the HORTINLEA project - for developing sustainable knowledge exchange and dissemination mechanisms towards more effective support of small-scale farmers? The date of the presentation is subject to the political situation in Kenya and might be changed at short notice if necessary. In case you are interested in taking part in the event, please send a mail to emil.gevorgyan@ beforehand. agrar.hu-berlin.de


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Sports Sponsorship as a Strategic Investment in China: Perceived Risks and Benefits by Corporate Sponsors Prior to the Beijing 2008 Olympics
Yang, Xinquan Sheena, Sparks, Robert, Li, Ming, International Journal of Sports Marketing & Sponsorship
The purpose of this study is to examine the application of sports sponsorship in China, particularly to gain some understanding of the benefits as perceived by corporate sponsors. In-depth interviews were conducted with 19 sports sponsorship experts in China. The results provide insights into how sports sponsorship works in this emerging market.
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Executive summary
There have been few attempts to examine how sports sponsorship works in the context of Chinese culture and economics. Most research (e.g. Cornwell, 1995; Farrelly et al, 1997; Gwinner & Eaton, 1999; Lapio & Speter, 2000; Meenaghan, 1991) has focused on markets in North America, Europe, Australia and to some extent Japan, all highly developed capitalist countries. As a result, mainstream sponsorship theories and frameworks are built on the foundation of a highly commercialised market and related systems of social and cultural values. China, with its unique history and cultural background, provides a very different market for sports sponsorship. There is, however, little research to address such uniqueness and identify ways in which international and domestic corporations perceive and act on the opportunities for sponsorship investment in China.
The researchers of this study used a two-stage methodology to address the research questions -document analysis and interviews. For the document analysis, more than 108 documents were gathered and analysed. A series of partially-structured in-depth interviews were conducted with 19 experts in sports sponsorship in China. This Included seven experts from various government organisations dealing with sports sponsorship, and 12 corporate senior managers representing 11 corporations that have invested in sports sponsorship in China. They were representatives of the most experienced authorities in sports sponsorship in China.
The results of the study conclude that corporate sponsors view sports sponsorship as a strategic investment. They believe strongly that sports sponsorship helps build not only brand equity, but also relationships, networks and alliances. Relationship is by far the most important element in business dealings in China. The study also examines the concomitant risks perceived by corporate executives in sports sponsorship in China. Five types of risks are identified. They are poor execution, inadequate investment in leveraging, sports performance fluctuation, termination cost and opportunity cost. The lack of trained professionals in sports sponsorship and policy changes are viewed as reasons behind the poor execution. Surprisingly, cultural differences are not considered as barriers for international corporations to sponsor sport in China. The study has direct implications for corporations wanting to invest in sports sponsorship in China.
Sports sponsorship has, in a relatively short period, developed into a major industry in the global marketplace (IEG, 2004), and the People's Republic of China (hence China) is no exception. The Chinese sports industry is growing very rapidly. Many international sports events now have a presence in China. For example, the 2008 Olympic Games was held in Beijing and Shanghai has hosted a Formula One Grand Prix since 2004. Lenovo was the first Chinese company to become an Olympic worldwide partner, paying $65 million for the rights in 2004 (Wang, 2004). In the same year, China's largest petrochemical Corporation, China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec) signed a long-term sponsorship agreement with Allsopp, Parker & Marsh (APM) to obtain exclusive sponsorship rights to the Chinese Grand Prix (Xinhua Online, 2004). Between 2004 and 2005, Bank of China and seven other domestic corporations, along with Adidas, Volkswagen and Johnson & Johnson, became Beijing 2008 Partners (People's Daily Online, 2005). …


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Ornamental Chickens and egg fill with rice or sand and use as a paper weight or pin cushion
Techniques: machine sewing, hand sewing, appliqué
Size: Approx. 4″ tall x 3″ wide
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Degree of difficulty: Intermediate
Let me introduce you to Chic, Ken and Fluffy. These handsome chickens make great sewing companions (mine are filled with rice and a little soft stuffing – perfect for pincushions). Each small element is easy to do – appliqué, optional embroidery and hand sewing. Make one, make a dozen, add an egg or two. They are lots of fun to make and have around.
PS. I can finely answer the age old question….the egg was first!


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Our fragrant, low-fat, vegetarian curry combines the sweet taste of butternut squash with traditional indian spices and the sharp spicy flavor of crushed chillies. Our Crushed Chillies are the perfect ratio of red flakes and yellow seeds, giving it's distinct heat. This colourful supper is a mild dish, packed with the flavor of the orient.
Heat the oil in a large pan and sauté the onions for 3-4 minutes, just as they start to soften.
Add the garlic, ginger and spices and cook for 1-2 minutes.
Add the butternut squash and chickpeas, and stir to coat with the spices before pouring in the stock. Cover and simmer for 15-20 minutes, which should be until the butternut is tender.
Stir in the tomatoes, spinach and creamed coconut then simmer for a further 3-4 minutes, stirring occasionally. At this point the tomatoes will be slightly softened, the creamed coconut will have melted and the spinach wilted.
Serve with a dollop of natural yoghurt and rice.


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A beautiful kitchen story unfolded! Ene vraie Merveille! A true mesmerizing delight. These Mauritian Papad or Tortilla made from basic all purpose white flour only is truly of a great wonder to the taste buds of many. Bearing it's resemblance to the Indian Papad/Papadum or probably Tortillas, they are nevertheless uniquely Mauritius. You won't really … Continue reading Ene vraie Merveille! Mauritian Papad / Gateau Merveille
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A Street Food second to none – Crispy Taro Fritters / Mauritian Gato Violette
"Cram..cram.." Atleast that the sound they make , the sound of pure delight and that of butterflies in the stomach. Crunchy , crispy , savoury tasty and of a total addiction! Just like the title says it all , a Street Food second to none really. Every bite takes you back to the best of … Continue reading A Street Food second to none – Crispy Taro Fritters / Mauritian Gato Violette
Mauritius Best Street Food – Chana Puri
A street food that will definitely break all your dieting rules! So irresistible really! I simply adore these little balls of fried batter with Chana dal stuffed into them. Also known as Chana Puri, this so popular street food is undeniably the most scrummy and tempting you can find around the island. Very much available everywhere … Continue reading Mauritius Best Street Food – Chana Puri


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Polystachya elegans Rchb.f. 1881 SECTION Polychaete CribbFONT color=red> Photo by Copyright © Alan Gregg Swansea Botanical Complex
Common Name The Elegant Polystachya
Flower Size 5/8" [1.4 cm]
Found in Nigeria, Togo, Cameroon, Gabon and Equatorial Guinea in evergreen forests at elevations around 500 meters as a miniature sized, hot to warm growing epiphyte with spindle-shaped, superposed, clumping pseudobulbs enveloped by dry, brown sheaths and carrying 8 to 9, disitichous, straqp-shaped, glossy green, articulated to the sheath below leaves that blooms in the summer on a basal, 3.6 to 4" [9 to 10 cm] long, one to 3 branched, many flowered inflorescence.
Synonyms Dendrorkis elegans (Rchb.f.) Kuntze 1891; Polystachya calyptrata Kraenzl. 1914; Polystachya mannii Rolfe 1897; Unguiculabia elegans (Rchb.f.) Szlach. & Mytnik 2008
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; *Otia Botanica Hamburgensia Rchb.f 1881; African Orchids in the Wild and Cultivation La Croix 1997 drawing good; Orchidaceae of West Central Africa Vol 2 Szlachetko etal 2015 as Unguiculabia elegans drawing ok


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Young people today are bombarded by conflicting messages about how education will prepare them for the future. Many people see high school's primary purpose today being preparation for college, which in turn should serve as a gateway to "a good job." Meanwhile, employers complain that students who graduate from high school or college often lack enough work experience and real-world skills to make them ready for workplace success. Adding to the confusion, many people still believe that a young person who chooses a vocational pathway in high school rather than a purely academic one is sacrificing future earning potential. In reality, all of these messages are rooted in myths—and the challenge facing Cumberland Perry Area Vocational Technical School (CPAVTS) was, simply put, to explode those myths…and replace them with a fresh new narrative.
Mary Rodman, administrative director of CPAVTS, saw the opportunity to change the nature of the conversation in her community and recruit students from sending school districts with a fresh and relevant messagethat would speak to them, and to their parents. The key messages of today's CPAVTS are powerful ones: that a student can go to vocational high school and still graduate with an adademic diploma and preparation for college; that students at CPAVTS are well-prepared to enter the workforce right after high school, but are also equally prepared to continue their studies—often while building their career at the same time; and that many CPAVTS students even receive college credit while in high school, giving them a "leg up" when they enter college.
Building on the concept that the key to college and career success is in working toward a profesisonal pathway, Wendt Partners connected the messages together and developed a comprehensive newsletter program that has become the centerpiece of the school's communications. The newsletter integrates program profiles, descriptions of opportunities, and success stories together, all the while emphasizing that a CPAVTS education prepares students to be more successful in college, and in the workforce as well. This concept has culminated in powerful success stories, such as the profile of a graduate who went on to establish his own business; serve as an officer in the military; and run successfully for public office—all rooted in skills he learned while at CPAVTS. As a result, stakeholders are getting the message that the school offers state-of-the-art programs and power ful opportunities.
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Working with Wendt Partners has helped us create a stronger and more professional image of our school, our programs, and our students for the parents and community stakeholders that we serve. They are very creative in crafting engaging narratives that tell a compelling story.
Mary Rodman, Director, Cumberland Perry Area Vocational Technical School


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A potential disaster looms for Ireland with the news that Richard Dunne has emerged as a doubt for Euro 2012. The Aston Villa defender is set to miss the rest of the season after breaking his collarbone in the recent Premier League clash against Manchester City.
Such is Dunne's importance to the Irish side that he will likely be taken to the European Championships even below 100% fitness, but this could prove a devastating blow for a Republic outfit which likes to build its attack from the back.
Such is the quality of opposition the Boys in Green will face this summer in Croatia, Italy, and World Champions Spain, vast swathes of games are likely to be played on the back foot. Without Dunne, the pressure on the Irish defence will be all the greater.
The centre-half fractured his collarbone during Alex McLeish's side's defeat to City earlier this month.
The earliest reports put Dunne's absence at six weeks with a return in April likely. However, theTallaghtman has now been ruled out of Villa's remaining Premier League games in a development that will send shock-waves through the Irish management and supporters alike.
Dunne, who was a squad member at the World Cup in 2002 but did not feature, is expected in Dublin this week for the FAI awards where he is nominated for the Senior Player of the Year.
His stand-out perfomances, most notably in the away draw in Moscow, make him the favourite to land the gong he previously won in 2007.
Shane Duffy has been called up as his replacement for this week's friendly against the Czech Republic.


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Angela Medina, a kindergarten, dual-language teacher, was named the 2019 Read Conmigo Bilingual Educator of the Year in California. Mrs. Medina, who teaches at Patrick Henry Elementary School in Long Beach, was nominated by a parent of one of her students. "Sra. Medina is a warm and enthusiastic teacher. She greets each student with a smile and a word of encouragement. She goes the extra mile to make her classroom the ideal learning environment and to ignite the passion for reading in her students. I feel so privileged that my daughter was able to start her formal education in Sra. Medina's class."
Mrs. Medina loves teaching Kindergarten and dual immersion. "It is so inspiring to see students come in and learn a new language. They're not just learning math and reading and writing, but they're also taking on a new environment with a new language, new vocabulary, new friends, and to see their growth from September to June always blows me away. So it just inspires me to watch them grow, to see their curiosity, and to really grow alongside of them during their kindergarten year."
The award was presented to Mrs. Medina during Back to School Night at Patrick Henry Elementary. "It's an honor to have our teachers be recognized. It's one of many awards that our school has been able to receive because of the continuous work from our teachers, our students, our parents," said Veronica Madrigal, Principal at Patrick Henry. "Due to those relationships and that commitment to just having rapport with our families, individuals like Señora Medina get recognized outside of the school setting for the impact they have on students, so what a wonderful way to celebrate on a day like today in front of our community."
Read Conmigo is proud to recognize Mrs. Medina and we wish her even greater success as she continues her teaching career.


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Malayalam Writer K P Ramanunni's Statement After Receiving the Sahitya Akademi Award:
After accepting the Sahitya Akademi Award I now come to your midst in order to make a symbolic, moral gesture. Let me explain briefly. The book that earned me this award is God's Own Book which is so to speak my extra grief at the present plight of the world and humanity, and writer's imaginative struggle to renovate them.
But beyond this, in the present Indian situation "God's Own Book" (Daivathinte Pustakam) carries out an enormous political mission as well, And that is to uphold the love of other religions cherished by true Hinduism, To Build a conceptual foundation for religious amity, to Put up a bulwark against the country's catastrophic slide into communal ruin, "Daivathinte Pusthakam" is a book where the Prophet Muhammad Nabi, calls Krishnan "ikka" (elder brother) and Krishnan affectionately calls the Prophet "Muthe" (precious dear).
They are presented as if they are brothers. Both Krishnan and Nabi, who share a number of personality traits, who go through life's predicaments that are similar, do not ask their followers to engage in conflicts but to live in love and harmony.
Since this is the message that the novel presents, I have the obligation to disseminate it on the occasion of the Award function too, that is why I shall now take only three rupees from the award amount, and leave the rest to Junaid's mother (Ammi). Junaid is one who was killed by Hindu communalists just for being a Muslim. Let me place this award amount as an offering at the feet of Junaid's mother, thus doing penance for that wicked sin, for penance is a special observance in the true Hindu tradition. Yes, I am a true Hindu, l am a true Hindu.
I hope our great India's literary world endorse this humble gesture.
What was the Incident?
Junaid Khan, a 16 year old boy and his brothers and cousin were returning to their village in Haryana on June 22, 2017, after a day-trip to Delhi to shop for Eid when a murderous mob turned on them. The crowd shouted communal abuses at the Muslim men, also yelling they were "anti-nationals." Junaid's brother Haseeb's cap was pulled off his head and his beard was tugged because they looked "Different". At last Junaid was stabbed to death, and his body was later thrown off the train at railway station, Just 30 kms from New Delhi. Junaid, was killed just because he happened to be Muslim, had new clothes for Eid celebration with him.


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Lawsuits can be difficult, not only in terms of sheer physical and mental stress, but also in terms of the investment on the part of the plaintiff. Several plaintiffs have considered short or long-term loans before, but loans are damaging to your credit score and also difficult to repay. A seemingly better solution is pre-settlement lawsuit funding.
Lawsuit funding is a process where an amount of cash is given in advance to any injured or accusing party in a lawsuit, under an understanding or a contract that a certain percentage of the settlement funds will be paid to the financer on success of the lawsuit.
This is a non-recourse cash advance, which implies that the lender or financing firm does not get any repayment if the plaintiff loses the lawsuit, or no settlement is agreed upon. This particular loophole allows pre-settlement funding to avoid categorization under loans, and financers to navigate around usury laws which limit large interest rates as well.
When Would You Need Lawsuit Funding?
Personal injury lawsuits can last for months or even years in extreme cases, and it costs a tremendous amount to carry on the suit. Litigation funding is sometimes the only option a plaintiff may have to prevent their case from termination. It is legal, and gives them access to funds even before the lawsuit is finished. This allows them to make ends meet while carrying on the natural flow of their lives.
Furthermore, personal injury may hinder the individual from high-intensity manual labor or any job in general, which cuts out the income flow for the plaintiff. In such cases, lawsuit funding is not only important, but imperative.
An Introduction to the World of Pre-Settlement Funding
Pre-settlement funding is being looked upon as a rather convenient and increasingly popular method of lawsuit funding. It is usually extended to plaintiffs involved in wrongful death and personal injury cases, when they face high medicals bills sometimes coupled with a partial or total loss of income. These funds allow a plaintiff to cover basic expenses throughout the course of the litigation period.
It is true that lawsuit funding is immensely helpful to plaintiffs. However, several attorneys feel that the funding mechanism is too hard on them, and may in time obstruct them from fulfilling their duties in fear of increased bills. Several attorneys are of the opinion that lawsuit funding is a very expensive process in itself, so much so that the plaintiff may have to give up a significant portion of the winnings in paying off the loan. Legal advisors are of the opinion that if one resorts to lawsuit funding, they should only ask for the smallest necessary amount so that it does not become a noose around their necks in the near future.
The Pre-Settlement Funding Mechanism
As mentioned before, the lawsuit loan firms hand over a predetermined sum to the plaintiff to support the lawsuit, and do not expect anything in return until and unless the lawsuit is won by the plaintiff, or if the plaintiff is awarded a substantial sum of money as a settlement. The amount of funding provided to a client is fixed after careful assessment of the case and the probability and prospects related to the plaintiff winning the case. Interest is applicable on the lent funds, but the rate is non-standardized and varies from firm to firm.
Lawsuit Funding Company: A Brief Estimate
A lawsuit funding company chiefly focuses on providing strategic cash advances only to the financially distressed plaintiffs, who are suddenly in the midst of physical as well as financial crisis as a result of an injury caused by an accident that happened because of the negligence of someone else. These lawsuit loans are actually collateralized solely by pending litigation; if the plaintiff loses the case, he does not require paying back the company any money. A lawsuit funding firm is definitely, not a constituent of a law firm.
Author: Steven Sedgwick is a paralegal and consultant working in a leading legal firm. He is also the owner and editor of a legal advice blog, which he has been updating with posts about best lawsuit loan firms, tips for personal injury plaintiffs and others, for the last two years.