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the materials and understanding to make new devices. This work is done in universities, in industry, and in government laboratories.
Part 3 speaks, as well, of a field in transition. New linkages with disciplines such as polymer chemistry and the biological sciences are growing in importance.
The evolution of CMMP is taking place within an evolving national and international context, as described in Part 4. The great industrial laboratories, so prominent over the last half century, have shifted the scale, scope, and emphasis of their R&D investments in CMMP to adjust to changes in the global marketplace. Industry is looking more and more to universities and government laboratories to perform basic research that will lead to the next generation of technology. Yet these very academic and government institutions are themselves facing considerable stresses that limit their abilities to respond to new demands.
Part 4 also discusses issues arising from the growing dependence of CMMP on shared large and medium-size experimental facilities. Increasingly sophisticated equipment has become necessary for scientific innovation, from electron-beam instruments to giant x-ray synchrotrons. These facilities are essential for continued advances in the invention, understanding, and control of increasingly complex materials. They are required for a broad range of scientific and technological endeavors, not only in CMMP but also in many other fields of science and in industry. But funding large facilities strains the resources of the agencies that have traditionally provided research support to universities and government laboratories, even as those institutions are being asked to play a broader role.
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Until recently, stroke treatment was restricted to basic life support at the time of the stroke and rehabilitation later. Now, several treatments options are available, and if treated early enough they can help stroke victims avoid death or disability.
Rehabilitation helps stroke survivors relearn skills that are lost when part of the brain is damaged. The types and degrees of disability that follow a stroke depend upon which area of the brain is damaged. Generally, stroke can cause five types of disabilities: Paralysis or problems controlling movement; sensory disturbances including pain; problems using or understanding language; problems with thinking and memory; and emotional disturbances.
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- USDA Offers $221 Million in Clean Energy Loans and Grants (March 6, 2008): The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that it will accept $220.9 million in loan and grant applications under the agency's Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvements Program. (full text of news release)
- AEP to support largest agricultural carbon offset program in U.S.; program will capture and destroy methane from 200 farms (June 14, 2007): American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP) announced an agreement with an affiliate of Environmental Credit Corp. (ECC) to purchase approximately 4.6 million carbon credits between 2010 and 2017 generated from capturing methane on livestock farms. (full text of news release)
- Energy and Agriculture Depts. Provide $8.3 Million in Funding for Biofuels Research (June 13, 2007): U.S. Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman and Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns announced that the Department of Energy and the Department of Agriculture have jointly selected 11 projects for awards totaling $8.3 million for biobased fuels research that will accelerate the development of alternative fuel resources. (full text of news release)
- USDA, DOE Announce $18 Million Solicitation for Biomass Research and Development (June 13, 2007): The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced a combined total of up to $18 million will be available for research and development of biomass-based products, biofuels, bioenergy and related processes. (full text of news release)
- PUCO approves Duke Energy Ohio green pricing pilot program (May 9, 2007): The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio today approved Duke Energy Ohio's green pricing option, GoGreen, for a pilot period through 2008. (full text of news release)
- PUCO adopts agreement establishing green pricing option for AEP-Ohio customers (May 3, 2007): The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio today adopted a stipulation that establishes a green pricing option for American Electric Power Ohio (AEP-Ohio) customers. The option would enable the company's customers to participate in a voluntary, market-based alternative to AEP-Ohio's standard service offer. (full text of news release)
- Strickland Announces Energy Principles (May 1, 2007): Ohio Governor Ted Strickland today delivered the following remarks to the Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce on Ohio's energy policy. (full text of news release)
- Hocking College Energy Institute awarded federal Economic Development Administration grant (April 18, 2007): A $1.6 million Economic Development Administration (EDA) grant to Hocking College for the Hocking College Energy Institute was announced by U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez. (full text of news release)
- Learn about Ohio geological features and plant distribution from Ohio Governor's Residence Web site (March 5, 2007)
- DOE Selects Six Cellulosic Ethanol Plants for Up to $385 Million in Federal Funding (March 1, 2006): U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Samuel W. Bodman today announced that DOE will invest up to $385 million for six biorefinery projects over the next four years. When fully operational, the biorefineries are expected to produce more than 130 million gallons of cellulosic ethanol per year. (full text of news release)
- Ohio Energy Grant Workshops (March 1, 2006): USDA Rural Development and the Ohio Department of Development (ODOD) have announced the scheduling of three workshops on funding opportunities for renewable energy projects and energy efficiency improvements. The workshops are scheduled for March 6, March 8 and March 14, 2006 at several Ohio locations. (full text of news release)
- Governor Strickland, Lt. Governor Fisher Announce Wind Production and Manufacturing Incentives (Feb. 15, 2007): Ohio Governor Ted Strickland and Lieutenant Governor Lee Fisher, director of the Ohio Department of Development, today made $5 million in grants available for the Ohio Wind Production and Manufacturing Incentive. Currently, in the United States, Ohio ranks second only to California in the potential for new job creation for manufacturing wind components. (full text of news release)
- New grant announcement: The Ohio Wind Production & Manufacturing Incentive Program seeks applications to receive wind energy production incentives for wind power projects that will begin commercial operation in the State of Ohio on or before December 31, 2008.
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Dell And Siemens Healthcare Enable Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center To Meet Growing Demand For 3D Mammography
Pomona Valley (Calif.) Hospital Medical Center (PVHMC) has selected Dell and Siemens Healthcare to provide diagnostic image archiving and sharing services to address long-term data storage needs and reduce the complexity of managing medical images. The move provides the hospital with a scalable and cost-effective storage and archival strategy for its new 3D breast imaging services. PVHMC will be using the archiving solution not just for 3D breast images but also for all other images, including cardiac, orthopedic and oncology clinical data.
Siemens Image Sharing & Archiving (ISA) solution, supported by Dell, provides a cloud-based, vendor-neutral image archive for storing and sharing radiology images and related clinical data. Siemens has incorporated Dell's clinical data management software into its ISA, and the Dell Cloud Clinical Archive provides redundant archiving support for Siemens Healthcare Computing Center.
PVHMC, a 453-bed, acute-care hospital serving eastern Los Angeles and western San Bernardino counties, determined last year to make 3D breast imaging with tomosynthesis available "to every woman, every time." Using 3D images, breast tomosynthesis allows radiologists a new way to see the size, shape and location of irregularities, which can potentially help them detect small tumors. However, with data storage needs up to 20 times higher than traditional full-field digital mammography (FFDM), tomosynthesis is creating new challenges for mammography providers around data management and long-term storage.
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The Dell Cloud Clinical Archive is now managing more than 78 million clinical studies, more than 5.4 billion imaging objects and supporting more than 800 clinical sites in one of the world's largest cloud-based, vendor-neutral medical image archives. For more information, visit www.dell.com/UnifiedClinicalArchive. Siemens ISA replicates imaging data in three separate locations, including the Siemens Healthcare Computing Center (HCC) a leading cloud service that processes more than 238 million daily healthcare transactions and that hosts more than 4,300 servers. Image data can be accessed by DICOM query within the enterprise or by authorized external users via common industry integration profiles. More information about ISA is available at www.usa.siemens.com/ISA. Quotes "The Dell-Siemens solution is a much more efficient way to manage clinical data going forward," said Kent Hoyos, PVHMC's chief information officer. "By moving our data center from the hospital's basement to the cloud, we will realize significant long-term cost savings while continuing to offer state-of-the-art diagnostic services for not just our 3D mammography images but for all of our patients' images." "Breast tomosynthesis is going to revolutionize mammography screening and, more importantly, it's going to save lives," said Johnson Lightfoote, M.D., medical director of Radiology at PVHMC. "Partnering with Dell and Siemens will allow PVHMC's radiologists and support staff to focus solely on the woman and her 3D breast images and not concern ourselves with the storage of those images. This partnership assures us that the images stored in the cloud will be readily available when needed." "Healthcare providers shouldn't have to be experts in data storage and management," said James Coffin, Ph.D., vice president and general manager of Dell Healthcare and Life Sciences. "With Dell and Siemens, providers such as Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center can focus on what they do best while allowing trusted partners to manage their ongoing data center needs." About Pomona Valley Medical Center Hospital Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center is a 453-bed, acute care, nationally accredited hospital serving the greater Pomona Valley. It is one of only 332 hospitals in the country to be named a recipient of the HealthGrades 2012 Outstanding Patient Experience Award. PVHMC has also been recognized nationally as a 2011 Thomson Reuters 50 Top Cardio Vascular Hospital (nationally). The Hospital has been a four-time recipient of Thomson Reuters 100 Top Hospitals in the past 16 years. For more information please visit our website at www.pvhmc.org. About Dell Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) listens to customers and delivers innovative technology and services that give them the power to do more. As the leading provider of healthcare IT services in the world, Dell helps healthcare organizations harness the power of information to simplify administration; coordinate and manage patient care; transition from episodic care to prevention and wellness management and ultimately to deliver personalized medicine. For more information, visit www.dell.com/healthcare. Join us at Dell World 2012 – The Power to Do More. Technology professionals will learn from one another and identify key challenges and opportunities connected to the top forces changing business today. Learn more at www.DellWorld.com or follow #DellWorld on Twitter. Dell is a trademark of Dell Inc. Dell disclaims any proprietary interest in the marks and names of others.Check Out Our Best Services for Investors
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Prime Minister Netanyahu is accused of catering to ultra-Orthodox with his stance on draft exemptions, but the religious group isn't happy with him, either.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has adeptly navigated Israel's infamously volatile political landscape for more than three years – until this month. Now he is trapped between two diametrically opposed political forces – the ultra-Orthodox and the secular centrist and left parties – with no clear way of satisfying both as he heads into possible elections.
When the centrist Kadima party and its leader, Shaul Mofaz, bolted a 10-week-old "unity" coalition yesterday, accusing the prime minister of moving too slowly on the politically charged issue of ending military draft exemptions for ultra-Orthodox Jews, the reputations of both politicians were tarnished.
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CAIRO - A centuries-old tradition of abducting girls as payment for misdeeds committed by their elders is still flourishing in rural Afghanistan where traditional Afghan justice replaces non-trusted government's justice system.
We did not know what was happening, Shakila, who was 8 at the time she was abducted by a group of men carrying AK-47s from Fazal Nabi's family, part of the Gujar clan, told New York Times on Friday, February 17.
They put us in a dark room with stone walls; it was dirty and they kept beating us with sticks and saying, Your uncle ran away with our wife and dishonored us, and we will beat you in retaliation.'
Shakila's tragedy started when she was dragged with her cousin from their bed because one of her uncles had run away with the wife of a district strongman.
During imprisonment, both girls were kept for three months in a small dark room after which they were allowed out so that they could haul firewood from the mountains and lug pails of water from the river.
She had to keep the clothes she put on for the whole year and was allowed to wash them for the first time after six months of captivity.
They tortured us in a way that no human being would treat another, Shakila said.
Shakila's case is unusual because she managed to escape after a year of torture in captivity when she managed to slip through the gate to reach her sister's village.
She was almost finished, Gul Zareen, her father, said. She was so thin, she was like this, he said, holding up an index finger and shaking his head.
She cried all the time, and now we are trying to feed her and she is slowly getting better.
The practice of trading women is part of a traditional Afghan form of justice known as baad that dates to before Islam, when nomadic tribes traveled Afghanistan's mountains and deserts.
Even today, outside Afghanistan's few urban areas, many of these traditions have deep roots, experts on tribal justice systems said.
For the nomads, there were no police, there was no court of law, no judge to organize the affairs of humans, so they resorted to the only things they had, which were violence and killing, said Nasrine Gross, an Afghan-American sociologist who has studied the status of Afghan women.
Then when a problem doesn't get resolved, Ms. Gross said, you offer the only things you have: livestock is more precious than a girl because the livestock you can sell, so you give two rifles, one camel, five sheep and then the girls they can sell this way.
Falling Justice System
The continuing use of baad was seen as a sign of Afghans' lack of faith in the government's justice system as well as their extreme sense of insecurity.
There are two reasons people refuse the courts first, the corrupt administration, which openly demands money for every single case, and second, instability, Hajji Mohammed Nader Khan, an elder from Helmand Province who often participates in judging cases that involve baad, told New York Times.
Also, in places where there are Taliban, they won't allow people to go to courts and solve their problems.
The baad tradition was not viewed similarly between Afghan men and women.
While men regarded it as a way of preserving families and stopping blood feuds, women saw it in terms of the suffering of the young girl asked to pay for another's wrongs.
Giving baad has good and bad aspects, said Fraidoon Mohmand, a member of Parliament from Nangarhar Province, who has led a number of jirgas.
The bad aspect is that you punish an innocent human for someone else's wrongdoings, and the good aspect is that you rescue two families, two clans, from more bloodshed, death and misery.
He also said he believed that a woman given in baad suffered only briefly.
When you give a girl in baad, they are beaten maybe, maybe she will be in trouble for a year or two, but when she brings one or two babies into the world, everything will be forgotten and she will live as a normal member of the family, he said.
His views were rejected by Afghan women interviewed.
The woman given to a family in baad will always be the miserable one, said Nasima Shafiqzada, who is in charge of women's affairs for Kunar Province.
She has to work a lot. She will be beaten. She has to listen to lots of bad language from the other females in the family.
A 2006 report by Womankind Worldwide, a UK-based rights group, warned that the custom of baad is still widely practiced in the war-torn country.
The report, "Taking Stock: Afghan Women and Girls Five Years On", says millions of Afghan women and girls still face systematic discrimination and violence in their local societies and households.
It accuses Afghans of treating their wives as slave workers, asserting that abuses are widespread in the northern and western Afghanistan, where Taliban is not active.
The US has invaded Afghanistan in 2001 to topple the Taliban regime which was accused of violating women rights.
Eleven years on, Afghan officials and right activists believe that the West's strategy has proved failure in putting the country on the "path of progress" as promised.
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A pioneer and corporate refugee, outspoken, honest and dedicated are a few words people use to describe Janet Powers. Janet's storied career from corporate America to entrepreneurship is laid with trial, error, success, commitment and loyalty. Her drive and desire to succeed and help others succeed is unsurpassed.
Today, Janet Powers has blended two of her long-time passions, that of leveraging technology to solve business problems and development of audience engagement strategies to increase productivity inside an organization and new revenue opportunities for every business. In her practice today Janet helps corporations to implement and leverage collaborative technology to build communities that drive results and revenue.
"Our Social Audiences' team has changed the entire paradigm on partnering. We are the authority in community building, audience engagement and content delivery." Janet Powers, CEO
Everyone is talking about engaging a workforce. There is enough research and stats to tell you employee engagement is critical to a company's long term success. Most companies are implementing collaboration technology to enable the engagement.
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When you hit the mark, your social audience will be engaged, make meaningful contributions, and exercise its infinite power to virally spread your message through the audience members' personal networks.
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Every company that implements a social strategy is concerned that this new tool for communication and collaboration will reduce the productivity of the workforce. Managers are concerned that employees will spend more time "socializing" on the tool rather than doing their work.
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No one has a college degree in workforce engagement. Very few have had hands on experiences implementing an internal social strategy in the workplace. There are limited places to go for best practices, new ideas, strategies for success.
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Boomers are retiring. There are more and more career opportunities for people of all skill levels. Employee turnover is going to increase over the next 12-24 months. How do you protect your company from knowledge leaving your company by leveraging collaborative strategies today?
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We at Quantum Learning Singapore organize and run Supercamp Singapore - a 7-day, Singapore-based Supercamp conducted by US facilitators and supported by local team-leaders. The foundation of our program is an adapted-for-Singapore edition of our world-famous Supercamp curriculum. Supercamp was first founded by Bobbi DePorter in 1982 and the original goal was to teach students important life-skills that they could use for the rest of their lives and to make learning fun and meaningful. Combining cutting-edge learning technology from famed educator Georgi Lazanov and life-lessons from the world's greatest achievers, Bobbi developed an innovative and engaging 7-day life-skills and academic skills program - Supercamp. Supercamp combined powerful academic techniques like speed reading, study skills, writing, math, creativity and critical thinking with important life skills in the areas of communication, leadership, relationships, self-worth, personal responsibility, goal-setting and more. And the results were amazing. The first Supercamp Bobbi conducted was an instant hit with parents and students alike. Students had never experienced anything as unique and as life-changing as Supercamp. Since then, Supercamp has impacted the lives of close to 65,000 graduates in 85 countries, been featured in countless media outlets like The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, CNN and trained more than 30,000 teachers and school administrators in almost 30 states in the US.
We at Quantum Learning Singapore organized our first Supercamp Singapore back in December 2007. It was held from 2nd - 8th December 2007 in Oldham Hall. Ever since, we've conducted 11 Supercamps in Singapore and impacted the lives of nearly 2000 graduates from Singapore and around the SEA region. This year, we are holding our 12th Supercamp Singapore - from 1st - 7th December 2013 - in Oldham Hall.
Quantum Learning is a unique teaching method we use at Supercamp. We put things together in a fast and fun way so students learn with speed, little effort and a great deal of ACTION and fun. It brings together different elements: fun, games, color, positive thinking, physical fitness and emotional health - and combines these elements together in a carefully orchestrated fashion to produce a high-impact, powerful learning experience.
- Set goals and take responsibility for their actions - so they live a more fulfilling life! - Discover their own learning styles and adjust their revision to match that - so they study faster and do better. - Master 21st-century communication, listening and relationship skills to improve relationships with friends, teachers and YOU - their parents. - Tap their inner creative genius and different ways to solve problems - Build a confident, can-do attitude and find inner motivation to learn and grow - Develop a rock-solid character that can withstand life's many challenges - Learn modern study methods so they remember more, write better and achieve better grades! - Uncover their true passions and learn how to best express their gifts - Change old, limiting beliefs about who they are and what they are capable of
Here are a few of the actual life and academic skills we teach students during Supercamp Singapore: Life-Skills 8 Keys of Excellence Students will learn the 8 Keys of Excellence - Integrity, Failure Leads to Success, Speak with Good Purpose, This is It, Commitment, Ownership, Flexibility and Balance - so they develop a rock-solid character within that can withstand life's different challenges. Outdoor Adventure Day Students will overcome different physical obstacles in a safe but challenging outdoor course. This serves as a metaphor for overcoming life's challenges. Students will push themselves physically and mentally to break through barriers that block their success.
Trust, Releasing Negative Labels and Taking A Stand For What They Believe Students will learn the importance of trust - trusting themselves and trusting others. Also, they will reach within and unearth the negative labels that others might have placed on them - and release these so they give themselves the permission to succeed. Finally, they will discover the values they believe in, and take a powerful stand to affirm their beliefs. Learn To Experience Life In Full Students will learn the power of stepping outside their comfort zone and experiencing all the opportunities that life brings. Also, they will learn to live from who they really are, instead of hiding behind the judgements and opinions of other people. They will break out of their "shell" and learn to make the most of every precious moment in their life.
21st-Century Communication and Relationship Skills We teach students how to build tighter bonds with friends, meet new people and build rapport, communicate with their teachers and participate in the classroom and strengthen ties with YOU - their parents. They will learn the skills and practice these throughout the camp. Creative Thinking, Goal-Setting and Problem-Solving Students will learn a 4-step process to tapping their inner creative genius to solve problems. Also, they will learn how to set goals and overcome potential obstacles. In fact, students will actually craft their goals down during camp and break through challenges in a high-impact activity.
Academic Skills Quantum Reading, Quantum Writing and Quantum Memory -- How To Read Faster, Write Better and Remember More! We teach students how to read faster, comprehend more - all by making small adjustments in the way they read. We also train students to allow their inner "writer" to flow so they write smoother, get more ideas and complete essays and assignments faster and better. Finally, we teach students how to store information using powerful association methods like location, pegs and full-body actions. Quantum Study Strategies -- Modern Study Methods for the 21st Century We teach students how to adjust their learning to fit their own learning styles. This shortens time and increases their confidence. Also, we teach students how to "chunk" or break up exam curriculum into bite-size pieces so they can study a little a day, and build up to the exam. This makes them feel calmer and more in control. Next, we show students how to build a conducive study environment so they can study in maximal concentration. Finally, we teach students a 10-second state-management technique that all top performers use - so students can stay calm and confident before a big presentation or major exam.
On top of using our trademark Quantum Learning teaching methods, we ensure that every child is giving specialized attention. Your child will join a group of 9 - 11 other kids of the same age to form a group of 10 - 12 members. Each group has 2 - 3 team-leaders. We take special attention to keep out staff-to-student ration at 5:1.
Content is covered from the front of the stage by our US facilitators, and then the team leaders lead the group in either activities (where everyone participates) or debriefs (where everyone gets a chance to share what they learnt from the activitiy) We train our team-leaders to not only obtain learnings from every student, but to link it to the student's personal life - with friends, family or school-mates. This makes the content we teach practical and applicable for the student. On top of that, our team-leaders are trained to make sure that every student is participating during the activities. Each student also has a playbook where they can write/journal their thoughts, learnings and feelings.
Also, there are also tons of follow-along worksheets and activity-pieces that students work on during the actual program so they gather the learning after completion. We do this for BOTH our life-skills and academic-skills sections. We want students to physically DO and PRACTICE as we teach every single time, because we know an engaged and active student is a learning student.
Supercamp Singapore is held at ACS Oldham Hall.
During the school term, ACS Oldham Hall is the home of hundreds of international students studying in the Bukit Timah area - schools like Hwa Chong, Nanyang Girls, SCGS and more. We are privileged to be able to use this safe and learning-friendly location during the school holidays, when the students return home. The school is first and foremost safe. You need to tap a special access card to enter and exit, and only staff members will carry the access card. Secondly, Oldham Hall boasts great accomodation - with quality showering facilities, nice beds and even aircon in the rooms!
Thirdly, Oldham Hall hires a full-time team of kitchen staff who cook up nutritious meals everyday of Supercamp. There's a spacious dining hall where kids can sit together in their teams, eat and make friends.
All these are in addition to the many learning-friendly facilities Oldham Hall has, including: - Music Room - Chapel - Common Rooms - Tennis Courts - Outdoor Sports Facilities .... and more. All these are very important to us - because we use all of these during our 7-day Supercamp program. That's why we have been holding our Supercamp at Oldham Hall since 2007! Its a great place for learning.
At Supercamp Singapore, we've shaped the curriculum so it fits in perfectly with the Singapore/South-east Asian education system! 1. Academic Skills We cover test-taking techniques so students thrive during exam time. We teach them how to manage their time, take notes in a personal and engaging way, how to prepare so they feel confident when the test date rolls around, and even a 10-second method to manage their state and calm themselves down. Also, we've concentrated our efforts in teaching students how to write better, read faster and remember more. We know that local students have plenty to read. Textbooks are thicker and there's an endless amount of reading material. Also, there's a heavy demand on students to remember chunks and chunks of information for tests and exams. In addition, teachers demand essays/compositions on a tight deadline - and require students to write these in an information-rich AND creative fashion. All this can stress a child out, unless they have an arsenal of efficient methods to cope with these demands. We teach students these techniques and get them to use them over and over again during Supercamp Singapore. This means that students leave with a complete mastery of these tools, and are ready to use them at the drop of a hat. 2. Life Skills When covering life-skills, we align all staff members, foreign and local, on Singapore/South-east Asian culture. This way, we use examples and life scenarios that students can relate to. Also, we hire Singaporean and South-east Asian team leaders - and they serve as a bridge between the curriculum that the US facilitators cover on stage and the local students, especially since they understand how things are like here. These team leaders will engage students within the groups, elicit learnings and answers from them and coach them on how to apply these life-skills in their lives.
Supercamp Singapore is special because: 1. We create a fun, engaging and challenging learning environment that's also safe and inclusive for students. We make sure everyone's participating and no-one's left behind. 2. We teach using all 3 modalities -- Visual, Auditory and Kinesthetic -- so all students are engaged, regardless of their learning styles! 3. Students get to practice the skills multiple times during the camp, so they obtain long-lasting results. 4. We teach students strategies that they can apply to different situations or subjects. 5. We create a safe culture of trust and inner belief that they can recreate at home, with friends or in school. 6. Students learn by self-discovery and actual doing - so these lessons stay with them for life. 7. We give students personalized attention so they discover what works best for them. (Our students to staff ratio is 5:1) 8. We respect every single student and we believe that every single student is capable of learning and all they need is to be shown how to best utilize their skills.
1. They will get more confidence to make things happen If your child has goals like trying out for a new sport, or going to a dream college, they will learn steps to make that goals real. Also, because they learn so much more about themselves, they end up making better choices and they are more comfortable letting friends and family know who they are, what they think and how they feel 2. School-work gets easier Your child will learn how to read faster, remember what they study and write better - so they don't get stressed when they are called on. In fact, they can solve problems with new tools, prepare for exams at their own pace and do much better than before. This gives them more motivation to learn and makes learning fun! 3. They learn more about themselves with a team of friends At Supercamp Singapore, your child will leave with more friends than they came with, and they will learn more about themselves as they interact with new people. They will also learn how to better interact with people. 4. They will learn excellence from a world-class staff Supercamp facilitators are chosen from top professional teachers and trainers. Hundreds go through a strict selection process and only a few are chosen. Most of the facilitators have advanced degrees, and a natural ability to engage students, bring out their greatness and model excellence. 5. They will discover how to fulfill their true potential At Supercamp Singapore, kids discover that they are bigger and better than who they thought they were. There's a ton of potential inside them. And it's not just about school, its about friends, hobbies, passions and life. They will learn how to develop all of their abilities and create the best LIFE possible. 6. They will learn how to LEARN - a skill that will last them forever! Your child will learn the seldom-taught skill of learning - how people learn, the best way to learn and why some people always seem to do better than others. They can use this in school, in the workplace and back home. Students discover the how and why and best way to learn - not just the "what". This is what makes them successful for life. 7. They will take charge of their lives Students will learn that they are responsible for the choices they make in their lives. They will also discover how to set goals and work towards them - so they craft the best life they possibly can.
Feel free to check out our website for more information. Read what some of our graduates have to say on our "Testimonials" page and download more information on our "Programs" page. And if you have any questions, you can contact us at firstname.lastname@example.com or SMS 98630033. We look forward to seeing you and your child at Supercamp Singapore. Best, Melvin, Poh Lam and The Supercamp Singapore Team


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John Brown was selected twice to represent the nation's bloodstock industry on official Australian Government trade missions to Europe and the Middle East.
He was instrumental in bringing His Excellency Nasser Lootah from Dubai, UAE to invest in Australian Racing – the first from the region. His Excellency bought Emirates Park on John Brown's advice and appointed him the managing director of the property. Lootah's breeding facility and large stable of racehorses injected more than $200 million into the Australian economy.
Breeding Successes
John selected the initial matings for Emirates Park that produced stakes winners such as DARBAAS, BRAVE WARRIOR, AL FAARIS, BUNDLE OF THANKS and purchased COSSACK WARRIOR as the foundation sire.
Broodmare sales include the champion mares:
- STAGE HIT (Champion 2yo Filly) for bloodstock magnate Robert Sangster
- Pride Of Tahnee (The dam of Group one winners SINGING THE BLUES, REFERRAL and SHOGUN LODGE)
- CHLORYPYLL, OUR) HEAVENLY BODY and MA CHIQUITA – Six figure broodmare sales to iconic breeder Jim Fleming
Discovering Winners
John Brown relies on careful research and good judgment when choosing horses. A trusted confidant and advisor to, Australia's premier trainer for 35 years, T.J. Smith and his stable manager / brother Ernie Smith.
One of the champion horses John selected for the Tulloch Lodge pair was Golden Slipper winner and Champion 2YO racehorse of his year and sire STAR WATCH.
Group One Winners
John has sold or advised clients who raced prolific winners such as MASTER ORIELLY, JUST A DASH, LORD BALLINA, IVORYS IRISH, CHLOROPHYLL, STAR WATCH, NEW GLEAM, MA CHIQUITA, (OUR) HEAVENLY BODY, STAGE HIT and SPANISH MIX. STAR WATCH.
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The LOI's for Cierre Wood and Shaquelle Evans have come in ensuring Notre Dame's top two playmakers in this class have officially signed.
Cierre Wood signed at his high school this morning with his principal present and it sounds like his principal was pretty excited.
Wood signed at his high school, and his obviously-thrilled principal jumped on the phone line to talk about how excited the school is to have Wood coming to Notre Dame.
It sounds as if Evans is excited about signing his LOI as well according to UND.com's official Signing Day blog.
"We're delighted to have you, and I'm reading your name right now along the crawl on television. You'll help us score some more points. We're proud of you," says Weis. On the letter of intent was the hand-written notation "Go Irish."
It's great to have all of the LOIs we were expected to get signed and delivered. It would be even better though if we added a couple more this afternoon.
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jonnyC commented on February 4th, 2009 at 11:05 am
I'm starting to get a lump in the pit of my stomach, hopefully its an illness & not a harbinger of things to come (i'm looking at you Manti!)
brandon commented on February 4th, 2009 at 12:23 pm
yeaaaa baby!!! manti teo comin to nd!!!!
JD commented on February 4th, 2009 at 12:32 pm
i said i had a feeling about manti te'o….just like last season with micheal floyd i new they both were going to commit!!! i cant wait to watch him on saturdays GO IRISH!!!!!
Chris commented on February 4th, 2009 at 1:06 pm
so is Te' o in or not?
J.Jordan commented on February 4th, 2009 at 1:10 pm
Te'o is in just saw report from Honolulu Advertiser, w/his picture and ND hat on. link is http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20090204/BREAKING02/90203079/-1
Clutch commented on February 4th, 2009 at 1:10 pm
Yeah….Te'o signed at 12:19 according to Scout.com. I don't know WTF is up with this site or the official ND blog (http://und.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/020409aaa.html) They were on top of their game but must have bailed for an early lunch at 10:30.
Way to go.
Chris commented on February 4th, 2009 at 1:21 pm
yes – just caught it on USA Today –
Te'o to help Notre Dame defense
USA TODAY's defensive player of the year in LB Manti Te'o, has announced that he signed a letter of intent to play for Charlie Weis and the Fighting Irish. He also was considering Southern California and UCLA. Te'o, out of Punahou (Honolulu) was the 12th-ranked overall recruit according to Rivals.com and adds immediate help to Notre Dame, a team looking to bolster its defense.
Matt commented on February 4th, 2009 at 1:25 pm
It's a big get — great, great news. A big-time recruit picks ND over SC and UCLA. This is a great thing for the Irish.
We're not national title contenders yet, but we're on the mend. Things will work out. I am so glad we were able to grab Te'o. This should help the defense immensely — fairly quickly.
Chris commented on February 4th, 2009 at 1:33 pm
Relegate Chuck to the press box in a JoPa like role and hire a real offensive coordinator and things may finally start happening for the Irish -
jonnyC commented on February 4th, 2009 at 1:34 pm
Hell Yeah!!! this just made my week!! very excited to see MANti in blue & gold, i hope / expect an immediate impact! good job CW, GO IRISH
Johnny Who Dey commented on February 4th, 2009 at 8:54 pm
Chris – things started happening a long time ago on offense. Need a more consistent offense from week to week.
Paul commented on February 4th, 2009 at 11:59 pm
Te'o and Stockton have the potential to be big time players. The front 7 is finally getting the speed and beef it needs. We are on our way!
Paul commented on February 5th, 2009 at 12:00 am
Michael Floyd For HEISMAN consideration in 09.
Paul commented on February 5th, 2009 at 12:09 am
Jimmy needs to get better at reading the field, not zeroing in on one target, and getting rid of the ball under durress.
Thanks to a markedly improved offensive line. I am still concerned at RB. I wish Allen was the prominent back, but Chuck seems to like Hughes a bruiser without break away speed. Aldridge was a 5 star out of Illinois, lets not give up on him yet. I just think he needs to get a little mean streak in him. They say it takes 4 good classes in a row.
GGGGOOOOOOO IRISHHHHHHHHHHH!![Reply]
Paul commented on February 5th, 2009 at 12:16 am
Yes, Shaq initially committed to USC. Carroll must be throwing something in his office right now! This year we should actually have a better LB crew than Usc thanks to Ray M. graduating to the NFL. Its been a while since ND could make that claim, which means absolutely nothing until
it translates to a victory over USC on the field.[Reply]
Paul commented on February 5th, 2009 at 12:21 am
Mr. TE'o please make it your mission to bring a NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP to South Bend. We love you are here, WELCOME AND BEST WISHES!
SHALAMARR commented on April 22nd, 2009 at 10:29 am
omg i love you cousin <3


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The X-blade Express 1Four Keyblade Wielders were flying through the space separating each of the many worlds out there in the universe, commonly known as the Lanes Between. While ordinarily this would be nothing of note (beyond the fact that they were Keyblade Wielders) each of these four was very special in their own way.The male wearing red, silver, and gold armor was known as Sora, a rather happy-go-lucky fellow. Whenever his armor was off, he could be instantly identified by his spiky brown hair and his blue eyes. He was special not only for saving the worlds at least twice, but unbeknownst to him he had at least three others sleeping within his heart (although one was starting to stir but that's a story for another time). His Keyblade was known as the Kingdom Key, and when it was in glider form he rode it similar to how people ride skateboards.The female wearing pink, gold, and silver armor was called Kairi, a blue-eyed red-head who was kind to almost everyone she met (excl
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Wisdom from the greatest voices of reason who are, or have ever been, in our world
The world is divided into people who do things and people who get the credit. Try, if you can, to belong to the first class. There's far less competition.
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The most important persuasion tool you have in your entire arsenal is integrity.
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Without leaps of imagination, or dreaming, we lose the excitement of possibilities. Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning.
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Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.
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The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other's life.
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Murphy, Alan (2006) Mobile learning in a global context: a training analysis. In: International Conference on Networking, International Conference on Systems and International Conference on Mobile Communications and Learning Technologies, 2006 (ICN/ICONS/MCL 2006) Morne, Mauritius. 23-29 April 2006. IEEE, Los Alamitos, USA. ISBN 0769525520
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Medical devices have traditionally relied on advanced hardware technology to provide the majority of the application-specific features for a given device function.
Today, medical devices are becoming more connected, and the multifunction software that runs on devices is more complex and more often a key differentiator in the success of the product. In addition, manufacturers must design a user-friendly interface (for home use) and provide field-upgradable units. These design elements lead to the use of off-the-shelf software components that are more commonly found in consumer devices and computers in the home.
This article looks at some of the embedded software technologies that can be used today to create medical devices to meet these new demands, including a real-life example of a company that creates leading-edge medical products using key software technologies. It will also look at how the medical industry can take advantage of emerging hardware and software technologies that help bring embedded and traditional computer systems together.
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- A good political science paper should start with an outline. Outlines aid in the organization of the paper and help develop the content of your paper. Outlines may be notes, flow charts, diagrams, or any type of visual aid to help you structure your essay. A good outline should include your thesis, your main points for supporting your thesis, and any evidence for supporting your main points.
- All titles should be specific and related to your topic. For example, if you are talking about the peace negotiations in the Middle East, an ideal title would be "The Middle East Peace Process."
- Utilize commas, apostrophes, and semicolons correctly. Pay close attention to possessive pronouns such as it, its, their, he, and she. Also, pay close attention to the difference between plurals and plural possessives. For more help with the grammar and punctuation rules, see the Wilmer Writing Center's online writing guide, or make an appointment with a tutor for additional help.
- All political science papers should be written in active voice rather than passive voice. For example:
Passive voice: The Health Care Reform Bill was recently passed.
Active voice: Congress recently passed the Health Care Reform Bill.
When passive voice is used, the reader does not know who is doing the action in the sentence. - Point of view varies depending on the assignment and the professor. For example, first person point of view is more accepted for argumentative essays in Quest For Justice than research papers in upper level classes. For some professors, it is better to write "I concluded . . ." instead of "It is concluded . . ." in order to stay in the active voice. If you are confused as to which point of view to use, ask your professor for clarity.
- Proofread your paper or let a friend or tutor at the Writing Center proofread it before turning it in.
Organizing the Political Science Paper
Title Page
Your title page is a single page including the title, your name, your instructor's name, and the date the paper is due.
A good introduction introduces your topic, states the purpose and goal of the paper, and grabs the reader's attention. Your paper should revolve around a single, concise topic or a handful of related topics. It should also include a clear thesis. Your thesis should be located towards the end of the introductory paragraph.
Body of Paper
The body of the paper contains the content of your paper. All the information is discussed here. For organization, divide your information into paragraphs. The body of the paper contains the main ideas located in the topic sentence of each paragraph. Topic sentences can be seen as "mini-theses" because they explain the purpose of each paragraph. The other sentences in your paragraph should offer evidence to support the topic sentence. Make sure that you are providing an argument, supported by specific examples rather than only presenting your own opinion.
The conclusion is a discussion of what is proposed in your introduction and any additional comments on improvement or hopes for the future. You might want to include a brief discussion of the implications that may arise from your conclusion ad the significance of your thesis. Your thesis is also restated in your conclusion. Do not introduce any new material in your conclusion.
Bibliography Section
Your bibliography section should contain acceptable political science sources from within your research tools of journals, newspapers, magazines, and political science books. Here is a list of frequently used reference sources:
- American Journal of Politics
- American Political Science Review
- British Journal of Political Science
- Comparative Politics
- Comparative Political Studies
- Electoral Studies
- Foreign Affairs
- Foreign Policy
- Journal of Politics
- Parliamentary Affairs
- International Organization
- Review of Politics
- Southern Political Review
- West European Politics


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Teaching Interests
While at Wichita State University, I was responsible for developing the astronomny program of the university.
Among the courses I developed and taught are courses in Modern Astronomy, the Solar System, and an Astronomy Laboratory.
Please visit the WSU Astronomy Courses website for more information about those courses.
I also taught an individual topics course on astrophysics regularly. In addition I have taught special topics classes, and provided public lectures on,
the archeoastronomy of the Americas, the search for extraterrestrial life (SETI), cosmology, and the exploration of the solar system.


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Posted: Thursday, November 15th 2012 at 9:10am
Cornwell sworn in as attorneyBy Rob Moore Editor Retired Mountain Judicial Circuit Superior Court Judge Jim Cornwell administers the oath to his daughter Katherine Cornwell on Nov. 5, as her brother Eli holds the Bible. Also shown are Habersham County Sheriff's Cpl. Eugene Kemp and area attorneys. (Photo/Rob Moore)
CLARKESVILLE On Nov. 5, Katherine S. "Kate" Cornwell became Georgia's newest attorney.
She was sworn in by her father, retired Mountain Judicial Circuit Superior Court Judge Jim Cornwell in a packed courtroom at the Habersham County Courthouse in Clarkesville. Born May 16, 1987, in Stephens County, she lived in Toccoa and then Clarkesville before going to boarding school in 2001. She graduated cum laude from Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter, N.H., in 2001. She graduated from the University of North Carolina in 2008, and from the University of Georgia School of Law in 2012. She passed the Georgia Bar Exam in 2012 and is an attorney for Warner, Bates McGough & McGinnis in Atlanta. © Copyright 2015 AccessNorthGa.com
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Two months later, on July 19, the same inmate nearly killed Donnie. An incident report notes he "entered [Donnie's cell] and punched [her] twice in the face" and then "threatened to cause more bodily harm." During the assault, Donnie says, the attacker and three others sodomized her and tore her breast implants. They cracked her ribs and busted her lip. "They came racing in and just had their way with me for 40 minutes... There was a tremendous amount of blood."
Though Broward County records show battery charges were filed against the attacker and then dropped, prison reports confirm "several other inmates corroborated" the story.
In the months that followed, Donnie went on medication for pain and depression. "They had me doped up like a rhino," she says.
After complaining about her torn breast, she was taken to the infirmary and examined by medical staff. There a nurse numbed her chest and put a wall of paper in front of Donnie's face. "They took out a pair of stainless-steel scissors," she says, blinking away tears. "And they just cut."
Adds Attorney Reres, who documented the effects of the surgery with a camera: "It was as if the nurse took a perverse pleasure in disfiguring her. It was absolutely horrific."
Donnie's female body slowly became more male. "You hear your voice change. Your beard comes back. Your penis starts to function again," she says. "All of those things had been asleep for years."
In April 2003, Reres filed a motion "to allow the defendant to dress as a woman and wear makeup." It was necessary so Donnie would "not appear freakish" in a way that would "prejudice [her] in front of a jury," Reres wrote. Broward County Circuit Court Judge Peter Weinstein granted the request.
Donnie and Mark were tried in front of separate juries a month later. Six witnesses — five of whom were transsexual — claimed the couple had injected them with silicone. One was South Carolinian male-to-female Jeremy Middleton, who testified he fell into a two-month coma after the pair shot him in the buttocks. "I thought [Donnie] was a real nurse," she said. "I thought [she] was legit."
(Adds Mark's attorney, Eric Schwartzreich: "It was a circus, and the prosecution was leading the show.)
But Ronald Wright, the bow-tied, bespectacled Broward County chief medical examiner, then poked holes in the state's case. He testified that silicone pumped the night of Vera's death could not have moved quickly enough to her lungs to leave her dead. "It's the cumulative effect of... months or years of injections," he said.
In his closing statement, Attorney Schwartzreich asked an attentive all-female jury: "Do you know who killed Vera Lawrence? Unfortunately, Vera Lawrence killed Vera Lawrence."
The verdicts shocked everybody. Based on the same set of facts, one jury acquitted Donnie of murder, but the other convicted Mark. Donnie mouthed the words thank you to her attorney before Weinstein sentenced her to five years.
Three years later, the Fourth District Court of Appeal overturned Mark's conviction, ruling prosecution witness and Broward associate medical examiner Dr. Erston Price gave inadequate testimony. On December 7, 2006, Mark agreed to a plea deal and got six years. Corey "Cookie" Williams, the handler, received four years' probation in exchange for her testimony against the couple.
In September 2003, Donnie was transported to Tomoka Correctional Institution, an all-male prison on the outskirts of Daytona Beach with about 1,300 inmates. Guards watched out for her. "I was so well-looked-after," she says. "I wasn't treated like a freaky piece of trash."
Her time there might have been more complex than that. In July 2005, she was caught "attempting to conspire," according to prison disciplinary reports. Investigators found a fellow inmate had sent a $2,015 check to Donnie's sister in exchange for Donnie "providing protection." (She contends the inmate — who was also transsexual — made up the story so she could be moved to another unit.)
When Donnie was released a couple of days before Thanksgiving 2005, she contemplated living as a woman. She was torn. "That girl that I lived as?" she says. "They killed her."
Dog walkers shuffle past the quaint seaside diners along Flagler Beach on a recent blustery afternoon as Donnie sits on a splintery picnic table. At first glance, her face seems to show the lasting effects of cosmetic surgery: plump pink lips and a delicate button nose. Then the midday sun illuminates her jaw, and stubborn bristles become visible.
When Donnie lifts her wide-frame Chanel sunglasses to peer at the ocean, she catches a mustached middle-age tourist in a jean jacket staring with his mouth agape. "This guy's breaking his neck trying to look at me," she mumbles. She stares right back and gives him a defiant wave. "Hi there!" she shouts.
Busted, he quickly turns his head and scampers off.
Donnie pulls her sunglasses back down over her eyes, as if to hide, and lights a Marlboro. "Sometimes I wonder if I'm gonna be this crazy freak forever," she says, her shiny blond hair whipping into a spiral. "But I'm not trying to have a pity party."
She speaks in a tender maternal tone, but her voice is too deep to pass for a woman's. Her shoulders are broad, her legs thick.


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The popular Diva mix was a CDR that we used to give away to people that bought the first Copy album Mobius Beard (2006) as a bonus item, but we've now brought back for "pay as you like" via Bandcamp for those that never got to hear it. More soon. (Artwork by Matthew Chambers, E*Rock and Fran Siriphan Bittakis)
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Download the new one from Copy, "Breakfast", via XLR8R! The Pacific Northwest's synth-pop maestro extraordinaire, Copy, is back with a brand-new album of romantically charged music made in the bedroom for the dancefloor. Before Hard Dream hits retailers, we've got an exclusive first taste of the forthcoming record with the track "Breakfast." The shimmering instrumental showcases producer Marius Libman continuing work with his brand of playful-yet-somber electronic music, crafting the song's solid backbone with a poignant bassline and straightforward dance beat before adorning the rest of its five minutes with a number of melodic, analog tones. If you spent endless hours of your youth parked in front of side-scrolling adventures games on your NES, then this song will definitely light up your brain's nostalgia region. It should be safe to assume the rest of Copy's ten-track third album will follow suit, but we'll just have to patiently wait for September 21 to roll around to find out.


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Defendant Admits More than 4,000 Harassing Phone Calls to Hundreds of Women in U.S. and Canada
DANIEL CHRISTOPHER LEONARD, 32, of Olympia, Washington, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to one count of cyber-stalking and four counts of making threatening communications. LEONARD, the former Human Resources Manager at the Great Wolf Lodge, near Olympia, admits he made more than 4,000 harassing and sexually threatening phone calls to more than 1200 telephone numbers across the U.S. and Canada. Some of the victims in this case had previously worked with LEONARD, but did not recognize his voice because he disguised his voice and his phone number using an internet based "spoofing service." LEONARD faces up to five years in prison on each count when sentenced by U.S. District Judge Ronald Leighton on December 3, 2010.
The Monterey California Police Department opened an investigation in August 2009, when a Monterey woman reported receiving highly sexual and threatening phone calls. The caller ID that appeared on her phone came from a variety of area codes and numbers, but the voice, although it sounded as if it was electronically altered, was the same. In December, the woman received similar calls at her place of work. The caller continued to make the obscene and threatening calls in February, March and April 2010. Since the calls were coming from a variety of phone numbers, and since the caller's voice sounded electronically altered, Monterey Police detectives suspected an internet "spoofing services" service. Detectives contacted spoofing services and were able to confirm that Tel Tech, Inc. located in Toms River, New Jersey, provided the spoofing service to LEONARD. Tel Tech indicated it kept complete records of its customers calls.
On March 30, 2010, a Superior Court Judge in Monterey issued a warrant for all records the internet phone spoofing company had related to the Monterey victim's phone numbers. The detailed information turned over by the service provider, including recordings, revealed LEONARD had made the calls. The records also showed that 177 calls had been made to another victim who worked in LEONARD's apartment complex, in Olympia, Washington. That woman had repeatedly filed police reports regarding threatening and obscene phone calls. That victim told police that she believed the caller was able to see her at her work close in time to the calls. A subsequent federal search warrant led to the identification of about 4000 calls to 1200 separate numbers. Other victims in the case had previously worked with LEONARD either at the Great Wolf Lodge, or in his previous employment in Human Resources at the Hotel Victor, in Miami, Florida.
Many of the victims altered their lives because of the phone calls; quitting jobs, moving, and altering their activities because of the threatening and harassing calls. Many cancelled their cell phone numbers, only to start receiving the calls at home or at work.
LEONARD was arrested on April 27, 2010. He has been in custody at the Federal Detention Center at SeaTac since he was charged federally in May 2010.
The case is being investigated by the Monterey California Police Department, the Olympia Police Department and the FBI.
The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Kathryn Warma and Kurt Hermanns.
For additional information please contact Emily Langlie, Public Affairs Officer for the United States Attorney's Office, at (206) 553-4110 or email@example.com.


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How to Survive Valentine's Day from yourtango.com
Whether you're single or taken, here's advice for getting through the most-hyped holiday of the year:
Since he can't read your mind, let your partner know exactly what gift would make your heart sing. Just send him a website link. You both win: You'll be thrilled and he gets the applause.
Cook for him. Preparing a special meal is like foreplay, and feeding someone is an act of love. Even better, cook together. If you're single, watch a movie like Dirty Dancing or Sleepless in Seattle and drink plenty of red wine. If you're in a relationship, don't expect the most romantic night of your life. When he does something really sweet, you'll appreciate it more.
Buy your own chocolate! But not from the drugstore — go someplace decadent like Godiva and spend $30 on a box of the good stuff. It's so luxe to treat yourself.
Drink a really good bottle of pink champagne. As a single woman, it will help make all those hand-holding couples appear almost as cute as they think they are. If you're hitched, it will help you forget that your husband canceled your dinner plans to work late.
Make someone's day by sending an anonymous Valentine. Mail it to a friend, cousin, or neighbor — anyone who could use a little love, which is most everyone!


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Boerenkaas-Veenweidekaas Reserve
Formaggio Kitchen Exclusive
Country of Origin: The Netherlands
City / Village: Zoeterwoude
Type of Milk: Cow
Flavor Profile: Medium
Veenweidekaas is a true Boerenkaas (literally farmer's cheese) of exceptional quality that has specific regulations applied to its production. We have worked for a number of years to find a producer of this quality Gouda and we were lucky enough to find Lidia and Theo van Leeuwen and their 35 cows who produce this cheese on their farm in the West of Holland (between the cities of The Hague, Leiden and Zoetermeer.
The farm is 4 centuries old and is built on a dike, behind it is the polder (dry pumped land) where their cows graze (currently 4 meters below sea level).
The cheese is made fresh everyday from that days milking which helps the cheese preserve more of the natural flavors and smells of the milk. Lidia and Theo choose to salt their cheese minimally, resulting in the cheese ripening more slowly (eg. The 5 month old cheese we have now tastes like a 2 month old Gouda) but this allows the cheese to develop more pronounced flavors. Their older Gouda's for example, have a much stronger, more characteristic flavor and are still nice and creamy. As with all of our relationships with cheese makers, the older cheeses come with time...
Veenweidekaas is a special cheese that is known for the requirements for sustainable production in consideration of the land and the wildlife that share the farmland. In the Spring Lidia and Theo search out all the birds nests in their meadows and protect them so they dont get trampled by the cows and so the eggs can be hatched in peace. The meadows are mown in a criss-cross pattern, leaving every other patch untouched for these nesting birds and other wild life and wild flowers.
The Veenweidekaas label which depicts a Snipe and the Lis flower symbolizes the beautiful landscape of the polder. Their particular spot is amazing, it seems to be in the middle of nowhere, which is next to impossible in Holland.
This is the reserve version of the cheese which has been aged for more than 2 years. Even at this age, the cheese maintains a delicious creaminess while offering the crunch of protein crystals and a big sharpness on the finish.
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At A.C. Addison & Sons, we are able to design a monument that meets your needs perfectly and allows you to celebrate the life and memory of your loved one. We are even able to craft a marble or granite memorial stone that embodies the personality of your loved one, such as a cat for an animal lover or a football jersey for a player.
We are able to add hand carved statues to memorials in Melbourne that represent the greatest loves of your family and friends, such as a ballerina for a dancer. We are also able to add ceramic photographs for a more personal touch.
If you have a particular memorial plaque design in mind, we are more than happy to discuss with you the possibilities of creating it. If you have any queries about the cemetery the plot is in, do not hesitate to raise them with us.
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Spiced Pork Medallions with Bourbon Sauce Recipe
- 1/2 cup bourbon or reduced-sodium chicken broth
- 1/4 cup packed dark brown sugar
- 3 tablespoons white vinegar
- 3 tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1 pork tenderloin (1 pound), cut into 12 slices
- In a small saucepan, combine the bourbon, brown sugar, vinegar, soy sauce, garlic and pepper. Bring to a boil; cook until liquid is reduced to about 1/2 cup, stirring occasionally.
- Meanwhile, combine the chili powder, cinnamon, salt and allspice; rub over pork slices.
- In a large skillet coated with cooking spray, cook pork over medium heat for 2-4 minutes on each side or until tender. Serve with sauce. Yield: 4 servings.
Medium-Bodied White Wine
Enjoy this recipe with a medium-bodied white wine such as Riesling or Gewürtztraminer
Reviews for Spiced Pork Medallions with Bourbon Sauce
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"The reviews are right! This is a fabulous recipe! Will try this using chicken thighs, too!"
"Delicious and simple. Used whiskey instead of bourbon and it turned out great."
"My husband said this was one of the best things I have ever made! We both loved it!"
"Quick and delicious. I used kentucky style whiskey and turned out great. I also added a little red pepper flakes to the sauce. Definitely will make again. To the other reviewer about using Brandy instead of bourbon, I don't see why not, the alcohol burns off anyway."
"This is one of those recipes you read and have to go out and get the ingredients and have that very night! It was fantastic!! It didn't look like enough spice to go around, but it was. Wouldn't want any more chili powder than it had. The meat cooked for 4 minutes on each side. Try it.....you'll like it!"


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Long story short. I work for a community college. We arent located in the nicest part of town. While I cant carry on campus I do carry my folding knife and OC spray. We have several buildings. A female friend of mine walks from one building (the one she works in) to another building. The buildings are about a quarter mile away. She is one of those The criminals dont own the streets, Ill go where I please, Im not afraid blah blah blah types. As far as Im concerned she has ZERO regard for her own personal safety.
Well, today I must have been in a bad mood or something so I decided to say something to her. This is a paraphrase but it basically came down to Look, you pay no attention when your walking around and there are a ton of blind spots. You need to pay better attention and at LEAST carry some OC spray, Ill even buy it for you Her response was I refuse to live in fear. Uggg.. Commendable but stupid as far as I am concerned. Theres a difference between living in fear and being prepared.
I said Look, Im not saying you have to carry a gun, Im simply saying you need to have better awareness and you need to have SOME sort of defensive tool you can use if need be And then the light bulb came on over the top of my head. I asked her Do you wear your seatbelt when you drive? She said yes. I said Do you lock the door to your house at night? She said yes. I said But Why are you living in fear? Afraid your going to get in a car accident or afraid someone is going to break in your house? Using your argument your living in fear. She then stated that it was not hard for her to buckle her seat belt or lock her apartment door. And at that point I knew I had her. And it would be hard for you to clip this small can of OC spray inside your pocket? BAM! She had no answer other then No, I guess it wouldnt.
I took the can that I carry (I keep two extras at home) out of my pocket and gave it to her. She promised she would carry it and admitted that I was right and it wasnt inconvenient to carry. Also went over a quick lesson in situational awareness. All in all it went fairly well. Its not a gun but its a start.


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text: Ghoraiba - Almond Cookies Ingredients for Ghoraiba - Almond Cookies: 1 cup of wheat flour 1 cup of white flour 1/2 cup almond (fried and grounded) 1/2 teaspoon cardamom 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup oil 2 spoons ghee 2 spoons butter Preparation for Ghoraiba - Almond Cookies: Melt the ghee and the butter with the oil over a medium heat. Mix the other ingredients together and divide the dough into small balls. Take each ball and press it slightly. Heat them in the oven until a brownish color.