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The teacher can not be at fault for this. As an education major, i know that we are supposed to promote independence and allow the children to go the bathrooms on their own. This is the parent's responsibility, and the attacker's parents should be aware of what their child is doing. They should be held responsible. Not the teacher. She did what she was supposed to, and went to check on them when they were in the bathroom for too long. »
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With the introduction of the new 2015 Corvette Z06 Convertible with an estimated 625 horsepower, Chevrolet has once again cemented its reputation as the performance car leader. The Bowtie now has 14 performance cars available in 2015, including four distinct Corvette models, nine Camaros and the SS Sedan.
The Corvette changed for 1968, evolving into the 3rd generation for the American sports car. The sleek new styling looks like full speed standing still, a trait shared by most Corvettes. This week's Muscle Car Of The Week could be considered the top-gun of all '68 Corvettes, as it carries a 500+ HP 427 under the hood, an optioned named the "L88″. L88 cars featured not only a distinctive hood, but a whole list of performance enhancements… the F41 performance suspension, J56 heavy duty brakes, a Muncie M22 4-speed transmission, and of course, the 12.5:1 compression 427 V8. The LeMans Blue roadster in the Brothers Collection is one of only 80 built in '68, and it might look like a nice Sunday cruiser, but it was a thinly disguised race car sold to the public!
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Here is the 2015 Corvette Z06 Convertible. It's one of the most capable drop-tops on the market and Chevy says it the most powerful convertible ever produced by the company.
Chevrolet planned to reveal it on Monday at the New York International Auto Show but apparently images of any new Corvette model are too hot to handle and as such, they were leaked earlier today.
The Z06 Convertible features everything you love about the C7 Z06 Coupe that was introduced in Detroit at NAIAS including the supercharged Gen 5 LT4 V8 with 625+ horsepower and 635+ lb-ft of torque at your disposal.
After seeing the condition of the first Corvette to fall into the National Corvette Museum's Sinkhole and the last one out, it's pretty hard to be excited about the retrieval of the 2001 Mallett Hammer Z06 Corvette. But the final Corvette is now out and that marks the completion of "Operation Corvette Plus" which is what the workers dubbed the rescue of the "Great 8″ Corvettes that fell into the 40-ft sinkhole on February 12th.
Members of Bowling Green's United Auto Workers Local 2164 voted overwhelming to authorize a strike if their concerns over safety and quality aren't addressed by General Motors and plant management. UAW chapter President Eldon Renaud said the vote passed with 93.3% approval.
Is there trouble brewing in Paradise?
We'll find out Tuesday night.
Alleging that workers are being mistreated and management isn't addressing problems with quality and safety, the United Auto Workers Local 2164 has scheduled a strike vote on Tuesday at the Corvette Assembly Plant in Bowling Green, Ky.
If there's ever been a car that represents the red, white, and blue American ideal, it's got to be the Chevrolet Corvette.
No wonder, then, that the totally new 2014 Corvette Stingray rumbled to the top of a special ranking of the "most American" vehicles compiled recently by a Washington, D.C., university.
Just when we thought we had the 2015 Corvette model lineup set after the introduction the high performance Z06 at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit in January, a report from Autoblog on Friday suggesting a new C7 Corvette variant will be introduced at the New York Auto Show has certainly raised our interest.
This morning, General Motors put an end to speculation that the new 8L90 Eight-Speed Automatic Transmission would not make it into the base C7 Corvette next year by announcing the availability of the new high performance automatic for the 2015 Corvette Stingray.
On Thursday at the National Corvette Museum, workers lifted the seventh of eight Corvettes lost in the sinkhole back to solid ground. The recovered Corvette was the 2009 1.5 Millionth car and was only discovered last week after workers vacuumed enough dirt out of the hole to reveal its location.

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In the world's largest democracy sunlight is, indeed, a powerful disinfectant.
BANGALORE, India — In a country that has the dubious distinction of topping almost every ranking of the world's corrupt, bribe-taking countries, a law called the Right to Information Act is altering the equation between the gigantic government and its vast citizenry.
The Right to Information Act — popularly called the RTI — was enacted as national law four years ago to pry open the opaque nature of governance in India.
Now do-gooder activists, zealous citizens and eager lawyers are turning RTI into an effective tool to whip India's gargantuan democracy into shape. Acknowledging its power to shake up the age-old establishment, the Delhi High Court noted recently, "Sunlight is a powerful disinfectant."
"For the first time in six decades since independence, the common man has the power to right Indian democracy," says Vikram Simha, a banker-turned-voluntary RTI activist in Bangalore.
Until recently, disclosure of public records was banned under "Official Secrets Act 1889" dating back to British rule. The RTI now allows Indians, for a small fee, to access any official record of the federal or state governments, with the exception of documents about the troubled Jammu & Kashmir state, and individuals' income tax and medical records. Public authorities are required to respond within 30 days.
Indians are using the RTI for a range of uses, from questioning delays in getting power supply or water connections to their homes, to fixing the poor drains and missing street lights in their neighborhood — all without "chai-paani," or Hindi slang for bribes.
In New Delhi, slum workers have banded together to drive an anti-bribery campaign with RTI, using it to apply for passports, driving licenses or birth certificates.
Enthused by these small successes, Indians are starting to question major government decisions. In recent weeks, RTI has been used to scrutinize the joint statement by India and Pakistan which de-linked diplomatic talks from terror attacks. That statement, along with its drafts and file notings, is now open to public scrutiny.


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Wow, that's exactly half. That means you could have 2 in there, Lyndzies!
I was at 60 at 14 DPO, my OB was very happy with that. At 11 dpo, at 47 you are ahead of where I was! I think you are doing great!!! Congrats!! I obssessed about those numbers too, running them through the doubling time calculators, staring at charts, etc. I found a list of averages that made me feel much better! At 14 DPO, the average is 48, so you are doing wonderful for 11 days! Are you having a second HCG done to see doubling time, or was this basically a proof of pregnancy??


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MSU's journey to elite status now complete
January, 2, 2014
Adam Rittenberg | ESPN.com
PASADENA, Calif. -- For a year, Mark Dantonio challenged his Michigan State team to find the inches that separate good from great and great from special.
Plenty of programs ascend, but most reach a point and then stall. They just can't push through.
Sometimes it's because of talent or coaching or tradition. Maybe it's a penalty in the closing moments of the 2011 Big Ten championship game, or five Big Ten losses by a total of 13 points in 2012. Maybe it's an off-field situation like a campus fight before the 2009 Alamo Bowl or the shocking suspension of a star player a week before the Rose Bowl. Any of these things can leave a program just short of its goals.
But when the inches are located and traversed, it's obvious. You can see it on the faces of current players and coaches, former players, family members, fans and everyone connected to the program.
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Richard Mackson/USA TODAY SportsMark Dantonio and Michigan State proved that the Spartans can run with any program in the country.
"You've got to find the inches, and more importantly, you've got to believe that you belong there, too," Dantonio said. "You can't second-guess yourself. You have to dream big."
The Spartans can dream bigger than they have in nearly 50 years after recording a team-record 13 wins, including status-affirming triumphs against Ohio State and then Stanford. Fittingly, MSU found the final inches by stuffing Stanford fullback Ryan Hewitt on a fourth-and-1 attempt with 1:46 to play.
Middle linebacker Kyler Elsworth, replacing suspended co-captain and All-Big Ten selection Max Bullough, made the initial hit while leaping over a mass of massive Stanford linemen. Darien Harris, Bullough's other understudy, and end Shilique Calhoun also converged on Hewitt, stopping him inches shy of the marker.
"It's like a movie," defensive coordinator Pat Narduzzi said. "You couldn't put in a better story. We had our leader out and he stepped up, just like I thought."
Elsworth, a senior who had played mostly special teams, started his first game in his final game and earned defensive player of the game honors. He triggered a defense that didn't allow a touchdown after the game's first drive and held Stanford to 71 yards on 27 carries in the final three quarters.
Narduzzi counted only one "misfire" in communication, a major concern without Bullough.
"I couldn't imagine a better stage to play on, a better stage to start my first game in five years," Elsworth said. "This is the way everybody wants to end their career."
That Bullough's absence didn't matter epitomized a Michigan State team unfazed by adversity. The Spartans didn't have a quarterback, a running back or an offensive identity in September. They found one in October. Several questionable pass-interference penalties helped doom them at Notre Dame. The no-fly zone secondary went on to rank second nationally in pass defense efficiency.
When Ohio State erased a 17-0 lead in the Big Ten title game with 24 consecutive points, MSU responded by scoring the final 17. And when Stanford surged to a 10-0 lead Wednesday, the Spartans cleaned up their play and dominated the final three quarters.
"I told our guys, 'This is your legacy right here,'" Narduzzi said. "I think we'll go down as the greatest team ever to play Michigan State football."
No player symbolizes the Spartans' resilience like quarterback Connor Cook. He made some bad throws Wednesday, none worse than an ill-advised screen that Stanford's Kevin Anderson returned to the end zone late in the second quarter. After the pick-six, Cook approached Dantonio.
"Hey, you good?" Dantonio asked.
"I'm fine," Cook responded.
They exchanged a fist bump. On the ensuing series, Cook led MSU downfield for a touchdown 28 seconds before halftime.
"Any time you can end the half on a touchdown, that gives you so much momentum," said Cook, who passed for a career-high 332 yards. "That was like the turning point of the game."
MSU became the first team to rally from a halftime deficit to win the Rose Bowl since Wisconsin in the 2000 game. Back then, the Big Ten more than held its own here, but the league since had gone 1-9 in its most celebrated game.
A system that often didn't place the Big Ten champion in the Rose could be blamed, but the league also lacked teams that proved they belonged. MSU has added its name to a very short list.
"Not only did they get here, but they won," said former Spartans quarterback Kirk Cousins, the team's honorary captain. "They beat a good Ohio State team and an outstanding Stanford team to make this happen. They didn't back into it."
"The Spartans are assured of their first top-five finish since 1966. The playoff era dawns next fall, and MSU suddenly can target the Final Four not only in basketball.The national championship, that's the next step for us. The Rose Bowl was this year, but the national championship is definitely next year.
" -- Michigan State DE Shilique Calhoun
Cook and most of the offense returns. The defense should be strong again.
"One of the elite teams throughout college football," wide receiver Macgarrett Kings said. "We've got players, we've got talent, we have the coaches."
MSU plans to keep its coach for the foreseeable future, despite potential overtures from Texas. The Detroit Free Press reports Dantonio soon will be awarded a raise that will put him among the top three Big Ten coaches in salary.
It's big-boy money for the leader of a big-boy program.
"The national championship, that's the next step for us," said Calhoun, who plans to return for his junior season. "The Rose Bowl was this year, but the national championship is definitely next year."
No one put MSU in the national title talk when Dantonio arrived. Former linebacker Greg Jones described a "loose" culture that Dantonio had to rein in.
It was a gradual climb. First bowl appearances, then bowl wins, then a Big Ten title and finally a Rose Bowl championship.
"They made me a believer," Jones said. "They made everybody a believer."
The Spartans found the inches and broke through ceiling. They've reached the next floor.
They don't plan on leaving.
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Syriza's strategy to change the eurozone's policy of forcing austerity on Greece has ended in fiasco.
The tension between improving Los Angeles' public transit infrastructure while not driving families out of their neighborhoods is ongoing.
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The Irish No Hate Speech Movement is currently looking to recruit a number of No Hate Speech Ambassadors to volunteer for a ten month period beginning March 2015.
The campaign is part of the Council of Europe project Young People Combating Hate Speech Online running between 2012 and 2015. The project stands for equality, dignity, human rights and diversity. It is a project against hate speech, racism and discrimination in their online expression. The working methods are awareness raising, advocacy, and it also seeks creative solutions. It is a project for action and intervention. The project equips young people and youth organisations with the competences necessary to recognise and act against such human rights violations.
The main function of the role is to support the work of the Irish No Hate Speech Movement in the provision of support and information on college campuses and other youth orientated venues. This role would suit students and young people with an interest in current affairs and with an understanding of human rights issues.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
We would encourage anybody with prior knowledge and interest in the area of hate speech to apply. The Irish campaign is ideally be looking to recruit volunteers between the ages of 18 and 25 however; applications from people outside this age group will be considered. The role does not require the applicant to be studying at third level although it would be an advantage.
Knowledge and skills relevant to the role
Please apply by sending a CV/resume of your appropriate skills and cover letter, outlining your suitability for the role to email@example.com. Please indicate 'No Hate Speech Ambassador' in the subject line.
Closing date for receipt of applications is Wednesday March 4th.
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The National Youth Council of Ireland is the coordinator of the campaign in Ireland
The National Campaign Committee consists of a range of NGOs and a number of individuals
Transition Years in St Columba's College, Stranorlar, Donegal, recently created a video as part of a project on mental health in their school. The TYs looked at the issue of positive teenage mental health and how best to maintain it. Through their research they found that the medium of music and talking about the challenges they faced helped them.
It also highlighted the influence of positive role models in their lives and as a result, they invited Maria Walsh, Rose of Tralee, 2014 t their school. Maria, who has done extensive work in this particular area, praised the group's efforts when she visited them in January.
The TY group have entered the video and their research findings in the Young Social Innovators programme, a nationwide competition.
Do you have a story to tell? If so, The Moth, in partnership with the U.S. Embassy in Dublin, have a pretty cool opportunity for you.
The Moth is an acclaimed U.S. based non-profit organisation dedicated to the art and craft of personal stories told live. They've presented more than 15,000 stories, at live events, to standing-room-only crowds worldwide. Many of these live events are recorded and distributed online as podcasts, which you can check out to get a feel for what they do.
They are hosting two storytelling workshops in Dublin at SpunOut.ie Towers this April, on the theme of 'Game Change'. They want you to pinpoint a moment in your life when everything changed for you, where you turned a corner, where you flipped a switch. At the workshops, you'll be taught how to craft these moments into dynamic and engaging stories to be performed out loud.
The stories told must be true and relating to the theme. Here are a few suggested prompts to get you thinking on the theme:
Workshop participants will also be invited to attend a reception at the U.S. Ambassador's residence in the Phoenix Park on the evening of April 8th from 6pm - 8pm.
The workshops are free of charge. There are 32 places for young people (aged 18-25) from the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, with 16 participants in each workshop.
The workshops will take place on Wednesday April 8th at 9:00am-11:30am (Dublin participants) and 12:30pm-3:00pm (participants from Northern Ireland and long distances), at SpunOut.ie Towers in Temple Bar, Dublin 2.
Travel and accommodation expenses will be paid to participants and lunch will be provided.
To apply for the workshop, please fill out this form.
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After a week in Kolkata, what do we have to say? The answer? Ample. Now that the trip is over and we have had time to process what we experienced, the harsh reality has set in. We went out in search of answers, yet returned with more questions. How do some have so much yet others so little? How is there such disregard for human life? And the biggest question that has played on our minds is what really brings true happiness to life?
Is happiness found inwards or externally through the constant pursuit of material things that we let define us? Kolkata has been a brutal eye opener and wake up call to value the opportunities we have being truly blessed with. We have a rejuvenated sense of appreciation and have realised that we have won life's greatest lottery: Our place of birth. We have not been born into a seven story high waste land, infested with rats, ravaged with wild boars and dogs, with no chance of escaping or ever getting a shot at life. Here is what we have to say.
Upon landing the first thing that struck us was the low lying smog that engulfed the city. All it took was one breath to taste the contaminants that surrounded us. However, we were not exposed for long as we were quickly ushered into the awaiting GOAL vehicles. It was then we were introduced to the erratic Kolkata road system. We are still none the wiser as to which side of the road people drive on. The cars, bikes, buses and people - even the cows - seem to come and go in every direction. Every bus we passed was teeming with people, every street littered with waste and every second filled with beeping horns.
Our first project was the Brick Kilns where migrant workers produce thousands of bricks every day. After a brief demonstration from the locals we were paired with children who had mastered the trade. It was much more difficult than expected with the majority of our bricks being recycled back into the mud pile. After this we were shown the living conditions of the workers and found their houses to be pitch black and the size of the average Irish bathroom. This was the first of many shocks to the system.
Over the next two days we visited two dumps. The first dump we visited was Dhapa Municipal Dump. The first thing that struck us was the sheer height of the waste which when you think about it isn't that surprising considering that 4,500 metric tonnes of waste is deposited there every day. The morning was spent visiting a primary school funded by GOAL and later that afternoon, we played the local teenage boys and girls in an intense game of tag rugby. We were all amazed by their skill level and charisma. GOAL have also implanted a livelihoods programme in Dhapa where women make and sell on merchandise such as bags and bracelets.
The next morning we visited a girl's secondary school where GOAL have implemented their WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene) programme. We were all quite taken back by the lack of knowledge of hygiene that exists in Indian society. Simple tasks such as washing your hands after using the toilet were not common practice. However GOAL aim to combat this with their WASH programme that educates young people about personal hygiene and have done so very successfully from what we witnessed.
That afternoon was without a doubt the most horrifying experience of the trip; Howrah Dump. We played the local teenage boys in a soccer match which was overshadowed by the mound of waste just a few feet away. Words cannot describe the conditions we witnessed, far worse than what we had previously seen. It is shocking when previously shocking experiences become less shocking!
On the penultimate day of the trip we visited two of GOAL's urban slum projects. At both slums GOAL have set up a school which is vital for working towards the long term development of the slum. This was one of the first occasions where we were able to interact with the children for a substantial period of time which in turn made it very emotionally challenging for us to leave. To see the happiness that surrounded our arrival and the anguish that came with our departure, it was quite difficult for us to articulate.
Our trip to Kolkata has greatly altered the way we wish to live out our lives. We, as a developed society are too focused on materialism and tend to easily overlook the dire need of those among us. We came to Kolkata to give yet received more than our hearts can ever carry and will be forever grateful for this.
The GOAL – Aidlink Campaign has been run as a Transition Year project in Blackrock College, Co. Dublin since 1989 and has raised over 2 million euro for two Irish charities working in the developing world; GOAL and Aidlink. We have raised these funds by selling the GOAL St. Patrick's Day Badge nationwide. To donate to the campaign be sure to buy a St. Patrick's Day GOAL badge from newsagents nationwide or Text PADDY to 50300 to donate €2*
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It's a well-known fact that long-distance relationships can be the hardest type of relationships to maintain. Commitment, love and forward planning are just some of the many attributes needed to keep a long-distance relationship intact. Below are a list of things you should probably consider before entering into a relationship where "I'm finished work now if you want to call over" isn't always an option.
If you and your partner are in full-time education/work from Monday to Friday, expect to spend at least one day of your weekend off with each other. At the start of the relationship this may not sound like a difficult task but as the weeks and months go by, that Premiership match on Saturday afternoon or Sunday morning brunch with the girls may sound more appealing than a three-hour bus journey to see your loved one. Of course, there will be weekends where you can't make time to see each other but that ought to be made up for during the week with a long Skype chat or even a spontaneous love letter in the post. Everyone loves a good love letter.
As mentioned above, if you're both busy working during the day and have commitments such as badminton practice in the evenings, the best way to keep in contact is through phone calls at bedtime. My advice would be not to leave it past 11:30pm to make the call; both of you will be drowsy from your long days and the conversation will be forced rather than genuine. Also, be prepared to put aside at least half an hour each evening for the phone call if you haven't been in touch that day. Otherwise you may as well be calling your mother rather than your lover.
Be it an extra-long text in the morning for them to wake up to or a selfie before you head on a night out, your partner will appreciate it more than you know. Especially when you're passed the honeymoon phase and texting each other every waking moment is no longer a necessity. Go that extra mile and remind your partner why it is they want to be with you. Show them you still care about the little things and your gestures will more than likely be reciprocated if not topped, if you know what I mean!
If all you have together is a few hours on a Saturday afternoon, do something you both enjoy. Treat yourselves to lunch in the restaurant you went to on your first date; go see a movie you have been talking about on the phone during the week; you know, the kind of things normal couples do. However, don't make the mistake of saying goodbye without having had some "quality alone time". Take a romantic walk in the park and go off the beaten track or go for a drive to the outskirts of town. Just make sure you get your fix of intimacy, because it will have to last you until the next time you see each other again.
You may be thinking that would be impossible but even the most loving couples can forget about each other now and again. You may both lead very busy lives and things that are important to you may not be as important to your partner. Forgetting to pick up the phone or opening a text and not replying may be acceptable once or twice, but anything more than that is just laziness. Relationships aren't a part-time thing; you're either in it 100% or you're not in it at all.
The best way to guarantee a happy, fulfilling relationship is to always remember why you guys are together. Long-distance relationships are not for the faint-hearted and are undoubtedly difficult to maintain but if you're as in love with your partner as you think you are, the challenge becomes a lot easier. Love makes everything easier – especially when your relationship is dependent on phone calls and Skype sessions.
If the above are things you can't possibly imagine living with long-term, don't engage in a relationship with someone living more than a half hour drive from you. If you found yourself shaking your head at each of those things, you more than likely will be investing time and emotion into something that won't make you truly happy. Don't beat yourself up about it, though – long-distance relationships aren't for everyone. In fact, only the very committed can live with those conditions. Not being able to hack the above conditions is not a reflection of your love for your partner, it's more a lifestyle preference. And sometimes, especially in long-term situations like this it's okay to choose "me" first.
Despite the economic events of recent years, Irish people's caring nature towards others has continued to shine like a beacon in the dark. I have witnessed this first hand, and have seen local communities grow stronger. The strong Irish community spirit lends itself to public service professions, private sector professions, and charitable organisations all working in unison to help other people.
In my opinion, this is seen nowhere more clearly than in the North West. I am from a rural, disadvantaged area in Donegal and was born with a cleft lip and palate. This meant that, along with my parents, I spent many years dealing with the public health service in Donegal and Sligo. The early years for babies born with a cleft lip and palate or similar birth defects can be a traumatising and confusing time for the whole family, and it is with care and support from local health care professionals in the community that they overcome these hurdles. This support is also crucial for developing a child's confidence as they go through primary and secondary school and become young adults. In turn, this is crucial to helping people from disadvantaged backgrounds compete in the labour market.
In my case, early intervention was key. Although there wasn't the same level of knowledge as there is now, my parents did everything they could to find out how to help me progress in life. They read widely about the topic, got in contact with anybody they could find who had experience of this situation, and participated in any research groups investigating its cause. They relied hugely on the expertise and care of doctors, nurses, and other health professionals. This is the same for many families.
It is important for us all to recognise and champion these real local heroes for the long hours and dedication they put into their charitable work or careers on a daily basis. This is particularly the case for the many doctors, nurses, and hospital staff throughout the North West and, from my own experience, the staff of the public orthodontics clinic in Sligo led by Mr Rahilly. Unfortunately, over recent years, I've seen that many people don't give enough credit where it is due, and although the HSE has many issues to yet be addressed in terms of bureaucracy, long waiting lists, and funding to help as many people as they possibly can, there is a real failure to differentiate between service issues and the good work carried out by many staff. This must change.
Although now living and working in Dublin, I still have a strong bond with home. I recently became a trustee of the Cleft Lip and Palate Association of Ireland (CLAPAI) where I have learned in a real way the value the public health service and local charity groups give to disadvantaged families with children with birth defects. Also, it is really important that young adults have the tools and the confidence to compete in third level education or the workplace. This can only be achieved through ongoing positive support.
So, as Ireland returns to growth and hopefully prosperity it is important to remember the real heroes in our society, to say a simple 'thank you' to them more often, and help to change the Irish healthcare system in a more positive and dynamic way.
Gaisce, or the Presiden'ts Award, is a three-tiered personal development programme for young people aged 15 to 25.
The programme combines self-directed challenges and structured supervision by adult volunteers who are called President Award Leaders, or PALs. For the self-directed elements young people set and achieve a series of personal, physical, community and team challenges at three different levels. These are known as Bronze, Silver or Gold levels.
At each level, participants are required to commit at least one hour per week to achieving each of their personal, physical and community challenges for a minimum number of weeks. The number of weeks depends on the level of the award, as does the time required to complete their team challenge: the Adventure Journey.
Individuals can complete the award at their own pace, the weeks in which challenges are undertaken do not have to be consecutive. Recipients of awards receive a certificate signed by the President and a medal/pin.
These are the three challenges that participants need to complete on each level:
The aim of the Personal Skill is to encourage young people to improve on an existing skill or to try something new. A level of commitment over time to progress in a skill leads to a sense of achievement and well being.
This skill section should stimulate the development of new interests or to improve existing ones. These interests are typically of a non-physically demanding nature and may include hobbies, vocational or job related skills, social or individual activities, cultural activities or life skills.
Examples of Personal Skills:
The purpose of this section is to encourage physical recreation activity. Involvement in physical recreation should be an enjoyable experience, regardless of physical ability and this section is based on the belief that physical exercise is good for both body and mind and is essential for a person's well-being.
As in the Personal Skill section, participants may either seek to improve their ability in an activity that they already do or take up a completely new activity. Activities chosen should be enjoyable and the goals set realistic so that at the end of the section, participants feel a real sense of achievement.
Examples of Physical Activity:
Community Involvement is all about giving back to the community. Whatever passions you may have, whether it's care and concern for the environment, a love of animals, a desire to make a difference to the lives of those less fortunate than you or wish to help the sick or elderly, the Community Involvement section offers the structure to fulfil these passions.
The Community Involvement section offers you the opportunity to engage with society and gain an understanding of the importance of your role within your immediate and global community. It also gives you the chance to connect with individuals and groups you may have not been aware of before and to make a difference in the wider community.
Examples of Community Involvement :
To inspire young people to develop a spirit of adventure and discovery, by planning, training for and completing an outdoor Adventure Journey as part of a team. The experience opens possibilities for new pathways to be explored and brings together much of the learning that has taken place during the Award, providing participants with a unique, challenge and memorable experience as well as a learning of self-sufficiency.
The keys elements of the Adventure Journey are teamwork in planning and execution against the background of real challenges posed by unfamiliar environment. The Adventure Journey can either be an Expedition or an Exploration. An Expedition is a journey with a purpose, and an Exploration is a purpose with a journey.
Examples of Adventure Challange
Plan, prepare and undertake a 2 day, 1 night Adventure Journey in a group covering a minimum total distance of: Walking 25 – 35 km or Cycling 100 – 130 km over 2 consecutive days.
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First of all talking about what's going on for you is really a good way of helping you work through your emotions. You don't have to try to manage everything by yourself; there are people willing to help you get through any situation, no matter how big or how small it may be.
If you're used to bottling up your feelings and dealing with things yourself, then talking about stuff to someone else may feel a little strange.
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Loneliness is about feeling separate from others. It might include a feeling of being abandoned or ignored, or a sense of being alone in the world. As we grow up, we naturally separate from others; from our parents as we become teenagers, perhaps from school friends when we start work or go to college and from different partners throughout our lives. So it's natural and normal, and everyone feels lonely at some point in life.
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Life is full of stresses and changes that can lead to people feeling isolated and lonely. Work might be fast paced and pressured; leaving home, moving to another city/country and going to college are often huge life changes. Living in remote rural areas or in urban areas without a strong sense of community can lead to isolation and suffering an illness can also all lead to feelings of loneliness.
These are just some examples of times in our lives when we might feel lonely. However, it is also very possible to feel lonely even if you have a great social life and lots of friends. If you feel misunderstood and if you feel you can't share yourself with others around you, you might feel isolated and lonely.
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There is no shortage of internet sites that provide current stock quotes. Just about any large financial portal will let you to enter a ticker symbol to get the latest (15-minute delayed) quote. Traditionally, historical quotes on stocks and indexes were hard to come by for the general public, but this is no longer the case thanks to the advent of the internet.
Yahoo! Finance and Investopedia Research are good sites if you're looking for a historical range of data on an individual security. To get to the historical prices, enter the ticker symbol of the stock in question on the main page. This will take you to the "Quotes & Info" page of the company whose ticker symbol you entered then, simply click on "Historical Prices". This tool lets you enter a date range as well as daily, weekly or monthly closing prices. Another useful feature at the bottom of the same page is the "Download to Spreadsheet" link which allows you to review the numbers in Excel, for example.
Yahoo! Finance is also a good place to go for historical index data. Also on the "Quotes & Info" page are the major U.S. indexes, or you can look up world indexes, and simply click on the links for the index you're looking for and then again go to the "Historical Prices" page for past figures.
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9th June 2006, 05:59 PM | #1 |
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Hi I'm very new to the world of diy hi-fi, but after seaching it seems most things seem possible!, i'd just like to know your views as i'm thinking of building a pair of TL speakers, I like a fairly flat response, but have'nt as yet heard TL!
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You can get a flat response from just about anything if you try hard enough. Go for it though. If you want a versatile box speaker, there's nothing to touch them.
Go to www.quarter-wave.com for Martin King's many superlative articles and seminal MathCad sheets. All you'll ever need to design your own TL. Best Scott |
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From what I've modeled in Martin King's worksheets, a MLTL gives the smoothest upper end response. However, the ripples in a regular line's response (measured as predicted in the lines I built) don't seem to be audible. Just don't get fooled into thinking a MLTL is just a ported box.
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I presume you have read up on the different types of enclosures, so know the basic differences and how they work.
The basic sound of an complete speaker is controlled by the drivers, and how the designer has used them so its difficult to compare just enclosures without fixing all other parameters. However as a general statement, well designed TL's tend to appear to have less bass than say a Bass reflex, (may seem bass light), but this is because it is cleaner with less overhang. In fact the bass rolloff is slower so they usually go deeper. The mid range also seems cleaner. The downside is they are bigger, and more complex to construct. Don't forget that room gain tends to increase the apparent bass, which can be good or bad, depending. I like them |
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Thanks guys, had a look at the website scottmoose looks possible!, although i don't see at present how one full range driver in an enclosure can be as "clean" as two or three (or is that part of the design that i'm not getting, bearing in mind i'm only used to large bass reflex designs PA wise!)
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It depends on your definition of 'clean'. Like any subjective evaluation, it means different things to different people. Some use it in reference to a lack of crossover distortion, coupled with crisp definition of transients etc. Others suggest it is a 'smooth' sound, without audible cone colouration, others... you get the idea.
An FR dynamic driver will never be as flat, objectively, as a multiway, which is hardly surprising, given everything you're trying to do with a single cone. It really depends on what subjective qualites you most value, or annoy you the most. For me, it's crossover problems. I've no problem with crossovers to be honest; the trouble with them is, there aren't many good ones. So I'm willing to accept a few other compromises, which don't annoy me especially, in order to circumvent the one that gets my goat, and reap a few other benefits too. Martin is the man who's done the most work on TLs. It'd be a very brave man (or a fool) that ignors it. That isn't just ye olde rule of thumb that's one his site, as you can see. TLs don't necessarily have to be more complicated to build than a regular BR box -the MLTL for example looks almost exactly the same for example, though they don't operate in the same way. So don't let that put you off. If you fancy the traditional tapered sort, first stop is to read Martin's new Anatomy of a TL article (yes, there's a lot of maths, but he's done it all for you, and it's easy to follow), then his Classic TL Alignment Tables, which will give you a good starting point. Try to go for a smooth, graduyal roll off below 100Hz to keep in step with room-gain, or you'll find things start to get too bass-heavy, as rjb notes. For reference, near corners, you'll get about 6db of lift, near a rear wall, about 3db. Depends ont he room, obviously, but those are the approximates. Hope this is of use Scott |
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Applebee's, Arby's, Burger King, Chick-fil-A, Chili's, Church's Chicken, Cracker Barrel, Dairy Queen, Domino's, Dunkin' Donuts, Five Guys, Hardee's, Jack-in-the-Box, KFC, Krispy Kreme, Long John Silver's, McDonald's, O'Charley's, Olive Garden, Outback, Panda Express, Pizza Hut, Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits, Quizno's, Sonic, Starbucks, Red Lobster, Subway, Taco Bell, Wendy's and Zaxby's.
If none of those places has what a traveler is looking for, there's always the chance to get a hot dog from the gas station or even poker-chip-tough nachos topped with liquid cheese and jalapenos from a truck stop.
With all these places to eat, and with the endless variety of products available in grocery stores, it would be easy to forget, if we ever knew, that food doesn't magically appear in a box, can, jar or bag.
It doesn't come on a plate, in a wrapper or bundled with a toy or a game.
Food grows from the soil of God's earth and the rain of God's heavens. It's tended and harvested by the sweat of farmworkers' brows, the bending of their knees, the bowing of their backs and the aching of their muscles.
Food doesn't materialize – presto! – in response to money. It rises from the ground in the mysteries of planting, rooting and emerging.
In the summers between my senior year in high school and freshman year in college, I worked as a hand on a more or less 40-acre farm. The owner of the place kept chickens, raised pigs and cows, grew corn and tended a large garden.
I repaired barbed-wire fences, put up hay, weeded the garden, mucked out the chicken coop, gave injections to calves who had pink-eye, "fixed" hogs (don't ask and I won't tell), picked beans, cucumbers and tomatoes, dug potatoes and onions and cut okra.
It was some of the hardest work of my life. I learned why farmers generally don't need memberships in health clubs!
I also learned that, to eat hastily and thoughtlessly, without pausing to give thanks for all the work and care that is concentrated into the food on my plate, is a kind of arrogant forgetfulness of my dependence, my absolute dependence, on the people whose hands touched my food before I did.
So I am reminding myself these days: Look at the food you eat before you eat it. Notice its shape, color and texture. Smell it.
Imagine its life before it became food for you. Listen for the sounds of the workers who brought it to you. Give thanks for them, for rain, for rich soil, for fruitful seed.
Give thanks to God, who cares that people eat, and ask God for the will and the compassion to join God in seeing to it that they do.
Guy Sayles is pastor of First Baptist Church of Asheville, N.C. This column first appeared on his blog, From the Intersection.
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theis bed is solid wood very easy to put together and the quality is way better than expected.. solid hevay wood good support and really easy to put together... the only thing i would suggest is adding to 8 inch wooden supports at the ends of the cross beam support.. the include 2 and im sure its enough but it was simple enough to cut 2 pieces of wood the same size as the leg stands they give you and just add them to the end of the cross supprot beam with a drywall screw honestly this whole thing took 20 minutes including adding the 2 extra supports... i can not emphasize enough how good the quality is and how solid this bed is... and how easy it was to assemble
Purchasing from Overstock was a great experience - my first time. Placed order, received confirmations, tracking info etc. Bed arrived just as Overstock stated it would. Received all parts and hardware. Assembly was very easy and took me by myself about an hour and a half to remove from boxes (3) carry upstairs from garage and assemble. I had a 2x4 so I cut and added a couple more 7" supports. We could not be happier with the purchase. The bed is solid, nice color and we love the low profile. We will definitely be making more purchases with Overstock.
Arrived within a few days. Very easy and quick to assemble with a power drill. We bought a memory foam mattress and love how one person can't feel the other moving around on the other side. makes for a good night sleep!
Love this bed, it's low, but you can see that in the pictures. It wasn't hard too asseble either.
It was easy to assemble. The wood was real not a laminate or pressed wood. It seemed sturdy and stable.
This is exactly the bed I wanted: handsome, low-profiled, and modest. I couldn't be happier with Overstock's customer service. A delivery issue was resolved seemingly before I put down my phone. The bed arrived in three well-packed pieces, and, upon release from their confines, revealed a rich dark wood that perfectly complements our palm wood floor. I can't address the ease of assembly since a neighbor put the bed together. I can tell you that we're very pleased.
This is a low profile bed that can take a high height mattress. Mind is 14-1/2". This piece is solid wood and well made. We did put some additional supports under it but other than that we were completely satisfied. We got a kingsize.
Beautiful wood grain. With a king size bed in a not-very-large bedroom, we didn't want the bed to overpower the room. In addition, there is a window behind the bed, and we didn't want the headboard to block the window. This fits just under the windowsill. And, there is a large reach-in closet that runs the length of the wall, about 2 feet away from the foot of the bed. I did NOT want a bed with a footboard that sticks up higher than the bottom of the mattress, because you know what the problem is with those? They make it impossible for you to SIT on the end of the bed, while gazing at what you have in the closet. This does not have the footboard that sticks up. This is perfect. I only downgraded it one star because they don't provide enough wood slats to go all the way along the bed, so we had to go the hardware store and buy more. Another odd thing (and I guessed this by looking at the photo), is that the opening between the floor and the bottom of the bed frame is very small, so it's going to be hard to squeeze a mop or broom under there for cleaning under the bed. But I'm sure we will find a way.
For the price this is solid bed, EXCEPT for the lack of posts for the middle support. There are two posts, both near the middle of the bed (King Sized), and so the top and bottom of the mattress were left in a flimsy, bouncy state. I added 3 more posts that my neighbor cut for me using theirs as a template (one by the headboard, one by the footboard, and one smack between the two provided). The bed is now pretty solid top to bottom. So if I sit on the bottom of the bed now, I feel like i am on a bed that will not crack apart. I can't understand why the middle support is not attached to the head and footboard, but this extra work on my part fixed the problem.
The only reason I gave it 4 stars is because it was short two screws and the slats sit 4" appart which was unacceptable with my mattress manufacturer.
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SIMFEROPOL, Ukraine -- Fireworks exploded and Russian flags fluttered above jubilant crowds Sunday after residents in Crimea voted overwhelmingly to secede from Ukraine and join Russia.
(MLV's Michael Peterson comments on the Crimean crisis: "Oil and Natural Gas Markets Won't Freeze Up If Crimea Splits.")
The United States and Europe condemned the ballot as illegal and destabilizing and were expected to slap sanctions against Russia for it.
Ukraine's new government in Kiev called the referendum a "circus" directed at gunpoint by Moscow - referring to the thousands of Russian troops now in the strategic Black Sea peninsula after seizing it two weeks ago. But after the polls closed late Sunday, crowds of ethnic Russians in the regional Crimean capital of Simferopol erupted with jubilant chants in the main square, overjoyed at the prospect of once again becoming part of Russia. The Crimea referendum offered voters on the strategic Black Sea Peninsula the choice of seeking annexation by Russia or remaining in Ukraine with greater autonomy. After 50% of the ballots were counted, Mikhail Malishev, head of the referendum committee, said more than 95% of voters had approved splitting off and joining Russia. Opponents of secession appeared to largely stay away Sunday, denouncing the vote as a cynical power play and land grab by Russia. But turnout was reported to be well above the 50% that would make the referendum binding -- and secession was expected to be approved overwhelmingly.Russia was expected to face strong sanctions Monday by the U.S. and Europe over the vote, which could also encourage rising pro-Russian sentiment in Ukraine's east and lead to further divisions in this nation of 46 million. Residents in western Ukraine and the capital, Kiev, are strongly pro-West and Ukrainian nationalist. The Crimean parliament will meet Monday to formally ask Moscow to be annexed and Crimean lawmakers will fly to Moscow later in the day for talks, Crimea's pro-Russia prime minister said on Twitter. In Moscow, the speaker of the lower house of the Russian parliament, Sergei Naryshkin, suggested that joining Russia was a done deal. "We understand that for 23 years after Ukraine's formation as a sovereign state, Crimeans have been waiting for this day," Naryshkin was quoted as saying by the state ITAR-Tass news agency. Russian lawmaker Vladimir Zhirinovsky said the annexation could take "from three days to three months," according to Interfax.
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Sleep Research Facility consists of the single band member Kevin Doherty. His music usually contains no rhythmic elements (one exception is "2.5" on Dead Weather Machine), but instead relies on spacious, extended, richly-textured sounds. Occasionally, true 'musical' elements appear in his work, such as sustained chords (in "c-deck" on Nostromo for example), but the majority of his compositions consist of evolving layers of manipulated noise and mechanical drones. He deliberately attempts to avoid any sonic elements which would be likely to disturb a sleepy or sleeping listener, such as sudden loud noises.
In addition to being suitable for sleeping, the music of Sleep Research Facility is also intended to create an aural environment which allows listeners to let their thoughts drift, being gently guided (instead of forced) by the music. The following advice is provided for listeners: "recommended playback level: just above quiet". A more detailed overview of Sleep Research Facility can be found on the info page of the official website.
The works of Sleep Research Facility are inspired by noisy industrial environments (such as factories and motorways), certain sci-fi movies (eg. Alien) and various natural environments such as empty frozen tundra and deserts.
Sleep Research Facility has demonstrated its innovative talents by creating two complete albums (Dead Weather Machine and Dead Weather Machine_Re:Heat) purely through the manipulation of a three minute recording of a malfunctioning Dimplex electric fan heater.
So far, all albums by Sleep Research Facility have been produced or engineered at Somnambu-Lab (also spelt Somnambulab) in Glasgow.
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