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Shutterfly launches new education service
Posted By Dennis Pierce On July 14, 2014 @ 4:12 pm In Curriculum,eClassroom News,Featured on eSchool News,Innovation Corner,News,Technologies,Top News | Comments Disabled
Shutterfly, the popular online service that enables users to create photo books, cards, and stationery and share these with their friends and family, has launched a new service geared toward schools using iPads.
Shutterfly's online tool is Flash-based, so last year the company created a native app for using its service on iPads. Called Photo Story, the app takes advantage of the iPad's touch-screen capabilities; users can draw on or annotate photos using their finger, and they can also record audio to create digital stories.
The Photo Story app from Shutterfly has been downloaded more than 750,000 times—and now the company is making a push into the education market as well.
This past spring, Shutterfly tested its Photo Story app in some 40 classrooms, said Lara Hoyem, senior director of photo books for the company.
When asked if using Photo Story with their students was valuable, all but one of the participating teachers said yes. Teachers said the app helped engage their students, improved their writing and tech skills, and gave them a voice and a broader audience for their published work.
"We discovered it was relevant for all grades and all subjects, and not just for ELA classrooms or for elementary schools," she said.
(Next page: More details about Photo Story for the classroom—including examples of how it can be used)
Teachers in the pilot schools used the Photo Story app to have students create and illustrate photo books as a way to demonstrate their understanding after a lesson, or for personal self-expression.
The app itself is available free of charge, and Shutterfly charges schools $10 per book to print the books that students create, with volume discounts available.
"Teachers overwhelmingly said that printing the books was critical. The quality of the students' work, and their engagement in the assignment, was significantly better," Hoyem said.
"The kids were excited to have an artifact they made themselves, showing their progress—and teachers also liked having something to show to parents and school board members."
In the back of each printed book is a Quick Response code where users can download a digital version, and the digital version can contain narration or other audio recordings.
Shutterfly is considering an Android version of the app as well; in the meantime, for more information about using Photo Story in an iPad classroom—including examples from other teachers—you can go to www.shutterfly.com/photostoryclassroom [2].
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Dashboard inclinometer unveiled
UxSight has unveiled a gadget called an "Land Meter" which promises to tell you exactly how your car, truck, or tractor is tilting. Powered by your cigarette lighter, the gadget sits on your dashboard as a constant reminder of how off-kilter you are.
The inclinometer measures 124x57x80mm and weighs slightly less than 200g. It comes with a self-adhesive bottom, so it shouldn't fall off when you're hitting a 40 degree roll. The shop says it's " ideal for 4x4's Tractors Lawn Mowers etc".
If you spend a lot of time on tilted roads then you might find it useful. It costs £12, and it's available now from UxSight. Shipping is an extra £4 or so on top, taking the grand total to £16.

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You started by working with your hands -- in cotton and tomato fields in California -- and here you are, still working with your hands as a brain surgeon.
You "hopped the fence" for good in 1987. Before that I have to say that you were really lousy at jumping the border. You kept getting caught, forgot your work papers, couldn't lie your way out of a paper bag.
I was terrible! But I just feel blessed that I was able to make it here. I love the United States; there is no country like America in the world. You can imagine how blessed I feel. In my office at Johns Hopkins, the No. 1 department of neurosurgery, I get patients from all over the world. It's not something I take for granted, not at all.
Do people ask whether you know Dr. Greg House, the fictional TV diagnostic genius of Johns Hopkins?
It's so funny you mention that. I'm training for a half-marathon [to benefit brain cancer patients]. I was cross-training on a machine and watching CNN and here he was, the actor. I didn't realize he was from England, and he doesn't have a limp! My wife loves the show; I hear about it from her.
Why did you wait so long to write a book about your story, to tell the world how you came to be here?
When "Hopkins" [a 2008 ABC TV documentary series about Johns Hopkins] was released, I realized I have been always afraid of being stigmatized, of people saying, "Oh, you became famous because of your story rather than your work." I needed first to establish an incredible practice, one of the best brain tumor practices in the world. I needed to establish myself as a scientist. I needed to get federal funds to do research on brain tumors. I am the editor of the bible of brain surgery. I needed to accomplish all those things and then tell my story. That was a big deal for me. I'm just a regular guy. It took awhile to decide to tell the story the way I see it.
When you actually came out and said, "Yeah, I came here illegally" -- how hard was that?
The first time I said it in public was at lunch with my classmates in medical school in 1994. They asked me how I came to the United States, and I said I hopped the fence -- very matter of fact -- and everybody was laughing. Another of my classmates from Mexico, from a very distinguished family, was laughing too. I kept eating; I didn't really know if I said something funny. I was still translating my lectures into Spanish, so I was learning the culture.
Then they realized I was serious. I began to realize, wow, this is not something trivial, this is something people pay attention to. At UC Berkeley, a tutor told me I couldn't possibly be Mexican because I was too smart. I was intimidated. I was afraid at Harvard; every time I'd be in a situation where people noticed my accent, they were going to ask me where I was from.
So it took many years. When I was chosen by my classmates at Harvard to give the commencement speech, I had to reflect on that, and I said, "All right, this is who I am. It will start [as] a weakness; I can turn it into a strength."
How did you legalize your status?
When I was in community college in Stockton, I had a work authorization, and that became a temporary green card. This was the time of the Ronald Reagan amnesty. I became a permanent resident the year that I started Berkeley, '91, and then a citizen in '97 when I was at Harvard.
People advised you to change your name.
There are some things I feel very strongly about. When I was in the Castle Society at Harvard, friends argued how, for me to be successful, I should change my name to Al Quinn.
In '97, when I was going for citizenship, I realized, I'm not going to go the simple path. If I'm going to be successful in this country, I need to be proud of who I am and my roots.
So what do I do, instead of shortening my name? I hyphenate it to honor my mother. It became even longer and more challenging! When I was in [medical residency in] San Francisco, people started calling me Dr. Q. It's a way for me to be connected to my patients and the people around me.


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Gateway NV5934u
SpecificationsNotebook: Gateway NV5934u (NV Series)
Processor: Intel Core i3 330M
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce 310M
Display: 15.6 inch, 16:9, 1366x768 pixels, glossy: yes
Weight: 2.7kg
Price: 500 euro
Average of 1 scores (from 1 reviews)
Reviews for the Gateway NV5934u
Source: Laptop Mag
For $599, the Gateway NV5934u offers similar specs to the competition—a 2.13-GHz Intel Core i3 processor, 4GB of RAM, and a 320GB hard drive—but it delivers slightly better performance. However, for the same price the HP G62t offers a faster, larger hard drive, better performance, and longer battery life. Still, if you prefer the look of the Gateway NV to the HP G62t, you'll be getting a well-rounded notebook for an affordable price.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 04/19/2010
Rating: Total score: 70%
NVIDIA GeForce 310M: The GeForce 310M is the successor of the GeFore G210M and based on the same chip with very similar clock rates (shader speed +30MHz to 1530MHz).
Non demanding games should be playable with these graphics cards.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
The Core i3-330M is a slower clocked 350M and therefore also lacks the Turbo Boost feature and clocks with max. 2.13 GHz. Thanks to Hyperthreading, 4 threads can be processed simultaneously. An integrated graphics card (GMA HD 3150) and a DDR3 memory controller are also included in the package.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
15.6": 15 inch display-variants are the standard and are used for more than the half of all notebooks. 15.4 inch display with 16:10 are the standard for notebook displays. However nowadays, more and more 16:9 displays with 15.6 inch appear. The reason why so many people like displays with medium size is, that this size is not exhausting for the eyes, does not need too much energy and the laptops can be kept quite compact.» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.
2.7 kg: This notebook is lighter than the average of all notebooks. It is too heavy for sub-notebooks. 14 inch displays are normal for this class of weight.
Gateway: Gateway, Incorporated. is a computer hardware company based in California which develops, manufactures, supports, and markets a wide range of personal computers, computer monitors, servers, and computer accessories. AOL acquired Gateway.net, the online component of Gateway Inc., in 1999. 2007, Acer completed its acquisition of Gateway for approximately US$710 million. The market share outside of the US market is rather low.
70%: This rating is bad. Most notebooks are better rated. This is not a recommendation for purchase.
» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.


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Yorkshire Made Me
29 Mar 2014 – 31 May 2014
Event times
Open daily, 10am4pm
Cost of entry
Free, parking charges apply
- West Bretton
- Wakefield
- United Kingdom
- www.ysp.co.uk
Travel Information
- For West Yorkshire timetables call 0113 245 7676, for South Yorkshire timetables call 01709 515151 alternatively, visit www.wymetro.com
- Wakefield Westgate is the nearest main line station, around 7 miles from YSP. A taxi from the station costs approx £10. London King's Cross to Wakefield takes around 2 hours.
Yorkshire Made Me is a series of photographs, by Jennifer Robertson and Lynne Fletcher, of men and women who have reached the height of their various chosen careers, celebrating the wealth and breadth of the county's talent in the lead up to the To
AboutThe exhibition begins with Brian Robinson who was born in Huddersfield in 1930, and went on to become the first Briton to win a stage of the Tour de France, in 1958. The informal portraits capture a range of personalities from sport, politics, broadcasting and entertainment including Dame Judi Dench, Michael Palin and Nicola Adams.
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Aquarium show makes a splash
Posted: January 29, 2010|
GILLS ALOUD: Diamond Geezers, pictured, joined Joey the Lips and Kat Marsh at the National Marine Aquarium for the Children In Mind fundraiser
THE transformation of the National Marine Aquarium into a night club to help launch the newly-created charity Children In Mind was such a success that it is hoped similar events could happen again on a regular basis.
They raised £4,500 for the charity and the Aquarium management, who also made a substantial amount over the bar, were so delighted they have invited the charity organisers to host another such extravaganza, when they re-open after a major refurbishment in May.
A further event for Children In Mind is also planned for Christmas.
Around 350 people attended last Saturday's bash, which offered a fantastic opportunity to amble around the display tanks at leisure, drink in hand, and observe some of the fascinating marine life, as well as listening to a fine selection of musical talent from the city.
With the stunning backdrop of the massive wall-sized fish tank, an acoustic stage was set up with cabaret-style tables and chairs around which we could sit enjoy the music and absorb the surroundings.
Singer/songwriter/producer Joe Biddle who had arranged the cabaret line-up, started off the proceedings, by presenting a set of covers and originals with the aid of an amazing aerobic vocal display from Amy J.
This was followed by a rather more subdued than usual, but equally excellent, set from Kat Marsh, who wasn't able to deploy her loop pedal effect this time for fear of disturbing the fish!
As the party got underway upstairs people drifted off to boogie to the sound of Diamond Geezers who were in particularly fine form, delivering tracks as diverse as Mr Blue Sky and Brown Sugar with a superb rendition of Park Life.
Then it was the turn of ten-piece party band, Joey the Lips, who boast an impressive line-up of three horns and three vocalists, to entice people on to the dance floor to shake a tail feather.
Back downstairs, at the ongoing cabaret stage, Patrick James Pearson delighted those present with melodic, heartfelt self-penned songs, accompanying himself on piano and drum, while next up, half of Francis and The Drakes, aka Steve Gribble and Dave Ankers, wove lush intimate harmonies around their intricate guitar-work.
Then to close, Thomas Ford treated the appreciative augmented audience to a bunch of authentic blues numbers, delivered with his usual flair, fire and passion, on voice, harp and guitar.
Congratulations to organisers Jane Anstis, Neil Whitchurch and co and thanks to Nub Sound and the musicians for supplying their time free of charge.
Here's to the next time.


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UTSA newsletters
» UTSA Expressions -- Student Center for Community Engagement and Inclusion
UTSA magazines
» Giving
» Discovery -- UTSA Research
» Innovations -- College of Engineering
» Ovations -- College of Liberal and Fine Arts
» Spectrum -- College of Education
Promote a greener UTSA: RecycleMania competition is Jan. 22-March 31
(Jan. 20, 2012) -- For the fifth year, the UTSA Office of Environmental Health, Safety and Risk Management will sponsor RecycleMania, a friendly, nationwide competition provides college and university recycling programs with a fun, proactive activity for waste reduction. The competition is Jan. 22 to March 31.
The 10-week competition pits UTSA against colleges and universities across the United States and Canada to see which campus can prevent the most materials from ending up in the landfill.
Last year, UTSA gathered 188,184 pounds of recyclable materials to place 103rd among 363 schools in the contest's Gorilla category, which measures total recycled materials collected on campus. This includes aluminum cans, paper, plastic and cardboard.
The efforts of students, faculty and staff to recycle during the competition and year-round make a significant impact in improving the sustainability of the university community.
"We are excited that UTSA again will participate in RecycleMania because we acknowledge our responsibility to preserve our world so that future generations can witness the timeless beauty of our earth," said Richard Garza, UTSA environmental and construction safety manager. "Let's recycle to make the Roadrunner orange-and-blue a little bit greener!"
About UTSA recycling
The UTSA Office of Environmental, Health, Safety and Risk Management has managed the UTSA recycling program for seven years. The program continues to evolve to meet the needs of the growing campus community. Look for the blue recycling bins across the campuses along walkways and inside buildings; some are for paper only, others are for plastic, glass and aluminum.
During fiscal years 2008-2010, recycling bins were placed across the UTSA campuses as part of the goal to minimize waste and increase recycled materials to an average of 115 tons per quarter by 2016. In fiscal year 2010, UTSA averaged more than 113 tons of recycled material per quarter, indicating significant progress toward the goal.
These materials are accepted for recycling at UTSA:
- Corrugated cardboard
- Printer ink cartridges
- Mixed paper
- Newspapers
- Co-mingled plastic, glass and aluminum beverage containers
For more information, visit the UTSA Recycling website or call 210-458-5250.


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Republican National Convention eyes Tampa listen03/29/10 Kelly Benjamin
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The Republican National Convention Site Selection Committee is in Tampa this week evaluating Tampa's bid for the 2012 Republican Convention. This morning the committee toured Channelside as local businessmen and Republican activists tried to sway the committee with free food and drinks to pick Tampa for their next convention site. WMNF spoke with Republican activist Mickeal Penson about Tampa's bid.1 comments
Kendrick Meek submits signatures to get on ballot listen03/29/10 Seán Kinane
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While Charlie Crist and Marco Rubio bask in the national spotlight, whichever one survives the Republican primary will still face opponents in Novemberâs general election. The leading Democratic candidate, U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek, appears to have submitted enough petitions to get on the ballot.
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Afghanistan and Pakistan Symposium listen03/29/10 Doris Norrito
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Adnan Mazarei, assistant director of the Middle East and Central Asia Department of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), spoke at USF today. USF officials said IMF policy did not permit his address to be recorded.
In a question-and-answer period that followed, Stan talked unofficially and gave only his first name. He works as a South Asia analyst for the United States Central Command, and gave his assessment.
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Melissa Ferrick03/27/10 Mary Glenney
From A Woman's Point of View
Melissa Ferrick, singer-songwriter extraordinare, is coming in concert for WMNF on Saturday, March 27 at Skipper's Smokehouse. Melissa Ferrick talks about her latest CD Enough About Me and her career to this point. Melissa in concert-the person and her soul-is on that stage open and emotionally bare to the world. She is an extraordinary artist. for more information go to www.melissaferrick.com; www.wmnf.org Melissa Ferrick at Skippers Smokehouse 3/27 at 8 pm. Mel Blum is opening.Be the first to comment
Jane Hamsher03/27/10 Mary Glenney
From A Woman's Point of View
Jane Hamsher, the founder of Firedoglake, the progressive hard hitting web site that follows national issues, will discuss the recent Health Care Reform bill. Firedoglake has been rigorously following the health care debate and has exposed many of the hidden segments of the bill that seldom get noted in the general media. for more information go to www.firedoglake.comBe the first to comment
Gloria Feldt03/27/10 Mary Glenney
From A Woman's Point of View
Gloria Feldt is a renowned activist and expert on women, health and the media leadership and politics where the personal meets the political. Feldt comments on the recent Health Care Reform bill particularly with particular attention to women and their reproductive choices. Were women thrown under the bus? for more information about Gloria Feldt visit www.gloriafeldt.comBe the first to comment
Experts Talk About Afghanistan's Medical Shortfalls listen03/26/10 Kate Bradshaw
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While the battle rages in the United States over how much access everyone should have to health care, many in Afghanistan are living with few ways of getting the care they need. On the final day of the USF Symposium on Afghanistan and Pakistan, experts tackled the question of how to provide quality care in that country, and it appears there are no easy answers.
Dr. Vincent Berkley says heâs an army of one. The assistant surgeon general...Be the first to comment
TBARTA Opposes Amendment Four listen03/26/10 Arielle Stevenson
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Less than two months ago, President Obama granted funds for high speed rail from Tampa to Orlando.
But today, Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio and other members of the Tampa Bay Area Regional Transportation Authority (TBARTA) discussed how Amendment 4 could affect their future plans. Dubbed the "Hometown Democracy Amendment," the legislation would require public approval regarding growth management projects locally.
Iorio minced no words on what she sees as the negative...4 comments
Florida unemployment hits record high 12.2 percent, worse in Tampa Bay listen03/26/10 Seán Kinane
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Floridaâs unemployment rate is the highest itâs ever been. The Agency for Workforce Innovationâs chief economist Rebecca Rust announced today the stateâs unemployment rate was 12.2 percent in February.
Rust says this unemployment rate breaks the record for the highest since 1970 when records began being kept.
Unemployment is even higher in the Tampa Bay area. Itâs 12.6 percent in Pinellas County and 12.7 percent in Hillsborough. The county with the second-highest unemploymen...3 comments
Jonathan Tasini, Author Of 'Anatomy of Greed'03/25/10 Robert Lorei
Radioactivity: Live Call-In (Thursday) Listen to this entire show:
Today on Radioactivity, we have an interview with labor writer Jonatahn Tasini. He's running for the US Senate in New York state. But he's here to talk about health care, wages and his latest book In The Audacity of Greed: Free Markets, Corporate Thieves, and the Looting of America.
Long time labor and economics writer Jonathan Tasini examines the ethos of the free market that he says robs everyday Americans, and exposes the individuals who are responsib...Be the first to comment
Experts discuss complexity of Afghan population listen03/25/10 Kate Bradshaw
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Today, Defense Secretary Robert Gates downplayed talks happening this week in Afghanistan between the Karzai government and a militant group that could help negotiate peace with the Taliban. This comes as experts at the USF Symposium on Afghanistan and Pakistan are openly expressing that the war may not be winnable.
One symposium speaker has pointed out that the Afghan War is about to be the longest in US history, exceeding Vietnam. Another said the current US predicament in that region ee...Be the first to comment
Class Size amendment change passes Senate listen03/25/10 Seán Kinane
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The Florida Senate has approved a ballot proposal (SB 2) to loosen class size limits. In a 26-12 vote today, the Senate got just two votes more than required to place a state constitutional amendment on Novemberâs ballot. The measure now goes to the House.
If passed by voters, the amendment would revise a class size amendment approved in 2002 that sets limits on the number of students in each classroom. The new proposal would ease the restrictions, permitting class size limits to meet a ...Be the first to comment
Florida won't create innocence commission - yet listen03/25/10 Lisa Marzilli
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Back in December, Former American Bar Association President and Tallahassee attorney Sandy DâAlemberte filed a petition with the Florida Supreme Court asking it to establish a commission to address the numerous cases of wrongful conviction that plague the state. It was signed by 68 lawyers including three former justices.
The innocence commission would be modeled after the North Carolina Actual Innocence Commission established in 2003, ...1 comments
USF Symposium Offers New Insights on Pakistan/Afghanistan Policy listen03/24/10 Kate Bradshaw
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Itâs a big week for dialogue between US and two countries that have borne the brunt of the âWar on Terror.â Today Defense Secretary Robert Gates said itâs too early to let Afghanistan fend for itself against the Taliban. This comes as a large delegation of Pakistani leaders is meeting with the Obama Administration. Meanwhile, peace talks have begun in that country between a Taliban leader and Afghan President Hahmad Karzai. Closer to home, the University of South Florida held the firs...Be the first to comment
Pinellas Teachers react to bills in Florida Legislature listen03/24/10 Seán Kinane
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Supporters of school vouchers, including Governor Charlie Crist, rallied outside the state Capitol today. Inside, a bill to expand a private school voucher program passed the Senate 27 to 11.
The vote was closer on another education bill. This one would set new standards for public school teachers and affect pay, tenure, and retention. It passed 21 to 17 because even some Republicans opposed it.
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Explosions target Baghdad's Green Zone, death toll at nine and rising
At least nine people were killed in Baghdad's "Green Zone" Wednesday after three car bombs exploded in the area, according to Reuters.
The first two car bombs exploded opposite from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs killing five and the third card was driven by a suicide bomber, detonating himself and the vehicle near a restaraunt located close to a checkpoint that is one street away from the start of the Green Zone. The latter bomb left four people dead according to the report.
The Green Zone, which is home to the prime minister's office as well as several Western Embassies, is usually considered one of the more secure areas of Iraq's capital, but Wednesday's blast, which followed a Tuesday rocket attack in the Green Zone, seem to confirm that the security situation in the Green Zone--like that of the rest of Baghdad--is rapidly deteriorating.
In related news from Baghdad Wednesday, an explosion in the city's Khullani Square in the central part of the capital left four others dead.
Top Headlines
- Iraq: Baghdad bomb death toll reaches 25
- Iraq: At least nine die in blasts as death toll from Baghdad police station explosion mounts to 39
- Iraqi PM vows to review security strategy as sectarian death toll rises
- Three Baghdad suicide attacks kill 16 in fresh violence as Musayyib attack death toll rises to nearly 100


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Five Super Bowl Crockpot Recipes
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is it available in stores?
- Asked by Lucy M from Elmhurst
Hurley Backpack
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that is an excellent question. i'm wondering the same thing. i need a new bag for the fall semster, and i was thinking of getting a messenger bag, but i saw this on some guy, asked him where it was, he said you can get it from apple, so i asked does it have it in the stores, he said nope, they rarely have them in the store, so you gotta order it, but its a lot nicer, and cheaper, AND worth the money compared to any other bag i've seen.
anyways, nope, not unless you call up the store and ask, every store is different, they all offer different (like more or kess) of certain products apple-branded, and non-apple branded.
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The following is an archive of a post made to our
'vox-tech mailing list'
by one of its subscribers.
Again, this may be overkill for the simple situation that the original
questioner has, but I do want to bring to everyone's attention the R
statistical package. R is open-source, so people on this list should be
pleased to hear that R has become extremely popular among statistics
users worldwide.
R started as a lookalike to S, a commercial product from Bell Labs.
(Kind of a pun on the C language from Bell Labs, with "S" for
"statistics," of course.) AT&T then extended S to S-Plus, with the
extension mainly being a GUI to the old text-oriented S. R remains
Needless to say, R does histograms and myriad other statistical plots.
But it is also a programming language, of the scripting type. It's
certainly not as powerful as Perl or Python (though there are R-Python
interfaces), but it does mean one can write one's own routines, say for
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This month, we look at a recent report by Business Roundtable on information sharing between the public and private sector. FS-ISAC president and CEO Bill Nelson shares his thoughts on the report, and explains why information sharing is the key to effective cybersecurity. FS-ISAC is also teaming up with AFP for the 2013 Cyber Attack against Payment Processes (CAPP) Exercise. Corporates will have the opportunity to test their payments systems' security against a series of simulated attacks. Also, FX experts discuss making payments in the renminbi to China, FinCEN extends the FBAR deadline, and more.
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1. Who did Tully Mars want to be like when he grew up?
(a) Lone Ranger.
(b) Roy Rogers.
(c) Jesse James.
(d) Buck Owens.
2. Where did Butch Cassidy run away to?
(a) Key West.
(b) Patagonia.
(c) Belize.
(d) Paris.
3. How old is Cleopatra Highbourne?
(a) 101.
(b) 110.
(c) 98.
(d) 99.
4. What kind of radio does Tully's dad give him?
(a) Halliton S-24.
(b) Haliburton 240B.
(c) Hallicrafter S-40B.
(d) Hovercraft S10.
5. What was Tully's good luck charm?
(a) Cowboy boots.
(b) Conch shell.
(c) Radio.
(d) Painting.
6. What is the name of Tully's horse?
(a) Silver.
(b) Twila.
(c) Mr. Twain.
(d) Mr. Ed.
Chapter 3 | Chapter 4
7. What do the biker couple purchase at the flea market where Tully buys the painting?
(a) Blender.
(b) Watch.
(c) Glock.
(d) Colt .45.
8. Who is the patron saint of those besieged by lightning?
(a) St. Gloria.
(b) St. Barbara.
(c) St. Bonnie.
(d) St. Georgia.
9. The island Punta Margarita was originally inhabited by ___________.
(a) Mayans.
(b) Aborigines.
(c) Maltans.
(d) Abalonias.
10. What treasure does Willie Singer show Tully in chapter 3?
(a) A pearl.
(b) A diamond.
(c) A ruby.
(d) An emerald.
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" Brand: Sainsbury's / Type: Frozen Food "
Twenty sausages for a quid?!!! Yes, this was on our shopping list this week, especially as sainsburys have been doing their 'feed a family for £50 for a week' drive. We were dubious about the quality of these, as many others probably are.
The nutritional values may help you decide what is in these sausages; Fat is 15g, protein is 11.2g, carbohydrate is 14.3g and salt is 1.4g per 100g.
Understandably, they are a far cry from your 80% meat jobbies priced at a premium. We didn't expect anything much from them, and we didn't get anything much from them!
Cooking: cooking from frozen, they took us 25 minutes on a low to medium heat in a pan before the skins took a good colour. They shrank with a lot of excess fat in the pan, lost their shape, and did not look overly appetising once cooked with the colour being more yellowy brown than a nice sausage brown. The smell was typically pork sausage and they smelled appetising during cooking.
Verdict on eating: They passed the flavour test, being acceptable to the family (but no-one would have described them as delicious). The texture was rather mushy (I guess from the quality of of meat in them.... I won't go there!). The misshapen appearance was offputting and the colour of the skins could have been better on the eye.
Overall verdict: These would be fine in a sausage casserole or a lunch snack as a sausage butty but I would not serve them straight from the pan again. I would not wish to rely on them as part of my family staple protein element of the diet. Use them as part of a recipe, use them as a cheap last resort maybe!
So, if you are on a budget, I would say go for something a little better quality than this unless you really are skint. If you are really skint, they'll do!
I absolutely love sausages and therefore have tried hundreds of different brands and types in my life. Due to this I believe I'm in the perfect position to review these Pork Sainsbury's sausages.
The pack includes 20 frozen sausages and costs 96p per pack. These are sausages that can, and should, be cooked from frozen so you can decide last minute that you want them, instead of requiring pre-planning the night before.
These sausages are thick and for cheap sausages, almost never have any gristle in them. Here are the nutrition details for these sausages:
Calories per sausage: 97 / Calories per 100g: 237
Fat per sausage: 6.2g / Fat per 100g: 15.0g
Carbohydrate per sausage: 5.9g / Carbohydrate per 100g: 14.3g
Salt per sausage: 0.56g / Salt per 100g: 1.38g
Sugars per sausage: 0.1g / Sugars per 100g: 0.3g
I find these take about 30 minutes to shallow fry, but I like my sausages well cooked, if you prefer them a little more anaemic it would take around 20 minutes to cook.
These sausages are firm skinned and light on the inside. Their firmer skin makes it easier to cut them so are good for salads cut into cubes. They do produce quite a lot of fat and I usually use low fat spray light in the pan to reduce the fat. I also find they are less fatty tasting if you roll them in kitchen roll once they are cooked. You will be surprised by how much fat comes off on the kitchen roll. However it is only the outside of the sausages that tastes fatty and once you remove this they taste much better.
Do not leave them in your freezer for too many months, else a large amount of ice will appear on them and this makes them more soggy tasting when you cook them. The plus points to these sausages are the price and the fact they cook from frozen. The negative points are that they are quite high calories and fat per sausage & they do not come in any other variety.
As I mentioned I love sausages and even those these are at the bottom of the price ladder, if your budget is low, these are well worth buying.
My favourite way to eat these sausages is with chips and beans. I also enjoy them as bangers and mash or in a giant Yorkshire pudding with vegetables.
I personally prefer low fat sausages to these one's as they do not produce as much fat. I also like how firm fat sausages are. These sausages have a good firm skin, but the inside is quite soft and sometimes falls apart slightly if you try to cut them.
The packaging these sausages come in is not re-sealable. You therefore have to cut them open and unless you use all twenty sausages in one go, which seems a little unlikely, you then need to find a way to seal them before they can go back into the freezer. This is not a huge challange as a food bag or carrier bag would do the job.
I have eaten better sausages than these, but I have definitely eaten worse as well. Good for their price and easy to cook. I rate these 6 out of 10.
These can be found in the freezer section of Sainsbury's Supermarket.
They come in a recyclable plastic bag and you get 20 thick Sasages in each bag for the mere price of 99p, which i consider to be a really cheap price for a large 1kg bag of sasages. They are really good value for money and i actually would recommend these especially for the months coming up when we all get our barbecues out.
I have cooked these Sasages and eaten them and i would say that among the cheaper end scale of Sasages that these are really not bad at all.
I have cooked mine in a ovenproof dish in the oven you do get a bit of fat come out of these Sasages and even so you can pour this away, i never add cooking fat when cooking these Sasages as they produce their own which in turn helps to cook them and make them go brown, i tend to allow a bit of extra cooking time for these Sasages because they are quite thick.
Energy per sasage..........405kj (cooked as per instructions).
of which sugars.................0.3g.
of which starch.................14.0g.
of which saturates ...........6.4g.
salt ....................................1.38g.
of which sodium...................0.55g.
But if you wanted any more information on the GDAs they do give you a freephone telephone number on the packet. or you can visit their website at www.sainsburys.co.uk/health, which is usefull.
Do not re-freeze after thawing.
Star marked frozen food compartment.
*** until best before date (at-18oc).
** 1 month (at 12oc).
* 1 week (at -6oc).
Cooking Instructions **********
Grill from Frozen.
Preheat grill to a moderate heat, place your sasages on a grill rack, (on the grill pan) and grill for approximately 20 minutes, as these sasages are a little thick i usually cut mine down the middle as i am fussy and like them to cook well in the middle too.
Oven Cook from Frozen **********
I place in an ovenproof dish(without fat) as they tend to produce sufficient enough fat to cook themselves in. Turning halfway during cooking for approximately thirty minutes Electric cooker 190c.
Gas Cooker5.
I usually cook mine until they are coated in a brown coloured skin, and i tend to split mine down the middle just because i like to ensure that the middle is cooked as well as i enjoy them.
I like to ensure that i cannot see any pink colouring inside the sasage as i dont like them if they are not cooked enough.
I found that these sasages which are mostly pork, from danish or dutch pork, are really nice i really enjoyed them in a sandwich, with breakfast.
I particularly like to cook them and then add a tin of sainsbury's curry sauce to them pop them back in the oven once i have first chopped the Sasages into bitesized portions and cook for a further quarter of an hour, and serve with rice or bombay alure, and this makes a cheap and tasty meal.
I find that these sasages have a nice flavour and do not taste rancied considering that they are cheap, working it out, they cost less than 5pence each and thats good value for money, i found that they were great to add to sunday cooked breakfast, although i oven cook my Sasages as dont like fried food to much, i found that they were great value for money and tasted just as good as the normal priced Sainsbury's Sasages i have tried before, so was impressed with the price of these little beauties.
With having a large family these were really good value for my money, and i usually buy two bags of these Sasages as they tend to get eaten rather quickly in my house.
My grandchildren loved them with mash, baked beans and a healping of my onion gravy i tend to make to go with the Sasages.
They also are great to serve with chips, but i dont fry mine im afraid i buy oven bakes ones, as they agree with my tummy a bit better than fried ones do.
Allergy Advice **********
Contains Wheat Gluten and also contains Sulphites.
Contains 34 percent pork, water, rusk, pork fat and rind, salt, stablisers, Cardamon, Nutmeg to name but a few, and these Sasages are filled in a beef protein casing.
I also like them cooked with added tomatoes, mushrooms and onions and a Sasage Cassorole mix, served with potatoes, yummy and these Sasages work well in this receipe.
I definetely think that unlike some of the cheaper makes of Sasages these really are great tasting, and they are nice if grilled for part of your weekend breakfast.
Thanks for reading and rating my review.
I do like the odd Sausage, moreso on a Roll, but I got a nice recipe for Sausage Hot Pot and decided to try it out. I normally buy fresh packs of Sausages from the Chiller, and I do like Richmond's, but they really are quite pricey thesedays, so I plumped for these. I knew you would still taste the Sausage in the Hot Pot, but I thought if they weren't that good then you may be distracted by the other ingredients.
I got these in the freezer section of Sainsbury's and they cost a bargain 98p for 20 Thick Sausages. Being frozen they have a great date on them, and with frozen Sausages I normally just pop a few out for a couple of hours and let them defrost at room temperature.
The packaging is alright. Since these are part of Sainsbury's budget range called Basics I knew they wouldn't be fancy. Theya re just in a white plastic bag which is easy enough to open. The writing is in orange on the bag.
Upon opening these you didn't get the nice smell you would normally get from Sausages since these were frozen. The Sausages were pretty thick and long enough as well. They had a slight pink tinge to them beneath the whiteness of the freeze of them. They felt and looked smooth and not knobbly.
You can cook these a few different ways such as in the Oven, Fry, Grill and I do mine in my George Foreman Grill. You can cook them from frozen, but I normally defrost as I tend to slit them down the middle to pop in the grill. They also cook quicker from defrost obviously.
There was a good amount of fat seemed to drip out of these into my fat tray. Being a Cheaper Pork product I was expecting them to be a little more fatty due to cheaper ingredients being used, but after they were cooked then they glistened a little with fat, but I considered them to taste pretty alright.
I don't currently have the pack so cannot comment on the ingredients or Nutritional information, but calorie and fat wise they were much the same as other Pork products. They didn't contain as much Pork as a brand name Sausage, but they didn't seem to be buled up with loads of nasties either.
Alright buy for the money. They were taste with a slight season to them, but I would always grill them, as I think they could end up a lot gresier when cooked another way.
I am currently experimenting with many products from the basic range available at Sainsbury's. The product I am reviewing is Sainsbury's basic frozen sausages. The product is found in the frozen food department and is packaged in a thick plastic bag. The bag is mostly white in colour with a splash of orange in the same style as all of the basics range. There is a photograph of sausages, mash and baked beans on a plate and I am told the the product is 20 thick sausages, although this is an average contents guide. In my packet there was in fact 20 exactly.The product cost me 99p, and at 5p per unit I am very impressed with my purchase. I will not sit and rave that these were the best sausages I ever tasted, but I think they were great value for money. I coupled three of them with three bread rolls also from the basic range and including the rolls I fixed myself a snack for 21p! The package gives me all the information one can expect. I chose to cook them in the oven and so I preheated it to 190 degrees as stated and cooked them for the recommended time of 30minutes. This was sufficient and they were not over cooked. I did notice quite a lot of fat from them but when they were cooked I let them rest on some kitchen towel and when served I did not find them overly greasy.If I was making sausage and mash, I would probably chose a better quality sausage, purely because while they are fine, they are not very interesting and may be a bit bland as the main attraction in a meal! As a snack with bread rolls and ketchup they were just fine and I will be buying them again.


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On Memorial Day morning at Berkeley's KPFA radio, the AM hour did not go off as planned.
A sudden programming change was announced only five days ago to replace the Morning Mix, a programming collective including:
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The change would have driven out of KPFA's prime time the few new Bay Area-based programs generated in the last few years. Replacement plans substituted Uprising, which has occupied the 8 am hour at Los Angeles sister station KPFK, for the last decade, 5 days a week.
But that's not what happened. At the last minute, 100 community members showed up at KPFA's doors. At 8 am, despite the on-air announcement that Uprising was to follow, the station aired a special Morning Mix open house with Morning Mix hosts Sabrina Jacobs, Steve Zeltzer, Anthony Fest, Andres Soto, and Peter Phillips. Flashpoints producers were on hand to lend support.
The festive rally ended with the station's heavy metal doors thrown open to the sidewalk and supporters filled the lobby during the impromptu broadcast which featured several guests by telephone and supporters on the air talking about why they came to the protest/broadcast and what the Mix has meant to them.
KPFA news staffers remained on the second floor of the building and did not come down the stairs to greet the protestors for the hour-long duration of the open house.
On Tuesday, supporters are again invited to an AM open house at the station's downtown Berkeley studio at the corner of Martin Luther King Jr Way and Berkeley
The sound archive will be available on Soundcloud shortly, but for the moment can still be heard on KPFA's archives.
The Morning Mix came onto KPFA's air in the fall of 2010, after two years of more than a half million dollar deficits drained KPFA's million dollar reserve down to zero. A recovery plan approved by the national board unanimously in October of 2010 called for $375,000 in staffing reductions.
Many staffers at the station and members of the community have come to see the Mix as precious open space in the schedule that is accessible for a wide range of content and focuses on local issues often neglected by pundits and celebrities, as well as more subversive analyses of race, class and political issues than is present in two-party-based political affairs coverage. The flexibility in the Mix provided opportunities often missing at KPFA, where program slots are usually held for a decade or more and have been known to be passed down from one family member to another.
The proposed replacement program, Uprising, hosted by Sonali Kolhatkar claimed to have posted large sums of money during a one week fund drive pre-emption in Berkeley. The extravagant amounts claimed by the Save KPFA faction in a newsletter they distribute were bizarre, with receipts exceeding $11,000 an hour and close to $100,000 in one week of broadcast. Kolhatkar's show, which has been on the air in the morning in LA for close to a decade, collected an average of $2,051 an hour on KPFK during its ten fund drive broadcasts on KPFK between May 1 and May 17, 2014, never once cracking the $3,000 mark and once collecting as little as $600. The KPFK fund drive dailes for May 1-20 can be seen here.
Long-time La Onda Bajita and Flashpoints co-host Miguel Molina exploded on-air on Friday May 23rd at 5:30pm in the closing hours of KPFA's extended fund drive. Molina reported that less than 5 days before the change was abruptly announced, interim manager Richard Pirodsky told Project Censored co-host Dr. Peter Phillips he would not be making changes prior to his departure, leading Molina to ask who exactly was making the decisions, if not Pirodsky. Molina stated the "slashing and scattering" was destroying the morale of a new group of emerging producers. Molina's complete remarks can be found here in audio, here in video and here in printed form.
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Governor Murtala Nyako of Adamawa State has asked President Goodluck Jonathan to prevail on the national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji BamangaTukur, to refrain from utterances capable of setting the party's leaders on a collision course.
Nyako said the statement credited toTukur to the effect that the National Working Committee (NWC) of the PDP does not recognise the Kugama-led state exco was capable of causing breach of peace among the party faithful in the state.
The senior special adviser on political matters to the governor, Comrade Yinka Heritage, told journalists in Yola that the PDP chief should be stopped from overheating the polity with provocative statements.
Nyako said that PDP stakeholders in the state were not surprised by Tukur's utterances because of the alleged role he played in the PDP crisis. Nyako further said the national chairman was the alleged brain behind the illegal dissolution of the Adamawa State PDP exco, which did not follow due process.
He alleged that he was aware that the dissolution of the PDP exco was at the instance of BamangaTukur and the deputy secretary of the party who prevailed on the NWC members to effect the dissolution.
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CLOQUETâAs Cloquet basketball senior center Adam Laine left the high school Tuesday night, he didnât carry his milestone game ball. Instead he gave it to his father, Steve.
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There are eleven members of staff directly employed by Tamba. Apart from the CEO, all are part time (this equates to a full time equivalent of five people). They can be contacted on 01483 304442 and their emails and days in the office are below.
Keith Reed - CEO (Office attendance - Tues, Wed, Thurs & Friday, WFH - Mon)Keith has worked for Tamba since 2007. He is a long standing advocate of patients' rights and previously worked in senior campaigning positions within the charitable sector. He was an honorary researcher at Birmingham University and reviewer for the Cochrane Pregnancy and Childbirth group. He has contributed to publications on Multiple Pregnacy, Neonatal Care, Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome and research into the educational and financial issues associated with multiple births. He has two young children (not twins) and Tamba trustees have agreed to him working flexibly which allows him to care for his children every Monday. He is a former trustee for advice and disability charities and a primary school governor.
Helen Peck - Scottish Officer
Helen oversees all our work in Scotland. She works three days a week
Rachel Wiffen - Head of Tamba NI
Rachel has been involved with Tamba NI for 5 years and is the focal point for all the activities throughout Northern Ireland, these include: antenatal evenings and courses throughout the regions, twins clinics and the running of 5 events throughout the year. Rachel has an advisory group who support her through her role and she also maintains the NI based office. Rachel has 4 children including 11 year old identical twins
Shelley Smith - Head of Fundraising. Shelley has worked at Tamba for 9 months. She is responsible for increasing Tamba's income from all fundraising streams. Shelley was previously the Corporate Fundraiser, then Head of Fundraising for a local charity supporting disabled children. Shelley has two young girls (not twins) and works two days a week on Monday and Friday.
Lucie Wigley – Advertising and Fundraising Coordinator (Office attendance -Mon, Tues & Wed, Thurs)Lucie has worked for Tamba for 4 years. She is responsible for magazine and website advertising as well making sure all the discounters information is up to date. She is also point of contact for all the individual fundraising and the annual grand raffle. Lucie works for 4 days a week and has 7 year old triplets.
Debbie Ross – Membership & Website Manager (Office attendance -Mon - Thurs)Debbie has worked for Tamba for twelve years. She is responsible for all membership tasks including all mailings, joiners and renewals and she oversees the Tamba website. Her role includes managing members' access to the site including the message board and looking after the Tamba facebook pages. Debbie works 4 days a week and has 16 year old boy girl twins.
Diane Cole – Clubs & Memberships Officer (Office attendance -Wed, Thurs & Fri)Diane has been with tamba for 3 years. She is responsible for all aspects of multiple clubs and co-ordinating with them on events and promoting their clubs via the website and newsletters. Diane is also responsible for memberships and deals with mailings, joinining and renewals. Diane works 17 hours a week and has 5 year old identical boy twins and a 8 year old girl.
Nikki Harris - Memberships Assistant. (Office Attendance – Memberships Assistant Mondays and Tuesdays, and Trusts Fundraiser Wednesdays). Nikki has worked for Tamba since November 2006 and shares her role between membership and fundraising. Membership involves supporting members through mailings, joining, renewals and over the telephone and fundraising involves liaising with charitable trusts/foundations and statutory bodies to try and build financial support for our work.
Twinline, courses and support services
Kate Valentine - Courses Administrator (Office attendance -Wed, Thurs & Fri)
Kate has worked for Tamba for 6 years. She is responsible for the administration of the Practical Preparing for Parenthood Seminars both in London and the rest of the UK and the one day Ante-Natal classes. Kate works for 20 hours a week and has 9 year old twins.
Helen Regan- Helping Hands Administrator (Office attendance – Mon,Thurs,Fri)
Helen joined Tamba in March 2014. Helen is the Helping Hands scheme administrator, speaking with families and Health Professionals who have come to Tamba for support and placing Norland Nannies who have volunteered their time to help with the families. Helen has boy girl twins.
Stacey Wills – Helping Hands Co-ordinator (Office attendance – Tues, Wed, and Fri)
Stacey has worked at Tamba since April 2013. She has set up the Helping Hands scheme which was officially launched in March 2014. She manages Helping Hands which supports families with Multiples who are in desperate need and in crisis by providing them with short term practical help in the home. She supports the families, liaises with Health Professionals and Norland Agency and is supported by Helen Regan. Stacey has non- identical twin girls.
Rebecca George- Communications assistant (Office atendance- Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs, Fri)Rebecca has worked at Tamba since November 2013. She provides assistance to the PR manager by dealing with media enquiries and helping with press campaigns. She also manages Tamba's social media, assists with administrating the company website and produces Tamba's monthly e-newsletter.
There are currently eleven volunteer trustees who oversee the strategic direction of the charity. Their details are listed below and you can contact them c/o our office. We also have a President who acts as a figurehead and is still actively involved in our work.
OWEN HAMNET (appointed 2012)HONORARY TREASURERDetails to follow.
ANNA (appointed 2012)Anna is a Public Health Specialty Registrar with a background in children and young people's health. She has non-identical twin girls born in 2011.
TIM DULLEY (appointed 2012)Tim is an experienced Management Consultant. He has worked for Capgemini Consulting for the last 14 years specialising in Strategy, Analysis, Performance Improvement, Business change and Programme management . He has twin daughters aged 2. He joins as a trustee in 2013.
CAROLINE DOLAN (appointed 2012)Caroline has worked in the charity sector since 2004 and is experienced in community, corporate, trust, major donor and event fundraising. Causes that Caroline has worked for include Marie Curie Cancer Care, Cerebral Palsy Sport and Cord. She had twins in 2011 and is actively involved in ante-natal advice for her local twins club.
LUCY CLARIDGE (elected 2009)Lucy is a practising human rights lawyer and is currently Head of Law at Minority Rights Group International, an international human rights NGO based in London, which promotes and protects the rights of minorities and indigenous peoples worldwide. She has worked within the voluntary sector for over 10 years, for a variety of human rights organisations. She has also spent several years in private practice, where she focused on media litigation and professional negligence. Lucy has three children, including identical twin boys.
JULIA DAVENPORT (elected 2009), CHAIR OF TRUSTEESJulia has non-identical twin girls. As a result of the support that the family received from their local twins club, Julia applied to become a Trustee to help continue the invaluable services that both Tamba and the twins clubs provide. Julia brings 20 years' HR experience to the Board, predominantly in FTSE 100 and multi-national organisations. She specialises in Reward and is currently working on interim assignments.
GAVIN ADAIR (appointed 2009 & elected), VICE CHAIRMost recently a Finance Director of a large Limited company having joined from Channel 4 Television Corporation where he had worked in a number of senior finance roles, Head of Finance, Future Media and Technology and Corporate Development. Gavin is a Chartered Accountant and holds a MBA from London Business School. He is the father of three young children, identical twin girls and a very proud and protective big (but not much bigger!) brother.
NICKI HUTCHINSON (appointed 2008, elected 2009)Nicki has 5 children including 7 year old triplets. She is a consultant medical microbiologist and director of public health.
GAVIN BURGESS (appointed 2010)He is a father of three and has twins (one of each sex). He has a broad experience in the business and technology worlds (Insurance, Banking and Telco). Formerly Director of Architecture and Strategy with RSA the FTSE insurer. He has 20 years in IT as well as management experience. He has, in the past twelve months, taken on the day to day care duties for his children and balanced this with a busy professional life.
JO O'DRISCOLL (appointed 2011)Jo has twin girls. In her day job she provides strategic communications and marketing advice to the public and non-profit sectors. She has worked for a range of high-profile organisations, including regulators, funding bodies, charities and think tanks. Her current and recent assignments include acting as interim Communications Director for Britain's largest problem gambling charity; launching a new recruitment process to select Britain's judges; overseeing marketing for one of England's biggest FE Colleges; and developing a communications strategy to ensure a lasting legacy from the London 2012 Olympic Games.
ALEX SMITH (appointed 2011)Alex has twins and is a communications professional, having worked in both the voluntary and the corporate sector, most recently as Head of Internal Communications at Virgin Media, and Head of Communications at Mencap, the UK's leading learning disability charity. Her specific interests include branding, social media and finding ways to engage with new audiences. She now works on as a communications consultant.
JUDI LINNEY MBE MSc Dip HEd HVTAMBA PRESIDENT & HONORARY CONSULTANT FOR HEALTH & SOCIAL CAREJudi came from South Africa to England and then trained as a nurse, midwife and health visitor and Director of Public Health. She has over 30 years of extensive experience in providing strategic leadership across NHS, Local Authorities, and Voluntary & Community Groups and working with the media. After giving birth to twin daughters, Judi and Howard recognised the need for information and advice for families of multiples. In 1978, she was a founder member of the Twins Club Association –which developed into Tamba. Judi has written various articles and a book for professionals on managing Multiple Births, and has given presentations nationally and internationally on multiple births.
Judi received an MBE at the Queen's Birthday Honours ceremony, for services to healthcare and her work in the NHS as a Director of public health, Founder and President of Tamba and for developing community relations. Judi is currently an Independent Consultant and Coach and offers advice to community groups.
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by Richard Gambino
There is so much good music performed here on the East End in summers. (How I wish it were also so during our winters.) Funny how the most abstract of all the arts, music, goes deepest in our souls. Pop music can nourish our need for fun, our romantic sense, our whistling-down-the-street joy in the happy, pretty experiences in living and loving, and in other highs and lows of everyday life. At the more profound modes, music takes the soul also to heights and depths that express our profoundest spiritual essence, and brings us to new experiences of being human, each of us uniquely, as we relate to it. At our souls' peaks, music expresses and moves our human sprit, and sometimes grows our souls, and so makes our lives more meaningful in ways only it can. Music's power cannot be duplicated or grasped in language, or in any other art form.
I remember a scene from an old movie, Children Of A Lesser God (1986). In it, William Hurt plays a dedicated but unconventional teacher of deaf kids. In the scene I've found unforgettable, he comes upon a way of engaging those born deaf, some bewildered by life, some bitter, remote or angry toward life. He places their hands on something that is vibrating to very loud music. I will never forget the look on the kids' faces as their souls begin to dance with the vibrations. It is the look of those who have been born to a higher life. A life those of us with hearing can sometimes take for granted, neglect to nourish and make grow. As an example of what expresses and expands our best spirit, I say to people, only half kiddingly, about the greatest music of all, "Beethoven didn't write Beethoven's music. He merely held the pen while God wrote it."
I'm very thankful for all the people who make music for us — the Sag Harbor Band, the Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival, Music for Montauk, and others. But I want to talk about one group in particular. (I have no relation to it except as a long-time audience member.) I've written about it before, two years ago. So, I've asked myself why again — why do I think about it so much. It is a music school for youngsters. The Perlman Music Program on Shelter Island, whose concerts — running this year to September 4 — are free to the public, sometimes with Itzhak Perlman himself playing. (For descriptions of concerts and other events, and dates, Google "The Perlman Music Program," or call: 631/749-0740.)
True, the students at the PMP are exceptionally gifted, in fact talented beyond belief, chosen from around the world, by video auditions. True, the young musicians are a delight to hear. In fact, hearing them provides the kind of deeper musical experience I tried to describe in the first paragraph of this article. But why I write of them is more than all this. It has to do with the reason that in forty years of college teaching I tried each semester to teach students of all stages from freshmen (whom many professors want to avoid) to PhD students. True, graduate students might ask challenging questions. But the freshmen also challenge, with much more basic questions, which compel a going back to the root importances of matters.
Well, I did not teach music. For good reason. I have a passion for music, but not one bit of talent for making it. I can't even sing on key. But if anyone asked me, why learn music, I would answer, to touch the soul, the human spirit. Your own and that of others. And great music takes the soul to heights beyond the heavens. The third movement of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony pierces our souls to their deepest cores, and the fourth rockets our souls with ever-accelerating power to spiritual ecstasy. Watch an audience as a performance of the Ninth Symphony ends. If the performance has been a good one, at first people seem overwhelmed, their eyes wide and lit up. Then, they begin to applaud, and in some seconds the applause rises to an increasing crescendo, the audience now on their feet. The expressions on people's faces the opposite of everything that is dull, base and petty in us.
But people called musicians have to take us there. Extraordinary musicians, who are far beyond just the ability to play an instrument well. They must have greatly talented souls and wed these souls to great music. As is true of all marriages, it takes much time, love, personal growth and growth together to become one. So for years I've listened to the students at The Perlman Music Program in this spiritual odyssey of soul and talent. Their talent is astonishing, and their mastery of instruments amazing. They are in these senses advanced as can be. But their souls are quite young. (I love to hear them hoot and cheer each other after some have performed a piece, as they take turns playing and being in the audience. It's only my square adult's inhibitions that keep me from joining them, and not just applaud energetically, as do the rest of the people in the audience.) And these young talents are still forming as they work love's labor to make their souls deeply kindred, as one, with the souls of the likes of Bach, Mozart and Beethoven. Just as one of the joys of my life was to see my students' intellects, emotions and sometimes their spirits, develop, so it has been a great part of my joyful experience of being in the audience at the Perlman Program for many summers.
We are, of course, the products of biological evolution. But I'm partial to the idea that our individual and collective evolution continues, through culture. And the best of our culture, e.g., great music, gives each of us the means to evolve a great human spirit. However, culture needs support — it is not, like biology, a force of itself. Running a music school with in-residence faculty and students is expensive. So, come to the free concerts and be awed, but I urge all also to contribute to the PMP, by sending a check to: The Perlman Music Program. Attention Maureen M. Nash. 19 West 69th Street. Suite 304. New York, N.Y. 10023.
RICHARD GAMBINO thanks Toby Perlman, the faculty at The Perlman Music Program, and all the others who bring this gift to us every summer.


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Chattooga River Watershed
Ecological/Sedimentation Project
US-EPA, Region 4, SESD, Athens, Georgia
Presented at
Federal Interagency Sedimentation Conference,
Reno, Nevada, March 26-30, 2001
As an integral part of the comprehensive water quality investigation of the Chattooga River watershed, an ecological and sedimentological study was conducted on selected stream reaches within the study area. The objective of this study was to conduct a sediment yield study and determine if sediment was a primary cause of physical and biological impairment to streams within the watershed. As result of this study, accelerated sedimentation has been identified to be the leading determinant in loss of habitat and reduction in bedform diversity within the study area. Good correlation was observed between aquatic ecology and normalized total suspended solids (TSS) data. Based on overlaying the biological index on TSS normalized to discharge/mean discharge, TSS concentrations greater than 284 mg/l adversely affected aquatic macroinvertebrate community structure. However, based on historic regional suspended-sediment concentrations, a normalized TSS concentration of 58 mg/l or less during storm flow provides an adequate margin of safety and is protective of aquatic macroinvertebrates in the Blue Ridge physiography. Corresponding turbidity limits of 69 and 22 NTU established the threshold of biological impairment and margin of safety, respectively. Previously, a similar turbidity of 25 NTU has been recommended for stream restoration management plans. Relative to reference streams, impaired streams yielded higher bedload and suspended load. The results of this study showed that road density and associated sediment sources accounted for 51% of the total sediment loading.
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Flow Surges
The Pulse Pattern signifies the repeated rhythmic surges of activity related to resource flows and exchanges. Pulse demonstrates the increase, peak and decline in the rate of resource recovery and exchanges within systems. The capacity to maximize the rate of growth of flow exchanges needs to be balanced with minimizing the adaption required after the peak when decline sets in. The role of Pulse is to maximize exchange flows sustainably.
The principle of peaks: the enduring health of any system depends on the appropriate balance and integration of the rate of increase in resource flows and exchanges pre-peak and the rate of decline in those flows and exchanges after the peak, for a given context.
Nature: Organisms and Ecosystems
Foraging gorilla groups do not overexploit food plants in one area. They enter a new area and consume food species at an increasing rate as they find the most concentrated pockets. As the pulse of food into the group starts to peak, it is a signal to start looking for a new area before the remaining food plants are reduced to the point where they cannot support effective re-growth. This management regime helps ensure that there are enough food plants left to sustain production of new plants, which may then be exploited at a later date.
Inquiry: What might happen if the gorilla group does not reach the peak of supply before it leaves the area?
Culture: Organisations and Economic Systems
Recovery of key industrial resource deposits, like oil, iron ore and phosphorus are known to go through a growth, peak and decline pattern over time. First, there is growth in supply as production ramps up to take advantage of concentrated, easy to process material; then production peaks as material becomes more disbursed and harder to get; finally, production declines until it stops at the point where the resource cannot be exchanged for enough money to pay for its extraction and processing. Sustaining supplies of industrial resources for exchange within the economy relies on managing resource pulses such that they do not decline too rapidly before alternative supplies may be brought online.
Inquiry: What are the economic consequences of extremely rapid growth in the recovery of critical industrial resources?


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ONE of "the most contaminated places on Earth" will only get dirtier if the US government doesn't get its act together - clean-up plans are already 19 years behind schedule and not due for completion until 2050.
More than 210 million litres of radioactive and chemical waste are stored in 177 underground tanks at Hanford in Washington State. Most are over 50 years old. Already 67 of the tanks have failed, leaking almost 4 million litres of waste into the ground.
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2012 Newely opened the largest independent gusthouse in Seoul.
BoA guesthouse is located in the most popular area, Hongik university in Seoul.
Single and family room(up to 6persons) are arranged.
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Just 5minutes walk from Hongik univ. station exit no.4 that is right connected to airport railroad.
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Just 10minutes walk from hongdae area, seoul's most vibrant, artistic and progressive district.
There are many shops, cafes, restaurants, clubs, bars, convenience stores, street performing and everything you want. You can enjoy exciting nightlife easily, but guesthouse is far enough away for you're quite good rest.
Muslim friendly : We have cooking utensils and prayer room only for Muslim customers.
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