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Molecatching is the process of trapping or killing moles in places, notably farms and gardens, where they are considered a threat to crops, yards or gardens.
History of molecatching[edit]
Excavations of Ancient Roman sites have revealed countless earthenware pots that are buried into the ground. It is believed that the pots were filled with water and acted as a trap for moles; it was a simple yet deadly trap, as any mole that would fall into the pot would drown in the water.
As time wore on, traps used to catch and kill moles have become more advanced and complicated. The traps have gone from being earthenware pots to being wood, and eventually steel, traps that were designed to ensnare any mole that passed under them. A popular material for building traps is clay. Clay retains little scent of the human beings that set the trap.
Traditional molecatchers[edit]
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Traditional molecatchers travelled from farm to farm in order to catch moles. The molecatcher's clients would provide food and lodgings. Also, the molecatcher would be paid for every mole caught; he would earn extra money by selling the moleskins to fur dealers.
Moleskin cloth is a sheared cotton cloth, woven similar to corduroy. It has a similar appearance to a mole's velvet coat, but no other relation. Plumbers working in lead use a 'moleskin' to wipe lead solder to form a smooth joint. This pad is a cloth pad of moleskin or corduroy, lubricated and fluxed with tallow. The skins of moles are of no use in plumbing – the fur burns with the sort of foul smell that burning hair always generates.
In more modern times (late 19th-early 20th century), British molecatchers were paid over 50p by farmers and gardeners for every mole caught. Fur dealers and plumbers would pay several pence a piece for each of the moleskins. Some molecatchers also followed a practice of hanging the caught bodies of moles on a nearby wire fence, allegedly 'to discourage other moles'. Whilst it is unlikely that moles could even see their brethren's bodies, let alone comprehend the warning, it did act as a rather gruesome form of advertising for the catcher.
Since the removal of strychnine from the UK market in 2006 (see below) there has been a revival of traditional molecatching in Britain.
Modern molecatchers[edit]
In recent times, traditional molecatching (such as using clay and steel traps) has given way to the use of poison. Although the usage of poison results in moles dying much more quickly and in greater numbers, ethical and environmental concerns have been raised over poison being an inhumane method of pest control and the possibility of other animals that interact with moles becoming poisoned as well.
Poisoning using Strychnine is no longer an approved method of control in the UK following the withdrawal of the poison from the market in 2006. Fumigation is still an approved method of control using products based on Aluminium Phosphide (Trade names 'Talunex' and 'Phostoxin') but may only be carried out by fully trained operatives.
Modern traditional mole catchers use traps, and usually charge a 'per mole' fee like their forebears. The price charged reflects the fact that there is no longer a market for moleskins.
The mole's status as a hated pest can be resolved in gardens without recourse to molecatchers or poisons or traps. One solution to the visual problem of molehills on lawns is to carefully remove the earth (without damaging the moles' tunnels), allowing the moles to continue their existence in their galleries under the lawn. This method is not advised by mole catchers as it can lead to an uneven surface.
Both the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and Natural England do not recommend live relocation. On farms if silage is contaminated with molehill earth this can result in deadly listeria being passed to sheep and cattle. Studies in Europe have shown that widespread field infestations can reduce product yield by up 30%.[citation needed]
Sonic devices have not proven successful in moving mole problems.


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Tributes to ex Workington miner who emigrated to Australia
Last updated at 23:43, Saturday, 19 May 2012
A former Seaton man has died in Australia after a battle with pancreatic cancer.
Roger Bancroft, formerly of Kennedy Road, was 72.
Mr Bancroft attended Seaton infant and junior schools, then Guard Street School, going on to Workington Technical School.
He started work at 16 at St Helen's Colliery, known as Siddick Pit, and continued attending the college for his mining certificates.
He married Pat Broderick, of High Harrington, in 1963 and shortly afterwards went to work in Derbyshire at Cresswell Colliery.
While there, he continued to study and got his under manager's certificate.
In 1968 the couple and their sons Mark and Neil emigrated to Australia and Roger worked at South Bulli Mines as a deputy.
He later became the manager of Avon Colliery and Yallah Rock in New South Wales and worked as manager of Middlemount Colliery in Queensland.
His last position before retiring was as inspector of mines for Queensland.
Mrs Bancroft died in 2004 but her husband found love again and had been happily married to Jill in recent years.
He leaves behind his wife, sons Mark and Neil, daughter Claire, daughters-in-law Michelle and Bev and six grandchildren who all live in Australia.
His sister Judy, brother-in-law Joe and their family live near Sydney.
His brother John Stuart, sister-in-law Rose and family live in Manchester and his younger sister Diana, brother-in-law Joe and their family live in Kendal.
Mr Bancroft's parents Clara and Bernard retired to Australia from Seaton in 1981 but died in 2010 and 2011.
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A battery separator for a lithium battery is disclosed. The separator has a microporous membrane and a coating thereon. The coating is made from a mixture of a gel forming polymer, a first solvent, and a second solvent. The first solvent is more volatile than the second solvent. The second solvent acts as a pore former for the gel-forming polymer.
1. A method of making a battery separator for a lithium polymer battery comprises the steps of:
providing a microporous membrane,
providing a mixture of a gel forming polymer, a first solvent and a second solvent, the first solvent being at least 80% by weight of the mixture and more volatile than the second solvent, and said second solvent adapted to form pores in the gel-forming polymer, wherein said first solvent is selected from the group consisting of: tetrahydrofuran, methylethylketone, acetone, low molecular weight glymes, and mixtures thereof, wherein said second solvent is not a plasticizer, wherein said second solvent is selected from the group consisting of butanol, propanol, isopropanol, and mixtures thereof, and wherein water is added into said second solvent in a range of 0.25:1 to 2:1;
coating the mixture onto at least one side of the microporous membrane,
driving off the first solvent, thereby forming a microporous membrane coated with a non-porous coating of the gel forming polymer and the pore forming second solvent, and
driving off the second solvent, thereby forming a microporous membrane coated with a porous coating of the gel forming polymer.
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The invention is directed to a battery separator for lithium polymer or "gel" batteries.
A lithium polymer battery or a lithium gel battery is known. See, for example, U.S. Patent Publication No. 2002/0168564A1 which is incorporated herein by reference. These lithium polymer batteries are different from lithium-ion secondary batteries. Two significant differences are: the use of a gel electrolyte versus the use of a liquid electrolyte, and the flexible packaging for containing the active battery elements versus the rigid can (button or cylindrical or prismatic) for containing the elements.
Originally, the hope of polymer battery developers was to use a gel electrolyte as the separator. That is the gel electrolyte would separate the anode and the cathode. But, that scheme has been left behind for at least two reasons. First, the gel electrolyte did not provide any shutdown capability, a safety feature to reduce the occurrence of catastrophic short-circuiting. Second, the soft gel electrolyte was difficult to handle in the battery manufacturing process. Batteries are typically made in a continuous operation from tapes of the elements and a tape of gel did not have sufficient mechanical strength to withstand the rigors of the manufacturing process.
Now, the gel electrolyte separator is replaced with a gel polymer coated microporous membrane that is subsequently impregnated with a liquid electrolyte. The inclusion of the membrane overcomes the aforementioned problems with the gel electrolyte separator. The membranes can provide the shutdown capability and have the mechanical strength to withstand the rigors of the battery manufacturing process. Exemplary coated separators are described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,639,573; 5,681,357; 5,688,293; 5,750,284; 5,837,015; 5,853,916; 6,322,923; 6,328,770; 6,337,101; U.S. Patent Publication No. 2002/0168564; WO99/54953; WO01/39296; and WO01/39297, each is incorporated herein by reference.
In U.S. Pat. No. 6,322,923 and U.S. Patent Publication 2002/0168564, the separator comprises a microporous membrane having a coating. The coating is made from a mixture of a gel forming polymer, a plasticizer, and a solvent. The solvent dissolves the gel forming polymer and the plasticizer so that the mixture may be easily and evenly applied to the membrane. Also, the solvent is relatively volatile, compared to the other components, so that it may be easily removed. The remaining coated separator (i.e., coating comprising gel forming polymer and plasticizer) is not porous and is not ready to be impregnated with electrolyte until it is made porous. The plasticizer is the pore-forming agent. The plasticizer, for example an ester-base phthalate or an organic carbonate, must be extracted to form the pores. This extraction step adds to the cost of the separator.
Accordingly, there is a need for a less expensive coated separator for use in a lithium polymer battery.
A battery separator for a lithium battery is disclosed. The separator has a microporous membrane and a coating thereon. The coating is made from a mixture of a gel forming polymer, a first solvent, and a second solvent. The first solvent is more volatile than the second solvent. The second solvent acts as a pore former for the gel-forming polymer.
In general, a battery comprises an anode, a cathode, a separator, and an electrolyte. The anode and cathode sandwich the separator. The electrolyte resides in the separator and is in electrochemical communication with the anode and cathode. These components are then sealed within a package. The components of this battery are conventional and well known. For example see: Linden, D., Handbook of Batteries, 2nd Edition, McGraw Hill, New York, N.Y. (1995) and Besenhard, J. O., Handbook of Battery Materials, Wiley-VCH, New York, N.Y. (1999).
A lithium polymer (or gel) battery is known. See Linden, Ibid., pgs. 36.37-36.42, Besenhard, Ibid., pgs. 513-517, U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,418,091; 5,456,000; and 5,460,904; each is incorporated herein by reference. The use of microporous membranes as part of the separator for a polymer battery is also known. See U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,518,838; 5,604,660; 5,631,103; 5,639,573; 5,681,357; 5,688,293; 5,750,284; 5,837,015; 5,853,916; 5,658,685; 5,849,433; 5,665,265, 5,716,421; 5,834,135; 6,322,923; 6,328,770; 6,337,101; U.S. Patent Publication No. 2002/0168564A1; WO 99/54953; WO 01/39297; Wo 01/39296; Gozdz, A., "Plastic Li-ion (PLION™) Rechargeable Cells with Bonded Microporous Separator," Telecordia Report, April 2000; and Gozdz, A., et al, "Fabrication and Performance Characteristics of Plastic Li-Ion Batteries With Bonded Untreated Microporous Polyolefin Separators," 198th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society, Oct. 22-27, 2000; each is incorporated herein by reference.
The separator for the gel polymer battery is a microporous membrane having a coating thereon. The coating will be discussed in greater detail after the following discussion of the microporous membrane.
The microporous membrane refers to any suitable microporous membrane. The membrane may be a symmetric membrane or an asymmetric membrane. The membrane may be made from a polyolefin. Exemplary polyolefins include, but are not limited to, polyethylene (PE, including LDPE, LLDPE, HDPE), ultra high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE), polypropylene (PP), polymethylpentene (PMP), copolymers of any of the foregoing, and mixtures thereof. The membrane may be made by either a dry stretch process (also known as the CELGARD� process) or a solvent extraction process (also known as the gel extrusion or phase separation or phase inversion process). The membrane may have the following characteristics: an air permeability (Gurley) of no more than 300 sec/100 cc (preferably ≦200 sec/100 cc, most preferably ≦150 sec/100 cc); a thickness ranging from 5 to 500 microns (μ) (preferably 10 to 100μ, most preferably 10 to 50μ); pore diameters ranging from 0.01 to 10 microns (μ) (preferably 0.02 to 5μ, most preferably 0.02 to 0.5μ); and a porosity ranging from 35 to 85% (preferably 40 to 80%). The membrane may be a single layer membrane, a tri-layer membrane (e.g., PP/PE/PP or PE/PP/PE), or a multi-layer membrane. The membrane is preferably a shutdown separator, for example see U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,650,730; 4,731,304; 5,281,491; 5,240,655; 5,565,281; 5,667,911; 5,952,120; Japanese Patent No. 2642206; and Japanese Patent Application Nos. 98395/1994 (filed May 12, 1994); 7/56320 (filed Mar. 15, 1995); and UK Patent Application No. 9604055.5 (filed Feb. 27, 1996); all of which are incorporated herein by reference. Suitable membranes are commercially available from Celgard Inc., Charlotte, N.C., USA; Asahi Chemical Industry Co. Ltd., Tokyo, Japan; Tonen Corporation, Tokyo, Japan; Ube Industries, Tokyo, Japan; Nitto Denko KK, Osaka, Japan; and Entek International, Lebanon, Oreg., USA.
The coating is added to at least one external surface of the membrane. Preferably, the coating is applied to both external surfaces of the membrane. Preferably, the coating does not substantially (e.g., ≦25% by volume) penetrate into the pores of membrane; most preferably, the coating does not penetrate into the pores. The surface density of the coating, based upon the gel-forming polymer alone, ranges from 0.12 mg/cm2 to 0.7 mg/cm2, preferably from 0.15 mg/cm2 to 0.3 mg/cm2, and most preferably about 0.25 mg/cm2. The coating is intended to facilitate bonding of the laminate structure, namely the anode/separator/cathode structure. Additionally, the coating helps retain liquid electrolyte within the laminate structure and thereby reduces the risk of electrolyte leakage.
The coating is applied to the membrane as a mixture of a gel forming polymer, a first solvent, and a second solvent. The gel-forming polymer, described in greater detail below, facilitates bonding of the membrane to the electrodes and retention of the electrolyte within the laminate structure. The solvents, both the first solvent and the second solvent, are preferably organic liquids having a vapor pressure of at least 760 mm Hg at a temperature of 150� C. or less. The first solvent, described in greater detail below, is used to dissolve the gel forming polymer and second solvent. The first solvent allows the gel-forming polymer and second solvent to be intimately mixed and facilitates the even application of mixture over the surface of the membrane. The first solvent should be able to form at least a 20% solution of the other components. The first solvent also is easily driven out of the mixture. Preferably, the first solvent has a boiling point of ≦90� C. Easily driven off preferably refers to a solvent that will evaporate with little or no application of drying energy (e.g., heat). The second solvent, described in greater detail below, is also referred to as the pore former for the gel-forming polymer; is a weaker solvent or a non-solvent when compared to the first solvent; and may swell the gel-forming polymer, but does not have to completely dissolve the gel-forming polymer. After the first solvent leaves the mixture, the remaining components form a non-porous coating on the surface of membrane. When the second solvent is driven from the coating, a porous coating of gel forming polymer resides on the surface of the membrane. The second solvent is less volatile than the first solvent (i.e., it is not as easily driven off as the first solvent), so that it remains (or substantially remains) while the first solvent is removed. Preferably, the second solvent has a boiling point of about 20� C. or more than the first solvent, preferably, about 30� C. or more above the first solvent. Preferably, the second solvent has a boiling point no greater than about 150� C. The second solvent may be driven off by the application of drying energy (e.g., heat).
The gel-forming polymer may be selected from, but is not limited to, polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF); polyurethane, polyethylene oxide (PEO), polypropylene oxide (PPO); polyacrylonitrile (PAN), polyacrylamide, polymethylacrylate, polymethylmethacrylate, polyvinylacetate, polyvinylpyrrolidnone, polytetraethylene glycol diacrylate; copolymers of the foregoing, and combinations thereof. One criteria for comonomer selection is the comonomer's ability to modify the surface energy of the homopolymer. Surface energy impacts, at least: the solubility of the copolymer, thereby affecting coating the copolymer onto the membrane; the adhesion of the copolymer to the membrane, thereby affecting battery manufacture and subsequent performance; and the wettability of the coating, thereby affecting absorption of the liquid electrolyte into the separator. Suitable comonomers include, but are not limited to, hexafluoropropylene (HFP), octofluoro-1-butane, octofluoroisobutane, and tetrafluoroethylene. The comonomer content preferably ranges from 3 to 20% by weight, preferably 7 to 15%. Preferably, the gel-forming polymer is a copolymer of polyvinylidenefluoride. Preferably, the PVDF copolymer is a copolymer of polyvinylidenefluoride and hexafluoropropylene (PVDF:HFP), and most preferred is PVDF:HFP with a weight ratio of 91:9. The PVDF polymer and copolymers are commercially available from Atochem, Philadelphia, Pa., USA, Solvay SA, Brussels, Belgium, and Kureha Chemicals Industries, Ltd., Ibaraki, Japan. A preferred PVDF:HFP copolymer is KYNAR 2800 from Atochem.
The first solvent may be selected from, but is not limited to, tetrahydrofuran, methylethylketone, acetone, low molecular weight glymes, and combinations thereof. The first solvent is the major component of the mixture that forms the coating. The mixture is a dilute solution, where the first solvent forms from 80-99% by weight of the mixture, preferably 85-95%, and most preferably 86-88%. The preferred first solvent is acetone.
The second solvent is the pore former for the gel-forming polymer. The first solvent is more volatile than the second solvent (e.g., the second solvent has a lower vapor pressure at the same temperature than the first solvent). The second solvent may be selected from, but is not limited to, propanol, isopropanol, butanol, and mixture thereof. In addition to the second solvent, some water may be added. The weight ratio of gel forming polymer to second solvent may be 1:0.5 to 1:4, preferably in the range of 1:2 to 1:3. When water is added to the second solvent, the water to second solvent ratio is in the range of 0.25:1 to 2:1, preferably 0.5:1. The second solvent is not a plasticizer. Plasticizers are, for example, phthalate based esters, cyclic carbonates, polymeric carbonates, and mixtures thereof. Phthalate-based esters are selected from, but are not limited to, dibutylphthalate. Cyclic carbonates are selected from, but not limited to, ethylene carbonate (EC), propylene carbonate (PC), butylene carbonate (BC), and mixtures thereof. Polymeric carbonates are selected from, but are not limited to, polyvinylene carbonate and linear propylene carbonates.
In the manufacture of the foregoing coated separator, the mixture is prepared. The mixture may be applied to the membrane in any conventional manner, e.g., coating, immersion, spraying. Preferably, the mixture is applied by a double side, dip coating process. The first solvent is allowed to evaporate, preferably without the use of heat. Thereafter, the second solvent is evaporated, preferably in an oven with the application of heat. Uniformity of resistance of the coated separator is of paramount importance to the battery manufacturer. Uniformity of resistance, as measured by McMullin Number, is controlled by controlling the relative humidity (% RH) during the coating process. It has been determined that when the % RH is below 45%, preferably between 15-45%, and most preferably between 38-44% that the McMullin Number (see U.S. Pat. No. 4,464,238 for discussion of McMullin Number, incorporated herein by reference) may be controlled within the range of 5-12, preferably 5-6 with a coating density of about 0.25 mg/cm2.
In the manufacture of a lithium polymer battery with the foregoing separator, prior to the lamination of the foregoing separator between the anode and the cathode, the separator should be treated with a solvent and/or plasticizer to plasticize (or soften) the coating, so that it can bond to the electrodes when they are laminated together. Lamination occurs by the application of heat and pressure usually applied via nip rollers. The treatment is preferably a solution comprising a plasticizer and a solvent. This solution preferably comprises between 10 to 30% by weight of plasticizer in the solution, most preferably 15 to 20%. The plasticizers include alkylene carbonates, dialkyl phthalates, dialkyl succinates, dialkyl adipates, dialkyl sebacates, trialkyl phosphates, polyalkylene glycol ethers, and mixtures thereof. The solvents include lower alcohols, ketones, esters, aliphatic hydrocarbons, halogenated solvents, chlorinates hydrocarbons, chlorinated fluorocarbons, and mixtures thereof. The solution may be applied in any conventional manner, such as coating, dipping, or spraying.
The foregoing shall be further illustrated with reference to the following examples.
In the following examples, the mixture comprised 280-285 pounds (127-130 kg) acetone; 8.5 pounds (3.8 kg) PVDF:HFP copolymer (Kynar FLEX� 2800 from Atofina Chemicals, Inc., Philadelphia, Pa.); 22.7 pounds (10.3 kg) isopropanol; and 11.3 pounds (5.1 kg) water. The mixture was applied by a double side, dip coating process. Add-on was controlled in the range of about 0.25 mg/cm2. Acetone was allowed to evaporate. The isopropanol/water was removed by evaporation in an oven. It has been determined that the uniformity (as measured by the McMullin Number) of the separator is improved when the percent relative humidity during the coating and drying steps is controlled to between 15-44%.
The present invention may be embodied in other forms without departing from the spirit and the essential attributes thereof, and, accordingly, reference should be made to the appended claims, rather than to the foregoing specification, as indicated the scope of the invention.
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I'm sato (Stephane Torossian) happy to joint you,
my main interest is "painting" oil or water based... several times I've exhibited my work in gallerys in france, Libanon, and C.A just befor the all financial crises started (the gallery in C.A is closed now !!!)
besides i'm a graphique desiner and illustrator... i'm also a WACOM expert in France, working for them often while they need to show the products (so if i can help any one about that i'll do ! even though my English is a little weak) here are some of my work, i'll post some more after then...
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The number of ethnic Germans born abroad who immigrated to their ancestral homeland in 2003 was much lower than the previous year, reports Veysel Oezcan of Humboldt University Berlin.
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The sources said Nokia would introduce cut-price basic phones aimed at competing with the likes of Huawei and ZTE, as well as a new, lower-price model of its Lumia smartphones running on Windows Phone 8 software.
Details such as exact pricing were not available, and a company spokesman declined to comment.
Nokia, once the undisputed leader in the mobile phone industry, has struggled with growing competition in both smartphones and lower-end handsets.
Its Lumia smartphone range was widely been seen as a make-or-break product line for Nokia due to its high margins. Its success is seen determining whether Chief Executive Stephen Elop made the right decision two years ago in switching to Microsoft Windows software from its own Symbian system.
Most Lumia phones cost over $200, and the top-of-the-range Lumia 920 can cost over $600 without a carrier contract in the United States and some European markets. By contrast, the average selling price of Nokia's mobile phones was 31 euros in 2012, down from 35 euros a year earlier.
But analysts estimate Nokia's market share in the smartphone business is still only around 5 percent, and that it needs to protect its position in basic phones if it wants to survive.
Nokia's net sales of mobile phones fell 21 percent in 2012 to 9.44 billion euros, while sales of higher-end "smart devices" slumped 50 percent to 5.45 billion.
The company sold 4.4 million Lumia devices in the fourth quarter, including the Lumia 820 and 920 which were launched in November. Many analysts say it needs to sell more than double that amount per quarter to convince investors that its smartphone strategy is working.
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The USO has released a statement on the passing of Robin Williams:
"The entire USO family is saddened by the news of Robin Williams' passing. One of the great comedic actors of his generation, Robin literally traveled around the world to show our troops and their families that America cares.
Robin was a natural fit for the USO, with a magical ability to connect with every servicemember he met - no matter what rank, no matter what branch. Thanking our troops was deeply personal for Robin and despite his comedic exterior, he took this responsibility very seriously. He shook every hand, signed every autograph, and hugged every person. He understood the energizing effect laughter has in times of stress and he channeled his incredible energy to help those experiencing the loneliness, fear and uncertainty of being far from home and loved ones the chance to relax and recharge.
Everyone who met Robin on a USO tour has a special memory, and we have been deeply moved by the influx of positive stories shared with us today by our servicemen and women.
Like so many in America and around the world, the USO holds Robin Williams and his family in our hearts today, and we thank him for all he did for those that do so much for all of us - the men and women of our Armed Forces. He will always be a part of our USO family and will be sorely missed."
- Robin Williams first toured with the USO in 2002 and was among the first group of USO entertainers to travel to Southwest Asia.
- As of 2014, Robin Williams participated in six USO tours and entertainment tours, to include overseas USO tours, a USO hospital visit and a USO performance at the 2008 USO Gala - where Williams joined the USO in honoring service heroes from each branch of the U.S. military.
- Williams traveled to 13 countries on his six USO tours: Afghanistan, Bahrain, Djibouti, Germany, Iraq, Italy, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Qatar, Spain, Turkey, UAE and the U.S.
- Throughout his 12+ years volunteering with the USO, Williams lifted the spirits and created special moments for more than 89,400 servicemen and women.
- A staple in USO entertainment, Williams traveled on four Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff USO holiday tours.
- Williams last USO tour took place in December 2010, when he accompanied then Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen as well as several special guests (including Lewis Black, Kix Brooks, Bob DiPiero, Kathleen Madigan and Lance Armstrong) on a seven-day USO holiday tour to Germany, Iraq, Afghanistan and Bahrain.
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- USO ARTICLE LINK TO "HE BROUGHT THEM LIGHT:" http://www.uso.org/robin-williams-uso-tours/
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Likes: The tree itself has more flair in front than the Guffey tree. I like this fit better for all 3 horses. I also like the lighter leather...Wicket and Craig Amish type leather, and the neck of the fender is 2 inches not 3. The fenders turn very easily, and come pre-turned too. The whole saddle is lighter by maybe 5 lbs than the Guffey Elite , and the front rigging ring is set further back, and covered with leather. The leather cover piece allows your fender to never catch on the rigging. The front rigging ring is set back slightly from the Guffey model and that makes the fit better with the V rigging. The rear cinch ring is hung at a slant so it comes just right to use the V rigging style latigo. When the latigo is hung off the rear ring, the cinch is very stable and does not migrate back on hills ever. Great saddle.
Dislikes: Nothing...it is perfect.
Quality: All details well made...small stitches, matching thread and all parts match and are even from side to side, and the leather has no imperfections and is dyed a beautiful dark brown or black.
Summary: Great saddle, great that it also comes in three tree sizes for a custom fit. A deep secure saddle that is very light for how much saddle it is.
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Kanye West has a reputation for exaggerating now and then, to put it mildly. But if you're sick of hearing his hyperbole, too bad: He says he has no plans to stop going overboard with his stunting.
Talking to MTV News on Wednesday in Los Angeles, he revealed who he thinks is going to be "one of the number-one artists in the game": Fonzworth Bentley.
"They just gonna love it," he said of Bentley's new LP, CoolOutrageousLoversOfUniquely
RawStyle, or C.O.L.O.U.R.S. for short — the next album from West's GOOD Music label (see "Fonzworth Finds Worthy Collaborators For Debut LP: Kanye, Andre 3000″ ).
"I'm gonna love it because of the haters," he added. "Even now, I love it. I love the challenge. You know how it is with [Michael] Jordan, how he just started trying other stuff? I feel like Jordan: Let me hit this three-pointer from half-court. If I can make it, it'll definitely make the highlights on ESPN. Bentley is the Play of the Week."
Kanye said he's heard the criticism about Bentley, who's best known as Diddy's assistant.
"I see some greatness in there," West said. "My job in life is seeking out people who are really talented and collaborating with them and applying my name with them to bring them to a pop level. 'Pop' meaning people know about it, whether it be Puff's personal assistant and giving him the lane to be one of the number-one artists. 'Kanye signed Puffy's butler,' that's what the naysayers are saying. At one point in time, I was working at the Gap. I'm Kanye West. That's what I was doing. That was my job. That's how I was able to pay to go to the prom, or whatever I was doing at the time. To get in this game, [working for Diddy] is low on the totem pole of what people did to get in the game. It's only a chosen few. This man is a star."
C.O.L.O.U.R.S. is tentatively due in September, and the first single is "Since I Was Nine."
"Its no secret I love wearing a lot of colors," Bentley said. "I always get asked, 'Bentley, what's your favorite color?' I don't have a favorite color, but I can tell you it ain't white."
Bentley said he's always been writing rhymes on the low, and he got the confidence to come out as an artist after his well-received cameo on Da Band's LP, Too Hot for T.V.
"Anybody who is a fan of hip-hop has written a rhyme at one point," Bentley said. "I kept it on the back burner. … Actually Jay-Z was like, 'I like your flow on Da Band album.' I said, 'Can I quote you on that?' He was like, 'Yeah.' Then the next day, Kanye called me. They didn't even speak on it. Then I called a good friend of mine, Andre 'Been-Jammin,' you know him as Andre 3000, and said, 'I don't know where to begin.' He said, 'Just go in and record.'
"You'll get an understanding … that I'm that funny, super-fly, incredibly handsome, very well-educated concert master. Or I'm just that funny guy with the umbrella. I think people will be able to see what's behind the parasol."
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Scheme of Work – Functional Skills Level 2 Course delivery information: Functional Skills Level 1 (Construction) Duration: 36 weeks Aims: Performance - Learners can: Understand routine practical problems in a wide range of familiar and unfamiliar contexts and situations Identify the situation or problem and the mathematical methods to tackle it Select and apply a range of mathematics to find solutions Use appropriate checking procedures and evaluate their effectiveness at each stage Interpret results, consider the accuracy and appropriateness of results and solutions, and communicate solutions to practical problems in familiar, unfamiliar, routine and un-routine contexts and situations Draw conclusions in light of situations and provide mathematical justifications Regular resources/textbooks: Smartboard, WB & Pens, Power Point, paper & pens for group work, textbook, internet and LRC resources. Week/ Learning Objectives: Teaching and Learning Functional Skills Standards Content Assessment of Learning Resources Session students will be able to Activities (including ECM theme) 1 Induction Discussion the FS Q&A Introduce the Functional Handouts Initial requirements and Skills – discuss assessment Whiteboard assessmen progression opportunities Profiler Assessment and portfolio requirements Assessment t Answer questions on the etc. s Profiler assessment Paper or computer-based Computers diagnostic assessments 2 Initial Complete the Profiler Profiler Assessment Continue paper/computer- Assessment assessmen assessment based diagnostic s t Complete autumn term assessments Computers 1:1 progress sheets feedback 3 Language Read, write order and Observation of ordering Activity - Order a set of Matching Read, write, order and of Maths compare large numbers activity monthly trading figures for cards compare positive and negative Place a year, including losses. Thermomet numbers of any size. value Discuss negative numbers in Q&A Worksheet – write the ers practical contexts value of a digit in a number Worksheets Understand the meaning of Cards activity - Order a set Computer negative numbers in a Read temperatures on a Peer checking: Correctly of +ve and –ve numbers Smartboard practical context, for example thermometer read and record (smartboard) temperature below zero, loss temperature – feedback Paired activity - Describe a in trading. Use negative numbers in a to learners set of numbers (more than, practical context, e.g. less than, equal to) temperature below zero, Discussion on government (smartboard) loss in trading spending figures on public Paired activity – services measure and record body temperatures Functional Skills Mathematics Level 2 2 Scheme of Work 2010/2011 4 Relationsh Use mental and written Successful completion of Discuss different methods that Activity Understand multiple and ip methods of calculation to problem solving can be used for mental and cards factor, and relate them to between generate results when worksheet & mental written calculations and share Worksheets multiplication and division multiples, solving problems using whole maths game short cuts and 'tricks', with Follow on facts. factors numbers of any size explanations, factors. game cards Understand primes and know and prime Dominoes prime numbers up to 20. numbers Observation of activity Use a number square and Smartboard Give the level of accuracy of Complete calculations using cross off multiples of numbers Computer results the words multiple, prime in turn to find prime numbers. Number number and factor and Practise breaking down square relate them to multiplication numbers into prime factors. and division facts 5 Ratio and Solve problems involving the Checking/Marking of Discussion – ratio in Activity Understand ratio written in Proportion number of parts in a given progress/completion of everyday situation cards the form 3:2, sharing £60 in (Context ratio, and the value of one problem solving (smartboard) Worksheets the ratio 3:2. of sharing part worksheet Worksheets – problem Scale according solving drawing Understand how to work out to input – Discus examples of inverse Peer checking: Scale Group activity – calculation Smartboard the number of parts in a given direct or proportion quantities up (or down), of inverse proportion Computer ratio, and the value of 1 part. inverse) (e.g. more people on a job using direct proportion, means less time to complete e.g. recipes, etc. – the job) Observation and accurate calculation of inverse proportion. 6 Simple Use formula to calculate cost Observation of Discussion – examples of Whiteboard Understand that words and Algebra of gas bills Smartboard activity - practical applications of Worksheets symbols in expressions and Matching expressions algebra. Calculators formulae represent variable Representi Evaluate expressions and Board work - match Smartboard quantities (numbers) not ng make substitutions in given Peer checking – expressions in words and Computer things, so 2a + 2b cannot be variables formulae in words and symbols. explained as 2 apples and 2 and symbols to produce results. Discussion Convert expressions from bananas. Functional Skills Mathematics Level 2 3 Scheme of Work 2010/2011 constant words to symbols, and vice factors) versa. (smartboard). Understand that the contents Worksheets – calculate gas of brackets must be worked bills, commission on sales out first. using formulae. Paired activity - changing temperature from Fahrenheit to Celsius, using formula. 7 Recap of Complete mini project. Direct questioning Learners to complete mini Mini project Use efficient methods to carry first half Q & A session project (work out profit & out calculations involving two term Mark the assignment and loss in a business) and or more steps, including topics and give feedback answer oral questions (e.g. efficient use of a calculator. completio House hold or small n of mini business budgeting) Understand that when there is project. Set homework no operator between a number and a variable, two variables, or a bracket, multiplication is implied. Make substitutions in given formulae in words and symbols. ECM5 HALF TERM Functional Skills Mathematics Level 2 4 Scheme of Work 2010/2011 Week/ Learning Objectives: Teaching and Learning Functional Skills Standards Content Assessment of Learning Resources Session students will be able to Activities (including ECM theme) 8 Evaluation Identify and recognise Checking/marking of Starter activity – Whiteboard Know how to change fractions of a equivalent fractions progress/completion of equivalent fractions Smartboard to equivalent fractions with a number as worksheet Board work – Represent the Computer common denominator. fraction of Use fraction to compare two outcome of observations as worksheet another numbers a fraction Identify equivalences between Discuss - strategies for fractions, decimals and estimating one number as a percentages. fraction of another, Worksheet - Evaluate Understand that quantities quantities as fractions, must be in the same units to evaluate and compare. 9 Equivalent Match equivalent fractions Observation of matching Discussion – examples of Leaflets Know how to change fractions fractions cards game fractions and its Whiteboard to equivalent fractions with a equivalencies in everyday Matching common denominator Q&A life (use leaflets, adverts cards and headlines). Understand Worksheets Evaluate one number as a Accurate completion of that fractions add up to one Drag and fraction or percentage of worksheet whole drop another. Activity – use fraction to exercise. work out increase in wages or VAT (Smartboard) Card activity – matching equivalent fractions, decimal and percentages Functional Skills Mathematics Level 2 5 Scheme of Work 2010/2011 10 Decimals Add, subtract, multiply and Successful completion of Discussion - rounding Whiteboard Add, subtract, multiply and divide decimals up to three task answers on a calculator and Ordering divide decimals up to three places the degree of accuracy that cards places and check answers in Checking/marking of might be appropriate, e.g. Smartboard the context of measurements Use exchange rate to progress/completion of calculations with money- computers and money calculate the amount of worksheet Activity calculate gross foreign currency required pay/week and net pay) Search for goods on European online shopping sites and convert the prices from € to £ sterling 11 Percentag Calculate cost of credit Q&A Discuss quick ways of Worksheets Use fractions, decimals and e of finding VAT Interest percentages to order and quantities Solve problems involving Checking/marking the Use interest rates to rates from compare amounts or percentages progress/completed task compare the cost of a loan banks. quantities and to solve Paired Activity - Practise Internet practical problems. Choose to Order and compare Peer-checking examples in context, e.g. use a fraction, decimal or percentages and percentage increase or percentage to work out VAT. demonstrate understanding decrease of household bill, of percentage increase and fuel. decrease. Discus impact of a change in interest rates on Calculate VAT of given mortgages, savings etc. amounts. Adding 30% to prices as a profit margin in a business. Use any methods. Functional Skills Mathematics Level 2 6 Scheme of Work 2010/2011 12 Evaluation Calculate one number as Direct questioning Discussion – percentages Whiteboard Evaluate one number as a of one percentage of another. using the attributes of the Matching fraction or percentage of number as Peer checking – feedback group, e.g. what percentage cards another. a Know and use strategies to to learners of the group is male, Smartboard percentag check answers obtained with Activity – match Computers Understand that quantities e of a calculator calculations to answers Calculators must be in the same units to another Smartboard / skillswise) evaluate and compare. Activity – Use a calculator to check the answers to calculations done by other methods (manual or by another person). 13 Equivalent Complete a table of Observation of activity. Boardwork – show learners Whiteboard Understand that fractions, fractions, equivalent fractions, how to convert between Matching decimals and percentages are decimals decimals and percentages Q&A fractions, decimals and cards different ways of expressing and percentages. Worksheets the same thing. percentag Convert percentage savings Paired activity – complete Computers es and profit to fraction and a table of equivalencies Use fractions, decimals and decimals Matching game (Skillswise) percentages to order and compare amounts or quantities and to solve practical problems 14 Completio Complete problem solving Formative assessment of Learners to complete mini Mini project Carry out calculations with n of paper / mini project student's work project (e.g. planning a numbers of any size in project covering work completed Xmas party for a youth club) practical contexts involving during second half term Directed questioning Set homework according to Fraction, ability Understand and use decimal equivalencies between and fractions, decimals and percentag percentages es ECM5 Functional Skills Mathematics Level 2 7 Scheme of Work 2010/2011 XMAS BREAK Week/ Learning Objectives: Teaching and Learning Functional Skills Standards Content Assessment of Learning Resources Session students will be able to Activities (including ECM theme) 15 Recap of Apply fraction, decimal and Checking/marking of Worksheets – Problem Worksheets Add and subtract using halves, Fractions, percentage in problem worksheet solving involving hire thirds, quarters, fifths and decimals solving situations purchase. Calculator tenths. and Directed questioning Feedback from tutor – percentag Review autumn term evaluate students progress Progress Add, subtract, multiply and es progress sheet and complete with regard to their learning Record divide decimals up to three targets for spring term and their personal Form places and check answers Feedback development of first term's topics 16 Metric & Categorise metric and Observation of activity Discuss the appropriate Whiteboard Calculate, measure and record Imperial imperial units of length, units of measure for length, Quiz dates and times in different measurem distance, weight, capacity Observation of measuring distance, weight, capacity, questions formats and know the ent tasks to varying degree of and the use of metric and Worksheets relationship between units of Read scales to different accuracy with the imperial units Measuring time, for example second, levels of accuracy, including appropriate instrument. Activity – estimate, tape minute, hour, day, week, reading between marked measure and record length Bathroom month and year. divisions and weights and capacities and kitchen of supplied items scales Paired activity – read both Flip charts metric and imperial Smartboard amounts for lengths, weights and capacities. Functional Skills Mathematics Level 2 8 Scheme of Work 2010/2011 17 Conversio Calculate with units of Observation of activity. Discussion – metric and Whiteboard Calculate with units of n of measure within the same Q&A. imperial units Worksheets measure between systems, metric system Work out the best value Liquids and using conversion tables and and Observation of measuring of products of different containers scales, and know how to use imperial Use a measuring instrument activity weights or capacities. Smartboard approximate conversion units accurately Board work – How to factors Checking/marking the convert between different Convert metric units to progress/completed units (review x & ÷ by 10, Estimate, measure and imperial units and vice versa worksheet 100 and 1000) compare length, distance, Worksheets - Converting weight, capacity and between different units temperature, including (calculate cost of petrol per reading Celsius and Fahrenheit gallon scales and conversion tables. Activity –match metric and imperial amounts with different units (smartboard) 18 Area and Use given formulae to find Observation of activity. Discussion – finding the Whiteboard Know what is meant by perimeter areas of composite shapes perimeter of composite Worksheets perimeter, circumference, of (e.g. non-rectangular rooms Q&A. shapes, such as rooms, Matching diameter and radius. composite or plots of land) which are not drawn to cards shapes scale and do not have all Measuring Understand and use given Break down a composite Checking/marking the the measurements included, instruments formulae for finding shape into regular shapes progress/completed and devise ways of finding Smartboard perimeters and areas of worksheet the lengths of all the edges common and composite Activity – Calculate how shapes, circumference and much tiles required for the area of circular surfaces floor, ceiling tiles and wallpaper border needed. Calculate the cost of both Functional Skills Mathematics Level 2 9 Scheme of Work 2010/2011 the floor and ceiling tiles. 19 Scale Draw an accurate scale plan Observation of activity Discuss scales and how Tracing Work out dimensions from Drawing of the new beauty salon they are used. Work from paper scale drawings. using a scale expressed as a Successful completion of several examples such as If Whiteboard Estimate amounts using ratio task. Q&A the scale is 1:100 on a plan, Internet proportions, for example the what would a centimetre Smartborad length of the room is about Accurately work out represent? What would 10 three times its width, and the distances from the scale on a cm represent? stockroom is about two-thirds map. Activity - Produce a full. scale drawing of the salon showing furniture layout. Use different scales, e.g. 1:20, 1:10, and 1:50. 20 Measurem Measure a room and present Observation of set task. Learners to measure the Measuring Know that measurements ents and the dimensions in form of Check marked work. café and plan a tape must be in the same units scale scale drawing. redecoration Rulers when calculating perimeters, drawings Produce a scale drawing of Whiteboard areas or volumes. Calculate the area and café perimeter of the room. Set homework Understand the symbol for pi and know its approximate value Understand and use given formulae for finding volumes of common shapes HALF TERM Functional Skills Mathematics Level 2 10 Scheme of Work 2010/2011 Week/ Learning Objectives: Teaching and Learning Functional Skills Standards Content Assessment of Learning Resources Session students will be able to Activities (including ECM theme) 21 2D and 3D Use common 2D Feedback to learner Investigate and 2-D and 3- Recognise and use common 2D shapes representations of 3-D describe different D objects representations of 3D objects, objects Observation of activity representations of 3-D objects Drawing for example in maps and in 2-D, e.g. nets of solids, papers plans. Solve problems involving 2-D Checking/marking the plans, elevations. Internet shapes and parallel lines progress/completed Discuss practical Whiteboard Solve problems involving 2D worksheet examples of using parallel shapes and parallel lines, for lines, e.g. hanging wallpaper, example laying carpet tiles laying tiles or paving stones. Activity - Use the properties of parallel lines to solve everyday problems 22 Extracting Extract and interpret Observation of activity. Discuss the difference Know how to extract discrete Data information from lists, between continuous and Whiteboard and continuous data from tables, charts and graphs discrete data. A useful Holiday tables, spreadsheets, bar Q&A example is that the size of brochure charts, pie charts and line shoe someone wears is Graph graphs with more than one discrete, but the length of paper line. their foot is continuous. Smartboard Board work – Look at the Internet use of different scales and their effect on the graph. Comment on trends from the slope of the graph. Functional Skills Mathematics Level 2 11 Scheme of Work 2010/2011 Activity – Online game, Extract information from tables in catalogues, brochures, web sites. 23 Organising Measure the height of Check correct information Discussion - Use given sets Draw conclusions from scatter and everyone in the class and included on chart of data and discuss the most Whiteboard diagrams, understanding that representi present information as a suitable form of Internet correlation does not imply ng data. chart / graph. Observation of activity representation. Tape rule causality. and correct completion of Activity – Measure and Collect and record data from chart or graph record classmates' height; Understand how to use scales exchange rates or a present the data in a in diagrams, charts and particular share issue over a suitable form. graphs. period of time. Display the Worksheets – Plot a graph data on a chart or graph showing exchange rates over a period. 24 Present Present outcome of Check correct information Activity – investigate the Canteen Know how to extract discrete findings in investigation using a pie included on chart menu offered in the Menu and continuous data from a suitable chart and bar chart. canteen on Tuesday and Graph tables, spreadsheets, bar way Observation of activity find out the most and least paper charts, pie charts and line Correct completion of popular. graphs with more than one chart Present findings using pie line. chart. 25 Collecting Carry out an investigation Check result of Activity – collecting Quiz Know how to extract discrete and and present the outcome in investigation. and presenting data – questions and continuous data from presenting a suitable form e.g. Investigate the Worksheets tables, spreadsheets, bar data most popular music Square charts, pie charts and line Directed questioning genre in the college to Paper graphs with more than one prepare for the end of Smartboard line. year performance Know how to choose a suitable Functional Skills Mathematics Level 2 12 Scheme of Work 2010/2011 format and scale to fit the data and ensure all charts, graphs and diagrams are labelled. 26 Averages Calculate mean, median and Observation of activity Discuss the use of Graph Find the mean, median and & range mode. mean, median and papers mode and understand that Listen to discussion points mode. Whiteboard each average is useful for Discuss the distinctions that Discussion - the use of Computers different purposes. each average is useful for range in everyday – Excel to different purposes. language, e.g. price produce Peer checking – feedback range, age range charts and Use the range to describe the Find the range and use it to to learners Q&A – extracting graphs spread within a set of data, describe the spread within information from for example sales results. sets of data different sources Activity – Compare the Use the average and range to distribution of pay compare two sets of data scales in two organisations. Paired Activity – Collect data of interest and compare the range 27 Recap of Complete the revision Checking/marking of Worksheets – Investigate Worksheets Collect and represent discrete data questions on last term's worksheet BMI of 20 people and Calculator and continuous data, using ICT handling topics calculation the percentage Progress where appropriate of each weight categories Record ECM3 Review spring term progress within your chosen sample Form Feedback sheet and complete targets to for summer term Feedback with tutor – students evaluate students progress with regard to their learning Functional Skills Mathematics Level 2 13 Scheme of Work 2010/2011 and their personal development EASTER BREAK Week/ Learning Objectives: Teaching and Learning Functional Skills Standards Content Assessment of Learning Resources Session students will be able to Activities (including ECM theme) 28 Probabilit Accurately record the range Checking/marking the Discuss the possible Whiteboard Understand that probability is y of possible outcomes of progress/completed outcomes of an event Worksheets an expression of likelihood combined events in tree worksheet using simple examples Quiz and can be written as a diagrams or in tables. such as tossing a coin, questions fraction, decimal or picking a single playing Squared percentage. card from a pack, paper throwing a die, the Smartboard Identify the range of possible possible gender of a baby, outcomes of combined events the outcome of a football and record the information in match for one team tree diagrams or tables. Activity – chances of ECM3 winning using scratch cards 29 Practice Complete practice FS Check answers on Completing the questions and Assignments Use and interpret discrete and test assessments practice test. activities on FS assessment Calculators continuous data, using ICT Protractors where appropriate, statistical Pen / Paper measures, tables and diagrams Graph Use statistical methods to paper investigate situations ECM 3 Functional Skills Mathematics Level 2 14 Scheme of Work 2010/2011 30 Feedback Feedback on practice paper Q&A Discussion Assignments both as a class and Direct questioning Calculators individuals Protractors Pen / Paper Graph paper 31 Summativ Start functional skills Mark work completed Completing the questions and Assignments e assessments activities on FS assessment Calculators assessmen Protractors t Pen / Paper Graph Practice paper Test for some if needed 32 Summativ Continue / complete Mark work completed Completing the questions and Assignments ECM 3 e functional skills assessment activities on FS assessment Calculators assessmen Protractors t Pen / Paper Graph paper 33 Summativ Continue / complete Mark work completed Completing the questions and Assignments ECM 3 e functional skills assignment activities on FS assessment Calculators assessmen Protractors t Pen / Paper Graph paper 33 Introduce Discus the appropriate Observation of activity. Gather as much information as Project ECM 3 & 5 Project 1- research method and possible from internet, Calculators Redesignin resources required to Q&A brochures and flyers Pen g the complete the task. Ruler interior of Select and cost the new Graph Functional Skills Mathematics Level 2 15 Scheme of Work 2010/2011 a beauty furniture for the beauty room. Paper salon 34 Presentati Present findings of their Q&A. Present their research Project ECM 3 & 5 on of research using appropriate findings to the whole class Feedback Research charts and diagrams Observation of task Explain the rationale sheets findings behind their choice of Computers and group holiday destination feedback Discuss issues encountered and receive feedback from peers 35 Introduce Present personal monthly Observation of Discuss ways of managing Project ECM 3 & 5 Project 2- budget plan to the group presentation spending Feedback Financial Calculate monthly budget sheets managem Q&A Present their research Computers ent findings to the whole class Explain the rationale behind their spending Discuss problem encountered and receive feedback from peers 36 Whole Review individual student's Q&A Whole class evaluation Progress ECM 3 & 5 Class progress sheets of tasks sheets Evaluation Discuss progression Questionnai and opportunities for the next re Review academic year Progress Functional Skills Mathematics Level 2 16 Scheme of Work 2010/2011
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If the Savior Stood Beside Me
by Greg Olsen
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Every Primary child will be learning this song this year. Help each one remember the sweet message forever with this beautiful book.
In this beautifully inspiring book, you'll realize how the Savior loves us and will always watch over us — all we need to do is reach out to Him. With sweet and simple text inspired by Sally DeFord's timeless song, "If the Savior Stood Beside Me," and illustrated with paintings by Greg Olsen, this book will help children and adults realize just how near the Savior is to us — even when we make mistakes. The exquisite spirit of this work will bring you to this keepsake again and again.
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