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SUBJECT: Bloodborne Pathogens Program
Newspaper and television news broadcasts continue to provide a reminder of the tragedy associated with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) which causes Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), or the Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) which causes liver disease. Sadly, new cases of HIV and HBV infection continue to occur despite education on available methods to prevent spread of the diseases.
The HIV and HBV germs fit into a broad category of infectious agents known as bloodborne pathogens. Although HIV, HBV, and other bloodborne pathogens cause separate diseases, they are alike in the manner that they can be passed from person to person through blood or other potentially infectious human body fluids. They are also similar in that actions can be taken to minimize or eliminate their spread.
The likelihood of being infected by a bloodborne pathogen varies between individuals; however, in most cases, the hazard increases based upon lifestyle. Various actions such as sharing needles, intercourse with an infected person, or intercourse with an individual whose infectious status is unknown, place an individual in a high-risk group.
In order to provide a safe and healthful environment for our employees, students, and guests from the community, UW-L has implemented a comprehensive bloodborne pathogens program to minimize or eliminate your exposures to these germs on campus or in campus-sponsored activities.
The plan identifies various personnel whose occupations place them at higher hazard, including any student employees who perform these jobs. These individuals include:
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- Campus Police
- Sports Medicine Specialists
- Custodial Staff
- Personnel who handle contaminated laundry
- Personnel with jobs that require provision of first aid or cardio-pulmonary resuscitation
- Laboratory personnel who work with blood orother potentially infectious human body fluids
- Personnel who handle or transport regulated infectious waste
- Personnel who work on equipment that may be contaminated with blood or other potentially infectious human body fluids
All individuals employed in one of the above categories is required to attend initial and annual training in order to reduce their personal risk and help provide a more safe and healthful environment for the rest of the campus.


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During the school year, many Houston families rely on school lunches to keep their children well nourished. When school ends in a few weeks, these families may be interested in the Summer Food Service Program for children ages 1 to 18.
The Houston Parks and Recreation Department has partnered with Walmart's Foundation State Giving Program to sponsor the Summer Food Service Program for Houston's children. The program will serve balanced meals five days a week at more than 470 sites throughout Houston and Harris County from June 2 to August 15, 2014. Packed lunches will be served from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and wholesome snacks will be served between 3 and 4 p.m. The lunches ensure that each child receives one serving each of milk, grain, meat or similar protein, and two or more servings of vegetables and/or fruit. To find a location near you, call 713.676.6832 and provide your zip code. No registration is required and the program is funded by the USDA.
When summer vacation arrives, parents should make sure to keep plenty of fruits, veggies, nuts, yogurt, peanut butter, and whole grain cereals on hand so that children will be encouraged to choose healthful snacks when they raid the fridge and pantry.
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In the latest Billboard charts for the issue dated May 3 which went public April 25, the Fab Four have a couple of chart appearances with the "Beatles 1" album. In its 170th week on the Billboard 200 chart, it sits at #185, down from #151 the previous week. And on the Catalog Albums chart, it's at #38, down from #35 in its 438th week. That's just short of 8½ years.
Much more to come: OxTango Music, which recently released the latest version of "The Beatles: Live at the Star Club" that's gotten a lot of good reviews from people who have bought it, announced in its April 26 newsletter it has other Beatles projects coming in the next few months. You can expect three volumes of "Historic Live Recordings."
"Historic Live Recordings, Vol. 1" will have a collection of several shows, some complete, some in excerpts. It will have full versions of songs from the BBC's "Here We Go" (3-6-63), "Easy Beat" (10-16-63), "Pop '63" from Stockholm (10-24-63), the Royal Variety Performance (11-4-63) and the Washington Coliseum.
It will also have "Some Other Guy" and "Thank You Girl" from "Easy Beat" (6-19-63), "I'll Get You" from "Sunday Night at the London Palladium (10-13-63) and "This Boy" and "I Want to Hold Your Hand" from "Morecambe & Wise Show" (12-2-63). There will also be unnamed songs from "The Ed Sullivan Show" (both 2-9 and 2-16-64).
"Historic Live Recordings Vol. 2" will have the Concert for Shell from Melbourne (6-17-64, late show), "Blackpool Night Out" (7-19-64), the undubbed "Kansas City" from "Shindig!" (10-3-64) and the afternoon show from the Palais des Sports in Paris (6-20-65). "Historic Live Recordings Vol. 3" will features the 8-14-65 "The Ed Sullivan Show," "Blackpool Night Out" from 8-1-65, the second Hollywood Bowl show (8-29-65) and Budokan, Tokyo (6-30-66, evening).
Rare Beatles Candlestick photos: Here's something to go with all the buzz that Paul McCartney's announcement of his new Candlestick Park show has gotten. The San Francisco Examiner has posted some photos from its archives of the Beatles' Candlestick Park show. They may be the pics stolen from them and recovered by Chuck Gunderson, Brad Zucroff and Bambi Nicklen when they were assembled Chuck's "Some Fun Tonight!" (Thanks to Dave Persails for the tip.) They're at this link.
Goodwill bargain: Janet Merrill told us about a Beatles 1966 concert program that recently made its way to Goodwill in Southern California. It came with an inscription that made her chuckle since it wasn't referring to her. "For Janet who didn't get to go. From Sandy who did. Aug. 28, 1966." You can see a picture of the inscription on this page. And what did it sell for? She said the item it went for only $15 because the cover was, in her words, "extremely messed up."
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Golden Globes Best Actress, Mini-Series Nominees 2012
Golden Globes Best Actress in a Mini-Series or TV Movie nominees include a wide variety of actresses each of whom portrayed a notable female character in a miniseries or television movie in such a way that made them notable and remarkable. These fine leading ladies added that something extra to the best television movies and miniseries from the year. Kate Winslet won the award in 2012 for her performance in "Mildred Pierce." Other nominees included Romola Garai for "The Hour," Diane Lane for "Cinema Verite," Emily Watson for "Appropriate Adult" and Elizabeth McGovern for "Downton Abbey."
Often times appearing alongside the nominees for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Mini-Series or TV Movie, these actresses have portrayed fictional and real-life characters in these programs as they captivate audiences. The combination of a great story, which often results in a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Mini-Series of TV Movie, and great acting, from these notable actresses, creates a final product that inspires us, tugs at our heart and resonates with our soul.
Dozens of notable actresses have been honored with this award since the first Golden Globe Award in this category was handed out in 1981. Jane Seymour, for her role in "East of Eden," was the first recipient and was followed by the likes of Ingrid Bergman, Ann-Margret, Liza Minnelli, Barbara Hershey, Bette Midler, Helen Mirren, Angelina Jolie, Halle Berry, Uma Therman, Meryl Streep and so many more.
In 2011, Claire Danes took home the statue for her role as the title character in the HBO film "Temple Grandin." Danes beat out the talented group of Hayley Atwell, Judi Dench, Romola Garai and Jennifer Love Hewitt for the honor.
Just as many fine actresses have earned this award for their stellar performances in past miniseries and television movies, for as long as Hollywood produces these TV programs and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association hands out the awards, talented actresses will continue to receive this recognition for years to come.
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Meliana Hoar and her son Zulito at their local education session, or "Pos Gizi", as part of Oxfam's nutrition programme in East Timor. Photo: John Sones/OxfamAUS.
Six years after bloodshed and violence swept through East Timor following the vote for independence, the people are facing a new crisis - malnutrition. Oxfam Australia's Maureen Bathgate travelled to East Timor to find out how Oxfam is helping families survive.
Both Zulito and his brother Tarziso, who live in the village of Kader Ombucal in Cova Lima, East Timor, are malnourished. They are among thousands of children in East Timor who are not getting enough to eat. A recent assessment found 58 per cent of children under five in the Cova Lima district are underweight.
The hungry season
During the hungry season from November to March, when household stocks of maize and rice have run out, as much as 90 per cent of the population is left without enough food.
To respond to the food shortage, Oxfam has initiated nutrition and agriculture projects in communities across Cova Lima. These projects help people grow and cook nutritious foods, process fresh foods so they last for longer periods, and improve yields of maize and rice.
"Our programme aims to educate parents about giving their children more staple foods, more nutritious foods, using foods that are in season, showing them ways of processing the food to make it last longer," explains Edi Setyo, our local Nutrition Programme Coordinator.
A new approach we are using in East Timor is called "The Hearth" - a twelve week nutrition programme. Malnourished children, their parents and community educators come together to practice new cooking, feeding, hygiene and caring behaviours. These sessions, locally known as a "Pos Gizi", involve weighing the children, health and hygiene activities, playing, cooking nutritious foods and feeding.
The parents are then encouraged to continue what they have learned at home. Community educators visit the parents to see whether the new practices are being incorporated into the families' daily lives.
Oxfam currently supports 58 Pos Gizis across Cova Lima, working closely with the Cova Lima District Health Services, which conducts regular home visits and supplies Vitamin A and de-worming tablets to help boost the children's immunity to disease.
At least they are getting lunch today
In each village there are often children who are healthy as a result of their parents using good nutrition practices - practices that are then promoted within the community. This gives families with malnourished children a stronger sense of ownership in making their child healthy, as these methods are not seen as 'outside' interventions.
For the Pos Gizi, each mother brings 100 grams of rice or maize per child and vegetables from their garden, or some water or firewood. If the child cannot eat all the food at the Pos Gizi, it is taken home. A typical meal consists of boiled rice mixed with eggs, garlic, fish, white spinach and oil, followed by a delicious ripe banana, a fruit which is plentiful in these parts. These meals are very rich in the essential proteins, fats and other vitamins and minerals that the children are lacking.
"Families here would not normally give bananas to their children to eat. They aren't really seen as food for the children. Instead, they sell them," Edi says. "By giving them bananas we are promoting the idea that there are foods readily available that they can use."
Zulito and Tarziso tuck eagerly into their big bowls of rice. At least they are getting lunch today. Usually they eat only breakfast and dinner and even then it might be just some boiled rice or a cake-like food made from cassava flour.
Their mother, Meliana, says the programme has made a big difference to her family: "I am learning very many new things - like cooking healthier food for my children, washing their hands, cutting their nails and how to care for my children so they don't get sick," she says.
"It is good because we are also able to use the things we learn here at home with our families in our daily lives."
The good news is that Zulito and Tarziso are gaining weight and their health is improving.
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Robotic technology is quickly becoming a focus area for researchers, programmers and creative thinkers. Now that communicative and information technology has been developed to complete societal implementation, physical robotics are starting to take center stage. Consumer robots like the home helper Asimo are starting to filter into the market. Modeled after human beings, robotic home helpers are expected to be able to take over chore tasks—like vacuuming, doing dishes and making beds—for their human masters. Suddenly, the robotic maid "Rosy" from the 1970s cartoon sitcom "The Jetson's" doesn't seem so far-fetched anymore!
As robots become more implemented in society it becomes clearer and clearer that practically any creature can be recreated in robotic form. In fact, a book has recently been published on the subject which offers fascinating insight into the possibility for robotic models in the near-future.
"Zoobots: Wild Robots Inspired by Animals" is written by Helaine Becker, an award-winning children's author. The book details robots that have been crafted after the physical appearance and capabilities of real-life animals. For example, a snake-like robot on the cover of the book can coil and climb just like its' flesh and blood counterpart and a flying droid robot was modeled directly after the wings of a bat.
According to the book description:
"Innovations in the world of robotics are multiplying, with many cutting-edge breakthroughs, and this exciting and timely new book for young readers explores one particularly intriguing area: the world of robo-animals, or zoobots. In an attempt to design robots that can solve problems or perform tasks that humans can't, or just can't do easily, roboticists have been looking at the unique skills some animals have. Using something called mechatronics -- mechanical and electrical engineering combined with computer science -- they are finding ways to closely mirror those skills in robot form. Some fascinating examples from the book of what zoobots can do include: finding survivors of a fire using sensitive, computerized "whiskers"; scaling skyscraper walls using super stickiness; or delivering drugs deep within the human body using microscopic whiptails for locomotion. Twelve zoobots are described, each on its own two-page spread. Award-winning children's author Helaine Becker's text is comprehensive, yet clear and lively, and is made more manageable by being broken up into shorter segments. The futuristic design of the book includes vivid, detailed color illustrations by Alex Ries, of both the zoobot prototypes as well as the animals from which their skills were derived. This imaginative and interesting nonfiction book will definitely capture the imaginations of technology buffs. It also has enormous potential for classroom use in exploring everything from basic technology and robots, to engineering concepts, to inventions. A glossary and an index make it work well as a wonderful reference tool."
For less than $13 children can explore the possibilities that this field offers via this book. Considering the promising future of robotics this is certainly something that will interest anyone who knows a child who is interested in building robots, computer software programming, or other technological-savvy fields.
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Tornadoes, flash flooding and record cold top the list of Michigan weather events on this day in history. From the National Weather Service archives here are the events that happened on August 22.
1923 – Cold air settles into Michigan resulting in both record low temperatures and records for frigid highs. Grand Rapids sets a record low temperature of 44° and only sees a high of 63°. Houghton Lakes sees a record low of a frosty 29° and a chilly high temperature of 63°. Other record minimum temperatures include Detroit with 45° and Flint with 40°. Records for chilly high temperatures include Alpena with 59°, Sault Ste. Marie at 52° and Muskegon at 60°.
1936 - The Dust Bowl summer of 1936 produced more record heat, with a high of 98° at Grand Rapids and 94° at Lansing. Detroit also sets a record of 101° with Flint reaching a record 98°.
1942 - Flash flooding from rain occurred on a branch of the Ontonagon River August 21st and 22nd. Roads were washed out, bridges flooded and 3 people were killed as a flash flood wave of 10-12 feet swept down a valley and stripped their creek-side cabin off its foundation. A portion of Highway 45 north of Bruce Crossing was washed away while the bridge over the Ontonagon in Ontonagon was in danger of being wrecked by debris.
1964 - Tornadoes struck in Calhoun, Lenawee and Hillsdale Counties. Three people were injured northeast of Battle Creek as a house and factory were damaged. An F3 tornado hit Lenawee County at 2:35PM around the community of Springville. Two people were injured as a result of this tornado. This was the last F3 or greater tornado to hit Lenawee.
1966 - A tornado struck Bellevue in Eaton County, damaging a house, garage and two cars.
1968 - An F2 tornado touched down in the early afternoon in Herman, MI. It was on the ground for 0.3 of a mile and had a damage width of 67 yards.
1977 - An F1 tornado touched down in the late afternoon 2.7 miles south of Newberry. This tornado was on the ground for 1.5 miles with a width of 60 yards and caused $25,000 worth of property damage.
2001 - Severe weather and flooding hit Allegan, Ottawa and Kent Counties. Damaging winds hit Hudsonville, Plainwell, Dorr and Grand Rapids. Flooding occurred in eastern Van Buren and Kalamazoo Counties where three to five inches of rain is estimated to have fallen in less than 6 hours. Several streets were closed by flooding in Oshtemo. Some businesses had to pump water out of their stores in Kalamazoo during the height of the storms.


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When a North End blog posted photos documenting numerous violations of a city ban on rooftop grills, some residents surely sighed and wondered: Who called out the grill police?
Yet gas and charcoal grills on roofs do pose fire hazards, as the blog NorthEndWaterfront.com recently noted. Massachusetts, Boston, and countless other jurisdictions restrict their use because grill fires cause serious damage every year — about 10 deaths, 100 injuries, and $37 million in US residential property losses, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency. A 2010 Charlestown fire that destroyed two buildings is evidence that the risk grills pose in dense urban areas isn't just theoretical.
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TC TO THOMSON AND HARPER ; 22 February 1850; DOI: 10.1215/lt-18500222-TC-TAH-01; CL 25: 31
5. Cheyne Row, Chelsea London, 22 feby, 1850—
Your announcement very much surprises me, not surely in an unpleasant way; and I beg in the mean time to thank you very cordially, you and my other young Friends in Aberdeen, for the honour you are doing me.1 The Election to a merely formal Office, I suppose, may go this way or that, without momentous consequences but the fact that ingenuous young souls in your University, in poor old Scotland far away, are loyally disposed to me, and willing to testify that feeling by such methods as they have,—this is already a possession, of a valuable and to me almost of an affecting nature, which I shall not have to part with.
With the Election itself I must not in the least interfere, for or against. In respect of personally visiting Aberdeen, too, I am constrained to say that travelling is at all times very untowardly to me, and that at present there are some special causes rather detaining me here;—on the whole, that if there be no real duty, but only a formal or ceremonial one, to be done in Aberdeen, I had much better not come; but that if there do appear some real fraction of duty to be done, in the event of my Election, I will certainly make an effort to come. More I cannot say at present.
And so, with many thanks and kind regards, I remain,
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Comments on Sunday Wax Bits TypePad 2010-02-24T01:59:41Z Marc Myers http://www.JazzWax.com/ tag:typepad.com,2003:http://www.jazzwax.com/2010/02/sundaywaxbits-3/comments/atom.xml/ John P. Cooper commented on 'Sunday Wax Bits' tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00e008dca1f0883401310f4c14f5970c 2010-03-01T10:18:10Z 2010-03-01T10:18:10Z John P. Cooper I've purchased LPs when they were in vogue, both in person and by various mail order concerns. I've purchased CDs...
I've purchased LPs when they were in vogue, both in person and by various mail order concerns. I've purchased CDs the same way. While I love the convenience of the CD, it is the coldest thing I have ever had to handle in connection with any form of art.

The LP and LP cover, on the other hand, are amongst the warmest and provide a visceral connection to the music itself.

Shopping in-store for an LP was usually a pleasure. Shopping in-store for a CD was a major nuisance due to the freakish packaging.

Shopping on line for CDs is the ultimate convenience and the consummate bore.

Wood pulp and PVC is the Life!
 Marc Edelman commented on 'Sunday Wax Bits' tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00e008dca1f0883401310f487454970c 2010-02-28T19:13:37Z 2010-02-28T19:13:37Z Marc Edelman http://www.sharpnine.com Yes, a dollar per track for A Love Supreme does seems awfully cheap.
Yes, a dollar per track for A Love Supreme does seems awfully cheap.
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I hope this is not a duplicate.

Yes, we can buy just about anything we want in .mp3. But, "A Love Supreme" is how old? And still over US1.00 per track? That's nuts.
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Marc,
 You had to guess I just couldn't read your comments about the LP, and stay quiet. NO!

"...Painfully inconvenient...Turn them over... Cleaned delicately..." Well, dealing with the vinyl format is hardly painful. That would describe, say, dental surgery. Rather, I find the "ritual" I go through when playing records a source of pleasure and relaxation. Indeed, just watching my J.A. Mitchell turntable (which I consider a work of mechanical art), comforts me in knowing the world does not consist entirely of one's and zero's.

Record hunting on a rainy weekend is also a most enjoyable adventure. Just ask any vinylphile the joy he/she gets by flipping through the dusty bins looking for hidden treasure.(Next time you are speaking to Doug Ramsey, ask him if he ever visited the legendary, Bud's Jazz Records in Seattle).
 And so your find ends up with a warp, a skip or a pop. Not to worry, it's seldom bad enough to trash the entire record. Record collecting and playing teaches you many lessons, not the least of which is patience.

Yes, I do have an excellent CDP. It's easy to operate and depending on the recording, digital can sound better than 50 year old vinyl. But when I want to really get involved with the music, I will warm up the vacuum tubes (more old tech) and put a stylus into the groove. It's a magic show I can see and hear in my living room, anytime I want.


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Pompano's Keyser cut from Idol without evidence why
What didn't Johnny Keyser do right?
It appears we'll never know. The singing waiter from Pompano Beach was a shocking cut from the Las Vegas round of "American Idol" Thursday. Each of his performances drew raves from the Gang of Three. But the audience never did get to see him perform his final song, which apparently was considered not good enough to keep him around.
Considering the high marks he earned throughout the early stages, "Idol" owed it to the audience to show them what Keyser did wrong.
Is there any chance Randy, Steven or J-Lo will visit his home and tell them they made a "massive mistake."
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The India Gate
This is the famous India Gate in Delhi. It was a bitter hot and humid day and the water nearby somehow seemed to make everything hotter!
This is the famous India Gate in Delhi. It was a bitter hot and humid day and the water nearby somehow seemed to make everything hotter!
There was simply too much to shoot in the dusty streets of Mumbai! I only spent about an hour on the streets between meetings, but I found a lot of interesting things…
Cindy and I had an hour between meetings in Delhi. We ended up going off through the random streets here and there to see what we could find. She was looking for rugs and I was looking for antique chess sets. We found neither, but we did find a lot of interesting and chaotic activity…
I textured this, as part of my upcoming textures tutorial. This thing is so overdue that I am SURE you guys think I am TEASING you now about it.. but it really is coming. The video tutorial and the textures are huge – it will be almost a 1 gigabyte download, so it takes awhile to set up all the logistics. Actually I am not doing anything – Ken is helping me out over at FastSpring. I just made the video and he is doing all the hard work of setting up the download processes!
I found this old woman not too far from Dhobi Ghat, with a full load as she slowly made her way through the streets. She was kind of sassy, in an old Hindu way.
Thousands upon thousands of clothes get washed every day from dawn until dusk in this sea of pools, cleaning, sweat, and toil. I had a great time walking around down inside getting some up close and personal shots, all of which I lost in a tragic memory card confusion problem on the causeway.
This is the larger than life Buland Darwaza in Fatehpur Sikri, in the far north of India. I spent a long time around here, looking at all of Akbar's Mughal architecture from every angle. I pictured many a fantastic battle being fought for control of the palace and inner cloister.
It's the highest gateway in the world and you can easily see the detail of the red sandstone and the inlayed white marble, which still has remarkable architecture, even though it has been there for over 400 years. A very close look uncovers verses from the Koran, winding their way up and around the towers.
I spent a Saturday in the bazaars and streets of Mumbai, walking around and taking pictures. I also had my own car and driver that I hired for about $16 for the whole day. He sat in the car on the edge of this area, and I kept going back and forth to swap out lenses or change memory cards… but I found all kind of interesting things… like this guy… every shot I got of him with the 300mm was just as intriguing!
This mosque was not easy to get a shot in… and they even made me wear a little hat… but I am happy with the results, although everyone inside wondered what a WASPy-lookin guy was doing with a camera!


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I have customized the CreateUserWizard and added a drop down for users to select the already stored application names from database table. In CreateUserWizard_CreatingUser I set the application name by using belo code
Problem is, CreateUserWizard creates the user in aspnet_users table but with two different application name. One with that user selected from drop down and one with application root name start with "/". Please let me guide, how could I create user only with the applicaiton name that user selected in dropdown.
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Consider the curve defined by the parametric equations $x=t^2 +t-1$ and $y=te^{2t}$
i) Show that $dy/dx =e^{2t}$
ii) Hence show that the tangent to the curve at the point on the curve where $t= -1$ passes through the origin.
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Grade School Teacher Gift
90 comments:
Great teacher gift ideas! We like to give a little something at the end of the year too :)ReplyDelete
What great teacher gifts-super cute!ReplyDelete
Such cute gifts and I LOVE that they're practical!ReplyDelete
Great idea always love showing appreciation for someones hard work with a handmade giftReplyDelete
What a lovely gift set! Any teacher would love and appreciate a set like that.ReplyDelete
Very cute! This would even be great for a male teacher. My husband teaches 5th-8th grade Reading, Science, Computer, Health & Atheltics. Something like this would probably help make his day!ReplyDelete
Such a cute idea!ReplyDelete
lovely mini chalkboard and stationery caddy!ReplyDelete
Oh i like this for the teacher, looks great. congrats to the winners :)ReplyDelete
congrats to the winners:) I have that stack...I could so make this..I would have to find a teacher though, my kids are all out of school.lolReplyDelete
Great gift idea!! Teacher's would love this!ReplyDelete
Oh!My!Super cute Teachers Gift!I love it!TFSReplyDelete
Totally adorable! I have that stack and love it so much. It is so pretty I have a hard time cutting it up :)ReplyDelete
- Dee Dee LDMay 21, 2012 at 12:19 PM
Absolutely fantastic. All the teachers in my famiy wouldlove that as a gift. Thanks.ReplyDelete
This is such a cute idea! I have that stack and love it!ReplyDelete
Very cute... I might just work on this with my kiddoReplyDelete
Fun project! Glad school is out!!ReplyDelete
Carla from Utah
I think I'd like the pencil holder myself...ReplyDelete
- Lisa ScMay 21, 2012 at 1:20 PM
What an adorable set! Any teacher would love to receive them. Thanks for the inspiration!ReplyDelete
perfect gifts!! I love the grade school stack. I used it for teacher appreciation cards as well!! You're right, it is perfect for these types of things!ReplyDelete
No kids, so no teacher gifts needed for me but I always love seeing ideas. Never know when I might be able to easily adapt something.ReplyDelete
Love this! I will have to keep this in mind for next year's gifts.ReplyDelete
This is very cute!ReplyDelete
How nice! I love the pencil holder idea.ReplyDelete
Such cute gifts! My kids are grown, but you never know when the opportunity will arise... Thanks for sharing.ReplyDelete
I have this stack and love it! Really like the pencil container! I work in the office at a school and would use it on my desk!ReplyDelete
Repinning this on Pinterest! I love love LOVE the ruler ribbon! This is a cute idea. :)ReplyDelete
Great gift idea, love the use of the chalkboardReplyDelete
Great timing! I am getting in the end of school year mode... make cards, little gifts, plan my son's summer birthday... all around the same time, so project ideas are welcome!ReplyDelete
These are great! Even teachers of older children would like the pencils. I think I've gone through at least 300 this year (no kidding).ReplyDelete
So cute-any teacher would love this! Great idea =)ReplyDelete
These are really, really cute!! But I homeschool my kids! Well, maybe they could make them for me! :)ReplyDelete
wonderful project love the mini chalkboard so fun to write notes in there and colorful pencil container.ReplyDelete
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Very cute projects - so perfect for that special school teacher in my child's life!ReplyDelete
Beautiful long weekend here in Ontario. Great projects for that perfect teacher.ReplyDelete
Great idea! I can see it on a refrigerator too if you glue magnets on the back. What a neat place to leave notes for the kids when they come home from school.ReplyDelete
Love the teacher projects.ReplyDelete
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What a nice set to give to a teacher!ReplyDelete
Pined it :)ReplyDelete
twitted it :)ReplyDelete
Thank you for the great ideas they are coming in handy!ReplyDelete
Congrats to the winners! These teacher's gifts are so precious!! Thank you so much for sharing!!ReplyDelete
These are so cute. Congrats winners.ReplyDelete
what a nice teacher's gift for the end of the year! thank you for sharing.ReplyDelete
super cute! TFS :)ReplyDelete
i shared the facebook posting.ReplyDelete
i pinned the image with a message to come here to enter for a paper stack!ReplyDelete
Great gift for any time of year. I can't believe I won!!! Off to email Erin.ReplyDelete
Thanks DCWV
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Great Idea! Teachers would really use these! Thanks.ReplyDelete
OMG this is such a awesome Teacher Gift. Love it. I am pinning it into my Craft Ideas :)ReplyDelete
This is awesome! When DD starts school, this will be a great gift to give at the end of the year! Heck, I`ll make it for my scraproom now!ReplyDelete
Love it! Great idea :)ReplyDelete
Happy sleeping in and pooling!ReplyDelete
love these gift ideas!ReplyDelete
LOVE this idea!! So very creative!! TFS such a great proj for the end of the year.ReplyDelete
- June-MarieMay 22, 2012 at 7:27 AM
Great idea!...storing it away for future reference once my grandbabies get to that age!ReplyDelete
Love that chalkboard!!! I am done with school, but I know my grandkids will love having a chalboard like that for car trips! Thanks for an awesome idea!ReplyDelete
Great gift ideas!ReplyDelete
What a cute idea! I love it :)ReplyDelete
Congrats to the winners!! And Erin, I love your teacher gifts...... you are SO talented!ReplyDelete
its so important to remember the work teachers do for our children. thanks for the recognition. what a better way to thanks them but with a handmade gift.ReplyDelete
congrats to the winners. great teacher gift ideas. tfs.ReplyDelete
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Love that chalkboard! What a thoughtful and creative idea. Great job. firstname.lastname@example.com
Cute Teacher gift idea. Love the paper and ribbon.ReplyDelete
All I can say is CUTE CUTE CUTE. Now I wish I had that idea when my kids were in schoolReplyDelete
Love that cup especially. I think I might try making them for friends who teachReplyDelete
Great teachers gifts and perfect stack!ReplyDelete
Great ideas, where did you find the clear pencil holder?ReplyDelete
Very cute ideas! Nice job!ReplyDelete
This mini chalkboard and pencil holder set is fabulous! As an primary school teacher, I would love to receive a gift like this. With cut-backs to education, pencils never go amiss!ReplyDelete
Thanks for sharing the mini chalkboard and pencil cup set idea.ReplyDelete
As a retired kinder teacher, how I loved getting little gifts of appreciation from my students and parents! This would have made my day!ReplyDelete
This is a great idea and I'd love getting this as a teacher. You're so thoughtful~ Thanks for sharing the idea.ReplyDelete
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I love the gifts for teachers! Great use of the papers!ReplyDelete
kidshomelove at yahoo dot com
This is such a cool set! I really love the chalkboard!ReplyDelete
Super cute teacher gifts!!!! TFSReplyDelete
What a fun gift! Thanks for the inspiration to get our teacher gifts made!!ReplyDelete
Too cute! I love this stack!ReplyDelete
Adding this to my list of "Have to make" :) ThanksReplyDelete
- Adrienne WMay 23, 2012 at 1:38 PM
Another great teacher gift to put on my list of ideas!! I use this stack to alter a mini lunch pail for my daughters 1st grade teacher!! SHE LOVED IT and I think it had a lot to do with the cute papers!! Love your stacks!!ReplyDelete
Love the idea!ReplyDelete
My moms been a teacher for the last 20 years and I know she really enjoys any gifts from students, home made gifts really are special to her since she's a crafter also!! This is my first year to do teacher gifts and I made 6 mini albums, two for the bus drivers!!ReplyDelete
OH these are cute.ReplyDelete
Great gift idea for teachers.ReplyDelete
Sooo adorable! Love them!ReplyDelete
As a teacher, I would love to receive these gifts!! Thanks!!!ReplyDelete
So cute gift i like to one of them for gift to my teacher.ReplyDelete


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At the round earth's imagined corners (Holy Sonnet 7)
by John Donne
At the round earth's imagined corners (Holy Sonnet 7) Justice and Judgment Quotes
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Quote #1
you numberless infinities
Of souls, and to your scattered bodies go, (lines 3-4)
At first, all of the dead souls are lumped together as one group. They have not been separated into the damned and the saved.
Quote #2
All whom the flood did, and fire shall o'erthrow, (lines 5-6)
The Biblical flood was almost like a mini-Apocalypse. God judged humanity and decided that only man (Noah) and his family were worth saving. Afterward, Noah asked God to be more lenient and not come close to wiping out mankind again. According to the Bible, people now have until the end of time to prove themselves. This line refers only to bad people – the ones who get "overthrown."
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All whom war, dearth, age, agues, tyrannies,
Despair, law, chance, hath slain, (lines 6-7)
These causes of death make no distinction between good and bad people. Good people are just as likely to die from sickness as bad people. The one interesting group is those killed by "despair" – does the speaker seem to take the stance that suicide leads to damnation?


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Sabers (again?)
I don't post since just before the game came out.
I only used to post in the times of the demo.
I wanted to know why must someone use any of the 5 stances.
My opinion and (little) gathered info is:
Ok, now for disclaimers:
I tried all stances (of course) in MP and SP but I end up using single saber and changing stances as IMO needed.
My MP games are LAN games only with some friends and I will never think that we are somehow close to top players.
Ok, some questions if I may.
I am posting to find out what are my misconceptions about saber styles.
So, let's ear them.
Is the blue stance better to deflect incoming shots?
How are the stances balanced in saber defense and guard crush timeouts?
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Club supporting nationwide campaign.
Sunderland AFC's players and staff are showing their support for this year's Sports Relief campaign, helping raise awareness for the charity which works with disadvantaged and vulnerable people in the UK and across the world.
Sport Relief 2014, along with the Sainsbury's Sports Relief games gives people of all ages the chance to do something active while helping raise money for a great cause.
Sunderland captain John O'Shea said: "It's fantastic to be able to help a worthwhile cause like Sport Relief, we really hope that as many people as possible can get involved this year.
"If there's an opportunity for people to give something back while keeping themselves active and getting involved in sport then that's even better."
The British public have been putting in amazing performances for Sport Relief ever since it began in 2002, and the £195 million raised so far is being put to good use, helping transform the lives of some of the poorest and most disadvantaged people in the UK and around the world.
This year's campaign runs from 21-23 March with a range of activities taking place across the UK and the North East, for full details of how you can get involved please visit www.sportrelief.com.


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Rob Shenk is the Vice President for New Media at George Washington's Mount Vernon. Possessed with a lifelong interest in photography, Rob has a particular interest in historic landscapes and architectural subjects. Shenk's photos have appeared in web publications, books, popular calendars, magazines, and other printed material. He lives in Great Falls, Virginia with his wife and two children.
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Oct. 7, 2013
NEW ORLEANS, La. (USTFCCCA) -- The SMU cross country team is ranked fourth in the latest US Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) South Central Region poll. The Mustangs are coming off an eighth place finish at the Notre Dame Invitational where they defeated then USTFCCCA No. 4 ranked Duke and regional foe Baylor as each team finished in 10th and 14th, respectively on Oct. 4.
The Mustangs have been led by performances from the team's underclassmen as the team's top six finishers at Notre Dame were freshmen and sophomores. Sophomore Melanie Stemper paced the Mustangs as she placed 42nd of 198 total runners in the 5K race.
In addition to Stemper, sophomores Karoline Skatteboe (57th), Shanoah Souza (62nd) and Holly Archer (64th) and freshmen Tova Magnusson (55th) and Agnes Sjöström (67th) all finished in the top 70 helping SMU to its top 10 team finish.
The Mustangs' lone senior Caitlin Keen has provided leadership for the team as well as great finishes in each of the four meets. Her best finish came three weeks ago at the UTA Invitational where she placed sixth.
Rounding out the top three in the South Central Region are Arkansas, Texas and Texas A&M.
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ORONO, Maine – University of Maine men's basketball head coach, Bob Walsh, announced the addition of two assistant coaches as Matt O'Brien and Zak Boisvert were added to the coaching staff. Most recently O'Brien spent five seasons with America East rival Vermont, while Boisvert spent last season with Fairleigh Dickinson of the Northeast Conference.
O'Brien joins the Black Bear staff after spending six seasons as part of a Vermont Catamounts squad that has seen unparalleled success in the America East conference.
From 2008-10, O'Brien served as the director of basketball operations before transitioning to assistant coach beginning in 2010-11. In his five seasons with Vermont he helped the Catamounts to a 52-12 record in conference play. The squad went 90-44 overall.
Prior to that, O'Brien spent three seasons working together with Walsh at Rhode Island College from 2005-08, serving as the assistant under the new Black Bears head coach. During his time on Walsh's staff the Anchormen recorded a mark of 69-21.
"Matt is the first person I hired when I became a head coach at Rhode Island College," Walsh said. "He is an extremely talented, well-rounded coach who is experienced, intelligent and driven. He made me better every day at RIC and was a big part of the championship culture we built there. He'll fit in great with the culture at the University of Maine and I'm thrilled to have him on board."
O'Brien also has another unique tie to the Black Bears athletic department as his father, Phil, graudated from Maine as he played football for head coach Walter Abbott from 1973-75.
Meanwhile, Boisvert, a Portland, Maine native comes to Orono after one-year stints at Iona College and most recently, Fairleigh Dickinson.
"Zak is one of the sharpest young coaches in the business with a relentless work ethic," Walsh said. "He's got tremendous passion for the game of basketball and great experience and contacts throughout the country. He will challenge me every day and bring a different perspective to the table. We are very lucky to have him join the Black Bear staff."
As a member of Knights, Boisvert helped FDU to its first conference tournament since 2010. Fairleigh Dickinson won six conference games, matching the program's total from the first three years combined.
While at Iona, the Gaels won the 2013 MAAC conference title and competed in the NCAA tournament. During his tenure, Boisvert was the youngest assistant coach in Division I basketball.
Prior to his two coaching assignments, Boisvert worked as the team events director at Hoop Group, a company that helps organize and run team basketball events. Boisvert was a big part of many events including the Philly Hoop Group Classic, the Hoop Group Boardwalk Showcase, and the Under Armour Hoop Group Jam Fest.


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Originally referred to as the NGP or Next Generation Portable, the Sony PlayStation Vita is the follow-up to the PlayStation Portable (or PSP) that was introduced back in March of 2005. The Vita was officially named and priced at Sony's E3 2011 press conference.
At the time of the announcement, it seemed that Nintendo's 3DS was already in trouble, with its disappointing launch lineup, an audience divided over 3D, and a short battery life atypical of Nintendo handhelds. All this plus a matching $250 price point gave Sony all of the momentum going in to the next-generation battle of portable consoles.
While Sony had teased the Vita's release for the 2011 holiday season, only Japan got to see the Vita for sale before the new year. Subsequently, the Vita missed the highly lucrative U.S. holiday shopping season, getting bumped to February 22, 2012.
I imported a Japanese Vita in December and have had weeks of hands-on time with the device, including playing most of Uncharted: Golden Abyss. The Vita is easily the most impressive portable gaming device that I've ever handled. Its brilliant touch screen is as responsive as an iPad's, and the onboard operating system is smart, logically laid out, and easy to use.
Priced at $250 for the Wi-Fi version, there still remains some hidden costs in owning a Vita (which I'll cover below). But perhaps the Vita's biggest challenge is proving itself as a worthy device, important enough to convince the casual gamer that he or she needs to carry around not just a smartphone, but a portable console as well. How this generation of handheld devices shapes up will say a lot about where portable gaming is headed, and Sony has made what I think is a very impressive effort right out of the gate.
Design, specs, and other features
Available in two versions, the PlayStation Vita retails for $250 (Wi-Fi only) and $300 (Wi-Fi /3G). At a quick glance, it could be confused with the PSP, but upon further inspection you'll find it's wider, taller, and just a few millimeters thicker and few ounces heavier than the PSP-3000. Most noticeable of all, though, has got to be its dazzling 5-inch (960x544-pixel) OLED touch screen, which is nearly an entire inch bigger (diagonally) than the PSP-3000's screen.
The Vita and PSP-3000 side by side.
Even though it weighs in at 9.2 ounces (9.8 ounces for the 3G model), the Vita is still a considerably lightweight device. Its screen is flanked by two analog thumb sticks; above those are the classic PlayStation buttons on the right and a D-pad on the left. Both the buttons and D-pad are smaller than the ones on the PSP. That said, I didn't find that they negatively affect gameplay. If anything, they're more responsive. There are also left and right shoulder buttons, a PlayStation button, and Start and Select buttons. The latter two are quite tiny, tucked away at the bottom-right corner and aren't always very easy to hit, though they aren't used too often. A power toggle is easily accessible on the top-left brim of the unit, while two volume buttons rest on the right side. In between that you've got a Vita game card slot and a proprietary port of some sort that I haven't had any use for yet.
The Vita game card slot can be a pain to pry open, especially if you have short fingernails.
Under the hood the Vita boasts a four-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor and a four-core SGX543MP4+ GPU (graphics chip). Sure, that's not the sexiest-sounding jargon, but it results in the best portable gaming graphics I've ever seen anywhere.
Other Vita features include two 640x480-pixel VGA cameras (rear- and front-facing), a rear touch panel, Sixaxis motion sensing, Bluetooth, 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi , and GPS (only in the 3G version).
Along the bottom of the unit is a headphone jack, microphone sensor, and proprietary USB connection/charging port.
The Vita is surprisingly lightweight.
The Vita feels great to hold and is among the more ergonomically satisfying handhelds out there. I occasionally have to stretch my thumbs to hit the center area on the screen, but it's nothing unfamiliar to someone who's typed on an iPad or smartphone.
I was a little surprised that the Vita lacks any kind of video output, unlike the PSP-2000 and 3000. I think video-out remains an important feature--I use it with my iPad 2 whenever I travel.
Proprietary media
The Vita's games operate off of proprietary Sony flash media that most resemble SD cards. There is no support for the PSP's UMD disc, but the Vita is backward compatible with PSP games that are available via the PlayStation Store.
Vita game boxes and cards.
Anything downloaded and installed on the Vita must be done with the use of a Vita Memory Card, as the Vita has an undisclosed--but seemingly small--amount of onboard storage. Vita Memory Cards are even smaller than the game cards, mostly resembling Sony M2 and microSD cards. Vita Memory Cards have become a particularly controversial subject with the Vita, as it's also required to play almost all Vita games and media apps. Even more disheartening is the fact that a Vita Memory Card isn't included in the box.
When I contacted Sony about this issue back in December, the company first pointed to the Vita First Edition Bundle (which includes a Vita case, Little Deviants, and a 4GB card) that goes for $350. A Sony rep then explained to me that the other U.S. Vita SKUs would not include a card in the box, until it was announced in late January that initial 3G versions of the Vita would in fact include an 8GB card (and a free yet-to-be-named PSN game) in the box for the same $300 price. As of this writing, it's unknown how long this promotion will last.
Nevertheless, Sony continues to play the proprietary game with the Vita, forcing customers to shell out more cash on accessories from the get-go. That aside, these tactics are nothing new, and we've seen it from plenty of other companies, such as Apple. When I asked Sony PlayStation Director of Hardware Marketing John Koller about the card at CES 2012, he cited that piracy was one of the major contributing factors in making it a proprietary format. It's no secret that the PSP suffered from widespread piracy and a determined hacking scene, though a lot of that resulted in homebrew applications and emulation software.
Any way you slice it, it's a hidden cost that gets passed on to the consumer. While the starting price is $250, in order to play, say, Uncharted, you'll need to spend at a minimum of $320. That's $250 (Vita) + $50 (Uncharted) + $20 (cheapest Memory Card). Sony has made somewhat of an effort to improve awareness about the Memory Card requirement since the Japanese release, adding signage on the Vita retail box and on the cover of Vita games.
The Vita Memory Cards also seem overpriced. Starting at $20 for a 4GB card, Vita owners can spend up to $100 for 32GB. It's an expensive pricing model you won't find anywhere else. Just to make a quick comparison, a 4GB SD card goes for around $4 online, and you can find a 32GB SD card for around $35.
The Vita Memory Card slot.
I've outlined the pricing for all the Vita cards and accessories here.
Interface and apps
The Vita's operating system is fantastic. It's very easy to use and navigate through because it just makes sense. The best way to describe its behavior is a cross between WebOS and Android. The OS borrows the "card" multitasking concept found in WebOS by allowing apps and games to be frozen or paused, then flicked away to close. It's also extremely responsive and quick, similar to the experience of using iOS. Animations are smooth, and there are plenty of visual indicators to help you learn your way around.
An example of the "card" aesthetic in the Vita's operating system.
The OS allows for a decent amount of customization, too. You can change background colors, move apps around, and create or delete pages. The first time you play a game on the Vita, it installs an icon to launch the game. It stays there even when the game card isn't inserted into the system.
Preinstalled in the Vita's OS are a series of apps, though the social ones, like Twitter, Facebook, Foursquare, and Skype, will be available at launch, as will a Netflix portal. In addition to the self-explanatory items, (Friends, Group Messaging, and Trophies) there a few new items. Here they are with short descriptions:
Party: Players can create a party, chat, and play games with friends over the PlayStation Network.
PS Store: See the Online section below for more on the PlayStation Store.
Near: Near is the Vita's response to the 3DS' Street Pass technology. Near allows players to connect and monitor their friends' gaming activities as well--taking geographical location into consideration. I don't know too many people with Vitas just yet, so I'll update this section once it's released to the public.
Photos: The Vita's photo app works fast and takes photos from either the front- or rear-facing cameras. Here you can view all of your images as well as screenshots. The Vita can take a screenshot any time by pressing the PlayStation and Start button together. Also new to the Photo app is the ability to record video. Overall quality of the camera isn't great, and it's nowhere near smartphone resolution or crispness, but it's noticeably better than what the 3DS can do. Of course, though, the Vita can't shoot 3D photos like the 3DS can.
A sample photo using the front-facing camera.
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Ian Taplin is Head of European Tax and is based in the London office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. He has been a tax practitioner for more than 25 years and during that time he has gained experience of numerous industry sectors and in many of the major European tax jurisdictions. Ian's particular strengths lie in UK and international transactional tax planning, M&A, restructuring and fund formation. He has acted for many of the largest private equity funds and undertaken projects for major US and UK corporate groups. As well as being an English solicitor, Ian is also a chartered accountant.
Representative Matters
Represented CVC Capital Partners in their creation of CVC European Equity Partners IV and CVC European Equity Partners V.
La Salle Investment Management in connection with its sponsorship of a series of Asian and European real estate funds.
Represented Vestar in the creation of its fifth buyout fund, Vestar V, with an investment capacity of at least $3.7 billion.
Spin-out of TowerBrook Capital from Soros Fund Management.
Spin-out of Court Square Capital from Citigroup.
Represented MidEuropa on the creation of their third fund.
Altor Equity Partners and Bain Capital on their pending €1.35 billion sale of EWOS to Cargill.
Advising GTCR on its £462 million sale of Premium Credit Limited to Cinven Partners LLP. This transaction was named "Financial Services Deal of the Year" at The M&A Advisor 2016 International M&A Awards.
Advising City Index (Holdings) Limited on its pending $118 million sale to GAIN Capital Holdings, Inc.
Bain Capital and Advent International in the DKK17 billion acquisition of Nordic card-payment company Nets Holding AS.
Acquisition out of receivership of the business of Waterford Wedgewood by KPS.
Acquisition out of receivership of the business of Entertainment Rights Group by GTCR Golder Rauner.
Advising Madison Dearborn, TA Associates and Apax on their investment in Weather Investments Spa.
Advising HIG Capital on its acquisition of FNZ Group.
Advising Bain Capital on the acquisition of Cerved.
MidEuropa's acquisition of Telemach d.d., the Slovenian cable company.
MidEuropa's acquisition of an interest in One GmbH, the Austrian telecommunications group.
Advising Francisco Partners on merging its investment in FX Group with Citi Index.
$3.5 billion take private of Edgars Consolidated Stores, a leading South African retail business, by Bain Capital.
Vestar Capital Partners in the leveraged buyout of AZ Electronic Materials, the US-based manufacturer of electronic materials.
TowerBrook Capital Partners' £185 million acquisition of Jimmy Choo Shoes from Lion Capital.
Sun Capital Partners' acquisition of Groupe Manoir Industries SA, the French manufacturer of engineered components.
Providence Equity Partners £1.46 billion acquisition of Caudwell Communications, the Phones 4U retailers.
£250m take private of Caffe Nero plc by its founder, Dr. G. Ford, and Paladin Partners.
Bain Capital and Apax Partners' €8.3 billion acquisition of NXP (Philips semiconductor business).
Vestar Capital Partners €375 million buyout of Seves, a leading Italian manufacturer of glass and composite insulators.
Solera, Inc.'s (a portfolio company of GTCR Golder Rauner, LLC) $975 million acquisition of Audatex (formerly ADP Claims Services Group), the listed US-based provider of outsourcing services.
OakTree Capital Management's €152.5 million acquisition of the gelato business of Roncadin SpA, the Italian ice cream division of the leading food manufacturer.
MidEuropa's €412 million acquisition of Aster City Cable, a Polish cable operation and one of the largest buyouts to date in Eastern Europe.
Sara Lee Corporation in the disposal of its €100 million European Branded Apparel Business.
Bain Capital's €1.067 billion acquisition of Framatome Connectors International (FCI), the French-based electronic connector maker.
Madison Dearborn Partners in the merger between Jefferson Smurfit Group plc and Kappa Packaging Group BV, Irish and Dutch leading paper and cardboard packaging producers.
American Capital Strategies' £91 million acquisition of Fosbel Group, the UK-based on-line furnace refractory repairs and maintenance group.
Bain Capital's $7.4 billion acquisition, together with KKR and Vornado Realty Trust, of Toys 'R' Us Inc., the international retail toy chain.
Madison Dearborn Partners' €800 million leveraged buyout of Sirona Dental Systems GmbH, a leading German dental products manufacturer, from EQT.
Vestar Capital Partners' €360 million buyout of Cesare Fiorucci Foods, a leading Italian manufacturer of cured meats.
CapVest Limited's €250 million leveraged buy out of Vaasan & Vaasan in Finland and the Baltic States.
Change Capital's £115 million management buyout and subsequent sale of The Hillarys Group Limited, the leading UK residential window blinds specialist.
Bain Capital's $1.8billion acquisition of the international bathrooms and kitchens business of American Standard.
Bain Capital's acquisition of Bavarian Yachtbau GmbH
Advising Bain Capital on its acquisition of Brakes Brothers.
Refinancings and Restructurings
Advising R&R Ice Cream on its €350 million high yield offering and €60 million super senior revolving credit facility.
Restructuring of Chesapeake Group and subsequent acquisition by Irving Place and Oaktree.
Restructuring of Monier Group by senior lenders and a group of private equity investors.
Advising Sun Capital on the restructuring of the Lee Cooper Group.
Advising Bain Capital on the senior credit refinancings of Novacap SAS and SigmaKalon SAS.
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Advising Bain Capital on the restructuring of Treofan GmbH.
Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst's £300 million IPO of Premier Foods, the UK makers of Typhoo tea, Branston pickle and other British household named brands.
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Member of English Bar
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Ian is listed as a leading individual in Chambers Guide to the UK Legal Profession and Chambers Global, the World's Leading Lawyers for Business.
Prior Experience
PricewaterhouseCoopers, London, UK
Head of M&A Tax
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About 150 people packed a small auditorium at Fresno State Feb. 28 for a public discussion panel titled "The Chukchansi Legitimacy Crisis: One Year Later," held on the one-year anniversary of an occupation of the tribal government offices of the Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians.
"Part of the reason we're having this event is I feel like there are a lot of people who don't have a voice," said Fresno State Political Science professor Dr. Ken Hansen to last week's audience, made up of many Chukchansi Indian people.
Last year, the Chukchansi tribal offices were occupied by tribal members to protest that tribal council election results were not upheld, and that new elected leaders against recent tribal disenrollments were not allowed to be seated by those who remained in power. During the occupation of the office, another group surrounded the building, and one person was stabbed in a melee that erupted.
That occupation was different than one currently underway by another group of Chukchansi people from the Wyatt and Ramirez families, who have stated they believe the tribe only has 46 voting members.
Last week's panel at Fresno State was an attempt to discuss Chukchansi's larger story -- a mixing together of history, analysis, and personal narratives to paint a fuller story of where the tribe is today ... and where it may be going.
Ken Hansen
Professor Hansen, author of "The New Politics of Indian Gaming" and former co-coordinator of Africana and American Indian Studies at Fresno State, started off last week's panel discussion.
He said there are three things he hopes people took away from the panel:
1. That "tribal governments are set up to fail by the federal government." 2. There are many civil rights violations happening to American Indian people today. 3. The Chukchansi tribe is experiencing a major "identity crisis," one that can only be solved by bringing everyone "back to the circle."
He also defined four Chukchansi factions: the Wyatt and Ramirez families, who have a "narrower view of who is a citizen -- only those with ties to the rancheria property;" the Reggie Lewis group, whose idea of membership extends throughout some of the foothill community; the Morris Reid group, who are upset about disrespect to the Chukchansi people and other issues; and a "larger group" of Chukchansi people.
"This is more than an identity crisis, this is a legitimacy crisis," Hansen said.
He said 20,000 American Indian people have been disenrolled -- "terminated" -- from their tribes, and "to my knowledge, all of those people are from gaming tribes."
However, only one-third of California gaming tribes are kicking out their members, he said.
Since Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino opened in 2003, close to 1,000 Chukchansi people are estimated to have been disenrolled.
Hansen said since tax payers fund the Bureau of Indian Affairs to help Indian people, "then why are the American people supporting an agency that hasn't done anything to help out in Indian country?"
During last year's leadership dispute at Chukchansi, the BIA maintained the issues had to be solved internally by tribal members.
Charles Etner
Dr. Charles Etner, an American Indian Studies lecturer with Fresno State's Department of Anthropology and Linguistics, discussed much of the history and background that's brought the tribe to the place it is today.
"I think Indians get a bad rap a lot of the time for the wrong reasons," he said. "Not that we don't do anything wrong, but sometimes we've set them up to fail."
Etner's wife is also the sister of formerly elected tribal council chairman Morris Reid, although Etner said his wife is one of the few members of her family that is not an enrolled member of the tribe, and that he didn't have a bias towards either Chukchansi political group.
Etner began a short history lesson in 1851, when Indian people in California started to be pushed together in reservations - locally, on the Fresno River reservation - and for 110 years, these former neighboring groups intermarried and learned to live together as a tribe, he said.
Then in 1953, the U.S government -- without consulting tribes -- began terminating tribes, picking off the smaller ones first on the West and East coasts, including Chukchansi. By 1964, more people had heard of what was going on, the larger tribes began fighting it, and the U.S. government "terminated its termination" policy.
A lawsuit in 1983 by 17 California rancherias allowed the tribes to get their federal status back, but it was an "opportunistic" award, he said. Those in power at the time, or those involved in the lawsuit -- such as the Ramirez family at Chukchansi -- were given the power to recreate the tribe, he said, instead of giving the power to more Chukchansi people.
"The U.S. government set up the tribes to fail by destroying their cultural system," Etner said. "People are people, families fight, but when the government sets us up to fight, we are in a bad situation. The only way to solve it is to get real functioning judicial systems. BIA is supposed to do this, but they pick and choose when they get involved and the federal government picks and chooses -- it's wrong."
Cathy Cory
Cathy Cory, tribal enrollment activist who was disenrolled from the Chukchansi tribe with more than 600 people in 2006, spoke about the need to "restore the circle."
"This disenrollment issue is tearing the heart from our Indian people and tribes," Cory said. "Our ancestors gave up so much for us to even be here. Ninety percent of us were destroyed through disease and murder. We are fortunate to even be here."
She said she remembers sitting in a meeting in Coarsegold more than a decade ago, when tribal members said the casino would help "over 1,800" Chukchansi people through things like elder and child care, education and insurance.
"Disenrollments did not start with the Wyatt/Ramirez, Reggie Lewis, or Morris Reid council," Cory said. "It started with every council since the start of the thought of Chukchansi Gold Casino. We've been reduced from 1,800 to 46 members (what Nancy Ayala's group is claiming constitutes the tribe today) -- you have 2% of the Chukchansi people now enrolled in the tribe. It has to stop. It has to stop now."
Cory said politicians are wary to get involved because of the political contributions they receive from gaming tribes.
"What is happening here is not acceptable," Cory said. "Tribes throughout California are dismembering their people and let there be no doubt -- this is done primarily because of the greed of the casino ... We need to take back over the tribe to support all the Chukchansi people. Not 200, not 600 -- all."
Dora Jones
Dora Jones, who's served several terms on the Chukchansi tribal council since 2006 and was re-elected in 2011 with three other leaders who were not allowed to be seated by others who remained in power, also spoke during last week's panel.
Jones, who had been voting against recent tribal disenrollments, said wording about having a "special relationship" to tribe is being manipulated to disenroll people -- even though the special relationship clause is not listed in the membership section of the constitution, she said.
"Council has tried to define 'special relationship' and it changes the constitution," Jones said. "If it changes the constitution, then you have to have a special election to do so."
Jones also talked about occupying the tribal offices last year, after tribal members gained entry into the building in an attempt to seat Jones and three other elected leaders because attempts to get BIA involved seemed hopeless.
Jones recalled the horrors of being in the building when night fell, as tribal members surrounding the building outside cut the building's electricity and water, sprayed bear mace through windows, and threw in burning logs and bricks.
"We tried calling 911 and there was no response," Jones said. "They said, 'The sheriff is there.' I said, 'Yes, they are there, they are across the street watching.'"
Jones said police reports from that evening also document what was seen happening that night.
"At least one female was hit in the face with a brick," Jones said. "Coincidentally, that night was also the anniversary of Wounded Knee. When the burning logs were coming in the windows, I didn't know if we were going to get out alive."
Jones said she believes a "holocaust" of the Chukchansi tribal membership occurred Feb. 21 when Nancy Ayala's group took over the tribal offices, claiming the tribe only had 46 members.
Susan Holguin-Juarez
Susan Holguin-Juarez, who served on the tribe's enrollment committee in the late 90s and as a secretary to tribal council, spoke on behalf of the Chukchansi elders.
The 65-year-old who called herself a "young elder" was the last of her family to be disenrolled in January of 2013.
She read from a letter to the editor that she wrote, published in the Sierra Star in February, 2012:
"Tribes' cry out for help falls on deaf ears," Holguin-Juarez said. "Tribal concerns fall to the wayside. Where is our due process, civil rights, freedom of speech, sovereign immunity? Our rights to policy, procedures and votes -- all phases ruling one-sided. Tribal people without an appeal process ...
"The cry of the people that have been enrolled and recognized through the Bureau of Indian Affairs, now banished and forgotten, have a right to be heard at a local level, for without the tribal people, there would be no grants, 638 contracts serving all tribal people, casino compacts, memorandum of understandings with county, state and federal levels, and tribal revenues that go out to all counties and communities -- the later phase discarded due to an audit for disenrollments.
"Where is the justice and honor? My Chukchansi people have been broken and divided by our own casino, revenues and serving tribal governing bodies. What's next? The cry of an elder."


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NBA playoff standings 2014 news has the New York Knicks within one game of the No. 8 seed now. The updated 2014 NBA playoff standings in the Eastern Conference reveals that the win by the Knicks over the Golden State Warriors on Sunday night (March 30) moved them to just one game back of the Atlanta Hawks for the No. 8 seed. It certainly wasn't pretty, but out-scoring the Warriors 34-12 in the second quarter helped spur them to a very important win as the season starts to wind down.
Kobe Bryant Admits To Tanking?
The Indiana Pacers also posted an ugly loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers, falling to 52-22 and now holding just a one game lead over the No. 2 seeded Miami Heat (50-22) in the East. The 42-31 Toronto Raptors and 41-32 Chicago Bulls are the next two seeded teams and all four have already clinched a spot in the postseason. The No. 5 Brooklyn Nets are 39-33, the No. 6 Washington Wizards are 38-35, the No. 7 Charlotte Bobcats are 35-38, and the No. 8 Hawks are 31-41. The Knicks are one game back at 31-43 to bring up that ninth spot.
The Western Conference now has the 57-16 San Antonio Spurs holding the best record in the league with a 17-game winning streak in the latest 2014 NBA playoff standings. The Oklahoma City Thunder sit three games back at 54-19 and the LA Clippers are 5 1/2 games back at 52-22. All three teams have also clinched a spot in the postseason now. Behind the three top teams are the 49-23 Houston Rockets at No. 4, the 48-27 Portland Trail Blazers at No. 5, and the 45-28 Golden State Warriors at No. 6. The 44-30 Phoenix Suns have shot up to the No. 7 spot and are a tie-breaker ahead of the No. 8 Dallas Mavericks at 44-30 as well. The No. 9 team is currently the 43-30 Memphis Grizzlies, showing how close things have become.
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Defeating Benedictine (14-13, 9-7 HAAC) would be key in painting a clearer picture for the Wildcats heading into Saturday's showdown with Central Methodist on Senior Day. The Wildcats own a season sweep over Avila University and could potentially do the same to Benedictine with a victory. Graceland is the lone squad that owns home-and-home wins against Baker.
"The bottom line is winning Thursday would automatically clinch third place for us," said Baker head coach Brett Ballard. "It's their senior night up there, so they're going to be pretty motivated. They're a low possession team that doesn't give up a ton of points, but I think if we play the same way we did the first time defensively we'll be in good shape."
Juniors Ben Steinlage and Corey Anderson continue to lead all Baker scorers with 11.8 and 10.1 points per game respectively. Senior Jack Shortell has anchored the Baker defense with 6.1 rebounds and 7.7 points per game. Baker's defense currently ranks eight nationally with a field goal defense of 39 percent.
Benedictine enters play with three players averaging in double figures as Quaran Johnson tops the Ravens with 12.3 points per game. Charlie Wallrapp and Alex Miller each average 12.1 and 10.6 points per game respectively. The Ravens' defense currently ranks sixth nationally, giving up 62.1 points per game.
Tipoff is set for 7:30 p.m., Feb. 23 in Atchison, Kan. Listen to the game live here.


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You might say it was just the pull of the moon and you would be right. But it was more. It was something so rare and memorable and precious it needs to be archived. Not captured like a lightning bug in a jar because the very act of capturing usually kills the thing. But remembered in the sacred place where the best moments are held firmly, yet loosely, in place.
The first dinner I hope to never forget took place in the middle of a mountain meadow, high, high, high up on Powder Mountain, above the town of Eden, in a camp created just for the weekend for 800 plus people. On Saturday night, after 48 hours of activities and heady speakers and headier still conversations, we were told to be prepared to walk from our camp for about half an hour and bring our head lamps and jackets so we could walk back later in the dark.
We did as told and when we crested a tiny ridge after walking and talking, we looked upon a meadow, straight out of the Sound of Music. It was filled with a bed of wildflowers, tucked into the top of the top of the mountain and there was something white, running the full length of the field and perfectly straight. As we came closer we saw the long white snake was, in fact, a single dinner table set with crystal and china on white linen with brown wicker picnic baskets scattered every eight feet. There was an audible gasp from the group of folks gathered who are used to creating wow moments for others but rarely are wowed themselves.
The global gathering did what it does, found a place at the table with people that for the most part were new to them.
The conversation quickly graduated from the "where are you from" and "what do you do" to "what do you want to do... next?" There was a great deal of laughter at our section of the table and the in-the-moment-knowledge that we were delighting in so much more than food. When out of nowhere, John Baptiste appeared, to lead a second line parade of musicians down the nearly quarter mile of table, it was a pinch-me-now-moment.
And then, just because the universe was feeling expansive, two nights later it served me up another dinner filled with magic.
This one was down the road in my neighborhood, at a dear friend's house who, at 5:30 invited me over to "grill something" at 6. There were seven of us sitting out back watching the baby horse frolic in pasture while we feasted on co-op fresh veggies, grilled fish and local bread and we talked and laughed and then repeated the cycle. At some point we moved to an amazing upstairs deck with both a heat lamp and a gas faux-fire-pit thingy. The moon popped up on cue right behind the mountain and danced on the deck for all the hours we told stories about where we were in life and what brought us there. We lost all track of time because of that moon and one day had slipped over to become the next before we headed to our respective homes. It was safe, that place of sharing and laughter, in a way only longtime friends understand. And for just a few hours, it took us away from our all too real lives, filled with complicated life changes.
And 48 hours after that dinner... the moon pulled again. That story can wait to be told...
Here's what I want to capture... be ready for life to offer you moments you could not have imagined just moments before. And when you are in those places of bliss, have your heart take a snapshot. Later, you can open your heart and be right back in that water-colored place of surprise and comfort. And while we all have cameras that can make us feel like professional photographers, they only capture one frame at a time. You can replay and display them, just one at time. When you have images dancing together in your memory they become a kind of movie at play. Where the romance of the moment speaks and the players start to dance around and you hear the music played and you allow yourself to wonder, what did I ever do in life to end up with that evening, those evenings, so precious?
I understand from those who understand such things, there are symbols and signs and manifestations of magic at play all around us, all the time. The pull of the moon is especially strong on warm summer nights. Which is something to consider this Sunday in the Park...
Teri Orr is a former editor of The Park Record. She is the director of the organization that provides programming for the George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Center for the Performing Arts.


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