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Our Staff
Pastor Randy Bergsma
Sunrise Pastor
Growing up in the military I've lived in over twenty different places from Hawaii, to Connecticut. This verse reminds me that there is a personal God in control of all things in my life including where I am and when I am. Each one of us was made on purpose by a God who loves us!
Jean Dahnke
Director of Children's Ministry & Director of Worship
"A word aptly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver."
-- Proverbs 25:11
This verse is vivid to me, and I like visualizing what it would look like. As I serve in the children and worship ministries at Sunrise, I realize the importance of building up all of those who serve alongside me, most of them volunteers. I highly value them, and try to communicate with them in ways which build them up, allowing them to believe they are valued by many, but mostly by their Lord and Savior. This, of course, applies to all of our children at Sunrise too!
Mike O'Shaughnessey
Director of Youth Ministry & Life Group Coordinator
"Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth." -- Psalm 46:10
The events, trials, hardships and responsibilities of our lives can often be overwhelming. Psalm 46:10 encourages me to remember God's promises. One of those promises is the assurance that God will be exalted. Nothing is too big or too overwhelming for Him. Christ has already won the battle. The extraordinary life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ allows me to "be still" and know that He is God.
Kelli Huffer
Office Administrator
"'For I know the plans I have for you,' declares the Lord, 'plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future.'"
-- Jeremiah 29:11
This verse is a great comfort to me. It is easy to get caught up worrying about what is in store, yet we have no cause to worry, because God already knows the plans He has for us. Plans that are even better than our own. I have been amazed at how this has been true in my life, and rest in the peace of His provision, instead focusing on serving my Savior where He has placed me.
Jenny Henderson
Office Assistant (Special Events & Ministries Coordinator)
Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus. -- I Thessalonians 5:16-18
I have always loved these verses since my salvation in my mid-teens. I feel like this is what God is telling me personally what he expects of me daily. For the entire Bible tells of His promises, covenants, and His plans for me. I feel that I can take these simple verses and daily, with His help, stay in close fellowship with Him.
Cathy Vyn
Kids Hope USA Director
God has encouraged me in my roles as coordinator of Children's Worship and director of Kids Hope USA to use my gifts and accept His timing. My confidence to serve children and volunteering adults in these ministries is rooted in His promise in Romans 8:28. "And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose." I trust God to provide.


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Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2008 11:34 am
Post subject: Hospital bag checklist sticky??
Just thinking would it be possible to put up a Sticky in General Pregnancy, one with a hospital bag checklist...so many ladies ask what to put in their hospital bag, so i thought maybe a checklist of the essentials, then people could add anything else that helped them. Just an idea anyway.
something like this:
For labour:
Your birth plan
Dressing gown
An old nightdress or T shirt to wear in labour
Massage oils or lotions
Lip balm
Snacks and drinks or glucose tablets
Watch with a second hand to time contractions
Digital camera or camcorder (check with hospital first)
Relaxation materials: books, magazines etc
Pictures of someone or something you love (the inspiration you may need to see you through to the end)
TENS pain relief machine if you are planning to use one
Water spray to cool you down
Music to listen to (some hospitals provide CD players)
For your birth partner:
Change of clothes
After the birth:
Going-home outfit,
Breastfeeding bras,
Breast pads,
Maternity pads,
Nightdress or pyjamas(dark colours),
Address book, plus lots of change or a prepaid phone card for all the calls you may want to make. You may find you cannot use your mobile phone in the hospital building,
Towels(dark colours), hairbrush, toothbrush and toothpaste,
Old knickers/cheap knickers/disposable knickers,
Ear plugs (in case you end up on a noisy ward),
Arnica tablets (may help with bruising),
For your baby:
Infant car seat
One outfit for the trip home (all-in-one stretchy outfits are easiest)
Baby blanket (a warm one if weather is cold)
One pair of socks or booties
Jacket or snowsuit for winter
Muslin squares
3-6 Baby Grows.
Thank you Xx
Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2008 9:44 am
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I think this is a good idea. There has been quite a few threads recently about this and I can see many more in the future. I have been interested in these threads but when my time for packing comes, you can guarantee I won't be able to find the info again. A sticky would mean that people could keep adding further suggestions and it can always be found easily without repeat postings. Nice idea Leitia. xx

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My children and
grandchildren have often request me to give them
the same information and I have as often given
the same answer. However, after being
assured that what he said would not be taken as a
boast the veteran finally consented to tell of
some of the experiences as a soldier in the Union
Having fought with
the fighting Eightieth in 15 of the
hardest battles of the Civil war and at least 25
skirmished and having covered the states of
Kentucky, Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Mississippi and Texas
in the campaigns of his regiment William F.
Crites, of 117 E. Third St had a thrilling story
which could not easily be surpassed.
One of the
most glorious events for me in the entire
war, said Mr. Crites, was when after
a 40-day siege of Vicksburg we marched victorious
into the Southern city. I was beating a base drum
as we filed through Vicksburg July 4, 1863. The
temperature was up to 115 degrees in the shade.
"Just before
the battle of Missionary Ridge my regiment and
two others was sent out to feel out
the Confederates and get their exact location.
Before we knew what had happened they were on
three sides of us attempting to cut us off from
the other Union forces. During the encounter a
large number of my comrades were killed and
wounded. The man to my right was killed instantly
by a Confederate shot and the man to my left was
badly wounded," said Mr. Crites.
"It was in
the engagement at Missionary Ridge that I had my
narrowest escape during my life as a soldier.
"A bullet
whizzed across the back of my neck in such a
manner as to cut in two the leather strap which
was slung across my shoulder and to which hung my
knapsack. The knapsack fell to the ground for the
strap had been cut as if by a sharp knife. I fell
over stunned but was up immediately and after
assisting a wounded comrade to a spring of water
was back to the fighting area."
Mr. Crites was in
Shermans march to the sea until it reached
Savannah, Ga., at which the time for his
discharge was at hand. He was discharged December
20, 1864 at Millers Plantation near
Savannah and shortly after was bound by boat to
New York City.
"On our trip
to New York," said Mr. Crites, "we had
nothing to eat by raw ham, coffee and a small
supply of bread. When we reached Americas
largest city there was two inches of snow on the
ground. We walked barefooted down Broadway as we
did in most of the march to the sea. With our
ragged clothes and in our bare feet, we sure were
a sight.
"During the
first night in New Your City there were 14 of us
together. We went to a restaurant, expecting each
of us, to eat a least a five dollar meal.
"The boys
appointed me to order the meal and each of them
gave me five dollars with which to pay for what
we ate. I ordered a big chicken dinner, plenty of
raw oysters and anything else that the boys could
wish for. One fellow ate at least twelve dozen
oysters himself. After the meal the boys drank
and had plenty of smoke. When I went to settle up
the proprietor of the restaurant said that the
entire bill came to $5.85. We were dumbfounded to
get such a great meal for so low a price."
During the three
years and three months of service, Mr. Crites was
never wounded. In Paducah, Ky., in the early part
of 1862 he contracted typhoid fever, however, and
was severely ill for some time. I was taken
to the regimental hospital for six weeks and was
then given a 30 day furlough to come home. When I
first became sick I weighed 186 pounds, and when
I reached home I had dropped to 118 pounds. It
was three months before I was able to be back to
my regiment again."
Mr. Crites
enlisted in the Union army Nov. 6, 1861 in
Company C of the 80th Ohio regiment. The first
winter was spent in Camp Meigs in Dover and early
in the spring the regiment marched to
Uhrichsville from where the troops left for
"The first
job I had at camp Chase was guarding Confederate
prisoners. Not long after we were in Missouri
within six miles of a rebel camp without a gun or
revolver in the regiment."
The veteran will
be 86 April 15. He has spent practically all his
life in Dover. Although second oldest Dover Civil
war survivor, Mr. Crites reads extensively and
without glasses. Plenty of the newspapers keep
him up with the current affairs and in addition
he read from four to six books every week besides
a number of magazines.
Five years ago he
was stricken with paralysis and since that time
he has been compelled to use a wheel chair. He is
in excellent health.
Mr. Crites is
Adjutant and Quartermaster of the Ricksecker
James John Criswell, Rufus
Ricksecker, Henry France, John J and John Wm
Robinson, Henry Hansom, George Coos, Jonathan
Shack, John Moffit, Wm Keplinger, Gorge, Paul
& Charles Grove, George & Daniel Hildt,
Jack Reese, George & John Fox, Peter Hatzell,
Henry Shecht, Charles Harger, A.J. Slingluff,
Caleis S Holwig, Robert Myers, PA Garver, Noah
Halderman, Philip Lahm, Wm Deiser, the Bair
boyes, Joseph Kunse, Bernhard Zinn, Michael
Harfur, William Ripple, Henry Grim, Jacob Tice, W
Putt, John Ewing, MF Ault, Burchfield Boys, Jason
Teal, Any Pfeirman, Charles Manual, the 3 Smart
Boys, Nathias Stokin, Daniel Haas, John Willard,
George Hott, Lorenza Wardell, Joseph Haswell,
Albert Shupbaugh, Elijah Denings, Geo Warner,
John Dell, GW Majer, Geo Marv, Clem Moore, David
Snyder, Michael Myers, WW Scott, Albert Thompson,
Charles & James Wood, Milton Blichenstauffer,
and others to amt of 127 in Dovers cemetery 6 at
Winfield 8 at Strasburgh.
Respt submitted
W F Crites, Adj.
15 Jul 2014
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MIDDLEBORO — The Burt Wood School of Performing Arts welcomes Jannatha Coffin-Malia to their staff. Ms. Coffin-Malia taught at Burt Wood for many years and is returning after a sabbatical. She will be teaching Glee Jr., piano, voice, acting and pageant prep teacher.
Ms. Coffin-Malia is an experienced singer, dancer, actress and teacher. She received her B.A. in Theatre from Florida State University where she performed in many diverse projects from mystery dinner theater, to stage, to film. She then continued her studies at Emerson College where she earned an M.A. in Theatre Education in 2002. She plays several instruments including piano, flute, bells, and xylophone. She has taught voice and piano as well as dance and drama to children ages 4 through 18. While living in Maine, Ms. Coffin-Malia had her own dance studio, "Janna's Jazz." She has also directed, musical directed, and choreographed several productions.
Based on the concept from the hit TV show "Glee," this high energy class will meet on Thursdays, beginning today from 5-6 p.m. Ms. Coffin-Malia will teach vocal arrangements and easy choreography. No dance experience is required. In addition to two recitals extra performance opportunities may arise throughout the year. This class is for students in grades 1-6 and is being offered at a discounted rate for the entire year of $55 per month. For more information call 508-946-1071.
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I have seen a lot of ways to make a game out of matching upper and lower case letters. Some match up with clothespins, others use paper, and some use lids. I took an idea from Teach Mama about alphabet letter lids and made it more visual for my son. I am sure there are versions of this out there, but I haven't found an actual post of it. It is very easy! Here is what you will need: piece of poster board (cardboard or craft foam will work just fine), circle stickers, lids, and a marker.
Write upper and lower case letters on stickers. Put all of the upper case stickers on the board and all of the lower case stickers on the lids (or vice versa).
I would highly recommend using the same color lids, if you can. Their brains are already thinking and sorting letters, adding a bunch of colors to the equation may be a bit much to process. Grandma is a Diet Coke junkie (so am I) and it was easy for us to collect 26 silver lids.
Set the letters out on a flat surface next to the board and let your child match them up. When they match up the letters they place the lid over the sticker.
You may need to help your child out a little by handing them a lid one at a time. We learned that a few lids got confusing when playing. Lower case "d" and "p" got confused. Lower case "m" and "w" did as well.
My son had a lot of fun playing this game and requests it often. It has even been implemented in his preschool class, due to his rave review of it.


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At least three candidates are considering whether to run for Colorado Democratic Party chair following an announcement late last week that incumbent party boss Pat Waak will not seek an unprecedented fourth two-year term in March.
One potential candidate is a former state lawmaker who interned for the state Democratic Party nearly 50 years ago and spent more than a decade on the Democratic National Committee. Also weighing bids are a former county chair and a longtime legislative aide with both state-level and high-profile national partisan experience. At the same time, a bevy of prominent Democrats, including several who were term-limited or defeated at the polls in the last election, have turned down suggestions they run for the state party's top office.
Before Waak announced on New Year's Eve that she had decided against seeking another term as party chair, she said she spent more than a month talking to potential successors — casting what she termed a "widespread net" — while at the same time considering suggestions that she run again.
Among those Waak sounded out — but who have all declined to declare themselves candidates for the unpaid position — were former U.S. Rep. Betsy Markey, state Treasurer Cary Kennedy, Secretary of State Bernie Buescher and former CU Regent at-large candidate Melissa Hart, all of whom went down to defeat in the last election. In addition, Waak said she discussed the possibility with term-limited Colorado Speaker of the House Terrance Carroll and former state House Majority Leader Alice Madden,
Weighing runs are former state Sen. Polly Baca, who sat on the DNC for 16 years, including eight years as a national vice chair; former Larimer County Democratic Party Chair Adam Bowen, who lost a bid for county commissioner in the fall election; and longtime legislative aide Rick Palacio, who worked for Madden, U.S. Rep. John Salazar and, most recently, as a top political aide to U.S. House Democratic Majority Leader Steny Hoyer.
Whoever wins the Democrats' top spot at the March 5 central committee meeting — conducted in the afternoon at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver before the party's annual Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner fundraising bash that night — will be leading a statewide operation almost entirely different than the one led by Waak. Only one of the other statewide officers, party secretary Carolyn Boller, plans to seek re-election, and state party staffers have already found other jobs or don't intend to stay long (five-year veteran organizer Mike Weissman plans to attend law school in the fall). "There's going to be a lot of change-over," Waak said in an interview with The Colorado Statesman this week.
Baca, whose career in state and national politics stretches back to the Kennedy administration, has waged the most public deliberations over a candidacy and already has a Facebook group dedicated to encouraging her to run.
"Yes," Baca wrote in an e-mail to The Statesman, "I am seriously considering running for (Colorado Democratic Party) chair and am in the process of exploring the possibility."
A Facebook group formed earlier this week is named "Draft Polly Baca for Colorado Democratic Party Chair" and, as of Wednesday night, boasted nearly 100 fans. The page features a video touting Baca's qualifications, including her distinction as the first Hispanic woman to serve in both houses of a state legislature — Baca was first elected to the Colorado House in 1974 and finished her state Senate career in 1986 — and stints in the Johnson and Clinton administrations. (A 2008 profile in The Statesman points out that Baca might be the only living Democrat who has attended 12 straight national conventions as a delegate.)
But in the last year, Baca was sometimes at odds with the state party. Baca, who co-chaired former Colorado House Speaker Andrew Romanoff's primary challenge against U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, was prominent among Democrats protesting what they said was the state party's involvement in the primary. Last February, before a Bennet fundraiser in Denver that featured President Barack Obama — entwined with the state party more than it should have been, Romanoff supporters charged — Baca appeared alongside a handful of former party officers to denounce what they termed unprecedented interference in a primary.
Waak — who unseated her predecessor, Chris Gates, amid complaints he had tilted the party unfairly during the 2004 Senate primary between Ken Salazar and Mike Miles — dismissed suggestions any Bennet-Romanoff rift might influence the party's direction in coming months.
"The party had no thumb on the scale in the primary," she said, sounding exasperated with the topic. "It's kind of the same thing we go through every time we go through a primary. It is just the nature of what happens when you have a primary." Waak noted that she received a total of 70 letters complaining about Obama's endorsement of Bennet — "out of a million Democrats" — and portrayed grumbling over the primary as unrepresentative. "Are there probably still some people out there who are complaining? Yeah, there probably are. But it was always a very small group of people."
One reason Waak announced her intentions before the end of the year, she said, was so potential candidates would have time to traverse the state to gather advice on whether to run and round up support if that's what they decide.
Still, she cautioned, "The state central committee could change very dramatically through the reorganization process," as Democrats elect precinct and county officers over the next six weeks. "We could end up with a very different committee than you have right now."
The state central committee is made up of roughly 500 people, including elected officials, county officers and others picked at county meetings in February.
After the committee elects statewide officers in early March, the new state chair has to name additional members "to create balance within the committee to make sure all of your constituencies are represented," Waak added. It's a balancing act unique to Democrats and can vary widely year to year, she said.
For instance, based on registration figures, roughly 10 percent of the central committee should be Hispanic, and both various groups and the committee as a whole are supposed to be balanced equally between men and women. Toward that end, Waak said, she named two dozen Hispanic men to the central committee two years ago. This year, she said, the national party is encouraging states to make sure young people are adequately reflected among party officers, something Colorado Democrats have been doing for years.
Waak said she has had detailed discussions about the job with all three potential candidates and added that they each bring different strengths to the table.
"My biggest concern is whoever does this needs to be committed to doing a 64-county program," Waak said.
For now, she said, she doesn't plan to endorse a candidate for her job, but that's not set in stone.
"Who can tell?" she said. "Let's see what happens. At this point, I'm not intending to, but that could change."
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Columbus — A lawmaker panel postponed action on legislation that would freeze renewable energy and efficiency mandates for two years while a new study committee develops recommendations for future standards.
But the Republican leader of the Ohio House said he expects a vote on Senate Bill 310 next week, prior to lawmakers leaving town for their summer recess.
The House's Public Utilities Committee had scheduled a possible vote on SB 310 May 21, but that was quashed after members requested more time to understand the contents.
"People were uncomfortable, so they're going to have the opportunity to go ahead and work on it over the weekend," House Speaker Bill Batchelder (R-Medina) told reporters following the session. "We'll look forward to dealing with it next week."
Legislation passed by lawmakers and signed by Gov. Ted Strickland about six years ago required power companies to generate a certain percentage of their energy from renewable sources or efficiency initiatives. Utilities are allowed to pass the costs of meeting those standards onto their customers.
The legislation was passed at time when other states were seeing big increases in electric bills, and lawmakers moved to re-regulate an industry that they had deregulated in the late 1990s.
At issue now is whether those mandates are driving up costs for businesses and consumers or having the intended effect of lowering energy use and prompting growth and innovation in related industries.
Among other provisions, SB 310 would freeze renewable energy and efficiency benchmarks for the next two years and create a 13-member study committee that would have to offer recommendations for future energy-related law changes by September 2015.
Absent subsequent legislative action, the renewable energy and efficiency mandates in current law would restart in 2017.
Proponents say the standards in state law are higher than other states with comparable mandates on the books. But opponents say the legislation will stifle growth in energy-related industries.
"There is a reason GOP lawmakers are thinking twice about moving this bill," Rep. Bob Hagan (D-Youngstown) said during a press conference at the Statehouse May 21. "Instead of continuing to focus on a rapidly developing sector of our economy, this bill amounts to a big handout to utility companies at the expense of Ohio consumers and businesses. Ohioans are seeing this 310 for what it really is — a political favor that benefits a few wealthy, well-connected political supporters at a substantial cost for the rest of us."
Gov. John Kasich has voiced support for a measured approach to the issue.
In a released statement, his spokesman, Rob Nichols, offered, "The environmentalists and the bankers who paid for their wind and solar projects want zero changes to Ohio's flawed renewable energy standards, while those on the other side would like to scrap renewable energy altogether. Neither extreme is right. Ohio needs new, renewable energy sources and they'll need subsidies to get on their feet, but the current standards are unachievable, however, and threaten Ohio's ongoing economic recovery.
He added, "The governor will continue to chart a balanced approach — more renewable energy, solid support for them and fostering our jobs-friendly climate — and oppose the extremes that are inconsistent with what Ohio's all about."
A coalition of business groups called for a compromise May 21, urging lawmakers to institute a one-year freeze on the energy standards.
"A shorter freeze to study the standards will create less disruption in Ohio's emerging clean energy industry and will allow the state to develop the best path forward sooner rather than later," Dayna Baird Payne, a representative of the American Wind Energy Association, said in a released statement.
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Hey Arielluria! Good start on your Jumper. This is still on my to do list, but life insists on getting in the way.
I have come up with a refference book though, Traditional Knitting with Wool, published by the Australian Wool Corporation, 1982. It gives a fair bit of background info on the styles of knitting, Like fisherman Knits are from Eriskay, and Aran Knitting is a distinct style believed to have been derived from the knits the channel island sailors wore. And that Guernseys are knitted in the round (traditionly on DPNs) while Jerseys are knitted flat. And Fisherman Knits have few cables, relying on K/P combos to add the texture and patterns. It's the Arans that have the cables.
It's really quite interesting and makes me want to find out if my family has an Aran or Fisherman Pattern. Fortunantly the book also gives some further reading refferences. I'll also hopefully be able to get around to serching on the net soon.
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Monday, 02 December 2013
Today is a historic day. A day to remember. After almost 40 years, several hundred delegates, from all over the world, have come back to Lima, to the 15th session of the General Conference, to discuss what matters to them. What matters to their countries. To discuss our world's industrial future.


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Cosmetology Curriculum
Effective June 1, 2014
31-502-304-00 Cosmetology Introduction
Cosmetology Courses
Provides a look at the opportunities available in the Cosmetology Industry; including product use, retailing and identifying which product to use. This course introduces the fundamental theory and practices of the cosmetology profession with an emphasis on professional practices and safety and infection control. Topics include state rules and regulations, the state regulatory agency, image, bacteriology, decontamination and infection control, safety and infection control. Lecture. Credits: 1. ACPL Sentence score >= 90 and ACPL READ score >= 80 and ACPL Arithmetic score >= 79
31-502-306-00 Basic Cut and Style
Students will learn to recognize how to care for the hair and scalp, draping, shampooing, and scalp massage. Through a scientific approach students will design haircuts and styles, utilizing art forms, analysis of design components and knowledge of face profiles. Students will apply various haircutting and styling techniques; utilizing multiple tools. Lab, Lecture. Credits: 2.
31-502-307-00 Basic Texture and Color
This course includes the basics of safe and sanitary permanent waving, chemical hair relaxing and haircolor basics which include the law of color, the color wheel, and the theory behind these concepts. The history and product knowledge of these chemical services will be studied along with the differences between each chemical. Students will mix and apply chemicals while developing skills and building client consultation techniques. Lab, Lecture. Credits: 4.
31-502-310-00 Men's Cut and Shave
Students analyze hair growth patterns of the hairline, side burns, and facial hair for the male client. Students complete men's haircuts along with beard and mustache trims, face shaving and trimming of hair on the ears and brows. Lab, Lecture. Credits: 2.
31-502-316-00 Nail Care
Focuses on sanitation, tool safety, and proper procedures for manicure/pedicure services and the art and technology of nail contouring. Students learn to shape natural nails and the correct use of professional nail care products. Artificial nail enhancement techniques are practiced to show students increased earning when working in a salon. Lab, Lecture. Credits: 1.
31-502-317-00 Skin Care
Students will learn the different types of skin. Structure and functions of the skin will be studied and basic facial techniques applied. They will perform basic skin waxing techniques, removal of superfl uous hair, makeup application, false eyelash application, and skin analysis. Lab, Lecture. Credits: 2. Prerequisite(s): 31-502-358-00 Product Knowledge (C or better) (concurrent enrollment is allowed) and 31-502-346-00 Hairstyling 2 (C or better) (concurrent enrollment is allowed) and 31-502-330-00 Salon Services 3 (C or better) (concurrent enrollment is allowed) and 31-502-316-00 Nail Care (C or better) (concurrent enrollment is allowed).
31-502-318-00 Salon Services 2
Students develop speed and advanced proficiency in all areas of chemical services, hair cutting, barbering techniques, color, nail technology, and skin care with increased attention to individual client needs. Working together as a team and cooperation with other students is assessed along with professional attitude, ethics, and conduct. Clinical. Credits: 4. Prerequisite(s): 31-502-378-00 Salon Services 1 (C or better).
31-502-320-00 Salon Science
This course covers several general science topics integral to the field of cosmetology: bacteriology, infection control, salon ecology, introduction to electrology, the basics of electricity, chemistry, and anatomy and physiology. Lecture. Credits: 2.
31-502-321-00 Advanced Cut and Style
Builds on Hair Sculpting to perform full service haircuts and styles. Each design will include all the aspects of full services from greeing, consultation, delivery and completion. Trends in haircutting and stylling will be covered. Composition and construction of a variety of wigs and hairpieces to make effective choices for salon guests. Students will employ design principles of balance, contrast, repetition and asymmetry to create long hair designes for wedding, prom and formal events. Lab, Lecture. Credits: 2. Prerequisite(s): 31-502-306-00 Basic Cut and Style (C or better).
31-502-329-00 Advanced Texture and Color
Students build on permanent waving techniques, color techniques, soft curl reformation and keratin treatments. Problem solve aspects of color correction and challenges in chemical texturing and hair color services. Observe and research trends and techniques in color and texture. Create a marketable look using theoritical knowledge, application techniques in chemical texturizing and hair color. Lab, Lecture. Credits: 4. Prerequisite(s): 31-502-307-00 Basic Texture and Color (C or better).
31-502-330-00 Salon Services 3
In this final salon services course the students are given a variety of required services to complete that show they are competent in this service and can complete this task with additional speed and attention to detail. The student is graded on salon management skills using computerized appointment booking and attention to closing out the cash register to balance the day's receipts. Daily running of a competent salon including cleanliness, sanitation, safety, inventory, and retail control, and organization are stressed to prepare the student as a competent employee. Clinical. Credits: 4. Prerequisite(s): 31-502-318-00 Salon Services 2 (C or better) and 31-502-317-00 Skin Care (C or better).
31-502-335-00 State Board Preparation
Examines Wisconsin cosmetology state statutes and administrative code. The state statutes are studied in relation to the corresponding rules involved with each topic. Review all state board required procedures. Practical and written assessment of all state board subjects. Prepare and submit materials for state board exams. Lab, Lecture. Credits: 2.
31-502-369-00 Cosmetology Industry
Build business principles necessary to plan and operate a business establishment. Employer-employee relationships, basic recordkeeping and time management skills are taught. This course prepares students for the salon by spending time with salon mentors to evaluate future career plans. Lab, Lecture. Credits: 1.
31-502-378-00 Salon Services 1
This course promotes beginning level concentrated student development of skills by promoting student development of skills and proficiencies in delivering a wide range of client-related services. Emphasis is placed on client consultations, proper business practices, professional attitudes, and refining techniques that will ensure entry-level preparedness for the Wisconsin Licensing exam. Students complete this course by working in an on-campus beauty salon environment. Clinical. Credits: 4. Prerequisite(s): 31-502-329-00 Advanced Texture and Color (C or better).
31-801-305-00 Applied Communication Listening Speaking
Emphasizes effective listening and speaking skills required for job performance and satisfaction. Those skills include interviewing for a job, communicating in the work place, and securing a job promotion. Lecture. Credits: 2.


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Runner's Knee
What is runner's knee?Runner's knee means that you have dull pain around the front of the knee (patella). This is where the knee connects with the lower end of the thighbone (femur).
What causes runner's knee?
Runner's knee may be caused by a structural defect, or a certain way of walking or running. Other causes may include:
- A kneecap that is too high in the knee joint
- Weak thigh muscles
- Tight hamstrings
- Tight Achilles tendons
- Poor foot support
- Walking or running with the feet rolling in while the thigh muscles pull the kneecap outward
- Excessive training or overuse
- Injury
What are the symptoms of runner's knee?
These are the most common symptoms of runner's knee:
- Pain in and around the kneecap that happens when you are active. Or pain after sitting for a long time with the knees bent. This sometimes causes weakness or feelings of instability.
- Rubbing, grinding, or clicking sound of the kneecap that you hear when you bend and straighten your knee
- Kneecap that is tender to the touch
The symptoms of runner's knee may look like other conditions and health problems. Always consult your health care provider for a diagnosis.
How is runner's knee diagnosed?Your health care provider can diagnose runner's knee by looking at your health history and doing a physical exam.
How is runner's knee treated?
Your health care provider will figure out the best treatment based on:
- How old you are
- Your overall health and health history
- How much pain you have
- How well you can handle specific medicines, procedures, or therapies
- How long the condition is expected to last
- Your opinion or preference
The best course of treatment for runner's knee is to stop running until you can run again without pain. Other treatment may include:
- Cold packs
- Elevating the leg
- Compression knee wrap
- Medicines such as ibuprofen
- Stretching exercises
- Strengthening exercises
- Arch support in shoes
Can runner's knee be prevented?
Preventing runner's knee includes not overstressing your knees. You can do this by:
- Losing weight if needed
- Stretching before running
- Increasing your activities gradually
- Wearing good running shoes
- Running leaning forward with your knees bent
Key points about runner's knee
- Runner's knee is dull pain around the front of the knee.
- It may be caused by a structural defect, or a certain way of walking or running.
- Symptoms include pain, and rubbing, grinding, or clicking sound of the kneecap.
- Treatment includes not running until pain goes away. Also using cold packs, compression, and elevation may help. Medicine such as ibuprofen can lessen pain and reduce inflammation. Stretching and strengthening exercises can help prevent runner's knee.
Next stepsTips to help you get the most from a visit to your health care provider:
- Before your visit, write down questions you want answered.
- Bring someone with you to help you ask questions and remember what your provider tells you.
- At the visit, write down the names of new medicines, treatments, or tests, and any new instructions your provider gives you.
- If you have a follow-up appointment, write down the date, time, and purpose for that visit.
- Know how you can contact your provider if you have questions.


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Tuesday, September 4, 2012
HOD Bigger Hearts Check-boxes
22 comments:
- Tonia said...
Very cool idea! We're enjoying Bigger Hearts this year as well!
- September 4, 2012 at 12:56 PM
- Julie said...
This looks great! Thank you!! I am having printer woes, but ASAP I will get this in motion! :)
- September 5, 2012 at 5:44 AM
- jabs said...
I just wanted to thank you for sharing all your hard work with your fellow homeschoolers. This is my second year doing Bigger with my DD, going half pace for 2nd/3rd. I was just checking off the boxes in the manual as we did them, but I really like this system. I can put a little more responsibility in my dd hands, especially now that she's doing some of Bigger independently, while I work with DD2 on Little Hearts for K. Thank YOU!
- September 5, 2012 at 5:53 AM
- Monarch Room said...
Thank you all for your kind comments. I'm glad these can be of use to someone. Anything that requires work, is usually worth sharing :)
- September 5, 2012 at 6:19 AM
This is of REAL use to me, for sure! My little guy is a "box checker" and always wants to know "how much more" do we have to do. This is PERFECT!!
Thanks so much!! (You are an HOD Rockstar!!) :-)
- September 5, 2012 at 9:02 AM
- Kim said...
These are AMAZING! I think I'll be able to use them with Beyond as well. Thank you so much!
- September 5, 2012 at 12:25 PM
- A Little Insanity said...
These printables are fantastic! I am doing Bigger with my oldest son and these will be an excellent visual for him! Thank you for sharing them! =) God Bless! ~Erika
- September 5, 2012 at 4:04 PM
- Sheryll said...
I love the one with the stars! I've been trying to come up with my own and this would almost be perfect. Just that we don't do every subject every day. (We aren't using HOD.) But I want something visual like this so that they can see how much is left for the day. I was going to create a pretty checklist for each day. Hmmm, I'll have to work on it!
- September 6, 2012 at 3:28 AM
I love this. Would you mind if I changed the subjects to go with the Little Hearts For His Glory? Feel free to e-mail me at email@example.com Great ideas~
- September 13, 2012 at 1:59 PM
- Paige said...
Thank you so much for this! I love the star chart because my little guy is like Lauren's. He's always asking me how much more, how much longer. I was about to resort to work boxes but after seeing this I know all he needs is a visual just like this.
We are doing Little Hearts right now. Is there any way you can make one that can be edited to put the subjects we need on it? I just love this whole idea and it's going to save me tons of money and space.
Thank you again!
- October 20, 2012 at 4:40 PM
- Paige said...
I have edited the file to reflect Little Hearts check boxes. If you would like me to send you the file I would be happy to. I converted it to Word so it would be easily edited. I have left the Monarch Room info on it and all formatting except check box names is the same. I don't wish to steal your design or not give you credit for the design. Let me know if you would like it so you can make it available here at your website.
Thanks again for the hard work. It will come in so handy for me as an alternative to work boxes.
- October 20, 2012 at 6:18 PM
- Angela said...
Paige I would love a copy! We are using LHFHG, LHFH, and Beyond. Thanks....firstname.lastname@example.com
- November 18, 2012 at 4:50 PM
- Dawn @ Our Little Monkeys said...
What a great idea! I am also wondering about getting permission to create something similar for Little Hearts.
Would you mind if I did so, giving you the credit for the original idea?
Or would you be willing to make the changes so this would work with Little Hearts?
monkeymamaof3 at gmail dot com
- November 27, 2012 at 9:49 AM
- Mommy Belle said...
This is beautiful! I know there were questions regarding formatting for the other guides. Did you happen to format these to work with LHFHG? I am using this with my 6 yo daughter now, and I know she'd love a visual aid to see how much she has left to complete everyday. Thanks for sharing your hard work with everyone!
- January 11, 2013 at 9:06 PM
- Monarch Room said...
I haven't made these for any of the other guides unfortunately. I will be making something for Preparing next year though :)
- January 26, 2013 at 7:07 AM
- K said...
Thanks so much! This one I was able to open through Google and use. I appreciate it! I am going to modify one for LHFHG as well.
- July 9, 2013 at 10:30 AM
- LivingAndLearningOnTheMove said...
I love these different check off items that you have made! I would really like to custom make these to match our days without having to completely re-do them. Do you have these formatted in anything else like Word? I would like to make them for CTC and possibly include a few other subjects. If you could send these to me or load your Word copies on here (if you have them), I can share with everyone too! :) Stacey
- August 8, 2013 at 8:06 AM
- Monarch Room said...
Thanks! I made these in Adobe Illustrator. I'm sorry, but they aren't easily turned into a Word file.
- August 8, 2013 at 8:49 PM
- Mud Puddle Soup said...
I'm not sure how I missed this post before, but what a wonderful concept! Did you ever make one to match up with CtC?
Thank you for sharing ideas and printables to make homeschooling easier.
- March 18, 2015 at 11:00 PM
- Monarch Room said...
I never made them for the rest of the guides, but I should :)
- March 19, 2015 at 9:48 AM
What is the 'Rotating Box' you mention above please?
- March 1, 2016 at 4:55 PM
- Monarch Room said...
It's been a few years since I've used Bigger Hearts, but I think the rotating box that year was Geography, Timeline and project maybe?
- March 1, 2016 at 5:29 PM


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Anxiety puts our bodies into "fight or flight" mode-and makes us more vulnerable to exhaustion, depression and illness. These guided mind-body techniques help listeners counteract anxiety through deep relaxation, enhanced problem-solving, and converting fear into positive energy.
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"Very basic"
This is a very basic audiobook for anxiety. It's almost like the narrator has a script and a stopwatch as he slowly talks about relaxing. Kind of goes "now your breathing deeper.......and deeper....and really deep." Not my cup of tea but to others it may be. Thought narrator was very monotone and boring. Maybe that was the point of this audiobook to have the narrator put you to sleep. Sorry for my honest review. Hopefully I don't hurt feelings
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"This newbie to meditation enjoyed it. Damn!"
Very relaxing. His voice is perfect for this field. Damn! Blah blah blah I can't believe this is require me to write a minimum # of words. Now I'm all stressed out again. Must listen to the book again. Damn!
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The diamond pushup, a modification of the standard pushup, targets the triceps muscles and reduces the emphasis on the chest and shoulders. This change in muscle emphasis makes the exercise more challenging, so you may need to modify the diamond pushup in order to perform the movement correctly.
Perform the diamond pushup in the same manner as a standard pushup, but with a different hand grip. Kneel down and place your hands flat on the floor. Position your hands so the tips of your thumbs and the tips of your pointer fingers touch one another. The pointer, middle, index and pinky finger of each hand should all touch one another; they should not be spread apart. The space between your hands forms the shape of a diamond, which is where this exercise gets its name. Lift your knees off the floor and balance your weight on your hands and toes. Make sure your body is a straight line and that your hips do not sag or pike. Tuck your elbows in close to your sides. Bend your elbows to lower your body as one unit toward the floor. Exhale as you press back up, straightening your arms.
Primary Movers
The standard pushup targets the chest muscles, with the triceps and shoulders assisting. The diamond pushup reverses the order; the triceps are the primary movers and the chest and shoulders assist. All three heads of the triceps muscle -- the long, lateral and medial heads -- are involved in the diamond pushup exercise. The upper and lower portions of the chest -- the clavicular and sternal heads -- assist during the movement. The only deltoid, or shoulder, muscle involved is the anterior, or front, deltoid. The rear and side shoulder muscles are not activated during the diamond pushup.
Secondary Movers
Secondary movers help stabilize parts of the body while you perform a movement. For the diamond pushup, the biceps muscles help stabilize the elbow joint by counteracting the force of the triceps. The rectus abdominis, the main ab muscle, and the obliques, the side abs, activate to stabilize your body in the plank position. Your quadriceps, the muscles along the front of your thigh, help stablize your legs.
The triceps are much smaller and weaker than the chest muscles and they cannot push as much weight. You may need to modify the diamond pushup if you struggle with the full version. Setting your knees on the floor reduces the amount of body weight you are pressing and makes the exercise easier, but it does not change the muscles worked. Your body should be a straight line from your shoulders to your knees; keep your hips in line with your torso.
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Changing Face of High Yield
May 14, 2013
by Christian Thwaites
of Sentinel Investments
High yield has been on a tear. A series of fortunate events have made this one of the best asset classes in recent years. It has outperformed the S&P[1] nine out of the last thirteen years. In those that it lagged, underperformance averaged 1.9%. Outperformance averaged 9.7%. From 1985 to 2012, high yield had five down years averaging (-8.8%). The S&P had five down years averaging (-16.6%). Over the entire period, high yield underperformed the S&P by around 180bp but with about half the risk and a 0.58 correlation. Since 2000, high yield wins hands down with an annualized return of 7.8% compared to the S&P of 1.6%.
Along the way, we saw the widest and lowest spreads, record supply, higher recovery rates and the lowest level of fallen angels. Here's the spread:
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Economic Research
The spread as of this past Friday was in the low 400s, compared to 468bp in January and over 2,000bp in March 2009. So the market has done well. Why?
First, start with the premise that QE distorts fixed income markets. One of the outcomes of QE and a ZIRP has been disinflation and some removal of duration risk in capital markets. Low inflation and high nominal rates set us up nicely. Second, credit. It's only recently that the Fed's Senior Loan Officers Opinion Survey showed any loosening in credit conditions. But lending standards remain high and, more important, demand for C&I loans has barely moved. Much of the demand shifted into credit markets bypassing commercial banks altogether. And, third, supply of credit has shown up with insurance companies, always hungry for yield to match long-term liabilities, and retail. High yield mutual funds are now the third largest fixed income category with assets equivalent to about 30% of the index. Compare that to equity mutual funds, which are about 18% of the S&P.
Breaking Down High Yield Risk
The tail wind of low yields, defaults, spreads and better recovery means shifting sources of return in high yield. In a more mannered environment, spreads comprise:
(1-Recovery Rate) x (Default) + (Excess Spread) + (Liquidity Premium)
So the bonds trade mostly on default, recovery and liquidity. And that made them more equity than fixed income-like. What's missing, and what is far more important in sovereigns and IGs, is duration risk. That's changing. The traditional drivers in high yield are less important in a market where companies have plenty of access to credit, better balance sheets and therefore lower default risk. So we're left with duration risk. The Treasury 10-Year note trades with a 9.1 duration. If rates rise 200bp in the next two years, the loss will be around 7.2%. If we're right and high yield trades with more duration, then the traditional diversification benefits diminish.
We still like the market but it means we'll hedge out duration risk using treasuries and the capital structure risk using equity derivatives. That's not anything we've had to do much in the past. But we're in a very different world.
[1] Standard & Poor's 500 Index is an unmanaged index of 500 widely held US equity securities chosen for market size, liquidity, and industry group representation. An investment cannot be made directly in an index.
Sources: Bloomberg, Barclays, Capital Economics, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, High Frequency Economics, Federal Reserve Board, ISI, JP Morgan, Strategic Insights, Mainly Macro, Sentinel Asset Management. Inc.
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The Time Traveler's Wife
by Audrey Niffenegger
Fate vs. Free Will Quotes in The Time Traveler's Wife
How we cite our quotes: Citations follow this format: (Book.Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #10
[Clare:] I never chose Henry and he never chose me. So how could it me a mistake? (1.8.217)
Clare believes that because their match was made by time, or the laws of the universe, and not by them, the choice shouldn't be subject to human error – it has to be the right choice. Does she have a good point here?


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Train Reading: Inspiration? Or Insanity?
Longtime Goldman Sachs CFO David Viniar steps down – WSJ
Mortgage lending hit 16-year low in 2011 – WSJ
The unedited Mitt Romney dinner tape – Mother Jones
Lehman Brothers bankruptcy estate suing J.P. Morgan over derivatives claims – WSJ
Newspapers badly bruised, but not beaten – Romenesko
Inspiration or insanity? Mulling QE3 – Musings on Markets
FT Alphaville digs deep into yesterday's fat-finger trade in oil (which lost another 1.4% today, incidentally)- FT Alphaville
Market's sending Spain a message: take the money – Reuters
A musical interlude: Metallica, Whiskey in the Jar – YouTube
Occupy Wall Street failed – Andrew Ross Sorkin via DealBook
Occupy Wall Street didn't fail – Felix Salmon via Reuters
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If you like Glee, Brittana, Adele, Naya Rivera, crackerjack performances, spectacular singing, Big Lesbian Feelings and Naya Rivera (yes, she deserves a second mention), please prepare yourself for two and a half minutes of heaven. Those singing-and-dancing fairies at Glee have released the video of the performance of the Adele mash-up of "Rumour Has It" and "Someone Like You."
To quote everyone on the internet, everywhere: "MY EMOTIONS! MY EMOTIONS."
Also, Naya absolutely crushes that number – crushes it. Santana's emotional journey through this show has been one of the most complex and fascinating, not to mention resonant and touching. But it would have meant nothing if Glee didn't have an actress up to the task. But Naya has been more than that, she has been a revelation in a role that at first required her to do nothing more than look pretty and now has become one of the most nuanced characters in the cast. The ways she looks at Brittany. What she conveys through her eyes alone. My emotions, my emotions.
The angst is ratcheted up to 11 especially considering certain spoilers for next week and the week after that have been circulating revolving around Santana. I sure hope our collective shipper hearts can take it. Man, is it Tuesday yet?


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That Billy Mays had a great voice. What a loss.When Bowie meets Satie | Froggy does Bowie
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Karl Malden and Mollie Sugden are history as of today as well. They're dropping like flies indeed, and none of us are getting any points."What's Tonga?" - Christopher Meloni
We're about as much use at this game as a Mexican rugby team.
NOTICE to everyone that picked me: I'm gonna use the last of my fortune to track you down, seduce your moms with the joy of pottery, then proceed to split them in two with my massive, cancerous erection. Swayze Fun Fact: Patrick Swayze has a few guilty pleasures: one of which is sticking his head in the microwave at 2 second intervals on cold winter nights.
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can't believe nobody guessed walter cronkite, either...there's bourbon on the breath of the singer you love so muchhe takes all his words from the books that you don't read anyway
Walter who? Stop making up names, please.When Bowie meets Satie | Froggy does Bowie
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Excuse me ladies, but Malden was first on my list.
So he was. I wonder why I didn't see that when I was searching page-by-page. Oh well. RIP, all you dead old celebrities."What's Tonga?" - Christopher Meloni
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How much are you spending on hot water this month? I've installed a new low–flow showerhead and more efficient sink aerators in my apartment to try and cut down on water consumption, hot or otherwise, but the winter cold makes it harder to take those short-and-quick showers that would make more of a difference. Even though there aren't many more physical changes I can make in my current housing arrangements, I occasionally spend my free time researching the alternative hot-water options I hope to use one day, and solar power is one of my favorites.
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After the review of the main prospects of the first NIJT Qualification tournament, I decided to put online also a report on the next generation players. I took into account prospects born in 1994 which means players eligible for the U16 European Championships this summer. Most of these players have not seen major minutes, so […]
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Città di Roma Tournament 2009: the next generation
January 11th, 2010 · 1 Comment
Tags: Arnaud Cotture·Augustinas Jankaitis·Benetton Fribourg·Città di Roma·CSKA Moscow·Kevin Madiamba·Marius Grigonis·Mikhail Kulagin·Zalgiris Kaunas
Città di Roma Tournament 2009 (Part1)
January 2nd, 2010 · 3 Comments
The first tournament of the 2009/2010 edition of the NIJT Qualification phase has been played once again in Rome. This year, Zalgiris Kaunas totally dominated this first stage of the competition as they won every game by at least 15 points. Here we go for the first part of the detailed analysis of the main […]
Tags: Alessandro Gentile·Armin Mazic·Benetton Treviso·Città di Roma·Dovydas Redikas·Ojars Silins·Rolandas Jakstas·Stella Azzurra Roma·Zalgiris Kaunas
Stella Azzurra Città di Roma Tournament (Day 3)
December 31st, 2009 · No Comments
After a long night at the restaurant (thank you Germano) and a sightseeing and foodtasting trip through Rome yesterday, I arrived save back home only late so that the report on the Final day of the tournament is only online now.
Tags: Alessandro di Pasquale·Alexander Tikhonin·Andrey Loginov·Armin Mazic·Artem Komolov·Benetton Fribourg·Benetton Treviso·Bruno Ondo Mengue·CSKA Moscow·Diego Monaldi·Dovydas Redikas·FMP Belgrade·Lottomatica Roma·Montepaschi Siena·Nemanja Bezbradica·Nikola Siladi·Ojars Silins·Rolandas Jakstas·Stefan Petkovic·Stefan Popovski-Turanjanin·Stella Azzurra Roma·Vytenis Cizauskas·Zalgiris Kaunas
Stella Azzurra Città di Roma Tournament (Day 2)
December 29th, 2009 · No Comments
I arrived this morning in Rome to cover the first NIJT Qualification Tournament of the season. The tournament organized by Stella Azzurra Roma features 8 teams that compete for one spot at NIJT to be played in May in Paris. After Day 1 updated through Twitter, here is my short report on what happened on […]
Tags: 2009 Citta di Roma·Alessandro Gentile·Alexander Tikhonin·Andrey Loginov·Armin Mazic·Artem Komolov·Benetton Fribourg·Benetton Treviso·CSKA Moscow·FMP Belgrade·Francesco Ramengi·Lottomatica Roma·Montepaschi Siena·Nemanja Bezbradica·Nenad Miljenovic·Nikola Siladi·Ojars Silins·Riccardo Ferrarese·Rolandas Jakstas·Stefan Petkovic·Stella Azzurra Roma·Strahinja Mladenovic·Tommaso Ingrosso·Zalgiris Kaunas
Eurobasket 2009: U18 All-Star Game
September 18th, 2009 · 3 Comments
A new initiative established by FIBA Europe and sponsored by Champion was the U18 All-Stars camp for young European players held these days in Poland. 32 players got selected according to their performances at the U18 European Championships and went to work in several sessions with established coaches like Svetislav Pesic .21 players got an […]
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FIBA Champion U18 All Star Camp: the selection
August 2nd, 2009 · 1 Comment
FIBA Europe announced the creation of a new event on the Youth basketball calendar this weekend with the Champion U18 All-Star Game that will be held from 16th to 19th September 2009 in Katowice during the Eurobasket 2009. 24 players have been selected during the FIBA Europe European championship of Division A. Together with the […]
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Reebok Eurocamp: the best of the rest
June 28th, 2009 · No Comments
After having discussed the NBA prospects in Treviso, I take a closer look at the other players present in Treviso that may be NBA candidates in the next years or stay in Europe.
Tags: Adam Hanga·Alexey Shved·Anton Ponomarev·Artem Zabelin·BC Siauliai·Cajasol Sevilla·Carl Ona Embo·CB Granada·CSKA Moscow·Hyères-Toulon·Mindaugas Kuzminskas·Nikos Pappas·Pablo Aguilar·Reebok Eurocamp·Tomas Satoransky
Nordic Championships 2009 review (U16)
June 23rd, 2009 · No Comments
Here we go for the second part of Hippo's review on the Nordic Championships 2009 with the report on the U16 tournament.
Tags: Adrian Schonning·Chris-Ebou Ndow·Christian Benzon·Daniel Dolenc·Frederik Rungby·Ilari Seppälä·Jonathan Person·Joonas Caven·Kalle Naapi·Kevin R. Larsen·Kristofer Acox·Marcus Eriksson·Mikael Herbert·Mikko Jämsä·Nicholas Spires·Tobias Borg·Valur Orri Valsson·William Asplund
Nordic Championships 2009 review (U18)
June 22nd, 2009 · No Comments
Hippo has sent us a great report on the Nordic Championships that have been played nearly a month ago in Solna, Sweden. Enjoy the read and get the info on the most talented players coming from Scandinavia.
Tags: Aegir Thor Steinarsson·Alexander Bak·Alexander Lindqvist·Andreas Person·Antto Nikkarinen·Christopher Czerapowicz·Daniel Persson·Haukur Oskarsson·Haukur Palsson·Henry McCarthy·Jonas Jerebko·Jonas Zohore Bergstedt·Jonathan Gilling·Karamo Jawara·Lauri Toivonen·Ragnar Natanelsson·Samuli Vanttaja·Sigurdur Thorarinsson·Stian Emil Berg·Tomas Tomasson·Villematti Kopio
Douai 2009: best of the rest
June 20th, 2009 · 1 Comment
After the in-detail reports about Lithuania and France, I will take a closer look at the players that stood out in my eyes with the four other non-European participants in Douai. The reports on these players will not be as detailed of course as they are not in the focus of this website.
Tags: Cody Ellis·Douai·Gonzaga·Jordan McRae·Kelly Olynyk·Mangisto Arop·Mike Rosario


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News 12 at 6 o' clock / Saturday, May 26, 2012
AIKEN, S.C. -- Many spent their Memorial Day weekend in Aiken to honor veterans and fallen heroes.
The parade included live music from Signal Corps bands and patriotic floats, and even dogs and horses joined the show. They showed their gratitude and respect for those who gave the ultimate sacrifice.
"Memorial Day is not just a start to summer. It's the day we set aside to remember the fallen," said U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham. "This is the largest memorial day parade in South Carolina. There are only a handful of memorial day parades left, really."
But the real guest stars were the countless veterans and active duty military. They talked about the importance of remembering the heroes who never made it back home.
Cpl. Clifton Halten, who serves in the Marine Corps, just came back from Afghanistan. He spoke about a friend he lost in Iraq.
"It's kind of hard, because I not only know the face, I know the name, I know the history, I know his relatives ..." Halten said. "[The loss] Really makes you think about what you've taken for granted in the past."
Retired Sgt. Maj. B.T. Barnes also spoke about a friend whom he lost in the war.
"His name was John Cruise. I'll never forget John as long as I live, because he and I were very close. He's the first [World War II] veteran killed from the city of Columbia, and he's buried in Columbia."
Retired Maj. Gen. Perry M. Smith from the U.S. Air Force mentioned wearing a Marine shirt in memory of Jimmie Dyess for the parade.
Smith explained that one of Augusta's greatest heroes, Jimmie Dyess, was his wife's father. Dyess won a Carnegie award and the Medal of Honor for his service.
The respect and memories of the fallen heroes highlight the true meaning of Memorial Day.
"[Memorial Day] is not a day for veterans and for general patriotism. It's to remind us of all the Jimmie Dyess's in the world," Smith said.
He went on to talk about his roommate, Don Howard from West Point, and the importance of remembering those who died in combat, along with bringing their legacy forward.
Aiken has the largest Memorial Day parade in the state of South Carolina.


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En route to the UN LDC IV Conference..............
The UNCTAD regional Workshop on Productive Capacities, Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction in Asian and the Pacific Least Development Countries: en route to the UN LDC IV Conference, was organised in Kathmandu from 22–24 March.
Bharat Mohan Adhikari, Deputy Prime Minister and also Nepal´s Minister for Commerce and Supplies stated, "further progress is needed from the international community in tackling the effects of climate change and food security in the Least Developed Countries (LDCs)".
The Deputy Prime Minister and the UNCTAD Secretary-General Supachai Panitchpakdi both stressed on the importance of the upcoming Fourth United Nations Conference on Least Developed Countries (LDC-IV), which will take place 9-13 May in Istanbul, Turkey.
The opening of the workshop on 22 March was chaired by Purushottam Ojha, Secretary of the Ministry of Commerce and Supplies. "We need to emphasize on the need to address the knowledge and infrastructure gaps that the LDCs face in the forthcoming LDC IV Conference," stated Ojha.
Nepal is currently the Chair of the Least Developed Countries— a United Nations group of 49 under-developed nations. Speaking during the inauguration, UNDP Country Director Shoko Noda stated, "We need a much greater sense of urgency amongst all those responsible to get our countries out of it. Only effective economic policies that create employment, increase agricultural productivity and reduce dependence on commodities can ensure that growth and when it comes— it will translate into poverty reduction."
Charles Gore, UNCTAD Special Coordinator for cross-sectoral issues of the organisation´s division for Africa LDCs and special programmes, during the closing session of the workshop stated, "LDCs should adopt a form of good governance which delivers economic development outcomes. In particular they should seek to promote improvement of their productive capacities and achieve greater economic diversification - what UNCTAD calls development governance." He also noted that LDCs need to increase agricultural productivity.
The number of people living in extreme poverty in the LDCs has continued to increase throughout the last 30 years, even during the period of economic boom. The LDCs are also off track to meet many Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) targets such as access to safe drinking water and sanitation facilities and reducing infant, child, and maternal mortality. Recent global crises (Food, Fuel and Finance), the climate change and natural disaster factors as well as ongoing conflicts in many LDCs have made the challenge to reach the MDGs more complex.
There are 14 LDCs in the Asia-Pacific region: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Kiribati, Lao People´s Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Nepal, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, Tuvalu, Vanuatu and Yemen.


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No Hard Landing for China, but Plenty of Worry
The market has enough to worry about these days without getting the future of China tossed onto the pile. But despite the rumor that burned through the market yesterday, China's GDP came in below expectations, giving traders one more reason to reach for the Advil. That exports were cited as one reason for the slowdown has to be a special concern for outside observers.
China occupies a curious space in the global economy, and it's growth needs to be seen in that context. China's still mainly an exporter, not a consumer, nation. So a slowdown there is more a reflection of the global economy than a driver of it, as opposed to, say, a slowdown in the U.S.
Still, make no mistake, China matters. With companies as diverse as Yum Brands, Wal-Mart and Caterpillar expanding in the Middle Kingdom, every aspect of China's economy is important.
China's exports are "dead in the water," said Robert Hardy, principal at consultancy GeoStrat, who also writes the firm's WorldView newsletter. He sees "a little bit" of export growth, but not enough to support China's growth, "and that's a problem for them."
There's a lot of talk about China's switch to a consumer-led economy, but Hardy doesn't see it. "It's a false hope," he said. Consumer spending as a percentage of GDP is actually decreasing, he said. "They're still in love with the export model."
That said, he doesn't see a hard landing, for the simple reason that the government will push more money into the economy to blunt the slowdown (which is what the market's guessing as well.) But that creates an "unbalanced economy," he said. "It's not efficient."
The team of China watchers at WestPac, who write under the nom de plume Phat Dragon, also see a slowdown, but not a horrid one. While the market was busy plugging that 9% growth rate, Phat Dragon pegged GDP at 8.2%, just a hair off the actual 8.1%. So they're a pretty good outside observer.
"The slowdown in real GDP is significantly milder than that observed across a broad range of other indicators of activity, but a volume deceleration of 1.8ppt over a year is certainly not a trivial one."
The firm says that broadly, activity across most sectors in China is expanding at single-digit rates, which happened in the third-quarter of 2008 and during parts of the Asian Crisis, but only then. "While one can certainly argue that the slowdown is not deep, it is certainly broad."
The firm expects a "soft landing" in which the economy expands at just about its long-term growth rates, and said the GDP number didn't do anything to change their view. "Smooth sailing," they said.
Smooth sailing within the framework of a slowdown, of course.


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The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob
Over the Rosh Hashana table, I shared a story with my parents that my husband had told me long ago. Even as I was telling the story, I thought that I should share it here on the blog. My mother agreed and so here it is…
In 1973, when the Egyptians went to war against Israel on Yom Kippur, a young Egyptian soldier was sent into Sinai. He was a Coptic Christian in a unit of Muslims. His mother sent him to war with a Bible and in it, she wrote, "May the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob protect you."
Not long after they arrived and before they could confront the Israeli army in battle, other soldiers found the inscription and reported him. He was taken back to Cairo, suspected of being a spy for Israel.
He explained that he was a loyal Egyptian soldier, had no contact with Israel, and his mother had written that because they are Christians.
He was cleared, as there was no evidence against him to support his having had any contact with Israel and yet, by the time he was able to return to his unit – it had been entirely wiped out by the Israeli army and so, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the God of Israel, had indeed protected him.
I've always loved that story…and so I share it with you. The lesson is that there are things happening everywhere, all part of God's plan. Whatever is meant to happen, will happen. The best thing we can do is simply have faith.
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Sh'ma Oh Israel!
The shofar is sounding!
Can you hear it?
Can you hear it with your heart?
Can you hear it in your Spirit children of Israel?
Times are coming,
Momentous times,
Awesome times.
Can you hear with your heart?
Can you bear to listen with a contrite heart to the Mitzvot of Adonai,
Can you listen and turn back to Him?
The earth will shake and mountains will fall!
To whom will you turn?
To whom will you lift up your eyes?
To the wise man, the warrior, the famous?
The ones who's words are like a drug that numbs the mind?
Trust not in the arm of flesh.
Do not lean upon a broken reed.
Consider the rock from which you were hewn.
Soon will come times of sifting'.
The shofar is blowing Oh Israel!
A cry is coming forth from Zion.
Turn, do Tshuva, turn to your Holy G-d,
The One who brought you out of slavery,
And He will shield you beneath his pinions,
Like an eagle protects her young,
Turn and see the arm of Adonai revealed,
Mighty to Save, El Shaddai is His awesome, holy name,
Listen to His voice and turn, turn to the rock of your salvation.
Sh'ma, sh'ma! Oh Israel!


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Water and Leakage Issues Associated with Carbon-capture and Storage (CCS) and Shale-gas Hydrofracking, Mike Celia
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Wallace Hall, Room 300 · 12:00 p.m.– 1:00 p.m.
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Contending with Uncertainty: the Y2K Episode, John Koskinen (PIIRS)
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