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This article was published 11/2/2013 (1654 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Welcome to my first official pet column, which is going to begin with an ending.
It's a happy ending. There's no sense beating around the bush, so I'm just going to blurt it out -- Hairless Harry has a home!
If you don't know who Hairless Harry is, I'm deeply disappointed in you.
By way of background, I shared Harry's heart-tugging tale in a column last week, a story that went viral shortly after it hit our website.
He's a nearly hairless two-year-old dog who went from freezing and starving in a barn in Ohio to sitting on death row in a U.S. animal shelter, before finally being transported to Winnipeg via the "Underhound Railroad," a network of volunteers who donate their time and cash to drive and fly dogs and cats to safety.
With almost no hair other than a goofy Mohawk on his head and tufts around his ankles, skin covered in sores and a rash, and suffering from a severe case of separation anxiety, Harry was not the most likely candidate for adoption.
Four attempted adoptions failed here, largely because Harry has panic attacks when left alone. His Winnipeg "foster mother" was determined to keep him, but her cancer returned and left her fighting for her life.
The woman who brought him to Winnipeg -- Sally Hull of Hull's Haven Border Collie rescue, a non-profit Manitoba group that finds homes for all breeds, but has a special focus on border collies -- told me it would take a miracle to find a home for a dog no one seemed to want.
Well, last week, Harry -- given his name by Hull because "hairy was the one thing he wasn't" -- got his miracle.
The hard-luck cross between a border collie and a Xolo, also known as a Mexican hairless, found a home and a job last week with the staff at the Taylor Avenue outlet of The Pawsh Dog, an upscale doggie salon, daycare, luxury boarding facility and training studio for pampered pooches.
It would be an understatement to say Harry is in heaven.
Laurel Skuba, owner of The Pawsh Dog's two city stores, said it didn't take long for Harry to make himself at home.
"He's doing fabulous!" Skuba gushed last week when I visited Harry's new headquarters. "The first night he came he was quite nervous, but now he's pulling toys off the shelf and helping himself to cookies.
"He knows he gets cookies when he comes and lies down on his bed. So now he jumps on his bed to get a cookie, then jumps off and then jumps right back on."
When Harry met Sally, he was saved. When he met Skuba, it was love at first sight.
"He loves me," Skuba laughs, "He instantly decided that I'm mommy. He follows me around all day, everywhere. He's pretty much been chill. He loves the other dogs and people once he gets to know them. He's a little cautious of men at first."
Which I can vouch for. When we met, Harry barked to indicate that he had his doubts about newspaper columnists, but those concerns vanished when I fed him a handful of treats.
At the dog salon, Harry has found more than a home; he's found a job. He's now the Pawsh Pooch at The Pawsh Dog, the canine version of a Walmart greeter.
"He's going to be our greeter," Skuba says as Harry drapes himself over her legs and begins snoring contentedly as she strokes his all-but hairless skin. "He'll greet you at the door and put other dogs at ease.
"He's our mascot and we want people to get to know him. He's got a Twitter account and a Facebook page that he'll use to keep everybody up to date on when he's going to be at dog events in the city."
Skuba says she's already been overwhelmed by the number of people dropping by just to say hello to Harry and thank her for giving the well-travelled hound a home.
The affectionate pooch's duties also include helping staff practise new training techniques, demonstrate skills for other dogs, test new products, and be a guinea pig for the store's new doggie massage and hydrotherapy (swimming pool) services.
Skuba learned about Harry's plight when a friend in the animal rescue community sent her a link to the column detailing the dog's cross-border odyssey. "We read it and we were both crying," she sniffs.
He already knows how to sit, fetch and shake a paw, but Harry still has issues that make him high-maintenance. "He panics when he's away from people," Skuba says. "He's never alone here. There's always dogs and people around. He doesn't have to go in a kennel if he doesn't want to."
Harry's trademark mohawk rubbed off in a kennel while he was in foster care.
When he's not working, Harry will be at Skuba's home, or having the odd "sleepover" with the store's overnight crew. "I would say this is one of the luckiest dogs going," the dog salon owner declares.
Hull, whose rescue group has placed more than 1,000 dogs since opening in 2006, was deeply emotional about finding a home for a dog some feared was a hopeless case.
"It's really hard for me not to cry now," Hull gushes over the phone from her home in Meleb. "But these are tears of joy for Harry. He couldn't have landed in a better place. We can finally stop worrying about this poor guy. I wish we could put all our dogs in such spectacular homes."
Hull's Haven, which has a network of about 40 foster homes in Winnipeg, saved Harry after a friend in the animal rescue community in Ohio emailed photos of him on death row in the U.S. shelter.
Hull says the happy ending came about because Harry's amazing journey appeared in this paper. She has at least 50 other dogs in need of homes. And there are many other rescue groups out there.
"They are all deserving of good homes," she says softly. "Rescue dogs know they have been rescued. They are the most loving, affectionate animals. I don't know how they know, but they know."


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TIDAL BAY and Long Run head a maximum field of 40 for the Crabbie's Grand National at Aintree tomorrow after all the leading fancies stood their ground at the final declaration stage.
The teenage Tidal Bay will carry top-weight of 11st 10lb in the hands of Sam Twiston-Davies, with Cheltenham Gold Cup and dual King George VI Chase hero Long Run next in on 11st 9lb under Sam Waley- Cohen.
Long Run's trainer Nicky Henderson also has Hennessy Gold Cup winner Triolo D'Alene, Hunt Ball and Shakalakaboomboom in contention as he aims to secure his first victory in the race.
Last year's third home, Teaforthree, heads the market for the world's most famous steeplechase for Welsh trainer Rebecca Curtis, with Nick Scholfield the man on board.
Perennial champion jockey Tony McCoy had to choose between the JP McManus-owned duo of Double Seven and Colbert Station and he has, as expected, sided with the firstnamed.
McManus' other possible, Lost Glory, was the only horse who was guaranteed a run to be taken out at the 48-hour stage.
Other leading contenders include Michael Scudamore's Monbeg Dude, the Willie Mullins-trained Prince De Beauchene and Balthazar King from Philip Hobbs' yard.
The 40th and final horse in the field is the David Pipe-trained Swing Bill, although there are four reserves.
Goonyella, Soll, Night In Milan and Minella For Value could potentially get a run if there are withdrawals from the final 40 before a deadline of 9am today.
Meanwhile, Jonjo O'Neill's World Hurdle winner More Of That was an unexpected absentee from the final field of seven for the Silver Cross Stayers' Hurdle.
Registered as the Liverpool Hurdle, the Grade One has been the aim for O'Neill's unbeaten star since he lowered the colours of Annie Power at Cheltenham last month.
However, an 11th-hour setback means he will not now run on Merseyside.
Owner JP McManus' racing manager, Frank Berry, said: ''Unfortunately, More Of That scoped badly this morning, that's all I know.'' His absence means Tony McCoy maintains his partnership with the Rebecca Curtis-trained At Fishers Cross, who finished third at Cheltenham.
Zarkandar, Thousand Stars, Whisper, Salubrious, Melodic Rendezvous and The Knoxs complete the field.
Nigel Twiston-Davies is convinced Double Ross will relish the challenge of competing over the Grand National fences in the Crabbie's Supporting Everton In The Community Topham Chase at Aintree today.
The Naunton handler understandably has high hopes for the eight-year-old chestnut, who has been in terrific form this season.
Double Ross has won two big Grade Three handicaps at Cheltenham this winter and was last seen finishing third in the JLT Novices' Chase at the Festival in March.
Twiston-Davies said: ''I'm sure he'll take to the fences. He's a very good jumper and he should be fine.
''He's done very well this season.'' Paul Fahey hopes the ground does not deteriorate too much for He'llberemembered, a solid third in the Carrickmines Handicap at Leopardstown in March.
The County Kildare handler said: ''He's won on ground ranging from good to firm, to soft and heavy.
''He struggles with a trip in very deep ground and I think he is probably best on better ground.
''He will be my first runner over the Grand National fences and it is all very exciting.'' Irish interests have also been bolstered by the presence of You Must Know Me, who, in contrast to He'llberemembered, would be better suited if the heavens opened.
Trainer Henry de Bromhead said: ''He ran well when third in the Grand Sefton and it's the same course and distance. The more ease in the ground the better.''
Tom George believes the Topham's two-mile-five-furlong distance puts Aintree veteran Big Fella Thanks bang in the frame.
The Slad handler said: ''It's the first time he's going to get to run over the National fences over his ideal trip."

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Looking for information on the best way to make pendant lights shades. Thrown, slab or coils?
Pendant lights
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Posted 14 February 2013 - 11:22 AM
All of those methods can work. Try to get them fairly thin- it makes it a lot easier to hang them. Make sure all the electrical connections are secure, with proper strain relief.
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Posted 14 February 2013 - 01:33 PM
Have you considered using paper clay?
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Posted 14 February 2013 - 02:53 PM
I throw small cup-like vessels, trim the bottoms so that they are rounded and carve them. I get chain from Lowes and use that to support the weight (just like a regular hanging lamp). The chain comes in all sizes, so the appropriate weight is easy to find. Use small lamp kits (also available at the home improvement stores).
Posted 15 February 2013 - 09:37 AM
I have made many different pendants, wall sconces and lamps, keep them thin. The hanging light was thrown and then a design was carved out and that lighten it tremendously, wall sconces were slab and the lamps coiled. Using a shiny glaze on the inside will help reflect light into your room. Denice
Posted 15 February 2013 - 05:47 PM
What about slip casting? Wouldn't that be an effective way, for making them quite thin?
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"Game changer" is a term you hear often when people talk about how technology has changed their industry.
Faced with a sagging stock price and an even steeper decline in the morale of its sales force, Andrew Mason, Chief Executive at Groupon Inc., extended a dinner invitation last summer to roughly two dozen veteran sales representatives. According to a Wall Street Journal report, Mason was prepared to hear their complaints about changes to the sales organization.
The dinner was scheduled for the company's sixth-floor cafeteria. Rumors began circulating a few days prior to the event that Mason was planning to dole out special perks at the dinner. Some speculated he would divvy up extra shares of stock among the company's top reps.
But they didn't get any perks. In fact, they almost didn't get dinner. The Wall Street Journal reported that Mason forgot to have the food ordered and instead brought in pizzas at the last minute.
The Journal article focused on the online deal deliverer's struggle to retain key salespeople in the face of declining business. Groupon went public in November 2011, but now is seeking to recover from financial missteps and a stock that is more than 70 percent below its initial public offering price of $20.
Groupon is not alone, of course. Businesses across all industries continue to wrestle with a roller-coaster economy. Tough decisions are still being made about staffing levels, compensation, promotions and all of the other factors that help a company keep its employees engaged and motivated.
There is a loud battle cry from people who have spent decades studying the factors that go into leading successful businesses. One point of emphasis, couched in terms suitable for this election year: It's your workplace culture, stupid.
The human element
Employee engagement is the foremost human resources issue for HR leaders, according to a 2012 survey by the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) and Globoforce, a leading employee recognition company. Numerous studies show that higher levels of engagement translate to increased profits. In fact, a study by Towers Watson found that a 15 percent increase in employee engagement correlates to a 2 percent increase in operating margin.
One of our favorite sources on the ROI of establishing a strong workplace culture — above and beyond paying people well — are Bill Catlette and Richard Hadden, aka The Contented Cows (contentedcows.com). In their 1998 book "Contented Cows Give Better Milk," Catlette and Hadden established a direct correlation between being a business with a well-earned reputation as an employer of choice ("Contented Cow" companies) and enjoying financial performance. In July, the authors released an updated version, "Contented Cows Still Give Better Milk: The Plain Truth About Employee Engagement and Your Bottom Line." In it, they reiterate their original message, identify several new Contented Cow companies, and support their argument with bold statistics.
"People have asked periodically if we thought it might me time to update the story. In general, we have resisted (okay, Bill has resisted), largely on the grounds that once you know that 2+2 = 4, there is no need to continually reprove it. Moreover, the basic tenets of leadership are virtually timeless," the authors state in the book's first chapter.
It became clear, they add, that readers aren't so much interested in a rejustification of the Contented Cows axiom; instead, they are asking for some fresh examples and fresh stories, with maybe a little reaffirmation of the original premise.
"Admittedly, there is a good deal of subjectivity involved in first defining what an employer of choice actually is," the authors state. They have a minimum of three standards that must be met to be considered for Contented Cow commendation:
Sustainability: Have a business model and track record that signal they will be around for a while
Continuity: Have been in business for at least five years
Desirability: Are generally and demonstrably regarded by the people who work there as a good place to work, with positive, affirming, sensible and affordable employment policies and practices.
"In an age when speed, flexibility and flawless execution have become the primary markers for competitive advantage, human factors are mission critical," Catlette and Hadden state. "As managers careen wildly from one tool or tactic to another, many lose sight of the fact that the critical difference between a brilliant strategy and one that gets successfully executed resides in the hearts and minds of people — specifically, the members of your workforce."
Cash gets bashed
At the crux of this discussion about what really motivates people to excel is a growing belief that money is not as significant of a factor as many once believed. Researchers Thomas Steenburgh and Michael Ahearne stirred up several conversations online with a July/August cover story in Harvard Business Review that argued the effectiveness of sales incentive programs is directly related to how they are structured and not how much money salespeople stand to earn in them.
"A few progressive companies have been able to coax better performance from their teams by treating their sales force like a portfolio of investments that require different levels and kinds of attention," Steenburgh and Ahearne state.
They group salespeople into three categories — stars, laggards and core performers. Stars knock down any incentive target (but may stop if a ceiling is imposed); laggards need more guidance and prodding; and core performers fall somewhere in the middle.
A growing body of research suggests that each group in the sales force is motived by different facets of the compensation plan, yet few companies focus on getting the most out of the full range of their salespeople. "Most firms zero in on their stars even though it's their core performers whose improved performance will move the middle," Steenburgh and Ahearne say.
The most effective incentive programs feature a tiered structure with rewards at each tier so that both stars and core performers are recognized for hitting stretch goals. "The key is to offer gifts (not cash) for the lower-level prizes that can be seen as equal, or even superior, to the top-level prizes on some dimension," the authors say.
In the same issue of Harvard Business Review, author Daniel Pink also spoke to the limited motivational power of cash. In his 2009 book, "Drive," Pink states that "everything we think we know about motivation is wrong." In his summer HBR article, he rattles some more cages by suggesting that paying salespeople commissions is rooted more in tradition than logic.
Pink relays the story of Mitch Little, who began questioning the conventional wisdom on sales commissions in the late 1990s, shortly before he became vice president for worldwide sales and applications at Microchip Technology, a large semiconductor company based near Phoenix. Little oversaw 400 salespeople whose compensation plan was the industry standard — 60 percent base salary and 40 percent commissions.
"That made sense 40 years ago, when the Fuller Brush salesman went door-to-door," Little told Pink. "But the world of business-to-business sales has shifted fundamentally. He killed commissions completely and established a new plan in which salespeople received 90 percent of their compensation in a high base salary and the other 10 percent was linked to corporate (rather than individual) measures such as top-line growth, profits and earnings per share.
The cost of sales stayed the same while total sales increased. What's more, attrition dropped. Microchip, a $6.5 billion public company (one of the top performers in the semiconductor industry, according to Pink), maintains its commission-free 90/10 system, not just for its sales force, but for almost everyone who isn't an hourly worker, including Little himself.
Measuring more than revenue increases
In step with reducing the focus on cash as an incentive is the notion that a company's success should not be solely measured by revenue increases. "Sales incentives that reward reps strictly for their revenue contributions fail to focus on the steps and behaviors critical to successful selling — targeting, prospecting, planning, messaging and negotiating," says Mike Ryan, Senior Vice President of marketing and strategy for Madison Performance Group, a consultant in Internet-based work force engagement and sales incentive marketing.
Ryan contends that the pressure to hit quota — and the contests that strictly measure that — compel salespeople to take detours, bypass critical steps and rush to the close prematurely.
"Shortcuts can do damage on many levels and chief sales officers — along with their cohorts in marketing — know this. Reps that conduct their business in an unfocused or opportunistic manner rush to cut deals instead of working to craft solutions," Ryan says. "They rush the order before they have gained the client's trust."
Sales managers recognize that most of their underperforming reps (on average, about half of all sales forces miss quota) have fallen into this speed selling pattern. These managers are looking for tools to reemphasize the importance of winning behaviors throughout the sales cycle.
One tool that sales managers are increasingly embracing is gamification, which in this case can be loosely defined as incorporating video game elements into a business application. Bob Marsh is the general manager of Sales Contest Builder (salescontestbuilder.com), the developer of a gamification app that gets salespeople to complete sales cycle tasks built into the ubiquitous Salesforce.com customer relationship management software system (see stories on page 40 and 48).
"Salespeople are hypercompetitive by nature," Marsh explains. "It's not always about winning a [real] prize. People get sucked into the competition of it."
Let them know how much you care
In the end, caring about your people does not mean lavishing them with money and expensive benefits or increases and extras they haven't earned, Catlette and Hadden (the "Cow Guys,"), state emphatically.
"In fact, we submit that inordinately high wages, salaries and unwarranted benefits not only aren't the answer but they are often a large part of the problem," they add. "Companies often use or view them as a way to counterbalance or compensate for serious deficiencies elsewhere. Granted, no organization can expect to maintain esprit de corps by paying substandard salaries, but a lot of damage is done when people see money being thrown around. Once this occurs, pay loses its meaning, because people assume that the money must have been easy to get."


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Google Begins Rollout of New Google Drive and Docs Home screens For the Webby Brandon Chester on 7/29/2014 5:18 PM EST
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Dug - Tuesday, July 29, 2014 - linkGoogle can be clear as mud with their direction. Nothing stays consistent. Hopefully they will accomplish what they claim to be doing so we don't have to keep guessing where to go and what interface we have to deal with. Reply
xaueious - Wednesday, July 30, 2014 - linkThis has been one of the most exciting updates to Google web services for a while. You have to own a touchscreen to appreciate that this design is a joy to use compared to before. I have been using a touchscreen Chromebook, and this is the exact type of thing that was missing from being the Chromebook a hit with touch for the modern web.
Looking forward to material design becoming the standard across all Google properties. Reply
Klug4Pres - Wednesday, July 30, 2014 - link"it also works toward accomplishing something Google focused on at Google IO which is creating an interface that looks the same and works the same across every sort of device"
Maybe one day they will allow people to disable conversation view on Mobile Gmail, but probably they will just remove that ability in their webmail offering. Reply
JBVertexx - Wednesday, July 30, 2014 - linkI don't really see a need to do this... IMO the mobile experience is the one that needs the tweaking. I'm not sure why a separate docs home page from drive would be a better experience.... Reply
iniudan - Wednesday, July 30, 2014 - linkThat layout got a very GNOME's Document look to it. Reply
crimson117 - Wednesday, July 30, 2014 - linkI wish they would improve their print quality. If I don't download as .docx and then print form MS Word, the kerning is all weird. Reply
DrApop - Thursday, July 31, 2014 - linkIn regards to using a computer for google products (so I'm not talking about phone/tablet function):
Now when I go to Gdrive I have to select my file with a click and then double click it in order to open it up.....same thing with a folder. And opening a folder is now slow. Never had to triple click before and the folders opened faster.
And if I have 30-40 word processor documents/speadsheet/etc in a folder for example, when i now open the Gdoc app, I have to sift through basically four big tiles showing 4 documents, then scroll down, scroll down, scroll down to find my document and then triple click to select/open it up. Yes, I know I can set it as a "list" vs the tile feature. Regardless, it is slow and takes up way too much screen real estate. What was wrong with just leaving it as a list!
I just prefer it the way it was...it worked, it was faster, fewer clicks.
I wish Google would spend more time enhancing the function of their office suite rather than dicking around with inconsequential changes. Reply


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EBT Annual Meeting For Clinicians and Researchers
EBT Connect(TM)
Friday, March 22, 2013 at 8:00 AM - Saturday, March 23, 2013 at 4:30 PM (PDT)
Event Details
Annual Meeting for EBT Clinicians & Researchers
March 22-23, 2013
Cavallo Point Hotel and Conference Center Sausalito, California
Join us for two days of training and support with EBT clinicians and researchers. The venue for the annual meeting is a beautiful setting that inspires and excites. Our emphasis will be on experiential learning, collaborative workshops and emerging science and practice. The annual meeting is open to Certified Emotional Brain Training Providers and to health professionals and researchers who are new to EBT.
The EBT Annual Meeting is an important time for clinicians and researchers to exchange ideas, develop relationships and share their passion for EBT and this new paradigm in health care. Our goal is for the method to be evidence-based by 2020, so the conference has been developed to stimulate, inspire and train professionals in concepts and skills through a variety of training experiences:
- Research Progress: Methods and results from the previous year's research, and a discussion of how these findings inform research and clinical practice.
- Science Updates: Scientific updates with an emphasis on interaction among EBT Providers, discussing clinical implications and controversies. Speak with core faculty from certification courses.
- Insights and Innovations from EBT Providers: Brief presentations from EBT Providers about novel uses of EBT for prevention and EBT education of high-risk populations.
- EBT Clinical Skills Intensives: Small cluster group working sessions for specific clinical techniques with support from an EBT Master Trainer. Strengthen your clinical skills and deepen your professional relationships.
- Practice-based Research Group Sessions: Choose two of four interest groups to share perspectives and contribute to practice-based research directly or indirectly: obesity, depression, PTSD or pregnancy.
- Natural Pleasures Workshops: Presentations on the evidence base of innovative strategies, brain-based rationale for use, experiential learning and micro-skills to integrate into your group training.
Emotional Brain Training Annual Meeting
Schedule of Activities
Friday, March 22 / Saturday March 23, 2012
EBT Annual Meeting
Friday, March 22, 2013
Clinical Cluster Group: Spiraling Up Workshop
Master Trainers and Providers
|8:00 a.m.
|Breakfast and Sanctuary
A sumptuous, hunter-gatherer inspired breakfast buffet for all participants. Meet others from your Practice Group and Clinical Cluster Group. Enjoy a 10-minute Sanctuary to relax and deeply connect with yourself.
|9:00 a.m.
|Welcoming and Overview
Deirdre Taylor, MA, EBT Board Chair
Introductions of EBT Master Trainers, UCSF EBT Leadership Team and providers and professionals from each disciplines.
EBT Research Progress
|9:15 am
|Stress and Behavior (Keynote Address)
Mary Charlson, MD.
|10:00 am
|Evidence-based by 2020: Findings from the Maryland Food Addiction Study
Laurel Mellin, PhD
|10:45 am
|11:00 am
|The EBT Practice-based Research Groups for 2013 Martha Shumway, PhD
|11:30 am
|Practice-based Research Group Meetings I (Choose one of the following) Obesity - Lynda Frassetto, MD and Laurel Mellin, PhD
PTSD - Arinn Testa, PsyD and Igor Mitrovic, MD
|12:15 pm
|Lunch & Sanctuary
A delicious, hunter-gatherer inspired lunch buffet for all participants. Enjoy a 10-minute Sanctuary to relax and deeply connect with yourself. Savor the natural pleasure of the beauty of nature with solo time.
|1:15 pm
|Summaries of Practice-based Research Group Sessions
Lynda Frassetto, MD and Igor Mitrovic, M.D.
Clinical Skills Intensives
|2:15 pm
|Clinical Cluster Group: Spiraling Up Workshop
Master Trainers and Providers
Natural Pleasures Workshop
|3:45 p.m.
|Natural Pleasures: Skills to Heighten Sensory Experiencebr /> Arinn Testa, PsyD
|4:30 p.m
|Closing Reflections Laurel Mellin, PhD
Saturday, March 23, 2013
10:30 am
|8:00 a.m.
|Breakfast & Sanctuary
A sumptuous, hunter-gatherer inspired breakfast buffet. Meet others from your Practice Group and Clinical Cluster Group. Enjoy a 10-minute Sanctuary to relax and deeply connect with yourself.
|8:45 a.m.
|Welcoming and Reflections
Deirdre Taylor, MA, EBT Board Chair
EBT Research Progress
|9:00 am
|Practice-based Research Group Meetings II
Depression - Dave Ingebritsen, PhD and Denice Keepin, LMHC
Pregnancy - Anna Spielvogel, MD, PhD and Arinn Testa, PsyD
|9:45 am
|Summaries of Practice-based Research Group Sessions
Dave Ingebritsen, PhD and Anna Spielvogel, MD, PhD
Science Updates
|10:00 am
|Hunter-gatherer Diets: Where do we go from here?
Lynda Frassetto, MD
|Understanding Survival Circuits: What's New?
Igor Mitrovic, MD
Clinical Skills Intensives
|11:00 pm
|Clinical Cluster Group: Survival Circuits
Master Trainers and Providers
|12:15 pm
|Lunch & Sanctuary
A delicious, hunter-gatherer inspired lunch buffet
Round Table Discussion:
Insights and Innovations from EBT Providers
|1:15 pm
|Wired for Joy Groups: 5 Top Insights
Katherine Morningstar-Simon, PhD
|1:30 pm
|Advanced EBT: Wisdom Gained
Denice Keepin, LMHC
|1:45 pm
|EBT with Schizophrenic and Homicidal Patients
Gwen McBride, NP
|2:00 am
|Veterans and EBT: Coaching Couples
Pat Dul, NP
|2:15 pm
|Using EBT with Sex Offenders
Bill Mory, EdS, LPC, LMFT
|2:30 pm
|EBT Basics for Employee Wellness
Cynthia Moore, MS, RD, CDE
|2:45 pm
Natural Pleasures Workshop
|3:00 pm
|Psychodrama Workshop & EBT Group Mini-Dramas
Dave Ingebritsen, PhD
|3:45 p.m.
|Eudonic Yoga & Brief Yoga Breaks in EBT Groups
Arinn Testa, PsyD
|4:30 p.m.
|EBT Provider of the Year Award
Laurel Mellin, PhD
|4:15 pm
|Closing Reflections
Deirdre Taylor, MA, EBT Board Chair
|4:30 pm
|Evaluation and Adjourn
Instructional Objectives:
Participants will be able to:
- Discuss the most recent research findings on EBT.
- Identify an interest area, and collaborate with colleagues on applications to EBT.
- Discuss three clinical innovations in EBT to apply to their clinical practice.
Continuing education credit 12 hours (APA, ADA NBCC)
|EBT Annual Meeting Complete Package (prior to March 1, 2013)
(includes 2 day registration, 12 hours CE credit - APA, ADA, NBCC - Cavallo Point Meal Package*)
|EBT Annual Meeting Complete Package (March 1, 2013 or later)
(includes 2 day registration, 12 hours CE credit - APA, ADA, NBCC - Cavallo Point Meal Package*)
|MEAL PACKAGE ONLY for Providers who Re-Certified by Jan 15th
(For certified EBT providers who pre-register by January 15, 2012, Cavallo Point Meal Package*)
* sumptuous buffets for breakfast and lunch food and beverages for Thursday and Friday.
Registration and Cancellation Policies
The registration fee includes all activities shown on the schedule. Please consult your airline and the hotel about their cancellation policies. The annual registration fee is 50% refundable if your cancellation is received no later 10 days prior to the sessions. Cancellations will not result in a fee credit toward other products or services.
Lodging and Food
We highly recommend that you consider staying at Cavallo Point. Public transportation is available from the airports and the beauty of the setting will be an inspiration to you as you participate in the conference. This is a wonderful opportunity to experience a unique venue that is at the site of the annual meeting at rates that are comparable to ordinary accommodations that are at a distance from the annual meeting site.
All conference attendance includes the Cavallo Point Meeting Meal Package as this the sumptuous meals are served buffet style, and they are arranged for as part of the meeting contract. The menus accommodate a wide range of food preferences and needs, including both vegan and hunter-gatherer. The meal package is provided at a rate that is reduced compared to the rates normally charged at the facility for individual purchase. If you choose not to partake of the Cavallo Point Buffet, there will be no credit or refund for meals that were not consumed. The meals at Cavallo Point are both bountiful and delicious.
The Cavallo Point Lodge special rates have been granted to the Institute because of the relationship between stress in the brain and environmental concerns. We encourage you to honor the need for environmental sensitivity and activism as you enjoy this special venue. Go for a hike, stroll by the Bay, and enjoy solo time, family time or time with other EBT clinicians and researchers.
Annual Meeting Presenters
Mary Charlson, MD, William Foley Professor of Medicine, Chief of General Internal Medicine, Weil Cornell Medical College
Pat Dul, RN, MSN, NP, Veteran's Administration, Primary Care, EBT Provider
Lynda Frassetto, MD, Heath Sciences Clinical Professor, University of California, San Francisco
Dave Ingebritsen, PhD, Master Trainer, Emotional Brain Training, Director, Behavioral Health, Benewah Medical Center, Spokane
Denice Keepin, LMHC, EBT Trainer, Psychotherapist, Seattle
Gwen McBride, RN, Psychiatric Nursing, Salem, Virginia, EBT Provider.
Laurel Mellin, PhD, Associate Professor of Family and Community Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, Founder EBT
Igor Mitrovic, MD, Professor, Department of Physiology, Director, Professional School Education, University of California, San Francisco, EBT Scientific Director, EBT
Katherine Morningstar-Simon, PhD, EBT Provider, Psychotherapist, Friday Harbor, Washington
Cynthia Moore, MS, RD, CDE, Nutrition and Wellness, University of Virginia
Bill Mory, EdS, LPC, LMFT, EBT Provider, Psychotherapist, North Texas
JoAnne Saxe, RN, DNP, ANP Clinical Professor, School of Nursing, University of California, San Francisco
Martha Shumway, PhD, Associate Professor in Residence, Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco
Anna Spielvogel, MD, PhD, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco
Deirdre Taylor, MA, Chair, EBT Board of Directors, Consultant in Communications and Leadership
Arinn Testa, PsyD, Director of Clinical Research, Emotional Brain Training
Judy Zehr, LPC, MHRM, Master Trainer, Emotional Brain Training, Licensed Professional Counselor, Portland, Oregon
The EBT Annual Meeting 2013
Cavallo Point Lodge
This year's meeting will be held at Cavallo Point, a San Francisco luxury hotel at Fort Baker, California in the Golden Gate National Park. This venue was named "One of the Top 10 New American Landmarks."/p>
We encourage you to come early, stay late and enjoy the beauty of nature and the playground right on San Francisco Bay. You are welcome to bring your partner, your spouse, your child, a relative or a friend to stay with you and share the wealth of nature's bounty. Enjoy the spa, hikes, yoga, and the food served to meeting participants during the sessions and the accommodations at greatly reduced rates. There is plenty of access to nearby Sausalito, Mill Valley, San Francisco, and a fabulous restaurant on site for non-conference attendees.
Hotel rates for EBT Annual Meeting Participants
|Room (I person)
|Reg. $399.00
|Room (2 people)
|Reg. $429.00
|Historic deluxe room (1 person)
|Reg. $529.00
|Historic deluxe room (two people)
|Reg. $579.00
The hotel is holding a block of rooms for EBT, however, these rooms are limited. To receive these special rates, please call 415-339-4700. Ask for registration and indicate that you are attending the EBT Annual Meeting and would like EBT Special Rates.
If you would like to share a room with another EBT Provider, contact a colleague or share let us know that you would like to find a compatible roommate and we will help you find one. Just contact the EBT Support Team (firstname.lastname@example.com - 800-441-2054)
Accommodations include access to additional services:
Yoga - Complimentary Yoga in the Mission Blue Chapel
|7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
|7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
|8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
|8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Spa - Complimentary access to the Spa, which has a heated, outdoor meditation pool, fireplace with dancing flames, beautiful garden for stretching and a tea bar. Also, schedule a range of spa treatments (additional fees apply).
Easy Access to Spectacular Hikes - Hiking options are breathtaking and complimentary, although guided hikes can be arranged by speaking to the Concierge. We have two scheduled activities (just ask the Concierge) for Thursday, March 21, 2013.
Kirby Cove Hike - Thursday 2:00 p.m.
Kirby Cove nestles at the foot of the Marin Headlands just west of the Golden Gate. From Ft. Baker, the hike up Conzelman Rd. and down through a grove of cypress, eucalyptus and pine to the beach takes a little over an hour or so. At the cove, you will find a pristine wedge of course-sand beach with a fabulous view of the Golden Gate Bridge and northern San Francisco-and you might even spy a whale! Distance: 4.5 miles round trip Time: Approximately 2 hours (roundtrip) Difficulty: Low moderate Meet in the lobby of the lodge. This is self-guided and FREE and informal. Meet at the Lodge at 2 p.m., if you plan to participate. Guided hikes are also available. Fees apply. If you have questions or would like to schedule a guided hike, please email email@example.com
Sausalito Scenic Paddle - Thursday 1:00 p.m.
This is not to be missed. It is relaxing, inspiring, meditative experience. Enjoy the natural pleasure of gliding across the water, catch sight of a few sea lions and seals, and soak in perfect views of Angel Island. Duration 3 hours, including quick kayak instruction, and two hour out on the Bay with a experienced guide. Choose a single or double kayak, please wear loose, comfortable clothing, if you need any additional more gear, they will provide it. The price is $85/person plus taxi fare (approximately $15) Reservations: firstname.lastname@example.com
Tiburon Cycling Tour - Thursday or Sunday
2.5 hour Cycling Tour If Tiburon, with vistas of Mill Valley, Sausalito, the Bay, the residential life go through Mill Valley, with a guide Go about 25 miles, and walking. $150 including bike, guide, and tour. Moderate shape needed, but few hills. People love this and say it was very stimulating, refreshing and love being outside with gorgeous views. Reservations: email@example.com
Transportation to Cavallo Point Conference Center
Town Cars or Taxies - about $65-$75 one way, attendees are encouraged to share to reduce the cost. If attendees need town cars or taxies to SFO or OAK, recommended (2) hour notice prior to departure time to the front desk or concierge. Fare is paid directly to the driver by cash or credit card.
Marin Airporter - Shuttle Service to and from SFO to Marin (Spencer Ave.). Please see website for more information http://www.marinairporter.com. No reservations are needed. From SFO to Cavallo Point - Busses pick up every 30 minutes, on the hour and half-hour, From Cavallo Point to SFO - Busses pick up at Spencer Avenue every 30 minutes,10 and 40 minutes past the hour from 4:10 AM until 11:10 PM. Once on the Golden Gate Bridge, please call Cavallo Point Front Desk at 415-339-4700 for a Shuttle pick-up from Spencer Avenue to Cavallo Point. The trip to and from SFO takes a minimum of 50 minutes, depending on traffic conditions. One-way fare is $20.00 per adult. The fare is paid directly to the driver of the bus by Cash, Marin Airporter does not accept payment by credit card.
San Francisco Ferry - $8.25 one way adult fare, pick-up Ferry at the Ferry Building in San Francisco and drop off at Ferry Landing in Sausalito, see website for schedule and additional information: http://goldengateferry.org/schedules/Sausalito.php
Driving Instructions - Please see Cavallo Point website for driving directions: http://www.cavallopoint.com/directions.html
Alternate Hotel
The fees for this hotel are approximately the same as the Cavallo Point discount rate, and do not offer the luxurious accommodations and on site access to the conference and the Marin Headlands.
Holiday Inn Express in Mill Valley
160 Shoreline Highway
Mill Valley, CA 94941
Phone: 415-332-5700
Toll Free: 800-258-3894
Fax: 415-331-1859
Dinner Options
Dinner options at Cavallo Point include Murray Circle Restaurant and Farley Bar. If you would like to take a taxi a little farther away, we recommend the following restaurants and advise you to call for reservations. All sites are about 20 minutes from the lodge except Greens, which is about 30 minutes away.
Scoma's of Sausalito in downtown Sausalito This casual spot overlooks San Francisco Bay and served great food. 415-332-9551-
Sushi Ran in downtown Sausalito voted #2 restaurant in Sausalito and best sushi in Marin 415-332-3620.
Piatti in Mill Valley overlooks Richardson Bay and serves California Italian cuisine using local and organic ingredients. 415-380-2525.
d'Angelos in Mill Valley offers a casual, homey atmosphere and home-style Italian food. 415-388-2000. Check out the Depot Bookstore across the street.
Ferry to San Francisco for Dinner
Take the Sausalito Ferry or a cab to San Francisco. Some favorite SF restaurants are:
Tadich's Grill - No reservations and typically about a 30-minute wait. This restaurant, built in 1849 and the oldest restaurant in California, is famous for its seafood cioppino. It's a 10-minute walk from the ferry and a very special experience. Prices are in the $31-40 range. 240 California St. 415-391-1849.
Chaya - Upscale French Japanese fusion cuisine and sushi. Known for wonderful views of the Bay Bridge lights and a modern environment. Prices are $40 and up. Very close to the ferry. 132 Embarcadero between Mission and Howard Street. 415-777-8688.
Palomino - European bistro featuring pasta, steaks, seafood and brick-oven pizza. Incredible atmosphere with nearly every seat in the house with a view of the Bay and Bay Bridge. Prices are $40 and up. 345 Spear Street. Just a few blocks from the Embarcadero. 415-512-7400
Greens - At Ft. Mason in San Francisco overlooking the Golden Gate Bridge and serving gourmet vegan cuisine, run by the San Francisco Zen Center. Fifteen-minute cab ride. In historic Fort Mason. 415-771-6222.
If you have questions, please contact the EBT Support Team.
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2013 EBT Annual Meeting
When & Where
Cavallo Point Lodge
601 Murray Circle
Friday, March 22, 2013 at 8:00 AM - Saturday, March 23, 2013 at 4:30 PM (PDT)
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Mrs. G wanted Jucy Lucys and who am I to argue with her? Momma didn't raise no dumb boy.
Started off with a pound of ground beef, shaped into four patties and placed a slice and a half of American cheese in between them.
Went on the grill at 400F, 4 minutes per side with a 90 degree turn after 2minutes.
Thinking a pound of beef may have been just a bit too much for 2 people.
Ready to chow down
They were good, but I think next time we will slim down the patties a bit and use just one slice of cheese per burger. Also might try a different cheese. I'm just not a fan of American cheese anymore. Otherwise they were pretty good.


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I'm trying to build a python based API application to serve HTML, XML, and JSON.
Initially I found webpy http://webpy.org/ and it seemed like as a library it would meet my needs. However after some more reading, it doesn't seem to support true Object Oriented Principles.
If i wanted to create a class to handle a particular part of the application (in this case an online Crypto Currency Wallet) I would have to create a new class for each type of POST I want to make, however when interacting the bitcoin client I am using a library called bitcoin-python (http://laanwj.github.io/bitcoin-python/doc/). If you review this library there are many functions which accept different parameters depending on the action you wish to carry out.
So bearing this in mind, I would normally write a Class to handle all the functions based on the URL mappings for the API. I started doing this and came across what seems to be a limitation of the webpy library, each class can only have a single GET and POST function, this makes it quite long winded to develop with as I would have to create a class for each function that I wanted to carry out using the API, instead of having a single Class which would allow for different POST variable per function. You can see an example of this on their site http://webpy.org/src/blog/0.3 specifically the following code:
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""" Basic blog using webpy 0.3 """
import web
import model
### Url mappings
urls = (
'/', 'Index',
'/view/(\d+)', 'View',
'/new', 'New',
'/delete/(\d+)', 'Delete',
'/edit/(\d+)', 'Edit',
### Templates
t_globals = {
'datestr': web.datestr
render = web.template.render('templates', base='base', globals=t_globals)
class Index:
def GET(self):
""" Show page """
posts = model.get_posts()
return render.index(posts)
class View:
def GET(self, id):
""" View single post """
post = model.get_post(int(id))
return render.view(post)
class New:
form = web.form.Form(
web.form.Textbox('title', web.form.notnull,
description="Post title:"),
web.form.Textarea('content', web.form.notnull,
rows=30, cols=80,
description="Post content:"),
web.form.Button('Post entry'),
def GET(self):
form = self.form()
return render.new(form)
def POST(self):
form = self.form()
if not form.validates():
return render.new(form)
model.new_post(form.d.title, form.d.content)
raise web.seeother('/')
class Delete:
def POST(self, id):
raise web.seeother('/')
class Edit:
def GET(self, id):
post = model.get_post(int(id))
form = New.form()
return render.edit(post, form)
def POST(self, id):
form = New.form()
post = model.get_post(int(id))
if not form.validates():
return render.edit(post, form)
model.update_post(int(id), form.d.title, form.d.content)
raise web.seeother('/')
app = web.application(urls, globals())
if __name__ == '__main__':
As you can see here each part of CRUD has its own class with its own POST/GET functions. However I am trying to build a class to handle all interaction between the API and the bitcoin client within a single class. My code so far (please forgive it, as its very early stages at this point):
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import web
import bitcoinrpc
import bitcoinrpc.data
urls = (
'/', 'index',
'/bitcoin/UserBalance/(.+)', 'bitcoin',
class index:
def GET(self):
return "Hello, world!"
if __name__ == "__main__":
app = web.application(urls, globals())
class bitcoin:
def POST(self):
i = web.input()
if i.action == "GetUserBalance":
elif i.action == "SendFromUser":
sendFromUser(i.Account, i.to,i.amount)
elif i.action == "ListAccounts":
def __init__(self):
conn = bitcoinrpc.connect_to_remote('Username', 'password', host='localhost', port=8332)
def getUserBalance(self, bitcoinAccount):
balance = conn.getaccountaddress(bitcoinAccount)
return balance
def sendFromUser(self, bitcoinAccount, to, amount):
txid = conn.sendfrom(bitcoinAccount, to, amount)
return txid
def listAccounts(self):
accounts = conn.listaccounts()
return accounts
Does anyone know of a way were I can keep this type of OO model with webpy maybe by using some kind of Inheritance for the POST function? Or if you can suggest a better library or framework to achieve this.
Many Thanks in Advance


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Our wonderful Mom entered heaven's gates on February 22, 2008. She was surrounded by her family, friends and her beloved dogs. While we miss her immensely, we know that where she has traveled there is no pain and no suffering, only peace. We thank God for that. She fought valiantly against this unrelenting disease, never relinquishing her faith or her grace in her quest to defeat her "Goliath". Since being diagnosed in February 2006, Mom Prayed Hard! and steadfastly declared that she would be healed. Unfortunately for us, it was not on our terms, but she has indeed been healed.
When going through some of her things recently, we found a note she had cut out of a newspaper 13 years ago that defined "Success":
[i]He has achieved success who has lived well, laughed often and loved much; who has enjoyed the trust of pure women, the respect of intelligent men and the love of little children; who has filled his niche and accomplished his task; who has left the world better than he found it, whether by an improved poppy, a perfect poem or a rescued soul; who has never lacked appreciation of Earth


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European Social Fund (ESF): 2007 to 2013
- From:
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Part of:
- Poverty and social justice and Employment
- Published:
- 1 April 2014
- Last updated:
- 2 September 2016, see all updates
Information about the European Social Fund (ESF) programme for 2007 to 2013 in England and Gibraltar.
For funding from 2014 to 2020, apply for European Structural and Investment Funds.
ESF funding opportunities
ESF Community Grants provide grants of up to £15,000 to small third sector organisations. These grants support a range of activities that help individuals in the hardest to reach communities to make progress towards or enter the labour market.
Community Grants are managed by the Skills Funding Agency (except in London) and administered by a series of grant co-ordinating bodies on a regional basis, which:
- publicise the availability of grants
- manage application and selection processes
- provide support to successful applicants
Read more about the Community Grants.
In London Community Grants are managed by London Councils.
About the European Social Fund
The European Social Fund was set up to:
- improve employment opportunities in the European Union and help raise standards of living
- help people to get better skills and better job prospects
- help equip the workforce with the skills needed by business in a competitive global economy
Read more about ESF at the European level on the European Commission ESF website.
ESF in England
The 2007 to 2013 England ESF programme is investing a total £2.5 billion of European funding in jobs and skills. Priority groups for support include:
- young people not in education, employment or training
- families with multiple problems
- offenders
- people with low skill levels
By the end of May 2015 there had been over 5.59 million participant starts on the programme and over:
- 521,000 unemployed or inactive participants have been helped into jobs
- 262,000 participants have gained basic skills
- 682,000 participants have gained qualifications at level 2 or above
- 533,000 disadvantaged young people have been helped to enter employment, education or training
Some projects funded under the 2007 to 2013 England ESF programme will run up to mid 2015.
Read more about the objectives and funding allocations for ESF in England.
ESF in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
Read about ESF programmes in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Managing the ESF
ESF Managing Authority
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) ESF Division is the ESF Managing Authority for England and Gibraltar. It has overall responsibility for administering and managing ESF and liaising with the European Commission.
The government of Gibraltar EU Programmes Secretariat manages the ESF programme in Gibraltar. It liaises with the DWP ESF Division in England and the European Commission.
Co-financing organisations
ESF funds are distributed to ESF projects through co-financing organisations (CFOs). The 3 national CFOs are:
- Department for Work and Pensions (support for families with multiple problems)
- National Offender Management Service
- Skills Funding Agency
Co-financing organisations:
- manage ESF and match funding (domestic public funding)
- contract other organisations (known as providers) to manage ESF projects
- ensure that ESF funded projects complement national schemes like the Work Programme
The 2007 to 2013 programme also involved several regional CFOs.
Contact us
European Social Fund Division
Level 2 West
Rockingham House
123 West Street
South Yorkshire
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com for general questions about ESF or specific questions about the ESF 2014 to 2020 programme.
Guidance and regulations
England 2014 to 2020 European Structural and Investment Funds
- Guidance
ESF 2007 to 2013: guidance manuals
- Guidance
ESF action notes: 2007 to 2013 programme
- Guidance
European Social Fund publicity toolkit
- Guidance
Using the European Social Fund logo
- Guidance
ESF 2007 to 2013: newsletters
- Guidance
ESF 2007 to 2013: EC regulations
- Statutory guidance
ESF 2007 to 2013: glossary
- Guidance
Operational programme
Information about the ESF operational programme including:
- the programme's priorities, objectives and target groups
- how it's being implemented
ESF operational programme for England and Gibraltar: 2007 to 2013
- Corporate report
ESF 2007 to 2013: objectives and funding allocations
- Guidance
ESF 2007 to 2013: communication plan
- Corporate report
Project funding and annual implementation reports
Details of ESF funding for regions and projects and annual reports explaining how the ESF has been implemented.
Case studies and how ESF improves people's lives
Our ESF case studies explain how ESF money has improved people's lives.
European Social Fund in England: improving people's lives 2013 to 2014
- Promotional material
Gender equality and equal opportunities
The ESF programme takes gender equality and equal opportunities into account in everything it does by:
- making sure that providers of ESF services take equality into account – for example, in procurement and contract management
- funding services designed to remedy inequality or provide specialist support
Read about increasing the number of women taking part in ESF-funded training in a research report and case studies published by the Skills Funding Agency.
ESF 2007 to 2013: gender equality and equal opportunities mainstreaming: progress report
- Corporate report
ESF 2007 to 2013: gender equality and equal opportunities plan: final progress report
- Corporate report
ESF 2007 to 2013: gender equality and equal opportunities plan and progress report
- Corporate report
Gender equality: ESF good practice guide
- Guidance
Helping disabled people back to work: ESF good practice guide
- Guidance
Ethnic minority communities, equality and diversity: ESF good practice guide
- Guidance
Age equality and diversity: ESF good practice guide
- Guidance
Increasing women's participation in ESF
- Corporate report
European Social Fund: 2007 to 2013
- Impact assessment
Sustainable development
The ESF programme aims to take sustainable development into account by:
- requiring all ESF projects to have sustainable development policies and implementation plans which demonstrate how they are taking environment into account when delivering their ESF activities
- enabling ESF to be used to support projects which have an environmental focus while also supporting jobs and/or skills
ESF 2007 to 2013: sustainable development mainstreaming plan, progress report and lessons learned
- Corporate report
Evaluation and research
We've published a collection of our ESF evaluation research.
We've listed our research strategy and guidance for people taking part in the European Social Fund cohort study 2012 below.
ESF evaluation strategy: 2007 to 2013
- Research and analysis
ESF cohort study 2012: information for respondents
- Guidance
Document information
Published: 1 April 2014
Updated: 2 September 2016
- Added ESF 2007 to 2013: gender equality and equal opportunities mainstreaming progress report.
- Added ESF 2007 to 2013: gender equality and equal opportunities plan: final progress report.
- Added link to Open Public Consultation as part of the 2007-2013 ESF ex-post evaluation.
- European Social Fund in England information updated.
- Corrected the data under the heading 'ESF in England' about the numbers of ESF programme participants who've been helped by the ESF programme up to the end of November 2013. The data previously published was to the end of November 2012 instead of November 2013.
- Published information about ESF Community Grants.
- Added a 'sustainable development' section to the collection.
- Removed information about opportunities to apply for ESF techincal assistance funding in Merseyside and South Yorkshire.
- Announced that an invitation to tender for Supervised Jobsearch Pilots was sent to providers on the DWP Employer Related Support Services framework on 5 June 2014.
- First published.
From: Department for Work and Pensions
Part of: Poverty and social justice Employment


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KANSAS CITY, Kan. – Fresh off of a Sunshine State Conference title and an appearance in the NCAA Tournament, Saint Leo University Men's Soccer Coach Keith Fulk has been named the NCAA South Region Coach of the Year by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) as it was announced by the organization on December 9.
In his third season as head coach at Saint Leo, Fulk captured the Lions' first SSC regular-season title since 2005 after his squad upended then-undefeated and No. 1 Rollins in the regular-season finale in double overtime. The three-time conference Coach of the Year guided the Lions to as high as a No. 7 national ranking in a season where the Lions went 13-2-2.
It was Fulk's leadership efforts in bringing Saint Leo back into the national spotlight which helped to develop the lineup that rose to the top of the SSC and saw a number of players earn conference and regional honors after the Lions wrapped up their season in the South Region Tournament.
Coach Fulk will join winners from the seven other regions in NCAA Division II as their names will now appear on the national ballot. The national ballot will contain all regional coach of the year winners, as well as any final four coaches that did not garner recognition as a regional coach of the year. The national Coach of Year winners will be announced during the College Highlights show on Tuesday, December 17, 2013.
This is his second NSCAA South Region Coach of the Year honor, his previous coming in 2001 alongside a National Coach of the Year during his National Championship season while at the University of Tampa.
Founded in 1941 and based in Kansas City, Kan., the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) is a non-profit organization with a mission to educate coaches, encourage excellence and serve the soccer community.
The NSCAA is the world's largest soccer coaches' organization with members at every level of the game. The membership is primarily made up of coaches, but also includes administrators, referees and others in the soccer industry. The NSCAA provides its members ways to enhance the game of soccer by providing a national education program, interaction and networking opportunities, and membership benefits.
For more information about the National Soccer Coaches Association of America, visit NSCAA.com.


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Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 15/2/2013 (1646 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Ping... ping... ping. That's the sound of my email, chirping as usual at this time of year with variations of the same, familiar question: "Should I book a cruise now or wait until it's closer to when I want to go?"
The question always rides the crest of Wave Season, as cruise agents and cruise lines both like to call this promotional period that runs from January to March. This is when most cruisers are booking for 2013 and beyond.
Anecdotal industry evidence indicates a stronger booking pattern than one year ago. Stronger bookings mean prices are holding. Now, that's not a blanket application, and there will be pockets with specials, but fewer of them than last year.
Cruise lines are taking more of an anything-but-price-reduction approach, instead adding perks such as upgrades, onboard credits, discounted shore excursions and -- for a few departures on some river cruise lines -- two-for-one offerings.
In terms of guaranteeing fares, Carnival has an interesting approach. There is nothing worse than sitting on the pool deck and finding out the guy on the lounger next to you paid $300 less for the same type of balcony cabin. Carnival's Early Saver Fare guarantees the lowest fare (in each category) by the cruise line, and that could help convince you to book early.
Here's how the Early Saver program works:
When you book a three- to five-day cruise three months in advance, or a six-day (or longer) cruise five months in advance, you are guaranteed the lowest rate with a cabin assignment. There is one asterisk: The onus is on you (or your cruise agent) to find a lower Carnival-advertised rate. If you do, Carnival will honour the lower rate, but you have to initiate the process by applying for it.
If you decide to wait, even if you're using an agent, spend some time looking on the cruise lines' websites for special offerings that still give you enough time to plan your trip.
It took me about 30 seconds to find a special at Royalcaribbean.com. It's an inside cabin for a 14-night transatlantic cruise that leaves San Juan, Puerto Rico, on April 21 for Southampton (London). The price is $459, less than $33 a day. No, you don't get a sleeping bag on the deck -- the price includes your cabin, meals and entertainment. Between San Juan and Southampton, you will stop in St. Lucia, St. Thomas, St. Maarten, St. Kitts and the Azores.
It was available at the time of writing and is based on per-person, double occupancy and does not include fees and taxes. By the time you read this, it might be gone, but others will take its place.
Looking back at this column, I feel like a politician who hasn't fully answered your question. Maybe it's because there is no "yes" or "no" answer to the question.
So far, cruise travel agents are better off than they were last January when booking for 2012, and most analysts are calling for a modest gain this year. However, one hiccup in the economy is what we call a game-changer.
-- Postmedia News


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Serves 28.
Bake your favorite 2 layer cake recipe in 10 in. round baking pans. Cool completely. Stack cooled layers with buttercream or other favorite filling on foil covered cake drum. Prepare for fondant by lightly icing with buttercream. Roll 24 oz. white rolled fondant out to 1/4 in thick.; cover cake.
Tint fondant as follows: 14 oz. red, 7 oz. yellow, 7 oz. blue, 7 oz. green, 4 oz. light orange, 8 oz. dark orange. Roll out light and dark orange fondant 1/8 in. thick. Cut 16 1 in. x 4 in. (or height of cake) strips; attach to sides of cake with damp brush. Roll out yellow fondant 1/8 in. thick; cut out yellow stars. Attach to sides of cake with damp brush; reserve 8 stars for carousel top. Roll 1 in. balls from each color fondant; attach at bottom border of cake with piping gel or royal icing. Add tip 3 matching color icing outline swirl on each fondant ball.
Roll out yellow, blue, green and red fondant 1/16 in. thick. Cut ovals for saddles; attach to horses with piping gel or royal icing. Cut matching 1/8 in. strips to use as bridles, reins, and decorate pillars. Assemble horse and pillars; insert in cake following Carousel Set instructions
Roll orange and yellow fondant 1/8 in. thick; cut triangles. Brush with piping gel and attach to sides of the carousel top. Cut 1/8 in. wide red strips; attach between orange and yellow triangles. Roll red and yellow fondant 1/8 in. thick; cut red circles and yellow stars; attach to carousel top. Roll one 2-in. red fondant ball; attach to carousel top. Attach top to pillars in cake. Attach mini candy-coated chocolates to top edge of carousel with royal icing.


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A BOY of 12 has been charged with taking a knife into school and threatening to kill two pupils.
The boy, from Grays, is due in court after the parent of a Year 7 pupil at St Clere's School, Stanford-le-Hope, claimed she and a friend had been threatened the night before in a text message.
Staff called police the next day and the boy was arrested.
A police spokesman said:"This boy has been charged with carrying an offensive weapon and making threats to kill.
"He will appear at Basildon Youth Court.
"We were contacted shortly before 9am on Wednesday, July2, and asked to attend St Clere's School due to reports of a boy threatening two 12-year-old children via BlackBerry Messenger."
Headteacher Ashlie Hughes said the school took such reports very seriously and had acted immediately.
She added:"Ihavespokentoall pupilsattheschooltonotifythem and ensure they know where to go for emotional support, if needed.
"A letter has also been sent to all parents.
"We have confirmed to the parents the 12-year-old male pupil does not live in the Stanford-le-Hope area and reassured them he will not return to St Clere's School."


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People lift weights as they train at the Kachalka outdoor gym on the banks of the river Dniper in Kiev. The impromptu gym, established in the 1970s and now containing about 200 makeshift training machines mostly made from scrap metal, has enjoyed popularity with inhabitants of the Ukrainian capital for more than 40 years.
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"Slip, slidin' away ..." Those lyrics from an old Paul Simon song seemed to fit perfectly with the weather most of us experienced on Sunday. Thankfully, the ice didn't amount to much on our area highways, however, it was quite picturesque — a photographer's dream. I don't know about you, but there was even thunder and lightning in Sheffield! What a hoot!
What's the BigDeal? Every week, the Bureau County Republican teams up with an area business to offer you, our readers, an opportunity to save some cash. You can find our BigDeals! on our website at www.bcrnews.com. Following is this week's offer!:
• Pamper yourself with a body contouring treatment — a blend of essential oils and mud will transport you into a world of relaxation, while soothing and revitalizing your skin. This detoxifying mask is followed by a rain shower rinse. Enjoy this fabulous service at Sophistcuts Salon and Spa in Princeton for only $22.50 — really a BigDeal, since it's regularly priced at $45.
Want to be my friend? I'd like to personally invite each and every one of you to "Like" my Facebook page at www.facebook.com/bcrnews.tsimon. We really have a fun time on my page, which is meant to be an interactive conversation between you and me. We talk about everything from how you make your tomato soup — with water or with milk, to what you think about current events. Even if you don't want to comment, it's pretty good reading, so I hope you'll join in the fun.
Have you signed up for the BCR's instant messaging service — bcralerts? This is a great way to stay informed with breaking news, daily weather reports, severe weather warnings, school cancellations and more. The nice part about this service is that you only sign up to receive the alerts you want to receive, which we deliver to your email address or as a text message on your cell phone. To learn more about this free service or to sign up, find the bcralerts icon on our website at www.bcrnews.com.
There's a big football game this Sunday, and I'm sure many of you have big plans to celebrate while you watch the game. As you prepare for the biggest football game of the year, try to remember to buy your party snacks, drinks, decorations, etc. locally. When you shop in Bureau County, it's a win-win situation for all of us!
Just a reminder ... Valentine's Day is only a couple of weeks away. Plan now to make it special for those you love. When I was a little kid, my grandpa used to buy us a little box of Russell Stover candy every year. It became a tradition that I never fail to remember when this special day of love rolls around. Traditions turn into memories ... and after all, when it's all said and done ... memories are all we really have.
What do you think? I always admire the folks who write Letters to the Editor. Sadly, not many people these days have an opinion — at least one they're willing to share with other readers. Send your Letters to the Editor (500 words or less) to firstname.lastname@example.com or mail them to the BCR, P.O. Box 340, Princeton, IL 61356. Please include your telephone number for our verification, not publication.
Thought for today: "When I hear music, I fear no danger. I am invulnerable. I see no foe. I am related to the earliest of times, and to the latest." Henry David Thoreau.
Thought for tomorrow: "The trick is not how much pain you feel — but how much joy you feel. Any idiot can feel pain. Life is full of excuses to feel pain, excuses not to live, excuses, excuses, excuses." Erica Jong.
I hope 2013 is going well. They say, "Out with the old," however, I'm thinking "In with the old," is a better way of living. We can't forget the old friends who made us who we are today. Get in touch. Breathe. Exhale. And remember ... you are important to me and the BCR.


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First, my favorite NHL Halloween story ever. Stop me if I've told you this (oh, wait, you can't stop me).
In 1998, the Rangers signed free agent Scott Fraser from Edmonton for mega bucks (yeah, that Smith-Muckler tandem sure produced some beauties). Fast as lightning. But another Lisin, Kotalik, Higgins, Joe Murphy, Rico Fata, rolled into one. He'd finish the season 2-4-6 in 28 games, and minus-12. But with a lot of money.
Anyway, Halloween of that year, the Rangers players had their annual party. Fraser shows up in a ski mask holding a bag.
"Who are you supposed to be?" teammates would ask.
"My agent," Fraser replied.
I'm going to let the professionals sort out the Zuccarello situation, if it even exists. The only stories about the whole incident are in Swedish and Norwegian. The Rangers are skating at noon today, and I'm sure at least some of the writers will make it back from Toronto in time to ask some questions. According to some already, the situation — reports that Zuccarello is going back to Sweden — is news to the Rangers.
We'll see. I'm off today and it would have to be a lot bigger news than that to get me to give up my day.


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English 101 Section B25. Writing about Film
Movies have been an integral part of American culture throughout the twentieth century, and look set to continue to reflect and, in some ways, direct American culture well into the twenty-first century. By looking at specific American movies, this course will investigate the ways in which film has reflected, critiqued and even produced American cultural identity in the twentieth century. More importantly, we will investigate how learning the language of film can help us think about the role language plays in the production of creative and critical arguments: how studying the discourse of film might act as a model for relearning the art of argumentation. By reading film in this writerly fashion, we will learn to self-reflect upon the questions, challenges, and choices that make up the process of writing.


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Running through Sunday, February 17, the Rudolf Nureyev: A Life in Dance exhibit chronicles the legendary Soviet and French dancer and choreographer. The display includes more than 80 costumes worn by Nureyev and more than 50 photographs from his personal collection, as well as pieces loaned from major ballet companies. Exhibit admission includes access to de Young Museum's permanent collections; visits redeemed during January also include a 20% discount at the museum store.
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The top Marine is offering Congress few details about the fallout from a whistleblower complaint except to say he's not afraid of the man who accused him of abusing his authority and that critical media coverage of his leadership is an unfortunate side effect of the tough choices he's had to make as the service's commandant.
In a May 1 letter to Rep. Walter Jones, R-N.C., Gen. Jim Amos addresses the five questions Jones put to him during a March 12 budget hearing in Washington. The first centers on the Marine Corps' treatment of Maj. James Weirick, the Marine attorney who was removed from his post and served with a restraining order after sending a terse email to one of Amos' legal advisers imploring him to "come clean" about his involvement in the sloppy prosecution of several Marines tied to a war-zone scandal.
Weirick has an active reprisal complaint on file with the Pentagon Inspector General's Office.
"I recall hearing about Major Weirick's 21 Sept 2013 email briefly from someone on my staff, but I do not remember the full context, nor the circumstances when I first read it," Amos writes, indicating the restraining order was issued to "safeguard discipline and good order."
Jones asked Amos, whose name was listed in the restraining order, whether he ever feared Weirick. "No," Amos responded, "I do not fear Major Weirick."
It was another of Amos' attorneys, civilian Robert Hogue, who told Marine Corps Times that Weirick's firing and the restraining order were necessary in light of last year's mass shooting at the Washington Navy Yard. Hogue made the comment twice, once before and once after a military mental health specialist concluded Weirick is fit for duty and poses no safety risk.
Jones asked Amos whether Hogue was reprimanded for what he said. He was not, the commandant responded.
Amos did not provide an answer for the most consequential portion of Jones' questioning: Whether comments the commandant made to National Public Radio in February implied that another general lied under oath.
In a sworn statement made last year, Lt. Gen. Thomas Waldhauser said that Amos told him he wanted Marines "crushed" and kicked out of the service for making an inappropriate video in which four scout snipers are seen urinating on Taliban corpses. In his interview with NPR, Amos denied saying that. But in response to Jones, Amos said "inasmuch as this matter is under review by the DoD Inspector General, I will not comment further."
A spokesman for Amos declined to elaborate on the commandant's responses to Jones. Jones' office did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Reached by email, Weirick offered a brief statement: "As the most important questions were not answered because of the ongoing IG investigation, it is imperative that the investigation is concluded in a timely manner."
Gary Solis, a retired Marine judge advocate who now teaches law at Georgetown and George Washington universities, called the commandant's response "a weak legalistic dodge," saying Jones' question about Waldhauser could be germane should any of the Marines punished for the urination video appeal their cases. The Marine Corps and the public deserve a "forthright honest answer," he said.
Amos "won't comment because the IG is investigating the matter," Solis said. "That might satisfy if it were a criminal matter being investigated by police or prosecutors. But the IG's investigation is an administrative matter, highly unlikely to involve criminal charges."


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Bumgarner's strong start slips away from bullpen
Affeldt gives up rare homer to lefty to tie it; Phillies win in 10 innings
SAN FRANCISCO -- Bullpen struggles meant it was two steps forward, three steps back for the Giants in their 5-3 loss to the Phillies at AT&T Park on Friday night.
Mired in a two-month power outage, Michael Morse displayed the strength that endeared him to Giants fans early this season with a three-run home run in the fourth inning. Madison Bumgarner had a rare dominant start at AT&T Park. It was a pair of other unlikely happenings that led to the Giants' demise, though.
Cody Asche hit a game-tying two-run shot in the eighth off Jeremy Affeldt, who was pitching in relief of Bumgarner. The towering shot was the first allowed by Affeldt this season and first to a lefty since April 24, 2011. With the bases loaded in the 10th, Chase Utley's knee was grazed by a Javier Lopez pitch, which allowed Asche to score what proved to be the game-winning run. Ryan Howard added a sacrifice fly.
Entering play Friday, the Giants' bullpen had combined for the fourth-lowest ERA in the Majors since the All-Star break.
"No question," manager Bruce Bochy said when asked if this was one of the team's most disheartening losses. "Little things caught up with us. When you keep a game close like that, anything can happen, which you saw."
There was a botched safety squeeze by Brandon Crawford in the sixth, and then a baserunning blunder by Angel Pagan in the seventh. Pagan hit a leadoff double but was caught trying to take third base before Cole Hamels threw a pitch. With two outs in the eighth and Pablo Sandoval at second, Joe Panik hit a single to right. Third-base coach Tim Flannery waved Sandoval home, but Marlon Byrd's throw beat Sandoval by a sizable amount.
Affeldt slipping while throwing what became Asche's game-tying home run didn't help, either.
"I just put the ball on a tee and the guy hit it where he should've hit," said Affeldt, who didn't acknowledge the slip. "Frustrating that's where it ended up."
It's getting hard to not feel the same about the season as a whole. Three-quarters of the way through the season, the odds of the once-oh-so-promising season ending before October continue to climb.
"We're running out of time," Bumgarner said.
The rocket off Morse's bat was his first homer of the month and just the third in his last 57 games.
Bumgarner gave up one run on four hits and struck out nine while walking none in seven innings (110 pitches). Not an uncommon stat line for Bumgarner, unless you're talking about his performances along the shores of McCovey Cove this season. Entering Friday, he was 4-6 with a 5.60 ERA in 11 starts at AT&T Park this season. Friday night's outing was his first quality start at home since June 10 and just his third in 12 home starts this season.
"Seems like it's been forever," Bumgarner said.
Bumgarner also singled in the third, which at the time raised his batting average above each of his teammates who isn't named Pagan, Hunter Pence, Buster Posey or Sandoval.
The Phillies didn't record a hit until the fourth inning, when a Jimmy Rollins bloop to shallow right fell after Panik couldn't twist far enough to snag it. Byrd accounted for Philadelphia's first run when he homered into the first row of the left-field bleachers in the fifth.
With the loss, the Giants have lost 15 of their last 22 home games. They remained 5 1/2 games behind the National League West-leading Dodgers and a half-game behind the Pirates for the second NL Wild Card spot, but fell 1 1/2 games behind the Cardinals for the first NL Wild Card spot.
Ryan Hood is an associate reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @ryanhood19. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Samsung Galaxy Note hits an impressive Quadrant score of 3,624, pricing revealed
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1. cheetah2k (Posts: 1746; Member since: 16 Jan 2011)
WOW look at that screen!!
Super Amoled HD FTW!!
2. Philanthropi$$ed (unregistered)
Interested in hearing more about that processor. That is pretty big, but I wouldn't mind checking it out.
7. remixfa (Posts: 14605; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
its an overclocked exynos from my understanding. hella-nice :)
3. Joshing4fun (Posts: 1237; Member since: 13 Aug 2010)
If the U.S were to even get this, we'd probably get it in a tomorrow... in 2012.
4. ilia1986 (unregistered)
Is it just me or the browser seemed kinda slow, and pinch-to-zoom was taking a split second to perform and not instant?
6. SimonImon (unregistered)
Hopefully, this is not a finished product. So it will probably be as good as SGSII in performance.
9. ilia1986 (unregistered)
I hope so. I still think that 1.4Ghz Dualcore processor no matter how good, is a bit too low for freaking 1280x800 resolution.
Can't wait for people to cook a custom rom for this bad beast. :D
13. remixfa (Posts: 14605; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
you still have a few months until international launch. they got plenty of time. This thing is pushing more pixels than anything else out there so im sure there is some thread optimizations that still need to be done. In the end resolution on these little phones doesnt hurt the processor all that much. It just needs to be optimized better.
14. ilia1986 (unregistered)
Yep. Well, I wouldn't mind getting this thing now as it is for "beta testing", though. : )
15. remixfa (Posts: 14605; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
with ya on that one. I was gettin pumped up for it (especially if the hercules really does have a crap snapdragon inside) right until they said no US launch date.. that means Xmas 2012.. lol.
5. k1ng617 (Posts: 264; Member since: 13 Oct 2009)
I so want this! Don't F us again Sammy like you did with the GS2 and bring it here 5 months after the EU release. I'll go to Sprint/Tmob/Verizon if it goes there, sorry no ATT tho!
8. Azure01 (Posts: 127; Member since: 16 Aug 2011)
Honestly why do you even think that won't happen again? I gave up on Samsung. I suggest we say screw them for screwing us and just wait for 2012's releases. Honestly I doubt the sg2 is going to even sell as well as they predicted because of announcing this behemoth.
10. ilia1986 (unregistered)
Hi and welcome to Israel, Azure01. Here, we get to wait about 4 - 12 months before most high-end phones reach our local carriers. And we live with that. That's why there's e-bay for.
17. Notfail (unregistered)
Don't blame sammy on the slow release of GS2, Blame it on apple! Apple is trying to block/sue , suck a judges d**k to stop the release of a lot of sammy's products around the world. Read up on it.
11. Feco (unregistered)
Its weird that samsung took so long with the release of the SGSII because i live in chile (latin america) and we don't get too much high end smartphones but we got the SGSII before the US (USD$600 on an 18 month contract. YEAH that's a lot) there could be 2 possible explanations
1. Sammy hates the US
2. They are having problems with apple because of the patent thing and they don't want to loose such an important market.
12. WTFverizonDamn (unregistered)
if benchmark is all you care about the original gs2 while overclock to 1.6ghz was able to do 5500+ on quadrant!
18. maans (unregistered)
massive score considering the resolution..
19. cncrim (Posts: 911; Member since: 15 Aug 2011)
It's huge screen and I don't like it. unlock the phone will be harder, 4in screen is perfect for phone and anything bigger than that is too cumbersome. The phone look great but I will any phone bigger screen unless developer come up ratical design.
20. Poilopo (unregistered)
WOW!! Is samsung crazy?
A price like this will destroy their product.
Up till now they competed in price with Apple that's why their Galaxy S II was able to sell so well.
Now, with such an expensive device, I not only will not buy the device, I will convince my friends and family not buy this device, just to teach samsung a lesson on pricing their device.
21. SavageLucy42 (Posts: 211; Member since: 24 Mar 2011)
Will it really take much convincing to get a person to NOT spend $1000+ on a phone?
I was excited about this phone, but not for that much.
23. Larry_ThaGr81 (Posts: 449; Member since: 26 May 2011)
I won't ever spend more than $600 dollars on anything smaller a 10.1 inch screen again. It's definitely going to be interesting to see how Samsung plans on pursuading buyers to dish out more than a $1000 for a device that won't be at the top of its class in a few months.
24. Detro (unregistered)
In my opinion it's a really cool mobile phone and I want to buy it))
25. Rhett (unregistered)
Everyone has their budget on technology products, some people splash over 5k for a good laptop, whilst others are not even willing to spend more than 1k. Thing is, whether it is bang for the bucks. If the product is really good and lives up to its expectations, there will be buyers.
26. Joe Mashburn (unregistered)
I read athttp://www.samsunggalaxynotere
view.comthat the UK will release theirs in Nov. 17th 2011. But US will have to wait!!!


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My wife and I were looking for a Boneless Chuck Roast the other day to make our go-to pot roast in the crock pot...I know, it's sacrilegious to some, but it's convenient and very tasty during a busy week. Publix didn't have any Boneless Chuck Roasts, but they did have a few Boneless Shoulder Roasts. The shoulder roast didn't seem to have as much marbling or fat pockets, but we decided to get it anyways since it was all they had in stock. Well, we got sidetracked and ended up not even making the pot roast. Yesterday, we had extra time on our hands and I wanted to smoke something up on the grill....and since I had the 2.8 lb shoulder roast in the fridge already, I figured I'd give it a try for Pulled Beef.
Smoked it up with some Jack Daniel's Whiskey Barrel Oak Chips....I've been on an Oak kick lately, and I love the aroma of the whiskey barrel chips.
It shrunk up quite a bit, and I was counting on it being super dry since it didn't have much fat at all. But it actually wasn't all that bad, and the added sauce compensated for the leanness quite a bit.
The sauce was a mixture of Horseradish, Mayo, Lemon Juice and S&P. My wife doesn't like Horseradish all by itself because of the spiciness factor, so this was a great compromise. I have to admit, I think I liked this sauce more. My neck hairs weren't standing up on end and I wasn't breathing fire out of my nose with each bite. The Lemon Juice gave it a nice refreshing flavor as well.
Served up with some fresh Squash and Zucchini Casserole. We picked the veggies yesterday morning from our garden, which we are very excited about. It's the first time we've been able to keep a garden alive!


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A graphic designer has been found guilty of killing YMCA resident Warsame Warsame after punching him twice in the head during a fight on a train.
It took the jury just over two hours to find Rhys Stacey Parchment, 25, guilty of manslaughter, following a two-week trial at Blackfriars Crown Court.
Mr Warsame, 24, died on March 4, 2013, two days after Stacey Parchment punched him twice in the head on board a train travelling between Raynes Park and Wimbledon.
Witnesses in the trial said they heard Mr Warsame, who had a history of physical and mental health problems, say "wagwan" to Stacey Parchment moments before the attack.
In his defence, Stacey Parchment, formerly of New Barnes Avenue, Mitcham, but now from Woodcote Road, Wallington, claimed Mr Warsame tried to steal his mobile phone.
During the trial, the jury was shown CCTV images of both Stacey Parchment and Mr Warsame boarding the train, at Surbiton and Raynes Park respectively.
Pictures of both the men leaving the train at Wimbledon station after Mr Warsame was punched were also shown.
Warsame Warsame, bottom right, walking through the train moments before his fatal encounter with Rhys Stacey Parchment
Earlier: Rhys Stacey Parchment waiting for the the train at Surbiton station
The court was also shown pictures of Mr Warsame the night before the attack, when he had failed to take his medication and punched a worker at the YMCA Surbiton before being taken to Kingston Hospital with tachycardia.
The jury retired at about 10.40am today, May 20, returning just before 1pm to deliver a unanimous verdict.
Stacey Parchment was given unconditional bail ahead of his sentencing on Thursday, May 22, when he is almost certain to receive a jail term.
He could be seen in the court precincts holding his head in his hands shortly after the verdict was read out, before disappearing into a room with family members.
Rhys Stacey Parchment leaving Wimbledon station after punching Warsame Warsame
Detective Superintendent Gary Richardson from British Transport Police said: "We are satisfied that this tragic case has finally been drawn to a conclusion and we hope this will allow the family an opportunity to move on in their grieving, although we know nothing will ever bring back their beloved Warsame.
"The witnesses who came forward were identified through BTP and colleagues in the Metropolitan Police service conducting numerous anniversary appeals at stations along the route and also on a number of trains.
Warsame Warsame leaving Wimbledon station after he was punched
Warsame Warsame
"We'd like to thank these witnesses for supporting the investigation and providing excellent testimony.
"This type of violent attack is rare on the rail network, and BTP works tirelessly to make sure people are as safe as possible on trains and at stations.
"When assaults do occur we take them very seriously and will do everything in our power to identify the person or people responsible and bring them to justice, as in this case.
"Our thoughts remain very much with Warsame's family, who have all shown great dignity throughout the course of the investigation and have been hugely supportive of our officers during what must be a very difficult time."


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Cook pasta as package directs. While the pasta is cooking, place all remaining ingredients in a blender or food processor and pulse until smooth. Pour sauce into a large bowl. When the udon is done, drain, rinse well under cold water and drain again. Place udon in the bowl and toss to evenly coat with sauce. Cover and refrigerate until chilled, 1 to 2 hours. Toss again before serving. Serve with cooked spinach on the side and sprinkled sesame seeds and scallions on top.
Per serving - 331 calories, 12 gram fat (32% calories from fat), 13 gram protein, 45 gram carbohydrate, 4 gram fiber, 0 milligram cholesterol, 169 milligram sodium


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Topic: So excited!
I have been thinking for weeks my chemo isn't working.
I just got a call....my ca19-9 went from 54 to 35.
While I know this is just a small part of the puzzle, I have a feeling the chemo might still be working!
I go the 20th for my PET. please pray that we get more good news.
Wife to Brian; Mommy to Carter (11) and Madison (8)
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BROMSGROVE police officers and staff have been given commendations for their outstanding work in the community.
Those who received commendations at a recent presentation evening included Police Community Support Officer Simon Cadwallader and PC Greg Moorman, who were alerted to a house fire in Bromsgrove.
On arrival they found the property ablaze, and were told by a distressed woman that her son was still inside.
They went in but were beaten back by the smoke and intense heat, and had to wait for the arrival of the fire service. They then prevented the mother getting back in herself.
Although the man was unable to be saved, their commendations recognised that their courageous actions meant the tragedy did not become a double fatality.
PCs Barney Kelso and Al Healy were awarded superintendent's commendations for their work on a neighbour dispute.
They were recognised for putting in some hard work on the case, which was extremely difficult to prove and demonstrated excellent management of the situation.
Detective Constable Clare Smith received a commendation for her work around a case of sexual assault, involving two teenage boys, that resulted in the offender admitting three charges.
DC Smith was found to have gone beyond expectations with her investigation of the case, dealing with challenging circumstances and pursing the case to its end.
Her investigative abilities and determination to see the case through resulted in the offender admitting the offences.
Detective Constable Saf Ali also received a superintendent's commendation for his part in the apprehension of two men who had brandished a handgun outside a Redditch nightclub, and who were stopped in Bromsgrove.
Also commended for this incident were Sergeant Steve Saunders, and PCs Chris Woolman, Samantha Moore, Samantha Connop, and Dave Hawkins, who received their commendations at a previous presentation evening.
PC Woolman, PC Hawkins, PC Connop and DC Ali followed a vehicle in which the suspects were travelling, while Sgt Saunders and PC Moore were parked in a patrol car that the suspects' vehicle passed, enabling them to update colleagues with vital information.
The vehicle was stopped in Bromsgrove by other officers, and a firearm was recovered. Although it was an imitation, it had been converted into a weapon capable of firing live ammunition.
It was a fast moving and dynamic incident, and the involvement of the officers was praised by the force duty inspector and armed officers present at the incident.
Superintendent Kevin Purcell said: "Some of these commendations are to response officers and detectives who have arrived at incidents not knowing what awaits them.
"The commendations also celebrate the work of members of local policing teams who have made a real difference to people's lives.
"They show how ordinary officers have responded in extraordinary ways to achieve the right outcome for our communities."


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Division Programming Components
Student Affairs Programming Philosophy:
Guided by the philosophy, "Students First," we seek to create and provide programs based upon five essential themes: Culture & Diversity, Service & Engagement, Social, Academic & Professional, and Wellness. Students will have opportunities to grow as individuals who exhibit social responsibility and awareness, an appreciation for diverse communities, and a desire to pursue lifelong learning and development.
Through collaborative efforts, both internal and external, we will develop programming designed to meet the needs of students. Programs will be assessed on an on-going basis in order to continuously improve our ability to enrich the whole student.
Student Affairs Programming Committee Goals
- Improve fiscal responsibility by reducing event duplication
- Sponsor fewer but more intentional and successful events
- Broaden collaboration between departments in the planning, programming and assessment of events
- Improve morale/decrease staff burnout through a more efficient programming process
- Strengthen the sense of community within the members of the Student Affairs division
- Design programming opportunities which address all dimensions of wellness for students


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A WOMAN has been seriously assaulted in Stourport and two people have been arrested.
The 51-year-old woman was attacked on or near the footpath running alongside the River Severn between Stourport Boat Club and Redstone Caravan Park between 1.15-1.30pm yesterday (29 July 2014).
A 75-year-old man and a 61-year-old man have been arrested in connection with the incident. West Mercia have declined to reveal the nature of the offence for which either man was arrested or the nature of the attack itself.
Detective Inspector, Callie Bradley, said: "This area of footpath is popular with walkers and we are keen to speak to anyone who was along the stretch next to the boat club, rugby and football club and caravan park around the time of the incident or seen anyone acting suspiciously."
If anyone has any information please call 101 and quote reference 0358s of 29/07/2014. Alternatively, if you want to give information without giving your name you can also call the charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or visit their website www.crimestoppers-uk.org