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The Republic of Angola is situated in southern Africa and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean, Namibia, Zambia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The country's footprint spans more than 1 246 700 km2.
Angola boasts a solid relationship with China, which offers diplomatic backing for the state. There is, however, concern that an economic slowdown in China could limit financial flows to Angola.
As Angola is the second-largest oil producer in Africa, after Nigeria, its economy is driven by investment in the oil sector. This dominance of oil production and its supporting activities means the country's industrial sector contributes substantially to its gross domestic product (GDP); estimated at 46.2% in 2015.
The Republic of Botswana adopted its name after gaining independence on 30 September 1966. Since then, it has maintained a stable representative democracy with a consistent record of uninterrupted independent elections.
The country is topographically flat, with up to 70% of its territory being the Kalahari Desert. It is bordered by South Africa to the south and southeast, Namibia to the west and north, and Zimbabwe to the northeast. It also borders Zambia to the north, near Kazungula.
As the third-fastest growing economy in the world, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has the potential to be one of the richest countries on the continent due to its abundant natural resources. Private consumption is estimated to grow at approximately 7.6% each year between 2016 and 2025, making it the largest contribution to the country's overall real GDP growth.
With significant growth prospects within production of its natural resources, as well as within agriculture, retail and financial sectors, foreign investors and businesses looking to expand into the Western Africa region could find viable investment opportunities within the DRC.
Ghana is located along the Gulf of Guinea and Atlantic Ocean in West Africa. Spanning a land mass of 238 535km2, Ghana is a multicultural nation, with a population of approximately 27 million with a variety of ethnic, linguistic and religious groups.
Its diverse geography and ecology ranges from coastal savannahs to tropical jungles, while its economy is also one of the most resilient and diversified in Africa.
Kenya offers investors a thriving economic centre with growing financial, technological and service sectors. Its positive investment climate makes it attractive to international firms looking for potential locations within Africa, to run regional or African branches.
The country's performance is boosted by its strong trade platform and has the sixth-largest total trade volume in the region. The Kenyan government continues to encourage foreign participation in the economy and actively promotes the development of export processing zones (EPZs) around the country.
The landlocked Kingdom of Lesotho, encircled by South Africa, is renowned for its mountainous topography and resilient clothing and textile sectors.
Although the country's footprint is small, and with a population of approximately 2 million people, it represents a good destination for retail and service oriented businesses.
Approximately 40% of Lesotho's population lives below the poverty line, which presents an opportunity for businesses providing low cost products and services to the country. In an effort to boost its population's literacy and employability, the government is focusing on its youth, providing free primary schooling and bursaries for orphaned and abandoned children.
While its copious natural resources can allow it to become a more significant export player, infrastructure development and foreign investment into mining and agriculture remains a challenge for the country.
Malawi is fast-becoming a preferred destination for SMMEs that are looking to improve access to African markets. Despite its landlocked positioning, if your business is looking for a cost-effective port of call that feeds into Africa, Malawi is the destination for you.
Mozambique is situated in Southeast Africa. Its capital and largest city is Maputo.
After nearly five centuries of Portuguese rule, Mozambique gained independence in 1975. Two years into independence, the country descended into civil war lasting from 1977 to 1992 and in 1994, Mozambique held its first multi-party elections and has since remained a relatively stable democracy.
The country boasts rich and abundant natural resources, however, poor infrastructure development hasn't allowed the country to capitalise on these natural resources. Mozambique's economy is based largely on agriculture, but several industries, including food and beverages, chemical manufacturing, aluminium and petroleum production is growing.
Known as 'the gem of Africa', Namibia is a coastal country in southern Africa and the first country in the world to incorporate environmental protection into its constitution. Its neighbouring countries include Botswana, South Africa and Angola.
Namibia is home to the Namib Desert, the oldest desert in the world. Its abundance of natural resources and the growing need for affordable products and services makes it a viable destination for businesses look to capture a receptive new market.
With a vast amount of resources, a large population and a fast-growing consumer class, Nigeria is proving to be Africa's and West Africa's choice destination for growth and investment, particularly in the expanding trade and consumer-related sectors.
As a key investment location, South Africa not only offers its own market opportunities, but also serves as a gateway to the rest of the market on the African continent.
Important drivers for inward investment include the country's status as the most advanced economy in sub-Saharan Africa and its strong tourism potential and mineral wealth; while the country's preferential access to the EU market (through a free-trade agreement) and to the US market (under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) also supports investment.
South Africa boasts a diverse economy, driven by the services industry. It is moving towards becoming a knowledge-based economy with a greater focus on technology, e-commerce, and financial and other services.
Swaziland is a part-monarchy/ part-democratic, landlocked, country in Southern Africa. It is neighboured by Mozambique to the east and South Africa to the north, west and south.
Swaziland is closely tied to South Africa as a source for trade and remittances.
While drought is expected to limit the country's growth in the agricultural sector in 2016; it is expected to pick up in 2017. The Swazi government seeks to raise USD2 billion for its National Agricultural Investment Plan to reinvigorate agriculture. Moreover, tourism is expected to benefit from a weaker exchange rate, an investment loan from the World Bank, and new airport and tourist facilities.
Its small-scale mining sector consists mainly of coal and iron ore, but due to lower commodity prices, because of a slowdown in the Chinese economy, the mining sector is under pressure.
Located in East Africa, the United Republic of Tanzania shares borders with Kenya and Uganda in the north, Rwanda, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo in the west, and Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique in the south.
The country's economic prospects are positive, with strong foreign investor participation, adequate foreign exchange reserves and relatively low political risk. Tanzania has also steadily diversified its economy, expanding the amount of investment opportunities available to businesses and investors.
The Republic of Uganda is a landlocked country in East Africa and is the world's second-most populous landlocked country after Ethiopia.
Toward its southern border, Uganda incorporates a substantial portion of Lake Victoria, shared with Kenya and Tanzania. Its close proximity to the African 'Great Lakes' region and the Nile basin provides it with a warm, equatorial, climate.
The country's official language is English, while Luganda and Swahili is also widely-spoken across the country. Several other languages are also spoken in Uganda, including Runyoro, Runyankole, Rukiga and Lango.
Despite its challenges, Uganda remains a leading exporter of refined mineral products and it's expected to become a leading exporter of crude oil thanks to ongoing, particularly Russian, foreign invest in exploring the country's oil reserves. Its untapped oil reserves are estimated at 3.5 billion barrels.
Zambia's government has established an investment framework to attract international businesses, which includes low tax rates, reduced levels of red tape, and equal rights for foreign and domestic investors.
As such, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is growing significantly, driven by favourable conditions for foreign business ownership, investment incentives and special economic zones developed by the Zambian government.
Zimbabwe shares its borders with Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa and Zambia.
Growth in Zimbabwe is likely to remain below levels envisaged in the government's five-year economic programme:Zimbabwe Agenda for Sustainable Socio-economic Transformation.
The agenda, announced in late 2013, envisages growth ramping up to 9.9% by 2019, however, experts believe that Zimbabwe will continue to find it difficult to attract financing for the programme due to its indigenisation programme and general policy environment.
Performance in the construction and manufacturing sectors could improve if government successfully addresses structural bottlenecks, such as infrastructure deficiencies and an underperforming business climate. If a new government administration adopts a more business-friendly approach to policymaking, solid expansion of Zimbabwe's economy may be expected in 2020.
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Mozambique is an ideal location for South African entrepreneurs looking to start a foreign business in 2017 thanks to its close proximity to home, but a recent report on the country's looming debt crisis points toward turbulent times ahead.
Regardless of whether you're punting products or offering services, cash is a concern for many businesses in Mozambique, and if you aren't 100% sure that you have enough capital in hand to make your business a success when starting up, borrowing money at a later stage might prove difficult.
Related: Mozambique needs you: 3 Sectors you may think are saturated but aren't
In quarter two of 2016, Mozambique accepted and admitted that it had hidden more than USD1.4 billion in debt from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and other investors. The IMF, the World Bank, and several UK investment firms has since suspended financial aid in the form of loans or investment to the country.
Here are three reasons why you need to tread carefully when it comes to striking deals and making decisions for your Mozambican endeavour:
Since news broke that Mozambique had covered up its debt of more than a billion US dollars, international investors have held back in terms of cash inflows to the country. On top of this, Standard & Poor's (S&P) 500 Global Ratings reduced Mozambique's credit valuation to CCC from B- citing an amplified chance of it defaulting on debt. S&P now estimates that Mozambique's net general debt is at 90% of gross domestic product (GDP).
For you, this means cash-in-hand is key to success as investors aren't going to be as forthcoming with funding should you realise that cashflow isn't as expected. Ideally, you'll need to ensure your transactional accounts can accommodate for cash shortfalls in the form of an overdraft facility.
Standard Bank's in-country specialists can assist you in setting up accounts or applying for services from abroad, or alternatively it might make better business sense to meet with local representatives first. You can contact Mozambique banking specialists here.
Currency fluctuations are part and parcel of doing business across borders, so you'll need a firm understanding of how the Mozambican metical is performing against the US dollar and the rand. In 2016, the metical lost more than 40% of its value against the dollar. Combine this with an inflation figure close to 25% and you're immediately dealing with a market that's going to be challenging to start a business within.
There's also exchange controls to factor into your business model, particularly if you're planning on sending some of your profits back home. While Mozambique's government might be under scrutiny for its debt commitments, the country's bureaucracy remains high and strict exchange controls are in place for moving money in and out of the country.
With the right transactional account, though, you can still move money legally. Just remember to keep a sharp eye on metical fluctuations to ensure you're moving money in and out of the country when it suits your pocket best.
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Life's getting tougher for Mozambicans due to their government's debt and currency's ups-and-downs. Reports suggest that governance woes are taking its toll on the population as fuel and electricity prices continue to rise unabated. Reuters says that Mozambicans face bread price hikes too, and that bakers might have to shrink the size of bread loaves to accommodate for the rising price of wheat.
This means that your product or service needs to come in at a genuinely affordable price for Mozambicans, without compromising on quality. To ensure that you're not overshooting in terms of your revenue expectations, a market assessment of how your closest competitors are performing can enable you to identify a point of entry. Or it may highlight that your product or service is actually too expensive for the market.
It's a lengthy process to undertake, but you're better off knowing where and how you stand, instead of moving in and setting up shop only to find that the store next door to you is cheaper.
Starting a business is tough, and it's even tougher when you're starting it in a neighbouring country that's taking financial strain. Mozambique's enjoyed more than two decades of peace, and growth, and despite its challenges now, the long-view remains bright.
Mozambique's government has acknowledged that it's in debt and that it needs to fight its way out. It remains a viable market for you to break into, but does require more discipline and acumen considering the turbulence at present.
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President Donald Trump will seek to rebuild the U.S. relationship with Egypt at a Monday meeting with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi focused on security issues and military aid, a senior White House official said on Friday.
"He wants to use President Sisi's visit to reboot the bilateral relationship and build on the strong connection the two presidents established when they first met in New York last September," the official told reporters.
Egypt has long been one of Washington's closest allies in the Middle East, receiving $1.3 billion in U.S. military aid each year.
But the bilateral relationship was strained when former president Barack Obama criticized Sisi for cracking down on the Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt's oldest Islamist group.
Obama temporarily halted aid to the country after then general Sisi in mid-2013 overthrew President Mohamed Mursi after mass protests against his rule. Mursi, a Muslim Brotherhood member, had been elected the previous year.
The Trump administration intends to address human rights concerns in a different fashion, the White House official said.
"Our approach is to handle these types of sensitive issues in a a private, more discreet way. We believe it's the most effective way to advance those issues to a favorable outcome," he said.
Trump's relationship with Sisi got off to a good start before the U.S. presidential election during a September meeting in New York, when Trump was the Republican candidate, the White House said.
Trump supports Sisi's approach to counterterrorism, which includes both military and political efforts, his efforts to reform Egypt's economy - and Sisi's calls for "reform and moderation of Islamic discourse," the official said.
Asked whether the White House would declare the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist group, the official said Trump was interested in hearing Sisi's views during the meeting.
"We, along with a number of countries, have some concerns about various activities that the Muslim Brotherhood has conducted in the region," the official said.
Sisi's visit comes as the Trump administration has proposed massive cuts to U.S. foreign aid, the details of which are still to be determined.
The White House anticipates aid to Egypt will continue but provided no details on Friday.
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Two years on from TIDAL's ostentatious launch, JAY-Z's streaming service continues to face questions about its validity and viability.
Find out what the latest drama is below…
Hits Daily Double cite sources who claim that TIDAL is coming under fire in industry circles for the numbers it's reporting to Nielsen SoundScan – the body whose data forms the Billboard charts.
So what's the actual problem?
The following makes it clear using '4:44' and 'Grateful' by DJ Khaled (two TIDAL powered LPs) as examples:
In the first week of wide release for 4:44, total reported streams to SoundScan were 122m, which was 68m more than the same streaming services reported to BuzzAngle. Similarly, two weeks prior, DJ Khaled won a race with Imagine Dragons for #1 when SoundScan logged 17m more streams than BuzzAngle. Industry insiders have confirmed that both Apple Music and Spotify, the leading steaming services with over 90% combined share, reported the same numbers to both chart services.
It's clear. The insinuation is that TIDAL are ramping up their numbers to the data bank that determine the charts (SoundScan) and are less bothered about the others (such as BuzzAngle).
We must stress that this is all alleged, but does make for an intriguing development.
There's murmurs about SoundScan making major changes to their counting format to combat such confusion moving forward; there's also alleged talk of TIDAL to be stripped of the ability to report to SoundScan. The latter of which would effectively render the service powerless in the charting stakes.
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Management of patients with atrial fibrillation at high risk of stroke: current treatment options
Authors Edwards D, Harris K, Mant J
Received 16 February 2012
Accepted for publication 8 March 2012
Published 25 June 2012 Volume 2012:3 Pages 35—47
DOI https://doi.org/10.2147/RRCC.S16754
Review by Single-blind
Peer reviewer comments 3
Duncan Edwards, Keara Harris, Jonathan Mant
Primary Care Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
Abstract: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is common, and is associated with an increased risk of stroke. Patients' absolute risk of stroke depends on the presence or absence of additional risk factors as well as AF, including prior thromboembolism, increased age, hypertension, diabetes, structural heart disease, and female sex. The risk to benefit ratio of stroke prevention therapy differs according to the patients' absolute risk. There is evidence that even those with an estimated annual stroke risk of 2%–4%, who were once classified as medium risk, would benefit from anticoagulation and should be included in an expanded high-risk category. Alternatives to anticoagulation include the restoration of sinus rhythm and left atrial appendage surgery, but these may not be suitable for many high-risk patients with comorbidities. Antiplatelets are substantially less effective than anticoagulation and cause similar rates of bleeding. Self-monitoring and computerized decision support increases the time in therapeutic range and effectiveness of vitamin K antagonists. Novel oral anticoagulants including dabigatran, rivoraxaban, and apixaban have been shown to be noninferior to warfarin, do not require monitoring, and increase the prescribing options for stroke prevention in AF.
Keywords: stroke prevention, atrial fibrillation, anticoagulants, primary prevention
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Bristol Multicultural Affairs:
Rob Delaleu appointed Director of Bristol department
Congratulations Rob Delaleu on your appointment as Director of Multicultural Affairs at Bristol Community College. Rob has worked at Bristol for more than 11 years, first as the Head Men's Basketball Coach since 2008 as well as the Acting Director of the Multicultural Student Center since 2014.
He has been an outstanding member of the college community, deeply impacting students and staff alike, but especially underrepresented students and his basketball players.
He led the Men's Basketball program to seven NJCAA New England Final Fours, three MCCAC championships, and three Region championship games. He also recruited and developed five National All-Americans, eighteen All-Region players, one National All-Star game select, and helped to graduate and transfer 68% of active roster student-athletes.
We wish him well in his new role with the college and look forward to seeing how he will take multicultural affairs to the next level for Bristol. Derek Viveiros, our Director of Athletics and Recreation, will work closely with Rob on a transition plan to recruit, hire, and onboard a new Men's Basketball Coach to take over the program this fall.


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News » International » Canada extends 2011 steel anti-dumping measures » published 21 Apr 2016
Canada extends 2011 steel anti-dumping measures
The Canada Border Services Agency is to continue imposing anti-dumping measures and duties on steel gratings imported from China following a review by a trade tribunal.
The Canadian International Trade Tribunal decided to renew an earlier decision made five years ago in relation to the dumping and subsidising of Chinese steel gratings.
The tribunal found that the dumping and subsidising were likely to result in injury. The Canada Border Services Agency will therefore continue to impose anti-dumping and countervailing duties on this product.
The finding covers: "... carbon steel bar grating and alloy steel bar grating consisting of load-bearing pieces and cross pieces, produced as standard grating or heavy-duty grating, in panel form, whether galvanized, painted, coated, clad or plated, originating in or exported from the People's Republic of China".
The tribunal is an independent quasi-judicial body that reports to parliament through the minister of finance. It hears cases on matters including dumped and subsidised imports, and appeals of customs and excise tax rulings.
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I was testing a mmic amp and used the signal generator option as an rf source, this worked all fine. Then I listened to the carrier on a fm tuner. I was amazed about the high level of noise it produced. It sounds like the vco is modulated by white noise. Disconnected the amp but same result. Then I swapped plo3 with plo1, same result and it is even worse. Hooked up the tracking generator output to the msa input. Phase noise is not the best. Maybe an addition of phase of plo3 and plo1? Can't find the cause of the fm noise. Powersupply is clean and all the voltages are okay.Could anyone do the same test? Set tracking gen to some fm radio frequency and listen to the carrier.
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Scientists Discover 'KEY CLUE' In Meteorites That SMASHED Into Earth
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Families are the single most powerful influence in the early development of a child.
We operate as an open door policy, where families are welcome to visit our service. We believe families are children's first teachers and therefore embrace family involvement and participation within our curriculum. We value your ideas, suggestions and contributions into all aspects of our service. If a child has a special interest that a parent wishes to share with us you should let the educators know so that they can incorporate this into your child's programs.
Effective relationships between families and educators are fundamental to the quality of education and care that the children receive. Families can provide invaluable information about children's interests, strengths, abilities as well as feedback that assists teams to develop improvement plans that are practical and focussed on meeting the needs of all children and their families.
Families are always welcome to spend time in the service and share special moments with their children. We also host many special days and celebrate a variety of events throughout the year for which families are most welcome to attend.
All our rooms have a daily reflections journal for parents to read and provide feedback at the end of the day, you may also like to use the knowledge you gain from this book to converse with your child about their day.
Each child will be given an assigned parent pocket for receipts, newsletters and messages. The parent pockets should be checked regularly.
Our Daily routines although flexible provide security and continuity for the children. Routines vary so please make enquiries with your local centre's Nominated Supervisor.


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No matter what the weather in Rome is like, you will enjoy exploring its magnificent monuments, strolling down its cobbled streets and tasting amazing Italian food.
If you like the heat you'll adore the Rome weather in summer which is warm and sunny here with temperatures reaching an average high of 30°C in August. You can expect around 10 hours of sunshine daily and rainfall is rare.
Due to this fact Rome is a popular summer destination, which means it can
get busy at this time of year. The queues in front of the Colosseum, the
Pantheon and in front of Saint Peter's Basilica are long and you may experience
long waiting times.
During the spring and autumn you can enjoy pleasant temperatures from 16°C in March to 22°C in October. The weather during these periods makes them a perfect time for soaking up Rome's rich culture and history without the heat and large crowds in front of the sights. In this time you get around 6 to 8 hours of sunshine daily, which will provide the ideal backdrop for your holiday photos.
The weather in Rome during the winter is the coolest period of the year but the
climate tends to stay pretty mild. Temperatures only fall to around 13°C during
the winter period. In this period you can experience more rainfall then in the
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Definitions for "EMBOSSED FINISH"
A design or pattern pressed into paper during the manufacturing process is an embossed finish. After drying, paper passes between engraved metal rolls to create raised, textured finishes such as a linen finish.
A surface of paper, which has been raised or depressed, in imitation of the surface of leather, cloth, of wood, or in a different pattern. See also CALF FINISH MOROCCO VELLUM
A finish imparted to a web of paper through an embossing machine. The embower operates on the same principle as a supercalender except that it has an upper steel roll with a pattern engraved on it and is designed to be steam heated. The surface of this roll may be chromium plated for resistance to corrosion and wear. The bottom roll, whose diameter is customarily twice that of the upper roll, consists of a soft material like cotton or paper. It serves as a backing roll for the paper web which receives that pattern off the engraved roll. Before paper is embossed, the hard engraved roll is rotated for some time against the soft backing roll under pressure, thereby creating a mat surface in the latter roll. After the paper passes through the embosser it receives a finish on both sides. Many engraved designs are used to obtain a variety of finishes.
Keywords: chipboard, textures, resemble, sheet, manufacturing
Texture applied chipboard after the manufacturing of the sheet. Textures can be made resemble leather, cloth, wood, etc.


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NOVA SCOTIA – Kameron Collieries, owner of the Donkin coal mine in Cape Breton, has commissioned the washplant at the site. Mining began early in June 2017 with production targeted at 350,000 to 400,000 tonnes in 2017, 1.2 million to 1.8 million tonnes in 2018, and 2.6 million to 2.75 million tonnes in 2019.
Kameron has said the clean coal will be a high fluidity, high volatile metallurgical coal with 3.0% ash and about 1.65% sulphur. It is currently being stockpiled at the mine site before it is trucked to the Provincial Energy Ventures port in Sydney, N.S., for export.
Morien Resources (www.MorienRes.com) of Toronto holds a 2% royalty on the first 500,000 tonnes of coal sold during each quarter and 4% on amounts above that amount.
Kameron Collieries is a subsidiary of the privately owned Cline Group.


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Our Coalitions
Unity is strength. We can't win the change we need alone. That is why Causa Justa :: Just Cause participates in these and many other local and national alliances.
* Grassroots Global Justice Alliance
* Mission Anti-displacement Coalition
* National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights
* Oakland Rising
* Right to the City
* San Francisco Immigrant Rights Defense Committee
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Flash Movie Review: The Emperor and the Assassin
The incredible Great Wall of China, the buried Terra Cotta Army near Mount Li, the massive national road system of China all have something in common. They came out of the monarchy of Qin Shi Huang (Ying Zheng), who became the first emperor of a unified China. This dramatic movie was massive on several levels. The historical factor was fascinating to me and the drama in the king's life played out like a Shakespeare tragedy. He was the man who conquered the several kingdoms of China to create one unified country, going from a king to an emperor. The underlying story in this overwhelming production was about a plan the king formed with his concubine, where he would send her to hire an assassin to kill him. The goal was to use the attempted assassination as a catalyst to attack one of the kingdoms. While the concubine Lady Zhao, played by the incredible Li Gong as Gong Li (Raise the Red Lantern, Memoirs of a Geisha) was away, she discovered the king's compassion was a facade. Playing the king was Xuejian Li (The Blue Kite, Happy Times), who brought a dramatic flair to his role. There were many aspects to this period film that were enormous. From the sets to the amount of extras, the film portrayed what I imagined the royal court must have been like back in those days. My attention was completely captured by this film with its huge battles, royal secrets, political backstabbing and historical significance. There were some scenes with blood. Chinese with English subtitles.
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See The Drone That Flaps Its Wings Like An Insect
The vast majority of drones are quadcopters – aircraft that use four rapid propellers, oriented parallel to the ground, to maintain altitude and move through the air. It's such a common design that many people think that the term "quadcopter" and the term "drone" are interchangeable, even though "drone" simply refers to any unmanned aerial vehicle and may include octocopters, helicopters, and fixed-wing drones.
Now, it also includes this:
This ridiculous-looking vehicle is the DelFly Nimble. Its design, based on the high-speed escape movements of the common fruit fly, involves two 14-centimeter wings that flap 17 times per second. And while it may look silly, the science behind the design is actually very smart, and may be the first step towards more efficient UAV technology.
Biomimetics is the school of thought that believes technology should be created to imitate natural functions and processes. This can be done for a variety of reasons, two of which apply to the Nimble.
First: creating a drone that flies like an insect helps us better understand the mechanisms that allow insects to fly. The Nimble's four wings are operated by a pair of motors that mimic the complex flapping patterns of winged insects. The left and right wing pairs flap independently, and when flown by a pro they can allow the drone to perform 360-degree flips, loops, and the ever-popular barrel roll.
As DelFly's head designer, Matej Karasek, explains: "One thing we cannot do with real insects is to look into their brains while they're flying…We can observe what they're doing, how they move their wings, but we don't really know why they are doing that. And this is something we can do with our robots." Biologists at the Netherlands' Wageningen University, led by Professor Florian Muijres, are using the vehicle to simulate and study the wing motion patterns, aerodynamics, sensory systems, and neuro-motor systems of insects.
However, the other rationale for biomimetic design is that it can often improve efficiency. The premise: evolution has had millions and millions of years to perfect the fruit fly, discarding biological designs that didn't work in favor of the eventual four-wing, two-pair control scheme. It's reasonable to assume that this process means the design provides efficiencies that can't be found in a traditional quadcopter.
Early results are quite promising. The touching and parting of wings (known as "clap-and-fling") significantly increased lift production, meaning that the drone can get higher with less power. In its current state, the 29 gram, 33 centimeter wingspan drone can fly for more than 5 minutes on a fully-charged battery with a range of more than 1 kilometer. It can reach top speeds of about 25 kilometers per hour (~15.5 mph) and could carry an additional payload of up to 4 grams, which is enough for a small camera or sensor.
DeFly says that the drone is ready for real-world applications and tasks and suggested monitoring warehouse stock as one possible use. They've also said that their future goals are to improve the efficiency of the drone and to eventually create a Nimble-like aircraft that's the size of an actual insect (which would be the smallest aerial vehicle ever built.)
There's no denying that this is a seriously cool piece of drone technology, and who knows – maybe it will lead to some fantastic future innovations in the consumer drone market. But for now, we're a bit skeptical of the idea that the Nimble is really "ready for real-world applications." That five-minute battery life combined with the difficulty of having to learn an all-new control scheme is going to scare away a lot of DeFly's potential customers.
But what do you think, readers? Is this the future of drones or simply a novelty item? Let us hear your thoughts in the comments below!
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Les Rythmes Digitales 'Sometimes'
To paint the Poxwalkers, I followed the method from Warhammer TV – that is, mainly using shade paints; but with a few differences. These take slightly more time – but not too much more; and they add a bit of further detail.
This method breaks down into three stages: 1) basecoating areas 2) applying washes 3) edge-highlighting details.
I would say from the outset that this approach was fairly experimental – with a bit of trial and error involved. So, some parts may be unnecessary to follow.
Stage 1
As you can see, the spraypaint hadn't coated these models fully:
So, I painted them white where needed:
Paint the horns with ushabti bone:
The maggots with Zamesi Desert:
The tentacles with Cadian fleshtone:
The cloth with orange (I used vallejo's orangebrown):
The leather areas with dark brown; and the gas mask/tubing black:
One intestine was painted purple, just to variegate the innards a bit:
The shin guard was painted blue-grey (Citadel's the Fang):
And then the metals – silver and brass, respectively:
Basecoating is fairly tedious, to be honest. I'm not sure there's a way to alter that, unfortunately – I think it's just a bit of work, that has to be got through.
Stage 2
The next step is to add colour, by shading with washes; which is much more enjoyable than basecoating:
I thinned these down slightly with water; and applied several layers, rather than one heavy application.
i) Paint the skin and tentacles with Reikland flesh.
ii) paint the horns, pox marks, and tentacles with Athonian camoshade
ii) paint the face and tentacles with Druchii violet
iv) paint the metal areas and the leather/clothing with Agrax earthshade. I also painted the hammerhead and the bayonet with Reikland flesh, and then seraphim sepia, to create a faint rust effect (this part wasn't entirely successful).
If you look at the photos, you can see how successive layers of the washes deepen the colour:
Stage 3
Adding detail is the stage which can really become very time-consuming, if you're not careful. So, it's best to keep it minimal; and just highlight edges, using the original basecoat.
I thought the metal areas, tentacles, skin, and the black tubing looked okay. So I didn't highlight these. The edge of the gasmask was highlighted using Stormvermin fur – which is a grey-brown:
The faces did have highlighting added though – as they're the focal point of models, they warrant a bit more attention. So, highlight the face with pallid wych-flesh. Dot the poxmarks with rotting flesh. Glaze both of these areas, and the tentacles, with seraphim sepia.
The Jewels on the Nurgle insignia were painted snot green, then dotted with scorpion green. The eyes were painted with snot green, then dotted with snot green + white.
I initially highlighted all the edges on the horns with ushabti bone, but it left them looking a bit untidy, and the colour proved a bit stark. So instead, I just highlighted the edges closest to the faces, using khaki. The horns were then glazed with sepia.
I'm not 100% happy with these – but I'm going to leave them aside for now; and maybe readjust them when I've finished the other models. I think this is helpful when painting a large number of miniatures, because otherwise – if you keep faffing about -you will never get them all finished.
I haven't quite figured out how to style the bases yet; but I'm going to keep them fairly simple. With them being a gift for someone, I want them to be able to replicate the bases without any difficulty, if they wish to add further models.


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by LAUREN CODLING
A NEW low-calorie diet designed to prevent diabetes has been praised by healthcare professionals, after results found almost 90 per cent of patients managed to send the disease into remission.
The NHS announced last month that it would test out a new scheme, based on a low-calorie diet initially trialled by Diabetes UK, which aimed to reverse type 2 diabetes.
The nine-month NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme (DPP) will help people to improve nutrition levels and undertake more physical activity.
The low-calorie diets will be piloted by the NHS from next year, when patients will be prescribed a liquid diet of just over 800 calories a day for three months. They will then be offered follow-up support to help achieve remission of the disease.
When the scheme was initially run, almost half of those who went on a low-calorie diet achieved remission of their type 2 diabetes after one year. A quarter of participants lost 15 kg or more in weight, with 86 per cent of these putting their type 2 diabetes into remission.
Julie Ward, a senior cardiac nurse at the British Heart Foundation (BHF), welcomed the new initiative. She said although the introduction of the very low-calorie diet pilot sounded "radical", the research this approach was based on was encouraging.
"It's not an easy or off the shelf solution. People need support from health professionals to do this, but if it can help to tackle obesity today, it could pay dividends tomorrow in reducing the burden of type 2 diabetes," she told Eastern Eye.
Ward was keen that the government continue to reduce salt and sugar content in food and drink, and halt the promotion of unhealthy food to children.
If children and young adults were prevented from becoming obese and developing diabetes as a result of factors such as poor diet and a lack of exercise, she said, it would save many lives in the years to come.
In September, British Asians were warned to pay attention to their health by leading medical professionals, as a "diabetes epidemic" was predicted to trigger a rise in heart attack and strokes by 2035.
The number of people suffering from potentially fatal medical conditions due to diabetes is predicted to rise by 29 per cent, according to analysis released by the BHF.
The National Diabetes Audit from 2016-17 showed at least 8.4 per cent of patients with type 1 and 19.3 per cent of patients with type 2 are from an ethnic minority group.
Arif Qureshi, 51, was told he was at high risk of diabetes last year. His HbA1c levels
(average blood glucose levels) were in a pre-diabetes stage.
The news was "a kick in the backside" for the Londoner, whose father and sister had both died within 15 months of one another because of type 2 diabetes.
"If I didn't do anything about it, I would follow the same path as my father and sister," he told Eastern Eye.
However, with the encouragement of his nurse and fitness scheme 150 Club in Newham, Qureshi altered his lifestyle and diet.
He believes the new NHS plan is something he would have considered if he were still at risk. However, he stressed that health services needed to continue to educate communities on prevention of the disease.
"The NHS needs to hold more information sessions outside of the hospitals and surgeries," he said. "Most people get scared of the [prospect of seeing] a doctor so more meetings should be scheduled in libraries or in community spaces where nurses can chat [with them]."


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The episode starts off with a young girl at a train crossing, looking at Ai on the other side. When the train passes, Ai has disappeared. Tsugumi wakes up, realizing it was a dream and she hears her father come home. Hajime asks if Tsugumi saw the vision, again, and she nods, and Hajime takes her back to bed. Elsewhere, a young man, Kenta Nakashima types in a name to Hell Correspondence, Yoshitaka Katsuragi. In a flashback, Kenta's hands are covered in blood and another man drives away.
The next morning, Tsugumi asks Hajime if he could come home early, but he doesn't give an honest answer. Later, Hajime is in a coffee shop, where an actress, Mari Asou meets with him because he took pictures of her with a few men. After insulting her, Mari throws his coffee mug at him, and leaves, with Wanyuudou having witnessed the event. Hajime's friend thinks it's best for Hajime to take another job, so he could be with Tsugumi a lot more, but Hajime leaves, and so does Wanyuudou. At the editing office, Hajime meets with his chief editor, Inagaki, who wants Hajime to investigate a parliament secretary named Yoshitaka Katsuragi. The news stated that Katsuragi ran over a young woman named Mayumi Nemoto. Inagaki also states that Mari Asou was also in the car with him. Hajime refuses at first, but Inagaki urges him to think it over, and he puts the papers in Hajime's pocket.
Elsewhere, a charity group asks people to donate money for safer roads, and Hone Onna, disguised as an office worker gives a large sum, much to their delight. Hajime catches up with Mari Asou and asks her about the incident, but she pushes him aside, and goes off in her car. Then, the car seems to have no control and Hajime discovers that Mari has disappeared. Hajime's friend tells him about Hell Correspondence and of Hell Girl. As Tsugumi and Hajime head home, the young girl has a vision of Ai handing Kenta the black straw doll. That night, Hajime finds Hell Correspondence, but he doesn't believe it, and shuts off his computer.
The next day, Hajime spots Kenta being pushed out of the parliament building, and he almost pulls the red string, when Hajime stops him. Kenta tells Hajime about Hell Girl and of the straw doll. He also tells him about his girlfriend, Mayumi getting run over by Katsuragi and Mari, but they leave her to die. Kenta states that the police arrested another man, but they wouldn't listen to Kenta, saying that Katsuragi is a powerful figure in parliament. Hajime wants to help Kenta by publishing the truth of Katsuragi and goes to call Inagaki. However, Inagaki says that they can't bring out the truth, otherwise parliament will shut them down, and tells Hajime to forget about it. Hajime tells Kenta about the bad news. Having no other way to bring out the truth, Kenta wants to pull the string, but Hajime urges him to give him more time. Kenta is to upset and he leaves.
In the Twilight, Ai plays with marbles, while waiting to do her duty, once Kenta pulls the string. Hajime arrives at the parliament building and sees Katsuragi leaving and he follows him. At Katsuragi's mansion, Kenta confronts and tells him of what he knows. However, Katsuragi says that normal people like Mayumi and Kenta are lowlifes and will not be powerful as parliament people, and states that he is not sorry for killing Mayumi. Hearing enough, Kenta pulls out the doll and pulls the string, just as Hajime arrives, but it's too late, and Katsuragi disappears.
On Ai's ferryboat, Katsuragi says that he will give her money if she lets him go, but Ai states that people's lives can't be bought, and she ferries him to hell. Hajime is bewildered by what has happened, as he sees the black fire symbol on Kenta's chest, and he decides to look for Hell Girl.


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iSoccer needs a rewards system. Maybe you have the daily challenge and if you do it you earn 10 pts. and you can earn 5 pts by doing other drills (with a max of 50 pts per day) and maybe once you have a certain amount of points you can get a gift card (ex. Soccer.com)
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NEW YORK • Paul McCartney has kept a packed touring schedule in recent years, but the 74-year-old singer says he may need to slow down soon.
Asked by Rolling Stone magazine if he could imagine touring in the same way at 80, the legend replied: "Unimaginable - and unseemly."
But he added that, when he was 17, he thought a 24-year-old at his fellow Beatle John Lennon's art school was old.
"People say age is a number. It's a big number the older you get," he said in the interview published on Wednesday.
"But if it doesn't interfere, I'm not bothered. You can ignore it. That's what I do." He has said he was drinking heavily and almost quit music after The Beatles split in 1970.
But he has embraced touring with renewed vigour in recent years, playing with only occasional months-long breaks since 2009.
McCartney, who has spent decades on the road with The Beatles, Wings and as a solo artist, remains one of the world's biggest concert draws.
He is playing a nearly three-hour, 38-song show on his current One On One global tour, which continues in various American cities through October.
The set list on this tour is stocked with 23 Beatles songs and six Wings tracks.
It reaches back to In Spite Of All The Danger, one of the first original songs recorded by The Quarrymen, the pre-Beatles band featuring John Lennon and McCartney. It includes three songs off McCartney's most recent studio album, New, from 2013, along with FourFiveSeconds, his 2015 collaboration with Kanye West and Rihanna.
In October, he will play the Desert Trip festival alongside The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, The Who, Neil Young and Roger Waters.


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We are fortunate to be in a period of unprecedented ophthalmic innovation. Across all dimensions of ophthalmology, from anterior segment to retina, from drugs to devices to digital ophthalmology, pioneering entrepreneurs are inventing, developing and commercializing new technologies.
But, most successful innovations need more than great technology; they require other key elements such as a strong management team and knowledgeable, deep-pocketed financial backers. After being convinced of the value of the new technology, financial partners generally decide on their involvement based on the size of the market opportunity and how much money is required to reach an optimal commercial and financial result.
The ophthalmology marketplace features a wide variation in these parameters. For example, at one end of the spectrum, innovations in small diagnostics or handheld surgical instruments may address small markets ($50 million annually or less) but have very short FDA approval timelines, allowing market access within months and requiring small amounts of capital (less than $10 million). At the other end of the spectrum, new drug development may be a multibillion dollar market opportunity but may cost $200 million or more and take 10 to 15 years to complete FDA approval and commercialization.
The capital requirements of a company dictate what financial partners are needed. If only a few million dollars are needed to get to commercialization or an exit (ie, a sale or IPO), "angel" investment or licensing/partnership deals can provide adequate funding. However, if the company needs more than $10 million to $20 million, venture capital investment will likely be required.
This article will focus on the financial aspects of successful innovation and the role of venture capital as a financial partner in these projects.
Venture capital is a $100 billion industry comprised of institutional investors focused on innovations with billion-dollar markets and capital needs of $20 million to $100+ million. Venture capitalists (VCs) are professional investors who are paid to generate high returns for their investors (generally pension funds, university endowments, family offices and other large pools of capital) through managing a portfolio of high-risk, high-return companies.
Venture capital for ophthalmology did not get its start until the late 1990s with early investments by Versant, InterWest Partners, Kleiner Perkins and others focusing on the field, creating many very successful large companies, several of them publicly traded.
What do VCs look for in ophthalmic innovation? Beyond the exciting technology:
- A huge market opportunity, $500 million potential or more.
- Good prospects for a high value exit in five to seven years.
- Most importantly, the project needs to be managed professionally by a strong executive team. This does not need to be in place on day one of investment but is a key element to be instituted after funding, to make the most prudent use of the capital provided with the goal of achieving high returns in a timely manner.
A common misconception is that VCs want control over the company or want to run it. This is generally untrue. VCs want to delegate control of the company to a competent management team and almost never take an operating role. Generally, VCs own a minority of the company (10% to 30%) and sit on the board of directors but do not have a majority control position.
Most VCs want to retain the founding entrepreneurs in the company, provided they can work as part of the team. The best companies can keep the founders through the whole evolution of the company, much like Google and Facebook are still run by their founders. However, not all founders can work well with a diverse business team. Some evolve to become consultants to the company rather than having operating roles, while others move on to start a new venture, often with the same VC backers as the prior company.
There is no firm rule, but if the project is capital intensive (>$20 million required), it is difficult to fund without institutional capital. However, VCs are often risk averse and do not want to fund raw startups, so it is usually best to raise some angel money to achieve a proof of principle or initial data to prove some value of the innovation. Almost all VC-funded companies have previously raised angel funding, so this is a key first step in being ready for venture capital. There is no firm recipe for the threshold entry point for VC, but key elements include:
- A strong business plan communicating the potential of the innovation
- Assessment of market size
- Indications that the innovation serves an important unmet need
- Evidence the innovation can be patent protected
- A likely FDA pathway
- Working prototypes
- Early animal or human data
- A commercialization plan
- Plans for formation of an impressive management team if one is not in place
Getting the attention of VCs is difficult. They are busy multitaskers and most already manage a portfolio of companies, so introductions are critical to get them to review a business plan or take a call or meeting.
VC introductions commonly occur through e-mail or through a person known and trusted by the VC. A one-page executive summary is often enough to give an idea of the innovation, as most VCs do not read a detailed e-mail or long PowerPoint presentation. Presenting at conferences is another way to get exposure to VCs, but only a few conferences have a high number of VCs in the audience.
The Ophthalmology Innovation Summit is one excellent forum to get exposure and possibly network with VCs, but there are other investor conferences such as the JP Morgan Healthcare Conference that are also excellent platforms.
VCs are seeking very high returns for their investors. Winning investments need to be true home runs to compensate for the reality that many of the companies in their portfolio will fail. In ophthalmology, a target outcome is often a five-fold return in five years. Internal rates of return are also important, and rates of greater than 20% are expected. Most returns are driven by a high value acquisition by a large multi-national company such as Johnson & Johnson or Alcon or, more often now with a strong public market, through an IPO and subsequent sale of publicly traded shares.
As part of a risk mitigation strategy, almost all VCs invest only in preferred stock so that they get paid first in a sale of the company. Most also require a seat on the board of directors along with quarterly board meetings and frequent financial reporting, sometimes monthly.
As mentioned earlier, they are not generally focused on control but rather prefer to be significant minority partners with a voice in the direction of the company.
A frequent topic of discussion and often tension is the valuation of the company by VCs. VCs generally apply an analytic approach to valuation that is often in contrast to the entrepreneur's more intuitive sense of valuation. There is no right answer to what a "fair" valuation is, although sometimes outside valuation consultants can be helpful. The methodology that often allows both parties to agree considers comparable companies with recent financings, or discounts back a present value from more mature public companies with similar products.
Dilution (ie, a decrease in the ownership percent of prior shareholders) will always exist with any new capital infusion. However, if ultimately the new capital greatly increases the value of the company, this dilution is a very positive tradeoff to make. In venture-backed companies, most management teams hold 20% to 25% ownership at the time of exit, even after raising hundreds of millions of dollars. The most common reason for failure of early-stage companies is running out of money during product development. Stated another way, regarding dilution from outside financing, "Better to get a small piece of a giant pie then 100% of nothing."
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Ophthalmic innovation is at an all-time high, providing a rewarding but often challenging business proposition that usually requires multiple constituents and robust funding. Venture capital is the most common source of funding for high-risk, high-return ventures that have billion-dollar potential, but entrepreneurs need to be strategic in how and when they engage with VCs. As proof positive of the model, there are now a long string of VC-backed ophthalmology companies, such as IntraLase, LenSx, Glaukos, Eyetech, Aerie, Spark and others that have produced successful FDA approved products and $500 million to $1 billion exits for their constituents.
Through raising large amounts of venture capital in multiple rounds, entrepreneurs and shareholders have benefited greatly from the partnership and the billion-dollar sized valuations created. This bodes well for the next generation of companies currently being developed by ophthalmic entrepreneurs. With a large amount of venture capital still waiting on the sidelines, potential investors are standing by for the right ophthalmic opportunities. OM


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Williamsburg Christian Academy's faculty and staff are a dedicated, innovative team of professionals that love kids and desire to make a positive impact for the sake of Jesus. Together as a team, the WCA faculty and staff partner with parents to help all students reach their full potential. Teachers are trained in the latest techniques through a vibrant faculty development program as a way to create exciting, dynamic, interactive learning communities where minds are stretched and challenged. Faculty serves as mentors, role models, club sponsors, and coaches. Alumni often comment on how WCA teachers have impacted their lives far beyond the classrooms, even years after they leave campus.
Noelle Rennolds
Lower School Principal
Noelle Rennolds is our new Lower School Principal, arriving this summer to start in the Fall of 2020. Noelle grew up in the Buffalo area, and attended college there at Canisius, where she graduated with a Bachelors in Criminal Justice, Political Science and Spanish in 1999. She went on to acquire two graduate degrees in Secondary Education and Educational Leadership at Canisius, completing them in 2004 and 2006 respectively. She also studied abroad in Oviedo, Spain, in the Spring of 1999.
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Emily Benham
Emily Benham is the K3 Owl teacher at WCA! Emily graduated from Bishop Guilfoyle High School in Pennsylvania and earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Early Childhood Education from Hood College. She has taught preschool at the Jewish Community Center and Walnut Hills Baptist Church Learning Center. Emily is a member of St. Bede Catholic Church and enjoys reading, scrapbooking and spending time with her eight nieces and nephews! Emily loves her preschoolers and wants to instill in them a lifetime love of learning!
Staci Lanier
Staci Lanier teaches kindergarten and serves as the teacher liaison to WCA's Parent Teacher League. Lanier has 15 years of teaching experience. Staci is a native of Augusta, Georgia and holds a B.S. and Master's degree from Augusta State University. She holds an endorsement in reading and is a certified teacher support specialist. Before arriving at WCA, Staci had taught at Nottoway Elementary in Virginia and North Harlem Elementary in Georgia. Staci and her husband, Dusty, are the proud parents of ten-year-old Carter, a 4th grader at WCA. The Laniers enjoy spending time on the ball field, the golf course, and fishing the Eastern Shore. The Laniers attend Williamsburg Community Chapel.
First Grade
Kathy Watson
Kathy Watson returns for her seventh year at WCA and serves as the first-grade teacher. Kathy grew up in Hackensack, New Jersey and holds a BS from Pensacola Christian College. Overall, Kathy has twelve years of teaching experience, and she has a deep love and passion for science and learning. Watson is the proud mother of 12th grader Kailey and 8th grader Nathan, and her hobbies include walking through Colonial Williamsburg, watching movies from different eras, and reading books on the beach. Kathy and her family attend the Williamsburg Community Chapel.
Second Grade
Nova Glass
Nova is WCA's 2nd grade teacher. She has taught elementary school and Pre-K for approximately 15 years. Nova graduated with a BA in English and Bible in 2003 from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, North Carolina, and has her Masters in Christian Studies from there as well. She is currently pursuing a Masters in Elementary Education at Liberty University. Nova has also taught three years overseas in two different countries. She enjoys watching old movies, running, and reading books. She attends Harvest Fellowship Baptist Church in Smithfield. Her favorite Bible verse is "To me, the very least of all saints, this grace was given, to preach [to teach] to the Gentiles the unfathomable riches of Christ." Ephesians 3:8.
Third Grade
Sherri Bowles
Sherri is new this year to WCA and very excited to be a part of the WCA Community. She has taught for nearly 25 years in grades PreK through ninth grade. Sherri holds an Associate Degree from Richard Bland College of the College of William and Mary, a BA from Virginia Commonwealth University in Child Psychology and early childhood education, and has been working on her Master of Special Education from Virginia State University. She and her family attend Unity Baptist Church in Prince George, where they are charter members. Sherri and husband David have three children, the youngest of which (their son) will be attending WCA. Their oldest daughter is a Veterinary tech in Chester, VA, and their younger daughter attends Richard Bland studying sports therapy. Sherri enjoys time with her family, reading, and art, and is on the board for the Pregnancy Support Center of the Tri-Cities (a faith-based service center). Her favorite scripture is Isaiah 41:10 "Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, yes I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand."
Fourth Grade
Hollyana Dickens
Hollyana Dickens arrived at WCA last year after retiring from the Diocese of Richmond with thirty-one years of service. She taught third and fourth grades for 28 years in the Diocese and taught music for three years at All Saints Catholic School. She holds a Bachelor's in Music from Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, N.C. Hollyana served three years in the United States Army after graduating from college. She has served as the Minister of Music, and Praise and Worship Leader, for her church as well as choir director for many groups throughout Richmond before moving to Williamsburg. She has sung professionally for many years and was a member of the Bell Choir at the Brandermill Church in Chesterfield. In her free time, Mrs. Dickens enjoys listening to all types of music (especially contemporary gospel), reading, and traveling with her husband and daughter.
Fifth Grade
Traci Wagner
Traci is excited to join the WCA ministry for the 2019-2020 school year. She is a published educator with over 19 years of experience. Traci has a wide range of teaching experience; she has taught classes in Pre-Kindergarten all the way through college! Traci graduated with a BS in Psychology and Education from Marymount University in Arlington, Virginia, and received her Master's in Elementary Education in 2010.
Traci and her family are excited to be returning to Virginia after living in Germany and Texas. Traci has a son who is a sophomore in high school, and a daughter who is a sophomore at The University of Mississippi. Traci likes to spend her time reading, gardening, and shopping weekend flea markets. Her favorite Bible verse is "And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love". 1 Corinthians 13:13.
Library and Elementary Media, Curriculum Support
Regina Doran
Regina Doran teaches Library and Media at WCA, and also offers Curriculum Development Support Services. Before she was married she taught several years of preschool, Women's bible study, and was involved in Children's ministry. She then obtained a B.S. in Child Development and Family Relations from the Indiana University of Pennsylvania, where she worked in a Child Development Lab and preschool for several years. After raising five children with her husband and working as a substitute teacher, they moved to Williamsburg, where she taught Adult Basic Education and was a public school Literacy Interventionist. Regina obtained her Master's degree in Elementary Education at Liberty University and was just recently conferred a post-graduate degree, Education Specialist, in Curriculum and Instruction from Liberty.
Lower School Music
Chelsea Meisinger
Chelsea Meisinger is our music instructor for the Lower School and also leads our lower school praise and worship services. Chelsea is a native of the Hampton Roads area, having grown up in Newport News, VA. She attended Woodside High School where she participated in the orchestra and studied music theory. During her time there she performed at the Boston Pops Theatre and became Concertmaster of the orchestra. Chelsea graduated from The College of William & Mary where she completed her degrees in French & Francophone Studies and Elementary Education, with a focus in Teaching English as a Second Language. Chelsea enjoys singing, songwriting, playing instruments, leading worship, reading, and watching movies. She moved to Williamsburg in 2012 when she married her husband, David and they recently welcomed their first child Cade! They also have two dogs, Maggie and Izzy. They attend and volunteer at Waters Edge Church regularly, where Chelsea also leads worship on occasion.
Learning Support
Crystal Florakis
Crystal joined the faculty of WCA in 2018. She is our lower school enrichment specialist as part of her larger duties as WCA's Director of Learning Support Services, working with our twice exceptional and non-traditional learners. Crystal graduated from Old Dominion University in 1998 with a Bachelor's Degree in Speech Pathology, with a minor in Special Education. Crystal realized her passion was in special education and began teaching in the public school while she was working on her masters degree in special education from ODU. She left teaching after a few years to stay home and raise her family. Crystal returned to school last spring to finish up her masters degree at ODU and return to the field that she loves! She lives on a historical farm in Charles City with her husband and five children, three of whom currently attend WCA.
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By Greenwood
February 18 2015
This is a copy of a letter sent to Jeremy Wilton at Wasps in order to try to organise travel to Home games for perviously loyal fans. It is published here to try to raisde awareness with fans in the South East who would benefit from organised travel to the Ricoh Arena.
Your contact name has been given to me by the main Wasps office and I hope you'll allow me to crave an indulgence.
My name is Ian Edmed , I am a Kent RFU Society Referee, Level II RFU coach and I have been solely responsible for the organisation of about 30 or so coach trips from Old Gravesendians RFC and friends from the surrounding area to watch and support Wasps both at home (Sudbury, Loftus Road and Adams Park) and away, at Harlequins, London Irish and Saracens, along with trips to the 2 European Cup triumphs at HQ, the Championship wins and the Anglo Welsh success. Numerous London D/Hs, The Help for Heroes games and the knock-out cup final wins at HQ etc.; all these being over the last 20 years..
We have filled as many as 3 coaches (150+) to a couple of games, but usually 2 (100+) and always obtained our home tickets through The Community Team and have been well looked after by them, and on two occasions have been invited to form the guard of honour at the Help for Heroes games as the players entered the field.
Some of the youth players who came along in those early years are now old enough to bring along their own children on the excursions nowadays.
I now come to my main point. The move to Coventry has been a severe blow to somebody like myself, impeding on my ability to encourage enough people to make it worthwhile to travel by coach from our area, with their cost and time being relevant (£650 for a 52 seated coach). People are fickle I know.
I had advertised my intention to have at least 2 trips to Coventry during the remainder of this season on the Waspies.Net site under my pen name of greenwwod, but I cannot, much to my chagrin, get enough support from SE London and Kent based supporters to supplement my numbers......Result No trip (The first was the Harlequins home game in Feb)
I have been met with so much disappointment from that small amount of interested people that I am determined to try again in the near future with the intent to attend a later game.(Leicester perhaps?) Ultimately I do not want to admit defeat on this situation.
Is there any way that the Club can help me by posting an advertisement or my number and contact details on the mail web site for these ventures?
As I've said to others who have shown interest, if my contact and details were published, I'd be more than willing and able to arrange, as was done in the past, coach trips at some point for away games next season at venues such as Northampton, Leicester or perhaps London Irish for all London and Kent based Wasps fans who'd like to travel with a like-minded set of people. (Don Fowler, now deceased, arranged these trips many yearsago and an absolute success they were and certainly gave people like myself a wonderful chance to watch top class rugby at places I'd never have dreamt of. These consisted of both coach and train parties)
All it needs is 35-40 people to break even and for themto turn up at a certain place at a certain time and off we go!
Without this break-even number, all I am creating is disappointing supporters who cannot go.
All that is required is for me to be able to contact unknown Wasps fans in my surrounding area. I would do all the donkey work, I'm well used to it and even though I say it myself, an accomplished hand. I'd arrange any required tickets through the host club, be it Wasps or the opposition.
The way the team is playing and shaping up, I just feel by taking 40 or 50 extra persons to some home and away games would be a real bonus, not only for us, but the team and players as well.
I'm sure there are still a number of people in this area who would travel for the odd game in Coventry, but my problem is finding them and tooffer them the service that I'm prepared to give.
I am also sending a copy of this to Steve Henderson at the Fans Forum.
I'd appreciate any help or pointers the club can give me.
Ian Edmed
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No interest from the Beckenham area?
You can't be a true Wasps fan until you've seen 'em
Get beaten in a final
You can't be a true Wasps fan until you've seen 'em
Get beaten in a final
Blimey that's going back a hell of a long way!
I was at Loftus Road when Paul Volley saw red for getting into a fight with a Gloucester player (name escapes me).
Thanks for the kind words midlander5.
Could we park the coach in your relatives drive and deposit the Timothy Taylor empties in their bin !


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A couple of weeks ago on Memorial day weekend, I travelled to Gatlinburg Tennessee to run some trails with a few facebook friends. The crazy idea involved running/hiking Mount Le Conte to view the sunrise above 6500 feet and then continuing our run down the mountain via some other trails, completing about 17-18 miles for the day.
In order to catch the six A.M. sunrise, me and another guy started our run/hike at 2:30 A.M. on the Allum Cave trail. The Allum Cave Trail climbed from 3000 feet at the base of the mountain up to the summit of the mountain roughly 6593 feet just over five miles. The trail involved mostly knee high boulder steps and steep technical climbing on narrow trails, often involving holding a guide wire screwed into the rock on one side and steep nothingness on the other side. In the dark the chasm below looked like it stretched on forever. Just a tad after 5 A.M. we passed the peak of Mount Le Conte and made our way to Myrtle Point where we settled for the sunrise. Up at 6500 feet the air was thin and cold, luckily I carried a fleece with me but forgot a warm hat and gloves.
After watching the sunrise we ran down the mountain on a series of connected trails. Going from 6500 feet of elevation to below 3000 feet gave me the feeling that we would never come down from the sky.
After we finished our 17 mile run we drove around and realized that Gatlinburg was unnavigable because of the throngs of tourists. We really were not interrested in shopping, just wanted to look around a bit. We decided the next morning we would run through downtown Gatlinburg early in the morning before the shops opened and the tourists clogged the streets and side walks. I guess you could call it site seeing runner style.
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EastEnders star Matt Di Angelo has confessed he didn't want to take on Dean Wicks' upcoming rape storyline at first – because he was afraid.
The 27-year-old actor returned to the soap earlier this year after six years away from Albert Square and his character Dean, has developed an unhealthy obsession with Linda Carter (Kellie Bright) and is set to rape her.
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