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23 April 2019
In this video, discover how the spatial distribution of oncological therapies can be characterized using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometric imaging (MALDI MSI) technology. Using the mimetic model protocol and the MALDI SYNAPT G2-Si high definition mass spectrometer from Waters Corporation, Dr. Bindesh Shrestha demonstrates the semi-quantification of the chemotherapy drug, doxorubicin.
This interview was filmed as part of our coverage of AACR 2019 - see other video highlights here >>


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Beginning as a small film festival 17 years ago, the Kendal Mountain Festival has expanded into over 100 screenings, a literature festival with over 40 speakers, a children's literature component, an outdoor photography competition, and a massive array of presentations centered around adventure and film. Attendees number in the thousands over the 4-day event, and infuse over $2.9 million into the local economy.
It's prominence is due in no small part to the exceptional content and films, and also the fact that it's a family-friendly event. The focus is inspiration and exploration for all. Wildlife films show next to cultural explorations. And of course, there's no shortage of sport-specific action for the 'core' set.
The festival is held in Kendal, England, just outside of the Lake District of Cumbria, and about five hours north of London.

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Garden annexes are becoming an increasingly popular way to add a stylish self-contained flat to your existing plot. Not simply a residence for elderly parents, these mini homes are now an attractive addition for younger adults who wish to save money while studying at university, or perhaps saving for their own abode. Gone are the days of unfortunately drab garage apartments, whose sole purpose was to accommodate guests, these compact homes are now a fabulous addition for any spacious property. Often lacking in style, panache, and elegance, garden annexes were commonly attached to the main dwelling, or regualrly built as an independent structure. However, since the invention of the secondary or dual dwelling, there have been many differing styles and designs on the market. Whether you know it as a granny flat, garden annexe, cart shed, carriage house, or perhaps simply a self-contained apartment, these spaces add valuable living space your property.
Today on homify we are taking a look at a gorgeous and contemporary annexe from Blankstone Building and Design Solutions. This timber-clad structure features a studio space with small kitchen, bedroom, sitting area, study, and bathroom. Additionally, the room contains abundant storage space for all manner of household appurtenances and accessories. Without further ado, let's take a peek inside this intriguing and gorgeous timber garden annexe!
This beautiful bespoke creation features an open gabled roof, with extensive timber cladding seen on each side of the dwelling's façade. Situated at the end of the garden, the small home is far enough away from the main house to retain a sense of privacy and solitude. The colour scheme is a combination of bright timber hues, which are again seen on the back fence of the property, as well as a charcoal blue shade that imparts a regal and understated elegance. Tucked away in the back corner of the plot, the structure has a surprisingly open and airy feeling, with large windows adding a sense of spaciousness both inside and out.
Moving slightly closer to the entry, we are able to see that the annexe is actually sunken into the sloping block. Moreover, hidden behind the white rendered retaining wall is a delightful decked entertaining space. This area is perfect for those living inside the apartment, but could also be used as a party or gathering space for events. A set of twin potted vines sit beside the entry and look fabulously stylish. These may also be grown to cover the side of the structure, eventually ensuring the continuity and cohesion with the garden.
From this vantage we are also able to see that there is an abundance of glazing used on each side of the building, with small hopper windows incorproated on the right hand side to ensure privacy within the sleeping quarters.
Around the back of the little home we see the private lawn area with the rear wall of the structure. This features a plethora of little rock-like protrusions that ensure the wall is a rock-climber's dream! There is also an exterior light to illuminate the area that might not receive enough sunlight during the day, or if the space is to be used at night.
The grass area is surprisingly large, and perfect for children to play, or for a quiet area to read a book in the sun. The timber fence is also more easily seen from this perspective, and is matched with a white rendered base that looks modern, with a high quality finish.
Finally we move inside the home to get a glimpse of the interior. The timber cladding is continued with a light birch/beech hue that functions as the walls of the small bathroom, and the joinery for the kitchen. Timber flooring is also used to add warmth and a sense of liveability within the compact space. There is a skylight for illuminating the kitchen area with an abundance of natural light, while a white/off-white hue is employed for the ceiling, and door trim.
Colour is injected into the room with the striped yellow and blue curtains that not only provide privacy, but also insulate the room during cooler weather. In the far left corner, we are also able to see the raised stage-like structure that houses the study, providing a perfect place for quiet contemplation, reading, or writing.
In this image we can see the bright yellow armchair that works beautifully with the timber interior scheme, and matches effortlessly with the curtains. There are two single lamps that hang from the ceiling, and impart a contemporary aesthetic, with a timeless atmosphere and ambience.
One brilliant feature of this new garden annexe is the abundant storage in the overhead space. This is reached via a ladder, which offers a host of options to the occupant, and can even be used as a bed if necessary. Here in this image the large double bed is a sofa, and offers a studio workspace without the need for a large sleeping space. What is wonderful about this room is its versatility; it can be modified and altered to suit a range of different needs, making it a thoroughly indispensable domestic structure.
Coming to the end of our tour we get a close-up of the inspirational workspace. This cute little study is an ideal place for working, reading, or setting up a small office. It is contemporary in its design, with mid-century modern elements. The chair is comfortable, and offers a sleek yet timeless place to rest, or conversely get down to some serious work! Again we see the striped fabric used as a blind, and a characterful lamp adds direct illumination for the desk space.
For one final look before finishing our tour of this cute and compact home, we get an impression of the stylish glazed bi-fold doors. These have been completely opened, and inject the interior with fresh air and light. This multi-purpose dwelling is ideal for those little gatherings or events during the warmer months, and with the inclusion of an outdoor barbeque, is a perfectly stylish and practical space.
If you liked this gorgeous little home and would like to check out another project, take a gander at our Ideabook: The Peaceful Home in the Woods


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Christie Grace Designs
Luminescence Spiral Iolite Necklace
A flowing spiral necklace mirroring universal touchstones on the path of life, with a 4mm iolite at the center. This stone is discontinued, hence it is a great opportunity to purchase this unique design.
The handwritten text on the necklace was written by Christie Grace. The round pendant measures 1 & 3/4 " draped on a 1.8mm 30" sterling silver chain. Also available in 14k, 18k yellow gold or 19k white gold.


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The good, bad and the truly mad Irish 'Eurovision' entries were remembered at the launch of a new book 'Ireland and the Eurovision' in Dublin's Spencer Hotel last night.
David Blake Knox's book coincides with the 50th anniversary of Ireland's participation in the song contest and charts the build-up and backstage drama behind each Irish entry.
Music mogul Louis Walsh, who wrote the forward, recalled his favourite 'Eurovision' anecdote - watching broadcaster Pat Kenny cycling around a hotel room following one of Johnny Logan's wins.
"They were real parties back then," Walsh said.
A host of 'Eurovision' fanatics attended the launch, including 'Mrs Brown's Boys' star Rory Cowan, Michael Colgan, Paul McGuinness, Lisa Fitzpatrick and Morah, Lottie, Babette and Bonnie Ryan. RTÉ's Marty Whelan launched the book, describing it as a "must-have for song contest nuts like myself".
Blake Knox worked as head of entertainment at RTÉ TV from 1990-1994 during Ireland's "Eurovision Golden Era", when it won and staged the 'Eurovision' three years in a row.
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text: Advanced Notice 10th Annual Diver Education Conference March 09, 2019 8:00 Am - 5:00 Pm Pacific Gas & Electric - Energy Education Center 6588 Ontario Road, Avila Beach, CA. ( Topics and order of presentation subject to change} Dr. Sam Miller III Dive Historian – Published UW Photographer and Author "Early Development of Recreational Training Manuals" Dr. Adam Abroms Board Certified Eye Surgeon & Ophtalmologist – ADV Vision Centers Selena McMillan PhD Southern California Regional Manager - Reef Check California "Reef Check California; Citizen Scientist in Action" Karl Huggins USC Wrigley Marine Institute - Director of the Hyperbaric Facility John McKenney San Luis Obispo County Sheriff Deputy – John McKenney Productions – Underwater Documentary Film Maker "Risked Based Response" Dr. Sam Miller IV Hyperbaric & Undersea Medicine - Emergency Medicine Marion Medical Center Emergency Physician Fee: There is a non-refundable $10.00 fee for the Diver Education Conference that covers the cost of the morning snacks and buffet lunch. Pre-registration is required due to the limited seating. Contact Depth Perceptions Diving Services to register. Payment can be made by cash or check only. No credit or debit cards accepted. Last day to register is March 1st, 2019. Conference Sponsors: Pacific Gas & Electric Company - Energy Education Center Energy Education Center Facilities Depth Perceptions Diving Services Conference Organization, Conference Promotion, Syllabus Binding San Luis Obispo County Sheriff Department Syllabus Reproduction – Breakfast Coffee, Snacks & Ice Registration: Pre- Registration Is Required Contact - Depth Perceptions Diving Services 805-595-3631 firstname.lastname@example.com 12322 Los Osos Valley Road San Luis Obispo, CA. 93405 Payment - $10.00 Per Person. Payable to Depth Perceptions by Cash or Check. No Credit or Debit Cards Accepted. Includes - Conference Material, Beverages, Snacks & Buffet Lunch


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By John W. Lillpop
Today we remember the life, death and legacy of John F. Kennedy, 35th President of the United States. Fondly remembered by many Americans as "Camelot."
One of the more remarkable quotes from the brief JFK presidency was delivered during his inaugural speech on January 20, 1961, when he said:
"Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country."
Fifty years later, those inspiring words seem to have been lost on the American people as scores of millions, citizens and non-citizens alike, now rely on government for many of the basic needs of living.
Indeed, as indicated at the reference, 49.2 percent of Americans now receive benefits from one or more government programs:
In the fourth quarter of 2011, 49.2 percent of Americans received benefits from one or more government programs, according to data released Tuesday by the Census Bureau.
In total, the Census Bureau estimated, 151,014,000 Americans out of a population then estimated to be 306,804,000 received benefits from one or more government programs during the last three months of 2011. Those 151,014,000 beneficiaries equaled 49.2 percent of the population.
This included 82,457,000 people--or 26.9 percent of the population--who lived in households in which one or more people received Medicaid benefits.
Also among the 151,014,000 who received benefits from one or more government programs during that period: 49,901,000 who collected Social Security; 49,073,000 who got food stamps; 46,440,000 on Medicare; 23,228,000 in the Women, Infants and Children program, 20,223,000 getting Supplemental Security Income;13,433,000 who lived in public or subsidized rental housing; 5,098,000 who got unemployment; 3,178,000 who got veterans' benefits; and 364,000 who got railroad retirement benefits."
Today, politicians vigorously encourage an entitlement mentality as a means for securing and retaining political power. All too often, Americans are brainwashed to believe that government perks (paid for by others), are guaranteed by the US Constitution and are, therefore, inalienable.
This sort of government insanity even extends beyond the US borders.
For example, the United States Department of Agriculture(USDA) broadcasts information, in Spanish, about the availability of food stamps into Mexico, either as a service to the illegal alien population living in the US and/ or as a lure to attract even more invaders.
Again, the perks are advertised with no mention of whom pays the bills.
And we wonder why the economy is in shambles and the national debt is completely out of control?
America would be greatly served by a return to the Ask Not What Your Country Can Do For You…" ideal in the Oval office and in the halls of Congress!
See more at: http://cnsnews.com/news/article/terence-p-jeffrey/census-49-americans-get-gov-t-benefits-82m-households-medicaid#sthash.3ZkPUuJA.dpuf


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Transition Planning
The move from child to adult services, and childhood to adulthood, requires careful consideration to ensure that the potential for risk does not arise. Young people going through transition require a collective approach by all agencies to responsibly manage their transition effectively.
The Named Person or Lead Professional (as appropriate) for the child must ensure a careful and planned transfer of responsibility in situations where another service becomes the lead agency.
Because there is a legislative overlap between child and adult protection assessment and planning processes these may need to be aligned. Some investigations or assessments may be best undertaken jointly, for example when child and adult protection issues are identified within the same family. The aim should be to maximise the safety and welfare of children and at-risk adults while minimising the impact of the investigation on those involved.
Further information is contained in the Fife Inter-agency Adult Support and Protection Guidance. Further Adult Protection info can be found on the web page for adult support and protection.
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By now you've probably watched the Captain America: Civil War trailer enough times to recite the whole thing from memory. Our own Dave Trumbore poured over the footage and picked it apart to reveal every little detail you might have missed. Apparently, there were even more secrets than we thought, but we needed commentary from Joe and Anthony Russo to fill in the blanks.
The directing duo offered up their analysis of the trailer to Empire and revealed some choice tidbits in the process. They threw out a lot of information, which you can read in full here, but these are the biggest reveals you'll want to know about.
The Accords: While in the Civil War comic, it was the Superhero Registration Act that split the Avengers in two. For the film, it's the "Sokovia Accords: Framework for the Registration and Deployment of Enhanced Individuals." Joe said:
"The Accords are the world jointly trying to govern the Avengers moving forward. It has to do with the effects of Ultron and Sokovia [the small city that Ultron tried to drop on the Earth from a great height at the end of Age of Ultron], and New York City [roundly trashed at the end of The Avengers], and Washington D.C. [nearly devastated by falling helicarriers at the end of Captain America: The Winter Soldier]. Examining the third acts of all the Marvel movies, we're saying, if you could point to the collateral damage in all those incidents, could you use that against the Avengers to control them?"
General Ross: William Hurt's return as General Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross is no coincidence. Joe said of the Incredible Hulk character:
"We thought it would be interesting to take a character who had a fanatical anti-superhero point of view. Now he's become much savvier and more political and has put himself in a position of power, not unlike a Colin Powell. He's cornering the Avengers politically now, he's out-maneuvering them."
The Splash Panel: Joe explained that a splash panel in comic books is a large panel that takes up both pages. It's used for a dramatic image, and in terms of superhero comics, that can mean a big fight with a lot of different characters. The film's version of a splash page is one we glimpsed in the trailer: Team Captain America — comprised of Cap, Falcon, The Winter Soldier, Hawkeye, Scarlet Witch, and (presumably off-screen) Ant-Man — charging at Team Iron Man.
Though this film is mostly about Cap's journey to reunite with Bucky and how this personal relationship affects his outlook on The Accords and Tony Stark, the Russos wanted to bring a similar dynamic to the rest of the Avengers. Anthony said:
"The way we went about it, it was about tracing what was going on with these characters, and we would examine each character on a very personal level – how would they respond to the idea of registration? What stakes would they have in this issue? Why is it good or bad for them? That's how we went about it."
Black Panther: This is our first official look at Chadwick Boseman's Black Panther costume. According to the Russos, "it's a combination of a practical costume and VFX. It's a vibranium weave, a mesh, almost like a chainmail. Luminescence is something we have to do in post." As for the character's motivations and which side he takes, Joe skirted the issue a bit, but confirmed that he has his own motivations and is brought into conflict with Team Cap for a "very different reason" than the others.
One of the Film's Most Powerful Shots: You might have skimmed past it, but Joe said the scene involving Steve Rogers hanging on to a helicopter to prevent it from taking off is an incredibly emotional moment.
"He's hanging onto that helicopter for an extremely passionate reason. In stories you'll read where a mother will lift a car off a child. There's something very important happening in that scene and for us it really represented his struggle as a character, one man pitted against a helicopter that's trying to take off. Can he stop it? And what are the limits of his strength? For us, it's one of the most powerful shots in the movie and it's Chris Evans, who works very hard to physically exemplify this character. On set, we had him straining against a crane holding this helicopter, and you have this fantastic shot of his muscles bulging and you can feel the pain and the energy and the determination as he tries to stop this thing."
Baron Zemo: While actor Daniel Bruhl and Elizabeth Olsen didn't hesitate to confirm Baron Zemo in Civil War, the Russos did. In referencing the trailer's scene at the Leipzig-Halle airport in Germany, which includes a nod to the character, Joe said:
"Zemo in the Marvel Cinematic Universe is not Zemo from the comics, and what's interesting and surprising is that we don't always honor the mythology from the books. One, because it's predictable and two, it's not servicing the story in the way we want. So, if Zemo were in this movie, I think people should expect that it's going to be something fresh and exciting"
Comic to Movie: Though you've hopefully figured this out by now, Captain America: Civil War is not a direct adaptation of the comic book source material. Joe described how they used the essence of the story, but that the majority of the comic doesn't apply to what's been laid out in the MCU. What is, however, is the notion of registration.
"The challenge was, we're doing the story of Civil War. Which everybody knows is nominally about superhero registration. And in a lot of ways that can be a political issue, and we didn't want the conflict of the movie to solely exist on that level. We wanted to figure out very personal reasons why everyone's relationship to this idea of registration is going to become complicated. That's what the relationship between Steve and Bucky allowed us to do, to get very personal in terms of why people would lean one way or the other."
By the time the film hits theaters on May 6, 2016, the directors foresee audiences walking out of the theater debating the outlooks of Team Cap and Team Iron Man.


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Further research and information on the English Reformation, English Catholic martyrs, and related topics by the author of SUPREMACY AND SURVIVAL: HOW CATHOLICS ENDURED THE ENGLISH REFORMATION
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
A Renaissance Humanist is Born
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What about On the Freedom of the Will, answered by Luther in The Bondage of the Will?ReplyDelete
Yes, you are correct that he engaged Luther on that issue--but he was not really defending Catholic teaching, mostly his understanding of free will, trying to avoid Pelagianism. Sts. More and Fisher developed pretty comprehensive defenses of Catholic teaching. Erasmus also reacted against Oecolampadius trying to cite him in support of his view of the Eucharist: Erasmus told Oecolampadius he was wrong about what he (Erasmus) thought. Erasmus was neutral; More and Fisher fully engaged.ReplyDelete
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India, Tamil Nadu, May 2018. Rasathi, 56, the wife of Selvarasy, 65, a farmer who committed suicide on May 2017 by hanging himself in his field. He got into debt with a Cooperative Society. According to a study carried out by Tamma A. Carleton, the warming over the last30 years is responsible for 59.300 suicides in India. She estimates that fluctuations in climate, particularly temperature, significantlyinfluence suicide rates.


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The team from Chandigarh will fly the flag for Punjab football…
Minerva Punjab play fellow I-League newbies Chennai City at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Sunday evening. With the season opener likely to set the tone for the remainder of the tournament, the Warriors will look to produce a positive result in Chennai.
Speaking to the press ahead of the crucial game, coach Surinder Singh denied predicting the outcome of the game although he promised to fight for all three points in the club's first game in the I-League. He said, "First off, I should thank Robin [Charles Raja] and Chennai City for their hospitality. As far as tomorrow's result is concerned, anything can happen. Neither team knows much about the other team. You are in for a good encounter; you will witness good attacking football. We will look to win all three points, though."
City and Minerva are fortunate to play each other in the opener as entering a joust with I-League juggernauts such as Mohun Bagan or Bengaluru in the opener might have hurt them mentally. However, the Minerva coach refused to undermine either team as he highlighted the players' experience to accentuate the might of the teams.
"It's not as if the boys will be playing football at this level for the first time," said Singh. "Both Chennai and Minerva have players who have played in the ISL and I-League. They have signed quite a few experienced players; we have players who have played in the competition in the previous years as well."
With Anirudh Thapa and Germandeep Singh being potential automatic starters, Minerva easily boast the youngest squad in the team. With the average age being 22, the players can be prone to schoolboy errors; however, the Minerva coach is adamant that his players have in them the quality to surprise the fans.
"Our vision is to develop football," announced Singh. "The youngsters are hungry to play; our youngsters, I believe, will give their hundred percent. The idea is to have a blend of youth and experienced players. Our aim is to develop the young players with the aid of the experienced ones. They can change the pace of the game; you can see the difference when they are on the pitch."
Much like their opponents, Minerva had little time to build a team. Despite mourning the lack of proper pre-season training, he stated that his players' time at AIFF Elite Academy together should be enough to generate team chemistry. He said, "There was not much time to prepare physically; there were no pre-season games for any team. It should not be an excuse, though. Any team playing in the I-League should perform. Concerning our team morale, the boys have played together at AIFF Elite Academy. They know each other's' style of play. It's not difficult to co-operate on the pitch.
"The only challenge was that the team was not together for a long time. On the pitch, when they came together, they became familiar with each other. You can't say that it takes a long time to come into rhythm and play as a unit. There will not be much hesitation among the players. You'll not find that they have had little time to mesh. We've tried to operate as a team by maintaining a friendly atmosphere at the club. The boys are helping each other. We're ready to put up a good fight."
Asked about Minerva's tight schedule, he said, "We have to face every challenge as Minerva – the Warriors – are known for that. We are not putting any pressure on the players because of playing four away games in quick succession. We have to prove that we can tackle any challenge."
Implementing a coach's philosophy in less than a month is a Herculean task; however, he reckons that the philosophy had already been strongly ingrained during the club's I-League 2 campaign last season.
"I'm carrying the experience I had in I-League 2. We have also retained many players who played under me in that division, so there would not be any problem regarding the players adapting to my style. I know what each player can offer to the team. They boys have prepared well; they know the philosophy of the club very clearly, so we don't have any such problem," he concluded.


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July 4th Celebration!
July 4, 2018 @ 7:30 am - 8:45 pm
July 4th Celebration!
Start bright and early with our Bike Decorating Contest & Breakfast. (7:30 AM) followed by the Bike Parade throughout the Town Center (8:30 AM). Enjoy an old-fashioned family field day on Western Green with sack races, water balloon toss, games prizes and more (9:00 AM). Rock to the sounds of the different decades with our band the Totally Hep Cats on Western Green (6:00 PM). Enjoy a star spangled fireworks display from the beach courtesy of the Rosemary Beach Property Owners Association (8:45 PM). Blankets and Lawn Chairs are welcome.


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Brian is back with his June column on the importance of the public being trained in basic first aid and post-crash care in low and middle-income countries. In places where roads are less accessible and post-crash vehicles are less readily available, Brian argues that a community focused approach to being able to handle injuries in the first instance can dramatically save lives.
Congratulations to every one for #stayingsafe #walkingsafe #lsw during the #globaroadsafetyweek that focused on pedestrian safety! (Lots of Hash-tags!) This year's Global Road Safety Week was the best! I have never felt this solidarity feeling before: that innate feeling of 'Yeah, road safety is our concern!' from all corners of the continent in Africa and the wider world! That's exactly what we love to see; dignitaries, children, mothers, fathers, young people, celebrities - needless to mention, animals #WalkingforSafety! I loved it! How about you? In English, they say 'Keep the candle burning'…me I say 'Keep a keen eye on a burning candle'…if you know what I mean ;)
Check out some of the amazing highlights from the youth entries to the Long Short Walk!
Emergency health care facilities in Africa are flooded with road traffic crash victims; and there are the 'few lucky ones', who are referred for a touch of professionalism in advanced hospitals. It doesn't make me proud to write such a true statement this month of June, (which reminds me that Christmas is 6 months away :P) but I find solace in the naked truth that road traffic crashes are preventable, and even after a crash, deaths are preventable and the impact of injuries can be mitigated by timely and effective emergency care.
Now, what really occurs when a road traffic crash happens? The first people on the scene are community members who usually don't have any form of prior formal training in first aid and emergency medicine. Considering that the response time for emergence medical services or the police in developing countries depends on whether it is raining, whether there is fuel in the response cars (if they exist), whether the road is accessible (of course due to unnecessary traffic jams or congestion), many deaths from injuries, bleeding and avoidable disabilities come into existence; things which would have been addressed if the community members were empowered with basic life saving knowledge and skills.
In Africa, the quality of post-crash care varies greatly across the continent.
According to WHO (2013) Global Road Safety Report,
While delivering the report, the current WHO director general Margaret Chan said, "Political will is needed at the highest level of government to ensure appropriate road safety legislation and stringent enforcement of laws by which we all need to abide." "If this cannot be ensured, families and communities will continue to grieve, and health systems will continue to bear the brunt of injury and disability due to road traffic crashes."
Read the the Global Status Report on Road Safety 2013
Many times, as implementing organizations, we are judged by the impact that we do: Our friend has done and published his evidence: Tiska MA, et al (2012) In Ghana most roadway casualties receive care and transport to the hospital from taxi, bus, or truck drivers. This study reports that control of external hemorrhage was quickly learnt and used appropriately by the drivers. Areas identified needing emphasis in future trainings included consistent use of universal precautions and protection of airways in unconscious persons using the recovery position.
Clearly, it's possible for low income countries; prehospital trauma care for roadway casualties can be improved by training laypersons already involved in prehospital transport and care. Training should be locally devised, evidence based, educationally appropriate, and focus on practical demonstrations (as visible in the photos in the right column from Uganda Red Cross).
Quite often, we affiliate this 'Prehospital care and crash stuff' to medical people! I can tell you that's not true (because I've never spent 6 years or so in medical school, rather 6 months of emergence medicine and prehospital skill training). In fact the Red Cross offers 1 day, 3 days, 5 days + courses on emergence health care and response…so you cant be excused really for saying, the courses are long! LOL.
It is clear that there are many factors that make up the road safety system.
Fact is, the post-crash phase is not only the job of emergency health care workers. The pre-crash phase is also incredibly important whereby road traffic engineers can play a vital role in facilitating access of emergency response teams to crash scenes, by designing emergency lanes or including messages on roadside information screens regarding the positions of emergency vehicles. Road incident management after a crash involves many disciplines, including traffic officials, the police, and the fire department and emergency health care workers. The safe, effective management of a crash scene allows speedy emergency care for the injured. The training of non-medical officials in elementary triage and basic life support would also improve communication between the disciplines and, often, speed up the provision of basic emergency care.
The ultimate goal of road safety is not merely crash prevention, but actually death and disability prevention. With this aim in mind, urgent action should be taken to improve post-crash responses and patient care because prehospital care and post crash care enjoy a husband-wife relationship in road safety in Africa. If we call upon our leaders to take action to improve road safety systems, we benefit all round!
So, exactly what are you waiting for? Get your certification or your organization thinking of certifying their staff, communities in basic life support! The next life to be saved may be YOURS! Oh, and wish me luck in participating in the 27th First Aid Convention Europe this June…hoping to learn as much as my head can take! Until next time #StaySafe
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Root Cause Analysis Specialist Health and Safety – Freeport McMoRan Colorado
Title: Root Cause Analysis Specialist – Health and SafetyRequisition ID: 474Location:
Empire, CO, US, 80438
Category: Health & Safety
Freeport-McMoRan is a leading international mining company with headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona. We operate large, long-lived, geographically diverse assets with significant proven and probable reserves of copper, gold, and molybdenum. The company has a dynamic portfolio of operating, expansion and growth projects in the copper industry. Freeport-McMoRan is one of the world's largest publicly traded copper producers, the world's largest producer of molybdenum and a significant gold producer. We have a long and successful history of conducting our business in a safe, highly efficient and socially-responsible manner.
We have the assets, the talent, the drive and the financial strength to provide attractive and rewarding careers of our employees. We encourage you to take the time to explore the opportunity to advance your career at Freeport-McMoRan.
Description: Supervises, executes and leads the Root Cause Analysis (RCA) program initiatives and processes. The RCA Specialist is responsible for leading, facilitating and providing subject matter expertise as well as supporting site personnel with RCAs. Additionally responsible for maintaining quality aspects of the RCA process, training and developing unique solutions that will help reduce reoccurring safety incidents. This role has a high level of visibility across the operations and provides feedback and solutions for risk reduction through the RCA process. This position reports to the RCA Program Manager.
- Supervises, executes and leads the RCA program initiatives and processes.
- Conducts and leads RCA investigations in order to determine the fundamental causes of the incident that may extend beyond the immediate cause.
- Assembles incident resolution teams to drive incidents to closure; collaborating with Operations and Maintenance departments and other staff in problem solving efforts to improve safety.
- Monitors action items status through completion.
- Performs data analysis necessary to 1) determine the true root causes of a system, process or product and 2) identify trends, risks, gaps in order to drive continuous improvement efforts.
- Compiles and review all relevant documentation pertaining to the incident investigation (e.g. policies, procedures, statements, photos, etc.)
- Interfaces within the CAPA database tool and cross functional department representation to manage CAPAs, coordinate CAPA meetings, acquire and report on CAPA KPI's.
- Coordinates communications regarding findings, resolutions, action items, etc.
- Provide status and trend reports and updates to the RCA Manager on a routine basis.
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Can real estate or business brokers be legally denied fees?
Illinois law distinguishes between real estate brokers and business brokers and has different requirements for each. A real estate broker must be licensed by the state, while a business broker must register with the Illinois Secretary of State. A typical business, however, may include both business assets and real estate, potentially triggering both statutory requirements.
Two Illinois business brokers who were neither licensed as real estate brokers nor registered as business brokers tried unsuccessfully to collect a finder's fee in connection with the $3.3 million sale of a landfill. The brokers claimed a 6% fee from the seller of the landfill for their efforts in locating a purchaser. The business acquisition was structured as a stock purchase and included the ongoing business, operating permits, and equipment, as well as 180 acres of land.
The court dismissed the brokers' lawsuit because it refused to believe that the real estate was simply incidental to the landfill deal. In the court's words, "without land, there can be no landfill." Because the land was of principal importance to the transaction, the brokers needed an Illinois real estate broker's license in order to collect their finder's fee.
The brokers also failed in their attempt to collect the finder's fee as business brokers, rather than as real estate brokers, because they did not satisfy two of the requirements under the Illinois Business Brokers Act. The brokers were not registered as business brokers with the Illinois Secretary of State and their broker's contract was not in writing.
Before you become involved in the sale of a business as a finder or broker, determine whether real estate is a substantial component of the transaction. Without a real estate license, you may forfeit a finder's fee or commission. Even if the business does not involve real estate, you must be a registered business broker with a written contract in order to collect your fee.


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We loaded Gizmo and headed to Kris and Jim's place yesterday afternoon. Gizmo wasn't real thrilled about a trailer ride, but I do think he was a little better about getting in the trailer, than when we picked him up last spring up in Show Low. He almost took John for a "ski" ride, John was in the trailer and Gizmo didn't want to go in the trailer. John hung onto the rope, managed to fly out of the trailer, land on his feet and get Gizmo to slow down, before the rope went thru his hand. And didn't get any rope burns in the process, a good reason to use cotton leads. You would think by this time, we would have learned to wear gloves when working with ropes, but..........guess not..........!!!
Kris put him in his stall between PoohBear on the left and Reba on the right. You can tell how upset he was, Kris only treats in the feed buckets and he was enjoying black sunflower seeds and could have cared less about the girls on either side. We warned them, that he is mouthy. Everyone here except me, carries animal crackers in their pockets and Gizmo was well aware of that. So he would use his mouth to get the point across, not the teeth, he just nibbled with his lips. And of course was usually rewarded with a cookie.........GRRRRRR........!!! That is all going to be discontinued, there will be RULES at Kris' barn........LOL
This is Reba, she's about 34 years old, kinda showing her age, but all in all looks pretty good.
This is Pooh, she is a Haflinger mule, really pretty and is the equine in charge, I can't tell you how unimpressed Gizmo was.........LOL
After a meet and great, Kris let them out of their pens. He was so busy being nosy, he wasn't paying any attention, except when Pooh got closer than he wanted her, then he'd just move a little faster. She'd gripe and kick up her heels, but seemed to be real careful to not actually make contact. She was just showing him who's boss.
Kris sent this picture this morning. I don't think he's use to having an observer while he's eating, but it doesn't seem to bother him. Probably not as much as the cat was bothered when it came in from a day of doing cat stuff, and finding "this" in the barn.
Seemed to go well, they were talking about maybe getting a cart, which would be really good for him. He needs a job to keep him busy.


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Velma Mae Petty, passed away on Wednesday, August 7th,. She was a long-time resident of McCann Village in Newton Iowa. A time of remembrance and celebration of life will be held at 11:00am, on Saturday, August 10th at the First Christian Church in Newton. The family will greet friends after with a time of fellowship and lunch at the church. Velma will have a private burial at a later date in Confidence, Iowa. Memorials may be designated to Velma's family or to a charity of your choice.
Velma Mae Petty, 90, was born October 20, 1928, in Wayne County, Iowa to Homer and Julia (Kern) Buttz. She married the late Leonard Petty on May 26, 1946. She devoted her life to her daughters and family. She was a member of the Newton First Christian Church. Velma took many trips in recent years with family to South Dakota and Arizona. She enjoyed quality time with family, socializing and playing cards with friends.
Those left to honor Velma's memory are her daughter Dana (Petty) Outhouse, four grandchildren, four great grandchildren, one great-great grandchild and her sisters Vera Peterson and Donna Beal. She was preceded in death by her parents Homer and Julia Buttz, daughter Gail Stump, sons-in-law Robert Outhouse and Mike Stump; and her two brothers Guy Butts and Roy Butts.
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Rafale noting claim on test in Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Thursday said file notings relating to alleged corruption or rights violations cannot be regarded as privileged document, and the government's claim that certain Rafale-related documents were protected under the Official Secrets Act was prima facie not maintainable.
Justice K.M. Joseph, sitting on a bench with Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, told attorney-general K.K. Venugopal that the colonial-era Official Secrets Act had lost its "sanctity" after the enactment of the Right to Information Act, 2005.
"The RTI Act… has an overriding effect on the Official Secrets Act. In cases relating to corruption and human rights violations, public interests outweigh official secrets. Even sensitive organisations like defence, intelligence and others… have to disclose information," he observed.
"Passing of the RTI Act by Parliament was a revolution. (The confidentiality of) file notings have lost their sanctity after the RTI Act got notified. The government's arguments amount to looking back. We must move and look forward and not backward."
The apex court, which had in December said it was satisfied with the decision-making process in the Rafale deal, is hearing a review petition that argues the government had withheld key details from the court. The petitioners have furnished copies of defence ministry file notings — published by The Hindu newspaper last month — that raised objections to the Prime Minister's Office holding parallel negotiations with the French over the fighter deal.
The government has threatened action against the petitioners — former BJP Union ministers Arun Shourie and Yashwant Sinha, and advocate Prashant Bhushan — for their alleged role in the "conspiracy" to "steal" the documents.
On Thursday, Venugopal argued that Article 19(2) of the Constitution (reasonable restrictions on free speech) and the Official Secrets Act allow the government to withhold information and restrict the sharing of official documents in the "interests of the sovereignty and integrity" of the country.
But Bhushan said the file notings had been published by the website The Wire and the magazine Caravan in November and December last year, long before The Hindu published them on February 8, and yet the government had not filed even an FIR.
Shourie echoed him, saying "it is only now as an afterthought" that the government was claiming the documents were confidential. Sinha came to the court in a wheelchair and did not speak.
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Rugby stars Aaron Wainwright and Cory Hill will switch on Newport's Christmas lights this Saturday (November 16).
The Dragons and Wales players were today unveiled as the star names who will officially launch the festive season in the city centre at Newport Now's Countdown to Christmas event.
Newport-born forward Aaron was one of the stars of the recent Rugby World Cup, scoring a crucial try in the quarter-final against France before Wales were narrowly beaten by eventual winners South Africa in the semi-final.
The former Bassaleg School pupil has enjoyed a meteoric rise to international acclaim since making his debut for the Dragons in October 2017.
The back row completed a clean sweep at the Dragons' end of season awards in May as he was named the Coaches', Players' and Supporters' Player of the Year.
Aaron now has 18 caps for Wales and – thanks to TV exposure at the World Cup – a world-famous moustache!
Cory played for Wales at U16, U18 and U20 levels, playing in the Junior World Championships in 2011 and 2012 – captaining the side in the latter tournament.
After playing for the Blues and English side Moseley, Cory joined the Dragons in 2013. He captained the Rodney Parade region for the 2017/18 season and has made more than 100 appearances for the Dragons.
Cory won his first senior Wales cap in 2016 and is now a regular in the team, winning 24 caps and captaining his country during the tour of the USA and Argentina last year. Injury ruled him out of the World Cup in Japan, and he is aiming to be back in action for the Dragons before Christmas.
Aaron and Cory will help Mayor of Newport Cllr William J Routley to switch on the city centre's Christmas lights.
Countdown to Christmas is organised by the Newport Now Business Improvement District (BID) in partnership with Newport City Council, Friars Walk, Kingsway Centre and Newport City Radio.
Newport Now BID manager Kevin Ward said:
"We are delighted to be able to announce that Aaron and Cory will be switching on Newport's Christmas lights this year.
"Aaron is a Newport boy who thrilled the nation at the recent World Cup and Cory is a key player for the Dragons and Wales, and we are sure their appearance will bring even more crowds into the city centre for Countdown to Christmas."
Running from 2pm until 5.30pm, Countdown to Christmas will feature music, fairground rides, celebrity guests and cartoon characters, culminating in the official switching on of Newport's extended city centre Christmas lights and a breath-taking fireworks display.
Internet-based community radio station Newport City Radio will run the stage for the first hour of the event, with host Philip Davies introducing music from Aled Hughes.
From 3pm, Heart radio presenters Jagger and Woody take over as the on-stage hosts for the rest of the event. The Countdown to Christmas stage will be based at the bottom of Charles Street, at the junction with Commercial Street.
They will introduce TV choir Only Men Aloud, West End star Sophie Evans and rising Newport rocker Jack Perrett.
Aaron Wainwright and Cory Hill will join Mayor Routley on stage to switch on the city centre's Christmas lights at 5.15pm. A firework display will start at 5.30pm.
The event will also include fairground rides along Commercial Street, High Street and the riverfront.
Father Christmas will be making an appearance, costume characters will also be on parade in Commercial Street and High Street and there will be children's face painters in attendance.
In Friars Walk there will be a giant Christmas chair that families and friends can climb onto and get a picture of themselves.
Santa's Grotto will also be open throughout the day in the Kingsway Centre.
Countdown to Christmas is the latest in a series of city centre events organised or funded by Newport Now BID, a private company representing and funded by more than 400 city centre businesses.


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NASDAQ futures are coming into Monday gap up after an overnight session featuring extreme range and volume, both are well beyond third sigma. At the forefront of volatility is ongoing tariff discussions between China and U.S., with today's talking point being President Donald Trump saying China called and asked to restart talks. Price was careening lower Sunday evening and briefly exceeded the August cash low before finding responsive bidders and reversing higher. The rally that followed briefly took price up beyond the Friday midpoint before settling into a choppy balance along the Friday mid. At 8:30am durable goods orders came in stronger-than-expected. As we approach cash open, price is hovering below Friday's mid.
Also on the economic calendar today we have 3- and 6-month T-bill auctions at 11:30am.
Last week U.S. equity markets began with a gap up and small rally before chopping sideways through Friday morning. Late Friday morning tarrif talk introduced heavy selling into the market and we went trend down into the weekend, across the board. The last-week performance of each major index is shown below:
On Friday, the NASDAQ printed a double distribution trend down. The day began with a gap down near the Thursday low. Buyers resolved the overnight gap and poked just beyond the Thursday mid before sellers took control of the tape. Price never went range extension up. Instead the morning gap fill trade was taken back and then price accelerated to the downside before settling into a methodical rotation lower. Late into settlement a bit of a ramp higher occurred.
Heading into today my primary expectation is for sellers to work into the overnight inventory and close the gap down to 7508. Buyers defend the 7500 century mark and we begin auctioning higher, eventually taking out overnight high 7626. Look for sellers up at 7670 and two way trade to ensue.
Hypo 2 gap-and-go higher, trade up to 7700 and sustain trade near hear, extended target is 7750.
Hypo 3 sellers close overnight gap then continue lower, down through overnight low 7353.25. Look for buyers just below at 7346 and two way trade to ensue.
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December 26, 1927 - Febuary 22, 2019
Mrs. Ruth P. Blair, 91, of Bradleyville, MO, died Friday, February 22, 2019 in Buffalo, MO. Visitation will be from 1:00 to 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, February 26 in the Kissee-Schofield-Eakins Funeral Home. The funeral will be a 2:00 P.M in the funeral home with Mr. Tod Sundlie officiating. Interment will be in the Blair Ridge Cemetery, Bradleyville.
Ruth Pauline Blair was born Monday, December 26, 1927 in Bradleyville to Louie Earl and Delia Esther (Gott) Martin. She attended a one room school near her home and graduated from the Bradleyville High School with the class of 1944.After high school, she began her teaching career in Victory School and Oak Ridge, both one room schools. Ruth went on to earn her Master's Degree in Education from Missouri State University. While teaching in Bradleyville, she met Hobart Blair at a basketball game. They were married May 23, 1953 in Springfield. She and Hobart lived in Taneyville, Longview, WA, Kansas City and moved to Bradleyville in 1955. Hobart died in 2006. Ruth moved to Independence in 2001 and back home to Bradleyville in 2007.
Ruth was a warm hearted, fun-loving and friendly lady with a great sense of humor. She enjoyed reading, crocheting, crossword puzzles, board games, cards and spending time with her children and grandchildren. In her earlier years she was the leader of the Bradleyville 4-H Club. She was a member of the Church of Christ in Bradleyville.
She is survived by two daughters, Judy Sundlie and husband, Randy of Louisburg, MO, Peggy Rush and husband, Mitch of Independence, MO; sister, Doris Manes of Jacksonville, AR; eight grandchildren: Tod, Ryan, Travis and Justin Sundlie, Misty Hirsch, Amanda Waters, Miles Rush and Melissa Miranda and twenty-three great-grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by her parents; husband, Hobart Blair; one daughter, Jeanette Blair and four brothers, Loyd, Bill, Fred and Ron Martin and one sister, Mary Martin.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Kissee-Schofield-Eakins Funeral Home, Forsyth, MO
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Speak About the Future
Jan 25, 2015 | Advanced Public Speaking Skills, Develop a Dynamic Delivery, Famous Speeches, Inspirational Speeches, Persuasion, Speech Writing, Tell a Story, Make Your Point, Write a Meaningful & Memorable MessageBring the Future to Life When You Speak On September 12, 1962, President John F Kennedy stood before 35,000 people at Rice Stadium in Houston, Texas, and presented a seemingly impossible vision to the nation: "…If I were to say, my fellow citizens, that we...
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Our conference was elevated to a new level of professionalism. Michael will be retained to help make our trainers become better communicators, both visually and verbally and to assist us with next year's conference. We highly recommend him and Speaking CPR to assist with your next event."
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Michael Davis exceeded every expectation and was one of the best coaches I ever worked with. His quiet professionalism, and unsurpassed knowledge of storytelling helped make my Ted X Cincinnati talk extremely powerful.
I would recommend Michael, as a story and speaking coach to anyone with a high stakes talk to give. Michael will help you take your speech from good to great!"
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He truly has a gift in connecting with the heart of each person he works with and helping them to unleash their story into their talk. All of the speakers raved about his work with them. Each of them has had broad experience in speaking, but they all felt that working with Michael raised the bar on their ability to speak. You can listen to all of his speakers, Anthony Munoz, Richard Bernstein and Graeme Joffe, at http://www.tedxcincinnati.com/talks/."
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Allison Wonders Gars
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"Investing in Michael is one of the best investments I have ever made. I speak on the subject of diversity in the workplace, which can at times be a difficult topic to discuss.
Michael taught me a repeatable process that allows me to create a foundational concept, a logical structure, an opening that grabs the audience's attention, and a conclusion that encourages my audience to take action that will save them time and money.
I found Michael easy to work with, flexible with his schedule, and a wealth of information about the art of speaking. If you need to improve your presentation or speech, I highly recommend you consider hiring Michael. It is one of the best investments you can make in your own growth."
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Natalie Holder
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"Michael has completely opened my eyes! I'm performing at an entirely new level. I went into my last event with the utmost confidence thanks to him. He even called me the night before with a few last-minute reminders! If you speak for a living — if your revenue depends on your ability to communicate, you NEED Michael Davis!"
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A convenient answer to the question of why some foreign language learners do better than others is that the better learners have an aptitude for language learning. The question is, of course: What does "aptitude" refer to here?
Dornyei & Skehan (2003: 590) identify a range of questions, which include:
– Is aptitude innate, fixed, amenable to training?
– How does it relate to other abilities e.g. intelligence?
– Can aptitude be measured effectively?
– Can such measurements be used as predictors of success?
Such questions led to the development of language aptitude tests which aimed to predict the likely achievement of an individual even before they had started learning. Carroll and Sapon (1957) produced the Modern Languages Aptitude Test (MLAT), and Carroll (1981) went on to propose a "four component" view of language aptitude:
1. Phonemic Coding Ability
2. Grammatical Sensitivity
3. Inductive Language Learning Ability
4. Rote learning activity for foreign language materials
These components were tested by five sub-tests: Number Learning, Phonetic Script, Spelling Clues, Words in Sentences, and Paired Associates.
Saywer and Ranta (2001) discuss a number of problems with Carroll's treatment of aptitude. First, there is a mismatch between the four categories and the five subtests of the MLAT. The mismatch is especially clear given his admission that one of the factors – inductive language learning ability – is not really measured on the MLAT (Saywer and Ranta, 2001: 327).
Second, as Oller (1983) has most forcefully argued, language attitude is really just general intelligence as applied to the task of foreign language learning, and there is therefore little point in studying it as a special learner trait.
Third, we must ask if aptitude is innate, a capacity that declines with age, linking it to the "critical period" argument, or is it a matter of skill development?
Fourth, is aptitude related to formal instruction, and if so, what kind of formal instruction? Cook (1996) argues that the aptitude tests are not relevant to current L2 teaching methodology: "Such tests are not neutral about what happens in the classroom nor about the goals of language teaching. They assume that learning words by heart is an important part of L2 learning ability, that the spoken language is crucial, and that grammar consists of structural patterns. In short, MLAT mostly predicts how well a student will do in a course that is predominantly audiolingual in methodology rather than in a course taught by other methods" (Cook, 1996: 101).
The fifth problem with Carroll's account of aptitude is that, as already hinted at in the passage from Cook in the previous paragraph, it is linked to behaviourism.
While later work on aptitude is not tied to a behaviourist epistemology, the nature of the investigation seems to make this a daunting enterprise. Either accounts of second language learning aptitude rely on general theories of learning, or they equate aptitude with intelligence and, at the cost of blurring the phenomenon under study, rely on theories of intelligence to provide the background. Neither approach is likely to provide a satisfactory explanation of the slippery phenomenon of aptitude.
One example of attempting to provide theoretical adequacy is the CANAL-F theory of foreign language aptitude which argues that "one of the central abilities required in FL acquisition is the ability to cope with novelty and ambiguity" (Grigorenko, Sternberg and Ehrman, 2000: 392). A new test of foreign language aptitude is provided, but there is no attempt to explain aptitude in any causal way. The theory fails to illuminate the description given of foreign language ability; we do not get beyond a limiting of the domain in which the general ability to cope with novelty and ambiguity operates. What explains the individual differences between foreign language learners' ability? Some are better at coping with novelty and ambiguity than others!
MacWhinney (1995) suggests that a second question, namely "Are some languages easier for a certain type of student and other languages easier for another?" needs to be added. In attempting to answer these questions, MacWhinney uses the framework of the ANOVA model of "main effects and interactions". The main effects are the the language learning ability of the learner and the difficulty of the language. Skipping the first question for a minute, MacWhinney suggests that languages can be grouped in terms of difficulty, ranging from the easiest anguages of western Europe, through those with non-Roman orthographies and complex grammatical systems, to exotic languages like Eskimo "which present the learner with major challenges in lexicon, grammar, and underlying conceptual organisation" (MacWhinney, 1995: 294).
Skehan (1989) argues that aptitude should be seen as multidimensional, not a monolithic construct, so that learners can be seen in terms of their strengths and weaknesses (e.g., a learner scores highly on inductive language learning and poorly on phonemic coding ability). But, even if aptitude can be properly defined and measured without falling into the familiar trap of being circular (those who do well at language aptitude tests have an aptitude for language learning), how can we step outside the reference of aptitude and establish more than a simple correlation?
Skehan made an attempt to do this when (1998 and 2003) he identified language analytic ability as the central component of aptitude. He proposed that language aptitude was composed of three principal abilities: auditory ability; linguistic ability and memory ability (1998: 201). His three-component view is related to an information processing view of SLA (Dornyei & Skehan, 2003) where the construct of aptitude is integrated with recent developments in SLA (e.g. associated with noticing, focus on form, and input processing). They argue that aptitude can be seen as consistent with a cognitive/information processing view of second language learning, drawing on some of the research associated with consciousness, noticing and input processing. However "consistent" it might be with such a view, they still don't tell us what aptitude is.
Well, there's a potted history of work on aptitude for you. What it persuades me is that there are some things which are better left alone. But then, Einstein's mum told him to stop messing around with numbers and go and get a proper job.
Carroll J. & Sapon S. (1959) The Modern Languages Aptitude Test. San Antonio, Texas.: The Psychological Corporation.
Cook, V. J. (1996) Second Language Learning and Language Teaching. London: Arnold.
Carroll, J. (1981) Twenty five-years of research on foreign language aptitude. In Diller, K. (ed.) Individual Differences and Universals in Language Learning Aptitude. Rowley, Mass: Newbury House.
Dornyei, Z and Skehan, P. (2003) Individual Differences In Second Language Learning. In Doughty, C.J. and Long, M.H. (2003) The Handbook of Second Language Acquisition. Oxford: Blackwell.
Grigorenko, E., Sternberg, R., and Ehrman, M. (2000) A Theory-Based Approach to the Measurement of Foreign Language Learning Ablity: The Canal-F Theory and Test. The Modern Language Journal 84, iii, 390-405.
MacWhinney, B. (1995) Language-specific prediction in foreign language learning. Language Testing 12, 292-319.
Sawyer, M., and Ranta, L. (2001) Aptitude, individual differences, and instructional design. In Robinson, P. Cognition and Second Language Instruction. Cambridge: CUP.
Skehan, P. (1989) Individual differences in foreign language learning. London: Edward Arnold.


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Real estate market developments in western Canada point to many likely positives in 2019. Condo buildings are going up in both Edmonton and Calgary and in other areas in the west and that points to increased real estate transactions despite a still relatively slow economy in Alberta. A Calgary builder is erecting a 19-storey condo building in the Beltline with an aim of enticing investors.
Even though the market is sluggish, the developers of this tower, known as Nude, have already sold 20 of 177 units. Building is expected to be completed by 2021. One pull for investors in Alberta is that the province doesn't have rent controls nor does it have foreign buyer or speculations taxes. Another selling point of the building is that units start at less than $200,000.
As a further incentive, purchasers can lay down 10 per cent of the purchase price which can be paid over a year as the building takes shape. Similar buildings are going up in Edmonton. One particular twin tower building will have condo units, despite signs of overbuilding, according to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). But CMHC also says the Alberta market continues to rally.
Real estate transactions continue despite what the economy is doing. Investors continue to have faith in the market and Alberta residents are seeing light at the end of a bleak economic tunnel. Many people are choosing to buy and sell property since prices in Wild Rose Country are basically still affordable. A real estate lawyer keeps abreast of market fluctuations and may be able to advise a client on potential deals whether purchasing a condo, a single family home, a commercial building or an investment property.


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Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) [Trend Analysis] retains strong position in active trade, as shares scoring 0.78% to $30.98 in active trade session, while looking at the shares volume, around 18.28 Million shares have changed hands in this session.
Cisco Systems Inc's (CSC) decision to purchase software startup AppDynamics for $3.7 billion, nearly double the private-market valuation, reflects Cisco's struggles in building its software business, according to company financial reports and internal documents, according to Reuters. But the document showed that as of the end of fiscal 2016 year last summer, Cisco had $888 million in contracts for N9000 switches, which does include a software component, but only $89 million in connected contracts for the so-called Application Centric Infrastructure software product designed to be sold alongside it.
The push by Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins to boost the share of revenues from software stalled in the most recent quarter. Executives on its earnings call said 29 percent of Cisco's $12.4 billion in fiscal first quarter revenues came from recurring software and services. That was barely up from 28 percent in the previous quarter, which was only a slight increase from 25 percent a year earlier.
Finally to see some strong financial remarks by WSJ over CSCO performance. Out of the pool of analysts 16 gave their BUY ratings on the stock in previous month as 16 analysts having BUY in current month. The stock was ranked as Underweight by 2 analysts while 1 analyst gave SELL rank. Majority ranked Overweight from the pool of analysts.
The next year first quarter EPS estimates trend for current period shows $0.56 while one month ago this estimate trend was for $0.56. EPS indicator shows the robustness of the stock and its analysis opens up the clear picture of company's profitability. On annual basis of EPS, FY 2017 Estimate Trends at current were for $2.49 and for the one month was for $2.49 as compared to three months ago was for $2.55. Whereas, CSCO received highest price target of 38.00 and low target of 25.00. The stock price target chart showed average price target of 32.61 as compared to current price of 30.98.
The firm has institutional ownership of 77.70%, while insider ownership included 0.10%. CSCO attains analyst recommendation of 2.20 with week's performance of 2.92%. Investors looking further ahead will note that the Price to next year's EPS is 4.85%.
Shares of Red Hat, Inc. (NYSE:RHT) [Trend Analysis] swings enthusiastically in regular trading session, it surge of 0.60% to close at $75.70. Finally, analysts shed their light over the RHT price targets; maintaining price high target of 105.00 while at average the price target was 86.21 in contrast with the current price of 75.70. The price targets are usually acts as the boosters or blasters in the performance of stock. A higher price target would definitely provide confidence to investors during the trading action, consideration given by Wall Street Journal.
So does the rankings given by analysts; let us highlight rankings table and we had 22 analysts recommending BUY ratings for current month and for previous month 20 stands on similar situation; while 8 for the current month as compared to 8 analysts recommending for HOLD from the pool for previous month. While 2 stands at overweight and 1 out of pool consider it as Sell for current month. For the overall, consensus ratings were for Overweight.
Moving forward to saw long-term intention, the experts calculate Return on Investment of 10.30%. The stock is going forward its fifty-two week low with 27.03% and lagging behind from its 52-week high price with -8.50%. RHT last month stock price volatility remained 1.73%.


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The Speyside Way, one of Scotland's Great Trails, runs from the Moray Coast to Aviemore. Following the arteries of the old railway lines and passing through the heart of whisky country, this trail is a must for those seeking the taste of the Highlands. The planned extension will fulfill the long held aspiration to complete the route to Newtonmore.
The story so far…..
The Speyside Way Extension south of Aviemore is continuing to progress. A further section was completed in March 2019 which provides a way marked off-road route from Ardgeal through Inshriach Forest, past Uath Lochans and onto Insh. This is a mix of new path and upgraded forestry tracks, funded through the SRDP Improving Public Access Fund & SNH funding.
From Insh, the existing off road route (which follows the route of the Badenoch Way) continues past Inveruglas and Drumguish before reaching Tromie Bridge. This is the existing terminus of the multi-use section of path.
Insh end of the works
Next stage of extension
The next stage of the extension is currently being planned with funding secured through the ERDF Low Carbon Travel Transport Challenge Fund and CNPA. This will create a multi use path from Tromie Bridge to Ruthven Barracks with an anticipated launch of spring 2020.
Beyond Ruthven Barracks, the Speyside Way will continue on to Kingussie and Newtonmore via the NCN7 which is a mix of road and off road path.
What next?
The CNPA will be supporting the Kingussie community to design a path link from Ruthven Barracks to Kingussie.
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OK, I think I'm going to submit another entry to the One Page Dungeon Contest.
It uses the Neris font. "A display sans for one paragraph (or shorter) length text: quotes, openings, titles, etc. Sure, you could use it for body copy and get away with it, but that's not where the typeface shines."
It still workes for this one page document, though. Neris Black for the title, Neris Light for the body.
Inspired by my visit to Miyajima and seeing the Five-Tiered Pagoda at Itsukushima, as well as visiting Sanjūsangen-dō and seeing the 1000 statues of of the 1000-armed Kannon.
The color scheme is the same powerful scheme I used with all the pictures I painted using Zen Brush 2. Black and white, and red for colour accents. Too bad this trio has been popular with all sorts of people I am not associated with, including some particularly evil dudes. Yikes!
Well, in this case the picture is based on a photograph I took in Miyajima and then I made a sketch on top of it using Procreate on the iPad. But I still want it to look like some sort of ink painting.
You'll notice that once again, I'm falling far short of my own guidelines for quality dungeons. Why is that? I don't really want to spend too many hours on a dungeon that is going to be used at the table in a 3h segment. Spending more than 1h for prep in this context is already wasting my time. So it can't be pretty and I have to rely on people being able to draw their own inferences:
And why no map? Well, what is it for? I don't have the time to make something nice for the referee since that's me myself and I. If there is a map, do the measurements matter? If they don't, can the map be represented by a flow diagram? And if the flow diagram is simple – if it is linear, or has very few nodes, or very few branches – then we can simply omit the map and write some text. That's what I wanted to do here. The picture lets you know all there is to know: there are a bunch of rooms on top of each other. If you can't climb or fly, it's a linear dungeon. As most of my wilderness encounters involve small lairs – and by that I mean one to five rooms at most – I practically stopped making maps.
Please let me know if you ever use it in one of your campaigns.
Anybody wondering how I would rule +1/+3 vs children: I'd say almost all creatures are children of their parents. Except for the undead, demons, devils, slimes, golems, robots, clockwork bots, and the like.
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what is a postive solution to
x2-5x-14= what?
x^2-5x-14 simplified is
Using PSF
Sum= -5
Factors= -7, 2
Now using this:
That is the simplified aka the solved form of this equation.
Pick any value of x <-2 or greater than 7 and you will get a positive result (greater than zero) for the equation.
Anything x<-2 or x>7


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Category: Politics
An off-hand remark by a Prime Minister and the state of a nation is revealed. Who's the Prime Minister, and what did he say?
Tony Blair, ever, you know, quotable, told a cabinet colleague (click here) that he wanted his children to go to an elite school because he didn't want them ending up like Harold Wilson's children.
"I want them to do better than that."
Thanks to the Daily Mail's seeming obsession with Prime Ministers' children we can see what happened to both Prime Ministers' children. Read the rest of this entry »


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