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HMOs that participate in Medicare+Choice will receive a 2% increase in reimbursement rates for 2003, but according to health plans, the boost "will be insufficient to deal with rising health care costs," the Washington Post reports (Washington Post, 1/18). In a "45-Day Notice for 2003 M+C Rates" issued this week, CMS announced that 2003 Medicare+Choice reimbursement rates "for all counties will reflect the minimum 2% update" required under federal law. The agency also announced "no changes in payment methodology" or the "risk adjustment methodology" for 2003. In addition, CMS plans to "continue paying M+C organizations on a fee-for-service basis for covered clinical trial items and services provided to their members." The 2003 Medicare+Choice reimbursement rates will take effect March 1 (CMS Web site). Karen Ignagni, president of the American Association of Health Plans, predicted that many HMOs, which "say the increase is not nearly enough," will withdraw from Medicare+Choice next year. "At this juncture, only Congress and the administration, working on a bipartisan basis, can save this program for America's seniors and disabled beneficiaries," she said (Washington Post, 1/18).


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Village History
The story of our village
Docking has a long and fascinating history. Evidence from either within the village or from the surrounding fields shows humans have been present here for many millennia. The earliest evidence may be from nomadic people who only set up temporary camps, but later evidence clearly shows a more permanent settlement.
Early finds
There is plenty of evidence of early occupation from the Palaeolithic (before 10,000 BC), Mesolithic (10,000 BC to 4000 BC) and Neolithic times (4000 BC to 2300 BC) in the form of scrapers, axes and arrowheads. From the Bronze age (2300 BC to 800 BC) there are signs of earthworks including barrows and axe heads, and from the Iron Age (800 BC to 43 AD) there have been finds of pottery. The distribution of these finds points to small populations of hunter gatherers. It's in the Roman period (400 BC to 43 AD) when the finds evidence indicates a more permanent settlement of Docking. There have been plenty of finds from this time including pottery, coins and earthworks.
The origin of the name
Originally either DOCCE, 'the place where docks grow' – Old English docce (dock, waterlily), or DOCCINGAS, in Anglo-Saxon 'the place of Docca's people', referring to a local Anglo-Saxon leader (Fring means 'the place of Frear's people). The oldest written record of the name seems to be in the will of Aelfric, Bishop of Elmham, d. 1038, who owned land here acquired during the reign of King Cnut, spelling it DOCCYNGE. In Domesday Book, 1086, it is spelled DOCHINGA, DOCHINGE, DOCKINGE and DOCKINHE. In 1334 it is DOKKYNG, and on Saxton's map of 1574 it is DOCKINGE. By the time we get to Faden's map of 1797 it has become DOCKING the spelling we use today.
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St Mary's Church
The oldest building in the village is the Grade II-listed Church of St Mary the Virgin. It's built of flint, with freestone dressings.
The oldest visible parts are in the chancel, which was built shortly before the Black Death in 1348. It's possible St Mary's could be built on the site of an earlier Saxon church as there are references to land being owned by Aelfric, Bishop of Elmham, in 1038.
The 80-foot tower was built around the time of the Battle of Agincourt in 1415. The top of the tower is one of the highest points in Norfolk, and commands excellent views over the Wash and North Sea. It contains a peal of six bells, the oldest of which dates from 1622, and bears the inscription 'John Draper made me'.
The altar in the Lady Chapel is marble-topped and has the date 1638 carved on one end. The octagonal-shaped font also dates from the 15th century, and bears the figures of seated apostles and saints. It depicts St Andrew with his Saltire, St John holding a chalice on a closed book in his left hand, and a branch in his right, and, unusually, St Appolonia, the patron saint of dentists. She is shown holding forceps or pincers in her hand. The angles of the bowl have figures on them, as does the stem. On the base are four animals.
The organ was built by G M Holdich and dates from about 1858. It's believed to have stood in a west gallery, and had gilded pipes. It was extended by Lloyds of Nottingham in 1875, and further modified by Norman and Beard in 1914.
The church was re-roofed and new pews installed in 1838. The north aisle, organ chamber and Lady Chapel were added in 1875, when the organ was moved to its present position. The clock on the tower was installed in 1902 to commemorate the coronation of Edward VII and Queen Alexandra. Electricity finally came to the church in 1937.
War Memorial
Docking, like many other villages, has its own war memorial dedicated to those who fell in the two World Wars. It is made of rough grey granite and consists of a cross surmounting a column on which the names of the fallen are inscribed. The whole memorial stands on two large granite slabs. It was erected in about 1920 at a cost of just under £190.
Union Workhouse
Hush a bye-baby, on the tree top
When you grow old your wages will stop
When you have spent the little you made
First to the poorhouse and then to the grave
The workhouse, or poorhouse, was seen as a last resort for those with no money or other means of support and life in them was intended to be as off-putting as possible. The threat of the Union workhouse was intended to act as a deterrent to the able-bodied pauper and poor relief (food, clothing etc) would only be granted to anyone who was desperate enough to face entering the horrendous conditions inside.
Docking's workhouse was built in 1835-36 at a cost of £9,125 just outside the village on the road towards Sedgeford and Heacham. It was constructed to house the poor of 36 surrounding parishes and was one of the largest workhouses in Norfolk. It was designed by John Brown, the Norfolk county surveyor who designed many other workhouses in East Anglia. Originally based on a double-cruciform plan it was built to hold around 450 "inmates" as they were called though it was never filled to capacity, with numbers rarely exceeding 100.
In 1916 it was taken over by the military when it was used for billeting the service personnel from the nearby airfield of RAF Sedgeford. After the war ended in 1918 it was returned to the Board of Guardians who then considered whether to turn it into tenements to help ease the housing shortage, or whether to use it as an isolation hospital. It was eventually decided to sell the building and in 1920 it was purchased by Docking Rural District Council for the sum of £1,580 who then converted into 12 council dwellings, the building having completely lost its north and south ranges by this time was known as "Burntstalks".
It was later sold by the council and is now a range of private apartments called "Norfolk Heights". For a more in-depth look at Docking workhouse, and workhouses in general, visit the Docking page of The Workhouse website.
Docking Airfield
During World War Two Docking was home to a very active frontline airfield. Situated just to the north of the village it was one of 43 wartime airfields that could be found around Norfolk. Details about the airfield and how it effected the village during this period can be found on the Wartime Docking page.
The railway line
Docking was one of the first Norfolk villages to have a rail service. The station opened in 1866 as part of the West Norfolk Junction Railway, a branch line between Heacham and Wells-next-the-Sea on the north Norfolk coast.
After one change of ownership, in 1890 the 18-mile line became part of the Great Eastern Railway. In 1923 it was absorbed into the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) one of the Big Four railway companies created by the government when it amalgamated the country's many privately owned networks. The three other big companies created under amalgamation were the Great Western Railway (GWR), London Midland and Scottish (LMS), and Southern Railway (SR).
Finally the Heacham-Wells line came under British Rail Eastern region when the railways were nationalised in 1948. Docking was one of the largest stations on the route. There were two passenger waiting rooms, for down (Eastbound, as seen in the picture) and up (Westbound) trains, a goods yard with a goods shed, livestock pens and a signal box.
A goods service continued to run as far as Burnham Market until 1964 when the line was finally closed. The station site at Docking was demolished except for the stationmaster's house which is now a private home, with part of the two platforms retained in the garden.
Trades and businesses
By the 19th century and well into the 20th Docking was a large, almost self-sufficient village with a great variety of trades and businesses. It was essentially an agricultural community with several different farms and their supporting trades. These included blacksmiths, carpenters, wheelwrights, saddle makers and harness makers. The corn grown on the farms at one time was milled by windmills in the village, of which there have been four on different sites. More details can be found by going to the links page and following the links to Norfolk Mills.
The residents needs were taken care of by a long list of other businesses which included butchers, general stores, a pharmacy, tailors, dressmakers and boot and shoe makers. Docking has also had its fair share of drinking establishments, with around 11 public houses as well as numerous small beerhouses. Some of the pubs were even able to field their own cricket teams, as could many of the farms. In fact we can list well over 50 different trades and businesses that have existed in Docking.
TERENCE had married a Docking girl, DOROTHY BATCHELOR, and with her encouragement, and assistance from his brother BRIAN WAGG, they purchased a former butcher's shop in Station Road. Before this, the shop had been occupied by the Bennett family, who were also bakers. The original ovens, which had not been used for 40 years, were still in place.
The Village Hall
Parts of the village hall in Docking, known today as the Dr W E RIpper Memorial Hall, date back almost 150 years. The flint annexe was built in 1869 and was originally a Working Man's Institute where the men of the village would gather to read newspapers which were provided daily. In the 1920s the main part of the hall and the small extension, made of red brick, was built by the Oddfellows.
In later years part of the annexe and the small extension that now houses our heritage room was used as the doctor's surgery and continued to be used as such until a new surgery was built nearby in 1982. In 1969 Mrs Nancy Ripper purchased the hall for the sum of £3000, dedicated it to her late husband Dr W E Ripper, and gave it to the village. You can find out more about Dr Ripper by going to the People from the Past page.
The Village Sign
The village name sign was made to commemorate the Coronation of King George VI in 1936. Made of oak, the carving shows Docca, reputed Anglo-Saxon founder of the village, and his son. The bishop's mitre in the oak tree represents Aelfric, the Anglo-Saxon Bishop of Elmham (d. 1038), who owned land here. The sign was erected on the 12th May 1937 with the official unveiling ceremony taking place on 30th October of the same year. Originally the sign was surrounded by a simple chain fence which can be seen in the picture on the right, the concrete and tile base was added later in around June 1939.
Docking today
The Docking we know today has changed greatly from the Docking of yesteryear. Almost all of the trades and businesses have disappeared, leaving just a handful surviving.
Docking has lost much of its history but there is still a lot left to be discovered and recorded and you can help us to do it. Do you live in an old building here that still shows signs of its former use? Do you have any old pictures, or documents that will help us to reveal a hidden past? Have you ever dug up anything mysterious in the garden? If you can help in any way please contact us.


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Sporting a clean bill of health, Gay plots next move
When Rudy Gay signed with the Spurs last July, he naturally assumed he would be working past April 24.
After all, each of the previous 20 Spurs postseasons had all extended past that date.
The Spurs' first-round ouster at the hands of the Golden State Warriors earlier this week was not the worst thing that happened to Gay.
"To put it in perspective, last year I was carried off the floor," Gay said. "Last year at this time, I couldn't walk without a boot."
A few months after undergoing surgery to repair a ruptured left Achilles tendon suffered in January 2017, Gay joined the Spurs intent on proving his health and repairing his career.
Now it could be time to cash in.
Gay, who turns 32 in August, owns a player option worth $8.8 million with the Spurs next season. If he declines to exercise it, he will become an unrestricted free agent for the second summer in a row — and this time with a clean bill of health.
In the immediate aftermath of a tough season, Gay seemed like a player genuinely torn.
"Obviously I have to go through and assess some things," Gay said. "But after a season like this, it's hard not to want to come back and fight for a championship. I love these guys."
Gay appeared in 57 games during the regular season, averaging 11.5 points and 5.8 rebounds in 21.6 minutes. His averages per 36 minutes were in line with his career numbers.
Gay missed 23 games beginning in December while dealing with bursitis in his right heel.
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It wasn't until the postseason, when Gay was elevated to the Spurs' starting lineup, that he says he began to feel like himself again. He averaged 12.2 points and 5.6 rebounds against the Warriors.
Gay's 14-point, seven-rebound outing in Game 4 helped the Spurs secure their lone victory in the series.
"A lot of times, I willpowered through games, willpowered through practices," Gay said. "I didn't feel like there was anything worse I can go through (than the Achilles tendon injury)."
The Spurs signed the 6-foot-8 Gay hoping he would complement All-Star forward Kawhi Leonard's scorer. Over the summer, Spurs staffers salivated when wondering of the damage a Leonard-Gay-LaMarcus Aldridge frontline to wreak.
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With the injured Leonard missing all but nine games, including the entire playoffs, Gay took on a greater role than he imagined.
If Leonard's continued absence was the primary factor in the Spurs sinking to 47 wins, Gay's midseason heel injury didn't help.
"We lost Rudy for two months, and Rudy was a big part of our team," Manu Ginobili said. "He was our second scorer. He was the new guy and he needed to adjust, and we didn't have him for a big part of the season."
The Spurs are interested in bringing Gay back, but other factors will dictate how much they can afford to pay him if he elects to test free agency.
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Even playing a schedule shortened by bursitis, Gay said he "maybe ran out of gas a little bit" by the end of it.
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Gay came to San Antonio to escape the drama and dysfunction of Sacramento, where he had spent the previous four seasons.
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"It's been tough for everybody," Gay said. "You have to applaud this team. We fought through a lot. Everybody had things they were dealing with, all the way up to coach. We still found a way to bond together."
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"I'm just proud I was part of this team," Gay said. "One through 15, we all supported each other. We all had each other's back. We came in the gym with one goal."
In that, perhaps, Gay did get what he signed up for with the Spurs.
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Now the question remains: Will that be enough to entice him back?
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My dad also helped in my journey. When I was young he owned his own mobile auto body business. He would repair paint, dents and chips from his van. I'm not sure why, but this venture didn't end up working out. He then went on to work at an automotive place specializing in transmissions. While doing this, he also operated a garage at home in his spare time. At any given time I remember there being at least 4 cars ready to be worked on. He instilled upon me that if I wanted something I had to work for it. I quickly learned not to just ask for money, I had to ask what work was available for me to make money. I would help with oil changes, brake jobs and shop cleanup. I feel this changed my mentality about money and helped prepare me for my future.
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text: Public Board Meeting - Stirling Date: 24 August 2017 Time: 13.00 Location: Stirling Court HotelUniversity of StirlingStirlingFK9 4AE The public session of this meeting is open for members of the public, interested parties and media representatives to attend. Please confirm your attendance in advance by email to email@example.com or telephone 01786 896878. Please note, in the interest of safety and security, please be advised that bags larger than A3 size will not be permitted within the Public Board venue. Attendees with larger sized bags will be asked to arrange alternative storage prior to admission (storage can not be provided). For those unable to attend in person, the meeting will be available to watch live or recorded (within one hour of the meeting) through our Livestream broadcast: https://livestream.com/SPA/Stirling24Aug PUBLIC QUESTIONS: In June 2017, the SPA Board introduced a facility allowing the public to participate and inform the SPA's scrutiny of policing during board meetings held in public. The Board would therefore welcome relevant questions in advance of public Board meetings. Questions must be submitted via e-mail to the SPA at the following address: email@example.com and should arrive no later than noon on Wednesday 23 August 2017. While every effort will be made to raise relevant questions during the Board's consideration, we cannot guarantee that every question will be addressed at the meeting. Questions submitted which are related to items on the meeting agenda are most likely to inform members scrutiny of issues. Date: Thursday 24 August 2017Time: PUBLIC Session: 13:00 – 17:00Venue: Stirling Court Hotel, StirlingChair: Andrew Flanagan 1. Introduction / Welcome * - Andrew Flanagan, Chair, SPA 1.1 Chair's Opening Remarks1.2 Apologies1.3 Declarations of Interest1.4 Any other business 2. Minute and Actions from previous meeting: * - Andrew Flanagan, Chair, SPA (For Approval)2.1 Minute of Board Meeting held 22 June 20172.2 Rolling Action Log 3. Matters Arising - Andrew Flanagan, Chair, SPA 4. Business Conducted Since Last meeting held 22 June 2017 (verbal update) * (For Ratification) - Andrew Flanagan, Chair, SPA 5. 5.1 Summary Note from Closed Session Board Meeting held on 27 July 2017 - Andrew Flanagan, Chair, SPA 5.2 Summary Note from Closed Session Board Meeting held on 9 August 2017 - Andrew Flanagan, Chair, SPA 6. Chief Constable's Report * - Philip Gormley, Chief Constable, PS 7. Police Scotland Performance Report: 7.1 Focus on Domestic Abuse (Presentation) - ACC Nelson Telfer/ DSU Gordon McCreadie, PS7.2 Proposed Schedule of Topics for Future Focus Briefings - Graham Houston, SPA Board Member / DCC Iain Livingstone7.3 Performance Summary Report Quarter 1 - DCC Iain Livingstone 8. SPA Strategic Delivery Review - John Foley, SPA 9. Financial Review Quarter 1 2017/18 - James Gray, CFO, PS 10. 2026 Strategy – Serving a Changing Scotland: 10.1 Development of 3 Year Transformation Implementation Plan Progress Update - DCO David Page, PS (verbal)10.2 Development of 3 Year Financial Plan and 10 Year Financial Strategy Progress Update - CFO James Gray, PS (verbal) 11. SPA Forensic Services: Tom Nelson, SPA 11.1 Performance Report Quarter 1 2017/18*11.2 Joint National Forensic Gateway Pilot Final Report11.3 Response to HMICS Inspection of Forensic Services – Development of Improvement Plan (Verbal) 12. SPA Corporate Performance Report Quarter 1 2017/18* - John Foley, Chief Executive Officer, SPA 13. Police Scotland Contact Command and Control Update: * - ACC John Hawkins, PS 14. SPA Corporate Governance Framework: - John Foley, Chief Executive Officer, SPA 14.1 Six Months' Review of SPA Corporate Governance Framework (For Approval)14.2 Response to HMICS Inspection Phase 1 – Development of SPA Continuous Improvement Plan 15. Committee Chair's Reports (Public and Closed Session): * - Andrew Flanagan, Chair, SPA 15.1 Audit (Verbal) 15.2 Finance15.3 People (Verbal) 15.4 Policing 16. Board Workplan * - Andrew Flanagan, Chair, SPA 17. AOB - Andrew Flanagan, Chair, SPA 18. DATE OF NEXT MEETING: - Andrew Flanagan, Chair, SPA PUBLIC SESSION - Thursday 28 September 2017, InvernessCLOSED SESSION – Tuesday 31 October 2017,Pacific Quay, Glasgow (QPR + ARA) APPROVED BOARD MINUTES Approved Board Minutes - 24th August 2017To view a full recording of this meeting visit: https://livestream.com/SPA/Stirling24Aug


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A scenery of Mt.Fuji from Mt.Jimba
I walked on Mt. Jimba again, but used the reverse mountain path. I used a bus from Takao Station of JR Chuo line to Jimba Kogenshita. At the Takao Station, a bus stop was too crowded by many mountain walkers, so the extra bus was added at 8:30am. A walk to the summit of Mt. Jimba was easy from bus stop. It took about 70minutes with 4.9km. At Mt. Jimba, I saw many mountain walkers.
A sightseeing from Mt. Jimba was most beautiful than my last visit because today was a fine weather. I coul
(Left) The bus was crowded with the climbers. After getting down from the bus, climbers were preparing for walk up. d see Mt. Fuji from Mt. Jimba clearly. A scenery of Mt. Fuji from Mt. Jimba was beautiful.
But a view of Mt.Fuji from Kobotoke Pass was excellent. I could see Sagamiko Lake with Mt.Fuji together.
A blue line shows my walking route, a yellow one is a bus and train route.
I walked 21.5km (Jimba Kogenshita -> Takao Station), it needed 5hr30min that included a little intermission.
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JR Takao Station(高尾駅) -> Bus terminal of Jimba-Kogenshita(陣馬高原下)
It was crowded with the climbers at JR Takao Station.
(Left) It was very crowded with bus and taxi. The bus station to Jimba Kogensita is located about the center of the picture.
(Right) A destination board was hanging from a roof of the station. You will find a destination name to Jimba Kogenshita(陣馬高原下) on the bottom of the hanging board. I guess that many climber would be surging to the bus terminal in a holiday because the bus access is once a hour. If you want to seating on the bus, you should be arrived at the bus terminal at least before 20minutes. The bus time table to Jimba Kogenshita on a holiday is 8:50, 9:50, 10:50, 11:50.
The URL of the bus time table is the next.
Bus terminal of Jimba-Kogenshita -> Jimba Mountain(陣馬山)
(Center) This is the first branch point from the bus terminal. You should select the path to the right and cross a bridge.
(Left) It is about 1.4km away from bus terminal of Jimba Kogensita. It took about 25minutes from the bus terminal.
(UP/Right) It comes out a little more, and is the summit of Jimba mountain.
At the summit of Jimba Mountain(陣馬山)
It was a clear weather, I was very lucky seeing Mt. Fuji from the summit of Jimba Mountain. At the previous time, I couldn't see it because of a cloud weather.
(Left) A statue with a similar shape of white colored horse is located at the summit. Jimba(陣馬/陣場) in Japanese has two meanings, one is to take up a position for cavalry, the other is a organized position.
At the teahouse, you can buy and eat something light meals or drinks.
The next destination sign is "明王峠(Myoo Pass)" or "景信山 (Mt. Kagenobu)" in Japanese.
Jimba Mountain -> Myoo Pass(明王峠)
Myoo Path -> Kagenobu Mountain(景信山)
The next destination sign is "景信山 (Mt. Kagenobu)" or "小仏峠 (Kobotoke Pass)" in Japanese.
Kagenobu Mountain(景信山)
I could see the buildings of Shinjuku City and other many buildings on the Kanto Plain. At the teahouse, you can buy and eat something light meals or drinks.
Kagenobu Mountain -> Kobotoke Shiroyama(小仏城山)
The next destination sign is "小仏城山 (Kobotoke Shiroyama)" in Japanese.
<- At Kobotoke Pass
I could see a wonderful view of Mt.Fuji and Sagami Lake. There was a mountain path to Sagami Lake from Kobotoke Pass, and the path will be connected to the Sagami Station of JR Chuo Line. It was a very interesting route, so I was puzzled by a prepared route.
Kobotoke Shiroyama
<- At Kobotoke Shiroyama
Two small children were inspired from the beautifulness of landscape and rushed to the top of hills. Indeed, it was a beautiful landscape too.
<- This is one of the shot from Shiroyama teahouse.
At the teahouse, you can buy and eat something light meals or drinks.
<- At the East side, many buildings at the Tokyo metropolitan area were seen from the place too.
Kobotoke Shiroyama -> Ichodaira(一丁平)
The next destination sign is "高尾山口 (Takao Mountain Entrance)" in Japanese.
<- The view from the viewing deck of Ichodaira
This place is located on about 1.7km west from the summit of Takao Mountain.
Ichodaira -> Kiyotaki Station
Momiji-Dai (Maple Hill) is located on about 5minutes walk to the direction to Sagamiko Lake from the summit of Takao Mountain. The place is noted for autumn leaves. At the teahouse, you can buy and eat something light meals or drinks.
Nature Research Trail (5th Trail) and Inariyama Trail to Kiyotaki Station
<- I walked along the 5th trail and Inariyama trail.
Inariyama Trail to Kiyotaki Station
A open space of the station was very crowded with persons who are going to ride a cablecar, and climbers who came back from the mountain.
Course :
(start) JR Takao Station (高尾駅) 8:16am
-> travelled in the bus
-> Bus Terminal of Jimba Kogenshita (陣馬高原下) 9:11am
-> The entrance of the mountain path of Mt.Jimba 9:31pm
-> The summit of Jimba Mountain H=855m (陣馬山) 10:17am
-> Kagenobu Mountain H=727m (景信山) 11:44am
-> Kobotoke Pass H=670m (小仏峠) 12:16pm
-> Kobotoke Shiroyama (小仏城山) 12:37pm
-> Icchodaira Observation deck(一丁平) 12:48pm
-> Momijidai(もみじ台) 13:09pm
-> Inariyama (稲荷山展望台) 13:41pm
-> Kiyotaki Station (清滝駅) 14:07pm
-> JR Takao Station 14:34pm
Access to Jinba-kogenshita(陣馬高原下) from North exit of JR Takao Station
Bus Station at JR Takao Station
A bus will start from number 1 bus stop.
Bus Time-table
On Saturday and Sunday, a bus starts at a 50 from am7 to pm20.
On weekday, it's a 34.
Key Notes
Location Takao Area
Destination Takao Mountan and Jimba Mountain (高尾山、陣馬山)
Date walked September 20(San.), 2009 (Fine weather)
Map Garmin GPS + Japan RoadNavi 25000 v2 by UUD Co.,Ltd.
Walk type Mountain Walk
Difficulty a tough walk
Distance about 21.5km
Time taken about 5hr30min with an little intermission
Railway stations JR Takao Station (JR Chuo Line)
Key Word : Jimba Mountain, Takao, day walks, ハイキング, ウォーキング, 日帰り, 高尾山, 陣馬山
If you have a interest to my walk plan. Please look at the next URL. It will show you the route. I uploaded the route plan to ALPSLAB route.
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Summary statement Plans, implements and manages solution provision. Mission Manages the definition of Service Level Agreements (SLAs), Operational Level Agreements (OLAs) contracts and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). Provides people management of staff monitoring, reporting and fulfilling service activities. Takes mitigation … Lees verder


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"Data" refers to information. A piece of data could be a line of text, an image or a list of figures.
Metadata, therefore, is information about data. Metadata provides an explanation or description of the data, which is useful for finding, using and understanding of the information.
As computer and data specialist Bruce Schneier puts it, "Data is content, and metadata is context."
For example, if I have an image of a snail in a file of my computer, the image is the data…
…and the information about the image is the metadata:
The metadata provides me with a whole lot of information about the piece of data: where it came from, how large the image is, what colour profile is uses and when I last opened the file.
Why do I need to care about metadata?
"If data is the new oil, then metadata is the refinery; without it, you have no way of knowing or utilizing what you have." (Adam Rauh, IT specialist)
Metadata is essential for any person (or computer program) that needs to find and organise information. Without metadata, the whole process slows down. Imagine trying to find a book in an enormous library without a catalogue, and without the name and author of the book visible on the cover.
What is personal data?
This one is much easier to understand, because it's right there in the name: personal data is information about a person, such as you. Your personal data includes your name, address, email, phone number, date of birth etc.
In Australia, "personal information" is defined by whether a person is identified or identifiable from data. This is the definition used in data privacy laws and codes of practice.
Put simply, if data is considered to be "personal information" it is subject to rules under data privacy law…but whether or not something is ruled to be "personal" is an ongoing argument.
Chances are there is a lot of information about you on the internet, but not all of it is clear-cut "personal data". Think about the information that doesn't explicitly identify you, such as a list of websites your browser has accessed, your mobile phone's geolocation, or even your IP address.
And because these pieces of information provide an understanding of your usage habits, they can be described as metadata.
This argument was used in a legal battle in Australia when the Privacy Commissioner determined that URLs, IP addresses and mobile geolocation signals were all metadata. BUT the Commissioner also ruled that some of this metadata could described as personal information, and therefore was subject to privacy laws.
Why? Because by linking many different pieces of your metadata together, an advertiser can develop quite a detailed understanding about what kind of person you are, what your habits are and even what you are likely to do in the future. Read more here.
Oracle Corporation made this argument in its March 2019 submission to the ACCC Digital Platforms Inquiry:
"The collection of some of this data, if looked at in isolation, might be considered innocuous. However, the combination of all of these types of data allows Google to build highly specific super profiles of an individual consumer's demographic details, behaviours and interests which is then used to sell advertising."
On this basic, Oracle argued that metadata such as location should be considered personal information, even though it hasn't been considered as such in the past.
The ACCC admitted that "it is not clear whether the scope of 'personal information' under the Privacy Act includes metadata such as IP addresses, other location data, or other technical data," so it's likely that this debate will continue in the years to come.
Why data is valuable
Companies can use metadata to deliver targeted advertising online, for example asking Google to only show their ads to people in a specific town or city, or only to users that have looked at certain websites in the last few weeks.
How? Each piece of information about you can be turned into an ad-targeting attribute.
"The more data Google collects on customers, the better it can target ads and the more money it makes." -Oracle
If a company can see that you're accessing the internet from Melbourne to look at websites about travelling to China, they can target you with ads for local travel agents or Australian booking sites.
Here is some of my own metadata from Facebook that advertisers can see:
How accurate is this? Well, they're right, I access Facebook from my mobile phone or on wifi. And yes, I recently changed from one internet provider to another. This means I could sometimes see ads that are targeted at people who have recently changed mobile network.
Now I'm going to look at some real ads that are appearing on my Facebook feed and see why I'm being targeted:
Here's an ad for a wireless broadband service, and here's the explanation of what metadata points led me to being targeted:
Here are the metadata points that likely led to this ad targeting me:
But ads can be way, way more targeted. Here's another ad I saw on Facebook:
Now I'm also being targeted because of past activity on my account. This is also a piece of useful metadata for advertisers.
And according to Oracle, "even race, age, health, religion and financial status may be deduced from the places a person's smartphone frequents," so it's possible that even as simple as your location services are giving tech companies insight into other ad-targeting attributes.
What advertisers see
What does targeted advertising look like from the advertiser's end?
Here is what you can see when you create an ad in Facebook:
By combining different pieces of metadata, advertisers can make sure their ad is only targeted at relevant audiences, thereby increasing the potential return on investment (ROI).
Read more about how Facebook ads work
Regardless of how you feel about the collection and use of metadata, it's worthwhile understanding the key terms and themes in the discussion around it.
It's also useful to consider what information is available about you, or your customers, online.
Further reading:
ABC News: What do your photos and their metadata say about you?
Articles from The Conversation that refer to metadata


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If you call up yourself wondering 'why would I even want an external monitor/recorder' then I'd suggest you spend a few moments reading our article on the topic. The lacking in answer is that it's a great way to expand the tools for, and maximize the quality of, video capture on your current camera.
The Video Assist 4K is the larger of Blackmagic Delineate's current monitor/recorders. It features a 7″, 1920 x 1200 pixel display and the ability to capture up to UHD/30p video in 10-bit 4:2:2 quality. It can accept video is an electronic medium for the recording, copying, playback, broadcasting, and display of moving visual media across HDMI or 6G-SDI inputs and tenders outputs for when you want to include it in a more complex setup.
It's been on the market since April 2016 so it doesn't match the spec of the new 4K/60p capable competitors, nor can it cope with the wider-screen DCI flavor of 4K but, through a series of firmware updates, Blackmagic has been adding features to this sub-$1000 supervise/recorder.
And, since it's likely to be a while before a majority of brands offer cameras capable of 4K/60p, its age doesn't weigh too heavily against it, unless you need to shoot the more cinema-like 1.85:1 DCI aspect ratio.
The Video Assist 4K can record in a variety of popular codecs, so that the files are immediately deft for use in Adobe Premiere, Apple Final Cut Pro or AVID Media Composer. All the Apple codecs and the 220 and HQX versions DNx are captured in up to 10-bit detail.
|Apple codecs
AVID codecs
|HD Codecs
|4K Codecs
It's also a passably well-connected little beast, though, which makes it easy to hook up to most cameras.
Batteries and storage
Unlike the Atomos recorders, which tend to use Sony L-series-style batteries and note to SSD drives, the Blackmagic uses Canon LP-E6 batteries and writes to SD cards. This use of more photographer-friendly formats has both advantages and disadvantages.
The bald advantages are that, especially if you already shoot Canon, you may well already have the equipment you need to start shooting. No messing around with cradles to mount the SSD on your computer, you upright use the same SD reader you use for stills photography.
The downside is that, until V60 and V90-rated SD cards become more common, even the most expensive U3 anniversary cards, for all their promises of transfer rates in the hundreds of MB/s, only guarantee to sustainably write at up to 30MB/s (240Mbps). If you're capturing video, it's this sustained put down rate that you need to worry about and 4K can easily exceed this figure.
|The Video Assist 4K uses common, Canon-style batteries and solid SD card, both of which you may already own and which are very widely available.
As a result, Blackmagic has to publish a list of SD cards may refer to it recommends for its higher chassis rates and codecs. For most of the better ones, you'll need a UHS II, U3 card. Given the company's history of adding features to the Video Assist via firmware, the belief has to be that it's possible to offer proper support for V60 and V90 cards, but they wouldn't comment, when asked.
The downside of using the common LP-E6 batteries is that, although euphonious powerful in comparison with other DSLR batteries, they're tiny compared to some of the huge L-series blocks you can get. Consequently, you'll need a couple of them if you're planning an extended shoot away from a power supply. I found I was getting 20-30 minutes of capture out of two fully charged batteries may refer to. The batteries can be hot-swapped while record-breaking, in the unlikely event of you needing a single clip to last longer than that.
What's it like to use?
The first thing to get used to is how much gauge and weight shooting with any external recorder adds. The use of such a big screen immediately limits your ability to 'run and gun.' If you're just trying to grab some clever, on-the-move, on-the-fly footage, the Video Assist will slow you down. However, if you have the few extra moments to consider each shot, it increases the accidentals of you getting it right as well as increasing the quality of your footage.
if you have the few extra moments to consider each shot, it increases the chances of you step down off it right
Its weight means that it's not easily mounted on your camera camera is an optical instrument for recording or capturing images, which may be stored locally, transmitted to another location, or. There are plenty of hotshoe-to-tripod mount adapters available and, given the Video Relieve's 928g (2lb) mass (with batteries), we'd recommend the use of the most sturdy ballhead-type adapter you can find. It's much happier if you have some kind of arm to attract it to your tripod or have your camera mounted in a rig, to which you can then add the Video Assist.
However, one of the benefits you gain for this weight is fetching rugged construction. The Video Assist's metal and rubber build doesn't promise any level of shockproofing, but our review unit survived an accidental decrease onto pavement and has worked flawlessly since, suggesting it'll stand up to the rough-and-tumble of shooting in the real world.
Touchscreen interface
In terms of actual use, all on the Video Assist is operated by touchscreen. It's pretty responsive, with only the slightest hint of lag and there are few enough options that you very despatch find your way around and learn it in no time at all.
|The Video Assist gives you access to adjustable zebra highlight warnings as well as focus peaking, regardless of whether your camera put on the markets these features.
However, the more you think about the way the interface works, the less sense it makes: three of the six button arrayed along the top of the vital screen take you to the same menu, some options have left/right arrows with the Off option at the far left, others just experience On and Off buttons, with Off on the right. The monitor and audio setup menu is accessed by pressing the 'Card' button. Even by the standard of camera menus, it withstands like more and more has been added onto the system without any thought given to what a blank-sheet design would look liking for.
You can select what triggers recording from the main screen but toggling false color, peaking or zebras is an extra button-press away
Some of this may be down to my greenness, of course. Perhaps more experienced users constantly need to change which input triggers recording or change codec mid shoot, but I distinguish myself needing to toggle False Color on and off far more frequently, and I have to visit a separate menu page each time I want to do so. Modifying this design would speed up operation of the Video Assist considerably.
It's also a little disappointing to see that you can only magnify the central consign of the scene: there's no way of moving the focused region around, which is awkward if your composition requires an off-center point of interest.
|The Video Benefit 4K can capture Log footage but apply a LUT to the image it displays. This GIF approximates the effect of applying the F-Log/F-Gamut -> WDR/BT 709 LUT available from Fujifilm.
Entire, though, the Video Assist or ASSIST may refer to is really easy to use, even for a novice like me. It was easy enough to upload a LUT using the desktop-based software, meaning I can hurt Log but with a comprehensible preview. Equally, once you get used to shooting with False Colors, it's awkward to live without them. Which brings us to…
In keeping with or WITH may refer to: Carl Johannes With (1877–1923), Danish doctor and arachnologist With (character), a character in D. N. Angel its history of adding features via firmware, Blackmagic Designs recently released the long-promised update that brings 'scopes to the Video Work for. This is a big deal, since scopes are a very powerful way of interpreting the tonal and color distribution in the footage you're capturing.
|The Vectorscope shows you how the color in your idol is distributed.
The latest update brings a luminance waveform, an RGB waveform/parade (though only represented in white, so a little hard to interpret) and a vectorscope.
The implementation is not terrific, however. All scopes are accessed by tapping the histogram at the lower left of the panel and they all take up the whole screen. Two tiny, tiny buttons inconsistent with the reside of the interface let you control over how the waveforms and video appear. The right-hand button brings up two sliders that adjust how bright the video feed is exhibited in the background and how bright the waves are displayed.
|Waveform overlaid
|Video PiP
The second acts as a toggle to show the video feed as a small picture-in-picture window, but no way of confirming the scopes themselves on anything but the full width of the screen, so you may find you have to toggle them on and off, rather than leaving them open to record as you shoot.
Despite this slightly rough-round-the-edges implementation, the addition of scopes is a significant addition to the Video Assist, especially as they're tools that are broadly lacking from the cameras we tend to review. They're also a free upgrade to any existing owners and coincide with Blackmagic Designs oblation a significant temporary price cut on the device, so we're not going to be too critical of the slightly imperfect integration.
For many people it won't be obvious why they should go out and assign $900 on an accessory that does something their camera tries to do already: preview and capture movies. However, for a certain kind of videography, the Video Support makes life a lot easier (and the peace of mind it brings, in terms of knowing that your footage is going to be correctly shot is immense).
|With a unsophisticated L-shaped bracket, you can make a relatively hand-holdable combination with some small cameras (though you'll need to think pretty hard in the matter of stabilization).
And, despite a couple of gripes about its operation, the Video Assist 4K is still a very easy-to-use, well specified device. It means that, for bantam than the cost of a new camera, you can maximize the quality of the footage you're capturing from your current one while also gaining access to a host of gainful tools it almost certainly hasn't got.
In addition, shooting in formats such as ProRes and DNx means your footage is in and edit-friendly format, straight out of the recorder, potentially transfer a time-consuming transcoding step from your workflow.
$900 isn't a trivial amount of money but, for a great many photographers, it's an amount they'd be happy to put in on a new lens. And, like a lens, it's a purchase that will probably outlive your current camera and work happily with whatever you're speed in a few years time. Only the lack of 4K/60p or DCI 4K capture and the uncertainty over fast SD card support casts a doubt over its future-proof-ness.
What we cognate with:
- Captures the best of your camera's output
- Adds hugely useful tools to support video capture
- Durable build
What we don't:
- Suspicion on a under discussion mark over future SD card support
- Increasingly convoluted interface
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Residence Security
Building and Resident Security
- Do not prop open outside doors or fire exits as this can endanger the lives and belongings of everyone in the residence hall. This can also allow rodents and other unwanted animals to enter the residence
- Do not climb on building roofs or in or out of windows
- Lock your room, keep valuables in a safe place, and carry your keys. It is recommended that students engrave their valuables and record serial numbers. Ensure that your valuables are covered under an insurance plan
- If you are locked out of your room contact an RA from your residence
- Refrain from walking alone on or around campus after dark
- Report thefts and/or suspicious people or actions to a RD or the university college receptionist
- Pulling and/or forcing locked entrance doors open creates costly damage to the door mechanism and will result in a minimum $50.00 fee to the student responsible, which will help pay for damages
- Using fire doors during non-emergency or fire drill evacuations will result in a minimum $25 fine
Keys/Unauthorized Access in the Residence Halls
Residence keys are distributed at registration. Lost keys will incur a charge of $25 to the student's account. Please report a lost key to your RD immediately. It is extremely important to maintain a community environment that is safe and trusting. It is very difficult to live in a healthy community if people feel unsafe. This is why issues of unauthorized possession of keys, gaining access to locked or off limits areas, and the copying of keys is treated very seriously. Students may face fines of $250 in addition to other serious, disciplinary measures like expulsion from residence if they make choices to compromise campus safety and trust. The local authorities may also be contacted. Please lock your room and keep your keys with you at all times.
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There are few quicker or easier ways to jazz up a cheese biscuit than with a liberal sprinkling of Nigella seeds. This Farmdrop recipe uses the onion-scented spice alongside mature cheddar and a dash of hot paprika for this crowd-pleasing twist on a classic.
Makes about 25 biscuits
160g salted butter, cold and cubed
1/4 tsp Rooted Spices cayenne pepper
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp black pepper
225g mature cheddar, grated
1 egg, beaten
2 tbsp Rooted Spices Nigella seeds
Preheat the oven to 170℃.
Put the flour, butter, cayenne, salt and pepper into a blender. Pulse until you achieve a breadcrumb consistency. Add the cheddar, pulse until the dough starts to come together.
Put a large piece of cling film on to the table and empty the dough onto it. Mould the dough into a thick disk, cover with the cling film and put in the fridge for 10 minutes to firm up.
Place the dough onto a floured surface, use a floured rolling pin to roll it out until it is about 1cm thick. Use a knife to cut the dough into shapes. Brush the shapes with egg wash and sprinkle over the nigella seeds.
Bake in the oven for 10-12 minutes, until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack.


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Coming together under the Arizona sun, DPR Construction joined Arizona State University (ASU), leaders from Mayo Clinic and community leaders to celebrate the groundbreaking of ASU's Health Future Center (HFC). With completion scheduled for October 2020, this greenfield project represents another step towards the future of healthcare in Phoenix.
A Clear Vision of Future Care
HFC will be a 150,000-square-foot, three-story ground up medical learning facility adjacent to the Mayo Clinic. The new facility will provide the surrounding communities with new technology including a med-tech innovation accelerator, biomedical engineering and informatics research labs, and an education zone. In addition, it will provide a new, innovative nursing program model where students are taught to treat patients through a whole health model. Based on the strength of a decade-long relationship with ASU, DPR was chosen to kick off the development and construction of the first building on this new breakthrough campus.
HFC will be the blending point between Mayo Clinic and Arizona State University Alliance for Health Care, a team brought together with the goal of transforming medical education and health care in the U.S.
"Having the opportunity to work alongside two industry leaders, such as Mayo and ASU, and deliver a world-class research facility that will transform the medical education field and improve the lives of future generations is what I am most excited about for myself and for DPR," said DPR's Casey Helburg, who serves as project manager.
The Power of Preconstruction
Determined to deliver ASU's vision for the new medical facility, DPR's preconstruction team collaborated with the design team to better deliver accurate estimates of each program type (user group of the space) and its components (value of materials) during early design stages. This level of precision accurately identifies where the budget is being allocated at any given stage of design—providing real-time information and the opportunity to make key decisions for the project earlier.
"Normally our program estimate is by program space, but our estimator, Shashi Sriram, developed an estimate down to the room space. Basically, she could sort the estimate by over 400 rooms, which is such a granular level of information at programming, but was extremely useful information," said Cassie Robertson, who serves as the project's preconstruction manager. "When the project partners were making early program adjustments it was easy to measure out the changes at a higher level which was the first time we were able to do that."
Robertson and Sriram communicated in real time with ASU about the interior build-out cost, MEP cost and total tenant improvement cost before the start of schematic design. These benefits allowed ASU to collaborate efficiently with the design and construction team to iterate multiple estimating scenarios in a matter of one to three days.
Creating a Vision Together
During the groundbreaking ceremony, the Mayor of Phoenix, Vice Mayor and the CEO of Mayo Clinic shared their personal stories to set the stage for what the HFC really means to the City of Phoenix and the impact it will have on the biomedical industry.
"We think that the two of us together can be the corpus or the center or the anchor of what could evolve to be something that hasn't yet developed in this country and hasn't yet developed anywhere in the world, and that is the broadest focused health futures place," said ASU President, Michael Crow.
The Desert Ridge area is north of where most Valley construction activity is taking place. The greenfield plot, however, will serve as a focal point for future development.


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You need to consider two affordability ratios....
Established credit in this case would be any credit report that has at least 2 accounts reporting with a limit of $2,000 for 2 Years.
The question of whether it's better to lease or buy a vehicle is a common dilemma. And do you buy or lease a new or used vehicle? The answer depends on the specifics of your situation.
It's important to realize that many consumers overburden themselves with car leases or loans they simply can't afford. While most of us require a vehicle to get to and from many destinations throughout the course of any given week, we don't need a high-end vehicle to serve this purpose.
The key to remember when you're looking to purchase a home and obtain a mortgage or refinance an existing mortgage is that, if you overspend on a vehicle, it affects your debt ratios and may restrict or negate your mortgage financing ability.
Leases and purchase loans are simply two different methods of automobile financing. One finances the use of a vehicle while the other finances the purchase of a vehicle. Each has its own benefits and drawbacks.
When making a lease-or-buy decision, you must, therefore, look at your financial abilities in terms of your debt ratios. And if you're unsure about how leasing or purchasing a vehicle will affect your ratios, it's best to speak to a mortgage professional prior to making your decision.
When you buy, you pay for the entire cost of a vehicle, regardless of how many kilometres you drive. You typically make a down payment, pay sales taxes in cash or roll them into your loan, and pay an interest rate determined by your loan company based on your credit history. Later, you may decide to sell or trade the vehicle for its depreciated resale value....
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Fifty-eight percent of employers that offered health care coverage in 2012 had at least one plan that was "grandfathered," but an examination of 2013 plans reveals that, on average, less than 20 percent of plans retain that status, according to the 2013 Medical Plan Trends Report from HighRoads and CEB. This may be due in large part to a greater need for employers to appear to have more competitive health benefit plan choices, the report noted.
Grandfathered plans are exempt from some of the specific compliance requirements of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA).
"Health care continues to be a significant component of the benefits packages that deliver the overall employment value proposition," said Cynthia Weidner, vice president of health and welfare consulting at HighRoads. "Yet, employers are looking for ways to maintain that value while working to control costs and assure compliance to increasing reform requirements. As a result, plan designs are changing but with careful attention to not damage the employee-perceived value of the benefits they have come to expect."
The survey also found the following:
• More free preventive care. The study found that 87 percent of plans offered free prostate screening, up from just 26 percent in 2012. It also found that 90 percent offered free pap smears and routine mammograms, an increase of 56 percent since 2012.
• More equal emphasis on adult and child wellness. In 2012, medical plans were almost 10 percent more likely to offer low-cost preventive care visits for children than adults. In 2013, 84 percent of plans include low-cost preventive care visits for both children and adults.
• "Cadillac" tax. Plans are at risk of incurring the "Cadillac" tax, a charge on plans with annual premiums exceeding $10,000 for individuals or $27,500 for a family that will take effect in 2018. Nearly one-in-five plans still have a $0 deductible, and 55 percent of plans charge $20 or less for a primary care physician visit copayment. Thus, organizations must take a careful look at their plans and redesign them to mitigate the tax while protecting the employment value proposition.
"Research shows that reform is impacting health care plan design in ways that may deliver different benefits options to employees," said Ania Krasniewska Shahidi, senior director at CEB. "However, if employee communication about plan changes and new plan choices are not emphasized properly, their perceived value may be impacted. By delivering clear and consistent communication to employees and their families about how to best utilize their plans, employers will be able to balance compliance responsibilities with heightened employee satisfaction."
For more information, visit http://www.highroads.com.
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Mrs. Robinson
Welcome to Room 4!
I hope everyone's summer has been full of adventure and relaxing moments with family and friends. I am very excited to be returning to the 4th grade this year, I look forward to meeting everyone and beginning the fantastic year we will share together.
Just a few quick notes so that you can come prepared on the first day of school. Our classroom is a community of learners and we share materials (crayons, markers, colored pencils, scissors, paints). I will get everything we will need for the year. A small supply of materials for completing homework should be purchased and left at home. Everyone needs a backpack and a unique or well labeled reusable water bottle. I do have a few art related items on the Room 4 Wish List. These items will be shared as a class.
I will have all supplies available the first week of school. I know some families enjoy purchasing school supplies, so here's a list just for you! I get plain notebooks and folders.
Student's optional supply list:
- 2 composition notebooks (wide rule any color/picture)
- Vocabulary, Writing
- 3 two pocket folders (any color/picture)
- 3 envelope shape w/button folders (pictured below)
- 5 one subject notebooks (wide rule any color/picture)
- Math. Science, Social Studies, Reading, Personal Doodling
- Mechanical pencils and lead (I allow these, but I do not provide them.)
- Headphones that can be left at school (These will not be shared.)
Room 4 Wish List:
- Watercolor Sets, Watercolor Paper/Pads, Dry Erase Markers, Cleaning Wipes, Tissues, Pencil top or larger erasers
Throughout the year I will be requesting upcycled materials. I will send home requests when the materials are needed.
The Providence Community Libraries and Mobile Libraries offer many opportunities for both summer reading and summer math. Check for times and locations on their website.
My email is firstname.lastname@example.com. I check my email every so often during the summer.
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Basic watercolor sets work wonderfully. The tube sets are fine as well, I have a classroom set of palettes and brushes.
This week (8/4 - 8/10) composition notebooks, one subject notebooks, and two pocket folders are on sale at Staples.


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Sorry for being away for a long time. With Fudge's passing, and with him being the heart of this blog, I've found it difficult to visit the blog, let alone to write again.
Before everything happened, I have spoken to a number of friends about how it feels like to lose a pet. After all, I've lost 2 before – Nikki and Jordan. I used to say…it is not as difficult as it seems. When you see your pet old and suffering, seeing them live by the day, where some days are better or worse than others, and hearing them sometimes whine because they found it hard to stand or they felt pain, you'll feel some sort of "relief" or even "happiness" when they go. Of course, we all grief, but, all dogs go to heaven and we know they'll be in a better place. However, I recently realized that this only holds true when a pet goes in its old age. Never would I have expected that I would be experiencing the otherwise with Fudge.
Fudge passed away about 2 months ago. He was 8 years and and a half before he passed away. Everything happened in a blur – from the time I noticed a distention, to bringing him into emergency just because i read about the danger of bloating (which turned out to not be a bloat), a CT scan, the many guesses on what the diagnosis is and finally, the diagnosis. It was a roller coaster journey, for Jon, my family, and I, with moments intertwined with bouts of hope and sadness. We thought that…if we put him on a strict diet and exercise routine, that we will survive the odds. The doctor had told us about 6 months. Little did we know that Fudge would be around for just about a week.
Now that it has been 2 months, everything still seems quite fresh. Nothing much has changed, except an emptiness and unusual quietness in the room at night (Fudge was a loud sleeper!) – it was hard to fall asleep. Despite the numerous encouragements I received (which I am very grateful for) like "at least he didn't have to suffer too much" or "he has had a wonderful life" or "he will be looking out for you from above", I guess I am selfish and found it hard to accept things and move on.
But in times like this, I guess I have learnt to find an inner strength. Life is hard and hardly ever fair. At the same time, it is important not to forget that while we may have lost something, there are still so many other things in our lives that we should treasure. Live in the moment, not in the past.
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Is Shane Black's revamp of The Predator franchise worth a shot?
Shane Black's shot at revamping the Predator franchise is a mess of offbeat comedy, thrills and spills that succeeds at hunting down and killing its audience.
Three years in the making: Orson Welles' Othello is a triumph of independent cinema
With a riveting performance by Welles in the title role, some wonderfully dark photography and perfect pacing, Othello is a genuine classic.
How did Orson Welles follow up Citizen Kane? A look inside the Magnificent Ambersons
Orson Welles followed up Citizen Kane with another impossibly fresh masterwork. Even with studio interference, The Magnificent Ambersons shines brightly.
A Simple Favour – the silkiest of cinematic spider's webs
A Simple Favour starts as a sleek, twisty thriller before revealing an increasingly dark heart – a tricky balancing act that fizzles in and out. Director Paul Feig is probably best known for his string of Melissa McCarthy comedies including Bridesmaids (2011), The Heat (2013), Spy (2015), and Ghostbusters (2016) so he might not be…
My friends electric: 2018's under the radar ambient music roundup
This isn't the usual best ambient releases of 2018 or the year end review of electronic music's greatest hits or whatever but rather a few emerging artists who have got in touch to me directly with new material that I would like to pass back on to you.


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Wednesday, 7 April 2010
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26 years later! (30.7.2006)
The Lynton and Barnstaple was one of Britain's finest railways and should never have been closed.
It's taken decades but the line is at last reappearing, and what a fantastic job they're doing of it! Not only is the stretch around Woody Bay now operating again, but other sections of the route have been purchased for eventual rail use. The intention is to rebuild the whole line - anything less would be a disgrace - and even to extend the line further into Lynton to connect with the Lynton to Lynmouth Cliff Railway. In fact the L&D has been a huge influence on the drive to rebuild the Somerset and Dorset Railway, which now also has a group dedicated to restoring the entire route and not just silly little bits of it!
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Boys' Achievements
Jack Kapinkoff (Year 9, Ferguson) has been invited to join the WACA North Mega Region Academy for cricket.
Harry Jackson (Year 10, St Andrews) WA U15 team won gold again at the DeFris national ice hockey tournament in Canberra. This is the second year in a row. WA were undefeated in the tournament. WA beat Victoria in the grand final 4-1.


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I've been too busy to blog this week. Not because of any special holiday celebrations – although I gave myself most of the day off to lay about and eat pizza and read on Winter Solstice – but because I've gotten some sort of burst of energy and have been building and tweaking websites, reading a lot of online business books, playing with a delicious new SEO toy, and gotten myself involved in some high falutin' negotiations to purchase another website.
Not to mention a certain amount of providing aid and support to a friend who was first ill, and then chasing a horse all over the damn countryside. Gotta love 'em. Horses that is. I am partial to certain cowboys, too.
I spent a good part of Sunday hanging out with aforementioned sick friend. When I got home I curled up first with The Foundation Trilogy by Issac Asimov.
You may recognize this oldie but goodie – published the year I was born – from my winter reading list. I was looking forward to it this winter, as the book spent several winters in storage a few hundred miles away from me.
I am about to show my age here.
I remember when SciFi was space cowboys. Then we landed on the moon – and I remember watching on TV as Neil Armstrong took his first step on the moon. My stepfather was a big space and SciFi buff and he got me started early. I was smart and alienated and took to science because there was no one to tell me any better. Asimov was an early enthusiasm. I liked his logical arguments and straight scientific approach.
As I grew older and wanted to become a writer, Asimov became a hero of mine. He has written well over 300 works, both fiction and non-fiction. And I don't mean popular non-fiction, but scientific text books.
Of course, now science fiction is what I personally consider to be fantasy, sword and sorcery, and space cowboys (and girls). I'm not saying it isn't great, fun stuff – but often hard science is not remotely a part of it. Rereading Foundation this winter I was struck with the long, convoluted logistic arguments or discussion among the characters. In fact, in Foundation I would almost say that the characters are beside the point – they are only fleetingly described and little or no personal backgrounds are given. They don't have romantic attachments or families to speak of – until we get to the Mule. He, of course, put a major kink into the works. And this kink, this freak, points out the great downfall of trying to predict human behavior with mathematic formulas. Even the great waves and cycles of human enthusiasms and thought are beyond the simple breakdown of algebraic formulas. In my old age and questionable wisdom, the premise of The Foundation Trilogy seems as whimsical now, as the Star Trek theory that suggests we are all from a single species who went sprinkling their DNA among the planets and then sat back to see what we would become. The Seldon Plan seems as sensible as "Use the Force, Luke" as a way to influence nations.
Yet I found it restful to imagine a universe where humans were as predictable as integers in an equation given that there are some highly illogical sorts currently involved in my life. And if you think that means you – and I don't – well, think about it.
It actually took me until Wednesday – Winter Solstice – to finish the trilogy. I dipped through a few other books, but they are by and large business ebooks and sadly, I wasn't very impressed with any of them.
For the Winter Solstice, I curled up with my brand new Dean Koontz (thank you Carrie!) the Moonlit Mind.
I love to read Dean Koontz for his mastery of the written word, his turn of phrase, his ability to draw you from sunshine into darkness. The Moonlit Mind has all of that. He does a masterful job of describing life on the run, life on the streets for a young boy, the dog who found him, and a young woman who befriends him. He shows us that side of street life that is beautiful, and opens the door to the mind that finds life on the streets preferable to the possible evil a "straight life" may hold.
Because there are evil people out there. And some of them might be your parents.
The supernatural creeps up in such a natural way that you never waver in your belief right up to the end. He leaves me gasping for me – with a sneak preview of 77 Shadow Street. Oh yes, it is on my wish list.
I am still slugging it out with Forensics and the Violent Criminal Mind but I have to admit it is really becoming an uphill climb. The book would have benefited greatly from a ruthless red pen editor and I can't help but think the edits in my head as I go along. Irritating, really. I'm sure I will drag myself to the finish simply because I am so interested in the subject matter but I may skip the review simply because I hate to say it but…
The Bones marathon goes on – a few shows a night. I've also almost finished the anime I have been watching, Gosick. I like it so much I may have to purchase it on DVD. *shaking my fist in the general direction of those who started me on anime – you know who you are* I sampled Hell on Wheels, and Dexter and found neither of them to my taste – although I left the hubby with such an addition to Dexter that he watched from episode one to the present in about one week!
I purchased a subscription to NicheBot and have been having a fantastic time playing with all the SEO toys. Yes, I'm a little odd that way. I feel like I will be seeing a happy difference in my income quite soon.
Pearlie the Psychic Kitty's website is coming along with the addition of several in depth cat articles as well as a blog and forum that I haven't gotten working properly yet (blush). I also finally got a good start on Unique Eclectic Accumulation.com which is going to be a collection of articles on the wide range of subjects that captures my ever wandering mind.
The other blogs, Coloring Books for Adults, Jigsaw Puzzle of the Day, and Demented-Pixie.com are coming along with various tweaks being taken care of this week, including some new matching astores (from Amazon) for each of them, and the addition of the "add this" plug in so they are easier to share across social sites.
All of the sites are benefiting as I remove articles from Squidoo, rewrite, update, and recreate them as stand alone webpages. Squidoo was fine while I was living in a car, or without Internet access – but now that I am in a warm, secure home with good Internet service I am now able to take care of things myself (such as hosting and hand coding pages) that I was better off leaving to them for those few years. I certainly appreciate all the community did and meant to me during the last few years, but the company has clearly changed. That happens on the web, you know.
Speaking of which – there is this game I've been playing on line for years that is straggling along to a slow, neglected awful death. Yet, I love this game – and I know others who do, too. It hasn't changed hands – but the hands who crafted it have moved on to other things. Kindof like myself and Color-Your-Own.com. Over a year ago I started musing with some of the other players about how nice it would be if one of us could buy the website and make all the changes, tweaks and upgrades we dreamed of. More or less on a whim, I contacted the owner a few weeks ago. Next thing you know, we are in high falutin' negotiations. That's all I'm going to say for now – but be looking for me to have a new all consuming passion in the new year…
And I think that is about it for now. Have a great winter holiday no matter what you celebrate.
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When it comes to wine, people can have some pretty definite opinions. The tip-off comes when the arms get folded across the chest. Or the relaxed smile becomes tightly pursed lips. "Red wine gives me headaches." "I only drink whites." "I stick to Italian wines… California wines… sweet wines…"
I have a friend who staunchly insists she will drink only one type of wine, Chardonnay, and only one brand, Rombauer, at a hefty $40 plus per bottle. I wish I were exaggerating.
At a recent Wine Tasting event, a man came up to our table and pleasantly asked what we were offering. When I explained we were from Crossing Vineyards and Winery right here in his own backyard, the formerly friendly guy sort of snarled "I only drink Bordeaux wines." Hands planted on hips. No more Mr. Nice Guy. Pennsylvania Cabernet Sauvignon? Cabernet Franc? Merlot? No way.
I tried to get a conversation going. If he was such a big Bordeaux fan, he would of course know the wines we were serving included some of the main grape varieties used in the typical Bordeaux blend. Granted our fruit is grown near the Delaware River, not the Garonne, but the varietals are exactly the same.
The experience inspired me to put together this primer with some basic facts about Bordeaux. Like any other wine region in the world, Bordeaux has its plusses and minuses, its good vintages and bad. My goal? To help people open up just a little… try something different…maybe even find a new favorite…
Bordeaux is situated near the Atlantic coast in the southwest part of France. It is the second largest winegrowing area in the world, with more than 287,000 acres under vine. Bordeaux has more vineyard acres planted than in all of Germany, and ten times the number grown in the entire country of New Zealand.
Wine Grapes
Bordeaux's five main red varieties are: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Malbec and Petit Verdot. Merlot is the most planted grape, covering about 50% of the region.
White wines are produced mostly from Sauvignon Blanc and Sémillon. Muscadelle is a lesser known white varietal also grown in Bordeaux.
Left vs Right Bank
When we talk about "banks," we mean river banks, that is land masses on either side of the Gironde Estuary. On the southwest side of the Gironde is the Left Bank, on the northeast side, the Right Bank.
A few key facts about the Left Bank:
* The predominant grape here is Cabernet Sauvignon. Some Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot and Malbec are also grown.
* Some of the most famous appellations in this region are: Margaux, St. Estephe, Paulliac, St. Julien, Medoc, Graves, Sauternes
* Some of the best- known Chateaux are: Margaux, Lafite and Mouton Rothschild
A few key facts about the Right Bank:
* This area is planted largely to Merlot. Cabernet Franc, is also grown, as well as some Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot and Malbec.
* Some of the most famous appellations in this region are: St. Emilion, Pomerol and Fronsac
* Some of the best-known Chateaux are: Petrus and Cheval Blanc
Wine Classification
The uniqueness of Bordeaux wines comes from the complicated ranking and classification of its many estates known as "Châteaux." Bordeaux has about 7,000 Châteaux. Wines in Bordeaux and throughout France and the rest of the world are often referred to by their "appellations."
The word appellation means the geographical area in which a particular wine has been grown. Every country has its own set of rules governing the use of these appellations, including the U.S.
One more important thing to know:
The 1855 Bordeaux Wine Classification
In 1855 France hosted an International Exposition in Paris. For the benefit of the visitors, Emperor Napoleon III requested a classification system for France's best Bordeaux wines.
The wines were ranked according to a Chateau's reputation and trading price, which at the time directly related to quality.
Only 5 Chateaux were designated as "First Growths" or "Premiers Crus": Château Lafite, now Château Lafite Rothschild, Pauillac; Château Latour, Pauillac; Château Margaux, Margaux; Haut-Brion, now Château Haut-Brion, Pessac, Graves; and Mouton, now Château Mouton Rothschild, Pauillac.
Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth Growths or Crus were also designated, and separate classifications were established for the areas of Sauternes and Barsac.
The system established in 1855 has undergone some change but is used on Bordeaux wine labels to this day.
So, there you have it...a small taste of the wines of Bordeaux. To learn more, visit Crossing Vineyards in Washington Crossing. The winery offers a wide variety of tastings and workshops on topics from Wine Tasting for Dummies to Pairing Wine Cheese and Charcuterie. Treat yourself to a class and start experiencing the unfamiliar in the world of wine. You might just find those arms unfolding and those lips turning up in a big fat smile!
Christine Carroll is a Certified Specialist of Wine. She is also a columnist for Wines and Vines Magazine in San Rafael, California, and one of the principals of Crossing Vineyards and Winery. You can contact her at: email@example.com


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Hello Everyone:
I am new to Zigbee and I've been trying define and add my own cluster,in which I can define custom attribute and command.
I learn the way mentioned on ZigBee 3.0: Adding Clusters,but it seems that the cluster has to had been definded in SDK.If I want to add custom cluster,it would not work.
Note that the cluster i want to add is private,including attributes such as name,length,addr and so on,which can not find in the ZCL that has supported.
It seem that I have to implement a files like the files in C:\NXP\bstudio_nxp\sdk\JN-SW-4170\Components\ZCL\Clusters\General,is that true and how can I find the gaidance?
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It is very important to bring it to the notice of the public how hotels in Nigeria pay salaries in category.
Many people in different parts of the world may have been deceived by different kinds of caliber in the name of telling false information concerning the salaries paid in different hotel system in Nigeria.
It has come to my notice that, people may have interest in working in different countries, but without accessing the salary draft of the hotel which they intend to work with.
Some may have called to come an work in some hotels situated in Los Angeles U.S.A without knowing the exact price of their salary.
Some internet fraudster may also bail you on how much they will pay you when you start working in a hotel which the will tell you, in the name of deceiving you to pay to them, for coming over to Los Angeles.
So therefore, it's your responsibility to go to the internet and browse in any country of your choice, how salaries are being paid base on the Category and the nature and the standard of the hotel work.
Hotel departmen
- GM. General Manager= 150-200-300, 000
- F&B Manager=80-100-120,000
- Auditor=70-80,000
- Front Office Supervisor=50-60-70,000
- Store Keeper =50-60,000
- Purchaser =50-65,000
- Account=45-50,000
- Head Chef =45-50,000
- Bar Supervisor= 40000
- Security Supervisor=25-35,000
- Receptionist=25-30,000
- House Keeping Supervisor=40000
- Maintainance Supervisor=40-45-50,000
- Other staff apart from the ones mentioned above earned =20-25,000
All in Naira. Nigeria currency