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beauty, body image, food, love yourself, obsession, problems, self-worth
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I'm the kind of girl that eats a lot, but never gets fat. If people haven't seen me eat before, they tend to go, "Oh my god you're so skinny, you need to eat more." After they see me eat, they go, "Oh my god you eat so much but you're still so skinny! This is unfair." In return to that, I'll just smile and nod.
The thing is that, the whole being skinny thing? Yeah it's planned. I planned it. Since I was 11. Which was about 8 years ago (and before I hit puberty). Most people don't know it, because I have never told anyone. But I'm telling all of you now – I have been planning my body since I was 11. And I still can't seem love it.
I started having issues with food when I was quite young. My dad always said things to me when I was eating unhealthy food, such as, "You can eat this, but only sometimes. This has a lot of fats/sugar/oil/salt. Do you want to get fat/diabetes/heart attack?"
After hearing those things so often, I started saying them to myself instead. Every time I saw something unhealthy, I would say to myself, "I don't want to get fat. I don't want to die of a heart attack.", and then completely avoid that food. That was the start of my obsession with my diet and body.
From then on, my obsession only grew, especially when I was going to start puberty. I saw that when girls start puberty, they tend to gain weight everywhere and they get pimples. For Asian girls, we tend to gain more weight around the hips, thighs and tummy, rather than the breasts. So when I was about 11, I told myself, "I don't want acne. I don't want to JUST gain weight everywhere. I want clear skin. I want breasts. I want curves. I want MODEL-LIKE curves." (By model I mean like Elsa Hosk) Then I went around modifying my diet just to reach that goal.
My thoughts would be a variation of this every lunch/dinner (from age 11 onward):
"Ok, there's chicken today. Chicken has growth hormones. That'll help me get some breasts. Let's take more chicken. Vegetables are healthy and I can eat more without getting fat. It's also good for my skin. Great, let's have more. Oh man, is that fish fried? Nope I'm not gonna eat that. It's unhealthy. Oh, is that papaya? Yes papaya will help me get breasts too. I shall eat more."
I guess it doesn't sound so bad, does it? Avoidance of unhealthy food and changing my diet both don't sound like such a big deal. Unfortunately, it just went downhill again. At age 15/16, I started picking on my body. I would stand naked in front of the mirror before and after my bath, and spend time criticising everything I was unhappy with. "My inner thighs are too fat. They look so gross.", "Oh my god my tummy is bulging. Have I been eating too much?", "I think my legs got fatter." – these are just some things I say to myself everyday. After 3-4 years, I guess I'm used to it, but it's still horrible feeling like your body is not beautiful and not… Enough. Yes, that is the word I'm looking for. Because of my body, I feel like I'm sometimes not enough. And there is nothing in the world worse than feeling like you're not worth every beautiful thing on this earth.
To all you people out there who associate body with self-worth, I would like to tell you that your body does NOT determine your worth as a person. Your worth is determined by your intentions and actions, not by something physical that you might not be able to help. You might not look like a runway model, but if you treat other people with respect and kindness, you do deserve to have the best in life. I'm sure that all those people that you have cared for do appreciate you, and hopefully someday soon, you'll see that you are worth the world and more to them.
To those that have never been proud/have been ashamed of their bodies, I want to tell you that as long as you are healthy, your body is BEAUTIFUL. You don't need society to tell you that your body is beautiful. Society is f***ed up, and f***ed up people say f***ed up things, so why should you listen to them? If you exercise regularly and eat healthily, no one has a right to tell you that your body isn't gorgeous. You can't change what you were born with, so why not just roll with it and be damn proud of what your mom gave you.
I recently came across a model called Ashley Graham and I think that she's absolutely STUNNING. She is also very involved in campaigns that promote a good body image, no matter what size or shape you are. All that matters is that you are healthy. I feel that one of the hashtags she commonly uses, #beautybeyondsize, rings so true.
Everyone, please repeat after me.
I am beautiful. So long as I am healthy, no one can tell me otherwise. I do not look like a model, and I do not have to look like a model. Size does not determine my beauty. Size does not determine my worth. I am worth everything beautiful that this world has to offer. I am enough.
I might not be able to break from my mentality because it's been ingrained in me from a young age. But for all you beautiful, gorgeous people out there, it's not too late to turn it around. You can start by saying something positive about yourself everyday. Even something as simple as "Hey gorgeous/handsome" will go a long way in helping you develop a more positive mindset about your body. You need to learn to treasure yourself and your body, because no one else will do it for you.
I know that this situation applies mostly to girls, but there are guys out there who pick on their bodies too. In fact, it was my guy friend who inspired this post. So I would like to say something to him in public.
Hey friend 🙂 First of all, thank you for inspiring this post, and thank you for reading through the whole thing to get here. You are an amazing person, and how you look doesn't change that fact. I know that you have worked really hard to lose weight, and I applaud you for your determination. However, you need to stop with the whole "counting the calories" and "feeling guilty about eating junk food" thing, because after a while, you can never turn back. I would know. You did say that you were trying to change your mindset, and I hope that reading this post gave you a boost. Please learn to love your body. Because no one can love it more than you can. I wish you the best of luck in this 🙂


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The Endless Benefits of Berries
By Joanna Evans
Berries have been a major part of our diet for centuries, but only recently have scientists taken an interest in their constituents and potential health benefits. Now, they're finding that berries of all varieties–from strawberries and raspberries to goji and açaí berries–may hold the key to combating cancer, dementia and other diseases.
Scientists recently reported the first human evidence that blueberries can boost memory and may even help ward off dementia. Nine older adults with early memory decline drank two cups of a commercial blueberry juice every day for two months, while a control group drank a beverage without blueberry juice. Tests taken before and after revealed that those who drank the blueberry juice showed improvement in learning and memory, leading researchers to conclude that blueberries may offer neurocognitive benefits.
These results confirm the findings of previous animal studies, which showed that blueberries can reverse age-related deficits of both brain and behavioral function. Rats fed a blueberry-supplemented diet performed better in maze and object-recognition tests, as well as in tests of balance and coordination. Similar benefits have been seen with cranberries and strawberries.
Numerous studies have suggested that berries are potent cancer-fighters. In one test-tube study, extracts of six different kinds of berries–blueberry, blackberry, black raspberry, red raspberry, cranberry and strawberry–inhibited the growth of human mouth, breast, colon and prostate cancer cells. In addition, two of the extracts–black raspberry and strawberry—were able to stimulate apoptosis (cell death) in colon cancer cells. Açaí berries appear to be effective against leukemia cells, while the polysaccharides found in goji berries kill prostate cancer cells. To determine whether these lab results apply to real life, human trials are ongoing.
Berries may also have a role to play in the prevention of heart disease. A group of 72 middle-aged men and women were asked to consume either two portions of berries daily (100 grams of berries plus a small glass of a berry drink) or control products for two months. The berry group–whose members' diets included bilberries, lingonberries, blackcurrants, strawberries, chokeberries and raspberries–ate an assortment of the berries whole, pureed or in juice form. At the end of the study, the berry-eaters saw systolic blood pressure reductions of up to 7.3mmHg, while levels of high-density lipoprotein, or HDL ("good" cholesterol), rose more than 5 percent.
Several animal studies suggest some berries may have antidiabetic effects. Indeed, a recent study in mice concluded that bilberries can improve hyperglycemia and insulin sensitivity in type 2 diabetes. Although human trials are scarce, one found that a dietary supplement containing blueberry and sea buckthorn (seaberry; genus Hippophae) concentrates was beneficial in treating children with type 1 diabetes.

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The big news isn't that Stella McCartney has brought out a fresh, new cool scent called Pop (because we gave you the first look in July ELLE), but that there is a very interesting and decidedly pink video campaign alongside it, starring some famous faces.
Step up daughter of Madonna, formally Lourdes, now known as Lola Leon. She dances, she shakes her dusky pink hair, she embodies the perfect rebel attitude you'd expect from a direct pop-royalty descendent.
Joining her in a pink cadillac complete with swimming pool are friends Grimes, Kenya Kinski-Jones and future ELLE cover star Amandla Stenberg (she'll be gracing one of our September issue collectors covers next month).
Stella hand picked her campaign girls. She says of Lola, 'The way Lola moves and performs, I'm transfixed. All her studies that she's doing right now and everything she's done her whole life is sort of shining in front of me and it is amazing.'
We're calling it the perfect pop squad, and we want to join the road trip, please/
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Additional Needs, Disability and the Church …
An event full of ideas and inspiration for all who work with or support children, families and youth, plus anyone with a passion to see the abilities of everyone recognised.
When: Saturday 12th November 2016 • 10am – 4.30pm.
Where: Friends Meeting House, Euston Road, London.
Cost: Early Bird Price £20, From 8th October £25.
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Discussion in 'Tesla Parts for Sale' started by jasona, Mar 25, 2016.
I'm looking to fix my torn door seal.
Just curious, does Tesla no longer have that seal available?
I'm not sure what a "rear" door seal is on the Roadster. My understanding is that the door seal is one piece all around.
And I'm told that my door seal is back ordered until the end of April.


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Given his love for the Hong Kong action films of John Woo, it was only natural that Quentin Tarantino would make one of his own. The trouble is, someone already beat him to the punch with "The Big Hit."
Every bit as frustating as it is entertaining, this black comedy/ thriller takes its plotting and dialogue cues from Tarantino (meaning there is rampant use of profanity) and its startling visual style from Woo, who served as the film's executive producer.
Unfortunately, it's a very uneasy blending of the two styles, and as a result there as many awful moments as good ones at least until the extremely unsatisfying and drawn-out conclusion, which blows things completely.
Still, the film starts out promisingly enough. Professional hitmen Melvin (Mark Wahlberg, from "Boogie Nights") and Cisco (Lou Diamond Phillips) decide to take on an additional project for extra cash: the kidnapping of a millionaire's daughter (newcomer China Chow, Wahlberg's real-life love).
Unfortunately for them, the girl turns out to be the goddaughter of their extremely vengeful employer, Paris (Avery Brooks, from TV's "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine"). Cisco conceals his involvement in the kidnapping and frames Melvin for the deed. Guess who gets sent after his former partner?
In the meantime, Melvin has his hands full just keeping the smart-alecky schoolgirl tied up, as well as concealing her presence from his clueless fiance (Christina Applegate) and parents (Elliott Gould and Lanie Kazan). Things heat up considerably when Cisco and his cohorts decide to crash Melvin's planned quiet dinner with his soon-to-be in-laws.
Kirk Wong, a protege of Woo's who helmed the Jackie Chan thriller "Police Story," shows considerable flair for directing action sequences. But all his work is undone by actor-turned-screenwriter Ben Ramsey, who can't decide what tone to use. When it's not throwing cliched lines around, Ramsey's script parodies everything from "Ghost" to "Cannonball Run" to "The Chase."
Worse still, Wahlberg gets stuck playing straight man to Phillips' awful Chicano Chris Rock impression, while Brooks seems to think he's performing Shakespeare (at least judging by his stentorian delivery).
Of course, all three of their performances are brilliant in comparison with the offensively stereotypical turns by Gould and Kazan, who should be ashamed.
"The Big Hit" is rated R for violent gunplay and martial-arts fighting, profanity, vulgar jokes and references, gore, male nudity and an attempted rape.


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NEW Pig's Universal MAT230 is a double-weight mat suitable for non-aggressive (not harmful to the skin) spill-response, maintenance, and repair-operation applications for both water-based fluids and hydrocarbons.
Being chemical resistant, it will absorb up to 10 times its weight without degrading or reacting. This high absorption efficiency also means less material to dispose of, resulting in cost savings.
New Pig product manager Ben Nichol says MAT230 is designed to cover areas prone to overspray and spills, but its versatility means flexible applications.
He says the main industries where MAT230 is used are metal, chemical, auto, machinery, utilities, electrical, plastics, food, oil, gas, paper, instruments, trade, glass, industrial supplies, printing and military.
Uses include under hydraulic lines, around machinery, beneath punctured drums, in spill kits and under conveyor belts. Being flame resistant, it is safer for spark-prone areas, such as welding robots.
MAT230 is thermal bonded, meaning the layers are fully bonded, with many fix points - called windows - adding strength, wicking power and abrasion resistance.
Nichol says its grey colour allows it to blend in with its surroundings, hiding leaks and drips; the convenient perforations throughout the mat make it easy to tear off only the amount needed.
The material comes in a roll, 46m long by 76cm wide, with an absorbent capacity of 156 litres. It is also available in pad form, as MAT203, which comes in a box of 100 pads, 42cm x 51cm; each pad absorbs 946ml.
Contact New Pig for a copy of the free Pigalog catalogue containing the entire product range..


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This weekly rambling is rapidly becoming a weather report from the previous weekend!! Well it's the winter league so we really shouldn't expect balmy sunshine and herds of wildebeest gently grazing in the searing heat on our beloved links.
So to Saturday .... As the legendary Albert Steptoe so eloquently stated 50 years ago this week .... It was colder than a Penguins Chuff !!!!
So unfortunately, and indeed disappointing for those brave souls that pitched up, the course was closed for snow and ice. Many arrived ... Nobody could start but coffee and snooker was order of the day.
A similar story was met by the six or so die-hards that arrived on Sunday. Ironically even the Groundwater was frozen into puddles ... Neil Cattanach probably thought frozen greens were more alluring than frozen pipes but no joy for poor Neil either
Some of our members may challenge the greens staff and committee as to why, with Winter Greens available, the course continues to be closed. Number one is ensuring the safety of our members in what are icy and slippy conditions on numerous steep slopes .... The other is course care, protection of young shoots on the greens and reducing the risk of spreading diseases such as fusarium ... As Alexander would say ......SIMPLES!!
In the clubhouse, The View at Stonehaven cafe has now opened and as well as tempting meals, tray bakes & coffees available throughout the day, there are extended opening hours on Friday and Saturday evening for high teas and evening meals. Book your table by calling 01569 762124 now.


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CR-11X CSP modules
Our principal line of products are our charge sensitive preamplifier (CSP) modules, which are small 8-pin single in-line package (SIP) epoxy-coated, single channel circuits less than 1 square inch in size.
CSP evaluation board
The CR-150-R5 evaluation board makes it easier for you to evaluate Cremat's line of charge sensitive preamplifiers. The CR-150-R5 has an 8-pin socket to accept a preamplifier module, as well as BNC connectors for the preamplifier output, test input, and detector bias input. There is a jack for a +24V wall-mounted power supply (available separately).
See our new video for instructions on assembling and using this board!
CSP housing
Because Cremat's charge sensitive preamplifiers are relatively sensitive, care must be taken to shield the active electronics from the usual ambient RF interference. The CR-150-BOX-R5 and CR-150-BOX-R5-HV are designed to accept and fully shield the CR-150-R5 evaluation board.
CR-200-X shaper modules
Shaping amplifiers are used to transform the shape of the pulses produced by charge sensitive preamplifiers to make the pulses Gaussian-shaped (bell shaped), improve signal-to-noise, and provide gain for the signals. Similar to Cremat's line of charge sensitive preamplifiers, the CR-200 series are 8-pin single in-line package (SIP) epoxy-coated, single channel circuits less than 1 square inch in size. They come in eight different shaping times from 50ns to 8μs.
Shaper module eval board
The CR-160-R7 evaluation board is intended for the evaluation of the CR-200 series of shaping amplifiers. When used with a CR-200 shaping amplifier and the optional CR-210 baseline restoration module, the CR-160-R7 creates a low noise Gaussian shaping amplifier having input and output BNC connectors, adjustable gain, reversible polarity, output offset adjustment, and pole/zero compensation.
Housing for shaper eval board
The CR-160-BOX-R3 is a die-cast aluminum housing intended for use with the CR-160-R7 evaluation test board. Holes have been positioned on the CR-160-BOX-R3 in locations associated with BNC connector positions (input and output) and banana connector positions (-12V, GND, +12V) on the CR-160-R7 board. There is also a rectangular hole to gain access to the fine gain adjustment potentiometer, the piano-style gain and polarity switches on the CR-160-R7 board.
CR-210 baseline restorer
The CR-210 is a baseline restorer (BLR) circuit, developed to correct for the natural baseline depression at the shaping amplifier output occurring at medium to high count rates. The CR-210 BLR circuit will set the baseline at ground and result in higher resolution spectroscopic measurements in conditions of varying count rate.
CR-24V wall mount power supply
The CR-24V wall mounted power supply provides power to the CR-150-R5 evaluation board. The power supply can be used internationally because an assortment of connector blades are provided which can adapt to many different outlet styles.
Pre-assembled parts (instruments)
The products below are instruments consisting of Cremat modules mounted on evaluation boards inside housings and furnished with power supplies. They allow the time-strapped user to evaluate Cremat modules without having to connect the modules to the evaluation boards, solder connectors, install the board into the housing, etc.
CR-Z line of CSP instruments
The CR-Z-11X line of charge sensitive preamplifier (CSP) instruments are instruments built around Cremat series of CR-11X CSP modules. These instruments are ready to be used "out of the box", and include a wall mounted power supply capable of being used internationally.
CR-S2-X shaping amplifier instrument
The CR-S2 line of shaping amplifier instruments are fully-assembled shaping amplifier instruments, made from Cremat parts and are ready to be used "out of the box". There are eight different instruments available, differing only in the model of shaping amplifier module used. For example, the CR-S2-100ns instrument uses the CR-200-100ns shaping amplifier module.
Each assembled instrument consists of a Cremat CR-200 series shaping amplifier module and a CR-210 baseline restoration module mounted on a CR-160-R8 evaluation board, inside an aluminum housing. A wall-mounted power supply is included with the CR-S2 instrument capable of being used internationally.
Instruments from other organizations featuring Cremat modules
A number of other organizations have developed detection instruments based on Cremat modules. These instruments are commercially available and are sold and supported by these other organizations.
These instruments are certainly useful for radiation detection applications, but they are also useful for evaluating Cremat modules. If you wish further information on these instruments or to have a discussion with a sales engineer you should contact these organizations directly.


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Our Local Offer and Annual SEN Report (Click text to link)
English language support (EAL)
Our SEN team and other teachers will arrange for specialist language support for students where appropriate. Our teachers also work with colleagues across the curriculum to support the language development of all our students. Parents of children whose first language may not be English are encouraged to meet with us to discuss what support we can put in place.
Special educational needs (SEN)
Our learning support staff provide specialist help for students with additional needs such as specific learning difficulties and emotional or behavioural difficulties. When a student is identified as needing extra help, we involve parents/carers and regularly review support plans. Our inclusion faculty has strong links with outside agencies that can offer specialist support and advice. A copy of our Special Education Needs Policy is available on the policies section of our website.
Disability Guidance
Sir Thomas Fremantle School is an inclusive school providing equality of opportunity for all students . We are committed to removing barriers to learning and making any reasonable adjustments so that all students, including those with disabilities, can fully participate in the excellent education, enrichment opportiunities, school trips, facilities, benefits and services which the school offers. Both of our minibuses are equiped with wheelchair facilities.
Where parents have concerns regarding meeting the specific needs of children with disabilities, they are encouraged to meet with us at the earliest opportunity.
After-school study support
We hold after-school sessions, supervised by teaching staff, for students who require additional help with their studies. These are run throughout the enrichment session daily, Monday to Friday. We also offer 1-1 tuition and / or study support where appropriate. Revision and catch up sessions will also be available during school holidays and prior to key examinations.
Gifted and talented
An able, gifted or talented student is one who demonstrates a significantly higher level of ability than most students of the same age. We offer a range of extension opportunities for students identified as gifted, talented or both. These provisions may include:
- Personalised learning within timetabled lessons
- An opportunity to be entered for eaxminations outside of the normal timescales
- Residential opportunities and focused visit
- Events and activities at universities to challenge our students and make use of specialist facilities
- Personal, business and academic mentors to raise students' aspirations
- Work-shadowing at local organisations
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Mary Queen of the Mountains
The Synod of Maronite bishops recently elected bishop Béchara Raï has been elected as the 77th patriarch of Antioch of the Maronites. He succeeds Cardinal Nasrallah Pierre Sfeir, 90, who held that post since 1986.
Bishop Raï, 71, has been bishop of Jbeil, Lebanon, since 1990. Previously, he served as an auxiliary bishop of Antioch since 1986. He was ordained a priest in 1967, and from that year until 1975 he was responsible for the Arabic-language edition of Vatican Radio.
Bishop Raï was inaugurated on March 25 in Bkerke, Lebanon, the see of the Maronite Catholic Church.
The majority of Christians in Lebanon are Maronite, approximately 930,000. The Maronite diaspora is far greater in number with nearly 3 million spread around the world.
Visit the sites below for clips on the new Maronite patriarch
Biography of Patriarch Bechara Rai
Mar Bechara Boutros Raï
77th Maronite Patriarch Bechara Rai
Election of a Patriarch
Hold Mar Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir in your prayers for his transition to retirement.
Hold Patriarch Mar Bechara Raï in your prayers!
Peace to you and blessings!
Overcoming Evil


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Complimentary screening from the PTs at NovaCare Rehabilitation Systems – Squirrel Hill
December 18, 2018 — 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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An event every month that begins at 6:00pm on day Third of the month, repeating until December 18, 2018
Are you new to running or are you a seasoned runner looking to remain injury free? Have questions about an lingering ache or injury? Drop into Pro Bike + Run Squirrel Hill location for a complimentary screening from the physical therapists at Nova Care Physical Therapy! We are excited to offer these screenings on an ongoing basis!
Come visit the PT's on the 3rd Tuesday of every month at the Squirrel Hill store between 6-7pm.


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EY at a glance
Facts and figures
Global headquarters: London
Global Chairman and CEO: Mark Weinberger. Meet our leaders.
Number of people globally: 261,559 (as of 30 June 2018). Read about our commitment to our people.
Global revenues: US$34.8 billion (Financial Year '18, ending 30 June 2018).
Geographic Areas: Americas; Europe, Middle East, India and Africa (EMEIA); Asia Pacific; and Japan.
Offices: 700+ in more than 150 locations. See our office locator.
Service lines: Assurance, Advisory, Tax, Transaction Advisory Services. Read more about our Services.
Founded: 1989 through the merger of Ernst & Whinney and Arthur Young & Co. Oldest component from 1849. Learn more about our history.
EY in Greece
Country Managing Partner: Panos Papazoglou.
In Greece, EY operates since 1926, with approximately 950 professionals, in our 2 offices in Athens and Thessaloniki, providing services to clients, both local and multinational companies, in a wide spectrum of industries. EY assists its clients that range from private individuals and entrepreneurial businesses to major public companies and large multinationals, to anticipate, define and deal with issues that are critical to their success. The firm has the knowledge, technology and creativity expected in a trusted business advisor.
EY Greece is part of Europe, Middle East, India and Africa (EMEIA) Area and one of the 21 countries that comprise the Central and Southeast Europe (CSE) Sub-Area.
This enables and facilitates our experienced professionals to use and implement our global proven methodologies and extensive resources so as to offer quality and seamless services, to our domestic clients as well as to clients that operate cross borders.


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Across Canada attention to mental health has never been greater. While significant efforts focus on adolescent and adult mental health, there is a growing awareness of how significant early mental health is to physical and mental health outcomes across the life span. The prevailing definition of infant mental health used in the United States and in many parts of Canada states:
Infant and early childhood mental health, sometimes referred to as social and emotional development, is the developing capacity of the child from birth to five years of age to form close and secure adult and peer relationships, experience, manage and express a full range of emotions, and explore the environment and learn – all in the context of family, community, and culture (Cohen, Oser & Quigley, 2012, pg. 1).
As the availability of scientific research supporting early mental health and development and our understanding of this science grows, how is it influencing the design and delivery of our programs and services for this young age group? Do practitioners and clinicians working with this young age group and their families have the knowledge and skill to embed this science into daily practice? Are the policies that support programs, services and those delivering and developing these reflective of this science? While many continue to provide leadership in knowledge translation activities, are we effectively translating the science to practice or is there potential to be doing more in light of what we now know? It is evident that early development including mental health can influence a child's developmental trajectory, their capacity to learn, their physical and mental health, and their behaviour throughout their life. What happens during the early years doesn't just "count" - it shapes outcomes throughout an individual's life.
Childhood is an extremely sensitive period in human development, during which the brain, especially the circuitry governing emotion, attention, self-control and stress, is shaped by the interplay of the child's genes and experiences. As children grow, the biological and environmental factors that determine their development become increasingly intertwined. When the environment is a secure, positive one, these factors join forces to help maximize their potential (Boivin & Hertzman, 2012, pg. 2).
While some aspects of mental health services may be well designed or under construction in some regions, a system of infant mental health services is in development leading to a variety of access points, tools, and interventions available to families. In an environmental scan which was conducted that surveyed a sample of Ontario communities to support the Centre of Excellence in in Early Childhood Mental Health report Investing in the Mental Health of Children under 6 (Clinton, Kays-Burden, Carter, Bhasin, Cairney, Carrey, Janus, Kulkarni, & Williams, 2014 p. 21) it was found that:
Practitioners are excited by the science and eager to integrate and embed it into their practice – there is both science and will for change in how we understand and support infant and early childhood mental health. This is an exciting time with potential for significant change.
In December, 2014 Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) provided funding to Infant Mental Health Promotion at the Hospital for Sick Children to create a collaborative, community based process to explore the questions above. Documents such as the Infant Mental Health Best Practice Guidelines, and Investing in the Mental Health of Children under 6 (Clinton et al., 2014), were used as reference documents to guide the community discussions.
Ontario is a vibrant province diverse in its communities ranging from large urban settings to rural communities that span a great geographic distance. As a pilot, IMHP consulted with five communities in Ontario (Niagara, Simcoe, Muskoka and Parry Sound, Ottawa, and Regent Park Toronto) to gain a better understanding among all agencies and sectors concerned with infant mental health as to the existing gaps or barriers, opportunities for improved service delivery, and potential solutions for inter-systemic supports. Using the framework below, common themes emerged across communities about infant mental health practices, policies, services and in relation to the knowledge and competencies of those working with this young population and their families.
It is evident across all communities that there is a passion and commitment to strengthen infant mental health from all perspectives and in all areas of services – policies, practice, and knowledge of those delivering service. Practitioners are excited by the science of infant mental health and are eager to integrate and embed it into their work with infants and families. There is both evidence and will for a shift in our understanding and support of infant and early childhood mental health. This is an exciting time with potential for significant change of paradigm.
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A lot can happen at the Olympic Games… you just have to get there first.
My name is Lacy LaBelle. I'm a swimmer, and my story is a rocky one.
My life hasn't been easy, my father kicked me out at sixteen making my dreams of Gold a hell of a lot harder. But with my best friend's parents taking me under their wing, my dreams became something to strive for.
Now I've found my way to the Olympic trials, and nothing will stop me from securing my ticket to the Games.
Except, maybe my brain telling me I'm going to freeze, the girl who's intent on seeing me fail, and not to mention the hot guy who's taking my breath away.
Everything is a distraction.
Will I get my ticket to the Olympics?
Will my hard work see me swim the epic strokes of Gold?
Kissing him is the kind of pleasure that you only find in romance stories, the great novels of fiction that tell of epic love tales and happy ever afters. Kissing Coby feels like that. Like maybe that kind of fairy tale does exist. Like maybe they're not just stories people make up, but true happiness exists. You just have to find the right person.


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complains about our Website:
Thursday, February 25, 1999
Dear Sirs:
I am Warren
Kinsella, and the person referred to on
your web site, "David
Irving's Action Report."
On that web site, you make numerous statements
about me which are false, malicious and defamatory.
In particular, you headline one item with an
assertion that I "libelled" an individual and "paid
for it." As you are perhaps aware, the
determination that I libelled the person in
question could only be made by a court. Given that
the action in question
never made it to trial, this allegation made by you
is false and harmful to my reputation. Moreover,
your statement that I, Warren Kinsella,
"paid" for this "libel" is also false and
defamatory. I have not paid any damages, or any
other amount, whatsoever to the individual in
Additionally, you have posted on your web site a
letter by Douglas
Collins that is wildly defamatory of me, and
which divulges information relating to the
above-noted action which the plaintiff and his
counsel had undertaken to keep strictly
confidential. I therefore require that you provide
any information you possess relating to this breach
of contract.
I look forward to your prompt response, or to
that of your solicitors.
Yours very truly,Warren
Irving replies
(Thursday, February 25, 1999):
To: WARREN KINSELLA of Suite 3800, 200 Bay
Street, South Tower, Royal Bank Plaza, Toronto,
Ontario, Canada, M5J 2J7
Key West, Florida, Thursday, February 25,
Dear Mr Kinsella,
I have received your message. Is it not true
that on July 20, 1998 your publisher HarperCollins
settled out of court a libel action arising from
your book Web of
Hate with a substantial payment, as
stated in the items on our FPP Website at this
If there is any substantive inaccuracy in the
above statement, or in either of these two items,
please establish to our satisfaction what the
correct text should be and we will make the
necessary emendations. This is an open letter.
We have received a considerable response to our
Internet appeal for information on your career.
Yours sincerelyDavid
IrvingFOCAL POINT PUBLICATIONS
responds, Thursday, February 25,
Neither my publisher, nor I, paid any damages
whatsoever to Mr. Rocan. Any sums paid to
bring the nuisance suit to a close were paid by my
publisher's insurer.
Your web site remains factually inaccurate and
libelous. You are entitled to describe this
exchange as "open" but your solicitor will of
course remind you that any republication or
amplification of a libel merely increases the
damages to which a defendant is entitled.
In addition, your response to my letter of
yesterday's date does not disclose the source of
the information whose publication amounts to a
breach of a settlement contract, and possibly a
breach of a solicitor's undertaking made by your
Mr. Christie. I therefore reiterate this
demand, and remind you that I have brought your
conduct to the attention of solicitors in
I expect to see the necessary modifications, and
responses, very shortly. I thank you for your
attention to this matter.
This matter is now closed. The information relied
upon was not of course provided to this
Website by Mr Douglas Christie, a Canadian
barrister of high integrity.
the purposes of this action Mr Irving would
welcome informed opinions on Warren Kinsella,
and facts about him, from his hundreds of


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The Extensible Markup Language (XML) is the universal format for structured documents and data on the Web. Developers are using XML based RSS feeds and XML Web Services in their web applications on quite regular basis these days. ASP.NET version 1.1 was lacking built in capability to handle XML data that's why ASP.NET version 2.0 is shipped with dedicated data source control called XmlDataSource. In this tutorial I will show you how you can use XmlDataSource control to handle and display XML data with very famous ASP.NET Repeater control. This tutorial will also show you how to bind XML elements with Repeater control using XPath binding expressions.
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text: On Wed, 8 Jun 1994 18:11:56 +0800 (WST) you said: > >A couple of questions I'm hoping you can shed some light on... > >1) Why do grammars (LaSor, Mounce and I presume Smyth) take the Feminine >Accusative Plural ending to be -S *or* -AS depending on the declension? >Why not just make it -AS for all declensions? The second declension would >then form O+AS -> OUS by the same contraction rule as the -OW verbs. >eta+alpha is not allowed so that would explain H+AS -> AS. alpha+alpha is >likewise not allowed (except in a handful of hebrew loan words and some >compound words) and this would explain A+AS -> AS. What do people think >about this? The original accusative plural ending for all Greek nouns was -NS. The combination of this with vocalic stems in -a- (first declension) and -o- (second declension) yielded -ANS and -ONS respectively. In the course of ancient Greek phonetic history -N- between any vowel and S evanesced, but as a consequence the vowel preceding the -N- was compensatorily lengthened. When alpha is compensatorily lengthened, it becomes a long-alpha, so that the first- declension accusative plural is -AS (the A being long); when omicron is com- pensatorily lengthened, it becomes -OU-, so that the second-declension accusative plural, originally -ONS, became -OUS. The third-declension forms vary according to whether the noun is a consonant stem or a vowel stem. In the case of a consonant stem (e.g. Khruk-) the Nu of the original -NS ending vocalizes so that the Nu --> Alpha (short), the resultant form being, for Khruk-ns, Khrukas. In the case of vowel-stems the same rule of compensatory lengthening operates, so that the noun *ophrus (brow) has an accusative plural OPHRUNS --> OPHRUS (long upsilon). I might add that there are a few exceptional cases of nouns with vanishing weak consonants, the nominative of which has served as an accusative also (e.g. *poleis). >2) How is E)SQH/SESI (Acts 1.10) derived from E)SQH/S? (Q=theta) >The stem is clearly E)SQH/T (as the dative singular is E)SQH=TI) so why >isn't the dative plural E)SQH/SI[N]? In this instance we have an anomaly; the dative plural usually found for this noun is in fact ESTHESIN. BAG on this passage say that "it is the result of an attempt to make the dative ending more conspicuous by doubling it" and cite an article by Schulze to this effect. This sounds rather fishy to me, and if the text in question (Acts 1:10) were not from Luke, one of the better NT writers, I would suspect it to be a formation analogous to the dative plural of nouns in -sis (e.g. *praxis, dat. pl. praxesi). One factor that has to be taken into account for NT texts generally is that Hellenistic Greek--the Koine--is a language very much in flux and subject to variant anomalous formations, especially when written by less well-educated persons or by persons whose native language is not Greek. But that explanation should not really apply to a Lucan text. CARL W. CONRAD, firstname.lastname@example.com OR email@example.com Classics, Washington University, One Brookings Dr., St. Louis, MO 63130 Phone: (314) 935-4018


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A local Orange Lodge will be marking a special milestone at an event in Ballyclare on Saturday, April 22.
Young's Temperance True Blues LOL 957 will be celebrating their 125th anniversary at the event in Ballyclare Town Hall.
Baillies Mills Accordion Band will be performing on the night. Doors open at 7pm, with the concert commencing at 7:30pm.
The admission charge of £5 can be paid at the door. Everyone welcome.


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Recently I went in search of an affordable 18" doll to give as a birthday gift for one of Sophie's friends. I wanted an 18" doll for less than $40.00 that the girls could play with together. Here are several doll choices I found in my area and my impressions of each.
The first one I looked at was an "Our Generation Doll" at Target. They sell for about $23.00. This is a pretty good price for a younger child who might damage an AG Doll. I felt their faces had a kind of wooden expression and they just looked cheap next to an AG Doll. I will say this for the Our Generation line, there are lots of accessories (beds, furniture, jeep, etc) that are an inexpensive alternative to AG items.
Next were the Madame Alexander Dolls at Wal-Mart. I was surprised that these dolls were really Madame Alexander. The dolls had a strange unnatural skin color (even in this picture you can see the face does not match the body) I actually could not find a price for the dolls online and wonder if Wal-mart will discontinue selling them. I do know that Madame Alexander has a higher priced 18" doll that has a very sweet face but it is closer to $50 and beyond my budget for the birthday gift I was looking for.
Next I went back to Target to check out their "Play Wonder Dolls". At around $35.00 I was not convinced that they were much of an improvement over the Our Generation Doll. Of course I was limited to just looking at all these dolls in their store packaging so had to make a judgement without ever seeing a doll unpacked. I do want to add though, that the Play Wonder doll clothes fit AG Dolls (although slightly snug) and are very well made and a great bargain as each set comes with several pieces of clothing and accessories.
After an online search I discovered that Toys R Us had a line of 18" dolls called "Journey Girls". I went to my nearest Toys R Us store to check them out and at around $33.00 I felt I had found the right doll for my daughter's friend. The dolls have very pretty faces and lovely hair. They have a nice selection of dolls. Their hair is rooted and not as nice as AG doll hair, but still very pretty, brush-able and soft.
I chose the Alana doll as she was closest in coloring to the little girl who she was intended for. And here she is wearing a matching dress with Emma on a play date at our house!
As you can see the Journey Girls are slimmer and slightly taller. The Journey Girl eyes do not shut, but their eyes are very pretty. The dolls expression is soft and appealing. The Journey Girls wear different size shoes and their clothes are a tight fit for the American Girl Dolls, but a very lovely doll and the winner in my search for a birthday gift doll under $40.00!
Addendum Oct 21, 2012
I was recently at Walmart and noticed they have new dolls called "Best Friend" Dolls. They are a huge improvement over their previous dolls judging from appearances only. Let me know if anyone has seen one after some play. I had a helpful comment about the Our Generation that their hair does not hold up to play very well.


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The colours in the picture are off given the orangish tinge to my living room lighting but I had to write and post this now while it was still fresh in my mind and I knew what I wanted to say.
The second prompt this chapter in the Journal Junkies book is pivotal people (yes the full six double pages I did previously were all from the first prompt) and it led to it's own kind of enlightenment concerning the way I view others from my past. I began by writing down what being a pivotal person in my life is, the kind of influence someone has on me for me to consider them pivotal and I realised that it's the people that make me learn something about myself to take forward and work with that I consider pivotal and influential to me.
This was a good starting point so thinking back I began to list all the people that I considered pivotal, from the first teacher I had in primary school that saw value in my creativity and encouraged it in a way that many others later in life did not to the ex husband I am divorcing and woefully regret marrying. Looking back over my list it really hit me, when I saw how many people on it I associated with negative experiences in my life, that the most pivotal people have been the ones that I feel have wronged me and hurt me in a deep way.
All this time I have been looking at what they did, how I responded to it and never really processed it because I was unable to see the value in what they did to me beyond the negative feelings I still held for them. Sure there were good times with each of them but interestingly it wasn't the good times that taught me anything or made me really look inside myself. No, it was the bad stuff, the crap, the negative actions that did, I just didn't see it until now and because of that I haven't really been able to let go of what I feel they did and my emotional reaction to it.
This page began as a lightbulb because of this sudden enlightenment on my part but it became two fold as what I wanted to say tied in with the image like it was meant to be. You can just about see all the writing underneath the yellow bulb itself and on the plain area to the right of the spread, hidden under all that black paint because I didn't want the rawness of that moment of realisation to really be something anyone else could read. I found myself scribbling things I never thought I'd see myself write, hear myself say or recognise I'm thinking, strangely the words were not I forgive you, no matter how much I utter them they never really alleviate the emotions and the core of the issue. It was thank you, from the bottom of my heart thank you for all the hurt you sent my way. I finally accepted the feelings I had by saying thank you for the catalysts that brought them about. The writing on the page reads:
Thank you for the light you shone on my life and the lessons you taught me through your actions.
I think that sometimes that light from others can be so bright, harsh and painful that we can't see beyond it. We cower from it because it starkly highlights things we don't want to face about ourselves. Rather than look at those past interactions and feel like the victim (however justified we may or may not be in that role) we need to look at them with gratitude because, while the lessons were hard, they were all the more valuable because of that.


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SN or TSN reporting 10 draft picks acquired over the next three drafts. We wont find out till tomo
SN or TSN reporting 10 draft picks acquired over the next three drafts. We wont find out till tomo
Whoa. Blackhawks just traded Panarin to the Jackets to get Saad back. Frank Seravalli says Toews and Kane made it known they missed Saad.
hahahaha wtf
Panarin + Motte for Saad and Forsberg. Really is saad that much loved to get rid of a 70pt LW? I know the hawks have cap problems but seriously that is crazy. Toews and Kane's contracts are screwing them.
Now ARI just sent the 7th overall pick and DeAngelo to the Rangers for Stepan and Raanta.
then it just makes even less sense. Chicago is in cap hell already.
actually i just looked it up on capfriendly. Forsberg is a RFA and would have to be signed for less than a million ($650 000 last season) for Chi to save a little.
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At the end of the playoffs Stan Bowman said there would be changes, guess he was not joking.
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I like that trade for ARI. The Saad trade is a fkn joke. CHI will regret that one right out of the gate
Edit: Vegas should have grabbed Raanta and flipped him. Dumb fks only took 3 goalies. If/when MAF goes down they will have Pickard and Berube to fall back on. They took a bunch of useless dmen instead of cornering the goalie market. Guess we will see how their 6th and 7th round picks in 2020 work out for them in 2025 lol
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Vegas has 29 draft picks in the next three yeas.. 5 of those are 1st's and 7 of them are 2nd's. That's what they wanted more than anything. Now they just have to hit on a few of those. They have three 1st's and three 2nd's in this draft alone.
Vegas had the best draft IMO. They got some very good players. How they got Hauge in round 2 I have no idea. Most had him going 1st round. Heck if Liljegren hadn't of fallen to the Leafs I would have been happy with Hague at 17.
Kings getting Vilardi 11th is also a steal. He could've went top 5 and no one would have questioned it.
I was hoping for Liljegren to the Leafs, but I never thought he'd get to them. Most people who have seen him play say he reminds them of Karlsson. I'll be just fine if he's even just half as good as Karlsson.
I love McDavid, but 8 years at $13.25M per seems excessive. Leaving some money on the table has allowed Pittsburgh to keep both Crosby and Malkin.
Crosby played his first year at $8.7 million in 2008-09. The cap was $56.7 million that season. That means Crosby took up around 15.34% of the total cap that year.
McDavid will play his first year at $13.25 million in 2018-19. Let's assume a cap of $77 million ($2 million above 16-17). McDavid will take up 17.2%.
If McDavid took the same 15.34% of the cap, he'd make $11.8 million, leaving just under $1.4 million on the table for other players. The difference, really, between signing a veteran bottom-6 player versus having an ELC player fill that spot. I think it's worth it for McDavid.
Did the math yesterday after listening to talk radio about how McDavid is screwing his team and look at what Crosby did... its totally different contexts in which they're signing - why don't we compare McDavid to what Gretzky signed for in the 80s while we're at it.
He's clearly arguably the best player in the league right now so he's worth it, but every bit helps. It might only be $1.4M but $1.4M has forced teams to have to deal players that they haven't wanted to. Teams have lost out on signing players because they've been a little short. In his favor is the fact that Crosby already had Malkin on the team when he signed the deal, so it was to his benefit to potentially leave a little money for the team. Edmonton has some nice players, but they don't have a Malkin riding shotgun. I would never fault a player for taking the money and my comments might have appeared that I was doing that. I would have liked the team to bring up the subject. Maybe they did.
phaneuf6...you hearing anything for tomorrow?
The Avs are loading up - Yakupov and Bernier. Look out (Sorry Joe i love ya man but this is not making this team any better) They have 3 defencemen signed and a really bad looking entry level list. I know they wanted to get a lot out of Duchene but atp perhaps they are forced to wait to do a deadline deal. Sad state of affairs in COL right now.
That's not a terrible looking top 6, especially if Duch/Landeskog/Mackinnon play like they are capable of playing. Obviously they are lacking on the backend, but lots of cap space and a ton of serviceable D out there still.
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Rules permitting rugby players to paint another republic by residency are "a joke", according to ex-Wales captain Michael Owen.
His comments come dual days after
Ospreys sealed South African De Kock Steenkamp
who could play for Wales after a three-year residency period.
"They have to change a eligibility rules, it's a joke," Owen, 33, tweeted.
He also told BBC Radio Wales: "I lay a censure during a doorway of a administrators."
Steenkamp, 22, will arrive during Liberty Stadium in late Sep to accelerate a container that has mislaid dual Wales British and Irish Lions in Ian Evans and Ryan Jones.
Another South African,
is their other time-serving player.
Scarlets also have dual South African thatch in Johan Snyman and George Earle, who are one year into their residency period.
Each segment is authorised to partisan 8 non-Welsh competent players though dual of them contingency be means to validate for Wales on residency.
Owen, who jointly led Wales to a 2005 Six Nations Grand Slam following damage progressing in a contest to Gareth Thomas, is unfortunate with a International Rugby Board [IRB] manners that concede such a scenario.
"I haven't got anything opposite any of a people who are doing it or a clubs for doing it or exploring a judgment and [Wales coach] Warren Gatland and all like that – we totally know since he would do it; since it gives we a improved possibility of winning and of being as good as we presumably can be," he said.
"But we lay a censure during a doorway of a administrators, a IRB and everything, since it seems flattering inexpensive to me to be means to only come to a country, live there for 3 years and only be a veteran rugby player."
The former Pontypridd, Dragons and Saracens actor has no emanate with foreign-born players seeking to switch countries if they have grand-parental or parental links though questions those holding a residency route.
"He's not creation any genuine sacrifices or any genuine joining to a country. You're only entrance there to be a veteran rugby player," he said.
"And we can't see how it's possibly for general rugby to concede people to do that."
He combined that a residency complement was "grossly unfair".
"It only means if you're a richest republic or whatever, we might as good only partisan as many players as we can and it undermines a things that's going on in a academies and things like that," he said.
"It's totally opposite a ethos of general rugby."
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Chapel Hill: Sports
Chapel Hill, East trying for soccer titles
Two conference championships will be on the line in separate soccer matches Wednesday night when Chapel Hill hosts Cardinal Gibbons and East Chapel Hill plays at Durham Jordan.
Ranked No. 4 in the state, Chapel Hill could lock up the Big Eight Conference title for a second straight year if the Tigers (15-4-1) can top No. 5-ranked Gibbons (18-1-1).
Chapel Hill, which finished undefeated in Big Eight games last year, was 12-0-0 in this season's league matches heading into Tuesday game at Northern Vance (8-8-2, 4-8-0).
Gibbons is 12-1-0 in Big Eight matches heading into Wednesday's meeting with Chapel Hill, which is scheduled for a 6:45 p.m. kickoff at Tiger Field.
"Our players know what's at stake," Chapel Hill coach Jason Curtis said.
Chapel Hill has defeated Gibbons three straight times, but the Crusaders have won seven consecutive matches — three by shutout — since losing 4-2 Sept. 29 in Raleigh to Chapel Hill.
"They're always a state powerhouse, and they always play good soccer," Curtis said. "I'm sure they'll be chomping at the bit after our win the first time we played."
Despite its streak in league games, Chapel Hill has lost two times in its previous five matches: to Carrboro and East Chapel Hill.
No. 3-ranked Carrboro became the only team this season to shut out Chapel Hill when it downed the Tigers 1-0 on Oct. 10.
The Jaguars improved to 17-2-1 with Tuesday night's 3-0 win at East Chapel Hill.
Carrboro locked up another conference crown last week and, at 9-0-0 in Mid-State games, will be trying to complete an undefeated run through the league table when it hosts Reidsville at 6 p.m. on Thursday evening.
East Chapel Hill (11-4-1) won 4-3 last Friday at Chapel Hill, becoming the only team this season to score four goals against the Tigers.
"East came to play with something extra Friday night," Curtis said. "It was a great game."
Not including Tuesday's loss to Carrboro, East won five straight after its 2-1 loss Oct. 6 against Jordan. The Wildcats carry a 6-1 league record into Wednesday's PAC-6 finale at Jordan (12-5-0, 7-0-0).
The match is scheduled to kick off at 6:30 p.m.
Jordan is ranked No. 11 in the Triangle by the News & Observer, while East Chapel Hill is ranked No. 12. The two schools have split or shared the last three PAC-6 championships.
East finds itself in the same situation as Cardinal Gibbons, needing to win the last game of its regular season to force a playoff for the conference crown and the top seed for the state tournament that goes with the title.


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USC Visit Could Be In The Works With Thomas
OL Brandon Thomas (6-4 285) of Dorman committed to Clemson in July and is 80% sure that Clemson is the school for him. But he is still hearing from Tennessee and USC and said Sunday he intends to take official visits to each as well as Clemson.
"Clemson is close to home and my mom likes it. They make me feel like a part of the family out there," Thomas said.
He has taken a couple of unofficial visits to USC already and has met with offensive line coach John Hunt. "I've been down there (Columbia) and met with the coaches and players. Coach (John) Hunt seems like a cool guy. It's pretty nice there. I liked the campus."
Still, Thomas said he is firm on his commitment with Clemson. He is currently working on getting stronger and improving his technique and footwork. He also has offers from North Carolina, Maryland, Vanderbilt, NC State, Virginia, and Kentucky.


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Mediation and the Power of NDR.
There is tremendous activity at Commission level to bring a system of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) and Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) into an active and working structure to benefit us all. The means through which you and I settle our differences and disputes is a simple one and in this article I am trying to take the mystery away and look to our natural abilities and how we exercise these through mediation by highlighting the benefits of mediation and the quality of resolution that it can deliver. In my preparation I have read various expert practitioners comments which, despite the fact that oceans separate them, are in full agreement in tone – ADR works!
This, at a time when Ireland is poised to introduce a Mediation Bill, indicates to me how much demanding work is ahead in creating a positive, supportive and enlightening awareness for what I would suggest is a most Natura l Dispute Resolution (NDR) process.
One of the very first words we speak is a plain, simple and, impressively for such a young mind, a usually very determined – No!
As our life progresses in stages of growth, knowledge and experience the value of 'no' and its impact becomes quite effective and powerful – especially when 'yes' would have been the expected or preferred response.
What then follows is generally determined by the circumstances and context within which the negativity is expressed, to whom it is directed and what is our intention or preferred alternative. At a young age our parents would have referred to this as a tantrum, quickly resolved and more quickly forgotton and forgiven. As we age though and, debately, should, with continued constructive adult education and guidance, know better, our disagreements can be viewed by us as being more serious in nature and significance, we can allow them to fester and grow often seeking and needing support from family, friends, colleagues and, yes, again, despite our stature, our parents, not necessarily to resolve them but rather to actually prolong them.
This progression to third party intervention is for validation, assistance and degrees of support in determining what is it that we are demanding. Is it fair and realistic or is it perhaps a misunderstanding or misinterpretation of what was intended? Or, has it been stated with no good reason and solely as a human reaction under difficult circumstances that now seems difficult to remember in terms of reasonableness? One thing is certain, our view is determined by example and, importantly, our experiences. But,not just our own experiences but those of our family, friends and colleagues which we process and integrate into what becomes our value base and ethical standpoint.
When we are very young it is the normal expectation that our parents will separate the wrong from right and give us a set of life skills that we use and improve upon as we age, learn and engage in more responsible events and decisions. As we age and become more enquisitive as well as experienced it can prompt us to be significantly more challenging, open to debate and, interestingly, more inclined toward open exciting and positively intended confrontation.
As we progress and grow, as consumers we contract daily with providers that we pay for goods and services; as employees we contract with our employers to provide our work and skills in return for their payment; in business we contract with other third party businesses to build and improve our surroundings and lifestyles.
In all of these personal and commercial contractual engagements there are terms and conditions that apply, obligations and undertakings that are relied upon and an overarching prevailing expectation that trust and goodwill will bring these contracts to a successful and beneficial completion.
Of course, while commonly referred to as unnecessary and almost discourteous insertions intended really for other people, penalty clauses - increasingly with significant, detailed, specific and damaging consequences – are provided in the event that one party believes it is necessary to call a halt to proceedings. Arguably, we rely upon systems, rules and legal provisions to determine our rights and entitlements. Confrontation is much less the chosen option.
The thread for both action and response is therefore seen to be determined through personal experience, trusted relationships, ethic values and a conviction that it is right to stop and say no – but argued through the proper channels and especially the tried, tested and long established facilities of the courts. The recommendation for continued personal engagement would be therefore not to do so.
To Whom Now Do We Turn
The pattern throughout dispute would be similar in the majority of cases in that personal interaction and intervention occurs in increasing levels of ranking from e.g. a sub-contractor to a builder, through to the architect, to the client and, depending upon the progress or lack of it, up the ranking until someone, frustrated at the lack of any parties acceptance of responsibility, decides to seek legal advice. This is mirrored in cases of individuals and families in contention with the actions of nurses, carers, doctors, consultants and inevitably hospitals and nursing homes where the care for a loved one becomes a matter of intense division and entrenched and determined opposition.
Throughout the process the reality of life is that cost will, generally, intervene with varying levels of significance. When this point is reached a number of possibilities arise.
It may be the case that the cost of fighting what has become a matter of principal as opposed to a significant matter of financial loss brings the reality that other available options need to be explored.
I have had many consumers advise me that what was initially an issue of money had now progressed beyond that to that of principal and fairness.
Again, this prompted a suggestion for a review of options - alternatives - that could alter the approach to remedy.
The pattern I referred to above takes a toll on the quality of personal interaction upon which the contract was originally based. It has moved far away from the individuals involved and their level of engagement is frequently replaced, and determined, by legal advisors who, acting upon our direction and often despite their advice to the contrary, must say, definitively and robustly, no!
This is why mediation/ADR, I do believe, has the potential to revisit what was a positive personal interaction, provide better clarity and understanding of the issues and restore a level of trust that can be built upon to mutual current and possible future benefit.
Mediation is described within the proposed Mediation Bill for Ireland as:
'A facilitative and confidential process in which a mediator assists parties to a dispute to attempt by themselves, on a voluntary basis, to reach mutually acceptable and voluntary agreement to resolve their dispute'.
This presents the possibility to and potential for both sides to engage and interact, likely after a lengthy period of complete and legaly counseled separation, together, and revist and discuss the breakdown within that agreement they previously, together, happily put into action.
It is, of course, a great personal achievement, on each of their parts, that they have agreed to do so. So, does this not highlight and better reflect the reality of the growth in experience that I refer to earlier in our lifetime learning? They have been locked into third party documented detail of what is their disagreement and have lost a significant degree of personal engagement and life-learned maturity through third party encouraged distance. Is it not therefore the most realistic and natural of steps to be advised of the benefits of mediation at this stage?
Now, I am not niaevely suggesting that all parties to all disputes will even wish to consider the mediation process but I do believe that the choice must be offered but also, importantly, encouraged and outlned in positive terms.This is where we come to the serious nub of the problem. In the United States, there is a reflected difficulty emerging with regard to legal advice and understanding for the parties of what place mediation really holds in their particular dispute.
Mark Baer, in the Huffington Post on May of 2013, questioned how '… those involved in the legal system have created confusion in the marketplace regarding the concept of mediation itself. If those involved in the legal system don't know what mediation is supposed to be, how can we expect the general public to grasp the concept?'
It becomes clear how engagement with the public could feed into and facilitate a wider level of appreciation within the commercial sector as to the benefits of mediation. However, it will be the means through which the very specific distinction of how mediation is a confidential and personal facilitation that will be key. Why? Because for one thing this is not a situation where the mediator will offer a possible solution or steer a preferred solution of one party for support from the other. This is not a friend's input but the assistance of an experienced individual completely disconnected and unknown to the parties who will allow them to privately outline their position, without interruption, in a private space – and help them find their solution to their problem.
The Alternative in ADR
Public perception of the term 'alternative' requires some consideration at this point.
If we look to the World English Dictionary it presents the following definitions:
· A possible or remaining course or choice:
There was no alternative but to attempt mediation.
· Employing or following nontraditional or unconventional
ideas, methods, etc.; existing outside the establishment:
An alternative to going through the established and trusted legal
and court procedure.
· Denoting a lifestyle, culture, art form, etc, regarded by its adherents as preferable to that of contemporary society because it is less conventional, materialistic, or institutionalised, and, often, more in harmony with nature.
This would be the closest definition that would resemble that of....definition of Mediation in that it refers to a 'process' that is less institutionalised and formal and through which the goal is a restoration of harmony between the parties by the parties.
['A facilitative and confidential process in which a mediator assists parties to a dispute to attempt by themselves, on a voluntary basis, to reach mutually acceptable and voluntary agreement to resolve their dispute']
Perception of the term 'alternative' can act as a barrier to initial consideration, never mind actual acceptance of mediation, as it may be being mistakenly and poorly outlined as being a poor and substandard substitute to the real and established route of legal action through the court system.
What is suggested throughout my specific, but acknowledged to be necessarily limited, research here is that there is a growth in the number of consumers who are so advised and with the additional context that it can be agreed to accept and agree to mediate as a delaying measure. Regrettably this is advanced through the absence of unbiased advice for consideration of the reality that mediation could hold real value and realistic potential for resolution of the dispute.
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Mediation, when an explanation of its meaning or function is requested, is almost immediately described simply as a system for alternative dispute resolution. You would have to determine for yourself which structure is most offended by this most basic of interpretation Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) in general or Mediation in particular.
Confidentiality is omitted and the enormous value of the voluntary commitment from both parties is too. However, what is entirely ignored is the relevance of Mediation in context. By this I mean that the well reasoned explanation of how 'One goes to court for an interpretation of the law' rings loud and true here. Mediation facilitates the just resolution of the issue with mutual consent. In terms of value, equitable resolution and healing that is, simply, immeasurable.
Mediation has existed for thousands of years, originally in China and then later in the USA and across the globe. Its origin lies in the manner for resolving personal disputes privately by means of valuing compromise and respecting the fact that the parties acknowledged this to be important.
This is precisely the point. It restores our consideration to the point where we question our position of declared loss and, in context, whether or not a personal element has affected the volatility of our refusal to settle the matter under dispute. We come to consider or reconsider the true cause of our dispute and the potential – or otherwise – for recognition of their being another element to the issue that could provide for mutual reconciliation, agreement or acknowledged difference in part or in whole.
It particularly and often, essentially, provides for the opportunity simply to be fact to face with the individual refusing to settle and also to settle and clarify, in plain language, precisely what is their reason not to do so.
My experience has shown me how, on many occasions, it was the third party heavily, albeit naturally, legalistic engagement that had closed out all personal interfacing and that had actually acted to exasperate those concerned, escalate the level and intensity of determined opposition and prolong the dispute and its attending and growing costs.
The key to mediation is that the process assists and requires us to restore and utilise the very capable powers of reasoning and fairness that we have acquired and improved through our life. It restores our person-to-person capabilities and consideration for agreement that is natural dispute resolution or, if you prefer, NDR - the Natural Resolution of our Disputes.
Essentially, it moves us beyond no and gets us, at least, to possibly.


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Guesthouse Anton, Tivat description
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Guesthouse Anton, Tivat directions
Property Anton is just 3 km from the airport which is located in Tivat and 700 meters from the bus station.
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We have a fabulous sponsor this month. Its Memorable Seasons! Many of you have heard me talk about them before. They have a great store and the most reasonable prices. Jill at Memorable Seasons is providing a $15 gift certificate for two lucky winners this month. She recently placed a ton of orders for the newest, most popular lines from Summer CHA. I'm sure they will all be available in her store by the end of the month. (Some are there now.) So this is a great month to win!! You've gotta check out their forum too. Everyone is so nice and there are challenges and prizes throught the month.
To get your chance to win, create a LO (or LO's) using the sketches posted this month. You can do them all or just one. Another way to win, simply follow the blog. I randomly choose one follower on the first of the month.
Monday, August 3, 2009
August Sponsor: Memorable Seasons
Posted by Liz Chidester at 12:47 PM
7 comments:
- Lisa T. Howard said...
Great prizes this month! I've already printed off the first sketch to see what I can come up with! {hugs} L.
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I'm almost finished with the sketch 24!!
Have a great day!!
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I love sketches, and I love that thanks to the Calandar girls' challenge I found this blog!!!
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Great prize!
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Love the new look and can't wait to get busy on my take for your sketch 24!!
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We find running outside far more enjoyable than running on a treadmill. We have been running in the evenings for about a year now and really enjoy it. A few months ago we decided to go for a run on our lunch break, this is something we had discussed for a while but had never actually got round to going. It's a great way to fit in some cardio in if you don't have time to go to the gym that day.
We put some time in our diaries at the beginning of the day, once your run is scheduled in you know you have dedicated that time to run. We get a one hour lunch break so decided to give ourselves 5 minutes to get changed, 30 minutes to run and 25 minutes to cool down, shower and eat lunch.
You could even invite your co-workers along with you so it becomes a social activity which could even lead to a work running club. Running with friends makes time go so much quicker and you will have completed the 3 miles before you know it.
It is so important to get some fresh air at lunch time and you will more than likely return back to your desk in a better mood, less stressed and ready to focus.
We have found it is important to work out a running route before you start the run to ensure you don't waste time figuring out which way to go. We used map my run, which is really great and easy to use. If the route doesn't work well for you after trying it out then think of a different route for next time it can be trial and error to begin with. For example running near Waterloo and Westminster (Particularly Southbank and Westminster Bridge) can be tricky at lunch time as it can become very overcrowded.
If you are trying to improve your speed then we would suggest running the same route so you can track how quickly you are running. Of course running the same route may quickly become boring so you could try mapping out a few runs and keeping track of your fastest times on each of these run. This way you will be able to keep track on whether you are maintaining your pace, speeding up or slowing down If you aren't trying to improve your speed then why not try lots of different routes and get to know the local area a bit better, running is a great way of getting to know your surroundings as you can get to places a lot quicker than walking.
Another tip would be to prepare your lunch for work that day. You don't want to waste time queuing up for lunch after your run, so make it the night before or buy it on your way into work. If you know you are running at lunch time then make sure you have prepared or purchased food that is going to refuel your body.
Happy Running.