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That's enough heady seriousness for one day. Let's check in with Pooh, and add a chapter to his book that has to be pretty damn wet at this point. Hope he doesn't mind.
Well I mind, because thanks to our rescuing the Dalmatians early, we're about to follow up the most frustrating world in the game with the most frustrating mini-game. This chapter introduces Roo to the story (Kanga is nowhere to be seen in KH1). Like many of the 100 Acre Wood characters, Roo goes unvoiced. Together with Roo, Tigger, Owl and Pooh, we take a trip down to Tigger's favourite bouncing spot.
Setting aside the mini-game, this is a fantastic room. The room is packed with content and fun, and I'm not going to let the turd in the middle foul things for me. In an odd way, it actually feels like the Disney parks, and I find Kingdom Hearts is often at its best when it emulates the Disney parks. There are little hidden details and things to find, objects you can interact with, and something I associate strongly with the Disney parks after a trip I took to Disney World in the Florida summer: hidden water sprayers from the water parks, which are emulated here by water spouts that raise secret platforms once you trigger them. This combination of secrecy and play always appeals to me, and Tigger's secret bouncing spot is great for it.
There are three things to do here: a side quest and two mandatory mini-games. The first mandatory game has Roo and Tigger bouncing across a specific pattern of tree trunks. Nominally, the game is to match their pattern by jumping across the same tree trunks. In reality, the game here is you strangling the inadequate platforming controls, and a terrible top-down jump you have to perform from a tree branch. Once that's out of the way forever (you can never replay it), the true nightmare begins: Tigger's Giant Pot. Make your own jokes.
Tigger's Giant Pot has simple rules. Tigger, inside a giant hunny pot that goes completely unexplained, will toss nuts at you, because… we're playing a licenced NES game? Your objective is to hit the nuts into the side of the pot, trying to break it. You do all of this while standing on a tree trunk, and if you fall off the trunk, you lose. Hit nuts, don't fall: that's it at first glance. To break the pot, you have to accrue a certain number of damage points, but the game doesn't explain how to get damage points very well, and is inconsistent even with the best advice. To qualify for Cheer, you have to break the pot within a minimum time.
As far as the Internet can tell, the idea here is to hit the nuts at the peak of their throw (ThePumpkinQueen at Kingdom Hearts Insider suggested the idea is to hit the pot close to the rim), but Tigger throws the nuts in such a way that they travel through the air a random speed. Isaac Newton spinning in his grave! I just got NES cliché bingo! I don't mind the variable speed of the nuts in and of themselves, but it's just unfair for the Cheer time limit. Sometimes Tigger just throws too slow for you to win without a perfect performance! But there are deeper problems, problems I don't even understand. You can hit two nuts at proximate heights and get different score each time!
There are also problems I do understand, but that doesn't make them any easier to swallow. Like how Sora lunges forward when doing any attack, even air attacks. This lunge means that very likely to jump off the tree trunk whenever you swing your Keyblade! Fortunately the game has something of a grace period: if you hit the nut and then fall to the ground, the game will let you try to get back up on top of the tree trunk. But make sure not to miss the platform when you jump back up, because that jump counts!
All in all, it's the hardest 100 Acre Wood mini-game to clear for story purposes (remember the Honey Tree, when you couldn't fail at all?) and probably the hardest to high score for Cheer. Equip a long Keyblade like the Jungle King, stick your nose in a walkthrough, and pray.
Thankfully the optional side quest is a lot of fun. It involves Owl asking you to hunt for nuts hidden in the area, in exchange for absurdly good prizes. The only problems with this sidequest are the fact that you can only carry one nut at a time and the game doesn't explain that to you, so you'll probably be running around another nut wondering why the game won't let you pick it up. Oh, and there's a nut that just doesn't count? It's fake, I guess. Unripe maybe? It looks fine to me.
A thorough player might also find the best hidden chest in the entire game while they're playing around here. The chest is lodged in a hidden clutch of leaves below another leaf platform. In Final Mix, this chest contains 100 Acre Woods' Dark Matter, and what a pain! With that memorable find behind us, we'll leave 100 Acre Wood behind us for the day. The next time we visit Winnie the Pooh, the world is going to wrap up entirely.
According to an interview with Yoko Shinomura, the composer of the Kingdom Hearts games, she comes up with the theme music and battle music for each Disney world by watching the movie and coming up with something that sounds like a track from the film without actually playing a track from the soundtrack. Or something to that effect. But Halloween Town? Halloween Town's theme is just a remix of "This Is Halloween." Welcome to Touchstone Pictures' The Nightmare Before Christmas, and I do hope you were aware that Touchstone was actually just a division of Disney.
Halloween Town is the third of the optional worlds you can reach after Agrabah. If you've already beaten Monstro and Atlantica, it's best you return to Agrabah before driving to Halloween Town, or you'll be interrupted by the plot on the route that links Atlantica and Halloween Town directly. Once again, Halloween Town is optional (you need two of the three worlds after Agrabah to clear the game), but it's worth it to go to Halloween Town for the prizes and EXP.
For once remembering that they're supposed to blend in, Sora and the others disguise themselves in Halloween costumes. Sora dresses as something of a vampire, with a strange little mask he wears off-kilter on the side of his head, while Donald is a mummy and Goofy is Frankenstein's monster. Also Donald has gaps in his bandages with nothing inside. Donald did you turn yourself into a ghost? That's commitment to a cosplay, man. I don't know what to say to that.
Entering through the main gate, our heroes are ambushed by a platoon of Search Ghosts… who stand there doing nothing. They don't react to you in any way. It seems they've been assembled by Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King, who is planning on using them in his Halloween celebrations. And you can't blame him: the Search Ghosts go so far as to have eyeballs hanging out of their sockets. Native to Atlantica my foot. Unfortunately for Jack, they just refuse to dance for him! Chris Sarandon's delivery is so joyful and matter-of-fact that you get as confused as Sora in no time. You also can't help but laugh. Doesn't he not realize what he's dealing with?
Sarandon is Jack's original speaking voice (Danny Elfman did the singing). Besides Jack, Chris is best known for playing Prince Humperdink in The Princess Bride, so make sure to use your favourite quote before the world is up. I love this quote from his IMDb bio: "[Sarandon has] played everything from vampires to Jesus Christ." Also introduced in this scene is the Mayor of Halloween Town, voiced by Mr. Johnny Bravo himself, Jeff Bennett, whom we'll be seeing quite often as the series goes on!
Going to Dr. Finkelstein for advice, Jack makes the logical conclusion that "the Heartless need a heart!" The doctor, played by Jess Harnell (the voice of Wakko Warner from Animaniacs, and Finkelstein's official voice actor from this point on), is glad to help, saying a heart isn't that complicated. He consequently introduces a few Halloween-y ingredients he claims make up a heart. The first ingredient is a "container" with a lock, a gruesome, pumping heart-like thing that Finkelstein just has lying around, made of stitched together mummified flesh and metal bonds. They can't proceed without unlocking the bonds, however, and he doesn't have the key for whatever reason. This forces Sora and the others to decide if they want to help.
Sora decides that this is a great idea. Not only does he want to see the Heartless dance (……Sora…), but he also makes a great point: if this works, the entire Heartless problem could be solved in a sweep. I know, I know, TV shows and movies for ages have warned against taking the easy way out, but not only do I feel that's sometimes fallacious logic, does manufacturing a heart for demons sound like the easy way out? Besides, Sora isn't really deviating from the plan, as far as he knows it. Sora doesn't know what the current plan even is: he's just trying to find King Mickey to do Mickey's plan. Why not give this one a shot?
Also, I think it's interesting to note that, as far as Finkelstein is concerned, the lock is an integral part of the heart. If Finkelstein is correct, it is part of the heart's nature to be either exposed and open, or locked and sealed away. What a dire outlook on human nature, and yet if you think about it, the Heartless are "unlocked" by your Keyblade and thus freed, so it must be true, however dark the implications. The way Halloween Town focuses on building up the thematic core of the series works to its strength. When the other worlds branch out from their plot island, it's usually to focus on advancing the main plot (Agrabah) or character development (Deep Jungle). Halloween Town's thematic angle is just as good if not better, and good variety too.
So Sora unlocks the heart with the Keyblade. In a great delivery (I don't know what it is, Chris Sarandon or the writers, but I think it's Chris Sarandon), Jack realizes he's been so involved in his project he doesn't even know Sora's name, and now that Sora's already done him a favour, maaaaaybe he should ask about that.
With the heart unlocked, Finkelstein and Jack gather the remaining ingredients that they imagine make up a heart: Pulse (a twitching frog, reminiscent of the electrical experiments that inspired Mary Shelly to envision Frankenstein); Emotion, which they divide into Terror (a spider), Fear (nails on glass, which is hilarious), and Hope and Despair (an orange and purple snake eating one another in an ouroboros??). I feel like I could talk about this all day and still not understand what I'm saying! The developers clearly put a lot of effort into this sequence, with so many unique models and a uniquely shot bit of exposition, so I can't help but think about it in the larger context, even if it's a Halloween-esque biased approach to understanding hearts.
Finkelstein tries to activate the heart with these ingredients, but it fails (who knows what it was supposed to do), and Finkelstein decides to add more ingredients. In the most fortuitous bits of incidental dialogue I've ever seen, he suggests they add "memory." The heart being made up of memory, you say? Do you hear that, folks? That's the sound of a trail of dominoes so long, we might never see the end of it.
After a moment spent exploring the lab (the last Torn Page can be found shoved into Finkelstein's bookshelf), you head out looking for Memory and run into the Mayor, who tells Jack the Heartless have gone berserk. It seems they've been provoked by our first attempt to create a heart. Back to work.
Halloween Town is special in Kingdom Hearts, in that not only are there a lot of new Heartless built just for it, but every Heartless here is specially reskinned to fit the appearance of the town. There are no bright colours here, just drab, Claymation-style textures, and they all look great, especially the Shadows. The two new Heartless are pretty nice, as well. There are the Wight Knights, a mummy footsoldier, who move in large dramatic motions that make them easy to hit but hard to avoid; the Gargoyles, which can launch long-range attacks and disappear on you, a real pain.
On your side, you have Jack, the only Guest character to fill the Red Mage mix of attack and attack magic. Jack's magic is all very expensive, however. No Fire for him, he jumps straight to Gravity, and if you use him without turning off a few Abilities, he'll be drained faster than not. Players of the original PS2 version should probably skip him entirely, due to an oversight we'll discuss later, but players of Final Mix and 1.5 don't need to worry and can go with whomever they want.
The "memory" you're looking for is a Forget-Me-Not, held by Finkelstein's daughter Sally, voiced by Sora's mother, Kath Soucie. Soucie also voiced Sally in the Nightmare Before Christmas PS2 game. She's been all over the board with Disney, including the voice of Kanga from 2000-2010 (though oddly, she would not do the voice when Kanga appears in KH2, despite being attached to KH2 in other roles? The role went instead to Tress MacNeille, who was another Kanga veteran. I can imagine the person in charge of casting was torn). You find Sally hiding in the graveyard with the help of Jack's dog Zero, and she says she was hiding the forget-me-nots because she's afraid of what will happen if the Heartless, already rampant, get a full heart to provoke them. Still, she hands the flowers over out of her love/infatuation for Jack.
Unfortunately, the entire conversation has been overheard by the three little imps, Lock, Shock and Barrel (voiced by Harnell, Soucie and Bennet, in a good use of existing resources), who were hiding in a nearby coffin. They agree to go tell their bully-boss, Oogie Boogie, right away. A few scenes later, we see the meeting, where we meet Oogie for the first time. Well… we meet him officially for the first time. Oogie is another a member of Maleficent's counsel who never mentions or implies that he is a member of Maleficent's counsel, except it's even stranger here than it was with Ursula. Oogie is intrigued by the idea of a heart and wants to get ahold of it to control the Heartless himself. Wait a minute – every member of Maleficent's group we've seen can already do that! Technically, we won't see Captain Hook control the Heartless either, but why did Oogie get a pass? If he's not on good terms with the boss, I'd have liked to have seen it, but like Ursula, we don't get to see them interacting, even though this place is dry land, probably because this world is optional and there were too many late-game variables to account for.
Oogie here is played by Ken Page, voice of the infamous "Big-Lipped Alligator" King Gator from All Dogs go to Heaven. He's also a member of the original Broadway cast of Cats!
You return to Finkelstein, who springs another fetch quest on you immediately. You could argue that this fetch quest is designed to better pace the cutaways between Oogie and the imps, but I don't think so – I'll say why in a minute. Like a lot of these "no good reason" moments in KH1, this one also comes down to a mini-game. This time, you have to go talk to the Mayor to get "Surprise" for the heart. And where is the Mayor? Why he's past the graveyard of course, meaning you could have saved yourself a walk if Finkelstein had given all your instructions at once! The graveyard appears to be a dead end at first glance, but if you clear out the Heartless in the area, the coffin the imps were hiding in will open up and… teleport you away. Presumably this is why you weren't given your instructions all at once: the three imps couldn't have eavesdropped at you from the coffin if you were going to climb into the coffin five seconds later. You could also argue that the scene with the imps was supposed to teach you to open the coffin, but I feel that doesn't hold water. If they had peered out of a door, that might have worked, but the coffin doesn't make sense as a route in the first place!
Once you emerge from the coffin, you find yourself in another part of the graveyard, where the Mayor plays a short game of Simon Says with you and some impressive looking ghosts. This is also probably the only Simon Says minigame I've ever seen that doesn't force you to do multiple rounds. Just do it once and you're fine, it can be over in a blink. I don't really even know what to say. The game can't be replayed, either, but… did we really even play it to begin with? The Mayor gives you a jack-in-the-box for your "Surprise," and sends you on your way.
I don't even need to tell you what happens next, do I? You complete the heart and the three imps steal it. There was more surprise in that unseen jack-in-the-box! You'd think Sora might have been on his guard that the Heartless might attack, but no, everyone's just sitting around like Cecil Harvey staring at the arm of Golbez going three feet an hour towards a powerful magic Crystal. Well, Sora, you're not going to get any sympathy from me when you have to go all the way back to Oogie's place.
But first, it's time for the reason I hate playing in this world.
Prev: Kingdom Hearts 1 – Calamari ala Tesla
Next: Kingdom Hearts 1 – Don't You Forget About Me
This retrospective's screenshots come from Spazbo4's longplay of the PS3, 1.5 HD version of Kingdom Hearts: Final Mix at World of Longplays (YouTube).


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Redsfest tickets on sale Monday
Tickets for FOX Sports Ohio Redsfest, presented by Kahn's, benefiting the Reds Community Fund, will go on sale Monday via the internet at reds.com, by phone at (513) 381-REDS, at all area Meijer stores and at Great American Ball Park administration offices…the popular fan festival will be held at Duke Energy Convention Center in downtown Cincinnati on Friday, December 4 from 4:00 to 11:00 p.m. and Saturday, December 5 from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m….1-day tickets are $15 for adults and $7 for fans 12 and under…2-day tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for kids.
Updated Redsfest information is always at www.reds.com/redsfest.
Goodyear is ready
Here are some final shots of the Reds recently completed training facility in Goodyear, Arizona. Enjoy!
This photo shows the Reds complex near the bottom, the Indians complex just above that (the two are separated by a small pond) and Goodyear Ballpark just up the road near the top of the photo.
Still without MLB Network?
For those fans (like me) who live in Kentucky and have cable TV from Insight Communications and, thus, no MLB Network…
Help spread the word! The more people that contact their provider, the better the chances are to get MLB Network added to the TV lineup!
To request the MLB Network in your area, simply click this link http://mlbn.viewerlink.tv/.
Phillies get "Rob"bed
Last night, while working for Major League Baseball at the World Series, Reds director of media relations Rob Butcher (right, in suit) was captured on FOX TV's broadcast immediately after Game 1. His post-game responsibilities were to take Phillies 2B Chase Utley to Mark Grace for his FOX live on-field interview, then to ESPN Radio and Phillies Radio where he also appeared live.
Redsfest volunteers needed
FOX Sports Ohio's Redsfest, benefiting the Reds Community Fund, returns on December 4-5, 2009 at the Duke Energy Convention Center (Cincinnati's downtown convention center). There are less than two months before the doors open to Redsfest and we need to recruit over 300 volunteers to help make the event a success!
This year volunteers will be asked to work one or more of the following shifts:
Friday, December 4 3pm-7pm
Friday, December 4 6:30pm-11pm
Saturday, December 5 10am-2:30pm
Saturday, December 5 2pm-7pm
If you're interested in volunteering, we need to know which of the above shifts you can commit to fully. You may work up to all four shifts, but it's crucial that you're able to commit to the entire shift(s) for which you sign up. We also need to know your shirt size and mailing address. All volunteers who work will receive a $20 stipend per day, a volunteer t-shirt and two Field Box tickets to a 2010 Reds game (based on availability; excluding Opening Day and other Premium Series. Tickets will be mailed out in February 2010). There will be a volunteer training session on the evening of Thursday, December 3 at the Duke Energy Convention Center. All volunteers are REQUIRED to attend this training.
Another part of the Redsfest production is assembling the 20,000 bags we pass out to all fans in attendance. As you can imagine, this is quite an undertaking and we need as many people as possible to help with this enormous task. You may bring anybody you'd like to help and there is no dress code. This is an unpaid duty, but it does count if you need community service hours and is also a great way to stand out and be noticed. It will be held at the Duke Energy Convention Center lobby and you may come whenever you'd like for as long as you'd like. Even an hour here and there is a HUGE help. If you're interested in bag stuffing, let us know what day(s) and approximate time(s) you're available.
Bag Stuffing Dates/Times:
Monday, November 30 9am-7pm
Tuesday, December 1 9am-7pm
Wednesday, December 2 9am-7pm
Thursday, December 3 9am-9pm
Please pass this along to others who may be interested in volunteering. We take people of all ages (minimum 16 years of age for Friday/Saturday; no age requirements for bag stuffers), it's a fun way to be involved with the Reds and it's also wonderful resume building experience for college students.
If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Kathryn Braun at email@example.com. Thanks!
The Series to determine the champion of the World
Similar to the NLCS where assistant directors of media relations Larry Herms and Jamie Ramsey worked for Major League Baseball, Reds director of media relations Rob Butcher has the duties for the World Series. Here is his account of yesterday's Workout Day.
Yesterday was Major League Baseball's very first World Series Media Day, held in conjuction with Workout Day. Similar to the Super Bowl, every player from both teams was brought to the Great Hall at New Yankee Stadium and answered questions for 45 minutes. It's a great idea, both for the media and for the players.
"Coming off the D Train, my attention immediately turned to what I consider one of the greatest places on earth, Old Yankee Stadium. She ain't what she used to be, but she's still standing…" -Butcher
Current Yankee and former Reds utility man Jerry "Bridge" Hairston Jr., left, at World Series Media Day.
Yankees 1B Mark Teixeira at the inaugural World Series Media Day.
An overall view of the Great Hall at New Yankee Stadium, where World Series Media Day was held. Note the huge TV screen.
While Rob's photograph is a little dark, you can the massive contingent of media waiting for the players to be seated at World Series Media Day.
New Yankee Stadium is ready for it's first World Series.
Former Reds manager Pete Mackanin, left, working hard during the Phillies' batting practice at yesterday's World Series Workout Day at Yankee Stadium. Pete is Philly's bench coach and in every shot of the dugout during the FOX TV broadcast can be seen sitting next to manager Charlie Manuel.
The Rusty Ball
On Saturday, November 21, the Rusty Griswolds, a popular local 80's cover band, will host a concert benefiting charitable organizations throughout Greater Cincinnati. The second-annual "Rusty Ball" takes place at the Duke Energy Convention Center starting at 8:00 p.m. and will support more than 80 charities throughout the region, including the Reds Community Fund and the Reds Hall of Fame and Museum.
Ticket prices range from $50-$85 and purchasers will be asked to select a charitable organization that will benefit. The net proceeds will be disbursed among all charitable beneficiaries on a pro-rata basis determined by the percentage of ticket sales attributed to each non-profit organization. Tickets for the event can be purchased either online at www.therustyball.com or at the Duke Energy Convention Center on the day of the event. If you plan to attend, please remember to select either the Reds Community Fund or the Reds Hall of Fame and Museum as your beneficiary of choice.
The Rusty Griswolds will also be one of the Friday night performers on the main stage at Redsfest this year.
Winter Ball thru 10-26-09
Attached are the stats through 10/26 for all players in the Cincinnati Reds organization participating in Winter Ball. The Reds have 13 position players and 10 pitchers working this off-season in various leagues.
Walmart helps renovate Madisonville baseball field
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Just a few hours after Cincinnati's newest Walmart opens in Fairfax on Wednesday morning, a newly renovated baseball field will be dedicated just a mile away in Madisonville, thanks to a generous donation from Walmart to the Reds Community Fund.
The baseball field at Anderson Place will be officially dedicated on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009 at 10 a.m., and will be used primarily by the Madisonville Braves youth baseball organization and students from nearby John P. Parker Elementary School.
In 2009, Walmart donated $20,000 to support the Reds Community Fund's baseball-themed outreach programs. A portion of the donations have been earmarked for the Anderson Place field renovation.
Former Reds assistant trainer joins Royals
Kenney hired as Head Trainer.pdf
The Kansas City Royals announced yesterday that they have hired Nick Kenney as the club's Head Athletic Trainer.
Kenney spent the past five seasons as a Major League Assistant Athletic Trainer for the Cleveland Indians. Kenney joined the Indians after serving as an Assistant Athletic Trainer for the Cincinnati Reds from 2003-04. Bringing a strong clinical and strength and conditioning background to the Royals, Kenney also worked for two years as the program manager of sports medicine for TriHealth, the official medical provider for the Reds, and noted Reds team doctor, Dr. Timothy Kremchek, and for seven seasons as the head trainer for the Cincinnati Cyclones professional hockey club.
Royals former Head Athletic Trainer Nick Swartz announced his retirement on September 25 after 33 years of service with the club.


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'Housewives of Beverly Hills' star's dog signed to talent agency
HollywoodNews.com: Another star has been born from the 'Real Housewives' franchise, but this time it is a little dog who is becoming famous.
Outspoken 'Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' star Lisa Vanderpump has reportedly had her dog signed with a talent agency, states UsMagazine.com. "He's with CAA," Vanderpump said about her popular pooch Giggy.
But what will the dog do now that he is ready to work? "He can do charity; he is open to anything. The only thing he isn't very good at is radio," Vanderpump commented.
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Exciting techno that draws from a range of influences.
No matter how dense Hoffman's tracks may be, it always feels like there's still plenty of room. On "Alert Tone," windswept hand percussion floats in the empty space like someone rolling around in a king size bed. Dubby melodies waft through the air on the unhurried "Vegas Nerve," which recalls the best tracks on Sanguine Bond. "Ephemeral," with its garage-influenced shuffle and three-note melody, is deep house decorated in abstract sounds.
Subspecies also has its share of surprises, such as the deceptively slow tempo of "Vegas Nerve," or the way "Problem Solving Program" lunges and recoils like halftime footwork. There's old-school percussive techno lurking underneath the breakbeat sparks on "Red Herring," where the beats push against the rhythm like they're knocking on castle walls. Hoffman bottles a flashpoint to create the riveting, repetitive tension that makes techno so appealing.
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Country: Germany


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In my last post I highlighted the benefit of supplier Audits, shared my opinion as to what makes a good supplier Auditor and identified the primary reason as to why we Audit. In today's post, I wish to expand a little further on what makes a good Auditor, by looking at the principles of an Auditor;
- Provide integrity
- Report truthfully and accurately
- Ensure confidentiality
- Provide impartially and objectively of Audit conclusions
- Provide professional care
Integrity and the Auditor
The Oxford dictionary defines integrity as "the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles". Integrity is one of the most crucial characteristics of a good Auditor.
External Auditors are independent of the organisation being Audited and therefore, will be free from bias and conflict of interest. An Auditor that maintains integrity will diminish any conflicts of interest that the Auditee or Audit client may have.
Conflicts of interest can arise when;
- You may have a stake in the organisation that is being audited
- Have family members or friends working within the organisation
- You have worked previously within the organisation
- You have a vested interest in a competitor of the Auditee.
It is imperative that the Auditors are objective throughout the Audit process to guarantee that findings are based only on the Audit evidence. As a good Auditor who exercises integrity, you must report any conflict of interest to the Audit client or management team and decline to participate in the Audit.
Other principles include;
Fairness "treating people equally without favouritism or discrimination" (Oxford dictionary). Auditors are required to report the audit findings, its conclusions and ensure the presentation of the report is in an authentic and precise way. Any issues that may have arisen during the audit should be disclosed in the report. Auditors must be independent in order to avoid favouritism (i.e., having a stake in the organisation) or discrimination (i.e., having a vested interest in a competitor of the Auditee).
Due Professional Care: According to ISACA due professional care can be viewed as;
- How the Auditor conducted him/herself during the audit process
- The professional image expected of an Auditor towards the Auditee
- Adding value to the client by providing solutions instead of a problem.
Auditors should exercise care in accordance of the importance of the task they perform and the confidence which has been intrusted to them by the Audit client.
Confidentiality is defined by the Oxford dictionary as " a way that is intended to be private or secret". Therefore appropriate handling of sensitive information is vital. Information should be protected and not used for personal gain and filed confidentially.
The principles of integrity, fairness, professional care and confidentiality equate to ethical conduct and morals. Throughout my studies I have come to know these as basic codes of professionalism. Ethics is a system of moral principles, where morals is the branch of philosophy dealing with values relating to human conduct, for example, the conduct of the Auditor.
As mentioned earlier, morals forms the backbone of integrity. A good Auditor will endorse, and adhere to these ethical principles, knowing that effective auditing relies on its execution. Any Auditors who are not behaving in an ethical manner during the audit process should be reported immediately to management, and the audit client.
What do you think, are there more principles that can be added? Share your thoughts below.


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According to a recent online global survey by IDG of almost 13,700 participants in Europe, North America, Asia and China, smartphones are rapidly replacing traditional cell phones. 73 percent of survey participants worldwide said they use a smartphone for personal and 69 percent for business.
According to a June 2011 report from The International Data Corporation, the worldwide smartphone market is expected to grow by 55 percent this year with 472 million phones expected to be shipped in 2011.
The top smartphone brands remain Apple, Blackberry, Nokia and Sony Ericsson, but IDC predicts the Android operating system to own 40 percent of the market in the second half of 2011, posing a threat to Apple, Nokia and Blackberry.
In business and personal use of smartphones, Nokia and Apple are top sellers in Europe. In the US, Apple is only slightly ahead of Blackberry, with a 29-to-26 percent advantage. Samsung is second to Apple for personal use, at 15 compared to 33 percent.
The IDG survey shows 70 percent of users regularly browsing the Internet and using mobile apps. Top mobile sites visited are general and IT news, followed by social networking sites. Regarding other smartphone features, mobile GPS navigation usage ranks higher than instant messaging applications, due to geolocation use for vouchers mainly in China, Brazil, Italy and US.
App vendors are in luck with the majority of downloaders saying they pay for apps. Two-thirds of survey participants use one to seven apps centered around news, social media, gaming and IT news.
"The dramatic growth in smartphone and tablet use is exciting news for media companies as their audiences can browse the Internet and engage with brands 24/7," said Christina Carstensen, director, Mobile Strategy, IGS in London.
Tablets are set to take off this year with 20 percent of survey participants already owning a tablet, and 67 percent planning to buy one in the next twelve months.
Apple still holds 80 percent of the market share for tablets, followed by Samsung Galaxy with 9 percent worldwide. The study shows tablets are being used for web browsing 93 percent of the time, followed by email, mobile apps, video watching and reading of publications. Sharing brings down the ownership figure for tablets, as 67 percent say they share their device with colleagues or family.
"I expect spending on mobile to rise sharply in the coming year, much like what happened with social media marketing over the past two years," said Matthew Yorke, president, IGS.


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Blog Archives
Coming Out At Age 14
By Zoe Heringer
I was 14 years old when I began to get in tune with my sexuality.
I had been watching a TV show called Skins, which is a British series that follows a group of teenagers who are confronting different problems in life. Some are dealing with depression or eating disorders or dysfunctional families. Others are coping with abuse or bullying. Each episode zeros in on one character and the struggles they face.
One episode centered on a young woman who was striving to come out and be honest about her attraction to girls. Read the rest of this entry


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The Total Dance Theater
The whole theatre should be a stage! Bauhaus artists dreamed of a theatre that would liberate its audiences from their passivity and place them at the centre of the action in an imaginary world. Acclaimed choreographer Richard Siegal and cult band Einstürzende Neubauten make the bauhaus dream of "total theatre" a reality in this anniversary year. Fusing body and space together, they deploy virtual reality to transplant Walter Gropius's and Oskar Schlemmer's experiments in stagecraft into the digital age.
A 360° music video for the bauhaus centenary
The relationship between man and machine that the bauhaus was already exploring even a hundred years ago here becomes a three-dimensional audiovisual experience in an immersive dance video that can be viewed on the ARTE 360° app from 17th January.
The 360° video is based on the interactive, three-dimensional, VR dance experience of the same name being staged as part of the opening festival at the Berlin Akademie der Künste from 16th to 24th January 2019. Das Totale Tanz Theater 360 is an Interactive Media Foundation and Filmtank project created in collaboration with ARTE/ZDF for the multimedia Bauhaus Spirit project.
Das Totale Tanz Theater 360 is based on the three-dimensional VR installation Das Totale Tanz Theater, an Interactive Media Foundation and Filmtank project co-created with Artificial Rome and supported by the German Federal Cultural Foundation's Bauhaus heute Fund and the Medienboard Berlin Brandenburg.
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bauhausWORLD 3/3: The Utopia
DW Documentary | released at January 27th 2019
The Utopia explores the influence of the Bauhaus philosophy on today's globalized society. What is its legacy? What became of its utopic visions of the future? Do they still have relevance in the 21st century? We find out if the questions that Bauhaus posed have been answered, and if we can still learn from the solutions it proposed 100 years ago.
bauhausWORLD 2/3: The Effect
DW Documentary | released at January 20th 2019
The Effect takes viewers on a journey from Dessau to New York, Älmhult in Sweden and Ulm in Germany to examine the influence that Bauhaus still exerts on art, design and architecture around the globe. Nowadays the name of Bauhaus has been transformed into a brand. Is it to blame for the modern world's obsession with design?
bauhausWORLD 1/3: The Code
DW Documentary | released at Jan 13th 2019
The Code is the first part of bauhausWORLD. The search for the secret of Bauhaus's enduring success leads all the way to Japan – a journey illustrating how the forced closure of the school that drove the movement into exile served to spread its philosophy around the world.


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We have already seen a couple of videos of the new BlackBerry Priv smartphone, along with a range ofphotos of the handset and now we have another video.
The handset will come with a 5.4 inch Quad HD display with a resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels, the device is powered by a hexa core Snapdragon 808 processor from Qualcomm and also comes with 3GB of RAM. For storage there is 32GB built in and this can be expanded via a microSD card slot.
The Priv will come with front and rear facing cameras, the front camera is a 5 megapixel version and the rear camera is an 18 megapixel version. As we can see from the video the display on the handset is curved on both sides, it will also feature a 3410 mAh battery and runs Google's Android OS.
The new BlackBerry Priv is expected to launch some time next month, the device is rumored to retail for about $630, we will have more details on the device as soon as they are available.


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This yogurt cake has been a staple recipe of mine for so long. Not only is it easy to make, but the recipe is very flexible. For this particular version I kept it simple and added orange blossom extract, which adds the most intoxicating aroma. I made a simple, tangy crème fraîche frosting, which really lets the orange blossom shine. Fresh figs and chopped pistachios are the final touch, which in my opinion really bring all these flavors together in the most pleasant way.
Orange Blossom and fig cake
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 ¾ tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp sea salt
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- 1 1/4 tsp orange blossom extract
- 2 large eggs
- ¾ cup plain yogurt
- ⅓ cup coconut oil or vegetable oil
- For garnish: sliced figs and chopped pistachios
- Equipment: 8x2 inch cake pan, parchment paper
Crème Fraîche Frosting
- 3 ounces unsalted butter, room temp
- 4 ounces crème fraîche, room temp
- 2-21/2 cups powdered sugar
- pinch sea salt
- Equipment: standing mixer fitter with whisk attachment
- Heat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease the cake pan a line with a piece of parchment paper.
- In a large bowl whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
- Add the sugar and oil to a medium bowl and whisk together. Then whisk in the eggs, yogurt, and extract until smooth. Fold the wet ingredients into the dry until just combined. Pour the batter into the prepared cake pan and place in the oven.
- Bake the cake for 35 minutes, or until a cake tester inserted into the center comes out clean. Let cake cool for 15 minutes before gently removing from pan. All the cake to cool fully before frosting.
- For the frosting, add the butter and the crème fraîche to the bowl of a standing mixer fitted with a whisk attachment and beat on medium speed until smooth and creamy. The liquid might separate from the crème fraîche, but just continue beating until it becomes smooth and creamy—about 3 minutes or so.
- Stop the mixer and add a pinch of sea salt, and 1 cup of the powdered sugar. Starting on low, slowly increase the speed to medium-high and beat everything together for about 45 seconds, or until well combined. Scrape down the sides of the bowl as needed.
- With the mixer on low, add the second cup of powdered sugar in small increments until all of it has been added. Taste the frosting and add the remaining 1/2 cup of powdered sugar if a sweeter frosting is desired. Scrape down the side of the bowl, then beat on medium-high speed until the frosting is light and fluffy. If the frosting seems to separate at all, simply continue beating until smooth.
- Once the cake has cooled, top with frosting, sliced figs, and chopped pistachios.
- Enjoy!
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Deuss Receives 6 Month Suspended Sentence
One-time Bermuda-based businessman John Deuss was given a suspended prison sentence of six months and a fine of 327,000 euros [$409,000], after being found guilty in a Dutch court of banking without a license and failing to report unusual transactions.
The 69-year-old banker and oil trader stood trial in Arnhem along with his sister, who was also convicted and given a six month suspended sentence.
An international warrant had been issued for Mr Deuss's arrest after a bank he owned on Curaçao, in the Dutch Antilles, was closed in 2006 during an Anglo-Dutch investigation into carousel fraud.
In 2006, Mr. Deuss was arrested in Bermuda after his disappearance from his luxury home triggered the Bermuda Police Service to issue an appeal asking anyone knowing his whereabouts to contact them.
He later appeared in Bermuda court and eventually agreed to be voluntarily extradited to Holland. The Bermuda court was told Dutch authorities wanted him for questioning on suspicion of money laundering, handling stolen goods and "being in charge of a criminal organisation".
Mr. Deuss, who had a home in Bermuda for 30 years and ran his TransWorld Oil company from the island, was once one of the world's best-known oil dealers.
The multi-millionaire came to prominence in the 1980s when he supplied the South African apartheid regime with oil, defying United Nations embargoes. In 1984 his $6-million Dutch castle was partially destroyed after being firebombed by an anti-apartheid group in protest.
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Cox must go
Cox must go
Ask Mr Deuss, even he will agree that Cox must go.
Yet you say nothing that we, Bermuda, allowed save haven for a man who put profit before the suffering of millions of people?
Little person, you have no clue how many people this man has helped. Keep your little comments to yourself. Mr. Deuss is a very giving man, and has repeatedly shown the large size of his heart by giving millions of that profit to less fortunate. LOL Silly little mud thrower….
So after raping an entire people in South Africa he donates some chump change to a cause that now he is a good guy? Why are people so gullible.
Oh He has helped them over and over. What I find so funny here, is he helped your country. And you call the millions he poured in chump change? How much is in your pocket to help yourself? Do you criticize everyone that helps, only they didn't do enough to please YOU? HUM Guessing you are of the 99% variety that wants to sit on your keister and whine about others having what you don't. STHU and get to work, help yourself. Donate more than John Deuss, then you can talk crap like you are! But funny thing is you haven't even helped South Africa, or yourself. You have no credibility with me, move on.
You forgot to mention that this is the first case. The big one is yet to come!
Where did you hear that? I'd like to read that.
I would like to see that too!
Why do we have a woman running this country anyway?
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Because men are not stepping up to the plate like their forefathers… Men are becoming their own worst enemy without even having to fight… And with the young men coming up today, oh my gosh! What makes it even worst, is that the women are having babies for these weaklings, how desperate can one be to want to be around weak men and have their child? I guess its becoming the norm these days. My God bless the weak and make them strong and my the already strong not bow to the weakness of them that don't wish to stand firm on their own feet…
By the way. Who the cap fits, let them wear it….
@Joeseekinai: What kind of comment was that? Male Chauvinist P#*!
Here a message from the Netherlands; I want to mention that there are a lot off people in the Netherlands who (still) have high respect for Mr. Deuss. And the points where Mr. Deuss has been convicted for are really the minor ones! the punnishment is nevertheless unusually high. Its a shame that some people are very negative about Mr. Deuss without Knowing the facts.
I agree 100% with Vos ! I have high respect for Mr.Deuss and I wish him the best !!!!!
I work for Mr.Deuss 3 winter seasons Palm Beach,Wellington.I staff many people to help take care of him and body guards.I m a chef. And cooked for all of them and guest.All the people that worked for him had respect and cared and loved very much about him!This man cares about people and helps many.I d work for him today,be glad to make chicken tortellini soup.His favorite!!!!!!
Leave him alone,Go and find real criminals, instead of using tax paying working class peoples money.
I wish him nothing but,joy, happiness, and peace in his life.Hope Bob and everybody is still taking care of him.
John Deuss is an amazing man. i worked for him for 2 years. He is a hard worker. extremely intelligent. He is a motivator and get the best out of you. On the human side He has helped so many people> it is amazing how people can criticize by following the news title trends and the stories on the internet trends without knowing the man. or observing situation from a differetn angle. Maybe his succcess and his prosperity has pissed some circles that wanted to get at him at all cost but i can tell you from working for him at the bank He was careful in applying strict KYC procedure to ensure clients brought to the bank were legit and law obiden citizen so this whole thing of him being accused of being head of criminal investigation is tatal GARBBAGE. and also i must say Mr Deuss has helped so many people offering sholarship to so many He has an incredibly huge heart to help help people. I wish him the best cause He is the best. Some people really derserve to have money cause they can help others and He is one of them so all of you who are talking non sense about him . Get a lifecause John Deuss is a good guy.
Dear John,
If by some stroke of faith this ever reaches you, I still think of you, and the times and love we had. My one wish is to know you have fond memories as well and I have to talk to you and how I disappeared since 1988.My time is short and I never again will be the same without saying the truth to you and the love I had for you. I promise not to compromise you, that's why I left to begin with. I had to much respect for you. My life is in the gallows although for now I am free. Contact me. Find it in your heart.
Lucinda Harrington
I never married or had children and have no family now. In the USA but have passport
I also worked for Mr Deuss. He hired me to travel around the world with him and his lovely wife to keep her fit and healthy. I"ve traveled many miles on his jet and apart from his wife and bodyguard there were not many people who have spent as much quality time with him as I have. He is the amazing generous man everybody speaks of. He has donated millions to not only help animal rescue but help the people and countries where he did business. Ive been to South Africa several times wth him and have seen how he has given back to the South African People so say what you want but i've seen it myself.


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Ex-teller sentenced in bank robbery
HOUSTON Tuaca Elaine Deason, 25, was ordered to serve a 30 month prison term to be followed by a five-year term of supervised release. She was also ordered to pay restitution of more than $228,000. In July, 2009, Deason, using her position as bank teller at the Wachovia Bank at 5311 Wesleyan, agreed to facilitate access to the bank for co-defendant Erik Roshan Roy, 38, before business hours. After Deason reported to her regular work shift at the bank, Roy called Deason on her cell phone to verify she was inside the bank. Acting according to their plan, Deason went outside of the bank with the pretext that she needed to retrieve some keys from her car. The plan was to allow Roy to enter the bank before it was open for business. As Deason walked back into the bank, Roy followed her and physically restrained another bank employee by holding her around the neck and pointed what appeared to be a firearm at her head. Roy then directed both Deason and the employee to the bank's vault. Once inside the vault room, Roy instructed Deason to remove money from the vault and place it into a bag which Roy produced. Roy then instructed Deason and the bank employee to crawl out of the vault room and to lie on the floor outside of the vault room. While considering Deason's acceptance of responsibility for her criminal conduct as well other mitigating factors, the judge told Deason: "As the insider, you submitted your co-employee to the terrible experience of a bank robbery." Roy was sentenced to 108 months in prison.
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Florida Seafood Retail Markets
Looking for great Florida seafood? There might be a local seafood retail market just down the road. Florida's commercial fishermen are continually harvesting seafood from the Gulf and Atlantic coasts and providing their fresh catch to local seafood retail markets.
More than 80 types of seafood are harvested off Florida's coasts — fresh, safe, wholesome Florida seafood caught by fishing families that for generations have taken great pride in their work. When shopping or dining out, ask for "Fresh From Florida" seafood. You'll help local fishermen and local economies.
Depending on the season, here are some of the fresh Florida seafood and aquaculture products you can find at local seafood retail markets throughout the state: alligator, amberjack, blue crab, bluefish, catfish, clams, flounder, golden tilefish, grouper, king mackerel, mahi-mahi, mullet, oysters, pompano, rock shrimp, scallops, sheepshead, shrimp, snapper, Spanish mackerel, spiny lobster, stone crab claws, swordfish, tilapia and yellowfin tuna.
Seafood Market Locator
The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) provides this list of seafood retail markets to help promote the state's commercial fishing industry and increase sales of Florida seafood products. Being listed does not imply that a seller is endorsed, approved or otherwise sanctioned by the FDACS. Contact the seafood retail markets directly to confirm product availability, days and hours of operation, prices, shipping costs, etc. Many sellers also stock seafood products from other points of origin, so always remember to ask for Florida seafood when shopping or ordering.


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The majority of compounds formed by group II elements are ionic. The balance between the attraction of oppositely charged ions to one another and the attraction of separate ions to water dictates the solubility of ionic compounds.
- If the ions are more attracted to each other than the water then the compound will be insoluble. The solid will not dissolve and a precipitation reaction will occur instead.
- If the ions are more attracted to water than each other then the compound will be soluble. The solid will dissolve and no precipitation reaction will occur.
Trend in the solubility of sulphates
As you descend the group there is a decrease in the solubility of the sulphate
|SolubleSparingly solubleInsolubleInsoluble
If you add sodium sulphate or sulphuric acid to an aqueous solution containing calcium, strontium or barium ions a white precipitate forms:
- Ba2+ + SO42-(aq) ? BaSO4(s) (thick white precipitate forms)
- Sr2+ + SO42-(aq) ? SrSO4(s) (thick white precipitate forms)
- Ca2+ + SO42-(aq) ? CaSO4(s) (faint white precipitate forms)
There is no reaction or precipitate when dilute sodium sulphate or sulphuric acid is added to a solution containing Mg2+ or Be2+ ions.
You can test for sulphate ions by using the thick white precipitate that forms when barium ions are added to sulphate ions. Add 1cm3 of aqueous barium chloride and 1cm3 of dilute hydrochloric acid to 1cm3 of the unknown solution. If a thick white precipitate forms which does not dissolve when dilute HCl is added to it then there are either ions of sulphate or hydrogensulphate present. The acid is used to remove any additional ions, like hydroxide or carbonate ions, which could affect the test results.
Trend in solubility of hydroxides
As you descend group II hydroxide solubility increases.
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If you add dilute sodium hydroxide to a solution of Mg2+ or Ca2+ ions a precipitate forms:
- Mg2+(aq) + 2OH–(aq) ? Mg(OH)2(s) (white precipitate forms immediately)
- Ca2+(aq) + 2OH–(aq) ? Ca(OH)2(s) (faint white precipitate forms)
There is no reaction or precipitate when dilute sodium hydroxide is added to a solution of Sr2+ or Ba2+ ions.
Uses of sulphate and hydroxides
- Magnesium hydroxide: this is the most insoluble and can be brought as a suspension in water. Known as milk of magnesia it is used to alleviate constipation.
- Calcium hydroxide: as a solid it is known as slaked lime and helps neutralise acidic soil.
- Barium sulphate: it is ingested as part of a 'barium meal' in order to take an outline of the gut due to its ability to absorb X-rays. Barium ions are very toxic but they are also completely insoluble which makes this technique safe.


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Ula works as a Digital Marketing apprentice at YMCA St Paul's Group. She started 7th January 2019. We caught up with her to find out why she chose an apprenticeship with the organisation and how she is getting on.
What interested you in an apprentice position?
I am beginning a new career in User Experience Design and so want to build knowledge and experience understanding user behaviour and interaction with products and services, particularly within the health and well being sector.
Why did you choose to be an apprentice over studying in a college or university?
I learn best by doing and when I am able to apply my knowledge to practical, real-world tasks. An apprenticeship is also a great way to gain invaluable work experience within a new field.
How is an apprenticeship different from a normal role in an organisation?
An apprenticeship is like a licence to learn. You are not expected to know everything right away and you can be honest about your current skill levels and see where you would most like to improve. Knowing the more I learn, the more value I add to the team makes for a great incentive to push forward.
Briefly describe what you do at work.
I work with the digital marketing team to promote all the events and services YMCA St Paul's Group offer across the sites. I create flyers, posters and digital content for our website and social media channels.
How much studying do you have to do?
So fare I have completed my first block-week of college and study 20% of the time while at work.
What support do you get from a tutor?
I see a tutor while at college during the block week classes. I also have a skills coach who I can contact via email when i need additional support
What do you want to get out of your apprenticeship?
I want to learn how to work with user data, user segmentation and build understanding of what users enjoy and respond to.
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From 76 to 73, the Southern resident orca population officially dropped by nearly 4 percent in the last month. The Center for Whale Research announced on Aug. 6 that an orca from each of the three Southern resident pods was missing and presumed dead.
Southern resident orcas are divided into three familial groups known as pods, J, K and L. In January, the Center for Whale Research said that neither Princess Angeline, J17, nor Scoter, K25, were expected to live to the summer. The third missing orca is Nyssa, L84. Southern resident orca lovers and activists had just celebrated earlier in 2019 over the birth of two calves.
Orcas were listed as an endangered species in Washington state in 2004, and nationally in 2005. The population of Southern resident killer whales has steadily declined from 98 in 1995 to the remaining 73 today.
Center for Whale Research scientists observed the J-pod on Dec. 31, noting that J17, a 42-year-old female, had pronounced peanut head, a condition that orcas develop when they're emaciated. J17's matriarchal predecessors lived for nearly twice as long as she did – one notable example being Granny, J2, who was somewhere between her late 80s to early 100s when she was last observed. J17 was the mother of Tahlequah, J35, who famously carried her deceased calf on her head for 17 days in July 2018.
"We reported that J17 was not in good body condition last winter, perhaps from stress," staff wrote in a press release from the Center for Whale Research. "She is survived by two daughters and a son, J35, J53 and J44, respectively."
Since the death of his mother K13 in winter 2017, K25's health deteriorated.
Aside from the need for healthy, reproductive-aged females, there is also a significant necessity for males in the pods, University of Washington researcher Deborah Giles told the Journal in January 2019. Orca mothers assist their adult offspring in hunting, and without his mother, K25 had to fend for himself. He was the oldest male in his family line. He was last seen in September 2018. He is survived by two sisters and a brother, K20, K27 and K34, according to the center.
"And, lastly, 29-year-old male, L84, has been missing all summer in encounters conducted by our Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans colleagues along the west coast of Vancouver Island," the Center for Whale Research press release said. "L pod has not come into the Salish Sea yet this summer."
L84 was the last of a matriline of 11 whales.
There isn't enough Chinook salmon to sustain the orca population, according to Giles. Many of the whales are starving to death. A factor in the reduction of the Southern resident orca population is the decline in food availability. The orcas are salmon-eaters that primarily eat Chinook.
Gov. Jay Inslee committed to increasing the hatchery production of salmon to assist in the recovery of the Southern resident orcas. Earlier this year, $933 million in actions were passed by the state Legislature to fund Southern resident recovery efforts.


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Grading allocations announced
Pipe Bands Australia has released its grading allocations following the decision to introduce Grade 4A and Grade 4B and receiving recommendations from branch grading committees.
Those recommendations were considered by national grading committee and bands provided with an opportunity to appeal any the recommendations before finalising allocation plus additional consultation with branch grading committees and bands where required.
On recommendations from branch grading committees, two bands have been promoted to Grade 3 – Northern Suburbs and Murrumba.
The allocation of bands to Grade 4A is:
Bellinger River District Pipe Band Inc.
Blue Mountains
Canberra Burns Club Pipe Band No.2
Governor Macquarie Memorial Pipe Band No.2
Knox Grammar School Pipes and Drums No. 1
Maclean & District Pipe Band
Sydney Thistle Highland Pipe Band
The Scots College Pipes and Drums No.1 (NSW)
BBC Old Collegians Pipe Band
Brisbane Boy's College Pipe Band No. 1
City of Ipswich Pipe Band No. 1
Gold Coast Tweed Pipes & Drums Inc
Queensland Irish Association Pipe Band
Toowoomba Caledonian Society Pipe Band
Federation University
Golden City
Maryborough & District
Old Scotch
Scotch No 2
St Arnaud Norman Simpson Memorial
Warrnambool & District No. 1
Perth Highland Pipe Band
Scotch College Perth Pipe Band
The allocation of bands to Grade 4B is:
Burwood RSL Sub Branch Pipes & Drums
Canberra Celtic Pipe Band
Castle Hill RSL Pipe Band
City of Newcastle RSL Pipe Band
Clan Macleod Pipe Band
Coffs Coast Pipes & Drums
Goulburn Soldiers Club Pipes and Drums
Hornsby RSL Pipe Band
Illawarra Pipe Band
Knox Grammar School Pipes and Drums No. 2
Knox Grammar School Pipes and Drums No. 3
Lithgow Highland Pipe Band
Manly Warringah Pipe Band
Presbyterian Ladies College Sydney Pipes & Drums
Scots All Saints Pipe Band
St George and Sutherland Scottish Pipe Band
SUR/Smithfield RSL Pipes & Drums
Tamworth & District Highland Society Pipe Band
The Highlands Pipes & Drums
The Scots College Pipes and Drums No.2 (NSW)
The Scots College Pipes and Drums No.3 (NSW)
Brisbane Boy's College Pipe Band No. 2
Brisbane Boys' College Pipe Band No. 3
City of Brisbane Pipe Band
City of Ipswich Pipe Band No. 2
Lismore City Pipe Band Inc
Mackay & District Pipe Band
Queensland Juvenile Pipes & Drums
Sunshine Coast Caledonian Pipes and Drums
Warwick Thistle Pipe Band
Adelaide Highland
Barossa and District
City of Elizabeth
City of Whyalla
Mount Barker
Mount Gambier
Royal Caledonian Society
South Australian Pipes and Drums
Scotch College Adelaide
City of Hobart
Derwent Scottish
Launceston RSL
St Andrew's Caledonian
Tasmanian Police
5/6 Battalion RVR
Ambulance Victoria
Ballarat Grammar
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Back to School Essentials: Freebie and Blog Hop with the #Kinderfriends
Back to school season is a little like a game of hide and seek - there's a countdown, and then, ready or not, here it comes! It's that time again - at least it is in the U.S. - so the #Kinderfriends thought we'd help you out with some ideas, teacher essentials, tips, tricks, and freebies.
One of the kazillion tasks we have at back-to-school time is putting student names on everything. Cubbies, notebooks, folders, mail boxes, grade book, desks, individual book boxes, attendance markers, class graphs, journals.... the list goes on and on. It always seems like I think I'm done labeling supplies, only to remember there's one more thing to put names on! Just when you think you have it all done, you get 3 new students, and have to scramble to find the supplies to make their names match everyone else. Teacher tip #1: Make a list of all the places you've put student names, and save 3-5 extras of any special materials you used. Put them all in a zippered baggie, and store them with your student files. You'll be so glad to have these when those new kiddos start arriving!
I think everyone knows that setting up routines is a super important part of back to school time! Our students need to know what to expect each day so Teacher tip #2: is to post a visual schedule. Our preschool and kindergarten kiddos probably can't read yet, but they can understand pictures. I've found that making a visual schedule that shows pictures for each of the blocks of time in our day really helps them to understand what's coming up throughout the day. When will mommy get here? After math time. When is recess? After we do morning meeting and reading rotation. Whatever your schedule is, posting it will help your little ones know what to expect, and will cut down on some of their questions.
Of course, our kiddos also need to learn a multitude of smaller routines: like how to hold scissors, how to use and put away glue, what we expect for bathroom behavior, where to line up, how to put books back on a shelf, etc. I like to teach those skills the first week, and even focus on one new skill each day until we've gone over them all. Teacher tip #3: Setting up expectations for routines the first week will save you cleaning up those glue bottles, or fussing about line behavior all year long.
While we're getting off to a good start, we also need to be thinking ahead to the biggest challenges of the school year. If you're expected to teach students 30 sight words by the end of the year, or how to write numbers to 100, you can't wait several weeks to get started. The biggest, most difficult tasks become much more doable when broken down into tiny chunks. Teacher tip #4: Break down the biggest challenges into smaller parts, and get started right away.
Remember, these are little people we're teaching! Getting started on challenging activities doesn't mean boring drills and worksheets all day long. You'd rather have fun, and so would your kiddos! Teacher tip #5 Make it fun! Play learning games, read and write silly stories, incorporate hands on activities and interaction throughout the day.
One of the ways I like to make reading fun, is to use reproducible readers with my students. I love that we can read them individually or in small groups at school, and that I can then send them home for more practice. I tell my students that when they take their books home, it is their homework to read it to someone at home 5 times. Each time they read it, they have mom/dad/caregiver/grandparent/sibling - who ever it is - write their name on the back cover. When they have 5 names on it, they can bring the book back to school and I'll put a stamp or sticker on it. You might have them store these books in an individual book box at school, or let them take them back home again.
Since I enjoy using reproducible readers, I decided to make one free for you today! This one has predictable text and sight words, so even the youngest children can be successful readers - and this booklet gets you off to a good start with sight words: I, see, a, red. Just click on the square image to go to my TeachersPayTeachers store and download it. If you can also take a moment to leave feedback, it would make my day!
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Shawn and John's friendship began at church. It wasn't long before Shawn asked John to tag along with the Kansas City Chiefs' Ambassador group as their unofficial military liaison.
John was impressed with how many people turn out to meet and hear current and former professional athletes. Then Shawn said something interesting. He said, "the athletes may have the draw, but it's the military who have the story".
A few weeks later, Gridiron Grunts was born. They wanted to use the attraction of professional athletes and the stories of the military to inspire, encourage, and teach leadership.
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John T. Selman Jr (born April 02, 1971) is a retired U.S. Army veteran. He received a ROTC scholarship and attended West Georgia College. He was commissioned as an Armor 2nd Lieutenant in 1993. He has been all over the world including 2 combat tours to Iraq, and 1 "trip" to Afghanistan.
Originally from Rome, Georgia, John attended West Georgia College with aspirations of becoming a high school teacher and coach. He attended U.S. Army Basic Camp at Fort Knox, Kentucky after his sophomore year and was subsequently awarded a ROTC scholarship. John graduated in 1993 with a degree in Secondary Education and was commissioned an Armor 2nd Lieutenant.
John attended the Armor Basic Course in Fort Knox, Kentucky and was assigned as a tank platoon leader for the 1 Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 24th Infantry Division at Fort Stewart, Georgia. He eventually became the battalion's scout platoon leader where he deployed to Kuwait, in 1996, during Operation Intrinsic Action. He finished his time at Fort Stewart as a tank company executive officer.
After returning briefly to Fort Knox, Kentucky in 1997 for the Captain's Career Course, John was assigned to the III Corps War Plans section at Fort Hood, Texas. While at Fort Hood, he also served as the opposing forces commander in the 21st Cavalry (Aviation) Brigade and as a company commander in the 3rd Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 4th Infantry Division.
John returned to Fort Knox in 2001 as a company commander in the 1st Squadron, 16th Cavalry Regiment. Before leaving Fort Knox, he served as a tactics instructor for the Captain's Career Course and director of the Armor Pre-Command Course.
In 2006, John attended the Command and General Staff College in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. After graduation, he deployed to Operation Iraqi Freedom and returned to Fort Leavenworth to attend the School of Advanced Military Studies.
After graduation, John was assigned to the 1st Infantry Division in Fort Riley, Kansas. He eventually deployed as a strategic planner with the 4th brigade combat team to Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2009.
Upon redeployment, John returned to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas and served as the Combined Arms Center's current operations' chief. Afterward, John was assigned as cadre for the School of Advanced Military Studies. While there, he visited Afghanistan to teach strategic planning to the Afghani National Security Council. He was also temporarily assigned to the Pentagon and served as the strategic planner for the National Task Force on Behavioral Health.
John retired after a 20 year career in 2013 as a Lieutenant Colonel. He holds a Master's degree in Education from the University of Louisville and a Master's degree in Strategic Planning from the School of Advanced Military Studies, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. John also holds a Doctorate in Adult Learning and Leadership from Kansas State University. He currently works as a contractor in the training development and statistical analysis field. He lives in Louisburg, Kansas with his wife Betsy. They have 5 children.
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Shawn Barber (born January 14, 1975) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the fourth round of the 1998 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Richmond. He also played for the Philadelphia Eagles, Kansas City Chiefs and Houston Texans.
Shawn was an all-district and all-region player as a safety at Hermitage High School in Richmond, Virginia. Despite not playing football until he was a junior, he returned three interceptions for touchdowns and averaged over 20.0 yards per catch as a senior. He also earned all-district honors in basketball and lettered once in track.
Shawn began his collegiate career at the University of Richmond as a safety but was moved to linebacker in his sophomore year. As a junior, Barber was an All-American honorable mention by the Associated Press and an all-Yankee Conference first-team selection. As a senior, he became the Atlantic 10 Conference Defensive Player of the Year in 1997.
Shawn was drafted in the 1998 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins. In 1998, he saw duty in 16 games (one start) for the Redskins. During the 1999 season, he started all 16 Redskins games. In 2000, he started 14 games for Redskins and was inactive for two games. His last year as a Redskin was 2001. While he was a Redskin he appeared in 49 games (34 starts), amassing 281 tackles, 3 sacks, three interceptions with one touchdown, two fumble recoveries, four forced fumbles and added 25 special teams tackles. While he was there, he started two playoff games in 1999, amassing 16 tackles, a sack and a forced fumble.
Shawn then went to the Philadelphia Eagles was in 2002. He started all 16 games as a linebacker and produced 119 tackles, one sack, two interceptions, including a career-long 80-yard touchdown, a career-high three fumble recoveries, one forced fumble, and seven passes defensed.
In 2003, Shawn was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs, as an unrestricted free agent where he started 16 games. After the 2006 season, he was resigned to a one-year deal with his previous team, the Philadelphia Eagles and then finished his 10 year professional career with a one-year stint with the Houston Texans.
Shawn currently has his hands in a lot of activities. He is the communication coordinator for the Kansas City Chiefs' Ambassadors and serves as a uniform inspector for the National Football League. Additionally, he serves the Philadelphia Eagles as a scout under the Nunn-Wooten Scouting Fellowship. Shawn currently lives in Overland Park, Kansas with his wife Nichole and their 6 children.
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Regal Films has produced a huge library of classic drama-romance films in its 50-year history. Who would forget Iisa Pa Lamang (1992), Sinungaling Mong Puso (1992), and Sugatang Puso (2000)? As such, the expectations are inevitably high for its latest MMFF offering, One Great Love.
Zyra (Kim Chiu) is an up-and-coming entrepreneur who reunites with her ex Carl (JC de Vera) while being pursued by best friend Ian (Dennis Trillo). The plot follows Zyra as she makes sense of her feelings for both men.
The film kicks off fairly intriguing, thanks to notable performances from the three main actors. But as it progresses, we begin to notice their grossly one-dimensional characters put their talents to waste. Ian is the archetypal selfless lovesick fellow who's secretly in love with his best friend. Carl is the confident, cocky, narcissistic go-getter who doesn't take no for an answer. And Zyra, "poor" Zyra, is your confused maiden who doesn't want to truly let go of either up until she is forced to do so in the very end. The problem is that all three of them start and end the movie with little to no development. I can't blame the audience for growing weary of watching Zyra commit the same mistake over and over again. So frustrated were the viewers in my screening that we let out a collective sigh when she decided to give it a go with Carl a third time.
The question here is, for what purpose? Without a doubt, it's for Zyra to realize who her one great love is, how it feels to love then lose her one great love, and what she should do to fight for her one great love. Regal isn't shy of shoving this down our throats in the promos – and even in the movie itself where around five times did characters try to explain what one great love is as a classic case of heavy-handed telling instead of showing.
So what exactly is one great love as defined by One Great Love? It's who Zyra chooses to marry, which is a rather simplistic conclusion that contradicts everything that has been discussed and done in the film. Even the reasoning behind Zyra's final choice doesn't feel like her choosing her one great love, making the whole exercise of problematizing the concept so utterly pointless.
With a runtime of almost 120 minutes, One Great Love is one painful, unsatisfying time-waster. If only Zyra's little sister snapped her out of her madness sooner, we would have had to suffer for 105 minutes less.
Directed by: Enrico S. Quizon
Starring: Kim Chiu, Dennis Trillo, JC de Vera
Random notes (SPOILERS BELOW)
- I mentioned "one great love" 13 times in this review!
- Is it so hard for Zyra to just acknowledge that Carl is her one great love after enduring so much for him? Being her one great love doesn't necessarily mean they'll end up together anyway. Zyra is Ian's one great love though, that's for sure.
- One other evidence of telling instead of showing is Zyra's fondness for monologue. Very disturbing for a woman her age.
- Is the death of Zyra and Ian's daughter meant to serve as a catalyst for Zyra's reunion with Carl? It doesn't feel like that to me and in fact the whole incident became a non-issue the moment the extramarital affair began.
- Having seen both Dennis Trillo's and Eddie Garcia's performances, I can see why Dennis won, as he had a lot of emotional scenes toward the second half.
- Kim Chiu looks uncomfortable in her love scenes with Dennis and JC. She needs to find her inner confidence if she wants challenging projects in her 30s.
- Are there any redeeming qualities? Acting and techs are generally fine, so I don't have an issue with production as a whole.


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