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SAINT LEO, Fla. – Saint Leo women's soccer player Pia Soesemann was rewarded for her 19-goal season as she was honored by the National Soccer Coaches Association (NSCAA) as a member of the All-South Region First Team it was announced over the weekend.
Also taking home the Sunshine State Conference's Player and Offensive Player of the Year awards, Soesemann was also the only Lion listed on the NSCAA's list.
A junior, Soesemann was one of the most prolific scorers in the nation. She ranked second in the league with 42 points and 19 goals. She tied for second with five game-winning goals and tied for 10th with four assists.
In the 2010 season, Soesemann also ranked among the top players in NCAA Division II in some offensive statistical categories. She ranked fifth with 2.63 points per game and third with 1.188 goals per game.
Academically, the junior is also a heavyweight in the classroom as she carries a 3.88 grade-point average in the dual fields of History and International Studies. A stellar student, Soesemann has appeared in the Saint Leo President's Club four-times, the Division II Athletic Directors Academic Achievement Award List, the Saint Leo Dean's List and a member of the Sunshine State Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll.
Although successful in the win-loss column (9-6-1), the 2010 season will be remembered as one where the Lions played to their potential too late in the season. Starting 4-5-1, the Lions won five-straight games to end the regular season, a win-streak that saw SLU outscore opponents 21-1. A loss to Florida Southern in the first round of the SSC Tournament sealed the Lions fate as the season ended without an NCAA Tournament berth for the first time in five years. Despite the adversity, the Lions finished just once game away from the SSC title, claimed by Nova Southeastern.
2010 NSCAA/Performance Subaru
Women's NCAA Division II All-South Region
First Team
Pos., Name, Year, School
K, Ali Ryan, Jr., West Florida
D, Meagan Thomas, Sr., Rollins
D, Jordan Stone, Jr., West Florida
D, Noha Saleh Sr., West Florida
M, Paula Lillsjo, Jr., Florida Tech
M, Monica Malavassi, So., West Florida
M, Alexis Hernandez, Sr., Nova Southeastern
F, Chloe Roberts, So. North Alabama
F, Jodi-Ann Robinson, So., West Florida
F, Shakira Duncan, Sr., West Florida
F, Pia Soesemann, Jr., Saint Leo
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NOT enough progress has been made in improving help for vulnerable children across Worcestershire, according to an independent report.
A watchdog-style body has produced a dossier saying Worcestershire County Council has to do more to keep children safe.
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- "Recruitment and retention problems" with social workers has blighted the safeguarding children's service
- A "significant uplift" in performance at the start of 2012/13 "levelled off", mainly due to massive demand for help from the public
- Overall progress has been "slow" and and "inconsistent" timescales in responding to pleas for help has undermined the service
- The county council has found it "problematic" to recruit new social workers, with not enough experienced staff joining
- Working practices are "variable" and better sharing of information is needed with other bodies
Back in 2010 the council was given an improvement notice by Ofsted for safeguarding children and classed as inadequate.
In 2012 that warning was lifted, with the service given a satisfactory rating.
The 33-page report, from Worcestershire's Safeguarding Children Board for 2012/13, shines a light on the progress since then.
It says: "It became clear more social workers were required and an extra 30 posts were created.
"It has, however, proved problematic to recruit appropriate people so the issue of high caseloads remains.
"The council has a recruitment and retention strategy in place and only when this is successful will the ongoing concerns of the board be properly addressed."
It also says despite ongoing reviews of cases there are "patterns of concern" that "continuously emerge", citing poor record keeping, management and supervision.
A summary found that although children are "generally safe" in Worcestershire, "quality, consistency and collective responsibility" needs to improve.
The board also said it lacks feedback from the public and actual children, but is actively focusing on obtaining it when it does its next report.
The county council's Conservative leadership has just decided to pour an extra £3.5 million into children's services in response to the pressures.
It says the numbers of children in care, which currently stands at 652, is quite high and is focusing on an early intervention strategy to bring it down.
The investment is funded by next month's 1.9 per cent council tax rise, and includes the hiring of 30 new social workers.
Since the report came out the council says a 'net gain' of 15 children's social workers have come in.
The independent board did commend the recruitment strategy and says it expects the 2013/14 report to detail improvements, not only in the council's role for safeguarding but across other responsible bodies.
It also says it expects the early help focus to result in less children being taken into care.
Diana Fulbrook, the independent chair, said: "The success of 'early help' is crucial to what happens later on."
The report was discussed during a meeting of the Conservative cabinet.
Councillor Adrian Hardman, county council leader, said: "We still appreciate we've got a long way to go."
Councillor Liz Eyre, cabinet member for children and families, said they were intent on a "culture change" that will take time.
After the meeting Cllr Eyre released a statement to your Worcester News saying she was confident things are on the right path.
It said: "The WCSB annual report is a partnership report wider than children's social care.
"However in respect of this service we have made and continue to make significant progress on agreed actions.
"There is a well-developed looked after children strategy which is monitored and managed closely to ensure the right child has the right placement, at the right time, at the right cost.
"Our workforce strategy is addressing both recruitment and retention and a recent service redesign has been implemented.
"We are confident that all these actions will contribute to improvement, however we recognise that there remains more to do."


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Hellenistic philosophy is the period of Western philosophy that was developed in the Hellenistic civilization following Aristotle and ending with the beginning of Neoplatonism.
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Pythagoreanism is the name given to the system of philosophy and science developed by Pythagoras, which influenced nearly all the systems of Hellenistic philosophy which followed. Two schools of Pythagorean thought eventually developed, one based largely on mathematics and continuing his line of scientific work, the other focusing on his more esoteric teachings, though each shared a part of the other.
- Pythagoras of Croton (570-495 BCE)
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In Ancient Greece, the sophists were a category of teachers who specialized in using the tools of philosophy and rhetoric for the purpose of teaching aretê — excellence, or virtue — predominantly to young statesmen and nobility.
- Protagoras (490-420 BCE)
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- Antisthenes (445-365 BCE)
- Diogenes of Sinope (412-323 BCE)
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- Menippus (c. 275 BCE)
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The Cyrenaics were an ultra-hedonist school of philosophy founded in the 4th century BC, by Aristippus of Cyrene. They held that pleasure was the supreme good, especially immediate gratifications. The school was replaced within a century by the more moderate doctrine of Epicureanism.
- Aristippus of Cyrene (435-360 BCE)
Platonism is the name given to the philosophy of Plato, which was maintained and developed by his followers. The central concept was the Theory of forms: the transcendent, perfect archetypes, of which objects in the everyday world are imperfect copies. The highest form was the Form of the Good, the source of being, which could be known by reason. In the 3rd century BC, Arcesilaus adopted skepticism, which became a central tenet of the school until 90 BC when Antiochus added Stoic elements, rejecting skepticism. With the adoption of oriental mysticism in the 3rd century AD, Platonism evolved into Neoplatonism.
- Speusippus (407-339 BCE)
- Xenocrates (396-314 BCE)
- Arcesilaus (316-232 BCE)
- Carneades (214-129 BCE)
- Antiochus of Ascalon (130-68 BCE)
- Plutarch (46-120 CE)
The Peripatetics was the name given to the philosophers who maintained and developed the philosophy of Aristotle. They advocated examination of the world to understand the ultimate foundation of things. The goal of life was the happiness which originated from virtuous actions, which consisted in keeping the mean between the two extremes of the too much and the too little.
- Aristotle (384-322 BCE)
- Theophrastus (371-287 BCE)
- Strato of Lampsacus (335-269 BCE)
- Alexander of Aphrodisias (c. 200 CE)
Pyrrhonism, or Pyrrhonian skepticism, was a school of skepticism beginning with Pyrrho in the 3rd century BC, and further advanced by Aenesidemus in the 1st century BC. It advocated total philosophical scepticism about the world in order to attain "ataraxia" or a tranquil mind, maintaining that nothing could be proved to be true so we must suspend judgement.
- Pyrrho (365-275 BCE)
- Timon (320-230 BCE)
- Aenesidemus (1st century BCE)
- Sextus Empiricus (2nd century CE)
Epicureanism was founded by Epicurus in the 3rd century BC. It viewed the universe as being ruled by chance, with no interference from gods. It regarded absence of pain as the greatest pleasure, and advocated a simple life. It was the main rival to Stoicism until both philosophies died out in the 3rd century AD.
- Epicurus (341-270 BCE)
- Metrodorus (331-278 BCE)
- Zeno of Sidon (1st century BCE)
- Philodemus (110-40 BCE)
- Lucretius (99-55 BCE)
Stoicism was founded by Zeno of Citium in the 3rd century BC. Based on the ethical ideas of the Cynics, it taught that the goal of life was to live in accordance with Nature. It advocated the development of self-control and fortitude as a means of overcoming destructive emotions. It was the most successful school of philosophy until it died out in the 3rd century AD.
- Zeno of Citium (333-263 BCE)
- Cleanthes (331-232 BCE)
- Chrysippus (280-207 BCE)
- Panaetius (185-110 BCE)
- Posidonius (135-51 BCE)
- Seneca (4 BCE-65 CE)
- Epictetus (55-135 CE)
- Marcus Aurelius (121-180 CE)
Eclecticism was a system of philosophy which adopted no single set of doctrines but selected from existing philosophical beliefs those doctrines that seemed most reasonable. Its most notable advocate was Cicero.
- Varro Reatinus (116-27 BCE)
- Cicero (106-43 BCE)
- Seneca the Younger (4 BCE-65 CE)
Hellenistic JudaismEdit
Hellenistic Judaism was an attempt to establish the Jewish religious tradition within the culture and language of Hellenism. Its principal representative was Philo of Alexandria.
- Philo of Alexandria (30 BC-45 CE)
- Josephus (37-100 CE)
Neopythagoreanism was a school of philosophy reviving Pythagorean doctrines, which was prominent in the 1st and 2nd centuries CE. It was an attempt to introduce a religious element into Greek philosophy, worshipping God by living an ascetic life, ignoring bodily pleasures and all sensuous impulses, to purify the soul.
- Nigidius Figulus (98-45 BCE)
- Apollonius of Tyana (40-120 CE)
- Numenius of Apamea (2nd century CE)
Hellenistic ChristianityEdit
Hellenistic Christianity was the attempt to reconcile Christianity with Greek philosophy, beginning in the late 2nd century. Drawing particularly on Platonism and the newly emerging Neoplatonism, figures such as Clement of Alexandria sought to provide Christianity with a philosophical framework.
- Clement of Alexandria (150-215 CE)
- Origen (185-254 CE)
- Augustine of Hippo (354-430 CE)
Neoplatonism, or Plotinism, was a school of religious and mystical philosophy founded by Plotinus in the 3rd century AD and based on the teachings of Plato and the other Platonists. The summit of existence was the One or the Good, the source of all things. In virtue and meditation the soul had the power to elevate itself to attain union with the One, the true function of human beings. It was the main rival to Christianity until dying out in the 6th century.
- Plotinus (205-270 CE)
- Porphyry (233-309 CE)
- Iamblichus of Chalcis (245-325 CE)
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- Hundred Schools of Thought
- Ancient philosophy
- Greek philosophy
- Hellenistic civilization
- Hellenistic religion
- Plato's Academy
- Alexandrian school
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Adnan Oktar: Turkey is moving towards the Turkish-Islamic Union. Our moral values will be strengthened and we will also be more powerful in monetary terms, and BECOME THE SUPER STATE OF THE REGION; then there will be no Kurd problem or no Armenian problem or no Israel problem; all will be solved right from the root insha'Allah. Iraq will be under the control of Turkey insha'Allah, Syria will be under the control of Turkey insha'Allah, Azerbaijan will be under the control of Turkey; meaning Turkey will be their spiritual elder brother insha'Allah. Turkey will be their spiritual elder brother and assume a moral responsibility. Turkey will ensure the stability, peace and security of the region completely.Being the elder brother is the attribute of Turkey, SINCE THE OTTOMAN PERIOD SHE HAS BEEN THE ELDER BROTHER OF THE REGION, SECURING PEACE AND TRUST IN THE REGION. However, this time it will be perfect, it will be very beautiful, very auspicious and very good insha'Allah.
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Khronos Announces OpenGL ES 3.1by Ryan Smith on 3/17/2014 9:00 AM EST
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ltcommanderdata - Monday, March 17, 2014 - linkAre OES3.1 compute shaders comparable to DX11 and OGL4.3 compute shaders in functionality or are they closer to DX10 compute shaders? I ask, because many existing OES3.0 GPUs which are supposedly going to be OES3.1 compliant are only DX10 or even only DX9 compliant. Reply
DanNeely - Monday, March 17, 2014 - linkArs Technica is reporting that some existing mobile gpus GPUs will be able to support ES3.1 with a new driver; and that other families will need new hardware to do so. Reply
Haroon90 - Monday, March 17, 2014 - linkAccording to this http://blog.imgtec.com/powervr/opengl-es-3-1-goes-... ,All socs bosed on powervr 6 are compatible,so including ipad air and iphone 5s. Reply
TETRONG - Monday, March 17, 2014 - linkBaffling that they would omit Tessellation. One would think this would be supremely useful on mobile in terms of upping perceived graphical quality.
Little typo in the article,
"Anyhow, as it turns out the early OpenGL ES Next announcement was surprisingly through." Reply
inighthawki - Monday, March 17, 2014 - linkFrom my understanding, both tessellation and geometry shaders take up a lot of die space and are very inefficient compared t the rest of the pipeline. You'd end up with underpowered GPUs wasting more battery life. I think they have the right move here. Reply
ZeDestructor - Monday, March 17, 2014 - linkBesides, there's nothing stopping SoC builders from adding tessellation anyways and exposing it as an extension taken straight from OGL 4.x. Reply
errorr - Monday, March 17, 2014 - linkTessellation doesn't work well with tile-based rendering. The whole point for tile based solutions is to compute geometry first and store it in a small buffer to avoid power hungry writes. Tessellation would take up way too much memory in that it could exponentially increase the number of polygons within a tile. This message would fill up the buffer too quickly and force main memory access and power hungry bandwidth.
Imagination and Adreno both have patents dealing with tesselation on tile based rendering but as far as I can tell they are about avoiding or minimizing tesselation.
See: www.seas.upenn.edu/~pcozzi/OpenGLInsights/OpenGLInsights-TileBasedArchitectures.pdf Reply
Krysto - Thursday, August 14, 2014 - linkDoes anyone do tile-based rendering other than Imagination, anymore? Nvidia certainly doesn't. Reply
djgandy - Tuesday, March 18, 2014 - linkI am confused as to why you think this is? Screen sizes are far smaller on mobile so I don't see why you'd benefit a lot from increased geometry alone? Reply
ShattaAD - Friday, March 21, 2014 - linkScreen sizes on mobile may be small but most mobile devices these days are running on a resolution of ~1080p if not higher. This is equivalent to a typical home pc monitor resolution or that of the HDTV. Regardless whether or not you connect your mobile devices to your tv/monitor when @ home because you like to enjoy your mobile games on the big screen(which a lack of tessellation would be instantly apparent), the presence of tessellation would still be perceptible even on say a 4" screen as the increased poly-bumps simply makes everything more realistic and natural in appearance. Reply
Krysto - Thursday, August 14, 2014 - linkAndroid developers can use those through the Android Extension Pack. Reply
blanarahul - Monday, March 17, 2014 - linkNVIDIA Chimera?? Reply
TETRONG - Monday, March 17, 2014 - linkSort of neat..this ES 3.0 demo just popped up in my inbox if anybody wants to get an understanding of what's possible http://youtu.be/VtG0emfNAeU Reply
Mondozai - Monday, March 17, 2014 - linkThe fur looked really warm and alive. Impressive.
The textures were so-so. Compare those textures to the Nvidia K1 demo running Unreal Engine 4; not even close. Reply
Haroon90 - Monday, March 17, 2014 - linkYes but the important point to make is opengl ES is used by every mobile game,Nvidia's K1 demo's were based of Full opengl/unreal engine 4,neither of which are going to be used because no developer is going to dedicate resources to developing a game that will only be compatible with the tegra k1.
I don't know if nvidia will enable developers to have a opengl es version and the full opengl,but i think that sounds like too much work,again for the extremely small (and now non exsistant) k1 userbase.
Maybe we will see some smaller indie titles get an exclusive k1 version,but i think it will turn out to be pretty insignificant.
Until apple supports these standards your not going to see mainstream support for these new standards. Reply
iwod - Monday, March 17, 2014 - linkSince ES is like the handpicked features of everything we have learn and done on Desktop and Console for the last decade. I am wondering if ES will one day have a place on Desktop as well. Since it is now quite feature rich.
If not, what feature is it missing? Reply
Krysto - Thursday, March 20, 2014 - linkIt can't be much of a 4.0 subset if they're still calling it 3.1, right? Unless they're going to call ES 4.0 the 5.0 subset. Reply


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If you are from Earlville IA and interested in Physician Assistant requirements, it is likely that you have an interest in practicing medicine directly under the supervision of advanced level medical professionals such as physicians and surgeons. A Physician Assistant or "PA" is a medical professional that receives a formal education in numerous aspects of the medical field.
This training allows the individual acting as a Physician Assistant to perform a wide assortment of important tasks as delegated by a Physician. Examples of these jobs include obtaining the medical history associated with each patient, examining patients, ordering special medical tests and performing other healthcare tasks as outlined by the facility that the professional is employed by on a regular basis. Throughout this guide, you will learn about the Physician Assistant requirements that are needed to qualify for this position.
Education in Iowa
If you want to become a Physician Assistant, it is important that you understand that the educational training program that you will take part in will take a minimum of two years to fully complete. This time estimate reflects the time frame for an individual that attends classes on a full time basis. Part time students could complete the coursework anywhere between three and five years – depending on how many classes that they take at a time. The educational facilities that include the coursework for this career include academic based health centers, community colleges, four year universities and other types of institutions that offer the classes that will train an individual to work under the direct supervision of a licensed physician.
If students of Earlville 52041 want to land a job as a Physician Assistant (PA), they must make sure to satisfy all of the prerequisites. The job description is relatively new, having only been established in the late 1960s. The hopeful news for students studying to be physician assistants is that this field is growing quite aggressively, particularly in places where there is hardship involved with hiring competent physicians. The position itself gives people who work in this field a secure career in an area of practice that always features job openings. Combine this with the fact that a person who is a PA in Earlville Iowa can stand to make on average $90,000 per year, and the future looks bright indeed.
Requirements: Schooling and Work Experience
Prior to even thinking of enrolling in a training program, students have to satisfy prerequisites before they will gain acceptance. Since the requirements vary from state to state, students are advised to get in touch with the Iowa 52041 PA school of their choice to exactly determine what the prerequisites are for such a program. What follows is an overview of what can be expected in this regard.
1. At least a high school education or a GED.
2. At least 60 credits or two years of college courses (nearly each accredited PA program demands that students have a bachelor's degree).
3. Taking the following courses in college: Psychology, Biology, Social Science, Math, Organic Chemistry and English. This list of courses to take in college is based on information that comes from The American Association of Physician Assistants.
4. Work experience in a medical clinic setting. This can include experience as a certified nurse's assistant, a military medic, a paramedic or an emergency medical assistant.
5. GRE scores (Graduation Record Examination) that need to have been earned within at least the last five years prior to an application to a PA program being made.
6. Submission of student's application via CASPA (Central Application Services for Physician Assistants).
7. Some background checks and specific immunizations in addition to a drug test.
8. Reference letters, regarding which, at least one should come from a practicing doctor.
9. BLS certification (Basic Life Support).
10. Technical skills requirements such as social skills, behavioral skills, critical reasoning skills, motor skills and communication skills.
11. Maintaining health insurance.
12. Being a Earlville IA citizen or a permanent non-resident.
Once you have those things completed, the hardest thing is application process itself. It's the hardest process because now you have to compete with five hundred other applicants for roughly 50 seats in the class. So your application has to be stellar! It starts with the personal statement.
Your personal statement is what separates you from the others. Those who apply have a high GPA and extensive medical background, but only one person can stand out with a personal narrative about themselves and why they want to be a Physician Assistant. Pay close attention to the questions asked, and do lots of research and proofreading before you submit your application.
The second hardest thing is the interview. If you were invited to the interview then there is something in your application that made you worthy of PA profession in Iowa. Now, selection committee wants to meet you in person and see if you would make a good PA. They will ask you questions, personal questions sometimes to find out about your character. Think about it, no one wants a money hungry provider overcharging patients. When interviewers are asking you questions, they are asking them self only one question, "Would I want this person to take care of me and my family?" After you get accepted, you face two more challenges.
First is two years of intensive studies. Physician Assistant school in Iowa is designed exactly like a medical school that doctors go through, only it's compressed into two and a half years instead of four.
The last challenge is the certifying exam. It is composed of 600 questions. It's a little shorter then doctors have to take which is 800 questions. When that hurdle has been accomplished, you are now a licensed practicing PA.
As anyone can see the road to becoming a certified Physician Assistant isn't an easy one. It requires lots of experience and college education just to be able to apply to PA program in Earlville 52041. Than once in the program two years of intensive studying follows. It takes a strong moral character, lots of dedication, and a good heart to become a Physician Assistant.
PA is a highly trained professional who works in a clinical setting under the direction supervision of a physician or a surgeon. PAs examine and treat patients, check medical reports, write prescriptions and also order and analyze laboratory results. They reduce a physician's work by helping them in different clinical procedures such as diagnosing and treating minor ailments. PAs are also trained to handle different clinical managerial tasks like ordering medical equipments, supplies, training and supervising other workers in clinic. They are a great help to physicians as they save time which can be utilized to attend other important medical emergencies.
As we all know, we are facing a shortage of doctors in our health system. If we have to get any type of medical surgery done, there is a big waiting period because there are not enough doctors to handle patients. It takes a long time with a lot of studying (which not a lot of people go for) to become a physician. However, to become a Physician Assistant in Earlville IA 52041 one requires only 2 years of study. With this problem on hand, it is an obvious solution to hire more PAs to fix the problem in our health system. There is no doubt that physicians can't be replaced by PAs entirely, but the assistants can help the physicians by performing same duties as them except for critical cases.


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August 26, 2011 – Fairmount Park, PA
(written by Abby Johnson, photographs by Quill Teal-Sullivan)
Mr. Tee Jay Boudreau, Special Projects Manager at Fairmount Park gave students a behind the scenes tour of Fairmount Park. Tee Jay Boudreau is a former Fellow of the Longwood Graduate Program.
History of Fairmount Park
In the late 1790's there was a yellow fever epidemic. In an effort to ensure clean drinking water, the first municipal water department in the country was developed on the site that is now Philadelphia City Hall. Additional efforts to ensure clean drinking water included purchasing buffer land surrounding the five waterways: Dahrby Cobbs, Pennypack, Poquessing, Tookancy/Tocany-Frankford, and Wissahickon Creek. This buffer land totals 9,200 acres, which composes 10% of the city's infrastructure, 13% of the city's land mass, and all of this comprises the Fairmount Park System of Philadelphia.
The City of Philadelphia merged the Department of Recreation and the Department of Parks, which, combined, is now responsible for maintaining everything from city street trees, to public gardens, to ball fields. Altogether, that's a 150,000 – 200,000 trees! The departmental merging is an unusual but successful model. Philadelphia's Mayor Nutter's initiative is to plant 300,000 trees by 2013. Other facilities include the Please Touch Museum, Horticulture Center and conservatory.
Organic Recycling Center w/ Tee Jay Boudreau and Marc Wilken
The students got a first hand look at the recycling yard waste and compost center. Twenty years ago the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) set out a concrete pad to collect and deposit yard waste. Today, this site is used by Fairmount Park and other municipal areas for composting purposes. Collected materials are handled so as to convert raw vegetative matter to mulch and organic compost over time. The conversion process takes about four months to turn from a mixture of foliage and manure to "black gold." Compost turners and aerators figure prominently in the successful conversion process. In previous years, 3400 tons per week were collected; however, due to current budget cuts only curbside pick up matter is retained, yielding about 2100 tons per week. Manure from city horse farms also contributes to the richness of the compost. Philadelphia residents can take advantage of this clean compost for free. Compost is sold to contractors for a larger fee.
Disaster Preparedness
In 1996 Hurricane Floyd washed away one of the maintenance buildings. It was quite a coincidence that when we visited Fairmount Park, the staff was in the throes of preparations for an impending Hurricane Irene, which was scheduled to hit the next day!
Flood Plain management/ Water Flow Diversion
Fairmount Park staff have proactively developed a diversion plan to mitigate land erosion and pool water at certain points in the Park. This not only protects the land above but also the park users below. The topography map showed very steep points of terrain above the historic Valley Green Inn at Wissahickon Park below. The trails at Wissahickon are used by joggers, walkers, and other park patrons daily. The flood plain management activities do not impede animals from traveling throughout the park, rather it protects habits from washing away.


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Our Prophet (saas) foretold in one hadith another event that would take place prior to the coming of Hazrat Mahdi (as). According to that hadith, there would be 'a terrible and bloody incident in a large city immediately before the appearance of Hazrat Mahdi (as)' in which many innocent people's blood would be shed.
When these details provided by our Prophet (saas) in the hadith are examined with care, it appears that this event due to take place just before the appearance of Hazrat Mahdi (as) refers to the 'bloody incidents of May 1," that took place in Taksim Square in Istanbul:
"(1) Before the coming of Hazrat Mahdi (as), (2) there will be a great event (3) when pitch-black stones (4) in Medina (5) will vanish in blood. (6) In that event it will be as easy to kill a woman (7) as to wave a whip. (8) And this phenomenon will spread for 2 km, and the oath of allegiance will be taken to Hazrat Mahdi (as). (Al-Qawl al-Mukhtasar fi Alamat al-Mahdi al- Muntadhar, p. 41)
(1) Before the coming of Hazrat Mahdi (as)...
The fact that the hadith begins like this also shows that this is one of the signs of the coming of Hazrat Mahdi (as). According to the hadiths and great Islamic scholars, the coming of Hazrat Mahdi (as) should take place in early Hijri 1400 (1979-80 AD). The term in the hadith "before the coming of Hazrat Mahdi (as)" suggests shortly before Hazrat Mahdi (as) will appear there will be this great event. Indeed, this incident in Istanbul's Taksim Square took place in 1977.
(2) ... there will be a great event…
The hadith may be referring to 1 May, when many people were killed in Taksim Square in Istanbul and much blood was spilled during a period of anarchy.
(3) ... when pitch-black stones … will vanish in blood...
This part of the hadith describes the ground being covered in blood. It refers to a "BLOODY INCIDENT" taking place on "BLACK STONES", in other words on tarmac.
Because 'tarmac' consists of a mixture of asphalt and gravel. When poured out onto the ground, this mixture assumes the appearance of 'A SINGLE BLACK STONE'.
- In the Taksim Square incident of May 1, 1977, 34 people died and 200 were injured. Blood was shed over black stones (tarmac) and spread into the road.
The word Medina in Arabic is also used to mean a "large city". (THIS MEANS THAT) The Medina, or large city, to which our Prophet (saas) refers in the hadith is Istanbul.
The tarmac will be totally covered in blood in some places, and the tarmac itself will be invisible.
(6) ... the kILLING OF A WOMAN IN THIS INCIDENT ...
İt appears from this information provided by our Prophet (saas) that a woman would also be killed in this incident.
The metaphor here notes that killing will be a very easy matter. In the same way that a whip can be waved around in all directions with a flick of the wrist, so a gun can be waved around and used to kill someone just by pulling the trigger.
Another important detail our Prophet (saas) reveals in this hadith is that this incident 'will spread for 2 km.'
Some 500,000 people collected from various provinces in Istanbul's Taksim Square to celebrate Labor Day on 1 May, 1977. However, the groups were too large to fit into Taksim Square and spread over a much larger area.
There is a great event in Medina in the End Times, in the time of Hazrat Mahdi (s), in other words, in Istanbul. Pitch black stones will be covered in blood. 'Pitch black stones', in other words 'roads covered in tarmac, asphalt is like stone.' He speaks of women being killed. The waving of a whip. For example, when a person fires a gun it recoils in his hand. That is like the action of waving a whip. He says that people will be killed as easily as that. The whip refers to the recoil of a gun. The killing of a woman is as easy as waving a whip there. This event will spread out for 24 miles. In other words, it will spread a great distance, through the streets of the city. He says it will spread a long way and be a major incident. This hadith refers to the Taksim Square incident in Istanbul on 1 May, 1977. Pitch black stones were covered in blood and there was terrible slaughter. No other such terrible incident took place in Istanbul during the time of the way of the Mahdi. Pitch black stones, tarmac, was covered in blood. Meetings were banned in Taksim Square after that. Many women were shot to death there. The hadith also refers to people being killed by guns. 'Like waving a whip.' In other words, every time a hand moves, someone dies, he says. He says that women will die. 'Pitch black stone' he says. That means 'tarmac.' (From Mr. Adnan Oktar's interview on Samsun AKS TV on 6 January 2011)
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And so it is Christmas.
The shopping and the cooking and the partying and the excitement have all come to their peak, and it is Christmas Day.
A day when most of the world comes to a stop, and we are given a chance to breathe.
Whether you celebrate the birth of a baby today, or simply enjoy 24 hours of peace and tranquility, today is for you.
But Christmas Day isn't celebrated the same way by everyone.
Many of us will gather with our families today. Santa's presents will be eagerly unwrapped by eager children, while bleary-eyed adults watch on. Families will pile into the station wagon to travel to Grandma's house, where everyone will enjoy the Christmas goose and giggle at Aunt Jane tipping back a few too many eggnogs.
But, the Norman Rockwell image to the contrary, not everyone will have the same Christmas.
Police officers and firefighters and emergency room nurses and doctors — our modern day heroes — will have their holidays disrupted taking care of the rest of us.
Families broken by death or divorce, by distance or sheer pigheadedness, will cling to their separate hearths today.
Fathers and mothers drained dry by job losses and overwhelming expenses will fret that their children won't be finding an iPad under their Christmas tree.
And the cynics among us will rant at the commercialism of the holiday and bemoan the loss of the good old days.
But today is Christmas, and no matter your religious persuasion, it is a holy day, a day set aside from the rest of the year.
No matter our circumstances, it is a time to be thankful for the gifts we have been given.
No, not the garish tie or Christmas sweater nestling in boxes under the tree.
If you are blessed with a family, be thankful for them, and remember those gone with love, not grief.
If you are blessed with a job, be thankful for it, even though it might not be exactly what you want. Be thankful for your brains or muscles or whatever skills you have been given that enable you to earn a living.
And if you are blessed with air in your lungs today, be thankful for your life. Enjoy what you have been given, and make yourself a gift to others. Visit the sick and the elderly; feed the hungry; weep with the sorrowing; and, especially, love the children.
Yes, today is Christmas, a day set aside from all others.
Let's celebrate together.
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HURST'S hat-trick, Banks' save, Tardelli's goal celebration, Gazza's tears, Brazil's goal of the century in 1970, the Cruyff turn, Owen's goal against Argentina.
These are the moments that come to mind when you think about the World Cup.
Football's biggest prize might be held thousands of miles away, but for the first time in 20 years, Town fans can look forward to watching a current player take to the field in the most famous cup competition in Sport.
Swindon's own Massimo Luongo has been included in Australia's final 23-man squad, a fantastic achievement for a player who plays in the third tier of English football.
Luongo joins two other players who have played for their country at the World Cup while contracted to The Robins.
Jan Aage Fjørtoft was part of Norway's 1994 World Cup squad and Alan McLoughlin represented the Republic of Ireland in 1990.
But over Town's 135-year history we've had many former players who have graced football's biggest stage.
The 1958 World Cup was the first and only time all the home nations qualified for the tournament, which included one player from Town's past and two players who would play a part in the clubs future.
Town great Norman Uprichard and future assistant manager Harry Gregg both played in goal for the famous Northern Ireland side that reached the quarter-final stage before being knocked out by France.
Swindon 'guest' & future Spurs legend Danny Blanchflower captained the side.
A 24-year-old Dave Mackay, who would become player-manager at Town, started one of Scotland's group games as they crashed out at the group stage.
The next Town connection at a World Cup came 20 years later when two of Town's most successful managers Lou Macari and Ossie Ardiles took part in Argentina 78.
Macari, 28, played a bit part for Scotland as they were knocked out in the group stages.
But Ossie played a huge role in the home nation's famous win, with his performances attracting interest from Spurs, which led to his move to White Hart Lane with teammate Ricky Villa.
In 1982, Ossie was still a part of the Argentina national side, but the defending champions crashed out in the second round.
Two other future Swindon managers competed in Spain, with Glenn Hoddle and Paul Sturrock playing for England and Scotland respectively that year.
Hoddle made just the one appearance as England went out in the second round, with Sturrock a back-up striker for the Scots.
Also part of that squad was George Wood, who like Sturrock went as a back up, Wood would go on to be goalkeeping coach at Town from 2009-11 under Danny Wilson.
Both Hoddle and Sturrock both returned for their countries at the next World Cup in Mexico 86, with Hoddle playing a much bigger role.
The Spurs midfielder featured in all of England's games on route to the quarter-final, before Diego Maradona cheated them out of a semi-final place.
One of Town's 1993-94 Premier League squad, Terry Fenwick, also played in Mexico 86.
Future Town manager Maurice Malpas and player Frank McAvennie, joined Sturrock in the Scotland squad, but once again the Scots fail to make it out of the group stage.
A player who made his name at Swindon, Jimmy Quinn, went with the Northern Ireland squad but failed to make an appearance. Alan McDonald started all three of Northern Ireland's group games.
McDonald played for Town under Steve McMahon throughout the 1997-98 season, and famously had to finish a game between the sticks after goalkeeper Fraser Digby was sent off against QPR.
At Italia 90, McLoughlin made two substitute appearances as the Republic of Ireland made it all the way to the quarter-finals, but lost out to the hosts 1-0.
After Italia 90, Town signed Argentine defender Nester Lorenzo, but he failed to settle in Wiltshire over his two-year stay.
Lorenzo made three appearances at Italia 90 as the Argentinians went onto the final, only to lose 1-0 to West Germany.
He is the only player in Town's history to play for the club and appear in a World Cup Final.
Both Steve McMahon and Neil Webb played a part in England's extraordinary run to the semi-finals before losing out on penalties to West Germany.
In USA 1994, Town cult hero Fjørtoft made two starts for Norway and assisted their opening goal of the tournament in a 1-0 win over Mexico, but his side failed to get out of the group stages.
Now at Portsmouth, McLoughlin was once again part of the Republic of Ireland's squad, but unlike four years previous, he failed to make an appearance.
In France 98, Swindon legend Fitzroy Simpson was selected for the Jamaica side along with future loanee Deon Burton. Simpson started all three of the group games and made one assist, with Burton making three appearances, one from the bench.
Another key player from Town's history played in France, as Colin Calderwood started in two of Scotland's three group games.
One-time Swindon Town loanees Tim Flowers and Paul Ince were both selected for Glenn Hoddle's England side, with Ince playing a key role throughout the competition, but it ended in heartbreak for the midfielder as he missed a penalty in the shootout against Argentina.
In 2002, former Town loanee Shay Given plays all the Republic of Ireland's games as Mick McCarthy's side were knocked out by Spain in the second round on penalties.
Given made five appearances for Town in the 1995-96 Championship-winning season.
Four year later in Germany, Michael Carrick, who joined Town on a month's loan in November 1999, travelled with Sven Goran Eriksson's side.
But he made just the one outing onto the pitch, helping England win their second round match against Ecuador.
Former member of Town's youth set-up, Theo Walcott, also travelled to Germany, but the 17 year-old failed to make an appearance.
In South Africa, Rory Fallon led the line for New Zealand in all three of the countries group games.
Despite not losing a game and earning a impressive 1-1 draw with holders Italy, the All Whites are knocked out in the group stage.
Another former loanee also made it to South Africa, James Milner, signed for Town in 2003, making six appearances and scoring two goals.
Seven years later, Milner would start England's first game of the competition against USA. The midfielder played one more game in South Africa, as he set up Jermaine Defoe's winning goal against Slovenia.
Milner has also been included in Roy Hodgson's final 23-man squad for this summer's tournament.


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Brandon Burkhalter of Polyphia Joins the Meinl Cymbal Family
Meinl Cymbals is extremely proud to welcome Brandon Burkhalter to its family of cymbal artists.
Brandon drums for the Texas prog-rock/metal wizards, Polyphia. The band has consistently been hailed as one of the most promising up and coming acts in metal, and for good reason.
Brandon and Polyphia lay down air-tight grooves and riffs that are executed with surgical precision, which result in some of the most exciting instrumental rock/metal to come along since the mighty Animals As Leaders.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Ohio Gov. John Kasich has denied a request for mercy by a death-row inmate convicted in the killing and dismemberment of an Akron woman in 1997.
Thirty-eight-year-old Brett Hartman is set to die by injection at the state prison in Lucasville on Nov. 13 for the murder of 46-year-old Winda Snipes.
Snipes had been stabbed more than 100 times, her throat was slit and her hands had been cut off.
Hartman's attorney, David Stebbins, says he's disappointed by Kasich's decision Thursday and said there are still substantial questions about Hartman's guilt.
Hartman had previously been set for execution in 2009 and last year, but both were delayed over outstanding legal questions.
Stebbins planned to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court Friday.


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Steelhead for lunch?
Jan 28, 2013 at 10:20 AM 1 Comment
This river otter eating a steelhead was recently spotted in the middle of the Reed College campus at Reed Lake, which is the headwaters of Crystal Spring Creek.
Photo by Arthur Clausing, courtesy Reed College.
In 2010, Reed joined with Environmental Services to restore a section of Crystal Springs Creek, remove a culvert that blocked fish passage and install green street facilities along SE 28th Ave. Since then, the restoration area is thriving and students and neighbors keep us posted on the sightings of birds and fish in Reed Canyon.
This was the first of the nine culverts that are slated to be removed or replaced along Crystal Springs Creek, reopening the entire stream for salmon, steelhead and other native fish. In August last year we shared the exciting photos of the UP Railroad culvert replacement. Look for construction this summer to replace the culvert at Tacoma Street, one in Eastmoreland Golf Course, and restoration of the stream through Westmoreland Park. Keep up with this project on our website and through the Crystal Springs Community Partnership.
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Bruce Culp
That otter hadn't otter eat all them steelhead, we need them too. Kidding aside, great photo and a good sign of something that is going right in the environment. Nice job.
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Wadsworth Atheneum of Art
The Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art recently unveiled
the schematic design for a major expansion and renovation led by
architect Ben van Berkel of UNStudio, Amsterdam with Sylvia Smith,
of Fox & Fowle Architects, as executive architect. The
museum's enveloping urban landscape will be transformed by
artist/architect Maya Lin.
Founded in 1842, the Wadsworth Atheneum is the oldest public art museum in the U.S., and its collection and history are distinguished. Despite an impressive legacy of commissioning architecture that is an expression of its time, the Wadsworth Atheneum's current campus is confusing to navigate.
The innovative design by UNStudio respects the museum's historic structures while introducing a new light-filled public gathering space that will make the museum more accessible, and will provide new and improved gallery space to showcase its renowned collections.
The museum's five contiguous buildings were constructed over 127 years, from 1842 to 1969. The architects' plan calls for removing the 1969 Goodwin building, which occupies a seventy-foot span between the 1842 Wadsworth building and 1934 Avery building on the museum's north side, and Gengras Court, an open-air courtyard at the center of the museum campus.
Upon entering the museum, visitors will find themselves in a public square, vibrant with light and people, with visual connections to the art in the galleries. The double helix of slowly spiralling ramps will generate a gradual transition from the first-floor public square to the galleries./Ben van Berkel
A new structure will be introduced that will extend into the Wadsworth and Colt building interiors (which were gutted in the 1965-69 renovation), and cohere to the historic interiors of the Beaux Art style Morgan Memorial (1910-1915) and the International Style Avery Memorial (1934).
The museum's main entrance will move from Main Street to the new building on Atheneum Square North and will be transparent at street level to entice the passersby. The new entrance will span the breadth of the old Goodwin faade and lead into a welcoming public concourse that gently descends to the museum cafe and an outdoor terrace overlooking Burr Mall to the south.
Once inside, the visitor's orientation to the museum is dramatically enhanced by sight lines that visually link the public concourse and the galleries. The visitor is given a glimpse of the art that lies ahead. Rising from the concourse are two gracefully stepped ramp ways that connect the buildings and direct the visitor to each successive level throughout the museum.
This architecturally integrated circulation system is supported by a cone-shaped cable system that doubles as a light well, filtering light from above through the tiers of the new structure and onto the concourse below.
Both ramp ways and elevators arrive at the upper levels of the
new buildings, which features an 8,400 square foot gallery for
temporary loan exhibitions, and a 6,300 square foot gallery for
contemporary art. These galleries are column-free and will
use flexible wall systems to accommodate changing
The new building will be clad in a perforated metal designed to flow seamlessly from the north faade to an asymmetrical roof. Translucent in part, the new roof is faceted to reflect the skylights and rooftops of the existing historic buildings. At night, lit from within, portions of the building will appear to glow. The faade and flooring of the new building will be light-hued, in harmony with the rough-hewn granite exterior of the Wadsworth building and smooth limestone of the Avery Memorial.
Ground breaking is scheduled for the first quarter of 2004.
The Wadsworth Atheneum, the USA's oldest public museum, has slowly grown over time, resulting in a maze of unconnected, small rooms. The design for the renovation and extension increases gallery space and improves the traffic flow. The rigid grids of the existing buildings are interwoven with a fluid circulation system which revolves around the central hollow core.
The addition of 1969 is replaced with a central distributor
space which gives access to the separate buildings, whilst
accommodating for their differing floor heights. It creates a new,
transparent entrance, actively inviting people in and increases
gallery space by a third. At the new entrance, an enclosed
glass-walled concourse spans the entire museum. A cone-shaped
opening, woven in fine metal mesh, descends from the rooftop to
provide light.
Facts about Wadsworth Atheneum of Art
Building area:
Renovation 20,000 m2 / expansion 5,000 m2
Renovation and extension exhibition spaces
Ben van Berkel
Caroline Bos
Executive architect:
Arup, London with DesImone, New York
Energy concept:
Transsolar, Stuttgart
Last updated: December 19, 2013
See also
Hotels: Wythe Hotel
Hotels: The NoMad
The Villas of Palladio
Towards a New Museum


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Anyone noticed that right clicking has been extremely slow (even slower on large articles) since the upgrade to 1.19 ? This isn't an issue at this wiki and happens on every other wiki I visit. Just wondering if it's a Chrome issue or if it's happening in other browsers too. --Speysider Talk Page | My Image Uploads | Tabber Code | My Wiki | Channel 13:59, October 22, 2012 (UTC)
Its fine for me on ff. Try clearing your history.— UltimateSupreme ƒ(♫) 14:04 UTC, Monday, 22 October 2012
- Not really. Haven't noticed anything like that. Omnibender - Talk - Contributions 23:19, October 22, 2012 (UTC)


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THE Bolton News and the University of Bolton are carrying out a social experiment to find out what makes people happy.
The first survey of this kind in the UK was carried out in the borough in 1938 as part of the groundbreaking Mass Observation Project. Now, more than 75 years, the people of Bolton are once again being asked what makes them happy. The Bolton News is running a week-long series of features on the theme of happiness.
Today, we look at love and marriage.
SO important is love to happiness that there is a day devoted to celebrating it..
Today, to mark Valentine's Day, we feature a couple who have been married for more than 50 years and they tell us why their relationship makes them happy.
Brian and Olwen Handley still hold hands to show their love for each other and are rarely seen without each other.
Mrs Handley, aged 69, said: "If either of us are out, people always ask where the other one is!"
Mr Handley, aged 76, added: "We still do everything together and hold hands when we are out."
The golden wedding celebration in December was a celebration of their love and commitment, with the couple asking for donations to Bolton Hospice rather than presents — and more than £1,000 was raised.
The couple met, through Olwen's father, and started going out together. The court-ship was temporarily broken off because of Mrs Handley's age — she was in her late teens and he was his 20s which she thought was too old!
But after missing him, she engineered it so the two could meet up again, and: "We have been together ever since," said Mrs Handley.
After a year they were married at St Columba's Church in Tonge Moor, Bolton, in 1963. She was 19 and Mr Handley 25.
They still go to church and the couple, who live in Breightmet, have two children Darren, aged 46 and Donna Entwistle, aged 49.
They say they worked hard and saved to build a life together, but material things do not compare to the relationship they have built.
Mrs Handley said: "We don't need anything which is why we asked for donations on our golden wedding and we did the same for Brian's birthday."
Her husband added: "Without Olwen, I would feel as if I was missing an arm or a leg.
"Relationships are more important than money and they do keep you happy.
"You look out for each other. You have to pull together," said Mrs Handley, "You have to work at it.
"I feel lucky because people do split up these days, but you have to take the rough with the smooth."
Mr Handley said: "It is not about having everything, at Christmas we remember those who are absent." He added: "You need the feeling of togetherness."
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The global 3D specialist announced on Thursday [14] the appointment of Minard Hamilton to evp of mobile and consumer.
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Hamilton was formerly the CEO of Six Degree Games and prior to that served as evp of sales and marketing at JAMDAT Games where he developed mobile game licensing revenue streams. The company sold for $684m to Electronic Arts in 2005.
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An Ilkley baby who has a rare genetic disorder is to undergo a bone marrow transplant on Tuesday in a bid to save her life.
Seven-month-old Thea Paterson was diagnosed with MPS1 Hurler syndrome on January 10 this year. It is a very rare genetic disorder which only occurs in around ten in a million children.
Without treatment, the condition would eventually halt her development and growth. At around the age of three she would start to regress and lose her ability to do the normal things children do, including being able to walk and talk. Her life expectancy would reduce to just nine to ten years.
But since being diagnosed Thea, who lives with parents Samantha and Richard Paterson and two-year-old sister Ava in Ilkley, has been in the hands of medical experts at Manchester Royal Children's Hospital.
She has been undergoing vital Enzyme Replacement Therapy (ERT) and on Saturday was admitted to the Manchester hospital to begin chemotherapy in preparation for the bone marrow transplant on Tuesday.
The bone marrow transplant will be from donated umbilical cord blood and Thea will be kept in isolation. Only four people, her parents and aunt Katy Hemsley-Roome and grandma Barbara Edwards, will be allowed direct contact.
If the process is successful it will enable Thea to start producing the missing enzyme herself and could give her a normal life expectancy.
Richard, who is the general manager of The Crescent Inn in Ilkley, said: "The consultants at Manchester Royal Children's Hospital are the world's leading specialists and we are very lucky to be in their hands. We have been truly amazed at how they and the NHS in general have responded and helped Thea since she was first referred.
"I really cannot commend them high enough for the work they do for what is still a relatively unknown disorder to most people."
Thea looks like a perfectly normal, healthy baby, with the exception of an 18 degree curvature of her spine and a slightly enlarged forehead. Most of the symptoms of MPS1 start to present from her current age and it was a lump on her back that prompted her parents to take her to the GP.
The GP thought it could be a mild form of spina bifida and referred her to hospital. Rather than wait months for an appointment, the couple, decided to go private and saw paediatric medicine consultant Dr Phil Chetcuti at the Nuffield Hospital in Leeds. Dr Chetcuti knew of the condition and it was he who made the devastating diagnosis.
The family are in the process of setting up a trust to help with the current and ongoing costs of care for Thea and are also supporting the charity - The MPS Society. The Ilkley community is rallying round the family and Ilkley Brewery amongst other local businesses has already pledged to help fundraise.
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All the Deets: Michelle Obama's Inauguration Day Outfit
Michelle Obama looked stunning in Thom Browne during yesterday's inauguration festivities! All the deets, plus Malia and Sasha Obama's outfits, ahead!
-Lucia Peters
Get ready for round two of fabulous First Lady fashion!
President Obama was sworn in for his second term yesterday (oh, okay, so technically he was sworn in on Sunday and yesterday was just the festivities celebrating the fact, but whatever)—and did the Obama ladies dress for the occasion or what? First Lady Michelle Obama and her gorgeous new bangs arrived wearing a collarless blue checked coat by Thom Browne with an ultra-flattering fit-and-flare silhouette. According to the New York Times' Eric Wilson, Made of silk jacquard, the coat as well as the dress hiding underneath it were made of silk jacquard and based on a necktie design. She belted the coat with a jeweled belt from J. Crew and accessorized with a necklace by Cathy Waterman, black tights and Reed Krakoff boots, and a pair of purple gloves for a pop of color.
Read 'Hunger Games' Fashion: Three Outfits Inspired by Katniss' Victory Tour Ensemble
This isn't the first time FLOTUS has sported Thom Browne, by the way; for the third presidential debate back in October as well as at the DNC in September, she wore a stunning grey dress with a black lace overlay from the designer. Both the grey dress and the blue coat were custom made for Michelle.
The two younger Obama gals, Malia (14) and Sasha (11), likewise pulled out all the fashion stops; Malia went with J. Crew like her mom, including the brand's Double-cloth Lady coat in Fresh Plum ($325, jcrew.com) and an infinity scarf in a dark rose shade, while Sasha sported a periwinkle coat from Kate Spade with a matching scarf and gloves.
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As you may be aware, the term Customer Experience Management (CEM) has become one of the latest buzzwords in the enterprise software industry. Many large companies have formed CEM groups and a few have even created "C" level positions that are dedicated to improving the customer experience. Adobe has embraced CEM in a big way (you can see the Experience Delivers blog or Steven Webster's blog for just a couple of examples), so I felt I needed to understand more about it.
In my search for answers I came across tons of white papers, research notes, videos and other content on CEM and its related topics (such as Rich Internet Applications (RIA), User Experience (UX), Experience Oriented Architecture (XOA), etc.). There were web pages that call out "bad" design and praise "good" design. Some sites had some best practices (although these were mostly based on specific examples). I found a plethora of other phrases that seemed to float around the subject – customer oriented design, put the customer first, contextual design, etc.
I also spoke with some of Adobe's CEM proponents. Unfortunately these conversations tended to bend towards rather philosophical discussions. One time someone actually said "the Medium is the Message". At this point my the part of my brain that performs cognitive reasoning ran down the hallway and hid in a quiet corner. I can't help it; McLuhan has that effect on me.
Nothing really hit home with me. I might be able to recognize a CEM application if I saw one, but I still couldn't describe to you why it was CEM.
It started to feel like when I played baseball as a kid. Both my little league coach and my dad kept telling me to "keep your eye on the ball". Repeating the phrase over and over made it essentially meaningless. One day someone (probably a frustrated first baseman) said something like – "look, just watch the ball as it leaves my hand. Keep watching it as it goes through the air and then put your glove in front of it." All of a sudden it made sense. I still suck at baseball, but at least I don't get beaned as often.
One day, while searching for cheap vacation flights, things started to congeal. Navigating through several sites that essentially did the same thing, I started to understand what was meant by customer experience. More importantly I started to get why it was so important.
When you get right down to it, what does CEM mean in a practical sense? Its simple really – build software that helps the user accomplish their goal. At the very least it should not actively make the user mad.
Like so many simple statements, that has some rather complex consequences. For one thing, as a designer/developer you really need to understand what the user is trying to do as well as how they feel confortable doing it. This includes not only understanding the direct path to the goal, but how to assist them. Also allow people to get back when they go down a different path.
If I look at my own recent experience with online ticket retailers, there were precious few who designed their applications in this way. For the most part the sites were designed for people to book flights; but I, for one, wasn't using it that way. I was shopping for flights – changing dates/times, departure location (I'm Canadian, so it sometimes pays to drive to a US airport), airlines, etc. One site made me re-enter all of the information each time I changed one thing. Others would only give me one flight choice and would not suggest others. Some would require me to know things that are industry specific (such as airport codes). The sites I really appreciated, and therefor spent more time on, made my life easier.
Here are some general things that I observed:
- Cut down on the clicking
- If you're going to require me to read something then just show it to me. Don't make me click on a button that brings it up. If its that important than gimme it. This really goes to presenting the right information at the right time.
- Get on with it! (or where's the "f@*ck off" button)
- Of course the flip side is presenting too much information. If I don't need it right now, get rid of it.
- Just do what I tell you to do
- Software is a tool. As developers we often think that the software itself is the most important thing. We must keep in mind that the user is trying to get something done (like shop for a flight) and the software is just a means to an end.
- I don't care about your process
- Remember that the user is not concerned with what is going on behind the scenes. Your product codes, industry regulations, inter-departmental routing, etc. does not matter to the user. While you do want to tell the user what is going on, they don't need to know what's going on in the sausage factory.
- Customize when necessary, but but not necessarily customize
- There is a trend to allow the user to customize every aspect an application. In some circumstances this is a really nice thing (iGoogle is a prime example), but it has a dark side. I've used too many applications that require lengthy configuration to provide a personalized experience. I know they theory is that by customizing the interface the user takes ownership, but Its not always necessary or even wanted. Sometimes I just want to do a quick search and get on with my life (google.com is a prime example).
As I said, it all boils down to designing software that helps the user do something.


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Chapter 11 - Important Terms and Concerns
Registered Agent: All Corporations, Limited Liability Companies, Limited Partnerships, and Limited Liability Partnerships must maintain a Registered Agent and Registered Address within the State of Indiana. The Registered Agent is the legal representative and contact for the business. The Registered Agent cannot be the business entity itself. The Registered Agent may be a person or another formal business association which was incorporated (or qualified) in Indiana and which maintains a valid Registered Agent in Indiana. The business address of the Registered Agent must be identical to the office address. A Post Office Box number is not sufficient unless a rural route number is part of the address.
Business Entity Reports: All Corporations and Limited Liability Companies must file Biennial Reports along with a $50.00 fee ($32.00 for online filing). Nonprofit Corporations file a Business Entity Report biennially along with a $10.00 filing fee ($7.14 for online filing). This report is filed every year and is due in the month in which the corporation was incorporated. As a service the Secretary of State mails a reminder to each entity, but it is the responsibility of the business to file the report. If a for profit entity is formed in an even year, the report is filed every even year; if incorporated in an odd year, the report is filed every odd year. The report is due during the month in which the entity was incorporated. Filings can be done online through the Secretary of State's Web site here
Administrative Dissolution and Revocation: All Formal Associations are susceptible to administrative dissolution. Grounds for dissolution include failure to file Biennial Reports and failure to maintain a Registered Agent and office. Note: While administratively dissolved the corporation may not carry on any business except that which is necessary to wind up and liquidate its business and affairs. IC 23-1-46-2(c). If the business is administratively dissolved, the business may file an Application for Reinstatement. IC 23-1-46-3. Reinstatment can be completed online via INBiz or by paper.
DBAs:If a business is using a name other than its official name, it must file a Certificate of Assumed Business Name with the Secretary of State. Example: Smith Brothers, Inc., d.b.a. Smith's Restaurant. (IC 23-15-1-1). Sole Proprietorships and General Partnerships need only file at the County Recorder level. Example: John Doe operates a business as a Sole Proprietor; d.b.a. John's Plumbing Service.
Management: Management of a corporation is vested in the Board of Directors (IC 23-1-33-1). Directors are elected at the initial shareholder meeting and subsequent annual shareholder meetings (IC 23-1-33-3(c)). Officers are elected or appointed by the directors (or appointed by a duly elected or appointed officer) in accordance with the by-laws of the corporation (IC 23-1-36-1). Officers have the powers set forth in the by-laws or those provided by the directors (IC 23-1-36-2). One person may be the sole director and sole officer.
Authorized Shares: Every corporation must issue shares of stock. Shares represent ownership of the corporation. The corporation, itself, owns the assets. The number of authorized shares is what may be issued. For example, a corporation may be authorized to issue 1,000 shares, but only issue 200. You may purchase blank stock certificates and issue them to those who own an interest in the corporation. Stock certificates can be purchased at various office product stores.
Tax Matters : contact the IRS or Indiana Department of Revenue
Investigate Corporate Fraud : contact the Attorney General, Consumer Protection Division; Securities Division of the Secretary of State (317) 232-6681, an attorney, or a consumer advocate group.
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If you were surprised when a senior Microsoft executive took the stage at Apple's latest product launch last week, you need to brace yourself for more of the same. The spread of digital platforms, the ease with which collaborative networks can form, and the willingness of employees to work across newly porous corporate borders mean there will be more pacts between old rivals — and they will bring problems as well as benefits.
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Ice-T's wife Coco is vacationing in Miami this week and I don't even know how to process whatever the hell this is I'm looking it. Part of me says fire up the hot tub and scented candles, while the other part is screaming for me to grab a trident and protect the mainland from Poseidon's warbeast. I don't even know.
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