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School is awesome, Jamie Bignell declared, the smile obvious even through the phone line from Opaskwayak Cree Nation.
The Grade 5 student at Joe A. Ross School loves school so much that grandmother Pauline Bignell has a huge challenge keeping Jamie home when she's sick.
Like all five Grade 5 students we're following this year in schools across Manitoba, Jamie loves her school -- but like the other four kids from whom we'll hear in the third part of our series, Jamie has some things that others lack in their schools, and she's missing some things that other kids take for granted.
Jamie loves school so much that she doesn't realize how much better school would be if Ottawa funded the OCN and other First Nations schools at the same level as Manitoba funds its public schools, said her grandmother.
"The problem is that we receive approximately 25 per cent less for funding per student," Bignell said. "Obviously the cost of maintaining buildings is the same for all schools in the area, so the dollars available per student for education itself are limited.
"Because of the poverty and resulting social issues, there is still a reflection of that in some of the students. We are moving forward, but there is no magic wand for healing," the grandmother said.
Bignell would love to see the resources available for Jamie to have specialists in art and music, and the school desperately needs money to provide the resources for special needs students that the public system enjoys -- there are only two resource staff at OCN, and as good as they are, they're overwhelmed, said Bignell.
Stephen Grahn isn't in quite the same boat as Jamie, and the Grade 5 student at Linden Christian School, the province's largest independent school, doesn't spend a lot of time thinking about education funding.
Nevertheless, Linden Christian spent $1,405 less per student than the public system average in 2010-2011, the last year for which province-wide private school data are available. Linden Christian has only one smart board, said Stephen, while the public school he formerly attended in Portage la Prairie had one in every classroom. And Stephen believes Linden Christian is big enough to rate a second gym -- a pretty good call on his part -- but the province does not provide capital funding for private schools.
Samantha Holyk knows Balmoral School in Interlake School Division is really small, too small to have specialist teachers and a lot of options, especially in arts.
"I wish that we had choir. We probably have enough kids -- we just don't do it," Samantha said. "I wish like Grade 5 and up could do sports, like volleyball and basketball. That would be cool to have dance. I dance every Saturday in Stonewall."
Being in a big school in Winnipeg School Division, with its high property taxes and enormous commercial assessment base, Juliana Valdora doesn't really want for programming variety and resources at Tyndall Park Community School. But her lunch supervision is so cumbersome that some kids are getting pretty hungry by the time they're checked in at lunch.
Her lunch program costs $300 per child, pretty expensive for families, said dad Fred.
And there could always be more options, said Juliana. She gets art and music, but no band or dance.
Aliegha Dixon attends a pretty decent-sized school at Opasquia School in Kelsey School Division in the Pas, but there's a cost in being so isolated from other communities and a six-hour drive from Winnipeg.
There's no art class, the kids have to fundraise just to have a weekly after-school art club, and field trips to museums that kids in Winnipeg can reach in 20 minutes are a major and costly undertaking.
On the other hand, how many kids in Winnipeg went to the Trappers' Festival in The Pas this winter?
Let's catch up with our five kids as they move into the last three months of being in Grade 5.
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What does Samantha Holyk have in common with Sidney Crosby?
Both love to skate, and both have had concussions.
At school, "We've been getting to skate every Friday. It's fun -- I enjoy it," said Samantha.
That's at the arena in Balmoral.
"Every Monday and Thursday I figure skate" in Stonewall.
Again at school, "In February we had a skateathon, however many laps we did, people would donate money for the play structure we want to have. I had to sit out, I had a concussion."
Oh, that's not good.
"At figure skating, I fell on my head," said Samantha.
Turns out the school requires helmets, figure skating doesn't.
"She was out for a week for skating and swimming and sports and gym," said mom Roberta Finnie. "She was confused -- for a couple of days, she couldn't do math questions."
It didn't slow Samantha down too long, fortunately.
"We went on a field trip to a play in Stony Mountain" at a cost of $4 each. "It was a hockey-type play," adults performing, and demonstrating negative ways in which hockey parents behave.
"I like band, gym; math is OK, not my favourite, though. I like science -- we're learning about electricity. I don't like social studies," shaking her head.
As for what lies ahead, camping in Woodlands lies ahead, not that far from Balmoral.
"Oh yeah, we're going to go to Camp Douglas. We're going on a Wednesday, and staying Wednesday night and Thursday night," said Samantha. "We do rock climbing, biking."
There's no lake or river: "There's a swamp. Last year we got to go in the swamp.
"Originally it was $115 to go. We did a bake sale, we got $12.50 off."
Finnie reckons it cost her $10 for the stuff she made for the bake sale to save $12.50.
Water off a duck's back to Samantha: "This month is Milk Spirit Month. We get a moooovie; Friday is milk and cookies."
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Juliana Valdora and her Tyndall Park classmates are also off to Woodlands for three days of camping, her first experience.
"It's going to be awesome... I hope."
She doesn't have a sleeping bag, but, "My mom said we're going to buy."
They're not allowed to bring cameras, a Winnipeg School Division policy. "Some kids' parents didn't allow them for pictures, and they might be posted on the Internet," said Juliana, who stays up to speed on WSD policy.
"We did a social studies project about First Nations, and I did the Inuit. I learned a little bit about why they used inukshuks," she said.
"February, we needed to read for the whole month, and we needed to track how many hours we read. Whoever reads the most gets to pick the colour of the principal's hair."
As much as she reads, alas, Juliana didn't win: "For the whole month, I forgot to write it down.
"I've read Amelia's Notebook, Poison Apple books -- they're like scary fiction. There's one main character and there's other secondary characters. It's Geronimo Stilton."
For homework: "We have a subject called What in the World? Like, what's happening around the world.
"That bike rider who cheated on the Tour de France, what was his name again?"
Um, there were so many. If you mean the winner, that would be Lance Armstrong.
"Science, we're doing about simple machines, the incline plane, wedge, screws. Math, probability, what are the chances of getting like blue, red. We use spinners and there's four colours," Juliana explained.
"The creative writing teacher gives us a topic and shows us a picture of it, and then we write a story. Mine is about an old library, and this girl gets a dangerous book, and she dies from it. When she sleeps, the book opens up to a magic spell, and there's vines and they bite her."
Coming up with a plot like that in Grade 5? In your second language? Uh, Juliana, you know there's a very real possibility that Stephen King is reading this story, eh? You might want to copyright your work.
"We're going to River Ridge Retirement Home. We're going to partner up with a senior and we play the games they play," Juliana said.
The competitive school choir won a silver sticker at a competition, Juliana said. "The judges said we should have more expression in the song. It was a church, but they said it was for a concert hall.
"There's one more field trip, we're going to the symphony, and some of the students are going to sing with the symphony, six students.
"April 26 we're going to have our spring fling dance."
And Juliana has just had a student-led conferences with her parents and teacher.
"The teacher talks to the parents about what the student is doing at school." She's been told "participate more in class."
"My teacher gets mad at the boys, they just go and say, they don't raise their hands."
And Juliana can't wait to be eligible to take the babysitting course. At home, "She's like a second mom" to her baby brother, said dad.
Said Juliana: "I carry my baby brother so my mom can eat first."
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Stephen Grahn has a speech competition at Linden Christian School in April. "Every person has to prepare his own speech and give it to the class, and the teacher picks three people to give it in the chapel," said Stephen, who reached the finals in Grade 3.
His topic: "When life gives you melons, you know you're dyslexic."
We'll pause while you think about it.
Said mom Myrna: "There's five mums. We just started a dyslexic association for Manitoba, because there isn't one. Other provinces are way ahead of us."
Of course, there's the science fair. "I did paper vs. iPad, which can you memorize better on? I made two lists and tested people. The results were the same," finding that students remembered six out of 10 words regardless of system.
"Girls remembered better on iPads, boys remembered better on paper." Why the gender difference will have to await further research.
"We did an explorer, I did Ferdinand Magellan. He sailed for King Charles V," Stephen said. Sailing with that dude wasn't the best career move, Stephen learned.
"He started with five ships and ended up with one; he started with 251 men and ended up with 18. He died in a battle."
Stephen's performing with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra in April. "I play an alto recorder," he pointed out.
They're singing three numbers with the WSO. "One in German we just learned. We're singing Under the Sea, and In the Halls of the Mountain King -- I thought it was going to be from The Lion King, but it wasn't."
There were field trips to Pan Am Pool and Festival du Voyageur.
"I'd like another gym the same size," Stephen said, because the younger grades get bumped to the multipurpose room.
While it's got nothing to do with school, Stephen is going to Toronto this summer to try out as a model and to compete for a spot in acting school.
"They're looking for models who can skate. They were thrilled that he plays hockey," said mom.
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Before you hear about Jamie Bignell's field trip, crank up some mining songs from Stompin' Tom, Johnny Cash, or Loretta Lynn.
The field trip from OCN was for "Career Treks -- go to Flin Flon the first day, then to UCN (University College of the North)."
Flin Flon has a big mine, and down into the depths went the students.
"We went to a laboratory, and we went in a simulator, and we all got to drive trucks. They were underground trucks. It was good."
And how did the simulator go?
"One time -- the side", Jamie laughed, after she hit the wall of the mine shaft, no damage.
And what was Jamie thinking after coming back from Career Trek?
"Being a miner...scientist" and she laughed again.
"It was terrific, it was a really broadening experience," said grandmother Pauline Bignell. "They'd never get that in school.
"She went with an open mind. She saw a lot of careers she might see herself in."
Meanwhile, said Jamie, "I finally been bad for once. I had no gym. I went to the mall."
She got busted skipping out to visit the mall in The Pas, and missing gym was the penalty.
Said Pauline about her young miscreant: "She's coming out of her shell. That's the first time she's ever been in trouble at school."
Meanwhile, Jamie is continuing to overcome her learning disability in math.
"I have an iPad, I use it for math. At lunchtime I play with it, Angry Birds and Bubble Pop."
In the science fair, Jamie used taco sauce and organic cleaners to test cleaning powers. "We put pennies in the taco sauce" and used "lemon sauce and salt with butter."
Did it clean?
At home, "We had baby goats. I take care of them."
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Gotta think for a minute about what we say about Aliegha Dixon here -- do we want to give space to a competing newspaper?
OK, we'll do it.
"We're doing a newspaper at our school and I'm part of it," Aliegha said from The Pas. "I'm doing animal facts. I write a short paragraph about animals. Last year we sold them for 25 cents."
And does she enjoy it, maybe at least until anonymous commenters post their obervations online?
"Yes, it's fun."
Aliegha goes to art club every Thursday after school, and really, really wishes she could take art as a regular subject. "Right now we're doing clay, it's really fun. We did this Easter thing -- we did eggs and we got to decorate them.
"After school I go to the after-school program, Marigold," she said. "I have snacks, or we go to the gym or outside, until they pick us up. It's part of school," said Aliegha, who lives about 25 minutes outside of The Pas at Clearwater Lake.
She can swim in summer. "Yes, but it's cold, though," Aliegha laughed.
"The report cards came out, so I'm having a parent/teacher meeting. It was good."
While parents don't yet need to worry about having some 'splainin' to do when Aliegha learns some new stuff, at least not in Grade 5, heads up: "After spring break, we're doing family life."
Meanwhile, mom Cindy Hiebert-Dixon wishes Aliegha could travel a little further afield. "Field trips should be a regular part of the educational system -- perhaps due to our location, these mostly occur in the month of June. A trip to the art gallery, the Manitoba Museum, or even the zoo would be a great opportunity!"
The one field trip was right in town. "The Trappers Festival, we went to the dog races and parade. It was a lot of fun," said Aliegha.
"In gym, we're doing cup stacking. We have to go like fast; I got third.
"In language arts, we're doing spelling tests. In like French and stuff, we're learning about Europeans and the first people," she reported.
"I read the book Holes and then we watched the movie. There were things I got in the movie I didn't get in the book, but the book was more descriptive.
"In music, we play different instruments, like drums or the xylophone or recorder," Aliegha said.
Alone among our Grade 5 students, Aliegha will be graduating in less than three months. Opasquia School only goes to Grade 5, so she'll go from being the oldest kids in the school, to -- sigh! -- the youngest in a middle school.


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1. Grenville Morris and the Isosceles Triangle
Nowadays, facial hair can be a bit of a throwaway phenomena - produced largely by laziness rather than dedication. Back in Grenville Morris's day, however, it was an art in itself.
The frontman scored 44 goals in 50 appearances for the Robins between 1896 and 1899 and we can only imagine his spectacular hit rate was down, at least in part, to opponents marvelling at the geometric wonders of his beautifully crafted tash.
2. The nasal brush by Bob Menham
We're not sure which fact about Town's turn-of-the-century goalkeeper is more impressive - that he managed three goals in a single season back in 1900/01 or that the modern roadsweeper was modelled on his well cultivated top tip.
Okay, we made the second one up.
FYI...Menham made 167 Town appearances, with his goals coming against QPR, Staple Hill (who they?) and New Brompton.
3. Jimmy Munro's lost his mouth
Munro tragically died of spinal meningitis at the age of 28 during his time with Swindon Town, having scored 18 goals in 93 appearances from centre-half.
Had he lived a full life, we wonder whether the Scot would have found the entire bottom half of his face submerged beneath his curtain moustache.
4. Oops, I did it again
Paul Gilchrist didn't get much of a chance in Town colours and, to be honest, he didn't help himself with this visual monstrosity - believed to be the first recorded attempt at a tash perm.
Gilchrist scored eight times in 22 appearances for Swindon before Andy Rowland arrived with a (much better) moustache of his own and took his place.
5. Unbelievable Jeff
Chris Kamara might be best known now for single-handedly reversing the evolution of live reporting on Gillette Soccer Saturday but a quarter of a century or so ago he was the height of fashion.
Snoop Dogg's portrayal of Huggy Bear in the 2004 film adaptation of Starsky & Hutch is said to have been based around Kammy's unique stylistics.
6. Darling, where have you put my razor?
We've all been through it. Sometimes you just can't be bothered, sometimes you think you're breaking boundaries and then there's the time you're late for a job interview and your better half has managed to chuck the Wilkinson Sword refills away in yet another moment of air-headed daftness.
Taking a quick peek at this effort from Roy Greenwood back in 1981, it would appear that Mrs Greenwood was a serial razor-chucker. Either that or Roy had managed to catch a glimpse of the Castaway storyboards two decades before their release.
7. The happy caterpillar
John Gorman was on a hiding to nothing during his time at the County Ground. Chucked into a Mariana Trench-sized deep end following the departure of Glenn Hoddle to Chelsea, he was tasked with keeping understrength Town in the Premier League.
It was a sad and lonely job, as Swindon conceded a record 100 goals during their relegation term. Or at least it would have been lonely, had it not been for Gorman's fuzzy friend.
8. Killer king
Let's be frank, this entire section could have been dedicated to Brian 'Killer' Kilcline and nobody would have complained.
The midfielder had more hairdos than a barbershop catalogue during his time with Coventry, Newcastle and Town - ranging from the 'horny viking' through 'unstable janitor' right the way up to the 'Alexi Lalas has nothing on this'. Nobody could compare to him then or now and, quite honestly, it's unlikely his combinations will ever be bettered.
9. V for Lee Peacock
Guy Fawkes masks have been all the rage since blokes discovered they attracted the likes of Natalie Portman and the cheeky, angled all-in-one is now the 'face' of cyber-braggers Anonymous.
Striker Lee Peacock sculpted his own V-do in the mid-2000s and, though he never pulled a Hollywood hottie or hacked into the FBI mainframe, he did once perform a breakdance celebration after netting against Grimsby. Anarchy in action.

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Despite being in the news and on many dinner plates for years, organic foods still come with some myths.
Myth: Organic food is way too expensive.
Fact: This is true to some extent because of the labor and time-intensive system of growing that it involves, but the health benefits are seen to outweigh any additional costs. And not all organic foods are costly, especially not the ones grown in backyard gardens.
Myth: Organic food is the same as "natural" food and is the same health-wise.
Fact: "Natural" foods and produce don't contain additives or preservatives, but they may contain ingredients that have been grown with the benefits of both. "Natural" foods aren't regulated, but organic ones are. Home gardeners have more control over what is grown and how.
Myth: Organic food simply doesn't taste good.
Fact: That may have been true for some processed foods, but many organic snacks taste like their conventional counterparts. Again, homegrown fruits and veggies usually always taste better, are certainly fresher and come with the satisfaction of growing them oneself.
Organic Gardening workshop
When: 8 a.m.-noon Sunday.
Where: 114 Cascade Court, Redlands.
Cost: $75 for workshop plus lunch or $60 without lunch.
Information: 909-557-5841 to register.
So you have decided to go organic and to grow your own food. Where does a home gardener start?
With the basics, said Linda Evans, a Redlands stay-at-home mother and gardener for the past 30 years.
"We are a single-income household with four children," she said. "Most of our food is grown in my garden organically. I do quite a bit of community service to try to get people started with organic gardening.
"Good food shouldn't be for the well-to-do only. Food is our first defense against all kinds of diseases. We all need to eat better and healthier. Good food and nutritional food is at your fingertips" when you grow your own, she added.
"Not many of us will have a farm, but we can have a small garden."
Organic gardens take work and lots of preparation, but there are some secrets to success. Evans said her family took out the lawn and replaced it with gardens for food production for themselves. The gardens also provide food for thought to those willing to listen. Evans has conducted an organic gardening workshop in her yard where participants learned how to save seeds from winter crops, how to plant seeds and transplants working with lunar cycles, how to propagate vegetable plants and how to amend and fertilize the soil, a key element. She plans another program on Sunday.
Evans learned gardening by trial and error during the past three decades. The best way, however, is to try and reproduce what nature already does.
"You will succeed if you work with nature and not against it," she said. "Go out and look at your garden. Look at what works and doesn't."
Soil is what supports the life of whatever is planted. It must be amended and fertilized depending on what type it is — clay, which is slow draining and lacks air space for root growth; loamy, which is high in organic matter, fertile and drains well; or silty/sandy, which is fertile, dense with small particles but drains poorly.
Evans recommends changing the physical texture of the soil by adding organic material such as compost, leaf mold, manure or peat.
Other organic soil amendments Evans likes include coffee grounds, Epsom salts, cornmeal, fish emulsions and plain old mulch. In addition, crop rotation also helps reduce insect infestation and disease.
Choose organic fertilizers, she said, because they help to release nutrients slowly and in smaller amounts while adding organic material to the soil.
Organic has been a way of life for Jules Dervaes, who bought his Pasadena house in 2001 and turned it into an urban homestead.
His way of living is far from new — growing food and raising animals in the backyard — but Dervaes believes it's a sound lifestyle choice that combines sustainability and self-sufficiency. He promotes growing food at home, organically; keeping farm animals for manure and food when possible; and developing homemaking skills such as food preservation and preparation.
"I learned about gardening from my dad and it was all organic simply because there wasn't anything else to use," Dervaes said. "We've only had artificial chemicals and manmade pesticides since World War II."
He recommends consulting "Rodale's Organic Gardening" as a guide. It promotes the use of compost, but now there are organic soils on the market that will do the same thing. But read the labels to make sure the organic claim is true, he said.
"Look at the list of ingredients. I say let nature take command and don't try to fool her," he said. "She's been at this a lot longer than any of us."
Climate changes are being felt in his home garden. He called recent weather patterns the "wackiest" he's seen in 30 years and he has no idea what the upcoming summer months will bring except for heat and lots of it.
"When change is the new normal, you just don't know what to do in your yard," Dervaes said. "But I do know that artificial solutions to growing our food have gotten us into trouble. There's no quick fix, but I believe there is staying power with organics."


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Faith Communities Invited to Emergency Preparedness Trainings
Sept. 11, 2009
News Highlights
Fairfax County faith communities are invited to attend free emergency preparedness and continuity of operations (COOP) trainings this fall. Representatives from all houses of worship are encouraged to attend in order to better prepare the community for an organized interfaith response to any emergency. Due to limited seating, registration is required five business days in advance. Send your name, organization and contact information along with the session(s) you wish to attend to email@example.com.
The trainings for emergency preparedness are scheduled for:
- Tuesday, Sept. 22, Board Auditorium, Fairfax County Government Center, 12000 Government Center Parkway, Fairfax. Doors open at 6 p.m. for registration and exhibits; program is 7 to 9:30 p.m.
- Saturday, Oct. 3, USA Today Corporate Headquarters, 7950 Jones Branch Drive, McLean. Doors open at 8 a.m. for registration and exhibits; program is 9 to 11:30 a.m.
The emergency preparedness classes will prepare faith communities to effectively serve their members and neighbors during local emergencies and disasters, such as a pandemic flu. The training outlines what happens in Fairfax County during an emergency and provides an opportunity to establish relationships with the Fairfax County Office of Emergency Management (OEM) and nonprofit organizations that are active in disasters.
The COOP training is scheduled for:
- Thursday, Nov. 5, 9 to 11:30 a.m. at the Providence Presbyterian Church, 9019 Little River Turnpike, Fairfax.
The COOP training is aimed for clergy, staff and lay leaders to help them prepare for the unexpected.Many residents depend on houses of worship and faith-based organizations to provide leadership and resources during a time of crisis, so faith leaders must be ready for emergencies that may force their organization to relocate or significantly alter their operations.
These trainings are organized by the Fairfax County Faith Communities in Action Interfaith Emergency Planning Steering Committee and supported by the Fairfax County Office of Emergency Management and the Fairfax County Department of Systems Management for Human Services Community Interfaith Liaison Office.
Faith communities also are encouraged to sign up for free emergency alerts from Fairfax County and other governments in the region. Visit CapitalAlert to sign up for text alerts that are sent to cell phones or email accounts. It is possible to choose the kinds of alerts delivered, including weather, severe traffic and terrorism.
For more information about the trainings or to request reasonable ADA accommodations, call 703-324-3453, TTY 703-324-7914. For more information about CapitalAlert, call 703-324-3187, TTY 711.
Contact: Merni Fitzgerald, Director, Office of Public Affairs
703-324-3189, TTY 711, Media Pager: 703-324-NEWS (6397)
To request this information in an alternate format, call 703-324-3187, TTY 711


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Women in Construction AZ provides a women-only environment to congregate, relate concerns and network
The blueprint for success in the construction industry is no longer signed with ink and set in stone. It's going through a few revisions, redrafting from a predominately male world to a more level, coed playing field.
Women are throwing on their hard hats and utilizing their unique strengths, too, to gain opportunity and improve the business aspect of the industry.
However, with their unique strengths come unique problems and concerns, and Nate Sachs, founder of Blueprints for Tomorrow, is recognizing such.
In fact, Sachs is digging into his own wallet and providing an environment and outlet strictly for women owners within the construction world to congregate — Women in Construction AZ.
Women in Construction AZ is an organization that provides free monthly luncheons where women can share ideas, listen to keynote speakers and network. The idea was inspired from a Wall Street Journal article Sachs read that stated a high percentage of construction companies are either being owned by women or run by women. This got Sachs thinking.
"Women are very different," Sachs says. "They're very nurturing; they're caring, and those aren't actually conducive traits to running a company in the construction industry. Their needs are very different; there really wasn't a forum that was catering to those needs."
Women run business differently, according to Sachs, by thinking as a tradesman, a businessman — unlike many of their male counterparts.
"The women come in a different angle," Sachs says. "They were never on the job site for the most part. They look at it as a business, and they run it as a business. They're more business oriented."
Thus, Women in Construction AZ was formed, and each month the event attracts about 200 attendees.
The first Women in Construction AZ luncheon held in October last year featured the senior vice president of National Bank of Arizona, Deborah Bateman, as the keynote speaker. All speakers are women as well.
"There are different organizations in the Valley that are specific to your trade, but this is the only one specific to women," says Colleen Hammond, co-owner of Creative Environments. "With some of the issues we deal with, we're provided good information, and it's very apropos for this time."
Since the first luncheon, attendance continues to increase, from 63 to more than 200 attendees every month.
While the speakers and their respective topics — ranging from HR issues, social networking, and how to evaluate your business properly, to insurances and exit strategies — are relevant and a hit with the attendees, it's the networking aspect that has proven to not only help the women find business and gain exposure, but bond with one another as well.
"They talk about what's happening in their world, and I see a lot of business cards exchanged," Sachs says. "A lot of people are receiving work from one another. They're meeting people they didn't know were in the industry, so it has become a real camaraderie."
Carla Brandt, CEO and founder of Cobra Stucco, agrees and says Women in Construction AZ provides a forum where women can collaborate on the challenges they face in business and their personal lives.
"Women tend to be very competent with communication and, typically, strive to be correctly understood," Brandt says. "It doesn't always feel like a wise thing for women in construction to share their fears and perceived foibles with men because of some of the lingering prejudices that still exist in the industry."
While Brandt says women are still under-represented in the industry, Hammond says their presence is becoming more widely accepted, with more women playing a primary role. Because it's such a niche market, meeting other women in construction has proven to be beneficial to improve business.
"It helps to share some of the problems we struggle with as well as some of the successes we and they have had and point each other in the right direction," Hammond says. "It has also definitely helped to make contacts with certain vendors."
With the industry beginning to turn around with more available jobs and projects, according to Sachs, women want to help one another and show their support. The luncheons provide such an outlet. Not only that, but more jobs means more opportunities for the construction industry becoming more female friendly, expanding the talent pool from which to draw, according to Brandt.
"As women continue to enter the construction field with good results, attitudes begin to change," Brandt says, "and more and more women continue to enter the arena, bringing fresh talent, new ideas and, oftentimes, better ways to do things."
Arizona Business Magazine September/October 2011


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Also appropriately subtitled Advice For College Grads. I don't know who this Andrew Klavan guy is, but I like him!
His answer: we aren't mean. We're just grownups who read non-fiction—chapter books, you see—and aren't afraid of footnotes.
Hat tip: Mr. Smith.
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Dick Morris says the military option in North Korea is off the table now that they've detonated a nuke. I say you couldn't ask for a more classic justification for a preemptive strike.
Well, I think we can all agree that we successfully pulled THAT cat's fangs. Stalin must be laughing his ass off during breaks from his primary duties as Hell's communal happy sock.
Spot, it's time for you to learn to be a dog. Here, use this aardvark as your model:
Obama's Faith-Based Adviser Urges Challenge to 'Heteronormative' Fatherhood
Citizenship is what we DO, not a stamp on our birth certificates. And the larger Government grows, the fewer Citizens there are in any meaningful sense, as those who remain are transformed into wrinkly, post-adolescent wards of the State.


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Dad Takes His Son To Prostitute To Become A Man [VIDEO]
I'm not a father, but this is definitely not on my list of 'Things To Do!' In Nicaragua, a father takes his 16-YEAR-OLD son to a prostitute so he can lose his virginity and become a man. Ok, he is probably not the first dad to do this, but I'm pretty sure most don't make a documentary out of it.


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CONROE, Texas - A boat slammed into a bridge Monday night, shearing off the front of the vessel and injuring three people on board.
Crews headed back out to Lake Conroe Tuesday to check for more debris and any damage to the FM 1097 bridge.
The boat crashed into the bridge support post in Lake Conroe around 11 p.m. Monday.
"They contacted 911 because they were on their way back to the marina from eating at a local lakeside dinner establishment," said Lt. Dan Cain with the Montgomery County Precinct 1. "That's why we have the no wake zone around these bridges -- for this reason. You never know when a wave's going to hit or you're just going to miss and hit one of those pylons."
The front of the boat was sheared off. The two men and one woman inside the boat were injured. The driver of the boat had to be rescued when he was pinned under the dash. They were hospitalized at Conroe Regional Medical Center in stable condition. The victims are between the ages of 47 and 61. Their names were not released.
Cain said the injuries were minor mainly because the boat was traveling less than 30 mph.
The cause of the crash is under investigation. Officials are waiting on toxicology reports to determine if alcohol played a role in the crash.
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CTC "Romsey Round 75" and Sotonia CC "Pewsey 100"
Date:30 March 2014
Type:Local Group Event (inc DATC and Audax Rides)
Please be aware that it is "MOTHERS DAY" and the pub at the finish will be exceptionally busy. In particular, you will not be able to park in the pub car park and ride to the start as in previous years, although there is a small gravel area nearby where parking is possible.
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Think about your daily activities and hobbies and bring what you need with you.
While we hope all new roommates will eventually become good friends, we realize this doesn't always happen. If, after trying to work out differences, you and your roommate still find that you don't like living together, you have the option of moving to another room depending upon the availability of space. You will need to place your name on a waiting list in each of the buildings you are interested in moving to and wait for a space to become available.
Residents are responsible not only for cleanliness of their own rooms but also are expected to cooperate in the maintenance of living rooms, kitchens and bathrooms. Periodically the Residence Hall Staff will check apartments for cleanliness, proper furniture arrangement and overall maintenance. Residents must comply with any directives regarding bedroom, living room, kitchen or bathroom maintenance. Only thumbtacks may be used on the walls of the rooms. No writing or painting will be permitted in the apartment. If bunk beds are dismantled, residents are responsible for storage of parts within their room as well as proper assembly before check-out.
Iowa Central Community College reserves the right to reassign individuals to different apartments and the right to enter and inspect an apartment:
If you decide to leave the college, please don't move out without officially checking out. It is necessary to stop at the Housing Office. The rest is easy. The Housing office will tell you what to do - and most important, how to prevent your residence hall charges from continuing after you've left school.
Iowa Central has an Open Visitation Policy. Students may be visited by guests of the opposite sex at any time. Visitation to the extent of cohabitation is not allowed (i.e., guests of the opposite sex are not permitted to stay overnight).
A lost room key should be reported to the office. To receive another key you must pay $25.00 for a room key. This needs to be paid before you receive the key.
Residents who are locked out of their room should contact the office to gain admittance to their room. This will cost $25.00 to be let back into the room.
Iowa Central Community College accepts no responsibility for the theft or loss of money, valuables or personal property of the students for any cause whatsoever. However, any theft or loss of money or property should be reported to a residence staff member. It is strongly advised that residents have their possessions (including automobile) insured through an insurance company.
A. The resident shall permit no waste and suffer no injury to be done to his or her room, the residence hall, or any equipment, fixture, or furnishing located therein, and shall return in as good condition as at the beginning of the contract, natural wear and tear excepted. Room damages of undetermined origin will be assessed to the occupants currently assigned. However, the resident will not be responsible for, and the college waives all right of recovery against the resident for, damage for which the college is reimbursed under any fire and extended coverage insurance policy in effect at the time of loss.
B. The resident shall make no room alterations, including painting or construction.
The resident shall not take any of the equipment of the building therefrom, nor shall any furnishings or equipment from the lounges or any general purpose area be moved to the resident's room.
In any cooperative living situation rules are provided as guidelines to promote an environment conducive to group living and where cooperation, organization, responsibility and protection of individual rights are evident. Like any community, residents must be accountable for their infractions against the living community. Infractions that violate the guidelines developed by the college may result in immediate dismissal from on-campus housing. The College may determine that immediate dismissal is necessary to protect persons violating the guidelines, other residents, college or apartment property or to simply maintain an atmosphere conducive to continued social and academic growth.
The College reserves the right to immediately dismiss any resident for infractions of these guidelines without notice and without the opportunity for a hearing. If a student desires a hearing, one may be set at the discretion of the Vice President of Enrollment Management and Student Development. The hearing committee will consist of the Vice President, Director of Residence Life, Director of Athletics, and a Faculty Representative. Because the resident has been dismissed from on-campus housing, the hearing will take place immediately and resolution made within 24 hours.
Fines may be levied by the Residence Halls Staff for infractions of the rules. When a fine is levied, the student has one week to pay the fine. If the fine is not paid in that one-week period or payment arrangements not made, the fine will double. If the fine is not paid by the end of the academic term, the student will not receive grades for that term nor be allowed to register for the following term nor be able to have records transferred to another school or to an employer.
Some of the infractions for which discipline, up to and including immediate eviction, may include, but are not limited to, the following:
The Iowa Central Community College residence halls are committed to maintaining an academic and social environment conducive to the intellectual and personal development of students and to the safety and welfare of members of the college community. Accordingly, the possession of, or consumption of alcoholic beverages in any form is strictly prohibited within the residence halls and the outside areas surrounding the residence halls. Any resident found consuming or found in possession of alcohol will be disciplined up to and including immediate dismissal without notice and without the opportunity for a hearing. This prohibition covers all residents, not withstanding the fact that a resident may have attained legal drinking age.
Iowa Central is a tobacco free campus. This includes chewing tobacco as well as smoking materials.
Solicitation of any type of nature or door-to-door sales in the residence halls is prohibited.
Each student will be given a personal data sheet. In order that we may help you should anything arise, please indicate on the form any physical ailments or any regularly taken medication. These will be held in confidence. If you need help, contact a Resident Assistant or one of the directors. These people will assist you in getting help. Most of the staff will be certified in first aid CPR.
In the case of a tornado or a severe storm, residents should go to the first floor hallway. Stay away from windows and sit as quietly as possible.
Tornado Watch
A tornado watch signifies that atmospheric conditions are such that a tornado may develop. The National Weather Service will issue a tornado watch for a specific time period and geographic area. Although a tornado watch does not represent imminent danger, it should not be treated lightly. Residents should monitor television and radio weather bulletins and begin taking precautionary measures.
Tornado Warning
A tornado warning means that a tornado has actually been sighted in the immediate area. City sirens will sound at a steady blast and tone for three to five minutes.
Tampering with fire alarm systems and equipment is a violation of Iowa law. Students unnecessarily setting off or tampering with the fire alarm system will be subject to a fine and severe disciplinary action, including immediate dismissal from the residence halls.
In case of fire:
The Residence Halls will be closed over the Christmas holidays. All apartments will close at 6:00 p.m. on the Friday of finals week, and reopen on the Sunday preceding the first day of second semester at 12:00 noon. Exceptions for the Christmas closing need to be made in advance with the Director of Residence Life.
There is general quiet hours 24 hours a day. This means that the hall staff reserves the right to determine if a resident is creating excessively loud noise. Mandatory quiet hours will prevail from 9:00 p.m. through 10:00 a.m. on Sunday through Thursday and from 11:00 p.m. through 10:00 a.m. on Friday and Saturday.
If a resident violates quiet hours with his or her stereo for the second time, the stereo will be confiscated until the end of the semester or the resident will be forced to take the stereo home for the remainder of the semester.
Residence Hall students are encouraged to participate in residence hall-sponsored activities and on-campus intramural and college sponsored activities.
Students who live on campus are assigned a mailbox after completing a Request for Mailbox form. The form is available on the housing tab of Iowa Centrals home page or at the mail room.
Incoming mail is processed Monday through Friday and will be available by 12:00 noon. Packages may also be received in the mail room. Lost keys can be replaced at a charge of $25.00. If the lost key is found, the charge will be credited to the students account.
All students are required to do a mail room check out at the end of the spring semester. (If leaving the dorms mid-year, key must be returned before leaving.) Any student who does not turn in their key will be charged $25.00 for the replacement. There will be NO refunds after 30 days. First class mail will be forwarded for four weeks, only if the check out process has been completed.
Laundry rooms equipped with coin-operated washers and dryers are located in Building 4, 7, and 15. In the Woodruff Complex the machines are located on every floor or the East section and on the ground floors of the Central and West sections.
Vacuum cleaners are available for your use and may be checked out with an ID. They must be returned thirty minutes after they are checked out. If kept overnight, you must pay $5.00 upon returning it and before your ID is returned to you.
To post signs in each building and the Triton Inn, permission must be granted by the Director of Residence Life.
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9 January 1945 — Isley Field on Saipan, Mariana Islands
Kenneth M. "Windy" Mansir (3rd from left) was born in 1922 at Maine.
Enlisted as a Private in the Army Air Corps on 26 October 1942 at Portland, Maine. Joined "Crew A-5" and underwent B-29 aircraft transition and combat crew training at Pratt Army Air Field, Kansas.
In October 1944, deployed to the Central Pacific Theatre of Operations and was assigned to 20th Air Force, XXI Bomber Command, 73rd Bomb Wing, 497th Bombardment Group, 869th Bomb Squadron stationed at Isley Field on Saipan in the Mariana Islands.
On 9 January 1945, he flew as the Radar Operator aboard a Boeing B-29 Superfortress nicknamed "Waddy's Wagon" (Serial #42-24598) Tail Code: A-Square-5.
It was one of 72 aircraft launched in a multi-group formation to bombard the Musashino Aircraft Works and Nakajima Aircraft Engine Factory near Tokyo, Japan. After the bomb run, his aircraft was last sighted 10 miles east of Choshi Point off mainland Japan at 27,000 feet and descending to provide protection to B-29 A-Square-46 which was under attack from 15 Nakajima Ki-44 "Tojo" fighter planes.
He was listed as MIA when his aircraft was forced to ditch at a geographic location of approximately 34 degrees North and 143 degrees East. The next day a B-17 "Dumbo" search plane was dispatched to the area, but no wreckage or survivors were ever found.
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Summit County -- After the county's Board of Elections sharply reduced the number of precincts countywide before last November's general election, the numbers are expected to increase this year.
The Board Jan. 14 approved an increase from the current number of 298 precincts. Board Executive Director Joseph Masich said his "best guess" is that the new number will be between 368 and 400 precincts, lower than the 475 precincts prior to last year's reduction.
"I'm planning on having [the changes] in place for the September primary," he said. "Whether it will be done in time for the May primary, I don't know."
According to November election results, there were 368,055 registered voters in the 298 precincts, for an average of 1,235 voters in each. Masich said in early October that prior to the reduction, there were an average of about 900 voters in each precinct. Masich, however, said that in November, the numbers actually varied widely, particularly with extensive voter registration drives in some areas during the presidential election. For example, Peninsula, which is one precinct, had only about 455 registered voters, while certain precincts around the University of Akron had as many as 1,700 voters. He noted that state law allows a maximum of just 1,400 voters per precinct.
"That's a reason we're addressing this," he said.
Masich said various factors will impact the process, as well as cause some divergence in the number of voters within precincts. For example, the Board will have to look at new ward maps that Akron, Barberton and Cuyahoga Falls all recently drew up to see how precincts will fit within them. Also, said Masich, some communities, including Northfield Village, Silver Lake and Fairlawn, have wards that correspond to their precinct boundaries and these will not be changed, even though the number of registered voters likely falls outside the average the Board is seeking.
The Board voted to reduce the number of precincts for the November election last March as a cost-saving measure. Masich said that his "ballpark" estimate is that the move saved between $100,000 and $120,000 in November in poll worker training and compensation, as well as equipment costs.
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Get an overview of this hotelFamily-friendly Bogota aparthotel in Chapinero with free breakfast
Popular property highlights
This family-friendly Bogota aparthotel is located in the entertainment district, within a 10-minute walk of El Castillo Shopping Center and Av. Chile Shopping Center. National University of Colombia is 2.9 mi (4.6 km) away.
Property Features
A restaurant, a health club, and a bar/lounge are available at this aparthotel. Free buffet breakfast, free WiFi in public areas, and free valet parking are also provided. Additionally, a sauna, a 24-hour business center, and a conference center are onsite.
Room Amenities
All 36 individually furnished apartments provide free WiFi, free wired Internet, and DVD players. Guests will find kitchenettes with refrigerators, stovetops, and microwaves.
Guest Highlights
- Spacious guestrooms
- Good location
- Helpful staff
Hotel Lugano Suites
Property Amenities
Property Amenities
Hotel Lugano Suites features a health club and a sauna. The aparthotel offers a restaurant. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast each morning. A computer station is located on site and wired and wireless Internet access is complimentary.
This 4-star property offers access to a 24-hour business center and a meeting room. Event facilities measuring 80 square feet (7 square meters) include a conference center. This family-friendly aparthotel also offers spa services, a library, and tour/ticket assistance. For a surcharge, the property provides a roundtrip airport shuttle (available 24 hours) and an area shuttle. Limited complimentary onsite parking is available on a first-come, first-served basis. A total renovation of this property was completed in December 2014.
Hotel Lugano Suites has designated areas for smoking.
- 24-hour front desk
- Total number of rooms - 36
- Bar/lounge
- Concierge services
- Airport transportation (surcharge)
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Number of floors - 9
- Spa treatment room(s)
- Multilingual staff
- Luggage storage
- Restaurant
- Conference space size (meters) - 7
- Year Built 1994
- Sauna
- Spa services on site
- Barbecue grill(s)
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Free breakfast
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Elevator/lift
- Express check-in
- Express check-out
- Fireplace in lobby
- Health club
- Designated smoking areas
- Computer station
- Free WiFi
- Free wired Internet
- Designated smoking areas (fines apply)
- Laundry facilities
- Library
- One meeting room
- Parking (limited spaces)
- Free valet parking
- Picnic area
- Porter/bellhop
- Area shuttle (surcharge)
- 24-hour business center
- Conference space size (feet) - 80
- Conference center
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Television in common areas
- Wedding services
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Separate living room
- Free Wi-Fi
- Kitchenette
- Laundry facilities
- Separate dining area
- Refrigerator
- Microwave
- Cribs/infant beds (complimentary)
- DVD player
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi , Free wired Internet
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi , Free wired Internet
Free valet parking, Parking (limited spaces)
Room Amenities
- Pay movies
- DVD player
- Free local calls
- Free international calls
- Premium TV channels
- Kitchenette
- Refrigerator
- Coffee/tea maker
- Hair dryer
- Shower only
- Iron/ironing board
- Desk
- Premium bedding
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Free newspaper
- Access via exterior corridors
- Minibar
- Microwave
- Separate living room
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Satellite TV service
- Daily housekeeping
- Turndown service
- Private bathroom
- Designer toiletries
- Bathrobes
- Free toiletries
- In-room massage available
- Slippers
- Rainfall showerhead
- Room service (limited hours)
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Rollaway/extra beds (free)
- Cookware, dishware, and utensils
- Separate dining area
- Stovetop
- In-room safe (laptop compatible)
- Free WiFi
- Free wired Internet
- Down comforter
- Individually furnished
- Pillow menu
Where to Eat
A complimentary buffet breakfast is served each morning between 5 AM and 10:30 AM.
MURANO - This restaurant serves breakfast, brunch, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. A children's menu is available. Reservations are required.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.
Nearby Things to Do
Recreational amenities at the aparthotel include a health club and a sauna.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Scooter/moped rentals nearby
- Ecotours nearby
- Golf lessons available nearby
- Segway rental/tour nearby
Spa Services
- Massages
- Aromatherapy treatments
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Accessible bathroom
- In-room accessibility
Property Policies
Minimum check-in age is 18
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Check-in time ends at 3 PM
Special check-in instructions:
Check-out time is 1 PM
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Kids stay free! One child 6 years old or younger stays free when using existing bedding. Children may not be eligible for complimentary breakfast.
- Free rollaway/extra beds!
- Free cribs (infant beds)!
- Pets not allowed
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
- The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation.
- The national sales tax (19%) is charged upon check-out to citizens of Colombia regardless of length of stay and to foreigners staying 60 consecutive days or more. Foreigners on a tourist visa are exempt from this tax. Furthermore, the tax may apply per room when the room is shared by a taxable and a nontaxable guest.
- Resort fee: COP 7000 per person, per night
Optional extras
- Airport shuttle fee: COP 45000 per vehicle (one way)
Property Name
- Hotel Lugano Suites Bogota
- Lugano Suites Aparthotel
- Lugano Suites Aparthotel Bogota
- Lugano Suites Bogota
- Lugano Suites
We should mention
If you are traveling with a child your property may require you to present the following documents: Parents traveling into Colombia with a child under 18 may be required to present the child's birth certificate and photo ID (passport for foreign visitors) upon check-in. If a relative or legal guardian is traveling into Colombia with the child, that relative or legal guardian may be required to present a notarized consent of travel signed by both parents and a copy of both parents' ID. If only one parent is traveling into Colombia with the child, that parent may be required to present a notarized consent of travel signed by the other parent. Visitors who plan to travel with children should consult with a Colombian consulate office prior to travel for further guidance. This property's policy is to refuse certain bookings for the purpose of group events or parties, including pre-wedding stag/bachelor and hen/bachelorette parties. This property offers transfers from the airport and train station (surcharges may apply). Guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. Reservations are required for massage services. Reservations can be made by contacting the aparthotel prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. One child 6 years old or younger stays free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding. Children may not be eligible for complimentary breakfast. Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms. The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.


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Crystal Palace signed five players yesterday as the January transfer window came to a close.
The Eagles have signed Blackpool winger Tom Ince on loan, Celtic midfielder Joe Ledley, Blackburn defender Scott Dann, Southampton midfielder Jason Puncheon and Wolves goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey.
Ince, 22, is out of contract with Blackpool at the end of the season and it is believed he rejected a late bid by Stoke to sign him on a permanent deal yesterday.
Wales international Hennessey, 27, moves for a fee of about £3m and has signed a three-and-a-half-year contract.
The kepper had spent the first half of the season on loan at Yeovil after recovering from a knee injury in April 2012.
He has not played for Wolves since refusing to play against Gillingham in early January.
Dann, 26, joined for an undisclosed fee on Three-and-a-half year deal after joining Blackburn for £6m from Birmingham City in 2011 and making 26 appearances this season.
Croydon-born Puncheon, 27, has signed a four-and-a-half-year deal after a successful loan spell which was due to expire at the end of this season.
He said: "I thought it might happen at the end of the season but it's come quicker and that's good for both me and the football club."
Ledley's contract with Celtic was due to end this season and the Scottish Premier Leagur champions decided to sell for a fee rather than wait for him to leave for free.
He told cpfc.co.uk: "I am over the moon as it's every boy's dream to play in the Premier League.
"I have played in the Champions League and I look forward to the challenge ahead. It is going to be difficult, but we have brought in some fantastic players."
Summer signing Jose Campana has joined Nuremberg on loan until the end of the season. The German side have the option to make the deal permanent.
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Students in Keighley came face-to-face with a pair of crime-fighting canines this week.
As part of their course they were treated to a visit by a pair of West Yorkshire Police drugs dogs and their handlers.
The police team was at Keighley Campus Leeds City College on Monday morning to stage a series of demonstrations for public services students.
These were designed to show off the dogs' effectiveness and their role as key weapons in the force's fight against drug-related crime.
Victoria Turner, Leeds City College curriculum leader for Sport and Public Services, said: "The sessions are really useful for all the students, as they get to see the police at work and in training."
She explained that the dogs brought to the college were non-aggressive animals, trained to stare at any suspicious find rather than barking or biting.
A group of 22 students were given an insight into the job of the handlers and how their dogs are taught to detect banned substances. The police team also used the event as part of its own initial training.
Speaking during the visit, public services lecturer John Rush said: "We're forging links with West Yorkshire Police – a lot of the students here do want to become police officers.
"We've been outside with the dogs for an hour but we're now going inside to do some classroom work. It's going very well."


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Hillel welcomes students of all backgrounds and fosters an enduring commitment to Jewish life, learning and Israel. As the largest Jewish student organization in the world, Hillel builds connections with emerging adults and inspires them to direct their own Jewish journey.
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If you logged in using a service such as Facebook or Google, you may still be logged in there. If this is a shared computer, you should log out of all accounts.
Jewish students at Golden West college participate in weekly Shabbat dinners located at UC Irvine. Students also participate in all "county-wide" events sponsored by the Hillel Foundation of Orange County. These events include: "Club Hillel" dances, "Cafe Hillel" Open `Mic` Nights, holiday celebrations, retreats, and the year-end Semi-formal banquet.
The Hillel Foundation of Orange County provides enriching opportunities at University of California, Irvine that engage students in Jewish traditions and culture and build dedicated leaders who will better the Jewish people and the world. OC Hillel provides the opportunities for Jewish students to develop and participate in diverse programs at UCI.
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|June 20, 2004
Volume 6, Issue 13
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"Placenta Accreta"
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Placenta accreta is an abnormally firm attachment of placenta to the uterine wall. Three variants of the condition are recognized. In the most common form, accrete, the placenta is attached directly to the muscle of the uterine wall. This variant accounts for approximately 75 to 78 percent of all cases. In approximately 17 percent of cases, the placenta extends into the uterine muscle and is termed "placenta increta." In the remaining 5 to 7 percent, the placenta attaches through the entire wall of the uterus and is termed "placenta percreta."
The incidence of placenta accrete is fast on the rise primarily due to the dramatic increase in the number of cesarean sections. Any type of uterine surgery increases a mother's risk of developing placenta accrete with subsequent pregnancy, though none more so than cesarean section.
When placenta previa, or a low-lying anterior placenta, is present in a woman who had one previous cesarean section, the risk of placenta accrete is 30 percent. It jumps to 40 percent or more in women who have had more than one previous cesarean section.
Statistics indicate that placenta accreta was a rare occurrence from 1930 to 1950—approximately one case in more than 30,000 deliveries. From 1950 to 1960 the number increased to one in 19,000 and by 1980 to one in 7,000. The most recent information suggests that the incidence has now risen to one in 2,500 deliveries.
Accreta is a potentially fatal complication for the mother due to hemorrhage because blood loss typically ranges from 3000 milliliters to 5000 milliliters. Other potentially fatal complications include disseminating intravascular coagulation (DIC), which can result in death or amputation of lower limbs; transfusion reaction; other blood-transfusion complications such as transference of HIV or hepatitis, allo-immunization, fluid overload, and less commonly, infection and multiple organ failure. Surgery-associated morbidity includes emergency hysterectomy, bowel injury, and urological injuries, including urethral trauma and bladder lacerations requiring surgical resection. Patients with accrete are at increased risk for blood clots (e.g., pulmonary embolism) and adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).
The majority of women with placenta accrete will have their uterus removed in an attempt to control the bleeding, a procedure called "cesarean hysterectomy." Ten percent of women with placenta accrete die of its complications, usually from hemorrhage or the complications of blood transfusions, infection, or multiple organ failure.
These are the risks the obstetrician/gynecologist fails to inform a woman about when she signs the cesarean section consent form.
— Excerpted from "Placenta Accreta" by Elphie Hosler, The Birthkit Issue 34, Summer 2002.
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HOUSTON - Former Harris County Precinct 4 Commissioner Jerry Eversole was sentenced Wednesday for lying to a federal investigator.
Eversole pleaded guilty to the charge in October as part of a plea bargain. He was sentenced to three years probation.
He did not speak to reporters after his sentencing.
KPRC Local 2 legal analyst Brian Wice said he was surprised by the sentence.
"He was public official who pled guilty to lying to a federal agent," Wice said. "That combination generally leads to some type of incarceration and not straight probation."
What may have helped Eversole was more than 185 letters from friends and associates, like First Assistant Harris County Attorney Terry O'Rourke, urging probation.
Judge David Hitner said the letter were the best-written and most numerous he had ever received for a sentencing.
Eversole had been charged with conspiracy, accepting a bribe and making false statements on tax returns in 2003 and 2004. All of those charges were dismissed.
"All he pleaded guilty to was being interviewed about six weeks before his friend was going to be indicted by the feds, he was asked about things of value that he had received from Mike Surface," Eversole's attorney, Rusty Hardin, said in October. "He told them some, he didn't tell them all of them. What he pled guilty to was misleading the FBI by not telling them certain things about Mike Surface."
Part of the plea deal involved Eversole resigning from the office he had held since January 1991. He submitted that resignation in October and was later replaced by Jack Cagle. He is also not allowed to run for public office for 10 years.
Surface, Harris County's former facilities management director, had been indicted on conspiracy and paying a bribe. In October, he pleaded guilty to filing a false tax statement. He received three-year probated sentence Wednesday and was fined $5,000.
Surface and Eversole have been friends for many years.
The indictment accused Surface of paying more than $150,000 in bribes and Eversole of accepting them in return for five county contracts worth millions.
Court documents alleged that Eversole accepted a variety of payments from Surface, including a $63,000 check for a down payment on a new house, almost $17,000 worth of landscaping, more than $1,000 for a custom suit, five antique firearms and eight paid vacations.
Precinct 4 is the largest in Harris County with more than a million residents and an annual budget of $119 million.
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Thread: What TV shows are you watching?
Farscape just got added to UK Netflix, now I get to see what all the fuss here was about.
Other than that, I recently got Sky On Demand and Strikeback has come a big guilty pleasure. Yes it's escapist Lads TV tosh, Spooks meets a modern day Commando Library comic, but Season 1 and Season 2 so far have been thoroughly enjoyable and it's considerably better produced than I expected it to be. Didn't know Sky was commissioning anything that looks this expensive.
I also thought episode 5 was quite exceptional, mainly because my primary frustration with the show is a lack of character development. The character's relationships change, but they don't seem to really learn anything or move forward, always retaining their most one dimensional aspects (despite whatever experiences they've just been through). That's fine in a straight-up sitcom, where characters are allowed to reset every week, but there is a serial aspect to Fresh Meat and they should use that to embrace a change in the characters - so far this has only really been allowed to happen to JP. But the last episode could potentially given another dimension to Vod and I hope the writers for next weeks episode allow Kingsley to have permanently moved on from being such a nice, but essentially boring twat. Oregon is stuck in a holding pattern too, of being massively pretentious and egotistical, then repeatedly running into Shales, without really finding much worthwhile for her to do.
I gave up on Agents of SHIELD already, I just got bored and switched it off during the middle of the episode about 3-4 weeks ago and from what I've read it hasn't really improved. Maybe it can miraculously transform into something essential, but it feels like a missed opportunity from Marvel. Still interested in how those Netflix series turn out though.
Well then that just raises further questions about what they're doing with Peep Show! Heh, maybe I should try and become a writer for Fresh Meat, he says half-seriously. I think you're right with character development. There seem to be a mix of characters that just have stuff happen to them each week (Oregon, Howard) and those that actually have development that changes things (err...yeah, JP and now Vod). Obviously it can blur a bit, but I think failings here are usually quite small and not of any significant detriment to just how good the show is.
27-11-2013, 11:24 PM #1964Farscape just got added to UK Netflix, now I get to see what all the fuss here was about.
Oh my god! Re-subscribes to Netflix thank god i was wondering how i was going to finish season 2!
Sons of Anarchy Season 5. The episode were Walton Goggins from The Shield shows up as a transvestite. Epic.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTmIwOLfUlM. The first season was 20 very short - five minutes each - episodes. Season 2 was five 25(ish) minute episodes.
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Not exactly TV, but I'm currently watching the MST3K Turkey Day marathon. First up was Space Mutiny, a great episode. Airing now is I Accuse My Parents, which I haven't seen before, so it's a treat for me.The Medallion of the Imperial Psychopath, a Napoleon: Total War AAR
The Red Blades, a Battle Brothers AAR
Made a start on Fresh Meat but thesis writing and the fact the episodes are too long to fit into a lunch break means it has been slow going so far and I've only watched the first episode.
Enjoyed it though and looking forward to more. This is about the only place where I can tolerate Jack Whitehall as I'm meant actually meant to dislike him!
Watched all 3 seasons of The Almighty Johnsons after it was recommended to me. Really enjoyable and funny show about Norse gods living as mortals in New Zealand.
Sleepy Hollow is also one I'm watching, it should be terrible and it doesn't always make sense, but right now it's fun.
Just finished watching the last episode of Breaking Bad, months after everyone else in the world. I don't watch a lot of TV but I'm glad I didn't miss this show, so thanks everyone for going on about it - now I can finally go read those spoilers a couple of pages back. The finale was pretty much exactly what I expected apart from Walt using the Schwarzes to get money to his family rather than enacting bloody revenge on them and I was certain Jesse would end up killing Walt as a way of finally breaking free from him. That Jesse did that by choosing not to kill Walt was a really satisfying conclusion.
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Right now I am watching "hemlock Grove" on Netflix. Its really good.
I also watch Hannabal, Suits, Beauty and The Beast, Rookie Blue. I like anything made in Toronto because I work in the industry so it makes sense to support it. I advise all of you to check out these shows if you want some high quality Canadian television
Thanks Skalpadda! Despite being a few months after the fact, you still elected to hide all the spoilery Breaking Bad stuff behind tags. I'm worse than you (still not started Season 4) and I appreciate it!
This weekend I watched the first few episodes of Almost Human. The 80s-esque scifi feel permeates the show, and the main characters are great and bounce off each other really well. Loads of crazy weapons and gadgetry abound, but never at the expense of the plot. Loving it.
Walking Dead had their mid-season finale last weekend and it was amazing. The new showrunner has really ruened the show around and never moreso than here, when he (some spoilers) produced the finale that should have happened at the end of the previous season, instead of that damp climbdown. The second half of the episode was brutal, chaotic and gut-wrenching.. This show is finally living up to its potential!
I disliked the mid-season a lot.
I think that after the last two episodes the show had potential to do something interesting. Anyone who watched the 8th episode knows where that went..."Halo is designed to make the player think "I look like that, I am macho sitting in my undies with my xbox""
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Without lurching into spoilers, my main complaint about this half-season is that the story over the last 3 episodes did feel like it was rushing somewhat. I feel they would have created a more natural progression and escalation if they'd taken the mostly self-contained episodes 6 and 7 and intercut them through the earlier episodes.
Or you could have moved episode 8 to the season finale spot and worked extra storylines inbetween now and then. Either way.
However, I do get the impression the state of affairs at the end of this episode is (okay, some spoilers) a reaction to A. the previous season's finale, and B. the feeling that they've been at the prison long enough already. This does have a "let's get this over with" feeling, wrapping things up, righting the course and getting a move on for whatever's next.
Despite that, I think the episode hit all the right notes and I found it a very satisfying end for the Governor, who frankly should have died last season. The episode itself was brilliant, but getting there could have been better.
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Would people here be interested in group watching something together? I have something in mind but its the kind of show that requires you to sink your teeth and mind into and it is sci-fi but its the kind of show that fosters an insane amount of discussion as well and that's way more fun with people.
And talking about Fresh Meat and the latest (online) episode, maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan. Man. When the warning on 4OD includes "scenes of a sexual nature", you know something good is going to happen and to say that wasn't even the best part. This episode was a really intense character study of the entire cast and seems fairly humorous given the previous discussion higher up on this page regarding certain characters. It's not just in the writing too because it comes off in the clothing and general presentation too. Absolutely solid episode.
One thing to consider... It doesn't concern me that much *cough* but depending on the show it might be difficult for UK residents to watch shows the same week as US forumites. We could get around this by picking an older show but then it's on our own heads to keep a steady schedule and not binge watch it.
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All right, let's see how much interest we gauge with this. Incoming wall'o text!
What is it?
Legend of Galactic Heroes - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legend_...alactic_Heroes - i'll c&p the key bits.
Legend of the Galactic Heroes (銀河英雄伝説 Ginga Eiyū Densetsu?), also known as Gin'eiden (銀英伝?), is a series of science fiction novels written by Yoshiki Tanaka. In humanity's distant future, two interstellar states - the monarchic Galactic Empire and the democratic Free Planets Alliance - are embroiled in a never-ending war. The story focuses on the exploits of rivals Reinhard von Müsel and Yang Wen Li as they rise to power and fame in the Galactic Empire and the Free Planets Alliance.
An anime adaptation of the novels by Artland and Magic Bus ran from 1988 to 2000. There is also a manga based on the novels, with art by Katsumi Michihara. In addition, there are several video game adaptations with the most recent release in 2008 being a real-time strategy game. None of this content has been officially released in the English language. However, fan translations of the anime to English are available.
Legend of Galactic Heroes (Japanese: 銀河英雄伝説, Ginga Eiyū Densetsu), sometimes referred to as 'Heldensagen von Kosmosinsel' (in incorrect German, translating to "heroic tales of cosmic islands"), is a series of ten science-fiction novels written by Tanaka Yoshiki, as well as a number of other, shorter stories set in the same universe. It won the Seiun Award for "Best Novel of the Year" in 1989.
Where/how to watch it?
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNyY2F1OurUbDBCtILijHYI52YAiIvSX5 - here is the entire damn thing on youtube. Upto 720p (1080p where available). Finding it from other sources is not particularly hard either. Be assured that the fansubs are of excellent quality.
Warning: youtube playlist is chronological order (see below).
The catch: its long, very long.
- 110 episode series (Mercifully, the episodes are 25-30 minute affairs)
- 3 movies
- 9 gaidens - i.e. side stories, epilogues, prologues, events not covered during the movies/series, events not covered enough during the movies/series. The gaidens are mini series all of their own essentially but set within the same timeline and/or universe.
The bigger catch: the youtube link above listed everything in story chronological order. For everyone's sanity we watch this in broadcast order as the makers intended. And I have a serial distrust of watching anything chronologically if that's how it was not released. Watching it grow as the makers intended is the first and primary reason though. I can re-order the playlist above as one of my own or list the broadcast order and you're free to do it yourself.
tl;dr long, expansive, grand space war opera sci-fi anime adapted from 10 novels that is BSG + DS9 + Babylon 5 + Farscape combined at a minimum in terms of scale and reach.
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What Happens Now: 7 ways the SCOTUS rulings are seeing immediate impacts
Postedon Jun 27, 2013 at 03:15 pm
Just over 24 hours after the Supreme Court announced its historic decisions, we're already beginning to see the immediate implementation of the rulings. Here are seven ways the rulings are already being implemented.
Medical and psychological organizations file amicus brief in DOMA case
Postedon Jul 12, 2012 at 12:00 pm
Today, a number of medical and psychological organizations filed an amicus brief in Golinski v. U.S. Office of Personnel Management, making the case that children are not harmed by having same-sex parents - but rather by federal laws that prohibit the legal recognition of their parents' marriage. The brief is the third influential brief this week that urges the Court to rule DOMA unconstitutional.
Freedom to Marry's Sean Eldridge on Marriage – Personal and Political
Postedon Feb 02, 2011 at 02:30 pm
In an interview on Swirl Radio, Freedom to Marry Political Director Sean Eldridge spoke about the state of the marriage movement in America, as well as his own recent engagement to Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes.
Barbara Bush, marriage equality & Obama
Postedon Feb 02, 2011 at 12:30 pm
Jonathan Capehart makes the case for President Obama conducting a "series of under-the-radar meetings to help him in the 'evolution' of his stance and thinking on marriage for same-sex couples."
Two Iowa Senate democrats say loyalty to Gronstal trumps support for marriage amendment
Postedon Feb 02, 2011 at 10:00 am
A handful of Senate Democrats who would be the deciding votes on an amendment to ban marriage equality said Tuesday they won't join minority Republicans to force a vote this year.
Barring a change of heart, that means the effort to allow a public vote on a constitutional amendment to ban the freedom to marry is dead in the Iowa Legislature this session.
Freedom to Marry Commends Governor Quinn on Signing Civil Union Bill, Calls for Next Step
Postedon Jan 31, 2011 at 08:00 pm
A statement from Evan Wolfson, Executive Director of Freedom to Marry, on today's signing of the Illinois Religious Freedom Protections and Civil Unions Act by Governor Quinn.
Married Gay Troops won't be recognized after DADT Repeal
Postedon Jan 31, 2011 at 06:00 pm
A gay service member marrying will no longer be grounds for discharge after "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" is repealed, but federal law will keep the military from recognizing the marriage, officials said on Friday.
Video: Iowa Democratic Chair urges lawmakers not to be distracted by marriage ban
Postedon Jan 31, 2011 at 02:30 pm
Retaining the jobs we have and creating new ones, that's what Iowa's Democratic Chair says the state's lawmakers should be focusing on, not banning marriage equality.
Eric Hartley: Still waiting for 'the real thing'
Postedon Jan 31, 2011 at 11:30 am
While many gay or lesbian couples from Maryland got married in Washington, D.C., after that city legalized same-sex marriage last year, Barry Kessler and David Hankey have waited. The Arnold couple was a bit wary of a D.C. marriage. The Maryland attorney general says the state can recognize out-of-state marriages, but what if it didn't for some reason?
But the real reason they're waiting is less legal and more profound: They want "the real thing," as Hankey put it.
Suits on Marriage Equality may force Administration to take a Stand
Postedon Jan 31, 2011 at 09:30 am
President Obama has balanced on a political tightrope for two years over the so-called Defense of Marriage Act, the contentious 1996 law barring federal recognition of marriages of same-sex couples.
Now, two new federal lawsuits threaten to snap that rope out from under him.


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Jay's Last Letter Home
November 8, 1941 — Pearl Harbor, HI
Jay sent home a letter talking about how the USS Arizona was supposed to go to San Francisco for maintenance. However, their orders were changed to stay in Pearl Harbor. Little did he know that one month later he would be killed in the Pearl Harbor bombing.