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Hello people,
some time ago I stumbled upon a post on a forum that seems to be of some ardour developer getting in touch with mplayer's team in order to ask info about mplayer's transport in order to find a way to sync it with ardour.
What happened with this branch of developement? I know there exists xjadeo but mplayer is a lot more powerful as a video player starting from the fact that it supports a huge number of video formats and my guess is that it would be wonderful to be able to use mplayer as a video window for ardour.
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INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Eli Lilly and Company's (NYSE: LLY) sixth Global Day of Service in Indianapolis will look a little different this year. Lilly employees will join thousands of other volunteers from local community and civic-based organizations in a city-wide initiative known as Indy DO Day. Together, this united army of volunteers will make Indianapolis a better place to live.
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"In partnership with Indy DO Day, we're looking forward to tackling projects that otherwise could take months to accomplish," said Rob Smith, senior director of corporate responsibility and president of the Lilly Foundation. "We're very proud of what we've achieved with our Lilly Global Day of Service over the past five years, and we're pleased to take it to the next level and show the positive impact we can have on our city and its people when we all work together."
Expanding reach and impactAs part of Indy DO Day, Lilly volunteers will complete more projects than ever before on October 10, including activities that advance previous efforts. Highlights include:
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Impacting communities around the world Since Global Day of Service launched in 2008, Lilly employees have given 625,000 hours of service to communities around the world. This year, more than 20,000 Lilly employees will participate in nearly 60 countries, from Barbados to Slovenia and many places in between.
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Roberts Is Open to Trade, But Making No Demands
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Feb. 19 -- Baltimore Orioles second baseman Brian Roberts said on Tuesday that he would welcome a move to a contending team.
"Would it be bittersweet in a lot of ways? Yeah, of course," said Roberts, who reported here for the team's first full-squad workouts. "It would be weird to leave here. But an opportunity to win in the right situation, I don't think anybody would necessarily argue against it."
But Roberts stopped short of demanding a trade from the only organization he's known as a professional: "I would never call this organization and say I want to be traded, I need to be traded."
Roberts, who has emerged as a star and a fan favorite since the Orioles selected him 50th overall in the 1999 first-year player draft, has drawn interest from several teams.
"It's just a touchy situation just because I love the Orioles," he said. "I've been here since Day One and I do want to see this organization win. I've always said that."
Several published reports have tabbed the Chicago Cubs as Roberts's most aggressive suitors. But Orioles President Andy MacPhail, who has already dealt shortstop Miguel Tejada and ace pitcher Erik Bedard to procure younger players, said no move involving Roberts is imminent.
"He was very careful and respectful not to really voice any trade demand or anything of that nature," said MacPhail, who has tried to keep Roberts informed of any potential moves. "He was obviously, as you can imagine, curious and I did my best to fill him in."
When asked if the player's admission of steroid use affected the timing of a potential deal, MacPhail responded, "No, not a factor."
Meantime, Roberts refused to guess when he might be traded.
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On Thursday, Danville celebrates excellence at its State of the Town and Community Awards luncheon at Crow Canyon Country Club. And just what state is Danville in (besides California)? Mayor Robert Storer will tell all in his address before the presentation of the 2013 Community Awards.
Awardees include Mary Tuttle, Citizen of the Year; Kiwanis Club of the San Ramon Valley, Charitable Organization of the Year; Joe Calabrigo, Danville Town Manager, Employee of the Year; and Bridges Restaurant, Business of the Year.
Have a taste: Danville area's businesses, restaurants, wineries and breweries will be featured in the 2014 Danville Business & Culinary Showcase from 5 to 8 p.m. April 3, also at Crow Canyon Country Club. This annual event is sponsored by the Danville Area Chamber of Commerce and provides an opportunity for San Ramon Valley residents to get to know various businesses in the area while enjoying locally prepared gourmet small bites, premium wines and craft brews.
Some of the Danville eateries participating in the tastings are Cottage Jewel, Danville Chocolates, El Nido Mexican Restaurant, Forbes Mill Steakhouse, Forge Pizza, Maria Maria, Martini Sky, Mexcal, Miglet's (featuring gluten-free baked goods and groceries), Piatti Ristorante, Slow G's Eatery, Sweet Street and Tal's Patisserie.
Major sponsors include Bay Area News Group, Danville Express, KKIQ/KKDV Radio and Republic Services. Prepaid admission, which includes food and beverages, is $35, while admission at the door will be $50. For advance tickets, visit the Chamber website at www.danvilleareachamber.com or call 925-837-4400. Crow Canyon Country Club is located at 711 Silver Lake Drive in Danville.
a little magic: That takes care of some adult fun, but how about something for the younger set? Magic Dan will perform at 10 a.m. April 4 at the Village Theatre, 233 Front Street, as part of the Preschool Performance Series. Admission is $3. For further information, call 025-820-1278.
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Volunteers will meet at 8 a.m. April 26 at the Danville Community Center, 420 Front St., for an orientation and to receive assignments. For further information and/or to sign up, go to Town of Danville — Event Listing & Registration or contact volunteer program specialist Julie Mason at 925-314-3458 or email@example.com.
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Pulmonary Medicine
Volume 2011 (2011), Article ID 590506, 7 pages
Automated Analysis of Crackles in Patients with Interstitial Pulmonary Fibrosis
The Charles Stark Draper Laboratories, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Faulkner Hospital, 1153 Centre Street, Suite 4990 Boston, MA 02130, USA
Received 31 August 2010; Accepted 25 October 2010
Academic Editor: M. A. Judson
Copyright © 2011 B. Flietstra et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Background. The crackles in patients with interstitial pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) can be difficult to distinguish from those heard in patients with congestive heart failure (CHF) and pneumonia (PN). Misinterpretation of these crackles can lead to inappropriate therapy. The purpose of this study was to determine whether the crackles in patients with IPF differ from those in patients with CHF and PN. Methods. We studied 39 patients with IPF, 95 with CHF and 123 with PN using a 16-channel lung sound analyzer. Crackle features were analyzed using machine learning methods including neural networks and support vector machines. Results. The IPF crackles had distinctive features that allowed them to be separated from those in patients with PN with a sensitivity of 0.82, a specificity of 0.88 and an accuracy of 0.86. They were separated from those of CHF patients with a sensitivity of 0.77, a specificity of 0.85 and an accuracy of 0.82. Conclusion. Distinctive features are present in the crackles of IPF that help separate them from the crackles of CHF and PN. Computer analysis of crackles at the bedside has the potential of aiding clinicians in diagnosing IPF more easily and thus helping to avoid medication errors.
1. Introduction
Crackles are a common finding in patients with interstitial pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Their presence in a patient is often the first clue that the disease is present. Unfortunately, they can be misinterpreted as being due to congestive heart failure (CHF) or pneumonia (PN), and as a consequence patients may receive inappropriate therapy. On occasion, this can lead to serious, unwanted side effects such as dehydration due to the inappropriate administration of diuretics or an adverse reaction to an antibiotic that was not indicated in the first place. In an attempt to reduce these complications, we studied the sound patterns of patients with these diseases using a multichannel lung sound analyzer (STG16) to determine if such analysis could help differentiate IPF from CHF and PN.
Using advanced statistical techniques we compared features of IPF crackles to those in patients with CHF and PN. Our goal was to determine if there are features of the lung sounds in IPF patients that would help to distinguish them from the lung sounds of patients with CHF and PN.
2. Materials and Methods
Patients were selected for this study from a pool of patients who had undergone lung sound analysis as a part of a broader study of the correlation of disease processes with lung sounds patterns. To acquire patients into this study, we identified hospitalized patients and outpatients of a community teaching hospital who were diagnosed as having a specific cardiopulmonary disease or were considered to be normal by their caregivers. The studies were not made on consecutive patients; this is a convenience sample and we currently have over 1,000 patients for whom we have both the diagnosis and the lung sound analysis. The diagnostic category of each of the patients was that of the clinicians caring for these patients. The CHF and PN patients were inpatients in a teaching hospital, and diagnoses were confirmed by board certified specialists. The IPF patients were outpatients and were all seen by pulmonary specialists. There were 39 patients with IPF, 95 with CHF, and 123 with PN. All patients were examined using a multichannel lung sound analyzer (STG16). The details of this device have been described [1]. In brief, patients are asked to lie on a soft foam pad, which has stethoscope chest pieces embedded in it. Each of these chest pieces contains a microphone. The sounds detected by these microphones are amplified, filtered, and input into a computer for analysis. In our usual practice, patients are asked to perform several breathing maneuvers: normal breathing, deeper than normal breathing, coughing, and a vital capacity maneuver. In this study, we chose the data obtained during the deeper than normal breathing maneuver.
Crackles were defined in accordance with accepted criteria [2, 3]. The STG software automatically identified crackles in all full breaths. The validation of the use of the device as a crackle counter has been reported [4]. A single recording lasted 20 seconds and typically contains a minimum of 3 breaths. To develop algorithms for testing, the crackle features shown in Table 1 were assessed.
Crackle features were calculated separately for inspiratory crackles and for expiratory crackles. Figure 1 demonstrates the process of calculating features of the crackle. In addition to these features, we combined the individual crackle features in the form of a median (median T1, median pitch, etc.)
In addition to features based on individual crackle properties we captured information reflecting the distribution of the patient's crackles. Diseases differ in the pattern of crackles distribution over the chest. Distribution information required aggregation of data on a per-breath level and led to the development of aggregate crackle features shown in Table 2.
To perform classification and prediction we utilized supervised learning nonparametric classifiers: neural networks and support vector machines [5, 6]. Supervised learning can teach the system to nonlinearly map the input features to the associated label of disease. We divided the data into a training set, used for feature extraction and model building, and a validation set, used for evaluation of the results. Validation data set performance indicates how well the features generalize to the unseen data. We used a fivefold cross-validation to increase the pool of validated data.
We used individual crackle features to distinguish crackles of IPF from CHF crackles and PN crackles. Once individual crackles were classified as IPF, CHF, or PN, majority voting was used to classify the patient into one of the three disorders. To incorporate features of crackle distribution, we performed majority voting among individual breaths during the single recording; for example, if a patient had 6 breaths, and 3 of them were classified as IPF, 2 as CHF, and 1 as PN, then the patient would be classified as having IPF. The final classification of IPF versus CHF and IPF versus PN was performed using this breath majority voting.
The study was approved by the Institutional Review Board of the Brigham and Women's/Faulkner Hospitals.
3. Results
Figure 2 shows crackle analysis in the three representative patients with IPF, CHF, and PN. The left panels show three-dimensional models of the thorax with crackles overlaid on the three-dimensional display. Crackles are displayed as cubes. The size of each cube is proportional to the crackle density. The patient with IPF had over 100 crackles recorded over 20 seconds, panel (a). The crackles localized in three-dimensional space are distributed uniformly. The patient with CHF had over 50 crackles distributed with accentuation toward lung bases, panel (c). The patient with PN had over 70 crackles localized to the left lower lobe where radiography revealed opacifications, panel (e).
The display of a single crackling event reveals that the crackling sound is transmitted differently in the three diseases. The right panels in Figure 2 show time-expanded sound waveforms that were recorded by the 14 microphones positioned over the posterior chest. The waveforms are superimposed on a body plot. Each waveform is positioned on the part of the body where the sound was recorded.
In the patient with CHF, panel (d), a prominent crackle is seen on the tracing from channel 6 (indicated by a large triangle). At the same time the crackling sound was also detected in all ipsilateral microphones 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 7 (marked by triangles). The set of crackles generated by a single event and recorded by multiple microphones is referred to as a crackle family [7, 8]. The crackle waveforms corresponding to the crackle family are shown in the stack mode in the insert in the upper-right corner. Notice that the crackle recorded by microphone 6 (the most prominent crackle or mother crackle) occurs earlier than the other crackles.
The crackle transmission coefficient was calculated for each crackle family. In the crackle family shown in the CHF patient (Figure 2(d)), the CTC was 50%. (The CTC has a value of 0% in the absence of any transmission and 100% when there is equal transmission to all ipsilateral channels.) In the crackle family shown in the PN patient, Figure 2(f), the CTC was 16%. In contrast, the crackle in the IPF patient was detected at only a single microphone (Figure 2(b)). The CTC of this crackle family was 1%. The low CTC is typical in IPF patients.
In addition to the CTC, note the difference in the pitch of the crackles shown in Figure 2, right panels: 588 Hz in IPF versus 218 Hz in CHF and 364 Hz in PN. Also note the difference in the number of zero crossings: 15 in IPF versus 5 in CHF and 5 in PN.
The observations in single patients shown in Figure 2 are supported by statistical analysis of all available data. Table 3 shows crackle rate and individual crackle features in IPF, CHF, and PN. Note that multiple individual crackle features are significantly different between IPF and the other two diseases.
In order to perform classification of patients into one of the three diseases we utilized two statistical methods: neural networks and support vector machines. Table 4 presents the results of binary comparisons of individual crackles in IPF versus CHF and IPF versus PN. As seen in Table 4, the sensitivity, specificity, and overall accuracy are over 70%, consistent with the conclusion that individual IPF crackles have features that differ from those of patients with PN and CHF.
The accuracy increased to 83% (Table 5) on the application of majority voting to the classification of individual breaths based on crackle features. The addition of aggregate crackle features improved the accuracy to 86% (Table 6). Finally, we used majority voting to classify patients based on crackle features (Table 7). The performance of per-breath and that of per-patient classification are quite similar suggesting that most breaths of the same patients are classified in a similar manner.
4. Discussion
This study shows that the crackles of IPF have features that help distinguish them from the crackles of patients with CHF and PN. As noted, we believe that the crackles of IPF are not infrequently misinterpreted. They are most commonly considered to be due to CHF, and diuretics are administered inappropriately. There is not much literature to support this observation, but it is our personal experience and an informal survey of clinicians confirmed this opinion. In addition to providing evidence that helps in accurately identifying IPF crackles, computerized lung sounds analysis also quantifies them. It has long been noted that crackles of IPF become more widespread when the disease progresses. Thus crackle quantification can be important in assessing the severity of IPF, and this could be useful in providing evidence of response to therapy.
We focused on the difference between crackles of IPF and those of CHF and PN. Baughman et al. took a different approach. They showed that the presence of crackles could help clinicians in distinguishing sarcoidosis from IPF [9]. Crackles were much less numerous in patients with sarcoidosis than in those with roentgenologically equivalent severity of changes due to IPF.
Among features that are significantly different between IPF and CHF/PN is the crackle pitch (). This is consistent with the commonly held believe that the crackles of IPF are generated in smaller airways than those of CHF and PN. The distinctive features of crackles of IPF have been long recognized. For example, the crackles of pulmonary fibrosis caused by asbestos, described in early as 1930 by Wood and Gloyne to be a prominent feature of this industrial disease, were described by Smither as "characteristic in their sound and distribution" [10, 11]. He also pointed out that they are present first at the bases in the midaxillary line and then tend to spread to the posterior bases. As the disease progresses, crackles become audible higher on the chest. In one study a technician was able to screen workers for asbestosis by detecting crackles. The technician correctly identified all workers in whom the diagnosis was most certain, that is, those with all the clinical, physiological, and roentgenologic criteria used in the study [12]. Using time-expanded waveform analysis, Kawamura et al. studied 18 patients with IPF and 23 patients with crackles who did not have this disease. Two crackle parameters (initial deflection width and two cycle duration) were shorter in the IPF patients. This finding correlated with HRCT findings in these patients [13]. British investigators have reported that detecting crackles on time-expanded waveform analysis was equivalent to CT scans in detecting asbestosis [14]. Finnish investigators also showed a significant positive correlation with frequencies of lung sounds and pulmonary fibrosis detected on HRCT [15]. Of course in industrial settings, in contrast to ER's and ICU's, neither CHF nor PN crackles are likely to be confounding variables.
To perform classification and prediction, we utilized well-established supervised learning nonparametric classifiers: neural networks and support vector machines [5, 6]. Neural networks (NNs) are the name for non-linear statistical data modeling tools. They are used to model complex relationships between inputs and outputs and are an attempt to build an architecture similar to the one of the human brain. NNs consist of an interconnected group of artificial neurons that learns and updates its internal structure using a connectionist approach to computation. NNs utilize a data-driven approach where changes in internal structure are based on external or internal information that flows through the network during the learning phase. In this study, we used a back propagation neural network. Support Vector Machines (SVM) are one of the newest methods in the supervised learning field. Generally speaking, a support vector machine seeks to create a hyperplane in a high-dimensional space that separates the two data classes. Not only does the hyperplane separate the data, but also it is oriented in such a fashion that creates the maximum "margin" on both sides of it ensuring the largest possible separation between the two classes. The algorithm proved to be fast and very efficient. We note here that both NN and SVM classification achieved similar results.
The technology for this study came about in part because there has been resurgence in interest in lung sounds. This has been stimulated by the development of computerized techniques. A number of investigations demonstrating the usefulness of computerized lung sound analysis have been reported [16–21]. While crackle pitch can be assessed by a clinician using an acoustic stethoscope, other crackle features that are significantly different between IPF and CHF/PN can only be gained with the use of a computerized stethoscope. And some crackle features such as crackle transmission coefficient can only be calculated with the use of a multichannel lung sound analyzer.
Computerized lung sound analysis can now be done at the bedside. The examinations are easy to do and can be performed in a few minutes. They have been shown to help in the detection of pneumonia [22]. Unfortunately, devices capable of doing this are not currently widely available. However, it is likely that this will change as the advantages of this technology become more widely known. Used in the context of a complete medical evaluation, we believe that this information could help avoid misinterpretation of IPF crackles and thus potentially decrease the occurrence of inappropriate treatment.
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Hospice care is often misunderstood. Sure death is a scary topic but hospice is so much than about dying though it can help a loved one die with dignity and grace. Understanding some of the trends in hospice can further help to alleviate fear and promote understanding. In fact, it has been documented that earlier enrollment in hospice improves end of life care. The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization is a go-to source for understanding the hospice marketplace. Here is a quick look at some statistics.

Stats

In 2014, an estimated 1.6 million patients received services from hospice.

Four of ten deaths in the United States are under the care of a hospice program.

Medicare patients accessing three or more days of hospice services grew to 43.3%.

Those with dementia accessing services grew to 33.6%.

The median length of service iis 19.7 days.

The majority of patient care, 58.9% is received at home, which include includes nursing homes and residential facilities.

The percentage of hospice patients receiving care in a hospice inpatient facility is 31.8%.

Primary Diagnosis

When hospice care in the United States was established in the 1970s, cancer patients made up the largest percentage of hospice admissions. Today, cancer diagnoses account for less than half of all hospice admissions. Currently, less than 25 percent of U.S. deaths are now caused by cancer, with the majority of deaths due to other terminal diseases.

The top four non-cancer primary diagnoses for patients admitted to hospice are heart disease (14.3%), debility unspecified (13.0%), dementia (13.0%), and lung disease (8.3%). This is important to know as you seek to expand your reimbursement sources and also look to expand the skill sets of the hospice care team.

The Medicaid hospice payment rates are calculated based on the annual hospice rates established under Medicare. The Medicaid hospice daily payment rates for care and services provided from October 1, 2011, through September 30, 2012, are as follows:

Routine Home Care - $161.89

Continuous Home Care - $944.79

Inpatient Respite Care - $167.45

General Inpatient Care - $720.11

Services Provided

According to National Health Statistics, the core services provided by the hospice care team include:

Medical Social Services

Pastoral or Spiritual Services

Physician Services

Dietry Services

Volunteer Services

Discharged hospice care patients in agencies that were part of a chain were more likely to receive physician services than discharged hospice care patients in agencies that were not part of a chain.

Among non-core services:

Received Assistance with ADLs

Homemaker Services

Continuous Home Care

Respite Services

Therapeutic Services

Use of Advanced Directives or Some Type of Advanced Care Planning

The vast majority of discharged hospice care patients had advance care planning from 75.8% of those under age 45 to 93.1% of those aged 85 and over.

Over one-fourth (26.9%) of all discharged hospice care patients had three or more types of advance care planning instruments. The most common type of advance care planning instrument among discharged hospice care patients was a do-not-resuscitate order (80.2%), followed by a durable power of attorney (36.4%) and a living will (25.3%).

For consumers, it is important to have an advanced directive (living will) in place to spell out your health care wishes and it is equally important to appoint a healthcare power of attorney who can follow your wishes should you not be in a position to communicate them.


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Judd to McCrae. Jessie to Aaryn to David to Jeremy to Kaitlin to Amanda. Or, somewhat in that order.
What they didn't show in winegate is what feeders saw and that was the "gang" in the front bedroom with Aaryn complaining to David, Jeremy and Kaitlin that she wanted to drink some wine. That is when Jeremy found and confiscated the bottle. They passed it around with Aaryn taking first drink.
The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity. Dorothy Parker, (attributed)
Did anyone else find the show seemed to give GM a bad edit tonight...crying, fighting, etc but CBS never showed very much of the constant bashing/bad language that both Andy & Spencer have done.
Every season when they do this forced "remember when" episode, I hate it. This year was slightly better, because they did show some things that had not been seen at all on the live show, but it still feels like such a waste. Now, finale night, they are going to have to fit in 3 comps, jury discussion, and the jury questions. Then the part that is truly interesting to me, when the non-jury houseguests get about 4 minutes to tell people what happened they didn't see, gets cuts down so much it's worthless. I truly wish they'd use the second to last show to show the comps. End it revealing the final two. Then use the finale for jury questions, votes, and then have a true reunion type discussion before revealing the winner. I feel robbed every year that we have to sit through an hour of clips of things we've seen already, but virtually no time to find out what they think about it with some time removed from the situation.
Let me add...
What would McCrae, Andy, and Spencer have eaten these last ten days, or so, if not for GM? I've seen Spencer cook eggs but not much else. Those guys would have lived on frozen DiGiorno pizzas if she weren't in the house. Also, have any of you seen them do a dish? GM cooks AND does the dishes. Unreal.
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Like America's Favorite. It is ridiculous last year that they do it AFTER the HOH wins with literally a couple minutes to spare before show was over and all the confettie or whatever was still falling from the HOH winning when they announced AF if I remember right. There was no time to enjoy the person winning AF. They should give AF away BEFORE the final HOH and allow some time for us to enjoy the AF.
I think I heard that this last show would be 90 minutes long and if that is an increase than in the past, then that is good at least.
As far as GM cooking, I so agree. GM should stop cooking and tell Andy + Spence to fend for themselves.
Andy pracitcally ordered her to fix him dinner right after the 2nd HOH. He is very selfish and I despise him as well.


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Ideapreneurship puts employees at the forefront of innovation where they innovate and collaborate with each other and with customers to seed, nurture and harvest ideas. This innovation and collaboration culture has given rise to a number of key enablers and tools to bring about a business impact -- The Value Portal, LeadGen, MAD JAM and Good Practices Conference.
The Value Portal encourages co-creation of value and has generated over 32,000 ideas on live client projects; MAD JAM celebrates outstanding ideas from within HCL that have been implemented for clients; and LeadGen encourages employees to contribute business opportunities enabling them to contribute directly to HCL's revenue and earn monetary rewards with company-wide recognition.
Value Portal is a unique grass-roots innovation platform that lets employees contribute their ideas across hierarchical structures. The platform truly brings alive the 'Employees First' belief of giving a platform to the employees at the grassroots level for creating value for the customer as well as HCL.
The Value Portal encourages, facilitates, manages, records, and shares customer-focused innovations at HCL. The application captures ideas in a structured manner, and enables internal review, approval and implementation for the customer. With more than 18,000 employees being engaged, the Value Portal has generated over 32,000+ innovative ideas for 380+ customers, with $600+ value delivered to the customers till date!
The LeadGen is a unique platform that encourages delivery employees to proactively identify customer needs and requirements and map it to a solution that can be offered by HCLT.
The delivery employee wears the hat of an Ideapreneur to gauge any client servicing need, think solution and idea and further collaborate with the client partner to ensure that timely solutions are offered. The client benefits via this platform since hundred percent of the delivery team is encouraged to act on behalf of the client partner to ensure seamless client servicing. This platform currently has more than 2000 delivery employees engaged and over 1000 new servicing needs that have been delivered to.
MAD JAM is the integral piece of the innovation engine at HCL that recognizes and celebrates outstanding employee-led innovations for customers. MAD JAM is a centralized platform for celebrating business-centric ideas that have been implemented.
Till date, MAD JAM has helped many outstanding innovators share their best ideas for innovation and transformation. MAD JAM 2014 saw the more than 450 ideas being generated. The platform also picked up scale and interest within the organization with over 30,000 votes pouring in for the finalists. What the 2014 edition also brought forth was the potential for ideapreneurs to collaborate - with two ideas being merged into one in order to create a joint service proposition.
The Good Practice Conference (GPC) is a strong platform to demonstrate the power of HCL's ideapreneurship culture and ensures institutionalization across practices.
Essentially, this conference encourages contribution towards business improvement for HCL and enables employees from all across the organization to put forth their suggestions, in the form of discussion papers. The shortlisted ideas are shared in an annual conference and the contributors are recognized and rewarded. All selected Good Practices are then published in the Conference e-book, hosted in kx.hcl.com/GoodPractices where over 2000 Good Practices are accessible to everyone across HCL.


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" Genre: Crime / Thriller / Author: John Connolly / Narrator: Jeff Harding / Publisher: Isis Publishing. "
The Unquiet by John Connolly
== Plot synopsis ==
This is the sixth book in the Charlie Parker series. Parker is a private detective who lost his wife and child to a serial killer in an earlier novel. He usually helps to solve cases that have some supernatural element or truly evil people behind them.
Parker is hired by Rebecca Clay, the daughter of a psychologist called Daniel Clay, who disappeared without trace many years ago. This was due to revelations about child abuse going on with the children that he was supposed to be helping / treating.
A stranger comes calling who believes Daniel Clay is not dead and Rebecca knows where he is.
Parker investigates and comes up against people who want the truth to come out and those who wish it to remain buried . . .
== My thoughts ==
I would say this novel falls into the mystery / thriller categories. There isn't as much supernatural elements in this as in some of his earlier novels. I would recommend you read his earlier novels first though to understand some of the references made and the back-story to the characters that appear in this.
This novel deals with paedophilia so it is a disturbing read even though it doesn't go into a great deal of detail into the crimes themselves. I would say that I thought this was a well crafted piece of fiction. I liked the fact that there weren't as many supernatural elements in this novel as in some of his earlier novels such as 'The Black Angel'.
Parker along with his two friends Angel and Louis mainly conduct a standard investigation with some violence along the way.
Again as in earlier novels, the author has created 3-dimensional characters that you can empathise with.
There are a few twists that kept me hooked all the way through. I especially liked the ending to this which I wasn't expecting.
== Audio and availability ==
This was read by Jeff Harding. As stated in previous reviews of audio books that he has narrated, I am not a big fan of his voice but I kept listening due to the gripping writing style of the author. It is 14 hours and 23 mins in length. The audio CD of this is available from the Isis Publishing website (www.isis-publishing.co.uk) for £34.49. You may want to check in your local library first though.
== Summary and recommendation ==
I give this 5 stars. This is a well told and expertly crafted novel that keeps you hooked all the way through. I probably enjoyed this more than the last novel in this series, 'The Black Angel' and this is one of the best ones in the whole series to date.
Well worth picking up.


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If you are entering contests you should have a good idea about what you are submitting. Some times this just takes experience. Enter often & see where you land & then look closely at those who faired better. You should be looking at two things. Were their images technically better & were they artistically better. Be honest with yourself & see where you need to improve. Develop your own style & try not to copy what has already been done. Find a new perspective, a fresh look. Work on knowing all aspects of your camera & the lenses you use.
The tree you present looks like you walked up to it, pointed your camera up & took the shot. It is a tall tree, is that what you wanted to say? I'm not trying to be hard on you, but this is what I see. I love images of trees & they can be very interesting to photograph. I see a tree that speaks to me & I may work on getting it right for years. Or I may have an idea of what I want to photograph(trees) & look for a very long time before I find it & than I may have to come back to it many times before I get the right conditions to photograph it.
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Posted May 23, 2015
Updated March 31, 2016
Zebulon, N.C. — Only the quickest crews got to enjoy a lovely morning in the sky over eastern Wake County, but the Freedom Balloon Festival drew quite a crowd by Saturday evening.
A long line of people waited for the tethered balloon rides to begin at about 6:30 p.m.
The balloonists said they are loving the festival because they get to share their passion with an eager audience.
"People don't know about ballooning," said crew member, Bill Seeger. "They see it and they think we can just fly anytime. They have questions they want answered and no one can answer them. So I enjoy coming out to the festivals and answering the questions."
The night ended with the much anticipated, balloon glow. Crews fired up their burners like giant holiday ornaments and lit up the night sky.
"It is awesome I have not seen a hot air balloon in over 20 years," said Jeanne Waddell. "It just brings back so many childhood memories. I had to share it with my kids tonight."
Winds ground morning balloon races
Surface winds generated by a phenomenon known as a "noctural jet" forced organizers of the WRAL Freedom Balloon Fest to cancel planned competitive tasks, but several dozen balloons still took to the skies early Saturday.
"Winds are always the key with any hot air balloon activities," WRAL meteorologist Mike Moss said.
Among those to offer rides from Bennett Bunn Plantation, 1915 Old Bunn Road in Zebulon was the Flying Rainbow, a family-run balloon out of Greensboro.
Pilot Buddy Carter leads three generations of his family in an efficient unloading process that starts with the basket on its side. After the balloon is unfurled and attached, Carter fills it first with cool air from a generator-powered fan, then with the hot air created by the propane burner atop the basket.
The Flying Rainbow took off just after 7 a.m. with two passengers for a swift airborne tour of eastern Wake County. Winds at the surface were calm, and the visibility was about 10 miles under sunny skies.
Before 8, organizers backed off a plan for out-and-back races and a target-drop competition, but those that managed to take off enjoyed a sunny, calm morning.
Carter's son drives the tracking van, which reads a GPS beacon mounted in the balloon so that the full crew ends up at the same destination. Carter's grandkids help with the inflation and deflation of the balloon, with even the littlest performing a role.
Saturday morning's ride lasted for about 45 minutes and covered about 15 miles, Carter said.
The balloon reached speeds of about 23 mph. In the basket, the wind is not noticeable, and the heat of the propane burner, used to keep the balloon inflated and calibrate speed and altitude, warms the backs of riders' necks.
Parking for WRAL Freedom Balloon Fest
A greater-than-expected early turnout for the festival had people standing in line for more than an hour and walking alongside the highway in Zebulon Friday afternoon.
Organizers said they would add shuttle buses for the rest of the event to accommodate the crowds.
In addition to shuttle busses, organizers said they would also work closely with Zebulon Police on crowd and traffic control.
Bennett Bunn Plantation in Zebulon
Park at the home of the Mudcats, Five County Stadium, 1501 N.C. Highway 39. Parking is $10 and proceeds go to The Raleigh Jaycees. There will be a shuttle running to the Bennett Bunn Plantation, which is about two miles away. Note: Shuttles will start at 6 a.m. Saturday through Monday so people can watch the balloon races.
There is limited on-site Premium Parking for $30/car (cash only) with a portion of proceeds going to The Raleigh Jaycees.
Spring Forest Road Park in Raleigh
Enjoy free park-and-ride shuttle service courtesy of Triangle Town Center and GoRaleigh Transit. Simply park near the entrance of the mall closest to Men's Wearhouse at Triangle Town Center. There's a GoRaleigh Bus shelter nearby.
Handicapped Parking
All handicapped guests going to BBP should first go to Five County Stadium; if they have no ability to get on to a shuttle, they will be issued a $10 pass to park on-site at Bennett Bunn. Note: On-site parking is still not close to the activities. Attendees should plan accordingly to have assistance and take their time getting there.
If heading to Spring Forest Road Park, there is plenty of wheelchair accessible parking at Triangle Town Center for free. All Go Raleigh busses are wheelchair accessible. There is a paved surface surrounding the park.


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The Marseille star has played more key passes (54) than any other player in Europe's top 5 leagues this season and it helps that Payet has bought into Bielsa's philosophy instantly. Part of his fine form is down to his excellent vision when in possession and clever movement off the ball to find space in order to receive a pass from his teammates, enabling him to create chances.
Most are in agreement that the latest Premier League season was in fact a three-horse race and Blues fans could have been forgiven for getting their hopes up, even if they were ultimately left disappointed. A higher points total than the previous campaign shows progress, despite the fact that Chelsea could only manage back-to-back third place finishes.
The Premier League title race is incredibly different to those we've seen before and the absence of Manchester United is the biggest factor behind this. Liverpool are also having a very different season to last and are real contenders for the title, although they face stiff competition from Manchester City and Chelsea.
The modern day full-back is tasked with pressing forward and overlapping the attack-minded players as a means of providing an offensive outlet to his team, but also having the fitness levels to return to their starting position to perform defensive duties. Mathieu Debuchy and Ricardo Rodriguez, of Newcastle and Woflsburg respectively, have exhibited these qualities this season and are two prime examples of how a right or left-back should operate.
The quality of personnel supporting Cavani would certainly have aided his adjustment to Ligue 1, while the lack of such an illustrious supporting cast as that in the French capital may have slowed Falcao's progress of late. Nevertheless, all in all it's been a successful start to life in the Hexagon for the pairing.


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Samuel Ford kneeled down and picked up the combination lock off the empty locker room floor.
"Look a here," he said in a fatherly voice.
There are consequences for leaving gear on the floor with Largo High School's junior varsity football team. It means running extra after practice.
"It teaches discipline and responsibility," said Ford, 56. "You have to learn to take care of your things."
For the past eight years, Ford has used his stern ways to groom the mostly freshmen and sophomore Packers for the varsity football team. In the past three years, the junior varsity has gone 18-3.
"I mainly stick to the basics, blocking and tackling," Ford said. "You see kids make varsity and see them do well, you do get a swell in your chest. But we stick to the basics."
For the past 34 years, Ford has been doing what he did when he found that lock on the floor: finding ways to teach young football players life lessons that they can take with them beyond the gridiron.
"I'm fair," Ford said. "I tell them what I expect out of them and I expect it. But they are mostly good kids."
Largo High is more than a job for Ford. It's home.
He grew up in the Ridgecrest community and went to the all-black Pinellas High School from seventh to ninth grade.
In 1968, Ford was a member of the first class of blacks to attend Largo High School. He played offensive line all three years, one on JV, two on varsity. He graduated in 1970.
"It was shaky on both sides," Ford said. "Black kids were afraid and the white kids were afraid."
Playing football helped.
"It helped me be a better person," Ford said.
After graduating from Fort Valley State University in Fort Valley, Ga., in 1974 with an education degree, Ford moved back to Largo and took his first teaching and coaching job at Largo High.
"Largo is my home," said Ford, who teaches health and physical education. "I'm not the kind to be moving."
While he has remained at Largo High, Ford moved to St. Petersburg in 2000 with his wife of 13 years, Lynne. His daughter, Chanda Ford, 23, also graduated from Largo High and now teaches middle school in St. Petersburg.
Though he's applied for the head coaching job several times at Largo High, he's never been picked to lead his alma mater.
"When I think back, I would like to have been a head coach," Ford said. "But I guess that wasn't meant for me."
There's no bitterness for the man whose strong voice exudes caring, even when he's making players run extra wind sprints.
"I like the program, I like the kids," he said. "It would have done me no good to be disgruntled. I would have gone somewhere else and might not have been as happy."
Current Largo principal Jeffrey Haynes was the school's head football coach from 1981-86. Ford was his offensive line coach.
"He did an excellent job for me," Haynes said. "He's a good role model. He grew up here, he's a very active church member."
Ford also managed player eligibility for Haynes, who recalls only one player not being allowed to play because of academics.
When Rick Rodriguez came to Largo in 2000, he needed a junior varsity coach.
"Very few people offered to help me," Rodriguez said.
"I went to Sam and he said he'd be glad to help. Knowing that I have somebody with his expertise to develop talent and the system helps a lot."
A football program is only as good as its junior varsity squad, said Haynes.
"The better programs that win consistently have good players all through its program," Haynes said. "You always have someone coming up and a good JV coach spots and develops that talent."
Ford uses football to teach discipline and responsibility to teenagers, some of them from the very neighborhood he grew up in.
"Most principles go beyond football," he said.
As for the lock that was on the locker room floor:
The player it belonged to was taking out the locker room's trash and had not left.
"No need for extra running," Ford said, again in his fatherly voice. "The student was doing what he was supposed to be doing."
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Beyoncé and JAY-Z Buy $26 Million Hamptons MansionThe property is also equipped with an 1,800 square-foot guest cottage that features a living room, full kitchen, two bedrooms and bath.
Artists Send Thoughts & Prayers to Mexico City Following EarthquakeBeyoncé led the tributes with a stark white-on-black Instagram post: "GOD BLESS MEXICO AND PUERTO RICO."
Canadian Punk Band Accidentally Pressed Onto Beyoncé 'Lemonade' Vinyl"The negligence involved is unreal," said Zex vocalist Gretchen Steel. "I guess it happened, and they went out, and it's pretty shocking, but we're all laughing really hard."
Beyoncé Pays Cast of Broadway's 'Dear Evan Hansen' Surprise VisitIt looked to be quite a date night for Beyoncé and JAY-Z, with the singer posting some glamorous shots of their night out on Instagram.
Rihanna's Third Annual Diamond Ball Draws Beyoncé, JAY-Z & MoreAt one point in the evening, Rihanna and Beyoncé posed for a photo together, and onlookers caught the striking moment on Twitter.
Artists Support Hurricane Relief on 'Hand in Hand' TelethonTonight, scores of high-profile entertainers joined forces to raise funds for hurricane relief.
New Grammy Museum Celebrates Michael Jackson, Beyoncé, Taylor Swift & MoreOn October 20, the GRAMMY Museum Experience Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. will open to the public.
Drake Has a Giant Poster of Beyoncé in His StudioThe big reveal came on the rapper's Instagram page, where he shared an image while hard at work on new music.
Taylor Swift Video Director Accuses Beyoncé of Copying 'Bad Blood' Vid"In 2015 in 'Bad Blood,' Taylor Swift was wearing a black crop top. I really do think, by the way, that Beyoncé copied 'Bad Blood,'" Kahn said.
Laverne Cox Stars in Beyoncé's New Ivy Park Campaign"To be honest, it doesn't feel real," Cox revealed.
See Beyoncé's Majestic Grammy-Inspired Birthday CakeMuch like the singer herself, Bey's birthday cake was a true work of art.
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LAGOS, Nigeria, APRIL 29, 2007 (Zenit.org).- Nigerians were abused, traumatized and brutalized while exercising their right to vote during recent state and national elections, says the country's episcopal conference.
Archbishop Felix Alaba Job of Ibadan made these comments at a press conference Tuesday, in which he reported on the findings of the Justice Development and Peace unit (JDPC) of the Nigerian bishops' conference.
The unit mobilized 30,000 young men and women to observe the elections, which took place April 14 and 21. The first vote decided the gubernatorial and state assembly, and the second vote decided the presidential and national assembly vote.
Archbishop Job, who is also the president of the Nigerian bishops' conference, said, "The reports from our observers indicate that we have again failed to successfully transition in a democratic manner through the power of the ballot box from one civilian administration to another.
"The large protests, arson, violence and wanton destruction of lives and property which heralded the announcements of the results of the gubernatorial and state Houses of Assembly elections clearly showed that the results announced did not reflect the voting and wishes of the people."
"There were indications of blatant rigging and falsification of election results," he said.
The elections reveal "a humiliating situation where the electorates [were] forced to endorse a civilian coup d'etat," Archbishop Job explained. "This is a repression of unprecedented proportion visited on the democratic spirit of the Nigerian people."
"It should be admitted that we can no longer persist in the deceit of styling our country a democracy," explained the conference president, when "only a handful of the political elite decide the outcome of electoral processes."
The politicians themselves have "not shown significant respect for the peace and stability of the country," Archbishop Job said.
Toward democracy
The archbishop continued: "In the absence of a formidable opposition, Nigerians must come together to resist any form of dictatorship, domination and subversion in a constitutional and dignified manner.
"The Church will continue its campaign for the development of the culture of democracy and good governance in the country to ensure transparency and accountability."
"We will continue to mobilize, sensitize and educate the people on the need for a peaceful, credible, free and fair democracy," he said.
Archbishop Job concluded: "We call on all persons of good will in the country to stand up against the enemies of the common good in our country."


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Our first ever VKLive fashion show was a great opportunity to present String's design concept to knitters from all over the country and internationally as well. We saw exclusive designs, fantastic fit, very wearable and interesting knitting techniques.
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Right now, the fear that big-budget games about women won't sell is self-fulfilling. Developers are afraid to make and properly market big games with female protagonists out of a fear that they don't sell, but if developers don't make and properly market those games, they don't have a chance to sell. It's time for industry leaders to abandon the antiquated notions and tired excuses they sometimes trot out when talk turns to female protagonists.Elsewhere, on the planet Kotaku, Patricia Hernandez reveals that the lack of women presenters at the Playstation 4 presser goes much deeper than a numbers game– it reflects a larger, system problem of erasing women role models from tech fields. Or Reapers. Possibly it's Reapers. Shh.
Were used to and know how to read unreliable narrators in books and film. Were even familiar with unreliable characters in games. The would you kindly revelation in BioShock is jarring, but its also frequently discussed as a high point in game narrative and not as evidence of a broken game. With some very rare (and usually clearly signaled think of the Scarecrow sequences in Batman: Arkham Asylum) exceptions, what the player sees is treated as objectively reliable. It becomes difficult to imagine functioning in most games if what you see isnt what, for the games purposes, is really there. In Heavy Rain, however, just for a moment, the camera itself becomes an unreliable narrator.Admiral Robert Yang of the SSV Radiator muses on how we might think of game narrative as improvisational theater, and not just on a yes, and level:
[L]ongform improv comedy involves actors cooperating to "find the game" — to find the core of a joke. Each actor makes "offers" to expand upon a premise and move action forward, hopefully toward a funny destination, and usually, actors err on always accepting offers ("saying yes") and building upon it since "blocking" offers frustrates your scene partners. However, it's very possible to "say yes" to a premise while still "blocking" the "game."Finding himself lost in a non-Euclidean alternate universe not of his own design, Corporal Zolani Stewart transmits a few notes on nature soundscapes as narrative design in Antichamber.
[The] realism exists in this kind of ever-shifting bubble around the player. The area you see looks and feels as real as we can make it, but the relationships between things dilate and compress to accommodate a good gameplay experience. That mountain in the distance would likely be 10-20 miles away based on the amount of atmospheric color shifting going on, but in the game you could be there in a matter of minutes without even hitting the sprint button.EPISODE 5: (OMNI)DEVTOOLS
It all kind of hangs together because our brains arent great at processing long-term experiences at that same immediate level realizing that it didnt take you nearly long enough to reach the peak requires active reflection, and the game doesnt really give you any reason to reflect on that particular experience.
back before I learnt how to make games, I was really passionate about my 3D art (it was originally my intention to never program at all, I was all about the visual art) I hung out on deviantArt and shared my work and it was cool. but then tools appeared that made certain things easier; poser, terragen and similar software let people make 3D models without even requiring an understanding of the 3D building blocks; faces, vertices etc.EPISODE 6: RUN AWAY! RUN AWAAAAY!
I was seriously miffed, I had worked crazy hard to make character models, and these people had the nerve to submit poser models alongside mine as though they were equal? it wasnt right, it wasnt fair. I had worked hard and these people had barely worked at all.
Ladies and Gentlemen, if you find yourself thinking like this you are an asshole, and you are in the middle of a tantrum.
By 1988, Tetris was the highest-selling computer game in the U.S., available for purchase on the Commodore 64, Super Famicom, and Apple II and IBM personal computers. The question of who owned the rights and on which devices was still hotly contested, particularly between Atari, who acquired it from Microsoft, and Nintendo, who acquired it through Spectrum Holobyte and began distributing it through a publisher named if you can believe it Bullet Proof Software. Coincidence? Perhaps. In any case, Bullet Proof worked hard to secure the rights to Tetris across multiple devices. They were hoping to prepackage the insidious little game with their upcoming portable handheld console, called a Game Boy. Facilitated by this little machine, Tetris would grow even further, spreading beyond the arcades, living rooms and office cubicles where it was once constrained. The great big Tetris board called Earth was starting to get dangerously full. And all of the pieces were red.Carl Sagan help us all.
President Reagan sought to fight Communism with his Star Wars initiative, but the Soviet Union countered with a gambit out of Star Trek, a Kobayashi Maru that we were never meant to solve. An unbeatable scenario whose purpose was not to teach us, but to leach us, to drain us dry of enterprise and rational thought, to strand us in a wasteland of wasted hours.
Sigl [...] wonders what it might have taken to make it truly terrifying: Vulnerability, Pruning (of locations and NPCs) and Unreliable Perception, something to turn it into a subjective body horror experience a la Cronenberg, with constant doubts as to your own health and sanity.On superlevel.de, Dominik Johann pens a love letter to the Twine Revolution, and in particular Christine Love's Even Cowgirls Bleed. Quote Johann (in translation): "Twine and its users don't give a shit about norms and conventions. Punkrock!"


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Hi Athena & welcome,
Well, it seems you two have a pretty healthy and logical approach to this whole process. You've put a couple very important pieces in proper perspective.
1> His preference for just some 'sexual' variation - as long as handled respectively and safely is not in conflict with your bond. It's just 'sex' !
2> Your desire to prefer to at least know and have some level of trust and respect for his partners is very reasonable and we'd say desirable. It adds to the openness and honesty which is just a much better environment for everyone.
Now..........that all being said.....
There's a couple pieces of the evolution we'd recommend you explore before you get too deeply committed to going down this path.
1> He needs to understand your needs & preferences about your own potential partners and that your requirement for a deeper bond - dare we use the "L" word - is something he needs to start processing in advance. I.E. Am I going to be able to feel good about my wife loving (and having sex with) someone else ? Easy to say when it's not real and in your face
Process now rather than later.
2>You have to acknowledge, depending on your - particularly his - lifestyles, that there's always going to be that possibility that he might find himself in a situation where sex would be an option without - if we want to call it - 'pre-approval'. For example, if he has to travel a lot for business etc. This is part of the trust issue you need to develop between you. You have to trust and believe that your feelings and concerns are foremost in his mind and that he'll use his best judgment as circumstances arise.
Personally we prefer this approach to rigid 'rules'. Although we have a 'desire' that we both know each other's partners in advance to just get second opinions if you will, we also acknowledge that we know & trust each other well enough to let things develop as they naturally will which means some 'activity' might occur before we all get to meet - at least in person. We proceed with the idea that the 'plan' is for us all to be 'together' in this, but that we're not going to get hung up over the chicken/egg syndrome.
Good luck. KISS (keep it simple, silly)
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"The Cruisers"
Tuesday, April 26, 2011, 2:59 p.m.Palisades Library
"The Cruisers"
To honor the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, the Palisades Library will read and discuss Walter Dean Myers book The Cruisers.
Recommended for audiences ages 10 and up.
Check out a copy of the book at the Children's Room Reference Desk.
About the Book:
Zander Scott and his friends LaShonda, Bobbi and Kambui are in trouble. Even though they're students with a talent for writing and creative expression at Da Vinci Academy for the Gifted and Talented, one of the best schools in Harlem, their grades are slipping, and Mr. Culpepper, the assistant principal, is ready to be rid of them. When the school starts a unit on the Civil War, and Culpepper splits students into Union and Confederate sympathizers, Zander and his crew are given a charge—to negotiate a peace between both sides before the war actually breaks out.
That's when Zander and his friends come up with the idea to launch an alternative school newspaper called The Cruiser. The result is nothing they could have expected and everything they could have hoped for.


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Charity skateboarders have so far raised at least £250 to help children with congenital heart disease.
Johnny Phillips, 31, from Steeton, and 21-year-old Michael Laidler, from Laycock, organised the Need for Tweed 46-mile skateboard ride from Leeds to Keighley and back to collect cash for the Children's Heart Federation.
The pair dressed in flat caps and Yorkshire tweed for the event on Saturday, and even carried an inflatable sheep! They picked up two more participants when they reached Keighley, who joined them for the return leg of the challenge.
Johnny said: "Apart from when we got to Bradford and the heavens opened, it went fine – it was a great success.
"A nice lady walking her dog in Victoria Park, whom we happened to meet, gave us a cheque for every mile we completed – so that was a cheque for £46 right there.
"When skating on roads you do have to think of health and safety, of course, but we stuck to the rules and didn't have any problems with cars. From start to finish took about eight hours, so we did it in a really good time."


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ABOVE: During last week's Student Lobby Day, a contingent from Moravian College, including President Bryon Grigsby '90 (third from right) visited the Pennsylvania State Capitol. While in Harrisburg, the group spent time with several state representatives, including Lisa M. Boscola (center), who represents the 18th Senate District. (Photos courtesy of Pat Hanna)
On April 2, five Moravian College students travelled to the Pennsylvania State Capitol in Harrisburg to lobby for current and future students seeking higher education at private institutions. The trip was part of Student Lobby Day, coordinated by the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Pennsylvania (AICUP).
Student Lobby Day is a day set aside each year for the students from the AICUP's member institutions to lobby for legislative support for private institutions of higher education. One of the primary mission goals is to educate policymakers and others about the benefits, value and quality education available at Pennsylvania's independent colleges and universities. This educational effort is intended to secure government aid for students and institutions in the private sector.
Moravian students representing the College, as well as the United Student Government, included: Tim Semonich '15, president; Travis Dorsa '15, treasurer; Victoria Alupke '17, senator; Christina Gibson '15, secretary for success analysis; and Jacob Fritz '16, senator. During the course of the day, students met with Pennsylvania State Representatives Doyle Heffley, Steve Samuelson and Lisa Boscola, as well as a member of the staff for Pennsylvania Senator David Argall.
The Moravian contingent was joined by President Bryon Grigsby '90, who accompanied students for three of their appointments with legislators, as well as Pat Hanna '82, assistant director of career development and alumni relations.
"Student Lobby Day provides an exciting opportunity for members of the United Student Government to represent their peers at the state level in support of funding for private higher education," said Hanna. "It also benefits the representatives, because when they meet face to face with the students and hear their personal stories, they truly realize the importance of the funding and the impact their vote will have on so many families in Pennsylvania."
ABOVE: Pictured (from left) are USG members Travis Dorsa '15, Christina Gibson '15, Tim Semonich '15, Jacob Fritz '16 and Victoria Alupke '17.
ABOVE: As part of the trip, Moravian students relayed information about Governor Corbett's budget proposal and how it affects Moravian students, as well as themselves personally.
This year the initiative asked legislators to endorse Governor Tom Corbett's budget proposal to expand the benefits of PHEAA grants to students and their families. These requests included:
As part of the trip, Moravian students relayed information about Governor Corbett's budget proposal and how it affects their fellow students, as well as themselves personally.
According to the College's Financial Aid office, the proposed budget to support middle-income students and their families – through Ready to Succeed Scholarship – would support approximately 90 Moravian students. Additionally, 554 Moravian students receive PHEAA grants that range in amount from $500-$4,362 – that is 63% of the College's student population from Pennsylvania.
Furthermore, a total of 62% of Moravian's students hail from Pennsylvania allowing Moravian to receive approximately $300,000 in IAG funding. Without this support, Moravian students would otherwise need to borrow funding through loans causing increased liabilities after leaving college.
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Thursday, June 2, 2011
A Little Bit of Everything
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LOL!!! everything you said about your iphone describes my relationship with mine. even down to me and my hubs getting iphones within a week of each other in february. i went and got one 3 days later cause i was so jealous of his hahaReplyDelete
That giant whisk is hilarious! I did some baking today too (this is a rare event in my life, as is cooking). I had 2 bananas get wayyy too ripe. I made banana nut bread and threw in some apples and cranberries. yummm :)ReplyDelete
I like your cute apron and CONGRATS on taking that exam!! Good for you, lady! :)
Congrats on the test - that's awesome!ReplyDelete
Girl you deserve some champagne!!!!ReplyDelete
That is fab that you passed that exam, major congrats.
You look so cute in your apron photo, loves it. And love your hidden baker talents, I was not aware of that.
I am so happy you hate Glee too!!! I thought I was the only one :) haha.ReplyDelete
I also hate glee, super happy I'm no longer alone on that one ;)ReplyDelete
Congrats on the exam!
Baking?! That is so cool you went to culinary school. I'm starting to think I missed my calling in life- I should have become a chef or a trainer.
Congrats on the exam!!ReplyDelete
That's awesome that you went to culinary school!!
Haha, love this! Maybe it's the champagne ;-) but why not? Sometimes it's good to indulge. Anyways, just wanted to drop you a quick line to say that your blog is really motivating for me. It's encouraging for me to not be a wimp in my training. To not be afraid to try and run faster (even though I think I'll die!!). To just get out there and do it.ReplyDelete
What are your plans with the certification? if you don't mind me asking:)ReplyDelete
so funny about your phone!! have a lovely weekend :)ReplyDelete
Congrats on the test!ReplyDelete
lol on Glee - it is my favorite show as well! I love the singing! I also love American Idol, which is no surprise, haha Not sure what I would do without that show.
Oh..the Iphone obsession. I'm pretty sure I'm going to see that A&E show "Intervention" soon!!ReplyDelete
I love the mindless posts! The annoying hubby-I know nothing about this-ha! Congrats on the certification! Lovin' the apron. I am not addicted to the Iphone but I am addicted to "Cupcake Wars" in the middle of the night when I can't sleep!
Champagne-Bud light is gonna have to do here tonight....Have a great weekend!!


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