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PORTLAND, Ore., May20, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --Rentrak (NASDAQ: RENT), the leader in precisely measuring movies and TV everywhere, today announced a contract expansion with The Yaffe Group, a leading professional services firm.
With the new agreement, The Yaffe Group will completely replace its sample-based measurement service with Rentrak's local television currency, which it has used over the past year to give its clients a more targeted view of the local TV market.
"Rentrak has allowed us to achieve greater precision in targeting, planning and buying television through the use of their detailed TV ratings information from 29 million televisions," said Buffy O'Connor, media director at The Yaffe Group. "We are glad to expand our partnership, which has and will continue to help our clients make smarter planning and buying decisions."
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The Yaffe Group's clients include Grand Home Furnishings, Star Furniture, Houston Community College, MDNR (Michigan Department of Natural Resources) and Kolache Factory.
Rentrak's television ratings service is the only fully-integrated system of detailed satellite, telco and cable TV viewing information from more than 29 million TVs nationwide including granular information for TV stations in all 210 local markets.
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Boys hockey: Worthington wins tournament up north
MINNEAPOLIS —Worthington defeated Minnehaha Academy's junior varsity squad on Friday night in the final game of a junior varsity boys hockey tournament in Minneapolis.
The Trojans scored five goals in the third period get an 8-3 win. It put Worthington on better footing entering the 2014 portion of the season. WHS defeated Prairie Center 7-4 on Thursday to advance.
Against Minnehaha Academy, the Trojans saw four goals coming from Kody Honius and four assists from Alex Kramer.
Alex Johnson got on the board for Worthington 1:27 into the first frame off an assist from Kramer. Honius then gave his team a 2-0 lead 9:46 before Minnehaha responded at the 11:25 mark before the first break.
Honius scored the Trojans' only goal in the second period before Minnehaha posted two goals in a minute's time late in the third frame.
Honius, Andrew Johnson and Nick Newman each scored goals for Worthington in the third period. Trojans senior Alex Purdy and sophomore Gage Langerud shared time evenly in net for Worthington, which improved to 4-7 with the tournament. Morris/Benson comes to Worthington Jan. 4.
"It was a big night for Nick and Kody. It was a junior varsity tournament, but we did have to respond and play some hockey in the third period. I think we just got too relaxed in the second period," Trojans coach Nate Grimmius said. "We did well to get focused in the third period. It was a good confidence builder for us."
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If we were going to trade for a 30 year old DE I'd rather trade for Freeney.
How are teams getting guys like Keith Rivers for 5th round picks?
Lol dumbest thing? Idk bout that, have you seen the dolphins franchise lately...Culpepper over Drew Brees might be their dumbest move.
Thanks for clarification on Kamerion/Camerion--don't wanna get those two mixed up.
Wake has reason to complain he has averaged 11 sacks over the last 2 seasons and barely makes the vet minimum.
I would go after him with a 3rd rd pick if we could do a reasonable contract. Funny that Wimbley and Wake would be the exact type of Des we would have wanted in the old 9 wide system and not in Gray's system but you need guys who can get to the QB and both of those guys along with Morgan would give us a lot of speed off the edge and versatility.
I would do it.
I think it's expensive. Ever since Heinz Turd jacked him up, he's done nothing.


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Weekend Newsstand: December 14, 2013
It's Saturday and Beyoncé blessed us with a new album yesterday, so we all know what we're doing this weekend. Some news to read while you listen to Queen Bey drop some knowledge: TTC police have regained arrest powers, Ian Troop is no longer the Pan Am Games' CEO, Air Canada Centre support staff go on strike, and the police shot someone on the Queen subway platform last night.
Starting in the new year, TTC officers will once again have the power to arrest people on buses, streetcars, and subways. They held this power until 2011, when Toronto Police took over the role of investigating and arresting in the transit system. TTC officers will be given the rank of special constables. They will be armed with pepper spray and a baton as well as handcuffs, but will not have guns or Tasers. The change will take around six months to implement, much of that taken up by training and background checks for the special constables. The province still has to sign off on this deal before it can be finalized.
Evidently, the Pan Am Games need a new CEO to go with the move from planning to executing the Games. That is the reason spokesman Teddy Katz gave for the dismissal of Ian Troop, who will be replaced by former provincial Deputy Minister of Health Saad Rafi. Of course, it may also have something to do with Troop heading up an executive that was revealed to be billing taxpayers for things as trivial as cups of tea. Troop also billed taxpayers for a 91-cent parking ticket while pulling down a $477,000-per-year salary. Those expenses are individually insignificant (financially), but can add up quickly. They are also "the kind of entitlement that is unacceptable," as Premier Kathleen Wynne said.
Unionized workers at the Air Canada Centre voted 82 per cent in favour of striking for a better offer from their employers, and went on strike on Friday in spite of upcoming Leafs and Raptors home games and a Rod Stewart concert. According to the union's president-elect, management had offered the union a raise of 1 per cent in the first year and 1.5 per cent the second year. Several restaurants in the ACC are closed because of the strike, but the games and concert are expected to go forward without issue.
Trains between Bloor and Union on the Yonge-University-Spadina subway line were not running, though they were expected to begin again around 10 a.m. On Friday night around 8 p.m. police shot a man multiple times during an altercation on the Queen station platform. The man is in stable condition at St. Michael's Hospital. The man was waving what some said looked to be a gun, and the Special Investigations Unit will be investigating the shooting.


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The New Report Card: Forget an "A," Try for an "M"
Four years ago David Boone was a homeless 15-year-old sleeping on a park bench in Cleveland, Ohio. This fall he'll be entering Harvard.
His is the kind of heroic story that would seem over-the-top in a movie, if it didn't happen to be real: David used his book-bag as a pillow, studied in train stations, figured out how to avoid local gangs. (Read his story here.)
More interestingly, David's not the only hero in this story. The other is his report card. Not because of its grades, but because of its design. You see, report cards at David's school don't have "A"s, "B"s, and "C"s. Instead, they have "M"s and "I"s.
M stands for Mastery; I stands for Incomplete.
This method is a product of remarkable new high school David attended called MC2 STEM, in which David is part of the first graduating class. The school, part of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation STEM Initiative, teaches science and engineering through hands-on, project-based learning in cooperation with a General Electric R&D facility across the street (translation: they don't sit at desks listening to teachers talk).
As they learn, students are graded on specific skill-sets — called benchmarks — that make up each 10-week subject.
"M" means the student has mastered the benchmark skill (usually demonstrated by a score of 90-plus on a project or test).
"I" means the student needs to work more until they master the skill. They don't retake the course — instead, teachers provide additional activities and opportunities for mastery, until it's achieved.
It's refreshingly simple: the mushy, judgmental landscape of Bs and Cs is replaced with a clear goal: mastery is expected; if you don't get it right away, you will get new opportunities to work until you do. As David says, "They don't accept mediocrity."
I think one reason this technique is effective is that it uses grades the way they should be used: not as an often-demotivating verdict on identity ("You're a C student); but rather as an ignitor of effort, a motivational north star. "Incomplete" is a motivating concept, because it sends a strong signal that complete learning is not only possible but expected; that everyone is capable of top-level work. It nudges the culture away from judgement and toward continual improvement and reaching. It turns a school into a skill-construction zone.
The question is, how can other organizations put this M/I grading method to work? For instance, could a soccer coach build a team around the idea of mastering certain moves? Could a businesses do the same when teaching employees? A music teacher?
Also, I'm curious: do you know of other simple methods that schools, teams, and businesses use to promote the love of mastery? If so, I'd love to hear about them.
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Thanks! Great article. I'm a soccer coach in Prague and we start today with this kind of evaluation of individual technique/skills. Will let you know.
Thank you for this post.
I teach advocacy and trial skills to law students. Whilewe cover strategy, reaction through listening, and creativety, certain trial processes must be mastered. For example, the specific verbiage and process for laying the proper foundation for an exhibit, refreshing the memory of a forgetful witness, and impeaching the testimony of witness who testifies inconsistently MUST be mastered. I designed drills to accomplish this – and, per your earlier post, now require students to conduct a drill three times without error or start over. The do it – and repeat it – throughout their training until the skills is internalized or mastered. Of course, mastering these more formulaic aspects of trial actually frees the advocate to be more strategic, reactive, and creative at trial.
I offer these drills to other advocacy professors on my YouTube channel to improve the practice throughout our profession. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4xf3Xyw1ds&feature=plcp
I modeled my instruction after Salman Khan's Khan Academy where they insist upon "proficiency" in a foundational topic before progressing to an advanced topic that will build upon that foundation.
I wish I had the opportunity to go to this school!!
I find that I was unconsciously applying this "M" & "I" technique in learning. Thank you for the post. I got a light bulb over my head. ^_^
Hi, I am from and live in South Africa, volunteering at a company dealing with the mental aspects of sports. One of the partners has written a great piece on engagement and how that can provide a team with the winning edge, after working with a rugby side that has just won a major championship. I feel you would find it very interesting. Please visit http://bit.ly/greatpiece to read the article.
I homeschooled my two children with the expectation that we would master whatever we were learning. There were no grades, and we would keep at a subject or skill, adapting our methods, until it was theirs. I've found this mindset common with many "unschooling" homeschoolers who use the ideas of educator John Holt (How Children Learn, How Children Fail, Growing Without Schooling, etc) It was a natural, non-traumatic way of learning. My son is majoring in physics and Chinese in college. My daughter is a photographer, http://www.meiratz.com
I teach studio trumpet at Rowan University in Southern New Jersey (about 30 min from Philadelphia). This past spring I did a series of brass master classes on your techniques for our whole Brass Division. Some students used them, others did not. Translation: Some students got lots better and fast….and others did not……I have also incorporated your techniques into my own practicing with stunning results.
I think your book is amazing and this new concept of M or I is great! We will start with it in the fall. I'll be changing my syllabus (which is already more structured and skill based than most of my colleagues) to incorporate M or I in each of the areas. Pass/Fail but even better! Love it. Can't wait for your new book to arrive.
I think the best coaches have been doing this for years. Positivecoach.org is really growing people's interest with their ELM tree approach to coaching is Effort, Learning, Mistakes teaches their athletes to work hard, aleays be learning, and learn from mistakes. Its overall philosophy teaches Mastery vs. Scoreboard which allows for a frowth mindset. Love your book and this blog!
I use this type of grading (standards-based grading/mastery grading) with my high school physics classes. Here's an outline of my particular implementation: http://kellyoshea.wordpress.com/2011/08/02/conjunctive-standards-based-grading/
Since I switched from points to standards-based grading, my students have become much less anxious (a lot of the old panic was about grades) and actually much, much better at physics. In a lot of ways, it's a lot tougher for the students than classes where they get number grades. For the core skills of the class, they can't just accept a "bad grade." They must keep working, practicing, and testing until they can reliably demonstrate each skill. They have specific feedback about what skills need improvement, and they know what to do to get better. Once they understand the system (it's so different from what they're used to getting in school), they love it. Unfortunately, I still have to convert back to number grades at the end of the semester since the whole school isn't doing it this way. Still, they know exactly what to do to get the number grade that they want.
Also, thanks for continuing this blog. I can't get enough of reading about talent and how to create it. My Honors Physics students read The Talent Code last summer, and they found it so useful and great that I'm having all of my students (honors and regular) read it this summer. It helps a lot for getting buy-in from the students on the grading system. The ones who are scared at first really think that they aren't going to learn physics (so I guess they were hoping to get by with grades for compliance—turning in homework, etc—instead of grades for mastery). Once I get them realizing that they really can learn physics by practicing, they love the fact that their grade will only represent how much they learned (instead of how quickly they learned it, how well their middle school class prepared them for my class, how many boxes of Kleenex they bring in for the classroom, how much they "participated"—however the teacher thinks they are measuring that—during class, etc etc).
I think the concept of mastered and incomplete can be applied to many different situations. I recently began a new and am currently being trained. When the school year begins I will be visiting a new campus every 3-4 days, having measurable goals and keeping track of my progress will be important.
I plan on setting work goals, fitness goals, and several others. I think the concept of mastered and incomplete can be applied to self-improvement as it is the sum of many different individual skill-sets. This mastered and incomplete grading far surpasses the A-F scale because some may be satisfied with a B or a C, but nobody would be satisfied with an incomplete grade.
[…] My strengths are catching on quickly, knowing what to do when I am done with my work, making friends, and making use of my time. What I need to work on is not rushing and patience. My first goal having to do with conduct is stop talking to people, even though I know the answer to the conversation. I can do that by not talking. My second conduct related goal is paying attention, even though I know the answers to the problem. My third conduct related goal is to not rush on my work and take my time. The only distraction I have is when other students are talking (no one in particular).http://thetalentcode.com/2012/05/23/the-new-report-card-forget-an-%E2%80%9Ca%E2%80%9D-try-for-an-%E2… […]


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There's a reason Chuck, Tim and Stan Rash are known as the "Bottle Brothers.â€
Go into Chuck's garage, and you'll find the walls covered with thousands of antique bottles. As if that wasn't enough, the brothers also have a shed full.
"We're getting to the point where something is going to have to go,†Stan said.
The Bottle Brothers have been collecting bottles since the early '70s when Chuck was a teenager and his two little brothers tagged along on bottle-hunting expeditions.
"They wanted to be like big brother,†Chuck said.
Now middle-aged, the men have formed the Piedmont Bottle Club. Membership spans from Lexington to Shelby and "everywhere in between.â€
The club is ready to put on its first big event – a free antique bottle and pottery show and sale. It will take place April 14 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the VFW on Country Club Road in Lincolnton.
A total of 35 tables have been sold to vendors. Featured in the show will be Paul Haynes displaying memorabilia from Haynes Dairy, John Patterson's collection of North Carolina milk bottles, Reggie Lynch's display of North Carolina soda and whiskey bottles and, of course, the Bottle Brothers' collection.
There will also be a free appraisal table. For those who have an old bottle or piece of pottery collecting dust on their mantle, this is the place to find out what it's really worth.
Bottles range in price from $1 to thousands.
When it comes to their collection of thousands of bottles, the Bottle Brothers have bought some at shows and dug others up from the ground.
The treasure hunt is the most fun, they say. When looking through gullies and outhouse holes, they've found bottles worth hundreds of dollars.
"A lot of people think you're crazy – you're out digging in the trash,†Stan said.
Getting dirty, however, is part of the fun. The three brothers have collected other things over the years, but nothing compares to bottles.
"We started collecting ash trays and certain shaped rocks and shoe strings,†Stand said.
They went through a baseball card phase as well, but eventually got over it.
"You can't play in the dirt,†Stan said. "You can't dig up baseball cards.â€
Besides enjoying the hunt, the brothers also appreciate the history of the bottles.
"Every bottle, it just tells a story,†Chuck said.
In the early 1900s, there were four different bottling companies in Lincolnton. The men have developed quite a collection of local bottles.
They all have their favorites. Stan likes bottles from the golden age of advertising – brightly colored ones that have sayings on the back like "Make mine a Spiffy – it's a swell cola drink.â€
"It's like an art,†Stan said. "Today, it's just an old plastic bottle – no character about it.â€
His brother, Tim, has a different preference.
"I like the painted label, but I like the embossed more,†he said.
Besides soda bottles, the three brothers have poison bottles, whiskey bottles and milk bottles bottled by Coors Company during Prohibition.
When they meet with the Piedmont Bottle Club, the men talk about recent finds and trade with each other. One member even showed off a bottle worth $4,000.
"The wives don't want to talk about them, so we get a bunch of men together,†Chuck said.
Those interested in joining the club should call (704) 732-0373.
Want to go? The Piedmont Bottle Club's Antique Bottle and Pottery Show and Sale will take place Saturday, April 14 at the VFW on Country Club Road in Lincolnton. The event runs form 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. and is free and open to the public. For more information or to reserve a table, call (704) 732-0373.
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"Ask Our Lady for an adventure and
she'll never let you down," says Father James Searby,
an associate pastor at Holy Spirit Church in
He speaks from experience. While
in seminary, he implored the Blessed Mother for help arranging a pilgrimage to
Three days later, a friend called to offer some frequent-flyer miles.
Walking into St. Peter's wearing his seminarian's cassock, he was directed to an aisle seat just behind Cardinals Joseph Ratzinger and Francis Arinze, two of John Paul's closest brother bishops. Moments later, the Holy Father's moving platform stopped right next to him.
Father Searby remembers every detail. "He did the classic John Paul wave," he says. "Our eyes met and it was as though he clearly said, 'Be a saint.' The glimpse lasted maybe three seconds, but to me it felt like three hours."
"I kept thinking what he said when he was newly elected," adds Father Searby. "'Be not afraid.'"
At that moment, Father Searby was a long way from where he'd been just after graduating college. In search of another kind of adventure, he went to work for the circus. Literally. Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey hired him as a promoter.
Looking back on that experience now, he says the world of entertainment was exciting but not especially meaningful. At the time he was living with his grandmother and helping care for his grandfather, who was dying. "That," he says, "ended up being more fulfilling."
One Saturday evening, while on the
road with the show, he drove past a little clapboard church in
"I knelt down behind the screen," he recalls. "A very old priest was sitting there. At the end of the confession, he — I call him Father Moses — said to me, 'Have you ever thought of being a priest?' The minute he said it, I can describe it in no other way than thinking I had been wearing these dark sunglasses over my eyes and had not been able to see the light. Life became clearer and, suddenly, the adventure I had been looking for became more real."
He quit the circus and began to pray more — going to daily Mass, saying the Rosary, making regular confessions. He remembers this as "an amazing time of discernment."
"It's the great unknown," he says. "The adventure we all long for is following our vocation, whatever it might be."
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Today at Holy Spirit parish, where he's served since being ordained in June 2005, Father Searby brings that sense of holy adventure to youth — and makes promoting confession a keystone of his priestly ministry.
"He has a great zest for life and particularly seems to connect with young people," says Father Edward Hathaway, pastor of St. John the Baptist Church in Front Royal, Va. "They're attracted to him for his enthusiasm as a priest and his love for the Church, which is evident."
Holy Spirit's youth minister, Christine Najarian, sees that process constantly unfolding. "He gets kids excited about seeking the Lord and growing in holiness," she explains. "He definitely models it and speaks it."
No wonder the number of attendees for the church's annual teen retreat weekend nearly doubled this year. The number of boys quadrupled. Afterwards, when Najarian asked the young Catholics where they'd grown most, she consistently got the same answer: in confession.
"Father preaches a lot on the need for confession," she says. "The kids have taken that challenge and now make confession an important part of their lives."
One of them is Alicia Steger's 13-year-old son Andrew, an altar server. "I notice he's very willing to go to confession," seconds Steger. "That's Father Searby's influence."
At the teen retreat, he heard confessions nonstop for 6½ hours one night. "Sitting in the confessional is one of the most beautiful things in the priesthood," he says. "That's where real conversion takes place. From there, we go out and see Jesus in the Eucharist and it's a continuing conversion; we get to know Christ. We become his friends."
"The greatest poverty today is the lack of friendship," adds the young priest. "In confession and true communion, Jesus becomes our true friend." The thriving altar-service program numbers 120 boys from fifth grade through 12th. Meanwhile, nearly 70 girls have signed for a brand new "Fiat" group in the same grades. And all can listen to his homilies by podcast (at web.mac.com/jrsearby).
Father Searby has expanded the altar-server program to give the boys many opportunities to grow in virtue and get together fraternally with each other and with dads. They attend activities like barbeques, hiking and pickup football; they serve in the parish on and off the altar and attend days of recollection.
"They're in the early stages of hearing the call of God in their lives, to be a holy husband and father, or a holy priest," he says. They learn by observation and example."
The Fiat group for girls was launched after Father Searby prayerfully sought out the guidance of the Blessed Mother and St. Therese of Lisieux. He based the program on John Paul II's 1988 apostolic letter Mulieris Dignitatem (The Dignity and Vocation of Women), with its focus on the fundamental vocations of women to motherhood and consecrated virginity.
"The primary role of girls in Fiat," explains Father Searby, "will be to accompany Our Lord, get to know him as a friend and be with him as young women imbued with the Gospel." They're assigned times to adore Our Lord during the parish's weekly hours of Eucharistic adoration.
The Fiat girls also help the elderly and the infirm. And they work with parish moms, meet sisters from thriving religious orders and are immersed in the beauty of the Catholic faith so they can most effectively evangelize the culture no matter their vocational calling — as wives and mothers, or as religious.
"Enlivened by the Eucharist and a friendship with Christ," says Father Searby, "they'll go out and bring that mysterious relationship to others."
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Just arrived home from the 2009 SoCal Genealogy Jamboree and I can tell you it was fantastic. I had the best time and met so many people...fantastic people! I had the Honor of meeting DearMYRTLE and footnoteMaven! Incredible Ladies!
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Coral Gables (February 06, 2012) —
In a study published in the journal Geology, scientists at the University of Miami suggest that significant changes in the carbon isotopic composition of carbonates, which occurred prior to the major climatic event (Snowball Earth) of more than 500 million years ago, are unrelated to worldwide glacial events.
"Our study suggests that the geochemical record documented in rocks prior to the Marinoan glaciation, or Snowball Earth, are unrelated to the glaciation itself," said Peter Swart, professor of marine geology and geophysics at UM's Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science and co-author of the study. "Instead, the changes in the carbon isotopic ratio are related to alteration by freshwater as sea level fell."
To better understand the environmental conditions prior to Snowball Earth, the research team analyzed geochemical signatures preserved in carbonate rock cores from similar climactic events that occurred more recently—two million years ago—during the Pliocene-Pleistocene period.
The team analyzed the ratio of the rare isotope of carbon (13C) to the more abundant carbon isotope (12C) from cores drilled in the Bahamas and the Enewetak Atoll in the Pacific Ocean. The geochemical patterns that were observed in these cores were nearly identical to the pattern seen prior to the Marinoan glaciation, which suggests that the alteration of rocks by water, a process known as diagenesis, is the source of the changes seen during that time period.
Prior to the study, scientists theorized that large changes in the cycling of carbon between the organic and inorganic reservoirs occurred in the atmosphere and oceans, setting the stage for the global glacial event known as Snowball Earth.
"It is widely accepted that changes in the carbon isotopic ratio during the Pliocene-Pleistocene time are the result of alteration of rocks by freshwater," said Swart. "We believe this is also what occurred during the Neoproterozoic. Instead of being related to massive and complicated changes in the carbon cycle, the variations seen in the Neoproterozoic can be explained by a simple process, which we understand very well."
Scientists acknowledge that multiple sea level fluctuations occurred during the Pliocene-Pleistocene glaciations resulting from water being locked up in glaciers. Similar sea-level changes during the Neoproterozoic caused the variations in the global carbon isotopic signal preserved in the older rocks, not a change in the distribution of carbon as had been widely postulated.
The study, titled "Does the global stratigraphic reproducibility of 13C in Neoproterozoic carbonates require a marine origin? A Pliocene-Pleistocene comparison," was published in the January issue of the journal Geology. Swart's co-author is M.J. Kennedy of the University of Adelaide in Australia.
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The Diabetes DTOUR Diet is based on new research that found that certain nutrients in foods are powerful at balancing blood sugar and encouraging weight loss.
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Scientists aren't sure how calcium burns body fat—some believe it reduces the fat-producing effects of a steroid hormone called calcitriol, says Barbara Quinn, RD, author of The Diabetes DTOUR Diet(which Outsmart Diabetes is based upon). What we do know is that it works: Researchers at the University of Tennessee found that obese people who went on a low-calorie diet that contained three daily servings of calcium-rich dairy lost 70% more weight and 64% more body fat than those who ate just one serving of dairy a day. Calcium food sources: Fat-free milk and low-fat dairy, spinach, kale, broccoli, and white beansFat-Fighter #2: Vitamin D
A landmark study from Tufts-New England Medical Center showed that low levels of vitamin D raise a person's risk of type 2 diabetes by as much as 46%. "Researchers believe vitamin D quells cellular inflammation that contributes to diabetes," explains Quinn. Plus, your body needs D to absorb calcium—and together, they can help fight diabetes: According to the Nurses' Health Study, an ongoing investigation of more than 83,000 women, those who consumed more than 1,200 mg of calcium and more than 800 IU of vitamin D a day were 33% less likely to have developed diabetes than those taking in less of both nutrients. On the DTOUR Diet, you get 400 IU per day, so include a daily multivitamin that also contains 400 IU of vitamin D. Vitamin D food sources: Salmon, mackerel, sardines, tuna, fortified whole grain cereal, fortified fat-free milk, and Swiss cheeseFat-Fighter #3: Omega-3s
New science published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition showed that women who ate a balanced diet including omega-3s lost 1 1/2 more pounds of torso fat than women on the same exact diet but minus the omega-3s. These healthy fats slow the rate of digestion, which makes you feel fuller longer, so you eat fewer calories throughout the day, says Quinn. "Omega-3s also reduce inflammation, a major risk factor for diabetes, and appear to improve insulin resistance," she says. Omega-3 food sources: Tofu, enriched eggs, shrimp, salmon, tuna, walnuts, flax, and flaxseed oilFat-Fighter #4: Fiber
Foods high in fiber are nutrient-rich, filling, and low in calories—a combination that makes them weight loss wonders. According to a study done at the University of Minnesota, people who stuck to higher-fiber diets lost 2 to 3 pounds more per month than those who followed lower-fiber diets. Fiber triggers hormones that control appetite, which also helps with weight loss, adds Quinn. Plus, both soluble and insoluble fiber help control blood sugar: The soluble type dissolves in water and forms a thick gel during digestion, which can interfere with and slow down carbohydrate and glucose absorption in the intestines, explains Quinn. Insoluble fiber doesn't dissolve in water. It stays solid and moves quickly through the digestive tract, so intestines have less time to absorb carbohydrates, and blood sugar levels stay even. When Finnish researchers tracked 4,316 men and women over the course of 10 years, they found that the people who ate the highest percentage of cereal fiber were 61% less likely to develop type 2 diabetes. Fiber food sources: Whole grain breads and cereals, brown rice, barley, oatmeal and oat bran, apples, pears, citrus fruits, carrots, beans, and artichokesDig into Delicious!
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Finally put what we have left of Cuyagua in the shop. The wholesale price wasn't cheap, hence the high retail. Still, could be the only chance with this one, unless they decide to make it again.
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March 17, 2005
Now that the Cuyagua is mostly gone, they've got a new single origin called "El Carmen":
I tried it for the first time this morning, but unfortunately I don't think it's quite in the same category as the Cuyagua was. Not as long or complex a flavor, and pretty sweet for 75%. Still, well worth checking out, and it does feature some really intense berry flavors for anybody who likes that typical Scharffen Berger profile...
August 1, 2006
I tried El Carmen too, but I hardly remember it. It was definitely red - berries and maybe cherries dominating the palate. The Gianduja bar, though, is excellent. Definitely not a sweet gianduja, and it has a nice darkness to it. I need to get my hands on some of these bars [}:)]
I would expect the same quality from Scharffen Berger since John is concentrating solely on the sourcing. This means he can source better beans and perhaps more of them as well. I wonder if they plan on expanding their production, though.
Just fyi--they've temporarily pulled the Gianduja, since the copacker putting it back together back east had some pretty serious mixing issues. Many of the bars were either sweet hazelnut with a dusting of chocolate or dark chocolate with a hint of hazelnut 🙂 I got one of the former and it was pretty unpleasant.
On the production front, I'd be shocked and amazed if they didn't open a second facility (can somebody say Pennsylvania?) to bump up Scharffen Berger output. The real question is whether they'll be able to source enough quality cacao to continue such rapid growth...
August 1, 2006
Yeah, I was suspecting a second production plant as well because, after all, Hershey's didn't get where they are by thinking small (or producing small for that matter). It certainly raises questions about Scharffen Berger's ability to source enough quality cacao as well and if they can maintain the same quality. Despite all the speculation and assumptions, only time will tell.
Regarding the gianduja mix-ups, that certainly is a bad sign, and I really hope it does not portend of things to come! How did that happen?
I definitely didn't get all the details...it just came up in a quick conversation with one of their chocolate makers (as a caveat 🙂 when he gave me the sample bar I described above.
Actually, the issue of dealing with multiple copackers/outsourcers is something that might just get better with Hershey's than before, since (as you point out) they've got lots of experience with large scale operations...
Scharffen Berger has done another Cuyagua bar as #8 in its limited edition series ( http://tinyurl.com/ywu3oz ). Just picked up a few from my local Whole Foods.
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This section of the Long, Long Trail will be helpful for anyone wishing to find out about the day to day activities of the army.
What is a war diary?
A war diary is one of the documents making up the operational record of a unit of the army. Units of infantry battalion / artillery brigade size were obliged to keep such a record once they were on active service overseas. They are the most detailed surviving contemporary record of the movements and activities of a unit.
Many of the diaries are handwritten, like this example.
More about war diaries
The war diaries on this site
There is no pattern to the diaries transcribed and presented on this site. They are snippets of interest that I have found while researching individual soldiers.
In the listings of units, those with extracts on site are marked with
|Dates covered
|47 Brigade
Royal Field Artillery
|20 May - 21 July 1915
|The Brigade's first weeks in France and operations at Ypres
|158 Brigade
Royal Field Artillery
|April 1917 - May 1919
|Summary of diary covering whole war
|168 Brigade
Royal Field Artillery
|1 May - 30 June 1916
|The build up to the attack on the Somme
|150 Heavy Battery
Royal Garrison Artillery
|9 - 27 April 1918
|The heavies in action in the Battle of the Lys
|118 Siege Battery
Royal Garrison Artillery
|27 September - 1 October 1917
|In action at Zillebeke during Third Battle of Ypres
|283 Siege Battery
Royal Garrison Artillery
|14 November 1916 onward
|A complete history derived from battery and brigade diaries
|1st Battalion
King's (Liverpool Regiment)
|1 January - 3 June 1916
|Six months of toil without being in a large scale action
|1st Battalion
South Wales Borderers
|9 September - 2 October 1914
|An officer's personal notes from the Battle of the Aisne
|1st Battalion
East Yorkshire Regiment
|25 June - 4 July 1916
|In action at Fricourt during the Battles of the Somme 1916
|4th Battalion
Grenadier Guards
|11 - 14 April 1918
|Not a war diary but a rare narrative carried by a soldier of the battalion in action during the Battles of the Lys
|2/4th Battalion
Ox & Bucks Light Infantry
|18 - 23 August 1917
|In action at St Julien during Third Battle of Ypres
|7th Battalion
Royal Irish Rifles
|5 - 18 August 1917
|In action at Frezenberg during the Third Battle of Ypres
|10th Battalion
East Yorkshire Regiment
|10 - 13 April 1918
|In action at Merris during the Battles of the Lys
|11th Battalion
Somerset Light Infantry
|A summary of the battalion's history
|13th Battalion
Royal Sussex Regiment
|5 March - 30 June 1916
|Familiarisation with trench warfare and first major attack
|15th Battalion
Sherwood Foresters
|1 January 1917 - April 1919
|A battalion at war
|33rd Battalion
London Regiment
|1 July - 15 October 1918
|A battalion at war
|2/2nd Battalion
London Regiment
|21 March 1918
|The defence of Travecy Keep
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A question from a recent workshop given by my colleague in evangelism, Delicategenius (please note: I was merely the apprentice to the sorcerer in this workshop)
Q: How do you add elements and attributes in the CSS/Developer Tools of Internet Explorer 8?
As we have seen in a previous post, it is possible to in-line edit elements to tweak a layout. Sometimes, you need to do more to get your design into shape.
Step 1:
By default, the Developer Tools shows a HTML display view. Click on the CSS tab on the left
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Adding an Attribute to a rule is simple: right click on the rule name, and select "Add Attribute". Type the attribute and colon, just as you would in a text editor
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Similarly, adding a rule allows you to add another CSS rule such as "BODY P" or similar. Using Step 2 above, you can add Attributes to this rule.
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The folks over at Mobile Review have spent some face time with the Sony Ericsson Anzu X12, the Android-running X10 follow-up.
Running Android 2.2 (Froyo) straight from the box, it's disappointing to learn that the X12 won't see Gingerbread until late Summer 2011 - but hey, at least we're moving on from Eclair, right Sony Ericsson?
Having run through the specs - 4.3in screen, 720p video recording, 800MHz processor, multitouch and an improved camera and interface - Mobile Review concludes that Sony Ericsson pitting this handset against either the HTC Desire HD or the Samsung Galaxy S is "a suicide committed by blowing yourself up with a stick of dynamite". Ouch.
The main problem is how Sony Ericsson is pitching the handset; what could have been a decent mid-range handset is thrown in with the lions "to be eaten at the top end and take down the company with it." Double ouch.
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Move over, Clayton Kershaw — the Dodgers found a new ace, and this one covered Sports Illustrated first.
Chrissy Teigen was asked to throw out the first pitch at Tuesday night's baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Los Angeles Angels, but apparently she did so while under the influence.
See also: 50 Cent Throws Possibly Worst First Pitch Ever at NY Mets Game (Video)
"Crap I'm pretty drunk," the model tweeted shortly before taking the mound to hurl out an awkward first pitch.
Fans brought out their cameras and recorded Teigen's off-balance toss. It was just a bit outside.
Her throw lacked the cool, effortless grace of Jeff Bridges' "Big Lebowski"-style bowl on Saturday, and barely managed to edge out 50 Cent's embarrassing throw at a Met's game in May. Either way, it didn't stop Dodgers catcher Drew Butera from giving her a celebratory hug afterward.
See video: Jeff Bridges Bowls the First Pitch at an LA Dodgers Game, Lebowski-Style
Teigen's uniform included the world's shortest jean shorts and a custom Dodgers jersey. One astute Twitter user explained:
Christine Teigen (@chrissyteigen) is here, wearing jersey 40 w/ the name "Nugz" because "40 Nugz" is her favorite drunken food at McDonald's
- Michael Lananna (@mlananna) August 6, 2014
We wonder whether she wound up sharing those nuggets with her mom, who was even more intoxicated according to Teigen's tweets:
My mom is bombed
- christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) August 5, 2014
The post Model Chrissy Teigen's Drunken Pitch Is Almost Worse Than 50 Cent's Throw (Video) appeared first on TheWrap.
Related stories from TheWrap:
Jeff Bridges Bowls the First Pitch at an LA Dodgers Game, Lebowski-Style (Video)
Vin Scully Will Return for 66th Season as Los Angeles Dodgers Broadcaster
DirecTV Swings Back at TWC in Dodgers Showdown, Blasts TWC's 'Excess'
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Woodend Municipal Hospital was opened in 1927. The Corporation, in liaison with Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, used Woodend as a general hospital with a special block being set aside for the treatment of non-pulmonary tuberculosis, pneumonia and similar cases.
On the introduction of the NHS in 1947 Woodend became part of the NHS. However it was not until as late as 1959 that the NHS could use the whole building as a general hospital and for the care of elderly patients.
Today the hospital caters for care of the elderly, orthopaedics, mobility and rehabilitation service (MARS), wheelchair services, Ear Nose & Throat (ENT) Head and Neck Outpatient Department, Audiology and Hearing Aid services and much more....


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IT IS a fair bet that Saracens fly-half Duncan McRae does not know too much about Dan Baugh. Nor, too, the several thousand spectators who will troop along to Vicarage Road for this afternoon's appetising Pool Three Heineken Cup match between Saracens and Cardiff.
They should all be fully clued up about Baugh by, oh, about 3.02. Cardiff's Canadian openside flanker is not one for fancy or laboured introductions. He'll leave his calling card in a very matter-of-fact way.
"I plan on being a pain in the ass," says Baugh, Cardiff's outstanding player this season. "I like to create a bit of disorder. My aim is to hound the living daylights out of the opposition. I like being physical. And I like the opposition not liking the fact that I'm physical."
So, there you have it - an old-fashioned back-row forward. No mumbo-jumbo, no isotonic claptrap, just a down-the-line, in-your-face bundle of aggravation. He was sent off during last year's World Cup against Namibia. Subtle, he ain't.
Baugh, 26, born in Saskatchewan, didn't touch a rugby ball until he was 16 years old. "I'd catch rugby on TV from time to time," says Baugh, open and engaging, as are so many of his countrymen plying their trade here. "It wasn't exactly a prime-time sport in Canada. I hated it. I preferred watching ten-pin bowling to rugby. Wrestling, judo and gridiron football were my scene. And then a pal took me along to a session, I played the game once and I was hooked. I wasn't a natural talent. I didn't know the rules. My skill levels were poor. But I liked to get stuck in. I loved the physical contact. I took gridiron into my rugby and it paid off."
Baugh was based in Edmonton, across the Rockies from Canada's rugby heartland in British Columbia. At 16, he left school and worked in a restaurant. From bottle-washer to chef to front of house within a few years, Baugh proved that his culinary skills were a more subtle mix than his rugby inclinations. He caught the eye of provincial selectors pretty quickly. "No way did I merit a place on ability," says Baugh. "I guess my hard work made up for a lack of ability."
There is far more to the package than that. His reading of the game has improved enormously. In the mid-Nineties, Baugh was fast-tracked on to a Canadian development programme based in Vancouver, a mere 13 hours from Edmonton.
His great mate at Cardiff is fellow Canadian, second-row John Tait. Baugh and Tait were a formidable double act on the door of a Vancouver nightclub. Good place to hone the head-on tackle. Tait had also been on the development programme but left to take up a contract with Cardiff in 1996. A year later the pair were preparing for a World Cup qualifier in Buenos Aires when news came that Cardiff were looking for a flanker to fill the gap left by the traumatic accident to Gwyn Jones, the Welsh captain, who was left partially paralysed by an incident in a club match.
"Cardiff took a real gamble on me," Baugh says. "I'd only got half a dozen caps. I barely looked at the terms of the contract. The money didn't interest me. I knew there wouldn't be offers flooding in. I sold the house, the car and the motorbike, waved a final farewell to the girlfriend, packed my boots and headed to Cardiff for an adventure. It's worked out pretty damn fine."
Baugh came on a two-year contract. He has just signed a new three-year deal. He has become a cult figure, not just for his abrasive play but for his warmth and lack of pretension. He's one of the game's good guys - unless you happen to be the opposition.


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Lucas and Lars Lund, brothers from Hällnäs, Sweden, bought some eggs from a grocery store took them home and successfully hatched four live chicks.
The Västerbottens-Kuriren newspaper reported that the brothers actually were able to get real chicks from eggs that were just at their local Coop supermarket.
"It's really exciting for us. It all started as a hobby, and when I read online that organic eggs could yield chicks, I knew I had to buy an incubator," Lucas Lund told The Local.
"I bought the freshest eggs in the store, then I came straight home and put them in the incubator."
After a little bit of time four of the eggs started to crack.
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When an athlete trains, he pours himself into repetitive practice—the baseball player with hours of batting practice, the runner with lap after lap, the golfer with his swing. Repetition brings transformation. The same can be said for transforming our marriages.
Challenge yourself to pray "The Marriage Prayer" daily—68 words that capture the essence of what the Bible says about marriage. I know men who already pray this prayer daily that are seeing a surprising change in themselves. Here it is:
"Father, I said, 'Till death do us part.' I want to mean it. Help me love You more than her, and her more than anyone or anything else. Help me bring her into Your presence today. Make us one, like You are three-in-one. I want to hear her, cherish her and serve her—so she will love You more and we can bring You glory. Amen."
You can get a free copy of The Marriage Prayer (men's and women's versions both available) at themarriageprayer.org.
For the original article, visit patrickmorley.com.
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A geomagnetic storm is expected to hit earth just in time for Halloween. That means the aurora should come out to play for the trick-or-treaters, visible dancing overhead if weather cooperates.
A Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) erupted from the sun on Oct. 28, and has been making its way toward Earth. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says it will reach the planet on Halloween. "Back at the sun, relative calm" defined conditions on Wednesday, NOAA writes.
When the CME reaches earth, it will produce a minor geomagnetic storm, the mellowest of geomagnetic storms. Weak power grid fluctuations can occur, and minor impact on satellite operations are possible. Migratory animals are affected, NOAA writes. And the aurora is often visible as far south as northern Michigan and Maine.
Aurora watching is forecast to be decent on Wednesday as well. The aurora forecast at the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute points to "moderate" aurora displays through Nov. 1, that have been ongoing since Saturday. The NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center in Boulder, Colo., was calling for a 50 percent chance of geomagnetic storming on the Wednesday night and carrying into Thursday.
The aurora borealis dances overhead year-round, but long summer days dim their displays against the sunlit sky. Now, as daylight hours wane, aurora viewing picks back up again.
Yet a cloudy weather forecast in both Anchorage and Fairbanks may obstruct aurora-watchers. In Fairbanks, snow in the forecast may finally bring winter to the Interior city, where an unusually-long autumn has been holding on tight. Anchorage is also forecast to have cloudy skies, as well as rain and snow. But trick-or-treaters may still want to turn their eyes to the skies to catch a glimpse of the displays.
Do you have amazing aurora photos you'd like to share? Here are some aurora photography tips. Snap those pics, then send them to info(at)alaskadispatch.com
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Call me crazy if you must, but watching violent, blood-soaked Christmas movies always helps stoke the tepid fires situated beneath the tender feet of my wonky holiday spirit. "Christmas Evil," "Jack Frost," "Jack Frost 2," and "Silent Night, Deadly Night" are quickly becoming seasonal favorites, though admitting this in a room full of Yuletide traditionalists will probably garner you more than a few concerned stares. However, if you dare to mention Jason Eisener's 2008 short film "Treevenge" at your office's annual Christmas party, there's a very strong possibility that you'll be instantaneously blacklisted from any future events. However, depending on how you feel about your insecure, narcissistic co-workers, this might be a good thing.
As per usual, the synopsis for the movie I'm talking about:
TREEVENGE details the experiences and horrifying reality of the lives of Christmas trees. Clearly, for trees, Christmas isn't the exciting "peace on earth" that is experienced by most. After being hacked down, and shipped away from their homes, they quickly become strung up, screwed into an upright position for all to see, exposed in a humiliation of garish decorations. But this Christmas will be different, this Christmas the trees have had enough, this Christmas the trees will fight back. TREEVENGE could be a short film about the end of days for Christmas trees, or perhaps, the end of humanity?
The snazzy thing about "Treevenge" is that it's available for you to watch right now, FOR FREE, with absolutely no strings attached. For more information about the film, the people who fashioned it, and lots of other nifty factoids, stop by the Yer Dead Productions official homepage. Otherwise, kick back and enjoy the show. By the way — it's not safe for work.
Huge thanks to Jennifer for providing the linkage.


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During Apple's announcement earlier this month of new products, there was also something for users who are happy with their old devices: A new version of the company's operating system for phones and tablets, iOS 11. However, one handy feature of the new operating system — a menu that lets users quickly access certain functions at any time by swiping up — doesn't actually work the way it appears to. [More]
The iOS 11 Control Center Doesn't Really Turn Off WiFi Or Bluetooth
Here's The Stuff You Really Want To Know About Apple's New iPhone 8 And iPhone X
It's been rumored for months, and recently leaked in detail but finally, confirmation day has come: Apple announced new iPhones and a slew of other stuff today at an event in Cupertino.
Check Your AirDrop Settings If You Don't Want To Receive Pics Of Strangers' Genitals
The iPhone's AirDrop functionality is convenient, allowing users to quickly transfer files between devices. At the same time, a small number of perverts and pranksters are apparently taking advantage of AirDrop to share photos of their "junk" with complete strangers.
Go Update Your iPhone Or iPad Right Now
If you use WiFi on your iPhone or iPad, and you probably do, you'll want to head to the Updates section as soon as you can to update its software before you start your weekend. There are a number of security patches, the most important of which fixes a flaw in the WiFi chip that can let someone standing near you execute code on your phone. [More]
Everyone Is Freaking Out About iPhone's New Video Screen Capture Feature
We're all used to snapping a screen shot to document whatever is on the phone screen — a text from an ex so you can send it to your friends, a photo of a receipt for business expenses, whathaveyou. But now that the newest version of iOS allows users to capture video recordings of what's happening on the screen, people are totally freaking out. [More]
Apple Putting Screen-Replacing Robots In Some Best Buy Stores
Smartphones are great, sure. But the problem with your modern smartphone is that the outside is made of glass — and humans are, well, kind of klutzes, by and large. So cracked screens happen. A lot. Now, Apple is making it easier for iPhone owners to get their screens properly repaired — but it's also a tactic to help the company avoid laws requiring them to let you fix your own phone. [More]
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Alright, Zukiphile, explain to me why lines drawn concerning State power vs. Federal power has anything to do with gun control, abortion, environmental laws and welfare? That's what I mean.
A limited federal power with remaining power reserved to the states is the federalism embodied in the
The 2d Am. is a limitation on the power of the federal government set forth in the
The role of the Supreme Court should be to determine whether a matter represents a justiciable issue
under the COTUS
, and then resolve the matter
according to the COTUS
. Where, the Court moves to resolving social and criminal issues playiong out in individual states, but that are not addressed
in the COTUS
at all, they move beyond their constitutional role.
Where an environmental law effectively takes some of my ownership or control of my property without compensation, that law represents an uncompensation taking, which the
doesn't permit the federal government to do.
Where property rights are generally matters of state law, even in bankruptcy courts, it is not obvious that the
COTUS grants
the federal government the authority to redistribute property for the sake of an egalitarian ideology.
I see
a common thread underlying these positions
. That doesn't mean that one can't have a more creative view of the issues, or bring extra-constitutional standards to constitutional law, or that the positions are categorically correct. However, that does explain what they have to do with one another.
It's fine if you adhere to the "Republican mindset," but the issues aren't all based in what Republican v. Democrat means, that's what I'm saying. That we shouldn't split the community that way, when (on this forum) we're obviously all for gun-owners rights.
I appreciate the efforts of pro-2d Am dems, and as always local influences matter very much. (I have an acqaintance who is a far left congressman who felt he had to change his abortion position when he grew national ambitions.) John Dingle has done great work. I live in a heavily unionised area in which the rank and file are very pro-2d Am.
However, to assert that the national parties over the last several decades have not been easily distinguishable on 2d Am issues involves a denial of the obvious. When people observe how these divisions generally sort out, they are often observing the obvious and general, to which there can always be exceptions.
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Kenseth reacts to teammate Hamlin's last-lap move
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February 21, 2016 at 05.00 PM
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Matt Kenseth said he knew his teammate would be the one to make a move, and with nearly all of Joe Gibbs Racing lined up behind him in the closing laps of Sunday's Daytona 500, that was a pretty safe bet.
Specifically, Kenseth meant Denny Hamlin and he was correct.
It was Hamlin who bolted from the pack on the final lap of the season-opening NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event, forcing Kenseth to slide high to block, only to see the No. 11 Toyota dive underneath.
Hamlin then won a drag race to the photo-finish line with fellow Toyota driver Martin Truex Jr. The margin of victory, 0.010 second, was the closest in the history of the event.
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Kenseth, in the meantime, briefly danced along the outside wall before gathering his car back in. By then it was too late and all momentum had been lost.
He was scored in 14th as he made his way across the line.
Truex Jr. and Furniture Row Racing are new to the JGR camp after a move to Toyota during the offseason. JGR teammate and defending series champion Kyle Busch was third. Carl Edwards rounded out the JGR attack in fifth.
"I thought my only shot for the win was to get up there and get his nose centered up and hopefully get in front of him," Kenseth said afterward on pit road. "I made the block and then let him get outside of me, but he turned back under me and it got me real loose and get my left-rear and just went by.
"Masterful job of doing that. It doesn't get much more disappointing for us."
There was no second-guessing the move and no complaints about Hamlin's last-lap charge. It was hard racing.
"You're trying to win the Daytona 500," Kenseth said.
Kenseth led 40 laps (160-199), second only to Hamlin's 95 laps led on the day.
"It's really frustrating. It's really disappointing," the 2003 series champion said. "I feel like I let my team down pretty much for two weeks straight here and today was no exception to that. It's always disappointing when they put you in position to win and you can't get it done as a driver.
"My teammates were awesome all day, and our adopted teammate, Martin. When we put even three of 'em in a line, they were fast. When we put five in a line, nobody was going to touch 'em. It was going to be one of our cars that won unless we messed up. Unfortunately, I wasn't in the mix coming across the line."
RELATED: Drivers weigh in on thrilling finish
Crew chief Jason Ratcliff understands Kenseth's frustration, but was quick to put it in perspective.
"What else can you ask for?" he said. "It was hard to make moves out there today. There was really none. We lost some track position with a couple of (pit) stops to go. The guys did a good job of putting a stop down when it counted and getting us off pit road on that green-flag (pit) cycle. Matt did a good job saving (fuel). At that point we couldn't make it but the caution got us there."
He has won his share of races since being teamed with Kenseth, a two-time Daytona 500 champion. But winning the 500 remains on the to-do list for the crew chief.
"It's disappointing. You don't get that many opportunities like that. But it is what it is," Ratcliff said. "At least we weren't out there running around in 20th all day. To have to start in the back already with a backup car, to be able to go up there and lead some laps, have a shot at it, I'm glad one of our teammates was able to bring it home."
It's the Daytona 500, the series' biggest event, and teams find it difficult to just shrug it off and move on. But eventually they know that has to happen. It's the same for the winner as well as those who depart disappointed.
Sunday's result will be put to rest before the new week begins, according to Ratcliff.
"As soon as the plane lands in Concord (Sunday night) and we step off and get on the ground, get our luggage, this one is over," he said. "We're pushing toward Atlanta when the sun comes up in the morning and we'll try to win that one."


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Ms. Marta Santos Pais, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General on Violence Against Children, has just released the 2012 Annual Report on the state of the world's efforts to eradicate violence against children. Ms. Santos Pais and her staff are working with the League's UN Observers in a project to bring awareness of trafficking of minors during major sporting events.
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Entrepreneurship Basics Part Three: Writing Your Business Plan
When you are starting a new business there are many different steps to complete prior to opening your doors. One of the most important steps includes writing your business plan, so you can properly identify if you should start a business and how to make it successful.
Learning the entrepreneurship basics is very important for future, and sometimes current, business owners. In part two of this miniseries, we highlighted some of the best tactics for naming your business.
In this installment, we discuss how to write your business plan and how it helps set the foundation for your business. Once your business is on paper you will hopefully be well prepared to begin building it brick-by-brick.
As an entrepreneur it is important to include the following elements into your business plan to determine if the business is ready to move forward. Use this guide to help document your plan and begin preparing for your journey into becoming an entrepreneur.
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Executive Summary/Company Overview
This section of your business plan provides a basic summary of the business as a whole. Make sure to describe the business, its products or services, key financial information, key objectives via a mission statement, and a vision for the future. Since this is the first part of your business plan, the summary should be short to ensure individuals will be able to quickly review and understand your business model.
Market/Industry Analysis:
You must demonstrate your market knowledge by highlighting the research you conducted on the industry and marketplace. Describing your industry with past, current, and future growth statistics and other determining characteristics is vital. Develop a description of your business' target market that includes customer size, competitive market share, as well as key persona characteristics to help you understand how to further direct your business toward its market potential. This section should also include an analysis of your competition by conducting multiple swot analyses.
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Vacancy Notice No:
Technical Officer, Post # 345945; Stationed in Jerusalem
Contract type:
Temporary appointment
Duration of contract:
6 months
24 April 2013
Application Deadline:
16 May 2013
Vacancy Filled
Duty Station:
Organization unit:
EMCO Countries (EM_ACO) /
EM_PSE WHO Representative's Office, Palestine (EM_PSE)
EMR/IER Information, Evidence & Research
Purpose of the Post:
To work with the Ministry of Health and other health sector partners to strengthen Health Information Systems and shape the role of the Palestinian National Institute of Public Health.
Objectives of the Programme and of the immediate unit or field activity:
The Palestinian health sector is highly fragmented with a continued geographical and political split, a multitude of actors, and with need for stronger stewardship by national authorities and better data analysis and research to inform policy decisions.
The Palestinian Authority has decided to establish a Palestinian National Institute of Public Health (PNIPH) following a feasibility study undertaken by WHO. The PNIPH will undertake data analysis and research in order to provide science-based information and advice on health issues to the PA and Palestinian civil society and will also have a role in training and capacity building for the health sector. Despite efforts made by the Ministry of Health and several partners to strengthen health information systems, there is still much room for improvement, especially in terms of comprehensiveness and integration of the system. Quality of data collection has to be improved, data analysis capacity at central and district level remains insufficient. Many health care providers, nongovernmental organizations and international agencies collect and analyse data to monitor their own programmes and activities, resulting in a scattered and sometimes inconsistent and contradictory flow of information.
Description of duties:
Organizational Context:
Under the direct supervision of the Project Manager and Head of Office, the incumbent will be responsible for supporting the PNIPH project component related to the improvement of the Health Information Systems (HIS) and national health related databases in the oPt and the usage of the data collected. This component is aimed at enhancing decision making process in the health sector, through regular utilisation of information, customised to the needs of health managers and other stakeholders, at national, district and local levels. Special attention will be given to the improvement of data quality, to the development of data analysis and interpretation of data and to the improvement of data sharing.
During the initial two-year period related to the establishment of the Institute, the incumbent together with PNIPH national staff will provide close, on-going support to relevant officials to assist them in strengthening systems data, analysis and use, organising training and capacity building activities in the HIS field.
The post will be based in Ramallah at the new premises for the PNIPH. Some work may also be carried out at the WHO office in Jerusalem.
Summary of Assigned Duties:
The incumbent will perform the following duties:
Design and implement assessments of HIS and databases in the OPT, in line with the results of the recent participatory assessment supported by WHO and based on the WHO and Health Metrics Network assessment tools.
Assess and identify critical points for improvement of the current HIS systems including the civil registration and vital statistics system; develop and propose possible interventions, in particular within the following thematic areas: data quality, data analysis, and data sharing among health providers and other stakeholders.
Support the MoH to improve utilisation and accessibility of data from HIS to health providers, health authorities and the research community.
Establish and sustain effective working relationships with the implementing partners and with all relevant stakeholders in the West Bank and Gaza Strip to strengthen the HIS as part of the PNIPH project.
Participate with relevant stakeholders in defining optimal set of core indicators to be routinely collected for Palestine with active promotion of its utilisation in West Bank and Gaza Strip for monitoring and evaluation .
Support in building capacity of counterparts, mainly within the MoH.
Essential: University degree in health sciences or any related field
Desirable: Certificate in health information management and/or Master degree or diploma in epidemiology or biostatistics.
1) Producing results
2) Moving forward in a changing environment
3) Fostering integration and teamwork
4) Creating an empowering and motivating environment
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- Demonstrated technical ability within the HIS field
- Ability to analyse and interpret health data and health management data
- Proven managerial skills
- Ability to work under pressure
- Excellent communication and inter-personal skills
- Good negotiation skills
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Proficiency in MS Office, spreadsheets data analysis
Essential: At least 5 years' experience in the field of health program implementation, HIS and health databases and capacity building activities
Desirable: Experience in coordination with stakeholders and donors.
Excellent knowledge of English. Knowledge of Arabic an asset.
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- Only qualified applicants with the relevant experience will be considered.
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- Other similar positions at the same level may be filled from this vacancy notice (this could be the base for rosters).
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- This Vacancy Notice is published in English language only.
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