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Meg's song Anniversary is a heartfelt celebration of her relationship with her husband and life partner Jamie. The story spans from their meeting by chance, to the maturing of their deepening marriage. Anniversary has the sound and feeling of an old-fashioned waltz. Meg and Jon Gordon, her longtime co-producer and collaborator, decided to keep it sweet and simple. To do so, Jon and Meg wrote a simple, sketchy arrangement of the song, and enlisted the help of cellist Brian Sanders, who largely improvised his part. The three of them; Brian on cello, Jon on acoustic guitar, and Meg singing and conducting from the booth, recorded the song live in the studio. There were no overdubs. Jon then mixed the song with a light hand, and an absolute minimum of digital trickery.
In Only See You, is Meg Flather's love letter to fellow performers. Showing appreciation and understanding of the trials and tribulations artists go through assembling, honing, and finally mounting their performances onstage, Meg offers encouragement and praise. Meg tries out new vocal territory in this rangy song, ably backed up by Tracy Stark on piano and vocals, and Jon Gordon on guitar, bass and percussion.
In Like a Sunday, Meg contemplates the recent loss of a loved one. She reaches to maintain a spiritual connection to the departed at the same time that she gradually makes herself let go of the earthly connections that can no longer be sustained. It stirs a memory of the canon, "Dona Nobis Pacem " that they used to sing together, that now she sings alone. The song is set to a delicate, minimal arrangement around an ostinato-like acoustic guitar figure. Jon Gordon plays guitars and bass to Meg's solo vocal.
In We Are As Strong, Meg addresses the sense of emotional exhaustion and creeping apathy that can set in following a defeat in the public sphere. She urges us to rise above feelings of defeat, and summon the strength to fight on for our principles and societal goals. Meg sings both lead and background vocals on "We Are as Strong". Backing her up are veteran session ace Robbie Kondor, providing delicate but pitch-perfect support on piano, and co-producer/guitarist/multi-instrumentalist Jon Gordon playing everything else, including a lilting solo on acoustic guitar.
In I Died, Meg turns to longtime collaborator John Mettam to augment the musical voice of her ideas. The song explores the premise that most of the things that torment and preoccupy us in life become much less troublesome when put in perspective. And the particular perspective she invokes is unique and interesting. In addition to Meg's vocals, the song features John Mettam on acoustic guitar, engineer/co-producer Jon Gordon on electric guitar, and husband Jamie Rogers on bass.
In He Shares Me With A Lot, Meg contemplates the loving support of a life partner, who senses just when, where and how to be there for her. His presence makes her many day-to-day travails just a little easier to bear. In addition to Meg's vocal, the recording features Jamie Rogers (Meg's husband and significant other) on bass, and NYC based engineer/instrumentalist Jon Gordon on acoustic and electric guitars, percussion and engineering.
In The Secret, Meg is considering the death of a loved one from the point of view that death is a mystery that the living cannot understand. She postulates that "he" in the song has made a transition to a state of enlightenment, and that therefore death is a cause for celebration as well as sadness. The musical setting features Jamie Rogers on bass, Robbie Kondor on accordion and Jon Gordon on acoustic guitar, mandolin and various percussion. Jon, who also co-produced the track, crafted a spare arrangement in the Folk/Americana genre, to suit the somber, yet uplifting mood of the song.
In Like Me, Meg takes a tongue-in-cheek look at the toxic mix of an insecure personality with social media. It is all too easy to see a bit of oneself in Meg's heroine, who can't bring herself to log off until someone "likes" her post. The track is an eclectic mix of grunge-rock and bizarre vocal effects improv'd by Meg and John Mettam, with Jamie Rogers on bass and orchestrated by engineer/guitarist Jon Gordon.
In Hold On Tight, Meg is reaching again into her experience caring for an aging parent with dementia. The song celebrates the brief, occasional and very precious moments of clarity that happen from time to time. The music is highlighted by the stately melodic movement of Jamie Roger's bass, and the deft, airy counterpoint of ur-sideman Robbie Kondor's piano.
These two compilation CD's are companion pieces to Meg Flather's memoir, "Home Shopping Diva...Lessons, Lyrics and Lipstick." So much of Meg's life is burnished into the songs she has written over the years that the actual music, compiled here from 6 studio albums, greatly illuminates the text. The songs reveal nuances that might otherwise go unnoticed. Plus the music showcases the work of many world-class musicians and production people who have helped Meg to bring her musical visions to life over the years. Expect a refreshing journey through a wide range of styles and genres. In sum they all add up to the sometimes plainspoken, sometimes enigmatic, always engaging Meg Flather!
In 'Cause I Do, Meg collaborates with producer/instrumentalist Jon Gordon. Meg draws on homespun american folk and country traditions to express a parent's hopes and wishes for the world in which the child will grow up. Taking the form of a lullaby, she sings of her desire to right the all wrongs in the world as an expression of parental love. Finally acknowledging that making such sweeping changes may be a fantasy, she rededicates herself to keeping the child safe, one day at a time.
In At Midnight (There Is You), Meg imagines a woman's inner dialogue on New Year's Eve, choosing to reaffirm her marriage after a testing year. The song, a bittersweet, folk-like ballad in 6/8 time, features Meg's haunting vocal, and the steady arpeggiated acoustic guitar of John Mettam holding down the musical core. Mettam, a longtime accompanist and collaborator of Meg's, is an accomplished percussionist and guitarist. He helped to compose the musical setting. Working from this core, producer/multi-instrumentalist Jon Gordon filled it out into a spare but developed arrangement. The addition of bass guitar, percussion accents, nylon string guitar and a cello line make an airy, poignant frame for Meg's evocative center.
Meg composed and recorded Find A Way To Me (a song for Dylan) for the 2013 conference: Navigating the Maze: Current Trends and Research in Autism, held at Beth Israel Medical Center in NYC. The inspiration for the song, Dylan Berger, loves Americana rock. Meg wanted the song to reference familiar elements of Dylan's world, and went outside her usual musical vocabulary to write in this style. The result, "Find A Way To Me (a song for Dylan)", frames vignettes of Dylan and his family in a forthright song that is both anthemic and accessible. Producer/multi-instrumentalist Jon Gordon brought his experience with the genre into play, creating a simple but powerful electric and acoustic guitar/bass/drums arrangement, reminiscent of John Mellencamp, The Eagles, and the jangly arpeggios of Jesse Colin Young. Gordon then tapped ace studio vocalist Susan Didrichsen to multi-track background vocals. Susan brought her gorgeous tone, warmth and sincerity to create a rich sound bed couching and complementing Meg's lead vocal.
On her sixth album, On The Second Floor, Meg once again enlists producer/instrumentalist Jon Gordon, along with her regular live ensemble of Paul Greenwood, Jamie Rogers and John Mettam. The songs, forged in the crucible of the recession, and hammered smooth in live performance, draw on the cohesion of her live band, presented here with minimal studio ornamentation. The music, an eclectic mix of folk, rock, country and latin styles, shows Meg's increasing comfort level with diverse musical influences. Whether longing for a distant partner, celebrating a historical election, or embracing the life lessons of caring for an aging parent, Meg sings compellingly of the hardships and joys of the past several years, both personal and global, in a tone sure to lift the spirits of her listeners.
On Passages, Meg Flather and co-producer Jon Gordon continue their experimentation with sound, arrangement and style. The album begins with a brooding and bluesy duet with jazz/fusion guitarist Frank Gambale, (of Chick Corea fame); tips a hat to 70's pop with layers of keyboards and angelic backing vocals and ends with a rocking R&B/gospel/dance rendition of Murrah/Hummon's ONLY LOVE. PASSAGES pays tribute to Alzheimer's, celebrates a journey to the Alter and shares the secret to surviving any business is to swim "Downstream."
Grace toys with change and shows us an artist in transition. Ms. Flather applies the past and adds dimension to the tried and true both in emotional content and musical style. Working with new producer Jon Gordon, the most noticeable difference is her departure from a traditional folk orientation. Flather adds lush and percussive layers to the contemporary folk tracks she is known for and experiments with elements of jazz, dance and rock. Older and wiser, she shares her commitment to a more realistic love and says farewell to a parent.
Powder Blue is a collection of songs written in the aftermath of September 11, 2001. Against a backdrop of uncontrollable events, Meg Flather finds inspiration and hope in the ordinary lives of people. Sparse arrangements of acoustic guitar, percussion and bass showcase Flather's "whispering in your ear" vocal style, giving the effect of a "live" performance.
It's About Time is an album of quiet conversations about love's endings and beginnings. The musicianship is understated and vibrant, featuring a folk/rock trio of guitar, bass and drums. The combination overall is one of simplicity and poignancy.
Meg Flather composed the songs of her first CD, Wake-up Call, while living on Avenue C in New York's East Village during the early 1990's. Diverse instrumentation and backing vocals support Flather's pure sound. Her lyrics explore the challenges of show business, the search for love, and the loss of many friends to AIDS.
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Yahoo is planning to launch on Wednesday an ad network for small Web publishers intended to strengthen its hand against rival Google, a source familiar with the plan told CNET News.com.
Yahoo's new service will differ from Google in that it will add human editorial to the selection of ads for content pages. In comparison, Google's service relies on technology.
Just that one can imagine it will be similar technology since it is from the same company.
It's a completely different product.
It's like saying an F150 will be like a Pinto because it's made by the same company.
There's no need to be obnoxious when disagreeing.
You're right, my apologies. The idiocy in this thread is starting to get to me.
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But, no invite.
No matter, they waited too late in the year for us to do this. Apparently they think they are the only ones who need to launch new services no later than early spring. If they really wanted all the smaller publishers onboard, they would have launched this on December 20, 2004, when Q4 was sewed up, and publishers were in planning stage for 2005. By now, everybody could have tried it to see if was worthwhile for Q4 2005.
The real quote is: "I don't care to belong to a club that accepts people like me as members."
as far as we know...
BTW, knowing old jokes may be a sign of age, but having the wit to appreciate them has no age limit.
I think the success of Google advertising programs has been the ease for both publishers AND Advertisers to signup and run compains/run ads.
I know for comments that Overture advertising program is a bit picky, where Adwords would basically allow everybody to advertise.
This a real shame, then.
G is a lot more active in the area of addressing issues for publishers, advterisers and general webmasters.
I wonder why it is only US Reidents that can apply.
it's just another beta for invitees
HERE'S THE EMAIL I GOT (they sent it as a "launch" notice, but yes, it appears it's a beta invite)...
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The link was to [publisher.yahoo.com...]
I went and filled out the beta form since it was the only active link to "sign up" for anything on the page. They never replied. Not even a "thank you for applying" canned email. (I actually went and double checked the URL a few hours later to make sure I didn't get "phished").
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Minimal Qualifications:
All publishers applying to qualify for the Yahoo! Publisher Network beta program must be a resident of the U.S., with a valid U.S. Social Security or Tax ID number.
I received the same notice of beta program start and filled out the same form. Yesterday I received an email of acceptance into the beta program.
Jenstar reports that it may be a "rolling campaign" where Yahoo! reviews each request and carefully, conservatively builds its stable of 2000 beta publishers over time. On that basis, it would appear that there's still a chance of acceptance at a later date.

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I jumped on this bandwagon a little late in the game- silly work schedule. See, I bought this koi quilting cotton maybe a year ago that I knew I wanted to make into a skirt…later, maybe 4 months ago, I bought the Cambie pattern and put two and two together. Some of you know how much I thrive on deadlines and this sew-along was the perfect thing to get my first (yeah, hard to believe) Cambie done! The eggplant bodice is made out of a gorgeous sateen I bought in town at The French Seam.
I muslined a straight size 10- no alterations- and while an FBA on a size 8 would fit like a glove, I was going for a quickie and I still think the fit is really good. The skirt is forgiving because it's gathered… you all know the beautiful drafting Tasia does so I'll just show you pictures and tell you I already have another Cambie in mind- with a sushi quilting cotton I bought what seems like eons ago! I'm thinking black for the bodice…unless I can find a red sateen that matches perfectly with the sushi fabric.
Thank you Sarah over at Rhinestones and Telephones for orchestrating this- you are amazing!
Don't forget to check out all the amazing dresses in the Flickr Pool!
My best wishes to Roisin and Nic!!!


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Multiple Query Optimization For Data Analysis Applications on Clusters of SMPs
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This paper is concerned with the efficient execution of multiple query workloads on a cluster of SMPs. We target applications that access and manipulate large scientific datasets. Queries in these applications involve user-defined processing operations on data and distributed data structures to hold intermediate and final results. Our goal is to implement system components to leverage previously computed query results and to effectively utilize processing power and aggregated I/O bandwidth on SMP nodes so that both single queries and multi-query batches can be efficiently executed. (Also referenced as UMIACS-TR-2001-78)


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Pair of Pailin Beige Solid Dark Oak & Fabric Chairs
The Pailin Dark Wood Dining Chairs in Beige are manufactured from a fabric material that features patterned interior and a studded detailing that runs along the stitching line. The chair sits on solid dark oak legs which contributes to its resolute build quality. Pairing this dining chair with any solid dark oak dining table will certainly provide it with plenty of character and charm.
• Collection Name: Pailin
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• Item: Pair of Pailin Beige Solid Dark Oak & Fabric Chairs only
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Village Twin Cinema
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2101 Malcom Avenue,Newport, AR 72112
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The Village Twin Cinema was located in the Village Mall, a strip center on Malcom Avenue at Ray Street. Seating was listed at 475. The cinema closed in the 1990's and is now used as a food court with such as Pizza Hut Express, Village Grill and others. The article said the cinemas were non-descript and very plain. No time line as to when it opened or closed. Info from the Arkansas Histroy Society magazine.
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4560 Essen Lane,
Baton Rouge, LA 70809
Property Description
Trees and Trails is an educational trail system in the woods behind the Burden Orangerie developed to provide hands on experiences that will inspire learning through discovery and adventure in nature! The program is designed to tie into science, mathematics, language arts and social studies lessons. Lessons will be geared toward lower school age children (PK-5), but is open and interesting to ALL ages! Stroll through the beautiful walking trails and enjoy the sights and sounds of the woods.
Exit #160 from I-10 on to Essen Lane. South to first stop light and take a left to LSU AgCenter Burden Center.
- Birding
- Natural Wildlife Viewing
- Swamp Walks
- Daily
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- Family Friendly
- Meeting/Tour groups welcome
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- Pets on Leash Allowed
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Solemn memorial service for all who have laid down their lives in the Great War for the cause of Freedom and Righteousness
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Solemn memorial service for all who have laid down their lives in the Great War for the cause of Freedom and Righteousness
Item is a programme for a memorial service held at St. Paul's Church, Halifax, N.S.
Funeral Sermon on Sir John Thompson by the Late Most Rev. C. O'Brien, D.D., Archbishop of Halifax.
Item contains the funeral sermon for Sir John Thompson.
Fonds contains research files on medical clinics in Nova Scotia during the 1970s.
Fonds consists of several articles about Dr. Gosse and a copy of an address made to the Nova Scotia Health Council.
Fonds consists of patient records, manuscripts, lecture notes, course material, correspondence, published articles, speeches, photographs, subject files, and papers of various professional associations, all created or collected by Dr. Jones during...
Fonds consists of published articles by Dr. Kaplan and a notebook of lectures on midwifery taken by an unknown individual (1866-1867).
Fonds consists of manuscripts of papers and addresses in addition to published articles. This fonds also includes general notes, correspondence, and biographical sketches of Dr. Kilpatrick.
Kenneth Alexander MacKenzie fonds
Fonds consists of a history of Nova Scotian physicians compiled in 1950. This fonds also contains a scrapbook as well as correspondence, papers, articles, an artifact, and a history of Camp Hill Hospital in Halifax.
Dalhousie University, No.7 "Overseas" Stationary Hospital fonds
The fonds consists of a booklet on the history of the Stationary Hospital, the correspondence of nursing matron Laura Hubley, a book of signatures belonging to members of the unit, a small album containing postcards from Sgt. A. Fraser Tupper (who...
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Date: March 23, 2018
Time: 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Location: Tettegouche State Park Visitor's Center
'DIRT! The Movie' narrated by Jamie Lee Curtis brings to life the environmental, economic, social and political impact that the soil has. It shares the stories of experts from all over the world who study and are able to harness the beauty and power of a respectful and mutually beneficial relationship with soil.
But more than the film and the lessons that it teaches, DIRT! The Movie is a call to action. When humans arrived 2 million years ago, everything changed for dirt. And from that moment on, the fate of dirt and humans has been intimately linked.
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Isaac (7 yrs.) has become aware that time brings about change.
This week he started to carry around a worry --
A worry that Cole won't be around forever
He broke down a few times:
"Cole's branch on our family tree is growing way too fast and my
branch can't keep up with his."
"I only have 3 1/2 good years left with him and then he is gone,
college, mission, a girl, married....nowhere for me in all that!"
"I am going to be sitting on the coach
just stupid and bored because I don't have a brother."
just stupid and bored because I don't have a brother."
"Everyone thinks being the youngest is all fun and games,
but you are the last and left alone with no brother or sisters!"
At first I found it a little humorous....
and then I started thinking
about time
and the song "Sunrise, Sunset"
from Fiddler on the Roof
came to mind
from Fiddler on the Roof
came to mind
Sunrise, sunset
Swiftly flow the days
Seedlings turn overnight to sunflowers
Blossoming even as we gaze
and then a well of tears and this little ache began.


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Intuitive, full-featured DAM interface for all users
Web Module from Modula4 is simply the most flexible DAM interface available. It's the one interface you can use as both an intuitive self-service portal and a full-featured read-write client.
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- Everyone can use the same interface, from self-service portal users to power users
- Clean, intuitive design, no training required
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- Send upload links to external users, with specific permissions for viewing & editing
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Web Module can be extended by adding additional features to provide streaming video previews, visual searching and high magnification zooming and more. (All included with the DAM4 Platform.) Use out-of-the-box or have Modula4 customize the look & feel to exactly match your branding, and even add specific features and integrations your organization needs. Web Module is designed to be customizable, which means you don't need to adapt to your DAM, it can adapt to you.
For multilingual support, Web Module includes language packages for English, Spanish, German and French. Other languages can be added as well.
You can try Web Module by visiting the DAM4 Platform demo site.
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The Bustin Crew had a great trip last week down to Wilmington, NC to visit our manufacturing facility and our distributor, Eastern Skate Supply. We had a very productive day at the factory to finalize the long-awaited SV2 shape, grab some limited edition boards we made for Marc Jacobs and touch base with the chill folks over at ESS.
Here are some pics from an awesome trip.
The Bustin Crew walks confidently in (over our heads).
Matt showing the range of the Complex board.
Matt showing the limits of the Complex board.
Right before I ate it. Get off me haters.
This bowl is just plain epic.
Skateboards for days at the ESS warehouse.
Look mom its true, we really do make skateboards.
Pressing out fresh Complex boards.
The SV2 and Matt's new hair band debuting soon.


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You can make button extenders to expand the waistband of too-tight trousers or shirt collars by up to 1 1/2 inches. Look for fabric matching the garment fabric if the extender is for a shirt collar. Use fabric one shade darker for trousers waistbands, so the extender will blend into the background. Make sure the buttons are also the same size as the garment buttons, by measuring the original button and then using a matching button.
Position the fabric rectangles so they are lined up, with the right sides together. Place the interfacing rectangle on top of the rectangles, with the interfacing's edges lined up with the fabric's edges.
Place a pin in one 2-inch-wide end as a reminder to leave that end open when sewing. It does not matter which end you choose, as long as it is one of the 2-inch-wide ends.
Sew around the three unpinned edges with the sewing machine, making a 1/4-inch seam allowance. Use a straight stitch for this seam.
Clip the corners with the scissors, making diagonal cuts that do not cut through the stitching. Turn the fabric rectangle right side out, and flatten the seams by wiggling the fabric back and forth under your fingertips.
Fold the open end in 1/4 inch, and work with the fabric until the seams are flat. Top-stitch 1/8 inch in, all the way around the rectangle to finish all the folded edges.
Set the buttonhole stitch on the sewing machine, and position the presser foot so the machine will sew the buttonhole 1/2 inch from the extender end, and running across the short edge of the extender. It does not matter which short edge you choose, either one will work. Sew the buttonhole, and then use the scissors to make a slit in the centre of the buttonhole stitching.
Thread the hand sewing needle, making sure to knot the thread ends. Position the needle 1/2 inch from the extender end that does not have a buttonhole. Poke the needle through the fabric, move the needle over 1/8 inch, and then poke it back through the fabric. Slide the button onto the needle and against the fabric. The button will cover the knotted thread end.
Poke the needle point into the fabric as close as possible to the knot, and then push the needle through the fabric. Draw the thread tight by pulling gently. Repeat the stitching to attach the button, pulling the thread through the fabric and button at least eight times, and then secure the thread by making at least three tiny stitches under the edge of the button.
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- To use the extender, fasten your garment's original button through the extender's buttonhole. Then, fasten the extender's button in the garment's original buttonhole.
- If you do not need a full inch and a half, you can move the button in as much as needed, before sewing it on, to adjust the size of the extender.


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Sample Healthcare Careers
Learn the skills needed and the opportunities available for a career in healthcare: PA, LPN, office staff, lab tech, coder, etc. Where do you fit? SWCSD will point you in the right direction!
Session: Wednesday, January 17, 6:30-8:00 p.m.
Course #: 507 Hours: 1.5 Tuition: $36 Fees: $5
Room: 306
Introduction to Medical Terminology, Anatomy & Physiology
Learn how to remember, pronounce, and apply the meanings of all the prefixes, roots, and suffixes that combine to form medical terms. Learn the human structure and functions of the systems within the human body. This class provides a foundation for medical billing and coding or assisting in a medical office.
(Note: This class is a prerequisite for the billing and coding sequence.)
Session: Tuesdays, January 23-April 3, 6:00-8:30 p.m.
(Note: No class on March 27.)
Course #: 501 Hours: 25 Tuition: $300 Fees: $115
Room: 306
Medical Insurance Billing and Coding – Part I
Learn a step-by-step approach to understanding the fundamentals of ICD-10 coding. This course will provide the student with an introduction to coding guidelines utilizing ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS, federal health care regulations and diagnosis and procedure coding standards.
(Note: Introduction to Medical Terminology, Anatomy & Physiology, (Course #501) is a prerequisite for this course.)
Session: Mondays/Wednesdays, January 29-March 21, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
(Note: No class February 7, February 19, March 14, and March 19.)
Course #: 505 Hours: 24 Tuition: $288 Fees: $265
Room: 102
Medical Insurance Billing and Coding – Part II
Learn advanced medical insurance billing and coding procedures utilizing advanced source documents to successfully complete health insurance claim forms for all government and private insurance carriers. This course provides the student with advanced working knowledge to process reimbursements using CPT-4 and HCPCS. Learn skills necessary to obtain an entry level insurance and/or medical office position.
(Note: Medical Insurance Billing and Coding – Part I, (Course #505) is a prerequisite.)
Session: Wednesdays/Mondays, April 4-May 16, 6:30-8:30 p.m. (Note: No class on April 18.)
Course #: 506 Hours: 24 Tuition: $288 Fees: $337
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Scouting Spotlight looks at the new Patrick Vieira, Enrico Chiesa's son and Augsburg's assist machine.
Tanguy Ndombele -- Lyon (on loan from Amiens)
After starring for Lyon during his loan spell from Amiens, Ndombele is expected to complete a permanent £8 million transfer in the summer. He could be on the move again almost immediately, however, with several of Europe's leading clubs watching him closely.
Playing style
Drawing comparisons to Patrick Vieira for his commanding performances in the middle of the pitch, Ndombele has emerged as one of the finest talents in Ligue 1.
A combative midfielder who is also capable of unlocking opponents in the final third, the 21-year-old takes control of matches by winning the ball in deep positions and driving forward to put Lyon on the attack.
With excellent balance and close control, he stands out for his dribbling skills and clever first touch to evade his marker. Among Ndombele's many strengths is his ability to spot teammates' runs, finding them with measured passes around the box.
Ndombele played a key role in Amiens' promotion to Ligue 1 last season and has quickly established himself as a regular at Lyon. He was thrown in at the deep end, making his first start in a 2-0 defeat to Paris Saint-Germain in September, but demonstrated his enormous potential to hold on to his place at the base of midfield.
The France under-21 international has contributed five assists for Bruno Genesio's side and played every minute of their three-game winning streak as they battle for a Champions League place.
Where would he fit in?
Considering the way he has handled the step up at Lyon, Ndombele could be challenging for a first-team place in the Premier League next season should speculation linking him with a move to Arsenal come to fruition.
Chelsea, Tottenham and Manchester City are among the long list of clubs reported to have watched the midfielder in Ligue 1, with AC Milan also keen admirers of his talent.
Federico Chiesa -- Fiorentina
Having followed in his father Enrico's footsteps by representing Fiorentina, Chiesa junior is carving out a promising career of his own. He won his first cap for Italy during the recent international break, and is reported to have attracted interest from Premier League duo Chelsea and Tottenham.
Playing style
A mobile forward who can play off either flank, Chiesa's versatility has been a valuable asset to a Fiorentina side that has lacked depth in attack this season.
Starting on the right or left of a front three, the 20-year-old likes to make direct runs towards goal, eager to take on shooting opportunities or deliver dangerous balls into the box.
With quick feet, clever movement and a burst of pace, Chiesa is well suited to a counter-attacking system. He is a feisty competitor, despite his small frame, and is skilled at drawing fouls to relieve pressure on his team or win set-pieces.
After making the breakthrough at Fiorentina last year, Chiesa has been a regular in the first XI this term. His six goals have included some emphatic finishes, while he has also claimed three assists in Serie A.
The youngster enjoyed a lively cameo against England at Wembley, winning the penalty for Italy's equaliser, and earned another spot-kick in Fiorentina's 2-0 win at Udinese on Tuesday, before creating a second for Giovanni Simeone.
Where would he fit in?
Despite Fiorentina sticking a £53m price tag on Chiesa, that hasn't deterred a host of suitors. Serie A rivals Napoli have reportedly lodged a £35m bid, while Spurs, Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain have all been tracking his progress.
Philipp Max -- Augsburg
With the third-highest number of assists in Europe's top five leagues -- behind Kevin De Bruyne and Neymar, and joint with Lionel Messi -- Max has been tipped for a big move from Augsburg in the summer as he continues to develop his game.
Playing style
Max started out as a winger in the famed Schalke youth system that produced the likes of Mesut Ozil and Leroy Sane, but switched to left-back before making his first-team debut.
He has retained his attacking instincts, however, marauding down the wing for Augsburg and firing pin-point crosses to target men Michael Gregoritsch and Alfred Finnbogason.
Only two of Max's 12 assists have come from set-pieces. Instead, he seeks every opportunity to support the attack in open play, delivering 100 accurate crosses in the Bundesliga -- almost twice as many as Leon Bailey, who is second with 55.
The 24-year-old has also impressed with his defensive contribution, displaying sound judgement of when to break forward and when to maintain his position.
Rather than setting up a spurt of goals over a brief period, Max has maintained a steady supply throughout the season. His 12 assists have come in 12 separate matches, with the full-back laying on winning goals against Wolfsburg and Eintracht Frankfurt.
He has scored only once himself, and may be keen to improve that aspect of his game along with his dead-ball deliveries.
Where would he fit in?
Manchester City were linked with a move for Max following Benjamin Mendy's knee injury and the Germany World Cup hopeful could still be considered as potential back-up next season.
Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool are also monitoring his progress, with Max best suited to a system that affords him the freedom to play as an auxiliary winger.


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There is no doubt that what led to this Iraqi determination to come together against Iran…is none other than Israel's threats.
MEDIA LINE September 15, 2018 10:10
Al-Sharq al-Awsat, London, September 5
The mullahs in Tehran experienced yet another blow this week, when the Iraqi parliament succeeded in forming a coalition consisting of moderate political forces led by Moqtada al-Sadr. This political coalition, numbering over 170 members, is far larger than the opposition bloc backed by Iran.
Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman conducted several interviews in which he threatened that the Israel Air Force would act in Iraq just like it acts in Syria. The Iraqi members of parliament heard and understood these threats loud and clear. Despite facing heavy pressure from various Iranian stakeholders, who pushed them to reject a political partnership with moderate forces, they were forced to heed the Israeli warning.
Had this coalition-building process taken place a year ago, it is very likely that the Iraqi parliament would have been a puppet government that takes orders from Tehran.
Thankfully, this wasn't the case. The decision to protect Iraq's sovereignty is the first step in a long journey to turn Iraq into a stable and vital democratic country. The people of Iraq have suffered so much in recent decades and the time has finally come for them to enjoy peace and security.
While Iran hoped to use Baghdad as a tool – to launder its money, smuggle its weapons, and override the sanctions imposed upon it by the West – the Iraqi parliament made a clear decision to dissociate itself from Tehran and stand by the people of Iraq.
– Abd al-Rahman al-Rashed
Al-Shorouq, Egypt, September 4
Hector Cuper, the former manager of the Egyptian national soccer team, is a mirror-image of our society. His approach to soccer lacked creativity, lacked inspiration, lacked adventure and even lacked the basic fundamental principles of the sport. Cuper cared about his own success; not that of his team.
He cared about how he might be perceived in public; not how his players viewed him.
Indeed, our national team paid a heavy price for hiring him, and his departure from Egypt is a blessing to us all. When Cuper led the Egyptian national team to a second place finish at the 2017 Africa Cup, all of us celebrated his achievement. Yet no one looked at our performance and analyzed what led to our defeat in the final. We were victims of excessive self-confidence.
Not a single person – not even Cuper himself – learned from the team's mistakes in preparation for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.
Here, too, we were overjoyed when our team qualified for the prestigious international tournament for the first time since 1990. We let our excitement get the best of us. We became conceited and smug. This time our hubris came back to bite us, as we suffered three consecutive defeats in Moscow, finished bottom in our group, and were sent home in humiliation. Cuper's contract was subsequently terminated.
So what is the problem, you might ask? The problem is that in order to achieve greatness, we must all be willing to acknowledge our shortcomings. We must be willing to invest the time and effort in improving ourselves, instead of making up excuses and dismissing our errors as accidental mishaps.
This is true of sports and society. Unfortunately, ours is a culture of cover-ups and excuses, not one of diligence and accountability. Until we change our mind-set, we will experience losses – in sports and beyond.
– Hassan al-Mustaqawi
Al-Jazirah, Saudi Arabia, September 4
I was always certain that the "Islamic Awakening" and its expression in politics would eventually fade away, but I am genuinely surprised at how quickly this has occurred. Across the world, people who subscribe to political Islam as a system of governance have become disillusioned. The question is, why? To begin with, it is important to understand that there are several reasons that Arab societies experienced an Islamic resurgence.
The first, and most important one, has to do with the Shi'ite Khameneist movement in Iran, which quickly and overwhelmingly succeeded in overthrowing the shah. Hoping to replicate this elsewhere in the region, many Sunni Muslims adopted similar tactics within their own societies.
However, the Iranian revolution clearly failed. Today, we know that the Iranian regime's inability to build a contemporary state that meets the aspirations of the people is a red flag for adherents of political Islam everywhere. The idea that a modern and functional state can exist on the foundation of a political priesthood seems implausible to any rational person.
Granted, Islamic rule hasn't completely passed from our world. It still enjoys pockets of support in places such as Qatar and Turkey. The former is a state paralyzed by the Arab boycott, while the latter is currently witnessing its currency plummet to a record-low level.
Thus, proponents of political Islam now understand, even if they don't admit so publicly, that the movement is doomed to fail. The political crises in both of these countries evidence how unstable this doctrine is. It might be compelling on paper, but not in real life, as theocracies are simply incompatible with the demands of modern societies.
Young Muslims want freedom of speech, political representation and the right to practice their own beliefs. I am sure that with time, we will witness political Islam completely fade away from our world.
– Muhammad Al al-Sheikh
Al-Khaleej, UAE, September 3
Arabs and Muslims have long had an inexplicable obsession with conspiracy theories, myths and folklore. Many of us in the Arab world truly believe that greater forces, which are out of our control, shape the courses of our lives. This comes as no surprise to anyone living among us.
Yet I was shocked to read a recent study conducted in France, which shows that nearly 80% of the French people believe in conspiracy theories, including the idea that what is happening in our world today is somehow controlled by invisible governments. What are the similarities between our societies that might be causing these beliefs? In my humble opinion, the French might feel inferior to the Anglo-Saxons, just like we, in the Arab world, often feel inferior to our counterparts in the West. Historically speaking, the French culture has been outweighed by the Anglo-Saxon one. So, in order to justify this inferiority complex, the French people resort to doing what many self-doubting civilizations do: developing beliefs about how forces beyond their control conspired in dark rooms to diminish their cultural, financial or political strength.
Unfortunately, adhering to these kinds of beliefs, even subconsciously, is extremely dangerous. As the Arab experience has taught us, this pushes societies to ignore their own failures, while absolving individuals of responsibility for their actions.
At this point you might be asking yourself how this applies to real life. Consider, for example, that politicians often use conspiracy theories to justify their failures. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who created Turkey's currency crisis with his own two hands, insisted that his country was subjected to some foreign "crusade." Like many other politicians, Erdogan simply didn't want to admit his own failings, so he resorted to spreading false claims.
Instead of ascribing every failure to a conspiracy, we would be much better served if we demanded our leaders provide real, rational and logical explanations for their actions.
Surely, there are sinister forces in the world trying to exert covert influence over economies and political systems, but they unquestionably aren't behind each and every success or failure we experience on a day-to-day basis.
– Yasser Zatara
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ASU Electronic Theses and Dissertations
This collection includes most of the ASU Theses and Dissertations from 2011 to present. ASU Theses and Dissertations are available in downloadable PDF format; however, a small percentage of items are under embargo. Information about the dissertations/theses includes degree information, committee members, an abstract, supporting data or media.
In addition to the electronic theses found in the ASU Digital Repository, ASU Theses and Dissertations can be found in the ASU Library Catalog.
Dissertations and Theses granted by Arizona State University are archived and made available through a joint effort of the ASU Graduate College and the ASU Libraries. For more information or questions about this collection contact or visit the Digital Repository ETD Library Guide or contact the ASU Graduate College at email@example.com.
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- 1 Carol, Johnston
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- 1 Petersen, Katherine Nicole
- 1 English
- 1 Public
- Dwarf Galaxies as Laboratories of Protogalaxy Physics: Canonical Star Formation Laws at Low Metallicity
- Evolutionary Genetics of CORL Proteins
- Social Skills and Executive Functioning in Children with PCDH-19
- Deep Domain Fusion for Adaptive Image Classification
- Software Defined Pulse-Doppler Radar for Over-The-Air Applications: The Joint Radar-Communications Experiment
Type 2 diabetes affects approximately 7.3% of Americans, leading to debilitating and life-threatening comorbidities. Estrogen and testosterone levels have been linked to inflammatory and oxidative stress markers, as well as glucose and insulin concentrations. The present study was designed to determine the link between sex differences, glucose control, and inflammation and oxidative stress related to daily almond ingestion among subjects with type 2 diabetes. Subjects were randomized to an intervention group, which received 1.5 oz. almonds daily for 12 weeks, or to the matched control group, which maintained their current diet. No significant differences were found in changes in glucose …
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- Petersen, Katherine Nicole, Karen, Sweazea, Carol, Johnston, et al.
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Daniele Claudio Taddei Architect completed the design of Autumn House, a contemporary residence in Switzerland that perfectly suits the living needs of a multi-generational family.
"3 generations, 2 cats and one dog living under one roof was a bit tight, so the grandparents decided to use a leftover corner from their property to get their own roof, building a house attached to the old one for themselves and their pets in this neighborhood adjacent the City of Zurich," the architects said.
The idea was to have a vertical building wrapped in wood and annexed to the initial construction. A metal staircase in stainless steel connects the 3 floors of this new addition.
The Autumn House is accessed through the street level, which also doubles as a laundry room. On the ground floor, the living room can be fully opened up to the outside with foldable glass panels to the garden in the south. This brings the serene atmosphere of the garden inside, giving a sense of openness despite the relatively small size. It also adds some color and life to the clean minimalist design.
The second level faces the airy staircase and accommodates one bathroom and 2 bedrooms. One bedroom has a secret door leading directly to the granddaughters' room, making babysitting very easy. "The project modernized and cleaned the look of both houses, giving them a distinctive face in this suburban surrounding form the 60's," concluded the developing team about Autumn House. [Photos and information courtesy of Daniele Claudio Taddei Architect]
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It's one of those "brilliant observations of the blatantly obvious" to state that companies should listen to their customers; successful companies have always done that. But the rise of social media and the interactive web present new opportunities, and challenges, for conducting those conversations. Effective social media monitoring requires a significant investment in both tools and time. Does it pay off? If so, how much? A new report from the Aberdeen Group, The ROI on Social Media Monitoring: Why It Pays to Listen to Online Conversation, answers the question and quantifies the benefits.
Among the findings:
- Best-in-Class organizations are 2.6 times more likely than Industry Average companies, and 93 times more likely than Laggards, to improve their ability to generate customer insights that drive new product / service development.
- 72% of Best-in-Class companies, compared to 42% of Laggards, rank their experiences with social media monitoring as successful.
- Best-in-Class organizations that engage in social media monitoring and analysis activities are 3.3 times more likely than Industry Average companies, and 82 times more likely than Laggards, to improve their ability to identify and reduce risk to the brand.
- 78% of Best-in-Class companies, compared to only 8% of Laggards, have improved year-over-year customer retention rates.
Increasing customer advocacy and word-of-mouth promotion was ranked as the top social media "pressure" by companies in the Aberdeen study. After that, reinforcing the concept that social media is a powerful PR tool, "protecting brand reputation" and "increasing brand / product awareness" were goals that followed closely. And reinforcing the notion that social media is not primarily a lead generation or direct response tool, "increasing customer acquisition" was ranked near the bottom of the list.
Given these priorities, "establishing a method for engaging consumers in online conversation" and "analyzing customer insights to improve marketing campaign effectiveness" were at the top of the list of strategic actions for best-in-class companies. On the other hand, "establishing a method for monitoring benchmarks and goals" proved to be the most challenging tactic, even for organizations that are very good at social media monitoring.
While the Aberdeen study focused on large enterprises, many of the results are equally valid for smaller companies. Actually, the top pressures—increasing brand awareness and enhancing brand image—are arguably more important for smaller firms, which lack the large marketing/PR budgets and broad name recognition of larger market players. For small companies, influencing the influencers is another key goal in their use of social media. Bloggers, journalists and industry analysts are among the heavy users of social media, often even more so than customers and prospects. Social media provides an opportunity for small companies to increase their exposure to and by these key sources of influence, which indirectly though critically affects the perceptions of prospective customers searching for solutions.
Not surprisingly, marketing and PR groups are among the heaviest users of social media within companies. It's heartening to see that sales forces are becoming more active as well, given the potential for rich insights into prospect needs and motivations that social media can provide. As prospects spend more time on up-front web research and less actually engaged with sales, it's critical that sales people research prospects as well, enabling them to ask better questions and get to the heart of each prospect's issues more quickly.
It's interesting that market research and product development are the lightest users of social media, given the importance Aberdeen reports that best-in-class firms place on using customer insights to drive new product / service development. This is likely more a reflection of the immaturity of social media as a method for generating actionable insights than any lack of priority or monitoring capabilities on the part of the enterprises studied. In the b2b world, such intelligence is still sporadic and diffused, though sites like FYIndOut.com are attempting to give buyers a platform to discuss both vendor offerings and new product / service needs. Feedback mechanisms are a bit more mature on the b2c side through sites like Yelp and Epinions, though the quality of the feedback provided on such sites varies widely.
The Aberdeen report also covers benchmarking requirements, competitive assessment and recommended actions for success, as well as providing several illustrative case studies.
This report normally retails for $399, but is available on a complimentary basis from the Aberdeen Group here until January 1, 2010.


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Pietro Battiston, an economist at Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, Italy, is Barnard's 2017 Weiss International Visiting Scholar.
Originally known as "graph theory", and considered an abstract sub-discipline of Mathematics, in the last couple of decades the theory of networks has made its way into the social sciences. It is now used to understand an ever growing number of topics, such as trade flows, finance, epidemics – and obviously social networking sites! The recent availability of data and methods helps explain this growth; but as Dr. Battiston will show, networks nowadays are studied more also because the world we live in is becoming more interconnected.
Battiston, who bases most of his studies on network data and methods, will present some examples of "global networks," and guide the audience through the fundamental concepts of this discipline, showing how these new insights are helping policy makers and entrepreneurs make important decisions. This talk is intended for a general audience. Anyone interested in learning about social networks is encouraged to attend.


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The new penalties kick in today for people who did not pay arrears of the €200 per year flat-rate tax, which ran from 2009 to 2013, before being replaced by local property tax based on value. A partial amnesty which has frozen the €20 per month penalty since last March ended at midnight and new super penalties, including a 50pc increase, now apply.
But Senator Fidelma Healy-Eames of Galway West again denounced the new penalties as "wholly disproportionate". She is now convinced the fines scheme will be challenged.
"This is all so grossly unfair that challenges before the courts are inevitable. I firmly believe that the judges may very well take a different view of these arbitrary and excessive penalties," the Reform Alliance Senator said.
The old tax is still a matter for each local council also backed up the councils' umbrella body, the Local Government Management Agency (LGMA). A spokeswoman at the weekend said there may be local discretion applied in case of penalties and people in difficulty were advised to contact their council. The new local property tax based on valuation bands is now being administered entirely by the Revenue Commissioners.
Holiday homes
A total of 360,000 properties were registered for the old tax officially known as the' Non-Principal Private Residence' charge which was mainly aimed at holiday homes and rental properties.
But just last week the LGMA conceded that they did not know entirely how many housing units were involved even after five years trying to collect the tax. It is understood that "tens of thousands" of charges remain unpaid in spite of an inrush of payments for the past five months and especially through the month of August when €18m was paid in arrears.
The final month of the partial amnesty, which ran from March to August 31, revealed a deal of confusion on what precisely was liable for the tax. One council was claiming that "a granny flat" built on to a house was in fact a second residence and there were other similar disputes.
Senator Healy-Eames said these disputes compounded the prospect of court action.
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Humility Reflects the True Nature of What We Are
Some people need to drink a "tall glass of reality". Their narcissistic self love dilutes their sense of reality and enhances their false value in the world. Conquered by the vice of pride and guided by only material pursuits, they lose value of truth; the truth that without God we are nothing. When counseling against the vice of pride, one must turn to the virtue of humility.
Humility is an important virtue because it reflects truth. In the case of Christ, his humility reflected love. Christ's humility never reflected any insignificance since he was perfect but instead showed us how someone so powerful and mighty should act in this world. His humility showed example and pure love. So much love, that he allowed himself to be taken and crucified. How much more are we asked to do? How more important is humility to fallen creatures who are truly imperfect? Our Lord, the perfect paradigm, teaches us that humility is a prerequsite for understanding our role in this world. With this, how foolish do some stars or vain individuals seem when they boast or brag of such meager accomplishments?
If humility helps us reflect truth, then we should all strive for it. We need to find it so we can find our true self and understand how truly helpless we are. As Lucifer imaged himself greater than he was, we must emulate Mary who found herself, although a queen, a mere handmaid. The important part is while Lucifer had delusions of grandeur, Mary understood, despite her great grace, that she nevertheless was a creature of God and anything given to her was a gift. In reward for this great humility and understanding of reality, she would, as the Book of Revelations relates, crush the head of the serpent.
How can Christian Counselors help people who are plagued with delusions of greatness? The first step is to open their eyes. People need to understand that they are fallen creatures who without grace and the death of Christ would be pawns of Satan. With the sin of Adam destroying their spiritual immune system, they would fall easily into sin and their own inherent distorted desires. Hence, all good flows from one source and that source is Christ. Second, people must realize it is through grace that one is capable of good action. Our fallen nature, while still retaining the image of God, nevertheless, is still weakened due to the sin of Adam. Even though the ransom has been paid, the scars of Adam have left their mark on our souls. In this temporal reality, we must strive and reach out to God for mercy and spiritual grace. It is through this cry for help that man realizes he is nothing without the grace of God.
St. Teresa of Avila speaks about this in great detail. She emphasizes that if one is praised for good, they should deflect the praise to the source of that good which is God. If someone does something good, one should respond to praise with a simple remark: "The grace of Our Lord disposed me to this good action and I am thankful for that".
The devil despises humility and he will attempt to uproot it with all his might. He will give praise and exaltation for simply good works in hope of inflating one's ego. This is why the saints detested praise or remarks of sanctity. It sincerely bothered them. They feared the traps of the evil one and also understood their good works and deeds were only at the mercy of God and his grace. They did not want any praise deflected from the savior to be tied to them. This was not a false humility but a true fear. Only after prayer and understanding did they realize it was the will of God that they share their talents and become physical examples and images for God's greater glory.
In this way, any talent, or grace they possessed was acknowledged and not denied; however, it was acknowledged in such a way that it identifed the source and gave thanks to that source. We should strive in such ways as well because only through the uncracked mirror of humility can we see ourselves as we truly are.
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The 4th Annual Botanical & Floral Art Exhibition opens at Bloom in the Park today (Thursday 2nd June 2016).
The exhibition includes 56 botanical artworks in watercolour, gouache, ink, drawing or fine art print by artists from all over Ireland. This year it has gone international and includes entries from botanical artists from Korea.
Location: The Gallery at the Phoenix Park Visitors' Centre
during the Bloom in the Park Festival in Phoenix Park, Dublin
Dates: 2nd - 6th June 2016
Times: 9am - 6pm
Talks: Talk (2-2.45pm) on topics related to botanical art
The exhibition was hung in The Gallery at the Phoenix Park Visitors Centre by Yanny Petters, Holly Somerville, Lynn Stringer and Siobhan Larkin on Monday.
Awards and medals for the artwork will be announced later today following the judging. I'll be doing a blog post later this week about who won the awards and this will include photos of what the exhibition looks like.
(These were the award winners in 2015 - pdf file)
All artwork is for sale and you also get to meet and talk with some of the artists - and maybe buy a beautiful painting for your home or office!
Note about Bloom in the Park
Bloom in the Park is based on the success of similar successful formats such as the RHS Chelsea Flower Shows and RHS Hampton Court Palace shows. It is sponsored by Bord Bia - the Irish government agency charged with the promotion, trade development and marketing of the Irish food, drink and horticulture industry.
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The Mobile Organic Biofilm System, MOB System is an innovative new patented treatment system developed by RF WasteWater.
This system uses a mobile organic biofilm carrier which allows operators to achieve target effluent objectives with lower capital costs, shorter start-up time and lower operating costs resulting in an economically and environmentally superior treatment option.
The Mobile Organic Biofilm (MOB) process provides wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) owners and operators with an economical means of expanding the biological wastewater treatment capacity of a facility by means of:
a) Enacting additional treatment capacity within existing bioreactor volume.
b) Allowing for the implementation of a hybrid process while using fine-bubble air diffusers.
c) Providing an operational platform that is essentially the same as suspended growth processes (e.g., conventional activated sludge and biological nutrient removal). Contemporary hybrid systems, such as the integrated fixed-film activated sludge (IFAS) process, make use of submerged free-moving plastic biofilm carriers. These systems require the replacement of diffuser grids with stainless steel medium-bubble diffusers and construction of a wall that integrates stainless steel screens for retention of the plastic biofilm carriers. The plastic biofilm carrier volume can approach 65% of the empty bioreactor and with its high cost and massive volume, can become an operational challenge when maintenance is required in the bioreactor.
The MOB process functions under the premise that hydraulic retention time, solids residence time, and submerged free-moving biofilm carrier retention time are independent and subject to operator control. The biofilm carriers are separated from waste activated sludge (WAS) prior to being reintroduced to a sidestream treatment reactor or to the head of the secondary treatment system. The organic biofilm carrier has been selected to create a biofilm that is robust, resilient, and acts as an effective base for the development of the biological community that drives this technology. Storage of replacement carriers, the biofilm carrier/WAS separation units and units for pumping the carriers back to the treatment system can be modular and are external to the bioreactor. Therefore, construction is inexpensive and non-disruptive to existing operations. The process dynamics create niche biofilms that are uniquely composed to treat the site-specific contaminated water stream.
Our MOB process developers have created a market-ready process subjected to extensive research and development efforts. This multi-year research includes data from exhaustive laboratory studies and 2016 will yield data from our initial full-scale installations. We have also developed – along with a team of global leaders – a new mathematical model capable of modeling the MOB process which has been incorporated into leading commercially available WWTP simulation software.
- Capacity upgrades in existing footprint
- Quick upgrade timelines
- For new plants, especially those requiring a small footprint and easy operation
- For BOD/COD and nitrogen removal
- As a high loading system in front of existing biological treatment
- To increase the amount of nitrifying bacteria in existing activated sludge systems using the unique natural biofilm carrier in a hybrid plant to meet ammonia limits
- To implement post-treatment at existing plants for process improvements
- To greatly improve shock-loading capabilities
Technology Advantages
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- Increased autotroph population on high surface area media allows indigenous nitrifiers within the MLSS to increase overall nitrogen removal capacity
- Improved sludge quality
- Low suspended sludge age along with large floc sizes developed on the natural biofilm create increased settlabilty and reduced filamentous growth
- Biological phosphorus removal
- Media being circulated throughout anoxic, anaerobic and aerated zones allows for diverse growth of biological populations on the bio media resulting in increased bio-p removal
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Prospective entrepreneurs need to address many issues when they decide to start a business.
Building a support group could be vital when forming a business
Many individuals in New York and elsewhere may feel that one of the most intimidating aspects of starting a business is the fear that they will have to go through it alone. However, this isn't always the case, and building a support group early on could be vital to achieving one's business goals. When forming a business, a prospective entrepreneur may find it helpful to consider seeking advice on how to pursue or create business networks and relationships.


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Routes : North America : United States : Texas : South Central Texas : Reimers Ranch : Dr. Seuss Wall : variation: Thing 1 Thing 2
variation: Thing 1 Thing 2 - 5.11aAverage Rating : 4.00 out of 5
Route sequence (left to right): 3
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Climb Horton Here's a Tufa bolts 1-3. Traverse right under the roof, up to Star Belly Sneech's last bolt and anchors.
Description:Follow the above bolt clips. Nice movement and alot of moves on a short wall. Clean the gear fairly easily by reaching down to clean Sneech's upper bolt, then traversing left from the anchors to clip Horton's anchors. Then clean Sneech's anchors, lower, and clean Horton's bolts.
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Red Point ascent by: Hogge on 2011-01-30 (View Climbing Log)
long, soft 11a on endurance
Full of 10c/10d moves and maybe a 10d crux clip. Pinkpointed on the FA; the route may not feel so soft-11a on a redpoint.
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A few months ago I took a good look at the type of riding I was doing, and compared it to the type of bike I was riding. There was a mismatch, and this is the story of how I made it better.
With four riders at my house, I've got room (physically, and financially) for exactly one bike of my own, so it's got to do everything I need. I was riding a very nice Surly Karate Monkey, outfitted for (mostly) city riding, but with a full range of mountain bike gearing. I justified it by telling myself that I could always take it to the mountains, or do a cyclocross race or two. Truth is, I used exactly 3 gears 99% of the time. When I've got spare time, I don't go mountain biking any more, I go surfing. And for me, cyclocross races are only fun to watch.
So I sold the Surly, bought a nice new wetsuit, and invested in a 1970-something Raleigh Sprite, with 8 gears. I put a little more into new tires, brake pads, and a saddle, and then started looking for a good system for hauling stuff around. I don't have much of a commute, but I do need to roll by the store now and then, or haul stuff to the UPS store. I considered all the standard stuff like rear racks, those foldable wire grocery haulers, trailers, and Xtracycle setups. I finally decided that a front rack, known as a porteur rack, was going to meet my needs the best, and then it was just a matter of narrowing down the options.
I was most interested in finding something locally made. Living in Oregon made that a very real possibility. I was starting to focus in on the CETMA racks down in Eugene, particularly the 5-rail, which looked about perfect for my needs. I also eyeballed the Ahearne racks, which are very sweet, and can be nicely customized (also see their flask holder). I checked out some DIY porteur racks, too, but didn't figure I had either the chops or the gear to make that come together.
Somehow I stumbled upon TCB racks, and knew I'd found what I was after. Tad is an engineer. He knows the hard math. And he makes these racks with math and care in his garage in NE Portland. I acquired the wood version of the Prêt à Porteur and Tad even graciously installed the thing for me. What I love most about this rack is that it's mounted only to the front axle and top of the fork at the brake mount. with a somewhat triangular mount, you'd think it might have a sort of lateral wobble, but there's nothing of the sort. It's bombproof. Tad recommends no more than 70lbs on the rack. I don't think I've hit that limit, but I've shuttled both my 6 year old and 9 year old sons (individually) around town, with no troubles other than the standard awkwardness of an extra 50lbs over the front wheel. I regularly throw a couple of grocery bags on there, or boxes for the UPS guy, with no trouble. Zero regrets with this rack. It's solid, it looks good, it's easily removed/stored, has a ton of utility, and can be easily modified/upgraded down the road. Killer rack, highly recommended. Pics follow...
Here's the bike, naked with the rack.


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Friday, 1 July 2016
Dear Diary: Finding Yourself
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I completely agree! Im 24 and I don't have a huge group of friends but a couple of close ones, since blogging I have definitely made friends and some I talk to on a daily basis. xxReplyDelete
Emmy | EmmysBeautyCave | BloglovinReplies
Me too! Blogging friends are the best ones to have, considering it takes up such a huge part of your life haha. xDelete
I struggle with anxiety and right now it's at the point where it's terrifying to leave the house - it can leave me feeling so frustrated, why can't my head just click? But that's where blogging helps, makes me feel less alone. Thank-you for this xxxReplyDelete
Bumble and BeReplies
That's the very same reason I started blogging too, it helps me escape from all my anxieties. Best decision ever. xDelete
Personally, I don't have anxiety but I do know that I don't belong to any of the cool kids. But as I'm growing, not having much friends leaves a big hole in me. Having a relationship is not as same as having a friendship and it hurts me every time when I don't have someone to turn to. Thank you for making this post. Well, at least we know that we are not alone. xxReplyDelete
I totally understand. I'm only a message away if you'd like someone to talk to! :) xDelete
I am 23 and I have two people (excluding online friends) who I consider my friends. But they are such amazing people that I feel that I have a million friends in those two, all three of us suffer with anxiety so I'm lucky to have people who understand and support me. This was such a beautiful post,thank you for sharing!ReplyDelete
Ella xx
Aw that's wonderful. Sometimes a few real friends is all you need. xDelete
Great post, lovely! Well written and thought through. Some times if you find negativity find you, often it is because you are the cause of it. Reflecting and changing is one the way to lead life!ReplyDelete
Angie | Chocolate & Lipstick | Beauty, Fashion & Lifestyle BlogReplies
Thank you lovely. I totally agree, since I rid my life of a few individuals I felt free, and positive? Like, it was so clear that they were dragging me down. But anyway, onwards and upwards! xDelete
Aw I love these little posts! I feel like I am in a very similar situation I battle with my mental health and loneliness on a daily basis. I find it hard to leave my house and make friends. But I know that this won't last forever and hopefully one day I will feel a lot more confident going out and having brunch with lots of amazing bloggers like yourself xxReplyDelete
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I'm the same lovely. If we lived closer I would totally come and have brunch with you, one day gal! xDelete
Lovely post. I completely agree that it is completely unnecessary to slate other people opinion - we don't all have to be the same otherwise this would be a very boring world!ReplyDelete
Thank you. You're very right, I really don't understand it. xDelete
Really enjoyed this. It's true that friendships will fall apart sometimes and it often is sadder than a relationship breakup! But we do all change and grow and we can't stay the same forever - the change is far more often for the better anyway. Hope this reaches you feeling good :)ReplyDelete
Rebecca | Notes From SeptemberReplies
Aw thank you! Yep, you're right. I think you learn as you grow up and realise that if someone doesn't want to be in your life, just let them go. xDelete
Very well said, I especially like the part about opinions at the end there. I spent the last two years by myself most of the time too as I was signed off work, so I learnt a lot about myself, my emotions and mental health, and I also learnt a lot about the people around me and what I really look for in people and friendships! I love what you said about how bad days are a stepping stone too - I relate to this so much. I've learned that they'll pass and things will get better again and it's just a case of getting through it!ReplyDelete
Amanda Jayne | beauty, style, lifeReplies
Aw thank you lovely. I'm so glad you enjoyed and could relate. xDelete
I love how honest you are in this post. After I switched schools, I felt like I was alone and that no one wanted to talk to me. But once I found myself, and I was confident with who I am, the best people started to come to me. I love this post, and it put a smile on my face! :)ReplyDelete
Thank you! That's so true, once you stop caring about everyone else and focus on you, you realise that hey... Things will slot into place. xDelete
I love your little rambles, they are always so on point. I always mute/ignore/remove any negative or argumentative people. You always seem really positive :) I'm glad you are getting a control on your mental health. You are such a lovely one xxxxxReplyDelete
Chloe | Mojichlo xxxReplies
Hahaha I'm glad someone likes my rambles! This was the sweetest comment, love you lots. xDelete
I completely agree with every word. Friendships are difficult and I would say that I don't particularly have any friends who I can turn to and talk about daily rants or what's happening in each others lives. I feel so alone but at the same time having such a lovely online community makes everything ten million times better! :) xxReplyDelete
Yasmina | The July JournalReplies
I agree. I spend most of my days inside alone, but having my blog and the Twitter community there really allows me to feel like I'm doing something worthwhile! xDelete
I love this post! I definitely agree with you, friendships are complicated no matter what age you are. I firmly believe that as we get older we realize it is more about quality than quantity. You hit it right on the nail when you said losing some friends helped you find yourself, it really does.ReplyDelete
I wrote a similar blog post about Friendships just a few days ago if you want to check it out! :)
Thank you! I feel like when you lose someone, once the initial sadness is over, you realise what's important in life - and that's yourself.Delete
I will definitely have a read of your post. x
I so agree with you I don't gave alot of friends just a few and they are amazing people not scared to just be honest and say the truth instead if bring a hypoctite, drama is totally not me, I'm an introvert so I'm mostly at home I want to go out more and do more but it's a little hard especially being ashy person.ReplyDelete
Again lovely post have a great day
Would live it if you could check my blog out and follow me


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I did it! Eyebrow with a safety pin!
ients (Or what I used to do my eyebrow) 1 Large safety pin (as close to 18ga as possible) 1 small cork 1 glass of Listerine 1 ice cube 1 traumatised best friend 1 18gauge 3/8inch Niobium CBR Procedure: (Ow! Ow! Ice is cold!!!!) Sterilise everything in listerine Hold Ice to eyebrow for approximately 10 minutes (this hurts!!!) mark the enter and exit wounds cork the exit wound push the safety pin through slide it down, remove the cork, and close it! Well, I've been reading around about general piercings for a couple years now, and being 17, it's almost impossible for me to do anything I like due to my parents. I've been trying for a year and a half to get my tongue done, and well, I guess it has to wait till I'm 18. :( But in my midst I wanted a piercing, almost a need. My friend Adam said he wanted to do his eyebrow with a safety pin, but he was too scared to do it himself, so I said Hey, I'll do mine if you do yours. So we decided to do it after discussing it for awhile, we planned to do it to each other the next day after school got out. So the day was planned, we went to the local piercing shop (Millinium Gallery of Living Arts) and picked out some cool CBRs (18ga 3/8in. Nio)for $10 each and decided to do it. We went home, and I decided to go first. I layed out what we needed, cleaned out the bathroom, and got some Listerine ready. We put the safety pins in the listerine for about a half hour, and at that time I got an ice cube out of the freezer and started holding it to my eyebrow. Word to the wise - that ice cube HURT. I felt more pain in numbing my eyebrow than anything at all during this experience. I endured that for about 10 minutes and finally decided it was numb, so I got Adam ready. He was the one that would put the hole in me. If you do this, get a really good friend, Adam is my best friend, and he started freaking out, he said if I'd have screamed, he would have fainted. We took a Crayola thin marker and marked dots where we were going to pierce it, then got a cork and held it underneath the exit spot, and Adam proceeded to pierce me. The only thing I really felt was the needle poking me at first, and it was nothing after that. Then he said "It's in the cork", so I slid it down some, took of the cork, and closed the safety pin. Later that evening I tried to put in the CBR, but I just ended up having to pierce it again, and it bled alot, so I guess I'll leave the saftey pin in until it heals somewhat. But I'm now what my dad calls "The worlds worst fisherman", so it's cool. It's the morning after, it hasn't swelled much, it doesn't hurt unless I hit something with the safety pin, and I can't wait to get the CBR in! Adam chickened out, he didn't want his dad to kill him, so we pierced his earlobe. He's now the proud owner of a safety pin earring. A quick Q+A tp sum up people questions: Q: Will this hurt? A: Depends on where you do it, and if you do it right. Numbing it with an ice cube beforehand hurt more than anything, it's like a brainfreeze on steroids. If you want to know what it feels like, just hold an ice cube to your eyebrow for ten minutes. The piercing itself didn't hurt, it hurt less than a shot, and afterwards it hurts a little if you move the jewellry around. Q: What dangers are there going with this piercing? A: Well I did reserach, and there are three "SupraOrbital" nerves you need to worry about that can make you go blind or lose control of one side of your face. These are deeper in the skin, so if you don't pierce deep, you shouldn't need to worry. Also, you'll need to help it heal, infections in the eyebrow can lead to a cyst really quick. Make sure to keep it clean and don't play with it! Q: Why didn't you just go to a piercing shop to get it done? A: A: no money. B: I'm 17. C: conservative parents. Any questions? Q: Are you crazy?!? A: Yes. Q: How did your friend feel after piercing you? A: He said it was the most traumatising experience of his life and he is going to have nightmares of safety pins killing people and me screaming for the rest of his life. After he calmed down and the adrenaline went down, he thought it was cool. :) Q: How did you feel after getting pierced? A: Well I was fine before, I was a little shakey during, and after it was the "what have I done" thing, and now I think it's pretty cool and I want to get the CBR in instead of this huge safety pin. I hope this is helpful to the people out there that want to do it themselves, and I suggest if you do, a LOT of research and be VERY careful! If you have any questions give me an email! I enjoy talking to you all!
submitted by: Anonymous
on: 24 Sept. 1999
in Eyebrow Piercing
Artist: I+did+it+myself
Studio: My+bathroom
Location: Fort+Collins%2C+CO


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BEIJING (Reuters) – China has loosened the rules on the transportation of breeder pigs and piglets in provinces that are affected by the African swine fever, the agriculture ministry said on Thursday.
Breeder pigs and piglets from counties without outbreaks of the disease will be allowed to be transported to other provinces, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said in a statement on its website.
Breeder pigs and piglets from infected counties will only be allowed to be moved within the infected province, the statement said.
China has reported more than 90 cases of the highly contagious disease since early August.
(Reporting by Hallie Gu and Ryan Woo; Editing by Christian Schmollinger)


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Published at Sunday, 25 August 2019. Storage Shelves. By Berta Pohl.
By providing two shelf faces, a Pirouette storage unit doubles the storage capacity and saves a considerable amount of floor space. Compared with a standard four-drawer cabinet, a Pirouette rotary cabinet saves floor space on a ratio of 12:1 – Whilst 22 four-drawer cabinets hold 44 metres of filing in 12.4 square meters of floor space, just four 8 tier Pirouette units hold 48 meters worth of filing in less than 4 square metres floor space. As a result, rotary storage units are much more efficient in terms of use of space.
At Rackline, as the UK's leading designer, manufacturer and installer of workplace storage systems, we take great pride in providing bespoke, intelligent storage systems for our customers, helping them to increase the efficiency of their storage and make better use of available space.
Open plan offices have been recently linked to more active and less stressed employees, compared to those working in cubicles.
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Nunatsiaq Online reports that a residence in Ottawa for Nunavut residents seeking medical treatment is infested with bed bugs thought to have come from clothing donations:
Larga Baffin is making sure that the patient residence is clean, following the discovery of three bedbugs in a room.
Bedbugs have been found at the Larga Baffin patient residence in Ottawa, says its manager Trudy Metcalfe-Coe.
Three bedbugs appear to have ended up in the residence on donated items of clothing, where they were noticed early Feb. 22.
Although Larga Baffin has in the past solicited used clothing, the boarding home will no longer be accepting donations.
That's just one of the measures immediately put into effect to prevent any spread of the critters. Other measures — in addition to the regular cleanings and inspections — include a room-by-room cleaning and inspection of the residence located at 1071 Richmond Road in Ottawa.
What a shame that clothing donations will no longer be accepted at Larga Baffin, since the problem is very easily solved.
Bed bugs can come in with clothing or other materials, but the good news is, it's very simple to prevent this with clothing, at least — if the residence has a dryer. (A Packtite Closet would be another option if a dryer was not available.)
Running the already clean, dried items through a hot dryer for 1/2 hour should do the trick. (Since the residence might want to wash items first, drying time will take longer and the clothing should be thoroughly dried on hot.)
This is an example where more education about bed bugs and their prevention can really help people. Why not kill bed bugs in the clothing, instead of cutting off supplies?
Consideration should also be given to other possible routes by which bed bugs could have come in.
See our FAQs on getting bed bugs out of your clothing and other stuff for more.


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Pound Cake Churro Cubes are simple, bite-sized dessert treats that are fun to make and delicious to eat!
I make a lot of pound cake recipes and sometimes we don't get one eaten before it gets a little dry. Besides a dessert sandwich, I was trying to think of a good way to breathe new life into day-old pound cake.
If you love cinnamon and you love pound cake, there's a, um, dare I say 100% chance you'll like these Pound Cake Churro Cubes. Pound cake chunks are lightly toasted in butter then rolled in a cinnamon and sugar mixture. Coating them in deliciousness much like traditional churros.
Churros are a long strip of dough that's deep fried then rolled in cinnamon and sugar. They are much like a doughnut but straight instead of round.
Cinnamon is one of my favorite spices to use. Cinnamon is a warm, earthy spice that pairs nicely with apples and pumpkins. It's the quintessential spice to use during the fall.
And, cinnamon rolls are my all-time favorite pastry. I like them so much I've shared several different recipes for cinnamon rolls with you, including Snickers Bars Cinnamon Rolls, Birthday Cake Cinnamon Rolls, Quick Biscuit Cinnamon Rolls, and even a Carrot Cake Cinnamon Roll. These Pound Cake Churro Cubes tastes a lot like a cinnamon rolls
When you just need a bite of something sweet or your entertaining where savory food is the main attraction, Pound Cake Churro Cubes are the perfect treat!
Pound Cake Churro Cubes
- You can use angel food cake, or any cake, actually. I prefer the dense pound cake
- As well, during the fall, you may want to substitute pumpkin spice for the cinnamon. Apple pie spice would also be tasty.
- Additionally, A Cream Cheese Glaze or Caramel Sauce would be awesome drizzled on top. A raspberry sauce or simple Nutella would also be good.
- This is an easy recipe to get kids involved in the kitchen!
Pound Cake Churro Cubes are simple, bite-sized dessert treats that are fun to make and delicious to eat!
1 pound of cake with serve many people at 1-2 pieces per person.
- 16 ounces of pound cake homemade or store-bought
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 2 tablespoons butter not margarine
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon or to your taste
- Slice the pound cake into approximately 1-inch cubes
- In a large zip-top bag mix sugar and cinnamon.
- Add oil and butter to a large pan over medium heat. Add half the pound cake cubes. Toast and brown the cubes on all sides.
- Immediately toss into the sugar mixture and toss lightly to coat.
- Gently remove to a tray while you cook the remaining cake.
- Serve immediately. Or after cooled store in an airtight container. (I prefer them warm.)
As a busy mom, Paula saw the need to simplify cooking and meal prep without sacrificing flavor. She provides simple recipes and time-saving strategies for delicious and nutritious meals for your family. Please share CallMePMc.com with your friends.
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Thank you, Paula
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In association with IPPF European Network and Countdown 2030 Europe, Inspire brought together 22 participants from member organisations to enhance our knowledge and capacity on the SRHR in humanitarian responses, and exchange concrete ideas on how to use this in our (joint) advocacy and policy work in Europe and beyond, and on potential collaboration with important players in the humanitarian sector.
- Find out the key learnings, outcomes and recommendations in this short video.
The specific learning objectives of the workshop were:
- Common and holistic understanding of the humanitarian 'landscape' and on SRHR issues in emergencies and humanitarian responses from a (European) policy and advocacy perspective, including a greater understanding of key terminology and concepts, global policy debates (e.g. the implications of the outcomes of the Istanbul World Humanitarian Summit) and important actors in the European humanitarian assistance sector;
- Exploration of entry points (including asks, spaces and instruments) for strengthened advocacy and policy influencing for increased recognition and response to the needs and vulnerabilities around SRHR in humanitarian responses.
The immediate outputs include:
- 22 participants with policy/advocacy backgrounds and limited experience on advocacy on SRHR humanitarian responses were trained.
- Workshop participants identified concrete next steps in terms of joint follow-up and advocacy on the issue, both in the short-term and long-term (see details below).
- "Trickle-down effect": a majority of participants shared concrete ideas and plans to take the topic forward in their respective work and organisations and share what they had learnt with colleagues and partners.
- An understanding and commitment that this is a topic that SRHR actors need to engage with.


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Photoshop CC 2018 was recently announced and since then we have been getting a lot of queries regarding what new it offers. We researched a bit and found this really cool video by Tutvid where it describes some (if not all) new features that you get in the Adobe Photoshop CC 2018. To us, these absolutely the MUST KNOW Photoshop CC 2018 features.
So let's get started.
The video describes the FIVE MUST KNOW PHOTOSHOP CC 2018 features. The features described in the video are:
- Select & mask (0.38)
Here the video describes the new quick selection tool and the refine edge brush tool.
2. Color & Luminosity mask in Camera RAW (3:21)
3. Variable Fonts (6:21)
4. Curvature Pen tool (8:03)
5. Brush smoothing (10:10)


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People worldwide are getting more and more particular about what they're eating because we are all starting to feel the effects of chemical laden, super processed, corn fed, and genetically modified foods that were staples of daily life for years. When you don't feel good or even worse when you actually become sick because of the food being eaten on a daily basis, it is easy to start asking questions.
A lot of people are finding out that the best foods they can eat are grown locally, grown organically, and sold in a reasonable manor to those that actually desire whole, healthy food. These foods are available in specialized shops and farmers markets, along with the big name grocers that span every corner in most communities in North America.
Get what you need however and wherever you can. If you truly desire to be healthy, than you'll find what you need. If you have a burning desire to eat food that is actually good for, than you will spend your money on food that will help you reach your health goals. Those that create, find, or accept excuses as to why they think they can't get healthy, won't. The simple fact of the matter is, if you want to eat food that will fuel your life, you can do just that.
But… you have to choose to.
The very best source of whole, organic foods is your very own garden! It is simpler than you may think.