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Norton Ghost 15 is a robust and professional-grade backup solution for both home users and small businesses. With Norton Ghost, lost or damaged files can be recovered and restored in the event of a system failure, even if the computer's operating system does not start. It also allows backup of an entire system or specific files and folders while saving recovery points to offsite locations using FTP. Norton Ghost is also flexible, allowing users to decide when to back up their system, either on a schedule or based on an event.
"Norton Ghost has been the essential imaging and recovery product since 1996," said Dave Cole, senior director of consumer products, Symantec. "Consumers' PCs have never been more central to people's lives, or more at risk due to cybercrime and critical failures. Ghost 15 not only is a powerful disaster recovery tool, but also it adds important features such as Windows 7 compatibility and Blu-ray Disc support to keep current with the way people are using their computers today."
In addition, Norton Ghost works with both 25G and 50G Blu-ray Discs and most storage drives, including external hard drives, networked drives, and recordable and rewritable CDs and DVDs. It also includes a hot backups feature, which lets users back up their computers without having to shut it down first. Norton Ghost is also supported by Windows 7 Bitlocker, providing enhanced data protection through drive encryption and integrity checking, keeping stored data safe and protected.
Norton Ghost 15 now also includes cold imaging technology, which backs up files without installing the product, saving users time and money. After purchasing a new computer, users can image the PC immediately before any software is loaded so that factory settings remain intact. Also, cold imaging allows easy back up of a system by simply booting to the recovery environment (a light version of the Windows operating system) from the Norton Ghost CD, and then initiating a backup.
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Lessons on Eliminating Vaccine-Preventable Diseases: An Interview with Dr. Ciro de Quadros
Dr. Ciro de Quadros, Sabin's Executive Vice President and Director of Vaccine Advocacy and Education, has led and implemented some of the most successful immunization campaigns in the history of public health. In a recent interview with Fiona Fleck, published in the World Health Organization (WHO) Bulletin, Ciro provides insight into more than 50 years of work to eliminate vaccine-preventable diseases and reflects on the lessons learned.
During the interview, Ciro describes his time working on Brazil's smallpox campaign – his first experience with an immunization program.
"They sent me to head a health centre in the Amazon region, in a town called Altamira of about 4,000 people in Pará state. All we had was a community nurse, a laboratory technician, a sanitarian and an administrator to take care of the health of that community. Vaccine coverage rates were not very high, maybe about 50 percent or 60 percent…Our small team managed to increase coverage to nearly 100% during my first year."
The success of Ciro's first immunization program is due in large part to his development of a surveillance and containment strategy which ultimately became the final strategy of the global smallpox program. After Ciro's experience in Brazil, he moved to the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) to launch the Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) in the Americas.
"Most countries in the region didn't even have an immunization programme and were just responding to outbreaks," Ciro explains. "My task was to get the countries to organize themselves." Ciro's experience heading the WHO EPI programme in the Americas contributed to the region's polio-free status in 1994.
"We brought together all the country managers and everyone else from the governments working on epidemiology…and we asked them: 'What are the problems that you have when trying to implement immunization programmes in your countries and what are the solutions?'"He notes that this approach to identifying problems and solutions is still used by PAHO today.
Ciro ends the interview with advice and reflection on his career in immunization: avoid fragmentation of global health programs. Additionally, Ciro encourages the WHO to be more forceful on the Global Vaccine Action Plan (GVAP) -- a framework to improve health by extending the full benefits of immunization to all people.
"There are so many actors in the same field today: the GAVI Alliance, the [Bill and Melinda] Gates Foundation, the nongovernmental organizations and civil society – you need to coordinate them all," he says.
Ciro's advice – stemming from more than five decades of experience – has a significant impact on Sabin's programs today. "You must have a clear goal," he says. "Everyone needs to understand that goal, everyone must work together to achieve that, you must have permanent research and feedback to the field, and you must have the resources and political support."
To read the full interview, please click here.

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Are you making money or losing cash?
Contractor tip of the month
By Damian Lang
Whether or not you survive in business is really kind of simple. You must take in more cash than you pay out. Yet, most contractors aren't even sure if they are making money at all. Often, by the time they figure it out, it is too late to make adjustments, causing failure.
At a coaching session I attended, speaker George Hedley made the statement that he is convinced that 90 percent of construction business owners doing under $10 million in sales don't know how to read a profit and loss (P&L) statement. Over the years, I have come to believe that George could say that for many business owners who do more than $10 million in sales per year, too.
Many of us grew up in the trade, so we know how to build buildings. However, when it comes to being a businessperson, we get lost. It was not until my company was doing more than $10 million in sales and switched to accrual accounting that I hired a CFO to show me how to read a P&L, and to teach me what effect it had on my operations. Of course, business was much easier back then as the economy was good and the competition wasn't as educated. Hell, I was running my own company doing more than $10 million in sales a year. I was making money without really knowing how or why I was prospering. That won't work in today's business climate.
Here's a wild card many contractors get surprised by: A company can make money and still go bankrupt. Sounds scary, doesn't it? You bet, and it happens. This can happen if one does not watch his debt load and other expenses, compared to his profits. Let's say you owe money for a forklift, truck and scaffolding. Then you have rent, taxes, debt interest, owner distributions and other expenses that cost you $12,000 per month or $144,000 on the year.
At the end of the year, you are feeling alright as your P&L shows you earned $70,000 for the year (before depreciation and interest are subtracted). However, the real picture is that you just had a year during which you made $70,000 in profits the way good ole Uncle Sam looks at it, while losing $74,000 in cash paid out from your bank account. Think about it: There's $144,000 going out the door in payments/expenses, and $70,000 in profits coming in to cover your costs. A total of $144,000 minus $70,000 equals $74,000 less cash. It doesn't take many years like this to sink a company.
Several years ago, we started teaching all our managers how the P&L affects our operations and even started paying them based on the monthly P&L outcome. They get their bonuses (or incentive, I like to call it) based on three factors of the monthly P&L: total sales collected, gross profit and net profit.
It is amazing how much a company can benefit by letting everyone in management know how important these three factors are to the success of the company. And, when part of their income is based on the outcome of the P&L, it becomes important to them to start thinking more like business owners.
The good news is, it is not a cardinal sin to not know how to read a P&L statement. However, it is a sin not to have an accountant on board who can explain your P&L to you, whether this person works inside your company or is an outside accountant. The P&L should be done each month, and a meeting should be held to see how your company is doing financially as well as what moves you should make next.
If you wait until the end of the year to find out how your company is performing, it could be too late to change course and take corrective actions. Also, don't forget to ask your accountant for a cash flow statement to ensure you are taking in more money than you are paying out. Remember, profits don't equal cash, and, to survive, we must take in more cash than we pay out.
About the Author
Damian Lang is a mason contractor in southeast Ohio and inventor of many labor saving masonry systems and products. Lang has served as the Marketing Committee Chairman for the Mason Contractors Association of America. He is also author of the book Rewarding and Challenging Employees for Profits in Masonry. To network with Damian on contractor tips or tips you have and would like published, contact him at email@example.com or 740-749-3512.


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On Zombies And Sectarians ("The Left Is Dead")
"What does it mean to say, as Platypus does, that "the Left is Dead?"
"It represents the desire for a tabula rasa, for a start from scratch. It is the admission that there is no living tradition, no movement. . . in the form of tiny sectarian groups that have either given themselves to dishonestly cheerleading for the Green and Democratic parties or simply have become antiquarian societies reciting old revolutionary pieties with the mechanical enthusiasm of Hare-Krishna monks; While at the same time the "radicals" and "anarchists" that prescribe dropping out of society by building 'alternative communities' 'outside of capitalism' have rationalized their powerlessness into a lifestyle that poses as politics.
"The Left is dead—and whatever undead elements of it continue to stagger among us deserve to be put down before they demoralize and stupefy a new generation. . . To not be willing to recognize that the Left is dead is to have died with it. As researchers, critics, and historians of the dead Left, which we now put to rest with a deep feeling of gratitude, we hope to be ready to educate a future politics of emancipation."
Dunno about all of it, but some intelligent thought and very careful reflection went into it, all the same.
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A Blue View is a weekly perspective on the life aquatic, hosted by National Aquarium CEO John Racanelli.
From the smallest plants and animals invisible to the human eye to entire ecosystems, every living thing depends on and is intricately linked by water.
Tune in to 88.1 WYPR every Tuesday at 5:45 p.m. as John brings to the surface important issues and fascinating discoveries making waves in the world today.
April 2, 2014: The Sounds of Spring Peepers & Wood Frogs
Click here to listen to John discuss the
chorus of sounds produced by frogs to
attract mates during the breeding season!
Through the winter, woodlands and meadows are mostly quiet at night. But with the arrival of spring rains and warming temperatures, that silence is broken by loud choruses of wood frogs and spring peepers. These are the first frog species to come out of hibernation and begin the year's amphibian breeding season.
Spring peepers are small, just one inch in length, but you wouldn't know it from their sound. Each peeper can produce a call as loud as 90 decibels. Multiply that by the number of frogs in a wetland habitat, and you have a sound that can rival that of a rock concert.
Why so noisy? That's how the male spring peepers attract females from the surrounding woodlands. As the females come out of hibernation, they are carrying between 200 and 1,000 eggs, and the females are outnumbered by the males at about 9 to 1. Competition is intense, and females choose males based on the quality of his song.
Because of this competition, males wrestle for the best spots at the chorusing site. Interestingly, Dr. Don Forester and David Lykens of Towson University discovered that some spring peeper males were successful in breeding with females through a very deceptive strategy. Because calling requires a huge amount of energy, some spring peeper males, known as satellite males, don't call at all.
Instead, these satellite males save energy by positioning themselves near the top singers. They then intercept females moving toward the calling males. Satellite males are smaller than calling males and would probably be at a disadvantage in trying to attract females with a less impressive voice.
Though the spring peeper is often considered the first frog to emerge from hibernation and therefore an early sign that winter is indeed over, the wood frog is usually ahead of the peeper. In fact, in mild winters, wood frogs have been observed arriving in woodland pools as early as February.
Wood frogs are often referred to as "explosive breeders" because they arrive in large numbers and have a short breeding season, usually only lasting the first few weeks of late winter or early spring. Wood frogs almost exclusively lay their eggs in vernal pools, which are small temporary bodies of water that form in depressions.
Because these pools dry over the summer, wood frogs must lay their eggs, the eggs must hatch, and tadpoles must fully develop and metamorphose before the pools dry. The wood frog's strategy is to arrive first and maximize the time needed to make it the entire way through the process. Wood frog tadpoles often dine on the newly laid eggs of later arriving frog species.
Even as these frogs perpetuate their life cycle, they do face challenges. Their well-being is intricately linked to the survival of their woodland home and their vernal pools. Be considerate of these habitats in your neighborhood by preventing trash and other pollution from traveling through your waterways. Slow down while driving on warm spring nights, allowing amphibians to migrate safely across roadways. And when you pay these amazing creatures a visit in their natural habitat, observe but don't disturb.
Want to buff up a bit more on your amphibian knowledge? Check out our latest infographic on all things frog!


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May Isang Pangarap child stars Larah Claire Sabroso and Julia Klarisse Base are set to wow Popstar Sarah Geronimo this Sunday (January 27) as they visit her in ABS-CBN's hit musical variety show "Sarah G. Live!" Aside from Larah and Julia, also watch out for the must-watch reunion of Sarah and the Crystal Voice of Asia Sheryn Regis.
"SGL" center stage will surely fire up with the ultimate concert experience prepared by comedienne Melai Cantiveros; and the singing showdown of Ethel Booba with OPM band vocalists Ney Dimaculangan and Yael Yuzon. Prepare for the hottest back-to-back showdown with the smash-up dance number of basketball heartthrobs Dondon Hontiveros and Nico Salva; followed by the fiery production number of Brazilian models Diana Meneses and Fabio Ide.
Meanwhile, Sam Concepcion, Bugoy Cariño, and Zaijian Jaranilla will add more fun in the "SGL" as the Popstar's guest co-host. Still with Sarah in the upcoming episode are Gab Valenciano and the Gollayan Sisters.
Don't miss the trending and top Sunday primetime show of ABS-CBN, "Sarah G. Live!" 8:15pm, after "Rated K." For more updates, log on to www.abs-cbn.comor follow @SGLiveOFFICIAL on Twitter and like SarahGLiveOFFICIAL on Facebook.
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Discovering Her Inner Child
TC Student Carla Engelbrecht Fisher didn't know that children's games and TV shows were her passion until she started writing for a kids' magazine
For Carla Engelbrecht Fisher, there was a time when the magazine rack at Barnes & Noble held a power akin to that of the Sorting Hat in the Harry Potter books: each publication represented a different possible life.
"Coming out of college, all I wanted to do was work at a magazine—it didn't really matter which one," says Fisher, who is earning an Ed.D. in Instructional Technology and Media in TC's Communication, Computing and Technology in Education Program. "If Motor Trends had hired me, I'd be living a very different life now."
The magazine that did hire Fisher was Highlights for Children, and it started her down a path that led to TC, working in research and multimedia content for "
Fisher admits she might not have taken as readily to crankshafts as she did to children's media. "I never really grew up," she says. "I'm still perfectly happy to play with kids' toys and watch children's television shows, even though I don't have kids. Most of my friends working in other fields don't get to have stuffed animals on their desks."
But Fisher's true love is playing with ideas, and TC has helped her to do just that. For starters, the College awarded Fisher a one-year Elihu Rose Fellowship, covering about half the cost of her tuition. The Fellowship required her to do an internship with a non-profit company, and her advisor, Professor Chuck Kinzer, suggested she try Sesame Workshop, the production facility for "Sesame Street" and related toys and education products, because it was one of the few places doing the kind of game development she was interested in. As a result, Fisher has gotten to work directly with Glenda Revelle, the Workshop's Vice President for Education and Research and Creative Development and Digital Media, who is something of a living legend in the field. And of course, there was the coursework, which put cognitive development concepts together with technology.
"It's made me a much bigger geek," she says. "All these interesting things I see have names and reasons and theories behind them, and I share that way too often with people who don't really care."
She finds this rich research background invaluable in her field. "Research works hand-in-hand with the development cycle," she says. "There are so many more nuances to designing effective products for children than just making bigger buttons and using shorter words. It helps to stand on the shoulders of researchers who have done so much testing."
Right now Fisher is working at Sesame Workshop on multimedia software that tailors instruction to the individual student. Students take a standard literacy test, and the program uses their individual profiles to provide games and video content (including over 2,000 archived clips from the 1970s educational TV show "The Electric Company") that focus on the areas where they struggle.
"In the classroom, a student is often one voice among thirty, but online you have opportunities to tailor content toward interests and needs," Fisher says. "We're going to see more and more of that in education."
Still, she says, parents face challenges in navigating all the new technology in education.
"There is so much more noise out there to sort through. We may have had a computer as kids, but we weren't also competing with a cell phone, a Nintendo DS, a Wii, and XBox and 14,000 different channels and Web sites. The sheer amount of choices is huge."
For her own part, though, Fisher says it's rewarding to be able to say "I made a game today.
"Every once in a while I'll see a kid on the subway using something that I helped to create, and it's just a great feeling.
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The Playlist presents: Homegrown's New Band Night, showcasing four new bands in the area, 24 musicians, and loads of fun. Roxie Magistrate, The Horror, Damn That Swenson Band, and Aaron Gall and the Collectively Compassionate Band break through and enter the Duluth music scene with performances at Pizza Luce. The four bands were recorded live on site Sunday, May 1.
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A new women's team is emerging from the structure established by the ValueAct Capital Women's Pro Cycling Team. The riders on this team have been charged with a dual mission. Team VBF will be racing their bikes to win races and raise funds for breast cancer research. Continued support from Specialized will allow riders to do the first. A partnership with the Vera Bradley Foundation for Breast Cancer has become the catalyst for the second.
The Vera Bradley Foundation was founded in 1998 by the owners of Vera Bradley, manufacturer of stylish quilted cotton handbags, luggage and accessories. To date, the Foundation has contributed $10 million to breast cancer research. More information about the Foundation is available at their website: www.verabradley.org
"We're honored to be the recipient of the team's focused efforts to raise funds for breast cancer research," says Catherine Hill, Executive Director of The Vera Bradley Foundation. "No matter what, it's already a winning season!"
Specialized partnered with ValueAct Capital in 2009 and is back to support the squad in 2010. Team VBF will be outfitted with Specialized bicycles, helmets, eyewear and shoes. The team will race on the Amira - the newest addition to the Specialized Design for Women bike line.
"Specialized couldn't be more proud of the team. Their new partnership works great with Specialized initiatives and the team already has an amazing ability to connect with women and their communities. Our goal is to introduce more women to the sport. With the team's invaluable feedback on our design and geometry of the entire women's line, they are helping us make riding a better experience," says Tara Moeller, Specialized USA Marketing Manager.
Team VBF riders will lead clinics, group rides and other events at Specialized retailers across the country. The goal of these visits is to identify and alleviate barriers that women say prevent them from getting and staying on bicycles.
Like Team VBF, Specialized is committed to addressing issues that confront women both on and off the bike. Specialized donates a portion of the proceeds from certain products in their women's line to Susan G. Komen and sponsors Race for the Cure events across the country.
Team VBF expects to be about more than fundraising and dealer events.
"My goal is to be the number one team in the country, and I truly believe we can accomplish this with the talented group of riders I've assembled," says Team Director Lisa Hunt.
Alison Powers, who achieved the number 1 individual NRC ranking in 2009, adds: "Our team for this year is super strong and well rounded. I'm excited to ride with such a talented group of women who will be able to support and win races for each other – no matter what kind of race it is."
Powers, the 2008 U.S. National Time Trial Champion, has a lofty personal goal. "I want to win every single stage race I enter except for Redlands," she says. To accomplish this objective, Powers will rely heavily on her teammates.
Returning to race for Team VBF, previously from ValueAct Capital, include team captain Robin Farina, Kristin Sanders and Leah Goldstein. Goldstein is the current Israeli National Champion Road Race and Time Trial Champion. The trio is joined by Canadian National Road Champion Alison Testroete and Oceania Games Time Trial Champion Alexis Rhodes. Rhodes joins the team from Webcor and Testroete returns full-time to the sport after racing part-time in 2009.
Additional riders include Carla Swart, who has won a collegiate national champion in all cycling disciplines and former New Zealand National Team member, Toni Bradshaw. Swart and Bradsahw join Team VBF from Team Lip Smacker. Sprinter Erica Allar won the Cannon Falls Road Race as a guest rider for ValueAct Capital at the Nature Valley Grand Prix stage race and will be the team's lead sprinter. Newcomers Carrie Cash, formally of Team Revolution, and Lauren Hall join the pro ranks for the first time in 2010.
Team VBF will contest a full-NRC schedule following team camp in Tucson, Arizona in early March. They kick off the race season at the San Dimas Stage Race in mid-March as a tune-up for the Redlands Bicycle Classic. Fundraising efforts for the Vera Bradley Foundation for Breast Cancer begin next week.
Team VBF 2010 Season Roster
Erica Allar (USA)
Toni Bradshaw (NZl)
Carrie Cash (USA)
Robin Farina (USA)
Lauren Hall (USA)
Leah Goldstein (Isr)
Alison Powers (USA)
Alex Rhodes (Aus)
Kristin Sanders (USA)
Carla Swart (RSA)
Alison Testroete (Can)
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ANGLER'S MAIL is pleased to set the record straight in our current magazine, explaining where big carp originated from in Ireland's premier carp fishing venue. And (below) we share a video with you of the venue.
Lyreen Angling Centre produced Ireland's carp record, known as Bighole (or Big Hole) and it topped the 40 lb mark early in 2012.
The venue, contrary to some reports is NOT called Brooklodge or Maynooth Fishery.
But more importantly the owners have told the Mail (as fully explained in our September 25, 2012 magazine issue) that the carp came from France legally, back in December 2001.
Here we bring you, online, some extra info and video…
Big carp and a lot more at Lyreen Angling Centre
Lyreen Angling Centre is found at Old Dunboyne Road, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland. It's co-owned by Darren Whelan and Mick Walsh.
Darran said: 'We have three lakes, the small lake (1 acre) is stocked with rainbow trout and is used as a pleasure lake for children of all ages and total beginners.
'Lake two (2-plus acres) is a coarse/match lake stocked with carp, tench, bream, rudd, hybrids and roach. It has 30 pegs on it and is open to the general public with day tickets costing just €10 for adults and €8 for under 16's.
'Lake 3 (5 acres) is our pride and joy, our specimen carp-
only lake with the average carp been between 20 lb to 30 lb. The lake record mirror is 42 lb 3 oz, the lake record common is 33 lb. The lake record mirror has been featured in magazines as been Ireland's first 40 lb carp.'
A new Lyreen Angling Centre website is under construction. Venue latest: 00353 16293202.
Click below to watch a video of Lyreen Angling Centre
Click below for radio interview with Lyreen Angling Centre
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- If you are a staffing agency that wishes to do business with Olympus, please complete the following form. We will review this information periodically, and if business dictates the need for a new agency, we may be in touch with you.
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Cotton futures are showing 15 to 20 point losses in the nearby contracts to end the week. The dollar is steady, with crude lower at midday. The Cotlook A index was up 155 points from the previous day on January 10 at 82.60 cents/lb. There will be no CFTC commitment of Traders report this afternoon, and the Cotton Ginnings update from USDA is also delayed thanks to the shutdown.
Mar 19 Cotton is at 72.7, down 15 points,
May 19 Cotton is at 74.17, down 19 points
Jul 19 Cotton is at 75.47, down 20 points
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Get ready for the first gadgets to be stamped with the words, "Made In Space." The European Space Agency has plans to manufacture lightweight metal compounds under zero-gravity conditions on the International Space Station. The new materials could boost the efficiency of hydrogen engines and make aircraft faster, more powerful and less expensive to build. If we can achieve the proper thrust-to-weight ratio, jet-powered aircraft could become cheap enough that everyone can afford one.
ESA scientists are currently testing intermetallic materials, combinations of metal similar to alloys in which two or more metals are diffused together on a molecular level. Titanium aluminide is an intermetal that could cut the weight of fan blades in jet engines by half. Unfortunately, titanium aluminide tends to fail under high temperatures. This can be solved by introducing small amounts of other materials, such as niobium. In Earth gravity, weight differences between the different metals makes it difficult to get them to diffuse properly.
Small-scale tests in rockets have shown that zero-g solves many of the issues with intermetallic production. The ESA will run larger tests over longer periods of time in the new Columbus science module on the ISS. These space metals could revolutionize the aerospace industry. Photo by: NASA.


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Hi Readers, it's been a long time since I've written here, not because I've run out of thoughts about mothering, but because my husband and I have started a new chapter in our life. We've started our own little law firm out here in the wine country – Piasta Valluzzo Law Group LLP. And, of course we have a blog, but it's more related to legal issues. Thank you for reading.
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The Unchapter – What the Parenting Books Are Missing
Up above me sits my modest collection of parenting books which are nestled next to my books about California civil procedure (i.e. litigation). Both basically deal with the same thing – how to address challenging moves. When I glance above at the books I have a new perspective. I'm not sure why, but maybe it's the five years of mommy hood, observing trials and tribulations with my own boys and those of my friends. The reason doesn't matter – but here is the thing. All parenting books are basically the same.
Just think about it. Using the books on my shelf as an example there is the book on positive discipline, touchpoints on emotional development, and healthy sleep happy child. Each of these books have one thing in common. They tout one particular theory and give examples of how to implement it.
These examples seem good in theory. For example, calmly telling the escaping toddler to come back and using positive reinforcement to encourage results. But what happens when the toddler is running towards oncoming traffic? Will calmness work then? Not for me.
Then what are these books? I think they are ideals. They set forth paradigms to think about parenting, strategies for dealing with different behaviors. This has to be checked against the reality that no single theory will work all the time, nor should it. We are complex beings.
Even typing this makes me question my thought – as these are the books professed by experts to raise happy and healthy kids. Like there is some sort of recipe – 50 positive affirmations + 0 timeouts = happy child. But there is no recipe for successful parenting as each child is different.
We live in a culture where everyone has an answer to something. Hell, even before our children are born, we read books that tell us what to expect. They give detailed pictures, diagrams, charts (ya da ya da), to try and explain the unexplainable.
When I first read those books, I did gain some sort of comfort. But now looking back, I wonder what they really added. Those precious hours spent studying different books, parenting philosophies and even educational philosophies, could have been spent just enjoying the then present moment of pregnancy.
This outward direction ensues beyond pregnancy and into parenting. Maybe it's technology, the internet or fear of duplicating the mistakes of our own parents. Everything directs parents outside of themselves to seek external answers – in books, on the internet or experts.
I'm not saying that all expert opinions are bad as I have gotten wonderful advice from behavioralists and professionals. What I am saying is that we ourselves are our own experts. And sometimes our instincts provide answers. Take the birth of my second son for example. The nurse nearly sent me home 45 minutes before he was born. She was convinced I wasn't in labor. If that was the case, then I guess C's labor was some sort of record.
Sure birth and parenting are two different things, but both give reason to trust ourselves. We know what's best for our kids. On an instinctual level we can read their smiles and body language. Sometimes we can understand what they are experiencing without them saying it. And this connection is so so important.
For me, I have to remind myself on a daily basis that I know what's best for my boys. And if it is questioned, then after fully exploring the rationale for it, then I always reconnect with my instinct. After all it is about doing what's best for them, and sometimes the answer to that is within us.
So at least for me the next time that I feel the need to reach above to my shelf of parenting books, I am going to step back and try to find the inner answer. Maybe yoga, meditation or a walk. And then if after that I still feel the need to consult the written word, then I'll peruse the book, but knowing that no book has all the answers and that sometimes the best answer lies within.
Building Confidence One Step At A Time
Recently B has hit a remarkable stage. He is all about telling elaborate stories, building things and causing havoc. It occurred to me that there had to be a way to direct his interests into a way to build confidence.
so we've been taking the interests one at a time. One day he started talking about building a tree-house in the backyard. So, he scouted out the perfect tree. Then, I had him draw a plan for it. The plans weren't complete until he finished drawing the crocodile slide. Rolled up and secured with rubber bands, the plans became his treasure. His great uncle came to visit who also happens to be an architect. And, Uncle P was all ears at hearing about B's concept. His other Great Uncle, a contractor, chimed in as well.
This experience just made me think about the positive effects of redirecting the boy energy. Not to mention the importance of mentors. Thank you Uncle P and Uncle T for encouraging B to think big.
For me, this was a major experience in letting go. Until now, other than his preschool teachers, either myself of my husband have been teaching him about the world. But we've come to a crossroad where it is time to let him gain learning from others. It's a humbling thing to have your child want to learn something that you don't know. Hockey – ya right. I can hardly skate straight, taekwondo, again another potentially lifelong goal but not at present. Allowing other adult figures to step in to teach things that are beyond me has been eye opening in many ways. Humbling yet empowering, as I know B is growing from his expanded exposure.
As for redirecting the boy energy into positive experiences, in addition to hockey we've tried ninja school. B has been talking about ninja school for months. We visited and watched awhile ago and he has kept talking about it. So, I thought why not let him try.
Reluctant at first, he clung close and absorbed the scene. For me it was a parenting dilemma – to push or not to push. After driving a half hour to get there and the days of anticipation, was expecting him to participate asking too much? Clearly he was cautious and unsure about the experience. and, I was getting frustrated at his hesitation.
As he sat on my lap, I thought about how comfortable he is in his little nest and the idea of eagle parenting. Encouraging but making the nest a little less comfortable to make young explore outside. But deciding to honor him and his interests, I held back and gently encouraged him. So playfully I made a little earthquake with my legs, which made B stand up. A baby step closer to participating. That coupled with the gentle encouragement by the teacher, made B eventually join the ranks.
But he wasn't sold until he was told to hit hard. Then you should have seen him hit the red bag. Smiling, laughing, not to mention expending all that energy in a positive way. Yay! And he left asking if he could go back tomorrow. Success.
So begins a new chapter in parenting and in B's development. Luckily C is waiting in the pits ready for his turn.
Wishing you a fabulous day with your little valentines, which hopefully includes copious amounts of chocolate
Using Photography to Help Kids
Yesterday I met two amazing ladies who have applied their expertise in photography to help kids. It's not everyday that you meet someone who does this.
They use photography as a medium to drive awareness about social issues, raise funds to help those issues, and potentially resolve those issues. Isn't that just inspiring? I'm just saying – thank you PictureWorldHope and KH8Seconds for all you do.
Readers really – just checkout the photos at Picture World Hope's website. Those shots just say it all.
Kid Food: Salty Pretzel Dogs & Sweet Coconut Soup
What's more kid friendly than a cooking project that doubles as dinner? In my book, nothing. Tonight we had pretzel dogs with coconut squash soup. The mix of the sweet soup with the salty dog was divine enough to keep my taste buds happy while also providing that added mix of comfort. Comfort food – yay!
Creating this perfectly simple dinner is even more fun when you hit rewind. It all started with making the pretzel dough. (Sorry friends, yes, I am still obsessing about pretzels). B and CJ were involved from this point on. The ingredients are few and simple. The process provides short bursts at a time that are perfect for the attention span of my active brutes.
There is activating the yeast. Pouring, stirring and waiting for bubbles. Each part captivating for young chefs. Next there is creating the dough. Followed by kneading. Then, letting the dough rise. Followed by shaping. If your lil ones are playdough junkies, then they'll love this. Why not make a pretzel in the shape of their favorite animal or superhero?
Frankly B's favorite part was shaping the pretzels; whereas CJ's was tasting everything. Ahh yes, I'm proud to say he gets it from me.
While you are letting the dough rise, throw a pumpkin, preferably kabocha or a butternut squash in the oven and let it cook. You can later use the baked pumpkin or squash to create a yummy soup.
Want to try it out? Here's my adaptation of the Pretzel bite recipe. Thank you Epicurious for getting me started on this!
Pretzel Dough
- 1 cup warm water (100° to 110°F)
- 2 tablespoons active dry yeast
- 3 cups flour
- 1 tablespoon coarse kosher salt
- 2 tablespoons light brown sugar
- 1/2 stick unsalted butter melted
- oil for bowl
Hot dogs
- Will make 6 bun length hot dogs or 8 shorter ones
Baking Pretzels
- 8 cups water
- 1/2 cup baking soda
- kosher salt
Squash Soup
- 1 kobacha pumpkin or butternut squash
- 1 can of light coconut milk
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Gold rate / price per gram in Dubai UAE
Gold rate (price) in Dubai UAE today, 27 May 2020. All rates are shown in United Arab Emirates Dirham. Current price of 1 troy ounce(1695.8 USD) and 1 USD rate (3.67 AED).
Gold rate (price) in Dubai UAE today, 27 May 2020. All rates are shown in United Arab Emirates Dirham. Current price of 1 troy ounce(1695.8 USD) and 1 USD rate (3.67 AED).
Yet, the fundamental and psychological factors that move gold prices are largely unknown or overlooked.
Perhaps the biggest influence on gold prices is monetary policy, which is controlled by the Federal Reserve. Interest rates have a big influence on gold prices because of a factor known as "opportunity cost." Opportunity cost is the idea of giving up a near-guaranteed gain in one investment for the potential of a greater gain in another. With interest rates holding near their historic lows, bonds and CDs are, in some cases, yielding nominal returns that are less than the national inflation rate. This leads to nominal gains but real money losses. In this instance, gold becomes an attractive investment opportunity despite its 0% yield because the opportunity cost of forgoing interest-based assets is low. The same can be said of rising interest rates, which boost interest-bearing asset yields and push opportunity costs higher. In other words, investors would be more likely forgo gold as lending rates rise since they'd be netting a higher guaranteed return.
Federal Reserve commentary can also move the gold markets. The Federal Open Market Committee, which holds meetings about once every six weeks, discusses the state of the U.S. economy and the future of monetary policy. If the FOMC takes a stance that implies rates could rise in the near future, the gold price tend to react poorly since, once again, the opportunity cost of forgoing interest-bearing assets rises. However, if the FOMC insinuates that rates are planning to hold steady, gold prices tend to rise since the opportunity cost of forgoing interest-based assets instead for gold remains low.
Another driver of gold prices is U.S economic data. Economic data, such as the jobs reports, wage data, manufacturing data, and broader-based data such as GDP growth, influence the Federal Reserve's monetary policy decisions, which can in turn affect gold prices.
Though it's not set in stone, a stronger U.S. economy -- low unemployment, jobs growth, manufacturing expansion, and GDP growth in excess of 2% -- has a tendency to push gold prices lower. Strong economic growth implies that the Fed could make a move to tighten monetary policy, thus impacting the opportunity cost dynamic discussed above. On the flipside, weaker jobs growth, rising unemployment, weakening manufacturing data, and subpar GDP growth can create a dovish Fed scenario on interest rates and increase gold prices.


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There is always something special about the Screen Actors Guild Awards, maybe it is the fact that they are all judging one another, or that the red carpet has a relaxed nature while still being uber glamorous, or that it comes so soon after the Golden Globes and Critics' Choice Awards that I am so giddy about the award season. Whatever it is, it never seems to disappoint.
Last year it was all about Nina Dobrev's gorgeous Elie Saab and Jennifer Garner sparkling in Oscar de la Renta, and this year it seems that all my best dressed wore hues of blue. From the gorgeous Amy Adams in Antonio Berardi to Jennifer Lawrence's shimmering Dior Couture gown.
I was just going to do my best three looks but I have to be honest I couldn't decide who to cut – so it is now my top 4 beauties from the SAG Awards red carpet!!!
In at number one has to be American Hustle's Amy Adams in this Antonio Berardi gown, not only is this shade of blue divine, but the architectural neckline and shoulder cut-out detail really marries sexy and elegance all at the same time, and the fit is impeccable on her. Amy really is having a great award season.
My second best is newcomer Lupita Nyong'o, this girl continues to impress me every time she steps out onto the red carpet and this custom Gucci gown is beautiful. It isn't often that you see turquoise on the red carpet, but this hue really shined on her, and it was made even better with those gorgeous floral embroidered straps. Another breathtaking look – I think Lupita is easily my favourite red carpet star of the moment.
Third place was a tough decision between the two Jennifer's – from the statuesque Jennifer Garner in a custom Max Mara gown and Jennifer Lawrence in a shimmering Dior Couture number. Both are beautiful, both so different. I think the constellation of multicoloured sequins on J-Law's gown just pips Garner as it really did shimmer on TV, but I do love the simplicity of Garner's – that is a great silhouette on her.
Were you a fan of the various shades of blue on the Screen Actors Guild Awards red carpet?


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Google has suspended a firm it uses for investor relations advice after the SF-based consultancy was implicated in the Galleon hedge fund insider trading scandal.
Regulators investigating alleged insider trading linked to Galleon say an employee of Market Street Partners leaked information on Google's Q2 2007 numbers to one of Galleon's informants, Reuters reports.
This single nugget of allegation apparently netted Galleon $9m in trading profits, the biggest of the illegal trades regulators say they have unearthed.
Market Street Partner's lawyers are reported to have said that neither it nor any current employees have been implicated in the investigation, and that it was considering whether it should take action against a "former employee".
A senior IBM exec, Robert Moffat was suspended by Big Blue after the scandal broke last Friday. Moffat was charged with disclosing information which was passed to Galleon. An Intel employee was also arrested by investigators.
On Tuesday Google said that Market Street was still a supplier. By yesterday it was telling news services that it had suspended the firm pending an investigation.
For its part, Galleon is reportedly rapidly turning its holdings into cash as its clients demand it redeems their investments.
While Market Street Partners has been described as a tiny firm, it has an impressive roster of clients. While Google is the biggest, other tech clients include Ariba, BlueCoat Systems, Electronics for Imaging, and NetSuite. ®
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NC department store questioned on Limbaugh show ad
Charlotte-based department store chain Belk Inc. is stuck in the middle after an ad for the stores appeared on Rush Limbaugh's radio show.
The Charlotte Observer reported that an ad for Belk was apparently noticed Monday by a group on Facebook that monitors Limbaugh's advertisers in an attempt to pressure the conservative talk show host.
Belk says it does not advertise on liberal or conservative radio talk shows and says the ad was placed by a third-party vendor.
Belk says it asked the vendor to remove the ad.
That request prompted Facebook complaints from conservatives who were upset that Belk does not advertise on the show.
Belk spokeswoman Jessica Graham says the complaints from liberals and conservatives are the reason it does not advertise on talk radio.


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Quaker human rights lawyer, Rachel Brett, will deliver the one hundred and fifth Swarthmore Lecture in London in May 2012, on Quaker work for human rights at the United Nations. This work has brought real change for many, including conscientious objectors and women in prison and the outlawing of the use of child soldiers.
In the Swarthmore Lecture and in the accompanying book, Rachel Brett will draw on her experience of more than twenty years' working for the Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO). She is QUNO Geneva's Representative for Human Rights and Refugees.
She says human rights work at the UN is a series of breakthroughs and setbacks, just like the game of snakes and ladders, hence the title of the book: Snakes and Ladders: A personal exploration of Quaker work on Human Rights at the United Nations.
"If the work can prevent one more child from being forced to be a soldier, or one more mother from being separated from her baby by unnecessary imprisonment, or one more person from being imprisoned as a conscientious objector, then it is worth it," says Rachel Brett.
The book sets out why and how Quakers work at the UN. The Quaker belief of seeing God, or the capacity for good, in everyone is the foundation for the work and the challenge is to maintain that insight and to keep looking for the excluded, marginalised and disliked.
QUNO is recognised as a valuable place where informal but crucial talks can take place that lead to real change, where government representatives, UN and international staff, experts and non-governmental organisations can listen to and learn from each other. The strength of QUNO's work lies in its steadfast persistence and thorough understanding. "We're in it for the long term where others run a two or three-year campaign", says Rachel Brett.
She continued: "My own experience and observation convinces me that Quakers have made a significant contribution in the human rights and refugee fields at the UN, and through the UN, have helped to change attitudes, create new understandings, develop new standards and, through these processes, helped to make concrete and measurable changes in government policies and practices and in people's lives".
Rachel Brett first started work at QUNO Geneva in 1976 as an administrative assistant. Between 1978 and 1993 she worked at QUNO New York and gained a degree in law and a Masters degree in International Human Rights law. She returned to Geneva in 1993 and has been there since.
The Quakers United Nations Office works at the UN in Geneva and New York to address Quaker concerns at an international level. QUNO has "general consultative status" with the UN, enabling it to make formal representations to UN institutions on a range of issues. Staffing of QUNO Geneva is largely funded by Quakers in Britain.
The Swarthmore Lectureship, established in 1907, is under the care of Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre trustees. The lectureship provides for both the publication of a book and for the delivery of a public lecture, to be delivered this year at Friends House in London on 26 May 2012.


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How do you show your allegiance to your side of the Force? Is it with your deeds? Your affinity for wearing black cloaks? Putting the title "Darth" before your name? A French burger chain wants Star Wars fans to choose their side of the Force by choosing their burger.
French chain Quick is planning to roll out Star Wars-themed burgers in honor of the 3D rerelease of The Phantom Menace. Starting in March, customers will be able to order a Darth Vader-themed burger with a bun dyed entirely black. I'm not entirely sure if it's the Vader burger because it's black, or because it slows your breathing to Vader-like levels. A Darth Maul burger comes with a ruddy bun, but sadly no black tattoos.
To be honest, it's the Jedi burger that frightens me the most. The bun may not be green, but whatever is on top of that patty looks like little teeth. Even if I have to join the artificially colored Dark Side of the Force, I'd prefer not to order a burger that might bite me back.
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Libraries have traditionally dealt mostly with two-dimensional objects: books, maps and pictures and other objects that are inherently flat. But the world is not composed of two-dimensional objects, and computer technology now makes it easy to present information in 3D so the user can explore different angles and viewpoints. 3D systems are important now in all kinds of geographical work, including meteorology and ecology; in community planning, architecture and design; in forensics, medicine and science and many other fields of study.
Young people typically get their first experiences working with 3D systems in the world of gaming, but there are now powerful, simple, free programs that allow users to explore 3D information in the real world, including Google Earth, which is a 3D mapping program, and SketchUp, with can be used to create models of buildings and much more.
Google Maps
Although Google Maps is not a three-dimensional program, but it is an interactive, highly mixable application that allows many different types of data to be presented geographically. It also has one very important 3D function — it gives you an easy way to create files that can be read in the 3D Google Earth program.
- New York City Photo Map — Historic photographs from Shorpy, the popular history blog
- Diners of Massachusetts — An example of a map in progress
Google Earth
Google Earth is a free software program that you download to your PC. It's normally used online, and is the best-known example of a virtual globe program. It's an interactive, three-dimensional geographic program. Anyone can create and share files in the Google Earth format (KMZ) — one way to do this is through Google Maps. Google Earth files are collections of placepoints or markers. These markers can include text, images, links, etc. Additional content is added to Google Earth through layers, which can include travel information, news, images, YouTube videos, historic maps, environmental data, and anything else that has been or can be geocoded.
Google Earth Links
- Google Earth — Download the software, learn how to use it, visit the gallery
- Google Earth AIA Layer — Frank Taylor's demo of the Google Earth AIA layer
- AIA Google Earth Demo — Program with interviews and demonstrations about the AIA Google Earth project
- Google Earth Blog — The official blog
- Google Earth Blog — Frank Taylor's unofficial Google Earth blog
- Ogle Earth — A blog devoted to Google Earth and other Virtual Globes
Google Earth Community
- Phillis Wheatley : Slave, Poet, American — LuciaM's Google Earth file combines history, literature and biography
- On the Road with Jack Kerouac — Another biographical and literary Google tour; this one is by Dorseyland
SketchUp is a separate free program that can be downloaded from Google. It's used to make 3D models of all kinds, including photorealistic models of real buildings that can be placed on Google Earth. SketchUp can also be used for any other type of 3D models, including household objects, people, animals and imaginary creatures, etc. SketchUp is a simple, versatile and extremely powerful 3D program that can be extended through the use of plugins. The SketchyPhysics plugin, for example, lets users create moving models that obey the laws of physics.
Google has created a lot of interesting content, including models of the American Institute of Architects 150 favorite works. Members of the Google community also contribute individual models and whole collections to the Google 3D Warehouse. These shared models are a great learning tool and are one of the reasons SketchUp has been so successful.
How to Make a Simple House — A very helpful, basic demonstration by a young user — great for beginners!
- Google SketchUp — Download the free software, find videos and other training material, resources for teachers, the 3D Warehouse and more
- Official Google SketchUp Blog — Information and tips
- SketchUp for Dummies videos — Aidan Chopra's video examples to go with his book, "SketchUp for Dummies"
- SketchyPhysics Examples — A showcase of some interesting models created with the SketchyPhysics plugin
- Project Spectrum — Google teamed with parents, teachers and kids on the autistic spectrum to do some interesting projects using SketchUp. The video here shows how kids used SketchUp to design their dream houses, and the manual of lesson plans has some great ideas for using SketchUp across the curriculum. (Most of these ideas could be adapted for working with any group of kids.)
Old School: Paper Models
- Pinhole Cameras — Folded paper cameras
- Download, print, fold, paste
3D Replicators
- Real Life Replicators — Highlights some of the 3D replicating devices available today
- Printing Ball Bearings — Demo showing a Zcorp printer
- Shapeways — Upload a 3D file and order a model; use Creator tools to make some simple projects using a wizard
- ThingLab Zprinter 3D Printer — A business-class printer [See it on YouTube]


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J Rowe Plumbing is a family plumbing tradition that brings affordable and professional plumbing solutions to consumers. The company caters to both residential and commercial plumbing related concerns. Throughout the years, the only things that have changed are their inclusion of newer, more energy efficient models of water heaters and modern plumbing materials. To learn more check out reviews of plumbers Longview TX.
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Enable HTTP/2 support with Apache
Before running the commands shown on this page, you should load the Bitnami stack environment by executing the installdir/use_APPNAME script (Linux and MacOS) or by clicking the shortcut in the Start Menu under "Start -> Bitnami APPNAME Stack -> Application console" (Windows). On OS X VMs, the installation directory is /opt/bitnami and OS X VM users can click the "Open Terminal" button to run commands. Learn more about the Bitnami stack environment and about OS X VMs.
Bitnami stacks ship with the mod_http2 module installed, but it is not enabled by default. To enable this module, follow these instructions. Once the module is active, follow the steps below:
Add the following lines in the default Apache virtual host configuration file at installdir/apache2/conf/bitnami/bitnami.conf, inside the default VirtualHost directives, so that it looks like this:
<VirtualHost _default_:80> ... Protocols h2 h2c http/1.1 </VirtualHost> ... <VirtualHost _default_:443> ... Protocols h2 h2c http/1.1 </VirtualHost>
Repeat the above change for any other virtual hosts you may have defined.
After modifying the Apache configuration files, restart Apache to apply the changes.
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gio wedding dresses
The silhouettes that can be seen in the Jasmine Couture line are modern fit and flare, form fitting styles that accentuate the bride's body, ball gown, a-line styles which are the most flattering shapes for all body types! The Jasmine Couture line consists of sexy bridal dresses with plunging necklines and backless designs that show just enough skin to be very sexy, but classy at the same time. Jasmine Collection, on the other hand, has various silhouettes that go with a whimsical and enchanted theme. Lace and tulle are dominant fabrics in the Fall 2017 Jasmine Collection line. Many of the Jasmine Collection wedding gowns exude the fairytale theme and are perfect for brides who want to feel like a princess. Jasmine Bridal has covered every bridal look starting at the traditional ball gown wedding dress to the very modern bridal pant suit, maternity bridal gown, pink wedding gowns, blue bridal dresses that range from very simple to very detailed. wedding dresses


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A rather embarrassing incident took place in the South of England recently. Its one of those incidents that pops up on the radar from time to time. Man (includes the female of the species) has found many ways of achieving lets say…pleasure from a variety of objects. Each to their own I suppose and if its done behind closed doors in private and it's not harming anybody then who am I to judge?
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But at the same time…there are some strange people about!!!
With all the snow and ice about I thought someone might have used the precipitation to reduce the complaint!


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We love trail mix! But it is really pricey so I decided to make my own. It was simple and yummy!
I chose cranberries, raisins, white chocolate chips and almonds. Be sure to check the bulk food section, the almonds and cranberries are significantly cheaper there.
One cup of each, stir together in a bowl.
Store in an air tight container.


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Keeping the various Maccabi Games straight isn't always easy. There are local, national and international versions.
Keeping the various Maccabi Games straight isn't always easy. There are local, national and international versions.
- The World Maccabiah Games, often billed as the Jewish Olympics, began in 1932, and bring delegations from nations around the globe to compete in Israel. Apart from a 12-year interruption between 1938 and 1950, the competition has been held every four years. The 19th games are happening this year from July 18-30. The United States is sending 1,140 athletes, coaches and managers to compete in 33 sports ranging from swimming and track and field to more unusual sports like futsal, a variation of soccer popular in Europe, and rugby sevens, which, as it sounds, is a version of rugby. In addition to athletics, participants, ranging from teenagers to older adults, tour the country and engage in volunteer projects.
- Maccabi USA Sports for Israel, which organizes the American delegation to the World Maccabiah Games, also sends a team every four years to the Pan American Maccabi Games, which are held in Latin America. The next games will take place in 2015.
- The JCC Maccabi Games, which happen annually in North America and feature teams representing a city, rather than a country, were founded in 1982. They are taking place this year from July 28 to Aug. 2 in Austin, Texas, and from Aug. 4-9 in Orange County, Calif. Philadelphia is sending roughly 120 teen athletes, ages 13-16, to Orange County and 40 to Austin.
- The JCC Mid-Atlantic Junior Maccabi Games, taking place at the Kaiserman JCC in Wynnewood on May 5, were started here back in 2000 for kids ages 10-12. Since then the annual contests have alternated among Wynnewood, Cherry Hill, N.J., Harrisburg, Pa., and Wilmington, Del.


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Incoming Students
As you'll notice, much of our website focuses on information for students who are already on campus. But you're new — what's important for you to know?
Through June, we busily collect information from all of you who are looking to live on campus for the Fall. In addition to your 1) Housing application, we need to receive a 2) Housing deposit ($250.00, non-refundable deposit that is applied toward your housing costs for the semester when you are assigned a room), and 3) Evidence that you have received a meningitis vaccine, as required by Connecticut State statute. Please remember – to guarantee your space, deposits must be received by May 1st for the fall semester.
When we have all this information in hand, we will assign you to a temporary room. Your bill for WCSU, when it is posted in June, will reflect room (housing) and board (meal) charges.
** Please note: Acceptance into a particular school, program, or sport does not guarantee placement on the Westside Campus. Requests for assignments on the Westside are based upon available space, as well as the date of your housing file being completed.
Prior to summer Orientation, you still have a little time to request roommates — perhaps your best friend from 1st grade is coming and you didn't realize it, so now you'd like to live together. We try hard to make sure that happens. If you are requesting someone, make sure that you both request each other. That's the first criteria we use in making assignments. If you didn't know your friend was coming at the time you filled out your application, feel free to email us and we will update your requests. Please remember — you won't receive a room assignment if we don't have all 3 parts of your file: application, deposit, and proof of meningitis vaccine. If assignments are made and your requested roommate does not have a complete file, we will not be able to assign the two of you together. Roommate requests should be made within 2 weeks of the other person, and should be received prior to June 9th to be considered. Remember, the later the "mutual request" comes in, the more difficult it is to accommodate your request.
After June Orientation, we begin making your actual room assignment. If you have requested a roommate, and that person requested you, and your files are both complete, chances are good (but not guaranteed) that we can assign you together. Otherwise, we use the other questions you filled out on your application to make your assignments. (Please keep in mind that we never are able to guarantee that we can 1) assign you with the person you requested; or 2) assign you to your choice of buildings. We simply promise you that we will do the best we can to honor your preferences.) Once we make our assignments, as new applications come in or files get completed, we will fill spaces on a first come-, first completed file-, first served- basis after this time.
For students who come to WCSU as new students in the Spring semester, most of the process is the same. You submit a housing application, pay a housing deposit, and provide evidence that you have received your meningitis vaccine. You will not be assigned a space until we have all of these in hand. However, we also do not assign new students to rooms until the fall semester, and our selection process for current resident students, is completed. You will receive an email notice of your assignment via your university email address in late December or early January.
It is important to note that a meal plan is required in all residence halls. Fairfield, Litchfield, and Newbury halls require an Ultimate meal plan. Students may select the Platinum plan as well, but may not opt to take a smaller plan (Blue or Gold) if they are assigned to live in these halls. Centennial Hall requires a Platinum meal plan, but may opt to select the Ultimate plan if they'd prefer. In Grasso and Pinney halls, students are required to have a Blue meal plan. Students living in Grasso or Pinney may select a larger plan (the Blue Plus, Gold , Gold Plus, Platinum, Platinum Plus, or Ultimate plans) by filling out a meal plan change request form.
Once we've made the assignments, in early to mid- July you will receive an email (on your WCSU email account) that will give your building and room assignment, as well as information about your roommate(s) and how to contact them. (Need help configuring your email? Click here.) After assignments are made and sent to you, we will not make changes to them until 2 weeks after school begins (unless a student decides to not accept housing, and we refill their space). We will attempt to let you know if a change is made. But if you're looking to change rooms or roommates, you won't be able to make that change until after school begins and we are able to verify that everyone who booked a space has arrived.
If you're unsure about your status, you can always give a call to our office (203-837-8531). Effie or one of our student staff will be happy to update you. And, each Thursday afternoon, we will send emails to those of you who are "missing" a piece of your housing file, letting you know what is still missing and needed in order to assign you to a room.
Please take a look around the website for more information that you'll find important. And don't hesitate to contact us if you have more questions. Again, you can email us, or give a call to 203-837-8531.
We look forward to your arrival next semester!
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At Seaside�s wine festival, the only red attendees will see will be inside a glass.
The anticipated Seeing Red Wine Festival will return Nov. 1 through 4 to educate and entertain every level of wine lover � from novice to sommelier.
�It�s a true staple and tradition of South Walton culture,� said Adam Shiland, festival producer. �We continue to enhance the overall weekend experience for guests.�
This is the 22nd year the Seaside festival has been pleasing palates with a broad selection of reds and whites, and it is bigger and better than ever.
This year, the �incredibly ambitious� four-day event will be uncorked with the traditional Vintners� Dinner at Bud and Alley�s. The following days will feature a seminar and dinner at CRUSH, a reserve tasting in Ruskin Place Park, Saturday�s signature Grand Tasting, and finish with a Celebration of Bubbles brunch at Great Southern Caf�.
This is the first year for CRUSH to be involved in the annual event, which Shiland said grows in breadth and depth each year.
In the spirits of education and enjoyment, the Central Square wine bar and restaurant will offer a wine seminar followed by a four-course pairing dinner Friday night featuring acclaimed New Zealand wines.
Kevin Moran, CRUSH managing partner and �an incredibly knowledgeable wine enthusiast,� will present the seminar.
Seaside will change into a wine haven Saturday, 1 to 5 p.m., with more than 50 wine booths sprinkled throughout the idyllic town for the celebrated Grand Tasting event.
The whole of Central Square, Ruskin Place, and south of 30A will become a Utopia for wine lovers with an extensive offering of diverse, high-quality wines. Additionally, winery representatives will be on hand to give guests insight into what they are enjoying.
�The Grand Tasting offers much more than a wine tasting experience; it�s also an opportunity for education as well,� said Shiland, saying guests will receive a lesson in each individual wine, more than �It�s a red or a white,� directly from the source.
Though the fest is called �Seeing Red,� and features a myriad of red varieties, the Seaside festival will also have extensive offerings of white and sparkling wines.
�You can be a wine aficionado, or you can really be a novice,� said Shiland. �This gives people the ability to be exposed to � wines from around the world.�
To accompany the wine, a culinary pavilion will be set up with cheese, meat, bread, pasta and chocolate.
An additional treat for the senses, four musical artists, placed throughout the town, will play during the Grand Tasting.
Whether a 22-year guest or a first-time visitor, strolling around enjoying wine, live music, and food is �a great way to spend a Saturday afternoon in Seaside � a great escape for everyone,� said Shiland.
A limited number of tickets are available for Saturday�s Grand Tasting, as most of the other weekend events are already sold out. Tickets are also still available for Friday�s seminar and dinner at CRUSH and the finale of the event, the champagne brunch at Great Southern Caf� Sunday. For more information about the festival or to buy tickets, visit SeeingRedWineFestival.com.
Parking will be limited, as Central Square, one of the main wine-tasting locales, will be closed to car traffic Saturday for the festival. To accommodate attendees, the festival has set up a free shuttle service, which will run from WaterColor Crossing shopping center on 395 from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., allowing guests a full day of Seaside fun.


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Recipe For Homemade Variation of Samoas Girl Scout Cookies 2010-02-23 13:29:40
Samoa Tartlets
Samoa Tartlets
- 3 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into pieces, plus more for greasing
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup shredded coconut, toasted, plus more for garnish
2 tablespoons packed light brown sugar
5 ounces semisweet or bittersweet chocolate, very finely chopped
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup dulce de leche, warmed (available in the dessert-topping section)
1 quart coconut ice cream
- Position a rack in the middle of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees. Grease a 12-cup muffin pan with butter.
- Pulse the flour, 1/4 cup coconut, brown sugar and salt in a food processor until combined. Add the cold butter and pulse until the mixture resembles wet sand with pea-sized pieces, about 5 times. Put 1 heaping tablespoon of the mixture in each muffin cup and press to make even rounds. Bake until the crusts are golden, about 20 minutes.
- Remove the pan from the oven and sprinkle the chocolate evenly over each crust. Turn off the oven; return the pan to the oven to melt the chocolate, about 3 minutes. Sprinkle each crust with 1 tablespoon of the remaining coconut. Cool slightly, then freeze crusts in the pan until set, about 15 minutes.
- With a thin spatula, gently remove each crust from the muffin pan. Top with a small scoop of coconut ice cream, drizzle with dulce de leche and garnish with more coconut.
Makes 12 servings.
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- Other, Desserts
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Google's Self-Driving Cars Complete 300K Miles Without Accident, Deemed Ready For Commuting
Here's what is going to happen in the next 5-10 years. It won't all happen right away.
- The car insurance industry will cease to exist. These cars aren't going to crash. Even if there are hold-outs that drive themselves, insurance would be so expensive they couldn't afford it, as no one else would need it.
- If the cars don't crash, then the auto collision repair / auto body industry goes away. The car industry also shrinks† as people don't have to replace cars as often.
- Long-haul truck driving will cease to exist. Think how much money trucking companies will save if they don't have to pay drivers or collision and liability insurance. That's about 3 million jobs in the States. Shipping of goods will be much cheaper.
- On that note, no more bus drivers, taxi drivers, limo drivers.
- Meter maids. Gone. Why spend $20 on parking when you can just send the car back home? There goes $40 million in parking revenue to the City of Vancouver by the way.
- Many in cities will get rid of their cars altogether and simply use RoboTaxis. They will be much cheaper than current taxis due to no need for insurance (taxi insurance costs upwards of $20,000/year), no drivers, and no need for taxi medallions (which can cost half a million in Vancouver). You hit a button on your
iPhoneAndroid, and your car is there in a few minutes.
- Think how devastating that would be to the car industry. People use their cars less than 10% of the time. Imagine if everyone in your city used a RoboTaxi instead, at say 60% utilization. That's 84% fewer cars required. Currently, at peak travel times, only 12% of cars are in use - so, you don't need that many cars, even at rush hour (So a more realistic drop of 80%...)
- No more deaths or injuries from drinking and driving. MADD disappears. The judicial system, prisons, and hospital industry shrink due to the lack of car accidents†. 6 million crashes in 2010 (USA). 2.3 million hospital visits from car accidents (USA 2009). $300 billion annual cost from crashes (USA)
- Car sharing companies like Zip, Modo, Car2Go are all gone. Or, one of them morphs into a robo-taxi company.
- Safety features in cars disappear (as they are no longer needed), and cars will become relatively cheaper. Cars become lighter too (more fibreglass), and thus more fuel efficient.
- "It will take a long time". People said it would take years to get these things on the road. It took Google a few months of lobbying Nevada for it to happen. The US states and cities are broke, and Google has $43 billion in cash.
- California has allowed them too.
- BMW is go
- Volvo is go
- Mercedes is go
- even backwater GM is go
- "People will want to drive their own car". Of course, and no one is stopping them. But they will have to pay very high car insurance premiums.
Who is it good for?
- Consumers. A family of four can probably get by with one car that shuttles everyone to and from work, school. Save $2000+ a year on car insurance. Read on your way to work.
- Bars and restaurants. Everyone can now drink and drive safely! More alcohol is sold.
- The elderly and disabled can get around on their own more easily.
- Cyclists and pedestrians - fewer deaths from cars
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23 July 2013 at 4.06pm | 23 Comments
Following recent concert performances by The Royal Opera of Capriccio and Simon Boccanegra, and Wagner's Ring Cycle opening at the BBC Proms this week, we wondered what you thought about concert performances of opera.
Soprano Deborah Voigt wrote a blog post on the subject a few years back for the Guardian from a singer's perspective, saying that concert performances are a 'hugely helpful way of getting to know a role... I'd got a sense of how to pace the role before the marathon physical demands were thrown into the mix'.
What do you think of concert performances of opera? Do they allow you to focus on the music without the distraction of a full staging or do they reduce the impact of an art form that melds music and drama?
Whatever your views, share them via the comments below.
Here are a few thoughts from our Twitter following:
'Depends on how well you know the music. If you do, then can simply enjoy performances. If not familiar, you need the acting'
— Luke Thomas (@welshboy82) July 23, 2013
'With good singers that know how to convey the story through their expression & sentiment, they can be just as magnificent.' — Francesca Aquilina (@Cikka87) July 23, 2013
Unstaged opera isn't opera. It's just part of an opera. Enjoyable, but not the real thing. Opera is not just about music. — Richard Bratby (@RichardBratby) July 23, 2013
'Opera is so much more than just music. Even with a fully-staged performance, I long for the lavish staging of the past...'
— Elizabeth Hopkinson (@hidden_grove) July 23, 2013
In a world of exponentially increasing production costs, concert performances open opera up to new audiences too.
— Martin Hughes (@musicified) July 23, 2013
'I am a fan, as an artist and as an audience member. So much is overstaged these days, concerts are a nice break!!'
— Wendy Bryn Harmer (@WendyBryn) July 23, 2013
Jeremy Budd, Simon Gfeller, David Butt Philip and Pablo Bemsch as Servants in Capriccio © ROH/Catherine Ashmore, 2013
'Good way to revive interest in a neglected piece (Beatrice di Tends, etc), or take the staleness out of warhorses.'
— Suzanne (@mskapay) July 23, 2013
It's a fantastic way of getting to know a piece without distractions.
— Ted Black (@TedLBlack) July 23, 2013
'There's a place 4 both. In my experience concert performances can be very exciting.'
— Theresa Muir (@theresasmets) July 23, 2013


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Pentagon day care review expanding to schools
Wed., Dec. 19, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is expanding a Pentagon review of hiring at military day care centers to include Defense Department schools, youth centers and other facilities where children are present.
Pentagon press secretary George Little said Wednesday that officials are also questioning why it took three months for the Army to inform Panetta about arrests and problems with background checks at a day care center at Fort Myer, Va. Two people were arrested in September on multiple charges of assault against children at the Fort Myer center.
Little also said reports that parents of children at the center weren't told about the problems indicate there may have been a serious breakdown in communications.
"We need to do everything we can wherever our children are entrusted to the care of DOD-employed personnel to insure we have the right personnel with the right background taking care of them," said Little. "We want to insure that there's consistency in the standards and policies and practices in hiring wherever military youth are involved."
Panetta on Tuesday ordered a military-wide review of hiring at day care centers shortly after the Army disclosed problems with security background checks of workers at Fort Myer. Little said Pentagon leaders were surprised to hear of the problem and that "clearly this information did not get reported up the chain of command as quickly as we think it should have."
The actions stem from the Sept. 26 arrests of two Army employees. One was charged with five counts of assault and the second was charged with four counts of assault.
But the problems at Fort Myer apparently went much deeper. Indications are that at least 30 workers at the facility have histories that call into question their suitability to care for children, according to two officials, speaking on condition of anonymity because the investigation into worker backgrounds at Fort Myer has not been completed.
After the Fort Myer arrests, the Army replaced the day care center's management team and found what the Army called "derogatory information" in the background of an unspecified number of other employees there. Army officials did not reveal the information, and officials said it's not clear if the background checks were not done, were not sufficient or simply were not used appropriately in screening personnel.
Col. Fern Sumpter, the Fort Myer commander, said the day care center was closed "out of an abundance of caution" and the children moved to a separate day care center at Fort Myer. A Fort Myer spokeswoman, Mary Ann Hodges, said the center was closed on Dec. 13.
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I'm so happy Ms Jenny has decided to do another round of Alphabe-Thursday! This is such a fun meme! Thank you, Ms Jenny! Come and join in the fun! You will be charmed and even enlightened in a delightful way! See more entries HERE. This week our letter is "C."