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Children are growing and developing on many levels and building the foundations for their life. They need a holistic approach that assesses their whole development, including fine motor skills, gross motor skills, speech, cognitive skills, social and emotional development, etc.
Often families come to the Centre because they have noticed one particular area that is behind that of other children of a similar age. Bridges for Learning's initial assessment may reveal that the child would benefit from several therapies. This is because our therapists are trained to see the whole child, and how each area of development contributes to other areas of development.
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Groups are formed according to age and developmental level. Individual sessions can be organised in conjunction with any group program.
Most children are given assistance in all areas of development to support any one or more specific areas of need. Group sessions are a valuable way of accessing support for your child from a Speech Pathologist, Occupational Therapist, Early Childhood Special Educator, and other therapists as available. Group sessions are cost effective for the family and make it easy for the family to receive the therapies they need all at the same place.
The therapy that the child receives is still tailored especially for them. An individualised plan is created for each child that is specific to their own needs and goals. This is discussed with the parents & carers regularly to ensure that the child is making progress in the areas of priority.
Sometimes the therapists or the family may feel that the child needs to be removed from the group sessions for a particular reason to work on a goal. This is usually short term and discussed in family meetings with therapists.
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Our Centre works with a 'trans-disciplinary' team approach, which simply means that the therapists and educators work closely together and with the family to provide a program for the child. It also means that everyone on the team coordinates and shares their skills and expertise to provide programs that are flexible and achievable.
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Our therapists are trained to provide therapy through games, colours, movement, and fun activities. Children enjoy active learning and it is important to incorporate the child's interests into the program to make their learning more meaningful.
Providing therapy to children is different to adults.
Children live in a world of play. That is their 'job' and they learn through play. Children need to explore and receive feedback from what is around them.


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Time for a throwback vlog!
When I lived in Daejeon, I lived just 2 bus stops away from Chungnam University. It was really convenient because the area around the university is a popular place for twenty-somethings to hang out (seeing as many students live in the area). At least once a year, the university holds a festival. Actually, many Korean universities have festivals.
The main activities of these festivals are eating and drinking.
Clubs or departments will set up tents and sell food and refreshments, namely alcohol like beer, soju, and makkeoli. One tent we went in had a 노래방/karaoke machine set up. And I loves me some karaoke!
There will usually be a performance too. Sometimes students will perform a bit, and after a professional singer will perform as well. When I went this time, it was in 2012 and Geeks and 4Minute performed. Pretty lucky! Though I remember Gayoon was out sick, but it was still fun to see an idol group that close.
It's a nice chance to walk around with friends and relax.
I haven't seen anything quite like this in the States. If we did, they probably wouldn't sell alcohol. **Note: It was all students running things so it's not like anyone was carding people. They assumed everyone is of age.
It's a fun! I went to one or two other festivals during my time in Korea. One time they event set up a giant closed-off tent as a club. College kids sure know how to party.
Does your university/college do festivals or big events like this? Lemme know! I'm curious how people's university life differs. 🙂
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INSCA is made up of several committees that serve distinctive functions. Committee chairs are made up of Board officers and Directors. The following are the committees and their objectives;
The Government and Market Information committee is international and does not limit itself to the USA and the EU. Its role is to keep members well informed of all government affairs and general market trends all over the world. Members of INSCA are all involved in international trade and hence need to be continuously updated on events, news, policies, decisions and statistics that help member companies make plans and strategic long and short term decisions.
The Membership committee›s main responsibility is to recruit casings people from the various regions of the globe thus expanding and empowering INSCA to serve the industry and continuously enhance its membership pool.
The By-laws committee›s role is to continuously incorporate new ideas in forming policies and regulations for the Board to follow and to guide them in decision making including, keeping with trends and operational improvements in the daily operations of the association.
The Public Relations and the Promotion of Natural Casings committee›s role is to help INSCA gain exposure, enhance its image,form a favorable public opinion and increase involvement in the affairs of INSCA. It strives to establish good relations with the media such as newspapers and magazines, and be the spokesperson of the casings industry in all international publications through press releases and articles while partnering with regional and other associations.
At the same time, it strives to be continuously active in the promotion and protection of natural casings throughout the world by producing promotional materials, lobbying for labeling, and creating awareness for both consumers and producers.
The Leadership of INSCA is a critical part of its strength. The Nominating Committee is responsible for identifying and developing potential leaders ready to serve the industry through official positions in the INSCA hierarchy of leadership. These leaders come from different districts of the globe and come together to provide synergy and diversification in the association's management.
The Website Committee is responsible for maintaining the INSCA website as a valuable tool for both members and non-members; from the launching of the portal to the contents of the website and its pages. The committee provides the management team of the website with information and ideas on enhancing the website to be more beneficial to members and visitors alike.
These committees are charged with keeping INSCA and the rest of the world informed on all information, regulatory changes, business affairs, import and export data and general industry information.
The convention committee seeks to procure venues for the annual conventions as well as the semi-annual board meeting. This involves agreeing with host member companies in different countries to organize the various event venues.
A common characteristic of the modern consumer is this need for information about products, processes, safety issues and so much more. Consumers today will not eat something without knowing what it is made of, how, when, and where. This meant that consumers of sausages wanted to know what their sausages were made from and how. Obviously, casings producers and other participants in the industry were ready to answer these queries, but partially. The industry did not have enough scientific data and information.
At the same time, governments were moving along the same line imposing new health and safety regulations that needed understanding before implementation. This has led INSCA to invest time, money and efforts into science and scientific research.
The idea was that the industry as a whole needed to enhance the public and government awareness of our products and emphasize that these casings are safe and healthy ingredients of the sausage. At the same time the industry needed to come up with arguments based on sound scientific research to cope with the increasing public awareness and government interventions.
The International Committee on Trade Regulations (ICTR) is an official committee of INSCA, the International Natural Sausage Casing Association, founded on October 14th 2010. The main purpose of the ICTR is to deal with existing or emerging trade barriers around the world and find ways to resolve these barriers in order to achieve a global free-trade in natural casings, as stated in the INSCA bylaws.
The committee consists of: Chairman (appointed by INSCA board of directors), Legal Council, Executive Director, and appointed regional delegates. The ICTR delegates represent a specified global region and are not specifically linked to any association. The following regions are represented by appointed delegates: North America, South America – Brazil, South America – other than Brazil, Europe – Member States, Europe – non Member States, Africa, Middle East, Australia & New Zealand, China, and Japan.


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Qualcomm has submitted an FCC filing stating that its own tests have shown that LTE Unlicensed (LTE-U) technology does cause interference with other technologies such as Wi-Fi, reports Telecompaper.com on July 1, 2015. The National Cable & Telecommunications Association, whose members use Wi-Fi to offer Internet access to mobile devices, and others have expressed concern that LTE-U and License Assisted Access (LAA) could affect devices that use Wi-Fi and even those that do not, such as baby monitors.
Qualcomm wrote in its filing: "We have shown numerous demonstrations to key Wi-Fi equipment vendors and service providers in our labs and over the air on our San Diego campus in hyper-dense settings showing LTE Unlicensed successfully coexisting with Wi-Fi. Qualcomm's demonstrations have proven that adding a neighboring LTE Unlicensed node does not impact an existing Wi-Fi node any more than would adding another Wi-Fi node. In fact, in many cases, replacing a Wi-Fi node with an LTE-U node improves throughput for nearby Wi-Fi users."
In mid-June Google submitted a white paper summarizing its investigations into the issue, finding that in many circumstances, LTE-U coexists poorly with Wi-Fi in the 5 GHz band. The study found that LTE transmissions interrupt Wi-Fi transmissions, causing them to slow down in response to increased error rates. It also found that Wi-Fi operation in the presence of moderate interference from LTE experiences substantial degradation. It recommended that LTE operators work with other users of unlicensed bands to overcome these technical issues.


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small condo apartment interior design
we are cody and sarah jensen and this is our 300 square foot apartment in lower, east side, manhattan i would describe our style as modern, clean scandinavian, and simple. [sarah] i like to add a little bit of coziness to the simplicity so like a few candles or plants. i'm huge into blankets, so like a really nice blanket on the couch something like that. [cody] and i like a storage space for the blankets to go when we're not using them. yeah, he doesn't like them on the couch
this is the tour of our apartment. so when you walk in the front door you're kind of walking into the kitchen in front of you and to the right and to the left is a hallway it leads back to the bathroom and a really small closet and the bathroom is actually one of the most surprising things about the actual apartment whenever we looked at all the apartments in new york city we looked at like 23 apartments almost every single one of them had a terrible bathroom yeah, they were updated. in the hallway is where we hung all of my pictures and quotes and things from my office back home because i didn't want to get rid of them
so i was i was happy we had that little space so then if you walk back out of the bathroom to the left you run back into the kitchen so the kitchen has a full-size stove and oven and dishwasher an apartment-sized fridge and then tons of cabinet space and the only thing that we changed was we covered the countertops with contact paper that makes it look like white marble and it completely transformed the look of the kitchen for sure. absolutely. so then if you are looking at the kitchen and you turn directly around you're gonna be in our walk-in closet and so this is a wardrobe that we bought from ikea so if you turn around out of our walk-in closet you walk into our office
yeah, so working from home a lot we both needed workspaces, and i really enjoy having the option of sitting or standing whenever i work i like to stand as much as possible and these desks are from ikea and actually really cheap option for sit-stand desks because if the hand-crank is not motorized or anything it's nice to have them because if we need extra table space for something you can pull them out put them together like use them for other things besides a desk so flanking our office area is two fireplaces and we filled the fireplaces with a lot of sarah's books i really enjoy the kind of cozy look that that gives. [sarah] yeah, it adds character for sure
[cody] i feel like it provides a pop of color without being too loud. [sarah] yeah, it's not overwhelming by any means. yeahwe also have three shelves above the desks that add a little more depth to the space and i went with a light wood here instead of with just white shelves to kind of give it a little more of that scandinavian look than just everything being stark white. [sarah] so past our office is our living space. so in our previous home. we had a huge sectional sofa with the chaise lounge on it, and i really loved the ability to just lounge at on any part of the couch and so i really wanted something i didn't want just like a loveseat or something i wanted something that was cozier and comfier because i read a lot on the couch and so ikea had this one that is actually similar to
the sectional we had, only a lot smaller. [cody] it's like an apartment sized version of the big sectional we had [sarah] and so i really liked that it had the chaise on it, but it actually doubles as storage. which is really nice there's storage underneath the chaise and it turns into a queen-size bed as well. so if we have guests in town they can stay here and not have to pay for a hotel which i really care about. i like having people over at our apartment. so it kind of had everything in one and it was apartment sized. [cody] and whats awesome is the chaise lounge was an important aspect, but what's kind of an unintended function of this couch is it actually goes from having one chaise lounge to having like a three or four person chaise lounge for
movie watching. you can just pull out the bed but don't take the cushions off and now the whole thing is like a big lounger. then on the opposite wall of the couch is our entertainment center... console area. we have the tv hung on the wall and then below it is a console, and it has all of the electronics in it and wi-fi and everything like that all hidden within the cabinets and then above the tv is a wall shelving unit that is for more storage area as well, so we have just different storage items in there and then we have one cabinet that is completely full of all of our board games i really enjoy just having a collection of games that whenever people are over. we can enjoy
hanging out and talking but have other activities than just watching tv so our living area the couch and coffee table also functions as our dining room so there's a few ways that we use this table if it's just the two of us eating you can just lift the table up and it's a dining table for two people. if we have multiple people over it actually doubles and expands so you can fit up to like six people around the table using our office chairs. we also use it for game nights and things like that and another fun little creative function we found
with this couch is the bed that pulls out under from underneath, you can actually unhook it from the couch and it kind of stands on its own as a bench. so we also use that for additional seating for game nights or dinner parties. you just have to be creative i mean, a lot of multi-purpose furniture is made specifically for multi-purpose, but you can actually use it for a lot more than you think you can or that even the manufacturers made it for if you're just a little bit creative so next to the entertainment center is a white cabinet and this is actually our bedroom. so it is a murphy bed and during the day it actually looks like just a
piece of the entertainment console area. this whole wall looks like a built in unit but it's actually multiple pieces that i put together with the biggest one being a bed. so at night, we just bring it down and now this this room becomes our bedroom and this is one of my favorite things about the apartment because it just adds so much room when we're not using it and when we go to sleep, i mean doesn't really matter how much floor space it takes up... [sarah] it gives us a lot more livable space. so the top of the murphy bed actually acts as a shelf and originally, i thought i would put books up there, but it ended up being a little too heavy so i just used that space to add some more cozy elements, so it wasn't so stark.
yeah i really like the finishing touches that we did on the apartment and this is where we introduced color to the apartment i like to keep the big furniture more neutral tones, to keep it light and airy, but then whenever we introduce art and plants and things like that, that's where we do our pops of color. so on our tv console we have some plants and on the walls we have a piece of art from tulsa that is actually from a tulsa artist that we brought with us that fits our modern clean style, but then also reminds us of home. then we also diy'd these moss art pieces and so this just brings out some more nature
into our apartment. this is one thing that we talked about, with the things that we use as decoration, instead of having photos of buildings or city, which we do really love, but we're also live in new york city, so instead of bringing more of that inside we use this space to be more serene i guess and bring more nature to our living space and so we have actual moss hanging on the wall and then we have two large framed photos that i took when we were in iceland. so we did these photos to bring more nature into the home, but it's also photos that we really love and remind us of a incredible trip that we took with some of our friends and then for pops of color we used our throw pillows on the
couch. [sarah] i think pillows are one of the easiest way to add color and one of the easiest things to change if you get tired of it. [cody] i'm really happy with the way this space came together and really happy with the actual physical apartment that we ended up with. i think it's a great space for sarah and i to enjoy our beginning in new york city together. a studio apartment, to a lot of people, probably seems daunting, but i actually really enjoy having a studio space [sarah] like you have to keep it clean, you have to make your bed every morning to put it up. it was a really fun creative problem to solve with 300 square feet, that was an actual like challenge to see if we could make work, and i think we did a really good job.
it was a lot of fun to do i think you can do a lot more with your space than you think you can if you just plan a little bit. it takes more creativity and more work to make a small space simple and excellent and be free of clutter, but if you take the time and really plan it out and get rid of stuff, you can make a minimal space that feels spacious. even though this is only 300 square feet. i don't feel claustrophobic, i feel like it's plenty of space for us it has everything that we need and i'm really happy with it. [sarah] yeah
that is our 300 square foot apartment in manhattan i hope that there's something that we did with our space that inspires you to do something new with your space maybe be a little bit more creative with your furniture. yeah, so thanks for coming over. bye


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Luca II
The immediate surroundings of the living estate LUCA II is very diverse: a charming garden neighbourhood, typical closed housing blocks, the open urban planning dating back to a modernist past, but also the large scaled industrial boxes across the Noorderlaan.
Hence the housing estate LUCA II must also be a hybrid reflection of its surroundings: a blend of closed housing blocks, a modern park-like area and the hint of a garden village. The common inner garden is surrounded by a single repetitive wall reminiscent of the utilitarian infrastructure of the Antwerp port. It is a "chain" of diverse housing typologies around a public park.
The existing building of Café Luchtbal is not branded as an obstacle but rather as the corner stone of the whole estate. The brick frames of the new, seemingly heterogeneous buildings allow for diversity and flexibility in the plans and interiors in which the individual inhabitants play their parts in society.
Yet the entire complex always safeguards its homogeneous aura.


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Create a simple scooping station to entertain your toddler.
The Scooping Station has been one of our absolute favorite toddler activities and I'm so excited to share it with you.
At our house, this activity holds my son's attention for well over thirty minutes. Sometimes, he'll play this for an hour. AN HOUR. A toddler playing anything for an hour is cause for celebration. You can't see me, but I'm doing a happy dance for Scooping Station while I'm writing this.
How to set up a scooping station:
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- under the bed storage tub
- funnels
- scoops
- Misc scooping materials, like rice, beans, quinoa
The basic idea behind this is to let the toddler experiment with scooping and pouring solid materials, much like in a pouring station. I used three "materials": rock salt, corn meal, and rice. I put each item in a separate plastic container with a few scoops for each.
I also set up bottles with funnels and let my toddler have at it. I was pretty sure it was going to be a smash hit toddler activity but I didn't realize it would be this big a smash.
My toddler, Sam, scooped and filled and poured and filled to his heart's content. He varied how he poured, what he poured and what he used for pouring during the nearly half hour this initially held his attention for. I got so much Mom-time (which of course I used to clean the kitchen) while he played.
The area around the project stayed "reasonably" clean. All these materials vacuum up well so any spill over didn't concern me PLUS I hate my carpet so I'm not going to make any special concessions just on its account (I'm horrible). BUT, you could definitely put down a beach towel or two and that would have been enough to keep this toddler activity totally clean.
By the next day, all the pouring items (rice, salt and corn meal) had been totally mixed together. We didn't stop the fun there.
For Day 2 of the Scooping Station, Sam's beloved construction toys got in on the action too. It's always a win when one activity turns into a completely new activity. Scooping Station became Construction Site Station.
I can't even begin to tell you how fun this was and how amazing it was to see this activity transition from successful scooping station to sensory bin construction site. Two big huge thumbs up from Mom and Toddler – this is one of our absolute favorite toddler activities. I hope you'll give it a try!
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"Librarian Gone YA"
by Courtney Webb of Stiletto Storytime
It happened slowly, you wouldn't have noticed really if you weren't paying careful attention. First one or two just to make sure that I had material for teen reader's advisory when working the shared reference desk. Then those two sets of shelves just seemed to be where I just happened to be always going to browse, straighten and generally waste some time looking at new arrivals. Only one problem, I wasn't the teen librarian and those weren't my shelves.
I was a children's librarian. It was my first year out of library school. My section was on the other side of the library encompassing one whole side of the regional branch. I loved it, loved keeping my section in order, creating displays and doing storytime. I loved leading children to books. But there was something about those two sets of shelves dedicated to teens that always drew me in. It was right when young adult literature really began to take off, as a genre in it's own right.
In the past it had been the red headed stepchild of the publishing world. In fact other than Sweet Valley High and Fear Street. (I am cringing as I write this and show my age.) I remember reading very little teen literature when I was actually a teen. It seemed I skipped straight from middle grade to adult books. But now here I was a twenty five year old children's librarian hooked on teen books like a drug. I went through the shelves like I was starving for words, reading four to five books a week. I followed Twilight and Gossip Girl from the first books before they were "it". I read all the Pretty Little Liars books in order right after publication before they were a show on ABC Family. I was entranced by Thirteen Reasons Why, Elsewhere and Breathe My Name. So many others I cannot imagine listing them all.
Back in January of 2008 I wrote in a blog post about YA Books and Their Adult Audiences: "I think the YA market is exploding with some great work…sometimes more inventive and original than many adult works I see coming through. I find myself being lured in with creative plots and unique characters. And they seem to be climbing the bestsellers list as well. Perhaps when author writes something for young adults there is more freedom…they do not have to worry about the criticism of adult audiences or limit their work by making it age appropriate for children or tweens."
I see know more than ever how true that was. Young adult literature has taken over in the past few years with authors of other genres also getting into the action. Today YA is hotter than ever attracting more and more non-teen readers. But the real winners are the teens out there that have such a plethora of fantastic work to choose from. So what are you waiting for…. Go YA and grab a book and if you love it make sure you tell me about it so I can enjoy it too!
"Just like stilettos, reading never goes out of style."
~ Courtney Webb
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More Than Meets the Eye, True Stories about Death, Dying, and Afterlife covers many aspects of the dying and grieving process and sheds light on euthanasia, suicide, near-death experience, and spirit visits after the passing of a loved one. ___________________________________________
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Acknowledgements for More Than Meets the Eye
Blessings to K'lynn Ragsdale, Wanda Snell, Randy Perry, Terry Emge, Juliet Nightingale and my own dear mother, Doris Mauldin, who diligently proofread this book. A special thanks to Linda Woods, who edited and edited and edited, and kept me encouraged with her enthusiasm. Because of you, the readers will have a much easier time understanding what I meant to write! My appreciation goes to Juliet Nightingale for writing such an eloquent foreword.
I would also like to thank my husband, Randy Perry, for his patience, encouragement and support during the many hours I have spent at the computer while writing this book.
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I'll just comment quickly on the major mesa verde cliff dwellings and then let the pictures and video speak for themselves.
I had fun making the video quick, and a little bit "trippy." After you watch it, you'll know what I mean. Any of your comments below would be appreciated!
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It's been about 2.5 years since my mom passed away unexpectedly. Needless to say, life has been so much different.
What I kinda expected, but also didn't, was that this empty feeling still remains. Growing up, you look to your parents for the answers. No one knows you better than your parents. Well, considering my father was mostly absent from my life, it was pretty much just me and Mom (and Grandma until I was 14). Once you lose that beacon in your life, especially before you turn 30…you kinda feel lost. I don't know what direction I'm headed sometimes because I don't have my mom to talk through my crazy ideas. Instead, I just go for the crazy ideas now. Some are good, some…not quite so much. Since I'm an only child, I also feel REALLY alone.
Being in a relationship, one that's rather serious, I'm starting to think about the milestones I'm going to miss out on sharing with my mom; engagement, wedding, MAYBE pregnancy, motherhood, etc. I'm not going to have my mom there if and when I become a mother myself. I'll have to ask friends and extended family, read articles, etc. I won't have my mom there to criticize my parenting style, or even my lifestyle.
The first weekend of Avenue Q, I was really not in a great place. I left it at the door for the most part when I walked into the theatre. But opening weekends hurt a lot everytime I'm in a show. It's another show my mom won't see. It's a reminder that she's not here with me anymore. When I put on my Christmas Eve wig, I saw my mother. With other stresses that happened that week, plus missing my mom…I couldn't stop crying for a few days. My anxiety was out of control, and I was starting to think some really dark thoughts. I go through periods where I think I'm fine, and then it just hits me like a ton of bricks. Then, it passes, and I'm fine for a while once again…the cycle continues.
For those concerned, I'm fine now. It's just another phase of life I have to deal with.


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Inherently spicy bok-choy beautifully complimented by a sweet-n-tangy sauce, this is one appetizer vegetarians will love! A quick make dish, this can be served as an appetizer, a side-dish or even as main course if coupled with steamed rice or any meat / seafood combo.
- Bok Choy 1 pound
- Ginger, grated 1 teaspoon
- Garlic, minced 2 cloves
- Brown sugar 1 tablespoon
- Red pepper flakes, crushed 1/8 teaspoon
- Salt To taste
- Light soy sauce 1 tablespoon
- Vegetable oil 1 tablespoon
- Sesame oil 1 tablespoon
- Water 1/4 cup
Note: Since the stems and leaves of bok choy take different times to cook, split them before starting. They will be cooked separately.
- Combine ginger, garlic, brown sugar, red pepper flakes, soy sauce, salt and water in a large bowl.
- Thoroughly wash the bok choy stems and leaves and chop them. Keep aside separately.
- Place a frying pan over medium heat and pour both oils in it.
- When the oils heat up, add the bok choy stems and stir-fry them until they turn pale green.
- Then add the leaves and let them cook for 1 – 2 minutes more. When the leaves welt, transfer both the stems and leaves to a serving plate.
- Pour the sauce into the same frying pan and let it cook. Keep stirring until it becomes thick.
- Pour the sauce over the cooked bok choy and toss to coat. Serve hot or couple with steamed rice or choice of meat / seafood (grilled shrimp recommended).
Preparation Time: 20 minutes
Serves: 3 – 4


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On '9 lines' slot games, players can have up to 9 winning lines in any single spin.
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Happy Valley Culinary Week is a seven day celebration of the art of cooking, local foods and the chefs who prepare them. Events and demonstrations will be scheduled throughout the week; Culinary Week menus will be featured at participating restaurants.
Culinary Week restaurants will offer a discounted, multi-course fixed price menu during their hours of operation, so diners have an opportunity to sample cuisine from a broad selection of restaurants at an affordable price, providing special cuisine at incredible value. HVCW menus offer diners delicious meals at affordable pricing. Most meals are three courses including an appetizer, entrée and dessert. Click here for recipes from last year's participating chefs!
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Facts About Anaerobic Digestion
Anaerobic Digestion is a natural process where plant and animal materials (biomass) are broken down by micro-organisms in the absence of air.
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Winemaker, Joel Klein, knew a thing or two about making Riesling as he had been the head winemaker at Chateau Ste. Michele in Washington before founding Snoqualmie in 1984. Ste. Michele was the Riesling leader in the US and still is.
Chateau Ste. Michele, seeing the potential, purchased Snoqualmie in 1991 and turned it into a completely organic, sustainable winery. It has continued as such to this day.
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Celebrity Apprentice star Debbie Gibson has suggested that Teresa Giudice did not trust her.
In Sunday's episode of the show, Giudice brought Gibson and Dayana Mendoza back into the Boardroom even though fellow contestant Aubrey O'Day had raised the least money in the task. Gibson was eventually fired.
Speaking to Digital Spy on a conference call yesterday, Trump admitted that he was "surprised" by Giudice's decision, while Gibson suggested that the Real Housewives star wanted her out of the competition.
"I think there was some sort of rivalry there - I don't quite know why," she said. "From day one Teresa did not trust me, and I think untrustworthy people are not trusting. She did not know how to separate business criticism from personal attacks."
Gibson also suggested that she was attacked because she did not "gang up on Dayana" and revealed that she believes the other women are "a little afraid" of O'Day.
"I think they thought if they brought her in and God forbid she did stay, I think everybody knows Aubrey would have gone after them," she explained.
Dee Snider, who was also fired on Sunday's show, joked: "I'm not afraid of Aubrey. I would have just thrown holy water on her!"
The Celebrity Apprentice airs Sundays on NBC.
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SIPA member manufacturer Energy Panel Structures, Inc. has completed the purchase of Fingerlakes Construction Company, Inc. The Fingerlakes manufacturing division and personnel will remain at their company headquarters in Clyde, New York, with plans to add the broad line of Energy Panel Structures (EPS) products to enhance the growth of the facility.
Fingerlakes Construction Company was started in 1969 by Frank Brisky and is currently owned by Bob Brisky, who expanded the company from one to four locations; with branch offices located in Batavia, Homer and Albany. Bob is a director of the National Frame Builders Association (NFBA) and a member of the NFBA Hall of Fame.
Fingerlakes currently manufactures complete post frame building packages for a wide variety of construction applications, ranging from personal garages to large commercial buildings and agricultural facilities.
"Both companies have a history of success in the building industry," stated Bob Brisky. "Our company fits perfectly with the existing EPS product lines. EPS is an employee-owned company with over 30 years of experience in designing and manufacturing pre-engineered building systems."
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After all, in order to get back to being perennially playoff relevant -- what a rebuild blueprint is designed to do, the assembled pieces must include a reliable, steady go-to option in goal that can be counted on nightly to keep the Flames in the game. That includes stealing a point here and there and more importantly, not being a liability.
As the season winds on, it's looking more and more like the current lot assembled in Calgary are merely temporary fixes until a permanent solution comes along.
- That long-term answer won't be Laurent Brossoit, he was just traded to Edmonton in exchange for Ladislav Smid.
- It won't be Olivier Roy, who the Flames got from the Oilers along with Smid. If he had that kind of upside, Edmonton wouldn't have parted with him.
- It could still be Joni Ortio, currently toiling at Abbotsford, but that's wait and see.
- More so, it's looking like Jon Gillies, who we know is highly thought of within the Flames management team, is where Calgary's future hopes lie.
All Hail the College Kid
First, earlier Saturday evening, you had Gillies with yet another stellar game in net for the Providence College Friars. The Flames third round pick in 2012 made 23 saves in a 3-0 victory over Vermont. It gives the sophomore three shutouts this year and a school-record eight in less than a season and a half.
It's conceivable that the only way uber talented Flames prospect Johnny Gaudreau from Boston College doesn't win the Hobey Baker Award this year for top U.S. college player is if Gillies wins it instead.
Through 10 games, Gillies is 8-1-1 with a microscopic 1.59 goals-against average and a scintillating .949 save percentage. Somehow the 19-year-old has found a way to make his freshman numbers, impressive in their own right -- 17-12-6 record, 2.08 GAA and .931 SV%, look merely ordinary.
After another sterling performance by Gillies, you can't blame Flames fans for wanting to close their eyes and dream of the 6-foot-5 American wearing the Flaming 'C'. Heck, maybe a bunch of them did as they laid down last night for a nap after shovelling the snow drifts off the driveway.
But while they drifted away to visions of Gillies leading the Flames back to respectability, they were jarred awake by the nightmare that is quickly becoming the state of Calgary's current goaltending.
Collective Failings at the NHL Level
It was understood coming into this season that among the Flames many holes in the line-up, goaltending was the biggest of the question marks.
Well, we're now 20 games into the season and that hasn't changed.
- Joey MacDonald made seven starts and was disgracefully shipped away to the minors.
- Karri Ramo has also made seven starts but other then being given the keys for opening night in Washington, has yet to convince Bob Hartley he's the guy.
- Reto Berra has made six starts, all of them in the last seven games. He started about as good as anyone could -- a stunning 42-save win in Chicago. But his play has been up and down since and he seems to be losing his grasp on the starter's job rather than securing it.
You get the feeling and this makes the most sense anyway as it allows further stocking of higher draft picks the next couple years, that Flames fans will have to patiently wait for Gillies as the team's best hope at being the Miikka Kiprusoff heir apparent.
To that point, I would expect Calgary to make a determined effort to sign Gillies this spring and pry him away from school. The sooner he turns pro and gets into the Flames system, where he can face a higher level of hockey and receive instruction from the likes of Calgary goaltending coach Clint Malarchuk and Abbotsford goalie coach Jordan Sigalet, the sooner he may be ready for the NHL.
Ugly Deja Vu
It was a mere 15 days ago at the Saddledome with the same 2-2 score, also in the third period, and in the very same corner of the rink, that a very similar play unfolded to David Perron's god-awful goal on Saturday night that proved to be the game-winner in Edmonton's 4-2 come-from-behind victory.
That night against Detroit, Tomas Tatar was the guy on the grassy knoll that harmlessly flung the puck towards the Calgary net and after changing directions slightly off the skate of Joakim Andersson, it fooled MacDonald and went in, giving the Red Wings the lead for good and sucking the life out of the home side.
Until that point, it seemed MacDonald could do no wrong in the eyes of Hartley. He was the favourite son, rarely blamed for anything, seemingly above impunity.
Things changed quickly after that. By the next morning, MacDonald was placed on waivers and by Sunday, Berra had arrived on the scene and stepping on a flight bound for Abbotsford was MacDonald. That was the last we saw of the veteran, who has been backing up Ortio in the AHL ever since.
Now, under eerily similar conditions last night, it's Hartley's latest favourite son -- the big Swiss netminder, who gives up a bad goal from the corner, over a foot below the goal line. After the game, Hartley described the goal in one word, "awful". And if you were in the rink, you could feel the deflating impact it had on the team.
There are 42 goalies with enough playing time to be eligible for the NHL's save percentage leaders. MacDonald ranks 39th, Ramo is 40th. Berra is one start shy of qualifying but if he did have enough minutes, he would be 41st, right behind Ramo.
In defence of all of them and especially Berra, the Flames are guilty of playing some pretty shoddy defence of late. This was especially the case in going winless this past home stand. Mark Giordano continues to be missed a ton.
In particular, there were some absolutely egregious mistakes, giveaways and blown coverages in the 7-3 loss to Dallas on Thursday that produced scoring chances that the best goaltenders in the league would not have stopped. Yet, there's no disguising what really are some pretty underwhelming and mediocre numbers thus far:
- MacDonald - 3-3-1 record, 3.17 GAA, .885 SV%
- Ramo - 2-4-1 record, 3.59 GAA, .882 SV%
- Berra - 1-4-1 record, 3.65 GAA, .882 SV%
So, What do the Flames Do Now?
Not much.
It's way too early to ship either of the new guys out to sea. Berra and Ramo have shown enough to suggest they are at least deserving of a longer trial and this is certainly the year for such experimenting. Given the extra leash Berra has had the last two weeks, it would make sense to extend the same courtesy to Ramo and give him the baton and see what he can do with a string of consecutive starts.
Adjusting (or re-adjusting in the case of Ramo) to the North American game -- the smaller rinks, the quicker/harder shots, the more densely populated slots, is not easy. We're not yet at the two-month mark so there is still very much the possibility either Ramo or Berra will find their groove and emerge as the defacto starter, making this discussion a moot point. However, it's safe to say fans are growing less confident with every mounting loss that either one is going to be the Flames goaltender of the future. Instead, they'd be satisfied if they're just adequate goalies of the present.
When the club is ready to try something new, behind door No. 4 is Ortio. He's been getting the bulk of the starts at Abbotsford and reportedly has been solid. He was impressive during Flames rookie camp and has already played with the men in the Finnish elite league. With the Heat, he's gone a perfect 7-0-0 with a 2.50 GAA and .920 SV%.
Meanwhile, as the two goalies described as the best goalies not playing in the NHL last year, show there was maybe a reason they weren't playing in the NHL, a former Flames goalie prospect is having himself an excellent season not playing in the NHL.
Leland Irving, the Flames first round draft pick in 2006, is currently getting his resume back together while playing for Jokerit in Finland and he's off to a fine start. Signed to a one-year contract, Irving has put together a 1.81 GAA and .928 save percentage for the club that will join the KHL next year.
Bottom Line
Don't let the 3-0-2 start fool you, this is a development year for the Flames, the first of a few years that will need to be looked at through that lens. That development includes the goalie position where on a night-by-night basis, it seems you won't know what you're going to get and that is something everyone is still getting used to.
Enjoy your retirement Miikka Kiprusoff, the stability you provided for all those years is certainly missed. Meanwhile, Jon Gillies, enjoy quiet college life while you can, the spotlight will be affixed on you very, very soon.


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Class 40 November 21st 2009 Seasoning And Flavour
We held this class at the A&C Supermarket in Raleigh. The teaching material was designed to be simple because studying while waiting for food is hard! We had a very good group this time and really enjoyed the food.
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Supreme Court Term Opens With Many Critical Cases Before It
Some likely to affect seniors
The Supreme Court opened its 2012 term Oct. 1, having agreed to consider the smallest number of cases in many years. Despite the low number of cases currently docketed, the court faces disputes with significant implications for people 50 or older. Once again, AARP Foundation Litigation has issued its Supreme Court Preview (PDF) discussing those cases impacting older people.
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In Genesis Healthcare Corp v. Symczyk the court will consider the permissible limits on the rights of groups of employees to challenge employer practices in collective actions under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Because the section of FLSA being scrutinized in Symczyk also applies to collective actions under the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), the case is extremely important to older workers. The specific issue involves whether a full offer of settlement with a single named plaintiff in a collective action necessitates dismissal of the entire suit; if that view is accepted, employers will be permitted to "buy off" named plaintiffs and continue allegedly discriminatory practices unimpeded. Alternatively, the employees argue that if a named plaintiff settles early in a collective action, the pleadings should be allowed to "relate back" to before the settlement (when there was a live plaintiff, acting for others "similarly situated") once a motion to certify a collective action is filed and/or decided on behalf of the other members of the action. Collective actions are different than class actions, although both are efforts to permit large numbers of plaintiffs to accomplish together what they could not accomplish on their own. The scope and significance of this distinction will be important as the court considers the Symczyk case.
Vance v. Ball State University poses the question: "Who is a supervisor?" Vance — the only African American in the banquet and catering department at Ball State — sued the university after she was subjected, she alleges, to racial epithets, references to the Ku Klux Klan and veiled threats of physical harm. The role of a catering specialist whom Vance considered (and Ball State sometimes described) as her supervisor is the question before the court. Ball State now says the specialist was not a supervisor but had floating duties that changed frequently and sometimes placed her in supervisory roles over Vance temporarily. There is a split in the circuit courts regarding the proper legal test for determining who is a supervisor. The answer to the question has enormous implications for other employment-discrimination claims such as those based on age and disability bias.
The rights of federal employees are under scrutiny in Kloeckner v. Solis, in which an employee of the federal Department of Labor filed an administrative complaint alleging a hostile work environment and discrimination on account of age and sex, and later alleged retaliation related to her having filed the complaint in the first place. She sought to bring the case in federal court because it is a so-called "mixed case" (alleging both civil rights claims and employer misconduct under federal civil service laws). A federal trial court ruled that Kloeckner could not seek relief in the courts until her case had been decided administratively. While AARP does not anticipate filing a brief in the case, this is one worth watching.
Whether employees who receive medical benefits must repay their health plans for the total amount of the benefits regardless of the amount of the recovery they obtain from a third party is the question in US Airways v. McCutcheon. The question is whether the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) — the law governing employee benefits — can permit a health plan to recover all benefits paid from the participant even if the participant has to reach into his or her pocket. AARP will argue that the law prevents both fiduciaries and beneficiaries from reaping unwarranted windfalls.
AARP plans to file a brief in a case that addresses the extent to which plaintiffs must demonstrate the merits of their claims at the class certification phase when prosecuting securities-fraud allegations in connection with transactions involving publicly traded securities. Investors challenged Amgen's omissions of disclosures and the truth of actual representations pertaining to two of the company's pharmaceutical products in Amgen v. Conn. Ret. Plans & Trust Funds. The company making the representations argued that plaintiffs must show not only that the representations upon which they relied were fraudulent, but that they were also material to the investors' claimed losses before the court can certify the action as a class action. AARP's amicus brief will argue that materiality is not a proper question at the class certification stage but rather that it is a question for later in the proceedings.
Olivea Marx filed a complaint under the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) after General Revenue Corporation (GRC) sought to collect a student loan. Marx said she was subjected to threatening phone calls as well as a fax sent to her employer seeking information about her employment status. A trial court agreed with GRC that the fax to her employer did not violate the law. Pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 54(d) the court ordered Marx to pay GRC's court costs. AARP's amicus brief in Marx v. Gen. Revenue Corp. argues that the FDCPA prevents the costs from being shifted to a losing FDCPA plaintiff unless the lawsuit was filed in bad faith and for the purposes of harassment.
In Comcast Corp. v. Behrend the court will look at whether class action certification can be granted without first proving class damages, as opposed to simply finding that the damages are capable of being awarded on a classwide basis. The plaintiffs challenged Comcast cable practices, claiming they are anticompetitive and raise the cost of basic cable for viewers. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit agreed with the district court that the plaintiffs need not prove their damages to have the class certified, because the plaintiffs proved the damages are capable of being proved on a classwide basis at trial. This case has the potential to severely limit the ability of consumers to enforce their rights, because it could make it too difficult and expensive to bring class action litigation. Class action litigation is often the only way consumers can obtain remedies for practices that cost a large number of people a small amount of money but result in billions of dollars of profits for unscrupulous companies.
Monopolistic activities are also in question in FTC v. Phoebe Putney Health Systems, which examines whether state immunity of federal antitrust laws applies when a local hospital authority buys the only competing hospital in a rural county. While AARP will not file an amicus brief in this case, it is watching the debate closely, as there is extensive evidence that hospital mergers have been shown to increase prices and reduce quality of care.
Another case that AARP is watching but will not file a brief on involves whether extending the statute of limitations is permissible for hospitals filing appeals to the Provider Reimbursement Review Board in their efforts to obtain payments statutorily due for services provided to patients under the Medicare program when, as the hospitals contend, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) failed to calculate and provide accurate reimbursements in a timely manner. The answer could have an impact on hospitals and result in the Medicare system's facing substantial liability.
Discussed above are cases the Supreme Court has agreed to hear. Still in the pipeline are cases with respect to which the court has not yet determined whether it will grant review, including those on the ADEA, Medicare reimbursement rates, pharmaceutical and medical process patents, the collective bargaining rights of Medicaid home care personal assistants, the rights of Medicaid beneficiaries and providers, standards that pension plan managers must meet in making investment decisions, disability rights, the ability to enforce fair-housing laws against facially neutral laws that have a disparate impact on a protected class, class action rights of consumers and, last but not least, voting rights. Closely watched in this hotly contested election year are cases from a number of states that have enacted restrictive voter-ID laws that threaten to disenfranchise poor, disabled and older voters.
Stuart Cohen is AARP Foundation Litigation senior vice president.


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- Raw partition
- Software downloads from unknown source
- Operating system failure
- Accidentally deletion or formatting of your secondary storage device
- Human error
- Virus attack
- Partition loss
- Hard disk failure
- Non blocking of firewall
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Vela-Arevalo, Luz V. and Marsden, Jerrold E. (2004) Time-frequency analysis of the restricted three-body problem: transport and resonance transitions. Classical and Quantum Gravity, 21 (3). S351-S375. ISSN 0264-9381. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:VELcqg04
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A method of time-frequency analysis based on wavelets is applied to the problem of transport between different regions of the solar system, using the model of the circular restricted three-body problem in both the planar and the spatial versions of the problem.. The method is based on the extraction of instantaneous frequencies from the wavelet transform of numerical solutions. Time-varying frequencies provide a good diagnostic tool to discern chaotic trajectories from regular ones, and we can identify resonance islands that greatly affect the dynamics. Good accuracy in the calculation of time-varying frequencies allows us to determine resonance trappings of chaotic trajectories and resonance transitions. We show the relation between resonance transitions and transport in different regions of the phase space.
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Below is a list of current Marion Technical College Staff members along with a link to their email addresses. To contact a MTC staff member via email, click on the envelope icon after his/her name.
MTC Faculty and Staff Directory
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"Adams, Bonnie",ESOL Instructor,ABE/GED/ESOL,
"Alejandro, Devon",ABE/GED Instructor,ABE/GED/ESOL,
"Allison, Randy",Security Guard ,Security ,
"Alvarez, Joshua",EMT Instructor ,Public Service ,
"Arrendell, Elizabeth",ESOL Instructor,ABE/GED/ESOL ,
"Benson, Mary Ann",Clerk, Public Services ,
"Baumel, Jeanne",ABE Instructor ,ABE/GED,
"Bowlin, James",Lead Coordinator,Public Services-EMT ,
"Campbell, Sean",Firefighting Instructor ,Public Service ,
"Campetella, Yvette",Clerk ,Public Service ,
"Cannon, Susan",Career Facilitator, Career and Technical Programs,
"Carpenter, Scott",Assistant Principal, Administation,
"Carpenter, Tyler",ABE/GED Instructor, ABE/GED/ESOL ,
"Christopher, Jessica",Receptionist ,"ABE/GED/ESOL" ,
"Christopher, John",Custodian ,Custodial Services ,
"Cintron, Maritza",Medical Laboratory Programs Instructor,Allied Health ,
"Clemmons, Noah",Security Personnel, "Security/Administration" ,
"Confalone, Philip",ABE/GED Instructor,ABE/GED/ESOL,
"Cotton, Michael",ABE/GED Instructor,ABE/GED/ESOL,
"Cox-Lloyd, Victoria",Custodian ,Custodial Services ,
"Crandon, Gary",Electrical Apprenticeship Coordinator,Industrial ,
"Dahl, Margaret",Allied Health Instuctor ,Allied Health ,
"Damien, Craig",MCFR Instructor ,Public Service ,
"Damon, Anissa",Career Education Facilitator,Financial Aid ,
"Davis, Evan",Support Personnel ,Public Service ,
"Ducoeur, Brandi","EMT Instructor",Public Service ,
"Echevarria, Beatriz",ABE and GED Instructor,ABE/GED/ESOL,
"Edwards, Sherry",Receptionist ,Student Services ,
"Eichler, William",Security Personnel, "Security/Administration" ,
"Esposito, Joshua", Welding Instructor,Industrial,
"Feger, Alisha",Medical Assisting Program Instructor, Allied Health ,
"Feole, Laurie","Cosmetology, Barbering, Skin Care Instructor",Grooming and Salon Services,
"Damron, Reva",Confidential Secretary, Administration ,
"Ford, Sophia",ABE/GED Instructor ,ABE/GED/ESOL,
"French, Joy","Cosmetology, Barbering, Skin Care Instructor",Grooming and Salon Services,
"Freytes, Raquel",Clerk ,Public Services ,
"Garcia, Maria", Clerk, "ABE/GED/ESOL" ,
"Garda, Joseph",Instructor, Firefighting ,
"Garri, Erin",Veterinary Assistant Instructor,Veterinary Assisting,
"Gonzalez,Paula",ELL Instructor,AM/PM,
"Grosso, Denise",ESOL Instructor,ABE/GED/ESOL ,
"Hamilton, Patricia",ELL Instructor,AM/PM,
"Hayes, Lee",Clerk ,ABE/GED/ESOL,
"Heath, Tyron",Support Personnel ,Public Service,
"Heyliger, Camille",ABE and GED Instructor,ABE/GED/ESOL ,
"Hill, Angela",Teacher Assistant,Young Parent Program ,
"Hill, Shelly",Clerk, "Industrial, Advertising, and Business",
"Hoth, Cynthia",ESOL Instructor, ABE/GED/ESOL ,
"Holcomb, Delores",Career Services Counselor, Student Services ,
"Howard, Michael",Support Personnel ,Public Service,
"Jarvis, William",Security Personnel,"Security/Administration" ,
"Jelks, Sharon",Teacher Assistant,Young Parent Program ,
"Johnson, Jeanine","Program Manager, Student Services",Administration ,
"Johnson, Rejeana","ABE and GED Instructor",ABE/GED/ESOL ,
"Johnson, Robert","ABE and GED Instructor",ABE/GED/ESOL ,
"Jones, Vera","Custodian",Custodial Services ,
"Jozefik, Rebecca", Registar, Student Services ,
"Kelchner, Frances",Instructor, Massage Therapy / CPR Technician /Allied Health ,
"Kennedy, James",Instructor,Commercial Foods and Culinary Arts ,
"King, Steven",Instructor,ABE/GED,
"Koogler, Michelle",Clerk, "ABE/GED/ESOL" ,
"Kratzer, William",Cybersecurity Instructor ,Applied Cybersecurity ,
"Lancaster, Judy",Bookkeeper,Administration ,
"Lancaster, Laura",Clerk ,Public Service ,
"Larroque, Jessica",Online GED Instructor , ABE/GED/ESOL ,
"Lavery, Tillie",Online ABE and GED Instructor, ABE/GED/ESOL ,
"Leibrandt, Patricia",Practical Nursing Instructor ,Allied Health ,
"Lemieux, Pamela",Bookkeeper,Administration ,
"Lietz, Richard",Firefighting Instructor, Public Service ,
"Lobban, Jacqueline",ESOL/ELL Instructor ,ABE/GED/ESOL,
"Magee, Mike",Firefighting Instructor, Public Service ,
"Marlin, Karen",Bookkeeper,Administration ,
"Marrs, Lora",Medical Coder/Biller Instructor, Allied Health ,
"Martel, Irving",ABE/GED Instructor ,ABE/GED/ESOL,
"Mason, Audrea",ABE/GED Instructor ,ABE/GED/ESOL,
"Massengill, Dorothy",ESOL/ELL Instructor ,ABE/GED/ESOL,
"Maxwell, Audrea",Instructor,ABE/GED,
"McCord, Stefini",Radiology Instructor,Radiologic Technology ,
"McCray, Valeria",Receptionist, Financial Aid ,
"Mckenzie, Claudette",ABE/GED Instructor,ABE/GED/ESOL ,
"McKiver, Mardi",Clerk, "Grooming and Salon Services,Culinary and Veterinary Assisting" ,
"Mejia, Wilses", Support Personnel, Public Service ,
"Metzger, Annette",Teacher Assistant,Young Parent Program ,
"Moffat, Kayla",Testing Clerk, Student Services ,
"Morici, Judith" , Practical Nursing Instructor, Allied Health ,
"Morrison, Jeanette",Clerk, "IT, and Electrical Apprenticeship",
"Mullen, Brenda",ABE/GED Instructor ,ABE/GED/ESOL,
"Needham, Julia",Medical Assisting Instructor,Allied Health ,
"Odette, Charlotte",Instructor,"Business, Management and Administration",
"Ortiz, Mariadel",ESOL Instructor ,ABE/GED/ESOL,
"Peal, Sarah",Clerk ,Public Service ,
"Pope, Daniel",Fire Safety Instructor ,Public Service,
"Popp, Timothy",Instructor,ABE/GED,
"Porcelli, Rachel",Receptionist ,Administration,
"Powell, Jacqueline",ESOL/ESOL Academic Instructor ,ABE/GED/ESOL,
"Randolph, Rachel",Student Fees Clerk,Student Services ,
"Ratliff, Gregory",Electrical Apprenticeship Instructor,Industrial ,
"Rich, Jennifer",Clerk ,Student Services ,
"Roberts, Jan",Medical Billing/Coder and Medical Assisting Instructor,Allied Health ,
"Rogers, Sims", Support Personnel, Public Service,
"Salerno, Deborah",Program Coordinator ,ABE/GED/ESOL,
"Santiago Rivera, Angel",ELL Instructor,AM/Noon,
"Saueracker, Regina",Clerk ,Public Service ,
"Sauls, Gerald",Instructor,Industrial ,
"Schafer, Donna",Assistant Principal, Administration ,
"Scott, Earl",Career Education Facilitator ,Career and Technical Programs,
"Serjak, Rachell",Cosmetology Program Instructor, Grooming and Salon Services,
"Sharko, Gregory",Massage Therapy Instructor,Allied Health ,
"Silva, Susan",Paraprofessional,ABE/GED/ESOL,
"Sirmons, Cheryl",Career Education Coordinator ,Allied Health ,
"Smith, Wallace",Medical Coder/Biller Program Instructor , Allied Health ,
"Snook, Linda",Practical Nursing Program Instructor, Allied Health ,
"Strodl, Billie",Registrar/Financial Aid Specialist,Financial Aid,
"Stull, Julie",Practical Nursing Instructor ,Allied Health ,
"Thibodeau, Stephen",Security Personnel, Security/Administration ,
"Thompson, James",Career Education Facilitator, Administration ,
"Thompson, Janet",Career Education Facilitator, Administration ,
"Thompson, Yadira",ABE and ESOL Instructor,"ABE/GED/ESOL",
"Thornhill-Parker, Tracey",Program Manager,Career and Technical Programs,
"Todaro, Sherri",Bookkeeper,Student Fees,
"Townsend, Sherri",Clerk, Financial Aid,
"Ulrich, Laura",Clerk ,Allied Health ,
"Vitale, Damon",Commercial Foods and Culinary Arts Instructor, Commercial Foods and Culinary Arts ,
"Vought Carol",Testing Administrator – Part-Time, Student Services ,
"Warner-Presley, Stacye",Receptionist/Clerk ,Financial Aid/Culinary,
"Weber, Lynn",Program Director/Practical Nursing ,Allied Health ,
"Westbrook, Linda",Instructor,ABE,
"Williams, Leila",ABE/GED Instructor,ABE/GED/ESOL,
"Williams, Maria",Clerk ,Allied Health ,


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As an author of stories for language learners it's always important to me to create materials that are both fun and useful on a day-today basis. So perhaps it will not come as much of a surprise that many of these works are based on my own experiences (and frustrations) of learning languages myself.
A couple of weeks ago, for example, in an effort to bolster my Hebrew reading-comprehension skills, I was delving into an Ephraim Kishon story and really wished that there was a way to have the text read aloud to me while I was parsing it. As you may know, modern Hebrew is written without vowels which can make the pronunciation of unknown words really tricky sometimes. This paragraph would read something like this:
cpl f wks g, fr xmpl, n n ffrt t blstr my Hbrw rdng-cmprhnsn sklls, ws dlvng nt n phrm Kshn stry nd rlly wshd tht thr ws wy t hv th txt b rd ld t m whl ws prsng t. s y my knw, mdrn Hbrw s wrttn wtht vwls whch cn mk th prnnctn f nknwn wrds rlly trcky smtms. Ths prgrph wld rd lk ths:
Fun times, right?
The Bewildering World Of Talking Ebooks
Since I couldn't force the publisher to integrate narration into the text, I decided to look into various ways of creating something like this for my own learning materials, since I have both text and the audio (each published separately) for many of my books. Ideally I wanted something where the ebook would mark each sentence as it was being read aloud and also allowing for tapping on certain sentences to hear them read.
Now, some of you might say: but Amazon already has something like that. No need to reinvent the wheel!
And it's true. If you own the Kindle edition of a title and also have the Audible edition, Amazon will automagically bring them together as part of a feature called "WhisperSync for Voice". Since most of my books are available on both Kindle and Audible, I thought it to be no big feat to just bring the two together.
Turns out that
a) Amazon doesn't make this available for all titles,
b) the conditions for making it available are really opaque
Apparently the Kindle edition and the Audible edition need to be word-by-word duplicates, which makes sense since the app has to align the audio with the text but really is a bummer for books such as mine that contain extra text like vocabulary and exercises.
So Amazon and its Kindle devices & apps unfortunately were off the table.
Next, I started looking into the open EPUB standard, which literally everyone (except Amazon!) uses, and lo and behold – EPUB3 supports this feature called "Media Overlays". I built a quick prototype (with the help of Alberto Pettarin's excellent guide), tested it on Windows Adobe Digital Editions and it was working!
Unfortunately, when I put the resulting EPUB on my iPad and tried to open it with iBooks, the narration was *poof* gone, non-existent. After a bit of research I found out that Apple apparently only supports narration for "fixed layout" EPUBS, not reflowable texts. Why, Apple?! The reflowable nature of ebooks is what allows for font-resizing and other customizations, whereas fixed layouts are like glorified PDFs, i.e. the amount of words and their format on each page are set in stone.
Open Standards For An Open World
So two of the biggest ebook ecosystems on the planet, Kindle and iBooks dropped out of the race before I had even really started. No biggie, right? But I liked the concept too much to just give up on it. I simply had to find a way to work around the giants and put this book into the hands of readers directly.
In other words, I had to come up with different user scenarios and find a solution which is the most comfortable for casual readers. So, Adobe Digital Editions works with EPUB3 overlays on PC, for example, but not on Android or iOS! In the end I found an excellent app called Menestrello, developed by Alberto Pettarin, which runs perfectly on iOS and Android and thus covers most of mobile devices. On Chrome there's the excellent Readium extension, which catches most laptops and desktops.
However, I still wanted something simpler, something that people could just use immediately, without downloading or installing anything. That's when I found that the same people behind the Readium extension also made an open-source web-app for embedding ePUBS directly in your browser.
So that's what I settled on in the end:
- offering the EPUB as a direct download
- embed it in a "cloud reader" for immediate enjoyment
You can find out more about this project here and check out a quick demo here: