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techUK, the voice of the UK technology industry, has today called for a new approach to tackling low impact cyber-crime[1]. Based on interviews with police and industry stakeholders and Freedom of Information requests to all 43 police forces, the 'Partners against crime' report calls for police and industry to work together to raise standards of reporting, recording and responding to this growing threat.
James Murphy, Associate Director – Defence and Security at techUK said: "Digital technology is revolutionising the way criminals operate. Police forces have made a number of positive steps to meet the challenge in recent years but they cannot meet it on their own. The ability to effectively tackle cyber-crime remains the collaborative responsibility of civil society as a whole, including businesses, consumers and the technology industry. It's only by working in partnership with the cyber security industry that the police can access the skills, capacity and reach that they desperately need."
The first set of crime figures to include cyber-crimes, released last week, revealed an increase in crime for the first time in 20 years. Recent reporting and recording processes make it hard to fully understand the challenge faced. When asked, around 50% of forces surveyed could not supply accurate figures of cyber-crime reports without manually analysing every crime in their recording systems.
techUK has called for significant changes to streamline reporting and recording, including:
- A new lexicon for cyber-crime reporting to enable the recording of accurate information
- Increasing obligations for industry to report cyber-crime incidents, including the development of reporting apps
- Businesses should be encouraged to put basic preventative measures in place through initiatives like Cyber Essentials
Police response to these crimes is carried out at a regional or local level where the capacity and capability to respond is highly variable. techUK has called for closer collaboration between police and the cyber security industry to improve skills across the UK through:
- A joined up approach to Victim Support between consumer groups, the technology industry, policing leads and Victim Support across the country
- The establishment of a Managed Service Provider model (MSP) to help the police contract the specialist cyber skills that they need
- Enhanced role for the College of Policing to accredit private training providers and courses in order to ensure that there are national standards for cyber-crime training courses
- Increased funding that law enforcement receives to tackle cyber-crime
- The creation of joint police and industry working groups to help share cyber threat information in real time, creating dynamic investigative capabilities within key business sectors.
Adrian Leppard, Commissioner of the City of London Police, said: "This report highlights the challenges that cyber-crime represents for policing. Within the context of shrinking public sector sources there is clearly the opportunity for private sector technology firms to work in closer partnerships with the Police to tackle the threat posed by cyber-crime. Creating structures that work nationally to facilitate this will be challenging but we should wrestle with these issues as the threats we face are significant. Just as technological innovation helped the public and police win the battle against other crime types it has great potential to assist law enforcement in investigating and designing out cyber-crime.
"It's by working together we can share expertise and knowledge toward the collective goal of making the UK a more hostile place to commit cyber-crime."
techUK's Freedom of Information requests revealed the huge volumes of cyber-crime being handled by forces across the country. In Warwickshire, 3,204 reports of fraud were made by victims living in the force area covered by Warwickshire Police between January 2013 and March 2014, with 2,037 of those cases estimated to be cyber-enabled. Similar figures of cyber-crime reports were witnessed by West Mercia Police. Of the 4,952 incidents of fraud reported from April 2013 – March 2014, 3,466 were estimated to be cyber-enabled. In Avon and Somerset, 2,345 cyber-enabled crime incidents were recorded in 2014.
Andrew Rogoyski VP Cyber Security Services, CGI UK Ltd said: "This report is thought-provoking and timely. The challenge of dealing with large scale cybercrime is a ticking time bomb - it will become a major public issue within months rather than years. The report rightly says that Police services can't be expected to deal with large volumes of cybercrime although the public may still expect them to. Private sector specialists can help but the long-term answer is for everyone, from companies and government departments to individual citizens, to start taking responsibility for their use of technology and become a lot more security savvy."
The full report can be downloaded below.
[1] The paper focuses on the cyber-crimes that are addressed at regional and local level, what we term 'low impact' cyber-crimes. By the use of the term 'low impact' we do not intend to imply that the effect of these crimes on victims is not significant, merely that the financial loss and criminal machinery responsible are considered as being below the threshold to merit a national level policing response. We have applied this term in the absence of any formal categorisation by the police.


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Drug Rehabilitation In Kentucky
Drug Rehabilitation In Kentucky
Just like any other state in the U.S., Kentucky also has its share of drug addicts and substance abusers. In fact, drug addiction is considered to be one of the most pressing problems faced by the state these days. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration or SAMHSA has revealed that there are 25,428 people who were admitted to a facility for drug rehabilitation in Kentucky in the year 2010.
Approximately 67% of these are men and the rest are women. Nowadays, there are many different types of substances being abused by residents living in Kentucky. However, one of the most common drugs used by abusers is none other than the opiates. According to statistics, roughly 28.2 % of all the admissions in the different drug and substance rehabilitation centers in Kentucky are caused by opiate addiction.
This is then followed by alcohol addiction with 18.8% and marijuana abuse with 16.7%. This alarming news has pushed the government of Kentucky to provide more rehab centers and facilities to cater and accommodate the rising number of patients with this kind of problem. Here are some of the things that people should know about the drug rehabilitation in Kentucky.
The Common Drug Abuse Typse in Kentucky
There are several counties in Kentucky that are known for their high incidence rates of prescription drugs addiction. In fact, these counties are also known to distribute high quantities of pain medications to many individuals in the area. Because of this, the admissions into treatment centers for opiate addiction increased to 6,249 in the year 2010.
Some of the common prescription drugs abused in the state are the oxycodone and the hydrocodone. Aside from prescription drugs, street drugs such as cocaine are also very popular in Kentucky. One of the reasons why cocaine remained as one of the top most abused drugs in the state is due to stable price and purity of the substance. This makes it easier for people to use this type of drug. Aside from this, the use of heroin and marijuana are also very rampant in Kentucky. This goes the same with methamphetamine and crystal meth.
The Pros of the Drug Rehabilitation Centers in Kentucky
Despite the cons of having very easy access to drugs, Kentucky was still able to control the use of drugs and other substances in the region. This is a result of the increasing number of drug rehabilitation centers and facilities in the state. A lot of these drug facilities and centers provide mental health services to their clients. This means that the main objectives of these rehab centers in not only to stop the addiction, but as well as to treat the side effects of this disease to the client's health. However, only 14% of all the drug abuse programs in the state of Kentucky provide detoxification processes.
Aside from treating the condition, some of the programs offered by the various drug rehabilitation centers in Kentucky also include tackling the client's hygiene issues. It is common for a drug addict to forget about his or her hygiene once they are intoxicated by drugs or other substances. Because of this, most rehab centers in Kentucky also see to it that the patients are given enough assistance in maintaining their personal care.
In addition to this, rehabilitation facilities in Kentucky also have resident nutritionists and physicians. These professionals are present in order to monitor and guide the entire process of recovery of the abusers. In other centers, there are also personal trainers in order to keep the clients physically strong and able. Drug addiction can cause the entire body to weaken. Once the system is down, it is difficult for the client to fight the disease and withdraw from the addiction. Because of this, trainers are present in order to help improve the stamina and endurance of the patients.
There are other aspects that are addressed, though structure, physical health and emotional well being are three components to an effective treatment program. These are aspects you can look into when researching the various forms of drug rehabilitation in Kentucky. There will be some differences, though most accredited treatment centers will provide a good and effective service. This is a great opportunity for anyone suffering addiction, as some people aren't so lucky, for they are either in jail or dead. This is a sad but very true reality with this.

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Why Are Triscuits Called Triscuits? Viral Twitter Thread Explains
What's in a name?
If you've ever found yourself wondering what "Triscuit" stands for, this thrilling Twitter thread is for you.
Twitter user Sage Boggs was perplexed by the mystery and launched an investigation of his own. Through some intensive research, he unearthed an electrifying explanation that'll blow your mind.
His curiosity peaked several years ago at a party after he "spotted a box of Triscuits."
He began asking other party-goers if they knew where the name originated from. No one did.
They deduced that it was probably a deviation of the word "biscuit" with the "tri" meaning "three."
"Maybe "three layers" or "three ingredients." No one knew for sure, though, so I Googled it," he wrote.
Much to his surprise -- Google, the all knowing force of the Internet, had no official answer.
He revealed that the next step was to go "straight to the source," so he emailed Triscuit.
Here's where the mystery deepens: Triscuit had no idea what their own name stood for because "no business records survived which specifically explain the origins or inspiration for the name Triscuit."
Sage Boogs was "shook."
He questioned what could have possibly happened to destroy all evidence, "Did the building explode? Did someone run out of the doors and yell 'It doesn't mean THREE!' right before perishing in a giant blaze?"
These were all valid questions that motivated him to dig deeper into the history of Triscuit.
"I did a little sleuthing online, and stumbled on some early Triscuit advertisements. Take a look at these bad boys," he wrote alongside an attached advertisement that boasts the product as "baked by electricity."
The ad hinged on the fact that Triscuits were the "only food on the market prepared by this 1903 process."
The packaging was devoid of the snack crackers' current yellow box theme and instead, heavily featured lightning bolts.
And that's when it clicked for Sage Boogs. Are you ready for this plot twist?
Triscuit means "Electricity Biscuit."
The mystery has finally been solved during the great quarantine of 2020.
"We had to go all the way up the ladder but we CAN confirm," Triscuit tweeted shortly after Boogs discovery.
Another Twitter user said that this explained the original Triscuit packaging, which features a light blue, electric theme.
Will Triscuit go back to the original packaging to celebrate its roots? We can only hope.
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Posted on September 9th, 2007 at 10:01 am by Cheesesteak Hoagie
Just minutes before the Birds kick off the 2007 season, I can't help but remember an early-season game ten years ago, also at Lambeau Field, when the Birds beat the then-highly favored Packers 10-9. I can distinctly remember listening to the end of that game on the radio in the driveway of a buddy's off-campus house. Ten years later, I live with that same guy in an extremely off-campus house (in Seattle, to be precise). Crazy how things go around and come around.
Anyhoo, while I'm cautiously optimistic that the Eagles will win this afternoon (score prediction below), one can't help but be nervous ahead of the First Real Game Of The Season.
Sure, we think we know who can play and how they'll perform, but until it's Actual Football, you never really know. And it doesn't help that the Eagles have traditionally struggled in Week One.
Thus shall I lay out the items that will cause me to shout the television this afternoon (in no particular order):
1. Green Bay scores on their first drive: nothing will be more ominous than Green Bay marching down the field and getting points on their opening drive. Nothing. That means that all the defensive shortcomings from last season are still there, and we're likely in for a long season on the defensive side of the ball. Maybe the Packers will do us a favor and drop the ball.
2. Reggie Brown drops the ball on a slant and/ or quick out: Reggie Brown will have a huge year if he can just catch the freakin ball. He does well with the tough ones down the field, but he needs to make sure he takes care of the relatively easy ones as well. Don't make me raise my voice on this.
3. The Packers score a touchdown on a screen and/ or dumpoff that involves Chris Gocong horrifically missing tackles: the whole team should know this is coming. The Packers saw the preseason tape on Gocong, and they know he's lousy at tackling people in the open field. I really hope this doesn't trigger more than one touchdown for Green Bay.
And that's that. Game time is in 15 minutes. I like the Birds to win and cover. Call it 27-17, good guys.
Go Birds.
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Chamdun Place in Brookhaven is down to only one home remaining in this desirable inside the perimeter location! The final home showcases the Lafayette home design on home site 10 and is ready for immediate move in! The Lafayette features four bedrooms, four baths and 3,240 square feet of luxury living space price at $565,870. This spacious home boasts a low maintenance, four-sided brick exterior with elegant interiors including 10′ ceilings on the main level, 8′ ceilings on the upper level and hardwood floors on the main level except for the Owner's Suite. The Owner's Suite is on the main level featuring a large walk in closet, trey ceiling and spacious Owner's Bath with dual vanities, soaking tub and separate shower. The upper level includes three secondary bedrooms with private or shared baths with walk-in closets plus large Bonus Room.
The Lafayette also features a Gourmet Kitchen with upgraded DACOR stainless steel appliances (including double ovens), granite countertops, islands, tile backsplash and beautiful cabinetry. Home buyers will not only love the beautiful interiors but they will love the outdoor living space as well which includes a large fenced backyard with unique patio with brick planter.
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Modern Millwork: Bring the Beauty of the Outside In
You can put a house into nature, but can you put nature aspects into a project? As a designer, you should know the answer: YES! Putting textured panels into a design has blossomed into something many clients are looking for.
But what should you look for in panels that give the most realistic texture into a design? It's simple if you just find a panel that is soft to the touch, deeply embossed, and impact-resistant.
Impact Resistance
Some materials used to create textured panels don't have the needed durability to keep up with everyday life. Nature may deteriorate outside, but you want your textured designs to last for a long time within any project. Keeping an eye out for a material that is of high-grade will help the materials keep its textured surface for as long as possible.
Soft Touch
In most designs, your client usually doesn't want their natural wood appearing surface to actually feel like tree bark. When bringing a textured panel into a design, it would be best to have a smooth, soft touch that your client would expect in a surface.
Deeply Embossed
If you were to look outside, nature doesn't stay within the lines. There are curves and ridges that create depth in its surface. This texture aspect of nature should also be resembled in your designs. The more natural the design appears to be, the happier your clients should be.
Nature has its own design that can look unrefined in any design. Make sure it stays that way in the textured panels you choose. You don't want your textured designs to seem "unnatural" in your project so pick one with a soft touch, is deeply embossed and has a high impact resistance.
|Natural Options
|Melamine: Very thin paper fused to a panel. The papers are then lacquered
|1) Deep texture
2) Low cost option to finish off all millwork
|1) Not as impact resistance as other options
2) Susceptible to moisture infiltration and swelling
3) Feels low-cost and artificial
|Real Wood: timeless building and decorative material
|1) Unlimited color options with paint
2) Widely accepted
|1) More labor intensive and expensive process
2) Susceptible to moisture infiltration and swelling
3) Prone to warpage
4) Can wear overtime
|High-Pressure Laminate (HPL): pressed decorative paper, craft paper and resins to form a high pressure laminate
|1) Very durable, impact-resistant, heat and moisture-resistant
2) Consistent color and pattern for all projects
3) Best options of wearability
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This is the collection of Canadian Army sculptures that are designed to be retirement gift idea s and presented, awarded to, and displayed by soldiers, families and loved ones to commemorate service to Canada. The ranges includes Canadian soldiers during Wold War 1, at Vimy Ridge, World War 2, in Afghanistan and Canada. Each statuette is sold complete with its own wooden base and a fully engraved brass plate as standard.
Here are a few of the current figurines on offer. A Canadian Soldier on Foot patrol in Afghanistan, The Vimy Ridge Memorial, 'Mother of Canada', a Canadian Army Pipe Sergeant under fire from World War 1, and a Canadian Army Bren Gunner from the Normandy Beaches in 1944.


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Copic MultiLiner SP pigment ink pens
A good pen in your hands gives you an edge on trying to achieve your artistic goals. In creating Lycos Anthropos I've used several ink pens. That is the nature of a pen nerd such as myself. In fact I am in a constant quest to find pen perfection. Naturally, then, I gravitated to Copic's line of art making products.
I am so into Copic's markers that I figured I'd start with their MultiLiner SP pens in drawing Lycos Anthropos. For me it is finely balanced and initially feels good to use. The nibs, when new, produce a faithful line without bleeding. And of course, the ink is water proof. The nibs are replaceable and ink refills can be easily inserted. This was an especially big selling point for me. If you draw a lot with ink pens you know what I mean. It always feels like such a shame to throw old, worn out pens into the recycling bin.
However there are some cons as well. The MultiLiner goes through ink rather fast, so you have to have refills handy all the time when you are in the middle of a drawing. Secondly, the nibs can be easily damaged and slow the flow of ink. Even though I tried to take care not to damage the nibs it seems like it didn't take much. At first I wasn't sure if it was the nib or what.
Don't get me wrong, when you have a freshly refilled MultiLiner with a new nib the pen works like a charm. But for the price I think I'll keep shopping around. In the meantime I have fallen back on one of my age-old fave ink pens: Sakura's Micron. More about that in a future blog.
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Levadia delight in Dublin
Tuesday 27 July 2004
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Bohemian FC 1-3 FC Levadia Tallinn (agg: 1-3) The Estonian Cup holders are the first side through.
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By Aidan Fitzmaurice at Dalymount Park
Estonian Cup holders FC Levadia Tallinn are the first team through to the UEFA Cup second qualifying round after a fine away performance at Dublin side Bohemian FC.
Early goal
The Irish side had secured a useful 0-0 draw in Estonia in the first leg, but an early away goal was to prove invaluable for the visitors. On ten minutes Konstantin Nahk sent in a corner which the home defence failed to clear and Levadia defender Vitoldas Cepauskas was left unmarked to head into the net.
Kotento heroics
Bohemians started to take control after that as Levadia sat back to protect their precious lead, and it was a mixture of the woodwork and away goalkeeper Artur Kotenko which kept Bohemians scoreless. David Morrison went agonisingly close for the home side on 33 minutes but his shot came off the crossbar, and Kotenko saved the winger's header two minutes later. The custodian frustrated Morrison yet again just before the break after another header.
Bohemians level
Both teams made changes at half-time and Bohemians substitute Bobby Ryan almost stole a goal on 51 minutes but his shot from Morrison's cross went wide. Four minutes later Bohemians were level, though, as a Simon Webb free-kick was not cleared, Kevin Hunt headed the rebound back towards goal and Republic of Ireland international Glen Crowe scored the equaliser with a superb overhead kick.
Tšelnokov beats Kelly
It seemed that Bohemians had every chance of getting the second goal they needed to book their passage, but 21 minutes from the end they fell behind again as Levadia substitute Vladimir Tšelnokov managed to get on the end of a Nahk pass, sneak past the home defence and slide a shot past Seamus Kelly to send his side into the lead for the second time
Dovydenas clincher
On 78 minutes Marius Dovydenas wrapped up the win for Levadia with their third goal after he pounced on another pass from playmaker Nahk, sending the small band of Estonians in the crowd into ecstasy.


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Fairfax County (Virginia) Police Want to Ban Permitted Concealed Handguns from Police Stations
"Michael Kennedy, a mentally ill 18-year-old, drove behind the police station in Chantilly last May and fired more than 70 shots with several weapons. Two officers died from gunshot wounds."
First of all, the main problem with these kinds of laws -- "gun-free zones" -- is that they're more like "sitting duck zones." Criminals know no one will be armed there, so a disproportionate number of multiple-victim shootings actually happen in them.
The exception with a police station, of course, is that there is "armed security" all over. I would guess this kind of situation is basically unheard of, so banning civilian guns there won't hurt the law-abiding. That's why I don't care much if the law passes.
However, look at the case that inspired it. The shooting happened outside the building. This law wouldn't have prevented the attack, even if the mentally ill man bent on killing cops had obeyed it. . . .
Thanks to Robert VerBruggen for sending me this post from his blog.


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It's been weeks (possibly months) since I've posted here. Sorry 'bout that to those of you who were hoping for more frequent posts. I am thoroughly wrapped up in my current full-time job and all that comes with having two parents who work full-time and two kids who go to school, play dates, activities, after-care, etc. It's chaos but, so far, we're managing to hold it all together.
Right now, it's exactly 4:11 am. Yup, four in the morning. It's cold, it's dark, the cat's snuggled behind me and I, as per usual if I'm not snug in bed, am on the internet. My daughter woke me up about 50 minutes ago as she was sneaking into my bed after having a bad dream. There's hardly a night that goes by without one of our children waking up, not being able to get to sleep, having a nightmare or waking up too early in the morning. Normal, I know. But, I'm curious as to how sleep – or lack thereof – affects kids' mental health.
We all know that a good night's sleep leads to a productive, happier day. The last thing I want for my kids is to have them tired, grumpy, and agitated – not good for mom and not good for them. I do my best to follow a routine with them – no sweets or loud music/TV after dinner; dimming the lights; getting into PJs as early as possible; lots of stories before bed, that type of thing. And, usually it works but very often (see above) something happens in the middle of the night.
I remember having nightmares as a child and being really terrified so I try to remain calm and reassuring – which can be exceptionally difficult when one has to get up early and be calm, productive, efficient and friendly at work the next day! If I don't have to open my eyes or turn on the lights in the dark depths of night and can just mutter something reassuring and have everyone go back to sleep – great! But, more often than not, there's a drink to be found, a teddy bear to be retrieved and, sometimes, the "stay with me until I fall asleep" card is pulled. That one's a doozy because it leads to a very sleepy parent who sometimes has work or (gasp) something fun to do after said child gets back to sleep.
For us, it's all a matter of routines, investigation, luck and "do what works for each child". What is your experience with kids and sleep? Any tips to share?


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Also known as the "Peace Lily", Spathiphyllums are a gorgeous, classic indoor plant. Our large size Spathiphyllum will add a little drama to an entry way or office.
Spathiphyllums are the easiest plant to care for. You will know when it needs water because the flowers and leaves will begin to wilt slightly. A little bit of water will perk it right up.


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Waimea Truck and Crane are New Zealand distributors for UNIC cranes, manufactured by the Furukawa Company, a key player in Japan's metal industry dating back to the 19th century. UNIC has steadily grown from a small mobile crane company to one of Japan's leading truck-mount crane manufacturers, currently holding a national market share of over 50%. With over 300,000 cranes sold to date, UNIC's in-house design and manufacturing capability have made the UNIC name a gold standard for high-quality straight-boom cranes in Japan for decades, with exports to more than 70 countries worldwide. UNIC's exacting standards and meticulous management practices are backed by ISO 9001 and 14001 certifications.
UNIC cranes are renowned for their mobility, rugged reliability and high productivity and Waimea can supply crane-only for you to fit on a truck of your choice, or we can provide a turn-key solution. UNIC cranes have superior lifting performance, a wide operational range, are easy to operate and have unparalleled safety features. These multi-purpose hydraulic cranes are engineered to handle a broad variety of loading operations and are particularly suited for transport operators, construction companies, landscapers, marine operators and those lifting and moving heavy materials like timber, iron and steel.
UNIC's range of ocean cranes are designed specifically to perform in harsh marine climates. They're highly regarded for their smooth and efficient operation in fishing, fish breeding and other marine operations.
UNIC cranes have the following features that make them such a popular choice;
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Must Reads: A YouTube Empire, Scandal in New Jersey and More
During the week, we consume words in snackable, tweetable bites. But on the weekends, we have the time to take a dive into the murkier, lengthier depths of the Internet and expand our attention spans beyond 140 characters. We can brew a cup of coffee and lie back with our iPads, laptops, smartphones and Kindles.
Since you're bound to miss a few things during the daily grind, we present to you, in our weekly installation of Mashable Must Reads, a curated list of can't-miss stories from around the web to read and reflect on. (You can find last week's must reads here.)
Why Women Aren't Welcome on the Internet | Pacific Standard
In this chilling but necessary read about what it's like to be a (public) woman on the Internet, Amanda Hess explains that feminine usernames incurred an average of 100 sexually explicit or threatening messages a day, while masculine names received an average of 3.7. And what's worse: The responsibility for addressing such harassers seems to fall in the vague ethersphere between the Feds and the social platform.
Inside a YouTube Empire Built on Kitsch and Kimchi | Mashable
In 2008, Simon and Martina Stawski moved over 6,000 miles from their hometown of Toronto to teach English in South Korea, never expecting that five years later they'd still be living there. But they found their calling. Instead of explaining the finer points of grammar and pronunciation to school kids, they chose to detail Korean lifestyle, food and music via video. Videos that now receive hundreds of thousands of views on average.
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How the NSA Almost Killed the Internet | Wired
When Edward Snowden stole top-secret documents from the NSA, he changed the world and the web. In light of the uproar surrounding government surveillance, Stephen Levy provides a special in-depth look at the year from hell for tech titans. The special report details how the Internet isn't a symbol of free speech, contrary to popular belief — and hasn't been for quite some time. But don't let the headline fool you; the long-term effects are still playing out.
Memory Machines: The Quest for a Better Digital Record of Our Lives | Mashable
Memoir, an app for iOS and OS X, organizes a vast amount of personal details — smartphone photos, Foursquare check-ins, Facebook updates, Instagram posts and tweets — into an easily searchable catalog and resurfaces your older posts at relevant moments. Its founder is hoping to turn our data into memories and those memories into more meaningful reference points for our day-to-day lives. But some flaws are inherent with remembering everything.
I, School Shooter | Polygon
Many coped with the massacre at Columbine High School in 1999 through creative means, such as making movies, recording music, writing plays and books. One survivor of the shooting, Danny Ledonne, made a video game instead. This story provides a fresh look at Super Columbine Massacre RPG! from the inside perspective of the people who were there, including developers, survivors and psychologists.
Christie and the Bridge: A Political Scandal Made for Netflix | Mashable
This week, emails and texts implicated New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's staff with lane closures on the George Washington Bridge that caused a massive four-day traffic jam. Christie took responsibility, since it happened under his watch — but firmly distanced himself from the scandal (with a 107-minute apology tour on Thursday). The story is playing out like an episode on House of Cards, Garden State-style. Here, we run down the plot, characters, dialogue and what to expect in season 2.
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Why I Bought a House in Detroit for $500 | BuzzFeed
After college, one man's friends left Michigan for better opportunities, and he was determined to help fix the broken, chaotic city by building his own home in the middle of it all. He was 23 years old.
Don't have time to read them all now? In our Readlist below, export this week's must reads to your tablet to save for a time you have no distractions. Simply click the "read later" button alongside each story or or click "export" to send the entire list of articles to your preferred device.
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Good times.
The more I look at it being done the less inert I am about it, considering what we could've had (on attached pic) which was so much more rich looking than what we are going to end up.
I now officially dislike this 3 WTC.
Good times.
3 World Trade Center Now Stands at Half of Its Final Height
August 7, 2015, by Zoe Rosenberg
Images via New York YIMBY
Even though work resumed on 3 World Trade Center just five months ago, the future supertall tower's core is already halfway to its superlative height. YIMBY reports that the building's core now stands at 41 of 80 stories, with pictures from a tipster to prove it, even though it doesn't look that tall surrounded by its sky-high neighbors. When the 600 people who come to work at the site every day are finished building up the structure in 2016, it will stand approximately 1,170 feet tall.
More World Trade Center Redevelopment coverage:
The World Trade Center's Original Architect Would Hate It Now
The Final World Trade Center Tower's Design, Revealed!
Long-Closed World Trade Center Intersection Is Ready to Open
The building's revised design doesn't feature rooftop masts.
A tweaked design for the tower by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners was unveiled after developer Larry Silverstein secured financing for the site following a fraught battle that kept the development stalled for several years. YIMBY says that 3 World Trade Center should top out in late 2016, be glassed by 2017, and be ready for tenants by 2018.
Workers on site at 3 World Trade Center, with Calatrava's Transportation Hub in the background. Image via YIMBY.
Construction Update: 175 Greenwich Street Aka Three World Trade Center Reaches Halfway Point [YIMBY]
From yesterday
Lower Manhattan Skyline viewed from Downtown Jersey City,NJ by Corey Best, on Flickr
Lower Manhattan Skyline viewed from Downtown Jersey City,NJ by Corey Best, on Flickr
World Trade Center Hub & 4 in Lower Manhattan,New York by Corey Best, on Flickr
Cool (but spiky ) photos, KZ.
Do you know what that building with the skeleton domes is on the left in the first photo?
My cousin lives in the north one. Great view from the roof deck.Thank you! That building is known as Greenwich Court, and there's actually two of them lining the east side of Greenwich Street there. They're one of the many late-'80s developments to grace Tribeca.
This tower is the best project in NY right now from a serious architectural design standpoint, hardly lame.
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Cyberpunk 2077 is an RPG from CDProjekt RED, and we have some new details on the game.
This might be what KZ2 was to the E305 KZ2 CGI trailer, but you and I know better, that they'll never get there. I still respect them for trying.
Next Tuesday: The "dark fantasy open world game" is getting announced! Can you say Witcher 3?! X)


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A history professor in a tweed jacket, a cheeky Goth chick, and a pipe-smoking, book-hurling ghost. Put them all together in an antiquated library and, well…
Professor Jack Wood's silver-streaked hair definitely ages him, and he can thank Killer Dawn for that. He won't be falling into the love trap again anytime real soon. But this new librarian has him curious, with her head-to-toe black Goth garb, piercings, and a defiant attitude to match. Definitely not his type of girl, but still…
Abigail Stryker's got her work cut out for her. The last two librarians didn't last a month before airborne books chased them off. But Abby's determined to make her new life a go–and to stay as far away from older men as possible. Once was enough. Might be tough to do when the library's best patron is none other than dreamy-eyed Jack Wood. And it seems the eccentric ghost may have taken a shine to her as well.
Author - Claire Gem
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There are many benefits of reading online for kids, including:
One-on-one Learning
Online reading programs like ABC Reading Eggs instruct children in key literacy areas within a one-on-one learning environment. Unlike learning in a classroom setting, lessons and...
Dec 11, 2012
Simple Steps to Teach Kids How to Read
Although reading itself is a complex process, involving a number of different literacy skills, the steps taken in order to introduce those skills are relatively simple. In order to teach kids how to read, and how to enjoy the reading...
Dec 11, 2012
5 Tips for Teaching Kids to Read
Educators agree that when teaching kids to read there are five core literacy skills that need to be taught: phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency and comprehension. Here follows five ways that you can develop these skills in your child and...
Dec 06, 2012
How to Teach a Child Reading
With a wide array of reading resources touting different methods as the most effective to teach a child reading, it's often hard to know which is in fact the most effective. Different teaching styles notwithstanding, at the most fundamental level...
Dec 06, 2012
Fun Ways to Learn to Read and Write
Children usually learn to read and write around the age of five or six, and educators have found that the skills of reading and writing complement one another. The learning of each skill is made both easier and more effective...
Dec 06, 2012
Fun Early Reading Activities
Most children start to read somewhere around age five or six, while some begin even earlier. Regardless of whether or not you have an early reader, the early years are a critical time for developing a love of reading in...
Nov 14, 2012
What can a Reading Assessment tell you?
Reading assessments form an important part of many reading programs, allowing parents and teachers to determine a child's reading level, and to therefore cater lessons and activities to their reading ability.
The most effective reading assessments help parents and teachers...
Nov 14, 2012
Teaching Children Reading Online
Learning to read is one of, if not the most important educational milestone for a child. As such, the internet is now home to countless reading and literacy games, activities and programs that teach children reading online. So, are online...
Nov 14, 2012
Phonics Online
An understanding of phonics is one of the core literacy skills kids need to become fluent readers. As such there is a burgeoning resource of lessons, activities and games that teach kids phonics online. But what is phonics exactly?
Nov 14, 2012
Learn-to-Read Games make Learning Fun
Educators of young children recognise the great advantage of using play-based teaching techniques as a means of instruction. A child's first language is play, and if educators use learn-to-read games in order to teach and instruct children, they find that...
Nov 14, 2012
How to Get Kids Reading Books
While there are countless different ways to get kids reading books, there are three vital constants that you need to provide your child to ensure they become the most effective reader – access to good books, an effective reading program,...
Nov 07, 2012
Teaching Reading to Kids
One of the most important things to teach a child is to read. Teaching reading to kids is essential to their development, giving them the skills necessary to further their education and set them up for future academic success.
Nov 06, 2012
Preschool Phonics and Learning to Read
A common stumbling block for children learning to read is difficulty understanding phonics, that is, letters and their corresponding sounds. One of the best ways to overcome this problem and prepare young children for reading is to engage them in...
Nov 06, 2012
How to Develop Phonics Reading Skills
One of the first literacy skills children need to acquire when learning to read is an understanding of phonics, that is, the ability to recognise letters and the sounds they make. For children to develop and apply phonics reading skills...
Nov 06, 2012
Fun Reading Games for Children
Reading is one of the most important things that children can learn, providing a gateway to a child's future academic success. For early readers, achieving reading fluency and reading for meaning and comprehension is the ultimate goal.
Reading games are...
Nov 01, 2012
Teaching How To Read
When teaching how to read, it's great to have some goals in place for your child to work towards. The aim of teaching how to read is never as short-sighted as completing a worksheet or activity, rather it should be...
Oct 26, 2012
Tips to Get Children Reading
The goal of any reading program should always be to have children reading real books. Reading activities and worksheets have their place, but the goal of any good reading instruction should be getting children reading, as well as understanding and...
Oct 26, 2012
Resources for Kids Reading Online
There are innumerable resources available for kids reading online, including reading games, activities and programs that help develop reading skills both in the classroom and at home. But with so much choice can come confusion. Which resources are the most...
Oct 26, 2012
Make Learning How to Read Fun
While no one questions the importance of learning how to read, what is up for debate is how enjoyable the process can be. While learning how to read may prove to be more difficult for some children than others, a...
Oct 26, 2012
Interactive Reading How-to
Educators find that the most effective way to teach kids to read is through interactive reading instruction. Kids best learn to read when the instruction and the reading material are aimed directly at their reading ability.
An interactive reading approach...
Oct 26, 2012
How to Get Children Reading
Children most often begin reading around five or six years of age. While it may appear that for some children reading is something they just 'pick up', this is rarely the case. In order to achieve reading fluency, children must...
Oct 03, 2012
The Complexity of Reading for Children
The process of reading for children is a complex one, involving a number of reading skills that kids have to learn, develop, and use simultaneously in order to both read and improve their reading. According to Marilyn Adams, an esteemed...
Oct 03, 2012
Reading Help for the Struggling Reader
No parent wants their child to struggle with reading, but it's important to be aware of the signs of reading struggles in order provide your child with effective reading help if necessary. Repeated ear infections as a young child, speech...
Oct 03, 2012
Kids Reading Games
As a means of making learning fun and motivational, kids reading games can be very effective at teaching early literacy skills, especially when they are part of a broader, systematic reading program. In order to be truly effective, a reading...
Oct 03, 2012
Kids Online Reading – How it Helps
The growing awareness of how important structured literacy development is to the educational life of a child has seen a proliferation of reading programs and resources available online. But does kids online reading really help them to read?
As with...
Oct 03, 2012
Interactive Phonics Games
Systematic and explicit phonics instruction is a crucial part of any reading program, and interactive phonics games are one of the most effective and enjoyable ways for kids to learn phonics.
Phonics instruction, that is, the method of teaching how...
Sep 19, 2012
Phonics Games Online
The internet abounds with literacy activities for kids, with a wide variety of phonics games online. These games offer a great resource for parents and teachers to supplement the reading instruction that kids are already receiving at school. Playing phonics...
Sep 19, 2012
Learn How to Read
To learn how to read is one of, if not the most important rite of passage in a child's early education, and one that is far more complex and rigourous than seems at first glance.
When kids learn how to...
Sep 19, 2012
Kids Reading Books
The goal of any reading program should ultimately be to have kids reading books independently, with the ability to comprehend for meaning and communicate meaning to others. As a means to this end, teachers and parents need to provide their...
Sep 19, 2012
How to Teach Reading to Kids
Reading is both of enormous significance in the educational life of a child, and an incredibly complex skill for young readers to master. While it is easy to assume that kids will just 'pick up' reading over time, research has...
Sep 19, 2012
How Kids Learn to Read
The success of a child's early reading development has been proven as an essential factor in their later academic life, therefore its important that kids learn to read through a systematic process that addresses the core areas of literacy.
Sep 12, 2012
Programs for Reading
Being literate can have an enormous impact on the social and educational life of a child. The importance of literacy remains unquestioned, but the research indicates just how complex the process of learning to read is. Acquiring literacy can be...
Sep 12, 2012
Phonics for Kids
Anyone beginning the journey of teaching their child to read quickly learns how important phonics is for kids. You'd be hard-pressed to find a reading program that doesn't place a lot of emphasis on the importance of phonics. But what...
Sep 12, 2012
Phonics Activities
Phonics instruction has received a lot of attention in education circles of late. It is making a much-needed return to literacy instruction after falling out of favour for a time. The particular kind of phonics instruction that has been criticised...
Sep 12, 2012
Learning Phonics
Because literacy is so important to a child's educational and intellectual life, it's no wonder that there's more emphasis than ever on kids learning phonics. While phonics once used to be a popular means of instruction, it fell out of...
Sep 12, 2012
Learn to Read Tips
The importance of literacy in a child's educational development and achievement cannot be emphasised enough. It's a well-known fact that when kids learn to read, they acquire skills that lead to success in school, community and their eventual working life....
Aug 29, 2012
Teach Your Child to Read
Reading is the most important skill that kids can have in their educational 'toolbox'. However kids don't just 'pick-up' reading, they have to be taught it. Learning to read is a complex art, one that requires kids to learn a...
Aug 29, 2012
Teach Reading to Kids
Reading is the most important skill that kids can have in their educational 'toolbox'. However kids don't just 'pick-up' reading, they have to be taught it. Learning to read is a complex art, one that requires kids to learn a...
Aug 29, 2012
Strategies for Reading
Reading is a complex activity, requiring the reader to use countless skills simultaneously in order to read fluently. For both the child learning to read, and their parents, it can sometimes seem a thoroughly daunting task. And, knowing that a...
Aug 29, 2012
Reading Software
It seems that there are more resources than ever when it comes to teaching kids how to read and many of them can be found online. From resources for teachers, to tips for parents, the Internet seems to have reading...
Aug 28, 2012
Online Reading Program
It seems that there are more resources than ever when it comes to teaching kids how to read and many of them can be found online. From resources for teachers, to tips for parents, the Internet seems to have reading...
Aug 23, 2012
Teach Toddlers to Read
Reading is the most important skill that children can have in their educational 'toolbox', so to speak, and the plain truth is, children don't just 'pick-up' reading, they have to learn how to read. And learning to read begins long...
Aug 23, 2012
Reading Websites
There is a wide array of resources for teaching kids how to read, and many of them can be found online. From curriculum for teachers, to tips for parents, the Internet seems to have reading covered. But how can you...
Aug 23, 2012
Reading Practice
Not surprisingly, the only way for young readers to develop into fluent readers is to practice reading. The term 'practice' makes it sound like young readers are engaging in a parallel activity to reading, related to it, but not exactly...
Aug 22, 2012
Reading Log
Reading logs can be a contentious issue for both educators and parents. For educators a reading log is often the signal of the trench war between enthusiasts for phonics and the devotees of whole language instruction. In a reductive nutshell,...
Aug 22, 2012
Kids Spelling Tips
Kids' spelling is nothing if not inventive, but sometimes, the funny way kids spell things is a great reminder to parents and teachers that the English language is rather, for lack of a better word, irregular, in its spelling. The...
Aug 16, 2012
Reading and Writing
Literacy involves being able to both read and write; reading and writing are sister activities, if you will, in the family of literacy. In writing circles it has become almost commonplace that reading helps you become a better writer. But...
Aug 15, 2012
Reading and Autism – Teaching Kids to Read and Comprehend
Reading and Autism: Teaching Kids to Read and Comprehend
Autism is a...
Aug 15, 2012
Learning Difficulties
Learning difficulties beset the best efforts of many children learning to read. Learning to read is a complex process in which young readers must engage in a number of literacy skills simultaneously in order to read fluently. Fluent readers must...
Aug 07, 2012
Reading Test for Kids
Reading tests can be a useful part a reading program, as long as their aim is to help students become fluent readers who understand what they read. A simple reading test done before a child begins reading has the benefit...
Aug 07, 2012
Reading Assessment
Reading assessments can be a useful part a reading program, as long as their aim is to help students become fluent readers who understand what they read. Reading assessments done before a child begins reading have the benefit of placing...
Aug 06, 2012
What is Guided Reading
Guided Reading is an essential part of any early literacy program. In a guided reading session within the classroom, students are placed into small groups according to their level of reading ability. Of course, even in a small group there...
Aug 06, 2012
What are Sight Words?
Sight words are the words that appear most frequently in our reading and writing. Often these words do not have a concrete image that accompanies them. They are high-frequency words that may not be able to be pictured, and as...
Aug 06, 2012
Reading to Children
It's easy to focus on how important reading to children is. Reading to children is undoubtedly of immense importance to their reading life, as it provides them with opportunities to develop essential pre-reading skills, as well as models for fluent...
Aug 06, 2012
About Reading Skills
Acquiring good reading skills is enormously significant to a child's education. Educators are very quick to stress that learning good reading skills is an essential part of a child's education, as literacy affects every part of a child's learning, both...
Aug 06, 2012
Reading Books
Reading books is a great adventure. How else could one person enter the land of giants, such as in Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels, fight a battle with pirates, as in Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island, or experience a sea voyage...
Aug 06, 2012
Interactive Reading Games
It should come as no surprise that kids like doing the activities that they find fun and engaging to do. And what seems like commonsense has the weight of research backing it as well: Educators and researchers have found that...
Aug 06, 2012
Home Reading Tips
In order for kids to make gains in their reading and really excel, they need to experience reading not just at school, but at home as well. Home reading reinforces all the great reading skills kids pick up at school,...
Aug 06, 2012
Guided Reading Levels
Guided Reading Levels are an essential part of any early literacy program. In a guided reading session within the classroom, students are grouped into small groups according to their level of reading ability. Of course, even in a small group...
Aug 03, 2012
Reading Games for Kids – Fun & Interactive Online Games
Reading Games for Kids – Fun, Interactive Learning
To most...
Aug 03, 2012
Activities for Reading
In order for children to learn to read, it's helpful to have a proverbial reservoir of activities for reading for them to do. Make that, a resevoir of enjoyable activities. Who wouldn't rather engage in activities that are enjoyable to...
Jul 23, 2012
Reading Lessons
It's a truth almost universally acknowledged that the more enjoyable a task is, the more likely it is that anyone will want to do that task. It should come as no surprise, then, that kids like doing the tasks that...
Jul 17, 2012
How Reading Games Help
How Reading Games Help
The more enjoyable a task, the more likely it is that a kid will want to engage in and complete that task. What seems like commonsense has the weight of research backing it as well: Educators...
Jul 17, 2012
Children learning to read must acquire a number of complex skills that enable them to make the necessary links between the sound that words make and the way that they appear on the page. Phonics is one of the five...
Jul 17, 2012
Kids Reading Tips
Getting kids reading is enormously significant to their entire education. Educators are very quick to stress that getting kids reading is the most important part of their schooling as literacy affects every part of a child's learning, both in school...
Jun 22, 2012
Synthetic Phonics – What is Synthetic Phonics?
Synthetic Phonics
What is synthetic phonics?
Synthetic phonics is a method of teaching where words are broken up into the smallest units of sound (phonemes). Children learn to make connections between the letters of written texts (graphemes, or letter symbols)...
Jun 22, 2012
Learning to Read
Learning to read is a complex process that can be broken down into a number of steps. Each step requires considerable practice. Some children progress through these steps rapidly and with ease, but others take longer. Motivation plays a vital...


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What is Mediation?
Mediation is an opportunity for people to talk together and make their own decisions on what to do next, with the help of a neutral mediator.
Mediation is private and confidential.
In mediation, you can tell the other person what is important to you about the situation and how it has affected you. You can tell them what you want them to understand. You can ask questions. You can hear what they have to say.
Sometimes mediation is the only chance people have to talk directly to each other, to talk things through, to be heard.
Most of the time, people hear new information in mediation. Often, people feel heard for the first time.
There is no agreement in mediation unless you both agree to it.
Most people are sure that mediation won't work for them. Yet over 70% of the people who mediate reach an agreement, and they are surprised. When people do reach agreement, they save money and time and, more importantly, they make their own decisions.
Even when people do not reach an agreement in mediation, they often find that they are clearer on what to do next and better able to move on.
Divorce and Custody Cases
Are you going through a divorce or is there a disagreement over the parenting schedule?
- Do you want to have a say in what is going to happen?
- Do things feel out of control – or like they might get that way?
Over 70% of the people who mediate reach agreements acceptable to both of them. They make their own decisions.
Doubt is common, but most reach agreement on some or all issues. Mediation gives people a chance to make their own decisions and save time and money.
Mediation is not appropriate in every situation – even when it has been court-ordered. If you are afraid to be with the other person or won't be able to speak up because you're afraid of being harmed later, you or your attorney can request a waiver or excuse from the court. See I'm afraid or worried for more information. See waiver application for a copy of the form.
As you consider mediation, you may have some questions. This website can help you find out…
- how to prepare for mediation
- how to select a mediator
- and how to select an attorney
Mediation: It's your solution.


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More of your favorite games arrived this week.
New from WizKids is Favelas a clever tile placement, dice manipulation game that requires a little luck and plenty of tactical decisions.
New Game!
Players will develop their own colorful Favelas neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro. Each player has a board with brightly colored housing spaces. Turns consist of taking a single or double Favela tile, placing it on your board, and adjusting the corresponding colored scoring die for each color you matched with your newly placed tile. Play continues until the End Of Year tile is revealed which triggers the first scoring. Each color is scored based on who has the majority of that color. The value on each of the scoring dice will determine the point value awarded. The next round begins with re-rolling the scoring dice and using the 2nd year stack of tiles. Player boards remain unchanged from the previous year. Play continues in the same manner until the end of year 3. The player with the most points wins.
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New Expansion!
|Ticket To Ride
Map Collection # 6
France and Old West
Days Of Wonder
Days of Wonder has released another in the Ticket To Ride Map Collection Series. This latest expansion, Ticket To Ride France contains a double-sided game board with a map of France on one side and and a map of the Old West on the flip side.
This is an expansion and requires either Ticket To Ride or Ticket To Ride Europe from which you borrow the trains and the train car cards to use for the France and the Old West games.
|France Map
The French map side is designed for 2 to 5 players and includes destination tickets, and color track pieces. It is pretty much a blank canvas where most of the routes are in fact Track Beds and cannot be claimed at the beginning of the game. They must first be built. When taking the Draw Train Car cards action you will also place a colored Track Section piece on the board. This route is now available for anyone to claim with the corresponding train cards. When claiming the route your trains will replace the Track Section which will go back to the supply for future use. Additionally, some of the routes are special ferry routes. In order to claim these routes one of your train track cards must be a locomotive card.
|Old West Map
The Old West map side is designed for 2 to 6 players and includes destination tickets, white train cars, city markers, and Alvin the Alien marker. Players develop their networks starting from their home cities and every subsequent route must connect back to their home city. When claiming a route a player may also pay the cost to place one of their city markers on either city of this route. Thereafter, you will receive the points for any claimed route to that city. Additionally, some of the routes are special ferry routes. In order to claim these routes one of your train track cards must be a locomotive card.
Alvin the Alien is a variant that starts in Roswell. Control Alvin and gain bonus points.
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Another in a Series!
|One Deck Dungeon
Forest Of Shadows
One Deck Dungeon: Forest of Shadows is a 2-player cooperative dungeon delve. This can be played as a stand-alone game or combined with One Deck Dungeon as an expansion and even taking it to 4 players.
Forest of Shadows adds all new heroes, dungeons, foes, perils, and makes your adventures more dangerous with a new type of damage: poison. You'll have to weigh spending time tending to your wounds against the ever-pressing need to battle and find loot.
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Come and visit us at 30 NW 2nd Street in Historic Downtown Gresham. We have a full range of family games, strategy games, Euro-style games, war games, card games, dice games and more. Also for the puzzle enthusiasts we carry quality puzzles from Ravensburger, White Mountain, and Cobble Hill.


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Leeds United - Top Ten Goals 2010/2011
Leeds United Top Ten Goals 2010-11 from Simon Cranston on Vimeo.
This is my top ten Leeds goals of the 2010/2011 season. The goals are:
10 - Jonny Howson (3rd Goal VS Scunthorpe United (A))
9 - Davide Somma (2nd Goal VS Millwall (H))
8 - Jonny Howson (VS Burnley (A))
7 - Robert Snodgrass (VS Coventry City (A))
6 - Max Gradel (VS Scunthorpe United (H))
5 - Robert Snodgrass (VS Leicester City (A))
4 - Davide Somma (VS Norwich City (H))
3 - Luciano Becchio (VS Middlesbrough (A))
2 - Robert Snodgrass (VS Bristol City (A))
1 - Bradley Johnson (VS Arsenal (H))
Footage courtesy of LUTV; made using Apple iMovie '11.
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Hello wonderful people in my life,
One week down and three to go. The first three weeks are to treat the whole breast, where the final and fourth week is to treat the area where the actual tumor was removed from. It is so nice to be in and out of the hospital with no fuss. To be honest I am getting a bit over having to have Herceptin but it is necessary as a preventative to stop and cancerous cells reproducing. I think I still have about nine rounds of that left. Slow going.
Just to add a little bit of first hand information about my surgery from Dom the med student who has been shadowing me throughout my treatment process…
My name's Dom and I'm a medical student in London. I've been tasked by Jess to write up a bit of detail from her operation for everyone's informed pleasure, as I had the good fortune to be present in the theatre at the time.
A little bit of background quickly. Everyone in my year gets paired up with a patient at some stage through their treatment process. We're supposed to follow their progress and talk things through with them throughout their treatment. I don't think I could have got much luckier than landing Jess. Just a small word on her, because I'm sure everyone knows this already, but I've been to a number of her meetings, was with her before, during and after her operation and had some good talks with her about everything. I don't think I could picture anyone having a more positive outlook on things than Jess. Her matter of fact view about life and the way she takes everything in her stride never fails to amaze me, and she is a wonderful example to how everyone should live their lives.
Right, enough eulogising and on to some detail. Jess had initially asked me to take photos during the operation, and I managed to get one, although before I knew it I was being asked to scrub up by her surgeon Mr Tan and there I was, giving him a helping hand. I'm not sure how much gruesome detail people want here, but if it's minimal that you're after, maybe stop reading now! The obvious aim of the surgery was to remove both the lumps and any surrounding breast tissue so that they could obtain what are referred to as 'clear margins', meaning all the edges around the area removed are completely free of any further malignant cells. The initial incision was made around the nipple, approximately half the way round, with a scalpel. Interestingly this was the only time a blade was used. Mr Tan then needed to separate Jess' skin from the underlying breast tissue and he did this using what I can only describe as an electric pen. A small metal tip on the end has a current running through it and this essentially burns through any tissue it comes in contact with, having the added advantage of cauterising the bloods vessels as it cuts through and so minimising any bleeding that would otherwise occur with a simple scalpel. Mr Tan continued with this ingenious piece of kit until he reached the two marking wires that Jess had previously had inserted to mark the location of the two lumps. From there, it was simply a case of removing adequate tissue at these locations to hopefully ensure clear margins on each side. This was double checked with a quick X-ray of the tissue to confirm that more tissue didn't need to be removed. This is where my involvement really started. Mr Tan asked if I could stitch up the incision. Not to panic Jess (she already knows) but it was my first involvement in surgery and I feel honoured that it was on someone who I've had the pleasure to get to know. I placed approximately 15 stitches around the nipple, and that was operation over.
I hope those who might want to know a bit more detail find this interesting. I am just grateful to both Mr Tan and Jess herself for allowing me the chance to be there and offer a helping hand.
Amongst the Daffodils at Hampton Court Palace and the front of the palace itself. Three months post chemo.
The National Literacy Trust "Where's Wally" Fun Walk at Victoria Park, London – Sunday 16th March, 2014
With Sarah, Kirsten, Me, Imogen, Kate and Catherine.
Kirsten and I at the start line.
I have been trying to write this email over the past week or so and it has been a bit of a chore. The last few weeks have not been the greatest but I hope with the weather getting nicer that things will improve. To those of you who have emailed, messaged and sent me treats thank you so much. Tina the book, bracelet and card you sent was just wonderful, thank you.
I have my good days and my bad but at the moment most of them are good. It feels good to know that I am on the road to recovery and that I feel fitter every day. It is so weird having hair! I was so bald for what seemed like forever. I am glad that my body is healing and I am getting back to normal – whatever that is meant to be! I feel truly blessed everyday to be here and have such great people around me and in my life. I hope you all value what you have. Try not to take it for granted.
Love and hugs,
Jess xxxx