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Beppu City boasts Mount Aso- Japan's largest active volcano, and the second largest source of thermal spring water on the Earth- the first being Yellowstone National Park. Mayor of Beppu Yasuhiro Nagano decided to take full advantage of the city's eight natural hot springs and already booming resort and tourism industry by opening an amusement park on the island of Kyushu- entirely spa-themed.
Since the announcement to construct this park was made eight months ago, patrons from all over the globe were eager to contribute some money to make it happen. Over 75,000,000 yen (or about 650,000 US dollars), made through crowdsourcing, contributed to the construction of the project. And on July 31st, with much fanfare, the first-ever "spamusement park", called Yu-enchi, celebrated its grand opening.
If riding in a merry-go-round car filled with hot bubbles sounds like a bizarre childhood dream, prepare to make that dream a reality. The park's grand opening also featured a roller coaster filled with hot water, alot of dancing, a pedal-powered carriage ride, and actors dressed as zombies. Because why the heck not?
There will surely be no shortage of hot water to keep the theme park afloat, as 3,000 vents eject about 130,000 tons of hot water per day.
The grand opening was, unsurprisingly, sold out. Only those who donated 8,000 yen or more to the city, or who bought an advance ticket, could attend. Tons of towel-clad patrons danced with bubbles and foam, and waited patiently on absurdly long lines for this quirky attraction, and it was a tremendous success.

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Beef Stew and Dumplings
1/3 cup (50 g) all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
2 pounds (900 g) cubed stewing beef
4 tablespoons vegetable shortening
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 large white or yellow onion, sliced or cubed
2 bay leaves
1/4 teaspoon allspice
1 stalk celery, sliced
8 to 10 small potatoes, peeled
1 can diced stewed tomatoes, undrained
Step 1...Mix the 1/3 cup all-purpose flour, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon fresh black pepper. Roll the 2 pounds of cubed meat in the mixture. Shake off any excess flour.
Step 2...Melt the 4 tablespoons vegetable shortening in a Dutch oven or heavy-bottomed large pot with a lid. When the oil is very hot add the meat cubes, about 6 or 8 at a time so you don't crowd them, brown on all sides, and remove. When the last of the meat is browned, return all to the pot and pour on 3-1/2 cups boiling water. Stand back as you do this when you do it, because it will spit and sputter. Use a splash screen if you have one.
Step 3...Stir and add the 1 tablespoon lemon juice, tomatoes, 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce, 2 bay leaves, and the 1/4 teaspoon allspice. Lower the heat,cover and simmer for 1 to 1-1/2 hours, or until the meat is tender.
Add the onion, celery, carrots, potatoes, cover and simmer for 20 to 25 minutes more. While simmering, make the dumplings as follows;
2 cups (285 g) all-purpose white flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons minced parsley
4 tablespoons vegetable shortening
3/4 to 1 cup (1-3/4 dL-1/4 L) milk
Step 1...Combine the 2 cups all-purpose flour, 3 teaspoons baking powder, 1 teaspoon salt and 2 tablespoons parsley in a bowl. Cut in the 4 tablespoons vegetable shortening until the mixture looks like coarse meal. Add 3/4 cup milk and stir with a fork briefly. Add only enough the remaining 1/4 cup milk to make the dough hold together.
Step 2...Lift the lid of your pot and drop the dough by large tablespoons on top of the bubbling stew. Cover and steam for 20 minutes without lifting the cover.
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"We exhort you, venerable brethren, in all earnestness to restore the golden wisdom of St. Thomas, and to spread it far and wide for the defense and beauty of the Catholic faith, for the good of society, and for the advantage of all the sciences."
These words of Leo XIII are no less certain today than when the Holy Father promulgated them 150 years ago. Indeed, while the neo-scholastic revival flourished for several decades in the wake of Leo's encyclical Aeterni Patris, the "golden wisdom" of the Angelic Doctor has been conspicuously absent from many Catholic schools and even seminaries in the decades following the Second Vatican Council.
The early years of the 21st century have seen a tremendous growth of interest in the thought of St. Thomas, and many excellent books have been published for both academic and popular audiences. Nevertheless, for the average Catholic sitting in the pews of the average parish, Aquinas remains distant and largely inaccessible in his own writings. Technical jargon as well as the logical structure of the saint's work cause many to despair of understanding.
To remedy this, on the feast of St. Thomas, we herein offer a very brief introduction to the life of this indispensable Catholic theologian, and his most famous work the Summa Theologiae, and pray that in so doing Leo's exhortation may again be heeded in our own day.
A very brief introduction to St. Thomas
Saint Thomas was an Italian Catholic priest in the 13th century. Born to a noble family, he began his education at the famous Benedictine Abbey at Monte Cassino, near Rome, at the age of five. His aristocratic family had planned for him to grow up to be the Abbot at Monte Cassino, a very prestigious role which would further decorate their lineage.
The young Thomas, however, made different plans. Impelled by his love of God, Thomas made clear his intention to join the Order of Preachers, a recently established fraternity of wandering beggars who devoted themselves to study and preaching the Word of God. In the early days these friars, called the Dominicans after their founder St. Dominic, were looked upon by the nobility as the religious hippies of their day. For the young aristocrat to join such an order, as opposed to the prominent Benedictines, was an outright scandal to the family from Aquino.
So opposed was his family that when Thomas set out for the University of Paris to earn his theological master's degree with the Dominicans, they had him kidnapped and brought home. They kept him under house arrest for nearly two years, hoping to break his spirit, but according to tradition the young saint used this time to memorize the entire Bible. As a final desperate attempt to dissuade Thomas from his vocation, his brothers hired a prostitute and sent her into his room to seduce him, but rather than staining his purity Aquinas chased her out of the room with a hot iron from the fireplace. His family, so impressed by this display of virtue and resolve, finally relented and allowed Thomas to pursue his calling with the Dominicans.
Aquinas would go on to become the star pupil of St. Albert the Great, the greatest scientist of the Middle Ages. Together, Saints Albert and Thomas would successfully introduce Aristotle to the medieval Church, which had been steeped in Platonism since the time of St. Augustine. The new synthesis of Aristotelian natural science with Christian theology, accomplished by St. Thomas in the 13th century more than by anyone else, laid the intellectual foundations of what we today mistakenly call the "scientific revolution" of the 16th century. Rather than revolting, the early modern scientists in the 16th century were continuing the legacy of the St. Thomas and the Scholastic philosophers and scientists of the high Middle Ages, notably those who had come under the influence of Aristotle as mediated by St. Thomas. In the history of science, Aquinas' successful synthesis of Aristotelianism with Christian theology is among the most important and underappreciated events.
Of course Aquinas was a theologian more than he was a scientist, but he used natural science in the service of philosophy, just as he used philosophy in the service of theology. His work forms an organic whole which embodies the medieval adage that "philosophy is the handmaid of theology."
A very brief introduction to the works of St. Thomas
St. Thomas' literary output was positively staggering. The collected works of Aquinas run to 50 large folio volumes, the equivalent of about 500 short books. In order to earn his master's degree, like all the Masters of the 13th century, Aquinas wrote a long and detailed commentary on the Sentences of Peter Lombard. Then he went on to write many commentaries on Holy Scripture and the works of Aristotle, numerous short works devoted to specific questions in philosophy and theology, and two large "Summas," or summaries of theology.
The Summa Contra Gentiles was written as a systematic exposition and defense of Christian belief for the persuasion of unbelievers, and it ranks among the finest texts in the history of apologetics. The Summa Theologiae, Aquinas' undisputed magnum opus, was written as a textbook for theology students, whose faith was already presumed.
A very brief introduction to the Summa Theologiae
The Summa Theologiae is a systematic work comprised of three large parts. The First Part, usually referred to by its Latin name Prima Pars, is concerned with the nature of objective reality, starting with God as the Source of all being. Aquinas considers the existence and nature of God as Creator and as Trinity, the creation of the universe, and the nature of man, the crown and synthesis of creation made in God's own image.
The Second Part of the Summa is so large that it is subdivided into two parts. The First Part of the Second Part, the Prima Secundae, deals with happiness (flourishing) as the goal of human existence, the general principles of morality which conduce to happiness, the natural law which guides man in his quest for happiness, and human and divine government, which exist to assist man in his quest. The Second Part of the Second Part, the Secunda Secundae, treats the virtues as the way that man lives out the moral principles, and the opposing vices which deter man from attaining his final end, which is happiness with God forever. The Secunda Secundae also treats of the various states of life, the vocations by which God calls man back to Himself.
The Third Part of the Summa, the Tertia Pars, considers the Person and Work of Jesus Christ, whose incarnation and atoning sacrifice provide man with the grace to fulfill the requirements of the moral law, and thereby to be united with God. After treating of Christ in Himself, Aquinas turns to consider the Sacraments of Holy Church, which is the mystical body of Christ wherein He pours out His grace to man, to unite man to Himself in time and in eternity.
Considered as a whole, the Summa Theologiae may be considered as a mirror of reality. It starts with God the Creator, who as Love gives being to all things, which in their turn seek the perfection of their created natures and thereby return to their Source. Man, as the cosmic priest of creation, sums up all things in himself and by making a free gift of himself back to God thereby brings all creation back to its Source. Reality is thus likened to a vast metaphysical circulatory system, with created beings flowing out from God Who Is Uncreated Being, unfolding their essences in time and attaining their various ends, and thereby returning to their Source for which they unceasingly yearn. This is the deeply biblical vision that runs through the entire Summa Theologiae, and on which the very structure of the text is modeled.
St. Thomas died before completing the third part of the Summa. One night shortly after he had composed the treatise on the Eucharist, Aquinas was praying in his chapel and heard a locution from the crucifix on the wall. Christ spoke to him, "Thomas my son, you have written well of me. What will you have as your reward?" The saint's answer is the perfect summary of his whole life and all his voluminous scholarly output. "Non nisi te, Domine." "Only yourself, Lord."
Shortly thereafter one day while Aquinas was celebrating Mass he was granted a profound grace of mystical union, which so transfixed him that he declared he could no longer continue his writing. When his brother friars begged him to explain himself, Thomas told them "Compared with what has been revealed to me, all that I have written seems like so much straw." On his deathbed soon after, he asked his brothers to read aloud the Song of Songs, and cared not that his greatest work was left unfinished. Later, his brother Dominicans systematically anthologized excerpts from his earlier work to complete the last part of the Summa, which is called the Supplementum.
How to Read the Summa Theologiae
The Summa Theologiae is a massive work. The print edition runs to five volumes and over 3,000 pages. It's also as dense as it is bulky. St. Thomas never wastes words and there's really no fat to trim off the Summa. Furthermore, Aquinas deploys an array of technical terminology that can leave the philosophically uninitiated bewildered. How then ought one to approach reading this work?
There are two basic difficulties encountered in the Summa. First, the terminology can be overwhelming without a primer, and second, the structure of the articles themselves can be confusing to newcomers.
The jargon is the biggest obstacle to average readers approaching the Summa. Thankfully, there are many fine introductions to St. Thomas which gloss the main philosophical terms and concepts. Ed Feser's Aquinas is among the best recent such works. Mortimer Adler's classic Aristotle for Everybody is also an extremely helpful primer on Aristotelian philosophy, which Aquinas largely adopts as a framework.
The second difficulty is the logical structure of Summa articles, which are discussed below.
How to understand the Summa articles
Articles of the Summa are written in the style of a "scholastic disputation." These are really short, systematic debates, and once you know your way around them they are a ton of fun to read. Sadly, most people who open the Summa get lost in the seemingly obtuse structure of the articles, get discouraged by this, and end up giving up on St. Thomas.
The basic structure is as follows.
- Statement of the Question, usually in a yes/no form.
- Objections, wherein Aquinas summarizes arguments against his own position.
- "On the contrary," wherein Aquinas quotes from an authority like the Bible, a Father of the Church, or ancient pagan philosophers like Aristotle, in support of his own position.
- "I answer that," wherein Aquinas argues for his own position. This is typically the longest part of the article and where the real substance of Aquinas' one view is to be found.
- "Replies," wherein Aquinas answers each of the previously stated objections and explains why it's wrong, frequently by recourse to careful distinctions that show the objection to be partly right and partly wrong.
Reading an article from beginning to end can be frustrating, because by the time one gets to the replies one may not clearly recall the arguments of the objections which the replies are replying to. Many students of Aquinas find the following re-arrangement much easier to follow.
- (1) Statement of the question.
- (3) "On the contrary," which points in the direction of Aquinas' view.
- (4) "I answer that," which unfolds Aquinas' argument for his position.
- (2 and 5) Objection 1 followed immediately by reply 1, objection 2 followed immediately by reply 2, etc., through all the objections and replies.
That said, it is encouraged of all students of Aquinas, at least some of the time, to read the articles straight through. It is a wonderful exercise in authentic mindfulness, as you have no choice but to really pay attention in order to not lose your way. It also helps to situate the articles historically, because the objections that Aquinas replies to are all real arguments that had been made by thinkers before Aquinas, and they're often very good arguments. Aquinas always very charitably states his opponents' views as strongly as he can, never pitting himself against straw men. Reading and thinking about the objections before reading the body of the article gives a sense of Aquinas' brilliance, because very often you will be convinced by the objections even though you know that Aquinas is about to refute them. This is a very useful exercise, and allows you to read Aquinas the way his contemporaries would have, in the context of all the previous arguments that they would surely have already been exposed to by the time they came to study with Master Thomas.
The revival of Thomistic scholarship in recent years is admirable and to be commended. There are many wonderful scholars who are rediscovering St. Thomas after several decades of his thought being largely neglected. Our hope in publishing this essay is that we may yet see a flowering of popular devotion to "the golden wisdom" of Aquinas, that many lay Catholics will search this great saint's writings, thereby become better formed in their faith, and ultimately grow closer to Our Lord Jesus Christ. Deep study of St. Thomas should lead us to adopt as our own his single-minded pursuit of our Source and Final End: "Only yourself, Lord."
St. Thomas Aquinas, pray for us!
This article originally appeared Jan. 28, 2019, in the Register.


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A Diabetes Educator's Secrets to Staying Healthy This Holiday Season
When you have type 2 diabetes, it's important to plan ahead for the holidays in order to keep your blood sugar in check. Start with these steps.
Q: What's one holiday food that people with diabetes should absolutely not eat?
A: I don't like to focus on what you should not eat, but rather on what you can eat. I also think it's important to make some decisions about diabetes management before the holidays. For example, if you've had tight management, do you plan to continue tight management, or are you going to loosen up a bit?
What you can eat might also depend on when you eat it: A study published in Diabetes Care in 2015 showed that the order in which you eat certain foods can make a difference. When participants in the study ate protein and vegetables before eating carbs, their glucose levels didn't rise as much as when they ate carbs first. What does this mean for you? Consider eating your turkey and greens before eating breads, pastas, or other carbs. And when it comes to alcohol, it really depends on what type and how much — while alcohol can make blood sugar drop too low, certain beverages (such as beer or sugary mixers) can cause a blood sugar spike. What's more, consuming more than one or two drinks can cloud your thinking and affect other food choices you make that day, which can also affect glucose levels.
Q: Some pre-party planning can help set you up for success. What can people do before a holiday party to help prevent overindulging later?
A: Holiday parties are often chock-full of high-carb foods such as potatoes, stuffing, and desserts, so planning to have low-carb options is helpful. Most people actually love veggie trays, cheese, nuts, and salads. If you're attending a potluck, bring something that works for you. You'll find others will thank you for contributing a healthy option.
When planning how much carbs to eat at a party, some of my patients ask if it's okay to save all their daily carbs to eat at one time. But eating a large amount of carbs at once will raise blood sugar. Instead, it's best to break up your daily carb intake throughout the day.
Q: What are your secrets to portion control during holiday parties and meals?
A: This goes back to planning and making decisions early on. For some people, making the decision to not go back for seconds works. Others find that the plate method helps. You can also try eating from a smaller plate and not filling it up like a mountain. Most people don't like the way they feel after overeating, so I like to remind my patients of that as well.
Q: If someone does have that extra helping (or two!) or too much to drink, what would you say to them?
A: Live and learn. I tell them managing diabetes is a journey. I ask what their glucose numbers were as a result, and how they felt about it. If they didn't feel good about how that went, we discuss how to do things differently next time. If they felt good about it and were able to get back on track, well, that's their choice. My biggest concern is when people "go off" and can't get back on track. That's why planning and making some decisions before faced with temptations helps.
Q: What other advice do you have for staying on track with diabetes management over the holidays?
A: I remind people that the holidays are not all about food. They're about getting together with others and sharing joy in many ways. Again, so much is about planning and being prepared: Don't go to the party hungry, don't stand or sit next to the buffet table. And plan other fun activities — have music and dancing, or play games that include movement, such as charades. Most importantly, just enjoy the moment and be thankful for what you have.


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When you are new to FM you are likely to have some questions that you want to ask to help you get started. Many new FM World UK members ask similar questions, so we thought it would be useful for you if we shared with you the most frequently asked questions and the answers to them here:
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Simply login on the online shop using your id number and password sent to you by FM and then go straight to the Shopping Basket, you will find the Smart Start products listed towards the bottom of that page and you can then select the ones you wish to purchase at the extra discounted price.
Which fragrances are best to get first?
When you login to your FM account on the main website you will see a section called Top 10 Products, this includes lists of our current best selling Pure and Luxury fragrances.
The ones that we have found popular ourselves too are FM 18, FM 20, FM 362 and FM 16 for women and FM 110, FM 472, FM 199 and FM 335 for men.
What is delivery cost?
In UK it is £6 for orders up to 318 points, £4 for orders between 319 and 579 points and free delivery on orders of 580 points or more.
How do I purchase a Sample Kit?
Starter kits begin at just £15 for 20 samples and can be found under the Sales Aids section on the online shop.
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You can download a pdf of the catalogue from the company website. Printed catalogues can be ordered from the Sales Aids section on the online shop.
Can my customers order products online too?
Everyone who joins FM World in the UK gets their own customer webshop for free, you can find out how to create the link to your customer webshop here
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You can register them online on the company website, but you must make sure they enter your id number as both sponsor and recruiter on the form.
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Senate Democratic leadership released their 2014 schedule on Thursday. The Senate is slated to begin the second session of the 113th Congress on January 6, 2014 and an adjournment date has not been set.
The proposed schedule is listed below, but is subject to changes and adjustments. There will likely be additional state work time around the midterm elections.
January 6, 2014: Convene
January 20 – 24: State Work Period (Martin Luther King Jr. Day)
February 17 – 21: State Work Period (Presidents' Day)
March 17 – 21: State Work Period
April 14 – 25: State Work Period (Passover and Easter)
May 26 – May 30: State Work Period (Memorial Day)
June 30 – July 4: State Work Period (Independence Day)
August 4 – September 5: State Work Period (Labor Day)


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|There are 11 sections of this class.
|Web Registration Dates
All registrants: 08/03/2019 @ 12:00A - 09/09/2019 @ 12:00A
|This is a Co-ed activity.
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|6 years to under 13 years
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My grandmother never fit the down-home-cookin' stereotypes. She made a few things well like roast and gravy for Sunday dinners, hotcakes on Saturday mornings and spaghetti with meat sauce that was certainly not authentic, but as a kid, I thought it was the bee's knees. There was one homemade item, however, that always seemed to be on the counter at Grandma's house that I was only recently able to appreciate fully: chocolate meringue pie.
As a kid and young adult, I had an unnatural dislike of meringue. But I finally turned the chapter on my phobia of whipped egg whites and resolved to perfect my grandmother's recipe, just in time for Mother's Day. With no written recipe, until today, I have relied on phone conversations with my own mother on how to make that rich chocolate, fluffy topped pie. I hope our family's recipe will suit you well. Happy early Mother's Day.
1 frozen pie crust (as far as I know, Grandma was not into the whole, make-your-own-dough phenomenon and more of a you-can-buy-one-just-as-easily person) Prepare the piecrust according to instructions. For this particular time, I only had a graham cracker crust, which works just as well, but provides a little extra sweetness.
Chocolate Meringue Pie, Grandma Style
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Heat the milk on medium or medium-low. Slowly sift the cocoa powder and flour into the milk, stirring constantly. Still stirring, add one cup of sugar, vanilla extract and the egg yolks, one by one. Never stop stirring. Ever. When the mixture starts to thicken and pulls away from the sides and bottom of the pan, showing no residue, take it off the heat and pour into your already prepared pie shell.
For the meringue: take the egg whites and whip them with a whisk or beaters slowly at first. After they've frothed quite a bit, add one tablespoon of sugar. Whisk or beat vigorously until they've reached the stiff peak stage - where they can stand in a peak on their own. Personally, I prefer a softer meringue, and stop just before they've reached that stage. Spread the meringue evenly over the pie filling and bake for five-seven minutes on 350 degrees, or until the tips become golden brown.


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Iowa Panel Backs Aid Under Open Enrollment
The Iowa Senate Education Committee has approved a bill providing temporary financial help for districts losing students under the state's open-enrollment law.
Under the 1989 open-enrollment measure, districts losing students must transfer state aid and local property taxes to the receiving district. The new bill, approved by the committee this month, would allow districts to keep the property taxes for a year after a student's transfer.
Senator John P. Kibbie, sponsor of the new legislation, warns that small districts could face bankruptcy without it. But if districts were given a year to prepare for the loss of funds, he contends, they would be able to make the necessary budget adjustments.
"If you have 10 students leave a district of 250 total, and if that represents, say, $2,000 each, that's $20,000 out of their budget," he said. "And they still have to the state minimum standards [passed in 1987] to meet."
Opponents of the bill say it violates the ideas behind the choice measure, which was to improve school performance through competition. They contend the receiving districts will need the extra funding to maintain services.
Two separate lawsuits challenging Idaho's school-finance formula should be consolidated into a single case, a state judge has ruled.
The suits were filed last year by two groups of districts, which cited different deficiencies in Idaho's sup8port for precollegiate education.
The first suit, filed by more than 30 districts, argues that the state has not provided enough money through the formula to uphold a constitutional guarantee of "free and proper" public schooling.
The second, filed by 19 districts, contends that "property poor" districts receive too small a share of state funds under the formula.
Circuit Judge Gerald Schroeder ruled that the suits ought to be consolidated because they essentially address the same issues.
Indiana schools would have the option of holding classes year-round, under a measure passed by a Senate panel this month.
The measure, cleared by the Senate Education Committee on a 7-to-1 vote, would allow school districts to operate on a three-months-on, one-month-off schedule throughout the year. Schools could opt to offer remedial or enrichment programs when classes were not in session.
Senator Steven R. Johnson, the bill's sponsor, argues that the new calendar would ease pressure on students and teachers during traditional periods of high stress in the academic cycle.
Gov. Zell Miller of Georgia has proposed a constitutional amendment that would do away with the state's system of electing local school superintendents.
The measure, which would affect 110 of the state's 184 school superintendents, calls for school boards to appoint superintendents. It also would require all school-board members to be elected.
If the Governor's proposal is approved by the legislature, it would go before state voters in 1992. Local superintendents who are on the ballot that year would be permitted to serve another term before the law would take full effect.
A committee of the Virginia Senate has killed a proposal to allow some jurisdictions to vote on whether to allow popular elections of school-board members.
The 11-to-3 vote by the privileges and elections committee ensures that, for this year, Virginia will remain the only state in the nation that does not permit the election of school-board members. (See Education Week, Jan. 30, 1991.)
Critics of the proposal to allow voters in six locations to decide the issue said it was not practical to allow the election of board members if school boards did not also have the power to levy taxes. Giving boards such authority would require a constitutional amendment.
Meanwhile, the House Education Committee has killed a bill that would have allowed the city of Virginia Beach to give private and parochial schools the option of using public-school buses.
The Education Committee of the Wyoming House has killed a bill to have the state superintendent of public instruction appointed by the governor, instead of elected by the voters.
The bill did not come up for a vote in the committee because of a lack of interest among members, said Representative James C. Hageman, chairman of the committee.
Still pending before the panel is a bill that would take policymaking authority away from the state school board, converting it into an advisory body. The bill, which has already passed the Senate, would turn oversight of school accreditation and teacher certification over to the state education department.
But another Senate-passed bill, which would allow the school superintendent, rather than the governor, to appoint members to the state board, will probably not be approved by the committee, Representative Hageman indicated.
Legislation increasing the minimum age at which South Dakota children are eligible for kindergarten has failed in a Senate committee.
The measure, which had already passed the House, was voted down 5-to-2 this month.
Currently, children must be 5 years old by Sept. 1 to enroll in kindergarten. The defeated bill would have phased in a new cutoff date over three years--to Aug. 1 in 1992, July 1 in 1993, and June 1 in 1994.
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Saturday I was the lucky receiver of Access Bars – healing – and this was a special variety: The leader had two black Icelandic horses, and as soon as we had placed our massage benches outside the stable, they came to us, attracted by the healing energy of the Bars-process.
The photo at the top shows Vilja ( Will) yawning and releasing energy – just as healers do 🙂
The horses truly knew where to put the muzzles. Sometime they just stood close by our heads and bodies, quite still, and with a tremendous Presence – other times they were pushing hard with their muzzles, almost bumping them rhythmically into our body. I felt blessing streaming from them, it was magical.


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004 Datenverarbeitung; Informatik
Year of publication
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- Fehlertoleranz (1)
- Graphenzeichnen (1)
- Kleinsatellit (1)
- Kreuzung (1)
- Miniaturisierung (1)
- Modularität (1)
- Picosatellite (1)
- Satellit (1)
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Small satellites contribute significantly in the rapidly evolving innovation in space engineering, in particular in distributed space systems for global Earth observation and communication services. Significant mass reduction by miniaturization, increased utilization of commercial high-tech components, and in particular standardization are the key drivers for modern miniature space technology. This thesis addresses key fields in research and development on miniature satellite technology regarding efficiency, flexibility, and robustness. Here, these challenges are addressed by the University of Wuerzburg's advanced pico-satellite bus, realizing a generic modular satellite architecture and standardized interfaces for all subsystems. The modular platform ensures reusability, scalability, and increased testability due to its flexible subsystem interface which allows efficient and compact integration of the entire satellite in a plug-and-play manner. Beside systematic design for testability, a high degree of operational robustness is achieved by the consequent implementation of redundancy of crucial subsystems. This is combined with efficient fault detection, isolation and recovery mechanisms. Thus, the UWE-3 platform, and in particular the on-board data handling system and the electrical power system, offers one of the most efficient pico-satellite architectures launched in recent years and provides a solid basis for future extensions. The in-orbit performance results of the pico-satellite UWE-3 are presented and summarize successful operations since its launch in 2013. Several software extensions and adaptations have been uploaded to UWE-3 increasing its capabilities. Thus, a very flexible platform for in-orbit software experiments and for evaluations of innovative concepts was provided and tested.
Graphs are a frequently used tool to model relationships among entities. A graph is a binary relation between objects, that is, it consists of a set of objects (vertices) and a set of pairs of objects (edges). Networks are common examples of modeling data as a graph. For example, relationships between persons in a social network, or network links between computers in a telecommunication network can be represented by a graph. The clearest way to illustrate the modeled data is to visualize the graphs. The field of Graph Drawing deals with the problem of finding algorithms to automatically generate graph visualizations. The task is to find a "good" drawing, which can be measured by different criteria such as number of crossings between edges or the used area. In this thesis, we study Angular Schematization in Graph Drawing. By this, we mean drawings with large angles (for example, between the edges at common vertices or at crossing points). The thesis consists of three parts. First, we deal with the placement of boxes. Boxes are axis-parallel rectangles that can, for example, contain text. They can be placed on a map to label important sites, or can be used to describe semantic relationships between words in a word network. In the second part of the thesis, we consider graph drawings visually guide the viewer. These drawings generally induce large angles between edges that meet at a vertex. Furthermore, the edges are drawn crossing-free and in a way that makes them easy to follow for the human eye. The third and final part is devoted to crossings with large angles. In drawings with crossings, it is important to have large angles between edges at their crossing point, preferably right angles.


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By Jessica Delfino
Let me start by saying I didn't mean to have a baby at 40. I meant to have a baby, but I had hoped to have one much earlier.
When I was 24, I told my boyfriend that he had better get me pregnant soon because my eggs were going to shrivel up and die. For some reason, we didn't last.
When I was 31, I posted a Craigslist ad looking for a guy who fit a very specific description and who someday wanted a family. I was weirdly lucky to find a fellow who was almost a perfect match (along with 300-some other gentlemen who sent assorted photos of interesting body parts).
Alex is eight years younger than me, and I knew our age difference was going put on hold my dreams of becoming a mother. But my choice of being a comedic, dirty, folk-rock musician certainly didn't help speed things along, either.
Alex sweetly hung around, turning a blind eye to my many shenanigans, late nights performing, drinking, and general inability to behave normally in any way. Somehow, we made it through all the trials. When I was 36, I married Alex on unicornback in Cape May, New Jersey.
It would be another two years before we agreed that the financial aspect of parenthood seemed like something we could handle.
We began having baby-making sex that was on the clock, all the time. It had a purpose, and our hard work paid off. I found out I was pregnant in early April, at age 38.
I breathed a huge sigh of relief: 38 was how old my mother was when she had her last baby, and how old my grandmother was when she had her last baby. Alex and I rejoiced together over the good news.
Sadly, however, the doctor told me at my 10-week visit that there was no heartbeat. She suspected the worst, that there would be no baby. She was right. I miscarried shortly thereafter. The physical and emotional pain was nearly unbearable.
All the things I'd read and heard played in my mind. Had I waited too long? Should I have harvested my eggs back in my early 30s? Should I start looking into adoption? Would I never get to become a mother?
I didn't have much time to worry. Shortly after the miscarriage, I found a sketchy lump in my breast that was tested several times and finally deemed most likely benign, but I needed a lumpectomy to be sure. Alex and I spent the summer camping, literally running away from our worst fears ― that I could have breast cancer and we might never get to have a family.
I had the surgery in September. The lump was, in fact, benign. It was something called a radial scar, and it because of it, my chances of developing breast cancer were increased by about 15 percent. But the surgeon said I could still become a mum and even breastfeed.
I became pregnant a month later, at age 39. It wasn't lost on me that the pregnancy was a true gift.
I attended all my recommended appointments and testing. Doctors stressed that this was of extreme importance since I was a mother of "advanced maternal age." One doctor had the gall to call me a "geriatric mother". I wanted to punch him in his kidney. I think he could tell, because he followed up with, "I know it sounds strange, but that's what they call it."
To have a baby is to relinquish so much of who you are or were. In some ways, it is to die and become reborn yourself. For me, it happened on a major milestone birthday ― becoming a mum at 40 was a double doozy.
I am Rh-negative, so I had to get a couple of shots to prevent my blood from attacking my growing baby. Other than that, the pregnancy was a breeze. I didn't get morning sickness. I didn't feel bad or ill or sad or weird. I barely even felt pregnant, except for the fact that my stomach began getting bigger.
I only gained about 25 pounds, and I hiked, worked, spent time with friends, performed, had lots and lots of pregnancy sex, went camping, ate a lot of good and bad food and had a ton of fun ― possibly because I knew that once the baby came, it might be a while before I could have fun again.
My husband and I watched many movies together, talked and dreamed and were very loving. I was pretty wicked roasted on the influx of serotonin; I was happy and literally glowing. My hair was thick and elegant from all the folic acid, and my skin was positively radiant.
One very pregnant night in June, over a candle-lit dinner at my favorite restaurant, I turned 40 in the company of 15 of my closest friends. I was high on pregnancy endorphins, and didn't feel at all depressed.
It was probably just about as perfect as being pregnant as an older mum could have gone.
I floated along on clouds 9, 10 and 11 as my due date approached. My husband, some friends and I hiked to a secret waterfall, and I sat in the rejuvenating water on the hot day, whispering comforting sentiments to my unborn baby ― and, I suppose, to myself ― about the weeks and months that were to come.
I went to the doctor the next day, one week before my due date. The nurse grew quiet as she slid the ultrasound wand over my stomach. The exam seemed to take longer than it had before. She inhaled and exhaled audibly. I picked up on her concern.
"Is everything OK?" I asked.
"I'll get the doctor," she said. The doctor came in and repeated the test.
"Your amniotic fluid is low," he said. "I suggest we induce you early."
That was when I learned a new vocabulary word. Oligohydramnios, or low amniotic fluid, can happen for a lot of reasons. It can be due to some complication like placental insufficiency, it can happen when the mother is dehydrated, or simply because the fluid has leaked out. Because it was the dog days of August and I'd been walking, working and hiking for months, I assumed I was probably dehydrated. But doctors don't take that stuff lightly; there too many potential lawsuits.
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Stop reading, take a breath, and wait one minute.
Your government just gave over $2,600 to the fossil fuel industry.
Add up all these minutes and you get just under $1.4 billion each year that Canada is currently giving to some of the richest corporations on the planet. According to a recent report from the Center for American Progress, profits from five of the world's largest oil companies all rose in 2011 with a total profit of $137 billion. All this while producing less oil on a global scale.
Looking globally, the International Energy Agency has calculated that ending fossil fuel subsidies from 37 of the planets most polluting nations would bring the entire planet halfway to keeping global temperature rise below 2°C, the scientific red-line for preventing worst case climate change scenarios. In hard numbers, ending subsidies equals deep the kind of deep emissions cuts that have been sorely needed for years, cutting 750 million tonnes of CO2 every year by 2015, totalling 2.6 gigatonnes by 2035.
At home, we are facing rumours of a coming federal austerity budget that could push unemployment even higher in Canada. On top of this, debt is increasing across Canada and both of these factors are hitting youth especially hard. According to the Canadian Center for Policy Alternatives' Alternative Federal Budget, instead of subsidizing pollution, this $1.4 billion could reduce university tuition by 57 per cent across Canada. In doing so we would be making education more accessible, and starting to take on the ever-increasing student debt load in Canada.
This is just one example of the dozens of things that $1.4 billion could go towards, from green energy transition strategies to job creation plans, affordable childcare, and much more. Take renewable energy for example: Not only would a $1.4 billion investment into making renewable energy technology affordable and accessible bring us closer to building a just and sustainable future, investments in renewable energy have a higher rate of job creation per dollar than the fossil fuel industry. A study by the Center for American Progress shows that for each dollar invested into the fossil fuel sector an average of 5.3 jobs are created, the same amount invested into the renewable sector yields an average of 16.7 jobs.
Simply put, neither our planet, our economy, or my generation can afford to keep paying these subsidies. No one, and especially not the richest corporations on the planet, deserve a minimum wage of $157,000 per hour, especially with youth unemployment continuing to climb and while their pollution outputs are endangering the lives and livelihoods of people across the globe.
In the words of one former Conservative Member of Parliament, this shouldn't even be a debate, its a "no brainer."


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Essence's Janelle Harris makes the case that corporal punishment that leaves welts and open sores is going to exacerbate the problems that exist and create some new ones, too.
… Black folks believe in spankings. It's a cultural norm, accented with funny anecdotes about picking your own switches and being mollywhopped with mama's backhand from hell. For too many of us, doling physical discipline is our only form of punishment. But if it's so effective as a standalone solution, then how come there are so many bad little kids exemplifying zero home training and acting the damn fool? Under a firestorm of regularly administered beatings, a lot of children are able to build up a tolerance, so much so that they become desensitized.
Case in point: last summer, when my car was in the shop and I was forced onto the grueling labyrinth of DC's public transportation, I watched a mother on the bus snatch a boy who couldn't have been more than four, yank his tiny arm into the air and pummel him like a throw rug. She knocked him so hard at one point that his little knees buckled underneath him and he dangled from the suspended wrist for a few seconds before he managed to scramble to his feet. I was horrified.
But you know what? Not even three minutes later he was right back to doing the same thing that got him pulverized in the first place. So that meant another beating, another set of howls and hollers, another round of sympathy from me. He and his frustrated, out-of-ideas mama repeated the process two more times in the 30 minutes it took to get home. That was a mighty long bus ride on that there day …
Read Janelle Harris' entire piece at Essence.com.
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370 American Ave
Jerome, ID 83338
Forest Supervisor: Jim DeMaagd
Fairfield Ranger District
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P.O. Box 189, Fairfield, ID 83327
Physical Address:
102 First Street East
Fairfield, ID 83327
Fax: 208-764-3211
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Ketchum Ranger District
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Physical Address:
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Fax: 208-622-3923
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Burley, ID 83318
Fax: 208-677-4878
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Ketchum, ID 83340
Toll Free: 1-800-260-5970
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The satellite photo of Sunnydale below the cut was inspired by the discussion in my post about Willow's eye colour... I've made the following assumptions:
1) The aerial view of Sunnydale crater in episode 8.01 shows four tiny vehicles/tents at the edge of the crater.
2) I zoomed out Google Maps until the aerial view of a highway showed cars at roughly the same size, and assumed that the scale of that map would equal the scale of the Sunnydale picture.
3) Combining the two, I estimated the crater in the drawing to be 2.2 kilometers (1.4 miles) in diameter.
4) Sunnydale in the photo looks remarkably like Santa Barbara in the real world...
5) ...Except that Sunnydale County is much less built-up and urbanised than Santa Barbara County is. I blame the Hellmouth.
6) Also, The First's evil power leached the very life from the soil in the countryside around Sunnydale, especially once its protector - Mayor Wilkins - was dead.
7) The picture in Episode 1 was taken from a helicopter flying over Kingman's Bluff due south of Sunnydale, looking north towards the distant mountains.
What does this prove? That we can indeed reconcile Sunnydale being both in the desert and at the coast... :)
Edit: The photo has been changed so it now extends westward, showing Sunnydale Airport and UCSD - both of which look to have survived the destruction of the Hellmouth, since they're so far out of town.
Sunnydale photo
The satellite photo of Sunnydale below the cut was inspired by the discussion in my post about Willow's eye colour... I've made the following assumptions:
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Here's your weekly wrap-up of education news from the ATPE Governmental Relations team:
- ELECTION UPDATE: Are you ready to vote?
- Learn about recent charter school bills in our ongoing series "New School Year, New Laws"
- TEA talks about extending the school year though HB 3 in their latest "HB 3 in 30" video
ELECTION UPDATE: Early voting is set to begin on Monday, Oct. 21, for the upcoming constitutional amendment election on Nov. 5, 2019. Are you ready to vote? ATPE encourages educators to vote in every election, and we've got the info you need to make informed choices at the polls. Check out our new blog post aimed at helping you understand what's on the ballot in this year's election. ATPE Political Involvement Coordinator Edwin Ortiz and Senior Lobbyist Monty Exter have broken down the proposed constitutional amendments related to public education and the other items you may see on your ballot. Learn how to print out a sample ballot ahead of time and find other election resources. Every vote counts!
As we gear up for the 2019 election to get underway next week, ATPE Lobbyist Mark Wiggins has also written about the 2020 elections for our blog this week. In his latest election roundup post, Mark shares insights from recent campaign finance reports for various congressional elections that will take place next year. Check it out here.
In case you missed it, check out this week's installment of our "New School Year, New Laws" blog series here on Teach the Vote. This week, ATPE Lobbyist Andrea Chevalier gave an overview of 2019 bills that were passed dealing with charter schools. Read it here. Next week we'll be wrapping up our series with a final post about educator compensation changes that have come about as a result of House Bill (HB) 3.
As a reminder, you still have a few more days to share your feedback with the commissioner of education on his proposed rules to implement the new "Do Not Hire Registry" required under HB 3. The deadline for public comments is Monday, Oct. 21. Learn more and submit your comments here.
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) released a new "HB 3 in 30" video and PDF presentation this week on designing and funding an extended school year. The extended school year provision put into law by House Bill (HB) 3, while less heralded than some of the bill's other provisions, is seen as a potential game changer by TEA.
In this latest video, TEA details the impact of the "summer slide" and the burnout experienced by many Texas teachers due to the extremely high levels of time that teachers work directly with students. For children of poverty, summer slide can create a cumulative academic gap of as much as three years as compared to their wealthier peers. Additionally, many Texas teachers work up to 12 hours a day because they are not given time during the school day to do integrated planning and preparation, unlike many of their peers globally. This results in a system where teacher planning is done mostly in isolation, as compared to the more optimal situation of team planning. In the video, TEA lays out three scenarios for how districts might use the new extended year funding to begin to address both of these issues. The video also highlights additional "planning grant" funding available to districts that want to implement this new program.
TEA's ongoing video series is intended to make this year's omnibus school finance bill, HB 3, more digestible by breaking out key provisions and explaining them in 30 minutes or less. Visit TEA's HB 3 in 30 video website to watch the newest video and access others in the series.


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Off-Leash Puppy
October 24 (Saturday) at 10:30 am
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K-9 Coach: Vinings
Open for PUPPIES, PUPPIES, PUPPIES (between 10 and 20 weeks of age and who are least 10 days past their first DHPP vaccination)!
Off-leash Puppy is a socialization and "life with a dog" class designed to establish a foundation of success for young pups. Learn how the basic commands build everything else, to set-up your home for a puppy, prevent problem behaviors, house training, crate training, health and wellness and critical socialization skills.
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Rapper and singer - Ted Park - has been hard at work since moving from Madison, Wisconsin, to New York. His hard work continues to pay off with each release. This holds true with his new DJ Pain1 produced single "Hello (Who Is This?)".
"Hello (Who Is This?)" is the perfect mix of hip-hop, r&b, and pop. Throughout the catchy jam, Park sings about the struggle of not staying in touch with friends as he pursues his passion. I'm sure we can all relate to some extent. It's hard to break free of the tunnel vision that comes with grinding for one's dream.
Hopefully, we can expect a project full of Ted Park infectious jams soon. Until then, let "Hello (Who Is This?)" serve as your official anthem for those moments of tunnel vision.
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Except that pretty much all of the people who started out more than a couple levels behind who used the Team Arena didn't use it nearly as effectively and got a lot less xp than those of us in the top 2 or 3 levels.Damn, the Team Arena did that then? Holy hell, that would be some way to catch up quickly....
Thursday, April 22nd 2010, 2:23am
Quoted(pretty terrible for a 130, but very good for the 105 I should be--and this is before the benefit of those higher wages)
Thursday, April 22nd 2010, 3:14am
Thanks; fixed.Ah I got confused when you said your stats are good for the lvl 105 you should be
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Good point, although probably not the best place to ask if you want a definite answer.One question that im not sure anyone knows, could the hang up be that if they reset the EN worlds they would also need to reset all worlds? And maybe they are not willing to do that,
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Well, you can make any point you want, but I think that's a silly point. You can't just equate gold to tix. That's like saying that anyone who works for 8 hours up to a battle instead of going to camp is using 4 tix.Falco, i was asking on another thread, but i think a big point that is missing is the differance in pay raise from level 115 to level 130. could you happen to figure out the payraise differance and let us know. if level 130's are making 15k+ more then everyone else, you could make a point that for the next 6-8 months they would be using 1 ticket a day for cash. totalling which would be about 20-12 packs or roughly 1,000 american dollars
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Sorry Lib, cant do that, but you very easily could have, I can tell you my tavern winning percentage and my overall winning haul trough W1-W10 before i did the mass delete. I can also tell you the percentage of wins i had again certain tixxers in battle vs. Regular fights. I can also tell you the cost i had on xp hunting in W2 to get close to the top for 2 of the charaters i played there.
but from the sounds of it you are trying to compare what you did to a multi accounter. you purpously exploited a bug. they purpously cheated. so who is better? not sure mate, that is not up for me to decide
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One more specialty in Ha Giang that visitors should not miss. Ha Giang is a northern mountains province in which many ethnic nations are living in. Putting the meat on the kitchen shelf has becomes their habit. For a long time, dried buffalo meat and pork are their necessary food and it is Ha Giang's specialty that visitors should not miss when visiting here also.
Dried buffalo is special food in the meals of Black Thai. This meat is usually made from muscle of buffaloes and cows freely on the northwest mountains. When making it, people cut meat into pieces with the grain then smoked by charcoal from the mountains. With the dried buffalo, the flavor of smoke is almost intact. The processing techniques are traditional secret but products are quite homogeneous. People use some spices such as pepper, ginger, especially "mac khen"- a type of forest pepper of Northwest upland ethnic minorities.
You can contemplate the spices in each meat. Dried meat still retains the flavor characteristics, especially, the sweetness of the meat. When people often shred with the grain, it can eat immediately or use with corn wine. This dish is made completely natural, so it can reserve about 1 month. Today, cultural exchange scale between ethnic people becomes more and more develop, dried buffalo not only is the dish of the Thai but also follows the guests to nationwide. Therefore, the method to enjoy this dish is different and depends on each place.
If the Thai often enjoys their special dish instead of eating foods, especially on the rain, floods or lack of food… but now, this dish can be served with hot pot or baking dish. However, the unique flavor of buffalo meat only intact when taken directly from the kitchen, still smell of smoke, spicy peppers, flavor of "mac khen". Dried buffalo meat with delicious taste and no preservative substance become the favorite food of many visitors when travelling in Ha Giang.


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Dynamic Filters automatically add members to a group when those members meet certain parameters that you define. You can create a Dynamic Filter that populates a group with all students in a particular grade, with all constituents of a given gender, with all alumni of a specified class year, and so on.
Contrast using Dynamic Filters with the other way to add members to a group, which is by explicit selection. This is when you manually search Constituent Manager for individual users, and add them to the group one-by-one.
You can stack various selection criteria together in a single Dynamic Filter, thereby making a very complex set of parameters that constituents must meet in order to be filtered into a group.
For more information, see the Knowledge Base article, Creating dynamic filters with profile data.
When to Filter and When to Select
Explicit Selection may be appropriate when populating an Academic Class, for instance, as the members of a given English class probably will not all fit the same sorting criteria - students may come from different class years, different genders, etc, so it would be difficult to create a filter that accurately captures all of them. A Dynamic Filter is more useful and appropriate when you want to use a group to manage a particular class of users, such as all 10th graders, or all Faculty (or, as we'll see, send an eNotify message to such a collection of users).
The difference between a Dynamic Filter and explicit selection is that if members in a group are explicitly selected, that membership roster will never change. If you use a Dynamic Filter to populate a group, then the members of that group can change without your having to do anything. For instance, a group called "10th Graders" that is explicitly populated will always contain the same students, year after year. When those students progress to the 11th grade, the list would need to be reconstructed, as it would no longer accurately describe the students it contains. If the same list were constructed using a Dynamic Filter whose criteria were set to "Students in Grade 10," then the list would never have to be updated. As students moved out of Grade 10 (as reflected by the information in Constituent Manager) they would fall off the list, while new students who move into Grade 10 would be automatically added.
Dynamic Filters in eNotify
Dynamic Filters can be used not only to create groups in Group Manager, but also mailing lists in eNotify. In either case, any constituents who match the defined criteria will be included in the group, or will be added to the eNotify mailing list. (See the Knowledge Base article, Configuring dynamic filters in eNotify for more details.)
Note that, in addition to creating a list using a Dynamic Filter, you can also use a group from Group Manager as the basis of a mailing list. If you use a group which is populated via a Dynamic Filter to add members to a mailing list, this is exactly the same as creating a mailing list based on the same Dynamic Filter. In other words, if a group in Group Manager and a mailing list in eNotify are both configured with identical Dynamic Filter criteria, then they will be equivalent and will always have the same members.


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The online course search tool ensures the Victorian Skills Gateway is a sector leading site centred on specific audience and stakeholder needs.
The solution enables potential vocational education students to make informed course selections that lead to identified job outcomes.
The Department of Education and Early Childhood Development required a new online vocational education and training course search tool that was simple, effective and carefully tailored to the user and stakeholder needs to drive responsive and customer-oriented engagement and service delivery.
A simple, effective way to find and compare courses
To meet the highly specific audience needs identified in the research phase, a design specification for the online course search tool was based on the following concepts:
The solution developed is largely based on an eBay model –three basic principles apply in this case:
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LLI Spotlight: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, University of North Carolina Wilmington - Shelley Morse, Director
LLI Spotlight: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, University of North Carolina Wilmington - Shelley Morse, Director
By Peter Spiers
The University of Carolina Wilmington had a continuing education program—including community-focused non-credit courses—for several years before becoming aware of the Osher Foundation's grant program, received its first grant in 2005, with subsequent $1 million endowment grants in 2007 and 2011. OLLI UNCW now boasts a full-time staff of four and 1,600 members from a growing coastal Carolina retirement population, attracted to the area by great weather, a relaxed lifestyle, cultural amenities such as a new 1,200-seat performance center, the University environment and, of course, the OLLI itself. Members pay an annual membership fee of $50 or $30 for either of the program's two semesters, plus a separate course fee for the different programs and events. The OLLI is fortunate to have its own building, a renovated former ice cream restaurant that opened in 2010 with a large classroom and three offices. Shelley Morse has been the OLLI's Director since 2012.


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Lolo's is a modern vegan restaurant & bar, hidden away in the little Lancashire village of Ramsbottom, about 20 minutes drive from the centre of Manchester. If you have read a couple of my recent foodie reviews ( The Hungry Duck / Levanter ) then you will already know that, Ramsbottom & its growing food culture has become a bit of an obsession of mine!
In February, I started a plant based diet and the weekends were, by far, the toughest! I really struggled, with what I could eat & what I actually wanted to eat. By the end of the week, I really craved my usual takeaway treat. (Watching my other half eat pizza, didn't really help! Ha). I then discovered that Lolo's, offers a collection only takeaway service. To say I was excited, was an understatement & they did not disappoint!
They have managed to create dishes, that taste naughty, whilst still being 100% vegan. The Dining menu changes on a regular basis, but they always offer a variety of soups, sandwiches and cakes. (yes CAKES)
For me, having this type of food available by takeaway, helped me have a bit of 'normality', even though I had changed my diet quite dramatically. Eating a plant based diet or being vegan, can be really alienating. Even in modern times, there aren't really that many options for eating out or takeaways, unless you live in the city centre.
So, for my first vegan takeaway, I had a carrot & coriander fritter with raita as a Starter. Then a creamy pea, spinach and lemon tagliatelle, as a main. These aren't the greatest pictures (I was way to excited to start eating) but they give you an idea, of how delicious they were. Safe to say, my takeaway cravings were left fully satisfied!
My boyfriend, who is definitely not the type of person to adopt the vegan lifestyle, really enjoyed the food too. (which is a seal of approval in our house!) For those of you with friends or family members who are vegan / vegetarian, this is a great place for your end of week night out or takeaway, without anyone having to make a sacrifice on foods & flavours they enjoy. So make sure you take the trip and visit Lolo's, or if you live locally, try out the takeaways service as soon as you can!


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L'Oreal Paris have excelled themselves again and released a 2014 collection of four Pure Reds following their six barely nude lipsticks from last year. My obsession lately is definitely red lips for the festive season. I always lean towards a YSL lipstick for the statement red lips. But when the pure reds collection was launched a couple of months a go I did my research and after seeing so many positive reviews I knew I had to get involved. In both collections they feature warm and cool tones to fit each skin tone.
Of the four I thought Blake's Red seemed the (obvious) perfect choice. Her skin tone is quite similar to mine, the custom made shades have been tailored to the spoke models so I just knew Blake's should be a great choice to start with. Within the first glide the lipstick seemed really rich and moisturizing which I wasn't expecting for a matte lipstick. I tend to find matte lipsticks really dry and kind of flaky. This lipstick has a hydrating texture I find blends in beautifully – not too glossy or matte.
A must for me has to be durability. These two lipsticks I find are great for those long days out, I had food and drink all day and the lipstick(s) were still slightly on. Especially the Pure Red – even after most of its faded, it leaves a gorgeous tone to my lips.
I aimed for just buying the one lipstick but you know, you cant really resist the 3 for 2 offer can you? If I had my way I would of loved to of bought the full collection but some were sold out (which is a whisper of heaven to my bank balance). So after contemplating for half an hour I ended up picking Julianne's Barely Peach. Like the red, the texture felt exactly the same. However I needed to glide a lot more on my lips to get the shade to really fit to my lips. It ended up being a really light soft pink – very subtle for those natural makeup days.
I love the look of this collection. The packaging is really luxurious even with the brand imprint on the stick itself. All around two great lipsticks and L'Oreal's collection definitely compliments all skin tones – its great that they have matched their shades to celebrities skin tones. What better way to pick your perfect match?
In the UK launch there are four shades – Julianne's Red, Blake's Red, Eva's Red and Liya's Red. Retails at £7.99.


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The 2016 Ford Everest is a 7-passenger SUV, inspired by the Ford Ranger model. According to the manufacturer, it's the most capable, fuel efficient and safest SUV.
The 2016 Ford Everest has a boxy design, however it is said to have the best drag coefficient of 0,389, which is due to the underbody shield which directs and helps air pass under the vehicle.
The well-known inverted trapezoidal grille is retained, and the integrated LED headlights with LED daytime running lights have been added to it. Fog lights have been installed into the front bumper, positively influencing the look and attitude of the entire vehicle. The rear is square-shaped with angular LED tail lamps.
The torsional strength is said to resist the most demanding terrains. The vehicle comes with the advanced Terrain Management System which offers 4 different settings – normal, snow/gravel/grass, sand and rock.
The TM System is accompanied by a 4-wheel drive system, an active transfer case with Torque on Demand and water-wading capability of 31".
The 2016 Ford Everest interior design sticks to the traditional horizontal lines, influencing the dashboard and instrument panel.
The new interior offers much more comfort and space, but also some handy and convenient stuff. It comes with an 8-way adjustable powered and heated front seats, 8" touchscreen, multi-functional 4-spoke steering wheel, SYNC 2 infotainment system with voice command system, climate control functions, satellite navigation, Bluetooth phone connectivity and Wi-Fi hotspot technology.
As for the safety part, it offers some Driver-Assist features such as Curve Control, Lane Departure Warning, Lane Keeping Aid, and Blind Spot Information System with Cross Traffic Alert.
Some other advanced functions are also available: Forward Alert with Collision Mitigation, Roll Stability Control as well as the Active Park Assist.
Engine and performance
The customers will be offered a choice of three engines – two diesel and one petrol.
The base engine is a 2.0-liter EcoBoost 4-cylinder petrol engine paired up with a 6-speed automatic transmission. It should produce 250 horsepower and 270 pound-feet of torque (183kw/366Nm). 2016 Ford Everest with this engine accelerates from 0 – 60 mph in 8.4 sec and a top speed of 155 mph.
One of the two diesel engines is a 2.2-liter Duratorq 4-cylinder TDCi engine offering the best fuel economy. It's expected to produce 150 horsepower and 277 lb-ft of torque (110 kW/375 Nm). Average consumption should not exceed 33.6 mpg (7 l / 100 km), although the factory's measurements somewhat less.
Another diesel engine is a 3.2-liter Duratorq 5-cylinder TDCi engine, which will produce 200 horsepower and 347 lb-ft of torque (147 kW/470 Nm).
Those who pick a diesel engine will choose between 2 gearboxes: 6-speed manual and 6R80 6-speed automatic transmission with SelectShift manual mode.
Price and release date
The Ford company has unveiled the 2016 Ford Everest that will be launched some time this year. The official price remains unknown, but it is speculated that it will cost no less than $45,000.


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The Governors Highway Safety Association released a report on how self-driving vehicles will interact with traditional drivers, and how states can ease the growing pains.
As little as three years ago, the idea of getting in a car with a stranger summoned through the Internet was unfathomable. Likewise, drivers have been discouraged to pick up hitchhikers on the side of the road they are unfamiliar with; in most states, it is expressly prohibited. Popular ride-hailing services like Lyft and Uber, however, have turned this long-held belief upside down. It no longer seems odd to summon a car through your phone, get in the backseat of a stranger's car and get dropped off wherever you need to be.
Self-driving vehicles seem to be experiencing the same early skepticism. According to surveys conducted by Kelley Blue Book, State Farm, The University of Michigan (PDF) and Vox, the public is generally unenthusiastic about autonomous vehicles (AVs) and doubt that AVs would improve safety. Some remain hesitant about the mix of traditional and highly autonomous vehicles on the same roads at the same time.
To address some of those concerns, the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) released a report on how AVs will interact with traditional drivers, and what roles states and the federal government should play to accommodate the transition. A lot of the conversation about the benefits derived from AVs, "often overlooks the safety implications that a mix of driver-operated and autonomous vehicles will bring," said report author James Hedland. The reality, however, is that there will be mix of vehicles with varying levels of autonomy.
Should a large fleet of AVs appear on the roads tomorrow, several issues would emerge. According to a study by Goodyear and the London School of Economics, traditional drivers may "bully" AVs while driving. The reason? AVs are programmed to avoid aggressive driving and protect passengers at all costs, so people could conceivably disobey an AV's right of way or cut off an AV without repercussion.
Another issue that states will have to parse out, is liability issues when an AV and traditional vehicle get into an accident. While there have been numerous cases of this happening to Google's self-driving car, (the self-driving car is usually rear-ended) developers have always been onboard to handle the situation.
Along with those issues, states will also be forced to come up with laws on how AVs can operate, how law enforcement should deal with pulling over an AV, and how AV drivers will be trained, along with several other issues. The federal government can help states by building model state and local laws, establishing an AV clearinghouse and developing model education materials for driver tests.
One solution for state highway safety officers and state DMVs is to control the deployment of autonomous vehicles in a limited fashion. If AVs are restricted to a well-mapped urban center versus rolled out in an uncontrolled manner, the public will become more familiar with the technology and create a more seamless transition.
Harry Lightsey, executive director of emerging technologies policy at General Motors, agreed.
"We think that right now, the business model and the regulatory model that makes the most sense is to allow for these vehicles to be deployed in ride-sharing fleets in urban centers," said Lightsey. "Give the public the opportunity to see the technology, experience the technology and determine it is safe."
Additionally, if manufacturers were to deploy AV ride-sharing fleets, some of the costs would be recouped, softening the financial blow, and would still expose the public to self-driving cars.
Another interesting statistic is that today's teenagers are more accepting of AVs: In one survey, 48 percent of respondents ages 12-15 said they would be comfortable riding in an AV compared to 36 percent of all respondents. A similar correlation lies in ride-sharing services.
By limiting the deployment, the many challenges of regulating AV technology can be done in a safe and monitored way. Striking the balance between encouraging innovation while ensuring safety will always be a challenge.
"The key is going to be to provide the room for folks to be innovative and to create change," said Lightsey. "At the same time, a vehicle is a product that is so strongly tied to safety that we can't ignore that."