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Apply For Funding
Any sector or industry can apply for our project funding; from Oil & Gas, Healthcare, Food & Drink to Tourism, Agriculture and Financial Services. We work with any industrial, public sector or academic institution - small, medium or large – as long as they have a registered office in Scotland. You can view our different funding processes.
Find out more about our project funding process by clicking on the drop-down boxes below:
1. Get In Touch
If you have a data science project, idea or concept and would like more information on how we might be able to help; please get in touch with us by email email@example.com. A member of staff from our Business Development Team will be in touch with you over the next couple of days and will be able to help you with your query.
2. Guidance & Eligibility
Here is an overview of our guidance & eligibility as part of our project funding:
- The Data Lab does not provide funding directly to industrial or public sector partners. We provide project funding to cover aspects of academic institution costs associated to delivering data science joint/collaborative projects.
- There must be at least one industrial or public sector partner(s) and an academic partner involved in your project. If you don't have a partner from industry, public sector or academia, please get in touch with us as we may be able to identify a collaborator.
- As we are funded by the Scottish public sector, there must be clear economic and/or social impact(s) that benefit Scotland as a result of delivering your project, idea or concept successfully. As part of economic impact, the approach to how intellectual property will be administered and potential routes to exploitation must be agreed in advance of the project commencing. The Data Lab can work with industrial, public sector or academic partner(s) as part of this process.
- There must be a clear ability to execute the project from both industrial, public sector and academic partner(s). This can be demonstrated through previously delivered research & development projects, domain or technical expertise.
- There must be an element of novel & innovative applications of data science techniques. This can be novel & innovative for the industry or public sector landscape, as well as, new applications of applied academic research.
- Applicants should be in a position to commence projects within 3 months of approval.
- The expected duration of funded projects varies anywhere from a couple of days through to around 12 months. The Project should be able to demonstrate that it can be completed to its key milestones & work packages within this time.
- Project proposals should typically be within Technology Readiness Levels 3 to 6 (TRL) (See section G in the link).
- Projects must comply with State Aid rules. Please read our State Aid guidance before applying.
3. Completion of Application for Funding
After discussing guidance & eligibility with our Business Development Team you will be assigned a Regional Business Development Executive. Your Business Development Executive will work with the industrial, public sector and academic partner(s) to develop an application for funding. If you are an industrial or public sector partner and do not have an academic partner, please do not worry, we can help you identify the best suitable contact as part of your joint/collaborative project. As mentioned above we will work with you to complete your application for funding, as part of this, our application form will request the following information:
- Details of key partners involved in delivery from Industry, Public Sector and Academia.
- Project Overview & Summary.
- Commercial & Societal Impact.
- Ability to Execute the Project.
- Demonstration of Novelty & Innovation through the Application of Data Science.
- Project Focus/Plan; key milestones, work packages, deliverables, risks & project management approach.
- Budget Form; funding sought from The Data Lab, in-kind & cash contributions from Industrial & Public Sector Partner(s) and in-kind & cash contributions from the Academic Partner(s).Please note, Industrial & Public Sector Partner(s) should at minimum match the funding sought from The Data Lab. More information on Cash Contributions can be found below:
Funding Sought
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Medium Enterprise
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25% Cash
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> £20,000 from The Data Lab
25% Cash
35% Cash
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- Data Due Diligence.
- Intellectual Property & Legal Agreements.
- Supporting Statements.
- Declarations & State-Aid.
If required, a project workshop can be arranged by your Regional Business Development Executive to discuss aspects of delivery between Industrial, Public Sector and Academic Partner(s).
4. Review Process & Scoring Criteria
Applications for funding will be reviewed by The Data Lab & Innovation Advisory Board, the timescales for expected approval will depend on the duration of the proposed project. Your Business Development Executive will advise on the timescales for expected approval.
Applications for funding will be scored based on the following criteria:
- Commercial & Social Impact in Scotland
- Ability to Execute the Project Successfully
- Novelty & Innovation
Applications for funding that are less than £20,000 will be reviewed by The Data Lab Management Team & CEO based on the above criteria. Applications for funding that exceed £20,000 will be reviewed by our Innovation Advisory Board which consists of members from Industry, Public Sector & Academia, as well as, at least one member of staff from The Data Lab overseeing the process. Project Partners that are invited to our Innovation Advisory Board Review Panel will undergo a shorter summary application which is reviewed prior to the regular board meeting, if approved in principle, you will be invited to complete a full application form and to provide a pitch presentation for your proposal. Your application form & pitch presentation will be scored on the above criteria by board members. Your Business Development Executive will work with you and support you through this process from completion of the shorter summary application to the full application and pitch presentation – providing you with guidance at each key stage.
5. Offer Letter & Legal Agreements
If your application for funding is successfully approved, you will be notified by your Business Development Executive within 2 Days. Your application will then be passed to our Legal & Contracts Manager who will send the Project Partner(s) an Offer Letter including a claims form & guidance on how to progress. You can find more information on our IP process here - Intellectual Property Guidance.
All decisions made by The Data Lab and our Innovation Advisory Board in relation to funding are made in a fair, open and transparent manner. Unsuccessful applicants can request feedback on why the application for funding was rejected. Feedback would aim to be constructive and outline particular areas for improvement. Whilst a final decision may be made not to fund your proposal, you may have the opportunity to apply again in the near future should your revised proposal meet the criteria for our funding.
6. Project Governance & Delivery
After you have completed the Legal & Contractual stages of your application for funding your project will commence. As per the application form you will have agreed the project management approach in principle and will be assigned a Project Development Manager from The Data Lab. Your Project Development Manager will not directly manage your project, they will provide governance with partners involved in the delivery of key milestones and work packages to ensure delivery is as smooth as possible.


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Small basement leaks can cause big headaches!
Check your basement regularly
Springtime in Duluth brings a welcome relief from the cold winter months. As temperatures rise, it brings new life with it, but it can also bring problems that you might not realize. Many of the aging basements in Duluth will start leaking once the frost leaves the ground and the snow melts. If an unfinished basement leaks you may be tempted to ignore it, but this can lead to mold and mildew growth and could potentially spread throughout your house. Finished or unfinished it is a good idea to check your basement at least once a week during the spring melt.
I found water! What now?
Depending on the amount of water and what kind of materials are affected you may be able to fix the problem yourself. Consumer model dehumidifiers are just enough to keep a sealed basement dry, so if you have any significant leaks you will need to look at waterproofing your basement. If you have a sudden large leak the best thing to do is remove as much contents from the area as possible and contact Dryco to assess the situation. We have large dehumidifiers and the equipment to extract large amounts of water. If you a DIYer, Handyman has a great article on fixing problem basements here.
Insurance Coverage on basement leaks
Most home insurance policies in the Twin Ports don't cover basement leaks. Basement leaks fall under "flood damage" and unless you have the flood damage rider on your policy, it is unlikely that insurance will cover it. If you live near a stream or in a natural low area with an older basement it would be a good idea to look into flood insurance. If not the best thing you can do is keep an eye on your basement to stop any basement leaks before they can cause damage. For more information on insurance coverage click here.

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The flag of Guatemala was officially adopted on August 17, 1871. The blue and white are the original colors used by the United Provinces of Central America. The coat of arm (centered on white) was adopted in 1968 and features the quetzal bird, a symbol of liberty, perched on the Declaration of Independence
The Coat of Arms shows two Bay Laurel branches symbolizing victory. The bird displayed in the crest is the Quetzal, in Guatemala this bird is a symbol of liberty.
The scroll contains the date that all of Central America was declared independent from Spain. The crossed rifles are a warning that Guatemala will defend itself with force if necessary. Finally, the swords represent the honor of the people of Guatemala.


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"Tolerance is not just a moral duty"
(from the UNESCO definition)
The Festival of Tolerance – the Jewish Film Festival Zagreb is a unique film festival whose rich programme includes film projections, thematic exhibitions, education, discussions and music events. The task of the Festival is to spread the truth and memory about the Holocaust and to awareness and adopt tolerance in everyday life and the times that we live in.
From its first edition, the Festival of Tolerance has been and remains a place that joins different audiences, nurtures different affinities and beliefs, as well as a place that stimulates thinking about different viewpoints, and since last year it practices an open dialogue about similar problems. We started out with an idea about raising awareness and maintaining the collective memory of the Holocaust using it as an example to transfer experience from the past, but listening to the needs of the society not just here but also in the world, during the nine years of the Festival we touched upon other topics whose awareness can and should enable a common better tomorrow. We recognized and warned about the problems of racism, discrimination, xenophobia, homophobia, hate speech and the relationship of the society towards persons of the third age, but this year we will also deal with the problem of migrants and their assimilation.
Our goal is to educate the young ones and slightly older ones, to show that we are not all the same and that we need to accept our differences, talk about them openly and in this way achieve a successful coexistence.
The tenth jubilee edition of the Festival of Tolerance under the baton of the double Oscar winner Branko Lustig and the director of the Festival Nataša Popović will be held from the 9th until the 15th of April at Zagreb cinemas Europa and Tuškanac. The main themes will be the "legacy" of fascism, the refugees question and the problem of intolerance towards those who are different. These current social happenings increasingly reveal certain socio-cultural antagonisms so the need to speak about injustices, insisting on dialogue and cooperation of the whole community in the fight against discrimination is certainly one of the main goals of the 10th Festival of Tolerance.
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Art Under the Umbrellas to Commemorate National Arts and Humanities Month
October is National Arts and Humanities Month – the largest annual celebration for the arts and humanities in the nation. A perfect fit with LQAF's mission of "Promoting and Cultivating the Arts," we are proud to announce that the Art Under the Umbrellas event on October 26th is an officially registered event of NAHA 2013.
Organized by Americans for the Arts, NAHM is a coast-to-coast collective recognition of the importance of culture in America. It is designed to encourage all Americans to explore new facets of the arts and humanities in their lives, and to begin a lifelong habit of active participation in the arts and humanities. In the 20 years since it was established, it has become the nation's largest collective annual celebration of the arts.
LQAF encourages all of our patrons to actively support National Arts and Humanities Month by attending the season opener of Art Under the Umbrellas on October 26, 2013 at Old Town La Quinta when it will host a diverse collection of 80 talented artists exhibiting their original creations for sale. The event runs from 10 am to 4 pm. Attendees will enjoy free admission, free parking, and free live entertainment.


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On Love
On Love
Love has many faces. Like a wisp of smoke it silently enters a heart and gives itself unto itself. It lifts a heart to greater knowledge of itself through compassion, understanding, sharing, and just by the being of itself.
As it enters, so must it leave so other facets of love can also know its many gifts. As the wisp may show its tenderness, so must it show its thorns, as that of silent tears which finds the duct of the inner eye, to grace its presence on the outer eye.
Just like the eagle as it soars to places unseen, it must at a time return back to its high cliffs as an observer. It must also be the observed, only to leave again for places unseen to search and seek that which is unknown.
The thirst of love can never be quenched by a single droplet as that thirst seeks the river of life to know itself as itself. Love is the greatest gift and cannot be seen by the human eye, not can it be understood by that of the mind. Only through the eyes of the soul can you touch that which you cannot understand. Love must continue to grow by the giving of it if it is to know growth. It yearns to know more about itself, and that can only be done by the sharing of itself.
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Extending NerdDinner: Adding MEF and plugins to ASP.NET MVC
The original NerdDinner Sample was very simple. Two samples, simple, in fact. Perhaps it's the new Northwind, as it's a good way to start working with ASP.NET MVC. However, it's not a perfect sample or an idealized example on how to do many things that users want to do.
Fortunately, there's been lots of cool folks in the community who have "forked" NerdDinner and done interesting stuff with it. Each of these samples is usually focused on a specific scenario, so they won't necessarily be merged with the trunk, but they are educational nonetheless.
Jon Galloway and I have also added a few things to NerdDinner, taking it in a more social direction, as Jon's MVC Music Store today is a better "getting started" sample for ASP.NET MVC 2. We'll be doing a series of posts on the interesting things the community has added to NerdDinner as well as some of the ones Jon and I added and presented at Mix a few months back. Soon Jon and I will release an updated NerdDinner v2 on CodePlex (although it's been in the source code tab for weeks) with lots of fixes, new features. We'll also add many of these "one off" samples as well and host them on CodePlex.
I spoke to Microsoft Engineer Hamilton Verissimo de Oliveira, aka "Hammett" (you likely know him from the Castle Project and Monorail) about making a NerdDinner sample that included MEF (Managed Extensibility Framework) since much of MEF is built into .NET 4 now. He was kind enough to do it, but I'm just blogging it now, so thanks to Hammett for his kindness and patience.
NerdDinner on MEF
MEF lives in System.ComponentModel.Composition. Hammett's done a number of interesting things it his sample, adding Microsoft.ComponentModel.Composition.Extensions and Microsoft.ComponentModel.Composition.Extensions.Web namespaces building in some nice extension methods for common techniques as well as and implementation of IControllerFactory and a derivation of HttpApplication.
Remember MEF is about making applications easily composable. In this sample Hammett has created his own MefControllerFactory, replacing the default controller factory that comes with ASP.NET MVC. ASP.NET MVC makes it easy to change:
protected override void Application_Start()
ControllerBuilder.Current.SetControllerFactory(new MefControllerFactory(base.ScopeManager));
ViewEngines.Engines.Add(new MobileCapableWebFormViewEngine());
Notice his controller factory has a ScopeManager. This is a web application, and some components might be at Application Scope (create them once and hang on) and some might be at Request scope (make a new one each request).
For controllers, he's effectively recreated the default behavior of the ASP.NET MVC's controller factory, but in doing it, has given us lots of ways we can jump in an change the behavior in exotic ways by overriding CreateRootCatalog in MefhttpApplication. It's default implementation looks in /bin:
protected virtual ComposablePartCatalog CreateRootCatalog()
return new DirectoryCatalog(Path.Combine(AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory, "bin"));
As you probably know, ASP.NET MVC looks for classes via a convention. It looks for classes with the word "Controller" at the end that are also IController implmentations. Here's the MEF way to declare that convention using Microsoft.ComponentModel.Composition.Extensions. Note the use of scope.
[assembly: Discovery(typeof(Conventions))]
namespace NerdDinner
public class Conventions : ConventionDiscovery
public Conventions()
Types(t => t.Name.EndsWith("Controller") && !t.IsAbstract).
Exporting((c, t) => c.
Contract(typeof (IController)).
Metadata("Name", t.Name.Substring(0, t.Name.Length - "controller".Length)).
Metadata("Mode", WebScopeMode.Request))
Pretty cool.
Controllers and their Needs
Whenever a more advanced programmer looks as the NerdDinner code they usually say they they really don't like this:
public DinnersController() : this(new DinnerRepository())
public DinnersController(IDinnerRepository repository)
dinnerRepository = repository;
The second constructor takes an IDinnerRepository, allowing us to make different implementations, but the default constructor says, "well, here's a concrete implementation if you don't give one." It's a slippery slope and by adding the default implementation I get to sidestep using dependency injection while making the controller testable, but I've tied my controller down with a direct dependency to the DinnerRepository. This is sometimes called "Poor Man's IoC" and many would say that this is a very poor man. That's a religious argument, but Hammett takes a stand by removing the default constructor.
public class DinnersController : Controller
private IDinnerRepository dinnerRepository;
public DinnersController(IDinnerRepository repository)
dinnerRepository = repository;
So how does a DinnersController ever get an IDinnerRepository? The idea is that it's not the controllers job to worry about the how, it's only its job to want.
MEF is effectively a Dating Service for Components. Here DinnerRepository is saying it's available and it wants to meet someone who is also into "IDinnerRepository."
public class DinnerRepository : NerdDinner.Models.IDinnerRepository {
That [Export] attribute is its way to saying, "I'm on the market. Matchmaker, make a match!" When MEF is asked for a Controller and it notices that it has no default constructor, as in our case, it looks at the available constructors and says, "Oh, DinnersController wants to meet someone too! I I think I know just your type." Then it creates a DinnerRepository and calls the DinnersController constructor passing it in. It injects the dependency.
Often you'll see the other components advertising their interest with an [Import] attribute, but that's not necessary in this example because all the Controllers were created via the MefControllerFactory. They don't need attributes, as they've already walked in the door of our dating service!
Other Services MEFified
Recently in a review of MVC Music Store Ayende (and others before him, as well) dissed on these line of code, which actually come with ASP.NET MVC 2 out of the box and weren't written for the sample. (Although they weren't changed) Phil can speak to specific decisions as I wasn't involved, but many folks who are into dependency injection don't like this. This is effectively the same maneuver as shown above, written slightly differently.
public class AccountController : Controller
public AccountController()
: this(null, null) {
public AccountController(IFormsAuthentication formsAuth, IMembershipService service)
FormsAuth = formsAuth ?? new FormsAuthenticationService();
MembershipService = service ?? new AccountMembershipService();
Hammett's implementation just uses MEF, so:
public AccountController(IFormsAuthentication formsAuth, IMembershipService service)
FormsAuth = formsAuth;
MembershipService = service;
Again, the whole point is that the dependencies get figured out automatically, each one wearing the "I'm available for hooks ups" attributes of [Export(typeof(IFormsAuthentication))] and [Export(typeof(IMembershipService))] respectively.
All in all, MEF is a nice clean addition to an ASP.NET MVC app. Thanks to Hammett for his hard work!
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protected virtual ComposablePartCatalog CreateRootCatalog() { return new DirectoryCatalog(Path.Combine(AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory, "bin")); }
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Lean Xbox One eyes gamers as PlayStation VR turns heads (Update)
Shawn Layden, chairman of Sony Interactive Entertainment Worldwide Studios, announces that the PlayStation VR headset will go on sale on October 13, 2016, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California, June 13, 2016 Microsoft unveiled a leaner Xbox One model and a lineup of coming games as it strived to make up lost ground on Sony's market-leading rival PlayStation 4. Xbox team head Phil Spencer used a Microsoft press event on the eve of the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) video game extravaganza to introduce an Xbox One S that will be priced at $299 when it hits the market in August.
"This is just the beginning," Spencer said. "We see opportunities on the horizon."
At a separate event later in the day, Sony put the spotlight on a line-up of big, beautiful games and announced that a keenly-awaited virtual reality headset that works with PS4 consoles will be released on October 13 a price of $399.
Sony late last year cut $50 off the price of PS4, making the console available for $350. Microsoft had earlier made a similar move, lowering the Xbox One price to $350 by unbundling it from a Kinect motion-sensing accessory.
Xbox One S was described as being about 40 percent smaller than its predecessor.
With an eye on the future, Microsoft is also working on a powerful new version of Xbox One designed as a platform for exquisite virtual reality and ultrahigh-graphics games, according to Spencer. "Call Of Duty" game is demonstrated at the Sony PlayStation E3 press conference at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California, June 13, 2016 "Delivering the world's most powerful console is exactly what we want to do," he said.
The upgraded Xbox One model, dubbed "Project Scorpio," will be released at the end of next year, in time for the prime gift-giving holiday season, according to Microsoft.
Scorpio was announced early to provide game makers and other software savants time to create content or experiences for the beefed-up Xbox One.
Spencer promised that the Scorpio version of Xbox One would enable virtual reality experiences without any sacrifice of performance.
Play anywhere
Microsoft also announced that players would be able to hand Xbox One games off to Windows-powered computers due to a new "Play Anywhere" capability.
"Gamers have never had more choice in how and where they play," Spencer said. Hideki Kamiya, Director at Platinum Games, introduces the video game "Scalebound" during Microsoft Corp. Xbox at the Galen Center on June 13, 2016 in Los Angeles, California Despite trends toward play on smartphones, tablets, and personal computers, industry heavyweights are not giving up consoles which have long ruled the lucrative sector.
Sony heads into E3 as a market leader, having sold more than 40 million PS4 consoles since they launched in late 2013.
While Microsoft has not released current sales figures for its Xbox One console that debuted in the market at nearly the same time, industry estimates are that they are roughly half those of PS4.
Grand games galore
Given that PS4 and Xbox One are in their third year on the market, and the Nintendo Wii U is in its fourth year, console makers will be out to fuel interest with big new games and enhanced features, according to analysts.
Sony provided glimpses at coming PS4 titles including a new "God of War," along with "Spider-Man," and "Days Gone."
Revered game maker Hideo Kojima appeared on stage to reveal his new studio's first project, a game called "Death Stranding." The new Microsoft Xbox One S console is announced during the Microsoft Xbox news conference on June 13, 2016 in Los Angeles, California Sony promised more than 50 games for PlayStation VR will be available within months after the launch, among them zombie-shooter "Resident Evil," one based on the iconic "Star Wars" franchise, and another on the comic book dark knight "Batman."
Xbox One game announcements included exclusive blockbusters "Gears of War" and "Halo" titles, and an intriguing new "We Happy Few" by Compulsion Games studio.
Virtual reality, streaming play and titles tailored for smartphones are expected to be hot themes at E3.
Demonstrations of content for Facebook-owned Oculus Rift headgear are once again expected to draw crowds on the show floor, which opens on Tuesday.
Oculus began selling its Rift virtual reality headsets earlier this year for $599, a price which does not include the cost of a computer that can handle the processing and graphics demands of the technology.
HTC set a price of $799 for Vive VR gear, which also requires computer systems that can handle the rich experience.
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Education Bloggers Daily Highlights 7/31/2016
Education Bloggers Daily Highlights Courtesy of Big Education Ape
A special thank you to education blogger Mike Simpson
For More Visit: http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/
- Where Clinton and Trump Stand on Education – The Atlantic
- Insiders or outsiders: who runs public school districts better? – The Washington Post
- What I didn't hear in Hillary Clinton's speech |
- CURMUDGUCATION: $tand For Children: The Astroturfing of Advocacy
- All Things Education: NAACP calls for a moratorium on charter schools but the devil is in the (state) details
- Love Letter to My Dead Student – EduShyster
- Why Do Teachers Stay? What Makes them Leave?
- Schools Matter: HILLARY, ELI, AND ALICE: THE MONEY-TREE
- Algorithms in Use: Evaluating Teachers and "Personalizing" Learning (Part 2) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice
- No New Charter Schools – NAACP Draws Line in the Sand | gadflyonthewallblog
- Stand For Children Buys Its Way Out Of The Race « Dad Gone Wild
- What School Is Like For Kids | POPSUGAR Moms
- There are major costs to Corporate-driven "Education Reform." | Alternet
- John King still loves those tests: Editorial
- Texas Opens Probe Into Gulen Connection to Charter Schools – WSJ


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I'm confused.....I thought all azn's had good video cards?
I dont >.< I have to lower my graphics or delete my video clips for my other movies to be able to frap. Im just playing on a crappy laptop.
Miavii's gears are not legit.
Lol, Miavii drilled.
My youtube channel http://www.youtube.com/user/tjxs?feature=mhee
I craft blades, all crafting is free if you provide the mats and will continue to be.
Looks like he letting you win in this video lol
Hey Miavii do you think you could give me your facebook or some more pictures?
is that all you fawking do all day? makes vids of your character doing random contarded shet? damn get a life. ugly bihhh


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The U.S. Department of Justice has awarded a nearly $3 million National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI) grant to the Kentucky Attorney General's Office to seek justice for victims of sexual assault.
Attorney General Andy Beshear's office will establish a sexual assault cold case unit comprised of a victim advocate, investigator, prosecutor and a SAKI coordinator from the three-year U.S Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance $2,998,090 grant. The unit will focus on investigating and prosecuting sexual assaults while providing key services to victims during the cold case process.
Additionally the grant will allow the AG to fund an extra Kentucky State Police (KSP) cold case unit sexual assault detectives.
Upon taking office, Beshear made providing justice for victims of sexual assault a top priority and ending Kentucky's sexual assault forensic exam (SAFE) kit backlog, which occurred due to a lack of funding and shortage of staff at the KSP crime lab.
"Let there be no doubt – this issue is not just about 'kits,' it's about seeking justice for victims of sexual assault," Beshear said. "My office applied for the SAKI grant to create a funding source to ensure the Commonwealth never has a rape kit backlog again and to ensure law enforcement and prosecutors statewide have the support they need to investigate, prosecute and seek justice for these victims."
Beshear said the SAKI grant will also fund extra staff at the KSP crime lab to inventory and test SAFE kits, mainly "boomerang" kits – ones sent to the lab, not tested for various reasons then returned to law enforcement agencies.
The SAFE Act of 2016 (Senate Bill 63) ensures the submission of all SAFE kits, requires police receive training to conduct victim-centered sexual assault investigations and sets timelines for testing kits.
In 2016, Beshear provided $4.5 million in settlement money to lawmakers to fund requested KSP crime lab upgrades and an additional $1 million from the settlement to aid law enforcement and prosecutors in conducting victim-centered investigations and prosecuting sexual assault offenders.
In February, Beshear transferred $30,000 of interest accumulated to date from the settlement to help further fund the KSP crime lab.
Early on, Kentucky secured funding to test 3,300 SAFE kits in an effort to reduce the backlog. Beshear said the SAKI grant will cover the cost to test up to 1,500 additional SAFE kits, which are mainly boomerang cases.
According to www.kentuckybacklog.com, 3,173 backlogged SAFE kits have been tested. As of Sept. 13, 291 DNA profiles had been created that produced 118 DNA CODIS hits.
"To test every SAFE kit is now in progress in Kentucky, but if we do not have a justice system that will be equipped to seek justice in these cases, then we have still failed," said Michelle Kuiper, AG's Survivors Council member. "This SAKI grant will provide toward a justice system that is better equipped to handle these crimes. In Kentucky, 97 percent of rapists never spend a day in jail and are still on the streets, which means there are 97 percent of survivors who will never receive justice of horrific crimes, and that is as unconscionable as the crime itself."
Beshear said the grant will support the Kentucky SAFE Kit Backlog Research Project, an effort the AG's office is collaborating with the University of Louisville.
Dr. Bradley Campbell, assistant professor, U of L's Department of Criminal Justice, said he is extremely grateful to be a part of the new SAKI project in Kentucky. Dr. Campbell is partnering with the AG's office on the Kentucky SAFE Kit Backlog Research Project, which seeks to examine the outcomes of kit testing, identify data-driven, victim-centered responses to sexual assault and provide justice to victims.
"This funding will give us the resources to employ a longitudinal research design that will assess the impact of not only testing kits, but also SB 63's effect on sexual assault in Kentucky," Dr. Campbell said. "The funding allows us to add several long-term data collection components to the baseline data we are continuing to collect from the initial contract through the AG's office. These data provide us a unique opportunity to assess how Kentucky's innovative efforts affect policy and practice over an extended period of time. Through the SAKI funding, our work will not only provide the Commonwealth with data-driven insights into this problem, but will assist other jurisdictions throughout the country facing the problem of backlogged sexual assault kits."
The Attorney General's office has held multiple state trainings on the SAFE kit backlog; launched the collaborative research project with the University of Louisville to provide accountability to address the backlog; collaborated with the Kentucky Association of Sexual Assault Programs to hold the #VoiceOfJustice video contest to raise awareness of sexual assault on campus; and created a Survivors Council.
Kentucky was one of 20 SAKI grantees nationally, and seven statewide grants for fiscal year 2017. SAKI is administered by the Bureau of Justice Assistance within the U.S. Department of Justice and aims to create a coordinated community response that ensures just resolution to sexual assault cases through a comprehensive and victim-centered approach.
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Great book....goes right along with the arcane and paranoral books she produces. If you are a Krentz fan you will not be disappointed
A very easy read. Nothing too intense. I would not mind reading more by this author; however, I'd like to feel more 'connected' with the characters.
The author, a.k.a. Amanda Quick, seems obsessed with crystals right now. I didn't find her last two books very interesting.
Good Book!!! There were some parts that got a little too technical in regards to the paranormal things and the properties of the crystals. I found myself skimming past that stuff. Also, it is my opinion that the main character hooked up sexually with the "guy" way too soon. I was doing a lot of eye rolling when that happened. But I would still say it was a good read!!
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Identify Your Strengths
When you enjoy what you are doing at work and excel, it means you have found the best opportunity for you. One that fits both your expertise and interests. Your employer is also pleased, because you are a productive and profitable part of his business.
The worksheet links to the right will help you identify your strengths and achievements, which you can use to persuade employers that hiring you will benefit their business.
Strengths come in three broad categories: traits, universal or transferable skills, and occupational or technical skills.
Traits are rooted in our personalities and include characteristics such as, optimism, reliability, responsibility, curiosity, and so on. These qualities are often called "soft skills." Although some traits come more naturally to certain people, we can strengthen traits that contribute to our success, and either dampen or compensate for traits that interfere with success.
Universal or transferrable skills, as their name implies, are general abilities that are valued by almost all employers. These include an ability to detect and solve problems, communicate effectively, collaborate with coworkers, and resolve customer complaints.
Occupational or technical skills allow us to perform tasks related to a specific job or profession. Some examples include driving a bulldozer, overhauling an engine, writing a software program, or generating a profit and loss statement as an accountant.
Employers will place different levels of emphasis on these three types of strengths when hiring.
If the tasks related to a particular position are relatively easy to learn, or involve specialized unique skills that will require in-house training, the employer may be primarily interested in a jobseeker's traits and universal skills.
Other employers are looking for people who already possess specific occupational skills.
A key element of a successful job search is identifying your signature traits, universal skills and occupational skills, and then finding employment opportunities that match your strengths. The worksheet below will help you pinpoint your own traits and transferable skills. Taking the time to do this will help you not only write a better resume and confidently fill in job applications, but also feel confident during an interview.


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Remember when you returned to school after the holidays and your teacher would tell you to sit down, shoosh up and write about what you just did? Well this is sort of like that, but the opposite, so not like that at all. I'm not on holiday. This is not school. And I've not yet done any of these things… But I am fully intending to! (Image via)
So, as you can see from the list, this weekend I am going to take it easy (because Herman is being a dick) and be slothlike in my life approach.
I'm planning to:
Watch The People vs OJ Simpson (because Leigh and Annabel recommended it.)
Go to Aldi because apparently I need all these things now.
Pat my lonely dog. Throw a tennis ball for my lonely dog. Hug my lonely dog. (He's still adjusting to our other dog's death, poor pumpkin.)
Watch Flesh and Bone (on Stan) – it's GOOD and worrying. I am glued to screen.
Pine for the new season of UnReal (I love that show!)
Watch the first episode of Outlander Season 3. I've been saving it for the weekend.
Crochet my chevron blanket (I'm really dragging my heels on it! Gah!)
Cook some things. Not sure what yet, but I saw someone making lasagna on telly last night and now it's replaying over and over in my head. (It's episode 7 of Matt Okine's show.)
Have lunch with the kiddos.
Go to Brunetti.
Go to Readings.
Some more writing on my new eCourse – join us! It's only $30!
Drink coffee.
Eat snacks.
Sip tea.
Scroll through Teenage Bedrooms On Screen.
Sort out stuff for hard rubbish collection next week. #Boring
Maybe buy some bagels? I like them touted and topped with gypsy ham, avocado, tomato and a slice of Swiss cheese.
Lie down a lot.
What are you doing on the weekend?
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Tammy Sytch, a.k.a Sunny, was arrested tonight and is at Carbon County Prison in Nesquehoning, PA. She was brought in for a probation violation for not showing up for her regularly scheduled drug / alcohol test that the judge had ordered. ProWrestlingSheet.com had first reported Sytch's arrest while I was working on this story.
We can exclusively report that Sytch will await to see the judge via video court for a gagnon hearing, at which time the probation officer will tell the judge what they feel the revocation time should be.
The first offense is usually anywhere between 30 to 90 days in jail, however Sytch is on five years probation. In the state of Pennsylvania, anything over two years is a state prison sentence, and any sentence that is one day less than two years is a county term. In the worst case scenario, if she continues to violate probation, they can ask for all street time to be pulled and for her to do all five years in a state prison system. That being said, even when she is released after 30 to 60 days she will still be on probation for the remainder of the 5 years.


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Volume 2, Number 1 (2010)
Seven perceptions influencing novice teachers' efficacy and cultural competence
Nancy P. Gallavan
A Critical reflection model to teach diversity and social justice
Ilene L. Ingram and Toni S. Walters
The Awareness of cultural orientations in culturally responsive education for Korean American students
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Have you ever noticed how many professional biographies mention complexity? It seems like everyone is handling "complex" litigation or "complex" commercial transactions or helping clients drive home "complex" projects.
In the sourcing world, most of us think of ourselves as handling "complex" sourcing. A fair question to ask then is, what does "complex" mean in this context? And, does it matter?
The short answer to whether the term "complex" matters in sourcing is that it should, and it is worth taking a few minutes to think about.
The University of Tennessee has adopted a model for sourcing that puts projects on a continuum from simple to complex. Adopting that model for our purposes, it is helpful to think of "noncomplex" as something that can be completely described in a contract and is supplier agnostic. The go-to product for illustrating this is the unassuming number 2 pencil. As long as you can describe the pencil completely (lead hardness and consistency, color, length, diameter, and size, etc.), it doesn't matter where you get the pencil. All that really matters is the cost. Once you sign your supply contract, as a buyer, you can just sit back and check the boxes of pencils when they arrive to make sure they comply with their specifications.
That is an example of noncomplex sourcing. No matter how complicated a product may be, as long as it can be completely described in the contract and is supplier agnostic, it would not be classified as complex sourcing. This doesn't mean that the arrangement may not be very complicated and require tremendous expertise or that there aren't sophisticated tax, compliance, or other aspects to the purchase. It does mean, though, that the seller knows what it has to do from simply reading the contract and that the seller does not have to rely on the buyer to meet the engagement's objectives.
Contrast such an arrangement with an outsourcing or consulting arrangement that hires a writing tool company to work with you to increase your employees' writing efficiency.
In this case, the company will have to interview people, study work habits, understand work objectives, and develop a recommendation for a product or method that the company can deliver and that must be adopted by the company's employees.
This requires quite a bit of work on the part of the buyer as well as the seller. And that means that the seller will need very different skills than the number 2 pencil manufacturer from our "simple" example. In this example, if the buyer's people were to become recalcitrant or defensive, the seller will not be able to collect the information required to recommend a solution. Even if the buyer's employees are cooperative and forthcoming during the evaluation part of the engagement, they can sink the whole project by simply refusing to adopt the resulting solution. In either case, the engagement will not be successful no matter how smart or technically proficient the seller may be.
This is a simple example of a complex deal. Again, the complex nature of the deal is because of the complexity of the product being bought or sold; rather, it is because the buyer and the seller each have to contribute to the outcome to be successful.
Reviewing various projects along these lines and grouping them accordingly can be interesting and useful. Some projects may have both complex and noncomplex components. For example, in a technology project that requires a license and implementation, the license may be noncomplex and the systems integration work may be complex.
We will discuss the contractual ramifications to these classifications in a later post.


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We are pleased to invite you to discover the extraordinary climate of Mediterranean cuisine, served in the newly opened restaurant La Cantina at the Hotel Tychy. The reported dishes are the essence of southern flavor - light and varied. 15 years of experience walking hand in hand with a culinary passion is proof that the dishes prepared for guests are a paradise for the senses.
Everything is made from scratch - with carefully selected ingredients, aromatic herbs and spices. The restaurant is also famous for its rich offer of Mediterranean wines.
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1. After feeding the post yell "double". This is fundamental, as fundamental as the "Mikan Drill". Why yell double? The player guarding you invariably goes to bother the receiving post player. One of the first (fundamental) things the post player does is turn and look middle. The post player cannot look middle AND see your player who has vacated you to double down. Help out your teammate in the post by yelling "double"!
2. Let the post player get position before you feed the post. Not doing so more often than not results in a deflection (almost as bad as a steal). Posting up means, posting up by definition is, getting the defense on your back so you can manipulate and hold off defense so that the post player can receive the ball cleanly. It's offense: be patient!
3. Make your left as good as your right, practice lefty (or off-hand) jumpers to better understand form. Of course we don't mean become an ambidextrous jump shooter; gauche. But there is a reason that all great shooters are, informally, like during games of H-O-R-S-E or just in goofing around, very good off-hand jump shooters. They understand form so well that they can apply it both to their off-hand and to their strong hand. (My record in shooting 18′ jumpers alternating left hand and right hand every shot is 20 in a row. What's yours? Try it! And then try it again and again; you'll figure it out and become a better shooter overall.)
4. Shoot for swishes ("Swish Game"). Fred Hodson of Jonesboro, IN, NTL's famed Shot Surgeon at our Weekend Camps (he slices open, takes apart and slowly stitches back together your shot – no pain killers) says "shrink your target". In other words, don't just shoot to get the ball in the hoop; shoot it to get it in a particular part of the hoop. There's a game, comes by many names that is helpful. The "Swish Game" goes like this (it can be done from anywhere): you take two from the FT line. If you miss, it's minus one; if you make a perfect swish (no rim at all), you get plus one; if you make but hit the rim, you get zero for that shot. Then your partner (opponent) does the same, takes two. Play to plus six or to any number you want. Making shots will all of a sudden become a by-product of shooting.
5. Aim for the bottom corner of the backboard when feeding a post player who is being fronted. I got this from Tom Thibodeau when we were coaching together at Harvard and we'd play pick up or summer league games. I'd have it on the wing; he'd be posting up. I would situate myself so that Thibs would be between me and the hoop. If he was fronted, he'd keep the defender there and tell me to throw the ball up to the corner of the backboard. This would keep the ball out of the middle of the lane where hep might be coming but also allow him (the post player) to pull it in, get footwork down and score in the lane.


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Welcome Home!
Welcome! Whether this is your first time at Bethlehem Baptist Church, or you have been here before, we want to make it clear that you are welcome and that there is a place for you in God's family at Bethlehem Baptist Church.
At Bethlehem Baptist Church, you will experience friendly people, diverse worship music, and relevant messages in a casual environment.
We invite you to dress however you feel comfortable. Whether you prefer jeans or more traditional attire, you'll find it all here at Bethlehem Baptist Church. After all, the Bible tells us that God is more concerned with our hearts than He is with how we dress or look (1 Samuel 16:7).
Greeters will welcome you just inside the front left entrance.
Please join us this week!
- 8:45 am: Coffee Social
- 9:15 am: Sunday School
- 10:30 am: Worship
- 10 am: SALT Bible Study
- 5:30 pm: Fellowship meal
- 6:30 pm: Midweek programs
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Nestled amid the stylish, café-studded Park Street in Colombo is the exotic culinary realm of the 'Monsoon'.
Named in appreciation of its namesake South East Asian seasonal rain, this restaurant and bar in Colombo serves home-cooked, cultural and hawker dishes hailing from Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam. The lunch menu fuels your afternoon with exotic flavours and colours, helping escape the mundane work-day: Spicy beef rendang adds passion to coconut rice, in Nasi Lemak; Thai noodle salad and fried squid laze over steamed rice, in the Thai Seafood; Vietnamese Noodles float across a warm chicken broth, in Pho Ga; Satay Maranggi pairs grilled chicken skewers with pickled tomatoes.
In the hearty dinner menu, an array of Small Bowls and Sharing Plates brim with salads, soups and light bites: Dried shrimp and lime accents dance through in the Som Tum Papaya Salad; The pork bone and tea soup, Bak Kut Teh is buttoned up with herbs and spices; Vietnamese Goi Cuon Rolls brown in hoisin peanut dipping sauce. The Main Bowls collection which includes golden Kam Heong Prawns, tomato-sambal-piqued Sweet and Soy Chicken and green-mango-salad-flanked Koh Samui Crispy Fish is served alongside rice, homemade sambals and vegetable relishes.
An array of Fresh Juices, Cocktails, Wines and Spirits are meant to spark up your meal. Mango Sticky Rice, Kukus Bandung Brownies and Coconut Crêpes offer a bit of dessert-licious escapism.
Located at Park Street, the 'Monsoon' exudes a stylish, rustic ambiance. High roofs lend it an airy atmosphere whilst red brick walls and cut cement floors add to the character. Potted palms and ferns sit on iron racks, establishing the restaurant's appreciation of the tropical.
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Is it getting ridiculed or judged?
Will people around you stop loving you?
Are you afraid of looking stupid, or going broke?
Do you think you would offend people?
I can almost guarantee that it's one of the above reasons!
Irrational fears are the vice of this world. If we really listened to ourselves, we would realise that we are more than capable to pursue our dreams. Great post!
Exactly! Thank you.
Big fan of yours from sub-saharan Africa! Nigeria to be precise.
Must say all of the above reasons apply to me.
Life is a load of depression and acts of pleasing family (in my case) but then, as you wil say…."Be Happy. x"
Thank you! I get that completely I am also of Nigerian descent so I do understand! Be happy too. X
Apart for your good writing, imaginative and creative skills that would have kept me on this blog. I must now say being of Nigerian descent has added to my stay here.
Singing: Waaaaaaaaayyy Up, I feel blessed (Drakes voice).
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Ps: You have got a beautiful family also. I must add.
hahaha!! Thank you boo 🙂


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In IMI CCI Brno, Czech Republic, Value Stream Mapping methodology was applied to the process for the finance team's month end close process. The team was trained in Lean basics, and then created a map of their current process and an ideal future process, with a timeline showing how the future process would be achieved. Forty two actions were identified and assigned to different team members. As a result of the work, the team achieved a 16% improvement in the time required to complete the month end close.
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In the original Heathers, Winona Ryder isn't completely believable as the nerdy weirdo, but compared to the three ultra-rich, super bitch Heathers she reads as an underdog. The new TV series has tried to recast the Heathers to reflect a more diverse age, and it's kind of confusing.
Our new Heathers are a lesbian woman of color, a gender-queer person, and a woman of average weight who is described as having a body like "Martha Dumptruck." They're all fashionable and fabulous, as Heathers would be. That's cool, and depending on how the narrative goes, may result in an interesting commentary on how difference is subjected to violence.
And here's our Veronica:
And the murderous J.D., a conventionally handsome white man:
Of course, J.D. was always supposed to be a sociopath, so that at least tracks.
We've come a long way since only cis, white, straight, conventionally attractive girls could be bullies.


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Gregory Williams badly wanted be a Muncie Central High School Bearcat. And for that, he was willing to do just about anything.
So he'd play 10 to 12 hours a day. Even after football practices started, Williams would come home afterward and play basketball in the evening.
"I learned that if you really want to do something you have to be totally committed, out-of-your-mind to it," Williams says now.
He had started his junior season on the varsity basketball team but was demoted around Christmas to the "B team." Williams was driven to make the varsity as a senior.
As you read along in Williams' book, "Life on the Color Line," you're certain he will achieve his goal.
And then all of a sudden - he doesn't.
Williams was cut from the team.
"That was a disappointing time," he says. "I learned that sports were not necessarily as fair as I thought they should be - because I don't know what went into that decision. I hope what went into it was could I contribute to the team (and) was I a good enough player to stay?"
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It is fitting to feature the new University of Cincinnati president is this issue of Cincy. This is our Most Interesting People issue, and that "MIP" title certainly fits Gregory Howard Williams.
UC's 27th president, who officially started the job Nov. 1, brings more than a lifetime of academic achievements to his new position. He is an accomplished author who has appeared on "Oprah," "Good Morning America," "Larry King Live," "ABC's Nightline with Ted Koppel," "Dateline NBC with Tom Brokaw" and National Public Radio's "Fresh Air" with Terry Gross.
He has traveled the world and counts Andy Grove, former CEO of Intel, as a friend.
When asked who he would want at his "ultimate dinner party," Williams mentions many of those people. But he starts with his father, who died at age 61.
"I'd like to have my dad at the dinner table - sober," Williams says. "Actually, he did die sober. It was a great thing that he was able to move forward in his life. He was a great story teller and a guy of great wisdom and understanding."
James "Buster" Williams was a driving force in his son's life. Buster was an alcoholic. He was often unemployed. He had more than his share of personal struggles. But he never lost sight of encouraging Gregory to succeed academically.
"His message continued to drive me for many, many years," Williams says. "My dad had his problems but he was totally committed to me as well as he could be, dealing with his own alcoholism. And he believed in me when not everyone believed in me.
"I had high aspirations. I had high goals. My dad said, "Greg you can be president one of these days.' It turns out he was right. I did turn out to be president of two great institutions."
Williams started growing up in Virginia. In 1954, when he was 10 years old, his parents separated, his father lost his business and Buster Williams took his two sons to Muncie, Ind., where his family lived.
It was on the bus ride to Muncie that Buster first told his children they were part African-American and were going to live with African-American relatives in an African-American neighborhood. Until then, Williams believed he was white.
"Life is going to be different from now on," Buster Williams said. "People in
Indiana will treat you differently."
Suffice it to say, the next several years were filled with highs and lows that are described in the book in candid detail.
Through it all, Gregory Williams never wavered in his goal to be a lawyer.
"What I really learned is perseverance and to stay focused," he says.
Williams graduated from Ball State University, earned a masters degree at the University of Maryland and a law degree, masters and Ph.D. at George Washington University. At the University of Iowa, he was a law professor, associate law dean and associate vice president of academic affairs. At Ohio State, he was dean of the law school. At City College of New York, he was president of the university.
He always had a special drive. His father was a great motivator and set high goals for his son. Miss Dora, a family friend, took in Gregory and his brother six months after they arrived in Muncie, despite making just $25 a week as a maid.
As he shared his own story, students urged him to write a book. Back in Muncie, he asked friends and family what they thought of it. "Greg," they said. "This is not your book. This is our book. You told our story."
"That's what I really wanted to do - tell the story of what it was like to grow up in a very racially divided community," Williams says. "But, of course, it's not just about racial division. It's about overcoming obstacles. It's about living in a dysfunctional family. It's about dealing with poverty. It's about trying to survive."
And succeed.
Editor's note: A longer version of this story appeared on www.GoBearcats.com.
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For the budget conscious bride and groom, creating do-it-yourself invitations is a great way to save some major money. Getting your invitations professionally done can cost upwards of four or five dollars a piece. If you have over one hundred guests, those numbers can add up quickly. Here is a creative, homemade invitation idea that looks professionally done but will save your hundreds off dollars.
The Paper
Go to your friendly neighborhood craft store like Hobby Lobby or Michaels and purchase some premium paper for your invitations. The paper used in the example shown is white and has a canvas texture to it. This premium paper will give your invitations a more sophisticated feel and will also accept ink from an inkjet printer very well.
Depending on how many pages you need in your invitation, you can print out an entire invite on one sheet of paper. Also, be sure to set your printer to its highest settings. The ink could potentially be expensive depending on your printer and the cost of ink cartridges. However, many office supply stores can refill ink in your empty cartridges for a fraction of the cost of purchasing new ones.
You will also need a paper cutter of some sort to get your invitations down to size. Be sure to leave an extra "tab" on the bottom of each paper so wedding guests can know what is on each sheet.
Cost: $.20 to $.30 per sheet of premium paper
With this design, you will use a mini brad to hinge all of the paper together. You simply need to purchase a hole punch of the correct size and as many brads as you will need. Make sure all sheets of paper are aligned before using the hole punch.
Cost: Brads $5 for 100 count
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The RSVP
On your RSVP sheet, you should have one detachable end that is the size of a postcard. Guests can then tear this sheet off, mark their meals and number of guests, and send it back to you. Postcards are great for RSVPs, since postage is only 28 cents.
To make the postcard detachable, you will need to purchase a perforator such as this one . Simply run this tool over paper, and it will magically create a perforation.
Costs: Perforator $7
Postcard Stamps $.28 each
The Envelopes
Another nice thing about these invitations is that, if designed correctly, they will fit into a standard business size envelope. Costs can vary depending on what color and style you choose.
Cost: Varies
The Stamps
The outside envelope of your invitation is a great way to make a good first impression on your potential wedding guests. It is thus becoming increasingly popular to create your own postage stamps from places such as Zazzle.com. On Zazzle, you can choose from their selection of premade wedding stamps or your can create your own and include an engagement photo or your names on the stamp itself.
Costs: Varies depending on where you purchase your stamps and your design
In conclusion
The wedding invitation documented in this article is a wonderful way to create a professional looking invite on a budget. It is by no means the cheapest or easiest do-it-yourself invitation, but this is a great option for a bride and groom who love to show off their creativity.


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You are planning a private event, a seminar, a product presentation, team training, a funregatta with business friends, a board party or simply your own wedding - but this time on the water.
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Individualists and managers who want to retreat but still stay near land: you can find peaceful solitude and book a lighthouse on an uninhabited Croatian island, only accessible by boat. Or adventurers, who seek the exotic, slow down experience, aboard a "sewn" houseboat, called "kettuvalom", on India`s backwaters with own skipper, cook and guide. Nothing is impossible!
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Tour de France runner-up Chris Froome could head the British national team at next month's UCI Road World Championships with Great Britain adopting a different approach and set of expectations to that of last year.
GB has not paid the same level of attention to the September 23 men's road race as last season where its outright leader Mark Cavendish, won gold. The result was the focus of a three-year plan known as Project Rainbow Jersey. Cavendish is not guaranteed a starting place in Limburg this year.
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The 2012 titles have somewhat taken a back seat to a home Olympic Games and could represent a development year for the national team. It has qualified the maximum quota of nine riders for the titles and is set to release a long list of 14 on Monday.
"I told the riders straight after the worlds last year that the focus was on the Olympics," GB road manager Rod Ellingworth told Cycling Weekly today. "I actually wrote to the lads and said, I won't talk, I won't even get into any discussions about the worlds until the Olympics is over.
"The Olympics, being in London, was far bigger and I wanted everybody's focus on that. That was the approach to the worlds this year – the focus was Olympics and what I said was we'll roll onto the worlds.
"Most of our big players, their main targets were in July. To get Bradley (Wiggins) or even Mark, anybody, Froome, to really commit to the worlds early season is pretty hard anyway."
David Millar is set to start the new trade team time trial with Garmin-Sharp on September 16, but has opted out of the road race and individual time trial with GB. Jeremy Hunt has too said he is not up to the task. Olympic team pursuit champion Peter Kennaugh as well as Jonathan Tiernan-Locke are among potential starters in the road race.
Great Britain has qualified two spots in the time trial and Alex Dowsett is a possibility for one of those. Wiggins can start as a third rider being Olympic champion.
Froome, who is currently competing at the Vuelta a Espana with Sky, is at this stage said to be Britain's best bet at a good result, which Ellingworth won't quantify. Performances at the Vuelta, Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec (September 7) and Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal (September 9) as well as the Tour of Britain (September 9-16) will help determine final selection.
"A longer term thought, really, is we try and use this year a little bit as well as a developing year because, again, the focus has all been on the Olympics and the Tour," Ellingworth said.
"Chris Froome is the one at the moment who is saying, if I'm still going, I'll go and race there flat-out, and potentially Chris could get a good ride. But if Chris isn't there I can't see that we've got anyone else who is going to get a top 10. It's a bit of a gamble, Chris has been going a long time now through the Tour, Olympics and the Vuelta. He could take a big dive.
"We haven't got anybody like last year with Mark. He pulled out of the Vuelta but we put a program together to make sure he was as fit as he could possibly be. We haven't actually gone through that same process this year. It is a little bit of a let's see who has got the form and we'll deal with it at the time.
"I don't think we'll be taking the race on as we did at the worlds (last year) because I don't think it's our place. There are other riders from other nations who are really up for the win. I think it's their responsibility this year to take it on."
Cavendish, like Wiggins and others, took a break after the Olympics and although uncertain of his form began to find some at the Tour of Denmark where he won the final stage. His last race as world champion will be the Tour of Britain.
The punchy 265km course in the Netherlands doesn't suit the 27-year-old but he has indicated his intent to start in a mark of respect and is capable of playing a support role.
"Bradley has put himself forward and wants to race in the road race but my opinion at the minute is he wants to go and do what he can for the team," Ellingworth said.
"I think for Cav it's a little bit different. The thing is, we're not just going to take anybody, it's not just rock-up and see what you can do. We've got to have a bit of thought behind it and ideally you take the best team for that race.
"My idea is we see the Vuelta through, we see Canada through and we see the Tour of Britain through and then, for instance, if Mark is absolutely creeping at the Tour of Britain we won't take him to the worlds.
"If he's got the form, got good form, you'd choose him because he's reigning champion, give him that opportunity. But if he hasn't got the form then you can't choose him. It's the same for everybody that is. You've got to be able to do something in the race."
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When Fashion Week rolls around, I usually just bite the bullet and commute daily from my home in Connecticut to NYC. That means waking up at the crack of dawn to get to the train station, riding the crowded Metro North for nearly 2 hours (each way), then taking the subway to Lincoln Center - and doing it all over again, day after day. It's exhausting to say the least. So this season, since I'm pregnant, I decided to invest in a hotel room at The Empire Hotel - and I am so glad I did. Not only was it convenient, it made covering Fashion Week possible because when a huge storm struck the northeast and the Metro North stopped running, I was safe and warm in my Deluxe King Suite. Take that, Nemo!
I'm a little reluctant to write this post because I don't really want the word to get out but The Empire Hotel is the ultimate place to stay during New York Fashion Week. It's literally steps from Lincoln Center, which is where the majority of shows take place; it's gorgeous, it's cool, and the service is friendly and helpful. It's also a hub of fashion week activity, like The HP x Style Coalition Lounge. And there's a Starbucks and Duane Reade just around the corner. What more could you ask for?! Oh, and it's the hotel from Gossip Girl fame, which adds another layer of fun.
What I'm trying to say is, if you ever come to NYC for Fashion Week, please don't stay at The Empire - I want it all to myself. Special thanks to The Empire Hotel for making my stay so special.
Fashion week besties PennyChic and Sydne Style also stayed at The Empire Hotel which made things so much more fun.
Disclosure: I received a promotional press rate courtesy of The Empire Hotel.
Photos by TheBudgetBabe.com


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5 Anger Management Tips
These anger management tips give you strategies to deal with your anger today.
Stress creates tension, and anger can discharge this excess tension.
But this relief is only brief and usually with costs to relationships, happiness, and business.
Looking back you may see plenty of times when you reacted and said and did things which you later regretted.
You probably resolved to change your ways until someone pressed your buttons again.
You could have expressed your anger by:
getting physically ill.
If you respond to anger in a way that is unacceptable to you, your family or colleagues, then these anger management techniques could be beneficial to you.
Anger Management tip #1: Monitor and understand your anger
Generally, anger consists of three steps:
First there will be an associated pain or stress that with the anger.
For example, you may have a headache, are running late, are stressed about a deadline at work, or be concerned about money. Here are some common warning signs of stress.
For anger to arise there first needs to be tension in the body.
Second, a provocative situation is likely to trigger this anger.
It may be that somebody cut you off on the road when you are running late or the kids are asking you for homework help while you are struggling to meet a deadline.
Third, there will be an associated trigger thought that arises in response to associated tension in the body and the provocative situation.
This trigger thought usually relates to our own needs not being met, such as "he thinks he owns the road, I'll teach him" or "why isn't Jack helping the kids, he knows I am busy. Doesn't he care that I miss the work deadline"
Anger Management Tip #2: Keep an anger management log
Draw up 4 columns on an A4 piece of paper.
In the first column put the stress or pain that you are feeling.
In the second, the provocative situation that is happening.
Put Your Anger into Perspective Most likely you will start to see things from a wider and calmer perspective.
Put Your Anger into PerspectiveWhen you are feeling under stress and starting to get angry, ask yourself the question "Will the object of my anger matter 5 years from now".
Most likely you will start to see things from a wider and calmer perspective.
In the third column put the trigger thought that is associated with the provocative situation.
In the fourth column put the behavior that resulted from feeling angry.
This tool helps you to understand what situations trigger your anger and the thoughts and pain that underlie this.
For example, a headache or relationship stress, or the frustration that you feel at work may cause your anger.
Or your anger may be the direct result of a provocative situation.
Whatever the cause of your anger it is important to identify the situation and the underlying thoughts and feelings that lead to this emotion.
Anger management tip #3. Learn to relax
How often have you heard others tell you to relax?
But rarely do they tell you how to relax!
By reducing physical tension in the body you can win half your battle with anger.
There are many ways to reduce physical tension. These can include relaxation and mindfulness skills such as:
Practicing these stress management tips reduce your tension and the chances that anger will be out of control.
Anger management tip #4. Take responsibility for your own feelings
Your trigger thoughts and feelings often are characterized by feeling helpless and out of control.
This means that the other person is taking control of the situation.
If you wait for the other person to change then this can lead to more anger and stress.
Take responsibility for your feelings of anger and resolve to change the way that you think, feel and act in response to the other person or provocative situation.
Anger management tip #5. Practice deep breathing exercises
When you find yourself in a provocative or angry situation have you ever noticed your breathing rate?
In all likelihood your breathing rate increases as you breathe rapidly from the chest.
By focusing on deep breathing exercises from the belly you counter the rising stress by activating the relaxation response.
Breathing from the stomach helps to relax you.
As you breathe deeply repeat the word "calm" or "relax"
Here are some quick tips for reducing stress which help to reduce the tension in your body when under stress or experiencing anger.
Whichever relaxation method your try it is best to practice your relaxation strategies.
Practicing relaxation techniques means that when you feel the anger rising you have trained the body to respond with more control and have a well-learned strategy that you can use.
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The realities of a weak economy, rating downgrades, and diminishing Treasury resources have investors ready to hit the panic button. Before you throw in the cards, though, consider a company with a proven track record of withstanding recessions: Procter & Gamble
Try this on for size
With more than 4.2 billion people consuming its products daily, P&G is indeed an industry leader. But rising commodity prices could increase production costs and drag down earnings. However, Procter & Gamble should be able to fight off rising costs by minimizing expenses and raising product prices.
The company's winning portfolio of products, which include 24 billion-dollar brands, give it an edge over competitors such as Unilever
Equally as impressive, 12 of the 24 brands are currently the No. 1 global market-share leader in their respective product categories. The company has a lot working in its favor overseas as well, with 15% of sales coming from Asia, 9% from Latin America, and 13% from Central and Eastern Europe. Developing markets in China and the Middle East offer opportunities for big gains.
Payback time
During great economic upheavals, investors seek healthy dividend payouts -- and P&G offers plenty to smile about with its 3.3% dividend yield. The company has delivered an annual 14.5% increase in earnings per share for more than a decade -- an attractive figure for value investors.
One potential downside is that even though Procter & Gamble's strong earnings, label recognition, and growth potential in emerging markets put it ahead of competitors such as Unilever, shoppers buying generic store brands at the likes of Wal-Mart
Sustainable staying power
The company has outlasted more than one recession since its founding in 1837. I'm betting that as one of the world's 100 most sustainable companies, Procter & Gamble is in it for the long run -- as investors should be as well. Find out what other dividend-rich stocks to buy in an uncertain market with this free report: 13 High-Yielding Stocks to Buy Today.


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Stone And Silence -south Unit / Coyote Buttes
Sop at the BLM Paria Ranger Station located on Route 89 midway between Kanab ,Utah and Page, Arizona the day before your intended visit to pick up the required permit to Coyote Buttes, South Unit; these permits are far easier to obtain than those for the North Unit which contains The Wave. BLM rangers will provide directions to the South Unit.
You simply must have a 4 wheel drive vehicle to get to this aarea; the road is steep and rutted with deep sand. Even with a jeep you may have trouble dealing with the approach road. Once you arrive, you'll be hiking thru deep sand and very hilly terrain - not a walk in the park and only for those who can deal with strenuous hiking. The rewards are great for those willing to make the effort. The "golden hour" lives up to its name here, as the fanciful rock formations start to glow as if on fire-but to experience this, you must hang around until the sun is just above the horizon. Carry a gps or compass because it's easy to get turned around here and wander about looking for the spot where you parked. Pay close attention to landmarks. A tripod and wide angle lens work best for me here; also, a split nd filter, polarizer come in handy. Gators will help to keep the sand from filling your boots.


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Giving Capitalism Its Due
The head of the Kauffman Foundation on the importance of entrepreneurship.
Carl Schramm doesn't buy the idea that some businesses are "too big to fail." That notion, says the president of the Kansas City-based Kauffman Foundation, only creates obstacles for entrepreneurs. Instead, he sees the failure of big companies as the "moment when 1,000 flowers can bloom."
The Kauffman Foundation, known to National Public Radio listeners and a few others as "the foundation for entrepreneurship," is difficult to categorize, but its president seems to like it that way. Last Sunday afternoon at the largely deserted...
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LYNDHURST, N.J. - - Squaring off against another NCBWA East Regional ranked opponent, the Wilmington University baseball team split with Felician, losing a pitcher's duel, 2-1, in the opener before earning a comeback victory, 12-3 (9 inn.), in the nightcap at Lyndhurst Recreation on Tuesday afternoon.
The Wildcats (22-14, 11-9 CACC) are ranked fifth in this week's NCBWA Regional poll while Felician (21-17, 15-5 CACC) moved up to number seven on Monday.
Game One:
Kyle Maxwell (Wilmington, Del./Conrad) and Alex Schwartz were locked in a pitcher's duel in the opener, and all the scoring that happened in the game came in the first two innings.
Three of the Wildcats seven hits in the game came in the top of the first inning, as Dakota Graham and Kendall Small singled to put runners on first and third. Eddie Nevins then followed with an RBI single into left field, giving the Wildcats a 1-0 lead with only one out in the inning.
The Golden Falcons answered in the bottom of the second inning, starting the frame with back-to-back singles. Following a strikeout for the first out, an error on a play at second sailed into right field, allowing the first run to come across. Now with two outs, leadoff man LT Struble singled in the second run, giving the Falcons the 2-1 lead.
The Wildcats put the leadoff man on in the top of the fourth with a single by Nevins, but a failed sacrifice bunt left the runner at first as the inning ended. The Wildcats then put the leadoff man aboard in the top of the seventh, eighth, and ninth innings, but couldn't come up with the game tying run.
Julian Kurych started the seventh inning with a leadoff double, and was moved to third on a bunt single by Dan Hyatt. Frank Nigro lined a pitch back through the box, and Schwartz snagged the low liner and threw to first to double up Hyatt. He then got out of the inning with a grounder.
Dakota Graham started the eighth with a leadoff single, but a double play erased the single, as Graham slid into the shortstop for interference to end the threat.
Down to their last attempt, the Wildcats' Eddie Nevins walked to lead off the top of the ninth. Max Carney moved Nevins up to second with a sacrifice bunt, but Nick Nardulli struck out the final two batters to secure the 2-1 victory.
Maxwell struck out a career best 11 batters while allowing two unearned runs on six hits and only one walk in the tough luck loss. Justin Mears came on in the eighth and struck out his only batter, leaving two on.
Game Two:
The Wildcats and Golden Falcons were locked in another 2-1 battle throughout game two, until the Wildcats tied the contest in their final at-bat of regulation. They took a 3-2 lead in the top of the eighth, but the Falcons tied the game with a run of their own, sending it to the top of the ninth.
Starting with one out, the Wildcats regained a one-run lead, but then went on to score eight more runs with two outs in the top of the ninth. They scored nine runs on five hits, and were aided by two Felician errors in the inning.
Starter Noah Latshaw picked up the first two outs of the fourth inning, but then a single, walk, and hit by pitch quickly loaded the bases. Felician took the lead on a wild pitch, and gained a 2-0 lead with another bases loaded walk.
The Wildcats got one back in the top of the fifth as Brooks Ryan doubled in Kendall Small from first with two outs, cutting the deficit in half.
Down to their last chance in the top of the seventh, Derek Donastorg started the inning with a leadoff double to left center. Kendall Small quickly tied the score, 2-2, with the next at-bat, hitting another double to left center. Small moved up to third with no outs, but a strikeout, and two grounders left the go-ahead run at third.
Quintin Ivy started the top of the eighth off with a leadoff triple to left center, but was still standing there as Felician struck out the next two batters. Julian Kurcyh came up with a two-out tripe to left field, giving the Wildcats a 3-2 lead.
But a leadoff walk in the bottom of the eighth led to a sacrifice fly, tying the game once more and sending the game into the ninth.
Eddie Nevins hit a one out infield single to start the rally, and stole second base. Brooks Ryan gave the Wildcats the lead once more with an RBI single, 4-3.
The bases were then loaded with two outs and the floodgates opened up. Dan Hyatt and Julian Kurych were hit by pitches to bring in a pair of runs before an error added a third. Kendall Small, Eddie Nevins, and Brooks Ryan all followed with doubles, totaling five more runs and giving the Wildcats a 12-3 lead.
Kendall Small then stepped onto the mound and went 1-2-3 in the bottom of the ninth to secure the split.
Kendall Small and Brooks Ryan each went 4-for-6 with two doubles and three RBI, while Eddie Nevins batted 4-for-6 with a double and two RBI. Derek Donastorg, and Max Carney also had doubles for the Wildcats while Julian Kurych and Quintin Ivy had triples.
Latshaw pitched 4.1 innings and struck out four before Zach Frederick came on for the next 1.2 of scoreless relief. Rich Albrecht pitched the seventh and eighth, striking out three while allowing one unearned run on only one walk. He earned his first collegiate win with the effort. Small then struck out two in a scoreless ninth.
Up Next:
The Wildcats and Golden Falcons will be right back at it against each other on Friday, as Felician comes to New Castle to close out the CACC regular season series. First pitch at Wilson Field is scheduled for 12:00 p.m.


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The Eye of Horus was the third story in The New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield box set The Triumph of Sutekh.
Publisher's summary Edit
Ancient Egypt is enjoying a golden age - peace, prosperity and a powerful Pharaoh. But something is moving through the sands. A forgotten god requests an invite to the feast.
Plot Edit
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Cast Edit
- Professor Bernice Summerfield - Lisa Bowerman
- The Doctor - Sylvester McCoy
- Ace - Sophie Aldred
- Sutekh the Destroyer - Gabriel Woolf
- Hatshepsut - Sakuntala Ramanee
- Tutmosis - Matthew J Morgan
- Kamos - Dan Bottomley
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- Tutmosis does not like being referred to as King Tut.
- Hatshepsut's barge is the Ship of a Billion Years.
- Both the Doctor and Sutekh initially arrive from the desert, and have a profound influence on a pharaoh.
Notes Edit
- This story was recorded on 13, 14, 17, and 18 November and 5 December 2014 at The Moat Studios and The Sound House.
- A historical expert, John Johnston, was consulted for this release to ensure factual accuracy to Ancient Egyptian history.
- Sutekh encourages Tutmosis to murder his mother, Hatshepsut, to ascend to king. This is inspired by real life Egyptian history, as is the Land of Punt.
Continuity Edit
- Hatshepsut mentions Sarah Jane Smith as one of the people she is to expect. (TV: Pyramids of Mars)
- An Osirian barge is called the Ship of a Billion Years. (AUDIO: The Ship of a Billion Years)
- The Doctor removes many of his own memories to make more space. In this incarnation he has made a habit of removing unnecessary memories. (PROSE: Genesys) In his next, as well, he would have most of his memory suppressed to store other information. (PROSE: The Gallifrey Chronicles)
External links Edit
- Official The Eye of Horus - The Triumph of Sutekh page at bigfinish.com
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