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Elementary Tech Morning Thursday, November 9th, 8:30-11:00 @ TAC
Middle School Team Meeting Tuesday, November 14th, 12:00-3:00 @ TBD
High School Team Meeting Wednesday, November 15th, 12:00-3:00 @ Northwest High
Remember to continue to check the A+ Curriculum Guides located in our Notebook to align the skills you are teaching with the pacing guide included. We will be looking for feedback on where the skills fall, vocabulary identified, etc. throughout this school year. If you have any questions, suggestions, or comments about what is in the curriculum guides, please let Courtney know!
School Library Journal--Four Surefire Techniques for Engaging English Language Learners
by Valentina Gonzalez
During my 20-plus years in teaching, I refined four powerful instructional strategies that help give ELL students the tools they need to succeed in school—and as lifelong learners. They are designed to be woven into daily instruction across content areas from pre-K to 12th grade.
Make Input Comprehensible
Model for your Students
Use Visuals
Make Output Comprehensible
Questions for the Golden Sower / Read to Succeed Competition:
The fastest way to get your questions answered is to contact the right person!
McKenzie White (531) 299-9362 Instructional technology , ITL Program
Technology Training/Support
Additional Resources from:
The Library of Congress
National Archives
National Endowment for the Humanities
National Gallery of Art
National Park Service
Smithsonian Institution
Thank you to the librarians who responded to the question posed by one of your colleagues: "Who do You Follow on Social Media?"
Future Ready Librarians
Technology Teacher Tribe with Brittany Washburn
Common Sense Educators
Staying Cool in the Library
Learning Librarians
STEM Teacher Tribe
Jennifer LeGarde
Shannon McClintock Miller
Scholastic Librarians
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I would love to feature some of the things you are thankful for as a librarian and in your school library in the month of November. Just email me a quick sentence or two if it would be ok for me to share your thoughts on social media.
Tuesday, November 14, 2017 2:00 pm
In navigating the digital age, we all must become information gatekeepers of the content we curate in the virtual world. Now, more than ever, it's imperative that we develop responsible information literacy habits and critical consumption of media, facts and sources and cultivate those same habits in our learners.
The Question Formulation Technique (QFT), developed by the Right Question Institute, is a simple, yet powerful, strategy that motivates students to question information, evidence and assumptions to build greater empathy, deeper engagement and informed arguments. More than 250,000 educators around the world are integrating the QFT into diverse classroom and library settings.
Join us for a one-hour webinar to learn how to use the QFT to tap into students' natural curiosity and to promote critical analysis, research and information literacy.
During this webinar, participants will...
• Experience the steps of the Question Formulation Technique (QFT)
• Explore how the QFT has been integrated into a range of grade levels and subject areas to enhance and deepen learning
• Hear how teacher librarian Connie Williams used the QFT to hone students' research skills and support information literacy
• Learn how the QFT can be easily integrated into your existing work and adapted to a variety of settings and time frames
• Leave with a deep understanding of the strategy and the ability to apply it with students and share it with colleagues
About the Presenters
John Sessler holds an Ed.M. from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. An experienced educator and curriculum designer, John currently works as a consultant for organizations such as PBS, The Right Question Institute and The Children's Theatre Company.
Connie Williams spent 28 years as a teacher librarian for Petaluma City Schools. She now works as an adjunct for Santa Rosa Junior College and an on-call librarian for Sonoma County Libraries. She recently published "Understanding Government Information: A Teaching Strategy Toolkit for Grades 7-12."
2:00 PM on Thursday November 9th
For many users, conducting research is similar to navigating an obstacle course. From knowing where to start their research, to navigating search results, and then finding the right content–these challenges may impede successful research outcomes and potentially undermine your library's mission. This webinar will focus on tools that knock down these challenges to create better visibility of the library's collections, refine authentication, improve search, and provide ways to access the collections.
Omaha Public Schools does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, disability, age, genetic information, citizenship status, or economic status in its programs, activities and employment and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following individual has been designated to address inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies: Superintendent of Schools, 3215 Cuming Street, Omaha, NE 68131 (402-557-2001).
Las Escuelas Públicas de Omaha no discriminan basados en la raza, color, origen nacional, religión, sexo, estado civil, orientación sexual, discapacidad , edad, información genética, estado de ciudadanía, o estado económico, en sus programas, actividades y empleo, y provee acceso equitativo a los "Boy Scouts" y a otros grupos juveniles designados. La siguiente persona ha sido designada para atender estas inquietudes referentes a las pólizas de no discriminación: El Superintendente de las Escuelas, 3215 Cuming Street, Omaha, NE 68131 (402-557-2001).


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As you age, the body begins to produce fewer hormones necessary for regulating mood and other body functions. For men, a decline in testosterone can result in many unwanted side effects. At Cosmetica Plastic Surgery and Anti-Aging, we offer hormone therapy for men to improve their daily life and wellness.
What is Hormone Therapy for Men?
The goal of hormone therapy is to raise the hormone levels in men to that of a 20 to 30-year-old. This is done using testosterone replacement therapy, which involves natural, bio-identical testosterone pellets placed in the body. These pellets are "off label" meaning they are not yet approved by the FDA, but can still be used for certain reasons agreed upon by the doctor and patient.
Who is a Candidate for Hormone Therapy?
Candidates for hormone therapy are men who experience a drop in testosterone with age. Symptoms of insufficient testosterone include:
- Low libido
- Decreased stamina
- Lack of energy
- Lost muscle mass
- Mood swings
- Irritability
- Trouble sleeping
- Weight gain
- High cholesterol
Currently, the FDA only approves the use of testosterone therapy in men with a medical diagnosis of hypogonadism (testosterone levels of under 300 on 2 separate occasions). The FDA requires the manufacturers of FDA approved forms of testosterone therapy to include the following disclaimers:
"It is not known if any form of testosterone replacement is safe or effective to treat men who have low testosterone due to aging" and "there is a possible increased risk of prostate cancer, blood clots in the legs or lungs, heart attack, stroke, swelling of your ankles, feet or body with or without heart failure and breast enlargement."
The Treatment Process
The bio-identical pellet placement process occurs in-office with the use of local anesthesia to numb the placement area. The most common placement area is the upper buttocks or hip. A small incision is then made where the pellets can be placed in the fatty layers. The incision is then closed with a butterfly strip.
Results of Hormone Therapy
After hormone therapy pellet placement, it is best to avoid exercise for a few days. It can take several weeks for your hormone levels to begin to balance as your body absorbs the pellets. Once the pellets take effect, patients can enjoy benefit such as:
- Increased erectile ability
- Enhanced libido
- Lower cholesterol
- Increased energy
- Easier weight loss
- Stronger muscles
- Improved mood
- Increased thought clarity
To learn more about hormone therapy for men and to find out if you are the right candidate for treatment, contact Cosmetica Plastic Surgery and Anti-Aging today.

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The cocktail is being revived. It cannot be denied that bars all over the country are taking to this trend with enthusiasm and fervor. Long gone are the days when you could only get a decent martini at a bar. Now, bartenders and mixologists are playing with ingredients much like the chef is manipulating his own elements. Our drinks are becoming almost as important as our food. Cathead Distillers is trying to aid this process with their unique vodka. The spirit is distilled six times and then charcoal filtered to produce an unmatched flavor. Brooks Reitz, from FIG in Charleston SC, shares with us a universally appealing cocktail with crisp, fresh flavors, and Matt Moore adds some pizzazz to your Summer Sunday brunch with a Blood Orange Mimosa.
Cowgirl Cocktail
from Brooks Reitz, FIG Restaurant, Charleston, SC
Blood Orange Mimosa
from Matt Moore, author and chef of Nashville, TN
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We like to think that a Madison Bou experience is unlike any other.
In fact, if you've ever had professional pictures taken in a studio before, it's probably easier to explain what our experience is not.
At Madison Bou, we will never treat you like you're on a conveyor belt.
You'll never feel rushed as if we want to finish and get the next client in.
You'll never feel pressurised to purchase more than you can afford and you'll certainly never see unedited pictures of yourself.
We also don't sell teeny tiny individual paper prints either since we believe your images need to be displayed better than that.
Everything that leaves our studio is finished to the highest quality possible.
A Madison Bou Experience is unique. It's all about you.
We believe everyone is different, with different requirements and when they come to a professional studio it can be for any number of different reasons.
Some of our clients come for pure self indulgent pleasure, while some come to celebrate an important milestone in their life. Other reasons include showing off the results of a successful diet, or some confidence building or even perhaps as a special, intimate gift for a loved one.
Whatever your reason for booking a Madison Bou Experience, we believe everything needs to be crafted individually.
We'll ask plenty of questions before your shoot so we can get a good idea of what you'd like from your day.
We'll send Pinterest boards with ideas and try and find out how you'd like to display your beautiful images, perhaps in a hand made album or some statement wall art.
You'll also receive our complimentary digital magazine, packed full of ideas for your shoot.
On the day of the shoot
We advise you to set aside about four hours so you can really relax and enjoy yourself.
We'll send you our comprehensive 'prep guide' packed with hints and ideas and we'll advise you what to bring with you and remind you to make sure you have plenty of time before the school run.
When you arrive, you'll be greeted by Jayne and she'll go through your outfits and bring you refreshments. Jayne will be styling the shoot throughout and we'll change make-up and hair as needed. Our aim is that you come out of our studio feeling confident that you are a super sexy woman and feeling excited to see all your amazing images.
Viewing all your edited images
About a week after your shoot comes the viewing and you'll be invited back to see all your incredible images in a relaxing environment. We'll show all our products and you'll be able to decide how you'd like your end product to look. There's no hard sell. We want you to leave with exactly what's right for you and your budget. Oh, and of course, you'll enjoy some Hazlewood Castle hospitality with a Hazlewood Cream Tea.
Your finished images
The Madison Bou Experience continues with the delivery of your finished pieces.
You'll feel like it's Christmas and of course we'll be more than happy to continue the experience in the future by photographing your wedding or your baby with the same fanatical attention to detail.
Many of our clients keep coming back. Some even become friends. That's the way we want it to be.
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Customer Comments - Culzean Castle!
Here in the office at Celtic Castles, on a day to day basis, I work with the comments that come back following guests' stays at our castles. It is always fantastic to receive these comments and I feel I should share them with you.
This week we are going to look at Culzean Castle. All these comments have come back from guests who have stayed at the property in the last 12 months via Celtic Castles.
We were the only ones in the castle the first night and they took great care of us. All the attention on us and didn't cut any corners even through it was just myself and my two children. The gave us a really fantastic private tour of the castle even through we were there when the castle was closed to the public. - Kristin Carey
The staff were wonderful and so was the experience – Denise Blair
Billy and Ian were fantastic, very attentive and provided such good service and historical information. The castle is wonderful and the grounds are amazing. The location in Scotland is beautiful and the food was great. A must see. - Constance Thomas
Our stay at Culzean Castle was the highlight of our month-long vacation in the UK. We were greeted and treated like royalty and really felt special the whole time we were there. Billy was especially incredible. He doted on us and was really knowledgeable about the history of the castle and the surrounding area. The rest of the staff around the castle and in the kitchen were exceptional too. We met Barry and Gordon on our tour around and they were very entertaining as well as knowledgeable. The grounds around the castle are stunning and we spent hours exploring the park - Maureen O'leary
The castle grounds, rooms, sunset, food, staff and ambiance were excellent. We arrived later than expected and Stephanie laid out our afternoon tea because we did not want to drive to a close town for dinner. It was perfect and not too heavy. We took advantage of the honour bar, the beautiful weather, self-guided tour of the castle grounds, awesome sunset and lovely relaxing parlour. The next morning, we had a fantastic breakfast overlooking the water, followed by an awesome inside tour of the castle. The place is very classy yet comfortable. Highly recommend this place, if nothing else, the simple beauty of the castle - Catherine Wantuck
Beautiful location, lovely facilities and perfectly prepared food. Historical significance of the Eisenhower apartments is more than worth the trip. Thank you for the opportunity to stay there - Tim Noonan
Billy was the most helpful host. Always made sure we were most welcomed. Very clean and comfortable stay - Mana Muina
Everything was wonderful, staff were so helpful, I would stay in this castle again! - Sharon Maclaine
Fantastic. Could not have been better. Everyone was very accommodating and made sure our stay was excellent. - John Morrison
Absolutely exceeded my expectations, just wish we had more time to explore than we did. We were the only guests staying that night and felt like we owned the castle. Highlight of our trip. Staff were excellent! - Maguerite Brown
What an unbelievable experience, we could not have wished for anything better. The castle was to celebrate my wife's 50th birthday and what a surprise she had. Staying in a castle! The staff were great, especially Ian and Billy. Basically I could go on about it all day it was that good! - Tim Hood
Ian and Billy were fantastic! They really made the stay even more memorable than we could have ever imagined. The were extremely helpful and had a wealth of knowledge concerning the castle and the surrounding area. They were gracious hosts of the castle!! We can't thank the staff enough. We would also like to give a cheer for Bill, the tour guide, really good job. Our 3 day stay was truly magical, and beyond all of our expectations. Thank you! - Dave Austin
Stayed in the Eisenhower apartment for a once-in-a-lifetime experience. And it was. Culzean is a magnificent structure with the idyllic seaside location. Fantasyland. - David Lang
From the moment we arrived we felt like royalty. I brought my mother there to celebrate her 60th birthday and it was the trip of a lifetime for her. It's hard to to say who specifically stood out because everyone did an equally great job at impressing us! Keep up the excellent service Culzean Castle! - Anna Anderson
What amazing comments! Also 100% of our guests rate Culzean Castle rooms as 'good' or 'excellent', 94% of our guests rate the castle as 'good' or 'excellent' value for money and 100% of our guests rate the service at the castle as 'excellent'!
Book your stay now to enjoy this amazing property!


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Enjoying a privileged on location on 1000 South Point Drive, within the chic South of Fifth neighborhood of Miami Beach, the Murano at Portofino takes its name from a world-famous resort-town in Italy, and more than lives up to its inspiration.
Rising up to 37 stories, the elegant but commanding structure offers fantastic views of Key Biscayne, the Atlantic Ocean, and the Miami Beach skyline. Its 197 luxurious residences come in a variety of floor plans – including one to three bed condos, penthouses, and townhomes – and reflect the most contemporary designs imaginable.
For optimal privacy, every residence at the Murano at Portofino is accessible only though private elevators. Among the many sumptuous features to enjoy are nine-foot high ceilings, expansive balconies, flow-through layouts, spacious living and dining rooms, fully-stocked kitchens with Poggen Pohl cabinetry, walk-in closets, marble bathrooms with whirlpool tubs, and floor-to-ceiling glass.
True to its name, the Murano at Portofino accommodates the most luxurious tastes, with a massive lobby, heated bayfront swimming pool, state-of-the-art spa, sauna and steam rooms, multi-level fitness center, two lighted tennis courts, and the exclusive Piaggia Beach club, which serves the 600 feet of prime beachfront. You will be catered to by five-star services that include round-the-clock security, valet parking, and concierge.
Moreover, the Murano at Portofino's prime location puts you near the best that South Beach has to offer. In just a short walk, you can visit the Miami Beach Marina, historic South Pointe Park, a number of award-winning restaurants and lounges, and of course South Beach's famous beachfront.


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The fascinating writings of G. K. Chesteron (1874-1936) have shown a remarkable staying power. Two-thirds of a century after his death, more and more of what he created is finding its way back into print. Check out this comment about incompatibility in marriage:
"If Americans can be divorced for 'incompatibility of temper', I cannot conceive why they are not all divorced. I have known many happy marriages, but never a compatible one. The whole aim of marriage is to fight through and survive the instant when incompatibility becomes unquestionable. For a man and a woman, as such, are incompatible."
From "Chesterton Day by Day: The Wit and Wisdom of G. K. Chesterton" by Michael W. Perry


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A sportsmen's coalition of eight groups and organizations and 16 Western Slope businesses are asking the BLM to conserve key undeveloped backcountry lands in western Colorado. Conserving these lands will help maintain hunting traditions and our Western way of life in this area of western Colorado. As part of the effort to protect these areas, EcoFlight provided overflights for members of the coalition along with the press.
This coalition is asking the BLM to conserve important backcountry lands to maintain outdoor traditions and public lands based economy. The following distinct backcountry areas have been identified by sportsmen and wildlife professionals as the most important areas for big game: Lumsden Canyon, Tenderfoot, Blue Mesa, Granite Creek, Little Delores, Sewemup, Unaweep, Tenderfoot, Kings Canyon and Hill Creek. Sportsmen are making four specific recommendations to the BLM to keep these areas intact:
They are asking that the final plan include key safeguards for these lands that keep the surface values intact for the long-term benefit of big game and the big game hunters that pursue them. These decisions, made in the current stage of the planning process, are crucial and will dictate the state of these public lands for present and future generations of sportsmen.
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Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso — 27 September 2012 – Seven new mines are preparing to open operations in Burkina Faso and, together with an improved mining code, this should double the mining sector's contribution to the country's economy in the coming years.
"The new mining code "' a revamp of a 2003 document that is due to be tabled in parliament by the end of this year "' will benefit both the state and mining companies in equal measure," mines minister Salif Lamoussa Kabora told Reuters here.
The current draft of the law includes a 20% tax on the sale of licences, a move that may hit expansion plans by miners operating in the country, which has attracted small and mid-sized companies.
Kabora said there would be a number of other changes to the tax system aimed at increasing government revenues from the sector, but declined to give any further details.
Kabora said that the sector's contribution to the economy currently represents 12.7% of Burkina Faso's roughly US$10 billion gross domestic product. But he said the figure was set to leap with the opening of the nation's eighth mine at the end of 2012 and another six mines in the coming years.
"If I look at the projections, with 14 mines it should come to 20 to 25% of GDP. That is our aim," he added.
Miners already operating in Burkina Faso, one the world's poorest countries, include Avocet Mining plc, Cluff Gold plc and Blackthorn Resources.
The Bissa-Zandkom gold mine, a joint venture between Burkina Faso and Russia's Nordgold, is due to launch production in December. Operations expected to come online by 2015 include the Perkoa zinc mine, joint-owned by Blackthorn and Glencore, and the Tambao manganese mine.
Geology similar to neighbouring Ghana and Mali, Africa's second and third largest bullion producers respectively, has made Burkina Faso attractive to miners lured by gold prices hovering around historic highs.
While a strategy aimed at selling the country's mining potential to investors has proved successful over the past decade, Kabora said the current mining code has not allowed Burkina Faso to fully benefit from the sector's growth.
"In the 2003 code we were trying to attract lots of mining companies. We achieved that…but we were not a country with a mining tradition. There were errors," Kabora admitted. "We have decided to make some corrections. But I can assure you that this code will not make investors flee…These changes will benefit the state as well as the mining companies," he added.
On the Fraser Institute's 2011/12 mining index "' a measure of industry perceptions of a country's policies and minerals potential "' Burkina Faso is ranked third most attractive in Africa, behind Botswana and Ghana and ahead of heavyweights such as South Africa and Mali
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After all, that's the expected outcome of a recovery program, and how most people would measure successful recovery treatment. However, not every recovery program operates on the same foundation, and success can be measured very differently by different programs. Metrics cannot always be compared directly between programs because patients have individual issues and experience recovery differently. Also, different programs focus on many types of addiction treatment, with specialties in various therapies and approaches to addiction recovery.
With that in mind, the most realistic expectations of recovery and remission can be achieved when a patient selects a program that works with experienced, trained and compassionate counselors and recovery treatment professionals. A program that can attract and retain talented, well regarded staff who are up to date and highly educated in the field of recovery, is very likely to have a high rate of success in patient treatment. One means of measuring success in recovery is the length of time patients who successfully complete the entire treatment program are able to maintain sobriety. A program which can say its graduates have recovered and maintained their drug or alcohol free, sober lifestyle for more than two years, is a program which has developed a strong basis in therapeutic and customized approaches to each patient.
A quality drug and alcohol abuse recovery program will be licensed and certified. Licensing is generally conferred by a state or regional government entity, and gives the program the right to operate. The certification process is a separate credential, and not every treatment program will be able to claim a certification. While many programs will employ licensed and certified or degreed professionals, there are not many programs that can claim certifications. Recovery programs which are certified have met and demonstrated standards of ethics and have the ability to demonstrate appropriate treatment of medical emergency issues.
Of course, a program which has a certification in addition to employing and partnering with certified, licensed and degreed professionals is the most likely to offer the highest quality of care to its recovery patients. Programs that should be considered the premier opportunities for recovery patients will emphasize a caring and compassionate environment in which there is no judgement, but a focus instead on wellness and growth. The staff and other patients will be expected to uphold the rules and regulations of the recovery program, and also provide each other with encouragement and support during the difficulties that are inherent in recovery. A drug and alcohol addiction recovery program that deserves consideration will also be transparent in their treatment methods, and offer the inbound patient considering recovery services plenty of information about the entire recovery process. This helps dispel fear and bring the patient into the recovery program with an open mind.
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How do intellectual property laws affect the economy?
I've been reading a lot of news about copyright and patent laws with respect to technology. In what ways has intellectual property laws affected the economy and what are the possible pros and cons of proposed changes?
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Intellectual property affects the economy by providing incentives to create and invent and by protecting the innovators. https://www.farmandranchfences.com
OBloodyHell commented
I have no idea what the Economists here would say. I've personally seen very few economists who have grasped that "Intellectual Property" and "Real Property" are both, indeed, "Property" -- like water... But are very different forms of property, with very different proper rules for handling them. Both steam and ice are water, but if you attempted to use the same rules for handling steam that you used to handle ice, then you'd get scalded. And vice versa -- you'd get frostbitten. All too many people who talk about IP think that it can be treated exactly the same -- economically and legally -- as Real Property. They're wrong.
Here's a starting point for consideration -- John Perry Barlow, former member of the band, The Grateful Dead, who got rich doing exactly as he described in this piece, more than 20 years ago:
The Economy of Ideas
A framework for patents and copyrights in the Digital Age. (Everything you know about intellectual property is wrong.)
It's moderately long, but well worth the read. And, as someone who has dealt with IP his entire life, I knew it to be spot-on when I first read it 20 years ago, and I maintain it's just as correct today.


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Altamash Institute of Dental Medicine strictly abides to rules and regulations laid down by Pakistan Medical and Dental Council in its regulations MBBS and BDS (Admissions, House Job and Internship) Regulations, 2018.
Centralized provincial or regional admission test of any province or region shall be applicable all over Pakistan. Students seeking admission in dental institution will have to appear in centralized single entry test conducted by the Admitting University notified under intimation to the council.
Overseas Pakistani students desirous of taking admission to BDS course against open merit or foreign quota or self-finance seats in any public or private institution of Pakistan shall have to meet the following additional eligibility criteria, namely:-
No candidate shall be eligible for foreign quota seats in the public and private medical and dental institutions unless, he holds a permanent foreign nationality or is an overseas (being a Pakistani citizen permanently resident in a foreign country) Pakistani student, and who has studied and passed HSSC 12th grade examination or equivalent from outside Pakistan and is a resident of a foreign country at the time of applying for admission and possess a certificate from the institution last attended to this effect.
A uniform pattern and syllabus for admission test shall be approved by the council and the syllabus of the admission test shall be commensurate with HSSC or F.Sc curriculum level.
The candidate shall apply to concerned Admitting University for admission by submitting his SSC, HSSC or F.Sc. and his admission test result. The concerned admitting university shall prepare a merit list by a weightage formula as under
Promotion is based on the results of professional examination conducted by the Affiliated University
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Anticipation builds in Offaly for release of 'Divergent'
The eagerly anticipated new film 'Divergent' will be released in Offaly on April 4. Based on the worldwide bestseller, the film is set in a futuristic Chicago, society which is divided into five factions based on personality type, created to bring everlasting peace.
On a given day each year, all sixteen year olds must take a test and choose where they belong.
For Tris Prior (Shailene Woodley) the choice is not an easy one. In a divided existence where everyone must conform, Tris is divergent – a danger to this seemingly perfect world.
Forced to hide this deadly secret, Tris chooses dauntless and is drawn to her enigmatic mentor, Four (Theo James), who appears to both threaten and protect her. As a dangerous conflict develops amongst the factions, Iris must rely on her own strength and courage not only to survive, but to save the people she loves.
This year's hottest new action-adventure is directed by Neil Burger and stars Shailene Woodley (The Descendants), Theo James (The Inbetweeners), Kate Winslet (Contagion), Zoe Kravtiz (X-Men: First Class), Miles Teller (That Awkward Moment), Jai Courtney (A Good Day to Die Hard) and Maggie Q (Mission: Impossible III).


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When my daughter, Ariana, turned 3, we started talking about family chores. Initially, her understanding was surface level, but this year, her list of chores has grown and our conversations have deepened. She is usually pretty excited about her chores (I know…I know she is only 4!) and understands the ways in which chores help families' function more effectively. The chores concept stuck with my daughter. It was a 'sticky idea' for lots of reasons, but one reason was that the conversations and instruction were not done in one day. Rather, they were spaced out over time. This 'spacing' concept is true for our writing instruction as well. If we want 'stickier' minilessons, then we must space our instruction out over time.
Here are five ways to do just that.
1. Keep it short: It's tempting when something is new to try and teach all of it in one sitting. Resist that temptation! No matter how good your instruction is, students can only understand so much in that first encounter. Short and sweet, especially with new ideas will keep students interested and make your message stickier over time.
2. Monitor: It's also tempting to correct students immediately when you see them confused or off track. Resist that as well. Your minilessons will be stickier if you begin by monitoring students from afar. Use that quiet time to reflect upon what you see and come up with a more thoughtful response. The more thoughtful your response, the stickier the idea will ultimately be.
I typically monitor by having a 3-minute time at the start of Writing Workshop where kids know that I am not talking with them. While monitoring you want to look for both positive (kids are doing what you taught) and negative (kids are showing some confusion about what you taught) evidence.
3. Give Feedback: When Ariana was learning to dress herself (one of her chores) she kept forgetting the first step (taking off her pajamas). Once I realized what the problem was, I was able to give more targeted feedback. Based upon what you discover while monitoring, you want to give targeted feedback. This could in the form of another minilesson, a conference, small group work or a share session. For some, this might mean clearing up some confusion and for others it might mean delving deeper into the content. Either way, the more feedback you give students the stickier the idea will be.
4. Work towards independence: Giving feedback is not all you need for an idea to stick. You also want to keep students engaged and excited about the idea. An idea is stickier if kids practice it independently on a regular basis. In the beginning, Ariana was not very excited about getting dressed and would only do it if I was in the room. I had to explicitly explain to her that if I stayed with her while she got dressed, I didn't get to other family chores. We made a chart of the steps and I told her to use that chart if she forgot what to do next. The first time she got dressed without me in the room was when she finally glowed. Charts and conversations around those charts keep ideas alive and show kids how thrilling it is to do something on their own.
5. Transfer ideas: Ideas are also stickier if kids can see how a concept in one unit can be used in another unit. For example, imagine that in one unit you were helping students envision to create settings in their narratives. You could cycle back to this envisioning concept later in the year when they are working on their nonfiction 'All About Books'. You could show them how one way to teach about your topic is to envision as a way to create descriptive paragraphs.
Ideas are also stickier if kids return to concepts in deeper ways year after year. At 4, Ariana was able to understand family jobs in a very different way than she was able to when she was 3. The idea of envisioning could be further studied in a persuasive essay by envisioning what the other side thinks (counter argument) and writing a paragraph about that.
This kind of transfer happens when teachers discuss their teaching across grade levels. Together, they can look at curriculum and find places to align language so that kids clearly see how concepts transfer from both unit to unit to year to year.
I look forward to hearing from all of you and hope that you minilessons become stickier and stickier!


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The Challenges of Using Facebook's Canvas
Canvas is not without its challenges. The biggest pain point I've experienced is simply explaining it to other stakeholders—the creative team/agency concepting and creating the unit and the client that needs to approve it.
Facebook Canvas has been available to all advertisers for about 10 months now, and it's still going strong.
The immersive, full-screen ad unit is mobile-only and designed to load quickly and utilize features that Facebook users are already familiar with: tilt-to-pan panoramic photos, carousels and looping video, in addition to text, photos and call-to-action buttons.
It's an opportunity to tell a story with more room than a 1,200-pixel-by-628-pixel ad, and the results have been great: users spending an average of 70 seconds with a Canvas that explained a new product feature. Users who interacted with the unit who were retargeted with another relevant ad. The click-through-rate was more than six times the CTR of the same ad shown to non-exposed users.
But Canvas is not without its challenges. The biggest pain point I've experienced is simply explaining it to other stakeholders—namely, the creative team/agency actually concepting and creating the unit and the client that needs to buy in and approve it.
The things that make it great also make it complicated. It can include a wide variety of image and video sizes (until recently, there weren't any official specifications); it can link through to as many websites or other Canvas units as there are components to clicks on; it's like a microsite but it's not actually a microsite.
There's something soul-crushing about sitting in a room full of designers and squashing their amazingly cool big idea with the fact that while Canvas is highly customizable, it is highly customizable within the constraints of six stackable, tile-like components that all have their own limitations. It feels less like a blank canvas and more like Frankensteining parts together in the hopes of forming a cohesive story.
The easiest way of explaining the unit's constraints to designers is to launch Canvas editor. walk through how the unit is built and explain the nuances of the unit as we went, like which components are clickable or how the background color for buttons and text must be consistent for the whole unit. When a creative team takes the time to learn the system, the result is a beautiful, functional, engaging concept tool for telling a brand story.
Then comes the hard part: telling Canvas' story to the client. Despite showing a mocked-up unit for feedback, explaining the functionality proved troublesome. When a user is looking at the unit on their phone, swiping and scrolling come naturally. When you're looking at a PowerPoint, it's not that simple. No matter how many slides and user experience maps are presented, there is inherent confusion about what exactly the units will look like. The best solution for this is coming to terms with the notion that when it comes to Canvas, seeing is believing.
The issue mostly stems from the fact that there isn't a way to send a preview of Canvas before publishing it to anyone who doesn't have access to the ad account or the Facebook page. For this reason, sharing the full experience involves recording the preview of the unit on a phone and sharing that video for approval.
While Facebook is trying to resolve this issue, a Canvas currently has to be finished (which means it no longer can be edited) and added to an ad for it to be shared. This is hardly perfect but rather a step in the right direction.
Despite the challenges of developing creative assets and then effectively sharing for client buy-off, Facebook Canvas ads have proven well worth testing. The unique way to communicate with consumers via these ads allows for a different way to reach consumers at a different point in their customer journey. I look forward to continuing to iterate on tests and bring this into the mix for new clients and projects.
Jacki Masson is a paid social expert at digital advertising agency IMM.


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Claire Danes is a good thing. Apart from dying a truly horrible and unforgivably anachronistic death in Armstrong's 1994 Little Women, Danes' performances have been mostly quite remarkable: I also remember reading once that she has a trapeze in her loft apartment, about which no more really needs to be said.
Temple Grandin is a good thing to the point of legend. Granted, an air of horrible and anachronistic death does tend to hang about her for professional reasons — she's a world expert on cattle-handling and slaughter — but her enduring and captivating renown comes from her insight into the autistic mind. In her seminal autobiography Emergence: Labeled Autistic, Grandin chronicles her tumultuous childhood and early adulthood (and Grandin is not a little bit autistic — she's full-blown, Kanner-sits-down-looking-smug-and-informs-the-parents-that-he-doesn't-need-to-check-the-manual autistic. You know, if Smokey the Magnificent was the size of a marble Temple Grandin would be forty miles away and bigger than a house: that kind of autistic). Then Oliver Sacks added his own not inconsiderable insight in a book he titled using one of Grandin's own felicitous descriptions, An Anthropologist on Mars.
Betty heard Temple Grandin speak once, an experience that was up there with the greatest brushes with greatness Betty has ever had (these would include The Lads doing an encore at Parachute against all known rules, and having breakfast with Don Carson while he spoke pointedly about his single and most eligible son, so readers need not fear that they are overestimating the significance of this). There was a rubbish truck outside during the keynote address, and Temple Grandin is fascinated with rubbish trucks, and stopped her talk several times to check out the window; and then she told the story of the flooded library and cried. Betty's mother personally asked Temple an autism-related question during the break, and Temple answered it straightforwardly, and then walked off. Thrills, srsly.
Serendipitously, HBO (also a good thing: see Wit) are making a movie about all of this, mostly. It will come out in 2010.
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It's like something out of a B-grade spy movie -- private conversations between family members overheard via a listening device installed in the kids' teddy bear.
But for more than two million parents and their children worldwide, this has become a reality. And all they did was buy a talking bear and install an app on their mobiles.
Passwords and email details have also been leaked in an internet hack of the popular children's teddy bear toy from Cloud Pets.
Hackers have targeted the smart-toy range, which pairs a child's teddy bear, unicorn or stuffed toy to an online mobile app where parents can pre-record messages for the bear to speak when a button is pressed.
Appearing on Channel Ten's The Project, Internet security researcher, Troy Hunt said he has launched website Have I Been Pwned?to act as a registry for parents to check if their security has been breached, and claimed thousands of Australian families could have been affected.
"It is hard to tell because we don't have exact data on the geography of everyone. We know from previous data breaches it is normally around 1 per cent of people. We are probably looking at some single-digit thousand Aussies," he said.
He also said the origin of the security failure was a public database of the information applied to the bears that hackers managed to find online.
"Unfortunately, this one was ridiculously easy. The company that runs the service left their database public on the internet without a password and people found it. It was that simple," he said.
"I think the thing that we are all most concerned about is these toys recorded kids' voices. This is the entire design of it. You leave a message for your father as a child or your mother and the relative then leaves a message for you on their phone and sends it back to the kids. So who is listening to it? That scares all of us with kids, I think."
Australians are only able to purchase the toys online, so the exact number of people affected nationally is unknown.
Hunt has also said there is evidence to suggest hackers have been using the private information to hold people to ransom, according to News.com.au.
No comment has come from Spiral Toys, the company behind the Cloud Pets brand, in relation to the hack.


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Published 1 May 1999 in Volume 19 No. 1. Subjects: Australian literature and writers.
Cite as: Hetherington, Carol and Irmtraud Petersson. 'Annual Bibliography of Studies in Australian Literature: 1998.' Australian Literary Studies, vol. 19, no. 1, 1999, doi: 10.20314/als.c194225605.


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The main characters in "North and South" move from this place in Southern England to a northern town.
This is an industrial town in Northern England. The majority of the book is set here.
Harley Street, London
Margaret lived with her Aunt Shaw and cousin Edith here as a teenager. She goes back to this location when both her mother and father die.
Marlborough Street
Mr. Hale claims that this place is the foremost of its kind in Milton. Mr. Thornton's mill house is situated at the end of it.
The Mill House
Mr. Thornton and his mother and sister live in a cottage next door to this location. Workers break through its back gates to confront Mr. Thornton.
The Higgins House
This location, small and often cold, is where Margaret visits Bessy and later on Nicholas.
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The Apple Watch is a device that's designed to live by side by side with your iPhone. It's an iPhone accessory -- it develops a very close relationship. That's why the Apple Watch setup feels, in a lot of ways, like installing a peripheral or a software package on your computer. But in this case, you're "installing an accessory" for your iPhone. Once it pairs, it also installs all the apps you need.
To walk through my setup (which was actually a restore of the Apple Watch from a backup, but it's the same process), watch the video above.
It's a pretty easy process, but it is a bit time-consuming; be prepared to spend at least 20 minutes. I recommend having a cup of coffee or your favorite drink nearby. Also, make sure your iPhone's Bluetooth and Wi-Fi are turned on, as the Apple Watch needs Bluetooth to connect with your iPhone. And finally, be certain you've got an iPhone 5 or later: the Apple Watch doesn't work with any other phone.
Step 1: Attach the charger to the watch
The Apple Watch comes with a fairly full charge in the box, but to be safe, just plug in the included charger and snap the magnetic end onto the back of the Apple Watch .
Step 2: Turn on Apple Watch
You can press the side button for a second or two, and you'll see an Apple logo. Then you'll be asked to pick your language. Click one, and proceed.
Step 3: Open the Apple Watch app on your iPhone
Your watch now has a message asking you to open the Apple Watch app that's been pre-installed on your iPhone for weeks now (assuming you've already updated to iOS 8.2 or later). Do so, and you can now begin the connection process.
Step 4: Aim the iPhone's camera at your Apple Watch screen
Just do what the app asks: try it, it should work, and automatically pair. When it succeeds, an animated cloud of dots becomes a decorative graphic to show that you've succeeded. If that fails, you can pair manually: click an "i" on your Apple Watch display and you'll see it list yourApple Watch 's device name. On the iPhone app, select your Apple Watch device name once it pops up. Then the watch issues a six-digit code you can enter into the Apple Watch iPhone app. It's a little like activating a cable app on the Apple TV.
Step 5: Agree to all terms and set up a passcode
When done, you'll be asked to accept terms and conditions, Siri, diagnostics, and approve your device via iCloud. These are not options -- they're mandatory. You're also asked to create a passcode. This can be as few as four digits long, or it can be longer. This protects you if the watch is taken off your wrist.
Step 6: Decide if you want the Apple Watch to be unlocked by your iPhone
It asks this question via a pop-up on the Apple Watch . Basically, it means that while your watch is on your wrist and paired you don't need to enter a passcode. Say "yes" (you can change your mind later).
Step 7: Wait for syncing
The Apple Watch goes through all your apps and loads the ones that are Apple Watch-ready (iPhone apps "contain" Apple Watch apps if they're Watch-optimized). A slowly filling progress circle around the Apple logo counts off your progress. This can take 10 minutes or more, so leave your iPhone nearby and plugged in, along with the watch, and go get yourself a drink.
Step 8: Enjoy!
Step 9: Repeat if needed for unpairing and re-installing
If you ever unpair the Apple Watch, it wipes the data and starts over as if it were a clean install. You'll then have to set up the Apple Watch again. Good news, though: the iPhone saves a local backup automatically which you can restore from. It saves settings, customized watch faces and more, but deletes your Apple Pay data for safety.
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Michigan pastor continues to serve his community after 85 years
Cadillac, Michigan
(Mi News 26, 24 January) After 85 years, getting around can be cumbersome for many. But in Cadillac, one man is continuing his service to the community.
"I was ordained and was a minister in the Church of the Nazarene. I've had a relationship with Jesus Christ since I was seven years of age, and that's probably been the best thing that's ever happened to me. The fact that God loves me is the greatest possession I own."
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Idaho pastor to offer free language classes for immigrant families
Nampa, Idaho
(Idaho Press, 19 January) A young pastor and Salvadoran immigrant is behind a church's plan to offer free English classes for Canyon County Spanish-speakers.
Oscar Diaz, the associate pastor for Hispanic ministries at Karcher Church of the Nazarene, fled the aftermath of El Salvador's decade of civil war. He fled with his parents in 1994, and they moved to Nampa to join their uncle that same year, when Diaz was only 3 years old.
Diaz quickly learned English in school, but his parents struggled. The stress and burden of translating for his parents fell on Diaz and his older sister. Like many children of immigrant parents, Diaz and his older sister did everything from relaying fast food drive-thru orders to deciphering complicated legal documents.
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Michigan church donates computers to project in Panama
(Mesoamerica Region, 24 January) On January 12, the Church of the Nazarene of Brighton, Michigan, USA, donated five computers to the Child and Family Care Center of Nazarene Compassionate Ministries, located at IDN de Espave de Chame in the central district of Panama.
In this center, tutorials are given to children and workshops for parents. The center also has a dining room for children in need, among other services. To continue contributing to the education of children, they have added a computer center so that they, as well as young people and adolescents in the community, can reach their tasks, because in the community there is no place to do it.
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Training centre to guarantee up to 200 indigenous jobs in CQ
UP TO 200 indigenous people will be guaranteed jobs in the mining industry after a Vocational Training and Employment Centre was announced for Central Queensland this week.
A first for the region, Indigenous Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion announced the centre on Wednesday, saying the VTEC initiative brought an end to the cycle of training for training's sake.
"It's vital that employment programmes are aligned to real jobs because getting indigenous Australians into ongoing employment is critical to reducing indigenous disadvantage," Senator Scullion said.
The Australian Government has committed up to $45 million for VTECs to place up to 5000 indigenous Australians into specific jobs across Australia before July 2015.
The VTEC will be run by John Pearson Consulting, which is an organisation that has delivered indigenous employment services as an Indigenous Employment Programme panel member.
GenerationOne national development director Jeremy Donovan said VTECs were driven by a demand-led employment model that was the future of Australian indigenous vocational training and employment.


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Clemson Football: Final Game-by-Game Schedule PredictionsAugust 19, 2014
Clemson Football: Final Game-by-Game Schedule Predictions
It's time to take one last look at Clemson's 2014 schedule, which will begin with Georgia in less than two weeks. The 2014 slate offers a couple of tough road games, and features home games against surprise teams within the ACC.
There are a couple of trap games for the Tigers, but the three big games will once again determine the outcome of the season.
At Georgia
Prediction: Win 27-20
Much like Clemson, Georgia enters this fall with a couple of question marks. The defense has to improve from last season, when it was 10th in the SEC in points allowed. Also, Hutson Mason will have to play efficiently for this Bulldogs team to make a run at a conference title.
This matchup could be much different from last year's game, which saw a combined 73 points scored. With two much improved defenses, this one could be 27-20, or something similar. Either way, I think the Tigers take this one because of their defense.
Keeping pressure on Mason will be key No. 1 for the Tigers, and I think they are able to accomplish that goal. Georgia will have to replace three solid offensive linemen from last year's team, and that could be evident early in the season.
The same could be said about Clemson's offensive line, but the Tigers have the better defensive line of the two, and that will be a big factor for them in this one.
Vs. South Carolina State
Prediction: Win, 40-10
This game will be important for the young guys to prove they deserve to be on the field. If everything goes smoothly, the Tigers should be able to pull their first-team guys by halftime, allowing young players an opportunity to showcase their talents.
The thing I look forward to most about this game is likely getting to see Deshaun Watson play for a quarter or more. The Tigers should win this one, and my thought is a 40-10 score. With talent on the bench, even the second team and third team should be able to put points on the scoreboard.
At Florida State
Prediction: Loss, 27-17
Playing on the road against the No. 1 team in the country can certainly be a motivational tool, but I'm afraid the Tigers may need a little bit more than that. Jameis Winston returns after having a brilliant Heisman-winning campaign last season, and his supporting cast is just as good as last year.
The strength on Clemson's team this year is without doubt the defensive line, but I'm not sure how much pressure they will be able to generate against the Seminoles. The Tigers were not able to get much pressure on Winston a year ago against Florida State's strong offensive line.
Florida State enters this season with one of the nation's best offensive lines, led by All-Americans Tre Jackson and Cameron Erving. Cole Stoudt will have to play huge in this one, but it still may not be enough on the road.
The Tigers are capable of winning this one, but Florida State looks tough to take down at this point.
Vs. North Carolina
Prediction: Win, 30-20
North Carolina could be the surprise team of the ACC this season, but luckily the Tigers get this one at home. Larry Fedora has brought this program along nicely, but the Tigers win this one if they play without mistakes.
Basically, Clemson can lose this one if it beats itself with turnovers, because North Carolina has momentum. After starting 1-5 in 2013, they enter 2014 after winning six of their final seven games.
I think Clemson's defense is able to win this one. Marquise Williams, the likely starter at quarterback, has shown signs of inconsistency at times, and Clemson's defensive line will keep him off his game.
Vs. North Carolina State
Prediction: Win, 34-17
The Wolfpack struggled in Dave Doeren's first season as head coach, going winless in conference play. One of the reasons for that was quarterback play, which will need to improve this fall.
North Carolina State will be an improved team, but it still doesn't have the talent to compete with Clemson on the road.
This is always a fun rivalry game, but the Tigers take this one 34-17.
Vs. Louisville
Prediction: Win, 31-20
The Cardinals are another team within the ACC that I think will surprise people. After losing almost every key part of last year's team, Louisville returns with a new coach. Well, an old coach, you could say.
Bobby Petrino has a proven track record, and he should be able to keep Louisville competitive. The question that remains is how quick can he do it? With star players gone off the defense and a new starter at quarterback, the Cardinals could see their ups and downs in year one of the Petrino era.
With this game in Death Valley, the Tigers are able to take this one 31-20.
At Boston College
Prediction: Win 38-17
The Eagles enter this season with the difficult task of replacing their leading passer, rusher and receiver. Unlike the Tigers, who have the talent to reload the positions, Boston College will look to find answers this fall.
The Tigers have a somewhat tricky history with Boston College over the last 10 years, but they have found ways to win the last three matchups.
Boston College may stay in this game at first, but I expect the Tigers to pull away in the second half.
Vs. Syracuse
Prediction: Win 31-10
In last year's matchup, the Tigers were able to keep quarterback Terrel Hunt off his game, forcing him into three interceptions and only eight completions.
In Death Valley, where crowd noise is always a factor, the Tigers should once again be able to force Hunt into mistakes. I think Clemson takes this one, 31-10.
At Wake Forest
Prediction: Win 48-14
The Demon Deacons are in a state of rebuilding this season and shouldn't give the Tigers much trouble in this one. Clemson has won the last five matchups with Wake Forest, winning the last two games by a combined score of 98-20.
With a new head coach and a new quarterback, this will be a slow process that won't see many positive results in year one.
At Georgia Tech
Prediction: Win, 27-24
This is the trickiest game on Clemson's schedule. While Florida State is certainly the toughest, this is the game Tigers fans should feel nervous about. The Tigers haven't won on the road against the Yellow Jackets since 2003.
On paper, the Tigers have more talent, but Georgia Tech plays them tough. I'll say 27-24 in favor of Clemson, but I'm not as confident about this pick.
Vs. Georgia State
Prediction: Win, 52-10
The way it looks on the schedule, this game is a chance to rest the key guys and get a better look at the young ones. With the showdown with South Carolina approaching, I wouldn't expect the main contributors to play long.
By this point in the season, Chad Morris' offense should be in a rhythm, and we should see that here. Even with the backups playing a majority of this game, expect the Tigers to score big. I say 52-10, or something similar to that.
Vs. South Carolina
Prediction: Push
This is probably the one game everyone has been reading this article for. Well, I'm sorry to disappoint, but there's no way to put a score on this one just yet. The Gamecocks have won five in a row, so they seem like the early favorite, but there are many questions that need to be answered from both teams this season.
Carolina's offense could be one of the best in the country, but the defense is the question mark. They are loaded with young talent on that side of the ball, but it will be a matter of which players are able to step up and have big seasons.
The Tigers need to play with more than motivation in this one. The six turnovers in last year's loss were really disappointing for Clemson, so addressing that issue is priority No. 1.
Looking at it early on, the two keys in this game are limiting the turnovers and finding ways to keep pressure on Dylan Thompson.


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Their long and lasting Knee Deep tour took the three jokers from Copenhagen already almost around Europe. But no show gave the audience the possibility to be that close with the band like now in Munich. Their concert already starts at 5 pm and after the in store gig WhoMadeWho welcome all fans and those who just fall in love with them for a friendly meet and greet.
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Karekano & Skip Beat – Living Off From the Opinions of Other People
I do think you guys know who these two are, of course, it's Kyoko from Skip Beat! and Yukino from Kare Kano. Who wouldn't recognize such difference between these two strong female leads? One who gets a shiver of pleasure from the attention and praises of other people while the other one abhors the whole existence of intimacy and affection from other people.
Well basically, I think the bottom line is what they get from living off from the opinions of others or/and disregarding them.
Kyoko's case was pretty much given, and the reason why she got assigned to "Love Me"section was, she lacks that trait of actresses to desire love and affection from the audience. A complete opposite of Yukino because she'd gladly have that spot in order to make herself look good and favorable in front of others. These two are just compatible that I think they must stick together to help out what's missing from one another. They complement each other and I think one could learn from the other.
Kyoko experienced already some sort of a 'trauma' in being a relationship, which is why she refuses now to be committed in any, as well as abandoning hope she'll be able to appreciate love and affection. She was able to break out of her shell and able to toss that weakness of her of being so passive. She learned to take the initiative and transformed herself into someone who seeks retribution to what was done to her. But then, she is still frightened that she will end up afflicted once again by the pain of being toyed with.
In contrary, Yukino has been hiding her real self skillfully through her mask. The bad side though, is that she's never been hurt before and she's been already used already to the crowd praising her so she now ended up being afraid to show her true self. Even if her facade can't feel the pain, her real self does feel the pain. This is why she is terrified that she might get hurt once she reveals her true self to everyone. If she can't overcome that hurdle, she won't be able to freely express herself.
So, what's parallel between these two? Why the heck is it so important for these two people to confine their selves with the opinions of others? The diverging point though is that Kyoko is being forced while Yukino is wilful.
I really don't care about the damn "Love Me" section. Kyoko is Kyoko. Why is it that the LME president insists Kyoko to be trained in order to learn and recall those feelings of "love" ? I find it rather cheesy at first, and vague. From what I've understood, actresses and actors must have that sentiment of wanting to be loved by the viewers, in order to act out, not for their own satisfaction, but for other people; thus to invoke the empathy of the audience. I find this rather twisted because I don't think actresses and actors should be obliged on wanting to please other people, or so to say, even if they are indebted to their fans that they still have their jobs. This is rather the wrong concept in the world of entertainment! Actors and actresses are treated as merchandise to be sold, which is why they are forced to fabricate that facade that everyone supposedly likes, instead of acting, in behalf of themselves alone. I just can cite what happened to Risette from P4, just by talking about the topic. I think an actress or actor can still invoke that empathy of the viewers as long as she acts from within her true self, even if she disregards the opinions of others.
Kyoko's current disposition is somewhat telling her to be a superficial icon in the industry. Does Kyoko just worth that much? If Kyoko can act, then so be it, I don't know why it has to be propelled by one's affinity towards being loved by the audience or viewers. It's as if the series says that for an actor or actress, to act good, he/she should be vain enough to be wanting to be loved and praised by the people around him/her. I don't think it gives justice, because that states that actors and actresses should be conceited. Is acting all about that? lol, I don't know.
Meanwhile, I don't know what's gotten to Yukino for her to go on a quest for being the Queen of Vanity. Same way as Kyoko, she is also restrained by the fact that in order to be the best among the best, she must be favorable and pleasing to other people, it's just that she's the one who voluntarily succumbed into this belief. Yukino possesses that "desire" to be loved by everybody and because of that, she has divulged herself in creating the "model student" mask in order to be the center of attention and compliments.
Yukino has soon realized that all the pandering she has done, has actually made her a rigid person. She learned her lesson the hard way, and she has to pay for all her postponed debts. If only Kyoko would be able to know what happened Yukino after living off from the opinions of others, I doubt Kyoko would still prefer to became a proud member of "Love Me". Love Me section seeks her to become a refined actress, by bringing back her desire for others' affection, by having everybody love the way she acts, but I doubt this will help her to be a good actress. It might help but it might also just end up producing a fake personality of her, which only has the agenda to please other people, but is actually empty inside. This is why I like the present Kyoko who just acts on her own accord, and not necessarily to please the audience.
Kyoko thinks pleasing everyone is stupid. I think so too. Kyoko must tell this to Yukino's face so she'll stop pretending to be a perfect being. The longer Yukino tries to preserve that exterior of her, the more it becomes precarious once other people finds out the truth.
I didn't focus much on Yukino because I already made an elaborate entry about her. You can proceed to the related post section to read about it or go there right away: "Karekano – Yukino Miyazawa: Behind her Mask"


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When updating to new iPhone, lots of users don't want to lose the beautiful memories record taken by the old device. They may want to transfer them from old device to the new iPhone. So, here we introduce more than 2 ways for transferring photos from Mac to new iPhone X/8 (Plus).
1. Transfer Photos from Mac to iPhone X/8 (Plus) iTunes
In this first method we are going to show you how to transfer photos from Mac to iPhone using iTunes and while we don't recommend using iTunes, it's a viable option.
Step 1. Connect your iPhone X/8/8 Plus using a lightning cable and launch iTunes.
Step 2. After iTunes has loaded, click on the device icon at the upper left corner on iTunes.
Step 3. Then click on "Photos" from the left menu.
Step 4. Check the "Sync Photos" box at the top and choose "Choose folder" behind Copy photos from.
Step 5. Lastly, click on "Apply" and your albums will be transferred.
Before you do this, you need to put all your photos in the same album on Mac.
Some of the disadvantages to using iTunes are:
- Risk of photos being corrupted while transferring.
- iTunes can be very buggy to use.
- Unable to selectively transfer photos.
- Synced photos cannot be deleted from iPhone until you unsync them from iTunes.
2. Transfer Photos from Mac to iPhone X/8 (Plus) without iTunes
Next, if you don't want to use iTunes, you can also use the iOS Airdrop feature.
Step 1. On your Mac, launch the Airdrop app from Finder. You will be prompted to enable Wi-Fi or Bluetooth.
Step 2. Then you will see all the nearby contacts on which you can transfer photos from Mac to iPhone.
Step 3. To transfer photos to iPhone X/8/8 Plus, you just need to drag the photos and drop them to the respective contact that you wish ti transfer.
Step 4. Once done, you will receive a pop-up message on iPhone x/8/8 Plus "AirDrop: [Device Name] wants to share photos with you."
Step 5. Click "Accept" to receive the photos.
- Your iPhone and Mac must be connected to the same Wi-Fi network.
- This is only available on Mac computers.
Reasons for Transferred Photos Cannot be Deleted:
- The iTunes that you used to sync photos get broken, that you cannot unsync the photos.
- It may be caused by some bugs of Apple's iOS system.
- If you use third-party app, it may be incompatibility between the app and iOS that causes it.
3. Bonus Tips to Manage iPhone Photos on PC/Mac
Lastly, if you're looking for the best program to manage your iPhone's photos and transfer them between your computer and iPhone, we recommend that you use iMyFone TunesMate. This is the best program out there which can be used for iOS data management and it offers far more than iTunes.
- Manage iPhone Photos: View iPhone photos for free; transfer iPhone photos or albums to computer or external HD; delete unwanted photos from iPhone. (Support HEIC Photos)
- Files Supported: All media files are supported to transfer, like music, movies, playlists, podcasts, audiobooks, iTunes U, music video, photos, albums, etc.
- Two-Way Transfer: Freely transfer media files between iPhone and computer (or iTunes library), selectively or all at once.
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Steps to Manage iPhone Photos with iMyFone TunesMate
Step 1. Download and install iMyFone TunesMate on your computer, and launch it to begin. Connect your iPhone X/8/7/6/5/4 (Plus) to computer.
Step 2. From the main menu of iMyFone TunesMate, choose from the tabs, like photos. There you can view, transfer or delete iPhone photos.
- Photos Tab: View photos and videos in Camera Roll and Photo Stream; transfer photos or albums, and delete unwanted photos.
- Music Tab: View, add, delete, export, rename, etc. iPhone music, playlists, podcast, iTunes U, and audiobooks.
- Videos Tab: View, add, delete, export, rename iPhone movies, Music videos, home videos, TV shows, iTunes U and podcasts.
- Apps Tab: View and uninstall apps in batch.
- Transfer iTunes Media to iDevice: Show you the entire iTunes library and you can check the media types to transfer to iPhone. It will avoid duplicates.
- Transfer iDevice Media to iTunes: 1-click to transfer iPhone media files to iTunes library, including purchases and non-purchases. It will avoid duplicates.


text: Section: OMC News Location Changed for 27th Annual OMC Superhero Fun Run & Dog Show Posted on Apr 19, 2017 Location Changed for 27th Annual OMC Superhero Fun Run & Dog Show With the current weather forecast for Saturday, April 22, organizers for the Ozarks Medical Center (OMC) Superhero Fun Run and Dog Show have changed the location of the event. The event will now take place at OMC Parkway Center, 1211 Porter Wagoner Blvd. The 1.5 mile, 5K and 10K events will start and finish in the OMC Parkway Center parking lot. Race Day Village and Dog Show also will take place inside at OMC Parkway Center. Registration for the events will be accepted until 7:15 a.m. on Saturday, April 22. There is a $5 additional fee to register on race day. Packet pickup is available for those already registered on Friday, April 21 from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. at OMC Parkway Center. Registrations also are accepted during that time at no additional fee. Ozarks Medical Center would like to thank the sponsors of the event: All Pet and Equine Supply, Burton Creek Medical Complex, Cochran Sales, Crossfit SoMo, E-Communications, Edward Jones, Flo Fitness, Hiland Dairy, Keller Williams-Linda Carter, Ozark Radio Network, United Country Missouri Ozarks Realty, and West Plains Family Chiropractic. The public is invited to attend the Race Day Village even if not participating. Race Day Village will be open from 7:30 to 11:00 a.m. and will include vendor booths, a breakfast concession stand (with proceeds benefitting OMC Cancer Treatment Center), TJ's Super Balloons, and DJ IMH. Other booths at Race Day Village include: WPHS Physical Science Students Bone Marrow Drive, OMC Colon Cancer Awareness, OMC Cancer Treatment Center, and OMC Pharmacy. The awards ceremony for the 5K will be held at 9 a.m. The Dog Show and Costume Contest begins at 9:15 a.m. with awards at the conclusion. The 10K awards ceremony will be held at 9:45 a.m. Spirit Awards and the Corporate Team Award will be awarded at 10:00 a.m. To register for an event, download a registration form at: http://www.ozarksmedicalcenter.com/documents/events/registration2017.pdf. Register online through midnight April 20 at: https://raceroster.com/events/2017/10961/ozarks-medical-center-superhero-fun-run-2017. You may also pick up a registration form at OMC Public Relations Department in OMC Parkway Center, 1211 Porter Wagoner Blvd. Call 417-257-6737 for more information. Related Articles OMC supports local youth, agriculture 4-Sep-2014 Physicians now placing orders electronically at OMC 30-Oct-2014 Urgent Need for Blood Donors 19-Oct-2016 VALIC supports OMC Blue Jean Ball 18-Sep-2017 Community First Banking Co. Donates to OMC Foundation "Building the Future" Expansion Campaign 7-Feb-2019 By Kim Wood


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Do Perks for Teachers Compromise Their Integrity?
Schools and teachers are the objects of commerce and policy, not co-creators or idea-generators or genuine partners. We get "gifts" from business, if we are producing what they need.
Schools and teachers are the objects of commerce and policy, not co-creators or idea-generators or genuine partners. We get "gifts" from business, if we are producing what they need.
I have seen any number of education organizations, with thoughtful and important goal statements on their websites, position teacher leadership as something they can somehow teach or imbue (kind of like grit, come to think of it). Yes, there is Stuff You Have to Know to become a teacher leader (teachers don't wade around in policy-making, traditionally). Yes, it helps to collaborate with others who have good ideas. But is there a formalized pathway to leadership? In a sense, it's an insult to excellent teachers everywhere, who have held their grade level cohort or department or buildings together through determination to maintain good programming or to mount campaigns against dumb policies. They are leaders, badge or no badge.
Affluence makes even mediocre teaching look good and poverty can make masterful teaching appear mediocre. It takes many clock hours within classroom walls to decipher the difference. Few education change-makers and upper crust teachers dedicate that kind of time to our neglected classrooms. The essential resource that is missing is our presence. Detroit's inhumane classroom conditions didn't occur overnight; they existed for at least a generation. Where were we?
When authentic, experienced teacher leaders step out of their boxes to speak about education issues, they always run the risk of stepping on the toes--or in the limelight--of someone above them in the pecking order. Simply expressing a widely shared viewpoint feels like subordination to some school leaders. When teachers have a national platform and thousands of readers or fans--when their voice and leadership are elevated--they become a threat.
Recently, nearly every story about improving teacher evaluation begins with the Bad Old Days, where substandard teachers slipped through the cracks, due to thoroughly inadequate attention to and assessment of their work. If you believe these op-eds, teachers' core work was essentially carried out without scrutiny. Until--drumroll--new and rigorous evaluation protocols, always including lots of student testing data, turned everything around. Evaluations! The cure for both listless teaching and anemic test scores!
When I say "movement" to save public education, what I mean is this: People, like me, who have no particular resources or organizational funding/backing, who got on a plane to be in a room with those like-minded compadres--because they're terrified that America might lose public education. People who think it's not too late. People willing to stake their professional energy on doing right by all kids, keeping democratic equality as critical and central goal of the education system.
If your district has a genuine professional collaboration model--different work, but same level of respect and influence for teachers and school leaders--that's admirable. So--are you working together to advocate for change? Or merely going through the motions of Schooling 2015? Why aren't teachers, parents and school leaders everywhere joining forces to put a stop to the worst of it--the selling off of public resources to for-profit CMOs, teacher evaluation by test data, and loss of local control over core work: curriculum, instruction, assessment?
If teachers are ever going to establish themselves as fully professional, they will need to develop an authentic, very public voice and vehicles to advocate for their professional interests and control over their own work. What did the teachers in one state believe were the core reasons for apparent teacher apathy, compliance and unwillingness to speak out against destructive policies and practices?
There's a reason why we are now experiencing an all-out assault on one of America's best ideas--a free, high-quality, fully funded, fully public education for every child. It takes a compliant work force, people fearful of losing the low-paying jobs they love, who will put down their heads and do as they're told.
The essential truth about men and women in leadership roles: It's "normal" for men to hold most high-profile leadership positions, normal for women to be grateful for special recognition, normal for folks to be indignant or confused about gender bias. Aren't we beyond all that? Gender bias is so endemic, so deeply and subtly woven into American society, that most of the time, it goes unrecognized.


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The discovery of what seems to be a relative of piranhas has prompted a wave of fear.
A fish native to the Amazon called the PACU was caught in a reservoir in Southern New Jersey over the weekend. The fish has a nasty reputation for occasionally biting people with its human-like teeth. The catch was made by Ron Rossi from the town of Delran, which has an artificial reservoir called Swedes Lake.
We scoop[ed] this thing up and brought it up. We didn't know what kind of fish it was," said Rossi.
Though the fish is from South America, they are sometimes kept as pets, according to the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), and have also been found in far-flung locations such as Washington State, France and Denmark.
Many times, these fish are deposited into lakes by pet owners. These fish do not survive in colder water, so we encourage people not to release it into the wild but to humanely destroy the fish," said spokesperson for the DEP in a statement.
While the pacu, which can weigh up to 44 pounds, does have a powerful bite, the fish probably isn't aggressive toward humans in general, with only two cases being claimed in New Guinea. The fish became notoriously – and erroneously – known for eating testicles .
While it is true that pacu is related to piranhas, unlike their meat-loving cousins, pacus are omnivores. As with the similar-looking teeth of humans, theirs are made for grinding. But when asked if the fish has a taste for male genitalia, Lars Skou Olsen, curator of Copenhagen's Blue Planet Aquarium, told National Geographic that it was only just a humor.
However, despite fears of attacks and castration, some are concerned about pacus in the wild because of the possibility that they might harm the ecosystem by competing native species and introducing exotic diseases.


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Where your credit report and credit score come from
You're a month late paying a utility bill. You max out a line of credit. You get a new loyalty card.
What do these experiences have in common? For all of them, the bank or business you're dealing with likely reports that information to a credit reporting agency.
There are two main credit reporting agencies in Canada, Equifax and TransUnion. They gather your credit information into a credit report. (You're entitled to a free copy of yours.)
The agencies also use mathematical formulas to convert that credit information into a credit score. Your credit score, which is sometimes called your credit rating, can range from 300 to 900. A high score is good. It means you're seen as likely to pay your bills on time, or pay back money you've borrowed.
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Your credit report includes your history of paying bills and borrowing and paying back money.
The moment you get your first credit card or take out your first loan, the credit reporting agency opens a credit file on you. It adds information to your file as you do business with banks and companies. These "creditors" regularly report details about you to the credit reporting agencies. For example:
- when you opened an account with them
- how much you owe
- whether you make your payments on time
- whether you miss payments
- what your credit limit is
- whether you've ever gone over your limit
This credit information appears as part of your credit report.
What else counts as "credit information"?
The law in BC defines "credit information" broadly. It includes your history of paying bills and borrowing and paying back money. But it also includes:
- your name and age
- where you live now and where you've lived in the past
- where you work and roughly how much you earn
- your education and work qualifications
- your spouse's name and age
- whether you're married or in a common-law relationship
Any of these details can appear in your credit report.
Any information the credit reporting agencies collect from public records, such as court and marriage documents, can also be in your report. This might include:
- an unpaid court judgment against you
- any court judgment against you in the last six years
- whether you've declared bankruptcy in the last six years
- whether you've been convicted of a crime in the last six years
What can't be in your credit report
Under the law in BC, some information can't be part of your credit report:
- information about any member of your family other than your spouse
- your race, religious beliefs, skin colour, sexual orientation, ethnic background, or political views
- criminal convictions that have been discharged or pardoned
- criminal charges that were withdrawn or dismissed
As well, some information can't be part of your credit report if it's more than six years old:
- a court judgment against you (unless you still haven't paid the debt off)
- a criminal conviction
- bankruptcy (unless you've been bankrupt more than once)
- any other negative information about you
If you spot something on your credit report that shouldn't be there, see our guidance on fixing a mistake on your credit report.
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"I like to shop, and I was big on loyalty cards. I signed up for a lot of them, because I thought the discounts were worth it. I was shocked to find out that having so many cards led to my poor credit score. Apparently, every time I got a new loyalty card, my credit score dropped a few points."
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The credit reporting agencies are secretive about how they calculate credit scores. Among the factors they look at are:
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- how old your accounts are
- your mix of accounts
- how often you apply for credit
Many lenders use their own methods to calculate your credit score. As a result, your credit score might be slightly different depending on the credit reporting agency or lender providing the score.
A sudden large drop in your credit score may be caused by an error in your credit report. Or it may be a sign of fraud. When you review your credit report, keep an eye out for anything you can't explain. See our guidance on fixing a mistake on your credit report.
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KEVIN GEPFORD has spent two decades in the creative departments of the top names in television entertainment — MTV, Syfy, USA Network, and Comedy Central — where he has held key roles in leading the production of a wide range of deliverables across digital, print and mobile.
He has seen just about every kind of workflow imaginable, some processes that worked and many that did not. This uneven experience led to his quest to improve the way things get done by automating repetitive tasks, reducing bottlenecks and streamlining operations.
Kevin has expertise in the planning and development of digital workspaces built from the ground up around the unique workflow needs of creative organizations. He has also implemented Digital Asset Management solutions to make asset libraries of brand content available across the organization.
And, he loves to talk about it. Kevin has been invited to speak at seminars, webinars and podcasts. He has shared his insights at the DAM NY and DAM LA conferences, and has written about his experiences with building a better workflow for Comedy Central for the Journal of Digital Media Management, in Vol. 3.
He holds a master's degree in Journalism from Columbia University, and dual bachelor's degrees in business administration and communications from Southern Adventist University.