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NIKI SZŐKE, virtually unknown at the time even in Hungary, astonished everyone by winning the Shure Jazz Voice World Competition at the 2005 Montreux International Jazz Festival. An incredibly talented improviser, a highly intelligent singer with a style of her own and stupendous timing, she is one of the few who's become adored by audiences and fellow musicians alike. Although she had been born into one of the Hungarian Gipsy musical dynasties (her father is a noted cimbalom player), she didn't start learning music until the age of 18. Her first teacher was vocalist Gábor Winand, the man rated as the most original jazz-singer in Europe by the critics of the influential French magazine, Jazzman. She also took classical singing lessons as the only jazz-oriented pupil of Júlia Bikfalvy who had coached the diva Andrea Rost to international stardom. Originally heading for a degree in English and Russian at Budapest University, after her first year, Niki Szőke had to make a choice between her studies and full-time jazz singing. Her decision may have been Academia's loss but a colossal gain for the world of jazz. Now, at the age of 25, she is already the undisputed favourite of the cognoscenti on the Hungarian jazz scene.
This, her first album, is a good example of both of her brilliance and her penchant for rising to new challenges. The unusual format of voice, guitar and bass makes equal demands on the members of this outstanding trio, and Niki, who can and often does use her voice as a musical instrument, is – musically speaking – "one of the lads". The "lads" come from the top echelon of the vibrant Hungarian jazz world. Guitarist SZABOLCS OLÁH started his studies as a classical violinist but was soon drawn into the orbit of jazz and switched to guitar at the age of 15. He was named best soloist seven years ago at the National Youth Jazz Festival and three years back he won first prize at the national competition for jazz arrangers. He is an immensely thoughtful and original player whose music with his own group could be described as post-cool. Niki's husband, bassist JÓZSEF BARCZA HORVÁTH having also 'graduated' from classical music to jazz is one of the most inventive exponents of his instrument in a country teeming with world-class bass players. Between 1995 and 1998 he was a member of the Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra conducted by Claudio Abbado. As a jazzman, he's played with Kirk Lightsey, Benny Bailey, Tony Lakatos, Rick Margitza, Eric Truffaz, Jack DeJohnette, Ray Anderson and the list is far from complete. He handles his huge instrument with the consummate ease of guitar players and is, arguably, the most melodious bassist in Hungary.
As for the music on this album, it should speak volumes for itself. It's sheer delight.
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(producer and presenter of jazz programmes on the BBC World Service between 1968 and 1995, jazz critic of Gramofon magazine)

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Garry was up early because he has a medical thing today. He wanted the extra time to have coffee, for showering and all that morning stuff. I lolled in bed for an extra hour, mostly because that's how long it takes me to get my back functioning.
I've gotten pretty good at untangling myself. It's all about positioning, taking the pill I sometimes don't want to take, but if I take it, the day goes a lot better than if I don't … and slowly stretching until things are more or less mobile. My back has been in poor shape since I was a teenager. I had my big surgery on it when I was just 19 and time hasn't been kind to the bones.
Time generally isn't kind to bones. Arthritis seems to be universal for damaged joints, whether broken by accident or surgically renovated … and often, just "because."
Mine are a mess both because of surgery — and "just because." Arthritis is not a special issue at our age. It's not a matter of "if," but more like "how bad" and "how much does it affect you." It wasn't too bad this morning. I slept on my back and generally, if I make myself sleep on my back, I wake up more mobile than sleeping on my side, which I find a lot more natural. My back doesn't agree. There's not much point in arguing with my spine. It always wins.
So we are off. Garry is getting a CATscan of his head to make sure he has all the requisite pieces for a cochlear implant. Then, in another few weeks, the first doctor's appointment with the cochlear audiologist, then after that, the surgeons. This stuff takes a lot more time than people think it will.
When you have an emergency, everything happens in a hurry, but when you have choices to make, it takes time. And of course, it's winter, so everything takes more time. Christmas vacations chop December into pieces and the hangovers from New Year's take care of early January.
I remember waiting for my heart surgery. First, they hustled me along. Urgent, urgent, urgent … but they delayed it three-times. I had to delay it once because I had pneumonia. Heavy coughing doesn't go well with heart surgery. It took — in total — more than three months between determining I needed the surgery and actually having the surgeon and me both available at the same time. Emergencies came up and for a heart surgeon, they are always first. Heart surgeons live on emergency schedules. By the time I actually got into the hospital, I was an emergency. You can't always tell from testing alone — and that's something everyone needs to remember.
This surgery for Garry isn't an emergency, but it is not optional, either. It needs to be done. Hearing aids won't work for him anymore, so it is this or a gradual and close to total loss of hearing for him. He needs his hearing back. I need it back, too, though I wonder what it will be like knowing he really can hear me. I won't be able to mutter under my breath all the time!
Our granddaughter sent me a note last night suggesting we should have Garry run for president … because we know Garry could fix everything. I'm pretty sure Garry doesn't think he could fix everything, but sometimes, I wonder. He's been a pretty good fixer over the years — and even when he can't fix stuff, he's very good at getting everyone to CALM DOWN. In the process, he may be leaning towards madness, but you'd never know it to look at him.
A man with a poker face like that should have played poker. What a waste!
I'll be back later, but not with more news. They never tell you anything at radiology. You have to wait for the doctor to officially tell you. Eventually, news will follow but do not hold your breath!


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Phillip Foss's tiny BYO draws a self-selecting clientele: the kind of people who want to know every detail of how that chawanmushi with morels and snails was prepared, or exactly what temperature the compressed octopus tentacles were sous-vided at to make them so tender. And the loquacious Foss, whose Douglas Park kitchen is so open he invites patrons into it and makes them honorary sous-chefs, is just the guy to indulge such curiosity.
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In a location not exactly known as a dining destination, EL Ideas has mastered the restaurant–dinner party mash-up with one seating a night and one 13-course set menu. Foss's lack of boundaries is refreshing. Diners are encouraged to, say, lick sauce from a plate of wagyu beef, or relive the childhood ritual of dipping french fries into a Wendy's Frosty by consuming a course of crispy potatoes topped with leek soup and vanilla ice that's been poached in liquid nitrogen. EL Ideas is joyously irreverent and utterly one of a kind.
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Cincinnati Steampunk Salon – April 2016 Report
With just a week before the 2016 International Steampunk Symposium, many Cincinnati Steampunks were at home busy finishing (or maybe starting) their outfits for the convention and their trip into Wonderland, but a brave bunch came out for the April Salon as well.
Attendance was about half of its normal crowd, but fun was still to be found, and there were a couple of new faces.
Photographs provided by Edmund W. Charlton.
The International Steampunk Symposium is going to be AMAZING, and there will be a lot of post con blues come Monday, April 11th, 2016, BUT we have the solution for you! May's Cincinnati Steampunk Salon will have the most awesome Steampunk convert to ever come to Cincinnati! Click on the banner below to learn more and RSVP 🙂


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Buick celebrates 110 years by naming most significant model of each decadeSun, 23 Jun 2013 17:22:00 EST
In May of 1903, Buick began work on its first vehicle, the 1904 Model B, the first example of which was sold to a doctor in Flint, Michigan. That first sale was appropriate since later on, Buick became known as a "doctor's car." The Model B is the first of 11 cars chosen by Buick to highlight each decade of the company's 110-year history.
The 1916 D-45 Touring with a six-cylinder engine was Buick's highest seller that year, and helped push overall sales past six figures for the first time, making Buick the top-selling automotive brand. In 1931, Series 50 got an eight-cylinder engine, which helped the company survive the Great Depression. The 1936 Century was the first Buick that could hit 100 miles per hour, the 1949 Roadmaster had a supporting role in Rain Man, the 1953 Skylark had Italian wire wheels and the owner's name engraved on its steering wheel.
Then we have the iconic 1963 Riviera, the V6-powered 1975 Regal, and in 1987, the legendary GNX. With a turbocharged, intercooled V6 pumping out 276-horsepower it could hit 60 mph in just 4.6 seconds. In 1999 Buick built the first car in China, the Century, and that country remains the brand's largest market.
2014 Buick LaCrosse to sticker at $34,060*Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:16:00 EST
Buick first showed the facelifted 2014 LaCrosse at this year's New York Auto Show, and General Motors' luxury-ish arm has now confirmed that pricing for the updated sedan will start at $34,060 (*including $925 for destination), a increase of $1,505 over the 2013 model.
Buyers will be treated to an updated appearance, both inside and out. On the outside, tweaks were made to the LaCrosse's front and rear fascias, and new wheels are on offer (though the ones seen on the car pictured above seem to have been simply pulled from the 2011 Regal Turbo). Inside, there's a much cleaner center stack layout, complete with a standard eight-inch reconfigurable touchscreen IntelliLink interface. Buick is also offering a new Ultra Luxury interior package ($2,495), featuring Tamo Ash wood throughout the cabin, black synthetic suede on the headliner and leather seats in a new sangria color. Standalone options include different wheels, Bose audio, rear seat entertainment, navigation and a sunroof.
The 2014 LaCrosse's base powertrain is the trusty 2.4-liter four-cylinder engine with eAssist, which is capable of achieving up to 36 miles per gallon on the highway. But for folks wanting more power, a 304-horsepower, 3.6-liter V6 is available as a no-cost option, available with either front- or all-wheel drive.
GM recalls over 230,000 more Trailblazer-family SUVs over door electronicsSun, 16 Jun 2013 11:01:00 EST
Back in August, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced a recall on the General Motors GMT360 SUVs (Buick Rainier, Chevrolet Trailblazer, GMC Envoy, Isuzu Ascender and Saab 9-7X) ranging from the 2005 to 2007 model years and the 2006 GMT370 SUVs (Chevrolet Trailblazer EXT and GMC Envoy XL) due to potential fires associated with the driver's door module. Initially limited to 250,000 units sold or registered in 20 Snow Belt states (and the District of Columbia), the recall has now been expanded to include an additional 193,000 of these SUVs in the US and, according to The Detroit News, 40,000 more sold outside the US, including Canada and Mexico.
Like the original recall, the issue is still a faulty driver's door module that can short out, which could lead to a fire. The Detroit News is reporting that, out of the 443,000 units being recalled, GM says that there were 58 fires that caused 11 minor injuries, and the expanded recall accounted for six fires and one injury. Despite the lower number of fires, the recall notice recommends that owners park their vehicles until the recall repairs has been performed.
On recalled units with functional modules, the repair consists of a protective coating being applied to the module, while vehicles with modules that are not working properly will have the driver's door module replaced. The official recall notice is posted below, and it includes contact information for customers of all five brands.
Buick version of Equinox/Terrain CUV spied testing... with autonomous gear?Wed, 12 Jun 2013 19:59:00 EST
Let's get the most pressing bits of this story out of the way right off the bat: What we see here appears to be a new compact crossover from Buick. According to the spy photographer, this machine may be a little bit smaller on the outside than the current Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain 'utes, which makes sense since recent rumors suggest GM's small crossovers will migrate to a new platform that will mark a convergence between the automaker's Delta (Chevy Cruze, Buick Verano) and Theta (Equinox, Terrain) platforms. This Buick would likely use this new D2UX platform.
We've been expecting Buick to unleash a crossover to slot between the very small Encore and the very large Enclave, and various rumors have indicated that the model may be known as either the Anthem or Envision. It's worth mentioning that Buick had planned, back in 2009, to release a vehicle in the compact CUV market, but abandoned those plans after a particularly poor reception.
And now for something completely different... Take another look at the spy shots above, and pay special attention to the cylindrical device mounted to the vehicle's roof. We can't say for sure what it is, but our spy photographer opines that it looks quite a bit like the 360-degree Lidar camera equipment used by Google for its autonomous cars. Is General Motors working with Google on autonomous car technology? We don't know, but you can definitely consider us intrigued.
GM to offer 2 years free maintance on most 2014 modelsThu, 06 Jun 2013 15:45:00 EST
A day after Ford announced it was scaling back the complimentary maintenance program for its Lincoln brand, General Motors has gone in the completely opposite direction, offering most of its 2014 lineup with free maintenance. Since 2011, Cadillac models have all come with a four-year/50,000-mile complimentary maintenance program, but Chevrolet, Buick and GMC vehicles will now come standard with free maintenance for two years or 24,000 miles for the 2014 model year.
The program will give vehicle owners and lessees free oil changes, tire rotations and 27-point inspections following the recommended maintenance schedule laid out in each vehicle's owner's manual. We contacted GM to see which vehicles were eligible for the program, and a spokesperson got back to us with the following comment:
"All 2014 models are eligible, it's just that the included services vary by model, e.g., Spark EV would not need oil changes, Corvettes don't recommend tire rotations."
OnStar RemoteLink mobile app coming standard on all new GM vehiclesThu, 06 Jun 2013 09:28:00 EST
As an evolution and improvement of its OnStar technology, General Motors has announced that it will be expanding the RemoteLink Mobile App on most 2014 model year Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac vehicles. The new, aptly named RemoteLink Key Fob Services will allow users to remotely operate all of the same systems as the car's key fob, including locking and unlocking the doors and remote starting (on vehicles equipped with a factory remote starter) using a smartphone.
These Key Fob Services will be free for five years - starting from the vehicle's delivery date - but the full suite of RemoteLink features will continue to be offered only with a subscription (trial or paid). These premium features include contacting a live adviser, getting turn-by-turn directions and remotely monitoring the vehicle's diagnostic systems.
Scroll down below for the complete press release with all the details.
2013 Buick Encore nets strong IIHS, NHTSA safety scoresWed, 05 Jun 2013 18:31:00 EST
After being crushed from every which way and rolled over like a labrador, the 2013 Buick Encore has been named a Top Safety Pick by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. To earn the accolade, a vehicle must achieve the highest rating of "Good" in each of the institute's four main crash tests: Front Moderate Overlap, Side, Rollover and Rear. The Encore aced those four tests with "Good" ratings, but missed out on the coveted Top Safety Pick+ designation by receiving a Poor rating in the institute's new Front Small Overlap test. To be named a Top Safety Pick+, the Encore would need to score at least an "Acceptable" rating in the new test, as well as "Good" in all four original crash tests.
Despite the miss, the Encore joins the Enclave, LaCrosse, Verano and Regal as Top Safety Picks all. If you count only the Encore with all-wheel drive, then all five Buicks have also earned five-star overall ratings from the National Highway Traffic Safety Adminstration, making Buick one of the few manufacturers to offer a full lineup with high scores from both safety rating organizations.
The front-wheel-drive Encore, despite performing equally as well as the all-wheel-drive version in NHTSA's crash tests, only earned four stars overall. As far as we can tell, the discrepancy between the two is because some safety equipment, like Forward Collision Warning and Lane Departure Assist, are optional features on the FWD Encore and standard on the AWD model.
NHTSA may greatly expand GM airbag recallWed, 05 Jun 2013 16:30:00 EST
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is pondering whether to dramatically upscale a pair of airbag recalls on General Motors vehicles. The two existing campaigns, one launched in the fall of 2012 and the other in January of this year covered just 6,845 vehicles, but the government agency is considering whether to boost the recall to around 400,000 units.
The existing recalls involve the the closely related 2012 Buick Verano (shown) and Chevrolet Cruze sedans, along with Sonic and Camaro models. The root of the problem is a shorting bar in the inflator module of the steering-wheel-mounted airbag that may contact the primary state airbag terminal, a condition that could prevent deployment in an accident. Dealer technicians have been replacing the steering wheel airbag coils to fix the issue.
According to a post on NHTSA's website, the root cause, said to be a production issue, may not have been completely isolated - particularly for the second recall, which was for the Camaro. According to Automotive News, GM says it is cooperating with the government investigation, but won't say whether or not it knows the true origin of the problem.
38k GM eAssist hybrids recalled for circuit board, fire riskMon, 06 May 2013 13:27:00 EST
General Motors has issued a recall covering 38,197 2012 and 2013 model-year Chevy Malibu Eco, Buick LaCrosse and Regal sedans equipped with eAssist, and sold in the United States. The automaker will check the generator control module for proper operation. Only vehicles built before December 2012 are being recalled.
According to the automaker, a malfunctioning generator control module could slowly drain the battery, causing an indicator to light up in the dash. If that indicator is ignored, the driver may experience a stalling engine, and in some cases, "a burning or melting odor, smoke, and, in rare instances, a fire in the trunk."
GM says the issue is not with the eAssist battery pack; the smoke and fire comes from overheating of the control board. One trunk fire has been reported, but no injuries are known. Scroll down below for the official press release from GM.
Buick picks top 11 highlights from first 11 decadesSun, 21 Apr 2013 17:58:00 EST
Buick has taken the time to highlight some of the company's personal points of pride from the past 110 years. Those include everything from the automaker's very first vehicle, the 1904 Model B, to what Buick claims is the world's first concept car: The 1938 Y Job (above). That one also walked away with the worst name for a design study.
All told, the automaker has sold 43 million vehicles through the end of last year, and those include the lusty 1963 Riviera. That model celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2013, and remains one of the brand's most iconic designs.
Of course, Buick is rightfully proud of its quickest model, too. The 1987 GNX managed a 4.6-second bolt to 60 mph in tests by Car and Driver, and it also took the honor of being one of the automaker's rarest creations at just 547 units. You can check out all 10 in the gallery above.


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After months of anticipation, Trey Songz released the follow up to last years Trigga album today titled Trigga Reloaded. The 18-track project features two new additional tracks that weren't found on the original 16-track release, including yesterday's Ty Dolla Sign-featured hit "Loving You", and this new one called "Serve It Up".
Serving it to the ladies, Trigga delivers another sensual baby-making record that will leave the ladies hungry for more. Highlighted by its catchy, high-pitched hook & provocative lyrics, "Serve It Up" has the formula to be another monster smash from Mr. Steal Yo Girl.
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Costa Rica News – The social cost of the "American Dream" is something often left unspoken.
While many stories highlight the money and opportunities found by the few who make it to the States and have good luck, we hear few stories of the families and communities left behind.
Husbands and fathers often leave, with the intention of going for just a year or two to make money, and they never return. They send money and call for a while and then move on and make a new family there.
Between 1970 and 2010, 126,418 Costa Ricans emigrated to the U.S. One study found that the social costs of this migration are much higher than the economic benefits. How much money makes up for a broken family?
There are children who know their fathers just by photos. A house and a car do not change the fact that a parent is seen only every few years, if that.
Our society should see stability from not only an economic point of view but a social one too.


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The Rotary Club of Kapa`a honored eight local businesses as winners of the 2008 Kaua`i Green Business Initiative Awards (KGBIA) at yesterday's Rotary Luncheon held at the Aloha Beach Resort . "All of the winning businesses have gone beyond environmental compliance to adopt and exemplify best 'green' practices over the past 12 months," says Rodney Pascua, chairman of this year's program, noting that each business displayed a proven track record in one or more of the areas of efficiently using raw materials/supplies, managing waste responsibly, managing shipping/handling responsibly, saving water and saving energy."
Winners included: Island Soap Company, in the category of Wholesale and Retail Manufacturing; The Shoe Repair Shop, in the Retailer category; Habitat for Humanity under the Nonprofit category; Aloha We Deliver! in the Home Business category; Unlimited Construction in the Builder/Developer category; Saffron Mediterranean Cuisine in the Restaurant category; Farias Cattle Company in the Grower category; and H&S Publishing in the Publisher category. All organizations had representatives on hand to receive the awards except for Farias Cattle, whose owner was supposed "riding a cow" off on the mainland.
All of the entrants showed how their 'green' initiatives benefit the environment as well as the economic performance and long-term success of their businesses.
In the Island Soap Company entry, General Manager Jim Psaila outlined how the business initiated electricity conservation by installing an 18,000 KW photovoltaic net metering system at its Kapa`a factory location — saving $1,000 per month. The business also cut its landfill debris by half by recycling cardboard, paper and glass, and purchasing end roll paper (previously discarded as waste) from The Garden Island newpaper to use for shipping its products. The landfill on Kauai, located way out on the west side near Kekaha is a major ongoing environmental issue on the island.
Rotary Club Vocational chair Rodney Pascua thanks Steve Mitchell from Island Soap and Candle who is holding his bamboo plaque award for his company's green efforts.
An obvious winner was The Shoe Repair Shop, based in Lihue and owned by Ray Duarte, Jr., which saves the environment and has a positive impact on customers' pocketbooks by recycling leather goods and restoring them for continued use. Ray's short speech to the audience of Rotarians and guests was certainly the funniest. He mentioned a couple of his long time motto slogan's which include "Before you throw it away, check with Ray!" and "I can heel and save soles".
Beth Tokioka, Ray Duarte Jr. and Vocational Chair Rodney Pascua pose after Ray delighted the crowd with his humor.
Kaua`i's Habitat for Humanity, Inc. entry, submitted by Executive Director Stephen Spears, outlined an impressive effort to save energy and reduce homeowners' utility bills by securing grants to create an Energy Efficiency Fund, which will ensure installation of solar water heating systems in all new Habitat homes. Another grant, the 2007 High Energy Cost Community Grant Program, gives Habitat the funds to purchase and install roof-mounted solar hot water systems and thermal insulation in the walls and ceilings in 32 houses. Six homes in the Eleele Iluna subdivision are being retrofitted in 2008 — with 17 homes due to be finished by the end of 2009. The environmental and cost-saving benefits, through the relatively simple modifications of solar hot water systems and insulation, are expected to reduce homeowners' monthly electric bills by 50 percent. HFH includes an energy savings strategy in their homeownership sessions now and are making a difference. Next month, HFH will have completed their 100th home on Kaua`i.
Two Time Winners
Second-time winner, Aloha We Deliver! expanded its already substantial "green" efforts of supplying biodegradable/eco-friendly products (which replace Styrofoam and plastic) to restaurants, recycling packaging, and streamlining its shipping and delivery practices. This year, the company President Jennifer Sifuentes volunteered to assist Zero Waste Kaua`i and spearheaded ground-breaking waste management practices — at Taste of Hawaii, the KIUC Annual Picnic, the Healing Garden Festival and the Kapaa Coconut Festival. Jennifer reported that the diversion rate of waste from this month's festival was 93%.That's huge.
In the Builder category, Unlimited Construction also won for the second straight year for its "green" activities on its job sites as well as at its own offices — saving money through reduced materials costs and waste, fuel savings, electricity costs, recycling and reusing materials — which diverted thousands of tons of materials from Kaua`i's landfill. According to President Randy Finlay, companywide "green" operations undertaken in the past 12 months, include: mandated recycling plans on all job sites, the use of bio-fuel in the form of recycled cooking oil to run all equipment, and the installation of photovoltaic systems on all job sites and in the company's Lihue headquarters. Job site "green" activities include: designing a thermal transfer system at Kaua`i Lagoons Resort using the existing lagoon to cool the 80 condo units, instead of installing a cooling tower; building the islands' first LEED-certified "green" building — the Botanical Research Center for the National Tropical Botanical Garden and earning LEED "Gold" status; and employing unique, state-of-the-art recycling practices at its Westin Princeville Ocean Villas Resort project.
Winning this year in the Restaurant category is Saffron Mediterranean Cuisine located in Princeville. Highlights of the restaurant's "green" efforts include: buying most of its produce from organic local farmers, introducing Princeville Ranch beef to its menu (less than 5 miles from farm to table), and employing a near zero waste policy (due to an exhaustive recycling program — with most of its food waste going to pig farmers). "The restaurant also uses biodegradable to-go containers, has switched to CFL light bulbs in the office and kitchen, employs water conservation during food preparation, reuses waste paper and purchases recycled paper for printing menus and other materials," states General Manager Aaron Feinberg.
Farias Cattle Company, based in Kilauea, won in the Grower category for creating completely "green" ranches in Kapa`a and Hanamaulu. Situated on old sugarcane fields, Owner Robert Farias, Jr. notes that the ranches support about 1,000 head of cattle, which replenish the soil with natural fertilizer, control overgrowth of vegetation (greatly reducing the use of fuel for mowing or tilling), and produce a sustainable food source for the local community. The company's ranches also use no potable water on site. Instead, they utilize a ditch system, which siphons the water (which would normally go into the ocean) into water troughs and surface irrigation, with the rest going to irrigate a large taro field for a neighboring farmer. In addition, the ranches use no electricity on site, and when power is needed, generators or battery- powered devices are used. The ranches' waste products are kept to a minimum and all discarded feedbags are given to a local farmer for weed control use in garden beds — eliminating the use of herbicides. Finally, to ensure its viability in times of drought, the company has started a hay baling business on the island and has almost completely stopped the use of mainland feed to sustain its shipping cattle and the cattle it processes (6,000 to 8,000 head) for all other ranchers on Kaua`i.
In the newly created publishing category, the winner is Kapa`a-based H&S Publishing, publisher of Kaua`i Magazine, Kaua`i Real Estate Magazine, Hawaii Data Book & Newcomers Guide Series, print-on-demand books and the Kaua`i Green map. According to Chief Executive Officer Rob Sanford, the company's "green" printing practices include: using a printer that is devoted to improving sustainable forest management in the United State and Canada, printing on recycled paper using vegetable inks, using elemental chlorine free paper, and recycling unused paper products. In the company's overall operations, it uses recycled paper and has cut its paper consumption in half by using both sides of the paper. In addition, its use of a solid ink color printer, (think Xerox) instead of a color laser printer has produced 90 percent less waste and reduced toxicity by 100 percent, since solid ink is a non-toxic, resin-based ink similar to crayons. The company cut its office space in half by having five of its employees telecommute, which also reduced the business's carbon footprint significantly. H&S also reuses incoming packing materials for outgoing parcels and offers "pay online green invoicing" to help clients and
its own operations reduce paper and envelope consumption, while eliminating postage costs.
Seven of the Eight Green Business Award Winners pose in front of the Rotary Club of Kapa`a's Banner
Making a Difference
Last year, the Rotary Club of Kapa`a awarded plaques to 11 companies at its inaugural awards luncheon ceremony, where recipients spoke passionately about their "green" business efforts. This year the plaques were made on Kauai out of recyclable bamboo. Beth Tokioka from the Kauai Office of Economic Development provided the plaques and was an active participant in this program to honor our "green model citizens".
"This program is such a great way to highlight the businesses that are making a difference for the island's sustainability, the planet's well being and ultimately for the people of Kaua`i and the world," states Ken Stokes, president of the Kaua`ian Institute and past president of the Rotary Club of Kapa`a — and creator of the Kaua`i Green Business Initiative Award program. "We are proud to sponsor such a worthwhile endeavor and excited to honor this year's award recipients."
Special thanks to Melissa Mojo for generating this great PR for our Rotary Club of Kapaa
Ron Margolis, RA, CDPE, ABR Hawaii Life Real Estate Services 808.346.7095 email: email@example.com


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Since being wholly owned as a subsidiary of Volvo, Polestar have fettled with the latest offerings from the Swedish manufacturer to give clients a high-performance option for their vehicles. With performance packages for the XC90, S90, and V90, Polestar now touches on the Cross Country version of the V90.
With three engines to choose from the V90's trim list, namely the D4, D5, and T6, Polestar has a tune for each that gives a mild improvement in power while bolstering torque substantially. The weakest D4 diesel gets a power bump from 190PS to 200PS, while torque jumps from 295Nm to 325 Nm. The D5 only gains 5PS from 235PS to 240PS, but you'll likely feel the gains in torque as it rises from 354Nm to 369Nm. Lastly, the T6 petrol motor jumps to 334PS from the stock 320PS and torque rises to 335Nm from 295Nm in factory trim.
Despite having minor power gains, Polestar is quick to indicate that they will re-calibrate the gearbox to provide faster shifts to accentuate the tune even further. Volvo's performance arm continues by saying that the focus of their improvements to the V90 Cross Country would be its mid-range useability – a key area for daily use. Aside from these changes, Polestar have also improved throttle response as well as other minor details to allow for "a more dynamic driving experience."
Considering that Volvo may reduce engine sizing in the near future, Polestar may be keen to use electrification to improve power and driveability in future models. For now though, their offerings to Volvo clients come in the form of these mild improvements throughout their various platforms.


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Did you have a strenuous and tiring work week? Does your fast-paced lifestyle require lots of "spring in your step?" Then maybe you could use some nutritional supplements. Certified Worldwide LLC (CW) has made health and nutrition its business. Hal Selim, director of business development for CW, says his company's success doesn't just hinge on the more than 10,000 products and 500 lines of over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, supplements, and sports nutrition; it also depends on great worldwide customer service.
Located in Moorpark, California, CW started in 1999 with sales to distributors and to on-line customers in the United States through its e-commerce Web site www.medicalprovisions.com. The company then began to pursue international opportunities by identifying overseas distributors who could help streamline the selling process abroad. "We recognized that by not exporting, we were not tapping our full sales potential—sort of like leaving money on the table," says Selim.
Hal Selim of Certified Worldwide LLC
Equipped with freight forwarders and potential overseas buyers, Selim focused his attention on making export sales a reality. He soon began learning the ins and outs of import regulations for foreign countries and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) export certification issues, such as obtaining the health certificates that many foreign countries require for health-related products. Addressing these issues was key to navigating the export process and avoiding unnecessary costs and delays.
Selling health-related products in the international market also requires extensive market and economic research. Each market has its own consumer tastes and ways of doing business. For example, in Asia, people might want joint pain and muscle relief, whereas in other countries, people might have heart-related needs. To supplement his marketing strategy, Selim tracked down specific information on health industries in Europe, the Far East, the Middle East, and other regions.
"When you think about the documentation required and other areas where we needed assistance, it was sort of daunting as to where we would begin," Selim says. "But we knew through our business acquaintances that we could count on the U.S. Commercial Service to help."
During his initial meeting with Selim, Gerald Vaughn, director of the U.S. Export Assistance Center in Ventura, set up a plan to assist CW. First, Vaughn contacted key Commercial Service trade specialists on the Health Care Technologies Team. Tony Michalski and Julieanne Hennessy were familiar with FDA and could connect with the right people. Next, Vaughn gained insight into the FDA approval process. Shortly thereafter, Vaughn contacted the Commercial Service's health care trade specialists overseas and discussed certificate issues, thus laying the foundation for obtaining the required health documents. Vaughn then introduced Selim to the Commercial Service's Country Commercial Guides, which provide detailed market research on different industries and countries.
"Without the experience and on-the-ground support of the U.S. Commercial Service, we would not have surpassed the export challenges that we met early on when we began exporting," Selim says. "Had we tried this on our own, we would not be as well positioned in international markets as we are today."
Early on, CW learned that the best way to build a good business is to get background information on potential distributors beforehand, said Doug Barry, editor of A Basic Guide to Exporting from which this case study is taken. CW receives payment up front in the form of bank wire transfer or letter of credit. A typical scenario is to receive a 30 percent deposit when the customer places the order and the remaining 70 percent balance before shipping the order. "Getting paid is a key part to running a business, and unless a company has the right payment policies in place, that company is more likely to be subjected to payment scams," says Selim.
CW also learned that the cost of freight can make or break a deal. Selim has worked extensively on building key relationships with freight forwarders. His efforts have resulted in great air and ocean rates for customers. CW's freight forwarders that can ship almost anywhere a customer needs. "Seek out your local Commercial Service office and find a freight forwarder, interview different freight forwarders, and remember that the company chosen will be responsible for shipping your product," says Selim. Airlines are a great source for freight forwarders. Their cargo departments work directly with freight forwarders and can recommend which ones to use for the product line. "Also," Selim advises, "depending on the size of the shipment, freight damage and theft insurance is vital."
The more business you give your freight forwarder, the more valuable you become. As shipments grow, you can set up agreements to obtain better rates. Also, you can shop for competitive rates. If you find a better rate than what you already have, see if your freight forwarder can match it. Your customer overseas may also be able to find a better rate. "The better the rate, the better the savings for your customer, which translates into more business in the future," says Selim.
Selim says the following elements are crucial in an export operation:
Feasibility studies are vital as you develop overseas markets. When conducting the study, address factors such as market size, market growth, accessibility, competition, business practices, and economic stability. Exporting overseas has introduced CW to many different cultures, business practices, and legal systems. Such experience has made CW's management team more flexible and creative.
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Just published: Dauvergne, P & Lebaron G. . 2014. Protest inc. - The corporatization of activism. Cambridge : The Polity Press
This would make for a good read over the Christmas break - if you are minded to become more aware of how the big players in shaping protest through NGO organisations and like-minded 'charities' like GreenPeace and PEW are increasingly the dominant force of change in the world - for the general good?
Book summary:
Mass protests have raged since the global financial crisis of 2008. Across the world students and workers and environmentalists are taking to the streets. Discontent is seething even in the wealthiest countries, as the world saw with Occupy Wall Street in 2011.
Protest Inc. tells a disturbingly different story of global activism. As millions of grassroots activists rally against capitalism, activism more broadly is increasingly mirroring business management and echoing calls for market-based solutions. The past decade has seen nongovernmental organizations partner with oil companies like ExxonMobil, discount retailers like Walmart, fast-food chains like McDonald's, and brand manufacturers like Nike and Coca-Cola. NGOs are courting billionaire philanthropists, branding causes, and turning to consumers as wellsprings of reform.
Are "career" activists selling out to pay staff and fund programs? Partly. But far more is going on. Political and socioeconomic changes are enhancing the power of business to corporatize activism, including a worldwide crackdown on dissent, a strengthening of consumerism, a privatization of daily life, and a shifting of activism into business-style institutions. Grassroots activists are fighting back. Yet, even as protestors march and occupy cities, more and more activist organizations are collaborating with business and advocating for corporate-friendly "solutions." This landmark book sounds the alarm about the dangers of this corporatizing trend for the future of transformative change in world politics.
Peter DAUVERGNE : professor of International Relations and Director of the Lui Institute for Global Issues at the University of British Columbia.
Genevieve LEBARON : Vice-Chancellor's Fellow in Politics at the Universit of Sheffield
The book has garnered several inciteful reviews:
The corporatisation of nearly every aspect of existence has long been documented and critiqued, but what has happened to those aspects of social and civil life that involve sentiments not immediately compatible - on the surface of it - with the more ruthless end of market values? Here we could include protest, dissent and opposition but also altruism, philanthropy and selflessness. This useful and descriptive book looks in detail at the ways in which activism, from its spikier end to its gentler, more reformist aspects, has not only been co-opted by the market, but also how activist movements and charities have themselves internalised market values. 'Over the last two decades,' the authors begin 'activist organisations have increasingly come to look, think and act like corporations' (p.1).
Anyone who's ever been involved in a small political campaign where money is non-existent and people volunteer their time for free might baulk at the authors' suggestion that 'many activists are now defecting to the winning side' (p.155) or that 'activism is less "radical" than it was forty or fifty years ago' (p.4), and it is clear that in the main the authors are not talking about the underground end of activism - anarchist groups working on prison abolition, for example, or more spontaneous political actions. The authors are careful in this regard to distinguish 'grassroots' activism from 'NGO' activism: the book's focus is mainly on the latter, though it also seeks to describe a general trend whereby a combination of state repression, the privatisation of everyday life and the disintegration of social networks has led to a combination of widespread fear of the consequences of speaking out with the infiltration of corporate capitalism to every sphere of life.
What all this means is that radical activists, 'those who challenge political and corporate authority and call for structural change to alter the outcomes of markets and policies' (p.26), have been marginalised and assimilated: either rendered ineffectual or dispirited or sucked up into the relentless corporatization of contemporary activism. Quoting Warren Buffett's infamous point - 'there's class warfare all right, but it's my class, the rich class, that's making war, and we're winning' - the book paints a dispiriting picture of crushed radicalism and its replacement by hegemonic big-brand campaigns. The authors point out that previously unthinkable activist alliances, 'partnerships with big-brand companies - Walmart, McDonald's, Nike - are now common, even expected' (p.1). The impact of these corporate agendas on activist work is perhaps predictable: 'the agendas, discourse, questions, and proposed solutions of human rights, gender equality, social justice, animals rights, and environmental activist organizations increasingly conform with, rather than challenge, global capitalism' (p.3).
It is in the details that this book really excels, and in many ways it is more useful as a series of well-researched facts about the ways in which corporations have subsumed activism and how activism has become more corporate and tepid rather than as a more theoretical argument as to how and why this has happened and what can be done about it. The authors' definition of 'activism' itself is loose and at points a little too imprecise: 'Activism, as we define it, includes protests; yet most activism emerges out of and takes place between protests .... Activism requires sustained collective action with a political purpose' (p.7).
This broad definition allows the authors to include everything from the World Social Forum, to nature and ecological groups such as Greenpeace, cancer charities such as Komen for the Cure (who cut an unpalatable deal with KFC) as well as Amnesty International and human rights groups. The authors admit this definition has its potential downsides as it 'softens the meaning to embrace groups that accept, and in some cases are even part of, prevailing power structures' (p.8), but the breadth of the definition does allow them to point to broader tendencies and trajectories in the story they tell about corporatization, while avoiding getting bogged down in fine details about which groups are 'revolutionary' and which 'reformist' for example.
But carving out the differences and crossovers between NGOs and charities, political campaigns and health and environmental projects would have generated some interesting tensions, particularly around question of nation states and global enterprises - are charities such as Greenpeace multinationals in the same ways as corporations? How do activists from these groups deal with asymmetrical state repression in different countries? Are NGOs and charities dealt with differently than more confrontational activist groups? While the authors devote an important chapter ('Securitizing Dissent') to looking at the ways in which states around the world have cracked down on protest in the past twenty years, it would have been useful, and more directly relevant to the overall argument, to have covered in more detail the relationship between, for example, police spies who simultaneously inform on activists both for the state and for corporations, as well as to examine what happens to those activists who directly challenge corporations - the decade-long UK Mclibel case, for example, in which the state, police and McDonalds colluded to undermine activists from every possible angle.
Nevertheless, the facts here are certainly convincing and the authors make a good, if highly depressing, case for the de-radicalisation of activism and the rise of institutionalised 'causes': 'Who, fifty years ago,' the authors point out, 'would have thought that one day most of the world's human rights and environmental activists would be marketing causes and reporting back to corporate donors?' (p.109). Discussion of the links between the ultra-rich and philanthropy are particularly useful in laying out the financial stakes as well as the 'need' for activist groups to engage in branding and marketing, as is the brief history of fair trade in the overall picture of market-driven 'good' consumerism. The authors succeed in presenting a coherent, convincing picture of a stifling and widespread tendency which more than achieves its overall goal of sending 'a warning shot across the bows of corporatizing activism' (p.156).
Dr Nina Power is a Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Roehampton, London. She is a founding member of Defend the Right to Protest, formed in the wake of the police violence and mass arrests of the UK student fee protests of 2010.
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It's Not Where We Have Been …It's Where We Are Going!
Welcome to Blessed Sacrament Outreach School!
On behalf of all staff, we would like to take this opportunity to welcome you to our program. This handbook is designed to give you an introductory look into what our Outreach program has to offer. Let us know if you have questions.
Overview of the Program
Blessed Sacrament Outreach School is an alternative high school operating under the jurisdiction of East Central Alberta Catholic Schools. It is primarily meant to serve those students of high school age who have found it difficult to achieve success in a traditional school setting.
Mission Statement
Provide learning in a nurturing environment in order that students may become responsible, respectful and accepting individuals.
Purpose of the Program
The goal of Blessed Sacrament Outreach School is a fully accredited high school that can help students successfully continue their education by completing courses.
We believe that with the support and encouragement of parents and teachers, and the commitment of the student, success will be achieved.
Our school is for high school students who
...are independent motivated learners.
...are not presently attending school and want to return to their studies.
...are at risk of leaving school.
...are recommended by the administrator of another school.
...need more courses to receive their diploma.
...need to upgrade their marks to quality for post-secondary entry or need a flexible timetable to accommodate their work schedule.
Registration Information
All new students must complete a registration package and intake interview prior to acceptance into the program. Once the registration package is completed, the student will meet with their teacher to discuss specific needs and goals. During this meeting, a personalized education plan will be developed. The personalized education plan will :
Establish your goals
Clarify the expectations and commitment required in the program
Select the courses you need
Develop an attendance schedule
Any student between the ages of 15-19 years is eligible for registration at Blessed Sacrament Outreach. Eligibility does not guarantee acceptance. Students must have a personal interview with Blessed Sacrament Outreach Staff to determine the suitability of programming for the student's educational needs. Staff may also require time to gather additional information.
All students are expected to complete courses in a timely manner. Full-time students should complete at least 15 credits per semester. Students may be required to complete non-core course work prior to starting core work.
All students are accepted on a probationary period and only one semester at a time. Students are required to follow their attendance contracts and hand in assignments as per goals scheduled. Failure to do so will result in withdrawal from the Outreach School.
Student Fees
Full-Time Student – Attending school from 9:00-3:00 Each Day
Part-Time Student Attending less than full-time ($275.00) = $125.00 Instructional Resource Fee + $150.00 Text Rental Deposit for the year. Text Rental fee must be paid in advance before any textbooks, ADLC or Revelation Online registrations have been given out. This fee is refundable when textbooks materials and ADLC $25.00/Revelation Online $75.00 non-completion fees have been deducted.
$30.00 Physical Education Fee for students enrolled in Physical Education courses.
All Upgrading Students (A Student that has received a Diploma) $150.00 per course + registration and caution fees must be paid in advance. The upgrading fee will be refunded on successful completion of the course.
$20 Nutrition Fee to support our Breakfast For Learning program
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WEBSITE: Visit our website to discover the most up-to-date information about staff lists, contact information, a calendar of events, as well as diploma exam information.
Hours of Instruction
Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Most Thursdays 5-7
Lunch 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. You are welcome to bring your lunch and stay with us!
Break times 10:15 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. and 1:45 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Please check the calendar for school dates and closures.
Breakfast for Learning is available each morning to every student.
Counseling is available for high school programs, courses, post-secondary education, and careers. Referrals can be made for personal counseling. Students are encouraged to have open communications with the staff. Helpful links are available on our website.
Computer Use
Computers are available for student use. Students are to obtain permission to use the computers prior to access by obtaining a User ID and password. Computers have Internet access for educational use only. Software programs installed on instructors' computers allow teachers full access to student's screens.
In order to be successful at Blessed Sacrament Outreach School, students must commit a reasonable amount of academic progress and appropriate behavior. With the student, parent(s)/guardian(s) and teacher working as a team with open, continuing communication, there is an opportunity to meet all goals. A serious commitment to the student's educational program means everyone makes a positive contribution.
The conduct of our students in accordance with Section 12 of the School Act of the Province of Alberta, states:
A student shall conduct himself or herself so as to reasonably comply with the following Code of Conduct:
Be diligent in pursuing the student's studies;
Attend school regularly and punctually;
Cooperate fully with everyone authorized by the board to provide education programs and other services;
Comply with the rules of the school;
Account to the student's teachers for the student's conduct;
Respect the rights of others.
If students are not following the above, the following steps will be used to assist in improvement:
Meeting with student and Principal to agree on a plan for improvement
Contact home to ask for parent/guardian input and support in solving the problem
Meeting with parent/guardian, student and principal to set up a performance "Contract"
Removal from the Program.
We believe that regular attendance is required for students to be successful in the Outreach program. An attendance plan and contract will be developed by the student, parent, and principal at the registration interview.
Students are expected to attend as per Attendance Contract.
Students' parents must phone, text or email the school if their son or daughter is going to be late or absent for that day.
A student must notify the teacher when they are leaving the school during their assigned school hours.
Students, parents, and teacher will develop an attendance plan that is suitable for each individual student. If the student is not at school during said contract time, a phone call will be made, or a text will be sent, home each time. Changes in attendance contract plan will be followed-up with a phone call to parent.
Students who are not progressing in their courses and are absent without contacting the school may be withdrawn from their courses. Parents are encouraged to update contact numbers and email regularly.
Free Services for Outreach Students
Transportation will be supplied from November to March (depending on weather) to those in need.
Busing is available. Please let the office know and arrangements will be made.
Wainwright Public Library memberships will be paid for by our school for the school year. (September-June) Late fees or lost books will be the student's responsibility or amount owing to the library will be deducted from the textbook rental fee.
Town of Wainwright Communiplex passes will be signed out to our Physical Education students only free of charge. Monthly log sheets must be handed in at the end of each month to be eligible for the passes.
Students have access to the program for up to 1196 hours/year and must attend on a regular basis as per their determined schedule.
A full-time student should complete 15 credits per semester. Assignments must be completed and handed in on a regular basis.
A completed application form is required for all students applying to the Blessed Sacrament Outreach.
Students may enter an ADLC course at any time (with teacher approval), but withdrawal from a course along with subsequent withdrawal from the school may take place if a student is not half done by 60 days from registration date.
The key rule is respect for the school, staff and each other.
Cell Phone Use: Cell phones need to be turned off during school time since they disrupt other students and staff. Failure to do so will result in a student having to check it in with a staff member each day until the end of the day. Students are allowed to use the school phone and must keep the call brief. I Pods may be used with headphones.
Dress Code: Students are allowed to dress in the manner that they choose as long as it is appropriate. Students are not allowed to wear clothing that has offensive logos or printing on them. No mid-riff showing for anyone, please.
Drugs/Alcohol: Drugs or alcohol are not to be found in or on students while they are at school or on field trips. Students disregarding this policy are subject to suspension and/or expulsion. If students are suspended for any of the above reasons, attending AADAC is required as well as a parent meeting in order to resume attending the outreach school.
Smoking: Students are not allowed to smoke in the school nor within 5 meters of school exits.
Parking: Students can park in the parking lot on the far side near the back-alley.
Language: Students must refrain from using inappropriate language.
Bullying: Under no conditions is bullying acceptable at Blessed Sacrament Outreach School. This includes verbal, emotional, and physical bullying. Students involved in any type of bullying will be suspended and/or expelled and required to take bullying awareness workshops or counseling sessions prior to resuming attendance.
Course Information and Supports
It is the student's' responsibility to attend regularly and to adhere to the due dates. Students who start falling behind should contact their teacher as soon as possible. Several support services are available to assist students in completing their courses. If students do not turn in work, attend or contact their teacher, they or their parents will receive a phone call from the school staff to discuss the reasons for the lack of progress. If a student is unable to be contacted by phone, a letter will be sent. Repeated lack of progress will result in the student being withdrawn from the course. Students wishing to be reactivated will need to meet with staff and received permission prior to being reactivated and resuming their coursework. Acceptable standards of academic behavior, such as arriving with necessary working materials (binder, paper, pens, pencils, calculators, etc.), being able to work independently without disturbing others, and continued self-motivation through the setting and accomplishments of daily short term goals are necessary to be successful in all school subjects.
As soon as an assignment is completed, it is to be handed in to the teacher so it can be marked. If little or no progress is being made the teacher will be in contact with the student and/or parent and a solution to the problem will be worked out. Continuous lack of progress can lead to withdrawal or re-working of the student's personal education plan.
The weighting for all course work will be 50% - 100% of the final mark depending upon the course. This will include module/unit assignments, projects, quizzes, chapter tests, and notes. The remaining percentage will be determined by the final exam. A student's mark will not include the teacher's assessment of behavior, attitude or effort. The mark on the student's report card will indicate the success the student has had in achieving the prescribed curriculum outcomes for a specific program of studies.
If you have any concerns about your child, please contact the teacher. If a parent/guardian disagrees with a school-based decision, the proper appeal procedure should be followed:
Superintendent; and Board of Trustees
Parent Teacher Interviews and Report Cards
There are 2 formal reporting periods (January and June). Students receive course marks as they complete assignments for each course, and parents and students have 24/7 access to mark information through Power School. We also send out monthly attendance and progress reports to the parents of students under the age of 18 and to the students who are over 18. We hold parent/teacher interviews in November and in April. Parents are encouraged to stop by at any time to check on student progress. We are open most Thursday nights for parents who work during the day.
The course materials used at Blessed Sacrament Outreach School will be from Alberta Distance Learning, Edmonton Catholic School Board Revelation Online or on-site school modules. Students are expected to maintain textbooks they borrow in good condition and return them when the coursework is complete. The cost of lost or damaged textbooks will be charged to the student. A student may not be able to register in new courses until all textbooks from previous courses have been returned or paid. Your work is marked by the Outreach staff, and you will be given feedback on your work. Always see your subject teacher for additional questions or concerns.
Student Responsibilities
Be considerate and respectful toward others in the school including other students, staff, and guests.
Follow through on commitments regarding attendance, punctuality, and achievement after setting realistic goals according to your person's situation and ability.
Demonstrate responsibilities by contacting the teacher with you are unable to attend
Have respect for the school and other persons' property
Ask for help when needed
Respect that everyone has the right to an education and that no one has the right to interfere with other students' learning situations
Respect the staff's authority to make decisions and set direction
Maintain regular, meaningful contact (minimum of once per week) with your teachers
Attend regularly enough to make acceptable progress in your courses according to your ability and circumstances
Contribute positively to the school with involvement in activities
Take pride and responsibility in the care of the building
Students must ½ done their course within 60 days or may be withdrawn
Staff Responsibilities
Be professional, considerate, and respectful toward others in the school including students, guests, and staff
Treat students equally and fairly, respecting their personal situations
Help students to set up short and long term goals
Assist students with their studies and daily routines
Maintain communication between home, school, and students
Report progress, attendance, concerns, and achievements
Be responsible for mentoring and advising students
Provide assistance with the daily responsibility for maintaining a quiet and safe work environment
Foster an honest and positive self-image in each student
Provide the development of positive, useful relationships among students and others
Maintain a consistent contact with the student as a mentor or tutor
Contribute positively to the school with ideas and involvement to the non-academic areas of the school
Provide students with a learning environment free from physical, emotional, and social abuse.
Graduation Policy
If you are planning to graduate during this school year, you should inform the school staff at the time of registration. We will be generating a graduation list on an ongoing basis and confirming it throughout the school year. Only students who have completed all of their graduation requirements will be permitted to celebrate graduation. Traditionally the Blessed Sacrament Outreach School has a graduation celebration each year in June.
Parents are free to contact the school at any time to discuss progress and marks. Students are responsible for being aware of deadlines in relation to diploma course completion, and the Alberta Education diploma exam schedule. Please contact our school staff or the Alberta Education website for this schedule.


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Good Health and a Good Education
Go to a symposium where the speakers are health economists and you're going to get a lot of equations, bar charts and yield curves. And ...
Go to a symposium where the speakers are health economists and you're going to get a lot of equations, bar charts and yield curves. And that was true at AEI's half-day conference, "Beyond More Health Insurance Coverage, toward Better Health Outcomes."
With a title like that, you're lucky to come out with anything non-Ivory Towerish. But the speakers at the AEI symposium last week -- speakers that included Nobel prize winner James Heckman of the University of Chicago and Robert Kaestner of the University of Illinois at Chicago -- had a pointer or two for states and their Medicaid programs.
Stick with me while I get to it. The underlying idea is that health outcomes -- mortality and morbidity rates -- can be linked directly to education. To oversimplify: The higher up the educational ladder, the longer and healthier the life. High school dropouts: not a good bet for longevity.
"Education," Professor Kaestner said, "makes it easier (cheaper) for people to obtain and process information about the causes and consequences of health." There wasn't a speaker on the rostrum who didn't go out of his way to agree with Kaestner, and that includes Heckman.
So, basic take away from the symposium:
A primo move for a state that wants to improve the access of its citizens to health care is to make sure they get an education when they're young. While awaiting the day when all high schoolers graduate and are literate, Medicaid officials should look into shifting spending into educating beneficiaries about health and health services. That way they can make use of all those services Medicaid promises to provide but beneficiaries tend not to understand or use.


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31 Oct 2012
«Ciudad2020» develops a new smart city model
The Ciudad2020 project is developing a new model for the smart and sustainable city. The project attempts to achieve a significant advancement in important key areas: Energy Efficiency, Internet of the Future and of Things, Environmental Sustainability and Mobility, with the goal of designing the cities of tomorrow: smart, efficient and sustainable.
The three fundamental axes in which Ciudad2020 stands are Energy, Transportation and Environmental Control.
If you want more information about the Ciudad2020 Project, don't hesitate to visit the website. It is available in Spanish and English.


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In the May 2014 publication of the AAPC Healthcare Business Monthly I read an article that was very interesting. The title of this article is Guidelines? What Guidelines?
This article talked about how medical coders rely on guidelines to assist them in assigning codes. The author, Ken Camilleis, made several interesting points about coding guidelines. The first point the author makes was "My personal experience suggests that the medical community outside of the coding world often lacks knowledge regarding coding guidelines." The author then gives an example about a physician that was not familiar with the Official ICD-9-CM Guidelines for Coding and reporting. The article said, "He had no idea these official guidelines even existed. He only worked from the body of the book to find codes in the Alphabetic Index and the Tabular List." This is very alarming because if the guidelines are not followed there will be errors in code assignments.
The next point the author discussed was the importance of understanding the guidelines. In the article, it says, "You know from experience that there's more to proper coding than simply looking up codes in an index or list." The more familiar you are with the guidelines the more accurate your code assignments will be.
The last point that the author made was that medical billers and coders are not the only ones in the healthcare industry that need to be familiar with the coding guidelines. The article says "The chapter-specific coding guidelines in section I, subsection C of the Official ICD-9-CM Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, provide a wealth of information to which doctors and health information management specialists should be privy to." Understanding and applying these guidelines are crucial to coding compliance and reimbursement.
Read the full article on the AAPC website.


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Hey everyone,
Welcome to episode 23 of Cowabunga Corner Season 4. In this episode I talk about Motor City Comic Con. How I started to go to the convention, how it inspired me to hold a booth for TMNT fans, and why I still go to this convention to this day. Motor City Comic Con was where I held my TMNT con booths in 2000, 2001, and 2003.
If anyone is going to Motor City Comic Con and would like to meet up, please give me a shout. As long as I live in Michigan, I will return to this convention.
Next time on Cowabunga Corner: An interview with Mark Ginther, better known to TMNT fans as a Rahzar. This is his first interview for the role of Rahzar!
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Host: Michele Ivey
Camera: Miki
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Happy Saturday!
We're all about that easy, casual style on the weekend. The items that can take you from brunch, to sporting events with the kids, or wherever the day takes you. AKA - a nap on the couch. hehe
All of the items work now and will transition perfectly for Fall by adding layers.
Waffle Knit Sweater // Adidas Tank // Peplum Tank // Cap Toe Espadrille // T-Shirt Dress // Jogger Pants // Baseball Hat


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It sounds like the start of a dystopian synaptic misfire, but it's actually how I keep my housing costs down.
I live in the fourth most expensive rental market in the United States but I pay less than $700 to live in my place with my two roommates. My living arrangement is something of a struggle for me. Am I happy here? 80% of the time, yes I am. But man does that 20% get under my skin. Don't get me wrong, my roommates are wonderful people, but I doubt there are very many people who wouldn't get under my skin if I were living with them.
Our place is next to public transit, includes our utilities in our rent, gives us free parking, with free access to a gym, a pool, tennis courts, etc. The amenities are great. The location is great. The price is great. The management is great. Despite all that, at least once a week I find myself trolling the internet for apartments.
I am a loner and extreme introvert by nature, so living with two extroverts can be emotionally draining. This is why I devised this question that I ask myself every time I find myself getting irritated with my living arrangement: would this never happen if you weren't here? In other words would the dish rack never be packed to the point of near collapse? Would the bathroom floor never be wet? Would the trash never be overflowing? Would the freezer's contents never come sliding out when you open it?
The answer is always no. These things would still happen if I were living by myself. Past me is a notorious a**hole to present me. She stays up late, rarely turns down dessert, lazes around in bed, puts off important errands, and drinks a ton of water before long car drives. In college, past me used to crank the air conditioning to an extreme just so the trash wouldn't stink and she'd get a few extra days before having to take it out. She used to leave the towel on the bathroom floor and would always hang too many scarves on the back of the closet door making it impossible to open said door if one or more of these scarves fell off. For crying out loud, past me took out student loans and bought a brand new car when she had no business doing either!
For a little over 4 years now, my answer has not changed. It continues to tip further and further in the direction of yes, but for now, I will continue to enjoy my cheap (for my area) rent and breathe my way through my occasional frustrations. This won't last forever and living alone can wait a little bit longer. After all, I have a roof over my head, a warm bed, and a fridge full of food. My current living arrangement is not a consolation prize by any stretch of the imagination.


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"All attunements are delivered Orb of Life Method, with the exception of Lightarian systems, which are delivered real time by appointment.
Cosmic Goddess Empowerments places your attunement for reiki systems and initiations into an Orb of Life. Orbs of Life are etheric energy spheres, or chi balls, in which the concentrated energy of the systems attunement is placed and are kept safe by your Angels when you activate your orb of life by intention using the activation statement specific to the system you are attuning to".
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American actress Shailene Woodley revealed that Oscar winning-actress Jennifer Lawrence gave her some piece of advice before she signed up for the highly anticipated film adaptation of Veronica Roth's novel Divergent.
The 21-year-old, who is best known for portraying Amy Juergens in the ABC Family series The Secret Life of the American Teenager, is at Comic-Con to promote her film, which has been called the next Hunger Games.
"I have still yet to meet Jennifer in the flesh, but I had a slight interaction with her where I asked her about Hunger Games and what it was like, and her life and how much it has changed. It was nice asking someone who has been through the process and is kind of seasoned in the young-adult franchise," she told Vanity Fair's Julie Miller, "She gave me really beautiful advice and said that I should definitely take it.
"It will be the best thing that ever happened. But don't be an idiot, do a sex tape, [or] do drugs. And go to Whole Foods when your movie opens," she added.
Woodley, who made her film debut in The Descendants, revealed that she was in two minds about signing on for a film franchise.
"I was nervous because I had just gotten out of a five-year series, which was a six-year contract," Woodley said. "I sort of learned my lesson about signing into things for a long period of time. The thought of signing a four-year contract was very daunting, and doing a huge franchise movie that has the potential to be very successful was frightening to me. I never wanted that amount of attention, and the thought of losing my anonymity was not something that I was looking forward to."
Divergent will hit cinemas on 22 March 2014.


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Soak in the romance and magic of this Unforgettable city at night
Cruise Barcelona by the light of the stars and the street-lights in a sidecar, no
roof or windows to spoil the view!
An unmissable experience for lovers, libertines and boulevardiers alike.
Once we finish the Route, a Long Drink or cocktail is waiting for you in a Fancy Local Bar
around Borne Neighbourhood.
- Innovative & unusual way to admire renowned city landmarks.
- Replica of classic URAL motorbike from World Wide II.
- Famous sights: Sagrada Familia, La Pedrera & Ciutadella Park.
- Informative narrative from Núria, your personal driver and local guide.
- Stunning views of Barcelona from Montjuïc hill.
- Night Insider Tips ( Clubs, Cocktail Bars)
This is an approximated route plan, however we tailor every route to your expectations
- 9.00 Pick Up Service ( city center hotel or appartment)
- 9.30 Plaza Catalunya-Paseo de Gracia Modernist Buildings ( Casa Lleo Morera/casa Batlló/ Casa ametller/ La pedrera)
- 10.00 Plaza España/Mnac Top of Montjuic Palace/ Best View of the city
- 10.45 Barceloneta Neighbourhood/ Coast Line
- 11.00 Sagrada Familia Temple and Neighbourhood
- 11.30 Downtown for a long Drink
You end taking all the time you need for your Drinks .
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Join the BBCs Countryfile presenter Adam Henson, his border collies Maud and Pearl and Australian Kelpie Ronnie, for a day on a working farm high in the Cotswolds of Gloucestershire.
Join Master craftsman Alan Herd as he journeys around the canals and waterways of Britain in search of surviving examples of boat building craft and restores an old 70 foot working boat into a state of the art floating holiday home. Narrowboat celebrates the enchanting industrial past of Britain's canals and also looks to the future as Alan fulfils a life-long ambition of painstakingly converting an 80 year old traditional working boat into a truly 21st Century luxury vessel.
By design, the boat Alan is converting will maintain its authentic 1930s look. Step below the decks however and the boat will offer the ultimate in cruising luxury with hardwood used throughout, a state of the art audio visual system, leather upholstery, stunning bathroom and luxurious bedroom.
Narrowboat follows Alan through the transformation process and then on to the IWA National Boat Show in a bid to win first prize for his efforts....
USA and Overseas Buyers: - Please Note that this DVD is Region 2 and the format of the DVD is in PAL. This means that your playback equipment must be code free and able to handle PAL format. Make sure you check your DVD player and TV to make sure before buying.
- Exempt from Certification


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Archive for the 'Announcements' Category
NMAYF tackles Concussions with new Technology
Announces availability of Baseline testing for best-practice concussion management
NMAYF are committed to the health and safety of our players and has found an accessible and affordable tool to include in our Concussion Management Program. Axon Sports offers an online test that will give you, your doctor and our staff another tool to help evaluate concussions and safely manage return-to-play decisions.
Concussions are at the forefront of sports conversations today. In fact, the CDC reports that one in 10 athletes will suffer a concussion this year.
We will be recommending / requiring every Athlete 10 year of age and older with NMAYF to create an account on axonsports.com and take a Baseline test. The test measures current cognitive performance—or brain function. It's a snapshot of an individual's processing speed, working memory, attention, and accuracy. It is not an IQ test and poses no risk to your child. The four online tasks feature playing cards which create a game-like style and are universally understood regardless of language or age. A player's commitment is limited to eight to 10 minutes of their time and best effort. Results are available immediately.
Axon Sports recommends annual, preseason Baseline testing to account for natural maturation in children. The test results are stored in the Athlete's account and accessed when and if you need them. In this way your Athlete confidently can move between club and school sports.
Knowing how your child scores on the test before a concussion will help your doctor better gauge when they have recovered from the injury. (The combination of a baseline and after injury test can indicate gaps in cognitive performance. After Injury medical care and tests may be covered through your insurance plan.)
You can learn more about Axon Sports products and services in the web sites Resource Center. If you have any questions, Axon Sports customer service is available via phone (877-399-2966), live chat at axonsports.com, or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
We are excited about this opportunity for our players. We strive to provide the highest level of safety and believe this is another step in the right direction. Despite the increase in awareness, concussions are still difficult to diagnose and determine full recovery. The most common error by coaches, parents and players is to return to practice and competition too soon. This tool can be an important step in protecting the long-term health of your son or daughter.
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