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Knights & Dragons: Rise of the Dark Prince (iOS) review
Knights & Dragons: Rise of the Dark Prince (hereafter simply Knights & Dragons) is a new iOS title from GREE. It's available now as a free download from the App Store.
Knights & Dragons blends together several different game styles in an attempt to produce something with a little more depth than some other mobile titles. It incorporates citybuilding, crafting, role-playing game combat and the collection/fusion aspect of card-battle games, then wraps the whole thing up with a rather cliched fantasy story about a kingdom attempting to fight back against the titular Dark Prince.
The game begins with a non-skippable tutorial that introduces players to combat, building, fusion and using hard currency to hurry actions that take long periods of real time. As is so often the case, this tutorial feels rather rushed, simply telling players to do things without really explaining why they might want to do them. The game does at least attempt to infuse the experience with a bit of personality, however, by making use of various colorful characters to narrate the various quests rather than simply using dry explanatory text.
Gameplay in Knights & Dragons unfolds across several different components. When viewing their kingdom, players must gradually expand their territory, construct new buildings and then make use of them to craft new equippable items for their forces or fuse items together to strengthen them. As the player progresses through the game's story and quests, various areas surrounding the player's kingdom gradually become uncovered, and once these have appeared the player is able to send their own custom character, subsequently-recruited characters and hired friends' characters out on adventures.
The "adventures" are, in fact, simply strings of battles that typically start with some straightforward encounters and culminate in a more difficult bout against a "boss" opponent. Combat is mostly automatic, but the player is able to trigger special attacks when a special bar in the corner of the screen is filled up. Defeating boss opponents with a special attack rather than the usual auto-attack provides additional rewards over and above the standard experience points awarded for victory. Adventure areas can be replayed several times, with five different levels of difficulty available and corresponding increases in the rewards on offer as the challenge level increases. The monsters the player battles in each subsequent difficulty level don't really get significantly tougher — the player simply faces more of them at once and must endure more waves before the boss shows itself. Several App Store reviewers have commented that they would prefer for there to be a little more strategy in the mostly-automatic battle sequences — this is a common criticism of games of this type, and it's certainly still true here.
Tapping on a structure called a "summoning stone" in the player's kingdom for the first time begins an extremely lengthy update download process that can thankfully be cancelled out of if the player is short on time. Once this is completed, the player gains access to the ability to re-summon boss monsters from the hardest difficulty level of an area once it has been completed. Exactly why this functionality requires a lengthy update to be downloaded before it can be used is not particularly clear — why not include it in the basic game download?
Social features for the game include the ability to attack other players in the asynchronous PvP "Arena" mode and the ability to add friends via either a nine-letter "friend code" or Facebook. Friends' characters may then be "hired" to provide support in the adventure battles. For some reason, despite being published by GREE, the game does not appear to make use of GREE's own platform at all, which seems like something of a strange decision — the GREE platform is, after all, built for exactly this sort of game, so its omission here seems bizarre.
Knights & Dragons isn't a bad game — in fact, as free-to-play mobile social games go, it's quite good and offers a variety of things to do without throttling players' enjoyment. It is, however, a little unpolished in places on the graphical front — the battle animations in particular are very poor, and at times the game even fails to load special effects, instead replacing them with a question mark sweeping through the enemies rather than sword swipes and other particle effects. It's not a particularly good-looking game in the first place, so these issues certainly don't help its visual appeal.
This aside, Knights & Dragons is worth a look. It seems to have been mostly positively received by the public so far, and offers a little more gameplay depth than many other mobile-social games of its ilk. It allows players to get on with playing and making progress without throttling them, but features enough in the way of monetization to remain profitable. It remains to be seen whether or not it will be able to build up an active enough player base to be sustainable in the long term, but for now it certainly seems to be doing quite well.
Knights & Dragons is not yet listed on the App Store leaderboards as it is a new release. Check back shortly to follow its progress with AppData, our tracking service for mobile and social games and developers.
Not the best-looking mobile game you'll ever see, but a solid — if somewhat generic — social RPG that players will likely find enjoyable.


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If you're having issues with the plugin oAuth Twitter Feed for Developers and the twitter feed installed fail to load it might be a really weird problem that a few of us encoutered. I also got the error once, but after i've resaved the js_composer file it worked.
Please try this really weird solution (i've written both for GoodWork and other themes):
- Go to Plugins > Editor and select the Krown Shortcodes plugin (or Visual Composer depending on the theme)
- Select the shortcodes.php file (or config/shortcodes-front.php)
- Hit the Update File button.
After the updating of the file where you have the error (the file is also written there in the error which appears on your site so if it's not the same, you can try open it inside your FTP editor and just save it without doing nothing else), the theme should work well again.
IDEA: There is absolutely nothing wrong in the theme which could be changed. The issue is really strange, because you just need to save the file again, thing that i cannot explain to myself. That's why i cannot release any update to fix this error, since theoretically there is no error :-/

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Maybe have a look at Gasper's page on using VBA to modify queries. It seems to be targeted at what you're after: http://excelunplugged.com/2018/01/23...code-with-vba/
I know that we can append several tabs together and come up with a consolidated query. What if the other way around I will get a Data and I will need to split each project listed in this Data into several tabs?
I was thinking to manually filter the project in a Query, then copy the script and do it for another query by changing the project number.
I also thought to perhaps using a parameter query but in this case I do not want a drop down list of projects. If I put them all in one table then I will have to change a parameter query for each record as "{0}[Column1], "{1}[Column1] etc so there will be parameter queries for each project number (same as if I would just create extra queries with project filtered for each).
Or would the VBA be better in this case, not sure what option and what VBA might be useful here.
Any advice is appreciated
Maybe have a look at Gasper's page on using VBA to modify queries. It seems to be targeted at what you're after: http://excelunplugged.com/2018/01/23...code-with-vba/
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I was looking at this myself yesterday: is it really not possible to generate the individual tables using M Code? Is a parameter query the closest you can get in PQ itself?
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I reviewed the VBA code and would like to see if Replace formula can be set to dynamic (in this case it refers to "Company 1")
If i have a list of items mentioned in the range, not sure if there could be a step automated so that the query will read it from "{0}[Column1] and move it on to "{1}[Column1] automatically.
I would think that Power Query will be further improved and there will be a feature available as a "contra" to consolidation.
I'm not sure this code would work. You replace script in an existing query and then add it? Shouldn't the query be referenced first/duplicated and then the code replaced? Do you happen to have a full code, thank you
You are right, but I had assumed you got that from the article referenced, I was just referring to what you need to add. I do not have the full code to hand, and I am off out shortly. I will try and knock it up later today for you.
Here is the code.
A few details about what it is doing, and the data it is working on:
- a table of company data, called tblCompanyData.
- another table of companies,tblCompany,that I will create a new query for each company therein.
- a basic query named Company1 that sets up a variable that gets the first value in tblCompany, loads the company data table, and filters the [Company]column for the value in that variable.
This is the first M query
So that is the initial Power Query setup that the VBA will work on. The VBA will:Code:let _rownum = 0, target = Excel.CurrentWorkbook(){[Name="tblCompany"]}[Content]{_rownum}[Company], Source = Excel.CurrentWorkbook(){[Name="tblCompanyData"]}[Content], #"Filtered Rows" = Table.SelectRows(Source, each ([Company] = target)) in #"Filtered Rows"
- reads the initial query into memory
- read the number of rows in tblCompany into memory
- within a loop of 2 to tblCompany.rows.count:
- amend the initial query to get the next row from tblCompany
- write this as new query named this value in tblCompany
- end code
This is the VBA
Code:Dim wb As Workbook Dim qry As WorkbookQuery Dim companies As ListObject Dim qrycode As String Dim newcode As String Dim i As Long Set wb = ActiveWorkbook Set qry = wb.Queries("Company1") qrycode = qry.Formula With ActiveSheet.ListObjects("tblCompany").DataBodyRange For i = 2 To .Rows.Count newcode = Replace(qrycode, "_rownum = 0", "_rownum = " & i - 1) wb.Queries.Add Name:=.Cells(i, 1).Value, _ Formula:=newcode, _ Description:=.Cells(i, 1).Value & " - query auto-generated" Next i End With Set wb = Nothing Set qry = Nothing End Sub


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Through the Presidency of George W Bush
After going to college and graduating from Yale in 1968, (near the bottom percentage of the class) he was also in a secret society in Yale called the Skull and Bones. This is a secret society available to very few people. The credentials needed were usually a combination of wealth and family influence. He later graduated from Harvard Business School in 1975.
While going to school he also served in the Texas Air National Guard but was discharged on October in 1974 for failure of fulfilling his Guard Duties as a jet fighter pilot. He was then transferred to inactive duty to the Air Force Reserve. He was honorably discharged from the Air Force Reserve on November 21st in 1974. Many people including former Democratic National Committee Chairman Terry McAuliffe and many people that actually served and completed their assignments alleged that George was treated better due to his father's political standing. (His father was a Representative from Texas, Ambassador, and the CIA Director at these times.)
At the age of 31 he met Laura Welch a school teacher. Eventually he later married her. Many credit her influence on him as a savior of sorts. He had spent a lot of his time before her basically "living the wild life." People thought of him as a bit of a wild child, he himself has said as much. He was actually arrested in the State of Maine for driving while drunk and in possession of cocaine. But with Laura's help he eventually found himself and Christianity, saying that his life was then changed for the better. Shortly after, he ran for Representative of Texas but lost handily. George then spent the next 20 plus years trying new things. He spent most of his time seeking oil all over Texas, Oklahoma and other areas using his father's influence and money to find other people to finance his endeavors. He also worked with his father on many elections for the Republican Party. He worked for people like Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, and Ronald Reagan, and of course his father. It's been said that he never really had a paying job until he was in his 40's. He became co-owner of the Texas Rangers baseball team; he also gave himself the job as the publicity director at the time.
It was in 1994 that his political career started to take off. He ran against Ann Richards Democratic Governor of Texas and beat her narrowly and not without a lot of controversy. He served as Governor until 2000 when he started his campaign for President of the United States of America. He won the presidency with much, much more controversy against Al Gore, then the Vice president of the United States. The race actually came down to the State of Florida. Many people think the Republicans in Florida gave him the election, even though Al Gore won the popular vote George Bush had won the Electoral College vote giving him the Presidency.
When George Bush came to be President after Bill Clinton, he was given a surplus of income and taxes giving him the opportunity of paying down the National Debt of about 4 trillion dollars at the time. Instead one of his first acts was to give the super-rich in the country a tax break. This was critical to the economy for two reasons. It decreased our ability to pay down the National Debt' it also started adding to the debt because of the two wars he started in Iraq and Afghanistan. The tax cuts took away the ability to pay for the wars. Doing this ended up more than doubling our National Debt to over 9 trillion dollars in 8 years. Ironically, he ran on being fiscally responsible and smaller government. What he ended up with was the largest government and the highest National Debt the country has ever seen.
Many think that good qualities of a president are loyalty, faith, commitment, dedication and hard work. Others believe that a military back ground is also very relative to these qualities which in some cases is very true and also useful as president. But I believe that in George Bush's former election as president that his so-called military background had a very little to none at all of an effect in his time as president or in politics alone.
During Bush's two terms as president he dramatically changed the impact on economy by cutting taxes for the rich and forgetting his responsibility to care for all including the less fortunate and the poor. But after he was no longer in office, Barrack Obama became president and was blamed for the mistakes that George made during his presidency. All and all what I think the conclusion must be that George W. Bush was not the best president that the United States has had, and that in his case, a military background had nearly no reason for most of his failures or mistakes as President. In fact, before George W. Bush was elected president, the worst president ever was thought to be President Franklin Pierce, who ironically is the fourth cousin of his mother Barbara Pierce Bush.
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This little mountain is nestled between the prominent peaks of the Upper Vinschgau Valley. It is dwarfed by the surrounding mountains on either side, but the hiker/climber to this mountain is rewarded with wonderful views of the Schluderns Valley and Upper Vinschgau in northern Italy. The name of the mountain is just the name I was given by my family members who own a resturaunt in the area because it has no offical name. The name is translated Piz (peak)-Schluderns ( the town at the base)-kirche(church for the chapel upon its' summit). The little church or chapel on the summit was built in 1492 and is property of the land owner from which you may get the key to enter. It is a beautiful setting for a chapel and to most Americans an amazing relic of the past. Views from the summit stretch south to the Ortles Massif (3,905m/12,527ft), west to Furkelspitze (3,004m/9,637ft), and north to Valvel Spitze (3,359m/10,776ft). This area in northern Italy is one of the most beautiful places on earth and strongly recommended as a place to climb or hike. Many other summits in the area include Piz Lat, Elfer Spitze, Valvel Spitze, Ortles, Furkelspitze, Piz Sesvenna, Monte Vatles and La Lasa just to name a few. The possibilities are endless to suit all needs in this region for hiking and climbing no matter what the experience level.
From Landeck, Austria - Take highway S40 all the way south over Rechia Pass to Schluderns. In Schluderns turn off onto any road in town and go all the way east until you get to the castle (Casa Cora). The trail splits off of this path to the castle. From Bozen, Italy - Take highway S38 north to Schluderns and then get on any street and go east until you reach the castle. The trail splits off of this path to the castle. From Milano - Take highway S41to Schluderns.
The only red tape on this hike is if you would like to enter the chapel. The owners house sits at the bottom of the spire and you may ask them for the key at anytime to enter the chapel. Otherwise the trail is open to the public.
The best time to climb this mountain is from June through August because of weather. The climate is perfect for climbing in the summer in this region. In all other months snow may be present and all winter gear may be needed.
There is camping in the town of Spondigna to the southwest of the mountain but no camping is permited in the immediate area of the mountain.
Check out www.obervinschgau.it for information on weather in the region.


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UPDATE: Tracy Morgan is now on Twitter (@RealTracyMorgan)!
The netroots effort to get Tracy Morgan to join Twitter (Twacy.org) broke through to the MSM today with a WSJ Digits column.
Twacy.org, a subsite of OMGICU, is being pushed along by Colin Nagy and his colleagues at Attention. Nagy explained over chat, "Hugh is my friend. We're helping him cos we think it's funny."
OMGICU is a socially networked celebrity sighting service run by Hugh Dornbush.
The Twacy movement is burning up Facebook and hashing up Twitter, for example @hmontydoughnuts writes, "'I have to pay my ï¬ne in cash. I guess FCC stands for Federal Bunch of Sticklers." Bring Tracy Morgan to Twitter. #twacy".
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An amazing recipe from Chef Suvir Saran's fabulous cookbook American Masala, had my whole family drooling and asking for more. I know I have to go back to the store for some more Okra, to once again prepare this wonderful, tangy, and crispy okra salad with the caramelized flavor of the fried okras combined with tomatoes, red onions and a flavorful dressing. We had this with a mor kuzhambu, a south Indian style buttermilk stew served over hot long grained rice and ghee. Another lovely accompaniment to this meal was fresh roasted crispy pappads. It was a double crispy kind of a dinner that made everyone feel content and satisfied! American Masala is a wonderful cookbook with many wonderful vegetarian dishes, one that is definitely worth investing in… especially for those who want to play around with Indian flavors!
This recipe is also available on Chef Suvir Saran's website.
Crispy Okra Salad
(From American Masala by Chef Suvir Saran)
Chaat masala is available in all Indian stores and some Whole Food markets
Canola oil 1 pound okra, stems removed and thinly sliced lengthwise
1/2 small red onion, thinly sliced
2 small or 1 medium tomatoes, cored, seeded and thinly sliced
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro Juice of
1/2 lemon 1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 1/2 teaspoons chaat masala
Heat 2 inches of oil in a large heavy-bottomed pot to 350°F. Add 1/3 of the okra and fry until browned and crisp, about 5 to 7 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate and repeat with remaining okra, making sure the oil temperature comes back to 350°F before frying additional batches.
In a large bowl, toss the okra with the onions, tomatoes, cilantro, lemon juice, chaat masala and salt. Taste for seasoning and serve immediately.


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WASHINGTON — The number of wage and salary workers who were union members dropped to 12 percent of the work force last year, the lowest percentage since the government started tracking that number over two decades ago.
The number of workers in a union was 20.1 percent in 1983, when Bureau of Labor Statistics first provided such comparable numbers, and that number has been declining steadily. More than a third of American workers, about 35 percent, were union members in the mid-1950s.
The continuing decline in union membership, documented in the BLS report released Thursday, comes as organized labor is pushing for legislation in the Democratic-controlled Congress making it easier for workers to form unions.
That proposal, called the Employee Free Choice Act, would let workers form unions more readily by simply signing a card or petition, impose stronger penalties on employers who violate labor laws, and allow for arbitration to settle first contract disputes.
Advocates of the legislation say they doubt that it will get signed into law by President Bush, but that they think passage in Congress would make eventual signing of the law more likely.
Supporters say the law is more fair to workers because employers can't mount a campaign to prevent formation of a union. Opponents say it deprives workers of the right to vote privately on their union preferences, and can lead to union intimidation of workers.
The union membership rate for government workers, 36.2 percent, was substantially higher than for private industry workers, 7.4 percent.
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Kobach, who recently endorsed Krebs in her race for South Dakota's lone Congressional seat and will be appearing at a Krebs campaign fundraiser, is a former Trump campaign advisor most famous for his calls for a creation of a Muslim registry. Tapio, Trump's campaign director in South Dakota, believes Kobach's endorsement may be a case of mistaken political identity.
"I was quite surprised when Kris Kobach endorsed a candidate that would be afraid to even utter the words 'Muslim' or 'Islam' and "Terrorism" in public, let alone in the same sentence," Tapio said.
"The truth is, Shantel Krebs has made a nice, comfortable career being a politician who is much more likely to disavow people who boldly try to solve problems in the way Secretary Kobach does and has, especially on this very important topic."
"If this newfound boldness is any indication, I would look forward to working with Shantel this upcoming legislative session to craft stringent new laws addressing refugee resettlement and foreign investment in South Dakota businesses by nations that embrace Shariah Law, including the death penalty for non-believers," Tapio said.
"We need candidates who have a strength of purpose and a boldness of conviction to publicly state what needs to be said and then stand and take the heat, just like President Donald Trump," Tapio said.


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There are two Anglican chaplains at University of the Arts London: William Whitcombe and Mark Dean. Our primary role is to offer pastoral and spiritual care to students and staff, and to organise events and activities in relation to faith, spirituality, and the arts. We are happy to talk with you about anything you like, in confidence. We are here for everyone, including people of all faiths, atheists, and the unaligned.
William Whitcombe is Lead Chaplain and Interfaith Advisor for University of the Arts London and is normally based at London College of Fashion and London College of Communication. William is also a Priest in Ordinary to HM The Queen in the Chapel Royal, St James's Palace. Before coming to UAL William worked as a prison chaplain. He has an active interest in design and fashion, and is a qualified coach. Here's how to contact William:
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Christmas Holidays 2008
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Christmas Holidays were the perfect break.....lots of sleeping in. It was a nice blend of mixing with friends and family, and the sometimes more solitary (but satisfying) organization of our own lives for the coming year.
Mom and Dad were here for Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and Boxing Day. We left for Kingston for 2 nights, visited with the Wherrett family entire, and returned to decompress and play with our toys. It's now only 2 days until the 'real world' starts up again. While we have a certain talent for relaxation, I think we are all sort of looking forward to a routine. And HEY! the days are getting longer, so Summer is just around the corner.
The Christmas season started with a Breakfast with Santa at Casa Loma. Jacqueline and George were impressed with Santa's whiskers. You can see by the photographs that George is the only one being VERY closely questioned by Santa. SNOW-MAGEDON came on December 20, and enabled us to bring Frosty back to life just in time for Christmas. Note that Frosty has upgraded his pipe from corncob to briar, and is smoking outdoors in a designated area, and on his break.
( Below) Christmas morning! The kids slept in until 8:30, which, sadly, will not happen again for about 10 years. We got the fire going, and the kids opened their stockings. The middle photo shows just how fast they raced down the stairs. Usain Bolt has nothing on them.
General inspection of the gifts, Santa brought Jacqueline a camera, and George D-Rex, the animatronic carnivore. Santa brought Laurie a chainsaw. Laurie showed Hugh the JC Penney 'Doghouse" ad on YouTube. Santa brought me 2 excellent rare books, and AppleTV.
We Kendalls are a hearty lot, and we have our priorities . First thing was to open the Champagne and orange juice. As you can see, this took both Dad and me to accomplish.
After a good breakfast, and before Christmas Dinner, we all went for a walk through Cullen Gardens. The City of Whitby took over the site, which remains parkland. We are quite lucky to be able to step out our door and have this only 150 yards away. We got back just as the sun was setting, and finished preparations for a big turkey dinner. Boxing Day saw Mom and Dad off to another series of parties, and we got ready to visit Kingston.
We stayed 2 nights in Kingston at Kathie and Brian's new condo, visiting with Geoff, Janice, Henry, Diane , Maddy, Ben and Jill. The winds were stronger than
I had ever seen, and although the picture far right doesn't do it justice, the lake, looking out to Wolfe Island (where there are no wolves, by the way) was foaming, with spindrift and 4 meter swells. We decided not to run, not because it was too hard, but because we didn't want to get hit by airborne missiles. Jacqueline is modeling her head-to-toe Hannah Montana ensemble.
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Forty thousand feet. Ground speed, 545 mph. We are boring through the atmosphere eastward, ensconced in the leather-lined lap of luxury in one of the Ford Motor Company's Grumman Gulfstream corporate jets—which looks like a chopped-and-channeled Boeing 727. This is the rarefied air of the corporate giants, and sitting across the linen-covered table from us in a high-backed captain's chair is Ford president Donald Petersen.
We have lunched on cold poached salmon with dill sauce, green fettuccine salad with lobster dressing, warm croissants, California chardonnay, and chocolate-and-pistachio torte. Way up here, above the clouds, life at the Ford Motor Company seems very good indeed.
On the ground, though, things are considerably more tense for Ford. The nation's fifth-largest corporation has been doing well in Europe recently, but North American Automotive Operations is fighting hard to stay profitable while attempting to close the gap on the Japanese. In fact, the company hasn't been under so much pressure since the fallow period in the early Forties, when young Henry Ford II stepped in to revive the organization.
We're winging our way back from yet another key new-car intro for Ford. What we've seen during the past two days amounts to the latest phase in the firm's revitalization program. Petersen officially laid out the plan on the first morning of the preview, in what began as a casual welcoming speech but turned into nothing less than a company manifesto. Petersen called for "a new functionalism" in Ford cars and the "ethic of continuous improvement." The goals are universally good: more refined powertrains, honest designs, more understated trim, better instrumentation, more thorough standard-equipment packages, day-by-day product improvement—in short, more of what we've already seen from Ford these last couple of years.
The past 48 hours have been spent in Napa and Sonoma counties—Northern California wine country—at one of the most gala press previews in some time. Headquarters was the posh Sonoma Mission Inn. At the official unveiling, the Goodyear blimp hovered overhead, champagne flowed, and the crowd pulsed with corporate brass, but the real stars of the event were the new Continental Mark VII, which we sampled two months ago, a new turbocharged version of the EXP coupe, reviewed elsewhere in this issue, and the new Mustang SVO, the subject of this report.
If the thought of yet another permutation of the aging pony car is enough to elicit a yawn, we advise you not to turn the page just yet. For car enthusiasts, this is an important vehicle, a harbinger of things to come. The initials "SVO" on the rear deck stand for Special Vehicle Operations, Ford's racing division. This is their first baby, and it's a Mustang with a mission. During our lunch in the clouds, Petersen described it as "our most definitive effort on the American scene to put together the finest we have in the way of a smaller-displacement, higher-revving turbocharged kind of touring car."
The Mustang SVO is a clear attempt to gain credibility with hard-core enthusiasts—you know, those souls who stretch the budget to buy an Audi, the up-scale trend setters and neighborhood car experts who can be instrumental in helping remake a car company's image.
Shouldering into the high-class GT arena is no small order—especially when you're starting with a car that's six years old. To make matters even more difficult, Ford had to invent SVO before SVO could develop its Mustang. Only three years ago Ford pulled its racing activities together under one roof, folded in some of its most enthusiastic engineers and managers from the U.S. and Europe, and charged them with enhancing the corporate image through racing and special low-volume, high-performance street cars.
This latest Mustang, the SVO folks proudly point out, is the best GT car they could push, prod, and cajole the system into building. The first bit of good news is that this is more than just gratuitous chest beating. The Mustang SVO is shot through with the look and feel of a car built by car people for car people.
One quick walk around the Mustang SVO will convince you that it looks the part of a purposeful road car. It squats like a bulldog on the fattest rubber ever squeezed under a Mustang fender well: 225/50VR-16 European Goodyear NCT tires on 7.0-by-16-inch alloy wheels. The new nose job isn't breathtaking—it begs for flush headlamps, which will probably come in 1985—but you won't mistake it for anything else, either. The hood has sprouted a functional, offset scoop, and the rear deck is distinguished by a biplane rear spoiler that adds a significant amount of downforce without increasing drag. (The Mustang SVO's Cd remains about the same as that of the base Mustang, however, at 0.39.) All of this is wrapped in a simple, classy one-tone paint job—your choice of charcoal, black, red, or silver—delightfully free of stick-on graffiti.
There's nothing to offend your sensibilities inside the cabin, either—just the most tasteful interior ever sewn into a Mustang. Deeply pocketed buckets with pump-up lumbar supports, a handsome three-hole Ghia show-car steering wheel (unfortunately not on our photo car), a leather-covered shift boot and knob, and attractive perforated cloth or leather upholstery give you that rich feeling. The only sour note is sounded by the standard-issue Mustang dash, which at least is covered in a handsome charcoal facing and offers full instrumentation, including a boost gauge.
Even the speedometer has been treated to the rebellious SVO touch. Because of a deal with the feds, Ford's lawyers wouldn't allow SVO to install an honest 140-mph unit, but SVO put one in anyway—without numerals above 85 mph. Your local art-supply store can help you finish the job with press-on digits.
Basically, though, the SVO's appearance is plenty good enough to rev up the heartstrings of car enthusiasts, so you'll be pleased to hear that an honest attempt has been made to fortify it mechanically for its new role in life. All Mustang SVOs start out as three-door coupes with 2.3-liter turbocharged four-cylinder powerplants. SVO, in attempting to take the Mustang to higher ground, massages almost every important component to some degree.


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Marquette's last three games are all against conference rivals; (6th ranked Providence, 4th ranked Xavier, and 3rd ranked Creighton.) Of the three teams named, Marquette seems to have the toughest remaining schedule. Xavier has to play Butler, Marquette and DePaul. Creighton faces Villanova, Marquette, and St John's, while Providence opponents include Marquette, DePaul, and St. John's. As currently seeded, Providence ranks 6th right behind Marquette and are just one game back from the 5th spot. With their sweet schedule, if Providence manages to defeat Marquette this Saturday, the team could easily win out and take Marquette's spot in the standings. This makes Saturday's game a must win for Marquette to help seal their spot in the tournament. The game against 4th ranked Xavier, is also a must win for Marquette. Xavier's next game is against 2nd seeded Butler, which is could go either way. Therefore, a win against Providence and well as a win against Xavier (with a loss to Butler) would help Marquette snatch the 4th spot in the conference, which would mean a possible 8th or 9th seed in the tourney. A win in the team's last game against Creighton would help seal a higher seed as well as build the teams momentum for the tourney however, the two games before are much more important. Creighton still has to face 1st seeded Villanova, which is a likely loss. With that being said, Marquette should look to take things one game at a time and finish the season with at least a 19-11 (Overall) 10-8 (Conference) record. Winning those two games at this point in the season gives Marquette the best opportunity to make the tourney and possibly make some noise.
Marquette's lack of consistency has some fans believing they will not finish the season strong and miss the tourney. However, Marquette has not been to the NCAA tournament since the year 2013. The Golden Eagles have proven they can compete with any team in the nation on any given night. With a chance to make the NCAA tourney the team should be highly motivated to handle their business and secure their spot. So hang on to your seats MUBB fans, we've got one heck of finish ahead of us!


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The California State University-Channel Islands is a public institution and is located in Camarillo, California. Its nursing program is CCNE accredited. You can earn a registered nursing degree and attend a program via its campus offerings. Nursing program offerings from the school include Bachelor, RN to BSN level degrees.
While the average NCLEX passing rate for California state ADN programs is 88.72% and for BSN programs is 87.43%, the average national NCLEX passing rate for ADN programs is 85.48% and for BSN programs is 87.22%. Check out how California State University-Channel Islands compares below.
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text: Home > Business World's top banking regulator eases liquidity rules for banks Agence France-Presse Posted at Jan 07 2013 09:07 AM | Updated as of Jan 07 2013 05:08 PM Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn BASEL, Switzerland - The world's top banking regulatory body on Sunday eased the first global liquidity rules scheduled to start applying to banks in 2015 and aimed at improving their ability to survive financial crises. The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision said at a press conference here that it had widened the definition of the easy-to-sell assets that banks will have to hold to survive periods of stress. The Basel III standards had been initially proposed in 2010 but banks and financial institutions have since lobbied intensively to make the rules more flexible and result in lower costs for the sector. The details of the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR), which was drafted to avoid a repeat of the 2008 banking crisis and unanimously endorsed on Sunday by the Basel group's top oversight body, give the banks a reprieve. Its provisions include a much broader definition of the minimum assets every bank needs to hold, making it less costly for them to maintain the required buffer. "The changes to the definition of the LCR, developed and agreed by the Basel Committee over the past two years, include an expansion in the range of assets eligible as HQLA (high quality liquid assets)," the committee said. The new LCR's full details will also be fully implemented only in 2019, instead of 2015 as initially proposed. "Specifically, the LCR will be introduced as planned on 1 January 2015, but the minimum requirement will begin at 60%, rising in equal annual steps of 10 percentage points to reach 100% on 1 January 2019," the Basel group announced. Mervyn King, chairman of the Basel group's top oversight body and governor of the Bank of England, described the agreement announced Sunday as "a very significant achievement." "For the first time in regulatory history, we have a truly global minimum standard for bank liquidity," King said. "It was well worth spending the time to make it right because this is an agreement which is going to affect banks for a number of years," he said, adding that the agreement had been reached unanimously. The Basel Committee brings together representative regulators from 27 nations. "Importantly, introducing a phased timetable for the introduction of the LCR, and reaffirming that a bank's stock of liquid assets are usable in times of stress, will ensure that the new liquidity standard will in no way hinder the ability of the global banking system to finance a recovery," King said. Stefan Ingves, chairman of the Basel Committee and of Sweden's Sveriges Riksbank, said the global regulator could now focus on the Net Stable Funding Ration, another pillar of the Basel III reforms. "The completion of this work will allow the Basel Committee to turn its attention to refining the other component of the new global liquidity standards, the Net Stable Funding Ratio, which remains subject to an observation period ahead of its implementation in 2018," he said. © 1994-2012 Agence France-Presse Share Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Business,Top Stories,banking industry,Basel III,Basel Committee on Banking Supervision Read More: banking industry Basel III Basel Committee on Banking Supervision


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Winning pitcher Josh Villafane gave up just one hit and struck out 11 as host Wallkill won an MHAL game that was stopped after five innings because of the weather.
Bill Malloy had the hit for Ellenville (0-3), a double in the fourth inning.
For Wallkill (3-2), Nick Gomez went 3-for-3 with a three-run double and five runs scored, Steve Moskwa and Dylan Notaro each had two hits and four RBI, Sean Puleo had two hits and two RBI and Zach Giaimo had an RBI double.
Tyler Eisenbacher fired a four-hitter, striking out eight to lead Goshen to a non-league road win.
Cole Whitney went 2-for-4 with two RBI for Goshen (4-0).
Chester is 3-2.
Jonas Edmundson and John Brennan each had singles in New York Military Academy's season-opening, non-league loss in Cornwall.
James Karinchak pitched 6 1/3 innings, striking out nine, and Valley Central scored five runs on one hit in the sixth inning to rally for a non-league win Tuesday at Kingston.
The loss snapped Kingston's 16-game winning streak, which dated back to 2012.
Karinchak also drove in two runs for the Vikings (1-1). Peter Fuentes scored the go-ahead run on a wild pitch as Valley Central made the most of three walks and a hit batsman in the sixth.
Pat Dorrian hit a solo home run in the bottom of the seventh for Kingston (4-1).
Shaun Haglund pitched three innings of scoreless relief to earn the win and Evan Flood, Brendan Rivera and Dylan Winter had two hits apiece as the Crusaders won a non-league game Tuesday in Slate Hill.
Monroe-Woodbury (1-0) lost an early 4-run lead as Minisink Valley responded with six runs.
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Aqua Blue continued their charge into their debut season on Wednesday in the Tour of Oman. Mark Christian, fresh in the aggressive rider jersey, says this is exactly why they came to the race.
Christian, who rode with Team Wiggins in the last two seasons, escaped and his Danish team-mate Lasse Norman Hansen attacked in the final 10km to Al Bustan, just east of Muscat.
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"This is exactly what we came for, we want to be represented in the race," Christian told Cycling Weekly with the leader's flowers in his hands.
"Firstly it was a good start yesterday [Tuesday] with a man in the break and also fourth place on the stage with Lasse. It was backed up well today. To be in the break and get the jersey. I hope I'll be able to defend it tomorrow."
Ireland's professional continental Aqua Blue Sport signed Adam Blythe, Andrew Fenn and Matt Brammeier over the winter to form the core of its new team.
In the dusty dirt car park next to the finish, with views of the Arabian Sea below, Blythe stood in his white British champion's kit and wiped the day's grit from his face.
"It shows off the team's value well," Blythe said before climbing on his bike to ride the 45km back to the hotel. "We have good riders here and it shows our ambitions.
"We did the Dubai Tour and now here in Oman. It's a good start and good to get invitations to these races. We have to keep doing good rides in the races and keep getting invited back."
For second division teams in the professional continental ranks, especially a new one, invitations to the big races are gladly received.
"These are important races, we try to show ourselves and hopefully get invitations to the big races later in the season," sports director Nicki Sorensen explained.
"It is an ASO race, so I hope that they are looking at us a little bit. Actually, I think they are looking. I'm positive about it. The Vuelta a España is a very big goal of ours and we'd like to also make the Tour de Suisse selection.
"However, this is a very nice race and a very good build up for the rest of the season."
Christian and his partner Preben Van Hecke (Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise) survived until the final 20 kilometres of the rolling stage through the sultan state. Hansen countered the move and escaped in the final 10 kilometres.
The favourites dominated and Belgian Ben Hermans (BMC Racing) won the stage and took the jersey, but Aqua Blue left a mark.
"It's important to both the team and to the race organisers," added Christian. "I've done a couple of years at a continental level, but this is my first year in a pro conti team.
"To be in these races more regularly now, it is a bit of a step up for me, but it's also a chance to step forward.
"Likewise for the team. These are early races for the team and we are making our first races and we are making our first steps in the pro peloton. Straight away, it's important to be noticed.
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Julie Seagle stared straight ahead and promised herself one thing: She would never again rent an apartment via Craigslist.
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Importance: Julie learns very quickly how being naive can change one's life when she arrives in Boston to find that she had been scammed. Now she is in a strange city with no place to live.
The truth was that her friends didn't entirely get her. Her mom didn't get her either, although she was certainly proud of how well Julie did in her classes.
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Importance: Julie is eager to expand her horizons after spending the majority of her youth hiding her intelligence and love for learning.
Look, everyone has a few psychological idiosyncrasies, right?
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Importance: This is Julie's first reaction to Celeste, who seems to have some very odd behaviors.
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报告题目:Interface molecular engineering
报告人:Dr. Giuseppe Battaglia
As two liquids, solids, or gases, become immiscible, they form an interface by breaking their intermolecular bonds. Such a rupture gives rise to interfacial energy which alters all thermodynamic parameters of the system. We can exploit such an energy pool to control molecular arrangements and creating one of the most exquisite examples of molecular self-assembly. We do so by synthesising molecules that act as surface active (or surfac- tant) that contains a chemical signature that makes them compatible with two (or more) immiscible phase. The most common example is the amphiphile a molecule that contains both water-soluble and -insoluble compo-nents. This dual nature makes it assembly in water forming both de?ned nanostructures. I will discuss the use of amphiphiles, and mainly I will focus on polymeric ones where on top of the interfacial energy we can exploit the macromolecular nature to create strong entropic bonds. I will show how these can be used to form micelles, vesicles, or more complex lyotropic phases. I will also show how amphiphiles can be combined into complex mixtures to control both the surface topology and topography. I will conclude showing some application of such interface molecular engineering mostly into healthcare and drug delivery but also as new photonic materials.
Giuseppe, or as most people call him Beppe, Battaglia is an EPSRC Established Career Fellow and 2018 ERC-CoG investigator, the Chair in Molecular Bionics in the Department of Chemistry and Honorary Professor of Chemical Engineering at the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University College London (UCL). Beppe is part of the Institute of Physics of Living System at UCL and he is the director of the EPSRC/Jeol Centre for Liquid Phase Electron Microscopy. Prior to joining UCL, Beppe held positions as Lecturer -2006, Senior Lecturer -2009 and Professor -2011 in the Departments of Materials Sci. Eng. (2006-2009) and Biomedical Science (2009-2013) at the University of Shef?eld. Beppe has published over 100 research articles, reviews and book chapters and he is named inventor in 10 patents. He was awarded the 2009 HFSP Young Investigator Award jointly with Prof A. Engler from UCSD, the 2011 APS/IoP Polymer Physics Exchange Award Lecture, the 2011 GSK Emerging Scientist Award, 2011 ERC Starting Grant, the 2012 Award for special contribution to Polymer Therapeutics, the 2014 RSC Thomas Graham Award Lecture, 2015 SCI/RSC McBain Medal for Colloid Science and the 2016 Anhui 100 Foreign Talent Award.
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Robert Semp is an Associate at Amsterdam & Partners LLP.
Robert joined the firm in 2017 and has since worked on a number of international human rights issues, commercial disputes, multijurisdictional trust matters and anti-corruption cases representing high-net worth investors and multinational corporations across Africa, Europe, Asia and the Americas.
Prior to joining Amsterdam & Partners, Robert worked for a Manchester based human rights charity and as a researcher in the UK parliament in the offices of the Shadow Health Minister Andy Burnham MP and Opposition Whip Frank Roy.
Robert completed his Graduate Diploma in Law from the University of Law and received a distinction in his Legal Practice Course and Law and Business Master's degree.
Robert also holds a Bachelor of Arts with honours in Politics and Parliamentary Studies from Leeds University.


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ICML+EAHIL2017 Wednesday 14th June, 2017 15:00-16:30 Workshop 5 — Cooperation and benchmarking – finding the value and impact together.
In this workshop we invite the participants to take part in a benchmarking project of three health libraries. We want you to help us to identify more future oriented indicators* and also to discuss how — or if — benchmarking can provide tools for creating evidence base for health librarianship. The goal of the workshop is to find some new and exciting ideas to take further. We will use different brainwriting tools to find and refine the ideas.
What is brainwriting
Brainwriting is an idea-generating method that involves the participants in a group activity. In the more familiar brainstorming a group generates creative ideas verbally, on the other hand brainwriting enables the group to generate ideas and solutions on paper. It is easier for the less vocal people to participate in brainwriting. In the process, the participants build on each other's ideas, and that gives an extra dimension to the discussions.
The basics are a group of people sitting together to write down ideas on index cards or Post-It notes. Participants are invited to consider out-of-the-box ideas. At the end of a set period of time (e.g., 5-10 minutes) the ideas are collected, organized into groups, and presented to the rest of the group. Then there can be a second (or even more) round to generate and present more ideas.
There are different variations of brainwriting – we plan to use two methods:
- BrainWriting 6-3-5: The name comes from the process of having 6 people write 3 ideas on Post-It notes in 5 minutes.
- BrainWriting Pool: Each person, using Post-It notes or small cards, writes down ideas, and places them in the center of the table. Everyone is free to pull out one or more of these ideas for inspiration. Group members can create new ideas, variations or piggyback on existing ideas.
Workshop on benchmarking
In our session you will discuss and develop two themes:
- Identify new kinds/types of indicators – future oriented instead of based on what has been done – in order to measure impact and value for international (health) library benchmarking.
- Our profession benefits from an evidence-based, research-focused foundation. We want you to discuss how (or if) benchmarking can provide tools for creating an evidence base for health librarianship.
If you will be attending our workshop session in Dublin, please, before Tuesday 13th June, 2017, introduce yourself very shortly (name, organization, main tasks) by commenting this post. If you want, you can also very shortly explain why you chose this session.
And remember to bring your brain!
*According to ISO 11620:2014, an indicator is an expression (which can be numeric, symbolic, or verbal) used to characterize activities (events, objects, persons) both in quantitative and qualitative terms in order to assess the value of the activities characterized, and the associated method.


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February 6th, Waltham, MA, 2019; On the back of last week's announcement that the GPS Memorial Day soccer tournament, has been sanctioned by US Soccer as a Development Academy event, we are excited to reveal three of the elite clubs who have who will be attending the largest single weekend event in the country.
La Liga Giants, Valencia CF one of the most successful clubs in Spanish football team will be competing at the 2006 age group with their U13 Boys team. Valencia who are currently sitting in 8th position and in semi-finals of the Copa Del and last 32 of Europa League, boasts a proud history of producing young talent including David Silva (Manchester City), Isco (Real Madrid) and Jordi Alba (FC Barcelona).
Another professional club, this time closer to home, New England Revolution will be participating at the 2006 and 2005 age groups with their Development Academy teams. The Revs are a founding Development Academy member and currently have a number of homegrown players on the current first-team roster most notably Diego Fagundez, Zachary Herivaux and Scott Caldwell.
FC Westchester of New York (also DA) will be participating at the U13 and U14 age groups. make the trip. FC Westchester will be bringing two teams to complete.
"Our slogan for GPS Tournaments is 'Compete with the Elite' and the addition of these four outstanding clubs helps fulfill this, ensuring that we provide the most competitive soccer tournament for clubs both locally and nationally," said tournament Director James Hamblin. "We are particularly pleased that Valencia will be attending as this provides our US players the chance to measure themselves against one of Spain's top youth academies," said Hamblin.
There is still time to register for the Memorial Day Soccer Tournament, but the window to do so is drawing to a close and will end on March 1st. For more information on the event and to register please click HERE.
You can also email GPS National Tournament Director James Hamblin, firstname.lastname@example.com.


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The Force is strong with this one.
Disney's Star Wars Land is already shaping up to be one of the most highly-anticipated theme park expansions in history… and with walking, talking droids and impressive rides planned, we already want to be there.
But now, it looks as though you can stay on an 'actual' starship.
That's right – it's getting a starship hotel.
– Watch The First Star Wars 8 Trailer
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According to Walt Disney World News Today, the ambitious theme park expansion is gearing up to include a starship hotel… at least, that's what's suggested by Disney's new guest surveys.
"The survey is not being conducted by Disney," they explain, "but rather by a contracted third party. The survey includes concept art and many details of what the experience would be like…"
And they've already got some of those details, as well as some cool concept art.
A two-night, completely immersive experience would include:
- 2 nights in an immersive luxury starship resort that looks and feels like a Star Wars spacecraft.
- Rooms that accommodate up to 4 people with an interactive view of either the 'galaxy' or pool/atrium.
- All meal included… although it's currently unknown whether these meals will be in-universe. Blue milk, anyone? (There's even an on-board cantina for those who prefer a bit of scum and villainy…)
- 1 day of Walt Disney World theme park admission to Disney's Hollywood Studios to visit Star Wars-themed land on day 2.
- Story-driven, immersive entertainment that unfolds over the course of your stay. This includes live character encounters, flight training, starship exploration, and lightsaber training, as well as personalised secret missions which take place throughout the ship and the surrounding Star Wars land itself.
Basically, it's everything a Star Wars fan has ever dreamed of doing.
The catch? It's likely going to cost a staggering $900 – $1000 per person… and it may not even happen. After all, just because Disney is surveying its guests about the hotel, doesn't mean it's actually going to get built.
"This is definitely not official from Disney, but it has been rumored it is going to connect guests in the Epcot and Epcot resort areas with Caribbean Beach Resort," said WDW host, Lou Mongello. "I think the handwriting is on the wall. The timing is appropriate, with a lot of the construction."
Still, it sounds like an amazing concept.
"Not only are the rooms themed to Star Wars, but the entire resort is as if you were inside a giant spaceship – lightsaber training and as much Star Wars as you would like."
'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' will star Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Adam Driver, Mark Hamill, and Carrie Fisher.
Rian Johnson both wrote and directed the movie.
'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' heads to cinemas on 15 December 2017.
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I love this vegan sandwich filling which combines tofu, tahini and miso with vegetables. Also great on toasted bagels.
Hi, I'm the person who submitted this recipe many moons ago. I am somewhat shocked at the sodium content at six servings, and have to advise that I think the recipe really makes 10-12 servings rather than 6, and even more servings when calculated using children's portions. I still love this recipe and eat it often, and just stumbled across it again. - 06 Aug 2003 (Review from Allrecipes USA and Canada)
I needed to amend my first review. I rated this 3 cards the first time, but after letting the flavors blend overnight I would give it a 4. It was fantastic the second day--much better than the day it was made. - 31 Aug 2000 (Review from Allrecipes USA and Canada)
I thought this turned out to be a little too salty for my taste. I would recommend using very sweet onions and adding celery. I eat it on bread with tomatoes and cucumbers. Also, it makes a lot, so halfing the recipe is a good idea. - 24 Jan 2001 (Review from Allrecipes USA and Canada)


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A: Unfortunately this myth often means that children and youth with disabilities do not receive any sexuality information and education. People with disabilities are sexual beings like everyone else. They can give and receive love, have sexual relationships and have children. Assuming that your child/youth will not grow up to be sexually active can be harmful. This can lead to them being abused or involved in unhealthy relationships because they do not know how to look after their bodies and deal with relationships. Sexuality education should be considered a life skill just like skills for everyday living such as hygiene or healthy eating.
A: Parenting a child with a disability every day can be a challenge! Parents who have decided to add sexuality education to the life skills they teach their children are often surprised at how well it goes. It is very tough if you are trying to navigate basic skills such as toileting and then you have to add on teaching that same child about menstruation. However, it is not something that can be ignored; it won't just go away. You are not alone and should turn to professionals and family/friends for guidance and help. Talk to other parents in the same situation about techniques and strategies that work for them.
A: As a parent or service provider of a youth with a disability, you are probably already very creative. Try to choose material that will suit your child/youth. You may need to use flash cards, videos, cartoons and in lots of cases hands on learning (e.g., teaching about hygiene during puberty).
A: Children and teens in general learn about sexuality from the world around them – TV, movies, music, and overheard conversations on the school bus. Sometimes children with disabilities do not have the same opportunities to engage in the social world. They may stay with the same group of peers for many years and not really experience much diversity. Therefore you can not assume what they will know.
In terms of sexual development this will depend upon the child. Some conditions/syndromes/diseases may advance or delay puberty changes. It is important that you speak with your doctor about when to expect secondary sexual characteristics such as menstruation so that you can prepare your child. You may not get the same kinds of clues that puberty changes are occurring (e.g., mood swings, etc.) but remember that every child is different. Puberty usually occurs over several years and comes in phases.
A: Pre-school children should know the correct names for body parts and that there is a difference between the digestive and reproductive systems (e.g., babies grow in the uterus, not the stomach, and are born through the vagina).
School aged children should be prepared for puberty before it starts so that they are not taken by surprise. They should be aware of the physical, emotional and social changes that will occur. Puberty does not happen over night, each child is different and they may struggle with the fact that their friends are ahead of them.
The issues surrounding puberty should be discussed into the teen years and support about relationships and dating should be included. Teens do need to have information about abstinence, contraception and STI, healthy and unhealthy relationships and how to look after their sexual health.
A: It can be confusing for children to have cute names for some of their body parts and not others. Children do not naturally understand social boundaries, so it is important to gently tell him or her that talking about our bodies with others can cause embarrassment to some people. Explain that he can use the terminology when he is at home using the bathroom or bathing, for example, but not in front of everyone at a family birthday party! It may also be helpful to talk to friends and family about how important it is to you and your family to use the correct names for all body parts.
A: Rubbing or touching the genitals (masturbation) can create exciting and pleasurable feelings. Masturbation usually starts early in life when an infant discovers that touching the genital area can produce pleasurable feelings. It is natural for people of all ages to be curious about their bodies and find genital stimulation pleasurable.
How a parent reacts to a child's masturbation may affect how the child will come to feel about their body. Parents (and grandparents) can help children to understand that rubbing or touching one's genitals is not 'bad' or 'abnormal', but that it has its proper place. For example, rubbing the genitals is okay when done in a private place such as one's bedroom.
For some teens masturbation can be a good release of sexual tension and this can be difficult for parents to accept.
A: This is often a problem and of course we do not want to dissuade a child from showing affection, just give them some guidance on what is socially appropriate and physically and emotionally safe. Unfortunately children with disabilities, especially as they get older, "live under the microscope" and are given a hard time for social mistakes.
Children will need very clear examples, nothing too vague. You may need to make up a pictorial guide of people that she/he can be affectionate with. It can take up to six weeks to establish a new habit and much longer in many cases so you will need to give lots of positive reinforcement. Be sure to tell others who work with your child what you are doing and have them work on this also.
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A: It is important to discuss and work on the distinction between friendship relationships and romantic relationships/love. Explain that romantic relationships are much more serious and encompassing. Talk about people in your own lives and their relationships. You can also use examples from TV shows.
A: Some parents feel uncomfortable approaching a health professional about their child's sexual development, but they shouldn't. Often times a parent simply needs to have their mind put at rest. If your child has a disability or condition, you may need to seek out specialist information about the physical changes of puberty.
It is most important to accept that your child is a sexual being and needs to understand his or her body, emotions and relationships. Accept the role of sexuality educator – you can make a huge difference!
A: It is common for providers to feel uncomfortable as they may feel that they will upset parents and families if they talk about sexuality. Research shows that comprehensive sexuality education is most effective when children learn from the people around them at home, at school, through their church, or in the community.
If parents specifically say that their child cannot join in with discussions about sexuality this must be respected; school boards have guidelines that must be followed allowing parents to opt their children out of sexuality education. Staff can work together to plan for sexuality education in their agencies to cover material about friendships, dating, puberty and personal boundaries.
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