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Typhoon Game (JHS and SHS all years, all levels)
Name of Teacher: Michael Hofmeyer
Class/Grade/Language Level: Junior and Senior High School
Textbook and specific lesson: no textbook
Goal: Revision and speaking practice
Preparation: revision/general knowledge questions; point cards (stick-up-on-the-board-with-Daiso-magnetic-stickers size or draw-out-of-a-hat size)
Class time: 20-50 minutes
Stages of the Lesson: Explanation of rules; let the games begin!
Roles: ALT explains rules beforehand and asks questions; JTE provides explanations where necessary, oversees drawing of point cards and keeps score on the board.
The typhoon game (a variation of which is to be found in Planet Eigo) is a versatile quiz game activity that is fun to teach, usually gets the students excited and can either be used as part of a lesson or as a lesson on its own. I've found this game to be especially effective before tests as a revision activity that will motivate even normally lazy students to use what they have learned in previous lessons.
Pro-tips for a successful typhoon game in 3 easy steps:
Step 1: (preparation)
- Point cards with different point values should be prepared. For a 50-minute game, I recommend at least 25 cards of different point values. These can be put into a container (hat or hat-like), from which students can draw a card without looking. Alternatively, bigger (around 15x15cm) cards can be prepared and divided into different classes (for example classes A-C), with the A-class cards being worth more points and reserved for the more difficult questions and lower level cards used for the easier questions. Lastly, one or more 'typhoon cards' (with a Ҩ picture, for example) should be added to the set.
- A list of questions or tasks should also be prepared. These can either test the work already covered in class or test general knowledge and conversational skills. I recommend a combination of both.
Step 2 (the following rules should be explained to the class before the activity begins)
- Students should arrange themselves into groups (4 to 6 students per group usually works best).
- Students should listen the ALT's question, then discuss it in their group. When a group thinks they have an answer, one student from the group should raise their hand.
- Answers should not be shouted out.
- Every student in a group should get a chance to answer, so that one student does not volunteer to answer a second time unless everyone else has had a first chance too.
- If one group gets an answer wrong, the teachers will give another group a chance to answer.
- If a group answers correctly, the student who answered can draw a point card (either from the hat-like container, without looking, or from the board) and the points will be added to the group's total.
- Drawing one of the typhoon cards can be either very bad or very good news for a group, depending on their current score. If one of the groups who are not in the lead draws this card, their points will exchanged with those of the leading group and they will take the lead. If, however, the leading group draws this card, they will instantly lose all of their points!
Step 3 (tips)
- The rules above are a little time-consuming to explain. I have found, however, that if I use simple English to go over all these points, I only need to explain the rules once. Even if the students do not all understand the rules, they will soon pick them up once the quiz gets started. At Junior High School level, the JTE might need to repeat the rules in Japanese.
- This game allows teachers quite a lot of freedom to change the rules in order to keep things fun and competitive. If one group or one section of the class dominates from early on, the teachers can pick one of the slower groups to answer, for example. In some classes, the girls may be too shy to raise their hands first. In this situation, girl groups may be given the first chance to answer in order to boost their confidence.
- The typhoon cards help to increase the suspense of the game, as over-confident groups who answer the most questions are also the most likely to draw one of these cards. At the teachers' discretion, other rules can also be introduced to make the game more interesting, such as having all cards count double points for the last few rounds of the game.
- For general knowledge questions involving number guessing, it can be more fun to give each group a chance to guess the number. Each group's answers are then written on the board and the group who guessed the closest gets to draw the point card for that round.
Number questions that have proved to be especially popular:
- How many teachers are there in ____________ school?
- How many students are there in ____________ school?
- How many islands does Japan have? (The answer is 6 852. Students tend not to have the faintest idea how many there are and usually guess under 100, which can make the unveiling of the correct answer very dramatic.)
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Fr. Robert M. Hussey, SJ, the Provincial of the Maryland Province of the Society of Jesus, has decided to close the Jesuit Center for Spiritual Growth, effective August 2021. Fr. Hussey announced his decision on 29 May 2020 in a letter to the Province. You may read Fr. Hussey's letter, accompanying FAQs, and Br. Derby's letter of response here.
While we are sorrowful at the decision, we are focused on the remaining time of ministry here in Wernersville. As much as possible in this pandemic, the Jesuit Center will be offering retreats, days of prayer, and other programs for spiritual renewal, and hosting groups, through August 2021. You can see our 2020-2021 program calendar here.
In the years 1927 and 1928 an exploding Catholic population in the Maryland - New York Province was creating a need for an administrative split to produce two provinces. Along with that decision was the necessity of an additional novitiate for the training of novices. Pennsylvania was a good location for the school that was to teach and form Jesuits of the Maryland Province. During this time, the prevailing Jesuit training concept was to remove novices from the mainstream and educate them in an idyllic, secluded setting. Attracted by Wernersville's rail lines, beautiful topography, and health resorts, the Jesuits selected the Mary Gaul Homestead in Lower Heidelberg Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, as the site for the new project.
The buildings and grounds of the Jesuit Community near Wernersville were the gift of Nicholas and Genevieve Brady, close friends and benefactors of the Jesuit Community of the Maryland – New York Province. Nicholas was one of the great financial powers of his day and used his great wealth for philanthropy. Devout Catholics, Mr. and Mrs. Brady took an active interest in the planning and design
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Her London debut coincides with London Fashion Week.
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"The company that invited me was looking online for new designers and saw my range. They got in touch with me to ask me to join the show of international young designers," she said.
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Her design style fuses her love of the tropics with contemporary trends.
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The Department of Home Affairs in Colombo processes a range of partner, child, and other family visas for applicants in Sri Lanka, Maldives and Bangladesh. The information below is intended to address common enquiries we receive. For general information about eligibility and visa options see: Bringing your family or partners. Other questions and answers about Family Migration can be found at: Family Migration Questions and Answers.
Our preferred lodgement method for partner visas is online through ImmiAccount. For more information and to start an application to go:
- Partner (Provisional) visa (subclass 309) and Partner (Migrant) visa (subclass 100)
- Prospective Marriage visa (subclass 300)
All other family visas can be lodged in person by appointment at our Australian Visa Application Centres (AVAC) in Colombo or Dhaka. For more information on lodging an application in person see: How to lodge an application.
Refer to our local visa checklists for guidance on the types of supporting documentation that should accompany your application.
- Processing times
- How can I reduce processing delays?
- What happens to my application after I have applied?
- What happens if I fall pregnant before my partner visa is granted?
- My spouse and I had a child after my partner visa was granted. What do we need to do?
- Can I visit my spouse in Australia while my partner application is being processed?
Processing times
Every year the Australian Government sets the overall migration program as part of the Budget process. The Department has a responsibility to ensure that the number of visas granted overall and within each visa category are in accordance with the planning levels.
The Department currently receives more applications than there are places available in the partner and child streams of the migration program.
Applications are allocated within each visa subclass in the order of the date of lodgement and in accordance with any relevant Ministerial Directions.
Information on global processing times can be found at: Family visa processing times. Timeframes are measured from the date we receive a complete application to the date of the final decision.
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- undertaking health and character checks before you lodge your application. See our instructions for completing medicals before lodging your visa application.
- providing with your application all the required documents, including a completed Form 80. Refer to our local visa checklists for guidance on the types of supporting documentation that should accompany your application. Only lodge your application once you have gathered all the required supporting documents.
- providing any requested documents as soon as possible (for e-lodged applications all documents should be provided through ImmiAccount; for paper applications documents should be handed over at the AVAC or delivered to the Australian High Commission in Colombo with the file reference written on each page). Please note that applicants are required to provide original Penal Clearance Certificates which should be sent by registered mail or hand delivered to the Autralian High Commission in Colombo with your file reference written on the top right corner.
- not contacting us to request status updates on the processing of your application. Please note that we will not respond to these enquiries where the application is within the advertised visa processing service standard timeframes. If you have lodged your application online, you can check the progress using your ImmiAccount.
- advise us immediately if your situation changes, such as your relationship breaks down, you get married, or you have a child. For applications lodged online, you can appoint or withdrawal an authorised recipient, change your contact details, update your passport details or notify a change in your circumstances via ImmiAccount. For paper applications, Form 1022 should be completed and handed over at the AVAC or delivered to the Australian High Commission in Colombo.
- Ensuring that you are outside Australia at the time your visa application is to be finalised. We are not able to finalise certain visa applications when the applicant is in Australia.
If you are applying for Partner Migration, please ensure you have read the local visa checklist, as well as the information found on the DIBP website at http://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/Trav/Brin/Part. Unnecessary delays will be avoided if your application is complete and includes all relevant supporting documents.
What happens to my application after I have applied?
- Registration of application - After an application is lodged, it is registered in our systems. The applicant will receive a confirmation of the registration of their application and will be advised of their file number.
- Initial assessment - An initial assessment of the application is undertaken by a visa processing officer. If the application is incomplete, the applicant will be requested to provide the information within a specified timeframe. Failure to reply within the specified timeframe may result in an adverse decision being taken on the application. The time taken to assess an application can vary depending on factors such as the complexity of the case, medical issues that need to be resolved, the requirement for an interview and/or the need for third party checks. If an interview is required, the applicant will be contacted by a visa processing officer to make arrangements for an appointment at the Australian High Commission in Colombo or Dhaka.
- Final assessment - Once there is sufficient information for a decision to be made, a visa processing officer will proceed with a final assessment of the application.
- Decision - The application is finalised by a delegate.
We aim to finalise 75% of all applications within the global processing times. However the actual processing time for each application may vary significantly.
What if I fall pregnant before my partner visa is granted?
As a first step, you are required to inform the Department about your change in circumstances as soon as possible. For applications lodged online, notify a change in your circumstances and upload medical evidence of your pregnancy via ImmiAccount. For paper applications, Form 1022 should be completed and medical evidence of your pregenancy attached and handed over at the AVAC or delivered to the Australian High Commission in Colombo.
One of the conditions for a partner visa requires the applicant to enter Australia before a specified date. In the interests of the safety of the pregnant passenger and the unborn child, most airlines prohibit pregnant passengers from travelling beyond a certain point in pregnancy.
Pregnant applicants who are unable to travel or who choose to deliver their child before travelling to Australia are encouraged to request the Department to hold their visa application until after the birth of their child. This will prevent a breach of the entry condition.
If the applicant delivers their child in Sri Lanka and their visa application is under active processing at the time of the child's birth, the child is automatically considered a secondary applicant on the application. To ensure the child is granted a visa at the same time as the primary applicant, the applicant should inform the Department about the birth of the child and submit the child's birth certificate as soon as possible after delivery. Where possible, this should be done by uploading the birth certificate to ImmiAccount. For paper applications, a certified copy of the birth certificate with the file reference number written in the top right corner should be given to the AVAC or delivered to the Australian High Commission in Colombo.
The child will be assessed accordingly and further evidence such as medical examinations and penal clearance certificates for the sponsor may be requested. Once all the requirements are met, the child will be granted a visa at the same time as the primary applicant.
Please note, pregnancy is not considered a compelling circumstance to expedite an application.
My spouse and I had a child afer my partner visa was granted. What do we need to do?
- If either parent is an Australian Citizen, please go to our page on applying for Citizenship by Descent.
- If either parent is a Permanent resident of Australia, please see: Children born to a permanent resident of Australia.
- If either parent has been granted a Provisional Partner Visa and is currently being considered for a Permanent Partner Visa, please see: Dependent Child visa.
Can I visit my spouse in Australia while my partner application is being processed?
The Department understands that long-term separation from a spouse can be difficult. As such, once an application for a partner visa has been lodged, the applicant may apply for a visitor visa to visit their spouse in Australia temporarily. Visitor visas should not be used for long-term stays, for residence in Australia or for the purpose of remaining in Australia for extended periods while awaiting a migration outcome.
A visitor visa application is decided against a different set of criteria from the partner visa and the outcome of the application is based on the merits of that application. Among other requirements, the genuine visitor criterion must be met. Please note, you will need to provide biometrics each time you apply for a visa to Australia.
Applicants who travel to Australia on a temporary visa while waiting for their family stream visa application to be processed by should inform the Department about their planned visit to Australia with their arrival and departure dates. They should also be aware that they may be required to attend an interview at the Australian High Commission in Colombo or Dhaka as well as other third party appointments (e.g. medicals, Biometrics) and failure to attend these may result in delays in processing the application or refusal. Please note that arrangements for biometrics to be undertaken onshore will only be made in cases where there are extenuating circumstances.
If an application for a family stream visa was made outside Australia the visa generally cannot be granted while the applicant is in Australia. The exception is where a combined application was made for a subclass 309 (provisional) partner visa and a subclass 100 (migrant) partner visa. In such cases the permanent partner visa may be granted in Australia provided the applicant holds the subclass 309 visa.


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Ain't been doin' much keepin' up wif' the yard. We had a couple of freezes and now we have lots a dead thangs in need of cuttin' back or diggin' out...but all the same, nature has still provided us'uns a spring show--yep, despite mah utter neglect of all garden chores fer the last nine months.
This is a "Queen's Wreath" but a clan chile call's it "Mary's Crown" an I like her name fer it best. Mah sister give me this lovely spreadin' semi-vinin' thang. It has been happy this year despite bein' ignored most of the year.
an' this lovely vine is rioting all over the neighbor's fence...an' from the living room windows it is a shure show-off.
The hibiscus ain't exotic or prized, but I doan care, she is reliable and lovely.
The snapdragons is 'bout gone now--they cain't stand the heat, but these remainin' few is showy, ain't they?
These late bloomin' azaleas is hard to find, an their name is even harder to pronounce: Sublancelota.
At Easter time they ain't no more wow factor than these lush amaryllis! I like 'em better than Easter Lillies.
Has ya ever seen such an intense blue? Cain't recall, but I think this is Anchusa--anybody know fer shure?
But it ain't all purty....here is a 18 foot tall ficus tree that took a hit in the freezes--an now we's gotta cut the eyesore down--and it's twin on the other side of the front door--what a bare spot that will leave!
Pots of mint are so reliable, so faithful!
The shady areas are difficult to keep colorful, but this "yesterday, today and tomorrow" never fails to froth up white an' lavender-blue blooms.
The winter birds is headed home....the days are warm an' sunny.
What's growin' round' yore place?
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- Nicolezmomma said...
I have Queen's wreath blooming like crazy too. I love the blue and the bees it attracts.
- Caroline said...
The little blue flowers are lobelia, anchusa are the formal name for forget me nots.
I am so jealous of those lush looking tropical beauties, we had 6" of snow here on Friday, there weren't nothin' south about South Dakota. :o)
- chickory said...
im surprised that real dark blue one isnt a lobelia. i love the hibiscus too - but i like the first ones best -although purple isnt my all time favorite. you dont have much in the way of yellow i see. whats happening on the food front? any thing growing in your veggie patch?
just a lovely round up of beauties in your yard. i remember your yard...its incredible.
how was your easter?
- darkfoam said...
9 m0nths of neglect? the garden still looks lovely!
- Aunty Belle said...
Welcome back! How ya been? I know your Queen's Wreath is gorgeous--it is a very spring-loving member of the garden, ain't it?
howdy do! Welcome to the Porch. An' since you knows the name of that little lovely blue flower, please doan be a stranger. Yes, lobelia! Thanky!!! C'mon down heah fer a visit iffin' it is still snowin' in SD.(we'll come see yore yard when ours is burnt up in the dawg days.)
youse right, accordin' to Caroline, I an looked it up an y'all is spot on. Love that color intensity. An thanky fer yore kind commets--but truth is, ain't got no veggies other than a few cherry tomatoes and the herbs. Ain't that sad? Gut on down heah an hep me some, li'l Pup! No, wait, lemme come up ter see yore artistic farm.!!
hey you! Well, it looks lovely if I'se selective about whar'I point the camera. We has plenty of sad lookin' ragged out pansies what' is dyin' as the days heat up. ever day. What's in yore yard Foamy?
- Jenny said...
Love the blues and love seeing your garden.
My tulips are up! A few weeks early this year. I'm waiting for the perfect day to bring a few inside. Aside from that.... we're still in cold storage up here and will have to wait until the end of April to see much of anything else. Until then, I get to enjoy your bounty.
- moi said...
I love amaryllis, but in my part of the world, we force them inside in pots as a Christmas flower.
I've neglected my garden terribly and was just telling Chickory today that now I'll be gone for work for most of April and it will only languish even more.
- Karl said...
Good morning Aunty Belle,
From where I sit your veiw looks lovely.
This winter was so hard on trees. Losing one in the front of your house is hard. Losing one of a matched set is even worse, without cutting down the other so hard to bring things back into balance. Best of luck with it.
The Osprey came back about three weeks ago and the Laughing Gulls showed up last week.
What's growing around here? Oak pollen, it's like the covering of greens snow.
- fishy said...
So nice to have you back to the blogs, you have been missed. I hope this new posting means things are a mite better for you and Granny.
I just adore that "Mary's Crown"! And I agree with you, it's a fine name for that beauty. On a similar page, I was thinking the common name for those little blue flowers with the yellow centers are called "blue angels". One thing for sure is that blue color is inspired enough to get a holy label.
Sorry you is missing one of your front door pair. Round this part of the South that's a get the bourbon out for solacing event.
We have a pair of Natchez white crepe myrtles aside our front entry and they're right pretty. Thing I like about them the most is nothing bad much happens to crepe myrtles. They can be a bit messy with the shedding bark and the bloom drops, but I think it's worth the efforts.
Y'all have magnolias in your part of Florida? Those Little Gem Magnolias is a good scale round fronts cause they don't get too big. Another favorite around here is those tree form gardenias. Whooooeee those little flowers smell like a piece of Heaven. And, they are evergreen. They don't bloom all year but I bring plenty of those glossy green leaf sprays inside for the holiday decorating. Course when you go off to high dollar ornamental tree farms to fetch a matched pair of those about 7' tall, you best have you fat wallet with ya. Sigh, I don't have any of those tree form gardenias at the Pond, just regular bushes.
Seeing your hibiscus gave me a serious case of the angst. I had those same ones out by the pool at our old Florida cottage home. First year we came to the Carolinas when I went spring garden shopping? I rounded a corner in a greenhouse and burst into tears all because I was face to face with one of those orangy hibiscus. It was mighty embarassing for me to bust out like that in public. Mebbe more so for my Mom who was with me and could not figure out what it was that took me from chatty-cheeriness to hiccuping deluge in a nano second.
I hope you will be able to post about your replacement. Your garden looks beautiful and loved, not neglected.
- Karl said...
Aunty Belle,
Regarding your problem commenting.
If you're using Internet Explorer and have multiple toolbars. Check each toolbars pop up settings, only one of them set to block pop up can cause the problem.
Hope this helps.
- dianne said...
Aunty Belle, your garden is just so beautiful, blooming with delightful flowers and colours ... makes mine look very dreary indeed.
I have always admired wildflowers which grow in your country and in the United Kingdom,they are more spectacular than ours as the Australian climate is very hard on flowers with soft petals, therefore our wildflowers are small or very hardy to allow them to survive the dry climate and the heat.
I know your Winter's are harsh but your Spring weather always produces beautiful blooms.
I have a mix of native and exotic flowers and yes they do look pretty in Spring and Summer but I have to plant them where they are sheltered from the hot sun and heat.
Your 'yesterday, today and tomorrow' looks lovely, one of my favourites as the fragrance is heaveny; my brunsfelsia, same family is a creamy white and it is called 'white caps' the flowers look like little bonnets, it too has a lovely fragrance.
Looking forward to visiting your garden again. xoxoxo ♥
- dianne said...
Aunty Belle, if some of the ficus is still alive, just cut off the dead branches and it should survive. xoxo
- darkfoam said...
our azaleas are just now starting to bud..
- LaDivaCucina said...
I can neither grow lobelia or find it here. I think it's too hot for Miami. And that bums me out cuz I used to love it's vibrant colour. Beautiful photos, I really, REALLY miss my garden!


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As we watched the Revs' 2-1 win to go top of the conference this weekend, I genuinely started to wonder why Lee Nguyen never gets mentioned as a candidate for the US Men's National Team.
It's good to see I wasn't the only one.
The best MLS player you're not watching plays for the New England Revolution, is a fantastic anaylsis of the current state of the Revs.
Gonçalves, Agudelo, Fagundez and Rowe were, in that order, the four best players on the Revs last year. They've had to find new answers so far in 2014, and as Saturday's 2-1 win at Toronto FC showed, they're getting them through defensive aggression, tactical adjustments, and individual brilliance
Another thing I like about Nguyen is that he's scored 3 pressure penalties in 3 weeks, calmly nailing each one in to a different corner.


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Cheat Sheet: Is Your Database Marketing Ready?
Many data-related projects end up as big disappointments. And, in many cases, it is because they did not have any design philosophy behind them. Because many folks are more familiar with buildings and cars than geeky databases, allow me to use them as examples here.
Imagine someone started constructing a building without a clear purpose. What is it going to be? An office building or a residence? If residential, for how many people? For a family, or for 200 college kids? Are they going to just eat and sleep in there, or are they going to engage in other activities in it? What is the budget for development and ongoing maintenance?
If someone starts building a house without answering these basic questions, well, it is safe to say that the guy who commissioned such a project is not in the right state of mind. Then again, he may be a filthy rich rock star with some crazy ideas. But let us just say that is an exceptional case. Nonetheless, surprisingly, a great many database projects start out exactly this way.
Just like a house is not just a sum of bricks, mortar and metal, a database is not just a sum of data, and there has to be design philosophy behind it. And yet, many companies think that putting all available data in one place is just good enough. Call it a movie without a director or a building without an architect; you know and I know that such a project cannot end well.
Even when a professional database designer gets involved, too often the project goes out of control—as the business requirement document ends up being a summary of
everyone's wish lists, without any prioritization or filtering. It is a case of a movie without a director. The goal becomes something like "a database that stores all conceivable marketing, accounting and payment activities, handling both prospecting and customer relationship management through all conceivable channels, including face-to-face sales and lead management for big accounts. And it should include both domestic and international activities, and the update has to be done in real time."
Stephen H. Yu is a world-class database marketer. He has a proven track record in comprehensive strategic planning and tactical execution, effectively bridging the gap between the marketing and technology world with a balanced view obtained from more than 30 years of experience in best practices of database marketing. Currently, Yu is president and chief consultant at Willow Data Strategy. Previously, he was the head of analytics and insights at eClerx, and VP, Data Strategy & Analytics at Infogroup. Prior to that, Yu was the founding CTO of I-Behavior Inc., which pioneered the use of SKU-level behavioral data. "As a long-time data player with plenty of battle experiences, I would like to share my thoughts and knowledge that I obtained from being a bridge person between the marketing world and the technology world. In the end, data and analytics are just tools for decision-makers; let's think about what we should be (or shouldn't be) doing with them first. And the tools must be wielded properly to meet the goals, so let me share some useful tricks in database design, data refinement process and analytics." Reach him at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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ATV-Alexart-electronic displays, screens, boards, panels.
Our company conducts its history since the last century, since 1989, when several young, vigorous engineers of one of the enterprises of a military-industrial complex have created a firm by producing of a domestic household computer of own development on the basis of processor Z80.Since then the basic direction of firm have been the development and the organization of manufacture of own designs, which have contained and are containing now a lot of interesting and non- standard technical decisions. During this time the activity of our firm has captured wide range of applications of own developments: from the industrial automation (controllers of kilns) up to the outdoors advertising (illuminated signboards, controllers of management of various light radiators).
In 1995 we developed and made one of the first in Russia a three-colored led panel for stadium Shchelkovo, the Moscow area. Since that moment the light outdoor advertising has become the basic form of our activity. We use the led - an advanced type of radiator -as a light carrier and so we have created the whole scale of illuminated signboards and animation panels with a plenty of various light effects.
In 1998, having a good engineering experience, we have started the development and manufacturing of the first domestic electronic fullcolored videoscreen of the big format. As a radiator an automobile incandescent lamp was used. Further the industrial complex on manufacturing the big digital videoscreens of external use was developed. Our first screens have appeared in Moscow and in Riga.
In 1999 our engineers created the system, which permits to modernize existing import 16-colors
systems in 16-million fullcolored systems. The same year we have made the completion of such system in Riga and in 2001-in Naberezhnye Chelny.
In 2000-2001 we have created essentially new control system, which has considerably improved the quality of "picture" and has given "the second breath" to lamp screens and today this system allows making "upgrade" of already created screens.
In 2001 the industrial base on manufacturing clusters for ledscreens with big pixel step (40 and 50 mm) was created. The next year manufacturing of led matrixes was mastered. These led matrixes have allowed including screens with the pixel step 15, 20 and 25 mm in the industrial nomenclature. A manufacture of one more model of cluster for inexpensive three-colored and monochrome systems was mastered.
Our software created on the basis of long-term experience of manufacturing and operation of the big electronic screens is the pride of our company. Its feature is the absolute stability and convenience of using with reference to commercial operation of screens.
We also conduct the works on creation of uniform control center by a network of external videoscreens, which will capture not only one local city, but also the regions.div>
The electronic fullcolored screens created by collective of our firm, decorate streets and areas of such cities as Ekaterinburg, Chelyabinsk, Norilsk, Kirov, Tyumen, Samara, Tver, Kazan and, certainly, Moscow.
The pledge of success of our company is the harmonious team of professionals, graduates of the Moscow aviation institute and of some other HIGH SCHOOLS, who aspire to return to a rank of "engineer" the former pride and honour serves.
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The Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander is a 1960s British light utility aircraft, regional airliner and cargo aircraft designed and originally manufactured by Britten-Norman of the United Kingdom. The Islander is one of the best-selling commercial aircraft types produced in Europe. Although designed in the 1960s, over 750 are still in service with commercial operators around the world. The aircraft is also used by the British Army and Police forces in the United Kingdom and is a light transport with over 30 military aviation operators around the world.
After Fairey Aviation acquired the Britten-Norman company, their Islanders and Trislander aircraft were built in Romania, then shipped to Avions Fairey for finishing and then flown to the UK for flight certification.
The Islander is also known for servicing the two airports joined by the shortest scheduled flight in the world, a leg of Loganair's inter-island service, Loganair Flight 353, from Papa Westray Airport to Westray Airport. The distance is 1.7 mi (2.7 km) and the scheduled flight time including taxiing is two minutes
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BN-2A Islander, Aurigny Air Servies, Guernsey, UK, 1971.
BN-2 Defender, Philippine Navy, The Philippines, 1978.
BN-2A Islander, Milford Sound Flightseeing, Queenstown, New Zealand, 2005.
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- Breed; 224 mm.
Aantal onderdelen; 81
Humbrol verf kleur nr.'s; 11/ 19 / 21 / 27 / 33 / 40 / 69 / 72 / 80.
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The Andhra Pradesh government has neglected Health and Medical Sectors in AP State Budget 2016. It did not allocate sufficient funds for the development of government medical colleges in Andhra Pradesh. A paltry Rs.17.20 crore has been earmarked for developing infrastructure in government medical colleges, thereby limiting the enhancement of number of PG seats.
There are only six government colleges in Andhra Pradesh. It is the responsibility of the government to allocate sufficient funds to develop the facilities in these colleges. The Medical Council of India the highest medical education body in the country accords permission to increase the number of seats depending upon the facilities in the college. Otherwise, these colleges have to face a cut in the total number of seats.
There is a Government dental College in Vijayawada which face lack of funds. This college has been established in the year 2008. Since then there were neither any developments nor increase in the number of seats. The intake for Bachelor of Dental Surgery is only 5 seats. The reason for the less number of seats is that there are no proper infrastructure facilities in the college. The Government Dental Hospital which is attached to college also faces the problem of lack of funds.
If this college is developed and the number of seats are to be improved, it would bring drastic changes in the city as there is no other dental college in and around Krishna, Guntur and Prakasham districts.
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My research focuses on the interplay of brain and adipose tissue and the elucidation of the physiology, diagnostic, and therapeutic utility of adipokines and myokines. We defined the central role these compounds play in normal physiology and pathophysiology of several diseases in humans, with the notion that such investigations will eventually lead to new treatments for metabolic and cardiovascular disease. We have also studied in-depth the role of leptin in the brain, defining the neuroendocrine and functional brain deficits in hypoleptinemia and how these, as well as deficits in fertility and bone physiology, can be corrected by the administration of leptin, which in turn acts centrally to effect these changes. This work, in addition to his work on leptin in lipodystrophy, contributed greatly to the FDA approval of leptin in the United States and Japan, with other approvals forthcoming. Additionally, we have worked on the development of INT131, a selective PPArγ modulator, which increases levels of adiponectin. This compound was recently approved by the FDA for phase III clinical trials. In light of adiponectins role in neuroendocrinology and metabolism, this drug is another useful translational tool that will undoubtedly lead to much-needed therapeutic applications. Extending our previous work in the field of neuroendocrinology, we are currently investigating the effect of liraglutide, a GLP-1 agonist, and lorcaserin, a serotonin 5HT-2c receptor agonist on appetite regulation and energy homeostasis. Results from these on-going studies show that liraglutide decreases attention to high fat or high calorie foods through actions in the brain, and we identified GLP-1 receptors in human brains for the first time. These exciting results will set the foundation for decoding the pathophysiological- neuroendocrine mechanisms involved in obesity and energy homeostasis, support the establishment of effective therapies for obesity, and help to identify the individuals who will benefit from them.
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Stephan El Shaarawy has scored a beauty to put Roma up inside a minute.
Edin Dzeko's flick on fooled the Chelsea defence and the Egyptian was there to pounce.
Thibaut Courtois had no chance as El Shaarawy smashed the ball home.
As it stands, the Italians are leading Group C.
Chelsea need to wake up if they're going to come away with the points tonight.
Here is Roma's quick-fire goal:
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Syracuse Orange at West Virginia
Bettors will hope to hit paydirt on Monday when the Syracuse Orange try to run the Mountaineers off the court at Carrier Dome in college hoops action.
Syracuse battles the Mountaineers, currently sitting with a 16-8 mark (8-12 ATS). The OVER/UNDER records, always important for totals bettors, are 8-13 for the Orange and 11-9 for the Mountaineers.
View West Virginia vs Syracuse Odds and Stats.
Betting Line:
The visitors opened as 5-point underdogs in this one at most sportsbooks tracked at Odds Shark.
Power Rankings / Prediction:
This game puts the Orange, most recently No. 14 in the Odds Shark power rankings, up against the Mountaineers, who rate No. 13 in the latest survey. Meanwhile, math and computer-based handicapping simulations run on this game predict a potential 78-75 victory for the Orange.
How They Match Up:
In the paint, the rebound battle will feature Syracuse's No. 52-rated squad against West Virginia's No. 51-rated roster. And in long-range shooting, Syracuse rates No. 149 in the country with 6.4 per game, while their foes tonight rank No. 205 nationally with 5.9 per match.
Defensively, West Virginia features the nation's No. 46-rated defense on the road, allowing 64.9 points per game. Syracuse, meanwhile, comes in at No. 97 nationally in scoring at home.
West Virginia won its last outing, an 82-71 result against DePaul on February 12. They failed to cover in that game as a 17.5-point favorite. West Virginia earned an 82-71 victory over DePaul on Saturday, getting 15 points from John Flowers at WVU Colliseum.
In their last action, Syracuse was a 73-69 loser on the road against Louisville. They failed to cover the 2–point spread as underdogs. Brandon Triche scored 21 points in a futile effort to lead the Orange to a win (they lost 73-69 to Louisville at KFC Yum! Center on Saturday).
West Virginia Mountaineers Trends:
When playing on Monday are 6-4
Before playing Notre Dame are 7-3
After playing DePaul are 3-2
After a win are 6-4
Syracuse Orange Trends:
When playing on Monday are 6-4
Before playing Rutgers are 6-4
After playing Louisville are 4-5
After a loss are 5-5
A few Mountaineers at Orange trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of West Virginia's last 5 games on the road
West Virginia is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
West Virginia is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Syracuse
West Virginia is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Syracuse
Syracuse is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against West Virginia
Syracuse is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games when playing West Virginia
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Syracuse's last 6 games when playing West Virginia
Syracuse is 15-3 SU in its last 18 games at home
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West Virginia home to Notre Dame, Saturday, February 19
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Big facilities upgrade at Sidewinders club
And the club said, 'let there be light!' – and with help from ORS, there was!
That's the story at the Sidewinders U/16 Speedway Club at Wingfield in northern Adelaide, where, while the juniors were tearing up the track, things had fallen into a bit of disrepair behind the scenes.
Now the club's HQ has been transformed.
One of the biggest changes is in the pits: race meets are at night-time, so visibility is crucial. New and upgraded electrical lighting in the pits means racers can now see – and be seen – much more easily.
There's also improved lighting outside in the car parks.
The race track has had substantial repair work done on it too, as has the fencing around the track.
Vital and expensive equipment can now be stored securely; there's a new shed for the club's grader and water truck so they no longer have to be kept outside (where vandals have struck in the past).
Spectators have also been looked after: new airconditioning has been installed in the clubrooms, and the canteen has been upgraded so more food can be sold (a big revenue earner for the Sidewinders).
The Office for Recreation and Sport's contribution to the works was $20,000, under Round 41 of the Active Club Program.
We acknowledge and respect Aboriginal peoples as South Australia's first peoples and nations, we recognise Aboriginal peoples as traditional owners and occupants of land and waters in South Australia and that their spiritual, social, cultural and economic practices come from their traditional lands and waters; and they maintain their cultural and heritage beliefs, languages and laws which are of ongoing importance; We pay our respects to their ancestors and to their Elders.


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Questions to influence procurement selection
There is no one way in which procurement selection can be made. As such, a great deal of guidance is available from client groups, public bodies and academic textbooks.
What they all agree on is the fundamental approach of the client's project priorities being established (through a series of questions) and these being matched to the most appropriate procurement route (by the project manager).
One set of questions has been developed by Morledge and Smith (2013), as follows:
Time: is early completion required?
Cost: is a firm price needed before any commitment to construction is formed?
Flexibility: are variations necessary after work has begun on site?
Complexity: is the building highly specialised, technologically advanced or highly serviced?
Quality: is high quality important?
Certainty: is completion on time important? Is completion within budget important?
Division of responsibility: is single-point responsibility wanted? Is direct professional responsibility wanted?
Risk: is transfer of responsibility for the consequence of slippage important?
Your task
The success of a project arguably stems from selecting the most appropriate procurement strategy in order to deliver the client's key project criteria. This is not an easy task as there can be many different opinions within the client's own organisation.
Given the project information from the earlier task (repeated below), complete the answers to the above questions, ready to decide on selecting the most appropriate procurement route to deliver the project.
You are looking to develop a leisure park to the west of the city in conjunction with the local government. The park will contain several phases over an anticipated five-year period. Phase 1 will be constructed first and comprises a 10-screen cinema and four adjacent restaurants and bars.
Post your thoughts and share your answers. It is expected that differences of interpretation of what the key project criteria are will emerge. How can these be reconciled?
Morledge, R. and Smith, A. (2013) Building Procurement [online] Chichester: Wiley. available from https://locate.coventry.ac.uk/primo-explore/fulldisplay?docid=COV_ALMA5199999700002011&context=L&vid=COV_VU1&search_scope=LSCOP_COV&isFrbr=true&tab=local&lang=en_US [6 May 2020]
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December 2018 - Northeast Lakeview College Expands Academic Offerings
Northeast Lakeview College expanded its educational offerings to include two associate of applied science degrees (A.A.S.) in Information Technology -Cybersecurity and Information Technology -Network Administrator. Included in these programs, students can earn an associate of applied science degree, various certificates, and occupational skills award.
October 2018 - Northeast Lakeview College Now Provides Enhanced Advocacy Services
NLC also increased support of advocacy programs by opening the Nighthawks Nest that includes services for students such as a food pantry, budget counseling, and financial support information. Nighthawk's Nest Food Pantry has been approved as a partner agency with the SA Food Bank.
September 2018 - Northeast Lakeview College Opens Veterans Center
NLC expanded veteran services to include the opening of a Veterans Center that provides a space where Veterans attending Northeast Lakeview College can come together for coffee and camaraderie and exchange experiences. The lounge also provides opportunities for military-connected students to interact with subject matter experts on veteran benefits, academic institutes and off-campus resources.
May 2018 - NLC Approved to Accept Veterans Benefits
Northeast Lakeview College received official approval from the Department of Veterans Affairs to accept Veteran Benefits from students attending NLC. The college received its Facility Code on May 14 after a site visit in February. Receiving the Facility Code allows Northeast Lakeview College to now certify students to use their Chapter 30 Montgomery GI Bill ®, Chapter 33 Post 9-11 GI Bill ®, Chapter 35 Survivor benefits, and Chapter 31 Vocational Rehabilitation benefits. Additionally, NLC can now sign the Department of Defense MOU to receive active duty assistance.
December 2017 –January 2018 Northeast Lakeview College has been Approved for Accreditation
The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), the college's accrediting agency, announced during their December 2017 meeting that Northeast Lakeview College was approved for accreditation. The college received its official notification letter in January 2018
November 2017 Northeast Lakeview College Successfully Completes its 10th Anniversary Celebrations
Northeast Lakeview College closed out its 10th-anniversary celebrations with its "Stars of Texas" Gala on November 9. The evening's top sponsor at the Capitol level was Randolph-Brooks Federal Credit Union. The event also included testimonials from students receiving a college scholarship. All the proceeds from the event do directly support student scholarships. Fundraising totals estimate that about $17,000 was raised for student scholarships from 10th Anniversary fundraising activities.
August 2017 NLC to be Host Site for Texas A&M Engineering Academy
Members from both Texas A&M College Station and Northeast Lakeview College held a kick-off meeting on August 17 to begin preparing to welcome the first cohort of students into this program in Fall 2018. Students in the program will be crossed enrolled at both Texas A&M and NLC. They will take courses through the Alamo Colleges District and enroll in one engineering course each semester through Texas A&M, but taught at NLC. Students successfully completing the first few engineering courses in this program will be eligible to enroll and complete an engineering program at Texas A&M University. The program has already been successful at several other community colleges, including Blinn, Houston Community College, and El Centro.
August 2017 Northeast Lakeview College Begins Offering Federal Financial Aid to all Students
Effective for the 2017-2018 academic year, students can now designate Northeast Lakeview College as their primary institution and be eligible for federal financial aid. Prior to this, students requiring federal financial aid would have to designate San Antonio College (SAC) as their primary institution to receive their student aid and take classes at NLC. As the newest of the five colleges within the Alamo Colleges District, Northeast Lakeview College received candidacy status from its accrediting body the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) in June of 2016 and was eligible to begin the process to offer federal financial aid. The ability to offer federal financial aid is a huge milestone for NLC and its students. It will streamline the application, registration, and enrollment process for our students and offer more financial aid options for all students attending Northeast Lakeview College.


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King James Version
Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
Darby Bible Translation
Fear not, little flock, for it has been the good pleasure of your Father to give you the kingdom.
World English Bible
Don't be afraid, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the Kingdom.
Young's Literal Translation
'Fear not, little flock, because your Father did delight to give you the reign;
Luke 12:32 Parallel
CommentaryGeneva Study Bible
{9} Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
(9) It is a foolish thing not to look for small things at the hands of him who freely gives us the greatest things.
Margin kingdom
See Scofield Note: "Mt 3:2".
Luke 12:32 Parallel Commentaries
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The kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods . . . to every man according to his several ability.--MATT. 25:14,15. Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey? All these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will. The manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.--As every man hath received the gift, …
Anonymous—Daily Light on the Daily Path
May 14. "But God" (Luke xii. 20).
Stillness in Storm
The Equipment of the Servants
Servants and Stewards Here and Hereafter
October the Nineteenth Ready!
True Harvest Joy.
On the Words of the Gospel, Luke xii. 15, "And He Said unto Them, Take Heed, and Keep Yourselves from all Covetousness. "
On the Words of the Gospel, Luke xii. 35, "Let Your Loins be Girded About, and Your Lamps Burning; and be Ye Yourselves Like," Etc. And
On the Words of the Gospel, Luke xii. 56, 58, "Ye Know How to Interpret the Face of the Earth and the Heaven," Etc. ; and Of
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Matthew 14:27
But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid.
Matthew 25:34
Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
John 21:15
So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs.
Acts 20:28
Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.
Acts 20:29
For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock.
1 Corinthians 1:21
For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.
Ephesians 1:5
Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,
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Distance Learning Course of 20 Lessons
Massage Course Description
"Massage is a gentle and effective way of helping the body to heal itself."
About Massage
Over 2000 years ago Hippocrates said "rubbing can bind a joint that is too loose and loosen a joint that is too rigid." This is what is so amazing about massage – the same brisk movements that can induce an invigorated feeling can be softened and performed slowly to induce sleep.
Massage has both physical and psychological benefits. This massage course has been designed to teach the student the more refined techniques of massage which are easy to learn.
Tuition & Fees
The qualities of a healer
The effects of stress on the body & mind
Cells & tissues
The skin
The muscular system
Endocrine system
The digestive system
The circulatory system
The subtle body
The skeletal system
The nervous system
Special senses
The respiratory system
The lymphatic system
The reproductive system
Oils that can be used
Massage movements discussed & illustrated
The urinary system
Preparation for massage
Contra-indications to massage
Remedial massage for common disorders
Meridian system
Qualification 1: Massage Diploma
Massage Diploma issued by Stonebridge Associated Colleges, entitling you to use the letters SAC Dip after your name.
Qualification 2: Massage Certificate of Completion
Massage Certificate of Completion issued by eLearn Canada College.
With this course you will have unlimited access to your own personal tutor who specialises in their field of study. It is your personal tutor's role to ensure that you receive constructive feedback and to deal with any queries you may have. You are more than welcome to telephone, fax or email your personal tutor.
You will also have access to a dedicated and friendly team of administrators and course advisors who offer sound and professional guidance and advice when you need it. This ensures that you will never feel neglected and that you will always succeed!
Assessment Method
After each lesson there will be a question paper, which needs to be completed and submitted to your personal tutor for marking. This method of continual assessment ensures that your personal tutor can consistently monitor your progress and provide you with assistance throughout the duration of the course.
This course is an online course. With online study you have access to your entire course from the start of your studies. You can access your course materials, and submit all of your question papers to your personal tutor, online from anywhere in the World using your unique student account.
Study Hours
This is only an approximate figure and is dependent upon how much time you can dedicate to your studies and how well you grasp the learning concepts in the course material. Furthermore, at the end of each lesson there is a question paper that needs to be completed and returned to your tutor. You should allow at least 1 – 2 hours of study to complete each question paper. The approximate amount of time required to complete the course is: 200 hrs.
There is no experience or previous qualifications required for enrollment on this course. It is available to all students, of all academic backgrounds.
On completion of this course you will be eligible to join the following Professional Associations(s):
Qualifications Register
QR's primary aim is to provide transparency to members of the public and employers. The QR is a searchable database that allows them to find a practitioner and view the relevant qualification and endorsements the practitioner holds. The member of the public is then able to make an informed decision in relation to the suitability of the practitioner.
For practitioners QR helps you market your skills, endorsements and feedback transparently to a wider audience. It also gives you access to a community to help make you more able to progress and succeed in your field of expertise.
Affiliation Of Ethical & Professional Therapists (AEPT)
"The Affiliation of Ethical & Professional Therapists is dedicated in assisting you as a member, in the promotion and growth of your practice. Your profile will be entered onto our website and each month you will receive a free e-zine full of business tips and valuable information".
HAND REFLEXOLOGY: A Distance Learning Course of 8 Lessons. Reflexology is now being commonly accepted as one of the primary, complementary therapies for the reduction of stress and general health maintenance. Although usually practised on the feet, reflexology to the hands is just as beneficial, especially if the feet cannot be used because Read More


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The political relations of Celebrity Style utilizes public popularity, deficiency of political involvement, and media entreaty to pull new electors and to derive influence in the political sphere.
As a kid I spent many Sunday forenoons watching WWF wrestle with my brother. Back so I would ne'er hold imagined that Jesse & # 8220 ; The Body & # 8221 ; Ventura would finally go the governor of Minnesota! He was a public entertainer without a post-high school instruction, and small if no cognition of political relations. How he won the Minnesota Governor election may be a enigma to some. However, Gov. Jesse Ventura has a distinguishable, effectual political manner that is appealing to much of the populace.
Basically, the famous person manner has little to make with political relations. Jesse Ventura doesn & # 8217 ; Ts have many outstanding political figures backing him. He hasn & # 8217 ; t had any old household members involved in authorities. He has small involvement in political relations themselves. However, although he lacks political involvement, he does hold political cognition and places on of import issues. Nonetheless, Jesse would non hold been elected governor if he weren & # 8217 ; t an appealing famous person. His famous person manner has many features.
Lack of political involvement. Since most common citizens think political relations is soiled and distant, a politician with a deficiency of political involvement is appealing to the populace. It seems as though he is one of us, in the sense that he doesn & # 8217 ; t truly care what the politicians are making in Washington. He doesn & # 8217 ; t want to be involved in the & # 8220 ; soiled political relations, & # 8221 ; either. Therefore, the populace is non afraid that he & # 8217 ; ll draw a fast 1 on them, or be dishonest about issues. The public trusts him because he is politically tantamount with them. His stance on political issues and solutions to political contention seems to be simple and practical. Ventura alludes to this attack in a Playboy interview, & # 8220 ; I have merely a high school instruction, but I & # 8217 ; m street smart, which can be more effectual than college grades. I operate under a regulation that I learned during seals developing: Keep it simple and stupid. That & # 8217 ; s common sense. & # 8221 ; To the populace, yes, that does look like common sense, and that is one of the grounds they like him. The public really recognizes his vocabulary when he speaks about issues such as province budget excesss, or substructure. In fact, Ventura & # 8217 ; s addresss are said to be long on personal narratives and memories and short on policy inside informations. That rhetorical attack is really effectual with people, particularly people of Minnesota. Who wants to hear drilling inside informations about policies that we don & # 8217 ; t even understand? In general, the populace can associate to him.
Celebrity Appeal. It is difficult to deny that Jesse Ventura is interesting. The mere fact that he was a professional grappler likely won him a few ballots. How frequently does a governor see an interview with Playboy, more or less really partake in the inquiring? This was non a political & # 8220 ; mistake. & # 8221 ; The interview was one of many interesting fortunes under which Ventura has maintained public support and esteem. He focuses on a younger coevals. I & # 8217 ; ll wager more immature work forces read his article in Playboy than would hold thought about picking up a Newsweek! In fact, Ventura tackled his win by actuating traditional nonvoters to vote. Almost 16 % of the electorate registered on Election Day and Ventura got the king of beasts portion of those new electors. Furthermore, 12 % of electors said they would non hold voted if Jesse had non been on the ballot. He did peculiarly good with younger electors, transporting about half of the ballot of those under 30 ( ABCNEWS.com, 2 ) . These younger electors take a more & # 8220 ; unrecorded and allow unrecorded & # 8221 ; attack, really similar T
o Jesse's.
Successful government. The twenty-four hours after his election, Jesse knew really small about province authorities. But he has worked really difficult disbursement long hours analyzing the inside informations of what province authorities does, and he has appointed a figure of able advisers. His governorship does non look as if it will be the catastrophe some thought it would be. He has knowledgably proposed statute law on many legitimate policies and has practical stances on a figure of political issues. For illustration, he thinks the determination of whether or non to hold an abortion does non belong in political relations. He states, & # 8220 ; It belongs with the adult female, her household, her physician and perchance her clergy. & # 8221 ; He besides thinks Consumption Taxes should replace bing Income Taxes, stating, & # 8220 ; The income revenue enhancement penalizes people for working and for salvaging their money in involvement earning histories. With a ingestion revenue enhancement, everyone would merely be taxed on what he or she chooses to purchase. & # 8221 ; What is appealing to the public refering his policy issues is that we could come up with these solutions, excessively. They do seem like common sense, irrespective of their political deductions. Largely, people are relieved to see that Ventura & # 8217 ; s election was non a & # 8220 ; joke & # 8221 ; and that he is an effectual governor.
Media entreaty. Jesse Ventura is comfy looking in the media, and he is appealing as a media figure. He has made a calling as a famous person, and he uses those tools to beef up his place as governor. He is familiar with the media & # 8217 ; s fast ones and uses them to his advantage. His relationship with the media is a common one ; he gives them interesting, popular narratives and quotation marks, and they in return give him the coverage he needs to keep popularity and support. The chief advantage is that the media likes him. They want him to win. It is a good narrative, & # 8220 ; pro-wrestler gone governor. & # 8221 ;
Non-career politician. Jesse Ventura is likely non a & # 8220 ; lifer & # 8221 ; in the political universe. However, clearly campaigners with Jesse & # 8217 ; s manner will happen a popular response wherever they run. Jesse doesn & # 8217 ; Ts know a batch about authorities, but he & # 8217 ; s honest. Many would state our president, in contrast, knows a batch about authorities, but is less than honest. Jesse is an effectual, political, anti-Clinton. He hasn & # 8217 ; t acquire settled in his office. His married woman has non founded any kind of cause. He hasn & # 8217 ; t had any old household members involved in authorities. He likely won & # 8217 ; t be in office for long. Many people like that thought. People don & # 8217 ; Ts like to be bored with the same old politicians twenty-four hours in and twenty-four hours out, projecting the same thoughts. Ventura sparked an involvement in political relations, and created an unusual relationship with the populace. He will be remembered for that.
What you see is what you get. & # 8220 ; I can merely be me, and I & # 8217 ; m non traveling to alter who I am. & # 8221 ; This was Jesse Ventura & # 8217 ; s defence to negative reactions refering his remarks sing faith in an interview shortly after going governor. He made no apologies. He stands house in his positions, no affair how bizarre they may be. He asked, & # 8220 ; You & # 8217 ; rhenium stating me when we get elected, all of a sudden we have to be Mr. Stone Man and alteration who we are? & # 8221 ; This is really plausible in the eyes of the populace. The public doesn & # 8217 ; t want politicians to state one thing, and do another. They are happy to acknowledge that Jesse International Relations and Security Network & # 8217 ; t traveling to alter to do other politicians O.K.ing of his actions.
In decision, Jesse Ventura has made this famous person manner successful for himself. Although rare, this can be an effectual political manner. Uniquely, this manner inspires youth to acquire involved in political relations, something non done plenty. Hopefully, with the outgrowth of new political manners many people, immature and old, will go more informed and interested in political relations!


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November 2003
I've never had any real need for "big fun". I don't understand people who must pursue elaborate parties and soirees and outings and events every weekend. People who feel the need to stand outside, awaiting the appraisal of some anvil-headed doorman to determine whether or not they're allowed entry to some special, exclusive world beyond the velvet ropes. What a fucking revolting mess you must be if you willingly allow that kind of judgment into your life. You can have a much better time in some dingy shithole with people who don't give a fuck. Or just stay at home.
You leaned across me for the computer mouse, and for several minutes your forearm was but six inches from my face. I sat transfixed, tasting each soft hair with my eyes, daring my lips to lean down and graze. You said something, I'm sure, and we exchanged words the way people do in conversation, but I don't remember what was said. All I could hear were the words inside my head and heart, hiding behind the lips that wanted so much to rest themselves gently on your forearm. I will never tell you what the words were. You'd only laugh.
Last Saturday, I tried to do the thing where you "live for the moment", but the whole time I tried, while eating lunch at a really nice place where the food was beyond delicious, my mind kept wandering to the closets at home, and the drawers, and how behind the doors and in the drawers laid masses of messes that were beyond ridiculous and needed my attention desperately. So I wound up not savoring the food the way it deserved, but feasting on the notions of clutter, dust, jumbles of socks, and jangles of hangers instead. Not so very tasty.
Whenever it rains heavily, a puddle the size of Lake Erie forms at the southeast corner of 23rd Street and Sixth Avenue. Like part of the landscape. Those of us who live in the neighborhood or who are familiar with the area know what to expect. I get a huge kick out of seeing people try to negotiate the mini-lake in their ordinary shoes. My favorites are fashion victims in their pointy-toed pumps who don't realize how deep the puddle is but who find out very quickly and get extremely mad. I could warn them, but really, why should I?
Girls, would you please mind telling me just who you think you're fooling by pretending you're cool with calling yourselves "curvy" and "womanly" and "shapely" – the new vernacular to describe a less than slender form ... insisting, red-faced, that you won't be a slave to the media, and you're proud of your size, damn it, when really, at home, under cover of your flannel pajama bottoms and baggy sweatshirts, gorging yourselves teary-eyed on a pint of your favorite ice cream, you examine every perfect inch of Jennifer Aniston's body on "Friends" and wish oh wish so desperately that it was yours.
Oh sure, I'd like to be so "deep" as to say that the best sex I've ever had was with a guy who wasn't handsome and whose body wasn't that great and whose brain was the biggest turn-on, and my oh my, it didn't matter that his cock was barely four inches completely hard. But it's not the truth. The truth is, the best I ever had was with a gorgeous man (the best-looking one I've ever been with) with a perfect body of marble, a grand-sized cock even more solid, and imagination and ability like I've never had since.
Did you have to literally crawl up my ass today, Shop Boy, as I browsed through the racks of clothing in the somewhat trendy store of your employer? How was it for you in there? Was it warm enough? I would apologize for the cramped quarters, but my ass has not seen nearly as much action as I'm sure yours has. I must say I was amused to find you'd made your way through my intestines (large and small), back up into my stomach, my throat, and finally into my mouth. I must say, it was delightful, spitting you out!
I saw a man at the gym this morning with quite a set of tits! What a rack this fellow had! He displayed it in a tight orange shirt that accentuated each tit's outer edge and perky pointy peak that indicated that the gym was a little colder than it should've been. It was quite spectacular, really. And I must say that I was just as shocked by the sight as I was jealous of his knockers. So to compensate, I plan to do everything in my power to sprout the biggest pair of balls the gym has ever seen!
She has known him for 20 years and wanted him for almost as long. He, likewise. He has been married the entire time she has known him, but really, that wouldn't stop either of them from carrying on in some fashion. Still, they have never done anything about it. Today they spoke on the phone, and he told her that his wife was diagnosed a year ago with cancer.
"Oh, no!" she says, feigning a gasp. Then falls silent.
"You're shocked," he says.
"Fantastic! I hope she dies soon, so I can step in," she thinks.
"Yes, I am," she says.
Every day Anna checks behind the shower curtain to make sure her grandfather isn't lurking behind it -- waiting to ambush her, thus proving that he's either still alive and has been hiding out for the past ten years, or has risen from the dead and is here to scare her to death so he can take her with him and feed her knishes and bagels for all eternity. What she doesn't know is that he is there, cleverly disguised as the bottle of bubble bath he gave her a month before he died. The bottle she's vowed she'll save forever.
Oh, baby-faced West Virginian Jessica Lynch! You seem like a pleasant, thoughtful enough young lady, what with the unhurried, simple cadence of your speech, the demure bow of your head, and the sincere manner in which you converse with Diane Sawyer on
. Your shyness is even quite appealing and sweet. And believe it or not, I'm willing to forgive you for saying "ain't", "seen" instead of "saw", and pronouncing "trapeze" as "trampeze". But I just cannot forgive you for those horrible wheat-colored straight-cut bangs that rest on your forehead. Even those wacky Iraqis know that's a big fashion "don't"!
That's it. I've had it. It's been long enough. Today is the last day I am allowing myself to wallow in the misery of my self-diagnosed "flu". Fuck the scratchy bloody-tasting throat that has me sounding like Demi Moore. Screw the occasional blinding wincing that accompanies my eyes' exposure to glaring bright white light. Damn the intermittent headaches that force my eyebrows into the center of my face. I'm going out, I'm going shopping, and I may even spread my deadly illness around this town by licking everything I take into the dressing room. Ahh, I'm feeling much better already!
Several years ago I met a young guy who, within minutes of our introduction, told me, with the biggest, brightest grin this side of a starched-white-jacketed manservant tapdancing while serving clinky-iced drinks to society page doyennes on a luxury cruiseliner circa 1936, that he'd never had a bad day in his life. I hated him for it. Not because I was envious of someone whose every day was ripe with juicy rainbows, dancing unicorns, and orange juice sunshine, but because I knew it was nonsense. I got back at him by arranging to have his tires slashed that very night!
My mother seems somewhat displeased that my foray into comfortable footwear ended with the one pair of Skechers with which it started this summer. "Aren't they fantastic?" she'd gushed. "You'll never go back to the shoes you wore before."
This weekend when I wore my kicky boots in her presence, I demonstrated to her that I put as much stock in her predication as I did in the saying about not going back once you have black. I've had plenty of white since having black, Mom, and I assure you I'm back in the high heels too.
Sorry to disappoint!
I am living for that day. Living for it. Living for that afternoon next week when I will see this certain person. Is it a "date"? Who knows. We're getting together, and that's enough definition for me.
I'm living for that day next week. Wednesday. When I see his face at noon and get to see it for the next six or so hours and then, that evening and all that night, daydream about the kisses we may or may not have shared, and the way I gripped his thigh under the table and felt its pulse in my fingers.
The salesgirl said they were "booty pants", and by god, golly, gum, she was right! I tell you, they look so good on that I can't help but fondle my own ass through the sleek fabric, and admire the way it makes my little "booty" even perkier than it usually perks. Hoo girl, how I appreciate all the hard work that goes into keeping it this way! And oh, how I wish I were the boy for whom I'll be wearing those pants this week, so I could follow me up some stairs and watch my fine, fine ass! Yow!
Per the promise she made to the handful of friends with whom she had entrusted the luscious top secret secret, Melanie will not be blowing her hairdresser tomorrow afternoon after he works his magic on the hay bale atop her pretty head. It's true that the last two times she had her hair done by this sexy European, she's expressed her appreciation for his talents both vocally and orally. But this time she swears (vocally only) that it won't happen again. It won't. Not unless he promises to waive the fee for cutting her hair. After all, she's a lady!
Tomorrow when we meet, I'll be all hahaha and he'll be all hahahahaha, and there will be some heehaw and guffaw and all that jazz that goes on when two people who really want to devour each other have to pretend that it's too soon to be doing the sort of things that, for the past couple of months, they've been dreaming about doing to each other and will be fantasizing about doing to each other from the very first "hello" tomorrow afternoon. We'll eat our lunch, but really, we'll each be wondering what the other one tastes like. Right?
It's pouring. We're walking east on a numbered street toward Fifth Avenue. I'm nervous and decide to fill the tension with a routine question about his upcoming Christmas party. In response, he leans in toward me and kisses me. He kisses me perfectly. He kisses me the way I've daydreamed about someone (him!) kissing me. His kisses surpass the daydreamed kisses. We walk up Fifth Avenue, arms firmly around each other, steps in synch. From time to time we pause to kiss, under our umbrellas. I am finally a part of one of those couples I always pretend to hate.
In my veins instead of blood are Pop Rocks in a variety of flavors. I tell anyone who will listen, whenever the conversation turns even remotely to the circulatory system or candy. Occasionally a jokester tells me my story is "sweet" and winks so I get the joke.
Once at a dinner party, just for kicks, I stabbed myself in the thigh with a steak knife. My life wasn't saved by any of the adults, but by little Johnny Jameson, who had the smarts to apply his mouth to my wound. It's a good thing sour grape was his favorite!
Rather than sit by the phone and wring my hands in anticipation of a phone call from a boy, I sit in front of my computer and hold my breath as email comes in. But just as the phone mocked me with silence or with its Caller ID announcement that someone "not him" was calling, the email points its finger and brands me a freak way too old to care that "he" hasn't been in touch.
You'd think you'd leave it behind when you're old enough to have daughters who would be worrying about this shit. But you'd be wrong.
Words, on which I can always rely to comfort me or see me through anything I don't want to confront, to which I turn in anger or in disgust or in hate or love or any other emotion that I want to indulge in comfortably, privately, without having to turn it toward the situation or person deserving of it ... those words now fail me. Or maybe, really, I'm failing the words. Yes, I am letting them down. Disappointing them. They're there, they're waiting, but they're all a mess, a jangle, beads unstrung and rolling between floorboards with the dust. Disenchanted.
He will not understand the nuances, the subtleties, the uncountable variety of shades that lie on the long continuum leading from blackest black to whitest white. He will not comprehend even the middle-of-the-road gray, the one the easily recognizable color of a basic sweatshirt. He will only understand what he already knows, and will not even realize he must discover that there is something beyond his limited experience that will turn his head around so fast that the black and white, and the speeding blur, will no longer interest him. But first he has to be willing to be interested.
Usually only the teeth fall out. Sometimes as easily as seeds sliced from cucumber spears. Sometimes, though, they dangle from a tooth thread, flimsy as dental floss. Or they just bend and twist free from the gum. But what of the recent dream, where my entire face peeled off like a mask, with holes left for the eyes, but lips intact and protruding as if they'd been forming a word at the moment my flesh separated itself from my face? And behind those lips, a full set of capped teeth, which left behind in my head only tiny bloody stumps?
If I had my way right now, I'd clap your head between two gleaming brass cymbals. Yes, this would, of course, inhibit the clash of sound, but that's quite all right, as I would not be onstage in a formal black dress, punctuating the musical sentences laid out by the orchestra you have all paid oh so much money to listen to. No, I'd just be fumbling around someone's old attic, looking for something with which to smash your face, and as luck would have it, the cymbals would be there. And so, somehow, would you. What are the chances!
I want to introduce your face to a stucco wall. I want to scrub your face against it like a panicked teenager, who, faced with a ravage of skin mishaps the very day he is finally taking out Kirsten Hendricks (the girl he's had his eye on even before she went and sprouted that amazing body that all the other guys say disgusting things about in the locker room), rushes out to the garage in search of the heaviest sandpaper in his dad's toolbox so he can scrub his skin raw. Raw, bloody, and oozing, but at least without zits.
Damn you, Kurt Vonnegut, and your fluffy head of gray hair. Damn you for not writing back to me, when I spent so much time searching for the perfect stationary on which to write you a letter that I was sure you would appreciate. At the very least, I expected you to be so taken with my printing, which everyone always says looks like it was typewritten or typeset, that you'd want to meet the fascinating woman capable of creating it. I expected an invitation to tea, Mr. Vonnegut. At the very least, a leisurely walk on the East Side!
I saw a new product on TV that's supposed to give a girl the sassy cleavage that's all the rage among those desperate to draw attention to tits that are way larger than their brains. It's a set of two smooth, shiny pads the size and shape of boneless chicken breasts, which a chick inserts into her Teenform bra to give the illusion of fullness. So what happens at the moment of truth, when her ardent suitor finds himself with two fists full of Purdue? Does he run away, like a chicken with his head cut off? I say yes!
Just as annoying as listening to some actor drone on about "honing my craft", is listening to a writer plod on about his "approach". Perhaps some of the most loathesome of writers are those who insist they can only type on an old Royal typewriter. Please. I lump you poseur-writers with the poseur-actors who, as part of their "preparation", punch the air like boxers or flail like psychotics. Oh, look at me, I'm really free as I flail myself into character. Am I not so real? And listen to me, clacking away on my typewriter. Can't you hear my progress?
What a raging disappointment, Jolene thinks. She'd been on a diet for a year and a half, and only once or twice had she snuck a taste of something "forbidden". And now, when she's finally as slender as she's ever dreamed of being, she orders a huge slice of her favorite dessert ever, a triple-fudge upside-down cashew cheesecake. But when she slides a gooey bite of it past her quivering lips, it's not what she thought it would be. This was what she'd lusted after for so long? It wasn't even a treat! Oh god, she waited forever ... for this?
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Inter-clan fighting kills 15 in south Sudan
At least 15 people have been killed and eight others wounded following renewed communal fighting in South Sudan's Jonglei State over a renaming of contested village, a government official said on Friday
A newly released child soldier attends a release ceremony in Yambio, South Sudan, on February 7, 2018. More than 300 child soldiers, including 87 girls, have been released in South Sudan's war-torn region of Yambio under a programme to help reintegrate them into society, the UN said on on Februar y 7, 2018. A conflict erupted in South Sudan little more than two years after gained independence from Sudan in 2011, causing tens of thousands of deaths and uprooting nearly four million people. The integration programme in Yambio, which is located in the south of the country, aims at helping 700 child soldiers return to normal life. Pic/AFP
At least 15 people have been killed and eight others wounded following renewed communal fighting in South Sudan's Jonglei State over a renaming of contested village, a government official said on Friday. The renewed clashes erupted midweek in Kolang Payam of former Bor County, following last year's disagreement that left 15 people dead, Jonglei State Information of Minister Jacob Akech Deng told Xinhua.
"The inter-clan clashes happened on Wednesday and drag up to Thursday, leaving 15 dead and wounding eight others on both sides," Akech said. The clashes erupted again over ownership of grazing land and the naming of a village. Deng said one group attacked the other clan in retaliation after the killing in December last year over the naming of a village. He said the local authorities have intervened by deploying heavy security force along a previous created buffer zone to monitor the violators and help restore calm in the area.
Deng added that the regional government has issued stern warnings to the local chiefs to apprehend perpetrators of the latest round of fighting. "I and the deputy governor went to the ground this morning to talk to the chiefs and villagers, and warned them against staging revenge killings and to ask them to allow the authorities to handle the matter without loss of lives," he said.
The Jonglei region has suffered decades of communal and tribal violence, mainly caused by rivalry over livestock and grazing land. At least 22 people were killed and 18 others wounded in December last year when members of the Nyara clan and other clans of Abii community fought over ownership of land in the same area.
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