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In January 2019, ALDES received a double recognition from the Ubu Award 2018: Special Award to the project ALDES and special Award to Andrea Cosentino.
ALDES award motivation: for the constant work of choreographic research combined to the reserach for new audiences and for having given life to new talents in the field of contemporary dance, becoming a reference point on a national level by creating a recognizable artistic blueprint, while not strictly related to the poetics of a single artist.
The foundations of these achievements lie in the quality of the works produced by the artists that form part of ALDES: Caterina Basso, Roberto Castello, Andrea Cosentino, Aline Nari, Stefano Questorio, Giselda Ranieri, Giacomo Verde, Francesca Zaccaria and Marco Chenevier with Elena Pisu (years 2018-2019).
The authors receiving ALDES's support are: Roberto Castello, Ambra Senatore, Stefano Questorio, Irene Russolillo, Caterina Basso, Giselda Ranieri, Claudia Caldarano, Silvia Alfei, Massimiliano Barachini, Francesca Foscarini, Giorgia Nardin, foscarini:nardin:dagostin, Aline Nari and Davide Frangioni, Giacomo Verde, Francesca Zaccaria, Andrea Cosentino, Marco Chenevier, Elena Pisu.
Roberto Castello (Torino 1960)
is probably the most ideologically engaged and politically controversial choreographer among the founders of Italian contemporary dance.
Dancer, choreographer and teacher he studies modern dance in Turin and New York.
In the earliest '80s, he dances with Carolyn Carlson's Teatro Danza la Fenice where he creates his first choreography.
His activity as a choreographer starts in 1983.
In 1984 he's one of the founders of the Italian modern dance company Sosta Palmizi and creates, among the other pieces, some collective works ("Il Cortile" - Ubu prize 1986, "Tufo", "Perduti una notte").
In the '90s he starts his career as a free lance with the piece "Enciclopedia" and as a choreographer he works with several Italian companies such as Compagnia di Balletto del Teatro Regio in Tourin.
In 1993 he founds his new ensemble ALDES in Tuscany with whom he creates experiments and performances among dance, visual art and new technologies and realizes many dance and theater productions, in international environment too. Among the others productions he realizes: "Siamo qui solo per i soldi" (1994-'95), "Biosculture" (1998) media installation for exhibition premises, "Il fuoco, l'acqua, l'ombra" (1998) performance-installation in collaboration with Studio Azzurro, "Le avventure del Signor Quixana", in collaboration with Paolo Atzori (Danza&Danza Prize for best contemporary dance performance) and others international co-productions.
In 2002 he starts working on "Il migliore dei mondi possibili" (the best of possible worlds), Ubu Price 2003, a multi-year project in 10 sections that is now at its ninth step.
In 2010 he is the choreographer for the tv format "Vieni via con me" by Fabio Fazio and the writer Roberto Saviano on Rai 3 national broadcast.
In 2011 he choreographs "Carne Trita – Voice and Dance Concert", having its premiere at Teatro Cà Foscari in Venice.
In 2013 he's choreographer in two movie-installations by Peter Greenaway, "The Towers" in Lucca (Italy) and "The Dance of Death" in Basel (Switzerland).
In 2015 he is invited to realize the choreography of La Notte della Taranta's main concert (Salento) and he debuts with his last two works: "In girum imus nocte et consumimur igni" with the ensamble ALDES, a very radical work made of pure movement and "Trattato di economia" (treaty of economy) with the actor Andrea Cosentino, a theater comic work on economy absurdities, and was invited as international guest choreographer by Zukt Academy of Frankfurt.
In year 2017 he ideates and supervises the project "93% – materials for a non-verbal politics" (www.novantatrepercento.it) a platform of opinions, discussions, and exchange of material about non-verbal language, feast, dance, and the political potential of the body and the behaviour.
He's curator of several festivals (Strade Contemporanee - '97/'99, Rizoma - '05/'07, Tempi di Reazione – multidisciplinary improvisation happenings, Maratona Viola, Maratona Cahen, Reporters – 2008/2009/2010, Short Formats / italian contemporary choreography – 2009), Ring festival (2014) and, in 2008, he's one of the founders of "SPAM! rete per le arti contemporanee" (Contemporary Arts Network), a choreographic production center in Tuscany, organizing residencies, a multidisciplinary season, workshops, public meetings and didactic activities.
Since he has always been interested in the educational value of art, he has constantly been committed to divulge the art of dance through workshops and seminars, until he starts, in 2005, the course of digital choreography at the Academy of Fine Arts Brera 2 in Milan, where he taught until 2015.
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Dancer, actor, author. He was born in Thiene (Vicenza, Italy) in August 26th, 1968.
He worked as a performer with Italian and international companies such as Wim Vandekeybus , Studio Azzurro, Carolyn Carlson, L'Impasto, Fabrizio favale/Le Supplici, Zimmerfrei and others.
Since 2001 he has been working with Aldes directed by Roberto Castello and he takes part, as performer and co-author, to the pluri-annual project "Il Migliore dei Mondi Possibili" (The best of possibile worlds - Ubu prize in 2003).
In year 2003 he shows the solo "Trittico" (Triptych) and in 2005 "Promo", works for which he is author and performer.
In year 2007 he directs the performance for children "Storia di un Gabbianella" (Story of a seagull - Prize Otello Sarzi - Nuove realtà del teatro).
Still in 2007 he starts with Valentina Buldrini the project "Georges Perec / Specie di Spazi" (Kind of spaces), divided until now in 2 episodes: study for 2 (best performer - prize rassegna Loro del Reno, Teatri di Vita, 2007) and the urban version (outside) "Due" (two).
In 2008 he works as performer in "L'inferno" (Hell) for the company Societas Raffaello Sanzio.
Caterina Basso trained as a dancer in Bologna where she graduated in Communication Studies with a thesis in Theatre Semiology.
In 2006 she was selected for the Inteatro Festival Academy in Polverigi, at the end of which she presented her first choreographic work.
Since 2007 she has started her collaboration with ALDES and Roberto Castello, dancing in several productions. She has also collaborated with other companies and artistis, including Motus, Silvia Traversi, Ariella Vidach, Laura Moro. During the same years she spent intensive periods of study in New York, Tel Aviv (Batsheva Dance Company) and Berlin (Sasha Waltz).
In 2009 she started her collaboration with Ambra Senatore for Passo, winner of Premio Equilibrio Roma. Since then she has been working with the company: she has performed and collaborated to the creation of Studio, A posto, Insalata al veleno, Petites Briques and Aringa Rossa, which has been presented at Théatre de la Ville in Paris in 2015.
In 2014 she performs in Senza Titolo and Mondo Novo by Jerome Bel in Venice. In 2013 she creates her first solo piece Il volume com'era for the Venice Biennale Prima Danza project. The solo has been selected by Anticorpi Network XL 2014 and won the first prize at Masdanza festival 2015. In the same year she creates her second solo "Un minimo distacco".
She speaks Italian, English, French and Spanish.
Ranieri was born in Genova in 1983.
Dancer with a classical and contemporary background, she holds a MA in Theatre and Dance Disciplines. Since 2008 she's researching in instant composition creating site-specific pieces and context specific works and collaborating with national and international artists: her works – like the dance and music site-specific BLIND DATE – have been presented in venues such as Galleria degli Uffizi Museum (Florence).
One of the founders of UBIdanza/Nari-Frangioni, since 2009 she's working with the company.
Since 2010 she's collaborating with ALDES becoming then associated artist in 2014. Since the same year she's collaborating with Cosmin Manolescu for the European project E-MOTIONAL Rethinking Dance. Thanks to the best direction price to i…i…io?! she's part of YIMA international network.
Her last solo T.I.N.A. has been hosted at Interplay (Turin) and selected for Supernova (Pergine) and Vetrina Anticorpi XL 2019.
Her HO(ME)_project in collaboration with Collectif Corps Citoyen, has been hosted for Valletta 2018 Program.
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Aline Nari
Aline Nari, choreographer, dancer, PHD in Italian Literature Studies, she studied ballet and contemporary dance (scholarship NYU/Unige with Douglas Dunn). Her artistic path explores several contexts (contemporary dance, urban dance, video dance, dance studies) on the aim to meet different kind of audience.
She started her professional career as interpreter in 1993 dancing for some contemporary dance companies (in Italy and Switzerland) and Opera Theatres. Since 1998 until 2007 she joined Sosta Palmizi Association, dancing either with Raffaella Giordano (La notte trasfigurata) and Giorgio Rossi (Gli Scordati, Lolita, E d'accanto mi passano femmine) and in 2009 she worked for ALDES/ Roberto Castello (Scene da un matrimonio).
After her first own piece Danze Minute in 2000, she has been creating she several performances (Airsuite, Formaline, Temporabilia, Buon peso, etc) for the theatre and the public space together with the performer Davide Frangioni, with whom she also founded UBIdanza an association aimed to promote dance culture through different actions: performances, educational programmes, meetings. Their performances has been represented in Italy and in different european countries, substained by Lieux publics Centre National de Création (FR), MDI (UK), Hunge Unde Network, Ciudades que dançan Network, Teatri di Vita (I), Teatro Akropolis (I), Urban Bodies Festival (I).
As choreographer and performer she also collaborated with: the videomakers James Herbert (USA) e M. Mirabella (I), the director G. Gallione (Teatro dell'Archivolto - I), the choreographers Cosmin Manolescu (RO), Jany Jérémie (FR). Since 2005 she has been working with the polish director Michal Znaniecki for whom she signed the choreographies for some operas (Samson et Dalila, Candide, Krol Roger) in Italy, Spain, Belgium, Polony, Greece.
Besides her artistic career Aline Nari kept on dealing with theatre and dance studies. She obtained her PhD at University of Genoa, published essays on theatre, literature and dance. From september 2015 she will teach Dance History at Pisa University.
Davide Frangioni
perfomer, dancer and choreographer, arrives to dance after a diverse educational path (Fine Arts, Martial Arts, Visual Art Performance) thanks to the Course in Theatrical Miming organized by the Council of Genoa.
She starts her professional carer in 2002 with Compagnia Arbalete and he works straight after with Teatro dell'Archivolto, ithe group Araiké, the Rumenian choreographer C. Manolescu, the French choreographer J. Jérémie.
Since 2004 he colleaborated with Aline Nari with whom he created several ppieces and founded the Cultural Association UBIdanza. He is also part of the project Steps from Tuscany, directed by Giorgio Rossi (Moscow, November 2007) and in 2008 he creates his solo X4MEN-Performen (Vetrina Anticorpi XL) and the following Elogio all'attesa. In 2010 he supervise the movements for the creation Pater Familias of the Company Kronoteatro.
Since a decade he is dedicated to the study and research in the field of old Roman fencing, under the guide of Maestro d'armi Corrado Tomaselli Casale.
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Giacomo Verde (1956-2020) has been working in theatre and the visual arts since the 1970s. Since the 1980s he has produced works through the creative use of 'low' technology, such as video art, techno-performances, theatre shows, installations and learning workshops. He is the inventor of "tele-narration", a technique also used for creating live-video-backdrops for concerts and poetry recitals. He was one of the first Italians to create interactive art works and net-art. He has worked with various different artistic teams as an author, actor, performer, musician, video-set designer and director. He lectures on directing at the Fine Arts Academy of Torino, on video-theatre at the Fine Arts Academy of Macerata. Worked with prison inmates, animated 'Euclide', the interactive artificial puppet, created "poor" and alternative games for using television intelligently, founded the SeStessiVideo production company, taught how to destroy television sets, written, polemicized, invented formulae and definitions. Reflecting on and playfully experimenting with the latest techno-anthropo-logical developments underway and building bridges between different art genres is a constant with Verde.
Francesca Zaccaria
dancer, choreographer, painter
She connects her research in dance with a close dialogue related to painting, as a direct witness of a perceptive listening of gesture, in its revealing complexity.
Graduated in painting at the Accademia Ligustica di Belle Arti di Genova, she obtains a scholarship, Project Erasmus, year '98/'99, at the Université d'Arts Plastiques Saint-Denis, Paris.
In year 2002 she enriches her dance skills with Martial Arts,by following the Method Noro/Kinomichi, Aikido and Japanese Sword.
Currently, furthermore, she practices Yoga non dual tradition of Kashmir, as per Eric Barry's method.
She has been an interpreter for the Compagnia ALDES/Roberto Castello, Compagnia Abbondanza/Bertoni, in the project named "Autour de Blowin" by Catherine Diverrès, in the Chorus of "Enrico V" by Pippo Delbono and different productions for Teatro dell'Archivolto in Genova.
In 2005 thanks to her first choreography, she gains the price Junge Hunde/Sosta Palmizi Network.
In 2007 together with Giovanni Di Cicco, she gives birth to Compagnia Dergah Danza Teatro in choreographic residence at Teatro dell'Archivolto in Genova.
In 2013 she receives an invitation to join the Folkwang of Contemporary Dance in Essen-Werden, in order to run a workshop and after, produce a choreography for the Tanzabend 2015.
Her latest choreographies "A Solo Drama" year 2013 and "L'Artista cade (come frutto e figlio) year 2014, produced in cooperation with Teatro dell'Archivolto, have been displayed in France and Germany.
In 2016 for the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava she produces "Bodies Garden/Krajina Snov" with students of I II III year of the Theater Dance department.
At the moment she has been working in France with Cie Sic.12/Gustavo Giacosa and she is part of the ALDES authors.
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Andrea Cosentino
Actor, author, comedian and theatre scholar.
He is inventor, owner, sole anchorman/woman of Telemomò, an autharchical, short supply chain television. Among his shows, 'La tartaruga in bicicletta in discesa va veloce', the 'dipthyc of the present' composed by L'asino albino and Angelica (texts published by Carla Romana Antolini (edited by), Andrea Cosentino l'apocalisse comica, Roma, Editoria e spettacolo, 2008), Antò le Momò-avanspettacolo della crudeltà, Primi passi sulla luna (text published in a narrative version by Tic edizioni), Not here not now and (in collaboration with Roberto Castello) Trattato di economia. His TV appearances range from comedy commentator in the TV show AUT-AUT (Gbr-circuito Cinquestelle) in 1993 to the participation in 2003 to the TV show Ciro presenta Visitors (RTI mediaset), for which he invented a serial/off the wall soap opera impersonated by plastic dolls. He is a promoter of the project MARA'SAMORT, working towards a possible theatre of-with-on the edge, through a thematic, linguistic and performative research on subordinate forms of expression.
In January 2019, Andrea receives a Special Ubu Award 2018.


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The other day I had one of those lovely little videos pop up on Facebook, the ones where they put together a selection of your best moments from the previous year and it reminded me to put this post together.
2017 has been a fairly eventful year for our little family. I gained a niece and a nephew early on in the year, had a couple of lovely holidays, and of course got married!
The year seems to have gone by much faster than usual, perhaps because I was wishing the time away until our wedding in September, perhaps because I was on maternity leave with Benjamin.
Over the summer I made the tough decision not to go back to work, and I handed in my notice. Although hard, this has allowed me to focus more on my blog, and last month I managed to finally go self hosted, something I had been meaning to for awhile.
I feel 2018 will be another exciting year, but for now, here are some of the highlights of 2017 for me…
Visiting my brother & his wife for her baby shower
2018 started off to a brilliant start, with babies being born in both Ed and my families. My brother and his wife welcomed their first baby girl in February, but just before then we made the long trip up north to visit them in County Durham to celebrate the impending arrival for Becky's baby shower.
Whilst we were there we fit in a meal at our favourite restaurant up there, The Church Mouse, and I got to have the delicious Hunters Chicken.
My Valentine's Day surprise disaster
Every year since we met, Ed has been surprising me on Valentine's Day with an activity he has planned. The first year it was horse riding, which was incredible, and something I hadn't done before.
This year it was something a little further outside my comfort zone. Ed had booked for us both to go indoor skydiving, which terrified me, but I decided I had to give it a go. Unfortunately this resulted in my almost having a panic attack, grabbing onto the instructor and clinging onto him for dear life, and resembling Bridget Jones in my souvenir photo….
Ed is under strict instruction to be a little less adventurous with his choice next time!
Meeting my baby niece – Isla
I was so excited to finally meet my very first baby niece. The long drive was totally worth it when I got to have lots of baby cuddles, and I love the photos we took of me and my brother with our babies!
Easter holidays
The Easter holidays were a chance for us to unwind and chill out, as well as travelling and exploring a little too. I am lucky as my mum is a teacher and she spent the time off with me and the kids. Now Ed is training to be a teacher as well, I am looking forward to him being able to spend quality time with us too.
Easter Sunday saw Benjamin turn six months and his very first meal was roast lamb!
My hen weekend
For my hen weekend I headed over to Bath to do cupcake making, which was so much fun! Back in Bournemouth, a butler in the buff came over to get the party started, and the following day I went to a spa and for an Indian meal in town. It was so lovely!
Girls weekend away
Two of my closest friends happen to live miles away from me. We try to meet up as often as we can, although sometimes this is months apart. When we do spend time together it is as if we were never apart and we always have a brilliant time filled with laughter.
This time round we stayed in a cheap hotel, had good food, lots of wine, plenty of snacks and finished the break with a trip into Winchester for some shopping.
Half Term holiday to Spain
In May half term, my mum, nan and I took the kids to Spain for a week in the sun. Although Ed wasn't able to join us, it was a really lovely break and got me so excited for our wedding abroad when we witnessed a couple at the hotel we were staying at.
This was the first time I made a proper effort with my photography and I was really proud of some of the photos from the trip. It made me want to up my game when it came to my blog photography.
Carly's 'graduation' from Nursery
I never even knew children could 'graduate' from nursery, but apparently this is now a thing. Still, it was an excuse to make a big fuss out of Carly as she took the next step in her life, and how adorable did she look in her graduation cap and gown?
Trip to Harry Potter studio tours
The summer holidays went by in such a blur this year, with our wedding right at the end. We still managed to fit some fun activities in though, like a trip to the Harry Potter Studio Tour, which Cameron absolutely loved!
Family Time
During the summer we spent quite a lot of time hanging out as a family. I had bought Ed a barbecue for his birthday, and we hosted a few parties in our back garden, which were a lot of fun.
We also attended a family wedding, spent some time with my dad and his fiancée in Essex and my mum and I took the kids away again, this time to the Isle of Wight. It was a lovely summer filled with family times. I also got another visit from Abi and Georgie, my uni friends, which was lovely!
At the end of August, we headed off to Santorini, a Greek island, to get married. It had been a stressful journey getting to that point, with lots of hassle from our wedding planning company making me feel physically ill beforehand, but all of that was forgotten when we flew out with our family to enjoy a week in the sun together for such a special occasion.
Our wedding day
We got married on Saturday 2nd September and it was truly a beautiful day. The sun was shining, the sky was a brilliant blue, and we were so lucky to have some of our closest friends and family there with us. Although we don't have a lot of professional shots taken on the day, the photos we do have are so special to me. They show a day filled with love and laughter, and I will always hold a special place in my heart for Santorini now.
Carly starts school
When we got back from Greece, it wasn't long before Carly started in reception. It was such a huge milestone and I was, and continue to be, really proud of how she adapted to being at school full time. She also looks absolutely adorable in her uniform!
Cameron's Birthday
Cameron turned 7 in the middle of September and we celebrated with pizza and presents – the perfect birthday!
Benjamin's Birthday
Benjamin turned one in October. The first year of his life went by in a blur and I couldn't believe he was already a whole year old! It also marked a whole year of breastfeeding for us, and I was so proud to have reached (and now exceeded) my breastfeeding goal.
Half Term
In October half term, we spent some lovely time together as a family as Ed had started his training course and had the school holidays off for the first time. We made some wonderful memories together.
Ed and I also managed to get away for a night for our minimoon. We stayed at a lovely local hotel, had lots of yummy food and drink and spent the following day in the spa. It was bliss.
The week ended with pumpkin picking ready for halloween.
Halloween party
Just after half term was Halloween, and this year we went all out. We hosted a party at our house for family, put on a spooky buffet with party games and pumpkin carving, and the kids went trick or treating with my brother and cousin.
Isla's Christening
We headed up to County Durham again for baby Isla's christening, which Ed and I were Godparents for. It was a fleeting visit (we travelled there and back within 24 hours), but it was such a beautiful day.
Our UK wedding reception
As some family and friends hadn't been able to come with us to Santorini for our wedding, we held a uk blessing and reception back home. It was a lovely evening, filled with food, drink and not one but two wedding dresses (one of them a beautiful Burgundy colour). I am so glad we booked a photo booth as the photos from it are hilarious and totally capture the fun of the night.
My sister's graduation
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Winter walks
Having had CBT (cognitive behavioural therapy), I was encouraged to be more present. To try and do this, I have been making an effort to get out and about with the children and Ed at the weekends. We live in a beautiful area of the country, and I have been enjoying taking photos of our experiences.
Carly's Birthday
Carly turned 5 in the middle of November and we celebrated with presents and a trip to the local bowling alley with a few of her new school friends. I can't quite believe my little girl is five already!
Bath Christmas market
For Ed's work Christmas party we went along to Bath Christmas market. Ed and I spent our childfree day exploring the market, eating our bodyweight in festive snacks and drinks, and purchasing my very first MAC lipstick and some chocolate for the journey back home.


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Recently, an individual was ridiculed by a number of ruthless online users who found fault with his appearance. Whilst browsing through the comments under the post, I came across a baffling comment—I just could not wrap my head around what was said. The individual, obviously amused, stated that others should adopt a sense of humour, and 'let Lucians be Lucians'.
I was appalled and could feel myself getting more annoyed by the second. I wanted to exclaim that it is not okay to make such a mindless comment. I sat angrily in front my computer, pondering about the things that were said.
People jokingly commented on the post, giving absolutely no thought to the things they had written. The comment that remained with me is, 'let Lucians be Lucians'—how asinine is that? To think that this is the individual's idea of being Saint Lucian!
But it should come as no surprise as I have seen and heard it before. Apparently, some St. Lucians think that being 'Lucian', is when one is hurling insults at another, and or is in a drunken stupor: because that, 'makes us cool' and 'acceptable'. As ludicrous as this may seem, there are people who take pride in this behaviour. Mind boggling isn't it?
We have a long way to go as a society. We have come a long way, that is unquestionable, but we still have great walls to climb.
It starts from the home, all the way to the school, the person you meet on the street, and most importantly, you. You can't rely on your parents' and other influential figures for everything. Furthermore, I'm sure you have heard this old adage: "you can lead a horse to the water, but you can't make it drink."
Parents have to play their part, teachers, and other influential persons must too. But at the end of the day, if you don't realize the need for change, intend to work on changing your negative ways,then you have failed terribly.
Ask yourself this—is my behaviour okay? Have a talk with yourself (yes, it's okay to do that). See where you fall short and look at the areas that require change. Most times, it is not easy, that is a guarantee, however, like any good thing you work hard for, the results are worth it.
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"On time" and "on budget" are words Town Council heard frequently during an update on the Jack Tennant Memorial Bridge and James Walker Trail project at their meeting Monday.
Work continues on both components of the project this spring with the opening of the bridge and road still anticipated for this fall.
Mayor Jeff Genung applauded the project team for their good work. "This is the most important project in our community at the moment, so it's essential to get it right," he said. "It's exciting to see the progress and to know we'll be driving on the bridge in a few more months."
There are number of major items to be completed in 2020 to get the Jack Tennant Memorial Bridge ready for use:
The James Walker Trail extension from the Arena Road roundabout to Riversong Boulevard is also progressing well. Work resumes this spring and includes completion of the rough grading and storm system, shallow utilities, paving and landscaping.
The update to Council also included fish habitat information. Three new pools were added and the side channel was deepened and cleaned as per Department of Fisheries and Oceans.
Both the bridge and road construction are planned to be open to traffic this fall.
The Town of Cochrane and Urban Systems were awarded this year's Consulting Engineers of Alberta (CEA) Award of Merit in the Project Management category for the innovative approach to procurement for the Jack Tennant Memorial Bridge.
The planning process illustrated the important role of the general contractor: they needed to support and collaborate on the design of the bridge as well as build it. The collaborative procurement model resulted in a highly professional understanding of contractual risk responsibility and eliminated uncertainties that often lead to contractual disputes and costly changes.
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The Lady Dragons competed in the National Elite Prep Showcase (NEPS) this weekend. NEPS is a showcase that matches up some of the top girl's soccer programs in the country. The showcase was played at Dragon Stadium and various other stadiums around DFW.
The Lady Dragons faced off against a program out of Bucholz, Florida in the first match of the showcase last Thursday and went on to win 9-0.
In weekend action, the Lady Dragons earned victories in their other matches versus Austin Westlake and Amarillo by scores of 4-1 and 9-0 respectively.
The Lady Dragons put on a scoring display through the three-game showcase. Led by 5 goals on the weekend by Madi Drenowatz, the Lady Dragons scored 22 goals as a team. Goalkeeper Madi Martin earned two shutouts and the Lady Dragon defense only allowed one goal during the three-game run.
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The transition to lactation is a metabolically challenging time in the life cycle of a dairy cow. Nutrient requirements to support milk production exceed nutrient intake, and the cow is at increased risk of metabolic and infectious disorders.
That being said, this period can also be one of opportunities, one of which is the chance to better tailor the diet to the specific needs of the postpartum period and therefore have positive impacts on cow health and performance.
As highlighted in a December article, "Uncovering the hidden glucose source cows need," supply of glucose to support milk production relies heavily on the liver's generation of glucose from precursors including propionate, lactate, some amino acids and glycerol by the process of gluconeogenesis. Propionate is the primary glucose precursor in the fed state, but during negative energy balance, like around calving, the liver relies more heavily on other precursors for energy and glucose. For example, during negative energy balance, cows mobilize body fat which provides fatty acids that can be taken up by the liver.
Fatty acids cannot be used to make glucose; however, they can be oxidized to make energy which helps fuel, among other things, the energetically expensive process called gluconeogenesis. Glycerol (the backbone of triglycerides stored in fat tissue) is also taken up by the liver during fat mobilization and can be used as a glucose precursor, but it only contributes modestly to glucose generation.
Use of alternative precursors and balance of these pathways is key in maintaining the liver's ability to make glucose and avoiding hyperketonemia and fatty liver. While it has been known that the liver can use lactate, supplementation of lactate to the liver without causing rumen acidosis has been challenging. A recent research study supplementing ammonium lactate postpartum revealed this nutritional strategy may be able to do just that.
In the study, 40 multiparous cows were fed a prefresh ration targeted to have 40% to 60% subclinical ketosis (SCK) after calving in order to be consistent with transition cows across the state. Recall that the term "incidence" is different from "prevalence." Incidence is based on repeatedly sampling individual cows to identify all cases of a disorder, while prevalence is the number of positive cases during any single check. For reference, SCK incidence of 60% would be roughly equivalent to 24% to 30% prevalence, which is within the prevalence range in Wisconsin, the U.S. and Canada for multiparous cows based on research and epidemiological data.
At the time of calving, cows were either fed a control lactating cow diet or a lactating cow diet with 2 pounds liquid ammonium lactate (GlucoBoost) per head in substitution for soybean meal (formulated on a dry matter basis) to maintain the same diet crude protein (CP) content. Cows were fed the diets for 45 days, and milk production, milk components, bodyweight and blood metabolites were quantified frequently during the study. Rumen fluid samples from a subset of cows that were rumen cannulated allowed us to verify that cows did not develop sub-acute acidosis.
The original hypothesis of the study was that by providing a glucose precursor (in this case lactate) to the liver, we would support liver function and reduce hyperketonemia. Control cows in the study had a hyperketonemia incidence of 60%. Cows supplemented with ammonium lactate had 37% hyperketonemia and reduced blood beta-hydroxybutyrate (BHB) in the immediate postpartum period. This supported the hypothesis that providing glucose precursors to the liver could reduce hyperketonemia.
Cows fed ammonium lactate had lower blood fatty acids postpartum. This may have been because they were consuming a ration with a higher energy density due to the energy value of the ammonium lactate. Insulin was also greater in cows consuming ammonium lactate, which likely inhibited fat mobilization. This reduction in blood fatty acids could have further contributed to lower incidence of hyperketonemia in cows supplemented with ammonium lactate.
Cows in both groups had similar milk production (94 pounds per day) and milk components (4.9% fat, 2.87% protein) during the study. Cows supplemented with ammonium lactate had a slower increase in dry matter intake (DMI) from weeks three to seven. Together, this resulted in energy-corrected feed efficiency and nitrogen efficiency improving by 10.7% and 9.4%, respectively. We typically strive to maximize DMI postpartum, so a lower rate of DMI increase may seem counter-intuitive at first; however, it is important to note that dietary energy intake (dietary NEL), milk energy output, bodyweight and body condition score (and respective changes across the transition period) were similar between the control and treatment. Together with the increased insulin concentration, an indicator of sufficient energy status, these data support that treatment with ammonium lactate supported improved nutrient status, despite lower rate of increase in DMI.
What would allow a postpartum animal to have similar milk output with less feed intake and improved metabolic health? Could this be a product of providing more gluconeogenic precursors to the liver, as hypothesized? Measuring the amount of glucose produced by the liver is more complicated than simply measuring blood glucose because that concentration represents the balance of how much glucose the liver makes and how much glucose other tissues, like the mammary gland, use.
We can get an indication by looking at blood glucose together with milk lactose. In this study all cows had similar milk lactose output, but cows supplemented with ammonium lactate had greater blood glucose postpartum, suggesting there could have been more production of glucose by the liver, which is something we are continuing to analyze.
This research was the first in-depth look at postpartum nutritional supplementation with ammonium lactate, and it revealed the potential to improve feed efficiency and support metabolic health, both beneficial outcomes for the cow and the farm.
Full scientific manuscript is published in the Journal of Dairy Science (102:2283-2297) and was featured as the March 2019 Editor's Choice article.
Rafael Caputo Oliveira is a former graduate student at the University of Wisconsin – Madison. Michael de Veth is vice president of R&D at Fermented Nutrition.
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The Fear of Writing
The fear of an unfinished novel is the most difficult barrier to overcome, yet to write, it must be.
A trend I have noticed amongst writers is the tendency to start a project—particularly a novel—and then stall part-way through. Usually this is because a scene doesn't quite work properly, or a character just won't do what they are supposed to, or simply because things get in the way and a period of time passes where the writer doesn't look at their work. They then struggle to get started again.
Whilst the cause of the initial break is often clear, the reason for not resuming writing is much harder to identify, and often unrealised. With smaller pieces—like short stories, poems, or articles—the writer may move on, but larger works bring a sense of guilt. The act of not writing becomes a source of strife and the abyss between what is in the writer's mind and what is on the page grows substantially.
This is where writers find themselves in limbo; not because they cannot write, but because they cannot commit to the writing. A novel is more than a few characters or a basic setting: it is a world full of people and places and changes and emotions and life. It takes the entirety of a writer's mental capacity to process and develop. It requires absolute attention and focus. It needs all of them.
A half-finished novel sitting in the back of the mind is like a reservoir held behind a dam, and to work on it means opening those floodgates. A writer who has locked it away is possessed with a fear of it flooding their mind and taking their attention away from all other aspects of their life. It will consume them until it is done, and that is too high a risk to commit to without substantial time in place away from other distractions.
What, then, is a writer to do? Keep it locked away and hope one day such a time will arrive where responsibilities cease and the dam can be opened?
A writer is someone who writes. Thinking about a novel is not writing it, and although it is imperative to mentally explore world and characters before writing about them, it should not be the only activity undertaken. To move from thinker to writer is to put those fears aside, ignore the worry of a novel taking over their life, and embrace this new universe they are building.
The role, responsibility, and duty of a writer is to craft words into something wonderful. It is art through grammar, vocabulary and syntax. It is beautiful and magical. Yet it must be tangible; it must exist. Putting it off does not bring words to life, it sentences them to imprisonment. They wait, stoic, for their eventual release.
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The most popular substitutes for tea are coffee and carbonated beverages, with
coffee being the leading substitute. Common complements to tea are breakfast
foods, biscuits/cookies, and baked goods. The price elasticity of demand for
tea is below one, making tea inelastic which is due to the sheer number of
consumers that drink tea and cannot live without it. Tea can be either an
inferior good or a normal good depending on the specificities of the market,
but it is generally considered an inferior good. More expensive tea brands would
be considered a normal good since most people would rather buy the more
inexpensive option (the inferior good), but when the incomes of consumers go up
they are more willing to purchase the costly brand of tea.
tea market is considered to be in perfect competition since it exhibits many
characteristics of perfect competition. One characteristic is an immense number
of consumers and firms buying and selling tea, due to the fact that tea is one
of the most popular drinks in the world, second to water. Another is the
vastness of firms and consumers cause the producers not to be able to influence
market price, making them price takers. The tea market could also be described
to be in monopolistic competition since the producers sell tea that is
differentiated from each other by brand and quality.
main producers of tea are China, India, and Kenya, with most of the tea leaves
coming from Kenya. The U.S. does not really produce tea, instead, it imports it
from the leading tea producing countries, being the third largest importer of
tea in the world. The factor that would affect the demand for tea would be a
decrease in the price of a substitute, such as coffee. However, the demand for
tea remains strong worldwide (including the U.S. where its demand is growing)
which develops the taste of tea for consumers. Furthermore, many consumers
consider tea as essential, causing the demand to be almost income elastic. A
factor that would affect the supply of tea are droughts in the major areas of
production (China, India, and Kenya) which would lower the supply of tea leaves
needed to produce tea. The production of tea requires tea leaves and the technology
to refine and package the tea for selling.
Goggi, Peter F. "State of the U.S. Tea Industry." Tea
Association of the USA, 2016-17,
Pettinger, Tejvan. "Price of Tea." Economics Help, 02
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"Perfect Competition." Economics Online, http://www.economicsonline.co.uk/Business_economics/Perfect_competition.html
"The Worlds Top 10 Tea Producing Nations." World Atlas,
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Audubon releases State of the Birds report
Connecticut's cities and suburbs are essential to the survival of the more than 400 species of birds that have been recorded within Connecticut's boundaries, according to a report released by the Connecticut Audubon Society.
"For the scores of migratory and nesting bird species in Connecticut to survive and thrive, the state's cities and suburbs must create, maintain and improve their local habitats in everything from small neighborhood parks to larger nature preserves," said Audubon spokesman Tom Andersen in summarizing parts of the report, called "In Cities and Suburbs: A Fresh Look at How Birds Are Surviving in Connecticut."
The need to improve habitats is the key finding of the Connecticut Audubon Society's 2018 State of the Birds report, released Nov. 29 at a news conference at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station in New Haven.
The report shows how the state's most heavily-developed areas are crucial to the survival of the state's and the region's birds.
"Some of the most vulnerable species nest in Connecticut's cities, and research shows that city parks are more important to migrating birds than previously known," Andersen said.
Because of Connecticut's location, it is an important "jumping off point" for large numbers of migrating birds on their spring and fall journeys, according to an introduction to the study written by Patrick Comins and Milan G. Bull.
"Not only are our yards, parks and communities close to important habitats, they are important habitats themselves, critical rest stops on the river of birds that traverses the Atlantic flyway," Bull and Comins write.
Comins, Connecticut Audubon's executive director, said Connecticut has the highest percentage of areas where high quality wildlife habitat is intermixed with developed areas.
"How we manage the landscape has an impact on these habitats more than they otherwise would in more remote or highly urbanized areas," he writes.
The report's recommendations include passing the Recovering America's Wildlife Act to redirect federal funds to states for conservation work; expanding a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Program in which local partners maintain habitat in cities; and increasing the use of the Motus Wildlife Tracking System to help researchers follow when and where migratory birds travel.
The report also recommends improving private lands, noting that the Audubon will help homeowners and landowners by providing information to improve their properties to benefit migrating birds.
The report also suggests developing suburban greenways that connect larger open space areas and notes that the Audubon will work with partners to establish habitat corridors.
The report includes articles by Pulitzer-nominated author Scott Weidensaul; Commissioner Robert Klee of the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection; Chad Seewagen, executive director of the Great Hollow Nature Preserve, New Fairfield; Chelsi Burns and Shaun Roche of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; and Laura Saucier of the CT DEEP.
There are some real conservation success stories to be seen in Connecticut, writes Klee in an article called "Birds Are Important to People, People Are Important to Birds." He notes that the "once-almost gone" osprey is now abundant in many areas, and peregrine falcons emerged from near-extinction and now nest in bridges and other urban landscapes around the state.
"Yellow-crowned night herons nest in neighborhood trees and haunt the marshes of Stamford, Norwalk, Bridgeport and New Haven," said Andersen. "Great horned owls can be seen or heard in Hartford, Groton, Waterbury, New Haven and Stamford. And bald eagles continue to astonish residents of New Haven, Norwich, Norwalk and Hartford."
The report describes these as urban success stories.
"Urban areas and their diverse array of wildlife are one of Connecticut's best-kept secrets," writes Klee in the report. "They are also fragile ecosystems that need to be recognized, supported and maintained."
Shoreline birds
While Connecticut has 300 miles of coastline, there are only about 80 miles of sandy beach, according to Laura Saucier, wildlife biologist with the DEEP, who explains that this requires extra attention for shorebirds like the piping plovers and least terns.
"Piping plovers and least terns nest on minimally vegetated sandy beaches above the mean high tide line," Saucier writes. "Preferred nesting habitat for both of these birds, however, is also the preferred habitat for human beach recreation; it is where we like to stroll, place our umbrellas and blankets, play volleyball, walk our dogs, set up our kite-surfing equipment, and start our beach fires."
She said it's important that beachgoers share the space with the birds, despite the challenges. "Those competing interests require compromise," she writes.
The numbers of piping plovers have increased from North Carolina to the Maritime Provinces of Canada, though the numbers are not as high as wildlife experts would like, the report states. The number of piping plovers has increased in Connecticut as well, and the report notes that is the result of a lot of volunteer efforts.
"Because beaches in Connecticut have generally remained open to the public, we have to monitor more, educate more, and manage more for the birds to be successful," the report states.


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Natural? Organic? Biodynamic? Sustainable? Low-intervention?
There are masses of terms used to describe wine and they can get a bit confusing. Thankfully Berry Bros. & Rudd is hosting a tasting to help environmentally-conscious consumers to better understand how the wines they're drinking are made.
The upcoming wine tasting which takes place on Thursday 28th March will be a celebration of sustainability in winemaking.
During Down to Earth: a Tasting Rooted in Sustainability you'll have the opportunity to taste a selection of the range from around the world, crafted using varying environmentally-friendly approaches. With producers Eva Fricke (Rheingau, Germany), Rosie Finn (from Neudorf in Nelson, New Zealand) and Morgane Fleury (from Champagne Fleury) in attendance alongside experts from Britain's oldest wine merchant, you'll find out from those in-the-know what the terms found on labels and wine lists mean – both in terms of the way a producer works and for the wine they drink.
The tasting will demystify the complicated language and definitions surrounding this topic, including biodynamic, organic, low-intervention, sustainable, natural, dry farming and sulphur. An additional masterclass option is available where you'll get to listen to the three winemakers discuss what it's like putting theory into practice, and the impact it has on their wines.
For further information on attending visit the event page on Eventbrite.
General Tasting – £45
Thursday 28th March 2019
5.30 to 8.30pm, The Gallery at The Hospital Club, 24 Endell Street, London WC2H 9HQ
General Tasting plus Masterclass: Sustainability in Practice (5.30 to 6.15pm) £55
Thursday 28th March 2019
During the Sustainability in Practise Masterclass customers will taste six wines from Eva Fricke (Rheingau, Germany), Rosie Finn (from Neudorf in Nelson, New Zealand) and Morgane Fleury (from Champagne Fleury) as they hear why sustainability matters to them.
5.30 to 6.15pm, The Forest Room at The Hospital Club, 24 Endell Street, London WC2H 9HQ


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Computer users today have to be super-consistent about protecting their computer from viruses. During the 1990s, viruses were everywhere, but since malware became commercialized during the first part of this decade, evil viruses have reached epidemic levels. A computer virus infection can occur anytime, even when visiting real and valid indexed commercial business websites. (For example, BusinessWeek.com was hacked and subsequently infected visitors' computers with malware.) It's a cold, hard fact: Great computer protection is needed, and that comes in the form of really great antivirus protection.
The free antivirus software upsurge
The reality is that of the antivirus programs on the market, some are good, some are okay, and some don't work well at all. The big split out there is to decide if you use antivirus programs that are free, or use business grade antivirus that costs money. Free antivirus software is available online, but will it protect your computer?
A good example of this trend can be seen with Microsoft, which is dropping their OneCare subscription-based antivirus program for consumers. The company will now start offering Morro, a consumer PC free antivirus program.
Commercial antivirus products are a better value
Tons of companies, including Microsoft, offer paid antivirus software. The question is, do paid business grade antivirus offer more and work better than free antivirus software programs? Here's the bottom line: Most free antivirus programs offer the same base protection, but commercial business grade and consumer grade antivirus programs offer additional value. Commercial grade antivirus programs offer better technical support, better schedules, and additional features that provide more protection. Many new antivirus programs now offer scans of web links that test websites for malicious malware content while customers are navigating the web.
Behavioral-assessment protection advantage of commercial antivirus software
Available on the market now is the newly developed identity theft module offered by antivirus software company AVG. It is only offered in their commercial product. This new module employs Behavioral Assessment Techniques to locate malware with zero-day functionality; no signature is put out, making it invisible. Reports from the software users of this new module and product reviews indicate it offers a much higher level of antivirus protection than standard antivirus versions offer. The inclusion of behavioral-assessment based antivirus protection plus signature-based scanning is critical due to the real risk of the giant volume of malware viruses on the web today. Standard signature antivirus software works for finding big segments of malware; however, strategies of hackers who use custom packing (compressed and encrypted executable viruses) and session-based antivirus software make it very hard for antivirus companies to update antivirus software as fast as malware hackers create new code that hacks websites.
The bottom line
Free antivirus software is better than none; however, it is limited in function. To protect business needs and prevent nasty online malware hackers, paid, commercial, business-grade antivirus software will you increased safety and better peace of mind. Businesses using free antivirus software are taking risks from a legal standpoint and because of the advantage that centralized management business-level software provides.
If you want to learn more about free antivirus software versus business grade antivirus software, call Crumbacher today in Santa Fe at 505-820-6007 and in Albuquerque at 505-275-6866.


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Private fostering arrangements
Are you looking after someone else's child?
What is private fostering?
Private fostering' is the name for an informal arrangement made by parents and carers for a child to live with another family. A child is automatically being 'privately fostered' if they are:
Under the age of 16 (or 18 if the child is disabled)
They are being cared for and provided with accommodation by someone who is not a close relative*
The arrangement has lasted or is intended to last for 28 days or more.
*Close relatives are parents, grandparents, aunt, uncle or step parent (by marriage) but not a cousin, grand aunt or a family friend.
When is it private fostering?
Private fostering covers a wide range of situations. Here are some of the most common within Oxfordshire:
- Teenagers living with friends or extended family following problems at home
- Children who stay with another family while their own parents are unable to care for them (due to hospital admission, prison sentence, or family crisis)
- Children sent to the UK for education or health care by birth parents living overseas.
It is not private fostering if:
- The carer is the child's legal parent (by birth or adoption)
- The carer has a legal order which gives them parental responsibility
- The carer is an approved foster carer and/or the arrangement was made by social services
- The arrangement lasts for less than 28 days.
Tell us
If you are privately fostering a child or if your child is being Privately Fostered you must notify your local authority.
If you are arranging for your child to be cared for by another family or if you think you may be privately fostering a child please contact us.
More about private fostering
Assessing private fostering arrangements
We have a duty make sure that private fostering arrangements are satisfactory. We are required to visit the child in the private foster home and assess of the suitability and safety of the home placement.
When you have notified us about an arrangement, a social worker will arrange to visit you and the child in your home to meet you and all members of your household.
We will create a written report. You will be asked to complete police check forms and provide details of your GP. Provided the assessment is satisfactory, the social worker will visit at six weekly intervals in the first year, and three monthly intervals in the second and onwards until the child reaches 16.
What help and support am I entitled to while fostering?
Private foster carers are entitled to certain welfare benefits, as well as comprehensive advice, support and training. Responsibility for overall cost of the placement rests with the parent.
You may be entitled to claim Child Benefit and Child Tax Credits for a privately fostered child. Contact your local benefits agency office who will be able to advise you.
What if the child is leaving my care?
You must tell us if a child is leaving your care. You must also say why the child is leaving and give the name and address of the person who will be looking after them
Information for health, education and social care professionals
To help us safeguard children in private fostering arrangements, we rely on other childcare professionals' awareness of new legislation and their awareness about children's living arrangements.
As many private foster carers are not even aware of the 'need to notify', we rely on other professionals passing this information on to colleagues, parents and carers, and actively identifying arrangements.
Further information
For general advice and queries contact us.
- A children's guide to Private Fostering (pdf format, 810 KB)
- Notification of intention to undertake a private fostering arrangement as a private foster carer (pdf format, 36 KB)
- Notification of end of placement (pdf format, 23 KB)
- Private fostering - Statement of purpose (pdf format, 355KB)
- Private fostering Policy (pdf format, 958KB)
- Private fostering - a Guide for Parents (pdf format, 100 KB)
- Private fostering - a guide for carers (pdf format, 118 KB)
- Private fostering - a guide for host families (pdf format, 206 KB)
- Development plan (pdf format, 610KB)


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On Arrival At Amritsar Railway Station/airport You Will Be Met, Assisted and Drive Towards Amritsar and After Reach There Check in to the Hotel and Overnight Sta Amritsar.
Day 2 : AMRITSAR LOCAL
Early Morning Having a Breakfast and Going for the Local Sight Seeing for Amritsar Amritsar Excursion • Jaliawalan Bagh • Golden Temple • Evening Excursion for Wagha Border Ceremony After that Return to Hotel and Overnight Stay At Amritsar.
Day 3 : Amritsar Dharamshala
Early Morning Having a Breakfast and Check Out to the Hotel and Proceed Toward Dharamhsla. Mclodganj Sight Seeing • Namgyal Monastery • Tibetan Monestry • Tibetan Museum • Bhagsunath Temple • Bhagsu Falls • Naddi Village • Cricket Stadium After that Return to Hotel and Overnight Stay At Dharamshala.
Day 4 : Local Temple Tour Dharamshala
Dharamshala local{temple Tour dharamshala After Breakfast Full Day Sight Seeing for Temple Tour • Jawala Mata Temple • Bangla Mukhi Mata Temple • Chamunda Mata Temple • Palampur Tea Garden • Gopal Pur Natur Park After that Return to Dharamshala Hotel and Overnight Stay.
Day 5 : Dharamshala Khaajjiar Dalhousie
After Having a Breakfast, Check Out to the Hotel and Proceed Toward Khajjiar. Ø Khajjiar Ø Kalatop – Khajjiar Sanctuary. Ø Dam Kund Ø Panchpulla Ø Gandhi Chowk Ø Subhash Chowk Ø Satt Dhara Ø Subhash Baoli After that Return to Dalhousie Hotel and Overnight Stay.
Day 6 : Dalhousie Chamba Valley Dalhousie
Early Morning Having a Breakfast, and Transfer to Full Day Sightseeing for Chamba Valley. Ø Bhuri Singh Museum. Ø Sui Mata Temple Ø Old Shitla Bridge Ø Laxmi Narayan Temple Ø Ghandhi Gate After that Return to Dalhousie Hotel and Overnight Stay.
Day 7 : Dalhousie----Amritsar Departure
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We are entering the final month of the NFL regular season. While there remains a clear delineation between the top teams and the remainder of the league, there remains much to be decided. Races for the final playoff spots will only intensify in the coming weeks, and it shapes up to be a fascinating dash to the finish line.
Let's take a look at where we see all 32 teams in the league at the three-quarter pole.
1. Los Angeles Rams, 11-1
Last week rank: 2
The Rams became the first team in the league to clinch their division with a win over the Detroit Lions on Sunday. One big item is now off of the to-do list, and the club can now set its sights on home field advantage for the NFC playoffs.
2. New Orleans Saints, 10-2
Last week rank: 1
The Saints were touchdown favorites heading into Thursday night's contest with the Dallas Cowboys, but the football gods quickly brought the club back to earth. It's a speed bump in the grand scheme of things, as the Saints are very much alive for the #1 seed in the NFC – and they hold the tiebreaking advantage over the Rams due to their head-to-head win to boot.
3. Kansas City Chiefs, 10-2
Last week rank: 3
The Chiefs were expected to roll to a road victory over the Oakland Raiders on Sunday, but the hosts came to play and made things interesting. Regardless, the Chiefs picked up their 10th win and remain in excellent shape for a first-round bye.
4. New England Patriots, 9-3
Last week rank: 4
The Minnesota Vikings were efficiently handled by the Patriots on Sunday afternoon in Foxboro. The remaining schedule is friendly to the defending AFC champs, so they will have plenty to say about how the #1 seed in the AFC shakes out.
5. Los Angeles Chargers, 9-3
Last week rank: 5
The Chargers received a wake-up call at the hands of the Denver Broncos two weeks back, but they have recovered with two big wins. Sunday's victory over the Steelers was a huge one for a squad that seems to be locked into a wild-card berth at a minimum.
6. Houston Texans, 9-3
Last week rank: 7
The hottest team in the league picked up its ninth straight win this week while cruising past the Cleveland Browns. The Chiefs and Patriots would be wise to keep an eye on the Texans, who are poised to pounce if either of them slips up.
7. Chicago Bears, 8-4
Last week rank: 6
Sunday's road tilt with the New York Giants had the makings of a trap game for a hot Bears team, and the visitors became ensnared in it. It's merely a pothole in what has been a solid season for the Bears, who remain in control of the NFC North.
8. Pittsburgh Steelers, 7-4-1
Last week rank: 8
The Steelers were looking like legitimate Super Bowl contenders a few weeks back, but two straight losses points to a potential dogfight for the division with the Baltimore Ravens. On the bright side, perhaps the club is getting a rough patch out of the way before a big run through the final month.
9. Seattle Seahawks, 7-5
Last week rank: 10
It's looking like the Seahawks have the inside track on a wild-card spot in the NFC, and the club will be an incredibly tough out if they make it to the dance. Russell Wilson is playing phenomenal and the defense is rounding into form. What rebuild?
10. Dallas Cowboys, 7-5
Last week rank: 11
On Thursday night, the Cowboys demonstrated there is still a place for strong defense in a league which is heavily skewed towards offense. If the Cowboys successfully take down the NFC East, they will be another team that no one wants to face in the playoffs.
11. Minnesota Vikings, 6-5-1
Last week rank: 9
The clock is ticking on the Vikings to kick it into gear. While they still have a shot at a playoff spot, it's far from a lock at this point in time. Barring a turnaround, it looks like 2018 will do down as an awfully disappointing one for Minnesota.
12. Baltimore Ravens, 7-5
Last week rank: 12
It looked like the Ravens were falling out of the race just a few weeks ago. Three wins later, and the club is back in the thick of the playoff hunt. Rookie signal-caller Lamar Jackson is performing well enough, and the Ravens defensive unit points to them being a dangerous team in the postseason.
13. Philadelphia Eagles, 6-6
Last week rank: 16
Don't look now, but the defending Super Bowl champions have won two in a row. Does that mean the team is finally awake and ready to make a run? Your guess is as good as ours, but the club has an incredibly tough stretch of games over the final month.
14. Denver Broncos, 6-6
Last week rank: 18
Those who had their eyes on Vance Joseph's gig in the offseason may want to readjust their focus. The Broncos have won three in a row and are very much a wildcard contender in the AFC. The final month includes several winnable games, so it'll be an interesting race in the Mile High City.
15. Indianapolis Colts, 6-6
Last week rank: 13
Despite their shutout loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars, the Colts should have something to say about the final wild-card spot in the AFC. If the Colts make it that far, they will have certainly earned it, as their final four games are looking pretty tough.
16. Tennessee Titans, 6-6
Last week rank: 19
Down 16-0, the Titans were well on their way to an embarrassing home loss to the New York Jets. Then the team woke up. Tennessee has kept their playoff hopes alive, but they also face a tough month of December.
17. Washington Redskins, 6-6
Last week rank: 14
The Redskins are officially one of 2018's snakebit squads. Losing Alex Smith to a devastating leg injury was brutal enough, but now new starter Colt McCoy has gone down for the count with a broken leg as well. The keys have been handed over to Mark Sanchez, and it could be a rough final four games for Washington.
18. Carolina Panthers, 6-6
Last week rank: 15
Quite simply, the Panthers have fallen on incredibly hard times. Since starting off the season with a bang at 6-2, the club has dropped four straight. A pair of assistant coaches were let go after Sunday's loss, but we'll have to wait and see if that's enough to right the ship.
19. Green Bay Packers, 4-7-1
Last week rank: 17
Sunday's home loss to the Arizona Cardinals was the last straw for head coach Mike McCarthy's tenure. Joe Philbin has been installed on an interim basis, and he'll be tasked with holding it together for the final month. The Aaron Rodgers factor will make this one of the most sought-after jobs in the offseason.
20. Miami Dolphins, 6-6
Last week rank: 20
The Dolphins snapped a two-game skid with this week's victory over the Buffalo Bills, but it's still tough to consider this inconsistent squad a legitimate wild-card contender. The final four games are pretty tough, so we'll know soon if Miami is anything more than a .500 squad.
21. Cleveland Browns, 4-7-1
Last week rank: 21
After winning two straight and looking like a team on the rise while doing so, the Browns hit rough surf in the form of the Texans. The final four are a mixed bag, so seven wins would be a solid accomplishment for Cleveland.
22. Atlanta Falcons, 4-8
Last week rank: 22
The basement of the NFC South is not where the Falcons expected to be when they entered the 2018 season. While injuries have certainly been a factor, the club's overall inconsistency isn't helping the situation by any stretch of the imagination.
23. Cincinnati Bengals, 5-7
Last week rank: 23
The injuries keep piling up in Cincinnati. Superstar wideout A.J. Green has now been lost for the season as well. Head coach Marvin Lewis' seat is getting warmer by the week. Barring a sudden turnaround, the Bengals job could be open come January.
24. Jacksonville Jaguars, 4-8
Last week rank: 25
The Jaguars defense finally delivered the performance they are capable of in Sunday's shutout victory over the Colts. While it's too late for the club to make a run, they can certainly make life difficult for opponents the rest of the way if they hit the same notes.
25. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 4-8
Last week rank: 26
Two wins in a row have served as a much-needed bright spot for the Buccaneers, but it doesn't change the fact that this has been a trying season in Tampa Bay. That said, continued strong play over the final four will provide some optimism for 2019.
26. Detroit Lions, 4-8
Last week rank: 24
The Lions remain the fourth wheel in the NFC North. It could be a long offseason in Detroit if things don't turn around over the final month. That's far from a given, as the club simply isn't built for any guaranteed victories.
27. New York Giants, 4-8
Last week rank: 28
Head coach Pat Shurmur deserves kudos for his team continuing to fight in what has turned out to be a lost season. Sunday's win over the Bears was a big positive in a disappointing 2018. However, 4-8 is not a good look for a team that was projected to be one of the year's turnaround stories.
28. Buffalo Bills, 4-8
Last week rank: 27
The Bills are another squad that continues to fight in the face of adversity. Rookie signal caller Josh Allen is coming along nicely, so the future could be bright. We'll see what they do in the offseason, but many more pieces are needed for the Bills to return to relevancy.
29. New York Jets, 3-9
Last week rank: 29
The Jets stormed the gates in Tennessee and broke out to a 16-0 lead. As has often been the case throughout the annals of Jets lore, the team collapsed from that point and dropped a game they clearly should have won. Todd Bowles looks like another coach that will be served his walking papers after the final whistle of 2018 blows.
30. Arizona Cardinals, 3-9
Last week rank: 32
It has been an incredibly challenging season for a poorly-constructed Cardinals squad, but they came to play on Sunday at Lambeau Field. The victory was enough for the Packers to can their coach, and it serves as a sign that the club may just be competitive over the final month.
31. Oakland Raiders, 2-10
Last week rank: 31
The Raiders are another troubled squad that came to play on Sunday, as they pushed the Chiefs to the limit. It was a very positive sign for a club that looked like it had flat out quit in recent times, but that doesn't take away from the fact that the team is a mess.
32. San Francisco 49ers, 2-10
Last week rank: 30
As expected, the 49ers were steamrolled on the road in Seattle this week. The club's final four games are brutal, so a 14-loss season is looking like a distinct possibility for a team that entered 2018 with high hopes.


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Air Balloon Watercolour Birth/Astrology Chart
£49.99 – £69.99
Available for an individual, a birth or an event. (NOT as a couples/synastry chart.) Just complete the appropriate boxes below.
Each chart is drawn up as a unique and bespoke piece. It is only printed ONCE. An exclusive, personalised chart makes a lovely gift on its own and is extra special when accompanied by a printed interpretation. There is a discount when both are purchased together.
A watercolour Birth/Astrology Chart is rather different from my usual style of chart but I'm getting to enjoy doing them.
As a Steampunk living in Bristol, I was finally inspired my to design a chart style in the form of a hot air balloon. Bristol has the most fantastic annual Hot Air Balloon Festival with amazingly shaped balloons. Sometimes they float over the roof of my flat and it is a beautiful sight.
I love the original hot air balloon by the Montgolfier brothers but the shape really didn't lend itself well to a circular birth chart. Instead I decided to go for the more traditional shape and incorporate my Vintage Range designs. Here I designed a red balloon to stand out against the yellows and greens of the countryside below
I put a lot of work went into designing this to be a basic (and therefore bargain price!) chart. It looks so good however, that you are given the option to have this style as A3 size.
So here you have a Birth/Astrology Chart in more soft, peaceful and relaxing than some of my more vibrant styles. You might want to hang this in the bedroom or one of your more quiet spaces.
You can also order an accompanying report – see what types are available by clicking here
And you can click here for some information about watercolours.
This chart is only available for one person or for an event (not for a couple's 'synastry' chart).
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In many ways, the COVID-19 crisis has stimulated the unprecedented growth and an emphasis on the use of telemedicine. It seems likely that telemedicine, already rapidly growing, will be further thrust into the mainstream of medical practice as a result. The increased utilization of telemedicine has also highlighted the challenges and obstacles that limit adoption including issues such as state licensure restrictions, reimbursement challenges, and the perceptions of healthcare providers and patients toward telemedicine interactions versus face to face interactions. Additionally, how can the world of healthcare adapt to the loss or modification of a the traditionally sacrosanct physical examination? Join us for an exciting on-demand webinar discussing these important issues facing telemedicine pioneers at this critical time. We have an exciting group of presenters from many different roles and perspectives in telemedicine including industry, academia, military and government, and others.
This is the fourth and final webinar of a four-part series brought to you by Telemedicine and e-Health and sponsored by Amwell.