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MANCHESTER, United Kingdom (AFP) – Manchester United manager David Moyes admits he will put faith in the club's youngsters if the Premier League champions are unable to land their major transfer targets
Moyes has found it a challenge to strengthen United's squad since he replaced fellow Scot Alex Ferguson at Old Trafford.
Spain international Cesc Fabregas had been Moyes' main target but Barcelona rejected United's ??30 million ($46.8m, 34.9m euros) offer and the player subsequently pledged his future to the Catalan club.
The Red Devils were linked with Thiago Alacantara, Fabregas' midfield colleague for club and country, but he left the Camp Nou for German club Bayern Munich.
United also failed with a ??12 million bid for Everton left-back Leighton Baines and a ??28 million double bid for Baines plus Belgium midfielder Marouane Fellaini.
But Moyes does not seem overly concerned and claims he would happily hand youngsters like Tom Cleverley, Nick Powell and Adnan Januzaj a chance to impress.
"If the right players are available to sign, great," Moyes said.
"But if not, the first thing we'll do is encourage our own young players in the squad to do as well as they did last year.
"There is a need to (sign players) but there's no pressure to do it. It's something we've been talking about it since I took the job on July 1.
"I have an idea of where I'd like to strengthen but we won't do it because people tell us we should be signing players.
"There is value in the market but we've only targeted certain players. We don't have a big, big list because there are only certain quality players we want to bring in to the club. The plan is we'll bring in one or two if we can."
Moyes reaffirmed United's stance that striker Wayne Rooney will not be sold to Premier League rivals Chelsea, who they face at Old Trafford on Monday.
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho suggested he will make a third bid for the England international following the game.
But when asked if there had been anything further on Rooney's future Moyes said: "We have said it haven't we? It is still the same message."
Moyes is relishing the encounter with Chelsea and also pitting his wits against Mourinho who returned to Stamford Bridge in June.
"I have come here for this kind of game, this level," Moyes said. "And I am here to win trophies. If you want to win trophies you have to beat teams like Chelsea and Manchester City.
"I'm pleased to see Jose Mourinho back. He is one of the new modern eras of manager. He's had great success. I haven't seen him for a while.
"Chelsea have started strong. They have good players and a good team. There hasn't been much change. Do they know what to expect from us? That's the question."
United will be without attacking options Ashley Young (ankle), Nani (groin) and Javier Hernandez (hamstring) for the match along with defender Rafael Da Silva (hamstring).
Moyes added: "Rafa picked up an injury in the Community Shield game so we've lost him for three or four weeks.
"We have one or two coming back from injury - the likes of Nani, Ashley Young and Chicharito (Hernandez). They're still recovering.
"So we've got two or three coming back from really the effects of not having a proper pre-season because they came back from international duty a bit late. Hopefully they're all not too far away now.
"We've got a really good squad here and we're able to cope if you do get injuries. But it's just a case of getting them up to speed because they've missed pre-season."


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Boeing wanted the next contract with El Al - as it always had in the history of Israel's national airline - and Airbus, the European consortium, wanted to break in. For 14 months the world's two competing airplane manufacturers have been wooing El Al with all kinds of goodies to sweeten the deal.
Airbus probably won points for creativity. It offered El Al the world's first flying synagogue by using the below-deck space on its planes - normally used as a lounge - as a house of worship. A rotating ark containing the Torah scroll could be swiveled around to face Jerusalem no matter where in the world passengers were flying, and would relieve what nonreligious passengers sometimes complain is a nuisance: a minyan, or group of at least 10 Jews, gathering in the aisles of the airplane to pray in mid-flight.
But El Al officials say it was ultimately the attractive prices offered by Airbus that prompted its surprise decision last month to buy three or four A330s for $300 million to $350 million, as well as three Boeing 777s for about $400 million. "We bought the best products for El Al, and we intend to enjoy the best of both worlds whenever possible," says El Al spokesman Nachman Kleiman.
That marketplace approach is fine for a public company, say American officials, but considering that El Al's only real shareholder is the Israeli government, that explanation didn't, well, seem to fly.
who asked not to be named.
"As long as they're a nationally owned airline, I don't think they can do whatever they please," says one US official. The concern was not so much for the size of Israel's market or the approximately $700 million up for grabs, but the precedent it could set.
"It's not about this market; it's about breaking into markets all over the region. What's to stop Egypt and Saudi Arabia from saying, 'If the Israelis do it, why can't we?' " says the official,
Indeed, US officials say that Airbus was willing to take a cut on this sale just to get its foot in the door. And officials at Airbus, headquartered in France, have accused the US of exerting undue political pressure on Israel to buy Boeing.
From beef to bananas, this is hardly the first time in recent memory that US and European economic interests have clashed. And some Israeli analysts say that for their own good, they have to shop around.
"El Al couldn't go only with Boeing," says Gil Feiler, director of Info Prod Research Middle East, Ltd. a consultancy firm near Tel Aviv. "There isn't even one Airbus in El Al's fleet. We also have relations with Europe. They also have a role in the Middle East."
The decision may have more to do with internal politics than anything else. El Al's board of directors is apparently full of loyalists to former right-wing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who may have refused to follow Mr. Barak's request to buy Boeing out of some kind of political revenge. Supporting this theory, Transportation Minister Yitzhak Mordechai last week nominated eight people to El Al's board of directors in an attempt to tip the balance back in the new government's favor.
The flap is far from finished. US officials are again lobbying Israel to reopen the bids. The Boeing contract was to be authorized immediately for delivery in 2001, but the board is supposed to reconvene soon to approve the Airbus purchase for delivery in 2003. That means El Al awarded something like a futures contract - one on which Boeing didn't get a chance to bid.
El Al was to take two weeks to assess its cash flow before giving final approval to the Airbus deal. But last week, El Al postponed the meeting until the end of November.
"The administration does have a certain level of frustration over Boeing," the US official says. "We feel that there should be another tender offer, and Boeing should be given the chance to bid again."
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Council takes first step towards police levy
June 2, 2016 At a special meeting on May 25, Canfield City Council voted 4-0 on a resolution to have the Mahoning County auditor certify the proposed 3. more »»
Jarvis memorial scholarship presented
May 9, 2016 At the April 20 Canfield Board of Education meeting, the board heard about two scholarships that were presented by Janice Jarvis in memory of her son Jimmie, who passed away June 27, 2014 at the age... more »»
CVMS band members earn high marks
May 9, 2016 Canfield Middle School's seventh- and eighth-grade band program earned 34 "Superior," 8 "Outstanding," and 1 "Acceptable" ratings and brought home a total 55 Superior medals during the April 16 Ohio... more »»
District honored for music programs
May 9, 2016 The Canfield Local School District recently was honored with the Best Communities for Music Education designation from the National Association of Music Merchants Foundation. more »»
nhs induction ceremony
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Tree planted at Hilltop to celebrate Arbor Day
May 9, 2016 City officials and park board members showed up at Hilltop Elementary School on Friday to present an Arbor Day ceremony including the planting of a Japanese Quanza tree at the east side of the schoo... more »»
Canfield senior just needs her space
May 9, 2016 Some kids want their space, which means a little more elbow room. But for Canfield High School senior Madalyn Urig, her space reaches the great beyond. more »»
All-Scholastic scholarship goes to Vitto
May 9, 2016 Canfield High School senior Julian Vitto recently was awarded the Franklin B. Walter Scholarship for Mahoning County. He was among 88 seniors recognized at the 27th annual Franklin B. more »»
Schools host boys basketball camp
May 9, 2016 Canfield Local School District will host its 29th annual boys youth summer basketball camp held June 22 to 24 at Canfield Village Middle School. more »»
Loss to rival doesn't kill Cardinals' spirit
February 18, 2016 The Canfield High School boys basketball team Jan. 29 edged its rival Poland by three points at home. When the rematch commenced two weeks later Feb. more »»
Trustee receives OTA Leadership Academy diploma
February 18, 2016 The Ohio Township Association recently awarded 22 Leadership Academy graduates with diplomas. Among those graduates was Canfield Township Trustee Brian Governo. more »»
Native earns GLIAC award
February 18, 2016 Malone University senior cross country runner Ryan Roush recently was selected as one of six male recipients of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference fall 2015 Commissioner's Award. more »»
Team honors senior players
February 18, 2016 The Canfield High School girls basketball team recognized the varsity teamás seniors Jan. 16 at the high schoolás James W. Watkins Gymnasium. more »»
Band members selected to perform with OMEA orchestra
February 18, 2016 The Canfield Local School District band program joined more than 2,000 music educators from Ohio for the Ohio Music Education Association Professional Development Conference in January in Cincinnat. more »»
Library celebrates grand opening
January 28, 2016 The new Canfield branch of the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County is scheduled to open Saturday. A grand opening and dedication ceremony is set for 11 a.m. on site, 43 W. Main St. more »»
Committee's winning essays revealed
January 28, 2016 What does it mean to be a Canfield citizen? This was an essay question posed to students in a special essay contest last month. more »»
Committee's winning essays revealed
January 28, 2016 What does it mean to be a Canfield citizen? This was an essay question posed to students in a special essay contest last month. more »»
Ursuline Sisters name Mission's chief
January 28, 2016 CANFIELD -- Maraline Kubik was named the new director of Sister Jerome's Mission, a ministry of the Ursuline Sisters of Youngstown, 4250 Shields Road. more »»
Musicians perform at OMEA adjudicated event
January 28, 2016 Forty-one members of the Canfield High School band program participated Saturday in 39 events at the annual Ohio Music Education Association District 5 Solo and Ensemble Adjudicated Event at Warren G. more »»
Winning streak snapped by rival
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OPPO has already release their camera centric-smartphone, OPPO N1 that covered with white color body, and now they also ready to release the new color for OPPO N1, the Midnight Black color.
The new color of OPPO N1 has been leaked with the"Dark Blue Color" but the specs is same with the regular white color. Packs with Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 quad-core processor, sports with 2GB of RAM and incredible swivel camera that has 13 megapixel sensor.
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In the following document I hope to demonstrate some the advantages of using games within a classroom environment for game based language learning.
With a typical course book based lesson environment the student is subjected to a series of repetitious pronunciation drills, teacher centric black board or paper based exercises, and somewhat limited interactions between themselves and the teacher. All of this can add up to one extremely boring lesson, hardly an ideal environment to foster motivation or learning. No matter how charismatic the teacher may be, even the most motivated student will find it difficult to remain so in a situation such as this.
So why do we use games in the classroom environment? What do games offer that make them so attractive to both the student and the teacher?
Well planned games provide the students with both clear goals and objectives while providing the teacher with an opportunity to evaluate the student progress from a more remote perspective.
Games are used for a variety or reasons, for example: because they are fun; they help to motivate a student by meeting their need for enjoyment within the classroom. Games will bring relaxation to most students which in turn will aid them in their learning. For those students who are less comfortable and more introverted, games offer an opportunity to be involved without the fear of drawing attention to them. Adding friendly competition to the games helps to keep the learners interested, and once again will help motivate the students.
Games also allow the teacher to tailor language to contexts that are both useful and meaningful. The motivated students who want to take part, will in order to do so need to understand what other students are saying or have written, and they themselves must then speak or write in order to fully express their own point of view or to give information.
Games provide the learner with a broad set of experiences and practice opportunities; additionally they provide the meaningfulness required in language learning. It has been established that learners respond to different content in different ways, for example, if they show signs of amusement, anger, intrigue or surprise they are clearly finding the content meaningful to them. Therefore the meaning of the language will be more vividly experienced and therefore, better remembered.
If we accept the fact that these games can provide an intense and meaningful practice of the language for the students, then we must equally regard games as central to the teacher?s repertoire. Therefore they are not only for use on a rainy day or as recreation, but should be included as a fundamental part of each and every lesson.
In conclusion, we have established that games can provide students with another excellent medium for learning, however in order to effectively use this medium the teacher must judiciously construct them with specific instructional objectives. Teachers should tailor their games and puzzles to suit the Engage, Study and Activate stages of their lessons. The games should be complimentary to the course text book stages of a lesson and not a complete replacement of them. Although games have their limitations, they do however offer an alternative to the traditional teacher centric text book lesson as they often lower the student?s inhibitions resulting in a much more effective atmosphere for learning.
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Hi so I am recently engaged as of Friday! I am trying to make decisions on who I want in my wedding party! I have two brothers both the same age (one is a step brother both are my brothers) and in long term relationships. Well I want to ask one of my brothers gf to be one of my bridesmaids. I have gotten very close to her we talk daily and hang out just to two of us all of the time.
She will be a great bridesmaid and I would not think twice about it except the thing is I feel this would be rude because I have no intention of having the other girl in my wedding at all. I do not like her very much we have nothing in common and I honestly have never even had a one on one conversation with her (they have been dating over 3 years) she is constantly rude to me…..Oh and I'm sure my brother will marry her she is here to stay.
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CBB winner Paddy Doherty facing jail after headbutting brother twice in pub bust-up
FORMER Celebrity Big Brother winner Paddy Doherty faces jail after fighting with one of his own brothers in a pub.
The Big Fat Gypsy Wedding star admitted to headbutting his sibling twice during a family feud in the bar.
Doherty, 54, was joined by other brother Martin McDonagh, 52, in the dock at Flintshire magistrates in Mold today, as both pleaded guilty to common assault.
The three brothers were seen fighting in CCTV footage at The Melrose pub in Shotton last October.
An angry Doherty is seen jumping across the table at Douglas McDonagh and head butt him twice.
Martin McDonagh tries to stop the two fighting before punching Douglas to the floor after an exchange of words.
Fellow drinkers were said to be seen keeping to their own business.
"Doherty then head-butts him twice to the face as a result of that he falls to the floor."Robert Blakemore, prosecuting
Doherty, of Riverside Caravan Park , Queensferry, is now looking at a hefty prison sentence after breaching a previous suspended term for affray.
The former bare-knuckle boxing champion was handed a 51-week prison sentence suspended for two years in January 2012.
He will now be bailed to return for sentencing next month.
Prosecutor Robert Blakemore said that Doherty became aggressive towards brother Douglas as fellow defendant Martin tried to protect him at first.
Mr Blakemore told the court: "Doherty then headbutts him twice to the face as a result of that he falls to the floor.
"He was dragged to his feet by McDonagh."
He said McDonagh "who appears to be looking after the victim" then wiped the victim's bloodied face with a cloth.
But then the exchange began between the McDonagh's and Douglas was knocked to floor after three punches from Martin.
Michael Sopholeous, defending, said McDonagh had alcohol-based issues at home that "may have affected what took place in the pub between the three brothers."
He added that the magistrates may pass sentencing onto the crown court in regards to Doherty's suspended sentence.
Doherty pipped Kerry Katona to the CBB crown in 2011.
The plain-talking reality star also took part in a show with CBB housemate Sally Bercow,
Doherty lived at the home of House of Commons speaker John Bercow and wife Sally, before she lived with Doherty.


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Brialey is the the co-editor, with Mark Plummer, of the award-winning fanzine Banana Wings, formed by joining their fanzines Waxen Wings and Banana Skins. Banana Wings has won the Nova Award for Best Fanzine five times. It has also won the FAAn Award for Best Fanzine twice, in 2007 and 2010.
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Just a bit of a nudge - I thought I'd try this again with a newer kernel and VDR (2.6.17 in Ubuntu edgy and VDR 1.4.4) in case something small and subtle had been fixed.
Alas no, the original problem still stands as-is: http://www.linuxtv.org/pipermail/vdr/2006-July/010115.html I've made an even more rudimentary setup of vanilla VDR + skincurses plugin. No FF card, no output devices.. just a curses console and I still regularly get Nov 27 22:26:26 plip vdr: [10131] ERROR: can't open filter handle on '/dev/dvb/adapter0/demux0' on channel changes - `lsof -n | grep demux` still shows only 8 or 9 file descriptors open :( A shame, I'd love to have VDR working with this device - does anyone have any advice, since it works just great in Kaffeine! Cheers, Gavin. _______________________________________________ vdr mailing list email@example.com http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vdr


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Management of Persons Who Have a History of Penicillin Allergy
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No proven alternatives to penicillin are available for treating neurosyphilis, congenital syphilis, or syphilis in pregnant women. Penicillin also is recommended for use, whenever possible, in HIV-infected patients. Of the adult U.S. population, 3%–10% have experienced an immunoglobulin E (IgE)-mediated allergic response to penicillin (238,239), such as urticaria, angioedema, or anaphylaxis (i.e., upper airway obstruction, bronchospasm, or hypotension). Readministration of penicillin to these patients can cause severe, immediate reactions. Because anaphylactic reactions to penicillin can be fatal, every effort should be made to avoid administering penicillin to penicillin-allergic patients, unless they undergo acute desensitization to eliminate anaphylactic sensitivity.
Although an estimated 10% of persons who report a history of severe allergic reactions to penicillin continue to remain allergic their entire lives, with the passage of time, most persons who have had a severe reaction to penicillin stop expressing penicillin- specific IgE (238,239). These persons can then be treated safely with penicillin. Penicillin skin testing with the major and minor determinants of penicillin can reliably identify persons at high risk for penicillin reactions (238,239). Although these reagents are easily generated and have been available for more than 30 years, only benzylpenicilloyl poly-L-lysine (Pre-Pen [i.e., the major determinant]) and penicillin G have been available commercially. These two tests identify an estimated 90%–97% of the currently allergic patients. However, because skin testing without the minor determinants would still miss 3%–10% of allergic patients and because serious or fatal reactions can occur among these minor-determinant–positive patients, caution should be exercised when the full battery of skin-test reagents is not available (Box 2). Manufacturers are working to ensure better availability of the Pre-Pen skin test reagent as well as an accompanying minor determinant mixture.
If the full battery of skin-test reagents is available, including both major and minor determinants (see Penicillin Allergy Skin Testing ), patients who report a history of penicillin reaction and who are skin-test negative can receive conventional penicillin therapy. Skin-test–positive patients should be desensitized before initiating treatment.
If the full battery of skin-test reagents, including the minor determinants, is not available, the patient should be skin tested using benzylpenicilloyl poly-L-lysine (i.e., the major determinant) and penicillin G. Patients who have positive test results should be desensitized. One approach suggests that persons with a history of allergy who have negative test results should be regarded as possibly allergic and desensitized. Another approach in those with negative skin-test results involves test-dosing gradually with oral penicillin in a monitored setting in which treatment for anaphylactic reaction can be provided.
If the major determinant (Pre-Pen) is not available for skin testing, all patients with a history suggesting IgE-mediated reactions to penicillin (e.g., anaphylaxis, angioedema, bronchospasm, or urticaria) should be desensitized in a hospital setting. In patients with reactions not likely to be IgE-mediated, outpatient-monitored test doses can be considered.
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Box 2. Skin-test reagents for identifying persons at risk for adverse reactions to penicillin*
Major Determinant
- Benzylpenicilloyl poly-L-lysine (PrePen) (AllerQuest, Plainville Connecticut) (6 x 10-5M).
Minor Determinant Precursors†
- Benzylpenicillin G (10-2M, 3.3 mg/mL, 10,000 units/mL)
- Benzylpenicilloate (10-2M, 3.3 mg/mL)
- Benzylpenicilloate (or penicilloyl propylamine) (10-2M, 3.3 mg/mL)
Positive Control
- Commercial histamine for intradermal skin testing (1.0 mg/mL)
Negative Control
- Diluent (usually saline) or allergen diluent
* Adapted from Saxon A, Beall GN, Rohr AS, Adelman DC. Immediate hypersensitivity reactions to beta-lactam antibiotics. Ann Intern Med 1987;107:204–15. Reprinted with permission from G.N. Beall and Annals of Internal Medicine.
† Aged penicillin is not an adequate source of minor determinants. Penicillin G should be freshly prepared or should come from a fresh-frozen source.
Patients at high risk for anaphylaxis, including those who 1) have a history of penicillin-related anaphylaxis, asthma, or other diseases that would make anaphylaxis more dangerous or 2) are being treated with beta-adrenergic blocking agents, should be tested with 100-fold dilutions of the full-strength skin-test reagents before being tested with full-strength reagents. In these situations, patients should be tested in a monitored setting in which treatment for an anaphylactic reaction is available. If possible, the patient should not have taken antihistamines recently (e.g., chlorpheniramine maleate or fexafenadine during the preceding 24 hours, diphenhydramine HCl during the preceding 4 days, or hydroxyzine or phenathiazines during the preceding 3 weeks).
Dilute the antigens either 100-fold for preliminary testing (if the patient has had a life-threatening reaction to penicillin) or 10-fold (if the patient has had another type of immediate, generalized reaction to penicillin within the preceding year).
Epicutaneous (Prick) Tests
Duplicate drops of skin-test reagent are placed on the volar surface of the forearm. The underlying epidermis is pierced with a 26-gauge needle without drawing blood. An epicutaneous test is positive if the average wheal diameter after 15 minutes is ≥4 mm larger than that of negative controls; otherwise, the test is negative. The histamine controls should be positive to ensure that results are not falsely negative because of the effect of antihistaminic drugs.
Intradermal Test
If epicutaneous tests are negative, duplicate 0.02-mL intradermal injections of negative control and antigen solutions are made into the volar surface of the forearm by using a 26- or 27-gauge needle on a syringe. The margins of the wheals induced by the injections should be marked with a ball point pen. An intradermal test is positive if the average wheal diameter 15 minutes after injection is >2 mm larger than the initial wheal size and also is >2 mm larger than the negative controls. Otherwise, the tests are negative.
Patients who have a positive skin test to one of the penicillin determinants can be desensitized (Table 1). This is a straightforward, relatively safe procedure that can be performed orally or IV. Although the two approaches have not been compared, oral desensitization is regarded as safer and easier to perform. Patients should be desensitized in a hospital setting because serious IgE-mediated allergic reactions can occur. Desensitization usually can be completed in approximately 4–12 hours, after which time the first dose of penicillin is administered. After desensitization, patients must be maintained on penicillin continuously for the duration of the course of therapy.
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By Ho Khin Wai, First Year Diploma in Banking & Financial Services
(Left to right) NYP finalists Choo Xia Meng, Alex Shieh Jun Fa and Chon Hui Li
Excitement is in the air, as one student and two alumnus from NYP gear up for their one-minute "live" pitch in the hope to win 'Talents@NAA 2011', an event organised by the Ngee Ann – Adelaide Education Centre. 'Talents@NAA' is an island-wide talent search for polytechnic students who have the passion and aspirations to make a difference in their interested fields of study. The winner of the competition will be presented the grand prize of $3,000 study grant (or $1,500 cash).
After two rounds of nominations, three finalists remain for NYP.
They are:
Chon Hui Li, who just graduated with a Diploma in Hospitality and Tourism Management, and is now in NAA pursuing a Bachelor of Commerce (Marketing).
Choo Xia Meng, a Year 2 student in NYP currently pursuing a Diploma in Chemical & Green Technology.
Alex Shieh Jun Fa, who was from the pioneer batch of the Diploma in Media Studies (now known as Diploma in Mass Media Management). Alex, who graduated in 2007, joined the NYP's Chinese Orchestra (NYPCO) in 2004 and helped grow the CCA from a handful of members to what it is today- an orchestra with a strong cohort who are able to go on competitions and win awards for NYP.Alex answering questions after his pitch
Here, they had to do a one-minute, on-the-spot "live" pitch on a given topic.
The Grand Finale was held at *Scape, Warehouse on Saturday, 11 June 2011. The atmosphere in the auditorium did not seem too intense. Pop music filled the hall and people were slowly streaming in. However, it was a different feeling backstage. I went to check our NYP finalists out and here is what they have to say…
"Excited, but definitely nervous!" exclaimed Hui Li.
"I just hope all my friends here today will enjoy the show." said Alex.
Alex explained that he was encouraged by Student Affairs Officer to take part. "And since NYP had given me a lot of opportunities to grow in the past few years, I thought this is a good way to give back to NYP," he added.
Next, I asked them the contents of their essays: which they produced during the semi-finalist round.
Said Xia Meng, "I want to be an environmentalist in the future. I also want to encourage others to follow my path and help the environment. In my essay, I talked about how I plan to educate youths to be "green ambassadors". For example, I wrote that I would make more money to set up a workshop specially to educate teens about it."
"Why do you think you deserve to win?" was the next question I posed to them.
"There is meaning to my passions and aspirations. If I win the grand prize tonight, I would one step closer in reaching my goals to educate youths on the environment." said Xia Meng.
"I want to do the school proud by winning the grand prize. NYP has nurtured me to be a confident, outspoken and dynamic individual. Without NYP, I wouldn't be able to get this far." said Alex.
I then spoke to the judges, Ms Christine Sim, General Manager of LINKS Recruitment Singapore and Mr Aaron Lim, Director of Intune Music School on what they think about the contestants.
Do you feel the finalists have what it takes to meet your expectations?
We've seen their essays and we feel these are very real actualizations for their aspirations. Many of them are very clear and authentic. We're really impressed with the variety of experiences they had.
We've seen their essays and we feel these are very real actualizations for their aspirations. Many of them are very clear and authentic. We're really impressed with the variety of experiences they had.
Do you think the contestants should only focus on winning? What do you want them to get from the event?
They should aim to win, of course. But besides that, the valuable experiences that they had here and the friends that they make are equally important. This is truly a journey of self-discovery.At 7.00pm, they presented their pitches. Our NYP students were really impressive!
Hui Li, Alex, and Xia Meng, after the results were announced
Alex won the grand prize of $1,500 cash, which he planned to use to have Father's Day dinner with his family and give a treat to his supporters. The remaining amount would be used to nurture and expose more youths to the arts scene in Singapore.
In addition, Alex also won the Best Video Award (sponsored by Wawa Pictures), and our recent graduate Tan Chui Choon won the Best Essay Award (Sponsored by Pilot).
Congratulations to our three finalists for a job well done!
Photo credit: NAA and Tay Wan Lin from Klix Photography, m:idea.
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Making your own dairy-free milk is super easy and healthier than buying over-processed commercial milks found in supermarkets. I've been experimenting with different types since I went dairy-free a year and a half ago, but have been unable to find an already made one that I liked. Most of them are too watery and lack flavor, in addition to being loaded with refined oils, sugars and synthetic vitamins. So, I have been making my own which is is very easy and, most importantly, the results are delicious!
Homemade is better
Look at the label of any commercial rice milk and you will find not only rice and water but also a variety of other substances used to flavor and fortify it. Among these are vitamin D2 as well as refined oils, and many times sugar. Three things I don't want it my milk, despite the propaganda to the contrary.
When it comes to vitamin D, D3 is the type that is produced by your body (and obtained from fish and lanolin), not D2 which is obtained from irradiated mushrooms. The later is the one that is almost always found in fortified products (I give you a hint why: cost). There are also studies showing that D3 is absorbed better and faster than D2. As for refined oils, any oil that is not cold extracted (such as extra virgin coconut or olive) is a VERY processed product, subjected to high levels of heat, chemical solvents, and bleaches and deodorizers. Many natural and alternative medicine practitioners consider it a must to remove refined vegetable oils from a healthy diet as these promote inflammation and the formation of free radicals.
Irradiated mushrooms and chemical-ladden vegetable oils? No thanks. I for one would rather eat a more natural product. So here's a quick recipe to make your own rice milk (I have also made almond milk and coconut milk and will share those recipes in coming weeks).
Step 1
Cook 1/2 cup of rice in 2 cups of water. Add vanilla if desired. I used Lundberg's Arborio for its high starch content and because it is sustainable and gluten free, and Simply Organic's vanilla extract which is also gluten free as well as organic.
Let cool.
Step 2
Blend. Initially it will be the consistency of porridge so you will need to add more water until it reaches the consistency you prefer. [Some recipes I found online strained the milk after blending. I found this was not necessary.]
Step 3
Add flavors to taste: sugar, a pinch of salt, or cinnamon. You could also fortify with your own vitamins if you with. Use in smoothies, cereals or wherever you would use your regular dairy-free milk of choice.
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Farmingdale, NY, January 18, 2010 --(PR.com)-- America's renewed focus on healthy living, including vitamins and supplements, along with Nutricap Labs' reputation for outstanding customer service, contributed to a rapid growth in sales for the leading provider of nutraceutical services. Nutricap Labs kicked off the New Year by moving its corporate headquarters to a more advanced, 85,000 square foot GMP Certified facility in Farmingdale, NY.
Nutricap Labs has become the undisputed leader in the nutraceutical manufacturing industry, offering unparalleled contract manufacturing, packaging, labeling and order fulfillment services. December capped a record-setting year for Nutricap, making it important to find a location that will continue to grow with the company and meet the needs of its valued customers. The move into the new facility will enable the company to accommodate a rapid expansion of staff and operations and handle increased orders.
In addition, Nutricap Labs will soon release a virtual tour of its GMP certified facility in early 2010. Customers will see first-hand how the state-of-the-art facility operates. "Our philosophy at Nutricap Labs is to be a step ahead of our competitors by running a first-class organization. Our new facility represents our forward-thinking vision for providing the best in contract manufacturing for our customers," said Jason Provenzano, Executive Vice President of Sales and Operations for Nutricap Labs.
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I have been working on a computer that was badly infected with several rootkits. After removing them it would not boot. I tried WinXP recovery console (chkdsk /r and fixboot) and that didn't work. After extracting the user data from the disk, I tried doing a fresh install of WinXP, which resulted in an unwanted dual boot situation.
I thought my best bet would be to pull the hard drive, reformat it using another computer, and start completely afresh with an WinXP install.
The drive has been completely reformatted and now has two NTFS partitions - a small one of 31 MB at the start of the drive and another that eats up the remainder of the 40GB drive.
Now, however, when I attempt to boot the system I am getting a BIOS error saying 'Primary drive 0 not found - press F1 to retry or F2 to enter setup utility'. I have checked that the boot sequence is supposed to go to the CD drive first, and I thought it would continue to do this as it always had, but it now refuses.
I should note that the drive appears to be perfectly healthy. I can hook it up to my other computers using a USB-to-IDE bridge cable and it shows up and acts perfectly normally. In fact, this was how I went about reformatting the drive, using the USB-to-IDE bridge. When I use the WinXP Administrative Tools->Computer Management->Disk Management under the control panel this drive gets a full "healthy" on each partition.
I know I must have done something utterly bone-headed, and I'm hoping that it can be remedied.
I am sorry if I picked the wrong forum in which to post this question, but it could fall into any of several categories.
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8-November 2009
Why would you cling on to a relationship that has apparently stagnated? How could you possibly still live with somebody whom you absolutely detest? It seems to me that she's lost her trust on him and that she still could not forgive him for his infidelity.
My friend told me that she wouldn't even kiss him and whenever he tries to hold her, she'd make up an excuse about how tired she is, or how her bones are achy, etc. He said at first he thought, she was just punishing him for what he did and all will be forgiven and forgotten eventually. However, now he's beginning to doubt whether she could ever really forgive him and move on with their relationship.
I really don't understand her reasons for not booting my friend out after all this time. I reckon a year would be enough time for anybody to assess their feelings and decide whether or not they should continue with the relationship. I also couldn't help but ask, is it better to be in a bad relationship than not to be in a relationship at all?
If you can't be intimate with your partner, whether physically or emotionally- or both, you cannot expect to having a lasting relationship with your partner. The reason for this is quite simple. Without the emotional and physical bond between mates, there's nothing to hold onto when things get rough and both partners find themselves feeling as though they've got no anchor to keep them safe in the rocky ocean of life.
Can a relationship survive without intimacy?
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A few weeks ago I started turning our junk room into a craft/photography room! While cleaning I found all my bibs and medals just piled up.
so of course I got on Pinterist to find a cute way to display them! There is one thing you should know about me…when I have a craft idea…I have to do it RIGHT.THAT.SECOND! All the ideas that Pinterist gave me would have required a trip to Hobby Lobby! So I looked around the room and found this….
(I had already taken the dates off after Christmas!)
So I thought PERFECT!! and a few minutes later…
(I would like to point out that 5 bibs are mine…only 2 are Brian's! 😉 )
If I run any other races, of course I will have to get something bigger…but for now (or until Christmas) this will work perfectly!


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It is well known that as a company we always endeavour to do our bit for charity over the course of the year. We are great believers in giving back.
"From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life.'" – Arthur Ashe.
2015 was no exception and a record breaking year. In total we raised an amazing £9,400 for our two charities of choice for the year.
St Clare HospiceSt Clare Hospice was our first charity. They care for hundreds of people across West Sussex and the East Hertfordshire border.
They provide free, compassionate care and support to adults with life-limiting illnesses, their families and carers.
Nelson's Journey
Our second charity was Nelsons Journey. They give children and young people experiencing bereavement a future. A future to be proud of. A future generation of creative, confident adults ready to face the challenges of their world without letting the torment of their loss affect their ability.
Insight Charity Events
Here are just a few of the events that took place.
Charity Pub Quiz, Swearbox, Picnic, Book Sales, Annual Golf Day, Christmas Jumper Day, Sweet Chilli Jam and Pumpkin sales, Festive Fun Run, Christmas candles sales, Spring Raffle and Sky Dive.
We also participate in other activities throughout the year –
As well as raising money for our chosen charities of choice our staff also chose to support their own individual charities. Other events throughout the year included, Comic Relief Day, London Marathon, Children of Chernobyl visit, Spartan Beast Challenge, Sober throughout October and Children in Need bake sales.
As a company we are extremely proud of all of our staff and advisers for their kindness and generosity.
Insight Charity for 2016
This year we have decided to commit to three charities. Firstly we are continuing our connection with Nelsons Journey. This charity holds a very special place in our hearts as it gives children in the Norfolk area, faced with difficulties, a future. Secondly we have chosen to support Little Havens Hospice. This charity provides support and care to families faced with the difficulties of looking after a child with a life limiting illness. Haven Hospice belives that no family should be expected to face this situation alone.
Finally we started our year by showing our support to the YMCA in Norwich - Helping the homeless...
On Friday 12th February the following employees spent a night (a very cold one!) on the streets of Norwich. Please see a list below of the brave Insight employees who took part in this event, in an attempt to raise money and awareness of the YMCA.
Austin Spence, Mike Phillips, Laurie Moore, Natasha Howard, Rebecca Green, Stewart McLean, Amelia Leggett, Lauren Welsh, Thomas Enstone, James Lewin, Olivia Howard, Sharon Hollinger, Charlotte Cotton, Joanna Santry, Nicky Kita, Nicky Groom, Karen Bronze, David Welsh & Catherine Smith.
The YMCA provide invaluable services to young people who's circumstances can often mean they are left homeless, they provide accommodation, guidance and support to help these young people become independent young adults.
Our team did an amazing job and all built their shelters (with a bit of help from David Welsh) successfully enabling them all to stay on the cold cold streets until Saturday morning. They all gave up their normal luxuries, of a warm bed and shelter to support this cause which I am sure you will all agree is a huge sacrifice to make. We are pleased to announce that they smashed their target of £750 and to date the total stands at over £2,000.
If you would like to help us this year to raise our target figure of over £9,000 then please contact Sharon Inglis on 01603 268080 or email firstname.lastname@example.com. We would be extremely grateful for any help you can give. Thank you.
Watch this space for updates and sponsorship details.
"No one has ever become poor by giving."
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Ed Sheeran has posted another cryptic post leading fans to believe his new album is titled '÷'.
The 'Thinking Out Loud' hitmaker posted a short video clip with the divide symbol on his social media accounts along with Friday's (06.01.17) date on Monday (02.01.17).
Alongside the moving image, he wrote on Twitter: "6th January 5am GMT midnight ET x "
6th January 5am GMT | midnight ET x pic.twitter.com/azkW2x2OBE
— Ed Sheeran (@edsheeran) January 2, 2017
Naming his third LP '÷' would make sense as his previous record was 2014's 'X' and his debut record was '+'. It comes after Ed took to his social media sites on Sunday (01.01.17) to share the release date with his six million followers.
In the short clip, he held up a piece of paper with the writing: "New Music Coming Friday!!", and he also captioned the video: "Hello 2017… (sic)"
The 25-year-old singer/songwriter changed his profile pictures to a shade of blue on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook on December 13, exactly a year after he went on hiatus, leaving fans guessing he is about to announce a new record.
Meanwhile, the flame-haired hunk will reportedly make one of his musical dreams come true when he tops the bill at the world-famous Glastonbury festival in Worthy Farm, Somerset, South West England in June.
And Ed's signing has delighted the event's organizers, Michael and Emily Eavis. A source previously told The Sun newspaper: "Michael is delighted to get Ed signed up. It's going to be a huge moment for the festival having him up there marking his comeback in front of a giant crowd. Ed's always said headlining Glastonbury has been a big ambition of his. Topping his three sold-out Wembley Stadium shows last year will be tough, but this is as big as it gets."
Ed will join previously confirmed headliners Radiohead at the event, while Foo Fighters – who were forced to pull out of the 2015 festival after frontman Dave Grohl broke his leg – are expected to be the final headliners.
And he is also rumored to be performing at the Grammys held in Los Angeles in February.
A source added to the publication: "Ed became one of the world's most in-demand musicians with his last album and the Grammys is the perfect place to make his return.
Millions will be tuning in for his performance and he is planning to pull out all of the stops to really wow everyone.


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The Ulster Farmers' Union, in partnership with Bank of Ireland Open Farm Weekend and Asda, are pleased to announce the winners of the 2017 'Eating Healthy Local Food' schools competition.
The competition kindly sponsored by Asda was open to all nursery, primary and special schools across Northern Ireland.
Pupils were asked to put their creative skills to the test around the theme, 'Eating Healthy Local Food' with a range of prizes up for grabs.
This year, the winning schools will also visit their nearest participating open farm on Friday, June 16th to learn more about the 'farm to fork' journey.
With over 2,500 entries received, this year's competition was extremely difficult to judge and select the winners.
"Our objective was to engage with the kids and get them thinking about farming and how the food they eat gets to their plate and the hard work that goes into producing this food," said UFU deputy president Ivor Ferguson.
"The standard of all the entries make it clear the considerable amount of time and work that both the pupils and teachers put in to this competition and I would like to thank everyone that took part this year," he said.
Joe McDonald, Asda NI corporate affairs manager commented: "As a proud sponsor of the schools' competition, it was fantastic to see such a large number of entries this year – with pupils from both urban and rural areas across Northern Ireland submitting their artwork.
"As a committed supporter of Northern Ireland's agri-food sector through Asda's local supply base, the theme of the competition was particularly important.
"'Eating Healthy Local Food' encouraged pupils to think about where their food comes from and how it gets from farms to their forks via a wealth of local food and drink producers."
The winners of the 2017 'Eating Healthy Local Food' schools competition is as follows:
Special school- Caelainn, Mitchel House
Nursery- Declan Garland, Holy Child Nursery School
KS1- Max Bates, St Patrick's Primary School, Glenariff
KS2- Niamh Lyons, Kircubbin Integrated Primary School
The runners-up of the 2017 'Eating Healthy Local Food' schools competition is as follows:
Special School- Leah Savage, Beechlawn School
Nursery – Poppy Lour Kenny, Ballysally Nursery School
KS1- Freya Flanagan, St Patrick's Primary School, Ballynahinch
KS2- Stephen McIlmoyle, Rasharkin Primary School
If you missed out on entering the competition, you can still visit a participating open farm. It's free.
Simply visit www.openfarmweekend.com for more information.


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Comparison of non-invasive sampling methods for detection of HPV in rural African women.
BACKGROUND: The prevalence of cervical cancer is extremely high in low income countries, primarily because of a lack of cytological screening. The link between human papillomavirus (HPV) and cervical cancer has long been recognised, and it has been suggested that isolated HPV testing in women who do not participate in existing screening programmes may be used to identify women at higher risk of developing cervical cancer. This community based study compares two self administered techniques for detecting HPV (tampons and self administered swabs) with a clinician directed technique, the cervical cytobrush. METHODS: 377 rural women [in Gambia?] were interviewed and 210 of them had full gynaecological examination, and accepted all three sampling methods for HPV. HPV typing of DNA extracts was performed using polymerase chain reaction and enzyme linked immunosorbent assay techniques. RESULTS: Using the cervical cytobrush as the gold standard, self administered swabs (SAS) showed a sensitivity of 63.9%, and tampons showed a sensitivity of 72.4%. The acceptability of these two tests was 97.1% and 84.6% respectively. When combining acceptability with sensitivity, the SAS detected 61.9% and the tampons detected 60.9% of the true positives. CONCLUSION: In a setting where women are at a considerable risk of developing cervical cancer, with no access to a formal screening programme, self directed HPV testing could be a useful screening tool in identifying those women at increased risk who may require further investigation.
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Cartier Tank Quartz/Automatic Watch Review: Francaise, Americaine, Gold, Steel
Cartier Tank
Launched in 1917, Cartier Tank quickly established itself as an enduring watch design, a genuine classic that would captivate people who appreciate beautiful and fine things for decades to come. Born in the twenties, it is a true child of its generation – the roaring twenties brought Art Deco to the forefront of burgeoning industrial design sphere, and Cartier injected the watches with a fair amount of this timeless style.
Before anything, however, Tank is the epitome of modern, self-conscious elegance that set the tone for a multitude of adjacent industries (jewelry, writing instruments, leather accessories, and larger products such as cars and various furniture). The four lines currently in production include Francaise, Americaine, Solo, and Louis Cartier.
A versatile and deep collection, Tank includes men's and ladies watches, quartz and automatic, that fit a range of settings and occasions. The most severe models will blend well at formal business meetings, diamond and gold pieces simply radiate luxurious fashion sense, while the colored timepieces, in particularly the wildly painted ones (panther motif), emit a strong party vibe – a refreshingly playful turn for Cartier.
Tank's disarming simplicity, and uncompromising, even "robust" elegance made it an exemplar of square and rectangular watchmaking: many Swiss brands emulated the design (Ebel and Longines, for instance) – but none could quite achieve the same purity of the aesthetic mix.
The reason lies in the formula: competitors had to add to the design, inevitably "contaminating" it – admittedly, many of these collections (Ebel Brasilia, Longines DolceVita, Baume&Mercier Hampton, and other) hold their own, and possess their brand of originality – yet the pure, unadulterated Cartier Tank configuration can be neither added to nor removed from. This quality underlies the collection's long and lasting popularity.
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Main Street Theater, located in the Galeria Shopping Mall, was formed in 1979 to bring a good standard of repertory theater to Westchester County. The season has opened with ''Kaufman at Large,'' a new one-man show by - and starring - John Lithgow. It re-creates a tumultuous day in the life of smash-hit comedy playwright and collaborator George S. Kaufman.
One-man shows are quite the rage today - the economics of theater being what they are, as well as the shortage of roles in relation to the fine actors available. A good deal of what Lithgow accomplishes as actor, playwright, and director in ''Kaufman at Large'' is commendable and entertaining.
Lithgow compresses into one day various summer events of 1936, when Kaufman was headlined because of Mary Astor's notorious diary, was worrying about his wife's and daughter's reactions to those headlines, worrying about his collaborations with Moss Hart (''You Can't Take It With You'') and Edna Ferber (''Stage Door''), and doing battle with a noisy substitute Hausfrau. The evening , culled from Kaufman's writings, is episodic, epigrammatic, touching, biting, witty.
It does not always hang together, and it teeters on sentimentality. Happily, Lithgow is a sensitive actor who keeps to the sober side of bathos. He seems nervous outside a role, however, so that his scene-setting before the opening is more hectoring than warmly confidential. It then takes too long for Kaufman to ''appear'' after Lithgow ''disappears.'' For this, a too-gentle edge for so uproarious, abrasive a man as Kaufman, and lapses in pacing, Lithgow is not the best man to direct himself in this venture.
Michael C. Smith designed the handsome set, Ann Roth the costumes, and Gregory C. MacPherson the evocative lighting. At its best, ''Kaufman at Large'' moves well, and keeps the audience engrossed. It is off the beaten track as an offering, but ''mainstream'' occupies the rest of the season, which will include Chekhov's ''Uncle Vanya'' (Jan. 27 - Feb. 21), Coward's ''Private Lives'' (March 17 - April 11), and Williams's ''The Glass Menagerie'' (May 5 - 30).


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Play starts today in Manchester for Red Ryan CYO golfStaff report
July 22. 2013 9:34PM
Red Ryan CYO GolfTee Times
Intermediate Division – 1st Tee
8 a.m. - Matthew Paradis, Hooksett; Alex Bickford, Portsmouth; Tim Manwaring, Keene; Adam Dolan, Windham; 8:09 - Tom Hickson, Rye; Joshua Lacasse, Bow; Ethan Aube, Manchester; Roger Larrivee, Bedford; 8:18 - Jordan Dahl, Northfield; Patrick McGinley, Bedford; Adam Godbout, Concord; Griffin Barbaro, Goffstown; 8:27 - Jordan Oelkers, Merrimack; Bennett Doherty, Bedford; Nick Fiel, Keene; Austin Baker, Litchfield; 8:36: Mathew Paulson, Merrimack; Luciano Osorio, Hooksett; Peter Thompson, Bedford; Adam O'Brien, Keene; 8:45 - Chris Moquin, Hooksett; Steve McFadden, Merrimack; Connor Gagnon, Dunbarton; Jacob Berrigan, Bow
Junior Division – 10th Tee
8 a.m. - Macky Seppala, Rindge; Roman Ojala, New Ipswich; Brandon Gillis, Nashua; Douglas Champagne, Bow; 8:09 - Dylan Lortie, Hudson; Ryan Brown, Bedford; John Cook, Manchester; Michael Jensen, Nashua; 8:18 - Eric Evans, Dover; Brennen Gillis, Merrimack; Connor Lee, Bedford; Tim Weeks, Bedford; 8:27 - Thomas Ethier, Nashua; T.J. Barber, Cornish; Michael Soucy, Bedford; Ian MacDonald, Claremont; 8:36 - Ryan Stankiewicz, Amherst; Griffin Gagne, Bedford; Shane Rautiola, New Ipswich, Eric Keilty, Dover; 8:45 - Ashley Tewksbury, Lee; Chelsea Sedlar, Merrimack; Alec Cassady, Lancaster; Demetrios Stamoulis, Manchester; 8:54 - Joey Larocca, Manchester; Jacob Rioux, Bedford; Ryan Hayes, Goffstown; Ryan Fitzgerald, Hollis; 9:03 - Zachery Pelletier, Manchester; Jack Flanagan, Bedford; Andrew Teris, Nashua; Matt Pinault, Manchester; 9:12 - Jake Poitras, Manchester; James Manning, Manchester; Colin Hendrickson, Bedford; Tyler Gamble, Bedford; 9:21 - Chase Holombo, New Ipswich; Eric Loconto, Amherst; Erik Brown, Bedford; Zach Wheeler, Bedford; 9:30 - Jack Reilly, Manchester; Will Facques, Amherst; Christopher Murphy, Hudson; Robert Carpenter, Manchester; 9:39 - William Chisholm, Concord; Brydon Enderson, Manchester; Curtis Wirbal, Merrimack; Spencer Durand, Nashua
Mite Division – 1st Tee
Agate: No character style: 8:54 - Phillip Schmitz, Mont Vernon; Eric Hurrell, Windham; Noah Olson, Sharon; Stoughton Bell, Bedford; 9:03: Noah Greenwood, Manchester; Stephen Duckett, Manchester; Noah Bahan, Londonderry; Drew Allard, Auburn; 9:12 - Turner Brown, Bedford; Cade Destefani, Bedford; Kevin Flaherty, Nashua; Michael McLean, Dunbarton; 9:21 - Jeffrey Josefik, Jr, Manchester; Jacob Magni, Nashua; Owen Cook, Manchester; Mason Whitten, Bedford; 9:30 - Nicholas Edgeworth, Merrimack; TJ Gillis, Nashua; Jack Fitzgerald, Hollis; Nicholas Tufts, Auburn; 9:39 - Matthew Simmons, Manchester; Asa Dupuis, Manchester; Chris McQuinn, Auburn; Camden Labonville, Auburn
Intermediate, Junior and Mite division play begins today at the 56th annual Red Ryan CYO Golf Tournament at Derryfield Country Club in Manchester.
Tournament Director Doug Smith said 96 golfers have registered for this year's tournament, including 24 in the Intermediate division and 48 in the Junior division.
The Intermediate Division will feature a new champion since last year's champion C.J. Konkowski of Bretwood Golf Course in Keene — and now at the University of New Hampshire — is not eligible to defend his title in the 16-18-year-old division.
The golfers to watch in this division are the finalists in this year's New Hampshire Golf Association Junior Championship won by Tom Hixon of Rye over Manchester Central and Derryfield CC standout Matt Paradis at the Campbell's Scottish Highlands Golf Course in Salem.
Hixon, who plays out of the Wentworth-by-the-Sea CC, attended St. Thomas Aquinas of Dover before enrolling at the Lee Westwood Golf Academy in Apopka, Fla.
In the Juniors (ages 13-15), last year's champion Joshua Lacasse of Bow has moved on to the Intermediate Division. Last year's runner-up, Brandon Gillis of Nashua, will return as one of the favorites to win the Junior title. Another golfer to watch is 2012 medalist winner Doug Champagne of Bow.
In the Mite Division (under 13) Phillip Schmitz of Amherst will return to defend his title.
Today at 8 a.m., medal play begins to determine the competitors for match play beginning on Wednesday.
There will be three championship flights, each with 16 golfers, in the Junior Division.
The Intermediate and Mite Divisions will have a championship flight of 16 players and a first flight of eight golfers.
On Wednesday beginning at 8 a.m., the match play prelims and quarterfinals will be staged at Derryfield. The semifinals and finals are slated for Thursday beginning at 8 a.m.


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Justin Bieber Flirts With Ex-Girlfriend Sofia Richie on Instagram
Is Justin Bieber trying to rekindle things with Sofia Richie?
The 23-year-old entertainer recently commented on an Instagram photo from her Flaunt magazine shoot.
PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Sofia Richie
"Ur so pretty," he wrote, which many fans caught.
Justin and Sofia dated for a couple month last summer and split in September 2016 because they were reportedly never that serious to begin with.
Pictured: Sofia steps out for the DL1961 campaign launch with Jasmine Sanders, Shaun Ross, Winnie Harlow and more at The Nice Guy on Wednesday evening (March 8) in Los Angeles.
This cant be happening.. @justinbieber @sofiarichie pic.twitter.com/GLQ4HkpMlv
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Meet one of our speakers at Amsterdam Talks Tech – Female Edition: Janneke Niessen, co-founder and CTO of Improve Digital.
Janneke is a serial entrepreneur and most recently co-founded Improve Digital, a leading European marketing technology firm. She currently serves as the company's Chief Innovation Officer. She also invests considerable time serving as a member of company (advisory) boards, she is mentor for start-ups, and she is active as an angel investor.
Janneke is also co-initiator of InspiringFifty, a pan-European programme that identifies, encourages, develops, and showcases women in leadership positions within the technology sector. As part of the InspiringFifty initiative, Janneke has published Project Prep, a novel for young girls in conjunction with an award winning child book's author. The goal of the project is to encourage young girls, inspiring them to pursue a career in technology and invest in an educational foundation focusing on math and computer science.
Janneke recently joined the supervisory board of UNICEF and writes a column about entrepreneurship for Sprout and about technology for LINDA. Janneke was named 2014 EY Entrepreneur of the Year and Most Innovative Leader in 2016, two of many in a long list of honours for Janneke in her time with Improve Digital.
Janneke is a self-proclaimed work-a-holic and serial entrepreneur. Her story is a string of insightful and candid anecdotes and powerful tips for other entrepreneurs. One of her best insights is that without failure you cannot call yourself a true entrepreneur, with failure comes wisdom "We need to change our perspective on failure in order to grow as entrepreneur!"
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Listen to Northwest Girlchoir!
There are so many ways to listen to the Northwest Girlchoir! Whether it's at a concert or on CD, the artistry of the choir is apparent. Scroll down to listen to samples from our recordings, and to watch our documentary!
To see excerpts from recent concerts, visit the Northwest Girlchoir YouTube Channel.
Lift Every Voice on Vimeo. © 2011.
A short documentary about the impact Northwest Girlchoir has on girls and young women, from preschool to high school.
Stand and Sing: Concert Selections (2008-2010)
Metsa Telegramm (Uno Naisso)
I Dream A World (Joan Szymko)
Dancing Queen (from Mamma Mia) (Andersson & Ulvaeus, arr. Huff)
Heart and Soul: 35th Anniversary Concert Highlights (2008)
Glory! [A History Lesson] (John Muehleisen)
Mandoline (Claude Debussy)
Hymn to Freedom (Oscar Peterson, arr. Seppo Hovi)
Daybreak: Concert Highlights (2006-2008)
Daybreak (Stephen Paulus)
A New Year Carol from Friday Afternoons (Benjamin Britten)
Living in a Holy City (Stephen Hatfield)
Igraj Kolce! (2006)
Coast Salish Medley (Traditional Northwest American Songs, arr. Wendy B. Short)
O Pastorelle, Addio from Andrea Chenier (Umberto Giordano)
Igraj Kolce (Slovenian Folk Song, arr. Jakob Jež)
Where the Heart Is: Concert Highlights (2004-2006)
On suuri sun ranta autius (Finnish Folk Song, arr. Matti Hyökki)
This We Know (Ron Jeffers)
Tota Pulchra Es (Maurice Duruflé)
First of December at Benaroya Hall (2000)
The Kalanta of the New Year (Traditional Greek folk song, arr. Malcolm Dalglish)
Happy Xmas (War is Over) (John Lennon and Yoko Ono, arr. Mark Brymer)
December's Celebrations (1999)
L'dor Vador(Valerie Shields)
A Cuckoo Flew Out of the Woods (B. Wayne Bisbee)


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How would you characterize the state of symphony orchestras in 2010?
Well, all the arts are generally very sensitive to the health of the economy because we rely largely on philanthropy for our survival. Only 30 percent of our operating expenses come from tickets sales, which means 70 percent has to be raised through sponsorships. It's those organizations and businesses that make it possible for our audiences to come to performances at a reasonable rate. If we operated entirely on ticket revenues, no one could afford it.
The Honolulu Symphony just announced it's going out of business, and I think we all know the situation the Detroit Symphony Orchestra (which is embroiled in a lengthy, acrimonious strike) is facing. We are very proud to say the Lansing Symphony Orchestra is fiscally healthy. We have superb executive leadership, and we are highly disciplined in our approach to the business side of the organization.
The health of orchestras across the country today is entirely reflective of specific communities and the value that community puts on the arts. Fortunately, here the community recognizes the arts are essential to the long-term economic health of the city.
Why do you think Lansing is so aware of the importance of the LSO?
The entire state of Michigan seems to have a heightened appreciation of the arts. There are longstanding traditions in the schools of excellence in music programs, not to mention the fact that Michigan has places like Interlochen (Center for the Arts) and Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp. And not only do our universities like Michigan State have outstanding programs, but our secondary and tertiary schools and universities also have excellent programs. In our city, the presence of a major university and a first-rate community college attracts people who have cultural awareness and a cultural curiosity, as well as an appetite to seek out new, enriching cultural experiences.
A common complaint among symphonies is that audiences only want to hear the tried and true pieces by familiar composers. What's the attitude of LSO audiences?
We really are trying to broaden the orchestra's interface with the community as much as possible. That's why we'll do a night of Elton John or the Cirque de la Symphonie: We want to be as viable to the community as possible. On the classical side, we've done a healthy amount of music by living composers that has been well received. Of course, I don't hear from everybody. But I keep thinking back to when we played Stephen Paulus' Concerto for Two Trumpets — we had to encore part of it because it was so well received.
What we try to do with the LSO is this: Every concert is going to have two components — a component of familiarity and an element of freshness to it, so that those people who've been ticket holders for 30 years will have a fresh experience. It might be a piece by a living composer. Or maybe it's one of the 104 Haydn symphonies that doesn't get performed often. Or maybe it will be a familiar piece presented in a different way. We're always trying to heighten the experience.
What goals have you set for 2011?
Organizationally, our No. 1 goal is to continue to operate in a fiscally responsible manner. Secondly, it's to bring great music that will enhance the quality of life in the greater Lansing area. We are always trying to reach new people, to whet appetites and stimulate curiosity. That's one of the things I try to do on my Facebook page.
We have a great partner in WKAR, and I have great respect for them. Through both their programming and their on-air talent, they make you want more. We try to do the same: to remind people how important the arts are in day-to-day life and to stimulate curiosity for their own wellbeing.
How do you put social media to work for a symphony?
It's great fun! The Lansing Symphony has a Twitter and a Facebook account, and I have my own Facebook page, which is kind of a guided journey through —hopefully — fascinating musical experiences that are already on the Internet. I try to give it some relevance to what's happening, so if it's Shakespeare's birthday, I'll try to find out who was the rock star of Shakespeare's day.
For me, social media has been a great way of stimulating interest by putting up bite-size experiences that hopefully will make you want to find out more. It's naturally connected in many ways. Music and art are not musty, dusty things you keep in the attic. It's your tableware, the things you use every day.
Just as social media allows us all to stay in touch with the people in our lives, it can also allow us to find new interests and discover new topics.


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There are few key concepts that are essential to Calix and our approach to mission. Below is a list of these concepts with a brief description. Each of these concepts will be getting it's own podcast soon and will have larger articles or blogs written about them.
+ craft Artisan craft is the primary way that we communicate the dignity of those we serve and our primary expression of the beautiful. The caring and skill demonstrated in an attention to detail and the effort to make something objectively good go a long way in earning the respect that will over time allow relationship and dialogue to develop.
+ humility Sometimes it is hard to separate a careful attention to detail and the effort to make artisan beauty from the a simply snobby attitude. The former brings people in communicates dignity. The latter alienates them and pushes them away. For a person working hard in artisan craft, this can be difficult, as we are all too human and when someone does not understand or appreciate our work, it is easy to dismiss them. We must constantly remind ourselves that we don't have to do everything for everyone, but we must love everyone and treat them with dignity, allowing our knowledge and work to be a bridge and not a wall.
+ hospitality when you combine the first two and get arstisan craft in humility for the sake of persons and relationship, you get true hospitality. In a sense, it is where they experience justice directed to them in the context of your community, because craft and humility are the first way you are able to embody love to your guests and as John Paul the Great taught us, love is the only proper stance toward other persons.
+ design another way we respect persons and show them love is making a beautiful space ergonomic to the human person and the activities they come to take part in. A space can be decorated simply, but must be beautiful and help people do what they came to do, that is experience artisan beauty in the form of food and beverages, have conversation, read, and write. Anything that is ugly, banal, or distracting from the end, regardless of it's religious content, is not Christian in this context.
+ justice another aspect of our communicating the dignitiy of the human person and our love for them is in our sourcing and in our labor practices. You can not have a Christian project and then buy cheap product that is built on the back of the poor, is harmful to the environment, or is unhealthy for the people you are serving. Direct Trade and transparent coffee sourcing is a must in these projects. Also, providing a decent wage for those working for pay and a safe, dignified, and beautiful work environment for all workers, even your volunteers, is essential and deeply communicative and attractive to those you serve.
+ relationship Human relationship is not the final end of these projects. Enabling persons to come into relationship with the Living God is. But, the primary and most proximate means of that is a daily cultivation of relationship with those you serve and that relationship developing into a conduit for the love of God to flow through. All these pillars are for the sake of relationship. This marks a difference in our projects. The end is not profit, or even excellence or beauty for it's own sake. The end is relationship as a means to communication of the Divine.


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- MsGinkgo
- 5 years ago
- Wedding: May 2014
So last night I had weird dreams involving a bunch of parties and scenarios that happened about 10 years ago, while I knew FH but before we were dating, one of those weird mishmash dreams where a bunch of different events all sort of morph into one and people who shouldn't be in the same place at the same time are…
Well today, I'm having all these random flashbacks/memories of stuff that happened during that same time – right before FH and I started dating. It's all very weird. It was a pretty messed up time in my life, 2002-2004 involved a lot of emotional turmol (and a lot of alcohol to deal with it).
Does this ever happen to anyone else? A day where you get random memories of really weird things, events, people not in your life anymore…or am i just crazy?


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Missouri sees its manufacturing industry grow
Manufacturing is strong in Missouri. The state will soon welcome the addition of a maintenance repair facility for airplanes in Kansas City, along with a trucking operations center in St. Louis.
ATS to open a hanger near Kansas City Airport
Aviation Technical Services (ATS) is opening up a new facility to repair and maintain aircraft near the Kansas City Airport, according to Area Development. This building is 607,000 square feet, and will service planes near the airport, allowing the company to reach its customer base more efficiently and provide better service. There is already a large aeronautical sector near the airport, from which ATS plans to bring much of its workforce.
The company plans to service aircrafts belonging to Air Canada, as well as Hawaiian Airlines. It will repair Boeing 767s, along with Boeing 787s. The facility will create 500 new jobs for area locals. It will also do work for the Russian airline UTair Aviation, servicing Russian aircrafts.
"I'd like to sincerely thank Governor Nixon, the State of Missouri, the City of Kansas City, the Kansas City Missouri Economic Development Corporation, Platte County Economic Development Council and the Kansas City Area Development Council and many others for coming together to reignite the tradition of aviation in this area for airline customers and skilled aerospace workers alike," said Matt Yerbic, president and CEO of ATS.
TQL to build operations complex in St. Louis
Total Quality Logistics (TQL) focuses on shipping products with trucks. It works especially well with shipping raw materials into a factory and bringing out finished goods. It plans to capitalize on the existing talented drivers and carriers in the area by building $1.2 million operations center in Missouri, according to Area Development. It will create 95 jobs within the next five years for the state.
TQL connects customers with carriers. It has in its database a pool of 50,000 talented carriers across North America, allowing companies from around the U.S. to move products through Canada and Mexico as well as locally and domestically. The company negotiates with carriers and customers to ensure a custom price based on what is being shipped.
St. Louis's easy access to roads, rails and rivers as one of the reasons it may have decided to move to the city, according to Area Development. Governor Jay Nixon also sent his congratulations, saying he was looking forward to seeing the new company bring work to Missouri.
Those who want to expand their manufacturing business should seek out manufacturing recruiters to find the best talent.