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Sterling's Gold : Wit and wisdom of an Ad Man Hardback
by Roger (Author) Sterling
"When God closes a door, he opens a dress.""I guess what I'm saying is at some point we've all parked in the wrong garage.""Can I just fire everyone?""When a man gets to a point in his life when his name's on the building, he can get an unnatural sense of entitlement.""It looks like you're all going to engage in a little mid-level camaraderie, so I'll be on my way.""You don't know how to drink.
Your whole generation, you drink for the wrong reasons.
My generation, we drink because it's good, because it feels better than unbuttoning your collar, because we deserve it.
We drink because it's what men do." A collection of gems from the fabulously droll Roger Sterling that will have you reaching for that martini and wilfully falling into the world of 1960s Madison Avenue, the world of the 'mad men'.
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Fair enough kid, I deserved that. I'm lying my pants off!
We moved July 29th.. and what a great move it was.
Furniture – check
Power – check
Water – check
Address change – check
Internet – NO
Cable/Satellite – Yes (as of yesterday)
We have food, water, and shelter, what's the big deal, right? We are the Quarles…the most tv-watching and internet surfing couple on the block. If you asked me could we survive this disconnect from the outside world, I would have quickly replied Hell Naw, but we have! Remember our What We're Watching Post – it's life! Needless, to say it's been a much different experience that we could have ever imagined.
Pros – tons of quality time, we've been very productive, we managed to unpack the house really quickly, we've enjoyed lots of time on patio, and had plenty of time to think and plan.
Cons – we miss Turtle, E, the Botwins, Wes, CT, and Stacey Dash so much!!!! (our tv friends)
Another major pro/con – Vince got a grill and has been practicing for my Birthday BBQ bash (I can't wait for this)! The con is that we are all gonna grow at a tremendous rate – good for Jeffrey (the bonsai), bad for the rest of us!
We have prioritized our top 5 upcoming projects:
- Jewelry Organizer – currently in a small, dark space under the cabinet getting disrespected!
- Closet Space Maximization – our closets are small and we have boxes of things that just won't fit.. gotta make this work!
- Manroom Sports Collage – I want to add some flair to the manroom with a sports collage – any ideas send em my way!
- TV Wall Décor – currently one big blank wall with a tv and paint – drives me nuts!
- Shoe Organizer – also being disrespected.. still in the box!
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It's hard to live and work among the incredible landscape that is the Pacific Northwest – with its majestic mountains, rolling rivers and towering trees – and not think about how our business practices impact the world around us. Being good stewards of our environment is important to us here at Tillamook, and we're proud that our company is making strides to run our farmer-owned co-op in a sustainable way. In fact, in 2010 we completed a Sustainability Operations Audit with Portland State University and ECOS, a consulting firm specializing in sustainability engineering, which helped lay the necessary groundwork to set goals and action items in a number of key areas. The key areas include reducing energy use, packaging materials, waste, greenhouse gas emissions, water use, and fuel consumption. This is just the beginning of this journey for Tillamook, but here are some highlights of the specific steps we have taken as part of a comprehensive sustainability program:
– Focusing on reducing energy usage by reusing heat that would otherwise be wasted in various manufacturing processes, using low-level lighting in storage areas and installing meters to help monitor energy use, among other initiatives.
– Continuously evaluating packaging options as part of our commitment to use packaging materials that minimize raw inputs and support reuse and recycling. For example, by redesigning the lid on our yogurt cups, we were able to eliminate the use of 250,000 pounds of plastic annually.
– Closely monitoring the amount of water we purchase and use. By using the smallest amount of water needed, we reduce the amount of wastewater that results from the cheese making process. We also track water used at each facility, and in each department, to pinpoint opportunities for improvement, such as installing seal water control devices.
– Working to reduce waste by operating an intensive company-wide recycling program for more than 12 areas of waste.
– We also recently conducted a transportation audit to analyze traffic patterns between our manufacturing and distribution facilities, which enabled us to establish a baseline for fuel economy, annual fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. As a result, a new, more efficient shipping and distribution plan has been put into effect. It saves fuel and miles by using forward warehouses that are located in closer proximity to our growing customer base, and makes it more efficient to package and distribute Tillamook products to key geographic regions outside of the Northwest.
We feel even better about the quality of our Tillamook dairy products knowing that they're being made in a way that is sensitive to our environment, and we look forward to continuing our sustainability efforts into the future. If you have any questions about this information, please don't hesitate to Contact Us here.
I feel that your "sustainability" is to reduce cost to produce company goods. It's evident that most companies in U.S. could care less about their sustainability. The only company that is actively(wrong choice of words!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) taking action is Sierra Nevada brewing company with a 99.8% sustainability rate. That is insanely high. By no means am I expecting Tillamook to be at that rate, because I don't know the complicated process to make cheese, but the last post I see is from 2012. I am not stating that your company sucks, I would like to know more about the steps Tillamook is taking to reduce environmental impact while still maintaing a great business model. I am an avid outdoorsman, and I absolutely love tillamook. I just want to know what Tillamook is doing to advance in sustainability.
Thank you,
~P.S. I am not looking for free stuff I.E. 90% of people that complain or other
Hi Cameron,
Thank you for your comment! Tillamook has already taken some very important steps towards a more sustainable business model. As you read in the post above, in 2010, Tillamook completed a Sustainability Operations Audit with Portland State University and ECOS, a consulting firm specializing in sustainability engineering. Since then, we have been continuing to reduce our energy usage, and our recycling program is still active. Another one of the most notable changes that we have made recently was our decision to reduce the amount of packaging materials that we use for our sliced and shredded cheeses.
Water conservation is also very important to Tillamook because reducing the amount of water we use lessens our water footprint and reduces the amount of wastewater generated. Because of this, we are closely monitoring the ratio of water purchased in relation to the amount of milk received. By using the smallest amount of water needed, we reduce the amount of wastewater that results from the cheesemaking process. We also track water used at each facility and in each department to pinpoint opportunities for improvement, such as installing seal water control devices. Our goal is to continue to identify opportunities to reduce the amount of water used by 3% annually.
You mentioned perhaps wanting to know more about how we make our cheese. Here's a video on how we make cheese. Thanks again for reaching out!
All the best,
Lauren of the Tillamook team


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Host your next school retreat, family reunion, teambuilding trip, or wedding at Friends Camp! We have openings for weekday events in September and early October, 2018. We are open for inquiries for the spring of 2019.
With sixty-six acres of wonderful fields, woods, and lakeshore property in South China, Maine, Friends Camp is a centrally located place to hold a retreat or family reunion for between 35 and 120 people. Friends Camp is only a twenty-minute drive from Augusta or Waterville and is an hour and 15-minute drive from ether Portland or Bangor.
Friends Camp is an affordable meeting place or conference center for non-profit organizations, government agencies, families, Quaker groups, and businesses. We offer special package prices for weekend and other multiple day events and retreats. We have very reasonable, per person overnight or day rates. If your organization needs a convenient central Maine meeting or retreat location, please call 207-334-2361 or e-mail email@example.com with your questions.
Hearth in Aviary Hall
Aviary Hall
– Fits up to 100 people
Big Bird Dining Hall
– Seats up to 130 people
Cardinal Outside
Use our gathering spaces for groups of 20-130 people ~~ Indoor meetings and activities take place in three main lodges: Aviary Hall, Cardinal Hall, and Big Bird Dining Hall, and in two smaller buildings.
- Aviary Hall is an excellent gathering space for larger groups of between 25 and 125 people. Aviary Hall is a beautiful post and beam building with a massive fireplace and two large porches. This space works will for most of our weekend wedding rentals.
- Cardinal Hall has a large theater/multipurpose room that has a capacity of up to 150 people.
- Big Bird Dining Hall can seat 120 people and can be easily rearranged so that groups of ten to sixteen guests can gather around the fireplace or a larger circle of benches and chairs can be set for ninety people.
- A historical Quaker Meeting House turned art space is good for gatherings of between 12 and 20 guests.
Enjoy being in nature at your retreat or gathering~~ Friends Camp has several outside areas for playing, walking, swimming, canoeing, and relaxing.
- Play on the outdoor games field, the soccer field, and the basketball court.
- Walk on the scenic nature trail and the trail to the waterfront area on China Lake.
- Swim and sail at our waterfront area on China Lake.
- Canoe or kayak.
- Relax on one of our pine grove benches.
- Visit our vespers field and watch the sun go down!
Housing Options
Friends Camp has fourteen simple and rustic cabins with nearby bathroom and shower facilities and four additional sleeping buildings with bathrooms. The cabins are each a little bit different, but they all have bunk beds for between eight and twelve guests.
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Food Service
Our meals are carefully prepared and feature vegetarian and non-vegetarian foods. We offer plenty of fresh baked breads, desserts, vegetables, and fruits at each of our nutritious meals. The cooks can tailor the menus to suit your group's needs. You can also rent our kitchen and use a catering service or your own cook.
Spring and fall weekend rentals and mid-week rental start in late April and end on Columbus Day Weekend in October. Retreat groups often start with dinner on Friday night and finish on Sunday after lunch. Call or email Anna, the camp director, for availability at (207) 445-2361 or email@example.com.
2018 Fees
- Non-refundable day rate of $250.00 per day. This fee holds your dates for your use, and the balance of your fee is due the day before your retreat or wedding begins.
- There is a per-person daily fee for your rental or wedding.
- Guests who stay only during the day are $8 per person per day.
- Overnight guests are $16 per person per night. If you are interested in your guests staying overnight, we have some cabins with bathrooms and a lake-front cottage available for additional cost.
- To rent the kitchen and prepare your own meals or hire your own caterer, the cost is $150/ day. We have some dishware available for your use if you rent the kitchen. To discuss the cost of Friends Camp preparing your meals, please call Anna at (207) 445-2361.
- There is an additional use fee associated with our four large buildings (Aviary, Dining Hall, Cardinal, & Meeting House). Only pay for the buildings you use– $50/ building.
Larger Rental Groups (60> guests) lower per person fee of $14 for overnight & $7 for day use. Payment is due by check, written out to Friends Camp.
Event Insurance
Rental groups, meetings, reunions and weddings will need to have Event Insurance from the Markel Insurance or from another insurance company. The liability insurance coverage level needs to be $1,000,000 per event. To use Markel Insurance, sign up on their web site – www.markeleventinsurance.com or call the Markel office at 1-855-422-5944. If liquor (beer, wine etc) is serviced at your wedding the event insurance must note this extra coverage. Your event policy must list Friends Camp / New England Yearly Meeting of Friends as the owner of property you are renting. The address of Friends Camp is 729 Lakeview Drive, South China, ME 04358.


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The weathers been getting a lot warmer this week and it's made me so excited for Spring & Summer! & What better way to show that then by mixing some nice, bright colors into your everyday makeup routine :) Today, I did just that while trying to stay on the limited time limit that I had before school. I did a soft eye look, using a peachy-pink BLUSH, instead of eyeshadow (couldn't find anything else) and of course, winged liner.
Some products that I used!
MAC Melba Blush, NARS Orgasm Blush, MAC Creme Cup Lipstick, ELF Glossy Gloss in Pink Candy.
MAC Painterly Paint Pot
Inglot Matte 318 (lid)
MAC Melba (crease)
Ivory (browbone) and medium brown (lower lashline)
from Wet N' Wild Vanity Palette
Wet N' Wild Creme Liner
Maybelline Line Stiletto
Avon Eyeliner
Revlon Photoready 3D Volume Mascara
Maybelline XXL Pro Extensions Mascara
Milani Brow Pencil in Dark Brown (brows)
ELF Clear Brow Gel
Boots No. 7 Intelligent Balance Mousse Foundation in Blonde
Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Concealer in Light
Rimmel Stay Matte Powder in Sandstorm
Lumiere Cosmetics Mineral Foundation in Light Medium Beige (to set concealer)
MAC Blunt Blush
MAC Melba Blush, mixed with
NARS Orgasm Blush
MAC Creme Cup l/s
ELF Glossy Gloss l/g in Pink Candy
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New York near the Adirondack Mountains. Her melodies and traditional sound
find inspiration from the forest, the countryside, and human relationships.
"It's almost as if Cosby composes from another time, simpler, more honest, more concise, without frivolous self-importance. Follow Cosby's footsteps through the forest, to a cabin with a stone fireplace, warm and inviting."
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"Into Mid-Air "
Winner, Best Folk Album, 2018
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The new songs are ready, and Cosby's new album is
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above the troubles of life and in the realm of Joy.
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During the time my laptop was on its way to HP for repair I compiled a lot of research on laptops running the ATI Radeon Xpress 200m graphics. Here is some things that I've noticed:
There are some newer lines of AMD Turion laptops that are shipping with Xpress 200m graphics that are apparently running KOTOR, Quake, and other OpenGL 1.4 (or above) apps the way they should be. I even tested this theory on a new Compaq Presario floor model at Circuit City. I asked my friend who works there if I could install the Quake 4 Demo on it and run a few tests — after educating him about my problem. I proceeded to do this… and sure enough the Demo ran. Granted this was not great performance… but hell even 15-20 fps is still 14x better than what I'm getting now. I was quite amazed yet frustrated at the same time.
I began to dig further.
From what I've found certain runs of the ATI Xpress 200m chips came with Video Firmwares that are somewhat "bugged" and do not allow for proper OpenGL performance. These chips offload most of the Vertex and T&L operations to the CPU and brings it (no matter its speed) to its knees. For the record, my chip identifier is "0x5955", with a BIOS version of VER008.025l.004.0000.
I did not note the BIOS identifer on this floor model I tested, but did look around HP's website for some other information relevant to this issue…
Many of the newer Compaq and HP Laptop models have a revised BIOS downloadable. This BIOS lists in its fixes that it "Resolves a Video Firmware Issue". Unfortunately, my model of laptop is not supported by this download. The link to it is this: http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareDownloadIndex?lc=en&cc=us&dlc=en&os=228&product=1818493&lang=en&softwareitem=ob-39058-1
If anyone can who is having this issue, please send me your BIOS identifiers so I can compile a list of chips that have this problem versus chips that do not. I plan on re-opening the ticket with HP in an attempt to get them to release a new video firmware for the HP zv6000 (mine) and Compaq M2000 (my wife's) line of laptops.


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This weekend Grace and I checked out a fabric market in Tianjin. Tianjin is essentially a huge small town, so what we're finding is that it has almost everything-almost. There are a couple of fabric markets here and I checked out this one (scroll down for the address). I was looking for quilting cotton and it had very little selection of that. This market had plenty of other fabrics. And I'm pretty sure you can pick out your fabric and have them make you anything you want-but that's for a different day. This time I was there just to find fabric for ME to sew with. So there will likely be a follow-up about getting clothes made later.
Here are the basics:
One stall with a lot of canvas weight (Cat Kidston!) fabric:
Lots of stalls with razzle dazzle:
Lots and lots of suit material:
So much of just a mish-mash:
UPDATE: I'm just going to keep a list of the sewing stores I find on taobao here:
art gallery fabrics
this one
forest fabrics
more fat quarter bundles
(helpful search words "riley blake" and "artgallery" "moda")
this one has a lot.
variety of Japanese fabrics
If you still want to check out the fabric market, here's address:
河西区广东路123号布料市场(人民公园附近)。He xi qu guang dong lu 123 hao bu liao shi chang
This is what one of the doors looks like (I don't know if this guy is here all the time though):
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Andy LeMaster previously made a name for himself recording, engineering and touring with indie darlings Bright Eyes. On Now It's Overhead's self-titled debut, LeMaster's pop-song sensibility artfully integrates sparse, soulful lyrical leanings with new-wave-swath-ed drum loops. The result lands somewhere between the earthy, ramshackle wobble of Neutral Milk Hotel, also from Athens, Ga., and the sophisticated, ethereal soaring of My Bloody Valentine. The evocatively haunting album captures the life and death of a relationship, starting with hopeful beginnings on opener "Blackout Curtain": Breathy, airy harmonies float delicately atop LeMaster's chanting, "Don't ever go away from here and I will never go away." The feelings come to a rather hopeless ending on closer "A Skeleton on Display," as LeMaster resounds his melancholy mantra, "I will always miss you."
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Saturday, June 25, 2011
Mini Soap and Glory Haul
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I forgot about soap and glory!I brought soap and glory mousturiser in a spary bottle a while back and I have recently been using it, but i found that it became really sticky in the heat,but i really liked the smell so i was looking for a body spray and so i just brought a natural collection apple and lime one but it was too strong and whenever i sprayed it i felt like i was eating it! I have just read your post for the second time this week and i have just click that soap and glory do body sprays! Do they do any other fragrances, and do you know if they last long, and which one do you recommend? Love Milly XXXReplyDelete


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Archive for the 'Lest We Forget' Category
My 'trip' to Puttaparthi…
Saturday, October 25, 2014
Bhagawan at Shirdi would often repeat that, let His man be at any distance, a thousand koss (an Indian unit, measuring distance) away from Him, he will be drawn to Him like a sparrow, with a thread tied to its feet. When He wills, His Will turns into accomplishment… He chooses the right time for the right action. This is all the more true for a fledgling pilgrim who is about to reach Him. How William Hwehu Ansah, Accra, Ghana was drawn to Prasanthi Nilayam and how Bhagawan cleared him out of one last bit of skepticism…?!? …An interesting experience from December 1979 issue of Sanathana Sarathi. read more »
Posted in Divine Foot Prints, Indelible Impressions, Lest We Forget, Reflections, Sai Spiritual Showers, Straight From The Heart
He who feeds the distressed in hunger really serves Me…
Saturday, October 11, 2014
Shirdi Sai's sojourn on Earth was most incomprehensible for the normal ones, His ways being supra-mysterious. Baba, in fact, lived His life teaching His followers at every step, guiding them to higher levels of consciousness, evolution. How Bhagawan sent across the poignant, powerful message of the absolute need to see Madhava in every being? …an interesting story from the illustrious Sai Samartha Satcharita. read more »
Posted in Animal and Nature, Indelible Impressions, Lessons From The Epics, Lest We Forget
The Dance Of The Soul
Friday, April 18, 2014
These words that you are about to wander through are from the April 2014 Issue of the Pune Youth Newsletter, edited by Sri Jullie Chaudhuri, dedicated at the enchanting Lotus Feet…HE is the One Who inspires…HE Who motivates…HE our inspiration…HE our motivation…in Him lies all kinds of celebrations…He the ultimate jubilation…To our Guru, Guide, Parent, Friend and God…we offer all that we are and ever will be… read more »
Posted in Lest We Forget, Love All Serve All, Reflections, Straight From The Heart
Watch Your Words, Actions, Thoughts, Character and Heart
Friday, December 20, 2013
How poised and diligent are we in dealing with the W-A-T-C-H God has gifted all of us… Bhagawan's acronym for perfecting our mould to become His bangarus… golden children? Let's w-a-t-c-h as Sri Jullie Chaudhuri writes about Bhagawan's W-A-T-C-H… read more »
Posted in Divine Foot Prints, Lest We Forget, Straight From The Heart
The Hallowed Path!!!
Tuesday, August 27, 2013
How much are we inspired by His hallowed presence? …how much are we into practising His precepts? with life sending myriad moments in our way, granting us an opportunity to grow, man has to take every precaution to raise himself up making his life His Message…writes Sri Jullie Chaudhuri. (extracted from Sri Sathya Sai Newsletter, Pune) read more »
Posted in Lest We Forget, Love All Serve All, Reflections
"Tell Me! Do you believe in Swami or not?"
Tuesday, August 13, 2013
Miracles are My visiting cards, said Bhagawan referring to Him performing miracles in the life of devotees. These miracles could be a materialisation, saving from a fatal accident or from a tensed situation, in the form of unseen Divine providence or it could be a word of revelation from the secret life of some one. But, He does it in style, bringing the recipient back on to the right track instilling greater faith in him or her. Read such an interesting account from the life of Bharat Dutt, a former student at Bhagawan's Institute, as extrated from January, 1987 issue of Sanathana Sarathi.
Posted in Indelible Impressions, Lest We Forget, Reflections, Sai Spiritual Showers
The Absences That We Owe THE PRESENCE
Sunday, March 3, 2013
When darkness is defined as the absence of light, similarly, for the human when he lives in the Eternal Presence Of The Cosmic Creator, being aware of the profundity, he is freed from the absence, the absences that we owe The Presence. Deliberating on the supreme significance of being loyal to the Eternal Presence called Sri Sathya Sai Baba, Sri Jullie Chaudhuri writes… read more »
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A Cosmic Presentation – Samastha Lokah Sukhino Bhavantu…
Thursday, December 13, 2012
Bhagawan's Eternal Mantra for Love, Peace and Harmony for His entire creation found follow up last week when Youth from Pune took up a unique campaign organising a presentation, praying and promoting the Mantra for peace for all the worlds. This presentation, held on Dec 2, 2012 in Sadhu Vaswani Hall, Salisbury Park, Pune was a humble offering by the Youth of Pune at Bhagawan's Lotus Feet. Detailing the same writes Ms Nupur Chaudhuri… read more »
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His First Speech on Baba
Monday, August 27, 2012
After coming to Baba in the Fifties, Prof Kasturi was for many decades the most entertaining and edifying exponent of Bhagawan's life and message. But the first speech he had to give on Baba in 1951 was quite an ordeal. The following account of the incident, related in Prof Kasturi's own inimitable humorous style, is reproduced from his autobiography, "Loving God".
1951, December I received in the day's mail a letter from Baba, in the Kannada language, but in Anglo Saxon script. I could neither read nor write the Telugu script and my understanding of the language was halting and inchoate. So, Baba had to devise this devious dualistic method of correspondence to communicate His orders. The letter made me both proud and penitent. It was a command clothed as a request. I was to unveil Bhagawan's portrait at the School Day Function of the Sri Sathya Sai Baba District Board High School, Bukkapatnam! As a measure of abundant caution, Baba had written that my being given this golden chance was a precious piece of good fortune. read more »
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Tell me about Sai Baba…
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
"Amma, Who Is He?" If your little ward had posed this question unto the mother in you, how would you have responded answering the little one? It is in fact, a mother's biggest puzzle and rarest privilege; puzzle to make her way through to the little heart to engrave the Truth about the Lord walking on two feet, rarest of the privileges for a mother initiating her little one unto the greatest spiritual persona. A loving American Mother had styled her introduction to the blossoming little ones about the mighty living Truth, God walking on Two Feet, Sri Sathya Sai Baba, as published in Sanathana Sarathi, March 1973. Read on…
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Some of Japan's top creators come together for a co-operative epic that could mean the PS Vita has finally found its killer app.
As far as some people are concerned the portable console is now an endangered species, with no hope of long term survival in the face of smartphones and tablets. The PS Vita in particular is often characterised as a product nobody wants for a market that no longer exists. But a game as involved as Soul Sacrifice is not the sort of thing you'll ever find for 69p on the App Store, and is instead exactly the sort of game to justify the console's existence.
Although it's not yet a phenomenon on the same scale, Capcom's Monster Hunter is the obvious and frequent point of reference for Soul Sacrifice. That's not just in terms of its four-player co-operative gameplay, but also its rejuvenating effect on PS Vita sales in Japan. Soul Sacrifice is by no means a clone but the comparison is valid, if only in terms of preparing you for a game with a similar depth of options and customisation.
Soul Sacrifice is the first major game to be designed by Mega Man creator Keiji Inafune since he left Capcom in 2010. The actual development though has been undertaken by a collaboration of Sony's Japan Studio and Harvest Moon developer Marvelous AQL, which is an unusual but evidently fruitful arrangement.
The setting for the game is a bleak fantasy world whose dark colour scheme and highly detailed artwork seems to enjoy '80s heavy metal covers as its primary influence. Soul Sacrifice is clearly going for an oppressive Dark Souls style atmosphere and although this does work within the game itself the awkward script and terrible voice-acting does limit its storytelling potential.
Thankfully though the set-up is mercifully brief: you're one of many prisoners kept by an evil sorcerer and just before you're about to be sacrificed a demonic book (looking very much like the Necronomicon from Evil Dead) offers to teach you enough magic to defend yourself. You're then transported inside its pages to play out past battles and grow your powers and experience.
What this means in practise is that instead of the open world environments of Monster Hunter your battles in Soul Sacrifice are waged across smaller, more staged-managed areas. Some of the later levels can get quite big but the emphasis is much more on combat rather than collecting herbs.
Key to the combat system is the concept of sacrificing enemies… and allies. Whenever either falls in battle you have the option to either save them or sacrifice them. If you save an enemy you get a small boost of health (and the chance to recruit the human form of a boss as a computer-controlled ally), whereas if you sacrifice them you're able to recharge your magic.
If you resurrect an ally it costs you half your own current health, which of course is often a price worth paying if you want their help. If you decide to sacrifice them instead you set off a hugely powerful attack which can be essential for defeating larger enemies, but reduces the other player to a mere spectator.
They can still have a small influence on the game in this state though, tapping the screen to weaken enemies or boost allies, and they can also see the exact stats and health of opponents. A dead ally gets no experience points though, just bonus points for taking one for the team.
You can even sacrifice a part of your own body, which although it reduces your abilities in the short term (sacrificing your eyes reduces your field of vision) it can greatly increase your rewards if you complete a mission. It's a strange, macabre system but the balance of risk versus reward works ensures that even minor encounters are filled with tactical considerations.
Soul Sacrifice can be played both offline and on, and although there were understandably few people around to test things with online at the review stage the basic interface and options all appear to be in good order.
There is a problem though, and as with Monster Hunter it all comes down to the moment-to-moment action. Soul Sacrifice is similar in basic form to Capcom's game but it's a lot more fluid and accessible. The emphasis is on using magic rather than melee weapons, which gives the game much more of a shooter feel – and a greater emphasis on ranged combat.
It all works very well but the problem is that the enemies you're fighting clearly have far fewer tactical options than you do. The impressively bizarre range of boss characters may all look very different but many of them don't really act that way.
The simple tactics you learn for the first few can still be used, with only a few embellishments, for the final few. Artificial intelligence is limited and it often feels as if all the game's clever ideas and complex systems are going a little to waste.
Still, we enjoyed the game a lot more than we ever have any actual Monster Hunter game and with a sequel having apparently already been greenlit the franchise clearly has a bright future ahead of it. Whether the same can be said of the PS Vita we don't know but if there is to be another drought of games then Soul Sacrifice is certainly well placed to last you through it.
In Short: There are some important flaws but this is still one of the most ambitious and enjoyable games on the PS Vita, even if it still doesn't feel like a killer app.
Pros: The various sacrificial options are more than just gimmicks and add a clever tactical edge. Deep customisation options and excellent four-player mode.
Cons: The tactics needed to defeat most enemies lack variety, in part thanks to weak artificial intelligence. Art style and setting is an acquired taste. Terrible dialogue and voice-acting.
Score: 7/10
Formats: PS Vita
Price: £39.99
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
Developer: Marvelous AQL and Japan Studio
Release Date: 3rd May 2013
Age Rating: 16
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Coding: coding: general principles: coding rules
This subject is presented as follows
Allowance restriction (HPAR)
The calculation of the allowance restriction (HPAR) will now be based on the individual's total employment and / or occupational pension estimated pay and not just the individual's 'primary' employment income.
To do this a comparison will be made of the net coding allowances (NCA) to the total employment / occupational pension estimated earnings income
- Where the net coding allowances are greater than or equal to the total employment / occupational pension estimated earnings income, HPAR will be removed
- Where the net coding allowances are less than the total employment / occupational pension estimated earnings income, standard HPAR coding rules will apply
Choosing figure for other income
When you have to deduct other income from allowances follow these rules
- The correct figure is the amount you would include in an informal calculation or Self assessment for the coding year
- For the next coding year you can use the same figure as you used for the current year. However, if you know this figure may be much different, use a better estimate
Cover by allowances, by deducting the amount from the allowance at the primary source, any of the following
- Sources of earnings, for example small fees and tips
- Casual profits
- Interest
- Property income
- State pensions (this is taxed as PAYE income)
Do not code out income already taxed at source, such as dividends, bank or building society interest. However in higher rate cases for which a taxed income adjustment is needed you should refer to PAYE13075.
Where a deduction creates a K code, refer to PAYE11015 and PAYE11095.
If an individual objects to the coding out of non-PAYE income, remove the deduction from the code.
When you need to make an estimated coding entry
- Use the coding charts to help you (these are usually issued with the Annual Coding and Budget Coding Business Guidance Notes)
- Make a reasonable estimate, using any information that may help you, unless the individual provides you with a more accurate figure
How to allocate rates of tax
Try to arrange the items that are chargeable to tax in such a way that the individual suffers the lowest rate first.
In most cases we collect tax on income covered by PAYE before that collected in other ways. So, where you can, under PAYE
- Give any allowances due in the code
- Charge tax at the basic rate and higher rates, however, you should remember to
- Code out any untaxed income as usual
- Follow any order the individual prefers
Last operated tax code
Each time a tax code calculation is triggered the PAYE Service will make a decision about the new tax code, based on the last tax code operated by an employer / pension provider.
In all instances, the last operated tax code is defined as the last tax code calculated where the basis of operation is set to cumulative or week 1 / month 1.
When a primary source changes within a tax year, and a new tax code calculation is required, the last operated tax code will be the tax code calculated against the ceased primary source. The new primary source will have a start tax code and this is the tax code the new primary source will be operating. If the start tax code is not populated then the tax code from the ceased primary source will be used.
'Not operated' status tax codes
Each year at annual coding the PAYE Service will compare the new CY+1 tax code against the latest CY tax code operated. The PAYE Service will ignore any tax codes calculated with the 'not operated' status set and will go back to the latest CY tax code issued without the 'not operated' status.
For example, a tax code has been calculated CY on 1 January of 747L, the CY tax code was then amended to Code NT on 1 February but the 'not operated' status was set. At annual coding the PAYE Service would ignore the 1 February Code NT tax code calculation and base the CY+1 tax code on the 1 January 747L tax code calculation.
Note: You should take extra care when amending tax codes and only set the 'not operated' status when applicable, see PAYE11060 for further guidance.
Primary source and secondary source records
You must check that the tax coding for the primary source and any secondary source contains the correct allowances, the PAYE Service will calculate the tax codes based on the details entered. If you are satisfied that the tax codes are correct [Submit] the codes for issue.
'Provisional' coding items
You may occasionally need to give an allowance or relief on a provisional basis. If you do, be sure to make it clear by letter that it is only provisional.
This is because a P2 or letter is normally enough to determine an individual's claim to an allowance or relief. It may be binding on HMRC, even if in the end the allowance or relief is not due.
This does not apply if it is only the amount of an allowance or relief that is in doubt, for example with an age-related allowance or relief for interest paid.
Rounding up figures
When rounding up amounts round any pence figure
- In allowances, to the pound above
- In deductions, to the pound below
Scottish rate of income tax
From 6 April 2016 the Scottish rate of Income Tax will apply where an individual is resident in the United Kingdom (UK) for tax purposes and who has their sole or main place of residence in Scotland for more of the tax year than in another part of the UK. The Scottish taxpayer status applies for a whole tax year and it is not possible to be a Scottish taxpayer for part of a tax year.
The total rate for Scottish taxpayers is the amount of Income Tax Scottish taxpayers will pay on their non-savings and non-dividend income. Savings and dividend income is still taxed using the UK tax rates regardless of the individual's status.
The tax code will include an S prefix to indicate they are liable at the Scottish income tax rates.
Further information is given at PAYE100035
Updating the PAYE code for a leaver
The code must be maintained and updated for CY leavers. There is no need to maintain the code for CY-1 or earlier leavers, see SPD 6a.16.
When is a secondary source record required?
Create a secondary employment source record (see also PAYE76155) and determine a code when
- Secondary source earnings are more than the basic Personal allowance
- You want the employer to deduct tax, this includes cases where the pay varies and coding it out is difficult


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Note: The following is an excerpt (about 5%) from the Truth about Carbohydrates Lesson in my Food First Program.
Sugar Got Hosed!
"Low-carb" approaches to DIE-ting have come and gone over the years since the approach of good ol' Dr. Atkins became popular in the 90's. We have now reached the point where just about everyone thinks that all carbohydrates are inherently "fattening."
The current public view of carbohydrates and their role in human nutrition can be summed up in the following statements:
"Carbs spike your blood sugar."
"Carbs make you gain weight and get fat, especially around the belly."
"Carbs are not as important as proteins and fats."
In many cases, cutting back on, or attempting to severely restrict, carbohydrate consumption can be tremendously detrimental to one's physiology and health.
Here's why:
The ridiculous statements above are taken out of context and represent an extremely narrow view of the biological complexity of carbohydrates and sugar. Oversimplification is the enemy here. In other words, they miss the forest through the trees.
The Price of Carbohydrate Restriction
"Low-carb" DIE-t, restricting your carbohydrate intake too drastically, or for too long a duration, can lead to the following:
• Decreased thyroid output
• Increased cortisol output
• Decreased testosterone
• Impaired mood and cognitive function
• Muscle catabolism (breakdown of tissues)
• Suppressed immune function
[Note: The above are magnified in the presence of any sort of regular exercise regimen.]
In other words, your metabolism actually slows down (both short and long-term), the stress response is initiated, and the output of stress hormones goes up, and your muscle-building hormones go down. None of these things are good if your goal is to build muscle, lose fat, and improve body composition (the way you look, neked!).
Carbohydrates, Thyroid, and Metabolism
Every single cell in the body requires thyroid hormone (T3) for optimal metabolic efficiency and energy production. Generally speaking, T3 is the most active of the thyroid hormones and plays a huge role in blood sugar regulation and proper metabolic function.
The thing is, the thyroid gland itself does not produce an abundance of T3; it does, however, produce quite a bit of T4. That T4 must be converted to the more active form, T3. This conversion is enzyme-dependent, and the majority of it takes place peripherally in the liver. The enzymes that are responsible for this conversion are known as type-1 deodinase and 5' deodinase, respectively. The type-1 deodinase enzyme is glucose-dependent! This means that if enough glucose is not in sufficient supply, the conversion will be down-regulated (slowed or inhibited). This will lead to a decrease in overall T3 levels and a decrease in metabolic rate and efficiency. The other enzyme, 5' deodinase, is actually selenium-dependent. Therefore, a selenium deficiency can also, potentially, lead to decreased T3 production.
Low T3 levels can lead to a condition some experts call euthyroid sick syndrome, in which people are constantly cold and very lethargic.
Research has demonstrated that T3 is very sensitive to caloric and carbohydrate intake. When calories and carbs are too low, and glucose is in short supply, your T3 levels drop. (Vermont Study)
It has, furthermore, been demonstrated that another hormone, called reverse T3 (rT3), is also sensitive to calorie and carbohydrate intake. Reverse T3, as the name implies, inhibits T3, and lowers metabolic rate and efficiency. What do you think happens to rT3 levels when one does not eat enough carbohydrates? You guessed it – rT3 levels go up and block the pro-metabolic effects of T3. On the flip side, eating the right amount of carbohydrates from the right sources can down-regulate (inhibit) rT3 production. That's what we want!
Low-Carbohydrate Diet = High Cortisol and Low Testosterone
Yet another detrimental aspect of the low-carb approach is elevated levels of cortisol, particularly in those individuals who are participating in regular exercise. Keep in mind, that many individuals implementing the "low carb" approach are exercising themselves nearly to death on a weekly basis.
Research has consistently demonstrated that those who exercise with low carbohydrate consumption have a sharp decline in their testosterone and other anabolic hormones. These same individuals correspondingly exhibit higher levels of the catabolic (destructive) hormone, cortisol. This is the perfect recipe for losing muscle and gaining fat. I do not know of anyone with either of those as part of their health or performance-related goals.
Low Carb Bafoonery and Female Physiology
I have worked with countless women who attempt a "low-carb" nutritional approach in an effort to create short-term weight loss and/or long-lasting health. Unfortunately, this approach creates far more problems than it solves, long-term. The damaging effects of low-carbohydrate diets on hormonal physiology is far more pronounced in females than it is in males because, well, females are simply more fragile hormonally than males (no real shocker there).
Due to altered endocrine (hormones) physiology, here are a few of the issues that females are likely to experience as a result of their "low carb" efforts:
• Irregular or absence of menstrual cycle (amenorrhea)
• Decreased fertility
• Hypoglycemia and blood sugar swings
• More body fat
• Loss of bone density (cortisol and estrogen demineralize bone)
• Anxiety, depression, and other mental health issues
• Chronic inflammation
• Swelling, water retention, and edema
• Chronic fatigue
• Various insomnia (sleep) issues
• A host of other chronic problems
None of the above issues are on any female's "Wish List". Yet, many of them continue to struggle with one or more effects as a direct result of the low-carbohydrate diets that are endorsed by the so-called "experts" in the world of nutrition. In some cases, I have seen females struggle with this approach for years, even a decade or more, and CONTINUE the same nutritional strategy. The amount of metabolic damage created with this approach is staggering. More of the same equals more of the same.
The End Game…
The $64,000 question is, "How many carbohydrates should I eat in a day?" The answer is…I don't know. Carbohydrate consumption is highly individual and depends on a number of factors. Your goals, genetic make-up, the sources of the carbohydrates, activity level (type, duration, and frequency), total caloric intake, current carbohydrate consumption, total protein and fat intake, and many others.
It takes time and work to customize your carbohydrate intake for YOUR PHYSIOLOGY. Simply dropping carbohydrate intake in the basement because some "expert" says its a good idea is playing Russian Roulette with your physiology and metabolism. It's not about "high carb" or "low carb." It's about the "right carb" intake for you at this moment in time.
If you are willing to put in the work to customize your carbohydrate intake (and overall nutrition – don't get it twisted it's not only about carbohydrates), you can repair metabolic damage, improve your physiology, and look and feel the way you want.
For those willing to put in the work, the "low carb" world of nutrition can be forever a thing of the past. More importantly, your physiology and health will thank you for it!


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Bobak's Kiszka Ring is perfect for that old world, authentic, traditional recipe. We brought the recipe with us from Poland and we're making it the same way we've been making it since the beginning days. The natural casing and natural smoking process add to the old world flavor!
MICROWAVE: Place ring in a shallow microwave safe dish. Add ½ inch of water. Cover. Microwave for approximately five minutes. Remove, pour off water and let stand two minutes before serving. (Since microwave ovens vary, cooking times are approximate.)
GRILLING: To avoid splitting open, place ring on foil with small amount of water until heated through. Remove foil and brown. When not using foil, turn frequently (approximately 10 to 15 minutes). DO NOT PLACE COLD RING DIRECTLY ON HOTTEST SPOT OF GRILL.
PAN FRYING: Place ring in a shallow pan with ½ inch of water and cover. Simmer and turn until heated through (approximately 7 minutes). To brown, pour off remaining water, remove cover, heat at medium until brown, turning occasionally.
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Emerald Ash Borer Conference To Focus On New Approaches To Defend Municipal Budgets
- Leading experts will present on the latest science and economic analysis to Illinois, Wisconsin and Indiana municipalities
Feb 12, 2013, 02:13 ET
CHICAGO, Feb. 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- A one-day conference to prepare and update municipalities on the latest science and economic effects of the emerald ash borer infestation (EAB) will be conducted March 7 at the Northern Illinois University Hoffman Estates campus. Institutions from three states are supporting the conference which is designed to accelerate the delivery of EAB data and science to municipalities with the greatest need.
Institute for Work And the Economy and The Regional Development Institute at Northern Illinois University will host the conference. The conference will review current EAB management approaches, and provide municipalities a pathway to determine financially-based approaches. Confirmed speakers include Dr. Deb McCullough, Michigan State University, Dr. Fred Miller, Morton Arboretum and Dr. Peter Creticos, Institute for Work and the Economy.
The conference steering committee will summarize and publish conference content and proceedings which will be available from the supporting institutions. The full-day conference will include lunch.
About the Emerald Ash Borer Management Conference:
There is no charge to attend Emerald Ash Borer Management: New Approaches To Defend Municipal Budgets but space is limited and registration is required. For information on the conference write to email@example.com or call 312-280-8706 Institutions supporting the conference include: Illinois Municipal League; League of Wisconsin Municipalities; Metro Counties of Illinois; Morton Arboretum; Quad City Botanical Center; South Suburban Mayors & Managers; Starhill Forest Arboretum (Illinois College); Taltree Arboretum; University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum; Tree Care Industry Association.
SOURCE Emerald Ash Borer Management Conference


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Olga Kurylenko: Tom Cruise Makes Me Feel Safe!
Olga Kurylenko is all dress up while attending the 2013 Moves Magazine Spring Fashion Cover Party on Monday (April 15) in New York City.
Earlier in the day, the 33-year-old French actress donned a chic trench coat while arriving for an appearance on Good Day NY in the Big Apple.
PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Olga Kurylenko
Last week, Olga glammed up while attending the Hollywood premiere of the movie with co-star Tom Cruise.
"He [Tom] gives so much. He's such a generous partner, and that's not always the case. I've never seen him sit in his trailer. He'll always be there [for you]. If the camera was on me, even if he was far away, just for my eye line, he would prefer to be there. He would never leave the set, even if I told him seriously, 'I don't need you,' he would still be there because he is involved one hundred percent. That's a wonderful thing," Olga recently gushed about Tom.
Olga added, "It's very reassuring to have a partner like that. He's not just an actor who's there who has no idea. He technically knows how things work. You feel safe with him."
10+ pictures inside of Olga Kurylenko attending the 2013 Moves Magazine Spring Fashion Cover Party…


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GRANVILLE, Ohio -- Denison men's track and field hosted the 2018 Bob Shannon Invitational where they placed fifth on Saturday afternoon at DU's Mitchell Fieldhouse. Competing alongside 12 other NCAA Division III and NAIA teams, the Big Red totaled 55 points on the day, finishing just behind Mount Vernon Nazarene University in fourth place with 65 points. Third-place Ohio Wesleyan (76) trailed the University of Rio Grande by just 1.5 points (77.5) in second place, while Carnegie Mellon University took home the top crown with 183 team points.
Headlining the day for the Big Red were sophomore Bryce Stricker and junior David Carter. Stricker placed first in the weight throw competition, breaking his previous varsity and personal record with a distance of 53'11.75". Stricker has now set a new personal and program-best in the weight throw in every meet that he has competed in so far this year. He also completed a throw of 44'5.50" in the shot put event, placing sixth among all competitors.
Stricker was joined by sophomore Austin McManus and freshman Austin Burgess with their own personal-bests in the weight throw. McManus set a new PR with a throw of 35'8.75" for a finish in 23rd place, and Burgess followed in 24th place with a distance of 33'7.25". McManus also added a 20th place finish in the shot put, adding a mark of 36'10.50".
Adding his own victory for DU, Carter placed first in the men's triple jump, reaching a maximum distance of 45'9.25". Carter also posted a second-place finish in the long jump event, logging a new personal record of 21'2.50".
The junior was followed in the long jump by Jake Coplin in eighth place (20'4.50"), Dee Brown in 12th place with a new PR of 19'3.25", and then Isaac Reed, who checked in with new personal-best of 18'9.25".
Reed also posted a top-two finish for the Big Red in the 60-meter hurdles when he clocked in with a new PR of 8.83 in second place. Sophomore James Dixie only trailed by 1.28 seconds to finish in eighth place with a time of 10.11. Dixie also grabbed a top-five finish in the triple jump, securing a fourth-place jump of 41'9.75".
In the one mile run, sophomore Ben Foster posted a personal-best time of 4:27.21, good for a fifth-place finish. He then competed in the 800-meter event where clocked in at 2:03.93, finishing in ninth. He only trailed fellow teammate Zach Munn by .63 seconds, who finished in seventh with a time of 2:03.30.
The Big Red also earned a top-10 finish in the 4X200 meter relay when Brown, Grant Balogh, Alex Chin, and Jack Ruddy placed seventh with a time of 1:37.28.
Denison will return to action this coming Friday, Feb. 9 when they head to Delaware, Ohio to take part in the Ohio Wesleyan Open.


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Word of the day. Crapsifruit.
a. - Alt. of Crapsifruit. ~ (Crap-see-frute)
To be a bit crap and slightly fruity. (See John Inman.)
a. - Alt. of Crapsifruit. ~ (Crap-see-frute)
To be a bit crap and slightly fruity. (See John Inman.)
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This is a FLOCK test...
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I've just done something very, very silly. I worked out how much time I spend commuting to my current job in Paddington. Wanna know? Well I'll tell you sweet reader. It's 4 and a half hours per day. Now that dearest, is a whopping 22 and a half hours per week. I basically travel for one day for every five. Now that's not right is it.
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Today I took a day off work because I felt like shite but I was determined not to waste it sitting about watching daytime teevee and drifting in and out of consciousness so I set about a few odds 'n sods that I've been meaning to do for a while. Here's a handy list.
Today I...
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The other day I was talking to one of my new-temporary work colleagues about hospitals and the like and the subject of the Hickman Line I once had to have inserted into me came up. For those of you that don't know what a Hickman line is it's basically an intravenous cathater (usually used in the administration of chemotherapy) that gets inserted through the subcutaneous fat in your chest and fed into your superior vena cava (I think) so stuff can be pumped in to you. In my case the 'stuff' was a nutrient mix that looked rather like loose mash potato... in a bag. Anyhow, when I got the part of my tale when I asked if the mirror could be adjusted so I could watch the surgeon inserting the line whilst I lay prone on the operating table, one of the guys listening to my thunderously interesting story asked me, quite openly and earnestly, how it felt. All I could say on this matter was that 'it felt weird'. How crap is that!
Now when George Orwell was asked how it felt when he was shot in the throat whilst in Spain he replied:
"Roughly speaking it was the sensation of being at the center of an explosion. There seemed to be a loud bang and a blinding flash of light all around me, and I felt a tremendous shock - no pain, only a violent shock, such as you get from an electric terminal; with it a sense of utter weakness, a feeling of being stricken and shriveled up to nothing. The sandbags in front of me receded into immense distance. I fancy you would feel much the same if you were struck by lightning. I knew immediately that I was hit, but because of the seeming bang and flash I thought it was a rifle nearby that had gone off accidentally and shot me. All this happened in a space of time much less than a second. The next moment my knees crumpled up and I was falling, my head hitting the ground with a violent bang which, to my relief, did not hurt. I had a numb, dazed feeling, a consciousness of being very badly hurt, but no pain in the ordinary sense."
Man I wish I could be more lucid at times.
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"Hi, I'm Nadine Baggott celebrity beauty editor for such sterling publications as 'Hello Magazine' and 'The Daily Mail' and regular guest on BBC ONE's 'Vanessa' and I'd like to try to convince you that I've discovered a new revolution in women's cosmetics but in reality I've just read that back of the box and fixated on one ingredient that just about everyone else knows about. Their called 'Pantypapitudes' and I think they're the next big thing, bigger even than the other big things like 'Nutrisse', 'Pro-MadeUp-Sium' and 'Make-Skin-Good-Smooth-rotention B'. You can tell I like this new product because I use heaps of it, 647grams a day to be precise. Can you see my flawless, waxy, doll-like skin? Can you see how it's made my eyes sink into the middle of my witches shoe-face? You too can have this marvellous effect and have a face that looks like it caught fire and someone put it out with a spade by simply being gullible and believing what I tell you. Believe in me and you too can look like the beast from that 'Beauty & the Beast' TV show. Go on, you're worth it. Or you can go buy Nivea's new product that has 15% more air in it."
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Trawling YouTube I came across this clip of SAL 9000 & Dr. Chandra.
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SONNY from I, Robot
Sonny is an NS-5 robot designed by his creator Alfred Lanning, to be different from the other model NS-5's (he has blue eyes not gold) because Dr. Lanning wants him to carry out a very special request. Namely to shove him out of a high window. Now before you all start jumping up and down shouting, "But this is Nice robots Mr. TeaIsLife, not Evil robots!", Lanning orders Sonny to do it as his last request in order to get Will Smith involved for some strange and rather convoluted reason.
Now Sonny is a REALLY nice robot all things considered. As the plot rolls along it turns out that Sonny (previously suspected by Will S. of murder) is living with the deep, dark tormented secret that he killed his creator as an act of kindness. Aawww... Poor Sonny huh? He just wants to be liked and work out who he is and everything but everyone keeps pestering him and trying to inject little nano-killer-robot things into his head. What a bottomer.
Anyhow, Sonny (though not the most interesting of robots) does look mighty cool in the film and turns out to be quite a kick-ass bot later in the day so all's well in Nice-Robot-Land I feel.
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So, as a follow up to my barely-successful, award losing series EVIL ROBOTS, I thought I'd delve once again into the robot barrel and see what examples of niceness I could dredge up and let me tell you, there are quite a few. You see robots are supposed to BE nice and nice they are a lot of the time. So, without further ado I present to you oh ever faithful reader, the first in my equally spurious NICE ROBOTS series.
Today's nice robot is...
The erstwhile counterpart of the murderous barn-pot that was HAL 9000 in Arthur C. Clarke's 2001: A Space Oddysey, SAL 9000 was, like her 'brother', a supercomputer designed by Dr. Chandra for use as a reference system for HAL With her gleaming blue 'eye' and her sultry, Indian accented voice SAL was a far more comforting character than HAL for one reason above all others. She never asphyxiated anyone and bunged 'em out an airlock. That kind of thing will really put a crimp on your day after all and she frankly wasn't that kind of computer. She was nice. If she'd have done anything she would've let poor Dave Bowman back in whilst looking at HAL with a kind of 'I'm not angry HAL, just disappointed' look whilst HAL looked at his feet and shuffled about mumbling something about being 'sorry' and that he'd try to re-connect Frank Poole's oxygen pipe...
So there you have it. HAL 9000 - Evil. SAL 9000 - Nice.
The cosmic balance is restored.
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Mbaeyi's first collection of poems comments on love, conflict, and wild nature's inspirational gifts.
Sections announce this book's broad themes: Nature & Inspiration, Love & Romance, Conflict & Contradictions, Hope & Despondency. Sometimes a note appears at the bottom of a poem, indicating its more particular inspiration: "A poem in celebration of Easter and the resurrection of Christ," or "For the victims of ethno-religious conflicts in Nigeria (events and characters are fictitious)." One of the more original conceptions is followed by another note: "In praise of Thomas Alva Edison and the invention of the light bulb." Electric light inspires comparisons to inventive thinking: "A mind ignites, quelling the candle's intemperance, / Distilling the stillness of the night into the glitz / Of dancing lights." Amid the sexy "s" and "z" sibilance, the formality of "quelling" and "intemperance" seems slightly out of place. Used sparingly, such high diction holds power, but these poems frequently overflow with too much of a good thing. A line from "Recollections from The Future" offers another example of such overabundance: "Her glassy blue lenses spun like ripples into a lucid ocean holding a deluge of memories." The poetry here is not about economy or concision. Partial relief comes from the intermittent plain-speak mixed in. For example, in a lighthearted but rather opaque poem that seems to blend the winter blues with classroom romance, the opening lines search for the ease of everyday lingo: "In the 'heat' of winter, I skipped into a taxi on a whim, whimpering: / 'Jeeez—I'm freezing!' " Words about the transfer of a star basketball player match a newsworthy event with the fairly flat language of reportage: "Once a Nugget, now a Knick / It's easier said than done, for / The drama between was one / Watched in gloom and glee // Depending on what color you / Wore." Still, there's plenty to admire in the author's ambition.
A few high points but more focus would help.


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Information Sessions
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All sessions take place at UVGSE, 194 Dartmouth College HIghway (Route 4) in Lebanon, NH. Directions can be found here: http://uvei.edu/contact-directions
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He is suspected of fraud in managing his party finances and of trying to mislead tax authorities.
Mr Uspaskich, who denies the accusations, recently quit as leader of the Labour Party - the largest grouping in parliament.
He has been living in Russia since May. After his move his party's offices in the capital Vilnius were searched.
Mr Uspaskich is one of Lithuania's best-known businessmen, and was, until recently, one of its most influential politicians, the BBC's Laura Sheeter reports.
He is said to have made his fortune in pickled vegetables, before entering politics with almost immediate success.
Premises raided
Russian-born Mr Uspaskich became Lithuanian economy minister after the newly founded Labour Party won the 2004 elections.
However, a series of scandals soon tarnished his reputation and forced him to resign first as economy minister, and then to leave parliament altogether.
The latest scandal broke in May, when state police raided Mr Uspaskich's home and office, while he was in Russia.
Since then he has not returned to Lithuania, despite several summonses by the Lithuanian prosecutor for him to do so.
Prosecutors said they would be seeking Mr Uspaskich's extradition from Russia as soon as possible.
If he were to be found guilty of the charges, he could face up to four years in prison.
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Team-mates and people who were there warned me of the extreme cold in this state bordering Canada and to make things worse, I was going there in peak winter in the month of December. But such was my want to travel, these things hardly mattered. I couldn't wait to board my first flight and take wings to live in a completely new world.
Some of the most memorable trips was the 600 mile day trip to the minnesota-canadian border along the scenic great lakes route, visits to Washington and Texas. Like a quintessential US tourist, did the usual rounds to NewYork, Niagara and Chicago. The one trip that I never saw myself making was the visit to Indianapolis for the F1 race. That was quite a novel experience.
Other than this widespread travels, I managed to cover the local territory of Minneapolis. The city has a beautiful route around it for 50 miles, covering the Mississippi river, the lakes and the lush forest areas of Theodre Wirth. Covered this terrain on car, bike and a scooter. Took walks around the many lakes of this city and been lost in admiration for the charge-less and priceless beauty of nature.


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Harriet Elizabeth Prescott Spofford Collection
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Harriet Elizabeth Prescott was born in Calais, Maine, on April 3, 1835. She moved with her parents to Newburyport, Massachusetts, in 1849 where she attended the Putnam Free School. She also attended the Pinkerton Academy in Derry, New Hampshire (1853-1855). When her parents became infirm and the family's finances problematic, Prescott started to write. With encouragement from Thomas W. S. Higginson, her stories appeared in the Boston newspapers and later in the Atlantic Monthly. Her first novel, Sir Rohan's Ghost, appeared anonymously in 1860. Other novels followed and her work (poems, essays, stories and travel writings) appeared in the Atlantic, Scribner's, Century and other leading magazines of the day.
In 1865 she married Richard Smith Spofford, Jr. (1833-1888), a Boston lawyer and sometime author. They resided on Deer Island, Amesbury, Massachusetts. Harriet Spofford continued to write and travel. It is at the Deer Island home that she died on August 14, 1921.


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One of the most common issues experienced by many bird owners is bird dust, which is the white powdery substance produced by your feathered friend. Aside from accumulating as dust in home appliances and furniture, bird dust may cause health issues such as allergies. Fortunately, there are effective ways to minimize and control its harmful effects.
The first thing to do when battling bird dust is to avoid, as much as possible, owning birds that produce the most amount of this powdery substance. The best way to do this is to do a thorough research about bird species via books or through the internet. With the popularity of pet birds, getting information such as this is easy if you know where to look. In addition, you can ask breeders about their experiences regarding bird dust. More often than not, their information is accurate and valid.
So what are the species that produce the most dust? Bird enthusiast's state that birds classified as "powder down birds" have the highest tendency to produce bird dust. This specie includes African Greys, Cockatoos, and Cockatiels.
How harmful is bird dust?
When you hear the word dust, the first thing that usually comes to mind is allergic reaction or other respiratory issues. Obviously, anything connected to dust must be avoided. This case is true for birds, which have small air pathways. When pollutants like dust clog these small airways, difficulty in breathing and other health issues are probably going to be experienced. It is best for your pet bird to always have clear air ways to prevent respiratory issues so bird dust must always be keep at bay.
Similar to birds, bird dust is harmful and may cause various health issues to humans. If you have an existing respiratory issue or allergic to dust, it is a no brainer that you must avoid this harmful dust. Furthermore, regular exposure to bird dust by people who have no existing respiratory issues may lead to future health issues. The reason behind this is the fact that regular inhalation of small or large amounts of bird dust puts extra stress to the regular functions of the respiratory system. When bird dust enters the respiratory system, the lungs are forced to work double time to clean and filter the dust out the body. In the long run, regular exposure will weaken the lungs and increase the risks of developing respiratory conditions.
With all these information shared, the next question will probably be about ways to minimize or stop the production of bird dust. Is there really a way to prevent birds from producing this harmful dust? Unfortunately, bird dust is a natural part of your bird's life so it will be produced and experienced all throughout your pet's life span. However, this is not enough reason to part ways with your pet or prevent you from enjoying the perks of being a bird owner.
How to Clean Bird Dust
One of the most effective methods to minimize bird dust is to regularly bathe your pet. Although daily bathing is not recommended, a healthy alternative is to wipe your pet's feathers with a damped cloth one or twice a week. Doing this will clean its feathers and remove accumulated bird dust in its body. If you prefer to bathe instead of wiping, make sure to use lukewarm water to avoid developing colds or fever.
Another alternative is to let your bird clean itself by providing a small water dish filled with lukewarm water in its cage. In addition, shower perch, which is available in pet stores, allows your pet to take a shower anytime it wants. Pick the right sized shower perch for your cage and install in an area that can be easily accessed by your pet.
The most recommended way to clean bird dust that has accumulated in home appliances and furniture is by wiping them with a wet cloth. Doing this will remove all dust and prevent it from just spreading again in the air. For the flooring of your home, use a wet cloth mop and clean thoroughly. Make sure to also wipe all hard to reach corners where dust will accumulate faster.


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You should create an "Assignment" activity for your students to submit their document. Select "add an activity or resource."
Then select "assignment" and "Add".
The assignment activity module enables an instructor to communicate tasks, collect work and provide grades and feedback. When reviewing assignments, an instructor can leave feedback comments and upload files, such as marked-up student submissions, documents with comments or spoken audio feedback. Assignments can be graded using a numerical or custom scale or an advanced grading method such as a rubric. Final grades are recorded in the gradebook.
Students can submit any digital content (files), such as word-processed documents, spreadsheets, images, or audio and video clips. Alternatively, or in addition, the assignment may require students to type text directly into the text editor. An assignment can also be used to remind students of 'real-world' assignments they need to complete offline, such as art work, and thus not require any digital content. Students can submit work individually or as a member of a group


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Unleashing the Kingdom of God and its values in the lives of individuals to develop strong families, empower and enliven our church, influence our communities and reach our world for Christ.
"But seek first His Kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well." – Matthew 6:33
Our mission is to be disciples of Jesus Christ and reflect His character in every role and facet of life. We desire to have the love, joy, and peace of God be visible in us every day as we serve Jesus in humble obedience.
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A few years after the defeat of Ganon and the rescue of Princess Zelda, Link, now at the age of sixteen, is disturbed by the appearance of a mark on the back of his hand. Upon seeing this mark, Impa, the nurse of Princess Zelda, tells him the story of how, ages ago, the King of Hyrule had hidden a third part of the Triforce, the Triforce of Courage, in the Great Palace to safeguard it from evil.
Upon the death of the king, his son had searched for the missing Triforce, but its location had been imparted only to the king's daughter, Princess Zelda. Angered upon learning this, the Prince tried to use the power of a Magician to force the truth from his sister. After she refused, the wizard casted a spell upon her to put her into a deep sleep, which caused the wizard to die soon after. Only by uniting the Triforce of Courage with its counterparts, Link would be able to awake the sleeping Princess Zelda. Upon hearing this tale, Link receives from Impa six crystals that serve as keys to open the seal on the Great Palace.


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As you probably know, medications available in generics are generally quite a bit cheaper than those that aren't available as generics. Here's a brief rundown of some popular Crohn's meds and their relative costs:
Remicade, Humira, etc: very expensive ($ thousands per month)
Entocort: very expensive ($ hundreds per month)
Pentasa, Asacol, etc: very expensive ($ hundreds per month)
Azathioprine, 6-mp: Cheap, if you get the generic ($ tens per month)
Prednisone: Cheap ($ tens per month)
Given how much Pentasa and Asacol cost, and given the debate about whether they're even very effective in Crohn's, I personally wouldn't take them if I had to pay full price for them.
In fact, if you have to pay for your own meds, I would recommend azathioprine or 6-mp, with prednisone if needed to start with, since azathioprine or 6-mp take a while to work. That would be a cheap and generally effective way to go.
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current medications: Imuran 50 MG, Lialda 1.2g, tramadol 50mg when needed, remicade every 8wks


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Silver Lake Loop - The Silver Lake Trail provides the best opportunity to view the birds of Harriman. Moose and elk are often seen on the trail's northwest end. The rolling hills along the south side of the loop are a favorite offering a moderate trail loved by mountain bikers.
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CIOs and IT leaders continue to optimize IT costs. But how effective are they? Too often, cost optimization activities happen organically. Best-in-class organizations are becoming proactive and run IT cost optimization as an ongoing discipline - setting targets and utilizing cost optimization and decision frameworks to get the most value from their cost optimization efforts.


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Sex Matters: When you see the word SEX what is your initial reaction? Do you blush? Cringe? Yawn? Think of your husband or wife? Or do you let your mind wander down an avenue of sordid images?
Would it even occur to you to thank God for it?
Though you might have trouble doing it right now, we can thank God for it. He gave sex to us as a symbol and a celebration of His love for us. We shouldn't be surprised then that something that symbolizes the power and beauty of His love would be powerful and shaming when it is misused. How could such a wonderful gift have become so complicated, even dangerous? Like every good thing God created, sex has been broken and twisted by sin.
But that's not the end of the story. Jesus, God's greatest gift of all, came into the world to mend the broken and straighten what has been bent. However your life has been touched by sex distorted by sin, the solution isn't to hide either your wounds or your secret pleasures, but to allow the love of Christ to remove shame and purify the heart so the gift can be enjoyed again.
You can purchase the complete conference set for the 2009 National Conference, "Sex Matters," or you can purchase individual sessions.
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There are at least three features, if no more, about post 80s.
First, egoism, almost all of them are egoists, they don't care much about others, they often self-centered, and they do things only for themselves. Because they are likely to have few siblings, they have to spend most of the time alone especially the in urban families in which parents are both breed-earner. They watched more television programs than any previous generations, spent the most time on BBS and chat room. With fewer time under the parents' eyes, the often do what they want and on the spur of moment.
Second, vogue-goers, most of them want are fashion followers. Though they now just started work, or even supported by their parents. They often willingly to spend money on latest upgraded digital products, new arrived T-shirt and magazine about the style.
Third, rebel-like, the often think their parents' life is miserable and want to live a life which have to be entirely different from their parents'. They often think their parents are old-fashioned and their opinions, too, out-of-date. So they do things which they think are more agreeable and favorable. And they don't like to be "CONTROLLED" by their parents and "FREEDOM" is what they want.
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Understanding the core objective is alone not enough to find greater success with content marketing. The reason very few marketers find their content marketing strategies effective is because of the lack of personalization.
Content marketing is everywhere and it is not going away anytime soon. A survey conducted by IDC found that CMOs at some of the biggest technological companies in the world regarded building content marketing competency as the second most important initiative in their organizations just behind ROI. Yet, as another study from the CMO council shows, less than 2 percent of marketers believe their content marketing strategy is highly effective.
One of the primary reasons behind this low figure is the lack of clear objectives. A survey by Content Marketing Institute asked B2B marketers what they thought an effective content marketing program looked in their organizations. The responses ranged widely from building an audience and generating leads and sales to publishing content consistently, elevating brand perception, and better traffic.
What Should Content Marketing Accomplish?
Content marketing, just like any other forms of marketing, should have one very clear objective - to generate leads that convert into customers. Any other goals, like publishing content consistently or elevating the perception of the brand, are merely drivers that channel the target audience through a funnel that end with them becoming a lead and eventually a customer.
But understanding the core objective is alone not enough to find greater success with content marketing. The reason very few marketers find their content marketing strategies effective is because of the lack of personalization. A lot of marketing strategies deployed today - from PPC advertising to SEO and email marketing - are extremely targeted in that they either reach out to the customer when they are seeking out the product the most, or the message is highly personalized to elicit higher interest rates.
Content marketing does neither of that. The strategy adopted by a large number of businesses today is to churn dozens of articles related to the industry and pray that they bring referral and search traffic in the process. With more than 2 million blog posts being written every single day, this is plainly wishful thinking. Praying for luck has never been an effective strategy in any aspect of business.
How Can You Make Content Marketing Actually Work for You?
What should instead work is personalization - when the content you produce is targeted at the person you are reaching out to, then it elicits higher response rates - either in the form of leads or sales. Of course, this is not entirely possible through the current forms of content marketing like blog posts or infographics. This is why it is important to focus on recommendations instead.
According to John Lemp, the CEO of Revcontent, a content recommendation startup, this is likely the future of native advertising. He points out that content recommendation is an effective strategy that has already been adopted by a number of media businesses like Forbes and The New York Times to supplement lower ad revenues.
This is how it works - businesses produce high-quality content that serves as a viral magnet that brings traffic from multiple referral sources including social media and other industry websites. Oftentimes, this content cannot perform the dual role of attracting traffic as well as generating leads for business. So the next step in content marketing is to channel these visitors through personalized content targeted at the specific visitor. This is done through personalized content recommendations that will serve as a lead generation machine.
At the moment, businesses executing content marketing strategies often rely on email capture as a means to achieve their lead generation target. But a lead captured off content that is not uniquely targeted to a customer often ends up as a bad lead. By focusing on capturing leads solely off content that is personalized and targeted to an individual visitor, businesses should see a vastly better leads database that should convert better.
The Future of Content Marketing in 2016
There are already a plethora of startups that use behavioral targeting strategies to target high-quality leads with personalized ads. This year is likely to see this technology graduate to other areas of marketing, including content marketing. This way, the content your visitors read and click will become increasingly personalized and targeted. Could this be the answer to challenges that marketers face with building a targeted leads list? We will have an answer this year.
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Galaxy SIII All In One Toolkit Now Supports I9500 Including I9300, SGH-I747, SPH-L740, SGH-T999
Recently we shared a post regarding an all in one toolkit for Samsung Galaxy Note II (GT-N8000) by Mskip, a renowned developer and senior moderator of XDA team. He has submitted incredibly simple all in one multipurpose toolkit that allows users to play with their devices with the amazing features of this toolkit. Basic features include rooting, talking backups, restoring.
A similar toolkit was also released for the predecessor of Note II i.e, SIII but was limited to international versions only which includes I9300 and I9500. But now, Mskip has release an update to the famous toolkit by adding support for AT&T, Sprint and TMobile. The wait is finally over for the users who having waiting for a simple and all in one app that could help them with everything , right from taking backups to rooting an installing a different rom. This all in one toolkit is a power packed app for windows that simplifies your work where in all you have to do is enter numbers and that's it!
The following are the features of Samsung Galaxy SIII toolkit :
- Install drivers automatically.
- Backup/Restore a single package or all apps, user data and Internal Storage
- Backup your /data/media (virtual SD Card) to your PC for a Full Safe backup of data
- Perform a FULL NANDROID Backup of your system via adb and save in Custom Recovery format on your PC
- Pull /data and /system folders, compress to a .tar file and save to your PC
- Auto Update ToolKit to latest push version on startup (donator feature)
- Backup/Restore your /efs partition
- Dump selected Phone Partitions, compress to a .zip file with md5 and save to your PC
- Install BusyBox binary on phone
- Root any public build INCLUDING JELLY BEAN (different options available)
- [B]Root with Superuser (ChainsDD) or SuperSU (Chainfire) via CWM (works on ANY build)
- Flash Stock Recovery
- Flash CWM Touch Recovery (thanks to TeamEpic) or CF-CWM Recovery (thanks to Chainfire)
- Rename Recovery Restore files if present
- Flash Insecure Boot Image for adb mode
- Flash Stock Boot Image back to your phone
- Create tar file to flash via Odin with 1-click process
- Download, Extract and Flash Stock Rom (full DETAILED steps) ESSENTIAL FOR WARRANTY RETURNS
- SIM Unlock phone to any Network (thanks to Adam Lange)
- Rip cache.img to zip file in CWM format for editing and flashing (thanks to Adam Lange)
- Install a single apk or multiple apk's to your phone
- Push Files from your PC to your phone
- Pull Files from your phone to your PC
- Set Files Permissions on your phone
- Dump selected LogCat buffers to your PC
- Dump BugReport to your PC (if installed)
- Help, Information Screen for various tasks
- Mods Section to Modify your phone
- Reboot Phone options in adb mode
- Change background, text colour in ToolKit
- Activate Donator features from within the ToolKit
You can visit the original thread of XDA developers to get the download link and steps on how to run various options of this toolkit. XDA Page Link


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2013 Indiana's Future Conference
Turning Challenges into Opportunities
Indiana's Future conference addresses the challenges of today and the opportunities ahead. School, business, community, higher education and policy leaders explored multiple themes in more than 50 presentations designed to transform education and provide valuable insights.
- Education-Workforce Collaboration
- Common Core State Standards Implementation
- College & Career Readiness
- Technology's Impact on Education
- Innovative Practices
- Updates from State Education Organizations
Tuesday, November 12
Morning Workshops, 8:30–11:30 a.m.
Strategic Partnerships & Action Planning for College Readiness—Sarah Katherine Collins & Charis McGaughy
The Multiplier Effect: Tapping the Genius inside Your Organization—Elise Foster
Project-Based Learning: Performance from Purpose— Steven Loser, Jeff Spencer & Ryan Steuer
How Great Schools Use Design Thinking to Improve Student Agency—John Nash
Blogs, Podcast, Wikis & Social Networking Sites to Increase Engagement & Achievement—Meg Ormiston
How Will We Know What Our Students Know?: Building Quality Assessments—Michael J. Rush
Afternoon Workshops, 1–4 p.m.
Rethinking District Design: Preparing Graduates Ready for College & Career—Paul Buck & Alan Veach
The Multiplier Effect: Tapping the Genius inside Your Organization—Elise Foster
Creating an Early College of Excellence— Judy Hennessey & Thomas Lasley
Infoclutter: Processing Info in New Ways—Meg Ormiston
From Systems to Schools: Building Effective Career Pathways to the Future—James R. Stone III
Wednesday, November 13
8 a.m.–3:45 p.m.
Keynote Speakers:
Creating Master Teachers in Every School
Dr. Robyn Jackson, Mindsteps, Inc. & author of "Never Underestimate Your Teachers" & "Never Work Harder than Your Students"
The End of Wonder in the Age of Whatever
Dr. Michael Wesch, Cultural Anthropologist, Kansas State University
Breakout Session Topics:
- Improving college readiness, access & attainment
- Harnessing the power of education technology
- Translating the Common Core Standards into practice
- Promoting innovative partnerships between education & workforce leaders
- Enhancing teacher quality, effectiveness & evaluation
- Advancing school leadership
- Fostering project-based learning & teaching
- Exploring national trends & state policies for education transformation


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I figured I would give you something to look at if you are stopping over from the Sunday Sync.
Hope you and yours are having a great weekend!
All of these pictures are awesome. It's fun to see the color/b&w contrast too!!
I'm visiting today from Super Sunday Sync. :)
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Y'all are just too cute! Love these pictures. Did y'all go to Duke? I'm living in Durham right now while my husband goes to grad school at Duke!ReplyDelete


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|Wouldn't this be a dream, your own island to sail the seas on?
|UK-Based Yacht Island Designs has created this ultimate luxury yacht for those who want
the ultimate escape ~
|I could definitely do some serious R&R on board here!
|What do you think? Could you use an over the top vacation like this right about now?!
I have still been sick, even over my birthday this week, and am TIRED of it! Luckily the kids haven't gotten this rotten bug, but my husband has had it too...I think this island cruise-away would be just what the doctor ordered ~
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