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Athletics Development Programme
KA Leisure's Athletics Development Programme works in partnership with North Ayrshire Athletics Club along with North Ayrshire Council's Active Schools Team, and includes coaching activities and events for children aged from 5 up to 16, and adults.
For youngsters, KA Campuses and other venues across North Ayrshire provide venues for a programme providing opportunities to take part in fundamentals of athletics - running, jumping and throwing – in a fun, safe environment, guided by our coaches. These programmes include; Primary School Athletic Cluster Clubs, School Athletics Events and a Club Access Programme to develop a Pathway linking to Local Athletic Clubs.
New Athletics Partnership
North Ayrshire Athletics Club and KA Leisure are delighted to announce an extension to their partnership which will see the club and KA Leisure working together in the community sessions based at the KA Campus at St. Matthew's Academy. This partnership will see the next generation of aspiring Olympic and commonwealth athletes be given first class coaching and an pathway into the club.
Starting on Monday and Thursdays from January 2016 between 17.00 – 18.00, the popular "Club Access Programme" will replace the KA "Run Jump and Throw" classes that were offered by KA at St. Matthew's, this is the first stage of an ambitious plan which will see similar partnership sessions being introduced across North Ayrshire.
"KA Leisure are delighted to be working closely with the club in delivering these community based sessions. Not only will the community benefit but we feel our coaches will develop working with the clubs on a regular basis. We have a really good working relationship with the club and to see it extend to help provide even better coaching and experiences for the people of North Ayrshire is great news for us all"
North Ayrshire Athletics Club, who won the Scottish Athletics Club of the year provide coaching for all age groups and abilities. Their fun based mini athletics for ages 3-6 is a great starting point for any young athlete, the club access programme for ages 7 and over is the next step on the pathway to the club. For those over the age of 16 they have a jog group which meets on a Tuesday night. New for 2016 they are introducing a track and field class where adults can go and learn the basis of shot putt, javelin, long jump and loads of other disciplines of athletics.
For more information on the clubs activities check out their Facebook or Twitter page or view their website at www.naathletics.co.uk.
Download North Ayrshire Athletics Club Programme
North Ayrshire Schools Cross Country 2017/18
The provisional dates (weather dependant) for the 2017/18 North Ayrshire Schools Cross Country League are as noted below. Each race will take place at the Playing Fields at KA Campus St. Matthew's with Registration taking place within the Dance Studio from 9:00 am till 10:15 am each Saturday morning.
Race 1 Saturday 20th January
The first race of the North Ayrshire School's Cross Country League for 2017/18 saw a record number of runners taking part. 269 runners competed from 18 Primary and 8 Secondary Schools throughout North Ayrshire during a fortunate break in the recent bad weather. Thanks go to North Ayrshire Athletics Club and the other Volunteers who all helped out on the day to make it a great success.
Race 1 results
Race 2 Saturday 17th February
Following on from the success of the first race of the North Ayrshire School's Cross Country League for 2017/18, race 2 again saw a huge turnout of runners with 232 participants taking part from 20 Primary and 7 Secondary Schools throughout North Ayrshire.
Many thanks go to all the schools and parents how support the event along with the participants and also to North Ayrshire Athletics Club and the other Volunteers who all help out on the day to make it a great success.
Race 2 results
Race 3 Saturday 24th March
The third race of the series was again lucky to miss the bad weather and attracted 183 runners representing 20 Primary and 6 Secondary Schools from throughout North Ayrshire. As always our thanks go to all our partners and volunteers who make this such an exciting event. Everyone is now looking forward to the final event in April.
Race 3 results
Race 4 Saturday 28th April
Following on from the success of the first 3 races of the North Ayrshire School's Cross Country League for 2017/18, Race 4 saw a good turnout for the last event in the series which attracted 153 participants from 18 Primary and 5 Secondary Schools within North Ayrshire.
In total across all 4 events 163 Boys & 180 Girls took part in at least one race. Representing 21 Primary and 6 Secondary Schools from across North Ayrshire, which represents an 11% increase from the previous year and the continued growing popularity of these races.
Many thanks to all the schools, parents and participants who supported the event and our thanks also go to North Ayrshire Athletics Club and the other Volunteers who all helped out ensuring the event was a great success.
Race 4 results
General InformationThe first meeting of the North Ayrshire Schools Cross Country League will take place on Saturday 20th January at the Playing Fields, KA Campus St Matthew's, Saltcoats with Registration taking place inside within the Dance Studio. There are four League meetings in the series. Remember, the overall League results depend on each athlete's best three results, so participants need to take part in at least 3 out of the four races. Of course, any youngsters who wish to come along and run without necessarily taking part in the whole League are most welcome. Dates and race distances are shown under Event Format.
League Dates and Venues
Race 1: Saturday 20th January 2018 KA Campus St Matthew's, Saltcoats
Race 2: Saturday 17th February 2018 KA Campus St Matthew's, Saltcoats
Race 3: Saturday 24th March 2018 KA Campus St Matthew's, Saltcoats
Race 4: Saturday 28th April 2018 KA Campus St Matthew's, Saltcoats
Registration & Medal Presentations will be within the Dance Studio, KA Campus St Matthew's
Event Format
All race meetings will adopt the same times and event format as follows:
9.30 - 10.15 am Registration
10:30 am Commencement of races
10:30 am Race 1 P5 Girls 1,000m
10:40 am Race 2 P5 Boys 1,000m
10:50 am Race 3 P6 Girls 1,000m
11:00 am Race 4 P6 Boys 1,000m
11:10 am Race 5 P7 Girls 1,500m
11:20 am Race 6 P7 Boys 1,500m
11:30 am Race 7 S1-S4 Girls & Boys 2,000m
11:45 - 12.00noon Presentation of prizes etc (approx.)
Each separate race will start as soon as possible after the conclusion of the previous race.
The races usually follow at about 10-15 minute intervals however, all athletes should be prepared for their race to be called early in case of bad weather and ready to participate.
RegistrationAthletes will be able to register on the day. Athletes doing this should report to the Registration desk, where their name will be added to the appropriate race list and they will be issued with a competitor number. Athletes whose entry has not been pre-paid by the school should pay the entry fee at this time. All competitors should have their correct number pinned securely at top and bottom to the front of their shirt/vest.
CostThe entry fee is £3.00 per race per runner.
The prizes will be:
1st, 2nd and 3rd individual placing in each race section
1st Girls' and Boys' Teams (3 athletes to count) in each race age group (Primary Schools only)
All competitors will receive a certificate of participation.
The overall League prizes will be calculated from each individual's top three placings from the four events. The same will apply to the Team positions. This means that if an athlete misses one race, he or she can still be in contention for an overall League prize. The overall League prizes will be awarded to: 1st, 2nd and 3rd individual placings in each race section 1st Girls' and 1st Boys' Team in each race section (Primary Schools only)
League events will be postponed only where risk assessment prior to or on race day indicates that this is appropriate, e.g. icy conditions, high winds, very heavy rain. The decision to postpone is usually made based on weather forecasting, and schools would then be advised by phone call on the Wednesday prior to the race. However, weather forecasting is not always entirely accurate, and sometimes a decision may be taken based on risk assessment at the venue early on race day. In this case, we will do everything we can to advise schools of the decision to postpone prior to the scheduled start time of the event. Postponed events are usually rescheduled by adding an event on after the scheduled end of the league. If there is any doubt please contact Tel No. 01294 317457 before 4:00pm on the Friday prior to the race.
Athletics Development Centres (Primary School Aged)
Suitable for children aged 5 – 8 years and 9 – 12 years, these clubs operate throughout the year at KA Campus Greenwood, KA Campus St. Matthew's and Largs Academy. The sessions are organised in conjunction with North Ayrshire Councils Active Schools Team and allow children to sample the majority of athletics events, from high jump to sprints.
Jogging Groups
KA Leisure would encourage all those interested in jogging or local running events to take make contact with one of the clubs/groups noted below:
Beith Jogging Group: Meets at Beith Community Centre from 18.45 – 19.30 hrs every Thursday
Dalry Community Sports Club: Meets at KA Campus Dalry Primary for 10.00 hrs every Saturday
North Ayrshire Athletics Club: Meets at KA Campus St. Matthew's Running Track, 18:00 –19:00 hrs every Tuesday
Club website
Irvine Running Club: Meets Irvine Community Sports Club.
Club website
Eglinton Park Run: Meets Eglinton Country Park every Saturday 09.00/09:30
Ron's Runners (Irvine): Meets Entrance to Rivergate Mall (Bottom of Escalator) at Asda, Irvine, Tuesday & Thursday 18.00 hrs
Club Development
KA Leisure is committed to working in partnership with all three Local Athletics clubs in North Ayrshire in order to develop the sport through stronger links and a defined athlete development pathway whereby at each level children can develop their individual skills progressively and link to their local Athletics Club.
Below are the athletics clubs in North Ayrshire. For information on training times and venues please contact the following:
North Ayrshire Athletics Club (Three Towns)
Club website: naathletics.co.uk
Beith Harriers (Beith)
Susan McIsaac 01505 503254
Irvine Running Club
John McGarry: 01294 211930
Club website: irvinerunningclub.co.uk


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A lot of college students are wasting time when they are sitting in lecture halls or classrooms. This is unfortunate, since you can dramatically reduce the amount of needed study time if you can actually absorb what is being presented in class.
The key here, as was the key with getting stuff done, is focusing on the here and now. If you can do that, you should be able to pick up on most of the material being presented.
For some classes, this is a piece of cake. You may enjoy the material, so you are interested in soaking in everything the professor is saying. In others, the professor is passionate about what he/she is presenting, and you "catch" that enthusiasm- like a cold or something.
Unfortunately, a lot of professors are just plain boring. Some feel that their only duty is to present the material to you. If the subject doesn't interest you, this can be a devastating combination.
Regardless of what you feel about these professors, you need to accept the fact that you will have classes like these. So… how do you deal with them?
Well, one option is to skip. Unlike most people out there giving advice on college, I am not going to tell you "always go to class." I have an entire article about that.
Alright, so what happens if you need to attend one of these classes?
The first thing to notice is how much of the material presented by the professor is relevant to getting the grade you want (We are talking about cases where you just want to get a good grade in the class). In most classes, there is a lot of irrelevant material presented.
When irrelevant stuff is being talked about, zone out. Do something else. Do some work in another class. Read a funny article on Cracked.com. Read this website. Do a soduko.
When relevant stuff is being talked about, pay attention. Fully. Focus on the here and now.
This is called employing selective focus. As the word suggests, you are selecting what to focus on and when to focus on it.
What a shock.
As I said in the basic study skills article, your focus has its limits. Even when you train it up, it is tough to force yourself to focus on uninteresting things for long periods of time. By using selective focus, you are conserving your focus so that you have enough for the important stuff.
This seems like common sense to me, but to a lot of people it strikes them as being ridiculous. Go try it out for yourself before making a final judgment.
Alright, what to do when you must focus for the entire class period?
Again, you will be able to retain the most information when you are focused. The key, therefore, is to keep yourself focused for the entire period.
"But Andy," you might point out, "you have been saying how doing so is incredibly difficult if not impossible for most people!"
Yes, and that still stands.
The solution to our problem is to not force yourself to stay focused for the entire period.
Think about something you are absolutely fascinated by. It doesn't matter what it is. How hard would it be for you to pay attention in a class on that subject?
Probably not that hard.
Now think about the most energetic, interesting and fun person you know. When they talk, you hang on their every word. If that person was talking about something agonizingly boring, let's say examples of circumflex in Coptic script (My apologies to fans of Hellenistic Egypt), you would probably still have little trouble paying attention to what was being said.
The reason that you have little trouble staying focused in both cases is that you feel some kind of emotion in both cases. Boring= no emotion.
When you are really into something, it is because you have constant emotional spikes. Humor, enthusiasm, moving your body, changes in energy levels, interesting topics and drama are all examples of things that can trigger emotional spikes within you.
So, in order to just be focused on something as opposed to forcing yourself to be focused on something, the key is to generate emotion.
Remember how I said that the easiest way to get refocused on your work was to pick up the pace? Well, that works because you induce an emotional spike. You feel a sense of urgency.
Here are examples of how to do this.
– Read up on the material beforehand in the textbook, on Wikipedia, etc. Even if you don't understand any of it, being aware of the material will help you pay attention for mysterious reasons.
– Participate in the class. Do things like, God forbid, ask questions.
– Get to know your professor in office hours. You will be surprised at how much easier it will be to pay attention if you know the person.
– Take amusing notes. I personally get a kick out of taking my notes in haikus, drawing an elaborate picture to describe the lecture or writing the exact opposite of what is being said. These things amuse me.
– Make it a challenge to learn everything the first time it is presented. The moment you get lost, either ask the professor a question, whisper to a neighbor or do a Google search IMMEDIATELY.
– Use the linking and peg methods described in the memory techniques section.
These are all things that work for me. As you can see, they all do one thing- give me some kind of emotional spike. So long as what you do generates an emotional spike, it will work.
One thing you can do to greatly increase the amount of material that you actually retain from class is to spend 2 minutes after class recapping what was talked about. All you need to do is ask yourself "what just happened?"

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I've been on a cotton bender lately. A few weeks ago I demo-ed at a friends booth at an event and, once again, people were fascinated by the magic of cotton. To me, that's the only word to use. There is something so magical about how this stuff grows (the flowers change colors and the seeds burst their bolls), how it comes right off the seed and how it spins up. It was very satisfying to have women and men stand by me watching it all happen and being as entranced as I am. It's like we were all just standing back watching a wonder of nature unfold right before our eyes.
On a more wooly note, remember the Polworth yarn I was unhappy with? Here's what happened to it:
The scarf pattern is very simple. I cast on about 24 stitches and worked K2, P2 ribbing until I almost ran out of yarn then I crocheted the edge, including 3 loops for the buttons. I attached the buttons at an angle so it would sit right when around the neck. Easy, peasy.
Saturday, September 22, 2012
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Mission Statement
The mission of Fountain Gate Life and Wellness, Inc., is to represent the redemptive love of Jesus Christ by promoting healing and wholeness in our community. Our primary services include sliding scale professional counseling, as well as low-cost groups, seminars, workshops, and retreats on a variety of topics related to physical, mental, and spiritual health. Additional activities, such as a robust community gardening program and wellness and life-skills training, will be focused on promoting healthy and balanced lifestyles with the goal of enabling individuals to live full and productive lives.
Fountain Gate was incorporated in 2007 and began operations on June 1, 2008 with the opening of Fountain Gate Counseling Center in downtown historic Kennesaw. Our professional counseling services are offered on a low sliding scale based on household income and family size; while similar services typically cost $80 - $120 per hour in our community, our scale goes as low as $10. Since 2008, we have provided over 15,000 sessions of subsidized counseling.
In addition to these services, we have offered 49 workshops through our therapeutic and educational workshop program. These workshops last anywhere from two hours to two days and are also offered at low or no cost to the general public.
In 2012, we launched our newest program, Fountain Gate Gardens. Our ultimate vision is to develop the three acres of historic farmland adjacent to our counseling center in Kennesaw as a therapeutic community garden, featuring individual garden plots for community members, larger plots for raising food for charities, walking paths, therapeutic gardens, and accommodations for handicapped participants. The gardens currently include the 26-bed Historic Kennesaw Community Garden and the Plant a Row for the Hungry garden, which in 2013 provided over 2,000 pounds of organic produce for the Center for Family Resources food bank in Marietta.
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NASA's next flagship astronomy mission after the James Webb Space Telescope will become a formal project in February thanks to increased funding and direction from Congress, even as the agency looks to make cuts elsewhere in its astrophysics program.
Paul Hertz, director of NASA's astrophysics division, told astronomers attending the 227th Meeting of the American Astronomical Society here Jan. 4 that the Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST) will enter its "formulation phase," the beginning of NASA's project management process, in February after the proposed space telescope passed a mission concept review in December.
That decision also comes after the passage of the fiscal year 2016 omnibus spending bill in December that provided $90 million for WFIRST, far above NASA's request of $14 million. The report accompanying the bill adopted language approved by Senate appropriators in June directing NASA to move WFIRST into the formulation phase by early 2016.
The increase is not the first time Congress has added funding for WFIRST. In fiscal year 2015, NASA requested $14 million but Congress appropriated $50 million. In 2014, Congress provided $56 million for WFIRST.


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1. Just-a-Fling Guy:
He's dating you, he's talking to you, he's meeting to you everyday. But in his mind, you are a temp. You are just a fling. The phrase he uses, 'I am not looking for a serious relationship right now' means you're wasting your time on him.
2. Someone Related to Your Ex:
Ok, they ended up happy in the show. But in general ex's friend or brother or any kind of related is a bad news. You will date for a long time but then one day he might flip because your ex has accidentally(!) given some facts about you.
3. The Narcissist:
If your date is a confident guy then it's not a problem. But if he's too confident to even care about your feelings, then he's a big no-no. Too much into his looks, living a free life, always I-am-right guy will have little time to actually notice you.
4. Complains-Too-Much Guy:
Ok, now he is exactly the opposite of the narcissist. He sees you, he sees you too much and make every little judgement he can. How to recognize him? Well, he judges almost everything else and that's your first clue.
5. The Misogynist:
It is obvious from the title. A person who hates or does not trust women at all but dates one is a mystery to me. The question is not why you wouldn't date him, the question is why you have decided to date him in the first place.


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Hard, fine-grained fabric, generally smooth where undecorated, light buff (10YR 8/4) to light red (2.5YR 6/6) in colour. There are often scattered white limestone fragments up to 3 mm across readily visible and with a little mica.
Thin sectioning shows a scatter of subangular quartz grains ranging from 0.07-0.3 mm in size, fragments of cryptocrystalline limestone with occasional traces of fossils, flecks of muscovite mica and small amount of chert, plagioclase feldspar and metamorphic quartzite (Peacock, 1984b). This assemblage clearly indicates a source area dominated by sedimentary rocks, and many areas would qualify on this basis (Peacock & Williams, 1986: Class 43).
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I've been soo busy lately I haven't had so much as a chance to pick up a brush!
So, in the after xmas break, I randomly grabbed a model from my to-do pile & painted the shiz outa it!
Turns out it was ole fatty, who has been patiently waiting for a looooong time.. Pretty happy with how he looks too.
Might even be my first entry for GD next year!
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Hi there. I originally blogged about my first experience eating from The Waffle Guy on VIMWAC. To see the original post and more delicious photos, click here.
Today an amazing thing happened. During my first class this morning I looked out the window to discover that The Waffle Guy was parked out on the street! Normally this trailer can be found on one of the streets by the University of Winnipeg, but due to popular demand from Red River College students, The Waffle Guy journeyed to our campus for the week.


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Interest: Late payment interest: Special provisions: Special provisions for amount: IT payments on account and overpayments
You must check whether, and from which date, the FA 2009 interest rules apply to the tax or duty you are dealing with. See CH140160 for full details.
A special provision changes the general rule, see CH141120, and applies where payments on account are due from a person who is also entitled to a repayment of certain overpayments. Late payment interest is charged in this situation under the general rule where the original payments on account are paid late. The special provision quantifies the amount of tax on which late payment interest is charged.
The overpayments covered by this special provision are those overpayments for that year of assessment from a self-assessment return being made and the liability for the year established, whether after an enquiry or not.
Late payment interest is only payable on the amount by which each of the payments on account paid late exceeds 50% of the overpayment.
To work out the amount of the overpayment for the purposes of calculating the late payment interest, we
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Joyce Werwie Perry paints the human condition. An award-winning Pittsburgh artist, Perry explores extreme textures, mixed materials and disparate styles in her paintings. Whether abstract forms evoking Pittsburgh's architecture or realistic impressions of old family photographs, Perry's works are universal, and at the same time very personal.
More than 150 of Joyce Werwie Perry's paintings can be found in public and private collections across the country. Her works have been shown at the Carnegie Museum of Art, Andy Warhol Museum, The Westmoreland Museum of American Art, and Butler Museum of American Art in Youngstown, Ohio, along with other national and local galleries. A member of the National Association of Women Artists and member and former Vice President/Exhibitions Co-Chair of the Associated Artists of Pittsburgh, Perry also teaches her original knife technique at her Crafton studio and Sweetwater Center for the Arts.


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SURVIVAL, reproduction and carcase were highlighted as three critical factors affecting profitability in a beef cattle enterprise by Santa Gertrudis Breeders Australia Association (SGBAA) classifier Russell Gray, Queensland, at a beef cattle field day at Gingin last Friday.
Speaking to a crowd of about 70 people, Mr Gray said this had led him to formulating his three Cs of constitution, conformation and carcase.
"Animals have to survive and thrive, they need to get calves on the ground and then good calves on the ground," Mr Gray said.
"If we are looking at bulls, they need to be able to walk to feed, serve cows and produce progeny with the ability to lay down beef, while cows need to get in calf, raise that calf well and get in calf again quickly."
In the case of pastoral environments Mr Gray added a fourth C – coat type.
"We want a finer coat type because hair takes energy to grow and energy to shed," he said.
In his role with SGBAA Mr Gray classifies thousands of cattle a year and in some cases several hundred in a day, allowing him only one to two minutes to assess an animal, so it was important he had a quick method of appraisal (SGBAA is the only breed society in Australia which annually classifies all nominated progeny recorded young animals here and in New Zealand to determine if they meet the breed standard).
Mr Gray said he adopted a nose-to-tail checklist for assessment which he routinely applied to each animal, taking in ears, eyes, nose, jaw, front legs, shoulders, topline, navel, testes, udder, thurls, vulva, thickness and walking ability.
"The feet will tell you a lot about the structure above, as will any lumps, bumps or swellings in the joints," he said.
"In the case of bulls the back feet and legs are more important than the front as they need to support 100 per cent of that bull's weight when he serves a cow, whereas the front feet and legs only need to support the front end of the animal.
"Width in the hindquarter and thurls (hip joint) allowed for more beef to be packed on and related to pelvic area for ease of calving in females.
"When producing steers, it was important to note that the muscle score in a bull would generally be reduced by one in its steer progeny because they lacked testosterone."
Mr Gray said producers needed to be critical at home assessing where their herd was at and what they needed to improve it.
"Bulls are the cheapest part of your operation and the price versus the number of calves will give you return on outlay," he said.
"Buying better bulls pays off, as does turning your bulls over regularly and semen testing them annually.
"Old bulls can get lazy and can intimidate younger bulls, keeping them away from doing the job, while not doing the job themselves.
"Cows on the other hand will likely be on your place for 10 years or more so they too have influence.
"They are your factory and the bulls are your inputs.
"It's important to keep a clean tidy factory, then introduce good bulls and quality progeny will follow.
"And this is where consistency comes in (for the processor) because you are not just breeding a four-legged beef animal you are breeding boxes of beef.
"And like in a biscuit factory you want the biscuits to come out the same size to pack in the boxes, similarly for beef, or be an even line to sell in the saleyards."
A question from the crowd about hump height in Santa Gertrudis cattle and market acceptance was answered by fellow SGBAA classifier Nigel Ferguson.
He said of 120 registered feedlots he called (on the east coast) not one said they would not accept Santa Gertrudis cattle and in fact most said they loved them and the majority of Santa crosses for their weight gaining ability.
Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) MSA business development officer Jarrod Lees, provided insights into new technology in the meat industry including DEXA (dual energy X-ray) and gave an update on Meat Standards Australia (MSA).
Mr Lees said DEXA was a medical industry product which had been found to have great application in the meat industry for measuring the amount of meat, bone and fat in a carcase, plus ossification, where previously eye muscle area (EMA) had been the only measure.
"For our purposes DEXA is proving to be as good and as accurate as a CT scanner, but is far cheaper than CT and can do much larger numbers more readily," Mr Lees said.
"In lambs DEXA is showing 90 per cent accuracy compared to CT and is also being used to determine cutting lines on carcases on the kill chain which is far more accurate than the human eye.
Other technology available utilised infrared to measure eye temperature in animals which gave a good indication of their stress level.
"This means we can potentially hold over any animals showing high stress levels and kill at a later date, which could potentially help to alleviate problems of dark cutters," Mr Lees said.
Cameras were also being used within MSA to determine meat colour and marbling.
"Meat colour is no longer an MSA requirement but where once MSA graders used their set of grading chips to score colour and marbling subjectively it can now be done using a camera which fits in the palm of your hand, linked to a phone app," he said.
"This technology was actually devised by a couple of uni mates.
"Ones mother was an interior decorator and she was ruing the difficulty in being able to accurately match paint colours so they devised this colour reading app for her."
In 2016-17, 40pc of the Australian cattle slaughter was MSA graded, accounting for 2.8million cattle from 42 licensed processors and the aim was to increase this to 50pc of the kill by 2020.
In WA 60pc of the annual kill was MSA graded, behind Tasmania at 69pc and ahead of South Australia, 58pc, New South Wales, 54pc, Queensland, 36pc and Victoria, 17pc.
Mr Lees said the MSA grading index had increased 0.16 year on year showing eating quality was on the rise.
The national MSA index average was 57.56 with WA ahead of the quality curve at an average of 60.25.
"The benefit of producing MSA cattle is clear with non-feedlot cattle across the board attracting a premium of $0.23/kg, equating to $65/head and grainfed cattle attracting a $0.11/kg premium or $34/head more, totalling $130 million of added value delivered back to the farmgate.
Mr Lees said in its 20th anniversary year MSA continued to be a world leader in meat eating quality and it underpinned 163 Australian beef brands.
"But there is always room for improvement and our vision for the future is that by 2020 all cattle in Australia will be eligible for MSA, 50pc of the national cattle slaughter will be MSA graded, we will be able to accurately predict the fitness for purpose (cooking/utilisation method) of every cut in the carcase, identify on-farm practices that improve eating quality and increasingly utilise quality and yield technologies which will deliver greater accuracy and transparency.
The field day, held at Mark and Chloe Madew's Cundarra stud, Gingin, was run by WA Santa Gertrudis breeders, who thanked major sponsor SGBAA and Primaries, Elders, Landmark, S & C Livestock, Zoetis and Allflex.
See more stories in next week's Farm Weekly.


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In 2011-2012, we recorded a Gross Written Premium of RS.1,346.5 crores. Having posted a remarkable growth of 39%, we have been one of the fastest growing general insurance companies in the insurance industry with a network of over 90 branches across the country and 7,000 agents. The Agency distribution channel is complemented by various strategic and long-term partnerships with Banks, Auto OEM's and Auto Finance Companies among others.
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Young Adult and Teen Reader voted Laugh-out Loud Series of 2012 & Author of the Year 2012 to Stacey Rourke! Whether she likes it or not, eighteen year old Celeste Garrett has come to terms with being the Chosen One. She knew having a "normal life" would be tricky, between intense training sessions and epic demonic battles, but she didn't know at what cost it would come. That is, until a dear friend is harmed by the malicious forces hunting her. Now, she'd like nothing more than to retreat into a hermit lifestyle to prevent anyone else from getting hurt. But startling revelations, amazing new abilities, and mortifying moments in front of insanely hot guys won't allow time for that. Soon, Celeste finds herself surrounded by darkness and wondering who she can trust—if anyone.
I was fortunate enough to get to know Stacey some and even ask her a few questions.
1.) About the Author-
Stacey Rourke is the author of the YA Fantasy Gryphon Series and the nonfiction autobiographical I'm Not Crazy, I'm on Lupron; a Journey Through Infertility. She lives in Michigan with her husband, two beautiful daughters, and two giant, drooly dogs. Stacey loves to travel, has an unhealthy shoe addiction and considers herself blessed to make a career out of talking to the imaginary people that live in her head. She is currently hard at work on the continuations of the Gryphon Series as well as other literary projects. She holds a Bachelors degree in marketing but decided to forego corporate America to follow her passion to write.
Visit her at www.staceyrourke.com diaryofasemi-crazyauthor.blogspot.com Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Stacey-Rourke/ or on Twitter @Rourkewrites
2.) How long have you been writing? Since I could put a crayon to paper. Seriously I remember writing stories in elementary school that would star all my friends. However it wasn't until about four years ago that I finally figured out this was my calling.
3.) What was your life life before you became an author? I tried on a lot of different "hats" trying to figure out who I was and what I was supposed to do. Most of them felt like me banging my head against a wall because I just couldn't seem to get it right. Thankfully that feeling went away once I finally outed myself as an author.
4.) Who or what inspired you to write? Life inspires me to write. A bedazzled grandma in thigh-high boots at the grocery store. The sun setting over the water. Song lyrics that bring a rush of tears to my eyes, or make me want to be front line of an epic battle. Inspiration is everywhere if you put yourself in the right frame of mind.
5.) Do you have a specific writing style or genre? I enjoy fantasy because rules to life can be bent and manipulated there. As for my style? Lots of action and snarky humor. That's "my thing."
6.) Tell me about your latest book? My latest book that will be out this fall is Ascension. It's the fourth full length novel in my Gryphon Series. It was actually meant to be the last book but as the story unfolded I found a few little twists that worked their way in. Now? I'm not so sure we've seen the last of the Garrett kids.
7.) What is your favorite parts of your books to write? Dialog. I love it. I have so much fun working and reworking those witty one-liners! I just wish I was that clever when I actually talk to people!
8.) What is the hardest part to write? The first draft! To me it's the bones of the story. The "meaty goodness" comes with the second draft. But putting those bones together just the way they need to be to form the correct structure for the arc of the story is tough. But the effort is totally worthwhile in the end!
9.)What do you find most rewarding in writing? When parents or grandparents come up to me and say that their pre-teen or teenagers aren't "readers" but couldn't put my books down. That is why I do this. To spark imaginations in a world that normally hinders them.
10.) Do you have any other books in progress? I do and I am SO excited about it! I am working on The Legends Series that will debut next year. I can't go into too much detail just yet, but it is something fresh, new, and EPIC!!!!
11.) What are your future plans in regards to writing? To keep at it! To change and evolve with each new book and take readers on adventures they've never experienced before.


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Star Plus launches its high voltage drama in the form of Master Chef India, where cooking is not just a task to make the food tasty but also to manage extreme situations. At the press meet of Star's 'Master Chef India', Akshay Kumar- the khiladi host of the show, opened with some great moves and took the event further with his spicy quips.
He not only entertained the press but also had a surprise for them as the guy who is a chef by heart and is actor by profession had cooked some great delicacies for the media. The show will start its season from 16th of October, every Saturday-Sunday at 9:00 Pm on Star Plus.
Talking about the show Akshay Kumar said, "I opted for this show because, I love eating. Then it may be any kind of tasty food, I will always hog on it. I think the passion towards food is the major reason why I am here with Star Plus today. I am going to enjoy every bit of this show, which has brought me again to my realism."
"Even now if I get chance to cook food in my leisure time. I don't leave any stone unturned to make the food delicious," adds an excited Akshay.
Akshay Kumar will be joining hands with two more professional chefs, Chef Ajay Chopra and Chef Kunal Kapur, to judge the show. Amidst all the hoopla, Star Plus also celebrated Akshay's birthday, with all the media present at the venue! Don't forget to watch how India takes up the challenge to be the 'Master Chef of India' with Khiladi Akshay Kumar.


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This second card is for The Pink Elephant sketch challenge this week. It's cute, it's simple that's the way I like it most of the time. I used all Cosmo Cricket goodies for this one Garden Variety I told myself I AM NOT GOING TO HOARD MY STUFF ANYMORE!!!!
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Sheldon Lavin got involved in the meat industry more than 43 years ago. He started as an outsider and has had a victorious profession as an executive and investor in the banking industry. Lavin, through his expertise in the field of finance, launched his own firm that provides financial consulting services. Since then, Sheldon Lavin has been serving at the OSI Group, LLC as the firm's Chief Executive Officer and Chairman. OSI Industries, LLC specializes in the supply of burger. Under Lavin's leadership, the company transformed from a small burger supplier into a global supplier to variety of retail and foodservice brands of food products. OSI Group consists of OSI International Foods, LLC based in the United States of America, OSI Industries, LLC, and OSI International, Inc. OSI International, Inc is a holding firm for all international investments carried out by the OSI Group. OSI Industries has employed almost 20,000 staffs worldwide. Lavin is delightful of the workers employed to work for the OSI group and the corporate intellectual achievement he has been able to instill in the company. Recently, Lavin was awarded the Global Visionary Award, a medal to honor visionaries specializing in different sectors who have made their dream a reality by showing persistence to meet their objectives on February 20, 2016. The crown was awarded to him by India's Vision World Academy.
Lavin's successful career in the meat industry started when organized financing for Otto & Sons Company in 1970. The company operates as a predecessor of OSI Industries, LLC. Moreover, Otto & Sons Company, through Lavin's direction, had an opportunity to establish a meat processing center. The company also became hamburger supplier in the Midwest to McDonald's Corporation but was in need of assistance to secure funding. As a result, the bank requested Lavin to own Otto & Sons Company, a position he refused because that is not what he did in his consulting profession. Nonetheless, he agreed to serve for the company as a financial consultant. Lavin became substantially involved in Otto's investments operating overseas in 1975. After the father of the Otto sons retired from the business, Lavin partnered with the two sons. In the 1970s, the OSI Group continued expanding its branches across Europe and North America. In the 1980s, the company expanded its operations into Taiwan and South America.
Currently, at age 81, Sheldon Lavin is still involved in actively ensuring the expansion for the OSI Industries with precise focus on Europe and Asia. The OSI group has also expanded its operations having more than 55 establishments based in 16 countries offering support to McDonald's and other clients worldwide. Lavin has contributed to a number of charities such as The National Multiple Sclerosis Society, the Jewish United Fund, and Inner City Foundation of Chicago. He has also financed and acted as an agent for Ronald McDonald House Charities.
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Hello to the thousands of alumni who have been campers and staff at Schodack since 1957. Your past and present support of camp means so much to us. We miss you!
You can remain in contact with camp through this website, by attending alumni reunions and by staying in touch through our Facebook page and other online media. Many of you also visit camp frequently and we always love to see you.
All of us are proud of the alumni-sponsored Schodack Campership Initiative (SCI) that makes it possible for a more diverse population of deserving campers to attend Schodack. Make sure to check out their website too.
We hope you enjoy this Alumni section, which will continue to expand as we add alumni-related pictures, updates and events at camp. Please send pictures, videos, and comments from the past to so we can include them on this webpage.


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Transfer Students
Applicants are considered transfer students if they have enrolled in at least one other college, university or technical college prior to applying to Gordon State College irrespective of the college credit received.
Required Documents
- Application for Admissions
- Official Transcripts from all Colleges and Technical Colleges attended
- Immunization Record
- Official High School Transcript (only required for students with less than 30 transferable semester hours)
All transcripts must be Official in order to gain acceptance.
Failure to list and submit an official transcript from any institution previously attended subjects the applicant to strict disciplinary action.
To qualify for admissions to Gordon State College a transfer student with 30 or more transferable hours must be eligible to return to the most recent college or university attended. If the student is not eligible to return or was dismissed he or she must gain an acceptance from the Gordon State College Admissions Committee.
Applicants with fewer than 30 transferable hours will be required to meet the admission requirements of beginning freshmen.
For more information you can contact the Office of Admissions at 678. 359. 5021.
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Students seeking to transfer course work to Gordon State College must be aware that the transfer of credit is subject to the limitations listed below:
- Only credit earned in regionally accredited collegiate institutions may be transferred to Gordon State College.
- Courses transferred from technical colleges in Georgia which are accredited by the Commission on Colleges (COC) of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools may be viewed at this link: Transfer credit accepted from COC accredited Technical College System of Georgia institutions (pdf)
- Courses in which a grade of D was earned will be transferred only if non-transfer Gordon College students are allowed to use a grade of D toward degree credit for that course.
- No more than 42 semester hours of combined transfer credit from all sources will be accepted toward an Associate Degree.
- Credit is not awarded for passing the General Education Development Test (GED).
- If approved by the Admissions Committee, students transferring to Gordon State College after having been suspended or placed on probation by their former institution shall enter on academic probation and shall be subject to Gordon State College's academic standards.
- Students transferring to Gordon State College from other University System schools will be required to complete all Learning Support areas that they have not exited. Transferring to Gordon will not relieve students from Learning Support requirements placed on them by another University System institution.
- Transfer students completing high school within five years of the beginning of the semester for which admission is sought will be required to complete College Preparatory Curriculum (CPC) requirements not satisfied in high school or at the previous institution. Transferring to Gordon will not relieve students from CPC requirements. (See pages 17-21 for additional information regarding College Preparatory Curriculum.)
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We North Texans take pride in our beautiful green yards. We do this in an area that would not produce even one green yard naturally–certainly not without a tremendous amount of water. In fact, we use more water per capita than any other area of the state!
We all read that we are running out of water for the Dallas-Fort Worth area. We don't worry about this too much because we also read this can be mitigated by building more reservoirs. This is what we have done in the past.
A funny thing has happened on the way to the future, though. The areas where we have built reservoirs, like East Texas, are saying, "No more reservoirs in our backyard. We're keeping our land for us."
They are fighting us when we come to take their land. And now they are winning, as well they should.
Yet, we have the answer to many of our water problems, now and in the future, on our rooftops: Renewable water from rainwater harvesting.
Rainwater harvesting systems can be as simple as a rain barrel for garden irrigation at the end of a downspout, or a more complicated landscaping irrigation project. It can also be as complex as a residential or commercial potable system.
Rainwater is soft, sodium-free, and one of the cleanest sources of water. It is essentially distilled water, thus, with none of the problems we have in the metroplex like pharmaceuticals in our drinking water.
Harvesting rainwater for irrigating plants also promotes healthy growth for those plants..
When rainwater comes incontact with other surfaces, however, dust, bacteria, molds, algae, fecalmatter, and/or other organic matter washes into the storage tanks. The more continuous days without rainfall, the more debris is harvested from the catchment surfaces. Thus, rainwater intended forpotable use should be filtered and disinfected.
There are certainly ways to make rainwater potable. However, this website will not cover potable water, only water used for irrigation collected from rooftops, not land based.
If you intend to use the harvesting system as drinking water, it is very important to consult a professional about your system.
Do you need an energy consultant, energy auditor,
The State of Texas estimates 2 billion gallons of water could be generated annually in a large metropolitan area the size of Dallas if we only used 10% of our roof area to harvest rainwater.
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