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The Age of Gold. Also, Silver. Oh, and Bronze, Come to That.
For many of my newly-obsessed friends, specially including two friends who want to enjoy this sharpish, get the Winter Games out of their systems, and get back to Certain Very Important Tasks, Ahem.
'The Minister will see you now, Harry, dear.'
'Thank you, Belisama.' Harry was not in fact able to answer the grandmotherly secretary more fully, or indeed to rise from his chair, before Kingsley himself strode out to welcome him. 'Harry! Do come in!' Kingsley was exceptionally jovial, unconscionably affable, and unnervingly quick to throw an arm across Harry's shoulders and propel him firmly towards the ministerial sanctum.
Harry recognised immediately that he was soon to be given a particularly shit task.
'Harry,' said Kingsley, disarmingly (Harry was in fact by now contemplating disarming him and doing a runner), 'I want your help. A little task abroad. A doddle.'
'No doubt.' When pressed, Harry could attain to the dryness of the late and not altogether lamented Severus Snape.
'No, really, it is.' Kingsley's smile was indulgent. 'You'd not credit the number of volunteers who've besieged me for what is rather clearly a junket. It's because of the trust and confidence I repose in you – not least to treat this seriously, firmly, and rapidly, and not spin it out into a cushy, Ministry-funded holiday – that I ask your aid.'
Bugger, thought Harry. I had hoped that with Dumbledore gone, I shouldn't fall so easily for this sort of appeal.
'What possible interest –'
'I know, I know. And please don't think I at all mean to blur the hard-won distinction between law enforcement and Aurory: we certainly want not to go back to that. The Canadians, however –'
'With respect, Minister, the Canadians have a perfectly competent Ministry of their own –'
'Yes: and the same gracious lady as Sovereign as do we. It's a commonplace Commonwealth matter, you know. As the host country, it fell to our Canadian counterparts to deal with the ramifications when certain Olympic athletes began accusing others of having a magical advantage.'
'Then send Justin, he's the relevant Minister of State at the
'Oh, I assure you, Finch-Fletchley was the first to volunteer: positively gagging for it.'
'My dear Harry, accusations of magically enhanced competition? Not really Justin's pigeon, is it.'
'Ron's perfectly able to represent Magical Games and Sports, he can take an appointment. The shops aren't that busy, surely, and I know quite as well as you do that there's nothing portentous going forward in Equipment and Support. After all, when he's not posing as a captain of industry and acting in fact as QMG, Ron does edit Wizden's.' Harry was referring to Wizden's Quidditchers' Almanack. the inspiration – with a slight change of name and elision of the initial possessive apostrophe, in the interest of avoiding legal complications – for its Muggle counterpart, the cricketing statistics bible.
Harry noted with pleasure that Kingsley was becoming a trifle impatient with him: far preferable, Harry considered, to the earlier and suspect bonhomie he'd assumed. 'Although the mission is not precisely diplomatic, it does require some diplomacy, Harry. And Ron has less of that even than you. Moreover, Weasley is precisely not the sort whom one might find volunteering for this billet, and in fact would refuse it. Might it be clearer to you were I to note that the allegations – which have now spread past the initial claim – involve accusations of magical cheating on the part of male skaters?'
Harry was too angry to answer.
'Oh, damn it, Potter. That Aster-Greengrass-as-was developed a pash on your wife, and that Ginny reciprocated it, was always going to be an open secret. That both marriages have remained intact and the situation … discreet … for the sake of the sprogs, is admirable. I don't know and I cannot be arsed to care if you have or haven't found mutual solace with your counterpart, and I make certain that the Ministry gossips are kept firmly to a whisper. The fact remains, you're likely to be less of a shit about the mission than Weasley would be.'
'Ta,' said Harry, icily. 'Mind, it does explain why Justin was so quick to volunteer. In fact, I can guess at most of those who begged to go. Would details be too much to ask?'
Kingsley carefully did not show any triumph. He didn't at all care to have had to stoop to these tactics, but Potter – deservedly, in some sense – did tend to be an over-mighty subject, and Kingsley had a government to carry on. 'The initial accusation was levelled by one of the Oriental athletes against an American skater, who, it was suggested, Might Be a Werewolf, O the Horror.'
'A Yank male skater? The rather, er, effeminate one with the appalling, if naïve, nostalgia for the KGB and the Comintern?'
'No, no. Speed skating, not that silliness in sequins. It was – is, rather – the very quick one with the Oriental father.'
'And it's spread, since: disgruntled athletes who failed of their ambitions – shocking lack of the sporting ethos in this lot, but, then, they're not British or Commonwealth chaps, I don't suppose they can help it – in any event those who've been disappointed of their hopes are seeing trolls in bobsleds and Veela on the ice and other assorted balls. The Canadians wish to tamp this down before it becomes an open scandal –'
'And as you've so kindly insinuated, I'm experienced in tamping down open scandal, yes.' Harry was tart.
Kingsley was equally tart in response: wholly the Minister now, driving where he could not coax. 'What you are usefully skilled in, Brigadier-Auror, is in overawing opposition, and, should this not be in fact rubbish retailed by poor sports, in dealing with emergencies. You leave tomorrow. Whom do you wish to have detailed to you as a team?'
Harry was, when it came to it, a highly disciplined Auror. He would argue a proposal; an order was to be obeyed. 'I shan't hear the end of it, no doubt, in light of what we've alluded to; nevertheless, I've no choice but to ask that the Unspeakables second Malfoy to me. If there are Veela, I should be remiss were I not to put Dennis Creevey on strength.' Gabrielle's husband, for all his mousy and painfully extrovert integument, was both utterly fearless and highly experienced in – and unaffected by – the ways and charms of his wife's people. 'I really don't see turning Rubeus loose upon the innocent Muggles of BC … damn it, though, there's no one else –'
'Mrs Scamander has, you know, occasionally assisted the Ministry.'
'Right. That will answer. Luna, then: I think we four suffice.'
'I should think so indeed. Tomorrow, please, here: I'll give you your elevenses – God knows when you'll next see a decent cuppa, or real biscuits – and then your Portkey. I'll see to it that your team are assembled.'
The next morning found Harry, Draco, Den, and Luna portkeying by stages to
They were met all the same at this ungodly hour by the Wizarding Lieutenant Governor, Sir Euan Antrobus-Erskine KCB DSO OBC (as is commonly the case, the Wizarding realms of the Commonwealth are far more tightly bound to the UK than are their Muggle counterparts in these thin and piping times), and the Deputy Commissioner of E Division, the Royal Canadian Wizarding Police, John Ross Chattan-Mackintosh OOM. Draco, typically, immediately began making up to Sir Euan, whilst Harry, immaculate in No. 1 dress uniform even at this hour, as immediately found a kindred spirit in the Deputy Commissioner.
Fortified by the inevitable North American coffee – even in Canada, that pernicious American drink has become popular in place of honest tea – they swiftly agreed their division of tasks, and as swiftly set Den and Luna to their tasks in the guises of, respectively, a
Several hours later after a rest that had become irresistible, Harry and Draco, garlanded with passes that not even visiting royalty were possessed of, were in the throngs of hangers-on and athletes that crowded the Olympic Village. Harry had long admitted to himself that, had he, like Dumbledore, become a schoolmaster after his defeat of a Dark Lord, he might have retained a faith in human innocence; having instead spent his life on the sharp end, he was inclined instead – and recognised and guarded against the tendency – to look upon the mass of humanity with a doubtful eye. (Draco, of course, simply surveyed lesser mortals with disdain.) This far, Harry had not been terribly impressed: the country 'round was pleasant in a sort of Disneyfied fashion that seemed to have been cleverly designed to evoke bits of Scotland, some of the West of Ireland, and the pining fjords of Scandinavia, but he felt a certain falsity in it that was more than the anomalously unwintry weather. It was if the land protested its use, and the presence of pallid Europeans who had shouldered the First Nations aside.
The same uneasy unreality afflicted the Olympic Village. When Harry saw, or thought he saw, a familiar face in the crush, he was glad of it.
'I say, there's Carswell MP. Oi!
As the man with the curious under-bite minced towards them, it was immediately clear that he was not in fact a Tory Member – and was a much younger man, and a Yank to boot.
He surveyed them coolly. 'Mmmm,' purred he. 'Actually, my name's
'Er. Terribly sorry, thought you were someone we knew.'
'I can be whoever you like, sweetcakes.'
'Ah. Most kind of you. Er. In that event, perhaps you might be our guide: we're looking for the
'Oh, my.'
Malfoy intervened at this point, and the tone of his voice was very much the same as that which he generally directed towards Blaise when Blaise was camping it more than commonly. 'Specifically, the speed skaters, on a matter of governmental business: we are from the British Ministry.'
'Oh! They're in an entirely different part of this bijou little camp. I can show you – walk this way.'
Harry affected not to hear Draco's sotto voce, 'Couldn't walk that way if I tried.'
Den Creevey, who had glamoured his wand to resemble a video camera and was thoroughly and at all points in the guise of a
Paris – it struck Harry as ominous that the lad's surname sounded like, and perhaps was, 'Childers': next thing one knew, one should find him running illegal wands into Ireland in a small ketch – had left them at the gates of the compound ('rather an inert compound,' had Draco muttered) that housed the US men's speed skaters, departing with the wistful comment that, 'Well, it's not quite up to Johnny's standard, but Apolo does have a really nice ass: play nicely, daddies.' Fortunately for Harry's peace of mind, they were soon joined by an RCWP Superintendent, seconded to the Muggle RCMP, and a Special Agent of the Americans' Federal Bureau of Ensorcellation, kitted out with faultless FBI credentials from his Muggle counterpart agency. The four soon ran the unjustly accused American speed skater to ground.
'Sorry to trouble you, sir. We're a trifle concerned for security and your safety, you know – you've had death threats before, I think? No, no,' said the bluff and fatherly Superintendent MacPhee, 'we must take these things seriously, you know. And so we do: so much so, eh?, that we even prayed in aid the Mother Country's expertise. Brigadier Porteous and Mr Malford have a few questions they'd like to put to you, if you don't mind.'
The American gave the two Britons a rueful and self-deprecating – but not, Harry considered, a suspiciously toothy or infectious – smile. Werewolf, my arse, thought Harry, and faintly felt Draco, beside him, imperfectly Occluding his thoughts, thinking something presumably similar, of which Harry could catch only the words werewolf and arse.
'Quite,' said Harry. 'You will be attending the Closing Ceremonies?'
'Oh, of course. I mean, you have to, right?'
'Full moon that night,' said Draco, his eyes watchful.
The skater looked puzzled; then his face cleared. 'Oh. All the crazies out, huh? Well, I still plan to be there. Gotta show the respect, you know.'
'Indeed one must,' said Harry. 'Now, a few brief queries – we shan't detain you.' And he proceeded to ask about several past dates, at roughly monthly intervals. The answers clearly satisfied him. 'Right, then. I think we can preserve you from any stalking.' Draco shot him a speaking look. 'And with that, we'll leave you to your sport. Best of British luck, young man.'
Harry turned in the doorway and asked one final question. 'I say: would you tell me again the name of the competitor who seems to have such a down on you?'
They dined that night with Den and Luna, and received their reports, which were almost uniformly negative. Certainly there were athletes present – mostly American and Canadian, those countries, like the Anzacs, having long been more relaxed regarding intermarriage than had the European states – who were not altogether human, and there were Squibs and Wizards scattered amidst the Muggles, but it was clear that no rules had been infringed, no illegal enhancements used, and no active magical powers employed in the competition. (Passive magical power arising from intermixtures of blood was beyond their remit.) Measures had been agreed to end the backbiting and accusations, and to protect those athletes who had been victimised and against whom factitious outrage had been incited. It had indeed been, as Kingsley had expected, a doddle.
Den excused himself to go for a few pints with the Beeb cameramen, who – as they were discreetly charmed to do – had hailed him as a mate of long standing. Luna, before taking leave to go on a moonlight nature walk with some shamans she had managed already to befriend, stopped and spoke quietly to Harry and Draco.
'We needn't leave until quite late tomorrow, you know. You've a night before you for your fun.'
Harry goggled at her; Draco looked pointedly away.
'Oh, really,' said Luna, in tones of mild reproach. 'Asteria had always wanted someone masterful to look up to; you, Draco, after the War, were in want of being cared for, of having someone else take the lead for a time. As for you, Harry, dear, well, through no fault of your own, Ginny had always been rather a beggar-maid to your King Cophetua. Someone who wanted to worship her and knew of her role in the Hogwarts Resistance – well. Oh, don't look at me with that expression, dear, I know you always tried to treat her as an equal. I also know what even dear Kingsley only guesses. You two deserve some peace, and I think you make a lovely couple, really. I'll call for you about eleven, then? Good night, dears, and have fun.' As she fluttered away, more like a large nocturnal moth than ever, she murmured, 'Oh, and Den left you, well – a final report in your rooms….'
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Dear Doves,
There is a passage in the Bible that may indicate that the timing of the Rapture is sometime during the Feast of Tabernacles and after the end of a Shemitah Year. It is found in Deuteronomy 31:9-13:
"And Moses wrote this law, and delivered it unto the priests the sons of Levi, which bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and unto all the elders of Israel. And Moses commanded them, saying, At the end of every seven years, in the solemnity of the year of release, in the feast of tabernacles, When all Israel is come to appear before the LORD thy God in the place which he shall choose, thou shalt read this law before all Israel in their hearing. Gather the people together, men, and women, and children, and thy stranger that is within thy gates, that they may hear, and that they may learn, and fear the LORD your God, and observe to do all the words of this law: And that their children, which have not known any thing, may hear, and learn to fear the LORD your God, as long as ye live in the land whither ye go over Jordan to possess it."
Deuteronomy 31 deals with the succession from Moses to Joshua. In Deuteronomy 31:2, Moses states that he is 120 years old and that the Lord has banned him from crossing over the Jordan. He encourages the people, however, to follow Joshua into the Promised Land. "Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee." Deuteronomy 31:6.
Moses then writes down the above-mentioned law which requires all of Israel to appear before the Lord during the Feast of Tabernacles.
Please note that the Feast of Tabernacles is one of the three Pilgrimage Festivals that Jewish males are required to appear before the Lord. "Three times thou shalt keep a feast unto me in the year. Thou shalt keep the feast of unleavened bread: (thou shalt eat unleavened bread seven days, as I commanded thee, in the time appointed of the month Abib; for in it thou camest out from Egypt: and none shall appear before me empty:) And the feast of harvest, the firstfruits of thy labours, which thou hast sown in the field: and the feast of ingathering, which is in the end of the year, when thou hast gathered in thy labours out of the field. Three times in the year all thy males shall appear before the Lord GOD." Exodus 23:14-17.
Significantly, during the Feast of Tabernacles that falls after the end of a Shemitah Year, all of Israel (not limited to Jewish males) is supposed to appear before the Lord – "men, and women, and children, and thy stranger that is within thy gates."
Perhaps this is also a pattern for the Rapture, when all of the saved (Jews and Gentiles, males and females) will be gathered to appear before the Lord. Either way, I encourage you all to keep watching. Each day brings us one day closer to our Blessed Hope.
– Lisa Taylor

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The Sustainable Jersey for Schools program and its partners regularly host trainings and webinars to encourage and support schools looking to achieve certification. You can also post FREE events that are open to the general public that would be of interest to the Sustianable Jersey for Schools community by clicking "Add Event" at right. This link will only appear if you are logged into the website. Click on "Sign in or sign up" on the top left of this page to log in.
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As part of its commitment to helping schools across New Jersey reach their goals in sustainability, the New Jersey School Boards Association is offering members and school district personnel an opportunity to attend a one-day Sustainable Practices Working Session.
In the one-day sessions, to take place on Thursday, Dec. 8 and Friday, Jan. 20, participants will review a Sustainability Wellness Check, which will be in alignment with the Sustainable Jersey for Schools certification program. Board members will receive three board member academy credits for participation in this working session.
NJSBA, in cooperation with the N.J. Department of Education (NJDOE) and the N.J. School Building and Grounds Association, is offering six Continuing Education Credits (#CE-00084) toward certification for schools facilities managers attending this program. Attendance can also contribute toward the minimum sustainability training requirements for Sustainable Jersey for Schools certification.
All sessions will take place at the NJSBA headquarters at 413 West State Street, Trenton. The sessions will run from 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. with registration beginning at 9 a.m. The sessions are free and include a continental breakfast, lunch and program materials. Pre-registration is required and seats are limited.
Districts are encouraged to send their entire green teams.
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(1831–1908). Scots architect. He worked in the offices of Bryce and 'Great' Scott, and was later (1860–9) a partner of Campbell Douglas (1828–1910), and (1871–6) E. R. Robson. He settled in London in 1869 where he worked with Robson on several schools for the London School Board. His Red House, 140 Bayswater Road, London (1871—demol-ished), was one of the earliest examples of the Queen Anne style, and was a catalyst in the move away from stucco to brick for London houses. Among other works were houses at 42–8, Pont Street, Knightsbridge (1876–8), Lowther Gardens, South Kensington (1878), 14 Melbury Road (1876–8—demolished), all in London, and Ken Hill, Snettisham, Norfolk (1879–80). He also designed the first 'Queen Anne' houses in Oxford at 27 and 29 Banbury Road, a fine pair of 1880–1 featuring red brick, richer red-brick dressings, balconies, and white-painted window-frames. He wrote House Architecture (begun 1869–70, and published 1880).
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Back in early July, Union Leasing announced the appointment of our new president Todd Heemsoth. We sat down with Todd, who has an impressive track record of building and implementing information systems and strategic technologies, to talk about how he is going to leverage his past successes to grow the Union Leasing business and to get his perspective on the State of the Union.
Q. Your background is rooted in technology and you have a reputation for being entrepreneurial – what are you most excited about in your new role? What are your priority corporate objectives?
I am most excited about coming into a company that has an incredible track record – the unmatched level of customer service, a nice, steady growth pattern and a very experienced team. I'm looking forward to building on what we're already doing well – our back office processes and customer service – by seeing how we can integrate technology in order to optimize and deliver an even better experience to our customers and partners. I know that technology is not the answer to everything, but it can be applied to certain areas to get the most out of what we can deliver.
Q. What is your view of the current state of fleet management?
A lot of consolidation in the industry. And with us being customer-service focused, we have a lot to offer. A customer that fits our profile nicely might not be getting the attention and service they require from their current partner, and that's where we can stand out, step in and provide the help and service they truly need. A "high-touch" experience is valuable to these customers and that's what we provide to all of our customers.
Q. How is the role of the fleet manager changing?
Now, more than ever, there is an expectation on the fleet manager to contain costs and mine the proper analytics to better manage their fleets. They need a partner that can help them do that.
Q. Where do you see this industry heading?
Well, almost every business today is becoming a data business and I don't think that's any different for our industry. Where technology is headed in telematics platforms – it's interesting to see how that can be leveraged across all of our vehicles, in addition to providing insights and better-quality information to our customers about the usage of their vehicles, total cost of ownership and helping them predict when to perform preventative maintenance. Also, in the near future, we'll be able to provide metrics that might not be available today and even build value-added services that generate revenue from those data points.
Q. What does the State of the Union mean to you?
It means that we are experts in our field and great at listening to the needs of each customer, so we can provide cost-effective solutions and a high-level customer experience in order to make each fleet run as efficiently as possible.


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Just in time for Valentine's Day! Today we have a special treat for you: behold, Alexandra and Alexandra, Bwog's stellar former editorial team! As you'll soon find out, this dynamic duo has a lot more in common than just their name, and they wrote each others' personals. Here's the fun part: we're not telling you which Alexandra wrote which personal. You want a clue? You don't get one. They're both awesome; figure it out. If you want to take either Alexandra on a date, email us and we'll set it up (and give you ten whole dollars to take 'em out). But sorry guys, we're just toooooo popular—we've received enough submissions, so we won't be accepting any new personals.
Name, Year, School, Major: Alexandra Marie, CC, Observing You Weirdos And Writing About It
Preference: Gal for gent
Hometown: Dad's from Bay Ridge, BK
Your nightmare date in seven words or fewer: Dumbass boneheaded dolt at a strip club.
What redeems you as a human being? The other Alexandra would've had a nervous breakdown without her. She doesn't give or take bullshit. Also, she brings snacks.
Library room of choice: 210. Next question.
Beverage of choice: Whiskey sour. But if you don't have sours, in her words, "just hand me whatever damn whiskey you have, no damn ice."
Guilty pleasure song: Anything by Robyn or, more recently, Drunk in Love. Neither of which are really guilty pleasure, but I digress…
Where can you usually be found on a Saturday night? Drinking wine over a home-cooked meal with her Columbia "family" before heading out to flirt with the bartender at 67 Orange.
Historical Hottie: Alexei Vronsky. Mmm, moral dilemmas.
Name, Year, School, Major: Alexandra Maria, CC, Observing You Weirdos And Writing About It
Preference: Woman for Man
Hometown: Dad's from Bay Ridge, BK
Your nightmare date in seven words or fewer: Overeager gossiping activist trying to define wellness.
What redeems you as a human being? The other Alexandra wouldn't have known what the hell to do without her. She lays down the law exclusively via email. Also, she sometimes brings alcohol to meetings.
Library room of choice: 210. Next question.
Beverage of choice: Vodka tonic. Preferably with a side salad.
Guilty pleasure song: She loves bad bitches, that's her fucking problem.
Where can you usually be found on a Saturday night? Whether the night starts with spontaneous drinks with workshop friends or hanging out in EC, the late hours will usually find her at 1020, having a surreal conversation with Tim until last call. And a vodka tonic.
Historical Hottie: Vladimir Lensky. Mmm, tenors.
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There is no need for Victoria's desalination plant to produce water in the foreseeable future, according to Premier Denis Napthine.
Dr Napthine described the plant as Victoria's white elephant and said the state's water storages were well stocked.
He was defiant the plant would not be called into action when responding to reports the nearby town of Korumburra wanted access to the plant.
"We've got good, adequate water supplies in all our storages across the state and there is no foreseeable reason why we'd need to access water from the desal plant in the foreseeable future," he said on Monday.
"The desal plant here is the biggest white elephant in Victoria's history, costing the people of Victoria $1.8 million a day."
The plant was commissioned to provide 150 billion litres of high-quality drinking water a year but sits idle in Wonthaggi, in the state's south east.


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'Beauty & the Beast' Gets New Movie Poster - & New Song 'Evermore' by Josh Groban!
If you're pumped for Disney's upcoming live-action film Beauty and the Beast, we have some exciting news for you!
The movie now has an all-new poster AND will feature a brand-new song by Josh Groban called "Evermore."
The singer recorded the ballad for the film's soundtrack and end credits.
It will also be performed by the Beast (Dan Stevens) after he releases Belle (Emma Watson) to be with her father.
"Evermore" was written by Oscar-winning composers Alan Menken (The Little Mermaid, Aladdin) and Tim Rice (The Lion King).
The original motion picture soundtrack will be released by Walt Disney Records on March 10. Pre-order it now on Amazon and other services.
"I'm honored to have recorded a special version of For Evermore for the new movie AND I get to show you this never before seen poster!!!" Josh tweeted. Check it out below!
I'm honored to have recorded a special version of For Evermore for the new movie AND I get to show you this never before seen poster!!! pic.twitter.com/hmWh5uHTc3
— josh groban (@joshgroban) January 26, 2017
Click inside to see what else Josh had to say about the honor…
"I am honored to sing this beautiful new song by two of my absolute favorites, Alan Menken and Tim Rice," Josh added. "Beauty and the Beast has been with me since my childhood and to have a musical connection to this new film makes me so happy."
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AIIMS New Delhi Recruitment 2017 Notification Apply Online For 257 Staff Nurse vacancies : All India Institute Of Medical Sciences Delhi has released notification for 257 staff vacancies . This is the great opportunity to who are Searching for staff nurse vacancies across India . Many aspirants eagerly looking for staff nurse vacancies in India. The Interested candidates can apply for notification for Latest staff nurse jobs in Delhi AIIMS. The desirous candidates can apply their online application through official website www.aiimsexams.org from before the last date of application submission. For More AIIMS Staff Nurse Recruitment 2017 Across India. AIIMS Delhi Recruitment 2017 only for eligible candidates. The candidates should know eligibility criteria in all respect submit their application only through Online.
The candidates can apply AIIMS Delhi Recruitment from 15th June to 14th July 2017. The Online Registration closed by 5:00 pm on 14th July 2017.
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Name of Organization : All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi
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Educational qualification : The candidate who wish to apply for this notification should posses the B.Sc in Nursing from Recognized University or post basic B.Sc nursing, Diploma in General Nurse Midwifery (GNM) and six months of experience in minimum fifty bedded hospital.
Age limit & Relaxation : Age Relaxation permissible to various categories for SC/ST candidates 5 years and OBC candidates 3 years. The Candidates Age should be between 18 years to 33 years.
Application fee : For General and OBC candidates 500/-and SC/ST/PWD candidates 100/-should ay the application fee.
Salary details: The Institute will pay the salary for staff nurse post between Rs.9300-34800/- with grade pay.
Selection process : The Eligible candidates Will be selected based on Written test .
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Before I left for Paris I was working for a big transport company in London. I had a good job, a job that was challenging and rewarding, it paid well and was part-time, because of flexible working.
The set up worked because I job-shared. It was a win-win for us and the company. The company got two highly experienced professionals, between us we had around 3o years' experience, and I had a job, and time to be with the kids.
I find it really depressing when I read statistics that say that 60 per cent of mothers living with children under 18, do not have access to flexible working. It's two years since legislation was introduced giving parents the right to ask for flexible working.
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After we adopted our two kids, King of the Mountains and I decided to work flexibly, working part-time, so we could focus on our new family without compromising our careers. And thankfully, we had forward thinking companies that allowed us to do that.
While I took a break from contracting, King of the Mountains, took three months' adoption leave, then returned to work four days a week. He did this for about a year.
After a year, when my adoption leave was over, I went back into the work, three days a week.
I didn't go back to contracting. That does not work around kids. To be a successful contractor you have to be ready to pick up a contract straight away, and work five days a week. That wasn't going to be a flexible option.
A previous employer got in touch, and I secured a good part-time role, eventually job-sharing a full-time post with another mum who wanted to return to work part-time.
It worked well, a well paid, fulfilling job and I got to spend time with the kids: swimming lessons, play-dates, picking up the kids after school and going to the park to hang out with friends. (Those things are important in a kid's life.)
Flexible working worked for us, and it worked for our employers.
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Me, I'm taking time out to look after children. But that's two years out of the job market. And when we return, I'll have to go back to work.
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Digital Mums, is a social enterprise co-founded by mums, Kathryn Tyler and Nikki Cochrane. Digital Mums trains mums to be freelance social media managers, kickstarting a new career so they can work around their family commitments. Let's face it jobs don't have to be 9-5 anymore.
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By 12 months my kids were eating the same food as us. Little kids like to eat foods that they can touch and use their fingers with. Chunky vegetables, pasta, stuff that they can spear with a fork, at this age it is great to give them the foods they really enjoy the flavours of, along side something new to encourage them to try unfamiliar food.
Breakfast can be toast, fresh fruit, cereal, by 12 months they should be able to eat eggs.
Lunch can be a sandwich or a plate of "nibbles" ie: crackers, cheese chunks, fresh or dried fruit.
Dinner can be pretty much what you eat, you just may need to modify how you present it to them. My kids loved pasta dishes when they were really little. They used to make a mess but they always ate well.
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Sorry for the sporadic posting (or lack of…). No excuses, sometimes I just have to step away from my computer for a while; and get things done.
Realizing that I only have under three months to work on my 30 by 30 list, I decided to get moving. I cleaned and purged my shoe closet (a hall closet that houses my shoes and other useless clutter). I donated two garbage bags (no, not all shoes), took a huge box to the garage sale pile, and tossed a few things right into the trash.
I had a lot of steam, so I tackled the bathroom. Cleaning the bathroom. Scrubbing from ceiling to floor. This project was so long overdue, and made a huge impact once it was done.
While working on the bathroom I had decided to do something about our light fixture. No before picture, but I'll try my best to describe it. The fixture was like most things in our house; old. It had two glass globes… a long time ago. The globes were white with gold decoration. U.G.L.Y.! One of the globes broke, so the fixture only had a single globe for a while. Then hubby decided not to put the other one up the last time he changed the bulb. Like I said, U.G.L.Y.
I made a 2 minute transformation. (If you don't have to run down two flights of stairs for mason jars, it will only be a 30 second project.) Here it is:
I just tightened the screws around the mason jars, and voila! Looks much more finished. This is my favorite type of decorating project; quick, easy, and cheap (or in this case free).
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by: Thomas D. Mooney
Last Thursday, William Clark Green and Jon Young performed at The Blue Light. The night was filled with a handful of cameos from Cleto Cordero of Flatland Cavalry, Bri Bagwell, and the ever presence of guitarist Josh Serrato. Last week, we wrote about the intimate show. Now, we're telling the story of the night through photograph. Read an excerpt about the show below. Read about the show in full here.
From outside, you can hear William Clark Green soundchecking with shortened versions of "Next Big Thing." A pair of black sunglasses sit atop his head. They're prepping at the bar racing back and forth between the back coolers and the bartop. A few boxes of various t-shirts and a few copies of Ringling Road and Misunderstood are stacked side stage.
The doors open and slowly the line begins diffusing into the wide, open Blue Light main room. Tables towards the far side begin getting claimed. Lone Star bottles and whiskey Cokes act as their flags of declaration. Folks who've never been to the storied venue scope the place out. They eye the massive head-dressed Indian painted on the wall as they make their way towards the bar for a drink. They size up the room looking for the best spot to stand while they wait.
"I think I'll wait another song before going on stage," says Stephenville singer-songwriter Jon Young. "I mean, I don't want to start playing right after a Ryan Adams song."
"Gimme Something Good" is blaring out the house speakers. Young is wearing a Grateful Dead shirt–one that'll serve as an ice breaker for multiple conversations throughout the night. The tall Texan is a mountain of a man with a soaring voice that matches. His hands dwarf most others; they're like bear paws.
"Gimme Something Good" fades out and Jason Isbell's "24 Frames" begins. There goes Young's gamble. He lets out a laugh with an accompanying "Well damnit."
By the time Isbell goes into the third chorus, Young is on stage and throwing his guitar strap over his head. A few groups of onlookers begin inching towards the stage as he begins strumming his guitar. Young's no stranger to the BL stage and certainly has a growing fanbase that'd happily claim Young as their own.
He's been prepping and recording a debut album, Ashes of Dreams of Fire, for the better part of the year. It's finally coming down the final stages with Young contemplating an Autumn release date. It's sure to be worth the long wait.
Green and guitarist Josh Serrato make their way on stage. The crowd is a giant sweltering pit. Ass to elbows. Sweat collects on the brows of everyone. No one cares enough to leave the spot they've carved out for themselves. The fans overhead are rotating as fast as crop-dusting plane propellers. They move the hot air around in an attempt to cool the crowd. Luckily,
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A shriek of hollers and a round of clapping are let out by the mob as Green greets the crowd for the first time. "What do you want to hear?" he asks the crowd. "We're going to play what you guys want so let us know. We'll go ahead and start it off with this though." They go into "Rose Queen" and they're off to the races.


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Ride in the Manizales Fair. Picture by Sergio Acevedo.
While in Pasto the city is resting after the exciting events of the Carnival that opens the Colombian calendar of festivities, about 700 kilometers at its north, by the same Andean mountains, in another city at the feet of another volcano, Colombians celebrate another important Carnival: the one of Manizales.
By Albeiro Rodas
The Fair of Manizales and its Taurine Festival is celebrated every year between 7th and 14th of January since 1951 as a homage to the first centenary of the city (Manizales was founded in 1851). The Fair was declared in 2006 National Cultural Patrimony and Manizales received the title of origin and genesis of the Taurine tradition in Colombia and the Americas.
Many activities join in Manizales during the Fair. Toros is the specialty in a program where the best bullfighters are invited from the Americas and Spain. While courageous men show their skill in the arena in an activity that links Colombia to the Spaniard cultural traditions, beautiful women contend with their beauty to gain the crown of the Andean city as the Queen of Miss Coffee International. This year the participation of beautiful ladies has representation of the following countries: Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Chile, Ecuador, El Salvador, Spain, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Uruguay and Venezuela.
Cycling, music, dances, traditions and many other elements join the Fair in a city that is located in the Coffee Axes of Colombia, the same region where is produced the best coffee of the world. Manizales is a Paisa city founded during the middle of the 19th century in what is known as the Antioquean Colonization. With a population of 414,389 inhabitants the city has an altitude of 2,160 meters up the sea level being rather a cold climate with 18°C. The king of the city is the Ruiz Snowed Mountain, the seat of Arenas Volcano giving a stunning view to the Andean and traditional city. Manizales is doubtless one of the most beautiful cities of Colombia, peaceful and traditional with an economy based mainly in the coffee plantations. It is located 305 kilometers at the west of Bogotá and only five hours by bus to Medellín (180 kilometers at its north) and to Cali at 300 kilometers at its south. Pereira, the other important center of the region is also near. The Nubia National Airport connects the city with the most important urban centers of Colombia and there is a project for the construction of a bigger airport.
The city has gained also fame for its universities with students from different regions of Colombia, even from big centers like Bogotá, Medellín and Cali who find in Manizales an ideal place for their studies. The most important centers for superior studies are the National University of Colombia, the University of Caldas, the University of Manizales, the Autonomous University of Manizales, the Catholic University of Manizales, the Luis Amigó University, the Antonio Nariño University and the Cooperative University of Colombia.


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Blade Runner 2049 will embrace practical effects over CG as much as possible
A sequel to Ridley Scott's BLADE RUNNER, especially one coming in over thirty years after the original, would normally be enough to make one roll their eyes, but damn if I don't have the utmost faith in Denis Villeneuve's ability to pull this off. At the very least, we know that BLADE RUNNER 2049 will look absolutely exceptional as cinematographer Roger Deakins rarely disappoints, and Villeneuve recently spoke on Variety's podcast to sing Deakins' praises and confirm that the sequel will embrace practical effects over CG whenever possible.
Roger was insanely impressive in how he was able to create landscape with tricks, for me it was beautiful. I think I can count on one hand how many times I saw a green screen in all of those months of shooting. There will be CG enhancements, of course, but as much as possible it was in-camera. Having witnessed what he's done for months, I think it will be Roger Deakins' best work. He was deeply inspired by the project.
Villeneuve explained that he's "very old school" when it comes to effects, in fact, he says that he wished he had been able to use animatronics to bring the aliens in ARRIVAL to life rather than resorting to CG.
That was my dream at the beginning [of 'Arrival']. We were dreaming to put them in a gigantic aquarium with gigantic beasts that would be moved by puppeteers. But sadly, it would have been too expensive. I hate green screens. It sucks out all my energy. I get depressed. I have an admiration for directors who can work with that on a daily basis. For 'Blade Runner,' we tried our best to do as much as possible in-camera, building everything.
The first all-too-brief teaser trailer for BLADE RUNNER 2049 certainly showed off some of those amazing sets, whose scale and beauty apparently "overwhelmed" star Ryan Gosling. I can't wait to see what Denis Villeneuve, Ridley Scott, Roger Deakins, Harrison Ford and Ryan Gosling have cooked up for us, which is only making the eight-months between now and the October 6, 2017 release of BLADE RUNNER 2049 all the more difficult.


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Some people are used to wearing 5 colors at once, like a pair of jeans, an orange sweatshirt, blue socks, yellow sneakers, and a red baseball cap. This may be fun for casual situations but if you really want to make a good fashionable impression, that is for work, or at a social function, or just everyday wear, I'd suggest you take these tips. You may find that wearing clothes that compliment each other, which takes just a little effort, may make you feel better. Let's see what we can do.
1) Go thru your wardrobe and match all your tops and bottoms. You'll be surprised how many things can make outfits. Line up all your black shirts with your black pants and so on.
2)Find a top/bottom you really like that does not match anything and wear it to the store. There you can find a perfect match for it--it will be with you!
Try matching your purse, shoes, and belt.
Buy black and white purses, shoes, and belts to go with most of what you have.
Gold jewelry is said to go with dark clothes and Silver jewelry with light clothes.
Wear light makeup if you have pale skin and wear light clothes
Wear dark makeup if you have dark(er) skin with darker clothes
5)Save money on clothes --Spruce up an old sweater with a scarf or go to thrift stores or places like Walmart.
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Not everyone wants to wear the same color top and bottom. For example: Find a black and white top to go with black pants.
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Information overload
While good, 81-106 requires too much
Tom Stanley's recent decision to wind down his top performing Resolute Growth Fund was made, he said, as a result of the burden and expense of increasing regulation. Specifically, he cites the disclosure required by National Instrument 81-106 (Continuous Disclosure) as a key motivator to abandon the traditional mutual fund structure. While we should shed no tears for Mr. Stanley, I don't disagree with his decision.
Stanley's beef
The specific part of 81-106 with which Mr. Stanley took exception is that requiring all mutual funds to disclose, each quarter, its 25 largest positions. Stanley's Resolute Growth only tends to hold about twenty stocks - all of them rather illiquid.
To be honest, I'm not sure there's much value in that added requirement. As an analyst, I'm always in favour of more detail as opposed to less. But, I can't say that having the top 25 holdings is going to provide me with greater insight. And in the case of Stanley (and perhaps other funds in similar positions), it will drive good funds out of the reach of many investors.
I can think of things I'd rather have than the top 25 each quarter. As it is, most funds already disclose their top 10 or 15 holdings each month to firms like Fundata, Globefund, and Morningstar Canada. It's not required but these are key data providers that many look to when making investment decisions.
I can think of a couple of things I'd rather have instead of this quarterly disclosure.
More detailed transactions
Funds are already required to file statements of portfolio transactions every six months. Some fund companies provide more details than others but I'd love more information and more standardization for these reports.
For instance, TD Asset Management provides the best detail. TD provides buy and sell transactions by each trade per day. As an example, you'll see that a fund bought 10,000 shares of a particular stock on June 20. Then, they might show that more shares of the same stock were bought again later that day at a different price. It's the most detailed breakdown I've seen.
What most others do is simply provide totals for the reporting period. Instead of the nice breakdown provided by TD, most simply show that a total of 500,000 shares of XYZ Corp. were purchased - no date and no indication of how long it took to accumulate the shares. And no way to see how far apart buy and sell transactions occurred in the same stock.
Sometimes the most revealing of details found in the Statement of Portfolio Transactions are the short term trades that are so quick they don't show up on the portfolio statements at a point in time.
Ascertaining the ascertainable
NI 81-106 made my job a little easier in a couple of other ways. For one, it requires funds to disclose what is called a "Trading Expense Ratio" - which is the total of all explicit trading costs as a percentage of average net assets (just like the MER). Adding the two together gives a more accurate 'all-in' expense ratio for funds. The information was always available but now it's much more user-friendly. But this was not a 'must have' for me since I could always figure it out. Most of those investors keen enough to want this information usually know where to find the details.
More significantly, I look forward to see added disclosures around soft dollars, which is the practice of paying higher brokerage fees to receive services in addition to simple trade execution. This is how many portfolio managers pay for street research. Since many managers boast of how little street research they rely on; breaking out the soft dollars out of total brokerage fees will be revealing. But they'll only be required to do so to the extent that the soft dollar portion is "ascertainable". That last part worries me but I'm still anxious to see how that will look.
Shift focus
Mutual funds are, by and large, heavily regulated investments that offer quite good disclosure. If the brain-trust at Canada's securities regulators wants more disclosure, their focus should be on things like alternative investments like hedge funds not on added disclosure from an already heavily regulated class of investment. Not that more transparency isn't important - it is.
But the muddier class of alternative investments has lots of catching up to do when it comes to transparency. And when increasingly complex investments are penetrating distribution channels aimed at retail investors, this is where the focus should be - instead of scaring some of our best boutique fund companies away from the retail investors that need them most.
Dan Hallett, CFA, CFP is the President of Dan Hallett & Associates Inc. in Windsor Ontario. DH&A is registered as Investment Counsel in Ontario and provides independent investment research to financial advisors. He can be reached at email@example.com
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Exalted: Tales of the Dreaming Sea
Thali Kama
Goddess of Clandestine Murder
The Goddess of Clandestine Murder, Thali Kama, is or at least once was part of the Court of Secrets. However Thali Kama has become enamored with humans and their fleeting lives. She has abandoned most of her spiritual duties in pursuit of earthly pleasures and distractions. While by nature, she finds one human killing another in secrecy to be the most intimate act humans can commit, she knows the little death of sacrifice to vices and other sinful delights is a very personal self-destruction that is almost as beautiful as the taking of another mortal's life.
Why the Court of Secrets permits Thali Kama to act as she does is very curious. Perhaps she knows too much or perhaps they fear how dangerous a murder goddess can be.


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"THE POURS!" The Best In Craft Beer For Us In 2017
We drank a lot of craft beer in 2017, you'd think we could make a decent run at figuring out what was our favorite.
This week we hand out The Pours, our awards for what we think the best in beer for the year 2017...or at least what was best as it relates to the show. We are not the only ones that chime in as we get listeners to give us their picks too. Who is Listener Of The Year? I dunno. Maybe you'll find out if you listen.
Oh, and we'll do our normal beer geek stuff too and you'll never guess what Sam Adams is making... okay, you can probably guess.
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Thursday, 08 November 2012 08:12 AM
Kohl's Corp. reported a slightly higher third-quarter profit on Thursday, as sales perked up later in the period, and the department store operator forecast same-stores sales will rise during the current holiday quarter.
Kohl's, which has 1,146 stores, expects holiday quarter earnings of $2.00 per share to $2.08 per share, compared with the $2.16 Wall Street analysts had been expecting, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.
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The retailer, which competes most directly with Macy's Inc and J.C. Penney Co Inc, forecast sales at stores open at least year would be up 3 percent to 4 percent in the quarter that includes the Christmas period, an improvement over the 1.1 percent pace in the third quarter.
Kohl's posted a third-quarter profit of $215 million, or 91 cents per share, up slightly from $211 million, or 80 cents per share, a year earlier.
As previously reported, overall sales rose 2.6 percent to $4.49 billion.
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About Harford County Realtor, Marian Staab
Harford County Realtor Marian Staab has been assisting families obtain the dream of home ownership for over 20 years. From 1st time homebuyers to seniors, Marian's success begins with her roll-up-her-sleeves, get-to-work attitude and knowledge, softened by her listening skills, understanding, and the ability to put her clients at ease. This is proven by her 87% referral business year after year.
Marian has obtained a long list of accomplishments over the years. Her career started with Rookie of the Year. She has achieved Relocation Agent of the Year, Master Sales 5/50 Award Winner (numerous years), Leadership Team Award, Leader Circle, and Presidents Club, to name a few. She is a graduate of the Floyd Wickman and Brian Buffini sales programs. She currently serves on Harford County Board of Realtors Professional Standards Committee, the Maryland Association of Realtors Grievance Committee and the Harford County Association of Realtors 2018 President.
In addition to her accomplishments in her profession, she gives back to the community. Marian is the founder and sole financial supporter of the Jeannie Lull Memorial Scholarship. She also actively participates with Harvest for the Hungry, Habitat for Humanity, MD Public TV Marathon, Toys for Tots, and the JayCee's Food Drive.
Marian believes her success is a direct result of living by her core values and vision statement…..To Enhance the Quality of Life for Another Human Being.
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2007 According to Karin Kloosterman: Butterflies in January
The other posts in this series can be found here. The first one with an explanation of what this is about is here.
Karin Kloosterman, Tel Aviv, Israel
The first week into 2007 I had a strange, lucid, dream. In it, I woke up to see newly emerged black butterflies circling around on the wooden floor of my parents' house in Newmarket, Ontario. Walking outside, the front yard was also covered with large black butterflies. They had left their cocoons overnight taking cues from nature that the unseasonably warm winter might mean spring decided to come early.Taking my camera to photograph butterflies in January- one of them started chasing me. The effects of global warming are here in Canada, I understood, while running inside, and then woke up to a daily forecast of a 6 degree C winter day. Later in the week, we hit a peak high of 13 degrees, about 20 degrees higher than normal for this time of the year in Ontario.
It is no wonder that dreams of butterflies in January have been entering my mind lately. I go out to the backyard and there are buds on the rosebushes. Earthworms, my dad shows me, are out of the ground; and my father's "working man's" radio station (AM640 in Toronto) is debating about whether global warming is fact or fiction.
This all had me thinking- if I could tap into the collective consciousness of humanity and drop in a New Year's resolution wish list for 2007, this is what it would be:
1. Attractive incentives for use of public transportation; biking to work
2. Make it fashionable and possible to plant vegetation everywhere- even on roofs of houses
3. Implement Hundertwasser's blueprints for highways and homes in suburban communities
4. Prohibit clear-cutting of forests everywhere
5. Prohibit builders of new communities from bulldozing the natural landscape
5. Genetically engineered meat products that taste like the real thing
6. Encourage conference calls to limit business trips
7. Development of global warming education seminars in developing nations
Most of all, I am hoping that more of us become more spiritual, less material (myself included) and that we share similar dreams in 2007.


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My uncle in Lodi CA, asked me to help him throw a bunch of old barn wood into his swimming pool he was planning on filling in. Once I saw the wood I immediately wanted to take it home and build a coop. I have been wanting chickens for a while but didn't have the money for a coop. Once I got the wood home I drew up some plans on Windows Paint and started construction the next day at my parent's house in Fair Oaks, CA. I only wanted 4 chickens so I designed the coop to be 4 ft. x 6 ft. with an enclosed run underneath. Because it's old barn wood I wanted to incorporate some of the barn style so I put a barn door in front that hinges open from the top. Underneath is a big opening that I made to look like a french window. This will provide great protection from the cold and great ventilation for the hot summer days. I put a gravity fed feeder inside that I can access from the outside by a hatch. This makes it easy to keep up with their food. Just open the hatch and pour it in. There are two nesting boxes inside as well. Both have a door that I can open from the outside to retrieve the eggs. To make it easy to clean I covered the entire floor with linoleum and designed isothatI can remove the entire backof the coop (as well as the back panel of the run). The run has a little hatch so I can let the chickens out as well as throw our food scraps in.
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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is not as uncommon as you might think. There are many circumstances under which you might sustain a TBI that you might not imagine. Partly, it's the name: it sounds so serious, whereas you think that what you experienced was so minor. But the truth is that you can sustain a mild TBI (known as a concussion) in circumstances where you didn't crack your skull, hit your head, or lose consciousness.
After your TBI, you might experience a number of negative effects, including sleep apnea and headaches. Headaches after an accident should be considered a warning sign that you got a TBI, but it may also be a warning sign that you developed temporomandibular joint disorder (TMJ or TMD).
What Is Post-Traumatic Headache?
The definition of post-traumatic headache is a headache that starts within seven days following trauma or injury. Typically, this is because of the brain injury. Brain injury can be caused by direct contact with the skull, but it can also be caused by any accident which jostles the brain, causing it to hit against the side of the skull. The most common causes of these injuries include violence, falls, car accidents, even boating accidents.
You may not think you sustained a TBI during your accident because it seemed relatively minor, but you should be on the lookout for common TBI symptoms like:
- Moderate to severe pulsating head pain
- Worsening headaches related to physical or mental exertion
- Difficulty thinking or remembering
- Changes to personality
- Anxiety
- Vision problems
- Difficulty sleeping
- Chronic fatigue
- Neck pain
- Vertigo or dizziness
Post-traumatic headaches will typically resolve within a few months after your accident. However, they sometimes persist, becoming chronic headaches. Sometimes, chronic headaches after an accident may not be related to brain injury, but to jaw injury.
Is TMJ to Blame?
Many of the same accidents that could cause TBI can also cause TMJ. TMJ can be caused by a direct blow to the jaw or to the head, but like TBI it can also be caused by whiplash injuries where there was no blow.
Post-traumatic headaches and TMJ are so closely related that many of the mechanisms overlap. For example, trigeminal nerve activation and neck injury are cited as causes of both conditions.
If you were in an accident where you might have sustained a brain injury, start by getting checked out for TBI. But you might start to suspect TMJ is the true cause of your headaches if:
- Exams and imaging show no evidence of brain damage
- Your headaches don't respond to conventional care
- You experience other TMJ symptoms such as tooth wear, teeth clenching, and jaw pain
The good news is that neuromuscular dentistry treatment can easily be used to address your symptoms without interfering with other treatments. The treatments are drug-free, so there's no risk of drug side effects including addiction or dependency. And the treatment can resolve many related symptoms.
If you think you might have developed TMJ after an accident in Detroit, please call (248) 825-8277 today for an appointment with TMJ dentist Dr. Jeffrey S. Haddad at the Michigan Center for TMJ & Sleep Wellness.


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New set tweet from director Bryan Singer teases a grave threat in X-Men: DOFP
Another picture has been tweeted from the set of X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST by director Bryan Singer and although it's not as cool as Magneto fighting Beast it does hint where an important event may happen in the film. It's not a major spoiler but there's always one person that'll bitch and moan about how the movie has been "ruined" for them because some of the plot details (regardless of how small or insignificant they are) have been revealed even though this is you know...a MOVIE NEWS website. So if you're going to be "that guy" don't read on.
The picture tweeted by Bryan Singer looks like it's of a press conference in or at the White House. It also has what appears to be part of the speech the President is giving to the press and it mentions an incident in Paris. X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST is big in scope to begin with since time travel is being introduced to the franchise but there might be some globetrotting in store for the mutants as well.
#xmen #DaysOfFuturePast pic.twitter.com/pZMvY5G4VM— Bryan Singer (@BryanSinger) June 18, 2013
X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST starring James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult, Peter Dinklage, Hugh Jackman, Ellen Page, Anna Paquin, Halle Berry, Evan Peters and Shawn Ashmore is out July 18th, 2014.
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This last week I have been beating the heck out of myself over my lack of productivity in the last few years and I find that I've allowed myself to buy into a family fallacy. If you aren't producing something (whether it's a clean house, organized bookshelf or a newsletter or written article - it can be anything from the mundane to the esoteric), you need to explain yourself.
There was no sitting around when I was growing up if Dad was in the house. Fortunately for all of us, Dad was a busy man and gone a lot! The exact opposite of that behavior was found in my mother. So, we lived in a strange dichotomy. If Dad came home, we found ways to be busy. The moment he left we dropped all pretense of productivity.
If he found us sitting down, his eyes would drift around until he discovered something that we could be doing and remind us to get busy with that. Life was not something to be frittered away. But it was his approval that we all sought, so being productive and getting a nod from him was important.
Saturday mornings were a riot. For years, there was a chalkboard hanging on the wall behind our kitchen table. When we got up, there was a list of things to be accomplished before the day was ours to squander. He wasn't about to have a household with idle hands. Consequently I laugh about the fact that I have absolutely no idea what Saturday morning cartoons were - I never watched them.
When my report card came in the door, Dad was always there to check things out. Straight A's would bring a question (with a bit of a smirk) about where the A+s were. Yes, the smirk was there, but the intent was also there. Dad expected me to always achieve more than I had before and do better than I thought was possible.
All of Dad's insistence on productivity was balanced by Mom's pure and utter ... well ... laziness. The woman was beyond brilliant and could do things well in incredibly short amounts of time. When I look back on her shortened life and realize the many things that she pulled off in that time frame, I'm overwhelmed. But, she did them in short bursts of wild, creative energy and then simply stopped. I discovered a picture of her lying on the couch with the animals at her feet and a book in her hands. That's a strong memory I have of her.
I spent the first 30 years of my adult life being insanely busy. When I worked in a job, I poured everything I had into it. I can't stand to have tasks unfinished or projects undone so those would get accomplished as quickly as possible and then I'd move on to something else. But, I always knew that I was desperately missing those quiet moments when I could let my mind be creative and allow myself to actually think through an idea.
So, given the opportunity, I eliminated the frenetic activity from my life and finally had the time to bring my brain online again.
It's been amazing.
But, you know what? I don't feel successful or productive or like I've done much of anything with this time. Now ... stop ... don't try to contradict me ... I'm not finished yet.
I need to come to the realization that being productive is not the best part of my life nor is it the measure by which I will be judged on earth or in heaven.
My life has changed and transformed in these last two years. I have done more writing than I ever imagined, I have read more and taken in information that I would never have thought possible. I have readjusted my outlook on who I am, learned things about myself that I assume everyone else knew and I just ignored and I'm learning how to focus on the things I want to achieve rather than trying to do everything. I can't be everything to everyone and I finally figured that out. That was hard for me.
I will always want to be productive and busy. I will never stop beating myself up when I don't do all that I think I should be able to do. These things keep me from being complacent.
But, when I find myself disappointed rather than motivated, I need to recognize that the fallacy is at work again. I don't have to be busy every time Dad walks by. Sometimes I can be reading a book.


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Final Indy 4 poster!
I'll be leaving for ShoWest today but USA Today got a sneak peek at the final INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL poster that will debut at the convention. It's another Drew Struzan piece and prominently features our titular crystal skull. I actually liked the teaser poster much better but this one is OK too. I'll be at ShoWest all week and filing a multitude of reports from Las Vegas with the latest about all the posters, trailers, clips, screenings, interviews and so on. Click on the poster below to head to USA Today to check out the full poster.
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Many New Faces At The Oxford Saints Rookie Sessions
On 22nd November and 6th December, the team held open Rookie Training Sessions for both men and women to try out the basics of American Football.
Over the two sessions, 80+ new players were put through their paces and introduced to a variety of skills and techniques.
With a range of experienced coaches and veteran players helping out, the attendees were divided into small groups and rotated through the planned out stations.These taught basic footwork, agility, catching and ball control.
With lots of talent on show, 2016 is gearing up to be an exciting season with another big surge in recruitment. Along with the true rookies to the sport, there were also players who have experience with other clubs either at youth, student or the senior level.
The Saints continues to be an attractive club for new and experienced players alike, which is a great sign for our future.
Watch the video below to see some footage from the first rookie session on 22nd November, which included a demonstration of tackling drills by some returning veterans:
What's next?
After the Christmas break, the team will resume weekly training every Sunday from 3rd January 12pm-3pm at the 3G Dome. Everyone from the Rookie Sessions and all returning players from 2015 are welcome to attend.
Using the great facilities at the Oxford Academy, players can rest assured that they can train comfortably in an excellent venue without the threat of snow or flooded pitches.
If you are interested in taking part in a training session for the first time, please contact us and we'll provide you with all the information you need.
Please note that to be eligible for full contact training and to play in matches, you must be at least 18 years old. The team is open to both men and women and no previous experience is required.
Players and staff wishing to join us for 2016 should also make sure they have liked our official facebook page and joined our facebook 2016 Recruitment Group


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The Cache County Fairgrounds are undergoing a major upgrade. It will look a little different for the show this year. Because of this some of the things we do or how we do them may change. (Some on very short notice). Please be supportive and help us in this effort. With all of us working together the show can be better than ever.
Thank you,
Cache Valley Cruising Association


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Jalopnik, the apparent vehicle department of the Defamer empire has confirmed it. The new vehicle of choice for Knight Industries in the revamped Knight Rider series will be a Shelby GT-500 KR.
The massaged mustang is said to put out over 500 horsepower.
The photos come from an anonymous source that was at the build facility in Los Angeles, however the photos look more like a carefully staged attempt to look undercover. Perhaps the studio is purposely leaking info to hype the show a bit?


text: This report investigates the development of new wind power stations in the north of Sweden from 1999 through 2005, and assesses the reasons why wind power projects often remain uncompleted. This report also documents wind power license applications that were rejected by the county administrative board, cases withdrawn by the applicant, and cases where a license was issued but no wind power station was built, and the reasons for this. Problems encountered in the process of obtaining an environmental license have been analyzed. This study is based on interviews with officials of the county administrative board and establishers of wind power stations, as well as documents regarding in the cases of interest. Suggestions to improve the application process for both the applicant and the officials of the county administrative board have been made.. The interviews show that consultations with concerned parties as well as choice of location are the two most important factors for a successful project. The majority of the cases have been halted by the establisher him/herself due to economical or technical problems, conflicting interests or uncertainty of future law changes and technical developments. The major problems can be found in the early consultations and can be explained either by the establisher's ignorance or negative feedback concerning the location. Because choice of location is so important, areas suitable for wind power expansion should be carefully determined. The level of applications and granted licenses should be raised due to evolving technique. Co-operation and co-ordination between the environmental regulators and the ground, construction, and planning departments are necessary to simplify the licensing process.