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Targeted genome modifications in soybean with CRISPR-Cas9
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BMC Biotechnology
, 15:16
First Online: 12 March 2015Received: 26 September 2014Accepted: 27 February 2015DOI: 10.1186-s12896-015-0131-2
Cite this article as: Jacobs, T.B., LaFayette, P.R., Schmitz, R.J. et al. BMC Biotechnol 2015 15: 16. doi:10.1186-s12896-015-0131-2
BackgroundThe ability to selectively alter genomic DNA sequences in vivo is a powerful tool for basic and applied research. The CRISPR-Cas9 system precisely mutates DNA sequences in a number of organisms. Here, the CRISPR-Cas9 system is shown to be effective in soybean by knocking-out a green fluorescent protein GFP transgene and modifying nine endogenous loci.
ResultsTargeted DNA mutations were detected in 95% of 88 hairy-root transgenic events analyzed. Bi-allelic mutations were detected in events transformed with eight of the nine targeting vectors. Small deletions were the most common type of mutation produced, although SNPs and short insertions were also observed. Homoeologous genes were successfully targeted singly and together, demonstrating that CRISPR-Cas9 can both selectively, and generally, target members of gene families. Somatic embryo cultures were also modified to enable the production of plants with heritable mutations, with the frequency of DNA modifications increasing with culture time. A novel cloning strategy and vector system based on In-Fusion® cloning was developed to simplify the production of CRISPR-Cas9 targeting vectors, which should be applicable for targeting any gene in any organism.
ConclusionsThe CRISPR-Cas9 is a simple, efficient, and highly specific genome editing tool in soybean. Although some vectors are more efficient than others, it is possible to edit duplicated genes relatively easily. The vectors and methods developed here will be useful for the application of CRISPR-Cas9 to soybean and other plant species.
KeywordsCRISPR-Cas9 Plant transformation Soybean Genomic engineering Gene targeting Hairy roots AbbreviationsGFPGreen-fluorescent protein
CRISPRClustered, regularly interspaced, short palindromic repeats
CasCRISPR associated
gRNAGuide RNA
DSBDouble-strand break
NHEJNon-homologous end joining
SNPSingle nucleotide polymorphism
bpBase pair
ZFNsZinc-finger nuclease
TALENsTranscription activator-like effector nucleases
nosnopaline synthase
hphhygromycin phosphotransferase
PAMProtospacer-adjacent motif
Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article doi:10.1186-s12896-015-0131-2 contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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Autor: Thomas B Jacobs - Peter R LaFayette - Robert J Schmitz - Wayne A Parrott
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SCANCOR PhD Workshop on Institutional Analysis, Aug 31 – Sep 5, 2015, Lyon
The goal of the workshop is to enable PhD students to pursue their research more effectively, using novel research methods to examine theoretically important questions. In recent decades, institutional theory has expanded outside its origins in the United States to many settings around the world. This perspective has been valuable in explaining, among other things, the adoption of organizational structures, the incorporation of social movement ideas and goals inside organizations, and the global spread of management practice. The course provides students with a thorough grounding in the canonical works of institutional theory, an overview of recent lines of research, and an introduction to the diverse methodological tools used by scholars pursuing these ideas.
Public Morning Lecture Series
Public lectures will be held every morning. Everyone is welcome to attend, free of charge.
All sessions will be held at Mama Shelter, 13 rue Domer, 69007 Lyon. The closest subway station is Jean Macé on line B (a mere 3-minute walk from Mama Shelter). Should you want to book a room at Mama Shelter and/or book a seat to join us for lunch after a morning lecture, please email Alice Ferraris and Typhaine Grisard:
Please note that afternoon workshop sessions are not open to the public.
Monday, 9:30-12:30 • Institutions and materiality
Walter W. Powell, Stanford University
Bernard Forgues, EMLYON Business School
Tuesday, 9:30-12:30 • Institutions in historical perspective
Victoria Johnson, University of Michigan
Grégoire Croidieu, Grenoble Ecole de Management
Wednesday, 9:30-12:30 • Institutions and STS
Jason Owen Smith, University of Michigan
Phillipe Monin, EMLYON Business School
Thursday, 9:30-12:30 • Institutions and hybrids
Patricia Bromley, University of Utah
Anne-Claire Pache, ESSEC
Friday, 9:30-12:30 • Institutions and economic sociology
Bruce Carruthers, Northwestern University
Marie Laure Djelic, ESSEC
Afternoon workshop sessions are held everyday from 2:00 to 5:30 and are for selected PhD students only.

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If you've got a green thumb, you probably now have a sore thumb thanks to the Square-Enix banhammer. Gardeners across Final Fantasy XI have been complaining on fan forums that they've recently lost their accounts, only now tying the cause of their bans to their gardening activities.
I guess that will teach some of those players not to play mediocre RPGs by garbage companies like Square-Enix.
People where complaining about RMT this RMT that, Gil seller, gill buyer so SE made the STF. Not surprisingly it was very effective at cleaning house but now that it's cleaned up a lot of loopholes they continue to BAN and look for new things that could be used to make profits.
At some point they need to tack off. For starters they should be doing something about the spam tells from www.brogames.com. It's just sad wen things are finally to a good point where honest players can enjoy the game and they're still looking for ways to clean house even targeting the players who work hard to survive in this game.
If they let automated programs do their work on FFXIV, I'll avoid it altogether.
There is no use in putting work-like time into a game and have all your time and money wasted, because they are trying to mimic the real world, by keeping you from excelling, when it should be yourself/competition/NPC-boss encounters that should be the only things keep you from excelling.
Real garden variety there, I hope this isn't their Final Fantasy......XI. Sorry.
I had a friend who was banned a few days ago for RMT activity and she had no idea why and after reading this I can safely say that it was most likely gardening related. She had like 10 mules and was probably using them to garden vast amounts.
That said I think that alot of people who get banned for this in some way deserve it. Why pay additional monthly fees for all those mules to make a little more in game money when you could do something more productive like getting Beastmen seals and kindred seals and perhaps trying to get a good drop in a BCNM like a Kraken Club. A single club would more or less set a player for life and it's perfectly safe and legit.


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Maintaining proper guide bar and chain tension is essential to the safe and efficient operation of any chainsaw. On the Husqvarna 55 Rancher, adjusting the bar and chain is designed to be accomplished in the field with basic tools and a minimal amount of time. Chain tension should be checked before starting the chainsaw every time you use it. Failure to maintain proper chain tension could result in damage to the saw or injury to the saw operator.
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Check the chain tension. Release the chain brake by pulling the front hand guard back toward the front handle. With your left hand on the top of the front handle, use your right hand to grab the chain on the top of the bar. Attempt to rotate the chain. It should spin freely and no slack should be seen in the chain on the underside of the bar.
Loosen the two bar nuts one full turn, using the wrench end of the combo wrench or 1/2-inch socket.
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From: P.K.Germain, Oakleigh Road, Bexhill
I would like to offer the following comments for publishing re: parking in Bexhill.
Can someone please tell me – is there any point in having disabled parking spaces in Bexhill if there is nobody to enforce their intended use?
On Tuesday morning at 10am this week, I circled the Western Road area three times in order to find a disabled parking space, but to no avail.
I eventually ended up parking on double yellow lines outside the Post Office in order to allow my wife, who is seriously disabled, to shop in Western Road.
As a point of interest, I noticed that 12 vehicles in the disabled parking spaces in Western Road did not have blue badges displayed!
Why can we not have a traffic warden in Bexhill?
The authorities may argue that they do not have the money to fund a warden but this argument does not hold water – in one hour a warden could collect enough revenue in fines to pay his wages for a week!
In my view, the responsible authorities are failing miserably in upholding the law on parking.
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A Saugatuck beach wedding ~ Ryan and Ryan got hitched 10.08.16
That's right – a Saugatuck beach wedding with a male/female couple both named Ryan. Incidentally one of the sons was also named Ryan (Jr.), it was a lot of Ryan's for one ceremony, LOL, but they couldn't have been nicer and we had so much fun with them! Forget that is was a cold and windy day for a beach wedding, the sunset provided and awesome backdrop for this photogenic family. I'm absolutely slack-jawed over the images Shutter Sam captured; talk about stunning! It was such a beautiful night Sam took twice as many pictures as she usually does, which makes it even harder to pick of my fav's; no wonder she our most popular photographer! Here's just a handful of her gorgeous photographs from Ryan & Ryan's Saugatuck beach wedding.
Mr & Mrs. Ryan Jackson
Exchanging their own words of love and commitment
Family Unity Sand Ceremony
"You may kiss your Wife!"
The Jackson family with their sisters – such a sweet family!
Smiling sisters, you can really see the family resemblance!
Love their expressions!
A Jackson Family portrait
The boys when you're watching…
And when you look away!
The handsome groom!
Lake Michigan is such a pretty setting for a beach wedding!
Here's a few more stunners to drool over…
I love this look of contentment on her face!
This couple and this sun set; color me impressed!
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Photography: Shutter Sam
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Happyness Quote by Shawn Achor
"Scientifically, happiness is a choice. It is a choice about where your single processor brain will devote its finite resources as you process the world. If you scan for the negative first, your brain literally has no resources left over to see the things you are grateful for or the meaning embedded in your work. But if you scan the world for the positive, you start to reap an amazing advantage.
When we stop studying the average and begin researching positive outliers — people who are above average for a positive dimension like optimism or intelligence — a wildly different picture emerges.
Training your brain to be positive at work is just like training your muscles at the gym. Sounds simple, right? Well, think about how easy it is to make yourself go to the gym. The key with any new resolution is to make it a habit. New research on neuroplasticity — the ability of the brain to change even as an adult — reveals that moderate actions can rewire the brain as you create "life habits."
The greatest cultural myth in modern society is that we cannot change. My research proves that you can not only become more positive, but if you prioritize happiness in the present, you can reap an extraordinary advantage."
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Cape Town is presently confronted with the reality that without adaption the present extreme droughts will become more frequent.
Human population growth, urbanisation, and climate change are all changing the world. To adapt, attitudes and behaviour must change and unsustainable attitudes and behaviours must shift.
In addition, the social and political will to implement technological solutions must increase. Without these changes the world will continue to be vulnerable to the impact of climate change and the over-use of limited resources like water.
City populations are growing, putting pressure on resources like water. This is likely to increase as climate change leads to more frequent and extreme droughts, particularly in southern Africa.
For decades the Namibian capital, Windhoek, has faced serious challenges to provide water for its citizens. Water is a precious commodity with a mean annual rainfall of a meagre 360mm. For comparison, Los Angeles receives about 380mm every year.
Additionally, evaporation levels are high and the closest perennial river, the Orange river, 750 kilometres away. And, the city's population has grown.
Even though they have very different weather patterns, there is much Cape Town, experiencing the worst drought in 100 years, can learn from Windhoek and how it conquered multiple water crises.
Windhoek, which is dry and gets a summer rainfall, has proved technology can come to the rescue. But, technology alone is not the solution. Water management has historically been engineer based, focused on technical solutions. However, a change in the culture around perceptions of water use, formed a major part of Windhoek's efforts – helping to save water.
Lessons from Windhoek
Cape Town has very different weather patterns to Windhoek. The city has a Mediterranean climate with wet winters and warm dry summers. It usually gets over 500mm per annum, has a lower evaporation rate and has a number of rivers within a 150km radius of the city, including the Breede, Olifants and Berg rivers.
Cape Town's current water crisis follows two consecutive years of low rainfall in catchment areas, in conjunction with an increase in the size of the city's population.
Even though the cities have different characteristics, Cape Town should consider the actions taken by Windhoek, stretching back over the last 50 years.
Namibia has suffered a succession of droughts over the past 40 years. But, by the time of a major drought in 1996, it had built three reservoirs and a waste-water reuse plant, and water supply regulations were being strictly enforced.
These included:
- A public awareness and education campaign;
- Water control officers and meter readers actively reducing wastage on private properties and enforcing watering times;
- The covering of pools and water saving equipment like low flow showers; and
- Fixing leaks and the reduction of water use on municipal gardens.
These interventions had lasting effects. After the drought, residents reduced garden sizes and -types and irrigation methods.
There was also a move to develop new suburbs with smaller gardens, and changes made to industrial policy – no new development of water intensive industries like Coca-Cola was allowed.
During the 1990s there was an increase in the capacity of the waste-water reuse plant and consideration was given to recharging Windhoek's aquifer. Storing water underground was an attractive option. More water was evaporating from water reservoirs than was being used by the city.
By 2002, the new Goreangab wastewater treatment plant was completed, aimed at providing potable water and by 2004 four boreholes equipped for aquifer recharge with treated surface water – pumping treated water from above ground into the aquifer.
But in 2016 water storage levels became very low, and immediate action needed to be taken. Severe water restrictions were imposed on residents, and industry's like Coca-Cola stopped production. Abattoirs had to cut down on production and there were job losses in the construction industry.
The City of Windhoek activated its drought management plan, including:
- setting increasing water saving targets;
- a progressive increase in tariffs;
- cutting off the water supply to big users; and
- rapidly implementing abstraction from the aquifer.
On top of this, the country's Prosperity Plan for 2016 prioritised the development of water infrastructure. In particular, recharging Windhoek's aquifer and seawater desalinisation were identified as areas for immediate action.
Cape Town also has water saving goals and water restrictions plans. These include pumping water out of aquifers, constructing desalinisation plants and building more water treatment capabilities – plans in line with actions that have been successful in providing water to Windhoek.
Looking ahead
Windhoek not always got it right. Despite attempted public awareness and education campaigns, a major criticism has been the city's failure to sustain a public awareness and communication campaign – particularly when there isn't a perceived water crisis.
This meant that targets for water use haven't always been met. There's a lesson in this for Cape Town.
The fact that there's been a slow response by residents to reducing their water use could mean that more communication, awareness and education is needed.
People won't save water unless they perceive the need to do so. In Windhoek, about 60% of the water use is by private households, around 50% for gardens. Changes in household consumption can play a major role in water saving.
Other potential steps include increasing awareness by teaching water conservation in schools. In times of crisis, Windhoek is a good example of how raising awareness can play an important role in coping with water scarcity. Cape Town needs to follow suit.
by Dian Spear
(This article was first published on The Conversation website and only slightly edited. The original can be read here. Dian Spear is Southern Africa lead, Adaptation at Scale in Semi-Arid Regions, University of Cape Town.)
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About this book
The International Maritime Organization (IMO), as the United Nations specialized agency responsible for the regulation of shipping engaged in international trade from the points of view of maritime safety and the prevention and control of pol- tion by ships, recognizes that these goals can only be effectively achieved if each and every link in the corresponding chain of responsibility meets fully its obli- tions. Flag, port and coastal States, as well as the shipping industry itself, all have roles to play in collectively improving safety and protecting the environment, both marine and atmospheric, through the development, adoption, and uniform imp- mentation and enforcement of, global standards. In this book, Dr. Christodoulou-Varotsi sets out to explore the extent to which the actions of the European Union and the United States, as the main originators of high standards in these fields, constitute a paradigm to the rest of the inter- tional maritime community. In this regard, while underscoring the need for a - listic, multilateral approach to maritime regulation – as epitomized by the work of IMO – the author explores how standards could be enhanced through the use of unilateral action.
European Union Maritime Law International Maritime Law Marine environment Maritime Law Maritime safety Oil pollution US Maritime Law
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- DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-69874-6
- Copyright Information Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2009
- Publisher Name Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg
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Lily Lick's July Love Horoscopes
Lily Lick writes monthly horoscopes about relationships and love lives on her blog. She also has a great book out on Amazon that you should check out. Please read through and visit her site for more!
Aries (March 21 – April 19)
How do you spell relief? The answer for you Aries is getting to live in your own skin: however, whenever and wherever you choose to do so. You've been pressured lately and not at all like the sweet push of a determined tongue. No Aries, you've been almost forced to give over every last bit of stuff you had to give – making sure they were happy, satisfied, ridden hard, and put away wet. Still the beauty is that when you're sated and worn out everyone within arms length is as well. Maybe you'll just be greedy and come first, which is in fact another way of spelling relief. It's a good month Aries, enjoy.
Taurus (April 20 – May 20)
The Universe sends you mixed messages this month: you feel good but you feel vulnerable at the same time. When you feel good you are happy in spirit and thought, giving in an expansive way, and over the top generous with time and physical goods. You might blow someone's mind (or literally) then wonder if making love to them all night long (literally) to the point of their exhaustion was too much too soon and then beat yourself up about it. You've made it through tough times before Taurus and this month could be a little bit like that. Refocus and re center and stop worrying about everyone else.
Gemini (May 21 – June 20)
Let's just call this your post-birthday vacation month because you're feeling so darned good about yourself you must be working everything on someone else's dime and time. Yes, you're all that but don't blow your wad of ego driven optimism all in one shot as you do want to carry this trend to next month as well. Does that sound negative to you? It's just a realistic but cautionary heads up to enjoy the abundance of love, lovers, and want to be with you admirers that are filling your days and nights right now. Be kind, be generous, be considerate and the trend will continue. Don't give them a reason to leave you.
Cancer (June 21 – July 22)
You feel renewed and reinvigorated (Birthdays will do that for you) and you whizz around like a set free celebratory balloon wanting to experience as much as you can. The key to continuing this energetic buzz and not ending up spent and deflated behind the couch is to not get lost in the belief that someone is just waiting for the right moment to piss on your parade. Acceptance of yourself is the key: of your glorious fetishes, your delightful quirks, and your erotic eccentricities. It's what we love about you. Accept that you're okay and that you deserve goodness above all things – we certainly think you do.
Leo (July 23 – August 22)
You're spending a lot of time right now wondering why your generosity is (to you) neither reciprocated nor appreciated. Now truthfully you wouldn't dare deny that you are a fan of relationship score keeping but it seems that those who know where the chinks in your emotional armor exist are really getting to you and demanding that you work even harder to get their attention. The more you do the more they want. So, you can either protest loudly or offer up your subservient ass for a sexy shit kicking. Either way, you'll be the center of attention and you wouldn't dare deny that you're a fan of being in the spotlight either would you?
Virgo (August 23 – September 22)
You're still as busy as you were last month, still as wanted, and still as needed. This makes you happy. That you are also lusted after makes you very very happy. The only issue you may have is when associates insist on sharing their opinions and advice regarding who you do and when you do them. They miss the painfully obvious point that it's up to you how you go about quenching your summer thirst for physical love. You don't need their advice and you don't want it. Ignore it in your own lovely Virgo way then go about your dirty business in your own lovely Virgo way. Just be careful out there.
Libra (September 23 – October 22)
You're not a horridly selfish person but you're also not in a race to be the most accommodating person that ever graced the land. Trouble is that instead of accepting you for you, lovers and others want an explanation (You're not involved with a Leo are you?) for your behavior. They want to know why you won't do for them like they expect? Why, Libra? Is it too much for them to ask? In this case it is. They knew what you were like when they stowed their boots under the bed and slipped between your silky soft sheets and wet slick thighs. You are you, you own you, and you should keep on doing you.
Scorpio (October 23 – November 21)
Everything in your life is hunky dory except for one major point: your deep soul searching has led not to your happy place, but to a place where happiness is still hidden. It's like when someone thinks blindfolding you will increase your sexual satisfaction; missing the visual can certainly up the tension, but for you it lessens the overall encounter. You want to feel things and see things; the hands that touch you, tongue that licks you, teeth that nibble incessantly on your sweetest spots. Still, the big old world exists out from underneath you doesn't it, and the question is: why do you feel a little bit lost? Close your eyes and think about that this hot steamy July.
Sagittarius (November 22 – December 21)
For the first time all year you are at peace with the emotional dogs that have been nipping at your heels – letting go does have its benefits. That's why other people do it. It's time also Sagittarius to clean your slate, change your sheets, and sweep the cobweb relationships out of the corners of your heart and soul. Those are the ones that you go back to and get all caught up in again, and me of all people is telling you that it's not all about the sex: there's great, and then there's greater yet when you add need, lust, and desire to a basic take the edge off with a good but mindless make out session. Make room for the new. Fuck Buddies be gone.
Capricorn (December 22 – January 19)
Who knew you could get your cozy groove on again so soon after the unsettling events of last month and your resultant desire to not do your peeps, but to be done with them. They're a tiresome bunch at times but when you get tired of doing the solo thing you'll want to rejoin the human race and attend all the parties and places where everybody's looking for and getting something something. Capricorns would have experienced different levels of upset last month and even if you didn't yourself, it's still time to let your guard down a little bit more and let chance and circumstance lead you to a place that sensible Caps rarely go – the unknown.
Aquarius (January 20 – February 18)
You're a feelings kind of sign – always have been and always will be so you don't have a problem with emotions as a whole and you can and will screw almost anyone from sad to satisfied (you've got some skills:) but only if they don't go all mopey, maudlin, and poor me on you. When that happens you're out. Over the next few weeks your tolerance in this regard might be even lower and you should expect to be tested a little more than usual. The question you must ask yourself is, where is the real aggravation coming from – you or them?
Pisces (February 19 – March 20)
You, Pisces, are enjoying a very real sense that life is in fact exactly on track, as you float through a distinct phase where you believe that if you can dream it you can have it. Can you apply this to possessions and people? Would you like to cup their ass in your hands, tweak a nipple, breath the earthy essence of their core? Keeping in mind of course that no does actually mean no, sometimes it means no the first time you ask, and sometimes the second…but sometimes it also turns to a yes. Focus on one thing at a time Pisces and then go after it or them, whatever the case may be.


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If any of you are interested in using Heavy video content on your site and you'd rather display a nice image with description text than a video embed - you can. It's a pretty simple hack.
In short, instead of using the "embed" video code and adding class="husky", you use the rss image and text for that video, along with the actual video source from the embed and put it into an "href=". Add the class="husky" in the "href". And you're done.
You can obviously design and template it any way you want - the basics for what you need are there.
I've put together my own example below. Click on the image to launch the video:
The Burly Sports Show
Burly Sports: Nick Goes Nuts! Tempers flare on the Burly Sports when news anchor Nick Stevens realizes the teleprompter doesn't work, but he manages to wrap it smoothly despite technical difficulties.


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Pangkor Island
On my recent trip to Malaysia, my husband and I went to Pangkor Island, which is a small island in the north west coast of Malaysia. The island is about 300km to the north of Kuala Lumpur and requires a drive or bus ride to Sitiawan, followed by a ferry crossover to get to the island. Its slight remoteness makes it a less popular tourist destination compared to other islands in Malaysia, such as Penang and Langkawi. But on the plus side, this means that the island is not overpopulated with tourists, which makes your whole holiday experience a bit more exclusive.
We spent four leisurely days there, doing nothing but lazing by the pool, walking by the beach, eating and then more eating! We didn't venture out of the resort too much as we enjoyed the idleness, however there are things you can do on the island like going hiking in the forest, visiting a Dutch fort and Chinese temple and wandering around Pangkor town.
Do visit my flickr site for photos of Pangkor. Happy viewing!


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Uploading of My Baby Dance Videos on movie songs on monetized youtube channel?
Want to upload a video of baby dance on YouTube to monetize it? Know from this Ask Expert page whether you can do so and how to do it.
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Apprenticeships are a great way to get practical on the job experience and training.
What is an Apprenticeship?
Apprenticeships are a great way to get practical on the job experience and training. They provide a respected path to a new career for anyone aged 16 and over and not in full-time education. As an apprentice, you will gain ample opportunities to develop practical skills whist gaining the necessary theoretical knowledge to enhance your career.
Am I eligible?
You can apply for an apprenticeship while you're still at school. To start one, you'll need to be 16 or over by the end of the summer holidays, living in England, and not in full-time education.
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Which qualifications do we offer?
- Gym Instructor
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Gym Instructor
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The course units:
Unit 1 – Anatomy and physiology for exercise
Unit 2 – Know how to support clients who take part in exercise and physical activity
Unit 3 – Health, safety and welfare in a fitness environment
Unit 4 – Principles of exercise, fitness and health
Unit 5 – Planning gym-based exercise
Unit 6 – Instructing gym-based exercise
Once completed you'll attain the following qualifications:
Innovate Award Level 2 Certificate in Fitness Instructing (Gym) CIMSPA and REPs recognised
City and Guilds Level 1 Functional Skills (Maths and English)well.
Personal Trainer
Personal Trainer
Develop your career and get internationally recognised qualifications with the Be A Better You
Training Level 3 Personal Trainer Apprenticeship.
The course units:
Unit 1 – Anatomy and physiology for health and exercise
Unit 2 – Applying the principles of nutrition to a physical activity programme
Unit 3 – Programming personal training with clients
Unit 4 – Delivering personal training sessions
Once completed you'll attain the following qualifications:
Innovate Award Level 3 Certificate in Personal Training CIMSPA and REPs recognised
(including 2 nutrition certificates one for advanced weight management and one for sports
City and Guilds Level 1 Functional Skills (Maths and English) job well.
Customer Service
Customer Service Practitioner
Learners who upon successful completion of the Customer Service Practitioner Level 2 (City and
Guilds) apprenticeship may have the opportunity to progress into:
An enhanced job role using the skills developed through the Customer Service
Practitioner Apprenticeship as the foundation which to build.
Onto a Level 3 Apprenticeship for example: Customer Service, Business Administrator or Retail
Into sector specific job roles which contain elements of transferable customer service skills,
potentially including the undertaking of additional sector specific vocational qualifications.
The knowledge, skills and behaviour that will be developed during the on-programme learning will
Knowing Your Customers
Understanding the Organisation
Meeting Regulations and Legislation
Systems and Resources
Customer Experience
Product and Service Knowledge
Interpersonal Skills
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Personal Organisation
Dealing with Customer Conflict and Challenge
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Being Open to Feedback
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Health and Social Care – Adult Care Worker
Be A Better You Training Adult Care Worker apprenticeship offer is a simple solution. It provides the
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This qualification can help you succeed in a wide range of healthcare settings, such as:
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While completing this qualification, you'll cover topics like:
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To gain these qualifications, you need to show you've got a particular set of skills. You will work with
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by studying, or by trying new things at work.
These qualifications are assessed at work or in a simulated workplace. For each unit, your assessor
will watch and asks questions as you perform a task, or will look at a portfolio of work that you've
built as formal evidence of your learning. Then they confirm you've got the skills to do the job well.


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Duration: 5 Days
Location: The Clayton hotel, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4
Accreditation: Accredited by the APM Group
Full Fee: €1535
Network Members Fee: €990
Programme overview
The course addresses all aspects of PRINCE2® (components, processes and techniques) and includes additional elements such as planning & risk assessment techniques that are left open within the method.
Learning Outcomes
The course will enable delegates to:
- Recognise the factors which enable successful projects
- Describe the main PRINCE2® components, processes & techniques
- Describe the key PRINCE2® management products
- Recognise PRINCE2® terminology
- Prepare for and take the PRINCE2® Foundation & Practitioner Exams
Who Should Attend
The event is recommended for project managers, team leaders, project assurance and project support staff who are responsible for managing/supporting projects using PRINCE2®.
The course is suitable for all staff working on any type of project.
Previous experience of PRINCE2® is not necessary.
Course Content
The course includes the Foundation and Practitioner examinations. Delegates who pass the Practitioner examination are awarded the qualification of "Registered PRINCE2® Practitioner". The certificate is an internationally recognised qualification in PRINCE2®.
What's included
- Examination and Registration Fees
- The official OGC PRINCE2® manual
- Pre-course instructions and essential reading
- Conferencing facilities (Public event only)
Trainer Profile
Seán McEvoy
Seán hold degrees in Engineering and Economics from Trinity College, Dublin (TCD).
Sean is certified Practitioner in PRINCE2®, Management of Risk® and Managing Successful Programmes as well as being a Project Management Professional (PMP)®. He is an approved PRINCE2®, Management of Risk® and PMP® trainer. He has over 30 years domestic and international experience in Project and Programme Management, IT Product Development, Process Development and Re-engineering, Training Course Design and Consulting in public and private sectors.
Seán is a visiting lecturer on Project Management in the Engineering School at TCD.


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May 26th, 2002 by zephdaniel
The comet that flew close to earth on May 17 disrupted the sun's energy pattern by making it more radiant, more dangerous for life on earth.
It also trips DNA which reveals to us our true nature: SPIRIT.
This is the last 10 years of the cycle, and though you read about peace with Russia and destruction of nuclear arms, the opposite is true--mass extinction of the population, which has been in their plans for a long time--ends up being a function of nature!
Earth changes--west coast of United States reduced to islands (purchase Zeph's NEW BOOK, "LAMB," to find out more).
War in Europe (Africa, Oceania, Middle East), use of nuclear weapons, within a year or year and a half. Significance? No one believes that war will be on the European continent. Watch this carefully.
Terror in major U.S. cities: this is obvious, of course--yet we have not seen a serious attack since 9/11. There will be more, as have been announced, but it shall not be predicted.
A sudden peace between India and Pakistan, leads to war elsewhere in Middle East.
The earth flip. This is new and I'm not sure I understand it. Look at scripture here:
Eze 38:20 So that the fishes of the sea, and the fowls of the heaven, and the beasts of the field, and all creeping things that creep upon the earth, and all the men that [are] upon the face of the earth, shall shake at my presence, and the mountains shall be thrown down, and the steep places shall fall, and every wall shall fall to the ground.
The earth was made to flip cyclically, and this is coming due within a few months or a few years. Hiding in underground bunkers will not help, as even the reptoids will be wiped out.
So there is no bunker underground that will save the elites who plan to foist their Luciferian Utopia upon the world. Indeed, this season we are in now will result in chaos, the likes of which the world has not seen.
The UFO flap to come will be one of contact, and all the earth shall be deceived, for these are demonic spirit beings, which are controlled by a hive-like matrix-reality by old angels whom Enoch had known.
They will try and convince you of a Galactic Federation inviting the violent earth people to join, since they are learning to evolve. Only the Christians are in the way.
Don't you buy that interdimensional stuff--and all this diversity tolerance. This is the same warfare as of old. Nothing new here.
Look for the press and all news agencies to convince the world that we are on the brink of Global Peace, the Age of Aquarius. And kudos for all those peaceful world leaders.
Truly, pray for them not to go through with their plans, and for the Lord to intercede.
Much of this, and the architecture that implements the new order of cataclysm on the earth is revealed in the book, LAMB. LAMB is coded fiction, that is, prophetic vision and not merely fiction. Read it before the reviewers and the bookstores receive it! You will also be supporting this ministry, as our Free Bible service is so vital, especially to prisoners and others in countries where the Bible is illegal to possess.
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If it were not for prayer, this world would have been eaten up in nuclear holocaust already. We must pray for the lost to return to Lord Jesus now. He is gathering His church, and MANY ARE DISAPPEARING INTO THE HEAVENS NOW!
Why are they undetected? Because some are called to go to and fro--so it is as if they left town. And for others, the Lord eliminates the memory of them living on earth--that is, those left behind have no recollection of interacting with them. He changes the past, present and future regularly.
That is why it is so important to pray! Right now, these prophecies are nigh--prayer can change things too.
Pray with me:
Oh, Father God, you are the One, the Almighty. You are the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. I know now that I am a spirit being and not merely flesh and blood. Therefore I lay down my life for the One who purchased me, Your Son, on the cross. Jesus, I love You. Jesus, you are truly God. Jesus, you are the only way out of this world. Thank you Lord. Do with me, from now on, as you wish. Please take my will from me and I shall trust You to deliever me.
In Jesus' Holy Name. His Name above any other...Amen.
During this Memorial Day in the U.S., please meditate on the Gospel scriptures where it pertains to the crucifixion of our Lord. Understand the price paid for you to live in eternity. Know that only sorrow comes from this earth. Pleasure is temporary at best.
IF YOU ARE READING THIS, YOU ARE HEALED AND ANOINTED BY THE SPIRIT OF GOD. YOUR LIFE IS NOW CHANGED. Whatever affliction you have, it is now gone. It is as if it never was. There is nothing for you to do to receive this healing...it is done by the Spirit of God who announces your healing through me.


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Tomorrow is the best day of the week, new comic book day. What are you looking forward to? We're adding a new feature to the New Release column as we'll call out some books to check out from some of the publishers, books that we think will be worth picking up.
Dark Horse Comics
Editor's Pick: House of Night – check out the Pryde's advanced review
DC Comics/Vertigo
Editor's Pick: Batgirl, Demon Knights
IDW Publishing
Editor's Pick: Jack Avarice Is The Courier – check out the Pryde's review of issue #1
Image Comics
Editor's Pick: Pigs #3 – check out the Pryde's reviews of issue #1 and issue #2
Marvel Comics
Editor's Pick: Battle Scars, Point One
Other Publishers
Editor's Pick: Loose Ends #3 – check out the Pryde's reviews of issue #1 and issue #2


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Is there a box or a compartment to file I loved and still love after a breakup? I've always wondered where the love I'm left with goes? I'm not much of a believer in conventional romanticism but am not devoid of its affiliations, although, I still say that I haven't experienced great love. I wonder if there's even such a thing? I think that the great love I feel towards carbs suffices and is all prevailing anyway.
Breakups are hard, especially when you're the doing the breaking. It still hurts and even if the relationship didn't quite work there are so many complicated feelings involved. The other night as I was watching a movie, I hit pause and asked myself: What the heck do I do with the love? I glanced at the ceiling stupidly. No answer, but I did manage to see Ramesh, the rogue spider roaming around my house. He finally surfaced and scared the bejesus out of me. I think I scared him, because he just hung there frozen, deafened by my screams. Normally he just stares at me and scurries away. He's so fast, he's the spider equivalent of Usain Bolt. Maybe Ramesh was trying to tell me he loved me and adored living with me. So, I vacuumed my roommate. Sorry, it was just so creepy to have a spider as a roommate irrespective of how he might feel about residing with me. I'm hoping (kinda) he's alive, eating all the potato bugs I've accumulated in the central vac bin thing. I just don't want him in my house. Ugh, I rambled, didn't I? Back on the where do I put the love topic. Where do I put it? Anyone? Anyone? Does it just fade away and turn into memories? Does it go to a love credit note towards someone new? It was really bothering me that I didn't have the answer.
I asked an ex of mine if he could shed any light on my question. He was silent at first and did this weird thing with his eyebrows when he's contemplating. (I don't know what's creepier, Ramesh or those brows) He said that he had coped with the leftover love by being angry for a while.
"How long were you angry?" I inquired.
He shrugged. "I can't remember but the anger turned into sulking and then I just moved on but Minelle, you should know that the love doesn't go anywhere.
"So you still have it?"
He frowned. "Depends on the breakup. If it was a bad breakup, then as much as it hurts there's an underlying happiness that it's over."
"Hmmmm." I chewed my bottom lip in contemplation.
This was utterly confusing. Later I figured out, for myself anyway, that the love would stay with me with all its brevity until I let go of my anger about the way things transpired and how awry the relationship went. Maybe this was the first time I truly cared for someone, wanting things to work and felt really idiotic when they didn't. Is that why the love is sticking around? Is it hope? My friends on the other hand think I'm a magnet for emotionally unavailable men. This may be an outcome of my being terrified of relationships. Look at that, I'm my own therapist.
The odd thing is that the breakup didn't change my inner level of happiness. My core remains very un-affected because I don't rely on someone else to make me happy. Sure, a person adds to it but never ever has the power to remove that contentment and that's something that has taken me years to cultivate and master. So, I'm not walking around like a wounded animal. Quite the contrary and I'm looking forward, but, I still think about him.
Do we ever stop loving the people that we were with or does that love turn into something else? I looked back at my past relationships and there were a few good men in there, men that are capable of resuscitating feelings. Love? No. Feelings? Yes. So, I contemplated if our love just fades into the lesser category of feelings? You're probably wondering why is any of this important, but it is. I don't believe you can look someone in the eye, (or in my case say it in your head) tell them you love them and then when the relationship is over, feel nothing. It's good to know that the love you felt for someone went someplace noble because regardless of how the relationship ended, you chose to be with an individual you could open your heart to and what's more honourable than that?
For the longest time, I was afraid to open my heart and it wasn't because of all that I didn't love myself crap. Many of us really have the tendency to feed ourselves the inanest advice just so we can justify the security we feel in holding on tightly to our fears; they become somewhat of a security blanket. I was scared. Scared of being abandoned or not being good enough. Scared of letting someone see my vulnerable heart, but what good does that do? Nothing is permanent and some romances are only meant to last a short time. I am a believer that every relationship is here to teach us something. My last one taught me how to love unconditionally and that is a beautiful feeling. I just wanted to love and love and love. (you can throw up now) Yes, me. Lil' miss anti-feelings. Now, I have a box of flying hearts and am just sitting here wondering what to do with the excess because I always keep some for myself.
Watching the paused television screen I ate a handful of sugar-free gummies (those are life by the way) and silently culled through my last relationship, reminded of a metaphor. In India, the cooks in the kitchen take out a giant silver tray or thali and pour a few cups of rice in before preparing it for dinner. They patiently sift through the rice and throw out any stones or unwanted bits. My mother used to make me do this when I was super small. It's actually one of my fondest memories because it left me with such a feeling of importance and responsibility of preparing food. I ascertained that I was mentally doing that with my last relationship. I was winnowing through the perfect bits and throwing out the rocks. (preferably at him) Why couldn't two seemingly well-suited people make it work? As I combed through the rice in my mind I chose to remember how good it was but realized I ignored so many little rocks. Maybe I had some unwanted grains of my own in there, perhaps my hesitancy to fully commit was one of them.
What was it exactly that I was reluctant to let go of or get over so quickly? Then I wistfully thought about way he touched my face with the back of his hand, how warm his shoulder felt when I would rest my head on it. His squinty eyes that smiled sexily at me. I didn't want to throw away the memory of my heart warming up so much that I thought it would burst with happiness. So, I decided that I was going to keep those feelings. Also, isn't it nice that when it's all said and done, I can hold the good moments close and discard the unhappy ones, risking what I like to call bond optimism? After all, the memories were mine and even though he stirred things in me that I thought were dead for the longest time, it dawned on me that maybe that was his purpose and I was grateful. Having said that, it would be great if what I felt for him could slowly swivel back into my full heart because I think we take a little bit of all the love we've given to others, kind of like a piggy bank of hearts to the next person we meet. Fuller, and more capable to give than ever before.
I've also learned that you can't really make sense of love. That's probably why countless novels have been written about it and some gawd awful poetry. I think the thing isn't to figure it out, because it's decoded differently for everyone. Maybe that's the mystery of it, the perfect combination of the mind and the heart. An enigma shrouded in useless rationalization and people making a mess out of the business of it. If we just let it be, then love could heave out a sigh of relief and do its own thing. The problem is that we try to hold it when it's supposed to run though us, out and back in again. At least, that's my simpleton take on it.
The one thing I know is that the feeling eventually leaves the forefront of our hearts and if we allow it, disperses into our own selves making us capable of feeling more greatly. It's the love bank baby. Sounds so wrong but it's such a winning concept. So, if a relationship may have not worked out for us, the love stayed and elevated our capability to love even more. Even the most jaded and unwilling of us will still dip into the love savings and use it for our own benefit. Whether it's to love ourselves more, our family, do good, or love someone else, there is no real loss when you've opened your feelings because it's circular. Love finds its way back, always.
No matter how hard we try to turn our hearts off, there will always be something that triggers us to stumble upon what we had with another person that reminds us of how hard we loved. It can never be the same with anyone else. How can it? You could have something more solidified or if you're like me, you like to stick your foot in wet concrete so that you can leave your mark. All I can hope is that I've left an etching on someone's heart and from time to time, when they find it, they remember how I cared. That the feeling is still residing in me too, somewhere, sometimes hidden, sometimes in the vanguard of my mind. I guess I've answered my own question. The love doesn't really go anywhere at all. It's in our minds permanently, finding the vein right to our heart when we least expect it. Just when we thought we didn't have that capacity to love again, the same love gives us a kick-start towards someone meant for us. Some people call it hope. I call it a helping heart.
Xoxo, Minelle


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The Wall Street Journal:
Not too long ago our leading media lights were using Mussolini and Hitler analogies to describe the new American President's threat to "democratic norms." The Washington Post rolled out a portentous new slogan, "Democracy Dies in Darkness." Academics like Yale's Timothy Snyder and Dartmouth's Brendan Nyhan have used the theme to become mini-media celebrities predicting that America in 2017 is ripe for 1930s European tyranny.
So much for all that. The real story of the Trump Presidency so far is that the normal checks and balances of the American system are working almost to a fault. The courts have blocked Mr. Trump's immigration order, albeit with some faulty legal reasoning. Congress has rejected the House health-care bill, his first big legislative priority.
The FBI and the House and Senate Intelligence Committees are investigating the Trump campaign's ties to Russia. Mr. Trump's Attorney General has recused himself from the FBI probe, and the President's nominee for deputy AG is held up in a Republican Senate.
The permanent bureaucracy is leaking like a tent in a monsoon, and Mr. Trump is getting the worst press of any President since the final days of Richard Nixon. Mr. Trump may rage against the press, but the Alien and Sedition Acts aren't coming back. Rest assured that if Mr. Trump's Internal Revenue Service ever does to liberal groups what President Obama's did to the tea party, the media will provide nonstop coverage.
The greater likelihood has always been that, as a rookie politician, Mr. Trump would be too weak and ineffective, not too strong. He lacks a solid party base, and the inertial forces of government resist any change that means lost power. His Presidency is young, and perhaps Mr. Trump will still find his bearings and make some progress on his reform agenda.
We can't say the same about the lost credibility of the many worthies who sold American institutions short while predicting fascist doom. They were always more partisan than principled. As for those quaking Yale and Dartmouth professors, their students should demand a tuition refund.


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WHFS Changes Its Tune to Spanish
To the extent that I have any understanding or appreciation of the world of pop or "alternative" music, circa 1992-1994, it was because of this station. To this day it is the radio station I've listened to the most (okay, maybe WBUR is catching up, but it's not the same). They successfully warped me for life. I went to the 1993 HFStival (Belly, Velocity Girl, Matthew Sweet, Iggy Pop, Stereo MCs, Posies, X, Neds Atomic Dustbin, INXS) - my first live concert experience. Even if I hadn't kept pace with them in the past decade, I still recognized some of what they played - which perhaps is the indicator that they were fossilized, but we still have stations that cover older eras than that, with hordes of listeners.
It's just one more reason not to bother going home.


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The stolen cable from the hate mob was reported to Racheal Huber in early July. This document has been given to BOLI. Including this email is a police report in which I had to call the police to escort me in the building as I reported the cable to the police. Then the next morning I called Racheal and asked her to pull the video tape of the two women threatening my life. Martha Fegan a well know Felon and someone who had already violently threatened another in the building. Did Racheal Huber do anything? No. At this time in the BOLI investigation Martha was a key wittness for Reach cdc so she was never held accountable. ANd despite email after email, blog posting after blog posting of this stolen cable, Huber did not respond. By October, after another death threat, I took the cover off the cable box. I called Comcast and reported the crime. The guy said that he would not send anyone out in that environment and to cut the chord. I called Rachel Huber, over and over again. I had brought a wittness in who was sitting me as we dialed for Huber. She was too busy listening to lies of Meyers and Barton and did not want to take the pressure off me from this gang. I was ignored again. She apologized to me and said she thought it was Lee Greer on the phone. Then out of complete frustration I cut the chord and gave it to Reach. Then Reach CDC, Rachel Huber, participates with the district attorneys office to have chargers filed on me for cutting a cable chord. A picture that I took of the cable box and all those stealing cable, was shown to me before my trial by my own attorney. Stating to me that Reach CDC reported me of this crime. But this was my attorney who is going to loose her law liscense. I want the firing of Racheal Huber who was just as guilty of Barton and hiding evidence to the police and the DA's office.
We still rise, we will not apologize for anything!
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The library finally called; it had been returned, and my name was next on the list.
I found Allen a bit shallower than Covey. I had several pages of notes after reading Covey (then I got wise and bought the book), but I suspect I'll only have a page or two from Allen. Covey is on my shelf; Allen will stay at the library.
Allen's system is good "where the rubber meets the road". His methods help you define your choices at any given moment, but he doesn't get into the big picture. He says it's important, but it's not the focus of the book. He also says that too much emphasis on the big picture, at the expense of the rubber/road level, leads to not actually getting things done (including the big things you've said are important). He also claims that the big picture values and goals and roles tend to add things to an already over-full list, whereas if you can get things moving in general, the big things will work their way into projects.
The authors complement each other. Allen even quotes Covey, in one if the final chapters. The quote he chose isn't one that I feel represents Covey's system as a whole, but it's one I can hear him say.
So, if you want a road map for your life, read Covey. If you want to get through the town, read Allen. If you want to get to the right place in the long run, read both.


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Tuesday, 29 May 2012
Product Review: JSK Protein Crunch 7/10
Nutritional Makeup
Overall this part is very clean providing a quality 10 grams of protein, 7 grams of carbs, and 10 grams of fat. You are probably saying 10 grams of fat! yes but of that 10 grams, half of it is omega 6 fats (healthy fat) from all natural pumpkin and sesame seeds. As a whole there are only 4 ingredients which are pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds, cane sugar, and sea salt. With minimum in ingredients and a healthy make up this is about as good as it can get for a snack. 10/10
I was surprised by how good it was, not as good as a protein bar, but what you are getting in it, it's good. 8/10 only problem is you might eat the entire bag..
This is the kicker.. it retails for close to $6 in Canada which in my opinion is a little bit too high. Great product but I couldn't see myself spending this amount of money on it. 5/10
This is a quality product and nobody can argue that point, but for the cost it's a hard sell. It's worth trying to treat yourself, but it wouldn't be something that you'd purchase regularly. Overall rating is 7/10
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The Black Mask (Andy On replacing Jet Li) faces-off against a series of gruesome mutants while frantically searching for a cure for his ability not to feel pain in this flashy sequel to the 1996 original. When the Black Mask learns that genetic scientists worldwide are falling victim to an unknown assassin, he races to save the life of the next on the list. Arriving a bit to late, Black Mask...more
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One in seven people in Northamptonshire has a sexually transmitted infection, according to latest NHS statistics.
Following the publication of the figures, by Northampton-based counselling service The Lowdown, the Labour Group on Northamptonshire County Council is encouraging people to sign a petition calling for compulsory sex and relationships education.
Northamptonshire County Councillor Danielle Stone (Lab, Abington and Phippsville), shadow cabinet member for education and skills, said: "I'm very worried that 1 in 7 people across Northamptonshire have a sexually transmitted infection. It seems to me that there is a role for schools and colleges to play in addressing this by improving the standards of SRE."
"We know that SRE isn't being taught properly or even at all in some schools in the county. This is because it isn't yet compulsory for all schools to provide SRE, and often where it is in a school's curriculum it isn't resourced properly or staff don't have sufficient training to deliver it to a high quality standard.
Councillor John McGhee (Lab, Kingswood), leader of the Labour group on the county council, said Northamptonshire's Young Leaders and the Children's Rights Services had raised their concerns about the "inadequacies" of sex and relationships education in local schools and colleges.
He said: "As a group, we believe high-quality SRE is essential. It's about giving young people the tools they need to build healthy sexual relationships when they choose to. We are therefore calling on the Government to make it compulsory throughout the education system."
To sign the petition click here.


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Jnr Sous Chef or Sous Chef Wanted- West Oxfordshire £25-£30K
We are looking to recruit either a Jnr Sous Chef, or Sous Chef to join this well established hotel operation based on the outskirts of Witney in West Oxfordshire. The property boasts a lovely brasserie, good leisure facilities and is very popular with banqueting through their corporate clients and wedding business. The site is under new ownership and are looking to really drive the food offering forward.
We are looking for a Sous Chef or Jnr Sous Chef for this Oxfordshire hotel that has good banqueting experience and who can also work and help run a restaurant service. Being a private owned business, you can help develop the food offering across the site and will have massive influence on what comes out the kitchen.
Working around 50 hours per week, you will have lead and develop a team of 6 chefs. You will work 5 days from 7 and the shifts are a combination of splits & straights.
Salary for this position is in the region of £25-£30K depending on experience.
All applicants must be UK based and cleared to work.
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April 25, 2017
Three Bruno Acampora Perfumes You Should Be Wearing: Egoi (2016), Sballo (1977) and Blu (1984)+ Italian Artistry Draw
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One of the indelible memories of my visit to Esxence this year was meeting Sonia and Brunello Acampora and experiencing their exquisite line for the first time. The Acampora perfumes are old school in the best way: all handmade, using a high level of perfume essences and sealed and stamped with wax – a lovely, old world touch. Care goes into the presentation: all perfumes are poured into aluminum vials with the correct level of air inside them to prevent the oils from turning, and are stoppered with cork and sealing wax. But the magic is in the juice. These are some of the most wearable, downright pretty scents around, and should be a whole lot better known here.
Bruno Acampora by Andy Warhol
Bruno Acampora Profumi was founded by Naples-based fashion insider and bon vivant Bruno Acampora, over forty years ago, who also personally created the fragrances. Many, like Seplasia and Jasmin T, are absolutely lovely, and there is not a bad one in the bunch. But for me, the standouts of the Acampora line are the fragrances that run with a note, flip it on its head and then circle back to it: Egoi, Sballo and Blu.
Le Jardin by Cecilia Paredes, 2015
Egoi is one of Acampora's more recent additions, introduced in 2016's 7 Rules Collection, in which key notes used extensively in classical perfumery are reinterpreted. The namesake notes are given a fresh spin, in some cases, playing hide-and-seek behind deceptive openings.
Bruno Acampora 7 Rules (L)-Courser, Ou, Vanyl, Egoi,Sandan, Collie and Vert @brunoacampora_profumi
Sandan, for instance, in its first stages could be mistaken for a lemony fougere before it slowly fans out into rich, luxurious sandalwood. Vert, the vetiver scent, has a citric-woody opening accented with pepper that becomes musky and woodier before the rooty-grassy vetiver peeks through in the latter middle stages.
Chloë Grace Moretz, photo Bruce Webber, Teen Vogue, Oct/Nov 2016©
And so it is with Egoi, the patchouli perfume, whose surprising opening has none of the earthy, chocolatey qualities of a typical patch fragrance, but is instead marked by a life-like, lush jasmine and assertive lime-peel citron. In these early moments, Egoi is a dewy, spring-like floral. Although individual flower notes are not listed, I get a waft of honeyed orange blossom following the citron and jasmine. After some ten minutes, the aromas shift. A loamy smell of just-turned soil and something a little sweaty begins to emerge. The jasmine, while not indolic, turns fleshy. Where Egoi's attenuated opening is bloomy and rich, the middle stages take on an earthiness with just the slightest bit of raunch, as Egoi strips off its flower power shirt and gets down and a bit dirty. Green tobacco leaf, astringent musk and mellow cedar act as stage for the patchouli which comes into its own in the dry-down. Egoi is a lovely contradiction: pretty and decorative as a prom dress corsage on top, with more than a bit of garter snap down below. Notes: Citrus, cedarwood, patchouli, musk, floral notes.
British Pastures New fashion editorial, photo Boo GeorgeVogue, October 2012
Sballo (1977), on the other hand, gallops straight out of the stable and into the hayfield with a wild rush of meadow flowers. It is like the grassy equivalent of wildflower honey: field blossoms, rich broom, fresh and dried hay stack on top of each other like a plate of pancakes dripping with golden syrup straight from the hive – and is just as delicious. These notes glide around each for quite a while. But somewhere in the middle stages, Sballo pulls around the back of the stables. The honey positively slithers through the hay, and the flowers become darker, more seductive and secretive. Though it is not listed, I'd swear there was a linden in there; the dark floral aspect is so heady, so honeyed. Hay scents do not get more glorious than this. Notes: Rose, geranium, violet, orange blossom, musk, resins, sandalwood, vetiver, hay, sage.
Jane Russell in The Revolt of Mamie Stover, photo Art Cinema Gallery, 2013©
Before I talk about Blu (1984), let me first say I am not La Tuberose's biggest fan. Her bosomy, in-your-face vamping tends to make want to retreat into a quiet corner with a cup of tea. Blu, however, may have just changed all that. This is one of the most breathtaking tuberose scents I've ever discovered. That lovely fresh hay note in Sballo resurfaces in Blu's opening for a few minutes, but then steps back as the curtains open on the star: a creamy, almost coconutty, dense bloom that stops short of the usual heaving voluptuousness of this most carnal of flowers by introducing a bright citrus tang just at the right moment.
Audrey Hepburn in Funny Face, 1957
The fleshiness of the blossom is paired with that other sex-bomb of perfumery, ylang ylang. But that citrus note, which verges on sharp, pulls this dominatrix duo back from the edge of excess. The buttery quality of Fracas is there, yet tempered with a stemmy greenness that gives Blu a girlish Audrey Hepburn freshness instead of becoming Liz Taylor in "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf." Give it an hour, and Blu is spectacular: wafting between creamy-buttery and spicy green stems. Notes:Tuberose, orange, sandalwood, ylang ylang.
Bruno Acampora bottle cap via @brunoacampora_profumi
All of Bruno Acampora's fragrances are thoughtfully crafted, elegant and have a timelessness and sparkle that makes them seem both old school and contemporary, and a quiet joyousness that seems innately Italian. A lovely House and one very much worth visiting.
— Lauryn Beer, Editor
Disclaimer: samples provided by Bruno Acampora Profumi – many thanks. My opinions are my own.
Bruno Acampora Profumi samples (collage by Michelyn)
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ERIC Number: ED418976
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1996-Jun
Pages: 39
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Towards an Organizational Database on America's Schools: A Proposal for the Future of SASS, with Comments on School Reform, Governance, and Finance. Working Paper Series.
Baker, David P.
One prospect for the future of the Schools and Staffing Survey of the National Center for Data Collection is to continue in the direction set by its three previous rounds of surveys. Another approach, the one recommended in this paper, is to make the SASS the main vehicle of NCES for organizational information about U.S. schools from kindergarten through grade 12. The focus of the SASS should be broadened to include a wider scope of information on how American schools are organized. An examination of the limitations of the current SASS and the possibilities of new technical and methodological approaches leads to suggestions about the renewed SASS. A major focus of the new survey must be on how a school organizes its main dynamic components. A second main focus should be on how much of the school's organization is influenced by district, state, and federal educational agencies. The third focus states that the SASS must gather more information on financial resources and their flows to the point of instruction. Finally, a new SASS must include measures of school-level educational outcomes. Issues in implementing this new version of the SASS are discussed, and the reasons these changes are advisable are reviewed. (Contains 19 references.) (SLD)
Descriptors: Databases, Educational Administration, Educational Change, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, National Surveys, Organization, Outcomes of Education, Political Influences, Questionnaires, Research Design, Research Methodology
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Educational Research and Improvement, National Center for Education Statistics, 555 New Jersey Avenue, N.W., Room 400, Washington, DC 20208-5652.
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: N/A
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Center for Education Statistics (ED), Washington, DC.
Authoring Institution: Catholic Univ. of America, Washington, DC.; American Institutes for Research, Washington, DC.
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Schools and Staffing Survey (NCES)


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Recent results at home furnishings retailer Bed Bath & Beyond
Second-quarter sales improved by a very respectable 10%, as Bed Bath opened 10 new stores during the quarter, bringing the total namesake store count to 831 as of quarter end. A 2.2% increase in same-store sales took care of the rest of the growth, which again was decent, given that comps grew 4.8% in last year's quarter.
Reported earnings per share advanced almost 8% to $0.55 per share, which was ahead of analyst expectations for the quarter. Exclude a $5.8 million tax benefit, though, and earnings came in about even with expectations. It took the repurchase of more than 5% of average common shares outstanding to make the bottom-line estimates.
Still, there's nothing wrong with using strong cash flow generation to offset shaky operating trends. Fellow Fool Rich Smith has been highlighting Bed Bath's steady erosion in operating and net margins, and this quarter was no exception, as net margins fell to 8.3%. Cash flow generation improved for the first half of the year, but on a quarterly basis, free cash flow fell 11.8% compared to the same period last year.
During the earnings conference call, management stated it was "pleased" with recent performance and expected the coming year to be another in which it increases market share in the home furnishings industry. It plans on opening another 70 Bed Bath stores by year end, or about 9.7% growth from where it started the year, while relocating "several" existing locations. It will also start to rely on growth in other concepts as it announced ambitions to accelerate growth in its Christmas Tree Shops concept and will open at least a couple more BBY BABY stores in the near future. Health- and beauty-care retailer Harmon rounds out the other concepts, and the company plans to open a freestanding store, as well as continue to place Harmon departments within Bed Bath stores.
Bed Bath expects flat- to low-single-digit earnings growth during the upcoming third quarter and flat to down growth for the fourth quarter, given that first-half same-store sales trends continue. This should all still culminate into bottom-line growth for the full year, with share buybacks again helping matters. So while management characterized recent results as solid, especially considering that retailers with similar industry exposure such as Target
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Hunters: Declan and Tori by Shiloh Walker
Tori McAdams is a sensible, disciplined and hard-nosed woman. She is a trained professional private investigator on a case. During the course of this case she runs into what she believes is a crazy stalker. In her confrontation with the stalker she shoots him in the face and he actually gets up and tries to come after her. Knowing he will be coming for her she feels fear for the first time and she calls on the assistance of, Declan, a detective she has dealt with in the past. She believes he can protect and assist her even though she has resisted the wild attraction they have felt for each other. Before he can get to her and help her, the stalker, who turns out to be an evil vampire, bites and ravages her.
Twilight Illusions by Maggie Shayne
There could be no doubt that the one called Damien was the master of shadows, the greatest of his accursed kind. But now his ancient mantle of mystic power was threatened by a terrible weakness– a fatal passion for a woman of mortal flesh and blood…
Suspicion had first drawn Shannon Mallory into the darkness, in search of the truth behind the legends that swirled around this man– if man he was. But it was not suspicion that kept her there, or even fear– it was pure, stunning desire…
For centuries, loneliness has haunted them from dusk till dawn. Yet now, from out of the darkness, shines the light of eternal life…eternal love.
I've pulled these from the vault. But it's Maggie Shayne and Shiloh Walker. How can you go wrong? 😉


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It took three overtimes for the Thunder to beat the Sixers in Philly on Friday night. After the game Russell Westbrook waved goodbye to Joel Embiid and told him to go home.
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FARMINGTON A criminal investigation into the state treasurer's race is under way, but the special counsel appointed to look into the controversial case says it could be some time before a decision is made on leveling charges.
"We've got a decent amount of work to do and investigation to do to come to some fair and reasonable conclusions as to what happened here," Davis County Attorney Troy Rawlings said Wednesday. "But most importantly, what can and can't be proven."
Rawlings, a Republican, and Weber County Attorney Mark DeCaria, a Democrat, have both been appointed to investigate the race between Richard Ellis and his opponent, Rep. Mark Walker, R-Sandy. They are looking into a possible criminal violation of state election laws after Ellis accused Walker of offering him a job and a raise if he'd drop out of the treasurer's race.
Ellis won the GOP primary. Walker denies any wrongdoing, saying he never offered Ellis a raise but said that treasurer's office employees would still keep their jobs if he won the November election.
The two county attorneys were appointed by the Utah Attorney General's Office to investigate any criminal violations. The attorney general himself had endorsed Walker in the primary, as well as most of the GOP leadership in the Utah Legislature.
The criminal probe is centering around a class B misdemeanor charge of promise to appoint to office.
"Multiple people are going to have to be talked to or interviewed and possibly subpoenas issued," Rawlings said. "Mark and I have both realized we need to do this right and we need to be able to explain to people what we did and why we came to the conclusions we came to because a lot of people are interested in this case."
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It's crazy to me how one can be so busy and still get nothing done!! Sometimes the only thing I have to show for my day is the fact that Rhys is still alive and kicking. It's been a good couple of weeks though. It's been awesome being able to hang out with and get to know my son. Here are some cute pictures of him. He's way cuter now that he's starting to grow out of that wacky newborn baby wierdness.
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
5 comments:
- Ariane said...
Finally is right ive been checking each day. So hes 5 weeks ish now? Love the pics, did u take them? Ilove that he looks so healthy, Adelle is just starting to get squishy.
- April 15, 2009 at 2:19 PM
- Cheryl said...
He's adorable! Glad to hear that all is well and that you are being a good mother! hee! hee! Didn't I tell you that you would??!
- April 15, 2009 at 3:16 PM
- Mabeys said...
So cute!!
- April 15, 2009 at 7:26 PM
- Melinda said...
Such cute pictures! LOVE your new header, btw!
- April 16, 2009 at 8:11 AM
- MegJill said...
I love that your baby weighed the same as my kids. Any smaller and I think they look uncooked! So, he seems just right.
- April 16, 2009 at 8:04 PM
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How long can scalp micropigmentation last?
Being able to successfully treat hair loss is the only thing that a balding solution should be designed to do. There is no room for failure or even a half-baked result. Losing hair is one thing. Recovering from it only to lose it again is quite another. To be fair, there has yet to be an actual cure developed that can totally prevent or reverse the effects of androgenic alopecia. There is however another technique aside from hair regrowth that can provide lasting effects. This is done through camouflaging hair loss.
Scalp micropigmentation is steadily gaining popularity as one of the leading methods to conceal male pattern baldness. In fact, it is so dynamic that its applications go far beyond this certain type of alopecia. There have been many other successfully treated cases of hair loss completed through the use of this technique. Other products or services might be more appropriately used depending on the current stage a certain kind of balding is in. Scalp micropigmentation can be implemented regardless if it is just beginning, in its mid-phase or even if it has completely caused all the hair to be lost. It is simply hard to put a limit on how effective this treatment can be.
Finding the right service provider is crucial in order to benefit from this treatment. Such establishments can create high quality scalp micropigmentation work that is hardly detectible. It could be made so well that it would remain indistinguishable even when it has already been pointed out. The part where the patient's real hair follicle begins and the pigments end would not be obvious. This is what scalp micropigmentation should essentially create, an illusion of hair that is able to effectively camouflage alopecia.
A first rate treatment will last anywhere between four to six years between refresher sessions, provided that it is delivered to a high standard. This will generally be made up of top grade inks, specialised equipment and experienced practitioners. The pigments must also be given time to heal for a minimum of seven days after each session is completed. This is simply the best time for it to settle into the scalp and fade. The scalp can become dry and itchy sometime in the middle of the week. Because of this, a conscious effort should be made to refrain from scratching its surface. This can cause pigments that have yet to assimilate with the skin to come off, resulting in a patchy looking hair pattern. It would be easy to counter this however because the practitioner simply has to layer another batch of pigments over the required area.
There are some ways to ensure that scalp micropigmentation will last as long as possible. Having an aftercare regimen is necessary to wash away any excess oil and dirt that has built up over the surface of the skin. This can block the pores and cause it to break out with pimples, potentially affecting the pigments wherever it may appear. Keeping the scalp moisturized is another essential component for its maintenance. Dryness can often result in flaked or cracked skin. This might cause premature fading due to the amount of skin that has been shed. Applying a moisturizer regularly can prolong the vibrancy of its hue. When the time does come that the pigments have faded noticeably, the client would only need to visit the clinic to request for a touch-up procedure. This would instantly refresh its color and make it appear like new.
The patient must also be wary to avoid prolonged sun exposure. He should likewise be mindful not to apply any alcohol-based tonics on his head. These instances would something that can speed up the fading of his scalp micropigmentation. Nothing could be done however if the client's own immune system or skin acidity would cause premature fading. His only recourse would be again, to visit the clinic to receive another touch-up treatment.


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#1005A/B - Introduction To Head Drawing A and B
Instructor: Mario Hernandez
Saturday, 10am-1pm
This course is an excellent opportunity for students to learn the craft of head drawing. It will provide each student with the necessary understanding and experience to draw the human head with authority. Each session will consist of a lecture or demonstration that will guide students step-by-step through the process of drawing from a live model. The traditional elements of life drawing will be emphasized including the structure and planes of the head, the values of light and shadow, edges, portrait composition and drawing techniques. The course will also include exercises and assignments aimed to help students greatly hone their portrait drawing skills.
#1002A/B- Head and Figure Drawing with the Reilly Method A and B
Instructor: Israel Martinez
Wednesday, 10am-1pm
This is an introductory figure and head drawing class, concentrating on the methods of Frank Reilly. You may see a broader explanation of Frank Reilly's methods here . Using 6 simple lines as the starting point for drawing the figure, Israel Martinez will instruct and demonstrate how to simply draw a figure that is solid and proportional, having weight and balance. Your drawing will improve drastically and will have economy of line. The class will warm-up by drawing 5-minute poses, followed by instructor demonstration, and then 20 minute poses that will teach you to block-in structure quickly.
#2380A/B - Alla Prima Head/Figure Painting A and B
Instructor: Ignat Ignatov
Friday, 10am-4pm
This course will consist of painting demonstrations and lectures covering the important elements of painting such as value, color and edges, as well as composition and design. This class will also cover the limited palette and the amazing advantages that it offers. Each week the artists will paint from life a different model using the Alla Prima (wet into wet technique) and will receive individual instruction and critiques. The goal is to advance your skills in the direct painting method while applying the fundamentals to achieve a solid understanding of painting the human form in various light conditions and settings.
#2367A/B - Figure Painting A and B
Instructor: Joseph Todorovitch
Wednesday, 12pm-6pm
We will paint the figure from life and discuss choices for setting up the pose, composition, color harmony, lighting, pacing, and bringing the painting to a decent level of resolve. We'll also discuss the language of describing paint in order to better understand our mixtures. Joseph will explain his approach and demonstrate by painting along and illustrating his ideas about the approach. Pose lengths will vary from single days to multiple days. Previous drawing experience is highly recommended.
#1122 - Sketching the Figure (Quick Pose/Head/Figure Construction)
Instructor: Sergio Sanchez
Tuesday, 7pm-10pm
The student will receive study in drawing the head and figure, using quick-sketch and longer pose study of the figure and head. This is a broad overview of the many aspects of drawing the figure.
To view our whole schedule of classes, go to www.laafa.org/sessions/calendar . Or feel free to call us at, 818.708.9232. The Winter Quarter starts January 11th!