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Take A Creative Approach To Website Design
You must be on top of your game when concerned with web design. You will learn how important this really is in the following article. The information you will learn here will be clear, helpful, and will get you on your way to designing the best website possible.
Make sure that there is a site feature that will allow users to seek for specific content. If people visit your site for something specific, they will be on the lookout for a search box. If you do not have one, the viewer will find another site. Always put the search box near the top-right corner of your pages.
Consider having your website use fixed-position navigation. This involves locking your site's navigation panel as visitors scroll down. This helps anyone who just stumbles across your site view it more seamlessly. It can also make it easier for them to do something you want them to do (like get on your email list).
Allow your users the ability to cancel something if they are not happy with what they typed in. This includes anything from filling out a simple set of questions, up to registering for a product or service. Visitors do not appreciate not being able to cancel things that they are not interested in completing, and they may not wish to return to your site for future purchases.
You should be aware of any clashing colors when building your website. Make sure that text can be easily read against background colors. The text opted for should be dark in color, with a lighter color used for your backgrounds. If you are not sure whether or not your chosen color scheme is user friendly, ask for some feedback from some of your friends.
Prevent utilizing pop-ups on your site. Everyone hates getting pop-up after pop-up on a website. The majority of people will leave a site if it contains pop-ups, even if these sites are very large ones. Keep your customers happy, by steering clear of these annoying ads. If your web host forces you to have pop-up ads, try to find another web host.
A fast website is a good website. If a visitor needs to wait while the page loads, they may click off your site and not return.
Optimize your site for older versions of Internet Explorer (IE7 and IE8). Most people have a love-hate relationship with IE; however, many people are still using it, including older versions. They often don't render elements to web standards, so you will have to work around them. Looking up "box model bug" can be very helpful.
Always give your readers the ability to stop whatever it is they're doing. This includes anything from filling out a simple set of questions, up to registering for a product or service. You can deter people from coming back to your site if you don't allow them the option of cancelling things they are in the middle of completing.
You should create a useful 'About Us' page Many sites use very boring, trite ideas on these pages. Make yours exciting! Let your visitors know a little bit about you. Share tidbits of information such as your business goals, your beginnings in web design and the sources of your inspiration.
You have access to a number of different programs to help you do this. These programs are often easy to use and can quickly design an attractive website for you. Should your website not be appealing, then your visitor count is going to be low.
Focus on conditional loading as you build your webpages as well as CSS that is specifically for pages opening in varying browsers. The point of this is to keep maintenance easy and adds to ease of use during test periods. Every website occasionally needs maintenance, so you want to minimize the time you spend here.
Aim for page loading times of under 10 seconds. A well designed website will show up on a browser within moments. Most visitors want things to happen quickly and easily. If you don't offer that to them, you will lose those visitors.
When you are creating your website, remember that all available space is not required to be used. Cluttering every pixel with design elements, will make your site confusing and hard to navigate. Give your users a break by allowing space between different elements on each page. Sometimes, the value of blank space is equal to that of a website's content.
Search Engines
If you plan to have multiple websites down the road, then consider reserving their domain names, now. The reason this is a problem is that you need to be creative and the names should match your sites but others may have the same name chosen so lock them up right away. It is not uncommon for many people to have similar ideas. We are all connected and think in similar ways.
Do not use frames on your website. Frames are not optimized for most search engines. Although users like pages that include frames, the information inside does not show up in search engines. This will preclude you from having a positive ranking. When that happens, not many people will see your site.
Get signed up for a design newsletter to stay current on web design trends. This way, if you ever are at a loss for ideas, you will be able to find inspiration through the newsletters. For rookies and veterans, newsletters come in handy.
Your user's needs should be your top priority. The focus of the end user should always be at the forefront of the designer's mind. Think about how a user will find information and navigate your site. These are important considerations to make. See things from the perspective of your visitor.
Content proofreading is important if you want to avoid mistakes. People should be able to fly through your content. When you have errors on your site it really looks unprofessional and people won't take you or your site seriously which can hurt it's reputation.
File types have a lot to do with the speed at which your website loads. In general, JPEGs and GIFs are best for graphics. While BMP and PNG files might be better for creating web graphics, these file types tend to use significantly more disk space. You should convert graphics into a more manageable file type that will make an more pleasant experience for your users.
Photoshop is a well-known editing program that is important to learn about in order to have successful website designs. However, many are not as familiar with Dreamweaver software and its features. It might be worth looking into this application to find out how it can benefit you.
Text Content
Stay creative and forward-thinking when you design your site! Come up with interesting new design elements and website features. Don't be afraid to also improve on features that are considered best practices, however. Your web design work will be more effective and more memorable if you remember to keep it creative.
Always use text content for links on your pages. Links should include a description so visitors understand what they're clicking. If there are links on your page without text content, they could accidentally click the link through a keyboard shortcut.
Try not to steer consumers on your website into different places other than what they are presently interested in. For instance, do not force them to respond to surveys or offers before they can proceed to the content in which they are interested. If you do this, your visitor will feel coerced and will probably leave your page. He or she may also give you a bad review.
A basic layout should be used for your site in the beginning, this way you can get an understanding of the basics of web design. You want to begin small and then expand at a later time when you are familiar with the entire web page design process.
If you want to create a site quickly, pay attention to time management. There are a ton of jobs involved, so you can't procrastinate. Next thing you know, the small tasks have grown in numbers. You will have the most success by managing your time.
Usability tests that are task based are a good tool for determining the effectiveness of a website. The point of using tools like these would be to discover some issue that is hidden deep within the depths of your site. If the site is designed well, any user should find the task quite easy. On the flip side, any issues that arise will help guide you to making any needed changes.
You always want to take site security into account. Purchase a SSL certificate if you handle payments or other person information. You also want to check with your web host to see what types of security they offer.
Don't waste money on web page design literature. Although if you do wish to pay, it is a long-term investment. There are some books which offer good content. Much of the information available is free. Just because you pay for a book doesn't make it better.
Use empty space to your benefit in highlighting the things that actually matter. Blank spaces will actually enhance readability, and visitors will not have to strain to read content on cluttered pages.
The copy/paste feature is invaluable when it comes to creating a variety of pages for a subcategory within your website. Instead of generating new HTML code for every single page, copy the main section of code, tweak it where needed, and then save it as a new file each time. You can utilize the master copy continuously.
Avoid using Flash on your website. While Flash can convey high-technology and an air of excitement, some computers lag when they encounter sites that use Flash. Also, keep in mind that some mobile phones and tablet PCs are not Flash-enabled. That could ruin the experience of visiting your website for those users, and they may avoid your site.
Staying consistent with site maintenance can help you get rid of SPAM and negative content on your website quickly. This helps keep your site looking great. Good site design includes removal of negative items.
Neutral background colors are best for most websites. Textured backgrounds can easily overwhelm the visitor, and, when used improperly, can really make your design look amateurish. A neutral or white background is best. Neutral colors have been shown to be the easiest background to read on.
Remember to put your search box on your web pages near the top. Also ensure that it will hold at least twenty-seven characters. Be sure that the search button is labeled "search", rather than "go or "submit." These measures will ensure that your search bar is clearly visible and is indeed a field for visitors to submit a search for the information they are seeking.
If you are targeting a local population with your website, consider purchasing a country code top level domain. That can mean your website is the dominant domain name for a specific region. It will also bring visitors that are in your region to the site.
Interface tools need to be simple to use, so your visitors do not get confused. This means that links should be checked often to make sure they go to the right place. Make sure to use code that changes the color of all links that are clicked on so that that visitors know they've already used the link. Having a user friendly website and a consistent design throughout, it will be much easier for consumers to stay on your site, and also come back again.
This may seem elementary, but your logo has a huge impact on how your website performs. Make sure it is representative of who you are and what you do. If you're not able to think of a great professional logo that relates, a professional can always help you.
Style Sheets
Simplicity is imperative in order to design an effective website. Avoid a dark background and dark text. It is hard for visitors to read. You should also avoid complex patterns. The pattern may override the text. Remember, simple is often the best: a white background with black text.
You definitely want to learn about CSS or cascading style sheets. HTML may be the basics, but many of the best design decisions are made in CSS. Style sheets serve as a reference guide to formatting the various pages of your site and bring consistency to the site. This makes it easy to change your site. Then, if you feel like changing all of the font color to green (or purple), you only have to change one line of code.
Put together a few checklists and cheat sheets for each new task you learn, so you can do it again without committing the same mistakes. It is also a great way to get advice on how to improve your site.
In conclusion, there are many reasons that every web site owner should be concerned with their design and how well their site implements it. With any luck, these tips should have provided new or better reinforcement and ideas you can use with your design techniques.
When hiring a company to meet your web design needs, you should be sure that they have been in business for more than three years. New companies are still in the process of learning business basics, which may cause poor web design choices because of their inexperience. Avoid this by hiring another company that is more experienced.


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Cops says most of reported missing kids are runaways
MANILA, Philippines—Most of the 40 children who were reported missing in Metro Manila since last year ran away from their homes because of marital problems of their parents, a police spokesperson disclosed Wednesday.
Chief Inspector Kimberly Molitas, National Capital Region Police Office spokesperson, also said most of the minors who were reported missing by their relatives were aged 13 to 17.
She quickly added that 36 of these cases had since been considered "solved" by the police as the children were eventually reunited with their parents.
"Most of the missing persons in Metro Manila were children of parents who were having marital conflicts," Molitas said in a news briefing at Camp Crame.
The Philippine National Police also announced the activation of a special task force to look into the cases of missing children in the metropolis and nearby provinces.
Task Group "Sagip Anghel" will be composed of investigators from the NCRPO and the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG), according to PNP spokesperson Chief Supt. Generoso Cerbo Jr.
Cerbo said PNP chief Director General Alan Purisima designated Chief Supt. Christopher Laxa, NCRPO operations chief, and Supt. Emma Libunao, chief of CIDG Women and Children's Protection Division, to lead the investigating team.
"The PNP chief wants positive actions on these cases. He also ordered the special task group to lead the efforts in locating the missing children," Cerbo said.
Molitas said the task force would initially focus its investigation on the cases of four children who disappeared in the metropolis recently.
She said Dayne Buenaflor and James Narag went missing in Taguig City while Jose Jael Flores disappeared in Parañaque City several days ago. On Sunday, a three-year-old boy was also reported missing in Quezon City.
Cerbo maintained there was no evidence showing that a syndicated was behind the disappearance of the four children.
"In fact, one of the victims went missing due to neglect. It's not the handiwork of an organized group. They circumstances of their disappearance were not the same," he said.
Molitas sought the assistance of the public and the village councils in locating the missing children.
"We will print pictures of these missing children and distribute them to all the district units and police stations in Metro Manila. We will also provide pictures to barangay (village) halls," she said.
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I bought a vinyl copy of this totally on 'spec' yesterday. I'm glad I did!
Here's what I found out about KIMIO MIZUTANI and the album from erstwhile Teardrop Explodes frontman and musicologist, Julian Cope, through his 'Japrocksampler' site.
Although essentially a session guitarist, Jun 'Kimio' Mizutani is best known for his contributions to such classic early '70s albums as LOVE WILL MAKE A BETTER YOU by Love Live Life +1, the self-titled Uganda LP and People's BUDDHA MEETS ROCK. Along the way, the ex-Out Cast member also released one star-studded LP of his own in A PATH THROUGH HAZE. Taking his lead from Masahiko Satoh's LP of the same name, Mizutani delivered a record of Zappa-styled instrumentals, accompanioed by Satoh himself and Foodbrain'sHiro Yanagida. The LP was all recorded in a single monster session, in the huge Nippon Gramophon No. 1 Studio, on June 7th 1971, and featured the Toyama String Quartet and Etoh Wood Quartet to further explore the Zappa-meets-jazz consciousness that was so prevalent at the time. Indeed, the record comes across like an album by Glenn Phillips or even something akin to John McLaughlin's DEVOTION, though without the supreme euphoria achieved on the latter. Besides Mizutani's rendition of Satoh's epic title track, the other pieces were 'Sail In The Sky', 'Turning Point', 'Tell Me What You Saw', 'One For Janis', 'Sabbath Day's Sable', 'A Bottle Of Codeine' and 'Way Out'.
The excellent 'The Rare Music Shop' site also had this to say:
180g vinyl reissue of this ultra-rare '70s Japanese rock album. Kimo Mizutani was the guitarist in the excellent Japanese Freak-out group, Love Live Life + 1 and this reissue is of his first solo album from 1971. Mizutani plays electric and "folk" guitar and leads a largish ensemble (bass, drums, organ, Moog and vocals) through what is widely regarded as one of the true psychedelic masterpeices of the '70s Japanese scene. Sensitive interludes (accompanied by the Toyama String Quartet and the Etoh Wood Quartet) , tasteful nods to progressive/fusionist extension and a lovely, hovering psych guitar from Mizutani dominate proceedings. A nice merger of hard rock concxeptualisation and the complexities that would evolve from it…and until now, almost impossible to hear within the confines of Western Society.
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I have been scouring the internet for a rain jacket. This is what I want:
trench coat style
with a hood
with a belt
khaki/beige/tan color
classy buttons (I like the double breasted style, but it doesn't have to be that way)
less than $150
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It doesn't seem to me like it should be that difficult, but the combination of the XS and the hood and the $150 is making the search very frustrating. I ordered a small, but it looks goofy--I tried it on at work (that's where I had it shipped to), and the CTO said, "You'll grow into it." :D
The person who finds this jacket so that I can buy it wins a prize. That is all.
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I have been scouring the internet for a rain jacket. This is what I want:
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I'm lacking in things to do at work today...so thanks for the distraction!ReplyDelete
is $153 with coupon code
is $158, you could see if you can find a sale code somewhere?
$138, doesn't come in XS but SP might fit you better?
$128, comes in XSP in your requested options...but you might be anti-colorblocking?
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Good work! Maybe I should make up challenges like this more often! ;)
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Check out Lord and Taylor. They have a Cole Haan hooded double breasted trench on sale for $177, but the website says to enter promo code "shop" for an additional 20% off (plus free shipping). Sara also has some beautiful trenches, but without hoods. No prize needed if I win. BTW you are one difficult lady to get a hold of.ReplyDelete


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|Other names
Diphosphate or dipolyphosphate
3D model (JSmol)
|E number
|E450 (thickeners, ...)
PubChem CID
|Molar mass
|g·mol−1 173.943
|Conjugate acid
|Pyrophosphoric acid
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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In chemistry, a pyrophosphate is a phosphorus oxyanion. Compounds such as salts and esters are also called pyrophosphates. The group is also called diphosphate or dipolyphosphate, although this should not be confused with phosphates. As a food additive, diphosphates are known as E450. A number of hydrogen pyrophosphates also exist, such as Na2H2P2O7, as well as the normal pyrophosphates.
Pyrophosphates were originally prepared by heating phosphates (pyro from the Greek, meaning "fire"). They generally exhibit the highest solubilities among the phosphates;[1] moreover, they are good complexing agents for metal ions (such as calcium and many transition metals) and have many uses in industrial chemistry. Pyrophosphate is the first member of an entire series of polyphosphates.
The term pyrophosphate is also the name of esters formed by the condensation of a phosphorylated biological compound with inorganic phosphate, as for dimethylallyl pyrophosphate. This bond is also referred to as a high-energy phosphate bond.
The synthesis of tetraethyl pyrophosphate was first described in 1854 by Philippe de Clermont at a meeting of the French Academy of Sciences.
In biochemistry[edit]
Pyrophosphates are very important in biochemistry. The anion P
7 is abbreviated PPi, standing for inorganic pyrophosphate. It is formed by the hydrolysis of ATP into AMP in cells.
- ATP → AMP + PPi
For example, when a nucleotide is incorporated into a growing DNA or RNA strand by a polymerase, pyrophosphate (PPi) is released. Pyrophosphorolysis is the reverse of the polymerization reaction in which pyrophosphate reacts with the 3′-nucleosidemonophosphate (NMP or dNMP), which is removed from the oligonucleotide to release the corresponding triphosphate (dNTP from DNA, or NTP from RNA).
The pyrophosphate anion has the structure P
7, and is an acid anhydride of phosphate. It is unstable in aqueous solution and hydrolyzes into inorganic phosphate:
or in biologists' shorthand notation:
- PPi + H2O → 2 Pi + 2 H+
In the absence of enzymic catalysis, hydrolysis reactions of simple polyphosphates such as pyrophosphate, linear triphosphate, ADP, and ATP normally proceed extremely slowly in all but highly acidic media.[2]
(The reverse of this reaction is a method of preparing pyrophosphates by heating phosphates.)
This hydrolysis to inorganic phosphate effectively renders the cleavage of ATP to AMP and PPi irreversible, and biochemical reactions coupled to this hydrolysis are irreversible as well.
PPi occurs in synovial fluid, blood plasma, and urine at levels sufficient to block calcification and may be a natural inhibitor of hydroxyapatite formation in extracellular fluid (ECF).[3] Cells may channel intracellular PPi into ECF.[4] ANK is a nonenzymatic plasma-membrane PPi channel that supports extracellular PPi levels.[4] Defective function of the membrane PPi channel ANK is associated with low extracellular PPi and elevated intracellular PPi.[3] Ectonucleotide pyrophosphatase/phosphodiesterase (ENPP) may function to raise extracellular PPi.[4]
From the standpoint of high energy phosphate accounting, the hydrolysis of ATP to AMP and PPi requires two high-energy phosphates, as to reconstitute AMP into ATP requires two phosphorylation reactions.
- 2 ADP + 2 Pi → 2 ATP
The plasma concentration of inorganic pyrophosphate has a reference range of 0.58–3.78 µM (95% prediction interval).[5]
Isopentenyl pyrophosphate converts to geranyl pyrophosphate the precursor to tens of thousand of terpenes and terpenoids.[6]
As a food additive[edit]
Various diphosphates are used as emulsifiers, stabilisers, acidity regulators, raising agents, sequestrants, and water retention agents in food processing.[7] They are classified in the E number scheme under E450:[8]
- E450(a): disodium dihydrogen diphosphate; trisodium diphosphate; tetrasodium diphosphate (TSPP); tetrapotassium diphosphate
- E450(b): pentasodium and pentapotassium triphosphate
- E450(c): sodium and potassium polyphosphates
In particular, various formulations of diphosphates are used to stabilize whipped cream.[9]
See also[edit]
- Adenosine monophosphate
- Adenosine diphosphate
- Adenosine triphosphate
- ATPase
- ATP hydrolysis
- ATP synthase
- Biochemistry
- Bone
- Calcium pyrophosphate
- Calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate deposition disease
- Catalysis
- High energy phosphate
- Inorganic pyrophosphatase
- Nucleoside triphosphate
- Nucleotide
- Organophosphate
- Oxidative phosphorylation
- Phosphate
- Phosphoric acid
- Phosphoric acids and phosphates
- Sodium pyrophosphate
- Superphosphate
- Thiamine pyrophosphate
- Tooth
- Zinc pyrophosphate
- ^ C.Michael Hogan. 2011. Phosphate. Encyclopedia of Earth. Topic ed. Andy Jorgensen. Ed.-in-Chief C.J.Cleveland. National Council for Science and the Environment. Washington DC
- ^ Van Wazer JR, Griffith EJ, McCullough JF (Jan 1955). "Structure and Properties of the Condensed Phosphates. VII. Hydrolytic Degradation of Pyro- and Tripolyphosphate". J. Am. Chem. Soc. 77 (2): 287–291. doi:10.1021/ja01607a011.
- ^ a b Ho AM, Johnson MD, Kingsley DM (Jul 2000). "Role of the mouse ank gene in control of tissue calcification and arthritis". Science. 289 (5477): 265–70. doi:10.1126/science.289.5477.265. PMID 10894769.
- ^ a b c Rutsch F, Vaingankar S, Johnson K, Goldfine I, Maddux B, Schauerte P, Kalhoff H, Sano K, Boisvert WA, Superti-Furga A, Terkeltaub R (Feb 2001). "PC-1 nucleoside triphosphate pyrophosphohydrolase deficiency in idiopathic infantile arterial calcification". Am J Pathol. 158 (2): 543–54. doi:10.1016/S0002-9440(10)63996-X. PMC 1850320. PMID 11159191.
- ^ Ryan LM, Kozin F, McCarty DJ (1979). "Quantification of human plasma inorganic pyrophosphate. I. Normal values in osteoarthritis and calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystal deposition disease". Arthritis Rheum. 22 (8): 886–91. doi:10.1002/art.1780220812. PMID 223577.
- ^ Eberhard Breitmaier (2006). "Hemi‐ and Monoterpenes". Terpenes: Flavors, Fragrances, Pharmaca, Pheromones. doi:10.1002/9783527609949.ch2.
- ^ Codex Alimentarius 1A, 2nd ed, 1995, pp. 71, 82, 91
- ^ D. J. Jukes, Food Legislation of the UK: A Concise Guide, Elsevier, 2013, p. 60–61
- ^ Ricardo A. Molins, Phosphates in Food, p. 115
Further reading[edit]
- Schröder HC, Kurz L, Muller WE, Lorenz B (Mar 2000). "Polyphosphate in bone" (PDF). Biochemistry (Moscow). 65 (3): 296–303. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-25.
External links[edit]
|Look up diphosphate or pyrophosphate in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
- Media related to Pyrophosphates at Wikimedia Commons
- Pyrophosphates at the US National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)


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Hello friends! Happy Friday and thank goodness right?
I've had two weeks in a row where Tuesday has felt like Thursday which is a miserable feeling, let me tell you. But I did have a great time at 826NYC's Dueling Bingo Event–raising money for creative writing for kids.
That's me on the right supporting Kathy Najimy's Bingo win!
Then, last night I had the immense pleasure of re-watching Step Up on the Highline. If you haven't seen it, you probably should.
Tonight I'm headed to the Intrepid to revisit Jurassic Park. I'm so excited for the velociraptors in the kitchen and Newman getting sprayed in the face. Yes, those are my favorite and most vivid memories of Jurassic Park.
I hope you had a great week and have some plans for this weekend. Here are some things to help the weekend get here faster.
As Ralph Waldo Emerson said, "To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment."
- The kid behind the amazing Beyonce Countdown Snuggie video.
- Nothing is objective.
- Did you know I love Post-it notes? I guess these people do too.
- Into the Woods is perhaps the best/worst musical to get stuck in your head. I have a love/hate relationship but apparently these folks really want to see it performed at Shakespeare in the Park.
- Some whimsical photos.
- I want to read more books that make me feel like this.
- I want to visit this neat water tower in Brooklyn sometime soon! It would be a great place for a photo shoot, no?
- Having these might be better than trying to Google conversions while my hands are covered in dough.
- I'm currently lusting after this watch. Early birthday present?
- Some neat ideas for day/weekend trips around NYC.
- Samuel L. Jackson's take on the Olympics.
- I don't even understand what's happening in this music video. Can someone tell me what gangnam style is? My guess is that it's ghost riding a horse?
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Framing Governance on "People, Spaces, Deliberation"
So, what's governance anyway? No, don't ask me for a definition. I can, however, tell you how we frame it. People, Spaces, Deliberation has been around for about four years now, and we hope we have made our modest contribution to the discussion of governance, especially in a development context.
To give an idea about how we frame governance, I took a look at the tags we use most frequently for our posts. Each post in which the tag occurred was counted. And here it is: Governance, on this blog, is about, first and foremost, public opinion and accountability. It's also about the media as institutions of accountability and media development, about transparency, about fighting corruption, about social media – and about communication.


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Social media is well known in now days. But do know how it affects us. Sometimes social media is one of those things in your daily routine. But do you have the ability to be able to control things that may affect you. Like if you may be addicted to it and etc.
I think social is taking over the world, from my point of view. So watch out cause you may be one.


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Julie Collier
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"Career development isn't something people do once in their lives and that's it. It can and should be cyclical throughout one's lifetime."
What advice would you give to a new college student?
Don't try to plan your entire life. Allow for unplanned opportunities to guide you a little. This happens by getting involved in on-campus and off-campus activities: joining student organizations, finding jobs and internships, getting to know your professors, volunteering, and finding work that needs doing in a world with so many underfunded organizations that need your time and talent more than ever.
What's the favorite part of your job?
I have two favorite parts: First, meeting with students who are so motivated and hopeful in their quest to get work experience and start their career that they inspire me and secondly, networking with employers who are on-board with creating opportunities for these students. I've had the good fortune of working with several local professionals from companies like SMUD, Intel and Vanir Construction Management who want to come on campus and mentor students with no other motive other than to outreach to their community and give back.
What was your proudest moment working with students?
At Sac State I worked with members of the student chapter of the Power Engineering Society. Over the course of four years, their officers sought me out as a resource in planning their industry panels. These students were so committed to serving their peers, so good at networking, reaching out to faculty and staff, and always created exciting career events. I nominated them for a leadership award sponsored by the Student Organizations and Leadership office and they won. I was really proud of them-their level of commitment, hard work and service to their peers and the university.
What are some of the new features/services being offered in your department this semester?
Officially called the Career and Transfer Services Center, this space will serve students in the following ways:
- Serve as a central hub for career development, work experience and transfer services
- Provide assistance, resources and workshops for students engaged in self-exploration, researching careers or academic programs, or searching/applying for jobs and internships
- House the Work Experience and Internship Program
- House college transfer representatives from UC, CSU and private campuses
- House workforce development professionals from Sacramento Works
Our new Facebook page and the Los Rios Internship & Careers (LINCS) website will list upcoming events. We'll be offering workshops on career decision making, interest assessment, finding your ideal internship, and job search techniques. In spring we hope to host a volunteer and internship fair here on campus.
Did you have access to such a center when you were going to school? What do you think are the most-helpful features of FLC's center?
As an undergraduate I did have access to a campus career center. I remember asking to do an interest assessment and they had me sit at a computer and answer a bunch of questions. I don't remember getting to meet with a real person who could help talk me through the results of that assessment. Later I found the counseling office and they offered career counseling. That experience was so much more valuable. I think a career center is only effective if there are real people available to guide students and help them in the self-exploration and research process.
Is the center a true all-ages facility that has something to offer every level of student?
Yes. Career development isn't something people do once in their lives and that's it. It can and should be cyclical throughout one's lifetime. Due to rapid changes in technology and the way organizations operate in today's marketplace, it's been said today's workers will experience between seven and eleven job changes over their lifetime. A viable occupation today could be obsolete in a decade so individuals need to be flexible and open to change. The FLC Career and Transfer Services Center is in its infancy, but it will have to be dynamic in the way it serves its student population, offering the latest career resources, advice and industry information.
Julie earned her master's degree in counseling at Sacramento State University.
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How often molecules collide is of interest to chemists because getting molecules close together (really close together, within tenths of nanometers) is fundamental to their ability to react, to change into other things. Molecules bump into each other more often when the temperature is high (they are moving faster and so cover more territory) and when the pressure is high (there are more of them to hit). But collisions also increase when the target area is larger. Think about trying to move through a crowded grocery store with a big cart versus when you just need to grab a gallon of milk. The surface area you present to other shoppers is large when you have that cart and you are more likely to run into other things.2 This surface area is the collisional cross section.
I've been moving fast lately and the pressure has been high, which if I were a gas would mean I would be having more collisions, but in reality has left me feeling like all I do is wave as I race past people in the hallway or on campus. Sorry, can't talk now, have to run. Whoosh. The semester is winding down, with the gift of a Friday with no classes or meetings on it. Not only that, but this was the very same Friday that The Egg is singing as part of a quartet at his SoCal college. A most welcome collision on my calendar.
I booked a flight, and now I am here. Not only that, but Math Man figured out he could take a day off and come, too. So this morning, I met The Egg on campus and as we walked to get breakfast, we "ran into" Math Man on the sidewalk. Surprise!
But there was more collisional fun to be had. A delightful colleague was in Philly to give a talk which I couldn't go to (vide infra). We booked a time for tea and Skype later in the month, a moment to virtually collide, if not literally. But on Thursday evening, while headed to my gate at PHL, my phone rang. The number was delightful colleague's. "Are you by any chance at PHL?" she asked. "I am." We were flying out from adjacent gates. Which resulted in two women running (literally) into each other at PHL, and we enjoyed twenty wonderful minutes to hug, hang out and catch up on the really big things that had happened to each other. And some of the small delights.
A high collisional cross section? Almost worth the pressure.
1. Theory in the sense scientists use it, meaning a coherent system of ideas used to explain something, not theory as it is often used outside of scientific circles, where it carries the connotation of something unlikely to be realized in actual practice, or notions that are not yet and probably won't proved true.
2. To get a sense of how lightly populated a gas is, a molecule at room temperature on average travels about 300 times its length before hitting another molecule, the equivalent of my walking 500 yards without getting close enough to anyone to shake their hand. Not my experience of the grocery store after work!


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Thomas L. Brewer is a Senior Fellow at the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD) in Geneva, and a Visiting Scholar at the MIT Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research (CEEPR). He was a Lead Author of the chapter on International Cooperation in the most recent report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), and a convener of the E15 group on Measures to Address Climate Change and the Trade System, sponsored by ICTSD and the World Economic Forum. He is also an Associate Fellow of the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) in Brussels, and an emeritus faculty member of Georgetown University in Washington, DC.
His current research focuses on: black carbon (BC) as a climate change forcing agent; technologies and government policies that can mitigate BC emissions; the effects of BC on Arctic warming; and BC issues in international maritime shipping, including policy issues at the local, regional and global levels.
He has developed a proposal for an Arctic Black Carbon (ABC) agreement, which is discussed in an ICTSD policy paper and update paper. The proposal has been presented at a COP side event, workshops in Washington, DC, an MIT CEEPR conference, an International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) conference and other venues.
He is co-author of a World Bank Discussion Paper, "Carbon Market Clubs and the New Paris Regime," and he is author of The United States in a Warming World: The Political Economy of Government, Business and Public Responses to Climate Change (Cambridge University Press).
He made a presentation on Trade and Climate Change Issues for a workshop in 2015 in Beijing on "Bilateral Cooperation between China and the United States: Facilitating Progress on Climate-Change Policy," which was co-organized by the Harvard Project on Climate Agreements and the Chinese National Center for Climate Change Strategy and International Cooperation. He developed and taught a staff training course on trade and environment issues for the Policy Research Center for Environment and Economy, Ministry of Environmental Protection of the People's Republic of China in 2016.
He has been a Visiting Senior Research Fellow at Oxford University in the Smith School for Enterprise and the Environment, and he has been a Schöller Foundation Senior Research Fellow at Friedrich-Alexander University in Nuremberg, Germany. He has been a consultant to the World Bank, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
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When you open your eyes do you see only what's in front of you?
When you sing do you mouth sounds or interpret and infuse expressive meaning to words?
Do you forget what you read or read to forget?
Society has often been trained to look for frequent pleasurable distractions to help face the onslaught of real problems.
I am one of the first in line to enjoy and participate in rock concerts, jazz clubs, operas, symphonic programs and folk music; but the time that is valued beyond any humans ability to adequately use it to address our Creator requires a respectful, and intentioned approach…
As humbled as I am by the birth of a grandson nothing compares to exchanged moments with God. I "see" God in Abner's eyes!
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Brooke Parrish is an eighth-grader who loves to dance, draw and play softball.
She's an iPad movie-making whiz with a reel of trailers that are spot-on imitations of the action flicks she likes best.
She's a willowy eighth-grader with long, dark red curls, and will graduate from Rolesville Middle School this spring as an honor roll student. She has dreams of California and a career in the movies.
But first, she needs a liver transplant.
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For more than two years, Brooke has been waiting for the transplant that will give her relief from the days she spends exhausted and out of breath because of a condition called Hepatopulmonary syndrome.
She was diagnosed in early 2012 after visiting the doctor for what seemed like a bad cold. Doctors soon realized the oxygen saturation levels in her blood were far too low, but it took time to piece together just what was wrong. The syndrome is a liver disease that also affects the heart and lungs.
Once they had an answer, the Parrish family started waiting for the transplant. They make trips every three months to Children's Hospital in Pittsburgh so that Brooke's doctors can monitor her health.
Lately, Brooke needs to bring a small oxygen tank to school each day so she can keep up with her classes. Sometimes she's still too tired to finish out the day.
Several months ago, she had to give up softball and dance. She no longer could draw the breath she needed to perform and play safely.
It's a setback, but one Brooke expects to overcome.
"I don't like it, but I understand," she said. "I'll get back to doing everything when it's all over."
Waiting for the call
When it's all over starts when the call comes that she has reached the top of the transplant list.
She and her family will have just hours to get to Pittsburgh. Multiple companies that provide medical flights are on alert, ready to fly them the instant they're ready.
Everything is in place. The waiting is still agony.
"We didn't think it would be this long," said Brooke's mother, Charlene Parrish. "Every day you think it's going to be the day."
She hopes families will consider organ donation, knowing that it can save someone's life.
To help ease the Parrish family's financial burden, a group of friends have formed a fundraising team called Brooke's Buddies. They're hoping to raise $60,000 for the Children's Organ Transplant Association in honor of Brooke.
The funds help to defray transplant-related expenses for children like Brooke. It's money she will be able to access for the rest of her life to pay for medications, doctor appointments and other expenses related to the transplant.
On June 21, Brooke's Buddies will hold a family fun day at the Rolesville Town Hall with dancing, games, a raffle and a silent auction, the first in a series of events to help them reach their goal.
"This can be a good way of giving back and being grateful for what you have," said Jeanette Whalen, a friend of the family who has helped spearhead the effort.
The Parrish family has already lost a son, Gregory, who died in 2006 at age 12. He had neurofibromatosis, a genetic disorder that caused brain tumors and robbed him of his vision. Gregory was a devoted fan of N.C. State's basketball team; the players and coaches grew to know and love him.
Whalen said she had to act after watching the Parrish family deal with the news that they had to confront yet another grave illness for another child
"I just felt I had to do something," she said.
Brooke said her family and her doctors help her understand that her condition isn't the same as Gregory's. Talks with her friends and family, including her two older brothers, help her through the tough times.
"It's a little scary, but I'm fine with it," she said.
Brooke's father, Gary, said he's proud of how hard Brooke has worked to keep everything in her life as normal as possible while never asking for any special treatment.
He knows the family has no choice but to wait to see what happens next. He'll be glad for the day when he doesn't check his phone constantly for news from doctors.
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Louisville Man Guilty Of Sexual Abuse Of A Minor Under The Age Of Seven In The Production Of Child Pornography
LOUISVILLE, Ky – A Louisville man pleaded guilty in United States District Court this week to charges of sexually abusing a minor under the age of seven during the production of child pornography, announced David J. Hale, United States Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky.
According to the five count indictment, Thomas Evan Middleton, age 50, sexually abused the minor female during the creation of pornography, while babysitting the minor at his home, between August 2009 and May 2011.
This case was initially brought by the Louisiana Attorney General's Office (LAGO) who contacted law enforcement in Louisville, Kentucky regarding a peer-to-peer investigation into Louisiana resident Robert Swan. The LAGO had previously executed a search warrant on Swan's residence on January 30, 2013. During the review process of Swan's electronic storage devices the LAGO discovered images of Swan and a then unknown individual engaged in the sexual exploitation of a minor. The unknown man had a cross tattoo on his right middle finger and was later identified as Thomas Middleton, through identifying information located on Swan's computer. During the course of their investigation, thousands of digital images of child pornography were recovered, including images with Swan and Middleton sexually abusing a 4 to 5 year old female.
On July 24, 2013, a federal search warrant was executed on Middleton's residence. Several items in the residence appeared to be the same as items observed in some of the sexual abuse images found on Swan's computer. During the execution of the search warrant, Middleton identified the child victim depicted in the pictures with him.
Middleton faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 25 years in prison, and a combined maximum term of imprisonment of 250 years, a fine of $1,250,000 and a period of supervised release of at least 5 years and up to any number of years including life.
Middleton is scheduled for sentencing before Senior Judge Thomas B. Russell, on March 18, 2014, at 12:15 in Louisville.
This case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney A. Spencer McKiness and is being investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation with assistance from the Louisiana Attorney General's Office.
This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. Led by the United States Attorneys' Offices and the Criminal Division's Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who sexually exploit children, and to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.usdoj.gov/psc For more information about internet safety education, please visit www.usdoj.gov/psc and click on the tab "resources."


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Been pretty interesting around the store. Got rid of the one thief they had hired and the other one is leaving shortly and toeing the line.
Well I got the heads up a couple weeks ago about a couple customers who might be stealing. I know these people mainly from our kids going to school together.
Well I just missed busting them yesterday!
They are good! They came in the store and went through the store pretty quickly. I saw one of them putting something in their bag. I walked up and talked to them like I saw nothing. I saw a package of hot dogs under their bag. Walked around with them through the store. They ducked down an aisle and were doing something in the bag and I was trying to see by looking through the chip rack but couldn't see really well.
One of them started my way so I ducked back, what I did not know was the other person was headed out the door with the bag.
Talked with the clerk who checked them out and there were no hot dogs nor buns that went through the till.
Store manager said next time they come in we are going to station an employee at the end of each aisle they are in and watch them.
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Location. 33° 25.086′ N, 79° 7.725′ W. Marker is in Pawleys Island, South Carolina, in Georgetown County. Marker is on State Road S-22-10, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Pawleys Island SC 29585, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 5 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Ward House — Liberty Lodge (within shouting distance of this marker); All Saints Academy Summer House (within shouting distance of this marker); P. C. J. Weston House / Pelican Inn (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Nesbit / Norburn House (about 600 feet away); Joseph Blyth Allston House (Pawley House) (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pawleys Island.
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The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has challenged the Ministry of Food and Agriculture to implement targeted and deliberate policies to make Ghana self-sufficient in chicken production and save the nation from the huge poultry import bill.
"We have to pursue a very deliberate policy intervention to make sure that we can grow and eat our own chicken," Dr Bawumia emphasized.
This follows an announcement by the Minister for Food and Agriculture, Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto, that there was no maize imports this year after the implementation of policies such as the Planting for Food and Jobs which resulted in a bumper harvest.
The Vice President was, therefore, tasking the Ministry to replicate this success in the poultry sub-sector to ensure a drastic reduction, if not an outright cessation, of poultry imports in the next few years.
Vice President Bawumia threw the challenge when he launched the 34th National Farmers' Day in Accra on August 3, 2018. This year's week-long celebration, scheduled to take place in Tamale in the Northern Region, is under the theme: Agriculture: Moving Ghana Beyond Aid.
Vice President Bawumia underscored the importance of the key role agriculture would play in achieving President Akufo-Addo's vision of a Ghana Beyond Aid, emphasising that it was time to engineer a sustainable agricultural development path that would assure both national and household food security, improve rural livelihoods and make Ghana agriculture competitive in the world market.
In this light, he said, government would continue to expand the implementation of on-going agricultural programmes such as the Planting for Food and Jobs, which, he said, was expected to see the number of direct beneficiaries rise from 200,000 in 2017 to 500,000 in 2018.
Dr Bawumia said government's approach and strategy for the development of Ghana's agriculture was holistic and transcended the PFJ initiative and that equally important interventions were being rolled out in the irrigation sub-sector in pursuit of the One Village, One Dam programme.
He explained that under the One Village, One Dam programme, being implemented in the three northern regions, about 570 dams would be constructed by next year. The Vice President said the increase in agricultural productivity meant that focus should be on processing and, hence the One District, One Factory flagship programme which was also on course.
He identified the road sector as a major area in terms of the challenges that the agricultural sector generally faced, adding that the Akufo-Addo Plan for Economic Transformation as outlined in the 2017 budget, largely focused on improving agricultural productivity.
Dr Bawumia indicated that at the heart of this programme was to ensure that critical roads across the whole country were fixed so that agricultural produce could move to market.
He disclosed that a billion dollar would be invested in road infrastructure, starting this year, under the Sinohydro barter facility that had been arranged.
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If you bring up the topic of American politics with a Swede, chances are they will bristle at the mention of the word Republican. They think George W. Bush, death penalty and Christian right. Fair enough, so do I.
But today the Princess of Sweden gave birth to a Princess. Yay! This means for the first time a Swedish queen will be followed by a Swedish queen, if everybody lives happily ever after.
The birth was uneventful, at least according to the newspapers. Princess Victoria went in around midnight last night and she is already home with her daughter. Congrats to the new Royal family.
But this morning led to a ton of man on the street interviews of people declaring themselves 'Republicans.' By that they don't mean right wing political leaning, no, they mean they don't want a Queen at all.
I've never seen so many Swedes call themselves Republicans in one go. It did make me laugh, but I have to say that I often agree with them. Considering all of the time people spend complaining immigrants are draining the system, the royal family certainly lives a lot better than most of us immigrants combined, and they do it all on the state dime.
That said, I hope the royals are enjoying their new edition and making the best out of all of my tax money.


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Wellness CenterThe Wellness Center houses the following offices:
DWI Program
|Ginny Adame, DWI Coordinator
|(505) 352-7723
|Linda Montano, Preventionist
|(505) 352-7737
|Lori Kurtz, Compliance Coordinator
|(505) 352-7721
|Franchesca Rangel, Compliance Officer
|(505) 352-7722
|Cheryl Luna, Compliance Officer
|(505) 352-7727
| Angela Ramirez, Treatment Provider, LSAA, CADS
|(505) 352-7610
|Joann Cordova-Sanchez, Treatment Provider, LADAC
|(505) 352-7611
The DWI Program administers services to DWI offenders such as compliance monitoring, alcohol screening, alternative sentencing, electronic monitoring, drug and/or alcohol testing and counseling. DWI offenders are referred to our Program by Courts within Valencia County.
2nd Congressional District Office of Congressman Steve Pearce
Congressman Pearce has two representatives located at this site to assist constituents. The representatives can be reached by dialing (505) 352-4045 or by visiting the Wellness Center.
In addidtion to housing the above offices, the Wellness Center has three meeting rooms that are utilized for wellness and community-based activities, including DWI Counseling/Treatment, Auricular Detoxification, Alcoholics Anonymous (English and Spanish Speaking), Meditation, Blood Drives and Driver Improvement Classes.
For more information regarding the possible use of the Wellness Center for a community-based or wellness event, please contact Lori Kurtz at (505) 352-7721.


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Growing Vertical Vegetable Gardens
If you have wanted to grow a vegetable garden, but you simply dont have the room, there are several things that you might want to try. One of these things is to grow vertical vegetable gardens. These can keep you in just the same amount of fresh produce, but take up much less space.
How Do They Work?
If you dont know how vertical vegetable gardens work, you arent alone. They arent seen very readily, and they arent very popular as of late, although they are very easy to create. Basically, you create what looks like a shelf unit one shelf holding different plants, and then the next shelf above holding different plants.
Of course, the plants must be in planters or boxes, because dirt simply cannot sustain itself in the air. You have to have a series of boxes that are on shelves above each other, and it can last as high as you can reach. Some even put them well above their heads, and use ladders and step stools to reach.
There are many advantages to having vertical vegetable gardens. First of all, as long as you are using planters or dirt boxes that are deep enough on each level, there is no limit to the amount of food that can be grown this way. As long as you have the proper dirt, the proper watering system, and the proper amount of sunlight, vertical vegetable gardens can yield exactly the same amount of food as if they were planted on the ground. However, they take up much less space, as you can plainly tell. You will be able to plant much more produce in a small amount of space using this method.
Another advantage is that you can position the vertical vegetable garden so that all of the plants get the sunlight at the same time. There is no need to have a garden built around what plants get the most of the sunlight, it can all be the same. IT is also very easy to water, for the excess water that you give to the top levels trickles down to the bottom levels, and so on. vertical vegetable gardens have great yields because nothing is ever left out or forgotten about.
The best advantage to vertical vegetable gardens is simply that you wont be using up near as much space as you would normally have to be using. You will find that your space usage is much less because you simply dont have to spread your garden out over all of your yard.
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I want to walk more and spend more time outdoors, I miss hiking and I hope to revive it this year.
Hi Kathia and I love this saying! In addition to trying to find the good in every day, I'm still going to work on simplifying my life more! Happy New Year and I hope it's a happy and healthy one for you! : )


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Here you will find all information about all our products as well as some informative tutorials and resources. Those of you who know our products will recognize this as a move to consolidate all information from pablot.com to this site.
Go take a look! You'll want to bookmark this site as it contains some very helpful information not found anywhere else. And if you've written a tutorial that you think would fit, let us know! We'll try to keep expanding to offer the most helpful resources for case/hardware modding your console.
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Luxury LUSH Pud – This bath bomb is full of colors which is my favorite kind. The holly on top basically screams Christmas time. The smell of it is sweet but with a hint of floral so neither scent is too overwhelming.
Dashing Santa – This cutie is a favorite from last year. It is a really fizzy bomb and has a citrus smell. It is different from all the other bath bombs that come out during the season. It has shimmer that looks amazing swirling in the water.
Shoot for the Stars – This is my favorite bath bomb I have ever tried. The smell is an amazing sweet honey scent. It turns the bath water an amazing blue/purple color. Once it starts melting it lets out little stars of soap that fill the tub and some shimmer. The smell and color combined make for the perfect bath bomb for me.


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A Scotland U16 development squad consisting of 22 home-based players has been selected for a two-week training camp in Valladolid, Spain, from Monday 3 to Sunday 16 July to mark the age-grade's final player-development camp of the season.
Selection for the summer camp is based on the players' overall performances and attitude from two training days in January; three training camps across February and March, and the Colwyn Bay Rugby Festival in April, which saw the squad return from Wales with three wins from four.
The camp is funded in conjunction with the Erasmus+ programme and New College Lanarkshire to help players enhance their employability and gain cultural awareness, as well as increasing their exposure to high-performance environments.
Head Coach, Eddie Pollock, said: "This is a full-time, professional camp in fantastic conditions and top-class facilities.
It's a real eye opener for the players to see what it takes to make the next step towards becoming a high-performance athlete.
"We address everything from the players' rugby skills to physical training and nutrition, and aim to test them to see how they respond under pressure.
"We then compare their performances against previous camp attendees so we can help benchmark how the players can compete at the next level.
"The players are therefore better prepared for senior rugby as the camp focuses on skills and strength and conditioning to improve the individual players' development rather than the squad's performance as a whole.
"Over the last few years, many players have used this camp to push on to U18, U20 and professional rugby.
It's a fantastic experience for a young player and a huge positive for youth rugby in Scotland, as well as helping lay the groundwork for the future of Scottish rugby."
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Alex Harley (George Watson's College / Currie)
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Scott King (Preston Lodge High School / Preston Lodge)
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Alex Marsh (Strathallan School / Perthshire)
Nick McAllister (St Aloysius' College)
Ethan McVicker (Boroughmuir)
Brandon Mills (Glenwood High School / Howe of Fife)
Gregor Mitchell (North Berwick High School / North Berwick)
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Summer Red and White Sangria
I'm not an avid sangria drinker, but this recipe was a treat with fresh fruit and white wine.
Cut one orange in half, one apple in quarters, and one pear in quarters.
Pour in most, or all, of the white wine. I used the whole bottle.
Toss in the apples and pears.
Squeeze the orange juice from each orange half into the pitcher and then throw in the orange half itself.
Finally, pour in the Daily's Sangria mixer and stir together. Refrigerate for about two and a half hours or until chilled. Don't drink warm sangria, believe me.
Get the printable recipe here!
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As a single mother, I admired Barbara. She has two children Jackie and Anthony. She is bubbly and just a sweetheart. Life has not been easy for her either. I really don't want to share anything from her past except to say she is a survivor. And the men in her life were what I call "bastards". She seemed to only meet men that wanted her as a "trophy", never marriage. And, in her sweetness, (whatever you call it) ... she never seemed to realize what kind of men she was drawn to.
And, then she met Richard five years ago and I couldn't have been happier for her. And, when he asked to marry her ... wow. He was one of the gentlest, sweetest and most caring men, I have had the honor to call friend. He made loving Barbara look so easy, because he worshipped the ground she walked on and she has done the same in return. I know he gave Barbara the stability she had never experienced. And, in turn ... Barbara just blossomed. He's funny and just loved life to the fullest.
For five years, I have known that God sent this wonderful man into her life. He was and is the part of her life that made it whole. He made her complete. And, gave her all the happiness she has so justly deserved.


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Katie leads the Food for Life team and is responsible for developing partnerships and devising and delivering healthy eating activities in the community. She has extensive experience of working with residents, schools and community groups in Hackney and her enthusiasm knows no bounds.
She has contributed to the Shoreditch Trust since 2010 and, as a trained Nutritional Therapist, brings with her a wealth of technical knowledge of nutrition, cooking and healthy messaging.
Katie loves to experiment in the kitchen, creating inspirational fridge feasts at lunch time in the office.
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My wife has been have dizzy spells for almost a year. The spells have had differing degrees of severity.Symtoms include a pressure on the top of head and behind eyes when turning head from left to right and climbing stairs. While driving she would come to stop but things around her appeared to still be moving. A couple of times she had the sensation of almost blacking/passing out. E.N.T. says there is nothing wrong with her ears. Neurologist says it is not a neuro problem but had MRI done to prove his point. MRI came back normal . All three doctoors can not give us a dirrection to pursue. My wife is a proffessional driver and has not been behind the steering wheel for 6 months.
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Over 150 years after the Queen of England began her reign over India, the "crown jewel" in a British empire that has since dissolved, a monarch of partial Indian descent is about to sit on the British throne. Prince William, according to a study by a genetics firm called BritainsDNA, likely carries a small amount of Indian DNA.
Here's how that happened. Sometime in the early 1800s, before the British Raj was first established, a Scottish merchant named Theodore Forbes, who worked for the East India Company in the port city of Surat, had a child with his housekeeper, a woman named Eliza Newark. Newark is thought to have been Armenian-Indian. She and Forbes named the child Katherine. Two centuries later, one of Katherine's descendants, Diana Spencer, married the prince of Wales. Their child is Prince William, who is slated to become king.
Researchers say they can't know with absolute certainty that William carries DNA of Indian origin but they believe it's pretty likely. How? His lineage from Eliza Newark is not in doubt; the scientists had to demonstrate (1) that he carries DNA directly from Newark; (2) that this DNA is of Indian origin.
The trick is something called mitochondrial DNA, which passes largely unchanged from a mother to her children. Newark and William, as it happens, are connected through a purely maternal line: Newark's daughter had a daughter who had a daughter who had a daughter who had a daughter who had a daughter, Princess Diana, who had William. That means the mitochondrial DNA had a good chance of surviving down the line.
Here's Sky News's summary of how researchers used this connection, as well as previous research that maps certain DNA markers to geographic origins, to find that Newark's direct descendants have about one half of one percent Indian DNA:
Using birth, marriage and death records, he said researchers traced two of Eliza's living direct descendants, who are both third cousins of Princess Diana's mother, Frances Shand Kydd, and tested samples of their saliva.
Using other genetic tests to corroborate the findings, they also discovered that the two direct descendants were around 0.3% and 0.8% South Asian. The rest of their DNA was of European origin.
"This was independent evidence that there was Indian ancestry," said Dr Wilson.
"For me, it corroborated the findings from the mtDNA. We've got two different kinds of genetic evidence that are independent from one another and they both corroborate the story. So it really seems that our future king has a little bit of Indian blood."
So there you have it: Two centuries after British merchants and generals began colonizing India and half a century after the country won its freedom, India has now sent one of its own to reverse-colonize the United Kingdom by taking the English crown, or at least 0.3 to 0.8 percent of it.


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This video was taken at today's anti Israel protests in London.
Make sure you watch until the end.
I am surprised she did not answer "Isn't that a Swedish pop group?"
It makes sense. You cannot be in command of the facts and be anti Israel. Unless you are just straight out antisemitic.
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Some people get up a head of steam when they hear the term "multi-level marketing." For some reason it conjures up for them a spectre of scams or schemes. Nothing could be further from the truth.
"Multi-level marketing" is a type of compensation plan. Everyone who earns income derives that income from some type of compensation plan. Compensation is what you are paid [in money and benefits] for work you do whether as an employee or as an independent contractor. And, in most all cases of compensation plans, they are all multi-faceted.
Take for instance:
Employee compensation plans: employees are people who are hired by a company/business to do specific job tasks – whether that person is hired as the mail room clerk or the Chief Executive Officer, they are employees. Each employee of a company/business has a compensation plan that may include a combination of:
- salary or hourly wage [depending upon the job description an employee could be offered an annual salary, paid by dividing that salary into monthly paycheck amounts to someone paid-by-the-hour worked]
- incentives and bonus plans [could be anything from a year-end bonus based on overall company profit and divided among the employees to performance-based incentives to stock shares to car allowances to health club memberships and more]
- non-payroll items [meaning you don't take this money and put it in your bank account] such as health and/or life insurance benefits and/or retirement benefits [not seen so much anymore]
Sales compensation plans: sometimes a type of employee position may have its own compensation plan format within a company, such as for sales employees. Their compensation structure might include [following list from compensationresources.com]:
- Base Salary [sometimes a small salary, one that is small enough the salesperson would need to fullfill sales quotas in order to achieve commissions and incentives to make a livable wage]
- Periodic incentives tied to short-term goals [some companies will hold sales contests]
- Annual Incentives tied to longer-term sales activities [an example might be "x" number of type 'A' car sold in a 12-month time-frame]
- Commission-based incentives [a percentage of an individual product sale]
- Perquisites to facilitate sales efforts [I think this might be something like everyone getting a certain bonus who meets the sales quota on a certain product or product line]
Multi-level marketing[MLM] compensation plans are those types of plans devised by direct selling companies for the people who contract with them [as independent distributors/contractors, not employees] to sell their products or services. A simple definition of a single-level compensation plan [from directselling411.com]:
- a structure in which a representative is compensated based solely on his or her individual product sales [this is strictly commission-based and direct retail sales…as example: I buy product wholesale from the company and sell it at retail cost to you – part of my compensation is the difference between the wholesale and retail price, and part of my compensation is based on a volume-sold commission structure]
A simple definition of a multi-level compensation plan [again from directselling411.com]:
- a multilevel compensation plan pays its representatives based on the individual's product sales as well as that of their "downline," which refers to a group of people that consultants bring into a company to generate sales
Now here is where that head of steam I mentioned at the beginning comes from…a misunderstandingof this type of compensation structure. Direct selling companies can choose between the single- or multi-level plan. The way the multi-level plan works – very simplified – is this: let's say I become an independent distributor for a direct selling company with a binary multi-level compensation structure. Here's how this might look:
- the first way of being compensated is strictly retail sales – I buy the product wholesale and sell it at retail – the difference between wholesale and retail is part of my compensation.
- I interest someone else into joining the company. I DO NOT receive any incentive commission for recruitment – the signin fee goes directly to the company, not to me. So, why do I want to encourage others to become independent distributors? Because in a binary multi-level compensation structure, the person I sponsored will generate sales just like I did – that person will receive their retail portion of the compensation plan. The incentive for me is that my downline's [the person I sponsored] sales volume will be tracked and I can earn bonuses and commissions on total sales volumeof my downline organization. [Note: my downline can do the exact same thing. Any sales volume that I generate through my retail sales is utilized by my upline sponsors for their sales volume bonus and commission structure.]
Multi-level compensation plans are attractive for direct selling companies – in my opinion – because they are in existence to sell their products. Just like McDonald's is in the business of selling hamburgers, fries and other foodstuffs – only they chose to sell it using the franchise business model – direct selling companies are in the business to sell their products – only they choose to use the single- or multi-level business model of person-to-person selling.
Multi-level compensation plans in direct selling companies are no different in idea than multi-faceted compensation plans for employees of any other type of business. It's just a different way to earn income.
**I chose a direct selling company to be an independent distributor with and I like it's compensation plan very much. If you'd like to have information about it, email me – I'd love to tell you about it.
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