Sportswear design – That's what we do.
Sportswear design is much more complex than fashion design.
Fashion is all about style, fit, touch and colour. Sportswear design is about all of the above but most importantly it's about function.
Fashion is about covering the body to give you protection from the elements and from the local constabulary from locking you up from indecent exposure. Sportswear is also about covering the body and protecting you from the elements but its also about providing a level of performance you need to enjoy the aerobic activity you are doing.
Sportswear design is therefore approached is a very different way to fashion design. We look at the needs of the athlete and work out how we can help manage their comfort in the conditions they are performing or the activity they choose to participate in.
We then select fibres that will provide the best performance and create bespoke fabrics where an off the shelf fabric is not suitable. This bespoke fabric we call the core ingredients to the product as if these are wrong, the athlete will no longer feel comfortable and will stop enjoying their sport. Get it right and the athlete is not aware of the garment and allows them to focus purely on their sport.
We then move onto the features of the garment. We create a list of required features each garment requires based on the athletes needs and start to build these into the design. These features need to work first and look great second. If they don't work, then they are useless and create issues for the athlete.
Only after these features have been designed do we progress to the style. This is where we become "fashion designers" and create the piece based on the target consumer and the brands identity while following any key fashion trends that are relevant.
Finally we add colour, again based on trends but also keeping it relevant to the sports requirements.
Sportswear design takes a further step being that the prototypes then need to be tested to make sure they work correctly and there are no issues. This is something that never happens in fashion as the only requirement within fashion is make sure the garment fits well. With sportswear we need to make sure the athlete is not restricted and the garment provides the required performance to keep the athlete comfortable. It also need to be durable as many athlete's activities put more strain on their sports garments than their normal fashion wardrobe.
Only when the garment has been approved by the gear tester do we move onto the final stage of the design stage and sign off the specification ready for bulk production.
How do we design sportswear?
No all designers work the same way. This is how we differ and how we design sportswear.
We ALWAYS start with a blank page and evaluate the needs of the wearer. We don't take on clients that simply want a"ME-2″ or a quick copy of an existing product or brand.
We want to be challenged as this gets our creativity flowing. There is nothing better than working with clients to design sportswear that becomes the the next ultimate product and then watching our client's competitors scramble to catch up as soon as they launch. We then love to move the game on again, season after season, keeping one step ahead.
When we design, we think about the activity the athlete will do, their environment, climate and conditions the garments will be exposed to. It's only when you fully understand these parameters can you start to think about material and fibres that are up for the job.
We have a deep understanding of how performance fibres work and their core performance properties and we have the ability to develop bespoke materials when required that deliver unparalleled levels of performance over a typical off the shelf fabric.
We then look at what features are required by the athlete and ONLY include these features. There are too many "duff" sportswear garments out there with useless features that have been built into garments because the brand could afford to add these features or they thought this added additional features without thinking about the performance.
There a great "BIG BRAND" running jacket out there. It's a waterproof, taped jacket made with a completely reflective, waterproof material. The problem is, the reflective material doesn't breathe as its made with a thick silver print and glass beads to reflect light. To get over this issue, said "BIG BRAND" laser cut breathe holes all over the jacket that then renders the jacket non waterproof. They have ended up with a running jacket that is far to hot to run in that is targeted towards running in the rain but is covered in holes to help the jacket breath. The industry is full of similar examples on "non joined up thinking" or marketing spin to get past fundamental flaws in their product.
Sportswear is all about performance. If it wasn't, then we would wear fashion clothes when we exercise but we understand they they are not cut correctly and they make you sweat or don't protect you from the elements. We focus on this performance before we approach style and features.
It's a simple approach but one that many in house design departments don't follow.
We are a small team and as such we manage the whole process from design through to production as a whole project. We don't fragment this development journey into different departments. One member of staff manages the whole process which guarantees the concept is never diluted or compromised and the end product 100% resembles the original design. Again, it's a simple approach and one that is never adopted by established brands who work in departments, passing the product from design, through to development, sourcing and then production departments, all having a part to play in the dilution of the original concept.
We design and engineer performance sportswear by first creating a list of obstacles and problems we need to solve to produce the best garments possible.
Sportswear designers need to address a design as a list of problems that need to be resolved.
Designing sportswear is a simple checklist of obstacles. We always start with a blank page and compile a list of the requirements of the athlete. Do they need it to be waterproof, incredibly breathable, durable, soft hand, quiet, lightweight, contoured and tailored,multifunctional, quick drying, fast wicking, thermo regulating, warm or cooling.
Once you have determined the function, we then start to look at fibres rather than fabric and determine the best mix of fibres suitable to answer all of these obstacles. We then start to look for the fabric and if nothing exists we develop our own bespoke fabric through a network of mills around the world.
We then start to compile a new checklist detailing the features required. We only add features needed for the sport, for instance we don't add hand pockets if you don't put hands in pockets when doing the sport. They add cost and restrict movement or breathability.
Once we have a list of features and understand which fabrics we will use, we then start to place the features in the relevant position on the garment for maximum benefit to the user. Simple stuff but so many designers don't do this and end up with features that don't work in practice.
We then start to construct the garment with seamlines that enable an erganomic fit to allow the wearer maximum reach and movement while allowing the garment to be manufactured easily and cost effectively and without limiting the performance.
We end up with a product that really works. Something that is a class leader and soon becomes recognised as "Best in Class" because we have engineered this garment rather than simply designed something that looks great.
We are able to engineer rather than simple design because we have a wealth of experience in sportswear design, development and production. Most of our clients require us to manage the whole process from design through to production of their range and this allows us to fully understand the garment construction. It gives us the knowledge to understand what is possible and what's not and also the implications of each feature.
Many sportswear designers just design and never get involved in the development or production and this really stifles the engineering of the product. If you don't understand how the garment is going to be made or how mixing different fibres together will effect the overall performance of the garment, how on earth can you design something innovative, something that pushes the boundaries and develop a game-changer.
We see so many products on the market that have obviously been designed without any engineering involved. Running jackets made completely from reflective material so you can be seen but the fabric does not breath and you end up a sweaty mess or outdoor jackets with pockets that sit under rucksack straps so you cannot access them.
When we complete our designs we present one design per style. There is no option B or alternative to choose from as this is always weaker than the original. If the design is engineered to perfection then improvements simply cannot be made.
This is how we work and our reputation is built on award winning product rather than fancy drawings and flashy presentations that distract from the real design, the product.
If you are designing performance sportswear, then start with getting the fabrics right and you have 1/2 the job done.
Designing sportswear is about understanding the requirements of the end user.
We like Mover. They have launched some really clever skiwear over the years since their launch in 2006. It's their understanding of the benefits of merino wool we especially like.
They use merino wool to help regulate body temperature as being too warm on a mountain means you sweat and cold sweat on a mountain can result in discomfort at it's best and can be lethal.
Synthetics are fantastic if you want something extremely lightweight and warm, but no synthetic can regulate body temperature, so if your working hard or the conditions change, you can soon become too hot and you feel clammy inside your layers. This clammy moisture can then turn cold when you stop being active and cause severe heat loss.
Breathability is the key to optimal thermal regulation and you need to look no further than nature for the answer. Animals are exposed to excessive heat all the time, such as being out in +30º sunshine all day with a huge fleece or a dog lying much closer than any human could next to fire for hours on end after enduring a day of freezing snow, rain and extreme cold temperatures. A merino sheep has over the centuries perfected the art of staying comfortable in excessive summer heat while staying warm in extreme winters through its fleeces ability to thermo regulate.
Mover wanted to replace the synthetic wadding in padded skiwear with something that regulated heat and was the first ski brand to produce a 100% natural wool padded and merino lined GORE-TEX® ski garment that is never too cold and never to warm.
How 3D printing and sportswear design and development are now linked?
3D printing helps Blue Associates reduce the cost of developing sportswear trims and components.
3D printing and sportswear design – a new way of working.
In the past five year, 3D printing has quickly gone from a topic of advanced research development to an affordable piece of home equipment.
3D printing is a method of additive manufacture, which eliminates the need for moulds. A high-powered laser fuses a fine powder of material into thin solid layers, forming a 3D structure. The process produces almost zero waste material and can produce highly complex structures not attainable through traditional processes.
With 3D printing machines becoming more affordable and the processes involved to produce a printable becoming easier, trim suppliers have now invested in this technology to provide quick solution to first stage prototypes.
Currently, developers send design artwork to trim suppliers, who in turn produce the 3D CAD files required to produce a mould. The developer therefore doesn't see a to-scale sample until the mould is created, a process which is very expensive and time consuming.
Now, our suppliers are changing this process, allowing to-scale 3D printed working sample to be presented to our clients prior to mould being produced. It allows our clients to physically see the detail and function of any of the trims we have designed and also allows us to dummy fit these in situ on the prototype garments to make sure there will be no issues.
So, why isn't trim being mass produced using 3D print?
The simple answer at this stage is materials and cost. Materials that are more cost effective to produce trim simply aren't durable enough to withstand the repetitive pull of for instance, a zipper. Materials that are strong enough are available and have been used in many current sports products (for other uses, see video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIRyxzMWvkA), however the raw materials and equipment set-ups are far more costly. Certainly in the near future this is a possibility, were just not there yet.
Once 3D printing on a mass scale becomes a reality the design rules for production efficiency are thrown out of the window and the results will be extremely impressive. And by the time your zipper head breaks, you may well have a 3D printer in your own home to print off a replacement.
Starting a sportswear brand? Then don"t just knock off someone else's.
Blue Associates work with many start up sportswear brands wanting to develop sports clothing and ALWAYS starts with a blank page.
Starting a sportswear brand from scratch is really tough.
Its extremely hard work and takes real dedication and commitment to make it succeed. The brand concept needs to be unique, really set itself apart from the competition and stand for something. If your concept doesn't tick these boxes then the chances for success will be slim.
We get approached by lots people who have, in their mind a fantastic new idea in sportswear. In reality many are passionate about a particular sport and see $$$ in front of their eyes when they look at the scale of the super brands who dominate the sports market. Some even think they can simply knock off their product and undercut them to make them stand out, however in reality this is destined for disaster. The super brands are working to pretty standard margins and produce huge quantities of each style to then distribute around the globe to their network of retail partners. How on earth is a start up going to simply undercut them when they struggle to produce the factory minimums.
At Blue Associates we only work with clients that are truly interested in creating something unique. We simply don't do "Me 2″. When we start the design process we always start with a blank page. We obviously research the market and evaluate the competition but importantly, we look at alternative influences to drive the design process. Function and performance always leads this process followed by style and colour that are usually dictated by the function anyway.
We have worked with big design departments in established brands and have noticed that they soon become very stale. For instance, an outdoor brand will only visit outdoor stores, suppliers, fabric mills and trade shows to check out what their competitors are doing. Before long all the brands within outdoor start to copy each other and the market becomes stagnant with launches of their new version of last seasons product, usually with some new snazzy style lines and some flashy new colour.
We hate this. It's not innovative and quite often the original concept of a particular product is the best as its driven by innovation, so why change it just for changing sake. Instead, we design with a fresh approach. We develop styles that are required and necessary to partake a sport. We then finesse each product to be the best it can be and move on. We don't promote redesigning a new version 6 months later with new style lines and in the latest trend colours as most sportswear will never be worn down a catwalk or on a red carpet.
There is always room for improvement or introduce new technologies and materials and when such technologies become available and will significantly improve the product will we opt to produce V2 of a design. Basically we are improving the engineering behind the product.
So, the moral of this journal is simple. If you want to start a sportswear brand, make sure you have a fresh concept that's unique and stands for something. If you are simply looking to become the next Nike by knocking them off then stop right now and rethink.
Below is a very funny film from the CEO and designer of Saddleback Leather who has decided to highlight the uniqueness and quality of his product by teaches consumers what they are giving up when they by something Knock Off.
With the now, worldwide yearly tradition of 'Black Friday' and 'Cyber Monday' creating hysterical scenes at many retail stores and online around the world, Patagonia took the opportunity to celebrate the items of the clothing which their customer's already own.The Worn Wear campaign created a community of individuals who have shared the stories of their favourite Patagonia products, how long they have owned them, where they have been together and how the product has helped overcome challenges along the way. The campaign promotes the reuse, recycle and repair messages to create items of clothing, which have a personality, a story and a journey; therefore reducing the waste created from discarding old clothing and removing the unrenewable resources used in the production of a new garment. The video below showcases a number of these incredible experiences, creating an inspiring and aspirational piece, which among friends, led to the immediate purchase of some waterproof patches and a sewing kit!
The Patagonia Worn Wear campaign reinforces the Patagonia mission statement that quality lasts. Many brands will have succumb to the temptation of exponential sales and profits over the 'Black Friday'/'Cyber Monday' weekend, however we want to show our appreciation to Patagonia for standing strong and true to their message, a standard that resonates with us at Blue Associates.


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Visit the Michigan Asthma Interventions page to learn how the MDHHS Asthma Program is helping people with asthma and the health professionals who care for them.
... then your asthma may not be under control!
A spacer or valved-holding chamber is used with a metered dose inhaler to hold the cloud of medicine in the chamber long enough for you to inhale it in one or two slow, deep breaths. This will help much more of the inhaler medication get into the lungs. Without a spacer, the spray often misses its target in the lungs, hitting the face, lips, tongue and back of throat. Medicaid plans allow 4 spacers per year at the pharmacy.
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n' is there a way to create beats on your own or is it just drag and drop premade cheesy guitar stuff?


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Q: Capturar click en todo el Padre Borro lo anterior...
A ver si consigo encontrar una solución, porque se vuelve a repetir en otro caso y no consigo encontrar una solución válida para ambos...
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{{contact?.displayName}}

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Lo que ocurre es que si hago click sobre cualquier parte del item... el evento click se captura correctamente pero...
Si desde angular pongo... event.target.nodeValue NO me devuelve el contenido... de donde haga click...
Si desde angular pongo... event.target.firstChild.nodeValue...
En caso de hacer el click sobre el
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En caso de hacer click sobre el
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Mi intención es que independientemente del lugar en el que haga click en el interior del item obtenga el contenido del

O tambien, que al hacer click sobre cualquier parte del item, pueda acceder desde angular a traves de event.target al contenido de los dos hijos... ¿Como lo haría?
Es como si el evento click del <ion-item> se trasladara a los hijos y que al clickear sobre un hijo event.target.childNodes.length por ejemplo, devuelve en caso de hacer click sobre el
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A: Aca te dejo lo que te comentaba, osea la diferencia entre this y event.target :

var el = document.getElementById("diferencias");

el.addEventListener("click", function(e) {
  console.log(e.target.textContent + "  usando: event.target");
  console.log(this.textContent + "usando: this");
})

haz click en aqui abajo para apreciar la diferencia en la consola

{{contact?.displayName}}

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si no tenes modo de usar el this podrias hacer algo equivalente que seria lo siguiente :

var el = document.getElementById("diferencias");

el.addEventListener("click", function(e) {
  console.log(e.target.textContent + "  usando: event.target");
  console.log(e.currentTarget.textContent + "   usando: event.currentTarget");

  // en tu caso haria asi :
  console.log(e.currentTarget.firstElementChild.textContent + "  solo el contenido del h2");
})

haz click en aqui abajo para apreciar la diferencia en la consola

{{contact?.displayName}}

{{num.value}}

osea usar event.currentTarget que seria equivalente al this
espero que te ayude a solucionar el problema, exitos !

A: Trabajando con Angular/Ionic es mejor olvidarse del DOM y aprovechar la potencia de las plantillas: Pasa a la función lo que necesita directamente, haciendo algo como:
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De este modo tu compomente obtendrá sin complicaciones el contacto cuyo nombre está en el
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Ask the Atheist
WHAT IS AN ATHEIST
Atheists beliefs
Atheists morals
Do Atheists believe in ghosts or spirits?
You think we came from monkeys?
How was the earth created?
What do you do in a crisis if you don't believe in God?
Where do atheists get their morals from ?
Prove there are no gods.
Would the apostles have died for a lie?
What is an atheist ?
Best Evidence For and Against A Young Earth?
Secular response to a sneeze.
Did Jesus really exist?
The Great Big Arguments #3: Cosmological
a question of logic
what about NDE's?
An Atheist's Faith
Josephus on Jesus
How do you explain creation?
About Ask the Atheist
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Adaptation VS Evolution
Was it Common for Hellenistic Jews to Write Fiction?
How to handle biblethumpers at the door.
Christ a Fake
Social Contract?
First cause Argument
Fri, 2008-01-25 11:23 — Sapient
Question::
If atheists claim that they don't believe in anything, then why do they truly and faithfully believe that there is no God?
Atheist Answer:
I've never heard an atheist say "I don't believe in anything." Atheists don't neccesarily believe there is no god. Many are simple without a belief in God.
Here is more on the definitions of atheism and agnostic.
You're question is one of those questions that is generally on the "how to annoy an atheist" list of questions. Such questions are highly silly. Do you actually think we don't believe in anything? Don't you see how we can have beliefs about food preferences, clothing preferences, and entertainment preferences? And not have beliefs in gods?
There are literally hundreds of gods you don't believe in. I don't believe in those either. We are atheists in reference to all of those gods.
"I just believe in one fewer god than you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours." - Stephen Roberts
Enjoy this video on what Pat Condell believes:
In Rationality,
Brian Sapient
Mon, 2008-08-04 20:18 — yellowcab643
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Well, if you have to make me believe it and it isn't explainable then it ought to be called make believe.
Or, I b*leave it all up to you b*boss because it's b*bad gnus 2 me.
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Mon, 2009-02-23 18:02 — SayNoToTheMagic...
a belief is a personal
a belief is a personal conclusion that someone CHOOSES to make. when a belief can be put to the test like say through proving that creationism as dictated by the bible which is the soul dogma for Christianity or any other religious text dictating the creation of earth, is false as proven by science it doesn't necessarily mean a person will choose to change their beliefs in the Christian faith. the fact still remains though as to the existence of a higher power or physical manifestation of our destiny's controlled by something greater may or may not be.
Mon, 2009-02-23 20:58 — SmartLX
Belief not a choice
I completely disagree. A person can choose whether to profess a certain belief, but belief itself is not a conscious choice.
Think about it from your own perspective, SayNo. Your handle alone tells me you're not a theist. If you were convinced that theism, true or not, is beneficial (say, you thought that it increases your lifespan and all honest theists get rich), could you suddenly decide to believe in a god? No, you would still need to be convinced somehow that a god is real. Sure, you could say you believe, but you'd be lying. Only when it seemed apparent to you that there really is a god would you truly believe.
Now look at it again from the perspective of those who really do believe not only that the Christian God exists, but that He created all life as-is, and the earth is only six thousand years old and made to order.
When they're presented with evidence that contradicts any of this, they're either convinced by it or they're not. If they're not convinced, it might be because
1. the particular evidence is inadequate,
2. they are unable to understand its implications or
3. their belief is strong enough to override their other thought processes, and perfectly good evidence simply has no effect.
A lot of the time, if 2 or 3 is the case they will claim 1 instead. Sometimes, though, someone will admit to ignorance or fervent presupposition.
If on the other hand they are convinced by the evidence that some or all of their beliefs are untrue, the beliefs are essentially changed or killed at that moment. The only real choice available is whether to tell anyone that this has happened.
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Can you imagine a world in which canine cancer is no longer a mystery? Where the root causes are known and cancer can actually be PREVENTED in many cases? Can you imagine that happening within the next 15 years? It might seem impossible, but that's exactly what researchers are hoping to accomplish through a groundbreaking, long-term study called the Canine Lifetime Health Project.
You may wonder, why study Golden Retrievers and not other breeds? Likely, it's because Goldens are diagnosed with cancer at a much higher rate than other breeds. It is estimated that as many as 60% of Golden Retrievers will die from cancer. Across the general dog population, cancer affects approximately one in every three dogs. The two most common cancers affecting Goldens are Hemangiosarcoma, a cancer of the blood vessels, and Lymphoma, a cancer affecting the lymph system. Also, the genetic line for Golden Retrievers is more closed than other breeds and so many believe that the original founders of the breed passed along genetic material that became concentrated over time and has lead to their descendants' elevated risk of developing cancer as well as other immune system disorders. These two factors make them an excellent choice for a long-term study of genetic, environmental and nutritional factors that can lead to the development of cancer or other serious illnesses, and will hopefully prove beneficial for all breeds in the long-run.
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GO AWAY, REV. JESSE JACKSON!
I've had about 10 days to absorb the soap opera that was the LeBron James Free Agency Courting and what's happened in the wake of LeBron joining a hoops trinity in South Beach.
My observation, good for LeBron, D'Wade and C'Bosh. The Miami Heat still won't beat the Lakers in a seven-gamer. At least next season.
DONE. Not so fast.
Problem is politics and the race card had to get involved in the soap opera.
I'll say it again, I hate it when sports and politics intersect because there's no place for it. When it does, I have to comment on it because it's so insulting, divisive and demeaning, especially when the premise is so wrong.
Rev. Jesse Jackson
The Reverend Jesse Jackson just couldn't resist to weigh in on LeBron James leaving the Cleveland Cavaliers to join Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh with the Miami Heat and Cavs owner Dan Gilbert's subsequent email tirade to fans on the Cavaliers web page.
The civil rights activist and former presidential candidate answered with his own letter working the race card accusing Gilbert of being a racist in the entire ordeal. Jackson said this, and I quote:
"He speaks as an owner of LeBron and not the owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers. His feelings of betrayal personify a slave-master mentality. He sees LeBron as a runaway slave. This is an owner-employee relationship between business partners and LeBron honored his contract. LeBron is not a child, nor is he bound to play on Gilbert's plantation and be demeaned."
Jackson's statement demeans the atrocities slaves in America endured at the hands of their African captors and American masters. Slaves didn't sign seven-year, guaranteed $100 million contracts and multi-million dollar endorsement deals to pick cotton. The "swoosh" slaves wore were from being whipped to the brink, not a Nike endorsement deal. The brand burned in their skin wasn't an NBA logo, but a crest identifying which family owned them.If you ask me, it's a racist remark. Coming from Jackson, that's "reverse racism." Either way, it's racism.
Cavs owner Dan Gilbert
Look. What Gilbert posted after LeBron's "ESPN Decision Special" went a bit overboard. That's obvious. His anger towards LeBron was obviously because he and the Cavalier fans weren't given the courtesy of being informed of LeBron's decision prior to the "primetime fiasco" which would've saved Northeast Ohio from an embarrassing National Television "Slap in the Face" if you will.
NBA commissioner David Stern fined Gilbert $100,000 for the tirade calling it "ill-advised" which it was. He did say he understood why it was said and explained after defending LeBron's rights as the free agent he was.
"Had he (LeBron) asked my advice in advance, I might have suggested that he advise Cleveland at an earlier time than apparently he did that he was leaving, even without announcing where he was going, so we could have eliminated that. I would have advised him not to embark on what has been come known as 'The Decision.' I think that the advice that he received on this was poor. This "Decision" was ill-conceived, badly produced and poorly executed."
Jackson's rhetoric towards Gilbert is wrong and totally unnecessary. It almost seems as if he's trying to stay relevant by using words that personified a time and place that occurred almost half a century ago.
Jackson's relevance in the Civil Rights Movement working alongside Andrew Young and the great Martin Luther King Jr. to change this country solidifies a legacy that helped elect a person of color in the White House.
When it comes to billionaire LeBron's free agency soap opera, Jackson's irrelevant. To compare it to slavery is an insult to those who were enslaved. It's a disgrace and shameful to compare the two. Jackson should know better.
Enough is enough!
Et Tu, LeBron?!?! We Are All WITNESS!
WOW! Fantasy Basketball League's becoming reality right before our very eyes. LeBron, D'Wade and Chris Bosh all on the same team. Three of the top five picks in the 2003 NBA Draft wearing the same uniform and it doesn't say "USA" across the chest.
THE TRIO IN THEIR PRIME, NO LESS! INKED FOR SIX YEARS AT $328 MILLION! ARE YOU KIDDING ME!
Fitting that the Miami Heats'road uniform is black and Pat Riley sports that "Gordon Gekko" hair-do.
Greed is good.
C'mon! Who doesn't love the 80s!?!
Seven years after Ohio native LeBron James, the anointed "chosen one" and lottery pick delivered to the hometown Cleveland Cavaliers after the "ping-pong ball gods" made it so, arrived with so much promise of a championship Clevelanders have been longing for since Jim Brown's Browns won an NFL Championship in 1964.…………………………
He's gone.
In his wake headed south to Miami, Bron-Bron leaves Cleveland with one Eastern Conference Title, two Most Valuable Player Awards and millions of broken hearts.
Like Cleveland sports fans aren't used to that.
Reality is LeBron fulfilled his seven-year obligation to the Cleveland Cavaliers lifting them to "elite status" in the association.
No championship. But, you can't have everything.
LeBron earned his free agency status and the right to shop his services to find the best opportunity for him to win a championship and play alongside anyone he wants.
He tried to lure Bosh to Cleveland. Bosh wanted South Beach. So, you can't lure 'em, join 'em.
LeBron didn't do anything a pro sports team owner wouldn't do. The King did what's best for LeBron and his brand. He left for greener pastures and a much better chance of winning that championship he covets. That's fine.
But, it's the way he did it that's not so fine. LeBron pulled a "Robert Irsay".
In the wee hours of the night in the Spring of 1984 the late, former owner of the then Baltimore Colts brought in moving trucks driving his franchise out of Maryland to Indianapolis before anyone that bled Colts blue and white knew what in the name of Johnny Unitas happened.
No 18 wheeler needed for LeBron to drive the dagger home. Lebron humiliated and betrayed Cleveland sports fans on national television in a prime time, one-hour, self-absorbed ESPN "Decision Special" rendering all of us witness to their latest sports anguish.
Cleveland deserved much better from the local boy.
How gut-wrenching that reality show was for Cleveland sports fans. They understood five other teams had a shot at LeBron and probably would've reacted better to the news of the Kings departure had he made them aware prior to his "prime time fiasco". Instead, Cleveland's "chosen one" made his hometown fans "the shafted ones" once again.
"It's a business decision."
That's what LeBron said during the fiasco after revealing the Heat was his choice. That's fine.
That's what Irsay said after the contents of the moving trucks were unloaded in Indy and what Art Modell, the former owner of the old Cleveland Browns, said when he moved his team to Baltimore to become the Ravens.
What LeBron's decision did is "put the shoe on the other foot."
Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert became one of those jilted sports fans evidence being the bitter message he fired off vilifying LeBron on the Cavaliers website after the King's ready for prime-time knife stabbing.
Continuing the "rub the salt in the wound tour", the hoops trinity was paraded at American Airlines Arena in Miami Friday night in their new Heat garb with D'Wade introducing the King and the Predator (I'm sorry, that's who Bosh resembles)to Heat fans.
All three look good in those uniforms. We'll see how it works out on the court this coming fall.
Remember Dan. Business is business.
The Cavaliers and new head coach Byron Scott, who's got to feel as if someone pulled the rug out from under his feet,
Cavs head coach Byron Scott
will march on. At this point, no longer championship contenders, most likely as an eight-seed in the eastern conference.
So will Lebron, D'Wade, Bosh and the Heat, most likely as the east's top-seed with eventual trips to the finals and a championship or two at some point. But, not yet.
That would have the Heat and Cavs meeting in next Spring's first round of the NBA Playoffs. If there's any poetic justice at all for those jilted Cavalier fans, their team would take the Heat to a seventh game and win it with a buzzer-beater literally sending LeBron, D'Wade and Bosh to the beach.
Cleveland sports fans can only hope. At this point, that's all they have.
Lakers-Celtics, Chapter 12 Act 1.
What a fabulous time for basketball in the City of Angels……Los Angeles and Boston. Led by Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol and Phil Jackson the defending world champion Lakers are in the thick of their third straight NBA Finals and facing them, their arch rivals, KG, Ray Allen, Paul Pierce and the Boston Celtics. INCREDIBLE!
63 champions in the history of "the Association" and these two teams have combined to win 32 of them. Boston has won 17 titles in 21 tries while the L.A./Minneapolis Lakers have earned 15 championships in a staggering 30 tries.
Think about it. The Lakers have represented the West in almost half of the finals while the Celtics have represented the East in a third of them. INCREDIBLE!
This is the 12th time these franchises have clashed head-to-head for the title with the Celtics winning a lop-sided nine of the first eleven including the one two seasons ago.
Lakers came out with purpose in game one of the 12th installment, their 31st finals appearance, at Staples Center in Los Angeles Thursday night beating the Celtics, 102-89.
The Lakers had everything going especially on the defensive end looking like the Celtics usually do……………STRAIGHT UP, PHYSICAL!
Meanwhile, the Celtics looked old, beat up and just plain tired.
The Lakers out-rebounded the Celtics, 42-31. The Lakers limited the Celtics to one for 10 from the three-point line and took the all-important "second chance points" category, 16-0. Quite uncharacteristic of the Celtics.
Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant led everyone with 30 points. Pau Gasol had 23 points to go along with 14 rebounds. Finals "rookie" Ron Artest had 15 points but gave Celtics forward Paul Pierce fits on the defensive end. Pierce did have 24 points but those were mostly in garbage time. Same goes for Kevin Garnett. He had 16 for Boston but looked like his knees were smarting and was completely out-played by Gasol.
OK. Remember, it's just game one. In four other meetings between the two teams in the finals, the Lakers have taken the first game only to see the Celtics come back to win three of their 17 championships.
You can bet the Celtics will play more like themselves come game two Sunday back at Staples. They're champions and Celtic Pride is quite a force when summoned.
Expect game two to be much closer and much more physical on both ends. Expect the Lakers to get a hard-fought win and a two-zero series lead going into Boston for the middle three games of the series next week. ENJOY!
God bless "The Wizard of Westwood", 99-year old John R. Wooden.
The former UCLA Basktball Coach who led the Bruins to 10 NCAA Championships lies in grave condition. Talk about a man who lived by "carpe diem".
Considering freshmen couldn't play when Wooden coached and he practically had to change his roster every three years, Wooden is the greatest coach in team sports history.
Wooden's "Pyramid of Success" is a blue print for, not only sports, but life in general.
As a sports fan who was raised in Los Angeles loving the Los Angeles Rams, Lakers, Kings and Dodgers, is it wrong that my favorite baseball player is New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter? As a fan mind you, I CAN'T STAND THE YANKEES!
LeBron may be known as "King James." But Kobe Bryant's "The Lord of the Rings."
"King James" might be the reigning two-time NBA MVP, "Kid Kobe" is STILL the best basketball player on the planet.
Five Reasons The Lakers SHOULD Win Another Championship
So many things to write about in the sports world, not enough time. Every time I begin to write on a sports topic, I get distracted by another.
Major league baseball's in full swing. The NBA and Stanley Cup playoffs. The NFL Draft.
I'll write about the NBA Playoffs and the defending world champion Los Angeles Lakers. I'll also write about some guy named Denton Ramsey.
So, you're asking yourself, "What does this Denton guy have to do with the Lakers." Good question. Here's the answer. He's a Texas sports geek who writes for a site called bleacher report. He's also a Laker-hater. Which is all well and good.
He's also a dreamer.
In his latest scribes on b/r, Ramsey sites his Top Five Reasons the LA Lakers Won't Win A NBA Title This Season. His reasons seem to be from his heart or what he hopes will happen. You should read them. I'll go through them here because he doesn't support any of his reasons with facts:
1. L.A. Is Beatable, And They May Not Even Make It To The NBA Finals.
REALLY! No kidding, Denton. That's why they call it PLAYOFFS!! If the Lakers weren't beatable, there wouldn't be a need for playoffs. Seems to me the Lakers were taken to the brink by Houston last post-season on their way to franchise title number 15. Denver went six in the conference finals while Orlando fell in five for the title. Could've gone either way in each series. But it didn't. It went the Lakers' way.
Here's why it's highly possible it'll happen again:
Kobe Bryant's a creator, facilitator and the best finisher in the game today. He can score from anywhere on the floor and in the air. He can dish to anyone of his teammates from anywhere on the floor and in the air. The Lakers have a front-court of Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum and defender Ron Artest. Off the bench comes Lamar Odom. No team in the Western Conference can handle that front court. Their only weakness is point-guard. But in "The Triangle," a point guard isn't the most important piece of the puzzle. None of Phil Jackson's champions, be it in Chicago or Los Angeles, ever had a great point guard. The "quarterback" of The Triangle is the shooting guard. Kobe and some guy named Michael Jordan play the role perfectly.
Anyway, the Utah Jazz will be without Mehmet Okur because of his achilles injury in the Denver series. That leaves Carlos Boozer and this 7"1" Kyrylo Fesenko-guy that helps in spurts. Kind of reminds me of the Jazz center in the 80s, 7'4" Mark Eaton. He couldn't do anything against Kareem or Magic's "Showtime Lakers." This Fasenko-guy won't do much against the quicker tandem of Gasol and Bynum. The Spurs Tim Duncan won't be able to do much with his aging ankles and heels against Pau and Drew either. Especially in a seven-game series. Phoenix's Amar'e Stoudemire ………… right.
2. Round Two Upset Alert. The Jazz Are Due Against the Lakers.
Every round's an Upset Alert when taking on the Lakers. But, see reason number one. That Jazz team in the 80s, with Eaton, Malone, Stockton and Bailey, was "due" against the Showtime Lakers as well. Never happened. Today's incarnation will meet the same fate. They're "due" having been ousted the last two playoff seasons by this Lakers' incarnation. But, the Jazz aren't any better than the last two years. They're solid, play tough, have a huge point-guard advantage with Deron Williams. But, so do all the other teams in the post-season. Doesn't matter. It's all up front and the Jazz don't have enough to take four out of seven from the Lakers.
3. Even If They Get Past Jazz, Spurs Still Stand In L.A.'s Way In West.
Again, see reason number one. Tim Duncan is old. Well, his feet and ankles are. He can't sustain it any longer against the young Lakers' front line to take four out of seven. Richard Jefferson's a bust. Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker are a bit banged-up. They beat Dallas because they're an outside shooting team with Dirk Nowitzki. Even with Dallas' acquisitions of Caron Butler and Brendan Haywood, it wasn't enough. They were better defensively. But those two didn't change their mentality on offense. The Mavs shot outside playing right into San Antonio's hands.
The Lakers will take it to the rim against the slower and older Spurs putting Duncan and company in foul trouble. Spurs could win a game, maybe two. But, they're too old and can't match the Lakers starters or reserves to take four games from L.A.
4. Lakers Head Coach Phil Jackson's Final Year In L.A. Will Be Title-Less.
True. Phil Jackson may not win his eleventh title as a coach this year. True. This could be his last year coaching the Lakers. That's because his contract is up whenever the Lakers are done this year. Doesn't mean he won't sign another contract which is a good possibility. If he doesn't, it doesn't mean he's leaving L.A. Published reports have him, possibly, moving to the Clippers and enticing LeBron James to share Los Angeles with Kobe. Those are just rumors. But, intriguing none-the-less.
Oh. It's true that Jackson's won all these titles as a coach because he's had all these super-stars on his teams. Wonder if Red Auerbach's Celtics would've won without that hall-of-fame roster of Russell, Cousey, Havlicek, Nelson, White and Silas among others. Or maybe Red Holtzman's Knicks with Frazier, Monroe, Barnett, Bradly, Reed, Lucas and Debusschere. How about Popovich's Spurs with Duncan, Robinson, Ginobili and Parker. Every Championship winning coach, in all sports, has super-stars. No coach wins with second-teamers or scrubs.
Anyway, if the Lakers should repeat as Champions, expect Jackson to be back on the bench next season. He'd have to go for his fourth "three-peat" if title eleven happens for him this year.
5. The Entire Team Complains Every Time They are Called for a Foul.
So what. So does every player on every team.
Bottom line is this. If the Lakers take the ball to the rack (which opens up the outside game) against all of their Western Conference opponents, they'll have a smooth road to the NBA Finals.
It could get a bit difficult for them if they happen to play Cleveland for the Championship. LeBron's Cavaliers have added parts like Shaq to beat Dwight Howard and the Magic in the Eastern Conference and, maybe, the Lakers in the Finals. But, if I were a betting man, I'd STILL bet on the Lakers to win it all.
Do I hear chants of "3-Peat" yet?


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Annual Admissions Notice 2023/24
Scoil Nioclais Naofa
ANNUAL ADMISSION NOTICE
in respect of admissions to the 2023/2024 school year
Admission Policy and Application Form
A copy of the school's Admission Policy and the Application Form for Admission for the [2023-24] is available as follows: –
To download at: www.snndunlavin.com
On request: By emailing snndunlavin@gmail.com or writing to Scoil Nioclais Naofa, Dunlavin, Co. Wicklow.
PART 1 - Admissions to the 2023/24 school year
Application and Decision Dates for admission to 2023/24
The following are the dates applicable for admission to Junior Infants
The school will commence accepting applications for admission on
The school shall cease accepting applications for admission on
The date by which applicants will be notified of the decision on their application is
The period within which applicants must confirm acceptance of an offer of admission is
to Feb 28th 2023
*Failure to accept an offer within the prescribed period above may result in the offer being withdrawn
Note: the school will consider and issue decisions on late applications in accordance with the school's admission policy.
Special Class Application and Decision Dates for admission to Solas
The following are the dates applicable for admission to the school's Special Class which caters for children on the ASD Spectrum
The school will commence accepting applications for admission to the special class on
The school shall cease accepting applications for admission to the special class on
The date by which applicants will be notified of the decision on their application for admission to the special class is
15th - Feb 2023-28th Feb 2023
Number of places being made available in 2023/24
The number of places being made available in junior infants is
The number of places being made available in the special class catering for children on the ASD Spectrum
Scoil Nioclais Naofa has made offers of school placement which have been accepted prior to the commencement of Section 62 of the Education (Admission to Schools) 2018 on 01 February 2020, the number of those places offered and accepted for Solas is: 0
PART 2 - Admissions to the 2020/2021 school year
Breakdown of places allocated for the 2021/2022 school year:
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Small Business 11.25.20
Small Businesses Flood State's Latest COVID-19 Relief Program
Connecticut recently set aside $50 million of its federal coronavirus relief funds to provide $5,000 grants to help 10,000 small businesses manage some of the pandemic's impact.
But when the state closed the grant application process last week, 18,000 small businesses and nonprofits applied, showing just how devastating the virus has been.
The state Department of Economic and Community Development designed the program for the smallest of businesses—those with fewer than 20 employees or a 2019 payroll of less than $1.5 million.
State officials said they saw it as a temporary fix while waiting for Congress to approve another relief package that includes help for small businesses.
It would take $90 million to accommodate all 18,000 applicants.
CBIA and dozens of other business organizations called for $70 million in emergency small business funding before the Lamont administration announced the $50 million program.
New Jersey budgeted $100 million of its coronavirus relief funds for small businesses while Rhode Island set aside $60 million.
"This was really targeted to our smallest of small businesses," deputy DECD commissioner Glendowlyn Thames told reporters.
"We recognize that the amount in its totality might not seem like a lot of money—but ... when you are looking at these small businesses, that $5,000 might really matter."
About 18,000 #smallbiz applied for state #COVID19 relief grants—a program with enough funding for just 10,000 of them. It's just the latest sign of the dire situation faced by so many smaller employers around the state. #RebuildCT https://t.co/TgMJ6SrpYK
— CBIA (@CBIANews) November 24, 2020
Small businesses that receive a $5,000 grant can use it for payroll, rent, utilities, inventory, costs associated with reopening under the state's sector rules, or new equipment or machinery.
Gov. Ned Lamont directed that half the funds—$25 million—go to small businesses and nonprofits located in cities and towns designated as fiscally and economically distressed.
Thames said she expects small businesses will begin receiving the grants in mid-December.
Earlier this year, 2,123 small businesses received a total of $41 million in bridge loans from the state, an average of about $20,000 each.
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I'm an avid fan of Twisted, and have been following this since Kickstarter. It is my hope that we join together to bring this game everywhere (and to find players in my area).
Oh hi man! Welcome along and thanks for your awesome ideas!
The rest of you might have to wait a bit but one you see the mini that Vanderhagast has created for his pledge you will be amazed (he's one of the two "Creator" level pledges).
Mind you the other one, called "Pascal Du Lyon", is awesome too and both will be terrific fun to create the rules for!


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Raiders release Martavis Bryant amid looming suspension
Brad Taningco
The Oakland Raiders have released wide receiver Martavis Bryant on Saturday as he faces yet another suspension from the league, Dan Graziano of ESPN reports.
Bryant was informed recently that he is facing another ban, which was reported to be on the way back in June. Bryant's upcoming ban would be his third in four seasons. He missed the entire 2016 season due to suspension for violation of the league's substance abuse policy.
The Raiders acquired Bryant from the Pittsburgh Steelers for a third-round pick during the draft. However, his time with the Raiders immediately got off to a rough start. He found it hard picking up Jon Gruden's playbook and was publicly criticized by the head coach for his poor play during training camp.
Bryant, who was expected to provide a big-play threat to the Raiders' offense this season, is the second significant departure from the team's receiving corps in recent weeks. Oakland previously traded away Ryan Switzer to Bryant's old team, the Steelers.
With Bryant gone, the Raiders now have just six wide receivers on the roster: Amari Cooper, Jordy Nelson, Seth Roberts, Dwayne Harris, Johnny Holton, and Keon Hatcher. Roberts looks likely to take over for Bryant as the clear third option behind starters Cooper and Nelson.
As for Bryant, it remains to be seen what the severity of his punishment will be. But with the troublesome track record of infractions he's already garnered during his relatively short career, he could potentially face another lengthy ban from the league. If that is indeed the case, then Bryant's NFL career could be in serious jeopardy.
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New schools, construction add to first-day mix
By TANYA RODRIGUES - Staff Writer
ESCONDIDO -- With wide eyes, nervous smiles and a littleconfusion, students across the city took in their first day ofschool on Monday.
Some unfinished work at two new campuses, Bear Valley MiddleSchool and Farr Avenue School, and a slew of renovation projects atother schools greeted students.
At Bear Valley, teachers were out at 7:45 a.m. to high-five andcheer on students as they entered the 10.5-acre campus for thefirst time.
"It's the biggest school I've ever been to," said sixth-graderZach Bowersock, 11. "It's like a mall."
Many sixth-graders said they felt some trepidation as they movedfrom classroom to classroom for the first time.
"It was a little confusing for the first two periods," saidIsabella Santarsieri, 10.
That wasn't the most frustrating part of Isabella's day; becausewater quality tests weren't completed, two sets of Bear Valley'sbathrooms weren't operating.
Although some bathrooms worked, 20 portable toilets had beenbrought in. But rather than try them out, Isabella didn't use abathroom all day, she said.
Principal Julie Rich said she hoped the bathrooms would beoperating in the next few days.
Also, because only some fire alarms had been tested, securityofficers patrolled the Bear Valley campus watching for fires.
Parents spent extra time dropping off and picking up childrenbecause of traffic jams on Bear Valley Parkway.
For at least one third-grader at Farr, Monday started withbrand-new-everything thrills.
"It looks pretty," said Elizabeth Hernandez, 8, standing in themidst of an all-school assembly that included a lesson on the newschool's song.
Several minutes later, as teacher Michelle Van der Schaaf gotthe day started, the new campus added a challenge to the usuallypopular task of turning in the day's attendance sheet. Manychildren assigned to deliver the paper weren't sure how to find thefront office.
The $18 million Farr and $21 million Bear Valley were built toease overcrowding throughout the Escondido Union School District.The schools were funded by state money and proceeds from a $46.3million local school bond passed in 2002.
The same funds went toward several schools' projects.
Conway School's $2 million project won't be finished until nextMarch. Crews are renovating the nurse's office, main office, staffworkrooms and lounges and two sets of student bathrooms, and areinstalling air-conditioning systems for each room.
New concrete and tar marked where workers replaced the electricand air-conditioning systems this summer.
One of two sets of bathrooms was cordoned off by a wire fencewrapped in black plastic covering, one of several safetyprecautions, said Principal Lisa Clark.
Kindergartener Nathan Bates had his mind on school rules --staying in line and not running on the playground's wood-chipsurface.
They were the toughest things about his first day, thefive-year-old explained through a mouthful of cinnamon grahamcrackers.
Meanwhile, brightly colored plastic leis and a Hawaiian spiritwelcomed students to Escondido High School on Monday.
Freshmen and cousins Cynthia Garcia and Thalia Bernal, both 14,noted many differences between middle school and their newcampus.
The 15-minute-longer classes aren't so bad, there are morefriends from other middle schools and the pepperoni pizza issmaller but costs a quarter more, they said.
On the other side of the high school cycle was senior ChrisOwens, 17. After a "blah" day of collecting class syllabi, healready longed for Christmas vacation, and the end of this stage inhis life, he said.
"I just want to get out of high school," Owens said.
Contact staff writer Tanya Rodrigues at (760) 740-5420 ortrodrigues@nctimes.com.


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In the Pipeline: Senior Housing Construction Projects (12/11/14)
By Jason Oliva | December 11, 2014
Construction: Planned
Alaska Developers Inch Forward on Proposed Senior Housing Complex
Ward Cove Group is proposing to develop a senior housing complex in Alaska's Ketchikan Ward Lake-Revilla Road area, a project developers say will address a shortage of housing options for senior citizens, reports local KRBD.
Despite hesitation on the part of the Borough Assembly, Ward Cove Group has been researching senior living centers over the years and has a vision of the facility it plans to build.
That vision is a "true home, with different levels of assistance and various services, such as an urgent care medical clinic for seniors." The facility would also have a section for seniors with dementia, as well as a section for residents who can move around independently.
United Properties Sends Letter of Intent to Purchase Land for 130-Unit Project
United Properties, a development company with offices in Minnesota and Colorado, last month sent a letter of intent to the Roseville School Board in Minn. to purchase vacant land that it hopes to transform into a 130-unit apartment complex for seniors, reports St. Paul, Minn.-based Lillie News.
The site used to be home to the former Lake Owasso Elementary School in Roseville, but had closed in 1978 following a decline in student enrollment. It then became the site of a local cable commission operation until 2011 before it was razed over in the winter of 2012-2013.
United Properties' letter of intent proposed a purchase price for the property of $2.4 million, competing with a $900,000 offer from Pulte Homes, parent company of the Del Webb active adult age 55 and over communities.
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At a meeting Nov. 25, the school board unanimously accepted the letter from United Properties.
Construction: In process
Caddis Begins Construction of New Heartis Senior Living Community in Texas
Caddis, a national healthcare real estate firm based in Dallas, is bringing another one of its Heartis brand senior living communities to Texas, this time in Waco.
Construction has already begun on the 70,000-square-foot, 87-unit Heartis Waco Assisted Living & Memory Care Community, which is located on a 4.9-acre site immediately adjacent to the Villages at Twin Rivers master-planned community.
Heartis Waco will feature a bistro, internet cafe and fitness center, along with a host of other amenities including a salon and spa with a therapeutic tub, two interior courtyards, a large dining room and private dining room, an arts and crafts room, as well as a media room.
The community is being developed and will be owned by Caddis, and managed by Portland, Ore.-based Frontier Management.
The architect for the project is Austin, Texas-based Katus LLC and the general contractor is Cameron, Texas-based EBCO General Contractor Ltd. Construction. American National Bank of Texas provided construction debt financing for the project.
Planned for completion in late 2015, Heartis Waco is the second of three Heartis communities currently under development that will be managed by Frontier.
Maplewood Senior Living Breaks Ground in Ohio
Following a groundbreaking ceremony last month, Westport, Conn.-based Maplewood Senior Living is officially underway on construction for its newest assisted living and memory care community in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio.
The 61,500-square-foot property will be known as Maplewood at Cuyahoga Falls. The one-story, 72-unit community is scheduled to open in fall 2015 and will cater to residents living with dementia who need assistance in daily living.
The community will feature signature amenities such as two central courtyards, common living spaces organized like a home setting including covered porches, a theater room, pub with a game room, a four-season room as a conservatory, libraries, a bistro, a Wellness Center, as well as spas and outdoor gardens and terraces.
Ohio is home to an existing Maplewood assisted living and memory care community in Chardon, and the company has future development plans in the state for Twinsburg and North Ridgeville.
Maplewood recently opened an assisted living community in Bethel, Conn.
Pinkard Construction Underway on Colorado Memory Care Project
Lakewood, Colo.-based Pinkard Construction, along with several project partners, broke ground recently on the newest Villagio Senior Living community in Broomfield, Colo.
The project is a 51-unit "Memory Care Continuum" designed by utilizing the latest in resident care philosophies and environmental design.
Villagio communities focus on a spacious home-like feel with an abundance of natural light, designed to keep residents involved and active.
Blackwood Development, Choice Capital Partners and Van Tilburg, Banvard & Soderbergh Architects are also working on the development alongside Pinkard and Villagio.
The community is expected to open fall 2015.
Omega Communities Preps Groundbreaking for New Florida Project
On December 14, Birmingham, Ala.-based developer Omega Communities will celebrate the groundbreaking for one of its latest projects, an assisted living and memory care community located in Sarasota, Fla.
The 90,000-square-foot Fountains of Hope Assisted Living & Memory Care community will offer 106 residences on a 10-acre parcel on the campus of the Church of Hope.
In addition to an official ribbon-cutting, Omega Communities will showcase the purpose-driven features and amenities of the facility, including dining areas, outdoor patios, outdoor courtyards and private residences.
Construction of the community will create between 150 to 200 jobs for the Sarasota area, Omega said. Upon completion, the facility will then require a staff of over 100 full-time employees.
Texas Star Assisted Living to Open in Allen, TX in 2015
Texas Star Assisted Living will provide 67 assisted living apartments and 25 memory care units to residents living in Allen, Texas upon its completion in June 2015.
The facility will be located on 7.5-acres of land within close proximity to the Medical Center of McKinney, Highway 75 and Watters Creek dining and shopping center.
Designed to provide seniors a lifestyle that promotes independence within a home-like setting, Texas Star will provide a variety of services and amenities, including public and private dining rooms as well as a coffee and snack bar, a physical therapy room, library and computer room and a theater room. Residents will also be able to access the community's landscaped grounds that feature three interior courtyards and a walking path.
Civitas Senior Living, of the Dallas-Fort Worth area, will manage Texas Star upon its opening. Grapevine, Texas-based Rosco Construction, Inc. is the builder.
Construction: Completed
LTC Properties Completes, Opens $23.5 Million SNF in Kentucky
Westlake Village, Calif.-based real estate investment trust LTC Properties, Inc. (NYSE: LTC) announced today the completion and opening of a 143-bed transitional care rehabilitation and nursing facility in Coldspring, K.y.
The $23.5 million community is leased to affiliates of Carespring Health Care Management under an existing master lease and will serve the greater Cincinnati metropolitan area.
Carespring Health Care Management is an independent, locally run senior living organization with 11 facilities throughout Southwest Ohio and Northern Kentucky. Its services include nursing care, rehabilitation, respite care, assisted and independent living, hospice and Alzheimer's care.
The Kalyvas Group Holds Housewarming for New Assisted Living Opening
Florida-based real estate firm The Kalyvas Group last month held a special housewarming event to celebrate the grand opening of Seasons Belleair, an assisted living and memory care community in Belleair, Fla.
The community is the latest addition to the Seasons family of assisted living and memory care communities designed through consultation with the USF Health Byrd Alzheimer's Institute.
Day-to-day operations of Seasons Belleair will be handled by Autumn Senior Living, a development and management company also headquartered in Sarasota.
Written by Jason Oliva
Companies featured in this article:
Autumn Senior Living, Blackwood Development, Caddis, Carespring Health Care Management, Choice Capital Partners, Civitas Senior Living, EBCO General Contractor Ltd. Construction, Frontier Management, Katus, LTC Properties, Maplewood Senior Living, National Bank of Texas, Omega Communities, Pinkard Construction, Rosco Construction, Texas Star Assisted Living, The Kalyvas Group, United Properties, Van Tilburg Banvard & Soderbergh Architects, Villagio Senior Living, Ward Cove Group
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University of NottinghamNewsPress releases2012JanuaryNew life in Second Life — virtual maternity unit attracts national acclaim
New life in Second Life — virtual maternity unit attracts national acclaim
19 Jan 2012 16:48:02.550
A virtual reality maternity unit, which will allow student midwives to practice their communication and clinical skills, has garnered national award recognition for a Nottingham midwife teacher.
The maternity unit built on The University of Nottingham's 'island' in Second Life —an online 3D virtual world — has been developed by Jenny Bailey, a midwife teacher in the University's Academic Division of Midwifery, as a teaching tool for her students.
Her innovative work on the project, and her commitment to innovation in midwifery education, has led to her being shortlisted for two awards at this year's Royal College of Midwives (RCM) Annual Midwifery Awards.
Jenny said: "I am delighted to have been shortlisted for two 2012 RCM national awards, one of which is my virtual maternity unit. I hope that the virtual maternity unit can be used by students to enhance their communication skills, and to discuss and simulate management of care for women in labour."
The work has been done in collaboration with colleagues Colleen McCants and Fay Cross in the University's Information Services department who helped bring Jenny's idea to virtual life and with support from Dr Bob Hallawell in the Division of Nursing.
The University of Nottingham Maternity Unit in Second Life is designed to represent a range of similarities found within birthing units, with a birthing room that can be set up according to the type of birth that a mother has requested — including birthing pool, gym ball and inhalation analgesia (gas and air).
The computer simulation allows students to use avatars to role play through a whole range of scenarios, many of which they may not otherwise encounter during real-life clinical practice.
With the midwife teacher taking on the part of the expectant mother, students can be put through their paces to assess how they react to every aspect of the experience, such as the clinical decisions they make or how well they communicate.
Jenny added: "Part of a midwife's role is to be able to provide unbiased information to women so they can make informed choices for their journey through pregnancy and childbirth, and that means sometimes students need to alter or adapt their language depending on the situation to get the information across.
"Childbirth is a life-changing experience and some women can feel very vulnerable when they are in hospital so much so that it can affect their labour. Students need to learn very quickly how to put women at ease and gain their trust.
"Using avatars removes some of the embarrassment which can be experienced in real role play and is intended to enhance clinical practice rather than replace it."
The Second Life simulation is so realistic that students can virtually practice clinical skills such as administering pain relief, checking the mother's contractions and taking her pulse and blood pressure, with the results of tests being displayed in the midwife's control panel on screen. They can also offer other support and reassurance, even sitting beside the mother on the floor and rubbing her back.
The tutor, as the expectant mother, plays a leading role in the labour including deciding the results of various tests and when the baby or placenta is delivered.
After the virtual birth, the student midwives learn the procedures used during the first minutes and hour of a baby's life to carry out the Apgar score to assess baby's wellbeing or to record the weight or to establish feeding.
The simulation has led to Jenny being shortlisted in the Philips Avent Award for Innovation in Midwifery category of the Royal College of Midwives awards, which recognise and celebrate the successes and innovation of all its members.
Her work on blended learning — using a varied approach to learning that includes podcasts, clinical practice and online e-learning materials — has also seen her shortlisted in the category Johnson's Baby Award for Excellence in Midwifery Education.
Cathy Warwick, chief executive of the Royal College of Midwives, said: "This demonstrates that there is wonderful and ground-breaking work being done by midwives and I congratulate Jenny on being shortlisted for this award.
"Midwifery practice is always moving forward and innovating. This shows that if we give midwives the resources and the freedom to do this, the result is better services for women, babies and their families."
The awards lunch will be held on January 25 at the Grand Connaught Rooms in Covent Garden. Journalist and broadcaster Natasha Kaplinsky is presenting the awards.
Video about the virtual Maternity Unit can be viewed at http://youtu.be/BjBhcgclOeM
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More than 90 per cent of research at The University of Nottingham is of international quality, according to the most recent Research Assessment Exercise, with almost 60 per cent of all research defined as 'world-leading' or 'internationally excellent'. Research Fortnight analysis of RAE 2008 ranked the University 7th in the UK by research power.
The University's vision is to be recognised around the world for its signature contributions, especially in global food security, energy & sustainability, and health. The University won a Queen's Award for Higher and Further Education in 2011, for its research on global food security.
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Canada Floods: British Columbia rations petrol over fuel shortage after chaotic storm
British Columbia, the western province in Canada is rationing petrol over fuel shortage fears after a major storm cut off road and rail links.
Canadian Armed Forces personnel have begun arriving in the affected regions to help with recovery efforts in the flood-stricken region.
On Friday the province issued travel restrictions and rations on petrol, just a few days after declaring a state of emergency.
At least one person has been confirmed dead, but more deaths are expected.
British Columbia Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth said non-essential traffic would be restricted while they rebuild the highway network. Fearing a fuel shortage, he called on people only to fill their vehicles with 30 litres per trip to the petrol station until 1 December.
He did not say how close the province was to running out of gas, and said he would not send police to enforce the ration.
"It's 10 to 11 days where we have to pull together as a province, if we're greedy, we'll fail," he told media on Friday.
"The overwhelming majority of people will do the right thing," he added.
With major highways shut and the Canadian Pacific rail line facing multiple track outages, the federal government is looking into alternatives to help supplies flow into the affected area.
US border officials have allowed truckers who don't usually cross the border to access roads so they can deliver supplies, the province says.
As of Friday, approximately 14,000 residents were still displaced from their homes. A major agricultural region, almost 1,000 farms are under an evacuation order and thousands of farm animals have already been trapped and killed by the floods.
More than 100 soldiers have been deployed to the area so far and more stand by. Helicopters stationed on Vancouver Island and other's parts of British Columbia might also be called on to ferry supplies and emergency personnel or evacuate residents.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has pledged to "to do more to help people directly."
Heavy rains are expected to sweep through the area next week.
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One of this blog's readers recently emailed some thoughts about the conference that Mark Grimsley is organizing at Ohio State. Given that I am in the middle of a blog hiatus I thought that it would make for an excellent guest post. The author agreed and re-worked the material for that purpose. From the author: "I should say that this is more of a thought piece, not really intended as an airtight argument so much as a way of imagining a way that we could fit the history of the United States into a tidy paradigm of decolonization and postcolonialism." Comments are welcome and the author will respond.
To start with, let me say that the conference Mark Grimsley is organizing on the war for the South from 1865-1965 is a wonderful and refreshing change. One of the major problems with history in general is how a war serves as a break in periodization. The historian, of course, has to limit the scope of inquiry. A war provides a clearly delineated start and finish. The convenience of this approach is immediately obvious: it makes intuitive sense. Unfortunately, the start and the finish also limit the range of causes and effects that can be observed. The periodization provides a discursive break that in some instances overemphasizes the impact and changes wrought by war. In many instances a war only magnifies or accelerates trends already present. Rather than looking at what comes before a war and what results from the war, it may be beneficial to look at a sort of trans-war period. All this of course is to say: the way the question is asked dictates how it is answered. By raising a different question, Professor Grimsely is in effect giving us new and different answers.
Reading Professor Grimsley's posts and articles relating to the conference, I noticed that the conference will look at the South after the Civil War as being in an extended insurgency or protracted war of decolonization. What I present here are some thoughts on the United States fitting within a paradigm of decolonization. While it is clear that the conference will be examining this issue from a military perspective, focusing more on the technical aspects of insurgency or low-level conflict, my analysis here is more along socio-political lines. Finally, before I begin, let me define the terms I will be using. I use "colonialism" to refer to direct political control of a territory (geographically separate) by another state, with the economic relationship strongly weighted to the benefit of the metropole. "Postcolonialism" refers to any point after direct political control ends but before autonomy is achieved. I use "neocolonialism" to mean economic control of the territory, but not necessarily overt political control (though indirect control exercised through various political factions may; Colonialism and neocolonialism should be seen as gradients of a continuum, stretching from complete political control to autonomy.
The Civil War can be seen as the last in a series of the wars of the decolonization of the United States (this does imply that Reconstruction and Civil Rights are not a war of decolonization, which I will get to shortly). The first war of decolonization would be the French-Indian War, which was also the last in the series of Colonial Wars. The French-Indian War eliminated the French as a serious threat to the British in North America. The level of involvement by the colonies was unprecedented. More importantly, the influx of British troops fostered a sense of distinction and difference between the colonists and the metropolitan British (there is debate on this, but I find Fred Anderson's work convincing in this regard). Combined with the series of imperial crises regarding taxation and defining the meaning of "colony" in the aftermath of the French-Indian War led to the American Revolution. The American Revolution saw the creation of a national identity, and one is tempted to say, a national ideology (this is not to deny prior American anxieties of provincialism). This ideology was one rooted in a firm belief in the benefits of capitalism and trade with a commitment to republican governance (though who was received a voice under republicanism was not clear).
Also worth noting at this point is how the American Revolution was extremely different from nearly every other war of decolonization. First, British rule in America had not depended upon a single minority group (other than whites). Typical of a colonial system is metropolitan rule through a class of subalterns, usually a traditionally marginalized minority. Fearful of their status within the colony, they prove pliant and often willing collaborationists. Before, during, and after the struggles for decolonization this minority group serves as a stand-in for the distant metropolitan authorities, receiving the approbation and ire of oppresses majority. In the American colonies there was no single minority group that filled this role, and indeed there was no foreign ruling class. The flexibility and upward mobility of capitalism firmly prevented the establishment of a hereditary ruling class. The elite in America was not institutionalized, except broadly along the lines of race. Second, there was no widespread critique of European liberalism, such as that presented by Marxism. While Whigs and Tories might debate the path to achieve the most beneficial enactment of this, the overall goal was not questioned.
After the Revolution, America entered a protracted period of neocolonialism. The domestic political struggles, and foreign affairs centered on the best way to establish and ensure economic and political independence from European powers. The Embargo Act, Quasi-War, and the War of 1812 can all be seen as struggles to complete the decolonization of America. An indication of how deep these fears went is the persistent belief that all Indian disturbances were the result of British intrigue (not to mention the whole Citizen Genet affair and Aaron Burr's intrigues along the Mississippi). The War of 1812 seemed ended the threat of British reoccupation, but it still did not end the threat of neocolonialism.
Following the War of 1812, the domestic politics of the United States turned more towards economic expansion and establishing economic independence. The South and the North did not disagree so much on the need for economic independence, but rather on the best way to achieve that economic independence. Debates centered on slavery, and whether or not slave labor was a better path to development then free labor. Because the two systems dictated differing economic policies on a national scale, they could not exist in the same country. Yet the idea of what America should be was not so much in question as was the best way to get there (the Confederate Constitution was not radically different from the United States Constitution). The rhetorical war escalates to insurgency in Bleeding Kansas then spreads to full-scale military conflict with the Civil
War.
Looking at the South as postcolonial also helps explain why so many ardent defenders of the Old South became proponents of the New South. The struggle of the South to modernize was not radically changed by the Civil War. The white elite wanted to modernize and throw of the chains of
economic dependence (notwithstanding cotton is king). The new work by Genovese, O'Brien, and Carmichael pretty definitively shows that many in the South were looking to create a capitalist society that was not economically dependent on exports. The Civil War accelerated these trends but did not change the trajectory of the South. The goals of these developers were the same after the war as they were before the war. Why reconciliation was so easy was because the only underlying fissure between the North and the South was the labor system used to attempt decolonization (and then the economic choices suggested by the different labor systems). That is, the project of the North and the South (decolonization) was the same, just that the means to the end were different. Because there was no major ideological difference about the ends of the American project, there was no impetus for a cycle of reprisal violence among whites. When the Civil War answered the question of means, it also sparked a war of decolonization by the African-American community.
What is crucial to note, is that for the most part, from Reconstruction through the Civil Rights movement, African-Americans did not want to overthrow the existing order. Rather, they simply wanted to claim a place within it. During Reconstruction, for the first time, African-Americans on a large scale were able to lay claim to being "American." White violence directed at blacks in America, before and after the Civil War, was aimed at ensuring their continued exclusion from the definition of "American." Slavery was one form of this instutionalized violence. The end of slavery did not end the violence, just changed the shape it took.
A war of decolonization aims to end colonial rule. The colony aims to retrieve its ability to make political and economic choices. Certainly this is what African-Americans wanted, but they also wanted to compel white Americans to recognize that blacks were African-Americans too. The white counter-insurgents did not necessarily need to apply force in any consistent manner, but only needed to demonstrate that blacks were not considered American. Whereas most struggles of decolonization aim to exclude the metropole (politically, culturally, and economically), the struggle of African-Americans was one of incorporation.
Mark G. Jul 23, 2006 @ 12:21
This is a perceptive commentary on the upcoming conference that my colleague Hasan Jeffries and I are organizing. I appreciate it very much. I particularly like the dissent from the notion that the 1865-1968 struggle was a war of decolonization. I'm not sure I would as yet retreat from that idea, but the poster's disagreement is well expressed. Thanks!
Brian Downey Jul 23, 2006 @ 14:58
Some excellent stuff here. I'm not buying de-colonization either, I don't think. So who is the author, already? Big secret?
Anonymous Jul 23, 2006 @ 17:56
Professor Grimsley:
I did not mean to omit credit to Proffesor Jeffries in my original post.
I certainly think that there are aspects of the 1865-1968 struggle that look a lot like a struggle of decolonization (India being the prime example). Though decolonization is about political and economic self-determination, it is fundamentally about the colonial ruler not belonging.
I do think there is certainly an overlap in rhetoric of colonization/decolonization on both sides though. Much has been made of the plasticity of race relations in the years following the Civil War, even after the end of Reconstruction. The increasing rigidity of the Jim Crow years seems to roughly coincide with the rush of the Western powers (the United States included) to gobble up new colonies. Concomitant was the popularity of the rationalization of racism through science and biology. It is possible that as racism was redefined, the relationship of whites and blacks in the United States was redefined.
Also worth considering is what set the struggles of national liberation and decolonization in motion across the world. The answer is World War I, but more specifically, the unfulfilled promises Wilson's 14 Points. When it became obvious that the 14 Points would amount to nothing, the colonies could always turn to Communism as an alternative. The foremost example of this shift would be Nguyen Ai Quoc, later known as Ho Chi Minh. I mention this because these colonial struggles really began to smolder during the 1920s and 1930s. They erupted spectacularly following World War II and continued through the 1960s before smoldering out. This is the same historical moment of the Civil Rights movement in America. That the leaders of Civil Rights would borrow rhetoric and tactics from the struggles of national liberation (Indian again as the prime example) makes complete sense. But does this make the struggle in the South a war for decolonization?
To change the perspective just slightly, does the Civil Rights movement look closer to the women's suffrage movement or the NLF? The difference in goals leads to a difference in tactics; armed violence can make someone feel like they don't belong but it is not the best tactic for asserting "I am American." The next obvious thing to note is that the women were not victims of violence in the same manner or degree that blacks were. Racism and the tradition of institutionalized violence in slavery I believe explains this; blacks were widely seen a legitimate targets of violence. This ongoing violence to maintain the status-quo, directed at a racial minority, does look a lot like a reaction to a national liberation movement. Yet is political violence directed at a minority really a struggle about decolonization?
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