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After Fulham's return to the Championship began with a bump, rookie writer Jake Fenner takes a look at the sides who were relegated last season. Are there lessons which Fulham can learn?
Last season could not have ended quickly enough for Fulham fans like myself. It seems that the swashbuckling Fulham team which waltzed down Wembley Way are now merely defined as the team which spent £100 million and went down.
However, after a really difficult year, things now seem to be on the up for the Whites. Though we will likely lose our prodigal son in Ryan Sessegnon, our summer once again can be hailed as positive on the whole. The retention of key players, and the shrewd additions of Cavaleiro and Knockaert on loan, have been hailed by fans and pundits alike. In fact, the bookies are so impressed they've given Fulham the (dreaded) "favourites" tag.
Therefore, despite the opening day loss to Barnsley, things are looking good. Right?
Genuine Contenders?
Unfortunately, I feel we may need to press pause on the 2019/2020 Fulham promotion party for one moment. It's often the case that those sides pipped for promotion tend to struggle, and less than a quarter of relegated teams bounce straight back up to the Premier League.
Therefore, I want to explore the fortunes of three sides expected to well last years season: relegated sides Stoke, Swansea and West Brom. All three were tipped for immediate promotion, and all three failed in this quest. Is there anything we can learn from their plight?
Relegation was confirmed at Vicarage Road for Fulham – but how did last season's relegated sides do?
Stoke City – A season of struggles
After a torrid season in the Premier League, Stokes' approach to catapulting straight back consisted: of employing Gary Rowett, keeping big names, and outlaying a staggering £54 million on new ones. This led to many expecting a Stoke side to take the Championship by storm.
However, in reality their season can be summed up by the Stoke Sentinels' Martin Spinks. Spinks described their promotion push lasting a mere 'precious 20 minutes' against in a September clash at Hillsbrough. They didn't even win the game – they drew 2-2.
By the turn of the year, many Stoke fans were calling for a change in manager – a request the Potters board duly accepted. Up until January, Rowett had won only 9 games, which was deemed not enough to keep his job.
Trying a different tack, the Stoke board hired the impressive head coach from a Luton Town side storming League One. However, the appointment of Nathan Jones did not resurrect Stokes' promotion ambitions. In fact for someone who is associated with playing attacking football, his toothless Stoke side only scored 17 goals in 21 games, including six 0-0 draws.
Moreover, Stokes' woes were not just confined to just on the pitch: the financial implications of being relegated have also taken hold. It was announced recently that the owners had to provide the club with a £47 million loan to deal with running costs and the Potters also stated that they made a loss of £30.2 million last season.
So, what are the learnings to take from this? Overall, if Stokes' season can tell Fulham anything then it is that high profile Championship pedigree as well as serious financial clout does not give you a divine right to get promoted.
Stoke again look like they may struggle this year – after an opening day home loss to QPR
Are Fulham mirroring the Baggies' approach?
West Broms' approach to last years season can be described as very similar to Fulhams' current plan. For a start, Darren Moore and Parker have a lot in common, both are inexperienced as managers, both want to play attacking football, and both share the same remit of achieving promotion.
Under Moores' stewardship, West Brom gained plaudits for their transfer dealings such as securing Dwight Gayle on loan and many raved over the deadly striking duo of Jay Rodriguez and Gayle. However, even though the Baggies finished as the second highest scorers with 87 goals, they conceded 62 thus their defensive frailties really did hamper them from seriously challenging for the league.
Birmingham Mails' Paul Stuart rightly summed up the season as an 'underachievement' as he felt that they should have made a better fist of challenging for automatic promotion. Looking at the squad they had at their disposal, this is an appraisal which is hard to disagree with.
So here the learning is a simple one. Scoring goals is great, but if you don't have the defense to match you will struggle to get promoted.
West Brom were so close to the payoff final last season – but missed out to subsequently promoted rivals Villa
Superb or Steady Swans?
Finally, we turn to Swansea City: a team who's approach to life in the second tier is similar to Maggie Thatchers' reign as PM. Why is it similar? They both share the idea that selling all your assets is the best way to deal with a financial predicament. The Swansea City Board announced last summer that they had a £30 million void that needed plugging, thus signaling their intentions to sell key players. Out went Sam Clucas and a certain Alfie Mawson.
Under the new guidance of Graham Potter, the Swans won many admirers by giving the most minutes to players under the age of 23 and by playing an attractive brand of football. However, it has also been said that despite their solid 10th finish, Swansea had difficulties at the back with them averaging 1.35 goals conceded per game thus some could say that they could have achieved more.
Clearly, conducting a firesale of you star men is clearly not the way back to the promised land either.
Can Swansea defy the odds again this year?
How does this relate to Fulham?
The three teams mentioned all went about their first season back in the second tier differently, but the one thing they all have in common: none of them achieved promotion at the first time of asking.
So, what can Fulham learn from these teams?
Well, firstly my fears for this season will intensify if we do not get off to a good start. Similarly to Stoke, Fulham may face financial restrictions that if promotion is not immediately achieved. If we make a slow start, will panic levels start to rise? If Parker is struggling to hit the ground running, will the Fulham hierarchy have the patience to stick with Scott? Or will they ditch him, like Stoke did with Rowett?
Moreover, West Broms' appointment of Darren Moore can be seen as an emotional one. A heart over head decision, not unlike Parkers' at Fulham. Ultimately, lack the experience and tactical ability cost Moore his job, and a failed promotion attempt.
Also, even though Swansea may have been limited last season due to financial constraints, I feel that Fulhams' lack of squad depth and defensive frailties could lead us to mirror Swanseas' campaign.
Fulham were humbled at Oakwell last Saturday
So, is this a bad omen for Fulham? Well, firstly, Tony Khan is clearly trying to learn from the blatant mistakes of last year. This summer, his Del Boy style of wheeling and dealing has arguably secured Fulham the best attacking quartet in the league. It is safe to day that if Parker can get that front four firing then we will have a serious chance of returning to the Premier league at the first time of asking.
However, the current squad depth in key positions such as CB, RB and CM does create a real cause for concern. If these gaps are not filled, I do not think it is an outrageous statement to suggest that Fulham may struggle to have the real consistency to win automatic promotion.
You may feel that I have significantly dented the pre-season swirl of optimism surrounding the Cottage, but, hopefully I can eat my words in 12 months time when we are parading the trophy down Fulham Palace Road. However, unfortunately this is Fulham FC we are talking about, ultimately, forecasting FFC's final position is like predicting how long your Ryanair Flight is delayed for.
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Mountain Climbing & Trekking
In 1910 the area was declared as a game reserve and a forest reserve in 1921 before being gazetted as a national park in 1973. It was not until 1977 when Kilimanjaro was opened for public access. The park was declared by UNESCO as a world heritage site in 1987 and voted as one of the Seven Natural Wonders of Africa in 2013. Kilimanjaro is located in Northern Tanzania 48 km from Moshi town and covers an area of 1,668 square km.
At 5896m Mt Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest mountain and one of the continent's magnificent sights, It has three main volcanic peaks, Kibo, Mawenzi, and Shira. The name itself "Kilimanjaro" is a mystery wreathed in clouds. It might mean Mountain of Light, Mountain of Greatness or Mountain of Caravans.
Climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro is the highlight of most visitors' experiences in Tanzania. Few mountains can claim the grandeur, the breathtaking views of Amboseli National Park in Kenya, the Rift Valley, and the Masaai Steppe, that belongs to Kilimanjaro. Hiking on the 'rooftop of Africa' — the highest point on the continent at 5896 meters — is the adventure of a lifetime, especially because, if paced well, everyone from seasoned trekkers to first-time enthusiasts can scale the snowy peak.
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Northern Circurt Climbing Route
Arusha National Park is about an hour's drive from Arusha, and Momela Gate (1514 m/4967 ft), the start of the Mt. Meru climb, is about 15 km from the national park entrance.
Most Kilimanjaro tour operators and trekking agencies in Arusha organize Meru climbs.
(Mt. Meru differs from Mt. Kilimanjaro in that you don't HAVE to trek with a licensed operator. But organising all the food, equipment, permits, transport, porters, a ranger and a guide yourself will likely not work out any cheaper, and the hassle just isn't worth it.)
If you want to climb to the summit of Mt. Meru you need two or three nights on the mountain. You ascend about 1000 m/3300 ft per day. The third night does NOT give you extra time to acclimatise to the height. It is spent on the way down.
It is possible to skip the third night by descending over 3000 meters (9850 ft) in one single day, all the way from the summit back down to Momella Gate (where your transport should be waiting), but I would not recommend that.
It is cruel on the knees. You will also be so tired that the whole descent is just a painful slog, when it could be a very enjoyable trek through some of the best forests Tanzania has to offer. And believe me, the jungle on the slopes of Meru looks totally different when viewed coming down than when you climb up. You see so many things you never noticed on the way up!

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Klee Pinot Noir – Willamette Valley
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Can, Vegan, Indigenous yeasts, Natural, Unfined
In homage to one of winemaker/owner Chris Berg's favorite artists, the wine is named for the famous Bauhaus artist Paul Klee. The artwork on the label is an adaptation of a painting called Solution "ee". of the Birthday Assignment, 1924. Like the Bauhaus school where art is for the people, this wine is for the people!
This Pinot Noir represents 14 family-owned vineyards located in the North Willamette Valley, with about 40% located in the Yamhill-Carlton AVA and coming mostly from sedimentary and alluvial soil. It is fermented with indigenous yeasts and aged in French oak barrels (10% new oak) for 10 months. It is meant to be fruit forward. Heady aromas of cedar, mushroom, earth and black cherry emerge from the glass. On the palate, the fruit-driven wine shows soft tannins and flavors of dark cherry compote, strawberry leather, stewed plums and rose oil. The finish lingers with bright acid to complete the experience. 3400 cases made.
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Born in Racine, Wisc., and raised in Idaho, Pennsylvania and Illinois, winemaker and winegrower Chris Berg didn't always know he wanted to make wine. In fact, when he graduated from the University of Kansas in Lawrence, with a bachelor's in English, he wasn't sure what his future held, as far as a career. Meanwhile his parents, Chuck and Dian Berg, had decided to relocate to Oregon from Illinois with the purchase of a manufacturing company in Tualatin, Ore. Chris soon followed and helped his parents at the plant, as well as the other reason for the big move: planting a small vineyard.
In 1999, the Bergs planted seven acres of mostly Pinot Noir on the 20-acre property near Yamhill in the Yamhill-Carlton District of the Willamette Valley. Chuck and Dian built a small house on the vineyard, and Chris lived in Portland with his wife, Hilary, also a Jayhawk. The manufacturing business closed its doors in 2000, and the Bergs found themselves full-time winery folk. In 2001, Chuck and Dian moved to the sunny locale of Wickenburg, Ariz., to be near Dian's parents. Chris and Hilary were then given the opportunity to move to the vineyard from Portland. In 2002, the Bergs picked their first harvest of a whopping three tons, which were made into 72 cases of Pinot Noir.
Today, Roots produces approximately 5,000 cases annually. Wines include the flagship estate Pinot Noir, as well as eight single vineyard-designate Pinot Noirs, sourced mostly from neighboring vineyards in the Yamhill-Carlton AVA. Other wines include a Grenache, Pinot Gris, Melon de Bourgogne, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay and a Méthode Traditionnelle sparkling named after their son, Theo. All these wines are made in small lots and handcrafted using indigenous yeasts. Roots' reserve Pinot Noir label, Racine, honors the town in which Chris was born. (The name means "root" in French).
In homage to one of Chris' favorite artists, Roots' second label, Klee (named after Paul Klee), makes up the largest portion of the case production with 2,000 cases made annually. The artwork is their own adaptation of a Klee painting. Roots' other second label, Sheboygandy — a play on words combining Sheboygan (another Wisconsin town) and Burgundy, the ultimate Pinot Noir region. Both Klee and Sheboygandy are made from premium Pinot Noir fruit.
Farming/winemaking practices: organic. Indigenous yeasts only. The wines are not fined (except the whites, with bentonite) and are vegan.
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Retired medical artist Charles Foltz painted this depiction of the famed Allagash Abductions, which he claims took place in 1976 on Big Eagle Lake on the Allagash Wilderness Waterway. (Image courtesy of Charles Foltz for SJVT / FhF)
Subject of 1976 UFO incident casts doubt on 'Allagash Abductions'
Jessica Potila, SJVT / FhF Staff Writer • September 10, 2016
Chuck Rak, one of four men who claimed aliens took them while canoeing on Big Eagle Lake in northern Maine 40 years ago, an incident which became internationally known as the "Allagash Abductions," said it did not happen.
ALLAGASH WILDERNESS WATERWAY — Speaking via telephone from a motel room in Bethany, Missouri on Wednesday, August 31, 2016, Chuck Rak, one of four men who claimed aliens took them while canoeing on Big Eagle Lake in northern Maine 40 years ago, an incident which became internationally known as the "Allagash Abductions," said it did not happen.
A self-portrait oil painting of artist and famed "alien abductee" Chuck Rak. Rak was one of four men who claimed aliens abducted them while canoeing on Big Eagle Lake in the Allagash Wilderness Waterway. (Photo courtesy of Chuck Rak for the SJVT / FhF)
"The reason I supported the story at first was because I wanted to make money," he said.
Rak, along with Charlie Foltz, and twin brothers Jack and Jim Weiner, all students at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design, embarked on a vacation canoeing the Allagash Wilderness Waterway during the summer of 1976; however, Rak's input has been notably absent in recent years from news stories and documentaries pertaining to the Allagash Abductions.
According to Rak on Wednesday, the group did witness an unidentified flying object during their canoe trip, both on the night of the alleged abductions, and two nights before on Chamberlain Lake. "Oh yes, I saw the craft," Rak said.
He said the most vivid sighting occurred as the men were night fishing on Big Eagle Lake. "I had an uncomfortable feeling of being stared at. I turned around and saw this very, very bright globe of light in the sky," he said. Rak described the lights as "changing color from white to red to green in a liquid kind of melding motion."
Rak said the group reported the bizarre experience the next day to a ranger on duty in the area, who Rak said quickly dismissed the sighting, attributing the lights as coming from a grand opening at a hardware store in the town of Millinocket.
"He said what we saw was these guys operating a search light in back of a pick-up," Rak said. "There was no way this could have been any hardware store grand opening at 9 o'clock at night coming from 75 miles away."
According to Rak, the men continued with their trip, and did not discuss the possibility of having been abducted by aliens until years later after Jim Weiner suffered a traumatic fall and began to experience seizures.
"After suffering this fall he started having these visions of humanoid beings levitating above his bed, poking him with needles," Rak said.
Jim Weiner eventually shared his visions with renowned UFO researcher and author Raymond Fowler, after which the group underwent hypnosis with a man named Tony Constantino.
During the regressive hypnosis sessions both the Weiners and Foltz claimed to recall small grey aliens taking them aboard a spacecraft. They said the aliens then performed what they perceived to be medical examinations on the men.
Rak now says his hypnosis experience led to no such recall on his part, although he previously claimed publicly that it did.
Fowler wrote a book about the case in 1993, "The Allagash Abductions." A storm of media attention followed, including appearances by the Allagash Four – as the public dubbed Rak, Foltz and the Weiner brothers – on "The Joan Rivers Show" and an episode of "Unsolved Mysteries."
"We were compelled to stay together, all speculating that this thing could go into the millions of dollars for each of us," Rak said. "We made very little."
Rak said he and the others eventually had a falling out, after which he began telling people that the abductions never took place.
He stopped short of describing the Allagash Abductions as an outright hoax. "I don't call it a hoax, just brilliant storytelling. It's not the truth, but I have to admire the storytelling ability of these guys," he said.
Rak challenges what many believers of the Allagash Abductions consider a key element of the case: the "lost time" the men allegedly experienced. The men all claimed that when they set out fishing on Big Eagle Lake the evening of the UFO sighting, they had left a large fire burning at their campsite as a beacon to guide them back to shore during the pitch-black night. However, when they returned to the campsite, the fire had burned down much faster than they thought it should have given the amount of time they thought they had spent out on the water.
Map of part of the Allagash Wilderness Waterway are in northern Maine from © OpenStreetMap contributors. Eagle Lake (also known as Big Eagle Lake to avoid confusion with another Eagle Lake in the St. John Valley) is the site of an alleged alien abduction in 1976.
Rak now dismisses this suggestion as "complete (manure)."
"It certainly was a big fire, I agree with that," he said. "Those logs were maybe three inches. Some of them could have been almost three and a half inches, that's the biggest they could have been; and most of them were smaller, and as such in that condition those pieces of wood would have burned off very quickly."
Foltz, in a telephone conversation from his Massachusetts home on Thursday, September 1, claimed differently. "Some of the wood we put on there was about the diameter of my leg," Foltz said. "I would say at least a good 10 inches in diameter easily."
Rak also said during the August 31 interview that he and other members of the group had used recreational drugs on the night of the alleged abduction. "I remember Jack brought some Afghan temple ball with him to share with the rest of us," he said. "Yeah, we were definitely stoned when we went out on the lake just before we got that sighting."
According to Rak, he felt conflicted when others asked him whether the group had been under the influence of drugs or alcohol on the night of the encounters. "I remember being on 'The Joan Rivers Show.' Joan was asking, 'Were you guys drinking or taking drugs?' Fortunately, I was sitting furthest away from her. Jim (Weiner) was right next to her and he had to field that question and lie and I didn't have to lie."
Foltz denies any drug use among the Allagash Four during the outing. "No," he said Thursday. "We bought an eight-pack of beer in Millinocket when we bought all of our supplies for the canoe trip. We each had one beer at Telos Landing the very first night and we each had one beer at Fort Kent the last day of our canoe trip," he said. "We carried those eight bottles in and we carried those eight bottles back out."
Foltz described Rak as a man with a violent temper who has been banned from some UFO conventions. "We definitely steer clear of him because the guy is a loose cannon and a mental disaster area," Foltz said of Rak.
Jim Weiner also dismisses Rak's new claims. "I personally believe that Mr. Rak's self-aggrandizing rationalizations and disparaging accusations are simply the rantings of an angry and resentful individual, on whom his former friends have turned their backs," he wrote in a September 5 email.
Fowler initially agreed to be interviewed for this story, but later sent an email indicating that he would not take part if Chuck Rak did.
Fowler wrote on August 29, "Chuck Rak did not have very detailed recall of the abduction under hypnosis. He is the type of person who needs to be in control. He was not happy not being able to have detailed recall of the abduction portion of the incident, thus several years after the investigation he claimed that no one was abducted."
Jim Weiner relayed an incident which he claims took place shortly after the Joan Rivers interview, during which he says Rak tried to convince the men of a new way to capitalize on the case .
"Charlie Foltz and I were visiting Jack and his wife, Mary, at their home in Vermont. One morning, Mr. Rak arrived at the house and declared he had a plan to 'make a million dollars on the Allagash case.' His proposal was that all four of us refute the professional handling of the case by Raymond Fowler, Tony Constantino, and MUFON (Mutual UFO Network), thereby creating controversy, which was, in Mr. Rak's mind, exactly what the media and the public crave – and pay for," Jim Weiner wrote.
"In response to his proposal, Jack, Charlie, and I all voiced our disgust with his ethics, and his proposal, and announced our unanimous decision to have no further interaction with him regarding future Allagash projects. Unfortunately, we, later, forgave his 'inebriated indiscretion' and appeared together on a couple of TV projects and UFO conferences, but it was glaringly clear to Jack, Charlie, and I that Mr. Rak's behavior was becoming increasingly pathological."
Both Jack Weiner and Ray Fowler said they completely agreed with Jim Weiner's statement regarding Rak's behavior.
Rak did not dispute Weiner's description of the events following the alleged abductions, and claims it freed him to finally share the truth about that evening in 1976. "When I was kicked out of the group I felt a release. I was at liberty to tell the truth," he said. "I don't have any sterling character to preserve."
Foltz and the Weiner brothers stand by the abduction story.
"Jack, Charlie, and I, after all these years, are still in agreement with the Eagle Lake event as we (three) remember it. We also accept the results of the hypnotic regression sessions and subsequent polygraph tests as supportive of an abduction scenario," Jim Weiner wrote.
Foltz shared his reasoning for why those living on other planets might want to visit Earth and abduct humans. "Because we are the apex or the top of the chain as far as we think of intelligent life on our planet, we go out to the wilds of Africa and dart animals and study them," he said. "We do it so we can learn more about them and how we impact their world and just what their purpose in our world is and I would presume (extra-terrestrial life forms) have similar interests."
Rak said he does not dispute that alien abductions are possible.
"I'm completely open-minded about it. It's just that I don't think it happened in our case," he said.
(Follow this link to see a YouTube video featuring testimony from Foltz and the Weiner brothers regarding the Allagash Abductions.)
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BOSTON — She lost a leg in the Boston Marathon bombing, only to return to run the race again, as well as to dance. Now Adrianne Haslet has suffered another blow.
Police cited the driver, who remained at the scene, for failing to stop for a pedestrian in a crosswalk. The accident happened around 7:15 p.m., and the driver told police he never saw Haslet in the rain.


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This recipe is soooo easy and insanely healthy and delicious! Find something to make your dressing in, I found this perfect little jar so I can shake it up and it looks nice on the table. Squeeze tons of lemon juice straight from fresh organic lemons into your serving dish/jar/shaker add fresh ground sea salt and black pepper and shake it up! That's it! It's a perfectly "clean" dressing to top your salad with that won't add a ton of extra empty calories and fat to your meal, and it's naturally gluten free!
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Lightning protection system (LPS) is installed to provide a safe path for lightning energy from a lightning strike to reach earth and protect the structure or building from high voltage currents from the lighting strike. Today, lightning protection systems are in use on towers, space shuttle launch pad, factories and buildings. Lightning Protection System or LPS mainly consists of four parts, which are surge suppressors, copper air terminals, copper clad ground rods and copper cable. The cable and air terminals used are commonly made of copper, but aluminium can also be used for its manufacture. The cable and the ground rod are the most important parts of the lighting protection system as they allow the current to pass to the ground. Without a designated path, lightning may conduct through conductors installed in the building, which include cables, phone lines, gas pipes, phone, electric lines or water pipes to reach the ground. This is hazardous to the building as well as living beings.
There are mainly three types of lightning protection systems, namely lightning rod, lightning rod with the taut wire system and the lighting conductor with mashed cage system. The lightning rod type is a simple rod lightning protection system. In the lightning rod with taut wire system, wires are stretched above the building or structure, which is to be protected. This type of arrangement is used in special structures or a series of structures such as protection of high voltage overhead lines, military applications and space stations. The lighting conductor with the meshed cage includes many conductors fitted symmetrically all around the building. Its arrangement is done in the case of a highly exposed structures with the sensitive and conductive installation such as computer labs.
Increasing construction of high rise structures with highly advanced electrical systems is driving the market of lightning protection system. Without the lighting protection systems, these structures are vulnerable to lightning due to the presence of conductors. Also, increasing industrialization, urbanization and stringent safety regulations mandate for public service facilities also contribute towards the growth of lightning protection systems market. Furthermore, development in the field of telecommunication resulting in the formation of large number of telecommunication infrastructures, which need protection from lightning, is expected to boost the global market of lightning protection systems in the forecast period.
North America holds a significant share in the global lightning protection systems market in terms of revenue. The lightning protection systems market in Asia-Pacific is expected to grow at a substantial rate over the forecast period. Growth in Asia-Pacific lightning protection systems market is mainly due to the rapid growth in the urbanization and the subsequent rising adoption of voltage sensitive home automation technologies, stringent building safety regulations and development of telecommunication infrastructure. Rest of the world market is estimated to account for a relatively small share of the global lightning protection systems market.


City's model is a propeller plane, which resembles a WWII fighter in shape, but not in color. It's a smart design, with the fuselage consisting mainly of headlight bricks.
Here's a side/rear view so you can get a better idea how it's made.
The Friends model is quite simple – two slopes, a 1×2 brick, and a snowboard. Yawn.
On the box, it shows the pug dog using the snowboard on this model, so I've posed that here, along with the bunny from Day 3.
The pug was much more successful.
Bunny wants to give it a go on the bigger slope!
The Star Wars model is a pretty good build. Jay says it's a First Order Transporter or Atmospheric Assault Lander which featured in The Force Awakens. I saw that movie when it came out, but don't remember this ship.
For Christmas Build-Up we get to make an adorable ladybug ladybird beetle.
With the leftovers I made a snowman.
So far I've been batting 1.000 at making the instructions in a timely manner for these MOCs – see yesterday's post for instructions on how to make the tropical fish.


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Home Blow to American Farmers Markets and 1 in 5 New Yorkers as Market Food Stamps are SNAPPED
Blow to American Farmers Markets and 1 in 5 New Yorkers as Market Food Stamps are SNAPPED
Conrad Murray, July 13, 2018 July 20, 2018 , Rural Development, International Market, Featured, 0
One in five New Yorkers are eligible for food stamps which can be exchanged for fresh produce at Farmers Markets
A provider of a wide-reaching service that facilitates cash-free transactions at farmers' markets will end its service at the end of the month, the Washington Post reported earlier this week. This could present a serious challenge to people who shop for bread, meat, and fresh local produce using Food Stamps (SNAP) benefits at 1,700 or more farmers' markets across the country.
In the last decade, the ability to spend SNAP (or Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, once known as food stamps) benefits at farmers' markets has become indispensable to those on public assistance, as well as to the city's economic health. New York City has 1.7 million recipients on SNAP; that's one in five New Yorkers.
Novo Dia Group, the company that provides the SNAP trading platform for markets, cited a number of reasons for the decision, including profit loss and apparent signals from USDA that suggest the agency has new plans. In New York City, all 50 of GrowNYC markets use the soon-to-be-discontinued platform.
"It's very alarming," said Barbara Turk, the mayor's director of food policy. "It's absolutely a New York City story, as well as a Boston story, an Austin story. I put out feelers to my colleagues in other cities, to see who else is in the same boat. We're all very concerned about this."
Cheryl Huber is the Greenmarket assistant director at GrowNYC. "We have about 20,000 individual SNAP recipients who shop at the markets, 60,000 total transactions a year," she said. Low-income families, people with disabilities, and others spend a combined $1 million each year on fresh food.
At greenmarkets, SNAP users get a bonus of $2 for every $5 they put on their electronic benefit transfer card, or EBT card for short. The 40 percent incentive, known as Health Bucks, can only be used on fruits and vegetables. Some $400,000 Health Bucks were redeemed last year.
Huber said that a third of all SNAP redemptions happen at the Union Square Greenmarket, probably because it remains the city's most accessible public market, despite its associations with high-income couples from Gramercy Park doting over Thumbelina carrots, or earnest celebrity chefs loading up granny carts with Tristar strawberries. Bargains abound; not all prices are fixed. People on SNAP can buy hake or cherrystone clams from P.E. & D.D., for example, which sells better-quality seafood, and often at a lower retail price than at supermarkets.
For market operators, Novo Dia Group's upcoming service interruption isn't a straightforward case of migrating from one tablet-powered payment system like, say, Square to another off-the-shelf merchant service. Its platform is highly specialized, allowing users of SNAP to buy directly from food vendors by converting SNAP benefits into tokens or other market currency, through a state-issued EBT card, which works like debit.
Josh Wiles, who founded Novo Dia Group and serves as its president, told the Post that SNAP program administrators brought in a company called First Data earlier this year, and its platform was at odds with Novo Dia's app Mobile Market Plus.
Then, in April, the USDA awarded a $1.3 million contract to Financial Transaction Management to run the SNAP payment system, and moved forward without Novo Dia toward a replacement platform, the specifics of which have not yet been made clear. The development confused Wiles. "Our assumption was that we would be able to, for lack of a better word, bid on [the government contract], or at least be contacted [about our services]," he told Modern Farmer.
It's unclear how long Financial Transaction Management's replacement strategy will take to implement. Speaking on the condition of anonymity, a person familiar with these systems said that platform swaps are not unexpected, but typically they are introduced over time, with plenty of warning and built-in adjustment periods.
Huber indicated that GrowNYC has been working around the clock to solve what will likely be a food-stamp blackout. "We found out last Tuesday," she said.
Novo Dia Group's platform is also deployed at Youthmarkets and at distribution sites for GrowNYC's Fresh Food Boxes, which serve underserved neighborhoods by offering pre-filled, CSA-style bundles of home-cooking staples such as beans, eggs, and root vegetables. In all, that's 30 sites that aren't counted in Huber's figure of 20,000 SNAP users who visit markets.
More than 100 markets across the state currently accept SNAP through an EBT card swipe. Harvest Home is another example of a group that runs many smaller-scale markets throughout the city, often in neighborhoods with endemic health issues.
Down to Earth operates nine markets in New York City, including a vibrant sprawl of vendors who set up Sundays in Park Slope near the Old Stone House. Emily Lee, who serves as territory manager and oversees community relations for the organization, cited a government-mandated security update as a cause for an earlier, temporary outage of Novo Dia's Mobile Market app. "As these updates were taking place, we couldn't process transactions," Lee said. She said the prospect of a longer blackout was devastating.
The Post reports that Financial Transaction Management, the Reston, Virginia, company that was awarded the USDA contract, was only recently created — Financial Transaction Management LLC began operations on October 25, 2017 — and that FTS will start to accept applications for replacement equipment starting July 14, but that it "will take at least several weeks for applications to be approved and the equipment to be distributed." This points to a blackout in service of at least a few weeks, and possibly longer.
Financial Transaction Management doesn't have much of an online footprint. Its Bloomberg company profile offers no information. According to GovTribe, a company that provides "tools and data to help federal government contractors" through data mining, Financial Transaction Management has one employee and was awarded a contract of $1.3 million on April 19.
An online search of the listed street address matches a suite within a Reston, Virginia, industrial complex building. It's home to a company called Intelligent Office, which provides online and real-world services, such as meeting rooms and phone-answering solutions. Several small businesses — including a senior-citizen transportation service, a nonprofit, a real-estate company, a mover, and a financial planner — share the same physical address. FTM and the USDA did not immediately return requests for comment.
Major changes to the administration of SNAP were part of the $867 billion 2018 farm bill that failed in the House in May. In February, the White House's fiscal budget for 2019 floated a proposal that would have gutted SNAP benefits and replaced them with something called "America's Harvest Basket," poorly described as a "Blue Apron–style" box of mass-produced food.
Just as this week's so-called attack on breastfeeding was seen as a thinly veiled effort to bolster the profits of corporations, critics dismissed the "Harvest Basket" as a scheme to boost the bottom line of multinational food companies.
The five boroughs are home to 500,000 undocumented immigrants who, despite New York's sanctuary-city status, are still targeted by ICE. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services states that receiving SNAP or other food assistance will not affect the outcome of immigration cases, and that refugees, asylees, disabled noncitizens, victims of domestic abuse, and others can all qualify to receive benefits.
Regardless, public assistance is increasingly becoming a battlefield for immigration issues. In March, Reuters reported on a prospective Department of Homeland Security rule that would allow applicants for certain visas and green cards to "establish that they are not likely at any time to become a public charge." Officials would check to see if an applicant or family members received SNAP, and scrutiny would extend to the applicant's American-born children. (The Times relayed the results of a study showing that the majority of children within immigrant-headed households receiving SNAP benefits are American citizens.)
A 52-year-old undocumented immigrant from Mexico last year told the AP that she discontinued SNAP, even though she was mostly feeding her teenage daughter, a U.S. citizen, because she was "afraid of being in the food stamp system." Similar stories have been reported in Texas, Maryland, and California. A 2017 NPR report cited extraordinary difficulty finding on- or off-record sources for their own story, which an advocate chalked up to heightened concern among immigrants.
The market system's inability to process SNAP payments may also have serious consequences beyond SNAP users and greenmarket regulars. Because it effectively channels money to produce growers, fruit purveyors, fishermen, cheese makers, livestock farmers, and bakers, markets strengthen local food systems and economies in ways that large corporations cannot.
"It's one of the things that makes me come to work in the morning, to democratize food access," Turk said. "Why would we go back? It's a vendor change, not a policy change, but there's this unintended policy consequence that's huge."
It's unclear how long the outage might last, but as Emily Lee noted, any effects in New York City will be felt immediately. "We have people who will walk a mile to shop at a market," said Lee. "When we can't accept payment, it's significant."
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One World By The Sea festival to celebrate Bournemouth and Poole's cultural diversity with language, food and music
Conrad Murray, June 22, 2018 July 17, 2018 , Education and Schools, Featured, International, International Festival, International Market, Markets, Markets and Events, 0
The UK south coast's international education association, the International Education Forum, is organising the second One World By The...
Nottingham St George's Day parade flops despite horse, raffle, disco and bouncy castle
Conrad Murray, April 24, 2018 April 24, 2018 , Community Event, Featured, 0
Nottingham's Annual St George's Day parade seemed to flop as the public failed to turn up for the event....
Stick on Florals: What the smart folks might be wearing at the Woodhall Spa Home and Garden Festival
Conrad Murray, April 20, 2018 April 20, 2018 , Featured, Home and Garden Festival, Markets, 0
It's Festival season again, which means people are looking for something to make them stand out from the crowd....
St George's Day in Nottingham: Community Parade and English Market
Conrad Murray, April 10, 2018 April 20, 2018 , Community Event, Featured, Markets, Street Market, Town Centres and Regeneration, 0
The parade will be led by St George on horsebackNottingham city centre hosts a St.George's Day Parade and market...
Free fun and music on Saturday 30th June at Nottingham Independents Festival
Conrad Murray, June 25, 2018 July 17, 2018 , Community Event, Featured, Festival, Markets and Events, Music Festival, Street Food, Town Centres and Regeneration, 0
The It's in Nottingham Independents Festival, organised by Nottingham Business Improvement District (BID), will be taking place in Nottingham...
Malton Food Lovers Festival trumpets this year's line-up
Conrad Murray, April 11, 2018 April 20, 2018 , Featured, Food Festival, Town Centres and Regeneration, 0
Malton Food Lovers Festival attracts hordes of visitors and this year's line-up has now been revealed. Taking place over...
Conrad Murray, April 27, 2018 April 27, 2018 , Drinks Festival, Featured, Food Festival, Italian Festival, 0
Chelmsford Cathedral will host National Harvest Torch at Harvest Festival
Conrad Murray, July 20, 2018 July 20, 2018 , Markets and Events, Redevelopment, Rural Development, 0
The National Harvest Torch will be coming to Chelmsford Cathedral for the County Harvest Thanksgiving Service in September. It...
'Kevin and Perry Go Large' Brunch Rave this Saturday at DigbethPlymouth's second Vegan Festival opportunity to learn about vegan food and lifestyle


Now that we support CellImg backed virtual data in the file loader the feedback to the user during the loading process is inadequate. I have one image that is about a gig in size (36594.tif). The loading process lets you know it will open as a CellImg and then no more updates to UI happen until it draws some minutes later. We need a progress indicator showing what is happening. This might just require a status update of some kind to happen at regular intervals.
I tried putting in a status update every time a cell is loaded, saying "Cell # / total cells loaded" and it noticeably decreased performance..
Also, some cases of waiting are more problematic. BrightnessContrast, for example, delegates to ComputeMinMax in imglib2, which doesn't have a context available to invoke the status service.
As a side note, yesterday I tried just sysout'ing during the minmax computation, and just adding a check to see if a statement should be printed (e.g. at 20% increments) significantly slowed down the computation time.
Finally, I believe that a status message should only be displayed when a Reader is invoked to actually load a byte array (as opposed to when retrieving a cell from a cache) which is only known at the CellCache level. However, the CellCache has no notion of how many cells are going to be loaded. If rendering a 500x500x100000 image and only the cells of the current plane are loaded, I can't think of a way to display a meaningful progress bar.


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My introduction in the early 80′s to yoga, meditation & astrology rekindled a childhood fascination with all things mystical and a journey began.
By weaving together Eastern and Western teachings, which included training in different branches of astrology, hypnotherapy and meditation, I was able to find ways to bring ancient practices into daily living and begin the process of grounding the often externalized idea of spirituality.
I became fascinated with the idea of bringing a practical approach to mystical topics and a reverence to daily routines. It continues to be an ongoing journey.
I first began my career as a professional astrologer in 1986 and added hypnotherapy in 1997. Combining the two modalities allowed me to create a counseling technique which helps a client gain a better understanding of their archetypal blueprint as well as help release blocks that inhibit full expression of who they are.
I later spent time furthering my studies in meditation, yoga and ayurvedic teachings and ended up getting certified in Vedic studies.
In 1995 I began The Center College for Wholistic Studies which evolved in 2004 and I then became one of the founders and teachers at The Northern Star College of Mystical Studies.
Also in 1995 along with Brenda Mottram, I began Mosaic Magazine. We both loved the idea of creating a voice for the growing and thriving holistic community in Edmonton. After a year Brenda moved to the Uk and I continued to publish the magazine until 2004. Mosaic Magazine has continued to grow and flourish with its new owner and publisher.
A passion for uncovering one's "naked voice" to coin a Chloe Goodchild phrase has had me continuing to write and publish articles and poetry as well as explore sound therapy.


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Final Fantasy VI Pixel Remaster Delayed Until February 2022
There are few game franchises as storied as Final Fantasy. The modern games don't resemble much of the earlier titles. That said, the lasting impact of the series is largely in part for its earliest entries. No release is regarded higher in the early days of the series than Final Fantasy VI. A lot of fans think that this is the greatest Final Fantasy game in all of the entries. Many also think it might be the greatest game of all time. Fans eager to revisit the game in its upcoming pixel remaster from Square Enix are unfortunately going to have to wait a bit longer now. Square Enix announced that the Final Fantasy VI pixel remaster is delayed until February 2022 in order for more work to happen ahead of release. Here's why the game isn't coming out when we thought it would.
Final Fantasy VI Pixel Remaster Delayed – A 2021 Trend
In a blog post, Square Enix explained a few things that caused the pixel remaster of Final Fantasy VI delayed to February 2022. It's boilerplate at this point to offer a general "we're sorry" such as this:
"In order to bring you the best experience possible, we're giving ourselves the necessary time to apply final polish while finishing development on the game."
The delay comes after teams continue to work remotely as COVID-19 impacted gaming greatly since early 2020. Not to mention, there's a lot of work that goes into redoing a game in a new art style. The Final Fantasy pixel remasters look really good. That said, they do take time to develop as new packages. I'm excited to play this one, but of course, I want it to be a positive experience. Many's opinions is that this is one of the all-time great games. It's crucial a revisit like this goes well.
Final Fantasy VI first arrived in the United States in 1994. It was only the third game to come to the West in the series at the time. For that reason, it was first known as Final Fantasy III outside of Japan. The game's narrative features a much more serious, mature tone than past entries. Additionally, fourteen playable characters gave players a lot of control over how they wanted to mold their experience.
If the delay is disappointing news to you, then let us know in the comments! Thanks for reading Comic Years for all things gaming, comics, and pop culture.
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So you want to get an online degree from a college in the Hoosier State? This list is a great place to start in your search (or a great place to help you narrow down a search you're already knee-deep in).
Before we get to our ranking methodology however, let's talk a little about Indiana. The state has a great educational heritage, including a commitment to education that was written into its first state constitution. That commitment has paid off ever since, as Indiana has become home to large research universities, small liberal arts college, and everything in between—not to mention the country's biggest community college system!
Further, this is a great place to build networks that will help you succeed after you get a degree. The state's economy has been growing at the twice the rate of the rest of the country, and cost of living has remained quite manageable. So when it comes time to turn your college education into a job, you'll be well placed to do so.
What kind of Online College in Indiana should you attend?
Here's the thing. If you haven't already noticed, all of the schools on this list offer online education. There is a huge range of the program offerings between schools, but all in all, you'll find an eclectic blend of distance learning options. The benefits are huge for online education. Flexibility, affordability, access to student services. The list could go on!
Even more, in an online-only program, you don't have to actually be living in the same city (or even the same state!) as the college you enroll in, but at many schools, tuition rates are discounted for in-state students, including for online programs.
How much money can you make with a degree from an Online College in Indiana?
Earning an education is all about improving your way of life. People search high and low for a meaningful career. But a meaningful career that also pays the bills? That's even better!
According to Payscale.com, earning a college degree in Indiana sets you ahead in a big way. The average income for a Hoosier is right around $43k. But once you earn a bachelor's degree, you're looking at an average income of $51k to $59k. That's a significant difference! And the figure continues to increase to around $67k per year for Hoosiers who earn a master's degree.
What can you do with a degree from an Online College in Indiana?
If you know exactly what field you want to pursue at one of these online colleges, charge on ahead! Don't let us get in the way! However, if you're like most of the rest of college hopefuls, the task of choosing a major is a daunting one.
What are the Best Online Colleges in Indiana?
Ready to start looking at Indiana's best colleges? One last thing—how we got our list. We've put together this ranking of the Best Online Colleges in Indiana with an eye toward helping out people who are common prospective online college students: working professionals with busy schedules who are also trying to balance a budget.
So we've taken into account the academic quality of the online colleges in our ranking, but we've also kept an eye on price. More specifically, we've calculated a "return on investment" score, that weighs tuition against the expected early career income of graduates. That way, you can know if the money you pay up front will worth it later on. And that's it! Best of luck with your search!
Indiana University at Bloomington is a public, research university that is the flagship of the Indiana University System; it is also the largest within the system. This school is located in Bloomington, Indiana, and is a member of the Association of American Universities. It is regionally accredited by the NCACS THLC.
IU Bloomington has a robust online portal that complements the IU virtual school. Courses are delivered asynchronously and in eight-week or 16-week terms, depending on a student's degree plan. Within this institution, students have access to an online library and bookstore, tutoring services, individualized academic advising, online office hours, and more.
Indiana University East is a public, regional campus that is located in Richmond, Indiana, and is a member of the Indiana University System. It is best known as one of the leading online colleges for students interested in degree completion programs. This school is regionally accredited by the NCACS THLC.
Indiana University East believes in providing the best services possible for their online students. All courses are available 100 percent online and are delivered asynchronously, ensuring that students can study whenever it is best for their schedule. Alongside with a variety of online degrees, the school offers student support services, academic advising, 24/7 technical support, and more.
Indiana University Northwest is a regional university campus that is part of the Indiana University System. Although it is a member institution of the Indiana University System, it hosts its own online degrees. This school is located in Gary, Indiana, and holds regional accreditation by the NCACS THLC.
IUN offers students the chance to earn their degree at an accelerated or traditional pace, depending on their schedule and needs. Students are also given the chance to take part in study sessions, speak with instructors, get technical support, or ask for academic advising online, allowing them to study at their convenience while receiving all the benefits that comes from attending this school.
Indiana University Southeast is a public, regional university that is a member of the Indiana University System. It is located in New Albany, Indiana. This school holds regional accreditation by the NCACS THLC.
There are over 60 degrees available at all levels of education from this system; most courses are asynchronous and do not require campus residency. Additionally, students who earn their degree through IUS will find that the school offers them technical support and academic services from a dedicated online staff.
Indiana University at Kokomo is a public, regional university that is a member institution of the Indiana University System. It is located in Kokomo, Indiana. This school holds regional accreditation by the NCACS THLC.
All courses at IUK are asynchronous, allowing the student to choose their own study schedule. Tutoring sessions and online study groups are also available to ensure that all students understand the material taught and gives them a chance to get to know their classmates. There are other services available for online students, including academic advising, around-the-clock tech support, and an online bookstore.
Ball State University, known as Ball State to students, is a public research university that has been classified by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education as a doctoral high-research activity institution. It is located in Muncie, Indiana, and operates satellite campuses across the state as well as an online portal. It is regionally accredited by the NCACS THLC.
Ball State knows that earning an online degree requires different resources than an on-campus education. The school has since chosen to deliver an online orientation for students, a tutorial program that walks them through how online learning works at the school and how the online learning management system will help them complete their degree requirements. Students will also have access to lynda.com web tutorials and a 24/7 tech support help desk.
Indiana University at South Bend is a public, comprehensive institution that is a member of the Indiana University System. It is located in South Bend, Indiana, and offers a small online portal for working professionals. This university is regionally accredited by the NCACS THLC.
This university offers just one online degree: the Bachelor of Science in Nursing completion program. Online courses are also available through the Division of Labor Studies; however, there is no certificate or degree program available for any courses that are not part of the RN to BSN completion program. There are no current plans to expand the online offerings.
This is a cohort program that focuses on nursing, so practicums are a requirement and may be completed in a student's resident community. Courses are taught asynchronously and all exams are proctored online. Technical support, academic advising, and online student support services are all available as well, ensuring that students feel as though they are valued students at IUSB.
Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis, known colloquially as IUPUI, is a public research university. It is a member institution of both the Indiana University System and the Purdue University System. This school, which is located in Indianapolis, Indiana, is regionally accredited by the NCACS THLC.
Learning online at IUPUI is a great experience for any student. Courses are taught asynchronously and available online and offline through the school's dedicated app, which allows students to review study materials and take exams anywhere at any time. The school also provides technical support, an online library and bookstore, and academic advising for all of its online students.
Purdue University Northwest is a public, comprehensive institution that holds the distinction of being the fifth-largest public university in the state. This school is located in Westville, Indiana, and is home to a growing online graduate portal. This university holds regional accreditation by the NCACS THLC.
Purdue University Northwest is a world-class institution that believes that its online portal is equal to its campus programs. This means that the school has taken steps to support the online programs with student support services, academic advising, and a dedicated technical support staff that is available 24/7. Other online features include an online library and bookstore, tutoring services, and instructor office hours.
Indiana State University is a public institution that is classified by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education as a research university. It is an independent university that is located in Terre Haute, Indiana. This school has been ranked by the Princeton Review, U.S. News and World Report, and Washington Monthly as one of the best online schools in the country. It holds regional accreditation by the NCACS THLC.
Indiana State offers students the chance to have a great educational experience right in the comfort of their own home. All coursework, assignments, and exams are delivered online, many textbooks are also available online, and lectures can be downloaded for offline viewing by using the school's online app. Along with all of this, the school provides 24/7 tech support, academic advising, tutoring sessions, and an online library for research purposes.
Trine University's Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses offers online students the chance to earn a degree from the comfort of their own home. This is a private, not-for-profit university that is located in Angola, Indiana, that confers online degrees across the country. It is best known for providing students with degrees in the STEM and business fields. This school holds regional accreditation by the NCACS THLC.
Like many other colleges that offer online degrees, this university has a full department dedicated to the needs of these non-traditional students. These include student support services, technical support for the school's online learning management system, asynchronous courses, tutoring groups, and professor online office hours.
The University of Southern Indiana is a public institution that has a focus on online business and nursing programs. This school is a member of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities and a Carnegie Foundation Community Engaged University. This university, which is located in Vanderburgh County, Indiana, holds regional accreditation by the NCACS THLC.
The school is dedicated to its online offerings; this is proven by the fact that USI currently has three rooms dedicated to innovation, training, and brainstorming for online education. Additionally, faculty and staff are all trained in online education and services, such as tech and student support services, prior to working on the school's virtual portal. Along with an online library and bookstore and tutoring services, all students will have the opportunity to have the USI experience all from the comfort of their own home.
Indiana Wesleyan University is a private, evangelical Christian, liberal arts institution that are affiliated with the Wesleyan Church. It is also the largest private university in the state and a member of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities. This school, which has one of the largest online portals in the country, is regionally accredited by the NCACS THLC.
Indiana Wesleyan is a pioneer in online education and continues its dedication to providing the best education possible for busy and working adults. Students will find that all courses are taught asynchronously and in eight-week or 16-week terms for their convenience, as well as having access to online tutors and their professors through the school's online learning management system. Online technical support and library services are also available at this school.
Huntington University is a private institution that was established by and affiliated with, the Church of the United Brethren in Christ. The school, which is located in Huntington, Indiana, is a member of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities. It also offers online degree programs for working professionals. This school holds regional accreditation by the NCACS THLC.
Courses at Huntington are delivered asynchronously and in a five-week format with one optional lecture one night a week. All assignments, papers, and exams are delivered through the school's online learning management system. In addition, students will also have access to academic advising, tutoring sessions, online office hours with their instructors, online library and bookstore resources, and even around-the-clock technical support.
Taylor University is a private, evangelical Christian college that is located in Upland, Indiana. It has the distinction of being one of the oldest evangelical Christian colleges in the nation. It is also earning a reputation for being one of the best online colleges in the country. This school is regionally accredited by the NCACS THLC.
Taylor offers asynchronous courses taught in 15-week terms, a schedule that mirrors the academic term on campus. Students have weekly assignments due, but they are able to complete these at any time prior to the due date. Courses are also taught in a way that students will always feel that they have their instructor's individual attention, allowing them to focus on coursework instead of deadlines.
The University of Saint Francis at Fort Wayne is a private, liberal arts institution that is affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church. This school's online programs continue the traditional of teaching Catholic and Franciscan values, something that might be interesting to students interested in a religious online education. This school is located in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and holds regional accreditation by the NCACS THLC.
Many of the online programs can be completed in as little as one year and can be earned on a student's own schedule. All courses are taught asynchronously, practicums and internships are done within a student's area of residence, and exams are proctored online. Students will also have access to online student and technical support services, an online library and bookstore, and more.
Grace College and Theological Seminary is a private, evangelical Christian institution that is affiliated with the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches. The school has a strong background in biblical and ministry studies, but it is building a reputation for online degree programs as well. This school, which is located in Winona Lake, Indiana, holds regional accreditation by the NCACS THLC.
This school offers students the chance to earn a Christian degree from home. Students are given access to the school's online learning management system, allowing them to take their assignments, lectures, quizzes, and exams wherever there is an internet connection. Online tutoring services, academic advising, and an online bookstore are also available, as is around-the-clock technical support.
Oakland City University is a small, private institution that is affiliated with the General Association of General Baptists and is currently growing its online portal. It is located in Oakland City, Indiana. This university holds regional accreditation by the NCACS THLC.
OCU knows that online students are busy: they have personal and professional lives but are still committed to furthering their education. That's why this school hosts separate student services for online students, ensuring that these students get the individualized attention and support they need. Some of these programs include academic advising, tutoring sessions, online instructor office hours, and technical support.
Bethel College is a private, Christian, liberal arts institution that is affiliated with the Missionary Church of America. This school is located in Mishawaka, Indiana, and is currently well-regarded for its online programs and services. This school is regionally accredited by the NCACS THLC.
Students are offered the opportunity to let their ambition guide them at Bethel. Students are given access to online library resources, student support services, and are even assigned an academic advisor to help guide them through their degree requirements. Technical support is available around the clock, and students also have the option to speak with their instructors or other classmates through various social media groups made up especially for this school.
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College is a private, Roman Catholic, liberal arts college that is best known for its Equine School; however, the school also provides online programs for its students. This school is located in Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, and is the oldest Catholic school in the state. It holds regional accreditation by the NCACS THLC.
SMWC has a strong online portal that supports its students in a variety of ways. It offers asynchronous courses, meaning that students can pick and choose when they study, as well as offering academic advising to help guide a student through their degree plan. Technical support is also available around the clock; someone is always waiting to help a student with whatever problem they face, allowing all of the school's students to feel like part of the SMWC family.
Valparaiso University is a private institution that is affiliated with the Lutheran University Association. It is the largest independent Lutheran university in the country. It is also home to the Chapel of the Resurrection, the second-largest chapel on a campus in the world. This school, which is located in Valparaiso, Indiana, holds regional accreditation by the NCACS THLC.
This university offers its online students the chance to learn from instructors who are specially trained and certified in the art of virtual teaching. In addition, students are given the option to choose between asynchronous and synchronous courses, allowing them to pick and choose a study schedule that can work around their busy personal and professional lives. Tech and student services are also available, as well as online office hours for all professors and even study groups that use Skype and other online applications in order to bring teams together for assignments.
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, known as RHIT to students, is a small, private college that specializes in teaching STEM. This school is located in Terre Haute, Indiana, and is a member of the College Consortium of Western Indiana. This university holds regional accreditation by the NCACS THLC.
Unlike most of the other online institutions on this list, RHIT does not offer any online programs at this time. There are online courses that students can take to supplement their on-campus degrees; however, no course listing is available at this time.
This does not meant that RHIT doesn't take online education seriously; on the contrary, it does. The school operates Moodle, one of the most popular online learning management systems available for online education, as well as offering asynchronous courses. Students can also interact with their professors using Skype for business as well as Google Hangout. Technical support is also available around the clock.
The University of Indianapolis is a private, comprehensive institution that is affiliated with the United Methodist Church. It is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and is currently ranked in the top tier of Midwest Universities by U.S. News and World Report. This school is best known for its online learning programs and is regionally accredited by the NCACS THLC.
The University of Indianapolis offers an affordable, 100 percent online education that every student can be proud of. From student services to online tutoring, an online library to an online bookstore, every student need is taken care of by the school's online support services staff. And with around-the-clock technical support and academic advisors, students will find that they have all they need in order to complete their degree online.
Anderson University is a private, Christian, liberal arts institution that is affiliated with the Church of God. It is also a member of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities. This school, which is located in Anderson, Indiana, has been recognized as one of the best universities for online education in the Midwest by the Princeton Review and U.S. News and World Report. This school holds regional accreditation by the NCACS THLC.
Students who choose to learn at Anderson University will be provided with a variety of services created specifically for them. The school uses Canvas, a popular online learning management system that allows students to take their education wherever they go with the use of a mobile app, a textbook service that mails the necessary course materials to them, and 24/7 technical support for any issues that may arise during a course.


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Award instituted by the Embassy of Israel in Spain
Remarks for the Samuel Hadas Awards Ceremony
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An important part of the vision of Samuel Hadas, and I think I'm right on the mark when I say that today Spaniards know more about Israel in richer detail and nuance. Trading exchanges, the tourist flow, the cultural relationship ... the engagement has grown deeper as it should be among two friendly countries enjoying healthy, easy going, and dynamic relations.
2012-01-18 by José María Aznar
It is a great pleasure to be here tonight and I am honored to be the recepient of the Samuel Hadas Award instituted by the Embassy of Israel in Spain.
As you all know very well, Samuel Hadas fought hard to establish diplomatic relations between our two nations, Spain and Israel, and that not long ago we were celebrating the twenty-fifth anniversary of this initiative. It was important to normalize diplomatic ties, which was a success achieved in 1986, but so it was the reestablisment of normal relations between the Spanish and the Jewish peoples.
It is also true that, despite these positive developments, there are still some stereotypes and distorted views about Israel and its surrounding region, which requires to remain active and vigilant.
In recent years, there has been a particularly hard and intense international campaign aimed at delegitimizing the State of Israel. This campaign is not a criticism of certain political choices, but a rejection of Israel's right to exist, a real attack on the very idea of Israel.
This delegitimization campaign has also found echo among us to provoke Israel and create more problems in the court of public opinion around the world.
I have always believed that Israel is a Western country and that today it actually is one of the real, vital, pillars of what we call the West. It is a democracy just like ours that deserves the same treatment we give to ourselves; it is a land of opportunity, innovation, and inventiveness – not just a land of conflict. It is an island of stability in the midst, unfortunately, of a stormy sea where Islamism is taking over the promising "Arab Spring."
Furthermore, if I may paraphrase a famous quote, I would say that, faced with the challenges in that region, from Islamism to the danger of some ayatollahs having a nuclear bomb, "never have so few done so much for so many."
Because I believe in Israel and because I am convinced that Israel not only deserves to exist in peace, but that it is a moral, political, and strategic imperative to defend it since if Israel falls, we would all fall, it seemed to me that fighting against the delegitimization of Israel was as fair as necessary.
Thus, with the help of some friends, among which was the late Vaclav Havel, two years ago I launched the Friends of Israel Initiative — the actual recepient of the award bestowed on me. My goal was simply to open a public space where people could talk about Israel using decency and reason, not irrational passions.
It is not easy to change minds and deeply-rooted habits – as irrational as they may be. But if no one tries to do it, one is actually accepting defeat without presenting battle.
From here, I would like to thank the embassy of Israel for this award and, in exchange, I promise that everyone involved with the Friends of Israel Initiative and myself will continue standing up for what we believe in, for what we believe is fair towards Israel and positive for all – in other words, seeing Israel as one of us.
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Harvey the dog returns in Thinkbox TV ad
Thinkbox will attempt to convey the "emotional power" TV can bring to brands in its latest campaign starring brand ambassador Harvey the dog.
By Lara O'Reilly	 1 Jan 2012 12:00 am
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Harvey uses TV to convince his owner not to throw away his favourite stuffed toy and best friend Rabbit in the latest ad campaign from the marketing body.
The ad, which ends with the line "Discover the power of TV advertising at www.thinkbox.tv", is soundtracked with a song about friends written by comic Adam Buxton.
The campaign was created by The Red Brick Road. It will broadcast on TV from 1 May.
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