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Up your language game: playing your way to proficiency
August 4, 2020 | Nina Gründing |
Video games let you immerse yourself in another world. But your skill with a controller isn't the only thing they can help you improve. We explain how gaming can take your language abilities to the next level.
Exciting characters, epic battles, impressive high scores: video games are a lot of fun. Or a waste of time, depending on who you ask. But what you might not know is that they're also an impressively helpful language learning tool.
Fewer inhibitions = higher motivation
Studies by linguists have shown that video games offer particularly shy teenagers a space to express themselves. In expansive multiplayer online games such as World of Warcraft, players communicate in real time via TeamSpeak, which requires them to use language quickly without overthinking it. An enemy ambush demands a counterattack – now. Between heated debates, angry outbursts and cheers of joy, players rapidly learn the most important words and phrases.
Communication is vital for progressing through the game – a much better motivation than a boring language exam. And language is used in much more dynamic ways in an online chat than it is in a textbook, keeping learners motivated for longer. What's more, players always have the option of reloading the game and trying again. This steady repetition of certain expressions means that sooner or later, they're bound to make it into your long-term memory.
Authentic language immersion
Even single-player games offer opportunities for learning. Just switch the language of The Sims, for example, and you're well on your way to picking up dozens of everyday words and expressions. Even translated versions of games often contain foreign words or original dialogue. Or you could pick a game that was developed in your target language. Japanese learners, for example, are unlikely ever to run out of material thanks to gaming superpower Square Enix and its blockbuster Final Fantasy series.
By using language in context, with relevant images and audio, video games make it much easier to remember new words. Still, it doesn't hurt to learn the basics before you boot up your console, or the whole experience can get frustrating. At least, I had difficulty navigating a Minecraft map with my non-existent Russian skills. Ах, крипер! (Argh, creeper!)
Become a linguistic jedi
It's also a good idea to pick a game you already know something about. Fans of Star Wars or Lord of the Rings will have it easier when playing the corresponding games in a foreign language, for example, as they'll be familiar with the plot and setting. Of course, learning the Spanish for "lightsaber" or "orc" may not get you that far on a holiday to Madrid, but at least it'll improve your feel for the language and its pronunciation. Even simple smartphone games like Temple Run have something to offer – you never know when a phrase might come in handy in another context.
One thing's certain: most of the time, you'll be so absorbed by the gameplay that you won't even realize you're learning a language at the same time. Sure, it takes more than just video games to achieve fluency – but that's not the point. The main thing is to have fun while learning. For everything else, we've got your back.
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Veterans Deserve Better
Urge Your Elected Officials to Pass the GHAPS Act Today!
The VA MISSION Act transformed health care options for the millions of veterans who utilize the VA health care system. It provided overdue flexibility for veterans to get care when and where they needed. However, after the pandemic hit, we saw the VA limiting access to community care and too often veterans were left on long wait lists unable to access care.
New reports indicate the administration is again looking to limit access to community care further by rolling back the access standards, trapping veterans in a broken, top-down bureaucratic system that led to extreme wait times, secret wait lists, and veterans dying while waiting to get the care they need.
The GHAPS Act will provide much needed updates and reforms to VA health care delivery to improve outcomes for our veterans.
The bill includes the following provisions:
• Access to Community Care. The VA MISSION Act gave the VA flexibility to establish access standards for community care through the regulatory process, however, this legislation will codify the standards. With the GHAPS Act, veterans will know community care access is here to stay.
• Wait Time Transparency. The bill requires the VA to publish the average wait times for a veteran to schedule an appointment at each VA medical center based on the date of request. Requiring this information to be publicly accessible will equip veterans to know if they are eligible for community care based on the access standards.
• Pilot Community Care Self-Scheduling. The bill pilots self-scheduling for veterans to access local providers. This is a commonsense reform that is already available for most in the private sector and veterans should have that same ease of access.
• Create Telehealth Strategic Plan. For many veterans, telehealth improves access and has the potential to transform health care delivery for decades to come. This bill requires the VA to do a comprehensive study of telehealth which will give policymakers and the VA vital information to inf
To my elected representatives:
I am writing to encourage you to do everything in your power to support, advance, and pass the Guaranteeing Healthcare Access to Personnel Who Served (GHAPS) Act, offered by Senator Jerry Moran and Representative Mike Bost.
Under the VA MISSION Act, the VA established access standards for community care through the regulatory process. However, recent reports show that the Biden Administration is considering rolling back those access standards, limiting community care options and access for veterans due to concerns of increased demand for care outside the VA and the costs associated.
This is an egregious affront to veterans and jeopardizes years of progress in providing for the care they have earned. We needn't go back to the days of Phoenix and secret wait lists.
The GHAPS Act will codify the VA MISSION Act's access standards, providing veterans with much-needed clarity around the law and their health care options. In short, it will empower veterans with the certainty needed to take charge of their own health care and get the care they need – where and when they need it.
On the other hand, inaction on this critical issue will see the VA regress to a sluggish and bureaucratic system and threatens to keep veterans trapped in a broken system.
Our nation's veterans deserve the care they were promised. I urge you to support and vote for the GHAPS Act so they can get it.
cc: President Joe Biden, VA Secretary Denis McDonough

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Beleidigung bezeichnet eine sprachliche oder körperliche Handlung, durch die einem Subjekt eine symbolische Verletzung zugeführt wird. Es existieren zahlreiche weitere Definitionen des Begriffs "Beleidigung". Die Rechtstheorie behandelt sie als Ehrdelikt. In Deutschland gilt "Beleidigung" als Tatbestand des Strafrechts, in der Schweiz wird sie innerhalb der Rechtsnorm als "Beschimpfung" bezeichnet.

Wortherkunft
Der Begriff Beleidigung lässt sich in zwei Wortbestandteile aufteilen. Das Präfix "Be-" und den Wortstamm "Leidigung". Der Wortstamm steht allgemein für die Widerfahrnis einer Verletzung. Das "Be-" verweist etymologisch auf die transitive Dimension des Geschehens. Das heißt, die Beleidigung ist ein Geschehen zwischen mindestens zwei Subjekten.

Soziologie
In der Soziologie wird die Beleidigung als symbolische Gewalt vor allem im Rahmen der Gewaltforschung erforscht.

Beschimpfung, obszöne Gesten und körperliche Übergriffe gelten als typische Ausdrucksformen. Um die einzelnen Aspekte der Beleidigung zu erfassen, kann man sie in vier Bestandteile aufteilen, in die man viele Formen der Gewaltausübung aufteilen kann.

 Handelndes Subjekt
 Gewalttat des handelnden Subjekts
 Erleidendes Subjekt
 Verletzung des erleidenden Subjekts

Der Hauptunterschied der Beleidigung zu anderen Gewalttaten ist, dass die Gewalttat und die Verletzung im Wesentlichen symbolischer Natur sind. Ein Kritikpunkt der soziologischen Erforschung der Beleidigung ist, dass sie genau wegen dieses symbolischen Charakters die Beleidigung nicht in den Blick der Gewaltforschung kommt oder lediglich als sekundäres Phänomen von der physischen Gewalt abgeleitet wird.

Begriffsgeschichte
Im Medium der Sprache gilt die Beschimpfung als Archetyp der Beleidigung. Dass die Beleidigung neben der Sprache auch im Medium der körperlichen Verletzung stattfinden kann, zeigt der Begriff der Injurie. Im frühneuzeitlichen Recht wird zwischen der Realinjurie und der Verbalinjurie unterschieden. Die Bezeichnung geht zurück auf das lateinische iniuria, das im römischen Recht allgemein für Unrecht stand; heute steht Injurie im Deutschen für eine Verletzung der Ehre.

Mit der Eingliederung von physischer Gewalt in den Bereich der Beleidigung soll zur Geltung kommen, dass neben dem rein körperlichen Akt der Verletzung einer anderen Person immer gleichzeitig auch ein Angriff auf die Integrität der Person stattfindet. Das Gesicht einer Person in den Schmutz zu drücken oder eine Person auf die Knie zu zwingen, sind Beispiele solcher Akte, die auf die symbolische Verletzung des anderen zielen.

Soziale Folgen der Beleidigung
So wie die Trauung eines Priesters als symbolische Handlung den gesellschaftlichen Status der Ehe hervorbringen kann, können auch andere symbolische Handlungen den sozialen Status einer Person in der Gesellschaft nachhaltig verändern. Dieses Charakteristikum wird als Logik der Ortsverschiebung bezeichnet. Diese Ortsverschiebung zeigt sich auch in den sprachlichen Alltagsbeschreibungen für Beleidigungen: Herabsetzung, Erniedrigung oder Abwertung.

Ganz allgemein kann man die Folgen einer Beleidigung in zwei Überkategorien unterteilen. Einmal den Ausschluss aus der sozialen Teilhabe einer Gruppe, die Desintegration; und zum anderen die Positionierung auf der Achse der Überlegenheit und Unterlegenheit, bei dem der Wert des Subjekts im Mittelpunkt steht.

Kraft der Beleidigung
Es werden drei Kategorien diskutiert, die dazu geeignet sind die Stärke oder Kraft einer Beleidigung zu klassifizieren. Die Autorität der Position aus der gesprochen wird, die Instanz des Publikums und die gesellschaftlichen Klassifikationen.

Die Autorität des Beleidigenden lässt ihn nicht mehr als Individuum sprechen, sondern stellt hinter ihn die Instanz, in dessen Namen er spricht. Je nach gesellschaftlicher Stellung dieser Instanz kann sich die Kraft der Beleidigung erhöhen.

Das Publikum, das der Beleidigung beiwohnt, verhilft der Beleidigung zu Öffentlichkeit. Erst durch Öffentlichkeit kann eine Beleidigung zur sozialen Wirklichkeit führen, in der der Betroffene durch das Handeln des Publikums soziale Folgen erleidet.

Was einer Beleidigung im Einzelfall ihre Kraft verleiht, kann letztendlich jedoch nur in einer Analyse des Einzelfalls festgestellt werden. Der theoretischen Kategorisierung der Bedingungen, die einer Beleidigung Stärke, Kraft oder Gewicht verleihen, sind Grenzen gesetzt. Keine dieser drei Kategorien kann ein Gelingen einer Beleidigung garantieren. Das Gegenteil kann der Fall sein; eine Beleidigung in einer Zweiersituation ohne Publikum kann beispielsweise schwerer wiegen als eine öffentliche Beleidigung.

Dialogizität
Mit dem Erreichen des Adressaten der Beleidigung steht diesem fast immer die Möglichkeit offen, die an ihn gerichteten Worte zu erwidern. In dieser Dialogizität von Rede und Antwort kann es einen Unterlegenen geben oder es kann ein Kräfteausgleich stattfinden. Der Kräfteausgleich findet statt, wenn die Antwort auf eine Beleidigung von gleicher Kraft ist. Bei einer Antwort größerer Kraft als der der ursprünglichen Beleidigung kann es zu einer eskalativen Dynamik kommen. Am Beispiel des Ehrduells kann man sehen, dass symbolische Gewalt in Form einer Beleidigung sich im Dialog hin bis zum Kampf um Leib und Leben zuspitzen kann.

Eine weitere Umgangsmöglichkeit im Dialog einer Beleidigung ist die Resignifizierung durch das erleidende Subjekt. Sie stellt der Beleidigung nicht eine andere Kraft entgegen, sondern ändert die Selbstzuschreibung der Beleidigung ins Positive. Als Beispiel gilt der Begriff "Queer", der sich im angloamerikanischen Raum von einer herablassenden Bezeichnung von Homosexuellen zu einer stolzen Selbstbezeichnung gewandelt hat.

Die Dialogizität der Beleidigung führt auch dazu, dass Beleidiger Strategien einsetzen, um eine Erwiderung zu vermeiden. Formen sind Unglaubwürdigmachen des Gegenübers oder rhetorische Mittel wie Anspielung oder Ironie, welche die Beleidigung auf eine konnotative Ebene verschieben und abstreitbar machen. Eine weitere Form ist das akustische Toppen durch Lautstärke, was durch die körperliche Reaktion des Betroffenen zur Überrumpelung führen kann.

Verletzbarkeit durch Beleidigung
Die Verletzbarkeit durch eine Beleidigung entsteht durch die Rolle von Ehre und Ansehen im Leben des erleidenden Subjekts.

Das Vokabular, welches zur Beschreibung der symbolischen Verletzung einer Beleidigung verwendet wird, hat in der Vergangenheit einen Wandel erfahren. Lange Zeit wurde durchweg der Begriff "Ehrverletzung" verwendet. Er gilt heute weitestgehend als ein Anachronismus. An seine Stelle trat der Begriff "Kränkung". Der Grund dafür ist der Strukturwandel von einer traditionellen Gesellschaft zu einer modernen Gesellschaft. Das soziale Gut "Ansehen", auf das die Kränkung abzielt, steht dem sozialen Gut "Ehre" gegenüber, auf das die Ehrverletzung verweist. Der Wandel ist Folge der Veränderung der normativen Hintergrundvorstellungen, hin zu einer höheren Bewertung des sozialen Guts "Ansehen".

Literatur

Soziologie

Philosophie

 Arthur Schopenhauer: Die Kunst zu beleidigen. (= Beck'sche Reihe. 1465). Hrsg. Franco Volpi. Beck, München 2002, ISBN 3-406-47605-8.

Literaturwissenschaft

Geschichtswissenschaft

 Dennis Pausch: Virtuose Niedertracht. Die Kunst der Beleidigung in der Antike. C. H. Beck, München 2021, ISBN 978-3-406-76623-7.

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Konfliktforschung
Geisteswissenschaft
Handlung und Verhalten
Sozialpsychologie

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Repealing Obamacare Could Make Screening For Some Cancers Unaffordable Again
Arlene WeintraubFormer Contributor
I cover the science and business behind drug development and health
One of the major tenets of Obamacare was to make it affordable for healthy people to get preventive tests, like colonoscopy and mammography to screen for early signs of cancer. But with Senate Republicans and President-elect Donald Trump prioritizing an immediate repeal of the law, formally called the Affordable Care Act (ACA)—and not offering clear alternatives for replacing it—the future of subsidized cancer testing is now in doubt.
A new study finds that compliance with mammography recommendations increased after the ACA... [+] eliminated out-of-pocket expenses for the breast cancer test. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
That's a shame, says Gregory Cooper, a gastroenterologist at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center and lead author of a new study that shows that, at least for mammography, eliminating out-of-pocket expenses has greatly increased the population of people who are inspired to get screened. In fact, in the two years following the implementation of the ACA, the mammography rate increased among Medicare beneficiaries across all economic subgroups, according to Cooper's study, published today in the American Cancer Society's journal, Cancer.
"If you look at all the factors that affect whether patients get any kind of preventive services, one of the biggest is lack of health insurance," Cooper says. "We know that poor people are less likely to get preventive services. My fear is that if we add cost back in, compliance rates will be even lower."
To complete the study, Cooper and his co-authors scrutinized claims from Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in Parts A and B during the two years prior to the ACA's implementation and the two years after. Their mammography sample included 862,267 women, while the colonoscopy population encompassed 326,503 men and women. Both procedures were covered prior to the law, but there were copay rates that ranged from 20% to 25%, which could amount to anything between $25 and $100, Cooper says.
In the mammography sample, more than 16% of the women were at increased risk of breast cancer because of family history, previous benign tumors or other factors. Before Obamacare, there was a clear association between a low socioeconomic status and reluctance to undergo mammography. But after the law went into effect, there was far less of a correlation between income, education and a propensity to get screened, with the data showing that mammography rates increased across the board.
Cooper was surprised by the improvement in mammography rates post-Obamacare, he says, because compliance was already fairly high in the Medicare population. "For these women, not much changed aside from the out-of-pocket expense," which was eliminated under Obamacare, he says. "It just goes to show, even if [the copay] is not a lot of money for someone who has the means to pay, it may still be a driving factor."
Colonoscopy rates, however, were another story. They didn't change much after the ACA was put in place, even though all of the patients studied faced an increased risk of colon cancer and they hadn't been screened in the previous five years. That could be because there are other barriers aside from cost that come into play, Cooper says. There's the uncomfortable fasting-and-purging preparation process, for example, plus the need to be put under and to have a friend or family member available to handle transportation.
What's more, there's a loophole in Medicare's coverage for colonoscopies. If, during the procedure, a precancerous polyp is discovered and removed, for example, patients may get charged for that—a prospect that often causes people to forgo the test altogether, Cooper says.
Despite the ACA's lack of impact on colonoscopy rates, Cooper believes the improvement in mammography rates shows that lawmakers should pay more attention to preventive cancer screening in their discussions about the future of the law. "Most of the talk has been about pre-existing conditions and allowing children to stay on their parents' health insurance until they're 26," he says. "Nobody says anything about preventive services."
And preventing cancer shouldn't be cost-prohibitive, Cooper argues. "These tests have been shown to detect cancer at an early stage, and in the case of colonoscopy, to prevent it by finding and removing precancerous polyps," he says. "I would hope we're not going to add back in the financial disincentives."
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I am a science journalist and author who specializes in covering healthcare, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology. I am the author of Heal: The Vital Role of Dogs in the…
I am a science journalist and author who specializes in covering healthcare, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology. I am the author of Heal: The Vital Role of Dogs in the Search for Cancer Cures (ECW Press 2015) and Selling the Fountain of Youth (Basic Books 2010). My freelance pieces have been published in the New York Times, US News & World Report, More, New Scientist, Entrepreneur.com and other media outlets, and I'm the editor of FierceAnimalHealth. I was previously a senior health writer based out of the New York City headquarters of BusinessWeek, where I wrote hundreds of articles that explored both the science and business of health. Read more about me, Heal and Fountain of Youth at arleneweintraub.com.


Boxers have graced the homes of many American families for over a century. They are a fun-loving and energetic breed that enjoys being around children and adults. The Boxer's muscular build and high energy level make them tricky to feed. It's important to learn about the best dog food for Boxers and speak with your vet about your dog's nutritional needs.
These dogs are currently one of the Top 10 Most Popular Breeds in the U.S according to the American Kennel Club. They are remarkably versatile, from favorite childhood playmate to dedicated police dogs. Their bright eyes and big doggy smile have enthusiasts coming back for more through the decades.
The Boxer is a large-breed dog with a long, lean yet muscular body, floppy ears and large expressive eyes. Boxer puppies are born with both large floppy ears and long, straight tails. While tail-docking and ear-cropping are falling out of favor, the image of the Boxer that many know is that of a square face and pointy, erect ears.
Boxers are "brachycephalic", meaning that they have a shortened facial structure. This gives them a slightly "smushed-face" appearance.
Boxers are fun-loving, high energy and loving. They excel as loyal family dogs, guard dogs and military/police working dogs. They live about 10-12 years on average.
* Click on the Boxer dog food for more information and prices or scroll down below for more details.
Boxers are very high energy dogs and require daily exercise. Boxers are fairly athletic dogs as well, considering that they are brachycephalic.
These dogs can suffer from Brachycephalic Syndrome, a myriad of anatomical issues including dental problems, elongated soft palate and stenotic nares (narrowed nostrils), which can lead to difficulty breathing. Fun activities they enjoy include hiking, Frisbee and even agility.
Unfortunately, due to over-breeding and inbreeding, there are a lot of common health conditions found in this breed. Some of these conditions can be seen in puppies, while others are adult onset. This is one of the reasons that it's so important to find the best dog food for Boxers during every stage of their lives.
Large-breed puppies like Boxers are more susceptible to malnutrition and developmental orthopedic disease compared to small-breed pups. Many Boxer owners are familiar with these diseases- hip dysplasia, osteochondrosis (OCD), panosteitis and hypertrophic osteodystrophy (HOD).
It is important to feed the best dog food for Boxers that provides just enough of the right balance of nutrients. Since Boxers are a slow-to-mature breed, experts in the veterinary field recommend feeding large breed puppy food until they are 15 months of age.
If you need the best dog food for Boxers under 15 months of age, I recommend Royal Canin Boxer Puppy Breed Health Nutrition Formula. Royal Canin has done all the leg-work for us in developing the ideal food for a growing Boxer puppy. Their commitment to quality provides exemplary nutrition and digestibility.
Royal Canin even produces this food in the ideal kibble shape for a brachycephalic breed. Boxers, with their shortened muzzle and large lips, can more easily pick up and chew Royal Canin's "wave-shaped" kibble pieces.
Hill's Science Diet Large Breed Puppy is another great choice. Hill's Science Diet has been a leader in pet nutrition since the early 1900's. Their large-breed puppy formula has been tweaked over the years but provides consistent quality nutrition to promote health growth in Boxers.
It is fortified with omega-3 fatty acids like DHA to promote healthy brain, joint and skin development. All Hill's Science Diet products are made in the USA from North American raw materials.
If you are looking for the best dog food for Boxers over 15 months of age or are transitioning from puppy food to adult food, it is a good idea to consult with your veterinarian. Your vet can help determine your dog's current body condition score. With this in hand, you can decide which 'maintenance' adult diet is best. Boxers should start eating adult foods around 12-15 months of age.
A great place to start for an active, normal body weight/condition Boxer is with Royal Canin Boxer Breed Health Nutrition Adult. This adult formula is excellent for adults over 15 months of age. Royal Canin provides the right balance of nutrients to optimize a lean body condition over a lifetime.
Chondroitin sulfate protects from daily wear-and-tear on joints and ingredients like tea and rosemary extract provide heart-healthy antioxidants and vitamins. Like Royal Canin's Boxer puppy food, the adult food has a similar "wave-shape" kibble that is easy for them to pick up and chew.
Boxers that are active require an extra 'boost' of calories and more protection for their joints. Boxers that compete in agility frequently come to mind – they are running, jumping and turning on a dime, putting more strain on their joints and burning lots of energy.
A great food to consider is Purina Pro Plan Sport Turkey and Barley Formula. A higher protein content and highly digestible barley will help your Boxer maintain his muscle mass and lean physique through tough training. Glucosamine, biotin and vegetables like tomato and carrot help to promote brain, heart and joint health.
In my experience, Boxers tend to stay leaner with a thick body mass. From time to time, a Boxer can become chunky, and their parents come to me for diet advice. Many of the non-prescription "diet" dog foods out there are heavy on fiber and light on taste.
Owners often become frustrated because their dog starts begging and refuses to eat their new food. They often give up, start feeding the old food again and don't address the weight issue completely.
Thankfully, I've found a good solution with this next pick. My recommendation as the best dog food for Boxers that are mildly to moderately overweight is Natural Balance Original Ultra Reduced Calorie Dry Dog Formula.
Premium ingredients like chicken and carrots provide a taste that dogs can love and still lose weight. Also, ingredients like pearled barley will help your dog to maintain steady blood glucose levels after a meal.
There is a common relationship between poor glucose metabolism and obesity in pets. Corn, barley and sorghum are the ingredients most associated with keeping blood glucose levels consistent and may help to reduce or prevent obesity.
Boxers are considered "senior" or "geriatric" around 8 years of age. As they age, their nutritional requirements change as well. Boxers are also more likely to suffer from heart disease or arthritis as seniors.
If your veterinarian does not suggest a special diet to help manage existing heart disease, I have a recommendation for the best dog food for Boxers in their golden years – Hill's Science Diet Ideal Balance Large Breed Mature Adult.
Hill's Science Diet has recently revealed their new Naturals line, including this unique product for senior large breed dogs. It stands out for Boxers, i n that it contains a high level of heart-healthy antioxidants from fruits and veggies and joint-nourishing omega-3 fatty acids from flaxseed. As our senior pet's digestion slows down with age, whole-food sourced brown rice fiber helps prevent tummy troubles like constipation.
If your Boxer has slowed down or has painful joints, it is worth considering a nutritional supplement to add to their food. I recommend FreshPet Vital Whole Blends Senior Recipe. This fresh-food additive contains joint supporting chondroitin sulfate, glucosamine and an extra boost of antioxidants from cranberries.
Boxers are one of the longest-living brachycephalic breeds. They tend to live the longest, healthiest lives when they are kept in a leaner body condition, receive life-stage-appropriate balanced nutrition and routine veterinary care.
Regardless of which dog food you choose for your Boxer baby, it is important to follow feeding instructions carefully and consult with your veterinarian if you are concerned about your dog's health or nutrition.
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The 26th Annual Southern California Postgraduate Pediatric Conference
Advances in Pediatrics 2015
Our 2015 CME Conference was a great success!
Thank you for attending
Featuring the Inaugural S. Michael Marcy Memorial Lecture
April 2015 Professors. Our 2016 Professors will be announced soon.
Jeff Sugarman, MD, PhD, FAAP, FAAD
Medical Director, Redwood Family Dermatology
Associate Clinical Professor in Dermatology and Family Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
Marianne Gausche-Hill, MD, FACEP, FAAP Professor of Clinical Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Vice Chair and Chief of the Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine,Director Pediatric Emergency Medicine and EMS Fellowships, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine
Cyrus Rangan, MD, FAAP, FACMT
Director of the Bureau of Toxicology & Environmental Assessment, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health Director of the Los Angeles Area Medical Toxicology Education Program for the California Poison Control System
Attending Physician and Consulting Medical Toxicologist, Children's Hospital Los Angeles.
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Elizabeth Sowell, Ph.D.
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Professor of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California Division of Research on Children, Youth and Families, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Los Angeles
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. Member and past-chair, California Immunization Committee
. Member of the American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Infectious Disease
. Member of the FDA Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC)
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Data Playbook: A Measured Approach to Understanding and Telling Stories of Impact
There is a difference between having data and using data.
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By Rella Kaplowitz
Repair the World has one goal: to make service a defining element of American Jewish life. To achieve its mission, Repair relies on its programming to engage thousands of young adults every year in meaningful service opportunities. But the real magic of their work comes when they are able to inspire someone to go from one-time participant to serial volunteer.
So how do they accelerate this process? In a word: data.
Using a series of surveys and evaluations, Repair learned that once an individual participates in two volunteer opportunities, they are more likely to continue engaging in service regularly. Repair now has the knowledge it needs to direct its resources with confidence, make progress toward its mission and share this data for the benefit of the field in which it works.
Many purpose-driven organizations, like Repair the World, are committing more brainpower, time and money to gathering data, and nonprofit and foundation professionals alike are recognizing data as requisite to becoming stronger stewards of their missions and resources.
As Jake Porway, the founder and CEO of Datakind, says: "In the 21st century, the social impact organizations that embrace data and technology to amplify their impact, learn about their work, and adjust in real time, will do far more for their work and their issues than we may have ever seen before."
And yet, there is a difference between having data and using data. Recent surveys found that most nonprofit professionals (94 percent) did not feel that they were using the data at their disposal effectively, and most foundation professionals (75 percent) did not feel that evaluations provided any meaningful insights.
It is in this spirit that our Foundation developed a new interactive resource to help more organizations harness the power of data to make smarter decisions, gain new insights and accelerate progress for the collective good of our communities.
The Data Playbook is designed to help users to make sense of the data they already have and to build upon it. Within the Playbook, you will learn about what data you need; how best to collect it; how to analyze it to meet your needs; how to present it; and how to use it to inform your work and tell your story. Whether you are looking for guidance on how to build a post-program survey, initiate conversations about metrics at staff meetings, make charts in your reports more compelling or hire a data expert, this resource has something to offer.
We developed the Data Playbook because we know firsthand that using data is easier said than done. Grounding organizational decision-making in data means changes to systems and work flows, to individual mindsets and organizational cultures. It is a shift that takes time, money and commitment from grantees, community stakeholders and funders who need to invest in building data capacity. It takes a willingness to pull back the veil and be honest about what is working and where we may be missing the mark.
Additionally, in many social change fields, our work is all the more challenging because we may be trying to measure things that are not immediately quantifiable. Our Foundation, for example, supports and creates initiatives designed to strengthen the Jewish identities and leadership capacities of young adults, which are difficult to gauge in the moment and take significant resources to measure over long periods of time.
Over the last few years, we have made a commitment to and investment in pushing forward on our data journey. We have developed a Jewish Leadership Index to help measure changes in Jewish identity and leadership over time, are investing in surveys measuring the impact of our programs, are working closely with our grantees to develop their data capacity and are partnering with others to support field-wide research.
We know the challenges are real and there is more work to be done, but we have learned that the value of working with data – particularly the right data – transcends them all. At its heart, data tells a human story. Behind every metric and every survey response is a real person who is looking to us to make a real difference in their life. Indeed, data illuminates the gaps we could not see before and challenges us to work collaboratively to fill them.
By turning to data, Repair the World was able to strengthen their programmatic work and take an important step toward ensuring more young Jewish adults are out creating a legacy of civic and social engagement. We are all capable of gathering similar insights, and we owe it to our participants and the communities we serve to do so.
After all, our work is critically important for shaping lives and strengthening communities. We are investing in the social and economic fabric of our neighborhoods, helping those in need at home and overseas, championing inclusion and diversity, and securing a more equitable future for our children and grandchildren.
Now is the time for all of us in the purpose-driven sector to commit to using the data at our fingertips to advance the broad range of fields in which we work, from education to health care, leadership development to social justice work and much more.
We hope that the Data Playbook will serve as a field-wide resource for organizations and foundations of all sizes, whether you are just getting started on your data journey or are looking to refine your approach. We hope you will use it to inspire discussion about, experiment with and ultimately leverage the power of data to more effectively tell the story and impact of your work. And we hope we can serve as partners in learning and that you will share any thoughts, challenges and successes as you use the Playbook.
We are in this together. Let's get started.
Rella Kaplowitz is the Program Officer, Evaluation and Learning at the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation and the author of the Data Playbook.
A version of this article appears in The Chronicle of Philanthropy.


The Microsoft Access 2016 Advanced course is suitable for those who already have a sound working knowledge of Access and who wish to explore its more complicated features and functions.
During this course delegates will learn how to create Sub Forms and Navigation Forms, Create SQL Queries, Create a Modal Dialog Box, Split a Database, Create Macros and Use Visual Basic for Applications.
This course is ideal for experienced existing users of Microsoft Access 2016 who want to develop their skills and learn more about customising forms, queries and reports.


Okay! We're to our last location of our Europe trip! Although I'll write two separate posts about it since I feel like Schonbrunn Palace deserves its own post.
Vienna! Another place with famous coffee!
So, M had an ear infection set in during our flight from Milan and woke up the next morning with fever. Since Vienna was the place she was most looking forward to of our whole trip, we just gave her some medicine and went out anyway. She did okay, but she was definitely sick.
The first day, we went to the zoo, which is apparently the oldest in the world, since it was originally the Hapsburgs' private collection of exotic animals ha. It was awesome! I think it actually might have been the best zoo I've ever been to. My favorite part was seeing two-hump camels and one-hump camels right next to each other! I don't think I ever realized how different they looked.
M's favorite part of the zoo: horseback riding! I can't believe she was brave enough to actually do it!
We spent another day seeing Mozart's house in Vienna and going to a music museum. H had been reading the kids a book about Mozart and having them listen to Mozart's music in preparation for the trip, and I think M loved seeing his house. Especially because she figured out how to use the children's audio guide. She learned tons about Mozart and 18th century Vienna.
E playing with a piano staircase in the House of Music. The rest of the museum was kind of a dud, but the kids walked up and down this thing for nearly an hour.
M also really liked trying to find all the things from the song Favorite Things from Sound of Music. In Belgium we had found raindrops on roses, in Switzerland we found a cream-colored ponies and in Austria we had schnitzel with noodles and crisp apple strudel!
Overall, even though M was sick, Vienna was great! The zoo was really well done and had tons of animals, the music day was really exciting for the kids, I enjoyed the old architecture and H enjoyed the food! What more can you ask for?
E holding her souvenir of choice from the zoo. How did she even come up with that??? M is terrified of it.


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William Kelly Roach
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Obituary of William Kelly Roach
It is with great sadness that the family of William Kelly Roach announces his unexpected passing on Tuesday November 22, 2022 at the Saint John Regional Hospital. William Kelly Roach, beloved husband of Carol Edith (Downey) Roach, was born in Rahway, New Jersey USA in 1933 and was the youngest son of the late Adrian and Ethel (McCulloch) Roach of Brooklyn, NY.
Bill, as he was known to most, spent the majority of his childhood in Oahu, Hawaii, surfing, hiking, and running track. The family then moved back to the mainland (New Jersey) in 1950 in time for his final year of high school. He spent 2 years in the United States Army as a medic from 1953-1955, and married Patricia Powers in November 1955. Patricia passed away in 1957, at the time of the birth of their daughter, Kathy. Bill married Carol Downey in July 1960, more children followed and at the time of his death, had been married for 62 happy years. Bill was always very active, taking his children camping, hiking, and canoeing. When grandchildren and great-grandchildren came along, he was very involved in their lives; attending track meets, taking them hiking, and on many Saturday morning trips to Tim Hortons where he regaled them with his many stories. Known as Papa to his grandchildren and great-grandchildren, Uncle Bill or Uncle Willie to his nieces and nephews, Bill instilled a love of the outdoors, reading, history, and pie in many of his family and will be greatly missed.
Perhaps Bill's greatest accomplishment was raising his children to love the Lord, and praying for all his family to accept Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. For many years he played an active role in teaching scripture and preaching the gospel at the brethren assembly in Lorneville, where his presence will be sorely missed.
Bill is survived by his wife, Carol, sons; Bruce (Susan) Roach, of Lorneville, Matthew (Kelita) Roach, of Grand Bay-Westfield, three daughters; Kathy (Clem) McAfee, of Lorneville, Janet (Henry) Sikora, of New Jersey, and Karen Roach, of New Jersey, one sister; Jessie (Dwight) Dods, of Ottawa, 17 grandchildren, 22 great grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews.
Bill was predeceased by his parents: Adrian and Ethel, his brother: Thomas Roach, and his granddaughter, Rachel McAfee.
Bill would tell us not to grieve, as he is "with Christ, which is far better" and those who believe as he did have that blessed hope of one day seeing him again.
"For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first, then we which are alive…shall be caught up together in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord…. comfort one another with these words" 1 Thessalonians 4:16-18
"I will turn their sorrow into joy, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice for their sorrow." Jeremiah 31:13
The arrangements are under the care and direction of Castle Funeral Home, 309 Lancaster Ave. Saint John, N.B. (634 1701). A visitation will be held on Thursday, December 1, 2022 from 2 to 5 pm. A funeral service will be held at Castle "Fallsview" Chapel on Friday, December 2, 2022 at 11:00 am. Interment will be held in Lorneville Cemetery. For those unable to attend the service, the family has provided the opprountiy to participate via live streaming. Online condolences can be made at www. Castlefh.ca


HopCat, a Grand Rapids, Mich.-based beer bar, plans to expand into Chicago, opening a spot on Clark Street. Pictured here is the recently opened HopCat in Lincoln, Neb.
When beer bar HopCat opens in Lincoln Park later this year with 130 tap handles — 50 of them from Illinois brewers — there will be one notable omission from the beer list: Goose Island.
A policy across the fast growing HopCat chain forbids serving beer produced by Anheuser-Busch or Miller Coors breweries. That will leave Goose Island — Chicago's oldest brewery and an Anheuser-Busch subsidiary since a sale to that beer giant five years ago — on the outside.
HopCat owns eight locations in Michigan, Wisconsin, Kentucky and Nebraska, but its location at 2577 N. Clark St. will be the first where its policy against big beer will freeze out a prominent local player.
"We know there are some amazing brewers at Goose Island, but when they were sold to Anheuser-Busch, our owner and founder decided we would no longer be carrying it," said Chris Knape, HopCat's vice president of marketing.
Knape said the policy is an effort to show allegiance to smaller and independently owned craft brewers in a consolidating beer industry. Anheuser-Busch bought Goose Island five years ago this month and has since bought six more craft breweries.
The prohibition does not include breweries that have sold to private equity firms or other large breweries, such as Heineken (which bought half of Lagunitas last year) or Duvel Moortgat (which bought Firestone-Walker and Boulevard Brewing). Knape said HopCat weighed whether to drop Lagunitas but felt comfortable continuing to carry it, in part, because Heineken is a majority family-owned company.
HopCat was founded in Grand Rapids in 2008 and soon gained a reputation as having one of the nation's better (and longest) beer menus. The chain began expanding in 2013 and has locations in Ann Arbor, Detroit, East Lansing and Grand Rapids, Mich.; Indianapolis; Madison, Wis.; Lexington, Ky.; and Lincoln, Neb. A Louisville, Ky., location will open this summer.
HopCat plans to open in Chicago by August, but that is dependent on permits and construction.


Ginger is a remedy since ancient times given to cure vomiting and to enjoy an immediate relief. To use ginger as a cure for vomiting, just mix an equal amount of grated ginger and onion to make a paste. You can also extract the juice of both these ingredients to mix it well. Add a few drops of honey afterwards. Drink this juice/consume this paste after an interval of each hour to get rid of vomiting instantly. Ginger tea can also be consumed to achieve the same kind of benefits. Dry ginger or Saunth can also be used to make a working decoction against vomiting. Ginger is added in tea because of the same reason.
To stop vomiting instantly, one can consume a mixture of honey and apple cider vinegar as well. Just mix some apple cider vinegar in water and honey and it works well like a potion against vomiting. Apple cider vinegar should be taken in moderate or low amounts for making this remedy. If apple cider vinegar is not available, you can also lick the honey directly. You can instead also mix some basil juice with honey to enjoy the same kind of benefits.
Mint/Peppermint when consumed in the form of juice with salt or when consumed raw has the power to stop vomiting instantly. 'Pudina' which is the Hindi name for Mint can be easily purchased from any vegetable store and it can be grinded well to squeeze it and juice it in water to make a working remedy for vomiting. If you have experienced vomiting because of an upset stomach, Mint suits the best in such cases. Making mint tea with some fresh leaves of mint added in hot boiling water is also another remedy to cure vomiting. This tea should be consumed at least twice a day to cure vomiting. Fresh leaves can also be consumed directly.
Take a lemon and slice it in two halves. Now sprinkle some common salt or 'Namak' over it and keep licking this slice. This is the best working remedy for motion sickness and vomiting because of motion sickness. You can also use lemon in the form of juice mixing it well in a glass of water with some common salt to consume it in the form of Lemonade. This is also a working remedy against vomiting.
Carom seeds (Ajwain/Thymol) and Cloves (Laung) together make a working remedy against vomiting. Just grind both these ingredients and mix well in water with sugar or simply lick it after mixing it well in honey. This will aid you against digestive problems and also cure vomiting. You can also chew cloves directly in order to cure yourself against vomiting.
Basil is a holy plant which has been worshipped since ages for the medicinal value it has. Basil leaves can be consumed directly or we can consume it in the form of extract after adding it with honey. The power of decoction gets increased once we add Pudina (Mint), Saunf (Fennel seed) & Cardamom (Ilaaychi) to it.
Nutmeg is called Jaiphal in Hindi. When consumed with rice washed water, it works like a decoction in treating vomiting. You can also lick it with honey to get an instant relief. Nutmeg can be used as a working remedy against motion sickness and height sickness also. The other spicy ingredients like cardamom etc. can also be used for the same.
Sometimes, we experience vomiting because of food poisoning or because of eating something which has experienced rancidity. Vomiting is good for an individual if he/she has experienced vomiting because of food poisoning. This eliminates everything bad from the body and as soon as the poison gets discharged from the body, the person gets alright. Rai can also be used as a remedy if someone consumes/inhales poison of any kind.
In Cardamom remedy, one is advised to consume cardamom (Ilaaychi) mixed in honey. One can also heat a few cardamoms in a pan and convert it in powdered form to consume with honey. This remedy should be consumed at least twice a day to get instant and quick cure against vomiting. Cardamom can be mixed in powdered form with honey or ginger juice to consume it for an immediate effect.
If nothing has worked in your case, just have some peach bark tea. Sometimes we vomit because we have consumed something unwanted or undesired in the body. This can be because of an alcohol overdose or because of an ill consumption. Sometimes a consumption of poison might also result in the same. In such cases, vomiting is good for health and instead of trying to prevent vomiting; we should try to do forceful vomiting. Sometimes we vomit in an excess because of alcohol consumption. Peach bark tea suits best for an individual in such cases. If nothing works, just eat some slices of bread as bread has the power to soak liquids.
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Air Force Begins Hill Battle to Retire A-10, U-2
Military.com | By Michael Hoffman
The Air Force started efforts Tuesday to convince Congress to approve its proposal to retire the A-10 Warthog and U-2 spy plane fleets even though lawmakers have taken a firm stance in blocking similar recent attempts.
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced Tuesday the Defense Department's plan to retire the two fleets as part of the Pentagon's proposed fiscal year 2015 defense budget. The budget will officially be submitted on March 4 and the debate moves to Congress over the A-10 and U-2's future.
Air Force generals have made mostly the same case they have in the past to retire these historic fleets: The A-10 and U-2 have served the country well, but the Air Force can't afford to continue flying planes that fulfill "niche" missions. It's time to transition to multi-mission platforms such as the F-35 and the Global Hawk.
Congress has heard this message before and subsequently blocked any attempts to shutdown these fleets. A collection of Pentagon leaders to include the Air Force under secretary and the Air Force's top uniformed weapons buyer couldn't say why they expected this year's budget battle to have a different result.
Lt. Gen. Charles Davis, military deputy for Air Force acquisition, said Tuesday he's frustrated by a system that allows politicians to block military brass recommendations.
"Personally I'd like to think that the airpower experts like [Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh], [Air Combat Command Commander Gen. Gilmary Michael Hostage] and [Air Force Space Command Commander Gen. William Shelton] and all those folks out there that have done this for a very long time should have the latitude to decide what the right system is going forward," Davis said.
He acknowledged that there are those on Capitol Hill the Air Force will have to convince in upcoming budget hearings. However, he warned the specialized political interests of certain Congressmen and Senators wishes to appease their home districts will weaken the Air Force as a whole.
He didn't name specific lawmakers, but he said it's a mistake to try to meet short term goals and try to "keep a lot of people very happy for a very localized period of time, and maybe in a very localized part of the country, and maybe within a very localized company."
The specific portion of the country that Davis is referencing is the states where A-10s and U-2s fly, and the companies he's talking about are those that have contracts to build and maintain those aircraft. The A-10 also has a champion in Sen. Kelly Ayotte, R-N.H., whose husband is an A-10 pilot, and sponsored legislation in last year's defense budget preventing the Air Force from closing A-10 squadrons.
The Air Force first started flying the U-2 in 1955 and the A-10 in 1975. Both aircraft are two of the most prestigious in the service's fleet. The U-2 Dragon Lady flew countless missions over the Soviet Union, East Germany and Cuba collecting intelligence throughout the Cold War. The A-10 is one of the most respected aircraft by ground troops who see it as the service's pre-eminent ground attack aircraft.
Congress has argued against retiring the A-10 and U-2 because the aircraft the Air Force plans to replace the two planes with are not ready.
Air Force leaders expect to replace the A-10 with the Joint Strike Fighter -- an aircraft that has been plagued with delays and cost overruns throughout its development program. Lawmakers have told Air Force leaders that it's hard for them to remain confident the F-35 will be delivered on the timeline the service has laid out.
The plan is to replace the U-2 with the RQ-4 Global Hawk. Davis admitted during his Tuesday speech that the Air Force still has to make progress in upgrading the Global Hawk and ensure the long range drone can operate in bad weather.
Despite the problems, Davis said the Air Force is confident the F-35 and the Global Hawk will be ready to fulfill the missions of the A-10 and U-2 by the time they are out of service.
-- Michael Hoffman can be reached at mike.hoffman@monster.com
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@ANDY I did what you wrote but still my gunbound won't work. cant connect to auto-download server is still popping up. 28 May - 3 min - Uploaded by Jamil Reyes Can't connect auto-server. Please try again later FIX.. by: JAMIL. Jamil Reyes. Loading. 21 Jan find an auto rank update script. youll find it on the download section says: Gunbound cannot connect to server - please try again in a moment.
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Mad Max: Fury Road Directed by George Miller Set for May 2015 Release
For the type of movie fan who counts post-apocalyptic thrillers as a favorite cinematic genre, the impending resurrection of the Mad Max franchise is big news, as the original 1979 Australian film was an underrated classic (and also hugely influential, in terms of both style and storytelling). Warner Bros and Village Roadshow has announced that Mad Max: Fury Road will hit screens on May 15th, 2015, with Tom Hardy stepping into the title role formerly made famous by Mel Gibson. And directing the film? George Miller, who was responsible for Mad Max and Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome. Said to take place between the events of the first and second installments of the trilogy, Mad Max: Fury Road also stars Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult and Zoe Kravitz, along with a cameo by Mel Gibson.
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I've owned a B&S 3105 BBb for a year now. This is a rotary five banger, and I just love the set up. The fifth (flat whole step) IS a necessity. Playing in a brass band there's lot of 8va'ing and such. With this horn I have no problem alongside the compensating 3 + 1 Bessons (Had one of those myself, but sold it. The thingy almost ruined my back). I ordered my B&S with that nicely working trigger for the second valve slide, which comes in handy at times. You probably know, as you play the 5198.
To sum up: 1. Advantages? It can be made to play in tune (!). 2. Feels more "open" in the low range than comp. tubas. No big deal though. Don't know of any disavantages at all.
3. Can't respond to that.


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HID Global Scores Big with Smart and Secure Tickets for 2018 FIFA World Cup™
AUSTIN, Texas, May 22, 2018 – HID Global®, a worldwide leader in trusted identity solutions, today announced that it has been appointed the "official ticket producer" for the 2018 FIFA World CupTM, the largest and most important sports event in the world.
HID Global will deliver more than 3 million secure RFID tickets for the 64 matches of the 2018 World Cup™, which will be held in 11 host cities of the Russian Federation from 14 June to 15 July 2018.
The 2018 FIFA World Cup™ ticket is a smart ticket containing a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) inlay and manufactured with special security papers and integrates several security features designed to prevent counterfeiting and forgery. Data that is stored in a ticket's RFID chip is encrypted and digitally signed.
"HID Global is providing FIFA with a formidable defense against ticket fraud and simplifying the process of a fan's picking a ticket and using it to tap and go into the stadium," said Stefan Widing, President and CEO of HID Global. "We're confident that this RFID solution, along with the other advanced ticket security features, will give FIFA and attendees an extra level of security and a better overall FIFA World Cup™ experience."
Illicit ticket sales is a major concern for FIFA World Cup™ events, where tickets are always in very high demand. In a recent press release, FIFA reminded prospective tournament attendees that "FIFA regards the illicit sale and distribution of tickets as a serious issue and in cooperation with local authorities, including consumer protection agencies in numerous countries, strives to identify and curb unauthorized ticket sales."
FIFA cautions soccer fans that tickets obtained from any other source than the official FIFA.com/tickets website will be automatically cancelled once identified, barring the holder access to the stadium or to any refund or other compensation.
RFID Technology Strikes Sweet Spot for the FIFA World Cup™
RFID differs from traditional barcoded tickets, which can more easily be counterfeited. RFID transmits the unique identity of a ticket and ticket holder via radio waves. Unlike barcode readers, RFID scanners do not need a line of sight with the RFID chips. This means attendees can simply tap their tickets to a reader to validate them and gain access to an event, speeding up admissions dramatically in high-volume events such as World Cup™ matches.
As part of the project, HID Global has also provided pre-personalization, fulfillment, consignment and delivery services for the secure tickets, in addition to the development of middleware and a key management system dedicated to the event cycle, including the libraries for the access control device key management. HID's ticketing solution represents a new way to provide secure tickets at an event and play "goalkeeper" against fraud.
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Die Detroit Vipers waren eine Eishockeymannschaft in der International Hockey League. Sie spielten von 1994 bis 2001 in Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA im Palace of Auburn Hills.

Geschichte

Eishockey-Tradition in Detroit
In Detroit gab es schon eine lange Eishockeytradition, bevor die Detroit Vipers Mitte der neunziger Jahre ihr erstes Spiel bestritten. Mit den Detroit Red Wings spielte eine traditionsreiche Mannschaft der National Hockey League in der Stadt, die bereits 1926 gegründet wurde und sieben Mal den Stanley Cup gewonnen hatte. Immer wieder gab es weitere Mannschaften wie die Detroit Olympics, die sich in Detroit niederließen und in unterklassigen Ligen spielten, jedoch blieben sie meistens nicht langfristig in der Stadt.

Von Salt Lake City nach Detroit
1969 wurde die Mannschaft der Salt Lake Golden Eagles im US-Bundesstaat Utah gegründet, die ihre ersten fünf Jahre in der Western Hockey League bestritten, ehe sie in die Central Hockey League wechselten. Als die Liga jedoch 1984 ihren Spielbetrieb einstellte, wurden die Golden Eagles von der International Hockey League aufgenommen, wo sie weitere zehn Jahre spielten.

1994 kaufte das Unternehmen Palace Sports and Entertainment das Franchise und siedelte es nach Auburn Hills, einem Vorort von Detroit, um. Durch einen Sponsorenvertrag mit dem Autobauer Chrysler, der mit seiner Tochtergesellschaft Dodge den Wagen Dodge Viper vertrieb, erhielt die Mannschaft schließlich den Namen Detroit Vipers.

Rick Dudley, der zuvor schon bei den Buffalo Sabres tätig war, wurde als Cheftrainer verpflichtet, und zur Saison 1994/95 nahmen die Vipers ihren Spielbetrieb auf. Begünstigt durch den verspäteten Beginn der NHL-Saison aufgrund eines Lockout, konnte die Mannschaft vor vielen Zuschauern spielen und verbuchte pro Spiel fast 17.000 verkaufte Eintrittskarten. Auch auf dem Eis hatte das Team gleich in der ersten Spielzeit Erfolg, als sie den dritten Rang nach der regulären Saison belegten. Vor allem die Stürmer Daniel Shank, Lonnie Loach und Peter Ciavaglia, der über mehrere Jahre ein Führungsspieler der Mannschaft sein sollte, stachen hervor.

Zur Saison 1995/96 konnten die Vipers mit Peter Bondra einen prominenten Neuzugang verbuchen, der mit den Washington Capitals aus der NHL keine Einigung über einen neuen Vertrag erzielen konnte. Beide Seiten einigten sich nach einigen Wochen doch, und Bondra beendete nach sieben Spielen mit acht Toren sein Gastspiel in der IHL. Zudem verpflichteten sie mit Rich Parent einen jungen Torhüter, der als Nummer zwei nur eingeschränkt zum Einsatz kam, aber dadurch überzeugen konnte, dass er die gleiche Anzahl an Spielen gewann wie Stammtorhüter Darrin Madeley, der doppelt so viele Einsätze hatte. Zudem schloss sich der erfahrene Verteidiger Brad Shaw dem Team an. Die Vipers beendeten die Saison wieder unter den besten Mannschaften, scheiterten aber in den Playoffs in der zweiten Runde.

Erfolge und Turner Cup-Sieg
Im Sommer 1996 konnte man die Verpflichtung des 17-jährigen Sergei Samsonow vermelden, der aus Russland gekommen war und vor seiner ersten Saison in Nordamerika stand. Samsonow verstärkte die gut aufgestellte Offensive um Peter Ciavaglia, Todd Simon und Stan Drulia. In der Verteidigung ragten Brad Shaw und Phil Von Stefenelli hervor, und im Tor bildeten Rich Parent und Jeff Reese ein gutes Tandem. Zudem stand mit Steve Ludzik ein neuer Trainer hinter der Bande. Die Vipers waren schließlich das stärkste Team während der regulären Saison und ihre Spieler wurden mehrfach ausgezeichnet. So erhielten die Torhüter den James Norris Memorial Trophy für die wenigsten Gegentreffer und Samsonow die Garry F. Longman Memorial Trophy als bester Rookie. Auch in den Playoffs dominierte die Mannschaft die Konkurrenz und gewannen schließlich den Turner Cup. Peter Ciavaglia erhielt durch seine 33 Scorerpunkte in den 21 Playoffspielen die N.R. "Bud" Poile Trophy als wertvollster Spieler der Endrunde.

Zur Saison 1997/98 gehörten mit Jimmy Carson und Brent Fedyk zwei erfahrene Profis zum Team, wobei Fedyk noch während der Spielzeit wechselte. John Grudden verstärkte die Verteidigung und im Angriff gelang Dan Kesa und Steve Walker der Durchbruch, als sie sich innerhalb der Mannschaft zu den besten Offensivkräften der Saison entwickelten. Die Vipers knüpften an die guten Leistungen der Vorjahre an und lagen erneut unter den besten Mannschaften der Liga. Auch in den Playoffs hatten sie wieder Erfolg und erreichten erneut das Finale, wo sie diesmal jedoch den Chicago Wolves unterlegen waren.

Ein besonderer Höhepunkt der Saison 1997/98 war ein Kurzeinsatz der 69-jährigen Eishockeylegende Gordie Howe, der mit den Detroit Red Wings große Erfolge gefeiert hatte. Mit seinem Comeback wurde Howe der einzige professionelle Eishockeyspieler, der in sechs Jahrzehnte auf dem Eis stand.

Angeführt von Walker, Ciavaglia, Drulia und Shaw absolvierten die Vipers 1998/99 wieder eine erfolgreiche Saison und erreichten zum fünften Mal in Folge die Marke von 100 Punkten in der Hauptrunde. Wichtiger Rückhalt waren dabei aber auch die Torhüter Kevin Weekes und Andrei Trefilow, die die wenigsten Gegentreffer in der Liga zuließen. Die Playoffs endeten schließlich in einem umkämpften Halbfinale gegen die Orlando Solar Bears, das die Vipers erst im siebten und entscheidenden Spiel in der Verlängerung verloren.

Sportlicher und wirtschaftlicher Abstieg
Im Sommer 1999 gab es einige Veränderungen in der Organisation der Vipers. Ihre Betreibergesellschaft, Palace Sports and Entertainment, kaufte die NHL-Mannschaft Tampa Bay Lightning, für die die Vipers ab sofort als Farmteam fungierten. Ihr bisheriger Trainer Steve Ludzik wurde zum Cheftrainer von Tampa Bay ernannt und Paulin Bordeleau wurde sein Nachfolger in Detroit. Zudem musste die Mannschaft die Abgänge von Stan Drulia, Brad Shaw sowie der beiden Torhüter Weekes und Trefilow verkraften und durch die Abberufung von Spielern in die NHL durch die Lightning wechselte die Stammformation während der Saison häufig. Die Folge war eine sportliche Talfahrt, sodass die Vipers nach fünf sehr erfolgreichen Jahren die Saison 1999/2000 abgeschlagen auf dem letzten Platz der Liga beendeten.

Zur Saison 2000/01 übernahm der ehemalige Verteidiger Brad Shaw das Traineramt in Detroit. Währenddessen verließen auch Peter Ciavaglia und Steve Walker die Mannschaft, die nun fast ausschließlich aus unerfahrenen Spielern im Alter von Anfang 20 Jahren bestand. Die Vipers knüpften an die schlechte Saison des Vorjahres an und belegten erneut mit 25 Punkten Rückstand auf das nächstbeste Team den letzten Platz der IHL.

Die sportliche Krise hatte wirtschaftliche Folgen und die Detroit Vipers verbuchten den schlechtesten Zuschauerschnitt in der Liga. Palace Sports and Entertainment entschloss sich daraufhin ein neues Farmteam für die Tampa Bay Lightning zu suchen. Die Liga selbst hatte in den Jahren zuvor schon mit wirtschaftlichen Problemen zu kämpfen gehabt und entschied sich im Sommer 2001 den Spielbetrieb einzustellen. Zum gleichen Schritt entschlossen sich auch die Detroit Vipers.

Erfolge und Ehrungen

Vereinsrekorde

Karriere

Saison

Weblinks
 Saisonstatistiken der Detroit Vipers auf hockeydb.com
 Spielerliste der Detroit Vipers auf hockeydb.com

Eishockeyverein (International Hockey League)
Gegründet 1994
Aufgelöst 2001
Salt Lake Golden Eagles (WHL)
Salt Lake Golden Eagles (CHL)
Salt Lake Golden Eagles (IHL)
Organisation (Auburn Hills, Michigan)
Sportverein (Michigan)


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Motor sports: Justin Luinenburg still going strong after 2015 national title
READING -- Justin Luinenburg is three years removed from 2015, when he became the first Minnesotan ever to win the hobby stock national championship.
Reading-based Justin Luinenburg, the hobby stock national champion in 2015, is enjoying another successful year of racing. (Doug Wolter/The Globe)
Today his life is pretty much back to normal, which includes touring the area speedway circuit and -- of course -- continuing to win events. Luinenburg, his wife Tracie, and their two children Blake and Annalee are devoted racing fans. Blake, in fact, is just getting started with his own serious racing career at the age of 14.
"Really, we do it as a family. That's what we do on the weekends. We go to races," explained Justin. "The weekend is our vacation."
This summer, Luinenburg performs with two cars -- one for hobby stock and another for B modified. He races both at the Nobles County Speedway in Worthington. He takes the hobby stock car to Fairmont and Redwood Falls, and occasionally to specials around the area.
Heading into this weekend, Luinenburg won five out of 10 races this summer.
He is quick to praise his shop workers at DeGroot Repair just north of Worthington, which sponsors his activities along with Bloom Farms, Dan Wagner Construction, Schaap Sanitation, Graham Tire, Moberg Consignments and Widboom Motors, among others.
And he's quick to put a word in for his pit crew: Trent DeGroot, Jeff DeGroot, Steve DeGroot, his son Blake, Ryan Moberg, Evan Eggers, Matt Feldman, Jay Clarke, Elroy Bennett, and Jim and Lonnie Johnson.
Tracie's father is Jeff DeGroot, owner of DeGroot Repair.
"She would go six nights a week if I'd let her," Justin says of Tracie. "She's been around it just as long as any of us."
Winning is hard work Racing success depends upon many variables, said Justin.
"It's a lot of work in the shop. Doing our research on setups. It's just a team effort," he explained. "It takes a real good pit crew. It takes a lot of sponsors and a lot of late nights. A lot of work in the shop to be good on the track. And it takes fans. 'Cuz if the fans don't show up at the races, there won't be races."
Luinenburg began racing seriously in 1998, with his brother's back-up car in the Sportsman's class.
"I was just like everybody else -- pretty green," he said. "It took a while to get hold of everything. I didn't win very many races the first few years.
"A lot of it is driving. How to drive the car -- what works for setup for my driving styles," he continued. "It takes time. I don't think I was near as aggressive as I am now. But I have a lot more experience."
Aggressiveness -- not to be confused with recklessness -- is a racer's fuel. Drivers must have the will, and the way, to get to the front. But he can't be reckless. Recklessness is dangerous not only for the drivers, but for the car. "When you race three nights a week, you gotta keep the equipment in tact," Luinenburg warns.
"If you only race one night a week, it takes a month to know what the car is doing. When we race three times a week, we know by midseason exactly what the car wants," he adds.
Luinenburg's entry into B modified began when Freddy Widboom asked him if he wanted to try.
"Of course. I'll drive anything with wheels," Justin replied.
B modifieds, obviously, differ from hobby stock. The cars are more powerful, lighter, with better suspension. The adjustment capability isn't as high with hobby.
Emotional in Lincoln Winning the 2015 national hobby stock championship was not planned. At least, not initially.
"We've always raced tracks for points. But it was never a big deal on the national scene," Luinenburg said. "Toward the end of the season, we were only a couple of wins away. So we went to a couple of specials we wouldn't otherwise have gone to."
He found himself at Lincoln, Neb., to be feted at the national banquet. He gave a speech, but barely into it he began to get emotional. He broke down, just a little, before righting himself and thanking all the supporters and sponsors who helped him get to the top.
"It's one of those deals. I'm not very good at talking in front of people. And right then and there, it all sunk in," he remembers.
Now 36, he considers himself too young to look toward retirement.
"I always told everybody, 'When Blake is kicking my butt, it'll be time to hang it up," he said.
"Hopefully soon," interjected Blake, standing by his side inside the DeGroot Repair shop.
Said Justin: "As long as we're having fun, we'll keep doin' it."
Doug Wolter joined the Worthington Globe in December of 1983 as a sports reporter. He later became sports editor, and then news editor and managing editor. In 2006 he moved to Mankato with his wife, Sandy, and served as an editor at the Mankato Free Press. In 2013 he and Sandy returned to Worthington to take up the job of sports editor at The Globe, and they have been in Worthington since.
Doug can be reached at dwolter@dglobe.com.


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Home › Georgia Anne Muldrow - A Thoughtiverse Unmarred (CD)
Georgia Anne Muldrow - A Thoughtiverse Unmarred (CD)
Georgia Anne Muldrow
A Thoughtiverse Unmarred by Georgia Anne Muldrow
Artist: Georgia Anne Muldrow
Album: A Thoughtiverse Unmarred
Physical Release Date: May 19, 2015
01 Prologue
02 Monoculture
03 Great Blacks
04 Fifth Shield
05 The Outcome (feat. MP is Free & Declaime)
06 Ankles
07 Arkansas
08 Pop Iconz
09 Tungsten Babalwo
10 Child Shot
11 Sans Vacay
12 Gitdown (feat. Declaime)
All songs produced by Chris Keys
Album Description:
Past is prologue. The sins of the father are visited on sons and daughters. The madness of the world only abates when you stop the cycle—when you seek something beyond the mono-cultural and the corporeal.
Georgia Anne Muldrow is a seeker and truth-teller. The words on her first rap album—produced entirely by Chris Keys—balance a beautiful delivery with brutal honesty. These are the honest confessions of a mother who refuses to turn a blind eye to immediate and ancestral misdeeds. Her rhymes are conscious, but more importantly, they speak to our deeper conscience.
The prophetic soul artist offers a singular voice, yet belongs to a storied lineage. Listening to this record, you can hear the echoes of past oracles: Billie Holiday, Alice Coltrane, Erykah Badu, and Lauryn Hill. But the wisdom and narrative reflect Muldrow's most personal revelations.
From the album's inception, we find her analyzing the patterns of her life in the constellations, rambling down dusty trails, pledging to jot down these crystalline thoughts in her mind as a north star for the misguided youth. She holds her head high, not in the vein of superiority, but as someone who "used to roam wild on a one-way street."
The evils of the world are given no quarter. She indicts corporate thugs and warmongers, the shamelessly materialistic and musicians who refuse to offer a modicum of substance. Her motivation isn't to brow beat, but to challenge you to do better—it's the type of record that can trigger resolutions on any day of the year. It's a document of racial solidarity and pride, but one that offers an olive branch to anyone down for the cause.
The beats are dusty and suffused with warmth so overwhelming it practically radiates Vitamin D. The gritty drums and hypnotic loops are minimal enough to let Muldrow's mineral-rich voice fill in the gaps. There's a timelessness in it's questioning of age-old human problems, yet it tailors the inquiries towards the issues we currently grapple with on a diurnal basis.
Muldrow uses music as a vessel to inspire hope and propel people towards a better future. Beyond identifying worldly inequities, this record details one woman's quest to improve things for herself, her children, and everyone else. It's about finding universal truths, while staying true to one's essence—transcending the hate and slowly starting to heal.
Executive Produced by Michael Tolle


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Іст-Гемет () — переписна місцевість (CDP) в США, в окрузі Ріверсайд штату Каліфорнія. Населення —  осіб (2010).

Географія
Іст-Гемет розташований за координатами  (33.730124, -116.941044).  За даними Бюро перепису населення США в 2010 році переписна місцевість мала площу 13,50 км², уся площа — суходіл.

Демографія
Згідно з переписом 2010 року, у переписній місцевості мешкало  осіб у  домогосподарствах у складі  родин. Густота населення становила 1290 осіб/км².  Було 5869 помешкань (435/км²).

Расовий склад населення:

До двох чи більше рас належало 4,9 %. Частка іспаномовних становила 38,9 % від усіх жителів.

За віковим діапазоном населення розподілялося таким чином: 30,0 % — особи молодші 18 років, 59,6 % — особи у віці 18—64 років, 10,4 % — особи у віці 65 років та старші. Медіана віку мешканця становила 32,2 року. На 100 осіб жіночої статі у переписній місцевості припадало 98,1 чоловіків;  на 100 жінок у віці від 18 років та старших — 94,5 чоловіків також старших 18 років.

Середній дохід на одне домашнє господарство  становив  доларів США (медіана — ), а середній дохід на одну сім'ю —  доларів (медіана — ). Медіана доходів становила  доларів для чоловіків та  доларів для жінок. За межею бідності перебувало 19,5 % осіб, у тому числі 27,8 % дітей у віці до 18 років та 6,4 % осіб у віці 65 років та старших.

Цивільне працевлаштоване населення становило  осіб. Основні галузі зайнятості: освіта, охорона здоров'я та соціальна допомога — 24,5 %, роздрібна торгівля — 15,6 %, будівництво — 11,7 %, мистецтво, розваги та відпочинок — 9,4 %.

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Джерела

Переписні місцевості Каліфорнії
Населені пункти округу Ріверсайд (округ)


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3D Rendering Of Proposed Development
Discovery Group has appointed ZEF and the international architect studio Hamiltons to oversee its newest redevelopment project in Žižkov, the historical cadastral district of Prague, Czech Republic.
The €400 Million project is scheduled to go up in two phases. The first phase, budgeted at €120 Million, is expected to be completed in 2009 and will include a 60,000m2 retail and leisure centre as well as a residential segment featuring 2,000 apartments.
The first phase of the Žižkov project, circa 4 hectares, will include a retail and leisure centre with residential aspects, which will serve as a gate to the new city district built on former freight railway station. All phases will include circa 120,000m2 of residential (roughly 2000 flats), 60,000m2 of retail and leisure, a 150 bed hotel, 10,000m2 of office space and 1.5 hectares of parkland.


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ADB Combines PRG and B-loan for Afghan Project
by Admin | Nov 1, 2006 | Articles, Projects
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has issued a loan of up to US$40 million and a B-loan and Political Risk Guarantee (PRG) of up to $15 million to Afghanistan's leading cellular network, Roshan. The transaction will help accelerate the expansion of mobile...
PRI for the Nam Theun 2 Hydropower Project: Complex Collaboration Works
by Admin | Apr 1, 2006 | Articles, Projects
We invited Philippe Valahu, Acting Director of Operations, and Elena Palei, Senior Underwriter, at the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), to discuss the underwriting of investment in the complex Nam Theun 2 hydropower project, in which MIGA has played a...
Insuring the West Africa Gas Pipeline Project: Multi-country, Multi-millions and Multi-insurer
by Admin | Oct 1, 2005 | Articles, Projects
The West Africa Gas Pipeline (WAGP) project was originally proposed in 1982 by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) as one of its key regional economic policy projects. Over time, the World Bank confirmed the commercial feasibility of building a...


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Posted on December 7, 2020 December 8, 2020 by Sarah
As the season ends it's farewell to many of our U17s
In January 2021 it will be nine year since the SCC's iconic black and gold rugby shirt was worn by juniors for the very first time. Set up by a handful of players from the adult section who wanted to pass on their love for the game to their children, the SCC Rugby Academy was born. From a handful of kids we now have more than 600 Touch and Rugby players.
Josh Le Grice (as seen on the right above at the SCC Academy 7s, a few years ago!)
Over the last couple of years the Academy has seen many a young boy and girl run on the pitch and leave several years later as accomplished men and women players. Among them is Josh Le Grice who this December completes his junior rugby career with the Academy and moves onto SCC Colts, which officially comes under the banner of the SCC Rugby Section.
Josh is now 17 and joined the Academy aged 9 in 2011. How much does he remember of the early days?
"I think I was probably brought up to play rugby and, if I remember correctly, the very first time I went down to train I was wearing an England rugby shirt. I also remember my very first tour to KL, in those days it was the Saracens 10s which took place on this massive polo field. I remember staying in the hotel and it was a great experience.
I now play back row, in shirt number 6 or 7. When I started I was playing number 10 or 12, but over the years as I have grown and I've got more into a specific position, with more of a hands on the ball position. I have definitely improved a lot and I play at a much higher level now. I feel it's been a good progression and I have definitely improved as a player over the years.
My position is a defensive position, I need to tackle well, lead the defence, carry the ball well, take part in line outs and the scrum – be good at everything really.
Some players who came at the very beginning or a year after I joined are still at the Academy too and it's really good to have some faces who have been there since the start and some new people too. The U17s are probably a 50/50 mix of locals and expats and I've made new friends over the years and got to know the local players who have joined too.
SCC Rugby Academy U16, victorious at the KL Tigers Tournament 2018 (Josh is back row, far right)
There's a great progression into the men's section of SCC so when I have to leave the Academy at the end of this year that's where I'll go. Right now I've already been training with the men's group, going down to the SCC twice a week and training there. It's been really good to get to know them and see what happens after the Academy.
This is my last academic year of school and hopefully I'll go to university and I really want to play there.
My dad (Rob) has been a head coach for 4 or 5 years. It's been good and we have struck a good balance, he hasn't tried to get too involved with what I'm doing and he's let other coaches sort me out while he has got on with the other players. There's definitely been no favouritism!
One of the best tries I've scored was at the SCC 7s. I scored in the final of our age group's competition last year (November 2019) and that was such a great experience. It was down on the Padang – it was great to run out on the Padang and I remember hearing the crowd. It was a really good feeling.
I'll also always remember around two years ago when I was picked to play up year in the (then) U16 team, and we went on tour to KL, that was when the tournament had moved to Epsom College. My team (U16) won the tournament. I can remember our team, just for fun, did some flamenco dance at the hotel that night. That was a really great tour."
The SCC Rugby Academy is open to all, you don't have to be a member of the SCC to join. We offer training on Saturday and Sunday: Rugby and Touch U4- U19.
Players who show commitment and talent have the chance to become a Junior Sports Member of the SCC, subject to approval from the Convenor.
SCC Rugby Academy U17, at the SCC Rugby Academy Tournament 2019 (Josh is back row, 2nd from right)
Rugby in the Time of Covid
Training at the SCC Rugby Academy During Phase 2
Newsletter – Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th March 2020 – Week 9
Newsletter – Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th March 2020 – Week 8


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Niánn Emerson Chase is a pastor, teacher, counselor, writer, and co-founder of Global Community Communications Alliance (GCCA) located in southern Arizona. As a woman of God she has surrendered everything in this lifetime to follow His calling and, in doing so, has discovered peace and contentment in service to her fellows.
After graduating from Arizona State University with a B.A. in English and a minor in psychology, she was well acquainted with the approach of our modern system and has since dedicated years to formulating systems, teaching techniques, and curricula for advancing education. After graduation she then taught for fifteen years at the San Carlos Apache Reservation in Arizona where she grew up, deciding to return home and serve the indigenous people she loved and lived with in her youth. During this time Niánn did her post-graduate work towards a Master's degree in elementary, secondary, and adult education.
Niánn's guidance and oversight is unfolding one of the most progressive educational visions the world has seen, and it has only begun to become manifest. Niánn's educational principles find their roots in a desire to be of service to a global society that bears the fruit of competent, brilliant students seeking to bring civilization into an age of cooperation and interdependence.
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Here's a sampling of what I've been working on this weekend. Fun stuff!
This is my pick out of the three like this... I don't know if it shows up well, but this pic is "antiqued" canvas with scratches and all. It was fun messing with it to see how it developed. I will be printing this one for me!


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« ALAN TOMPKINS, "No Part of Nothin'," Bluegrass Heritage Music. 12 tracks.
Terry Woodward, chairman of the International Bluegrass Music Museum's board of trustees, has seen every bluegrass festival in Owensboro since they began in 1985.
Woodward said the BBC sent a film crew to Yellow Creek Park to record the Old Crow Medicine Show performance Saturday night for a future broadcast.
Gabrielle Gray, the museum's executive director, estimated 5,000 people on Thursday night, 6,000 on Friday night and 8,000 to 10,000 on Saturday.
Friday's 107 degrees tied an all-time record that had stood for 68 years. The mercury hit 106 on Thursday and 105 on Saturday.
If the official count comes in at 20,000 when all tickets are counted, this year's crowd will have grown at least 25 percent from last year.
Last year, the museum, which sponsors the ROMP : Bluegrass Roots & Branches Festival, reported 13,693 tickets sold to 8,807 people — not counting children who were admitted free — over the event's three-day run.
But the museum's biggest fundraiser can't grow much larger.
In fact, it's nearing the point where ticket sales might have to be capped, Gray said.
The museum wants to turn the old State Office Building into an International Bluegrass Music Center with indoor and outdoor stages with seating for 200 or so inside and 1,000 outside.
"We had street teams across the country marketing ROMP to colleges and other places," Woodward said.
Nearly 1,000 campers were registered before the park opened, she said.
Gray said she met people from Japan, Brazil, Australia, England, Canada, Mexico and Italy at ROMP .
Woodward added Sweden and China to the list.
Dozens of fans heaped praise on the festival on ROMP 's Facebook page.
Gray and Woodward praised Leigh's staff.
"The county did an incredible job." Woodward said.
Woodward said there's no doubt that adding roots and branches to traditional bluegrass has helped the festival grow.
Acts like Old Crow Medicine Show, the Punch Brothers and the Carolina Chocolate Drops boosted sales by bringing in people who prefer a variety of styles of acoustic music, he said.
But Woodward and Gray both noted that Jesse McReynolds, an 83-year-old member of the International Bluegrass Music Association's Hall of Fame, drew an enthusiastic crowd for his set Thursday, playing a tribute to the Grateful Dead.
The festival struggled for years to do more than break even.
But last year, with help from Steve Martin, Emmylou Harris and a number of young, progressive acts, the festival turned a healthy profit.
It turned another profit this year, Gray said, although the total won't be tallied for a few days.
"We've turned the corner," Woodward said. " ROMP is a brand now.
And fans packed the museum downtown all three days, Gray said.
Now the question is, how do you top this year's show and this year's crowd?
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