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None of the P2P companies asks for a listing fee. However, all three charge a one-time fee when the loan is funded—Lending Club and Peerform call it an origination fee, while Prosper calls it a closing fee. The fee is a percentage of the loan amount, and depends on the loan grade.
The origination/closing fee is subtracted from the loan amount before the money is deposited in your account. For example, if you request a $3,000 loan and there is a 4% origination or closing fee, you will receive only $2,880, but you will repay the full $3,000. If you need the loan to pay a particular bill or purchase something specific, ask for enough to cover that and the fee.
Loan payments are made to the P2P company, which deducts the lenders' service fee before disbursing the funds to them.
All three P2P companies assess a late payment fee of $15 or 5% of the missed installment amount, whichever is greater.
All three P2P companies assess a failed, or unsuccessful, payment fee of $15.
A failed payment occurs when there are insufficient funds in the account, the account has been closed or there are other barriers to payment from the account. This fee is retained by the P2P company. Lending Club and Peerform charge a separate fee for each failed attempt to collect the monthly payment. Prosper charges only one failed payment fee per payment period.
You can find Lending Club and Prosper's prospectuses, annual reports and SEC filings at the companies' websites.


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The original image of the Our Lady of Fatima upon its arrival at the St. Joachim Parish Church in Dolores, Eastern Samar, November 7. (Fr. Romeo Lito Cardoso)
MANILA, Nov. 9, 2013— The international pilgrim statue of the Our Lady of Fatima was trapped in Eastern Samar after supertyphoon "Yolanda" battered Central Philippines.
The image arrived in the town of Dolores, roughly 46 kilometers north of the province's capital city of Borongan, Thursday afternoon and stayed there for an overnight vigil.
The icon was supposed to be brought to Borongan Friday for another overnight vigil but it is not sure if the plan pushed through as communication and power is down in the area.
Dozens feared dead as the strongest typhoon in the world this year and poised to be the most powerful ever to hit land smashed various areas in Visayas on Friday.
In Eastern Samar alone, at least two people were killed, 9 injured, and 11 were still missing when a vessel capsized off Borongan.
The first landfall happened in Guiuan town in the province's southern tip at 4:40 a.m. with its maximum sustained winds of 235 kilometers per hour and gusts of up to 275 kph.
The typhoon then pummeled nearby Leyte island, where a storm surge as high as 15 feet was recorded in Tacloban City, and other regions in Visayas.
Video footage from on the ground in affected areas showed monster winds tore roofs off houses and whipping debris down streets.
Massive flooding and landslides were also reported in several provinces.
According to the original schedule, the statue of the Our Lady of Fatima was set to be brought to the Archdiocese of Palo, which was also lashed by the typhoon, on Saturday.
The image arrived in Manila, coming directly from Fatima, Portugal, last Sept. 16 to visit 41 archdioceses and dioceses all over the country until December 18. (CBCPNews)
Emotional first aid training ongoing in Bohol
Boholanos make sense of tragedy at 72nd diocesan anniversary


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A: The copy_object() command will only copy one object at a time.

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Anyone following the game of cricket will not be surprised by the fact that the fondly pronounced Universal Boss, Chris Gayle owns the record of most sixes in the IPL (292) followed by AB De Villiers and MS Dhoni (186), Suresh Raina (185) and Rohit Sharma (184) – a massive margin of over 100 sixes!
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Professor of Respiratory Medicine; Head of Division of Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences
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simon.johnson@nottingham.ac.uk
Respiratory Theme Lead Nottingham NIHR Biomedical Research Centre
Director National Centre for Lymphangioleiomyomatosis
Co-director Rare Cystic Lung Disease Collaborative Network
Member of the LAM Foundation scientific board
Member of the Tuberous Sclerosis Association specialist advisory panel
Respiratory medicine; Interstitial lung disease; Lymphangioleiomyomatosis; Rare lung disease.
Airway remodelling in asthma is categorised by airway smooth muscle hypertrophy and hyperplasia, change in the type and amount of the extra cellular matrix and epithelial shedding and mucous gland hyperplasia. Our interest is how airway proteases and myofibroblast / extra cellular matrix interactions effect myofibroblast growth and behaviour. These studies employ primary airway cell culture, co-cultures, protein expression, functional activity assay real time PCR and proteomics.
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) is a rare lung and lymphatic disease categorised by infiltration of smooth muscle type cells in the lungs and lymphatics leading to progressive respiratory impairment. The disease only effects women and is caused by a defect in one of the two proteins associated with tuberous sclerosis, tuberin and hamartin. Our group has a clinical interest in LAM, runs the UK LAM database and is involved in a number of clinical studies and trials.
Laboratory research projects on LAM include the mechanisms of lung destruction in LAM, prognostic biomarkers and the generation of model systems to study LAM.
Matrix metalloproteinases are proteolytic enzymes secreted by a range of cells and regulated by pro-inflammatory cytokines, growth factors, and extra cellular matrix. We have been studying these in airway myofibroblasts and also specific diseases including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and LAM.
Metalloproteinases in lung remodelling, Molecular pathology and translational studies in lymphangioleiomyomatosis, COPD, asthma and interstitial lung disease.
Dr Debbie Clements Research Fellow: Pathogenesis of LAM
Dr Suzanne Miller Senior Research Fellow: Biomarkers in LAM
Dr Roya Babaei-Jadidi Research Fellow: Pathogenesis of LAM
Andrew Kirkman-Thomas Research Officer NIHR BRC
NAVEED SU, CLEMENTS D, JACKSON DJ, PHILP C, BILLINGTON CK, SOOMRO I, REYNOLDS C, HARRISON TW, JOHNSTON SL, SHAW DE and JOHNSON SR, 2016. Matrix Metalloproteinase-1 Activation Contributes to Airway Smooth Muscle Growth and Asthma Severity. American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine. 195(8), 1000-1009
A DONGRE, D CLEMENTS, A FISHER and SR JOHNSON, 2017. Cathepsin K in Lymphangioleiomyomatosis: LAM Cell-Fibroblast Interactions Enhance Protease Activity by Extracellular Acidification American Journal of Pathology. 30371-1, S0002-9440
PHILP, CJ, SIEBEKE, I, CLEMENTS, D, HABGOOD, A, JOHN, A, NAVARATNAM, V, HUBBARD, RB, JENKINS, G and JOHNSON, SR, 2017. Extra-cellular matrix cross-linking enhances fibroblast growth and protects against matrix proteolysis in lung fibrosis. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology.
DAVIES DM, JOHNSON SR, TATTERSFIELD A, KINGSWOOD JC, COX JA, MCCARTNEY DL, DOYLE T, ELMSLIE F, SAGGAR A, DE VRIES P, SAMPSON JR., 2008. Sirolimus therapy for renal angiomyolipoma in patients with tuberous sclerosis or sporadic lymphangioleiomyomatosis. New England Journal of Medicine. 358, 200-3
BEE, J, FULLER, S, MILLER, S and JOHNSON, SR, 2017. Lung function response and side effects to rapamycin for lymphangioleiomyomatosis: a prospective national cohort study Thorax.
GUPTA, N, FINLAY, GR, KOTLOFF, RM, STRANGE, C, WILSON, KC, YOUNG, LR, TAVEIRA-DASILVA, AM, JOHNSON, SR, SAHN, SA, RYU, JH, SEYAMA, K, DOWNEY, GP, HAN, MK, INOUE, Y, COLBY, TV, WIKENHEISER-BROKAMP, KA, MEYER, C, COTTIN, V, SMITH, K, MOSS, J and MCCORMACK, FX, 2017. Lymphangioleiomyomatosis Diagnosis and Management: An Official American Thoracic Society and Japanese Respiratory Society Clinical Practice Guidelines (2) High-resolution chest CT, Transbronchial Biopsy, and Pleural Disease Management
HABGOOD AN, TATLER AL, WAHL S, LAURENT GJ, JOHN AE and JOHNSON SR, 2016. Loss of secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor exacerbates the development of pulmonary fibrosis through effects on MMP-9. Lab Invest.
MCCORMACK FX, GUPTA N, FINLAY GR, YOUNG LR, TAVEIRA-DASILVA AM, GLASGOW CG, STEAGALL WK, JOHNSON SR, SAHN SA, RYU JH, STRANGE C, SEYAMA K, SULLIVAN EJ, KOTLOFF RM, DOWNEY GP, CHAPMAN JT, HAN MK, D'ARMIENTO JM, INOUE Y, HENSKE EP, BISSLER JJ, COLBY TV, KINDER BW, WIKENHEISER-BROKAMP KA, BROWN KK, CORDIER JF, MEYER C, COTTIN V, BROZEK JL, SMITH K, WILSON KC, MOSS J and , 2016. Official American Thoracic Society/Japanese Respiratory Society Clinical Practice Guidelines: Lymphangioleiomyomatosis Diagnosis and Management. American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine. 194(6), 748-61
KINGSWOOD JC, CRAWFORD P, JOHNSON SR, SAMPSON JR, SHEPHERD C, DEMUTH D, ERHARD C, NASUTI P, PATEL K, MYLAND M, PINNEGAR A, MAGESTRO M and GRAY E, 2016. The economic burden of tuberous sclerosis complex in the UK: A retrospective cohort study in the Clinical Practice Research Datalink. Journal of medical economics. 19(11), 1087-1098
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NUÑEZ O, ROMÁN A, JOHNSON SR, INOUE Y, HIROSE M, CASANOVA Á, DE GARIBAY GR, HERRANZ C, BUENO-MORENO G, BONI J, MATEO F, PETIT A, CLIMENT F, SOLER T, VIDAL A, SÁNCHEZ-MUT JV, ESTELLER M, LÓPEZ JI, GARCÍA N, GUMÀ A, ORTEGA R, PLÀ MJ, CAMPOS M, ANSÓTEGUI E, MOLINA-MOLINA M, VALENZUELA C, USSETTI P, LAPORTA R, ANCOCHEA J, XAUBET A, POLLÁN M and PUJANA MA, 2016. Study of breast cancer incidence in patients of lymphangioleiomyomatosis. Breast cancer research and treatment. 156(1), 195-201
JOHNSON SR, 2016. Untangling the protease web in COPD: metalloproteinases in the silent zone. Thorax. 71(2), 105-6
KRISTENSEN JH, LARSEN L, DASGUPTA B, BRODMERKEL C, CURRAN M, KARSDAL MA, SAND JMB, WILLUMSEN N, KNOX AJ, BOLTON CE, JOHNSON SR, HÄGGLUND P, SVENSSON B and LEEMING DJ, 2015. Levels of circulating MMP-7 degraded elastin are elevated in pulmonary disorders. Clinical biochemistry.
BEE J, BHATT R, MCCAFFERTY I and JOHNSON SR, 2015. A 4-year prospective evaluation of protocols to improve clinical outcomes for patients with lymphangioleiomyomatosis in a national clinical centre. Thorax.
SAND JMB, KNOX AJ, LANGE P, SUN S, KRISTENSEN JH, LEEMING DJ, KARSDAL MA, BOLTON CE and JOHNSON SR, 2015. Accelerated extracellular matrix turnover during exacerbations of COPD. Respiratory research. 16(1), 69
CLEMENTS D, DONGRE A, KRYMSKAYA VP and JOHNSON SR, 2015. Wild type mesenchymal cells contribute to the lung pathology of lymphangioleiomyomatosis. PloS one. 10(5), e0126025
CANE JL, MALLIA-MILLANES B, FORRESTER DL, KNOX AJ, BOLTON CE and JOHNSON SR, 2015. Matrix metalloproteinases -8 and -9 in the Airways, Blood and Urine During Exacerbations of COPD. Copd. 13(1), 26-34
KINGSWOOD C, BOLTON P, CRAWFORD P, HARLAND C, JOHNSON SR, SAMPSON JR, SHEPHERD C, SPINK J, DEMUTH D, LUCCHESE L, NASUTI P, GRAY E, PINNEGAR A and MAGESTRO M, 2015. The clinical profile of tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) in the United Kingdom: A retrospective cohort study in the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD). European journal of paediatric neurology : EJPN : official journal of the European Paediatric Neurology Society. 20(2), 296-308
CHANG WYC, CANE JL, KUMARAN M, LEWIS S, TATTERSFIELD AE, JOHNSON SR., 2014. A two year randomised placebo controlled trial of doxycycline for lymphangioleiomyomatosis. European Respiratory Journal.
ROGERS NK, CLEMENTS D, DONGRE A, HARRISON TW, SHAW D and JOHNSON SR, 2014. Expression of Tenascin-C in Airway Remodelling in Asthma induces Metalloproteinase-1 activity and increases Airway Smooth Muscle Contraction. Plos One. 9(2), e90565
CHERNYAVSKY IL, CROISIER H, CHAPMAN LAC, KIMPTON LS, HIORNS JE, PHILLIPS J, BROOK BS, JENSEN OE, BILLINGTON CK, HALL IP and JOHNSON SR, 2014. New strategies to control inflammation-driven airway smooth muscle remodeling in asthma: insight from a theoretical model. Plos One. 10,
YEOH ZW, NAVARATNAM V, NAVARATNAM V, BHATT R, HUBBARD RB and JOHNSON SR, 2014. Natural history of angiomyolipoma in lymphangioleiomyomatosis: implications for screening and surveillance. Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases. 9,
NAVARATNAM, V., FOGARTY, A.W., MCKEEVER, T., THOMPSON, N., JENKINS, G., JOHNSON, S.R., DOLAN, G., KUMARAN, M., POINTON, K. and HUBBARD, R.B., 2013. Presence of a prothrombotic state in people with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a population-based case-control study Thorax. 69(3), 207-15
LUISETTI M, BALFOUR-LYNN I, JOHNSON S, MIRAVITLLES M, STRANGE C, TRAPNELL B, VOGELMEIER C and BRONSWIJK H., 2012. Perspectives for improving the evaluation and access of therapies for rare lung diseases in Europe. Respiratory Medicine.
CHANG WYC, CANE J, KUMARAN M, POINTON KS, BLAKEY J and JOHNSON SR., 2012. Application of diagnostic guidelines and putative biomarkers in lymphangioleiomyomatosis. Respiratory Research.
MARKWICK LJ, CLEMENTS D, ROBERTS ME, CERESA CC, KNOX AJ and JOHNSON SR, 2012. CCR3 induced-p42/44 MAPK activation protects against staurosporine induced-DNA fragmentation but not apoptosis in airway smooth muscle cells. Clinical and experimental allergy : journal of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 42(7), 1040-50
GAZI, U., ROSAS, M., SINGH, SONALI, HEINSBROEK, S., HAQ, I., JOHNSON, S., BROWN, G.D., WILLIAMS, D.L., TAYLOR, P.R. and MARTINEZ-POMARES, L., 2011. Fungal recognition enhances mannose receptor shedding through dectin-1 engagement Journal of Biological Chemistry. 286(10), 7822-7829
HARKNETT EC, CHANG WYC, BYRNES S, JOHNSON J, LAZOR R, COHEN MM, GRAY B, GEILING S, TELFORD H, TATTERSFIELD AE, HUBBARD RB, JOHNSON SR., 2011. Regional and National Variability Suggests Underestimation of Prevalence of Lymphangioleiomyomatosis Quarterly Journal of Medicine. (In Press.)
ROBERTS, M.E., MAGOWAN, L., HALL, I.P. and JOHNSON, S.R., 2011. Discoidin domain receptor 1 regulates bronchial epithelial repair and matrix metalloproteinase production European Respiratory Journal. 37(6), 1482-1493
DAVIES, D.M., DE VRIES, P.J., JOHNSON, S.R., MCCARTNEY, D.L., COX, J.A., SERRA, A.L., WATSON, P.C., HOWE, C.J., DOYLE, T., POINTON, K., CROSS, J.J., TATTERSFIELD, A.E., KINGSWOOD, J.C. and SAMPSON, J.R., 2011. Sirolimus therapy for angiomyolipoma in tuberous sclerosis and sporadic lymphangioleiomyomatosis: a phase 2 trial Clinical Cancer Research: an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. 17(June), 4071-4081
HAQ, I., LOWREY, G.E., KALSHEKER, N. and JOHNSON, S.R., 2011. Matrix metalloproteinase-12 (MMP-12) SNP affects MMP activity, lung macrophage infiltration and protects against emphysema in COPD Thorax. 66(11), 970-976
HAQ, IMRAN, CHAPPELL, SALLY, JOHNSON, SIMON R, LOTYA, JUZER, DALY, LESLIE, MORGAN, KEVIN, GUETTA-BARANES, TAMAR, ROCA, JOSEP, RABINOVICH, ROBERTO, MILLAR, ANN, DONNELLY, SEAMAS C, KEATINGS, VERA, MACNEE, WILLIAM, STOLK, JAN, HIEMSTRA, PIETER, MINIATI, MASSIMO, MONTI, SIMONETTA, O'CONNOR, CLARE and KALSHEKER, NOOR, 2010. Association of MMP - 12 polymorphisms with severe and very severe COPD: A case control study of MMPs - 1, 9 and 12 in a European population. BMC Medical Genetics. 11(1), 7
CHANG WYC, CLEMENTS D and JOHNSON SR, 2010. Effect of doxycycline on proliferation, MMP production, and adhesion in LAM-related cells. American journal of physiology. Lung cellular and molecular physiology. 299(3), L393-400
JOHNSON, S R, CORDIER, J F, LAZOR, R, COTTIN, V, COSTABEL, U, HARARI, S, REYNAUD-GAUBERT, M, BOEHLER, A, BRAUNER, M, POPPER, H, BONETTI, F, KINGSWOOD, C and ,, 2010. European Respiratory Society guidelines for the diagnosis and management of lymphangioleiomyomatosis. The European respiratory journal. 35(1), 14-26
JOHNSON, SIMON R, 2010. The ERS guidelines for LAM: Trying a rationale approach to a rare disease. Respiratory medicine.
CLEMENTS, D., MARKWICK, L.J., PURI, N. and JOHNSON, S.R., 2010. Role of the CXCR4/CXCL12 axis in lymphangioleiomyomatosis and angiomyolipoma Journal of Immunology. 185(3), 1812–1821
NUROK, MICHAEL, ESLICK, IAN, CARVALHO, CARLOS R R, COSTABEL, ULRICH, D'ARMIENTO, JEANINE, GLANVILLE, ALLAN R, HARARI, SERGIO, HENSKE, ELIZABETH P, INOUE, YOSHIKAZU, JOHNSON, SIMON R and LACRONIQUE, JACQU, 2010. The International LAM Registry: a component of an innovative web-based clinician, researcher, and patient-driven rare disease research platform. Lymphatic research and biology. 8(1), 81-7
CLEMENTS, D., ASPREY, S.L., MCCULLOCH, T.A., MORRIS, T.A., WATSON, S.A. and JOHNSON, S.R., 2009. Analysis of the oestrogen response in an angiomyolipoma derived xenograft model Endocrine-Related Cancer. 16(1), 59-72
BURGESS JK, CERESA C, JOHNSON S, KANABAR V, MOIR LM, NGUYEN TTB, OLIVER BGG, SCHULIGA M, STEWART A, WARD J., 2009. Tissue and matrix influences on airway smooth muscle function. Pulmonary Pharmacology and Therapeutics.. 22, 379-387
LOWREY GE, HENDERSON N, BLAKEY JD, CORNE JM AND JOHNSON SR., 2008. MMP-9 protein level does not reflect overall MMP activity in the airways of patients with COPD. Respiratory Medicine. 102, 845-51
HENDERSON, N., MARKWICK, L.J., ELSHAW, S.R., FREYER, A.M., KNOX, A.J. and JOHNSON, S.R., 2007. Collagen I and thrombin activate MMP-2 by MMP-14 dependent and -independent pathways: implications for airway smooth muscle migration. American Journal of Physiology: Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology. 292(4), L1030-L1038
CLEMENTS, D., MAYER, R.J. and JOHNSON, S.R., 2007. Sub-cellular distribution of the TSC2 gene product tuberin in human airway smooth muscle cells is driven by multiple localisation sequences and is cell cycle dependent. American Journal of Physiology - Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology. 292, L258-L266
POLLOCK-BARZIV,S.M., COHEN,M.M., DOWNEY,G.P., JOHNSON,S.R., SULLIVAN,E. and MCCORMACK,F.X., 2007. Air travel in women with lymphangioleiomyomatosis Thorax. 62, 176-180
JOHNSON, S R, 2006. Lymphangioleiomyomatosis. European Respiratory Journal. 27(5), 1056-65
COHEN, M.M., POLLOCK-BARZIV, S. and JOHNSON, S.R., 2005. Emerging clinical picture of lymphangioleiomyomatosis Thorax. 60(10), 875-879
ELSHAW, SHONA R, HENDERSON, NEIL, KNOX, ALAN J, WATSON, SUSAN A, BUTTLE, DAVID J and JOHNSON, SIMON R, 2004. Matrix metalloproteinase expression and activity in human airway smooth muscle cells. British Journal of Pharmacology. 142(8), 1318-24
JOHNSON, S.R., WHALE, C.I., HUBBARD, R.B., LEWIS, S.A. and TATTERSFIELD, A.E., 2004. Survival and disease progression in UK patients with lymphangioleiomyomatosis Thorax. 59(9), 800-803
BURROWS, N J and JOHNSON, S R, 2004. Pulmonary artery aneurysm and tuberous sclerosis. Thorax. 59(1), 86
WHALE, C I, JOHNSON, S R, PHILLIPS, K G, NEWTON, S A, LEWIS, S A and TATTERSFIELD, A E, 2003. Lymphangioleiomyomatosis: a case-control study of perinatal and early life events. Thorax. 58(11), 979-82
JOHNSON, S R, CLELLAND, C A, RONAN, J, TATTERSFIELD, A E and KNOX, A J, 2002. The TSC-2 product tuberin is expressed in lymphangioleiomyomatosis and angiomyolipoma. Histopathology. 40(5), 458-63
JOHNSON, S. R. and TATTERSFIELD, A. E., 2002. Lymphangioleiomyomatosis Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. VOL 23(PART 2), 85-92
JOHNSON, S. R., 2002. An assay to evaluate the long term effects of inflammatory mediators on airway smooth muscle: evidence that TNF~a~l~p~h~a upregulates 5-HT~2~A mediated contraction British Journal of Pharmacology. VOL 137(PART 7), 943-944
FREYER, A.M., JOHNSON, S.R. and HALL, I.P., 2001. Effects of growth factors and extracellular matrix on survival of human airway smooth muscle cells. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 25(5), 569-576
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JOHNSON, S and KNOX, A, 1999. Autocrine production of matrix metalloproteinase-2 is required for human airway smooth muscle proliferation. American Journal of Physiology. 277(6 Pt 1), L1109-17
JOHNSON, S. R. and TATTERSFIELD, A. E., 1999. Decline in Lung Function in Lymphangioleiomyomatosis: Relation to Menopause and Progesterone Treatment American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. VOL 160(NUMBER 2), 628-633
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IDEA requires that students with disabilities take part in state or districtwide assessments. These are tests that are periodically given to all students to measure achievement. It is one way that schools determine how well and how much students are learning.
This page will tell you how students with disabilities participate in this type of testing. Here's a quick Table of Contents.
What kinds of accommodations are there?
So what goes in the IEP?
To support the participation of children with disabilities in such large-scale testing, accommodations or modifications may be necessary in how the test is administered or how a given child takes the test. It's the responsibility of the IEP team to decide how the student with a disability will participate, and then to document that decision in the child's IEP.
how the child will be assessed instead (often called alternate assessment).
Let's take a look at both of these scenarios and what type of information is then included in the IEP.
In these words, you can easily see the two scenarios we're going to discuss now.
If the child participates in the assessment, how?
If he or she does not participate, why not and what alternate assessment will be used instead?
Children with disabilities must participate in their state's grade-level assessments to determine their level of content mastery, just as their peers without disabilities must participate, unless a child's IEP Team determines that a given assessment is not appropriate for the child. Recognizing that disability has its impact, IDEA permits children with disabilities to participate in large-scale assessment programs with accommodations. Those accommodations are individually determined for a given child by his or her IEP team.
What Kind of Accommodations Are There?
Presentation Accommodations—Allow students to access information in ways that do not require them to visually read standard print. These alternate modes of access are auditory, multi-sensory, tactile, and visual.
Response Accommodations—Allow students to complete activities, assignments, and assessments in different ways or to solve or organize problems using some type of assistive device or organizer.
Setting Accommodations—Change the location in which a test or assignment is given or the conditions of the assessment setting.
The type of accommodation any one child with a disability receives is based on an individual consideration of that child's needs.
Assessment accommodations tend to be—and should be—similar to classroom accommodations children with disabilities receive, so that the children are familiar with the accommodation before using it in a formal testing situation. However, IEP teams should not confuse classroom accommodations with assessment accommodations. What is permitted in class may not necessarily be permitted in state or districtwide assessments.
What happens if an IEP Team determines that it is inappropriate for a specific child with a disability to participate in a state or LEA's large-scale assessment, even with accommodations? Well, alternate assessments happen, and so do statements in the IEP explaining why this is an appropriate approach to use with a given child.
These options are discussed at length below, under "The Long Story." Here, we're interested in giving you a broad overview of the possibilities. Keep in mind that a state is not required to make all of these options available to children, so it's important to know what your state's policies and options are.
Here's a brief "Starter List" of resources on assessment accommodations that will undoubtedly lead you to yet more resources. Be aware that these may include discussion of classroom assessment accommodations and are often linked to discussion of classroom accommodations in general.
More? Oh yes. Namely—more about the assessment options available to children with disabilities that the IEP team will consider.
Participation in a general grade-level assessment.
Participation in a general grade-level assessment with accommodations.
Participation in an alternate assessment based on grade-level academic achievement standards.
Participation in an alternate assessment based on modified academic achievement standards.
These options sound uncomfortably alike, don't they? What, exactly, are "academic achievement standards" and the difference between those that are alternate, modified, or at grade-level?
To start, it's useful to know that grade-level assessments must be closely aligned with grade-level content standards. Content standards establish the information or skills that a child in a specific grade is expected to learn. Grade-level assessments are intended to find out if the child, in fact, has learned that content and to what level of proficiency. Keep this in mind as you read through the options described below.
You've already read about Options 1 and 2, above.
This type of alternate assessment is intended for children who cannot take the regular assessment, even with accommodations, but for whom the State's grade-level academic achievement standards are nonetheless still appropriate.
An example of this might be a child who has a severe physical disability that cannot be accommodated in the general assessment without invalidating his or her test scores but who nonetheless is working to achieve the academic standards established for his or her grade level. This type of alternate assessment allows the child's mastery of grade-level content to still be determined.
This type of alternate assessment is a new option recently made available to states (April 2007) with the publication of final regulations in NCLB governing its use. States are not required to develop such assessments, but they can if they so choose.
Alternate assessments based on modified academic achievement standards are intended for a small group of children "whose disability has precluded them from achieving grade-level proficiency and whose progress is such that they will not reach grade-level proficiency in the same time frame as other students" (U.S. Department of Education, 2007, p. 8). For these children, the general grade-level assessments are too difficult, and the alternate assessments based on alternate academic achievement standards are too easy (they're meant for children with the most significant cognitive disabilities; Option 5, described below). Either type of assessment will not provide teachers, children, families, and others with accurate information on what a child with a disability knows or can do and, thus, what type of instruction or supports will help the child progress toward grade-level achievement.
The Department of Education (2007) has responded to this gap in assessment options by giving states "the option of developing modified academic achievement standards for a small group of students with disabilities who can make significant progress, but who may not reach grade-level achievement in the time frame covered by their IEP" (p. 20).
Using this approach does not alter the content standards established by a state for a specific grade level. In fact, such an alternate assessment must cover the same grade-level content as the general assessment. However, "the achievement expectations are less difficult than those on the general test" (emphasis added), which means that "the same content is covered in the test, but with less difficult questions overall" (p. 28).
Two final points about alternate assessments that are based on modified academic achievement standards.
First: A child may take this type of alternate assessment in one subject (e.g., reading), yet take the general assessment in another subject (e.g., math). Deciding how the child will be assessed in each applicable subject area is the responsibility of the IEP team. However, just as it is the state's choice to develop (or not) an alternate assessment based on modified academic achievement standards, it also can decide to modify academic achievement standards only for certain grades (e.g., grades 6 through 8, or for high school) and develop only those alternate assessments corresponding to those modified standards. Similarly, the state can choose to "develop an alternate assessment based on modified academic achievement standards in only one subject (e.g., reading), but not in all subjects (e.g., math, science)" (Ahearn, 2006).
The option that states now have to develop and implement alternate assessments based on modified academic achievement standards clearly adds another dimension to how children with disabilities may participate in a state's assessment programs. However, as has been said, a state is not required to develop such assessments.
For your convenience, here are direct links to the new regulations, the Department's 51-page guidance for states, and its two-page Fact Sheet on this option to assessment.
Option 5 sounds almost the same as Option 4, but it isn't. Fortunately, the difference between modified academic achievement standards and alternate ones can be easily described. Alternate assessments based on alternate academic achievement standards are intended for children with the most significant cognitive disabilities.
Each of the five options described above represents a way in which children with disabilities may participate in large-scale assessments. Looking at them one by one is useful for grasping what each is about, but when it comes to choosing among them—that is, deciding which represents the appropriate way to assess a specific child with a disability—a comparison of their key elements can be a handy tool.
The IEP team needs to know which of these options are available to it (based on state and/or on local policies) and determine which one of those is appropriate for the child. How a team determines what's appropriate for the child will vary from state to state based on state policy, which the state must make clear to IEP teams so that they can make informed and appropriate choices.
Let's bring the discussion full circle and back to the component of the IEP that this article addresses: any "individual appropriate accommodations" necessary for the child's functional and academic achievement to be measured on a state and districtwide assessment. If participating in such an assessment is appropriate for a specific child with a disability, then that child's IEP Team must enumerate in the IEP any individual accommodations the child will need during testing. Some children may need no accommodations. Many will need accommodations. It's important for IEP teams to know what type of accommodations can be made without invalidating a child's test scores and which accommodations the state permits.
Ahearn, E. (2006). Standards-based IEPs: Implementation in selected states. Alexandria, VA: Project Forum, National Association of State Directors of Special Education (NASDSE).


The village of Pont-Rémy is 11 kilometres (7 miles) south-east of Abbeville, on the northern bank of the Somme. The British Cemetery is north of the village, near the west side of the road to Buigny-l'Abbe and St. Riquier.
The 38th and 4th Casualty Clearing Stations were posted to Pont-Rémy in March and April 1918, the 41st Stationary Hospital from April 1918 to the following November, and the 46th Casualty Clearing Station from December 1918 to April 1919. The Cemetery was made by these medical units and was used from May 1918 to May 1919. One grave was later brought in from Pont-Rémy Communal Cemetery, two from Condé-Folie Communal Cemetery and one from Long Churchyard.
Pont-Rémy British Cemetery now contains 55 First World War burials.
Casualty Details: UK 48, Canada 1, Australia 6, Total Burials: 55.
Son of James and Lillias Sharpe Cuddy. Born at Collingwood, Victoria, Australia.
Pte Cuddy enlisted on 26 March 1915 and embarked aboard HMAT Euripides on 10 May 1915. On 22 August 1918 he died following an accident at the Fourth Army Musketry School near Abbeville in France.
Son of John and Martha Dau; husband of Edith M. Dau, of Wandong, Victoria, Australia. Born at Wandong, Victoria.
His headstone bears the inscription: "Though Death Divides Fond Memories Cling; By Loving Wife And Children."
"No. 5073 Sapper, C. W. Dau, 6th Field Coy, Aust. Engineers was gassed at 10-30pm on 22-07-18 and admitted to this hospital on 23-07-1918, suffering from Gas Shell, Mustard and Phosgene.
On admission the disability was of a serious nature, and on the days following, his condition became very much worse. On 25-07-18, Broncho-Pneumonia - following Gas Shell poisoning supervened; and with respiratory distress having increased, death took place at 8-45 on 26-07-18. Sapper Dau was buried on 27-07-18 in the British Military Cemetery at Pont Remy."
19th February 1919, aged 26.
Son of Peter and Barbara Johnson, of Eccles, Lancs. Died of Pneumonia after Influenza.
His headstone bears the inscription: "Rest In Peace."
13th July 1918, aged 28.
Son of Alfred and Emily Tickle, of 80, Liverpool Rd., St. Helens; husband of Alice Beatrice Tickle, of Colliery House, Nut Grove, St. Helens, Lancs.
His headstone bears the inscription: "Always Remembered By His Loving Wife Alice & All At Liverpool Rd."
Postcard showing the railway station at Pont-Remy, pre-war.
C.1908; The Church and bridge at Pont-Remy.


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Home » World News » Arsonist, 23, who set fire to home of her partner's ex-wife is jailed
Arsonist, 23, who set fire to home of her partner's ex-wife is jailed
Letterbox arsonist, 23, who set fire to home of her partner's ex-wife while she and others slept inside because she was 'taking her time signing divorce papers' is jailed for nearly four years
Chloe Shotton started seeing married man in 2019, sparking end of his marriage
She posted a flaming letter through the door of the house in North Shields
Court heard that motive was the victim taking her time signing divorce papers
Shotton pleaded guilty to arson being reckless to whether life was endangered
Mr Recorder Tony Hawks sentenced her to three-and-a-half years behind bars
Chloe Shotton began seeing the married man in 2019
An arsonist who set fire to the home of her partner's ex-wife while she and three others slept inside because she was 'taking her time signing divorce papers' has been jailed.
Chloe Shotton, 23, started seeing the married man in 2019, sparking the breakdown of his 22-year marriage.
She posted a flaming plastic bag through the door of the house in North Shields, North Tyneside, in the early hours of July 31 this year while the wife Leanne Stildolph was inside with her 17-year-old son, as well as her friend and her daughter.
The fire, which had not spread beyond the porch, was put out before the emergency services arrived but caused damage to the value of £1,000. When Shotton was arrested, she said: 'What happened to that house, did it burn down, did the people die?'
Newcastle Crown Court heard that the motive behind the attack was because the victim was taking her time in signing the divorce papers.
The court was told that Shotton was suspected of targeting the wife prior to the blaze by damaging cars and windows, but this was not proven.
Shotton, of Backworth, North Tyneside, pleaded guilty to arson being reckless to whether life was endangered.
Mr Recorder Tony Hawks sentenced her to three-and-a-half years behind bars and told her the consequences could have been far worse.
In a victim impact statement, Mrs Stildolph said she and her husband split 'after his infidelity with (Shotton) and a subsequent child.'
The mum was present in the house in North Shields, North Tyneside, with her 17-year-old son as well as her friend and her daughter when the fire started on July 31. Pictured left: Chloe Shotton captured on CCTV setting fire to the property. Right: The door after the fire
She said she had been sent pictures of Shotton with her estranged husband, a video of them kissing in bed and 'pornographic pictures of them'.
The court heard she has 39 previous convictions recorded against her for 109 offences and was also subject to a suspended prison sentence for an offence of battery at the time of the blaze.
She was also convicted of battery on Mrs Stildolph's estranged husband last July, when she got a suspended prison sentence. She flipped a table over in a pub and threw glasses towards him.
Prosecutor Kevin Wardlaw said the wife had been 'woken at 4:55am by her fire alarm', adding: 'On running downstairs she saw the porch full of smoke with the smell of burning.
'The fire was extinguished prior to the emergency services arriving. The porch area was smoke damaged with the fire not spreading further.
'The defendant had been arrested in respect of other alleged offences and whilst in police custody she said "What happened to that house? Did it burn down? Did the people die?" '
Mr Wardlaw told the court that on checking security cameras, the defendant could be seen posting a letter through the letterbox which had been ignited using a lighter.
In a victim impact statement, the woman wrote that she is planning on moving homes in the near future as a result of the arson.
She said: 'She (Shotton) is the current partner of my estranged husband of 22 years. Since 2019 I have reported a number of incidents against Chloe.
'In respect of the incident itself I have lived in a three-bedroom semi-detached house on a quiet road and I have done for some 16 years. The incident has had an impact not only on those of the household but also elderly neighbours.'
Shotton, of Backworth, North Tyneside, pleaded guilty to arson being reckless to whether life was endangered
It had been suggested that the motive behind the attack was because the victim was taking her time in signing the divorce papers.
Sentencing, the judge told Shotton: 'You're 23, you're still very young. You have what I regard as an appalling record.
'Fortunately for you and the occupants, they had a smoke alarm which was activated.
'And so apart from the obvious distress and the damage caused to the house, no one was in fact injured.
'That is not down to any behaviour on your part. You had the good sense to plead guilty and I'm sure now you thoroughly regret what you did.'
Geoff Knowles, mitigating, told the court it was clear to him Shotton appeared a 'very different lady' to the person who committed this offence.
He added: 'Unfortunately it's clear the trigger for a lot of her behaviour is the difficulties she had as a child growing up.'
After learning her fate, an emotional Shotton said: 'I'm sorry for interrupting you and I know you've already given out a sentence.
'The only reason I have a big record is because I had an obsession with the police and I didn't get diagnosed with autism until I was 19.
'I didn't realise I always wanted attention off them but I've learned my lesson.'
Mum-of-four dragged to her death in car bump start horror as it rolled downhill
You can still take your pet to the vet EVEN if you're self-isolating


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Stability through stakeholder engagement
Deepshikha Dharmaraj
Genesis BCW
Deepshikha.Dharmaraj@genesis-bcw.com
While customer centricity is critical for business success, it has become increasingly important for organizations to build capacity for stakeholder engagement to ensure stable growth. This is especially true in India today, as companies are being increasingly called upon by regulators, investors, and other stakeholders to address some of the country's most pressing problems, from economic and social development to the environment. Companies are not only expected to pay taxes and create jobs, but also to positively impact the communities in which they operate their business.
Indeed, this expectation is explicitly built into Indian law. Any company that has a net worth of at least Rs. 500 crore, a turnover of Rs. 1,000 crore, or a net profit of Rs. 5 crore is obligated to spend at least 2% of its average profits over the previous three years on CSR. Failure to comply can invite a fine ranging from Rs. 50,000 to Rs. 25 lakh as per the amendments to the Companies Act – and officials responsible for their company's CSR deficit can even go to jail for up to three years! Beyond these laws, ESG (Environment, Social & Governance) investing is gaining ground in India with the launch of the first billion-dollar ESG focused investment fund. There are also several recent several examples of consumers and civil rights activists holding to ransom companies that have polluted the environment, while favoring those that produce goods and services sustainably.
The increasing focus on corporate governance, environmentalism, and social issues has necessitated greater stakeholder engagement. In our experience, many boards and CEOs of companies already know that the government, regulators, and customers will all have a great impact on their brands' value. Many executives believe that there is going to be increasing stakeholder involvement in shaping the business agenda. We are already seeing this in sectors like motor vehicles, where the government is encouraging adoption of electric vehicles, and in financial services, where the government is pushing for wider adoption of digital transactions. Moreover, customers have increasingly started viewing brands from a social lens. Brands are expected to walk the talk when it comes to owning social and environmental responsibilities. Stakeholders have the capacity to influence and shape a company's image and reputation in the market, and to impact its business!
For those less in the know, let us clarify: who, exactly, are these stakeholders? Broadly, stakeholders are defined as any individuals or groups of people who could affect an organization and its activities, or who could be impacted by an organization and its activities. Typical organizational stakeholders include customers, shareholders, creditors, regulators, employees, vendors, communities, and civil society. This could differ depending on the company or the sector; stakeholders can also be unique to certain businesses. Companies can build formal or informal engagement to understand their stakeholders' perspectives on key issues, with an eye toward integrating stakeholders' legitimate concerns into the business or brand strategy. Doing so enables brands to make informed decisions about their business, mitigate business risk, enhance brand goodwill, and ensure business stability. Moreover, having a proactive stakeholder engagement approach can prepare a company for emerging issues or crises that will affect the operating environment, thereby resolving potential conflicts, diffusing tensions, and limiting litigation exposure.
A good starting point for brands is as follows: First, define who the company's stakeholders are. Then, ask who among these would be directly or indirectly impacted by corporate actions. Finally, define messaging for each stakeholder group that addresses existing or potential concern areas, and identify channels of engagement. This approach should clearly identify the desired output and outcomes.
While there is broad consensus that companies must engage their stakeholders, companies need to look at stakeholder engagement beyond mere compliance and make it a strategic priority. It is not enough to convene one annual meeting. Nor is stakeholder engagement the limited, time-bound exercise of a single team of people or department within an organization. Instead, it requires collaboration across the organization and all the employees and business partners. Companies can then create shared value by aligning stakeholder interests and build a stable future.


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Bats are part of a small group of animals that have become victims of bad popular image due to the stories and pictures that have been spread about them.
Flying fox. Its wings extended can measure up to two meters long and his head is very similar to that of a fox.
In this exciting research, they show us the ability of bats to use echolocation as a tool to locate water.
Homemade video created by volunteers that take care of wildlife in Australia. These people are devoted to protect species like this beautiful Baby Fruit Bat.


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Sarah is a Clinical Specialist Chartered Physiotherapist specialising in Orthopaedics and Rheumatology. She has worked in both the public and private setting. She has a keen interest in Orthopaedic rehabilitation and post-operative recovery.
Sarah obtained her Honours Degree from Trinity College in 2002 and her Manual Therapy Masters from UCD in 2012. She has a diploma in Injection Therapy. She is married with two children.
Sarah has 14 years of experience teaching Clinical Pilates. She first became interested in Pilates while working in Sydney, Australia as a Physiotherapist. She started doing Clinical Pilates to help manage a minor back injury. She saw and felt the benefits immediately. In Australia, Clinical Pilates is well established. When she moved back to Dublin, she noticed very few Clinical Pilates classes available to attend herself or recommend to her patients.
She started training with the Australian Physiotherapy Pilates Institute (APPI) in 2007. The APPI curriculum is unique in its design as it is the only Pilates programme in the world that was fully designed, taught and developed by Physiotherapists.
In Clinical Pilates, we modify movements, reducing the length of the lever (arms or legs). The spine's demands and how muscles work before and after pain are considered; this allows Clinical Pilates to succeed in rehabilitation and injury prevention. Sarah founded Painfree Pilates with Suzanne Morris in 2007.
"We strive to continue to grow and adapt to the changing needs of our clients and base our classes on the latest clinical research". Sarah
Suzanne Morris Bsc, Member of the Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapists
Suzanne is a Chartered Physiotherapist specialising in the area of musculoskeletal Physiotherapy. She obtained her Honours Physiotherapy degree from the Royal College of Surgeons in 2004. Suzanne has a spinal manual therapy certificate and continues to update her skillset and engage with continuous professional development, undertaking courses annually. She has worked in the public hospital, community and private sectors accumulating a wealth of knowledge, 17 years to date in Physiotherapy assessment, treatment and rehabilitation. She has a particular interest in chronic pain and pre and postnatal care and has completed the APPI ante/postnatal Clinical Pilates course.
Suzanne studied classical ballet from a young age. When she discovered Pilates, she was fascinated by the similarity with posture, poise and movement, so it was a natural progression to begin taking Pilates classes herself.
The results she obtained using this form of exercise in a Physiotherapy rehabilitation setting were the driving force to seek specialist training in this field. She trained with the Australian Physiotherapy Pilates Institute in 2007 and to date has 14 years of experience teaching Pilates.
Suzanne spent many years enjoying both hockey and golf as hobbies. She is married with three young children.
She started a business with Sarah Pyper teaching small group classes in Swords in 2007, Painfree Pilates began.
This small business has grown from year to year through word of mouth, pre-pandemic offering classes in two venues, both Swords and Malahide and currently online via zoom.
"Painfree Pilates is a business that has made us incredibly proud. Through resilience, determination, hard work and most importantly, passion, we have developed a loyal customer base, and we hope to continue to enjoy sharing our love for Pilates-based Physiotherapy rehabilitation with the community for many years to come." Suzie
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HttpWatch added Chrome support earlier this year and with version 11.1 it now also supports the use of Chrome through the automation API.
In a previous blog post we covered how to measure page load times with HttpWatch for new and existing users by clearing the cache to simulate a new user. Adapting this code for Chrome is as simple as changing one line of code to use the Chrome property.
There's more information available in the documentation for the New method.


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Today. Maximum daytime temperature: 31 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 20 degrees Celsius. Sunny changing to light showers by lunchtime. Sunrise: 05:37; Sunset: 18:36. UV: Extreme;
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Wednesday 20 January. Maximum daytime temperature: 32 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 21 degrees Celsius. Sunny. Sunrise: 05:37; Sunset: 18:36. UV: Extreme;
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The Committee of Adjustment, appointed by City of Brantford Council, is responsible for considering minor variances to Brantford's zoning by-law and fence and sign regulations under the Municipal Code, to consider extensions, enlargements or variations to existing legal non-conforming uses. The Committee of Adjustment also considers the creation of new lots (consents/severances), boundary adjustments, easements and rights-of-way, and long-term leases.
What is a Minor Variance?
A variance is a minor change to the Zoning By-law for a specific property. The Committee of Adjustment may approve the variance if it is satisfied that the variance maintains the general intent of the Official Plan and the Zoning By-law, if the proposed development will be appropriate and if the variance is minor.
View or download the Resident Guide to Minor Variance Applications.
Applying for a Minor Variance
An application for Minor Variance or Relief from Municipal Code Sign or Fence Regulation is required. The Committee of Adjustment meets on a regular basis as outlined below. Meeting dates are subject to change. The deadline for submissions is typically six weeks before a scheduled meeting.
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What is a Consent/Severance?
Consent of the Committee of Adjustment is required to:
Divide/sever property for the purpose of selling it
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The Planning Act stipulates that consent must be granted before a parcel of land can be divided to create an additional lot(s). This process is referred to as a land severance. Controlling the division of land through "severance" gives the City of Brantford a mechanism for ensuring that the creation of lots is consistent with the planning policies of the Province and the City of Brantford.
View or download the Resident Guide to Consent Applications.
Applying for a Consent
An application for Consent/Severance Approval is required. The Committee of Adjustment meets on a regular basis as outlined below. Meeting dates are subject to change. The deadline for submissions is typically six weeks before a scheduled meeting.
What is a Site Plan Control?
After a severance application is approved by the Committee of Adjustment (or required as a condition of approval for a minor variance), any development on the created lot or vacant retained lot is required to go through the Site Plan Control process. Site Plan Control is a tool that the City uses to make sure that development is appropriately designed, and will function as proposed. It also makes sure that the City's standards are respected and aids in minimizing the impact of development on neighbouring properties.
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Bigfoot. The Abominable Snowman. Aliens. The Mothman. Nessie. The Jersey Devil. Chupacabra.
In addition to collectively scaring the crap out of little kids and captivating audiences with campfire tales, these ghoulish entities all fall under the umbrella of a pseudo-science known as cryptozoology.
Cryptozoology can be loosely defined as the study of unknown creatures and can be broken into two categories: those creatures that are believed to be extinct and those that have not been formally documented and recognized by the scientific community (e.g. Loch Ness Monster or Unicorns).
Some in the scientific community consider this pseudoscience to be a haphazard concoction of folklore and mass hysteria that is being practiced by tinfoil-hat wearing conspiracy theorists deep in the woods during their time off from the strenuous job of managing a Gamestop in Gary, Indiana. This apprehension stems from the fact that most cryptozoologists do not follow basic principles of what we consider to be science, like the scientific method.
Others view cryptozoology as a viable means of finding and labeling new creatures on this giant rock called earth.
Whether or not there is any truth to the science, there is something captivating about unknown creatures. Just a few months ago, a few slack-jawed yokels from Georgia made international news with pictures of a frozen ape suit that they claimed to be Bigfoot.
Explanations, discussion groups and all things cryptozoology can be found at the aptly named Cryptozoology.com. Upon visiting the website, one is immediately grabbed by an alarming disclaimer.
Apparently the proprietors of cryptozoology.com have been so consumed in their work that they have become the victims of a horrible computer virus that has been sending infected emails on their behalf.
I wonder if Godzilla's giant scaly fingers use a regular keyboard? Or does he have a special keyboard for his giant phalanges…or maybe he has an assistant? A Benedict Arnold to the entire human race. Someone that has sold out for the supposed affection of a vile beast hell bent on terrorizing the planet for no apparent reason other than he has the ability to do so with a team of cameras and terrified Asians around. Or maybe Aliens have moved from cattle mutilation to technological warfare in a vain attempt to keep the cryptozoologists at bay.


The tourist attractions in Patan include forts, lakes, temples and Vavs. Apart from these, there are 12 darwaajas that depict the spell-binding architecture of those times. Out of them, Rani ki Vav is the most prominent one that holds tremendous importance as a historical tourist site in Patan town of Gujarat.
Rani ki Vav is considered to the oldest and largest step well in Gujarat. The Vav was built during 1022 to 1063 AD by a widowed queen Udayamati who was the wife of King Bhimdev I of Anahilwada, Patan. The Vav was renovated in 1980 that restored its charm to a great extent. The well is built of bricks. It has beautiful pillars. In Rani ki Vav, there is short gateway below the last step of Vav which opens into tunnel as long as about 30 km. This gateway leads to the nearby town of Siddhpur. In ancient times, this passage served to be the escape route for the King at times of defeat.
However, today the tunnel has been blocked by mud and stones. In Vav, there are almost 7 storeys in the step-well which are intricately carved. It is believed that in ancient times, herbal plants of Ayurveda importance grew near the well. These plants possessed medicinal properties and at the same time, they enriched the water with healing powers.
The Vav in Patan is not just used for storing and collecting water. It holds a great historical importance. Though the Vav was constructed simple, yet it has become important over the years due to what it reflects, of the ancient era. Every sculpture in Rani ki Vav reflects a lot about the history of kings and queens who ruled Patan. Definitely, the place is a must-visit one in Patan.
Rani ki Vav stays open from 8 am to 6 pm every day. Tourists can visit the place during the visiting hours to learn about this amazing site. Indians are required to pay Rs. 5/- as entry fee while foreigners pay $2 for the same.


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Season for Sharing: Meals on Wheels delivers more than food
Scott Craven
Balancing a makeshift cardboard tray in his left hand, Dennis O'Melia rang the doorbell and rapped twice on the narrow window next to the front door, his signal.
A minute later, the door swung open slowly to reveal a tall man with a welcoming smile. Shifting awkwardly on his cane, James Blackwell motioned for O'Melia to come inside.
"James, have I got something special for you today," O'Melia said, placing the tray on a crowded coffee table. "I know you're going to like it."
Ostensibly this was a food delivery, the transfer of a piping-hot plate of beef chili from one man to another.
Yet it was a deeper human connection, the chili a simple conduit. Because O'Melia likely would be Blackwell's only visitor on this day, as he would be tomorrow. And the next day.
The chili provided Blackwell a healthy meal. O'Melia provided the brief company that tethered Blackwell to the rest of the world, reminding him there are people who care.
It's not just about the food
O'Melia drives and delivers for Meals on Wheels, an organization around for so long that it often conjures cliched images of assembly-line food being delivered to elderly shut-ins.
And while deliveries are part of its mission, O'Melia will tell you the food is not the most important part.
It's the dependable knock on the door, the smile, the banter, the time when "How are you doing today?" is genuine concern rather than mere small talk.
And on this day, Blackwell was doing all right.
"Little warm in here, want me to check your thermostat?" O'Melia asked.
Blackwell shook his head. "It's all good, thanks for asking."
Five minutes later, it was time to head to the next home. Before saying goodbye, Melia noticed a few letters on the coffee table.
"These for me?" he said, scooping them up without waiting for an answer.
" 'preciate that, Dennis."
Before climbing back into his 17-year-old SUV with more than 200,000 miles, O'Melia dropped the mail into the box a half-block away.
An early start
The day typically starts at 9:30 a.m. when the Meals on Wheels drivers clock in at the YWCA Valley West Senior Center in Glendale.
The 69-year-old O'Melia first picked up the clipboard on which he'd note his deliveries, every name familiar to him, including:
The woman from Germany who recently lost her husband and felt lost herself.
The gentleman who was always friendly unless he strayed into politics.
The sharp-minded elderly man who had a wisecrack for every occasion and ate as the two chatted.
O'Melia headed to the kitchen to fill two insulated containers with items on that day's menu, which always includes a hot entree, vegetables and dessert, as well as milk and juice.
O'Melia bobbed and weaved in the organized chaos that was the preparation of the 250 meals that go out with drivers each weekday — that's 5,000 meals a month (60,000 meals a year), numbers that can overshadow the program's personal nature.
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Forty-five minutes later, he was on his way to the first of a dozen stops, a route he drove as if on autopilot.
Smiles greeted him along the way. Sometimes he remained at the door, handing over the dish accompanied by a description one might hear at a fine restaurant.
Other times he was invited in, as when he pulled up outside James Blackwell's house. Visits are short but meaningful to the Marine veteran.
"I love it when Dennis comes by," Blackwell said as O'Melia put the hot meal in the kitchen. "I don't get many visitors, so he keeps me up on the news and stuff. He gets me involved, makes me use my mind. And he knows I like beets."
Each stop is another opportunity to connect, to learn. O'Melia drops off food and picks up stories.
Small kindnesses and observant eyes
Judith Pennell has long known that if the program's name reflected its true purpose, it would be Keeping It Real on Wheels.
Pennell, who oversees Meals on Wheels out of the Valley West Senior Center, encourages drivers to engage with those on their routes, even for a few moments. In many cases, the drivers might be the only people they see in a day.
Deliveries also serve as wellness checks, a chance to look in on those unable to leave the house, she said.
Pennell noted an instance a few years ago. A concerned driver peeked through the window when the resident didn't answer. He saw the man collapsed on the floor and dialed 911. Paramedics arrived just in time to revive the man.
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Drivers are happy to perform simple tasks that customers find difficult. Take out the trash, adjust the thermostat, mail a few letters.
These favors are small but consequential.
"In many cases, their families have forgotten them," Pennell said. "We do what we can to keep an eye on them."
That sets Meals on Wheels apart from the many food-delivery services now available, Pennell said. She strives to keep drivers on the same routes, establishing a rapport, if not a relationship, with those on the receiving end.
Drivers who get to know the people on the route will be more apt to spot something wrong. It could be a customer who doesn't answer the door for the first time in months, or perhaps someone whose behavior is out of the norm.
Pennell said drivers are urged to call case managers to follow up in such circumstances, or alert 911 in emergencies.
"I'm happy those delivery services are out there to give people more options for hot meals," Pennell said. "But they can't do what we do."
Sandy Adams knows that well. The Camp Verde resident worries constantly about her ill brother, one of the stops on O'Melia's routes.
While she appreciates the freshly cooked meals, she's more comforted by O'Melia's visits, a person to whom she's entrusted the entry code so her brother wouldn't have to get up.
"Knowing he comes by five times a week, that really helps," Adams said. "I know Dennis would call us if he thought my brother needed help. I'd worry all the time without him."
Long-term relationships
Before ringing the doorbell, O'Melia reached into his left pocket for the dog treats he'd earlier grabbed from the Meals on Wheels office.
He was ready for the beast, his playful reference to a friendly 100-pound mastiff mix every bit as formidable as his namesake — Chicago Bears linebacker Dick Butkus.
O'Melia thrust out his fist like a stiff-arm when the door opened and Butkus bounded toward him, stopping the dog in its tracks.
"Here you go, boy," O'Melia said, fingers uncurling to reveal treats that vanished faster than they appeared.
READ MORE: Answers to common questions about Season for Sharing
Once the beast was tamed, O'Melia turned his attention to the fighter carefully navigating his wheelchair in the wake of his trusted canine companion.
"Tony, I made sure to grab your favorite," O'Melia said, motioning to the cardboard tray he held out of reach of Butkus. "Today's meal is beef chili, but I've got chicken for the rest. And since you can't have bananas, I grabbed a couple of extra juices."
Anthony Longbein has been on O'Melia's route for roughly four years, going back to when O'Melia started driving for Meals on Wheels. Longbein thanked O'Melia for the food and backed up so his visitor could get into the kitchen.
"And how are you feeling today?" O'Melia asked.
"Not doing too good, a rougher day than normal. You know how it goes."
O'Melia did know. Longbein has been fighting cancer for as long as O'Melia has known him. Now under hospice care, Longbein said he'd been in late stages for more than a year and wasn't about to surrender.
Once finished in the kitchen, O'Melia brought up the football game from the previous night, leading to a discussion of the NFL's best teams and who might be in the Super Bowl.
Just two guys talking sports.
Soon it was time for O'Melia to head on. He dug out one last treat for Butkus and tossed it onto the living-room floor, providing a temporary escape route.
"Next Tuesday," Longbein said with a wave.
"See you then," O'Melia said without hesitation.
READ MORE: To our readers: Thank you for your support of Season for Sharing
The rest of the day went as planned. You might say it was uneventful.
But O'Melia wouldn't. He feels fortunate to be a part of this little corner of the world where compassion and appreciation intertwine.
"All I do is deliver meals," he said. "I get so much more back."
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