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A night out with my bunny girl, a long overdue one. But we definitely shared lots of stories and laughter throughout the night. We started off with their cheekily named category - Let's Ta-Co 'Bout' It, crunching into their Drop The Bass (RM20.90) battered fish tacos. At Huckleberry After Dark, abandon all your thoughts of going on a diet as you'll be confronted with pizzas and hotdogs like Return of the Mac (RM26.00).
The night was still young and it was Ladies Night at Skullduggery, a half-hidden cocktail bar located right behind Huckleberry. Upon entering, we were welcomed by a fleet of stairs and a skull costumed figure. Cocktails of the night were Love You Lychee Do (Rum-based) which was very refreshing and Chocolate Berry (Vodka-based) that gives the taste buds a very berry and chocolaty aroma lingering after the sip. No doubt, I will return to this comforting place.


Life is what happens in the moments in between.
For me, those moments happen during my magic hour.
Each day, I award myself one hour to run. Singular. Alone. In Nature. Morning or evening – it's that time of day when the world is not quite awake and not quite asleep. During my magic hour I have the city all to myself.
It's a time when I can unwind my mind, connect with God, and take in the still, small moments of the world that normally go by unnoticed in the hustle and bustle of life.
It's a time when I can see the world with a fresh, new perspective.
I capture some of my most precious moments in the photos taken during my magic hour. I capture those small; yet significant details often overlooked when everything is at its regular pace. It's the mosaic of those magical details which provide the clearest insights in life.
Photography is my way to remember that life is full of beautiful moments, just waiting to be found.
This is my approach to your photography session—To capture the beauty and unseen moments in your magic hour– those precious smiles and stolen glances—and freeze them forever in time.
To purchase images you see in my Instagram feed and other photography art, visit my shop.


It was the naming ceremony of the boy and his parents were speechless- not because of the overwhelming joy but by the heartbroken prophecy made by the family priest. Their faces turned woebegone with solemn ambiance hung heavy. The priest clearly indicated that the boy's life will be strewn with struggles, challenges, and hardships. The boy would soon to be a victim of a complex disease impeding his physical movements. The prophecy came true and he became the victim of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy!
When the boy could not walk properly till 1-2 years the parents got worried and consulted the doctors. He was diagnosed with this rare disease Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.
It is a rare muscular disease in which the skeletal muscles continuously become weak and gradually the breakdown follows. While the symptoms and scope of weakness differ from case to case, the condition eventually results in severe complexities in walking and other daily physical activities. Duchenne muscular dystrophy starts at the age of four and is generally found in the males. Muscular Dystrophy is an incurable condition.
One has to live life no matter how difficult it is. In other words, the show must go on. Mohit decided to continue the show of his life as a hero who believes in turning challenges into opportunities.
Born on 28th March 19/87, Mohit had an artistic inclination right from the beginning. So he decided to turn his passion into a weapon to fight against the oddities of life. He was particularly interested in poetries. With constant practice, he kept strengthening his skills. Today, when he recites poems on the public platforms, the audience remains spellbound. His keen interest in business and statistics also encouraged him to pursue online technical course in Stock Trading that helped him gain a good knowledge of stock analysis. Later, he went on to pursue MBA that further strengthened his business skills. He also completed a course on Italian Language.
He fondly remembers Mrs. Meenakshi Dhar, the English teacher who left an unforgettable influence on Mohit's life and helps him keep his morale high despite the challenges. Even as a student he was far from passive life. A keen talkative, Mohit was fairly good in academics too.
However, he was not only keen on collecting the certificates or degrees but possessed a passionate hunger for knowledge. Until today, he is an avid reader and books satiate his hunger for knowledge.
Recognizing his mettle and talent, the legendary name in Indian higher education- Jamia Milia Islamia University invited him as the chief guest of an important poetic event.
Unlike other people with limitations, he refused to wear a cloak of seriousness and despondency. Even as a child he was interested in playing games like hide-and-seek. A fine boy, with amicable deportation, was loved by his friends.
One of the best ways to overcome the physical challenges is to adapt one's daily life and movements in such a way so as to minimize dependency. By adopting the right mannerisms and self-dependence, Mohit leaves a deep impact on the people. In fact, he infuses the positive energy into those who come into is contact even for a brief period of time.
His direct experience with the situation has made him mindful of the challenges faced by the people suffering from physical disabilities. He strongly believes that the government should invest good endeavors to help such people. However, he has a long term vision. He isn't interested in cosmetic uplifting by offering quota or reservation in small jobs to the differently-abled people. He wants that society should naturally include the differently-abled people in the general social structure and offer them equal job opportunities.
Mr., Ashok Chauhan, his father works on a top position in a steel manufacturing company and Mrs. Suman Chauhan his mother is a homemaker. His siblings Piyush Chauhan (younger brother) and Pooja Chauhan (sister) are also well settled in good corporate jobs. Mohit has spent many happy sunny days at Delhi staying in his maternal grandmother's place during the summer holidays.
While the daily routine itself becomes a challenge, Mohit doesn't let the physical limitations dictate the mental state. The exuberance and plenty of confidence are two big assets that help Mohit enjoy life to its fullest.
Mohit is reluctant to say no but at the same time, he is apt at expressing his opinion in a straightforward manner.
Mohit helps others without expecting any return. However, many times, the people even seem to take advantage of this extraordinary quality of Mohit. This attitude makes him feel uneasy but he handles even with more killer attitude.
Mohit has almost perfected the art of keeping his anger under his control as he knew that the relations are brittle and negative emotions like anger can turn them sour.
Though a very loving personality, he doesn't refrain from expressing his honest opinion. Even if his parents could be wrong sometimes, he would not allow the relations or feelings to affect the logical judgment. He believes that as a human being even your family members, siblings or parents could sometimes be wrong.
Though Mohit is not surrounded by a large group of friends but is lucky to have some true friends who share the honest unselfish relations with him. He is blessed with long-lasting friendships, his friends still share the great camaraderie who came at an early age of7 years. Though his friend, Gazal Sharma, moved out of Delhi but ensures on Mohit's birthday she should be in the town. They share the same thoughts and attitude towards life.
Mohit wants to release his own autobiography to help the world know him, his personality and his life.
Mohit thinks that the stem cells and other similar technologies can be used to treat this condition. In his own case, even such treatments could prove to be life-threatening.
In 2004, Mohit got his leg fractured without any movement on his part. He was sitting on his bed when it happened. The doctor could not treat the issue properly and due to his wrong treatment, the Mohit can no longer sit properly on rears. It was another major challenge that life brought to Mohit. However, after some time of initial disappointment, Mohit decided to forget the incident and carried on his life as a normal person.
The story of Mohit is an exemplary tale of courage and faith that shows the potential of positive thinking. It reaffirms the old saying "Faith can Move Mountains"! If Mohit can be able to live life to the fullest and achieve so much despite of his inability to walk then why a person with walking ability cannot achieve success in life.
I have struggled to be a mom!


Mambo! Another week has come and gone in what feels like a blink of an eye. Like always the past seven days have been filled with new lessons, friends, and countless experiences that will never be forgotten. It is hard to believe we have just completed our second last week of teaching and that our highly-anticipated sports tournament and HIV testing day will be this Friday!
After two weeks filled with schools cancelling due to extra-curricular sports, we have finally gotten back on track with our lessons. This week our classes focused on HIV and AIDS. Migori county, the region in which Mikei is located, has one of the highest HIV prevalence rates in the country at about fifteen percent. Therefore, the end of our curriculum is heavily focused on HIV prevention, treatment, and testing. It is exciting to be able to teach our students about the Voluntary Counselling Test (VCT) touching in on our own experiences at the county clinic. We have been encouraging students to be tested and are eager to provide them with free testing in the following week at our sports tournament!
Jenna and some of her Munyu class 8 students after the lesson on HIV.
In some of our classes we have also begun teaching about HIV stigma, as it has become evident from our time here that HIV diagnoses still carries many negative connotations. Our HIV stigma lessons focus on facilitating a conversation between the students surrounding current stereotypes of individuals diagnosed with HIV and why many of these ideas are untrue. We then run an activity that our classes have loved, where the students create an imaginary friend/classmate with a variety of characteristics and attributes. After creating this person, we inform the class that this individual is HIV positive and use this opportunity to demonstrate that an individual's character does not change due to their diagnoses. So far, our lessons on HIV and stigma have been some of our favourites as our students have been very engaged and shown great enthusiasm towards these topics!
Chris giving an insightful talk on HIV stigma.
Outside of the classroom, our week has been filled with phone calls, meetings, and emails to ensure everything is ready for the sports tournament on Friday! One thousand mandazi (our favourite doughy pastry) have been ordered, eight hundred HIV tests are on route, fifteen invitations have gone out to schools, two net ball rings have been repaired, and one volleyball net has been ordered. So far everything is on track and we cannot wait to finally have all our students together in one place!
As in previous weeks, we spend much of our free time with members of the community. We want to soak up as much of the Kenyan culture as we can! The neighbourhood children continue to amaze us with how independent and resourceful they are at such a young age. This week they taught us how to tie up cows, wash our whites, and how to mine for gold.
We had our usual trip to Migori on Saturday to visit the market for one last time and to stalk up on some essentials. It was a sad moment for all of us when we had to say goodbye to the amazing family whom we have been buying our produce from for the past six weeks! We could always count on them for fresh mangos, avocados, watermelons, carrots, cucumbers, and more.
Our favourite shop at the market with the amazing family who runs the stall!
We had our usual meeting with Edward, where we were able to tie up the loose ends for the tournament. We also got a special surprise on our way home to Mikei when our driver Cosmas stopped at his home so we could meet his family and see where he lives. They were all so kind and welcoming and it was truly honor to meet them.
Cosmas' extended family at their home.
We wrapped up another eventful week by hosting a dinner party for Edward's family at our house. We spent a good portion of the afternoon cooking the biggest meal we could pull together with a one burner propane stove. We ended up serving pasta with tomato sauce, chapatti burritos, rice, cupcakes, watermelon, popcorn, and bananas. Everyone seemed to love their food, especially Edward's three daughters who really enjoyed the Nutella covered cupcakes! We had such a great night and it was a very memorable experience to host Edward and his family in his own home! It was a great reminder of how lucky we are to have such an incredible community partner who has supported QHO for so many years.
Dinner at our home with Edward's family and our driver Cosmas.
Overall it has been another great week of teaching, learning and making memories. We have a bitter sweet week coming up as we are looking forward to wrapping up our curriculum and hosting our sports tournament, but are dreading saying a final goodbye to our students and friends in the community!


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Average graduate salary UK
How much are graduates really earning in 2022?
Gaining a degree require years of hard work and thousands of pounds in university tuition fees, but are graduates getting a good deal once they enter the job market?
We have analysed all of the public information available to find out what the average graduate salary is in the UK in 2022, along with additional information on which subjects or universities are most lucrative, and which regions graduates can earn the biggest starting salaries.
Average graduate starting salary
Average salary per subject
Average salary per region
Average graduate salary advertised
Best paying universities
Highest paying graduate schemes
Public sector graduate schemes
Graduates becoming CEOs
Graduates VS non-graduates
Cost of university
Student debt statistics
Average student loan debt UK
When student loans have to be paid
Student debt repayment time
Outstanding student debt UK
Student cost of living
Most expensive Uni towns
Cheapest Uni towns
Key graduate salary statistics 2022
The average graduate salary in the UK in 2022 is £24,291.
Medicine & dentistry degrees offer the highest average starting salaries at £35,000.
London graduates earn the most across all UK regions with an average salary of £28,634, whilst grads in Wales earn the least at £22,420.
Rothschilds offers the highest paid graduate scheme with a £65,000 starting salary.
Male graduates earn an average of 6% more than their female counterparts.
Graduates earn an average of £7,000 per year than non-graduates
The total outstanding amount of student debt in the UK surpassed £177 billion in 2021.
Average graduate salary UK 2022
The average starting salary for a graduate in the UK for 2022 is £24,291 – this is a 5% decrease from 2021 (£25,466).
Graduate salaries per subject
The subject studied at university is an important factor in the starting salary achievable by a graduate.
Below are the average starting salaries for graduates in each subject area, which is further divided into high-skill, medium-skill, and low-skill. These skill levels are defined by HESA and relate to the technical ability involved in the role. For example, in education a low skilled role could be a teaching assistant and a high skilled role could be a head teacher.
Subject area of degree High skilled Medium skilled Low skilled
Medicine & dentistry £35,000 £18,500   N/A
Subjects allied to medicine £25,000 £19,000 £18,000
Biological sciences £23,000 £18,500 £18,000
Veterinary science £31,000   N/A   N/A
Agriculture & related subjects £23,500 £18,500 £19,000
Physical sciences £25,000 £19,500 £18,000
Mathematical sciences £28,000 £20,500 £17,000
Computer science £27,000 £20,000 £18,000
Engineering & technology £28,000 £22,000 £18,000
Architecture, building & planning £24,000 £20,000 £18,000
Social studies £26,000 £20,000 £18,000
Law £22,000 £19,500 £18,000
Business & administrative studies £25,000 £20,500 £18,000
Mass communications & documentation £21,000 £19,500 £17,000
Languages £24,000 £19,500 £18,000
Historical & philosophical studies £24,500 £19,000 £18,000
Creative arts & design £21,000 £18,000 £16,000
Education £24,500 £18,000 £17,000
Combined £26,000 £19,000 £18,000
Total average £25,000 £19,500 £18,000
Average graduate salary per region
The table below shows the average starting graduate salary for every region in the UK. Note that the region indicates where the location where the graduate has gained employment as opposed to the location of the university they studied at.
Region Starting salary
London £28,634.00
South East £25,755.00
South West £25,199.00
East of England £25,107.00
West Midlands £24,552.00
North East £24,401.00
Scotland £24,082.00
East Midlands £23,233.00
Yorkshire and The Humber £23,170.00
North West £22,912.00
Northern Ireland £22,709.00
Wales £22,420.00
London tops the starting salary list for graduates with an average starting salary of £28K, whilst Wales offers the least at £22K. However, cost of living differences across region may decrease the purchasing power of some of the higher salaries here.
"The average salary being advertised online is £5,002 greater than the average salary actually being achieved by graduates."
According to Glassdoor, the average graduate role in the UK is offering a salary of £29,293 – this is £5,002 more than the average graduate salary being achieved.
This could mean that advertised salaries are being inflated, or that in some cases "graduate roles" may also require candidates to have work experience in the job description, which employers are prepared to pay more for.
The university which a student attends can have a huge impact on the starting salary they are able to achieve. This is likely due to a number of factors including the subjects available at each university, the standard of teaching and the reputation a university has amongst employers.
This table shows the top ten universities in the UK with the percentage of graduates who achieved a starting salary of £51,000 or higher.
University % of graduates receiving salary of £51,000+
University College of Estate Management 29%
London School of Economics and Political Science 12%
BPP University 11%
Birkbeck College 9%
Imperial College of Science, Technology, and Medicine 8%
The Open University 8%
The University of Cambridge 7%
Arden University 6%
The University of Oxford 6%
The University of Warwick 5%
University College of Estate Management is specialist remote learning institute offering courses in real estate exclusively, which could account for its position in this table. London School of Economics and the remaining universities on the list offer a broader range of course subjects.
The highest paying graduate schemes in the UK sit within finance and banking, and pay more than double the average starting salary for grads.
Below are the top 10 highest paying graduate schemes currently available in the UK.
Company Role Salary
Rothschilds Private Finance £65,000
J. P. Morgan Investment Banking £58,000
Goldman Sachs Investment Banking £52,000
The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) Investment Banking £54,000
Barclays Capital Investment Banking £50,000
White and Chase Legal Services £50,000
British Petroleum (BP) Oil and Gas £49,000
Baker McKenzie Legal Services £48,000
The Phoenix Partnership (TPP) Software £45,000
Aldi Retail £44,000
Highest paying public sector graduate schemes
Careers in the public sector are considered to be safe and secure with many of them offering good financial rewards and job stability over the long term.
These are the 8 highest paying graduate schemes in the public sector.
Public sector organisation Starting graduate salary
MI5 – Technology graduate development programme £34,366.00
Intellectual Property Office – Telecoms £33,101.00
HM Revenue & Customs – Tax Professional Programme £30,880.00
National Audit Office £29,978.00
NHS – Health Policy Fast Track Scheme £28,966.00
Civil service – Fast stream £28,000.00
Government Legal Profession £28,000.00
The Forestry Commission £25,594.00
Graduate gender pay gap
Male graduates who obtained first-class degree qualifications and entered full time jobs in the UK in 2019 were paid an average of £26,000 compared to women who were paid £24,500 – a 6% difference.
On average, male graduates at the age of 25 earn 5% more than the average female graduate. By age 30, the gender pay gap in annual earnings stands at 25%.
The graph below from StandOut CV shows the portion of graduates and their earnings for men and women.
A key takeaway from this graph is that the gender pay increase with higher paid roles, to the point where at the top end of the scale, only 3% of female graduates earn over £51,000 compared to 7% of men.
Chief executive officer (CEO) is the top job available in large organisations and consistently ranks amongst the highest paying jobs in the UK with an average salary of £81,102 and many CEOs earning well in excess of this figure.
Recruitment firm Forward Role analysed over 260,000 LinkedIn profiles to discover which universities and degrees were propelling the most graduates to this sought-after position.
The top 20 universities producing the most CEOs
University Name Number of graduates who are now CEOs
Open University 8,196
University of Cambridge 7,309
University of Oxford 7,033
The University of Manchester 7,011
University of Leeds 5,188
University of Birmingham 4,490
The University of Nottingham 3,833
University of Bristol 3,815
Manchester Metropolitan University 3,801
London Business School 3,791
Which degrees produce the most CEOs?
Degree Number of graduates who are now CEOs
Business Administration and Management, General 22,215
Economics 13,086
Marketing 5,979
Business/Commerce, General 4,338
Law 4,035
Mathematics 3,597
Psychology 1,386
Political Science and Government 1,234
Design and Visual Communications, General 789
Graduates VS Non graduates
Data from the Department of education shows median salary for graduates over their entire working career is £34,000 – whereas the median lifetime salary for a non-graduate is £25,000. This means that graduates earn an average of £7,000 per year more than their non-graduate counterparts and this results in a lifetime earnings gap of £321,000.
The cost of university
Whilst a degree is likely to land you a higher paid job, the cost of gaining one is becoming increasingly expensive in the UK.
Tuition fees are the biggest cost a student will have to bear (in addition to living costs) which pay for the key elements of course delivery such as lectures, campus facilities and student support services.
Tuition fees across the UK are as follows and will vary depending on where the student's home region is:
England: up to £9,250 per year
Scotland: Up to £9,250 per year
Northern Ireland: up to £9,250 per year
Wales: Up to £9,000 per year
Most students take out Student Loans to finance their studies which were introduced by the government to make gaining a degree more accessible.
Here are the important numbers around student debt in the UK.
The average outstanding amount of student loan in the UK, split into regions is shown below:
Region Average loan debt
England £45,060
Wales £27,600
Northern Ireland £24,720
Scotland £15,170
Student loans do not have to be paid back until the graduate is earning over a threshold set by the government.
Below are the repayment thresholds for each UK region.
Region Annual earnings Monthly earnings
England £27,295 £2,274
Scotland £25,000 £2,083
Wales £27,295 £2,274
Northern Ireland £19,895 £1,657
In the UK it takes an average of 29 years and 4 months for graduates to pay off their student loans.
According to the UK Government, it is expected that just 25% of undergraduates will repay their full student loan.
According to data released by the Student Loans Company, the total outstanding amount of student debt in the UK surpassed £177 billion in 2021. By 2050 they expect the figure to reach £560 billion.
Region Student debt
England £160 billion
Scotland £6.5 billion
Wales £6.2 billion
Northern Ireland £4.1 billion
In the pursuit of gaining a lucrative degree, students will often live away from home for the first time and encounter numerous living costs from rent and utility bills, to takeaway food and nights out socialising.
The average university student shells out £810 per month according to a leading student website's survey.
Here's how they are spending that money:
Expense Cost per month
Rent £421
Groceries £101
Going out £47
Takeaways and eating out £41
Household bills £40
Transport £34
Clothes and shopping £34
Other £18
Course materials £17
Mobile phone £15
Health and wellbeing £15
Holidays and events £14
Gifts and charity £13
In addition to the above, NatWest's Student living index unveiled the following facts:
54% of students rely on their student loan to pay their rent and 37% rely on parents or family, whilst only 13% use their own income.
Average student monthly rents across the UK have increased by 18.5% since 2020
27% of UK students have found themselves running out of money by end of the semester
Whilst the average student rent across the UK sits at £421 per month, some towns and cities can cost a lot more.
These are the top 5 most expensive town/cities for student accommodation in the UK.
Town/city Average monthly rent
London £619
Cambridge £578
Bristol £572
Oxford £565
Exeter £558
At the other end of the spectrum, these are the university towns with the 5 lowest student rents.
Glasgow £447
Newcastle £465
Sheffield £467
Cardiff £468
Manchester £497
HESA | Graduate outcome report – https://www.hesa.ac.uk/data-and-analysis/graduates
Target Jobs | BestPublic sector schemes – https://targetjobs.co.uk/careers-advice/public-services-and-administration/what-starting-salary-should-graduate
Glassdoor | Average graduate job salary UK – https://www.glassdoor.co.uk/Salaries/graduate-salary-SRCH_KO0,8.htm
UCAS | Tuition fees – https://www.ucas.com/finance/undergraduate-tuition-fees-and-student-loans
Glide – Highest paid graduate schemes UK – https://glide.co.uk/guides/highest-paid-graduate-schemes/
Forward role | Graduate CEO study – https://www.forwardrole.com/blog/2019/10/which-universities-produce-most-ceos
Natwest | Student living index – https://www.natwest.com/life-moments/students-and-graduates/student-living-index.html
Save the Student | National Student Money Survey – https://www.savethestudent.org/money/student-budgeting/what-do-students-spend-their-money-on.html
HEFCE | Nature and extent of undergraduates' work experience – https://dera.ioe.ac.uk/5159/1/rd19_02.pdf
IFS | Gender differences in subject choice lead to gender pay gap immediately after graduation – https://ifs.org.uk/publications/15657#:~:text=At%20age%2025%2C%20the%20average,annual%20earnings%20stands%20at%2025%25
UK Gov | Average Loan Balance on entry into repayment – https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/992172/Average_loan_balance_on_entry_into_repayment.pdf
Cosmopolitan | It takes a depressingly long time to pay off your student loan – https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/worklife/campus/a12443209/how-long-uni-students-pay-student-loans/
UK Parliament | House of Commons Library: Student loan statistics https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/sn01079/
Statista | Outstanding debt of student loans in the UK 2013-2021 – https://www.statista.com/statistics/376411/uk-outstanding-student-loan-debt/
StandOut CV | Graduate statistics – https://standout-cv.com/uk-graduate-statistics

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Lauren & Stephen

are getting married...

Our Story

Despite attending Lakeland Jr. Sr. High School together for four years, it was not until eleventh grade that Lauren and Stephen started to form a strong friendship. On the 20th of November, 2008, Lauren and Stephen were headed to McDonald's after a long night of studying at the Peckville library. On the ride there, nervously, Stephen popped the question, "Will you be my girlfriend?" Thus began their story.

After high school, Lauren and Stephen geographically split up: Lauren attended Bloomsburg University and Stephen attended The University of Scranton. However, over the course of those four years and a distance spanning over seventy miles, their love for each other grew and held strong. It was at their respective universities where they formed new friendships or solidified existing friendships with those who would one day stand by their side or watch from the crowd on their wedding day.

In 2013, after attending each other's college graduations, accountant Lauren and computer scientist Stephen moved to a shoebox-sized apartment in Pikesville, Maryland, to start their new careers. It was their first time living together, and they learned all kinds of different quirks about the other that caused them to beg the question, "Wow, despite all that, (s)he still loves me?" Lauren's neverending dreamily nighttime hunt for the spiders in bed was found to be cute (yet concerning) to Stephen. Stephen's tendency to pick at his toenails. . . well. . . Lauren just found that to be gross and disturbing.

After a year, the dynamic in the relationship changed drastically when Stephen's cat Zoey too moved down to Maryland. There was now another female in the household fighting for Stephen's love and passion. However, Stephen still held a stronger preference for Lauren.

After nearly two years since moving to Maryland, Lauren and Stephen packed up and moved further south to Odenton, Maryland. Obviously, this was all a ploy by Stephen to move closer to Dan Schlasta so that they could play video games together more often and more conveniently, but we'll make sure Lauren never finds that out. Ahem. Since they were now only a thirty-minute drive from Annapolis, Lauren and Stephen frequented the capital on some weekend trips and mutually fell in love with the city of brick streets. Stephen thought, "This is the perfect setting."

And there, standing by the cold waters of the Annapolis docks, after a suspiciously expensive dinner at a French restaurant, as the fireworks began to explode in the midnight sky as time transitioned from the year 2015 to 2016, Stephen got down on his knee, opened a small box, and asked Lauren, "Will you marry me?"

Lauren and Stephen hope that you will join them as they begin the next chapter of their story.

We exchange vows in...

Event Details

Split Rock Resort

Lake Harmony, Pennsylvania

ceremony

May 20, 2017

4:30 pm

                  The Pergola

                  164-166 Lake Harmony Road
                  Lake Harmony, PA

                Directions

reception

May 20, 2017

6 pm

                  Governor's Ballroom
                  The Galleria, 2nd floor

                  100 Moseywood Road
                  Lake Harmony, PA

                Directions

Hotel Information

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Rooms can be booked for any number of days between May 18 and May 22.

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La Palaonda (en allemand : Eiswelle) est la patinoire de Bolzano, en Italie.

Elle accueille les matchs du HC Bolzano ainsi que ceux des Eagles de Bolzano (Série A féminine).

Histoire
Construite en 1993 en un temps record, elle fut inaugurée pour le Championnat du monde de hockey sur glace 1994, dont elle a accueilli une partie des rencontres. Quatre ans plus tard, elle est l'une des deux salles accueillant le Championnat d'Europe masculin de handball 1998.

La Palaonda a été conçu par les architectes Claudio Lucchini et Roberto D'Ambrose, avec l'aide de Silvano Bassetti et de l'étude d'ingénieur Lee de Mérano. Située sur le site de la Foire de Bolzano, dont elle fut la première construction, sa structure polyvalente permet de passer de 1800 à  de surface plane (premier anneau des tribunes amovible), permettant des expositions.

Sa capacité varie selon la configuration :
 3 000 places assises en version expo
 7 220 places assises lors des évènements sportifs et des spectacles sur glace
 8 000 places assises lors des concerts.

Liens externes
    La Palaonda sur le site de la Feria di Bolzano
 Visite virtuel de la Palaonda

Équipement sportif achevé en 1994
Stade multifonction en Italie
Patinoire de hockey en Italie
Équipement sportif dans le Trentin-Haut-Adige
Sport à Bolzano
Salle de spectacle en Italie

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Q: Invalid cast after calling Stored Procedure via Entity Framework I've created the following Stored Procedure in Oracle 12.2:
create or replace PROCEDURE "SP_VARIABELEN_HIERARCHY" (
PP_USER_IN      IN  VARCHAR2,
    PCPID_IN        IN  VARCHAR2,
    VAR_CODE_IN     IN  VARCHAR2,
    FASE_NR_IN      IN  NUMBER,
    P_RESULTS       OUT SYS_REFCURSOR
    ) IS
    BEGIN

OPEN P_RESULTS FOR
    SELECT  DISTINCT        LEVEL
                            VAR_CODE,
                            FASE_NR,
                            GENSTAT_VOLG_NR
    FROM                    EP3_VARIABELEN_FS2_HULP
    WHERE PP_USER           = PP_USER_IN
    AND CODE                = PCPID_IN
    CONNECT BY PRIOR AFG    = VAR
    AND PP_USER             = PP_USER_IN
    AND CODE                = PCPID_IN
    START WITH VAR_CODE     = VAR_CODE_IN
    AND FASE_NR             = FASE_NR_IN
    AND PP_USER             = PP_USER_IN
    AND CODE                = PCPID_IN
    ORDER BY LEVEL DESC, GENSTAT_VOLG_NR;
    END SP_VARIABELEN_HIERARCHY;

I've configured the stored procedure in the App.config like so:
  <oracle.manageddataaccess.client>
    <version number="*">
      <implicitRefCursor>
        <storedProcedure schema="EPROS" name="SP_VARIABELEN_HIERARCHY">
          <refCursor name="P_RESULTS">
            <bindInfo mode="Output" />
            <metadata columnOrdinal="0" columnName="VAR_CODE" providerType="Varchar2" dataType="System.String" allowDBNull="true" nativeDataType="Varchar2" columnSize="10" />
            <metadata columnOrdinal="1" columnName="FASE_NR" providerType="Int64" dataType="System.Int64" allowDBNull="true" nativeDataType="Number" columnSize="12" />
            <metadata columnOrdinal="2" columnName="GENSTAT_VOLG_NR" providerType="Int64" dataType="System.Int64" allowDBNull="true" nativeDataType="Number" columnSize="12" />
          </refCursor>
        </storedProcedure>

I've imported the SP into the Entity Framework and created an Import Function with a complex type generated from the data in the App.config.
I've written the following Unit Test:
using System.Linq;
using Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting;
using Wur.Epros.Core.Infrastructure;
using Wur.Epros.Core.Repositories;
using Wur.Epros.Core.Tests.Base;

namespace Wur.Epros.Core.Tests.Repositories
{
    [TestClass]
    public class Ep3VariabelenFs2HulpRepositoryTests : TestBase
    {
        [TestMethod]
        public void RekenregelsTest()
        {
            using (var dbContext = EprosEntities)
            {
                dbContext.Database.BeginTransaction();
                string cUSER = "VISSCHER";
                string cPCPID = "D0600513_1072";
                string cVAR_CODE = "DOPJ2";
                int cFASE_NR = 2;

                string sSQL = string.Empty;
                //var result = Ep3VariabelenFs2HulpRepository.Instance.Get(v =>
                //    v.PP_USER == cUSER
                //    && cPCPID == cPCPID
                //    && )
                sSQL = "SELECT DISTINCT LEVEL";
                sSQL = sSQL + " , VAR_CODE";
                sSQL = sSQL + " , FASE_NR";
                sSQL = sSQL + " , GENSTAT_VOLG_NR";
                sSQL = sSQL + " FROM EP3_VARIABELEN_FS2_HULP";
                sSQL = sSQL + " WHERE PP_USER        = '" + cUSER + "'";
                sSQL = sSQL + " AND CODE             = '" + cPCPID + "'";
                sSQL = sSQL + " CONNECT BY PRIOR AFG =      VAR ";
                sSQL = sSQL + " AND PP_USER          = '" + cUSER + "'";
                sSQL = sSQL + " AND CODE             = '" + cPCPID + "'";
                sSQL = sSQL + " START WITH VAR_CODE  = '" + cVAR_CODE + "'";
                sSQL = sSQL + " AND FASE_NR          =  " + cFASE_NR;
                sSQL = sSQL + " AND PP_USER          = '" + cUSER + "'";
                sSQL = sSQL + " AND CODE             = '" + cPCPID + "'";
                sSQL = sSQL + " ORDER BY LEVEL DESC";
                sSQL = sSQL + "        , GENSTAT_VOLG_NR";

                var result1 = GetDataTable(dbContext, sSQL);

                var result2 = Ep3VariabelenFs2HulpRepository.Instance.GetEp3VariabelenHierarchy(cUSER, cPCPID, cVAR_CODE, cFASE_NR);

                var count1 = result1.Rows.Count;
                var count2 = result2.Count();

                Assert.AreEqual(count1, count2, "Count");
            }
        }
    }
}

We're converting from use of SQL string to LINQ using the Entity Framework.
Now each time I execute the Unit Test I get an InvalidCaseException. My guess is the configuration is not correct but I can't put my finger on it.
Entity Framework version: 6
Oracle Version 12.2

A: Fooled myself pretty bad here. Take a close look at the Stored Procedure at the top. The comma between LEVEL and VAR_CODE is missing resulting in VAR_CODE becoming the alias for LEVEL.
What I don't understand why the InvalidCastException was thrown. I left out the LEVEL in the App.config for the Complex Type so it should have worked anyway (giving the wrong result). Very strange.
EDIT:
In retrospect I do understand what was going wrong. The LEVEL field is a NUMBER and the VAR_CODE is a VARCHAR2. So the alias VAR_CODE delivers a NUMBER where a VARCHAR2 is expected hence the InvalidCastException.

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Turmeric is believed to be one of the most potent healing herbs on earth.
As the Indians and other cultures discovered in ancient times, turmeric is a highly potent healing compound.
Turmeric contains a compound called curcumin, and it's this substance that accounts for turmeric's powerful antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.
As we talked about a moment ago, chronic inflammation is rampant in the USA and elsewhere in the West.
That's because most people were raised on a diet high in processed foods laced with artificial chemicals and stripped of much of its nutritional value. And so many people still eat these foods every day!
Even for the most health-conscious amongst us, our bodies are literally in a constant fight. From our lungs to our gut, this chronic inflammation can create lasting and sometimes permanent damage to our bodies and immune systems.
Meanwhile curcumin has become one of the most studied natural antioxidants and anti-inflammatory compounds in history.
5,600 research studies have been performed on turmeric and the curcumin it contains.
The most recent studies have shown that turmeric and curcumin have properties that set it apart from many other traditional herbal and medicinal plants. Its unique anti-inflammatory action has proven as effective as other medications for treating high inflammation conditions.
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In India, for example, turmeric is one of the main ingredients in many curries along with ginger, a known digestive and anti-inflammatory, and black pepper that contains a substance called piperine. When combined together they make a powerful combination that increases the body's ability to process the curcumin in turmeric by up to 2000%.
The main healing compound found in turmeric, curcumin, helps curb inflammation and decrease specific fibroblasts found in patients with the chronic inflammatory disease rheumatoid arthritis.
In a recent study researchers found clear evidence that the compounds in turmeric helped maintain healthy mood and disposition in patients experiencing a MDD (Major Depressive Disorder) and found it safe to add to existing treatments.
In addition to lowering overall pain and inflammation, curcumin has been shown to reduce pain and inflammation in a breakthrough study of patients with osteoarthritis. This study shows that adding curcumin can help maintain healthy joints.
New studies are now emerging showing the potential of turmeric and curcumin to possibly aid in helping maintain a healthy cardiovascular system.
A study showed curcumin as an effective addition to traditional asthma treatments by lowering the inflammation response in bronchial asthma sufferers.
Turmeric on its own has the potential to help maintain healthy inflammation and oxidation levels in the body, as research has shown. But it's even more powerful when combined with other herbs that enhance its bioavailability even more.
Finding the right dosage when using turmeric in cooking or in medicinal teas is extremely important to making sure you're getting the right amount into your system to make a real difference.
Much like critical factor #2, you also need to make sure you're sourcing your turmeric root or dried extract from the highest possible quality supplier. Ground turmeric that's been sitting in a warehouse for weeks will be much less potent than fresh ground roots.
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Earlier we discussed the power of combining turmeric with other herbs, spices and vitamins. And that's essential to getting the most out of turmeric's anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties, but that's not the whole picture.
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We're using the power of... fermentation. And some very exclusive fermentation processes at that!
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But that's still not the whole story... In doing our research we knew that we needed to not only create a unique delivery system, but also find THE most powerful combination of other vitamins and herbs to truly push Turmeric 3D over the top in terms of maximum benefit to you.
It's been shown to help maintain a healthy mood, maintain bone health, decrease risk of cancer and dementia, lower risk of cardiovascular disease and a lot more.
The startling thing is this…Research estimates that 69.5% of Americans are deficient in vitamin D.
Worse yet, almost 15% are severely deficient! Those numbers are shocking for sure but scientists have linked vitamin D deficiency to an amazing amount of deaths in the U.S. alone, making up almost 13% of U.S. deaths!
So putting a healthy dose of vitamin D3 into Turmeric 3D was kind of a no brainer. But as we're pushing the envelope here we decided to do something with the vitamin D3 that's never been done before.
We created a special fermentation process using vitamin D3 and Lactobacillus bulgaricus, considered to be the "original probiotic." Lactobacillus bulgaricus was first studied by a Russian scientist and Nobel Prize winner Illya Mechnikov.
He discovered that people in Bulgaria lived to be 100 years old more often than in 36 other countries he was studying, combined. He correctly noted that this aging miracle was directly linked to Bulgaria's consumption of its most popular food, yogurt.
In our special fermentation process using what's called "whole food fermentation," not only does the vitamin D3 get broken down into it's most available form for your body, the process also creates vitamin D3 analogs that do not exist outside the fermentation process.
Combined with turmeric itself, this creates a perfect "1-2 punch" to help maintain healthy inflammation. But we didn't stop there.
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As Our top formulators explained – anything that makes your body change or adapt creates a "stress response".
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Our bodies think that every situation we encounter – from the road rage on our morning commute, to the dispute with a co-worker later in the day – as a "fight or flight" situation, and to combat it we release cortisol and adrenaline.
If these switches are left in the "on" position all the time (as they are in our crazy modern world) it can cause a host of long term conditions including weight gain and obesity, decrease in immune system health, blood sugar imbalances, diabetes and more.
1. Reduce harmful cortisol levels in the body that wreak havoc on your immune system.
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We researched 8 double-blind placebo-controlled studies when looking for the EXACT amount that provides the most benefit to the human body and we've put exactly that dosage in Turmeric 3D.
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Turmeric is one of the most researched plants in history and for good reason; its potential healing properties are second to none.
Our unique fermentation process unleashes the true potential for turmeric and the other compounds in Turmeric 3D. As mentioned, fermentation and its health benefits have been known for centuries.
It actually starts to break down plants, vitamins, and herbs and releases specific phytochemicals that actually magnify the benefits of the herb and plants being used. This is specifically true of anti-inflammatory and antioxidant substances.
Inside Turmeric 3D there are three very specific blends of fermented turmeric... All of them are fermented with different processes to bring out their latent potency.
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2. Turmeric fermented with lactobacillus plantarum.
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Like the type used to create apple cider vinegar. Apple cider vinegar has been used for hundreds if not thousands of years for a variety of different health issues including maintaining a healthy blood sugar, healthy weight and even healthy cholesterol levels. It's only fitting that we combine that process on our last type of fermented turmeric.
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Join us for a continental breakfast followed by an interactive service with fun activities. This is a great service for families with young children, especially if you are new to church.
Join us at 10.45am for an informal, contemporary service for all ages, with a worship band.
Children are in the main service initially, then leave for their own groups. A self-help creche is available for under 3's in The Beacon Cafe with a live AV link to the church so that you don't miss the service.
Family Communion is held on the 1st Sunday of each month.
A quieter, more liturgical service with worship accompanied by the organ or piano. Holy Communion is held on the 2nd, 4th & 5th Sundays of the month.


This set is comprised of cloth quest rewards in the level 53-55 range from Berceau-de-l'Hiver, Cratère d'Un'Goro, Marais des Chagrins, and Terres Foudroyées. It is a recolor of Donova's Regalia.
Capuche des vents sifflants Sois maudit, Givrilicus !
Mantelet voilefeu Vaporisez encore une fois !
Robe de l'honorable AL'assaut sur Pierrêche or Robe de l'honorable HNous sommes attaqués !
Echarpe de gourmand Les œufs sont un must !
Judging by the lack of comments, I don't thing this set is that popular, but I think it really nice looking (except for the hood). The glove matching gloves are o.k., but I prefer the type that cover the whole hands I've been using Royal Gloves and I think they go really well.


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Reichenbachia subtilis är en skalbaggsart som först beskrevs av Leconte 1851.  Reichenbachia subtilis ingår i släktet Reichenbachia och familjen kortvingar. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.

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IBM says 65 percent of the 2015 finalists were continuing a winning streak from last year. It reports that big improvements were made this year by organisations scoring in the bottom 25 percent, demonstrating that the programme can result in real benefits. It says progress was made in the areas of clarity of organisational vision; feedback and performance measurement; and employee recognition for great work.
The winners of these awards will be announced at an awards dinner on 5 November in Auckland.
Of the larger retail finalists, each has a well-deserved reputation for investing in its staff. The Warehouse Group, which owns Warehouse Stationery, spends $6 million each year on its 'career retailer' wage programme and has a strong in-store career path structure in place. It has recently introduced a policy allowing time off for staff affected by domestic violence.
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Kruger Packaging invests $250 million to upgrade its Trois-Rivières Mill, Québec
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Kruger Packaging L.P. plans an investment of $250 million to convert the No. 10 Newsprint Machine (PM10) at Kruger's Trois-Rivières Mill to manufacture 100% recycled lightweight linerboard.
This modernization project will generate significant growth opportunities for the Trois-Rivières facility, contributing to secure operations and the 270 jobs at the mill.
The project has received $190 million in support from the Québec government, which includes an $84-million loan to finance the cost of the conversion and a $106-million participation, through Investissement Québec, in a new company that now combines all of Kruger's Containerboard and Packaging activities. As a result of this investment, the Québec government will have a 25% ownership in this new company which has assets in excess of $600 million, and more than 800 jobs, including 620 in Québec will be secured.
Over the coming 20 months, PM10 will be completely modernized to incorporate some of the most advanced containerboard manufacturing technology. Once PM10 is up and running in 2017, it will produce 360,000 metric tonnes of 100% recycled lightweight linerboard annually, a portion of which will be sold to Kruger Packaging's box plants in LaSalle (Quebec) and Brampton (Ontario), while the remainder will be sold on the market.
The Trois-Rivières Mill will continue to produce newsprint on PM10 until two months before the end of the conversion project. Meanwhile, the Mill's other newsprint production line, PM7, will remain in operation into the future.
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It's the second to last Monday of October and it looks like were having bit of a heat wave this week. Thankfully, it should cool down by next week. The heat can make it difficult to want to get anything done but with Halloween only a week and one day away, at least there's something to look forward to. For me, that will be all the leftover candy.
Today I plan to practice mindfulness. This word seems to have come up a lot since I've been pregnant, it is helpful during labor and delivery. But I think it's something we should practice every day regardless of whether we're pregnant or not.
To be mindful is to be conscious or aware of the present moment while calmly acknowledging and accepting your feelings, thoughts, and bodily sensations. It is used as a form of therapy to help you forget your anxieties and worries and just focus on the present. Life can be overwhelming at times, it's important to regain control of what's going on in your headspace. Taking some time to practice mindfulness can help to create space between us and our reactions or conditioned responses.
Set aside some time today to observe the present moment as it is, let your judgements pass, if your mind wanders, bring it back to the moment you are in and just feel present.
Hopefully, with a clear mind you will be able to get through the day a little bit more smoothly than you would if your thought process were clogged with tons of other worries. If you are holding onto things because you feel they are important to remember, then write them down on a piece of paper and free your mind of that clutter.
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I have always loved cheese sauce. I can't remember a time before I loved it and I have no plans for a time after I love it to exist.
When I was little I would put it on anything I could. It had magic properties that could turn corn chips into nachos and broccoli into heaven.
Chop broccoli into florets. Steam for 10-15 minutes until stems are fork-able but still firm.
Melt butter in sauce pan over low heat. Whisk in flour. Slowly pour in milk and beer, whisking constantly until no lumps remain, about 2-3 minutes. Add cheese a little at a time, whisking constantly, and making sure cheese is completely melted before adding more cheese. Continue until all cheese has been incorporated. Once all cheese has been added, whisk until cheese sauce is thick and smooth, about 3-5 minutes.
Pour cheese sauce over broccoli and enjoy!
Broccoli with cheddar beer sauce is looking delicious. I make sure to eat broccoli every day as it is very healthy and I love this idea.
Sounds delicious but recipe list of ingredients state 1 ounce sharp cheddar. But then instructions say add cheese 1 ounce at a time. Sorry but I'm a little confused by this. Would you please let me know exactly how much cheese. Thanks in advance.
Hi Carolyn! Thanks for asking about the cheese. The recipe does require only one ounce total of cheese. I meant to write that you should add a little at a time (not one ounce at a time). I've changed the wording in the recipe, so I hope it's clearer now. Definitely let me know if you have any other question!
Wow! This looks amazing! I love anything with broccoli in it!


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Thursday Night Football: Dak Prescott is stuck in the Tony Romo vortex with only 1 way out
Two weeks ago, Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott threw for 256 yards and three touchdowns against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Dallas' offense scored 34 points. The game ended when Prescott's pass hit receiver Noah Brown in the arms, it popped up and Jaguars safety Rayshawn Jenkins picked it off and returned it for a touchdown.
You might have thought that the next week would have been spent blaming the defense, Brown's drop or even just bad luck in a close game, but no. You heard a lot of national voices wondering if Prescott was a winner and imploring him to step up. It would have been strange if it didn't happen after every Cowboys loss.
This is life as the Cowboys' quarterback. Prescott isn't perfect but he is very good. He's a big reason the Cowboys are 11-4 and going to the playoffs despite the team having to practically give away receiver Amari Cooper in a trade and losing multiple offensive linemen in free agency. When the Cowboys lose — no matter how Prescott plays, really — the next week is spent complaining he's not good enough. Dallas is 60-35 in his starts. People still wonder if he can win.
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The Cowboys face the Tennessee Titans on Thursday night. The Titans would kill for a quarterback like Prescott. Everyone in Dallas just seems to like complaining about the one they have.
Dak Prescott is having a good season
It's not like this is unique to Prescott. Tony Romo lived this life already.
No matter how many great games Romo played, it was all forgotten whenever the Cowboys lost. Dallas could put up 48 points with Romo throwing for more than 500 yards, but they'd lose 51-48 and Romo's lone mistake would be the focus, not a defense that gave up 51 points.
It's fairly ridiculous to put 100% of the credit or blame on any win or loss on a quarterback. Football is a team game. That will never change. Life is easier with a good quarterback but he's not solely responsible for a team's fortune. In that Jacksonville game from two weeks ago, Prescott wasn't on the field when Trevor Lawrence was torching Dallas' defense.
It doesn't matter. Since coming back from an injury Prescott has been very good (2,450 yards, 20 touchdowns), though his 12 interceptions are a bit high. He's not an MVP candidate this season. But he's good. The Cowboys are one of the better teams in the NFL, even after many buried them following a rough offseason, and Prescott is a big reason.
And unless Prescott leads the Cowboys to a Super Bowl win, nothing else will count.
Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott has come back strong after having thumb surgery following a Week 1 loss. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
Cowboys fans want a playoff run
Dallas fans are rightfully impatient. The Cowboys haven't been past the divisional round of the playoffs since the end of the 1995 season. That's a long drought, especially since the Cowboys have had plenty of competitive teams in that stretch. It's a franchise with five Super Bowl championships and an invested fan base. Expecting a deep playoff run every decade or two isn't outlandish.
Pinning it all on one player does seem a bit odd. Prescott, who is just 29 years old, is about three seasons from becoming the Cowboys' all-time leading passer. With three more passing touchdowns he'll trail only Romo on that Cowboys all-time list. He has the highest passer rating in Cowboys history, among those with more than 100 attempts. He's already had a good career with a lot to come.
If the Cowboys lose Thursday against the Titans (who probably will be sitting some starters, looking ahead to a Week 18 game against the Jaguars that will determine the AFC South title), in the Week 18 finale against the Washington Commanders or definitely in the playoffs, you can predict what will happen next. Prescott will get a majority of the blame. The context of the loss won't be important.
You can already hear the arguments about how the Cowboys can't win with Prescott, because you've been hearing them for years already.
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New Milford School District
91st of 153 Connecticut districts
See the 2019 Connecticut District rankings!
Grades served: PK, KG-12
Primary Schools: 4
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 2
Alternative Schools: 0
Boundaries: District
New Milford High School
Rank: 46th of 121
Schaghticoke Middle School
Rank: 106th of 259
Sarah Noble Intermediate School
Hill And Plain School
Northville Elementary School
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Hill And Plain School Public PK, KG-2 60 Old Town Park Rd. New Milford 06776 Litchfield County New Milford School District No No (n/a) Yes (860) 354-5430 375 27 13.7 39.2% 263 (70.1%) 7 (1.9%) 76 (20.3%) 13 (3.5%) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) 16 (4.3%) (n/a) $17,521 $321 $17,200
New Milford High School Public 9-12 388 Danbury Rd. New Milford 06776 Litchfield County New Milford School District No No (n/a) No (860) 350-6647 1,328 106 12.5 29.6% 1,023 (77.0%) 32 (2.4%) 185 (13.9%) 52 (3.9%) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) 36 (2.7%) 71.8 46th of 121 public high schools 62.0% 74 39th of 121 public high schools 67.8%
7 70.2 49.8 $16,023 $321 $15,702
Schaghticoke Middle School Public 6-8 23 Hipp Rd. New Milford 06776 Litchfield County New Milford School District No No (n/a) No (860) 354-2204 939 83 11.3 37.3% 668 (71.1%) 24 (2.6%) 164 (17.5%) 30 (3.2%) 1 (0.1%) 0 (0.0%) 52 (5.5%) 60.3 106th of 259 public middle schools 59.1% 55.6 121st of 249 public middle schools 51.4%
15 62.7 56.5 57.9 49.8 50.2 50.9 $16,143 $321 $15,821
Northville Elementary School Public PK, KG-2 22 Hipp Rd. New Milford 06776 Litchfield County New Milford School District No No (n/a) No (860) 355-3713 476 37 12.9 34.0% 373 (78.4%) 19 (4.0%) 56 (11.8%) 12 (2.5%) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) 16 (3.4%) (n/a) $16,376 $321 $16,055
Sarah Noble Intermediate School Public 3-5 25 Sunny Valley Rd. New Milford 06776 Litchfield County New Milford School District No No (n/a) Yes (860) 210-4020 803 61 13.0 36.0% 573 (71.4%) 30 (3.7%) 135 (16.8%) 23 (2.9%) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) 42 (5.2%) 45.3 287th of 522 public elementary schools 45.0% 51.2 270th of 532 public elementary schools 49.2%
Districts nearby
Regional School District 12 3.43 mi 4
Brookfield School District 4.34 mi 4 69th
Sherman School District 4.5 mi 1
New Fairfield School District 5.96 mi 5 54th
Danbury School District 7.06 mi 18 121st
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Media and Telecoms
Myanmar reimposes internet shutdown in conflict-torn Rakhine, Chin states: telco operator
By Thu Thu Aung, Sam Aung Moon
YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar has reimposed an internet shutdown in two conflict-torn western states, after partially lifting the blackout five months ago, a leading telecoms operator said late on Monday.
Norwegian mobile operator Telenor Group said in a statement the transport and communications ministry had ordered mobile internet traffic to be stopped again in five townships in Rakhine and Chin states for three months.
A months-long internet blackout in four Rakhine townships - Maungdaw, Buthidaung, Rathedaung and Myebon - and one in Chin state had been lifted in September amid peace talks seeking to end clashes between government troops and ethnic insurgents.
Officials cited "security requirements and public interest" for the reinstatement, Telenor said, adding four other townships remain under a blackout first imposed in June last year.
"We were ordered to temporarily stop mobile internet services," Myo Swe, an official from the ministry of transport and communications, told Reuters by phone on Wednesday.
"We withdrew our order in these five townships in August-September as the situation in the area was stable. Now we have to issue the order again as it is necessary," he said.
Tun Tun Nyi, a Myanmar military spokesman, said the army was unaware of the shutdown.
"We don't know and we haven't heard about it," he told Reuters by phone on Tuesday.
The order comes amid escalating violence. Two women were killed and seven others wounded last month when a Rohingya village in Rakhine state came under artillery fire.
The Myanmar military has rejected accusations that it was responsible for the shelling, which came two days after the United Nations' highest court ordered Myanmar to protect the Rohingya.
More than 730,000 Rohingya Muslims were forced to flee northern Rakhine state in 2017 after a military crackdown that the United Nations has said was executed with genocidal intent.
The army has denied any wrongdoing, describing the crackdown as a legitimate counter-insurgency operation in response to attacks on security forces by Rohingya militants.
More recently, the region was plunged into further chaos by fighting between the military and the Arakan Army, a Rakhine ethnic rebel group which has been fighting for greater autonomy in the state for more than a year. That conflict has displaced tens of thousands and killed dozens.
Lawmakers in the affected areas said the internet blackout had negatively impacted businesses and could prevent aid from reaching villages caught up in the fighting.
"Some villagers have to flee from their villages when the fighting happens," Khin Saw Wai, a member of the national parliament for Rathedaung, told Reuters.
"We can help them if we see from Facebook posts that they are in need of food or are in trouble."
Another lawmaker, Maung Kyaw Zan of Buthidaung township, said the shutdown was "not good for Rakhine" given ongoing clashes.
Aung Marm Oo, the editor-in-chief of Development Media Group, a Rakhine-based online media group, said the blackout had disrupted the publication of news on the conflict.
"Internet shutdowns negatively impact on journalism... The Internet is essential for us to be able to send video files and pictures for our news stories," he said.
Writing by Rozanna Latiff; Editing by Simon Cameron-Moore and Michael Perry


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3 men, including sheriff's worker, probed for sign vandalism
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — Three men including employees of a sheriff's office and district attorney's office in California have been arrested for investigation of the vandalism of a Black Lives Matter sign.
The Ventura County Sheriff's Office said late Saturday that a large tarp painted with the letters "BLM" has been repeatedly damaged while on display for three week on a fence in the city of Thousand Oaks.
The owner placed a surveillance camera nearby to capture any damage, and posted one of the incidents on social media, the office said in a statement.
Detectives recognized one of the suspects as a sheriff's office employee, prompting an investigation, the statement said.
"I'm deeply disappointed that one of our employees involved himself in this type of illegal activity, especially when this is an infringement on someone's First Amendment right to freedom of speech," Sheriff Bill Ayub said in a statement. "We hold our employees to the highest standards, and there will be consequences for this."
Darrin Stone, a service technician at a pre-trial detention facility, is accused of slashing the sign on June 13 and June 19. He was issued a misdemeanor vandalism citation and placed on paid administrative leave, the office said.
Craig Anderson, a 59-year-old investigative assistant at the Ventura County district attorney's office, is being investigated for vandalism to the sign on May 31, the statement said. The district attorney's office said the case has been referred to the Attorney General's office for investigation and that Anderson has resigned.
A third man, 58-year-old Jeffrey Moore, is being investigated for graffiti to the sign on June 11, the office said.
Working phones for the men could not immediately be found. Email messages were sent to addresses linked to Stone and Moore. It was not immediately possible to reach Anderson.


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