I just got an e-mail from Chuck asking that I let everyone know that The Pixie Project animal shelter, in Portland OR, is auctioning the actual Yin-Yang coffee table from Fight Club. This is one of three tables that were used in the film. The other two were (obviously) destroyed. It was given to Chuck as a funny gift by David Fincher at the close of the film.
All proceeds go to funding The Pixie Project, and help rescue dogs.
This table has been in Chuck's office for the past 12 years and he's now ready to part with it for a worthy cause. Furthermore, if you live anywhere near the Portland area, there's a chance he'll come and help you set it up.


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Pillager é uma cidade localizada no estado americano de Minnesota, no Condado de Cass.

Demografia
Segundo o censo americano de 2000, a sua população era de 420 habitantes.
Em 2006, foi estimada uma população de 465, um aumento de 45 (10.7%).

Geografia
De acordo com o United States Census Bureau tem uma área de
1,8 km², dos quais 1,7 km² cobertos por terra e 0,1 km² cobertos por água.

Localidades na vizinhança
O diagrama seguinte representa as localidades num raio de 24 km ao redor de Pillager.

Ligações externas

Cidades do Minnesota

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Soltaniyeh of Sultaniya is een dorp in Iran, gelegen in de provincie Zanjan. Het was in de veertiende eeuw de hoofdstad van het Ilkhanaat, een van de kanaaten van het Mongoolse Rijk. Aan het eind van de veertiende eeuw werd de stad door het leger van Timoer Lenk verwoest, maar één gebouw bleef overeind staan: het 'mausoleum van Oljeitu'.

In de stad werd door sultan Oljeitu Khodabandeh (ook wel Üljaitü) een enorm koepelgewelf gebouwd. Het achthoekige gebouw kreeg een koepel van vijftig meter hoog. Oorspronkelijk was het bedoeld om het lichaam van Imam Ali, de grondlegger van het sjiisme, hier te herbegraven, maar zo ver kwam het niet. Oljeitu bekeerde zich tot het soennisme en wijzigde de bestemming van de koepel tot zijn eigen mausoleum.

In 2005 werd het door UNESCO tot werelderfgoed verklaard.

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Even buiten het dorp ligt het Mollah Hassan Kashi-mausoleum, een mysticus uit de 14e eeuw.

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"Family dairy Velickovic" from Surdulica cherishes a long tradition in production of high quality milk and dairies. Having taken heed to customers' wishes and relied on up-to-date technology, it has developed a wide range of products. Though it started as a small company, with five employees and production of 1000 litres a day, the "Family dairy Velickovic" has become a leader in the market of southeast Serbia. It has been attaining the position patiently and has gained confidence of increasing number of customers, thus obtaining a licence to process 12 000 litres of milk on a daily basis. Purchase, processing and milk production were initially its basic activities, but the diary has eventually developed its own product line. This contribution has been made by constant investment in modern technology, professional staff and cooperation with both foreign and domestic experts/professors from Canada, Bulgaria and Serbia. So far, it has managed to expand the range of more than 15 types of products, sold both in the country and abroad. The products of the "Family dairy Velickovic" are integral part of households in Jablanica and Pcinja districts, Nis, Belgrade and Novi Sad. Furthermore, its products are placed on the Macedonian market, too (Skoplje, Ohrid, Kumanovo, Gevgelia, Veles, etc). On the top of that, the family owned dairy goes upwards and wants to reach an even higher level with its professionalism and experience and is ready to learn, invest, in order to get better and safer products for consumers' satisfaction..
"Family dairy Velickovic" operates according to the principles of socially responsible businessand introduced HACCP system and ISO 22000: 2007.
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This hotel is situated within walking distance of the Victoria and Albert Waterfront, Cape Town, a few minutes' walk to the Aquarium. It is a short distance from Cape Town's Long Street, the famous Table Mountain cable car, Sea Point promenade, Clifton beaches and Camps Bay restaurants. This is the ideal central location for seeing the best of Cape Town. There are restaurants, shops, bars and nightlife venues just 800 metres from the hotel, while the bus station is 600 metres away and the train station around 3 km away. Cape Town Stadium is just 800 metres from the hotel, Robben Island Ferry is 900 metres away, Constantia Winelands are 15 km away and Stellenbosch Winelands are roughly 35 km away. Cape Town International airport is approximately 20 km from the hotel.Built and renovated in 2010, these up-market apartments are brand new and offer all the luxuries of a modern city apartment to guests who seek a great space to relax and rest up in. Each of apartments offers a spacious living area for entertaining guests or simply taking some time out before and after a busy day of exploring and discovering. The air-conditioned hotel offers 30 apartments and facilities include a lobby with 24-hour reception and check-out services, a hotel safe, lift access, a laundry service, and a car park and garage.The apartments are designed to offer guests sheer comfort and luxury. The modern and trendy décor will make the most discerning guests feel right at home. Each apartment features an en suite bathroom with a shower, bathtub and hairdryer, a double or king-size bed, a kitchen with a fridge, cooker, microwave, tea and coffee making facilities and a washing machine, as well as either a private balcony or terrace. Other in-room amenities include a satellite TV, radio, hifi, Internet access, a safe, ironing set, air conditioning and central heating.


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Faced with warm, slushy conditions in Sochi and other recent Winter Games, a coalition of Olympic athletes is fighting to save their sports from climate change.
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Winter is getting weirder, and a coalition of Olympic athletes has seen enough. As Sochi's Winter Olympics threaten to become the warmest in history, more than 100 Olympians have signed a petition urging world leaders to take action against climate change.
"Snow conditions are becoming much more inconsistent, weather patterns more erratic, and what was once a topic for discussion is now reality and fact," U.S. cross country skier Andrew Newell says in a statement released this week by the U.S.-based Protect Our Winters campaign. "Our climate is changing and we are losing our winters."
"For the next two weeks, I'll be in Sochi giving it my all on the ski course, just like thousands of Olympic athletes from around the world putting politics, religion, all of our differences aside," Newell says. "Coming together for something that is bigger than one individual, or even one country. Next year in Paris, world leaders will also have that chance. Previous climate conferences have ended with nothing to show for it, but Paris needs to be different. We can't risk inaction any longer and we're asking our world leaders to come together in the spirit of something bigger than just our individual goals."
Temperatures in Sochi have already topped 60 degrees Fahrenheit this week, creating slushy conditions that have frustrated many skiers and snowboarders. But the problem goes far beyond Sochi, as highlighted in a recent study led by University of Waterloo researcher Daniel Scott. Of the 19 cities that have previously hosted a Winter Olympics, as few as 10 may still be cold enough by 2050 to host again, according to the study.
With average global temperatures projected to rise up to 10 degrees Fahrenheit before this century ends, that number of cities could fall to six by 2100. "In a substantially warmer world," the study warns, "celebrating the second centennial of the Olympic Winter Games in 2124 would be challenging."
The pool of potential host sites may also be dwindling, Newell notes. While low-altitude areas can have logistical benefits for the Olympics, they're also often the places most vulnerable to climate change. By 2040, the average ski season in the U.S. Northeast is forecast to last fewer than 100 days, and the U.N. has predicted winter sports overall will become more concentrated at higher elevations as snow grows less reliable near sea level.
And even more troubling, the long-term popularity of skiing, snowboarding and other winter sports could suffer if snow becomes too erratic and unpredictable, the U.N. warned in a 2003 report. "One of the most important questions will be how young people would start skiing/snowboarding if there is only little snow in the big towns," the report says. "Although indoor skiing is a growing industry in European towns, it is uncertain that indoor ski domes can replace the role of little ski resorts for beginners in the foothills."
In the U.S. alone, snow-based recreation supports more than 600,000 jobs and contributes about $67 billion to the economy per year, according to Protect Our Winters. And among countless other ecological effects, AWOL snow on mountains can trigger far-reaching water shortages, as seen recently in California and throughout much of the Sierra Nevada. "I'm not a scientist," Newell writes, "but just like most Americans, I know that as the snow dwindles so does our water supply, our food, our health and our economy."
A coalition of Olympic athletes is fighting to save their sports from climate change.


Annapurna Capital Management has unparalleled expertise in the energy services industry. We understand the major oil and gas regions in North America and the industry's key players. We're one of the few private equity investors with an office in the U.S. Mid Continent, which allows us to optimize management of portfolio company operations and make vital connections on behalf of our management teams. We retain strong ties in the domestic, off-shore and Canadian energy markets and the industry intelligence they provide.
Our partners have sourced and executed acquisitions in the energy services space, including the highly successful Cimarron Acid & Frac, LLC story described below. We evaluate opportunities in all niches of the energy services space, including companies serving the upstream, midstream and downstream sectors.
Prior to its merger with Consolidated Oil Well Services in 2015, Cimarron Acid & Frac LLC, was a leading energy services company providing pressure pumping services to leading independent oil and gas companies, primarily in Oklahoma, Texas, and Kansas.
Annapurna acquired a majority stake in Cimarron in September 2013. Immediately post-transaction, we brought in an interim CFO to elevate the level of financial oversight at the firm, we upgraded all back office functions and company benefits, and we built an incentive program to align the interests of key employees with those of shareholders. We granted equity units to key people in business development, engineering, safety, and finance.
Following the implementation of near-term initiatives, we made permanent hires at CFO and Controller, relocated the company's headquarters to Tulsa, OK, and recapitalized the business partnering with GE Capital to double Cimarron's equipment base. With the company's profile and structure now fully upgraded, Cimarron was able to expand its customer base and simultaneously raise prices on its offerings.
Annapurna exited its Cimarron investment in January 2015 with the company having tripled earnings during the period of Annapurna's ownership.


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Q: Data warehouse dimension design, customer and contact In our relational database we have both customer and contact tables. The customer is the organization or company and the contacts are all the individual contacts in the organization or company.
I am trying to conform to a star schema and I was wondering if it makes sense to combine the customers and contacts in to a single dimension. That would mean we would have the same customer number repeated for each group of contacts for that company in the dimension, and I'm not sure if that would cause problems when building a cube off of it.
Is it a good idea to combine these given their characteristics? And are there any problems I need to worry about in my cube with this design?
Thanks for your input.

A: You should probably keep Customer and Contact as separate dimensions.
Without knowing anything more about your business, my feeling is that you're likely to have facts that involve JUST customers. For example, if you try to implement this as a hierarchy of Contact->Customer it will cause problems in facts involving budgets and forecasts, and probably orders as well.

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Marble is a city in Itasca County, Minnesota, United States. It is part of the chain of small mining towns known as the Iron Range. The population was 701 at the 2010 census.

U.S. Highway 169 serves as a main route in the community.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which  is land and  is water.

Demographics

2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 701 people, 281 households, and 174 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 315 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 93.4% White, 0.6% African American, 3.1% Native American, 0.4% Asian, and 2.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.3% of the population.

There were 281 households, of which 32.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.6% were married couples living together, 13.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 38.1% were non-families. 31.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.04.

The median age in the city was 38.2 years. 27.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.6% were from 25 to 44; 25.6% were from 45 to 64; and 13.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 53.5% male and 46.5% female.

2000 census
As of the census of 2000, there were 695 people, 287 households, and 179 families living in the city.  The population density was .  There were 308 housing units at an average density of .  The racial makeup of the city was 96.83% White, 1.29% Native American, 0.29% Asian, 0.14% from other races, and 1.44% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.86% of the population.

There were 287 households, out of which 33.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.7% were married couples living together, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.3% were non-families. 31.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 27.1% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.4% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.5 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $27,361, and the median income for a family was $36,667. Males had a median income of $25,875 versus $22,188 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,620.  About 11.2% of families and 15.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.5% of those under age 18 and 8.6% of those age 65 or over.

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Co-Founder, Quintessentially
Ben is the Co-Founder of Quintessentially, the global luxury lifestyle company started in December 2000. Quintessentially now has 30 offices around the world, with over 1,000 employees. Ben is also non-executive director of YouGov Plc and Partner in Hawthorn, a successful corporate communications business. He regularly contributes to the Financial Times, New York Times and other publications.
Ben is the Chairman of the Quintessentially Foundation for which he organises and participates in a number of events annually. Since 2008, the Foundation has raised over £9m from corporate and private contributions.
Ben is a Trustee of the V&A Museum, sits on the Development Board of the Royal Albert Hall and acts as a Trustee for The Eranda Rothschild Foundation. Ben is also a Patron of Elephant Family; the charity founded by his uncle, Mark Shand.
In December 2018, Elliot was appointed by Michael Gove, the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, as the Government's first Food Surplus and Waste Champion.
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Football Beyond Borders uses the power of football as an educational tool to inspire young people to achieve their goals and make their voices heard.
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kennedy and chloe think they can fit in the tube together.
what a trooper...surrounded by women all day.
they love playing in this tube...a present from my brother's girlfriend!
I realize some of the pics are a little blurry. My new lens doesn't have autofocus capability on my camera body. At least it forces me to practice my manual focus, a very useful skill.
I love the "snow" pics! :) Landry has a tent/tube thing and both the kids LOVE it! They could chase each other all day through it if I'd let them!
Yeah, the only drawback is the amount of space it takes up...at least it's easy to put away?


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Yet, with all its advantages, the new Missal was published as if it were a work put together by professors, not a phase in a continual growth process. Such a thing never happened before. It is absolutely contrary to the laws of liturgical growth, and it has resulted in the nonsensical notion that Trent and Pius V had "produced" a Missal four hundred years ago.
— Josef Cardinal Ratzinger (1986)
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ETWEEN the years 1964 and 1968 I was temporarily professed as a religious brother with the Society of Mary. At the end of 1964 the American bishops gave us the first English texts of the Mass. They were literal translations of the Propers and Ordinaries of the Mass. There were a few musicians, or aspiring musicians, in our novitiate class, so, in the absence of any real training in Gregorian chant, we set to work providing music for the Propers. In time, we began using guitar accompaniment to rhythmic settings of the set text.
After taking vows, we were sent to St. Mary's University, where the brothers' choir director was Fr. Charles Dreisoerner, SM, a classically trained musician and chant expert, as well as a professor of classics at the school. He found us young brothers to be unenthusiastic about singing chant, even though he had spent many hours matching the chant to the new English translations. Squeaky wheels got oiled back then, and our rebellion led to his being replaced by a younger musician after the first year. The idea that chant could set the English text, however, never left my mind.
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When I had the opportunity to direct a schola for an Anglo-Catholic parish some seventeen years later, I realized that the Anglican missal texts, being very close in meaning to the Latin originals, could be adapted to the authentic chants as found in the Liber Usualis. I had been hired to do some music engraving for a liturgy publication, so I had the tools and some time to take up Fr. Dreisoerner's work. The result was Chants for the Church Year, which I self-published. It was produced in 8 ½ x 11 loose-leaf fashion, or spiral bound for use with church choirs. Because of the difficulty of the Gradual and Alleluia chants, those were set in simpler styles. I concentrated on the Introit, Offertory and Communion chants, and also engraved some of the chants from Tenebrae in Holy Week. I also wrote a short paper in defense of vernacular chant, which frankly admitted that the ideal was to sing chant in Latin and Greek, but suggested that the best way to preserve and promote it would be to introduce it to choirs in the vernacular.
Economically, Chants for the Church Year was a losing proposition from the beginning. Fr. Francis Schmitt, who was in the early 1980s the choir director at Boys Town in Nebraska, championed the collection, as in a letter to The American Organist. He purchased a large number of copies for the boys choir at Boys Town. His support was heartening, but the project was, I now see, premature. My wife and I attended the 1983 International Symposium on chant in the liturgy at the Catholic University of America, where we heard several speakers denounce the idea of matching chant to the vernacular. Not long afterwards we left our positions as organist and choirmaster with the Anglo-Catholic parish, which had become one of the first parishes in the Anglican Use in the United States.
I still consider Chants for the Church Year to be a kind of homage to Fr. Charles Driesoerner, who patiently tried to teach us chant in the vernacular. He was right fifty years ago, and we were too cheeky to recognize it. It was at least a comfort to know that he was aware of my efforts to set the vernacular to authentic chant before his passing. May he rest in the peace of Christ, where he sings with all the other monks to whom we owe some of the most beautiful music on earth.
We hope you enjoyed this guest article by Deacon W. Patrick Cunningham.
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By overhauling the design of the Turning Point Arts website, my aim is to have a platform to showcase my clients' work as much as my own. My plan is to write a series of client case studies.
I just published the first case study. It is about developing a print fulfillment solution for Marcus Paladino Photography in Tofino, BC.
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For #StampingSaturday this week I decided to add to a mani I had already done. I took Seche Irresistible* and embellished it.
I took off my ring finger polish and replaced it with Kays Masquerade. I got Masquerade in my Ninja Polish Grab bag, which I'm so happy I purchased! Masquerade is a gold and pink glitter bomb that is super pretty and covers completely in just two coats. I then used Orly Luxe and MoYou Explorer Plate 03 to add some henna type looks.
I hope everyone has a fun weekend! We're going to a Broadway Show tonight as part of my Christmas gift and I'm so excited! Can't wait! Be sure to check out the other stamping ladies below and join in your self!!
It was so fun to open up each one and be surprised!


After writing No More Chemical Hair Care, I knew that writing another series for skin care would be necessary. Over four years ago I decided that I needed to minimize my beauty routine and what I was spending on skin and hair care. I was determined to pay off my debt, and knew I was spending money on beauty that could instead go to paying down my car note and credit cards. I stumbled upon the oil cleansing method, and realized that skin care could be a lot simpler than I ever thought, and less expensive.
Initially the oil cleansing method with olive and castor oil, no matter the ratio of oils, wasn't good for my acne prone skin because of the oleic acid content in these oils mixed together. I later learned more about the oils best for acne prone skin once understanding more about oleic acid vs linoleic acid. Regardless this experience did start me on the path of using simple and natural ingredients for beauty.
Since then I have learned that the less is more with skin care. I've found wonderful natural ingredients that do not irritate my sensitive skin, and have given me the best complexion that I've ever had. You can see my updated beauty regimen here.
One of the greatest benefits in using natural ingredients for beauty is that I am able have beautiful skin without chemical laden ingredients that can cause imbalance and illness in the body.
Our skin is our largest organ. Keeping our skin healthy allows us to prevent the absorption of some environmental toxicity, yet the pores of our skin literally drink everything that we put on it which then enters our bloodstream. If this were not true medical patches would not be effective.
Ms Swift later decided to take her health into her own hands and opted to have extensive and also rather expensive lab work done. Once her lab results were compiled, what surprised her most was the one question asked by the lab technician, "Do you work in the cosmetic industry?" Her lab results stated that she had toxic levels of heavy metals such as lead, cadmium, aluminum, barium, and mercury, along with high levels of pesticides and other harmful chemicals in her system. Read more of her story here.
We are lead to believe that if we do not feel sick immediately after using a product that it must not be harmful for us. The problem with chemicals in cosmetics is that they accumulate in the body over time, and our body "stores" them as these chemicals are not processed as nutrients. These stored chemicals create illnesses. I don't know how many times I've seen aluminum in the ingredients of antiperspirants, moisturizers, eye shadows, shampoo, sunscreen, concealer, blushes, foundations, etc. I also have no idea why lead is still an ingredient in lipsticks in 2013!
Taking time to detox, eat organic and GMO free, safely remove mercury dental fillings, and using beauty products that are safe for the body are vital for living a happy and healthy life. I love the motto of RMS Beauty which is "You wear your skin for the rest of your life." It is so true! Part 2 of this series will continue with what you can use for simple toxic-free skin care. I will also go into learning how to better read cosmetic labels and not get deceived by statements like "from organic oils and natural materials" which is usually referring to chemical extractions using toxic solvents from a natural ingredient.
You can read more about the chemicals you should avoid in beauty products as well as a list of natural beauty brands with great ingredients here.
This is great, Dawn Michelle. I went natural years ago and haven't looked back. Making my own products and purchasing fewer, organic products without chemicals and preservatives has been freeing and uplifting for me. I finally phased out the last of my toxic makeup recently. I'm grateful for all that you share. You are changing the world!
That's awesome ScentualSountracks! Phasing out toxic makeup can be one of the most challenging steps if you're a makeup lover, yet there are some really great natural makeup brands as well. Thanks so much for your comment!
I'm excited for the No More Chemical Skin Care series!
Thanks MangoMadness! More next week!
I also believe skin care shouldn't be as complicated as big beauty companies make it look. Natural Oils, butters, herbs among other beneficial natural ingredients have pretty much all we need for our body care. Like you, I also used to spend tons of money on beauty products, my closet was literally filled with all sorts of bottles and packages. But as soon as I learned about all the amazing results and benefits of natural ingredients, I started dumping in the trash all chemical products I was putting on my body. It was the best decision I could've made.
This is awesome Fantastic Elements! Thanks sooo much for sharing!
I can't wait for you to post this series! Your hair care series has helped my dry, brittle hair tremendously; I'm sure you'll help me find the right regime for my incredibly sensitive skin. Are you going to include body cleansers in this series? I'm still looking for the most natural body cleansers that won't irritate my skin, and I'm getting very bored with Dove White =[.
I'm glad the hair series was so helpful for you. And yes I will include body care as well. Just like my hair care is extremely simple and natural so is my skin and body care. The next article will be up soon!
Hi Pooja, I just use whatever I wash my body with. Nothing special.
What is the minimum and maximum amount of time you should leave a face mask on your skin. I currently leave my Rhassoul mask with honey or EVOO on my face for 30 minutes, but I'm hoping to try out some of your other masks as well.
I usually leave a facial mask on for a minimum of 15 minutes and maximum of 30. Facial masks are a great opportunity to relax!
Also, can you use these natural ingredients like honey, Rhassoul, oils (e.g. tamanu, rosehip seed oil, EVOO, and jojoba) near the eyes? I use some of them up to, but not on my actual eyelids.
I do use natural ingredients on and near the eye area. When I used rhassoul with raw honey as a daily face wash that was rinsed quickly I never had any problems. If I was going to do an actual face mask I avoid the eye area so that it would not dry hard and tight near my eyes. If you are acne prone avoid oils high in oleic acid. Hope this is helpful!
Thanks so much! Wishing you the very best of everything!


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Fisher Catholic seniors add another trophy to athletic success
Kurt Snyder
Lancaster Eagle-Gazette
COLUMBUS - Having a chance to share the court with his classmates is something Bryson Vogel never took for granted.
Vogel was the man left standing after the Irish graduated eight last season, but many of Vogel's fellow seniors helped pick up the slack. On Thursday, the Irish were back where they finished last season, receiving a Division IV district runner-up trophy after a 51-30 loss to Grandview Heights at Ohio Dominican.
"Incredible. We made a great run together and had a great senior year," Vogel said. "Not many people can say they made district finals back-to-back years, and we can say that."
The Irish (13-12) continued an impressive run of success. The consecutive district runner-up finishes come on the heels of back-to-back playoff appearances for the football team and back-to-back district runner-up finishes for the baseball team.
The Irish rebounded from a five-game losing streak late in the season to beat Fairfield Christian in their season finale and then eliminated Patriot Prep and rival Newark Catholic in dramatic fashion in double overtime to reach the final.
"If you can get the culture going and the competitiveness when giving the effort, it should show in every sport," Irish coach Shawn Brown said.
Brown knew his team was in for an uphill climb against top-seeded Grandview (21-5), which returned its top two players from last season's Division III district champion. FC trailed 13-9 midway through the second quarter before making just one more field goal the rest of the half.
"Our kids were really relaxed," Brown said. "When you are the six seed playing the one seed, it's a little easier when you don't have a target on your back. We thought maybe we could surprise them."
The Irish trailed 28-18 after Vogel's 3-pointer midway through the third quarter, but they could never make a serious run at the seasoned Bobcats. The Irish shot just 31 percent from the field and missed the front end of three 1-and-1s.
Luke Lachey, an Iowa football recruit, had his way inside against the Irish zone, totaling 19 points and 11 rebounds. His running mate Brian Collier added 15 points, mostly in transition either off the Irish's 13 turnovers or long rebounds from perimeter misses.
"Our goal was to hold them each under 20 and limit the team under 40, and we felt like we had a chance to win," Brown said. "We just didn't score enough. We missed some open shots.
"In three days, we installed the Princeton offense, which as you know takes a whole season, and it didn't look real good, but we had to do something because we knew they would be prepared," Brown added.
Junior Alex Bronder finished his first season with the Irish on a high note, scoring a team-high 12 points. Junior Josh Burke added five points, and Vogel and Kaden Starcher added four points apiece and Sam Maynard three assists in their final game.
"We definitely try to be the best in everything we do at Fisher," Vogel said.
ksnyder@gannett.com
Twitter: @newarkurt


As part of an exciting research project being conducted by the University of Melbourne and aimed at parents of teens, I have been invited to conduct one of my Youth Mental Health First Aid courses in Hobart, which research participants will be able to attend for free. Any parent with a teen aged between twelve and fifteen is eligible to participate in the study.
The course is being held at the Rydges Hotel in Hobart on 16-17 March.
The course is also open to anyone not interested in participating in the research, although the full course cost needs to be paid. More information is available here and you can also register online at that link.
a 15-hour Australian Red Cross Provide First Aid course conducted by another trainer, which teaches the skills to sustain life, reduce pain and minimise the consequences of injury and illness until professional help arrives.
Parents will need to select two course dates during online registration and the computer will randomly place them into one of their chosen courses. Please see this website for course dates and venues as well as general information about participating in the research.
Both the parent and the teenager will be required to complete a brief phone survey prior to the parent attending their free course. This will help the researchers map what parents and teens already know about mental health problems and first aid, before training is given to the parent (teenagers do not attend the training).
Parents and teens who register will be contacted annually for a brief phone survey, to see if the skills taught to the parent were used to help the teen and whether these skills led to improvements in the teen's long term health.
If you have any questions about the research program, please contact Julie Fischer by email at jfischer@unimelb.edu.au or by phone at T: 90356770 or M: 0401 772 648.


Thank you for your interest in working at Shinagawa International School (SIS) in Tokyo / JAPAN. We are interested in excellent teachers who are passionate about education and are willing and able to contribute to school and student life in a wide variety of ways.
We have an outstanding faculty who provide a safe, nurturing environment for students to learn in, foster intellectual rigor and independent thinking, and promote high standards, collegiality and a strong sense of community.
Detail Shinagawa International School (SIS) is seeking a highly motivated and experienced classroom teacher (Preschool – Kindergarten – Grade 6) for the 2018-2019 Academic Year.
Please apply with a resume, a recent photo and a cover letter. Only successful resumes will be contacted by email. Incomplete applications may be considered unsuccessful.
Detail Shinagawa International School (SIS) is seeking highly motivated team teachers who can work with kindergarten age level.
Detail Shinagawa International School (SIS) is seeking School Bus Assistants who ride on school bus with students in the afternoon. School Bus Assistants are responsible for taking attendance, making sure all students' safety during their ride, sending them to parents at each bus stop and contacting parents by phone when necessary.
Contact Detail E-mail: shinagawa@sistokyo.jpPlease apply with a resume, a recent photo and a cover letter. Only successful resumes will be contacted by email. Incomplete applications may be considered unsuccessful.
Detail Shinagawa International School (SIS) is seeking substitute teachers for its occasional teacher vacancies.The applicants are required to have a native level of English, a degree in Education and experience in the area.
Detail Shinagawa International School (SIS) is seeking professionals who are willing to share their expertise with our students. If you have any special talent and want to teach it to children please contact us.
Detail Shinagawa International School (SIS) is seeking volunteers from the wider community to teach an After School Programme (ASP). It is also a good opportunity for tutors who would like to expand their target audience.
The ASP is organized in ten-week blocks per term and the times are 3:15~3:55 p.m. on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursdays.
Although we are looking for volunteers, Shinagawa International School (SIS) will be happy to reimburse the transportation expenses as a sign of gratitude. Web links will also be published on the school's web site for those who wish to do extend their business to the Shinagawa International School (SIS) community.


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Clinical lab scientists Michael Bask and Lan "Tiffany" Du analyze COVID-19 test samples at the Molecular Pathology Laboratory at Keck Medicine of USC. (Photo/Ricardo Carrasco III)
Five lessons we've learned about COVID-19 since the pandemic began
In less than a year since the pandemic began, two potential vaccine candidates are on the horizon. Even as COVID-19 continues its deadly march, one thing is clear: Scientific understanding of the new coronavirus and advances in fighting it have progressed with stunning speed. Here are five key lessons we've learned about COVID-19 since it began to spread in the United States:
Lesson 1: Airborne virus in enclosed spaces is the major threat
"Back in March, people were calling me to ask me how long they needed to soak the can of beans in bleach before they could bring it into the house. Everybody was sort of hypervigilant and hyperparanoid," said Paula Cannon, PhD, a Distinguished Professor of Molecular Microbiology & Immunology at the Keck School of Medicine of USC. "We've since learned that airborne virus in poorly ventilated indoor spaces — emitted by maskless people as they speak or sing or simply breathe — is the likely cause of most transmissions and the reason why indoor bars and restaurants are so risky.
"We don't like the new message because it means you've got to carry on limiting your social interaction, not seeing family and friends," she added. "But we've got to get through these next two to three months of winter. This is crunch time."
Lesson 2: Historically marginalized groups hit hardest by COVID-19
"When community spread of COVID-19 first began emerging in the United States, a primary concern — and rightly so — was spread among nursing homes. We observed the heavy impact of COVID-19 illness and death among the elderly," said Erika Garcia, PhD, MPH, assistant professor of preventive medicine at the Keck School. "As the pandemic progressed, additional inequities surfaced. Data indicated historically marginalized groups were being disproportionately affected by the virus.
"In New York City — an early epicenter of COVID-19 in the U.S. — Hispanic and Black people comprised 34% and 28% of deaths but only 29% and 22% of the population, respectively, according to data from the New York State Department of Health. Data from a health care system in California showed non-Hispanic Black patients had 2.7 times the odds of hospitalization compared with non-Hispanic white patients, after adjusting for age, sex, comorbidities and income. In recent months, we have seen increasing incidence and mortality among younger adults here in California, particularly among Hispanic and Black people.
"Researchers at USC and elsewhere are working to elucidate how various factors — including clinical, behavioral, community and public health measures — contribute to COVID-19 mortality disparities," she added, "so that possible interventions can be developed to decrease the disproportionate burden of the pandemic on vulnerable populations."
Lesson 3: COVID is more complex and can last longer than originally thought
"When we run chest CT scans or X-rays on patients with COVID-19, we typically see scattered patchy areas of inflammation in the lungs, which we call atypical pneumonia. These patients usually suffer from a cough, difficulty breathing or chest pain, fatigue and fever," said Ali Gholamrezanezhad, MD, assistant professor of clinical radiology at the Keck School.
"What we have found very surprising is that some patients with COVID-19 have no such symptoms," he added. "Instead, they present with abdominal pain or even other symptoms, such as a stroke or an eye inflammation. Yet when we image their lungs, we find COVID-19. On the flip side, much less frequently, patients come in with a cough and fever and chest imaging reveals that the lungs are clear or have minimal signs of inflammation.
"This may have to do with the fact that COVID-19 affects almost every organ in the body, not just the lungs, as was originally thought when the pandemic first began."
Peter Kuhn, PhD, Dean's Professor of Biological Sciences at the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, notes that since COVID began, it's become clear that many people who recover from the illness face ongoing health impacts.
"New research is showing that some people are unable to return to normal activities after COVID," he said. "These 'long-haulers' have shortness of breath, extreme fatigue and a racing heartbeat. They have lung scarring or ongoing neurological issues. You don't want to get this.
"There are significant gaps in our conduct of research that would help us understand the full impact of this better. We currently have limited insights into long-term effects, as only a limited number of studies are being pursued to establish that. It is a catch-22 situation where the health care system can only start responding to this challenge after the health care system — jointly with research — has conducted the systematic research to understand the scale of the challenge."
Lesson 4: We can't test our way out of taking COVID-19 precautions
"We started the epidemic with scarce testing that took too long. Now, access to rapid testing is more widely available," said Susan Butler-Wu, PhD, associate professor of clinical pathology at the Keck School of Medicine. "However, there's a dangerous narrative out there in which people assume that getting a negative test means it's safe to go home for Thanksgiving. All that tells you is you don't have detectable virus right now.
"You may be early in the course of infection and thus undetectable," she added. "Testing negative doesn't get you out of having to take other precautions like wearing a mask or avoiding indoor gatherings with people outside your household."
Lesson 5: Masks protect others — and the wearer
"The public health messaging on masks was initially unclear and has been muddled by political arguments. However, we as learned more about this novel disease, it quickly became clear: Masks are an important part of keeping infections low and allowing businesses to remain open," said Richard Dang, PharmD, assistant professor of clinical pharmacy at the USC School of Pharmacy.
"A vaccine appears to be on the horizon and people may think masks are soon to be a thing of the past — but that's not the case," he added. "Even once a vaccine becomes available, it is going to take a long time to distribute doses and vaccinate millions of people. Thankfully, pharmacists will play a key role in helping public health, hospitals and clinics quickly accomplish this task." California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill that will allow pharmacists to administer the vaccine.
"Until then," he said, "masks will continue to be an important part of the strategy for preventing infections."
— Leigh Hopper
Melissa Masatani 2020-11-20T15:21:56-08:00 November 20th, 2020|Announcements, COVID-19, Keck Net Intranet|


Let's talk lunch: should schoolkids get more time to eat?
Our kids can eat lunch in 15 minutes, but should they? New Westminster District Parent Advisory Council (DPAC) wants to double the eating time for elementary and middle school children from 15 minutes to 30 minutes so that our kids can have more time to chew.
Currently, students have 15 minutes to eat their lunch, but as I understand it, that time is supposed to include washing up before eating, clearing away lunch kits at the end and getting coats & shoes on for playtime afterwards. Even if washing up & donning boots takes only 5 minutes (and I would guess it's longer for 30 small fry in a small space), that only leaves 10 minutes to eat – and no time for talking.
It may sound like a small issue given the complicated stuff SD40 is wrestling with, but it's not just about placating Poky Penelopes and Slow-eater Peters (and their helicopter parents). There are good reasons to believe that a 15-minute eating period is not only uncomfortably short (do you take only 15 minutes for lunch? I sure don't) but also has some potentially serious impacts on kids' health and ability to learn in class.
In this time when we realize that the link between obesity and poor health needs a concerted effort by our entire community, it makes sense for the New Westminster School Board to consider the research that [DPAC Vice-chair MaryAnn Mortensen] has put together showing an optimal lunch eating time between 24 and 35 minutes. It becomes obvious that a 45 minute lunch break is insufficient.
We need time for students to wash up, eat, relax and PLAY during their lunch break. If we need a minimum of 24 minutes for them to eat, it is obvious that a 45 minute period means something is dropped. Often this is eating (which leads to poor class room outcomes in the afternoon), washing up (which leads to health problems), relaxing (poor afternoon education outcomes) and PLAYING (both poor education outcomes and health problems).
The New Westminster School Board is in the education business. And good education outcomes come with good health outcomes…As the former School Medical Health Officer for New Westminster School District, I strongly urge the Board to NOT put this issue aside for another year. Health and education outcomes will suffer. This is an issue to address now.
As Blatherwick mentions in the last paragraph, this issue will be discussed at tonight's school board meeting. Those with strong opinions on the issue may want to speak out at the meeting at 7:30pm at City Hall tonight.
What do you think? Should School District 40 extend the eating period for students? If so, how do you think the district should adjust the school day so that teaching and playing time aren't impacted?
I think the science is clear that children in grades K-12 need a minimum of 24-35 minutes to eat. They already get 30 minutes to play at recess and an additional recess of 20 minutes in the morning at Lord Tweedsmuir and I wouldn't touch the play time for the world. Kids need to move or they can't focus and that isn't good for anyone in the classroom.
My belief is that our school board recognizes the science but without more voices/opinions than little 'ol' me, a DPAC motion and a few others, maybe this can wait. Question is, how long? Our kids have gone without a reasonable eating period for more than 9 years. In my discussion with Dr. Blatherwick, I quoted a study that claimed that children who either eat all their lunch too fast or who ate less than the necessary amount of good food suffer immune suppression. His response? "Of course they do!".
Next November brings an election for our school board and city. DPAC will hold its own election. I will have to begin this anew with a new school board and IF I'm re-elected, a new DPAC. After much discussion (two years) , the science has been accepted by our school board. The figures offered by our school district of having to hire 73 new Noon Hour Supervisors at a cost of $306,600 annually in order to implement this change are more than shocking. So too is the figure of $70,000 annually to maintain it.
If we have gone with merely 22 Noon Hour Supervisors (NHS) for 11 of our schools with the help of 44 Special Education Assistants (SEA's) , how can this be that we would need 73 additional staff for 15 minutes longer a lunch break? " Are the numbers being padded to dissuade immediate action?" is the question I keep hearing over and over. The question I have is where are our children in the centre of a decision to put off this vital change for another year? Our children need to come first and they shouldn't have to wait another year.
Will, Oh the good old days!! When Kids and Volunteers came first…….
I think the problem now is that with only 15 minutes in which to achieve so much more than eat, the older kids are (rightfully) anxious to get outside. Older kids finish faster and from what I hear, they don't all wash their hands. Sometimes the monitor's energy pushes the kids to eat faster (not healthy) and other times they outright tell the kids to "Hurry uuuuuup". Kids should be allowed to be kids. Social responsibility should not mean children are doing an adult's job others say. Whose job is it to ensure our kids get adequate supervision in school? I'm all for older students mentoring younger ones but many parents question older students providing supervision for younger ones.
I'm not certain how supervision of our intermediates; grades 4-7 West side, 4&5 East side and our grades 6, 7, 8 middle school students works.
The other mentionable fact is that we are now a middle school system. Our two West side schools, Ecole Glenbrooke and Queensborough Middle School surely don't need the same supervision our elementary schools do. Until the new middle school is built, West side schools have grade 7 monitors. East side schools have grade 5 kids monitor the classrooms and all elementary schools have some adult supervisors (combination of NHS and SEA's) who walk the hallways and look in on the classrooms every so often.
Tonight is the first, second and third reading of the school budget which means that any costs associated with lunch time changes cannot happen unless someone has a brainwave on how this change can happen for 2011-12.
My son goes to QE elementary. He says Grade 4 students supervise his class and an adult monitor comes in once in awhile. He used to go to a school that allowed longer for lunch and he definitely ate more. At QE, his lunch is a sandwich, juice box, one snack and that's it. He is sometimes ravenous after school. To me, 15 minutes seems too short, though he says it is long enough.
It seems strange to me that it would cost a whole bunch or anything at all to add 10 minutes or so to eating time.
I definitely believe that the children in younger grades should get as much time as my high school student does. In the New West Secondary the students get 1 hour for lunch, why oh why does my grade 4 child only get 45 minutes. I think also they should go back to having lunch in the gymnasiums and then they could cut down on monitors if they think that is necessary. I ate my lunch in a gym for all the time I went to Lord Kelvin(1977-1982) and then the classrooms would stay cleaner as well. We got an hour for lunch at that time and started the day at 9 and finished at 3 instead of starting at 8:55 and ending at 2:45 which cuts off lunch time by ten minutes a day. Especially now that kindergarteners are going to school all day and they are thinking of sending 4 year olds all day as well.
Sheila, most schools in New westminster have a 45 minute lunch period, what does Queensborough elemetary have?
Odd…from what I understand, the teachers do not permit 'volunteers (Parent or Student) to assist in supervising. They negotate to be paid more money to do so – however this blog indicates from those at ground level (parents) that other students are actually doing the work. Isn't that fraudulent behaviour? As well, has anyone asked the Trustees, the Superintendant and the Teachers how long they get to eat their lunch? How about a story on that Briana – now that might prove interesting. While I am sure children can pound back their lunch in 15 minutes, what about those who are slower eaters. As adults we relish the op to taking our time, savouring our food while enjoying great conversation with friends at trendy cafes etc …yet we apparently do not want the same quality of life for our children. We need to recognize this for what it is ….the unions are clearly playing with the health or our children. They should have a full hour to eat and play – their choice of what the 'mix' is – end stop! This social engineering at this level has simply gone over the top. It is up to the teachers/union/trustees to provide the environment best suited for the children – not themselves. Thank you to the DPAC New West group for bringing this critical issue forward.
You have hit the nail right on the head! Teachers are hired to teach and should provide input only.
Are we back to our union friendly School Board and BCTF controlling our kids health and eating habits. If so, you are right MaryAnn, there is an election on the horizon.
Thanks Sheila, It seems unfair that Queensborugh Elementary gets one hour for lunch compared to the 45 minutes the rest of us get. What happened to equality across the district?
This is my only opinion,I have been working in schools for over thirthy years and after raising two of my own, I learned one thing, kids are and will be kids for ever, you give them 20-30-40 minutes and they take that many minutes to eat their lunch, no news here. Also, Kids spend the some time at school that they spent at home to eat, trust me I seen it over and over 10 minutes and it's all gone. Furthermore, don't forget that supervisors are doing their very best in the schools while supervising to ensure that everything goes smooth and ok, but their job is not to replace, mom or dad. We all know that its impossible to please evrybody.
What I don't undestand is why are we making a big fuss over this, do you realize that there is going to a cost for this if approved , as well as, allowing more time for lunch, trust me, it won't change much for the kids, they only have a lot of time in their hand, and it will require more adults time and money, and with the way the Prov. Gov. give mony for educaation (rather slushing funding for everything these days) good luck on your mission. Supervisors, Teachers and EAs time is costly and at the end of the day, what have we gain, less time for babysitting for some, or really did we do our kids a favor by adding more minutes to their lunch? I personally think, that in this matter, many adults are getting lost on a paddle of water and make an ocean out of the whole thing. There is nothing wrong witht he present system, don't fix it if not broken.
thank you for your perspective, I do appreciate you informing on the discussion. Respectfully, however, I beg to differ that, "There is nothing wrong with the present system". If things were going so swimmingly as you posted, then why have I heard nothing but complaints from parents and students for nearly 9 years about the ten minute eating period? Why do so many of our children return home from school with half eaten or barely eaten lunches? What should we say to them when they tell us that after hand washing (note our daughters grade 1 teacher did not begin them early), retrieving their lunch kits from their backpacks, they had ten or less minutes to eat? When our normally happy-go-lucky kids are irritable and emotional after school, should we put it down to something other than the fact that they are riffling through our pockets for any food we might have brought with us?
Should we, for instance, suggest that they hurry up and eat during their lunch break (I have such a hard time calling this a break)? I think that's already being done and not by adult supervisors who are doing the very best job ( in my opinion) with what I and others believe and have proven to be an inadequate eating period. Older student monitors deserve a break just as much as the younger ones and it's no surprise that they sometimes or even often rush the kids through eating. The very fact that schools offer instruction minutes ahead of the lunch bell, alternate locations and permission to take food outside is a clear indictment that the system isn't working for our students and for us as parents.
As for funding, well, I have this to say. Funding has increased in the last ten years but less and less of it is being directed to the needs of children and our children are feeling the brunt of in so many ways. Ten years ago, most school districts had an hour for lunch. Eat first, take the time you need and go outside and play was the norm. Now, it's hurry up and eat and get outside, if you need more time, eat while playing or pack up your stuff, grab your coat and boots and go into another room to finish and lose play time. We had less funding per capita ten years ago than we do now, so please explain to me how it is that this is "costly" and nothing more than a, "ocean…made from a paddle (puddle?) of water". Children (not just my own) return home hungry, ravenous for food and eat well into the dinner hour. When dinner is put on the table, they are no longer hungry. Come bedtime, children are hungry again. It is a vicious cycle.
I'm not sure if you have children and if you do if they are fully grown now and I'm not certain if you taught when our children had an hour for lunch but if you did, you surely should note the difference in the behaviour of your students then and now in the afternoon when their glucose levels plummet. It is proven through research and science that children's glucose levels drop dramatically in the afternoon when they have not had time to eat a sufficient amount of food. It is proven that pedagogical and health outcomes of students improves (conversely so too would staff's health outcomes and productivity) when children are given a lunch break with sufficient time to eat and play. It is also proven that children need a 20 minute eating period (this includes exclusively hand to mouth and no other tasks). Are you suggesting that the science from the Centre for Disease Control on Child and Youth Development or the Journal of Child Nutrition or even the National Association of School Boards (which represents every single school district in the U.S.) does not inform this discussion?
Queen Elizabeth manages to provide an hour long lunch period, then it is entirely possible and I would submit necessary to increase the eating time (not reduce the play time) for our students. I note that Queen E also has a 15 minute eating period and 45 minutes in play, however, that they have an hour for lunch shows us that this is not only possible but that it is feasible to provide children with a more adequate eating time.
I also have to disagree with you on your statement that all kids finish within ten minutes. Scientific studies show that 51% of students finish their food within 7 to 10 minutes (again, this does not include hand washing, opening packages, socializing [which was determined to be a necessary educational exercise while eating], disposal of garbage and putting on coats and boots). What does that leave us? The science shows us that 49% of children needed more time to eat and if anyone can defend ignoring 49% of the school student population, I would happily debate this with them.
I was remiss in not posting a link to Action Schools BC (not sure if I can do that within my post) but here it is in case I can.
It outlines a play first, eat last, schedule dubbed "reverse lunch", that, should it be adopted would cost us nothing to implement. It's a matter of whether or not there is support at the teacher, administrator and Superintendent level that will determine if this is a solution to the acknowledged problem of the lunch routine. There are cost effective and mutually beneficial (teacher-student-parent-administrator-Superintendent) models we can work with if we all work together. Note: the lunch schedule template offers an hour to eat and play with ten minutes of that hour devoted to silent reading/music appreciation while finishing one's lunch.
I was reading through the various comments and was going to add my 0.02 when at the very end I see MaryAnn making the point I was going to make. I taught intermediate aged students for 10+ years before making the move to high school. About four years ago, as a staff, we decided to make a change to the "reverse lunch" option outlined above. We found that students were much more focused on eating when they had already played and worked up their appetites.
I wonder if MaryAnn Mortensen has stopped to ask the children (other than her own) what they need. I'm quite certain there are other children like my son who complain of being bored with nothing to do while the "slow eaters" (his words) finish eating. I don't agree with changing the entire system if it is only going to benefit a small percentage of the students. Sorry, but extending eating time to 30 minutes might make a few students (and their parents) happy, but it will likely leave a whole bunch more, miserable and bored. I wouldn't want to have to be the supervisor responsible for having to keep the finished kids busy and out of trouble while a small minority of the class finishes up.
Maybe the district could do another survey and ask all the children again what they want?
I highly doubt that my child is in the minority but since you asked, I did ask other children what they would want to see happen and what they asked for may or may not surprise you. They asked to be able to play first and eat after play. They asked for more time to eat and more time to play.
For the record, I would not welcome a system that forced children to stay inside while other slower eaters finished their food. My preference would be a system that afforded all children a reasonable time to wash up, retrieve their lunch bags, settle down to eat, socialize, clean up and put away their lunch bags and get ready (coats and boots) to go outside. If I were only concerned for my child's sake, I would have simply taken her home each day as I have that ability. I would not have spent the better part of two years researching this and discussing it in what would be my free time as I volunteer as a District Parent Advisory Council Vice-chair. I am concerned for all children in New Westminster and across B.C. and I see this as an important stepping stone in providing proper nutrition to our children.
As for my child, she is not slow eater or lallygagger, she actually knuckles down to eat her lunch and limits her chatting – this at least according to her former Principal and the child lunch monitors who supervised her classroom last year.
Studies clearly show that 51% of children finish eating (exclusively the act of food to mouth) on average in 9 minutes and 49% of children needed more time than this with a standard deviation of 5-7 minutes. Again, this does not include time necessary for hand washing and opening packages or socialization which has been determined to be a necessary learning experience children should engage in outside of playing outside. The study is from the Journal of Child Nutrition and Management by Ethan A. Bergman among other scholars/doctors. It's easy to Google if you would like to read it for yourself.
Every child should be encouraged but not forced to eat mindfully – cramming food in their mouths is hardly a healthy life habit and is a contributing factor to obesity whether while one is young or later in life. I wholeheartedly agree that no child should be forced to wait but with the current system, I have a hard time believing any child is "waiting" for slow eaters since neither typical nor slow eaters are reasonably accommodated in our schools except where teachers use instruction time to begin their students eating lunch early.
I note that none of our elected officials nor senior management has acknowledged the use of instruction time publicly – only on paper during meetings and in discussions. I rather suspect this is because they recognize that this is considered a "no-no" and wish to avoid the questions associated with this. Many primary grade teachers begin their students 5 to 10 minutes before the lunch bell to allow their students time to wash their hands (described as "education" at 185 days per year) and to begin eating early. What's the big deal? Just ten extra minutes per day amounts to a week and a half of lost instruction time. Some teachers in the school our daughter attended last year were offering their students 15 minutes before the lunch bell. As a parent, I'm thankful for their thoughtful consideration of the need for children to have sufficient time to eat. As a taxpayer, I consider the fact that using instruction time and "alternate" eating areas in the schools as clear indications of a system that is not working. Change is needed and the time is now.
Not sure if this is still a point of discussion, but I think my kid gets 20 minutes for lunch now…I assume with play time on top of that. He definitely comes home with uneaten lunch…not sure if this is an issue with the lunch time allotted, he can and will be a slow-poke at meals. I think he will have to learn to get down to business when it comes to lunch time.


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Scifi and Fantasy
Arrow: Season 2 (Blu-ray)
You have failed this city.
Oliver Queen (Stephen Amell) lives a double life. By day, he runs his billion-dollar corporation and attempts to hold his dysfunctional family together; by night he suits up in green leather and tools around Starling City on his motorcycle opening up multiple cans of whoop-ass on a series of deranged freaks.
His greatest challenge lurks in the shadows, however. It's someone from his past, nursing an undying slice of blood vengeance, and committed to taking away everything Oliver holds dear, before finally snuffing him. That man is Deathstroke.
Arrow grabbed my attention when I reviewed the previous season. I was enamored by the grittiness of the series and the shrewd storytelling. As someone unfamiliar with the comic book character of Green Arrow, I was caught up in his origin story thanks to the solid work by Amell and the character progression opened up by the writers. The first season was all about Oliver as the vigilante and the guy racked up an impressive body count. A major character death at the end of the first season changes his approach to combating evil and the second season is about how he transforms from a vendetta-fueled killer to a full-on hero with a gooey moral center.
Fear not: the grittiness remains. Yes, that adjective has been driven into the ground as a descriptor for contemporary comic book movies, but it makes sense here. This is a guy minus superpowers who, like his comrade Batman, is simply a ripped dude who maxed out his mortal potential. All of the action is grounded hand-to-hand mayhem, and I haven't seen any show that's ever done it as well as Arrow. Each episode features at least one gonzo beatdown scene, nicely-choreographed and sometimes wire-enhanced, but best in class by a mile.
Thankfully all this great action is given proper narrative and character backing. The core of "Team Arrow" is boosted with the introduction of Black Canary (a righteous pugilist in her own right) and the gradual development of Arsenal, Arrow's traditional sidekick. As nice it is to see some more DC players given burn, I did lament a loss of storytelling focus of the original occupants of the Arrow cave, Felicity (Emily Bett Richards) and John (David Ramsey). They don't totally disappear, but I'd gladly trade in a scene or two of Canary-angst for some more time spent with these two.
The guts of Season 2, however, involve the arrival of Slade Wilson (the great Manu Bennett, Spartacus: Blood and Sand), better known as Deathstroke. And what an arrival. The guy is money from start to finish, and when he's outfitted in that armor, it's geek bliss. He was so good he deserves his own spin-off series; what self-identifying comic aficionado wouldn't tune into that serialized smackdown?
As is the playbook on Arrow, the real-time action is supplemented with flashback scenes from the island where Oliver Queen was stranded, met Wilson, and cut his teeth as a survivalist. The island stuff is hit-or-miss, but I was pretty locked into what the Starling City stories had to offer (with one notable exception). The two-part finale is nicely bombastic, completing the steady build-up that had been promised in the final third. A good season for a good show.
Warner Bros' Arrow: The Complete Second Season (Blu-ray) delivers a sterling audio/visual presentation, kicking off with a beautiful 1.78:1, 1080p transfer, rendering all that dark, urban action with excellent clarity. The DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 mix is aggressive and sweeping. Extras: deleted scenes, the 2013 Comic-Con panel, a Season One recap episode, gag reel, and featurettes on Oliver's transformation to hero, the visual effects and the wirework.
There's one big demerit: Katie Cassidy's Laurel Lance, currently the worst series regular on television. Shrill, condescending and meddlesome, Laurel continues her dubious run from the first season and somehow manages to become even more of a train wreck. The showrunners are enamored with her for some reason and it looks her role will expand next year. I guess that's what the fast-forward function on the DVR is for.
Not guilty. Floing! (I'm assuming, that's what the sound effect of an arrow flying through the air sounds like.)
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Segaa releases the arcade game Star Trek: Strategic Operations Simulator in American arcades. The vector graphics coin-op, simulating the "tactical views" seen on the Enterprise in the first two Star Trek movies, is the first officially licensed Star Trek video game. It also reflects some corporate synergy: Sega has recently been bought by Paramount Pictures parent company Gulf + Western.


Join us for the introduction of our exciting new Employer Led Skills Programme (in collaboration with Cornwall College, funded by ESIF) designing and piloting innovative new ways to build skills in Cornwall's growing Tech sector.
Join us in a series of group discussions and workshops throughout the morning to help define what skills development for employees and Career Pathways into Cornwall's Tech Community could look like in the future.
This event is open to all interested in the innovative development of skills in Cornwall's tech sector including, employers, employees, educators & students. All are welcome, lunch will be included for all attending the morning event.
Join us at our quarterly Tech Connect for Cornwall's Tech Community. Catch lightning talks from our members, join in discussions and workshops throughout the afternoon with plenty of time to connect and network with others.
We are delighted to be collaborating with KernowDAT who are hosting a fantastic evening event at Heartlands following the Tech Connect afternoon.
As our big finale to our morning, afternoon and evening events Cornish tech-startup Greenwave Laser will be screening an exciting outdoor laser show choreographed to music with a 'geek movie' theme, projected onto the Robinson's Shaft Engine House. Thanks to flowmoco for their generous sponsorship.
Software Cornwall Members - To submit a lightning talk and/or book a stand please select when booking tickets. If you are not a member but would like to talk or exhibit please email us to organise.
With the mornings theme focused on skills and career pathways we are keen to hear talks about skills and careers development during the afternoon.
Software Cornwall is an independent organisation, membership and sponsorship helps us to fund our Tech Connect afternoon. Sponsors help us to make our events accessible to a larger audience and fund add on features. If you would like to support Tech Connect please do get in touch!
Parking is pay and display, there is a cafe on site.
The mission of the EPIC project is to help create a sustainable eHealth sector in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, by maximising new innovation networks, sharing academic expertise and providing sector specific hands-on business support. They offer access to a £600,000 Challenge Fund that Cornish SMEs can use to drive their innovations forward, allowing greater access to testing and product development in the eHealth sector.


in the Recital Hall at Graves Piano & Organ Company.
Thanks to Paul Graves for his continued support of the Columbus Piano Teaching Community. Because of him, my students had the luxury of performing on a 9-foot Steinway Concert Grand (Artist Series) Steinway, valued at $176,000 !!
The recital program is below. I have added location numbers so you can easily navigate through the video. You can also download it as a pdf by clicking HERE. Enjoy!


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Q: stm32f4 discovery user button debounce I am still new to the stm32f4 discovery board. I was looking at the board's schematic to see how the user button is implemented on the board:

Since C38 is not fitted, does that mean I have to resort to software methods for deboucing? Just curious, if the answer is yes, what would I have to do to perform hardware debouncing?

A: I believe C38 is not fitted because this circuit does not debounce the way that ST intended, I did some spice simulations just to check (I would suggest that you could also do this for the exercise). I would move C38 in parallel with R39. Then tweak the values of R38 and R39 (I'm assuming you're familiar with time constants of RC circuits) to get the desired debounce.

A: Actually IMO hardware denouncing in generally is not the very good choice. It should be done in the regularly called processes  like timer interrupts.
How to do it here you have the example code:
https://www.diymat.co.uk/arm-three-function-click-double-and-long-click-button-library-timer-interrupt-driven/


On July 26, 2014, nine South Central FFA members traveled to the Ohio State Fair Grounds in Columbus where they participated in the Ohio Capitol Youth Challenge. The FFA members were chosen from around the state to participate in a two-day training event in February where they learned about public policy and legislation. They have been preparing since to create two public policy presentations to compete with at the State Fair Grounds. One presentation was on Fresh Food Awareness; a policy that not only increased the amount of fresh food provided to food pantries, but also educated the public on fresh food preparation. This presentation was created by Amy Gannett, Rebeka Mikalacki, Terry Copsey, Rachel Mikalacki, and Miles Burton. The other members created a presentation on Watershed Improvement and Manure Management increasing filter strip sizes and water testing. The members who created this were Zeb Burton, Jeremiah Adams, Greg Cornish, and Kara Walcher. The Fresh Food Awareness presentation won third place in the State and both teams received State recognition. Congratulations to all members who participated!


Markus Poschner returns to Zurich opera for the new production of Engelbert Humperdincks widely successful fairy tale opera "Hänsel & Gretel". Poschner, who is Chief conductor of Bruckner Orchester and Landestheater Linz as well as of the Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana, is a regular guest in Zurich, most recently with a revival of Richard Wagner's "The Flying Dutchman". Humperdinck's fairy tale opera is strongly influenced by Wagner's music. The production is staged by Robert Carsen with Olga Kulchynska and Anna Stéphany as Hänsel and Gretel at the premiere.


Co-ordinate clothes which go well together, are interchangeable to make outfits.
Specific Capsules – small groups of co-ordinated clothes, too few to make a whole wardrobe.
Outfits – Make stand-alone outfits. Ignore the need to choose clothes that are interchangeable.
See my Index page 4 for posts on wardrobe planning.
And Index page 3 for posts on wardrobe pattern books.
Capsule for summer 2013 – from Judith Rasband, patterns for very easy or advanced classics.


World's Fair rep Queens to the fullest. Watch The FADER's doc 'So Far Gone,' where the group talks about their journey as one of the most diverse hip-hop crews in New York.
Nasty Nigel Announces Debut Solo Album, Shares "Groundhog Day."
New York meets Atlanta on "Bout It" and "5 Mics," two new collaborative tracks from World's Fair and Two-9.
Remy reps for Queens on his latest single.
Check out a video of Queens rap crew World's Fair performing the anthemic Your Girl's Here at Converse Rubber Tracks.
For a very special Brooklyn Bound performance, World's Fair was joined onstage by homies and long-time collaborators Bad Rabbits.
For this installment of Brooklyn Bound, we hung out with six-deep rap crew World's Fair in an old-school workout room.


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Chemical Financial Corporation and TCF Financial Corporation Receive Regulatory Approval for Merger of Equals
Company Release - 7/16/2019 3:20 PM ET
Merger expected to be completed on August 1, 2019
DETROIT & WAYZATA, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Chemical Financial Corporation (Chemical) (NASDAQ: CHFC) and TCF Financial Corporation (TCF) (NYSE: TCF) today jointly announced the receipt of regulatory approval from the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to complete the proposed merger of equals in which TCF will merge into Chemical. The Federal Reserve approval follows recent approvals from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and from shareholders of both companies. All necessary regulatory approvals have now been received and the companies expect to close the merger on August 1, 2019, subject to satisfaction of customary closing conditions.
Once the merger is completed, the company will be renamed and operate as TCF Financial Corporation and will trade on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "TCF". Each current share of TCF common stock will be converted into 0.5081 shares of the new company common stock at closing.
"We are pleased to have received all necessary approvals for our merger of equals and we look forward to completing the transaction ahead of schedule," said Craig R. Dahl, TCF chairman and chief executive officer. "Our teams have worked collaboratively and efficiently on our integration planning and their efforts will position us well to begin delivering on the value for shareholders we outlined at the onset of the transaction."
"With the support of our shareholders and approval from our regulators, we are ready to leverage the complementary strengths of both organizations as we come together to create a premier Midwest bank," said Gary Torgow, Chemical's executive chairman. "We look forward to executing on our shared strategic vision to create value and opportunities for our shareholders, customers, employees and the communities we serve."
Upon completion of the merger, the combined company is expected to have over $46 billion in total assets and be a top 10 bank in the Midwest based on deposit market share. With more than 500 combined branches across nine states, the new TCF will have a substantial presence in key Midwest markets including Detroit, Minneapolis, Chicago, Milwaukee and greater Michigan.
About Chemical Financial Corporation
Chemical Financial Corporation is the largest banking company headquartered and operating branches in Michigan. Chemical operates through its subsidiary bank, Chemical Bank, with 212 banking offices located primarily in Michigan, northeast Ohio and northern Indiana. As of March 31, 2019, Chemical had total consolidated assets of $21.8 billion. Chemical Financial Corporation's common stock trades on The NASDAQ Stock Market under the symbol CHFC and is one of the issuers comprising The NASDAQ Global Select Market and the S&P MidCap 400 Index. More information about Chemical Financial Corporation is available by visiting the "Investor Information" section of its website at www.chemicalbank.com.
About TCF Financial Corporation
TCF is a Wayzata, Minnesota-based national bank holding company. As of March 31, 2019, TCF had $24.4 billion in total assets and 312 bank branches in Illinois, Minnesota, Michigan, Colorado, Wisconsin, Arizona and South Dakota providing retail and commercial banking services. TCF, through its subsidiaries, also conducts commercial leasing and equipment finance business in all 50 states and commercial inventory finance business in all 50 states and Canada. For more information about TCF, please visit http://ir.tcfbank.com.
Statements included in this press release, which are not historical in nature are intended to be, and hereby are identified as, forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as "will," "may," "anticipate," "create," "plan," "expect," "should," and "could" and variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict with regard to timing, extent, likelihood and degree of occurrence, which could cause actual results to differ materially from anticipated results. Such risks, uncertainties and assumptions, include, among others, the following:
the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the right of one or both of the parties to terminate the merger agreement;
the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against Chemical or TCF;
the possibility that the anticipated benefits of the transaction, including anticipated cost savings and strategic gains, are not realized when expected or at all, including as a result of the impact of, or problems arising from, the integration of the two companies or as a result of the strength of the economy, competitive factors in the areas where Chemical and TCF do business, or as a result of other unexpected factors or events;
the impact of purchase accounting with respect to the transaction, or any change in the assumptions used regarding the assets purchased and liabilities assumed to determine their fair value;
the integration of the businesses and operations of Chemical and TCF, which may take longer than anticipated or be more costly than anticipated or have unanticipated adverse results relating to Chemical's or TCF's existing businesses;
business disruptions following the merger; and
other factors that may affect future results of Chemical and TCF including changes in asset quality and credit risk; the inability to sustain revenue and earnings growth; changes in interest rates and capital markets; inflation; customer borrowing, repayment, investment and deposit practices; the impact, extent and timing of technological changes; capital management activities; and other actions of the Federal Reserve Board and legislative and regulatory actions and reforms.
Additional factors that could cause results to differ materially from those described above can be found in the risk factors described in Item 1A of each of Chemical's and TCF's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC for the year ended December 31, 2018 and in the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus regarding the proposed merger that was filed with the SEC on May 3, 2019 pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) by Chemical and on Schedule 14A by TCF. Chemical and TCF disclaim any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements contained in this press release, which speak only as of the date hereof, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.
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Declare your love for President Trump
Declare your love for President Trump Feb 12, 2018 20:08:31 GMT
Post by My Avatar Is A Hot Babe on Feb 12, 2018 20:08:31 GMT
Feb 5, 2018 19:22:26 GMT thisonehurts said:
I see mbrownp1 felt duty-bound to butt in. He's the SHite who said this in the Watching The Grammys thread:
Most of the virtue that is signaled these days is completely misguided and rooted in an ignorance of history and true suffering....much if it a result of the severe decline of the US educational system after roughly 1989.
I'm assuming mbrownp1 was fired from the teaching profession some time around roughly 1989.
Education died in 1989. Music died in 1990.
ribonucleic said:
The Golden Age of Music was 17.
In my case, 1984 was, I think, an objectively great year in American popular music. Look at the Pazz & Jop list.
Robert Christgau: Pazz & Jop 1984: Critics Poll
mbrownp1 said:
And this is where it all took a giant Cleveland steamer on the Persian rug in the parlor: Robert Christgau: Pazz & Jop 1990: Critics Poll
Post by Brick Wall on Feb 22, 2018 14:13:14 GMT
Speaking of the education system. When will the gummint finally realize that arming the faculty with automatic weapons isn't enough. Every single student demands to be packing. That'll put an end to all this nonsense.
antiram
Declare your love for President Trump Mar 2, 2018 11:13:01 GMT
Post by antiram on Mar 2, 2018 11:13:01 GMT
Oh and Trump? Fuck your stock market again.
"Would you like to see pictures of me before I got like this?" --Mean Mr. Mayo/jeatleboe
essayceedee
Post by essayceedee on Mar 2, 2018 13:33:55 GMT
Mar 2, 2018 11:13:01 GMT antiram said:
It's sad when I hate the motherfucker so much that seeing my 401(k) drop makes me smile a little.
Your moms balls eats dicks you Douche nozzle
Post by Aural Relations on Mar 6, 2018 12:31:03 GMT
You guys been following this Sam Nunberg affair? It's like watching a car crash in slow-motion, or put another way:
Mar 6, 2018 12:31:03 GMT Aural Relations said:
I'll just note that I have never seen a reporter accuse her subject of being drunk on air before. Even James Brown got a pass...
I kinda admire his chutzpah in calling Sarah Huckabee a "fat slob" the other day. He also offered this amusing quote to Yahoo News yesterday: "I'm not having a meltdown. In fact, I'm the first person ever standing up for themselves."
Michael Wolff's book offered an interesting candid glimpse by noting that Trump once left Nunberg behind at a McDonald's because Nunberg's special order burger took too long to make.
Boozin' Susan
Declare your love for President Trump Mar 18, 2018 9:21:42 GMT
Post by Boozin' Susan on Mar 18, 2018 9:21:42 GMT
If Obama had his attorney general fire the (former) acting head of the FBI one day before his retirement, he would have been lynched.
Trump does it and GOP "leaders" look the other way (while the Trumptards exclaim "attaboy!")...
(Goddamn, I really hate that asshole...) (I used to identify as independent. I cannot fathom ever voting for a Republican candidate ever again. A pox on anyone who does...)
daved
Post by daved on Mar 18, 2018 9:27:33 GMT
I didn't sleep the night of the election, but I swear I never thought it would be as big a shit show as it is. You're telling me there is no grounds for impeachment so far?
Declare your love for President Trump Mar 18, 2018 15:07:56 GMT
Post by essayceedee on Mar 18, 2018 15:07:56 GMT
There are plenty of grounds for impeachment, but it won't happen until the Democrats regain control of Congress this year. The motherfucker could do literally anything and Eddie Munster and Turtle Man would let it slide.
Post by bradman on Mar 19, 2018 22:30:06 GMT
Mar 18, 2018 9:21:42 GMT Boozin' Susan said:
Yep, you have to take sides, now. The middle pretty much doesn't exist anymore.
The bastards want every scrap, every dime, and they won't stop till they get it.
Sanjay Gupton
If I spend 500 dollars on a turntable mat, will it start spinning the right direction?
Post by Sanjay Gupton on Mar 19, 2018 23:08:38 GMT
[/quote]Yep, you have to take sides, now. The middle pretty much doesn't exist anymore.
My dad's been dead over a decade and he told me that they wanted everything decades ago. When they whine about wealth redistribution, you can see exactly which way wealth has been redistributed easily by looking at the poor and middle classes for thirty years. That's all it took for them to get almost everything for just a handful of people.
You are arguing with a phantom and mired in incoherewnce.
Post by I'm Not Gay on Mar 20, 2018 1:51:53 GMT
We need to suck the dicks of the 1%, because trickle down economics totally works.
Wait... Oh, right.
aggressivebeta
Declare your love for President Trump Apr 6, 2018 3:09:55 GMT via mobile
Post by aggressivebeta on Apr 6, 2018 3:09:55 GMT
Feb 22, 2018 14:13:14 GMT Brick Wall said:
Or implement an education voucher system so poor people aren't forced to send their kids to school with looney tunes that government at all levels fails to protect them from
thisonehurts
Declare your love for President Trump Apr 11, 2018 13:47:31 GMT
Post by thisonehurts on Apr 11, 2018 13:47:31 GMT
Is World War 3 about to start, then? Just wondering how that might affect Jethro Tull's 50th anniversary plans.
Repackaged and presented to each new generation so the Fab music that will always be fresh and timeless will be packaged in a new and fresh way for the new kids.
blahdiofile
Declare your love for President Trump Apr 12, 2018 1:10:17 GMT
Post by blahdiofile on Apr 12, 2018 1:10:17 GMT
Apr 11, 2018 13:47:31 GMT thisonehurts said:
Anderson will bust out the codpeice with the bald eagle on it. Dude knows how to play to an audience