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Anyone for tennis in Shrewsbury?
Shrewsbury Town Council's Key Play Scheme has kicked off for the summer season.
The scheme allows Shrewsbury residents' access to sporting facilities not normally available during the day, via rental of a gate key.
Access to all of Shrewsbury Town Council's tennis courts and bowling greens is now available to key holders until the end of September.
The facilities include; All Saints Recreation Ground at Castlefields, which has three lawn tennis courts and two crown bowling greens; Silks Meadow at Frankwell, which has two lawn tennis courts and one crown bowling green; and St. Michael's Street Recreation Ground, which has one lawn tennis courts.
The cost for the season is £31 per key applicant, plus a £10 returnable deposit for the key, which allows the key holder, and up to three guests, access to the facilities. The fee does not include evening access to bowling greens during bowls club evenings and only fixed equipment is provided.
In addition three tarmac, floodlit tennis courts are also available this season at Monkmoor Recreation Ground – these courts are available until the end of March 2014.
Mike Cox, Outdoor Recreation & Asset Manager for Shrewsbury Town Council said: "The Key Play Scheme gives local people the opportunity to use sports facilities at locations that are not normally manned or available for public use.
At a cost of £31 for the entire season, this represents excellent value for money. "
For further information, or an application form, visit www.shrewsburytowncouncil.gov.uk or call 01743 281010.


Bob Vila opened up to Men's Journal about the work he's done with the Finca Vigia Foundation to restore Ernest Hemingway's historic house in Cuba in an interview published May 8, 2014. As a Cuban-American himself, and the most recognizable DIY personality, Bob brings a lot of passion and knowledge to the project.
Read more at Men's Journal.


A new currency exchange service for Travelers and Digital Nomads.
Hello DN's! For the past year the team at Kruma has been hard at work building a banking app for people who are always on the move. With the goal of becoming the best currency exchange service for nomads & travelers worldwide. With the Kruma mobile app you will be able to exchange, spend, send, receive, borrow and lend your money while on the go.
KRUMA is banking for people who don't stay in one place and want to enjoy banking with the true currency exchange rate. Paying 3% to 5% per transaction when spending abroad adds up. We are on a mission to solve that problem!
We'd love to hear about how you bank and spend money when you travel abroad. Leave a comment below or send me a message! The beta users will get 3 months free access to our premium plan that comes with our exclusive premium debit card.
Ready to become an early adopter?
1) Is the available for Canadians?
2) How does this differ from other similar offerings from Revolut & other similar companies?


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Magical Village – Pueblo Magico — There could not be a truer statement to describe the sweet oasis settlement of Todos Santos which is nestled between the Sierra de Laguna mountain range and the Pacific Ocean. There is a certain draw that leads prospective residents to this area and captivates them into leaving behind their high-profile life-styles and residing here full or part-time. A strangely simple lifestyle, incorporating clean air, clean water, organic produce fields, fresh seafood and a palm oasis boasting a plenitude of fresh water is alluring to even the most weary urban visitor. This slower pace is akin to a time warp transporting one back to the mid 1950′s. This perfect location is just one hour drive from either La Paz (due north) or Cabo San Lucas (due south).


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Vessel cables produced in TF Kable occupy an important position in the portfolio of products dedicated to the shipbuilding industry. These types of cables have been offered by our group from the beginning of the 1990s. Experience gathered from relationships with European and Far-Eastern shipyards has resulted in the development of light and compact cables with high flexibility for easy installation in tight spaces.
Operational safety of the cables in the extreme maritime conditions is another very important aspect. Therefore, all existing cables have halogen-free covers which do not spread flame and do not emit harmful gases during fires. We offer fire resistant cables ensuring long-lasting operation in a specified time under fire conditions for safety circuits, e.g. emergency power to light escape routes.
The cables are tested in our modern fire-testing laboratory (the Kraków-Wieliczka plant), equipped with the necessary equipment and accessories for testing in accordance with global standards (IEC 60331 - test of the continuity of insulation in case of fire, IEC 60332 - test of spreading flame on harnesses and single sample, IEC 61034 - test of density of emitted smoke, IEC 60754 - test of emission of corrosive gases, etc.). Our specialist construction and technology teams work to produce optimally low-weight cables with the minimum possible outer diameter, allowing for easy cable installation in the installation channels of a vessel.
The quality of our cables is guaranteed by certification from many of the most reputable certifying units in the world, such as Germanischer Lloyd, Lloyd's Register, Det Norske Veritas, the Polish register of vessels, Registro Italiano Navale, American Bureau of Shipping, Bureau Veritas, ClassNK.
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As those of you who read this blog know, I am always impressed and encouraged by the resources Mark Virkler makes available. For the next 4 days he is streaming 2 sessions each day of "How to Walk by the Spirit" free. I have posted the information and the link below.
Have you ever noticed that Jesus lived tuned to His Spirit? Has your heart longed for what came so easy to Him to be available to you too? Are you amazed and disappointed that no one has been able to teach you step-by-step how to live this way?
I know exactly how you feel, and it spurred me to invest a year into laser-focused research. Now together, in a fraction of that time we can explore a treasure trove of 500 key verses which discuss "heart" or "spirit" and thus hold the answers we seek. We will go right to the source, the Bible, and prayerfully meditate over these vital Scriptures to uncover their meaning in our lives. Can you imagine any better way of learning how to sense your spirit, thus unlocking the spirit realm?
From June 1st – 4th we will be posting two sessions of this streaming video each day on our website for free viewing by you and all whom you would like to share this message with – worldwide!
How helpful are these for anyone wanting to live and walk by the Spirit?!


E3C + The Dart Gallery Present: ART BASH!
What: Party to mingle + live art battle + group art show!
In celebration of 6 years in the creative community, we here at E3C wanted to do something a little different. With the fantastic support of The Dart Gallery, we're pleased to offer a different party experience: free food, an awesome drawing battle AND a group art show! Phew!
This (as always) is a public event, open to past E3C attendees, Dart Gallery artists and the creative community at large! Mingle with designers, illustrators, animators, painters, drawers, doodlers, musicians, game developers, writers, actors *deep breath* you know… anyone with a creative leaning. Students, professionals and hobbiests. Everyone is welcome! Complementary nibbles will be available, made by Picnic at Dart Chef Allan ("Al") McPherson. There is a bar so this event is 19+.
We're looking for participants in the Draw Brawl – scroll down to learn more.
For those of you who've attended E3C events in the past and want to be in the Last Minute group art show, learn more here!
While the Art Bash is in full swing, various contestants will be duking it out artistically in front of party goers. Similar to Ink Wars or Art Battle, our Draw Brawl is all about having fun and rising to the challenge.
Contestants will be given (1) black marker, (1) pencil, and (1) sheet of 16×20 bristol. They will have 20 minutes to create a drawing based on a theme that will not be announced until the clock starts ticking. Rounds will take place throughout the night, allowing people to mix and mingle while you're drawing up on our little stage at Picnic / Dart Gallery.
All skill levels / disciplines welcome. This is about having fun.
We know drawing on the spot can be scary – we're not looking for art stars, just awesome people willing to try something new.
You are permitted to use ONLY the tools provided. No exceptions.
One winner will be chosen by the audience each round, so bring friends to support you!
Each winner will go head-to-head in a fourth and final round to win prizes.
Sound like something you want to participate in? Sign up below. Contestants will be selected based on number of entries and variety of style by the E3C Steering Committee members.
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Former McDonald's Employee Opens First Black-Owned Vegan Restaurant in Harrisburg, PA
Niki McGloster. Sep 26, 2020.
The first Black-owned vegan restaurant is now open in Harrisburg, PA, according to VegNews.
Co-owned by Laquana Barber and Stefan Hawkins, House of Vegans was inspired by three main things: the lack of food options in their area, Barber's health issues, and Hawkins inside look at the meat industry during his time as a McDonald's employee.
"American culture views that every meal has to have meat with it when it does not," Hawkins told The Burg News. "Since I've been vegan, it's been the best part of my life."
Dubbed the Home of Thee Slaps, the vegan eatery opened in July 2020 as some other small Black-owned businesses struggled financially due to the pandemic. The menu features mostly Black American cuisine, including soul food, burgers, macaroni and cheese made with jackfruit, mushrooms, among other healthy fixings.
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"I always had the mindset that it's vegan food, and it would be bland," said Yodit Kidane, a friend of Barber's and possibly House of Vegans' biggest fan. "[Barber] always spoke of her vegan lifestyle, but I was always like, eh, that's not for me. I finally tried it, and I was hooked."
While the food is great, the owners also want to educate the Black community on vegan and healthy lifestyles.
"Vegan isn't a big word in the African American community," Hawkins said. "We want to educate the culture and the people. We can be vegan and still eat good and hearty."
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Minister for Primary Industries, Katrina Hodgkinson, has publicly recognised the efforts of the government and industry partnership investigating whether rehabilitated mine land can sustainably support productive and profitable grazing in the Upper Hunter.
Pictured: Neil Griffiths - DPI, Minister Hodgkinson and Michael Johnsen mayor of Upper Hunter Shire.
The 'Grazing Study' aims to address concerns about the future use of mine land and has been developed out of constructive discussions between the mining industry and members of the community and government.
The study, which will continue for another two years, is led by NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI), with funding from the Australian Coal Industry's Research Program (ACARP) and the Department of Resources and Energy, in consultation with UHMD participants.
It follows a similar trial conducted by NSW Minerals Council member company Glencore, which had outstanding results.
Minister Hodgkinson visited Rio Tinto's Hunter Valley Operations near Singleton, where the study for the Upper hunter Mining Dialogue is taking place.
"Two mine study sites have been selected in the Upper Hunter and over the next four years beef cattle will graze on rehabilitated mine land and on unmined sites around the rehabilitated land," Minister Hodgkinson explained.
"Researchers will continually compare factors including animal and soil health, pasture production and composition and economic outcomes between both sites, throughout the project.
The Minister has praised the collaborative efforts of everyone involved in relation to the NSW Agriculture Industry Action Plan and hoped that new targets would be developed as a result of the study, allowing for a more harmonious relationship between "two very important industries - agriculture and mining".
"Outcomes from the Mine Grazing Study will assist the mining industry to identify targets for rehabilitation and perhaps lead to changes to rehabilitation practices for successful rehabilitation to grazing land for similar rehabilitation in the region," she said.


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I took these for my Art Project in Grade 10 and just found them tonight when I was going through an old photo box! It's quite funny to see how 'hipster' they were before hipster was really a thing. There's no way in hell that my brother would pose for me like this again now so I'm glad I captured these while I could!
thanks for stopping by. You're right the photos above are hipster, I love finding old photos, I bet your brother won't be impressed seeing them here ha ha.


Parvin Zakeri-Milani , Faculty of Pharmacy, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Iran.
The central nervous system is protected by barriers which control the passage of various chemical substances and microscopic objects, thereby regulating brain homeostasis. This results in the incapability of existing pharmaceuticals to pass through the Blood–Brain Barrier (BBB). Therefore, the disorders related to the brain and the central nervous system always remain as the world's leading cause of disabilities. Nowadays, various strategies are being developed to enhance the amount and concentration of therapeutic compounds in the brain. In this paper, we will be addressing various approaches used for effectively delivering therapeutics into the brain.
The idea of Blood Brain Barrier (BBB) dates back to more than 100 years ago when Paul Erlich observed that by intravenous injection of certain dyes, all organs of the animal body were stained, except the brain and the spinal cord. The densely packed brain endothelial cells, are the main part of BBB which are surrounded by astrocytic end feet, lumen, and pericyte cells. This barrier protects the brain against pathogens and unwanted substances. Hence, BBB is a highly selective semipermeable membrane that inhibits effective treatment of Central Nervous System (CNS) from the diseases such as Alzheimer's Disease (AD), strokes, gliomas, Parkinson's disease, brain tumors, HIV encephalopathy, and epilepsy. Therefore, different approaches were developed to deliver therapeutics into the brain which is divided into two main categories: invasive and non-invasive.
Disruption of the BBB (Osmotic disruption or osmotic shock, MRI-guided focused ultrasound BBB disruption technique, Application of bradykinin-analogue).
In ICV injection, the drug is directly injected into brain ventricles which are filled with Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF). In the human brain, this fluid volume is approximately 140 mL which is produced and excreted in blood every 4-5 hours. Therefore, the injected drug eventually reaches to the systemic blood circulation and then diffuses to the brain parenchyma following transport across the BBB.
In this approach, by surgical exposure of the brain, direct placement of small diameter catheters into the brain parenchyma is performed. Then the drug is actively pumped into brain for several days and eventually it penetrates in the interstitial space. As it is clear, successful drug delivery by this method depends on the precise placement of catheters.
During the last four decades, a number of biodegradable polymers have been used to prepare interstitial wafers and microchips for local drug delivery to the brain. The incorporated drugs are released by a combination of diffusion and polymer degradation mechanism, which can be controlled by modifying the composition of the polymer. Moreover, microchips hold individual drug-containing reservoirs and in contrast to interstitial wafers, they can be used to deliver either single or multiple drugs (up to 1000 different drugs), each with a unique release profile, to the surrounding parenchyma.
Hyperosmotic disruption of the BBB has been explored since the early 1970s. Intra-arterial injection of osmotic agents like arabinose, borneol, urea, and in particular mannitol, leads to facilitate the delivery of various drugs of interest; which were typically injected intra-arterially. Osmotic agents exert an effect on the BBB via several mechanisms which induce stress on the tight junctions that join the endothelial cells, finally opening the junctions and allowing paracellular transport of drugs into the brain parenchyma. Although, there are several reports for successful brain targeting of drugs by osmotic disruption method, the nonspecific transient disruption allowing protein components of the plasma including albumin to enter the brain parenchyma which is toxic to the neural tissue and can result in seizures and permanent neurons damage. Vasoactive amines (bradykinin, adenosine, and histamine) were also applied to increase the permeability of the endothelial tight junctions.
Recently, Focused Ultrasound (FU), has been gaining tremendous interest for the disruption of the BBB. FU uses ultrasound or sonications in combination with preformed microbubbles. Microbubbles typically cluster near capillary walls and localize the effect of ultrasound to the microvasculature, therefore, the required level of exposure of FU to achieve a biological effect is reduced. They are available commercially as a contrast imaging agent for the ultrasound.
There are two main categories for non-invasive approaches: pharmacological and physiological.
Prodrug formation is a pharmacological way to improve brain uptake of drugs. (also known as a chemistry-based approach or pharmacological approach). Prodrugs are therapeutically inactive compounds, which are converted to the active form in the brain. One of the Prodrug approach is coupling the drug to a lipid moiety such as glyceride, phospholipids, and fatty acids; this can mask the polar functional groups on the water-soluble drug to make it more lipophilic. For the same purpose, another possible choice could be conjugating the drug to a lipid-soluble carrier. It is clear that Prodrug formation leads to an increased molecular weight of the parent drug. On the other hand, Lipophilic drugs with molecular weight above the 400–500 Dalton, do not generally cross the BBB in significant amounts. Therefore, the molecular weight threshold has to be considered as an important parameter in this strategy.
On the other hand, receptor-mediated transport pathways are also available for CNS drug delivery. There are several transport systems for nutrients and endogenous compounds in brain endothelial cells including receptors such as transferrin, folate, Interleukin-13 a2, Insulin, Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL), Glutamate, etc. These receptors are highly expressed on the endothelial cells forming the BBB and could be used for brain targeting of drugs. That means using the endogenous ligands like transferrin and insulin, and association/conjugation of therapeutics to them, brain targeting is achieved. This strategy is called biological or physiological approach.
Over the past decade, the intranasal route has also been proposed for noninvasive delivering therapeutics to the brain. In this method, drug reaches the brain by crossing the nasal olfactory epithelium or nasal mucosa. The olfactory region of the nasal submucosal space is connected to CSF flow tracts, providing a direct pathway for drugs to reach the CSF and brain tissues. However, it was revealed that drug uptake in the CSF and brain by intranasal approach depends on the molecular weight and lipophilicity of the drug molecule.
Furthermore, nanoparticles may also act as promising carriers for drug delivery to the brain due to several unique characteristics, which include small size, improved drug solubility, the potential for multi-functionality, site-specific targeting, and controlled drug release. The nanoparticle surface can be modified for effective transport of drugs across the BBB. However, the exact mechanisms by which these nanoparticles cross the BBB are not fully understood and additional efforts are necessary to effectively use them for brain targeting.
It should be kept in mind that invasive approaches are relatively costly, require anesthesia and hospitalization, and are non-patient friendly. Therefore, non-invasive are safer methods and have been explored for delivering therapeutics to the brain.
Parvin Zakeri-Milani obtained her pharmacy degree (Pharm.D) in 1998 from Faculty of Pharmacy, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Iran. She completed her Ph.D. on Biopharmaceutics at the same University, in 2005 and Joined the Faculty as an Assistant Professor. Currently, she is the Senior Professor and also the research director in Pharmaceutics department at Tabriz University of Medical Sciences. She has also been a visiting professor at the University of Alberta, Canada. She has published a significant number of manuscripts in peer-reviewed journals and has supervised many projects in various fields of Pharmaceutics.


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The 2017 X1 is a fine car, it's just not a great BMW
The second-generation BMW X1 is winning over new buyers. (Uwe Fischer/BMW/TNS)
If any automaker has gone crossover crazy, it's BMW.
It's not just the X1, X3, X4, X5 and X6. After all, many manufacturers have a crossover for every size imaginable. But BMW goes further, offering vehicles that seem like crossovers but aren't, like the 3 Series Gran Turismo and 5 Series Gran Turismo.
And, if you think that the ultimate driving machine is a car, remember that the X1, not the 2 Series, is the least-expensive model in the BMW lineup – and has been for several years. That makes it a very important item.
The first-generation X1, sold stateside from 2013 through 2015, used the fifth-generation 3 Series platform known as the E90, with either rear-wheel drive (known as sDrive) or all-wheel drive (known as xDrive). But that's history now that the second-generation X1 is winning over new buyers.
The all-new model is 1.7 inches taller, 0.9 inch wider and 88 pounds lighter. The wheelbase has been hacked by 3.6 inches, but rear legroom – noticeably absent in the previous model – has increased by more than 2 inches. Cargo volume has grown by 2 cubic feet.
But there's a catch. The new X1 is – gasp – front-wheel drive. A front-wheel-drive BMW might seem heretic, but indeed, the camel's nose is now under the tent; the new X1 shares its underpinnings not with a 3 Series but with the Mini Countryman. That might explain the styling, which looks more like a family bus than the micro wagon it replaced.
You could ignore this brand abandonment by considering that the X1 competes with such combatants as the Audi Q3, Lexus NX, Mercedes-Benz GLA, Infiniti QX30 and Lincoln MKC – all front-wheel-drive vehicles with optional all-wheel drive. And so it is with the X1.
And, as in the previous version, a 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder and eight-speed automatic transmission are standard, although the engine is rated at 228 horsepower and 258 pound-feet of torque, down 12 horsepower and 2 pound-feet of torque. Nevertheless, with the vehicle having lost weight, most drivers will never notice the missing ponies. This X1 can still deliver the necessary strength to power down parkways as the transmission delivers smooth, prompt shifts, even if it's slightly slower.
But BMW loyalists will miss the essential ingredient that makes a BMW special: feedback.
The X1's steering is numb and fairly light and fails to telegraph any of the handling precision for which the brand is known. OK, the ride is still firm enough to deliver taut handling and firm shocks over bumps, but it never feels sporty. It's remarkably less engaging than the previous X1, delivering an unexceptional driving experience, something rarely said of a BMW.
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"First we were a little bit surprised to discover it was a plane of Germanwings (low cost carrier in Lufthansa group). It was quite similar, although I had the feeling the pitch was marginally smaller. Some reseating..."
"you get what you pay for. Basic service, but who cares on a 2 hour flight.. Friendly staff, helpfull, right on schedule."
Flight stats for Marstrand - did you know?
Marstrand is 250 mi from Bromma Airport (Stockholm, Sweden).
Marstrand is 258 mi from Arlanda Airport (Stockholm, Sweden).
Marstrand is 205 mi from Skavsta Airport (Stockholm, Sweden).
Marstrand is 215 mi from Vasteras-Hasslo Airport (Stockholm, Sweden).


Olumayowa graduated from the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria in 2013 and is a committed advocate of liberty. In 2010, he came across the works of Frederic Bastiat, Bruno Leoni and Ludwig von Mises, and developed an appetite for the study of the ideas that lead to a free society. In 2010, he co-found the African Liberty Students' Organization (ALSO) and served as the vice president for strategy at the first ALSO chapter in his school. Olumayowa has been instrumental in the establishment of the student movement for liberty across Africa. In 2011 he became an ALSO Outreach Assistant and was responsible for ALSO's expansion in English-speaking African countries.


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We have found that in some cases when the local box software stops syncing, it may be caused by a simple sync setting that is disabled from Box.com. This guide will cover that part of the troubleshooting process.
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Ball tourney honours friend
Turnout and support for the First Annual 29er Memorial Slo-pitch Tournament at Softball City was "absolutely fantastic."
Dubious weather conditions did little to dampen spirits at a memorial softball tournament last weekend.
Turnout and support for the First Annual 29er Memorial Slo-pitch Tournament was "absolutely fantastic," reports Jason Brooks, one of the event's organizers.
Held June 18 at Softball City, the tournament was organized in memory of Rick Bracey, a longtime Crescent Beach resident who died last summer from von Hippel-Landau syndrome.
VHL is a rare genetic disorder that causes abnormal growth of blood vessels, which knot into tumours, some of which are cancerous.
Bracey's first symptoms of VHL were discovered when he was 17, when tumours developed on his adrenal glands. Following surgery, he was symptom-free for 25 years, until tumours began to develop in his brain, pancreas, bowel and liver.
After a nine-year battle, he died last July 26.
Brooks described Bracey as "a great friend and mentor," who he got to know through working with Bracey's wife, Kathy, at the Peninsula Village Safeway.
A slo-pitch tournament was deemed the best way to celebrate Bracey's life, Brooks said, adding the hope is to continue the tradition every June, on Bracey's birthday weekend.
Saturday's tournament raised $10,200 for the VHL Family Alliance, a organization that provides information and services for families and physicians dealing with the disease.
All 96 players and 27 volunteers who participated wore jerseys bearing Bracey's number, 29.
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Mesa homeschooled students given ESA vouchers by mistake
By: Dillon Rosenblatt	August 9, 2019
An error by Mesa Public Schools could lead to 27 homeschooled students losing access to the Arizona Empowerment Scholarship Accounts program they were mistakenly granted.
If it hadn't been for one parent whose son was rescinded an ESA voucher months after mistakenly being approved, the Arizona Department of Education may have never found out about the bigger issue.
Mike Retel applied for his son, Emerson, to get an ESA in February for the 2019-20 school year and was approved. His son has a learning disability, which qualifies him for the voucher, but to be eligible all students also need to be full-time at a public school. Emerson was homeschooled.
So in June, four months after being approved, Retel applied again for his other children to receive ESAs. The law states that if one child is qualified, all siblings will be as well. However, in doing so the department realized Emerson never should have been approved in the first place; so the department rescinded his approval on July 2 – mere weeks before the start of the school year.
ESAs allow parents or guardians to use taxpayer money that would have gone to a student's public school on private school tuition, tutoring and home-school curriculum. The ESA program began specifically for special needs students, and has since grown to allow an array of students – from failing schools and children whose parents are in the military.
Emerson attended Eagleridge Enrichment Center in Mesa, which a spokeswoman for Mesa Public Schools confirmed is not a full-time public school. Eagleridge's website describes it as "providing innovative enrichment opportunities and support for all homeschooled students."
"It's homeschool enrichment, so most students would attend one or two days a week," Heidi Hurst said.
Students attending Eagleridge were already on the ESA program through the department, though, which only made Retel more upset with why he thought he was being targeted.
A letter to Retel from the Arizona Attorney General's Office said the office will review the files of "other Eagleridge attendees to determine their eligibility."
Hurst said Eagleridge has identified 27 students as being in the ESA program.
The reason some students received ESA money was due to a reporting error about the school's status last year, Hurst said.
Hurst said it would ultimately be up to the department to decide if those students would lose their voucher money in the future.
"I don't want others to lose funding," Retel said, adding he just wants his son to get the education he needs.
Not knowing what to do, Retel took the advice of other parents to reach out to the American Federation for Children, a school-choice organization, for assistance, but said no progress has been made yet other than some advice the group gave him.
Steve Smith, the state director for AFC, and Kim Martinez, the spokeswoman, both wanted to know why it took so long for Retel to find out about his son's status, and the answer, according to the department, comes back to the Legislature.
Richie Taylor, a department spokesman, said when Retel applied for his other children in June, that was when processing ESA contracts for the upcoming school year was just beginning. Until a state budget is finalized, the department has no way of knowing how much money will go to each voucher for the students who do qualify, Taylor said.
The legislative session this year lasted 134 days, which was the longest since 2013, giving the current administration far less time for processing applications. In contrast, the department under Diane Douglas's never had a session end past May 10.
Retel told the Arizona Capitol Times the revocation left him with minimal time to find another school, something he still has yet to accomplish.
This latest ESA controversy follows three videos in three months from AFC criticizing the Department of Education and state Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman for mishandling the underfunded program.
The department demanded Navajo families repay ESA money they erroneously spent at a New Mexico private school. A second video one month later featured a Sierra Vista boy who was initially rejected from the ESA program because he has an active-duty military parent, but the parent was his stepmother, not a biological parent. And in July a parent complained about the unusually long wait times she had to deal with over the phone while trying to get answers in a timely manner.
Taylor and Hoffman both have adamantly talked about how the department needs the full funding that the Legislature is holding hostage to be able to properly run the program. It's a complaint Douglas shared, too.
State law allows for up to 4% of the funds allocated for the ESA program to be used for administration, but lawmakers only authorized a portion of that.
Both the current and former superintendents pushed for more funds to administer the voucher program. The department now receives about $1.25 million for ESA administration, and spends about half of that on employee pay and benefits.
Taylor said if the Legislature fully funded the program they could more than double the size of the staff of the ESA team and provide the level of service families deserve. Right now there are 13 full-time positions responsible for the ESA program, but only nine employees are currently available at the department each day.
"This isn't a political game or strategy by Hoffman's administration. We simply need more money to manage a program that continues to grow," Taylor said. "To suggest that they want anything other than the best for these students is both offensive and wrong."
American Federation for Children Arizona Department of Education Diane Douglas Eagleridge Enhancement Center Empowerment Scholarship Accounts ESA Kathy Hoffman Kim Martinez Richie Taylor school choice Steve Smith 4:00 am Fri, August 9, 2019 Arizona Capitol Times
Dillon Rosenblatt
Issue: American Federation for Children Arizona Department of Education Diane Douglas Eagleridge Enhancement Center Empowerment Scholarship Accounts ESA Kathy Hoffman Kim Martinez Richie Taylor school choice Steve Smith
Perhaps if the state legislators, current and past, that make so much money from this program (Farnsworth, Lesko, Yarbrough et al) didn't skim their millions off the top, there would be more to actually use for administering the program.
The family actually applied for ALL the children in February…. they called ESA when they did not receive an approval letter for the other children. They were told in February that they were ALL in the system and that ESA has to approve Emerson first before attaching the siblings!!!
Perhaps the ADE and representatives should revisit the purpose of the program, allow the special needs children to get what they need instead of worrying about people manipulating the system for bible school and parents pretending to teach at home. This program continues to go downhill, homeschool participants are the main reason this program continues to fail. They will manipulate the system to fit their needs and in turn ruined programs for everyone. Want to home school? Take a test and prove you can educate your child. They all claim to be better teachers.. ok prove it, because your ignorant kids are certainly not proving anything.
Tammy Arfaoui
Wow, Gerald, be careful who you call IGNORANT.
There are many very successful and productive people in the world, that were "home-schooled", including politicians, athletes, doctors and lawyers.
Personally, I see the entire structure of brick and mortar schools as laughable as if you still turned a metal crank protruding from the hood of your car to start it.
The educational system in our country is a disgrace to the forward progress of mankind as a whole. While everything else has evolved, education has been getting stinkier and stinkier like stagnant water. There is absolutely not one reason that every child in this country is not educated by the best of the best!
We have the technology to do it. To give EVERY child the most engaging and exhilarating learning experience they could ever hope for or imagine, and yet we feel the need to employ 100s of thousands of mediocre educators across this great country, rather than provide equal access to the BEST!
THAT should be the topic of this election!
By Dillon Rosenblatt
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The Arizona schools chief expects to have the same impact for the 2020 legislative session as last year, but she's preparing for at least one education fight she considers as a distraction to the bigger picture.


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The gaping chasm between finance and waiting times is what grips our attention as we thumb through the latest English planning guidance.
The process is different too, with an earlier deadline and a two year plan. But underneath it is even more radical – it takes another decisive step away from feed-the-beast financially-led annual planning, towards genuinely useful operationally-led continuous planning.
Ideally, the trick is to anticipate where the regulators are going and leap confidently ahead of them, leaving a trail of ticked boxes in your wake. This guidance emphasises the waiting times standards, realistic activity plans, and demonstrating the capacity to deliver; in case you missed it the first time around, it says it again a couple of pages later. So that is our objective: an operationally deliverable plan.
If operational life works in weeks then our plan should too. By using historical data that covers whole weeks and only one Easter we can take care of the working day effect in our baseline. We can then place Easter in our plans by adjusting activity in the right weeks. Then we only convert everything back into months at the last minute. The result: an operationally useful plan that is directly comparable with available weekly capacity.
Our second decision is how to phase activity through the year to make best use of capacity, and the guidance stresses that plans must be "reasonable and realistic" and yet "stretching from a financial perspective". Although the simplest and most deliverable plan is whatever usually happens, that will not necessarily make the best use of the resources available nor deliver the A&E, cancer and 18 week access standards.
The real question here is, where is our capacity bottleneck? Is it beds, theatres, or staffing? Perhaps it moves around: beds in winter, staffing in the school holidays. Should we continue to approve mass annual leave in the school holidays, stranding bed capacity that could be used to shrink the waiting list? Or should we plan for more constant bed usage all year round, making better use of the holidays and reducing inpatient elective activity during the winter emergency peak?
Either way, we need to plan non-elective capacity alongside elective, so that we can see how our total requirements vary through the seasons. We need to know where capacity utilisation could improve. And we need to work out outpatient, diagnostic, and admitted capacity separately, which means taking into account the impact that each stage has on the next as patients pass along cancer and 18 week pathways.
Which brings us on to our third decision: how to deliver the better access trajectories required by the guidance. Much of A&E access is dealt with in the bed planning above. The consequence is elective waiting times that rise and fall through the seasons.
The traditional response to rising waiting times is to work harder, with waiting list initiatives and more vigorous efforts to book patients who are about to breach. But that is firefighting, not planning, and the financial squeeze makes this high-cost approach less viable.
Instead we need to plan for waiting times to peak safely without breaching, which means our waiting list needs to become smaller early on. This kills several birds with one stone: it's cheaper, improves our access trajectories, and helps limit use of the independent sector to non-recurring work.
So we come to our final decision. No matter how operationally realistic our planning may be, there is no way it will stay relevant for two whole years. We need to decide how to keep it up to date, for instance "monitor weekly, refresh monthly, revise quarterly".
Now we can see how this journey ends. Genuine operational planning can come to the fore, with the national planning round as a mere by-product. That is how things ought to be.
But it could so easily go into reverse.
As we have seen, these calculations are not trivial. All it takes is for guidance to require one new thing, and all the carefully constructed planning models in the NHS will be torn up and replaced with ad hoc spreadsheets to address that specific requirement. Even that paragraph about weekends and Good Fridays will probably prompt this to happen somewhere.
If there is a planning round next year (and I didn't see any promises that there wouldn't be), NHS England will need to take great care not to destroy what it is now creating.


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Come to the Tunnel Top afterwards for hot African beats from Benjamin and Boima.


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There is a temptation at our youth groups just to "do life".
And doing life does make disciples, when we share the gospel.
We can think that discipleship will rub off.
It will happen almost accidentally.
That if a person can stay in our programs long enough God will save them.
For many of us we still pray that God would change people, we just secretly hope he doesn't use us.
One of the deficiency's in this model is that our non-Christian youth think that being a Christian is about being a good person.
We need to tell them the reason we are living the way we are.
It's the response to a right relationship with Jesus. Not the way to try and earn a right relationship with Jesus.


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Bachelor of Homeopathic Medicine and Surgery (BHMS) graduate degree awarded after the study of five and a half years duration, including a 1-year internship, the course offered by Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, Nashik, and approved by the Central Council of Homoeopathy (CCH).
He/she has passed the qualifying examination as under:-
• The higher secondary examination or the Indian School Certificate Examination which is equivalent to 10+2 Higher Secondary Examination after a period of 12 years study, the last two years of study comprising of Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Mathematics or any other elective subjects with English at a level not less than the core course for English as prescribed by the National Council for Educational Research and Training after the introduction of the 10+2+3 years educational structure as recommended by the National Committee on education;
Note: Where the course content is not as prescribed for the 10+2 education structure of the National Committee, the candidates will have to undergo a period of one-year pre-professional training before admission to the medical colleges;
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There is so much confusion and uncertainty about the situation in war-ravaged Afghanistan that many well-meaning Pakistanis are found asking as to what is Pakistan's Afghan policy.
It is a point of discussion in TV talk shows and the answers offered by politicians and analysts aren't very illuminating. Objectivity is often lacking in such debates.
As one can understand it, Pakistan's policy regarding Afghanistan has been evolving in reaction to the political changes that take place in Kabul. The changes on the Afghan battlefield are also taken into account by the decision-makers in Islamabad, and more importantly, in Rawalpindi. Security is uppermost in the minds of the Pakistani strategists who devise and finalise the country's Afghan policy.
Presently, Pakistan's policy in context of Afghanistan is to ensure that the government in Kabul is friendly to it. This also means making efforts that whoever is in power in Afghanistan isn't too friendly with Pakistan's arch-rival, India.
To achieve this objective, Pakistan prefers to show patience despite the generally provocative statements that are routinely made by the Afghan government functionaries and are a norm in the country's parliament and media. The attempt is not to respond in kind to the state-managed Afghan propaganda that puts all the blame on Pakistan for Afghanistan's never-ending woes.
The US under Trump is trying to achieve more than one objective by asking India to play a bigger role in Afghanistan as it provides it with a regional partner to share the burden of stabilising the country and also bringing Pakistan under greater pressure to do Washington's bidding.
Islamabad hasn't succeeded in calming down Kabul whenever a major Taliban attack takes place in Afghanistan. Its attempts to persuade Kabul not to side with New Delhi in context of the India-Pakistan divide also haven't worked. This is the reason that relations between Afghanistan and Pakistan are at the lowest ebb. Over the last two years, Afghanistan has moved decisively into India's camp. In the process, Pak-Afghan relations have gone from bad to worse.
Another important plank of Pakistan's policy toward Afghanistan is to play a role in the Afghan peacemaking efforts. This means facilitating peace talks between the Afghan Taliban and the government in Kabul that could lead to power-sharing arrangement.
Influencing the Taliban to agree to hold talks with the Afghan government has proved to be a challenge for Pakistan and there is no guarantee that an agreement could be reached and peace restored. Still, a peaceful settlement through political dialogue is the only viable option and all stakeholders, particularly neighbouring countries like Pakistan and Iran directly affected by the negative fallout of the Afghan conflict, would need to make sustained efforts for achieving this goal.
Pakistan by no means wants the Taliban to return to power in Afghanistan by excluding all other Afghan stakeholders from the government. There is no wish in Islamabad that the Taliban should capture absolute power as they did for almost six years from 1996-2001 and became engaged in perpetual fighting with other Afghan armed groups, mostly comprising the non-Pashtun ethnic communities.
The Taliban-ruled Afghanistan was isolated diplomatically and shunned by the international community and this would happen again if Taliban were to seize power. Also, Pakistan's military authorities are concerned that a decisive victory for the Afghan Taliban in Afghanistan would inspire and embolden the Pakistani Taliban and their allies to attempt replicating it in Pakistan. Though such a scenario cannot be envisioned in view of the diminished strength of the Pakistani militants as a result of the repeated military operations against them, the army high command doesn't want to lower its guard on account of its bitter experiences of the recent past.
There is no denying the fact that Islamabad has continued to maintain contacts with the Afghan Taliban leaders and allowed some of them to stay in Pakistan. Sartaj Aziz, who served as advisor on foreign affairs to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif until the end of the latter's rule, conceded the presence of the Afghan Taliban leadership in Pakistan during a speech in Washington in 2015 and argued that this is how his country tries to influence the Taliban decision-making.
These contacts could be seen both negatively and positively. In a positive sense, such contacts could be used to move forward the peace process. This has added importance in view of the stalemate on the military front and inaction on the political chessboard because a lack of breakthrough in either of the two situations would mean no end to the Afghan conflict.
Donald Trump isn't the first US President to encourage India to play a bigger role in Afghanistan as Barack Obama did the same in a more subtle way compared to his abrasive successor. By seeking a military solution in Afghanistan and inviting India to get further involved in the conflict-hit country, Trump has alienated Pakistan, contributed to the concerns of China, Russia and Iran and effectively closed the doors of political reconciliation with the Taliban.
India has completed certain important reconstruction and development projects in Afghanistan by providing $2 billion assistance, but its role is divisive and a cause of worry for Pakistan. One of the major Indian goals in Afghanistan is to offset Pakistan's influence and ensure that the Afghan soil isn't used to destabilise India. However, India's growing presence also enables it to use Afghanistan's territory to destabilise neighbouring Pakistan.
The confessional statements made by Indian spy, Kulbhushan Yadav, who was captured in Balochistan, and Jamaatul Ahrar commander and spokesman, Ehsanullah Ehsan, following his defection have established India's role in fomenting trouble in Pakistan through the Baloch separatists and Pakistani Taliban militants. In fact, a greater role for India in Afghanistan risks expanding the proxy wars already underway in the war-torn country and adding to the complexity of the troubled relations between India and Pakistan.
The US under Trump is trying to achieve more than one objective by asking India to play a bigger role in Afghanistan as it provides it with a regional partner to share the burden of stabilising the country and also bringing Pakistan under greater pressure to do Washington's bidding. The US policy is to make some short-term gains, but this is unlikely to happen given the complicated nature of the situation in Afghanistan.
In the long term though, this policy would neither lead to American victory in the Afghan war nor stabilise Afghanistan. Rather, it could further destabilise a region where nuclear-armed India and Pakistan have been unable to resolve any of their many disputes and where faultlines existing in almost every country could be exploited to create a crisis beyond control.


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Well Medicated put together a fine collection of 50 Polish movie posters, including the cute interpretation above of Rosemary's Baby. I've included a few of my favorites here. And for contrast, I've attached the new domestic one-sheet for Leonardo DiCaprio's Body of Lies—one of the blandest posters I've recently come across. Can't say I prefer the foreign version of Weekend at Bernie's, but that's to be expected, no? For more info on the artists behind these works, or to purchase, visit the great site, PolishPoster.com. Thanks to 'rio for the tip.
Remember that teaser trailer that was attached to The Dark Knight? No, not Watchmen. Nope, not Terminator. I'm talking about the film starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe. Body of Lies follows a former journalist who is hired by the CIA to track down an Al Qaeda leader. You probably didn't get that much from the first trailer, I know I didn't. Thankfully, Warner Bros has released a new full length trailer which gives you a much better sense of what this Ridley Scott film is about. Watch it now below, and as always, tell me what you think in the comments.
Watch the trailer in High Definition on Yahoo. Body of Lies hits theaters on October 10th 2008.
Warner Bros has also provided us with the first photo from Ridley Scott's (Gladiator, American Gangster) big screen adaptation of David Ignatius's novel, Body of Lies. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio as Roger Ferris, an injured former Iraq War journalist who is hired by the CIA to track down an Al Qaeda leader. And the screenplay is written by William Monahan, who won the Oscar last year for The Departed'. The film also stars Russell Crowe and Carice van Houten.
A tale of counterterrorism from an author who "ranks with Graham Greene in his knowledge of espionage and the human heart" (Publishers Weekly). Roger Ferris is one of the CIA's soldiers in the war on terrorism. He has come out of Iraq with a shattered leg and an intense mission-to penetrate the network of a master terrorist known only as "Suleiman." Ferris's plan for getting inside Suleiman's tent is inspired by a masterpiece of British intelligence during World War II: He prepares a body of lies, literally the corpse of an imaginary CIA officer who appears to have accomplished the impossible by recruiting an agent within the enemy's ranks. This scheme binds friend and foe in a web of extraordinary subtlety and complexity, and when it begins to unravel, Ferris finds himself flying blind into a hurricane. His only hope is the urbane head of Jordan's intelligence service-a man who might be an Arab version of John le Carré's celebrated spy, George Smiley. But can Ferris trust him?
Body of Lies will hit theaters in the Fourth Quarter of 2008.


There is so much more to Ireland than castles, pubs and traditional music.
But the reality is those are the very things tourists flock to the Emerald Isle to discover. The trick to having the real Irish experience, however, is to look beyond the tourist traps of tacky laughing leprechauns, clichéd pubs filled with people of every nationality other than Irish, and sombrely shuffling through tourist-filled castles.
The south east of Ireland is gorgeous on countless levels, and offers a host of surprises including a randomly located safari park. Yes that is correct, a safari park, in Ireland, cheetahs and all.
As you reach the outskirts of south County Dublin the true Ireland stretches out before you. Dublin is a vibrant and energetic city that boasts a clever balance between centuries of history and a cosmopolitan desire to keep up with the likes of London, Paris and Rome. But limit your visit to the city alone and you do yourself and the country a great disservice.
County Wexford occupies the most south eastern corner of Ireland and is the very centre of the 'Sunny Southeast'. Wexford town itself is bustling and enthusiastic, yet maintains the quaint homeliness that local residents have loved and harboured for generations. Filled with cosy cafes and a surprising number of high quality restaurants, the town centre appears almost overflowing with unexpected nooks and crannies to entertain and delight.
Wexford is renowned for its annual opera festival. But the presence of the artistic heartbeat of the town is prevalent everywhere, in the nightly pub traditional (trad) music gigs, the numerous art galleries scattered throughout the town and the regular international standard artistic and cultural performances at the new Wexford Opera House. Move beyond the town walls and Wexford County is an absolute delight.
Throw a stone in Ireland and you are likely to hit a castle. But none are quite so overwhelming to behold as Johnstown Castle. The gardens are immaculately maintained year round and while the castle itself is closed to the public, a day can be lost wandering the grounds that offer countless views of the castle from every angle.
West of Wexford travellers will come upon Waterford, a city seeped in history. At first glance Waterford may not reveal all it has to offer, but pull up a bar stool in one of the local pubs and soon any local lad will tell you his tale. If you can understand the thick and rich Waterford accent, something delicious will be revealed.
The most intriguing and enlightening part of Ireland is the people, and further west lies one of the best cities to meet true Irish hospitality. Cork is known for three things – the irresistible Cork accent, the endearing locals and the country's best traditional music scene. Stay in a B&B and be delighted by the hospitality, like a hot pot of tea on arrival. Enjoy a meal prepared by some of Ireland's best chefs and share a pint of Guinness with some local musicians as they perform in the 'trad' music capital of Ireland.
If it is grand cathedrals and breathtaking architecture you crave, Cobh (pronounced Cove) in County Cork is where you will find Saint Coleman's Cathedral. Rivalling cathedrals throughout Europe, this church sits perched on the steep hillside above the ocean, commanding an unavoidable presence over the popular seaside holiday destination.
If it is the unexpected you're after, look no further than Fota, on the road to Cobh and home to Fota Wildlife Park. At first it is impossible to believe such a beautiful array of animals from across the globe could be found in one of the more cleverly designed safari parks around. Once you've seen it, you will not forget the thrill of standing within metres of a majestic cheetah or the sight of emus and zebras wandering along together, with hares bounding amongst their feet.
So visit Ireland for the pubs, the castles and the 'trad' music, but be surprised by the multitude of other treasures it has to offer. And leave the laughing leprechauns to the other tourists.
For other popular tourism destinations read Budapest: the pearl of Hungary and Finland: Confessions of a fly-fishing virgin.


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