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Homebuilding has taken off in 2017. Good news, but it's still tough to sell residential lots and land without the right marketing tools. MLS is a good place to start, but MLS is designed primarily for selling homes - not residential lots and land. Land agents need to do more.
LotNetwork.com is a platform for reaching active lot and land buyers like potential homeowners, builders, developers and investors. I have upgraded to a powerful new tool, a paid subscription placing my Premium Listings at the top of each area search.
LoopNet.com is the most heavily trafficked commercial real estate marketplace online with more than 8 million registered members & 5 million unique monthly visitors. Its primary business is to provide commercial real estate listings in the United States. I pay for Premium Level exposure for new listings & rotate them monthly.
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For the most part, the percentage of respondents in 2018 with various sorts of amenities changed very little from 2017. Only two types of amenities saw an increase of more than two points from 2017 to 2018. Concessions were up 3.3 points, and skateparks were up 3.2.
Looking back five years to 2014, there has been an increase of at least 3 percentage points in the number of respondents whose facilities include: dog parks (up 5.3 points from 13.2 percent); playgrounds (up 4.4 points from 54.5 percent); walking and hiking trails (up 4.2 points from 44 percent); skateparks (up 3.7 points from 16.1 percent); outdoor aquatic facilities (up 3.2 points from 30.3 percent), and disc golf courses (up 3.1 points from 16.2 percent).
Park respondents are more likely than other facility types to include: playgrounds (86.7 percent of park respondents had playgrounds); park shelters (80.4 percent); park restroom structures (75.6 percent); outdoor sports courts (74.4 percent); community/multipurpose centers (58.4 percent); bike trails (46.4 percent); skateparks (41.1 percent); dog parks (38.8 percent); community gardens (33.7 percent); disc golf courses (32.9 percent); fitness trails and outdoor fitness equipment (32.6 percent); splash play areas (30.7 percent); golf courses (19.9 percent); ice rinks (17.6 percent); waterparks (16.9 percent); and bike/BMX parks (11.4 percent).
Respondents from colleges and universities are the most likely to include: locker rooms (85.4 percent); indoor tracks (57.9 percent); and synthetic turf sports fields (42.7 percent).
School respondents are more likely than other types of facilities to include: bleachers and seating (78.9 percent); outdoor running tracks (78.7 percent); concessions (75.8 percent); and natural turf sports fields (74.2 percent).
Health club respondents are more likely than other facility types to report that they included fitness centers (92.3 percent), and Wi-Fi services (75.4 percent).
Respondents from Ys are more likely than others to indicate that their facilities included: indoor sports courts (85.2 percent); exercise studios (81.5 percent); classrooms and meeting rooms (71.6 percent); indoor aquatic facilities (69.1 percent); and childcare facilities (66.7 percent).
Respondents from camps are more likely than others to include: walking and hiking trails (79.5 percent); open spaces such as gardens and natural areas (78.3 percent); campgrounds (60.2 percent); waterfronts and marinas (51.8 percent); outdoor aquatic facilities (50.6 percent); challenge courses or ropes courses (45.8 percent); clumbing walls (44.6 percent); nature centers (26.5 percent); skiing and winter recreation opportunities (10.8 percent); and amusements (3.6 percent).
Respondents from parks and camps were the most likely to report that they had plans to add features. More than half of parks respondents (56.2 percent) and camp respondents (52.9 percent) said they had such plans. They were followed by community centers (42.1 percent) and colleges (36.5 percent). Less than one-third of Ys (32.1 percent), health clubs (30.3 percent) and schools (25 percent) said they had plans to add features at their facilities over the next few years.
With the exception of schools and Ys, the percentage of respondents planning to add features increased for all facility types between 2017 and 2018.


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PIERCING In Theaters February 1st
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**Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 2018**
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Universal Pictures Content Group will release the horror suspense mystery film PIERCING in Theaters, On Demand and Digital HD on February 1, 2019.
PIERCING features ground breaking performances by Christopher Abbott (It Comes At Night, "The Sinner," "Girls") and Mia Wasikowska (Crimson Peak, Stoker, Alice In Wonderland). The film is the second feature film for writer and director Nicolas Pesce who previously received critical acclaim for his debut feature film The Eyes Of My Mother. Pesce is in post-production on his next film – the reboot of the Grudge.
In this twisted love story, a man seeks out an unsuspecting stranger to help him purge the dark torments of his past. His plan goes awry when he encounters a woman with plans of her own. A playful psycho-thriller game of cat-and-mouse based on Ryû Murakami's novel.
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PIERCING on Blu-ray and DVD March 12th
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Today, every business is looking to grow their market share. They also focus on minimizing risks. A business that addresses growth and risk with ease is a leader of the pack.
Having HSE (Health Safety and Environment) software is important to every organization. Especially companies keen on growth and risk mitigation.
The software is database oriented. It helps firms and organizations cover broad aspects. They include, waste management, hygiene, medical and environmental safety and sustainability. This is through data collection, data mining and analysis. Businesses use data analyzed to come up with trends. This helps improve processes and lower business risks.
The aim is to bring bulk data together from different departments for a period of time by mining and analyzing data for prolonged periods of time. A company is then able to identify trends and risks. This helps organizations invent ways to mitigate risks and improve HSE processes.
If you are a Business Manager, this software will be a life saver. Data analysis will help point out issues that MUST be addressed. The pointers will help you look for better ways to grow business. HSE software helps manage costs and improve productivity.
Provide systematic ways of handling incidents with ease.
Point out trends that can be costly for your business.
Reduce on cost, maintenance and training. It is cheaper to train employees on how to use one system as opposed to different systems.
How to implement Health Safety and Environment software?
This involves researching the best service providers. Remember for success, you have to involve all the stakeholders. They will help in the implementation. Ensure you have the best service providers.
The service providers assist in installing and configuring data.
Is the data analyzed helping the business? Have we achieved the set goals? How can we improve even better? Evaluation helps create awareness of what needs to change, and what is working.
You see, the ability to forecast business trends will give a company an advantage. An analysis of the past trends helps forecast the future accurately. HSE software will help your company determine what must happen today. To grow and improve your business processes. This is a good way to guarantee continued success!


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WAVESHIELD PROTECTS YOU FROM MOBILE PHONE'S RADIATION OR OTHER ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION (EMR) PRODUCING DEVICES.
WAVESHIELD is a modern day scientific device created to address the growing concerns on mobile phone users. It is a small device that you stick to the back of your mobile phone so that you can be protected from the harmful effects of radiation. Mobile phones use are extensive in our lives as we cradle them in our hands, put them in our pockets and use them typically, for many hours in a day. We make or receive phone calls and may be placing our mobile phone directly in contact with our skins and heads for a long time. Just imagine our exposure to EMR on a daily basis and what this does to our bodies? This is the reason why investing in WaveShield is the right thing to do.
WAVESHIELD is a new generation EMR shielding material that is based on the Molecular Resonance Effect Technology, the same technology created by Dr. Igor Smirnov that created WaveRider. You may not realise it but the impact of wireless technology on human's health has been documented to be real and factual.
World Health Organisation (WHO) warns that the use of mobile phones links to cancer. Lyon, France, May 31, 2011 - The WHO/International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has classified radiofrequency electromagnetic fields as possibly carcinogenic to humans (Group 2B), based on an increased risk for glioma, a malignant type of brain cancer, associated with wireless phone use.
Why is electromagnetic radiation harmful?
In 1994, Nobel prize winners, Gilman & Rodbell determined that our body's cells communicate with each other via very low & subtle electromagnetic frequencies. This signal carries all the vital information through a process called signal transduction and are translated into biochemical and physiological processes of our body. EMR can potentially distort and disrupt these cellular communication signals resulting in abnormal metabolism and consequently illness. Thousands of other studies on the negative effects of EMR to immune system, enzyme synthesis, nervous system, learning, mood and behavioral pattern have proved to be consistent and statistically significant. EMR does adversely affect organic life at the molecular, cellular, biochemical and physiological levels.
Dr.Igor Smirnov's Invention - the inventor of WaveShield
As founder and patent owner of the Molecular Resonance Effect Technology (MRET), Dr. Igor has now produced another innovative product called WAVESHIELD. Made from a proprietary polymeric material, once activated, WAVESHIELD emits MRET frequencies that can travel through space and re-balances the natural rhythm of organic matters into its own natural resonance - humans, animals, water and plants.
WAVESHIELD SPECIFICATIONS
Net Weight 4g
Weight (with Packaging) 56g
Elliptical diameter 2.3cm by 1.5cm
Packaging Dimension 11cm X 7.6cm X 2.8cm
Life Span 3 years upon sticking to an electrical device (Eg. Mobile phone or laptop)
Range of Coverage 2m radius
WAVESHIELD APPLICATIONS - BENEFITS TO MOBILE PHONE USERS ESPECIALLY TO CHILDREN
WAVESHIELD is highly recommended to all phone users especially to children.
Protection at the workplace - Workplace with heavy use of electronic and wireless equipment and computers. Eg. Server rooms, workplaces near satellites and broadcasting stations, X-ray departments, transport vehicles that are heavily wired such as airplanes, cars and others
Protection at home - Homes near broadcasting stations or with a satellite dish, homes installed with wireless routers, and other numerous home electronic gadgets that gives out strong EMR. Heavy use of family members with computers, mobile phones, iPads/tablets.
Protection for the sick in hospitals, clinics and vets - Create a better resonance needed by sick patients or animals by helping them re-balance their body's resonance so that they can heal and hasten the recovery process better
Protection of guests at Health clubs (spas, massage & beauty parlours) - to return the natural energy to the body and calm the mind quickly
Create a sanctuary where protection and safety from bombardments of EMR becomes your priority
WAVESHIELD TECHNOLOGY - HOW IT WORKS
WaveShield is made of a patented polymer compound of a high dielectric constant. In the presence of external electromagnetic field, WaveShield emit very low and subtle frequencies of electromagnetic oscillations that resemble those used by living cells in the body. These oscillations compensate and neutralise the harmful effects of EMR generated by electrical devices while simultaneously providing support for cellular functions in the body.
WaveShield does not reduce the intensity of EMR from your device. It neutralises the negative effects of EMR by modulating ultra low frequencies onto the EMR frequencies rather than reducing the EMR intensitiy.
Actual live blood cells test conducted on the effects of EMR.
Control Sample = Blood samples without mobile phone
WaveShield neutralises the electromagnetic stress and excitement caused by mobile phones on the brain#
Brain EEG readings
#The controlled test was conducted at the laboratory of SA Biomedical Instrument Company, San Diego , Califrnia.The human subject was introduced to the influence of a mobile phone (Samsung model #SCH-2000) without WaveShield protection and susequently with WaveShield protection. The head of the subject was covered with a standard Electro-cap connected with 4 channels of Bioelectric Amplifier equipped with Analog Processor and Anti-alaising Filters. The data were provided for the following 4 electrodes: C4, Fz, F4 and T4. After running the control test for 3 minutes, each of the EMR influenced tests was run 3 minutes each. The mobile phone was located on the right side of the head at standard position.
In conclusion, WaveShield shields you from the effects of EMR, protecting and normalising every living cells. The life span is 3 years when placed on source of radiation.
1. What is the WaveShield ?
The WaveShield is an anti-radiation device that protects us from the harmful effects of electromagnetic radiation. The scientist who invented it, Dr. Igor Smirnov, was awarded two US patents for this technology.
2. What are the sources of electromagnetic radiation that affect us everyday?
We actually live in an environment where man-made electromagnetic radiation is very pervasive. Basically, electromagnetic radiation is emitted whenever electrical equipment are used.
Around the home, hair-dryers, microwave ovens, refrigerators, TV, computers, cordless phones, vacuum cleaners, baby monitors and stereo receivers are all sources of electromagnetic radiation.
Outside the home, we are continually bombarded by electromagnetic radiation from commercial WiFi routers, video screen displays, mobile phone towers, radio transmissions, GPS systems, bluetooth and other electrical installations.
Those of us who use mobile phones actually carry around a source of electromagnetic radiation with us everywhere we go.
3. What are some of the harmful effects of electromagnetic radiation?
According to Dr. Neil Cherry of Lincoln University, New Zealand.
"Scientific studies at the cellular level…show compelling and comprehensive evidence that RF (radiofrequencies, which generate electromagnetic radiation) exposure… which are a minute fraction of present "safety standards" resulted in altered brain function, sleep disruption, depression, chronic fatigue, headaches, impaired memory and learning, adverse reproductive outcomes including miscarriage, still birth, cot death, prematurity and birth deformities.
Many other adverse health effects have been found, predominantly cancer of many organs, especially brain cancer, leukemia, breast cancer and testicular cancer."
4. What are the effects of electromagnetic radiation on our bodies?
Electromagnetic radiation causes our bodies to react negatively.
When our cells detect electromagnetic radiation (for example, from the mobile phone or computer), they interpret it as a "danger signal". Messages are sent to the cell nucleus, that cause gene expression changes.
These gene expression changes trigger a cascade of events such as:
- changes in heart rate and variability
- enzyme activity changes
- proto-oncogenes are turned on
- stress genes are turned on and stress proteins are produced.
The change in heart rate and variability causes an induction of heart stress condition. When this is prolonged, this leads to a reduced chance of surviving an infarction.
Changes in enzymic activities causes changes in the normal cell metabolism processes. One consequence of this is an increased rate of cell proliferation. This in turn can lead to fetal abnormalities and cancer.
Another consequence of changes in cell metabolism is that it interferes with and leads to changes in cell secretion. One result of this is that it leads to changed production of brain substances, affecting our brain functions. This will lead to stress and stress symptoms, hormonal disturbances, short-term memory loss, learning impairment, headaches and fatigue.
Another effect of changes in cell secretion is a reduction of melatonin being produced by the brain's pineal gland. This triggers a series of disorders including mood disorders, behavioral disturbances, sleep disorders, disturbed circadian rhythm, and a feeling of permanent jet lag.
The reduction in melatonin also causes our immune system to be impaired and down-regulated. This means our body's resistance to sickness and disease is lowered. It can also lead to blood disorders and asthma.
A third consequence of reduced melatonin production is that it can lead to an increase of DNA breaks, contributing to a disturbance of the body's repair functions and chromosomal damage. These may lead to fetal abnormalities, degenerative diseases like Alzheimer, Parkinson and also cancer.
So we can see that the long-term and not-so-long term effects of prolonged exposure to electromagnetic radiation can damage various functions of our brain and body.
5. How does the WaveShield protect us from electromagnetic radiation?
WaveShield uses a proprietary, patented technology to counteract man-made electromagnetic radiation, by producing "natural" frequencies that "ride" on the waves of the electromagnetic radiation. These frequencies form a field similar to that occurring in nature, which the human body has been long-accustomed to.
These WaveShield frequencies are natural, random and noisy, and the cells of our bodies perceive them to be acceptable, and therefore do not react negatively against them. Conversely, electromagnetic waves of the mobile phone, WiFi and other electrical devices produce frequencies that are man-made and constant, which are interpreted as harmful to our health.
When the WaveShield is placed on the mobile phone device or any other WiFi and other electrical devices, the resultant waves received by the body is an enhanced field. This field is accepted by the cells as "normal" so there is no negative reaction from the cellular mechanisms.
This means that our cells, in the presence of the WaveShield frequencies, are able to function without the adverse effects of the electromagnetic radiation.
6. Who invented the WaveShield ?
The WaveShield is the brainchild of scientist-inventor, Dr. Igor Smirnov. Dr. Smirnov was awarded two US patents for the technologies that led to the creation of the WaveShield.
Dr. Smirnov specializes in advanced research on the influence of low frequency electromagnetic oscillations on human cellular physiology.
He is most well known for his pioneering invention of the Molecular Resonance Effect Technology or MRET. His MRET technology has helped heal people suffering from a wide range of diseases ranging from cancer, diabetes, Alzheimer disease to psoriasis and chronic fatigue syndrome.
Dr. Smirnov brings a depth of knowledge from nuclear engineering, mechanical and bio-engineering, biological sciences, quantum physics, biophysics, biochemistry and even clinical psychology into his work. His works are well published in international scientific publications including the European Journal of Scientific Research, International Journal of Biophysics and Journal of Research in Biology, among others.
7. How long will the WaveShield last?
The WaveShield has a life span of 3 years once it is stick onto the device.
8. What is the range of the WaveShield protection?
The WaveShield's protective coverage extends to a radius of 2 metres.
This means that anyone using the WiFi or mobile phone or other electrical appliance within 2 meters of the WaveShield will enjoy the benefits of its WaveShield frequencies.
10. Will the frequencies from the WaveShield affect the signals of our mobile phones or WiFi?
The WaveShield is unique in that its frequencies ride on the signals of our mobile phones and WiFi, yet they do not in any way distort these mobile phones and WiFi signals.
In other words, the clarity of communication when using the mobile phone and WiFi remains the same. The WaveShield's frequencies do not interfere with the mobile phone or WiFi signals.
12. Does the WaveShield help to reduce the brain's absorption of electromagnetic radiation from mobile phones?
Radiation from mobile phones and other wireless devices is often measured in terms of SAR values. SAR stands for Specific Absorption Rate. It is the rate at which the body absorbs the radiofrequency energy from the mobile phone or wireless device.
13. Why are parents advised that their children should not use a mobile phone until they are 15 years old?
From the time they are born, our children's brains and bodies continue to grow and develop non-stop till somewhere in their late teens.
As the brains, internal organs and skeletal structures develop and grow, they are particularly susceptible to the negative impact of electromagnetic radiation. Prolonged exposure to electromagnetic radiation has been known to damage DNA and impair natural cellular processes.
Because children's brains and bodies are still growing, the rapid cell multiplication and growth rates make them very vulnerable to DNA damage. Research has shown that radiation from mobile phones and WiFi causes diminished reaction time in children, decreased motor function, increased distraction, hyperactivity and inability to focus on complex and long term tasks.
Children's skulls are also smaller and thinner, which means that the electromagnetic radiation will penetrate deeper into their brains. Their brain tissues are softer and have far more rapidly dividing cells than the adult, which means that they will absorb far more of the radiation and suffer greater harm than the equivalent adult.
The harm that electromagnetic radiation can cause to children is so well recognized that schools in France are not permitted to use WiFi, while Belgium has disallowed the sale of children-specific mobile phones. Many schools in Australia and other countries have limited or disallowed wireless communication.
Instead, worldwide, as the average person becomes increasingly aware of the great dangers posed by wireless communications, there is mounting pressure for governments and education authorities to use wired networks in schools instead of networks using wireless broadband systems, including WiFi.
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using Autofac;
using Microsoft.Bot.Builder.Dialogs;
using Microsoft.Bot.Builder.Dialogs.Internals;
using Microsoft.Bot.Builder.Internals.Fibers;
using Microsoft.Bot.Builder.Luis;
using Zummer.Dialogs;
using Zummer.Handlers;
using Zummer.Services;

namespace Zummer.Modules
{
    internal sealed class MainModule : Module
    {
        protected override void Load(ContainerBuilder builder)
        {
            base.Load(builder);

            builder.Register(c => new LuisModelAttribute("ce7aeb2f-4b42-48e5-b8e3-d9bf76e580c1", "158d281995224cbb890ab4462b88c5c4")).AsSelf().AsImplementedInterfaces().SingleInstance();

            // Top Level Dialog
            builder.RegisterType<MainDialog>().As<IDialog<object>>().InstancePerDependency();

            // Singlton services
            builder.RegisterType<LuisService>().Keyed<ILuisService>(FiberModule.Key_DoNotSerialize).AsImplementedInterfaces().SingleInstance();
            builder.RegisterType<BingSearchService>().Keyed<ISearchService>(FiberModule.Key_DoNotSerialize).AsImplementedInterfaces().SingleInstance();
            builder.RegisterType<ApiHandler>().Keyed<IApiHandler>(FiberModule.Key_DoNotSerialize).AsImplementedInterfaces().SingleInstance();

            // Objects depending on incoming messages
            builder.RegisterType<HandlerFactory>().Keyed<IHandlerFactory>(FiberModule.Key_DoNotSerialize).AsImplementedInterfaces().InstancePerMatchingLifetimeScope(DialogModule.LifetimeScopeTag);
            builder.RegisterType<SearchIntentHandler>().Keyed<IIntentHandler>(FiberModule.Key_DoNotSerialize).Named<IIntentHandler>(ZummerStrings.SearchIntentName).AsImplementedInterfaces().InstancePerMatchingLifetimeScope(DialogModule.LifetimeScopeTag);
            builder.RegisterType<GreetingIntentHandler>().Keyed<IIntentHandler>(FiberModule.Key_DoNotSerialize).Named<IIntentHandler>(ZummerStrings.GreetingIntentName).AsImplementedInterfaces().InstancePerMatchingLifetimeScope(DialogModule.LifetimeScopeTag);
        }
    }
}

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I'm always excited to try new products by new brands so when I was contacted by Professor Scrubbingtons I was looking forward to seeing what they were all about. In case you didn't know or can't tell by the name the Professor Scrubbingtons is a range of toiletries aimed at children.
We were sent the full range to review and they arrived in a fantastic cardboard suitcase that was almost to fab to throw away!
The range includes; Magically Foaming Hand & Face Wash, Magically Foaming Shampoo, Magically Foaming Conditioner, Magically Foaming Hair & Body Wash and Magically Fragrant Deodorant. You get the theme right?! I love it! It certainly adds a bit of fun and magic to bath time.
Foam that is easy to use and apply with a wider pump which is easier for little hands. Natural ingredients with no parabens or SLS. This is such a handy product to keep at the sink! We've all been using it throughout the day and Noah has started asking for his hands to be washed just so he can use it! That's a win right there!
Foam that stays on your hand and is easy to apply. The dispenser is easy to use and you can do it with just one hand. Made with natural ingredients, no SLS or Parabens. Lightly scented. 2 in 1 products like these are ideal when your toddler won't sit still in the bath.
Proffesor Scrubbington's shampoo is easy to use, apply and is very gentle too. It doesn't dry out your child's hair and that is probably due to it containing only natural ingredients. It smells beautifully too.
Another product which is easy to use, apply and contains only natural ingredients. This conditioner is great for Noah as he has such coarse hair which needs a lot of TLC. It has helped keep his hair sleek, smooth and a lot more manageable.
Easy grip bottle, roll on application, natural ingredients with a fresh fragrance. Of course a deodorant is aimed at the older child but I think it's a great product to include in the range as you don't see many aimed specifically at the kids.
Prices for these products start at £5 and you can buy the complete range for £20. I think this is reasonable as Professor Scrubbington's is a little more luxurious than your bog standard kids lotions and potions. I would certainly buy again!
How would you like to win the complete range?! To enter all you need to do is use the rafflecopter form below. Don't forget to check out my other competitions too!
2. The prize sent directly from PR.
I'd try the Magically Foaming Hand & Face Wash first! Thank you.
Foaming hair and body wash sounds nice!
I think my kids would love to try the foaming Hand & Face wash first.
I'd try the Magically Foaming Hand & Face Wash first! Looks really good! :) Fab Giveaway!
The Magically Foaming Hand & Face Wash would be well used and much appreciated.
I;m desperate to try the deoderant as i have severe eczema under my arms and normal deos are soooo harsh!!
The Magically Foaming Hair & Body Wash!
The hand and face wash.
The Magically Foaming Conditioner as my son's scalp is quite dry.
Foaming Hand & Face Wash as it sounds like it would save us some time in the mornings!
I would try the shampoo first.
my son would really like to try the deodorant. he's 10 and is just starting to get into taking care of how he looks and smells!
I'd like to try the Magically Foaming Hair and Body Wash with my little boy first. He would love it! Thanks.
The handwash with the extra wide top looks very good. Anything that gets little ones to WANT to wash their hands is good!
Foaming hair and body wash.
The shampoo.....my daughter Daphne hates having her hair washed so perhaps this would be a welcomed change in the ordeal!
the magically foaming hair and body wash!
I would try the Magic foaming shampoo first.
The Magically Foaming Hand & Face Wash - looks fun, as well as effective!
I would try the hand and face wash, it looks so fun!
We would try the foaming Hand & Face wash first.
Hand and body wash, for their grubby little mitts!
I'd try the Magically Foaming Hand & Face Wash first, it sounds useful.
The conditioner - I do love trying a new conditioner!
Magically Foaming Conditioner - I can imagine that it would smell lovely!
the magically foaming hand wash would make washing hands fun for my 2 year old!
I would love to try the foaming Hand and Face wash first.
Magic foam shampoo sounds like fun for my youngest.
The magical foaming hair and body wash, with a toddler who hates bath time anything that gets him washed quicker is a bonus.
The magically foaming hair and body wash. Any excuse to have a long wash ALONE!
I'd go for the Magically Foaming Hair & Body Wash.
I'd try the lovely sounding Magically Foaming Conditioner first, thanks for the lovely giveaway.
Hand and Face wash please.
The hand and face wash would be useful.
The Magically Foaming Conditioner looks fab!
What a great range, we would try the hand and face wash first.
I'd try the Magically Foaming Hand & Face Wash first.
Id trg the foaming hair and body wash because my 5year old likes to just play in the bad and moans when he has to stop playing for me to wash him and then shampoo his hair so this would save me alot of time and hassle as i could use this to do both at the same time ..Any products that make life a little easier ges a thumbs up from me !!
the hair and body wash, 1 bottle, 2 uses, great.
I think mine would love to try the Foaming Hair and Body Wash.
I would love to try the foaming Hand & Face wash first for my little girl and boy.
I'd get the kids to try the Magically Foaming Hand & Face Wash first - anything that encourages them to wash their hands is fine by me!
I would love to try the Magically Foaming Conditioner on my little girl's hair!
Foaming shampoo and conditioner sounds awesome!
They all sound really good! :) I would go for the magically foaming shampoo and body wash at first.
I want to try them all, but would probably start with the hand and face wash first since I wouldn't have to wait for bath/shower time.


This happened today. It sucked. The end.
P.S. Sorry for mentioning eggs again.
P.P.P.S. Have a great weekend!
You should mentiom the eggs more often. Bring awareness. Mu daughter has a cow milk alergie.
I think I'm self conscious about it since I think I bring it up a lot when talking to other people. But yeah not a lot of people know that people can be intolerant to eggs.
I couldn't imagine being allergic to eggs, or milk for that matter. I love both of those things. I practically live off bacon, eggs, and milk.
I pray I never become lactose intolerant because I love cheese. But yeah egg intolerance suuucks, especially since it's gotten worse in the last few years.


Now-July 21: Get your appetite ready for Providence Restaurant Weeks' deliciously affordable three-course menu offerings at eateries all over the city (and beyond).
July 12: Enjoy bands and brews take over at Burnside Park with the Burnside Music Series and Beer Garden, featuring food trucks, beer from Trinity Brewhouse, and live musical performances.
July 12: Immerse yourself in traditional and avant-garde art during Newport Gallery Night, take a free Guided Walking Art Tour to learn more about the participating galleries, and even see artists at work.
July 12: Enjoy Food Truck Night at Sons of Liberty as they bring in a variety of deliciously mobile eateries, live music, and other fun surprises at the distillery.
July 13-15: Newport's sister city of Shimoda, Japan takes over Bristol during a festive expansion of The Black Ships Festival, a celebration of Japanese food, music, and culture throughout the town.
July 14: The Green Animals Children's Party will turn the seaside topiary garden into a kids' wonderland, with pony rides, a rock climbing wall, magic, crafts, and more.
July 14: It's not summer in Providence without WaterFire, complete with ballroom dancing, live music, street performers, and more.
July 15: Celebrate RI's most awesome season at Summerfest, an all-day music festival featuring live tribute bands, comedy, food trucks, and art vendors, that's also a fundraiser for the North Kingstown Food Pantry.
July 15: Bring your appetite (and dancing shoes) to Eat Drink RI's first annual Live Jazz Brunch during East Providence's Heritage Days, and enjoy live music from the 17-piece swing band "New Providence Big Band," while enjoying a delicious array of food from local eateries.
July 15: Head on over to The Schoolyard Market at Hope & Main; a farmer's market where you can actually meet the makers at the food startup incubator - and better yet, try what they make.


Demonstrations were held outside Chinese embassies in 12 cities around the world to mark the 12th year of detention of Burma's pro-democracy leader and Nobel peace laureate – Aung San Suu Kyi.
Students, immigrants and refugees from Myanmar (formerly known as Burma) joined the demonstration backed by scores of campaigners representing a range of NGOs, including Amnesty International, as well as students and other members of the society sympathetic to the cause.
The demonstration in London was held on Great Portland Street. The Chinese diplomatic mission in London did not issue an official comment in relation to the protest.
One of the reasons China is finding it extremely difficult to issue an official statement on the current events in Burma owes to China's own unfortunate history with peaceful demonstrations and mismanagement of such crises. Words are difficult for official Beijing right now. People who find themselves advising others on courses of action usually lead by example. China's example in 1989 should not be followed or repeated. If China were to officially state its position as against military actions and brutality, it would somewhat clash with what it preached, exercised and never apologised for. Moreover, China craves stability. Feeling like a big brother in the region, it hates little headaches and particularly changes in the structure of the otherwise familiar region. What would happen to the trade that was going so well between Chinese businesses and the Burmese forests? How would China tackle the change? What if Burma was to succeed in establishing a democratic society? Does that mean it'll get under the umbrella of the West and review its relations with China? Will China lose its control over Burma? Will this finally tip off the balance of powers in the Asia-Pacific? All these questions have to be answered before an official statement can be issued. Of course, China's statement is unlikely to decide the future of Burma, but there's a procedure to follow and right now the world is waiting for an statement to come out of China.
There's little time left before the 2008 Olympics finally arrive in Beijing, but what will happen after it? Will there be an anti-climax? Will there be a backlash? Will there be billions of unpaid debts? Farmers who have abandoned their heritage and their lands to come to the city and build for the Olympics; children that have been left to care for by the elderly and the neighbours while the parents are trying to make a little profit off this pompous event; even greater gap between the rich and the poor who were offered little compensation for their lost homes. China is putting on a great propaganda campaign for itself ahead of the Games, but what will come after the Games is what will tell the true story of China's development.
It comes as a surprise to me that media reports haven't looked closer into the Chinese products scares, conveniently pointing at corruption in Chinese government and content with that serving as the only reason.
The problem with the quality of Chinese goods is by no means new. Russians have developed a nasty dislike for the Chinese people working on Russian markets precisely because of the quality of Chinese products that have been sold in Russia. Made in China has long become a synonym to "fake", "forged" and "poor quality".
It is important to go back to the basics and remember why anyone wanted Chinese products in the first place: because of all the cheap labour. But that is all there is. So, if a product does not involve much labour, and is in any way costly because of the nominal costs of the materials, then China, as a manufacturer, can't compete. Pet food, toothpaste – all involve ingredients that are costly to produce. They also involve standard health and safety checks that should be performed before the product is released. Those checks also form part of the bill.
One of the core issues the Chinese manufacturers have with their foreign counterparts is that in an effort to reduce the cost of production, the company that orders the goods has unreasonably high expectations of how cheap they can buy the products for. In order to fulfill that expectation, some Chinese manufacturers, performing under great pressure of competition, are forced to accept agreements and sign contracts that lead to the manufacturer promising to produce certain goods at inconceivably low prices. This almost inevitably leads to forging materials, replacing parts and generally cutting down on the cost of production at the expense of quality and safety. Any self-respecting big company with a good reputation can afford to reject a business offer that the manufacturer deems impossible to make. It is, therefore, the smaller, struggling provincial factories that agree to take up unreasonable requests and end up producing goods that are faulty or do not match the quality.
So here's the other end of the stick: quality issues arise not only as a result of corruption in standard setting bodies and are rarely only down to the responsibility of the manufacturer. Nike, H&M, Adidas, just to name a few, also have their factories set up in China and also employ and benefit greatly from the notorious cheap Chinese labour. If the ordering company is not willing to pay for all the quality checks, for better quality materials and other essential parts of production, then whatever safety issues occur on a latter stage would be the responsibility of both parties.
It is crucial to correctly identify the potential of the Chinese manufacturers and not to overestimate it. When safety scares occur, it may seem easy and straightforward to put all the blame on the manufacturers, but there is a cause and effect relationship between the foreign companies not willing to pay for all the necessary quality checks and the subsequent failure of the product to meet the standards.
I am a fond lover of the Chinese central news. During my current visit to Beijing I noticed something rather interesting. For the first time in decades the word party is giving way in popularity to another word, "Olympics". To say that the upcoming Olympics are doing wonders in Beijing is to say nothing. I don't think there's ever been such precedent in history that measures in its scale to the efforts the Chinese are putting into this Game. The marketing of the event is much like the marketing of The Simpsons movie, except this one has been going on since Beijing was voted to host the 2008 Olympics.
Starting tomorrow, the Beijing transport authorities will be introducing a testing regime that involves rescheduling the office hours of large companies and offices to try and regulate morning traffic and shortage of public transport. The reported 'clear sky days' are nearing 260 days per year (out of the 365)! And this is at a time when major news channels are pessimistically announcing that 7 out of 10 heavily polluted cities in the world are in China. My point is, the Olympics is everywhere now and China, Beijing is transforming before the eyes.
Every year during the Chinese Spring Festival the migrant workers flooding Beijing and other big cities in China go back to their home places to visit their relatives, usually the elderly and the children they'd left behind in order to find better paid jobs in big cities. Every year since 2002 the China railway system has put a 20% surplus on the outbound tickets from Beijing, leeching off the poor migrant workers. The public debate on the issue hasn't resulted in any positive change. Despite the consumers insisting on keeping the tariffs levelled throughout the year, the China Rail has used one excuse repeatedly to fend off the criticism on its actions: the state-owned company claims to be using the price change to balance the unmanageable flow of travellers during that period. However, throughout the years of "management though price" the flow of travellers has see an increase in spite of the plans of the China Rail.
Today, however, the China Rail has suddenly announced its plan for "no mark-up for the Spring travel", which has come as a big, albeit delayed surprise for the potential travellers. The 20% mark up may not come up to a great sum of money, but for some migrant workers whose labour is valued at 25 yuan* per day (a little under £2) the difference in price may as well be the difference between them seeing their children back at home for the Chinese New Year or not.
The change marks a significant victory not only for the travellers, but for the society as a joint force against a state monopoly. It is the second transport-related improvement Beijing has seen since the beginning of 2007. Beijing has one of the most comprehensive, accessible and far-reaching public transport systems in the country. Starting 1 January the prices for travelling on buses and trolley buses have been cut down by 60%** and 20% (depending on the transport company running the routes). Students enjoy 80% discount, elderly and some disabled passengers travel for free.
While accommodating 25% of the world's population, China's railway system only accounts for 6% of the world's railway coverage. Scholars on transport development argue that the reason China's railway system is so underdeveloped is because it is state-owned and monopolised. Some argue that the China Rail only did the right thing and the consumers only regained their right to fair pricing and protection against monopolies. The China Rail is expected to handle over 1,590,000 passengers this Spring festival travelling from Beijing (up from 1,470,000 in 2006) and a fixed price will hardly be the single contributor to the growth.
There's a 'special' website for online dating that provides services only for men aged over 24 with a university degree or higher and women aged over 20 with a special training certificate or higher educational backgrounds. It's called the dating website for the white-collars.
China is one country where there are more males than females. It is also one of the countries in the world where sexism is a part of the culture, deep-rooted and not going anywhere far anytime soon. One of the prime examples of that: there are several exceptions to the One Child Policy planning: if your first child is disabled you are allowed to have a second shot; alternatively, if your first child is a girl, you are allowed to have another child and pray it'll be a boy. This has been practiced in the more rural areas of China, where boys are potential manpower in the fields and girls are only useful if they are pretty and can be married to a rich person in the future. In the more urbanised areas there is a common belief that girls/women with PhDs will have a very hard time finding a husband. Women with the single virtue to bend over backwards to accommodate their husbands are the 'best-selling' ones.
China is known for its ability to domesticate everything it imports, be it material goods, tools or ideologies. Perhaps China is yet to domesticate the wave of individualism spread with the expansion of globalisation.


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Wayne Fish Staff writer
NEW YORK — Sean Couturier underwent successful abdominal surgery last Friday and the Flyers center should be completely healed by the time training camp rolls around in September.
"Sean has started rehab at our training facility and should be fully recovered in five to six weeks,'' general manager Ron Hextall said.
Couturier is coming off his third NHL season, one in which he set career highs in points (39) and assists (26). His 13 goals matched his career high.
He played in all 82 Flyers games.
It was a bounce-back year for Couturier, who managed only four goals and a total of 15 points in 46 games (with a minus-8) during the 2012-13 lockout-shortened (48 games) campaign.
Last season he was a plus-1 while playing against many of the top lines and individual players in the NHL. In fact, he received some consideration for the Selke Trophy (NHL's best defensive forward) although not enough votes to become a finalist (those nominations went to Boston's Patrice Bergeron, Chicago's Jonathan Toews and Los Angeles' Anze Kopitar).
"It's weird, you give (the award) to the best checking forward, but he has to produce," Flyers coach Craig Berube told CSNPhilly.com after the nominations for the Selke were announced.
"Once Sean keeps working on his offensive side of the game and gets more well-rounded, he'll be in that top group. I believe that."
Bellemare signs
The Flyers announced on Wednesday that they have signed free-agent center Pierre-Edouard Bellemare to a contract. Bellemare is 29, stands 6-foot, weighs 196 pounds and has good speed. He scored the shootout winner in France's upset of Canada at the recent World Championships.
Wayne Fish: 215-345-3070;
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package org.bdxjug.api.infrastructure.sheet;

import org.bdxjug.api.domain.members.Member;
import org.bdxjug.api.domain.members.MemberRepository;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;

import java.util.SortedSet;
import java.util.TreeSet;

import static org.bdxjug.api.infrastructure.sheet.Sheet.parseDate;

@Component
public class SheetMemberRepository implements MemberRepository {

    private static final int FIRST_NAME = 0;
    private static final int LAST_NAME = 1;
    private static final int FIRST_REGISTRATION = 4;
    private static final int END_OF_VALIDITY = 6;
    private static final int ACTIVE = 10;

    private static final String IS_ACTIVE = "1";
    private final Sheet sheet;

    @Autowired
    public SheetMemberRepository(Sheet sheet) {
        this.sheet = sheet;
    }

    @Override
    public SortedSet<Member> all() {
        return new TreeSet<>(sheet.readLines(this::toMember, "Members"));
    }

    private Member toMember(String[] value) {
        final String firstName = value[FIRST_NAME];
        final String lastName = value[LAST_NAME];
        final String firstRegistration = value[FIRST_REGISTRATION];
        final String endOfValidity = value[END_OF_VALIDITY];
        final String active = value[ACTIVE];
        if (active.startsWith(IS_ACTIVE)) {
            Member member = new Member(firstName, lastName);
            member.setFirstRegistration(parseDate(firstRegistration));
            member.setEndOfValidity(parseDate(endOfValidity));
            return member;
        }
        return null;
    }

}


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Ho set to meet Xi in Shenzhen this week
Macao News > Business > Ho set to meet Xi in Shenzhen this week
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Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng will not be in Macao until Wednesday, the Macao government announced today.
Chinese leader Xi Jinping earlier today in Beijing.
According to an executive order published in the Official Gazette (BO) today, Secretary for Administration and Justice André Cheong Weng Chon will be acting chief executive between 12-14 October.
The order did not mention the reason for Ho's three-day absence from Macao.
However, informed sources told the Macau Post Daily today that Ho and his Hong Kong counterpart Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor were scheduled to meet President Xi Jinping in Shenzhen this week.
Shenzhen, which abuts the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), lies some 65 kilometres northeast of Macao. Macao, Hong Kong, Shenzhen and eight other Pearl River Delta cities are members of the Greater Bay Area (GBA) conurbation set up by the central government in 2017.
President Xi Jinping will attend a grand gathering celebrating the 40th anniversary of the establishment of the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone (SEZ) on Wednesday morning, Xinhua reported this morning.
Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), will deliver an important speech at the gathering in Shenzhen, Xinhua said.
Meanwhile, Lam said in Hong Kong today that she will postpone her 2021 Policy Address, probably until the end of November, so that she has time to ask the central government for help with the recovery of Hong Kong's economy, Hong Kong's public broadcaster RTHK reported.
Lam made the announcement this morning, just two days before she was due to deliver her annual policy address and after Xinhua announced that Xi will make an important speech in Shenzhen on Wednesday.
RTHK quoted Lam as saying that she will be travelling to Shenzhen to attend events to mark the 40th anniversary of the country's first special economic zone.
While the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone (SEZ) was set up in May 1980, the Zhuhai SEZ abutting Macao was established in August 1980.


Facebook is a government. Facebook's users are citizens, and Facebook's applications developers are the private companies that drive much of the economy. Apple. Twitter, Myspace, Craigslist, Foursquare, Tumblr and every other large network of engaged users (including some services of Google) plays a similar role. We have always tacitly acknowledged this. We talk about these networks as communities, communities have governments.
Very interesting read. Whith those same companies owning and storing all their user-citizens information and not disclosing much about their own, where are transparency and the necessary checks and balances? As users-citizens, do we have any rights at all that can be duly protected? Real governments do play an important role here and so may international bodies like the EU, for the best of for the worst.


Inspired: Khan plays teacher to a dyslexic child, enacted by Darsheel Safary.
In Aamir Khan's productions, one can always make out telltale signs of his involvement in many areas related to the film. In music, for instance. One is inclined to believe that the scores of his films are keenly, albeit unobtrusively, monitored by Khan. In his latest, Taare Zameen Par, the words, melodies, song construction and mood of each offering are definitive and the nuances are well thought out. The songs of this child-oriented story are challenging and diverse. No breezy, breathy, or teary romantic solos or duets here.
With slighting words such as "idiot", "duffer" and "lazy" thrown at the child, it is easy to imagine what the rap number Bheja kum is about. The song is brilliantly penned, composed, rendered and recorded. As a student, lyricist Prasoon Joshi must have been caught at the wrong end of the cane often to have encapsulated the ire of irritated teachers and parents so well in this gem. A host of voices help singer Shankar Mahadevan run riot with the questions and phrases of frustrated parents: "Kyun homework adhura? Kyun geography mein gol? Moorkh shiromani, kyun tera bheja kum?" The heavy electric guitar holds the pertinent abuses well in place. The imaginatively used distorted child voice and stereophonic panning effects add up to make up this unique number a potential hit.
Bum bum bole is a bundle of energy. Khan's voice is expressive in the introduction and interlude of this robust Shaan song. Despite his trademark nasality and hard intonation, Shaan packs a good punch in this philosophical but thoroughly fun number.
Jame raho is an impressive lyrical clone of Chale chalo (Lagaan, 2001), with clever usage of English ("aasman ka canvas," et cetera). This sturdy track also uses difficult idioms such as tas se mus beautifully. The appealing street song style sounds fresh with Vishal Dadlani's smooth vocals. Don't miss the riffs of the electric guitar. And in Mera jahan, the lovely acoustic guitar. Adnan Sami's soulful singing immerses you in the sentimental number by Amole Gupte.
But the real tear-jerker is Maa. Joshi vividly pours out the angst of a child. The percussive lightness heightens the subtlety and softness of the song rendered by Mahadevan. He will also be deemed responsible for the goodness of Dekho inhen. This catchy title song has excellent replay value. Powerful and lyrically rich, Joshi emulates the simile structure of the popular Javed Akhtar winner Ek ladki ko dekha to aisa laga. But, why did they not use a real sitar? And why does the chorus sound so indistinct when underlaid by Mahadevan's voice towards the end of the song? But then, these questions won't come in the way of this song's popularity.
Youngsters will love Kholo kholo, sung excellently by Raman Mahadevan. Radiating motivation and positivity, this stand-out song has an unusual and unpredictable end.
With their thoroughly positive music score for this movie, the music direction trio, Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, have once again proven their supremacy among Bollywood's combo music makers.
The music CD of Taare Zameen Par is available for Rs160.
Kushal Gopalka is an archivist and student of Indian music who writes for Swar Aalap, a monthly newsletter.


I have been a active member of IVETA for over twelve years and have served the organization in various capacities, first as the IVETA Newsletter Editor and then as Editor of IVETA's Journal of International Vocational Education and Training (IJVET). I have extensive background and experience in vocational education and training, starting as a high school vocational education teacher, a community college instructor, and a career and technical teacher educator at universities in Zimbabwe and the United States. I am currently an associate professor in career and technical teacher education at Kent State University. My research interests are in international technical and vocational education (TVET), specifically, program development and evaluation, and training of TVET teachers, trainers, administrators. In line with the purpose of IVETA, my desires as VP for North America, are to: a) continue creating opportunities for researchers and practitioners to share knowledge and expertise through forums such as conferences, online discussion forums, and conference proceedings; b) promote the IJVET as a tool to disseminate TVET information; and c) liaise with IVETA membership team to increase membership from North America.
Dr. Poirier has been employed at Middle Tennessee State University since 2005. She received her B.S. and M.S. degrees in Family and Consumer Sciences from Florida State University and University of Arizona respectively. Her Ph.D. was received in 1998 from Florida International University in Miami, Florida, in Adult Education/Human Resources Development. Prior to coming to MTSU, Dr. Poirier taught three years at Zayed University in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Additionally, she has worked at the University of Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Florida International University, Florida Atlantic University, University of Arizona Cooperative Extension Service, and the Provincial Government of Alberta, Canada. Dr. Poirier has been a member of IVETA since 2008 and attended many national and World Congress conferences in Malaysia, Nashville, Las Vegas, and New Orleans. Dr. Poirier has more than 15 years of international teaching experience working in culturally diverse environments. Her strengths include creating innovative educational programs with a focus on culture, identifying appropriate outreach efforts to solve community problems, and empowering students for successful careers. She has been recognized for her ability to create and teach online courses, work as an advisor for a student organization, and creating positive educational strategies for optimal learning.
1. Dr. Davidson M. Mupinga was elected to the assume the position of Vice President of North America beginning January, 2019.
2. From 13 to 16 August 2018, the 2018 IVETA conference hosted by the South African College Principals Organization (SACPO) and held in beautiful Cape Town South Africa. Several hundred delegates attended the conference from some 25 countries.
2. Profiles of career-ready graduates as described in the U.S. Department of Labor's Competency Model Clearinghouse describes a general set of worker competencies across five domains: personal skills; academic competencies; workplace competencies; industry-wide technical competencies; and occupation-specific technical competencies.
* 36% will not require education beyond high school.
1. There is a shortage of secondary and post-secondary teachers in all areas of Career and Technical Education throughout North America. Some estimates are indicating a 34% decrease in Career and Technical Education. There are a number of solutions that are currently being developed. Professional associations have developed recruitment campaigns and are offering professional development workshops for those involved in teacher education. Additionally, secondary school pathways are including "Education as a Profession" for students interested in becoming a teacher. Career and Technical Directors also are establishing committees to network with local post-secondary programs to help build the teacher education programs.
1. About 44 million in the US are carrying student loan debt as of the fourth quarter of 2016, up from 22.5 million in 2004, according to data from the New York Federal Consumer Credit Panel. For recipients of a bachelor degree, the average student loan debt totals $39,423 for the academic year 2016-2017. As worries of student debt rise, states and business increasingly push faster, cheaper paths to the workplaces which may include attending technical schools or a two-year college program. Some states are offering free tuition to attend a two-year community college for students graduating from secondary schools with a 2.5GPA. Many of these degrees will pay as much or more than a job with a bachelor degree.
2. In 2009 (the last year data is available) 19% of high-school students were concentrating in career and technical programs, down from 24% in 1990. As more student enroll in college, 40%-50% never get a certificate or college degree. Among those that do graduate, about one-third end up in jobs that do not require a four-year degree.
1. The majority of CTE educators report that business and industry leaders serve on advisory committees and interact with students.
2. 95% of CTE educators report integration between CTE and academics in their classroom and/or school.
3. Researchers estimate that over 16 million jobs created by 2020 will require some post-secondary education or a two-year associate degree. Many of these jobs will be in CTE fields such as the skilled trades, health care, manufacturing, IT, business and marketing, among others, including many occupations that employers find hard to fill.
4. Apprenticeships are catching on fast and are expected to grow more as young people decide against pricey colleges in favor of on-the-job training program that end in vocational certification and gainful employment. The US Federal Government has allocated $200 million in apprenticeship grants and pilot project funding for 2018.
1. Skill shortages in many of the trade jobs and especially teaching as a profession.
2. Not all CTE content areas have industry standard certifications that can be offered in the secondary programs. We need to make sure that each content area has 1-2 industry standard certifications available to students.


THE NEW ORLEANS JAZZ BANDITS will be making their first appearance here on Friday, 24th AUGUST 2018, although most of the band members have appeared here many times before. Some are even old hands – going back to our Badger's Mount Hotel Jazz Club days – as does Malc, who played with Phil Mason (featured in our club poster). So, now to fill you in with the band member's. Well, to start with, we have ALLEN BEECHEY on trumpet, RON RUMBOL on clarinet &alto sax and JOHN FINCH on trombone, with the engine boys being MALC MURPHEY on drums, PETER BROOKS on double bass and PAUL SEELEY on banjo. They are sure to give you a super evening's entertainment, so dont miss out. They fare from all over the country – Essex, Bracknell, Surrey, Berkshire, Cheshire and Chelsea … yes, one of those bands that are mad … nice though, that they wish to come to our Farnborough Jazz Club here in Kent.
Dont forget, THIS August Bank Holiday weekend, brings you our '4-In-A-Bar+1' Sunday gig at Ye Old Whyte Lyon Pub (in Locks Bottom, BR6 7BA) to you. It is a special one, with our playing time being 2-4pm (Not our usual 3-6pm). Note: last order for lunch is at 2pm. Then, a 4,or4.30pm bar-b-que and then the popular rock band 'Kristian Baker Band' will be playing in the lovely pub garden for you at 4.30pm – till late.
This entry was posted in New Orleans Jazz Bandits on August 23, 2018 by Diane.
MIKE BARRY'S UPTOWN GANG will be playing for you tonight, Friday, 17th August 2018, here at our FARNBOROUGH JAZZ CLUB (Kent). Last time Mike's 'Uptown' band was here, he had fallen, and his injuries had meant he was unable to play, but he is back tonight. Band leader, MIKE will be joined by GOFF DUBBER on reeds, 'WHISPERING' MIKE HOLT on trombone & vocals, JOHN SMITH on banjo & guitar, ROGER CURPHY on double bass and GRAHAM COLLICOTT on drums. Also, their last appearance (in March 2018), I was apologising to you all about cancelling the previous week, having only had to do so twice in nearly 30years (and always due to extreme bad weather – being snowed out of the club!). So quite weird that we have had the hottest (probably the longest) summer ever recorded too aye! It was nice to see a decent crowd here last week, so please see if you can come again tonight. By the way, we are offering free entry for 25year-olds and under for a limited period (please bring proof of age, so you don't make it difficult for me, thanks ). I promise you wont have to kiss me!
This entry was posted in Mike Barry's Uptown Gang on August 17, 2018 by Diane.


Surgical treatment of thoracic disc herniation (TDH) is technically demanding due to its proximity to the spinal cord.
Symptomatic TDH is a rare condition predominantly localized between T8 and L1. Surgical indications include intractable back or radicular pain, neurological deficits, and myelopathy signs. Giant calcified TDH (> 40% spinal canal occupation) are frequently associated with myelopathy, intradural extension, and post-operative complications. Careful pre-operative planning helps reduce the risk of complications. Pre-operative CT and MRI identify the hernia's location and size, calcifications, and intradural extension. The approach must provide adequate dural sac visualization with minimal manipulation of the cord. Non-anterior approaches are favoured if they provide at least equal exposure than anterior approach owing to higher risk of pulmonary morbidity associated with anterior approach. A transthoracic approach is recommended for central calcified herniated discs. A posterolateral approach is often suitable for non-calcified lateralized TDH. Thoracoscopic approaches are less invasive but have a substantial learning curve. Retropleural mini-thoracotomy is an acceptable alternative. Pre-operative identification of the pathological level is confirmed by intra-operative level check. Intra-operative cord monitoring is preferable but warrant further studies. Magnification and adequate lightening of the surgical field are paramount (microscope, thoracoscopy). Intra-operative CT scan with navigation is becoming increasingly popular since it provides real-time control on the decompression. Indications of fusion consist of pre-operative back pain, Scheuermann's disease, multilevel resection, wide vertebral body resection (> 50%), and herniation at thoracolumbar junction. Neurological deterioration, dural tear, and subarachnoid-pleural fistula are the most severe complications.
Further improvements are still warranted in thoracic spine surgery despite the advent of minimally invasive techniques. Intra-operative CT scan will probably enhance the safety of the TDH surgery.
C. Bouthors and A. Benzakour declare that they have no conflict of interest. Ch. Court has received financial supports from Medtronic® and Safe Orthopedics® for educational programs and has investment interest in NeuroFrance® and SpineGuard®.


Starting next week, students and staff from the Built Environment department of Eindhoven University of Technology will begin work on the world's biggest ice bridge. The 65-meter (213 foot) bridge will be construed in Juuka, Finland by a team of international scientists. The structure is based on a design by Leonardo da Vinci, who proposed the idea of the self-supporting bridge to Constantinople leader Sultan Beyazid II in 1502.
Finland's version of the Da Vinci bridge will be 64-meter long and 5-meters wide with a free span of almost 35-meters. It will use approximately 900 tons of ice in its construction, which will start next week and continue around the clock to keep the machinery from freezing up in the cold temperatures. Workers hope to have the bridge completed by February 13th to coincide with the Juuka ice festival.
The bridge will be constructed from a type of pykrete comprised of water and two percent paper fiber. When frozen, the ice-paper mixture will be three times as strong as regular ice and ten times as tough. Because of its unique design, engineers will use a balloon as a mold to help shape and support the bridge during construction. Once the bridge is complete, the balloon will be removed, and the bridge will be freestanding. The bridge will remain in place until the spring thaw causes it to melt. When it disappears, the leftover paper fiber will be used for composting.
Over 150 students and staff from ten different universities throughout Europe will participate in the project. To test their design, the team will drive a two-ton car over the bridge. When the car testing is complete, the bridge will be open to pedestrians who will be able to walk on the structure. It is expected to attract thousands of visitors during the annual ice festival event.


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Iconic, These 10 K-Pop MVs were Filmed in the Legendary Mangkrak Building
KPop fans must be familiar with this abandoned circular building. Because this building is often chosen as a shooting location for Korean dramas to K-Pop MVs.
It turns out that this building was originally intended for the Gimcheon Campus of Korea Health University. Where this building has been built since 1999 but was finally dismissed due to lack of funds.
Now this stalled building is still being checked regularly and allows it to be used as a shooting location. So it looks aesthetic, here are some KPop Music Videos (MV) that chose this building as the background.
1. Shooting during the day, AB6IX shows almost the entire abandoned building in the MV "Close"
2. Following the concept that was presented, Stray Kids chose this stalled building as the background for the pre-debut MV entitled "Hellevator"
3. Kim Lip LOONA's debut solo appearance in the MV "Eclipse" looks very aesthetic and elegant
4. In the MV "To Be or Not To Be", ONEUS made this abandoned building look so amazing
5. Coupled with cool visual effects, VICTON is like being in a fantasy world in the "Mayday" MV
6. Minseo, a solo singer who is also an actress, once filmed in this legendary building in the MV "ZERO"
7. Even if it's only a glimpse, this abandoned building makes the MV "Why" from ONF even more epic
8. By performing a solo dance, Chancellor and Taeyeon's collaboration in the song "Angel" becomes more meaningful
9. BeatBurger, which is an Electronic Group from SM Entertainment, used this abandoned building in the MV "Vagabond"
10. Released in 2016, VIXX made this abandoned building look more luxurious in the MV "The Closer"
Well, those are ten K-Pop MVs that were filmed in legendary abandoned buildings. It's really cool to be able to take advantage of a stalled place to be more aesthetic.
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Michael Schroeren ist der Name folgender Personen:

* Michael Schroeren (Politiker) (* 1946), deutscher Politiker (CDU)
 Michael Schroeren (Pressesprecher) (* 1949), deutscher Politologe und Pressesprecher

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Q: How to substract from dictionary value in Python? I must substract from dictionary values.
list1 = {'i': 1, 'k': 1, 'j': 1, 'o': 2, 'q': 1, 's': 1, 'x': 1, 'z': 1}
string = 'ikjoosgx'
for letter in string:
I NEED TO DECREASE list1 key of same name as letter VALUE BY 1. DIPSIT!

A: for letter in my_string:
    list1[letter] -= 1

As a side note, don't ever use string as a variable name, as it is also the name of a standard module.
This won't work if one of the letters isn't in the dictionary. In that case, you can put a try/except block in the loop.
for letter in my_string:
    try:
        list1[letter] -= 1
    except KeyError:
        pass  # your error handling goes here

If you want a default value you can replace pass with:
list1[letter] = default_value

Or you could just use Ocaso's solution.

A: if i get your question right you want this:
list1 = {'i': 1, 'k': 1, 'j': 1, 'o': 2, 'q': 1, 's': 1, 'x': 1, 'z': 1}
string = 'ikjoosgx'
for letter in string:
    if letter in list1:
        list1[letter] -= 1

print list1
>>> {'q': 1, 's': 0, 'z': 1, 'i': 0, 'x': 0, 'k': 0, 'j': 0, 'o': 0}

A: Another solution, this time using the good old setdefault:
list1 = {'i': 1, 'k': 1, 'j': 1, 'o': 2, 'q': 1, 's': 1, 'x': 1, 'z': 1}
string1 = 'ikjoosgx'
for letter in string1:
    list1[letter] = list1.setdefault(letter, 0) - 1

A: It is simple:
d[key] -= 1

Just iterate of the keys:
for letter in string:
    d[letter] -= 1

A: for letter in string:
    list1[letter] = list1[letter] - 1

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