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10 Reasons Why Oregon Has the World's Best Marijuana Legalization
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Russ Belville
I should really keep my mouth shut about this if I don't want to see a massive influx of Green Rush immigrants driving up our housing costs. But I cannot, for I am so excited that in the wake of our legislature amending our marijuana legalization Measure 91, Oregon is left with the best marijuana legalization in the industrialized world!
1. The Country's Greatest Legal Marijuana Possession Limits
As of July 1, Oregon's Measure 91 allows adults 21 and older to possess an ounce of marijuana in public, a half-pound at home, a pound of marijuana-infused edibles, 4.5 pints of marijuana-infused liquids and an ounce of store-bought extracts.
Not "or" but "and"— we can possess all of that! (And I think that exclamation just won Conjunction Junction!)
2. There are No Marijuana Possession or Delivery Felonies for Adults
Not only are Oregon's limits the greatest of any out of the four legal states, but Oregon also dropped the penalties for amounts over the limit.
You can have up to double the legal limit and only get a Class B Violation—a ticket and a fine with no criminal record for up to a pound of weed. You can have up to quadruple the legal limits—up to two pounds of weed—and it is only a Class B Misdemeanor. While Measure 91 made anything over quadruple the limit a Class C Felony, the legislature just reduced them all to Class A Misdemeanors.
Unlawful delivery of up to an ounce is a violation, over an ounce is a Class A Misdemeanor—meaning adults can't get a felony for marijuana possession or delivery alone in Oregon, unless they try to take it out of Oregon to sell, that's a Class C Felony.
3. No Marijuana Felonies for Minors Either
The de-penalization by the legislature also took up the case for people under 21, who now are only ticketed for possession of up to an ounce or face a Class B Misdemeanor for possession of up to a half-pound of pot, up to a pound of edibles and up to 4.5 pints of liquids. Any amounts over those are a Class A Misdemeanor.
However, we're still protecting kids; adult (age 21+) delivery to minors (under 18) is still a Class C Felony and unlawful cultivation or delivery within 1,000 feet of a school is a still a Class A Felony.
4. We Can Grow Our Own Marijuana, Even Near Schools
It's unlawful cultivation near a school that's a felony. The legislature explicitly protected our possession, processing and home grow rights near schools, which is four marijuana plants per household.
Colorado does allow six but only three may be mature, and Washington doesn't allow any home-grow at all. Alaska kicks all our butts with 25 plants in a home, but that's thanks to a 1975 Alaska Supreme Court decision related to constitutional privacy—not the 2014 legalization statute.
5. You Can Legally Have a Pound of Hash
Measure 91 originally defined marijuana extracts as those concentrates manufactured with butane, hexane, propane, isopropyl alcohol, ethanol or carbon dioxide, while remaining unclear about ice water hash, bubble hash, finger hash, rosin and kief. The legislature cleared that up, creating a new designation of "concentrates" that are products made by mechanical or non-hydrocarbon extraction techniques.
So butane, propane and hexane hash oils are still extracts with a one-ounce limit, but everything else (except CO2 extracts that also use high heat and pressure) are now concentrates with a one-pound possession limit, and no amount that can get you a felony.
6. Quickest to Recreational Marijuana Sales
There's a bill on the governor's desk, likely to be signed, that will allow many of our 250+ medical marijuana dispensaries to sell to all adults starting October 1. That will be three months from legality to sale. Colorado took 12 months, and Washington took 18 months.
However, they'll only be selling up to a quarter ounce of flower, seedlings and seeds to non-medical customers—adults won't be able to buy edibles, concentrates, liquids or extracts until the recreational stores open.
7. Lowest Marijuana Taxes
When those sales begin on October 1—thanks to a quirk in the law that doesn't allow taxation until 2016—we will be selling marijuana to all adults tax-free for the last three months of 2015 (plan your holiday vacation now). Then, on January 4, 2016, a temporary 25 percent retail excise tax kicks in but only for recreational purchasers at medical stores, and no longer than December 31, 2016. Finally, when recreational retail stores open around August 2016, the state retail excise tax of 17 percent kicks in, with a potential additional three percent local sales tax.
Compare this to Colorado, where consumers pay 15 percent excise tax, 10 percent sales tax, additional city and county taxes ranging from one percent to five percent and a state sales tax of 2.9 percent. Or Washington, with (now) a 37 percent retail excise tax, plus state and local sales taxes ranging from 6.5 percent – 9.6 percent.
8. Lowest Marijuana Prices
PriceOfWeed.com and MJCharts.com consistently show Oregon to have the lowest reported prices for marijuana. Some medical dispensaries in Portland, which will be allowed to sell to all adults on October 1, are offering ounce specials as low as $79, and even the best quality super-bud rarely sells for over $225 an ounce.
9. Nobody Cares About Immature Marijuana Plants Anymore
The commercial marijuana regulations are yet to be written, but the legislature has forbidden any regulations that limit number, canopy or weight of immature marijuana plants. They also struck down the "12-inch rule" from 2005 that designated a "mature plant" as one that's taller and/or wider than 12 inches, whether it is flowering or not.
10. Still the Best Medical Marijuana State in the U.S.
In addition to no more worries about counting immature plants, medical marijuana has been strengthened in Oregon. Veterans with PTSD now get their card for only $20 (compared to the $200 regular cost). Patients can no longer be denied organ transplants. "A degenerative or pervasive neurological condition" is now a qualifying condition for an OMMP Card—think ALS, MS, Huntington's, Parkinson's, Tourette's and many more. Hospice and palliative care centers may be designated as additional caregivers for dying and home-bound patients.
Best of all, no more "wink wink, nudge nudge" about only reimbursing medical growers for supplies and expenses; patients may now explicitly reimburse growers for all costs of producing marijuana, including labor.
Bonus: Even the Bad Stuff Ain't That Bad
We didn't get everything we wanted. Home hydrocarbon extraction is a felony and even mere possession of homemade extracts is a misdemeanor up to a quarter ounce and a felony over that. But that's due to too many news stories of idiots blasting BHO and blowing up apartments and motels and gas station bathrooms.
Medical marijuana grows now have record-keeping requirements, cultivation limits of 12 mature plants in residential zones (48 in non-residential zones) and possession limits of 6 pounds per indoor plant and 12 pounds per outdoor plant, but too many news stories of massive marijuana farms and city backyards with floodlights, barbed-wire, armed guards, pit bulls and a pervasive skunky smell brought that on.
The 15 eastern Oregon counties that voted greater than 55 percent against Measure 91 don't have to follow the statewide law regarding voter-approval of license bans; they get to ban through a vote of their city council or county commission alone. But let's face it, the voters in those counties would have voted to ban anyway.
All-in-all, Oregon is clearly the best place on the planet to be a marijuana consumer, processor, grower or retailer. Argh, wait, did I forget to mention we have the best quality and greatest selection of marijuana in the world here? Let the arguments in the comments begin!
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The consumer: It is our right to have access to basic, essential goods and services: adequate food, clothing, shelter, health care, education, public utilities, water and sanitation.
The Cynic: That is a quite a long list. Who are you to demand too many things in one breath? A queen? We have already our bankers; we do not want these young pretenders with so many demands. Too much, woe upon thee, you will kill the virtue of poverty and simplicity.
The Joker: Who let the dogs out? Who? Who? The virtue dies if it is too cold. You need a shelter and some stuff to warm you up. You might be self sufficient but most people need other people, products and services. I know you love to defecate publicly to preserve the virtue and the simplicity but without sanitation services, nobody would clear up the mess and public health will be messed up. Do not impose on us the tyranny of your disgusting ways. We need all these good things like clean water, good food, education and public utilities. I find this list too short but I am only a joker. You are jealous of queen but this consumer is just a pauper girl, let her have a bit of life and stop respecting crap too much.
The Consumer: It is our right to be protected against products, production processes and services that are hazardous to health or life.
The Cynic: Ooh, cry babies. All forms of life will suffer death. Humans are the most dangerous. They must go the sooner the better. They went after greed. They sowed wind, they will reap whirlwind.
Joker: ooh tough guy. He is trying to enjoy the pleasure out of pain. Sounds like somebody who makes money out of death while he tries to feel virtuous about it. A good life, a better life and a long life means both pleasure and wisdom. And good life is not possible without good health and safe existence .It is good to be a well fed pig than to be a sorrowful Socrates because unhealthy and unsafe Socrates would begin to hate life. And there is no wisdom in hate. Do not take your frustration out on me; I am just a poor joker. You are good at bashing. Shout at those who do not follow the health and safety laws. This might be a bit useful to rest of us. If you are useful to us, we would put up with your hatred against all humans.
The Consumer: It is our right to be given the facts needed to make an informed choice, and to be protected against dishonest or misleading advertising and labeling.
The Cynic: Now she needs facts. What would she do with facts when she has no abilities? You do not give facts to imbecile; they use facts to increase the stupidity on universal scale. I love a simple and virtuous universe, not a stupid one. Besides, there are no facts, just interpretations.
The Joker: Hating women is a poor reflection on your confidence and pretensions to wisdom. See, you hate facts and women simultaneously. This is no coincidence. It is just your crap life that guides you to a crap world view. Facts and right to know them is important. It is facts which lead us to buy healthy food, it is facts which help us to make our lives better, it is facts which guide us to make those choices which manage useless waste. It is facts which teach us the Golden rule of mutual respect without any gender discriminations. It is facts which are important for ethical living. I am just an ordinary joker but I am afraid you are behaving like a complete idiot.
The Consumer: it is our right to be able to select from a range of products and services, offered at competitive prices with an assurance of satisfactory quality.
The Cynic: The more products, the more idiocy. Have you not learnt from your experience with twitter and face book, hotmail, Google and other such stuff? They are poor and they have no brains. Let these choosers remain beggars, when they become kings, they do what our Leader did to globe. He used his disgusting side only to puncture it. I mean they cannot handle power and health properly. It goes into their head and they become quite mad.
The Joker: Nothing good happens under the sun because you have been to a wrong school. Your misfortune does not mean that sunshine has ceased to exist. You sound like somebody hating other people's girlfriends because he has none. Diversity in choice means better quality. If there was only one team, there won't be a world cup. Competition leads to creativity. You refuse to compete, you stop thinking creatively. It is better to participate in Olympics than doing disgusting things in the town square while congratulating yourself on being an idiot. Let them have more choices, they will make things better for themselves and others around.
The Consumer: It is our right to have consumer interests represented in the making and execution of government policy, and in the development of products and services.
The Cynic: Now you want them to govern us .One hundred donkeys are not better than a man as that noble and wise man says. Their say means policies, products and services are gone to dogs. It is just like borrowing a shirt from naked as that poetess says. If they had it in them, they would have not been this poor.
The Joker: You are also one of us but you are full of yourself and what is yourself, a big pretension of enjoying what most of us find abhorrent. You know it very well things get better when we participate. We make mistakes but we can rectify them if we are open about them. When it comes to government policies and production processes, too many cooks means a very delicious dinner. The stale bread you eat in loneliness will always be bad for your health whether you prefer to call it Manna or some other good thing. You know poets are about feelings, they keep changing their verses. Be careful of your kind of who keep saying same kind of dangerous stuff all the time. Trust us; we are just people like you. Besides, an informed donkey is lot better than hundred ignorant pretenders of wisdom.
The Consumer: It is our right to receive a fair settlement of just claims, including compensation for misrepresentation, shoddy goods or unsatisfactory services.
The Cynics: What would that achieve? Just ensures a good business for lawyers?
The Joker: A bit of hope would not kill you. Talking to you means a smile is a crime against humanity and laughter is an injustice to entire human race. It could mean that we would eat good food. We could be safe from lies about the things we use. We could be happy that we spent our money wisely. The miserable life you have chosen for yourself is like a jealous friend who begins to die whenever his friend gets a better deal. Be kind to us, life will be kind to you.
The Consumer: – To acquire knowledge and skills needed to make informed, confident choices about goods and services, while being aware of basic consumer rights and responsibilities and how to act on them.
The cynic: Knowledge does not turn thorns into roses. It is just virtue that makes difference.
The Joker: Oh and the rose moves barefoot in the street while thorns are sipping wonderful coffee and talking about Dante. Knowledge and skills make life a lot better. It is knowledge and skills which is the difference between sitting in a laboratory and sorting out the puzzles which could cure a disease and crying alone in a dingy room. Crying or laughing in a dingy room does not turn it into a decent place. It is knowledge that makes that room worth –living by bringing comforts and joys in it. You could abuse knowledge for making things tough but in the end it is more knowledge that sorts out wrongs done by abuse of knowledge. It is our education and training which helps us to protect our children better. Virtue does not lie in refusal of life, virtue lies in approval of life.
The Consumer: It is our right to live and work in an environment that is non-threatening to the well-being of present and future generations.
The Cynic: That is first thing you said which makes sense. You cannot live simply and virtuously if you keep expanding mindlessly by damaging our environment.
Joker:I think I should have started from this one because you have to choose right kind of bone for some dogs. You must know without basic necessities, safety, education, justice, participation and informed choices, we cannot protect our environment.
The Cynic: I think you are right which is a rare thing for a useless jester.
The Joker: Sirrah, It is often this way. The useless jokers show the lights to wonderful wise people. It is always good to have a joker around. It saves you from cherishing your stupidity.
The Consumer: It was lovely to see a snake dancing on his favorite tune. I might get my rights, if we have rights -loving poets, musicians and of course jokers.


Bagels, eggs, and bacon oh my! Kroger will help you whip up this irresistible breakfast for dinner, with the ease of their pickup services.
Cut bell peppers into slices, then cut each slice in half. Heat olive oil in a skillet. Add peppers and saute for 5 minutes, until peppers are softened. Remove peppers.
In the same skillet, add Johnsonville Original Breakfast Sausage Links. Cook sausage for 8-10 minutes, turning frequently, until cooked through. Remove sausage. Chop sausages into bite-sized pieces.
In the same skillet, add Kroger bacon slices. Cook bacon until cooked through, 4-5 minutes on each side, flipping halfway. Remove bacon and pat off excess grease with paper towels. Chop bacon into bite-sized pieces.
In a large bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, salt, and pepper. Remove 11⁄4 cups of egg mixture and reserve for use later.
Tear bagels into bite-sized pieces and fold into egg mixture. Add in pepper, sausage, bacon, 1 1⁄2 cups shredded cheese, and baby spinach. Fold everything together, then pour into a greased 9x13" baking dish. Pour the reserved egg mixture over the top.
Bake for 35 minutes, then sprinkle 1 cup shredded cheese on top and bake for another 5 minutes, until cheese is melted.


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#include "MK20D5.h"
#include "vector_table.h"
#include "flash_hal.h"

#define NVIC_NUM_VECTORS (16 + 46)            // CORE + MCU Peripherals
#define NVIC_RAM_VECTOR_ADDRESS (0x1FFFE000)  // Vectors positioned at start of RAM

void relocate_vector_table() {
    uint32_t *vectors;
    uint32_t i;

    // Copy and switch to dynamic vectors if the first time called
    if (SCB->VTOR != NVIC_RAM_VECTOR_ADDRESS) {
        uint32_t *old_vectors = (uint32_t*)START_APP_ADDRESS;
        vectors = (uint32_t*)NVIC_RAM_VECTOR_ADDRESS;
        for (i=0; i<NVIC_NUM_VECTORS; i++) {
            vectors[i] = old_vectors[i];
        }
        SCB->VTOR = (uint32_t)NVIC_RAM_VECTOR_ADDRESS;
    }
}

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Fiddler on the Roof John Preece plays Tevye in the ever-popular musical in the Broadway San Jose series. Opens Tuesday. Through next Sunday. San Jose Center for the Performing Arts, 255 Almaden Blvd., San Jose. (408) 792-4111, www.broadwaysanjose.com.


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The 2012 La Flèche Wallonne was the 76th running of La Flèche Wallonne, a single-day cycling race. It was held on 18 April 2012 over a distance of  and was the twelfth race of the 2012 UCI World Tour season.

The race was won by  rider Joaquim Rodríguez – a former two-time runner-up in the race – after making a late-race attack on the Mur de Huy. Second place went to 's Michael Albasini, while defending race winner Philippe Gilbert rounded out the podium placings for .

Teams
As La Flèche Wallonne was a UCI World Tour event, all 18 UCI ProTeams were invited automatically and obligated to send a squad. Seven other squads were given wildcard places into the race, and as such, formed the event's 25-team peloton.

The 25 teams that competed in the race were:

Results

References

External links

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Jumping Our Way To An Active Summer!
As the weather in Vancouver keeps getting nicer and nicer and the summer is just around the corner we are spending more time outdoors and constantly looking for activities and things to do with the boys.
Our boys have lots of energy and getting them active and moving as much as possible is always a priority. Lots of fresh air and exercise means a good nights sleep guaranteed for everyone. And yes, peaceful, uninterrupted sleep is a BIG priority for us!
Enter our brand new Springfree Trampoline.
We are thrilled to have been selected as Springfree Trampoline Ambassadors in Vancouver. Today our new trampoline was set up while our eldest was at school and the boys couldn't have been more excited about it. They jumped for hours after coming home from school and our eldest went to bed an hour later today because he was back outside jumping after dinner. I love how happy they are and seeing their smiley faces as they jump higher and higher is priceless.
Springfree Trampoline is the World's Safest Trampoline, they provide the safest spring- less, enclosed backyard trampolines and they are a great way to keep kids happy, safe and active while they play outside.
The Springfree trampoline uses rods to form a flexible soft edge resulting in the rigid frame being lowered around below the jumping surface, removing two known hazards then, the rigid perimeter frame and the steel coil springs. The trampoline also has a Flexinet to prevent jumpers from falling off the trampoline entirely. So with adult supervision at all times and explaining safe jumping to the boys we were good to go.
The kids are loving it and we are too. I have to admit that I have been jumping as well and having lots of fun on it myself already, new workout idea for me after the kids go to bed? We'll see! We can't wait to invite our friends over to test it out as well, so perfect for the summer.
Below a little video from our first day trying it out. Super fun!
Disclosure: As a Springfree ambassador I was gifted with a trampoline and accessories, this is however not a paid post and all opinions and views on this post are 100% my own.
Looks like you are all having a blast with the new trampoline. The trampoline is awesome!
Love all the safety features, what a great trampoline.
yeah I need one of those! What an impressive design for a trampoline! Lucky boys!!!!
I love how safe it looks!
Safety is one of those things that are priority for sure.
I don't think they will ever get bored with that trampoline, and is that you in there, too?!!! I think the neighborhood kids are going to want to be at your house this summer.
hahahah that was me jumping too!
time to be happy. I want to learn more things approximately it!
Yes, the boy love that!!
I can see that everyone's enjoying the new trampoline. This one looks so much safer than one our neighbours have, no safety netting around there's, it's on a slope with the fence right on the edge of it. I worry someone will hurt themselves badly on it.
Oh my, I hope nobody gets hurt!!
What an amazing trampoline! I know my girls would totally love something like this. they have a little indoor one but this is way bigger and better. love that it comes with a basketball net too!


Did you know when you have a bonus room, but it has a closet, it counts as a bedroom to realtors? It doesn't matter how tiny the closet is, or how big the bonus room is, it counts.
Now, we don't use our bonus room as a bedroom. It is a den/playroom. We spend most of our time there. But there's still a closet...you know, so realtors will count it as a bedroom.
Since we've moved in there, it's been a kind of catch all. It was crammed full of stuff we didn't know what to do with when we moved in, and I've crammed even more stuff in there since...gift wrapping supplies, craft supplies, games, random junk...the list goes on).
I even had a nickname for the space...the Pit of Despair. Yup, it's another Princess Bride reference. You know how I love that movie.
Anyway, I decided that enough was enough. I took out all the craft supplies...since they are spread throughout the house, I decided that the office was going to be the central depot for craft supplies.
Then I took out everything else. The closet is rather deep, despite the crazy ceiling. My goal: to be able to walk into this walk-in closet.
I did some research and decided on Ikea's Hyllis galvanized shelves. They were the perfect size to go along each side of the closet, while not conflicting with the ceiling.
We purged a lot of stuff. Some stuff was still wrapped up from when we moved...5 1/2 years ago!!! I gathered all the games (my husband has acquired more Risk type games) and placed it on the shelf.
There are some seasonal (non-Christmas decor) that I knew I wanted to go back in there. All my gift wrapping stuff would go in there, along with some stuff that we didn't want in the attic, but at the same time is in "long-term" storage. Finally, we needed a place to store cables and x-box equipment for when we do our game days.
I love how this turns out. Unfortunately, the closet can no longer be called the Pit of Despair! I'll have to find another way to reference my favorite movie!
You closet looked exactly like My coat closet looks NOW! It is an absolute mess! Stopping in from SITS.
I really need to do some closet organizing!!
You did an amazing job! We definitely have a closet like that in our home...and actual rooms, too, who I am kidding here! Stopping by from SITS.
Nice work! Being able to walk in and see what you are looking for is a wonderful feeling, isn't it? thanks for sharing your space with us!
Yay! I love a great before/after! I just organized "the desk of despair" so I totally know where you're coming from. ;) I found you on the CSI Organization link-up. Thanks for sharing your project!
Yay, that's my favorite movie too! And nice job organizing that closet! It looks great now. :-) Thanks so much for sharing this at The CSI Project!
Very nice! It doesn't matter how long it took you but that you did it...! yay!!


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Neil H. E. Weste (born 1951), is an Australian inventor and engineer, noted for having designed a 2-chip wireless LAN implementation and for authoring the textbook Principles of CMOS VLSI Design. He has worked in many aspects of integrated-circuit design and was a co-founder of Radiata Communications.

Life
Weste grew up in the Riverland Region of South Australia. He received a BSc in Physics in 1974, a BE in 1976, a Ph.D. in 1978, and a Doctor of Engineering (honoris cause) in 2014, all from the University of Adelaide.
Weste worked at a number American technology firms, including Bell Telephone Laboratories, Microelectronics Center of North Carolina, Symbolics, Agile Systems, and TLW.
He was also at Duke University and the University of North Carolina.

In 1995 he returned to Australia as a professor at Macquarie University.  In 1997 he started Radiata Communications with David Skellern where the first 802.11a chip was designed.  The company was acquired by Cisco Systems in 2001.
After the acquisition, Weste remained with Cisco for 2 years and then founded NHEW R&D, a technology-investment and consulting firm that he continues to manage.

In 2011, Weste joined OzRunways as co-founder. The company developed the first Electronic flight bag application for the Australian market for mobile devices and is used by general aviation pilots, airlines as well as the Australian military.

Weste joined Morse Micro as VP of Engineering in 2016. Based in Sydney, the company is building a new long-range, high-speed, low-energy Wi-Fi, based on 802.11ah chips.

Inventions
Weste has 14 U.S. patents to his name, including a number of methods for doing wireless communication in CMOS integrated circuits.

In 1998, Weste produced a CMOS chipset for the IEEE 802.11a wireless LAN.
He did the conception, managed the project, and participated in the design.

CMOS Textbook

Weste's textbook, Principles of CMOS VLSI Design (initially coauthored with Kamran Eshraghian but now coauthored with David Harris) is a standard textbook in integrated-circuit design courses.
It has been translated into Japanese, Greek, and Chinese.

Other publications

 Weste, N., "MULGA-An Interactive Symbolic Layout System for the Design of Integrated Circuits," in The Bell System Technical Journal, Vol. 60, No. 6, July-Aug. 1981, pp. 823–857.
 Weste, N. and  B.D. Ackland, "The Edge Flag Algorithm - A Fill Method for Raster Scan Displays," IEEE Transactions on Computers, Vol. C-30, No. 1, Jan. 1981, pp. 41–48.
 Weste, N., D.J. Burr, and B.D. Ackland, "Dynamic time warp pattern matching using and integrated multiprocessing array," IEEE Trans. on Computers, Vol. C-32, Aug. 1983, pp. 731–734.
 Weste, N. and J. Mavor, "M.O.S.T. Amplifiers for Performing Peripheral Integrated-Circuit Functions," IEEE Journal on Circuits and Systems, Electronic Circuits and Systems, Vol. 1, No. 5, Sept. 1977, pp. 165–172.
 Weste, N., D.J. Burr, and B.D. Ackland, "Array Configurations for Dynamic Time Warping," IEEE Proc. Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing, Vol. ASSP-32, No. 1, Feb. 1984, pp. 119–128.
 Weste, N. and P. Kollaritsch, "TOPOLOGIZER: An Expert System Translator of Transistor Connectivity to Symbolic Cell Layout" IEEE JSSC, Vol. SC-20, No. 3, June 1985, pp. 799–804.
 Leonard, J., N. Weste, L. Bodony, S. Harsto,n and R. Meaney, "A 66-MHz DSP-Augmented RAMDAC for Smooth-Shaded Graphic Applications," IEEE JSSC, Vol. 26, No. 3, March 1991, pp. 217–228.
 Edwards, B., A. Corry, N. Weste, and C. Greenberg, "A Single Chip Video Ghost Canceller," IEEE JSSC, Vol. 28, No. 3, March 1993, pp. 379–383.
 Skellern, D.J., L.H.C. Lee, T. McDermott, N.H.E. Weste, J. Dalton, J. Graham, T. Wong, A.F. Myles, T.M.P. Percival, and P.J. Ryan, "A high-speed wireless LAN," IEEE Micro, Vol. 17, Issue 1, Jan.-Feb. 1997, pp. 40–47.
 Weste, N. and D.J. Skellern, "VLSI for OFDM," Communications Magazine, IEEE, Vol. 36, Issue 10, Oct. 1998, pp. 127–131.
 Harrison, J. and N. Weste, "A 500 MHz CMOS anti-alias filter using feed-forward op-amps with local common-mode feedback," Solid-State Circuits Conference, 2003. Digest of Technical Papers. ISSCC. 2003 IEEE International, Vol. 1, 9-13 Feb. 2003, pp. 132–483.
 Harrison, J. and N. Weste, "350 MHz opamp-RC filter in 0.18 um CMOS," Electronics Letters, Vol. 38, Issue 6, 14 March 2002, pp. 259–260.

Miscellaneous
 Weste is an IEEE fellow as well as a fellow in the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE).
 Weste is the recipient of a 2010 Clunies Ross Medal .
 Weste was married to Avril Weste; they have three daughters, 5 granddaughters, and 2 grandsons.

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Living people
1951 births
Academic staff of Macquarie University
University of Adelaide alumni
Duke University faculty
Fellows of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering


BOSTON, MA—The Red Sox today added five players with the September expansion of active Major League rosters. The club reinstated catcher George Kottaras from the 15-day disabled list, recalled outfielder Brian Anderson from Triple-A Pawtucket and right-handed pitcher Junichi Tazawa from the Rookie-Level Gulf Coast League Red Sox, and selected outfielder Joey Gathright and infielder Chris Woodward to the active Major League roster from Pawtucket. All five players will be in uniform for tonight's game at Tampa Bay. Additionally, the Red Sox designated first baseman/outfielder Jeff Bailey for assignment.
Kottaras, 26, has been on the disabled list since August 1 (retroactive to July 30) with a lower back strain. He has made 10 rehab appearances with Triple-A Pawtucket, batting .292 (7-for-24) with three doubles, six walks and a run scored. In 36 games with the Red Sox this season, he has hit .224 (19-for-85) with one home run and nine RBI and ranks tied for eighth among American League rookies with 10 doubles. Kottaras has made 33 appearances behind the plate for Boston in 2009, including 24 starts. In 39 career Major League games with the Red Sox, he is 20-for-90 (.222) while catching in 35 contests.
The 27-year-old Anderson will be making his second stint with the Red Sox this season. He has appeared in three games in right field (two starts) for Boston while going 1-for-6 (.167) with an RBI and run scored. In 24 games for Pawtucket in 2009, he hit .200 (16-for-80) with four home runs and eight RBI. Anderson was acquired from the White Sox for outfielder Mark Kotsay on July 28 and appeared in 65 games for Chicago earlier this season, batting .238 (44-for-185) with two home runs and 13 RBI. The right-handed hitter owns a .225 average (177-for-788), 20 home runs and 76 RBI in 337 career Major League games since making his debut for the White Sox in 2005. His .991 career fielding percentage ranks ninth among American League outfielders with at least 300 games played since 2005.
Tazawa, 23, was optioned to the Gulf Coast League Red Sox on August 29 but did not pitch with the club. The right-hander is 2-3 with a 6.65 ERA (16 ER/21.2 IP) in five games (four starts) for Boston this season. He combined to go 9-7 with a 2.55 ERA (31 ER/109.1 IP) in 20 starts between Double-A Portland and Pawtucket earlier this year. He was named an Eastern League All-Star and represented Team World in the 2009 All-Star Futures Game in St. Louis. Tazawa is in his first professional season after signing with the Red Sox as an amateur free agent on December 11, 2008.
Gathright, who will wear No. 23, was acquired in a minor league trade with Baltimore on August 29 and has appeared in three games with the PawSox, going 2-for-10 (.200) with a run scored. In 80 games with Baltimore's Triple-A Norfolk club, the 28-year-old hit .329 (106-for-322) with 20 RBI, 49 runs scored and 24 stolen bases. The left-handed batter began the season with the Cubs and appeared in 11 games in center field (one start) while going 3-for-14 (.214) in 20 games overall. Gathright has a career .262 average (304-for-1,159) with 96 RBI and 170 runs scored in 428 Major League games over parts of six Major League seasons with Tampa Bay (2004-06), Kansas City (2006-08) and Chicago (2009). He has stolen 20 or more bases in three seasons (2005, 2006 and 2008) with 79 career stolen bases overall.
Woodward, who will wear No. 30, went 0-for-4 with a walk in five games for the Red Sox after he was claimed off waivers from Seattle on August 7. In 12 games with the PawSox, he went 4-for-31 (.129) with 5 walks while appearing at second base, third base and shortstop. Woodward, 33, has a career .242 average (404-for-1,669) with 33 home runs and 191 RBI over 632 Major League games with the Blue Jays (1999-2004), Mets (2005-06), Braves (2007), Mariners (2009) and Red Sox (2009) and has played at least three different positions in seven of his 10 Major League seasons.
Bailey, 30, is hitting .264 (58-for-220) with 10 home runs and 25 RBI in 61 games for Triple-A Pawtucket. He also made two stints with Boston this season, batting .208 (16-for-77) with three home runs and nine RBI in 26 games.
With today's additions, the Red Sox active Major League roster is at 30 players and the club's 40-man roster is now at 40.


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A giraffe is a giraffe is a giraffe so you would think. Well, you may want to think again. Up until recently, there was one species of giraffe and nine subspecies – Angolan (or Smoky), Kordofan, Masai (or Kilimanjaro), Nubian, Reticulated, Rothschild (or Ugandan), South African (which covers all giraffe in South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Mocambique), Thornicroft (or Rhodesian) and West African. In fact, as recently as three years ago, no less an expert than Dr. Julian Fennessy, founder of the Giraffe Conservation Foundation (GCF) and co-chair of the IUCN Giraffe Specialist Group, is quoted as saying in the article, World Giraffe Day: How Many Species Are There? by Pierce Nahigyan that, "We currently recognize one species and nine subspecies" and Wikipedia, for example, still agrees with this statement.
When he was questioned why there was some debate over this issue, he replied disparagingly, "I think because it keeps a lot of people in business." Well, three years and a mere 200 DNA samples later, lo and behold, Dr. Fennessy changed his mind and accepted that there are now four new species of giraffe, some of which have a number of subspecies. Now why would somebody do such a silly and confusing thing you might ask?
When questioned about the giraffe species/subspecies debate, Dr. Fennessy, replied as follows: "(it) often becomes arbitrary, in all honesty…but it's very important politically and economically.
For example, if a subspecies is elevated to a species, it can then be listed on the IUCN Red List in one of its threatened categories, offering it access to funding sources that it may not have had before."
In other words, it's all about the money. How unusual. And how much of the money will actually go to conserve giraffe and how much will be used to raise more money, pay salaries, travel to giraffe conferences etc., is anyone's guess. If the animal rights formula is followed, about 38% will be spent on raising more money, 37% on salaries, 14% on miscellaneous expenses like travel and 1% on animal welfare.
These ground-breaking decisions have been based on a total of 200 DNA samples, on average, less than a paltry 23 samples per original subspecies, without mentioning whether both mitochondrial and nuclear DNA tests were done on all samples. The former establishes the female line, while the latter does so for the male line and both are required. Failure to do both tests has resulted, for example, in researchers recently having to change their scientific paper establishing two different species of bushbuck back to the original one species. In the case of giraffe, the reclassification is further suspect because there is a clear financial motivation behind the new delineation.
And what constitutes a species? Back to the expert, Dr. Fennessy, "Historically, if two animals could breed and produce a viable offspring, that was considered a species. Now, there are at least 30 different species concepts, many of which rely on genetic testing." Thirty different concepts? Hmmmm. Sounds like Groucho Marx's principles. "Of course, I have principles," he said. "If you don't like these, I have others!" Really?
Fennessy then adds, "We've already shown that some of the giraffe, because they split on the ecological timeline a million and a half to two million years ago, some geneticists and some taxonomists feel that this is definitely a species-level separation, not just a subspecies." Well, as far as I am aware, the "feelings" of "some geneticists and some taxonomists" is not a valid basis for creating a new species and it is the first time I have heard of time alone being the basis for such creation.
Creating a new species or subspecies is a complicated business and cannot be done so cavalierly. There must be significant, material, visual differences across a broad cross-section of animals in a given habitat versus those in another habitat AND there must be a significant divergence in DNA between the two groups as well. Then the study must be signed off by an overriding taxonomic body although, more and more, it seems as if supposed scientists believe that, if they can get a sufficient number of their fellows to agree with them, or at least not question their prognostications, then it is so.
In other words, taxonomy may well now be in the hands of dictatorial politicians and the financially motivated which, of course, has nothing to do with the conservation of the animals themselves.
As the money making potential of giraffe has begun to be realized, the animal has simultaneously begun to receive more attention than at any time this century, driven by claims that it is suddenly in danger of becoming extinct. These claims have been based on a comparison of Rod East's estimate in 1999 of 140 000 giraffe, to the more recent claim by the Giraffe Conservation Foundation that there are only 80 000/less than 100 000/ 98 500 – pick a number – or roughly a 40% reduction in the space of less than 20 years which, if you extrapolate the rate of decline, would indicate that these huge, lugubrious animals will soon be no more. Well, are these numbers accurate or just another fake animal rightist/anti-hunter supposed statistic extracted from their nether regions?
Clearly, no-one has ever done a road, let alone an aerial, count of giraffe and, in any event, as Wikipedia points out, aerial counts traditionally undercount giraffe. So, the "estimates" are just that. Another way of describing them may be "opinions" or simply "thumbsucks", no more valid than a guess and certainly not science upon which any informed decision could or should be made. They remind me of the "scientist" who each year produced "estimates" of mountain nyala numbers in Ethiopia, which showed that they were steadily declining from about 2 500 to just above a thousand. Nevertheless, the numbers were accepted by IUCN which placed the animal on the Red List. The fact that the scientist never visited Ethiopia during the time his "estimates" were reduced in number and that these numbers were completely debunked years later by the in-depth, on the ground research by Paul Evangelista and his team of Colorado State University academics and field researchers, which showed that the number was closer to 8 500, has largely been ignored by others, including IUCN.
As regards giraffe, the "estimates" are trumpeted about by ever more publications as if they are fact, in the hope, I suspect, that the more they are repeated, the more people will believe them and the more money will be raised from the gullible.
For example, look at the article in the June 2018 issue of Africa Geographic, home to the animal rightists, Messrs. Michler and Pinnock. Given the melodramatic title, Giraffes: The Silent Extinction, by Simon Espley and GCF (of course), it is no surprise it parrots these selfsame dubious numbers.
And yet you would be excused for being confused about all the giraffe "estimates" being flung around these days. In 2016 it was "estimated' that there were 31 500 (all neat round numbers you will note) South African giraffe (i.e. giraffe found in South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Mocambique) and yet a similar "estimate" found there were 23 000 such giraffe in Namibia alone, which means that there are only 8 500 in the other four countries combined. This is clearly codswallop as the South Africa Lowveld holds the largest concentration of giraffe in Africa and my own conservative "estimate" is that South Africa hosts over 50 000 of these animals on its own.
Still other "estimates" quote 52 050 Southern giraffe, of which South African giraffe are now supposed to be a subspecies along with Angolan giraffe, as the number. This "estimate" inflates the number of South African giraffe over night by 7 500 (or nearly 25% in one year) from 31 500 to 39 00. On this basis, I suppose it could be argued, equally validly, that giraffe should be removed completely from the IUCN Red List.
Having said that, a grand total of 323 giraffe were hunted in the Republic of South Africa in 2016 according to the Department of Environmental Affairs. They generated over R20 million at an average price of over R60 000 each. If I halve my "estimate" of giraffe numbers in South Africa to 25 000, or approximately the same "estimate" for Namibia, this represents .01292 of one per cent. As Matt Hayward, a senior lecturer at Bangor University in North Wales, U.K., pointed out in his scare-mongering entitled article, Giraffe Aren't Dangerous – But They Are Endangered, "The International Union of the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List assessment does not list legal hunting as a threatening process at all." Despite this, in 2016, IUCN changed the status of giraffe to vulnerable. In other words, according to them, giraffe face extinction in the medium term unless something is done to minimize the threats to its life or habitat, which they see primarily as habitat destruction and illegal, commercial bushmeat poaching which the ARs and anti-hunters continue to refer to as hunting despite it bearing no relation whatsoever to hunting.
The number of hunted giraffe in South Africa is difficult to understand unless you accept that the vast majority of these animals must have been hunted for meat as my taxidermist, Rodney Kretzschmar of Trans African Taxidermy, one of the longest standing, biggest and best in the country, replied to my query by saying that, on average, they receive about ten giraffe trophies a year to be mounted given both the expense – it costs about R6 000 just to tan the skin before mounting costs are added and there are only two tanneries that can do the job – and, secondly, because once mounted, they take up so much space even as shoulder or pedestal mounts, which account for about three quarters of them, the rest being flat skins with a very occasional full mount.
Giraffe are not endangered in any shape or form in South Africa or Namibia and Hayward is forced to admit that, "…the rapid decline of giraffes isn't the only story – because in southern Africa populations are increasing. A major reason for this increase has been the development of wildlife ranches and the reintroduction and protection of giraffes on these lands. There are growing numbers on wildlife ranches in South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe and recent studies estimate 23 000 occupy such lands in Namibia."
Of course, what Mr Hayward cannot bring himself to freely and directly admit, is that the vast majority of these ranches only exist because of hunting and almost exclusively hunting. As such, if GCF and Dr, Fennessy were serious about conserving the other giraffe subspecies in Africa, what they would do with the money they raised is use it to persuade these other countries to introduce legislation similar to that in South Africa and Namibia to encourage the establishment and protection of extensive, hunting based game ranches, a tried, tested and proven method of overcoming the habitat destruction and poaching plagues which most, if not all, of these countries face.
Hunting Statistics 2016
My last Newsletter and Blog Post
WWF – Its True Colours
Why Men Trophy Hunt by Messrs Darimont, Codding and Hawke
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Development, growth and differentiation is een internationaal, aan collegiale toetsing onderworpen wetenschappelijk tijdschrift op het gebied van de celbiologie en ontwikkelingsbiologie. De naam wordt in literatuurverwijzingen meestal afgekort tot Dev. Growth Differ. Het wordt uitgegeven door Wiley-Blackwell namens de Japanese Society of Developmental Biologists en verschijnt tweemaandelijks.

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Fatigue is a common symptom of multiple myeloma and can be a side effect of some of its treatments. Extreme tiredness can also be caused by a drop in the number of red blood cells in your body resulting in a condition called anaemia.
Feelings of fatigue include overwhelming tiredness or exhaustion, shortness of breath, poor memory, low moods, the inability to concentrate and difficulty sleeping.
Always tell your treatment team if you are experiencing any of the symptoms of fatigue as they may be related to anaemia, which will need to be treated. The team may also discuss certain options to help you manage your fatigue.
Eat a well-balanced diet with iron-rich foods, and drink plenty of fluids. If you are having trouble eating, ask your doctor to be referred to a dietitian. Get enough sleep, and get into a routine by going to bed and getting up at the same times every day. Take gentle exercise each day – this can actually help to improve your energy levels. Plan your daily activities and allow yourself rest periods during the day.
Multiple myeloma interferes with the immune system (the body's natural defense against infection and illness). Some of the drugs currently used to treat multiple myeloma can also weaken the immune system. You may find you are particularly vulnerable to infection – you get more infections and they last for a longer time. Signs of infection include a raised temperature (above 38 Celsius), feeling feverish and unwell, shivering, rash, cough or sore throat, diarrhoea, redness or swelling around a wound.
If you develop any signs of infection, you should call your nurse or doctor immediately as it maybe important to start appropriate treatment.
Wash your hands regularly and avoid touching your mouth, nose and eyes. Carry and use an alcohol-based hand gel (available from a chemist) to keep your hands clean when out and about. Try to keep away from anyone who has recently been suffering from (or close to someone suffering from) an infectious disease such as chickenpox or flu.
The main cause of kidney damage is the multiple myeloma itself. Some medication can also affect the kidneys. You may experience symptoms associated with kidney problems including constantly feeling thirsty, feeling sick and needing to urinate frequently.
Talk to your nurse if you are experiencing any of these symptoms, as they will be able to help you or refer you to a doctor.
Stay well hydrated and try to drink 2–3 liters of water a day (if you are on dialysis, you should speak to your nurse or doctor).
When feeling unwell or stressed, you may find it difficult to eat well, but it can be especially tough during and after your multiple myeloma treatment. Some medication and treatments may alter your sense of taste, and you may not feel like eating much. If your treatment has changed your eating patterns and taste, it may help to eat small portions every 2–3 hours until you feel better. There may be times when your doctor recommends some changes to your diet. For example, when you have an increased risk of infection, some foods are higher risk and should be avoided. However, some foods can raise immunity and energy levels, which you may be encouraged to try.
If your appetite is poor, a nurse or a dietitian can give you more advice on the best way to increase the healthy calories in your diet. They may also be able to recommend dietary supplement drinks to take between meals.
Is it difficult to get up the stairs already? Is taking a shower becoming a burden? All this can be managed. There is special equipment available on the market and your home can be adjusted to your new situation. Specialized companies offer a wide array of usable tools and equipment. Here is a list of some of the equipment available: lift for wheelchair, bathroom accessories with customized bath and shower, shower with seat, toilets for the disabled, handrails, beds for the disabled with specially adapted mattresses. Ask your physician about the possibilities to rent such equipment (e.g. crutches, wheelchairs). Find out about all options available to you.


We love the idea of a holiday to celebrate the colleagues and employees in our lives that help each day run as smoothly as possible. This year we've curated a collection for Administrative Professionals Week that provide a special and unique option for every type of professional as well as every budget. We've chosen three of our favorites based on just what you're hoping to say this year.
A token of thanks for your hard work and dedication.
A lovely, unique option that is perfectly suited for a desk. Orchids are extremely easy to care for making them an excellent office plant as well as a lasting reminder of your gratitude.
Thank you for everything you do for our team! We appreciate you greatly.
A beautiful hint of springtime and a bright burst of color and fragrance. Receiving flowers is always so special and this option highlights the very best of the season. Filled with hyacinth, hydrangea, and an orchid blossom, this piece would certainly be a standout in the office.
You're the very best! We couldn't do what we do without our assistance.
Rich, robust, and radiant blooms burst from this design which goes above and beyond to express your gratitude. Paired with a set of macarons from La Patisserie or cake balls from Austin Cake Ball as a sweet treat for the office to share, these flowers are sure to impress.
Browse our full collection here: Administrative Professionals Day or give us a call at (512) 453-6633 to discuss the many designs. If we've helped you with gifts for Administrative Professionals Day in the past, please reach out! We'll have your information saved from last year and can easily and quickly assist again this year.
We look forward to helping you find the perfect way to say thank you this year!


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Lets pray that God will grant them courage to keep on witnessing when faced with the gravity of their prison situation.
The underground church continues to bloom amidst the severe persecution inflicted on Christians Elam Ministries report that another house church has opened its door recently.
Pray for the safety and security of these 7 and the many like them who meet secretly to worship the living God.


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Abdessamad Niani, né le  à Beni Mellal (Maroc), est un footballeur marocain évoluant au poste de milieu de terrain au Hassania d'Agadir.

Biographie

En club
Abdessamad Niani débute le football en D2 marocaine avec le Raja de Beni Mellal. Il y dispute une demi-saison et est vice-champion de la D2 marocaine, permettant à son club d'être promu en D1.

Le 15 août 2019, il s'engage pour deux saisons au Youssoufia Berrechid, club promu en Botola Pro. Le 27 octobre 2019, il dispute son premier match face au Wydad Casablanca (défaite, 3-1). Le 22 février 2020, il inscrit un doublé face au Wydad Casablanca (victoire, 3-2).

Le 5 août 2021, il s'engage pour trois saisons au Hassania d'Agadir. Le 11 septembre 2021, il dispute son premier match face au Rapide Oued Zem (victoire, 1-0). Le 23 octobre 2021, il inscrit son premier but face au Youssoufia Berrechid (victoire, 1-0).

Palmarès
 Raja de Beni Mellal
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 Vice-champion : 2019.

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Footballeur marocain
Joueur du Raja de Béni Mellal
Joueur du Youssoufia Berrechid
Joueur du Hassania d'Agadir
Naissance à Beni-Mellal
Naissance en mai 1995


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Mercedes Sosa
by Bob Mondello November 10th, 1995 August 29th, 2020
Latin American fans fill stadiums to hear the powerful voice of Mercedes Sosa, a stunning performer whose stage presence and political stature have made her an idolized cultural figure on five continents for more than 40 years. Renowned as a voice of hope and justice, when she sings of the pain of exile or the joy of witnessing an end to political persecution, she's singing from personal experience. Her music ranges from passionate tangos to traditional folk songs, all delivered in a penetrating alto that will lay patrons' ears back even in the furthest reaches of the KenCen. At 8 p.m. at the Kennedy Center Concert Hall. $30-50. (202) 467-4600. (Bob Mondello)


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Maggie Locke Therapy, San Diego
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Bioenergetic Analysis
The wisdom of the body is powerful and can go a long way toward resolving mental and emotional issues. Unfortunately, most of us are conditioned not to listen to the language of the body, which is expressed through sensations, impulses, intuitions and "gut" feelings - including chronic pain and illness. We are educated instead to give greater value to our minds, our cognitive processes. These capacities are obviously important, but too often override equally valuable messages from other aspects of ourselves. We can become "stuck in our heads".
When people are able to identify and respond to messages from the body outside the realm of rational thought they start to develop a greater sense of trust in themselves. For the mind can think anything, true or not. On the other hand, the body does not lie.
In addition to my classical education as a psychotherapist, I have been trained in a number of methods that effectively address psychological problems through working with the body. I continue to study newer modalities that emerge as research on the workings of the brain illustrates its amazing plasticity and its intimate relationship to the body.
Bioenergetic Analysis increases a person's ability to feel grounded - to be more aware and present in the body. It also works to soften characteristic muscular tensions created by years of reacting to life in particular ways. When the body loosens these tensions through therapy, one has more energy available to respond to life in new and more satisfying ways. One feels more "whole", with a stronger sense of self and personal power.
Bioenergetic therapy adheres to the standards of traditional talk psychotherapy, incorporating particular physical exercises according to the needs of the client. Different exercises are used to ground, to enhance bodily sensation or to express particular emotions. Some exercises may require therapist touch, but never without the client's understanding and permission.
Alexander Lowen M.D. created Bioenergetic Analysis in the 1940s after his personal work as a patient of Wilhelm Reich M.D., one of Sigmund Freud's closest colleagues. Reich extended the work of psychoanalysis into the realm of the body, focusing on "vegetative processes" that indicate a person's emotional and mental state. These signs of bodily activation or distress include changes in skin coloration, breathing patterns, muscle tension, facial expression, gestures or sensations, among other physical phenomena.
Lowen felt he "became more fully alive" in his work with Reich. He adapted Reich's approach and applied it to his own patients. He saw a person's ability to be "grounded" in his or her physical being as reflecting his/her ability to be grounded in reality itself. In other words, the more a person was able to experience all aspects of self---and not just live in the mind---the more that person felt fully alive and discovered more opportunities to pursue healthy pleasure and purpose in life. The findings of Reich and Lowen are now being validated by recent advances in the neurological sciences.
"I had no idea I had a life other than what I thought about. I lived from the head up, ignoring what I felt until my life fell apart and I had to feel," explained one client after a course of Bioenergetic Analysis. "Now I listen to my heart and my gut just as much as my mind. Life is easier, and much more fun."
Somatic Experiencing is an exciting and effective method of resolving trauma. Based on the groundbreaking research and clinical work of Peter Levine Ph.D., Somatic Experiencing offers a gentle and safe way for a person to address traumatic experiences that have hampered his/her ability to enjoy life.
Often we think of trauma as something definitive and abrupt, like a car accident or war experience. This is acute trauma, but many of us have lived with other types of trauma that take place over time and have equal ability to create havoc in our lives. Trauma is less an event than it is a response from the nervous system to perceived threat and danger. Therefore, suffering the parenting of a raging alcoholic or a difficult hospitalization can be as traumatizing as fighting in a war.
Humans respond to trauma physiologically just like any other animal, through the responses of fight, flight and freeze. When you can't run, and you can't fight back, your body goes into a kind of numbness to protect against pain. Unlike other animals, however, who once the danger passes physically shake out the frozen energy, humans suppress what feels like out-of-control movements. The residual energy stays trapped in the nervous system, interfering with its normal responsive mechanisms. A person with unresolved trauma responds to life's ordinary stresses with oversized life-or-death reactions, causing much unnecessary suffering to themselves and those around them.
Somatic Experiencing gently attunes the client's attention to body sensations and returns the nervous system to its optimal functioning, allowing people to relax and respond more effectively to life's pressures. It returns the person to a sense of personal agency, the ability to feel "I can" - the opposite of the helplessness and powerlessness trauma creates.
Trauma Reducing Exercises (TRE)
TRE or Trauma Reducing Exercises is a specific set of movements designed to help the body heal from trauma through accessing the autonomic, or involuntary, nervous system. In this approach, prescribed exercises build up stress in the legs that is then released into the deep inner muscles of the pelvis. These muscles, in particular the psoas muscles, tend to hold strong and chronic tension from life's negative events. The exercises promote natural shaking and vibrations in this deep musculature which result in greater calmness and sense of safety in the world. I have observed faster progress in therapy among those clients who use these exercises regularly at home as an adjunct to their sessions.
The exercises were developed by Bioenergetic therapist David Berceli, who has spent most of his adult professional life working with victims of trauma in some of the most war-torn areas of the world such as the Sudan and Israel/Palestine. The exercises are built upon his own experiences responding to violence. He has reported considerable progress among victims of violence in the Middle East and Africa who he formed into groups to do these exercises together and support one another in healing.
EMDR stands for Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing. It was developed by Francine Shapiro PhD. This approach also works directly with the nervous system using alternating gentle and rhythmic stimulation through eye movement, touch or sound. The therapist helps the client get in touch with a particular issue and then uses the stimulation while the client revisits images and memories related to the issue. As the client alternates his/her attention between the issue and the stimulation, new neural pathways are formed.
EMDR helps free difficult memories and feelings that remain "trapped" from a triggering event by replacing them with new associations that are less emotionally disturbing. EMDR may be applied to most issues that arise in traditional talk therapy and can often facilitate the pace of movement through the issue. While EMDR can sometimes feel emotionally challenging within the session, most clients welcome repeated sessions of this approach and report feeling much calmer in general as a result.
Thought Field Therapy and Emotional Freedom Technique are two other methods I teach that employ self-tapping to lessen anxiety and gradually loosen rigid response patterns.
Meditation and Visualization
While I do not employ meditation and visualization during most of my sessions I frequently teach forms of them for clients to use at home as needed. Each can enhance the work of therapy when practiced regularly. Meditation has been shown to lower blood pressure and quiet the nervous system. Visualization helps repattern ineffective ways of viewing the world with more positive and expansive possibilities. Both enlarge a person's capacity to experience life more richly.
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Étienne Antoine est un homme politique français né le  à Metz (Moselle) et décédé le  à Metz.

Biographie
Cultivateur et brasseur, il est député de la Moselle de 1848 à 1849, siégeant avec les partisans du général Cavaignac.

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Naissance en avril 1793
Naissance à Metz
Décès en décembre 1855
Décès à Metz
Député de la Moselle
Membre de l'Assemblée constituante de 1848
Décès à 62 ans


The international, cooperative trio of Hübsch Martel Zoubek plays improvised music characterized by the transparent overlaying of wonderful timbres through intelligent-but-spontaneous structures. With an uncommon instrumentation and three extraordinarily talented instrumentalists, the trio works in a sound-world of extraordinary breadth and richness. While superficially the music evokes contemplative strains of composed contemporary music (from John Cage to the present), the stellar rapport of this trio – which has been touring and recording since 2012 – generates subtle momentums throughout its music through the energy of collective improvisation. They have two recordings to their credit, including most recently the superb Drought, on the Rimouski QC label, Tour de Bras, in 2016. Carl Ludwig Hübsch (tuba and objects; Germany), Pierre-Yves Martel (viola da gamba, harmonica; Montréal), and Philip Zoubek (prepared piano; Austria).


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Q: Windows CMake GUI cannot find Boost library This is my first time using cmake gui in windows. I am trying to install the vsomeip library in Windows. This is mainly required for my common API someip application. Now, I am having issue to compile the vsomeip library. When I run CMake gui, it says Could NOT find Boost (missing: system thread filesystem) (found suitable version "1.67.0", minimum required is "1.55")
I have already added the boost directory to my environment Path variable. I am not sure whether are there any additional configurations is required. When I try the same in Linux, it works fine. Only in Windows there is an issue.

A: I fixed the issue by changing the boost version inside the boost/version.hpp.
Previously the version was written as 1_55_0. So I just changed the version to 1_55.
The other fixed was to add the environment variable Path. I added the boost include directory itself: C:\local\boost_1_55_0\boost
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Forsyth Tech Student Han Nguyen Awarded Prestigious Scholarship
Han Nguyen, a student that graduated from Forsyth Tech this spring, has been awarded the prestigious Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship. The highly competitive national scholarship provides students transferring from community colleges to four-year universities up to $55,000 a year to complete their bachelor's degrees at the college of their choice. The scholarship is awarded by the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation.
Nguyen graduated from Forsyth Tech with an associate in science and will attend Liberty University in the fall to study Biomedical Sciences. Upon earning her bachelor's degree, she plans to enroll in medical school to pursue an M. D. and eventually join Doctors Without Borders. Nguyen is currently an intern for the Radiological Control Technician Training Program through August.
While at Forsyth Tech, Nguyen was always a stand-out student; she participated in Phi Theta Kappa and was the New Century Transfer Scholarship recipient, she was in Alpha Mu Beta, was a Global Scholar of Distinction, and was named the Academic Excellence Student and the Dallas Herring Nominee.
The Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship had 1,200 applicants this year from 42 states and the District of Columbia. 100 scholarships were awarded, which was the largest cohort of scholars for the Cooke Foundation to date.
"We are thrilled for Han to be recognized and rewarded with a Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship!" said Dr. Janet Spriggs, President of Forsyth Tech. "Of course, it was no surprise, as Han's academic excellence and commitment to service are unparalleled. She is a wonderful representative of how our Forsyth Tech grads are blazing new trails!"
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Forsyth Tech Welcomes Governor Roy Cooper and Announces Free College for High School Seniors Graduating in 2022
Forsyth Tech announced that it will continue its College Commitment grant program, which provides entirely free enrollment (tuition, books and fees) at the college for all graduating high school seniors.
Alongside Governor Cooper, Dr. Janet Spriggs, President of Forsyth Tech, announced that the college would extend its commitment to high school seniors – making college at Forsyth Tech totally free once again for all NC high school graduates in 2022.
"North Carolina's community colleges are a major force in strengthening our students and growing our workforce," said Governor Cooper. "The Longleaf Commitment community college grants program is already helping our students continue their education debt-free at one of our strong community colleges and it's great to see the success of these grants lead to expanded access at Forsyth Tech."
"We know that education is critical to success later in life, and we want to remove as many barriers to success as we can for our community's youth," said Dr. Spriggs. "We also know that North Carolina is the best state in the country for business, and for our economy to grow and thrive, we need to invest in high-quality, public higher education for all North Carolinians."
After the announcement, Governor Cooper then participated in a roundtable discussion with four students currently enrolled at Forsyth Tech that took advantage of the 2021 College Commitment and Longleaf Grant.
Fnu Renuka, Melanie Moore, Derek Vance and Rebeca Coreas Zaldana all noted that they were honored to speak with Governor Cooper, and were proud to share their experiences at Forsyth Tech. "Because of the Longleaf Commitment Grant, I'll be able to graduate without debt, which is great!" said Melanie Moore.
Renuka, who is currently enrolled in the Associate in Science program, and plans to transfer to a four-year university to become an emergency medicine physician said, "Forsyth Tech has given me a lot and I've met so many people with similar interests. I've really been able to learn and grow as a person."
Current high school seniors who are interested in learning more about how to take advantage of the Longleaf Commitment Grant and Forsyth Tech's Class of 2022 College Commitment should visit scholarships.forsythtech.edu for more information.
Living Your Best Life: Listening Tour
Dr. Spriggs and the President's Advisory Council are co-hosting a Listening Tour!
Held over several days at every campus and center location, they would like to invite you to share how Forsyth Tech can support you – faculty and staff – in living your best life! We are here to listen!
The dates and times for each part of the Listening Tour are below.
Thursday, Nov. 4: 8:15 – 9:15 a.m., Transportation Technology Center, Room 207
Thursday, Nov. 4: 10 – 11 a.m., West Campus, Auditorium
Thursday, Nov. 4: 1 – 2 p.m., Mazie S. Woodruff Center, Room 114
Thursday, Nov. 4: 3 – 4 p.m., Grady P. Swisher Center, Room 114
Monday, Nov. 8: 8:15 – 9:15 a.m., Main Campus, Technology Building, Room 207
Monday, Nov. 8: 9:30 – 10:30 a.m., Main Campus, Facilities Break Room
Monday, Nov. 8: 10:45 – 11:45 a.m., Main Campus, Rhoades Conference Center
Monday, Nov. 8: 12 – 1 p.m., Main Campus, Bob Greene Hall
Tuesday, Nov. 9: 9 – 10 a.m., Northwest Forsyth Center, Room 234
Tuesday, Nov. 9: 11 a.m. – 12 p.m., Stokes County Forsyth Center, Room 115
Jonathan Thull Discovered a Place of Promise at Forsyth Tech
If he hadn't made a life-changing choice to attend Forsyth Tech, Jonathan Thull said his life might have turned out much differently. Now, a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor- Supervisor with a graduate certificate in play therapy for children and adolescents, Thull has traveled the world, even living in Israel during the 2006 Israel–Hezbollah War.
Thull said from where he started, he couldn't imagine he would be where he is now.
"I wasn't interested in high school and had difficulty focusing and concentrating. These issues were exacerbated by my ADHD and Learning disability and I might have placed somewhere on the Autism spectrum," said Thull. "I dropped out of high school in 10th grade. As a high school dropout with a rebellious nature, I was easily drawn into some risky behavior. And, when I came right up to the edge of falling into serious trouble, that was my wake-up call."
Shortly after, he enrolled in the Adult High School at Forsyth Tech. Yet, still battling some personal issues, he became frustrated and dropped out of school again with little direction and purpose in life.
He then realized he needed a high school certificate to pursue further education and help the world through the helping profession. Upon completion of his high school equivalency, he found his way to Forsyth Tech again.
"That's when I fell in love with learning." said Thull, "I found, what would be the best professor in my college career, Dr. James Fortuna, who was pivotal in guiding my education. He challenged me, influenced me and lit a fire in me. In my failure to thrive in my teenage years, Forsyth Tech gave me a softer place to land. Reflecting on my past, Forsyth Tech was the catalyst I needed to succeed."
Getting the individualized support, he needed, Thull was able to take night classes at Forsyth Tech while working which helped him feel empowered and gave him more control over his life.
Earning his transfer associate degree in three years, Thull went on to the University of North Carolina Greensboro, and earned his bachelor's degree in psychology. He then continued his studies there, earning his master's degree in conflict resolution. Thull was very interested in the conflict between Israel and Palestine and wanted to travel there.
"I went to Israel to volunteer doing peace work. Working in a youth commune was a profound experience for me," said Thull. "When war broke out with Lebanon, I was living in the north of Israel near the border of Syria. Shortly after the war began, I started studying at Haifa University but the program moved students to Jerusalem for safety. But he said, "Life just kept going there, the alarms would sound to take cover and when the bombing finished, another alarm would sound to alert an all clear." That's when Thull said his experience during war and witnessing protracted conflict led him back to the states to delve deeper into psychology beyond conflict resolution.
Thull earned his second master's degree in counseling from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte with a concentration in play therapy. He currently has his own counseling practice in Charlotte but has now opened a branch in Winston-Salem and is moving back to be closer to his family.
"The pandemic, for me had a silver-lining in a way," said Thull. "I hadn't worked in tele-counseling before and now that's the counseling method I want to pursue as I start my counseling practice in the Triad and across North Carolina. With some of my teenage clients, for example, a computer screen is very comfortable for them since they spend so much time online or on games. I want to help them flourish and by using technology I enter into their world and help them solve problems! Knowing what I went through and my own disabilities, I can relate to them and they more easily relate to me. "
Thull also hopes to one day to teach and share his story that education is different for everyone. Thull shares, "It works best when we discover what inspires us to learn. And that path for me began at Forsyth Technical Community College."
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NC IDEA's new minority-focused council includes six from Triad
Six people of color in the Triad's tech and business community are taking a seat at the table as the NC IDEA foundation rolls out plans for a minority-focused council.
Wheel of Fortune "1K a Day Summer Giveaway"
Congratulations to our Broadcasting and Production Technology students who provided video footage for this story on WFMY-TV. The video was part of a student Capstone project last semester, prior to COVID-19. The station was pleased with the quality of their work as we all are!
HOW COMMUNITY COLLEGES ARE HANDLING COVID-19
In this crisis together: How community colleges are handling COVID-19.
The State Board of Community Colleges voted to approve five temporary amendments to help with the impact of COVID-19 in a conference call meeting today.
The amendments will be operational for 180 days or until the State Board rescinds them.
Bienenstock Furniture Library Announces 2020 Interior Design Competition Winners
$7,500 in scholarships awarded to three students. More than $460,000 has been awarded since the inception of the scholarships
High Point, NC — (March 2, 2020) Last week the Bienenstock Furniture Library Board of Directors announced the winners of the Library's annual Interior Design Competition, awarding $7,500 in scholarships to distinguished scholars to continue their studies in Interior Design.
In addition, their schools will receive a $1,000 bonus to fund academic programs. The Bienenstock scholarship is open to any junior, senior or graduate student enrolled in an accredited college design program. The Library has awarded more than $460,000 in scholarship money to date. Winning entries can be viewed on the Library's website at www.furniturelibrary.com.
The American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) is the official sponsor of the competition providing creative project ideas and assisting in the judging process. This is an annual competition and a new contest will be announced in May of 2020.
INTERIOR DESIGN COMPETITION Entrants were given the following real-world assignment:
Design a sleepover camp activity center for co-ed campers for all children, including special needs campers. Located in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania, design a private residence for camp director and executive offices for camp. All plans, drawings and specifications were given to the students. They were also asked to design a logo.
The competition received multiple entries from colleges throughout the country including: Saddleback College, Virginia Commonwealth, Virginia Tech, Randolph Community College, Forsyth Technical Community College, University of Central Oklahoma and Savannah College of Art & Design.
The distinguished panel of judges included: Christi Spangle, Barbour Spangle Design; Kara Cox, Kara Cox Interiors; Brianne Verstat, Barbour Spangle Design; Gwen Emery, NCSU; Jessica Alpert, Gensler; June Anderson, ASID; Marilyn Russell, Baker Barrios, and Holly Woodward, Baker Furniture.
The winning entry was named Wëlike Playhouse submitted by Xin Schiffman of Saddleback College in Mission Viejo, California. According to Schiffman, the name, Wëlike, (pronounced WOO-LEE-KAY) was derived from the indigenous Lena'pe Native Americans living in the area and literally means "He has a nice home." She notes, "The name closely resembles "We like" in English, and connotes "we like the playhouse", a fun and comfortable place that will
welcome every camper." The design of the logo was adapted from a piece of furniture designed by Greg Klassen and is aptly named the Glass River, which combines the natural beauty of glass and natural wood, suggesting that a river runs through it. According to
Schiffman, In the Lena'pe language, "Pocono" means "A river between two mountains." The river theme is carried throughout the design to connect the facility to the local surroundings. The river theme is carried throughout the entire design. A running river flows from the front entrance across the floor to create not only visual interest but also a traffic path.
She added, "The last important element of my design is nature. Sustainability is a priority in the design. Ecofriendly materials like local woods are cost-saving, while some new tech sustainable products are applied on the floors and ceilings. They are more durable and have a lower environmental cost than natural materials, but with a low carbon footprint." The design concept is intended to create a friendly home for summer campers aged 8 to 14 of various backgrounds, cultures and lifestyles.
Judge Christi Spangle commented: "Xin's beautiful renderings helped to fully articulate the camp focused design concept. She clearly thought through the project, with great attention to detail and technical attention.
When asked to explain her inspiration, she added, "The regionally diverse cultures of the native Indians and the natural beauty of their geography. The picture of Delaware Water Gap reminded me of an American photographer, Laura Gilpin, who is known for her photography of Native Americans.
Gilpin's quote is, 'A river seems a magical thing. A magical, moving, living part of the very earth itself.' I decided to use the concept of the river as my major design element."
When asked about how she first became interested in Interior Design, she replied "I am originally from China and have been in this country for many years. I was a business major in college and an art lover since I was a teenager. Art museums are my favorite places to visit when I travel. When I helped my family to renovate an old house, I was overwhelmed by the many critical considerations like space planning, styles, materials, and furniture. I realized a systematic study would be helpful. That's why I decided to start the Interior Design program at Saddleback College." When asked about her career goals upon graduation and her long-term dream job , she said, "I spent quite a lot of time investigating new materials for this project and am amazed by all the new technologies which are not only energy-efficient with a low carbon footprint, but also provide great aesthetic appeal. I would like to apply what I have learned in the design of green, comfortable and affordable housing."
Farida Gabdrakhmanova, Professor of Interior Design at Saddleback College said, "Xin strives to push the envelope of every project beyond what is required of the assignment, and this competition project was no exception. Her thorough geographical and historical research resulted in the strong design concept that incorporated the natural surroundings and local environs, the history of the native inhabitants, as well as the client's requirements.
Thinking 'outside the box,' attention to details, and artistic approach produced a creative space plan reflecting a concept that was fully compliant with the program and code requirements. Xin artfully wove the history and the future through innovative materials, sustainable technologies, and selection of furniture and accessories inspired by the art and local historical cultures. She combines artistic vision and technical skills with a strong work ethic, and her project has bloomed like a beautiful flower with each petal having its meaning and purpose."
The second-place winner was Soraia DeSouza, who is also a student at Saddleback College, in Mission Viejo California. She receives a $1,500 scholarship to be applied to continuing her education. When asked about her intention, she replied, "Design concepts based on visual experiences create an interesting learning environment. In the great room called Forest, children can engage in activities such as crafts, reading or watching plays. They will be entertained the whole time while learning. The Center and its activities were designed under the universal design concept. Xin Schiffman First Place Winner Saddleback College
It's a flexible space, accommodating to everyone. Sensory design and careful choices in the finishing materials induce a healthier experience by engaging children to the center." Judge Holly Woodward complimented DeSouza's project for its detailed thought of concept, excellent use of color, and organization.
The third-place winner was Kevin Gerbrandt of Forsyth Technical Community College in Winston-Salem, NC. He receives a $1,000 scholarship to be applied to continuing education. Gerbrandt's design focused on a return to nature. When asked about his inspiration, he replied, "In a world where we – and especially our youth – are more digitally connected than ever, we experience more loneliness and isolation. Responding to the problem of this e pidemic lies at the heart of my solution: to design a space in which our youth can build more authentic relationships with one another through increased connectivity not through technology, but through the land and the natural environment they inhabit." Judge Bri Verstat noted, "Great use of space, organized floor plans, and excellent renderings."
An honorable mention went to Michelle Zoldano, Saddleback College, Mission Viejo California for her project, AGATventure Therapeutic Camp. Judges felt this was a strong project, deserving recognition for its layout and concept.
THE BIENENSTOCK SCHOLARSHIPS The annual Bienenstock Scholarship competitions are open to any junior, senior or graduate student enrolled in an accredited college program of furniture design or interior design. Since 1984, the Library has awarded more than $460,000 in scholarships to students in hundreds of colleges and universities. Judging is blind—with no name or college shown with the submission. A distinguished panel of industry experts juried each competition.
ABOUT BIENENSTOCK FURNITURE LIBRARY The Library's collection of more than 5,000 curated volumes, periodicals and original materials spans 600 years of design history, placing the full spectrum of design ideas – from the greatest movements to the smallest details – in the hands of tomorrow's innovators and creators. In addition to endowing the next generation of designers with this rich array of resources, we create ideal conditions for the discovery and nurturing of the new design visions and ideologies that will transform the way we work and live. Beautiful workspaces invite students and professionals to become fully immersed in our materials. The sculpture garden surrounding the Library provides a place for quiet reflection. Meeting spaces and a multi-media seminar room provide space for professionals and organizations to speak about design, share information, solve industry challenges, and discuss the ideas that will shape tomorrow's spaces. By serving as North America's premier repository of design ideas, and creating a platform for study, reflection, collaboration, and outreach, the Bienenstock Furniture Library is the place where creative minds can touch history and design the future. The easiest way to stay up to date on the developments of the library is to "LIKE" its Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/BienenstockFurnitureLibrary.
ABOUT THE ASID
ASID is a community of people driven by a common love for design and committed to the belief that interior design, as a service to people, is a powerful, multi-faceted profession that can positively change people's lives. Through education, knowledge sharing, advocacy, community building and outreach, the Society strives to advance the interior design profession and, in the process, to demonstrate and celebrate the power of design to positively change people's lives. Its more than 30,000 members engage in a variety of professional programs and activities through a network of 48 chapters throughout the United States and Canada. Founded in 1975, the American Society of Interior Designers is the
Recognizing His Digital Skills Beyond the Classroom
Winning a national award at SkillsUSA last year in video game design gave Asa Gordon the confidence to compete again this year in digital animation and 3D modeling. As he and his teammate, Alondra Chavez, won first place in the state competition in April, they are on track again this year to compete in the national competition in June, in Louisville, Kentucky. In fact, SkillsUSA was more than a competition as Gordon learned from another team about a game engine which he will soon share with architecture students.
Forsyth Technical Community College Students Garner National Awards
Fourteen students from Forsyth Tech won awards, including five gold medals, during the SkillsUSA competition in Louisville, Ky., June 25-29, 2018 during the 54th annual National Leadership and Skills Conference (NLSC), a showcase of career and technical education students. Since the SkillsUSA state competition in Greensboro in April, students have been diligently preparing for the national competition and their efforts paid off.


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End'o the Road: Vacant no more.
This little space of mine has been vacant for far too long - as someone so kindly pointed out & so I promised her a post. Its not that I've had nothing to say; instead more a case of too much to say and unsure where to start. Rather than go back and start at the beginning - I will just start here. Right now.
I seem to be flapping about not getting far with anything in particular and every day I re-write lists and then smack my forehead for not having the foresight to complete a simple task the previous day. Then there are days I stop myself and tell myself that I do achieve a lot - its just that I am currently achieving things that weren't necessarily on my 2013 goal lists. Amazing how your daily goals can change so much in 12 short months!
* Downloading popular names from the era… then realising I managed to print the "Scottish" names. Apparently Australian names weren't as important!
* Reading books written in the same areas and times.
Time spent re-reading my tutorials and cross referencing for extra information in my stack of helpful writing books. By late Friday afternoon my mind was buzzing with all these words and I was struggling to remember the difference between voice and tone. This has helped get the words from my mind. Maybe next week I will journal the words and their meanings - or I might stick to flash cards.
As I've been doing this, I've been jotting down notes for my own story. Of things to check and cross reference - I'm inspired to write more and more each day, alas the assignment writing MUST take precedence at this moment in time! Luckily a lot of my assignments can be based on stories I've written or am planning on writing for my novel!
In our day to day family life my health has been up and down, but fingers crossed is turning due to these awesome tablets I'm taking, my daughter decided to share hats (as girls are wan to do) and bought home a little more than I needed to see… if you've never seen war - you won't understand why my house suddenly had shades of genocide on those little creepy crawlies! Ugh. The joys!
Yesterday we had a dance concert, followed by a lunch with mum and dad where I picked their brains all things family! My dad then drops a bombshell that my pops brothers daughter had done some digging and came up with a heap of info on my elusive G'grandfather (he's the shady character who I have struggled finding his past) apparently his brother has copies and I have wheedled oh so nicely for him to get me a copy. I hear it's "real good reading" so I have an inkling that my "pulling my hair out why don't I turn him into a villain of dubious character" may actually pay off! YAY!
That pretty much sums up the WEEK! True story! I plan on getting back here a little more regularly - I'll aim for 3 weekday posts to start - because truly I miss rambling and nattering to myself & besides I feel it keeps me grounded.


These sweet and deliciously sticky buns make the ultimate weekend baking project. I like a classic sticky bun, so I've filled mine with toasted pecans and cinnamon butter, but you could also try chocolate ganache, peanut butter or spiced currants. Just give the dough enough time to rise and you'll be rewarded with a fluffy and golden, pull-apart treat.


For many cancers, the odds of survival now are better than ever and going up. At OMRF, researchers are working each day to improve the chances of beating America's second-leading killer. Scientists now know that cancer isn't just one disease. It's as many as 50 diseases—or more. So our researchers are working with physicians to tailor treatments to individual patients' unique genetic makeup and their particular cancers to boost their odds of survival.


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Summer Fairy Tales for Parents
By Sarah Schmelling
Photograph by Richard Cummins / Alamy
Once upon a time, Carol and her family went on a cruise. Though there was some general vomiting and an altercation with a twentysomething dressed as a beloved cartoon character, Carol and her husband managed to drop the kids off at the supervised arcade and do the olive-oil tasting and dinner-theatre "Newsies" without anyone vanishing or catching norovirus.
There once was a mom named Beth who forgot to register Jake and Jonathan for the Green Fields Summer Program, which integrates STEM education and coding with outdoor recreation, before the deadline, in January. She'd assumed that, since the kids had been going to the camp for six years and the directors sent her an e-mail almost every day, her children would still be on the list. Luckily, her neighbor Maryanne offered to enroll the kids in her own "camp," and the boys now know how to re-shingle a roof and build an up-to-code fire pit.
Following a decision that no one could remember making, Audrey and Paul rented a beach house for themselves, their three small children, and both sets of grandparents, who hadn't spent more than a half hour together since Audrey and Paul's wedding. Despite Audrey's having e-mailed packing lists to everyone several times, they somehow all still assumed that she'd bring everything and yelled at her whenever they, say, couldn't find peanut butter. But one evening when the kids were asleep, the grandparents were watching shows on individual iPads, and the night air seemed perfect, Paul and Audrey waded into the ocean, giggling like teen-agers, and had about ten minutes alone before the downpour and stingrays.
There once were two dads who ran into each other at school picnics and talked about seeing the National together, and neither of them thought they'd ever coördinate their schedules to do it. But you know what? They did.
After five weeks of being called "embarrassing" by her fifteen-year-old daughter for doing things like "saying 'cinnamon' weird" and "breathing," a woman named Pat had had enough. When her daughter cringed at the way Pat scooped potato salad onto a paper plate at the neighborhood pool's annual barbecue, she shouted, "I'll show you embarrassing!" Then she climbed up to the high dive, belted the chorus of Camila Cabello's "Havana," fell off, did a kind of twisting belly flop, and nearly cracked her head open—all right in front of the cutest lifeguard, Jeff. Thankfully, Mr. Proctor, the elementary-school art teacher, got it on video, and from that day on she went on "Good Morning America" every June with "Song of the Summer" predictions.
Here is the story of a new mom, Alice, who, in her first post on the parenting Listserv, asked for recommendations for baby sunscreen. She of course got horrible comments about the damage she was doing to her baby; poisonous sunscreen ingredients; how babies should never go outside, or always be outside; and why did she bother becoming a parent in the first place? Reading these, she cried out from her work cubicle, "Other parents are so mean!" And the parents sitting around her tried really hard not to laugh and laugh and laugh.
While his kids were busy punching each other on the ferry, a dad named Dave "accidentally" dropped his phone overboard and didn't have to check his work e-mail for three days.
Once upon a time, two sets of grandparents managed to con their grown children into renting a beach house and doing all the planning and packing for the trip. One night, when they had the place to themselves—their grandchildren sound asleep, the only sounds the pitter-patter of rain and some distant screams from the beach—the two grandmothers looked up from their iPads.
"Let's yell at her about the peanut butter again tomorrow, just for kicks," Grandma Joyce said.
"That'll teach her to insist on doing everything for everyone!" Grandma Margaret replied. "Those kids will go off to college not knowing how to tie their own shoes."
"Our other grandkids built us a fire pit!" Grandpa Ron called out from the porch.
Then they put their sweaty drinks down not on coasters, and went back to watching "Madame Secretary." It was the best summer ever.
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