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The Comanche: Nomads of the Southern Plains (American Indian
In the first book of the series, Gabí gets into a muddle and mixes up her English and Spanish. Studies are often replicated to verify findings of initial studies. Gay and lesbian political mobilization and regime responsiveness in four New York cities. Picture books, middle grade, young adult, multi-cultural, children's non-fiction. This year we will have a great deal of opportunities to express ourselves, listen, and work towards a more inclusive society.
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Gloria Estefan (A & E Biography (Lerner Paperback))
Skills needed include the ability to communicate effectively across differences, to take the role of learner, to be ''comfortable'' in situations of discomfort, and to build alliances between groups (Reed, Newman, Suarez & Lewis, 1997). My mother's people were Russian Jews who emigrated here at the turn of the century. October is full of events that you can incorporate into your standard curriculum! Logically, when the narrator's voice is not being adequately represented, the ethics of storytelling rights are not honored.
America in the Time of Martin Luther King Jr.: 1948 to 1976
Lata Reddy, vice president, Corporate Social Responsibility, and president of The Prudential Foundation, can discuss the importance of corporate social responsibility and how Prudential improves communities by investing financial resources, business expertise and employee skills in programs that increase human potential and individuals' self-sufficiency. Admission: adults $8, seniors $7.50, members/children under 2 free This museum lets kids experience art and culture from around the world without leaving South Florida.
Carter G. Woodson: Black History Pioneer (Famous African
The Brad Pitt family began with his childhood in the midwestern United States to becoming the most famous multicultural family today. People don't follow you because you take from them; they follow you because you give to them. Rodolfa, PHD, is the Director of the University of California, Davis, Counseling and Psychological Services. Through Images Canada, you can find images of the Canadian events, people, places and things that make up our collective heritage.
Thailand (Ask about Asia)
Things to make and do to celebrate festivals, cultures, and holidays around the world. The Zapato Power series is one of my favorites. When a simple dot gets kudos in class, Vashti ups her own antie and makes quite a splash at the art show. Do literacy skills developed in L1 transfer to L2? We are working hard every day to become one of America's most welcoming and just communities. After he completed his medical degree, Jung joined the staff at Burghoelzli Clinic in Zurich, Switzerland as an intern to Eugen Bleuler, where he explored the unconscious mind and its related complexes.
That's Our Custodian! (That's Our School)
In any case, it is usually good policy to cite sources when writing papers. The student is expected to: (A) define and give examples of agricultural, wholesale, retail, manufacturing (goods), and service industries; (B) describe levels of economic development of various societies using indicators such as life expectancy, gross domestic product (GDP), GDP per capita, and literacy; and (C) identify and describe the effects of government regulation and taxation on economic development and business planning. (11) Government.
Male Writers (Profiles of Great Black Americans)
The twelve-volume How Artists See series is a wonderful introduction for kids to the world of art and to the observation of their world. My current interests include young adult fiction, historical fiction, and historical romance. Alternative visions: Paths in the global village. The richness of the University community reflects diversity of culture, race, gender, region, age, religion, ideas, socioeconomic levels, sexual orientation, ability and a myriad of multi-cultures. In 8th Grade, we like to give our students a selection of informational books.
My First Biography: Harriet Tubman
Set over a 24-hour period in contemporary L. As a former Regional Chief of the BC Assembly of First Nations, Jody brings extensive experience in law, public service, and First Nations governance to Cabinet. If I make you light-bearers, you don't think I'm going to hide you under a bucket, do you? A. degree in Liberal Arts from Kalamazoo College. DiSalvo-Ryan illustrates the importance of a strong sense of community. In the classroom, teachers can introduce critical thinking by comparing texts that reflect in different ways on a single political question.
Tupac Shakur: Multi-platinum Rapper: Multi-Platinum Rapper
Please click the 'School Choice' tab in the menu at the top of this page for more information. Each student gets a chance to present their award to the class. This article also available in Spanish. by A. With the passage of time, Isabel became the keeper of the family memories, memories that come alive in her writing. When Langston Hughes states in his poem "Theme for English B" that "I guess being colored doesn't make me NOT like / the same things other folks like who are other races. / So will my page be colored that I write?" he hits on an important point that is carried through in all of the works mentioned above: that there is the sense that there is some great divide between people of non-White or non-American that cannot be crossed, that somehow these differences might cause one to question if the author likes different things just because of an ethnic difference or even more importantly, that their difference "taints" everything.
Lets Quilt Our African American Heritage & Stuff It
You must sign in to see if this title is available for request. I often feel sick of the books we use for curriculum after reading it thousands of times, brainstorming lessons and activities. Tradition and technology come together in this lesson in which students learn about Alaskan animals through Native American tales and their own online research. The student understands the relationship between the arts and the times during which they were created. I thought the author had done a nice job of staying true to the time period and crafting a story that was interesting and subtle.


How long will the garage conversion take?
We usually advise that a single integral garage would take around 1 to 2 weeks but this depends on drying times for wet plaster etc, and a double garage conversion around 2 to 3 weeks. These can differ depending on your requirements how many doors & windows you will need, etc.
It really depends. There are a few factors which will obviously change the price. Some examples: Have you got a single or double garage? Do you require an en-suite bathroom? Do you need a structural door opening? Do you want it painted in three different colours? Do you want 10 or 20 downlights? So as you see the cost can vary, so the best way to for us to give you an accurate quote is to come and see your garage.
Will we have signed contracts?
Yes. On all of our projects we will draw up contracts and both parties sign these before work commences.
When do I pay for my garage conversion?
We only take a small deposit of £500, unlike most companies, as we think this gives you peace of mind. This also holds the start date of your job. We will only ask for a larger deposit on the day we start work, depending on the size of the job, and then we'll break the cost of the job down into manageable, staged payments. We only ask for the final payment once you are 100% satisfied with your new room.
Will we take care of the building regulations?
Can you do every part of the garage conversion from start to finish?
Yes, every aspect of your conversion, right from your very first phone call through to completion.
Have you got any accreditation?
Can you match my existing brickwork?
The answer is yes, if it is still being produced (or if any remaining stock can be sourced from somewhere!). If not then we will get you the very best alternative match.
How long do you guarantee the job for?
We provide you with a 10 year workmanship guarantee and you also get an insurance backed guarantee from IWA before you pay us a deposit. This guarantee protects your deposit and your job should we go out of business. View our IWA certificate.
Who will it be that comes out to see us?
It will be one of our representatives that have over 40 years of building trade experience between them. We never use pushy salesmen. We will also aim to have your detailed quote out in the post within just 48 hours.
Have you got previous garage conversions we can see?
Of course! We have carried out countless garage conversions and we highly recommend you go and speak with our past clients. This is the best way for you to know first-hand just how seriously we commit to our work. Please see a selection of our work in our case studies section.
Can I view work in progress?
Yes, we have always got work in progress. This will allow you, first-hand, to see how professional and dedicated our garage conversion teams are.
Do you hold full Public and Employer's Liability Insurance?
Yes, our policy covers us for no less than five million pounds. A copy will be sent to you with your quotation.
Will you protect my driveway?
This comes as standard with each and every garage conversion we carry out. We put down a visqueen sheet and then cover the drive with plywood. This protects the drive from skips and general building work.
Will there be a lot of mess and disruption?
We take great care in keeping the mess on site to a minimum, and there will be minimal disruption. We do not need access to your home for most of the job (and if we need to use the loo we will go to the local town where possible).
Do you have a project manager who will oversee the conversion project?
You will always see either Les or Martin on a daily basis so you can rest assured your conversion will go smoothly. We will liaise with you directly and regularly to make sure you get your dream project.
Do you use full-time staff or do you use subcontractors?
We do not use subcontractors fullstop. All of our lads are fully experienced tradesmen.
Will the new garage conversion floor finish level with the existing floor in our house?
We always make sure your new floor comes completely level with your existing floor. It is also a building regulations' requirement for any garage conversion, in order for it to be passed-off by the local authority.
Are your employees DBS checked?
Yes, all of our staff have been DBS checked.
Will a garage conversion add value to our property?
Creating extra habitable living space in your home by converting your garage is a proven, and not to mention extremely cost-effective, way of adding value to any property.
Will I be hassled by pushy salespeople once I have my quote?
Not a chance! We do not employ any pushy salespeople. We instead prefer to speak with you honestly and truthfully and strive to earn your trust and, most importantly, to maintain it.
How soon after accepting my quotation can you start?
We can usually begin your garage conversion within a couple of weeks of getting the green light from you. This gives us time to match your brick and to make all the arrangements with your local authority. In this time we will also sign all the necessary contracts, take measurements of your garage for ordering materials and set your site up ready for commencement.
Will there be lots of mess at my property?
We are renowned for the tidiness and cleanliness of our sites during and after our garage conversions. We protect your driveway from scrapes and scuffs by laying plastic sheeting and plywood boards, and use dust sheets inside your home. We aim to leave your property in the condition it was when we first arrived.
I only have a rough idea of what I want – can you assist me with some garage conversion ideas?
Of course! Everyone starts out at the same stage as you. We have been turning people's building ideas into reality for years now, and we can do the same for you. We can take your garage conversion ideas as far as you want, from simply leaving you with a plastered finish all the way through to a fully decorated and furnished room with a home cinema system.


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Contains the Vocabulary for the Information Processing Unit
Sensory Neuron Nerve cells that transmit sensory information; pain, touch, vision, taste, hearing.
Interneuron A neuron that forms a connection between other neurons; enables an organism to perceive its surroundings, think and see.
Motor Neuron A nerve cell that carry signals from the spinal cord to the muscles to produce movement
Autonomic Neuron A nerve cell that controls involuntary or partially voluntary actions of your body; examples: heart rate, blood pressure, digestion, and temperature regulation
Neuron A specialized cell that processes and transmits information through electrical and chemical signals.
Nerve Impulse A signal transmitted along a nerve fiber.
Synapse Sends electrical impulses to neighboring neurons.
Myelin Sheath Covers the axon and work like insulation to help keep electrical signals inside the cell, which allows them to move more quickly.
Axon Transfers electrical impulse signals away from the cell body to the synapse.
Soma The cell body which contains most of the cell's organelles.
Nucleus Contains the cell's DNA.
Dendrite Receives electrical impulses from neighboring neurons.
Glial Cell Play a supporting role in neural network. Has two major functions: creates myelin sheath and cleans up after neuron death.
Parasympathetic Nervous System Part of the involuntary (autonomic) nervous system. Controls involuntary action (ex. heart rate)
Sympathetic Nervous System Responsible for fight/flight responses. (adrenaline induced movement like fear or surprise)
Peripheral Nervous System Includes all nerve tissue outside the brain and spinal cord.
Central Nervous System Includes the Brain and the spinal cord
Sensory/somatic Nervous System Responsible for carrying messages between the Central Nervous System and the body's sensory organs and voluntary muscles.
Communication Neurons Transmits information throughout the brain regions
Computation Neurons Extracts/Processes/Compares to prior experiences and then makes responses.
Afferent Pathways Carrying sensory information toward a central organ or part, as a nerve that conducts impulses from the periphery of the body to the central nervous system.
Efferent Pathways Carrying impulses from the central nervous system to an effector (muscles, organs, etc)
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VC Funding in Smart Grid Comes in at $405 Million in 2013, Reports Mercom Capital Group
January 22, 2014NewsComments: 0
KOLKATA, January 22, 2014 – Mercom Capital Group, llc, a global clean energy communications and consulting firm, released its report on funding and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity for the smart grid sector for 2013.
Venture capital (VC) funding into smart grid technology companies came in at $405 million in 63 deals in 2013, compared to $434 million in 40 deals in 2012. Total corporate funding, including debt and public market financings, came to $579 million in 2013, compared to $506 million in 2012. There were 94 total VC investors in 2013, with 12 active investors participating in multiple deals.
There was a burst of activity in Q4 2013, which netted $148 million in 31 deals. Almost half the deals in 2013 were made in the fourth quarter.
"Deal activity picked up towards the end of the year, and after a long pause, IPOs have made a comeback," commented Raj Prabhu, CEO and Co-Founder of Mercom Capital Group. "After half a billion dollars of VC investments into home energy companies, the market is finally coalescing around connected home packages as convenience is seen as a better sell with consumers. A single vendor offering a bundle with cable, security, phone and other services and no upfront costs, has removed the barrier for these technologies to find their way into homes."
There were three IPOs in 2013 (including one in the fourth quarter), raising a combined $162.3 million. Silver Spring Networks, a networking platform and solutions provider for smart energy networks, raised $81 million in its March IPO. Control4, a provider of automation and control solutions for the connected home, raised $64 million through its IPO, and Ideal Power, a developer of a disruptive power converter technology for solar, electric vehicle charging, and commercial grid storage markets, raised $17.3 million in its IPO.
The Top VC funded companies in 2013 were led by Nest Labs, a home energy solution provider and smart thermostat maker, which raised $80 million from Google Ventures and Venrock (Nest was recently acquired by Google for $3.2 billion). Utilidata, a supplier of voltage optimization products for the electric grid, raised $20.5 million from Formation 8 Partners, Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures, Braemar Energy Ventures, and American Electric Power. Space-Time Insight, a provider of geospatial and information visualization software that transforms real-time disparate data into intuitive visual displays that businesses can use to make informed decisions, raised $20 million from Zouk Capital, Opus Capital Ventures, EnerTech Capital, and Novus Energy Partners. Enlighted, a company that uses sensors and analytics to control lighting, temperature and energy consumption in buildings, raised $20 million from RockPort Capital, DFJ JAIC, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, and Intel Capital. GreenWave Reality, a home energy management company, raised $19 million from The Westly Group and Craton Equity Partners.
The top VC investors in 2013 included RockPort Capital Partners with four deals, followed by Khosla Ventures, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Navitas Capital with three deals each.
Home/Building Automation & Energy Management companies raised almost half of all VC funding with $190 million in 24 deals. Grid Optimization companies raised $51 million in six deals, Demand Response companies raised $50 million in eight deals, and Advanced Metering Infrastructure companies brought in $32 million in eight deals. With about 50 million smart meters installed in the United States, there is a mountain of data for utilities to turn into useful applications, and Mercom saw three Data Analytics companies raising $16 million in this area.
There were 16 M&A transactions that changed hands in 2013 for $5.3 billion. Only five transactions had disclosed dollar amounts. The top disclosed transactions were the $5.2 billion acquisition of Invensys, by Schneider Electric, followed by the $107 million acquisition of JouleX by Cisco, and the $11 million acquisition of Consert by Toshiba.
In terms of consolidation, 18 companies made multiple acquisitions. Since 2010, ABB and Schneider Electric were the most active with six acquisitions each. GE and Siemens made five acquisitions each, followed by EnerNOC with four.
About Mercom Capital Group
Mercom Capital Group, llc, is a global communications and research and consulting firm focused on cleantech. Mercom delivers market intelligence and funding and M&A reports covering Smart Grid, Solar, and Wind and advises companies on new market entry, custom market intelligence and strategic decision-making. Mercom's communications division helps companies and financial institutions build powerful relationships with media, analysts, local communities, and strategic partners. About Mercom: http://www.mercomcapital.com
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Q: Spark integration with Zookeeper Does Spark have integration with Zookeeper? I want to read configuration information from Zookeeper in Spark, without using Apache Curator. My question is if with Spark's Java API you can obtain this.
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'The Greatest Showman' soars, sticks the landing
January 30, 2018 thefcbagpiper	Leave a comment
By Eleni Pappas
Art by Tori Roberts
An audience fills the stands, shouting and stomping their feet in a rhythmic pattern, waiting in anticipation for the show to finally begin. An array of acts like never before, a revolutionary form of entertainment, bearded ladies singing, an eight foot tall giant, gymnasts being thrown through the air hundreds of feet up. All of it led by one man, The Greatest Showman.
Famous celebrities step back into the musical spotlight in the film such as Hugh Jackman (Les Misérables) and Zac Efron (High School Musical). Zendaya takes a major role for the second time in 2017. The historical musical drama movie was released on Dec. 20 of last year, directed by first time movie director Michael Gracey, and is anticipated to win in the upcoming Oscars.
The story begins with young P.T. Barnum, played by Jackman, who is the son of a poor tailor. The beginning quickly zooms through how he falls in love with his wife Charity, actress Michelle Williams, and begins a family. Once he gets let go from his desk job Barnum takes out a loan to start a wax museum, which quickly fails. Then he takes from his childhood memories as inspiration to start a circus.
As we see the rise of Barnum and the Circus' fame, we also get to see Efron's and Zendaya's characters, Phillip Carlyle and Anne Wheeler, fall in love. Carlyle is Barnum's protege, and Wheeler is an African American trapeze artist, and the two come together on the show. Audiences get to witness the historical romance between two people coming from different worlds and dealing with the issues that come with that. There was hardly enough of this delicate relationship and it should have been more of a focus. The chemistry between Zendaya and Efron is palpable, and Efron even said in multiple interviews that theirs was his best onscreen kiss due to their characters' story.
The Greatest Showman's music has quickly grown in popularity. Its soundtrack rising to number 5 on BillBoard 200 albums chart and "This Is Me" won Golden Globe's award for Best Original Song. "Rewrite The Stars," sang by Efron and Zendaya, is also a favorite. Gasps were heard during the scene their characters sang together, flying through the air. Certain parts cause chills, such as the iconic opening scene when Jackman softly sings the "ladies and gents, this is the moment you've waited for" lyric in the "Greatest Show." The song writing features Benj Pasek and Justin Pau, known for their songs in La La Land for which they won a Golden Globe and an Academy Award.
The film takes audiences on an adventure of a lifetime, filled with its highs and lows. Within the theater, there definitely was a major share of those without any dry eyes. Some shed tears within in the first few minutes, seeing Barnum and Charity's love story. Others waited more toward the end, on a less happy note, due to any number of reasons. When the movie ended people walked out, singing the tune of the songs they remembered.
All in all, the film ultimately circles around themes of following dreams, uniting family, and staying true to oneself. Barnum's struggle with fame and his family, the forbidden romance, and the circus act's fighting to be proud of their uniqueness all go to show that. The issues these characters face, and often sing about, are relatable. As Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus closes its curtains, The Greatest Showman is a fitting final homage to Barnum's dream that lived on stage for 146 years.
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Everyday activities such as walking and climbing stairs can become very difficult for heart failure patients, but getting up and moving may be exactly what these patients need most.
Dr. Rami Doukky, Chairman of Cardiology at the Cook County Health (CCH), has studied the impact of inactivity on patients with heart failure. He says physical activity is associated with significant improvement in survival, while a sedentary lifestyle significantly increases the risk of death.
Heart failure is a chronic condition in which the heart is ineffective in pumping enough oxygen-rich blood throughout the body. Patients with heart failure may suffer fatigue, shortness of breath, coughing and loss of appetite; symptoms that can make physical activity and exercise seem like an insurmountable chore.
Dr. Doukky recommends heart failure patients complete 30 to 40 minutes of exercise at least four days a week. The intensity varies depending on the patient and is typically individualized based on their exercise tolerance and their heart rate response during specialized stress testing.
"Regular exercise improves the function of the heart and can improve heart failure symptoms. More importantly, our study showed that even modest physical activity and avoiding prolonged periods of inactivity can improve their survival," said Dr. Doukky.
The study, published in the American Journal of Cardiology, analyzed data from more than 900 participants in the Heart Failure Adherence and Retention Trial (HART). It found that modest exercise of less than 90 minutes a week was associated with a significant reduction in the rate of death.
"Any walking, even a leisurely stroll, is better than no activity. More than 120 minutes a week would ideal. But any is better than none," said Dr. Doukky.
According to Dr. Doukky, encouragement for patients with heart failure to exercise either with cardiac rehabilitation or otherwise should be part of routine care.
Start slowly – don't overdo it.
Use the buddy system. Ask a friend to join you.
The study is part of the Rush Center for Urban Health Equity, a center established by the Department of Preventive Medicine at Rush University Medical Center; and was funded by the National Institute for Heart Lung and Blood (NHLBI). CCH is a principal academic affiliate of Rush and proud to be a leading partner in medical education and research.


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Serco Completes Acquisition of WBB
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Serco Inc., a provider of professional, technology, and management services, announced that it has closed the acquisition of Whitney, Bradley & Brown, Inc. (WBB). The final purchase amount was …
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An American military contractor was sentenced on Tuesday, April 27th, to 51 months in prison for her role in a theft ring on a military installation in Kandahar, Afghanistan. …
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HomeFamous PeoplePsychic Reading for Tanya Targett, Brisbane Journalist & Media Star
Psychic Reading for Tanya Targett, Brisbane Journalist & Media Star
September 14, 2014 Sarah Famous People, Numerology, Palmistry 0
I love to promote everyday heroes on this blog. Here's a psychic reading for Tanya Targett, a Brisbane journalist and businesswoman.
This was Tanya's feedback:
"Very interesting reading Sarah, and for a cynical journalist … astonishingly accurate I must admit. I do have an indomitable will to live, and indeed, prefer to "live" rather than "exist". Passions and humanitarian causes have always deeply driven me, and I tend to "burn the candle at both ends" because of this. I found the Mars line particularly accurate, and do also love to help others 'evolve' and live their passions. Thank you for taking the time to study my hands … very interesting my personal and business name vibrate synergistically!"
Tanya Targett, is truly fearless. Not only has she chased down deadly criminals, survived natural disasters and run a successful adult toy business, she's also raised two kids and edited a true crime novel. She now makes a living helping entrepreneurs break into the media, to the annoyance of publicists in Queensland and Australia, who'd rather charge charge hefty fees for this service.
Between 1997 – 2003, Tanya was a senior reporter whose stories appeared on the front page of The Courier-Mail. Among other coups, Tanya was one of the first journalists to reveal the location of terrorist training camps in the Blue Mountains. When I met Tanya at one of her popular seminars, I was impressed by her honesty and drive to change the world.
So what can palmistry tell us about Tanya's hands? (Image to be re-added)
-Tanya has Fire Element Hands (long palms, short fingers and a reddish appearance). Fire Hands are good in emergencies (Tanya's background is crisis management), as they are natural leaders. They attract drama, and many are performers. Tanya plays three instruments and I wouldn't be surprised to see her on stage one day.
-Her Apollo (Ring) fingers are longer than her Jupiter (Index) fingers (1). This formation makes Tanya competitive, creative and a risk-taker. Tanya could appear more assertive than most women. Actor Cameron Diaz has long Apollo fingers and she's outspoken too.
As a palmreader, I believe that people with long Apollo fingers attract luck and fame. This could explain why Tanya's first business made six figures in turnover in a short time (sadly it was lost in the 2011 floods – more on that in her numerology below).
-Tanya has a low-set Mercury (Pinky) finger (2), which is common on writers and relationship counsellors. A low-set Mercury makes someone a late bloomer emotionally; they find love easier after 29-30 years old.
-Her Mars Line (3) is a Palmistry indicator for courage. This line shadows the Life Line (4) and indicates someone who won't back down in a fight. Military and sports people often have Mars Lines. Tanya's 9 Life Path is ruled by the planet Mars so this sign makes sense.
-Tanya's Life Line (4) is the darkest line on her hand. This gives her physical stamina and the ability to recover from illness quickly. She has an indomitable will to live. The depth of your Life Line shows the impact you make on the world and Tanya's is like a meteor crater! Very cool! I would encourage Tanya to work smarter rather than harder. Over time this will strengthen her Head and Heart lines.
-Tanya has Loop and Whorl fingerprints (not shown), including a Composite Whorl, indicating psychic ability. I often see composite whorl fingerprints on people with 11's (see Tanya's numerology below). Tanya has a rare Peacock's Eye Whorl on her right Pinky, which blesses her with the gift of Communication (she's certainly unwrapped that one!).
Now for Tanya's numerology. Her date of birth (kept confidential at her request) gives her a 27/9, or Thinker/ Old Soul lifepath. Find Your Lifepath. Her purpose is to teach responsibility. The number 9 looks like a person with a big head (see diagram). Numbers go from 1 to 9 so anyone with a 9 path is a problem-solver who people trust with their lives. No wonder Tanya's motto is "Start with the end in mind." 9 is the sign of a psychologist or healer.
Numerologists believe that 9 lifepaths have reached a critical point in their soul development. Essentially, they have returned to Earth to help other people evolve. Perhaps that's how Tanya became one of the youngest music columnists in history at News Limited – she's done a lot of maturing in past lives and wanted to get to work asap in this one! Other 27/9 lifepaths include Gandhi, Elvis and bestselling author Jung Chang (see my reading for her). Words like LEADER, MONEY, SCHOOL and WITCH add to 27/9 and this is a lifepath that requires ethical living and forgiveness. Lifepath 27/9's thrive in a loving environment, but can self-destruct through addictions.Many musicians, including Kurt Cobain, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and Jim Morrison died at 27 (hence The 27 Club). All were 27/9 or 28/10 lifepaths. They therefore had turning points at 27-28 (we all do at our lifepath age). For reasons known only to them, they chose to pass over instead of continue.
Tanya's birth name adds to an 83/11/2 Destiny, also called the Spiritual Messenger. 11 is the Master Number for humanitarian work. 11 represents justice and seeing both sides. Tanya's name makes her a powerful communicator and channel for light. The 8 gives her faith in the unseen, and the 3 brings the gift of the gab. People with 11 Destinies in numerology work with VIPs or as advocates. They naturally create multiple sources of income.
Tanya's known name of Tanya Targett = 16+ 28 = 44/8 Destiny, the vibration of the words COMMITMENT and ETERNITY. 4 is the number of perseverance and the Heart Chakra. Ian White, an Australian Healer, has a similar feature in his chart. A Master 44/8 name can bring ups and downs in fortune but gives Tanya the ability to leave a legacy.Tanya's business name Headline Hunter equals 72/9, which is perfect given her 27/9 lifepath.
Tanya is in a 3 Personal Year from February 2014, which will bring some of her best opportunities this decade for travel, healing and creative expression. She's just finished a fantastic 2 Personal Year – I know this because her Destiny and Soul Urge equal 2, so every 2 Year Lady Luck comes knocking!For example, in 2004 Tanya began editing a book that was later shortlisted for a prize, and in 1995 she was a finalist for a journalism award. Looking ahead, I suspect that Tanya will need to make some big choices from the heart in May-June 2015.
Find Your Personal Year One of my skills as a psychic is predicting turning points. Tanya went through a tough time in January 2011 when she lost her business in a flood. This occurred just before her 9 Personal Year, which is about conclusions. As Tanya is a lifepath 9 this was a time for her to reconsider her purpose. Interestingly, after the floods, she began a blog on disaster mitigation. She also changed careers, and began mentoring people for media success.
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Former Ohio State fullback Fred "Curly" Morrison dies at age 94
Rob Oller
Fred "Curly" Morrison, a former Ohio State fullback who was named MVP of the 1950 Rose Bowl, died Sunday in Murrieta, California from complications from a broken hip suffered six weeks ago. He was 94.
Morrison played for two OSU coaches — Paul Bixler (1946) and Wes Fesler (1947-49) — and his 127 rushing yards and 1-yard touchdown helped the Buckeyes defeat California 17-14 for their first Rose Bowl win.
Morrison, who grew up in Upper Arlington, was named to the Ohio State Athletics Hall of Fame in 2010. He led the Buckeyes with nine touchdowns his senior season, then played seven seasons in the NFL with the Chicago Bears and Cleveland Browns. In 1955 he was named to the Pro Bowl after leading the Browns with 824 yards rushing.
Morrison served as general manager of the Los Angeles Express of the United States Football League and also was GM of the Southern California Sun of the World Football League.
His son, Dave Morrison, said his father also founded the NFL Legends golf tournament at Pebble Beach, California, which is held every November with proceeds benefiting the Boys and Girls Clubs of California.
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Pushkara Snan is a Hindu religious ritual of taking a holy bath in a sacred river or other body of water. The word "Pushkara" means "auspicious" or "blessed," and "Snan" means "bath" or "ablution." The ritual is often performed during important religious festivals and is considered to bring good luck and spiritual benefits to those who participate. In Hindu mythology, certain rivers and other bodies of water are considered sacred and have the power to purify the mind and body. Taking a bath in these waters during Pushkara Snan is believed to cleanse the body and mind of sin and impurities, and bring the worshipper closer to the divine.
Purification of the body and mind: Taking a holy bath in a sacred river is believed to cleanse the body and mind of sin and impurities.
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Love me today, love me tomorrow? Millennials and NATO
Order from Chaos
Will Moreland Wednesday, April 3, 2019
As NATO leaders commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Washington Treaty, talk of crisis again swirls around the alliance. Yet, against President Trump's continued skepticism and reports lamenting the lapse in American leadership, signs for optimism surface. Surveys reveal relatively high public support for NATO. The 2019 Munich Security Conference saw the largest, and bipartisan, congressional delegation. Yet, today's groundswell of public support is likely to instill false confidence in the future of Americans' sentiments. Backing the alliance is easy today, particularly among the rising millennial generation, as opposition to unpopular policies of Donald Trump. However, when examined in the context of millennial foreign policy priorities, questions emerge as to NATO's role vis-à-vis the issues that motivate them—and, therefore, the long-term support for the alliance.
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Despite Trump's longstanding inclinations, NATO today is in a relatively good place with the American body politic. As the most recent Chicago Council survey finds, not only do "a majority of Americans continue to favor maintaining (57 percent) or increasing (18 percent) the U.S. commitment to NATO…the 18 percent of Americans who want to increase the U.S. commitment to NATO is the highest level ever recorded in Chicago Council surveys."
If talk of a "commitment" seems too vague, respondents broadly feel comfortable, at least in theory, backing up words with action. Fifty-four percent favor using American forces to respond to a Russian invasion of a Baltic state—a new record since the question was first asked in 2014. Such figures help explain the continued, bipartisan willingness to flout the president on this issue.
This support is not limitless. For a nation weary from nearly two decades of war, the matter of burden-sharing is a real issue. A Europe perceived to be shirking a growing responsibility for its own defense—such as recent troubling reports from Berlin—could squander that support. Nonetheless, for an alliance turning 70, NATO looks decently well-armed to weather another storm.
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Shifting priorities
Yet, support for NATO is easier in a moment when it requires no immediate action and is largely synonymous with endorsing partnership with Europe. When the Trump administration—particularly the president—has driven trans-Atlantic rifts over issues from trade to the Iran Deal (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or JCPOA), NATO stands out as a symbol of continued cooperation in a turbulent relationship. But as time passes, it is an open question how NATO's mission tracks with the foreign policy priorities of millennials, fast becoming the largest voter demographic in the United States.
While representing a cooperative partnership, which millennials do value, NATO has less direct bearing on the generation's top five foreign policy goals, as found by research from the Chicago Council and Charles Koch Institute in 2018. Asked for their priorities, respondents cited the importance of:
Protecting American jobs: 70 percent
Preventing the spread of nuclear weapons: 64 percent
Securing adequate supplies of energy: 59 percent
Improving America's standing in the world: 52 percent
Combating world hunger: 47 percent
Though important issues in their own right, these objectives are not traditional ones with which NATO was created to contend directly: territorial defense and the maintenance of stability in Europe. Such an absence speaks, in part, to the millennial generation's distance from NATO's founding moment. For a cohort without any memory of great power conflict, NATO's key role in deterring war is baked into assumptions about how the world is naturally.
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Yet if, as my colleague Robert Kagan argues, "we have lived so long inside the bubble of the liberal world order that we can imagine no other kind of world," then my millennial generation risks great stakes on this assumption. A lack of historical memory that conflict can spark and spread even in Europe is tragic, but not unreasonable. After all, even a scholar as thoughtful on these issues as Barry Posen can question the U.S. commitment to NATO in the popular press without considering the U.S. role in warding against the return of "the German question."
In this broader historical context, the absence of "maintaining U.S. military superiority"—another option on the survey—from millennials' top five priorities not only contrasts with preceding generations, but raises concerns as to whether the alliance will be resourced to perform its mission or become more of a hollow symbol.
The need for informed skepticism
Millennial skepticism of a militarized American foreign policy is not baseless. From lived experience, armed force appears ineffective at best, an expensive boondoggle at worst—especially in the Middle East. Particularly since 9/11, as Robert Malley and Jon Finer have argued, "Washington has become addicted to quick military fixes" when "sometimes what's needed is a far broader approach."
Nonetheless, a U.S. strategy containing a military component oriented toward the forward defense of democracy in an increasingly contested world—as NATO does in Europe—reflects a different dynamic. While millennials are more familiar with scenes of American soldiers patrolling desert streets or civilians mourning casualties from drone strikes as exemplifying military power, the forward deployment of U.S. forces, as a deterrent, has helped maintain peace in Europe and Asia. As a recent RAND Corporation report notes, "U.S. troop presence was associated with…a lower likelihood of interstate war."
That deterrence factor, however, is increasingly called into question. As the congressionally-charted National Defense Strategy Commission report details in Europe: "Russia is seeking to create situations of military strength vis-à-vis America and its allies, and despite its limited resource base, it is having considerable success." To repair this growing disparity, the commission asserts, "the United States needs more than just new capabilities; it urgently requires new operational concepts that expand U.S. options and constrain those of China, Russia, and other actors." As NATO allies confront critical questions about the allocation of resources, a more nuanced understanding of the U.S. military role in NATO and Europe is vital to an informed debate on U.S. strategy.
Such a conversation should be a debate, not merely acceptance of a limitless military budget. Already millennial skepticism of pursuing military primacy is increasingly represented in an ongoing and vibrant policy debate—particularly among progressives. Considering a spectrum of views, including deviating from military primacy to military sufficiency, is necessary in a climate of heightened geopolitical competition and limited resources. To draw on President John F. Kennedy, the United States may be willing to "pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship," but it is not wise to pay every price, bear every burden, meet every hardship.
Washington must deploy its assets strategically in a competition with authoritarian powers that encompasses a host of domains. The military sphere cannot, and will not, be the end all of the growing competition. But nor can it be wished away as a factor that requires a serious and informed conversation among millennials as to how defense issues, including NATO, should be included in American foreign policy.
The military sphere cannot, and will not, be the end all of the growing competition. But nor can it be wished away.
Military might embedded in a broader strategy
An effective discussion must begin by pairing debate on military resourcing with a deeper and expanded conversation around NATO's role vis-à-vis the increasingly important domains of competition— technology and innovation, economic influence, and political interference.
As Ambassadors Nicholas Burns and Douglas Lute outline, Vladimir Putin's Russia presents a broader threat in non-military domains—to say nothing of a China that may "not pose a direct military threat to most NATO allies… [but] is emerging as the strongest strategic competitor of both North America and Europe in this century." NATO was founded in part to prevent a hostile power from dominating the Eurasian centers of industry. Today the Allies must grapple with the prospect that such an outcome may be possible without authoritarians resorting to military force, necessitating an equally serious and robust approach to bolstering democratic institutions and values as to military defense.
While "democracy promotion" and defense of democracy may still carry a post-Iraq War stigma, candidates like Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders may move millennials by highlighting the importance of combatting the kleptocratic and foreign political influence as pathways through which authoritarians are undercutting Western democratic societies. Such approaches must be further fleshed out, and coupled with a realistic discussion of hard power, if they are to be built into an operational strategy. Nonetheless, they reflect an important first step in engaging millennials in the security dialogue that will define NATO's future.
Tomorrow's NATO
Twenty-six years ago, Senator Richard Lugar declared NATO must go "out of area or out of business." For millennials, that shift "out of area" accompanied tragic wars that soured belief in the role of military power. After Russia's 2014 invasion of Ukraine, NATO's business seemed to return to territorial defense. That deterrence is a vital pillar of the alliance. The millennial generation must engage with this challenge, recognizing that the world we have known is not the only world that could be.
However, they must simultaneously weave that discussion of military force into a broader dialogue and debate around the new domains that confront the trans-Atlantic partners. NATO cannot seek to simply refight the Cold War, and a rising generation with new ideas can help ward off that trap.
The ability to walk that line is a tall order. Nonetheless, if successful in marrying the two aspects, millennials reflect the best hope to adapt the alliance to a new generation of challenges.
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Fresh Is Best: When (and How) to Harvest Your Own Healthy Produce
Did you know that most produce loses 30 percent of its nutrients within just three days of harvest?
Son, eat your vegetables… before they become empty calories!
And in some cases, the nutrient loss is much worse. Spinach, for example, retains a wimpy 10 percent of its vitamin C content only 24 hours after being picked!
This is just one of many reasons to grow your own food. By eating a plant that you harvested from your garden the very same day, you're ensuring peak freshness, flavor, and nutrition.
Ready to make the transition from grower to chef? In honor of National Fresh Fruit and Vegetables Month, here are the harvesting best practices for 15 popular plants (listed alphabetically).
Like many herbs, basil responds positively to frequent (as often as twice per week) picking. In fact, regular harvesting not only results in many repeat yields, but also encourages new growth, delaying the bolting and flowering process.
Once your basil has developed six to eight pairs of leaves, pinch or cut stem tips just above where the plant is branching. (Everything you pinch off is your harvest.) This will promote future branching, creating a bushy, strong plant structure.
When your basil plant is mature and has several branches, don't forget to harvest the lower, larger leaves at the base of the plant, too.
If production has slowed or you're simply ready to grow something else, you can harvest an entire basil plant by cutting the stem at its base or pulling the net pot out of your Tower Garden.
Get more tips for growing basil »
An exercise in patience, broccoli can take up to 100 days before it's harvest-ready.
The upside is that the plant's edible (and highly nutritious) leaves can be harvested much earlier and incorporated into the same dishes as kale, collards, and other super greens. They should be ready after about a month — just cut them from the main stem, always allowing a few to remain to ensure the plant continues to grow.
You'll know it's time to harvest a broccoli head when it's firm and tight. If you start to see flowers, you're a little late. (But it's still edible). To harvest, cut the head from the plant at a slant. This prevents water from pooling in the main stalk, which could cause the plant to rot.
After you pick the first head of broccoli, you can continue to harvest side shoots for several weeks.
Get more tips for growing broccoli »
You can harvest your chives once plants are six inches tall.
Using a sterilized pair of scissors, cut the plant's outside leaves two inches above the base of the plant. If you harvest only half the leaves at a time, the same clump of chives will produce multiple yields throughout the growing season.
Growing garlic chives? They regenerate faster after harvesting compared to common chives, so they are better able to withstand multiple harvests and hard cutbacks. You'll want to harvest these plants about every month, depending on the time of year.
It's important to cut your chive plants regularly to encourage new bulblets to develop, as well as to prevent leaves from becoming tough and flowers from forming.
Chives dry and freeze well. But if you want to experience their full flavor and nutritional punch, enjoy them while fresh.
Get more tips for growing chives »
Keep a close eye on your cukes! They grow very quickly under the right conditions and will start producing fruit around 50 days after germination.
During the harvest period, you can expect to reap one to four pounds of cucumbers a week for up to 10 weeks, with proper care.
Most cucumber varieties are mature at eight inches in length, but you can pick them at any size, as long as you don't allow them to get overripe (i.e., smooth, bloated, and yellow).
Harvest by cutting the stem above the fruit — twisting the fruit from the vine may damage the plant. Check your plants at least twice a week, and harvest frequently to encourage additional fruit to develop.
Get more tips for growing cucumbers »
Your eggplant crop may be ready to harvest as soon as one month after transplanting seedlings.
When an eggplant fruit is about half a foot long, cut just above its cap with a knife or shears. This will ensure that you don't injure the rest of the plant.
Eggplant does not store as well as other produce. (People who claim to dislike it may not realize that they dislike stale eggplant.) Be sure to cook it immediately for the best flavor.
Avoid leaving mature eggplant fruit on the vine for very long. Once they grow too large, the fruit will become pithy and may taste bitter.
As a visual cue, fruit that has lost its glossy sheen or lightened in color is probably past its prime. If this happens, remove the mature eggplants from the vine so that other fruit may develop.
Get more tips for growing eggplant »
When can you enjoy your homegrown green beans? They will be ready to harvest about a month to six weeks after transplanting seedlings into your Tower Garden.
Younger beans will be more tender and have fewer strings inside the pod. For best taste, harvest before the beans show excessive swelling. Just snap or cut the beans from the stem, taking care to not damage the plant.
Your first harvest might be just a few pods. But as the crop matures, harvests will be more plentiful (until the heat of summer slows the plant's growth). Regular harvesting promotes the production of new pods.
When the plant's most mature leaves turn yellow or brown, your green beans will likely stop producing within a few weeks. This is normal and simply a sign that it's time to start another round of plants!
Get more tips for growing green beans »
Kale is one the fastest growing plants in your Tower Garden! Depending on the variety and growing conditions, your kale may be ready to harvest in as little as one month.
Pick or cut the bottommost kale leaves first, allowing at least three or four leaves to remain and keep growing. You should enjoy this crop often, as — like many other plants on this list — frequent harvesting will foster new growth.
Get more tips for growing kale »
About 45 days after starting seeds — or whenever there are several mature leaves present — you may start harvesting your lettuce.
There are two ways to harvest: You can periodically pick individual leaves, which allows the plant to continue to produce. Or you can harvest the entire plant once it grows to a full head.
For the leaf harvest method, start from the bottom of the plant and pinch off or cut only a few leaves from each lettuce plant. Always allow two to three leaves to remain so the plant has enough energy to keep growing.
You can harvest like this every week until the plant shows signs of bolting. (In spring and fall, you can usually harvest for more than a month before bolting begins. In summer, this harvesting period will likely be a bit shorter.)
If you'd rather use the whole head harvest technique, simply cut or remove the entire plant once the lettuce head reaches the size you desire.
Get more tips for growing lettuce »
A slower grower, parsley may take up to 90 days before it's harvest-ready. But when that time does come, the wait will be worth it!
Harvesting approximately one-third of a parsley plant at once will keep it healthy and productive. Snip off the stalks close to the base, beginning from the outside. (If just the tops are cut off and the leaf stalks remain, the plant will be less productive.)
You should pick parsley throughout the growing season to ensure a continual harvest and prevent a leggy plant structure. It's also wise to trim unhealthy leaf stalks at the base of the plant and discard them.
Get more tips for growing parsley (PDF) »
You should expect to be harvesting your sweet green peas around 65 to 75 days after germination. Depending on the variety, peas may indicate that they are harvest-ready in other ways:
Pick English peas when they're firm but still succulent.
Pick snap peas when the pods are crisp and round.
Pick snow peas before the swelling seeds within the pod become too evident.
Pea pods are firmly attached to the vine. To harvest, hold the vine in one hand and twist the pod off the vine with the other. This will protect the vine from injury.
You should harvest your peas often to promote continued flowering and production.
Get more tips for growing peas (PDF) »
Your peppers will be ready to harvest about 65 to 85 days after transplanting seedlings. Most change color from green to red, yellow, purple, or orange when they're ripe.
As the color of the fruit changes, so does the flavor. But peppers don't continue to ripen once you remove them from the plant. So you should leave them attached until they're as ripe as you want them.
It's perfectly fine to harvest peppers before they reach full maturity — the immature fruit of some varieties are more flavorful. (Jalapeños, for example, are commonly harvested when green, even though they aren't fully ripe until they turn red.)
To harvest, use a knife or shears to make a cut above the cap of the pepper, leaving a portion of the stem attached.
Get more tips for growing peppers »
You can harvest spinach (starting with the outer leaves first) as soon as the leaves are big enough to eat.
Harvest often to encourage continued production, prevent disease, and extend your plant's life cycle. If you notice signs of bolting (e.g., sudden vertical growth), harvest the entire plant to prevent the remaining leaves from becoming bitter.
Get more tips for growing spinach »
Everbearing strawberries planted in the spring should start producing fruit by early summer. And once berries are red, they're ripe and ready to eat!
To harvest strawberries, cut the stem just above the fruit. (Don't pull the berries, as this may damage the plant.)
You should enjoy your harvests as soon as possible because the natural sugar in strawberries converts to starch soon after the fruit is picked. This is one of several reasons store-bought berries usually aren't as good as homegrown.
Get more tips for growing strawberries »
Swiss chard is sweetest and most tender during the cooler temperatures of spring and fall. And yields are most flavorful once the plant is 50 to 60 days old.
But you can begin harvesting leaves when they are four inches long by cutting leaf stalks near the base. (Be careful not to cut the stems of the inner leaves, as this will stunt additional growth.)
Start with the mature leaves, picking three to five at a time. And don't be shy about harvesting often, as this will stimulate the production of new leaves.
Get more tips for growing Swiss chard »
Tomatoes wait their turn! Fruit will always mature in the order that the tomatoes appear on the truss (i.e., the fruit closest to the branch stem will mature first).
The time it takes for a tomato plant to produce fruit depends on an array of factors, such as the plant variety, weather, pollination, and more.
But once you do see fruit, your first clue that a tomato is ripe and ready to pick is its color: It should be a deep red (or yellow or purple, depending on the variety).
Your second clue is the fruit's hardness. The riper a tomato gets, the softer it will become. A perfectly ripe tomato has some give but is not mushy.
A ripe tomato should easily "pop" off the truss when it's ready to harvest. But if you like, you can harvest the entire truss by cutting the stem attaching it to the main branch.
Get more tips for growing tomatoes »
This three-year-old Tower Gardener isn't giving the nutrients in this lettuce any time to escape! (Photo by Tanya Conley)
Enjoy Your Harvest!
Did we cover all your favorite Tower Garden crops? If not, please drop your comments and questions below, and we'll be happy to help.
Otherwise, download the free Tower-to-Table Cookbook (PDF) for ideas on using your fresh, homegrown, healthy produce.
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Zulte Waregem - European Glory
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Drury Steps Down
Zulte-Waregem manager Francky Drury has today resigned from his role. He says he has been offered a role in the Belgium national side
"I am stepping down as manager, with immediate effect. I feel I have achieved enough at this club and it is time for me to move on. The Belgium national side has many upcoming stars like Eden Hazard, and they gave me an offer I can't refuse".
Drury led Waregem from 2001-2010, and then he left for the Belgium u21 team. He was then reinstated as manager in 2011, but his loyal coaching reign has finally come to an end.
The search for a new manager has begun already, the next manager will have a shot at getting to the champions league knockout stage for the first time in the club's history. Bookmakers have made Darije Kalezi? an early favorite, but he was sacked last time he took the helm at the club.
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Good start, I do like stories from a bit more obscure countries so I'll be following this
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Frank for Francky
Fans of Zulte Waregem are said to be shocked but delighted with the appointment of their new manager. Frank Rijkaard has today been appointed, in a surprising turn of events. He is excited about his new role, and says he loves the style of football in Belgium.
He released a statement to the press this morning
"I am delighted to join such a prestigious club, I have big ambitions and I believe I can lead this club to Champions League glory. I am one of the few managers who have won the Champions League, and I want to do it again. It has been many years since I last had continental glory, I am going to rebuild this club and make them world-class."
Many pundits believe the Waregem side is far too weak to even get past the group stages of the Champions League, winning it would surely be an impossible feat. The transfer budget at Waregem is low, so Rijkaard has a huge challenge ahead of him. One thing is guaranteed though, they will be playing some nice attacking football and they are definitely a team to watch.
Something tells me I'm into something good!
Leading a club like Zulte Waregem to the Champions League final will be the biggest challenge of my career, I still remember that night in 2006 when we beat Arsenal. Lifting that famous trophy was the happiest moment of my life, but I had a team of superstars at Barca - the great Ronaldinho and Samuelo Etto. I have to take Waregem to the top with a tight budget and an average team, this will be quite a journey...
The finances at Waregem are a little...unstable. I have been given NO transfer budget! I will have to wheel and deal and optimize the wage bill. The board have given me an expectation that I finish mid-table, the chairman doesn't seem too concerned about the clubs future, so long as I steer clear of relegation.
My Key Players
After working with the team for my first day of training it is clear there are some talented players here.
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Franck Berrier
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Jonathan Delaplace
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First Signing - Didier Dheedene
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I have signed the experienced defender Didier Dheedene on a free transfer. He is only on £600p/w which is great for me, as I have a very tight wage bill. The fans of the club are very angry at me for signing a 40 year old, but Didier will prove them wrong. Experience is key for a footballer, especially a defender or goalkeeper. He has had 15 caps for the Belgian National Team, he has been there and done it all in his long career.
Didier will be my new club captain, he is hugely influential and a natural-born leader!
( His influence stat is 20 )
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He is also way past his peak if you can get one season out of if him it will be a miracle. don't excpect that he plays much.
Pre-Season and Champions League Qualifier
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Pre-Season got off to a flier with an impressive 9-0 victory, then a 5-2 win. Losing to Heerenveen was disappointing but there were a lot of positives in the game.
The champions league qualifying round matched me against Slovenian side Maribor, a team with some good Brazilian talent up front.
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My star player Franck Barrier put in a top-class performance, finding the net twice. Habib Habibou opened the scoring, he will certainly be a key striker this season in the advanced forward position. Didier Dheedene made a great debut, timing his tackles perfectly and sealing the defence.
Here at Waregem I have gone for a 4-3-3 setup with three strikers and an attacking midfielder. In my opinion football is all about attacking and entertaining the fans, I never like to see a game finishing 0-0.
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August Round-up
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August was a month with some mixed results, we performed very well in the Champions League and secured a spot in the group stage. This meant the club had an income of over £7 Million in prize money for qualifying, which will help the club finances greatly.
The club are currently paying back some loans worth over £2 Million, so my transfer budget remains empty.
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I have been given a tough group, with Real Madrid and Ajax I will have very little chance of progressing to the knockout stage, we need a miracle...
The league performances were not as good, leaving us lying in 8th place, but I am focusing all my attention on the Champions League.
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I have made one more signing in the transfer market - a backup Defensive Midfielder who can also play Central Midfield. At 19 years of age he has potential for the future, and he is only on a wage of £220p/w.
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Gianni Van Den Buijs - DM/CM/CAM
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August Match Reports
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For me the player of the month has to be M'baye Leye, he has netted 4 goals in 4 league matches, and put in some great performances. He won the Belgium player of the week award twice this month, also he won the overall Belgium Pro League player of the month award.
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That's a tough CL group mate, you will need to be on top form to get through!
2013-08-16 15:35#128424 Arvind : That's a tough CL group mate, you will need to be on top form to get through!
Yeah I might have to change up my tactics and play some counter attacking football in the CL matches to stand a chance.
September Round-up
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September has been a great month at the club. The team have fully adapted to my tactics, and are playing some wonderful football. We have had great results in the league, domestic cup and Champions League. Success at this club is looking more and more closer, I just need to make some more movement in the transfer market.
We are now placed 6th in the league after 8 games, a solid start! I am not too concerned about our league position, as long as we finish in the top six we can win the Belgium title playoff.
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I have a new feeder club, Oudenaarde, who I will be able to loan my players out to.
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Club Departures
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The old club captain, Davy De Faw, was furious to learn that a 40 year old would be taking over from him. He had a heated argument with me in my office, and I had no choice but to sell him. A transfer has been arranged and will go through on the 1st of January. I will need to get in a replacement right back as soon as I can.
His departure means I will now have freedom in the transfer market, he was on £4.4k a week which was one of the highest wages in the squad. I also terminated the loan of Ibrahima Conte, who was being paid £2.2k p/w by the club. In January I plan to spend big in the transfer market and try to strengthen the squad, games come thick and fast in this league and we have a few key players injured already.
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September Match Reports
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Manager Notes: Playing at the Amsterdam Arena was a great experience for the players, we set up with a counter attacking formation, playing two defensive midfielders. Using this tactic we caught Ajax on the break and managed to grab ourselves a lucky away goal! This puts us in the driving seat for the second leg. Ajax were lucky to equalize, they got a controversial penalty, from what looked like a dive by their winger Sana.
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For me the player of the month has been Habib Habibou. The former Leeds United loanee has been in fantastic form, scoring four goals this month. He has a transfer value of £1m, and at the age of 25 he still hasn't hit his peak.
October Round-up
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October has been a month of mixed results here at Waregem. We had a perfect start to the month with our first win in the Champions League group, giving us a chance at finishing 2nd place. The end of the month didn't end so well, with consecutive league defeats and a dip in our form. A lot of hard work is still ahead, and the knockout round of the Champions League is within reach.
I have been resting my best players in the league matches, to enable me to field a strong team in the Champions League. This has had some detrimental effects on the league performance, we now find ourselves in 4th place - Club Brugge have a game in hand over us and have a good chance of overtaking us. November will be an even tougher month for me, with 7 hard fixtures and 2 Champions League games!
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October Match Reports
Manager Notes: The home crowd cheered us on jubilantly, as we set up with an attacking formation. My defence performed admirably, keeping Oscar Cardozo and Lima at bay for 90 minutes. Our talented striker Habib Habibou broke the deadlock on 52 minutes, causing the stadium to explode with noise. We shut up shop for the last quarter of the game and contained our world-class opponents, the feeling of relief when the final whistle blew was fantastic. We are underdogs in this competition, but we will never give up!
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Manager Notes: I knew we had absolutely no chance of winning against Madrid, I have faced them a few times in my managerial career, they are one of the powerhouses in world football. Cristiano Ronaldo cut through my defence many times, and showed us why he is the best player in the world. I fully expect Madrid to win the group and reach the final of this competition. We just need to get some points at Benfica and Ajax, then we will be in with a shot of progressing.
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WEBSTER - While the postseason is still more than a week away, this year's Aberdeen Roncalli football team has already earned a place in school history. By virtue of a 41-0 Northeast Conference win over Webster Friday night, the Cavaliers became just the third team in school history to complete a perfect regular season. "I'm tickled for this group of kids. It's a great accomplishment for them," said Roncalli coach Terry Dosch. "We've had to work hard to win a couple of those." The other Roncalli teams to go 8-0 during the regular season were the 1987 and 2006 teams. Both of those squads played for state championships. Dosch wants to make sure the current version of the Cavaliers is not content with what it has accomplished. "Certainly we would not want that to be the highlight of our season," Dosch said. "We've got lots of work to do." The Cavaliers went to work on the opening kickoff against Webster. Sam Pfeiffer took the opening kick and ran 80 yards for a touchdown just 14 seconds into the game. "You couldn't ask for a better start to the game," Dosch said. "Our front wall did a great job." That wall included Charlie Drapeaux, Michael Martel, Landon Pietz, Ross Barton and Cody Zikmund. "They just had them sealed off on the corner," Dosch said. "Sam caught it and they had a little wall. There was not much doubt from early on that nobody was going to catch him." That return set the tone for the game as the Cavaliers scored early and often, leading by 28 points after the first 12 minutes. Andrew Holmstrom scored on a 9-yard run, and Austin Bierle hauled in a pair of touchdown passes, one from Christian Cox and one from Holmstrom. Senior lineman Danny Townsend then scored his first career touchdown in the second quarter on a short run before Andrew Mangan added the final TD in the third period. Meanwhile, the Bearcats only had the ball across midfield on two possessions, both coming late in the game. "I thought we did play pretty well defensively," Dosch said. "It was just kind of a solid effort all the way around." The Cavaliers must now wait to see who they will face in the opening round of the playoffs on Tuesday, Oct. 27. Regardless of who it is, Dosch knows his squad will have to continue to play well. "This group of kids has had to face a challenge each and every week," Dosch noted. "We're 8-0, but we understand that we are not head and shoulders better than everybody else in the region." Dosch said what this year's squad lacks in size and speed it makes up for in heart and determination. "We've had to overcome a fair amount of adversity," Dosch said, noting that the Cavaliers lost two starters earlier in the season in an auto accident and another starter last week due to injury. "One thing that I'm really pleased with this group of kids is they've shown a lot of character. I told the kids, 'The will to win is more important than the skill to win. What you have in your chest between the numbers is pretty important.'" Aberdeen Roncalli (8-0) 28 7 6 0-41 Webster (2-5) 0 0 0 0- 0 First Quarter AR - Sam Pfeiffer 80 kickoff return (Christian Cox kick), 11:46. AR - Andrew Holmstrom 9 run (Cox kick), 8:58. AR - Austin Bierle 30 pass from Holmstrom (Cox kick), 3:08. AR - Bierle 48 pass from Cox (Cox kick), :15. Second Quarter AR - Danny Townsend 2 run (Cox kick), 6:53. Third Quarter AR - Andrew Mangan 3 run (kick failed), 7:26. RHS WHS Firstdowns 11 5 Rushes-yards 31-112 30-26 Passing 95 50 Comp-Att-Int 4-6-1 6-16-0 Punts-Avg. 1-50.0 5-20.4 Fumbles-Lost 2-0 1-0 Penalties-Yards 1-5 4-24 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING-Aberdeen Roncalli, Andrew Holmstrom 10-58, Jon Horner 6-32, Brendon Hoellein 2-14, Andrew Mangan 5-7; Webster, Adam Wegleitner 14-30, Jared McClurg 3-10, Logan Storley 11-6. PASSING-Aberdeen Roncalli, Christian Cox 3-5-1 for 65, Andrew Holmstrom 1-30; Webster, Tanner Lux 1-1-0 for 24, Logan Storley 4-13-0 for 20, Spencer Lux 1-2-0 for 6. RECEIVING-Aberdeen Roncalli, Austin Bierle 2-78, Brendon Hoellein 1-17; Webster, Shawn Sattler 2-31, Marcus Mahlen 1-13, Jared McClurg 1-6.


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Russian State Atomic Energy Corporation, Rosatom, technical consultant and main equipment supplier for the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant in Tamil Nadu, India has announced that applications are now open for scholarships in nuclear engineering for Indian students to help develop the next generation of nuclear scientists and engineers. The scholarships fully fund tuition fees and partly - living expenses.
The deadline for the first round of applications closes on 15 February 2019. The registration is now opened on Russia Study website https://russia.study/en and fill in an application form.
"The goal of the scholarship is to support interest in nuclear research and capabilities among young Indian scientists and engineers, and contribute to solving some of the world's most critical issues in the nearest future, allowing for the continent to be self-sufficient", says Rosatom South Asia CEO Andrey Shevlyakov.
Several study options are available at Russian universities specialising in nuclear engineering such as the National Research Nuclear University MEPhI in Moscow and Tomsk Polytechnic University (TPU) in Siberia.
MEPhI is the leading Russian university in the field with more than 75 years' expertise in nuclear engineering. It is the key partner of Rosatom in the field of educating young high-qualified nuclear specialists and today hosts more than 1 500 foreign students from 57 countries.
TPU is the only Russian university equipped with a nuclear research reactor available for foreign students. The IRT-T research reactor has been commissioned in July 1967 and is now used for research in peaceful atom technologies such as nuclear medicine, transmutation neutron alloying, isotope engineering, thorium power engineering. In over 60 years, more than 12 000 specialists graduated from TPU, including 8 000 trained in nuclear engineering and research.
A supplementary guide to application process is available at Rosatom regional Facebook page: FB.com/RosatomAsia. The deadline for the first round of applications closes on 15 February 2019.


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Shadowhunters EP Defends [Spoiler]'s Surprise Death: 'We Knew We Were Messing With Canon in a Deep Way'
By Andy Swift / January 24 2017, 2:19 PM PST
Courtesy of Freeform
To say that Shadowhunters went off-book with its latest death would be a grave understatement.
"Jocelyn doesn't die in [the Mortal Instruments series]," showrunner Todd Slavkin acknowledges to TVLine, though she did on Monday's episode. "When we came up with the idea, the first thing we did is call [author] Cassie Clare, because we knew we were messing with canon in a deep way."
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Not only did Clare approve of the twist, but Slavkin says that she "thought it was a cool way to execute Clary's journey as a hero's journey."
"In order for someone to become a hero, they need to go through adversity, and the death of parents is part of becoming a true adult — a true soul unto yourself," he explains. "And we felt like that was something that was a really powerful thing that could push her character through 2A in a really compelling manner."
As for what comes next, Slavkin says we can expect a "powerful, emotional journey for Clary. With her being able to create her own runes, we thought this was an interesting idea in terms of telling that story. We wanted this to be a cause for it, or at least something she can wrestle with. It wasn't something we did lightly at all."
OK, time to weigh in: Where do you stand on Jocelyn's death? Drop a comment with your thoughts below.
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It's either Malaysian's dire love for Japanese cuisine, or, I unpretentiously ordered all the wrong dishes – the food I had in MOF really wasn't that great.
What's with my unlucky streak of food adventures nowadays?
Notwithstanding – not all reviews in this blog are positive reviews. I would love to share wonderful and amazing food with the masses, but unfortunately – that's not always the case; not all that I've stumbled upon are worthy of praise. You would have to read the entire blog post to find out.
Nevertheless, the search for awesome food goes on.
The teriyaki chicken on the other hand was quite delicious. Glazed with a layer of sweet teriyaki sauce – I had fun poking at these little chunks of tender chicken thigh, and grabbing the whole lots of seaweed on my very first bite.
For me, this was like another one of those microwaved outcome. It tasted quite fine, really – just that it's texture felt artificial, like it came out of a frozen bag.
When I was flipping through the menu, this caught my eye. But I was dying for my daily hound of caffeine, so I ordered this – and the cappuccino below.
A fantastic combination of macha ice cream and whipped cream with a shot of espresso. Definitely more dessert-ish than coffee-ish.
The cappuccino was merely there – but still drinkable I guess.
Meant to be shared, a pot of tea poured over dainty little cups.
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Overall Rating: 6/10. I've heard quite a few things prior to visiting – about the inconsistent service and the rather modest experiences. In my case, the servers delivered wrong orders to our table twice. Withal, the food I sampled wasn't that great, but I figured the desserts are still worthy of a go. Stick to the desserts!
The restaurant is in New Wing, right opposite Licci.


Jessica Martin is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Music in Harp Performance at The Cleveland Institute of Music, where she studies with Yolanda Kondonassis and performs as rotating principal harpist with The Cleveland Institute of Music Orchestra. At CIM, Ms. Martin performs in a chamber group that has played works by Debussy, Agulia, and Bax. Last summer, Ms. Martin was a finalist in the Anne Adams Award Competition and attended the National Music Festival and the Miami Music Festival. In the summer of 2017, she attended Eastern Music Festival in Greensboro, North Carolina. Ms. Martin has had the privilege of working under Michael Tilson Thomas, Gerard Schwarz and Brett Mitchell on different occasions. Prior to attending CIM, she served as principal harpist of the Grand Rapids Youth Symphony under the baton of John Varineau. As a member of GRYS, Ms. Martin appeared at numerous venues throughout Michigan and around the world, most recently performing in Salzburg, Vienna, and Prague. Jessica Martin is a native of Grand Rapids, Michigan and began studying the harp at age seven.


3,078 companies registered a blockchain-themed name in the first six months of 2018.
The number of firms in China with the word 'blockchain' in their name has exploded in the first six months of 2018, according to the South China Morning Post.
According to this data, in 2017 there were 555 companies in China with the word qukualian in their names, while 3,078 companies registered such names between January and mid-July 2018.
Moreover, in the last 12 months, 16,600 new companies in China have declared blockchain to be part of their business.
This echoes a similar trend seen in the West recently. In some cases, unscrupulous businesses have sought to profit from the general enthusiasm for blockchain technology – the most widely-publicised example was New York-based soft drinks company Long Island Iced Tea Corp, which changed its name to Long Blockchain Corp and saw its share price dramatically jump despite the rebrand being entirely cosmetic. Other examples include a UK firm called On-line Plc changing its name to On-line Blockchain Plc, and a company called Bioptix changing its name to Riot Blockchain Inc.
Long Blockchain was eventually de-listed from the NASDAQ stock exchange, and Riot Blockchain Inc had to deal with a class-action lawsuit.
South Korea was also reported to be investigating this phenomenon, but the authorities in that country chose not to reveal specific examples so as not to cause market instability.
Research from the SCMP reveals that in the US there are currently 817 companies with blockchain-themed names and 335 in the UK. China has over 4,000.
To those aware of the history of the Chinese government with cryptocurrency this may seem strange – after all, most cryptocurrency-based activities were made illegal there a while ago – events are sometimes halted by police, and many of the country's biggest cryptocurrency-based companies have left.
However, local governments throughout the country have been encouraging the industry (the report names Shanghai, Shanxi, Henan, Guangzhou, Guiyang, and Hangzhou) with financial incentives, and approximately 41 percent of all funded Chinese startups were somehow related to blockchain technology.
As we have reported in the past, China appears to be supportive of the industry as long as it can be controlled.