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Travel across meadows and journey into a dark forest. Use your fairies and skills to create whimsical houses and mystical structures for familiar storybook characters. Work quickly and strategically to buy and sell properties and make as much gold as possible. Can you construct a flying machine? Is that crown wearing frog really a prince? Find out in Build-a-lot Fairy Tales.


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Executive Will Not Meet Commitment on Age Legislation
4 December 2014 News
Three Commissioners today expressed their dismay that people of Northern Ireland will not be protected from discrimination because of their age when they access goods, facilities and services.
The three Northern Ireland bodies with responsibilities for tackling age discrimination have said they are disappointed to learn that the Northern Ireland Executive is not going to proceed with legislation to protect people from discrimination when accessing goods, facilities and services on the grounds of age during this Assembly mandate.
The Equality Commission for Northern Ireland, the Commissioner for Older People and the Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People were reacting to the announcement that, despite there being a clear commitment in the current Programme for Government, this important piece of equality legislation will not now be delivered.
Dr. Michael Wardlow, Chief Commissioner of the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland, said: "Of the six grounds on which our law makes discrimination unlawful, age is the only one where that is limited to the area of employment. We have been working to have age discrimination law extended so that people of all ages are protected against discrimination when carrying out basic social and economic activities such as using financial services, purchasing goods, or accessing facilities and essential services."
Claire Keatinge, Commissioner for Older People said: "Older people have been failed as a result of a lack of political agreement. They will continue to be lawfully discriminated against to the extent that they can be denied life improving or life saving treatment, as well as some financial services. Older people are deserving of the highest level of care and treatment, but the failure to introduce age discrimination legislation raises the question as to how important the rights of older people really are to the Northern Ireland Executive."
Patricia Lewsley–Mooney, Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People said: "Children and their parents and guardians have been let down by this announcement. They have been denied the legal protection required to support them to make sure they get the services children and young people require and deserve. I am concerned about the message this broken promise sends to our young people about how they are valued in our society."
The three Commissioners pointed out that people in Northern Ireland have no protection in this field on grounds of age whereas, elsewhere in the United Kingdom, the law has covered these issues, only for people over the age of 18, since 2010.
"This is a gap in protection which is not acceptable and it is enormously disappointing that the Executive's commitment to "extend age discrimination legislation to the provision of goods facilities and services" which was given in the Programme for Government 2011 – 15, will not be delivered during this Assembly mandate," Dr. Michael Wardlow concluded.
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by Kathleen Glavich, SND on July 9, 2014
At our July 4th Mass, we sang every verse of every song, something Catholics rarely do. It got me thinking about the major role song plays in our lives. I believe we are the only earthly creatures that can sing, not counting birds who each have their own sound (except for the mockingbird). Whale sounds too might be considered song, but not like ours. Song is woven throughout our entire lives. Chances are that during our first years on earth our mothers sang us to sleep with lullabies. Then we learned children's songs like "Are You Sleeping, Brother John?" and camp songs like "Found a Peanut." In school we added to our repertoire in music class. Famous singers are among the most popular and richest people on earth. Some are called American idols! One of the most beautiful things I ever heard was at an opera when at one point a soprano's voice seemed to shiver in the air. It was indescribable.
The greatest way we can use our singing voice is to praise God, even if we sound like a cat with its tail caught in a door. Music directors like to quote St. Augustine's statement that singing is praying twice, probably because more of our body and our energy are used or because it is beautiful. My friend Monsignor Moriarity informed me that what the saint really said was, "Singing well is praying twice." Our psalms originally were prayer songs. The Jewish people sang them on the way to the Temple and in the Temple at great length and with great fanfare: choirs and instruments and gestures. Jesus sang psalms at the end of the Last Supper. I wonder what his voice sounded like—maybe smooth and mellow like Andy Williams's voice or the music director's at my church. Beautiful music has power to stir our hearts, touch our souls, and lift our minds to God.
People like to sing in the shower and in the car. Why not sing Christian songs—and not just Christmas carols? Play a CD of them while doing housework or exercising. Some Christian songs make good lullabies too. Above all, we mustn't be shy when it comes to singing in church. For one thing, when we sing, all of our voices blend together and create one sound. This is a sign of the unity of the Church, God's people. Belting out the hymns is also praising God, and that is what we were made to do. Consider it practice for the eternal liturgy of heaven when we will join the choirs of angels.
What is your favorite hymn? Mine is "Christus Vincit" (Christ Conquers), sung in four-part harmony as we Sisters used to do for the Feast of Christ the King.
This week I will be on retreat praying for the world. Please pray for me.
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Marilou July 10, 2014 at 1:19 pm
What beautiful thoughts, Sister as usual. I sent it to my granddaughter, Francesca in SC… she is a big fan of yours as I have given them all of your books… she is quite talented playing the harp and piano so well.
Prayers with you for a grace filled retreat.
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February is the perfect month to experience a love for music and we have a sweet deal for you! Sign up for music lessons by February 20th and receive free registration (a $45 value). Now that's music to our ears!
Our creative students have been decorating the walls with pictures and coloring pages about why they love music! Check out these sweet videos on why our students love coming to Vivaldi Music Academy for music lessons every week!
A huge thank you to our amazing faculty for their performances at the Faculty Concert benefiting the KnowAutism Foundation on January 26th at Houston Baptist University's Dunham Theater. We greatly appreciate your generosity and are proud to announce that donations exceeded $3000 for the foundation! KnowAutism provides direct financial assistance to families, raises community awareness of the early signs of autism and the importance of early intervention and supports community programs that serve children and families impacted by autism.
Who's coming to New York City for a performance opportunity of a lifetime? If that's you, stay tuned for further details on tickets and so much more!
February always brings feelings of heartwarming sentiments! Our youngest musicians will learn all about Jazz instruments, songs of love and dance with us to syncopated rhythms this month. Pick out your favorite new song, gather ideas on how to sing them with your child, and give them another chance to share love through music!
We're all smiles and musical Olympians at heart! Our students are achieving goals and milestones with musical ladder assessments every month!


Beindersheim is situated in Germany, in the Rheinland-Pfalz region where it is within Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis. It is also an administrative centre for the local region.
If you are planning a visit be sure to see the long range weather forecast for Beindersheim and the Rheinland-Pfalz region.
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For some drivers, the Renault Zoe might just be one of the smartest ways to buy a second-hand car. The electrically powered hatchback was pretty affordable when new, and is an absolute steal as a used car.
Prices start at £6500 for a very young car from a franchised Renault dealer. So drivers who are searching for a supermini-size car, like a Renault Clio or Ford Fiesta, and don't normally drive long distances, ought to take a used Zoe for a test drive.
There's no road tax to pay, you can drive into London for free, charging the battery costs about £3, and as well as saving money you're doing your bit for the environment, especially if you can source electricity from sustainable supplies.
What's a used Renault Zoe like to drive?
It's good fun in a novel sort of way. It's very quiet on the go. There's a conventional gear lever, which you place into drive or reverse, and impressive acceleration off the mark. The motor can be run in one of two settings: normal which gives 87bhp, and eco offering a more modest 60bhp.
Its compact size – a smidge longer than the Clio on which it is based – makes it agile and easy to park. But if you push too hard through a corner it does roll around noticeably. Still, who's going to drive their angelic green machine like a rally car?
The maximum driving range, according to official EU tests, is 130 miles, but Renault suggests drivers are likely to achieve between 90 and 60 miles, depending on the driving conditions and what systems are being run on the car – such as the lights, heater and so on.
It's worth noting that on cars where the battery was bought outright with the car, Renault provided a five-year warranty to cover battery performance and faults.
How much does a used Renault Zoe cost to buy?
Here's the reason a Zoe is a steal for buyers prepared to switch to electric: for £6500, an equivalent petrol-powered Renault Clio would be several years older and have covered many more miles.
Buyers will have no shortage of Zoes from £6500, which are 2014 cars, have very low mileage (they typically are used for local journeys) and are supplied through Renault's approved used car programme.
The Leaf is Britain's best-selling electric car and is a practical family hatchback that can be seriously affordable to run. A good example will cost less than £8000 from an authorised Nissan dealer. All buyers have to know is whether or not its driving range will suit their driving habits.
What's a used Nissan Leaf like to drive?
Let's start with range: the battery has an official operating range of 124 miles but that's more likely to translate into about 90 miles in day-to-day driving. For commuters, or anyone who just needs to use a car locally, that's plenty. And for longer trips, a fast charge can get the battery back to 80 per cent full in just 30 minutes.
As with the Renault Zoe, the driving experience is unremarkable. Part of the appeal for some is to operate the car super efficiently to maximise battery life . But aside from this amusement it's a bit lumpen and lifeless. It will seat five people in relative comfort and the dashboard's infotainment system gives tips on driving like an 'eco warrior', but there's precious little style on show inside the cabin.
How much does a used Nissan Leaf cost to buy?
Here's the good bit. Under £8000 will snap up a Nissan-approved used Leaf, from 2013 and with not many miles on the clock. That's a pretty good deal when you think that it would have cost more than £20,000 three years ago. There are other potential saving to consider: slashed fuel bills (a battery charge costs about £3), no road tax and being able to drive into London's Congestion Charge zone for free.
Driving an Ampera affords membership to a very exclusive club. Owners have included Michael Vaughan, the cricketer, TV presenter Carol Vorderman, fashion stylist Gok Wan and England footballers past and present Gary Neville and Glen Johnson. However, they were handed theirs by Vauxhall; the rest of us have to buy our own.
As a plug-in electric car, the Ampera comes with glowing green credentials, such as CO2 emissions of just 27g/km (making it exempt from road tax and the London Congestion Charge). But unlike most other electric vehicles, the Ampera also has a four-cylinder, 1.4-litre petrol engine, which acts as a generator once the electric motor's battery has been exhausted – typically after around 40 miles of driving, although the maximum is claimed to be 50. When the battery is depleted, the engine turns on and effectively recharges it, giving a total potential range of 300 miles.
What's a used Vauxhall Ampera like to drive?
On the whole, it's much like an electric car. The 148bhp electric motor does all the driving, so for most of the time, the cabin is a silent place. It can send the Ampera skipping from standstill to 60mph in under 11 seconds and is claimed to achieve 235mpg.
It's important to note that such eye-opening fuel economy is only possible if you keep the battery charged using a domestic or public charging point. Do so, and it's possible to make visits to petrol stations a thing of the past.
If you rely on the engine to act as a generator, such as when driving at motorway speeds, it will tumble to around 50mpg – no better than a diesel-powered family car. Other than that, it's easy to drive, quiet, comfortable and even practical, with seats for four although the 300-litre boot is a touch poky.
How much does a used Vauxhall Ampera cost to buy?
When it was new it cost nearly £30,000. Today, you can comfortably afford a 2012 Ampera, with low mileage, for a budget of less than £12,000. That's an £18,000, or 60 per cent saving.
Vauxhall said at the time of the Ampera's launch that each charge of the battery, using plug-in electricity, typically cost £1. So, if you know that your driving habits suit the car's battery range, it's entirely possible to slash your monthly fuel bills by hundreds of pounds.


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Een baronie is van origine een regeringsvorm waarbij de macht bij één persoon berust, de baron. Deze landvormen ontstonden in de huidige Benelux, voornamelijk in de regio Noord-Brabant tot aan België, in de 15e- en 16e eeuw. Ook in Groot-Brittannië ontstonden veel baronies. De baronie Houtem is de oudste in z'n soort, stammende uit 1487 (-1560); de baronie Breda is de bekendste.

Een baronie kon bestaan uit landgoederen, verspreid over het land of in verschillende regio's. De baron was leider van het land, en had soldaten die hem ondersteunden. Een middeleeuwse baronie bestond meestal slechts uit landgoederen, terwijl de belangrijkste baronnen vaak een kasteel hadden.

In sommige gevallen, vooral in Schotland, Ierland en sommige delen van Engeland vormde een baronie een administratieve afdeling van een land, meestal geleid door een graafschap.

Baronieën

België
 Baronie Boelare
 Baronie Blaton
 Baronie Gavere
 Baronie Poederlee
 Baronie Rode
 Baronie Schorisse
 Baronie Zottegem

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Engeland
 Baronie Kendal
 Baronie Westmoreland

Schotland
 Baronie Cartsburn bij Dundee
 Baronie Cowie in Aberdeenshire
 Baronie Craigie in Angus
 Baronie Dirleton
 Baronie Ladyland
 Baronie Peacockbank
 Baronie Plenderleith

Nederland
 Baronie Breda
 Land van Cuijk
Baronie van Cranendonck
 Baronie Hedel
 Baronie van Hees en Leen
Baronie Houtem
 Baronie IJsselstein
 Baronie Liesveld

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This month, we hosted our monthly culinary classes ([link id="1696″ tax="tribe_events_cat" text="Cooking & Wine Pairing"], [link id="165″ tax="post_tag" text="Sommelier Smackdown"], and [link id="1986″ tax="post_tag" text="Cooks & Corks"]) on the theme of holiday dinners. The following recipes were created by myself and the pairings by sommelier Alana Zerbe. If you like our food and wine pairings, you can grab a copy of our cookbook at Amazon. You can also experience the magic in person by coming to a food & wine pairing classes.
This dish originally had more ingredients, but as I was building the dish during a cooking class, I realized that these four components were perfect unto themselves. If you must, you can add some fresh goat cheese, but that's not necessary. What is necessary is to use cyprus flake salt. It has a bright crunchy texture that is a perfect counterpoint for the carrots. Yes, the fleur de sel is another type of salt, which is a hand-harvested sea salt. It has a tendency to stick to veggies much better than regular old salt, which is why I use it here. Also of importance is to use high quality olive oil. A personal favorite is Oro Bailen from Spain.
This recipe calls for using a sous vide machine (aka water oven). I'll write about that at the bottom of the recipe and offer an alternative.
Submerge the pouch in the water oven and cook for 1 1/2 hours.
Cut into 1/2 inch sections.
Toss with arugula, pecans, cyprus salt, and olive oil.
Here is a quick primer on cooking with a water oven and how to cook carrots.
A sous vide machine for home use costs around $300, and is worth every penny. I use a Nomiku Sous Vide Immersion Circulator, but there are many other brand available.
You can also cook this dish using your microwave oven. Here is a video to show how.
Deep and savory flavors, but also very easy to do. I suggest cooking the pork overnight, and then quickly cooling if off . If you are cooking sous vide, that can easily be done via an ice bath. You can heat up with a blow torch, which is not only quite fun, it also browns off all the fat, too!
Clean and dry the pork loin, let sit fat-side down.
Blend the herbs together, and sprinkle on the meat.
For sous vide cooking: vacuum seal and cook for 6-8 hours at 150 degrees. Brown the fat with a propane torch.
For regular oven cooking: wrap tightly in aluminum foil and cook at 150 degrees for 6-8 hours.
Add the butter and mushrooms. Wait until they caramelize before stirring.
Once the mushrooms are crispy, add the whiskey and stock.
Let reduce by half and add the heavy cream and salt.
Reduce heat and let cream sauce reduce for five minutes.
Preheat oven to 250 degrees. Par bake crust for five minutes, or until just slightly golden.
Mix sugar, syrup, chocolate, butter and bourbon. Slowly warm over a double boiler over low heat. Let cool. Whisk eggs, and slowly fold chocolate mixture into the eggs. Evenly distribute pecans at the bottom of the crust. Evenly and slowly pour mixture into pie crust.Back for 50 minutes at 350 degrees. Let sit for one hour before serving.


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Home Networking & Communications VeriSign: There are Now 112 million in .com Domains
VeriSign: There are Now 112 million in .com Domains
By Sean Michael Kerner | April 17, 2014
VeriSign released its quarterly Domain Name Industry Brief (DNIB) on April 9, once again showing a steady rise in the total number of top-level domains (TLDs) on the Internet. The fourth-quarter DNIB reported that there are now 271 million domains registered across all TLDs.
TLDs include the popular .com and .net domains, both of which are administered by VeriSign under a contract with the U.S. Department of Commerce that was most recently renewed in 2012.
According to VeriSign, the .com and .net registries now include a combined 127.2 million registered domain names, with 112 million in .com and 15.2 million in .net. Year-over-year growth for the combined .com and .net domain space was reported at 5 percent.
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is expected to expand at a CAGR of 29.1% to account for US$ 2,717.6 Mn by 2020.
differentiation, and migrations led to the development of 3D cell culture techniques.
conventional 2D cell culture, as cells grow more realistically in the former.
expected to account for US$ 2,717.6 Mn by 2020 at a CAGR of 29.1%.
of technology, microchips are the fastest growing segment.
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Jacques Tati's gloriously choreographed, nearly wordless comedies about confusion in the age of technology reached their creative apex with Playtime. For this monumental achievement, a nearly three-year-long, bank-breaking production, Tati again thrust the endearingly clumsy, resolutely old-fashioned Monsieur Hulot, along with a host of other lost souls, into a bafflingly modernist Paris. With every inch of its superwide frame crammed with hilarity and inventiveness, Playtime is a lasting testament to a modern age tiptoeing on the edge of oblivion.
Critics Consensus: A remarkable achievement, Playtime's packs every scene with sight gags and characters that both celebrates and satirizes the urbanization of modern life.


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Corel DESIGNER is a vector-based graphics program. It was originally developed by Micrografx, which was bought by Corel in 2001.

The last version developed by Micrografx was 9.0 in 2001. This program was later sold as Corel DESIGNER 9. There are still a number of users who continue working with version 9.0, because newer versions of the product are based on a modified CorelDRAW rather than the original product.

Corel DESIGNER is effective for the creation of engineering drawings, but also offers many functions for graphic design. Starting with version X5, Corel DESIGNER Technical Suite includes Corel Designer, CorelDRAW and Corel Photo-Paint. X6 was the last release for Windows XP.

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As the young mothers enrolled early this year come to the end of their computer literacy training, today they had an opportunity to demonstrate their prowess to a plenary session in connecting all the cables necessary to start a computer. This might sound easy but for these teenage mothers it is a big step forward. EBLI congratulates each and everyone of them for having come this far.
Every year for the past five years EBLI enrolls 100 young mothers for computer training as a strategy for employment or self-employment and economic emancipation.


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Portraying the Ephemeral
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Beaches thronging with holidaymakers, ski stations seething with skiers coming and going, swimming pools, discotheques pated with youths deafened by the music…
Massimo Vitali's photographs portray the rituals of modern-day entertainment and represent the chaotic arbitrariness (and hence – at least apparently – outside the norms) of fragmented thymus of leisure, pleasure and relaxation. The freedom to not have to do anything, the temporarily granted possibility to suspend the regular rhythm of working life and to escape the necessity of doing in order not to do, be lazy, wander aimlessly, get bored, waste time…, produce a disorderly temporal space, void of sense for society, inasmuch as unproductive.
Vitali's images frame portions of landscape, only identifiable by the activities carried out in them and by the inhabitants who are temporarily invading that space, giving it connotations. So just as free time represents a productive void, a worthless interval in the production and work process, in the same way, the space which acts as a backdrop to the images makes no sense if deprived of the people occupying it.
The leisure spaces are in fact places without identity, if uninhabited; they are spaces of "limit", suspended places waiting to be occupied in order to take on their meaning, that can be indistinctly places within the public or private social sphere, among the fantasies of desire, dreams and the tangible possibility of experience. The presence of the city or production works, which often act as a backdrop to Vitali's images, emphasizes the contrast of this ephemeral world with the real world of everyday life, transforming the physical space into a magical place, a theatre of the absurd, where the spontaneous actions of characters which animate the scene is banal and at times indecipherable.
The large dimensions of the images, which develop over lengths of metros, portray a very detailed composition of a series of numerous microcosms, in which the observer can conjure up memories of similar experiences already encountered in potentially analogous places, although not necessarily the same. The multiplicity of focal points in the scene, the apparent randomness in the framing of the picture, and the absence of a hierarchical order among the figures portrayed and the almost stereotyped banality of their gestures, stimulate the observer's curiosity and lead him or her to look instinctively for narrative links among the subjects.
But a logical sequence is continually escaping, always referring back to that disorder, which we are undeniably fascinated by and which offers us the ephemeral opportunity to cut out a temporal space in our lives that is free from financial and social conditioning. Vitali's photos tell of this desire, white and undefined just as in our dreams.
Valentina Muscedra, "Ritrarre l'effimero" in Area, January/February 2009, pp. 104 - 115.


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Dr Rela Hospital's First Paediatric Liver Transplant Clinic Opens in Jaipur City
Neo clinic Children Hospitals in association with Dr Rela Institute and Medical Centre, Chennai which is a quaternary care hospital dedicated to fostering and responding to the needs of diverse patient population. RIMC was established under the leadership of Prof. Mohamed Rela, a leading surgeon in the field of liver transplant and surgery with the world record of successful liver transplantation of 5 days old girl child. RIMC is the largest hospital having dedicated liver intensive care units in the country, world's 2nd largest liver transplant Centre, have come together for launching the Paediatric Liver clinic is no less than a boon to the city. With the opening of such ultramodern clinic, the residents of Rajasthan and nearby areas will benefit from best paediatric services and not to mention liver transplant facility for the children.
Dr Jagadish Menon is a consultant Paediatric gastroenterologist, hepatologist and liver transplant physician. He is arenowned doctor who deals with a wide range of liver diseases and gastrointestinal disorders.Heis expert at treating scores of diseases and disorders regarding liver issues in the children such as Biliary Atresia, Chronic Liver diseases, Hepatitis, Metabolic liver diseases, Liver Tumours, Wilson Diseases and Acute LiverFailure etc.He has taken the medical facility in the paediatric field to the next level in the city.
Dr Jagadish Menon, said "I'm so happy to have associated withNeo clinic Children Hospital, such a hospital of high repute which has carved out a niche in the field of treating children for various ailments. Paediatricliver disease may present at any age from newborn period to adolescent age. Most common symptoms of liver disease are jaundice, high colour urine, itching, pale stool. Children with advanced liver disease have fluid in abdomen (Ascites), neurological symptoms. Early diagnosis & treatment of liver disease& even early referral for liver transplant at an appropriate age based on the disease condition, is important for a good outcome."
Mr. Ronald May, National head Sales and Marketing, Dr Rela Institute & Medical Centre, Chennai. Said "Dr Rela institute is committed to provide excellent healthcare with the help of cutting-edge technology. Our Liver transplant team headed by Prof. Rela, who has over 30 years of experience & has personally done more than 2000 paediatric liver transplants. With advanced technology, robotic donor hepatectomy is performed at our hospital. Our state-of-the-art paediatric department will down to last detail to serve with commitment and compassion. Our team of dedicated doctors and staff are experienced enough to provide highest quality healthcare." We provide regular OPD services in Jaipur of every second thrusday of the month for more information you can contact 7347347233.
´Earlier, due to the lack of kids' liver care and transplant facilities, people had to suffer a lot. Now that Dr Rela Hospital coming to the city, it is poised to provide hope for better life and better future.Our goal is to provide the best health care facility in the city. With Neo clinic Children Hospital association with RIMC, there comes a better access to pediatric super specialty treatment. We're always on the go to provide after-hours urgent care facility without a doubt. What's more, with a panel of experts, we entrust to serve the humanity with every resource we have, only to achieve best results whilst raising a smile on the face of our patients," added DrMittal


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Access to the latest in modern technology is essential for students to learn, connect and thrive.
Because our campus is in the heart of Silicon Valley, we integrate technology across all subject areas to deepen and enrich an already rigorous curriculum.
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The Presentation High School 1:1 iPad program is designed to enhance and transform the educational experience of all students through the use of technology. This program enables all students to have a school-issued iPad device for use in the classroom and at home.
The students' iPads are fully loaded with the latest education-based apps, such as Notability, Google Drive, Google Chrome, PowerSchool and Canvas, just to name a few.
Our faculty engages student learning in a variety of ways, with the iPad being at the center of the educational experience, offering collaboration, digital assignments, correspondence, digital texts, handouts and even testing.
Presentation has adopted the use of the Canvas Learning Management System with every course having a digital equivalent through our Canvas Platform.
Students log into their Canvas accounts via their school-issued iPads where they have access to all of their assignments, notes, quizzes, tests and grades. They receive faculty handouts, complete and turn in homework and work with other students in collaboration groups.
Students can also log into their Canvas accounts on their home computers to complete work in the event their iPad was not readily available.
Our Canvas Platform offers students all of their upcoming assignments, homework, handouts, quizzes and tests, conveniently linked with their calendar and all available 24/7 in one easy to use location.
Every Presentation student is given a school email account through our Google for Education Platform. Their email account is tied to their Canvas account and iPad device, allowing for easy collaboration and communication.
Each student also receives a secure Google Drive storage space in the cloud, allowing assignments, notes, handouts and files to be easily moved between apps and backed up.
Students also have 24/7 access to Google Docs (word processor), Google Sheets (spreadsheet application) and Google Slides (presentation application), all based in the cloud and accessible on any device with internet connectivity.
Every Presentation classroom is equipped with the latest learning technology, including overhead digital projectors with dedicated Apple TVs, allowing students and faculty to mirror their iPads during collaboration and share information.
All classrooms have docking stations with digital A/V controls, allowing for presentations, BlueRay films, digital audio and even broadcast streaming of media events.
The Presentation campus has more than 85 wireless access points, including one in every classroom, allowing students to always be connected to our secure fiber network with filtered internet connectivity.
Network and Airprint laser printers are located across campus for student use, allowing easy printing via the students' iPads. Classrooms have comfortable mobile desks and chairs, allowing for fast and easy configuration changes in support of the learning modality of the moment.
The Presentation campus boasts two state-of-the-art computer labs that offer desktop systems in a conventional smart classroom with high-resolution color printers.
Additional mobile carts offering laptops are used across campus in any of our classroom environments. All of our labs are equipped with the latest Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office Suite and Google for Education software suite.
Presentation also offers an award-winning robotics program with an on-campus technical lab for robot construction and programming.
AP Computer Science
Students will learn how to touch-type the alphabetic/numeric keyboard and the numeric keypad with 90% accuracy on a one-minute timed test. At the completion of this course, students will be able to format research reports and tables in Google Docs; create spreadsheets, graphs and charts in Google Sheets; design academic presentations in Google Slides; understand the concepts of digital literacy and safety; and use advanced research techniques on the internet. Additionally, students will learn the functions of digital photography, basic photo editing in Pixlr, sound editing in Audacity and simple video editing using iMovie. Web site creation will be taught using HTML and Google Sites. For more information, click here.
The students in this after-school class will be responsible for producing the various videos used on campus to promote events and school news. Students will learn the basics of broadcast journalism and apply them in the production of these videos including the weekly Panther Report. Students will learn how to operate HD cameras, edit using Adobe Premiere Pro, film on a green screen, report school events, and be an anchor for broadcast media. Students will be assigned to teams that apply to their interests and talents as part of the crew. All students will be required to keep a detailed binder and documentation of their projects. Mondays will be lecture days and days to critique the Panther Reports and other projects that have aired that day or the week prior. Wednesdays will be filming days for both Panther Report and sports activities.
Some sports activities and campus events will fall on other days. Fridays will be spent learning how to edit and as open lab time for editing projects in progress. Students will also have the opportunity to attend orientation and studio classes at CreaTV in downtown San Jose to learn how to use professional broadcast equipment including studio cameras, grid lights, microphones, sound boards, light boards and special editing programs. There will be one orientation and 2 studio classes that are optional. All additional studio classes will be available. Students are required to film 3 to 5 events including sports games.
Digital Video Production I: Students will learn how to create digital films with the Adobe Production Suite (Premiere CS4, Aftereffects, and Photoshop) and the use of digital cameras. Students will complete exercises demonstrating the entire production process: pre-production (scripting, storyboarding), Production (lighting, filming, producing), and post-production (editing and digital special effects.) Students will study the film industry and its history, as well as current events in the film and television industries.
Digital Video Production II: Having mastered the basics in Introduction to Digital Video Production, students will be creating one mini feature in this class. Choosing to work in groups or individually, students will complete all phases of production (pre-production, production, and post-production) on one master project. Through the use of tutorials and field trips, students will expand their knowledge of the industry, the editing software, lighting techniques, and sound editing tools.
For more information about these courses, click here.
Digital Photography I: This course is an introductory course to digital photography. Students will learn basic digital SLR camera operation using a school provided camera. Creativity and strong visual composition will be an emphasis in this course. Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom will be introduced and used for editing imagery. Also, the historical development of modern day photography and famous photographers will be explored. Students will be able to link photography to other art forms and disciplines and will understand its applications to careers within contemporary society.
Digital Photography II: Photography II is an intermediate to advanced digital photography course. Students will further develop their skills in camera operation and procedures by building on the skills introduced in the first semester. In this section of the course students will learn to work with more technically advanced photographic equipment and challenging lighting conditions. Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom will be used to manipulate and alter images. Students will continue to evaluate critically their work and will engage in ongoing study of the history of photography. A strong concentration of contemporary photographic artist and the impact of imagery in modern world will also be explored.
The AP Computer Science A course is an introductory course in computer science. Because the design and implementation of computer programs to solve problems involve skills that are fundamental to the study of computer science, a large part of the course is built around the development of computer programs that correctly solve a given problem. These programs should be understandable, adaptable, and, when appropriate, reusable.
At the same time, the design and implementation of computer programs is used as a context for introducing other important aspects of computer science, including the development and analysis of algorithms, the development and use of fundamental data structures, the study of standard algorithms and typical applications, and the use of logic and formal methods. In addition, the responsible use of these systems is an integral part of the course. The topic outline on pages 8–10 summarizes the content typically taught in the AP Computer Science A course.
For more information about this course, click here.
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Supreme Head of Ahmadiyya Movement calls on President Kufuor
Accra, March 15, GNA - President John Agyekum Kufuor on Monday said leadership in every endeavour must be used to serve humanity to maintain peace, unity and prosperity.
He said any Leader whether in religion, politics or a community who failed to serve humanity did not qualify to be a leader. President Kufuor made the observation when Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, Khalifatul Masih V, Supreme Head of the world-wide Ahmadiyya Muslim Community currently on a 12-day visit to Ghana paid a courtesy call on him at the Castle, Osu.
He commended the Ahmadiyya Movement in Ghana for their contribution to in the health; agriculture and education and observed that schools the Movement maintained were among the most disciplined in Ghana. President Kufuor said Ghana shared in the honour of the election of Hadrat Ahmad, who served in Ghana from 1977 to 1985. Hadrat Ahmad commended the Government for the peace in Ghana and the tremendous improvement in the infrastructure and socio-economic development.
Maulvi Wahab Adam, Ameer of the Ahmadiyya Movement in Ghana, said Ghana was the first country to be visited by the Supreme Leader after his election on April 22, last year. [Correction by Alislam: Khalifatul Masih V (aba) had traveled to Germany and France in 2003 after his election]
He said Hadrat Ahmad would participate in the 75th Annual Convention of the Movement at Ashongman this month.
The Movement has been established in 170 countries in the world. While in Ghana, Hadrat Ahmad was the Principal of the Ahmadiyya Secondary School at Salaga for two years and Principal of Ahmadiyya Secondary School at Essarkyir for four years. He was also the Manager of Ahmadiyya Agricultural Farm in Northern Ghana for two years during which he successfully planted and nurtured wheat for the first time in Ghana.Source: GNA
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Al Fayah Park
Location: Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum Street, Abu Dhabi
Open: Not yeat existing.
Fee: Not yeat existing.
Classification: Underground park
Light: n/a.
Dimension: Ar=125,000m²
Photography: Allowed
Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible
2014 construction publicly announced.
2017 scheduled for completion.
2018 project stopped.
The Al Fayah Park is not yet existing. At the moment there are only plans and computer generated pictures published. The design of the park was created by the famous London-based design studio Heatherwick. In 2014 it was widely published with the goal to be built during the next years. Scheduled start was 2015 and completion 2017 or 2018. However, it never happened, this site is still only an idea. We decided to keep this page as there are still numerous sites with pictures and pinterest is also full of them. Just be aware that this was never even started, and at the moment there is no hint that it ever might.
The Al Fayah Park at Abu Dhabi is a really extraordinary park. Actually every park in the world is artificial, the result of the work of many gardeners. This one is even more artificial as it is located in the United Arab Emirates, a desert country with almost no rain and a burning sun. To protect the plants from the burning sun and keep some of the humidity, it is located underground. So this is actually the only park in the world which is underground.
The construction is dug into the ground, the surface is then almost closed by concrete plates, each placed on top of a column. What remains on the surface is a central gap, like a 20 m deep canyon with plants on the ground. The surrounding surface resembles the patterns created by drying soil, which cracks because it shrinks with the water loss.
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Abu Dhabi's Al Fayah park: Putting other parks in the shade | The National, (visited: 21-JUL-2014)
Abu Dhabi is set to build the world's first underground park, Al Fayah Park, in the desert | News.com.au, (visited: 21-JUL-2014)
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OPERA AUDITIONS for our 24th Season
Auditions for our upcoming Fall 2018 and Spring 2019 Productions of
Menotti's AMAHL AND THE NIGHT VISITORS
and Mozart's COSI FAN TUTTE
Audition Dates:
Friday, September 7, 2018 from 7 - 9:30 pm:
Boys auditioning for the part of Amahl and Dancers for Amahl ONLY
Saturday, September 22, 2018 from 2 - 4:30 pm: BOTH operas
Wednesday, September 26, 2018 from 7 - 9:30 pm: BOTH operas
Auditions are open to REGISTERED actors only
Please contact info@LONJ.org
to register for one of the above dates, and include your head-shot, resume and home town.
Auditions will be held at
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
140 S Finley Ave
Basking Ridge, NJ 07920
Accompanist will be provided.
Performances and Rehearsals will be in Basking Ridge, NJ.
AMAHL November 30 and December 1, 2018
COSI April 12 and 13, 2019
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Home / News / MIGRATION / 50,000 migrants reached Europe by sea so far in 2018 – 1,443 died
A lucky woman being rescued by the humanitarian organization Open Arms. The corpse of another woman and her child were recovered during the sea rescue operation on 17 July. More than 1,400 migrants have died in the Mediterranean so far this year / Photo: Open Arms
50,000 migrants reached Europe by sea so far in 2018 – 1,443 died
UN's International Organization for Migration has said that over 50,000 migrants have irregularly reached Europe's coasts by sea in 2018. A reported 1,443 died as the central Mediterranean route remains the most lethal, the organization said.
The UN agency International Organization for Migration (IOM) has said that 50,872 migrants and refugees this year have reached Europe by sea as of July 15. The total is less than half of the 109,746 migrants registered over the same period in 2017 and almost a fifth of the 241,859 recorded in 2016.
Missing Migrants Project has documented the death of 1,443 migrants in the Mediterranean so far this year.
Last week, the number of arrivals in Spain exceeded those registered in Italy: as of today, just over 35% of all irregular migrants who travelled by sea followed the western Mediterranean route. Their number has tripled compared to the same period last year. Greece has registered about 29% of the total number of arrivals with almost 5,000 additional migrants who reached the country illegally by sea compared to the same period in 2017, up more than 50%.
Arrivals in Italy have dropped more than 80% compared to 2017, or more precisely 87%, according to data provided by EU border agency Frontex.
Data on Italy
The report drafted by IOM in Rome said that, in spite of the drop in arrivals, the central Mediterranean route remains the deadliest in the region, with almost four times the number of drownings compared to Spain since January 1, in spite of the fact that the number of arrivals was almost identical.
The Italian branch of the organization reported the new data provided by the Italian interior ministry regarding the nationality of the 16,566 irregular migrants who arrived by sea until the end of June. Tunisian nationals were the largest group, it said, with just over 3,000 individuals – almost one in five arrivals. Less than 600 Tunisians were registered among arrivals in the first half of 2017.
On the contrary, the arrivals of the nine other main nationalities – Eritrea, Sudan, Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Mali, Guinea, Pakistan, Iraq and Algeria – dropped, in some cases in a significant way.
The situation in Spain and Greece
The representative of IOM in Madrid, Ana Dodevska, said that the total number of arrivals by sea in 2018 in the country reached 18,016 men, women and children – irregular migrants who were rescued in the western Mediterranean until July 15.
The data indicated that Spain was the most sought-after destination of the Mediterranean for irregular migrants traveling by sea, ahead of Italy and Greece. Moreover, nearly 3,000 additional migrants (2,874 according to Spanish authorities) have tried to enter Spain illegally through the African enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla.
As far as Greece is concerned, Christine Nikolaidou of IOM in Athens said that, as of July 15, a total of 14,678 people reached Greece by sea since January 1. The highest number of irregular arrivals by land and sea in Greece was recorded in April with a total of 7,009 men, women and children who traveled to the country.
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WSJ's Keach Hagey and Martin Peers reported earlier that negotiations between Time Warner and Meredith Corp. over the possible merger of most of their magazines was facing complications. The two are reporting now that Time Warner has come to a decision regarding its magazine business:
Time Warner, a company partly named after a magazine, is getting out of the magazine business.
The company has decided to spin off its entire Time Inc. magazine group, it said Wednesday, giving up on talks with Meredith Corp. over the proposed merger of most of their titles.
Time Warner and Meredith had been negotiating for months a deal under which most of Time Warner's Time Inc. magazine group would be merged in a newly created company with Meredith's magazines.
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Analysis flight managers budget
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE — The business of ensuring the financial resources of the 88th Air Base Wing at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base are managed properly is not just a task that is fulfilled at the beginning of a fiscal year or at year-end closeout on Sept. 30.
In fact, it's a daily process that even under optimal conditions with appropriations in place, would be difficult, but extremely important to mission success for the 88th and its mission partner organizations on WPAFB. It is a mission at which the men and women of the 88th Financial Analysis Flight excel.
For the last several years, these optimal conditions have not been in place as the Department of Defense has operated under a Continuing Resolution Authority, known as a CRA, and with emergency funding.
"There are two types of bills that Congress should pass and the president should sign by Oct. 1 of each year," said Tim Edem, Chief of the Financial Analysis Flight. "The authorization bill authorizes DOD to do its work and the appropriations bill provides the money to operate to that authorization."
These bills can be different in what they call for.
"Since we haven't had these bills signed and in place at the beginning of the fiscal year in the last several years, the 88th Air Base Wing has started under a CRA. The wing requests a certain amount of funding based on how long the organization believes the CRA will last. HQ AFMC/FMA then sends a CRA budget authority document," Edem explained.
"Once the Appropriations bill was signed, then we had to work under emergency funds until Initial Distribution funding documents were received," said Cathleen Worley, FMA1 budget supervisor. They weren't going to issue us any more CRA, so our CRA funds and emergency funds cover the gap until receiving ID."
"Once the president signs the appropriations bill, the CRA officially ends, but we're still not going to see any funding, so that's where the emergency comes in. AFMC sends us an email that says we can load this much additional funding, but it's designated as emergency funding," Edem said.
This use of different categories of funding increases the work involved in balancing the books.
"Once we receive the actual Budget Authority document, we load in ID and back out everything that we received before, washing out the CRA and emergency funding," said Worley.
On top of that, the 88 ABW now receives funding under two separate Operating Agency Codes and Operating Budget Account Numbers. Some funding is receiving under OAC 47E1 from AFLCMC and some is received under OAC 18JK from AFIMSC; both report to HQ AFMC.
Throughout the year, the Financial Analysis Flight works to ensure the ABW is continually in balance with all funding documents. All funding is loaded by Program Element Code and Element of Expense Investment Code.
"Since we were working under CRA, we were able to fund requirements prior to receiving ID, so now once we get our funding loaded, we're moving forward as before. Even though we were working under CRA for seven months, we were still cutting contracts, still purchasing mission requirements for the wing.
Until the appropriations bill is signed by the president, the Financial Analysis Flight doesn't know if the amount of funding to be received will be lower or higher than what the original bill called for.
"If it's lower, then cuts could be implemented; if it's higher we may get additional funding so we're sitting here waiting to see how much we'll receive under the appropriation" Edem said. "For FY17 we are actually getting a little bit more in the long run than what was originally determined. We're getting more on the AFIMSC side which allows for a couple of contracts within Mission Support Group to be funded for a full 12-month period this fiscal year."
There are some milestone deadlines established throughout the fiscal year to ensure the budget is executed appropriately.
"We're also posturing to make sure that our spending is in line to get us to where we need to be at the end of the fiscal year," said Steven Cone, budget analyst, "And to make sure that if we receive additional funds that all the documents are in place to execute to those funds before the end of the year."
By law, the wing must obligate 80 percent of its funding each year by July 31, although FMA holds a goal of 83 percent. Federal law states that no more than 20 percent of the budget may be spent in the last two months of a fiscal year.
"Receiving ID this late in the fiscal year makes this difficult. We're actually getting the documents in June and by the end of July we're supposed to be at 80 percent and we didn't even know in some cases exactly how much funding we were actually going to receive," explained Edem. "You cannot effectively plan when you don't know what your budget is going to be. That's why it's very important for the president and congress to have a signed bill by the first of October."
Operating under a CRA does have restrictions. For example, the wing cannot spend money that was not included in the approved FY Execution Plan.
Looking ahead to FY18, the team has already completed the Execution Plan for both OACs in late April and early May. The plan states how the air base wing intends to execute its budget and all the groups from within the wing participate in formulating the plan with their mission requirements.
This process is coordinated by a Financial Working Group which includes Resource Advisors throughout the wing, who meet every month. Edem also facilitates a Financial Management Board meeting for the Wing and Group commanders who are voting members during a prioritization process for unfunded requirements. Edem and his FMA team prepare charts to show the commander what can be covered with the expected funding and then an unfunded list of all the requirements that have not been identified to receive funding, but are mission necessities. The FMB can turn in a list of its top five UFRs (and sometimes more) for the Wing for both of the OACs.
FMA works closely with the contracting office to ensure timelines are met to execute end of fiscal year closeout actions.
"We discuss specific dates dealing with closeout – the first one is Sept. 22, which will be our 'soft' closeout date this year," said Edem. "This is also the date that DFAS will focus on obligations for AFMC. Sept. 27 will be the 'final push or hard' closeout date, which is the date when all contracts should be awarded. Sept. 30 is the final day any transaction can be completed for the fiscal year."
Sept. 30 falls on a Saturday this year and the FMA and contracting teams will be burning the midnight oil to close out the fiscal year.
"Contracting will be prepared so if funding is received that day, they will be able to turn around and cut a contract that day if needed," Worley said.
The Financial Analysis Flight also does the certification of funding for the entire base, which means that all funding that is going to be spent on something at Wright-Patterson is certified by an accounting technician from FMA.
"The amount of funds that we certify is close to $25 billion each FY and this includes all other organizations on base," Edem said.
Operating with about 55 personnel this FY, Edem's team facilitates management of the Wing's annual budget, which, including the base medical center, is about $405 million.
"We have operated under a Continuing Resolution for so long it is has become an almost standard procedure each FY," Edem said. "Even if the funding bills are signed on time it takes four to six weeks to see the ID documents. Therefore, we would work under emergency funds until the ID funding documents are received," he said.
Thinking ahead to the beginning of FY18, the FMA team believes the ABW will once again most likely be operating under a CRA, which unfortunately has become 'business as usual.'
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Submitted photo Thanks to additional funding received from the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center in FY17, the 88th Financial Analysis Flight was able to fully fund a couple contracts within the 88th Mission Support Group for a full 12-month period. One of them involves the 88th Logistics Readiness Squadron's Vehicle Maintenance Shop. Here, Jim O'Dell (left), a mechanic at the 88th Logistics Readiness Squadron's Heavy Equipment Maintenance Shop, works with Jarett Judd, another mechanic, June 28 to replace a motor on a P-23 Crash Truck in Bldg. 13.
http://www.beavercreeknewscurrent.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/49/2017/08/web1_170628-F-TH808-001.jpgSubmitted photo Thanks to additional funding received from the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center in FY17, the 88th Financial Analysis Flight was able to fully fund a couple contracts within the 88th Mission Support Group for a full 12-month period. One of them involves the 88th Logistics Readiness Squadron's Vehicle Maintenance Shop. Here, Jim O'Dell (left), a mechanic at the 88th Logistics Readiness Squadron's Heavy Equipment Maintenance Shop, works with Jarett Judd, another mechanic, June 28 to replace a motor on a P-23 Crash Truck in Bldg. 13.
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Posts Tagged 'war on terror'
Posted: August 18th, 2011 in Conspiracy, criminals, government, human behavior, new world order, stupidity, TPTB, United States
Tags: enslavement, government criminality, human behavior, laughing stock, terrorists, USA, war on terror
I've had this picture for a while now. You might have seen it. They won, those terrorists, that they did. But neither the guy in this image nor any of his fellows had anything to do with it. They're not the terrorists. Nope.
As whoever pasted those words on this image realizes, the USA is now the laughing stock of the entire world. And deservedly so. War on terror my ass. More and more I am ashamed to be a part of it. More and more I want to pack up and go, leaving the ignorant, mindless dolts to their fate. You know, I wasn't going to even put any commentary in this post. But I just couldn't. Going to an enslavement meeting today, by the way. Wish me luck.
Learn The Truth About War – Find Out Who The Real Terrorists Are.
Posted: July 30th, 2011 in Conspiracy, criminals, human behavior, military, new world order, TPTB, United Kingdom, United States
Tags: Afghanistan, government criminality, Iraq, military, Truth, war, war crimes, war on terror
Uploaded by tradgedyandhope on Jul 29, 2011
Since being in Iraq and Afghanistan over 1 million civilians have been killed and thousands of soldiers have lost their lives to empire, to the bankers and elite who make a profit from human suffering, they are the real terrorists..This video was dedicated to those who have lost their lives to these criminals…. The final video with the girl speaking was not edited by me it was made the Youtube user TheParadigmShift it is an excerpt from an amazing video, which I recommend everyone watches.
This is a well done video. It appears here because it speaks the truth. Truth is what I seek. Truth needs to be told – far and wide. As an American it really hurts to watch this, but it needs watching. Please share it with your friends, put it on Facebook and Twitter and on your own blogs and sites. Thanks. You know it's important. Most people just do not know about these things. Tell them. Thanks.
Truth Has Become Treason. An Essay By Susan Lindauer, Former CIA Asset.
Posted: May 24th, 2011 in 9/11, Conspiracy, criminals, government, new world order, secrecy, TPTB, United States
Tags: 9/11, Bill of Rights, censorship, Congress, Conspiracy, Former CIA Asset, Free Speech, government criminality, Iraq, Justice Department, Libya, Patriot Act, Susan Lindauer, war on terror
The Patriot Act – When Truth Becomes Treason – Source
By Susan Lindauer
Former CIA Asset Covering Iraq & Libya
Most Americans believe they understand the dangers of the Patriot Act, which Congress has vowed to extend 4 more years in a vote later this week. Trust me when I say, Americans are not nearly frightened enough.
Ever wonder why the truth about 9/11 never got exposed? Why Americans don't have a clue about leadership fraud surrounding the War on Terror? Why Americans don't know if the 9/11 investigation was really successful? Why the Iraqi Peace Option draws a blank? Somebody has known the whereabouts of Osama bin Laden — or his grave – for the past 10 years. But nobody's talking to the people.
In significant part, that's because of the Patriot Act — a law that equates free speech with sedition. It's got a big agenda, with 7,000 pages of Machiavellian code designed to interrupt individual questioning of government policy. In this brave new world, free speech under the Bill of Rights effectively has been declared a threat to government controls for maintaining stability. And the Patriot Act has become the premiere weapon to attack whistle blowers and dissidents who challenge the comfort of political leaders hiding inconvenient truths from the public. It's all the rage on Capitol Hill, as leaders strive to score TV ratings, while demogauging their "outstanding leadership performance" on everything from national security to environmental policy.
Truth Has Become Treason
But wait — Congress assures us the Patriot Act only targets foreigners, who come to our shores seeking to destroy our way of life through violent, criminal acts. Good, law abiding Americans have nothing to fear. The Patriot Act restricts its powers of "roving wiretaps" and warrantless searches to international communications among "bad guys." Congress has sworn, with hand on heart, it's only purpose is breaking down terrorist cells and hunting out "lone wolf" mad men.
That's what they told you, right? And you believed them? You trust the government. Well, that was your first mistake. With regards to the Patriot Act, it's a fatal one. Would the government lie to you? You betcha! And they have.
The Patriot Act reaches far beyond terrorism prevention. In my home state of Maryland, State Police invoked the Patriot Act to run surveillance on the Chesapeake Climate Action Network dedicated to wind power, recycling and protection of the Chesapeake Bay. They infiltrated the DC Anti War Network, suggesting the group might be a front for "white supremacists," and Amnesty International, claiming to investigate "civil rights abuses." Opponents of the death penalty also got targeted (in case they got violent).
Bottom line: truth tellers who give Americans too much insight on any number of issues are vulnerable to a vast arsenal of judicial weapons typically associated with China or Myanmar. In the Patriot Act, the government has created a powerful tool to hunt out free thinking on the left or right. It doesn't discriminate. Anyone who opposes government policy is at risk.
How do I know all this? Because I was the second non-Arab American ever indicted on the Patriot Act. My arrest defied all expectations about the law. I was no terrorist plotting to explode the Washington Monument. Quite the opposite, I had worked in anti-terrorism for almost a decade, covering Iraq and Libya, Yemen, Egypt and Malaysia at the United Nations. At the instruction of my CIA handler, I had delivered advance warnings about the 9/11 attack to the private staff of Attorney General John Ashcroft and the Office of Counter-Terrorism in August, 2001. FBI wire taps prove that I carried details of a comprehensive peace framework with Iraq up and down the hallowed corridors of Capitol Hill for months before the invasion, arguing that War was totally unnecessary.
I delivered those papers to Democrats and Republicans alike; to my own second cousin, White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card; and to Secretary of State Colin Powell, who lived next door to my CIA handler. Gratis of the Patriot Act, we had the manila envelope and my hand written notes to Secretary Powell, dated a week before his infamous speech at the United Nations. My papers argued that no WMDs would be found inside Iraq, and that the peace framework could achieve all U.S. objectives without firing a shot.
In short, I was an Asset who loudly opposed War with Iraq, and made every effort to correct the mistakes in assumptions on Capitol Hill.
Then I did the unthinkable. I phoned the offices of Senator Trent Lott and Senator John McCain, requesting to testify before a brand new, blue ribbon Commission investigating Pre-War Intelligence. Proud and confident of my efforts, I had no idea Congress was planning to blame "bad intelligence" for the unpopular War.
Over night I became Public Enemy Number One on Capitol Hill.
Thirty days later I awoke to hear FBI agents pounding on my door. My nightmare on the Patriot Act lasted 5 years — Four years after my arrest, the Court granted me one morning of evidentiary testimony by two supremely credible witnesses. Parke Godfrey verified my 9/11 warnings under oath. Otherwise, I never got my day in Court.
The Patriot Act's Arsenal To Stop Free Speech
If you care about America and the traditions of freedom, whether you're progressive or conservative, you should be angry about this law.
First come the warrantless searches and FBI tracking surveillance. My work in anti-terrorism gave me no protection. I got my first warrantless search after meeting an undercover FBI agent to discuss my support for free elections in Iraq and my opposition to torture and sexual humiliation of Iraqi detainees. (Sorry guys, body wires don't lie.)
If truth tellers don't get the message to shut their mouths, the Justice Department ratchets up the pressure. Defendants face secret charges, secret evidence and secret grand jury testimony. Throughout five years of indictment, my attorneys and I never got to read a single FBI interview or grand jury statement. Under the Patriot Act, the whistleblower / defendant has no right to know who has accused him or her of what criminal activities, or the dates of the alleged offenses, or what laws got broken.
Of course, I was able to piece together my activities. I knew that "sometime in October, 2001" an Iraqi diplomat gave me the English translation of a book on depleted uranium, which showed how cancer rates and birth defects had spiked in Iraqi children.
And I was quite certain that on October 14, 1999, an Iraqi diplomat asked me how to channel major financial contributions to the Presidential Campaign of George Bush and Dick Cheney. The Justice Department got the date from me, since I reported my conversation immediately to my Defense Intelligence handler, Paul Hoven.
It's unlikely the grand jury knew that, since the Justice Department has the prerogative to keep a grand jury in the dark. In this brave new world, a grand jury can be compelled to consider indictments carrying 10 years or more in prison, without the right to review evidence, or otherwise determine whether an individual's actions rise to the level of criminal activity at all.
That's just the beginning. Once Congress scores an indictment against a political opponent, the Justice Department can force Defense attorneys to undergo protracted security clearances, while the whistle blower cum defendant waits in prison — usually in solitary confinement or the SHU. After the security clearance, prosecutors have an ironclad right to bar attorneys from communicating communications from the prosecution to the defendant, on threat of disbarment, stiff fines or prison sentence.
Scared yet? Once you get to trial, the situation gets much worse. The Patriot Act declares that a prosecutor has no obligation to show evidence of criminal activity to a jury at all. And the Defense can be denied the right to argue a rebuttal to those secret charges, because it requires speculation that might mislead the jury – or might expose issues that the government considers, well, secret. After all that a Judge can instruct a jury that the prosecution regards the secret evidence as sufficient to merit conviction on the secret charges. The Jury can be barred from considering the lack of evidence in weighing whether to convict.
Think I'm exaggerating? You would be wrong. That's what happened to me. All of it – with one major glitch. All of this presumes the whistle blower's lucky enough to get a trial. I was denied mine, though I fought vigorously for my rights. Instead, citing the Patriot Act, I got thrown in prison on a Texas military base without so much as a hearing – and threatened with indefinite detention and forcible drugging, to boot.
Americans are not nearly afraid enough.
Neither is Congress. As of this week, members of Congress should be very afraid. Anyone who votes to extend the Patriot Act should expect to pack their bags in 2012. They will be targeted for defeat. Above all, the words "freedom" and "Constitution" will never appear in their campaigns without suffering extreme public scorn – never, ever again.
Susan Lindauer is the author of Extreme Prejudice: The Terrifying Story of the Patriot Act and the Cover Ups of 9/11 and Iraq, which reveals details of her CIA team's 9/11 warnings and a comprehensive peace option with Iraq.
Collateral Murder: U.S. Soldier Ethan McCord's Eyewitness Story
Posted: August 15th, 2010 in Conspiracy, criminals, government, heroes, human behavior, military, new world order, TPTB, United States
Tags: Apache helicopter, Brad Manning, Bravo Company 2-16, Collateral Murder, criminals, Ethan McCord, Iraqi civilian massacre, leak investigation, military helicopter attack, Military Whistleblower, Namir Noor-Eldeen, Saeed Chmagh, secret documents, war crimes, war on terror, WikiLeaks
Ethan McCord tells the story of the famous helicopter attack on Iraqi civilians by US troops in an Apache helicopter. He was there. He is in the video that was released by Wikileaks.
The repulsive behavior of his commander is especially noted. Makes you want to throw up. And when you realize that as Ethan says, this goes on every day…
From the video post…
mediasanctuary | August 10, 2010
www.mediasanctuary.tv www.nationalpeaceconference.org
U.S. Soldier Ethan McCord speaking about the civilian massacre documented in WikiLeaks's April 2010 video disclosure of Apache helicopter footage of a New Baghdad attack that took place in 2007, allegedly released by PFC Brad Manning.
McCord's story was delivered to attendees of the United National Peace Conference, which took place in Albany NY the weekend of July 23-25, 2010.
Produced by the United National Peace Conference Media Project, powered by The Sanctuary for Independent Media and the Hudson Mohawk Independent Media Center.
The Video The US Army Doesn't Want You To See *Warning*
Posted: March 5th, 2010 in alternative history, Conspiracy, criminals, government, human behavior, military, new world order
Tags: censorship, Conspiracy, criminals, Depleted Uranium, government criminality, human behavior, media complicity, war crimes, war for oil, war on terror
The Video The US Army Doesn't Want You To See
Posted on: March 3, 2010, by: rainfall
*Warning* graphic and language: This video might be hard for some to watch but it is very important in understanding what is really going on in this 'fake' "war on terror." This illegal occupation and aggression by the United States and it's allies will have to be answered to. The harvest is approaching and the chaff will be separated from the wheat. Karma can be a bitch!!
No, they certainly don't want you to see it, the multinational corporations don't want you to see it, the mainstream media doesn't want you to see it… and neither do any of the branches of the governments of our countries want you to see it, especially those of the US and the UK.
Creepy feelings of unease linger after seeing this video… besides the revulsion over the effects of depleted uranium on the infants, the entire spectrum of the two wars we've started is just so sick, so twisted… how can this be done in our name… it's repulsive.
This is inhuman… these people are inhuman… worse than war criminals… I can't even think of sufficient words.
How long will this go on? How can we stop these monsters? A way must be found.


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How much Vitamin C is REALLY in your Orange Juice?
GNLD News
If you're counting on your daily glass of orange juice to provide you with the vitamin C you need, think again. Recent research conducted at Arizona State University East showed that an average carton of orange juice could lose more than half of the vitamin C listed on the label by the fourth week after purchase.
Investigators bought and tested several different types and brands of orange juice, and analyzed their vitamin C content. The three types tested were: reconstituted from frozen concentrate, cartons of juice with a screw-on cap, and orange juice in a milk-carton-like container. The tests spanned a 30-day period.
In the beginning, the frozen orange juice from concentrate had more vitamin C than the kind in the carton with a screw-on cap, while the orange juice in the milk-carton-like container had the least. However, as time went on, the vitamin C level kept dropping no matter how the juice was stored. For example, at time of purchase a 6-ounce serving of orange juice from a screw-top container yielded 49 milligrams of vitamin C. Four weeks later, a serving from the same container yielded only 18 milligrams of vitamin C. The end amount is just a fraction of what the label claimed.
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Home 02/01/17 NRH has new weapon in war on infection
NRH has new weapon in war on infection
Infection Prevention Specialist Julie Smith, RN, MS, CIC, has a new weapon in the war on infection at the Norman Regional Health System.
by Bobby Anderson
Norman Regional Health System Infection Prevention Specialist Julie Smith, RN, MS, CIC has a new ally in the war on germs in her health system.
Actually, she has four new allies and not one of them is over four-foot tall.
Norman Regional Hospital recently invested more than $400,000 in new Xenex Germ-Zapping Robots, which have been credited by other healthcare facilities across the U.S. for helping reduce infection rates.
"We've begun to see an impact already," Smith said. "Your typical day-to-day cleaner doesn't clean C-diff spores so you have to use special cleaners such as bleach, which is the only thing that works. This will kill the C-diff spores and it cleans the air.
"We have already seen a decrease in hospital-acquired infections."
Think R2D2 with the ability to emit UV light 10 times brighter than the surface of the sun.
Norman Regional has four new pulsed xenon ultraviolet (UV) disinfection robots that will enhance patient safety by destroying the microorganisms that cause hospital acquired Infections (HAIs).
These robots use UV light technology to quickly disinfect an enclosed space. The Germ-Zapping Robots emit a blast of UV light that kills bacteria and viruses in minutes within an enclosed area.
Depending on the size of the room, the Xenex robots can disinfect in just 5-10 minutes. The germicidal UV light disinfects a variety of areas and surfaces including bedrails, tray tables, machines, monitors, keyboards and computers.
"We've taken the approach that patients come first," Smith said. "That's our main stance. If it takes a little longer to turn over the room then we're going to do it. It's the right thing to do."
The technology also provides a total kill of the Ebola and Zika viruses.
It has shown impressive declines in a number of organisms at various hospital sites around the country including:
*70% reduction in ICU C. diff infection rates
*53% reduction in C. diff infection rates
*57% reduction in MRSA infection rates
*100% elimination of VRE in isolation rooms
"The Xenex LightStrike, no-touch disinfection system uses pulses of full spectrum UV light to fuse the DNA of organisms. Once the organism's DNA is fused it can no longer replicate or mutate, and is no longer infectious," said Clyde Brawner, Director of Environmental Services at Norman Regional.
Two robots will be stationed at Norman Regional Hospital and two will be at the Norman Regional HealthPlex. After a housekeeper has completed the process of cleaning a room which includes removing trash and wiping surfaces with a disinfectant, the robot will be wheeled into the room to begin its work. The robot uses intense bursts of UV light to disinfect high-touch areas in patient rooms and operating room suites.
It can also be used to disinfect other areas such as utility closets, waiting rooms and more.
"The UV robots are another way that Norman Regional is making patient safety a priority," said Darin Smith, Pharm.D., Vice President of Quality and Performance Improvement. "It's both important and necessary to have multiple methods of effective disinfection in our arsenal to protect patients, visitors, and healthcare staff."
Xenex's patented Full Spectrum pulsed xenon UV room disinfection system is used for the advanced disinfection of healthcare facilities. Due to its speed and ease of use, the Xenex system has proven to integrate smoothly into hospital existing disinfection operations.
Norman Regional Health System is a multi-campus system that serves the healthcare needs of south central Oklahoma.
Norman Regional Hospital is licensed for 324 beds and offers a full range of services including emergency care, oncology, an intensive care unit, surgery and more.
The Norman Regional HealthPlex campus is licensed for 136 beds and features the services of cardiovascular, spine and orthopedics, women's and children's and more. The Norman Regional HealthPlex is also the home of the Chest Pain Center and the HealthPlex Heart Hospital.
It has grown to employ more than 2,700 people and have 356 physicians credentialed on the Medical Staff.
The burden of treatment costs has shifted from insurers and CMS to hospitals.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) statistics show that in the United States, one in 25 patients will contract an HAI while in care, with close to 75,000 of these patients dying annually.
CDC figures also show that HAIs cost the United States healthcare industry upwards of $30 billion dollars.
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Trump's Healthcare Plan Repeal Affordable Care Act Replace with Enhanced Health Savings Accounts
Date November 23, 2016
Majority Republican lawmakers under the leadership of president-elect have proposed an expansion of health savings accounts accessibility. The proposal makes it easier for one to pass HSAs to heirs, and a two-fold increase in contribution limits
As of June 30th, 18.2 million HSAs had been opened, a 25 percent increase from the previous year. Research shows there has been a 22 percent growth in assets to a $34.7 billion estimate by June. HSAs, which were introduced in 2003, offer you triple tax advantages.
The American Congress and the president-elect propose that HSAs should be part of the individual's estate and could be transferred to heirs without the fear of death penalty. Currently, tax penalties are not taken for HSAs inherited from a spouse, but they are charged if The HSAs are inherited by someone who is not a spouse included in the heir's income.
The changes Republicans have proposed include increasing the HSA contribution limits to maximum out-of-pocket limits for high deductible health plans. Therefore if and when those proposals become law each person's limit would rise to $6,550 from $3,400 and the family limit would increase to $13,100 from $6,750.
House Republicans also propose to change the law so that spouses can be allowed to give catch-up contributions to the same HSA account; it also proposes to sanction qualified medical expenditure before HSA-qualified coverage starts to be refunded from the HSA provided that the account is opened within 60 days. Another proposal from Trump administration and Congress quarters is by repealing the so-called Cadillac tax: a critical factor of the Affordable Care Act, which levies a 40 percent excise tax on all the high-cost health plans. Last year, the start date of the tax was pushed back by a divided to 2020. The new proposal may see the employer Cadillac tax abolished immediately and therefore propel HSAs
HSAs are so popular because of the benefits employees get from them. Regardless of what President elects Trump or the Republican majority Congress does with HSAs, people will be taking n ardent interest in the progress to get the best out of it.


Lobelia siphilitica (blue cardinal flower) has stunning spikes of beautiful lavender-blue flowers on light green foliage. It flowers from August to September just as some of the other pond plants are starting to fade, and is a great source of nectar for bees late in the season. The unfortunate name is derived from the fact that it was used to treat syphilis!
Planting position: Marginal plant up to 5cm full sun or partial shade.