Lung cancer is considered as one of the most important causes of cancer-related death worldwide and Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) accounts for 80% of all lung cancer cases. Autophagy is a cellular process responsible for the recycling of damaged organelles and protein aggregates. Transforming growth factor beta-1 (TGFβ1) is involved in Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition (EMT) and autophagy induction in different cancer models and plays an important role in pathogenesis of NSCLC. It is not clear how autophagy can regulate EMT in NSCLC. In the present study, we have investigated the regulatory role of autophagy in EMT induction in NSCLC cells. we showed that TGFβ1 can simultaneously induce both autophagy and EMT. We observed that upon chemical inhibition of autophagy using Bafilomycin-A1 the expression of the mesenchymal marker vimentin is reduced. Also, using immune blotting and immunocytochemistry (ICC) we showed that mesenchymal marker (vimentin) was significantly downregulated upon TGFβ1 treatment in Atg7 knockdown cells compared to corresponding scramble (negative control) cells (**, P<0.01; ***, P<0.001, respectively for A549 and H1975 cells) while E-cadherin was almost unchanged. Also, Atg7 knockdown cells treated with TGFβ1 had less migration (mesenchymal function) compared to scramble counterparts. This study identified a crucial role of autophagy as a potential positive regulator mechanism in the induction of TGFβ1-induced EMT in NSCLC cells.


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The Winners ... The Losers ... News & CA ... The Stats ... Glenn Dyer's comments.
Glenn Dyer,
The Winners: Seven News was top of the most watched list with 1.451 million, Today Tonight averaged 1.343 million and Australia's Got Talent at 7.30pm on Seven averaged 1.325 million in 3rd spot. Seven's 8.30pm program, Criminal Minds, averaged 1.244 million and won the slot. Nine's The Farmer Wants a Wife averaged 1.198 million at 7.30pm (there will be a two hour finale on April 1, let's hope there are no "jokes"). Spicks and Specks averaged 1.198 million at 8.30pm for the ABC and The Gruen Transfer returned with a solid 1.120 million at 9pm. It may need some unpredictability if last night is any guide. Nine News was 8th with 1.114 million and A Current Affair was 9th with 1.086 million. Home and Away was 10th with 1.085 million and The Biggest Loser averaged 1.048 million for Ten from 7pm to 8pm. Nine's The Mentalist was 12th with 1.046 million at 8.30pm and Nine's repeat of Two and a Half Men averaged 1.043 million at 7pm. The 7pm ABC News averaged 1.011 million in 14th spot. Seven's Beyond The Darklands averaged 976,000 at 9.30pm (and it's a case, of do we really care about more crim stories?). The Gruen Transfer's return hurt Nine, then Seven.
The Losers: Cold Case on Nine at 9.30pm, 906,000. It's like The Mentalist at 8.30pm on Nine as well, promises a lot, delivers on most occasions, but doesn't really interest viewers a lot now. Guerrilla Gardeners at 8pm on Ten, 766,000. Again, something intrinsically wrong. Life on Ten at 9.30pm, 813,000. House, 982,000. House has done a lot better. It's looking out of sync with other programs around it. The New Inventors on the ABC at 8pm, 765,000. It has lost its verve. Spicks and Specks has lost of some its élan as well.
News & CA: Seven News again won nationally and in every market but Melbourne where Nine got up (I remarked yesterday how volatile Melbourne News was becoming). Today Tonight won everywhere. Nine News was again beaten in the rankings by Seven and the 7pm ABC News in Sydney. In Sydney there was a big turn on to ACA from Nine News (255,000 for the News, 310,000 for ACA at 6.30pm). In Melbourne the reverse happened: Nine News averaged 394,000, ACA, 345,000. Odd. Ten News averaged 851,000, the late News/Sports Tonight, 455,000. The 7.30 Report averaged 850,000 (and had more viewers in Sydney than Nine News, but not ACA, again odd). Lateline averaged 264,000, Lateline Business, 164,000. SBS News at 6.30pm, 130,000. The 9.30pm edition, 187,000. 7am Sunrise, 356,000, 7am Today, 275,000.
The Stats: Seven won All People 6pm to midnight with 29.3% (30.7%) from Nine with 26.0% (26.9%), Ten with 21.3% (20.7%), the ABC with 18.3% (16.8%). The boost was from the returning The Gruen Transfer). SBS was on 5% (unchanged). Seven won all five metro markets. The Gruen Transfer made it closer in Sydney and Melbourne. Seven now leads the week, 28.9% to 27.1%.
Ten said it won 16 to 39s and 18 to 49s in the commercial share battle with Seven and Nine. Seven said it won 25 to 54s. In regional areas a win to Prime/7Qld with 30%, WIN/NBN was next with 25.4%, Southern Cross was on 19.4% for Ten, the ABC just behind that with 18.5% and SBS was on 6.8%.
Glenn Dyer's comments: Another Wednesday night, another win for Seven and Ten does OK. Now for tonight and Nine's Footy Shows with interest in how the NRL program holds up from last week's solid opening for the season. The AFL program featured more rubbish from Sam Newman.
At least the NRL program is attempting this year to confront the big issues. Tonight will be watched closely to see how it responds to a drinking driving stupidity from an Easts' Roosters player (which is the club Nine boss, David Gyngell is very close to).
After host Paul Vautin belted his former Manly club in last week's program, he should line up Easts for their poor handling of their issue and ask whether players are brain dead (the Easts player was fined after being caught drink driving with a reading of 0.162%, but he wasn't stood down by the club).
TONIGHT: The Footy Shows on Nine at 9.30pm. Getaway at 7.30pm and the so-called AO version of 20 to 1 at 8.30pm. Seven has Ghost Whisperer, Grey's Anatomy and Private Practice and Scrubs. The ABC has Q&A at 9.25pm and the historical version of Operation Valkyrie without Tom Cruise-Holmes.
It is another in what some are saying is SBS's great obsession with Hitler, the Nazis and World War Two. No, its is SBS's second greatest obsession after repeats of Inspector Rex at 7.30pm.
Ten has Bondi Vet, The Biggest Loser, Law And Order SVU and Life On Mars which is dying and will be soon given a rest when it dies in the US.
Overall, late night shopping appeals and home in time for Q&A.
Source: OzTAM, TV Networks reports
Business and Media Correspondent
Glenn Dyer is Crikey's business and media correspondent.
Chaser finishes on a high

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Diana Gabaldon Discusses Season One's Missing Scenes and Looking Forward to Season Two
Posted on July 3, 2015 by Sarah Ksiazek
[Spoiler Alert: There is discussion in these interviews about what happens in Season Two.]
Vulture spoke to Diana Gabaldon when she gave a Q & A at The Grove Barnes and Noble in Los Angeles. In two separate articles, Diana Gabaldon was asked about Outlander Season One and about the upcoming Season Two. Because of the structure of the first season, Diana says the show has to tackle how Jamie heals from his interaction with Black Jack. The season finale did not spend time on Jamie dealing with what happened to him, so the second season will have to address that. She also touches on the hot spring scene that is absent from the adaptation (yes, she tried to fight for it to be in the series). Apparently, Tobias Menzies (Black Jack) is a great improviser. She also talks about the scene she is most nervous/excited to see in Season Two.
Of all the changes this season, what change/tweak/addition did you think was the best idea. Why?
The book is structured with three major climaxes — when Jamie takes Claire to the stones and she decides to stay, when Claire rescues him, and when she saves his soul at the Abbey. But in the show they don't have enough time to do all of that. So they did something different than what I did. In essence, the show has two climaxes. I think they did condense it very effectively, but now they will have to deal with Jamie's healing, recovery, and redemption in a different way in season two. We've been having a lot of conversations about that in the last few months. I have confidence they'll figure it out.
What change/tweak was the hardest to swallow?
I had a long time to get used to the fact that the hot-springs scene would not be in there. Ron told me that when we were showing the pilot [to buyers], and I knew that would disappoint lots of readers. I ended up getting most of the things that I felt strongly about in there. There were only a few instances where the most important stuff in my opinion didn't get in. One thing they did not do in the finale at the start that I felt was a considerable loss was Claire's interview with Father Anselm in the chapel. I spoke to Ron about it. Claire's spirituality here is important. I am a Roman Catholic, and most of the people involved in making the show are not religious and are not sensitive to those sorts of things. I knew they couldn't go into it as far as I did in the book, but I thought even a little bit of that conversation would be good. He very obligingly filmed a long sequence between the two characters. But they did not include it in the final cut. They felt it slowed the tone and pace quite considerably. They showed me what they filmed so that I could understand why they thought it didn't fit. I understood and I appreciated the consideration. Then, interestingly enough, I was seated next to one of the Starz executives at a dinner, and he brought up the same scene and said he wanted to see that. I swear I did not put him up to it. I felt Claire really needed that extra spiritual boost to give the walk into the darkness more power. Apparently he had a lot more juice than I did because it made the final cut. The most important lines — where Claire says she was sitting alone and Father Anselm asks if she was in fact alone — made it in.
Speaking of that finale, those were some of the most brutal, dark, intense scenes I have ever seen on TV. I was so impressed by the actors and their willingness to go there. I can't even with the spitting-in-the-hand moment.
That was not in the script. That was all Tobias. You can always trust Tobias to go there. I trust Tobias with my life.
As they start on season two, what are you most excited/nervous about coming to the screen?
It has got to be the farewell scene at the stones. That's going to be important and emotional. I don't think they will mess with that to any perceptible degree. What could you do, really?
Read the entire interview with Diana on Vulture.
For the second article, Diana is asked about the second season of Outlander. While the other article asked what she was excited/nervous to see in Season Two, this article asks her what scene she is most looking forward to. She also broaches the topic of a possible Season Three.
When asked what she was looking forward to seeing translated from book to screen in season two:
"I have actually already seen it — the scene in which Claire comes home from visiting her friend Louise and Jamie is horrified by what happened there. They did it very well."
Will the third book, Voyager, be adapted into a third season?
"I can't say anything definite. From the conversations I have had from the people who work on it, I get the distinct feeling that they expect there to be a third season. They don't know that yet, either, but you can't help thinking ahead. Given that they have broken the show for Dragonfly all the way through, you have to design the end with the expectation that there will be another beginning so of course they are thinking about it and planning for it. I hope it does. That's up to you guys. If people go on watching it. Starz is happy to go on making it."
Read the entire interview with Diana on Vulture where she touches on Frank's presence in Season Two and if Dragonfly in Amber can be handled in 13 episodes.
Source: Vulture 1, Vulture 2
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Tips & Tools for Network Instigators: Fiscal Sponsorship
In this blog, the NNSI team untangles a new tip for network instigators: Fiscal Sponsorship. This tip, like all the "Tips & Tools for Network Instigators," is straight out of Michelle Shumate and Katherine R. Cooper's book, Networks for Social Impact.
Fiscal sponsorship is a resource management technique for new networks that allow networks to operate as a program of another organization, delaying the need for them to have their own 501(c)3 status in the United States. Many networks start as fiscally sponsored projects of member organizations. Some eventually become their own nonprofit, but others remain a fiscal sponsee.
What is the purpose of Fiscal Sponsorship?
In the United States, networks have a few legal options when they want nonprofit status. They can either gain their own 501(c)3 status–a legal status that allows nonprofit organizations to be tax-exempt and donations to the organizations to be tax-deductible–or they can be fiscally sponsored by another organization that has that legal status. Often a member organization will fiscally sponsor the network during its incubation, allowing the network to receive tax-preferred status before it files its application.
Networks find fiscal sponsorship to be desirable for several reasons. First, the process of obtaining a 501(c)3 can take between nine months and one year. While waiting for approval, a network would be ineligible for certain grants, and donations to the network would be taxable. A fiscal sponsor offers an alternative route that allows operations to continue during approval processing. Secondly, a fiscal sponsor provides certain resources–such as a person to deal with the audit or sign the lease or get insurance–that can help an emerging network get its feet underneath them. By providing these hard to achieve resources upfront, fiscal sponsors offer unique value to new networks. Finally, some new networks are still working out what exactly they want to look like. Fiscal sponsors allow these networks to conduct a trial run before finalizing the documents.
What does Fiscal Sponsorship look like?
Adapted from National Council of Nonprofits "Fiscal Sponsorship: Who Does What?," Infographic, accessed March 9, 2022, https://www.councilofnonprofits.org/sites/default/files/images/fiscal-sponsorship-infographic.png.
The most typical users of fiscal sponsors are new networks. These new networks operate under an existing established nonprofit organization that then receives donations and provides financial oversight to the emerging network. Typically, the fiscal sponsor gets 10-20% of the gross income from the new program. This is meant to cover overhead and other costs, but this money can also act as a way for fiscal sponsors to diversify their revenue streams. Acting as a fiscal sponsor to a network that has a mission and goals in line with the fiscal sponsor's mission and goals can also offer fiscal sponsors the opportunity to extend their impact beyond their natural domain. Additionally, the fiscal sponsor can claim this extended impact as their own because they are funding it. For further information, The Council of Nonprofits (https://www.councilofnonprofits.org/tools-resources/fiscal-sponsorship-nonprofits) offers a great additional resource to understand the ins and outs of fiscal sponsorship.
What tips should I consider when entering a fiscal sponsorship?
Find the right match. For many networks, the right match is an organization whose mission is aligned with the network. If that's not possible, you might consider the tips from Candid (https://learning.candid.org/resources/blog/find-a-fiscal-sponsor-that-fits/). Consider your potential partners, determine if there is a good fit, and consider if the organization has the capacity for fiscal sponsorship.
Develop a detailed fiscal sponsorship agreement. Linked below is an example of a sample fiscal sponsorship agreement. Note that the terms of the agreement are determined prior to the partnership. Additionally, note that in part 1 that the fiscal sponsor agrees to aid in "administrative, programmatic, financial, and legal responsibility for the purpose of funding organizations". https://www.coloradotrust.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Fiscal_Sponsorship_Agreement_Sample.pdf
Develop systems to ensure regulatory compliance and fiscal oversight. The National Network for Fiscal Sponsors has some detailed suggestions https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e5e9444031f011bf0e6a0f8/t/5ee917c54cad2a63a46c1cc6/1592334279022/NNFS+Guidelines+for+Comprehensive+Fiscal+Sponsorship.pdf. Ultimately, the fiscal sponsor assumes the legal and fiscal risk associated with the network, so good systems are necessary to mitigate those risks.
We have Fiscal Sponsorship! What are the next steps?
Fiscal sponsorship is typically a temporary commitment. Most emerging networks will apply for legal status once their feet are under them. Still, some networks will choose to maintain a long-term fiscal sponsor. It follows that the terms of the sponsorship should be agreed upon prior to the mutual agreement to the commitment.
Overall, fiscal sponsorships can add value to both networks (specifically emerging networks) and willing sponsors (specifically sponsors that have social goals and missions in line with the network partner). Fiscal sponsorship can be a helpful tool to have in the pocket of emerging nonprofit networks.
Tips & Tools for Network Instigators: Actor Mapping


Sounds like Las Vegas will get an NFL team since Jerry Jones is for it.
Raiders owner Mark Davis has met with Nevada officials about moving his team if Oakland won't agree to spend taxpayer dollars on a new stadium. Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman expressed confidence this week about luring the Raiders with a new domed stadium that would include $750 million from Nevada taxpayers.
The Raiders would need 24 of 32 owners to approve a move.
The Dallas Cowboys held their first mini practice for rookies and 2016 draft picks. Star-Telegram NFL beat writers Clarence Hill and Charean Williams share their thoughts.
The Dallas Cowboys legends were at The Star in Frisco on Wednesday to help unveil plans for a Ring of Honor walkway at the Cowboys new headquarters.


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class GURL;

namespace url {
class Origin;
}

namespace blink {
enum class PermissionType;
}

namespace content {
class RenderFrameHost;
class RenderProcessHost;

class CONTENT_EXPORT PermissionControllerDelegate {
 public:
  // Identifier for an active subscription.
  using SubscriptionId = base::IdType64<PermissionControllerDelegate>;

  virtual ~PermissionControllerDelegate() = default;

  // Requests a permission on behalf of a frame identified by
  // render_frame_host.
  // When the permission request is handled, whether it failed, timed out or
  // succeeded, the |callback| will be run.
  virtual void RequestPermission(
      blink::PermissionType permission,
      RenderFrameHost* render_frame_host,
      const GURL& requesting_origin,
      bool user_gesture,
      base::OnceCallback<void(blink::mojom::PermissionStatus)> callback) = 0;

  // Requests multiple permissions on behalf of a frame identified by
  // render_frame_host.
  // When the permission request is handled, whether it failed, timed out or
  // succeeded, the |callback| will be run. The order of statuses in the
  // returned vector will correspond to the order of requested permission
  // types.
  virtual void RequestPermissions(
      const std::vector<blink::PermissionType>& permission,
      RenderFrameHost* render_frame_host,
      const GURL& requesting_origin,
      bool user_gesture,
      base::OnceCallback<void(
          const std::vector<blink::mojom::PermissionStatus>&)> callback) = 0;

  // Requests permissions from the current document in the given
  // RenderFrameHost. Use this over `RequestPermission` whenever possible as
  // this API takes into account the lifecycle state of a given document (i.e.
  // whether it's in back-forward cache or being prerendered) in addition to its
  // origin.
  virtual void RequestPermissionsFromCurrentDocument(
      const std::vector<blink::PermissionType>& permissions,
      RenderFrameHost* render_frame_host,
      bool user_gesture,
      base::OnceCallback<void(
          const std::vector<blink::mojom::PermissionStatus>&)> callback) = 0;

  // Returns the permission status of a given requesting_origin/embedding_origin
  // tuple. This is not taking a RenderFrameHost because the call might happen
  // outside of a frame context. Prefer GetPermissionStatusForCurrentDocument
  // (below) whenever possible.
  virtual blink::mojom::PermissionStatus GetPermissionStatus(
      blink::PermissionType permission,
      const GURL& requesting_origin,
      const GURL& embedding_origin) = 0;

  virtual PermissionResult GetPermissionResultForOriginWithoutContext(
      blink::PermissionType permission,
      const url::Origin& origin) = 0;

  // Returns the permission status for the current document in the given
  // RenderFrameHost. Use this over `GetPermissionStatus` whenever possible as
  // this API takes into account the lifecycle state of a given document (i.e.
  // whether it's in back-forward cache or being prerendered) in addition to its
  // origin.
  virtual blink::mojom::PermissionStatus GetPermissionStatusForCurrentDocument(
      blink::PermissionType permission,
      RenderFrameHost* render_frame_host) = 0;

  // The method does the same as `GetPermissionStatusForCurrentDocument` but
  // additionally returns a source or reason for the permission status.
  virtual PermissionResult GetPermissionResultForCurrentDocument(
      blink::PermissionType permission,
      RenderFrameHost* render_frame_host);

  // Returns the status of the given `permission` for a worker on
  // `worker_origin` running in `render_process_host`, also performing
  // additional checks such as Permission Policy.  Use this over
  // GetPermissionStatus whenever possible.
  virtual blink::mojom::PermissionStatus GetPermissionStatusForWorker(
      blink::PermissionType permission,
      RenderProcessHost* render_process_host,
      const GURL& worker_origin) = 0;

  // Sets the permission back to its default for the requesting_origin/
  // embedding_origin tuple.
  virtual void ResetPermission(blink::PermissionType permission,
                               const GURL& requesting_origin,
                               const GURL& embedding_origin) = 0;

  // Runs the given |callback| whenever the |permission| associated with the
  // given |render_frame_host| changes. |render_process_host| should be passed
  // instead if the request is from a worker. Returns the ID to be used to
  // unsubscribe, which can be `is_null()` if the subscribe was not successful.
  // Exactly one of |render_process_host| and |render_frame_host| should be
  // set, RenderProcessHost will be inferred from |render_frame_host|.
  virtual SubscriptionId SubscribePermissionStatusChange(
      blink::PermissionType permission,
      content::RenderProcessHost* render_process_host,
      content::RenderFrameHost* render_frame_host,
      const GURL& requesting_origin,
      base::RepeatingCallback<void(blink::mojom::PermissionStatus)>
          callback) = 0;

  // Unregisters from permission status change notifications. The
  // |subscription_id| must match the value returned by the
  // SubscribePermissionStatusChange call. Unsubscribing an already
  // unsubscribed |subscription_id| or an `is_null()` ID is a no-op.
  virtual void UnsubscribePermissionStatusChange(
      SubscriptionId subscription_id) = 0;

  // Returns whether permission can be overridden.
  virtual bool IsPermissionOverridable(
      blink::PermissionType permission,
      const absl::optional<url::Origin>& origin);
};

}  // namespace content

namespace std {

template <>
struct hash<content::PermissionControllerDelegate::SubscriptionId> {
  std::size_t operator()(
      const content::PermissionControllerDelegate::SubscriptionId& v) const {
    content::PermissionControllerDelegate::SubscriptionId::Hasher hasher;
    return hasher(v);
  }
};

}  // namespace std

#endif  // CONTENT_PUBLIC_BROWSER_PERMISSION_CONTROLLER_DELEGATE_H_

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It's mid winter in AUS now (July15). A Jew's Plum (มะกอก) is shedding its yellow leaves while a little mango tree stands and watches. The mango feels the cold too and is preparing to put on flower buds on the tips of last summer branches.
They are signs of change in season. The ways things are seem choatic, but, once the signs are known we can see order and adjust our lives accordingly.
The diary both shows the picture of change in seasons and the philosophy of "difference"; difference among trees deducing difference among people. I do like it sir.


Deed Restriction in New Hampshire, the good the bad and the ugly...ask the expert.
Deed restrictions and Covenant – good the bad and the ugly- ask the expert?
Many subdivisions have strict bi-laws to prevent owners from pitching a tent on their site and camping out. This Covenant comes in the form of "no" a temporary shelters provision. One step further we often see no mobile homes, or a minimum square footage requirement. These guide lines were intended to ensure a homogeneous design and value of homes in a given neighborhood. They were and are a good idea in most cases still.
With the advent of tiny homes, and the idea of lowering ones carbon foot print some (many home owner associations don't allow clothes lines for example) of these deed restriction make certain subdivisions unsuitable for the new environmental-friendly buyers. That may offer an opportunity for a land owner thinking about completing a subdivision.
As a Realtor I have served on several subdivision boards and walked them through the town approval process… I personally would like to see less restriction required when filing for approvals. But at the same time no restrictions can lead to major heart aches between abutters.
I can think of a scenario where we assume people will do what is best for their neighbors, and you will quickly understand not everyone sees a vintage muscle car in parts as a lifestyle choice that doesn't affect the house next door from selling at top dollar. So maybe not allowing unregistered vehicle to be outdoors is still a good restriction to keep on your deeds.
New Hampshire Condominiums purchased with second home loan…ask the expert.
A great choice for many looking for a family get away is an association managed property; this most often comes in the form of a condominium. But can also be a single family property within a home owners association.
Fannie Mae is the Quasi-governmental entity that controls the mortgage markets in the U.S. they generally offers the most competitive rates when seeking a property loan. The down side when it comes to condominiums is they sell there note on the secondary market so the property has to be squeaky clean and vanilla in flavor. The risk of putting your eggs in this basket is the Mortgage Originator (your loan officer) will require a condo questionnaire to be completed and reviewed by the underwriting department.
This can take a lot of time if this lender hasn't completed a loan in this project before…and the pit falls are many.
3) If one owner owns more than one condo and that number exceeds 10% of the total projects gross # of units.
4) Similar to above…if 10% or more are for sale (or) 10% or more are delinquent in their dues.
The Solution…is a portfolio loan. This is not a shady back room loan shark deal. In fact many times your same lender has in-house money they can loan on properties that your bank's local committee can use to accommodate real estate not qualified for Fannie Mae consideration. The key here is to work with a lender that has both and can switch you to a program that works. If your independent mortgage broker can only place secondary mortgage market loans…please don't go down that road – you'll miss the contingency dates and can lose the property or even lose deposit money in a worse case.
Hire Alpine Lakes Real estate to help you buy or sell and condominium, we know what to look for, and can create a smooth transaction for all.
* ask to review the minutes of the last 2 homeowners meetings, more time than not up coming special project and expenses are a topic of these meetings and a new $10,000 roof is an important factor in buying.
* ask to see the current budget and monies held in capitol reserves for future common area projects under consideration for your condo project.
* Ask about on-site pet policies, as some projects don't allow pets of any kind, while others allow owners but not renters to have a furry friend.
Memorial Day Events and Open House at Coolidge Falls!
With Mount Washington breaking records with its largest snowstorm in May with 33.3" of snow, we are all looking forward to warmer weather here in the White Mountains. Memorial Day Weekend kicks off our summer season and all the great attractions in the area are opening! Here at Alpine Lakes we are all excited for the upcoming Celebration of the Lupine and Dinner Train rides.
We are also excited to host an open house at 54 Flume Road, Lincoln in Coolidge Falls on Saturday, May 27th from 11am to 2pm. Stop on by when you are in town!
This beautiful single family home in Coolidge Falls provides you everything you are looking for! 6 bedrooms, 5.5 bathrooms, open concept with views of Loon Mountain!
fireplace, with stone work around 3 sides, with a glass of your favorite beverage from your wet bar. Kitchen offers stainless steal appliances and maple cabinets.
Next step into your den with large windows and a gas stove for extra warmth after a long day of skiing. The first floor also has the 1st of 2 master bedrooms with an en suite with a large soaking tub and double sink vanity. There is also a half bath on the 1st floor for your guests.
On the 2nd floor there are 2 bedrooms with en suites, and 2 additional bedrooms that share a full bathroom.
In the basement there is an all purpose rec/playroom, which can be used as a 6th bedroom, with beadboard ceiling and a full bathroom. There is also a large mudroom, laundry room (laundry shoot from top 2 floors), and a ski locker room with your very own sauna. The 2 car garage will fit all your toys.
Two decks, one off the front with views and one off the back. The next door lot can't be built on, which gives you extra privacy. The White Mountain National Forest is your backyard!! This home comes fully furnished, so just come on up and enjoy! Membership at Village of Loon can be transferred at closing.
Lost River Gorge & Boulder Cave - Follow the Lost River to explore jagged rock walls, gigantic boulders, rock-strewn glacial caves, and cascading waterfalls. May and June hours 9am to 5pm.
Celebration of the Lupine - The Annual Fields of Lupine Festival has changed and is now an Annual Celebration of Lupines. In June in the N.H. towns of Bethlehem, Easton, Fraconia, Lincoln, Lisbon, Littleton, Sugar Hill, Woodstock enjoy the blooming lupine flowers. Various events will be held throughout the month of June.
Sugar Hill Lupine Market - Open-Air Market. Vendors, Artisans, Events, Free Concert - June 3 and 4 from 10 am to 4 pm.


Similar to most previous studies we found a high rate of eating disorders among female students of nutritional sciences.
A clinician I respect called it "the elephant in the room" in the eating disorder treatment field that a high proportion of people treating eating disorders have had - and many still have - eating disorders.
I'm not sure whether this is good or bad, but I am sure it matters. And it really needs to be discussed more.
I can't tell you how many times either my d and/or my husband and myself have to do a double-take and recheck the words coming from our d's nutritionist, (and this also includes some of the therapists, Dr's, social workers, treatment center staff, hospitals, etc. many in the "team"), mouths.
Many stand in outrageous pre-judgment, (and then they STILL carry that unending overanalyzing- YOU-mom/family must have done this attitude), both silently and openly criticizing, undermining, and demanding immediate changes in diet, attitude; independence within eating, mom's not providing enough social entertainment/stimulus for the child/adolescent, i.e. her fault that she's completely exhausted and can't possibly do anymore- and another favorite, take the food away promptly after the timer goes off, even if he/she hasn't eaten enough.
And of course, this is in conjunction without providing ANY support, education, and backing while you are battling, providing care/nutrition for your child's very life, every damn day! And the whole time their mouths are moving, (I hear that Charlie Brown background noise that = adult monotone reprove), while what's so blatantly, physically present and demoralizing us is/are severely underweight, some almost skeletal, arrogant, unsympathetic providers.
Hmmmm... the Emperor/ess has lost his/her clothes, and no one seems brave enough to point out the obvious!
I agree with Tracy--it does matter. When my daughter was in a "traditional IOP" seeing a nutritionist who told us not to be "food cops" told us that no-one over two should drink whole milk, etc etc--we never knew she herself had been anorexic for many years and, although at a normal wieght, had a million food fears and rules. We found this out from our D after we had pulled her out of the program. Laura-I wonder if this is something that should be posted on the forum--we certainly were very naive about this when our daughter was first ill.
Let's not forget that there are several recovered providers that offer a wealth of personal experience from their own process and from treatments that have worked and those that haven't. As in any field, there are individuals who lack the integrity and self-awareness to do their jobs well. It is unfortunate, but as with any servce, we have to find those that we respect and trust.
I'm not surprised. At all. Many of the sufferers I know (including myself) have, at one time or another, wanted to be either ED therapists or nutritionists.
I have had good and bad treatment providers. Several have been recovered sufferers, completely and wholly, on a number of accounts including mine. I can spot an eating disorder a mile away, and these people didn't have them. They were extremely kind and competent. Old school, perhaps, but this was also almost a decade ago.
I don't think that having an ED makes you more or less likely to be a good treatment provider. Of course you need to make sure that these are no longer current, ongoing issues. There might even be undiagnosed persons around out there. Who knows. What's important to know is that the issue is out there and needs to be evaluated, on a person by person basis.
Having just actually read the abstract, it doesn't appear to compare the rates of eating disorders among nutrition students to all college students. Which is probably pretty high, depending on the actual questionnaire they used. Still an issue worthy of our time, but that's something that I thought of.
Our daughter's pediatrician revealed early on that she had had anorexia herself in college.
She was the most supportive and compassionate provider we had. She was also fully recovered and had been for many years.
I think that's what makes the difference.
I randomly found your blog...I got out of the Nutrition major my sophomore year because it seemed that every one of the majors had an eating disorder. I had struggled with food issues in high school, and didn't want to slip into it...so I moved to being a Chemistry major. So I completely believe the quote.


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Google's OneBox Enterprise ecosystem picked up two more BI heavyweights last week, as both Business Objects and Information Builders announced OneBox-ready modules.
OneBox Enterprise, which Google unveiled last month, provides category- and function-specific enterprise search capabilities. A bevy of BI players—including Cognos, Oracle, Salesforce.com, and SAS Institute—announced support for OneBox Enterprise at last month's launch event.
OneBox Enterprise isn't a discrete offering, per se, so much as a complement to Google's hardware Search Appliance. Last week, Business Objects also announced support for Google's Search Appliance, which Information Builders and many other BI players currently support.
Software vendors can write to OneBox Enterprise APIs to incorporate Google search capabilities into their enterprise apps. The upshot, says Matthew Galzbach, product manager for Google Enterprise, is that anyone—from open source developers to traditional ISVs—can use OneBox APIs to build Search Appliance providers for their projects.
Thanks to Business Objects' support for Google OneBox Enterprise—which (like other ISVs) it's delivering via OneBox-ready software modules—joint customers can use the Google Search Appliance to search Business Objects content and return a list of Crystal (or WebIntelligence) reports, along with Business Objects dashboards, scorecards, and other BI information. Officials say the OneBox-ready software will be available sometime this quarter.
Information Builders, for its part, is no stranger to Google-dom. It notched a deal last September to support Google's Search Appliance, and—when interviewed earlier this month about enterprise search—company officials assured TDWI that OneBox Enterprise support was a foregone conclusion, too. "We were kind of still busy with a whole bunch of things we were announcing for Summit [Information Builders' annual user confab], so we weren't as quick as we should have been with that [support for OneBox]," says Michael Corcoran, VP of product strategy.
Unlike Business Objects—and like competitor Cognos—Information Builder markets an enterprise search offering of its own, WebFOCUS Intelligent Search.
Some BI players—and Google itself—have touted enterprise search as a means to transform the end user app experience. For example, says Google's Galzbach, the Google Search Appliance doesn't simply crawl through and index static app content; instead, it provides the mechanism by which organizations can programmatically expose results to users, based in some cases on real-time information.


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Posted on November 25, 2015 by Mike Glyer
In response to a suggestion I am adding subtitles to go with the item numbers. Some feel that will make cross-references to Scroll topics less confusing when they are talking about, say, item 8 from two days earlier.
(1) Royal Treatment. File 770 doesn't get a lot of press releases, just the quality. Today I received the announcement of a second round of tickets for sale to those wanting to attend the celebration of Queen Elizabeth's 90th birthday in May 2016.
(2) Radio SFWA. Henry Lien's instructional video, demonstrating the choreography for his anthem "Radio SFWA", is rockin' and ready for you to witness in this public Facebook post.
(3) Read The Comments. The New York Times published a feature about some of its most valued regular commenters. One of them is 95-year-old sf writer Larry Eisenberg.
Larry Eisenberg. Photo by Chad Batka.
Mr. Eisenberg has made a name for himself by commenting in poetry.
"Today the kind of poetry you see is primarily a prose form of poetry, you rarely see anything of a rhyming nature that's published," Mr. Eisenberg said, citing hip-hop music as an exception. "My own feeling is that people like rhymes. There's something attractive about them."
He said his poems were inspired by the fight against racism and inequality. "That's something that really disturbs me," he said. "The killings that are taking place, that are primarily racially directed."
"I do get people who say they love what I wrote," Mr. Eisenberg, who served as a radar operator in World War II, added. "They found it very enjoyable, or they got a laugh out of it. That's of course very pleasant for me to read."
Intelligence failure my eye!
A Cheney-Bush-Condi baked Pie!
Media abetted,
The lies weren't vetted,
And boy, did this mess go awry!
– Larry Eisenberg
Larry Eisenberg was an active sf writer in the 1960s-1970s who had a story picked by Harlan Ellison for Dangerous Visions ("What Happened to Auguste Clarot?"), 20 published stories in his "Emmett Duckworth" series, and had his story "The Time of His Life" (1968) included in The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction edited by Silverberg and Greenberg.
(4) Loscon 42 is this weekend in LA. The full program is now online.
(5) Once More With Joshi. S.T. Joshi restates his arguments at greater length in "November 24, 2015 – Once More with Feeling".
It appears that my recent blogs have been somewhat misunderstood: I suppose in this humourless age, where everyone feels at liberty to be offended at anything and everything, satire and reductio ad absurdum are dangerous tools to employ. (How I wish more of us could adopt Lovecraft's sensible attitude: "I am as offence-proof as the average cynic.")
Here are three of his 11 points – I suspect many sympathize with #7, if none of the rest:
7) It would help if the World Fantasy Convention committee had presented some—or any—explanation as to why the award was changed. The secrecy with which this matter was handled has done a disservice to the field.
8) No fair-minded reader could say that my discussion of Ellen Datlow in any way constituted "vitriol." I was raising a legitimate query as to why she has turned against Lovecraft after profiting from anthologies that could only have been assembled because of Lovecraft's ascending reputation. Similarly, my comment directed at Jeff VanderMeer was in no way insulting to him. It is simply the plain truth that his offhand comment does not begin to address the multifarious complexities of this issue.
9) I do not question the sincerity of those individuals (whether they be persons of colour who have been the victims of race prejudice—as I have been on a few occasions—or others who are concerned about the continuing prevalence of prejudice in our society today, as I certainly am) who genuinely believe that changing the WFA bust might have some positive results in terms of inclusiveness in our genre. I happen to think they are mistaken on that particular issue, but that is a disagreement that I trust we can have without rancour or accusations of bad faith. (I am, however, not convinced that Mr. Older is one of these people.)
(6) Carrie Fisher. CinemaBlend knows "The Blunt Reason Carrie Fisher Returned To Star Wars".
Leia, who we now know has traded out the Princess tag for General, is one of those roles that is difficult for an actor to escape—much like Luke Skywalker, it casts a long shadow—and this played a part in Fishers decision. But her choice also had a lot to do with a bigger issue in Hollywood, the lack of quality roles for aging actresses. When Time caught up with the 59-year-old actress and asked if her decision making process was difficult, she said:
No, I'm a female and in Hollywood it's difficult to get work after 30—maybe it's getting to be 40 now. I long ago accepted that I am Princess Leia. I have that as a large part of the association with my identity. There wasn't a lot of hesitation.
(7) Attack of the Clones. Michael J. Martinez continues his Star Wars rewatch reviews in "Star Wars wayback machine: Attack of the Clones".
…No, my issue is Padme, as in…what the hell are you thinking?
Anakin is utterly unstable. It's apparently widely known that Jedi aren't supposed to get romantic or emotional. So there's your first tip-off. The stalkerish leering and horrid attempts at flirtation aren't helping, either. But then, right in front of Padme, he confesses to slaughtering an entire tribe of sentient beings — women and children, too! Sure, the Sand People killed Anakin's mom, but do you really just sit there and say, "Hey, Anakin, you're human. We make mistakes. It's OK. Hugs?"
Hell, no, Padme. You call the Jedi Council on Coruscant and let them know they got themselves a massive problem….
(8) We Missed A Less Menacing Phantom. Meanwhile, we learn "Ron Howard could have saved us from The Phantom Menace, but chose not to" at A.V. Club.
Way back in the mid-'90s, George Lucas apparently exerted some mental energy trying to decide whether he'd rather create a trilogy of bloodless films in order to experiment with his new computer-imaging software, or hire some real filmmakers and make some decent Star Wars movies. He ultimately went with the former option, but—at least according to Ron Howard—it could have easily gone the other way.
"[Lucas] didn't necessarily want to direct them," Howard explains in a recent interview on the Happy Sad Confused podcast. "He told me he had talked to Robert Zemeckis, Steven Spielberg, and me. I was the third one he spoke to. They all said the same thing: 'George, you should do it!' I don't think anybody wanted to follow up that act at the time. It was an honor, but it would've been too daunting."
If this story is true, that is some criminally negligent counseling from some of Lucas' supposed friends.
(9) Theme v. Message. Sarah A. Hoyt works on a practical distinction between theme and blunt message in storytelling, in "Threading The Needle" at According To Hoyt.
Theme, plot and meaning in your work.
Yes, I know, I know. You're out there going "but aren't we all about the story and not the message."
Yeah, of course we are. If by message you mean the clumsy, stupid, predictable message you find in message fiction….
1- Figure out the theme and thread it through WHERE APPROPRIATE.
2- Figure out the sense of your novel and thread it through WHERE APPROPRIATE and not in people's faces.
3 – If your sense of the novel fits in a bumpersticker, you iz doing it wrong.
4- most of 1 and 2 come down to building believable characters that fit the story you want to tell, and then not violating their individuality.
5- if you end in a line saying "the moral of this story is" it's likely you're over the top and turning off readers. Also it's possible Sarah A. Hoyt will come to your house and hold your cats/dogs/dragons hostage till you stop being a wise*ss.
(10) Today In History.
November 25, 1915 — Albert Einstein formulated his general theory of relativity
(11) Supergirl, Spoiler Warning. Polygon reports "Superman to finally be introduced on Supergirl" —
Audiences have gotten quick glimpses of the superhero, but there's never been an official first look at the man of steel.
Now, however, Superman is set to make his official first appearance on the show, according to a new report from TV Line. Casting has already begun for the character, although some may be surprised to find out that CBS isn't looking for a handsome, leading man to fill the role, but a 13-year-old boy.
(12) Game of Thrones Spoiler Warning. The Street asks, "Did HBO Just Tease That Jon Snow Is Alive in This Awesome 'Game of Thrones' Promotion?"
APRIL. #GoTSeason6 #GameOfThrones pic.twitter.com/DSK2xZi9i9
— Game Of Thrones (@GameOfThrones) November 23, 2015
GoT left off in the Season 5 finale that Snow had been killed by his brothers of the Night's Watch who rebelled against him as the commander of the group. Avid fans across the world cried and took to social media in outrage.
But since the season finale last June, fans have tossed around lots of theories on whether Jon Snow is actually dead. A prominent theory — at least in the TV series – is that Snow's eyes change color just before the camera cuts off in the episode's last scene. Could it mean that while Jon Snow may be dead, he will emerge as a new person, ahem, Jon Targaryen? Or was the eye color change just a trick of the camera?
As well, Game of Thrones blogs and various media articles have noted that Kit Harington, the actor who plays Snow, was seen on the show's set while filming earlier this year for Season 6.
Still HBO hasn't confirmed that the character will be returning. And following the season finale in June, HBO insists that Jon Snow is indeed — dead.
(13) Rex Reason Passes Away. Actor Rex Reason died November 19.
Rex Reason, the tall, handsome actor with a lush voice who portrayed the heroic scientist Dr. Cal Meacham in the 1955 science-fiction cult classic This Island Earth, has died. He was 86.
Reason died November 19th of bladder cancer at his home in Walnut, California, his wife of 47 years, Shirley, told The Hollywood Reporter….
In This Island Earth, distributed by Universal-International and directed by Joseph M. Newman, Reason's Dr. Meacham is one of the scientists recruited by a denizen of the planet Metaluna to help in a war against another alien race. Russell Johnson, the future Professor on Gilligan's Island, also played a scientist in the Technicolor movie, which at the time was hailed for its effects….
After a few years at MGM and Columbia, Reason landed at Universal and worked alongside Rita Hayworth in William Dieterle's Salome (1953). He later starred as another scientist in The Creature Walks Among Us (1956), appeared with Clark Gable and Sidney Poitier in Band of Angels (1957) and toplined Badlands of Montana (1957) and Thundering Jets (1958).
(14) Blue Origin. Yesterday's Scroll ran a quote about the Blue Origin rocket test, but omitted the link to the referenced Washington Post story.
(15) Hines Review. Jim C. Hines reviews "Jupiter Ascending".
I'd seen a bit of buzz about Jupiter Ascending, both positive and negative. I didn't get around to watching it until this week.
The science is absurd, the plot is completely over the top, and about 3/4 of the way through, I figured out why it was working for me.
Spoilers Beyond This Point
(16) Cubesats. "United Launch Alliance Reveals Transformational CubeSat Launch Program" reports Space Daily.
As the most experienced launch company in the nation, United Launch Alliance (ULA) announced it is taking CubeSat rideshares to the next level by launching a new, innovative program offering universities the chance to compete for free CubeSat rides on future launches.
"ULA will offer universities the chance to compete for at least six CubeSat launch slots on two Atlas V missions, with a goal to eventually add university CubeSat slots to nearly every Atlas and Vulcan launch," said Tory Bruno, ULA president and CEO.
"There is a growing need for universities to have access and availability to launch their CubeSats and this program will transform the way these universities get to space by making space more affordable and accessible."
(17) Nazi Subway Ads. The New York Post article "Amazon Pulls Nazi-Inspired Ads from Subways" has more photos of the subway cars, inside and out.
Andrew Porter's somewhat Joshi-esque comment is: "The concept of a USA under German and Japanese occupation is apparently beyond the comprehension of most subway riders, and politicians. Note that no actual swastikas appeared anywhere! Next: toy stores will be forced to remove World War II German model airplanes…."
(18) Testing for Feminism: The dramatic title of Steven Harper Piziks' post "The Impending Death of Feminism" at Book View Café obscures his finely-grained account of a classroom discussion. The comments are also good.
Every year my seniors read Moliere's Tartuffe. In that play is a scene in which Orgon orders his daughter to break off her engagement with the man she loves and marry the evil Tartuffe. She begs him not to force this and asks his permission to marry the man she wants.
"Haw haw haw!" I chuckle at this point. "Tartuffe was written in the 1600s. Nothing like this happens today!"
Or . . . ?
I bring up a web site on my SmartBoard that asks questions and lets the students text their responses so we can see how the class as a whole answered. The answers are always a little shocking
(19) Mockingjay 2. Tom Knighton reviews Mockingjay Part 2:
…Now, let's talk about performances. Jennifer Lawrence is phenomenal, like she always is. Personally, I like her better as Katniss than Mystique, but mostly because I prefer rooting for her characters and I just can't with Mystique.
This is the last film we'll ever see Phillip Seymour Hoffman in, and that is truly a tragedy. So much talent, but he had a demon he couldn't tame and it cost him his life. To get political for a moment, this is something we should be discussing how to prevent. Frankly, the threat of prison didn't stop him, so maybe we should figure something else out for a bleeding change. </politics>
Liam Hemsworth is great as well. He's a young actor I can't wait to see do more. My hope is that someday we'll get a great action movie with Liam and his big brother Chris. Gail and Thor on the big screen…yeah, I can see it….
(20) Bottled In Bond. James H. Burns recommends, "As folks are celebrating Thanksgiving, they could have a drink, like that other JB….!" He means, of course, James Bond. For ideas, consult Burn's article "007's Potent Potables".
The virtual explosion of surprise over James Bond drinking a beer in Skyfall was a bit absurd, and played almost like some practical joke from one of the spy's arch enemies seeking to display just how gullible the media can be. ("Is that a SPECTRE I see over your shoulder?") Call it a vast victory for product placement: The kind that not only gets the brand a major slot in a movie, but gets folks–including "The NBC Nightly News"–buzzing to the tune of MILLIONS OF DOLLARS of free publicity, for both the film, and the endorsement. But Ian Fleming's secret agent 007 has been having the occasional brew almost since his very beginnings in the author's bestselling series of espionage novels, which commenced in the early 1950s!
(21) Trivia. J.M. Barrie, the creator of Peter Pan, was one of the seven people that Antarctic explorer Robert Falcon Scott wrote to in the final hours of his life during his ill-fated return journey from the South Pole. Scott asked Barrie to take care of his wife and son. Barrie was so touched by the request that he carried the letter with him the rest of his life.
(22) Gratitude. "The SF/F We're Thankful for in 2015" at B&N Sci-FI & Fantasy Blog.
Andrew: Space opera seems to be coming back in a big way. Books such as Nemesis Games by James S.A. Corey, Ancillary Mercy by Ann Leckie, The End of All Things by John Scalzi, and The Long Way To A Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers have been earning acclaim from all corners of the internet. I've always been a big fan of stories about expansive galactic empires, ragtag starship crews, and adventure far out into the cosmos, and the genre's recent resurgence is both exciting and terrifying: there's not nearly enough time to read all of them!
(23) Scalzi's Thanksgiving Prayer. John Scalzi has recorded an audio of his science fictional thanksgiving prayer – text first published on AMC in 2010.
… Additionally, let us extend our gratitude that this was not the year that you allowed the alien armadas to attack, to rapaciously steal our natural resources, and to feed on us, obliging us to make a last-ditch effort to infect their computers with a virus, rely on microbes to give them a nasty cold, or moisten them vigorously in the hope that they are water-soluble. I think I speak for all of us when I say that moistening aliens was not on the agenda for any of us at this table. Thank you, Lord, for sparing us that duty….
[Thanks to James H. Burns, Jim Meadows, rcade, Andrew Porter, and John King Tarpinian for some of these stories. Credit for this holiday travel-themed title credit belongs to File 770 contributing editor of the day Daniel Dern.]
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Summercard Nauders – full programme included!
Every guest receives the Summercard free of charge on arrival at the Naudererhof. The entire family will be happy: admission to many leisure and cultural facilities, participation in the week programme, the children's holiday programme and much more is free of charge in connection with the Summercard.
Sensational: Free of charge use of the ÖBB post busses from Landeck to Nauders incl. the Kaunertal Valley, Serfaus-Fiss-Ladis and to Samnaun (CH) as well as the Nature Park bus including free admission to the exhibitions at the Nature Park visitors' centre. Great discounts are also available at many other facilities.
Summercard GOLD* – even more extras included for you!
The additional Summercard GOLD entitles guests to even more advantages: many facilities like 16 mountain railways, the Kaunertal Valley glacier road and the border fortress of Altfinstermünz can be used or visited free of charge by holders of the GOLD card. A discount is available when using the Karlesjoch cable car. New is the discount on outdoor programmes. Also included are of course all services of the Summercard. In addition to the already existing "6 in 7 Days"-card (EUR 57), the Summercard GOLD is now also available as "4 in 6 Days"-card (EUR 47). There is no charge for children aged less than 14 years!
3-Countries Summercard GOLD* – borderless bonus in the tri-border region!
The summer sensation for families, hikers and bikers: 3-Countries Summercard GOLD is tailormade for guests of the tri-border region – a ticket to borderless holiday fun in the truest sense of the word because the card is valid in all three border regions Tyrol (A)/Vinschgau (I)/Engadine (CH).
Five mountain railways, public transport to Merano/South Tyrol, the Val Venosta Train, the Swiss post buses to Scuol and Samnaun as well as between Mals and Müstair, a boat trip on Lake Reschensee, admission to Altfinstermünz Fortress can be used free of charge in connection with the 3-Countries Summercard GOLD. Discounts at the Karlesjoch cable car and for use of the Kaunertal Glacier Road are available in addition.


God doesn't give you the people you want; He gives you the people you NEED... to help you, to hurt you, to leave you, to love you and to make you into the person you were meant to be.
Please pass this along to your women friends and relatives to remind them just how amazing they are.
They smile when they want to scream..
They have compassion and ideas..


Welcome to the Whole Life and Learning Disabilities in Adult Literacy website! Years ago, this site was about the "Whole Life Approach to Learning Disabilities in Adult Literacy Settings" project, that was based at Literacy BC in Vancouver, Canada.
As the topic stays the same, it now involves various posts — that are placed at the end of this page — with more specific information like ideas that are shared, and resources to support adult learners who may have a learning disability, or for whom learning is difficult for all kinds of reasons. But of course, everyone is welcome to follow along and contribute!
Based on the experiences of many educators and experts in BC, and all throughout Canada, as well as our own background research, we identified six areas of practice that supports this "whole life" approach. These are "gears" that organize this website.
You can use these gears to search topics of interest. This site also features articles, resources, facilitated discussion forums and a blog.
Please feel free to contribute to the forums, access our resources and let us know how we can support you and your literacy program to meet the needs of adults with learning difficulties!
Listed names and email addresses of project management, Professional development and training, Librarian resources, Website design and Administration, Project evaluation, book-keeping, and partners.
The Whole Life project is excited to invite you to our first online training event: "Learning Disabilities: Another Perspective" with Deborah Morgan. Read on for information about Deborah and her session.
Many of you will know Deborah Morgan as the author of the Writing Out Loud books and her online Instructor training. During her 24 year career in the adult literacy field, Deborah has also filled the roles of tutor, program coordinator, classroom instructor, researcher, and writer.
Her current interests involve developing and facilitating online professional development courses for practitioners on literacy. Deborah lives in Camrose, Alberta, and is currently pursuing a Masters Degree in Distance Education from Athabasca University.
Many of us think about learning disabilities in relation to students having difficulties with cognitive skills, such as word recognition, language comprehension, spelling, written expression and mathematical problem solving – difficulties people were born with. But, as Deborah Morgan had experienced her own life, learning disabilities can also be "acquired".
Deborah has offered to explore how learning difficulties can develop at later points in life due to illness, physical accidents, trauma or a change in life circumstances in her own online workshop. Discussion will be based around the "whole person approach" to help practitioners identify acquired disabilities and how they can effect learning attitudes and abilities.
Teaching strategies – new in the library March 28, 2011.
Buehl, Doug. (2009). Classroom strategies for interactive learning. 3rd ed. Newark, Del. : International Reading Association.
This resource features teaching strategies that are adaptable for students of all ages. Read a review and recommendation of an earlier version.
Frank, Margaret (Marn), Weinberg, Victoria et al. (2007). The adult reading toolkit: a research-based resource for adult literacy. Minneapolis, Minn. LDA of Minnesota.
Pinsent-Johnson, Christine. (2010). A sound approach to spelling. Edmonton, AB: Grass Roots Press.
One of the latest offerings from Grass Roots Press, this workbook was intended for students who had difficulty spelling vowel patterns even though they can spell consonant sounds and blends.
To borrow any or all of these resources, email Tina at library@literacy.bc.ca.
Advocacy research – new in the library March 23, 2010.
Cherland, Meredith Rogers. (2007). Advocacy research in literacy education: seeking higher ground. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
Reviewing advocacy research in literacy education, this book addressed issues such as social justice, equity, democracy and the possibilities for social transformation. The author believed that it was time for advocacy workers to promote the best literacy instruction that facilitates democratic life.
ESL and learning disabilities – New in the library March 23, 2010.
Thomley, Juline, Mensing, Patty & LaRue, Charles. (2003). Taking action: a resource guide for instructors serving ESL adults with learning difficulties or learning disabilities. Minneapolis, Minn.: LDA of Minnesota.
This guide covered ESL trends, learning disabilities definitions and applications, language acquisition, factors that impact learning, best practice strategies for ESL learners, and the influence of pre literacy. It also included a screening tool for ESL adults, a reading assessment for preliterate adults, and a model for LD assessment of ESL learners.
Books on the brain – New in the library March 17, 2010.
Johnson, Sandra & Taylor, Kathleen, eds. (2006). The neuroscience of adult learning. New directions for adult and continuing education, no. 110. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
This collection of articles looked at recent findings in neuroscience research and implications for adult learning. Topics included fear and learning, and the role of meaning and emotion in adult learning.
McNeil, Frank. (2009). Learning with the brain in mind. Los Angeles: Sage.
This book explored recent findings in neuroscience and combined them with learning in three crucial and interconnected ways: attention, emotions and memory.
Merriam, Sharan B., ed. (2008). Third update on adult learning theory. New directions for adult and continuing education, no. 119. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
These articles focused on a holistic approach to learning and included topics such as brain-based learning, spirituality, learning through the body, and narrative learning.
Employability skills curriculum – New in the library March 10, 2010.
Acampora, Jo. (2007). Employability skills curriculum. 4th ed. Victoria, BC: Aspect. This made in BC resource is recommended by Laverne Thompson, who presented at the November training event. Laverne is coordinator of Access Work Experience Programs at Capilano University, North Vancouver Campus.
"I reach for this binder several times during the year and value its comprehensive approach to teaching skills related to employability. This curriculum made a connection between learning and empowerment, and recognizes the need to build learner's self confidence as well as competence. It was aimed at supporting students who are in the process of transition from unemployment to getting focused on employment. The first four modules (Introduction, Self Esteem, Self Awareness and Communication) form a foundation.
Learning, Responsibility, Adaptability, Positive Attitudes and Working with Others.
Click here to check out the first article; which is all about LD-Friendly Learning Settings and Different Styles.


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My Turn: World War II C-47 pilot ranks among ?Greatest?
By Suzanne K
Jackson County Legal News
Tom Kirvan
Legal News, Editor-in-Chief
Several days after Christmas, the father of a very good friend died – unexpectedly.
In a sense, it's hard to say "unexpectedly" when the beloved patriarchal figure was 97 years old at his passing. But despite his advanced age, he had been in remarkably good health and showed few signs of slowing down until a series of recent falls. By all accounts, he maintained strength, dignity, and an ever-sharp intellect to the very end.
Throughout his career, he had been a distinguished educator, rising from the teaching ranks to be a coach, principal, and superintendent. Before launching his career in education, he had served as a major in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II, earning a host of honors for bravery and valor.
Last Friday, at a memorial service in a rural outpost of Jackson County, Gordon G. Smith earned a final salute. Actually, it came in the form of a series of touching tributes, from a daughter, two sons-in-law, his grandchildren, and then his son. All of the remembrances spoke volumes about a man "who continually sought ways to do for others."
His son, Mike, a longtime teacher and coach himself, was assigned the task of painting an overall picture for all to see. He enlisted the help of his wife, Mary, another distinguished member of the teaching profession, in offering several visual aids to assist in the presentation.
"What could I show to you that would represent my dad?" he asked.
Perhaps a "container of popcorn that he grew in his garden and foisted off on his kids and half of Jackson County?"
"Or maybe a Hershey Bar that he used to woo the ladies at the Atrium? Or maybe a pair of high black socks that he insisted on wearing with white shoes during the Florida years? Or maybe one of those very cool bolo ties that he styled during his square dance years?"
Instead, his son settled on a picture of a C-47, the military transport aircraft that his father flew in World War II.
"He logged 2,047 hours in this plane as he flew it across the Atlantic, around various parts of Europe, and then finally back to the U.S.," his son said of his dad. "He was 26 years old when he guided his C-47 into the air and headed to England on Christmas Eve in 1943. So with this visual aid in mind . . . come with me. Take a close look at this picture . . . and come with me back not to 1943 but to 1945.
"In my mind's eye I see a C-47 – like this one – sitting on the tarmac at an air base in England. It's 1945 and the war is over. My dad walks briskly across the tarmac and scrambles up the stairs into his plane. He nods to his crew and makes his way to the cockpit. He takes his seat. It's the pilot's seat. He fires up the giant C-47 engines, and his plane taxis down the runway for yet another takeoff. But this takeoff is different. The war in Europe is over. This is the final time his C-47 will launch from European soil. The war in Europe is over. This time he's going home.
"He has dodged the bullets of war. He has served his country. He has survived. Though he certainly doesn't know it or acknowledge it, he is now a member of what will come to be known as the 'Greatest Generation.' That doesn't mean anything to him. Like thousands of others – he was just doing his job. And now the job is done, and it is time to go home.
"The C-47 lumbers down the runway, and the wheels gently lift off one final time from the British Isles – a place he has called home for nearly two years. His plane slowly gains altitude, and it finally breaks through the overcast that perpetually shrouds England. His C-47 breaks through the clouds and into the bright sunshine. My dad smiles into the sunshine, and with the deft touch of a veteran pilot, he gently banks the C-47 until its heading is due west – due west toward America – due west toward Michigan. He's going home.
"He's going home . . . to a loving and lonely wife whom he has not seen in over a year and a half.
"He's going home . . . to a daughter who was born on the day he landed in England.
"He's going home . . . to four additional kids that at this point are just a twinkle in his eye.
"As his plane leaves behind the coast of England, he's 28 years old. He doesn't know it, but he has almost 70 years left in his life. He has nearly 70 more years to live and love and laugh."
Of those many years, I crossed paths with him but a few times – at a cross country meet, a basketball game, a graduation party, and a wedding. Each time I enjoyed the richness of his sense of humor, and his readiness to "tell a good story or listen to a good joke." One of his favorites was well suited for a man who carved a career in the field of education.
"Do you know why they don't send donkeys to school?" he asked, perhaps many, many times over the years to his five children. "Because nobody likes a smart ass."
As a quip, it's a good one and, better yet, rates as a joke that I will be able to remember, especially as I climb the age ladder.
For Gordon Smith, however, it was just one from a vast repertoire, a supply he could dip into whatever the occasion, even during his final days.
Yet, as he was eulogized last Friday, it was clear that he was a man defined by beliefs, by his desire to uphold a certain set of standards built on the blocks of hard work and dedication. As it was said, "His was not only a long and exciting life – his was a life that mattered."
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Evangelism is Introducing People to Jesus.
To be perfectly honest, many of us see Evangelism as a duty, an unmet need, even an area of unsuccessful personal experience. Even if we are familiar with the Bible, we may not especially see Evangelism as a "gift".
What is God's heart for Evangelism?
Are you serious, does God really want me to do Evangelism, doesn't He have a better plan to reach the World?
How does a "Praying Church" do Evangelism?
What will Evangelism cost me?
Come and join us on Sunday at 5 PM as we CONNECT in shared space at 5413 Blue Ridge Cutoff, and bring a message on "Evangelism: Following the Spirit".
Feel free to take a "sneak peek" at the Scripture passage.
Whatever else it includes, Mother's Day is a holiday for the heart. It is a day that naturally amplifies our feelings about Motherhood.
Our culture creates plenty of choices to celebrate the joy of Motherhood. From greeting cards to Sunday brunches, we are surrounded by a field of opportunities to pause and show our appreciation.
But Motherhood doesn't always match our picture of ideal. Sometimes we walk through life with bittersweet feelings from imperfect mothers who didn't meet our expectations and needs. For some women, the desire to receive the gift of Motherhood remains an unfulfilled desire. And for some who are mothers, there is a nagging sense that "there is just not enough of me to go around".
The natural response to these shortcomings can be either to attempt to stuff our feelings by allowing calluses to build on our hearts at one extreme or on the other hand, to wildly throw ourselves into meeting the needs in our strength.
This week we will explore a third option: prayer. Come and join us on Sunday at 5 PM as we CONNECT in shared space at 5413 Blue Ridge Cutoff, and bring a message on "The Power of a Praying Mother".
On Saturday, the City of Raytown held its Community Clean-Up Day that allowed community residents to dispose of excess household items. This event was co-sponsored by the Raytown Parks & Recreation Department, the Raytown Area Chamber of Commerce, and the Shepherd's Center of Raytown.
We were honored to participate by providing hospitality for City staff and volunteers, in partnership with the City, Chamber of Commerce, Hy-Vee and Benetti's Coffee Experience.
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