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SAIL Overview
Sharing Active Independent Lives (SAIL) began as a vision in 2004 and has evolved into a thriving membership organization designed to support the health and well-being of people as they age.
SAIL is a non-profit program of AgeBetter Inc., in collaboration with Attic Angel Association and Oakwood Village.
SAIL's History
The vision for SAIL began taking shape in September 2002, when the Madison Area Continuing Care Consortium, Inc. (MACCC), now named AgeBetter, Inc., sponsored a public forum in Dane County, Wisconsin, to explore the growing population of people over 60 years of age and the resources needed to uphold the quality of life for them.
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SAIL Staff
An Executive Director, Membership Services team, and Marketing team oversee SAIL's day-to-day activities. The staff is supported by a wonderful volunteer base, most of whom are SAIL members.
Ann Albert, AgeBetter Executive Director
Ann began working with SAIL's founding organization, AgeBetter, Inc., as a consultant in early 2004 when SAIL was being launched as a Naturally Occurring Retirement Community demonstration project. Several years prior, she was an assisted living administrator at Oakwood Village. This experience, along with her master's degree in rehabilitation psychology from UW-Madison, helped her immensely in the formation and success of SAIL. She has shaped the program into a unique and sustainable community resource for oldera dults that also takes a leadership role in the national "village movement." In addition to oversight of SAIL, she is spearheading initiatives related to senior affordable housing, training and education for people working with older adults, a locally grown produce and community-based garden program, and more. Contact Ann at ann@agebettertoday.org,
Nicole Schaefer, Program Director
Nicole manages program operations relating to member services - direct services provided by staff as well as those coordinated by staff and performed by vetted volunteers and service providers. She also oversees and supports SAIL programs and event offerings, marketing and communication outreach, and individual member consultations. Her educational background includes a bachelor's in psychology and special education and a master's degree in organizational leadership. Contact Nicole at nicole@sailtoday.org
Peggy York, Volunteer Coordinator
Peggy supports more than 100 SAIL volunteers while also orienting new volunteers, welcoming new members, matching volunteers with individual member service requests, supporting the call center, and helping with events. Before joining SAIL, Peggy worked as a licensed practical nurse and administrative assistant, retiring from UW Hospital & Clinics in 2011. Contact Peggy at peggy@sailtoday.org
Sarah Kruse, Communications Assistant
With expertise in communications, higher education, and senior care, Sarah supports the marketing, public relations, and member communications functions of SAIL. She assists with The Messenger (monthly newsletter), weekly email messages, the website, collateral materials, and press releases to increase the overall awareness of SAIL. She holds a degree in English and education. Contact Sarah at sarah@sailtoday.org.
Becky Rogers, Membership Services Assistant
Becky provides customer support to members and others contacting SAIL while also offering administrative and technical support to the SAIL team. She brings experience as a certified occupational therapy assistant and provider of direct care services in assisted living, independent living, and adult day programming. Contact Becky at becky@sailtoday.org.
The SAIL Council
Top row left to right: Rick Sheridan, Nicole Schaefer (SAIL Program Director), Dianne Hopkins (Secretary), and Thelma Wells
Second row left to right: Galen Metz, Mary Ann Drescher (AgeBetter, Inc.), Sue Goldstein, and Christine Klotz
Third row left to right: Ernie Hanson, Beth Campbell (Vice President), Alan Lukazewski, and Christine Beatty
Fourth row left to right: Ann Albert (AgeBetter, In.c. Executive Director) and Dorit Bergen (President).
SAIL Governance
SAIL is a non-profit program of AgeBetter Inc., in collaboration with Attic Angel Association and Oakwood Village. Both are local non-profit retirement communities.
The AgeBetter Board of Directors includes: Reginald Hislop III (CEO, Oakwood Village), Mary Ann Drescher (Attic Angel President), Barbara Gessner, Heidi Lauhon, Ruth Marion, and Kristen Peterson.
SAIL Council
A SAIL Council was created by AgeBetter in 2010 to oversee the day-to-day operations of SAIL and assist in membership development. Council members include: Christine Beatty, Dorit Bergen (President), Beth Campbell (Vice President), Mary Ann Drescher (AgeBetter), Sue Goldstein, Ernie Hanson, Dianne Hopkins (Secretary), Chris Klotz, Alan Lukazewski, Galen Metz, Rick Sheridan, and Thelma Wells.
About the Village Movement
Freedom and Control
The Village Movement is a nationwide, grassroots effort for older adults to nurture independence, engagement, and comfort. The model focuses on groups of older adults helping one another through volunteerism, education, and social opportunities, and being there to provide support if and when the need arises.
Today, there are over 250 Villages nationwide, including SAIL. The organization's network of staff, volunteers and members adhere to the ideals of the Village Model, working hard to make sure older adults feel supported in whatever way they need as they maintain independent, vibrant lives.
The first Village, called Beacon Hill, was created in 1999 in Boston, MA. They describe their inception by saying:
We looked beyond conventional solutions. We wanted more freedom and control than we found in models that focus on single issues, such as housing, medical care, or social activities. We wanted to be active, taking care of ourselves and each other rather than being "taken care of.
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SAIL's Frequently Asked Questions
What makes SAIL different from other programs already available in the community?
SAIL is the only program of its kind in our area. Our focus is on independence and helping older adults continue to thrive through involvement, interactions, and learning. Members not only draw from services, they have a key role in the governance of SAIL as well as its day-to-day operations. Most importantly, members support one another, rather than relying entirely on support from us.
What kinds of services does SAIL offer?
SAIL provides numerous services including access to pre-screened service providers, educational events, transportation, medication reviews, volunteer opportunities, social events, and so much more! For a complete list of what is offered at each membership level, please visit the "Membership" page of our website.
Do you work with other agencies that provide similar services?
SAIL works with several community organizations to the fullest extent possible. We are constantly identifying unmet needs and finding ways to meet them. Some of the organizations we work closely with are; West Madison Senior Coalition, Monona Senior Center, Dane County Health and Human Services, Safe Communities, and more!
Where is SAIL located?
SAIL's office is located at the Oakwood Village University Woods campus. We serve individuals all throughout Dane County.
How does SAIL decide what services to offer?
SAIL members take an active role in driving the program. SAIL has created four teams led by member volunteers: Finance, Marketing, Product, and Membership. A member Connections Group meets monthly to discuss program ideas and provide feedback to staff. We are very open to the input of our members, as they are our heartbeat and can best help us understand what is needed.
What does it cost to join SAIL?
A full SAIL membership has an annual fee of only $395 per household. An Associate membership is also available for $195. SAIL offers a sliding fee for those with a financial hardship.
How do I join SAIL?
Simply call the SAIL office at 608-230-4321, email us at info@sailtoday.org, or sign up through the "Join" tab on the website. Once you've signed up, we'll schedule a personal appointment to deliver your membership information. If you pay annually, should ever have to cancel your membership, you'll receive a refund of unused months.
Can I charge my membership?
Yes, we accept Visa, MasterCard, Discover, and American Express.
What types of volunteer opportunities does SAIL offer?
SAIL offers many volunteer opportunities including committee work, public relations, visitation/companionship, member transportation, office assistance, light handyman work, and more. Please visit the "Support" page of our website to learn more about volunteering.
How do I become a SAIL volunteer?
Call the SAIL office at 608-230-4321 and we'll provide an application form and a Background Information Disclosure form required of all volunteers. You can also download and send the paperwork via the "Support" page on our website. Once we receive and review your application, we'll contact you regarding next steps.
If I volunteer, do I have to commit to a certain number of hours or a regular schedule?
No, there is no minimum time requirement for SAIL volunteers. We encourage all volunteers to commit to the amount of time they feel they can successfully manage.
How do you develop your list of service providers?
We receive suggestions from members and others associated with SAIL. As an organization, we have many resources to call upon for referrals and we do a thorough screening and background check.
How are services arranged with SAIL service providers?
When you join SAIL, we provide you with your own directory of service providers. You may contact the service providers directly and identify yourself as a SAIL member or you can call SAIL and we'll be happy to call them for you.
What if I need a service and SAIL does not have a service provider listed who provides that service?
Because SAIL is sponsored by two local non-profit organizations, we have access to a variety of resources to help locate a recommended service provider for you to contact. Just give us a call at 608-230-4321 or e-mail info@sailtoday.org and we'll help you!
What if I have a problem with a service provider or the work that was done?
Call SAIL to discuss your concern. We will work on your behalf to ensure your satisfaction.
What if the service providers I use are not in the SAIL directory?
You can continue using your favorite service providers, but if they are not listed in our SAIL Member Services Directory, we will not be involved in background checks or consumer advocacy.
Ann Albert,
Ann began working with SAIL's founding organization, the Madison Area Continuing Care Consortium, Inc., in early 2004 as a consultant to launch SAIL as a Naturally Occurring Retirement Community demonstration project. Several years prior, she was an assisted living administrator at Oakwood Village.
This experience, plus her Master's Degree in Rehabilitation Psychology from UW-Madison, helped prepare her for the challenges of getting SAIL off the ground.
In addition to leading the SAIL team, she is responsible for information and referral, member consultation, marketing, financial management and community outreach at SAIL. Contact ann@sailtoday.org.
Nicole Schaefer,
Prior to joining us at SAIL, Nicole was the Volunteer Programs Manager for the Garfield Park Conservatory located in Chicago. One of her passions is building strong relationships--this fits well with her role here at SAIL!
Nicole earned a BA from St. Louis University and is currently completing her graduate degree in organizational leadership. She was raised near Chicago and enjoys time with her partner Jeff, her family, friends, and her rescue puppy "Penny Lane." Contact Nicole at nicole@sailtoday.org.
Sue Stenzel,
Membership Support Assistant
After many years in technology training and support for First Weber, Sue has joined the SAIL staff, working on the east side expansion. She has a masters degree in Counseling and has taught a variety of adult education courses, including some cooking and entertainment offerings. In her spare time, she loves to read, spend time with her two grandsons and her GoldenDoodle, as well as entertain friends and family. She's learning to play the ukulele and hopes that goes well. Contact sue@sailtoday.org.
Peggy York,
Peggy has lived in Madison all of her life. She worked as a Licensed Practical Nurse and Administrative Assistant for over 30 years. She retired from UW Hospital & Clinics in 2011. Peggy visits new members, orients new volunteers, and supports current volunteers. Peggy also assists with SAIL's Transitional Membership program.
Peggy and her husband enjoy their grandchildren and feel fortunate to have them all residing in the Madison area. Contact peggy@sailtoday.org
Becky Rogers,
Membership Services Assistant
Becky joins the SAIL team with almost 30 years experience in the healthcare field. She worked as a COTA for many years, and considers herself a "late bloomer", getting her BS in Business Administration later in her career. Becky has done a great deal of direct care services in assisted living, independent living and in adult day programming, and is excited to begin this new adventure in helping older adults remain independent. Becky and her husband have 2 adult daughters who live close by with their families, and currently share their Monona home with their dog, "Titus", and his 3 furry sibling cats, "Teepa", "Tag" and "Maude". Contact becky@sailtoday.org.
Meghan Randolph,
Meghan is the founder and Executive Director of Music Theatre of Madison, where she also works. Her lifelong passion for the arts has led her to a love for the ins and outs of running nonprofits, particularly the marketing side! She received a MS in Arts Administration from Drexel University and has spoken and published internationally on marketing topics. She is a bona fide crazy cat lady and loves looking for the perfect wine and cheese combo! Contact at meghan@sailtoday.org.
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We initiated an innovative policy to expand employment in Arab society via proactive changes in government acquisition procedures, to raise the demand for Arab workers in the private sector job market.
As of 2017, the employment rate in Arab society in Israel is only 42.5%, about 20% lower than the overall national average (61%). This is damaging both to the welfare of Arab citizens and to the resilience of the Israeli economy.
Broader integration of Arabs into the private-sector workforce is impeded by many powerful and diverse barriers that function to reduce the supply of Arab employees as well as reducing their access to the labor market. Some of these barriers are being partially addressed through government investment in higher education, infrastructure, public transportation, construction of day care facilities, and so on. These efforts, however, although crucial, have no impact on the low demand for Arab employees in the private sector, which is mainly driven by ethno-national discrimination. Discrimination of that nature is exacerbated by the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict and by the universal preference of employers everywhere to hire "their own," i.e., people like them.
Without efforts to remove this powerful impediment, the Israeli economy will increasingly find itself with a growing supply of employable Arabs who are well prepared and eager to enter a labor market that is unwilling to absorb them.
This very serious problem has a solution that has already been tried, with great success, in other countries, namely, leveraging government purchasing, and the tens of billions of shekels that are distributed annually in the state budget to companies in the private sector via government tenders – to encourage private sector demand for workers from otherwise less favored groups.
A reporting form: Companies bidding on government purchasing tenders will be required to complete a reporting form detailing the number of Arabs already employed by the company at each professional level, along with the steps their company is taking to promote the hiring of Arab workers.
Preferential status for companies employing Arab workers: In the government's evaluation process for bids on government tenders, companies that employ a fair proportion of Arab workers will earn extra merit points. These bidders will thus have a relative advantage over companies that do not meet the same objective, while companies that don't yet meet the goal will have an incentive to increase the number of Arabs they employ.
Sikkuy has published two reports, one a policy paper and the other an economic study, on the feasibility of the proposed policy changes. The reports were publicly introduced at the Economic Conference of Arab Society held in November 2016 in Nazareth. We then launched an ongoing advocacy process aimed at government ministries to continue to advance this issue.
Waseem joined Sikkuy in August, 2017 as the Knesset Coordinator for the Equality Policy Department. With a law degree and a member of the Israeli Law Society since 2007, Hosary is a social and political activist with a diverse professional background including serving as political and parliamentary adviser to several Knesset members. With his own law practice, Hosary has provided legal advice to several civil society organizations and has managed a number of social and community projects. Hosary lives with his wife and daughter in Um el Fahm.


The 19-disc set marks the first Grateful Dead live archival boxed set to feature material across multiple years.
A 19-disc live Grateful Dead box set—Pacific Northwest '73-'74: The Complete Recordings—will be available September 7, Rhino announced today.
The box set—which, for the less fanatical among you, will also be available in 3-CD and 6-LP formats—contains recordings of the band's shows at the P.N.E. Coliseum in Vancouver, B.C. (6/22/73), Portland Memorial Coliseum in Portland, OR (6/24/73), Seattle Center Arena in Seattle, WA (6/26/73), the P.N.E. Coliseum (5/17/74), Portland Memorial Coliseum (5/19/74) and Hec Edmundson Pavilion at the University of Washington in Seattle, WA (5/21/74). Each show was mastered in HDCD from the original master tapes by Jeffrey Norman at Mockingbird Mastering. The transfers from the masters were transferred and restored by Plangent Processes.
You can listen to the set's first single—an epic, 26-minute medley including "Truckin'" and Buddy Holly's "Not Fade Away" recorded at the May 1974 show at the Portland Memorial Coliseum—below.
"This is a boxed set that's a long time coming," said David Lemieux, Grateful Dead archivist and the set's producer. "A couple of the shows have come very, very close to being released on their own through the Grateful Dead's archival release programs of the past 20 years, but we always held off in the hopes and expectations that they'd make a better boxed set."
"The music at each and every one of these six shows is unique, special, inspired, and at times transcendent," Lemieux continued. "The shows contain some of the most famous moments in Grateful Dead live history, including the 'Bird Song' from Vancouver '73, the Portland '74 'Truckin'' jam and the 47-minute 'Playing In The Band' from Seattle '74. Each of these six shows has a distinct musical personality, and we're excited that you can get to know all of them in their entirety, sounding better than we've ever heard them."
The set is available now for pre-order and will be shipped to arrive on September 7. Production of the set is limited to 15,000 individually numbered copies and available exclusively from dead.net for $189.98. The set will also be available in its entirety as a digital download in Apple Lossless ($119.99) and FLAC 192/24 ($149.99) exclusively at dead.net beginning on September 7.
Rhino is also releasing a compilation highlighting the best performances from the box set. Pacific Northwest '73-'74: Believe It If You Need It will will be available as a three-CD set ($24.98) and on digital download and streaming services. The complete Portland Memorial Coliseum show from 5/19/74 will also be released on 180-gram vinyl as a limited edition (7,500 copies) six-LP set ($129.98).
You can preorder the set over at dead.net.


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A Hospice Aide must have provided hospice services within the previous 24 months.
Must have a valid driver's license, auto liability insurance, and dependable vehicle for work in the service area.


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Over the past few years, email has become a primary medium of business communication. It provides organizations with a quick medium of conveying business correspondence such as sales transactions, quotations and purchase orders, virtually all across the globe with the least physical effort possible.
Since emails have become the electronic backup of legal business documentation, the information being passed on via this electronic correspondence comprises a record. More and more organizations are finding themselves obliged to maintain records of all emails for years to come. Email archiving has proved to be the advancement for businesses. But why is email archiving so essential for organizations?
An email archive is a repository, generally, kept in a sterile environment to provide secure protection of email for compliance and operational reasons. A 'perfect' email archiving system automatically excerpts message contents and other attachments from incoming & outgoing emails and after indexing, it stores those emails in read-only format. This ensures that archived records are kept in their original form.
Email archiving moderates the demand for storage space by reducing the number of online emails on the mail server. Moreover, email archives consume less physical storage space than other email storage methods.
1. Restrict your email account from going over–quota.
2. Retain copies of your required emails.
3. Search those emails as you would any others.
Still not archiving Outlook? These four arguments might change your mind.
1. Regulatory and compliance: Regulatory organizations and governmental agencies have established strict requirements for email retention, as well as its security and accessibility. To obey, organizations must enact archiving systems that adequately protect and freeze emails, and that ensure their contents can be retrieved—unaltered and that too within a fraction of secs.
2. E-discovery and legal investigations: At the time of an audit, e-discovery or investigation related to your business or personnel, there is a possibility you will require to produce certain, if not ample, amounts of email material. An archiving solution systematically stores records of your emails in a pivotal, easy-to-search repository, where they cannot be tampered with in any case.
3. Data storage: With the increasing volumes of email circulating nowadays, it doesn't take long for a server to send or receive in bulk. An auto-archiving solution lets you offload emails and maintain optimal server performance. It also minimizes the storage costs and make recoveries much easier in case the of server failure.
4. Business stability and disaster recovery: Consider all the expensive information which is sitting in your inbox and outbox. Should your local data systems or mail servers become accessible, will you be able to access a complete record of all emails? If you archive, you will.
It is important to consider that archiving is more than just simple storage, and it is absolutely different from online backup. Archiving is a systematic approach to protecting and keeping the content included in email messages intact in a secure environment where it can be instantly searched and accessed sometime in future. Archiving is a good practice that responds to legal, functional and regulatory considerations.
But, handling an email archiving solution can be a complex and time-consuming process. Learn how to get started.
1. Locally – Using mail data files to stock data on your local machine. This can be useful for one or two users, but any more than that and you are going to want to move onto a more advanced option.
2. An On-Premise Server – Archiving software is available that sits on your local server taking up emails and then archiving them in a separate database, so important emails cannot get deleted accidentally.
3. In the Cloud – Hosted solutions let you store your email archive safely and securely offsite in a data center. Users have a web-based portal that they can login to in order to access archived emails.
Email archiving ensures the safe, simple and economical storage of corporate emails by preserving all inbound, outbound and internal electronic correspondence at a single location that is both easy-to-manage and easy to search.


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Q: How to delete object in Realm properly and thread-safe I've just starting to using Realm and feel it's very good, fast except one thing: delete an object in Realm is easily cause an exception.
Is there any way I can delete an object in Realm safety?
In my project, I usually have to create, update, delete hundred objects on the background thread. The issue is:

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*If the app currently display/using one object on the main thread

*In the background, I delete that object.
=> On the main thread will cause an exception when using that object's properties.

I know Realm has isInvalid method to check, but I cannot add the check in every assign properties code, it's look not good.
So, as of now, what I do is: instead of actually delete, I have a property call "deleted", and in delete, I only update that value. And on the UI, I will filtered out objects which have deleted = true
I wonder is there any way better to do this?

A: This is intended functionality. If a background thread deletes a Realm Object, the next time you try and access that object from any thread, an exception will be thrown.
In order to handle this, Realm provides a rich notification system that you can use to automatically receive alerts of when the contents of a Realm database have been changed and to update the UI accordingly.
If you've got a view controller that is displaying the contents of a single Realm Object, you could implement a system to be notified of any changes being made to your Realm database, and then check to make sure your object is still valid:
class MyViewController : UIViewController {
   var myModel: Object = nil
   var notificationToken: NotificationToken? = nil

   init(model: Object) {
      self.myModel = model
   }

   override fun viewDidLoad() {
      super.viewDidLoad()

      notificationToken = myModel.realm.addNotificationBlock { notification, realm in
         guard myModel.invalidated == false else {
            // The object has been deleted, so dismiss this view controller
         }
      }
   }

   deinit() {
      notificationToken?.stop()
   }
}

That notification block will be triggered each time a write transaction modified something in that particular Realm file (Even on background threads), which gives you a chance to check to see if your particular Realm Object in that UI hasn't been deleted. If it has, then you can simply dismiss the UI.
Depending on your specific needs, there is also a more fine-grained notification system you can use to specifically track changes to Realm Objects that were part of the results of a query. There's sample code for that in the Collection Notifications of the Realm documentation.
Please let me know if you need additional clarification! :)

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Corporate recruiting is broken, as you probably know if you have ever tried to obtain a job using company job boards. Inexplicably, even the best resumes and most qualified candidates fall into a black hole, never to be seen again, when they're submitted through the traditional corporate pipeline. In fact, statistics show that 85% of applicants don't hear back after submitting an application—and, 71% of employers claim that they can't find a candidate with the right skill set.
But there's hope on the horizon. Mya, the newest job recruiting and application tool, is about to change this in a radical way. The moment I met her, I was hooked. She was sensitive to my needs, responsive, inquisitive, direct, and had a sense of humor. Most importantly, she improved my chances of getting the job I want. The only problem I've encountered so far: I won't be able to take her out to lunch to thank her. Mya is an A.I. created by FirstJob to automate up to 75% of the recruiting process—and one day, perhaps the whole thing.
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Mya is disruptive in every way, and she's set to revolutionize the talent pipeline. As the first fully automated recruiting assistant, she instantly engages with applicants, poses contextual questions based on job requirements, and provides personalized updates, feedback, and next-step suggestions. By delivering custom messages designed to address specific recruiter pain points, and acquiring critical applicant answers, Mya enables recruiters to focus their time on interviewing and closing offers. Powered by natural language processing technology, Mya is able to answer any question a candidate has related to the employer, including topics about company policies, culture, benefits and even the hiring process. When she can't answer a candidate question, she queries the recruiter, gets back to the candidate, and learns how to respond the next time. "A recruiter will never again have to answer the same question twice," FirstJob's CEO and Co-founder Eyal Grayevsky explains.
Ultimately, the platform takes the data that Mya obtains through her conversations and turns it into quantifiable intelligence around the engagement level of each candidate and how closely they fit the target profile.
Studies suggest the Mya platform improves recruiter efficiency by 38% and increases candidate engagement by over 150%. Even more impressively, candidates are 3 times more likely to hear back from a recruiter if they respond to Mya's questions. That means when Mya is implemented, candidates who were traditionally overlooked due to inefficiencies in the job market have a better shot of being discovered and gaining the opportunity to work in a position they love—which is a win-win for candidates and employers alike.
Mya was born out of the frustration Grayevsky personally experienced. "I spent years as a technical recruiter and was overwhelmed by the burdensome and antiquated hiring process. I saw a huge opportunity to design a technology platform for both job seekers and employers that could fill the gaping 'black hole' in recruitment and deliver better results to both sides," he relates.
FirstJob is a San Francisco based HR technology company that aims to solve the antiquated job search and hiring model. Mya is set to transform the way companies qualify, engage, and nurture large candidate pipelines—offering job seekers much-needed updates, feedback, and guidance throughout the application and interview process.
One of the most notable pain points for recruiters today is the "spray and pray" approach to job searching, whereby job seekers apply to every posting that is a near match. As a result, recruiters are often inundated by low quality applicants and locked into a tedious and inefficient process. Mya solves this problem by eliminating irrelevant resumes, engaging directly with viable candidates, and uncovering valuable insights to help recruiters make better hiring decisions. When Mya is utilized as an "always available" application assistant, recruiting teams are empowered to deliver a vastly improved candidate experience.
But given Mya's considerable smarts and ability to learn, I couldn't resist asking her creator: "Considering Mya's learning capabilities, will she ever be able to reject a candidate on her own?"
"Right now our goal was to create a fully-automated recruitment assistant. A recruiter must stay involved. Our long-term vision is to develop Mya into a fully automated recruiter," Grayevsky concluded. So—not for now. But that's probably for the best, because the best-fit candidates come when a hiring manager, HR, and the immediate work team all cooperate to find a good match.
In addition to the obvious employment brand and recruiting benefits, Mya is good for business, too. 58% of job seekers say they are less likely to buy from a company they didn't hear back from after submitting an application.
For more information about me, visit PurposeMeetsExecution.com and check out my book How to Find a Job, Career and Life You Love.

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CQO-11 will be held at the University of Rochester August 4-8, 2019. Topics of interest include all aspects of experimental and theoretical coherence, quantum optics, quantum information and quantum measurement.
Resolving quantum 'weirdness': A new look at the duality of light
For 90 years physicists have known that incompatibly opposite properties are inherent in all elementary particles. Now Rochester researchers say they've resolved this weird and inescapable wave-particle duality.
Tackling the 12 'Herculean tasks' of quantum optics
Optical physics and quantum optics will have a profound effect on our daily lives in the decades to come, and two Rochester faculty are among the authors of a new survey of the biggest scientific challenges and questions in the field.
Scientists make metal surfaces water-repellent
Two University of Rochester scientists have found a way of using powerful laser beams to make metal surfaces last longer and be more suitable for a wide range of practical purposes. "We change the nature of the metal surface so that they can repel water," said Chunlei Guo, who is a professor of optics and physics at UR.
Most likely path
In a paper featured on the cover of Nature, scientists have shown that it is possible to track these quantum trajectories and compare them to a recently developed theory for predicting the most likely path a system will take between two states.
Trapping light: a long lifetime in a very small place
Physicists at the University of Rochester have created a silicon nanocavity that allows light to be trapped longer than in other similarly-sized optical cavities. An innovative design approach, which mimics evolutionary biology, allowed them to achieve a 10-fold improvement on the performance of previous nanocavities.
Crystal clear?
Researchers are uncertain about the National Science Foundation's intentions to extend a network dedicated to nanoscience and technology, such as efforts to grow nanocrystals.
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My family is from Houston, Texas (hurray, H-Town!). And every summer I vacation with them on the beach. This summer this has affected my singing in two ways. A) I drop right back into that Houston accent (which I find endearing, but must admit there are some funky vowels and a lot of really flat nasal sounds going on). B) I adopt my family's way of communicating – with a lot of spirit and verve and interruptions and VOLUME. (We have no excuse – we're not even Jewish OR Italian).
Kim is so very patient and also so observant. "You have a lot of extra jaw tension today. Let's work on letting go of that." "You can open your mouth more." "You can keep the sound closer to yourself." This is the great advantage of studying with someone all the time – they can catch your issues before they become set-in-stone habits.
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The 2011–12 season saw Livingston compete in their first season back in the First Division, having been promoted after winning the Scottish Second Division during season 2010–11. They also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Summary
Livingston finished fifth in the First Division. They reached the Semi Final of the Challenge Cup, the second round of the League Cup and the fourth round of the Scottish Cup.

Managers
On 5 February 2012 Gary Bollan was sacked by the club, with Brian Welsh being appointed as caretaker manager. Welsh led the club for one game before emigrating to America and on 14 February John Hughes was appointed as manager with John Collins being appointed Director of football.

Results and fixtures

Pre season

Scottish First Division

Scottish Challenge Cup

Scottish League Cup

Scottish Cup

Player statistics

Captains

Squad
Last updated 5 May 2012

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Disciplinary record
Includes all competitive matches.
Last updated 5 May 2012

Awards

Last updated 14 May 2012

Team statistics

League table

Transfers

Players in

Players out

References

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Livingston F.C. seasons

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Sam graduated from Edge Hill University in 2011 with a BA (hons) in Dance. Since then she has worked widely within education, community and health and with a variety of ages and abilities.
Since graduating she founded her own community and education dance company as well as working for many establishments and on many projects.
Her first experience with Small Things was gaining an apprenticeship shadowing Lisa and Cath on the wards at Alder Hey hospital in 2012.
Since 2015 Sam has worked as a practitioner on cardiac, neuro and surgical wards and as a performer on further projects with Small things at Alder Hey.
Over the past few years Sam has also gained experience and qualifications in massage therapy and pre/post natal exercise instruction.


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Q: Stuck on If Else Conditions "java" Am a trying to compare two strings one from my api another form firebase the problem is where when they match it does not execute the condition am expecting but executes the conditions which seems that they did not match here is my code snippet using retrofit for my api
for (final StudentClearanceSNAL studentClearance: studentClearancess.getStudentClearanceSNAL()) {

    //firebase checking for registrationnumber
    String user_id = firebaseAuth.getCurrentUser().getUid();
    firebaseAuth.getInstance().getCurrentUser();
    firebaseDatabase = FirebaseDatabase.getInstance();
    DatabaseReference databaseReference = firebaseDatabase.getReference().child("Users").child(user_id);
    databaseReference.addValueEventListener(new ValueEventListener() {
        @Override
        public void onDataChange(@NonNull DataSnapshot dataSnapshot) {
            StudentDataFirebase studentDataFirebase = dataSnapshot.getValue(StudentDataFirebase.class);
            String registationnumber = studentDataFirebase.getRegistrationNumber();
            if (registationnumber.equals(studentClearance.getRegistrationno()) && (studentClearance.getAmount() == 0 && studentClearance.getReason().equals("none"))) {
                //execute a simple toast
            } else if (registationnumber.equals(studentClearance.getRegistrationno()) && (studentClearance.getAmount() != 0 && !studentClearance.getReason().equals("none"))) {
                //executes a simple toast
            } else if (!studentClearance.getRegistrationno().equals(registationnumber)) {
                Executes a simple toast
            }
        }
    }
}

Thats my data set on my api
"students": [
    {
        "_id": "5e74775518b0f00c0123925b",
        "registrationno": "IWR/D/2016/0024",
        "firstname": "Mariam",
        "lastname": "Wamigomba",
        "amount": 10000,
        "reason": "lost key ",
        "__v": 0
    }]}````

**Here is the logcat results comparing the data**

    ````2020-07-03 16:42:04.823 17516-17516/I/ContentValues: Registration Number:
        [INF/D/2017/0004](15)
        [IWR/D/2016/0024](15)
    2020-07-03 16:42:04.838 17516-17516/com./ContentValues: Registration Number:
        [INF/D/2017/0004](15)
        [INF/D/2017/0004](15)
    2020-07-03 16:42:04.851 17516-17516/I/ContentValues: Registration Number:
        [INF/D/2017/0004](15)
        [FOR/E/2016/0024](15)````

**Now if the registration number matches it still executes the last option which is not correct what am i missing fellas from there**

A: There's a lot of duplication in your logic. Try:
Log.i(TAG, "Registration Number:\n[" + registationnumber + "](" + registationnumber.length() + ")\n[" + studentClearance.getRegistrationno() + "](" + studentClearance.getRegistrationno().length() + ")");

if (registationnumber.trim().equalsIgnoreCase(studentClearance.getRegistrationno().trim()) {
    if(studentClearance.getAmount() == 0 && studentClearance.getReason().trim().equalsIgnoreCase("none")) {
          // case 1
    } else if (studentClearance.getAmount() != 0 && !studentClearance.getReason().trim().equalsIgnoreCase("none")) {
            // case 2
    } else {
            // you had not considered this case
            // case 3
    }
} else {
      // case 4
}


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Epitrix fasciata é uma espécie de insetos coleópteros polífagos pertencente à família Chrysomelidae.

A autoridade científica da espécie é Blatchley, tendo sido descrita no ano de 1918.

Trata-se de uma espécie presente no território português.<ref>Epitrix fasciata - de Jong, Y.S.D.M. (ed.) (2013) Fauna Europaea version 2.6. Web Service available online at http://www.faunaeur.org (consultado em 22 de setembro de 2014).</ref>

Tem indicação de ser uma praga em espécies da Família Solanaceae, na Flórida, Estados Unidos da América.

 Ligações externas

 Epitrix fasciata - Biodiversity Heritage Library - Bibliografia
 Epitrix fasciata - NCBI Taxonomy Database
 Epitrix fasciata - Global Biodiversity Information Facility
 Epitrix fasciata'' - Encyclopedia of Life

Coleópteros polífagos de Portugal
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Coleópteros descritos em 1918


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Rex Ryan, Michael Vick Differ on Jets Quarterback Competition
By Dennis Waszak Jr. • Published May 28, 2014 • Updated on May 28, 2014 at 6:55 pm
Rex Ryan and Michael Vick might need to huddle up.
While Ryan insisted Wednesday there's "no doubt" the Jets have an open competition at quarterback, Vick continued to differ.
So, here's where we are: It's a controversy over a competition that could become a controversy at some point in training camp.
"I think there is competition, there's no doubt," Ryan said after the Jets completed the second day of organized team activities. "As a coach, you love it."
But, shortly after Ryan's news conference, Vick reiterated his comments from last week, and has said since he signed with New York in March, that Geno Smith is the team's starting quarterback.
"Nah," Vick said. "It's not an open competition."
Ryan and general manager John Idzik have preached competition at all positions. While Ryan acknowledged that some competition has to be "manufactured" — for instance, center Nick Mangold, left tackle D'Brickashaw Ferguson and defensive lineman Muhammad Wilkerson are in no danger of losing their jobs — players pushing each other on the field improves everyone.
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That was the thought when the Jets signed Vick in March; he would give Smith a serious run for the job. But last week, Vick made it clear he thinks this is Smith's job to lose and it's not an open competition, at least not like last year when he and Nick Foles went against each other in Philadelphia.
"We've got two guys who are really pushing to be the starting quarterback," Ryan said, when asked about Vick's comments from last week.
Vick and Smith split snaps with the starting offense Wednesday.
"I've said from Day 1 that I think Geno will be hard to beat out," Ryan said. "But I've also said Mike will have an opportunity to compete, and he definitely will."
The coach added he didn't know why Vick thinks it's not a true competition, but was noncommittal when asked if Vick could be the starter if he outperforms Smith in camp.
"I think we'll let it play out a little bit," Ryan said. "It's the second day of OTAs, so it's not a closed competition."
That's news to Vick, though. He at first danced around questions regarding the quarterback situation and Ryan's comments.
"I'm here to compete every day to help this team win football games," Vick said, later repeating that line a few times before appearing to grow frustrated.
"I don't know how to answer this question," Vick said. "This is the third time around."
Smith, who has repeatedly said he's taking nothing for granted, was not made available to the media.
Vick doesn't appear disgruntled about his situation, and hasn't indicated he was misled when he signed a one-year, $4 million deal and was reunited with offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg.
"I knew what I was getting into when I got here," he said. "It's everything I expected. I'm having fun with the guys. Everything is team oriented. We're just having a good time. We just have to keep everything rolling. That's the most important thing."
One thing's for sure: Whoever wins the job will have a proven receiver in Eric Decker to throw to. But the former Broncos star is going from Peyton Manning to an unsettled quarterback situation.
Arguably the top wide receiver available when free agency opened, Decker visited the Jets first and never left. Now, he's expected to give New York a No. 1-type target.
"I've been telling people I feel like a rookie all over again, which is nice," Decker said. "I've got to prove myself, in a way."
Decker broke out in a big way the last two seasons, catching a combined 172 passes for 2,352 yards and 24 touchdowns.
"The two years I got to spend with (Manning), he made me a better professional," Decker said. "But, again, I see a lot of talent in this quarterback room, and I'm excited about growing with them."


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The Christmas Truce is a play by Phil Porter based on the true events during the First World War.

Production history
The play was produced by the Royal Shakespeare Company and premiered in the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon for the Christmas 2014 season, 100 years after the events. The play opened on 29 November 2014 (with a press night on 9 December) running until 31 January 2015 and was directed by Erica Whyman.

During the development of the play, the RSC hosted a drop-in event encouraging the relatives of those who fought in the First World War to share stories, photos and letters at the Royal Shakespeare Company in March 2014.

Cast

Royal Shakespeare Company (2014 cast)

 Joseph Kloska as Capt Bruce Bairnsfather
 Gerard Horan as Old Bill
 Sam Alexander
 Peter Basham
 William Belchambers
 Nick Haverson
 Tunji Kasim
 Sophie Khan Levy
 Oliver Lynes
 Emma Manton
 Chris McCalphy
 Peter McGovern
 Frances McNamee
 Chris Nayak
 Jamie Newall
 Roderick Smith
 Flora Spencer-Longhurst
 Harry Waller
 Thomas Wheatley
 Leah Whitaker

External links

 Page on the RSC website

References

2014 plays
British plays
Plays about World War I
Plays based on actual events
Christmas plays


Mumbai: Vardhman Group, one of Mumbai's renowned real estate groups, launched Vardhman Fantasy, a remarkably affordable theme park. The park was jointly inaugurated by filmstar Juhi Chawla and Mr. Rajesh Vardhan, MD, Vardhman Group.
The park has been envisaged as a means of entertainment for the common man, giving him a world class experience at an affordable price. The developers aim to provide a social-cultural experience for every visitor at the park.
The theme park will have various sections for entertainment including an amphitheatre, artificial lake and food courts. The park has been divided into seven distinct zones, each taking inspiration from a different culture from the globe. Greek village, Roman Colosseum, cowboy zone and Las Vegas-like area are the exclusive sections of the theme park. Along with these there are exclusive rides which would be seen for the first time in India.
Spread over 11 acres Vardhman Fantasy aims to become a landmark in the fast-paced development being witnessed in the Northern part of Mumbai. The park is also one of the first theme parks in India.
The group has created a Roman Colosseum in the park. Reminiscent from the days of the gladiators, the colosseum will act as the central hub of cultural and entertainment events in the areas as well as a platform for local talent to display their skills. The Spanish Food court is the first all-vegetarian in Greater Mumbai and it is also the largest open-air food court in the country. Vardhman Fantasy not only promises to offer the best but offers the best in the most affordable rate.
Vardhman Fantasy also won the award for the Affordable Theme/ Amusement Park of the Year at the 24th Annual Awards organised by Accommodation Times for excellence in various fields in real estate earlier this year.


I want to talk about spirit, I dont mean ki I mean ''fighting spirit''. The head of british training in the organisation I train with talks about this a great deal. He feels its the most important thing to cultivate during training ( I agree with him).I also got the same impression when hearing about the yoshinkan instructors training. The idea being that ''the mind controls the body, and not the other way around''. This is why our warms ups etc in training are very difficult, as this cultivats our ''fighting spirit'', our bodies may be telling as to stop but if our mind is strong we can continue. A good quote from one of our sensei's is ''you can give up when you are unconsious''. Now dont jump to conclusions it is NOT a macho thing, of course if your gonna cause an injury stop...probably. The idea is that in training you must always push yourself out of your comfort zone. Gozo Shioda stressed this point, explaining how a great deal of aikido is ''hollow''. This is why I think good aikido has an edge over thing else (my personal view).We had many jujutsu people down on seminars etc (nice guys) but I felt out resistace to pain, our hard training, form and spirit shone through. The sensei asked if he could speak at the end and say how impressed he was. Thw way of the warrior is what we our aiming for, well never get there but we are striving for it. In fact thats what the organisation name is about...shudokan ''the school striving for the ultimate''. ''roughly''. All the great martial artists had this '' a samurai fighting spirit'' all the greats. Name one and they all aimed for it. This is why in our syllabus there are things like live knife gradings for shodan etc, this is because there striving for the way of the warrior. I know many dont agree with this Im just attempting to get another view across. You can have the best tecnique in the world but if your mind is not there, when you come into conflict, net neccersarily diffcult you will not prosper. This is the idea of holding fast your centre. The saying often said in meditation ''If I have a consience that is clear, I dare to face an enemy ten thousand strong.'' Im told this means more than the literal meaning.
Has anybody any views on the above subject?


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Kristina Esfandiari, the powerful vocalist of the sludge-metal group King Woman and mastermind of floating shoegaze act Miserable, was flying home from Oakland when chills began running and up down her body for several definitive minutes. "I just started writing out lyrics and I heard all [these] arrangements in my head," Esfandiari says. "It was some sort of spiritual connection. Something happened to me that I was not expecting."
This was the origin of the lavish Miserable EP Loverboy—but, despite these auspicious beginnings, Loverboy's four tracks were not completed without hardship. As Esfandiari explains over a crackling Skype call, its first iteration disappeared courtesy of a hard drive fire that destroyed "everything I've ever recorded," forcing the studio-shy musician to capture lightning in a bottle a second time.
The final result is reverb-drenched and emotive, evoking Alanis Morissette through My Bloody Valentine's wall of noise (says Esfandiari of the comparison, "Jagged Little Pillchanged my fucking life"). It's paired with the cassette-only release Dog Days, a far more bubbly affair which was remastered for sonic consistency (it was initially released as a U.K. tour-only offering) for Miserable's newest release. Although Esfandiari conceptualizes each release as completely unique from one another, when coupled they're seamless.
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How do I know when to book my Driving Test?
Discuss this with your instructor. You should only take a Driving Test if you are getting it right all of the time on your own!
If you are still being talked through or prompted on any aspect of your driving it probably means you are not ready for the Driving Test.
Look at your online notes that you would have been provided with on your lessons and check your Appointment Card on the inside pages to check what stages you are at and how much local knowledge you have covered.
You can also take a Mock Test with another Ultimate Driving Instructor this will really tell you if you are ready or not. Your instructor will tell you several weeks before if they feel that you are not going to be ready for a test.
You may change or cancel your driving test up to three working days before the date. However if you leave it this late to change you will have to rejoin the back of the queue.
You may book your driving test using the Direct Gov website www.gov.uk/book-driving-test.
You will need your Theory Certificate Number and Driving licence Number and a valid credit or debit card.
Your instructor would give you their ADI number to add to the booking to prevent double booking and to avoid any time booked off for example holidays.
Check with your instructor when the best time to book your test is, as he or she may already be taking someone to the Test Centre at this time.
Once you have received confirmation send a text message to your instructor confirming the time and date. You will usually be allocated a 2 hour slot in his or her diary. This is so you have an hour to warm up before your test and then the use of the car during your test. So remember you will need to pay your instructor for two hours on the day of your test.
We are therefore well aware that taking a Driving Test will cost around £130 and like to ensure that you are fully ready to take the test. If you feel that you drive the car you practice it at home better or want to do a time that your instructor is not available you could always take the test in your own car.
This would be cheaper as you would not have to pay for the 2 hours on the day. Your instructor would offer some advice on what to do and where to go on the day of your test.
DO NOT tell every man and his dog that you have your driving test.
Keep it to yourself if possible. You do not need to hear everyone else's stories about their driving test just before you take yours. By keeping it to yourself there is less pressure and if you are not successful on the first attempt then you do not have to phone all your friends and relatives to tell them the bad news.


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golden grocer's new location at 4501 chouteau ave. photo by lauren healey
CWE's Golden Grocer will expand offerings with move to Forest Park Southeast in October
By Greta Nagy // August 19, 2020
Golden Grocer has announced it will move from its longtime location on Euclid Avenue in the Central West End to a larger spot at 4501 Chouteau Ave. in Forest Park Southeast in mid-October.
The move offers the natural health food store increased retail space and more accessible parking options for customers. It will also enable new proprietor Jamila Owens-Todd, who has recently taken on ownership from founding owner John LaRico, to bolster the business into education and dine-in options, including a café and expanded juice bar.
The increased capacity and accessibility factors were equally important in the relocation decision. Owens-Todd, who is also a naturopathic doctor, wanted to be sure that any patients who stopped by the store were easily able to access the space. When the pandemic accelerated demands for the store's specialty offerings, moving to a new space that offered both more room and greater accessibility made sense, said Owens-Todd, who added that the "new level of autonomy" she has with the space has brought her much joy.
The new space, designed by local interior design firm Mwanzi Co., will feature an open concept with custom wood features and furnishings. A garage door will open up to an outdoor seating area where customers can enjoy a drink from the newly expanded juice bar or dishes from the new café.
On Sundays, there will be a guest juicer on hand to offer special, custom blends. Similar plans for pop-ups in the café featuring guest vegan chefs, who will also offer signature items like vegan cheese or salad dressings to go, are also in the works.
A primary focus of the new café will be to assist customers with weekly meal prep needs. In her practice, Owens-Todd observed that patients would often struggle with sticking to a healthy meal plan throughout the week. She hopes to help alleviate some of these pressures for customers and that they will feel a "sense of safety, knowing there will be quality, plant-based organic meals" available.
Owens-Todd is also enthused to use the new space to showcase more Black-owned businesses and smaller companies that are "high quality, well-marketed and have great packaging" but can be hard to locate in larger stores. She also envisions expanding the store's bath and beauty sections, with plans to carry more plant-based, cruelty-free makeup options.
Golden Grocer's official grand opening is planned for Oct. 16 and 17, featuring live music and samples of foods and juices.
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Q: derivative of a function of a vector I'm not familiar with the derivative of a function of a vector. I know that $\frac{\partial\mathbf{x}^T\mathbf{x}}{\partial\mathbf{x}}=2\mathbf{x}$, where $\mathbf{x}$ is a n*1 vector.
However, for a more complicated case, $f(\mathbf{x})=\frac{(\mathbf{a}^T\mathbf{x})(\sum_{i=1}^nx_i\mathbf{B}_i^T\mathbf{x})}{\mathbf{1}^T\mathbf{x}}$, where $\mathbf{a}$ is a n*1 vector, $\mathbf{B}_i$ is the i-th column of a n*n matrix, and $\mathbf{1}$ is a n*1 vector of which all entries are 1. What does $\frac{\partial f(\mathbf{x})}{\partial\mathbf{x}}$ look like?
thanks.

A: Hint:
The sum in your expression is a quadratic form:
$\sum_{i=1}^{n}x_{i}\mathbf{B}_{i}^{T}\mathbf{x} = \mathbf{x}^{T}\mathbf{B}\mathbf{x}$.
The derivative of this quadratic with respect to $\mathbf{x}$ is
$$
\nabla_{\mathbf{x}}\left(\mathbf{x}^{T}\mathbf{B}\mathbf{x}\right)
=
\mathbf{B}^{T}\mathbf{x} + \mathbf{B}\mathbf{x}.
$$
(By the way, this is the same formula used to compute the derivative of $\mathbf{x}^{T}\mathbf{x}$).
Can you use the product rule to find the derivative of the entire expression?


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Year 2 children have nearly completed their change4life course led by the Qualitas team. They have worked hard in the classroom on healthy lifestyles and are now learning new active games outside to play in the playground.
All KS1 children had an absolutely brilliant time at the gymnastic festival run by leading coaches in the fields of gymnastics and trampolining. The event, run for the Dronfield cluster group by Qualitas was held in the new state of the art gymnastic arena at Graves Leisure Centre. The children literally bounced with delight!
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Parents Reflect On How Their Daughter - A Former Marine - Became A Heroin Addict
Bill and Marlena say their daughter Courtney, 30, was once a beautiful, outgoing, energetic, funny girl who decided to join the Marines after 9/11. Now that she's home from the war in Iraq, they say Courtney is fighting a losing battle with drugs, and her life is in jeopardy if she can't conquer her demons imminently.
"When she got out of the Marine Corps is when things went amok," says Marlena in the video above, explaining that Courtney was severely injured during her first tour of duty and then became hooked on prescription pain pills.
Bill, who has been separated from Marlena since Courtney was a baby, adds, "Courtney had a problem after a while getting prescription pain medicine from her doctors, so she eventually turned to heroin." Bill estimates that Courtney has been to detox at least eight times, but says she keeps slipping back into the same pattern.
Watch as Courtney explains why she turned to drugs, how she coped with PTSD, and how being raped while in the military contributed to her downward spiral.
"The problem is her mother and I can't get on the same page about what should be done," he says. "I believe Courtney cannot get better because Marlena enables her."
Marlena admits that she's driven Courtney to buy drugs and has given her money knowing that Courtney would use it for drugs, but says she can't turn her back on her daughter. Desperate for help, she tells Dr. Phil, "I don't know how much longer she has on this earth."
Can Bill and Marlena put their own issues aside and become the united front Courtney needs? Is Courtney ready to face her demons and reveal the secrets she's been holding inside? Watch more of this episode, "She Was a Model, a Marine, but Now She's a Mess."
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Derby-based electro-pop artist and producer emzae releases her new single THRIVE – an anthem for anyone who has ever felt socially awkward.
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'It makes no sense to me / hating on yourself / just because you're different to / someone else'
emzae has been quietly building a brilliant collection of bedroom pop gems and honing her skills in production alongside. There is again some parallels with Charli XCX here, who cut her teeth with underground releases before hitting the big time. That's a pretty exciting thought: that in an early form here's a pop star of the future learning her craft and giving us some rough-cut gems as she does so.
emzae · THRIVE
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Grapefruit have an amazing eye-opening property. Its perky qualities are only enhanced by making it into a chilly frozen pop. This cool treat will keep you alert while also contributing a boat load of vitamin C and other cancer-fighting antioxidants like lycopene. Lemon juice has been added to this recipe for even more lip-puckering deliciousness.
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Arnold Wetl est un footballeur autrichien né le  à Eibiswald, qui évoluait au poste de milieu de terrain au SK Sturm Graz et en équipe d'Autriche.

Wetl a marqué quatre buts lors de ses vingt-et-une sélections avec l'équipe d'Autriche entre 1991 et 1999.

Carrière
 1988-1996 : SK Sturm Graz
 1996-1997 : FC Porto
 1997-2001 : Rapid Vienne
 2001-2004 : SK Sturm Graz
 2004-2006 : FC Gratkorn

Palmarès

En équipe nationale
 21 sélections et 4 buts avec l'équipe d'Autriche entre 1991 et 1999.

Avec le Sturm Graz
 Vainqueur de la Coupe d'Autriche de football en 1996.

Avec le FC Porto
 Vainqueur du Championnat du Portugal de football en 1997.

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Footballeur international autrichien
Naissance en février 1970
Joueur du SK Sturm Graz
Joueur du FC Porto
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Giovanni Pérez (San Cristóbal, 14 de outubro de 1974) é um futebolista venezuelano que atua como meia.

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Established in 1865, St. Mary's School is the premiere academic institution in the region and provides a community in which intellectual curiosity and academic excellence thrive. St. Mary's School combines a traditional college preparatory curriculum with increasingly project-based classrooms. With over 200 courses to choose from, our students have the opportunity to build a schedule that ignites their passions and allows them to be uniquely engaged and challenged. St. Mary's School offers grades 5 – 12 and serves 500 students from around the world. We are located in beautiful Southern Oregon - a region that experiences four mild seasons and offers year-round outdoor activities and local amenities such as the world-renowned Oregon Shakespeare Festival. St. Mary's School inspires all students to discover their talents in a uniquely responsive, Catholic environment.
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Despite the United Kingdom's decision to leave the European Union in the so-called "Brexit," which 52 percent of voters opted for in a June 23 referendum, and newly elected Prime Minister Teresa May's support, proponents face a new obstacle. Specifically, the ruling of the country's High Court that May must seek parliamentary approval of any and all plans to enact the process before it begins. That is to say, the United Kingdom must endure another Brexit vote, though one involving Parliament instead of the people they represent.
According to the New York Times, the court's ruling requires a final vote by the 650-seat Parliament in order to determine whether or not May's March plans to speed through the Brexit process via Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty can actually, and legally, occur. (Article 50 grants E.U. members the legal option to "withdraw from the Union in accordance with its own constitutional requirements.") Opponents of the original referendum shouldn't interpret this as a killing blow, however, as the report indicates the court's decision is "likely to slow — but not halt — the process" in its entirety. In other words, the Brexit is going to happen, but probably not as quickly as May and her Conservative Party allies would prefer.
Combined with an atmosphere anti-Brexit politicians may find too "politically toxic" for any efforts to overturn the referendum's decision, the Conservative Party's meager 329-seat majority in Parliament may be enough to ensure the ordered vote's approval of the prime minister's March proceedings. May and her office promised to appeal the ruling immediately, and the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom has already confirmed a hearing slated for December.