The Chase is a comprehensive school. We believe that education is a right and all children, regardless of their social, economic or cultural background, prior learning or educational need should be given access to a secondary level education that allows them to progress to the next academic or training level.
This policy seeks to ensure a fair and transparent admissions procedure to this school, within the confines of national legislation and resources.
As an Academy, The Chase School has its own Admissions Policy, which should be read alongside Worcestershire County Council's published Co-ordinated Admissions Scheme for Secondary Schools.
Students will be admitted to The Chase without reference to ability and aptitude (though admittance to the Sixth Form is selective).
All applications for the new intake in Year 7 will be co-ordinated by the Local Authority (LA), who will make offers of places on behalf of the Governors of the school. Parents or guardians who reside within Worcestershire are required to complete a Worcestershire LA Common Application Form.
Parents or guardians who do not reside within Worcestershire, but who wish to apply for a place for their child at the Chase School must complete an application form for their "home" LA which will ensure that application details are passed to Worcestershire for consideration according to the oversubscription criteria below.
At age 16 entry to the Sixth Form is dependent on prior achievement at GCSE or equivalent.
To secure access to specific courses, students will be required to have secured at least a Grade 5 in the subject they wish to study (when relevant). For certain subjects entry requirements may be higher.
The Headteacher may allow entry in exceptional circumstances even if a student has not acquired the required grades. This will be dependent on the student's Year 11 report and predicted grades.
All applications for the new intake in Year 12 are administered by The Chase itself. Those wishing to join the Sixth Form need to collect an application form from the school, complete and return it by published deadline dates.
Occasionally applications may be received requesting entry into a year group for a student who is either too young or too old for that year group. Each case will be dealt with on its merits after consideration by the Headteacher and in certain instances, by the Governing Body.
Late applications will be allocated in the same order, providing places remain available, although these forms will only be considered after those received on time.
40 at age 16, in addition to students continuing from Year 11 currently at The Chase.
A child with a Statement of Special Educational Needs or Education, Health and Care Plan will be offered a place if The Chase School is named on the statement or plan.
Looked after' means all those currently in the care of or accommodated by a Local Authority under the terms of the Children Act 1989 and children who were previously in the care of or accommodated by a Local Authority but immediately after being looked after, became subject to an adoption, residence or special guardianship order.
3. Siblings of students attending the school.
In order to qualify for a place on the grounds of a sibling attending the school, the sibling must already be attending the school at the time of application and still be attending at the time of admission.
The sibling connection, as well as brother and sister will include half –siblings (that is children who share one birth parent), step-siblings and legally adopted children. They must also be living at the same home address.
The validity of such reasons will be determined by the Governors' Admissions Committee. Parents will need to show that attendance at The Chase School, as opposed to any other school, is essential and that only The Chase School can meet the medical, social or compassionate need of their child. Parents will be required to attach supporting information from a Health professional or a Social Worker to the application form when it is submitted. Without such information no special consideration will be given. However, provision of such information does not guarantee the offer of a place.
5. Children who live nearest to the school by the shortest straight line distance.
The measurement will be taken using the GeoCode Point for the home property and the Geocode point for the centre of the School. To determine distance, the Governors will utilise the LA's software package called Arcview GIS. Ordnance Survey supplies the co-ordinates that are used to plot an address within this system. (In the event of equi-distance applicants, any place will be allocated by random selection (lottery). Someone totally independent of the Governing Body will supervise this process).
If the last student to be offered a place within our school's Published Admission Number (PAN) is a multiple birth or same cohort sibling, any further sibling will be admitted, if the parents so wish, even though this may raise the intake above our PAN.
The same criteria will be applied to students at age 16 in regard to entry to The Chase Sixth Form if they meet the prior attainment criteria outlined above.
The parents of children who are unsuccessful in gaining a place at The Chase School will be able to appeal to an Independent Appeals Panel. Parents wishing to exercise this right should contact in writing the Clerk to the Governors at The Chase School within fourteen days of receipt of notification. The parents of children who are unsuccessful in gaining a place will be given the opportunity of placing their child's name on the waiting list for a place at The Chase School. This waiting list will be maintained until the end of each term, after which it will be discarded and parents will need to reapply at the start of the following term if they wish to be included. The allocation of places on the waiting list will be made in strict accordance with the criteria outlined in this Admissions Policy and further details will be sent at the appropriate time to the parents of children who are on the waiting list.
If your child is already attending another secondary school and you wish to transfer him/her to The Chase School, please contact the school's Pastoral Support Assistant in the first instance (telephone 01684 891961).
Child's current school (if in Worcestershire).
Complete the application form and ensure form is counter-signed by your child's current Headteacher (if already attending a Worcestershire School) and send it to the relevant House Leader at The Chase School. An admission cannot take place until this form is completed.
We will write to you, normally within 10 school days of the form being received, to notify you of our decision and we will also notify the Local Authority, in accordance with the Code of Practice. The school reserves the right to refuse admission on educational grounds, either in relation to an individual applicant, or in the interests of the students currently at the school. Where it is not possible to offer a place, you will be notified of the right of an appeal.
If a Year Group is full, then your child's name will be placed on a waiting list, which is prioritised in line with the school's oversubscription criteria. The waiting list will be maintained until the end of each term, after which a fresh application will need to be made.
Please remember that moving schools mid-term is a serious step to take. You should not remove your child from his/her current school before you have an offer of another school place. Parents or Carers seeking to transfer to a school that does not involve a house move, or where there is no need for an immediate move, need to be aware that any date set for joining the new school may be after the next term or half term holiday and that parents/carers are responsible for ensuring their child continues to receive the appropriate education in the interim.
There is an agreed Fair Access protocol for students who are deemed 'hard to place' or who are on roll at a school as part of a 'Managed Move' procedure. The Chase School has agreed to this protocol.
The school will notify the Local Authority within 5 days if a child leaves or joins the school outside of the normal admissions time. If a child accrues 20 sessions (10 days) of continued absence (authorised or unauthorised) the school will notify the Local Authority. The school will alert the Local Authority through the Children's Service portal and complete their forms. These procedures will be followed by the Data Manager, Attendance and Welfare Officer, House Leader or Deputy Safeguarding Lead.
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We strive to nurture independence as we want every student to be a lifelong learner, committed to widening their horizons and bringing rigour and enthusiasm to everything they do. Above all we want our students to enjoy their learning and their time here at The Chase. The experience at The Chase can truly enrich students' lives. A bright future starts here!


I am intrigued. There are a lot of unanswered questions in that blurb and the cover is stellar! Just grabbed my copy. 🙂 Congrats on the new release.
Glad you are intrigued. I was pretty happy with the blurb on this one and hoped it would make people want answers!! Thanks for your support, as always!!
umm agree with Laurie on the cover and blurb. Congrats on the release.


Jelly Bean – it's time for change!
I really can't believe that Jelly Bean is four and half months old already, it doesn't seem 5 minutes since I was sitting here precariously balancing my laptop on my knees as it was fighting for space with my baby bump. It's funny how despite having had babies before I still feel like a first time Mum with Jelly Bean, I find myself turning to my blog, to other websites and to friends and family for advice and tips. I just don't remember at what stage Little Bean and Beanie Boy hit milestones such as smiling, rolling over and sitting up. At the time you think "I will never forget this moment" and although I remember how they looked and what they were wearing at those special times, I just can't remember their age at the time.
The other thing that I don't remember is at what stage with each of them I moved them from sleeping downstairs during the evenings to giving them an actual bedtime and moving them up to their rooms to sleep. With Jelly Bean I have been more reluctant to move him to his bedroom because he will be sharing with Beanie Boy who is a fairly light sleeper and once woken WILL NOT go back to sleep without a bottle of milk (that's another blog post right there!!). Tonight I took that plunge and once the tiddlers had been put to bed I gave Jelly Bean a massage with lavender oil, fed him and tucked him up in his crib in our bedroom. Downstairs I am feeling a little odd, like something or more importantly 'someone' is missing. His day crib is empty and I haven't spent the evening laughing or constantly saying to Hubby "look he's doing this" or "ahhh can you hear him snoring". It's been four and a half months since it was just Hubby and I sitting in the lounge and it feels a little odd, whilst good at the same time.
I'm still not ready to move him to his bedroom with Beanie Boy but it will be happening soon . . .
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The Police Call Was Supposed to Be a Wellness Check on a Friend. So How Did Travis Jordan End Up Dead?
Stephen A. Crockett Jr.
Travis Jordan, 36, had been living with his friend and co-worker Paul Johnson and his wife in the couple's Minneapolis home. On Friday, Johnson became concerned about Jordan and called police.
Jordan had been "having a lot of suicidal thoughts because, um, depression, anxiety, but he's not taking any pills for that. Um, he's just taking alcohol for it," a caller told a police dispatcher according to 911 transcript released by police on Sunday, ABC 5 reports.
When police arrived, shots were fired and what was supposed to be a welfare check on a man whom his friends claim had been struggling with depression, ended with another black man dead.
"Why are tasers not pulled out? Why is that not what's in their hand?" Jordan asked the news station as he looked at the spot outside his home where his friend laid dying. "Why is the lethal form of de-escalating the situation and ending it in their hands and not all the other ways that could've been done?"
A press release from the police department claims that Jordan was carrying a knife but the transcript notes that the caller told the dispatcher that Jordan didn't have any weapons.
During the call on Friday, the caller noted that they'd informed Jordan that they were calling the police.
"He doesn't want to live, he doesn't even think about his future anymore," the caller said, then added: "I told him I was gonna call the cops, 'cause I was really worried about him, and he threatened me and said go ahead and call the cops, I'll talk to them when they get here," the caller told dispatch.
Later in the conversation, the caller said, "I've looked through his text messages before and he's asked for like to find him a gun for him from someone. And then I confronted him about that a long time ago and he said he wasn't gonna do it," ABC 5 reports.
The Hennepin County Medical Examiner told ABC 5 that Jordan died from multiple gunshot wounds.
John Elder, the spokesperson for the Minneapolis Police Department, told the news station that the "officers' body cameras were on, recording both audio and video of the shooting."
Elder added that every officer on the street has gone through state-mandated training on how to de-escalate wellness calls should the person become aggressive. Both officers have been placed on administrative leave pending an investigation.
"It was a wellness check and now our friend is dead instead of alive and getting the help that he needed," Johnson's wife Allison Reinke told the news station.

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If you've been following this series, not only have you learned about how to make Angelina's top choice in fabric much greener, you also picked up on what to do to avoid looking gaudy or trashy in a sleek leather skirt or pair of leather pants. But what if you just don't think you can pull off that much leather the way Angelina can?
Good news! Angelina has an answer to that one too. In this photo, you'll notice that Angelina is devoid of any leather, but she is utilizing one style trick that can easily be transferred to the leather look. This is her at the Academy Awards, can you pinpoint her secret weapon?
Well, it's certainly not the tattoos. Of course! It's the stunning Lorraine Schwartz emerald drop earrings. You can't miss them! It's like a giant sign on her face shouting, "Look here! Look here!" This one accessory alone, as I'm sure you're well aware, caused a skyrocketing of Google searches and media fanfare. Her drops are what the fashion world refers to as a true statement piece. Although it is not a necessary component of every single outfit, it is definitely a central staple to any well-balanced wardrobe and can be used liberally.
And jewelry is not the only way to create a loud focal point within an ensemble.
Remember those second hand leather coats and skirts I told you to look for at consignment shops and in your family's closets in Part I? Well, now I'm going to reveal how you can turn those old garbs into knock-'em-dead statement pieces that will be the envy of all of your friends.
First, instead of looking for standard black or chocolate colored leather pieces, which will undoubtedly demand a higher price tag, hunt down a wild, near-obnoxious color that you absolutely love, but that most people wouldn't be caught dead in as a skirt or jacket. I'm sure you'll get a great deal on it if its risqué enough.
Leather can be made into thick belts and used to cinch a shapeless jersey or sweater dress. A bright color against a solid black, brown or neutral toned dress can really create a pop.
Nothing says glamour in wintertime better than a stylish pair of bright-colored leather gloves. Against a neutral wool jacket they create an eye-grabbing focal point, a helpful trick for when your entire outfit is covered in outerwear.
Yes, leather can even be refashioned into trendy bangles, earrings and pendants sure to land you a few compliments. Like these punk blue cuffs and saucy feather earrings made with reclaimed leather by the hand of the talented Fahmina, available at Green With Glamour.
That's it for our 3-part series on how to rock Angelina's fall look…now go get your eco-leather on!
Katherine is an eco-enthusiast and owner of Green Diva, a socially-responsible jewelry boutique that uses ethical materials exclusively; such as recycled precious metals, Fair Trade gems and pearls, organic elements and reclaimed materials.
I always felt so guilty working with leather…. but its mostly because I am lazy. It is hard to work with… and its skin… ewww.
What exactly is the green rational for feeling guilty about leather? Is it the fact that an animal had to die for it? Is it the generally pretty nasty chemical processing? Neither of those seem particularly major green objections. Compared to the substitute (pleather) leather seems pretty darn green guilt free to me.


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Tour of Flanders Stats
– First ever cyclist to take the victory was Paul Deman, back in 1913, when he needed 12 hours, 3 minutes and 10 seconds to complete the 324 km-long course
– Six riders share the record for the most wins (3): Tom Boonen, Achiel Buysse, Fabian Cancellara, Eric Leman, Fiorenzo Magni and Johan Museeuw
– Belgium leads in the nations standings, with no less than 68 victories
– Other countries to have a winner are Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Slovakia, Switzerland and United Kingdom
– Last victory of a home rider was brought by Tom Boonen, five years ago, this being the longest drought of the host nation since the inception of the race
– Five of the 99 editions didn't have a Belgian cyclist on the podium: 1951, 1961, 1981, 1997 and 2001
– Briek Schotte and Johan Museeuw share the record for the most podiums (wins included): 8
– The legendary Briek Schotte is also the rider with the most starts (20 in a row) and the most finishes (16), but the latter record is shared with Frederic Guesdon
– Youngest ever winner is Rik Van Steenbergen, 19 years and 206 days (1944); oldest one is Andrei Tchmil, 37 years and 71 days (2000)
– 1920 – when Jules Van Hevel took the win – saw the lowest average speed: 26,105 km/h
– Highest average speed – 43,576 km/h – was recorded in 2001
– The first edition was also the longest one: 324 kilometers
– Only once throughout history De Ronde had less than 200 kilometers, in 1941 (198 de kilometers), when Achiel Buysse won the race for the second time
– Five reigning world champions racked up a victory in De Ronde: Louison Bobet (1955), Rik Van Looy (1962), Eddy Merckx (1975), Tom Boonen (2006) and Peter Sagan (2016)
– 1919 saw the largest winning margin: 14 minutes between Henri Van Lerberghe and Lucien Buysee
– The only cyclist to take three wins in a row is Fiorenzo Magni (1949-1951)
– Five riders have won the amateur, as well as the pro Ronde van Vlaanderen: Roger Decock, Edward Sels, Eric Vanderaerden, Edwig van Hooydonck and Nick Nuyens
– Last Grand Tour champion to take the victory here was Gianni Bugno, in 1994
– Gent is the only city that has hosted both the start and the finish of the race
– Brugge is a start city since 1998, the year of Museeuw's third and final win
– 1944 was the last year in which the Tour of Flanders ended on the velodrome
– In 1984, only Phil Anderson and Jan Raas made it to the top of the Koppenberg without walking, the main reason for the ordeal the riders had to endure being the deteriorating state of the cobbles
– First cyclist to ride over the Muur-Kapelmuur was Fiorenzo Magni, in 1950
– 25 teams (18 World Tour and 7 Pro Continental) will be at the start of the race
– Of these, CCC Sprandi Polkowice, Giant-Alpecin and Wanty-Groupe Gobert are winless this season
– 34 nations will have at least one cyclist in the peloton, with Belgium providing the most riders, 35
– Youngest rider in the race is Michal Paluta (20 years), while the oldest one is Svein Tuft (38 years)
– Four former winners will line-up at the start: Tom Boonen, Fabian Cancellara, Stijn Devolder and Alexander Kristoff
– Søren Kragh Andersen, Jorge Arcas, Romain Cardis, Nico Denz, Matteo Draperi, Michael Gogl, Jack Haig, Gianni Moscon, Nils Politt, Lukas Pöstlberger, Toms Skujiņš and Mirko Trosino are the 12 neo-pros to make their debut in a Monument at De Ronde
– Of the riders at the start, Stijn Devolder has the most participations: 15, including the one of this year
– The peloton of Tour of Flanders has won a combined total of 20 Monuments, 10 world titles (road race+individual time trial) and more than 80 Grand Tour stages
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Milan-Sanremo Stats
– "La Primavera" was first raced in 1907, when Lucien Petit-Breton took the victory
– The inaugural edition had 33 riders at the start, only 14 of them completing the event
– Eddy Merckx holds the record for the most wins, seven, between 1966 and 1976
– The team with the most victories in the race is Bianchi – 17; first came in 1907, last one in 1974
– Italy leads the nations standings with 50 successes over the years, the last of which came in 2006
– Six-time winner of Milan-Sanremo, Costante Girardengo has the most podiums, 11
– Italian cyclists have taken the first three positions 34 times
– Youngest winner is Ugo Agostoni, 20 years and 252 days (1914); oldest one is Andrei Tchmil, 36 years and 57 days (1999)
– Wladimiro Panizza has the most starts in "La Primavera", 18
– Four riders have won Milan-Sanremo while wearing the rainbow jersey: Alfredo Binda (1931), Eddy Merckx (1972, 1975), Felice Gimondi (1974) and Giuseppe Saronni (1983)
– The only winners from outside of Europe are Australia's Matthew Goss and Simon Gerrans
– Sean Kelly is the last Grand Tour champion victorious in Milan-Sanremo (1992)
– Throughout history, the maximum distance of the race has never exceeded 298 kilometers
– The last year to witness a winner from a daylong breakaway was 1982, when Marc Gomez was part of a 20-man escape
– Gino Bartali holds the record for the biggest time span between the first and last victory: 11 years
– Poggio was introduced on the course in 1960, when Gastone Nencini was the first rider at the top of the climb
– Highest average speed was recorded in 1990: 45,806 km/h
– 1954 is the year in which the race was shown live on television for the first time
– Biggest gap between first and second came in 1910, when Eugene Christophe got to the line 61 minutes ahead of Giovanni Cocchi
– Milan-Sanremo is the only Monument which hasn't been won three years in a row by the same rider
– Of these, Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec, Bora-Argon 18, CCC Sprandi Polkowice, Giant-Alpecin, Lampre-Merida and Novo Nordisk are winless this season
– 30 nations will have at least one cyclist in the peloton, with Italy providing the most riders, 60
– Youngest rider in the race is Daniel Martinez (19 years), while oldest one is Davide Rebellin (44 years)
– Four former winners will line-up at the start: Fabian Cancellara, Mark Cavendish, Alexander Kristoff and Filippo Pozzato
– Julen Amezqueta, Fernando Gaviria, Mirco Maestri, Gregor Mühlberger and Lorenzo Rota are the five neo-pros to make their debut in a Monument at "La Primavera"
– Of the riders at the start, Matteo Tossato has the most participations: 17, including the one of this year
– The peloton of Milan-Sanremo has won a combined total of 4 Grand Tours, 23 Monuments, 8 world titles (road race+individual time trial) and more than 160 Grand Tour stages
Tirreno-Adriatico Stats
– Dino Zandegu won the first edition of the race, which was called at tht time "The Three Days of the South" (1966)
– Roger De Vlaeminck has the most overall victories, six, between 1972 and 1977
– The Belgian is also the rider who got the most stage wins, 15
– Italy leads in the nations classification, with 24 triumphs, the last one being scored by Vincenzo Nibali, in 2013
– Nibali is the only cyclist who has won Tirreno-Adriatico and the Giro d'Italia in the same season
– Only one non-European rider took home Neptun's Trident: Australia's Cadel Evans, in 2012
– 1997 saw the longest edition, 1437 kilometers; the shortest one came in 1973, just 582 kilometers
– With one exception (1966), all the editions have finished in the same town, San Benedetto del Tronto
– In 2003, Filippo Pozzato became the youngest ever winner (21 years and 193 days); the oldest winner is Stefano Garzelli, 36 years and 252 days in 2010
– Spain's Oscar Freire is the only world champion who finished first in the overall classification (2005)
– In two occasions, the first and the second rider in the GC came home in the same time (1966: Dino Zandegu – Vito Taccone; 2010: Stefano Garzelli-Michele Scarponi)
– Biggest gap between the winner and the cyclist who finished second was recorded in 1990, when 2:31 separated Tony Rominger and Zenon Jaskula
– 23 teams (18 World Tour and 5 Pro Continental) will be at the start of this year's edition
– Of these, five are winless in 2016: Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec, Bora-Argon 18, CCC Sprandi Polkowice, Giant-Alpecin and Lampre-Merida
– The riders in Tirreno-Adriatico have won a combined total of 5 Grand Tours, 17 Monuments, 10 World Titles and more than 170 Grand Tour stages
– Five neo-pros will ride Tirreno-Adriatico, with the race acting as their first ever World Tour event: Søren Kragh Andersen, Fernando Gaviria, Gregor Mühlberger, Jaime Roson and Lorenzo Rota
– In 2016, 33 nations will be represented in the peloton, Italy being the one with the most cyclists at the startline, 49
– Youngest rider in the race is Bardiani's Lorenzo Rota (20 years); oldest one is Davide Rebellin (44 years)
– The line-up of the 51st edition includes two former winners: Fabian Cancellara and Vincenzo Nibali
Paris-Nice Stats
– First winner of the race was Alfons Schepers, back in 1933
– Sean Kelly holds the record for the most GC wins, seven, which he got between 1982 and 1988
– The nations standings is topped by France, with 21 victories, but the last one came in 1997
– Eddy Merckx has the most days spent in the leader's jersey, 57
– He's also the rider with the most stage wins to his account, 21, and the most edition in which he nailed at least a victory: 9
– Another Belgian, Freddy Maertens, holds the record for the most wins at a single edition: 6 in 1976
– Ten riders have led the race from the first until the last day: Alfons Scheepers (1933), Jean Bobet (1955), Eddy Merckx (1971), Freddy Maertens (1977), Gerrie Knetemann (1978), Sean Kelly (1986), Alex Zülle (1993), Laurent Jalabert (1997), Frank Vandenbroucke (1998) and Jörg Jaksche (2004)
– In 20 editions, the winner didn't score a stage win along the way; last one to do that was Davide Rebellin, in 2008
– The longest edition took place in 1959 (2033 kilometers), while the shortest one was in 1973 (850 kilometers)
– 1934 saw the introduction of half-stages in the race, while the 1936 one featured bonus seconds for the first time
– 1969 was the first year in which an individual time trial finished at the top of Col d'Èze
– Highest average speed was recorded in 2010 – 43,118 km/h; lowest one was recorded in 1933 – 33,432 km/h
– 2008 saw the smallest time gap between the winner (Davide Rebellin) and the second placed rider (Rinaldo Nocentini): 3 seconds
– The biggest winning margin came in 1939, when 9 minutes and 33 seconds separated Maurice Archambaud and Frans Bonduel
– René Vietto is the youngest ever winner – 21 years in 1935; Raymond Poulidor is the oldest one, 36 years in 1973
– 22 teams (18 World Tour and 4 Pro Continental) will be at the start of the 74th edition
– Of these, three are winless this season: Delko Marseille, Giant-Alpecin and Lampre-Merida
– Alberto Contador, Luis Leon Sanchez and Richie Porte ar the three former winners to line up for the race
– The riders in Paris-Nice have won a combined total of 7 Grand Tours, 12 Monuments, 3 World Titles and more than 100 Grand Tour stages
– Five neo-pros will ride Paris-Nice: Patrick Bevin, Lilian Calmejane, Daniel Hoelgaard, Odd Christian Eiking and Quentin Pacher
– If Alberto Contador wins the general classification, he'll equal Jacques Anquetil's record for the biggest timespan between the first and the last victory: 9 years
– For Sylvain Chavanel, this will be the 16th consecutive participation in the race, a new record
– France has the most riders at the start this year: 40
– Odd Christian Eiking (21 years) is the youngest cyclist to race Paris-Nice, while Matteo Tosatto (41 years) is the oldest one
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The profundity of Sri Ramakrishna's thoughts and teachings is immeasurable and its influence is ever-widening. As a result, many books are being published on him and Dakshineswar. This book is a memorial edition and has invaluable pictures and vivid descriptions of places and events connected with Sri Ramakrishna's life at Dakshineswar.


Come join Fritz Onion and myself at a Pluralsight double feature in southern California. Starting October on 22nd, we'll cover everything from JSON spitting web services to the Sharepointy magic of ASP.NET 2.0 web parts.
It's more than a class … it's an experience (and fun, too)!


DAMIEN DUFF has confirmed reports he has been in talks with Celtic over a Lennoxtown coaching role.
The reports last night suggested Duff was thrashing out a deal with the club to take Shaun Maloney's place after the former midfielder moved to the Belgium set up with former boss Roberto Martinez.
"I spoke to them last week, I went over to the training ground. For me and most Irish men, it's the biggest club in the world. There's a role going there with the reserves and we're still talking to them." Duff said.
Duff, 39, is currently coaching Shamrock Rovers under 15 side but is looking to take a massive step up by becoming part of Celtic's very professional Lennoxtown team.
The club put a lot of time, money and effort to developing young stars like James Forrest, Kieran Tierney and Callum McGregor. Anyone brought into oversee young Celtic stars development will have to be of the highest calibre.


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Silly penalties cost Islanders in Game 3 loss to Panthers
Panthers right wing Brett Connolly checks Islanders defenseman Scott Mayfield during the first period of an NHL Stanley Cup playoff hockey game in Toronto on Wednesday. Credit: AP/Nathan Denette
Updated August 5, 2020 4:58 PM
We are not exactly sure what materials the Islanders have available to them inside their Toronto bubble, other than the ping pong table for their team tournament.
Maybe a scrapbook with fading newspaper clips from their 17-game point streak last fall? Or stationery to write long letters back home? Or playing cards for late-night games of bridge?
But if coach Barry Trotz has a chalkboard at his disposal, he might want to use it on Thursday to have his players write 500 times each, "I WILL NOT TAKE SILLY PENALTIES AGAINST THE PANTHERS."
It is exactly the sort of thing a team with a 2-0 lead in a best-of-five series should not do, allowing an opponent that was teetering an opportunity to feel good about itself.
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And it is exactly the sort of thing the Islanders did on Wednesday, leading to a 3-2 loss that extended their NHL qualifying round series to a Game 4 on Friday.
"Obviously, we didn't execute our game plan," J-G Pageau said. "Discipline was in our game plan, and we didn't do it."
The good news for the Islanders is that they remain a mostly smart, experienced team with a smart, experienced coach, and they have two more tries to advance.
But they would do well to let Wednesday's assorted mistakes simmer and remember them Friday.
No need here to spend time on every misstep in Game 3.
That includes Scott Mayfield being penalized for flipping the puck over the glass needlessly, and for two penalties coming in the Islanders' offensive zone.
It is enough to point out two penalties that led to two Panthers power-play goals and illustrate the fine line that separates playoff victories from defeats.
The first came at 2:53 of the second period, when the Islanders were called for having too many men on the ice.
What happened, Coach?
"We had too many men on the ice," Trotz said. "Usually, [on] the changes, everybody knows who's up and you watch your guy coming to the bench and one of our players was obviously not watching and he jumped on.
"To me, that's not being real sharp. That one is inexcusable for me."
Shortly thereafter, Erik Haula of the Panthers scored the game's first goal.
It was 1-1 seven seconds into the third when Islanders goaltender Semyon Varlamov saw Florida's Mark Pysyk bearing down on him and cleared the puck behind his net.
But he did so when said puck was in the zone in which goalies are not allowed to handle them, a rule instituted in part in reaction to the tactics of Martin Brodeur, Islanders GM Lou Lamoriello's long-ago superstar with the Devils.
Mike Hoffman's power-play goal following that miscue gave Florida the lead for good. Former Ranger Brian Boyle added another score a couple of minutes later to make it 3-1.
"I made a mistake on that play, very simple," Varlamov said. "I should have handled the puck better. It cost us a goal."
Said Trotz, "Obviously, it was a turning point. They were able to capitalize on some momentum there . . . Unfortunately, the puck bounced on Varly."
Hey, stuff happens. It's the playoffs. And betting against the Islanders to finish this off would be unwise. But this is a best-of-five, under unprecedented circumstances, so there is no telling what could happen next.
Trotz credited the Panthers with taking advantage of the gifts they were handed, but he said his team can and must do better.
"A lot of the stuff that they got we can clean that up, and that's in our control," he said. "So we're going to have to clean that up. It's a little bit of a missed opportunity for us to knock them out."
All could be forgiven come Friday. Win, and it's ping pong time all weekend.
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Review: Eliasziw M et al. Early risk of stroke after a transient ischemic attack in patients with internal carotid artery disease. CMAJ 2004; 170(7):1105-1109.
Patients who experience a transient ischemic attack (TIA), sometimes called a "mini stroke", and return to normal neurologic function within 24 hours, are often relieved that they have "dodged the bullet" associated with a major stroke. Despite its seemingly benign course, a TIA is a serious medical condition that requires prompt attention and intervention.
In this subgroup analysis from the North American Symptomatic Carotid Endarterectomy Trial (NASCET), 603 patients with a hemispheric TIA and internal carotid artery stenosis >50% were randomized to the medical arm (no surgery, just aspirin, usually). In this group, the 90-day risk of ipsilateral stroke was very high (20.1%) and much higher than a similar-sized group of patients with stroke at entry into the trial (2.3%). The highest risk was in the 48 hours after the TIA (5.5%), proving that there is urgency in the need for interventions that decrease stroke risk. Patients with TIA symptoms should seek immediate medical attention so that the cause can be found (perhaps carotid artery disease) and secondary prevention strategies can be initiated.
Review: O'Rourke F et al. Current and future concepts in stroke prevention. CMAJ 2004; 170(7):1123-1133.
This article is an excellent review of the current thinking regarding prevention of stroke in patients at risk. It is particularly useful in that all of the large clinical trials that are pivotal in our understanding of the approach to stroke prevention are presented in tabular form. The authors recommend antiplatelet agents for secondary prevention of ischemic stroke except when the patient has atrial fibrillation or recent MI, where anticoagulation with warfarin is recommended. In addition, the authors present data to support blood pressure lowering (with ACE inhibitors and diuretics) and statins for secondary stroke prevention. For patients with symptomatic carotid artery disease, the importance of carotid endarterectomy is stressed although, for asymptomatic disease, aggressive medical therapy is advocated.
Review: Johnston DCC, Hill MD. The patient with transient cerebral ischemia. CMAJ 2004; 170(7):1134-1137.
This article is an instructional case where a patient with a 30 minute episode of focal neurologic symptoms is evaluated to determine the best strategies for secondary stroke prevention. He has a history of hypertension and dyslipidemia. The essentials of the diagnosis, including imaging are discussed in depth. A case for clinical trials to study early intervention after TIA is made. This short paper demonstrates how to apply the content of papers #1 and #2 (above) in clinical practice.