How they did: Opened Group A with a 1-0 loss to Denmark, paying for a slow start as they conceded in the sixth minute. The Red Devils were unable to level despite looking more than a match for their experienced opponents as the game went on. "We started off with too much respect for Denmark and in awe of the finals so at half-time I told them not to show Denmark that much respect," said coach Ives Serneels. "I was proud of how much energy they gave and it's a pity we didn't equalise."
Can they make it? On Thursday they take on a Norway team itching to bounce back from a 1-0 reverse of their own, against the Netherlands, in what was a disappointing display by the 2013 runners-up. Belgium did beat Norway 3-2 in a 2015 friendly and the match winner that day, Tessa Wullaert, will again be the central figure for Serneels's side after her tireless display on Sunday.
How they did: Furiously pressed their way to a surprise 1-0 triumph against Switzerland, recording the country's maiden victory at a EURO final tournament (male or female). Forward Nina Burger took her chance well early on and Dominik Thalhammer's side – on debut at a women's senior final tournament – held firm thereafter. "We've worked for many years towards this," said the coach. "Our attitude was superb from the start and Switzerland played into our hands with the open nature of their game."
Can they make it? Absolutely. Although facing favourites France on Saturday is a tough ask, the last fixture against Iceland is winnable for an Austria side suddenly relishing their self-proclaimed underdog status. Thalhammer got the high-pressing tactics spot on first time round and his charges took full advantage of Swiss mistakes. He and his players will have to repeat the feat at least once more to reach the last eight.
How they did: Tipped as dark horses coming into the tournament, the Swiss struggled on Tuesday and lost 1-0 to a hard-running Austria side, despite a valiant late rally following Rahel Kiwic's dismissal. "We made too many errors and got into a downward spiral," said coach Martina Voss-Tecklenburg. "We weren't anywhere near where we wanted to be. It wasn't what I'd expected."
Can they make it? The game against Iceland on Saturday is vital for both nations. The Swiss have to – and will – improve, but with hotly-tipped France to play on Wednesday, a win against the Nordic outfit is a must. If that is to happen, though, talented Chelsea forward Ramona Bachmann and experienced Wolfsburg midfielder Lara Dickenmann will have to step up.
How they did: A 2-0 defeat by neighbours Spain was not the debut they would have wanted, but it was a gutsy performance nonetheless against one of the dark horses for the tournament. Francisco Neto set his side up to frustrate and they did just that. However, Spain's pressure and class eventually told as they took advantage of two lapses in concentration to secure all three points within the first 45 minutes. Their second-half display was much improved as they stood up to Jorge Vilda's team and they will take confidence from that.
Can they make it? It will be difficult, especially given how good fellow Group D opponents England looked as they swatted Scotland aside. You never know with football and Portugal will certainly take heart from the fact they face their fellow debutants next and should they get the three points there, it will go down to the wire. But for Portugal, the important thing is the learning process for future success and even if they do not make it, just getting to the Netherlands was a real achievement in itself.
How they did: OK. They made history by qualifying but set an unfortunate second record against the worst possible opponents, suffering a tournament-high 6-0 loss to England. They battled hard, but missing regulars Kim Little, Jennifer Beattie, Emma Mitchell and Hayley Lauder they did not have the weapons to deal with an England team who finished in deadly fashion. To lose the next star in line, Jane Ross, to a shoulder injury hardly helped.
Can they make it? A win against Portugal is a must, with Lauder possibly to return even if Ross is set to miss out. They have beaten Portugal in the recent past so victory is possible; more difficult will be the meeting with their nemeses from the 2013 play-offs, Spain, who started very well on Wednesday.
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Whole-body PET/MRI in oncology: Current status and clinical applications
Leonardo Pace, Emanuele Nicolai, Marco Aiello, Onofrio Antonio Catalano, Marco Salvatore
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In oncology, diagnostic imaging plays a major role in staging, therapy assessment and in the evaluation of tumor biology. Multimodality imaging, and more specifically positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT), has matured into an important imaging tool. The recent introduction of the integrated whole-body PET/magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) represents the addition of a promising methodology in clinical practice. Combining the metabolic data of PET with the anatomical and functional information provided by MRI and fMRI may further improve the diagnostic value of each method alone. Although the literature is still limited, data indicate a potential advantage of PET/MRI over PET/CT in all the indications where MRI is superior to CT, as well as in the evaluation of tumor biology. Integrated PET/MRI might be performed in addition to the existing imaging modality in specific regions. Moreover, integrated PET/MRI is an alternative to PET/CT when a low radiation dose is required, i.e. in children and in repeated imaging. In the rapidly evolving field of diagnostic imaging, the role of a new modality should be accurately evaluated. Further studies are needed to test the diagnostic accuracy of PET/MRI in different oncology indications. Whether PET/MRI will replace PET/CT or be a complementary methodology and whether it represents true diagnostic progress remains to be evaluated, also taking into account economic considerations.
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Lallemand Animal Nutrition invited livestock producers in the Pilot Farm Network to Picardie, France, for the 9th Pilot Farm Day on Feb. 6-8. Attendees included French, Swiss, Spanish and Tunisian pilot farm producers.
Participants visited the pilot farm, GIE de la Source — often called "ferme des 1000 vaches" or "1,000 cows farm" — during a tour led by Michel Welter (Director of the "GIE de la Source" 850 dairy cows Farm, Lallemand Pilot farm) and a fellow livestock producer who breeds and finishes Charolais cattle. The next day, attendees spoke with a partner in a dairy operation that milks 200 cows (SCL O'Lait) and visited the Marquenterre Park (Baie de Somme).
This event allowed farmers to discuss the organization of the next LALLEMAND TOUR planned for 2019. The Pilot Farm Network's purpose is two-fold. Livestock producers from across Europe are able to visit make personal connections while visiting different operations. These experiences provide information that can directly benefit their individual farms. The group also allows Lallemand Animal Nutrition to showcase new microbial technologies and gain feedback on real-world applications.
In 2009, Lallemand Animal Nutrition created the Pilot Farm Network to ensure its products and services were meeting the needs of livestock producers across multiple countries. Today, the network includes 22 pilot farms located in nine countries.


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In Diversity, LGBT•June 28, 2012•11 Minutes
Leading as a Straight Ally
"A lot of times, people don't necessarily want advice, they just want someone to talk to," explained Nini Mishra, manager in Accenture's change management practice and an active member of its LGBT allies program.
Mishra is an enthusiastic LGBT ally (also known as "straight ally") at the company. She explained that the company's formal LGBT ally program was launched recently, but she has been participating in the informal "Friends of LGBT" group for quite some time. "I had a number of friends and colleagues who are open and out, and they were people who I had a huge amount of respect for personally and professionally. Over the years, a lot of them confided in me, just going out to coffee and talking about their feelings," she explained. "To me, that's what the LGBT allies program is about – to support fellow colleagues and be role models for how to foster inclusiveness."
She suggested that LGBT inclusiveness is just one layer to Accenture's wider value set of diversity and inclusion. "I think it transcends a lot of other points. It's just treating people as individuals, with respect, and being open to differences," she explained.
Anthony Sharrock, IT Strategy and Transformation Consultant at Accenture, and UK co-lead of the company's LGBT Allies program, agreed. "I initially thought, 'what's the point of an LGBT ally network?'" he explained. "As a gay man, I didn't really get the concept. But I began to realize it's actually another avenue to help make LGBT employees feel comfortable about being themselves at work, and to do this well. It needs to be okay to be gay any place in the firm, no matter your project, team, et cetera. That takes more than just having a great LGBT network."
He added, "It's part of pushing the agenda forward. In the same way we want to see men at women's networking events, we want to see straight people at LGBT events."
Advice for Team Leaders
Mishra believes that being an LGBT ally, in addition to being supportive of friends and coworkers, is also part of a broader management style around fostering authenticity at work.
"The first thing to do is create awareness that you are an ally. Sometimes people just don't know. When I join a new team, I'm quite vocal about what groups I'm in. I let them know that I'm proud to be an LGBT ally. And when leading a team, I think being vocal about your interests motivates people to know that you do have a personality outside work."
She continued, "As a leader of a team, I think it's important to say 'this is my vision of how we will or won't work.'"
That leads to Mishra's next piece of advice – using inclusive language. At a consultancy, she explains, many LGBT people are faced with the challenge of coming out at work every time they start a new project. "Think about your language. Saying 'partner' instead of 'girlfriend' or 'boyfriend,' they know I'm not presuming one thing or another and can come out if they choose without having to correct me."
Similarly, she suggested being firm about what kind of language is not acceptable within the team. "When you hear things like 'that's so gay' – many people say it without thinking about what that really means. If you point out that it's not appropriate, they will recognize that."
She continued that LGBT allies should be careful not to push LGBT individuals to come out if they don't want to. "If they decide not to come forward, that's up to them."
Finally, Mishra added, being a LGBT ally as a manager results in a stronger team and a better product. "If people feel they can be open about their lives, the team is more trusting of one another. It helps get the job done and you get better results. I think it's just good business, working with a style of management that understands that we're all different."
Sharrock described his own experience with a more senior LGBT ally on his team. Having worked in the public sector previously, he was unsure what to expect as far as the culture when he first joined Accenture.
He emphasized that the company is a great place to work, that he'd never had a problem with being out at the office. But as a consultant moving from team to team, he continued, having to come out to a new set of colleagues every few months can be taxing. "So it was my second project, and this time I thought 'I can't wait two months to come out, and deal with that double-take situation again.'"
When the inevitable Monday discussion about what people on the team had done over the weekend began, Sharrock took a deep breath and mentioned he'd gone out to an area of town known for gay nightlife. "This colleague of mine didn't bat an eyelid, and just said, 'Oh, great' and asked which places I'd gone and mentioned a few in the area he thought were fun."
He continued, "And because he was so comfortable, it helped my other colleagues absorb it faster too. Little moments like that are I think the key part of being an LGBT ally, in this case to ease past those initial slight moment of surprise and accept it without awkwardness. These small actions are those that make the biggest difference."
Additionally, he added seeing the "LGBT ally" badge on colleagues' pages on the company's intranet is also a great conversation starter. "It can be a gateway into a conversation that is sometimes hard to raise."
Cross-Network Synergies
Mishra says LGBT allies can be more effective when promoting LGBT inclusiveness within other employee networks or sports groups. "From a program perspective, I think cross integration and connecting with other interest groups is important. Developing a long list of LGBT allies who are multifaceted themselves is a big part of building inclusiveness."
She continued, "My ethnicity is Indian, and I've found a lot of people of my ethnicity – not just at work, but in my community or when I was in college – who weren't out, or were in the process of coming out, have come forward and confided in me after learning I'm an active LGBT ally," Mishra said. "They identify with me from a community perspective."
"I didn't realize I was doing anything different by being supportive. And then I try to put them in touch with someone who has been in their shoes before, someone with whom they can talk through the issues."
By connecting with people of other networks or communities, she pointed out, the message of inclusiveness can be spread farther.
Next Steps for LGBT allies
Mishra believes that LGBT allies can do more to support LGBT individuals outside the company. "I think we have a very good program at Accenture," she said, "but some organizations are not as forward as we are."
Sharrock agreed. He explained that he had once had an uncomfortable moment while onsite, and an LGBT ally helped make the situation better. "My colleague was instrumental in moderating the language and jokes at a client. I was junior, and didn't feel comfortable saying anything to the client myself. But having that message come from a non-LGBT colleague, who was also more senior, was powerful."
Mishra said she would like to learn more from senior leaders on how to approach LGBT on a client level. "I think there's more we can do outside the organization as far as inclusion," she explained. "It would be great to have tools to showcase our successes as LGBT allies in conversations with clients. I'm just really proud to be part of this formal network."


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Emotions also play a big part in our shopping habits. Arguably, there are few shopping environments that are more subject to the power of emotions than a pet store. That's why it's so important to hit the right emotional buttons in impulse sales campaigns.
One of the most compelling emotional triggers in the sales arsenal is urgency. We all have faced moments when taking some sort of action was urgently required.
One example would be the need to slam on the brakes in order to avoid an automobile collision. While the sense of urgency in a selling environment is not that dramatic, it's still a deep-seated emotion waiting to be awakened in all of us. That's why you see so many limited-time and today-only sales promotions. Consider appealing to your customers' sense of urgency by offering limited-time offers in your impulse displays. Some retailers inject a sense of urgency into their impulse displays by putting out only a limited number of the item, suggesting that if consumers don't act now, it might be too late.
Also consider the satisfaction of obtaining a bargain. Regardless of their financial situation, almost everyone gains a feeling of satisfaction when they come away from a sales transaction feeling that they gained high value for their money. The Walmart organization has built a gigantic business based on that simple premise. With that in mind, consider "buy one, get one free" or similar bargain promotions in your impulse program.
However, impulse products don't always have to offer a financial or urgency motivation. If you've ever bought something that was relatively new or novel, you probably took pleasure in showing it to others. If you have new or original products that fit the other criteria such as small and low cost, consider testing them as impulse items.
If you're looking to increase impulse buying in your store, it's essential that you take the time to implement the right merchandising strategies, including those mentioned here. Of course, as with any marketing strategy, implementing a successful impulse program will put further demands on your already strained time. However, if done properly, it can add significantly to your bottom line.
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Legislating to protect the ecological function of coral reefs
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Declaration of the World's Largest Marine Protected Area: marine conservation benefitting the ecosystems and people of the Indian Ocean
Since 1994, Professor Charles Sheppard at the University of Warwick, both individually and in collaboration with others, has published key results and observational studies into the coral reefs and islands of the Chagos Archipelago, central Indian Ocean. This is a British Overseas Territory - the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT), the UK's most biodiverse marine environment, comprising five atolls including the largest in the world and ten submerged atolls and banks covering 60,000 sqkm. These studies showed the marine environment there was the least impacted in the Indian Ocean, and the largest undamaged tract of coral reefs remaining in the world. It also has the worlds highest reef fish biomass, highest densities of the huge but endangered coconut crabs, and is the most unpolluted marine environment recorded in the world. Results in 250 papers to date from over 100 collaborators including several from Warwick (PhD students to Professors), provided the scientific basis for the UK Government's declaration in 2010 of the largest strictly no-take Marine Protected Area (MPA) in the world. The MPA exceeds 650,000 sqkm. The intention is to conserve this huge and globally important area in its present condition, for the benefit of the Indian Ocean countries, and to act as a scientific reference site, or baseline, for tropical studies world-wide. This declaration is a major step forward for marine conservation and food security in a region that has undergone massive decline, both in its ecological condition and ability to supply protein for inhabitants of many of the world's poorest countries.
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Cost-effective restoration strategies for at risk / damaged coral reefs
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Sustainable Marine Management Implementation
Based on biogenic reef research at Heriot-Watt University (HWU), nine Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) have been designated and established in the Northeast Atlantic, Caribbean and Eastern Pacific, and a further six are under consideration. These MPAs represent 10% of the Caribbean Sea area, 6% of the UK's inshore Special Areas of Conservation (SAC) and 18% of the MPAs under consideration in Scotland. In addition, our ecological assessments of the biodiversity value and structure of biogenic habitats, and their sensitivities to widespread stressors, stakeholder conflict assessment and economic assessments have underpinned the objectives, management measures and assessment of MPAs, and other marine spatial planning initiatives, undertaken in the context of both the current marine environmental conditions and future climate change trajectories.
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Holyhead
Steam buffs pay £259 for taste of golden age of rail travel on board 'North Wales Coast Express'
The LMS Jubilee 45690 Leander ran from Liverpool to Holyhead with drop-offs in Llandudno and Bangor
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On the hottest day of the year so far., the Leander locomotive passes through Abergele and Pensarn station (Image: Ian Cooper/North Wales Live)
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Rail buffs were transported back to the heyday of steam travel in North Wales when a one-off service train ran along the coastal line to Holyhead and back.
Paying up to £259 each, passengers enjoyed luxury service aboard carriages hauled by the LMS Jubilee 45690 Leander, a restored locomotive dating back to 1936.
The so-called "North Wales Coast Express" service, operated by The Railway Touring Company, was fully booked before it set out from Liverpool earlier today (July 18).
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Passengers could choose to continue to Holyhead – or to alight in Llandudno Junction to visit Llandudno, or at Bangor, to explore the cathedral city.
On its website, the Railway Touring Company described the tour as a "special steam-hauled summer train".
The company added: "It provides an excellent opportunity for passengers from Merseyside and Cheshire to experience the excitement of travelling by steam train along the picturesque North Wales Coast railway line."
For all passengers, the sun-kissed scenery of the North Wales coast was the same for everyone.
But some enjoyed rather better service than others.
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Premier passengers, paying £259 each for the full Holyhead service (£781 for a family), were treated to a full "English" breakfast on the outward leg before being served a four-course dinner on the evening return leg.
For First Class passengers, each paying £159, breakfast was a bacon roll followed by afternoon tea with a savoury and scones.
Those in Standard paid £99 and had to be content with snacks from the buffet car.
Built at Crewe in March 1936, Leander operated from the Cheshire town until 1947 when it was transferred to Bristol. After being withdrawn in 1964, Leander was sold to ascrapyard in South Wales before being rescued by a preservation society 1972 (Image: Ian Cooper/North Wales Live)
Along the route, steam enthusiasts manned bridges to catch sight of the Leander, last seen in the region in August 2019.
The locomotive was a late call-up for a celebration organised to mark the re-opening of the Conwy Valley line following track damage caused by Storm Gareth.
By travelling to Blaenau Ffestiniog via Llandudno Junction, it was the first locomotive in its class ever to tackle the 1:45 gradient that leads to the two-mile-long Blaenau Ffestiniog Tunnel, the longest single-track tunnel in the country.
Next week the trip will be repeated on a train hauled by an as-yet-unnamed locomotive.
On Tuesday, July 20, the Railway Touring Company is organising "The Welsh Mountaineer" steam journey from Preston, via Chester.
"This is a journey that you will remember for a long time!" the company promises.
No Premier service is available for this trip. First Class fares are £179, and for Standard Class it's £119.
However the "Welsh Mountaineer" trip is now fully booked.
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The people of Corby turned out in force to take part in the 20 Million Step Challenge across the county over the weekend, smashing their results from the previous year.
A grand total of 209 people walked a total distance of 895.3 miles, equating to an outstanding 1,790,600 steps in a variety of events, from lunchtime walks to gym customers using treadmills.
The achievement saw an increase of more than one million steps from the efforts of 2014, with almost twice as many people taking part.
Corby Council's lead member for community Cllr John McGhee said: "We are totally amazed by Corby's results this year and would like to thank everyone who took part.
"Not only did we have nearly 100 more people join the events this year but in total we managed to take over a million more steps too.


Twenty four years ago when my husband and I were selecting our rings, I wondered why gold and diamonds as well as other gem stones had to be so expensive. Through discussions, our family jeweler asked me if I'd like to get into the business on a part time basis. I said yes! He was a terrific mentor and opened doors to quality, reputable wholesale merchants. I have spent many years growing my skills through seminars, metal smith courses and working with artists.
I have been selling fine jewelry and creating custom jewelry for private clients for over 20 years.
I am a former CEO of a non-profit organization as well as a wife, mother and grandmother. Tom and I have 4 grandkids, play tennis as often as possible, care for a large yard and gardens and, like many of us, try to stay healthy while eating the foods we enjoy with people we enjoy.
I am proud of how I serve my clients and look forward to working with you toward your fine jewelry goals.
"I have purchased items from Preferably Gold (Lynne) for the last few years. Her designs are creative and workmanship high quality and items are affordable. She has repaired pieces and helped me add items that made even my older jewelry selections look new. She has worked with my family members to select wedding and engagement rings and always takes the time to be sure her clients are happy and make the best choice while respecting their budget."
"I love jewelry, pearls, semi-precious gems and artistic pieces made of metals. Lynne Oehlke has fashioned unique, beautiful pieces for my daughters and me. She is an artist who works magic and makes it possible for me to have and give gifts of outstanding jewelry that are family treasures."


New Delhi: December 6: Taking note of high fees, tough competitions for limited seats and gap in education and employment sectors, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday assured students that his party will put the issues concerning the "nation builders" of future on the national agenda.
Observing that many from the student community face an "uphill task", Gandhi assured them of direct access to opportunities and vowed to end corruption in the system.
In an open letter to students, Gandhi said a platform "Behtar Bharat" was being launched where students would have their say, thereby putting students' issues on the national agenda.
"You tell us the issues that matter to you and we will put them on the national agenda. Your concerns are our concerns, your priorities are the Congress party's priorities," wrote Gandhi.
Calling them "nation builders". Gandhi said: "Countries forge ahead not with war but with science and technology and art and literature. Societies progress by embracing rationality and justice.
"However, many of you face an uphill battle: it is not easy to get admission into good colleges, college fees are often very high, and sometimes what you study does not seem helpful to getting a job.
"We will do everything we can so that you have direct access to opportunities, and we will end the corruption in the system which holds you back," said Gandhi.


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Battlestar Galacticast: Remembering Season 3, Episode 11: 'The Eye of Jupiter'
March 24, 2020, 2:14 PM ET
Credit: Sci-Fi Channel
Welcome back to Battlestar Galacticast ... time to talk Battlestar Galactica Season 3!
Greetings from six feet away! Marc Bernardin and Tricia Helfer are joined by BSG writer and executive producer Mark Verheiden (calling in from a safe distance) to discuss Season 3, Episode 11: "The Eye of Jupiter" (formerly known as "The Eye of Zeus"). It's a dirty, hot, sweaty episode, and a tale of algae for our times. Take shelter with us. From a safe distance.
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The Audio Visual room is used by different departments, for holding seminars, workshops, film screenings, association activities and meetings.
The seating capacity of the Reading Hall is 180 and is open from 9.00 am to 5.00 pm. During Examination time the Reading Hall is open for students from 8.00 am to 5.00 pm.
The common staff room is air conditioned with sufficient number of cupboards. All staff members have individual locker facility. There is a separate staff room for B.Com department.
The Examination Control Room is equipped with ample storage space for question papers, answer books, mark sheets and other examination related stationary, a separate room for printing examination related material is available.
The College Quadrangle is used for various events held in the college, like the Career Fair, Exhibitions, Visions, Alumni Meet, parade and rappelling display by students, Street plays by NSS students, Tug of War, Food Festival, etc.
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This weekend our LEGO City #HeroesNeeded brand experience went live at the Glasgow and Wallsend Smyths Toystores to support the retailer's promotional activity of the Mountain and Mining sets.
The first of four weekends that will see the LEGO City Mountain – a bespoke-made, state-of-the-art plinth, tour the nation in search for brave young LEGO Fan Heroes to help the mountain police save the City from the Crooks!
We called out for heroes, Glasgow and Wallsend responded! Transported into the world of LEGO City, budding builders joined forces with the LEGO City Mountain Police. They built hundreds of dragsters before choosing to race their vehicle down the LEGO City Mining or Mountain terrain to help the Mountain Police put an end to the ever-growing amount of crooks that were causing havoc all across the mines.
Our Heroes got to take away the LEGO car they built, were presented with a LEGO City Hero activity pack so they could continue their mission at home and were rewarded with a chance to sit and pose for a picture sat on a life-sized LEGO City vehicle – made out of a whopping 10,099 bricks!
Check out the LEGO City range at https://www.lego.com/en-gb/themes/city.


Tubatuba Town is home to a Rainbow Nation of animal-friends where Musi, a jolly hippo, and Cuckoo, a whacky chicken, help everyone get around and get by – together! Because we may be different, but we're BETTER TOGETHER!
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JERUSALEM (CNS) — The U.S. budgetary cuts to humanitarian aid institutions helping Palestinians could lead to long-term disastrous consequences, said Catholic aid workers in the region.
In early September, U.S. President Donald Trump said his administration would cut $200 million of aid to medical and humanitarian aid providers. He had already announced that the U.S. would withhold $350 million from the U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East — amounting to more than one-quarter of the organization's annual budget.
DuBose said CRS' five-year $50-million program "Envision Gaza 2020" program, which is funded by USAID and provides food and necessity vouchers as well as short-term employment opportunities for Palestinians in Gaza, will be directly impacted by Trump's decision.
"I can only imagine how many people will be impacted, but this decision is only speeding up the humanitarian crisis," she said.
DuBose said many of the recipients of their aid have been calling them worried about what this will mean for them. She said CRS will be able to continue helping a fraction of the families — a mere 760 — with food assistance thanks to special funds provided by Caritas Germany, Caritas Australia and a family foundation from the USA that wishes to remain anonymous.
"What we see across the world is that any time there is a crisis and people are not able to meet their basic needs, that causes instability. What shape that will take here, I don't know, but we do expect some instability," said Dubose.
"CAFOD is clear that all people in the region have the right to enjoy a just peace, to have the opportunity to flourish and to live with dignity. This won't be achieved by threatening access to vital services and denying the basic rights of refugees," said a statement from Janet Symes, CAFOD's head of region for Asia and the Middle East.
"A (peace) deal with the Palestinians (and Israelis) will cause UNRWA to go out of business, and a lot of people who are doing really well off because of UNRWA will be out of jobs and salaries," said Freeman.


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Mount Mercy's 'Pathways to Scholarship' Quality Initiative increases faculty/student partnerships
|In Academics, Spring 2013
|By Kelli Sanders
Through its successful Quality Initiative, Mount Mercy's campus has seen an increase in faculty-student partnership in addition to individual research projects.
Mount Mercy received approval from the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) for its Quality Initiative project, Pathways to Scholarship. The university is participating in the launch of a new HLC accreditation model that includes a campus-specific improvement project, the Quality Initiative. Mount Mercy's two-year project placed special focus on energizing scholarship by encouraging faculty and student engagement in research and creative work, both individually and through collaborative teams.
"This is a significant step for Mount Mercy University and a moment to celebrate our collective efforts to strengthen and share the scholarly activity on campus," said Provost Melody Graham.
As part of the Pathways to Scholarship initiative, the university appointed faculty member Dennis Dew, Ph.D., to serve as undergraduate research coordinator. Dew is also assistant professor of psychology at Mount Mercy. In his role as coordinator, he works closely with faculty and students interested or involved in scholarship projects. Students can apply through this program to work with faculty members as research/creative assistants, receiving funding while they learn about the research process in their fields of interest. Students and faculty from a broad range of majors have already participated in these opportunities.
To raise awareness of these activities and share the knowledge gained, the university hosts an undergraduate scholarship festival each spring. Presentations from more than 80 students mentored by over 30 faculty were shared at the 2012 event.
Topics included development and implementation of an EMR (Electronic Medical Records) System for the Department of Nursing, "Understanding the Molecular Mechanism of Glaucoma: Testing the Interaction Between Wild Type and Mutant of Lyst and Casien Kinase II Proteins," and "The Effects of Common Herbicide and Fertilizer on Earthworm Burrowing Behavior."
The 2013 Pathways to Scholarship festival was held this spring in the University Center. Although the formal Pathways to Scholarship project has concluded, its main components are continuing. This ongoing energy will bring more faculty and students into the dynamic scholarship process, building collaborative relationships fostering discovering and sharing of knowledge.
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What's in a Name? Where the One and Only "Brattleboro" Comes From
by Kevin J. Kelley
Published August 14, 2013 at 7:31 p.m.
Vermonters like to think of themselves as unique, but in at least one respect — names of towns — the state sounds a lot like other places. Burlington, for example, has two prominent echoes in North America: one in Iowa, the other in Ontario. Colchester shares its identifier with towns in England and Connecticut. And, while our Charlotte may have a distinctive pronunciation, there are plenty of other Charlottes in the U.S. and the Caribbean.
Brattleboro, however, does appear to be the only town in the world with that name. Calling it unique would still be an exaggeration — and one especially unappreciated by residents of Brattleboro Avenue in Des Moines, Iowa.
That thoroughfare runs through a neighborhood developed by a group of businessmen who called themselves the Vermont Syndicate, according to the Des Moines Public Library website. They named the local streets for Vermont towns, so it still seems reasonable to accept Brattleboro's claim of being one of a kind.
Brattleboro is not the only place in Vermont staking a claim to singularity. "There's only one Essex Junction," proclaims a historical plaque mounted in that village's Amtrak station.
In any event, Brattleboro is named for Col. William Brattle Jr., the first grantee listed on the town charter issued in 1753. Brattleborough, as the name was originally spelled, was officially changed to its Americanized form in 1888.
The Windham County community isn't shy about its special status. The local Chamber of Commerce has fashioned an all-out marketing campaign, complete with neon advertising in Times Square, that boasts of Brattleboro as "The One and Only."
Chamber chief Jerry Goldberg says he hatched the idea in 2009 when the town's economy was reeling with a hangover from the Great Recession, which had hammered the nation the previous year. "We needed to put feet on the street," Goldberg says, recalling downtown's somnolent scene. "We needed to show the chamber's members we were at least trying to do something."
The slogan caught on right away, boasts Goldberg, 74, who had a previous career in the marketing department of the CBS television network. "It was an instant get. And now it's becoming institutionalized," he says.
Few experiences in his working life can compare, Goldberg muses, to the thrill of seeing "Brattleboro: The One and Only" flashing last year at scurrying New Yorkers and gawking tourists on the Great White Way. The ad blinked on for five seconds, 120 times a week, on each of two mega-screens sponsored by ABC and MTV, respectively. In theory, at least, one million people witnessed it. Goldberg declines to say how much the chamber paid for such colossal exposure.
Brattleboro proclaims itself extraordinary in respect to more than just its name.
The town hosts the Strolling of the Heifers every June as Vermont's answer to the Running of the Bulls in Pamplona, Spain. Local boosters also remind prospective tourists that the Brattleboro area was famous long ago for its hippie communes. The '60s counterculture has had "a lasting influence on the town's character and values," a chamber blurb declares.
Brattleboro is likewise proud to have retained a disproportionately large number of bookstores. That fealty to the printed page is consistent with the town's impressive literary tradition. A list of big-name authors who have lived in or frequented Brattleboro begins with Rudyard Kipling and includes Robert Frost, Sinclair Lewis, Pearl Buck, Grace Paley and Jamaica Kincaid.
Two additional fun facts help make Brattleboro such a standout place. First, Bratt is home to a strain of rat used in labs all over the world because it's unable to produce a hormone essential to kidney function. And it was there that the U.S. gummed postage stamp was first produced — in 1847 — and, we assume, licked.


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A few weeks before my wedding, I picked up a pleather jacket and leopard print sweater at the now-defunct Joyce Leslie store in New York City (RIP provider of all my questionable college fashion choices). I was getting married in Maine in September, so it was going to be cold, and I'd been strong armed into so many traditional fashion choices for our wedding (the standard long white dress, growing my hair out) that a casual jacket and a little bit of animal print felt like the perfect rebellion.
Which is why today we've partnered up with Michaels Weddings to show you how to do a super easy custom DIY denim jacket, using the Cricut Explore Air 2. Confession: I was given a Cricut a few years ago, but was all I'm not even a crafter and gave it to my cousin. I have regretted the decision ever since. (WHY.) But for the uninitiated, the Cricut is a precision cutting tool that can cut through almost any craft material, from vellum to leather. You just choose one of their designs (or upload your own), and it does the rest. You can fake intricate laser cut details for stationery, create iron-on transfers for shirts, make stencils, or anything else that would normally require several emotional breakdowns to complete. And for $250, it's one of those craft tools you could almost justify would save you money (or at the very least, get you closer to your taste level without having to triple your decor budget).
To get started, you'll first need to create your design in the Cricut Design Space. If you've ever used Photoshop or any kind of design program, it works just like those. For our jackets, we wanted to keep things simple, so we just created a new project in the Cricut Design Space, and then used the text tool to choose the font vibe we liked best.
Once you're satisfied with your design, you click the "Make It" button in the Design Space software, and it will take you through a step-by-step process to select the material you'll be cutting and confirm the sizing of your cutting mats. Next you'll cut the material you are using to size and adhere it to the cutting mat that you'll feed into the Cricut.
Then you feed your mat into the Cricut, hit go, and watch your craft-making machine do its thing.
The Cricut spits out the cut letters, and you just peel them off! The end.
You might need to use an X-acto knife to separate out smaller parts of the design or do some clean up if you're a perfectionist like us. From there on out, it works just like a regular iron-on transfer.
Now that we've had a chance to take the Cricut for a test run, I'm trying to figure out what other paper projects I can do. (I'm thinking this backdrop is officially on my list now.) And I might be in the minority, but I kind of want to use it to make a stencil for an old-school mall airbrush-style denim jacket like this (it's fashion, don't fight me).
This post was sponsored by MichaelsWeddings.com. MichaelsWeddings.com has all you need to make your DIY dreams come true without even needing to leave the house. (It's basically like an entire Michael's store, dedicated to just weddings, and online.) You can shop by events like "reception" or category like "floral", and if you're not crafty, MichaelsWeddings.com also has awesome readymade decor items and super helpful DIY tutorials.


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Leadership Succession
Succession Planning for God's Gift: The Nonprofit Whisperer Weighs In
The Nonprofit Whisperer
Dear Nonprofit Whisperer,
I am a new board member of a thirtyish-year-old, struggling nonprofit. All but one member (the sole employee on the board) believe that our executive director is God's gift to the organization. My province is governance, and I would like to introduce the issue of ED succession planning to the board. Our ED is a nonvoting ex officio board member and should (in my view) be a major player in designing an approach, a policy, and, ideally, a procedure vis-à-vis this issue.
What is the best way for me to introduce this idea to the board without making the ED feel threatened and/or most of the board feel it's a waste of time and something to be delayed until we aren't so overwhelmed? Truth is, what the board is overwhelmed by is its habit of micromanaging, which frequently leads to contradictions apropos of even the smallest decision made by the ED.
Dear Worried,
It is hard to join a board with an entrenched culture, and talking about succession planning can definitely be a thorny issue. I have sat on a number of boards over the last thirty years, and the short answer to your question is: start with a sensible request for procedures for unplanned absence (emergency) and planned absence (family leave) to be established. Such procedures are typically part of any succession plan and help to ease the topic into the conversation. (And yes, the ED should take the first stab at designing the procedures.) Hopefully, awareness, knowledge, and trust will develop as that work happens, enabling the next steps toward succession planning for permanent departures.
In truth, fewer than 50 percent of nonprofits have succession plans, because succession is such a difficult topic. Among people who work in the field of succession planning, the conversation has shifted toward building a sustainable organization as the best way to ensure a sound transition. Succession planning is now treated as a piece of that process, not the be-all and end-all. Which brings us to the long answer: you can help to grow sustainability by supporting the board in developing so that it is more strategic and less involved in micromanaging. That is the long game, and it will help build the organization in such a way that the topic of succession will naturally be entwined with conversations about staff development and distributed leadership.
Keep in mind that no two boards are alike, and when new to a board it can be a good idea to take stock for the first few meetings (or first six months) and analyze the collective culture of the board and where and how you can make a significant contribution (unless there is something egregious needing immediate action). It sounds as though you have the capacity to pinpoint areas for needed organizational growth and development, but other board members may have to be brought along to recognize the same need for change. So, before tackling other issues, consider working on enriching the soil for governance by taking a few small process steps that will help the board get out of its micromanagement habit. Shifting this behavior would be a major contribution and set the scene for future growth and for tackling more strategic issues.
Put another way, I have found that no matter how much perspective, knowledge, or how many skills I might bring when I join a board, boards are in essence minisystems, and systems are best influenced by applying the right lever at the right time. Typically, that lever is a "precondition," or step, for bigger change, and it often involves procedural tweaks. Once the smaller changes take hold (in the case of your board, this would be less micromanagement), then the ability to have more generative, strategic conversation grows, and the board can work to tackle important stuff—like succession planning—within a strengthened boardroom context. Governance guru Bill Ryan describes the importance of the board-meeting agenda as one of those levers: simply making time for strategic conversations and not having pro forma committee reports take up the entire meeting can be a game changer. Using inquiry—leading with questions—versus answers and prescriptions can also create a change in board culture, as a question leads to a conversation and can create a habit of critical thinking.
In other words, you may want to back into the succession planning conversation by simply asking some questions. You could start with questions about why the board is micromanaging (when you see this habit playing out in real time). You could use your governance role to ask other board members what they feel they need to learn in order to practice good governance—or you could introduce an assessment tool for them to fill out that points out what good governance looks like (succession planning should be on the checklist). When you have gained some cachet with the board, you can also help members lean into a conversation about overall sustainability by starting with the role governance plays (a role that involves building a healthy pipeline for new, diverse, skilled board members).
Once the board has taken care of its own succession planning, it will become quite natural to have this conversation at the staff level. If you are concerned that handling the conversation at both board and staff levels would consume a three- or six-year tenure on the board, you could simply lead with (or layer in) a conversation about whether the organization has enough bench strength at the staff level or is overly reliant on one leader—and if the latter is the case, how the board can help get to more sustainability in terms of its human capital.
Most of us know there is a wide range of boards—some more effective and healthy than others. But the majority of boards do not understand the need for adequate time lines for leadership transition and are more likely than not to rush a nonprofit leadership or transition solution in order to check the issue off their list. My question is, how can an organization/ED get the board to understand that a longer time line is critical?
Concerned Board Member
Dear Concerned,
There is the saying "go slow to go fast." A leader I spoke with recently told me that for the second time in her working life, she had panicked about hiring a manager and had rushed it through—an expensive mistake, as time spent hiring, onboarding, and letting go a new high-level staff person within three months is resource intensive and disruptive. For even a small nonprofit, a board should plan on at least six to eight months from the time an executive director announces his or her departure to the time when a new leader arrives. For larger, complex organizations, plan on a year or so.
The Nonprofit Quarterly has been publishing articles on executive transition for many years, and I am not going to repeat the steps of a good executive transition here except to say that a board should never rush to a search and hire, as these are actually the middle steps of a sound executive transition process.1 A board's first step should be to assess where the organization is now and where it thinks it will be in five years, and then create a vision statement around that. A "transition" or "search" committee can then develop a leadership profile built around the skills and attributes required to move the organization to its five-year vision—not based on the characteristics of a great departing director or swinging the pendulum to ensure the weaknesses of a former ED are corrected but rather on the organization's current and near-future vision, strategy, and needs being matched by the right leader with the right skills and attributes.
It is recommended that, if the organization has the resources, it hire an executive-transition consultant to support the board through the process. If the organization has some fires to put out (poor financial status, for example), consider an interim executive director to help steady the helm and make it a more attractive option for potential leaders. Hiring an interim—making sure that he or she is a very competent and knowledgeable one—allows a board the space and time to ensure a good hiring process for its next leader.
See, for example, Tom Adams, "Departing? Arriving? Surviving and Thriving: Lessons for Seasoned and New Executives," Nonprofit Quarterly 9, no. 4 (Winter 2002); the editors, "Letting Go: A Leadership Challenge," July 28, 2017; and Jeanne Bell and Tom Adams, "Nonprofit Leadership Transitions and Organizational Sustainability: An Updated Approach that Changes the Landscape," webinar, March 22, 2017.
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