Convenience Stores help people live their lives more efficiently, enabling them to spend less time finding what they need along their daily routes and life's road trips. For C-Stores to communicate effectively with people, they need countless forms of signage and promotional materials that change throughout the year. Producing these materials can be a tough journey to navigate – that's why Vivid Impact has created a process solution unique to c-store communications.
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The Vivid C-Store kit process offers customers a team of specialists with deep knowledge of the C-Store industry that understand both design and manufacturing components. Niche experts can provide insight on new ways to install printed items, and the best ways to produce even the most complex kits.
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Academic Progress for Financial Aid
Scholarships, Grants, Loans, and Student Employment
The determination of the residency status of students is made at the time of admission under rules adopted by the Missouri Department of Higher Education. Residency status relates to student fee charges and to eligibility for financial aid furnished by the state of Missouri. Students who are classified by the University as non-residents and who believe they are entitled to resident status should contact the Registrar's Office to obtain a copy of the booklet entitled "Residence and Educational Fee Rules," which includes an Application Requesting Consideration for In-State Fees. This booklet is also available on the Registrar's Office website (http://registrar.truman.edu).
The University may withhold student grade reports, registration permission, transcripts, certification, or other information because of financial obligations or other non-academic regulations. Such obligations must be fulfilled before a release will be made.
Students are expected to make satisfactory progress toward their degrees. To receive financial aid as a full-time undergraduate student, a minimum of 12 semester hours must be attempted per semester, and 20 of those hours must be passed per academic year. For graduate students, nine hours per semester is considered full-time. Degree requirements must be completed within a specified time. A bachelor's degree must be completed within 180 attempted credit hours. A master's degree must be completed within 54 credit hours.
Part-time undergraduate students desiring financial aid must notify the Financial Aid Office of the intention to be either a half-time student (6-8 credit hours per semester) or a three-quarter-time student (9-11 credit hours per semester). All aid will be awarded on a full-time basis unless notified otherwise.
To continue receiving most federal aid, students are required to maintain a 2.00 cumulative GPA after completing four semesters of coursework at Truman.
A complete Academic Progress Policy can be obtained from the Financial Aid Office, McClain Hall 103, or online at http://financialaid.truman.edu.
Fees are subject to revision by the Board of Governors. Payments can be made online at http://mybill.truman.edu for authorized users or via TruView for students. Payment may be made by MasterCard, Discover, American Express, cash, or check. Checks should be made payable to Truman State University.
UNIVERSITY PAYMENT PLAN
A payment plan is available. Information is available online at http://businessoffice.truman.edu.
AUDITING FEE
The same fees apply for auditing courses as for taking courses for credit.
GRADUATION FEES
The fees below do not include the cost of the cap, gown, and tassel which are sold at the Truman Bookstore located in the Student Union Building. Fees are to be paid during the last semester in residence before the degree is conferred.
Bachelor's degree candidate $30
Two Bachelor's degrees
The fee charged in addition to the credit-hour tuition fee will not be refunded after the completion of the first session of a workshop. Workshop fees vary by workshop.
MATERIALS-LAB FEES
In certain courses where the student is given the raw materials and retains the finished product, charges are made for materials furnished.
A $20 late registration fee will be assessed for not initiating enrollment prior to the first day of classes.
REPLACEMENT OF ORIGINAL DIPLOMA
Upon request, a duplicate diploma can be ordered through the Registrar's Office, McClain Hall 104. For information call (660) 785-4143, or consult the Registrar's Office website.
Replacement of diploma $10
PASSING OF NON-NEGOTIABLE CHECKS
The term non-negotiable check includes any check or ACH transaction returned unpaid to the University by a bank. Failure to take care of the transaction within 72 hours after being notified, or further violations, will be grounds for suspension from Truman.
Processing fee for passing a non-negotiable check $25
MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION FEE
The University requires a registration fee for all motor vehicles parked on campus.
Annual fee $100
Spring semester fee $75
Summer semester fee $50
For each additional decal requested, a fee of $10 is charged. All vehicle registration is verified through the Department of Revenue. Roommates and engaged couples do not qualify for the additional decal discount.
LOST ID CARD
The Truman ID Office is located in Missouri Hall 1100.
Replacement of ID card fee $25
ENROLLMENT FEES
2011-2012 Fall and Spring Semesters, Interims and Workshops:
Hrs.
(In-State)
(Out-of-State)
Additional special class fees may be assessed depending upon individual course selection.
For undergraduate students, the 18th hour is considered an overload and will be charged the hourly rate above the standard enrollment fees for the 18th hour. Graduate students taking 15 hours will be charged the hourly rate above the standard enrollment fees for the 15th hour.
Undergraduate hours over 18 will be charged the hourly rate plus $100 for each hour.
Graduate hours over 15 will be charged the hourly rate plus $100 for each hour.
Students enrolled in 1/2-hour increments will be charged accordingly.
Students taking a combination of undergraduate and graduate hours will be assessed separately for the number of undergraduate and graduate hours taken.
Other fees approved after this catalog publication date may be assessed to student accounts.
RETURN OF ENROLLMENT FEES
Students dropping individual courses on or after the first day of the semester are not entitled to a reduction in enrollment fees for that semester. Enrollment fees include the activities fee, student health center fee, student approved athletic fee and enrollment charges.
Students must go to TruView under "My Schedule" to withdraw online or they may notify the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs (McClain Hall 203) in writing if they intend to withdraw from all courses. The withdrawal date is based on the date that the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs receives the written notification or online notification.
A student who drops individual courses while remaining enrolled in other courses is not withdrawing from the University; therefore, the return of enrollment fees policy does not apply. General guidelines for enrollment fee reduction are given below. Specific dates will be published each semester in the calendar section of the Schedule of Classes.
Students who withdraw from courses prior to the first day of classes will receive a 100% reduction of enrollment fees for the semester.
From the first day of classes through the first 10% of the enrollment period, students will receive a 90% reduction of enrollment fees.
From the first 11% in time through the first 25% of the enrollment period, students will receive a 50% reduction of enrollment fees.
Students who withdraw after the end of the first 50% of the enrollment period pay the entire enrollment fee charge.
Down payments that are advertised as non-refundable are excluded from fee reduction. This includes the freshman orientation fee on or after freshman move-in day. After certain publicized cancellation dates, a housing termination fee could be imposed as well as forfeiture of the housing damages deposit.
All students who live on campus will have housing costs assessed through the last day of the week in which the student withdraws.
Special course fees are treated separately from enrollment fees. Special course fees are treated on a course by course basis and are refunded at 100% if a student drops a course with a special course fee on or prior to the last day to drop a course and not be assigned a "W" in the class. Special course fees are non-refundable after the last day to withdraw from a class and receive a "W" on the transcript.
RETURN OF TITLE IV FEDERAL STUDENT AID
The Department of Education requires schools to determine how much federal student aid is earned when a student withdraws from all classes with 60% or less of the semester attended. What is not earned must be returned. The Title IV Federal Student Aid Programs covered by this law are: Subsidized and Unsubsidized Direct Loans, Perkins Loans, PLUS (Parent Loans for Undergraduate Students), Nursing Student Loans, Pell Grants, TEACH Grants and SEOG Grants.
A specific formula determines federal aid earned by the percentage of payment period completed. For example, if the student completed 30% of the payment period, then 30% of the assistance was earned. Once more than 60% of the payment period is completed, though, all assistance has been earned according to the guidelines. If the student received more assistance than earned, the excess funds must be returned to the federal aid programs. If the student received less assistance than the amount earned, the student may be eligible to receive a post-withdrawal disbursement. However, there are some federal funds that cannot be disbursed once a withdrawal has occurred.
The University will return Title IV aid from the student's account according to the federal formula. A student may also be required to return Title IV aid if enough funds did not exist on the student's account after application of the University's refund policies. If the University notifies the student to return an overpayment, the student has 45 days to return the funds to the University. Students who do not meet the 45-day requirement may have the amount of federal aid owed forwarded to the Department of Education for collection. The student will be ineligible for further Title IV assistance until either the overpayment is paid in full or satisfactory repayment arrangements have been made with the Department of Education.
Institutional refunds and the return of federal student aid calculation will be done within 30 days of the withdrawal date. A letter with a copy of the formula results, any applicable refund, or the adjusted bill will be sent to the student's permanent address.
Funds are returned to the federal student aid programs in the following regulated order: Unsubsidized Direct Loan, Subsidized Direct Loan, Federal Perkins Loan, Nursing Student Loan, PLUS Loan, Federal Pell Grant, Federal SEOG, TEACH Grant and other Title IV aid programs.
For questions, or examples of the federal formula, contact the Financial Aid Office at (660) 785-4130 or in McClain Hall 103.
RETURN OF NON-FEDERAL STUDENT AID/PERSONAL PAYMENT
If the student received federal aid, the return of federal funds is the first priority. If the student received state or institutional aid, or made personal payments, the state and institutional aid are repaid proportionally according to the source of the payment.
Repayment of aid programs may result in a balance due on the student's institutional account. A copy of the calculation used to apportion repayment is mailed to the student's permanent address.
If there are questions about individual circumstances, a student may contact the Student Accounts Office at (660) 785-4074 or in McClain Hall 105.
HOUSING FEES
A $150 housing application fee is required at the time of application. $125 of the deposit is refunded at the end of the contract period provided proper room check-out procedures are followed, provided there is no damage assessment, and provided there are no other fees due on the student account. Please allow up to four weeks for the processing of the refund.
2011-2012 ROOM AND BOARD RATES
Residence Life with Meals:
Per Academic Year
Blanton-Nason-Brewer Hall
3-4-person room
Dobson Hall
Fair Apartments
2-person room with meals
ADA 1-person room without meals
Grim Hall
Missouri Hall
Ryle Hall
West Campus Suites
4-person suite
Super Single $9,950
Residence Life without Meals:
Campbell Apartments
1 bedroom (2-person)
2 bedroom (3 person)
Family (1 bedroom)
Randolph Apartments
Scholarship awards for individuals entering Truman State University will recognize outstanding students who have demonstrated high achievement and the potential to be nationally competitive.
Although applications for admission are considered on a rolling basis, candidates are encouraged to submit a complete application and resume/activity list by December 1 to maximize the potential for scholarship consideration.
See http://admissions.truman.edu/costs/scholarships.asp for a complete list of scholarships.
Truman State University participates in the Midwest Student Exchange Program (MSEP). Accepted first-time freshmen, newly admitted undergraduate transfer students and newly matriculating graduate students who are residents of Illinois (if admitted after August 15, 2011), Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, and Wisconsin are eligible for the MSEP tuition reduction. Recipients receive a reduced out-of-state tuition rate, currently 150% of in-state tuition.
MSEP applicants must be accepted for admission to the University through the same process as other candidates. Some programs have additional admission criteria, and admission to the University does not guarantee admission to a particular program. Graduate students must be accepted to a graduate degree program.
Students are notified of their eligibility for the MSEP tuition rate through the scholarship notification process. A separate application for MSEP consideration is not required. The Midwest Student Exchange Program discount will be applied to the non-resident portion of tuition. Status in the Midwest Student Exchange Program is renewed automatically for students who maintain good standing and continuous (fall and spring) full-time enrollment. Participation for each individual is limited to four years for undergraduate students and two years for graduate students.
To be eligible for MSEP, a student must meet the following criteria:
Be a legal resident of Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, or Wisconsin.
Be a newly admitted first-time freshman, newly admitted undergraduate transfer or newly matriculating graduate student.
Undergraduates should contact the Admission Office for further information regarding MSEP eligibility at Truman State University. Graduate students can obtain further information about MSEP eligibility through the Graduate Office.
SCHOLARSHIP RENEWALS
Scholarships may be renewed for the next academic year according to the following scale if the student completes a minimum of 24 Truman credit hours from fall to fall (including the academic year and Truman summer credit hours of enrollment).
3.25 and above = 100% renewal
3.20 – 3.24 = 90% renewal
The value of the student's scholarship may fluctuate upward from fall to spring within these ranges, but will not be lowered during the academic year. However, it is the student's responsibility to notify the Financial Aid Office to receive the higher percentage.
The cumulative grade point average for the purpose of scholarship renewal is computed on the basis of grades earned at Truman State University. Grades from other colleges and universities are not included in the cumulative grade point averages required for scholarship renewal, even though the courses in which the grades were received at other colleges or universities have been accepted by the University for transfer credit.
The renewal of scholarships is determined at the end of the spring semester. Students enrolled in the Truman summer session may elect to have their cumulative grade point averages computed following the end of the summer session. Scholarships can be renewed, but not lost, because of Truman summer coursework. Please notify the Financial Aid Office if you intend to take summer classes to renew a scholarship.
The service renewal obligation for scholarships is not applicable until the start of the third semester. Such service obligations are waived for students' first two semesters. When the value of the scholarship is $1,250 or less per semester the service requirement is also waived. You do not have to submit a scholarship renewal form if your scholarship is $1,250 or less per semester. The Financial Aid Office will automatically renew it if requirements are met.
The full renewal of scholarships totaling $1,251 or more per semester requires the recipients to provide 60 hours of service for the University (120 hours of service for the academic year). Recipients must submit service proposals when applying for renewals. Such service projects must be approved by the Financial Aid Office before the scholarships are renewed, and the approved projects must be successfully completed each semester.
Scholarships can be used for up to eight semesters of undergraduate study if the award was given as an incoming freshman. Transfer awards are pro-rated.
The following scholarships are not included in the types of scholarships for which the foregoing rules are applicable to renewals:
Art Service Scholarship
"Bright Flight"
Debate Scholarships
Graduate Research and Teaching Assistantship
International Scholarship
Jim Sears Scholarship
Missouri Department of Agriculture Scholarship
Missouri Teacher Education
Reserve Officer Training Corps (awarded by the U.S. Government)
Additional scholarship renewal information can be found on the Financial Aid Office website at financialaid.truman.edu
LOSS OF SCHOLARSHIPS FOR DISCIPLINARY REASONS
The recipients of scholarships are expected to display good citizenship and to observe the rules established by the University to guide student conduct. Serious misconduct in violation of such rules shall be grounds for the suspension, revocation, or non-renewal of any or all scholarships held by a student. The Financial Aid Director is authorized to suspend or revoke a scholarship, or to refuse the renewal of such a scholarship, upon notice to the student of his or her alleged misconduct and after affording the student an opportunity to be heard. The action of the Financial Aid Director may be taken in conjunction with, or independent of, an investigation and adjudication by the Dean of Student Affairs for the purpose of disciplinary action against the student.
GRANTS, LOANS, AND STUDENT EMPLOYMENT
The basic purpose of the federal and state government aid programs at Truman State University is to provide encouragement through financial assistance to those students who might not otherwise be able to attend college. Every effort is made to consider the individual needs of each applicant. Sufficient assistance is not always available through one source, but often a combination or "package" may be possible.
Government aid applications take time to process, and funds are in limited supply. It is important to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) as early as possible: www.fafsa.ed.gov. Early application and accuracy in completing the forms will ensure consideration for all campus aid programs.
Students receiving financial aid for full-time attendance must be enrolled in at least 12 semester hours for undergraduates or 9 hours per semester for graduates. To receive aid as a part-time student, the Financial Aid Office must be notified. To continue receiving aid, normal academic progress must be shown so that the degree goals can be reached in the usual allotted time. The academic progress policy will be given to aid recipients at the time of their aid-award notice. Other students interested in applying for student financial aid in the future may obtain a copy of the policy at the Financial Aid Office or on the website. All must meet these criteria to receive consideration.
The Financial Aid Office website is http://financialaid.truman.edu and can be referred to for specific financial aid information. Information on federal student financial aid programs can be found at http://FederalStudentAid.ed.gov. State of Missouri financial aid information can be found at http://www.dhe.mo.gov.
The University Veterans Representative is located in the Registrar's Office, McClain Hall 104. The Veteran's Representative provides services to persons who are eligible to receive educational assistance (GI Bill) as administered through the U.S. Department of Veterans' Affairs.
Students who are veterans, dependents of veterans or members of reserve and National Guard units must visit the University Veterans Representative to initiate their G.I. Bill.
Once admitted to the University, additional veteran services provided include: certifying veterans enrolled in classes; conferring with veterans and dependents of totally disabled veterans; and ensuring that veteran students are in compliance with federal and state laws governing their educational benefits.
Truman State University is proud to support the Missouri Returning Heroes' Education Act which officially became law on August 28, 2008. If you were a Missouri resident when first entering the military, served in armed combat after September 11, 2001, and were discharged from military service under honorable conditions you may qualify for reduced tuition charges. Please submit a copy of your DD 214 form to the Registrar's Office to help determine possible eligibility.

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We are in the process of setting up a trust for our daughter with CdLS. What is the life expectancy for individuals with CdLS?
The life span of individuals with CdLS, as with other individuals, depends upon their level of care and general health. A person with CdLS is generally more susceptible to both accidents and common illnesses if they have no existing medical problems. Therefore, their life expectancy would be somewhat shortened over the random, unaffected person. Although life expectancy for both affected and unaffected individuals is lengthening with better medical care, it would be fair to estimate their life span is 10-20 years shorter than others, assuming no existing medical problem at the time of the estimate.


Yesterday I drove out to Hiram College to be on a panel called What Should Teens Read? I mean, not to play God or anything, but could you pass up a chance to answer that question?
Tiny little Hiram is one of a very few Ohio colleges to offer an actual major in creative writing, with creative nonfiction its specialty. The panel was sponsored by the Lindsay-Crane Center for Writing and Literature, housed in a story-book cottage on the edge of campus. Our panel was the second half a of two-day symposium. The night before, Chris Crutcher, whose books are among the most frequently banned in the country, gave what everyone lucky enough to attend said was an amazing, moving, hilarious and inspiring speech on censorship.
The temperature was in the 70's and the stars were out, but a crowd of students resisted the lure of a perfect spring evening to sit in the library and listen to: me; Mara Purnhagen, author of the Past Midnight series; J.T. Dutton, author of Freaked and Stranded; and Angela Johnson, author of way too many award-winning books to begin to list (though I especially love The First Part Last).
Our jumping off place was responding to that by now infamous article in the June 4, 2011 Wall Street Journal, "Darkness Too Visible" in which Meghan Cox Gurdon deplored some current trends in YA lit and wrote, "No family is obliged to acquiesce when publishers use the vehicle of fundamental free-expression principles to try to bulldoze coarseness or misery into their children's lives" (which pretty much makes families sound squishy and vulnerable as mud or marshmallows).
It's funny because, when I published my two YA novels, back in the early 80's, "problem novel" was what it was all about—Judy Blume, that fearless leader, had taken the genre into territory that alarmed/ thrilled lots of people. Back then, I worried that my books—which as always were kind of quiet and language-y—were not controversial enough! But they found their audience, the way any story told from the heart always does, and ever since, whether writing for four year olds or middle schoolers or adults, it's the story that has guided me. It's the story itself that dictates how it's told and who the readers will eventually be. And maybe because I'm a squeamish person, not to mention a lunatic optimist, no story I've ever written, no matter who it's for, has featured dis-membering or the triumph of evil. While we write in hopes of telling the best story we can, and in hopes of surprising ourselves, we also write out of a personal, intimate, inherent view of the world.
It was a great discussion. Angela said that her editor claims there are only two taboos left: cannibalism and beastiality. Mara talked about recommending The Chocolate Wars to her students, only to arouse horror in the school's administration. Her solution: tell her students never, ever, no matter what they did, pick up that book. You can guess the result! Jen talked about how her favorite book as a teen was Huckleberry Finn, which she read over and over, blissfully unaware of the controvery its language sparks.
I paid tribute to all the librarians I know who would throw themselves under a bus to defend a child's right to read any books she wants. But since I was the oldest, fogiest member of the panel, I also talked about how fiercely I once wanted to protect my own three children from anything that might scare or hurt them. A futile wish, for sure, yet at the root of a lot of censorship, I think, is fear. Granted, much of it is the "moral outrage" of people sure they own "the truth", but some of it is also genuine concern for our kids' innocence being snatched from them too early. In this society, it's insane to pin the blame on books. And yet, as parents, I think we have responsbility for all aspects the lives of our own (no one else's) children, and so my favorite audience comment of the night came from a mother who described how she reads what her kids read, as much as she can, and is always there to discuss or be a sounding board. By the way, this mother told me afterwards that she was a reluctant reader as a child, and can't believe how many terrific books she's now discovering, thanks to her avid reader kids. Amen!
This entry was posted in Books on March 16, 2012 by Tricia.
Hi Tricia! I so wanted to return to Hiram on Wednesday to hear this discussion. Glad it went well. I was fortunate enough to hear Chris Crutcher's talk the night before. I brought two of my Girl Scouts with me. I bought both of them copies of Deadline and they immediately fell for the story line. Yes, he was an inspired speaker. I'd never been to Hiram College before. Boy is it tiny!
Tiny but mighty! I wish I'd heard Chris—meeting him was a pleasure.


The four day weekend is almost upon us and the Easter bunny will be hopping by with some chocolate treats too if we're lucky.
Today, Ethan has an Easter parade at preschool, where he's donning the Easter bonnet I made him, then our Easter plans fall into two parts. Tomorrow, we will be having our own Easter celebration at home, as we will be away in London from Saturday.
I'd like to do a spot of baking if we can, like we did last year with help from the Co-op's cupcake kits, and then we have an Easter egg hunt planned. It's something that's really easy to set up at home but if you're time pressed to get everything together, pick up an Easter egg hunt kit like this and you're good to go.
It comes complete with lots of small and extra small hollow chocolate eggs, cut-out bunny paw prints and clue sheets that you can write on to help your little ones sniff out their treats.
I think Ethan is really going to have a lot of fun with this.
I popped to my local Co-op - as they're always good for a change or to find seasonal ideas - and we'll be starting Good Friday with hot cross buns because, why not?
I was going to pick up a lamb joint or some salmon, but I'm going for a twist for our Easter meal this year; lamb tagine and fresh veggies. I wanted something easy to put together as we've got quite a busy day and I like this twist on lamb.
Whilst there, I also picked up some blooms - how cute are these little fellas? And just £3 too.
For more Easter inspiration from the Co-op, pop across to here.
Then comes Easter part two - a toddler in London!
I love London and whilst I go quite a bit for work so it loses a little shine, I still love seeing all the sights. I haven't had the chance to be a tourist in London in years in fact but this weekend, we are going away with my in-laws - and Ethan too.
Mummy has the Kikki K store on her must-see list.
Daddy wants the Disney Store on Oxford Street.
Nanny and Grandad are taking us to their favourite restaurant, Rules, in Covent Garden.
To be honest, I haven't a clue what to do with a toddler in the big smoke. It's always so busy when I go and even though I like the underground, going with Ethan kind of terrifies me (I'm told we will be getting taxis places, so we can avoid this part).
Growing up, we would go on coach trips from my home town in Hampshire to London, and Natural History Museum is one of my favourite places to go. Ethan loves dinosaurs so I think this will be on our list - it's free and there's a Great Barrier Reef 3D experience on at the moment too - plus the London Transport Museum is supposed to be great for kids too and the Shrek experience sounds really fun.
I'm also thinking maybe an open top bus tour will be a good way of seeing the sights?
The last time we went to London 'just for fun'... way before Ethan!
Some kind blogger peeps jumped in to help me out, and share their posts on planning a great day out, or weekend, in London with a toddler in tow.
I'll be sure to share plenty of photos from our weekend away, and my advice too after (hopefully) surviving our London break.


Tempus Partners has announced the establishment of 'Tempus Fund 2', a $40 million fund with which it will look to invest in local B2B and scalable startups.
Ever left your credit card at the restaurant having to rush back for it later? Ever wished you could walk out of the bar after a social gathering instead of having to stick around for the tab? Aussie entrepreneur Greg Taylor has come to our rescue by developing a solution that takes all the nuisances away from traditional payment methods.


If there is one area I think most parents could focus on more to help their children succeed in later life, it would be to encourage their independence. Self-reliance boosts self-esteem, which in turn gives children the courage to face new situations knowing they have all the resources within to tackle them successfully. Yet as parents, we often race in too early to rescue our children inadvertently thwarting their attempts at independence; your child will not be psychologically scarred by feeling frustrated, being pushed out of their comfort zone, or asked to at least genuinely try to complete a task themselves before asking you to swoop in to assist.
If we make these five simple shifts in our pattern of behaviour we can sit back and enjoy our children's new found confidence.
One of the main reasons why children remain dependent and fail to do tasks on their own is that we fail to communicate clearly our expectations. So we find ourselves repeatedly having to prompt them to pack their bags for school, make their beds, and brush their teeth! We teach them to rely on our prompts and they usually only act once we've raised our voices. It's therefore important to set clear house rules, starting with only 1-2 things you want your children to do without your prompting. Be clear what needs to happen and by when. Then, and this is the critical part, discuss what the consequences will be if they fail to complete their tasks independently. Make sure the consequence links directly with the behaviour, for example, if they don't pack their school bag and leave it by the door the night before, then the consequence is you leave the house without it. This can be a hard for us to accept as parents but it is a very valuable lesson and trust me, your child is unlikely to do it again once they've had to explain to their teacher why they are unprepared for school.
It is absolutely key that any tasks you set your child are appropriate to their stage of development rather than linked to their age. Children mature differently so treat them as the unique individuals they are and set tasks which are appropriate for where they are right now developmentally rather than how old they are.
I often find parents are almost apologetic when they ask their children to carry out tasks or they use too many words. If children know what we expect from them then our prompts should be matter of fact, unapologetic, and with a clear expectation that our requests will be complied with. There's no need for long discussions and recollections of past times when tasks have not been completed, otherwise your child will switch off; they have a 'nag voice' radar which simply switches off.
Your home is shared by everyone living in it and so it is only reasonable to expect everyone to contribute towards keeping it clean and tidy. This is where you would set developmentally appropriate tasks, for example laying the table, packing the dishwasher, bringing dirty laundry downstairs, making their beds, etc.
It is important to praise your child's every step towards independence. They can sense false praise so limit your comments to factual 'tell them what you see' comments, and lose the superlatives, for example "I am so impressed you started your homework without being asked it shows you're being very responsible / determined / mature". The praise not only acknowledges your child's good behaviour, it also reinforces the desired behaviour without the need for nagging.
This article is sponsored by Dr Maryhan Baker, an experienced parenting coach and psychologist. You can read more of her articles here.
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When it comes to strains that have laid down their mark on the cannabis plant genetics that are around today, there are few names that can be mentioned as often as Northern Lights. The exact makeup of the Northern Lights heritage is thought to have come out of west coast America, originally from eleven different seeds. Each of these varieties have been bred, inbred and hybridised so much over the years that the exact genetic remains a mystery. However, one thing that is certain is that Northern Lights has been the basis for many of the award-winning classics in the history of cannabis.
According to the legend, it was an exclusive Indica plant from Afghanistan, although some of the original eleven plants were said to contain Thai genetics. Today we bring you our feminized Northern Lights which is still an indica dominant hybrid, but carries a lot of sativa in its leaf structure.
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Daniel Stock (born 16 September 1992) is a Norwegian cross-country skier.

He competed at the 2012 Junior World Championships, later in the U23 age class at the 2014 Junior World Championships where he won the bronze medal in the 30 km skiathlon.

He made his World Cup debut in March 2014 in the Holmenkollen 50 km race, collecting his first World Cup points in the 2015 edition of the same race with a 25th place. In January 2017 in Ulricehamn he finished fifth in the 15 km race, and in February 2017 in Pyeongchang, South Korea,  he finished second in the 30 km skiathlon.

He represents the sports club Vadsø SK.

Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

World Cup

Season standings

Individual podiums
 1 podium – (1 )

References

1992 births
Living people
People from Vadsø
Norwegian male cross-country skiers
Sportspeople from Troms og Finnmark

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Open the Jackanism chest in the Prison Fortress, and unlock bonus material in the Treasure Trove.
Note: The Jackanism move is obtained on the second level, so you will not be able to get this chest on your first play of the level.
Open the Jackanism* chest in the Prison Fortress level.
*To activate Jackanism: hit RT,LT, and A at the same time.
You will not be able to access this just the first time playing through the level, you must replay the level, when you do there will be 3 shrunken heads right next to the chest for you to use.
The chest is right behind the little staircase next to you when the level starts.


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St. Thomas the Apostle Consultative Council is established by the Pastor and Principal to assist in the governance of the school by promoting broader participation and inviting administrative and financial counsel in formulating policies and practices for the successful operation of the school.
The Council serves at the pleasure of the Pastor and Principal, and all actions of the Council shall be seen as counsel to the Pastor and Principal who shall act in good faith and without prejudice in accepting such counsel, provided that no such action is in conflict with applicable Church, Archdiocesan, or civil laws governing school administration. The Council speaks and acts only as a body and no members of the Council speak or act in the name of the Council except with the authorization of the Council and a body.
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Oregon school board BANS displays of gay pride, BLM flags in district facilities
In a blow to the radical leftists endeavoring to indoctrinate public school kids across America, a school board in Oregon just voted to prohibit the display of – among other items – gay pride and Black Lives Matter (BLM) flags in district classrooms, as the Washington Examiner reports.
By a margin of 4-3, the Newberg School District, serving approximately 5,000 students, will ban the use of blatantly political references in classrooms in order to, as school board member Brian Shannon put it, "focus on the already difficult task of educating our students in the core subjects."
Though the measure did narrowly pass, the Examiner noted that not all district employees, including teachers, were in support of eliminating the symbols from the public buildings.
District instructors Stacey Dalton expressed her belief that the flags are "messages of love and support," and opined that "White and or heteronormative students, the majority, see their own validation consistently in the curriculum Newberg school districts have adopted and therefore do not need extra message of support."
According to a report from OPB, Newberg schools counselor Joshua Reid was among those who voiced his opposition to the move, referencing specific categories of students who identify with the symbols he believes are under attack.
"When these students enter our schools, and see the symbols that we mean to communicate love and support and affirmation, they don't see propaganda or indoctrination or any ideology. They see a glimmer of hope that there can still be safe places and safe people in their schools," Reid said.
Gay pride and BLM flags are by no means the only potentially controversial items likely to be covered by the prohibition, and, according to the Examiner, a three-member committee will be installed for the purpose of determining what will be considered a political symbol requiring exclusion from classroom settings.
Notably, the district's superintendent, Joe Morelock, warned that he did not plan to implement the ban as passed by the school board until he had an opportunity to engage in additional consultations with attorneys.
"I won't be able to enforce it as it is until we've gone through a bunch of legal review," Morelock explained, and, according to the Examiner, Oregon state Rep. Ricki Ruiz also stated, "as a BIPOC caucus, we're keeping a very close eye on this," to determine whether any countermeasures against the common-sense policy might be initiated.


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TMFS Presents : Aney F. (Innocent Music)
Texas Šebrelje, Cerkno, Slovenija
TexasMadafakingSounds ponosno predstavlja opening zimske sezone! Gost večera bo Aney F. lastnik založbe Innocent Music
Aney F. is a 29 years old artist from Ljubljana, Slovenia. He owns Innocent Music imprint and has done several releases on labels like Wiggle, Inmotion, Moan, Serkal, Cellaa, Akbal, Baile, etc. Aney is 13th best-selling minimal artist of the year 2015 & 2016 on Beatport and his imprint is in Top 5 best-selling minimal deep tech labels of the year 2015 & 2016 on the same portal. Beatport also named Innocent Music as one of the labels to watch in 2015! Aney has more than 10 years of experience in deejaying and lately he has been very busy with all the production and gigs also in other countries around Europe besides Slovenia like Spain, Germany, United Kingdom, Italy, France, Belgium, Greece, Sweden, Turkey, Switzerland, Austria, Slovakia & Croatia and he also did his first South America tour in Colombia and Panama. He is also holding residency in of one of the best clubs Ambasada Gavioli and on Magna Carta events in London & Ibiza, His label's releases and his own tracks are played by major names like Richie Hawtin, Marco Carola, Joseph Capriati, Jamie Jones, Carl Craig, Paco Osuna, Guy Gerber, Nicole Moudaber, Mathias Tanzmann, Shlomi Aber just to mention few. There surely is a bright road ahead of Aney F.'s career and we will most definitely be hearing a lot more about him in the future.
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Montmirail  es una población y comuna francesa, en la región de Gran Este, departamento de Marne, en el distrito de Épernay y cantón de Montmirail.

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And That Happened: Sunday's scores and highlights
By Craig CalcaterraAug 1, 2016, 7:28 AM EDT
Here are the scores. Here are the highlights:
Rays 5, Yankees 3: The sweep. And four losses in a row for the now-selling Yankees. This sentence appeared in the game story:
Brad Miller put the Rays ahead 3-0 with a solo homer in the fifth that hit off netting covering a tank with live rays in center field.
Remember that thing I said a couple of weeks ago about showing a time-traveling Thomas Jefferson around the 21st century and watching how he reacts? This, except for John McGraw or someone.
Brewers 4, Pirates 2: Jonathan Lucroy didn't start the game but came in as a pinch hitter, drawing an ovation from the Brewers crowd. I noted yesterday that Lucroy had every right to exercise his no-trade clause. He certainly does and he does not have to justify that to anyone. Still, I wonder how many of the people giving him the ovation presumed that he did so because of some sort of loyalty to Milwaukee as opposed to negotiation tactics and/or personal reasons. Or maybe they don't care. I don't know. Anyway, Keon Broxton and Chris Carter hit solo home runs as Milwaukee swept the Pirates.
Braves 2, Phillies 1: Jeff Francoeur hit a two-run homer against his old mates for all of the offense the Braves needed. I still own my Jeff Francoeur Phillies shirsey, by the way, and plan to wear it today with pride and irony and all of the other odd, mixed and complicated feelings Jeff Francoeur has made me feel over the past decade or so.
Orioles 6, Blue Jays 2: Jonathan Schoop singled home the go-ahead run in the 12th. Then Adam Jones made sure it'd hold up with a three-run homer as the O's avoided the sweep and return to first place, which they had temporarily surrendered to the Jays. The loss was doubly bad for Toronto as Troy Tulowitzki probably broke his thumb after being hit by a Chris Tillman pitch. That came after Tulowitzki hit a homer in his previous at bat. O's and Jays fans who watched it: purpose pitch or just stuff that happens?
Marlins 5, Cardinals 4: Derek Dietrich hit a pinch-hit walkoff triple. Though, really, this looks like a ball that should've been caught to send the game to extra innings, no?
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Both the center and left fielder seemed to slow down and shuffe-step before he ball dropped, fearful that they'd collide. In other news, Andrew Cashner allowed one earned run in six innings in his Marlins debut, getting the no-decision.
Indians 8, Athletics 0: Corey Kluber tossed seven shutout innings as the Indians cruised to the sweep. Mike Napoli hit a two-run homer. It happened to be his 1,000th career hit. It also comes about five and a half years after Mike Scioscia decided that Napoli wasn't worth keeping around and basically gave him away.
Tigers 11, Astros 0: Six straight wins for Detroit and number six was a laugher. They scored six runs in the first inning thanks, in part, to a James McCann grand slam. Mike Pelfrey pitched five shutout innings, basically ruining the joke I was gonna write about how Pelfrey is unbeatable when he has 11 or more runs of support.
Mets 6, Rockies 4: Neil Walker hit a go-ahead, three-run homer in the seventh to help the Mets not only avoid the series sweep by the Rockies but the entire season sweep. Which would've meant more back when there were balanced schedules, but you still don't want to lose seven games to anyone. Like the Rockies did to the Mets last year but never mind. Walker also had an RBI triple. Less wonderfully for New York, they lost Asdrubal Cabrera to a strained patellar tendon in his left knee as he scored on that triple.
Twins 6, White Sox 4: Two homers for Brian Dozier. That, and an early three-run lead, helped Ervin Santana overcome four errors behind him.
Rangers 5, Royals 3: So much hand-wringing about Texas last week and then they waltz into a four-game series against the Royals and sweep the sucker. Their lead in the AL West is now back up to six games thanks to this series and to the Tigers for beatin' up on the Astros.
Red Sox 5, Angels 3: Down 3-0 in the ninth, the Red Sox stomped all over Houston Street for five runs. Dustin Pedroia's three-run shot put them ahead and then Xander Bogaerts piled on with a solo shot of his own. Relief pitchers are crazy valuable right now, but Houston Street doesn't seem like one for whom anyone is gonna back up the Brinks truck.
Giants 3, Nationals 1: Matt Cain combined with five relievers to give the Giants a series split. It was Cain's 100th career victory. Obviously far fewer victories at age 31 than it looked like Cain was going to have a few years back, but it's good to see him actually pitch well again.
Dodgers 14, Diamondbacks 3: Yasmani Grandal and Corey Seager each hit three-run home runs. Joc Pederson hit a two-run shot. The highlight of the game, though, was a pitch hitting off of Grandal's mask and lodging in his chest protector:
Vin Scully at first thought it was a balk because that's how it sort of looked as the runners were told to advance a base, but it was a wild pitch. Never seen that before.
Reds 3, Padres 2: Homer Bailey pitched for the first time since April of last year and got his first win since August of 2014. He allowed two runs, four hits and three walks while striking out six. The Reds have been playing decent ball of late. It's too little too late, but if you think of your rooting interest as nightly entertainment instead of a six-month-long source of drama, little runs like this are enjoyable.
Cubs 7, Mariners 6: Twelve innings and it ends on a squeeze bunt, with two strikes, by a pinch-hitting Jon Lester. Another Cubs pitcher — Travis Wood — played left field. This after Chicago was down by six runs, including three in the ninth. So much happening here, but I feel like we should look at the pitcher slamming into the ivy to make a catch in left:
OK, fine, Lester's squeeze was nice too:
Wild one.


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package org.apache.camel.spring.processor;

import org.apache.camel.CamelContext;
import org.apache.camel.ContextTestSupport;
import org.junit.Test;

import static org.apache.camel.spring.processor.SpringTestHelper.createSpringCamelContext;

public class SpringInterceptSendToEndpointSkipTest extends ContextTestSupport {

    protected CamelContext createCamelContext() throws Exception {
        return createSpringCamelContext(this, "org/apache/camel/spring/processor/interceptSendToEndpointSkip.xml");
    }

    @Test
    public void testInterceptEndpointSkip() throws Exception {
        getMockEndpoint("mock:bar").expectedBodiesReceived("Hello World");
        getMockEndpoint("mock:detour").expectedBodiesReceived("Bye World");
        // mock:foo is skipped so no messages received
        getMockEndpoint("mock:foo").expectedMessageCount(0);
        getMockEndpoint("mock:result").expectedBodiesReceived("Bye World");

        template.sendBody("direct:third", "Hello World");

        assertMockEndpointsSatisfied();
    }

}

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A stormy Tuesday in Iowa
By Trent Rice
UNDATED -- Much of Iowa's bracing for two rounds of severe weather today. Storms this morning in western Iowa brought heavy rains, strong winds and hail. Semi-trucks on Interstate 80 were blown over near Adair, and hail was measured in inches.
The Storm Prediction Center says the area under a moderate risk for severe weather has shifted south to the Iowa-Missouri border. An enhanced risk remains for the southern half of the state, including the Des Moines metro area.


PIC: Damage to one of the cars at the station. The owner was extremely annoyed after a hard day at work to come back to find her car like this.
ROCKINGHAM Police are urging all those who had their windscreens smashed at Rockingham Train Station yesterday to come forward.
OIC Ross Blake said 25 cars were damaged in the mass vandalism incident at the station on March 19 from 11am.
"We want any car owners involved to contact us as soon as they can," he said.
Police have received complaints from 10 people who had their cars damaged.
Rockingham Police are asking for anyone whose car was damaged during this incident to call 131 444 and quote report number 190319 1120 15275.


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Baja Fever:
Journeys into Mexico's Intriguing Peninsula
By Greg Niemann
Publisher: Mountain N 'Air Books (January 1999)
La Crescenta, California
Greg Niemann is a life-long Baja buff with a home in Cantamar, Baja California, Mexico. He has traveled and camped all over the Baja peninsula for over 50 years.
". . . the telling of experiences and lessons learned by a man, and his family and friends, during their many travels and stays in Baja California, México. BAJA FEVER - not a guidebook - is a delightful inlet into the lives and souls of Baja Californios, and the beautiful peninsula. Greg Niemann is of a third generation of a family inflicted with the contagious but benevolent fever. He tells of his experiences in a unique writing style, in a manner guaranteed to move the readers."
What an outstanding Baja book!, May 30, 2000
A truly terrific book on Baja. Greg Niemann captures the incredible drawing power of Baja, through his personal experiences of years of travel throughout the peninsula. I really enjoyed the detailed descriptions of the places Greg has visited. I love this book!
Reviewer: Tim Walker (Los Angeles)
"Baja Fever contains some very good, punchy writing about the author's varied journeys through Baja. The reader can follow the author's personal growth as he describes a lifelong love affair with Baja." —Gene Kira, author of the popular fishing guide, The Baja Catch and the heartwarming Baja-based novel, King of the Moon
"I really enjoyed reading Baja Fever. It is a gold mine of Baja history and adventure - a useful Baja book of depth and validity." —Graham Mackintosh, author of Into a Desert Place
A great book on Baja!, May 27, 2000
I couldn't put this book down! Greg Niemann's detailed explanations of the things he's seen in his many years of Baja travel make this a gem of a book to own! Having caught "Baja Fever" a few years back, all this book did was raise my temperature to new heights! Baja Fever is one illness I really want to keep! -- Reviewer, Los Angeles.
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With a penchant for the quirky, extravagant and avant-garde, Shaun Clarkson has shaped the face of the British hospitality scene since first introducing Absolut Vodka to the UK more than 25 years ago.
Today, he is recognised as one of the world's leading authorities on interiors, furniture, brand and experiential design. He's a dealer and a collector with a passion for vintage and re-invented furniture, curiosities and antiques, and recently featured as one of the dealers on the hit Channel 4 antique show 'Four Rooms'.
Shaun's career began shortly after graduating from Kingston University with a BA (Hons) in Fine Art. His reputation for creating eccentric, colourful and unique interiors and brand experiences catapulted him into the mainstream in the early nineties; his eye for spotting upcoming trends cementing him as the go-to style-guru for many nightclub owners, festival producers, hoteliers and restaurateurs.
With an enviable client list that includes Chivas, Absolut, Perrier Jouet, Harvey Nichols, Clink Hostels, Oliver Peyton and Vince Power, to name just a few, he has become one of the most sought-after design experts both at home and internationally. He is a regular speaker at leading design events such as 100% Design, London Design Festival, Retail Week, Clerkenwell Design Week and the May Design Series, as well as featuring as a guest on television news and breakfast programs.
He has also been responsible for a number of high-end bespoke residential projects, corporate offices and rebranding exercises, with his work, regularly featuring in Vogue, Elle Decor, Home & Garden, Living Etc., Harpers, Tatler, The Sunday Times & The Guardian amongst others.
His own portfolio of properties in London, Hastings, Norfolk and Southern Ireland are filled with works from his personal collection and furniture from his very own homeware emporium, cafe and art gallery, Pitfield London, where he has hosted exhibitions by artists and designers that include Jade Jagger, Natalie Gibson MBE, Fiona Paxton, James Brown and many others.
Pitfield Design is the latest addition – a bespoke, professional interior design consultancy service that aims to bring affordable interior design to the high street.
Shaun is driven by an unstoppable passion for shopping, which comes in handy when searching out trend-setting pieces for his clients – travelling the world to bring back the most unique and attention-grabbing items that continue to give his work their undeniable wow-factor.


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Gretchen Carlson Secretly Taped Roger Ailes For a Year — Is That Even Legal?
by Rachel Stockman | 9:01 am, September 2nd, 2016
The former Fox News anchor Gretchen Carlson is credited with forcing Roger Ailes to resign from his long-held reign over the Fox News empire. She filed a sexual discrimination lawsuit earlier this summer, and things quickly spiraled downward for Mr. Ailes. And now, a much anticipated New York Magazine cover piece by Gabriel Sherman reveals that Carlson had her eyes on exposing Ailes for quite sometime.
The report says Carlson decided to turn the table on Ailes's alleged surveillance practices. Since 2014, Carlson reportedly brought her iPhone to meetings in Ailes's office and secretly recorded him. According to the lawsuit, she recorded him saying things like, "I think you and I should have had a sexual relationship a long time ago, and then you'd be good and better and I'd be good and better."
Gretchen reportedly taped Ailes for more than a year and captured "numerous incidents of sexual harassment." Once she had the goods, she hired an attorney, and the two prepared a lawsuit which they filed against Ailes personally. Interestingly, before they filed, they hack-proofed Carlson's electronic devices and the law firm.
The question that many people will have — is it legal to just record your boss in secret? The answer is that it really depends where you live. Since Fox News is based in New York City, Carlson likely recorded the conversation here. New York State is a one-party consent state which means Carlson is in the clear criminally. N.Y. Penal Law §§ 250.02 makes it a crime to record or eavesdrop on a conversation unless you are a party. It appears Carlson was a party.
The Digital Media Law project gives this advice to New Yorkers:
If you operate in New York, you may record a conversation or phone call if you are a party to the conversation or you get permission from one party to the conversation in advance. That said, if you intend to record conversations involving people located in more than one state, you should play it safe and get the consent of all parties.
A word to the wise though, before you decide to record your boss, please check your state's laws. For example, California, Connecticut, and Florida are all states which require both parties to be aware of the recording. In states where recordings are allowed, more and more people are using them in lawsuits and EEOC cases as evidence of discrimination. Legal experts say the recordings can (but not always) be used in court.
"Such recordings are usually admissible in court or at an administrative proceeding if the employee offering the recordings provides evidence sufficient to support a finding that the recording is authentic and of such clarity as to be intelligible and enlightening to a judge or jury," according to a legal analysis by lawyers from Bingham Greenebaum & Daul.
More and more workplaces have instituted "no recording" rules as a matter of policy. It's not clear if Fox News has such a rule. But if they do, this could also come into play in Carlson's case.
This is an opinion piece. The views expressed in this article are those of just the author.
Gretchen Carlson, lawsuit, secret recording
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Rachel Stockman is President of Law&Crime and The Law&Crime Network. She has spent years covering courts and legal issues, and was named Atlanta Press Club's 'Rising Star' in 2014. Rachel graduated from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism and Yale Law School.
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Vikneswari hizo una pregunta el 14 abr.
Can we fishing from our room? And can we bring pet (cat) together?
No, i do not think so for fishing and pet. Although is good idea.
Is the any fishing port at avillion?
Hi is there anyone here know if we are allow to walk in avi Lounge and what's the price pls?
Hi..what is buffet breakfast price?


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FPGA Market Worth $9.1 Billion by 2026
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According to a research report "FPGA Market with COVID-19 Impact Analysis by Configuration (Low-End FPGA, Mid-Range FPGA, High-End FPGA), Technology (SRAM, Flash, Antifuse), Node Size (≤16 nm, 22/28–90 nm, and >90 nm), Vertical, and Region – Global – Forecast to 2026", published by MarketsandMarkets™, the FPGA market size is projected to reach USD 9.1 billion by 2026 from an estimated USD 6.2 billion in 2021, at a CAGR of 7.8% from 2021 to 2026.
Increase in global adoption of AI and IoT, and rising deployment of data centers and high-performance computing are among the factors driving the growth of the FPGA market.
By configuration, the low-end segment is projected to hold the largest share of FPGA market during the forecast period
The market for low-end is expected to hold the largest share of FPGA market during the forecast period. The growth is attributed to their ability to provide design security and protection against tampering, reverse engineering, and cloning. Moreover, low-end FPGAs have low power consumption, offer more functionalities at minimum costs, and can be used extensively in automotive, consumer electronics, displays, industrial, military, video and image processing, and wireless applications.
By node size, ≤16 nm segment is projected to witness the growth at highest CAGR during the forecast period
The ≤16 nm segment is projected to grow with the highest CAGR during the forecast period. The growth of this segment is largely due to the increased adoption of FPGAs with ≤16 nm node size across the world owing to their low power consumption, as well as ease of upgrading and reprogramming them remotely. The adoption of 10 nm node size FPGAs in high-end applications such as edge computing, 5G networking, data centers, and AI has also reinforced the growth of this segment of the market.
By technology, the SRAM segment is projected to hold the largest share of FPGA market during the forecast period
The SRAM segment is projected to hold the largest share of the FPGA market, during the forecast period. SRAM-based FPGAs are developed through the CMOS fabrication process that enables improved power efficiency and higher logic density compared to other technologies, thus driving the growth of the market.
By vertical, the data centers & computing segment is projected to witness growth at the highest CAGR during the forecast period
The data centers & computing segment of the market is projected to record the highest CAGR from 2021 to 2026. The growth of this segment can be attributed to the ongoing adoption of high-performance computing (HPC) in cloud storage and increasing technological developments taking place in the field of machine learning, artificial intelligence, and deep learning.
By region, APAC to hold the largest share of the FPGA market throughout the forecast period
APAC is projected to account for the largest share of the overall FPGA market in 2026. The key factor contributing to the growth of the FPGA market in APAC is the increasing Internet penetration, ongoing technological advancements such as the advent of 4G and 5G, and rising number of technologically advanced consumer electronic devices and connected device users leading to an increase in data traffic.
Xilinx, Inc. (US); Intel Corporation (US); Microchip Technology Inc. (US); Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (US); QuickLogic Corporation (US); Efinix Inc. (US); Flex Logix Technologies (US); GOWIN Semiconductor Corporation (US); Achronix Semiconductor Corporation (US); and S2C, Inc. (US); are some of the key players in the FPGA market.
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I have a little question and the answer will help decide to apply for a new passport now or later on.
I plan to go to our house in Spain at the end of January and return to the UK in the middle of May.
My UK passport expires on 30th July 2019.
Would there be problem at the borders as my passport has only two and half months to run?
2½ months from which date ?
in the unlikely event of a no deal 2.5 months wouldn't be acceptable. 6 months is the rule for an EU member.
My (limited) advice would be to get a new passport and then you'll have no worries.
Manchesteral wrote: 2½ months from which date ?
As of the 1st January my passport still has 7 months.
As end of January my passport still has over 6 months.
When I leave spain for UK my passport will have two and half months left to run.
costakid wrote: in the unlikely event of a no deal 2.5 months wouldn't be acceptable. 6 months is the rule for an EU member.
Thank for your comment. When I go to Spain I have still more than 6 months. It's when I return to the UK it will have two and half months left.
Lavanda wrote: My (limited) advice would be to get a new passport and then you'll have no worries.
I have sent an email to UK - Spain visa office and waiting for the answer.
its a bit of a grey area because when you travel we are in the EU still so you are all legal. When you travel back you will have less than the legal requirement but as you are heading home they are not going to stop you travelling. As the remaining moths are not added to your new passport you may want to Tavel on your old one.
"Time left on an existing passport is added to your new one - up to a maximum of 9 months."
I think it stopped in September. used to be added.
They have stopped that until Brexit is sorted.
It was correct when I applied for a new passport for my Son and Grandson earlier this year.
Thank you for all comments. I will report what the consulate advice.
You'll be fine with that !
I got a new passport earlier this year to cover the six month rule for a trip to St Petersburg — which never happened in the end. My new passport runs from 23 March 2018 to 23 September 2028. It seems I got in the 'extra' months just in time.


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NEWS CREATION SCIENCE UPDATE MAN WAS CREATED DISTINCT FROM APES
DNA Study Contradicts Human/Chimp Common Ancestry
BY BRIAN THOMAS, PH.D. * |
Evolutionary biologists argue that since human and chimp DNA are nearly identical, both species must have evolved from a common ancestor. However, creation scientists have pointed out that their DNA is, in fact, very dissimilar. The vast majority of each species' DNA sequence is not genes, but instead regulated gene expression. A new report unmistakably confirmed that the regulatory DNA of humans is totally different from that of chimps, revealing no hint of common ancestry.
Biologist John F. McDonald, of the Georgia Institute of Technology's School of Biology, and his team wrote that chimp and human genes are more than "98.5% identical," a commonly quoted statistic.1 Yet humans don't look or act 98.5 percent identical to chimps. Thus, something other than genes must be involved, and this has been overlooked in evolutionists' efforts to establish chimp-human ancestry. In 2005, molecular biologist and creation scientist Dan Criswell wrote:
However, such sequence similarity was based only on a fraction [less than four percent] of the total genome of man and chimpanzees, and reflects only the physiological similarities of humans and chimpanzees based on their cellular protein content, not the overall genomic content. The homology [similarity] frequently reported for the human/chimpanzee genomes excluded "indels," which are areas with zero sequence homology.2
"Indels" refer to insertions (in-) and deletions (-del) of genetic material, but they are simply DNA sequence differences.
Publishing in the open access journal Mobile DNA, the research team led by McDonald tested the hypothesis that the "substantial INDEL variation that exists between humans and chimpanzees may contribute significantly to the regulatory differences between the species."1 McDonald said in a Georgia Tech press release:
Our findings are generally consistent with the notion that the morphological and behavioral differences between humans and chimpanzees are predominately due to differences in the regulation of genes rather than to differences in the sequence of the genes themselves.3
The team's analysis of indels confirmed exactly what Bible-believing biologists have been saying for years. The indels and other variously named non-gene DNA are not "junk DNA," and they are critical to the formation of each living creature.4 Biblical geneticist Jeff Tomkins wrote in 2009:
Most of the DNA sequence across the chromosomal region encompassing a gene is not used for protein coding, but rather for gene regulation, like the instructions in a recipe that specify what to do with the raw ingredients. The genetic information that is functional and regulatory is stored in "non-coding regions [including indels]," which are essential for the proper functioning of all cells, ensuring that the right genes are turned on or off at the right time in concert with other genes.5
The argument that chimp-human DNA similarity is evidence of common ancestry is possible only by ignoring the 98 percent of DNA that is different!6 It is like arguing that an aspirin pill is identical to a cyanide pill because they are the same shape and color. When do the differences enter the conversation?
Regulatory DNA—not just genes—is essential for each kind of organism, is almost entirely useful, and is different in humans than it is in chimps. How could billions of DNA differences have evolved in just four million years? It's impossible.7 Humans and chimpanzees were distinctly and uniquely created after all.
Polavarapu, N. et al. 2011. Characterization and potential functional significance of human-chimpanzee large INDEL variation. Mobile DNA. 2 (1): 13.
Criswell, D. 2005. Genomics at ICR. Acts & Facts. 34 (7).
"Junk DNA" Defines Differences Between Humans and Chimps. Georgia Tech news release, October 25, 2011.
Thomas, B. 2010. Evolution's Best Argument Has Become Its Worst Nightmare. Acts & Facts. 39 (3): 16-17.
Tomkins, J. 2009. Human-Chimp Similarities: Common Ancestry or Flawed Research? Acts & Facts. 38 (6): 12.
Genes comprise only 1.5 percent of the human "genome." See International Human Genome Sequencing Consortium. 2001. Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome. Nature. 409 (6822): 860-921.
Evolutionists say that humans and chimpanzees shared a common ancestor six million years ago. Then, two million years ago, modern humans supposedly diverged from a (still unidentified) ape-like ancestor. The difference equals four million years. Further, 98 percent of the human genome's 2.9 billion DNA base pairs, roughly corresponding to its regulatory DNA, equals 2.8 billion base pairs. Therefore, evolution requires the belief that man emerged after 2.8 billion precisely placed DNA bases somehow appeared, and even more ape-specifying regulatory DNA disappeared, in only four million years, even though experiments have not found this kind of DNA appearance and disappearance in today's genomes.
* Mr. Thomas is Science Writer at the Institute for Creation Research.
Article posted on November 15, 2011.
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