I don't know why, but that last review--the Forces of Destiny dolls--took forever. I would sit down to work on it first thing every morning, but I'd usually get distracted within minutes. I think it was partly because the review has so many pictures. It's also probably because the weather here feels like summer (still) and I want to be outside. Another distraction is that my youngest son is applying to colleges (how did that happen so fast?) and so we're wrapped up in a turmoil of decisions, deadlines and details.
I thought that perhaps a good counterbalance to the last review would be a quick Sunday Surprise post--better yet, a vintage Sunday Surprise post. I get a huge thrill from discovering new vintage surprise toys, and it's pure fun to share these discoveries with you guys!
Mattel's Li'l Secrets doll (1994).
I stumbled upon these little dolls during a recent eBay fishing expedition...or treasure hunt, as I prefer to think of it. To start one of these hunts, I simply type "surprise doll" into eBay's search window and see what comes up--often scrolling through ten pages of Baby Alive auctions before I find a buried treasure.
The Li'l Secrets line debuted in 1993. The dolls are essentially mini versions of Mattel's 1992 Sally Secrets character. Sally is a 13-inch girl with hidden features like a belly that dispenses stickers and shoes that conceal an ink pad and a stamp roller. Sally can still be found on eBay, too, but I was more intrigued by the concept behind the smaller dolls: they actually have little secret toys hidden inside their hair!
These dolls are not super-hard to find, but the range in price is striking. There's a mint-in-box doll listed on Amazon right now for $75, and another on eBay for $25. I paid $15 for a set of two unopened dolls, which is very fair. They originally cost about $5 each.
Li'l Secrets doll, first wave (1993).
The package is bright and enticing, with lots of photos, drawings and descriptions.
The doll herself is 3.5 inches tall (5.5 with all of that hair!) and so the whole package is only about 10 inches long as is designed to be displayed on a hanging peg.
I love the word breloques!
But somehow Mattel manages to make the whole concept seem delightful and fun.
It looks like there's a blue gopher eraser and several plastic bracelet charms.
The text states that each doll comes with different secrets. Awesome!
That screams 1993 to me.
I was still in college then. Sigh.
But let's look at the actual doll! She's really cute and needs a good name. Her hair reminds me of a watermelon, so I decided to call her Melony--like in Cider House Rules.
Melony came out of the box really easily--no plastic ties or other hassles to deal with. She smells like melted crayons, though, which isn't unpleasant, necessarily, but it's a little strange.
Her hair is spectacular, and looks like a wrapped present.
The hair is decorated with a yellow bow and two blue ribbon curls that cascade down either side of the pink pompadour.
The yellow ribbon is made of fabric while the blue ribbon curls are shiny paper.
Both ribbon decorations are attached to a plain white elastic loop that was secured around the top of the tall ponytail.
Let's take that ponytail down and see what's inside!
This kind of rubber band never ages well. This one was discolored, but at least it hadn't melted into Melony's hair.
And I parted the hair a bit--oh! I see something inside!
The hair is laying an egg!
Here's Melony with her empty, gravity-defying hair!
I have a new hair volume tip for you: secure a high ponytail and then leave it in place for 24 years.
...and four items came out!
These still have some stick left in them.
There was also a blue plastic pig charm. How cute!
Those charms are held in place with little wires that do not come with the dolls.
Oh, man. That pig has a strange face, though. It's like a human face on a pig's body.
I'm not sure that this is actually an eraser (it doesn't work as one anymore...). It might just be a decorative pencil-topper.
It's funny how I can't stop looking at the pig-human. I just keep staring, trying to make sense of the face. Snap out if it, Emily.
After investigating all of the surprise toys, I turned my attention back to Melony for a little bit.
She has a lot of hair, but there's a bald patch at the top of her head, perhaps to make more room for the package of goodies?
I brushed Melony's hair for quite a while to try and get it to lay flat...and quite a lot of the hair came out in the brush!
It doesn't look like there should be any hair left on the doll.
The hair is still falling out little by little, but so far there's still plenty of it on Melony's head. The hair fiber feels ok--it's coarse and dry at the ends, but I've felt worse.
I love how everything coordinates so well with this doll. The colors in her outfit, hair, and ribbons all look great together.
I like the color of the irises, but the reflective marks make it look like her eyes are crossed out--like a BeGoth doll or something.
Melony's molded dress is yellow with bright pink stars and a matching pink collar.
She has a necklace with the letter "S" (presumably for Sally Secrets) around her neck. The painted detail is good for such a small figure!
I have no idea why Sally Secrets and this "S" necklace make me think of David S. Pumpkins...but there you have it. Maybe it's the time of year?
Melony's ball-jointed neck is her only point of articulation.
The tiny comb seems useless and the pig-man is a little too weird for me, but Melony herself is charming. She may not have the same layered excitement as today's Li'l Outrageous Littles (L.O.L.) surprise dolls, but she has similar post-surprise play potential. I think there were some playsets available in this line, too, which would certainly add to the fun. The charm bracelet is a cute idea. Charm bracelets were very popular when I was young, and I would have been very eager to collect enough of these dolls to make a full bracelet.
We're not done with surprises yet, though, because I have another one of these dolls to open!
Li'l Secrets doll, second wave (1994).
I lucked out with my eBay lot because this next doll is from 1994--the second wave of Li'l Surprise dolls. She has the same basic concept as Melony, but completely different surprises.
The toy shown in the bottom photograph is a comb that doubles as a stencil. That's a neat idea!
Is it me, or does she look nervous about what she might find in that hair?
There weren't as many dolls in this release as there were in the first, but the variation within the collection is much more exciting. Each doll has his or her own unique pose...and yes--there's a boy in this group! There's still no ethnic diversity in the line, although there is with the larger Sally Secrets dolls.
I'd have to name him Chip.
I mean, I guess this could be a short-haired girl, which is also great, but since the product line centers around long hair that hides secrets, I suspect it's a boy and he's hiding his surprises under that hat. Mattel could have gone with a long-haired boy, sure, but this is a cute idea.
I really like the orange/pink haired girl in the middle. Her striped dress is great!
Most of the text on the box is written in English and French, but this yellow medallion has the words "collect them all!" in eight languages. That's impressive!
Viele bezaubernde Modelle = this is German, but I wouldn't have guessed that. Also, I'm not sure why modelle is capitalized. Google Translate says it should be "sammle sie alle."
Verzamel ze alle = Dutch (had to look this up).
Samla Alla = Swedish (looked this up, too). But again, why is Alla capitalized?
Μεγαλη Διασκεδαση = this was hard. Based on the alphabet, I'm guessing Greek. It translates as "great fun." Google Translate says "collect them all" in Greek should be Συλλέξτε τα όλα.
Apparently I'm terrible at recognizing Germanic languages that aren't English. Any native speakers or language experts out there? Please feel free to weigh in!
Back to business, though! This cutie comes out of the box smelling like some kind of sickly-sweet fruity thing--probably grape. I prefer the smell of melted crayons, to be honest.
I think I'll name this sassy, smelly girl Cara--after caramelo/caramella, the Spanish and Italian words for candy.
It looks like she's playing Pick a Hand, where she has a surprise hidden in one of her fists. My parents used to play that with me and I loved it.
I'm more interested in what Cara has hidden in her hair, though! Let's find out!
This has a white plastic ring backing so that it can be worn as jewelry...on people with smaller fingers than mine.
That rubber band doesn't look too good, though, does it? Fortunately, the disintegrating rubber hadn't melded with Cara's hair.
...and started to part the strands of hair to see what was inside!
It looks like a trophy.
...and out came a comb/stencil, a pair of earrings, and a separately-wrapped stamp!
The earrings are little smiling ice cream cones. They're very cute, but I couldn't get them off their backing paper.
I might have worn those, too.
That's pretty boring. I mean, ok, it's hard to draw a perfect circle, but you can always trace a penny or a bottle top or something else that's lying around the house. I wish I'd gotten a more exciting shape like a butterfly or a heptadecagon.
Maybe the stamp will be more exciting?
I carefully unwrapped the stamp pad and found a nice little yellow star!
I figured that there was absolutely no way that this pad would still work after so many years. Surely the tiny amount of ink dried out long, long ago. I figured I could still color the stamp with markers and make it work, though.
Imagine my surprise when I opened the stamp pad and found wet ink. After 23 years!
It's a very cute, fun little toy. Even better than the charm bracelet, in my opinion. I was so happy with the stamp, I forgot all about the disappointment of the stencil.
The plastic candy ring doesn't work very well as a hair decoration anymore--so I left it off.
The crosses are a little smaller than Melony's, though, so the effect is a bit less Living Dead.
This reminds me of the low-quality vinyl in the Frozen knockoff dolls I review a while ago.
Melony doesn't show signs of this deterioration at all, which makes me wonder if it's somehow related to the smelly chemicals that give Cara her grape-like odor?
In any case, Cara's body is in great shape, so let's take a closer look at her outfit.
The candy looks like a fanny pack. Totally 90s.
I think Cara herself is cuter than Melony. I love her pose and her crooked little smile. She also has better hair than Melony, with a silkier texture and no obvious shedding. However, the disintegration in her head is concerning, and will probably relegate her to the trash. Cara's surprise treats are a mixed bag: the stencil comb is a disappointment while the star stamp is a wonderful (working!) miniature. The plastic candy ring and ice cream sticker earrings would probably be more fun for little kids than the ribbons and plain stickers that came with Melony. That said, I prefer the colorful fun of Melony's hair ribbons. They're more practical than the plastic ring and they look great with Mel's outfit.
The Twosies are hard to find--at least right now. I'll keep my eye out for a set, though, because they'd be fun to look at up close.
Li'l Outrageous Littles (L.O.L.) flanking two vintage Li'l Secrets dolls.
The Li'l Secrets dolls feel a bit like the 1990s equivalent of the Li'l Outrageous Littles, although I have no idea if they ever reached the same magnitude of popularity. The short, three-year run of the Li'l Secrets suggests that they didn't.
I'm so glad that I found this delightful pair. I have no idea how Mattel came up with the idea of hiding surprise toys inside a doll's hair, but it works. I find the idea so much more unique and interesting than the Sally Secrets gimmicks of stamps inside a shoe or stickers inside a belt.
The light-hearted, nostalgic charm of the Li'l Secrets dolls turned out to be exactly what I needed on this sunny weekend in Maine. I hope you had fun with them, too. The only problem is that I'm left with a somewhat random affliction: from now on, I'll be unable to look at pictures of 18th century women and their pompadour hairstyles without wondering...is there anything hidden inside?
Mattel's Li'l Secrets dolls from 1993 (left) and 1994 (right).
Those are adorable. I never saw these in the early 90s. Thanks for sharing.
I really enjoy reading your reviews Emily, and this one was no exception. The tiny dolls are really cute and have very happy faces which I love. I had never seen or even heard of these li'l dolls before and I wonder what you will do with them now, do you keep all the tiny bits'n'bobs in a box or similar? I would be so afraid I would lose them.
[mean girls voice] that's why her hair is so big. it's full of secrets.
Emily, don't kill the poor Cara! You still can use her pretty body with the Melony head.
Thanks, I really enjoy this review, because I have one of wave 1, from my chilhood. She is the girl with purple hair and pink dress. She have a purple present pencil topper and a green charm, the worm on a book one.
I think that what looks like the upper lip of a human mouth is his chin, and the rest is his wrinkly neck.
Of course they hid something inside their pompadour: most/all of them styled their hair around (dried?) (slices of?) bread. And they had an awful problem with mould and hungry mice.
I don't know where you got that information from, it's not historically accurate - pompadours were raised using wool pads or shed hair formed into a pad (which women used in the 20th century for 50s hairstyles, too), or wire cages.
I owned four of these when I was a little kid, but I'd forgotten until I saw your post. They were a lot of fun and I wish I still had mine; one of them was the doll that you call Melony. Thanks for this trip down Memory Lane!
In your ebay searches, if you type in 'suprise doll -alive' you should get results that don't include any Baby Alive toys.
I love your Sunday surprises and these little cuties are so adorable! I wish I owned any of these.
By the way, may be Cara's comb is meant to be used as a flower stencil, not circle?
gosh these look like mini Cherry Merry Muffin dolls don't they? I don't remember them at all, which is a shame because they seem like demented fun lol.
My sister got one of these dolls used in a lot at a thrift store, and she thought they resembled Cherry Merry Muffin too. Great minds think alike I guess.
"Google Translate says it should be "sammle sie alle.""
Cara's hair fluff is epic.
I'm surprised this hasn't been done again. The popular Trolls would be perfect to revive this.
Also, you did a review a while back for a My Salon doll, and mentioned the Sindy dolls. Have you thought about comparing an earlier Sindy (some can be found rather inexpensively on eBay) to one of the current dolls? The current ones are adorable.
Though I hate to add another suggestion to your pile, I thought you might be interested in the Scary Godmother doll, based on Jill Thompson's illustrated kids books, which spawned some CGI-animated specials that temporarily prevented her from producing any merchandise.
Ms. Thompson made it clear that she wanted the Scary Godmother to have full articulation, and it seems to have that of a DC Super Hero Girls doll plus ankles! Going with the signature style of the art, her face is really unique and her body has a tall and shapely yet thin sculpt that really makes her look different and like she came off the page. The project was funded by Kickstarter, and the dolls have been shipped to contributors, so resale or a wider release might be the only way to acquire one. Overall, down to the box with the book art style, it seems like a sweet artistic vision being realized.
Oh, did I mention she's got glorious red curls?
I'm sure I've probably seen and forgotten all about these things. It's like someone crossed Wee Wild Things with a troll doll and gave it a Cherry Merry Muffin face, plus surprises inside.
Both are adorable, but I like the purple one better.
Ah, please don't throw Cara out, I'll take her in (restoring toys is kinda my deal and it makes me incredibly sad to see them simply thrown out)...!
Also the scented set actually had names (after their scents) so Cara is Bubble Gum, although there is another grape-scented girl, Grape Soda!
I think the issue of the vinyl on Cara's head is definitely related to whatever they used to make her scented. Integrity Toys made an Amanda Lepore doll years back that was scented with her perfume. It's just about impossible to find one of those dolls with a normal looking head now as the perfume caused them all to discolour really badly.
Oh, I missed this one! I love dolls with weird gimmicks like that, and her hairdo really is pretty amazing.
German learner here - in the early/mid 1990's, there was a German language reform, so some spellings/entire words were changed around that time. That might be part of the reasoning for the confusion.


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Four civilians reported to be among dead after clashes in North Waziristan.
Fighting has escalated in the tribal region since a peace deal broke down in July [GALLO/GETTY]
Local residents told the AFP news agency that four civilians also died, including three women.
Opposition reinforced
Pakistan has seen a wave of violence since July, when a peace agreement with tribal leaders broke down in North Waziristan and army commandos stormed the Red Mosque in the capital, Islamabad.
The violence has reinforced opposition among many Pakistanis to the support of the country's president, General Pervez Musharraf, for the so-called US-led "war on terror".
Musharraf has said "terrorism and extremism" are the biggest challenges the country faces and has called for reconciliation among political parties to tackle it.
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When Instant Star wrapped after four seasons (2005-2008), Alexz endured her share of off-camera drama in her music career, when both Capitol and Epic, respectively, ended up shelving her records due to internal conflicts .
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Alexz independently released her debut album, Voodoo in 2010 and remixed it in 2011 as Reloaded. She released a compilation of unheard demos in the form of The Basement Recordings (2011), while prepping to release her first EP, Skipping Stone in January 2012.
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sauro-, saur-, -saurus, -saurid, -saur,
-sauria, -saurian +
(Greek: lizard, reptile, serpent; used especially with reference to "dinosaurs")
Mixosaurus
An Ichthyosaur that lived during Middle Triassic Asia, Europe, North America, and South America.
It was not a dinosaur but another type of extinct reptile.
Mongolosaurus
"Mongolian lizard" from Late Cretaceous Inner Mongolia. Another source says it is from the Early Cretaceous period. Named by U. S. paleontologist Charles Whitney Gilmore in 1933.
Monkonosaurus
A "Monko lizard" from Late Jurassic or Early Cretaceous Tibet. Named for Monko County in eastern Tibet, where the fossil was found. Named by Chinese paleontologist Zhiming Dong in 1990, but he attributed the name to Zijin Zhao.
A "single-crested lizard" from Middle (or Late) Jurassic North West China. From Greek monos, "one" plus lophos, "crest"; referring to the single crest on the midline of the skull roof of a medium-sized carnivorous dinosaur. Formerly referred to as Jiangjunmiaosaurus. Named by Chinese paleontologist Xijin Zhao and Canadian paleontologist Philip J. Currie in 1994.
Morenosaurus
A "Moreno lizard" from Late Cretaceous North America. Its name comes from Anglicized Spanish moreno, "brown". It is named for the Moreno Formation, Maastrichtian, of the Panoche Hills, Fresno County, California. Named by U. S. paleontologist Samuel Paul Welles in 1943.
Morinosaurus
This nomenclature ("Morini lizard" [an ancient people of northern France]) is no longer recognized by scientists because they found that it described an animal that was previously given another name which is Pelorosaurus. Named by H. E. Sauvage in 1874.
Morosaurus
A "stupid lizard" referring to the small size of the brain compared to the huge size of the body in sauropods. Now known as Camarasaurus. Named by Othniel Charles Marsh (1831-1899) in 1878.
A "Meuse lizard", named for the Meuse River in Holland where they were first located. They are believed to have lived during the Late Cretaceous period. The first Mosasaur was found in the Netherlands in 1780.
A giant, meat-eating marine reptile, not a dinosaur, that lived during the Late Cretaceous period and one was found in Onion Creek, Texas. It was found in 1934 by a University of Texas geology student, Clyde Ikins. The first Mosasaur was found in the Netherlands in 1780 and named in 1822 by Wiliam Daniel Conybeare.
Muraenosaurus
A "moray eel lizard" from Late Jurassic Europe (England and France) and maybe West Indies and South America. This fossil was named for the moray eel with reference to the reptile's long neck, but it was not a dinosaur. Named by Harry Govier Seeley in 1874.
Mussaurus
A hatchling prosauropod "mouse lizard" from Late Triassic Argentina. Named for its tiny size. Named by Argentinian paleontologist José Bonaparte and Martin Vince in 1979.
Muttaburrasaurus
A "Muttaburra lizard" from Early Cretaceous Australia. This fossil was found close to the township of Muttaburra, central Queensland, Australia; near the fossil site Ornithopoda Iquanodontidae. Named by Alan Bartholomai and Ralph E. Molnar in 1981.
A "Naaskhoibito lizard" from Late Cretaceous New Mexico. Its name comes from Navajo na'asho'i, "lizard creek" and it was named for the Naashoibito Member of the Kirtland Formation, New Mexico. Named by Adrian Paul Hunt and Frederic Augustus Lucas (1852-1929) in 1993.
Is this a case of a dinosaur trying to defend its territory
against an intruder or is it just a misunderstanding?
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Nanosaurus, Nanosaur
A "dwarf (pygmy) lizard" from Late Jurassic Colorado and Utah (USA). Named by Othniel Charles Marsh (1831-1899) in 1877.
Nanshiungosaurus
A "Nanshiung (Nanxiong) lizard" from Late Cretaceous China. It was named for the Nanxiong (Nanhsiung) Formation in Guangdong Province, China; where the fossil was found in the Nanxiong Basin. Named by Chinese paleontologist Zhiming Dong in 1979.
A cross reference of other word family units that are related directly, or indirectly, with: "snakes or other reptiles": angui-; coluber-; herpeto-; ophio-; reptil-.
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Truckee Police Department reports, week of Oct. 28-Nov. 5
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TRUCKEE, Calif. and#8212;-Below is a list of reports from the Truckee Police Department for the week of Oct. 28 through Nov. 5.
At 6 a.m. on Northwoods Boulevard police responded to a single-vehicle, property damage only traffic collision.
At 4:10 p.m. a wallet was turned into police.
At 1:20 p.m. on Donner Pass Road a store reported a person allegedly passing a counterfeit $100 bill and then fleeing the store. Police located and arrested the subject.
At 3:50 p.m. on Bridge Street a person called the police to report a drunk driver. Police contacted and arrested the driver.
At 4 p.m. on West River Street a person reported his fuel line was cut on a work vehicle and the gasoline was possibly siphoned.
At 8 a.m. on Spring Lane a person reported a bear which appeared to be hurt not moving in her yard. The bear was killed due to its injuries.
At midnight on Allenby Way numerous juveniles allegedly spent the night in an under-construction home. Police found no damage and nothing taken, and the owner did not wish to pursue charges.
At 12:30 a.m. on Trails End Road an unknown subject allegedly stole several gas cans and tools.
At 12:45 a.m. on Glenshire Drive a female reported a male stranger allegedly entered her residence without permission. The female and her boyfriend forced the unknown subject outside and called police. The subject was arrested for trespassing, prowling and burglary.
At 1:30 a.m. on Bridge Street a person was found knocking on the door and window to a room. Police arrested the subject for public intoxication.
At 2:30 a.m. on Sierra Drive a person reported his medication and cash taken from his vehicle.
At 1 p.m. on Donner Pass Road a person reported a physical fight at a local school The parties were located cited, and released to parents.
At 2:25 p.m. on Donner Pass Road police responded to a minor-injury collision between heavy equipment and a motorcycle.
At 5:45 p.m. on Martis Valley Road a female was arrested for domestic violence after allegedly hitting and kicking her husband.
At 11 a.m. on Jeffrey Pine a vehicle determined to be abandoned was towed.
At 4:45 p.m. on Northwoods Boulevard police had the vehicle of an unlicensed driver impounded for 30 days.
At 12:15 a.m. on Donner Pass Road a person known to be on probation with a no alcohol clause was allegedly found in a bar, and was detained. A search of the subject's vehicle revealed several ounces of marijuana and indications of possession for sales.
At 3:15 a.m. on Donner Pass Road a woman turned herself in for a warrant.


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On August 24, Louisville will be absorbed in everything Ironman, as 2,500 athletes attempt to swim, bike and run their way through a challenging and lengthy course. Dr. Steve Heilman and a large crew from Norton Healthcare will be ready for those who need medical help. I talked to Dr. Heilman about what kind of health issues he sees from the competitors.
There's plenty more that's interesting to talk about, including the Metro Councilman who seems to be having a hard time re-paying a loan. I report on the PGA Championship at Valhalla, and invite you to join me this weekend at Madison's Ribberfest to see Paul Thorn, and others.


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Students must wear masks upon their return to school – Prince
St Clair 'Jimmy' Prince, the minister of education
When students return to school next Monday, they must wear masks as part of a list of protocols to ensure their safety in the school environment.
It was announced recently that local schools will physically reopen on May 25 for students sitting external examinations; fifth formers, Grade 6 and TVET students.
And St Clair 'Jimmy' Prince, the minister of education outlined on radio yesterday, a list of protocols that will be employed in this period to ensure the safety of students and teachers.
"We have procured masks and gloves to be used primarily by the janitorial staff. A limited quantity is available for use by students and teachers; hand sanitizers and liquid soap have been purchased for use in the schools," Prince said.
The education minister said lunch will be provided for Grade 6 students who are willing to participate in the school feeding programme.
But all students are advised to bring their lunches with them so as to avoid leaving the compound to look for food and as a way to maintain social distancing.
Prince also highlighted other protocols that seek to ensure social distancing in schools.
"Schools are asked to have flexible breaks. Of course, this is necessary. You wouldn't let everybody come out of the school at the same time, so that they will have that appreciation for social distancing," he said. "Students doing particular subject disciplines will be required to be present, only when those subjects are being taught, so even if we have a whole form five, you wouldn't find everybody coming to school at the same time."
He also encouraged teachers to use auditoria and open spaces to conduct classes.
And staff and students will be asked to remain at home and report if displaying flu symptoms.
As it relates to staff and students with underlying health conditions, they will be asked to engage in lessons via the virtual classroom.
Prince said that persons on the school compound will be asked to wash their hands upon entering classes.
"Parents are asked to provide hand sanitizers and face masks for students to use when commuting to school. So we're asking everybody to take part, come on board and help out in this way," he said.
The minister said that his ministry, in conjunction with the ministry of health, has planned very carefully to ensure the health and safety of all persons.
He said that it is hoped that in August or September, there will be a further phasing in for students to return to school.
"…We can't predict the future, but we're hoping we will have everybody in school very soon, but we have to be very careful, very cautious, we have to follow protocols, take all advice we have to take and ensure there is safety at school," he said.
When schools reopen on Monday, classes will begin at 9:30am and end at 2:30pm.
The minister also noted that specialised buses will also be employed to transport students on specialised routes to come into Kingstown for school.
"Right now, the ministry of education is consulting with the ministry of transport for us to get those buses running. You will hear more about this in terms of which route will have the buses…maybe by the end of the week, you will know that," Prince said.
reopening of school on May 25, 2020 for all students writing external examinations.


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Ebonyi Gov Tackled Over Gag Order On Aides
A political activist and social commentator, Amb. Pascal Oluchukwu has criticised the governor of Ebonyi state, Dave Umahi, for issuing a gag order banning all public officers and employees of the state government from expressing any opinion against the government.
Ambassador Oluchukwu, who is also the spokesman for the Organisation of Ebonyi State Indigenes in the Diaspora (OESID) said gag order not only demonstrates Governor Umahi's lack of any clear grasp of the letter and spirit of the Nigerian constitution, which he (Governor) has sworn to uphold and defend "but also brings to the fore his thoughtless sycophancy and ignominious search for the attention and gratuitous commendation."
The spokesman of the Ebonyi state Governor on New Media, Mr. Francis Nwaze, had issued a statement on behalf of the Governor warning all Ebonyi state government employees to refrain from making any uncomplimentary remarks against the person or government, threatening outright dismissal of whoever float the order.
But responding through a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Monday, the political activist said it is the right of every citizen of Nigeria to hold and express his opinion which he said the Nigerian constitution 1999 as amended has provided in chapter 4, Part 1 Section 33 (1) thus: "Every person shall be entitled to freedom of expression, including freedom to hold opinions and to receive and impart ideas and information without interference.
"Within the context of this constitutional provision, Governor Dave Umahi has got no power to deny the people of Ebonyi state from expressing their opinions on anything and anyone.
"There are libel legislations and security and confidentiality disclosures that are guided by the laws of the land and when anyone infringes on these provisions, the law would be the one to take its course and remedy the situation. But once there are justifiable grounds to hold and express an opinion on anyone, no government or governor should have the powers to truncate the guarantees enshrined in our constitution."
Ambassador Pascal, however, called on the Ebonyi state governor to always respect the laws and regulations enshrined in the constitution.
The activist also warned that any attempt to silence the voices of Ebonyi people will be resisted vehemently without fear or favour.
"The intimidation on the good people of Ebonyi must stop; each and everyone is entitled to hold and express an opinion on anything. So, Governor Umahi, should stop the charade of banning Ebonyi public officers and employees from holding and expressing their opinions.
"It is part of their fundamental human rights guaranteed under the supreme laws of our country," Pascal stated.


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Limbo. Kantorian-inspired theatre
European Theatre Arts performance at Rose Bruford College
Thursday 14 February 2019, 7.30pm
Friday 15 February 2019, 4.30pm and 7.30pm
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Devised by a company of emerging European artists and directed by Andrzej & Teresa Wełmiński, Limbo is the latest addition to the catalogue of Kantorian-inspired theatre, taking inspiration from the work and practice of Polish theatre director, visual artist, designer, and writer Tadeusz Kantor and Cricot2 Theatre. Limbo is where Art and Theatre blur. Where memory, history and literature collide. Where the audience wait and judge, judge the waiting, and wait for judgement. Limbo is a cacophony of movement, sound and art; confronting the essence of existence, in all its peculiarity.


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Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand representative Michael Croker led a discussion on 'Insights from other tax jurisdictions', highlighting features, programs and potential lessons to be learned from tax administration in South Africa, New Zealand, Canada and the United States.
Pre-budget submissions due 19 January 2017.
The corporate tax transparency report and accompanying information for 1900 companies was released on 9 December 2016. It was noted there has been increased interest in the voluntary tax transparency code since the ATO has been releasing data. External members noted their appreciation for the supporting materials that the ATO produced to better inform the public debate on the release of the tax transparency data.
Finance staples – Treasury has released an Exposure Draft on new section 974-70 and 974-80 integration test.
Compliance high risk areas (red flags).
Negative control – first draft consultation paper was released in August 2015 that outlined a series of veto rights that may or may not have given rise to control for Division 6C purposes. Following feedback, the consultation paper has been updated and is much clearer about which veto rights will or will not give rise to control, as well as inclusion of examples covering issues such as joint control.
The ATO and Treasury have undertaken post-budget consultations with industry professionals to discuss the superannuation reform.
The ATO is issuing a number of Law Companion Guidelines to help explain the changes.
To support the community, a number of initiatives are being undertaken such as updating the ATO website, webinars, tax agent engagements etc.
Treasury will be releasing a large number of Regulations in three tranches at the end of 2016 and in early 2017.
A KPMG report on indigeneity and economic empowerment titled Igniting the Indigenous Economy was recently published.
Indigenous employment program which has an employment target of 2.5% by 2018 (currently 1.7%).
Evergreen entry-level program: this 18-month development program is designed to build the capabilities of participants through different work placements with participants achieving a Certificate III qualification.
Indigenous Cadetship Program: this is a two-to-three-year development program that combines university study with practical work placements.
Procurement – under the Indigenous Procurement Policy, the Government has set a target of 2% for goods and services from Indigenous business with a target of 3% of Commonwealth contracts awarded to Indigenous businesses by 2020. The ATO has achieved 2.8% with contracts varying from consultancy and research services to stationery, labour hire and recruitment to office fit outs and facilities management.
Communications – The ATO produces information about how the ATO supports indigenous businesses. It also provides support material to the Department of Human Services remote services which they deliver to indigenous remote areas.
Services – The ATO develops education products and delivers services tailored for different parts of the indigenous community including small businesses in rural and remote locations.
Legislation was passed by Parliament on 24 November 2016. Information about the new legislation has been published on the ATO website. The ATO will contact businesses who employed working holiday makers last year about the new laws. Information will be available through social media, newsletters and to industry organisations to disseminate to their members and clients.
Australian National Audit Office has reviewed the External Compliance Assurance Process (ECAP) pilot and endorsed the ATO's findings. A number of key lessons were identified for future Australian Taxation Office pilots and more widely for pilots in all public sector entities.
The ATO has published six refreshed estimates in the 2015–2016 ATO Annual Report tabled in Parliament on 27 October 2016. The estimates are for the goods and services tax; luxuy car tax; petrol and diesel excise and duty; wine equalisation tax payable gap; pay-as-you-go withholding; and fuel tax credits.
The ATO withdrew the previously published beer excise and duty gap due to data quality issues identified and is exploring other approaches to establish a more reliable estimate.
The release of a number of estimates has been delayed as the ATO found that methodological improvements and further data were required to ensure that the gap estimates were as robust and accurate as possible. The view of external experts and tax gap consultants were considered in making this assessment. Some estimates require another year's data to provide greater reliability.


More than 2800 South Australian students aged 12-17 took part in a survey of drinking behaviour, conducted by researchers from the University of Adelaide's School of Psychology and the Population Health group at the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI).
"Harmful alcohol use is a serious problem in Australia, and drinking patterns are often first set in adolescence," says lead author Jacqueline Bowden, behavioural scientist and Manager of Population Health Research at SAHMRI, and researcher with the School of Psychology, University of Adelaide.
"With alcohol contributing to four of the top five causes of death in young people, and a leading cause of cancer in our community, it's important for us to better understand drinking behaviour among young people so we can help to prevent or delay it.
"One of the major messages from our study is that parents have more influence on their teenagers' decisions regarding alcohol than they probably realise. Parental behaviour and attitudes towards alcohol really do make a difference, and can help prevent children from drinking at an early age."
Lincoln Size, Chief Executive Cancer Council SA, says: "The evidence is clear that alcohol use is a cause of cancer. Any level of alcohol consumption increases the risk of developing an alcohol-related cancer; the level of risk increases in line with the level of consumption.
"This latest evidence highlights the need to educate young people about the consequences of alcohol consumption and for parents to demonstrate responsible drinking behaviour. We need to get the message through that what may be considered harmless fun actually has lifelong consequences.
"We know that alcohol causes cancers of the mouth, pharynx, larynx, oesophagus, bowel in men and breast among women. There is also probable evidence that alcohol increases the risk of bowel cancer in women, and liver cancer.
"Cancer Council SA recommends that to reduce their risk of cancer, people limit their consumption of alcohol. For individuals who choose to drink alcohol, Cancer Council SA recommends that they drink only within the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) guidelines for alcohol consumption," he said.
Ms Bowden says we need to address the issue of supply to teenagers. "Many parents believe providing their children with alcohol in the safe environment of their home teaches them to drink responsibly. However, the weight of evidence suggests that this increases consumption, and is not recommended.
"Our results also found that those adolescents who thought they could buy alcohol easily were more likely to drink regularly. The issue of availability – including price – and marketing of alcohol in the community is a major hurdle to be overcome.
"Alcohol is more affordable in Australia than it has been in the past 30 years, and the number of premises selling alcohol in Australia has increased substantially in the past 15 years. Throw advertising and sports sponsorship into the mix and we have some very strong messages that alcohol is the norm," Ms Bowden says.
"Our evidence shows that parents have a significant and substantial role to play, to help their kids develop a healthier relationship with alcohol early. Parents can set the boundaries and create clear expectations."
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"We often forget that alcohol is the most widely used recreational drug in Australia and has an enormous cost on families. It is important that parents set the right example," Ms Bowden says.


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Wed 2 May 2007 04.49 EDT First published on Wed 2 May 2007 04.49 EDT
Tony Blair's retirement as prime minister will leave him out of power, but in the money.
His departure from 10 Downing Street will open up earning opportunities on a scale which he was denied as long as he held political office.
Although his salary of £187,611 - including his MP's wage of £60,277, which he will keep - would be a fortune to most, it is a mere fraction of the sums he will now be able to command.
His memoirs are likely to be the subject of an international publishers' bidding war, with an eventual contract expected to be worth £4m or more.
And freedom from office gives him the opportunity to take to the lecture circuit in the USA, where he will be able to earn anything up to £100,000 a night talking to well-heeled audiences about his experiences and beliefs.
His undoubted oratorical brilliance and star quality will make him a bigger draw than any other foreign statesman in the USA, where he is widely admired for his strong support for America in the wake of September 11.
Unconfirmed reports have suggested that Mr Blair may kick off his career as an after-dinner speaker with a visit to Washington to pick up the Congressional Medal of Honour which he was awarded in 2003 but has so far not collected.
Accepting the medal with an address to Congress would provide a high-profile "launch" in the US, while avoiding the controversy at home which would have resulted from receiving the gong while he was in power.
Departure from office will also open the doors to business boardrooms, where the prestige of his name on the letterhead - as well as access to his powers of persuasion and his unparalleled contacts book - will undoubtedly lead to offers of directorships.
There have been suggestions he will take up posts in City banks or follow his predecessor Sir John Major - who became European chairman of Washington's Carlyle Group after leaving office - into the world of private equity.
Prime ministers are often said to miss the creature comforts of 10 Downing Street and Chequers, the chauffeur-driven limousines and the first-class air travel when they quit.
But it seems likely that Mr Blair will be able to earn more than enough to keep himself and wife Cherie in the luxurious style they have become used to over the past decade.
The Blairs are expected to move into the townhouse in Connaught Square which they bought for £3.65m in 2004 and which will provide them with an elegant central London base near Marble Arch.
Ironically, it is Cherie's money-making capacity that may suffer as a result of her husband's retirement, as she will command less on the lecture circuit as the wife of a former prime minister than as a current occupant of 10 Downing Street.
It seems improbable, however, that generating cash will be Mr Blair's prime preoccupation when he considers how to use the vast tracts of spare time which now lie ahead of him.
In a recent interview, he said he would be leaving office "early enough to do something more with my life" and wanted "to have something that's got a real purpose to it".
Reaching the age of just 54 on May 6 this year, he potentially has a decade or more of active work still ahead of him, and everything that is known about his character suggests he will use it to push forward some of the causes that he has espoused in office.
He has not yet made clear whether he will step down as MP for Sedgefield on his resignation, but no-one expects him to stand at the next election, expected in 2009 or 2010.
He has never been a great lover of the House of Commons, and few at Westminster think he will spend much time on the backbenches, brooding and commenting on the performance of his successor, as Sir Edward Heath did.
And he is not expected to be a "back-seat driver" telling the new PM what to do, as Baroness Thatcher tried after her fall from power.
As the man who set in train the process by which the upper house now seems likely to become an elected chamber, it would seem slightly ironic if he were to take the seat in the House of Lords which will certainly be open to him.
It was once thought that he would move on from UK politics to take up a high profile international job. But his chances of heading a United Nations agency, the World Bank or another multinational institution were quashed forever when he joined The US president, George Bush, in the war in Iraq.
Equally, Iraq will have ended any hopes he may have cherished of becoming the first president of Europe - if that post, part of the stalled European constitution, ever comes into being.
Instead, it is thought that he will set up his own Blair Foundation to promote causes such as the fight against poverty in Africa, peace in the Middle East and action on global warming.
He has already said he intends to carry on working on climate change, building on a deal on tackling global warming which he hopes to seal at the G8 summit in Germany in June - one of his last major events as PM.
Unconfirmed reports suggest that the Israeli vice-premier, Shimon Peres, has approached both Blair and Major to join a proposed Middle East consortium to set up a joint Israeli- Palestinian giant enterprise zone on the West Bank.
An internet domain for the Blair Foundation has already been registered by business associate Martha Greene.
By setting up a foundation, the PM would be following the example not only of Baroness Thatcher but also of former US President and ally Bill Clinton, who created the William J Clinton Foundation to raise money for treating HIV in Africa.
Whatever he chooses to do, it seems unlikely that Tony Blair will disappear from the front pages and TV news bulletins simply because he is no longer prime minister.


Invictus Electrical is far from your every day electrical company. The business is run by a young and creative sparky from Sydney's South West.
The company prides itself on delivering quality work while having an eye for detail and loads of creative flare.
This branding was designed with the intention of attracting clients who are looking for clever, stimulating electrical work. It needed to be bold and feel totally different from all of it's competitors.
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I am watching a group of Iroquois lacrosse players trying to reach a tournament in Great Britain with only their tribal passport. The UK will not let them in without a U.S. Passport. I used to take these international documents for granted until the day I was deported from Portugal.
It was 2004 and a few of us were travelling to Lisbon to address the Kodak European Sales Meeting. It was a treat to fly via the Kodak corporate jet, a sleek and comfortable ride across the Atlantic. By this time Europe had been my destination over eighty times, all on commercial airlines. Yawning in the early morning I queued up at the Lisbon passport desk. The immigration officer studied the worn blue book, turning it over several times and frowning. She excused herself and soon brought over another serious officer. The pair asked me to join them in an office. This of course separated me from my colleagues. I later learned they were told I would not be joining them – at least in Portugal.
In the post 9-11 world you quickly learned to be polite to all immigration and airport personnel. In very good English I was asked to present a drivers license and credit card. For an hour we debated my true identity. Finally, they revealed my passport had expired. How and why had I come to Lisbon with the wrong passport? I admitted I was a dumb pack rat that for some reason kept old souvenirs, like one stamped with so many different countries around the world. Coming on a corporate jet fell outside airline processes that airport processes that would have halted my trip at the home airport.
A call to the U.S. Embassy was not helpful. Begging did not work. They explained it had only been two weeks since terrorist bombed trains in nearby Madrid, killing 191 and wounding 1,800. There are no exceptions given the threats around the world.
I was deported and put on the first plane to the U.S. It was the last seat in the back, right next to the rest room. For eight hours of flushes I tried to figure how I pulled the wrong passport and how embarrassing the next few days were going to be. After a firm lecture from the U.S. Immigration officers, I returned home. My wife, also a seasoned traveler, forced me to burn the expired documents in the fireplace. So much for souvenirs.
It took me a while to live it down as the event became one of the two most embarrassing days in my long career. Since that fateful day I must pull out my passport and look at it a dozen or more times before leaving on a trip. You have to appreciate the security people around the world with all the pressure without some bozo bringing the wrong documents. I wish the Iroquois lacrosse players luck. It is tough enough arriving in Europe with the wrong paperwork. I cannot imagine the challenges with clubs in your luggage.


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Are You Cleaning or Dirtying Me?
One of the things which irk me each time I return home is to see this.
I know that you are trying to clean the common stairwells of my flat, and I am eternally grateful for that. However, must you leave such a spotty and blotchy messy at my door? I don't think it would hurt to bring along a cloth and wipe the exterior of the doors which you dirty while cleaning the stairs would it?
Of course, nothing beats this eye-sore which I spotted at a common recycling bin just a block away from my home.
I wonder if one should be deliriously happy that the oft-ignored recycling message has finally hit home - to overflowing effect - or sob at this monstrosity of mankind's messiness.


From selecting job candidates to managing employees, the field of human resources (HR) is about to experience a revolution. If you're interested in a career in HR, then you can look forward to being part of the exciting changes happening in the industry.
For many years, the HR industry has lagged behind other industries in the use of technology. HR staff still struggle with a great deal of admin work and labour-intensive systems. But, eventually, the field is catching up. Here are 7 ways that HR is being transformed.
Companies employ a diverse range of people with various backgrounds, ages, cultures and skill levels. In a world where diversity is strongly encouraged, it is clear that a one-size-fits-all approach to managing employees no longer works. HR staff are now using all the data they can find to ensure that employees' unique preferences and skills development needs are catered for.
Recruiting staff has always been a highly personalised process, but some of the world's most forward-thinking organisations are now automating the early stages of recruitment. To make the process of interviewing a large number of candidates more efficient, tools such as video interviews, chatbots and facial expression analysis are being used. This saves time in terms of identifying suitable candidates before the later stages of recruitment.
In the past, measuring employee time and attendance was one of the most admin heavy aspects of HR. Today, tag systems and fingerprint sensing devices are well-entrenched in organisations around the world. Data related to timekeeping and attendance is now recorded digitally, giving HR staff immediate access to logs. Mobile employees are also being tracked via geolocation and geofencing.
Organisations are increasingly moving to cloud-based computer software for their HR functions. Software involving human resource management, talent management, financial services and payroll are providing benefits to the companies adopting them. With everything stored online, management teams can collaboration more effectively, while functions such as evaluation and data analysis are also more efficient.
Gamification is a concept which brings aspects of game playing into the workplace. Examples include competitions, puzzles, quizzes and digital gameplay. HR managers are increasingly using gamification to better engage with staff, make their jobs more enjoyable, and create a vibrant company culture.
HR staff are often burdened by time-consuming tasks such as responding to frequently asked employee questions or sorting through leave applications. There has been an increase in the use of digital employee helpdesks which can provide automatic answers to queries. Online leave application systems have also allowed HR staff to focus on more productive and stimulating work.
Companies are now drawing on digital platforms that employees can use to improve their skills. Self-service websites such as LinkedIn Learning allow employees to choose online courses that will be relevant to their personal and professional development. This reduces the need for HR managers and staff to conduct face-to-face workshops and other learning programmes, which not only saves time but allows staff to personalise their learning to some extent.
Technology is transforming HR into a field that requires less admin and more strategy. Work has become less labour-intensive and more innovative. The coming years will see HR departments becoming exciting places to work!
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Due to the past couple weeks, I have been hyped up and not getting much sleep. But last night I fell asleep on the couch in my clothes while watching "Arrested Development".
First, that show is hysterical and I love when you find something new that you adore.
Second, I spent the day with Jonathan and he wrote a new tune.
Third, I sang our original tune, "You Got Lonely" for auditions. It went well although having to be in the same space with all these people who are auditioning makes me quite nervous.
Fourth, I feel like I really needed the sleep.
I slept 15 hours... Somebody was a tired man.
Tonight is our dear pal Lillian's last Fictive as she is heading back to Utah after her run in "Glorious" at the Rep.
I just received my bill for PART of my stay in the ER - more than 2000 dollars!
Other than that, I am rested and looking forward to tonight and hugging, eating, drinking, and bonding.
I hope you are well and that, every once in a while, you get to partake in your own Crash Day.


We do not pull over Account Name because it is a lookup field in Salesforce. It essentially is its own, different object than the rest of the fields we do pull over. This is due to the way Salesforce structures that field, not a conscious choice by Delivra.
Mass update to a standard field by exporting email addresses with the business name from Salesforce and importing to Delivra.
Create a custom field within Salesforce that duplicates their account name field and map that from Salesforce to Delivra.
There may be other options based on a client's existing processes and the client's use case for utilizing account name. Feel free to reach out to your Client Success contact or Support to discuss further.


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Zero Tolerance on accident mortality rate?
Just read the news here that the General Commander of Dubai Police, Dhahi Khalfan Tamim stating
"The Dubai traffic police last year managed to reduce traffic-related deaths to 12.8 per 100,000, from 17.8 in 2008 and 21 in 2007, he said. This year, the target is to reduce the number to 11.8." Didn't the population of UAE reduce in 2009 with the recession here? Did they achieve viable results?
Tamim further added traffic safety will be a priority for the police for the next 10 years, for which they will act under a four-pronged strategy.
i, Correcting common mistakes
ii,Road monitoring
iii, Vehicle monitoring
iv, Public road safety awareness
Wouldn't it be better to put Road safety awareness first? It would have been much easier to change the behaviors of drivers using time tested methods of prevention than deploying police to monitor the maniac drivers.
According to General Tamim, "Statistics have shown that improper driving habits cause 90 per cent of traffic accidents in Dubai, while faulty road engineering contributes to another three per cent"
I do not know the source of this stats but it is enough to create a sense of urgency to start tackling the issue by changing the attitude of the drivers.
Suraya Foundation started
Suraya Foundation has officially started to help protect you through prevention...
preventing through spreading messages . Help support the campaign by joining the facebook fanpage group.


The Aberdeen City Alcohol & Drugs Partnership (ADP), previously known as the Joint Alcohol & Drugs Action Team (JADAT) is a multi-agency partnership which was formed in 2009 following the publication of the Scottish Government / COSLA document, 'A Framework For Local Partnerships On Alcohol And Drugs'.
'to ensure that all bodies involved in tackling alcohol and drugs problems are clear about their responsibilities and their relationships with each other; and to focus activity on the identification, pursuit and achievement of agreed, shared outcomes'.
Important new proposed guidelines on alcohol, drawn up by the Chief Medical Officers of the UK, were published on the 8th of January 2016.
At the request of the UK Chief Medical Officers (CMOs), a group of experts were asked to evaluate evidence about the levels and types of health harm that alcohol can cause. They have produced some recommendations about how health risks can be limited from drinking alcohol.
The consultation is specifically around the wording of the general advice and does not cover the evidence or scientific basis of the recommendations.
The Scottish Government and Road Safety (part of Transport Scotland) is set to launch a campaign to raise awareness of the consequences of drink driving during the festive season, with a clear message – don't drink and drive. One year on since the introduction of the new Drink Drive Legislation, the activity will support Police Scotland's enforcement campaign in December.
The best approach is to have no alcohol at all if you are intending to get behind the wheel – alcohol at any level impairs driving.
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I did not see a thread for this so I figured I'd start one for the Jets fans on the forum.
The New York Jets have traded quarterback Christian Hackenberg to the Oakland Raiders for a conditional seventh-round draft pick in 2019, coach Todd Bowles announced Tuesday.
Yes it was a waste and for not to get one snap in the regular season is terrible. From what I read today Teddy Bridgewater looked ok.
The Jets get to display their new toy tonight and I'm excited to see Bridgewater and of course the main attraction Darnold. For Darnold's sake they don't throw him out there with 3 line player.
Yes they looked good but taking it in stride and tough not to get excited. Being Jets fan and know nothing but misery we always wait for the other shoe to drop.
1 preseason game but I really liked what I saw from Darnold. Teddy was impressive too.
I mean they got a third after picking him up for basically nothing,not bad.
Im excited to see Darnold start,I just hope he doesn't struggle mightily at first and lose confidence.But the kid does seem to have good head on his shoulders and is an extremely hard worker.
I think they overpaid a bit for the 3rd rounder by adding the late pick but all in all decent trade.
Jitters for sure and made a terrible decision on his first throw,has looked solid since then.
Nice comeback from Darnold and has settled down nicely.


You'd think that this time of year might be our busiest but in actual fact as soon as the sun begins to shine the boats begin to move and things can actually get a bit quieter. To take advantage of this we nipped of to Devon for a week's family holiday. Family war might actually have been the better description with all 4 members all wanting to do different things at the same time! It was almost quite a relief to get back to the marina and find a place of calm. That said, after our fairly devastating spring time with my health I'm trying to take some time out with the children over the summer holidays — now this could be make or break and the only reasonable question will be who cracks first — me or them!?


Our tea house located at the gate of ancient Shan tea village, it is a colorful village with beautiful natural scenery at the foot of Tay Con Linh Mountain (known as the roof of Northeast Vietnam). Here you can find many unique traditional cultural values of the Red Yao people. The ancestral tea trees have been recognised as heritage trees of Vietnam, their past woven into the tribe's equally rich history of customs and traditions for thousands of years.
Ha Giang is considered as homeland of Snow Shan tea where the tea plant has its origins. In here, there are still many mountains where tea grows "wild" and is harvested by the local people. Ancient organic Shan tea mountains in Ha Giang are owned by the Red Yao, Tay, H'mong tribes. These tribes live in small and peaceful villages in the upper mountains; harvest and produce their precious tea from generation to generation.
-Enhance knowledge on the role of ancient Snow Shan tea trees for the income and food security of hill tribes, reduces poverty and increases resilience to the expected impact of climate change.
-Focusing on building entrepreneurial capacities of local youth to exploit business opportunities in relationship between tea and tourism, empowering them to start up local businesses and work off their own skill sets.
We are happy to welcome people who are willing to bring extensive experience to our program with an independent and altruistic approach that guarantees effective and authentic skills transfer and mentoring. Please consider yourself as responsible travelers to worthwhile causes and with our social impact.
- Help with conservation program for local indigenous knowledge with every component of program.
Dormitory with well equipped furnitures, strong wifi, clean toilet, hot water.


RE – Last Post on Kroger one shot one meal – Totally disgusting!!!
The flu vaccine is clearly the most dangerous vaccine in the U.S., and yet it is sold in stores and can be routinely obtained as easily as over-the-counter medicines with no consultation with a physician.
The federal government Advisory Commission on Childhood Vaccines (ACCV) under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services just concluded their first meeting of 2017 on September 8th.
The Commission is supposed to meet quarterly, but missed their first two meetings this year (2017).
Health Impact News sources have told us that the probable reason the Commission missed their March and June 2017 meetings was likely due to a lack of a quorum, as several member's terms had expired, and new members of the Commission possibly had not yet been appointed under the Trump administration.
Since this was the first meeting of the ACCV this year, the current report covers cases settled for vaccine injuries and deaths from 11/16/16 through 8/15/17.
332 cases were listed in the report (see below) from this time period, specifying the vaccine, the injury or death, and the amount of time the case was pending before settlement.
275 of the 332 cases were for injuries due to the flu vaccine, and there were 5 deaths, 4 of them related to the flu vaccine.


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My daughters are big gamers, just like their mama. They have a tablet that my husband and I have filled with great games for their age that they share. The newest game we downloaded is Noddy Toyland Detective. This app is based on a show that they watch on Netflix all the time. It is one of their favorites so you can imagine how excited they were to see a game where they could play as Noddy and solve cases! They couldn't believe they could meet characters from the TV show including Bumpy Dog, Revs, Pat-Pat and the Panda Pockets, Fuse, the Naughticorns! This game quickly became one of my favorites too.
This is a great game for them to play alone, with each other, or with myself or my husband. We have lots of fun exploring Toyland in 3D and asking questions to uncover clues and solve mysteries. My 6 year old's favorite part is creating musical masterpieces with the Pirate Band – she is going to be a composer one day, I swear it. You can also follow workout patterns, paint and decorate, solve jigsaw puzzles and so much more!
I love that my girls build investigation skills by discovering challenges, remembering, collecting, listening, thinking, and making connections. My youngest daughter is going into Preschool next year and this game is really preparing her for it – without her even knowing. The skills she is developing include language, sentence structure, and of course, creativity through play. I am shocked by the words she is learning and using – and she is even starting to read now!
One of my favorite things about this app is that there is no advertising or in-app purchases. Honestly, that is something I worry about most when I let me girls have their tablet to play without me watching over them. Even though I have set my account to require a password for them to purchase, I am always nervous they will somehow crack the code. So this take a huge weight off my shoulders.
Noddy Toyland Detective allows me to set up the length of time they can play, which is ideal for letting them have the tablet at bedtime. I also really like that I receive email notifications when they have finished a play session and create a new case for us to read together. Yup, each time they play, a storybook is generated! How cool is that?
Multi award winner, Kuato Studios, has teamed up with Dreamworks Animation to recreate Noddy Toyland Detective. Join Noddy as Toyland's most famous detective in an adventure filled with storytelling, learning and creative fun! Play as Noddy with the help of his friends Bump Dog and Revs the car. Visit your favorite Toyland characters from New DreamWorks Animation TV show, now streaming on Netflix, and take part in fun mini-games and activities. Become a Toyland Detective and use the 'Who, What, Where Book' to solve mysteries. Once you've solved all the clues, trace back your findings by reading the story of your adventures in a narrative photo storybook.
Download the Noddy Toyland Detective app on iTunes or Google Play.
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Noddy Toyland Detective airs on Sprout and is also now streaming on Netflix.
Video Games for the Whole Family!
My favorite mobile game is farm heros, I play it all the time.
I play Disney Tsum Tsum mobile game!its so addictive,my kids love it too!
Hi Mama's Geeky! The daily tweet option has 1 too many characters, so we are unable to complete that entry. Just FYI! Thansk for hosting awesome giveaways for your readers!
Second what Amy above said. The twitter option does not work, when I try to tweet it tells me that it is over 140 and will not let me tweet it.
Candy Crush , then Flappy Bird, and then Scrabble.
My son knew his alphabet, colors, and numbers in any order by sight before he was two. He actually learned some from me and from games I researched and downloaded. Don't forget kid's YouTube. He loves the attention he gets from me when we play and learn together. I never pushed him if he wasn't in the mood we found something else to do he was only one he is similar three now knows how to spell a lot of words we read together every night as well. When ur child is ready to learn something they will let u know. I did it all free he used my smart phone till I got him a little 20 dollar phone from dollar store.


Abstract: We investigate the physical meaning of some of the "texture zeros" which appear in most of the Ansatze on quark masses and mixings. It is shown that starting from arbitrary quark mass matrices and making a suitable weak basis transformation one can obtain some of these sets of zeros which therefore have no physical content. We then analyse the physical implications of a four-texture zero Ansatz which is in agreement with all present experimental data.


Take in the region's largest public collection of contemporary Singapore and Southeast Asian art in an awe-inspiring space.
The Singapore Art Museum focuses on contemporary art practice in Singapore and Southeast Asia. It advocates and makes accessible interdisciplinary contemporary art through research-led and evolving curatorial practice.
Opened in January 1996, the Singapore Art Museum has built up one of the most important collections of contemporary art from the region.
Exhibitions change every few months and feature a wide range of art forms, from paintings and sculptures to installation art and moving media. SAM also regularly collaborates with leading international museums to present shows covering both local and international art practices, as well as cutting edge art expressions.
Housed in a restored 19th-century mission school, St Joseph's Institute, SAM has more to offer than just art. Architecture lovers will have a field day too, exploring the carefully conserved building which was established in 1867. The original details of the building structure have been retained as much as possible, including the plasterwork of the façade at the main entrance, the roof patina, and floor tiles, while keeping in mind the stringent requirements of an art museum.
After a day of art appreciation, relax at any of our five cafes and restaurants at Singapore Art Museum and SAM at 8Q.


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7 sSo I became the shepherd of the flock doomed to be slaughtered by the sheep traders. And I took two staffs, one I named uFavor, the other I named vUnion. sAnd I tended the sheep. 8 In one month wI destroyed the three shepherds. But I became impatient with them, and they also detested me. 9 So I said, "I will not be your shepherd. xWhat is to die, let it die. What is to be destroyed, let it be destroyed. And let those who are left devour the flesh of one another." 10 And I took ymy staff Favor, and I broke it, annulling the covenant that I had made with all the peoples. 11 So it was annulled on that day, and the sheep traders, who were watching me, knew that it was the word of the Lord. 12 Then I said to them, "If it seems good to you, give me my wages; but if not, keep them." And they weighed out as my wages zthirty pieces of silver. 13 Then the Lord said to me, "Throw it to the potter"—athe lordly price at which I was priced by them. So I took the zthirty pieces of silver and threw them into the house of the Lord, to the potter. 14 Then I broke bmy second staff Union, annulling the brotherhood between Judah and Israel.
15 Then the Lord said to me, "Take once more the equipment of ca foolish shepherd. 16 For behold, I am raising up in the land a shepherd dwho does not care for those being destroyed, or seek the young or heal the maimed or nourish the healthy, but edevours the flesh of the fat ones, tearing off even their hoofs.


"I have worked with Anne Speckhard in the past, she never stops amazing me by her personality and dedication to expose hidden aspects in terrorists' lives and how religious manipulation plays a majour role to utilize poverty, anger, hatred and failure, to create monsters who know nothing but killing and bombing innocents in the name of Allah. The disengament procedure, which Anne is utilizing, is a unique aspect that scratches the deep layers of the human soul to reject everything that contradicts the pure nature of this divine creation of God" —Sheik Ali, Islamic scholar and former al-Qaeda member.
Lifts the veil on the personal motivations of ISIS fighters…Critically-important narratives….
Speckhard and Yayla produced an unprecedented, exceptional insight into the minds of former ISIS members. The combination of academic and practitioner expertise enabled the two to collectively maximize opportunities with each defector. The authors corroborate information with other sources which highlights their intention to produce a product that yields detailed understanding of the inner workings of ISIS. The insight includes perspectives from all levels of society affected by ISIS, including but not limited to disillusioned commanders, innocent bystanders tortured and killed, vulnerable young boys manipulated to fight and conduct suicide missions. If you want to gain a genuine insight into ISIS, I highly recommend this book produced by two individuals who are each experts in multiple fields.
We have to know our enemy to defeat him. This book gives an inside look into ISIS and tells us about truly courageous and creative work that the authors are doing to fight ISIS in the social media space where they currently dominate.
Well done and detailed narratives. Amazing and interesting.
I would suggest to anyone who needs to know more about ISIS.
ISIS Defectors.. a new work by two distinguished social scientists… Dr. Anne Speckhard and Dr. Ahmet S. Yayla's book released in July, 2016.
I have read several chapters and am anxiously awaiting the complete book to explore the areas listed in the table of contents. What is unique about their work, is the use of a qualitative methodology where personal interviewing of a number of individuals connected to ISIS in one fashion or another has been utilized. The authors are in a special position, being well known experts in the field of terrorism with one also a highly experienced former senior member of the law enforcement community in Turkey who holds a doctorate in Sociology and who because of his background was able to speak directly in Arabic as a Cultural Equal to those being interviewed. The other author has a doctorate in psychology and has enormous experience which involved the use of direct interviews of former and current terrorists around the world. This particular project employed direct interviewing, as well as taking advantage of high tech with the additional reliance upon remote interviewing via skype which afforded additional opportunities beyond the traditional face to face approach. Based upon my preliminary reading of several chapters I would recommend this book to those who want to know more about ISIS and from real experts who garnered the information from direct interviews with subjects. A word of note, the book is not full of academic argot and should therefore be useful to those who might be hesitant because of the academic credentials of the authors. I like that approach, in that information of this type needs to be available to the public at large as well as to the experts who make policies. The vitality and life of the book will grab the attention of those who pick it up. Congratulations on a job well done. I must also acknowledge that the authors took some personal risks to gather the information, and that should not be understated or ignored. Going out in the field, is very different than confining oneself to articles compiled by others from a variety of sources, they used a form of modified participant observation. The combined experience of both authors is breath taking. I would hope that the folks involved in Human Terrain and Special Ops will avail themselves of this book.


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8 Gratitude Apps to Boost Your Happiness Now
May 2, 2019 By Jennifer Lance 1 Comment
In today's world, taking time to acknowledge everything we're thankful for can be tough. Do we spend a full day each year at the end of November counting our blessings over stuffing and a turkey? Yes. But do we make a habit it of doing this on a regular basis, when cranberry sauce isn't involved? Not likely. That's why it helps to have tools at your fingertips that make expressing your appreciation easier and automatic. Like these gratitude apps.
Below, we'll breakdown eight of the best gratitude apps out there to turn your gratitude, and happiness, into a lifelong habit.
Why is Gratitude Important for Happiness?
But first, let's take a look at the connection between gratitude and happiness, according to science.
As it turns out, gratitude positively affects our well-being and mood. And there's a whole lot of research that backs this up.
For example, in a 2003 study, researchers compared the well-being of participants who kept a weekly list of things they were grateful for with participants who either kept a list of things that irritated them or of their day-to-day lives. The result? Those gratitude-focused participants exhibited a significantly better sense of well-being and improved mood compared to those who did not. The researchers concluded that "a conscious focus on blessings may have emotional and interpersonal benefits."
This is because a person's mindset affects their bodies, Robert A. Emmons, one of the study authors points out. On a molecular level, being grateful works by stimulating the two important regions in our brain that regulate stress and feelings of pleasure: the hypothalamus and the ventral tegmental area, respectively. That's why grateful people are happier and less stressed, overall.
What's more, additional research from Emmons, one of the world's most prominent scholars on the science of gratitude, shows that gratitude can:
Lower "bad" LDL cholesterol
Decrease levels of proteins related to heart disease
In short: Gratitude is the world's best (free) medicine.
8 Gratitude Apps to Feel Happier Now
Since research suggests that keeping a gratitude journal is the best way to cultivate gratitude on a regular basis, we've drummed up a list of the best apps out there to help you become more grateful on the go. Better yet? Most of these gratitude apps are free, so you can express your appreciation without spending a cent.
If you've never kept a gratitude journal before, ThinkUp is a great place to start. The app is essentially a catch-all for the different ways to approach mindfulness.
Users can find inspiration from professionally-curated positive affirmations — or voice record their own. There are also features to add inspiring music and track your progress. It's by far one of the most dynamic gratitude apps out there and definitely worth the download.
Think of this app as a personal mindfulness coach, helping you stay grateful throughout the day by harnessing the power of community.
Happier is essentially a gratitude Facebook, of sorts, helping users find, collect, and share positive moments in their lives with the entire Happier community. There are even bite-sized, expert-led courses you can take, if you're feeling so inclined.
In short, it's a place to support and be supported by others on the same gratitude journey.
This app is perfect for those who want a commitment-free approach to gratitude journaling.
Here's how it works: Each morning, Gratitude will send you a text, and you can reply to that number anytime you're feeling grateful. Each text you send gets stored in your own personal account, which you can revisit to re-read or even leave comments. The best part? If you're not feeling particularly grateful one day, you can skip it altogether. Once you're up for it, though, your online journal will still be ready and waiting for you.
Grateful is a no-frills approach to gratitude journaling that makes it a go-to for busybodies who want to ease their way into a gratitude practice. There's nothing fancy about the app, but that's also part of its charm.
Grateful has a simple, clean interface that allows users to reflect without distraction. And for those daunted by the thought of a blank page, the app offers to send you daily prompts like "What made today a good day?" or "What made you smile today?" to get your creative juices flowing. It then collects all of your responses and puts them in a private timeline, which you can customize to sort by date or topic.
Day One is gratitude journaling 2.0, featuring a gorgeous interface and the option to take photos, record voice notes, or jot down written notes. Your journal is fully customizable, allowing users to create a space that feels wholly their own. You can even geolocate your notes, add multiple pictures to each entry, and see your day's fitness activity.
There's nothing this app can't do, which is why it's a definite standout on this list.
Live Happy feels like you're taking a virtual class on mindful living, and that's largely thanks to the fact that the app was created using research from Sonja Lyubomirsky, a Stanford University professor and positive psychology researcher.
Its various features encourage you to engage in happiness-promoting activities. And while the app isn't wholly dedicated to gratitude journaling, it does focus on it as the groundwork for living a happier life.
The app works by letting you choose from several different activities you can or have performed each day and then tells you why a particular activity promotes happiness. There's even an email component that tracks your activities and emails you information related to what you're doing, as an extra reminder to engage in these activities regularly (which is a key part of making them habit).
What's great about 365 Gratitude is the app's unique formatting: The program is set up as a game allowing users to unlock medallions as they make progress and complete daily challenges. This helps to heighten your sense of accomplishment and makes you feel as though you're making strides.
It also includes a mood tracker that asks you to rate how you're feeling that day (from "great," "good," "meh," "bad," or "awful") and allows you to view your mood progression over time. The best part? It only requires five minutes a day, making it an easy way to hop into the gratitude game.
Price: Free, offers in-app purchases/upgrades
What's unique about Reflectly is that it uses artificial intelligence to help users structure and reflect on their daily thoughts and problems, taking note of your habits to help provide better, more meaningful journal prompts.
Its interface is clean and sleek and gives off a sense of calm the moment you open the app. The guided journaling makes the app incredibly user-friendly, plus, it allows you up to 1,250 words per post (letting you really go to town on your thoughts and feelings, if you feel so inclined).
Price: 7-day free trial, $3.99/mo
Granted, apps aren't for everyone. Sometimes, you just need to jot down your gratitude on paper.
That's why Panda Planner is such a great resource. With space for daily gratitude lists, focusing on your wins, and easy ways to organize your life, Panda Planner is the perfect option for those who want to make happiness a habit.
But no matter what works best for you, just make sure you stick with it so you can truly feel the power of gratitude in your own world.
Your turn: Have you tried any gratitude apps? Tell us your experience in the comments.
Want more gratitude? Here are 59 ways to get grateful now.
Author: Jennifer Lance
Jennifer Lance is a writer living in New York City. A former editor at Glamour, she's written about everything from the Oscars to Marie Kondo-ing her love life. Her pastimes include watching The Bachelor, filing her taxes at the 11th hour, long walks on the beach and also short walks to her neighborhood Dunkin'.
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