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A Mound of Evidence is the story of a 21st-century girl, Aubrey Burke, who gets transported magically into the life and times of another little girl living somewhere around 500 C.E. in the Hopewell Indian tradition. The two girls' adventures take them through a day in the life of the people of this era.
Follow what Aubrey Burke is up to on her own Twitter account @AubreyBurke14.
Blue Star North is the second book in the Aubrey Burke History Adventure series. This time Aubrey finds herself transported back into the 1800s where she takes an exciting ride on the Underground Railroad. She accompanies two children running away from their slave masters.
ISBN (Softcover): 9781728312170
ISBN (E-book): 9781728312163


text: US aircraft have launched air strikes near Iraq's largest dam, killing up to 15 fighters from the Islamic State group, Al Jazeera's correspondent reported. Several air strikes hit Iraq's north on Saturday, including in the besieged Sinjar Mountains, where fresh reports emerged of a "massacre" against residents belonging to the Yazidi religious minority. There were suggestions that the attack near the Mosul Dam was the beginning of a US military operation to help the Kurdish forces, Peshmerga, retake it from from the self-declared jihadists, who captured it earlier this month and thereby gained control over the water and electricity supply in the north of the country. "We understand from our Peshmerga sources on the ground that they are also trying to push in. As the US bombs these positions, the Kurdish forces are trying to retake territory lost to the Islamic State," Al Jazeera's Zeina Khodr, reporting from Irbil, the capital of Kurdish regional government said. The Islamic State, an al-Qaeda splinter group, has in the recent months seized swaths of territory in Iraq and Syria and declared a caliphate. Its swift push to the borders of Iraq's autonomous ethnic Kurdish region and towards Baghdad prompted President Barack Obama to authorise air strikes on the group's strongholds earlier this month. Since then, US military aircraft have carried out several bombings and air-dropped food and water to help tens of thousands of civilians fleeing the fighters' advance. New 'massacre' In one of the most dramatic chapters of the conflict, the fighters stormed the Sinjar area of northwestern Iraq earlier this month prompting tens of thousands of people, many of them Yazidis, to flee. Kurdish fighters on the ground and US air strikes eventually helped most of those trapped to escape after more than 10 days under siege, but some remain in the mountains. On Saturday reports emerged of the killing of about 80 of those who were left behind. "We have information from multiple sources, in the region and through intelligence, that [on Friday] afternoon, a convoy of [Islamic State] armed men entered this village [Kocho]," senior Iraqi official Hoshyar Zebari told the AFP news agency. "They took their revenge on its inhabitants, who happened to be mostly Yazidis who did not flee their homes," Zebari said, referring to a religious community regarded as heretics by jihadists. "They committed a massacre against the people," he said. "Around 80 of them have been killed". Mohsen Tawwal, a Yazidi fighter, told AFP by telephone that he saw a large number of bodies in the village. "We made it into a part of Kocho village, where residents were under siege, but we were too late," he said."There were corpses everywhere. We only managed to get two people out alive. The rest had all been killed." Al Jazeera could not independently verify these claims. Middle East Iraq United States ISIS/ISIL

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National Honor Society
Scholastic and Service - National Organization and Charter
National Honor Society is the nation's premier organization established to recognize outstanding high school students. The students have demonstrated excellence in the areas of Scholarship, Leadership, Service and Character. The organization are actively involved in community service.
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Officers every week. Members meet two times per month in morning, with one large evening meeting per quarter.
President: Sam Garnett
Vice President: Matt McCullough
Treasurer: Carter Cingrani
Secretary: Kobby Adu
Historian: Chris Kraft
Liason: Nico Ortega
Douglas County School District Nondiscrimination Notice: The Douglas County School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, religion, national origin, ancestry, creed, age, marital status, genetic information, or physical characteristics, disability or need for special education services in admissions, access to, treatment of, or employment in educational programs or activities. The School District's Compliance Officer is Ted Knight, Assistant Superintendent, 620 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, firstname.lastname@example.com, 303-387-0067. Complaint procedures have been established for students, parents, employees and members of the public.


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Calzados Victoria presents "Moonlight Prom Party"
At Calzados Victoria we've celebrated a very special party: our Moonlight Prom Party hand in hand with Nasty Mondays in Barcelona. The place chosen for the party was the Sala Apolo, it became an authentic American prom party set in the 50s where nothing was missing: garlands, balloons, frilly shirts, vintage dresses and punch.
Any end-of-year party worthy of the name, there was a live concert: the band The Moonshiners, set in the style 50's, who reviewed all the classic rock singles of the decade.
The most rebellious students of the Nasty Mondays School did not miss the Victoria Prom Party: DJs Soren & Mad Max, which have become alma mater of the Barcelonan Monday nights made dance the attendees with a mix of rock, indie and electronics rhythms.
As an end point to a great night, the King and Queen of the party were crowned and Calzados Victoria gift them a trip to New York!
A big celebration to welcome the summer… Check our official Facebook page to see all the selected works!


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Compliance • Audits/Analysis • Reimbursement/Regulatory/Rehab • Education/Efficiency • Survey
As the saying goes, "Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine!"
The transition to the Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM) certainly exemplifies the constancy of change. With the transition date nearing, it seems most appropriate to hear from those who are most impacted by the change ~ the MDS Nurse Assessment Coordinators. So, I reached out to some of the brilliant Nurses with whom I am privileged to know and asked them for their last-minute preparation strategies.


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What's Coming to America in 10 Years Due to Cultural Marxism, Part 2
Posted by Socrates in America, America-the-sitcom, Cultural Marxism, Socrates at 5:54 pm | Permanent Link
What we Americans can look forward to in 10 years, all in the name of human equality:
Example #2: Midget cops (because short people have just as many rights as tall people!).
Midget cop: "Sergeant, I can't reach the gas pedal of this police car! Don't you have a smaller car?"


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Paper Marbling with Shaving Cream
Here's a fun art project that's a good one to do outside as it can get a little messy: paper marbling! It involves shaving cream, tempra paints, and a lot of fun! This is what you'll need to get started:
- A can or two of shaving cream
- Wide, shallow pan, such as a 9" x 13" baking pan (can use a disposable pan)
- Food coloring or tempra paints
- Paint brushes
- Paper Towels
- Toothpicks, forks, and/or combs
- Heavy white paper, such as cardstock
To begin, have your child fill the bottom of the pan with a layer of shaving cream about an inch thick.
Then, have the student choose the colors for the artwork. You can use wither tempra paints with some water added to them or food coloring.
Paint the color onto the shaving cream. For best results, fill most of the surface of the cream with color. Children can add the color randomly or in patterns such as stripes, semi-circles, or concentric circles.
Next, run the pointed tips of the toothpick, comb, or fork through the color to create patterns and swirls in the shaving cream.
Now, carefully place the cardstock directly on top of the shaving cream, patting it gently so the whole piece touches the cream. Pull it up and wipe it off with a paper towel. Set it aside to dry.
Ready to do another one? You can use the same shaving cream to make another picture. Simply mix the paint into the cream until the surface looks clean again.
While using shaving cream for paper marbling is a rather modern method, other techniques have been around for a long time. For more information on the history of this art form, check out these sites:
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- Court: Oregon Court of Appeals
- Area(s) of Law: Workers Compensation
- Date Filed: 10-12-2016
- Case #: A160128
- Judge(s)/Court Below: Tookey, J. for the Court; Sercombe, P.J.; & DeHoog, J.
On a second appeal, Scott appealed the Workers' Compensation Board's denial of Scott's requested penalty and attorney fees on the basis that Liberty had a legitimate doubt as to its liability for temporary disability benefits. Scott argued that the Board's finding that a reasonable provider would understand that Scott was excused from work based on the medical results precluded any legitimate doubt about its legal obligation to pay temporary disability benefits, and so Liberty should pay a penalty for failing to do so. Liberty responded that despite the legal obligations to pay temporary disability, there was a "legitimate doubt" as to when the medical records "triggered an obligation to pay." The Court of Appeals previously held that a physician does not need to expressly authorize benefits to trigger an insurer's obligation to pay time loss. An insurer's obligation to pay begins when "an objectively reasonable insurer" would understand medical reports approving a person's release from work. Based on the finding that a reasonable provider would understand that Scott was excused from work, Liberty's failure to pay justifies a penalty. Reversed and remanded.


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I have an undergraduate degree in journalism, for which I gained a 2:1 and a postgraduate masters in Media, for which I achieved a merit. Both of these qualifications have given me experience in the use of computing and multimedia. For my undergraduate I was required to produce multimedia content, and both courses required me to study both the positive and negative implications of multimedia. I have held two e-learning posts, both working with Moodle VLEs. The first was at Southampton Solent University and the second at University College London. Both positions have been support officer roles, which as well as supporting Moodle, also involved supporting MyPortfolio and Turnitin. Alongside these core systems I have also supported Second Life, Camtasia, iSpring Presenter and am currently learning Lecturecast and Opinio. I am a very fast learner and can easily pick up any new technology. The support of these technologies has even lead to me presenting to others in the eLearning community about software such as Mahara, of which I have in depth knowledge.
Some of the external presentations I have done include; the HE progression: 2012 and Beyond conference on the topic of the use of social media in blended learning, presentations and workshops for the British Computer Society on social media (including LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter), a presentation on Mahara e-portfolios for the JISC RSC SE conference that was streamed live between three UK universities (Southampton Solent University, Plymouth University and Birmingham City University) and a presentation at MoodleMoot 2012 on Mahara e-portfolio system. I have written up the MoodleMoot presentation as a journal article which has been submitted for the upcoming MoodleMoot journal.
You can follow me on Twitter via @Lilly_Stardust
To find out more about my Social Media presence check out my About Me page.


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I will forever be drawn to this sharp color palette of contrasts! It's wonderfully perfect when thrown off with another color like camel, blue, green, pink, gold..etc. etc.
On a side note: I am DYING to go to Europe soon!! I'm so inspired by their street fashion and how amazing pinterest has been at bringing the images to my home/laptop


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What Are The Benefits Of CBD Oil?
CBD or cannabidiol claims several benefits to an unimaginable list of ailments. Cannabinoids that are present in cannabis have been subjected to several researches because of the varied medical applications that it has. However, you must know that CBD has not only earned its name in recent years for its therapeutic attributes but also for the absence of non-psychoactive compounds (that is it can't get you high). This makes it a completely effective and safe option. Are you ready to take a look at the long list of benefits that CBD oil has?
The list of benefits that CBD oil has –
Take a look at the amazing benefits that CBD oil presents you with –
● It can take care of chronic pain
Patients who undergo chronic pain can find relief with the use of CBD oil. You can get pain relief, and it also prevents degeneration of your nervous system. This oil is known for its multiple benefits when it comes to cancer pain, multiple sclerosis, and fibromyalgia. If you are wondering about tolerance or dependence on CBD, then you have nothing to worry about.
● Deals with childhood epilepsy
CBD oil is renowned for its anti-seizure properties. It has shown significant signs of improvement in children who are suffering from neurological disorders like that of epilepsy. There are absolutely no side effects involved. It has been proved that the frequency of seizures can reduce by 23%. Childhood epilepsy is an extremely serious condition, and you should always refer to a qualified medical practitioner regarding the treatment for the same.
● It will take care of depression and anxiety
Research proves that CBD oil can deal with both anxiety and depression. CBD has proved to improve the conditions that are related to such mental health disorders like social anxiety disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and PTSD. People who feel uncomfortable or go through stress at the thought of public speaking have also enjoyed several benefits from the use of CBD oil. The use of CBD oil helps to increase the levels of both glutamate cortical signaling and serotonergic, which reduces depression in people.
● Ability to fight cancer
According to research and scientific studies, it has been proved that CBD can be extremely valuable when it comes to fighting cancer. The compounds that are found in CBD is rich with anti-tumor effect. It has the potential to intensify the death of the tumor cells causing leukemia and colon cancer. Studies have also proved that cancer cells stop spreading in cervical cancer with the use of CBD oil.
● The ability to deal with diabetes
Though it is rarely discussed but CBD has the ability to reduce the risk that diabetes poses on our health. CBD oil has incredible medicinal properties which can treat different health conditions.
● It has the potential to improve several skin conditions
Skin conditions can be effectively treated with the use of CBD oil. It encourages the death of abnormal cells that cause eczema.
This is the list of benefits that CBD oil has in store.


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Apple has officially unveiled iOS 12 at its annual WWDC conference. iOS 12 will run on all devices that iOS 11 currently runs on and focuses primarily on performance.
"With iOS 12, we're doubling down on performance" said Apple Senior VP of Software Engineering, Craig Federighi.
Surprisingly, Apple is putting much of its efforts into improving the performance of older devices like the iPhone 6s. So even on older devices, compared to iOS 11, apps will launch 40 percent faster, the keyboard will launch 50 percent faster, and even the camera will load up to 70 percent faster. Apple has worked on how apps area launch, fine-tuning the CPU to run at peak speeds when it's under load.
It's not all performance though, iOS 12 has a ton of new features too.
First up: Augmented Reality (AR). Apple has worked with Pixar to create a brand new file format for AR called USDZ, which will work in multiple applications, including Adobe's Creative Cloud. Apple wants to make it easy for you to be able to drop any 3D object from an app into the "real world", like a toy or lamp or character, and USDZ has been built to make it easier for app developers to implement this into their apps.
Federighi also demoed a new AR app for iPhone and iPad called Measure that will let you measure stuff using your iPhone. Okay sure, there are already plenty of AR apps in the app store that can do that now, but Apple's version looks particularly slick.
Apple also announced the second version of ARKit, its AR software toolbox for developers. ARKit 2.0 brings a variety of new tools to developers, like improved face tracking, better 3D object recognition, and best of all shared VR experiences. That means you'll be able to inhabit the same VR space as other users - so for example, you can play the same game in AR or share and work on the same virtual document. Lego will be a big partner for Apple moving forward with VR, so you can look forward to building virtual Lego kits with up to four of your friends in the near future.
The Photos app has gotten an update and some new features. In iOS 12, search has been improved and you'll now be able to search for businesses and events, people, scenes and you can even use multiple search terms. You'll also receive Search suggestions.
A new tab called 'For You' will suggest memories to revisit, and you'll also see suggestions for photos to share with key people. It will even suggest effects to spruce up your photos. If suggestions for sharing photos with people sounds familiar, that's because Google Photos does this too.
Siri is getting a new feature called Shortcuts. You'll be able to add Shortcuts from your favorite apps to Siri, and choose a key phrase to activate that Shortcut. Federighi demoed this on stage with the Tile app, using the phrase "I've lost my keys" so when he said "Siri, I've lost my keys" Siri automatically opened up the Tile app and started buzzing his Tile.
Siri will also offer you automated suggestions based on your actions and daily routine. For example, if you go to a movie, Siri can remind you to turn your phone to silent. She'll also prompt you to call your mom on her birthday.
Animoji has been upgraded with some new emojis, including a koala, ghost, tiger, and my personal favorite, a T-Rex.
Apple is also taking on Samsung's AR Emoji with a new Memoji feature, which will let you make an animoji of yourself. There are customization options for skin tone, hairstyles, facial features, and accessories like sunglasses. The customization options look a lot more comprehensive than Samsung's version, so hopefully everyone's memoji won't look exactly the same again.
Finally, Animoji now also has tongue-tracking technology. So, when you stick out your tongue, your animoji will too. What a time to be alive.
FaceTime now has a Group FaceTime option, which lets you add up to 32 people to a group chat. FaceTime is integrated into iMessage, which means you can transition from iMessage to FaceTime at any time.
The app will automatically recognize who's talking, and the video stream showing the person currently talking will be brought to the front. You'll also be able to use Animoji in FaceTime chats.
A bunch of default iOS apps have also received updates:
The News app will now have a personalized feed of stories from trusted sources. Top stories will be hand-picked by Apple's news editorial team. A new browse tab will also show you new channels and topics, and a new side bar will let you explore other topics.
The Stocks app has been updated with new charts that show stock performance throughout the day. It will also feature some News integrations, and you'll be able to tap on any interesting stories to read them directly from the app. There's also an option to show after-hours stock pricing. The Stocks app will also finally be coming to iPad in iOS 12.
Voice memos will also be coming to iPad with iOS 12, and all of your recordings will stay in sync across all of your iOS 12 devices. Still no auto transcribing though.
iBooks is now just called Books, and will feature a new design and store. There's also a Reading Now feature that offers a preview that helps you pick up where you left off.
Carplay now supports third party navigation apps, including Waze and Google Maps.
iOS 12 will let you further customize the way you interact with notifications. Grouped notifications are also finally coming to iOS, with notifications grouped by app, topic, and/or thread.
The Do Not Disturb during bedtime feature is also getting an update that will prevent notifications from showing up on the screen. When it's morning, you'll get all of your notifications as per normal. The feature also now has an ending time in Control Center to make it easier to use.
A new Screen Time feature will tell you exactly how you're using the phone, how much time you're spending on apps, and what apps you use the most. You'll be able to view a report that should help you manage your screen time. You'll also be able to set restrictions that will let you limit the amount of time you can use an app per day. If this sounds familiar, it's because Google just announced the same thing for Android P.
Parents will also get screen time reports from the devices their children use, and they'll be able to set up time limitations for categories and individual apps.
iOS 12 will be released later this year alongside this year's iPhones and iPads. The first developer beta should be available later today, with a public beta later in the month.
Update (13 September 2018): Apple has just announced that iOS 12 will be rolling out as a free update on 17 September.
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The most eye-catching car in Los Angeles is big, black and boxy. It has trouble exceeding the speed limit.
It's the ECD D90, a modern restoration, or resto-mod, of the classic Land Rover Defender D90 by Florida-based ECD Automotive Design. D90s are rugged and unforgiving SUVs, many of them prone to breaking down after tough lives. ECD makes them palatable for 2018.
On a recent drive along the coast of Malibu, Calif., the ECD D90 – nicknamed "Project Diva" – is an attention magnet. Its midnight black paint explodes off the vintage design language, which is enhanced with a flared body kit, metal roll bars and enormous mud-terrain tires. Diva appears outfitted for war.
In the land of Hollywood glitz and glamour, the hardcore truck is irresistible to locals. A young couple holding surfboards stood slack-jawed as the D90 rolled by. The driver of a passing Mercedes-Benz G-Class slowed to snap a photo. "What is that?" one beachgoer said. "A big Jeep?"
Project Diva is a behemoth. It weighs nearly 6,000 pounds and sits high above the ground even without a suspension lift. Its hulking size is partly why Land Rover only offered the Defender in the U.S. from 1993 to 1997. ECD imports most of its vehicles from Europe when it begins a new project.
Torque from the 6.2-liter Chevrolet LS9 V8 engine that sits under the hood of Project Diva creates a small earthquake as the D90 rumbles forward from a stoplight. The truck feels at home cruising down Pacific Coast Highway at 35 mph. Speeding up requires a stomp on the accelerator. Even then the D90 only travels about 50 mph. The steering is floaty, and the brake pedal requires a long distance to safely bring the D90 to a stop.
The ride is thrilling but primitive. At upward of $170,000 per custom order, the cost of entry for the throwback vehicle is high. It takes a year to build each one, and the company can't make them fast enough.
"There's always that lust for something that wasn't here very long," said Tom Humble, co-founder of ECD. Humble and his brother Elliot founded the company in 2013. The pair grew up just miles from Land Rover's assembly plant near Birmingham, England. They spent their childhoods building off-road-ready Defenders – breaking them and fixing them again.
When Humble moved to Florida in 2013, he brought two Defenders and quickly sold them online for a large profit. Soon he was taking requests.
"The company rose out of demand," Humble said. "Defenders are hard to get in the U.S., but customers are willing to go though it because of the quality and reputation we've built over the years."
Today ECD employs 50 people. It produces 36 vehicles per year from its "Rover Dome," a 30,000 square-foot facility in Kissimmee, Fla. Defenders are the bulk of the business. In addition to the D90 the company also offers the four-door D110 and D130 pickup truck. It recently added the Range Rover Classic to its lineup. An electric powertrain, with up to 400 equivalent horsepower and a range of 250 miles, is newly available for 2019.
The company is responding to growing demand for meticulously restored vehicles with improved components. Singer Vehicle Design, an inspiration for Humble and ECD, turns classic Porsches into works of art. Icon 4×4 and its founder, Jonathan Ward, specialize in Toyota Land Cruisers and Ford Broncos.
The ECD Defenders stand out because of their capability. In addition to sterling interiors, the trucks are often equipped with winches, snorkels, heavy-duty bumpers and steel bar cages. Most have beefy BFGoodrich all-terrain tires with bright white lettering announcing the driver's off-road intentions.
Each nut and bolt is replaced with a newer one, Humble said. The factory electric components, a notorious problem for Land Rover owners, are replaced by hand with more than 2,000 feet of wiring. Each vehicle undergoes a 21-day, 400-point inspection with 500 miles of testing before delivery. Quality control manager Sergei Kovalev signs a plaque on each ECD vehicle to guarantee its robustness.
When asked to name parts of the Defender that aren't modified from their original condition, Humble struggles to come up with an answer.
"The frame?" he said. "That's probably about it. There isn't really anything stock about them."
The gas pedal uses an electronic throttle for a more modern feel. All ECD vehicles come with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. Wireless smartphone-charging stations are available in the front, back or both. An optional air suspension, built by an Australian company, will soon be available.
Humble expects the battery-electric versions to be popular, especially in the Southern California market. Not only does an emissions-free Defender stand out and score environmental points at the country club, but many ECD customers also already have electric vehicles and the associated charging equipment at home.
ECD has built two electric Range Rover Classics so far, and a third is in production. It's the company's latest effort to create variety in its offerings because each customer wants something exclusive. A range of personal preferences already is available – from steering wheel type to interior material and exterior paint. ECD developed paints to match everything from favorite sports teams to nail varnish. One customer requested a match to the family dog.
Despite the cosmetic choices, many ECD vehicles are put to their intended use. About half go off-road, and 20 percent see rugged action, Humble said.
Land Rovers are legendary among the off-road community. It is the fourth-most-popular vehicle make at the Overland Expo West, according to the organization. Only Toyota, Jeep and Ford have more share, an impressive figure considering how few Land Rovers are sold in the U.S. by comparison.
And the ECD customer base is split about 50-50 between men and women, Humble said. The rise of women in off-roading and overlanding is a frequent talking point among vehicle manufacturers and accessorizers. A recent report from the Specialty Equipment Market Association, or SEMA, found that young men want fast and exotic sports cars, while young women prefer adventure vehicles.
ECD has built 160 vehicles in its short history. The company is currently preparing a vehicle for one customer to drive off-road to their Boston home.
For most owners of a 30-year-old Land Rover, the idea would be unthinkable. To Humble, it's validation.
"What old-school Defender would anyone have the guts to drive from Florida to Boston?" Humble said.
"That's the level that we aspire to."
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The Chamber was represented in the celebrations of St. Patrick's Day in Stockholm.
The Irish Ambassador, Orla O Hanrahan, hosted a reception on the day itself in the Maritime Museum . There was a generous range of Irish foods and drink to refresh the large assembly of Irish and Swedish guests.
The guests included the Swedish Ambassador to Ireland , Ulrika Sundberg, other members of the diplomatic corps , members of the Riksdag, senior civil servants and local and Irish business people.
On the following Saturday , a large parade of about 1000 people set off through the streets of Stockholm led by a pipe band and Irish Wolfhounds . The carrying of the banner of the SCCI was shared by Paul Keane , by our old friends Jan Frisk and Ninni Svantesson Frisk and by students of the School of Celtic Studies in Uppsala that were press-ganged for the day !


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Ingredients (use vegan versions):
- 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup non-hydrogenated vegan margarine
- 2 tablespoons cold water
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 package frozen spinach or 1 bunch fresh
- 3/4 package firm tofu (play with the quantity)
- 1 to 1 1/2 cups of vegan soymilk
- 3/4 package frozen corn, or it's fresh equivalent
- onion medium sized, portabello mushroom (optional, but yummy)
- oregano, sage
- salt and pepper
Mix the first 6 ingredients to form a pastry
dough. This doesn't roll well, but it makes a
great pie crust. Once it's mixed well, pat evenly
into a greased pie pan and bake at 350 degrees for
ten minutes. Prick the bottom before putting in
the oven.
Sauté the onions, finely chopped. Add the
portabello mushroom, thinly sliced when the onions
are transparent. Add plenty of oregano, enough
salt and a good quantity of pepper. (I sprinkled
some curry powder and added a teaspoon of
vegan Worcestershire sauce for the heck of it). Then add
the spinach.. you can also add some pine
nuts/walnuts for an interesting texture and
Remember to take the crust out of the oven.
In a blender, add the soymilk, tofu (crumbled a
bit) and the corn and blend into a thick
puree/paste. Play with the quantities to get it to
a consistency a little thicker than cake batter.
Stir this into the veggie mix and taste for
flavours (to get the traditional yellowish egg
yolk colour, add some turmeric). Add this to the
pie crust and bake at 350 for 30-35 minutes. Note*
I like more filling than pie crust, so I tend to
"overfill". Reduce quantity of spinach and the
rest if you want… serve hot.
Serves: 4
Preparation time: 1 hour


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One day the Buddha was sitting under his favorite tree, teaching to those assembled as was his wont, when a tiger entered the park. People began fleeing.
One monk looked over at the person running alongside him and was astonished to see it was the Buddha himself. He asked "Why are you running like the rest of us, when you teach that reality is an illusion?"
Replied the Buddha "Sometimes you must treat a tiger as a tiger."


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- The European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) has released an update to its 2015 Clinical Practice Guidelines for the treatment, diagnosis, and follow-up of pancreatic cancer.
Why this matters
- New recommendations are incorporated, based on recent clinical trials of mFOLFIRINOX and adjuvant gemcitabine+capecitabine.
Key points
- The ESPAC-4 trial (n=732) showed better relapse-free survival (HR, 0.86; P=.082) and OS (HR, 0.82; P=.032) with gemcitabine+capecitabine than with gemcitabine alone.
- The PRODIGE 24/CCTG PA.6 trial showed better DFS (HR, 0.59; 95% CI, 0.47-0.74) and OS (HR, 0.66; 95% CI, 0.49-0.89) with modified (m)FOLFIRINOX than gemcitabine alone, with more grade 3-4 toxicity.
- After pancreatic resection in selected, fit patients, mFOLFIRINOX should be the first choice for adjuvant therapy. This recommendation is based on survival outcomes and the therapy's toxicity profile.
- Gemcitabine/capecitabine is an alternative for patients who are frail: that is, patients aged >70 years or who have an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status of 2. It is also available for patients who have any contraindications to drugs used in FOLFIRINOX.
- Gemcitabine alone should be used only in frail patients.
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A2 Dominion New Homes needed their own distinct identity to break into the private housing sector. It had to work for a massive audience, from single buyers, to rental and shared ownership, and be flexible enough to work across the overall brand and development sub-brands.
To cater for multiple sub-brands we create flexible templates, enabling the client to be consistent across future developments.
The FABRICA website received around 13,000 unique visits in the two weeks following launch, and was shortlisted for a Property Marketing Award 2015.
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A delightful collage of carefully curated quotes, relevant and whimsical illustrations plucked right out of history, and thought-provoking original prose, Heirs to the Queen of Hearts made me laugh out loud regularly, gave me old-fashioned practical advice as well as avant-garde practical advice, and echoed many sentiments that had been kicking around in my head. It was an excellent source of new perspectives as well as a fine reinforcement of perspectives I already held, but appreciated some confirmation of. A breezy and approachable read, Heirs to the Queen of Hearts nonetheless packs plenty of punch in the conceptual arena, and is absolutely a purchase well worth your time and money. —K.G.
We're always happy to see the Queen of Hearts step out. From Los Ingleses Tales Como Son Carácter, Leyes, Usos y Costumbres del Pueblo Inglés, y Todas Sus Extravagancias by Tomás Bertrán Soler, 1858.


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Christopher Marney to lead London Dance Day
Posted 13 October 2017
We can now confirm that Christopher Marney, Artistic Director of Ballet Central and former New Adventures principal is to lead the London Dance Day on Sunday 19th November.
Dance Days are a day of taster classes held around the UK, in Leeds, Glasgow and London. Participants take part in a ballet and contemporary class. The ballet class also includes some pointe work and coaching for boys.
The days are designed to encourage and inspire student's current dance training and give a taste of Central auditions and classes.
For further information on Dance Days head to the How To Apply page on the website.


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By Roger Lipe
"Therefore we do not give up; even though our outer person is being destroyed, our inner person is being renewed day by day." –2 Corinthians 4:16
When do we feel like our bodies are wasting away and our strength is drying up? Maybe it's at the end of practice, halfway through preseason, or with one week to go in a long difficult season. How can we have our hearts renewed and find the strength to press through such feelings? Second Corinthians 4:16 gives us such encouragement. Paul was aware of his friends' perilous times and the physical toll it was taking on them. He identified with their plight.
It's the nature of competition and long seasons to wear down our bodies. We can identify with these people and the outward wasting away of their bodies. The wisest among us also know how to be inwardly strengthened, day by day, in our hearts.
Here's the challenge for us. Can we trust our hearts to lead us to do the right thing, even when our bodies are crying for us to quit? Can we find new strength through renewed hearts and press through the hard times?
As we prepare to compete, we must trust our hearts to the One who gives strength without measure. Ask Him to fill us with courage and enable us to compete strongly. We will be amazed at how our minds and bodies will respond to the heart's lead.
1. When do you feel like your body is wasting away and your strength is drying up?
2. How can we have our hearts renewed and find the strength to press through?
3. How can we find new strength and renewed hearts?
Romans 12:1-2
Lord, today I entrust my heart to You. Help me have strength when I am tired and weak. Renew my mind daily so that I can have Your perspective when things get hard. Today I choose not to give up, but to rely completely on You. Amen.


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Bassett Healthcare Network, a progressive health care network in central New York and major teaching affiliate of Columbia University, is seeking an Optometrist to join a busy department based in the lovely village of Cooperstown.
Pertinent Highlights Include:
- 6 Ophthalmologists and 5 Optometrists
- High quality clinical environment with state-of-the-art equipment
- Comprehensive Optometric Practice: Routine Eye Exams, diagnosis and management of ocular disease including glaucoma, cataract, cornea disease, diabetic retinal exams and monitoring age-related macular degeneration. Provide urgent care during clinic hours.
- Some travel to outreach facilities may be required
- Group employed model with competitive salary
- Comprehensive benefit package, including but not limited to medical, dental, CME, relocation assistance and paid malpractice insurance
- Forbes' 2018 America's Best Mid-Size Employers
Bassett Healthcare Network is an integrated health care system that provides care and services to people living in an eight county region covering 5,600 square miles in Central New York. The organization includes six corporately affiliated hospitals, as well as skilled nursing facilities, community and school-based health centers, and health partners in related fields.
Enjoy an outstanding quality of life in this lakeside resort town located south of the Adirondack Mountains and north of the Catskills. The combination of a modern practice within a growing academic and research oriented healthcare system, coupled with excellent schools and multiple outdoor recreational, cultural and artistic activities, makes this a unique opportunity.
For confidential consideration, please contact: Debra Ferrari, Medical Staff Recruitment; Phone: 607-547-6982; email: email@example.com or visit our web-site at www.experiencebassett.org
Bassett Medical Center provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related condition), age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression (including transgender status), genetic predisposition or carrier status, military or veteran status, familial status, status a victim of domestic violence, or any other status protected by law.


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Testing your code can feel laborious and hard. Dependencies can make tests hard to follow and understand. Thankfully, the Lightning Platform has tools to make testing faster, easier, and more exciting. Join us for a deep dive into advanced testing topics including mocking, stubbing, avoiding the database, and writing custom assertions. Never heard of those? That's OK, we'll introduce and work through examples of exactly how they work, and why.
Salesforce Products: Salesforce Platform
NOTE: Must have ticket to main event
Business Processes shouldn't be reminiscent of a tennis match – sending users back and forth to records or list views across multiple objects. Beyond tiring out your users, these clumsy processes can create opportunities for error and confusion. With Lightning, however, admins can use Lightning App Pages to guide users through complicated business processes in a single page. And, by combining Lightning App pages with automation like Process Builder, you can bypass administrative inefficiencies and curb data inconsistency.
In this Hands on Training, we'll use a Lightning App page and Process Builder to build an Application Management Process that supports end users that manage open opportunities for employment, funding, etc. Participants will learn these techniques they can apply to any business process, regardless of your organization's industry or structure.
Salesforce Products: Sales Cloud, Process Builder, Lightning, Lightning App Builder
NOTE: Must have ticket to main event
Trailblazers are harnessing the power of Lightning Flow to deliver no to low code automation solutions to their end users. You've seen what it can do, are totally onboard, but how do you get started? Flow can be very intimidating to a beginner. Let's take a use case and build your first flow together in the new Flow Builder. Leave this HoT with a newfound confidence and the foundational building blocks to create your very first Lightning Flow.
Salesforce Products: Lighting Flow, specifically creating flows in Flow
Builder, Lighting App Builder
You will learn the capabilities of flow, build a flow and invoke a flow from a Lightning page or a utility item quick action.
NOTE: Must have ticket to main event
In this workshop, you will get hands on and learn how to maximize agent productivity through features like Macros, Omni Channel, Quick Actions, Mass Actions, Knowledge and Milestones and Entitlements. You will walk away with examples of different use cases, how they translate into feature sets in Lightning Console, and how you can apply and use these features as soon as you are back at the office.
Salesforce Products: Lighting
Basic understanding of Lightning Setup is preferred, but not required.
NOTE: Must have ticket to main event
Join us for a soup-to-nuts quickstart on building your first lightning web component. (Not Aura Lightning component). We'll start by getting our environment setup and work through the basics of a hello world lighting web component.
Salesforce Products: Salesforce Platform
NOTE: Must have ticket to main event
Hands-on session going through the HOW. WHAT. WHY Approach to clean-up, document and build their Orgs. Participants will walk away with a practical approach to apply in their Org – whether they choose to use Elements or not.
Salesforce Products: Lighting
Watched the 11 min summary video
NOTE: Must have ticket to main event
Trailblazers are harnessing the power of Lightning Flow to deliver no to low code automation solutions to their end users. You've seen what it can do, are totally onboard, but how do you get started? Flow can be very intimidating to a beginner. Let's take a use case and build your first flow together in the new Flow Builder. Leave this HoT with a newfound confidence and the foundational building blocks to create your very first Lightning Flow.
Salesforce Products: Lighting Flow, specifically creating flows in Flow
Builder, Lighting App Builder
You will learn the capabilities of flow, build a flow and invoke a flow from a Lightning page or a utility item quick action.
NOTE: Must have ticket to main event
In this workshop, you will get hands on and learn how to maximize agent productivity through features like Macros, Omni Channel, Quick Actions, Mass Actions, Knowledge and Milestones and Entitlements. You will walk away with examples of different use cases, how they translate into feature sets in Lightning Console, and how you can apply and use these features as soon as you are back at the office.
Salesforce Products: Lighting
Basic understanding of Lightning Setup is preferred, but not required.
NOTE: Must have ticket to main event
Join us as we answer adoption, best-practice and how-to questions live! This is your chance to talk with Pardot experts and to learn from your peers.
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SalesforceDX is new way to build and deploy Salesforce implementations. And as per google trend, Jenkins is highly searched build management tool for 2018. So, in this session, I will explain how to setup Jenkins and SalesforceDX for Continuous Integration (CI) along with branching strategy. We will also discuss what is Continuous Delivery (CD) and how it's different compared to CI. Audience will get to know various Patterns and Anti-patterns for setting up CI CD.
The new Connected Campaigns feature brings Pardot a big step closer to the 'one platform' vision. Now you can show the performance of a marketing campaign directly on the Salesforce Campaign page, filter it in List Views, and show your sales teams exactly what marketing assets a Lead or Contact interacted with. All of this useful data will make more Salesforce Users (voluntarily!) switch to Salesforce Lightning.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion are three of the biggest buzz words out there today. Many companies are touting their policies on them & openly include best practices in hiring and retaining employees. In this session learn some ways you can help drive positive change at your organization, no matter if you are a C-level executive or an individual contributor. Equality for all shouldn't just be a hashtag.
Sarah Amin and the Outbound Funds Open Source Community Project team (https://sforce.co/2Tzrc8Y) have built a package to help nonprofit and corporate organizations use Salesforce to manage charitable giving activities. In this session, we will talk about the great community need that inspired this project, the ways the package addresses these needs, and give a demo of the package for both NPSP and non-NPSP customers.
Nonprofit Salesforce users have been trying to find elegant ways to adapt the system for these needs for years, and the community team is excited to empower them with this free, easy-to-configure solution! The Outbound Funds package can be used to manage scholarship programs, internal funding requests, traditional grantmaking activities, challenge and matching grants, and more. Audience members will walk away understanding how to use Outbound Funds to serve their unique needs.
Are you a new Admin struggling to create reports for your team? Do you spend way too much time racking your brain trying to get data to present properly? You're not alone. Many beginner Admins spend hours trying to develop reports that should only take minutes to finish. This session will show you real examples of advanced reporting features that will make your job easier and provide greater value to your users. During this live demo you will learn how to use: Custom Summary Formulas, Cross Filters, Power of 1, Joined Reports, Buckets, and Custom Report Types. These tips will help you easily identify and present data, enable your marketing team to see Lead conversion rates and show sales reps revenue toward goal. The presentation will help you take your reporting game to the next level.
Having multiple asynchronous choice's in apex language, In this presentation I want to present,
– What does asynchronous mean?
– Why would one want to use asynchronous apex?
– What are the choices available to the developer?
– How to pick the most ideal choice ?
Last but not the least common pit falls one might be aware of when choosing among these options!
Field Service Lightning is still the new kid on the Service Cloud block. In this session I'll share my first-hand experiences of setting up FSL. What's worked well, what didn't, and how I'd approach it next time.
– How to match it to your business
– Where to start/ what to focus on
– Crawl, walk, run approach
– Automation
– Setting up teams/training
This session would be a knowledge sharing / tips & tricks type of session. It could be useful for end users or admins who are trying to get a better sense of what FSL is and how it might work for them.
Implementing Pardot is more than setting up a system. Hear from Pardot expert and Salesforce MVP best practices to putting you on the road to a successful Pardot implementation and beyond to the path of success.
Soft credits, hard credits, contacts, accounts…. The more you can slice and dice (and julienne?!) your data, the better your segmentation can be. Let's talk about the improvements to roll-ups recently released in the NPSP, and a free tool that can help roll up (nearly) anything to anywhere.
No one likes repeating themselves but in reality service agents spend a lot of time doing exactly that. In this session I'll be showing how to move website FAQs to chatbot functionality. Reducing the boring ass repetition for agents and delivering a faster interactive experience for your customers.
(h/t on title: Gavin Austin, Tech Writer for Trailhead)
Lighting Web Components are the new, standards based way to create UI elements for Lighting. We will take a quick look at the tools needed to get started and the basics of creating a Lighting Web Component.
I broke Marketing Cloud so you don't have to. Get a live demonstration of a Marketing Cloud Journey that does everything wrong, and discover straightforward changes you can make to learn from my mistakes. You'll walk away understanding key Journey Builder concepts and how you can better market to subscribers through email
This session will cover the importance of integrating non-traditional technology talent with the traditional technology talent in organizations. TechBridge and Goodwill of North Georgia joined forces with leading technology companies to offer a free, innovative 16-week technology career program to train individuals in Salesforce Administration and Web Development. We will discuss how the training of this diverse set of students including recent high school graduates with limited access and opportunity to traditional universities, military veterans, and career changers has unlocked their potential and motivation providing human capital and financial value to companies.
Fundraising is all about relationships. A spreadsheet or donor database won't cut it anymore. Your development team needs tools to truly engage supporters. From the Nonprofit Success Pack (NPSP) Engagement Plans and Levels to Salesforce Campaigns, Tal will share great tips to help your organization raise funds on the Salesforce platform.
It has never been easier to become a Salesforce Admin! Between Trailhead, User Groups, conferences, and more, you have several options to kick-start your Salesforce career. But you can't do everything with clicks: complex sharing, Lightning components, and powerful integrations are just a few of the use cases for coding. The demand for Salesforce developers is also surging, providing a lucrative opportunity for those who combine their Admin proficiency with programming knowledge. In this session, we'll discuss not just why you should add coding to your Salesforce skillset, but how you can start your development journey. We will walk through a case study that highlights the need for admins who aren't afraid to get their hands dirty with code, so join us if you're feeling ambitious!
The Salesforce CLI core plug-ins provide commands and functionality to meet common needs .If you need commands for specific need (extract metadata in excel , list all the custom fields , layouts and process of an object, generate test data and so on) , one can define and build custom commands using salesforce CLI plugin generator .In this session , we will demonstrate how to design, build and release a custom cli plugin to extract metadata of an object (object model ,layouts and process info) in a readable format .
With the adoption of Einstein Analytics growing, particularly in the Salesforce Pardot space specific to B2BMA, many companies are frustrated that although beautiful, these reports are not giving them the out of the box functionality they are expecting.
This session outlines a successful approach using the Connected Campaigns Pardot feature and key strategic decisions on how you could structure campaign hierarchy in your Salesforce. We uncover the secret sauce that ties the bridge of asset engagement, prospect journey to opportunity won, all powered by the campaign.
Learn how becoming obsessed about campaigns can align all your reporting and give you a new view in regard to lead source reporting, content reporting, prospect journey visibility and attribution of the marketing team. By using this well proven methodology of asset allocation, streamlined campaign structure, we will share insights, success stories and the true functionality of the out of the box B2BM Analytics Dashboards like Engagement and Marketing Manager.
While a technical session, it also holds an overarching strategy that can be taken back to any team. This session will appeal to admins, marketers and executives looking for a holistic view of their organization and how all pieces contribute to a return on investment.
Has switching to lightning been scary or a potentially large effort? As a Lightning Champion, I'm here to set the record straight that it does not need to complicated to get to lightning. And how the benefits of adopting lightning today, outweigh the cons staying in classic.
In this session, we'll talk about best practices around:
-The most important reasons for switching to lightning now
-Where to start when planning about the migration to Lightning
-Different approaches your organization can take (Phased, Big Bang, Pilot, etc.)
-How to assemble your lightning adoption team
-How to talk like an adoption expert in your own organization to support the migration
-Places to not "Over-think" the configuration and set up for launch
Have you ever opened up your org and spent hours stumbling through dozens if not hundreds of custom fields, buttons, record types, page layouts, profiles? Only to find configuration and code that is not clearly defined or being used. Join us to learn how to quickly build a solution that helps you understand what's in your org, how those capabilities are being used, and when they were last evaluated. Don't miss this session, you're fellow admins will love you!
Ping pong tables, kegerators, and casual Fridays are great perks to boost morale. What's one thing even more impactful than extra perks and quirks? Inclusion. Learn how adopting inclusive language makes a difference in how both your employees and customers interact with your company and why inclusivity can be key to boosting your bottom line.
Event monitoring is a powerful tool that exposed lots of useful data about your org. Learn what event monitoring is, how to access the data and what you can do with it. Learn how to find poorly performing reports, users with old API version logins, users abusing your APIs, Visualforce page performance problems and more.
SOQL queries are a great way for Admins to easily and quickly access, analyse, and manipulate their Salesforce data. Join me as I show you how to apply your knowledge of report builder filters and formulas to help you write SOQL queries. You'll come away with a whole new way of accessing your data and an understanding of how this will save you valuable time, as well as maximising your skillset.
At its core, Knowledge-Centered Service (KCS) is about demand-driven knowledge: capturing contexts and letting frequency of need drive efforts for creating and revising knowledge articles. Often times, businesses implement Service Cloud at the tactical level, without considering the philosophy behind KCS. In this session, we will link the four core pillars of KCS directly to their implementation in Salesforce. Learn why embracing KCS principles will improve case deflection metrics, improve customer & employee satisfaction, enable self-service community initiatives, all while reducing the burden (ahem… cost) of support. You'll leave this session with the tools to convince those pesky executives that investing in the technology, tactics, and training around KCS will pay dividends today and in the future.
Intended Audience: Business, Operations, Administrator
Intended Skill Level: Beginner
Nonprofit organizations strive to deliver the most impact they can, and to do this they must be able to place their resources where they can do the most good, and can make the biggest difference. It starts with people and a connected community.
A skilled volunteer can leverage their specialized skills and talents to strengthen and build their communities. Matching a skilled volunteer with a service opportunity where they will maximize their impact requires a village of technology, tools, and data architecture. Volunteers are twice as likely to donate as non-volunteers. Connecting personal interests and challenging volunteers to invest their funds where they invest their time requires connectedness. Automating all of that work so that a nonprofit staff has time to build relationships instead of building a database requires Salesforce.
Leverage all the power of the nonprofit cloud to maximize your impact, but most of all foster a connected community.
Lightning Report Builder is powerful, beautiful, and ready for use! Users can take advantage of its many features to create and share compelling Reports and Charts. In this session we'll identify data issues with Cross Filters, create a bird's eye view of data with Grouped Rows and Columns, build persuasive Charts for managing pipeline, leverage trending to understand business direction, push Charts to Dashboards, and Subscribe to Reports to keep yourself and business leaders informed.
Warren Wick is an Executive Vice President at Salesforce, responsible for driving growth and customer success as the leader of the Commercial Business Unit in North America.
Wick has more than 15 years of experience building world-class sales and distribution teams. He started with Salesforce in 2002, and has served in a variety of sales leadership roles as the company grew from $22 million in annual revenue to more than $10 billion in fiscal year 2018. He is widely credited for establishing strategic customer relationships with some of the world's largest enterprises.
Based in Atlanta, Georgia, Wick serves on the board of directors of the Junior Achievement of Georgia, and Georgia Chamber of Commerce. He formerly served on the board of directors of TechBridge, a nonprofit that brings affordable technology and business expertise to other local nonprofits. Warren is a member of Young Presidents' Organization (YPO). He holds a B.S. in Economics from Babson College.


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88 potential police recruits fail polygraph screening
COMMISSIONER of Police Dr Carl Williams yesterday disclosed that 88 of 191 potential recruits to the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) recently failed the required polygraph screening for enlistment.
The JCF, in April, introduced polygraph screening for recruits as part of its strategy to prevent corrupt or tainted individuals from joining its ranks.
"Not so long ago, as part of our efforts to polygraph everyone who applies to join the JCF, I sought the help of the US Embassy, because our polygraphers were unable to handle the large volume of potential recruits. They never hesitated.
"US polygraphers were here within a few weeks and by mid-August they had already examined 191 potential recruits of which 103 were found suitable for enlistment in the JCF. There were significant doubts about the other 88 that made them unsuitable to become members of the JCF," he said during the launch of Body Worn Camera Project at the Office of Commissioner of Police on Old Hope Road in St Andrew.
In April, Williams told the Jamaica Observer that there was high concern about corruption within the force. Statistics given then revealed that, in 2014, a total of 41 members were arrested and charged with various crimes, while 27 were arrested in 2015, and seven up to April this year.
"While not all 88 were found to have criminal links, there were some who had been actively involved in lottery scamming; others were affiliated to gangs. There were persons who had handled illegal guns, and some were habitual thieves," he said.
The commissioner said many of these potential recruits received "glowing recommendations from justices of the peace and ministers of religion and other 'upstanding residents' as citizens in their communities".
He argued that they would very likely have made it into the JCF and would have further corrupted the force.
"We would be stuck with them for the next 30 or 40 years. But thanks to the polygraph we won't have to worry of those types coming into the force anymore," he said.
The commissioner also had strong words for potential recruits with smeared history, whom he said would not succeed in joining the organisation he heads.
"All who are seeking to become members of the JCF and who are from some shady backgrounds, don't try your luck here. You will not beat the polygraph. And with the support from our international partners most notably the United States, Canada and Great Britain we will polygraph every single applicant to minimise the risk of populating our force with wrong [doers]," said Williams.
— Kimone Francis
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Bill Wirskye
To be successful in life, you need good friends. To grow and be successful in the courtroom, you need to face great foes. This sentiment sums up my relationship with legendary trial lawyer Doug Mulder. Although he was probably the finest trial prosecutor of his generation,1 he was already a criminal defense lawyer by the time I first met him in the early 1990s. It was as a defense lawyer that Doug had such a huge influence on me as a prosecutor. He was not only a fast friend to me, but he was also a formidable courtroom foe. Doug taught me by the example he set as an adversary. He was a zealous advocate, but he never lost his cool. He always kept his quick sense of humor no matter how serious the case or the situation. I loved prosecuting cases against him—even though he usually got the best of me. He was the finest pure trial advocate I've ever seen.
Sadly, Doug passed away unexpectedly in January. I doubt Doug ever fully appreciated the fact that he made me a better prosecutor simply because he was such a talented opponent—it was not his style to reflect on such things. I miss him very much, and I wish I'd had the chance to thank him and say a proper goodbye.2
In thinking about Doug these last few weeks, I've had a chance to reflect on how we as prosecutors should interact with our counterparts in the defense bar—whether they be a friend, a foe, or both, as in Doug's case. While I know that I can't have the special relationship I shared with Doug with every defense lawyer, I do have many good friends on the "dark side." But more often than not, I'm on the opposite side of a defense lawyer who isn't my good friend. This type of interaction can run the gamut from courteous and professional to antagonistic and openly hostile. After 25 years of criminal practice I have come to rely on several general principles to govern my behavior with opposing lawyers. These principles have been of enormous benefit to me, and I hope you can find some value in them as well.
Respect the role of defense counsel
A necessary foundation to any discussion of how we should treat defense lawyers is a healthy respect for the critical role they play in our system. Law school taught me about our adversarial criminal justice system in theory, but only after trying a few actual cases did I see the benefit of having a good defense lawyer at the other table. I learned quickly that an able opponent leads to a well-tried case, which generally leads to the right result. Since those early trials, my respect for the role of a defense lawyer has only grown. I now find that it is both a relief and a pleasure to try a case against a talented courtroom foe.
Often I hear young prosecutors complain about what they think is disparate treatment. They might be bitter about a lenient ruling forgiving a defense lawyer for missing a deadline, or they might be mad that a judge granted another defense continuance. They pout that "the rules should apply equally to both sides." I remember frequently feeling that way myself as a young prosecutor. I was wrong then, and they are wrong now. Our system is slanted toward the accused, and that's exactly how it should be. The playing field is not level, and it shouldn't be easy for prosecutors to convict. Defense lawyers enjoy the presumption of innocence on behalf of their clients, while we prosecutors are saddled with a heavy burden of proof. We can't blame defense lawyers (or judges) for these fundamentally different roles and rules.
As prosecutors, we should embrace the fact that our job is tough and that sometimes the judge will give every break and benefit to the defense. You will find yourself in a case where it feels like everything is against you—the law, the defense lawyer, and the judge. You must resist the temptation to feel sorry for yourself because "things aren't fair." Rather, you must persevere through these situations, secure in the knowledge that you are fighting for justice, even if the result is uncertain. This imbalance can be difficult to accept as a young prosecutor in the heat of battle, but with some experience and perspective, a professional prosecutor learns to appreciate both the unique role of the defense lawyer and the challenges and situations inherent in prosecutors' role.
Finally, we must recognize that defense lawyers are not their clients, so we shouldn't treat them as if they are criminals. Every person accused of a crime is entitled to a lawyer, no matter how vile or repugnant the crime. There is no excuse to take out our anger or disgust with the defendant on his lawyer. Defense counsel's job is difficult enough.
The defense lawyer as a friend
Many of my good friends are defense attorneys who frequently practice in my county. In fact, I met most of these close friends when we were all prosecutors together many years ago. It seems that in criminal law, today's teammate is frequently tomorrow's adversary. Sometimes today's adversary is tomorrow's boss. These facts are worth remembering as we continue on in our careers.
While there is absolutely nothing wrong with being good friends with some of the defense lawyers you practice against, there are several situations that a conscientious prosecutor should try to avoid. First, strive to never mix professional and personal time with your defense lawyer friends. Talk about work when you are at work, but don't discuss cases with your defense lawyer friends away from the courthouse or after work hours. I never want a defense lawyer, police officer, prosecutor, or anyone else to think my friends get special access or special deals.
Similarly, we must be vigilant to never give a defense lawyer who is a friend a better deal than one who is not. Every lawyer we deal with must get the same treatment, regardless of any relationship we might have with him. Again, there must be no perception that certain lawyers get better deals because they are friends with the prosecutor. We must also remember to maintain a professional distance with defense lawyer friends while we are in the courthouse. I don't want to seem overly friendly to a defense lawyer friend when his client, or anyone else for that matter, may be watching. This type of innocent, friendly behavior could be misconstrued as evidence of a "good ol' boy" network at the courthouse. We don't want our reputation as prosecutors tarnished by a mistaken perception that certain lawyers have an "in" with us.
Defense lawyers can also be our "friend" in a figurative sense too. They can be a great source of important information about our case, but only if they trust us. Numerous times in my career, I've avoided making a bad decision on a case because a defense attorney trusted me enough to disclose a fact I did not previously know. They trusted me to be open-minded and do the right thing with the new information. This is not only a great compliment if it happens to you, but it will also make you a more effective prosecutor.
Finally, I view tough or talented defense lawyers as my "friends" because I know that they will make me better. These top-tier defense lawyers serve as extra motivation for me to grind through a thorough case preparation. I know that I will emerge a better lawyer just by trying a case against them and having my skills tested. Simply put, a good defense lawyer will force a prosecutor to grow as an advocate. If we want to be the best, we should look forward to going up against the best.
The defense lawyer as a foe
Dealing with a defense lawyer as a foe is largely an exercise in learning how to disagree without being disagreeable.3 I believe there are some hard and fast rules here that can help us as prosecutors.
First, we should never argue with a defense lawyer unless we're in a courtroom. I've learned the hard way that arguing with a defense attorney outside a courtroom is a pointless exercise—no matter how satisfying it may be at the moment. Being a "workroom warrior" or a "keyboard warrior" is self-centered and indulgent. It's a sure sign of an amateur prosecutor.
Next, try not to plea bargain in front of an audience—especially in front of police officers, victims, or even too many other prosecutors or defense lawyers. The temptation can be for one or both sides to try and put on a show for the assembled audience. Any audience quickly becomes a kind of surrogate jury, and suddenly you find yourself in a useless argument trying to impress an audience that doesn't have a vote in the outcome.
Another rule I've always tried to follow is to never tell another lawyer how to practice law. This is a combustible act that is sure to lead to instant resentment, hard feelings, and likely hard words. I try hard not to give unsolicited advice, and I stay in my lane as much as possible.
We've all seen those prosecutors who make almost every interaction with a defense lawyer a disagreeable and contentious exchange. It's been my observation that these prosecutors don't last very long in this business. They burn out quickly. Their energy for this job gets sapped by repeated skirmishes. They eventually grow to dread the daily back-and-forth with the defense bar, which is a large part of this job. Remember that it's not all about you and your ego all day, every day. In fact, every contact we have with anyone—including defense lawyers—is a reflection on our elected prosecutor and the office in which we work. If we are undisciplined in dealing with defense lawyers, we will eventually weaken both our boss and our teammates.
Of course, some lawyers make it easy to be professional and disciplined. For instance, in all the cases I handled against Doug Mulder, no matter how serious the case, we never had an argument or a cross word outside the courtroom. Inside the courtroom, however, was another matter. We had some epic courtroom clashes on some serious cases. Despite this, once we left the courtroom, any acrimony was forgotten. Doug was the epitome of a professional who would never stoop to hold a grudge against an opposing lawyer who fought hard for his client. When it was over, it was over. He was gracious in both victory and defeat. His example of this principle still informs my behavior today. No matter how angry or disappointed I may be in a particular result, I always try not to let it show. No matter how much I may want to gloat in victory, I will always try to be gracious to my opponent.
Sometimes, however, there are certain lawyers who are always unprofessional or untrustworthy. With these few lawyers, all we can do is resolve to be as polite as we can for as long as we can. That doesn't mean we are wimps or must suffer baseless abuse. Sometimes we simply have no choice but to stand up for ourselves or for our team. Just be sure that you truly have no other alternative in these situations, and make certain that these situations are extremely rare. As you progress in your career, you will no doubt remember these lawyers and add them to your "sh*t list" of lawyers who are difficult.4 But if we ever find that our list has more than four or five names, we might need to look in the mirror and see if we have become the source of the problem or if we are the common denominator.
Parting thought
Striving for success as a prosecutor is a never-ending journey. In addition to the support of good friends, we also need worthy adversaries to help us grow as advocates and become better stewards of justice. If you are lucky like me, you might find both friend and foe in one great defense lawyer. I am a better person because of Doug Mulder's friendship, and I'm a better prosecutor because he was such a talented and tenacious opponent.
1 This insightful column from the Dallas Morning News newspaper by Robert Wilonsky is worth a read if you didn't know Doug Mulder. See https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/ commentary/2018/01/16/doug-mulder-died-sunday-might-dallas-greatest-attorney-certainly-thought.
2 I'd like to dedicate this column to him.
3 The quote, "disagreeing without being disagreeable," is frequently credited to Zig Ziglar.
4 It should not surprise us that defense lawyers keep similar lists of prosecutors who are difficult to deal with.


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Six years and 40,000 teachers later, Bill Clinton made another call at the 100Kin10 Annual Summit in New York City for STEM leaders to keep up the momentum.
"Who would have ever thought that America would just make up its mind that we needed more STEM teachers? This will help keep America in the future business," said the former President to 275 attendees. "Do not underestimate what you are doing here."
Clinton can command a six-figure payment for speeches. But the opportunity to address an issue important to his heart—the need to reach students in rural and impoverished communities—was perhaps a factor in his decision to give this speech gratis, according to event organizers.
"We have to empower people to make the best possible decisions to serve their families and communities, and not to do something really dumb that will derail our progress like let climate change spin out of control. But it begins with teachers," explained Clinton.
The former CIA agents, NASA astronauts, journalists, scientist, technologists and educators in the crowd seemed determined to find solutions to the barriers they faced recruiting STEM teachers in their respective fields during the conference. Each session focused on collaborative discussions around issues the educational leaders raised such as working with limited resources and training new recruits. No vendor booths were present; rather, the "unconference" focused on expanding STEM through promoting innovation within existing organizations.
"The whole idea of what we are doing is to flip the script on what conferences are supposed to be. So often when you come to conferences you are a faceless cog walking through the experience," says Talia Milgrom-Elcott, executive director and co-founder of the 100Kin10, in an interview with EdSurge. "There is often more expertise sitting in the audience than what is on stage and you never hear it. This is not a place to pitch; it is a place to be learning."
Milgrom-Elcott stressed her desire to make 100Kin10's yearly summits into collaborative learning sessions for the attendees. The organization also emphasizes this mission by distributing Collaboration Grants of up to $3,000 for individuals in the STEM field to work with together on ideas and projects across the nation.
"If I meet you here, and I see that you are running an amazing program that I want to learn about, in two weeks time 100Kin10 will get me funds to fly out and come see your program," explains Milgrom-Elcott.
Collaboration in Action
One topic that many attendees wanted to discuss was expanding STEM education into rural and underserved communities by training teachers in those areas.
"It scares teachers and parents in rural communities when we train students for STEM careers, they think the student will leave for jobs in the city. But you can work from anywhere with a technological background," says Dr. Carol Fletcher, Deputy Director for the Center for STEM Education at the University of Texas at Austin. Fletcher has been running programs to train future STEM teachers throughout the state, with a goal to reach rural communities.
Tara Wright, the professional development manager for PBS' new Sesame Street in Communities project, took careful notes as she strategized ways to get the free resources released by the network last November into the hands of parents and educators in underserved regions.
"Start with a network that already exists and tap into it, like churches," suggests Fletcher in response to a question from Wright.
In another session, Tom Christensen, a physics and education professor at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, shared ideas he learned from implementing a new Bachelor's of Science in Engineering Education degree program this year. There are only six students in the program this year, but he believes that once the program begins to actively recruit students it will grow.
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Most of the content for the degree was developed by professors in the engineering department, and it is housed in the engineering school, something that Christensen says might have to change in the future. "It is not an engineering degree, so we want to make sure the students understand what they are getting into. When they come out of our program they will not be engineers, they will be fantastic teachers," he explains. "We try to make it very clear. We have been talking about possibly co-locating it so that the college of engineering in collaboration with the college of education offer it jointly."
He also hopes to include engineering courses into other education degree programs. "Anyone who is going to be teaching science and math ought to have some background in engineering," he explained.
Working through these types of problems is something Milgrom-Elcott fully supports. Not every approach and strategy will roll out smoothly, she recognizes. Yet Milgrom-Elcott encouraged attendees to not shy away from making mistakes and taking risks in order to spread STEM education. "Without opportunities to fail, how do we challenge ourselves to do authentic STEM?"