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UC Elsevier Questions Answered
We've put together a list of the questions we're asked most frequently when visiting campuses and talking with researchers and students.
- Why can't I access the Elsevier article I want? What articles can I still access and what isn't available?
The University of California's Digital Library hasn't renewed its 2019 contract, and we implemented its cancellation request on 10 July. University of California researchers will still be able to access a sub-set of historical Elsevier journal articles on ScienceDirect. However, University of California campuses won't be able to access new articles dated from 1 January 2019 onwards due to the cancellation request.
That covers about 435,000 subscription articles a year in 2,500 journals, including Cell and The Lancet.
If you want to know exactly what you can no longer access, please contact your librarian. Links are provided at the bottom of question nine.
- Who is Elsevier and what do they provide?
Elsevier is a scientific and medical information provider, dedicated to serving the scientific community. We have done so for 140 years, focused on ensuring the quality of the research improves every year, and investing in the features and tools that support users. Researchers from across multiple disciplines annually submit 1.8m manuscripts to us and we publish about 470,000 articles a year, adding to ScienceDirect's collection of 16m articles and e-books. More than 16m unique visitors download 1bn articles from ScienceDirect every 12 months.
30% of Elsevier journals rank in the top 10% by quality, and 95% are in the top half. Elsevier publishes about 18% of the world's scientific literature which account for 25% of citations. 183 out of 184 Nobel Prize winners in science and economics since 2000 published with Elsevier.
- How much do University of California faculty researchers and students use Elsevier?
University of California users download an article from ScienceDirect every three seconds. In 2018, they downloaded about 11m Elsevier articles - that's about 30% of all downloads from all publishers. About one in five Elsevier articles read by University of California students and researchers are from the past 12 months.
- What's the impact of losing access to Elsevier content?
Losing access to Elsevier content results in researchers not being able to access the most recent high-quality research immediately. Libraries save money by cancelling Elsevier services.
Since July 2019, 80% of failed article requests from UC researchers are for articles published in the last 12 months. In all, there have been about 150,000 failed unique article requests per month by UC researchers.
Researchers can use alternative ways to access this content, which takes time, money and effort, resulting in lost productivity for researchers. However, one person in charge of the ScienceDirect cancellation wrote that University of California's researchers "will need to access that content through other means, which will be… less convenient. Inconvenience will generally be time or money." The official noted that researchers can seek out individual copies by way of interlibrary loan but expects that delays "can be 1-3 days" per request. The UCLA Library puts the timing per article at "2-4 days regular turnaround time. Urgent delivery in 24 hours Monday to Friday in patient care emergencies."
- Is Elsevier content expensive?
For all University of California campuses, access to Elsevier's 2,500 journals costs about $15 per person per semester, or about a dollar per download. In the past eight years, the cost per download has decreased more than 20%.
We know that library and university budgets are under pressure. Elsevier takes care to keep its prices below industry average while providing above average quality journals. In the past decade the volume of articles published by Elsevier has increased by 65%, while quality has continued to improve every year. Meanwhile, over the same period, price increases for the University of California have been limited to around inflation.
Access for all University of California campuses and its 350,000 faculty and students costs currently about $11m a year, just under 4% of the University of California's library budget, or less than 0.04% of the University of California's total budget of $32bn.
Independent research shows that Elsevier is the most cost-effective commercial publisher. This study shows that for research-extensive universities [1], research-intensive universities [2] and master's universities, Elsevier provides the best value among commercial publishers. Although the data are quite old (2009), the findings are still valid. Elsevier's price increases in the past decade have been the lowest among commercial publishers.
Table 4.
Bundle cost per citation: For-profits, 2009
Publisher Type of institution Research 1, $ Research 2, $ Master's, $ Elsevier 2.24 0.71 0.17 Springer 3.08 1.48 0.45 Wiley 5.19 1.48 0.48 Emerald 6.94 2.05 1.89 Sage 7.24 3.90 1.69 Taylor & Francis 10.94 2.65 n.a
n.a. not available.
Source: PNAS study - Table 4
- Does Elsevier "double-dip"?
California Digital Library has alleged that Elsevier "double-dips". Double dipping is when an article is published open access - that is an author's fee has been paid for it to be read for free around the world - but the publisher then charges other users to read that article through a subscription. In effect, the publisher would be paid twice for the same article.
Elsevier does not double dip. Elsevier can be reimbursed for an article in two ways - through an open access fee or through a subscription - but it is never paid for the same article twice.
Elsevier has an explicit No-Double-Dipping policy which you can read here.
Questions about double dipping are often premised on the assumption that open access articles are replacing the number of subscription articles being published and therefore subscription prices should be falling to reflect this. This assumption is, in fact, incorrect.
Here are some relevant data points to take into account: The volume of gold open access articles published by Elsevier continues to grow fast. Last year, it increased 26% by 7,000 articles to 34,000. However, the vast majority of researchers chose to publish with Elsevier for free under the subscription model. During the same period, the number of articles published by Elsevier under the subscription model increased 8%, by 33,000 articles to 436,000. This illustrates that even though the volume of articles published gold open access continues to grow, the volume of that growth is eclipsed by the number of new articles published under the subscription model.
- Does Elsevier prevent the public accessing tax-payer funded research?
Elsevier does not prevent the public from accessing tax-payer funded research; on the contrary, we enable it in many ways. We encourage researchers, whether funded by government or other sources, to make the manuscripts that they submit to Elsevier - so-called preprints - publicly available for free immediately. For example, researchers can use our SSRN service, a pre-print server that provides 13.1m annual downloads. They can also publicly share all working papers and write-ups of their research results. Elsevier's policy on pre-prints is simple: authors can share their pre-print anywhere at any time. In that way, the outputs of government-funded research can be shared immediately to tax-payers and the general public at no additional cost to tax-payers.
In addition, since 2006, we voluntarily deposit all Elsevier-published National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded manuscripts to PubMed Central (PMC), a free full-text archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature. We account for vastly more open access manuscripts on PMC than any other publisher. We have extended this model to manuscripts funded by other US government agencies via CHORUS, a public access initiative of which we are a founding member. We also support authors archiving their accepted manuscripts in repositories such as the one operated by the California Digital Library, and we provide free-to-use platforms and outlets for the public sharing of accepted manuscripts and research data-sets.
While tax-payers fund research, they do not fund the publication of research. During the publishing process publishers incur costs and add value. For Elsevier this includes assessing 1.8m submissions a year, managing the peer review process, including a network of 1.3m reviewers, 22,000 editors and 87,000 editorial board members, overseeing 2,500 journals and investing in technology platforms. Publishers such as Elsevier then provide services such as copy-editing, digital data structuring and data linking, metadata enhancements, publication hosting, security and archiving in perpetuity. This process is applied to the 470,000 articles we publisher last year. You can read more about the value added by publishers: Cell Press Navigator and Scholarly Kitchen Update. There is a cost associated with publishing, which is recouped either through open access Article Publishing Charges or through subscriptions, but never both.
- What does California Digital Library want, and what has Elsevier offered?
Currently, most research articles are published under the pay to read model, which means authors publish for free, and institutions such as the University of California pay for what they want to read. This is known as the "subscription model".
There is an alternative model that has been emerging over the past 15 years where authors pay to publish their articles and everybody can read them for free. This model is known as "gold open access".
Elsevier supports both these models and provides options of publishing either way. We believe that authors should choose which model in which they want to publish.
The California Digital Library negotiators want researchers to be able to continue to read the 435,000 articles that Elsevier publishes under the pay to read model each year.
In addition, the California Digital Library negotiators want all University of California research to be published under the pay to publish model, distributing them to read for free to everyone in the world. Elsevier is supportive of California Digital Library's ambitions.
California Digital Library currently pays about $11m to access Elsevier's subscription articles. University of California researchers publish about 5,000 articles with Elsevier, which at market rates would cost about $15m to publish under a pay to publish model.
For these two services, the California Digital Library negotiators have told Elsevier they don't want to pay any more than they pay today. You can read about California Digital Library's position here.
Elsevier understands what the California Digital Library is trying to achieve. It's an ambitious goal which it acknowledges is complex.
We understand that California Digital Library cannot afford the cost of these two services together. So we proposed increasing the volume of University of California-authored articles that are published on a gold open access basis five-fold to approximately 25% of the total volume of articles published by UC researchers. At the same time, we would also provide access to all other Elsevier articles published on a pay to read basis. Our offer didn't deliver everything that CDL was requesting, but would have enabled CDL to increase its gold open access uptake by more in one year than has been achieved over the last fifteen years combined, and without incurring any additional costs. We are willing to share the financial burden of a transition in a sustainable way. Regretfully, Elsevier and its position have sometimes been misrepresented, and you can read our response in a letter we sent to the UC Regents here.
Unfortunately, our efforts were unsuccessful and CDL cancelled its subscription-leaving UC researchers without seamless access to newly-published articles.
Elsevier has reached agreements in other countries that also have gold open access and subscription access components, most recently in Norway, Hungary and Poland. Elsevier's approach is to engage with customers to understand their specific objectives and then work with them to create innovative solutions that provides access to the highest-quality research while enabling open access publishing at an affordable cost. This allows for continued and sustainable investment in improving the technology platforms, tools and processes that support, the quality, integrity and sustainability of the publishing system.
- Does Elsevier support open access?
Elsevier supports open access and is one of the world's leading open access publishers.
We provide authors the option of publishing for free in subscription journals or paying to publish through open access. Nearly all our journals have an open access option, and last year we published about 34,000 open access articles, an increase of 26% on the previous year.
Elsevier also works hard to support authors sharing their articles for free in many ways throughout the publication process:
- Researchers can use our SSRN service, a pre-print server that has enabled more than 400,000 authors to upload more than 730,000 papers for free, generating 13.1m annual downloads
- Authors can use our ShareLink service to make their article immediately available to read for free for 50 days after publication
- They can also use free, green open access as a method of sharing from all our journals. This means researchers can make an earlier version of a journal article published under a subscription model freely available after an embargo period. Every year, we actively make over 45,000 subscription articles available through green open access - more than any other publisher.
If you want to know more about how Elsevier supports open access click here.
- What happens next?
Elsevier wishes to develop a sustainable agreement with the California Digital Library that supports its ambitions to have its researchers publish open access while also reading the rest of the world's articles published under the pay to read model. We will also support University of California researchers whether they choose to publish open access or through a subscription model.
If you have further questions or feedback for us, you can contact us here
In conversations with researchers and students on University of California campuses, many have asked us what they can do to help find a path forward. You might consider expressing your views to your librarians and the administration. Details for your library are provided at the end of question nine.
- How do I get the Elsevier article I need?
If you need access to an article for patient care please contact us at
email@example.com and we will provide it for you.
We strongly recommend that you don't use pirate sites to download Elsevier articles. These sites are illegal, unreliable, and carry significant security risks.
Here is what California Digital Library is recommending to access Elsevier articles. Otherwise, please contact your librarian and let them know you need access to Elsevier content.
University of California, Berkeley
University of California, San Diego
University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, Santa Barbara
University of California, San Francisco
University of California, Irvine
University of California, Davis
University of California, Riverside
University of California, Santa Cruz
University of California, Merced


text: We've been thinking about simplifying MAP for years now, so I wanted to explain some of the thinking behind this, and invite suggestions from our community before we start the process. I can't guarantee that all suggestions individuals may make will be acted upon, but likewise I'm not saying that the structure we move to will be the final structure either, so do feel free to add your thoughts. MAP grew from humble beginnings into a site that catered for a wide variety of interests. We still want to be that place. Whatever art you train in, we're here "to bring people together for the purpose of the friendly exchange of information relating to the study of the Martial Arts and associated topics." Of course, if you're going to claim big, you'd better have big proof, ain't nobody got time for no flim flam. But you are as welcome here if your interest is Tai Chi as if it is Muay Thai. As the site grew, it tried to accommodate all interests, and as a website, you have to appreciate the fact that it is run by martial artists who are also geeks. These fine people added forums in the structure of folders/directories on a PC, resulting in sub forums, subdivisions (in the high school halls, in the shopping malls), and general refining to a fault. When websites were browsed exclusively by PC this made sense. Apparently. Don't ask me, I like poetry and operate a keyboard via headbutts, but they made a good call at the time. Now, however, the reality is that more than half of our traffic is from mobile devices, and a complex forum structure is not as easy to manage on a small screen. I personally always browse via New Posts, but many do not, and new users certainly do not, and do not really know where to put their first post. So the intention is to merge a number of forums together, to greatly simplify the structure. No content will be lost. Everything will be kept, but several forums will be merged together. At the moment the intention is to keep almost all the style forums as separate forums, but merge many of the forums that come under Articles, General, Off Topic, Health and Fitness, Fun and Games etc into just a few forums. This will hopefully make it much easier for newcomers to know where to post, and quicker for experienced users to browse. It won't happen tomorrow, because this kind of thing needs to be tested and takes time to do, and it may happen in stages, so if you have any particular concerns or requests then now is the time to voice them so they can taken into account. No, not those suggestions Chimp, that's just dirty. If you follow or refer to particular threads often, make sure you have notifications etc switched on, then if they end up in an unfamiliar place, you will still be able to find them. If you do have any comments or suggestions, please comment on this thread.

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Norwalk to honor two longtime Republican officials
NORWALK — Two longtime Norwalk Republicans will be recognized by members of the community as they get set to end their terms as elected officials.
Councilman Doug Hempstead, (District D, R) and Board of Education member Mike Lyons, (District C, R) will be celebrated on Oct 23 from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the Maritime Aquarium.
"Friends of Mike Lyons and Doug Hempstead have organized an evening to honor these two men who have contributed so much to the city of Norwalk for the last many decades," Norwalk Republican Town Committee Secretary Isabelle Hargrove wrote in an email. "Although these two men are Republicans — well Doug was an Independent first — this is not a partisan event."
The event will include cocktails and hors d'oeuvres for $65 per person or $120 per couple. All proceeds will go to the Norwalk Education Foundation. Larry Cafero will serve as the evening's master of ceremonies.
Hempstead served as a Norwalk Common Council member from 1985 to 1995 and then again from 2003 through this term. He was elected president of the council five times during his tenure. Since the 2017 election, Hempstead has been the only Republican on the Common Council, which required him to serve a part on all the committees of the council.
Lyons has served on the Board of Education since he was first elected in 2011, including five years as its chairman. He had previously served on the Board of Estimate and Taxation for over six years and was elected to the Common Council twice. Both men's terms were up in 2019 and both decided not to seek re-election.
To purchase tickets, visit friendsofmikeanddoug.com
Those with questions are asked to contact Shannon O'Toole Giandurco at 203-856-7876 or Bryan Meek at 203-858-2213.
Attendees are asked to RSVP by Oct. 14.


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Pre-loved Spatulas with green ergo handle, end of line stock.
These spatulas with a green ergo handle are a great little tool for transferring ink from pot to screen and back again. We aren't going to lie, these can be used for decorating cakes too. Something that you wouldn't be able to live without in the print shop.
The spatulas are approximately 8 inches in length, and are of a good flexible standard.
The spatulas are fully clean however they may have a few scratches due to the item being pre-loved.
Sold in packs of 10
Once these spatulas are gone we shall not be restocking


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Except for a Few Final Touches, New IB Park Completed at 10th St & Iris Avenue
Dec 11, 2016 09:48PM
By Paul Spear
After many Design Concept Changes, the New Imperial Beach Park at 10th St & Iris Avenue has been Completed Except for a Few Final Touches,The Park began as a n empty space and has been transformed into a beautiful place of peace and reflection. The Community Park was a joint project by 4Walls International, The Imperial Arts Bureau, and the City of Imperial Beach.
In it's endeavor ton remove blight and improve empty spaces, the City lot was transformed from a ragged bare lot used for parking and not much else to a Community space for all to enjoy in the Neighborhood.
The theme of the Park is the blending of 6 special categories to flow together in a continuous River of Community. The plants are all native in origin and the statuary represents the 6 categories, The fence banner is a compilation of all design elements and is brilliantly colored and designed by Allen Wiseley. The Statuary are intricately cut stencils from copper and shaped by Todd Stands, Steven Wright and Waylon Matson. Many volunteers helped with project and made the final project complete.
The park is almost completed with only signage identifying the plants and statuary, the Flag Pole in the main Circle and benches for sitting and reflecting or relaxing.
I encourage all to come and visit the park and spend time learning it's significance and experiencing the peaceful atmosphere.
Linda Heath, Senior Reporter, Dig Imperial Beach


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Rosemary Skewered Shrimp with Blistered Tomatoes and Brown Butter Vinaigrette
Rosemary Skewered Shrimp with blistered tomatoes and brown butter vinaigrette may be a mouthful to say but every little bit of this sentence will make sense to you when you take your first bite. I have to admit, I went fancy on you this time. I've been publishing a lot of easy weeknight meals or 'unfussy' recipes but every once in awhile you need something in your arsenal that takes just a little bit more effort and has that 'wow' factor. And I think this dish has it. You will get ... Continue Reading
Chicken and Mozzarella Puff Pastry Cups
Leftover chicken? Busy week night? Weekend brunch? These versatile chicken and mozzarella puff pastry cups are the 'go to' for any occasion. They can be served right out of the oven - gooey and hot -or at room temperature as part of a brunch buffet. And they reheat beautifully in the oven for a few minutes. This makes it a great do-ahead dish, too. How do you make these magical little cups? Here's the play-by-play....and it couldn't be easier. Game Plan Start with a few good ... Continue Reading
Spanikopita Bites
Spanikopita bites. Flaky, delicate crunchy bites of phyllo pastry stuffed with loads of spinach and creamy feta cheese. That's the Spanikopita we all dream about biting into, right? The traditional Spanikopita is made with phyllo dough that is buttered and layered then stuffed with a spinach and onion mixture and Greek feta cheese then topped with more buttery phyllo. It usually is assembled in the shape of a pie or in a large 9 x 13 in baking dish and then baked and cut into large squares ... Continue Reading
Fresh Fig, Peach and Brie Crostini
It's fig season! And peach season! And crostini season? Well....it's no secret that I love a good crostini. It's my 'go to' for entertaining because you can pile pretty much anything fresh and seasonal on some bread and call it a day. Right? Well almost. This fresh fig, peach and brie crostini dish is the perfect example of how balance is everything and using fresh, seasonal ingredients to make a beautiful bite for the senses is an art in itself. Less is more. It's all ... Continue Reading
Mac-N-Cheese Bites
These mini bites of mac-n-cheese are hit in our house. Whether it's a snack before soccer practice or served as part of my Back To School Party menu cooking mac-n-cheese in mini-muffin tins seems to bring new excitement to a classic. It's the creamy, cheesy flavors you and your kids crave but with a little crunch from the breadcrumbs and parmesan. My recipe for these little gems starts with a traditional homemade mac-n-cheese. I freshly grate medium cheddar and white cheddar, but use ... Continue Reading
Peach and Blue Cheese Puff Pastry Bites
Wondering what to do with all those fresh, juicy summer peaches you are seeing on sale in the grocery store? This peach and blue cheese savory appetizer will have your mouth watering and may just become your new summer 'go-to' app for any gathering. The sweet, ripe peaches tossed with a little bit of fig jam (to help sweeten the deal) and a little bit of balsamic vinegar (to balance it all out and give it some depth of flavor), and just a tiny hint of rosemary (why not) is everything you ... Continue Reading


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Ink on paper, 127cm x 90cm
I wanted "Park" to have a feeling of peace, with different parts to explored and be enjoyed. The etching style was to convey the trees' age and complexity. However with the odd angular branch, distortion and sparse leaves, there's a sense all is not right. Park is about climate change.


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Currently, battling is the only activity one can "do" in Favimon as of now. Battle pits your Favimon against a wild Favimon. Like with any "battle" type of game, Favimon is a mix of luck and strategy. As you collect more Favimon the wild Favimon slowly get stronger, each new Favimon having slightly more health than the last.
Initiating CombatEdit
Unlike most "combat" games, anyone playing Favimon can always choose their opponent. Combat starts when you enter a website in the search bar. If the website has a favicon, then there is most likely a Favimon with the same name (though it may only have the Normal class). After you have sucessfully summoned a Favimon, then the real battle begins.
Taking TurnsEdit
Battle in Favimon is turn-based. The Favimon with the highest speed stat will go first. (If both Favimon have the same speed, then the first Favimon to act is chosen at random.)
During your turn, you have two choices:
- Order your Favimon to use an action (which uses a turn)
- Switch Favimon
(If the new Favimon has a higher speed stat then the wild Favimon, then your turn will not end.)
After you have finished your turn, it is the wild Favimon's turn.
Wild Favimon have two choices:
- Hesistate (does nothing).
- Use one of their actions.
Note: Wild Favimon will never use an action that would cause it to run away from battle (Escape), or replace one of their actions with a different move (Steal Action).
Favimon continue taking turns until certian conditions are fufilled.
Ending CombatEdit
Combat ends when one of three conditions is fufilled:
You lose after all of your Favimon have been defeated. In other words, the wild Favimon was able to defeat every single one of your Favimon. If this happens, start a new game.
Running AwayEdit
If your Favimon sucessfully executes an Escape action, then you discontinue battle. You do not capture the wild Favimon, all of your Favimon retain any stat changes obtained during battle, and defeated Favimon stay defeated.
This occurs if you manage to defeat the wild Favimon. This is done by reducing its health to zero. You capture the wild Favimon and add it to its roster. The Favimon keeps any stat changes obtained during the battle. The notable exception is health; the wild Favimon is healed to full health after you capture it. In addition, all of your Favimon retain any stat changes obtained during the battle, and any of your Favimon that were defeated during battle stay defeated.


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Windsor's workforce housing project: 10 answers to questions you're probably asking
December 28, 2012
There's an old saying that mentions something about Rome not being built in a day.
That sentiment couldn't ring any truer to John Moore, chairman with the Windsor Housing Authority and the group's workforce housing development that has been in the planning stages for more than five years.
With final hurdles and paper trails wrapping up and a ground-breaking almost in sight, many Windsor residents still may not understand what the development will look like, where it will be and most importantly, who will live there.
What follows are 10 of the most common questions residents have about the development, which will serve many of the area's working population in a modern facility equipped with the latest technology, including solar panels and renewable resources.
"Our entire board wants to make this project an absolute home run," Moore said, highlighting the support from across the community. "We want to show Windsor that no only can we build a quality project, we can run it in such a manner that makes everyone proud that we have it there."
Information is drawn from an interview with Moore. Additional figures came from public documents and meeting minutes throughout the planning process. All of that information is available through archives on http://www.windsorgov.com.
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» 1. Where is this being built?
The project site is near 15th Street, about four blocks north of King Soopers, bordered by Windshire Avenue to the north. A partnership with the developers of the Windshire Park subdivision helped the project become a reality.
» 2. How big is it going to be?
The overall project plan calls for 80 apartment-style units, which will be developed in two phases.
Phase one, which has already been funded and approved, will consist of 44 units. Once additional funds are freed up, construction of the remaining 36 units can begin, though no date is set.
"We felt it was worth going through the whole process to show the town of Windsor all 80 (units)" Moore said, adding that he wants to make sure residents understand the comprehensive and responsible efforts from groups across the town.
» 3. Who is going to be living here?
Since the project's beginning, leaders have said this development will act as a "stepping stone" for people working in the retail and service industries whose wages may not put them in a position to buy or rent a typical home of their own.
These are the people, Moore said, who ring us up at the grocery store but may struggle to put food on their own table because of high rents. Surveys from different groups on the state level found that upward of 200 units were needed for all of the people struggling with high rents in lower-wage professions in the Windsor area.
Folks must also maintain work in order to be considered and will be reexamined each year. To qualify, residents' wages must fall between 30 and 60 percent of the average median income, AMI, for the region. In Windsor, the average is about $80,000, Moore said.
Once individuals reach above that 60 percent level, they will be required to look for housing elsewhere.
» 4. What's going on with the development process right now?
The project entitlements including site plans and zoning requirements are being finalized in a lengthy paper trail that accompanies any major development. Plans went before the town board in November, and final closure on the land is expected in January once all documents are submitted and final details are worked out with the developers and architects.
» 5. When will construction actually start and how long will it take?
Assuming the paper trail gets wrapped up as planned, ground breaking could happen as soon as February. The first month would be infrastructure work, followed by a 10-month build-out process.
Construction could be completed late in 2013 with people able to move in as early as the first part of 2014.
» 6. What about costs?
Most recent figures pin the cost between $8 to $10 million, though more detailed estimates will be available once all paperwork is filed and the bidding and planning processes finish.
Once people begin moving in, rents will vary. Important to note — rent figures are set by the Colorado Housing and Finance Authority and the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development.
» 7. Where's the money come from?
This is where things get complicated — really complicated.
Simply put, it's a mixture of local, state and federal funds all managed by Colorado Housing and Finance Authority. This group acts as the "administrative arm" by distributing the funds to worthy developments, which apply for grants throughout the year.
Simply getting considered, let alone approved for the money, is a tiresome uphill battle, Moore said.
Additionally, there are tax credits attached through the federal division of housing. In this case, Wells Fargo put funding into and stood behind this specific project while the Windsor Housing Authority sells its tax credits to that bank.
While all of these things continue behind the scenes, the Windsor Housing Authority will be monitored by Colorado Housing and Finance Authority to ensure the new project is run in compliance with the grant's requirements, allowing those tax credits to continue.
Eventually, the complete project can be sold from the bank to the housing authority for a mere $1, likely in about 15 years.
» 8. So this is basically welfare housing, like Section 8 or voucher programs?
Simply stated, no.
Section 8 is government subsidized housing often referred to as "the projects" and is reserved exclusively for those people facing extreme financial hardships through a variety of circumstances. Likewise, voucher systems require individuals in need to request vouchers from the housing authority — something Moore was adamant would not be an option in Windsor.
"These are people who have to be earning an income," he said. "You basically have to have a job to live here. … If you think you're going to move in here and get cheap rent and tear the place up, you've got another thing coming."
» 9. So how will people apply to live here? What's it going to take?
Advertisements will run in local newspapers and other area media groups to alert people when pre-qualifying applications are available for anyone hoping to call the development home. The process will be lengthy and likely take about four months from start to finish.
Checks will scrutinize everything from criminal history to current income. As results roll in, candidates will be ranked on a point system, with those who rack up the highest number of points essentially beating out other applicants.
Final guidelines for the point system are not currently in place, though officials have said categories include income, job status and where the person works with special preference given to those people living in Windsor.
"What we're really interested in is bringing into Windsor, in a long term way, the people who are already working here," Moore said.
» 10. Is this the answer that Windsor Needs?
No one solution can ever be the save-all people often look for, Moore said. But at the same time, projects like this can make leaps and bounds in a critical market.
"It's a step in the right direction," he said. "Let's be honest, it's barely making a dent."
Thinking that this will fix many of the problems people in the community have brought forward regarding rent rates would be short sided. Huge concerns from others in the community have highlighted a need for Windsor's elderly population seeking housing. It has also been said that more resources should go toward the handicapped groups — all efforts Moore said the housing authority has on its radar.
"It's part of a larger housing picture in Windsor," he said. "I think this is a real asset."


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opposition to cloning was almost instant, perhaps too instant. The hasty reaction of an overwhelming portion of the population indicates that an already existing ideology towards cloning had developed even before cloning was achieved. Scientists and philosophers agree that the previous use of generic engineering in literary works, even if unconsciously, caused the vast majority of individuals to develop a negative or unrealistic perspective regarding cloning. The apprehension towards cloning was only
Even though cloning would eliminate defective genes and many hardships for society, it would also reduce many aspects of society including individuality and lifespan. Lessening individuality in the United States would suppress us Americans in being who we want to be and being free which we find so important. Having our lifespan shortened from cloning would prevent us Americans from thriving and reaching our goals as adults. In the World State, up to 96 embryos are cloned at a time. These 96 embryos
Cloning In recent years, the issue of cloning has been up for debate worldwide. Cloning is the production of one or more individual plants or animals that are genetically identical to another plant or animal. There are two different types of cloning procedures, embryo cloning and adult DNA cloning. Embryo cloning occurs when sperm and egg cells are mixed in a glass dish. After conception, the zygote (fertilized egg) is allowed to divide and nutrients are added to promote cell division
Cloning For hundreds of years man has wondered what it would be like to clone human beings. With the idea of cloning comes many different opinions and positions. The idea of creating an army of "super humans" has long been a dream of many people. Others have feared what would happen to the world if cloning were possible and if cloning is morally correct. Overall, religion and ethics play a vital role in the both of these viewpoints and greatly effect many positions on the topic of cloning.
example of this method of reproduction is cloning. When asexual reproduction occurs; the offspring turns out as an identical copy or genetically similar organism as their parent therefore there is no genetic variety, making it impossible for these organisms to adapt to environmental changes. Sexual reproduction involves the re... ... middle of paper ... ...o eliminating some ethical issues. More alternatives to cloning are being researched and cloning will always be a continuing research procedure
Cloning, as of recent years, has become a very controversial issue. Society is firmly divided on the uses and ethics of cloning. Cloning can rang from producing copies of plants and animals to clones of humans and human organs. But cloning can have several positive effects for the well being of society. Cloning plants can have positive effects fo humans. Scientist can clone plants and alter them to produce healthier food. For example, oranges which contain an abundance of Vitamin C, can be altered
Cloning In the past few years, the topic of cloning has been in the news a lot. It is a very controversial issue, with many opposing viewpoints. While some find it acceptable, others object for religious reasons. A big concern is the possibility of abuse of this new technology. One of the big questions is "Where will we stop?" We may start by just experimenting and studying, but then what? Manufacturing human bodies for spare parts? No one can be sure where it will stop. The Supreme court says
Human embryo cloning should not be done because of the religious, moral, ethical, and social concerns that it places upon the human race. Although there may be some positive affects to cloning humans, there are far too many opposing factors in this situation. Many religious leaders of expressed their concern and condemnation of human cloning. The moral and ethical aspects outweigh any scientific evidence, and the social concerns are frightening. The most important question that needs to be asked
Cloning in the Twenty-first Century Cloning is the making of genetically identical copies of a single cell or organism. Cloning was never talked about much,(When?) unless a person read science fiction or watched movies. Then on February 23, 1997 comma Dolly the Iamb What is an iamb? appeared on the news. Dr. Ian Wilmut, the head of the Roslin Institute in Edinburg, Scotland had led the team who cloned Dolly. Dolly was cloned from the omit 'the' one reproductive tissue of one adult female sheep, so
Should all cloning be legalized in America? This question has been asked repeatedly since the famous sheep "Dolly" was cloned in 1996 and lived until 2005. After this wild experiment became successful, people believed that they should be using this to clone human beings which very quickly sparked controversy causing questions to be asked. In an the article called "Experiment Brings Human Cloning One Step Closer", scientists talk about how they know everything they need to in the event that they would


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Eight days ago we brewed our first lager, and to be honest, it had us fairly scared.
This is the lightest beer we have ever planned, which meant that there wasn't anything to hide behind if we were to make any mistakes (especially ones that cause off flavors). The lagering process was also a contested topic, because we struggle between whether we should have aimed for the quickest (can potentially cause undesirable flavors) or best tasting (slightly slower) procedure. The recommended quantity of yeast was massively larger than anything we've done ever! So how has everything turned out so far? Hit the "Continue reading >>" button for the details.


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Glue: The Complete Series - Preview & trailer
Preview by Jack Foley
FROM the BAFTA® award winning writer of Skins and This is England '88, comes a compulsive thriller exploring the dark underbelly of the British countryside.
Prepare to be stuck on Glue: The Complete Series as it comes to DVD on February 23, 2015, courtesy of Entertainment One (eOne).
Featuring a fantastic ensemble cast of rising home-grown British stars including; BAFTA® Breakthrough Brit Award© nominee Callum Turner (Ripper Street, The Borgias) as Eli Bray, whose brother has been murdered; Jessie Cave (Pride, Great Expectations) as Annie Maddocks; Yasmin Paige (Pramface, Submarine) as Ruth Rosen; Jordan Stephens (Rizzle Kicks) making his acting debut as Rob Kendle; Adrian Rawlins (Silent Witness, Harry Potter) as DCI Simson; Billy Howle (New Worlds) as James Warwick; Faye Marsay (Pride, Fresh Meat) as Janine Riley; and Charlotte Spencer (Les Miserables, Wild Bill) as Tina Fallon.
When 14-year-old Cal is found murdered in the small town of Overton, the lives of his friends change forever.
During the police investigation old loyalties are stretched to the limit as dark secrets threaten to surface, secrets that could tear the friends and their communities apart. The tragic events set the village on a collision course that could spell disaster, and with the killer still at large, the race is on to stop them before they strike again.
Don't miss all eight episodes of the gripping brand new critically acclaimed thriller, Glue: The Complete Series when it is released on DVD from February 23, 2015, courtesy of eOne.
Read our exclusive interview with Yasmin Paige
Watch the trailer
Certificate: 18
Run Time: 366 minutes
UK DVD Release: February 23, 2015


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Venetian Snares - From Drum & Bass to Classical - The Future of Electronic Music
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Venetian Snares is an electronic music project of Canadian musician Aaron Funk, who is based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Funk is one of the foremost names in breakcore and electronic music today and has released dozens of albums since his official debut on a record label in 1999 with the release of the vinly "Greg Hates Car Culture" (although he had been self-releasing music since 1992).
When Mike Paradinas (of the IDM project μ-Ziq), head of the record label Planet µ, stumbled upon a Venetian Snares vinyl in a music store in Minneapolis, Minnesota, he contacted Aaron immediately and signed him to his label. Besides Planet µ, Aaron has released music on a variety of record labels including Hymen Records, Sublight Records and Zhark International. In addition to Venetian Snares, Funk also has a number of other pseudonyms and side projects, such as Last Step and Vsnares, among others.
Venetian Snares is renowned for precise and meticulous drum programming and the use of amusing media samples at high BPMs and often uncommon time signatures (such as 7/4). Funk composes most of his music on trackers, which are music sequencers that typically arrange samples and notes into a vertical timeline. Some of Funk's preferred trackers include MED Soundstudio (a Windows port of OctaMED) and Renoise. Prior to 1999, Aaron's music was predominately composed on the original OctaMED running on an Amiga 500.
As of 2010, Venetian Snares is still an active project and continues to tour internationally and release new material. Currently, the most recent release is the album "My So-Called Life," most of whose tracks were allegedly composed in around a day each.
Taylor is a contributor at Alternative Electronics, the most comprehensive resource online for information about the equipment used in alternative electronic music, where you can read more about breakcore.
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Baby Ford : "Oochy Koochy (F.U. Yeh Yeh)" – 1988
où l'on vérifie que Michel était un visionnaire tandis que Jacques était (déjà) un sinistre abruti. Une humiliation télévisée. Jouissif.
SONIC BOOM ten songs that saved your life
On November 5 1997, Epic Soundtracks (Kevin Godfrey on his real name) was found dead without any kind of explication inside his appartement in London West Hampstead.
Early 70′s,he was this punky adolescent behind the drums inside The Swell Maps, with his brother Nikki Sudden, and future TVP's Jowe Head – the Swell Maps understanded anarchie as a chaotic mix between Can & T. Rex… Hmmm Best punk band ever.
Then, Kevin was working for the Rough Trade Shop while drumming for Pere Ubu, Red Crayola, Roland S. Howard,or the Jacobites. He made a kraut ep with Jowe Head you better search, one instrumental single for Rough Trade with Robert Wyatt in 1981. He only released his first album on his own in 1992 with the compagnie of Sonic Youth and Dinosaur Jr, a deep elegant and fragile pop music strongly inspired by Brian Wilson and Alex Chilton.
In september 1992, the promo of this Rise Above album brings him to the Radio France studio for an interview with Bernard Lenoir and Arnaud Viviant. Epic was so shy that the interview has been soon transforming in a piano solo acoustic set.
I'm so a fan of his all work ( a total of 5 lp, all emotives) that it was non possible for me extracting one song among my long as an harm list of fave. So, i decide to post, in memory of his art, this radio archive never ever been published since, even in the several post mortem anthologies released this last forteen years (a new one is to come soon).
Are you ready to be heartbroken? Are you ready for these marvelous 32 minutes of pure melancholia?
Epic Soundtracks – Radio France Acoustic Show + interw, September 1992


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What IS Distaff Day?
A day long event celebrating the fiber arts. Spinners, knitters, crocheters, weavers, and all other fiber art lovers come together for a day of fun and fellowship. Whatever your favorite fiber art, this event is for you!
Bring along your project bag and spend the day with like-minded people. You will have plenty of time to socialize and discuss methods, techniques, ask questions, relax, and most importantly, have fun!
Join our Mailing List for updates as we approach the event!
The Warmies Project
The Warmies Project will be joining us for the seventh year! The Warmies Project is organized by BE Orlando. They collect handmade items to distribute when it gets cold. BE Orlando distributes the handmade items to homeless shelters, hospices, hospitals, domestic violence shelters and more.
In addition to the handmade items, BE Orlando is also happy to accept any donations of non-perishable foods, which will go to the Coalition for the Homeless. Any leftovers from the Orlando Distaff Day Potluck will also go directly to the Coalition, so if you "happen" to make twice as many cookies as we need for the event, they will still find a great home!
In 2019, Orlando Distaff Day attendees donated 247 handmade items (almost double the number of items donated in 2018) and more than 50 items of donated food. Perhaps we can beat that total in 2020!
Craft up something from the heart to share with those less fortunate. Bring some non-perishable food. Visit The Warmies Project website for pictures of all the items donated by Orlando Distaff Day attendees over the last six years!
Raffle Baskets
This year, we have three raffle baskets — one knitting / crochet and two spinning. Each basket has an estimated retail value in excess of $200.
Raffle tickets are $1 each or a pack of six for $5.
Please note that the contents of this year's spinning baskets came from the estate of a local fiber artist who passed away a couple years ago. She kept open boxes of moth balls in her fiber room and closets, so the fiber does retain some of that odor.
None of the yarn in the knitting / crochet basket came from the estate and none of the yarn smells of mothballs.
Knitting / Crochet Basket
Spinning Basket 1
Spinning Basket 2
Throughout the day, we offer demonstrations of various fiber techniques. These demonstrations are short, usually about 15 minutes, and are included in your admission. This year, we are offering demonstrations on needle felting, spindle spinning, carding, and more to be determined. Weavers of Orlando will have their demo floor loom onsite all day and you are welcome to weave on it!
The pictures below are a sampling of demonstrations from 2019.


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www.amazon.in: Amazon India Customer Care Details like Amazon Customer Care Number, Email, Toll-Free Number, and other required details are provided in this article.
About Amazon India
Amazon India is the largest e-commerce platform in India with respect to revenue and market capitalization. This Indian e-commerce giant is run by Amazon Inc, the world's largest e-commerce platform. The CEO of Amazon Inc. is Jeff Bezos. Jeff Bezos is currently the richest man in the world!
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Amazon Customer Care Toll-Free Number
Amazon Customer Care Number is 1800 3000 9009. This is the only Toll-Free number to contact Amazon Customer Service. There are many contact numbers for Amazon, but most of them are related to different departments. This Toll-Free number is the central number for every department.
Amazon 24×7 Customer Service Number for Different Cities
24×7 Helpline number to contact Amazon is 888-280-4331. You can also use the Customer Service number for Amazon India given above to contact.
For cities like Bangalore, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Delhi, Gurgaon, Chennai, Pune, Nagpur, Jaipur, Lucknow, etc, you can use the same number.
Amazon Customer Care Email ID
Amazon Customer Care Email ID is [email protected] This is the official customer support email id for Amazon India. There are different email ids for different departments at Amazon. This one is only for Customer Support.
Amazon Customer Care Chat
To chat with Amazon Customer Care Executive, Follow this link https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/contact-us/general-questions.html and select the suitable options to chat with Amazon Customer Service.
All details related to Amazon Customer Service which are Amazon Customer Care 24×7 Number, Email ID, Toll-Free Number, etc, are listed in this article.
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Unable to import AVI files to Windows Movie Maker or getting audio but no video when editing avi in WMM? Here you will find an easy way to fix the issues.
Windows Movie Maker supports AVI files, but sometimes you will encounter problems when using this file format in the application. When your Windows Movie Maker keeps on displaying error messages on the screen, you should not get too much worried in case. That is something normal and can be solved with the right codec. There are very many online sites from where you can download the AVI codec for Windows Movie Maker. With the best codec, Windows Movie Maker will not have any problems functioning as you may wish.
If your operating system has all the necessary codecs installed, but you still cannot open the AVI file in Windows Movie Maker or Windows Movie Maker play AVI with only the audio, try converting the AVI to another file format and then opening the clip in Movie Maker. The native file format for the Movie Maker application is WMV. You can convert the AVI videos to WMV for Windows Movie Maker using EaseFab Video Converter. The program is very easy to use and has all the important features that you may need. It can help in customizing the videos through using the basic tools for editing available while its speeds are very high with no quality loss at all.
Just download, install and launch this AVI to WMV Converter and then follow the tutorial to edit the AVI files in Windows Movie Maker smoothly.
Guide: Converting AVI to Windows Movie Maker
Step 1. Import AVI files to the program
Install EaseFab Video Converter if you haven't got it yet on your Windows (Windows 8) PC. Launch it afterwards. The first step is to import your .avi video file into the video converter. You have two ways to do this: simply drag-and-drop your files or click the Add Video button to browse for your .avi files in your computer.
Step 2. Set WMV as the output format
Click "Profile" (located below where your files are displayed) and select the format you want from the drop-down list. Here you can choose "WMV" from "Common Video" category or Choose "WMV-HD" from "HD Video" as the output format.
Tips: The default setting works well. Of course, if you want to customize video and audio encoding settings, just click the "Settings" button to customize these settings. You can adjust the output video/audio resolution, frame rate, bit rate, etc. to customize the output files to get the best quality you want.
Step 3. Start converting AVI to Windows Movie Maker
You should be ready to start conversion at this point. Just click on the Convert button that can be found on the menu. Wait for a while and the video converter will do the trick. You will soon have your .avi video into a WMV format that's recognizable and editable by Windows Movie Maker.
Step 4. Import AVI to Windows Movie Maker
Depending on your version of Windows Movie Maker or Windows Live Movie Maker, the buttons are slightly different:
Import AVI video to Windows Movie Maker: When the conversion complete, open Windows Movie Maker and click Import or Import Video on the left to import your video to the movie collection and drag and drop to the timeline for editing.
Import AVI video to Windows Live Movie Maker: Start Windows Live Movie Maker and go to Home tab in the ribbon menu and click Add video in the Add panel to locate the converted MP4 video.


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The buzz at the San Diego Padres' training camp on Monday wasn't about the team's hopes for the coming baseball season.
It was the bees invading the team's Peoria, Arizona, facility and forcing the players to hit the ground.
This was "The Swarm" sequel for the Padres. Players last year had to take cover, along with their Spring Training game opponent, the Colorado Rockies, during another bee flyby.
USA Today noted that bee swarms are common in Arizona at this time of year, and many of them involve aggressive Africanized honeybees.
Looks like the players have the drill down.
Fans took a few swings at the uproar.


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The Hare & Hounds Aberthin
Here at the Hare & Hounds we serve good quality food and drinks in relaxed and informal surroundings.
First and foremost, our pub is a thriving local watering hole that has been keeping locals' thirst at bay for over 300 years. We still do exactly that, with great ales, interesting wines and homemade seasonal drinks.
Alongside the bar, we offer a small, daily changing, seasonal menu in our dining room. We use the very best produce that the Vale of Glamorgan has to offer. We have some of the most productive soil in the UK, which gives us meat, game and vegetables of the highest quality. The produce available to us from the best Vale producers, our own kitchen garden and our smallholding, dictate what is on the menu from day to day.
Everything is made from scratch in our kitchen, from our own sourdough bread and cultured butter, to fresh pasta. This is not pretentious fine dining; its just about good food, whether you've been for a long walk with your dog or have got something to celebrate. It is a type of regional Welsh cooking.
We are the proud holder of a Bib Gourmand from the Michelin Guide, and we're featured in The Good Food Guide, the Good Pub Guide and the Michelin Eating Out in Pubs Guide.
"The sourcing of ingredients and the integrity of food."
Our menus all change twice a day with the seasons, and can be served in the bar or the dining room. Locality and seasonality is key, and the menu reflects the best of the days local produce. In the evening we offer A La Carte or a nine course Tasting Menu. For lunch, we offer A La Carte or a set-priced menu, at £18 for two course and £22 for three courses (Our Lunch Saver menu is served only on weekdays excluding December). Sunday lunch is served from 12-4pm.
Please click below for examples of recent menus. Note that our menus do change daily, so will be different when you dine with us.
We have re-opened for inside and outside. PLEASE SEE EVENT PAGE 'Re-opening August 2020' for further details on our menu and times. We will only be taking bookings over the phone for now. Thank you for your patience.
Tom Watts-Jones
Tom grew up in Aberthin, and spent many an afternoon playing in the garden of the Hare & Hounds as a child. He trained as a chef in London, including in the award-winning Anchor & Hope and the Michelin starred St. John. He's returned to the pub in which he had his first pint to promote the very best of Welsh food.
We serve food in the dining room or the bar:
Wednesday to Friday – 12-2:30pm for lunch and 6-9pm for dinner
Saturday – 12-2:30pm for lunch and 6-9pm for dinner
Sunday – 12-4pm for lunch
The above times have changed due to Covid19 – PLEASE SEE EVENT PAGE 'Re-opening August 2020' for further times and details.
If you are looking to make a reservation for 6 people or more, or have any specific dietary requirements then please call us on 01446 774892 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
If online reservations say that we're full, call us to see what we can do.


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One antibiotic. Two prescriptions lotions. Five over-the-counter remedies. Fourteen creams. Blood test for allergies. Fifteen doctors visits.
Such is the summary of treatment for Bean's sordid medical history in her almost six months of life. As I've shared before, her skin problems have been a constant source of stress, as well as visits to CVS and Vienna Rexall Drugs. This past week we added to the roster a case of mystery diarrhea, concluded with three incidences of vomiting.
I am wondering whether these medicines and visits are helping or hurting her situation. Is it necessary for us to seek official medical advice from the (wonderful) Dr. Lee from the all-too-convenient Capital Area Pediatrics a mile from our house? Or would we be OK to ride some things out a bit more?
As we approach the point of giving Bean her first solid foods, I am trying more and more to learn about what can go into her body to make her healthy. I'm reading Super Baby Food by Ruth Yaron, which is one of those Bible-type books for new parents. But what Yaron says make sense: take care in creating healthy, wholesome foods for your baby and better health will result. I'd like to think that making at least some of Bean's food will benefit her.
Yet, I pause and consider that I spent the first five months of Bean's life breastfeeding her only to have her face her recent maladies. Hadn't I eaten a balanced enough diet while nursing? And what about the close attention I paid to my diet while pregnant? How much difference did it all make?
I realize that I want to start looking into more holistic approaches to not only keep Bean healthy, but fight sickness when it occurs. I spent the months of pregnancy avoiding medicines at all costs, only to now generously smear Bean with hydrocortisone and give her droppers of antibiotics. I'm not advocating against medicine by any means: it has its place and I'm grateful for it. Maybe I just need to learn about some other options that could be as effective.
Hubby and I are already realizing that sometimes the best medicine isn't in a bottle. We made the mistake of taking Bean to Tysons mall on Labor Day. We arrived with her asleep and she woke up the second we entered the loud, crowded mall. We each got angry with the other about parking, the crowds, that Bean was awake. Later that night, as we were talking it through while I was feeding Bean, we were each still aggravated. As I was in mid-sentence, as if on cue, Bean let out a huge, long fart. There was nothing to do but laugh. It felt good. Great, actually. At that moment, laughter really was the best medicine.


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Definitions for "Welcome"
Received with gladness; admitted willingly to the house, entertainment, or company; as, a welcome visitor.
Producing gladness; grateful; as, a welcome present; welcome news.
Salutation to a newcomer.
Welcome is the second major label album by the nu metal group Taproot. It was released on October 15, 2002. "Poem" was the lead single from the album and the track and its video were a smash hit, propelling the group to stardom.
Welcome is an album by Santana, released in 1973. It followed the jazz-fusion formula that the preceding Caravanserai had followed, with a different lineup this time. Gregg Rolie had left the band along with Neal Schon to form Journey, and they were replaced by Leon Thomas and John McLaughlin, who had collaborated with Carlos Santana on Love Devotion Surrender.
Welcome is a band from Seattle.
an association originating in Umbria with the aim of offering tourists a new kind of holiday
"Welcome" is a song written by Pete Townshend of The Who. It appears as a track on the group's first rock opera, Tommy (1969). In the song, Tommy begins to invite (or recruit) people to his spiritual retreat, which will later become Tommy's Holiday Camp.
a greeting or reception; "the proposal got a warm welcome"
accept gladly; "I welcome your proposals"
bid welcome to; greet upon arrival
Welcome is a upcoming 2007 Bollywood film, directed by Anees Bazmee of No Entry (2005) fame. The film stars Akshay Kumar, Nana Patekar,Paresh Rawal, Anil Kapoor, Katrina Kaif and Malika Sherawat.
Major Atari Isev city on its western border. Initially set-up as a point of first welcome for those following in the First Come's footsteps it now provides a secure border against the Kaer.
receive someone, as into one's house
a debtor's face A whistling woman and a crowing hen will bring no luck to the house they are in
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text: AlpacaGram 6.48 | A new benefit for Association Members of AOAPosted: Fri, May 31, 2019 AlpacaGram 6.48May 31, 2019 A new benefit for Association Members of AOA The AOA Membership Committee proposed and the Board approved a new complimentary membership program to address AOA Strategic Plan Goals 2 and 5. This program has the dual goal of providing a new membership benefit for Association-level members, while bringing new members into the organization. Alpaca Owner Association, Inc. (AOA) members who are Association Members and who sell alpacas to a first-time alpaca owner may give that buyer a certificate for a complementary AOA Association Membership. The certificates are downloadable from the AOA website, so Association members can print them out and provide them as a gift to their new clients. With this complementary membership, you can provide even more value to the new alpaca owners coming into the business! Beneficiaries are new alpaca owners who are not and never have been members of AOA, and who have recently purchased alpacas from an AOA Association Member. The buyer may redeem this certificate only when transferring or registering the alpaca(s) in their own name within 45 days of the date on the certificate. During the period of this membership, AOA will send information about alpacas and alpaca ownership and the benefits of AOA membership. For complete program details, login to your Dashboard and access the Association Member Benefit section at www.alpacainfo.com/members/resources/association-member-benefits. Contact the office if you have any questions. If you are not an Association Member, but would like to take advantage of this program, it is not to late to upgrade! Upgrade your membership online at www.alpacainfo.com/renew. © 2019 Alpaca Owners Association, Inc.


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Craig David could finally take home his first Brit Award but he has said he is just happy to be back in the conversation.
David, 35, has topped off his comeback with a nod for British male solo artist, 16 years after he was first nominated for the prize.
The singer was in the running for six awards in 2001 but left empty-handed and has never been victorious over the course of his long career, despite 12 nods.
He will now take on David Bowie, Skepta and Michael Kiwanuka for the prize.
He told the Press Association: "It's been an amazing journey. I think last year I couldn't have written how it would all turn out, from announcing an arena tour this year, a number one album and to hit the ground running in 2017 with best male Brit nomination is incredible."
He added: "I've seen so much love over the years that it's never been about holding the actual statue, it's been about being part of it.
"Nominated for best male, having been nominated 16 years before, what better story to tell a young up and coming musician?
"It may not come super fast but if you stick in there and you love music, in 16 years down the line you could be up for the same award that people say this is just for the new kids."
Now there is just one moment David cannot wait for - "When they call out the nominations for best male, to be part of that mix," he said.
The Brit Awards take place on February 22 at the O2 Arena and will air on ITV.
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U.S. Department of Education - Home page
No Child Left Behind website
PL 107-110, the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
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NCLB Titles
Each title and section is directly linked to the text of the law.
Title I Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged
Title I is the largest federal program supporting elementary and secondary education. It requires improvements in education and dropout prevention for disadvantaged students (including low-income students; migratory students; students who are neglected or delinquent, students with disabilities; English language learners; and other students who are at risk of low academic performance). All Title I teachers of core academic subjects hired after the first day of the 2002-2003 school year must meet the NCLB definition of "highly qualified." Requirements for the qualifications of paraprofessionals are also set forth. The accountability measures of Title I require annual assessments at grades 3-8 in a single statewide accountability system, with reports that show results by poverty, race/ethnicity, and limited English proficiency. States must meet measurable annual objectives for all students to achieve proficiency in reading and math by the 2013-2014 school year. Special provisions support new immigrant students in middle and high schools and their families in understanding how the U.S. Government works. The national assessment includes a coordinated set of evaluation studies to measure the implementation and impact of the Title I provisions.
Title II Preparing, Training, and Recruiting High Quality Teachers and Principals
Title II holds schools and districts accountable for improving students' academic performance by ensuring that educators have appropriate qualifications. All teachers must meet the NCLB definition of "highly qualified" by the end of the 2005-2006 school year. Grant programs encourage effective recruitment, hiring, retention, and professional development of teachers and school administrators. Additional programs focus on professional development of early childhood educators, and on instructional television programming that is accessible by low-income preschool and elementary school children. Title II also supports professional development for teachers of math, science, writing, civic education, and American history, and in integrating technology in instruction. Grant programs are included to relieve teacher shortages through recruitment and preparation of retiring military personnel and other career changers.
Title III Language Instruction for Limited English Proficient and Immigrant Students
Title III directs 95 percent of its funds to the local level. School districts must ensure that all teachers of language instruction for limited English proficient (LEP) students are fluent in English and any other language used in the program, including written and oral communication skills. Instructional programs and curricula must be tied to scientifically based research. States are required to establish standards and benchmarks for raising English proficiency and the performance of LEP students on the academic standards of statewide assessments. Any student who has attended school in the U.S. (excluding Puerto Rico) for three or more years must be tested in English. States and districts are held accountable for meeting annual achievement objectives in the academic achievement of LEP students.
Title IV 21st Century Schools
Title IV describes requirements for programs to prevent school violence; prevent illegal use of drugs, alcohol, and tobacco by young people; and foster a safe and drug-free environment that supports academic achievement. Principles of Effectiveness for Safe and Drug-Free Schools programs set forth research-based strategies and requires needs assessments and annual performance measures. Each State must collect annual data and publicly report information on school safety and drug use. In the State Grant Program, 80 percent of funds flow to local districts for a wide range of activities. The National Grant Program provides discretionary funds for special initiatives, which include grants for hate crime prevention; funds for districts to hire and train drug prevention and school safety coordinators; State grants for programs that require students expelled or suspended from school to perform community service; grants to reduce alcohol abuse in secondary schools; and funds for school districts and community groups to conduct mentoring programs for at-risk students. Title IV also establishes the two technical assistance projects: the National School Security Technology and Resource Center and the National Center for School and Youth Safety.
Title V Promoting Informed Parental Choice and Innovative Programs
Under Title VI, the Innovative Programs State Grants assist districts in supporting State reform through innovate efforts to meet the special needs of high-risk and high-need students. The Voluntary Public School Choice program provides competitive grants to States, districts, or partnerships to expand school choice programs and options. The Public Charter Schools program provides competitive grants for States (or for individual charter schools if the State does not acquire a grant). These grants must include provisions for helping economically disadvantaged students meet standards. The Magnet Schools Assistance program provides competitive funds to establish magnet school programs in districts that are under a court-ordered or federally approved voluntary desegregation plan to eliminate, reduce, or prevent minority group isolation in schools. The Community Technology Centers program funds model programs that significantly expand access to computers and related technology services in urban and rural areas and economically distressed communities. The provisions for Parent Assistance Centers allow nonprofit organizations or consortia of nonprofits and school districts to establish Parent Information and Resource Centers.
Additional Title V provisions include a competitive grant program to create small learning communities in large high schools – as well as program to establish or expand counseling programs in elementary schools, including the hiring and professional development of qualified school counselors, school psychologists, child and adolescent psychiatrists, and social workers for schools; case load goals are specified. Competitive grant programs for development and/or improvement are also included in Gifted and Talented Education, Foreign Language Assistance, Physical Education, Arts in Education, Character Education, and Women's Educational Equity. In addition, the public-private partnership with Reading is Fundamental subcontracts with local agencies and nonprofits and to provide books for children from birth through high school, and Ready To Teach provides funds for national telecommunications-based programming to improve teaching in core curriculum areas.
Title VI Flexibility and Accountability
Title VI provides funds to States develop additional standards and assessments, as well as competitive grants to help States collaborate with other organizations to improve State assessments beyond NCLB's requirements. Three other Title VI programs allow flexibility in order to elevate student performance and close the achievement grant. The first is Funding Transferability for State and Local Education Agencies, which allows a State to combine up to 50 percent of funds it receives from several specific NCLB programs for this purpose. Districts not in corrective action or in need of improvement may do the same. The second is the State Flexibility (State-Flex) Authority, a competitive plan that gives up to seven States additional flexibility to consolidate funds under several federal programs. The third is the Local Flexibility (Local-Flex) Demonstration program, a competitive process that allows school districts to consolidate funds under certain federal programs. In addition, Title VI includes two programs for rural education.. The Rural, Small School Initiative provides additional formula funds and flexibility to small, rural districts, based on small attendance or county population. The Rural and Low-Income Schools Initiative provides funds to rural districts that serve high concentrations of low-income students.
Title VII Indian, Native Hawaiian, and Alaska Native Education
Title VII formula grants for American Indian education go to districts and BIA schools where at least 10 American Indian children are enrolled, or where American Indian children make up to 25 percent of the enrollment, although there are some exemptions. Competitive grants for educational improvement are available to States, districts, Tribal organizations, and BIA schools. Title VII consolidates six former Native Hawaiian Education programs into one comprehensive grant program. Priorities are K-3 reading and literacy; needs of at-risk children and youth; needs in fields or disciplines where Native Hawaiians are under-represented; and the use of native Hawaiian language in instruction. Title VII also consolidates formerly separate programs for Alaska Native Education. The wide range of grant activities includes curriculum development, teacher training and recruitment, home-based preschool education, student enrichment, cultural exchanges, parenting education, dropout prevention, community engagement, and other initiatives.
Title VIII Impact Aid Program
Title VIII provides funds to districts that are impacted by federal activities. Back support payments provide formula grants to 1,400 districts with children of families connected with federal employment. There is also supplemental assistance to districts with federally connected children who have disabilities. Other funds support the building, renovation, and/or of school facilities. Payments for federal property compensate districts for revenues that would have accrued if federal property had remained on the local tax rolls.
Title IX General Provisions
Title IX sets forth provisions that apply to all NCLB programs and funding. Among these are: (a) authorization to States to develop content standards; (b) prohibition of federally sponsored national testing, except for international comparisons and the National Assessment of Educational Progress; (c) authority to consolidate funds and to submit applications that consolidate funds; (d) State reporting to the federal government in just one consolidated annual report; (e) options for students to attend safe schools; (f) prohibition national teacher or paraprofessional testing.
Title X Repeals, Redesignations, and Amendments to Other Statutes
The McKinley-Vento Homeless Education Assistance Improvements program makes formula grants to States to distribute in district subgrants that address issues related to education for homeless children. Title X adds provisions for school choice.


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Traveling India opened my eyes. Seeing how other people live and think helps me better understand myself. I never thought about being a writer before we went to India. But after the experience, I felt compelled to share with others what I've been through."
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TEN years ago, Hong Mei had no idea that she would one day live the life of a freelance writer, travel to faraway India and write a book about it.
In late October, her book "Farther Away From Home, Closer to Yourself" (《走得越远,离自己越近》) debuted in Hong Kong. More than 60 attended an intimate ceremony at Asia Society Hong Kong Center to mark the occasion, including officials from the Indian Consulate in Hong Kong. Similar events were also held in Beijing and Shanghai to launch her book on the Chinese mainland in May.
Traveling to India
Between March 2009 and March 2010, Hong and her husband traveled four times to India, covering most pradeshes and reaching corners seldom visited by Chinese people.
"The biggest reward from my travels is the book," Hong said over the phone.
Her husband, Tom Carter, a self-made American photographer, had hoped to go to each of the 27 pradeshes and publish an album, but they failed to make it to each border and Carter gave up his plan. "Luckily, I had taken enough notes and written enough diary entries to write a book," Hong said.
In her book, Hong wrote about what they had seen and experienced — an impressive incineration ceremony along the Ganges River, boisterous carnival crowds during Holi and other festivals, poor but peaceful and content Indians and troublesome teenagers from slums.
To get hands-on experience in Bollywood, the couple even spent a few days working as extras and walk-ons in commercials. During a shoot for a Samsung commercial, the couple met superstar Aamir Khan amid a backdrop that mimicked the interior of a Metro train.
They also visited hijra, or transgendered people in India, who lead a marginalized life in the country.
"Traveling to India opened my eyes," Hong said. "Seeing how other people live and think helps me better understand myself. I never thought about being a writer before we went to India. But after the experience, I felt compelled to share with others what I've been through.
"India is a popular tourist destination for Westerners, with a huge volume of travel guides published in English. But this vast land is still unexplored for many Chinese."
For the convenience of future travelers, her book also covers useful information on food and lodging, transportation in India and preparations (vaccines, visas, how to pack).
"If you are a vegetarian, like my husband, touring India is very easy," she said. "When I would become homesick while traveling, honestly, what I missed most was the flavor of meat cooked in the Chinese way."
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Her life would have been very different if Hong had not met her husband. Born in Wuxi, eastern China's Jiangsu Province in the 1980s, Hong went to a vocational school and majored in mechanics. She did not like the prospects of becoming a mechanic after graduation and decided to further her studies in Beijing. This time she chose to learn English. In 2005, she started working as an assistant at New Oriental School where she met Carter, eight years her senior. He was teaching children at the school.
"In fact, I thought he was younger than me when we first met. We didn't talk to each other much, but every time we met, he would give me a broad smile," Hong recalled.
Then, one day, Carter sent one of his students, a 5-year-old girl, to tell her, "Tom thinks you are very beautiful."
They started dating in October 2005. Then in April 2006, Carter quit his job to travel around China. In June, he was in Tibet and invited Hong to join him. She asked for a three-week leave and flew to Tibet.
"The trip to Tibet opened a door for me, which totally changed my life. The people we met there were simple, pure, stoic and had faith. The landscapes were grand, serene and beautiful. Previously, I thought I would go to school, graduate, find a job, settle down, get married and have kids, like many others do. But after Tibet, I wanted to go to different places, meet different people, and experience different cultures."
Friends and family did not support her decision to quit her job and live like a Gypsy with Carter.
"I thought she was crazy when she wanted to quit her job and tie her future up with an American," said a friend surnamed Wang. "But, thankfully, things worked out well for them. They are happy."
In 2007, the couple spent a year visiting all the provinces and regions in China, and Carter published an album based on that trip.
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With a 2-year-old son, Hong and Carter now call Shanghai their temporary home.
"We work hard to save enough money to fund our journeys. I envision our future life in various cities around the world, a few years here and a few years there," Hong said. "And I hope our son will grow into a world citizen, speaking various languages, with an open mind about people and their different backgrounds."
There are various ways through which one can learn about the world and oneself, Hong said.
"You can read books or check for information on the Internet, but there is an old saying: 'Seeing is believing.' I always think that going to places and talking to the people in person are the best way to find out the truth about the world and myself. A lifestyle centered on traveling is, so far, good for me."
Calling herself an easygoing person, Hong said she does not have strong cravings for material things. "I am not ambitious in that respect," she said. "All I want is a happy, simple, but rich life."
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July, 1187: Saladin has defeated the Crusader army at The Horns of Hattin. Thierry de la Tour Rouge, a Templar Knight, has survived only to be taken prisoner by the Saracens. Stripped and tied like an animal to the pole of a tent, Thierry fears torture in the attempt to break his faith. Abdul Basir is French by birth, a convert to Islam and an advisor to Saladin.
Thierry has been bought for him and while Abdul owns him, he cannot guarantee that Saladin will spare Thierry's life. In the spirit of acceptance and forgiveness, Thierry chastely kisses Abdul, hurtling them both into a clash of faiths and a contest of wills. One man motivated by the fulfillment of a long-lurking fantasy and the other by the need to keep his faith intact. They come to show each other mercy, kindness and trust—enough to reveal their desire for one another. As Saladin holds the fate of Thierry's life in his hands, can Abdul keep this honorable crusader safe?
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Review by Sal Davis
Normally I would start with comments about the cover but that can wait. Instead I need to warn that this is quite a short book and I can't really talk about the things that interest me most about it without giving away some really major spoilers. So I'm turning my review upside down. This has an excellent plot, it is set in a fascinating competently researched period of history, the characters are interesting and their situation compelling. I enjoyed reading it but it has some issues that might not suit other readers. If you want to read it and don't want to be spoiled I'd stop reading this now if I were you.
And NOW I'll talk about the cover for a bit to act as a spoiler buffer.
There was no cover on the review copy and I didn't bother to look it up before reading it. That was a pity because it's an attractive piece of work, richly coloured and nicely layered. I'd like to see a larger version some time because I'm guessing a bit, but I think there's a distant landscape of the Holy Land overlaid by two male profiles, an early illustration of Jerusalem from the Madaba Mosaic and a period correct sword. After that it would be no surprise to discover that the story is about the Crusades. It's a very lovely image, complementing a story that, while a good read, is just as bleak and hopeless as those dreadful conflicts were.
Thierry, a knight of Britanny, is captured at Hattin and given to Abdul Basir, once also of Britanny but now converted to Islam, who plans to indulge his desire for revenge on the Christians who expelled him by taking it out on Thierry's body. Naturally things don't go as planned and Abdul discovers not only that he would sooner have a willing lover than a victim but that he wishes to keep Thierry safe in his arms. The only way he can do this is by persuading Thierry to abandon his faith and embrace Islam but Thierry refuses, preferring immediate death to what he considers to be heresy and eventual consignment to hell. The decision made, they find peace together before Abdul hands Thierry over for execution.
Issue number one – that one of the protagonists dies, and that it is known that he will die for a good part of the story – would be a deal breaker for people who like their romances with at least a HFN. I found the tragedy of it quite satisfying in a morbid way. It would have been too easy to have Thierry give in to Abdul's urging, abandoning his faith for love. As it is, what happens is true to the characters and the period. Speaking of which, the research is meticulous.
The other issue is stylistic. The point of view is 3rd person omniscient – the reader can see into both characters' heads. It seems as though the two authors role-played the characters as the POV flickers from one to the other. I know that this 'head hopping' is unusual, but it didn't bother me too much as I've been used to reading role-played fiction. There were occasions when I had to re-read a sentence and adjust my expectations of who was speaking, but that didn't detract, too much, from the story. However there was one thing that gave me pause, and I believe that this is also due to the role played nature of the piece. The emotional atmosphere of the story is heightened right from the beginning, despite a good batch of 'telling', but once the two characters start to interact the needle whizzes off the chart. Thierry's fear, his agony of thirst, Abdul's rage and anticipation of Thierry's defeat are on a very high note, and this sense of passion is sustained through much of the story. But at the end, at what should be the emotional climax, the style becomes quite cool and detached and is 'told' again. I must admit that after the skin crawling emotions earlier in the story I felt a little shortchanged. It's possible this was deliberate – an indication that Abdul was feeling so much that he was in shock. It's also possible that it was deliberate so not to take anything away from the last three paragraphs of the story [which I thought were fantastic and which I am NOT going to spoil].
Stars – yes, I enjoyed the story, the history, the period details, the bravery of killing one of the protagonists, very much. But … the head hopping! Only 3, I'm afraid. But a very appreciative 3!
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