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Jennifer Lopez's Loves & Hookups
Who is Jennifer Lopez dating? Who Jennifer Lopez dated; list of Jennifer Lopez loves, marriages, ex boyfriends; breakup rumors. The loves, exes, and relationships of Jennifer Lopez, listed by most recent. Three husbands and two kids later, we're glad to see JLo still looking for love. If you check out her bathing suit pics or the hottest J.Lo photos, you'll see it's not hard for "Jenny from the block."
In late 2016, JLo's dating life hit headlines when she was seen with Drake at several events. Although nothing is confirmed, Jennifer Lopez and Drake have both posted pictures of them cuddling on Instagram. While many fans suspect it's just a PR stunt for their upcoming collaboration, Drake and JLo have been spotted acting like a couple multiple times.
Jennifer Lopez is currently engaged to retired New York Yankee Alex Rodriguez.
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Jennifer Lopez started dating Alex Rodriguez in late 2016. The pair were engaged on March 9, 2019.
Alexander Emmanuel Rodriguez (born July 27, 1975), nicknamed "A-Rod", is an American former professional baseball shortstop and third baseman who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), primarily with the New York Yankees. He also played for the Seattle Mariners and Texas Rangers. Rodriguez began his professional career as one of the sport's most highly touted prospects, and is considered to be one of the greatest baseball players of all time. Rodriguez amassed a .295 batting average, over 600 home runs (696), over 2,000 runs batted in (RBI), over 2,000 runs scored, over 3,000 hits, and over 300 stolen bases, the only player in MLB history to achieve all of those feats. He was ...more on Wikipedia
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Birthplace: Washington Heights, New York City, New York, United States of America
In late 2016, Jennifer Lopez and Drake were rumored to be dating.
Aubrey Drake Graham, who records under the mononym Drake, is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and actor. He was born in Toronto, Ontario. He first garnered recognition for his role as Jimmy Brooks on the television series Degrassi: The Next Generation. He later rose to prominence as a rapper, releasing several mixtapes like Room for Improvement before signing to Lil Wayne's Young Money Entertainment in June 2009. Drake's EP, So Far Gone, spawned the hit single "Best I Ever Had" and the moderate hit "Successful". His first studio album, Thank Me Later, debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and generated notable singles, "Over" and "Find Your Love". It was certified Platinum by the ...more on Wikipedia
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Jennifer Lopez and Maksim Chmerkovskiy were rumored to have been in a relationship in 2014.
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road trip
Tag - road trip
Imagine a place so flat you seem to see the curvature of the planet
We get front row seats for Wings Over North Georgia Airshow at Richard B. Russell Regional Airport/Admiral John H. Towers Field in Rome, Georgia.
Janet took this quick photo at Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores on our way to Middleburg, Virginia. We think it says it all. We love the Airstream life.

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Acne is not just a teenage problem. Many people suffer from acne well beyond this age. There are now many medical options to help acne, including correct skincare advice, and topical and oral therapies. Treatment could prevent the life-long complication of acne scarring, if it is begun in time. Acne is caused by a combination of genetic, hormonal and local factors. The bacterium named P.acnes has also been implicated as a cause of acne.
There are many products available to treat acne. Popular over-the-counter options include Proactiv, Clearasil and Benzac. Topical prescribed treatments consist of antibiotics, vitamin A derivatives and combination products. Hormonal manipulation to decrease the male acne-causing hormone androgens is achieved by using contraceptive pills. More serious acne is usually treated with a 6 month course of oral antibiotics. The most severe cases of acne may respond to a 6 month course of an oral vitamin A derivative, which is associated with significant side effects such as severe dry skin and lips, liver impairment, depression etc, and can cause serious birth defects.
For milder acne, a combination of glycolic acid products from ASAP skincare and topically prescribed combination products should be sufficient. Moderate cases of acne may in addition require oral antibiotics and/or the contraceptive pill. If there are side effects, or for optimal results, a course of blue light intense pulse light (IPL) treatments to kill the acne causing bacteria may be beneficial.
Severe cases of cystic or inflammatory acne may respond to Photodynamic Therapy (PDT), where a compounded pharmaceutical medication is applied for up to an hour, which is preferentially absorbed by the sebaceous (oil) glands and acne causing bacteria. The medication is activated and destroys these cells when exposed to blue light IPL. PDT is extremely ideal for those intolerant of vitamin A and it's side effects, or who have failed a course of vitamin A. PDT is not suitable if you are pregnant or breast feeding, have a history of keloid scarring or photo-sensitivity, or have taken vitamin A in the last 6 months. It is very important to wear sunscreen and stay out if the sun for 48 hours after PDT treatment.


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Comes with standard factory quick hitch piping and colour LCD monitor.
Has lower fuel consumption with 'S' mode.
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MIF highlight for Berlin festival
11 February 2018
Reporter: David Upton
Manchester International Festival's Returning to Reims has been invited to the Berliner Theatertreffen 2018, the festival showcasing the past year's best German-language theatre.
From its world première at MIF, Thomas Ostermeier's production has made an impact on audiences and critics as a reflection on the new world order.
Commissioned by the Schaubühne Berlin and MIF and produced by the along with HOME Manchester and Théâtre de la Ville, Returning to Reims is one of just ten selected plays considered by the jury to be the most noteworthy productions of 2017.


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Connecticut became the latest state to ban employers from asking job applicants about their salary history. The new legislation applies to all Connecticut employers "with one or more employees". Much like other state laws and local ordinances, the Connecticut law prohibits employers from inquiring about a prospective employee's prior salary, including directing third parties, such as head hunters or recruiters, from making that inquiry. The job candidate may voluntarily disclose salary history though.
Connecticut employers are still permitted to ask job candidates about other elements of his or her compensation structure, such as commission or bonus structures "as long as such employer does not inquire about the value of the elements of such compensation structure." In addition, the new law protects the right of employees to discuss their wages and compensation with other employees of the employer. Employees may not be prohibited from disclosing the amount of their wages, or from inquiring about the wages of another employee. Employers may also not require employees to sign a waiver or other document that denies the employee her or his right to inquire about the wages of another employee.
Connecticut joins about a number of other states and municipalities, including New York City and Philadelphia, which have outlawed salary history inquiries. While the City of Chicago has not enacted an ordinance similar to these others, Mayor Emmanuel has issued an order to all departments prohibiting salary history inquiries. The executive order also calls on the city's sister agencies, such as the Chicago Park District, the Chicago Transit Authority and Chicago Public Schools, to enact similar prohibitions.
Other states have staged counterattacks on salary inquiry bans. Michigan and Wisconsin enacted laws last Spring which block local governments from prohibiting employer questions about job candidates' prior salaries.


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Top 10 ways to stay awake in the middle of the night.
10. Downward dog, then stick your butt up and wiggle, wiggle, wiggle.
9. Flap your arms.
8. Kick your legs.
7. Hum. Squeal. Hum. Giggle.
6. Blow raspberries.
5. If near to the momma, crawl on the momma and smoosh her face with your face. Suck on her nose if you'd like.
4. Shake the pacifier, chew on the wrong end, rattle it against side of the crib.
3. Suck on your toes.
2. Pinch the momma or dadda's lips, nose, cheeks, neck, arms, and chest.
1. Smack, smack, smack the momma or the dadda.
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Say goodbye to that classic Monopoly board you know and love—there's a new way to play!
Hasbro's Monopoly Cash Grab lets players make it rain with the included Money Blaster, challenging players to grab the most cash. The Blaster serves as The Bank during this game of Monopoly, so you can't have any bank cheaters—which sounds like I'm calling out other people, but I am, in fact, calling out myself.
Players load the Monopoly money into the Money Blaster and blast cash and Chance cards into the air. It's a free-for-all for all players try to grab as much cash as they can. The Chance cards act as an extra bonus, adding more strategy to the game and helping players earn more money.
Once the blaster is empty, the player with the most cash wins! That's right, you heard me: This Monopoly game lasts minutes; instead of the usual four-hour ordeal, that typically ends with me keeping a separate book on the side of my friends' percentage stock in different properties to avoid going bankrupt. In this mad dash designed for players ages 8 and up, just blast, grab, refill, and play again.
It's like living in Ariana Grande's "7 Rings" music video IRL.


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Introverts Can Be Leaders
In the course of history our world has been exposed to leaders of all personalities. Some being more outspoken than others. But, nonetheless we remember historical figures for their actions as opposed to whether or not they are outgoing. Actions speak louder than words, and a great leader does not have to always possess the characstic of being outspoken. Strong and silent are the perfect adjectives to describe one of our nation's greatest leaders, Abraham Lincoln. According to Charles Francis Adams, Jr., grandson of President John Quincy Adams, "He seemed shy to a degree, and very awkward in manner; as if he felt out of place, and has a realizing sense that properly the positions should be reversed." Abraham Lincoln was President during one of the darkest times in American history. A time when our nation was divided into two and on the verge of collapsing. Lincoln being an introvert, did not let that derail his intentions for the country, in a time when America needed a great leader.
Bill Gates who is recognized as one the wealthiest men in the world and founder of Microsoft which has been at the of forefront of the technological force for decades, is widely associated with being an introvert, a shy, reticent person. Colleagues who work with Gates say that he has a calm demeanor to him, but when it comes down to business he becomes a tenacious entrepreneur, which is common amongst introverts. "Bill brings to the company the idea that conflict can be a good thing," says Steve Ballmer, former Microsoft CEO. Starting a company from the ground and then running a company that has employed 134,944 is no easy task; for Gates though he kept true to who he was as a leader and never tried to be something he was not. Introverts can prevail as great leaders regardless of the fact that may not be as outspoken as their colleagues.
In Today's society we lose sight of what a person has accomplished, and instead look toward the fact of whether or not they appeal to our pleasurable vices. A person's legacy should not be judged solely on the fact of them being a charismatic person. Instead, it should focus on their actions and what they did for the greater good. In the most recent Presidential election, it ultimately came down to a clash of personalities as opposed to who would have been the most fruitful for our country. This can be detrimental to our nation because if we do not put forth the best possible candidates than the fate of our country is in the balance. This must always, be kept in check and we should judge based on tangible facts.
Leadership comes in many different forms and, can not be solely defined by the fact of, whether they are an introvert or an extrovert. Great leaders have been introverts, their actions present the representation of who they are as a leader. Great leaders can be introverts, and history has shown that judgment and everlasting greatness is dependent of your actions.


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After bodybuilding career, King making impact as strength and conditioning coach
By Jessie Wallace / Staff Writer
November 11, 2015
At the Fitzgerald Field House, a former bodybuilding champion works tirelessly to groom Pitt athletes into top-tier talent. And she does a fine job of it. Kim King, the head strength and conditioning coach for Olympic sports at Pitt, boasts a professional athletic career — one that transcends gend...
Fisher brings experience, leadership to Pitt volleyball
By Jessie Wallace / Staff Writer
October 13, 2015
By 2013, Dan Fisher already had a packed resume. He had completed his collegiate volleyball career at University of the Pacific, participating on the U.S. men's national team. He coached at four different college programs, compiling an undefeated season at one of them. He served as the offensive coordina...
Pitt Band brings new flair to old tradition
By Jessie Wallace / Staff Writer
October 9, 2015
A minor throwback is making a major comeback this year at Pitt's homecoming football game. Every year, Pitt's homecoming halftime show features Pitt band alumni and their current counterparts performing in step in the March of Victory. But this year's show will have a bit of a twist. During ...
Pitt volleyball sweeps Panther Invitational, moves to 10-2
By Jessie Wallace / Staff Writer
September 20, 2015
Call this weekend the debut of the "Kullerkann and Potts Show." Pitt volleyball hosted the Panther Invitational on Sept. 18 and 19, during which Kadi Kullerkann and Jenna Potts led a Panther sweep of the tournament. The team advanced to a 10-2 record as it topped Bowling Green, Lehigh and Georg...
Pitt grads build big league careers in media relations
By Jessie Wallace / Staff Writer
September 11, 2015
Over the years, the football world has recognized Pitt as a sure-fire producer of NFL talent, with stars like Dan Marino, Larry Fitzgerald and LeSean McCoy all making names for themselves in the league. Unknown to most, however, is that Pitt's pipeline to the NFL features more alumni than just players. The...
Pitt aims to improve fan gameday experience
September 2, 2015
Turning the tide is no easy feat — especially when that tide is a tsunami of students ditching Pitt football games right after "Sweet Caroline" — but new athletic director Scott Barnes won't ride those waves alone. In June, Barnes revealed his plan for a Panther Fans Experience Committee to en...


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It was a little like going gluten free. (I am not diagnosed celiac) My Mother was responsible for my attitude of – if you are going to do something you may as well do it properly first time – saves on having to do it again later! So, when my gastro doctor said -I went the whole hog so to speak and became a gluten super sleuth. Some would tell you I was better at finding hidden gluten than many who really do have the dreaded auto-immune disease.
By the way – going gluten free (and eventually milk free) did help my digestive issues somewhat – although not as much as I had hoped it would.
Then I discovered Grain Free…. and learned that all those gluten free grains I had been buying and cooking with were no good either so they got tossed out and – WOWEE!!!!!! The change I had been looking for finally arrived. My hernia settled down – go figure. My acid reflux of 25 years duration — on prescription medications to help stop regurgitation – vanished in the ether – poof – gone who knows where. I felt so much better because the bloating was not there any longer either and neither was the irritable bowel pain I had suffered from for most of my life. The bouts of constipation versus diarrhea, week in and week out no longer keep me tied closely to the bathroom – I am for all intents and purposes a new woman!
So have I become a Grain Free Extremist? YUP, because that is what I must do to maintain my health. However while all this was happening I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes….. certainly NOT from removing grains from my life – but because I had been eating and living a very poor lifestyle for many years, and slowly, but surely, I had been damaging my vascular system due to all the unknown and certainly unfelt insulin spikes and damage to my liver – my earlier poor lifestyle had caused.
Now I can admit to becoming an extremist (post diabetes diagnosis) but let me be specific….. I became a CARBOHYDRATE EXTREMIST. I knew I had to remove sugar from my lifestyle. I knew many fruits were also high in sugar too. I did what every diabetic ought to do – got a blood glucose (finger prick) meter, and began testing myself before and after meals.
I learned which foods spiked my blood sugars and which ones didn't. I learned that when I spiked my BGL's it also meant my insulin levels would soar as well – and that was NOT something I wanted happening. It had been those silent, but deadly Insulin Spikes which had done the damage to my heart, had caused my cholesterol levels to climb, had been responsible also for the fat deposits that were being laid down all over my body and sent my liver enzymes climbing into the danger zone, not to mention triglyceride levels which were very high and unhealthy.
For myself – a registered Type 2 Diabetic It was imperative – if I wanted to not only stop further damage from occurring, but hoped to put the disease into remission – then I had to stop all spikes from happening. To do that meant drastically cutting carbohydrates from my eating plan. YES I could do that….. and over a twelve month period I have all my markers nicely back in the normal healthy non-diabetic range.
But in my enthusiasm for the way of life which I had chosen to follow I became an EXTREMIST, blogging and writing and emailing everyone I could think of, and telling them they would be literally killing themselves if they too, didn't change their whole lifestyle and ditch the sugar, drastically eliminate the carbohydrates and follow the same way of life – which I believe is helping me tremendously. Will I apologise? Perhaps. Then perhaps not 🙂
You see I do really subscribe to this way of life whole-heartedly, and I do want to see people take up the baton and learn how to prevent damaging themselves the same way I did.
However I was reading an article by Tom Naughton (of Fat Head fame) today which helped me realise that we do not have to rant and rave and start wars about the differences in the dietary/lifestyle approaches we use to achieve good health…… we really ought to be seeking the similarities and praising them, rather than ranting over the differences. He wrote:
Take a look at real-food diets falling under various labels – Paleo, Primal, Weston A. Price, the Atkins Diet (as it's designed now), the Perfect Health Diet – and there's a helluva lot of commonality: Eat whole foods, not processed food-like substances. Most of your energy should come from fat, not glucose. The Lipid Hypothesis is hogwash, cholesterol is not your enemy, and high cholesterol isn't a disease that requires medicating. Natural fats, including saturated fats, are good for you. Enjoy your meats and eggs; they won't kill you. Butter is awesome. Eat a variety of vegetables and low-sugar fruits. If you consume dairy products, go for the full-fat varieties and try to get them as raw and unprocessed as possible. Sugar, high-fructose corn syrup, soy products, processed vegetable oils and modern mutant wheat will screw up your health, so avoid them.
Lots of agreement on what makes for a good diet. People following any one of those diets will end up eating most of the same foods and avoiding most of the same foods. So it's a little silly to go into attack mode because some people consume potatoes or gluten-free bread and (gasp!) insist they feel better as a result, while others prefer to go ketogenic.
That isn't to say there's no battle over diet worth fighting, but please, let's focus on the real enemy — the supposed nutrition authorities who are actually screwing up the nation's health.
YES I have to agree with Tom………. tiz far better to work on the positives and find mutual ground – than to dig a huge chasm where differences cannot be worked out – that is the way of extremism and many a war starts that way, I have left that behind me now. There most certainly is room for every individual to tweak their food intake to suit their particular lifestyle and needs.
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David Hockney's iPhone Passion
After two decades of regularly finding himself caught up in all sorts of seemingly extraneous side-passions (photocollages, operatic stage design, fax extravaganzas, homemade photocopier print runs, a controversial revisionist art-historical investigation, and a watercolor idyll), David Hockney, now age seventy-two, has finally taken to painting once again, doing so, over the past three or four years, with a vividness and a sheer productivity perhaps never before seen in his career. This recent body of work consists almost entirely of seasonal landscapes of the rolling hills, hedgerows, tree stands, valley wolds, and farm fields surrounding the somewhat déclassé onetime summer seaside resort of Bridlington, England, on the North Sea coast, where he now lives. Some are intimately scaled but many are among the largest, most ambitious canvases of his entire career.
The paintings have been widely exhibited—in London (at the Tate and the Royal Academy), in Los Angeles, a broad overview in a small museum in Germany this past summer—though not yet in New York, a situation that will be rectified in late October by a major show, his first there in ten years, slated to take up both the uptown and downtown spaces at PaceWildenstein.1 The buildup toward these shows has found Hockney busier than ever (he is still in the process of completing a dozen fresh canvases as I write), but not so busy that he hasn't managed to become fascinated by yet another new (and virtually diametrically opposite) technology, one that he is pursuing with almost as much verve and fascination: drawing on his iPhone.
Hockney first became interested in iPhones about a year ago (he grabbed the one I happened to be using right out of my hands). He acquired one of his own and began using it as a high-powered reference tool, searching out paintings on the Web and cropping appropriate details as part of the occasional polemics or appreciations with which he is wont to shower his friends.
But soon he discovered one of those newfangled iPhone applications, entitled Brushes, which allows the user digitally to smear, or draw, or fingerpaint (it's not yet entirely clear what the proper verb should be for this novel activity), to create highly sophisticated full-color images directly on the device's screen, and then to archive or send them out by e-mail. Essentially, the Brushes application gives the user a full color-wheel spectrum, from which he can choose a specific color. He can then modify that color's hue along a range of darker to lighter, and go on to fill in the entire backdrop of the screen in that color, or else fashion subsequent brushstrokes, variously narrower or thicker, and more or less transparent, according to need, by dragging his finger across the screen,…
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Life has been busy lately. But does it ever slow down? I am always on the hunt for an easy dinner recipe that I can prepare quickly. The wilds do not get off the bus until after 4:00. So by the time we get home and settled it's almost 4:30. I usually start cooking around 5:00. They are always starving when we get home so the quicker I can get dinner on the table the better.
Some days we head to the gym right after school. The boys love going so we try to go once or twice a week. This cuts even further into my dinner prep time. I found with Farm Rich I can make an easy dinner recipe and it still be wholesome. I use the Buffalo Chicken bites to make a pizza. It all comes together in minutes and I can tame the dinner craziness in no time. Farm Rich has become #MomsWingMan.
The chicken bites are made with 100% real white meat chicken. They are not formed and no fillers are used. I pick up the #FarmRichSnacks at Kroger. The other ingredients for the buffalo chicken pizza is tomato sauce, pepper, onion, cheese, and the crust. For quick and easy I used a stone oven baked crust that I found in the bakery section. It was just a few dollars. It's all ready to go. You just pile on your ingredients and pop in the oven.
- Pizza Crust
- 1 cup tomato sauce
- 2 cups mozzarella cheese
- 1/4 cup onion sliced
- 1/4 cup red pepper sliced
- 1/2 box of Farm Rich Buffalo Style Boneless Chicken Bites
- Buffalo sauce included in the Farm Rich box
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees. While oven is heating prepare your pizza. Start with spreading the tomato sauce onto your crust. Next, sprinkle on the cheese. Then you will want to cut the chicken bites into smaller pieces. Sprinkle on the onion and the red pepper. Drizzle the buffalo sauce all over the pizza. Use more or less depending on your taste. Bake directly on the rack for 8 minutes. Slice with a pizza cutter. Serve and enjoy!
The Meg-Event at Kroger is November 5-18. Buy 10 save $5. Offer valid 11/4/15 – 11/17/15 in most areas, please check your local circular for dates in your area. If Kroger is not your grocer, please go to MomsWingman.com to find your neighborhood retailer for specific ad dates and other featured products. This is the perfect time to stock up. Farm Rich is a convenient meal solution. The chicken bites can used in many different recipes. I have used them in salads or and in pasta dishes.
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Archive for May, 2011
Decorating your commercial office for a higher value
Decorate your office with furniture that matches. The furniture will stand up to the years and the wear and tear of your office space.
There are a variety of products available for sale and each is unique. Our selection of office furniture has something for everyone.
If you have a very limited amount of money, you could even just start off by going into your wardrobe and getting a piece of clothing that perfectly fits your personality. A little more budget-friendly way is to have a professional do it for you, check here for a great roofing company and more contacts.
The Different Types of Office Furniture
The office furniture industry is growing at a rapid pace and you need to be able to handle the ever-changing trends. There are different types of office furniture to choose from. There are traditional and modern office furniture products, Branch Right
Traditional office furniture consists of wood desks and chairs, which are typically constructed with a solid oak or white oak finish. Traditional commercial office furniture in arcadia ca is not easy to recycle so you need to get creative when reusing it because it will stay with you for a long time.
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If you're really ambitious, you could get a piece of art made to say who you are. Just be sure to have a friend or family member help you find the artist or artist to get you exactly what you want. The best time to do this is just before you start putting your office together, so you can have an experienced person to take you through the process, and there are also other great designs you can use, since there are resources online where you can find Interior Design Types perfect for your home or office.


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Hey Y'all,
I have a few things to cover today.
For those of you who don't know, I graduated! Huzzah! On May 1, I completed my last assignment as an undergraduate student at Mississippi State University. Talk about bittersweet! Starkville and MSU will always hold a special place in my heart and I will forever look back at my time with a smile in my heart. I'll talk more about that soon. But for now here's a site update!
Because I am entering into a new stage of life, I have chosen to change my site from "thequotesdiary.wordpress.com" to "jackiegiles.wordpress.com." I've been considering doing this for a while for many reasons.
First and foremost, my focus on quotes as inspiration for posts has been waning. My love of quotes and it's influence on so many of my early posts no longer shapes the way I write. I will continue to incorporate quotes when I feel it is necessary to strengthen a point with others words. However, somewhere along the way my style of writing evolved from building off of others to standing on its own to feet. With this in mind, I no longer felt comfortable writing under the name "the quotes diary" and not focusing on quotes in my writing. I stopped feeling free to write what I wanted.
Second, I want it to be something people can remember and understand. I do not write for notoriety; however, I want people to easily recognize who is behind the words. If something I write resonates with people, I want them to be able to return to the site and not have to remember both my name and the site's name. Now they are one and the same.
I have also changed the site layout to something a little more sleek and sophisticated. It's simple and clean that, in my opinion, allows the reader to focus on the words rather than the layout.
I hope you'll continue to keep reading. I am going to attempt to write more consistently. I hear from all the greats that writing is a job and you have to sit down at the keyboard and write whether you are inspired or not. Soon I'll update you on my post grad life and maybe even create a book list for those of you looking for recommendations.
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The Department of Health in Ho Chi Minh City yesterday sent its document to the Drug Administration of Vietnam and medical clinics across the country about the withdrawal of drug Androdin.
The drug with batch No. 602025, expiry date March 9, 2019, its registered No. VD-17255 is made by N.I.C Pharmaceutical Company.
Test results showed that the drug failed to meet the nation's standard of Natri benzoate. Accordingly, the Department urged medical facilities to remove the low quality medication.
Additionally, the producer must withdraw all drug from market and write the report to the authority before February 7.


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Opaque dark red black colour with very dark red hue. The nose displays blackcurrant and mulberry aromas with an overlay of tobacco leaf followed by some spicy cedar end notes. Medium weight the palate possesses good richness with flavours of blackcurrant and mulberry dominate followed by some cedary cigar box characters and spice. Dryish finish with fine grained balanced tannin structure. Aftertaste of blackcurrant, mulberry and spicy cigar box.
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Nearly every single window in every single home in the country has some type of window treatment in it. People love having lots of windows in their home because it brings in natural light and allows them to see outside, but they also like to decorate their windows with window treatments like custom window shades. Virtually every single window in the country has some type of window treatment, from blinds and shades to curtains and shutters. Of course, custom window shades are some of the most popular window treatments out there. Here are the three main reasons why so many people install them.
1. Privacy. The first reason why people install window shades is to adjust the privacy level of their home. For some people, this means installing window shades that greatly improve their privacy so that people aren't able to see into their home from the street. This is great for people who like their privacy and who also live in a big city or busy development where people are constantly passing by their house. It's also great for specific rooms in a home, such as the bedrooms. Most people would prefer to have their privacy in their bedroom, and thus they turn to custom window shades to ensure that's exactly what they get.
2. Lighting. The second reason why so many people install custom window shades is to alter the lighting in their home or in a specific room. One of the great things about window shades is that they can be closed and opened to different degrees, and that allows a person to adjust how much light is coming into their home. In the morning, they can open the shades wide and let the sunlight in, and at night they can close them to ensure that no light from the streetlight outside gets in. How much light comes into a home can have a huge impact on the way the home feels and looks, and being able to adjust that light is great.
3. Looks. Another reason why so many people install custom window shades is because of the impact they have on the way a home looks. We've already touched on how the amount of light they let in impacts the way a home looks, but the window shades themselves impact the home's aesthetic as well. A new set of window shades that accentuate the colors and designs in a home can go a long way towards making the home more welcoming.
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KATE WILLIAMS is CEO of 1% for the Planet, a global movement inspiring businesses and individuals to support environmental nonprofit solutions, through annual membership and everyday actions. Kate stepped into her role at 1% for the Planet in May 2015 bringing a strong track record as a leader, including roles as Board Chair of the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS), as Executive Director of the Northern Forest Canoe Trail, as founder and owner of a farm business enterprise, and as an elected political leader in her community.
Kate also brings a deep passion for and commitment to the power of collective action, which is at the core of 1% for the Planet's model and approach. "When people come together across traditional boundaries to solve complex problems, they create stronger, more ethical, and more lasting solutions," she says. "It is my best hope that I can lead by creating and supporting these kinds of powerful connections."
Kate earned a BA at Princeton University where she majored in history, and an MS at the MIT Sloan School of Management where she focused on organizational systems. Kate is a master's distance runner, kitchen gardener, and always wants more time to read and write.
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Small in a good way, and connected to things greater than myself and humans in general. I also feel curious about both the horizon and what is below the surface
When you see a forest, it makes you feel…?
Small in a good way, alive, surrounded by wise elders
When you see a volcano, it makes you feel…?
A little frightened, but also awestruck in a positive way
When you see a sunrise or sunset, it makes you feel…?
At peace and reminded to pause for beauty. Also a sense that while science can explain most things, even the colors in a sunset, it can't explain the breathtaking feeling of seeing vast natural beauty.
When you hear thunder, it makes you feel…?
If I'm in a safe place, I feel curious and compelled to count between lightning strike and thunder boom. If I'm in the mountains, I feel duly respectful of the power and kick into risk management mode.
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Very presently aware of the power of nature. I live at the dead end of a dirt road with a forested hill sloping up behind our home. When the wind blows, I feel both connected to those trees that bend but also sometimes fall in that wind.
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I am a mountain person. I love nothing more than being in, looking at, hiking in, living in, finding beauty in mountains…. Mountains are what most fill my heart.
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10. I've chosen to live in, work on behalf of, recreate in, and draw inspiration from nature. I find both peace and strength in nature, whether it's in wilderness or in my kitchen garden.
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Some of my earliest memories are of the lake in Maine where our family has a small cabin. I have memories of all seasons on the lake – skinny dipping on hot summer nights and skiing in the fading light as the frozen lake cracked and popped. While I have many specific memories, what I love about these early lake memories in general is how they incorporate every sense: I can taste the lake water on my lips as I dry off after a morning swim, smell the pine needles baking in the August sun near the rocky shore, feel the lichen rock under my toes before jumping into the deep, hear the waves pushing against the shore under a strong Northwest wind, and see the golden light of sunset reflecting on the underside of the leaves shading our cabin porch. I'm grateful to my parents for knowing the value of immersing us in nature as a central part of our childhood – it's certainly shaped me.


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The Goldendale Sentinel's Ad Sales Representative, Vicki Williams, has been a godsend. Although very new on the job, she was already making an impact in providing service to our existing and new advertisers, which, in the end, is exactly what good advertising is about. Vicki's pleasant demeanor and ready smile create their own portable welcome mat wherever she goes.
Out of the blue recently, she was diagnosed with cancer, and she has begun chemotherapy. Devoutly faithful, Vicki's attitude toward her illness is total trust in God while she fosters intense determination to return to full health—and her doctors say she's got a good chance of doing just that. Her faith and courage i...
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Our school lunch order system is now activated through the MSP Parent Portal. Parents will have online access to the Lunch Module by logging into their MSP account with their username and password. Go to the Lunch Module. This will allow parents to place and pay for lunch orders online. All payments for lunches must be made with a credit card.
Each month, the lunch module will be open for a limited number of days during which time your order must be placed through your MSP account.
You can enter your child's October Lunch Order by Friday, September 6.
No late orders can be added once the ordering time frame has closed. A small service fee of 3.5 % is added. Ex. One lunch costs = $4.00. Using the online MSP Lunch module, the cost is $4.14.
Please view the attached MSP tutorials as guides. Be sure to click past July, and August and locate the September menu page to place your child's order. School-prepared lunch is fully optional, and you can always pack from home alternatively.
Thank you, and we hope you like the new feature SPS is opening in MSP for the upcoming school year!
How do I access my child's grades, attendance, and update my contact information on MSP?
Go to: Access My Students Progress
1. Login to MSP using username and password provided by SPS.
2. Contact firstname.lastname@example.com if you've forgotten your User/Password.
3. Accept license terms and conditions (first time login only)
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Compound Names
In general, a compound word is a combination of two words that in theory could be spelled as one word, as two words, or as two words hyphenated (e.g., Woodpigeon, Wood-Pigeon, or Wood Pigeon. A fourth alternative spelling of bird names is to follow the hyphen with a lowercase letter (e.g., Wood-pigeon). The problem is complicated by the use of variant spellings over many years. For example, Audubon used hyphens freely (as in Meadow-lark), in cases where now single words are used. Now, some American ornithologists, in particular, use hyphens to define sets of species presumed to be closely related, for example Wood-Pewee and Ground-Dove. Go directly to On Hyphens and Phylogeny for the IOC's view on this practice.
The IOC committee adopted the following spelling rules:
A. Single words.
In keeping with the trend toward greater use of single words that improve distinctiveness for the species, compound names are best spelled as single words:
IF the second word is bird (e.g., Bluebird, Tropicbird, Secretarybird) or its equivalent (e.g., Woodcock, Waterhen); or
IF the second word is a body part of a bird (e.g., Hookbill, Bufflehead, Yellowlegs); or
IF the name describes a birds call or song (e.g., Chickadee, Dickcissel, Poorwill, Killdeer); or
IF the second word describes a birds behavior or activity (e.g., Flycatcher, Roadrunner, Honeyeater); or
NOTE: The only exception to the above cases is to use a hyphen if otherwise the name would be hard to pronounce or would look odd (e.g., White-eye, Wattle-eye, Thick-knee, Huet-huet, Chuck-wills-widow). Whip-poor-will was deemed borderline and the committee decided to follow perceived general usage.
IF the second word is a kind of bird (e.g., Nighthawk, Bushtit, Waterthrush, Meadowlark), but the taxon is not a member of the bird family named.
For example, a Meadowlark is not a Lark; a Cuckooshrike is not a Shrike. Thus the name should not be spelled as two words without a hyphen (e.g., Meadow Lark), or spelled with a hyphen followed by a capital letter (e.g., Cuckoo-Shrike). Rather, a single word is used except where it would be hard to pronounce or look odd (e.g., Silky-flycatcher, Stone-curlew, Flycatcher-shrike).
Conversely, if the second word is a type of bird and the taxon is deemed to be a member of that bird family, the name would be spelled with two words, either without a hyphen or with a hyphen followed by a capital letter (e.g., Bush Lark, Eagle-Owl). Converting these to single words states, in effect, that the taxon is not in that family but is rather something different. Exceptions have been made in a few cases where long and widespread usage dictates a single word, such as Goldfinch, Skylark, Woodlark, and Sparrowhawk. These and other cases are under review for potential revision.
B. Two words.
The most difficult problem is with compound words that are not to be spelled as single words. The choice in most such cases was whether to hyphenate the two words or not, and this became the single most contentious point in the entire project because the committee members had very different attitudes toward the hyphen.
At one extreme was the position that a hyphen should never be used except when absolutely necessary to clarify pronunciation or make a necessary word connection. Tied to this position were arguments that hyphens tend to violate otherwise ordinary rules of grammar; that common usage usually does not support hyphens; and that hyphens violate the principle that names should be simple.
At the other extreme is the view that hyphens should be used liberally in bird nomenclature to indicate relationships among taxa, and that if two or more taxa have the same last name the words should be hyphenated.
The committee decided that a middle ground was essential. It adopted the following rules for the use and spelling of two-word compound names:
Two words should be used to spell all names not falling within the rules for single-word names.
A hyphen should not be used as a general rule, and both words should begin with capital letters (e.g., Black Tyrant, Screech Owl, Green Pigeon, Storm Petrel, Wood Partridge). This rule is contrary to the broadly used names of Sibley and Monroe (1990) and currently of the AOU. We attempted to use hyphens to denote group names, despite reservations of several committees, but finally rejected the practice for two primary reasons:
In standard English, hyphens should not be used to link a noun with an adjective that modifies it to create a new noun. Rather, compound nouns are formed (Yellowstone) or the two words remain separate but are used as one (French Poodle).
The goal of creating group names by adding hyphens is intrinsically unstable, confusing, and impractical. It requires that we add a hyphen when one species, such as Warbling Vireo, is split into a group of two species (Eastern Warbling-Vireo and Western Warbling-Vireo), and that we remove the hyphen when two such species are lumped. Hyphens then must be added or subtracted in concert with changes in species taxonomy, which only a small group of specialists will be able to track in something approaching real time. Nonornithologists including editors of bird books will not have the ability or time to check the latest taxonomy to use hyphens "correctly" and thus will tend to be out of grace.
Where both nouns are the names of birds or bird families a hyphen should be inserted to signify that the taxon belongs to the family of the second word, not the first (e.g., Eagle-Owl, Nightingale-Thrush). This conforms to correct English use of hyphens.
If a name is of a taxon that is not a member of the stated bird family, the letter after the hyphen should be lowercase to clarify that status (e.g., Flycatcher-shrike). This is a companion to the rule, described above, applicable to single-word names that hyphenates them to avoid confusion, as in Silky-flycatcher or Stone-curlew.
If application of any of the above rules would produce a name that is contrary to long-established and widespread usage, the rule may be modified or not applied. For example, Goldfinch, Skylark, Steamerduck, and Sparrowhawk-all taxa that are within the family name stated and thus do not come within the single-word rules described above-can nevertheless be spelled as single words, despite #1, because of long usage.... Source ioc
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How many times have I heard someone say…
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We forget that "CHANGE" is inevitable and the only thing that is consistent in life.
Everything does come to an end or change.
Jobs change, children grow, neighbors move, and yes… relationships end.
Your significant other walks in the room one day and says…
I don't love you anymore, or its not working out… at first hearing these words trigger emotions that make you feel like someone just put a knife to your gut. The pain is deep, and you may feel like your whole world just ended. The person you were so close to is now becoming someone you USE to know.
But after the tears and the heart wrenching emotions, you slowly start to realize your life is NOT over. And maybe eventually start to realize that letting someone else have that much power over our lives is crazy! Isn't it our choice to get up each morning and make our day?
The first step in healing and dealing is taking the power back. YOU are in charge of your life, and the master of your destiny. And the only person to trust is your higher source! Once you embrace the fact that you do have control of your destiny doors will open for you.
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Well, it was a really good game this year. The game was tied at 21, 28, and 35 before Bryant pulled away. A late touchdown by Benton brought the final score to 49-42.
The attendance was reported to be over 32,000, the tailgate party was huge, and it looked to me like everyone had a great time.
I have one complaint, and it might be petty, but if you went to the concession stand and tried to keep up with the game via the press box announcer, you really couldn't tell what was going on. It seemed like every first down was made by a urology clinic and every touchdown was scored by a copier company. I understand the need for sponsorships and everything, but it seems like the team who worked so hard for the first down should at least get a mention.
I took a lot of video, most of which will be edited away to fit into time constraints, but I did actually get one Benton touchdown on film. I'm extremely proud of this since I usually forget the camera and start yelling when something exciting happens.
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In 2020, RetailDetail will launch 'The Future of Shopping' in the Stadsfeestzaal shopping centre in Antwerp. It will be a global first, as a 'live' lab at this scale - where retail chains and tech firms will test brand new concepts together and directly measure their results - does not exist anywhere at the moment.
A new experience for consumers and retailers
The Future of Shopping will add a very diverse range to the existing shopping centre, and will guarantee an extraordinary shopping experience. The partners in this retail lab will try out technological innovations like artificial intelligence, virtual reality, biometrics and face recognition, interactive communication systems, mobile payment solutions, digital loyalty systems and robotisation. They will be able to measure and analyse how consumers respond to all these innovations right away and all the time, of course with respect for the customers' privacy and local legislation.
For nine years, retailers will also be able to test the effect of new products, innovative changes to their store concept and new services. Shopping is to become a mixture of human, physical and digital experiences that blends experience with convenience and emotion with technology, and the best recipe for the future can be tested in The Future of Shopping.
Living retail laboratory of 5,500 sqm
"The choice for the Stadsfeestzaal is well-considered", RetailDetail CEO Peter Somers says: "This is an iconic place in the heart of Antwerp's shopping area: an indoor shopping centre with 6.5 million visitors per year. These shoppers will also be able to shop at our Future of Shopping from next year, in the ideal space to test a new shopping experience. We will also move our offices here, in order to build a community of start-ups and established companies that can all learn from each other."
The Future of Shopping will occupy 5,500 square metres on two floors, which used to house Saturn and Habitat. The initiative will attract visitors from far and wide to the shopping centre and to the city, because it will be the first retail laboratory on this scale on Earth. "This project is unique in the world," Somers confirms: "Consumers will learn and understand what the future of shopping really is. Retailers and technology partners will work together here to raise their turnover, but also to gain useful insights and data. Connecting retail and people is central to everything RetailDetail does."
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My son can't take notes and listen because he has bad working memory (doing two things at once) but he is great at memorizing, so when he's with tutors he doesn't take notes. He listens to the tutor and memorizes as he listens. Read more
Working memory affects how we process, retain and use information. Specifically it's memorizing and repetition to retain the information. A common trait among prodigies is having incredible working memory. Read more
My older son usually won't put up with posing for pictures, but he is the one who told me, "Look, I match the table cloth." So I snapped the picture. I included the description next to the painting in case he wanted to talk about the painting later on. Which he did not. Read more
I had never heard this term before. I was looking for research about practicing (which I do a lot) and one coach who helps athletes, Leah Lagos, had resources for physiologically gifted kids. She recommends that parents of PGC (because there's an acronym for everything) pay careful attention to the child's overwhelming emotions. Parents should use a 3-step formula that includes developing a sentence to describe the fact, the feeling, and the need. Read more
We live across the street from Swarthmore college, which I thought would be amazing, but most things at the university are not open to the community. Still, I walk past the art gallery each week to see if there's anything new, I always check fliers to find interesting things for the kids. Which the kids always do not want to go to. Read more
My older son told me he wants to learn history. He says he needs a normal education. Which means that he's begun managing his own education since he knows I don't think there is anything anyone SHOULD know. So fine, he disagrees. Fine. Read more
Good grades were so easy for my dad because he has Asperger's. He doesn't remember anyone telling him to do his homework. He says some person told him it was the rule so he just followed it. Read more
This is a guest post from Sarah Griffith.
This a story I've read many times on Penelope's blog: How I started homeschooling. But my story feels like the white trash version. Read more
This is a guest post from Anna Keller. She has written here before about taking her son out of school, and then putting him back in. This is her third post.
I guess technically my son is an 11th grader. It's a big year for most students—the year that counts the most for college applications when kids choose rigorous courses—often including AP and honors, get serious about extra curricular activities, and ramp up the community service. Many start heavy test prep. Read more
Individualized learning is the idea that we don't all learn the same way, and each kid should be able to learn the way they learn best. Read more


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Create a custom plant stand that shows off some St. Louis history! In this class, you'll learn basic woodworking skills and cut and assemble an elevated wood frame to support two St. Louis bricks. Use the stand to show off your favorite plant, as the bricks will act as the perfect base for any pot!
This project was created as a part of a community design project for A Way, Away (Listen While I Say) by Chicago-based artists Amanda Williams and Andres L. Hernandez. A Way, Away was a continuation of PXSTL, a series of design-build commissions organized by the Pulitzer Arts Foundation and the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis. For more information visit: https://www.awayaway.site/


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Artists try all sorts of tricks to boost their creativity. One sure-fire way to get those juices flowing is to listen to music while you work. According to a study cited in a piece in Medical Daily, listening to "happy music" has a measurable effect on creativity. The study delved into a phenomenon known as the "Mozart Effect," which suggests that listening to classical music is better than being in silence when trying to create.
The study had 155 participants attempt to perform creative tasks while listening to various kinds of music designed to cause a particular emotion, calm, happy, sad, or anxious. It turned out that people performed better while listening to Vivaldi's The Four Seasons, which represented happiness.
On the other hand, a number of other studies have cast doubt on the so-called "Mozart Effect" and have suggested that any kind of music is better for stimulating creativity than silence. One reason is that tastes in music vary from person to person. Some people like classical, while others like rock and roll, country, or even gangster rap. What kind of music helps to motivate the artist depends on his or her tastes and what kind of art is being undertaken.
The approach has obvious application for helping seniors retain and even boost some measure of creativity. Mental abilities, such like the physical kind, tend to remain sharp with practice. Adding the appropriate kind of music when a senior performs mental tasks could be just the stimulus that is needed to keep them sharp in their later years.
A good personal experiment would be to play various kinds of music and see how well they affect one's creative output. One idea would be to set up a "mixtape" or playlist. Try out various sequences and types of music styles and see what works best.
In an aged care setting music has many therapeutic benefits, and is simply enjoyable, entertaining and relaxing. A lovely diversion in the day has residents feeling a little lighter and generally happier. What a simple gift!
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Ayn Rand ( /ˈaɪn ˈrænd/; born Alisa Zinov'yevna Rosenbaum, February 2 [O.S. January 20] 1905 – March 6, 1982) was a Russian-American novelist, philosopher
playwright, and screenwriter. She is known for her two best-selling novels The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged and for developing a philosophical system she called Objectivism.


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Press Release
April 26, 2018
TACLOBAN CITY – A team from Eastern Samar State University (ESSU) bested their counterparts from the Leyte Normal University (LNU) in the championship match of the Intercollegiate Federalism Debates led by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on April 24, 2018 at the DILG-8 Regional Training Center, Tacloban City.
DILG Regional Director Marivel C. Sacendoncillo bared that ESSU's Jeric Ueno Montes also won as Best Debater and Best Speaker. Aside from Montes, other team members were Wences Alfon Café as first speaker, Joseph Jay Ayon as second speaker and Christian Daniel Campomanes as Researcher, with Ma. Teresita Quillo and Minerva Acedillo as coaches.
LNU which was tasked with the affirmative side of the proposition, "Resolved that the country shall adopt a federal form of government", was represented by Raymond Enriquez (1st Speaker), Larry Mark Orbong (2nd Speaker), Kay Ann Torre (3rd Speaker) and Ave Maria Elizabeth Nacman as Researcher with Charles Abanilla and Ara Joy Pacoma as coaches.
The Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) Leyte Chapter led by Atty. Leo Giron as program partner brought in its big guns, with Judge Tarcelo A. Sabarre Jr. (Regional Trial Court Branch 30), Judge Wenifredo C. Cuaton (RTC Branch 11) and Judge Mario O. Quinit (RTC Branch 17) as adjudicators for the championship.
According to Director Sacendoncillo, the Tacloban leg of the debate series was broadcast live over DYVL AksyonRadyo 819 KHz and streamed live over DILG Region 8 Facebook Page. A delayed broadcast is set for showing over IBC 6 Leyte. The championship culminated a series of 10 provincial elimination matches, 4 quarterfinals matches and 2 semifinal matches that were joined by some of the biggest colleges and universities in the region.
The champion team received a plaque, medals, certificates and P20,000 cash, while the 1st runner-up team likewise received a plaque, medals, certificates and P10,000 cash. A plaque of appreciation was presented to IBP-Leyte chapter as program partner. Certificates of appreciation were presented to DYVL and Prof. Arvin de Veyra, the moderator.
Meanwhile each team of semifinalists from Visayas State University (VSU) and Samar College (SC) was awarded medals, certificates, and P5,000 cash prizes during the previous day's awarding rites. The debate series was made possible through the support of the DILG Central Office and DILG Local Government Academy.
DILG initiated the collegiate debate championship as part of its information and education campaign on federalism. It aimed to explain the concept of federalism and related issues on constitutional change among young people who compose majority of voters.


text: This Building Issue aims at highlighting ways to regularize spontaneous settlements. First one must decide if the settlements should be upgraded, or if basic conditions are so unfavourable (topography, natural risks) that people must be moved. When it is decided to regularize an area, it is important to use the available resources in the best possible way with respect to legalization, installation of infrastructure, physical restructuring to improve street networks, housing improvements. The study presents general considerations and practical recommendations based on case studies in Bolivia, Chile and Peru.


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dreading this one since April 1--but here it
is and now I have to deal with it. Oh well,
here goes --
"X" is for .......Xanthippe, Xenial & Xerosis
My husband tells me I become a bit of a Xanthippe over certain things. I agree....ha ha!
|X-straps shoes,,,NICE!!
A Happy Wife is a Happy Life!!
|XO bracelet (Kisses and Hugs)
We are both guilty of being xenial-- we love hosting little
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Do your thoughts enter your mind, too quiet at times,
When there Is no one there, what makes you scared?
When you're alone and there's no one on the phone,
Not a message finds you, the sound of your heartbeat stands alone.
Quiet roams a house with every step that you take,
When you're alone, are you content and safe in your home?
Without another sound, are yours the only other words around?
Darkness is a different night, close your eyes to a lonely fright,
When you're alone, Is alone much of a home?
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I earned my bachelors degree at Spalding University and my master's in elementary education at Indiana University S.E. I have over 11 years of teaching experience. I taught Kindergarten for 1 ½ years, 3rd grade for 9 years, and this is my third year teaching 5th grade. I have always taught all subjects until I joined CES in 2014, when I began teaching only math, science, and social studies. I must say, I am very excited to be able to teach all subjects again!
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Storm Callum: Trees down and trains cancelled as Shropshire and Mid Wales take a battering
Trains were called off and weather warnings issued as Shropshire and Mid Wales buckled in for a two-day battering from Storm Callum.
The Environment Agency warned of possible flooding in the region as a result of heavy rainfall while the Met Office predicted rain and wind throughout Friday and Saturday.
Roads were blocked due to trees being blown over by high winds, including one at Horsehay Pool in Telford.
Fence panels were also causing problems in Market Drayton.
A yellow weather warning for wind was issued on Friday morning over the West Midlands, including Shropshire, to remain in place until midnight.
Shropshire is on the edge of another yellow warning for rain, affecting the whole of Wales throughout Friday and into Saturday.
Met Office Shawbury said wind was expected to pick up on Friday along with outbreaks of rain.
Road and rail users have been warned to expect disruption and delays.
Train cancellations will affect those travelling the Shrewsbury to Aberyswyth line through Mid Wales all weekend.
Arriva Trains Wales has announced no services on the Cambrian Line will run between Newtown and Machynlleth from 10am on Friday until Monday morning.
Replacement buses and a revised timetable are in place, but Arriva has also warned these could be further hit by anticipated road closures due to flooding and trees coming down.
In the other direction, disruption is expected on services from Birmingham New Street. Passengers are advised to plan ahead and check for updates before travel.
Highways England and local emergency services have warned drivers to allow extra time for journeys and drive cautiously in wet conditions. They are also responding to reports of trees falling or in danger of falling.
Heavy rainfall is expected to raise river levels. Dave Throup from the Environment Agency said flooding in Shropshire could be possible and rainfall was being monitored "closely".
People have taken to social media to share their own weather pictures and videos.
Events across the region have also been cancelled.
Storm Callum brings winds up to 76mph and torrential rain across the UK. The highest speeds have been recorded on the Isles of Scilly in the early hours of Friday, while 60mph gales were recorded in Camborne in Cornwall and Milford Haven in Pembrokeshire.
Western Power Distribution said more than 950 homes had been left without electricity in south-west England and nearly 100 were without power in south Wales. Some flights were cancelled at Cardiff and Exeter Airports on Friday morning.
In Scotland, Storm Callum has caused further landslips after around 2,500 tonnes of debris was caught in specialist netting above the A83 in Argyll and Bute earlier this week.
The Met Office warned heavy rainfall moving in from the South West could present a risk to life and issued a number of weather warnings and flooding alerts around the country.
Windsor, the scene of Friday's royal wedding, was expected to escape the worst of the storm.
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This short video builds off one concept in the "Leadership Pipeline," that of having a Succession Plan to develop more leaders in your context.
Going Deeper:
- Pipeline: Succession at Every Level (A Free E-Book from LifeWay)
- Designed to Lead: The Church and Leadership Development
Discussion Questions
- What is one new idea you learned about Leadership Succession?
- Where can you start developing a succession plan in your context?


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Over the course of the past few years I have been analyzing the relationship between housing types and their impact(s) on the health and well-being of LDS Wards. For those that may be unfamiliar with what a "Ward" is, let me explain to provide adequate perspective:
A "Ward" is a membership group (similar to a congregation in other religions) that is made up of members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints within a determined geographical boundary. Within a membership group of an LDS Ward are a number of "auxiliaries" which include sub-categories of the larger membership group. There is an auxiliary group for children (Primary), two for teenagers (Young Men & Young Women), one for women (Relief Society), and two for men (Elders & High Priests). It is important to note that the reason for the different auxiliary groups is because each has different needs within the ward as an organizational unit. The different groupings allow for each to have its needs addressed in a specific manner to those within their respective auxiliary group.
An LDS Ward also functions as an organization intended to both produce and provide service/welfare activity for the benefit of the Ward itself. The optimal goal in producing and providing service/welfare activity within the Ward is to strengthen its own ability to be self-reliant – meaning it can generate a balance between its capacity to both produce and provide for the needs within the Ward itself. The membership make-up of the LDS Ward is critical to its ability to balance between its production and providing capacities. If the make-up of the Ward is too heavily weighted in the direction of needing to provide service/welfare without enough people to produce for the need within the Ward then self-reliance can't be achieved. The Ward must then go outside of its own structure in order to meet its own internal needs.
There is also potential sensitivity in providing service/welfare within an LDS Ward. Service/welfare typically occurs in two ways; through the offering of time and/or money. It is important to note, that the demographics within a ward can have an impact on how service/welfare is provided. Both time and money are needed, but an imbalance of one or the other can generate constraints in a Ward's ability to be self-reliant in providing service/welfare. The demographics of an LDS Ward is a major contributing factor as to whether time, money, or both will be at the disposal of the Ward for service/welfare needs.
The understanding of an LDS Ward's mission in providing for its members becomes a very important element in the story which is why there is interest in attempting to better understand the relationship between the housing stock within a Ward's boundaries and the sub-categories of membership that the housing stock generates which play a contributing role to the overall health of the Ward to function as intended. The significance of the relationship stems from the consequences that are emitted based on the degree of diversity that exists (or lack thereof) based on the associative mix of housing within a Ward's boundary.
The relationship between housing and LDS Ward membership became an area of analysis as I began a collaborative working relationship with the LDS Church's Meetinghouse & Facilities Department (MFD). As we began working together we quickly identified areas of overlap as to where our specific responsibilities could become mutually beneficial as we worked together. A particular area of shared interest revolved around the understanding that the LDS Church had, in recent history, been subject to reactive decision making as development growth occurred along Utah's Wasatch Front. With the concentration of membership along the Wasatch Front it limited the Church's ability to proactively plan for and manage the impacts of growth as it pertained to the short and long term self-reliance of LDS Wards. Since Conventional Suburban Development (CSD) growth is the dominant development pattern there are management challenges that ensue – most notably, large tracts of land area containing limited to no mix of housing types. The reason for concern stemmed from the recognized link between housing and the associative demographics that are then tied to the available housing. Housing has proven to act as a "container" of sorts for the emission of LDS Ward membership within the previously identified sub-categories. If the containers are the same, so too is the Ward membership. When this is the case it has been shown to lead to the creation of LDS Wards that seem to inevitably collapse on themselves within a 20-30 year life cycle, because there is little to no opportunity for the wards to regenerate – the homogeneous housing stock doesn't allow for it.
Contrary to the CSD pattern was analysis of Traditional Neighborhood Development (TND) patterns. The area of interest between the two development patterns revolves around the amount and degree of housing type mix emitted between the two development patterns. Specifically, when a TND pattern was present there is typically a much higher level of housing type diversity within a more compact area in relation to a CSD pattern. What this meant, upon precursory analysis, was the TND neighborhoods were more balanced in their emission of LDS Ward membership in the short term, and much better conditions for positive rejuvenation in the long term.
It is important to note that the LDS Church can only react to the pattern that gets built, regardless of the fact that one may be more advantageous than the other. This will always be the case with the exception of when they own the land directly. If the land is owned by the LDS Church the opportunity exists to position the land, ahead of actual development, so that it has the capacity to emit a more advantageous development pattern.
To date, there has been a degree of hesitation towards wanting to proactively position church-owned land to emit a more cooperative development pattern for the creation of LDS Wards. The hesitation has mainly stemmed from a fear of whether there would be market acceptance, by the development community specifically and the consumer market in general, for a TND pattern. There has also been a concern regarding the ability of the development community to effectively change their habits, practices and behavior surrounding the level of comfort that presently exists for developing under the regulations and policies that yield the more dominant CSD patterns.
Over the course of the past ten years Daybreak, in South Jordan (Utah), has been operating using a self-imposed system which yields TND patterns. As we have analyzed the impacts of ward creation in Daybreak, due in part to the outputs associated with the TND pattern and the more diverse mix of housing that exists, a strong correlation materializes with a more optimal balance of the membership within the LDS Wards impacted by the TND patterns. Daybreak is far from ideal though. There is still a tendency, even within Daybreak, to concentrate certain housing types (much as is done when CSD patterns are prevalent) which does carry with it less than ideal conditions within the Wards where these clustering situations exist. With that being said, what Daybreak has provided is a set of circumstances which allows for the analysis and measurement of the more effective TND patterns.
Daybreak has also been able to demonstrate unprecedented market strength for their TND neighborhoods. Over the past ten years Daybreak has exhibited a commanding market presence which has consistently allowed them, to outperform the rest of the Wasatch Front market in new home sales. On average, Daybreak sells one out of every five new homes along the Wasatch Front. Daybreak also demonstrated a market resiliency during the economic recession (2007-2011) that was unprecedented in the Wasatch Front Market – real estate sales remained healthy, while the general depreciation of home values was a fraction of what was experienced outside of Daybreak. All of this has been done in spite of its less efficient location in the southwest quadrant of Salt Lake County and its view of and proximity to the largest open-pit copper mine in the United States. Daybreak has masterfully shown that a robust market exists for TND patterns.
A good friend of mine (Dan Parolek with Opticos Design in Berkeley, CA) has been influential (among others) in assisting Daybreak with achieving their extraordinary success. Dan has been able to work directly with both the Daybreak development team as well as some of the Daybreak builders on their housing product strategy. Dan is particularly well positioned to assist in this role due to the research and analysis that he has personally done on what he refers to as the "missing middle" of the housing market. Dan has defined the "missing middle" as a cross section of multi-unit or clustered housing types, used historically, which have been effectively deemed illegal in most cases and extremely difficult in others based on zoning practices which favor only a few of the alternatives which might otherwise be available.
Over the past couple years Dan and I have discussed the potential of his "missing middle" for providing both market bandwidth and a broader palette for generating neighborhoods that would be more conducive to the creation of LDS Wards. The opportunity exists in being able to provide a wider array of housing types and in doing so providing a physical environment that can serve in balancing the membership mix of an LDS Ward in the short term, while also providing an ability for a Ward to rejuvenate the necessary demographics for a healthy membership balance in the long term. Dan's work has provided a platform which could potentially rectify the challenges associated with CSD patterns and their negative impacts on LDS Wards if the "missing middle" can be more directly applied through zoning policies becoming friendlier towards their application through the use of TND patterns.
The opportunity and challenge is determining whether taking this type of an approach is something that is willing to be undertaken. The benefits and impacts are virtually irrefutable based on the analysis that has been done to date. The question left to be answered is whether there is an interest and desire to work towards the more effective development patterns. The market is there; the opportunity is there; it simply comes down to a question of whether the fortitude is there.


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Escherichia coli O115 forms fewer attaching and effacing lesions in the ovine colon in the presence of E. coli O157:H7.
La Ragione, RM, Best, A, Aktan, I, Clifton-Hadley, FA, Dugdale, AH, Weyer, U, Crawley, T, Townsend, P, Cooley, WA, Johnson, L et al, Wangoo, A, Woodward, MJ and Wales, AD (2012) Escherichia coli O115 forms fewer attaching and effacing lesions in the ovine colon in the presence of E. coli O157:H7. Research in Veterinary Science.Full text not available from this repository.
Escherichia coli O115 has been isolated from healthy sheep and was shown to be associated with attaching-effacing (AE) lesions in the large intestine. Following previous observations of interactions between E. coli O157 and O26, the aim of the present study was to assess what influence an O115 AE E. coli (AEEC) would have on E. coli O157 colonisation in vitro and in vivo. We report that E. coli O115- and O157-associated AE lesions were observed on HEp-2 cells and on the mucosa of ligated ovine spiral colon. In single strain inoculum, E. coli O115 associated intimately with HEp-2 cells and the spiral colon in greater numbers than E. coli O157:H7. However, in mixed inoculum studies, the number of E. coli O115 AE lesions was significantly reduced suggesting negative interference by E. coli O157. Use of the ligated colon model in the present work has allowed in vitro observations to be extended and confirmed whilst using a minimum of experimental animals. The findings support a hypothesis that some AEEC can inhibit adhesion of other AEEC in vivo. The mechanisms involved may prove to be of utility in the control of AE pathovars.
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