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SRINAGAR, India (Reuters Life!) - Who is buried at a small shrine in Kashmir? Jesus or medieval Muslim scholars?
Renewed debate over whose remains are actually in the Rozabal shrine, which attracts hundreds of tourists to the capital of lndia's only Muslim-dominated region, has led caretakers to close it to visitors after allowing access for several years.
A decades-old theory that Jesus survived the crucifixion and spent his remaining years in Kashmir had drawn many people to Rozabal, a single-storey shrine with a traditional sloping roof located in a congested residential area of the capital Srinagar.
But most locals believe the shrine is the final resting place of Muslim preachers and scholars Youza Asif and Syed Naseer-ud-Din, who lived in the area centuries ago. The increasing traffic has angered them, prompting security fears in a region that has seen its fair share of violence.
"Some Christians from the West claim it is the grave of Jesus and they had approached us with a request to exhume the remains for carbon dating and DNA testing. But we refused," Mohammad Amin Ringshawl, the shrine's caretaker, told Reuters.
"By claiming Rozabal is Jesus' tomb the foreigners are hurting Muslim sentiments, so to avoid any trouble we have locked the sanctum sanctorum."
Close to one of Kashmir's holiest shrines, the Rozabal consists of a wooden chamber placed over a gravestone. It is covered with a green cloth embroidered with verses from the Koran and Muslims often stop to say prayers as they pass by.
The idea that Jesus survived crucifixion and visited Kashmir was first raised in the 1973 book "Christ in Kashmir," by local journalist Aziz Kashmiri. Several other books followed it.
"Jesus Christ, after crucifixion, migrated from his native land, reached and settled in Kashmir, completed his mission, passed away, and was laid to eternal rest," Kashmiri writes in his book.
Local Muslim scholars and historians, however, ridicule Kashmiri's theory. Muslims revere Jesus as one of God's prophets, but they do not believe he died during his crucifixion.
"If Isa (Jesus) visited Kashmir and settled here, we would have all become Christians. But that is not the case in the valley," said Irshad Ahmad, a Muslim scholar.
Editing by Krittivas Mukherjee and Miral Fahmy
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John P. Corley Meritorious Service Award
This award is given in special recognition of service as warranted. Nominees for this award shall be current CCHPS members. Candidates shall have provided exemplary service to promote the health physics profession and supported the objectives of the CCHPS. Candidate shall have made significant contributions to the CCHPS, for example through service as an officer, as member of the Executive Council or as a member of a committee.
2019 John P. Corley Meritorious Service Award
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Wimbledon is in full swing. Many athletes have already left the competition, and those who're left are having to pull out all the stops to secure their spot in the final. To help get you in the spirit of Wimbledon, we've put together a list of our top quintessentially British flavour e-liquids.
The Championships, Wimbledon, more commonly referred to as simply Wimbledon. It's the oldest, most prestigious tennis tournament in the world. What's more, Wimbledon is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments and the only one still played on grass.
Don't miss it
This year, The Championships run from 3rd – 16th July.
The women's final takes place on Saturday 15th July, followed by the men's final on Sunday 16th July.
Facts and figures
Wimbledon may be famous for its tennis, but it's also known for being the largest single annual sporting catering operation in Europe.
Each year those at Wimbledon consume the following
- 330,000 cups of tea and coffee
- 320,000 glasses of Pimm's
- 140,000 servings of English strawberries
- 25,000 scones
- 16,000 portions of fish and chips
- 10,000 litres of dairy cream
In the spirit of Wimbledon, we've put together our favourite quintessentially British e-liquid flavours:
Strawberry Seduction by WizMaxx
Strawberry flavour has to be at the top of the list since strawberries are the food of Wimbledon. This e-liquid by WizMaxx captures all the ambrosial juiciness of fresh strawberries. It begins by teasing your taste buds with mild sweetness, quickly building into an explosion of full-bodied strawberry flavour.
Just Jam on Scone
Don't we all want to spend an afternoon on the lawn enjoying a cream tea? Now you can feel like you're on the grassy mounds at Wimbledon while you vape away on our freshly baked scone with jam and Devonshire cream flavoured e-liquid.
Also, did you know the UK scone market is worth £64m! Now that's food for thought.
Rhubarb & Custard by Wiz Mix
Who doesn't like the traditional flavour of rhubarb and custard? This great British combination of incredible flavours is as popular now as it was 50 years ago. It has a silky quality and the combination of sweet, smooth custard and tart rhubarb providing an amazingly contrasting vape.
Black Jacks by Wiz Mix
Step back in time and relive your childhood when you use this classic flavoured juice. This old penny aniseed flavour chew was originally created by Trebor Basset. Black Jacks and Fruit Salad chews were always a popular treat and this vape juice captures the flavour beautifully.
Rice Pudding by Dinner Lady
This e-liquid tastes just like the traditional popular dessert; rice pudding. Get the perfect flavour sensation of a wonderfully sweet and creamy bowl of pudding, topped with lashings of raspberry jam with this Dinner Lady eliquid.
What's your favourite flavour?
Got a suggestion for a flavour we don't have? Let us know in the comments below.


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One Week in Italy with a 2017 Alfa Romeo Giulia Veloce Q4
Roma, Firenze, and the Futa Pass in Alfa's sexy new four-door
BOLOGNA, Italy — The fantasy of driving a new Alfa Romeo sport sedan in Italy was simply too alluring. With trendy pedestrians, speeding scooters, and tiny three-wheeled delivery trucks coming at me from all sides, I recalled brushing off warnings from friends and colleagues who had fallen prey to similar flights of fancy. So it was on an impossibly narrow street in downtown Florence, lost and desperate in the snug red leather seat of a sharply dressed Giulia Veloce, that I faced the consequences of making a purely emotional decision.
I'd already driven the raucous 505-hp Giulia Quadrifoglio in Michigan, so for my long-awaited Italian vacation, the 280-hp Giulia was at the top of the list. In the U.S. this variant is known as the Ti, but better to get to know an Alfa than to drive it on its home turf? Visions of devouring apexes on a mountain road filled my head, a stomachful of imaginary rigatoni Bolognese and a bottomless bottle of Chianti waiting for me at my destination. Although my girlfriend, Michelle, had planned out nearly every detail of trip based on extensive research and sound reasoning, I, naturally, ignored her suggestion to just take the train.
The trip kicked off without a hitch, after spending three days enjoying Rome and its mind-blowing history (read: pizza). Michelle and I picked up the Giulia outside of the city (at least I was wise enough to avoid the deathtrap of driving downtown), and had no trouble loading up the trunk with both of our suitcases and backpacks. For a car that looks this stunning, especially with the red leather sport interior and optional 19-inch black Quadrifoglio wheels, being able to also pack it full of cargo is a nice win. Compared to the Germans, or even Jaguar XE and Cadillac ATS, the Alfa is the clear aesthetic champion.
From Rome, we quickly made our way onto the autostrade toward Florence, where the Giulia settled into a nice, calm cruise. The 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder hums along comfortably at highway speed, while the eight-speed automatic transmission never misses a beat as it works its way up to top gear. I was impressed how well the Giulia tracks on the less-than-pristine autostrade, but I was especially pleased that the steering feel and precision I loved on the full-fledged Quadrifoglio is somewhat preserved, although scaled back for more casual drivers. There's a pleasant heft and quickness to every steering input, even during mild lane changes, that gives you confidence and control going down the road. At low speed the steering is light and easy, which was helpful while parking in a narrow underground garage during a pit stop in Siena.
We finally arrived in Florence, exiting the highway and onto a main street flanking the Arno river that cuts through the city center. The moment we exited the main road and away from the riverfront, our planned route to the local garage went to hell. Construction blocked one of the larger streets, forcing us deeper into the city's narrow blocks, where reception for both Google Maps and the Giulia's on-board navigation suddenly went to zero. Before I knew it, we were dodging hundreds of people and assorted vehicles in a public square, trying to make sense of maddening traffic patterns and potentially one-way streets. Rightfully, Michelle was wearing a resigned I-told-you-so face. For my part, I tried to manage the frustration of being so very wrong while ending this nightmare with haste.
In the end, all it took was going the wrong way down a one-way street toward the garage - enough to get the attendant's immediate attention -- at which point I leapt out of the car and thankfully handed him the keys. "Nice car," he said, not without a hint of judgment that such a lovely machine was wasted on a complete idiot.
After a few days in Florence and day trip by train to go hiking at Cinque Terre, it was time to hop back in the Giulia and make for Bologna. This was the part of the drive I'd been dreaming about. We'd be taking the famed Futa Pass from Tuscany to Emilia-Romagna through the Appennine mountains. It's one of the few routes you can drive that's essentially the same as it was during Stirling Moss's famed victory in the 1955 Mille Miglia. I was jonesing to check it off my bucket list.
The countryside at the foot of the Futa Pass was simply stunning. Miles of lush green hills and beautiful lakes were visible in the distance, but I was keen to stay focused on keeping the Giulia in my lane. Although the four-door Alfa isn't at all large by American standards, on the snaking, narrow local roads and through the quaint little villages dotting the route, it occupied the entire lane and then some. It required a ton of focus to always look as far as possible ahead, and be prepared for anything from a cyclist or a delivery truck to be around any blind turn.
Once on the Pass, I could finally let the Giulia Veloce loose. I switched into Dynamic mode on the rotary drive selector, firming up the adaptive dampers in preparation for a wild ride. The route began with a big climb, full of undulations in the road between a cadence of flowing corners in quick succession. Alfa tuned the Giulia's ride-handling balance perfectly for a road like this, as the car remained planted with beautiful body control. There's abundant mid-corner grip, and the athletic corner entry and graceful corner exit (aided by the mechanical limited-slip differential) made it feel like a true sport sedan that can really put its power down. (In the U.S. market, both the adaptive dampers and the LSD come with the $1,200 Ti Performance package.)
The brakes got a healthy workout on the way down the Pass, and although there's plenty of stopping power, it could use more initial bite at the top of the pedal travel. Knifing through the ribbons of Italian pavement, too, gave me great respect for the small, well-proportioned steering wheel and perfectly bolstered sport seats.
If the Giulia could be better dynamically in some way, I'd point to the engine as something in need of more refinement. Both BMW and Audi make much smoother 2.0-liters with more linear power delivery. Enjoyable as it was to work the huge aluminum shift paddles, I found myself needing to really pay attention to making sure I was keeping the engine in the meat of its mid-range power band.
When I finally handed over the Giulia at a dealership outside of Bologna, the horror of driving in downtown Florence was the last thing on my mind. I was still riding that emotional state of high from the Futa Pass. Although the Giulia isn't perfect - especially if you're a stickler for quality interiors or advanced tech - the fun it afforded me made it a lot easier to forget the consequences of sometimes thinking with your heart instead of your brain. Tearing through a sensational mountain road in a fantastically balanced sport sedan makes the world a bit brighter, after all.
2017 Alfa Romeo Giulia Ti AWD Specifications (U.S. )
|$42,990/$47,690 (base/as tested, est. )
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|8-speed automatic
|4-door, 5-passenger, front-engine, AWD sedan
|23/31 mpg (city/hwy)
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Question: Deeble Construction Co.'s stock is trading at $30 a share. There are also call options on the company's stock, some with an exercise price of $25 and some with an exercise price of $35. All options expire in three months. Which of the following best describes the value of these options? - The options with the $


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Net Worth Update March 2013 (+2.19%)
Welcome to the Million Dollar Journey March 2013 Net Worth Update. For those of you new to Million Dollar Journey, a monthly net worth update is typically posted near the end of the month (or beginning of the next) to track the progress of my journey to one million in net worth, hopefully by the time I'm 35 years old (end of 2014). If you would like to follow my journey, you can get my updates sent directly to your email or you can sign up for the Money Tips Newsletter.
Lets start with the stock market which pulled back a bit for the TSX but the S&P500 appears to be unstoppable. Although the TSX corrected a bit in March, after dividends (via XIU.TO), it pretty much broke even. The S&P500 has performed very well for Q1 2013, closing off the quarter with a 3.5% gain in March.
As I mentioned in a recent post, most of my RRSP holdings are large US dividend stocks which has worked out well so far this year. You may notice a large gain in the balance sheet below, however the 7.12% gain is mostly doing a shift in accounting. Recently, my wife changed positions which has resulted in moving from a defined benefit pension to a defined contribution plan (DCP). The total balance of the DCP has been added to the RRSP line item.
On another note, just a quick reminder that the income tax deadline for 2012 tax year is April 30, 2013. I will be having a tax software giveaway later this week, so stay tuned!
On to the numbers:
Assets: $846,100 (+1.96%)
- Cash: $4,500 (+0.00%)
- Savings: $20,000 (+0.00%)
- Registered/Retirement Investment Accounts (RRSP): $148,900(+7.12%)
- Tax Free Savings Accounts (TFSA): $52,300 (+0.19%)
- Defined Benefit Pension: $41,900 (+0.72%)
- Non-Registered Investment Accounts: $150,000 (+3.45%)
- Smith Manoeuvre Investment Account: $119,000 (+0.85%)
- Principal Residence: $309,500 (+0.00%) (purchase price adjusted for inflation annually)
Liabilities: $100,100 (+0.30%)
- Principal Residence Mortgage (readvanceable): $0 (0.00%) (Paid off in 2010!)
- Investment LOC balance: $100,100 (+0.30%)
Total Net Worth: ~$746,000 (+2.19%)
- Started 2013 with Net Worth: $690,400
- Year to Date Gain/Loss: +8.05%
In my last update, readers suggested to chart my net worth progress over time. Below are the net worth values since Dec 2006 with data points taken semi annually.
- December 2006: $198,500
- June 2007: $254,695
- December 2007: $279,300
- June 2008: $310,483
- December 2008: $309,950 (rough second half)
- June 2009: $355,850
- December 2009: $399,600
- June 2010: $456,910
- December 2010: $505,800
- June 2011: $558,713
- December 2011: $585,228
- June 2012: $631,400
- December 2012: $690,400
Some quick notes and explanations to net worth questions I get often:
The Cash
The $4,500 cash are held in chequing accounts to meet the minimum balance so that we pay no fees (accounting for regular bill payments – ie. our credit card bill). Yes, we do hold no fee accounts also, but I find value in having an account with a full service bank as the relationship with a banker has proven useful.
Our savings accounts are held with PC Financial and ING Direct. We usually hold a fair bit of cash in case "something" comes up. The "something" can be anything that requires cash such as an investment opportunity that requires quick cash or maybe an emergency car/home repair. We also need cash to cover any future tax liabilities.
Where Does the Savings Come From?
We don't live a lavish lifestyle (how we save money) and do not carry any bad debt. The only debt we have is an investment loan (which pays for itself), so we end up pocketing a majority of our earnings. Our earnings come from salaries, private business income (via dividends to shareholders), and eligible dividends from publicly traded companies.
Real Estate
Our real estate holdings consist of a primary residence and REITs
plus a rental property. The value of the principal residence remains valued at the purchase price (+inflation) despite significant appreciation in the local real estate market.
The pension amount listed above is the value of both of our defined benefit pension plans. I basically take the semi annual statement and add the contribution amounts (not including employer matching) on a monthly basis. The commuted value of the pensions are not included in the statements as they are difficult to estimate.
Updated 2013 – My wife has recently changed her position which has resulted in switching to a defined contribution plan. This amount will be added to the RRSP totals going forward.
Stock Broker Accounts
Another common question is which discount broker do I use? We actually have accounts with multiple institutions. I'm hoping to reduce the number of accounts that we hold in the near future. Here is a review of some of the more popular online stock brokers.
Do you think you will reach your goal? You have a lot in American stocks and their market is a charging bull right now but can the charge continue?
Why so much in American companies? Lack of confidence in our Canadian companies or do the Americans really pay much larger dividends?
@ Jane, I treat all my accounts as one big portfolio. My RRSP is for my foreign content, non-reg for my Canadian, and TFSA for higher yielding stocks.
Great progress! We'll report our numbers later this week, but we made some nice progress in March, too. I'm expecting the summer to be a struggle though, as I feel like the SP500 can't keep raging onward for the rest of the year like this.
That's good progress. Only 1.8% increase in Mach for me. Question, do you have any kids? I'm assuming not, as I don't see how a couple can realistically get to $1,000,000 by age 35 with kids. I also don't see any RESP accounts listed above.
Awesome work FT.
I enjoy reading about this goal and your progress towards it.
FT: nice work. When you reach $1M will you finally reveal your identity? :)
Nicely done!
It's tax time and I have a question regarding foreign property. I have over $100,000 value in foreign stocks (predominantly U.S. dividend stocks). How would I answer the foreign property question per line 266 of the T1 General return as all my foreign holdings are in my self directed RRSP? According to Form T1135 holdings in RRSP's are exempt from the reporting requirement but I have seen elsewhere that they are.
Dumb question but, the posted percentages, are they pure returns or do they include your contributions?
It was mentioned keeping foreign holdings within an RRSP to avoid a withholding tax – Is there a difference between an RRSP and TFSA when holding US dividend paying stocks – And, how does one recover withholding taxes on paid dividends
Hi there,
I have been tracking you blog for a few years now and your Net Worth Statement is almost exactly in line with my own situation.
There is only one comment I would like to make. This comment comes about because of a book I read recently, you may have heard of it, The Wealthy Barber Returns.
In it, David Chilton mentions that most of us, in our net worth statements, fail to account for the taxes owing on our RRSP and pensions. I have since adjusted my own NWS to reflect this taxes owing. I have allowed 35% for this future expense. It hit me hard that this is the reality of it but I feel the inclusion makes for a more accurate NWS.
I do not see this in your NWS. What are your thoughts?
Thanks and keep up the good work
I noticed on your networth graph that you have pretty smooth sailing through the financial crisis. Did something offset the big drop in stocks during the latter half of 2008 ?
It looks like the graph hasn't been updated with the year end 2012 data point.
I really think the game changer at the end of the year will be valuing the principle residence at market value.
As someone from St. John's, I know full well that your house is likely worth well of $300,000 at this point!
The thing is, if you update it for market value on Dec.31, 2013 (by getting a real estate agent to appraise your house), I think this will put you over the top.
Hope you do this and your million dollar journey will be complete!
Why no depreciating "assets" on the list, such as vehicles?
There's no difference between your personal residence and your personal transportation.
I wonder what readers would suggest if you had a garage full of collector cars instead of the common utility?
Is there an industry standard to which personal net worth is calculated?
Hey FT,
I think the reason there has been debate about what your should or should not include is because of different interpretations of your goal. Your goal is a net worth goal, not a retirement goal – right?
For an industry standard, "net worth" is an accounting term, which essentially means the current value of all assets less the current value of all liabilities. That would include your principal residence and also depreciating assets.
The reason depreciating assets are usually ignored, even though they technically should be included, is that the value is usually small and may not be easy to verify the value. Including them gives the appearance of trying to pad the figures. However, companies all include their depreciating assets in their net worth.
Financial planners and mortgage companies will also include your principal residence in your net worth, but normally don't bother with depreciating assets. The only exception would be high value assets that you might actually sell.
The values used should be conservative estimations of current market value and should best be independently determined. Many people exaggerate the value of their home, so you should have an independent way to arrive at it. Your inflation adjustment would be conservative, but could be wrong in a real estate crash. A real estate agent verification would be independent, but they tend to exaggerate the values. Property tax assessments are usually supposed to be market value from a year or 2 ago, so that is a pretty good valuation, although usually a bit low. If you have a bank appraise it periodically, perhaps while increasing your Smith Manoeuvre credit limit, that would be a good value.
Your $1 million net worth goal is not a retirement goal. You have not said (I believe) that is your retirement goal or that it will be enough.
Retirement goals are completely different. You would only then include any assets that would contribute income to your retirement. You would then usually exclude your principal residence, unless you plan to sell it and invest the money. You would also exclude any depreciating assets.
For a retirement goal, you would also exclude investments or cash that will not be used for retirement income, such as cash on hand and an RESP. You would only include the cash if you intend to invest it for your retirement. An RESP is for a different goal, so it would not be part of the retirement goal. Even your TFSA, if any portion was intended for a purpose other than retirement, you would exclude it.
I think what you are doing here for net worth is fine, FT.
Hey FT,
Kevin's question about rate of return is interesting. I realize that you are posting a % change in net worth for each category, but I think many readers may think that is the rate of growth. Especially for your investments, this could be a major factor.
You are clearly a prolific saver and a significant portion of the growth of your net worth is from savings each year. You are probably adding $30,000 or more to your investments each year, which tends to make them look like they only gain in value. (Or have you found stocks that only go up and never go down – even in 2008? :) )
Have you considered showing the rate of return for each asset separately from the change in total value? Then readers would be able to see how much is the asset gain or loss separately from how much you added. This would also, for example, clarify your RRSP this month where your wife's pension plan was added.
Hi FT,
Are the holdings of your TFSA posted somewhere? If not are you able to share? With max contribution being $25,500.00 since inception having built that to $52,300 in only 4.25 years needless to say I would be interested to know what you're holding. :)
Thanks :D


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In a statement announcing the purchase, Stan Tidwell, owner and president of Woodmont Cabinetry, said, "With over 250 employees and 220,000 square feet of manufacturing space, [Grandview Products] has many strengths including its location. It's geographically positioned to reach most areas of the U.S. within one to two days. With its well-established client relationships and knowledgeable employees, Grandview has great potential for further growth and development."
Terms of the acquisition, announced Nov. 17, were not disclosed.
The statement, posted on ParsonsSun.com, said the two cabinet companies will operate as separate divisions under one umbrella, with both retaining their respective names and locations. In addition to Grandview's three plants in Kansas, the Dallas, Texas-based Woodmont Cabinetry operates two plants, in Dallas and Cedar Hill, with a combined manufacturing space of 250,000 square feet. Founded in 1953, Woodmont also markets its kitchen and bath cabinetry nationwide.
The press statement said the family-owned companies share similar values, including an emphasis on sustainability and manufacturing in America. In addition, both Grandview Products and Woodmont Cabinetry have product lines certified under the KCMA Environmental Stewardship Program.
According to the Parsons Sun, Tidwell has already assumed the role of Grandview Products president, although his company won't take possession of Grandview until the end of the year. Sophia Zetmeir, who took over Grandview following the death of her husband Sonny in 2013, has retired effective immediately.
"Any company we would consider acquiring must meet our high service standards and share core values that are consistent with our own. I've known the Zetmeir family for years and I knew this to be the case," Tidwell said in the statement. "After months of discussion and due diligence, I'm confident that Grandview is an ideal fit for our organization."
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Hi All Have just signed up to this forum and hope it will make things easier knowing others are going through the same emotions as me. I gave up last Friday after recovering from the flu and trying to choke myself by smoking a ciggie. It's the worst time to try a quit for me as my main time and place for smoking is whilst at home. I got used to not smoking from 8 am - 4pm whilst at work [work with children so really didn't want to smell of ciggies] I got used to not smoking outside/ in the street but........ still found it hard to give up as at home I could smoke up to 15 a day when at home all day.
Anyway I have discovered it's not about how many you smoke but how addicted you are and my addiction is strong. So I thought I would bite the bullet and try to give up knowing what a tough time I would have whilst on holiday from work for a week.:eek:
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• Track record of providing instructional support within special and general education classrooms as required to meet the students' needs
• Skilled in student evaluation and need assessment
• Substantial knowledge of and ability to cater for students' age related developmental cognitive, social and psychological needs
• Proficient in facilitating the teacher in conducting classroom related activities
• Expert in developing and maintaining cooperative working relationships with students and colleague teachers
• Effective in devising interactive supportive learning activities to reinforce the lesson being taught
• Well versed in filing in for the lead teacher in case of leave or absence and implementing the devised lesson plan effectively
• Particularly effective in supervising the children during lunch and playtime, ensuring ample and healthy social interaction among peers
• Competent at lesson planning, classroom control, assignment marking, lesson reinforcement and activity facilitation
• Profound ability to develop need based individualized educational plans and implement the same in light of pre-determined long term learning objectives for each pupil individually
• Proven skills in record keeping, developing individual student progress charts and portfolios along with demonstrated ability to maintain open communication channels with the students' parents and teachers to discuss progress
• Track record of providing excellent teacher support in all classroom and lesson planning related activities
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Adding a simple deck pergola can change an ordinary sitting area into a beautiful, shaded environment, laced with colorful flowers, and the scents associated with them. The term pergola itself is derived from the Latin word pergula, which means "eave," and pergolas are often used to connect buildings as a sort of unprotected extension of the buildings eaves, or used to connect multiple buildings with an open latticework. An open deck with a beamed pergola adds sophistication, and offers ample opportunity for hanging plants or even a base for climbing ivy or honeysuckle.
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Another popular method of incorporating a pergola into your outdoor décor is to create a continuous arched arbor, forming a semi-open passageway that leads up to the deck. A nice touch is to build the pergola wide enough to allow bench seats to be placed on either side. Light the passage with discreetly placed solar lighting, similar to those used to line drives and walkways.
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The construction industry as a whole has been slow to react to social media marketing. Most common practices are still embedded in traditional forms such as newspapers, magazines, tv and trade journals
Those companies, who have invested in social media have discovered the possibility of being able to reach millions of customers for a fraction of the price of tv advertising. Whilst not only benefiting from cost saving they are also benefiting from driving customers generated data through social media profiles which can be used for placing products in front of customers and remarketing products that customers have shown an interest in.
Whether targeting trade or the general public, the data contained within the Facebook and Instagram's AI is enough to give construction companies an understanding of exactly how many people within their geographic region are renovating a home or working in the trade and requiring building products.
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How to be Successful on Social
Creating Versus Curating
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Remarket is essential to all website visitors
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With years of experience doing this ourselves, we are well placed to offer you tips on how to maximise your success on social media:
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The United States can play an important role in dialing back tensions in the disputed waters between North and South Korea, writes columnist Christine Ahn.
Posts Tagged: South Korea
Here's a solution to climate change: countries with the smallest carbon footprints should adopt U.S. babies.
This week North Korea looks like the more rational of the two Koreas.
WikiLeaks performs a full body scan of the government, which doesn't want its "junk" touched.
Washington has not been very helpful in defusing tensions over the Yeonpyeong Island attack.
U.S. military strategy in Northeast Asia is relying on ever more contributions from our allies.
In its final report on the sinking of its naval vessel ROKS Cheonan, the South Korean government puts the blame squarely on North Korea. But many questions remain unanswered.
The U.S.-South Korea FTA is broken and not worth fixing.
The U.S.-Korean free-trade agreement holds no promise for workers or small farmers in either the United States or South Korea
The people of South Korea, North Korea and the United States are already paying a tax, not for reunification, but for preparation for war


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Progressive Retinal Atrophy
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Mal, Evie, Jay and Carlos may have once been the baddest of the bad, but their wicked ways are (mostly) behind themand now graduation is almost here! But Auradon's biggest threat is still at large... trapped on the other side of the barrier, Uma is more desperate than ever to get her long-awaited revenge against Mal. Mal and Uma have a score to settle, and they'll come face to face in an explosive underwater battle that could determine the fates of Auradon and the Isle of the Lost once and for all.


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In my opinion, the events of the June, 2010 Toronto G20 assembly were not the only cause of the public's subsequent shock and outrage at the behaviour of the police. For decades now 'political correctness' has been whittling away at our society and the pillars which support it.
Young kids, taught by the schools to have little self-discipline or respect for others, and to place their rights above their responsibilities, naturally adapt to black uniforms, bullet-proof jackets and firearms. That, together with the never-ending violence that we see on TV, particularly in conjunction with crime shows in which the police routinely smash down doors and scream at and shoot civilians, leads them to think that they are in disciplinarian heaven with a God-given right to trample on members of the public, and to physically assault and even kill them with little fear of repercussions.
Lying, co-ordinating their stories to cover each other, and refusing to obey the rules with the tacit approval of their commanders, turns some of them into vicious, anti-social monsters. These factors, and the accompanying changes that they cause in police attitudes and culture, can lead over time to the kind of "en masse" malfunctions which we saw last June.
I have said before that every police force needs a strong, vigorously enforced and continuous programme, designed to weed out the bullies, psychopaths and sadists who are naturally attracted to police work in the same way that paedophiles are attracted to school yards and youth groups.
I see little sign of the Toronto Police engaging in any such necessary activities, and I challenge them to correct me if they can.
This is a massive 'market correction' as the public perception of the police becomes more realistic, and less restrained by the unconditional support that the police once held.
Time for everybody to sit back, and to think very carefully about what comes next.
Jeff Goodall.
G20 fallout erodes respect for Toronto police
Toronto Sun Editorial: May 29th, 2011
It's a concerning time for a city when a police force loses the respect of its residents.
The Toronto Police Service and Chief Bill Blair are not there yet, but they're on their way.
As we approach the one year horror-versary of the G20 knuckleheads invading our city, the chief still hasn't delivered his report on what happened that weekend.
Instead, relatively isolated incidents, like the breaking of bystander Dorian Barton's arm at a Queen's Park rally, have blown up into public relations nightmares for the police service.
Nightmares the chief made worse when he overreached, commenting on an earlier video of another individual assaulted by police — Adam Nobody — by claiming it had been manipulated and Nobody was likely armed and violent.
As it turned out, the video hadn't been manipulated, police had no evidence Nobody was armed or violent, Blair had to apologize and an officer has since been charged in that case by the province's Special Investigations Unit (SIU).
To exacerbate the problem, an ongoing war of words between the police and SIU continues to tar the force.
There can be only one loser in this fight and it's the police, not the SIU, whom 99.5% of citizens will never have any interaction with in their lifetimes.
In an e-mail to Toronto Sun Editorial Page Editor Rob Granatstein regarding the Barton case, Blair objected to our May 18 editorial which stated the force wasn't co-operating with the SIU's investigation.
Blair said the police had in fact identified the subject officer in the Barton case to the SIU in January.
Point taken, but our impression remains the police are barely co-operating with the SIU, to the least of their ability, rather than the best.
A report Thursday that the roommate of the officer under investigation and two supervisors told the SIU they couldn't identify the officer in question reinforces that view.
This is Blair's service. He has to set an example for his officers of full and complete co-operation with the SIU and demand they do the same.
Instead, what we appear to be seeing is the erection of a Blue Wall by the police.
Of not telling the whole truth but of merely acknowledging those pieces of it which can be dragged out of them by SIU investigators.
That is wounding the integrity of the entire police service.
How much has the G20 hurt the image of Toronto Police?
We don't believe any of the public complaints about Sgt. Ryan Russell's funeral procession being overdone would even have surfaced, much less have been taken seriously, had he been killed in the line of duty prior to it.
If Blair can't get the message out to the men and women under his command that they have a duty to co-operate with the SIU, then maybe he's not the man for the job.
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