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02/20/2014-Another great review has been added to the list of the 2-bay multimedia NAS, the N2560. This time around, the Intel® Atom™ SoC based NAS was tested by IT Expert, Russia, and was found to be easy to use, have an elegant interface, great performance for this category of NAS hardware, and a great variety of software functions.
The external design of the N2560 was described as follows:
"The design is pleasant. Its small size, sleek plastic, rounded corners, and simple controls attract regular users. Even with a quick glance at the device I don't feel like using the word 'Server' or 'Disk volume'. Well, the best fitting name seems to be 'home entertainment center'."
The N2560 has great connectivity, which makes it a perfect multimedia NAS: "At the back of the NAS you will find an S/PDIF and HDMI output, Gigabit LAN port, and two USB 2.0 ports — you can attach additional external disks and other devices to them".
The N2560's usability has been repeatedly discussed by the media that has reviewed the device and IT Expert was no exception:
"The NAS setup and configuration took just a few minutes. The fan is very quiet: when it's working you will hardly hear it. Having entered the configuration interface I discovered a comprehensive desktop with beautiful graphics and large clear thumbnails. Thecus N2560 runs the latest version of the ThecusOS, and the standard functionality is easily expandable with the help of additional modules provided by both the manufacturer and third-party developers."
For its rich functionality, user friendliness, and affordable price, IT Expert awarded the N2560 with their "Best Purchase" award.
The full review of Thecus N2560 can be found in the February 2014 edition of IT Expert, Russia.
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About Thecus®
Established in 2004, Thecus Technology Corp provides market leading network attached storage and network video recorder solutions, committed to revolutionize how everyone from home user to enterprise level business centrally stores, manages and accesses their digital data both onsite and cloud-based. Thecus strives to deliver continuous innovation through cutting edge technology and design to provide data storage with the most customer-friendly platform, rapid performance and robust security. In May 2016, Thecus was formally acquired by Ennoconn Corporation and thus became part of the Foxconn IPC Technology group. Partnered together this diverse group of companies work in tandem to provide a total IoT (Internet of Things) solution. Now with an unparalleled portfolio to work with, Thecus is collaborating to bring unprecedented change to the network storage industry.


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On Tuesday, to meet their first special guest peacemaker, campers traveled to Guatemala. Well, to the Guatemala house at the Habitat for Humanity Global Village in Americus. There they met Bill Harris, the founder of Café Campesino who is a strong advocate for fair trade. Through his leadership and example, Café Campesino has become part of a greater movement – with emphasis on social entrepreneurship, sustainability, & business by the Golden Rule.
We visited with Bill at the Guatemala house in particular because it was during a Habitat building project in Guatemala that he first became aware of the situation of small coffee farmers and took the first steps to join them in promoting fairer practices in the coffee trade. Watch Bill tell his story by clicking the video below.
At the Guatemala house, Bill described what makes a healthy house in Guatemala – a smoke-free stove, an adequate roof, an adequate toilet, and a clean water supply. And he helped us understand why the homes where many coffee farmers live are not healthy. Fair trade practices are one step that can help people live healthy lives in safe, comfortable homes.
Roan (our camper pictured with Bill above) raised her hand and asked Bill if he feels it is realistic to expect fair trade practices to expand worldwide. Bill's answer was a passionate, "Yes!" He said that the fair trade model can be applied to many, many more products that we buy. Because fair trade makes win-win economic interactions possible, it's feasible for workers all over the world to raise their standard of living.
Across the street at Café Campesino's coffee roastery, our learning continued. We saw how the coffee beans that Café Campesino buys from their partner farmers are processed to make the coffee we drink.
Bill emphasized how he never set out to be in the coffee business specifically. Instead, he followed his interests and passions to offer a solution to a problem he saw in Guatemala that could help farmers create a better way to make a living. And this vision has now spread to many other countries as well!
Roan and other campers left informed and inspired to seek ways they, too, can participate in the fair trade movement.

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Our New Web is ready
We would like to present our new website to you:
Here a basic overview for our regular and our new guests:
Why Mallorca?
Why Alaró?
why our Petit Hotel are so special!
Our regular guests already know that of course, but now on our website they enjoy the opportunity to be very well informed about the news in Alaró and our hotel.
This year we offer -together with Eli & Hans from Biniali- marvellous dinners and cooking events in our hotel
In the blooming courtyard under the starry sky or on cooler nights at the table in the dining-room beside the fireplace…
Eli enchants our guests with exquisite 3-course menus; Mediterranean – delicious!
Or enjoy a communal cooking event:
Who would like to learn how to cook Majorcan dishes? Tumbet, Frit Majorcan or what about an original Paella?
Minimum 8 persons.
This year we offer daily excursions with our own Trekking-bikes!
Easy bike-tours between 35-50 km with breathtaking views on the mountains of Serra de Tramuntana but nearly flat through the vineyards in the region of Es Pla.
We cycle on small lanes through authentic villages in the interior of the island and relax on plazas with a cafe con leche or pa amb oli.
We will show you the "other Mallorca" by bike!
Minimum 4 cyclists.
We also organize bike-tours with a higher level by MTB or Racing-bike.


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Warm pure mild floods these almost impartial dwelling rooms making them the perfect place to while away the hours with firm or curled up within the nook of the couch with a favourite guide. Each of these inviting spaces show that trendy and contemporary decor can actually be quite livable not chilly and unwelcoming as we frequently hear.
The marble partitions and flooring on this elegant modern front room are the right canvas for the violet furnishings and Asian impressed accents.
This artist's loft makes use of many shades of gray in probably the most lovely of the way: the weathered gray wooden flooring, the fashionable paintings, the blue-gray couch and the slightest trace of gray undertones on the partitions.
The softest whisper of pink provides this refined metropolis dwelling area a heat glow complimented by the shading within the cherry wooden flooring. While the fashionable Panton chairs and desk add form and motion to the room.
Rustic darkish wooden plank flooring stability the severity of the white partitions and furnishings on this trendy front room.


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Our leadership team is passionate about improving the lives of patients and are committed to quality. With expertise in a variety of areas, our team collaborates with you to meet your project goals.
Neal E. Fearnot, PhD, is President of MED Institute and supports clients in bringing their new medical products and technologies to market. Concurrently, he serves as President of Cook Advanced Technologies, whose mission is to develop cutting edge medical products and therapies for patients, as well as Vice President of Cook Group Incorporated, focusing on the potential of new technology and regulatory affairs policy worldwide. Dr. Fearnot has served as the founding President of MED Institute (1983), Cook Biotech (1995) and Cook AT (2009). He has been active in initiatives to promote global harmonization of medical device approval regulations. He is an author on over 150 scientific journal articles and abstracts, and is an inventor on over 100 U.S. and foreign patents. Dr. Fearnot holds a Ph.D. in Electrical/Biomedical Engineering from Purdue University.
William Voorhees, PhD, is Vice President/Chief Science Officer of MED. Prior to joining MED Institute in 1990, Dr. Voorhees conducted a wide variety of original research in applied physiology at the William A. Hillenbrand Biomedical Engineering Center at Purdue University including CPR, transchest cardiac pacing, electroventilation, hyperthermia therapy for solid tumors, hypothermia to protect the myocardium during myocardial infarction, and respiratory function monitoring. He has authored over 70 refereed scientific articles resulting from this research and served as liaison with the R&D Department of Methodist Hospital of Indiana in Indianapolis. Dr. Voorhees earned an A.B. in Biology from Hamilton College and a PhD from the Department of Veterinary Physiology & Pharmacology at Purdue University.
Ted Heise, PhD, RAC is Vice President of Regulatory and Clinical Services at MED Institute. In this capacity, with 25 years of experience, he leads the company in developing scientifically robust regulatory and clinical study strategies for its clients. He is a member of the Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society, the American Chemical Society and is a U.S. delegate to the technical committee for international consensus standards that govern biocompatibility testing and clinical investigations of medical devices. Dr. Heise is also active in developing processes to generate real world evidence for medical devices, representing Cook Medical on the corporate stakeholder board for the SVS/Vascular Quality Initiative and participating in projects within MDEpiNet (e.g., RAPID) and Harmonization by Doing. Dr. Heise graduated Magna Cum Laude with a BS in chemistry from the University of Nebraska at Omaha and a PhD in analytical chemistry from Iowa State University.
Colleen currently leads quality system efforts and serves as the Management Representative for MED Institute. She has over 36 years of experience in quality assurance, quality systems and quality control at MED Institute. Colleen has experience with vendor audits and has provided quality system and internal auditing services to sister and client companies. She has also assisted with revisions to Quality Systems for clients who are remediating or improving their Quality Systems.
Colleen also serves as the company Treasurer and provides guidance and assistance with financial reporting and business system processes.
Steve Charlebois is the Vice President of Engineering at MED Institute. He began his professional career at Zimmer Inc., working as a Senior Research Engineer focused on projects involving advanced biomaterial selection, characterization and optimization for orthopaedic implant design. While at Zimmer, he also served as Project Manager for a new primary hip implant, incorporating an innovative open-porous metal foam technology, and leading the project from initial concept development through final product commercialization. Steve joined MED Institute in 2007, working as a member of the Product Discovery team, eventually assuming management responsibilities as Director of Product Discovery. He managed a large, diverse group of engineers and scientists, with projects supporting Cook's next generation business needs in aortic and peripheral vascular intervention, urology, women's health, surgery, and endoscopy. Steve's MED experience included significant research focus on drug-device combinations and technical input to define priorities and set company goals for cell and regenerative therapies. In 2015, Steve joined Cook Regentec, where he served as Director, Global Research and Discovery. Steve holds a BS in Metallurgy, Mechanics, and Material Science from Michigan State, a MS in Biomedical Engineering from University of Minnesota, and a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Memphis.
David Gross, PhD, is the Director of MRI Safety Evaluations and Computational Modeling and Simulation groups at MED Institute. As a graduate research associate, he was awarded a Pre-Doctoral Fellowship from the American Heart Association (AHA) for his research focusing on improving the MRI safety of patients with implanted cardiovascular devices. Dr. Gross is a member of numerous societies, including the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) and received the Magna Cum Laude Merit Award at the 2016 ISMRM Annual Conference. Additionally, Dr. Gross is a member of the Ethics Subcommittee for the Biomedical Engineering Society. He graduated from Purdue University with a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering and M.S.E. in Interdisciplinary Engineering. Dr. Gross also holds M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Biomedical Engineering from Ohio State University and is a licensed Professional Engineer.
Justin Metcalf is the Director of Engineering Services at MED Institute. He started his career as an engineer at MED Institute over 18 years ago and has worked on many Class II and Class III medical devices in various roles. Many of the devices he has worked on have been first to market or have met an unmet clinical need. These experiences have allowed for development of a unique set of engineering skills. Through this, Justin has worked with regulatory bodies around the globe, has submitted several patents, worked with various physician specialties both in the engineering lab and the operating room, and participated in standardization, all of which he actively enjoys. Justin manages a diverse team of engineers that use first principles of engineering to identify and develop solutions to medical needs. The team works to bridge the gap to commercialization by using our experiences, robust processes and customer focused principles to help patients. Justin holds a BS and MS in engineering from Purdue University.
Justin Renfrow is the Contracts Director and an industry leader in product development, engineering, regulatory affairs, and clinical trial services. He has over 15 years' experience in medical device development. Justin is actively involved with MED's clients to help drive emerging medical technologies to market. Since 2004, Justin has held various positions within the Cook organization. As a patented inventor, he is well versed in early concept development and has spent his career with Cook focused on working with physicians and inventors to innovate from the lab to the marketplace. Justin focuses primarily on MED's contracting and customer service as well as traditional business development activities.
Janna Chambers manages the Client Services and Quality processes at MED Institute. She has nearly 30 years of experience in drug development, medical devices, and clinical trials. Prior to joining MED Institute, she worked in the production analytical lab at Abbott Laboratories, RPD. After nine years and four promotions, she relocated to West Lafayette and joined the staff at Purdue University in purchasing, focusing on scientific instruments and equipment, specialty gases and chemicals. Janna soon moved back into life sciences where she spent over 12 years as Director of Client Services and Business Development for life sciences companies. Directly responsible for growing strategic accounts, maintaining strong relationships, and serving as primary contact, she has been successful in helping businesses thrive and grow. In her current role, Janna is helping to drive innovation, facilitate client needs, and cultivate new business relationships. Janna earned her Bachelor of Science degree from Western Michigan University in Biomedical Sciences and Chemistry.


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The European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into effect on 25th May 2018 bringing with it wide ranging changes and new responsibilities for organisations that process personal data. These changes will affect all organisations which hold or process personal data, including the Wellbeing Software Group (hereafter referred to as Wellbeing).
This document outlines the anticipated impact on Wellbeing and our approach to ensuring our compliance with the new legislation.
Are we a data controller or a data processor?
A 'data controller' is an entity that controls how and why personal data is processed and a 'data processor' uses, handles or works with the data under the instruction of the controller. Therefore, Wellbeing is a data processor for the purpose of existing data privacy legislation and GDPR. Wellbeing is also a data controller in that we store and manage data about our customers, suppliers and staff.
How does the GDPR affect us?
The GDPR affects Wellbeing in its capacity as a data controller for the information we store and manage about our customers, suppliers and staff. However, our core business is providing software solutions, technical support, and in some cases hosting, to our customers. In this respect we process data under the instruction of a data controller and therefore we are a data processor.
Consequently, we must take heed and be compliant with the requirements for both data controllers and processors.
How are we becoming compliant?
Wellbeing has always taken its responsibility for information security and data protection seriously owing to our position as a market leader in the development and maintenance of innovative information systems to the UK healthcare sector. Consequently, we have always operated high standards of information security and data protection and we are committed to maintaining those high standards.
Wellbeing has two main areas of focus in preparing for GDPR:
Our compliance
Prior to the GDPR, Wellbeing implemented company-wide information security and data protection controls through its ISO 27001-certified Information Security management System (ISMS).
Wellbeing has undertaken an external, independent gap analysis of our existing controls against the GDPR's requirements to understand where they need to be augmented or where additional controls need to be introduced.
Wellbeing has used the output from this gap analysis to inform and establish a GDPR compliance programme which includes the following key activities:
Wellbeing has also appointed a Data Protection Officer (DPO) with responsibility for advising and monitoring our compliance with all applicable data protection laws.
Our customer's compliance
Wellbeing is acutely aware that customers trust us and our software solutions to protect their sensitive data. We therefore commit to ensuring that the security of our customer's data continues to be at the forefront of everything we do and demonstrating this commitment by continuing to submit our ISMS for external validation against ISO 27001 and other industry standards.
Similarly, customers will need to be confident that Wellbeing can assist them in meeting their GDPR obligations. As such, we are committed to applying the principles of privacy by design and default to our products. This includes providing features within our software that customers can leverage for their own compliance, particularly in relation to data subject rights and data protection impact assessments (DPIAs). We will inform our customers when new features become available.
Wellbeing understands the importance of informing our customers of any incidents or breaches that affect their data. Wellbeing is confident that our technical and organisational measures significantly reduce the risk of data breaches however, in the unfortunate event that a breach does occur, we are prepared to provide timely notification to customers and also to assist with any ensuing investigation.
Will our contracts change?
GDPR contains a legal requirement obliging organisations to update existing contracts that deal with data protection to a more detailed standard.
To comply with this requirement Wellbeing is amending our standard terms which sets out each party's obligations in relation to data protection. In incorporating these updates, the document sets out in more detail, each party's responsibilities in relation to how and for what reason either party is collecting, using or handling personal data.
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My family is absolutely addicted to frosting.
There is even one sister (I won't name names, but her name does rhyme with Bisten- ha ha. I know that is not a word, but what else rhymes with Kristen?) who I save my leftover frosting for and she will eat it straight out of the container.
I wish she lived closer so that I could share this frosting with her, IT IS AMAZING.
I use it for all my cupcakes lately and not only does it taste amazing, but it is so easy to pipe with and decorate with.
why should i gradually add the sugar?
In the instructions we explain to gradually add sugar, one cup at a time, beating well on medium speed.
We recommend this method of adding frosting because it keeps the frosting from crystallizing and doesn't make it chunky. It just makes it smooth. It also allows you to see how much more powdered sugar you need.
If you add too much, it's hard to go back and get it to a thinner consistency, but you can always add more. We also recommend scraping the bottom and sides of the bowl, to make sure all the powdered sugar is mixed in nicely, and you won't have white streaks of powdered sugar when you pipe or frost.
However, if you do add too much powdered sugar, and you need to thin this icing, add a small amount of light corn syrup.
For best results, keep icing bowl in refrigerator when not in use. It can be refrigerated in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks. We recommend giving it a good whip before spreading it on something again, or reusing it after is has sat for a while.
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Strawberry Lemonade Cupcakes
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The perfect buttercream icing recipe for your next birthday party!
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- 1/2 cup solid vegetable shortening
- 1/2 cup butter or margarine
- 4 cups (1 lb) sifted confectioners sugar
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1 tsp vanilla
- Food coloring (to get that pink color in the picture, I added 4 drops of red food coloring to my icing)
- Cream butter and shortening with electric mixer.
- Add vanilla and gradually add sugar, one cup at a time, beating well on medium speed.
- Scrape sides and bottom of bowl often. When all sugar has been mixed in, icing will appear dry.
- Add milk and beat at a medium speed until light and fluffy.
- If you need to thin this icing, add a small amount of light corn syrup.
- For best results, keep icing bowl in refrigerator when not in use. It can be refrigerated in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks. Rewhip before using. Yields 3 cups.
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Jet Tent
The Jet Tent pilot chair "L" is designed for the petite sitter which means it's not as wide or tall as the DX or DLX version and the seat back doesn't have the built in headrest, (which is ideal for the taller person) making it a "sit" above the low back chairs, from the fabric which is a polyester fabric and rated for 330 lbs, accidental spills, no problem cleans up nicely by washing off with water and drys quickly and UV rays better than your typical nylon camp chair, the individual replacement components make this portable camp chair a definate keeper, beings with most of the other portable chairs you'll find don't have the option to replace parts and can easily be tossed in the dumpster, what you'll find with the Jet Tent pilot L series chair is once a part is replaced then your ready to sit comfortably again! Also, if you decide after the 5 year warranty is up, the seat area can be replaced and you virtually have a new chair! If your a person who enjoys an occasional wine while in the outdoors, don't forget about our Jet Tent wine glass holder (exclusive to the Jet Tent chair series only) clips on just under the release handle on either side making it an accessory you don't want to forget!


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Get ready for a bizarre new dynamic in the Republicans' third nationally televised debate Wednesday evening.
For the first time since this summer, billionaire Donald Trump won't be at the center of the universe with all eyes riveted on him as the debate unfolds in Boulder, Colorado. Instead, the soft-spoken former neurosurgeon Ben Carson will be the man on top. And for the first time, Trump will have to figure out how to regain the spotlight – and recapture his mojo – in a race that has suddenly become more fluid and complex again.
Related: Abolish Medicare? Ben Carson's Mixed Message on Health Care
"For once, I think you will see the other candidates ignoring Trump," said John Zogby, a veteran pollster and political analyst. "He is on a downward spiral, predictably so, not so much for what he has said, but because Hillary Clinton's great week knocked him from his pedestal of endless news coverage. He can't take being ignored, so any efforts by him to be outrageous will simply be even hollower than they have been."
Carson in the past several days overtook Trump in polls in Iowa, home to the first national GOP caucuses of the 2016 campaign season. And on Tuesday, he took a narrow four-point lead over Trump in a New York Times/CBS survey. This is the first time Trump has taken a back seat to anyone in that poll since late July. However, the margin of error for the sample of 575 Republican primary voters is 6 percentage points.
According to the findings, Carson is the choice of 26 percent of likely Republican primary voters, compared to 22 percent for Trump. No other candidate come even close to that: Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida picked up 8 percent while former Florida governor Jeb Bush and former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina both had 7 percent.
Related: Behind Ben Carson's rebellious public image, a DC insider is hard at work
The survey suggests that Carson has scored important gains with many key Republican factions. In contrast to earlier months, Carson now leads Trump among women and is running "neck and neck" with Trump among men. Carson, who is a Seventh Day Adventist, has seen his support among evangelicals rise and leads Trump by more than 20 points among that group, according to the survey.
For a presidential candidate who lives and breathes polls – and who often uses them as a club to belittle others in the crowded GOP field -- The Times/CBS survey was a stunning jolt to the bombastic New Yorker.
"I don't get it, to be honest with you," Trump told reporters yesterday. "I'm a little bit surprised."
For his part, Carson seemed to take it in stride, telling CNN: "It's a marathon, not a sprint. Polls will go up and down over the next year. No one should be terribly alarmed and no one should be terribly excited."
He has a point. The RealClear Politics average of all polls to date still shows Trump ahead of Carson 26.8 to 22 percent.
Related: Trump Knocks Carson as a Seventh Day Adventist as Iowa Polls Shift
Since the start of the campaign, Carson has been something of a novelty act – an up-by-his-bootstraps nationally renowned surgeon and author from Detroit who charmed conservatives and evangelical Christians with his strong conservative views on education, abortion, health care and immigration reform. Many of his assertions – like Muslims should not be allowed to serve as president, and the government should deploy military drones to combat illegal immigration and drug trafficking along the U.S.-Mexico border – have raised many eyebrows but weren't taken very seriously.
Yet after months of largely cruising under the media's radar – with few willing to concede he had any chance of snagging the Republican presidential nomination – Carson suddenly is coming under intense scrutiny. He dominated last weekend's political coverage on the Sunday talk shows.
Now he can count on drawing fire from Trump and other lesser GOP candidates like Bush, Fiorina, Rubio and Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas – who all desperately need to find a way to reboot their stalled campaigns. "Since Ben Carson has now taken the lead in Iowa and in a national poll, one must wonder if sharper elbows will be thrown by Donald Trump against him," said Ron Bonjean, a Washington political analyst and adviser.
Trump has already begun a new line of attack, including his recent dig at Seventh Day Adventists for being far out of the religious mainstream. He also indicated he intends to go after Carson's controversial proposal to replace Medicare and Obamacare with cradle-to-grave health care savings accounts financed in part by a $2,000-a-year government contribution.
The Media Finally Wakes Up to the Ben Carson Phenomenon
Last weekend on Fox News Sunday and NBC's Meet the Press, Carson insisted in appearances that his medical savings accounts would be optional, and that Americans satisfied with Medicare could keep that coverage. "I would never get rid of the program," Carson said.
But that's not what he said over the past two years when he clearly advocated medical savings accounts as replacements for Medicare and Medicaid. And Trump indicated to reporters yesterday that Carson's proposal almost certainly would be a new line of attack in tonight's debate, which will be carried by CNBC.
Related: Carson steals lead from Trump in key state of Iowa: survey
"Abolishing Medicare – I don't think that he will get away with that one," Trump said. "And it's actually a program that's worked. So it's a program that some people love."
Carson's showing in the past few weeks has been impressive, although we have seen in past GOP presidential campaigns that frontrunners come and go. While many Republicans are most impressed right now with Carson and Trump, the Times/CBS poll showed that seven-in-ten Republican voters have not firmly decided on a candidate. Still, Trump has an edge over Carson here because 55 percent of his supporters say their mind is made up, while 80 percent of Carson supporters say it's too early to decide for sure.
"The race is still in implosion mode for the outsiders," Zogby said in an email message. "Carson will fade, Cruz will have his turn in the sun -- then watch for Bush, Rubio, [Ohio Gov. John] Kasich, possibly [New Jersey Gov. Chris] Christie. I do wonder if Fiorina will do well again. She could rise."


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Fashion is one of the largest and most powerful industries in the world and, unfortunately, also one of the most polluting, so the eco-friendly way is becoming increasingly important as the only and only possible alternative.
More and more fashion brands are starting to launch on the market organic collections entirely made of natural or recycled fabrics and the most natural processing techniques possible.
Just the wonderful fabric made in Itay, "Orange Fiber", made from orange peels. Thanks to the ingenuity of the two Sicilian designers Adriana Santanocito and Enrica Arena, a unique brand in the world was born, just like the Sicilian oranges, on the other hand ... The cellulose obtained from the industrial citrus juices can be spun and transformed into an exclusive eco-friendly fabric, innovative and very pleasant to the touch.


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Maroon Knights Gallop Over Blue Eagles, 66-41
The Magnolia High School Blue Eagles' Kyndra Pilant and Mady Winters each provided double-doubles, but it was not quite enough to get past the Maroon Knights of Wheeling Central, 66-41, in girls basketball action. The action took place Jan. 2 inside the MHS gymnasium.
The Maroon Knights got off to a fast start, and more.
After the holidays, one would think the Knights would be a bit rusty. However, the Lady Eagles made it a little easier on this night. After winning the tip, the Knights would take advantage of one of many Blue Eagle turnovers for any easy deuce.
It looked like Magnolia was going to challenge after a Kennedy Parsons three-ball, but would counter with two more easy baskets before Pilant went to work with three quick baskets off a steal and a rebound put-back to give the Blue and Gold a 9-6 lead.
However, the Lady Knights would answer with seven un-answered points, that included a bonus bomb, two free throws and a pair of easy buckets to take a 16-9 lead after one period of play.
In the second period it looked a little like Wheeling Central was going to walk away with the win, without too much effort. They outscored Magnolia 15-4, with Pilant being the only Blue Eagle scorer. This gave the Lady Knights a 31-13 lead, heading into the locker room.
With only two Blue Eagles scoring in the first half of action, it was necessary for the rest of the Eagles to take action. It was very noticeable that the Blue Eagles' Mady Winters was under the weather, but she willed herself to help out in the scoring, and swished her first two points from the free throw line to start the second half of action. Central followed it with a conventional three-point play, and another easy bucket, before Pilant added a freebie at the free throw line.
Central went on a 5-0 run before Winters added a made charity toss and a rebound put-back to go along with teammate Logan Riggs' first basket of the night for the Eagles' own 5-0 run. And after a Central deuce, Parsons connected on her second triple of the night, and Winters added another free throw. Wheeling Central ended the third period with a long-range bonus bomb to give the visitors a 46-25 advantage after three periods of play.
The fourth period was the best scoring period for the Eagles, but it was also the Lady Knights best period of play as well. The Eagles' Sierra Walker opened the fourth with her first basket of the game, but Central matched it with one of their own. Walker made another two points before Central went on antoher 5-0 run.
Pilant stopped the bleeding with a made free throw, and Winters knocked down her own miss before the Knights scored two more easy baskets off Magnolia miscues.
Riggs tallied her second basket of the night off her own miss, and the Knights followed with a deuce of their own. Magnolia would counter with another 5-0 run before Central tallied two straight baskets and four more after Pilant scored the Eagles' last points.
Pilant and Winters each compiled double-doubles, as Pilant scored a team-high 17 points and 13 rebounds, while Winters tacked on 10 points and just as many rebounds.
In addition, Parsons connected twice from beyond the arch, while Walker and Riggs each added four points.


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|The Black Caps are taking part in an initiative using cricket to put HIV prevention and anti-stigma messages in the spotlight. The global Think Wise campaign is running through the 2013 Champions Trophy Tournament, which is underway in England and Wales. The plan is about using the power of cricket and cricket players to reach out to large numbers of people, particularly young people, on HIV issues. There will be dedicated matches, site visits and coaching clinics where awareness and stigma will be highlighted. Black Caps Ian Butler, Corey Anderson, Colin Munro and bowling coach Shane Bond have already run a one hour coaching clinic in Cardiff as part of the campaign. They worked with youngsters on cricket skills, and also brought in information about Think Wise and taught them about HIV/AIDS awareness. After the clinic Bond said "Anything that raises the awareness of AIDS and cricket in general as well is a good thing," as reported on the ICC's website. When asked about his knowledge of HIV and AIDS, Bond added: "It's probably something I'm unfamiliar with, to be fair. It's not something I deal with on an everyday basis or see on an everyday basis, but having toured Africa and the sub-continent on a number of occasions, that's when you see it in its realism, so whatever you can do as a cricketer to raise the awareness of anything that helps under-privileged or people that are less fortunate than ourselves is good. "I think the kids at today's event had the chance to do something different, and also the chance to meet heroes who you would never get to meet on a daily basis." Colin Munro Munro added: "It was a good experience, building that awareness as well that surrounds it. Obviously there's a big media push around the world about HIV and AIDS in Africa and the sub-continent but people all over the world suffer, including here in Wales, so to get the word out is pretty special." Munro said he is completely comfortable talking about HIV/AIDS. "I grew up in South Africa where the disease is well known and that's perhaps why I am comfortable but that was in the 90s and its more prolific now but I'm pretty happy to talk about it and answer any questions people may have. It's important and good to give back." Six of the Champions Trophy matches, including the final, are being dedicated to Think Wise. All players and officials will wear red ribbons as a sign of solidarity with people living with HIV. A public service announcement featuring star players Kumar Sangakkara and Virender Sehwag will be screened at selected tournament matches, Think Wise messages will feature on the boundary boards and information about the campaign and HIV prevention will feature in match programmes. "As we mark 10 years of action on AIDS through cricket, we have seen how cricket can unite billions of people across the globe," says UNAIDS Executive Director, Michel sidibé. "The Think Wise global cricket AIDS partnership and the inspiring involvement of cricketing greats gives important profile and builds momentum towards changing and saving lives." There are approximately 2000 people living with HIV in New Zealand. Of that population, about 80 per cent identify as gay or bisexual men. Worldwide, more than 34 million people live with HIV/AIDS. Jacqui Stanford - 9th June 2013
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Q: A new friend asked me one day how he could be sure that his little kids would grow up to be scholars. His question got me thinking, and I crafted this response…
A: We have four youth between the ages of 12 and 18* of differing styles, strengths and handicaps.
All of them own their education.
They look to Oliver and me as resources, facilitators and guides. The will to exceed themselves comes from their own sense of purpose and the desire to know and be and do.
You could say, "Well, it's easy for you, because they've known this all their life."
I do say that. I also know what it is like to have a child who isn't thriving, who starts late in the process to get on track with Leadership Education. Both ways work!
And that is precisely the message of TJEd. The outcomes are as natural and predictable as, say, gardening.
It is a great deal of work to prepare a plot of ground, to learn about the optimal conditions and varieties for the region where we live, to plant and water while the little seeds are getting established. There are absolutely multitudinous things beyond our control. And while it doesn't always turn out the way we hope or plan, the process is always instructive, enriching and transformational.
And for all that we would like to control the outcome, certain things are ours to do, and certain things are not.
When we partner with the land and sky, we must submit to that truth. And yet, we plant. We pray for rain.
We wish away and fend away frost and pests, invaders and diseases. We weed and we amend the soil, we trim back and thin. But for all our tending, it really is a process that we only tap into; we never are in control of it.
TJEd mentor Melinda Ambrose has said, "You don't dig up beans to see if they're growing." It illustrates for me the obvious truth that humankind has learned through millennia to resign ourselves to the futility and even peril of tinkering in the wrong ways with developing things.
But even though we know that once we have created and are working to maintain the appropriate habitat for growth, and we had better not disturb the progress of a developing plant, our little "mini-me's" seem to tempt us to do just that, don't they?
But to trust the process really does work. I personally interact with (I will say, conservatively) many hundreds of families with similar success to our own. Each youth has different gifts and preparation, and virtually all own their obligation to prepare for their future so they can make their unique contribution.
I remember feeling as you do. Oliver and I have been teaching the principles of Leadership Education since our children were smaller than yours. It was a struggle, sometimes, to answer people's questions and concerns about the future because our children were not yet the proof in the pudding, so to speak.
And since our oldest [and 3rd and 7th, as it turns out] had learning disabilities* (common with the males of my husband's family), we had to be especially patient and inspired to know how to apply the principles in the best way for his development. You might even say we felt just a little bit of pressure to perform. Luckily we found the grace to patiently do what we knew was best for him and the others.
We of course made mistakes and course corrections all along the way–as all parents do. And yet, he and his three sisters just younger are successfully progressing in their respective levels of scholar phase.
Actually, I suppose I should credit him with having successfully transitioned into Depth Phase—he has studied this week (in addition to class time and other educational discussions/projects) over forty hours.
Similar to last week, and the week before, and the week before that.
For all the bumps in the road his learning disabilities afforded him, he is excelling in college, and I seriously doubt anyone would suspect any previous "impediments".
His sisters are respectively in Self-directed Scholar, Apprentice Scholar and Practice Scholar, all of them actively working to achieve their personal goals and interacting with their father and me to help them achieve them.
And each will be shifting to the next level within three months, I would say.
Their brother's transition has left a void in the Transition to Depth niche that the next one will feel, and so the dominoes will fall as they move forward, impelling each other to progress like pears ripening in a basket.
But even though it does move on almost like a machine set in motion, and in spite of all we say and teach, and all that we do to create an environment of passion and inspiration to facilitate his and our other children's learning, we still must look on hopefully and prayerfully and resigned to the fact the certain aspects of this process are not ours to control.
And yet, he studies.
They study.
They are growing, learning and becoming, in their own particular imperfect, short-sighted, moody, marvelous, messy, forgetful, insightful, transformational ways. And based on our own experience and the examples of many, many parents and youth, I can suppose that others who implement the same principles in their families may expect the same thing.
As much as any gardener can plan on a harvest. There is a level of uncertainty; but to act against principle to circumvent the process in the name of control is not only ineffective, it's not even rational.
We just need to pay the price to know and understand our role, invest ourselves completely in the things that are ours to do, and let the sun shine and the rain fall.
The universe does its part in the process, and over the course of years, the good harvests outnumber the bad by far. And both we and our children will have become Liber.
This article was originally written in February 2009, and ages and details are current as of that time.
Update, 2014:
- Our oldest, Oliver (23), served a successful religious mission to Brazil. He is building a business, does consulting for an educational services organization, and collaborates with his two adult sisters (Emma and Sara, below) and his brother-in-law (Ian) to teach a highly successful class for scholars, aged 14-18. He is the director of Youth for Freedom Summer Conferences. He specializes in mentoring youth with divergent learning styles.
- Emma (22) is married to Ian (24) and they are expecting their first 6/1/14. They have a successful business teaching leadership and mentoring to adults, and Emma is a corporate writer for inspirational/motivational training materials.
- Sara (20) spent several months of 2013 working in Australia teaching youth how to succeed in Scholar Phase. She manages social media for several companies, and is a sought-after mentor for youth.
- Eliza (17) is studying 10-14 hours per day with the goal of completing "the cards" by the end of summer 2014 – so she can join with her siblings in teaching the youth leadership class in fall 2014. She is putting the final polish on a futuristic dystopian novel series for youth (a trilogy of over 1000 pages that her advance readers can't put down!).
- Freeborn Ammon (14) completed a successful first year in the youth leadership class in April 2014, and distinguished himself as an almost undefeated (only by Eliza) debater, emerging writer, and energetic scholar.
- Hyrum (12) has multiple disabilities and enjoys his role in blessing other kids with disabilities – as well as those who serve them. He is a light and a joy, with a ready joke or song and a virtually unsinkable good humor.
- America (10) is a peacemaker and a deep thinker. She is devoted to the arts, and longs to be a notable singer and actress. Watch for her recitations and other works in upcoming videos.
- Abigail (8) is a tease and a bold spirit. She is enjoying learning to read, loves to dance and sing, and is a talented illustrator. She, too, will be featured in upcoming videos for families and children.
The kids in 2017:
Update, 2019:
- *Oliver (28), is married to TJEd-homeschooled Missy Nelson; they have a 2yo daughter and a newborn son. Oliver is an avid reader (profound dyslexia notwithstanding), whose focus is currently physics and genetics. He has a hard time finding people to discuss his readings with, because he's gotten so deep into the technical stuff. He is a director of a division in the Nelson's family business, and a sought-after consultant for his siblings' projects in writing, teaching and mentoring.
- Emma (27) is married to Ian (30) and they have 5- and 3yo sons and a 10mo daughter. They are long-time cast members of our Mentoring in the Classics service. They have completed internships with The Center for Social Leadership, and they have a successful business teaching leadership and mentoring to adults. They are principal mentors for our acclaimed mentoring service for youth, TJEd High!.
- Sara (25) works full-time on TJEd. She is the curator of the This Week in History subscription, she manages all customer care and product inventory, and is a cast member for Mentoring in the Classics. She is the nanny-aunt who has been almost a second mother to our first five grandchildren, and still has more photos of the babies on her phone than anyone – by a magnitude of hundreds.
- Eliza (22) is married to Skot Robinson, and they have a 10mo daughter. She recently celebrated the publication of the first installment of her dystopian trilogy, entitled Intelligence. She is a frequent and beloved cast member of Mentoring in the Classics, and her presentation on her Transition to Scholar Phase was the most popular and commented-on video ever presented in the TJEd Online Conventions.
- Freeborn Ammon (20) is currently serving a full-time religious mission in New Zealand. While we love that he is doing what he feels called to do, his absence has been felt keenly among the family who holds him dear! He takes every opportunity to mentor his younger sisters over video chats, and builds and inspires them with their personal and educational goals. He loves the people and the work, and has plans to continue his higher education upon returning home early next year. His adult siblings are quibbling over their plans to utilize his talents in their projects.
- Hyrum (17) continues to defy expectations as his development has not plateaued. He has overcome a hearing deficit, a vision deficit, and is learning to use his week hand as a support. He LOVES books and spends hours each day "reading". [There are some signs that he does actually know how to read, but his processing issues and aphasia make assessment virtually impossible.] He loves swimming, horses and music and is a joy and a blessing to everyone he associates with.
- *America (15) is working hard to develop her artistic gifts. Recent efforts have added to her singing and acting: stop-motion video; painting with watercolors; freestyle crocheting realistic and stylized animals; gourmet cooking. Her dyslexia and dyscalculia have not dampened her love of learning, and she is constantly reading for pleasure and enrichment: in 2018 she completed a personal goal of reading 100 books in spine (meaning, not audio books, but actual black-and-white-in-hand books). In the past two years her new commitement to her health and nutrition have seen her mitigate symptoms of Aspbergers and PCOS, lose 40 pounds, and dancing 3 hours per week for fun and fitness.
- Abigail (13) is a bundle of talent and personality. At her young age she has already been given responsibility for hair, makeup and costuming for several local plays. She is innately talented with visual arts, and seems to play within minutes any stringed instrument she picks up. Her severe visual impairment has made learning to read difficult, but her efforts in late Love of Learning have paid off and she has independently read and enjoyed many great classics (in addition to the ones she has experienced in our Family Readlouds). She is a natural presenter and enjoys being an advocate for YSS and TWIH.


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The Minnesota Vikings streak of eight consecutive wins ended Sunday with a 24-31 loss to the Carolina Panthers. The Vikings were weighed down by uncharacteristic mistakes on offense and the defense allowed some rare big plays, but that didn't stop some positive things from happening during the game in Charlotte. Here are six takeaways from the Vikings loss to Carolina.
1. Vikings quarterback Case Keenum hit 10 different receivers. He has now hit at least nine different pass catchers in three of the past four games.
2. Everson Griffen brought down Panthers quarterback Cam Newton for his 13th sack of the season, a new career-high for the 29 year-old Viking.
We have a bunch of fighters. Love this team. #G2G #skol
— Everson Griffen (@EversonGriffen) December 10, 2017
3. The Vikings offense gained 100 rushing yards despite injuries to the offensive line. Jerick McKinnon rushed for 46 yards on seven carries, Latavius Murray ran for 14 yards on nine carries, and Keenum had 40 yards on five carries. It's the tenth time this season the Vikings have rushed for at least 100 yards in a game. Carolina's run defense ranked fourth in the NFL heading into Sunday's matchup.
4. Vikings defensive tackle Linval Jospeh was all over the field. He was in on ten combined tackles which led the team. He also recorded a sack which gives him 3.5 on the season. Joseph is now one sack away from reaching a career-high. It was the third time in his career that Joseph had double-digit tackles in a game, according to NFL.com.
5. Adam Thielen hauled in six passes for 105 yards with a touchdown. It was Thielen's fourth 100-yard receiving game of the year. He now has 80 catches for 1,161 yards with four touchdowns on the season.
6. The Vikings record is still 10-3. After losing a game for the first time in ten weeks, Minnesota currently holds the number two seed in the NFC playoffs standings. The Vikings play the Cincinnati Bengals, Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears to close out the season. With that schedule, the Vikings have a solid chance to regain the number one seed and home field advantage throughout the playoffs.
According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz suffered what is believed to be a torn ACL Sunday. The Eagles won yesterday and improved to 11-2, but Wentz's injury has changed the dynamic of the NFC playoff picture and 5 out of 8 ESPN NFL Insiders like the Vikings chances.
To play us out, here's a little "gem" from Andy Carlson's Twitter feed. The replay shows, from an interesting angle, how Newton was able to break free for that 62-yard game-sealing gallop in the fourth quarter yesterday.
Hmmmm. 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔pic.twitter.com/GNjzeLzMH6
— Andy Jerome Carlson (@AndyCarlsonShow) December 11, 2017
Happy Monday everyone!
Game stats courtesy of ESPN.com.


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MIT is hosting the Rolex New England Div. III Men' Collegiate Tennis Championships this weekend (Friday to Sunday). The championships are one of 60 men's and women's regional events that make up the Rolex Small College Regional Championships, which culminate in a "Super Bowl" in Corpus Christi, TX, on Oct. 21.
Among the local schools represented at the championships will be MIT, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, the US Coast Guard Academy, Brandeis University, Babson College and Amherst College.
The volleyball team defeated Brandeis University, 3-0, on Tuesday evening. . . . Women's soccer continued its slide, losing to Wellesley College, 2-0. . . . Men's tennis split a pair of matches Tuesday, beating Babson College, 6-0, while losing to Brandeis, 7-2.
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How Mindfulness Meditation Leads to Insight
with Jon Aaron
Sunday, June 9th, 2019 | 10:00am – 5:00pm
What is the relationship between mindfulness (Sati) and Insight (Vipassana)? In this day of practice, we will explore the factors of mindfulness and the practice of investigation and how these efforts lead to both insight and tranquility.
What are we talking about when we speak of insights in the meditative context? A strong key is found in the Seven Factors of Awakening which starts with Mindfulness. The teaching on the Seven Factors is a key to our own individual awakening and consequently the awakening of the society we are part of.
In this Daylong, we will explore the concept of meditation, how it leads to insight and what concepts support us in our meditation practice. This program is open to meditators of all levels.
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Sanitation workers were caught on video throwing out mountains of perfectly good fruit and vegetables outside a Chinatown store — including thousands of dollars' worth of Mandarin oranges, Chinese pears and other delicacies — after ticketing the shopkeeper for blocking the sidewalk.
The garbage men dumped the produce on Feb. 3 after they were called to the East Broadway store by the NYPD, which cited the owner for unlicensed vending and sidewalk obstruction, according to police.
Cops said he was a repeat offender and had owed $60,000 in fines.
But owner Mohammad Ullah, a 52-year-old father of six who lives in Brooklyn, claimed the officers never gave him a chance to move the boxes of fruit.
"The cop came and told me to move, so I started moving the boxes," he said. "Son of a bitch sits in his car and calls sanitation, then they come and take everything. He was watching me move the boxes and he still called men to take it away. It was like a robbery. I lost $8,300 of merchandise in one day."
Ullah said he had just purchased the fruit the day before.
"It was all fresh," he explained. "They threw out 52 boxes of fresh cherries — those were $3 a pound! There was lettuce, tomatoes, green peppers, grapefruit, Chinese pears. But the worst was the oranges. Everyone here wants the Mandarin oranges, and they're all gone."
'It was like a robbery. I lost $8,300 of merchandise in one day.'- Mohammad Ullah, produce vendor
New Yorkers who watched the produce dump on Facebook blasted the city on Friday for wasting the food, saying it should have been given to the homeless.
"This has to be the dumbest s*** in the world so many people hungry and we're wasting food over f***ing regulations," wrote Sam Marrero, of Queens.
"The Dept of Sanitation and NYC should be ashamed," added Bronx resident Antonio Mastrogiacomo.
"That food could have been donated to a shelter or given to the homeless," he seethed. "This is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to "waste" in NYC."
Ullah also thought the city should have given the fruit to the hungry and less fortunate.
"They took all my stuff and just threw it in the garbage. It's such a waste," he said. "People have to eat."
When asked why they didn't give the fruit to the homeless, the Department of Sanitation simply said they were called by the NYPD to dispose of the goods, and that's what they did.


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Our students are in contact with academic staff at both universities and remarkable medical practitioners teaching in the community and in hospitals. Students also meet with community members and patients.
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Sat 21 May, season 1 episode 16
3.0 27 xAfter her stint in the hospital, Miss Piggy and Kermit reevaluate their relationship, and Kermit turns to Jack White for advice.
Sat 14 May, season 1 episode 15
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November 26, 2018-Allergy Associates of Hartford, P.C.(Allergy Associates), has agreed to pay $125,000 to the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and to adopt a corrective action plan to settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule. Allergy Associates is a health care practice that specializes in treating individuals with allergies, and is comprised of three doctors at four locations across Connecticut.
In February 2015, a patient of Allergy Associates contacted a local television station to speak about a dispute that had occurred between the patient and an Allergy Associates' doctor. The reporter subsequently contacted the doctor for comment and the doctor impermissibly disclosed the patient's protected health information to the reporter.
OCR's investigation found that the doctor's discussion with the reporter demonstrated a reckless disregard for the patient's privacy rights and that the disclosure occurred after the doctor was instructed by Allergy Associates' Privacy Officer to either not respond to the media or respond with "no comment." Additionally, OCR's investigation revealed that Allergy Associates failed to take any disciplinary action against the doctor or take any corrective action following the impermissible disclosure to the media.
In addition to the monetary settlement, Allergy Associates will undertake a corrective action plan that includes two years of monitoring their compliance with the HIPAA Rules.
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Google is celebrating the history of hip hop with — what else — a seriously cool Google Doodle.
The interactive Doodle commemorates the 44th anniversary of the party where DJ Kool Herc is credited with creating hip hop in 1973.
The Doodle features art from graffiti artist Cey Adams and has interactive turntables that let you mix your own samples using famous songs right from Google's homepage.
To get started, all you have to do is click the play button on the "O" in the graphic. It then takes you to a "record crate" where you can choose samples of classic songs from artists like George Clinton, The Isley Brothers, Billy Squire, and Betty Wright. When you've picked your songs, you can customize the mix using slider controls. Read more…
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Ever wonder what you should do with the carnage of broken crayons that end up in every corner of the house? Here is a great idea that is practical, easy and fun for the kids.
1) Gather all your broken crayons and take the wrappers off
2) Cut them into small pieces.
3) Preheat the oven to 150 degrees.
4) Fill the muffin tin or a candy mold with an inch-thick layer of crayon pieces.
5) Bake 15-20 minutes, or until the wax is melted.
6) Allow the tin to cool; then pop out the crayons, and they're ready for use.
- If you don't have a muffin tin to devote to crayon making, you can line your regular muffin tin with foil cups.
- Cover your workspace with Newspaper- the melted wax can be quite messy and we are working with kids after all (wink wink)
- Recycled crayons make a great no-cost gift or party favor! The kids love them.
- Try using candy molds or any other fun shaped baking tin for really cool shaped crayons!


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Equity — Ensuring No Child is Left Behind
We believe our children deserve access to world class healthcare regardless of where they live or their family circumstance. Thanks to you we can invest in programs that address inequity and reach children in need across New Zealand.
In August 2018 we saw fresh thinking come to life when Starship Community launched the first Whare Hauora, with support from Five Star Partner Barfoot & Thompson. At Panmure Bridge School Starship's vital community healthcare services are now being delivered in a welcoming fit-for-purpose facility, alongside education, for some of our most vulnerable children.
Your support helped Starship's child injury prevention service Safekids Aotearoa let whānau across the country know how to keep our children safe from common injury risks. Using print, video, social media and events Safekids Aotearoa spread the word on things like button battery safety, car restraint use, driveway safety and more, to reduce unintentional injuries in our infants and young people
Starship plays a key role in providing better health for our children across New Zealand with clinicians around the country able to access the Starship Clinical Guidelines, which are hosted on-line and mobile enabled, around the clock. In addition, on-call clinicians mean health care providers around New Zealand have Starship specialist advice available when they need it, and the Telehealth video conferencing service enables remote appointments for families and clinicians to 'meet' with Starship specialists while staying closer to home.
Meeting the needs of children like Te Pounamu
Te Pounamu, 12 years, Panmure with Mum Jelane
Te Ponamu's Mum Jelane describes Whare Hauora as a blessing. The facility where her 12 year old son sees Starship Community Nurse Sue Campbell helps ensure he gets the regular treatment he needs.
Te Pounamu had a liver transplant when he was two and, more recently was diagnosed with rheumatic heart disease. He requires monthly injections and other medication to ensure he stays well.
Te Pounamu lives with his whānau in Panmure, Auckland and attends Panmure Bridge School where the first Whare Hauora opened in August 2018. Sue Campbell, and other community health workers use the space to see students like Te Pounamu, for a variety of health reasons ranging from skin infections to treatment for chronic health conditions.
The decile one school is in a community where children are identified as having higher health needs and are more vulnerable to poverty related illnesses, and Whare Hauora was conceived to better meet their needs. Its initial success means plans are progressing for two more to be in other schools within the year.


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I have been less than attentive to my blog of late and feeling somewhat guilty for my behavior. Now how does that serve me? I began to ruminate as to why I started a blog to begin with. Yes there was that pressure things my colleagues and clients telling me that, "You have to have a BLOG".
As I write this I am aware that I don't like the word blog, it sounds too much like Blah, and that is simply not very inspiring. Anyway I stored the blog ideas on my shoulders where I carry all my should's (did you ever notice that should is the root word of shoulder?) until one day I simply broke down and asked for help. That was a break through moment, asking for help, and once I did, it happened rather easily and effortlessly with the help of a friend, Alyssa. I did receive a lecurette at the time on the importance of having a regular presence on my blog, which I am now wondering if I failed at.
Oh PHOOEY! I just want this to be fun, so here I am today with a momentary rant. I release all the should's, yep that feels better. I am signing up to make the blog FUN – another shoulder release. A deep breath – there we are. So what's become clear to me lately (and you)?
Tonight I am profiling at AWE (Alexandria and Area Women Entrepreneurs). I love that this is happening on our Valentine's Celebration, after all our logo is the flying heart.
The challenge in profiling is to understand what your audience wants. Does the audience want to know more about me and how I arrived here or do they simply want to know about the business or do they want a smidgen of both. I think I will go with door number three, a little of both. I only have 20 minutes however, so I want to be scarce on the details.
Saturday we leave on our first road trip of the season – five days in Burlington and Kitchener, Ontario. The tour is designed as a networking, book promo, business building opportunity. A colleague of mine has planned an "Evening of ME FIRST" in Kitchener. I love these evenings, inviting attendees into the ME FIRST conversation and hearing their views. It is challenging and exhilarating as I never know exactly what will show up. The following day I am participating in a Company-of-Women event in Burlington. This is a first for me and a way to become acquainted with this organization. We also have the opportunity of visiting with friends and playing a little – you have to have that fun quotient.
On our second roadSIGNS teleconference call this past Monday, I was gifted with a new idea. One of the participants who is about to retire coined the phrase 'Re-Wirement' instead of retirement. I always viewed re-tirement as a hyphenated word, designed to convince Jim that leaving the corporate Pharma world three years ago was simply putting on new treads. I think he secretly had hoped to put his feet up or to play hockey everyday. (I know he loves his current job!) Back to Re-Wirement – sounds like a possible book title to me!
Everyday is a new learning and a new opening. As 2010 began I set an intention for expansion, personally in terms of how I show up in the world, and business wise, with roadSIGNS. I want to attract new possibilities and opportunities that I have not imagined in the past. And I see the SIGNS everyday that this is happening. My clients feed and fuel me and my imagination. Doors are opening. What has become clear is the power of INTENTION!
Well this doesn't feel blah – maybe this blogging is not so bad after all. I simply need to relax and have some fun and be in a conversation with each of you. Let me know what you think and what is becoming clear in your life.
Until next time…


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Several hundred retired union workers and their families rallied Saturday at the State Capitol in St. Paul to denounce proposed deep cuts to Teamsters pensions.
Trustees of the giant Central States fund want to reduce the pensions of nearly 275,000 people nationwide by an average of 34 percent. The proposal would affect more than 15,000 Minnesota retirees.
The protesters, many of them retired truckers and their families, denounced the cuts via song, chant and speech, waving U.S. flags and placards.
"What happens to you, happens to us," Rick Olseen, a field representative for U.S. Rep. Rick Nolan, told the crowd.
"We're here to make it clear that we ... will not allow Teamsters who faithfully paid into Central States to the tune of $15,000 a year to be stuck with a bill because 13,000 companies used bankruptcy and all kinds of financial shenanigans to get out of their legal and contractual obligations," said Olseen, a former Teamster whose wife is a bus driver with Local 120. "This is morally wrong. It's un-American. And it's the height of financial irresponsibility."
Deregulation of the trucking industry threw the Central States fund into upheaval, as did the overall decline in union membership and in the number of employers paying into the plan. It was the first multiemployer pension fund to seek benefit cuts under a 2014 federal law that allows plans expected to run out of money in less than 15 or, in some cases, 20 years, to cut benefits to retirees. The law creates an exception to federal rules that protect the accrued benefits of active pension plans.
Fund trustees argue that slashing benefits is a last-ditch move to save the fund from insolvency in as few as 10 years. But union workers decry the cuts as a betrayal.
For some retirees, the cuts would be a devastating blow to their finances, forcing them back into work to afford medical expenses. Michael Rudolph, a 71-year-old retired UPS driver, said he's looking at a 45 percent cut that could send him searching for part-time minimum-wage work.
"There's not much of a market out there [for older workers]," he said. "My wife and I will have some hard decisions to make."
Vern DeBlieck, of Coon Rapids, invested 30 years as a truck driver before comfortably retiring. If he suffers a 53 percent pension cut, DeBlieck said he'll be near the poverty level for the first time in his life at 67. "The reason we stayed doing these stupid jobs and taking a cut in pay was because we knew we were going to have a pension," he said.
The U.S. Treasury Department has until early May to rule on the Central States cuts. Sen. Al Franken has co-sponsored a bill to stop them, supported by fellow Democrat Sen. Amy Klobuchar. In the House, Minnesota Democrats Collin Peterson, Rick Nolan and Keith Ellison also have signed on.
A protest outside U.S. Rep. John Kline's office in Burnsville is planned for April 14, the same day thousands of Teamsters head to Washington, D.C., for a rally at the U.S. Capitol. Kline helped change the law that once forbade pension cuts.


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My friend told me about this company that was renting Indian clothes and I was so excited about it because I so rarely wear Indian clothes that it doesn't make sense to buy, plus I only ever wear an outfit once, and designer clothes are just so expensive! Pull is a service that's definitely needed and it was so easy to get the item shipped directly to me. They included a prepaid return shipping label in the carrying case so all I had to do was drop it off at my local UPS store – definitely going to use again!
I used Pull the Ramp for a friend's wedding recently and I'm so happy that I found them. I don't have many Indian functions to attend so it didn't make sense to spend a ton on an outfit, plus I wouldn't have a chance to wear it again. Pull was great because they have current styles and designers and the whole process was seamless!


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Book review: A Good Time to Be a Girl: Don't Lean In, Change the System by Helena Morrissey
Career advice from a City high-flyer who's combined work with having nine children
Review bySarah Baxter
The Sunday Times
Inside this rather prosaic manifesto for career-minded women is a fabulous memoir struggling to break free. If only Helena Morrissey had written an autobiography about how she manages to do it all, rather than how women in general can achieve it all.
Famously fecund, Morrissey has popped out nine children, yet has still found time to deliver this self-help guide. That's on top of her high-flying job in the City, and her seismic impact on sexism in the boardroom as founder of the 30% Club, which campaigns for more women's representation. And did I mention she is also an ardent Brexiteer?
Morrissey is so exceptional that she can be difficult to relate to. A Good Time to Be a Girl has been heralded as a


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Although she's helping her husband and former NBA star to recover after having surgery, Khloé Kardashian still has her mind set on calling it quits with Odom.
The reality TV star opened up in an interview with People magazine: "It's out in the media that we are back together, but I wish people understood that's not in our thought process right now."
She continued: "There are too many other important things, too many medical things. It's not even in our brains thinking about us as a couple or having a relationship right now. There is a very long road ahead of him, and he has to walk that road by himself. But I'll be there supporting him every step of the way."
Khloé added: "I want to be his support system. Tragedy does make you reassess a lot of things, but when it comes to our relationship, it's the same, except I'm here supporting him fully."
So far, it's known that Khloé put a hold on her divorce from Lamar Odom, but while most of us though the two would reconcile after the unfortunate events, it doesn't seem like it so far. Only time will tell.


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About 6 months ago I started working on a simple idea – a beautiful, modern recipe plugin for WordPress. A month or so after that I launched a very rough beta release, starting at 0.5. It took me a few months, but today I'm extremely happy to launch Recipe Hero 1.0.
It took me longer than it should have, but I got stuck in a mentality where everything had to be right before I pulled the trigger. That's not the right mentality – at least in my opinion. So, today I've released the almost-ready one point oh.


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Mandalay Guest House is conveniently, centrally located in the Heart of the Garden Route with only short drives to Knysna, Tsitsikamma National Park, Nature's Valley and all the other tourist attractions.
This makes it a perfect base from which to explore all its surrounding treasures.
- 1.4 km to town centre
- 2.2 km to Central Beach
- 31.6 km to Knysna
- 33.6 km to Nature's Valley
- 62.6 km to Tsitsikamma National Park


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Cool: a company selling a calendar with pages that you plant to grow wildflowers.
Cooler: This abstract perpetual calendar:
Or, at the opposite extreme, the Martha Stewart take on a monthly tile calendar.
Coolest: a Maker creating a gift calendar with weekly seed packets that can be grown into food at that time of the year in recipient's climate. For even more eco-factor, actually recycle a 2008 calendar by marking in the holiday / date changes you care about. The days of the week for January 2008 match those for January 2009 if you move the day headers over by 2 (1/1/08 = Tuesday, 1/1/09 = Thursday),and you can embrace the hack to make a calendar that looks like a ransom note:)
If you have any Maker-friendly ways of sustainably ringing in the New Year and maintaining a semblance of knowing what day it is, please comment below!


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Cryptoassets in 2019: What Needs to Happen for Mass Adoption?
Blockchain and cryptoassets were relatively niche concepts before 2017, but that year their popularity and value exploded, as exemplified by bitcoin's successes. A single token of the original mainstream cryptocurrency, launched in 2009, cost $900 (£695) in January 2017. In December of that year, at the peak of the market, one bitcoin was worth $19,500 (£15,000) — a 1,850 percent increase.
The bull run of 2017 generated global awareness of cryptos, enriched early adopters, and in turn propelled the initial coin offering (ICO) mania — whereby tokens of a new protocol are sold to investors — that has since subsided. It also precipitated a pull back in the markets the next year, with many dismissing the new asset class as an archetypal economic bubble.
However, blockchain — the secure, distributed database underpinning bitcoin and countless other cryptos — is a transformational innovation that numerous experts believe has the potential to be more revolutionary than the internet. As such, cryptos — the first use case of blockchain technology — will not, despite the 2018 retracement, be going anywhere any time soon.
If cryptos are to achieve significant growth in the near future and gain mass adoption, as many predict, a handful of things should — and could — happen in 2019.
Fiat and Crypto Compatibility
Blockchain was created as a decentralized system for the exchange and storage of a new form of digital currency, bitcoin, with the vision of challenging the status quo of centralized banking systems and fiat money.
Indeed, in October 2008 — only weeks after the collapse of Lehman Brothers, then the fourth largest investment bank in America — Satoshi Nakamoto, the mysterious and still-masked figurehead of the bitcoin movement, proposed "a purely peer-to-peer version of electronic cash [that] would allow online payments to be sent directly from one party to another without going through a financial institution".
There are a number of ways to exchange fiat currency for the cryptocurrency, though there are far fewer options available for currency conversion between crypto and fiat in developing-world regions that have large "unbanked" populations.
Some organizations are seeking to take advantage of the untapped wealth that these economies possess. For instance, Electroneum has been partnering with businesses around the world and lobbying for the acceptance of cryptocurrency to empower the unbanked and give their lives purpose.
Improving Regulation
Regulation of cryptoassets — which are, by definition, decentralized and extranational — has always been a contentious issue. Since the dramatic expansion of the ICOs, during which many investors fell prey to bad practices, the reins have been tightened by the community. The cryptocurrency space is no longer the "Wild West" many detractors label it, though admittedly bitcoin's association with Silk Road and other Dark Web websites frequented by criminals does not help the case for mass adoption.
Additionally, some regulators struggled initially with the technological literacy required to fully comprehend cryptos and the potential of the blockchain, and some countries have banned them outright (not least in China). In this digital age of exponential change, where science fiction is becoming science fact, they are yanking up the handbrake on progress.
In 2018, there was a groundswell of movement within the crypto ecosystem to better collaborate and encourage more self-regulation, while cooperating with authorities and independent bodies to construct standardized regulatory frameworks. The strengthening of bonds and greater education about cryptos is helping to foster healthier relationships between innovators and those in authority.
This bodes well for mass adoption of cryptos. Institutions already actively seeking to achieve this vision include the Global Blockchain Association (GBA) and CryptoUK.
Greater Security
The aforementioned ICOs were the most prominent form of cryptoasset fundraising in 2017 and grew faster than they had in any previous year. They have since come under fire from critics over the lack of security that they offer investors.
The backlash against ICOs began in 2018 and the new big fundraising vehicle in the crypto world is security token offerings (STOs). STOs combine the best attributes of traditional security offerings — namely investor protection — with the increased efficiency, speed and future liquidity of blockchain-based tokenization.
In 2019, you can expect to see the rise of STOs, alongside other innovative methods, to support blockchain companies so backers can be more confident in the safety of their investments.
Furthermore, cryptoasset exchanges and trading platforms must continue to bolster their cybersecurity defenses to combat hackers, providing peace of mind for investors of all levels.
Stable Coins vs Price Volatility
The meteoric rise of ICOs in 2017 ultimately proved to be unsustainable, and in early 2018, the value and market capitalization of almost all cryptoassets fell fast.
Stablecoins were invented as a means of securing token holders against such volatility, as well as acting as an intermediary trading token. Towards the end of 2018, there was a rapid rise in the number of stablecoins on the market.
At the start of 2019 there were reckoned to be about 50 stablecoins. The verdict is still inconclusive as to which of these new stablecoins is the most reliable, though a leader is sure to emerge soon enough.
Next Killer App
Many blockchain enthusiasts have been either collaborating or competing to develop the next "killer app" solution to boost public interest in cryptos and push forward stagnant adoption rates.
It is likely that the next great application will take the form of a future-proof "middleware" solution that helps complete the convergence of blockchain and traditional technology.
One of the greatest obstacles facing mainstream adoption of cryptoassets is the fact that there aren't many ways that people can use it like Visa, Mastercard or PayPal. Even while more and more businesses are finding a path to accepting crypto payments, usage remains low among the general public. Any solution that can overcome this barrier would certainly be considered a "killer app" and could pave the way for mass crypto adoption.