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|Monks, Stephen, Niarchou, Maria, Davies, Aimee, Walters, James Tynan Rhys, Williams, Nigel Melville, Owen, Michael John, van den Bree, Marianne Bernadette and Murphy, Kieran 2014. Further evidence for high rates of schizophrenia in 22q11.2 deletion syndrome. Schizophrenia Research 153 (1-3) , pp. 231-236. 10.1016/j.schres.2014.01.020
22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q11.2DS) is associated with high rates of psychotic disorder, particularly schizophrenia. The deletion is considered to be a biological model for understanding this debilitating psychiatric disorder. It is unclear whether the psychotic manifestations in 22q11.2DS are similar to those in schizophrenia patients without the deletion. Catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT), a positional candidate gene for schizophrenia, resides within the 22q11.2 region. It remains unknown whether hemizygosity for this gene is associated with risk of psychotic disorder. This study includes 83 adults with 22q11.2DS, 90 non-deleted individuals with schizophrenia, and 316 normal controls. Psychopathology was assessed using the Schedules for Clinical Assessment in Neuropsychiatry, the Schedules for the Assessment of Positive and Negative Symptoms and the Global Assessment Scale. Schizotypy was assessed with the Kings Schizotypy Questionnaire and Oxford Liverpool Inventory of Feelings and Emotions. IQ estimates were also obtained. Adults with 22q11.2DS were genotyped for a number of COMT polymorphisms as well as the Ashkenazi risk haplotype. This study confirms high rates of psychotic disorder (29%) in individuals with 22q11.2DS of which the majority had schizophrenia (22%). There does not appear to be a differential expression of schizophrenic symptom clusters in 22q11.2DS in relation to sporadic schizophrenia, though schizophrenia in 22q11.2DS seems to be less severe in terms of global assessment scores. Psychosis proneness seems to be of genetic origin in 22q11.2DS as individuals with 22q11.2DS without schizophrenia had higher schizotypy scores than normal controls. Finally, COMT was not associated with schizophrenia status or schizotypy.
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Gardens Inc. 4: Blooming Stars Collector's Edition
January 31, 2016
Nitreal Games
Widescreen Support
Voice Overs
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Ten EXCLUSIVE Levels
Integrated Strategy Guide
Replayable Cutscenes
Jill and Mike just landed a deal to broadcast their very own reality TV show! Help them garden around the world and boost their show ratings. At the same time, the couple is also expecting a baby in the near future. Can the show run smoothly or would a jealous rival try to sabotage the show?
With Blooming Stars being the fourth successful game in the Gardens Inc. series, we can officially say that Gardens. Inc is one of the best resource-management franchises created. What we love about Gardens Inc. is that it is not just about running around and collect resources, but the gardening theme actually sets the series apart from its competitors. And Blooming Stars does not disappoint us in the slightest.
The Gardens Inc. is well known for its signature artwork and colorful graphics. Gardens Inc. 4: Blooming Stars takes that classic look one step forward, with more detailed artwork and super polished visuals. Every single scene looks absolutely wonderful, accompanied by upbeat soundtracks – Blooming Stars is a treat for both the eye and the ear.
Another great thing about Gardens Inc. 4: Blooming Stars is that it is one of those few resource-management titles that actually has a solid storyline. The story progresses as you complete each level, and each level actually serves some sort of a purpose in the plot. Those who have been enjoying Gardens Inc. games since the first installment would be glad to see some returning characters, along with some fascinating new ones.
The developers for sure unleashed their creativity in this sequel. At its core, Gardens Inc. 4: Blooming Stars plays like any other Gardens Inc. games. You collect resources, build and upgrade workstations, complete tasks and plant flowers. There is also a Bonus Goal in every level, that is, to arrange the flowers in such a way that satisfies the given condition. However, Blooming Stars introduced us to a couple of unique features as well. For example, the animal catchers, the resource delivery sheds, the collectible moles and new means of transportation for your character. It is a delight to see a resource-management game with this many refreshing features.
Not only that, Gardens Inc. 4: Blooming Stars is an incredibly well-designed game. Each level looks different from the next, and there is certainly a lot to look at in each level – only adds to the entertainment value of the game. On casual mode, the levels are also programmed in a way that is not too hard nor too easy, just the perfect difficulty. Still, beginners can select the Relaxed Mode, while advanced players can go for the Expert Mode.
Gardens Inc. 4: Blooming Stars consists of 45 addicting levels and five bonus levels, with nine more regular levels and one more bonus level in the Collector's Edition. The Collector's Edition also comes with collectibles, achievements, cutscenes and a very helpful strategy guide – totally worth the price!

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I had the pleasure of attending this Thursday a dinner in Washington DC with Mark Gitenstein, the US Ambassador to Romania. The Metropolitan club has a very strict policy on photos, so unfortunately no pictures to show.
Our graceful hosts were Mark and Libby Gitenstein, and the very nice surprise was meeting Jim Rosapepe as well, a former ambassador to Romania. You don't get two US Ambassadors to Romania, and their insights on Romanian society, in a room everyday.
I had a chance to talk about the work we do at Eastern Lighthouse, and our program of "Donate your glasses" created an engaged conversation.
A bit about the dinner setting: the Metropolitan Club was founded during the Civil War (1863), and is the oldest private club in DC. Teddy Roosevelt is said to have plotted the Spanish-American War at the Metropolitan. The club is as posh as I imagined, and being next door to the White House makes it a very popular meeting place.
Very honored to represent the work from Amalia, Anna, Helen and Sarah, the young ladies that are the soul of the Eastern Lighthouse charity. More importantly is the confirmation that the journey we started together will help a kid regain her smile. One kid at a time.


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Why analog photography? Because it's like a meditation. You can forget everything around you and see a view which is the most important thing at this moment. Think about colors, shadows, composition, wait for the special moment and finally press a button. Then you can breath out, take another deep breath and keep looking for the next special moment. It could be anywhere.
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Please note our conditions for non-german applicants:
- you have to live in Germany, travel to a german speaking country or choose a topic with a context to german culture
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- like all other applicants you are not allowed to travel by airplane and you have to cover ALL your expensen (incl. travel) by the scholarship
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Chance really gets summer staples right.
The predominantly red, white and blue hues also hit an appropriate note.
Known for their striped shirts, Chance's triple stripe version is so, so up my alley:
A Pixie tee, a patterned peasant blouse and a beach cover up would round out a vacation packing list:
If you can bear to actually use it, here's a cute picnic or beach blanket to bring along:


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How often have you found yourself stuck for ideas or thinking "why am I running tests", whilst testing? Have you found yourself repeating the same type of test ideas again and again? Do you find it difficult to explain your reasoning to others or to be able challenge what someone is saying? If this is the case then this workshop is for you.
This workshop will provide you with a set of tools that you can take back and implement straight away in your testing profession as well as learning skills for your everyday life, by using interactive creativity, critical thinking games, and easy to remember techniques.
The focus is on freeing up your mind to allow creative ideas to flow and then re-evaluating those ideas using critical thinking approaches. These are the concepts that you will take back with you to use in your daily working environment.
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A special thanks to Bruce and Pat for hosting a terrific night. A full house got to hear some great stories and were offered terrific insight into the coming season. Bottom line: The Cubs' season looks promising, and the White Sox...they'll be playing too. Game tickets were raffled off, amongst other fun prizes. We also sold over 100 cubs and sox cookies with all proceeds from those cookies going to the Wounded Warrior Project!
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Falling in education of Nigeria study system because there are no measurement instruments for the reliability and validity of education. And second fact is there is many cultural crises spread between the people of Nigeria and the study level going still more down.
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You had indeed experienced a night that is full of excitement and fun. Thanks to Bruce and Pat for making the event extra special because I believe that the energy of an event will always depend on the hosts because they are the ones who execute the plans or program that have been prepared beforehand. You are all lucky because you have experienced such thing and I am hoping that this won't be the last but just the start of something that should be done from time to time. Bruce and Pat, in my opinion, should become regulars in the upcoming events you will be organizing. They will definitely make all of the events worth attending.
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Extensive List of What's New in iOS 7 Beta 5 [Images]
Posted August 6, 2013 at 5:39pm by iClarified · 106144 views
● New Settings icons
● You can now disable Control Center access within apps
● New Slide to Power Off
● Updated twitter icon
● New Yahoo! branding in Notification Center [Thanks Ghali]
● On/Off Switch for Labels in Accessibility [Thanks Ghali]
● Can access icons during animation in folders
● Updated in call buttons
● Trash moved in mail to right side, mark button on left now
● No more unlocking sound, locking sound instant
● Pull down banner on push notifications
● Headset controls on headphones now working again [Thanks Eyjag]
● You can download your specific language dictionary after you define a word
● Messages shows first name only now (last name initial dropped)
● Twitter and Skype now working
● Install screen and Boot screen same color as your phone now (white iPhone has black apple logo and white background) via ster1ng
● Lock screen music control functionality tweaked -- will not slide anymore when trying to access other controls (play/pause etc)
● Performance enhancements animation tweaks system wide (ie receiving notification will now darken instead of blur on lock screen). Some older device have had some animations blurs and transparencies removed to most likely help with performance.
● Carrier texts are now a fixed width and scroll back in forth instead of being static if the length of the characters are too much [Thanks Doozy]
● Notification Center features white 'clear' button instead of black
● Tweaked options in Camera.app
● Improved Camera Access from lock screen (easier)
● App store + more prominent for universal apps
● Sync icon now in right side of status bar [Thanks Mahmoud]
Check back momentarily. We are continually adding to this list. Let us know if you find anything new in the comments.
For more on the latest iOS 7 news please follow iClarified on Twitter, Facebook, Google+, or RSS.


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Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Real Destination Wedding Wednesday - Michelle & Tyler in Lake Tahoe, CAWords by Jennifer Stein Words by Kristi Blane
Event Designer / Coordinator: Heather Spear, Summit Soiree
Photography by Michael Tyler
It's not every day you come across a couple like Michelle and Tyler. A couple who, just by seeing the way they look at one another, you can tell how head over heals in love they are with one another. Where the positivity and good energy just flows out of them and affects all the people around them.
When we were reading the vendor's blog posts and looking at their images, we could tell that not only did Michelle and Tyler have a great time at their wedding, but EVERYONE did.
On June 28th, 2009 - the gorgeous couple made their commitment official in Lake Tahoe, CA at the Resort at Squaw Creek.
On June 28th, 2009 - the gorgeous couple made their commitment official in Lake Tahoe, CA at the Resort at Squaw Creek.
With the help of Heather Spear from Summit Soiree, the wedding came together and had flawless details such as ivory and burnt orange colors in the floral arrangements and a three tiered ivory frosting with blush floral design.
The adorable turquoise bridesmaid dresses were from Anthropology (one of Destination I Do's favorite stores - and a new resource for bridal gowns and bridesmaid dresses!).
For an absolutely tear-worthy video montage of Michelle and Tyler's day, visit DV Artistry's blog by clicking here.p>Vendors Used:
Event Designer/Coordinator: Heather Spear, Summit Soiree
Photography: Michael Tyler Photography
Officiant: Family friend, Mike Bishop
Wedding Gown: Isis Bridal
Hair: Laura Seegmiller with Bella Vita Salon
Make-up: Jen Ergut
Bridesmaid Dresses: Turquoise dresses from Anthropology
Flowers: Martha Bernyk Floral Design
Cake: Resort at Squaw Creek
Videographer: DV Artistry
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Australia has just dealt a massive blow to the UK government's Brexit plans
Australia has ruled out negotiating free-trade deals with Theresa May's government until Britain has formally completed its departure from the European Union.
Steven Ciobo, Australia's trade minister, said on Tuesday that he had received advice telling him entering formal talks with Britain before Brexit is complete would be illegal, T the Times reports.
This new development is a major blow to Ciobo's British counterpart, Liam Fox, and the rest of May's government.
Fox had intended to begin negotiating free-trade deals with states like Australia before the Article 50 period comes to an end, which would lay the foundations for deals to be signed shortly after Britain completes its exit.
Ciobo said a UK-Australia trade deal would be negotiated as "efficiently and promptly as possible" once Brexit is officially completed but said legal restrictions meant formal talks cannot begin while Britain remains in the EU.
In theory, this means a UK-Australia deal could be years down the line, perhaps the best part of a decade.
Speaking to Business Insider on Monday, Linda Lim, a trade expert at the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business, said that negotiating a trade deal usually takes around five years.
"Seven years is not unusual," she said, referring to the time taken to negotiate the Canada-EU deal, which currently hangs in the balance. "They all take at least five years. TPP took five. Two years is very short."
A You Gov survey published last month revealed that Brits who voted Leave in the June referendum believed striking a deal with Australia should be Britain's number one priority when it comes to post-Brexit trade deals.
Senior members of the Australian administration hope any post-Brexit deal with Britain will include privileged access to labour markets for Australian workers, plus permission for Australian financial service companies to expand to the UK, according to the Times.
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New collection from the creative studio and brand label Over got to see it's Spring '15 release, wearing the name "A Monochromatic Spring" which is by our opinion a very accurate depiction.
The collection features various simple essentials for both ladies and men, full of strong graphics and patterns inspired and guided by a monochromatic palette. You can view their new collection, as well as their old releases on www.overclothing.com
The simple start of Over was fueled from personal demand and the basic desire of having something different and unique.
Design remains the driving force behind our work we do at Over, which is run by a small group of local creatives from different fields, united with passion for the things they make. Without it's current name, concept and the thought of a wide audience consumption, the whole t-shirt story began it's life in 2005, through a small scope of people who would preorder the tee's as they circled around in an email attach. As the people wore the tee's, a desire from the larger crowd came along, which became a deciding factor for the project going public in 2012.


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Search Engine Optimization: Quick Easy Methods To Enhance Your Page Rankings
As you grow better, you learn to make the tweaks that truly change lives. Even if you are unfamiliar with SEO, reading the following article can explain some simple to operate tips that you can put to use immediately to boost your website's search engine rankings.
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Understand that spiders can't do just about anything together with your URLs if they read like a bunch of random numbers.
Meaningful URLs and relevant keywords make it simpler for the major search engines to see your pages. This simply means your website has an improved chance at higher visibility.
Use product feeds to get more customers coming into your website. Product feeds list details for example images, descriptions and costs in regards to the products and services you are offering. Submit those to sites which make a price comparison as well as to the main search engines. Simply by using a feed reader, your customers can receive each feed mainly because it arrives.
Never utilize Flash with a site that you want to be optimized. Flash is not usable on some devices, and look engine robots cannot read it at all. Search engines like google need to crawl to see your website to make use of SEO.
Should you seek a boost in traffic for your personal site, be sure your articles is at the top of its game. Visitors won't keep coming back once they can't find what they came to your blog to acquire. Having good content is a vital part in driving traffic to your blog.
Search engine marketing is one thing that has selections for the do-it-yourself crowd. There are a variety of resources on the market which can help to coach you. There are lots of websites and books on the market.
Research your potential keywords first. Before building your web site, know which keywords must be contained in the titles. When you spend some time to investigate and be aware of your page stats, you may better understand what kinds of content people are searching for. You must emphasize keywords with your site as a way to improve your search engine results.
Site owners wish to be visible on search engines like google first pages. It isn't simple to arrive, but the tips here will make you be noticeable and find viewers….


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Does your dental plan suck? Are you afraid of the dentist? If yes, then the Dental Microscope [JP], offered by Tokyo-based crap gadget specialist Thanko, might be the right choice for you. Similar to its lightoscope released back in April, this new microscope is a combination of a microscope and a light. Needless to say, there's a USB port, too.
The Dental Microscope features six LEDs and a small CMOS camera that shoots JPEGs or BMPs of your teeth in 640×480 resolution or video in 1280×1024. You can then store the footage on your PC (Windows XP or Vista) via USB 1.1. or 2.0.
The Dental Microscope costs $80, but I have a feeling investing this money into a visit to the dentist makes more sense. People living outside Japan can wait for Thanko to list the thing in their English online store or ask Geek Stuff 4 U to get one for them.
Here are some shots taken with the microscope:


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Ultimate Burger Contest Recipes Tested Out
Students from Johnson and Wales University followed the recipes submitted by our readers who earned the top numbers of votes in the beef and alternative burger categories.
The judging for Rhode Island Monthly's Ultimate Burger Contest was held on Monday at Johnson and Wales University's City Burger Kitchen. Our three judges, including Dan Jaehnig from NBC 10, chef Ken Watt from Johnson and Wales, and Janice Pascone from Garden City Center, tasted all six finalists, including three beef burgers, and three alternative versions, and rated them on a scale of one to ten.
Students from Johnson and Wales University followed the recipes submitted by our readers who earned the top numbers of votes in the beef and alternative burger categories. The six finalists had the most creative recipes, including the Bugg'd Outt Burger (bacon, pulled pork, coleslaw, Swiss cheese, among other ingredients); the Umami Burger (shitake mushrooms, soy sauce, sherry vinegar, smoked bacon, gouda); the Cubano (ground pork butt, sweet Virginia honey ham, garlic, dill pickles, Swiss cheese); the Cannellini-Veggie Burger (cannellini beans, zucchini, carrots, red onion, garlic); D's Curry Turkey Burger (ground turkey, curry powder, red pepper flakes, Sriracha sauce); and the Don't be a Turkey Burger (ground turkey, goat cheese, baby spinach, caramelized onions, BBQ sauce).
While the judges tasted each burger, they shared their opinions about each one (the Curry Turkey Burger sent Jaehnig sprinting for a bottle of water – can't handle spicy foods, Dan?) and chef Watt shared fun facts about different ingredients. Who knew the Sriracha sauce we know and love is an American invention? I had no idea that the Huy Fung sauce in the trademark rooster-emblazoned bottle with the green cap was created in the 1980's in Los Angeles by David Tran as his own take on the traditional Asian chili sauce (check out this New York Times article). You learn something new every day!
If you want to recreate these fun burgers at home, check out our recipe gallery. Otherwise, stayed tuned for our January 2013 issue of Rhode Island Monthly, to find out which burgers came out on top.


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Hello everyone,
I have recently received this game, and I have been working through the tactical puzzles in order to get familiar with the mechanics. For the life of me I cannot solve the second puzzle from "winning the game". The puzzle deals with mining rates.
I can capture three of the four outposts, but my opponent still manages to win. I have tried creating a second mine, and my opponent still wins. No matter what I do, I can't seem to solve this puzzle.
I would like to solve the puzzle myself, but would GREATLY appreciate any hints to push me in the right direction. If I still can't solve it, then a full answer will be more than welcome.
Thanks in advance!!


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Do you want CBD in your coffee?
This seems to be a very touchy subject. While doing the research, there are so many articles to be read. Coffee is an "upper". It helps to get you going in the morning and may even lift your mood. CBD has been known to help you get going in the morning by helping with the inflammation you may have in your body.
CBD - What is it?
CBD is one of the many compounds known as cannabinoids, found in the Cannabis Plant. CBD was discovered in 1940 and initially was thought not to be pharmaceutically active. People confuse Cannabinoids with Marijuana and vice versa. CBD has minimal traces of THC (delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol), and does not have the mind-altering effects (feeling high); whereas Marijuana has both CBD and THC. The THC is what causes the mind-altering (also known as feeling high) when it is broken down by heat and introduced to the body.
Coffee - What is it?
Silly question, right? Well did you know that the coffee bean is not actually a bean? It is a seed from the berries from the Coffea plant. We take that seed and grind it up so that we can brew it. Coffee has a stimulating effect on humans. Coffee is one of the most popular drinks in the world today. According to studies, people that drink 2 - 4 cups of coffee daily are at a lower risk of a stroke.
What happens when you infuse your Coffee with CBD?
This relationship duo is starting to spread its wings. Coffee and CBD go together better than a spoonful of peanut butter and chocolate syrup poured on top. Are you ready to have some CBD-infused coffee in the morning? We have gel drops that would go perfectly with a cup or on the go.
There are several reasons to infuse your coffee with CBD:
- CBD helps to ease anxiety. Some people, even the veteran coffee drinker, will get the jitters after having 1 or 2 more cups of coffee when they should have been done after their 3 or 4 cups. Because CBD helps to ease anxiety, adding a little bit to your coffee will help do away with the jitters. Caffeine and CBD both interact with adenosine, and they have opposite effects. Caffeine disrupts your body from receiving the sedative effects of adenosine, while CBD responds by increasing the amount of calming adenosine in our bodies.
- CBD boosts your mood and can give you energy. So adding a little CBD to your morning coffee, you won't need to order a larger coffee, or get an extra cup at the office. The mood-altering effects of CBD and coffee, on their own, increase the serotonin in your body, which in turn helps your mood to be more positive and uplifting. Combining coffee and CBD in the morning sounds like a great way to start the day!
- CBD and coffee are both awesome antioxidants! Coffee is considered to be one of the biggest sources of antioxidants. This protects our cells and DNA from damage and helps us to promote a healthier life. CBD is also a powerful antioxidant! CBD may help the after-effects of a major brain injury or stroke.


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New England debut by South African guitarist Derek Gripper at Wesleyan University's Center for the Arts on Friday, November 4, 2016
Derek Gripper
Concert on Friday, November 4, 2016 will be
New England debut by South African guitarist
Middletown, Conn.—The 42nd annual Crowell Concert Series presented by Wesleyan University's Center for the Arts and Music Department continues with a concert by South African guitarist Derek Gripper on Friday, November 4, 2016 at 8pm in Crowell Concert Hall located at 50 Wyllys Avenue on the Wesleyan campus in Middletown. This concert is also be part of the sixth annual Performing Arts Series.
Derek Gripper conjures anew a centuries-old musical heritage, interpreting kora (21 string harp) compositions for solo classical guitar. He has created a repertoire of arrangements of African music, based on transcriptions of works by Toumani Diabaté, Ali Farka Touré, and others. Other influences on Mr. Gripper include the multiple layers in the music of Oliver Messiaen, the African-influenced structures of Steve Reich, and guitar arrangements of the music of Johann Sebastian Bach.
Tickets are available online at http://www.wesleyan.edu/boxoffice, by phone at (860) 685-3355, or in person at the Wesleyan University Box Office, located in the Usdan University Center, 45 Wyllys Avenue, Middletown. Tickets may also be purchased at the door beginning one hour prior to each ticketed performance, subject to availability. The Center for the Arts accepts cash, checks written to "Wesleyan University," and all major credit cards. Groups of ten or more may receive a discount to select performances – please call (860) 685-3355 for details. No refunds, cancellations, or exchanges. Programs, artists, and dates are subject to change.
About the Artist
Derek Gripper began his formal musical training at the age of six on the violin. After studying classical music for the next thirteen years, he began to look further afield for musical inspiration. This search took him to India, where he studied South Indian Carnatic music. On his return home, he began to focus on the guitar, trying to find a new direction for the instrument. When he met up with Cape Jazz trumpeter Alex van Heerden, he started to see that his previous studies could be used to find new directions for the music of South Africa.
In 2009, Mr. Gripper began studying the playing techniques of the instrument by learning traditional Malian compositions on the kora, and two years later had a breakthrough: by using the simple textural language of the Spanish renaissance lute (called vihuela), it was possible to play the highly complex kora compositions of virtuoso Toumani Diabaté on the six string guitar, without omitting a note of the original performances. Mr. Gripper's project resulted in a growing collection of outstanding African guitar arrangements, including works by Ballaké Sissoko, Amadou Bansand Jobarteh, South African bow player Madosini, and others, bringing the guitar and the music of Africa to life in new and exciting ways.
After a host of groundbreaking albums which redefined the landscape of South African music, most notable being the visionary Sagtevlei with Mr. van Heerden, Mr. Gripper began to incorporate the music of other composers in his performances. His long-time fascination with the music of Brazilian Egberto Gismonti led to a project to transcribe Mr. Gismonti's guitar music, a composer that Mr. Gripper describes as "the Heitor Villa-Lobos of our time." The result is a constantly growing collection of Mr. Gismonti's scores and recordings, many of which have only been recorded by Mr. Gismonti himself. The Sound of Water, Mr. Gripper's recording of the music of Mr. Gismonti, was nominated in 2012 for a South African Music Award for "Best Classical and Instrumental Album."
Mr. Gripper released his ninth album One Night on Earth: Music from the Strings of Mali in 2012, which was recorded in one all-night session. The United Kingdom's top world music publication Songlines called One Night on Earth "a staggering achievement," and selected the recording as a "Top of the World" album in 2013.
In 2014, Mr. Gripper was commissioned by Botkyrka Konsthall in Sweden to compose and record a sound installation for two exhibitions linking architecture and art: The Venice Architecture Biennale and Fittja Open, a new biannual in Stockholm. The installation has been released as the album Cassette Locale After Masanobu Fukuoka.
Interpreting kora compositions on solo guitar is a feat which classical guitarist John Williams said he thought was "absolutely impossible until I heard Derek Gripper do it." Mr. Gripper's "guitar has found the Kora-playing spirit, he captures the magic bound up in the way it is played," said Mr. Williams, who invited Mr. Gripper back a second time to collaborate in "The John Williams Series" at London's Globe Theatre in 2015, where the two musicians performed duets based on Toumani Diabaté's kora works.
Mr. Diabaté invited Mr. Gripper to collaborate with him in Mali, and perform at the Acoustik Festival Bamako in 2016, the first international festival held in the country in four years.
For more information about Derek Gripper, please visit http://www.derekgripper.com.
About the Crowell Concert Series
The Crowell Concert Series at the Center for the Arts features a wide array of world-class musicians. Past artists that have performed as part of the Crowell Concert Series include Afro-Cuban All-Stars, Amelia Piano Trio, American Brass Quintet, AnDa Union, Anonymous 4, Ahmad Jamal, Balfa Toujours, Bang on a Can All-Stars, Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn, Bill Frisell Trio, Boston Chamber Music Society, Brooklyn Rider, Bulgarian Bebop, Calefax Reed Quintet, Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Charles Lloyd Quartet, Cherish the Ladies, Claude Frank, Crooked Still, David Krakauer & Klezmer Madness, Dither Electric Guitar Quartet, Don Byron: "Jungle Music for Postmoderns," Donald Berman: "Celebrating Chopin's 200th Birthday," Dünya, Eddie Palmieri, eighth blackbird, Eileen Ivers, Entrequatre, Ernest Dawkins, Eugenia Leon, Fernando Otero Quartet, FleytMuzik, FLUX Quartet, Henry Threadgill, Hugh Masekela, Ignacio Berroa Trio, Joshua Roman, Juice Vocal Ensemble, Kronos Quartet, Le Vent du Nord, Les Percussions de Strasbourg, Lionel Loueke Trio, Lionheart, Margaret Leng Tan, Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill, Maya Beiser and Anthony de Mare, Midori, Minneapolis Guitar Quartet, "Music at Thomas Jefferson's Monticello," Near Eastern Music Ensemble, Nicholas Payton Trio , Omar Sosa, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Otis Taylor, Parthenia, Paul Brady, Pedro Carboné, Peter Serkin, Randy Weston, Regina Carter Quintet, Riffat Sultana and Party, St. Lawrence String Quartet, San Jose Taiko, sfSoundGroup, Shanghai Quartet, Stanley Cowell Quartet, The American Piano, The Assad Brothers, The Baltimore Consort, The Hilliard Ensemble, The Mystical Arts of Tibet: Drepung Loseling Monastery, The Nile Project, Thomas Mapfumo/Blacks Unlimited, Tiempo Libre, Tokyo String Quartet, Toumani Diabaté, Trio Globo, Turtle Island String Quartet with Stefon Harris, Van Cliburn International Piano Competition Gold Medalist Vadym Kholodenko, Vieux Farka Touré, Vijay Iyer Trio, Voices of Afghanistan, Wu Man, and Zakir Hussain and L. Shankar.
About the Music Department
The Wesleyan University Music Department provides a unique and pioneering environment for advanced exploration committed to the study, performance, and composition of music from a perspective that recognizes and engages the breadth and diversity of the world's musics and technologies. As an integral part of one of the nation's leading liberal arts institutions, the department has enjoyed an international reputation for innovation and excellence, attracting students from around the globe since the inception of its visionary program in World Music four decades ago.
Recent annual music festivals in partnership with the Center for the Arts have brought to campus a diverse array of artists, including Max Roach, Pete Seeger, Zakir Hussain (India), Thomas Mapfumo (Zimbabwe), Boukman Eksperyans (Haiti), Boogsie Sharpe (Trinidad), and Hugh Masekela (South Africa).
A recording studio, a computer and experimental music studio, the Center for the Arts media lab and digital video facility, the World Instrument Collection (which includes the David Tudor Collection of electronic musical instruments and instrumentation), and the Scores and Recordings Collection of Olin Library (which includes the World Music Archives) offer many learning opportunities outside of the classroom.
For more information about the Music Department, please visit http://www.wesleyan.edu/music/.


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Aer Lingus shareholders are expected to start receiving payment for their shares in the next fortnight after IAG's deal to take over the former flag carrier cleared its final hurdle.
The long-expected deal has now been deemed "wholly unconditional" after Ryanair formally agreed to sell its shares in Aer Lingus.
Ryanair, which has owned more than 29pc of Aer Lingus for a number of years, had said it would accept IAG's offer to buy its shares, but missed a deadline to formally accept the offer at the end of last month.
IAG, which owns British Airways and Spain's Iberia, then extended the deadline to August 18.
A Ryanair spokesman said: "As we confirmed in our Q1 results, we submitted our acceptance of the IAG offer today."
In a statement, IAG said it "has received confirmation of the valid acceptance of its offer for Aer Lingus in respect of all the Aer Lingus shares held by the Ryanair Group. Ryanair's acceptance was a condition of the offer which is now wholly unconditional as all the conditions have been satisfied".
IAG chief executive Willie Walsh, who is also a former CEO of Aer Lingus, said his firm would "like to welcome Aer Lingus into IAG".
"It will remain an iconic Irish brand with its base and management team in Ireland but will now grow as part of a strong, profitable airline group. This means new routes and more jobs benefitting customers, employees and the Irish economy and tourism," he said.
IAG now controls more than 95pc of Aer Lingus and any Aer Lingus shareholders that have not sold their shares yet have until September 1 to do so.
IAG's bid of €1.4bn means Aer Lingus investors will receive a payout worth €2.50 per share. They have already received a dividend of 5c also. According to IAG, shareholders who had accepted the deal by today will receive payment for their shares no later than September 1.
As part of the deal, Aer Lingus will now start the process of removing itself from the Irish Stock Exchange. The shares are to be delisted by September 17.
The agreement effectively brings to an end a takeover saga that has gone on for nine months. In December last year, it was revealed that Aer Lingus had rejected a €1.23bn offer from IAG for the airline. IAG came back with a €1.28bn offer which was also rejected. By the end of January, IAG had upped its bid to €1.36bn, which the Aer Lingus board accepted.
That was only the start of the saga, however. The Government said it would not sell the State's 25pc stake in Aer Lingus unless it had "cast iron" guarantees about the future of the airline and its valuable landing slots at Heathrow Airport. In response, Mr Walsh said he would give "legally binding" guarantees for the next five years. The Government ultimately accepted the IAG offer.


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I have implemented a principle-offending, but effective work-around for Internet Explorer's lack of support for XHTML documents that are served as application/xhtml+xml or which have XML prologs before their document type declarations: I am serving this document to Internet Explorer for Windows as text/html and with no XML prolog. User agents other than Internet Explorer for Windows should receive the regular version of this document. (2005-04-20)
I have experimentally changed the HTML 4.01 Strict markup for this page to XHTML 1.0 Strict. The new markup validates and the page looks the same as the HTML 4.01 Strict version in Firefox 1.0.3 and Opera 8 (which still applies an unexpectedly inherited background color to the Site News scrollbar and still scrolls the page slowly and roughly), but Internet Explorer 6 gets the layout very, very wrong. I am caring less and less about obsolete Web browsers all the time, though, so if you are still using Internet Explorer 6 or earlier, I recommend trying something else at least until Internet Explorer 7 becomes available. (2005-04-19)
I made some changes to the design of the site today, including doing away with the recently implemented striped blue background that was meant to be more timely than the old background while still recalling the old color. Overall, I think the new design feels fuller, but I am not yet sure about the colors and their contrast and I still have some size and space issues to work out, especially between the different browsers. What do you think? Too dark? Too bright? Too little contrast? Too much? I also updated the HTML throughout the site to some very readable HTML 4.01 Strict (some pages were still using HTML 4.01 Transitional) and generally cleaned it up and I revamped much of the CSS too. Finally, I changed the teaser image in preparation for forthcoming (and hopefully regular) new content. (2005-04-17)
I have added some new interface elements to the screen shots index page. Everything is still a work in progress and thus, subject to change. (2005-04-05)
No, I have not forgotten about GameSights! In fact, I have started to update the look of the site ever so slightly. Some of the images and CSS-styled page elements may look a bit strange if you are using an obsolete browser such as any version of Internet Explorer, but if you are using a modern browser such as Firefox, Opera, Konqueror, or Safari, everything should look fine. More updates should follow soon. (2005-04-02)
Continuing with the modernization of GameSights, I have recoded my new image-viewer program using object-oriented design. This should allow greater flexibility and lessen the likelihood of conflicts with other software. Work continues! (2004-07-07)
So can you tell what changed?! The content is the same as before (for now), but I have deployed a beta version of a new image viewer program that will make it easier for me to update the site. GameSights is being modernized! (2004-07-03)
Wow, has it been a while since I last updated GameSights! I am still a busy college student, but I will try to get this Web site up to date with new page designs, new interface and database systems, and most importantly, new content as time permits. An Xbox technology preview as the featured content... ha ha ha! (2004-02-28)
Now that I have successfully waited out the particularly rude domain name squatter who was holding gamesights.com hostage, I hope to have the site up and running again soon. I am a full-time college student, though, so please be patient. (2002-01-13)
Most of the old content has been removed, but I left a few of the old screen shot galleries up as examples of good image gallery navigation. :)


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New addition to the Raven Family!
The Raven Team is growing! You may have noticed a friendly new voice when calling into Raven. We proudly welcomed Megan Davies into a new Administrative roll! Megan joined the team in April, coming from a similar role at a tech start-up company. Her background is in education, teaching English in Japan and Thailand then returning to BC to teach locally.
Megan has attended at UVic and BCIT where she studied graphic design and visual arts, and earning her B.F.A.
Megan brings her excellent customer service skills, administrative and leadership experience. She has proven herself to be a very valuable part of the team in her short time at Raven.
Don't worry – Bal isn't going anywhere. The Office Administrator position was added to give Bal some much needed back up on all office activities!
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COVID-19 Vaccine Update: Valley will be hosting bivalent Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 booster clinics on select dates at the Paramus Vaccination Center, located at 599 Valley Health Plaza. Appointments are required. Click to schedule an appointment and learn more.
Fibroids are very common, affecting more than half of all women. Valley's Fibroid Center offers non-surgical and surgical options for fibroid treatment, including the latest minimally invasive techniques.
The Valley Approach to Fibroid Treatment
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The Fibroid Center team specializes in complex surgical challenges, including very large fibroids and endometriosis. The team also offers treatments that do not require surgery, such as uterine artery embolization.
Because of our specialization in treating fibroids, we focus 100 percent of our attention each day on women needing this highly personal and specialized care. Our experienced team works with you to tailor the appropriate treatment to your needs.
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Why Choose Valley's Fibroid Center?
- An experienced team: Our center is led by Howard Jones, MD and Nicole Astill, MD. Both physicians have many years of experience treating women with fibroids and are well known for their knowledge and expertise in this field.
- Improving your quality of life: Fibroids frequently cause heavy bleeding and pain, including lower back pain, pelvic pressure and sometimes pain with sex. Fibroids can interfere with bowel or bladder habits, causing constipation and affecting urinary frequency. All of these symptoms may worsen as women enter their 40s and 50s. Receiving treatment for fibroids at a specialized center such as ours can improve these symptoms, which can improve your quality of life.
- Minimally invasive surgery: Specializing in the latest, most effective techniques, Valley's gynecologic surgeons perform traditional, minimally invasive, and robotic procedures to treat a range of gynecologic conditions, including fibroids and endometriosis. Valley surgeons offer minimally invasive myomectomy (surgery to remove fibroids) using the da Vinci® Surgical System. This typically gives patients a faster recovery with less pain.
- Non-surgical options: Uterine artery embolization, also referred to as uterine fibroid embolization, offers a non-surgical option for treating fibroids. In this procedure, physicians cut off the blood supply to the fibroids, causing them to shrink. This typically results in symptoms either improving or stopping.


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I recently litigated a hostile work environment claim raised by a female employee against her South Florida employer. One of the principal issues in the lawsuit was not whether the employee had been subjected to a hostile work environment, but whether she had taken advantage of the anti-harassment procedures implemented by her employer. In the case, the employee filed a lawsuit against her employer under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 alleging that she had been subjected to racial and sexual harassment, which created a hostile work environment.
Specifically, in the complaint, the employee claimed that she had been the subject of sexually and racially harassing remarks during her employment. The employer, however, contended that it was unaware of the hostile work environment because the employee never made any complaints to management or to the Human Resources Department about the sexually and racially harassing remarks. The employer had previously published an Employee Handbook that contained specific procedures that needed to be followed in the event that any employee was faced with harassment or a hostile work environment. The Employee Handbook provided that anyone who felt that they were the subject of discrimination or harassment must report the incidents to management or to the Human Resources Department.
Under the law, an employer can effectively defend a hostile work environment claim by showing that (1) it exercised reasonable care to prevent and correct promptly any harassing behavior, and (2) the employee unreasonably failed to take advantage of the corrective opportunities provided by the employer. This legal doctrine was first announced by the U.S. Supreme Court in the cases of Faragher v. City of Boca Raton, 524 U.S. 775, 807 (1998) and Burlington Industries, Inc. v. Ellerth, 524 U.S. 742, 765 (1998). Under the doctrine, if an employer shows that it promulgated and disseminated a procedure to be used by employees in the event that they are subjected to harassment, and the plaintiff failed to use the anti-harassment procedure, then the employer will not be held vicariously liable even if a hostile work environment was found to have existed. This would apply only if the employee did not suffer an adverse employment action, i.e., was demoted or discharged.
In the case that we litigated, the facts showed that the employee had not followed any of the procedures outlined in the Employee Handbook. She did not raise any hostile work environment complaints with any management employee or the Human Resources Department. There were no reports of sexual or racial harassment. The employer had no opportunity to investigation and resolve any of the claims. The inference was that abusive events claimed by the employee may not have occurred. The case turned on this fact. Therefore, to the extent that an employer promulgates and disseminates an Employee Manual that contains EEO procedures, employees must avail themselves of these procedures. However, if after availing themselves of the procedures, the company fails to take corrective action, the employer may nevertheless be held liable for a hostile work environment.
If you have any questions regarding what constitutes a hostile work environment or other employment law issues, please do not hesitate to contact me, Santiago J. Padilla, Esq., either at } or via email.


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The composition of the various vegetable mixes varies strongly and is often customer-specific. In all cases they are made up of products that are also sold as separate ingredients. In cooperation with our own product development laboratory and thanks to the expertise we have acquired over many years, we are able to put together the vegetable mix you require.
We offer a range of packaging options. We generally supply industrial users with 180 kg drums. If you would like smaller packaging, then buckets (max. 20 litres) or polybags (max. 10 kg) are also among the options available.
Our customer base is mainly in the convenience, canning and sauce industries both at home and abroad.


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While every runner will likely experience an injury at some point, it's still beneficial to do everything you can to prevent them from happening in the first place. What better way to do your due diligence than to take the doctor's advice? Here are 10 Ways To Prevent Running Injuries from Dr. Stacie Grossfeld herself:… Read more »
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Imagine a young athlete at the top of his game– perhaps a cyclist. He works out daily, eats right, and gets plenty of rest. He is visibly healthy in every way with no familial history of cardiovascular disease. Yet this young man could be at risk for arterial disease… but why? External Iliac Artery… Read more »
Louisville Medical Doctors Present Posters at the 2017 Annual Meeting for the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine
(PRLEAP.COM) March 1, 2017 – Louisville, KY – Louisville orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine physician Dr. Stacie Grossfeld of Orthopaedic Specialists PLLC collaborated with U of L medical school residents Drs. Steve Brown and Brent Bohlig to help facilitate their poster submissions to the 2017 American Medical Society for Sports Medicine Annual Meeting. The poster… Read more »


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Nowadays, many organizations automate their marketing initiatives to perform repetitive tasks and effectively market their goods and services online using multiple channels. It creates a way for marketing departments to save time and effort from marketing and concentrate more on other tasks that can help increase their company's revenue.
A marketing automation statistics overview from Emailmonday "The Ultimate Marketing Automation stats". (2016)
On average 49% of companies are currently using Marketing automation. With more than half of B2B companies (55%) adopting the technology. – Emailmonday "The Ultimate Marketing Automation stats". (2016)
Here are the benefits of marketing automation and its impact on B2B marketing in Singapore this 2017.
Save time and money.
B2B marketers in Singapore found out that having limited budget is their biggest challenge. Marketing automation saves time and money. How? No need to assign people to do individual tasks allowing your resources to focus on new projects. One person can target, create campaigns and keep track of data to determine ROI on all marketing strategies implemented.
Related: What to do when recession strikes in Singapore
Increase in customer engagement.
Marketing automation lets you reach out to your target audience through multi-channel marketing.
Related: Keeping Sales Leads Through Stellar Customer Experience
Lead management.
You can easily attract, engage with your prospects and nurture leads based on their buying journey.
Related: 4 Scoring Tips for a More Effective Lead Management
More targeted audience.
In B2B marketing, having a targeted audience is important. And with marketing automation, B2B companies can easily identify their target audience based on the result of your marketing campaign.
Related: Reach Prospects in Asia with Less Effort and 3x Results [VIDEO]
Deliver quality leads.
Sales ready leads are identified easily and passed on to sales team because leads are pre-qualified and nurtured.
Overall, marketing automation helps improve the effectiveness of every company's marketing and sales initiatives. Hope the benefits mentioned above gives you reasons to start utilizing marketing automation for your business.


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Mark Jaroszeski, Ph.D.
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Nonequilibrium Plasma, Ion Delivery, Electroporation, DNA Delivery, GeneDelivery, Gene Therapy, DNA Vaccines
Non-viral delivery of plasmid DNA has traditionally relied upon physical forces applied directly to target tissues. These physical methods typically involve contact between an applicator and the target tissue and often cause transient patient discomfort. To overcome the contact-dependent limitations of such delivery methodologies, an atmospheric direct current plasma source was developed to deposit ionized gas molecules onto localized treatment sites. The deposition of charged species onto a treatment site can lead to the establishment of an electric field with strengths similar to those used for traditional electroporation. In vitro experiments proved that this technology could transiently permeabilize cell membranes and that membrane restabilization followed first order kinetics. Optimum delivery of tracer molecules to cell suspensions occurred after 10 minutes of plasma exposure and was attained without adversely effecting cell viability.
In vivo testing of the plasma discharge demonstrated the capability of this system to deliver plasmid DNA to murine skin. Initial experiments involved the injection of plasmid DNA encoding luciferase into the dermis of C57BL/6J mice and then exposing the tissue to plasma discharge for 10 mintues. Delivery by this method resulted in increased luminescence that was as much as 19-fold greater than DNA injection alone. Follow-up optimization experiments demonstrated it was possible to obtain luminescence results that were similar in magnitude to those obtained using electroporation, which under optimum conditions resulted in about a 40-fold increase in peak luminescence. Finally, optimum conditions were used to deliver a plasmid DNA encoding for the 120 kilodalton glycoprotein present on the surface of a macrophage tropic HIV. Results from this vaccination experiment indicated this method was capable of producing antigen specific humoral immune responses at similar levels as when electroporation was utilized as the delivery method.
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Connolly, Richard J., "Plasma Mediated Molecular Delivery" (2010). USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations.
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Brian Kotek has written a story for TechRepublic entitled ColdFusion 8: A technical exploration of real-world use which looks at how NaturalInsight uses ColdFusion 8 to solve business problems. He explains the business need, provides some architectural insight, explores what ColdFusion 8 does well, and also notes what they'd like changed and enhanced in the future.
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CALGARY: The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF) today announced that the Alberta Court of Queen's Bench action in Nicholas McLeod v. Mount Royal University has been settled on terms that recognize and respect campus free speech.
On February 19, 2013, Mr. McLeod was peacefully distributing pro-life literature at Mount Royal University (MRU) when a security guard ordered him to stop; the guard found the literature "offensive". Not long thereafter, Mr. McLeod was confronted by several security guards who threw him to the ground, hand-cuffed him, and confined him to a small room for several hours, with his hands painfully cuffed behind his back.
When confronted by the security guard, Mr. McLeod initially refused to stop distributing his pamphlets, relying on the R. v. Whatcott court ruling. In R. v. Whatcott, the University of Calgary had charged a man with trespassing because he was peacefully distributing literature on campus. Campus security guards arrested the man because they disagreed with the content of his flyers. The Court threw out the trespassing charges and ruled that all people, including non-students, have a legal right to distribute literature peacefully on a university campus.
MRU initially took a hard line against McLeod, refusing to apologize or negotiate any kind of settlement. This made court action necessary. The court action settled with Dr. Docherty apologizing to Mr. McLeod for the behaviour of MRU security guards, their unnecessary use of force, the unlawful detention, and the violation of Charter rights. In his letter of apology, Dr. Docherty stated that "supplemental training will be conducted to ensure that community officers understand the interaction between the Charter of Rights and Freedoms and their duties in maintaining a safe campus environment."
"Taxpayer-funded universities ought to be safe places for free expression. Dr. Docherty should be commended for his leadership in this regard," stated Calgary lawyer John Carpay, who represented Nicholas McLeod in his court action against Mount Royal University.


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In order to bond the clansmen together to help each other in a foreign land, our forefathers established Wong Kong Har Wun Sun Society sometime before 1870. Its name was changed to Wong Family Benevolent Association of Los Angeles, a mutual benefit non-profit organization, registered with the State of California in 1997. It is open to all descendants whose last name is 黃. At the beginning the Society was located in northeast of Los Angeles downtown, unofficially known as Chinatown. A sweeping fire in the area forced it to move with other similar organizations and businesses to where the Union Station is today.
In 1947, anticipating the need of land to build Union Station, the Society started the process of relocating – to find a new location to build a new building in an area the Chinese Community was to move to, door to door fund raising and designing. At last a grand opening was held at our present address in 1951. And up to that time the Chinese population of Wong (Cantonese translation) was making up the great majority of 黃 in southern California; other phonetically translated names such as Huang, Hwang and Ong became more obvious. Special recognition should be given to the Wongs, who basically started the Society and have been upholding the Association, from Toyshan and Hoy Ping Counties of Guangdong, China.
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The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests
SNAP Press Statement
For immediate release: Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Diocese heading to court; sex abuse victims respond
Statement by SNAP National Outreach Director Barbara Dorris, 314-862-7688
For decades, punitive damages have deterred future wrongdoing. Why should church officials be exempted?
Kids are both precious and vulnerable. One key way to protect them is to punish those who endanger them. That's what America's bishops have failed to do. From our perspective, it would be irresponsible NOT to issue stern consequences for repeated recklessness and deceit that led to serial child rapes.
We hope Vermont's Supreme Court will act responsibly, honor the jury's verdict, and send a strong, clear signal to employers that it's immoral and devastating to protect powerful adults' reputations over innocent kids' safety.
(SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, is the nations oldest and largest support group for clergy abuse victims. Weve been around for 20 years and have more than 8,000 members across the country. Despite the word priest in our title, we have members who were molested by religious figures of all denominations, including nuns, rabbis, bishops, and Protestant ministers. Our website is SNAPnetwork.org)
Contact David Clohessy (314-566-9790 cell, 314-645-5915 home)
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How do you convince Vermonts Supreme Court to overturn a record $8.7 million child-sex verdict?
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington hopes to find out Wednesday in an unusual public hearing.
The states largest religious denomination, the target of nearly 40 negligence lawsuits in Chittenden Superior Court, was hit last spring with a record fine for its 1970s hiring and supervision of a pedophile priest.
The church is appealing the potentially bankrupting case to the Supreme Court. Justices not only will hear it this week, but also do so in front of students, teachers and the public at South Royaltons Vermont Law School.
We arent particularly looking for notorious cases, though this one probably is, Justice John Dooley says. We look for cases that involve the kind of questions law students are confronting in their education.
In a landmark verdict last May, a 12-person jury awarded Perry Babel, a 40-year-old former Burlington altar boy, $950,000 in compensatory damages and $7,750,000 in punitive damages for claims that the former Rev. Edward Paquette fondled him 40 to 100 times three decades ago.
Babels lawyer, Jerome ONeill, says the verdict was supported by church records that show the diocese had transferred Paquette to the plaintiffs Burlington parish without telling anyone it knew the priest had molested boys first in Massachusetts, then in Indiana and the Vermont cities of Rutland and Montpelier.
A second jury awarded another man nearly $3.6 million in December for similar negligence involving the same priest.
Each of those juries made their decision on the basis of what the diocese did, ONeill says.
But church lawyers dont think this was a fair trial for a number of reasons, counsel Kaveh Shahi says, ranging from the evidentiary rulings to is it appropriate under the First Amendment for a charitable religious institution to be punished with punitive damages?
Even if the answer is yes, Shahi believes Babels jury should have limited the amount to no more than the $950,000 it awarded in compensatory damages. He points to a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that reduced the punitive damages in the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill from an original $5 billion to the $500 million given in compensatory damages.
In response, ONeill counters that the Exxon case was decided within the maritime jurisdiction of the federal courts and does not apply here.
The 118,000-member statewide diocese, having spent seven years and at least $2 million to resolve nine other negligence lawsuits, still faces 22 more cases involving seven retired or recently deceased pedophile priests. Of those pending, 17 involve Paquette, including the next set to be heard this fall.
In addition, its appealing two other Chittenden Superior Court verdicts against it, including the nearly $3.6 million given last December to 43-year-old former Burlington altar boy David Navari.
Upon announcement of that verdict, Vermont Catholic Bishop Salvatore Matano, with tears in his eyes, apologized to the plaintiff and vowed to reassess the churchs handling of the cases. Navari, for his part, offered to place his court award in a Catholic-school trust if the diocese would defrock all priests credibly accused of child molestation, terminate their retirement benefits and post their names and photos on its Web site.
Three months later, the diocese has yet to contact Navari or other plaintiffs about a possible settlement.
Theyve never responded in any way to his offer, ONeill says. No contact, not a word nothing has changed.
The diocese doesnt have insurance for priest misconduct, although it says it held a comprehensive liability policy from 1972 to 1978. But the church cant find its copy of the policy its now suing the United States Fidelity and Guaranty Co. in hopes of settling the issue while its former insurer argues it isnt liable for cases in which the holder is found negligent.
A judge has placed a lien on the dioceses Burlington headquarters a historic brick building on land overlooking Lake Champlain valued at $11,059,400 to insure the $8.7 million verdict is paid if upheld in the appeal.
Wednesdays hour-long hearing is scheduled for at 10 a.m. at Vermont Law Schools Oakes Hall in South Royalton.
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As the school year begins to settle in, so does the sacrifice of early mornings and afternoons, as the 2014 co-curricular year emerges.
Approximately 500 new students filled the gymnasium, readily anticipating the hour-long crash course of everything Macleans College has to offer, at the annual Co-Curricular Expo held on Thursday, 20 February.
Of the countless co-curricular activities that run outside of school hours, 56 tasters featured for the students. From Rugby to Sheilah Winn, Aerobics to Robotics, and even Golf, it was impossible for individuals to stand back from one of the most involving and encouraging aspects of student life at the school.
Students were given the chance to speak to members of the 2014 Prefect team at every co-curricular stall. All received an encouraging introduction and welcome to the group of their choosing, and had the chance to ask any questions they had in mind.
Encouraging students to step outside their comfort zones and extend their skills and confidence is a major part of the co-curricular ethos within Macleans. Many took the first step; as school prefect, Georgia Hanley, noted, "Lots of boys showed interest in the cultural side of the school, which was really positive".
In all, the day's success proved a promising start to the co-curricular year and an optimistic outlook for the years to come.
For tips regarding co-curriculars, see this article written by current Head Boy, Keniel Yao: https://macleansnews.com/2013/03/15/co-curricular-tips/
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Earth Gay 2017
-by Naomi Ullian-
When the rain let up and a balmy spring day offered gusty breezes and fresh sun, I wandered over to Guilford, VT, to visit with farmers Justin Nye and Amy Frost of Circle Mountain Farm about the upcoming Earth Gay Vermont! celebration that they will be co-hosting with Green Mountain Crossroads on May 21st.
The event's third year at Circle Mountain, the farmers expressed the hope that folks will come out to celebrate local food systems and queer-run agriculture whether or not participants are excited or able to help with whatever work projects will be happening.
"If you don't want to work, or can't, just come hang out and be part of the crew," says Amy.
In past years, projects have included making big compost piles and fertilizing the hoophouse tomatoes.
"Part of what I love about this partnership is that I never know what exactly it is that we'll be doing!" says GMC executive director HB Lozito. "I trust Amy & Justin to come up with the projects knowing that they'll find a magic combination between what needs to get done on the farm and what will be fun for a big group."
Kneeling in the dirt rows as I helped to harvest the tender spinach, Amy and Justin weighed in on the subjects of queerness, farming, land stewardship, and how to build queer rural community.
In considering what it meant to be queer and farmers in this rural community, Amy and Justin agreed that "the queer community has been really supportive of us as farmers, and it feels good to provide food for other queer people that we maybe share experiences with."
Work projects such as the event at Earth Gay is one way that queer people can build relationships in rural areas, where geography, the economy, and small populations can make it feel hard to connect. Some of our longest friendships, we all agreed, have ignited while doing work -- setting out tasks, accomplishing goals, and building together.
"Its pretty empowering to get shit done together," observes Amy. In rural areas, Amy notes, it's especially important to prioritize connection, and working together and feeding each other is fundamentally a rural value that queers can get down with.
Farming and the production of food is one way that queer folks are often able to connect to their bodies, to invest and build confidence and care in their physical capacities in a world that often encouraged everyone and especially queer people to dissociate or feel alienated from their bodies, desires, and genders.
HB notes about Earth Gay, "There is a personal sustainability piece around using our bodies together to do good work. So often as LGBTQ people we feel alienated from our bodies. I find for myself that getting outside and having a positive experience accomplishing physical tasks together as a group with other LGBTQ folks and allies helps me reconnect to my own body and what it is capable of. "
In the labors of farming, the body becomes a hard-working participant along with microbes and chickens and brassicas, and many folks who farm find power, agency, and peacefulness in choosing work that allows them to show up as themselves, to accomplish tasks that provide for their community, and to find the quiet and realness and sanity that comes from working with your hands.
"Earth Gay is one of the times during the year that we dig in (ha) to what environmental justice, food access, sustainability, and community organizing look like in our rural community," says HB. "We know that climate change will increasingly affect us, and that one way to build powerful, resilient communities is to support local farms and farmers."
Farmers serve as intermediaries between human communities and the plant and animal worlds. By choosing small-scale and sustainable cultivation practices, farmers both help humans meet needs for nourishment as well as steward the land and protect it from degradation. Many queer individuals and communities challenge and embody subversion of the binary or dualistic perspectives which capitalism thrives on. Interacting with land through a queer lens can help farmers to challenge the way that monocropping and agribusiness objectify the land as a non-living entity that exists solely for human benefit and disposal. The experience of land stewardship through sustainable agriculture puts queer farmers and participants in sustainable food ways at a political opportunity to protect land from binary extractive relationships with human communities, and queer farmers can serve to lead the interventions and disruption of the capitalist relationship humans have developed with farmland, instead encouraging human communities to understand the collaboration with the many moving and sentient beings -- animals, plants, fungi, minerals -- that join forces to produce food that humans can gratefully benefit from.
Farming, queers understand, is about relationships, and tending to them.
Amy and Justin say, of Circle Mountain Farm, that they also hope for the farm to feel like a refuge or retreat, a place folks can come to recharge and feel safe.
Even in small liberal towns, farming can feel dominated by hetero and cisgender family units, rendering less visible the hardworking LGBTQ folks growing food for rural communities. Says HB, "Especially in a state like Vermont that projects a strong agricultural history and future, we are saying, 'LGBTQ people are, and have always been, a part of the strong ag traditions and future here in our state'."


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Clarets boss not concerned with Gray speculation
Sean Dyche isn't concerned with speculation surrounding record signing Andre Gray.
Gray has scored eight goals since completing a £6m move from Brentford in the summer, attracting the interest of Spurs, according to reports.
But, just over two months into his time at Turf Moor, and under contract until the summer of 2018, Dyche dismissed any fears of losing the 24-year-old: "He's only just got here, he's signed a contract. I think it's pretty comfortable for us to keep hold of a player who has just got here."
Brentford paid Luton Town £500,000 for his services in the summer of 2014, with Frank McParland, then at Griffin Park, identifying his talents, before helping take him to Burnley while sporting director at Turf Moor.
Asked why Burnley didn't make a move for Gray last January while in the Premier League, Dyche explained: "Availability, cost, demands, clubs wishing to sell – it's got to all come together.
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"We are not market leaders financially in this division, our wage bill will be nowhere near some. Some who have got massive financial trouble, I know for a fact have got a considerably higher wage bill than us.
"We still cut our cloth accordingly but we think we can stretch that more so because of what happens in the past season and a half. That allowed us to sign people like Andre Gray."
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