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erAck is my programmer name, nick handle or whatever you call it.
The obvious part: E seems to be the first letter of my name, Eike. R again seems to be the first letter of my surname, Rathke. ACK is a positive acknowledge in computer terms. That's easy, isn't it? On the other hand it might stand for something like Eike RAthke Computer Konditionierung or Electronic Research And Computing Knowledge or maybe something completely different. It's a very useful handle, because if I grep "erAck" through some sources it will most certainly only find occurences of changes I have made and nobody else. Try that with "er" ... And of course erAck ends on ck like magick does. The capital A just makes it look nicer, more balanced, but of course that is not all there is to it. It's like a house with a roof, surrounded by preciously crafted letters. After all, you could write eRack and would get a completely different meaning, wouldn't you?
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Not work with Raspberry Pi with 22/24 MHz, please order KALI with 44/48 MHz
What is the difference to the 22/24MHz and 44/48MHz board?
Up to 192K sampling rate audio files plays same quality. Only for supporting High sampling rate uses 44/48Mhz. Most of the audio files up to 192Khz only.
22/24Mhz and 44/48Mhz means the Master clocks rate uses on the reclocker board. For both cards 44.1Khz (wave files) and 48khz (streamed music). Master clocks rate is similar to the well-known computer CPU clock rate.
For what do I need a sample rate?
Streaming have 44.1, 48MHz. Some locally stored files will be there with high sample rate like 384khz. We think for streaming no one providing 384khz sampling audio.
Is the KALI 44 / 48MHz board suitable for HiFi lovers or HiFi high end user?
We think practically 1% customers only uses 384Khz sample rate files, this rate audio files limited.
ALLO now manufacturing only with 44/48mhz based reclocker. this will avoid this type confusions. Both KALI Version will give same performance. The KALI 22/24Mhz version sold cheaper, as long as in stock.
Kali The Goddess of Time
Every SBC has a crystal that it used to send digital signals to your DACs.
The accuracy of this crystal is very important in how well the DAC will transform the digital signal into analog sounds. Simply put: a better crystal means a better sound! Most SBCs use a very cheap crystal with lots of jitter in order to save costs.
Furthermore, there are 2 kinds of frequencies for digital files: 44.1Khz (wave files) and 48khz (streamed music). Some SBCs (like RPIs) can output only 48Khz, so imagine the degradation of the sound that was recorded at a different frequency.
Kali will solve both of those problems
First, it has a very low jitter NDK crystal feed by LDOs in series for ultra quiet power supply. Second, the FPGA will read the incoming stream, will buffer the DATA 0.7s while discarding the incoming clocks. Using the NDKs it will reclock the buffered data OUTSIDE the fpga (since fpgas introduce about 200ps of jitter) and provide a MCLK/BCLK that is direct from crystal, providing a jitter-free (almost) to your DAC.
Meanwhile, it will clock the file using the correct crystal (there are 2), fixing the problems outlined in the beginning.
Works great with Piano
Kali will not work if your DAC is a master. Dac has to be slave. We highly recommend our Piano 2.1 - they were designed to work perfectly toghether!
The million dollar question (actually $69): how does it sound?
Well, the music will "open up". The stage will sound bigger, more tri-dimensional. You will hear sounds, words, instruments that were drowned before in a sea of digital mud.
Is it worth it?
Do you enjoy a better wine/microbrewery beer, or anything will do? Do you have some medium/good speakers or you are using the cheapest PC speakers? Do you love music or just want to hear some beats?
We can?t answer the question for you. It?s your choice.
The basic design includes FPGA based FIFO board
22Mhz clock I2S input/output: 44.1k / 88.2k / 176k
24Mhz clock I2S input/outut: 48k,96k,192k
FIFO Memory: 4MB SRAM
Can be use with external Crystal Oscillators for MCLK or upgraded to a higher quality, multi-frequency clock that comes with automatic Fs switching and better performance
LED indicators (Power, Full, Lock, Empty, Sample Rate, Mclk)
DC power supply: (5V/3A) with Filter circuits
Sampling frequency 48k,96K,192K is deriving from 24Mhz master clock , 44.1k,88.2k,176.k deriving from 22Mhz master clock.
Automatically switching frequencies according to the input I2S signals
Extremely fast and very low propagation delay Flip-Flops are added on I2s signals output from FPGA, for synchronization with MCLK before sending to DAC
Ultra-low-noise voltage regulators for optimal audio performance
Integrated EEPROM for automatic configuration (with write-protection)
Purchase stand-alone Kali unit or get the Vana Player bundle (Sparky + Kali + Piano 2.1 + Volt + CM + 5V Adaptor + Acrylic Box)
HAT Size / Not HAT compliant
Technical Specifications LED indicators Power, Full, Lock, Empty, Sample Rate, Mclk
DC Power Supply (5V/3A) with Filter circuits
Operating Temperature -25C to 85C
Board Size LWH = 58mm * 77.54mm * 23.8mm
Why it?s the Reclocker in 2 differnet version (22/24 Mhz or 44/48 MHz) available? For what solution it need 2 different versions?
This is to support different types of music files ,
?2 kinds of frequencies for digital files: 44.1Khz (wave files) and 48khz (streamed music). Some SBCs (like RPIs) can output only 48Khz ?
Kali 22/24 Mhz will support only upto 192 Khz music sample rate ,
Higher frequency 44/48 MHz oscillators are used to support upto 384 kHz music sample rate
It?s like Single board computers à Kali à Piano DAC
When a music file pay from single board computer ,many single board computers use poor crystal where kali come in to picture ? kali will provide better clock and to the DAC it will give buffered audio + sable clock from kali .This way we can avoid jitter and better reproduction of the recorded audio .
The precise timing of a digital music stream is vital to high performance, and if that isn?t done properly (usually because of poorly designed digital-clock circuitry) performance suffers.
Note -: Jitter is best defined as digital timing errors
ALLO Kali 22/24MHz 192kHZ tested with Usb Module "Isolated XMOS 768kHz DXD DSD512(DSD1024) high-quality USB to I2S/DSD PCB" of Diyinhk
The sound improvment in the customer setup is very huge more than any audiophile cable upgrade and that only for less 75€.
Setup Instruction
The pin connection on the bottom side of kali. The pins where the customer use was to small, thats why the kali was never locked the signal. Now he use larger crimp pins and kali works like he expected. He know kali was not made for such installations.
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This psychological thriller is centred round one of my favourite premises, memory loss and psychotherapist, A.J. Waines, has enough knowledge about the subject to ensure that this tale rings true.
Rosie was in a terrible accident. So awful that she is the only survivor of the crash that saw the van she was travelling in plunge into a lake. Rosie was lucky, grabbing her viola she swam to shore but she needs to know what happened to the other members of the string quartet, and as of yet, no one can tell her. Rosie and the rest of the quartet had been offered pay over the odds to play at an anniversary party a decade after they'd first played for the couple, the difference is that then they were playing together regularly but these days they are all leading very different lives.
This is the first book I've read by this author, although this is the second book in the Dr Samantha Willerby series, and it is the good doctor that Rosie turns to in a bid to recover the memories she knows are missing. It is clear that the author's background has leant a real air of truth to the engagement between the good doctor and her patient. With Rosie convinced that if she can recover her memories all will be well, the doctor agrees to help her with the latest research methods which later include travelling to the scene of the crash.
From this synopsis it may appear that this is a straightforward piece of crime fiction albeit one with a clinical psychologist at the heart of the investigation rather than the story being told from the police's viewpoint, but the dynamic between Rosie and Sam really adds a totally different dimension to the story.
With the chapters alternating between the two women with an overlap of part of their experiences I was both dumbstruck and totally involved in both women's stories. Trying to sift through Rosie's memories and her recall of the first party they played certainly gives the reader plenty to ponder over; exactly my kind of crime fiction.
I am pleased to confirm that I didn't feel that my enjoyment was at all hampered by not reading the first book in the series as the author provided enough of the back story to fill in any gaps but cleverly despite hints, not enough to put me off going back to discover Inside the Whispers.
My favourite type of psychological thriller is those books that truly explore the crevices of the mind and it is brilliant that it isn't only the patient in this book that gets that treatment; the doctor is unveiled not only as someone who cares greatly about her patients but one who doesn't necessarily like them all, and in common with the vast majority of humanity, she can still be unnerved by unexpected behaviour. Isn't it wonderful when the characters are both intriguing and yet completely believable? All this resulted in a fascinating as well as thrilling read with enough twists and turns to keep this reader firmly on her toes.
I'd like to thank the author for providing me with an advance copy of Lost in the Lake ahead of publication today, 7 September 2017. This review is my unbiased thank you for a wonderful journey into the mind.
First Published UK: 7 September 2017
Publisher: CreateSpace
No. of Pages: 388
Genre: Psychological Thriller
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SANTA MONICA– Lewis Brown, a former UNLV star who had a short stint in the NBA is now homeless living on the streets of California.
At 56, Mr. Brown's life is an arc of triumph and defeat, of lost opportunities and wasted potential. In his view, he is here — one amid the thousands in this city's churning sea of homeless — because of coaches who could not understand his emotional turmoil, who never appreciated his talent. Conversations with him are long flights of anecdotes and self-congratulatory statistics that, if impressive in detail, are scarred by bitter recollection of endless slights.
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Tomtop are currently running a promo on Zeblaze's full range of smartwatches.
On sale are the Zeblaze Crystal, Cosmo and even the company's latest smartwatch, the Zeblaze Miniwear
Prices are decent, starting at $39.99 for the Zeblaze Crystal up to $54.99 for the Zeblaze Cosmo.
All the watches offer Android and iOS compatibility, and include various features including fitness tracking and heartrate monitors. Just note that both the Cosmo and Miniwear use higher resolution IPS displays resulting in a much more pleasant experience.
I've reviewed both the Zeblaze Crystal and Zeblaze Cosmo and found both to be excellent smartwatches. They have their quirks but they pack an impressive amount of functionality into their frames. I often wear my Cosmo as it's such a nice watch.
If you're interested in grabbing one of Zeblaze's smartwatches, check out the sale.
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Mohammed Yousuf Tarigami, Communist Party of India-Marxist state secretary and Anantnag parliamentary constituency candidate, filed a complaint with the Election Commission alleging that the ruling People's Democratic Party committed mass rigging on May 5.
In a letter to the commission, Tarigami said the PDP used 'bogus mobile voters' at several places in the constituency and demanded a repoll.
He alleged his polling agents were pulled out of several booths.
"My agents are being pulled out on the pretext that the candidate's seal is not affixed on the authorisation letter, whereas only the signature of the candidate is needed on the letter," he said.
"In one case," he claimed, "eight persons forcibly entered a polling booth in Kanji Gund in Homshalibugh assembly segment to commit rigging."
It was surprising that PDP strongholds were generally peaceful while there was trouble in opposition strongholds and it seems the ruling party is working on a plan to ensure low voter turnout in the opposition bastions, he alleged.
Tarigami is pitted against PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti and National Conference candidate Mehboob Baig in the south Kashmir constituency.


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I think back and laugh at my high school self. So immature and just plain stupid. I remember the day I went to see the Backstreet Boys in concert, my first concert ever. A friend of mine scored free tickets off the radio (something that would never happen to me), and after considerable begging, my dad let me go. My sister was totally jealous.
After belting "I Want It That Way" and "Larger Than Life" with a group of girls younger than me, and attempting to get the attention of my dream man, Kevin, I was hoarse the next day. At church, I bragged to anyone that would listen that I went to the concert. Aside from my little sister who was interested in Nick, no one cared. Still reeling from the experience, I went to school on Monday and told everyone. As if I wasn't uncool enough, I really solidified my place on the high school popularity totem pole, right above the algebra teacher.
I had these tortilla rollups for the first time in high school. Specifically, a classmate made them for the Spanish class potluck. While I promised myself I would make these forever and always, like my interest in Backstreet Boys, I have only had these at get-togethers. I recently made them – just for myself and I swear on Kevin that it is wonderful.
Tortilla Rollups
- 1 (8 oz) package cream cheese, softened
- 1 tbsp shallots, minced
- 2 tbsp parsley, minced
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1/2 cup bell peppers (use either red, yellow, and orange – or a mixture of them), minced
- 1/2 cup celery, minced
- 1 tbsp kalamata olives, minced
- 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese, finely grated
- 1/4 tsp of Tabasco sauce
- salt and pepper to taste
- 5 large flour tortillas
- Mix together cream cheese, shallots, parsley, garlic, bell peppers, celery, olives, Parmesan, Tabasco, salt and pepper. Cream until well combined. Add more salt if necessary.
- Spread a thin layer on each tortilla. Roll up the tortilla tightly and set on a plate. Once finished spreading and rolling, place the tortillas in the fridge for an hour to set.
- Slice each into 1/2 inch slices, and serve.


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I've done a fair amount of traveling for business, occasionally with a colleague or two. When you're on-location covering an event with a colleague, there comes a point when you may need to share information. Specifically things like pictures and video. So what's the best way to do this? Well, you can transfer them to a flash drive (if they'll all fit) and then hand it over, and then let them download them from there. But wouldn't it be better if you could quickly and easily make a wireless network?
The Asus Multi-Mode Pocket Router is a quick and easy way to setup a wireless network on the go. There are a few different ways it can be used. If you have an ethernet cable, you can jack it in, and instantly connect laptops, tablets, and smartphones to a local network. You can also simply plug it into a wall, and connect it to the local WiFi network, and have it again create a local network. In both instances, you can not only share the internet wirelessly, but transfer files as well. You can also use it as an ethernet adapter for netbooks that don't have one, and as a wireless adapter for a desktop that doesn't have one.
If you do a lot of traveling, this could definitely come in handy. It only costs $35, which is about the cost of a decent USB wireless network card, and it can do so much more.


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Why Milkflow Fenugreek + Blessed Thistle Lactation Supplement Coffee Drink Mix?
- Helps support the hormones that naturally promote breast milk supply*
- Contains two known breast milk boosting herbs (aka galactagogues), Fenugreek and Blessed Thistle*
- Easy to make at home or on-the-go
- Can be enjoyed hot or cold
- Delightfully smooth flavor with 55mg of naturally-occurring caffeine
- Naturally-sourced ingredients, gluten-free, and non-GMO, with zero sugar or calories
- Lactation consultant recommended
A Label You Can Feel Good About
Milkflow contains naturally-sourced herbs, so you can feel confident you and your baby are getting the best. Each serving of Milkflow contains concentrated 10:1 Fenugreek, providing the equivalent of 450mg of Fenugreek, plus Blessed Thistle and 55mg of naturally-occurring caffeine.
Milkflow does not contain milk, soy, gluten, or GMOs. Plus, it has zero calories or sugar!
Sizing Info: Each box contains 14 individually-wrapped, easily transported packets.
Note: Milkflow Lactation Coffee is manufactured in facility that processes soy and milk.
How To Use Milkflow Lactation Coffee
Simply pour one packet of Milkflow into a cup, then add 6-8 ounces of hot or cold water. Milkflow has a touch of sweetness so you may want to adjust the amount of water, or added sugar, to your taste. Can take up to 2 packets per day.
Want More Milkflow?
Milkflow is also available in a Keurig-compatible, 100% compostable coffee pod format.
Milkflow is available in great tasting Milkflow Breastfeeding Supplement Drink Mixes including Chocolate, Berry, Sugar Free Berry and Chai Latte flavors, single serve Milkflow Breastfeeding Coffee Pods, as well as scrumptious Milkflow Breastfeeding Supplement Cookies, and concentrated Milkflow Capsules. Feel free to mix and match depending on how much Fenugreek you are looking to consume daily!
Absolutely! Adding cream or sugar will not impact the Milkflow formula. You can flavor the coffee any way you would normally.
Nope! Iced coffee-loving mamas, add the Milkflow powder directly to cold water, and ice and enjoy..
Use any time you want help to boost breast milk production* after your baby is born. (Do not take during pregnancy).
Take up to two servings per day.
No, but the product is manufactured in a facility that processes milk and soy.
Metabolisms vary, but you may see a difference within the first 48 hours to one week.
Each serving (1 packet) delivers 55mg of naturally-occurring caffeine.
Each serving (1 packet) is concentrated and delivers the equivalent of 450 mg of Fenugreek.
Fenugreek, or Trigonella foenum-graecum, is a plant from India and the Mediterranean. It has been used by generations of women to help promote breast milk production.*
Blessed Thistle is a plant found in the Mediterranean region of the world and is related to asters and daisies. Blessed Thistle is a known galactagogue, recognized for its ability to help increase breast milk production.*


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Watch Twice Upon a Yesterday
- 1998
- 1 hr 31 min
6.2 (2,643)
Twice Upon a Yesterday is a combination of drama, romance science fiction, fantasy and comedy. Set in London, the main character is upset and drunk over his former girlfriend because she is getting married to someone else. He ends up meeting two sanitation workers who use quotes in Spanish poetry. These quotes start a cycle of time travel and special effects. The main actor is now transported back in time and uses this opportunity to replay his relationship with his girlfriend, and to stop her from meeting her husband-to-be. Another incident occurs to maybe change his idea and do something else instead.


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The leather belt balances out the uber girly feel of the florals nicely.
The two tone on this dress is so cool!
This dress is so adorable!
I love how the sequins are the stripes!
I want a dress like this so bad! I love the idea of a long sleeved sequin mini dress.
This dress is so cheeky but still gorgeous.
So pretty!
This designer used masks. So cool!
I love the simplicity of this dress.
The one shoulder is so pretty.
I love this dress! It's so cool!
I love the faux leather bodice. It compliments the flowy skirt really well.
Now that I'm back into the hang of things, expect a post everyday!
[photos taken by me and my sister Christy Leopold]
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Autoclavable video couplers/adaptors
The Berliner Glas Group now offers autoclavable and sterilisable video couplers and video adaptors, available in several fixed focal lengths and adaptable to the cameras of well-known manufacturers. They are produced inside hermetically sealed housing according to customer requirements, and can be moved without physical contact via an ingenious magnetic mechanism.
The lenses are can be disinfected with both aldehyde and non-aldehyde-based cleaning agents, and even after 500 autoclaving cycles in saturated water vapour, the lenses are fully functional.


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Teens raise voices on mental health
As high school students from around York County posed questions about mental health to local leaders, they found themselves being asked for answers, too.
For example, Bev Mackereth, a local government affairs specialist, asked the teens if they think adults understand when a child is having a mental health problem.
Kaitlyn Arrow, a Central York High School sophomore, told the panel she thinks a lot of adults try to normalize the feelings adolescents have.
"I talk to a lot of people who struggle with mental illnesses and they have no support whatsoever at their homes. I think a lot of problems we have with suicide and with self harm is the stigma that is around mental health as well as the (lack of education) of adolescents to know they can get help," she said.
Students from around York County are trying to break that stigma through the formation of a York County Youth Mental Health Alliance. The group, with representation from every county school district, is planning awareness events for later in the year and held a town hall on Monday, where high school students peppered local officials with questions.
Youth suicides spark student mental health initiative
Before the guests arrived, the students gathered in groups to talk about issues affecting their mental wellness: social media and cyber bullying, drug addiction, stress from standardized testing, and tensions spilling out from the presidential election.
The panel included elected officials and those who work in fields that touch mental wellness. While they answered questions, the panelists also pushed the students to make the most of their voices.
York City Councilwoman Sandie Walker, who previously served on York City School Board, told students to use their respective school boards as a place to raise awareness of issues or problems in their district.
"If there is something that is going on ... you can use your school board as a very important asset to reach people you (otherwise) may not be able to reach," she said.
In response to a question about awareness of issues facing LGBT youth, York County Judge Todd Platts told the students they could play a big role in educating adults on the topic. He urged them to reach out to their legislators, visit the state Capitol, ask for a meeting with Gov. Tom Wolf.
Coroner: Youth suicides, opioids stand out in annual report
"You can have a huge impact," he said.
Milana Schechtman, an eighth grader at Dallastown Area Middle School, said that students her age often aren't taken seriously. So it's important that adults in positions to help hear from them.
"I feel like nobody really understands the other half of it," she said.


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Today's recipe: Sangria Blanco!
A special congratulations to my sister for completing her university degree! We had some special drinks and a barbecue tonight to celebrate. Beau (the dog) greeted the new university graduate with some turquoise balloons at the front door. My Dad is in the picture too (I think he is freeing Beau from his balloon greeter duties, so Beau can have dinner too).
My sister loves refreshing summery drinks. This recipe certainly fits the bill – it was a refreshing combination of green tea, orange juice, prosecco, fresh lemons and fresh oranges. I chopped the oranges into cubes and put them in the freezer for two hours and they acted as ice cubes to keep the drinks cool. In a pitcher it is the perfect elegant summer beverage. I would also make this drink without the wine (for those who do not drink). Add more green tea and orange juice and add in the fresh citrus fruits. It is sure to impress your guests!
1 can Arizona Green Tea
1 cup orange juice
2 oranges, cubed
2 lemons, sliced
1 bottle Prosecco
1. Slice fruit and place in pitcher. (freeze orange cubes two hours before you plan to serve it)
2. Pour in orange juice, green tea, and Prosecco. Stir well.
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Ohhhhhhhh meeeee! I'm having to go into work late this morning because Maggie has a dental appointment, AND Jessye has to be at band camp, and therefore, it's gonna take two parents to handle this because the timing for these events coincides. Weee!
We came home from work yesterday to discover a message from the dental office on voicemail reminding us of Maggie's appointment. A couple of weeks ago we managed to sleep through the first one we scheduled for her! Hhhh! So, we really felt like we needed to really make an effort to make this one!
Since we'd forgotten about it, I hadn't notified anyone at work. So, I had to make that call this morning. And, I couldn't get a hold of the only other person who knows how to open the switchboard AND would be there as early as I usually am until 7:35a.m. I was sorta starting to sweat it. Okay, I was completely sweating it, wondering if she'd called in sick or what. Our boss is out of town. The next possible person wouldn't be in the office 'til nine, and I should be there myself by then. But, all is well now. DeLois finally answered, and she's opening the switchboard this morning. (Yea!)
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Hello everybody!
I hope you have finished New Year celebrations, or you are ready to make a small break to take part in the anniversary Codeforces Round #100. Round will have place January 4 at 15:00 (UTC). There will be a common contest for participants of the both divisions with the same set of 6 problems. The top 100 participants of the contest receive prize t-shirts.
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JPMorgan Chase Bank has 5052 banking locations. Their corporate headquarters is listed as: 1111 Polaris Parkway in Columbus Ohio. Below you will find ratings, reviews, corporate information, directions, office hours, their phone number, online banking website, and branch locations.
3 out of 5 stars from 1 reviews.
Having attempted to do banking with many of the biggies, have closed accounts, now trying Chase. Process has not been completed yet, met with a manager of one of the branches a few days ago. Will see what transpires. Do NOT like working with these call centers, too many people, too many levels to be escalated to, employees not knowledgeable, cannot obtain answers for 2 2. May get out of this one also.


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CAS: Building Strong Families
A pregnant woman arrives in Toronto, a refugee from her country of origin. Four days later, she is in the hospital, having her baby. Hospital staff learn she is living in a refugee shelter which does not allow children. She has no friends or family to help her. She has no supplies for taking care of her baby after it is born. She has received no medical care during her pregnancy, and she shows signs of having been tortured. The hospital, worried she will not be able to cope, calls the Children's Aid Society.
One outcome of this story might be that once the woman has her baby, a social worker would arrive to take the newborn away from the mother and put the child into foster care. The mother would be left to fight for the return of her child, and given her circumstances, she is unlikely to succeed. In the best interests of the child, what other outcome could there be?
Many newcomers come from countries that do not have any child welfare or protection programs. Before leaving your country of origin, you were not given any information about what the Children's Aid Society does. You do not know what the child protection laws are in Canada, and one day, a Children's Aid worker arrives at your door. This can be a frightening experience. You do not know what will happen to your children, or to you.
The Children's Aid Society of Toronto (CAS of Toronto) is a government-funded organization that was founded over 100 years ago to protect children from cruelty, neglect and abuse. Over time, as the city has changed – as of 2001, 49 percent of the people living here came from 169 countries and speak 100 languages! – CAS has also changed. It has developed a variety of services and policies not only for the care and protection of children, but also for families who are experiencing difficulties. CAS's goal is to work with families to keep children in their homes wherever possible, and to work with families to help them overcome problems they may be having that are endangering the safety and welfare of their children.
Racism and oppression are barriers to achieving success, whether it is for the parent or the child. CAS of Toronto has developed an anti-oppression, anti-racism policy that will make sure the children and families under their care are treated with dignity and respect. One area where the policy has been put into effect is partnering with over 200 community and cultural organizations to help families work through their difficulties together.
Another area that the policy touches on is the Kinship program. When a child does have to be removed from his or her home, CAS will make every effort to place the child in a home of a relative or a family friend the child knows and trusts. It could be a foster home under the supervision of CAS, or it could be what the family court ordered. If children are placed in a home of people they know or from their own ethnic or cultural background, they do better because they are more likely to feel like they belong to a family.
CAS also has parenting programs to help parents learn and understand what is acceptable and what is not when it comes to caring for their children. In addition to their own programs, the Society will refer families to community organizations from the family's ethnic or cultural background for more help.
Some of the other programs and services the Society is involved in are:
- New Horizons: Healing & Hope Coalition is a partnership between CAS of Toronto and agencies serving newcomer children, youth and families. The Coalition supports newcomer communities in developing ways to offer group programs for children, youth, parents (or other caregivers) affected by war, political oppression and what they have experienced before and after arriving in Canada. There is a group program for children 5-12 years of age being offered in ten of Toronto's ethnic newcomer communities.
- Black Education and Awareness Committee is a CAS project created to help black youth of African descent learn about their heritage and to celebrate and take pride in their culture and history.
- Tamil Reference Group has CAS Scarborough Branch and the Tamil Service Providers Coalition working together to improve the services provided to Tamil families in the area better, including translating CAS brochures into Tamil and signing up Tamil families to be foster and kinship homes.
The goal of CAS of Toronto is to keep children safe and to build healthy families. Newcomers who are feeling overwhelmed and don't know where to turn for help with problems they are having in caring for their children can call CAS without fear. CAS is there to lend a helping hand and to keep families together wherever possible.
What happened to the pregnant refugee? The Children's Aid worker moved the woman temporarily into a different shelter that allowed her to keep her child with her. The worker then went on to find better housing for her and connected mother and baby to people in her own cultural community so that they could give her the help she needed to carry on with her new life here in Toronto.
For more information about the Children's Aid Society and its programs, or if you are interested in becoming a foster or kinship home, visit www.torontocas.ca or call
(416) 924-4646.
Aid Across Ontario
For families wanting or needing assistance who live outside of Toronto here is some information about other Children's Aid Societies in Ontario. They all offer similar child protection and parenting education services as CAS of Toronto, as well as fostering and adoptive programs. Each one has its own programs, so please contact them using the information given below to find out what they offer.
The Children's Aid Society of Ottawa
If you are looking for booklets on parenting and other information, Ottawa CAS has a number of publications available to download from its website, including its annual reports for the past few years. The booklet Positive Parenting is available for download (as a .pdf) or can be ordered as a hard copy and it comes in six languages: English, Arabic, Farsi, Chinese, Somali and Spanish.
For more information, contact:
- www.casott.on.ca
- To report child abuse or neglect, call (613) 747-7800
- To become foster or adoptive parents, call (613) 742-1620
- To volunteer, call (613) 747-7800 ext. 2805
- For Human Resources: (613) 747-7800 ext. 2819 or 2115
- Champions For Children Foundation: (613) 745-1893
The Children's Aid Society of Hamilton
Hamilton can now be counted among Canada's most diverse cities with over 120 different languages being spoken there. CAS of Hamilton, therefore, developed a similar directive to CAS of Toronto regarding anti-racism, called the Anti-Racism Organizational Change Initiative. The report is available on the website, along with other information about the services CAS of Hamilton provides.
For more information, contact:
- The Children's Aid Society of Hamilton
P.O. Box 1170, Depot 1 (26 Arrowsmith Rd.)
Hamilton, ON L8N 4B9
Phone: (905) 522-1121
After Hours: (905) 522-8053 (emergencies only)
Fax: (905) 572-6465
E-mail enquiries: email@example.com
Web site address: www.hamiltoncas.com
Please direct all child welfare concerns to their office using one of the above telephone numbers or you can visit the agency's office. Any referrals/reports of concern should not be sent through the above e-mail address.
Windsor-Essex Children's Aid Society
Visit the website at www.wecas.on.ca for information about the services provided as well as its role in child protection and family assistance, and for information about becoming a foster parent or adoption services.
For more information, contact:
- Windsor-Essex Children's Aid Society (Windsor Location)
1671 Riverside Dr. E., Windsor, ON N8Y 5B5
Tel: (519) 252-1171
Fax: (519) 256-2739
- Windsor-Essex Children's Aid Society
(Leamington Location) 15 John Str., Leamington, ON N8H 1H1
Tel: (519) 322-0555
Fax: (519) 322-0455
- To report child abuse or neglect, call (519) 252-1171 or 1-800-265-5609
To contact the different departments via e-mail:
- Foster Care firstname.lastname@example.com
- Adoption / Adoption Disclosure/Crown Ward Disclosure email@example.com
- Human Resources email@example.com
- Volunteering email@example.com
- General Inquiries firstname.lastname@example.com


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Photoshop World 2009
Last week, my intern, Jordan, and I went to Boston for Photoshop World 2009. Having never been to one of these conventions I was a little uncertain about what to expect. With that said, I had a great time at the show! I learned a great deal and was able to polish up some of my skills.
On the first day we took a class on wedding photography with David Ziser, which turned out to be more of a class on lighting. Since we are looking to do some of our own wedding photography, we enjoyed the class very much and learned some good things on lighting in churches, etc.
The following days we took various classes on design, motion graphics, and photography. I really enjoyed the classes on motion graphics with Richard Harrington. I haven't used the puppet tool before, and now I want to play with it haha!
For what it's worth, it was a pretty expensive trip to Boston, but hopefully we can get some good use out of the knowledge gained.


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(By Sara McCord)
"One of the benefits of meeting through a mutual contact is that the person you are connecting with for the first time will likely to be interested in helping you. You might bond over how you both know your mutual acquaintance, but then you'll move to talking about your careers".
Without any prompting, someone in your network offers to introduce you to a mover-and-shaker. Who would be crazy enough to turn that opportunity down?
Believe it or not, that would be you, because there is an instance in which your most professional option is to decline. Read on to learn when you should make it work, when you should say, "No thank you," and how to do both.
1. Scenario: You're Swamped
Your Best Bet: Agree to the Introduction
First things first, let's dispel what you might think is a good excuse (but really isn't). Being busy is not a good enough reason to turn down an introduction. Sure, your contact is reaching out on his schedule—which may seem like it operates in a different universe than yours—but if you reply with, "Thank you so much, I'm just too busy right now," you can bet this contact won't be offering to make another introduction anytime soon.
Why? Because even though you didn't mean it that way, it sounds like you think your time is more valuable than his. Instead, use positive reinforcement, and outline your time constraints from the outset.
Your response might look something like this: "Thank you so much for offering to reach out to Sara on my behalf. I really appreciate it, and I look forward to connecting with her! Unfortunately, I'm leaving town tomorrow/on deadline/moving. Could I email you about connecting us once I've come up for air in two weeks, so I won't seem like I'm blowing her off?"
2. Scenario: You're Changing Fields
Your Best Bet: Decline the Introduction
One of the benefits of meeting through a mutual contact is that the person you are connecting with for the first time will likely to be interested in helping you. You might bond over how you both know your mutual acquaintance, but then you'll move to talking about your careers.
Which is where it gets tricky.
Say your new contact inquires about your interest in the field, asks what questions you have for someone in his role, or offers to connect you with another person or opportunity. If this meeting is perfunctory (because you've had one foot out the door of the industry for months), your choices are faking interest or coming clean. The former choice is a charade you'll have to end at some point ("Actually, I don't want to talk to someone in HR"), and the latter includes an awkward conversation with your ambassador after the fact.
Some would argue it's worth taking the meeting and being upfront about your career transition because, hey, who knows how the talk will go? But here's the problem with that premise: This new person doesn't know you from Adam. He knows your mutual contact (you know, the one who told him you did something else, and who you have yet to tell that you actually hate your job). Basically, it makes everyone look terribly disorganized. Moreover, if the new person does have magic contacts in both fields, wouldn't it be better for your mutual acquaintance to introduce you as an aspiring musician—rather than an expert coder—from the very beginning?
Your response should look something like this: "Thank you so much for offering to introduce me to a local contact in engineering. I truly appreciate you thinking of me! I'm actually thinking about making a career change, and I know how incredible busy Sara must be, so I wouldn't want to waste her time. Thank you again, and I'll be sure to keep you posted where I land."
Meeting someone new is worthwhile, as long as the meeting is worth everyone's time. Being both grateful and candid with your contacts will allow them to help you.
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The dodo (Raphus cucullatus) was a flightless bird endemic to the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius. Related to pigeons and doves, it stood about a meter (3 feet) tall, weighing about 20 kilograms (44 lb), living on fruit, and nesting on the ground.
The dodo has been extinct since the mid-to-late 17th century.[1] It is commonly used as the archetype of an extinct species because its extinction occurred during recorded human history and was directly attributable to human activity.
The dodo bird … an example of survival of the fittest


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|Ozark Mountains 2009, the year I got chacos and became a "real" crunchy aggie
1. You WILL come home with stories:
On one particular family camping trip my mom left some food wrapped in foil on top of a cooler to cool down and we were woken up in the middle of the night by wild hogs tearing through it like... well? wild hogs. She's never lived it down.
2. You WILL come home with new friends and connections.
There is something about being in a semi secluded state that makes people bond. Bonding changes peoples lives, changing peoples lives makes you friends. Its a pretty cool cycle. I still have inside jokes with friends from our camp days... they all revolve around boy bands and camp food.
3. You WILL feel like a better you.
Getting away from it all with like minded people in the beauty of creation hits some hidden reset button in the brain and makes everything just a little bit better. Pinky Promise.
4. Something WILL go wrong.
It's nature something will happen. One year on a Girl Scout camp out a tornado hit. Like a legit "Toto we're not in Kansas any more" (which is an ironic statement to make because we actually were in Kansas) kind of tornado. It was fun (not really it was freaking terrifying) and we all lived to tell the tale. The year I worked at summer camp I caught the Swine Flu and almost died also a anecdote for the memoir.
5. It WILL be awesome.
Lets camp.


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My 24 GHz
My 10 and 24 GHz hilltop set-up is a combination of VHF and SHF equipment. The VHF portion uses a regular 2m FM mobile rig and a home brew collapsible 5 element quad of my own design. This is used for talk back to coordinate aiming the dishes and tuning. Since the microwave gear can drift several MHz with temperature and the link only happens when both dishes are pointed directly at each other AND tuned to the right frequency, it takes a bit of fiddling to get it set, and the VHF COM's are vital to this process.
Now for the microwave gear. This consists of a tripod and surplus military dish which started out its life as targeting X-band radar in a CF-100 fighter plane. It now resides on top of my tripod and is fed with a switchable feed 10 or 24 GHZ. The feed assy. also contains a low noise preamp for the receiver home brewed from a microwave transistor which delivers about 30 dB of gain and a noise figure better than 1 dB at the IF. The receiver has IF shift capability and is home brewed from a TDA7000 FM IC and has a sensitivity of about 2 microvolts without the preamp. The modulator is optimized for low noise and has a deviation control to allow compatibility with other equipment which may have different receiver bandwidths. There is also tone modulation available for when the path gets tough and CW is the only way to make the QSO.
I have taken pains to match the preamp to the video impedance of the microwave mixer and extra shielding and input filtering to keep out the nasty RF's that live on the hilltops we typically operate from. So all told the system has an overall noise figure of about 12 dB which is good for a wideband FM rig and the dish offers 30 dB gain on 10 and over 40 dB on 24 Ghz so it is looking like a high performance WBFM rig now.
My hope is to break the Canadian DX record on both of these bands this year which is long over due and perhaps 200 km will be possible with 5 mW on 10 Ghz. With 24 Ghz I have a whopping 10 mW but the atmosphere absorbs a frightening amount of that energy depending on the amount of water content in the air and the path length so it is much more challenging, and the antenna beam widths get down around 2 degrees further increasing the difficulty on 24, but my equipment has considerably more gain in the antenna and pre-amplifier although it has less power than equipment which was used previously to establish the records so we shall see.
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Mpidi Bita, H, Currie, NGR ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9083-6482 and Tannert, T 2018, 'Disproportionate collapse analysis of mid-rise cross-laminated timber buildings' , Structure and Infrastructure Engineering, 14 (11) , pp. 1547-1560.
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This paper investigates the structural behaviour of a twelve-storey Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT) building subjected to sudden removal of internal and external ground floor loadbearing walls, and computes the probability of disproportionate collapse. Analyses are carried out at three different structural idealisations, accounting for feasibility and complexity of finite elements models to understand their performance at: i) the global, ii) the component, and iii) the connection level. Focus is devoted on force and deformation-demands obtained from nonlinear dynamic analyses of the building. The demands are compared against the supply from common CLT panel sizes and the rotational stiffness (k) of the joints, detailed with off-the-shelf angle brackets and self-tapping screws. The study demonstrates that the applied forces and deformations required to develop resistance mechanisms are too large to be supplied by the proposed element and connection designs, if an internal ground floor wall is removed. The considered building has a probability of failure as high as 32% if designed without considerations of the complexities associated with disproportionate collapse. Consequently, to resist the effects of internal wall removal, the floors need to be redesigned and improved structural detailing with sufficient strength, stiffness, and ductility is necessary to trigger collapse resistance mechanisms.
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First, let me start off by saying that this is NOT a sponsored post! I am not being paid to talk about this, heck they didn't even ask me to. I am simply writing this post to inform others of this incredible program that is FREE. Best of all they send you a FREE Under Armor Band (which keeps track of your steps, heart rate, sleep, and tons of other stuff).
About the program.
A couple of months ago I saw a post on Facebook about a Texas pilot program through Military Wellness Initiative. The program offered a free UA band just for participating in their free program. The post said:
Are you a military member (Active, Reserve, Guard or Veteran) living in Texas?
If so, you and your spouse are eligible to join our Texas Pilot Program and early registrants will receive a no-cost UA Band, a sleep and fitness wearable by Under Armour.
Join us and show there can be a different approach to military wellness!
Of course, I was skeptical at first, but both my husband and I decided to try it out.
What really happened.
Low and behold about a month or so later, we had an email stating that the program was open. Our next step was to verify our identity (through a well known and secure site called ID.me).
Once we verified our identity and registered on Rally Health (the website you use to participate in taking charge of your health and fitness), we were asked for our address to send our UA Band. About a week later our free UA bands were waiting for us at the door!
We have worn these non-stop since receiving them. It has a clock, step tracker, fitness tracker, heart rate monitor, sleep monitor, and several other features! Heck, you can even program an alarm on it to gently wake you up by vibrating your wrist in the morning (or whenever).
NOTE: The program is currently only for Military and their Spouses living in Texas.
How to get your free UA band.
If you are military or a military spouse living in Texas and would also like to join this program and receive your free UA band, you can do so here. UPDATE: They are no longer accepting new participants, however, you can still pre-register your interest in the program and they will notify you of future efforts when they become available.
Did you join?
Were you one of the lucky ones that were able to sign up for this program? If so, let me know below and feel free to add me on Rally Health. Just use the search bar at the top of werally.com and search for nuttyhiker then click connect!
My thoughts on the UA Band.
Simply, I love it! I have tried other fitness trackers and by far this is my favorite one. It does everything I want it to do.
Some features:
- Shows the time
- Heart Rate Monitor
- Auto Detect Sleep Monitor (to show how much you sleep per day)
- Step Counter
- Fitness Tracker (you can choose what activity you are doing)
- Fitness Alerts (it will vibrate if you have been inactive too long to tell you to get up and move)
- Alarm you can set to wake you up by gently vibrating your wrist
- Water resistant so it can be worn in the shower
- Bluetooth enabled allows you to get notifications on your band when you get a text message or phone call. Also always you to control the music app on your phone.
- Plus a ton of other features!
The only thing I do not like about it is the charger for it. It's magnetic from what I can tell and sometimes takes some finagling to get it to charge. Of course I would also love to see if offered in additional colors to or with changeable bands for a more fashionable look. After all, I am a girl =)
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If you don't want to wait, and would like to purchase one, amazon has a great deal on them. (aff link)


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All of todays photos are from the hike I took on Sunday afternoon just before the polar vortex hit. As it is -20 ish as I type, I'm thinking my timing was pretty great. I'd love to get back up Cottonwood Canyon with my camera and document the changes over the past three days, but . . . I'm just not crazy enough to do that in this frigid weather.
So instead I'll focus on being grateful and maybe if I'm lucky I'll go for an indoor walk at the mall.
I do have much to be thankful for and a loving and caring God who provides so very much. These details are absolute assurance to me that he loves and cares for me specifically – how else would all these blessings come into my life?
3676. Live in housesitter so we can take a trip and the animals will be cared for
3677. Dinner and photos share with Brett and Roberta
3678. Safe travels to and from Cody with no car issues.
3679. Beauty of two different parts of Yellowstone seen on weekend travels through the park.
3680. Sharing time with the Becker clan.
3681. Good meaty discussion with J in the car as we travel.
3682. Arriving home to a clean house.
3683. Beautiful sun drenched morning photographing Julia
3684. Walking and talking with Elizabeth on the phone.
3685. Beautiful fall weather
3686. J's grades holding steady where he wants them.
3687. Phone call with Daniel and Stacy
3688. Danielle likes youth group.
3689. Freedom for a client who sat in jail a long time before justice came his way.
3690. Strength shown by Miss M. in a difficult situation.
3691. Chance to learn more about photography.
3692. Great inspiring blog post by Ann Voskamp
3693. Homemade apple sauce for breakfast.
3694. Friendships in the school community
3695. 20 young chickens for free
3696. Unexpected evening home watching game 7 as a family – and the Giants won making my boy so happy!\
3697. Beautiful sunsets several days in a row.
3698. Tank's ability to help find missing little chickens
3699. Looking forward to Advent
3700. Variety of little chickens and how much Tank loves them.
3701. Success in court for dear friends.
3702. Referral of a new case that highlights Andy's skills and faith.
3703. Supportive phone calls from friends on a down day.
3704. Second visit with the Becker clan – this time at our house.
3705. New cases to replace those that are wrapping up.
3706. Honesty/transparency character of the folks in our Bible Study group
3707. Warm clothes to wear as the weather turns.
3708. Fun watching the chickens around the yard.
3709. Great positive feedback from teachers at parent teacher conferences.
3710. Misty sunrise
3711. Chickens surviving in bitter cold
3712. Hike up Cottonwood Canyon before the snow flies.
3713. Paul not injured in an accident sliding off the ice.
3714. Having enough to get bills paid without stress.
3715. Significant progress on over coming debt burden


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As companies compete to attract the top talent in their field, one of the biggest areas of focus is offering a wellness program. There are many different variations of the office wellness program—and, ultimately, what will work best simply depends on your company's culture—but we think there's one offering that all of the best wellness programs have in common: MASSAGE. In this article, we'll give you 7 reasons wellness program massage is the best addition.
7 Reasons to Add Wellness Program Massage
1. Massage is a Quick Boost
Some wellness program activities take a while to show any results. Massage isn't like that. . As soon as the employee stands up they'll feel the change and relief in their body. And while repeated sessions will help exponentially, your employees will start to notice a difference form the very first visit.
Related: Real ROI on Corporate Wellness: HR Experts Weigh In
2. Wellness Program Massage Lowers Stress
Taking just a few minutes for some physical and mental relaxation can make all of the difference in a worker's day. It gives the brain a minute to step away from the stressors of work and think about other things. It also gives the body a few minutes of a break from sitting at a desk.
3. Massage can Reduce Workers Comp Costs
One of the biggest reservations people have about expanding their wellness program is the cost. Sometimes the budget just doesn't allow for an expansion like massage. But, did you know that massage can actually save you money? Massage is a great way to combat common work injuries, including carpal tunnel and back problems—and therefore cut down on your worker's compensation costs.
Related: Wellness Program Ideas: 3 Lessons I Learned the Hard Way
4. Welness Program Massage Improves Morale
We've already talked about the stress-relieving benefits of massage, and that certainly helps improve employee morale. But more importantly, investing in massage for your employees shows them that you're investing in them. After receiving regular massages, they'll feel valued, appreciated, and more willing to work as hard as they can.
5. Massage is a Global Activity
There are so many options for wellness programs—but how many of them are almost universally enjoyed? Some emplyoees may not be interested in fitness centers, company races, or health check-ins, but everyone loves a few minutes of relaxation. Massage is a great way to introduce health benefits in a way that people will want to participate in.
Related: 4 Must-Haves for a Successful Corporate Wellness Program
6. Regular Massage is Better Than an Event.
While offering massage at a company event is awesome, offering massage regularly is better! All of the benefits we've talked about thus far are multiplied—employees will be less stressed, will know how much you care, and will see greater health benefits.
7. Wellness Program Massage is Versatile
No matter how unique your company is, we can usually tailor a massage program to be the right fit. We can work with multiple locations, night shift employees, the frequency of massages, type of massages, and many other factors.


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By Sheryl Lynn Carvajal
Certain birthdays are considered milestones in life. Sweet 16 allows you to get behind the wheel of a car. At 18, you're considered a legal adult. 21 means you can legally purchase and drink alcohol, and car insurance rates go down when you hit 25 years of age.
For some people, milestone birthdays occur every year. They serve as victories for those who are fighting cancer. The American Cancer Society is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year, and one of the main goals of this organization is "to create a world with less cancer and more birthdays." For people who have been diagnosed with cancer, birthdays are celebrations of another year of conquering cancer.
Cancer research has come a long way in the past 100 years, and the American Cancer Society (ACS) deserves much of the credit. ACS is the largest non-governmental funder of cancer research, and it has had a major stake in almost every cancer breakthrough since its establishment in 1913. For example, we can thank the American Cancer Society for helping establish policies surrounding smoke-free public spaces and for being a leader in the fight to cure breast cancer. The ACS also advocates regular screenings to increase the likelihood of early detection, and promotes healthy lifestyles to prevent cancer from developing altogether.
The big undertaking that the ACS has been involved with recently is a research study called the Cancer Prevention Study-3, or CPS-3. The aim of this study is to recruit 300,000 adults from different backgrounds from all over the country by the end of 2013 in order to find links to – and ultimately a cure for – cancer.
The American Cancer Society isn't the only contributor to this life-saving research. Millions of volunteers throughout the United States dedicate time and money to help this cause. The good news is that you can make a difference right here in Boston. Every year, typically all throughout the months of March and April, several communities, schools, and universities host an overnight fundraising walk called Relay for Life®. Teams from these institutions work together to raise money for the ACS to fund cancer research. These efforts collectively make up the world's largest movement to eliminate cancer.
Relay for Life at Tufts University is occurring on April 12, and you can register to be a part of the Friedman School's team. If you're not sure what to expect at a Relay for Life event, here are some of the basics:
- Relay for Life is an overnight event from April 12 at 6:00pm through 6:00am on April 13.
- There is an opening ceremony with a Survivor's Lap around the track, celebrating those who have won their battles with cancer.
- Following the Survivor's Lap, and throughout the entire event, at least one member from each team walks around the track as a relay.
- Teams set up tables/booths and have different activities, items for sale, and anything they can come up with to raise money for cancer research.
- Many people dedicate luminaries to those who are no longer with us due to cancer. At the Luminaria Ceremony, candles are lit inside the personalized bags, and we honor those who have fought cancer in the past and offer hope to those who continue their fight.
- If it's not your turn to walk the track, you can visit other booths and check out their ideas for fundraising, and maybe even support their team.
- All Relay for Life events are family-friendly and open to the public, so games, music, food, and activities occur all throughout the night. It's a great opportunity to socialize and unite with other Relay-ers and supporters.
Cancer is a disease that affects not only the estimated 12.5 million individuals diagnosed, but their families and friends as well. According to the ACS, "Sixty years ago, 1 out of 3 people diagnosed with cancer survived at least 5 years. Today, thanks in part to the work of the American Cancer Society, 2 out of 3 will survive. Let's make it 3 out of 3." Relay for Life is a great opportunity to stand up to cancer. Please join in if you'd like to fight for more victories, more survivors, and more birthdays.
For more information on the American Cancer Society, visit http://www.cancer.org.
For more information on Relay for Life, visit http://www.relayforlife.org/tufts.
If you'd like to register or donate, our team name is 'Go Team Friedman!'
Sheryl Lynn Carvajal is a first year Nutrition Communication student. She is the team captain for the Go Team Friedman! Relay for Life team, and she would love for you to join! She can be reached at email@example.com.


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People treat us bad, things go wrong, life is not working out like we want…this is where the excuses begin and life ends.
At the outset, this sounds harsh, but stay with me–there is redemption. When we are mistreated there is an emotional response that begins within us. Justice starts to cry out and demands to shine through like the noon day sun. However, justice is often blocked out by the clouds of unfairness. In every moment of everyday we are involved in the reconstruction of what is just, right, and fair, because the world is broken. We often find ourselves on the receiving end of injustice which makes the issue that much more real and important. What this dynamic creates for each of us mere mortals is a vacuum that sucks in and steals our forward progress. If we thought we could improve or be happy, we were wrong, because ________________ happened and now we must spend our time recovering from the emotional fallout that results from guilt, shame, regret, anger, bitterness, and sorrow. The disappointments of life are the landmines that take our legs out from underneath us and too often cripple us from living in the fullness of what God has designed us for. The truth is that justice fails. It fails big time. For some people it is enough for them to end their own life. For others, it keeps them oppressed under the crushing despair and cycle of addiction and self harm. Those who should be held responsible are not. And we are doomed to live under the unyielding misery that comes with a lack of accountability…right?!
Just when it seems that injustice has won the day, there is a savior that flanks it–spears it–and moves forward like a champion. That hero is OWNERSHIP.
When we get beat down it is because we are too busy fighting injustice; we cannot help ourselves from trying to defeat it. But all the time we are fighting one injustice another one jumps on our backs. Then another one punches us in the gut. Even if we got one victory, the onslaught never ceases. How can one defeat the cunning and ever so accurate jabs of injustice? The simple answer is OWNERSHIP. You may ask, "How can I take ownership of something that I did not do?" or "Why should I be responsible for the bad behavior of someone else? Isn't this akin to being a whipping post or a doormat?"
Those are reasonable questions. Why this seems so counter intuitive is because injustice is like a magician who uses smoke and mirrors to distract its opponent from what is really going on; keeping the victim's eyes fixed on the distraction, or the illusion. The problem with seeking justice in our daily lives, in our every problem, is that it does nothing to address the emotional wound that was delivered. Someone was punished, someone got what they deserved, the truth was told–but we are still hurting. ______________ still happened! These evil magicians, once their tricks are discovered, only leave us feeling bad. We do not feel refreshed and recharged. At best it was a wash; we wish we never would have seen it or have gone through it and hope to forget about it. It's like a murderer getting sent to the electric chair for a crime he did commit. There is satisfaction that justice was served, but the victim's family would give anything for the whole thing to have never happened. Which brings us back around to how we can take ownership during times of injustice.
The answer: Stop trying to figure out why you are right. Stop trying to defend yourself. Stop trying to demonstrate that someone else is wrong.
If your default response to pain in your life was to accept it, the pits of injustice would no longer be an issue. You could keep moving forward with your own life, your own goals, and your own dreams because there would be nothing stopping you. When you accept everything that happens in your life with your eyes wide open you will begin to see that there are many things that you brought on yourself. There are many things that you should be responsible for that you are desperately seeking to hide from. And then there are things that just plain suck and you were completely a victim of.
At any rate, you take OWNERSHIP of your feelings, of your behaviors–even the ones that you feel justified for AFTER you were clearly wronged by someone else. When you can do that and not blame someone else for your actions, even if it seems justified, you will exit the fight with injustice and start living for what really matters–your destiny. What happened to you that was wrong was a distraction. But choose not to be distracted. Learn from it. Accept it. Grant forgiveness where you can–this allows you to let go of the fight. Every fight that you step out of means that you are able to move faster down your path.
To go back and address the concern of being a doormat and a whipping post; this is a misconception. Now you can be those things, but taking ownership does not entail taking responsibility for what SOMEONE ELSE did. Ownership is taking FULL RESPONSIBILITY for what YOU did, and more importantly, what you will do. There will be a day of reckoning, a day when justice will be served. God Almighty will sort out every wrong doing, we need not worry about that. Taking ownership does not let other people off the hook. This is where we often stay our whole lives. We won't take responsibility for ourselves because there is something that someone else has done that we are waiting for them to take responsibility for or otherwise be punished for. This will destroy our destiny. This will kill every ounce of purpose and forward movement that we have. They will get theirs in the end. Forgiving someone does not remove accountability of their actions. They will pay. Or God will forgive. But that is above our pay grade. In this life we cannot control those things. But if we want to live with joy and a sense of peace, we have to put to death our compulsion to judge others. We have much to be forgiven for ourselves.
It happened. Whatever it was, it happened. Sometimes you had a part to play in why it happened and other times you did not. You cannot change it. You cannot improve it–not in the historical sense. It is what it is and you feel the way you feel. Do not be afraid to take FULL RESPONSIBILITY for every thing that originated from you–even if those actions were influenced by whatever another person did. Own your response. Learn to be one cares more about listening to others than convincing them why you have the right to be inconsolable. In the end, you did what you did and you could have done it differently, good or bad–know the difference. They did what they did. If we take responsibility now, in the day of accountability, where God judges every person for every thought and deed, there will be no surprises, no regrets, and no excuses.


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750 sheets of Skatelite Pro and Drumlite Grade A just arrived at our warehouse... check out the truck drivers license plate...
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Check out the July issue of Thrasher where Dan Drehobl, Darren Navarette, Al Partanen etc... travel to Maui. They skate our 10' halfpipe at Lyon's house. We shipped the 10' halfpipe partial kit and lots of Skatelite Pro to Maui for this one. It was so good to read the description in the article because that's exactly what we were going for in the design of this ramp. "The Halfpipe had classic '80s transitions, but was about twice as wide as ramps were back then. Perfect for catching air but not having to fully pad up. Drehobl really took to it and you know Navs was loving it too." Check out the photo and video below.
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Twitter shares nosedive after company reports no user growth in fourth quarter
In less than a year, Twitter Inc. has lost its chief executive, replaced him with one who's still running another company, introduced new features that have generated about as much excitement as a golf clap, lost five more key executives and inspired the antemortem #RIPTwitter.
On Wednesday, the microblogging company released arguably its most crucial quarterly earnings report to date and reported the one thing Wall Street investors and analysts didn't want to hear: user growth flatlined.
An earlier version of this story said Twitter added 320 million monthly users in the fourth quarter. It did not add any more users. Instead it maintained its user base of 320 million.
Twitter had 320 million monthly active users the final three months of 2015, the same number as in the third quarter. What's worse, if you exclude SMS Fast Followers, an audience that uses Twitter through text messaging in emerging foreign markets, user numbers declined on a quarterly basis to 305 million from 307 million.
The numbers will only exacerbate fears that Twitter, still a massive company with a dedicated following, will max out its reach unless it makes dramatic changes.
"If users don't grow, it's hard to see how they can grow revenue and earnings sufficiently to justify a high stock price," said Wedbush Securities analyst Michael Pachter, who listened in on the earnings call.
"Getting the product right is half the battle; communicating to non-users that it's a useful, live service is the other half," Pachter added. "They really need to increase engagement among users, and really need to attract new users. I didn't hear a clearly articulated strategy for either."
Company executives countered by saying that user growth is traditionally the worst in the fourth quarter and that it rebounded in January.
Twitter shares briefly plummeted in after-hours trading. They had increased 58 cents, or 4%, to $14.98 during regular trading Wednesday after reaching an all-time low Tuesday for the third day in a row.
In the last year alone, Twitter shares have fallen nearly 70%.
Twitter isn't the only technology company souring on Wall Street. The sector as a whole has taken a beating in recent months as tech stocks such as Apple, LinkedIn and GoPro begin to succumb to concerns about the broader economy.
One bellwether known as the FANG stocks — Facebook, Amazon, Netflix and Google (now Alphabet) — have fallen 17% on average this year after scoring 83% growth in 2015.
One problem is the tech sector has seen sky-high valuations in recent years, stoking fears that amid a tumultuous time on Wall Street, tech could be poised for a deeper dive than other sectors.
"The market is losing a certain amount of confidence in the ability to sustain these valuations in the industry," said Rob Enderle, a tech industry analyst. "Social media stocks have been troubled for a while. You've got Facebook then everybody else. There isn't the same excitement as there once was. If the social media bubble hasn't burst, it's certainly bursting at the moment and Twitter is the canary-in-the-coal-mine event."
The grim user growth at Twitter overshadowed some positive financial numbers for the San Francisco company.
Revenue in the fourth quarter grew 48% year-over-year to $710 million, in line with Wall Street forecasts. It reported a net loss of $90 million, or 13 cents a share, compared with a loss of $125 million a year earlier.
The number of active advertisers grew 90% year-over-year to 130,000.
Twitter Chief Executive Jack Dorsey, who is also CEO of mobile payments company Square, said Twitter would refocus this year on leveraging its advantages in the real-time experience of its platform.
"We're focusing on what Twitter does best: live," Dorsey told analysts. "Watching a live event unfold is the best way to understand the power of Twitter."
To that end, Dorsey said the company would bolster its live-streaming video through its app Periscope, give social media stars and trendsetters more tools to reach their audience and make Twitter a safer medium to communicate more freely. The company has faced criticism in the past for not taking a stronger stance on harassment, hate speech and the use of Twitter by terrorist organizations.
Ahead of earnings on Wednesday, the company revealed a new Timeline that shows tweets out of order — a controversial move that takes away from Twitter's real-time feel and replaces it with an algorithm.
"The tweets you're most likely to care about will appear at the top of your timeline," said Mike Jahr, Twitter's senior engineering manager in a blog post.
News of the change, first reported by BuzzFeed last week, sparked a maelstrom on the platform among Twitter's most loyal fans. As a result, one of the top trending hashtags was #RIPTwitter.
The outrage elicited a response from Dorsey, who tweeted Saturday that the company was "always listening."
The new algorithmic Timeline can be switched off in settings.
An earlier change, Moments, which curates and promotes popular tweets, was not nearly as controversial but did little to inspire confidence in the company's direction.
"We do not think that Moments drove a meaningful increase in users, as much of the content remains outdated or irrelevant," Pachter of Wedbush Securities said in a note to investors last week. "In addition, Twitter remains difficult to use relative to its peers, and a solution does not appear to be imminent."
Twitter's enduring problem is that competitors simply do things better, said said David Giannetto, author of "Big Social Mobile: How Digital Initiatives can Reshape the Enterprise and Create Business Results."
Facebook, for example, leads in social connection. Google is far better at delivering content. And Amazon is better at enabling consumption.
Beyond attracting more users and advertisers, Twitter still has a personnel problem.
Last month, it announced the departure of its top executives in engineering, human resources, media and product.
Dorsey, one of Twitter's co-founders, was eventually named chief executive after his predecessor Dick Costolo stepped down last June.
Twitter: @dhpierson
Times staff writer Tracey Lien in San Francisco contributed to this report.


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My husband wants to fire me, but I'm putting up a fight.
No, not from my job as wife and mother to our 4-year-old daughter—although I think I might be "on warning." He wants to can me from my freelance day job so I can take care of our daughter full-time.
Three months ago, when my income began to slow, we let go of our nanny. We haven't replaced her. "It's just not worth it anymore," said my husband during one recent conversation that ended in tears (mine).
As the economy continues to implode, I know many married couples with children who are letting go of their nanny—or at least scaling back their schedule—in order to save money. This has led to unanticipated and difficult conversations around many dining-room tables. These previously high-earning dual-career couples are finding themselves in the precarious position of having to choose who gets to keep working—and who becomes the de facto day-care provider.
"It's a half-assed situation at work—even when I'm home, I have to be on-call. The kids are sensing the tension because I'm pissed off about having to do all this while his life is unchanged."
In most of the cases I know of, it's the wife whose career is expendable. Plain and simple: The husband is making more money, so his career is, for all practical reasons, deemed more important.
In my case, there is absolutely no argument that my husband's job is more valuable to our family in every respect. Based on the number of projects I've been getting—and the rates people are paying—I can't justify hiring another sitter.
But that doesn't factor in how emotionally invested I am in my work. I, like many of the women I know, have defined myself largely by my career for most of my life. I never thought about "having to" work. I work because I want to. I don't believe that being a good mother and having a great career are mutually exclusive. I've wanted to write since I was 12 years old and have been fortunate to make a very good living at it. I've written a handful of New York Times best sellers and earned a six-figure salary that, until recently, contributed nicely to paying the bills.
After all this time, and having accrued a pretty good track record, I never thought I'd be in the position of having to consider giving up working because of financial considerations.
But I am, and I'm not the only one.
A neighbor, let's call her Karen, was working as an account executive at a public-relations firm pulling in a decent salary that allowed her to, she said, "buy the occasional pair of Jimmy Choos and not have to explain it to my husband." Now the agency has asked people to job-share in an effort to cut expenses, and Karen had to let her full-time nanny go because she's home two and a half days a week with her kids.
"My husband doesn't understand the huge strain this has put on me," she moaned to me recently. "It's a half-assed situation at work—even when I'm home, I have to be on-call. God forbid I lose this job completely. The kids are sensing the tension around the house because I'm pissed off about having to do all this while his life is unchanged."
Another friend, who I'll call Sally, has a different take on the situation. She has worked at a glossy magazine for many years and has risen through the ranks to a top editorial position that, for the moment, seems pretty secure. Her husband lost his Wall Street job early last year and hasn't been able to land anything. They let their nanny go last fall and he's been taking care of their two kids ever since.
"I can't complain, because he's the one taking them to school and driving them everywhere," said Sally, who was reluctant to talk to me at first for this article because she felt she was betraying her husband. "But it's affected the marriage. He feels demoralized about this and I'm starting to get resentful about being the one going off to work every day. I use a sick day if he gets an interview, but it's hard. We thought about hiring someone for a little while so he could spend more time looking for a job, but that doesn't seem like the best idea right now."
Life as I knew it began to change, seemingly overnight, in September. Projects were put on hold. Some magazine editors were calling to tell me sheepishly that they'd have to cut the rate they'd been paying me in half for future stories. Others reported that for the moment, their marching orders were to do more writing in-house or not use freelancers at all.
It was just last summer that I was finally back to pre-motherhood earning levels, having survived too many nanny horror stories to mention and settled on a cobbled-together combination of an extended-day schedule for my daughter in nursery school while still paying for our full-time child-care provider, who drove me nuts with her increasing demands. But she loved my daughter and I knew she was safe with her. The $600-a-week salary I was paying her allowed me to work the way I wanted to work without worry. I was making enough to justify the expense, I told myself. If anything, this would motivate me to work even harder.
But that was then.
By December, things had turned markedly slower for me, and Mary Poppins started making noises about wanting a raise. I let her go. (I'm keeping my once-a-week housekeeper, though.) I've been trying to work around my daughter's school schedule.
"You've got to starting thinking about what you have to clear plus what your expenses are to do these jobs to actually come out ahead," said my always-pragmatic husband.
We've settled into an uneasy alliance that's based on mutual acknowledgment that we're doing the best we can. He's paying the bills and I try not to complain too much about having to do interviews in my car while waiting for school to let out. No matter how many times we have the conversation, my husband doesn't understand why I've chosen to drive myself crazy staying up half the night to write for half of what I was making a year ago. On the rare occasion I have to travel for work these days, he takes vacation time, because it's doubtful we'll be doing our usual three-week summer sojourn this year.
When I have to, I've been known to drag my daughter into the city and drop her off to play in friends' offices when something last-minute comes up. But I can't imagine stopping working. It's what I do—at least between the hours of 9:45 and 2:45. After that, you'll find me with the other downsized, newly minted nannies at the neighborhood playground.
Diane Clehane is a contributing editor at mediabistro.com where she writes the 'Lunch' column. She is at work on a memoir and lives in Westchester County, New York.


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By Michael Georgy, 20 October, 2013
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian security forces fired bird shot and teargas to prevent supporters of deposed Islamist President Mohamed Mursi from marching on Sunday to the site of a protest camp that was destroyed two months ago, a Reuters witness said.
The crowd of about 100 people were students from Al-Azhar University, the historic seat of Sunni Muslim learning. They threw rocks at riot police stationed outside the gates of the university, and police threw the stones back.
The university is in the same Cairo suburb as the Rabaa al-Adawiya mosque, scene of one of two pro-Mursi protest camps crushed by security forces on August 14. Hundreds of protesters were killed.
"Rabaa Square is completely off-limits," a security source said. "Protesters are not allowed to move inside it." He said four students had been arrested.
Authorities have cracked down hard on Mursi's Muslim Brotherhood. The group was outlawed by a court order after the army overthrew Mursi and installed an interim government in July following massive street protests a year after his election.
Brotherhood leaders, including Mursi, have been arrested on charges of inciting or taking part in violence.
Brotherhood supporters say they will keep protesting until the army-backed government falls. But demonstrations are far smaller than the ones that immediately followed Mursi's downfall.
The Interior Ministry said in a statement that security forces took action after 3,000 students blocked roads around the Al-Azhar campus.
A few police trucks kept students from moving beyond the front entrance of the facility.
"We want the return of legitimate rule to Egypt, we want the return of President Mursi" said Mohamed Magdi, a commerce student. "We are unarmed students. We just approached them and said 'you are our police' and then they attacked us."
The students had been protesting for the second day on campus in support of Mursi. Graffiti scrawled on university buildings condemned General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, the army chief who toppled Mursi, as a murderer and traitor.
"We will take measures to continue studies even with the continuation of the demonstrations," said Ibrahim el-Hadud, a university official.
The army rejects allegations from the Brotherhood that it deposed Mursi in a coup and says it was responding to the will of the people.
The government refers to the Brotherhood as "terrorists" and does not distinguish between the movement and al Qaeda-affiliated groups in the lawless Sinai Peninsula who carry out almost daily attacks on security forces.
The Brotherhood describes itself as a peaceful movement.


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