text: ASCL comment on UCL teacher workload study 18/09/2019 Geoff Barton, General Secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL), comments on the UCL study on teacher workload Commenting on the UCL study on teacher workload, Geoff Barton, General Secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL), said: "Excessive teacher workload is a persistent problem because governments constantly raise the bar on what they expect schools to do. Various initiatives have been launched to reduce workload in recent years but schools have been swamped by changes to qualifications and testing, relentless pressure on performance and results, and funding cuts which have led to reductions in staffing and larger class sizes. "To his credit the previous Education Secretary, Damian Hinds, called a pause to further reforms, removed some of the government's most onerous performance measures, and publicly joined with Ofsted and ASCL to tackle teacher workload. "However, there is still a long way to go, and the most pressing issue is to reverse the cuts which have placed so much additional pressure on schools. The government has promised to increase the schools budget by £7.1bn by 2022/23, but none of this additional money reaches schools until next year, and it will not be enough to undo the damage that has been done."


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Orthodontics is a way to correct irregularities in the face and teeth. Braces or removable appliances are included in this procedure. The purpose of such devices is to straighten teeth, close unsightly gaps, fix irregularities in your bite, and align jaw and teeth. This work will not only leave you with a lovely smile but it can also lead to long term oral health, decreasing the onset of gingivitis, tooth decay, and gum inflammation. Starting these procedures early in life allows your mouth to more easily adapt to the changes and stay that way!
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Today we're releasing an update to the mobile apps that introduces photo uploading. You can now take a picture on your device's camera, or choose from your camera roll, and upload it straight to IRC.
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Frequency Primer
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Hey Everyone!
I'd like to share with you a section from my upcoming book Musician's Survival Guide to a Killer Record. Frequencies are the building blocks of music, and when it comes to implementing EQ you first need to understand frequency and how to think about it in terms of the music itself. I spend quite a bit of time discussing frequency in this book. Here's your primer into the subject.
As you all will recall from physical science class, frequency is produced through vibration. Pluck a string and it vibrates. Hit a drum, it vibrates. The faster the vibration, the higher the frequency, the higher the note.
Now, we measure frequency in cycles per second, which we represent as Hertz, named after Heinrich Hertz who proved the existence of electromagnetic waves. We write the expression as Hz, and for multiples of 1000 we use the term kHz, or kilohertz. Sometimes we get lazy and write the letter K to indicate kHz. I'll stick to the proper terminology for the purposes of this Guide.
The human range of hearing extends from 20 Hz to 20 kHz, but if you're an adult, good luck hearing anything over 18 kHz. That doesn't mean there isn't useful information extending well above our range of hearing; we just can't actually hear it directly.
The low E string on a bass guitar sounds at 41 Hz, which means the vibration of that string cycles 41 times every second. The A above middle C on a piano cycles 440 times every second for 440 Hz. And the top note on a violin, which is E7, cycles 2637 times per second, which would be expressed as 2.6 kHz (with rounding). That's right, the top note on a violin is 2.6 kHz. No wonder it's so annoying. That happens to live in the most present range of our hearing, which also happens to be the fundamental frequency of a crying baby.
An octave above any note is twice its frequency. So, an octave above A4 at 440 Hz is A5 at 880 Hz. An octave above that is A6 at 1760 Hz. All the notes and thereby frequencies in between the octaves define the scale by dividing the octave into relatively equal parts. I say relatively, because we need to compromise a little on certain notes in the scale for purposes of tuning, and that's called tempering. We use 12 steps in the modern Western scale.
All instruments have a fundamental frequency range, and anyone who composes for an orchestra is acutely aware of these ranges, particularly in terms of notes. For instance, a cello has a four octave range that extends from C2 to C6. In terms of frequency, that would translate as a range of 65 Hz to 1 kHz. And while the overtones will extend far above 1 kHz, that is the frequency that we will perceive the loudest by far when C6 is bowed.
Some instruments like pianos and keyboards, acoustic guitars, and even drums, fill an enormous swath of the frequency range. As such, they tend to occupy considerable space in a production. You can only get away with so many parts living in the same frequency range before you get masking, which is exactly as it sounds. You're masking certain frequencies of one part with the common frequencies of a louder part. In other words, you can combat some masking issues partly with how you balance the parts.
The further away in frequency range two instruments are, the less masking will be an issue. An egg shaker is never going to mask an 808 kik drum or vice versa because their frequencies don't cross. The 808 kik lives down around 60 Hz, and an egg shaker's fundamental lives at about 6 kHz. That's a seven octave differential.
Where the problems arise is when you combine parts that predominantly occupy the same ranges. The most common example of this would be the kik and the bass. Those two instruments require some attention in order to derive clarity between them. And if you combine a sub-frequency synth bass with that 808 kik drum? Not only will you get masking, you'll likely get beating too.
Beating occurs when two notes are ever so slightly out of tune with each other. If you've ever tuned a guitar then you're familiar with the sound. That's how you know two strings are in tune with each other. The beating stops. The lower the frequency, the slower and more violent the beating. So, if the 808's low-end bloom occurs at a similar frequency to the synth bass, you could very well get some obvious beating artifacts. This is a tuning issue. Not an EQ issue.
As much as it's good to avoid too much masking, you can't avoid it entirely nor would you want to. You risk too much clarity, and that can actually make us feel uncomfortable. Parts will generally cross frequencies in all but the simplest of arrangements. But the more information that you cram into the same frequency range, the more difficulty you'll have with clarity, and the more EQ you'll require to aggressively carve out and shape the parts such that they can all be heard.
Just to be clear, I have no issue with aggressive use of EQ. But if you consider frequency as you arrange your record, you will have less instances in which you need aggressive EQ. Which means there will be fewer times in which you are dealing with sound rather than the music.
Note duration makes a big difference where masking is concerned. The kik drum and a bass cross frequencies, but the kik has a short duration, which provides us the space that we need to derive some clarity between the two parts. This is true even if the bass is playing whole notes. But if that kik sustained for a few seconds like a long 808 kik, combining that with whole notes from the bass could be considerably more challenging.
A great arranger is judicious in her instrumentation, as well as her chord voicings, and will consider frequency as readily as she will the rhythmic, melodic, or harmonic functions. Of course, we don't seek to fill the full frequency range at all times. There would be no contrast if we did.
I mean, if you want a heavy feeling of foreboding, one way to do it is to drop your arrangement down to just your low-end instruments. If you want a lighter feeling, dump the low-end instruments and add some lilting flutes in the upper midrange. We can directly affect how the listener feels by how we employ frequency in our production.
We choose our instrumentation for many reasons, including availability and musical function, but it's critical to also take frequency into account. A tambourine doesn't seem the best candidate for a hard rock track with a wash of aggressive cymbals and shredding guitars. You need more high-end information, why? It would make far more sense to place your rhythmic overdub in a frequency range that has some space available.
Instruments like the B3 organ can take up an enormous amount of space, or just a little. You don't have to have an organ with all stops at full, nor do you have to use both hands. And if you have a glut in the lower midrange, then you could do well to voice your chords accordingly. This is why it's so important to view frequency as space. Because it is.
You can't get nearly the low end out of a dense track as you can a sparse one. In fact, if you put too much low end on a dense track, it will sound like pure mud. Conversely, it's far more difficult to overshoot the low end on a sparse track. Frankly, you'd be downright foolish not to exploit that.
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This is a new class that I am teaching starting in January. While there has been an existing class running there, we will be learning the Cheng Man-Ch'ing / Yang -37 style of T'ai Chi starting right from the beginning.
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Becca Leighton is our MAND Public Policy Coordinator and led the Minnesota delegation in its visits with legislators at this year's FNCE/Public Policy Workshop. There were 940 participants from across the country and 16 Minnesota dietitians made eight visits to our Senators' and Representatives' offices in Washington, D.C.
Becca said that the main topics of discussion were encouraging the passing of The Farm Bill and focusing on malnutrition in clinical care. "The Academy is developing standardized measurements for malnutrition and we asked that our legislators understand and support the vital role that dietitians play as part of the care team," said Becca. "The increase in malnutrition, especially among older adults, is something that is often undiagnosed in the hospital setting."
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Tinke (pronounced "tink") is the size of a small matchbox and it plugs in at the bottom of your phone to measure heart health. You place your thumb on the optical sensors and it detects changes in skin blood volume. These sensors translate that information into data on your respiratory rate, blood oxygen level, heart rate and heart rate variability. Fortunately, the app takes all these data points and delivers one score called "Vita" so you can quickly grasp how you are doing. To help with stress, the other score Tinke has is "Zen." You watch one bubble expanding in and out at a rate you are comfortable with and the "Zen" score tells you your stress level. A unique touch is the "Science" section of the app that breaks down the meaning of each one of your heart metrics. Tinke's presentation of the user's data history is beautiful and easy to understand.
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For a commission from Icelandic design house S/K/E/K/K/, sculptor-designer David Taylor created a group of objects for an exhibition titled 'Gray Area', a play with materiality and context that has become Taylor's hallmark.
"Aluminium, gravel and mirrored glass are among personalities that conspire to bring us a body of work that is compelling, not only in its referencing of the surrounding Iceland landscape, but also in it's interpretation of the commonplace objects that make up this exhibition." says S/K/E/K/K/.
Adds Taylor, "The timing couldn't have been better for this, I was sitting in my workshop with a pile of newly acquired material when an e-mail pinged into my inbox. Concrete and brass have been staples on my pallet for some time now, but I was sitting looking at a pile of salvaged aluminium."


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JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon spoke with "60 Minutes" in regards to his "YearUp," a program created to give underprivileged, at-risk youth a one year "job boot camp, "during which they learn either computer technology or financial service skills.
Members of the "YearUp" program also learn valuable skills including resume writing, networking, interview practice, how to earn more money and the importance of punctuality and professionalism in the workplace.
The "60 Minutes" segment was both heartbreaking and inspiring, and Mr. Dimon stated that poor hiring choices are the largest expense that most businesses incur. This is preaching to the choir for a Recruiting firm, but a sound message nonetheless.
By preparing these highly motivated young people for an opportunity on Wall Street, which they otherwise may never have had, he is not only helping the youth but solving a key talent gap issue at the internship level for these Fortune 500 companies.
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"Do as I say, not as I do."
This is the attitude Congress has taken in regards to the current health care issue. They want you to be forced to enroll but want to keep their cushy Federal benefits intact. But our very own Louisiana Representative John Fleming, M.D., has introduced a resolution that would require Congress to practice what they preach.
House Resolution 615 would require congressmen and women who vote for the health care bill to enroll in the government option if it passes. Representative Fleming's website says, "If Members of Congress believe so strongly that government-run health care is the best solution for hard working American families, I think it only fitting that Americans see them lead the way. Public servants should always be accountable and responsible for what they are advocating…any plan that is good enough for American families is good enough for every member of Congress."
So far more than 90 Representatives have officially signed on to support this resolution, along with 1.1 million citizens who have signed the online petition on Fleming's website. But unsurprisingly, not a single Democrat has pledged their support.
This begs the question: If the health care "reform" they are pushing for is so great, then why do they not want it for themselves? It makes me think of the new Burger King commercials with Tony Stewart. Why would you endorse something that you have no intention of using?
Fleming's resolution is a great way to hold Congress accountable for the reform they pass. I personally have signed the petition and am proud that my Congressman was the one to propose this. Louisiana politics has long been a joke, but Representative Fleming's actions give me hope for the future of our state and our nation.


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Publisher: 47North
Genre: Fantasy
Publishing Date: April 2013
Rating: 4.3/5 Stars
It's been seven years since the love of Cedar McLeod's life left with no forwarding address. All she has left of him are heart-wrenching memories of happier times and a beautiful six-year-old daughter, Eden. Then, one day, Eden opens her bedroom door and unwittingly creates a portal that leads to anywhere she imagines.
But they're not the only ones who know of Eden's gift, and soon the child mysteriously vanishes.
Desperate for answers, Cedar digs into the past and finds herself thrust into a magical world of Celtic myths, fantastical creatures, and bloody rivalries. Teaming up with the unlikeliest of allies, Cedar must bridge the gap between two worlds and hold tight to the love in her heart…or lose everything to an ancient evil.
The first in the Thin Veil series, Through the Door is a pulse-pounding adventure that takes readers across the globe and deep into the hidden realms of Celtic lore.
This novel had good pace and action throughout, which kept you involved. Coupled with a good story-line and somewhat engaging characters, made for a quick read. Some online reviewers did not like how information was kept from Cedar McLeod by her extended magical family, but remember you are looking through the eyes of Cedar as the story unfolds and to get the whole story in one dump would change the outcome.
There are a few stumbles in the story with the abrupt end of Lorcan and some character's that were pertinent to the story but lacked sufficient development. Plus a few grammatical errors for a finished work that should have been cleaned up by the editor(s).
Well thought out work. I am curious to see how the author involves Nuala and whether Cedar gets some interesting powers now that "humanity" has left her. The next in the series (Into the Fire) has a release date of December 2013. Get on the list if you haven't already.


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Denia, Alacant
- Pool
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Denia, Alacant
Per night
Damage deposit: 300EUR
Final Cleaning until 01 January(2023) : (30€/Stay) (mandatory)
Bank:1.9 km
Supermarket:1.7 km
Beach:0.3 km
Airport:105 km
Golf course:8.3 km
Town:0.1 km
Train station:6 km
Bus stop:2.7 km
Ferry:2.9 km
Hospital:5.8 km
Pharmarcy:2.8 km
Bar:0.55 km
This is a lovely duplex for 6 guests in Dénia, with shared pool and garden. Welcome!
This 70 m2 accommodation has 2 bedrooms on the first floor, one with double bed and the other one with 2 twin beds and access to a balcony. There are 2 bathrooms and one toilet. There is A/C on the corridor.
The kitchen and the sitting-dining room with A/C are situated on the ground floor. During the winter, you can relax by the fireplace. The well-equipped, open kitchen has everything you might need for your holidays like a blender, a washing machine or a dishwasher.
The terrace with pool views is a nice place to have a BBQ. In addition, there is another terrace with sun loungers. The 100 m2, shared pool (chlorine) is surrounded by a huge lawn area with fruit trees. The depth of the pool is 1.90 metres, but there is also a shallow pool for the kids. Please keep in mind, that pets are not allowed. You can park for free on the street.
The wonderful beach, restaurants, supermarkets and bars are a 5 minutes' walk away. Families love the sand beach Les Marines because it is quiet and has clear waters. Here, you can also practice water sports.
The surroundings are beautiful: take a walk along the coastline, walking past the sand beach Marineta Casiana and small, gravel bays until the viewpoint Cabo de San Antonio. You could also visit the castle of Denia or explore the area by bike or hiking.
Sand beach: 300 m (Playa de les Marines)
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Airport: 105 Km (Alicante)
Golf course: 8.3 km (Club de golf la Sella - Denia)
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Sachin Tendulkar backs MS Dhoni, says he knows exactly what to work on
Dhoni has been dropped from India's T20I sides that will take on the Windies and Australia.
Published - Nov 1, 2018 4:04 pm | Updated - Nov 1, 2018 4:04 pm
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MS Dhoni is one of the most scrutinized sports personalities in India, and lately, he's come under more scrutiny than ever before due to his lack of form with the bat. Although a World Cup-winning captain and a leader par excellence – three ICC trophies in his cabinet speak volumes about his success – Dhoni has not exhibited the capabilities with the bat that once made him one of the most feared batsmen.
Not too long ago, while India took on England at Lord's, MSD was booed by India fans as they claimed he lacked the 'intent' to win the game for India. The veteran stumper wasn't able to turn things around during India's Asia Cup campaign either, where he finished with the highest score of 36. Indeed India have had few troubles when it comes to batting thanks to their beefed-up top order that consists of Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan and captain Virat Kohli. But of late when the middle order has been exposed, there's been a lot of dependence on Dhoni, and more often than not, he's failed to deliver.
MS Dhoni has been a massive contributor: Sachin Tendulkar
There's no hiding from the fact that MS needs to work on his batting, especially with India currently chalking out its World Cup plans for 2019. However, Indian batting legend Sachin Tendulkar believes Dhoni is a batsman who knows exactly what he needs to work on, and how he can contribute.
Speaking Exclusively to News18, the Little Master said, "Dhoni has always been a massive contributor, whenever it came to all formats of the game, and he's taken the responsibility for a number of years. I always feel that a player having played for such a long time knows what he needs to work on and what he needs to do."
Dhoni has heaps of experience and still makes a huge impact on how the India captain – be it Virat Kohli or Rohit Sharma – goes about in his captaincy. Taking his position behind the stumps, he still guides bowlers on how to bowl to a particular batsman and fine-tunes field placements to near perfection. But there were shock waves that went round Indian cricket when the wicketkeeper-batsman was dropped from India's T20I sides that would take on the Windies and Australia later this month.
While many believe this move from the selectors signals the end of his T20I career, the MSK Prasad led selection committee has maintained that he's only been rested. Meanwhile, they've also mentioned that the former skipper has cemented his spot in India's World Cup squad since they believe he's still the best keeper in the country.
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# A useful feature is to splice lists of named values:
vals <- list(a = 10, b = 20)
env_bind(my_env, !!! vals, c = 30)
# You can also unquote a variable referring to a symbol or a string
# as binding name:
var <- "baz"
env_bind(my_env, !!var := "BAZ")
# env_bind() and its variants are generic over formulas, quosures
# and closures. To illustrate this, let's create a closure function
# referring to undefined bindings:
fn <- function() list(a, b)
fn <- set_env(fn, child_env("base"))
# This would fail if run since `a` etc are not defined in the
# enclosure of fn() (a child of the base environment):
# fn()
# Let's define those symbols:
env_bind(fn, a = "a", b = "b")
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Las Vegas, NV - March 5, 2018
Long before the internet, health and wellness trackers, apps, sensors or smartphones even existed, Joe Kvedar was creating a new model of health care delivery, moving care from the hospital or doctor's office into the day-to-day lives of patients. He is the author of two books on the subject: The New Mobile Age: How Technology Will Extend the Healthspan and Optimize the Lifespan (2017) and The Internet of Healthy Things (2015).
Joseph C. Kvedar, MD, vice president, Connected Health, Partners HealthCare, is leveraging personal health technologies to improve care delivery and help providers and patients better manage chronic conditions, maintain health and wellness and improve adherence, engagement and clinical outcomes. Under Dr. Kvedar's more than two decades of leadership, Partners Connected Health has launched a number of innovative health tracking programs, mobile health, virtual care initiatives and clinical research programs for the more than 1.5 million patients served at Partners HealthCare-affiliated hospitals. Partners HealthCare was founded by Brigham and Women's Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital, and includes community and specialty hospitals, community health centers, home care and other health-related entities.
Dr. Kvedar serves as program chair for the Connected Health Conference, an industry defining event co-hosted by Partners Connected Health and the HIMSS Personal Connected Health Alliance (PCHAlliance). He is also a member of the PCHAlliance Board of Managers.
He is internationally recognized for his leadership and vision in the field of connected health, and has authored over 1,000 publications on the subject; he currently serves on the Editorial Board of npj Digital Medicine, a Nature Research journal. The popular cHealth Blog provides his insights and vision for connected health. Dr. Kvedar serves as a strategic advisor at Wave Edge Capital, Puretech Ventures and Qualcomm Life, providing guidance and insight to these companies. Dr. Kvedar is also a mentor at the Harvard Innovation Lab and serves as a judge for its President's Challenge for Entrepreneurship. He is co-chair of the American Medical Association's Digital Medicine Payment Advisory Group; he is also a member of the Board of Excertia, a collaboration between AHA, AMA, DHX Group and HIMSS dedicated to improving the quality, safety, and effectiveness of mobile health applications (apps).
Based on the technology platform developed at Partners Connected Health, a personalized health technology company was launched and later acquired by a leading insurance company to support its program encouraging healthy behavior and wellness education among employee populations. In 2013, Dr. Kvedar launched Wellocracy, a leading source of impartial, easy-to-understand information on new personal "self-health" technologies like activity trackers, wireless devices and mobile apps to empower people to get and stay healthy.


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This is a drama you'd rather expect on ITV1 but French pubcaster France 2 aired on Friday the premiere of Deux flics sur les docks, adapted from the Faraday books by English crime fiction writer Graham Hurley.
France 2's detectives sound Brit this fall. In October the French public channel aired a new episode of Les Petits Meurtres d'Agatha Christie, adapted from Christie's books but set in 1930s France with a French sleuth. Now Graham Hurley's Portsmouth DI Joe Faraday goes Gallic in Deux flics sur les docks (Blood on the Docks). The 2 X 90-minute drama is astutely set in Le Havre, and stars actor/director Jean-Marc Barr (The Big Blue, Europa) as Capitaine Richard Faraday and Bruno Solo (Caméra Café) as Capitaine Paul Winckler. Mata Gabin plays their boss Lucie Dardenne.
In Les Anges brisés (adapted from the book Angels Passing), Richard Faraday investigates the death of a teenage girl. His former partner, maverick cop Paul Winckler, leads him on the trail of a young black boy caught by CCTV. The victim was best friend with the daughter of Bazza Swaty (Emmanuel Salinger), local entrepreneur, mobster, and a pal of Winckler. Meanwhile, Paul must team up with newbie Lieutenant Julie Fabian (Liza Manili) and Richard tries to hide his relationship with journalist Mary Devlin (Agathe Dronne) to his deaf-mute son Lulu (Jean-Marie Hallégot).
Les Anges brisés is adapted by Bernard Marié (Central Nuit/Night Squad) and directed by Edwin Baily, director of Petits Meurtres en Famille - the 2006 miniseries which spun off Les Petits Meurtres d'Agatha Christie. The choice of Jean-Marc Barr and Bruno Solo is rather original as they don't belong to the shortlist of the 5 or 6 actors usually cast in the genre on French TV. Let's hope though that Barr will bring more consistency to his empathic French Faraday (half American, like the actor) in next week's Lignes Blanches, adapted from Cut to Black. The impressive Bruno Solo, in an unusual non-comic role, steals the premiere as Winckler.
Deux flics sur les docks is produced by Gétévé (Zodiak France) and France Télévisions, with the support of Région Haute-Normandie, and is distributed by Zodiak Rights (Being Human) (1). Jacques Salles and Christian Charret are the producers and Muriel Paradis exec produce. Stéphane Moucha (Les Petits Meurtres d'Agatha Christie) is the composer. Overall a valuable effort, Les Anges brisés looks definitely like the kind of drama ITV, Sky or the Beeb could commission. France Télévisions also co-produces BBC One's Death in Paradise.
(1) http://www.zodiakrights.com/Programme.aspx?id=6402
http://www.citeartistes.com/deux-flics-sur-les-docks.htm (In French)
http://www.adcine.com/collection-Graham-Hurley-les-anges (In French)


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Ostracods are small 'bivalved-crustaceans' no larger than a sesame seed. Some of the shale beds contain vast numbers of these — they are the only abundant invertebrate body fossils. Some of the same ostracod families exist today in places like the Mississippi River delta, where saltwater and fresh mix. They are scavengers that feed on the carcasses of any dead animals that come to rest in the swamps, and are a major reason very few intact skeletons are ever found.
Spirorbids were tiny worms that built snail-like coiled tubes to live in, often attaching themselves to the undersides of dead mats of floating vegetation. These depended on the water currents to deliver small food particles. Like barnacles do today, they probably employed some kind of apparatus to catch these drifting particles and deliver them back to the worms' mouth.
Euproops is a fairly small horseshoe crab that was fond of the nearshore habitat. These air-breathing arthropods are known as limulids; they still exist today, frequenting beaches as far north as Long Island in New York State. They were primarily highly mobile scavengers. They are one of the rarest arthropod fossils.


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Archive for November, 2016
Admiral Ackbar (Episode 7)
Another old acquaintance that makes a return appearance in Star Wars: The Force Awakens is none other than Admiral Ackbar.
Name That…Bucket of Blood
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Name That…Have Another Snickers
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Edward Kenway (Mayan Outfit)
One of my latest acquisitions comes from AC IV: Black Flag, and it is this version of Edward Kenway in his Mayan inspired outfit. Of course, this is an artistic interpretation, as Mayans really did not dress like this nor had a working knowledge of metal armor manufacturing.
Name That…Strap Gun
It's a gun. With a Strap. What? I can't make them all easy.
Name That…Mutant Bear
I'm surprised we've never seen an extreme super power ninja version of Yogi Bear cartoon.
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Fins to the left, Fins to the Right.
Name That…Which One?
I think we probably all know who this is, or do we? And if it is, which version is it?
Whorm Loathsom
General Whorm Loathsome was one of the new characters featured in the Clone Wars feature film, back in 2008. Loathsome is a kerkoiden; an alien species developed for the computer-generated images used for both the movie and the TV series that followed.
Name That…Crossbow
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Are E-Cigarettes Harmful To Your Computer's Health?
It's been a rough few months for the embattled e-cigarette industry. Although intended to be a safer alternative to tobacco, the devices have been under attack by regulators in the US and Europe who have expressed health concerns about the nicotine-enriched liquid used. And now, there's a new worry surrounding them that nobody expected.
Your e-cigarette might be harmful to your computer's health.
Most electronic cigarettes contain a rechargeable lithium-ion battery which is replenished via a USB connection. That could be from a wall-socket, or, critically, from a computer.
There have, however, been reports of some people having their computers infected with malware as a result of connecting their e-cigarettes. According to a post on social news website Reddit, an unnamed large corporation suffered a data breach due to one executive's penchant for e-smokes.
"One particular executive had a malware infection on his computer from which the source could not be determined", the user, Jrockilla, wrote. After a long investigation our pseudonymous IT employee started looking into other possibilities.
"The e-cigarette had malware hard coded into the charger and when plugged into a computer's USB port the malware phoned home and infected the system."
It's impossible to tell whether this story is true or not but it does raise an interesting question: can that $5 gadget you bought off eBay damage your computer? And if so, how can you protect yourself?
Malware, Pre-Installed?
Despite what you might expect, it's not unheard of for electronic devices to leave the factory with malicious software installed.
What is even more surprising is that it's not limited to fly-by-night electronics manufacturers producing cheap knock-offs How to spot an iPhony! Are GooPhones as Good as iPhones? Do you own an iPhone 5? Or do you wish you could own Apple's latest but can't afford the ridiculous cost? It may surprise you to hear that the iPhone 5 has a cheap knock-off... Read More . There's a startling number of household names who've found themselves in the awkward position of having accidentally shipped malware with their products. Just ask Apple.
In October, 2006, they were left red-faced after it transpired some Video iPods had been sold with 'RavMonE.exe' present on their internal storage. This is a variant of the RJump family of malware which, when executed on a Windows-based computer, opens a back-door that would allow an attacker to gain remote access to the infected machine.
It's hard to tell how the infection occurred, but experts believe it happened, ironically, during the process of quality assurance testing. In an interview given at the time, then Sophos employee Graham Cluey said "It's most likely that some of the Video iPods were plugged into a Windows PC for testing purposes at Apple's Chinese-based contractor's manufacturing plant".
Two years later in 2008, Samsung found themselves in a similar position when one of their digital picture frames shipped with a keylogger infected driver install disk. Much like the Video iPod, it is believed the malware crept in during the manufacturing process.
And earlier this year, we learned about BadUSB Your USB Devices Aren't Safe Anymore, Thanks To BadUSB Read More — a seemingly unstoppable security flaw found in nearly all USB devices. This vulnerability is incredibly difficult to defend against, and could see malware being distributed via the firmware of USB devices.
It's important to remember that most malware infections happen as a result of user activity, be that clicking on a malicious advert, or downloading something they probably shouldn't. Yet, time and again we've seen that it's possible for infections to happen as a result of manufacturer negligence.
How Can I Protect Myself?
Protecting yourself against rogue USB devices is easier than it sounds.
Firstly, where possible, you should try to avoid plugging untrusted devices into your computer. This is already common knowledge when it comes to flash drives Why USB Sticks Are Dangerous & How To Protect Yourself USB drives are so pervasive in today's world of technology, but when they first debuted, they revolutionized data exchange. The first USB flash drives had an 8MB capacity, which isn't much by today's standards, but... Read More , especially in corporate environments where there are serious concerns when it comes to data exfiltration. Unfortunately, the same awareness doesn't quite exist when it comes to other USB-powered gadgets.
The only sure-fire way to protect yourself is to avoid plugging stuff into your computer unless you can absolutely vouch for it. Ideally you should use a wall charger. However, if this isn't an option, you can always use a charge-only USB adaptor.
These work just like standard USB cables, but with one key difference: the data cables have been snipped, meaning it only allows power to pass through. You can get your hands on one of these cables on Amazon. They're cheap too, with most retailing for only a few dollars, and could mean the difference between having a clean, secure computer, and a virus-laden nightmare.
Prevention Is Better Than Cure
For e-smokers, The Guardian's coverage of this story has came with some helpful advice:
Dave Goss, of London's Vape Emporium, says that vapers can remain safe by buying from respected manufacturers such as Aspire, KangerTech and Innokin, and by checking for "scratch checkers" on the box, which mark out authentic goods from counterfeits.
For everyone else, the advice is the same. Be wary of no-name or counterfeit electronics. Ensure your computer is patched and updated, and runs an up-to-date anti-virus package. And if you don't trust it, don't plug it into your computer.
Ever had your computer infected as a result of a USB device? I want to hear about it. Drop me a comment below and we'll talk.
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New report says Oman's real estate market continues to be heavily impacted by its young demographic
Developers are increasingly modernising Oman's retail sector to drive footfall and spend as supply is moving towards large malls with unique concepts and diverse leisure and entertainment offerings, according to real estate consultancy JLL.
In a new report, JLL said Oman's real estate market continues to be heavily impacted by its young demographic, with retailers in particular actively tailoring their offerings to meet the needs of the sultanate's youth.
"A number of factors are driving Oman's retail sector; in particular, the opportunities presented by evolved demands of the youth population. That, coupled with growth levers, is expected to boost demand in the long run despite the sector's performance being challenged," said Dana Williamson, head of Retail, Offices and Business Space for MENA at JLL.
Built by Al Jarwani Group, the recently opened Mall of Muscat is a 200,000 sq m shopping centre, home to the Oman Aquarium – the largest one in the Middle East. The mall also boasts a snow park, the first of a new generation of real snow and ice indoor amusement parks, as well as go-karting tracks.
"In line with the regional move towards more experience-led retail offerings, there is an opportunity for developers to introduce new entertainment concepts and strategies to increase footfall and spend, and to specifically cater to the young target audience in the sultanate. The newly opened Mall of Muscat showcases a modernised retail mix focussed on enhancing the consumer experience," Williamson added.
JLL said it worked with Al Jarwani Group to provide leasing and management services for the Mall of Muscat, achieving a 85 percent occupancy to date.


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Saturday, January 5, 2013
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From the popular MONOGATARI series by NISIOISIN comes the second season of the novels in a beautiful new box set.
VOFAN has created brand new artwork exclusively created for the project, which wraps around the package.
Plus a beautiful art card included as a bonus item, which showcases the Season 2 characters.
Books included in the Season 2 MONOGATARI series box set:
1. Nekomonogatari White
2. Kabukimonogatari
3. Hanamonogatari
4. Otorimonogatari
5. Onimonogatari
6. Koimonogatari
Launching the third or "Final Season" of the international cult-hit series, Possession Tale returns the narrator's headset back to high school senior and amateur savior Koyomi Araragi, who used to eschew friendship once upon a time because it'd lower his "intensity as a human"—a loner's misgiving that was perhaps on the mark in a different way than he intended.
At issue now is not the precarious fate of one of his cherished confrères, or rather consœurs, whom he'd aid, sight unseen, with a monster's resilience, but his own aberrant state and its prolonged abuse. If everything comes with a bill, and if no man is an island, then is the price of self-sacrificing amity—and the bloodshed it ironically occasions—becoming inhuman for good?
That being said! Our hero, whose first name means "calendar" but who has none in his room, sees no need to rush, so, on our way to the profound mysteries of the superhuman aspect, expect a super-shallow deconstruction of the alarm clock. On hand this volume to (hardly ever) humor his humor: his little sisters, a living doll of a corpse, and its violent mistress.
An earnestly honest guy who doesn't even grant pipe dreams to himself, physiologically incapable of letting a single contradiction go, in other words me, got dragged this June to a renowned academy for rich girls, no questions allowed, by the world's strongest contractor. No matter how you put it, no matter how you spin it, there was probably no point to it. Because the case that arose there was, in and of itself, a bit of nonsense.
In this latter half of Calendar Tale, a set of journeys into the past that have been revisiting the "case files" feel of the series' origins starts to catch up to the present moment until we are violently spliced back into the overarching plot, just in time for the final quartet that is the End Tale (in three volumes) and End Tale (Cont.).
Continuing with the motif of ways, paths, roads, and streets, and wrapping up sundry other topics and quasi-philosophical concerns, the vignettes for the months of October to March deal with six ladies who are either not quite human or older than titular narrator Koyomi Araragi, bless his bantering soul.
In this installment, see how he handles—or is handled by—aberration of a little sister Tsukihi, enigma of a freshman or -woman Ogi, shadow of a legendary vampire Shinobu, corpse of a tween girl Ononoki, psychopath of a monster expert Kagenui, and know-it-all of a Machiavellian fixer Izuko Gaen.
Presented in two parts with covers that will form a diptych, Calendar Tale, narrated by our titular hero, sends us to various earlier points in the story where certain events had yet to occur—when, for instance, the shady "expert" Oshino was still in town, and the ex-legendary vampire Shinobu hadn't tired of sulking in a corner.
Weaving in a motif of ways, paths, roads, and streets—walks of life—the nostalgic vignettes hark back to the "case files" feel of the series-launching Monster Tale, but with a twist. Not all oddities are supernatural: stones and flowers; sand and water; the wind and the tree can just be plain weird without being aberrations.
In this installment, say hello from the future to class president among class presidents Hanekawa, acid-tongued girlfriend Senjogahara, cheeky lost child Hachikuji, smutty athlete Kanbaru, pathologically shy Sengoku, and justice-loving martial artist Karen, young ladies who love to make our young man sweat.
Circling back to a middle school girl's apotheosis, if we can call it that, in Otorimonogatari, and the mortal threat it poses to the hero and his girl, this "Season Two" finale is narrated, for the first time in the series, by a grown-up—but if the word conjures a sense of reliability, of stability and certainty to you, dear reader, then the lesson to take home from this is to trust no one.
Because the teller of the tale, who has been summoned by the heroine to defuse the situation, despite having been her nemesis since the very outset of the series, is—in the absence of the equally shady adult, Oshino, who at least was an expert—none other than his college frenemy, the fake ghostbuster who doesn't believe in ghosts, the shameless swindler Deishu Kaiki.
And it is indeed a con that he agrees to perpetrate, uncharacteristically pro bono, on a wrathful god—a mythic undertaking if true, which it may be, when a liar among liars holds that his story, like any other, is all a lie. But maybe not, when a man who claims to be wise in the ways of the world sounds just as self-conscious as his adolescent counterparts or a Russian anti-hero.
It, like the dark that makes up most of the cosmos, is not an aberration. Nonbeing can swallow you whole, yet if anything, it's the anti-aberration. Darkness, in fact, is the Law, an executioner from whom a mark can try to run and hide, but only for so long. When it comes calling, the fortunate just might have the time to say goodbye. And the Darkness is—here now.
Before ever visiting Japan to find a place to die, four centuries, indeed, before her failed suicide attempt, the legendary vampire Kissshot literally stepped foot on the land of the rising sun with an epic jump that ended a lonely sojourn in Antarctica. It was back in those days that the proud noble created her first thrall. It was then, too, that she first met the Darkness.
Having messed with a more recent past with her help, and returning to the present to reunite with two more characters that look like little girls but are actually his elders, Thrall No. 2 Araragi reclaims the mic only to cede it in large part to the bloodsucking demon who goes by "Shinobu" these days. Her story, though, may not even be the most poignant one told herein.
A certain middle school girl has a fondness for hats, which serve as a line of defense against eye contact along with the overlong bangs she's worn ever since she was little. Speaking in fits and starts when she doesn't fall completely silent, her go-to line is "I'm sorry," and she's given to referring to herself in third person. Nadeko Sengoku is pretty, and not just cute.
When a jealous classmate tried to hex her with a fraudulent charm, Miss Bangs went and got cursed in earnest all by herself, having done her homework wrong and performed a gruesome ritual at a forgotten shrine. Thank goodness Big Brother Koyomi noticed and rescued her that time, but chopping up snakes at a place of worship that was dedicated to a serpent…
It might come back to bite her again, hmmmm? Hoping to be saved by someone, but unable to ask for help, the shyest member of the cast explores a running theme of these tales in her own halting voice this round: While self-reliance is well and good, beware of its debased counterfeit minted from a mere reluctance to connect with others. You know what I mean?
How far does one go to help a lost child? In the case of returning narrator Araragi, the answer is too far, across the veil of time. Dutifully (if unknowingly) following up on Hachikuji's cheeky foreshadowing, he concerns himself with his young lady friend and her fate in this installment of the cult-hit series, heroically unable, once again, to find his own way home.
Thus the tale is also, or more so, about the journey itself, the dark honeymoon of a trip he takes into the past with the dweller in his shadow, Shinobu. Even among a cast that routinely disrespects chronology with their meta-commentary, she takes the cake, or the donut, by rewinding the clock for a perverse road movie, one that by and large goes nowhere, spatially.
It's Kabuki not as in the theater, but with the character for "tilt"—as in a slanted attitude toward the world, the posture of a bohemian. Or, perhaps, of a legendary vampire who once sought death, and of a high school senior who once tuned out life doing their dandy best to attend to an embarrassing wealth of aberrations in a provincial town.
Our sorry hero, his reformed girlfriend, and the amnesiac class president have all graduated from their high school out in the boondocks, and self-described Sapphist and ex-basketball ace Kanbaru, retired by reason of an "injury," is starting her senior year and the narrator of this volume—her voice far more introspectivethan the smutty jock's we thought we knew.
Bereft of the company of her beloved mentors, the only other person around her with any working knowledge of aberrations the junior Ogi Oshino, apparently a relative of the Hawaiian-shirted folklorist, she feels a bit alone and blue, and sick with dread that the devil residing in her left arm courtesy of the Monkey's Paw might act up again while she sleeps.
Investigating a rumor that she fears might lead back to her, the former star ends up peering into an abyss of negativity called Roka—a "wax flower" to take the characters' meaning. Trapped in a pit the like of which could only be escaped by the one girl who was able to pull off slam-dunks in her basketball nationals, can the penitent Kanbaru, however, still be aggressive?
When NISIOISIN, Japan's bestselling novelist, writes a murder mystery, it won't be like anything you've ever read before. Now in a new English translation!
Whether you're already a fan of Japanese phenom NISIOISIN, or a mystery reader looking for something unusual and compelling, don't wait to get your hands around STRANGULATION: Kubishime Romanticist. This follow-up to Decapitation, and the second part of NISIOISIN's debut Zaregoto series, presents a puzzling murder mystery that tells the story in the voice of a narrator who's trying his hardest to stay out of the action.
Now that he's a cool college student, our anti-hero Iichan thinks his crime-solving days are behind him. Cynical, sarcastic and minimally engaged in his studies, Iichan is much more interested in his own feelings of disaffection and isolation. But despite his resolve to remain aloof, he's pulled into the narrative when he encounters and bonds with a serial killer named Hitoshi Zerozaki - a homicidal maniac with the soul of an artist whose talent is on display at the grisly scenes of his crimes.
Written by Japan's prolific and top-selling author NISIOISIN, STRANGULATION: Kubishime Romanticist blends a tale of suspense and detection with an edgy eploration of the nature of talent, violence, and ego. This Vertical edition features a revised translation and new art by acclaimed illustrator take.
Unlike ne'er-do-well former vampire Araragi, his two younger sisters Karen and Tsukihi, who attend a private junior high, are little balls of energy and charisma that their peers look up to. That the "ka" in Karen and "hi" in Tsukihi are both written with the character for "fire" isn't the only reason they've come to be known as the Fire Sisters.
Karen is the brawn and Tsukihi the brains of a vigilantism that the pair sees not merely as defending justice but as justice itself. They can't encounter a harmful fad without trying to hunt down a specific source that had a motive for spreading it. In their big brother's humble opinion, there is something fake and precarious about it all.
In this first of two parts, the immediate sequel to the legendary BAKEMONOGATARI plunges us into the middle of summer vacation in the mostly peaceful rural town where the series is set. As our hero and narrator can say from experience, however, teenagers with too much free time on their hands can get stung pretty badly.
Launching into new territory that the author hadn't mapped out when he embarked on the series, NEKOMONOGATARI (White) tells the tale of heroine Tsubasa Hanekawa from her own perspective, in her own voice—if that can hold true for a damaged soul who, depending on who you're asking, suffers from a split personality or a supernatural aberration.
The bone-chilling brokenness of her household, where father and mother and daughter keep three separate sets of cookware in the same kitchen and only ever prepare their own meals, and the profound darkness nurtured in the genius schoolgirl's heart, come to life, if that is the word, through her self-vivisection.
As for our customary unreliable narrator, Araragi, we seem to learn revealing tidbits about him now that we have an outside view of him at last, while his lady friends Senjogahara, Hachikuji, et al, freed from his predilection for proudly inane banter, show subtly new faces to us via their female interlocutor. Welcome to the Second Season.
Following up on the high note of family ties on which the previous installment concluded, but preceding it chronologically, we find Araragi and his little sister Tsukihi, the heroine of the last volume, in full sibling rivalry mode as they bicker about love. The conversation that cannot end unfolds in its unabashed original glory herein.
Like KIZUMONOGATARI, which delved into our narrator's disastrous spring break, Cat Tale (Black) is a prequel about another catastrophe, mentioned often yet never recounted even in a foregoing chapter dedicated to Miss H.: namely, the model student's rampage over Golden Week, a string of holidays starting at the end of April.
Closing out what has come to be known as the "First Season" of the series, this episode of 'GATARI, as rich as ever in silly banter and poignant profundities, richer than usual in snide meta comments about the anime, will make you laugh and cry, or just put a grownup smile on your face, maybe, but is guaranteed to stay with you forever.
Bakemono, literally "altered thing," which translates as "monster." Monogatari, literally "thing narrated," which translates as "tale." Combined into a neologism by he of the reversible nom de plume, they yield BAKEMONOGATARI, the monster tale that kicked off a series whose anime adaptations have enjoyed international popularity and critical acclaim.
A self-described loser, Koyomi Araragi is struggling at a prep school that he should never have gotten into. He has all but quit caring, but as a senior, he faces the chilling scenario of not being able to graduate. It's time to cram, but the supernatural aberrations that keep on popping up in his provincial town won't let him be.
Previously, our hero turned into a vampire and back, gained an acid-tongued girlfriend, and couldn't find his way home thanks to a lost child. In this second of three parts, which introduces Suruga Kanbaru and Nadeko Sengoku, he becomes embroiled in a case that riffs on a classic English story from 1902.
Originally planned to be the series' conclusion, "final" chapter "Tsukihi Phoenix" invites us back to the seemingly eventless country burg where supernatural afflictions abound and characters change their trademark hairstyles at the drop of a hat. Rest assured, dear reader, that the story continued in Japanese and will do so in translation.
In the first half of Fake Tale, lost soul Araragi helped resolve his bigger little sister Karen's feverish run-in with a fraud. In this second half, he must attend to his littler little sister Tsukihi's issues, but not before staging the Toothbrush Episode that the acclaimed anime adaptation's viewers find quite memorable—whether they like to or not.
As fraught with ominousness as a dark empty street, as unexpectedly full of feeling as an acid-tongued girlfriend, as sidesplittingly funny as a horny retired jock, and (maybe even) as educational as college in the best MONOGATARI tradition, this volume also introduces us to "ghostbusters" Yozuru Kagenui and Yotsugi Ononoki.


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8 Nov – Billy Crawford recently attributed his weight loss to his new healthy lifestyle, and not an illness - like some were made to believe.
As reported on Rappler, the actor shared that particular information on the talk show, "Tonight with Boy Abunda", telling the titular host that he decided to give up smoking and drinking for his own health after gaining a lot of weight prior to his marriage to actress Coleen Garcia.
"I had to do something seriously. I had to take my job seriously, my health seriously. So I tried to lose the weight," he said.
Crawford said that being sober helped a lot in losing the extra weight, in addition to cutting sugary food like pasta, bread, and fruits.
"I made a promise to God and I saw my father's deterioration as well. I saw his health deteriorating because of cigarettes, because of alcohol, it made me think I want to be a father. I want to have a family," he said, adding that Garcia's presence in his life enabled him to go through with such plan.
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Cell mechanics, migration, cytoskeleton, Actin, intermediate filaments, vimentin, polarisatin
Lundgren Research Award from the Board of Graduate Studies, University of Cambridge (value 550GBP), 2010
Atkinson Graduate Award from Clare College Cambridge, 2010
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C. J. Chan, A. E. Ekpenyong, S. Golfier, W. Li, K. J. Chalut, O. Otto., J. Elgeti, J. Guck, F. Lautenschläger (2015) Myosin II activity softens cells in suspension. Biophysical Journal 108(8): 1856-1869.
P. Maiuri, J.F. Rupprecht, S. Wieser, V. Ruprecht, O. Benichou, N. Carpi, M. Coppey, S. De Beco, N. Gov, C.P. Heisenberg, Large-Crespo, F. Lautenschläger, M. Le Berre, A. M. Lennon-Dumenil, M. Raab, H.R. Thiam, M. Piel, M. Sixt, and R. Voituriez (2015). Actin flows mediate a universal coupling between cell speed and cellular persistence. Cell 161(2): p. 374-386.
Y.-J. Liu, M. Le Berre, F. Lautenschläger, P. Maiuri, A. Callan Jones, T. Takaki, R. Voituriez, M. Piel (2015) Confinement in a non-adhesive environment induces fast amoeboid migration of slow mesenchymal cells. Cell 160(4): p. 659-672.
F. Lautenschläger, S. Paschke, S. Schinkinger, A. Bruelle, M.Beil, J.Guck. (2009) The regulatory role of cell mechanics for migration of differentiating myeloid cells. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 106 (37): 15696-15701.
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Please pray for the family and friends of CHARLES LABRY, a 21 year old Lindenwood student from France, who was killed in an accident on I-70 this past weekend. Please also pray for Terry Russell, dean of students and president of our congregation, as he deals with this tragedy and counsels students and staff.
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This is my husband Salvator Israel's grandfather, the father of his father Marko Israel. I don?t remember his name. The photo was taken in Israel around 1920. I know from my husband that his grandfather was a very good man. He was very religious and lived some time in Jerusalem, but he returned to Bulgaria, I don?t know why. He loved his grandchildren very much. His daughter-in-law Leontin, my husband's mother, looked after him and tried to please him so much that she often washed his long beard thoroughly.


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- Smart Services Routers (SSR) support delivery of services across fixed and mobile networks; enable faster introduction of new services to consumers
- Features unparalleled scaling of signaling and data capacity combined with leading density
- Superior system-wide quality of service enforcement enables operators to offer differentiated services to consumers
Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) today announces the market introduction of its SSR 8000 family of Smart Services Routers (SSR), a key component of Ericsson's 4th generation of IP networking launched earlier this year. The solution provides operators with a simple, smart and scalable solution for converged networks. As a consolidated platform for both fixed and mobile network applications, the SSR enables complete network convergence so subscribers can access services from any device or location.
When more and more different types of data-driven devices are connected to networks, operators will need to handle unprecedented amounts of traffic and be prepared to cope with an unparalleled diversity of applications and end-user devices. The 4th generation of IP networks must enable users to access the Internet anywhere at anytime, while delivering personalized services.
The SSR 8000 product portfolio is developed in Ericsson Silicon Valley and runs the Ericsson IP Operating System, a highly resilient, modular operating system that has been deployed in 75 of the top 100 operators networks in the world. Carriers benefit from the SSR's low carbon footprint, superior system efficiency, superior QoE, and highly scalable architecture. The SSR 8020 is a 16Tbps system with 400G full-duplex slots combined with leading density (e.g. up to 800x1G or 200x10G ports).
"Operators have been transforming their networks to IP for several years now, but requirements have grown, driving the need for a new round of equipment that can support new applications and revenue generation of fixed and mobile broadband segments, characterized by not only video traffic, but high call signaling volumes," stated Michael Howard, principal analyst, carrier and data center networks, at Infonetics Research. "The new Ericsson Smart Services Routers are designed to provide the scalability, resiliency, and subscriber/application support that carriers are seeking for their next generation networks."
"To enable a truly Networked Society, operators must effectively manage an ever-increasing traffic volume and a diverse pool of applications and end-user devices. The network must not only be able to handle a tremendous volume of data, it must also address an unprecedented level of signaling traffic," said Jan Häglund, Head of Product Area IP & Broadband, Ericsson. "Our Smart Services Routers serve as the foundation for a highly reliable network unhampered by technological constraints. The SSR 8000 family can scale to meet the signaling and bandwidth needs of even the most demanding applications, and help operators establish a competitive advantage in the race to connect 50 billion devices by 2020."
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14 Peninsula Apartment is a modern, comfortable, centrally located second floor apartment with a south facing aspect over a large communal roof garden.
The apartment has two bedrooms (one kingsize bed, two single beds). The bathroom is fitted with a power shower above the bath and standard WC and basin. The open plan kitchen/lounge is linked by a breakfast bar casual dining area, with south facing views over the rooftop garden terrace.
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San Luca Palace Hotel
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A medieval building dating back to1540, has opened its doors to The San Luca Palace Hotel,
a four-star Hotel on four floors which has 17 Junior Suites, 3 suites, 4 double rooms and 2 single rooms. Great care has been taken over the furnishing and technology in order to offer maximum comfort and to bring it into line with the needs of national and international tourism.
The Hotel, which is situated "within the walls", a short distance from the historical town centre and the shopping area, does not have a restaurant, and so we provide rooms and breakfast.
Every morning in the breakfast room we take great care and attention in preparing a generous buffet. A breakfast can also be served to our guests in their room and we also offer a room service with snacks.
The rooms, which are opened by magnetic cards, have independent air conditioning and heating, lcd television with satellite channels and Pay-tv, direct-line telephone, internet access, mini-bar, security box, relax/work area, parquet flooring and a bathroom with shower or bathtub, hairdryer.
The "Puccini"Lounge/Bar is a special area where one can chat or just relax and have a drink or cocktail in a refined atmosphere, listening to soft, background music.
The Hotel is an ideal place for businessmen to have meetings, training courses, and conferences which can be held in the "Catalani" hall for 50 which has state-of-the-art equipment and lounge area for coffee-breaks or business lunches.
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For some bizarre reason, the Squash Tournament of Champions chose to set up its court in Grand Central Station, so tonight I went to watch the women's quarterfinals. For the non-paying spectators, the game is viewed through the massive glass back wall, which means they smack the ball directly at us. I spent the first ten minutes …Read More
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Self-determination Theory and Employee Motivation
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Self-determination Theory and Employee Motivation
The self-determination theory (SDT) is a motivation theory that is based on the idea that people willingly search for prospects of developing their full potentials (Gunesekare, 2016). It proposes a multidimensional view of motivation and also specified how the various types of motivation can be encouraged or discouraged (Gagnéet al., 2015).Deci and Ryan (2000) argue that as people seek such opportunities, their psychological wellbeing is enhanced, thus developing their inner striving conditions into optimal performance. The starting point of this theory is the assumption of the inherent rooting of growth, development, and integrity motivation within the humans (Deci& Ryan, 2000). As such, the SDT postulates that satisfaction of a person's innate fundamental psychological needs is required for continued growth and development.
Ryan and Deci (2000) notes that intrinsic and extrinsic types of motivation have been studied widely, and the distinction between the two types of motivation informs both educational and developmental practices. In SDT, the two types of motivation are distinguished by the different goals that give rise to an action (Ryan & Deci, 2000). The basic distinction is between intrinsic motivation that refers to doing something because of the interesting nature or enjoyableness of the task, and extrinsic motivation, which refers to doing something because of the separate outcomes associated with it (Ryan & Deci, 2000).
The concepts related to SDT have been intensively researched and discussed within the organizational literature for over six decades now. For instance, Argyris (1957) and McGregor (1960) emphasized that organizational environments offering their employees the opportunity to satisfy their higher order needs are more likely to promote effective performance. Moreover, both styles of management and organizational designs allowing greater participation in the organization's decision-making processes, as well as greater flexibility in doing one's job have been found to hold a positive association with the employee satisfaction (Ugboro&Obeng, 2000), organizational effectiveness (Pearce & Sims, 2002) and the quality of work-life (Srivastava, Bartol, & Locke, 2006).
A review of literature in the SDT and work motivation reveals how the theory offers a fruitful lens for explaining the motivation of proactivity. Strauss and Parker (2014) draw from the SDT to propose strategies for enhancing the likelihood of effective proactivity, both for individual, team and organization. The antecedents of proactive behavior, which include the individual differences in the tendencies to engage in proactivity, have also received extensive attention in the existing literature. The individual differences that dominate the existing empirical body include the demographics, knowledge, personalities as well as the abilities. Scholars in this area argue that the individual differences as well as the contextual variables influence proactivity directly through the proactive motivational states (Strauss & Parker, 2014).
Employees'self-determination is another important issue for organizations that predicts key job outcomes, probably because self-determined employees often feel more committed to their organizations and also report fewer turnover intentions and other physical symptoms. According to Gorbatsevich (2010), understanding the concept of work motivation requires a clear definition of human motivation as a whole, and the special literature reveals that three aspects under which the concept of motivation is discussed, namely: motivation as a process of encouraging one to perform a specific behavior, motivation as a psychological state of a person performing a certain behavior, and motivation as the underlying reasons that drive a person to be engaged in a certain behavior. SDT stipulates that the different types of motivation determine the behavior of people, and the motivation types differ in terms of the self-determination levels (Gorbatsevich, 2010).
SDT and work motivation
Therefore, focusing on the SDT, work motivation can be defined as a set of reasons that correlate with the need for competency, relatedness and autonomy of a worker determining one's professional activity engagement. The self-determination theory proposes that workers' intrinsic motivation contributes to the overall employee output, and thus the major psychological needs of the employees should be adequately considered. The subordinates should be treated as both experienced and capable autonomous. SDT stipulates that managers need to develop a corporate culture that incorporates workplace development of social bonds (Gorbatsevich, 2010).
Understanding the employee perspective from an SDT perspective is important since the model has been found to be consistent and also provides the correct description of a group of needs, which determine the employee behavior. The theory also offers an explanation for the mechanism of correction between the employee factors and the motivation factors, among other aspects of the approach to work motivation. Deci and Ryan (2008) argues that this theory focuses on the types, rather than just amounts of motivation, and pays particular attention to the autonomous motivation, amotivation and controlled motivation, which makes it the best model to address the research topic of the influence of empowering leadership on subordinates' autonomous work motivation and their proactivity. SDT also can help in addressing the research questions that either enhance or diminish the various types of motivation, and examines the aspirations of people, thus revealing the differential associations between intrinsic and extrinsic aspirations (Deci & Ryan, 2008).
Gunasekare, U. L. T. P. (2016). Self Determination Theory to Explain Charismatic Leadership in Virtual Teams: Proposing an Integrated Model.International Journal of Business Administration, 7(3).Available at: http://www.sciedupress.com/journal/index.php/ijba/article/download/9508/5755.
Ryan, R. M., & Deci, E. L. (2000). Intrinsic and extrinsic motivations: Classic definitions and new directions. Contemporary educational psychology, 25(1), 54-67. Available at: https://mmrg.pbworks.com/f/Ryan,+Deci+00.pdf
Ugboro, I. O., &Obeng, K. (2000). Top management leadership, employee empowerment, job satisfaction, and customer satisfaction in TQM organizations: an empirical study. Journal of Quality management, 5(2), 247-272. Available at: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1084856801000232
Pearce, C. L., & Sims Jr, H. P. (2002). Vertical versus shared leadership as predictors of the effectiveness of change management teams: An examination of aversive, directive, transactional, transformational, and empowering leader behaviors. Group dynamics: Theory, research, and practice, 6(2), 172. Available at: http://web.cgu.edu/faculty/pearcec/Shared%20Leadership%20in%20CMTs%20Pearce%20and%20Sims%202002.pdf.
Srivastava, A., Bartol, K. M., & Locke, E. A. (2006). Empowering leadership in management teams: Effects on knowledge sharing, efficacy, and performance. Academy of management journal, 49(6), 1239-1251. Available at: http://www.jstor.org/stable/20159830
Strauss, K., & Parker, S. K. (2014). Effective and sustained proactivity in the workplace: A self-determination theory perspective. The Oxford handbook of work engagement, motivation, and self-determination theory, 50-71.Available at: http://www.oxfordhandbooks.com/view/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199794911.001.0001/oxfordhb-9780199794911-e-007
Argyris, C. (1957). The individual and organization: Some problems of mutual adjustment. Administrative science quarterly, 1-24. Available at: https://www.jstor.org/stable/2390587
Gorbatsevich, T. A. (2010). Defining work motivation: focusing on the self-determination theory. Belorussian State University. Available at: http://elib.bsu.by/bitstream/123456789/14407/1/35.%20Defining%20work%20motivation%20focusing%20on%20the%20self-determination%20theory.pdf.
Deci, E. L., & Ryan, R. M. (2008). Self-determination theory: A macrotheory of human motivation, development, and health. Canadian psychology/Psychologiecanadienne, 49(3), 182. Available at: http://anitacrawley.net/Articles/Deci%20and%20Ryan.pdf.
McGregor, D. (1960). The human side of enterprise. New York: McGraw-Hill.
Gagné, M., Forest, J., Vansteenkiste, M., Crevier-Braud, L., Van den Broeck, A., Aspeli, A. K., … &Halvari, H. (2015). The multidimensional work motivation scale: Validation evidence in seven languages and nine countries.European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 24(2), 178-196. Available at: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/1359432X.2013.877892


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These turkey themed juice boxes are the perfect addition to story time this fall and Thanksgiving, plus kids will love them on the Thanksgiving table this holiday season.
I love to make themed treats that are just perfect for movie nights, story time, parties, just about any occasion is perfect for a themed treat or snack.
How adorable are these turkey themed juice boxes? Absolutely perfect for story time throughout fall, and of course, Thanksgiving.
Older kids will be able to make there own making this the perfect craft project for class parties and fall parties, and for setting the kids table at Thansksgiving.
All you need to make these fun juice boxes is:
- Your favorite juice box
- Paper – in assorted colors
- Googly eyes
- Glue
- Scissors
Cut the main body shape for the turkey first, making sure there's enough to cross over at the back and glue into place.
Next, cut out the feathers (you can shape these just like leaves) and the facial features, and glue those into place too with the googly eyes.
Note: This project was initially created by me for Rusty and Rosy, however, projects on that site have been removed and so I've been moving them back to my own blog.