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When we moved houses, I came across an old, blue, leather bound photo album of yours.
I saw you as a baby, an 8-year-old, a teenager, at university.
Seeing you on the back of a motorcycle, holding on only with one hand while the other stretched out from your embroidered denim jacket to wave at the camera didn't really make sense in my mind.
You prune rose bushes, build chicken coops, teach 6-year-olds to read, you don't fly around the streets in some hippy get up.
One time you told me that you couldn't believe people didn't know your maiden name was Sullivan, that you were a Fox Glacier Sullivan, and I realised I kind of didn't know that either.
I found a picture of you with my friend Nick's mum.
I know it must have been taken when I was in Year 2 because that was the year she left.
Nick's dad was a builder, and he had a little sister called Caitlin, remember?
Whenever I went to Nick's house, his mum's kitchen was really clean and she made these biscuits with icing in the middle - which you don't believe in because it means half the amount of biscuits for double the amount of work - and sometimes she would get angry if Nick had dirt on his shorts, which I guess was quite a regular occurrence for Nick.
After she left, I remember sometimes Nick would come to school the next day with dirt still on his shorts, and in his lunch box there were much less homemade icing biscuits and a lot more packets of chips.
One day I saw him writing a letter to his mum and it made me confused and a little bit angry.
Because who is a mother if she leaves her children? Does she still get to be a mother?
I guess Nick was scared because he'd never been anything other than her son, whereas Nick's mum had had a whole different life before Nick was even born.
The idea that Nick's mother, any mother, maybe even you, could be a real person was way too scary to understand.
But I suppose I caught more glimpses of it the older I got.
Last year, when your dad died, you seemed fine until we got to my grandparents' house, where my 6-year-old cousin greeted us by saying you could see John's nose sticking out of the coffin in the living room, even when you were standing in the kitchen, but only if the door was open.
After that, I think you cried for maybe three and a-half weeks.
You told me you couldn't believe you only had one parent now, that someone you had known for your whole life was just gone. I guess that's something that doesn't ever get any less scary.
But as much as you are a mystery to me, you are also familiar, like the smell of the laundry powder we always have, or your Red Door perfume; like looking at my sister and seeing both you and me.
And I feel most like you when I drink a cup of tea, when I'm feeling brave when talking to someone and look them right in the eye, when I do the right thing even if it's the hard thing.
And I'm pretty sure that you feel most like your mother when you do the same thing, like we are Russian Dolls all stacked up inside one another, the part inside that rattles and trembles when something bumps me on the outside.
And even now, when I read, I sometimes hear your voice.
And you are fierce and deep, but quietly, and it is strange to think that I could know you more than anyone else, so completely, but I kind of don't know you at all.
I think that's the thing with all mothers - they are a story that doesn't start at the beginning.
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Today technology has penetrated every walk of lives and even class management can be done by using an innovative technology solution. Classroom management is a day to day process that allows teachers to monitor and regulate the learning and direction of their classroom.
Aim of efficient classroom management is to keep students focused on learning while eliminating disruption from slowing the learning process. Classroom management software helps out in the formation of a class environment meant for an effective learning experience for students.
The class management system is an integral part of any school automation ERP system. This system is now become a necessity to be implemented by schools to increase classroom engagement, helping teachers in value addition towards academic activities, motivate students and improve student behavior and progress.
The system can also eliminate distractions, monitor classroom activities, enhance knowledge sharing and more with rich features and utilities. Out of many choosing the right classroom management system might be a challenging task but Skugal is a one-stop solution for requirements.
Skugal is a complete cloud-based school management software equipped with new-age technologies like AI and Virtual reality and designed to automate a school's disparate operations. Skugal ERP has a powerful online platform to bring parents, teachers, and students on a common interactive platform. To provide a deep, inspiring and compassionate,environment in which the student feels delighted, safe, secure and confident. Helping all students to be happy, confident and enthusiastic learners. To enable each child to reach their full potential by promoting self-esteem and a sense of accomplishment. It has a simple interface and all the important functions can be quickly accessed via an easy to use interface.
Skugal provides a comprehensive, robust solution to manage your classroom with plenty of useful features. Skugal offers a one-stop destination for student information, class administration, reporting, notifications, and more in one easy-to-use classroom management system. Skugal classroom management system helps to create the perfect active learning classroom, manage a class effectively with user-friendly features and tools. A teacher can view and track student information such as student attendance, report card, homework details, scheduling, discipline, tests, assignments, and contact information. Instructors can view and mark attendance of students with much ease. Easily track attendance records and respond to disruptions and problems. Get complete control over student discipline.
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When it comes to managing a class of any school, there are many factors need to consider such as having attendance, updating students related information, assigning homework, adding feedbacks, assigning new teacher in case if a particular teacher is absent and so on.
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In order to help the endangered dhole, San Diego Zoo Global has been breeding pups since 2001, with 20 having been born to 4 mothers.
In order to help re-populate the endangered dhole population, San Diego Zoo Global has been breeding dholes since 2001 in an off-exhibit breeding site. 20 pups have been born there to 4 different mothers. The newest litter of dholes was born in January 2015, bringing the current off-exhibit pack population to 12. Because of the breeding success, the animal care staff was able to form a non-breeding group that has taken up residence in an Asian Savanna exhibit.
Besides the San Diego Safari Park, only two other facilities in the U.S. have dholes: The Wilds in Ohio and the Minnesota Zoo.


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|Cosentyx® provides long-lasting inhibition of radiographic progression in psoriatic arthritis, new Novartis data show
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Novartis International AG / Cosentyx® provides long-lasting inhibition of radiographic progression in psoriatic arthritis, new Novartis data show . Processed and transmitted by West Corporation. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
Basel, June 12, 2019 - Novartis, a global leader in rheumatology and immuno-dermatology, announced today new data from the FUTURE 5 trial showing no radiographic progression (mTSS <0.5) in almost 90% of psoriatic arthritis (PsA) patients treated with Cosentyx® (secukinumab) 300mg over 2 years.
"Half of patients with psoriatic arthritis experience bone erosion within approximately two years. Left untreated, this can lead to irreversible joint damage and disability, having a substantial impact on quality of life," said Dr. Philip J. Mease, Director of Rheumatology Research, Swedish Medical Center/Providence St Joseph Health and Clinical Professor, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA. "The availability of a treatment that is proven to inhibit progression of psoriatic arthritis through two years gives physicians and patients more choice in the management of this debilitating condition."
The trial investigated the effect of Cosentyx on the signs and symptoms of PsA, in addition to inhibition of radiographic progression of PsA. These data demonstrate that 89.5% (300mg), 82.3% (150mg) and 81.1% (150mg no loading dose [LD]) of PsA patients treated with Cosentyx found no radiographic progression at 2 years. Clinical responses, such as American College of Rheumatology criteria (ACR20/50) and Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI 90/100) were also maintained through 2 years, with 77% of Cosentyx 300mg patients achieving ACR20, 51.9% ACR50, 70.1% PASI 90 and 49.5% PASI 100. Results were also achieved at the lowest dose of Cosentyx 150mg (79.4% ACR20, 52.6% ACR50, 59.2% PASI 90 and 44.2% PASI 100)[1]. These data are being presented at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR) on 12-15 June in Madrid, Spain.
"We are continuing to reimagine psoriatic arthritis therapy to improve patients' lives and provide a treatment option that addresses multiple manifestations and inhibits disease progression," said Eric Hughes, Global Development Unit Head, Immunology, Hepatology and Dermatology. "These data further reinforce Cosentyx as a comprehensive treatment that's backed by over 100 studies, including five-year data across psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis."
PsA is a complex disease with multiple manifestations driving patient symptoms[2],[3]. It is estimated to affect up to 50 million people worldwide[4]-[7] and is part of a family of long-term inflammatory diseases (spondyloarthritis) that target the joints. If left untreated, PsA patients can go on to develop irreversible radiographic structural damage[8]. Radiographic damage is defined by joint inflammation, erosion and joint space narrowing, particularly in the hands and feet[9]. PsA with radiographic progression is reported in more than half of patients[8].
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Cosentyx is backed by robust clinical evidence, including dedicated studies in the persistent manifestations of psoriasis, namely nails, scalp, palms and soles, as well as PsA and AS[11]-[13]. Cosentyx has shown long-lasting efficacy and a favorable safety profile while addressing psoriatic disease, therefore offering a complete treatment[13]. It has shown sustained safety and long-lasting efficacy in three 5-year Phase III extension studies in PsO, PsA and AS[12]-[14]. Today, more than 200,000 patients worldwide have been treated with Cosentyx since launch[15].
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Offsetting Carbon
By Dan Lazarou-West
As a forester, I can at least take some pleasure in knowing that part of my job is helping to combat climate change. However – and related to an earlier blog regarding plastic use in woodlands – how much of a difference can we make? The following may make for grim reading but small changes to how we view carbon sequestration can make a big difference. So, can enough carbon be stored in forests to affect the rate of global warming in the UK?
If we look at just vehicle emissions in the UK, we can see how many hectares of woodland we would need to plant to help to offset carbon (see table below). But big is a hectare, it's roughly the same size as an international rugby field (some of us may not want to visualise a rugby field after some of the recent 6 nations results).
The table above is making some assumptions. The annual carbon emission is based on a given average of the vehicles on the road with a fuel consumption of 31 miles to the gallon (in the case of cars). The yield classes stated would require the trees to be planted in well drained fertile soils (soils of this type are generally used for agriculture) and the figures assume the undertaking of normal sylvacultural operations such as thinning and that the timber is harvested at a time of mean annual increment. Clearly it is even more advantageous if the lifetime of the wood product is equal to or exceeds the average rotation (i.e. construction timber) as the carbon is then locked up within the product. In addition, the soil itself locks up carbon and on good fertile soil sites as much as 1.75 tonnes of carbon per hectare per year may be locked up. However, this carbon is all too easily released into the atmosphere if the soil is disturbed.
Sadly, though, even if you look at figures of cars on the road back in the start of the century and consider all other fossil fuel emissions and the amount of carbon emitted per person in the UK, an estimated 51 million hectares of conifers would need to be planted – twice the land area of the UK. So clearly forestry is not the only solution to the problem. Although, we may want to start putting those rugby fields to good use by planting them up sooner rather than later.


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Students and faculty assembled as one in the Mary Mardel, RSCJ Chapel for the first all-school meeting of the year. The focus of the chapel was to explore the 2019-2020 school year theme of heritage. "We chose the heritage theme as an introduction to the school year, and into our sacred space w...
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Dubai Transportation- Linking Places And People
Transportation in Dubai combines tradition with modern means. A variety of transportation modes are available in Dubai. Even now, people use traditional way of transportation such as camel and small motor boats for commuting to places like Bur Dubai to Deira. Indeed, there are taxis, Trams, Metro, Bus, water and air transport to connect between different places in Dubai.
Taxi system is the most popular means of transportation in Dubai. You can travel round the city where it is connected by Metro lines. You can find both government and private operated services. Cab services are available through Dubai's many significant places or visitors can book a cab in advance. Deira is a popular taxi stand in Dubai. Furthermore, women travelers who need female drivers can hire pink taxis.
Public bus transport system in Dubai is advanced and managed under the aegis of Roads and Transport Authority which is known as RTA. RTA is the chief transportation facilities provider in Dubai. To facilitate bus transportation, Dubai is divided in to five zones. The bus fare varies with one zone to another and is a popular means of transportation to connect with industrial business and residential places in Dubai.
The Metro is the synonym for very advanced and comfortable way of commute in Dubai. It is considered as better alternative for cars. It features different class, apart from the provision for separate cabins for women and children.
Water bus and Taxis
Water bus and taxis are common means of transport in Dubai offering exquisite comfort to commuters. Marine transport agency, a division of RTA operates and controls water Bus transportation in Dubai. Water taxis connect different places in Dubai during 10 am through 10 pm at varied rates depending on the destination.


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Practicing self care and self love are of great importance to our sense of wellbeing. Ayurveda is a huge advocate of oiling the skin or oleation. There are specific treatments where oil is poured over the body, over the forehead, with slow gentle strokes or vigorous massages. Often it is …Read More »
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Sama Agni… This is Healthy, Balanced Digestion
"Ayurveda is all about digestion. The food we eat, the beverages we drink, the sights we see, the books we read, the conversations we have and emotions we feel. How do you digest your life experiences?" One of the Ayurvedic principles that helps digestion is the element of Fire. Fire …Read More »
Recipe For A Healthy, Juicy Love Life + Ayurvedic Rejuvenative Post-Sex Tips
Living a healthy balanced lifestyle includes pleasure. The pleasure of enjoying a tasty meal, the fragrance of flowers, the beauty of a sunset and the sensual sensations and pleasures of touch. Pleasure increases your physical and emotional wellbeing and in Ayurvedic terms, your ojas. "It is the Ojas which keeps …Read More »
Skip Salad For Now, This Is Your Best Diet For Fall
Fall is Vata season in Ayurvedic philosophy. Vata and fall share the qualities of movement, change, dryness, cold, light, changeable, quick and irregular. We have certainly seen very sudden irregular changes in the weather and the beauty of change in the colour of the trees. We are definitely feeling colder and there …Read More »


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Mayor Nagin, are you listening?
I'm starting to hear some things from people who are volunteering in the New Orleans area that ought not to be happening. I don't doubt that NO is under a whole lot of stress, but don't make the people who are helping you, out of their own time and own pocket, wonder why they bother.
Update: By. Gads. He didn't even read his own city's evacuation plan.
Nagin, just shut the fuck up. If ever I get my hands on your balls, you'll be wearing them for a necktie.
Update 2: It gets worse. Order an evacuation after commercial transportion shuts down, leave city transportion in the flood. Nice.


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Regular Show Goes Feature Length
Regular Show: The Movie, Cartoon Network's first-ever feature length movie of the hit series, is now available via digital download through iTunes, Google Play, Amazon Instant Video, Xbox, PlayStation, VUDU and other electronic sell-through platforms.
From series creator JG Quintel and Cartoon Network Studios, the 70-minute epic adventure centers around fan favorites, Mordecai and Rigby, who after accidentally creating a Timenado, have to go back in time and battle an evil volleyball coach in order to save the universe… and their friendship.
Regular Show: The Movie is slated for release on DVD October 13 with a network premiere later this fall.


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Blue Star Mothers of the Midlands Annual Holiday Troop Supply Drive was energized this season by a grant presented by Dominion Energy. This grant will help the Blue Star Mothers fill care packages for deployed service men and women of all branches.
To ensure delivery before Christmas, Blue Star Mothers shipped more than 55 priority holiday boxes in November.
Blue Star Mothers Holiday Troop Supply Drive is an annual event. For many moms who have children deployed, it is the real start of the Christmas season.
"I have been a Blue Star Mother for more than eight years now. My favorite part of the Holiday Troop Supply Drive is the first message we receive from a deployed service member after they've received a box. It's often a quick email and sometimes it's a letter with photos, always thanking us for the package and for thinking of them. To me, that 'thank you' is the best Christmas present ever," said Roxy Sherman.
The Holiday Troop Supply Drive is the third care package and shipping event of the year. In total, since 9/11, the Midlands Chapter of Blue Star Mothers has sent more than 15,000 care packages to deployed service members.
Along with Dominion Energy, Blue Star Mothers also received help from the community to fill care packages. On three recent Saturdays, Blue Star Mothers were at local Walmart stores with information about the Holiday Troop Supply Drive, including lists of suggested donation items. Shoppers took the lists inside Walmart and dropped off donations before heading home. Items on the lists included holiday decorations, toys, candy, games, and toiletry items.
In addition, notecards were provided for shoppers to write a note to a service member. These notes then were included in the boxes. Shoppers and employees also were able to provide names and addresses of deployed loved ones, so those service members could receive holiday boxes too. Blue Star Mothers will send a care package to every address they have received.
"The Dominion Energy grant came at just the right time. When we start the Holiday Supply Drive, we never know how many boxes we will need to put together until the last minute. We are collecting names right up until packing day," added Kaye Smith, chapter president. "Dominion Energy's generosity and support of our work ensured we had the resources to get a package to every service member on our list."
"We know the holidays can be a difficult time for many of our brave men and women in uniform, particularly being away from their families," said Dominion Energy external affairs representative Kristen Beckham. "Dominion Energy believes it's important to show our strongest support for those protecting and defending us around the globe. We are honored to partner with Blue Star Mothers Midlands Chapter to help make the holidays a little brighter for deployed service members."
For more information about Blue Star Mothers of America, Midlands Chapter 1, or if you know a deployed service member who would enjoy receiving a care package, contact [email protected]
For more information visit www.DominionEnergy.com.
Photo: Dominion Energy presented Blue Star Mothers of America, Midlands Chapter 1 a $3,000 grant to help fund this year's Holiday Troop Supply Drive, which sends care packages to deployed service members.


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SFPs on track in Wales
Welsh farmers could receive up to 80% of their single farm payments on 1 December regardless of what happens in England.
Rural affairs minister Carwyn Jones told the Farmers Union of Wales's annual conference at Aberystwyth that he was committed to distributing as much of farmers' entitlements as possible when the payment window opened.
But difficulties across the border posed some problems, especially over finalising the percentage deduction for the National Reserve.
"The assembly government, working closely with DEFRA, has secured sufficient flexibility from the EU Commission that will enable us to start making payments from 1 December," Mr Jones said.
He is due to announce the actual percentage in the next weeks.
It will be set at a level that ensured there was no risk of making overpayments that would have to be clawed back.
Mr Jones insisted that recent CAP reforms would be in place until 2013, and provided a stable basis for farmers to make decisions to secure the long-term sustainability of their businesses.
It was pure speculation to link the built-in review procedure, and political debate about EU financing after 2007, with the ending of CAP payments to farmers.
But the Welsh industry faced problems, not least an epidemic of bovine tuberculosis.
"I am committed to tackling this disease in Wales by implementing the TB Action Group's recommendations and taking any other steps I believe necessary to halt the spread of the disease, reduce incidence and eradicate the problem."
Responsibility for animal health and welfare had been devolved to Cardiff, including implementation of the GB Strategy plan.
Mr Jones is to seek the advice of organisations like the FUW on aspects of the strategy of direct relevance to Wales.
"I believe the future of farming is bright and the Welsh Assembly is ready to do what it can to support you and your families in that future," said Mr Jones.


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Tiffany Chan Tsz-ching cards courageous final round to finish in tied-13th
Supamas Sangchan of Thailand has claimed her third professional tour title after easing to victory at the 2017 EFG Hong Kong Ladies Open. The 21-year-old started the final day tied at the top with Yu Pei-lin but the player from Chinese Taipei faded to a three-over-par for the day to extinguish her chances of winning. Supamas never lost her lead, and despite a nervy finish with at both the 16th and 18th, she still finished with a 10-under-par total 206 to claim the US$22,500 (HK$175,500) first prize. Supamas' fellow countrywoman Renuka Suksukont and Hsieh Yu-ling of Chinese Taipei both carded solid rounds of five and four-under-par to end their campaigns at nine-under, a shot off the pace to take the runner-up spots.
The Bangkok based champion was flawless in the first two days, carding a total of nine birdies without a single blemish in 36 holes. Her rivals might have thought they had a chance when she dropped a shot for the first time in hole four but the Thai player quickly dashed any hopes that she might fade with birdies at the sixth, ninth, and tenth.
The 2017 EFG Hong Kong Ladies Open champion said:
"This is my third year as a professional and my second time competing at the EFG Hong Kong Ladies Open. I feel like I am familiar with the course, and as I approached the 18th green I saw such a big crowd, which made be a bit nervous but at the same time very excited. I eventually bogeyed it but so glad it was enough to give me win."
Defending champion Chan started the day on tied-15th but a tentative start with three bogeys in the first four holes put paid to her chances of retaining the title. However, the 23-year-old showed her grit as she did all week and refused to fade away, clawing back magnificently with birdies at the fifth, sixth, ninth, eleven, and twelve.
Hong Kong's first golfing Olympian commented:
"To have three bogeys in the first four holes is a little unusual for me for this course. I think I put a little bit of pressure on myself trying to gain some ground early on. Luckily I scored well when I needed to get back on par, which helped a lot. I definitely have a lot to work on but overall, I am pleased with my performance this week, and the EFG Hong Kong Ladies Open provided a really good experience for me as I begin my professional career. I am a little bit disappointed but I did the best I could. I hope golf fans enjoyed my performance this week, and I would like to thank them for supporting me all the way through under such hot and humid conditions."
The three-day 54-hole tournament, which features a prize purse of US$150,000, saw 3,517 spectators over the three days of competition. The event is sanctioned by the CLPGA, the TLPGA, and the Ladies Asian Golf Tour, and supported by the Hong Kong Professional Golfers' Association, and the Hong Kong Golf Association.
For further information on the 2017 EFG Hong Kong Ladies Open, please visit www.efghkladiesopen.com and official Facebook page www.facebook.com/efghongkongladiesopen/


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Building bridges: Cal's Jordan Kunaszyk inspired by charity work in Mexico
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Jordan Kunaszyk spent part of his winter break in Puerto Penasco, Mexico.
Just blocks past beachfront resorts, he dug holes for fence posts, hung drywall in a church nursery, and used smiles and broken Spanish to bring joy to children in a poverty-stricken neighborhood.
As Kunaszyk underwent what he calls a "spiritual transformation," the leader of the Bears' defense was born.
"He's impressive," Cal head coach Justin Wilcox said. "Guys like that make all of us think: 'Maybe I should be a little better.'"
Cal is trying to drastically change the lens through which its defense is viewed, and Kunaszyk is right in the middle of the paradigm shift.
Until last season, the Bears hadn't finished among the conference's top seven defenses since 2011. As they started to make the leap by shaving nearly 100 yards per game off their total defense (from 518.3 in 2016 to 429.9 in 2017), Kunaszyk began to emerge.
The inside linebacker led the team in tackles with 74, including six that went for losses and 3.5 sacks. After replacing injured Devante Downs in Cal's seventh game, the 6-foot-3, 235-pounder averaged 10.3 tackles per game.
"I've always wanted to play on a great defense," Kunaszyk said. "I've always wanted to be the leader of a great defense."
Because of his production, Kunaszyk already attracted his teammates' attention, but after his mission trip to Mexico, he seemed to completely grasp the impact he could have on the future of the Cal program.
The voyage was actually a bit of a whim. Kunaszyk and James Looney were having what they thought would be a goodbye dinner after last season, when the linebacker asked the defensive lineman about his plans to train for the NFL combine.
Looney said he first was going to do some charity work, and there was still a spot in the caravan driving to Arizona and then to Mexico. After huddling with his mother, Kunaszyk decided to take that spot, and at 5 a.m. the very next day, he set out on the life-altering trip.
Not knowing what to expect when he arrived, Kunaszyk was struck by rows of shack-size houses in shambles, a lack of vegetation and underprivileged children desperately seeking a glimpse of hope.
"You don't even need to speak their language," he said. "You can just feel each other and have an emotional connection."
Already grounded by his anonymous path to becoming an FBS starter, Kunaszyk returned to Berkeley with a renewed gratitude for readily available meals, his air-conditioned house and his bed. He set on a path to make the most of his advantages and believed that if he showed the way, his teammates would follow.
Kunaszyk has to eat six or seven times a day to get the calories necessary to support his arduous on-field and weight-room regimens. He copiously charts his hydration and sleep schedule, is exploring blending chicken and cauliflower for a way to get time-saving meals on the move, and is aware of the nutrition specifics for everything that goes into his body.
Even while "enjoying myself" at media day in Los Angeles last week, Kunaszyk purposefully trimmed the fat off the meat on his plate.
"I know I'm not the fastest. I know I'm not the biggest. I know I'm not the strongest. So, how can I have an edge on my opponent?" Kunaszyk said. "I know I'm willing to do things that my opponents aren't.
"I've never just done the bare minimum. For me to get here, I've always had to do more."
Playing junior varsity as a sophomore at Roseville High near Sacramento, Kunaszyk would take home the play cards drawn for each opponent and study. When he moved to varsity, he logged the most video- room hours as a junior and senior.
His understanding of how to effectively watch video expanded at American River College (Sacramento County) and has multiplied at Cal. This summer, he's requiring the freshmen to text him at least one question per day about their video studies.
"Every day, I do what I'm passionate about," Kunaszyk said. "I wake up feeling extremely blessed to do what I love. I take it very personal, because it's all I've ever known. My family has supported me every step of the way, so I feel like it's my duty to give everything I have every day."
In order to give his all to the game, Kunaszyk realizes he has to find avenues to briefly disconnect and stay sharp. He's taking a class in money management, reads self-help books, meditates and practices visualization.
He's considering learning to play the ukulele, which could come in handy any given weekend.
This summer, Kunaszyk moved into running back Alex Netherda's house, a site for regular team barbecues. Offensive lineman Semisi Uluave generally mans the grill as 30 or so teammates share stories and create bonds that should withstand times of adversity.
"We're really starting to build some swagger and confidence in each other," Kunaszyk said.
By following Kunaszyk's lead.
Rusty Simmons is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: firstname.lastname@example.com Twitter: @Rusty_SFChron


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Gorakhpur hospital tragedy: Principal erred, says CM Yogi Adityanath as UP blame game begins
Adityanath claimed he was kept in the dark about the oxygen shortage during his visit on August 9, just ahead of the crisis that claimed 30 lives in 36 hours.
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LUCKNOW: It would be a "despicable and criminal" act if the cause for death of a total of 70 patients in Gorakhpur Baba Raghav Das Medical College was disruption in oxygen supply, said Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.
Several questions have been raised on the undue delay by authorities in releasing funds to clear pending bills of the firm supplying oxygen despite repeated reminders, both by the owner of the firm and the principal of the medical college.
Adityanath, who visited the Medical College on Sunday along with Union Health Minister JP Nadda and State Chief Secretary Rajiv Kumar, claimed he was kept in the dark about the oxygen shortage during his visit on August 9, just ahead of the crisis that claimed 30 lives in 36 hours.
The Chief Minister blamed the college principal RK Mishra for not raising the issue of supply shortage despite being asked repeatedly about the assistance needed to tackle. Mishra was suspended by Medical Education Minister Ashutosh Tandon for negligence on Saturday.
However, sources tell Express there has been a "major lapse" in release of funds by the authorities sitting back in Lucknow. It's established through repeated correspondence between the gas supplier Pushpa Sales Company, Principal RK Mishra and authorities in medical education department (including Director General Medical Education) that they were alerted a number of times to release the funds for payment of bills. But no positive response or action came through.
"The principal is believed to have written at least three letters – two in July and the last on August 1 – to the government," added sources. "He is also believed to have raised the issue during a video conference with senior officials at Lucknow. But the funds were released only on August 5." The payment, however, was made to the supplier only on August 11 — six days after it came.


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Plan to arrive about 5-10 minutes early for class. Arriving a little before class provides time for your child to adjust to the musical enviroment as they prepare to enjoy exploring instruments, reading books, or listening to music.
We do request that toys, juice cups, and snacks be left in the car or in a bag out of sight. As you know, if one child has something to eat or drink, they ALL want something to eat or drink!
Be sure to dress comfortably. You'll be moving up, down, and all around!
During class, the most important thing you can do for your child is to be an active and patient role model. It is not uncommon for a child to need to attend several classes before feeling comfortable in the class environment. Don't be discouraged - what a child is absorbing in class is often evidenced in the comfort of the home environment rather than in a certain level of participation in class. The understanding and consistency of the parent or caregiver in class and at home are key to facilitating musical learning and growth.
Try to limit friendly 'chit chat' to gathering and leaving times before and after class. Be ready to be an active, focused and enthusiastic participant in the class activities. Your child will model your actions and focus more fully, too!
If your child becomes too agitated to benefit from an activity and/or is harming others, we do ask that you take him/her outside for a few minutes to "regroup" before rejoining the class.
You and your child will enormously benefit from the Kindermusik experience, especially if you make active use of your At Home materials. Frequent reinforcement at home throughout the week makes all the difference in a child's comfort and participation in the classroom!
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Dog the Bounty Hunter's wife Beth Chapman, who is battling cancer, was hospitalized this weekend.
An official statement was posted to her husband Duane (Dog) Chapman's official Facebook page to update fans, friends and family on Beth's health.
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"Beth was hospitalized Saturday due to an accumulation of fluid in her lungs," the statement read. "Doctors performed an emergency procedure to alleviate pressure that had built up."
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"She is now at home resting with her husband," the statement added. "She and are so grateful for the thoughts and prayers from their fans. Keep them coming."
Chapman Family Statement"Beth was hospitalized Saturday due to an accumulation of fluid in her lungs. Doctors…
Posted by Duane "Dog" Chapman on Sunday, April 7, 2019
The mother of two and her husband were the stars on the A&E reality series Dog the Bounty Hunter, which shared the adventures of their family-owned bounty-hunting business. The show aired from 2004 to 2012.
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The couple took to Facebook in September 2017 to confirm a report that Beth had been diagnosed with Stage 2 throat cancer.
Thank you for your healing prayers and love for Beth during this difficult time.
Posted by Duane "Dog" Chapman on Friday, September 15, 2017
In November 2017, the couple revealed during the A&E special Dog & Beth: Fight of Their Lives that the cancer had been removed, but her family's lawyer announced in November that her cancer had returned and that she had had another surgery.
In December, Dog confirmed to Us Weekly that Beth's cancer had spread throughout her throat and lungs and is "incurable."
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The family's lawyer said that Beth had begun undergoing chemotherapy in Los Angeles in January.
"(The treatments) are going well but they certainly take their toll on Beth," he said. "She's a trooper, though, and a very tough lady."
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Beth took to Instagram two months ago to write about about cannabidiol (CBD) and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC).
"The real medicine behind the plant is very interesting. The healing qualities are vast. We need to all be far more open-minded to new treatments. Israel is leading the world in these studies. We no longer need to poison patients to get them well. #cancersucks #hawaiicannabisexpo," the 51-year-old reality star captioned a series of photos on Instagram.
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The real medicine behind the plant is very interesting the healing qualities are vast . We need to all be far more open minded to new treatments . Israel is leading the world in these studies. We no longer need to poison patients to get them well . #cancersucks #hawaiicannabisexpo
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Last month, Dog told DailyMail TV: "My baby has cancer, and she is fighting like hell. I have cried a lot over this because Beth is my everything. Despite all of the obstacles I have overcome, this is by far the biggest test of my life and mark my words, I will not let her die. She is my rock and my bodyguard. I will do everything I can to keep her here."
Through it all, Beth has been filming 10 episodes of the new series Dog's Most Wanted with her husband.
"She is still hitting the ground running with me," the 66-year-old reality star said. "Beth is determined cancer won't slow her down. In fact, I am so amazed by Beth's strength and positive attitude. She has told me repeatedly that if these are her last days on earth, she wants to spend every moment with me on the hunt, living life to the fullest and enjoying the time we have left together."
"The best part of my job is having her by my side on every journey," he said. "I can't imagine a day without her and think deep down inside she is always concerned for my safety because she wants the security of knowing I come home to her every night."
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The third episode of Liv Williams' Stitched Voices podcast is here, featuring Stitched Voices team member Christine Andra and artist Eileen Harrisson - enjoy listening!
Textiles dealing with everyday memories of war, political violence and disaster: The Stitching Memoryscape exhibition, Japan, 2017
In this guest post, Tomoko Sakai reflects on the "Stitching Memoryscapes" exhibition that she organised in three cities in Japan in 2017: Tokyo, Kyoto, and Nagasaki. Read about textile explorations of war, the A-bomb, and natural and nuclear disaster in Japan and their dialogue with conflict textiles from Chile and around the world.


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Beautiful Ohio
The Ohio River curves as it approaches downtown Cincinnati. This image shows the river, with Kentucky hills on the left side and magnificent clouds overhead.
Eagles Island Barn
A weathered barn, with shrubs and bushes penetrating its' siding, stands awaiting another storm.
Clouds & Sea Oats
Beach sand serves as the home of sea oats The plant puts down deep roots which serves to provide moisture while maintaining the dunes structure against wind and surf.
Spars & Rigging
A variety of sail and power boats are in a safe, well-protected marina.
Porch Shadows
A single, handmade chair sits among gardening items and building materials. Shadows cross the porch and floor.
Broken Barrier
Wooden fences are used to maintain sand dunes. Wind, rain and exposure frequently damage the fence in a short period of time.
Foggy Morn
The Ohio River at Marietta on a foggy morning. The view encompasses Parkersburg, WV.
Winter Fronds
Some plants (and trees) look especially attractive in winter. Here the fronds maintain their shape, waiting for spring.
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I should have known better.
Me, of all people.
But I didn't.
Here's the story.
We're in our apartment in London. Rachel's boys, Milo (6) and Jack (4), visiting from their family's apartment, burst into the living room where I am reading, and Milo says,
"Pappy" – they call me Pappy – "Something's happening in the bedroom!"
I get up from the couch, following obediently into the bedroom, where a pointing Milo excitedly says,
"Look, Pappy! The curtains are dancing!"
Sure enough, I look at the bedroom curtains, which, it seems, are spontaneously undulating.
Then I realize why.
The bedroom floor fan – our apartment has no air conditioning – is turned on, its proximate breeze causing the nearby curtains to "dance."
Without thinking, I explain the cause of this curious behavior.
"The fan is blowing the curtains."
The explanation was accurate, but the conversation was ended, seemingly with a thud. Because alsoended was the joyful excitement of their "amazing discovery."
No more "dancing curtains." "Wisdom" had vaporized the "inexplicable mystery."
I should really have known better.
I love magic. Not just the "professional" kind, which I also love, with its sleight-of-hand card tricks, coins extracted from startled ears.
What I mean is the miraculous magic of everyday life, "magic" generically defined as, "This just happened, and I have no idea why."
You may – if you agree – have personal examples of your own. For me, I am talking about this:
Writing is magic.
Every weekday, blog posts take clarifying shape before my astonished eyes, like ships in a gradually lightening fog. First, you are unable to determine its contours. Then – I say, "magically" – there it is.
A post idea comes to me. (Not "I went to Oxford and I wrote about it", but the contrasting majority of others.)
I do not know what delivered that idea to my consciousness.
I feel an urgency – as with this post – to write about it.
That perceived urgency feels externally induced.
The selection of words – the ones I use, and I ones I leave out – come spontaneously to me, the better examples of humor are unforced, and most amazingly, the post's structural arrangement materializes virtually entirely on its own.
Yes, there is technique and writerly experience involved. But the "Final Product"?
I watch it successfully come together.
Serving as "interested spectator." And grateful stenographer.
I feel genuinely amazed by the process, saying, frequently out loud when I'm finished,
"How exactly did that happen?"
And there's me, channeling magic on a week-daily basis, robbing children of their magical interpretation. Growing them up, faster than necessary. Child-like amazement, vanquished by "Adult Understanding."
"The curtains aren't dancing. It's just the breeze, blowing from the fan."
P.U. on me.
But lesson, dutifully assimilated.
It will not happen again.
At the Jewish camp I attended we did a show – in which I prominently participated – whose thematic message concerned the increasing disappearance of Yiddish, a European patios – the people's "Language of Choice" over liturgical Hebrew – falling into the Diasporal disuse.
The show's beseeching point was the finale's plaintively sung,
"Use a Yiddish word
Use a Yiddish word
Please use a Yiddish word."
Ipso and facto,
"Burgeoning Wisdom" drives day-to-day magic to the edge of extinction.
I say that's a shame.
And that there is definitely room for both.
Science and technology are great.
But the magic around us – if we continue to see it – is wonder-ful.
Rewrite of the Bungled Experience:
"Look Pappy! The curtains are dancing!"
"Oh, Milo! They are!"


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The Federal Magistrates Court's decision in this case was overturned on appeal. All of the Fair Work Ombudsman's allegations have been dismissed and all fines and back-payment Orders issued by the Court have been set aside.
The Federal Magistrates Court's decision in this case was overturned on appeal. All of the Fair Work Ombudsman's allegations have been dismissed and all fines and back-payment Orders issued by the Court have been set aside.
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The operators of a Cairns insurance business have been fined a total of $54,560 for underpaying two former employees.
The Federal Magistrates Court in Brisbane has also instructed that the underpaid workers be back-paid $15,439 and $6040 respectively.
The fines and back-payment order are the result of an investigation and prosecution by the Fair Work Ombudsman.
Fair Work inspectors in Cairns discovered the underpayments when they investigated complaints from the employees.
The two life insurance advisers were underpaid when they were employed by Queensland Marine and General Insurance Management Pty Ltd to perform work for Queensland Marine and General Insurance Brokers Pty Ltd.
The Federal Magistrates Court this week penalised the two companies $22,000 each over the underpayments.
Brinsmead man Peter Ralph Martinuzzi - a director, manager and principal shareholder of the companies - was fined a further $10,560 for his involvement.
The Court found that the employees had been underpaid wages, long service leave entitlements, leave loading and a tropical allowance payable to workers north of Rockhampton.
Fair Work Ombudsman Executive Director Michael Campbell says the case serves to remind employers of their responsibility to ensure they pay employees their full entitlements.
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text: Volunteer to assist a Traveling Shaman, provide virtual help to the Shamanic Arts Center, or be a part of Shamans Camp 2019 or the Traveling Medicine Show. This is also the group where you can offer your services on an hour4hour energy-exchange. Most classes, workshops sponsored by the Shamanic Arts Center are available on an hour4hour energy-exchange. Check our calls for volunteers to see what projects we are needing volunteers for.


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Today I have two quotes:
- "A good listener is not only popular everywhere but after a while he knows something." – Wilson Mizner
- "It is better to understand a little than to misunderstand a lot." – Anatole France
One of the difficulties most people have when listening to another is the tendency to stop listening and to start thinking about how to reply, especially if the reply is a rebuttal. The problem that develops is that the listener may not truly understand the speaker's perspective and rationale, which leads to greater difficulty in reaching a point of agreement between the two.
Years ago I learned a technique simply called "active listening." In an Effectiveness Training seminar, participants were divided into teams of two. One participant was given a written script with directions to read the script to the other participant, verbatim. The listener was instructed to try to repeat as nearly as possible the exact words that had been read.
While the exercise seemed rather sophomoric at the time, it worked quite well. The listener repeated the words of the reader, who instinctively nodded his head in appreciation for the fact that the listener actually listened. The reader went on to speak in greater detail about the topic of the written script. Before long there was a greater sense of mutual respect, simply because the listener was actually listening and understanding instead of trying to formulate a response.
While not a magic wand, the art of active listening is essential to understanding. Agreement often comes from understanding, even if it takes the form of agreeing to disagree.
God is glorified when people communicate with one another with love and respect. Listening and understanding are essential components of that process!


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Communicating a benefits take away is always a challenging exercise. However, if it is done properly and within the parameters of a well-designed communications strategy, the outcome need not be negative. When communicating any change in coverage to your plan members, the communication process should be well thought out and the message should be clear and concise.
Anytime a change to the benefits program is being implemented the communications should provide the following information:
- Clearly identify which benefits are changing and what the changes are
- Advise employees when the changes will take place
- Advise employees what the cost impact of the change will be
- Provide the reason that the changes are being made
- Provide employees with a resource for questions
Changes can be communicated through a variety of channels including memos, the company newsletter or intranet site but it is highly recommended to facilitate a live discussion about the changes whether it is in a town hall environment or face to face meetings. It is important to always communicate changes to employees in a timely manner.
If it is determined that a benefit change is required to keep your plan aligned to the company's financial objectives, it is recommended that a communication strategy is well defined and delivered well in advance of the potential change.
The key to effectively communicating what may be viewed as a benefit take-away is to provide background information. Is the benefit being underused or overused? Are you replacing the benefit with another? Is it a purely financial decision? Any decision that might affect employees negatively should be backed up with a solid explanation. Detailing the specifics of the issue precipitating a change is important in order for employees to fully understand the company's objective.
In order for change management to be successful, it is recommended that in addition to communicating the goal of the change (s), details of the organization's overall benefits strategy are made available to employees.
The upside of effective communication is an employee group that understands the organizations commitment to providing benefits and who are likely more conscientious consumers of health and dental care. As with any communication, your strategy should be well defined and considered to be an opportunity to educate employees which creates buy in of the benefits strategy.


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There are plenty of different reasons that people have found to join different branches of the military. Some people wanted to be able to afford a college education and some people just wanted to be able to serve their country. The Air Force provides a lot of rewarding opportunities for different people, and also provides them with a life on Air Force bases that they would miss if they ever left.
This is actually one of the major advantages to the Air Force over other branches of the military. We're going to show you what makes these bases so nice to live and work on. More importantly, you are going to learn about how some of these bases strive to make anywhere you are feeling like home, even when you are very far from US soil.
The life on base is actually different for different people. For instance, there might be a difference between the quarters that a single serviceman or woman would experience than a married couple or family. In many cases, there are entire homes available on base for families to live in together. Likewise, there are very nice apartments or barracks for single servicemen.
They work very hard to ensure that in many different capacities, a person would not need to leave the base for any different reason. While there might be all kinds of reasons one might want to leave the base, for various shopping locations or specific activities, but that no one will literally need to leave the base for any particular reason.
There are a lot of different leisure activities and recreational areas that are available to anyone living on the base at almost any time of the day. There are locations to unwind and have a drink after work, a place to try a few rounds of bowling, a place to catch a movie or two, and often at least one highly rated golf course to try your skills on the links.
When it comes to children, there are lots of different activities and things for them as well. Not only are there recreational places such as the aforementioned sporting locations and playgrounds, there are also highly rated schools located on nearly every single base. This is not only the elementary schools, but also middle and high schools. Students participating in school here are often encouraged to continue career training with the Air Force after high school.
These are just a few of the reasons that Air Force bases are nice to live on, but they can also give people a taste of home when they are far from it. Being able to shop for items that are only available in the United States on base and eating comfort foods from home can make a big difference when you are miles and miles from the US.
While there might be countless other things to learn and consider regarding Air Force bases, this should give you a good introduction. Understanding this lifestyle is not very different from the one you might be living now is a crucial part of helping people make the decision to serve their country around the world.
For more information, visit http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/afb.htm


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'Blind' is in a lot of ways pretty bad. It's a love story full of holes that you will probably roll your eyes at its twist and turns. But you know what? I did not mind this. Perhaps because of its believable cast – Alec Baldwin, Demi Moore, and Dylan McDermott – who can make you believe that the world is flat if they want you to. Baldwin is effortlessly efficient, and this comes at a time when his career is riding on a new high. And perhaps the film spoke to me a little bit because it involves fifty-something people living and falling in love. I mean, this is the demographic that people no longer care about, well film wise anyway.
Or perhaps I like it because of its wonderful jazz music score. I was brought to the film because the great Ann Hampton Callaway posted that she wrote an original song for the movie. Well, that song became purely background music for a scene. But the ones that made the cut were all wonderful – Ronald Redford sings on two tracks. And there's a wonderful new song titled 'We'll Always Have The Moon' that was just moons-ical. I liked this film much more that I would want to admit, and I actually will recommend it on a jazzy melancholy Saturday night stream


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Initially, I was tempted to give the impression of a fork in the road by placing the mirrors at different angles, but in the end the most pleasing composition is when the mirrors are parallel and upright.
Maybe this is closer to the choices we have in life, the road ahead diverges slowly rather than heading off in completely different directions.
Fiddling around with these mirrors made me realise how confining I find two dimensional space (in this case, the ground plane).
For those who have asked about my method of working, this image was created by direct programming, rather than the use of GIMP. This method has the advantage, that once the geometry of the original photograph has been established, moving and adjusting the mirror is simply a matter of calculation.


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Commonwealth Games 2018: Shooter Smit Singh Disappoints In Men's Skeet Final, Finishes Sixth
Smit Singh was the first to be eliminated from the six-man final after managing a lowly 15 out of 20.
Smit Singh was the first to be eliminated from the six-man final
Smit Singh managed a lowly 15 out of 20
Georgios Achilleos of Cyprus clinched the gold medal
India's Smit Singh finished a disappointing sixth in the final of shooting men's skeet competition at Belmont Shooting Centre at the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia on Monday. Smit, who shot a total of 119 after the second day of qualifications, was the first to be eliminated from the six-man final after managing a lowly 15 out of 20. Georgios Achilleos of Cyprus clinched the gold medal, shooting a Commonwealth Games record total of 57 while the silver went to Ben Llewellin of Wales, with a total of 56.
England's Gareth Mcauley took the bronze with a total score of 45.
The other Indian Sheeraz Sheikh finished at No.10 after firing a total of 117 in the qualifiers.
India's star shooter Jitu Rai won gold with a masterful performance in the men's 10m Air Pistol event. Jitu created a new CWG record of 235.1 in the final to win the gold. Om Mitharwal bagged the bronze for India with 214.3.
In womne's 10m Air Rifle event, Mehuli Ghosh and Apurvi Chandela bagged silver and bronze respectively. Ghosh lost to eventual champions Martina Lindsay of Singapore in the shoot-off after both were tied at a CWG record score of 247.2 in the final. In the shoot-off, Ghosh scored 9.9 while Martina shot 10.3.
Apurvi, the defending champion, got the bronze with 225.3.
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What is Seborrhoea?
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Seborrhoea can be oily (olesosa) or dry (sicca). Pets with seborrhoea oleosa can develop waxy substance that coats their fur or clumps in their ears. Seborrhea sicca causes flaky skin, like dandruff. Pets can suffer from both types of seborrhoea at the same time.
The affected skin can be very itchy, causing the pet to scratch excessively, which can lead to hair loss, raw weepy wounds, and secondary infections.
Sebolytic® is the ideal product to treat greasy smelly skin and coat.
Use Sebolytic® two or three times each week. Treating for up to 4 weeks may be necessary to control some skin disorders.
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Develop this one fundamental skill if you want to become a successful developer of software
Author Aphinya Dechalert proposes:This is the answer for everyone that's ever asked me this question
Throughout my career, a multitude of people have asked me what does it take to become a successful developer?
She has also written How to Get Your First Job As a Developer Without Any Prior Experience - one ought to have a portfolio of coding work, like one's own GitHub site.So what is it that separates those who make it and those who don't? The answer: the ability to sit at a computer for a long extended time.
I can usually tell if a newbie is going to make it past the dreaming stage or not. It's to do with their ability to sit at a computer for a long extended time and what they chose to do with that time.
There is a misconception that knowledge will magically appear in your head if you wish for it hard enough. But unfortunately we are not plants and we do not absorb wisdom and experience via osmosis. Learning to code is an active process often spent behind a computer screen.
Some prefer it in the form of YouTube videos. Some like the interactivity of code-alongs. Some just like to dive right in and get their fingers dirty with code. But all of them have a common trait — they all can sit in front of the computer and remain entertained by the process of learning, of making, of solving and fixing. They are not Facebooking or scrolling aimlessly through Reddit and YouTube, or looking at cat pics and memes. Rather, they are creating worlds in their heads and figuring out where all the joints and hinges are. They enjoy playing architects and gods behind the soft glowing glare of their multiple screens.
... A lot of developers nowadays are self-taught, self-directed and self-driven — the key word in this entire sentence is self.
Do you need to be an introvert to become a successful developer? - "It's more than a simple yes or no"
So one has to be capable of introversion, even if one is not usually very introverted.The answer is no — but you do need to develop the skill of introvesion if it's not already there. The ability to introvert into oneself is very different from being an introvert.
This ability to introvert into oneself often manifests in the ability to sit at a computer for a long extended time — and for the right reasons.
Scrolling through Facebook and playing Fortnite for hours doesn't count. That's a different kind of sitting in front of the computer.
I'm talking about the searching, questioning and getting their kicks from playing code architects on their chosen editor.


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International and Foundation
Rotary Foundation is Rotary International's own Charity which is active in world-wide projects like the eradication of polio. The committee oversees the club's contribution and also supports several individual international projects.
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Club Activities
We're for Communities, and most of the activities that we are involved in are either to raise money through our fund-raising efforts, or to use the money raised for the benefit of the Community we serve.details
Inner Wheel gift marks milestone
The highlight of the Friends and Family Evening, held at the Bear on January 29, was the presentation by the Inner Wheel Club of Havant of a framed roundel of the Havant Rotary Presidents' name bars 1957 to 2017 to mark the club's 60th birthday.details
The committee organises fund-raising events throughout the year to finance the club's projects.details
Community Service and Vocational
The Community Service and Vocational Committee supports local community causes and organises events for Rotarians that keep us in touch with local businessesdetails
Youth Committee
'Kids Out!', Rotary Youth Leadership Award Scheme (RYLA), Young Carers, Wessex Life Education, 'Kids Out on the Water'; these are just a few of the causes that the Youth Committee supportdetails
Membership & Communications
Responsible for recruitment and retention of Members and maintaining links with the business communitydetails
Fellowship through meals out
Southdowns College's catering department provides regular tasting menu and gourmet meal events which are very popular with Havant Rotariansdetails
Christmas Lights switch-on in Emsworth
Every year we provide the sleigh (and driver) to convey Santa to his grotto at the quay through Emsworth's town square, and Havant Rotarians are out in force to marshal the event.details
Club Council
Club Council oversees all the club's activities. It is chaired by the President and includes all the individual Committees' chairmen, principal club officers and elected members.details
Club Service
The committee that runs the Club's internal affairs and organises events such as the President's dinnerdetails


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GMOW in the News: The Great Maine Outdoor Weekend includes Midcoast events
Thousands of Mainers are expected to participate in the Maine Outdoor Coalition's 14th Great Maine Outdoor Weekend, from Sept. 21 through Sept. 30. The event has been expanded to encompass a full week to give more organizations a window to participate and allow for weather rescheduling. Georges River Land Trust will offer a free presentation by… Read More»
GMOW in the News: Annual art show returns to Mahoosuc Land Trust
BETHEL — Mahoosuc Land Trust (MLT) is looking for special photographs and original art work that express the uniqueness of the environment, people and communities of Western Maine. This year's theme is "Calling Maine Home." All entries will be displayed at the Mahoosuc Land Trust office, 162 North Road as part of MLT's celebration of… Read More»


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City of Melbourne, FLHome Menu
Septic Systems
- Inspect your system every 3 years and pump your tank as necessary (every 3 to 5 years).
- Flush responsibly! Don't dispose of household hazardous waste, paper towels, kitty litter, diapers, or other sanitary items (other than toilet paper) down the sink or toilet.
- Care for the septic system drainfield by not driving or parking vehicles on it. Plant only grass over and near the drainfield to avoid damage from tree roots.
- Don't flush expired or unwanted medications down the sink or toilet. You can safely dispose of medications in the prescription drop off box, located in the lobby of the Melbourne Police Department, located at 650 North Apollo Boulevard.