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Comprehensive Care for Brain Injuries
The Brain Injury Rehabilitation program at ChildServe offers a unique, kid and family-focused place for children and young adults to heal from brain injuries. Our comprehensive services focus on improving health and function lost during an injury. ChildServe's pediatric specialists provide medical care, intensive therapy, adaptive equipment, and recreational activities. As children and young adults reach their health and independence goals, we support them by coordinating with schools and outpatient or community services for a smooth transition.
Why Choose ChildServe?
ChildServe has the only board-certified pediatric rehab doctor in Iowa, Fred Klingbeil"Dr. Fred," as many ChildServe kids call him, provides expert rehabilitation and medical management of children with special healthcare needs. As the only board-certified pediatric rehabilitation doctor in Iowa, Dr. Fred's years of experience and knowledge in pediatric care are a valuable resource., MD, who treats children in the inpatient and outpatient programs.
We hold CARFBeing CARF-accredited means that the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities recognizes ChildServe as an organization that meets rigorous guidelines for service and quality and conforms to nationally and internationally recognized standards.
accreditations in pediatrics, brain injury, and inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation.
accreditations in pediatrics, brain injury, and inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation.
Pediatric Experts
ChildServe's pediatric experts, like our Certified Brain Injury Specialists and Rehab Nurses and Therapists, have specialized training and additional knowledge to treat children with brain injuries.
Specialized Technology
ChildServe offers cutting-edge facilities and specialized technology including our therapeutic pool, the Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) bike FES stands for Functional Electrical Stimulation. The FES bike, which was made possible by funds from the ChildServe Foundation, stimulates muscles with electric currents to help build them up after a long period of little use. , and Dynavision Dynavision is a leading technology used in the assessment and rehabilitation of concussions. The program helps ChildServe specialists develop individual programs for each child or young adult served..
Who We Serve
ChildServe provides expert care to children and young adults (birth through 21 years old) who experienced the following medical conditions related to a brain injury:
Traumatic brain injury from accident or injury
Brain bleed, or bruise (Hematoma/Hemorrhage/Aneurysm)
Lack of oxygen to the brain
Infection (Encephalitis/Meningitis)
Severe Concussion
Our Approach
We Know Kids
Our entire organization is built around kids! ChildServe's pediatric specialists provide healthcare designed for the developmental needs of children and young adults. The pediatric rehab experts in our Brain Injury Rehabilitation program have specialized knowledge and skills to help kids and young adults with brain injuries heal. Our facilities and equipment are designed to make kids comfortable, safe, and inspired.
Expert Medical Care
ChildServe's pediatric specialists help children and young adults manage complex medical needs including ventilator and tracheostomy care. They equip each child as needed with adaptive equipment like wheelchairs and walkers. We help kids increase mobility, balance, and strength; develop independence; manage pain; and emphasize nutrition to promote healing. Outside of our own medical team, we can also coordinate services with local professionals who specialize in areas including but not limited to urology, pulmonology, neurology, orthopedics, psychology, neuropsychology, and ophthalmology/optometry as needed.
Pediatric Rehab
Our Pediatric Rehab Nurses and Therapists create customized rehab plans for each child. Plans may include physical, occupational, and speech therapy, along with therapeutic recreational activities, pet therapy, and music therapy. Our therapists have specialized training in the development and rehabilitation of children and young adults.
We Care about Families
As part of ChildServe's continuum of care, our rehab specialists train parents regarding their child's condition and how to provide care at home. They offer a home and vehicle assessment to ensure safety upon discharge. Children and young adults may transition to outpatient therapy programs to continue receiving support from ChildServe's expert therapists. Our medical social workers offer care coordination for the transition to ChildServe's programs and other community resources as needed
Our Team of Pediatric Specialists
ChildServe employs a variety of healthcare professionals, including but not limited to the following positions:
Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine Physician
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Certified Wound Nurse
Certified Rehabilitation Nurse
Certified Brain Injury Specialist
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Medical Social Worker
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How are referrals made?
To make a referral or request information, call our Access Specialist at 515-331-8106, or use the contact form below.
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Program costs are authorized and funded through commercial insurance and Medicaid. Specific fees will be discussed during the intake/admission process.
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Brain Injury Rehabilitation services are offered as part of the Inpatient Rehabilitation Program at ChildServe in Johnston.
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Brain Injury Rehabilitation services are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
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Junipalooza 2015!
The UK's largest gin festival is back bigger, better and with even more GIN.
Saturday 13th June - Sunday 14th June 2015
12pm - 3pm
3.15pm - 6pm
Following last years huge success, Junipalooza is back with a bang in 2015 and will be taking place over the weekend of Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th June. We had such a blast last year putting on this amazing show that we just had to do it all again! We're thrilled that many of the ginsmiths who attended last year will be back, in addition to many more new gins. We know that many of you have eagerly circled Saturday 13th June in your 2015 calendars as World Gin Day so what better way to celebrate this day then by heading down to the UK's ultimate gin festival?!
Expect the same amazingness as last year but better - with more gins, more masterclasses, more cocktails and food (yes, food) to be enjoyed! As always - expect to see and meet the actual makers of the gin and for gins from all over the world to be showcased at Junipalooza. Time to brush up on your German, Spanish and hone that American accent then...
Having been featured in Metro, Time Out, Evening Standard, ELLE, The Telegraph, Le Cool and many other publications; as well as being hailed as the leading event for gin fans by industry and cocktail conoiseurs alike - the challenge for Junipalooza 2015 is simple... To make it even better by making sure all those little details are kept, whilst adding a whole new layer of interactive fun and gin geekery. This all starts with the gins present and their charismatic makers.
Junipalooza is THE place to meet the makers. Most fly in specifically for the event and almost all the gins will have either their distiller or their owner serving up behind each pallet. So which ginsmiths are going to be there you ask..?
There are a few months to go, so a lot is still TBC but we will keep updating you as we go along, confirming more exhibitors and much, much more!
What does a ticket include?
Entry into the UK's largest gin festival and direct access to the people who produce and are behind your favourite tipple. More to come on this soon!
What does a ticket include?
Entry into the UK's largest gin festival and direct access to the people who produce and are behind your favourite tipple. More to come on this soon!
Are there ID requirements or an age limit to enter the event?
YOU HAVE TO BE OVER 18 to attend this event. Please bring a valid form of identification with you on the day. (Passport or driving license)
Will my friends be able to buy tickets on the door on the day of the event?
NO. Unfortunately, our licence means we can not sell tickets on the door. Please book ahead.
What can / can't I bring to the event?
You can't bring your own gin / mixers / alochol / food. It's a gin festival, not a BYO party. We will supply plenty of water free of charge during the event, but it is advised that you should bring some too. Responsible drinking is strongly encouraged.
Can I leave and then come back?
No, re-entry is not permitted.
Where can I contact the organiser with any questions?
E-mail info@ginfoundrycom if you have any questions.
What is the refund policy?
Refunds are available on all tickets (including earlybird, day tickets, weekend tickets, masterclasses) up to the 1st June 2015. After that date - tickets are non-refundable.
Do I have to bring my printed ticket to the event?
Yes. Please bring a printed ticket.
I do not have a printer or my printer is broken and I cannot print my confirmation, how do I show proof of tickets?
If a printer is unavailable please get a friend or colleague to print your ticket. Alternatively show Eventbrite confirmation e-mail/ticket on your phone.
I have not received my confirmation email, what do I do now?
An automatic confirmation is sent out to the email address provided in the booking when it is confirmed. Please check your spam/junk folder as some email providers classify it as spam. If you are still experiencing issues, please contact firstname.lastname@example.com
What happens if I lose something during the event?
Where possible we will notify you if any identification for the item is provided. If you think you have lost an item, please contact us using firstname.lastname@example.com and if we have it we can arrange for you to get it back.
Please note:
Unfortunately, while 100's of people can have an amazing day there's always going to be "that" one person so...
If we decide that your behaviour is inappropriate, of an intoxicated nature and/or dangerous to yourself or the general public, we reserve the right to take appropriate action, whether it be the refusal of service or escort you out of the premises. Please drink responsibly and be aware of the facts on www.drinkaware.co.uk.


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Utah defensive back Dominique Hatfield, expected to be a starter for the Utes this fall, was arrested Wednesday on an aggravated robbery charge. KSL has the most in-depth report on Hatfield's arrest on allegations he robbed a man at knife-point.
The University of Utah athletic department has yet to issue a statement, pending further investigation and head coach Kyle Whittingham's return from vacation. Hatfield flourished in the Ute secondary last season after moving to defensive back from wide receiver. Losing him would be a tremendous blow to the Utah defense.
Far more significant, however, is that aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon is a first-degree felony in Utah per the State Legislature website. The minimum prison sentence is five years.
This is a potentially sad twist to a story Hatfield was seemingly writing a new chapter. The Salt Lake Tribune's Gordon Monson wrote of Hatfield overcoming the dangerous of his Los Angeles neighborhood, which took his friend's life at just 14, to become a contributor to Utah's best season since joining the Pac-12.
Fire Destroys Home of Utah QB Donovan Isom's Family
Kyle Goon, The Salt Lake Tribune
Another sad story emanating from the Utah football program, albeit one readers can help make a happy ending: the Louisiana home of Utes quarterback Donovan Isom was destroyed in a fire this week.
Kyle Goon of the Salt Lake Tribune reports that while the house was irreparably damaged, everyone inside escaped alive, thanks to the smoke detector.
Readers who would like to help Isom's family can do so by donating to GoFundMe.
Bill Clark Negotiating New Contract with UAB
Gary Estwick, AL.com
Now that UAB has pledged to reinstate its briefly dormant football program, the hard work of truly reinstating Blazer football begins. Step one is retaining head coach Bill Clark, who told AL.com he is seeking a new contract as a sign of good faith from the administration, and as a measure of commitment to show recruits.
Clark proved he was a unique fit for one of the most difficult jobs in college football, leading UAB to a .500 record in his first season. With the wins came fans, as attendance to Blazer home games grew dramatically in 2014. At an average increase of 11,293, only Texas A&M saw a more significant jump.
He laid out a "20-month plan" to have UAB hit the ground running upon its reinstatement.
WTVM.com-Columbus, GA News Weather
It's obvious Clark is committed to UAB, and certainly understandable he'd want a commitment in kind.
Tennessee Enhances Brand Across All Athletics
The University of Tennessee unveiled a "new brand identity and identity system" across all its sports Wednesday. In laymen's terms? VOLS GOT NEW UNIFORMS!
Tennessee debuted its Nike duds amid much fanfare Wednesday, though the final product was sorely lacking in plate armor and/or dragons.
In case you missed it, the Game has changed… Fall is coming #GameOfJones pic.twitter.com/u2UoyENlXJ
— Vol Photos (@Vol_Photos) June 30, 2015
Perhaps someone more well-versed in Tennessee uniforms can explain the significant differences in Tennessee's Adidas football uniforms and the new, Nike version. Adidas is a convenient, if not repetitively attacked punching bag in the college football blogosphere — and it's sometimes deserved. Zubaz, anyone?
But I'm genuinely unsure what Three Stripes' sin committed against UT was. I suppose the gray uniforms, which Nike surely rectifi…Oh, Nike unveiled gray alts, you say?


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Hà Nội have beat SLNA four times in a row and will be favoured for a fifth straight win.
Hosts Hà Nội have the edge on paper, however they will have to do without several key players due to injuries and suspension, including captain Gonzalo Damian Marronkle, Alvaro Silva and Hoàng Vũ Samson.
The Asian Football Confederation suspended Samson for four matches and fined him US$1,000 for head butting a Ceres Negros player in the AFC Cup.
Meanwhile, SLNA are trying to replace striker Shackiel Henry of Trinidad & Tobago who has been released despite scoring six goals in the first half of the league season.
Coach Nguyễn Đức Thắng of SLNA will select young strikers such as Hồ Phúc Tịnh or Nguyễn Viết Nguyên.
Meanwhile, Sài Gòn FC face Hoàng Anh Gia Lai (HAGL) at Thống Nhất Stadium in HCM City.
The match will mark the return of HAGL's midfielder Nguyễn Tuấn Anh after a long period on the sidelines due to injury.
Anh used to play for Japanese club Yokohama FC on loan from HAGL and is considered one of the most technically gifted midfielders Vietnamese football has ever seen. He was voted 2014's young player of the year.
HAGL may also hand a debut to new recruit Henrique Marcelino Motta of Brazil. The versatile twenty-six-year-old who played for Mogi Mirim and São Bento club in Brazil's Serie B and C divisions can play in defence and midfield.
In other fixtures, Đà Nẵng meet Thanh Hóa, Khánh Hòa take on HCM City, Long An fight Cần Thơ on Saturday, while Quảng Nam play Hải Phòng, Quảng Ninh vs Bình Phước and Bình Dương face Viettel on Sunday.
The eight winners in this round will advance to the quarter-finals. — VNS


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Speeches & Floor Statements
Floor Remarks of U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander "On Climate Change Legislation"
Posted on June 3, 2008
In our region where the Tennessee Valley Authority produces about 3 percent of all electricity in the country, estimates are that we would need 700 new megawatts of power in the next year. That is a coal plant and a half. That means 30 or 40 new coal plants around the country just to meet that, if the rest of the country is like TVA. That is a real issue as well. Our Nation's overreliance on oil from other countries is a huge issue for us. We don't like being in the pocket of people who are selling us oil, including some who are trying to kill us by bankrolling terrorism. We want to be more independent than that in the world. It affects almost every aspect of our national security. It is costing $500 billion a year. Overdependence on foreign oil is driving down the value of the dollar. That lack of independence in our supply is a major issue. Clean air is an issue. Carbon is not the only pollutant in the air that I am concerned about, coming from Tennessee, nor would it be for a Senator from California either. We have a real concern about sulfur, nitrogen, and mercury. I have, since I have been in the Senate, supported legislation in a bipartisan way--first with Senator Carper--to stiffen requirements on mercury, nitrogen, and sulfur as well as begin to cap powerplant emissions for carbon. That is a little different perspective as well, rather than just saying carbon is the only problem. There is a range of problems we need to deal with. My preference, as I will say in my remarks, is that we should have a new Manhattan Project for clean energy independence. That is the real way to deal with high gas prices, high electric prices, climate change, clean air, and the national security implications of too much dependence on foreign oil. But let me go back to the beginning and start with some problems with this bill. What is wrong with Lieberman-Warner? The first thing wrong is that the Warner-Lieberman bill, according to an analysis by the Environmental Protection Agency, would increase the tax on gasoline by 53 cents per gallon by the year 2030, and an additional 90 cents or so after that. That's a 53-cent-per-gallon gas tax increase, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. That is not some Republican policy group speaking--that is the EPA. I intend, when the opportunity comes, to offer an amendment to strike from the bill the provisions that would put a 53-cent gas tax increase on the American people. That is the first thing wrong with the bill. The second thing wrong with the bill is that the Environmental Protection Agency says a 53-cent gas tax increase may hurt the pocketbook of the American consumer, but it will not reduce the carbon. It is not enough to cause people to drive much less and it is an ineffective way to do what the sponsors of the bill want to do, so we would have the worst of both worlds--we would be increasing the gas tax by 53 cents per gallon, and we would not be doing what we aim to do which is to reduce carbon with that effort. The third thing wrong with the bill is it creates, over the next 10 years--according to the Congressional Budget Office--what I would call a trillion dollar slush fund. It would collect money--in effect a carbon tax, through a cap-and-trade system on the entire economy of the United States--and bring it to Washington, DC, where Members of Congress would, over the next 40 years, create about 42 mandatory entitlement spending programs for that money. Nothing is more dangerous in Washington, DC than a $1 trillion slush fund with a group of Congressmen with ideas about how to spend it. My cure for that, and I think there will be amendments to this effect, is that to the extent there is any money brought into Washington as a result of a cap-and-trade auction--whether it is only on powerplants or the whole economy--that money ought to be returned directly to the taxpayers, especially the working people who will be having to pay for the higher electric rates or the higher gas prices caused by this legislation. Those are three problems I have with the bill. No. 1, the 53-cent-per-gallon gas tax increase--that is what the EPA says. I don't think anyone doubts that. No. 2, it doesn't work because the EPA also says--and so does other testimony before the committee of which Senator Boxer is chairman--that an economy-wide cap on fuel is not an effective way to reduce the amount of carbon produced, at least in the early years. And third is the trillion dollar slush fund for Members of Congress to use for their own great ideas they come up with. I can't think of a worse way to spend the money. It is well intentioned, but the bill as it has grown has become, in effect, with all respect, a well-intentioned contraption and it creates boards and czars and commissioners and money, and it is too complicated and too expensive. It has the potential for too many surprises. It overestimates what we in the United States have the wisdom to do in writing legislation about an economy that produces about 30 percent of all the wealth in the world every year and uses 25 percent of the energy. This is a very complex free market economy we have here and we have to be very careful about how we affect it. Having said that, would there be a better way to deal with climate change? The answer is, I believe so. I wish to say briefly what I think that is. I believe it would be to put a cap-and-trade system on powerplants alone--that is 40 percent of the carbon produced in the American economy--and a low-carbon fuel standard on fuel. A low-carbon fuel standard, which is already in this legislation, is very simply the idea that beginning in the year 2023 we would control the amount of carbon that fuel in cars and trucks could produce, and that is it. In other words, instead of putting cap and trade on the whole economy as the Lieberman-Warner bill would do, we should only put cap and trade on powerplants--nothing else--and use a different approach for fuel. Why would cap and trade work for powerplants? We have a lot of experience with cap and trade for powerplants. Cap and trade is simply a system of setting limits on the amount of carbon to come out of the smokestacks at a powerplant--if it is a coal plant or whatever kind of plant it might be. We have experience with measuring that. We actually have measurements for sulfur, nitrogen, and now mercury. We could do it for carbon. We could select effective enforcement dates that had some realistic relationship to the development of technology--for example, the technology to recapture the carbon that comes out of coal plants. And, in doing so, I believe that could be an effective way to begin to control the source of 40 percent of the carbon produced in the United States--the powerplants. Would it add to the cost of electricity? Yes, it would. What would we do with the revenues from credits that were auctioned if there were a cap-and-trade system? We would give the money back. Not through a lot of federal spending programs, not to the State governments, not to pet projects; we would give it straight back to the working people to help pay their electric bills because they are the ones who would have those higher rates. That would leave manufacturers alone. It wouldn't drive them overseas. It would avoid setting up all these boards and commissions and czars and government bureaucracies. Then what would we do about fuel? Already we have done the single most important thing we could do as a Congress for climate change when we passed higher fuel efficiency standards at the end of last year. We did that in a bipartisan way, too. In 2007, we increased by 40 percent the fuel efficiency standards for cars and trucks in the United States for the first time in over 30 years. Testimony from David Greene of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory said that is the single most important thing the Congress can do to deal with climate change, overdependence on foreign oil, or clean air. And we did it. That is the first thing. But there is another step we could do and that is already in this bill. It is the low-carbon fuel standard that I talked about a few moments ago. As it is now presented in the bill, it would require fuel suppliers to lower the carbon content of transportation fuels by 5 percent less per unit of energy in 2023, and 10 percent less in 2028. The advantage of a low-carbon fuel standard, unlike the cap-and-trade system which is ineffective in terms of reducing carbon in fuel, is that it would be 100 percent effective because it would require a certain amount of reduction. Second, it is the way we normally deal with fuel and pollution. For example, the low-sulfur diesel standards for big trucks that the Clinton EPA started and the Bush EPA finished is making a big difference in the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee by reducing the amount of sulfur in the air starting this year. That is a form of fuel standard. This would be a low-carbon fuel standard, just like the low-sulfur diesel standard is for big trucks. It is simple. There would be a timeline that we could prepare for, and it might actually lower gasoline prices rather than adding 53 cents per gallon to the price of gasoline as the Lieberman-Warner bill would, because if you know that there needs to be a low-carbon fuel standard, then you might, for example, choose electricity as a fuel and have a plug-in hybrid vehicle and that would reduce the amount of carbon for fuel. Or you might advance research for biofuels made from crops we don't eat, such as cellulosic ethanol, and use more of that kind of fuel. But we wouldn't have Senators and Congressmen and people who are elected to office making judgments about picking and choosing winners and losers. If you are asking me how I would do it, I would imagine that if we looked ahead a couple years and had to guess today what kind of climate change legislation might actually pass the Senate, the House of Representatives, and be signed by the President, I think it will be a very simple piece of legislation, probably cap and trade for powerplants, with effective dates regulated or adjusted to the development of technology that would permit powerplants to meet the standards. Then, for fuel, it would be the higher fuel efficiency standards we already passed into law last year, plus a low-carbon fuel standard. That would cover two-thirds of the carbon we produce in the United States. The current bill only presumes to cover 85 percent. The approach I am suggesting would fairly distribute the burden because most people buy electricity and most people buy gasoline. It should be lower cost, fewer surprises, and much less complicated than the bill we are debating in the Senate today. I might add to that framework I suggested, we would take whatever money was auctioned off in the cap-and-trade system on powerplants and--rather than building what I call a slush fund--refund it to the taxpayers. That money would come right in and go right back home, right back to the taxpayers. It wouldn't stop. Finally, the best way to deal with the climate change issue would be a different agenda--one that focuses on clean energy. I would much prefer to see the Senate today talking about clean energy independence rather than the President asking the Saudis to drill for more oil or the Democratic majority saying: Don't explore for oil but raise taxes on gasoline by 53 cents per gallon. I would rather see a Republican or a Democratic President work with the Congress and say: Let's say to the world we are going to launch a new Manhattan Project for clean energy independence. So within 5 years we will be well on our way to saying to the Saudis: We want to be your friends, but we can take or leave your oil. The way to do that would be, first, to begin to do the things we know how to do to increase supply. For the next 30 years, we are going to use oil; it might as well be ours rather than importing it. Explore for oil offshore, and use it from the 2,000 acres in Alaska that is next to 13 million acres of wilderness. Then agree on six or seven grand challenges, such as those I suggested at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory a couple of weeks ago, to give us a chance to make breakthroughs that would give us that kind of clean energy independence. Those would include making plug-in cars and trucks commonplace, a crash program for carbon recapture, for making solar costs equal or as low as fossil fuel costs, advanced research for biofuels from crops that we don't eat, more new green buildings, even fusion for the longer term. I believe from the day the American President and the Congress announced to the world that we were engaged in a new Manhattan Project for clean energy independence that included both supply, demand, and research, what would happen is that the rest of the world would change its way of thinking, that the speculators would get nervous, that the oil-producing countries would get real, and that the price of gas would stabilize and eventually go down. Within 5 years, we would be well on our way to clean energy independence. That is the way to deal with high gas prices, high electric prices. That is also the way to deal with clean air, climate change, and the national security implications of our overdependence on foreign oil. I yield the floor.


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Game on! Turn your real life LEGO creations into a digital game with BrainBricks
Wrap your brain around this LEGO fans. Build a LEGO car, use some wireless bricks to do it, then see your own vehicle in action in a game.
Cool right?
The LEGO BrainBricks include tiny sensors, which enable the bricks to sense their configuration with one another and communicate it wirelessly to any mobile device.
This allows you to bring your actual LEGO creations to life within a digital gaming experience. So, the better you build the better they perform within the game.
LEGO® BrainBricks from Wonder Years on Vimeo.
The gentlemen behind this work are Bas van de Poel and Daan van Dam.
They say, "We are big time Lego fans, but we also love to play videogames. We combined these two passions and this resulted in BrainBricks. A merger between physical and digital play."
We're big LEGO fans here too and so this looks pretty awesome. The duo explained how it all works, "Each bump on the LEGO brick contains small contact points with the ability to identify to what it's connected to. One of the bricks serves as a Bluetooth node which transfers this information wirelessly to any Bluetooth enabled mobile device. Once the device receives the information about how each block is connected to its neighbor, the software constructs a full 3D model of the bricks."
And the best news? "At this stage we are looking into ways of manufacturing the product-line," they say.
BrainBricks is a LEGO CUUSOO project. This is where clever people can submit ideas that may end up as LEGO products. The community on site can then vote on and discuss ideas to let the little brick company know what they want to see next.
Roll on racing with all new creations in LEGO!
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text: Kokomo, IN.......Dave Darland of Lincoln, Ind. finally got the emotional victory that had eluded him for several years, winning Sunday night' "Bob Darland Classic" 30-lap USAC National Sprint feature at the Kokomo Speedway. The race, named in memory of Dave's late father, was round four of the 2008 Chevy Powers Indiana Sprint Week and Darland's victory gave him a 26-point lead in the ISW standings going into the July 17 race at Kamp Motor Speedway in Boswell, Ind. Darland appeared headed for a third-place finish before late-race drama unfolded at the 1/4-mile dirt oval. First, leader Jon Stanbrough, who snatched last year's "Bob Darland Classic" from Dave on the final lap, got tangled with a lapped car in turn one on the last lap and flipped! That put Robert Ballou, who had dogged Stanbrough for many laps, into the lead on the restart. Darland quickly jumped ahead of Ballou and on the final lap exiting turn four Ballou's car hit the outside wall and snagged the cagtch-fence, flipping end-over-end, bringing out a red flag after Darland took the chekcered flags. Levi Jones also flipped but was officiallyn scored fourth behind Cole Whitt and Tracy Hines. Darren Hagen rounded out the "top-five." Darland piloted the Rotondo Weirich/Karavan Trailers Maxim/Gaerte 2B Racing entry. Brad Sweet, the fastest qualifier, also flipped, bringing out the red flag on the first lap of the race.


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It's been a while since I reviewed something that's actually out… The first Trine was released in 2009 developed by Frozenbyte. Trine was an innovative puzzle platformer where you switch between three characters with different skills to traverse and solve puzzles. Trine had excellent design, visuals and gameplay and was generally well received. The sequel was released December last year and does Trine 2 still have the magic?


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Homilies, News and Stories
Cycle A
Daily Reflections
Feast Days
Ordinary Time
Stories for Sermons
Humorous Two-liners
Brevity is the Soul of Wit 🤗
*Fresh Two-liners with some Genuine Observations* :
🎉The difference between in-laws and outlaws?
Outlaws are wanted.
🎉Alcohol is a perfect solvent:
It dissolves marriages, families and careers.
🎉A fine is a tax for doing wrong.
A tax is a fine for doing well.
🎉Archaeologist: Someone whose career lies in ruins.
🎉There are two kinds of people who don't say much:
Those who are quiet and those who talk a lot.
🎉They say that alcohol kills slowly.
So what? Who's in a hurry?
🎉Alcohol and calculus don't mix.
Never drink and derive.
🎉One nice thing about egoists:
They don't talk about other people.
*Some Brilliant Puns* :
1. A man who wants a pretty nurse, must be patient.
2. A man who leaps off a cliff, jumps to a conclusion.
3. A man running in front of a car, gets tyred;
And a man running behind a car, gets exhausted.
4. War does not determine who is right. It determines who is left.
5. A man who drives like hell, is bound to get there.
6. A lion will not cheat on his wife, but a Tiger wood!
7. Toilets are a great place to think.No wonder they are called "Sochalayas"!!
(Modi's new catch word: Toilets (Souchalayas). But socha in Hindi means thought)
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College fourth years: With winter in full effect and an entire term of coursework lying ahead before you graduate, your job search may seem like the lowest item on your list of priorities. After all, you still have final projects and exams to contend with, a thesis to complete, and grad school plans to consider. The job market will be there waiting whenever you're ready to step into it, so why rush?
By Eddie Beverage The answer is simple: The more tasks and to-dos you take care of now, the less you'll have to worry about when you step away from the shelter of academia and your loan bills start piling up. Address the details now—like drafting your CV—and you'll be ready to hit the ground running and land a job even before your graduation day arrives. Here are a few moves that can help you get started.
Create a Standout Summary Section
It's time to come up with a succinct, one-sentence response to a question you'll be answering over and over again for the rest of your life: "What do you want to do?" The answer you provide won't be written in stone, and you won't be held to it by any means. You'll change it a thousand times before you reach retirement age. But the question still needs an answer, and it needs one now. Once you've determined the type of job you'd like to pursue, come up with one thing you do—one unique talent or specific skill set—that will allow you to excel at this job better than anyone else in your age group. Those two items combined will be the heart and soul of your CV summary. Work these two answers into three short sentences explaining your long-term ambition (where you'd like to take your career in the future), your short-term ambition (your intended job title right now), and your most valuable talent in the eyes of potential employers.
Draw Attention to Your Education
This section won't involve many complex decisions—you'll just list each of your educational institutions, your courses of study, and your graduation dates. Include your class if it's higher than second class honours upper division. Add any formal, relevant certifications if you have them.
Highlight Your Relevant Experience
The "relevant experience" subheading can be the most challenging section of the CV, since most new graduates don't have much formal work experience outside of part-time jobs and internships. Your goal for this section will be to list these experiences and describe them in a way that will have meaning for your potential employers. For example, if you worked on the retail floor of a clothing shop, don't say you "assisted customers as necessary," since this is fairly obvious. Instead, say you "learned the principles of customer service and customer relationship management first hand." After your basic responsibilities, list any on-the-job awards you won, or any special accomplishments that no other candidate can claim. In addition to jobs and internships you've held, think carefully back through your academic life and document your most challenging group projects, team accomplishments, and extra-curricular leadership roles. As you list and describe each one, try to keep your points relevant to the jobs you'd like to pursue.
Emphasise Your Best Skills
The "skills" section of your CV should contain a brief, relevant, hard-hitting list of things you can do that most other people can't. Include software platforms and programming languages you're familiar with, foreign languages you can speak, and special talents and certifications (like CPR) that show a sense of ambition, life experience, and initiative.
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I'm back so my blog is back to being written from my perspective, with Mum's help. Just gonna rest today but there's laundry to do first. I have been doing the laundry for a long time. When other mothers hear that they say to Mum "How lucky". She replies "Nothing to do with luck. I train him on a task for however long it takes for him to master it". It's true. That explains why I can read and write in 2 languages and use the computer. I don't understand everything I read but imagine how much less meaningful my life would be if I wasn't able to surf the Web. My favorites are You Tube and Wikipedia. Odd combination but it works for me.
That also explains why I have good table manners. Mum watches me during meals. Even till now. Watches to see if I forgo the part where I am supposed to chew my food. Sometimes I just swallow straightaway. Hey it's faster. If she sees she asks "what's the hurry . . . catching a train?'. If I have 10 sen for every time I heard that . . . If I still don't chew she makes me stop eating for a full 5 minutes, like a time-out. One problem I have is not being able to sense that there's bits of food around my mouth which needs to be wiped. I really don't. I wipe randomly, hoping to find that morsel of food wherever it is. Ah one more thing, Mum makes me sit up straight to make sure I don't eat with my face 6 inches from the plate like she has seen many special kids do.
So I have to get on with the laundry now. You know the worst part? It's not the actual work or running to retrieve laundry when it rains. It's the part where I have to CONS..TANT..LY remind my brother and sister to fold their clothes and put it away. Arrrrrrrrgh. It drives me crazy!! . When the clothes pile becomes little hills Mum tells me to dump it on their beds. They have no choice but to fold it when it's time to sleep. This part I like.


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Edward Jones Representative Barred for Misappropriation
Anthony Gray of Baton Rouge, Louisiana submitted a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent (AWC) to the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) for allegedly misappropriating funds from two elderly client bank accounts. Mr. Gray first became associated with FINRA in 2012 through a member firm. In July 2013, Mr. Gray became registered with Edward Jones; he remained there until his termination in October 2015. FINRA found, between December 2013 and September 2015, Mr. Gray misappropriated $138,000 from two Edward Jones customers. Mr. Gray allegedly convinced the clients to transfer funds from their firm account to their personal banking account as well as provide him with blank checks to pay for alleged firm fees. Instead of using the blank checks to his alleged intention, FINRA found that Mr. Gray made the checks payable to himself or a business he is affiliated to.Continue Reading


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A tribute to an icon who has, perhaps, never been so hip, the Serge – Singer, Lover, Provocateur, Smoker limited edition print by Bonnie and Clyde.
The print focuses more on just one of those attributes, with Serge Gainsbourg captured in four smoking poses on a print that's sized at 23 x 30 inches, silkscreen printed and limited to just 20 – each one signed by the artists.
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Linda Summer is a storyteller whose favourite words are 'truth heals.' She loves writing compelling true stories and exploring advanced realms of healing, science and spirit. She holds diplomas in journalism, writing, book editing and publishing and is a perpetual student of indigenous wisdom, medicine and ancient shamanic healing arts.
Known in some circles as the Word Police and Master Blahbologist, Linda has developed a nifty niche for simplifying complex subjects by using bamboozle-free language.
- Television taught her to write succinct media releases and tell compelling stories in thirty-second promo scripts.
- Radio taught her how to write imaginative stories with words, music and sound effects.
- Media Monitoring taught her how to precis live radio and television interviews (and type seriously fast).
- Her seven-year stint with South Australia Police taught her the finer art of writing 'corporate speak' including ministerials, high-level reports, department policies and procedures. She also unearthed an ability to transform technical gobbledygook language into step by step, easy to follow training documents.
- As a writer with the Australian Spirit project team in 2018, she brushed up on her corporate writing skills and also enjoyed experimenting with social media content creation.
- Linda is currently honing her screenwriting skills and has several projects in the pipeline.
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Linda wrote her first words at the age of three thanks to her word-loving mother and has been playing with words ever since. She made her television debut on Romper Room School as a four-year-old 'Good Do Bee,' won her first book review prize at seven and scrap-booked her first letter to the editor of 'The News' at nine. Linda also penned poems, ballads, plays and short stories throughout her teens and became the first published poet in Adelaide University magazine On Dit.
Linda believes there is always a light at the end of the tunnel when you know where to look and enjoys her role as a co-creator of a happier, healthier world


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Oh my good golly goodness. Too new, too much, too quickly.
The two-leg pack-mates I've met a couple of times turned up at home tonight, and I got to go in the Big Room. Not been in there before, so that was quite daunting. Then I found the cat's toy – Ha! It squeaks! Mine now! Stole that. The two-legged ones were fussing about stuff, but it didn't sound very interesting. Next thing I know Bam! Airborne! And being carried out of the front door – that's new, too. Lots of new.
Ah, looks like I really am moving home. Can't say it's a wildly exciting experience. The female one got into a strange smelling car, then I was plonked unceremoniously on her lap. She had lots of towels – I don't think she trusts me, which is just a tiny bit insulting. I showed her, though. Didn't wee until we made it to the end of the trip, which quite frankly showed more consideration than they probably deserve.
The whole experience was a bit random. Didn't much like the "M25" that I've heard people moaning about – although the two-legs seemed to think it was "pretty good for a change". Let them know they were wrong by panting and squeaking all the way round it. Ran out of steam just after we left it for another road. Apparently I was "very, very good"; well, obviously, duh!
After, like, forever the car eventually stopped and the female two-legs put some red noose thing around my neck before the male one hoiked me out of the car. Cripes! Do they hang puppies around here?!
Luckily they don't. Or at least, they haven't yet. I got taken to a nice bit grass to do a satisfying wee – well, it would have been satisfying if the stupid big one had realised that was what I was doing, and not picked me up halfway through to move me.
After that we went inside, which was a bit weird. I think I preferred the grass, quite honestly, but I did eventually conk out a little bit, for a short while. More on the rest of the night to follow …
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Who We Are
We've decided that we need our voices to be heard. We need to process our feeling about the current political environment, and we need to do it publicly. Here we are.
What is this place?
Following the results of the election on November 8, 2016.... I felt like I could not connect with my feelings. I needed a place where I could put to words the thoughts that were flying through my head, and the mess of feelings that was culminating inside me.
At first, I reached out to several close friends and told them that I was feeling conflicted and defeated. I had toyed with the idea of creating a blog prior to the start of the major election season, but decided against it. I decided that it was best for me to stay quiet, and rather than be a voice, I was going to be a witness; a casual observer, who made a few comments on social media.
On Wednesday, November 9, 2016, that all changed. No longer was I content being a casual observer. No longer could I remain a witness. A functional democracy spurs ideas, disagreement, and intelligent discussion - and I needed to be a part of THAT conversation.
While the currently elected government of our Great Nation does not accurately reflect my personal views, I am still a proud citizen. It is my duty as that proud citizen to encourage fruitful debate, and to help to educate others on my points of view. I needed to have an impact on our future.
After telling my friends, and my husband, that I was thinking of starting a blog to help me process through my feelings, I was met with a flood of positivity and encouragement. While awesome and impactful, what happened next confirmed for me that I was on the right path, and that I NEEDED to do this.
"Can I contribute?"
My only response to everyone who asked was this, of course you can. I hope that, together with my friends and family, we can provide an outlet that not only helps us, but also helps others.
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In this paper, nonlinear functions generated by randomly initialized multilayer perceptrons (MLPs) and simultaneous recurrent neural networks (SRNs) are learned by MLPs and SRNs. Training SRNs is a challenging task and a new learning algorithm - DEPSO is introduced. DEPSO is a standard particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm with the addition of a differential evolution step to aid in swarm convergence. The results from DEPSO are compared with the standard backpropagation (BP) and PSO algorithms. It is further verified that functions generated by SRNs are harder to learn than those generated by MLPs but DEPSO provides better learning capabilities for the functions generated by MLPs and SRNs as compared to BP and PSO. These three algorithms are also trained on several benchmark functions to confirm results.
Recommended Citation
R. Cleaver and G. K. Venayagamoorthy, "Learning Nonlinear Functions with MLPs and SRNs," Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks, 2009. IJCNN 2009, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Jun 2009.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1109/IJCNN.2009.5179060
Meeting Name
International Joint Conference on Neural Networks, 2009. IJCNN 2009
Electrical and Computer Engineering
National Science Foundation (U.S.)
Keywords and Phrases
Benchmark Functions; Differential Evolution; Learning Capabilities; Multi-Layer Perceptrons; Nonlinear Functions; PSO Algorithms; Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
Document Version
Final Version
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© 2009 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), All rights reserved.
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Here are the posts in regards to the Photography Course I am taking! These courses are through Photoclasses.com and are full of information.
Beginner Courses
Week 1 of lessons
End of Week 1
Week 2 Lessons
Week 3 Lessons
Week 4 Lessons
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