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Our role is as a catalyzer, bringing together all the elements of a project into a sustainable, singular whole that is coherent, efficient, functional and innovative.
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Thousands of teachers in the nation's second largest school district walked out of their classroom in the Los Angeles Unified School District on Monday becoming the latest teachers' union across the country to say, "Enough!" The walk out marked the first time in thirty years the United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA) has gone on strike. The strike originally scheduled to begin late last week, was postponed until Monday out of an abundance of hope a last-minute deal could be reached—that did not happen. Although 32,000 Los Angeles teachers and staff members have been on the picket line, schools remain open and the district's 600,000 students are being attended by substitute teachers. The teachers are striking for wages, a reduction in class sizes and greater investments in staff, school nurses, special education teachers and additional counselors.


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U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams, who has said that cannabis should be rescheduled in order to be studied and treated like other pain relief drugs, went one step further. He called for cannabis to be reclassified and removed from its status as a Schedule 1 drug, thus making it easier to study and fully understand.
Dr. Adams also called for reform of both health and criminal justice policies related to medical marijuana.
"Just as we need to look at criminal justice laws, rules and regulations, we need to look at health laws, rules and regulations, and that includes the scheduling system," Adams said during a conference on drug recovery. "I'll take it somewhere else, marijuana. We need to look at the way we schedule different medications across the board, because one of the concerns that I have with marijuana is the difficulty that the folks have to do research on it, because of the scheduling system."
The Surgeon General's public comments come alongside a congressional report released this week entitled, "The National Cannabis Economy," which highlights the economic benefits of legalized cannabis at the state and national levels. Information in the noted that the cannabis industry could earn around $11 billion this year and up to $23 billion by 2022, even without full national legalization in the country.
As the Nation's Doctor, the Surgeon General provides Americans with the best scientific information available on how to improve their health and reduce the risk of illness and injury.
Many experts in the cannabis industry find Dr. Adams' views and remarks on cannabis to be valuable and laud his position.
"The relevance of the Surgeon General's call to reschedule cannabis cannot be understated," said Dr. Mark Rosenfeld, CEO of ANANDA Scientific as reported by Forbes. "The chemistry found only in cannabis plants can provide relief across an incredible array of adverse health states. It does this with minimal side effects and with the prospect of being eminently cost-effective in its use."


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5 Easy Financial Resolutions You Should Adopt Anytime of the Year
2020 is right around the corner! Festivities and celebrations aside, have you thought about any new year resolutions?
Hitting up the gym? Reconnecting with your secondary school buddy over the weekend? Or even putting together a 2020 budget and not planning to bust it?
New year resolutions are not for everyone; we may have the best intentions at the start of a new calendar year where we feel super-charged to achieve the targets set. Falling off the bandwagon and falling behind in accomplishing those goals is not unusual, rest assured.
The Bear would like to stress that becoming financially healthy should not be seen merely as just a new year's resolution. It's a lifelong habit and can only reap you great rewards in the future. Adopting a sound financial lifestyle should not be tacked to an arbitrary date but practiced on a daily basis.
Here are five personal resolutions you can apply to put your financial house in order – regardless of anytime of the year.
1. Always pay yourself first
'Pay Yourself First' is a tried-and-tested proven technique that is effective and can easily help you accumulate funds.
This method requires you to treat your investments (such as any P2P lending activity you are invested in) as the first bills that need to be prioritised before the rest of your bills are lined up. Keep in mind that items that can enrich you will take the first priority before you start paying for items like your utility bill.
It teaches you to focus on building your wealth and still stay responsible towards your monthly commitments simultaneously.
Here's a tip: learn to automate – and simplify – as much of the process as possible. In an ideal setup, the transactions will be lined up monthly so it requires little to no initiative once it is set in motion. This way, you might just surprise yourself at the savings you have made without feeling the chore!
2. Set aside a splurge fund
A splurge fund comes from knowing where to draw your boundaries. While it's important to service your loans and take care of other financial responsibilities, cutting out on all "unnecessary" spend rarely works well; no one likes to feel trapped!
After you have prioritised your budgets, give yourself the freedom to spend a little – on items that are not vital necessities.
Place a small portion of your remaining monthly wages into things that you enjoy; it could be a shopping trip, a new pair of sneakers, or even a fancy meal with your family. You could even set up a savings account dedicated for this splurge fund, and spend only within this pot of money. If there is a healthy balance to your fund at the end of the month, consider moving it towards your emergency fund and prepare yourself for any potential rainy days ahead.
The Bear believes that everyone deserves a little treat once in a while as a reward for being the financially prudent person that you have been striving to be.
| See also: 5 Reasons to Consider the Private Retirement Scheme (PRS) |
3. Marie Kondo your important documents!
Yes, you need to get organised – and that's the official word. Whether you're going down the Konmari way of cleaning up your stacks of papers or even bribing your spouse to help you, eventually you'll need to knuckle down and get things tidy.
Unearth every container, shoebox, and tin biskut you have and start reviewing your paperwork. Apart from making sure that all your receipts in order (think about the tax breaks you can enjoy from your annual tax submission), you'll also need to ensure that all your personal particulars are updated in your insurance policies, properties, billing, and more.
Don't forget to shred and recycle papers that you are absolutely certain you do not need anymore.
Yes, the Bear does believe that spring cleaning your mess can help you spark joy.
4. Download a budgeting app
If you are a typical modern, connected citizen, then having a budgeting app at your fingertips might just be the best way forward to track your expenses and debts. The Bear understands that merely asking you to budget is insufficient and unappealing, hence having an app to serve as a spending journal might just be more convincing.
Keep a close tab on your daily, weekly, and even monthly spend and just as importantly, any unexpected expenses that might crop up. A good budgeting app will be able to help you segment where you spend your hard-earned moolah. Dining, recurring subscriptions, domestic bills, are just a few of your monthly staples that you can track with a budgeting app.
Apart from popular budgeting apps such as Mint and Pocketguard, have you heard of our very own Malaysian app Buku 555? It's a simple app dedicated to helping you keep track of your debts and debtors.
There is no magic bullet for living within your means but having a budgeting app might just help simplify this goal.
5. Take a good look at your life goals
Do not be daunted! The Bear knows that setting financial goals can be boring, and you may have already set out to visit your mamak to drown your sorrows – and procrastinate. Hence, we did not spell out "financial goals" here.
Make some time over your teh tarik and think about what you would like to achieve further down in your life. If you are now 21 years of age, what does your life look like when you're 40? Or if you're now 31, what type of life will you be leading when you are 65?
Consider your short-term and long-term dreams. Does Machu Picchu feature in your top travel destination? Do you wish to retire at 50 years young? How about owning your dream home and putting together an education fund for your children?
Nothing is impossible as long as you give yourself the opportunity to achieve it. You can make your dreams come true.
We are all capable of adapting to our surroundings very well with amazing results – even when it comes to managing our finances. And changing your mindset to navigate the financial waters should not be attached strictly to the start of a new year.
Make the positive changes today and watch your wealth grow!


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Provider Name: Curtin University
Scholarship Name: Curtin STAR Scholarship
Description: The Curtin STAR Awards have been designed to assist students who may otherwise not have an opportunity to attend university due to financial hardship. Students must be enrolling for their first semester of their first degree.
Study Level: Bachelor Degree (Pass)
Study Fields: General
Support Type: Equity Scholarship
Offer Frequency: Multiple/year
Annual Comment: The scholarship provides a cash payment ranging from $500 to $2,000 per year for the normal expected duration of the degree.
Length: 4 year(s)
Gender: Co-Ed
Eligibility: Applicants must: be Australian or New Zealand citizens, Australian permanent residents or permanent humanitarian visa holders; be undertaking the first semester of their first undergraduate degree at Curtin University; be eligible for a Commonwealth Supported place; and demonstrate financial hardship.
Target Group: Educational disadvantage
Study Location: Australia - WA: Perth Metropolitan WA: Goldfields WA: Great Southern WA: Midland WA: Midwest-Gascoyne WA: Pilbara
Closing Date: End March; End August; End November
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For your info, it's good to be aware that the majority of the cPanel web hosting offers on today's website hosting market are supplied by a quite unsubstantial business segment (as far as annual money flow is concerned) named hosting reseller. Reseller web hosting is a sort of a small-sized business segment, which provides an immense number of different web hosting brand names, yet supplying absolutely the same services: mainly cPanel web hosting solutions. This is bad news for everybody. Why? Because of the fact that at least 98 percent of the website hosting offerings on the whole hosting marketplace provide strictly the same thing: cPanel. There's no variety at all. Even the cPanel-based web hosting price tags are similar. Very identical. Leaving for those who need a top web hosting service practically no other web hosting platform/web hosting CP choice. So, there is merely a single fact: out of more than two hundred thousand web hosting brands in the world, the non-cPanel based ones are less than two percent! Less than 2 percent, mark that one...
200k "web hosting firms", all cPanel-based, yet differently branded
The web hosting "diversity" and the website hosting "offerings" Google shows to us boil down to just one thing: cPanel. Under hundreds of thousands of different website hosting trademarked names. Imagine you are only an ordinary chap who's not very familiar with (as the majority of us) with the web site making procedures and the website hosting platforms, which actually power the respective domain names and web pages. Are you ready to make your web hosting choice? Is there any website hosting variant you can pick? Sure there is, today there are more than 200,000 website hosting suppliers out there. Formally. Then where is the problem? Here's where: more than 98 percent of these more than two hundred thousand unique web hosting brands in the world will offer you strictly the same cPanel web hosting CP and platform, labeled in a different way, with the same price tags! WOW! That's how great the variety on the present web hosting marketplace is... Full stop.
The web hosting LOTTERY we are all part of
Simple math shows that to stumble upon a non-cPanel based web hosting vendor is a huge stroke of fortune. There is a less than one in 50 chance that something like that will happen! Less than one in 50...
The pros and cons of the cPanel web hosting solution
Let's not be unfair with cPanel. After all, in the years 2001-2004 cPanel was modern and probably answered most web hosting business requirements. In short, cPanel can do the trick if you have only one domain to host. But, if you have more domains...
Disadvantage No.1: A ludicrous domain name folder structure
If you have 2 or more domain names, though, be extremely careful not to remove completely the add-on ones (that's how cPanel will call each new hosted domain, which is not the default one: an add-on domain). The files of the add-on domain names are quite easy to remove on the hosting server, since they all are set up into the root folder of the default domain name, which is the quite popular public_html folder. Each add-on domain name is a folder placed inside the folder of the default domain. Like a sub-folder. Next time try not to delete the files of the add-on domains, please. Verify for yourself how marvelous cPanel's domain name folder system is:public_html (here my-default-domain.com is situated)
public_html/my-family (a folder part of my-default-domain.com)
public_html/my-second-domain.com (an add-on domain)
public_html/my-second-wife (a folder part of my-default-domain.com)
public_html/my-second-wife.net (an add-on domain name)
public_html/my-third-domain.com (an add-on domain)
public_html/my-third-wife (a folder part of my-default-domain.com)
public_html/my-third-wife.net (an add-on domain)
public_html/rebeka (a folder part of my-default-domain.com)
public_html/rebeka.my-third-wife.net (a sub-domain of an add-on domain)
Are you becoming disorientated? We surely are!
Inconvenience Number Two: The same mail folder configuration
The e-mail folder arrangement on the hosting server is precisely the same as that of the domains... Repeating the very same error twice?!? The sysadmin guys strongly enhance their faith in God when coping with the e-mail folders on the mail server, hoping not to mess things up too seriously.
Negative Point Number 3: An absolute deficiency of domain management options
Do we need to bring up the thorough shortage of a modern domain name management menu - a place where you can: register/move/renew/park or manage domains, alter domains' Whois information, protect the Whois details, edit/create name servers (DNS) and Domain Name System resource records? cPanel does not involve such a "contemporary" section at all. That's a vast inconvenience. An inexcusable one, we want to point out...
Shortcoming Number 4: Many user login locations (min two, max 3)
How about the need for an extra login to use the invoice transaction, domain name and tech support administration user interface? That's apart from the cPanel login credentials you've been already supplied by the cPanel-based web hosting service provider. At times, depending on the invoicing transaction system (particularly conceived for cPanel solely) the cPanel web hosting distributor is making use of, the devoted users can end up with two extra login locations (1: the billing transaction/domain management section; 2: the ticket support software platform), winding up with an aggregate of three login locations (counting cPanel).
Weakness Number 5: 120+ hosting CP departments to become familiar with... rapidly
cPanel offers to your attention more than one hundred and twenty departments inside the website hosting CP. It's an excellent idea to learn each and every one of them. And you'd better memorize them quickly... That's extremely impudent on cPanel's side.
With all due recognition, we have a rhetorical question for all cPanel web hosting corporations:
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2) In what web browser are you experiencing an issue capturing your login details? Have you tried to capture your login details using different web browsers?
- Chrome, same behavior in Firefox
3) Whenever possible, please include the exact login page URL.
- ahp.cancom.de
The problem is that the "PIN und Token" field has a static part which is the pin and a dynamic part which is the token. the token is being generated with an app and will then be typed in by the user. so in the end the field consists of, for example a pin 1234 and a token 567890 and ends up as 1234567890. So Lastpass is totally right when it asks the user to update the password as it looks like it was changed. Of course in this usecase it is wrong to update the password...
So I tried to set a "Never URL" to "Never Add Site" for that domain but it still asks me to update the password. Is there any workaround for this?


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Organisations have in the past believed that if they wanted access to thought leadership, innovation, expertise and knowledge then the natural course of action was to work with one of the larger consulting or service provider firms. However, this also often brought with it traditional monolithic behaviours, that stifled innovation and entrepreneurship, exactly what they were being expected to bring to their clients.
New models are now emerging in the market which provide organisations with access to the experience, knowledge and innovation they desire, but with entrepreneurial agility and flexibility, to architect up to the minute solutions in the fast-moving world we now live in.
To read this piece in full, please visit Caroline Brown's LinkedIn blog here: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/collective-knowledge-agility-flexibility-existing-consulting-brown/?trackingId=ee93MLXFYJ96TtmJfGv3Cg%3D%3D


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Jökulsárlón (literally "glacial river lagoon") is a large glacial lagoon in southeast Iceland, on the borders of Vatnajökull National Park.
Situated at the head of Breiðamerkurjökull, it evolved into a lagoon after the glacier started receding from the edge of the Atlantic Ocean. The lake has grown since then at varying rates because of melting of the Icelandic glaciers.
The lagoon now stands 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) away from the ocean's edge and covers an area of about 18 km2 (6.9 sq mi). It recently became the deepest lake in Iceland at over 248 metres (814 ft) depth as glacial retreat extended its boundaries. The size of the lagoon has increased fourfold since the 1970s. It is considered as one of the natural wonders of Iceland.
The lagoon can be seen along Route 1 between Höfn and Skaftafell. It presents a picturesque parade termed as "A ghostly procession of luminous blue ice-bergs through the 17 km2 (6.6 sq mi) (18 km2 (6.9 sq mi) as reported in other sources) Jokulsarlon Lagoon".
Jökulsárlón has been a setting for four Hollywood movies -- A View to a Kill, Die Another Day, Tomb Raider and Batman Begins -- in addition to the reality-TV series Amazing Race.[3][6] A postage stamp depicting Jökulsárlón was issued in 1991 with a face value of 26 krónur.
The tongue of the Breiðamerkurjökull glacier is a major attraction for tourists. Tour operators conduct snowmobiles and jeep tours to visit the glacier along the winding iceberg studded Jökulsárlón Lagoon. The base station for visits to the area is at Joklasel, which is approached from Hofn. It is termed as Tourist Conveyor belt
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Foxy + Poll Results
Let me preface my remarks today by saying how much love we feel for any and everyone who reads and comments on this blog. I could hug you. Let me also say that that love only multiplies when you all participate in
one of our polls
concerning your feelings about recent trends. We eat those comments up and they are delish. So, we say thanks, AND the poll results will follow my outfit pictures, along with some of our favorite commentary from the comments. So. Good.
Now, as you may have noticed, I am wearing a fox on my sweatshirt today. This is one of the quirkiest pieces of clothing I own, and it is probably fitting to wear it today on poll results day, since wearing foxes on your clothes could surely fall into the category of a questionable trend. Nevertheless, I like it. Plus, when my hunky photographer husband saw it, he said we
to take the outfit pics in the woods, because that is where the foxes live. Duh. Obviously, I couldn't deny the logic, so we got in the car, and traveled to the woods. Just me, the fox sweatshirt, my husband, and baby R, to capture the fox in its natural habitat.
In some ways it all just makes sense. In some ways my life is really weird. This is the place where someone who says "It's allll good" would say, ya know, that. Because it is. Quirky sweatshirt, quirky husband, it's good. All of it.
Sweatshirt: c/o
Blouse: Thrifted 3.00
Jeans: F21 9.00
Flats: Target: 4.49
Now my dear friends, I give you the
poll results
. In graph form. Because S is awesome and a little spastic when it comes to organization. As you can see, the most resounding no's came for the claw nails trend (I KNEW this was a trend for only crazy people and witches!), and the most yes's came for collared necklaces (yep, cute).
(See the poll results after the jump!)
Our take?
-No galaxy.
-No wedge sneakers. I mean, aside from being a sneaker with a wedge (huh?), they have lot's of velcro on them. What?
-Yes collar necklaces.
-No No No NO almond nails.
-Eh on the floppy hats. If I see you wearing one around town in the suburbs I will think you are cray. In the big city or at the beach, you may be able to convince me.
-Tulle/Tutu: Real pretty. I would have to throw myself parties in which I could wear this, but I would surely love to wear it, and I also like to party, so, yes.
-Peplum: Cute, when done right.
And, here are some of our favs of what you said, so much funny:
Stilleto/claw nails: super creepy. I would only wear them if I was an evil creeper and plotting revenge on an ex-boyfriend's eyes...
Tulle/Tutu Skirts: I'm going on a mission and I want a tulle skirt to take with me with every fiber of my being. I have to keep reminding myself that I might ruin it riding a bike...
Galaxy Print:
Only appropriate if you have pokemon cards to go with them. Or you're Ms. Frizzle on the Magic School Bus show, then sure it's great.
Galaxy Print: No. It's like a 5th grade boy's planetarium field trip souvenir gone wrong. What's next, the good old 'wolf howling at the moon' t-shirt trend?
Wedge sneakers: Is that really a trend? May God have mercy on us all. Atrocious.
Peplum: I got enough going on right there, let's not add to it
Claw Nails: What in the H are those?
1. Gross!
2. Gah-ross!
3. Not gross
4. Gross with a capital G and two exclamation points. !!
5. Not gross
6. Iffy on the grossness. Like the less fluffy the less gross.
7. Also iffy. I can't decide if it would hide or accentuate my love handles. Love handles are gross.
And that, my friends, is another successful poll, in the books!
If you want to see our other polls, go
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Envestnet | Tamarac Announces Integration With Practifi, a Business Management Platform for Financial Advice and Wealth Management
The combination of portfolio accounting and business management tools form the backbone of advisory technology and represent one of the greatest opportunities for efficiency gains for firms. This partnership extends the available options beyond the Microsoft Dynamics based Tamarac CRM and both firms are committed to deep integration across Tamarac's portfolio management and rebalancing applications.
"We're delighted to make this integrated solution available to RIAs," said
"With clients in multiple global markets, we see the immense value of a tightly integrated ecosystem of core technologies for RIAs. Tamarac is an ideal strategic addition to our comprehensive ecosystem of partners," said
"Firms using the integrated solution will receive preferential pricing for the first year, and will benefit from the continuous evolution of all platforms," added Anderson. "With Tamarac's comprehensive technology solution, RIAs can now access leading technology for every aspect of their business."
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Built with a single-minded focus on clients' growth, Practifi helps RIAs, family offices and brokers-dealers manage clients, partners, providers, and centers-of-influence. Backed with powerful workflow automation, deep management reporting and a growing ecosystem of partners, Practifi is a refreshingly straightforward industry solution with a clean, intuitive interface.
To learn more, visit www.practifi.com.
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- Health Care#19
- Atlanta#2
At a Glance
"The people are the best part about the firm."
"The sophistication of the work."
"Work/life balance."
"Unpredictability of schedule."
"Constant demands and expectations."
About Alston & Bird LLP
As definitively "Atlanta" as Coca-Cola, TBS, and Bobby Cox, Alston & Bird isn't just a Georgia peach—it has built a nationally regarded lobbying practice and has an expansive reach from New York to California.
Shopping for Growth
Atlanta-based Alston & Bird's predecessor firms date back to 1893. Nearly a century later, in 1982, the firm known as Alston, Miller & Gaines merged with Jones, Bird & Howell and adopted the combined name Alston & Bird. Despite this growth, the firm's operations were limited to Georgia, where it represented institutions like CNN, Emory University, and Augusta National founder Bobby Jones, a former firm partner. Alston & Bird's first expedition across state lines came with the debut of its Washington, DC, office in 1990. A series of mergers and expansion efforts beginning in the late '90s (and continuing to recent years) increased the firm's domestic footprint to California, New York, North Carolina, and Texas. Overseas, the firm opened its first international office in Brussels to focus on payments and data privacy and added a Beijing outpost to service Chinese clients in 2015.
Business Savvy
Alston & Bird's eight major practice areas are broken down into dozens of subspecialties, ranging from ADR litigation to water resources issues. The firm's industry focus includes the energy, health care, financial services, hospitality, infrastructure, special services, technology and insurance sectors, as well as colleges and universities. The firm also has a dedicated subprime mortgage markets group.
Attorneys at Alston & Bird help clients resolve some of the most challenging issues facing businesses today. The firm's nationally recognized Privacy & Data Security group represents a full range of clients in identifying their objectives at every step of the information lifecycle regarding the collection, use, and protection of customer data. The group's cybersecurity attorneys are called on by large, global corporations to assist in both preventing and responding to security incidents and data breaches, including all varieties of network intrusion and data loss events.
Another leading practice is Alston & Bird's Finance group, centered on a lending core and bolstered by niche specialty areas, including corporate trust, commercial mortgage servicing, and structured finance. Representing the most active issuers, originators, servicers, trustees, master servicers, fund managers, investors, rating agencies, and insurers, the team has experience in structuring and closing complex transactions across a wide variety of asset classes. The practice includes long-time strengths like debt finance but also securitization, private equity funds, and emerging areas like aircraft and equipment financing.
Simply the Best
Its employees have spoken, and Alston & Bird is a pretty great place to work. The firm has been named to Fortune's 100 Best Companies to Work For 20 years in a row. According to the firm, it is the only law firm to be honored in the survey for 20 consecutive years. Among the areas considered in the survey are values, leadership, trust, and camaraderie.
News & Awards
June 2019
Alston & Bird earned broad recognition in the 2019 IAM Patent 1000. For the eighth consecutive year, Alston & Bird has been recognized as a global leader in patent law in the 2019 edition of the Intellectual Asset Management (IAM) Patent 1000-—The World's Leading Patent Professionals.
April 2019
Alston & Bird's environmental leadership has been recognized by the New York City Bar. Alston & Bird has been awarded a Certificate of Recognition by the New York City Bar Association in honor of the environmental leadership and advocacy of the firm's New York office.
December 2018
Alston & Bird has been named a Fortune "Best Workplace for Parents." The firm has been recognized by Fortune magazine as one of the country's best places to work for parents.
November 2018
Alston & Bird has been recognized as one of the nation's top law firms in the 2019 edition of U.S. News-Best Lawyers® "Best Law Firms." The firm earned 108 Tier-1 Rankings and was named "Law Firm of the Year" in Construction Law by the publication.
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It is turn 10 of the Border Princes campaign, and the Beastmen are drawn on to the field to fight the first of their 3 battles. On the other side of the table are Furycat's Empire army, supported by not one, not two, but three banners of Bretonnian knights. I've had pretty good success fighting uphill battles lately, taking on Aramoro's Bretonnians down by one banner and Forkbanger's High Elves down by two banners, and winning both games. I think that my improbable luck is due to end now, and in any case I'd need a lot of it to stand a chance against an army with nearly a third more strength than my own. I waffled for a while about what to take, but in the end I used a fairly conservative army. Against anyone other than the Empire I probably would have tried out a Cygor to see what they're like, but since any big guys would be cannoned into fine red mist, there wasn't much point here.
Kettrin the Frozen – Great Bray Shaman, Level 4, Steel Claws, Talisman of Preservation, Lore of Shadow (GBS)
Greygave– Wargor, BSB, Gnarled Hide, Heavy Armour, Shield (BSB)
Ezekial – Bray Shaman, Chalice of Dark Rain, additional hand weapon, Lore of Beasts (BS)
23 Gors, additional hand weapons, full command (G1)
23 Gors, additional hand weapons, full command (G2)
23 Bestigors, full command, Banner of Discipline (B)
2 x 5 Harpies, scouts (H1 and H2)
2 single Razorgors (R1 and R2)
Furycat took this list, testing out the idea of a hero on a Pegasus as a mobile reserve but otherwise sticking with a rather straightforward mix which has served him well in the past. As usual, he declines the use of wizards, preferring to rely on the Warrior Priests to see him through any magical shenanigans on my part.
General of the Empire, Armour of Meteoric Iron, Dawnstone, Other Trickster's Shard, Great Weapon (GE)
Captain of the Empire, BSB, Talisman of Preservation, full plate armour (BSB)
Captain of the Empire, Pegasus, lance, full plate armour, shield, Aldred's Casket of Sorcery (CE)
Warrior Priest, Hammer of Judgement, heavy armour, shield (WP)
30 Halberdiers, full command (H)
31 Swordsmen, full command, Banner of Eternal Flame (S)
2 x 10 Crossbowmen (C1 and C2)
22 Greatswords, full command (G)
Great cannon (GC)
2 Mortars (M1 and M2)
9 Knights of the Realm, full command (KotR)
10 Knights Errant, full command, Errantry Banner (KE)
As usual, we rolled up terrain from the list in the book, getting a scree slope in the South West and a normal hill in the South East, a couple of forests, a couple of mist-wreathed swamps (watch out for Fimir!), some ghost fences in the middle and blessed bulwarks in the North West. The scenario is the Meeting Engagement so we check to see if anyone is delayed. On the Beastmen side, one Razorgor is late as is a unit of Harpies (whatever happened to scouts?). Over on the human side of the table, an impressive display of dice rolling has both units of Knights, the General, the BSB, one unit of Crossbowmen, a mortar and the Halberdiers sleep in too long. The Great Bray Shaman takes my favourite set of spells, Melkoth's Mystifying Miasma, The Withering, Enfeebling Foe and Pit of Shades while the Bray Shaman has Wyssan's Wildform and Amber Spear. The Beastmen set up first and go first.
Predictably, the Beastmen head for the human lines as fast as their hooved legs will carry them. The Harpies hug the board edge to keep out of the charge arc of the Pegasus rider, but there is no subtlety in the rest of the movement – straight forward at top speed. The Gors in the West find that the forest is a venom thicket, but improbably none of them succumb to poison (they must be some kind of woodland creatures). In the magic phase, a cheeky attempt to drop some Greatswords into the Pit of Shades fails when I roll 1,1,1,4. Amber Spear on the Pegasus is easily dispelled.
The human reinforcements come on, with the characters taking their places in the ranks of the Greatswords, and the only other movement is the Pegasus moving to defend the cannon. The winds of magic blow strong (6,4) but with only a single Warrior Priest to use it, most of the dice are wasted. Armour of Contempt is successfully put on the General of the Empire though. A hail of crossbow bolts and artillery fire kills 8 Bestigors and 4 Gors, but no-one panics.
The Harpies charge into the Crossbowmen defending their blessed bulwark forgetting (just like me) what it actually does. This will come back to haunt them soon. The Eastern Gors wheel into the face of the Halberdiers to try and get out of the Knights' charge arc, but it isn't far enough. In the West, a couple of Gors die to the poison forest but otherwise they continue their hurried pace toward the Swordsmen. Finally, I remember to bring on the reinforcements. Another attempt at the Amber Spear on the Pegasus is dispelled, but Miasma reduces the Greatswords stats by 3. The Great Bray Shaman also manages to get off Pit of Shades on the Greatswords, but a bit of a scatter followed by some good rolling from Furycat means that only 5 of them die. The Harpies manage to kill none of the Crossbowmen, lose 3 of their own and flee… right into the most annoying position possible, between the Bestigors and the Greatswords. For those keeping count at home, that is Crossbowmen 2, Harpies 0.
The Halberdiers charge the inch or so required to get stuck into the Gors and the Knights of the Realm have no trouble getting a flank charge too. Another high winds of magic roll gives another 6,4 dice for the Warrior Priest to use, putting Unbending Righteousness on the Greatswords. The Razorgor in the woods is killed by a
guided missile cannon shot while another 7 of the Gors in the West are pummeled by mortar and crossbow fire though again they do me proud and don't panic. The Gors lose to the combination of Halberdiers and Knights, although they make a good show of it and it is rather close… Even with the BSB re-roll they still break and narrowly escape the Halberdiers (except for the Wargor who feels obliged to hurl himself into the fray); the Knights restrain themselves and reform.
The surviving Gors in the West charge into the Swordsmen, who hold, but the Razorgor, despite only needing 7 with swiftstride to get stuck into the Pegasus, manages to fail and plods along a pathetic 4″ toward the hero. The Harpies and Gors both rally, and the Bestigors shake their fists angrily at the Harpies for getting in the way. The Bray Shaman puts Wyssan's Wildform on the Gors fighting the Swordsmen. The Warrior Priest dispels Miasma on the Greatswords but is unable to stop Pit of Shades. Luckily for him, it gets the maximum possible scatter, clipping the Crossbowmen and sucking one of them to their doom. In the only combat of the turn, the Gors pummel many Swordsmen for no loss, but they hold despite being out of General and BSB range.
The Halberdiers charge the Gors again, the Greatswords charge the Harpies, who flee though the Bestigors. The charge range is sufficient to contact the Bestigors anyway. The Pegasus rider charges the Gors in the rear, barely aware of a giant pig huffing and puffing off in the distance. While he's there, the Captain steals Amber Spear from the Bray Shaman using Aldred's Casket of Sorcery. In the magic phase, Soulfire fails to wound any of the Bestigors, and Unbending Righteousness is dispelled on the Greatswords. The Empire artillery finally finds out that 'misfire' is printed on the dice, with one mortar exploding and the cannonball sticking in the ground close to the Razorgor. The other mortar kills off one of the Harpies. The Crossbowmen break out their sandwiches since everyone in range is already in combat. The Pegasus rider challenges and is answered by the Foe-render, but only briefly before the Beastman is skewered on his lance. The remaining Gors fail their Primal Fury check, kill a few more Swordsmen for no further loss but they still lose combat and are run down. Similarly in the East the Gors fail their Primal Fury, kill a handful of Halberdiers and are run over from static combat resolution. Finally, in the main combat, the General of the Empire challenges and is answered by the Great Bray Shaman. This clash of mighty lords leaves each with only a single wound. The Bestigors continue the theme of this turn by failing to get Primal Fury and, though they trade hits gamely with the Greatswords, they still lose combat and are run down when they break.
A quick look at the table confirms that, yes, I do only have a Razorgor and six Harpies left, so I offer my surrender. Furycat magnanimously accepts and so the game is over with a massacre to the Empire.
Well, that went pretty much as expected, in that the Beastmen were hammered mercilessly. There were a couple of parts where the dice cost me dearly – notably the Harpies not only failing to hurt the crossbowmen but also fleeing in such a way that they prevented the Bestigors from getting a charge on the Greatswords. Still, I think that I'd probably have lost this one no matter how lucky I was.
There are some very basic lessons I could learn here though.
1. I forgot to use the Chalice of Dark Rain, which might have mitigated some shooting casualties in turn 2.
2. My placement of the Harpies in turn 1, though it did help keep them from being charged by the Pegasus hero, was in fact pretty unhelpful to me – I should have either faced them slightly differently so that they had more charge targets available (as it was they only had the choice of the Pegasus, who was protecting the cannon, and the crossbowmen who saw them off fairly smartly) or just flown them behind the lines again in turn 2 to give me more options and keep Furycat reacting to them.
3. I forgot to bring me reserves on in turn 1, which I blame on playing too much Warhammer 40K (in which reserves can't arrive until turn 2), but was still silly.
4. As Aramoro pointed out, I could have moved the BSB's Gors to face the Empire table edge in turn 1 since it was certain that the reinforcements would come on there as there was nowhere else for them to come on. That way I could have charged and at least done some damage to one of the reinforcement units.
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Saturated fats in yoghurt, cheese and butter do NOT increase the risk of heart disease - and may actually prevent a stroke
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Serial measures of circulating biomarkers of dairy fat and total and cause-specific mortality in older adults: the Cardiovascular Health Study,
Marcia C de Oliveira Otto, Rozenn N Lemaitre, Xiaoling Song, Irena B King, David S Siscovick, Dariush Mozaffarian, 11 July 2018
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Lead author Dr Marcia Otto, from the University of Texas, Houston, said: 'Our findings not only support, but also significantly strengthen, the growing body of evidence which suggests that dairy fat, contrary to popular belief, does not increase risk of heart disease or overall mortality in older adults.
'In addition to not contributing to death, the results suggest that one fatty acid present in dairy may lower risk of death from cardiovascular disease, particularly from stroke.'
Dietary guidelines in the US and UK recommend people people opt for low or no-fat dairy, however, the researchers warn such options are often high in sugar, which can drive heart disease.


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Fiji Elected To Chair Group of 77 Developing Nations
G77 largest intergovernmental organization in UN
By Nasik Swami
SUVA, Fiji (Fiji Times, Sept. 30, 2012) – Fiji has been elected by the United Nations in New York as the chair of a major international body - the Group of Seventy Seven developing nations plus China known as the G77.
With this achievement Prime Minister Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama says all Fijians have reason to be intensely proud of Fiji and the advances it is making.
"We have been given the honour of presiding over the deliberations of an important bloc of nations in the world, including the world's most populous country, China," Commodore Bainimarama said.
"We truly have something to celebrate — that the small island nation is so well-regarded in the community of developing countries that they have decided to place Fiji at the top to chair their meetings.
"For the honour they have brought to Fiji, I want to pay tribute to the work of our Foreign Minister, Ratu Inoke Kubuabola, and his team and our Permanent Representative at the United Nations, Peter Thomson," Commodore Bainimarama said.
The election took place by acclamation at G77 Ministerial Meeting in New York yesterday, following the nomination of Fiji by the Asia-Pacific Group of the United Nations.
And with 132 Member States, the G77 is the largest intergovernmental organisation of developing countries in the UN.
Ratu Inoke was present at the Ministerial Meeting to accept the nomination.
He said it was with a sense of deep humility that Fiji accepted this high office, and that Fiji was very grateful for the collective confidence the G77 had shown in entrusting Fiji with the 2013 chairmanship.
He assured the Ministerial Meeting that Fiji would spare no effort to fulfill the obligations and functions that come with the burden of chairmanship.
"Fiji would discharge the responsibilities of the chair with honour, integrity and in a manner worthy of the trust of the Member States of the Group of 77 and China."
He noted it's a matter of pride for the Pacific Island region that for the first time in the 48-year history of G77, the G77 chair in 2013 is from one of the Pacific Small Island Developing Countries.
Ratu Inoke expressed Fiji's admiration for the high standards being set by the current G77 chair, Algeria.
"It was Fiji's intention to build on Algeria's many achievements in promoting the common agenda of the G77 and strengthening the group's solidarity," Ratu Inoke said.
The president of the General Assembly, Vuk Jeremic, and the UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, were present at the Ministerial Meeting and congratulated Ratu Inoke on Fiji's election to the 2013 G77 chair.
The Group of 77 and China was established in 1964 by 77 developing countries, signatories of the "Joint Declaration of the Seventy-Seven Countries" issued at the end of the first session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) in Geneva.
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Lake of "Pas des Ondes"
Made up of two artificial bodies of water, the Lake of "Pas des Ondes" has a lovely beach for enjoying the sunshine and a bit of swimming (patrolled during July and August), an orienteering course and a health trail for exploring its shoreline, a botanical trail for seeing its flora, facilities for disabled visitors, hiking trails and plenty more. There's also a pond that is specially for educational visits! One lake is reserved for bathing and the other for fishing.
And if you're a bit peckish after all these activities, then don't worry, the Lac du Pas des Ondes has a snack bar, several barbecues and picnic tables available. Because that's what the holiday's all about too: enjoying the present moment with your nearest-and-dearest beneath the sunshine of Drôme Provençale!
You'll also be able to make the most of your visit to the lake by seeing the local fauna. Maybe you'll be lucky enough to see some vultures or beavers!
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Monday, November 29, 2010
shades of rose
Posted by Kate at 8:45 AM
Labels: birthday, garden, light leak, party, pentax mx, photography
6 comments:
- CLAUDIA said...
love the pictures on your header!
- November 29, 2010 at 10:10 AM
- Balaphoto said...
Excellent pictures!!! Congratulations!!!
Frank, Barcelona
- November 30, 2010 at 2:53 AM
- Hila said...
those photos just scream summer :) I love their hazy, rosy quality.
p.s. I'm hosting a giveaway on my blog for a lovely etsy seller if you'd like to participate.
- November 30, 2010 at 5:10 PM
- Marinka said...
It's a really nice touch of pink How did you managed to get that effect ?
- December 1, 2010 at 10:18 AM
- Diana said...
I like the light leaks, it beats digital when it happens.
- December 1, 2010 at 12:57 PM
- Galit said...
Great! I reckon it's an expired film?
I love playing with those. I just thought I should have a special place to store films till they expire... (something like the opposite of a wine fridge I guess...)
- December 6, 2010 at 12:14 PM


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Inter held off Frosinone's second-half fightback to strengthen their position inside Serie A's top four thanks to Monday's (AEST) 3-1 win at Stadio Benito Stirpe.
Goals from Radja Nainggolan and Ivan Perisic before the interval appeared to put Luciano Spalletti's side on course for a routine victory over their relegation-threatened hosts, who remain eight points from safety.
But Francesco Cassata halved the deficit just past the hour with an effort that Inter goalkeeper Samir Handanovic ought to have repelled.
That strike breathed fresh life into the contest as the Nerazzurri were forced to hold on somewhat grimly for the remainder, ultimately securing a success that cements their place in third thanks to Matias Vecino's injury-time goal.
They now sit six points clear of fifth-place Roma, who visit San Siro next weekend.
Frosinone came into the game in possession of the division's worst home record and found themselves behind inside 20 minutes as Danilo D'Ambrosio crossed from the right and Nainggolan steered the ball into the bottom-left corner.
Luca Paganini ought to have done better than guide a free header over from eight yards as the hosts sought a swift response and they were masters of their own downfall in going two behind before the break.
Raman Chibsah inexplicably bear-hugged Milan Skriniar to the floor at a corner and Perisic calmly converted the spot-kick, sending Marco Sportiello the wrong way.
Sportiello saved impressively from Matteo Politano one-on-one as Inter threatened to put the game completely to bed and that stop took on added importance as Cassata's effort from the edge of the box squirmed under Handanovic's right arm.
Camillo Ciano whipped a free-kick narrowly wide and Lorenzo Ariaudo headed straight at Handanovic as Frosinone harnessed their momentum, only for any hopes of salvaging a point to be decisively quashed by Vecino's well-worked goal.
What does it mean? Inter well set for Champions League return
Having been eliminated at the group stage in December following a seven-year absence, Inter look in good shape to be dining at European club football's top table again in 2019-20.
Nainggolan arrives right on time
Not necessarily best known for his goalscoring prowess, the Belgian midfielder timed his run into the box perfectly to meet D'Ambrosio's delivery, providing Inter the platform to prosper.
Chibsah's cheap foul proves costly
There was no need for Chibsah to take such an aggressive hold of Skriniar, and the two-goal deficit established by Perisic's penalty proved too great for Frosinone to overturn.
What's next?
Inter face a huge home fixture with fellow top-four hopefuls Roma on Saturday, while Frosinone's fight to stave off relegation continues at Cagliari.


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EDMONTON – The 2012 Canada West season begins this weekend with Winnipeg, Mount Royal and UNBC all joining the battle for conference supremacy.
Top three teams in both the Prairie and Pacific divisions advance to the post-season. The Pacific Division teams play 14 games, the Prairie Division 15 each.
Here is a look at the 11 men's soccer schools as Week 1 approaches…
2011 conference record: 7-3-4, 4th
2011 playoffs: 3-2 (CIS 4th)
Last CW title: 2011
Last CIS title: 2006
CIS ranking: #4
CW ranking: #3
Key additions: Eddy Sidra (D), Moe Teliani (M), Niko Saler (D), Brad Hughes (Goalkeeper), Niko Jankovic (M)
Key returnees: Marcus Johnstone (S), Cameron Schmidt (M), Osmo Bimba (D), Jay Vetsch (GK)
Key departures: Brett Colvin (M/S), Milan Timotijevic (M/S), Andrew Hood (S)
EDMONTON – With a veteran returning roster and a solid group of new recruits, the Alberta Golden Bears are in a good position to successfully defend their Canada West title.
After a 2011 campaign that saw the Bears finish fourth in the regular season, but a post-season that included the conference trophy and a fourth-place finish at the CIS national championship, Len Vickery's squad should once again be among the best teams in Canada West.
The defending Canada West champions return seven starters and 14 players overall, including goalie Jay Vetsch, strikers Marcus Johnstone and Jonah Feil, midfielders Cameron Schmidt, and CJ Gilroy and defensive stalwarts Osmo Bimba and Christopher Roberts.
Johnstone, the CIS rookie of the year in 2010, led Alberta in goals last season, notching five, as well as eight points, and will be counted upon to lead the Golden Bears' offence this season. Fifth-year midfielder Cam Schmidt, who had five assists and seven point last season, will be a key component to Alberta's goal production as well.
Theywill need to overcome the loss of the team's all-time leading goal scorer in Brett Colvin, who led the team in points last season, as well as offensive stars Milan Timotijevic and Andrew Hood. Combined, those players totaled 20 points for Alberta last season, including 12 goals.
Defensively, Bimba and Roberts will anchor the Golden Bears' backline, playing in front of veteran goalie Jay Vetsch who finished the 2011 season with six wins and two shutouts.
Bolstering the Golden Bears' line-up is the return of Eddy Sidra. The Sudan-born defender was the Golden Bears' rookie of the year in 2006, and helped them win their last CIS title. Since then, the 5-10 fleet-footed defender has earned three caps playing for Canada, and spent a couple of years playing for Energie Cottbus in the German developmental league.
Newcomers Moe Teliani (midfield), Niko Saler (defence) and 6-4 midfielder Niko Jankovic will push the starting 11 as well, while ACAC goalie transfer Brad Hughes, who last played for Red Deer College, provides Alberta with a steady 1-2 punch between the pipes.
2011 conference record: 7-1-6, 2nd
2011 playoffs: 1-1 (CW silver)
Last CW title: 2010
Last CIS title: 2007
CIS ranking: #10t
CW ranking: #2
Key additions: Reynold Stewart (MF); Tyler Mertens (D)
Key returnees: Will Hyde (D); Brandon Bonifacio (MF), Navid Mashinchi (MF), Kent O'Connor (MF), Sean Haley (MF); Gagandeep Dosanjh (F)
Key departures: Jason Gill (D), Matt Allard (D);l Tyson Keam (MF)
VANCOUVER – The UBC Thunderbirds are looking to get back to the CIS championships after missing out by the slimmest of margins last season, losing in the Canada West championship game on an 89th minute goal.
Most of the offence returns to the lineup in 2012. UBC recorded a league-high 32 goals last year and players responsible for 29 of them are back. They include the team's leading scorers from the last two seasons, Sean Haley (2011) and Gagandeep Dosanjh (2010), as well as Second Team All-Canadian midfielder Navid Mashinchi.
Other prominent players in the midfield will be Kent O'Connor and fifth-year senior Brandon Bonifacio. Transfer Reynold Stewart, a two-time Canadian College Player of the Year, is also a midfielder.
The Thunderbirds do suffer some big losses on defence as First Team All-Canadian Jason Gill has graduated, along with another defensive stalwart, Matt Allard.
UBC went undefeated in five non-conference games (two NCAA, two CIS and one NAIA), conceding just one goal in the process.
2011 conference record: 6-6-2, 5th
2011 playoffs: N/A
Last CW title: 1980
Last CIS title: N/A
CIS ranking: N/A
CW ranking: #6
Key addition: Brett Howard
Key returnees: Izak Lawrence, Jeff Marsden
Key departures: Devin Delany, Ben Cole, Dustin Ruddell
CALGARY – A revamp to the Canada West men's soccer format has added to the anticipation building for the Calgary Dinos as they gear up for the 2012 season.
Head coach Brian McDonnell enters his third year with the Dinos, following a 6-6-2 campaign last year, and will be looking to get back in the playoffs after getting a taste of it in 2010. Overall, the club will be searching for more offensive production after ranking sixth in goals scored in the conference. In the back field, Calgary will hope for another solid year from the goaltending tandem of Jordan Unreimer and Colin Hasick.
Calgary had four fifth-year players who wrapped up this eligibility last year in defender Dustin Ruddell, midfielders Ben Cole and Devin Delany, and forward Jeremy Jenkyns. Born in Vancouver, B.C., Delany may be the most critical player to replace as the Dinos will now have to do without the leadership he brought as team captain.
Among the recruits that will take to West Varsity Soccer Pitch this month will be Brett Howard, a familiar name to Dinos' followers. After being away from the team for a year, Howard returns to his hometown club where he was second in team scoring during the 2010 campaign. Reunited with fellow striker Lawrence, the duo should give Calgary back some of the offence which was missing last season.
2011 conference record: 1-11-2, 8th
2011 playoffs: N/A
Last CW title: N/A
Last CIS title: N/A
CIS ranking: N/A
CW ranking: #7
Key additions: Dalibor Plavsic (M), Connor MacMillan (M), Matthew Kidwell (GK)
Key returnees: MF Sasa Plavsic, F Craig Robinson, GK Mark Village
Key departures: none
ABBOTSFORD, BC – The UFV Cascades enter the 2012 regular season looking to crack the Canada West post- season for the first time in their seven years affiliated with the conference.
The team has had an excellent recruiting summer bringing in several new faces that will help UFV improve in the conference standings. Coach Alan Errington will be counting on veterans Sasa Plavsic, a fourth-year midfielder, who has led the Cascades in scoring the past two years with a total of 16 goals, and senior forward Craig Robinson, who will play his final CIS season in front of his hometown friends and family in the Cascades new home Exhibition Field. Coach Errington is also counting on veteran goalkeeper Mark Village to have a breakthrough year and lead the young defence which features the past two UFV Cascades "Male Rookie of the Year" award recipients, Colton O'Neill and Ravi Singh.
The Cascades welcome Dalibor Plavsic and Connor MacMillan to the offence to help Robinson and Sasa Plavsic improve on last year's 20 goals scored. The two highly recruited rookie forwards look to help the offense become more explosive and give Coach Errington more options up front.
2011 conference record: 1-11-2, 7th
2011 playoffs: N/A
Last CW title: N/A
Last CIS title: N/A
CIS ranking: N/A
CW ranking: #8
Key additions: Dominic Rigaux (midfield), Keon Kirlew (striker), Nathan Marks (midfield), Dominique Point Du Jour (midfield)
Key returnees: Lucas Rajcic (defender), Morgan Brownjohn (midfield), Matt Medoruma ( midfield), Conner Brady (defender)
Key departures: Colin Pattison (goalkeeper), Justin Lariviere (defender)
LETHBRIDGE, AB – The Lethbridge Pronghorns enter 2012 with a young, but talented roster. The Horns have 15 players returning from last season and have added 12 players to push the veterans for playing time.
After setting a Canada West single-season record with 94 saves last season, the graduation of goaltender Colin Pattison leaves some uncertainty in the 'Horns crease. Pattison played all but 25 minutes last season and Tyler Boast is the only keeper on the roster with any Canada West experience.
Returning fifth-year midfielder Matt Medoruma and defenders Brett Silbernagel and Luc Rajcic are expected to provide quality leadership on and off the field. Morgan Brownjohn, Scott Slomp and Conner Brady all return and will add a good combination of speed, size and skill to the team.
Newcomers who will get a chance to showcase themselves in Canada West include Dominic Rigaux, Keon Kirlew, Nathan Marks, and Dominique Point Du Jour.
The 'Horns open the season on the West Coast visiting TWU and UBC and will host the Calgary Dinos September 15th in the 2012 home opener.
2011 conference record: 5-3-1, 2nd in South Division (ACAC)
2011 playoffs: 1-2
Last CW title: N/A
Last CIS title: N/A
CIS ranking: N/A
CW ranking: #9
Key additions: FB Greg Miller, ST Cody Cook, MF Bilal Ghanem
Key returnees: ST Sean Colvin, MF Caden Sawatzky, GK David Thalheimer
Key departures: Josh Buchanan, Kyle Gimenez, Jamie MacDonald
CALGARY – The Mount Royal Cougars enter CIS with an impressive winning tradition. With 13 provincial titles and three national championships, they leave Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference as its most winning program over the past 20 years.
Now onto Canada West for the Cougars and third-year head coach Jamie Pollock and his blend of 12 returning players and 12 newcomers.
The Cougars will count heavily once again on forward Sean Colvin, an ACAC all-star in 2011-12. Colvin potted a team-best six goals in 10 regular season contests. Mount Royal's one-two offensive punch also again includes midfielder Caden Sawatzky, who record five goals last year in Pollack's defensive-first system.
The Cougars' front also features Josh Doiron and Tom Clancy while Graeme Thomson, Sean Burchill and John McDonald will lead the defensive group and Allan Miller is back in the middle for his fifth and final year.
In goal, the Cougars have David Thalheimer in uniform for his second year as starter. Thalheimer posted 1.16 goals against average in nine regular season contests in 2011-12.
The Cougars open CIS play with a home-and-home against the Alberta Golden Bears, visiting Edmonton Sept. 8 and returning home Sept. 9 for a 2 p.m. contest the next day.
2011 conference record: 6-2-4 (PacWest)
2011 playoffs: 0-2
Last CW title: N/A
Last CIS title: N/A
CIS ranking: N/A
CW ranking: #11
Key additions: M Sourosh Amani, M Tyson Hunter, D Logan Phenuff, D Brett Bobier, D Connor Noftle, GK Tyrone Venhola, GK Mitch McFarlane, GK Jonathon Richards
Key returnees: F Danny Dell, M Andrew Seabrook, M Alessandro Deviato
Key departures: GK Kyle Flannagan, D Scott DeBianchi
PRINCE GEORGE, BC – The UNBC Timberwolves are entering uncharted territory, adding 17 names to the 2011 roster, six of which have played in previous years, but are coming back for the Timberwolves' inaugural Canada West season. Along with an updated roster comes an updated coaching staff. The Timberwolves will be led by head coach Alan Alderson.
Alderson comes to the Prince George from Calgary where he was involved as the Coaching Director for two separate soccer clubs. His credentials extended into the provincial level coaching as the head coach for Alberta's U16 boys team. Alderson also brings a wealth of university experience, as the head coach of the Trinity Western men's soccer program during Trinity's very own transition from the college league to the CIS.
Rookie trio Tyson Hunter (Langley, BC), Connor Noftle (Chilliwack, BC) and Tyrone Venhola (Abbotsford, BC) all made the move up north to play for coach Alderson. The three spread themselves across the field starting with Venhola in net, Noftle in the backline and Hunter in the midfield. Hunter has been showing his skills while connecting with midfield transfer Sourosh Amani. Amani has made a name for himself by being involved in each of the Timberwolves preseason goals.
Out of the six returning players Danny Dell (Burns Lake, BC) is one to keep an eye on. The Timberwolves sole fifth year player, Dell was ranked in the PacWest's top scores during the 2011 season. The team welcomes back midfielders Alessandro Deviato and Andrew Seabrook. Deviato returns to the Timberwolves after a leave during which his program took him away from Prince George. Seabrook will come back from retirement to help lead the green UNBC squad through their transition season.
The Timberwolves start their Canada West season with a double-header hosted by the University of Victoria on Sept. 7-8. Both games are set to kickoff at 7:15 pm.
2011 conference record: 5-7-2, 6th
2011 playoffs: N/A
Last CW title: N/A
Last CIS title: N/A
CIS ranking: N/A
CW ranking: #5
Key additions: Mitchell Bauche, Mathew Gillott, Carson MacDonald
Key returnees: Brett Levis, Dion Morgan, Mark Diakiw
Key departures: Jerson Barandica-Hamilton, Josh Northey, Eoin McFadden
SASKATOON – A brand new Saskatchewan Huskies men's soccer team will step onto the field in 2012.
The Huskies enter 2012 with a young roster after the departures of CIS All-Canadians and Canada West MVPs Jerson Barandica-Hamilton and Josh Northey, as well as captain Eoin McFadden. Saskatchewan will look to youth to help make waves in the tough Canada West conference.
Saskatchewan had a disappointing year in 2011. After reaching the conference final in 2010, the Huskies finished with a 5-7-2 record in the 2011 season and found themselves on the outside of the post-season.
"It's important to remember the impact our senior players left over the years but it is just as important that this year's players step up and start to put their stamp on the UofS soccer program," said Huskie head coach Bryce Chapman, who enters his ninth season at the helm. "I believe this year's group is dynamic enough to start paving their own path in the Canada West and continue to bring the program further up the ladder."
Returning to the team with experience will be 2011 Canada West All-Star and second-year striker Brett Levis, as well as fifth-year defender Dion Morgan and fifth-year keeper Mark Diakiw. Playing in just 10 games in his rookie season, Levis turned heads scoring four goals including two game winners. He will be looked to as the offensive spark for the Huskies. Morgan has been the leader of in the midfield for the Huskies, while Diakiw started 12 of the Huskies games in 2011 making 66 saves. Both Morgan and Diakiw played in the Canada West final in 2010.
Rookies Carson MacDonald, Mathew Gillott and Mitchell Bauche are expected to make an impact in their first season. Centre back MacDonald won three city soccer titles in Saskatoon, while Bauche won the high school provincial championship and is described as a dynamic midfielder. Gillott, who is a third generation Huskie, brings versatility. He can play as a left footed full back or in the midfield.
Saskatchewan opens the Canada West season in a home-and-home with the new University of Winnipeg Wesmen this weekend. The teams battle in Winnipeg on September 7, before returning to Saskatoon on Sept. 9.
2011 conference record: 8-4-2, 3rd
2011 playoffs: 0-2 (4th CW)
Last CW title: 2007
Last CIS title: N/A
CIS ranking: N/A
CW ranking: #4
Key additions: Kalem Scott (D), Martin Awad Ibrahim (M)
Key returnees: Brayden Volkenant (D), Cody Strelau (D), Rhys Volkenant (D), Brayden Gant (M), Jordan Whitehead (M), Mitchell Rohla (M), Spencer Schmidt (F)
Key departures: Andrew Fink (G), James Farenhorst (D), Liam McAllister (D), Shawn Parkes (D), Gogo VItic (M)
LANGLEY, BC – With nine players graduating from last year's team, this season's Trinity Western Spartans will have a new look, a new vibe and a number of new faces in the starting lineup. But despite a variety of changes to the roster, coach Pat Rohla's side was unbeaten in the preseason and looks like a team ready to challenge in Canada West.
Up front, the Spartans will rely on last year's leading scorer Spencer Schmidt, along with emerging forward Jarvis Ambaka and Brazilian striker Andre Costa, who was second on the team in scoring in 2010 with five goals but missed all of last year due to injury.
In the middle of the park, Trinity Western will be led by the likes of Brayden Gant, Jordan Whitehead and Mitchell Rohla. With impressive showings in preseason, the trio will anchor what should be a strong midfield. The fourth spot in the midfield will likely see time split between a number of players including, amongst others, veteran Jason Wiens and first-year players Cameron Parkes, who is the brother of former Spartan Shawn Parkes, and Martin Awad Ibrahim, who comes to the Spartans after playing in Egypt.
On the defensive end, the Volkenant brothers, Brayden and Rhys, and Cody Strelau will be expected to play pivotal roles this year for the Spartans. Also, look for first-year centre-back Kalem Scott to make an immediate impact.
With both goalkeepers Andrew Fink and Andrew Kowan graduating, the Spartans will be relying on second-year Evan Lowther and newcomer Andrew Hicks to shoulder the load between the woodwork.
2011 conference record: 10-2-2, 1st
2011 playoffs: 4-1 (CW bronze, CIS champions)
Last CW title: 2009
Last CIS title: 2011
CIS ranking: #1
CW ranking: #1
Key additions: M Gareth Langdon, M Sam Pretty, M Adam Ravenhill, M Cam Stokes
Key returnees: D Gavin Barrett, M Lucas Barrett, D Toshi Hayashi, D Wes Barrett, F Jordie Oberg, M David Adams, F Craig Taylor, M Thomas Mallette, M. Cam Hundal, M Craig Gorman, GK Elliot Mitrou
Key departures: D Colin Wilson, D Joel Gomez, F Peter Richmond, M Miguel Romeo, M Kyle Kostis, M Corey Sanford, D James Rhodes, GK Daniel Kilpatrick
VICTORIA – Two-time CIS Coach of the Year Bruce Wilson is entering into his 25th year as head coach of the University of Victoria Vikes men's soccer team. Wilson enters this milestone year coming off a memorable 2011 season where the Vikes posted a 10-2-2 Canada West record and went 3-0 on home soil to win UVic's fifth Sam Davidson Memorial trophy.
Throughout the 2011 regular season, the depth of the Vikes side validated their own seed at the Victoria-hosted national tournament. The Vikes men entered the Canada West Final Four after going undefeated for 12 consecutive matches.
Wilson was named the 2011 Canada West Coach of the Year for the ninth season and has been at the helm of three of the five men's soccer championship-winning teams. This year, if the Vikes qualify, they will compete at the national championship without a home crowd as the tournament moves to Laval, Que.
Among the key returnees for the year are second year midfielders Cam Hundal (Terrace, B.C.) and Craig Gorman (Victoria, B.C.). The 2011 rookie-duo made caught lots of eyes last season with Hundal picking up Canada West Rookie of the Year honours and being named the 2011 CIS Tournament MVP. Gorman was third in points in the Canada West and was named a Canada West First Team All-Star.
Defensively, the Vikes are be backed by fifth year David Adams (Surrey, B.C.), who will also captain the team. Defender Gavin Barrett (Richmond, B.C.) will be another key player in the defensive lineup along with the return of defender Bobby Eng (Richmond, B.C.), who missed out on last year's Championship after suffering a broken leg in a late regular season game. Fourth year netminder Elliot Mitrou will be back for another year after last season's 0.897 save percentage and leading the Canada West 0.67 goals against average.
The Vikes lost eight members of last year's title-winning team. Amongst them were veteran goalkeeper Daniel Kilpatrick (Victoria, B.C.), team co-captain Miguel Romeo (Buenos Aires, Arg.) and defender Joel Gomez (Surrey, B.C.).
Not to be rattled, the Vikes will boast strong freshman talent in local midfielders Garreth Langdon (Victoria, B.C.), Sam Pretty (Victoria, B.C.), and Adam Ravenhill (Victoria, B.C.), as well as Langara College transfer Cam Stokes (Richmond, B.C.).
The Vikes kick off their Canada West season with a double-header at Centennial Stadium, against the University of Northern British Columbia on Sept. 7-8. Both games will take place at 7:15 p.m. PST and will be broadcast live at http://uvic.canadawest.tv.
2011 conference record: First year in Canada West
2011 playoffs: N/A
Last CW title: N/A
Last CIS title: N/A
CIS ranking: N/A
CW ranking: #10
Key additions: Krzysztof Szulc (M), Jordan Smith (D), Ryan Greencorn (D/M)
Key returnees: Adam Bromley (M), Kenny Sacramento (F), Tyson Farago (GK)
WINNIPEG – A new era has begun on the campus of the University of Winnipeg, with the addition of CIS soccer to the ever growing list of varsity teams.
The Wesmen enter 2012 fresh off of winning back-to-back Manitoba Colleges Athletics Conference championships. Last year, the squad finished with a perfect 10-0 record during the regular season and post season.
Head coach Pedro Daza will field a squad with tons of experience and ready for the challenge this season. Co-captains Adam Bromley and Kenny Sacramento will both be leaders on the field and their experience will be beneficial to the Wesmen success.
Bromley was named the MCAC Most Valuable Player while Sacramento was named to the MCAC Conference All-Star Team and was selected as the playoff MVP.
Goalkeeper Tyson Farago and defender Gaetan Infantino will be asked to provide strong defensive play to keep the opposition's chances to a minimum. Midfielder Scott Ansell, a member of the back-to-back championship teams and forward Richard Rundle will play key minutes for the team this season.


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We monitored the short term behavioral and demographic responses of gray‐tailed voles (Microtus canicaudus) to the reduction and fragmentation of their habitat. Our objectives were (1) to test whether animals perished or moved into remaining fragments after 70% of their habitat was removed; and (2) to test the null hypothesis that the social structure and demography of animals would not differ between habitats consisting of one large continuous fragment (625 m2), a mosaic of 25 small fragments (each 25 m2) separated by 4 m of bare ground, and control, unmanipulated habitats (1850 m2). We conducted the experiment in 12, 0.2‐ha enclosures planted with alfalfa with four replicates for each of two manipulated treatments and a control. A 70% reduction in habitat did not adversely affect adult survival, reproductive rate, juvenile recruitment, or population size. However, an influx of unrelated females into habitat fragments resulted in decreased juvenile recruitment in those fragments. Voles from cleared habitat moved into the remaining habitat and did not measurably affect the resident population. Similarly, the demography of voles did not differ significantly among the large‐fragment, small‐fragment, and control enclosures. Peak density estimates based on the amount of habitat in each enclosure were 545 animals per hectare in control, 1056 in large‐fragment, and 2880 in small‐fragment enclosures. Reduced movement of animals among the small fragments was the most obvious effect of habitat fragmentation. Six percent of females and 15% of males moved among small fragments within a week compared to approximately 60% moving comparable distances in large‐fragment and control enclosures. Rates of juvenile dispersal and sexual maturation declined throughout the summer on all treatments, were associated with season and density, and were only marginally associated with habitat loss and fragmentation. We conclude that at the time of habitat removal and fragmentation, populations were small enough to accommodate a 70% reduction in habitat and still continue to increase in numbers. The social system of gray‐tailed voles was sufficiently flexible to accommodate an influx of animals to withstand densities> 1000 voles per ha. The behavioral and demographic features of gray‐tailed voles are similar to those reported for other small mammals, thus confirming the use of voles for ecological model systems in habitat fragmentation studies.
Conservation Biology – Wiley
Published: Aug 12, 1997
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Pacific in the Press | Aug. 15, 2017
Here are examples of how University of the Pacific was represented in the news media in recent days:
"Brubeck Jazz Intensive," KCRA3 (NBC, Sacramento-Stockton-Modesto): Patrick Langham, director of the Conservatory's Jazz Program and the interim director of the Brubeck Institute, was interviewed about the Brubeck Institute Summer Jazz Colony. The story highlighted the rigorous program for talented high-school jazz musicians from around the world, its connection to Dave and Iola Brubeck and free concerts throughout the week.
"Students experience heart and soul of jazz with Brubeck Institute's Summer Jazz Colony," The Record's TimeOut section, Aug. 10, 2017: The Brubeck Institute Summer Jazz Colony made the cover of the Aug. 10 TimeOut section. The story quotes Patrick Langham, director of the Conservatory's Jazz Program and the interim director of the Brubeck Institute, and two students, Maya Polsky of Manhattan, New York, and Emma Wilburn, of Roseville.
"Striking a Chord," Comstock's Magazine, August 2017: Eric Waldon, an associate professor of music therapy in the Conservatory, commented in this story on the use of music therapy in area hospitals and other settings. The story also mentions Music to Grow On Music Therapy Services, where two University of the Pacific students, Casie Esposito and Nick Xiong, are gaining experience.
"A new release strategy for a new music economy," Disc Makers Blog, Aug. 12, 2017: Keith Hatschek, director of the Music Management and Music Industry Studies programs, is a regular contributor to this music industry blog. This entry is about how a San Francisco artist is shifting to a fan-supported platform rather than releasing albums every few years.
"10 Cutting Edge College Music Education Programs," CollegeMagazine.com, Aug. 8, 2017: The Conservatory of Music's Music Education Program was among those highlighted in this story. It includes a video interview with an alumna of the program who says she feels ahead of other music teachers because of the training she received at the Conservatory.
"Brubeck Institute Summer Jazz Colony in full swing," Central Valley Business Journal, Aug. 7: The 15th annual Brubeck Summer Jazz Colony was featured in this online story. It noted that 23 students from around the world were honing their jazz performance skills through "combo rehearsals, master classes and private instructions" by Conservatory faculty.
"Listening to one another: Ukiah Symphony prepares for varied 2017-18 season," Ukiah Daily Journal, Aug. 9, 2017: The Conservatory's Frank Wiens was mentioned in this story as the featured performer during the Ukiah Symphony's final concert of the season.