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Studies in HE: Editorial Vacancies - Expressions of interest invitedBy 31st January 2019
The Society for Research into Higher Education (SRHE) is seeking to expand the editorial team structure for this prestigious journal and recruit the following new editorial positions from 1st Jan 2020:
· Editor in Chief
· Associate Editors x 4 (divided into four distinct geographical areas)
· Special Issues Editor(s)
Studies in Higher Education is an international journal published on behalf of the SRHE by Taylor & Francis Group. It has a global readership and expects authors to make their work interesting, relevant and intelligible to that readership. The Editor-in-Chief should have a well-respected international reputation in the area of higher education research, prior editorial experience, expertise across a broad range of higher education research, policy and management issues, and knowledge of the different types of higher education systems globally. The Associate Editors should possess a range of subject expertise, including a variety of research approaches. The Special Issues Editor(s) should possess a broad knowledge of higher education issues facing many countries, including emerging countries.
For all the above positions, editorial fees will be paid for the editorial services provided, given the substantial time commitment involved. Further details are available from the SRHE website
How to apply
Please send a summary CV (maximum 2 sides of A4 per individual not including references and publication record) and a covering letter giving a short rationale supporting the reasons for your interest in one or more positions to the Society Director, Helen Perkins at firstname.lastname@example.com . References and a publication record can be included in an Appendix to the above CV. You may express an interest in more than one of the above positions, and applications from both individuals and teams of people are equally welcomed. If you would like to have an informal discussion about these positions and find out more about the roles and the support available, please contact the Society Director via the e-mail above.
The closing date for expressions of interest in these positions is 31st January 2019.


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BOSTON (AP) Jeff Green scored 14 points, rookie Jared Sullinger added 12 points and a career-best 16 rebounds, and the Boston Celtics recovered from a dreadful third quarter with a big rally to start the fourth and held off the slumping Phoenix Suns 87-79 on Wednesday night.
The Celtics survived a scoring drought that spanned almost half of the third quarter, scoring just 14 in the period before regaining the lead and taking command against the road-weary Suns, who lost their 11th straight away from home.
Jason Terry added 13 points as Boston's reserves outscored Phoenix's 47-16. Kevin Garnett was the only Boston starter to score in double figures, finishing with 10 points and five rebounds.

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From the AP: "[Crittenton] appeared to be retaliating for being robbed of $55,000 worth of jewelry, police said.
Crittenton told police he and a friend were leaving a barbershop around 10:50 p.m. April 21 when two teenagers surprised them as they returned to their car, according to a police report released to The Associated Press.
One teenager held Crittenton at gunpoint and ordered him to "give me what you got," he told police. He said he handed over a $25,000 black diamond necklace, a $30,000 black diamond watch, an iPhone and $25 cash, according to the report."
Maybe Crittenton could have learned a lesson from his former teammate/gun-play buddy Gilbert Arenas: never pass the rock. [AP, via Yahoo]


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UAlbany Conference Focuses on the Role and Impact of Middle Eastern Women
UAlbany is hosting a special conference highlighting the impact of Middle Eastern women both in the region and abroad.
ALBANY, N.Y. (October 18, 2013) -- The University at Albany is hosting a weeklong conference highlighting the cultural roles of Middle Eastern women from Monday, Oct. 21 through Friday, Oct. 25. Organized by UAlbany's Global Institute for Health and Human Rights, The conference on "Women of the Middle East" will include a series of events highlighting the impact of women on democracy, performing arts, literature, higher education and human rights.
Each day of the conference will include panel discussions, lectures, performances, and film screenings. Beginning on Monday, Oct. 21 with an opening ceremony and a special piano concert by renowned musician Tara Kamangar, the series is designed to broaden understanding of the social, cultural, political and economic roles of Middle Eastern women, both in the region and abroad. With a diverse repertoire, Kamangar brings audiences rarely heard works by Iranian composers of the past century. Her recent performance credits include such venues as London's Cadogan Hall, Washington D.C.'s National Gallery of Art and Los Angele's Walt Disney Hall.
Among the conference events include panel discussions and performances highlighting democracy, performing arts, literature, higher education and human rights.
The event is cosponsored by Albany Law School, the Institute of International Education -Scholar Rescue Fund, the New York State Writers Institute, the Turkish Cultural Center, and the University at Albany's Alumni Association, Center for Women in Government and Civil Society, Department of Music, Department of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, the Office of Intercultural Student Engagement, the Office of International Education, the University at Albany Student Association, University Auxiliary Services, and the University at Albany Foundation.
Among the highlights:
- Monday, Oct. 21: Panel discussion, "The Role of Female Faculty in Higher Education," 4 p.m., Standish Room, Science Library. Opening ceremony, 5:30 p.m., Recital Hall, Performing Arts Center, followed by Kamangar's piano concert at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $5 for faculty, staff and seniors or $10 for general admission.
- Tuesday, Oct. 22: Panel Discussion, "Art as a Form of Activism," 3 p.m., Recital Hall, Performing Arts Center. "Sufi Dance" performance by Banafsheh Sayyad, 5:30 p.m., Recital Hall: a world-renowned dance performer, Ms. Sayyad will perform a Sufi dance as well as recite poetry. Film presentation and discussion, "No One Knows About Persian Cats," (Iran, 2009, 106 minutes, color, in Persian with English subtitles, directed by Bahman Ghobadi, co-written by Roxana Saberi), 7 p.m., Recital Hall. Rana Farhan, a celebrated blues singer and featured artist in the film, will give the film's introduction and post-screening discussion. The event is free and open to the public. The film won the Cannes Film Festival Un Certain Regard Jury Prize and the Miami Film Festival Audience Award.
- Wednesday, Oct. 23: Panel discussion, "Social Change, Activism, and Human Rights," 2 p.m., Recital Hall. Speakers will discuss elements of social change in their experience as human rights activists. Film screening, "The Pear Tree," (Iran, 1998, 95 minutes, in Persian with English subtitles, directed by Dariush Mehrjui), 7:30 p.m., Recital Hall, free and open to the public.
- Thursday, Oct. 24: Panel discussion, "Law and Culture: Middle Eastern Women in the Region and in Diaspora," 12 p.m., Albany Law School. Speakers will discuss their collective experiences as professional Middle Eastern women grappling with cultural and legal norms both in the region and in diaspora. Panel discussion, "Women and Religion – A View From the Abrahamic Faiths," 2 p.m., Albany Law School. This forum will juxtapose Jewish, Christian, and Muslim speakers in order to facilitate discussion and shed light on women in the context of their respective Abrahamic faiths. Topics will include the prejudices they face, the strengths they have, how their religion has historically treated women and how their religion regards women today.
- Friday, Oct. 25: Film screening and discussion, "Asmaa," (Egypt, 2011, 96 minutes, in Arabic with English subtitles, directed by Amr Salama), 3:15 p.m., Milne 200, Rockefeller College. The film and discussion will tackle the issue of women living with HIV in the Middle East, and how AIDS patients are treated in the region.
Additional programming:
Rafia Zakaria, a Pakistani-American journalist, lawyer & Director of Muslim Women's Legal Defense Fund, will speak on "Impact of the War on terror on Pakistan Women," at 3:30 p.m., on Wednesday, Oct. 23, in the Assembly Hall of the Campus Center. The event is free and open to the public, and is cosponsored by the Department of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, UUP Albany Chapter (Peace & Justice Committee), the UAlbany Journalism Program, UAlbany Peace Action, and Women Against War.
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Chancellor Miller Shares Research Expertise with Local Rotary Chapter
Wednesday, January 22, 2014
UNCW Chancellor Gary L. Miller explored the human fear of and fascination with spiders during a Wilmington Rotary Club presentation on Jan. 21. "Spiders make great pets," said the chancellor, an ecologist and former associate editor of the Journal of Arachnology, who specialized in the behaviors of wolf spiders, a species commonly found in Southeastern North Carolina.
The chancellor quoted Charlotte's Web author E.B. White: "Spiders are skillful, amusing and useful, and only in rare instances has anybody ever to come grief because of a spider." According to Chancellor Miller, spiders are among the oldest species on Earth. Over time, they have evolved into "ferocious predators" that thrive in diverse environments. "Every person lives within about four feet of a spider," he said. "There's probably one hiding under your table right now!"
Chancellor Miller was recently appointed to the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors for the Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities.


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It's encouraging to know that some incredible clinicians are furthering the research and support of the efficacy of Family-Based Therapy within treatment of adolescents who suffer from eating disorders.
As parents of eating disordered children we know how painful it is to watch our children succumb to this deadly disease. And what makes things even worse is not having treatment incorporate the entire family to best help, educate, empower and support not only our loved ones, but ourselves as well; and also to help heal and guide the family through the journey we take on the road towards our child achieving full recovery.
Dr Walter Kaye with the University of California, San Diego is heading probably one of the largest research studies jointly with Stanford School of Medicine to find the most effective FBT, BFT, and placebo controlled trials including more studies into the use and efficacy of fluoxetine (Prozac) in the treatment of adolescents who suffer from Anorexia Nervosa.
Dr Kaye is certainly not the only clinician to take the lead in pioneering this momentum, Dr Daniel leGrange from the University of Chicago, Eating Disorders Program also has conducted a 5yr NIMH study of similar worth, and at this time the data that has been collected is being sent for publication.
Too many today still adhere to a very outdated, erroneous and unproductive notion that dysfunctional families/parents are the sole cause of eating disorders. Yes, this is the 21st century, and when our daughter was diagnosed with AN last year, not only were we carrying very limited Karen Carpenter knowledge of ED's, but to our complete shock and dismay, the hospital where our daughter spent the next 20days- along with the next year of hit&miss follow-up outpatient treatment- had Dr's, nurses and staff who seemed to be practicing a very draconian and almost at times inhumane form of ED treatment/care with even less experience and knowledge, and horrifyingly no real training and background in ED's, and how to help sufferers and their families/carers beyond the basic "medical stabalization". I never would have imagined through our experience, how backwards and utterly frustrating this road to finding quality, intelligent, evidenced-based and compassionate care would be.
So there is continued reasons to be hopeful and remain optimistic that at some point ED treatment and standards of care will indeed get better, and our voices will be heard, blame will take a vaporizing exit, and efforts and focus will stay centered towards much more rational, ethical, affordable, and compassionate care for ED's.
As any writer knows, the power of words can be Herculean.
Reuters Health briefly highlights a 'applied text analytic methods' study carried out by Dr Markus Wolf at the University Hospital Heidelberg in Germany that can be helpful towards improved therapeutic treatments, and better understanding of the cognitive processing of the eating disordered brain.
Many of us, as parents with children suffering from an ED might also know how delicate, negative, and self-defeating our childs' thoughts, behaviors, and words can be to themselves- especially when we know how this illness robs our children of their true selves during treatment and recovery.
That's why it's even more vital to remind ourselves first and foremost: we are not to blame or at fault for our childs' eating disorder; and secondly, to separate your child from the eating disorder/illness, especially at the most difficult moments through refeeding, treatment and recovery when it can be the most challenging thing to remind ourselves of.


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Thinking about cancer or dealing with cancer risk can be scary or overwhelming, but we believe that receiving information and resources is comforting, empowering, and lifesaving.
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Article in Fall 2012 Joining FORCEs Newsletter about new test for ovarian cancer risk in BRCA-negative families.
Confronting Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer
This FORCE-endorsed book was written by founder and Executive Director Sue Friedman; geneticist Rebecca Sutphen, MD; and health writer, Kathy Steligo. This book is a comprehensive resource on all topics related to hereditary cancer, genetic testing, and risk-management.
Noncarriers in BRCA1/BRCA2 families do not have increased risk of breast cancer
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Genetic Testing: Finding The Right Specialist Can Make A Difference
July 2008 FORCE blog about the importance of seeing an expert in cancer genetics prior to and after genetic testing.
Happy New Year: You're At High Risk
Winter 2006 FORCE newsletter article that highlights the importance of seeing a genetics expert prior to genetic testing
The Impact of Genetic Testing without Genetic Counseling For a Young Woman
Spring 2008 FORCE newsletter article by a young previvor who received genetic testing without the benefit of genetic counseling
Understanding BRCA Test Results (Fall 2006)
Fall 2006 newsletter article describing the different possible results from genetic testing.
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by Joi Morris and Ora Gordon, MD
One part memoir, three parts guidebook, Positive Results explains in a clear and steady manner the myths and realities of "the breast cancer genes."
Genetests list of genetics professionals
The National Center for Biotechnology Information, a branch of the National Institutes of Health, maintains a database of clinics that offer genetic counseling and genetic testing services.
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GNCC offers a credentialling program for nurses that receive advance training in genetics. They list credentialed nurses by state on their website.
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This database is produced and maintained by the National Cancer Institute. To find cancer genetics professionals who specialize in hereditary breast and ovarian cancer, choose one or both of the BRCA options in the form's "Family Cancer Syndrome" selection list. You can limit your search by city, state, or country (U.S. and Canada only).
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National Cancer Institute PDQ
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| Seal Beach shooting anniversary: Legal battles follow tragedy
| Seal Beach shooting anniversary: Vigil honors memory of victims
SEAL BEACH – One year ago today, a 41-year-old Huntington Beach man allegedly walked into a small Seal Beach beauty salon armed with several guns and opened fire.
Scott Evans Dekraai first shot his ex-wife, Michelle Fournier, and then her friend and co-worker Christy Lynn Wilson, according to witnesses and grand jury transcripts.
Salon owner Randy Fannin tried to intervene, to coax the gunman outside to talk, and became the third victim.
Then Dekraai methodically worked his way through the business that sits just off Pacific Coast Highway at Fifth Street, shooting five more people: employees Victoria Buzzo, 54; Michele Daschback Fast, 47; and Laura Webb, 46; and customers Bernice Kondas, 65; and Harriet "Hattie" Stretz, 73.
Stretz, of Los Alamitos, survived her serious injuries, while several others in the salon avoided the gunfire by ducking for cover, hiding in closets and small rooms, and even lying on the floor among the dead and dying.
As Dekraai slowly and calmly walked out of the shop, with people running and screaming in all directions, he saw David Caouette, 64, sitting in his Range Rover. Court transcripts state Dekraai told police he thought Caouette was an undercover police officer, so he shot him.
Dekraai then got into his truck and drove slowly out of the parking lot as people rushed to the crime scene, according to court documents.
The crime – which killed eight, leaving Stretz as the lone gunshot victim to survive – was the deadliest mass shooting in Orange County history, although Dekraai pleaded not guilty. Word of the tragedy spread to media outlets around the world.
The families of the victims and others affected by the shooting have dealt with their grief in different ways.
The shooting spurred some to action, and it brought families and the community together, even as some families were torn apart. The tragedy even led to an unexpected love story and marriage.
Paul Wilson, whose wife Christy Lynn Wilson was killed in the attack, took a solution-oriented approach.
Following the shooting, he began a movement to control gun access for those who are involved in child custody battles. The announcement was met with a negative reaction from some gun rights advocates, but he wasn't surprised, he said.
"I understand, I do," Wilson said in a recent interview. "Before Oct. 12, 2011, I was that guy. I never thought that much about guns, or domestic violence. I wasn't walking in the shoes I'm walking in today. And I want to make sure no one else is in my shoes because it's a bad place to be. Day in and day out, it's a horrible place to to be."
Facing the pain
Wilson was just one of many family, close friends and salon employees who rushed to the salon on the day of the shooting after they heard the news.
In the days that followed, thousands of Seal Beach residents, and people from many surrounding communities, would be drawn to the site, leaving rows of flowers, candles, stuffed toys and handwritten notes.
Children who attended nearby schools with the victims' children scrawled messages of hope on butcher paper and in chalk on the brick facade outside the business. Area churches posted signs offering an open door around the clock to pray, to meditate or just to talk.
In the days that followed, area businesses began to hold fundraisers to help the families with funeral expenses. The amount of support was so great that city officials established an official fund overseen by a committee.
And as people pulled together to process their anger, shock and grief, details about Dekraai emerged.
Friends and relatives of Fournier, and her divorce attorney, said she lived in fear of her former husband, with whom she had been embroiled in a bitter custody battle over their son, Dominic, who is now 9.
Divorce records show Dekraai had accused Fournier of being an unfit parent, and she countered by saying his mental state had deteriorated following the loss of a leg in a tugboat accident that killed one of his co-workers. He was also diagnosed as bipolar and required heavy medication, according to court documents.
The couple was in an Orange County Family Court just the day before, with Dekraai's claims being rejected, Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas said.
When Dekraai, armed and wearing a bullet-proof vest under his clothes, walked up to Fournier shortly after 1 p.m. as she worked on Wilson's hair, he said, "This is what you wanted," according to the grand jury transcripts.
It wasn't what Fournier wanted, but it was what she had feared, family and friends said.
"He had been there before and been a problem," Wilson said. "No one trusted him."
Wilson said the shop was an amazing place to work for everyone and that the group was extremely close-knit, but his wife and Fournier had been the best of friends.
The two women met at Lakewood High School. They went on double dates, they shared their hopes and dreams for the future and shared life's struggles.
Losing his wife – whom he began dating when he was 21 – was like losing part of himself. He had to take off from work for part of the past year to attend court hearings – "I will always go," he said – and to focus on his children and himself as they worked to cope with the pain.
He is happy to note that their youngest son graduated from high school this year and was recruited to play baseball at a school in Iowa. Their daughter has a 3-year-old daughter of her own who takes much of her focus, and their oldest son is dedicated to a good job.
But when Wilson talks about that day, his voice fills with tension. He, like so many family members and friends of the victims, refuses to call Dekraai by his name; most prefer the word "coward."
They are present for every court hearing, even those that last less than five minutes. Many have also given feedback or worked with the committee put together by the Seal Beach City Council to plan the permanent memorial tribute and the candlelight vigil that was held Thursday.
Some, however, have retreated from anything to do with the attack, though they all seem to keep track of one another. Bonds that formed in the salon before the tragedy have grown well beyond those killed and injured that day.
Chelsea Huff, Fournier's 25-year-old daughter and the stepsister of Dominic, said she was transformed overnight into a single mother.
Her stepbrother has lived with her, her father and her stepmom in Los Alamitos since the day he was pulled out of his school's afternoon day-care program and told his mom had been killed and his father had been arrested, effectively leaving him an orphan.
This year Dominic started third grade at McGaugh Elementary School, where he loves sports and enjoys his same friends, she said.
Huff said the enormity of fighting to become his legal guardian – a title she won in court this summer despite Dekraai's protests – was staggering. But her face brightens when she describes Dominic as a largely happy little boy, one well-loved and supported by his family, including his and Huff's grandfather and grandmother in New York, where the little boy got to spend some of his summer vacation.
"He's such a great kid," she said. "It's hard for me to get too down with this little bundle of joy constantly bouncing around."
Love from tragedy
Paul Caoutte, the son of David Caouette, moved from Pismo Beach to Seal Beach to be nearer his mother and became involved in the city committee creating a permanent memorial.
Even romance bloomed in the past year with a friend of the victims and fellow stylist, Tammy Hetzel, meeting her bridegroom Doug Childers at a funeral for one of the victims.
Childers was in a construction crew just a few feet from the salon and on a lunch break when they heard the shots and ran into the business. The trained Marine told the grand jury Dekraai actually stopped and pointed his gun at him, but did not pull the trigger.
"There hasn't been a day that's gone by that I haven't thought of that day," Childers said.
The pair wed Sept. 29, playing the song, "We Found Love in a Hopeless Place" by Rihanna at the wedding, which was held near the Seal Beach Pier and about 50 yards from where the candlelight vigil was held Thursday. They had no idea it would be so close to one of the proposed memorial sites when they picked the spot months earlier.
"The location it's in, it feels like we've got those who were lost with us," Childers said last week.
Gun control movement
Many other family members are fighting back.
Wilson has a name for his efforts to pass legislation that would temporarily remove guns from the possession of people embroiled in child-custody disputes – "Christy's Law," after his wife who was killed at the salon.
Wilson is campaigning hard for community support through social media sites, like www.change.org/petitions/support-christy-s-law and www.facebook.com/SupportChristysLaw.
His proposed legislation seeks to prohibit the purchase of firearms by those engaged in dissolution and child custody disputes, to prohibit possession of guns while engaged in such disputes and to require gun owners to surrender firearms while engaged in the disputes.
He and several other family members of victims, such as Huff and Fournier's brothers, are also outspoken supporters of victims' rights in the criminal court system, where they have expressed disgust at the number of rights afforded to accused criminals while victims and their loved ones are left with little concern or protection.
After the shooting, the grieving widower and dad began to research violence and family court issues, learning that in the United States alone during the previous three years more than 100 people were killed in custody disputes.
He talked to elected officials, police chiefs and sheriffs throughout the state, learning that the second leading cause of death and/or injury to officers stems from custody disputes.
Wilson also learned that though someone who is diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder and is medicated can't easily purchase guns, and that person may be ordered to surrender guns, there are few, if any, resources in enforcing such regulations.
"Sure, he can't buy something now, but there is nothing in place to deal with the 10 guns he bought 15 years ago, 15 years before he lost his leg, lost his job, lost his wife, lost his family," Wilson said, referring to Dekraai's history.
Christy's Law, he said, isn't designed to completely remove the right to bear arms, though he notes the country is in a much different place today than when that amendment was written.
"Not even everyone in a divorce would be affected," he said. "Only those in disputes would have to turn their guns over temporarily."
"We're working to protect the community, spouses, officers and children," Wilson said. "There has to be something in place to ensure that person doesn't have access to deadly weapons, and it has to be in place and effective before he goes into that salon and changes everyones' lives forever."
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Salon Meritage shooting timeline
Oct. 12, 2011 – Shortly after 1p.m., Scott Evans Dekraai storms the Salon Meritage in Seal Beach, shooting nine people and killing eight, according to court documents. Authorities say the deadly rampage was spurred by a contentious custody dispute with his ex-wife, Michelle Marie Fournier, 48, who was one of the victims. Dekraai is arrested by Seal Beach police officers without incident just blocks away from the crime scene.
Oct. 14, 2011 – Dekraai has his first court appearance after prosecutors file eight counts of murder and one count of attempted murder in the worst massshooting in Orange County history. Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas vows to seek the death penalty as tearful and enraged relatives of the victims fill a Santa Ana Courtroom to see the suspect in his first public appearance.
Oct. 25, 2011 – The Public Defender's Office is assigned to take over Dekraai's case.
Nov. 7, 2011 – Families of victims Christy Lynn Wilson and Michelle Fournier file wrongful death suits against Dekraai.
Nov. 29, 2011 – Dekraai enters a notguilty plea to the charges.
Jan. 16, 2012 – The Salon Meritage Victims Trust, which officially stopped gathering money in December, announces it has raised more than $400,000 for the families and survivors. The funds, which were overseen by a committee of city staff and community leaders, will be distributed in a three-tier system, with those most affected by the tragedy composing the first tier, such as the families who lost someone, the lone gunshot survivor and Dominic, the son of Dekraai and Fournier. The second tier are survivors who were trapped in the salon who weren't hit by gunfire. Tier three consists of salon employees and direct witnesses.
Jan. 17, 2012 – A grand jury indicts Dekraai on eight counts of murder and one count of attempted murder in the special circumstance case. The indictment speeds the trial process by eliminating the need for a preliminary hearing. Delays, nonetheless, are declared as the defense seeks more time to prepare for the complicated case.
May 3, 2012 – The transcripts from the grand jury indictment are released, detailing the horror that took place from eyewitness accounts. However, 29 pages of the transcripts remain under court-ordered seal.
July 27, 2012 – An Orange County Superior Family Court judge declares Chelsea Huff, 25, of Los Alamitos the legal guardian of her stepbrother, Dominic. Huff agrees to share guardianship of Dominic with the boy's maternal grandparents, but DeKraai's mother is still seeking visitation rights
Sept. 20, 2012 – A city committee formed in January to design a permanent memorial visits a potential site at First Street Beach, announces it is considering two sites for a permanent memorial – Eisenhower Park, a small greenbelt encompassing 1.4 acres next to the pier, or the First Street beach area.
Sept. 29, 2012 – Tammy Hetzel and Doug Childers get married on the beach. The couple, she a stylist who once worked at the salon and he one of several construction workers who ran into the salon after hearing the shots, met while attending a victim's funeral.
Oct. 9, 2012 – Sandra "Sandi" Fannin, widow of the slain salon owner, files a civil suit seeking compensation from Employers Mutual Casualty Co., the insurance company she and her husband paid for coverage for loss of business. In the 11-page civil complaint, Fannin says the company grudgingly gave her less than $30,000 when her actual business loss was $50,000 to $70,000. She also seeks unspecified damages for emotional distress due to the harsh treatment she says she received from the insurer.
Oct. 11, 2012 – Commemorating the one-year anniversary of the tragedy, a remembrance vigil hosted by the city takes place at the Seal Beach Pier.
Mid-November 2012 – Salon Meritage, currently being renovated, is expected to open under new ownership.
March 25, 2013 – Scheduled trial date for Dekraai, though it is expected to be postponed when the defendant appears for a status hearing next week.
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Salon Meritage shooting victim profiles
Victoria Ann Buzzo
About her: Laguna Beach resident Buzzo, 54, was a stylist at Salon Meritage who one friend said "had an incredible sense of humor and beautiful eyes and face," and "an infectious laugh, like a cackle."
David Caouette
About him: Seal Beach resident Caouette, 64, was a bystander who was shot in the parking lot outside the salon while in his vehicle. Caouette was a member of the Southern California Land Rover Club and an off-road enthusiast.
Laura Lee Elody
About her: Huntington Beach resident Elody, 46, a salon employee, had gotten married just before the shooting and many people knew her as Laura Webb. She was in the salon doing the hair of her mother, 73-year-old Hattie Stretz, who was the sole gunshot survivor.
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Michelle Marie Fournier
About her: Fournier, 48, a salon employee, is the ex-wife of killing suspect Scott Dekraai. A graduate of Lakewood High School and mother of three, the Los Alamitos resident was described as cheerful, beautiful and outgoing.
Lucia Bernice Kondas
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ZeniMax, which of course now owns iD software, filed the DMCA complaint with Google. Developer L!TH!UM told the site Android and Me that Doom for Android, offered for free, was built with open source code but "My mistake was allowing the download of the Plutonia and TNT WADs, at least that is what I suspect."
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Other ports pulled include: Ultimate Doom; Quake Platinum; Doom II; Wolf 3D: Spear of Destiny (two versions); Wolfenstein 3D; Quake GL; Wolfenstein 3D Lite (Beta 2) and Doom Soundboard.
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Estelle Smith got to Walmart on Friday as the doors opened after seeing an early holiday sale on the company's website.
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G: Meaning of G in 813genetics. G is indistinguishable numerically to the number 7 and speaks to mystery, otherworldly and religious encounters. A man with G as their underlying is inventive, imaginative and valuable. On the off chance that it is the primary consonant in a name, the conveyor will as a rule be lone. Negative, G's don't have a word of wisdom to despite everything others hearing consideration. G is as C, yet develops upwards with the lower end. G needs to reach however much as could reasonably be expected. It demonstrates attentiveness, is consistent, amusing, mindful, flexible, scrupulous, instinctive, hasty, intelligent reasoning and wild.
E: Meaning of E in 813genetics. E is the second vowel in the letter set and has the numeric Equal number 5. A man with the underlying E is normally a cordial, cherishing and humane soul. Adversely, a man with the letter E as their underlying can be questionable and somewhat cushioned once in a while. The letter E has three branches of similar lengths. These all reach out from it's left side. Similar lengths demonstrate a specific level of reasonableness to the outside world. They reach out to the outside demonstrates the ability to learn, to think overall and to be more fiery. B likewise implies, talented with great written work abilities, expert articulation, creative energy abundance. It demonstrates a one of a kind masterful style and solid excitement get out and know more.
N: Meaning of N in 813genetics. N is indistinguishable numerically to the number 5 and speaks to creative ability. Individuals with the underlying N are instinctive and open, yet can be adversely influenced by desire. N has two stable finishes on the floor and two upward show certainty. She is prepared to investigate upward and additionally downwards, learned interest. It ends up plainly languid when their rooms are loaded with water in this manner squandering ability from less readiness. This makes it marginally disabled, yet favorable luck it generally come.
T: Meaning of T in 813genetics. The letter T is indistinguishable numerically to the number 2 and compares to a development. A man with T as the initially starting is typically an anxious individual who is taking a gander at profound inquiries frequently replies. Contrarily, T can be excessively passionate, ambivalent, and regularly effectively influenced by the conclusions of others. T is a vertical strand at the best through a flat strand crossed. With the best mid-adjusted strand through the vertical strand, T demonstrates adjust and strength in its way. It is likewise to repudiate and rationally. With the upper strand anticipated through the lower strand, T is extremely eager, yet in addition to others as agreeable as others lay on its even best. This makes T benevolent, helpful, ladylike and loyal. It additionally demonstrates a high level of liberality and radicalism.
I: Meaning of I in 813genetics. I is the third vowel of the letters in order and the numeric Comparable to the number 9. It makes peace and is touchy, sympathetic and human. On the pessimistic side, the general population with this underlying letter I can be oppressive and grouchy. I is a novel letter that blossoms with it. It is benevolent, concerned, agreeable, receptive. It indicates little resistance to the outside, so capable, caution, independent, adoring, narrow minded, mutinous and learned.
C: Meaning of C in 813genetics. C is indistinguishable numerically to the number 3 and speaks to imaginative vitality. Individuals with the underlying letter C are extremely gifted and coexist well with others and are exceptionally social. Contrarily, C individuals can be merciless and coldblooded and now and then need compassion. C is a letter that is opened toward one side. It exemplies transparency, an inviting demeanor and a want to share. That is, sound conduct, trust in the outside world, positive reasoning, striking, scholarstic abilities showed by a transparency, enthusiastic and agreeable and triumphant. C bends from left aaway circulatory to show anxiety in obscure an area, tense and on edge conduct when stood up to with the obscure.
S: Meaning of S in 813genetics. The letter S is a standout amongst the most effective letters of the letter set and names begin with that letter, the "creators" of the world, are superb "performing artists throughout everyday life" and can put on the persona they wish you to see. On the off chance that S is the main vowel in a name, the individual has a tendency to be intense and fearless. Names starting with the letter S are pioneers, torchbearers, specialists, instructors, and individuals who demonstrate others the way. They are pioneers, inspirations and hopeful visionaries who know about their own particular intrinsic forces. The letter S is honest, kind, and wise. The letter S is indistinguishable numerically to the number 1 and speaks to beginnings. Individuals with S as their beginning are extremely exotic and hot. Contrarily, S can represent others rashly without concern. S is a solitary strand that goes ahead and in reverse. It demonstrates an ability to investigate. Thoughtfulness, feeling of extent and approach are on the whole qualities. The closures pointing forward and in reverse uncovers a conflicting nature with itself and a specific level of disarray.
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813genetics has a life path of 1. 813genetics means: With a fortunate life way of 1, the arrangement of numbers (10/1, 19/1) are your character numbers. 1 Positive Features: Initiator of activity, pioneer, inventive thoughts, solid administration, free, incites, individualistic style, official aptitudes, phenomenal will and the assurance to intensely accomplish. 1 Negative Features: Too capable or forceful, prevailing, indiscreet, egotistical, proud, stubborn. One of them is the pioneer. The main demonstrates the capacity to remain solitary, and is a solid vibration. Controlled by the sun Catchphrases: free, inventive, unique, yearning, decided, confident. At the point when put in negative terms: pompous, unyielding, restless, egocentric. As a sweetheart: Take the number ones who lead in adoration. Love and/or chasing is of vital significance to these darlings. It can, in any case, be narrow-mindedness. These darlings are prepared to investigation and they can be exceptionally energizing they can likewise require a ton of energy since they can without much of a stretch penetrate. Number 1 regularly alluded to as a unit, the unit is a number demonstrated by a vertical line set apart with a Sheriff at the best and even line at the base. His erect structure depicts pride, reason and fate. One is forceful, with an exceptionally solid power that bores Can be accomplished by snags and not restricted and superb outcomes can be acquired. It demonstrates solid will and energy. It alludes to the physical and mental activities. One utilized as a thing and as a descriptive word. It is utilized to show the importance, (best), as far as position, execution, quality, and need. Communicated in affection, is a standout amongst the most troublesome of all darlings, requesting, desirous and restless. In the expert field, one is mishandled as far as possible, constantly, unfit, Live behind desires. Number ten is an immaculate and finish number that implies declaration and obligation. To the Pythagoreans ten is a blessed and holiest numbers, as they take promise of the number ten. As indicated by the Apostle Ngabo, this figure demonstrates the system of an administration or realm. Nineteen a male number is produced using the first and last single digit numbers and mean the start and the end. It reflects achievement, humor, loaded with bliss and satisfaction. Identity: Number nineteen are self-ingested, outgoing and adjust their requirements with the necessities of others. They have extraordinary administration qualities.813genetics
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Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows to South Asia rose by 23 per cent to $39 billion in 2011 following declines in 2009 and 2010, UNCTAD's World Investment Report 20121 reveals.
The report, subtitled "Towards a New Generation of Investment Policies", was released today.
The recovery took place mainly as a result of the good performance of India – which is the largest FDI recipient in South Asia and accounts for more than four fifths of total FDI inflows to the region. FDI inflows to that country alone reached $32 billion in 2011. Inflows to the Islamic Republic of Iran and to Pakistan, the second- and third-largest FDI recipients, amounted to $4.2 billion and $1.3 billion, respectively (see figure). Bangladesh has also emerged as a major recipient, with FDI inflows increasing to a record high of $1.1 billion.
Countries in the region face different challenges, such as political risks and obstacles to FDI, which need to be tackled to build an attractive investment climate, the report says. Nevertheless, recent developments have highlighted new opportunities. For example, the political relationship between India and Pakistan, the two major economies on the subcontinent, has been moving towards greater engagement. In Afghanistan, significant FDI has been flowing into extractive industries, despite the country's continuing internal conflict.
In 2011, about 145 cross-border mergers and acquisitions (M&As) and 1,045 greenfield FDI projects – that is, ground-up investments in new ventures – by foreign firms were recorded In South Asia. Cross-border M&As rose by 131 per cent in value, and the total reached $13 billion in 2011, surpassing the previous record set in 2008. This significant increase was driven mainly by large transactions in extractive industries.
After three years' decline, outbound FDI from the region recovered as well. In 2011, FDI outflows from South Asia rose by 12 per cent to $15.2 billion. Outflows from India, the region's dominant source of FDI, increased to $14.8 billion (see figure 1). Though cross-border M&As slid across all three sectors – extractive industries, manufacturing and services – the drop was compensated largely by a rise in overseas greenfield projects, particularly in extractive industries, metal and metal products, and business services.
FDI growth seems to be keeping its momentum in 2012. As economic growth in India has slowed, however, concerns have risen about short-term prospects for FDI inflows to South Asia, the World Investment Report says. The global economic situation has created further uncertainties. Whether countries in the region can overcome old challenges and grasp new opportunities will depend to a large extent on governments' efforts to further open up their economies and deepen regional economic integration, the report contends.
Figure 1 - Top five recipients and sources of FDI flows in South Asia, 2010 and 2011 (Billions of US dollars)
a) Inflows
b) Outflows
Source: UNCTAD, World Investment Report 2012.Note: Countries ranked on the basis of the magnitude of 2011 FDI flows.
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MONTREAL - Years ago, I was dining in France at the famous restaurant La Maison de Bricourt. The three-Michelin-starred establishment was located in Cancale, a seaside town in Brittany famous for its oysters and the auberge's star chef, Olivier Roellinger. As eager as I was to sample the chef's renowned cuisine, I was somewhat irked mid-meal to realize that the sommelier was treating us like rubes who didn't know the difference between a béarnaise and a bag of peanuts. Come cheese-course time, I had had my fill, and put a sharp end to his manner in one fell swoop: I ordered a bottle of gewürztraminer vendanges tardives. The sommelier gasped, and I kid you not, actually bowed a little bow, before scampering off to procure the bottle. God knows it cost me about $200, but it was worth it.
Obscure, elegant, and the perfect match for cheese, gewürztraminer is a wine little known by the masses yet beloved by oenophiles, who relish its oh-so feminine aromatic profile, its volume, its character and its versatility at the table.
Ask yourself this question: When was the last time you drank a glass of gewürztraminer in a restaurant? Or, for that matter, have you ever tasted one at all? If not, now is the time, for few wines say holiday cheer like a dewy glass of gewürztraminer. And though the best come at quite a price, there are several worth sampling in the $20 range.
But before I carry on, what should the neophyte expect from this wine? Flavours of rose, lychee, and ginger are the most common associated with this grape. Yet a tasting last week of 11 gewürztraminers resulted in fewer such predictable aromas and several others like brioche (panetonne?), orange, Turkish delight, and a faint tinge of spices like nutmeg, allspice and cardamom. What was apparent was that though every wine was made with this one varietal, each had a distinct personality.
Gewürztraminers are made in dry, half-dry and sweet styles, which is why some offer bold aromatics, while others are reserved enough to remind me of plain ol' white wine. And the perfumey wines, not supported by a skeleton of acidity, tumble into cloying territory.
On a recent trip to Alsace, I drank my weight in gewürztraminer and fell in love with this mysteriously sweet and spicy white wine all over again. Alsace is surely the mecca of gewürztraminer, but it's also produced in cool-climate regions of Italy, Chile, New Zealand, the U.S., Slovenia, Slovakia, Austria, Bulgaria, Hungary, Luxembourg, Romania, the Czech Republic and even Canada. But if you head to the SAQ, you won't find such variety; there are only 50 gewürzts listed, and most of them are from Alsace. Yet the Alsatians produce such beautiful gewürztraminers that it's only normal that they dominate.
You'll find them listed from $13 to $173, the priciest being the "sélections de grains nobles" wines that are made from botrytised grapes that develop in the autumn fogs of Alsace, thus shrivelling the grapes and concentrating their juices. Such wines are rare and pricey, and are even sweeter and richer-tasting than the "vendange tardive" (late harvest) gewürztraminers.
Though there's no denying many of these sensual wines are delicious sipped as an apéritif (or in a candlelit bathtub), many also work brilliantly at the table. As for food pairings, there are the classics like baked ham, sushi, Chinese food, curries (go for spicy, but not "hot") and choucroute. The quintessential gewürztraminer and cheese pairing is with Munster sprinkled with caraway seeds, and indeed it's fantastic. It's also a brilliant with anything from the gingerbread family.
I wanted to come up with other dishes to make this wine sing. Alsatian winemaker André Ostertag makes a beautiful gewürztraminer (sadly, out of stock at the SAQ), and though it is not a wine he adores (his heart belongs to pinot noir), he told me he enjoys it with a guinea hen enhanced with honey.
Inspired by Ostertag's words, I went about creating a recipe. The results? Bingo! A dish that paired well with more than half our selections. And yet my intention to find dishes that would pair well generally with all these wines didn't quite work out as I had hoped, as some worked wonders with the potent gewürztraminers, while others required more subtlety.
For starters, cold foie gras marries beautifully with the more perfumey wines, such as the gewürztraminer 2009 Rosenberg G.C., Domaine Barmès Buecher, Alsace, France ($29.45, SAQ #11655774) or the gewürztraminer Réserve 2010, Albert Boxler, Alsace, France ($39, SAQ #11777739). Enhanced with a dab of spiced cherry jelly, the foie gras pairing was a knockout.
Those same two wines, however, overwhelmed a chestnut soup and a guinea hen, but came roaring back come cheese time. And so went this roller-coaster of taste sensations. While some at the table complained that even the dry wines were "too sweet" (especially when they warmed past their ideal 10-degrees C), I found only the sweetest gewürztraminers paired well with desserts. And what a surprise to find an Italian and American gewürzt that impressed among our predominantly French lineup.
Looking for a sure thing to begin your gewürztraminer adventure? I'd highly recommend the classic gewürztraminer 2010, Léon Beyer, Alsace, France ($24.35, SAQ #978577), the more reserved gewürztraminer 2011, Aloïs Lageder, Sudtirol, Haut Adige, Italy ($24.10, SAQ #10780400), or even the surprisingly restrained yet still personality-filled gewürztraminer 2010, Pacific Rim, Columbia Valley, U.S. ($18.30, SAQ #11334911).
Once opened, gewürztraminer keeps well in the fridge for up to three days, so if you don't finish it off at dinner, enjoy a glass after work the next day. A few are also available in half bottles, which just might be the best way to familiarize yourself with this unique wine. And if you can get your hands on a "sélection de grains nobles" gewürztraminer, jump on it. It's wine that pairs beautifully with desserts like a pear and ginger crumble, a gingerbread soufflé, a passion fruit and mango pavlova, or a beautiful plate of post-celebratory dinner macarons — especially rose or lychee-flavoured macarons.
But then again, it might best be sipped lightly chilled, fireside. All alone.
Guinea Hen with Apricot and Honey
Serves 6, or 4 generously
Not only is this recipe ridiculously easy, the results are delectable. Inspired by Andre Ostertag's idea of pairing gewürztraminer with "pintade au miel," I developed this recipe, with several tips from chefs, in which the legs are braised and the breast is roasted. I added apricots here to marry with the flavours in the wine and add a festive feel, but you can omit them if need be. I served this on a bed of steamed spinach. A side of simple boiled potatoes would also be nice.
1 3-pound guinea hen, cut into pieces (Ask your butcher to cut your hen into eight pieces, separating the leg from the thigh, and cutting the breast in quarters half, with the wing bones left on the top half of the breast)
1 small onion, peeled
1 carrot, peeled
1 branch celery
1 clove garlic, peeled
2 cups homemade chicken stock, or water, or a mix of both
1 heaped teaspoon Dijon mustard
2 tablespoons honey
About a dozen of dried apricots (sulphur-free organic are best)
Salt and pepper
About 10 oz. fresh spinach, washed and spun dry
Honey, to finish
Separate the legs and breast pieces of the guinea hen. Place the breast pieces on a plate, skin side up, and spread the skin out so it covers the meat as evenly as possible. Place in the fridge, uncovered.
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. Chop the onion, carrot, celery and garlic into an even small dice (mirepoix) and place in an even layer on the bottom in a deep-fry pan or small Dutch oven. Place the guinea hen legs and thighs on top.
Heat up a half cup of the stock (or water) until hot, and whisk in the mustard and the honey. Pour it over the meat and vegetables along with the rest of the stock. Roughly chop the apricots and add them to the mix as well, along with a large pinch of salt and pepper. Cover and place in the oven. After 1 hour, remove the pan from the oven, turn over the meat, cover, and braise for another hour. Remove from the oven and set aside.
Increase your oven temperature to 435 degrees F and take the breast meat out of the fridge. Prepare a non-stick pan, and season the meat on both sides with salt and pepper. When the oven is ready, place the breast pieces, skin-side down, on the non-stick pan and place immediately in the oven for 20 minutes.
Meanwhile, steam your spinach (you can steam it in a bit of the braising juices), then lay it down at the bottom of your serving dish and transfer the braised legs onto the top of the spinach. Place the pan with the remaining braising juices on high heat and reduce to thicken the sauce slightly.
When the breasts are roasted, pour the braising juices (do not strain) over the legs and spinach, then top with the pieces of roast guinea hen, skin side up. Brush the tops of the golden breast skin lightly with a bit of honey, and serve immediately.
Chestnut Soup
Makes 10 cups
This recipe, slightly adapted, comes from Nigella Christmas (Harper Collins Canada, 2008) and I chose it only because I loved the idea of chestnuts with gewürztraminer. Some wine snobs will scoff at the idea of pairing soups with wine, but I love the way a good wine can boost a soup's flavour. This velvety potage not only has a rich flavour, but when paired with a sweeter gewürztraminer, it goes from just plain delicious to downright Christmassy from the first slurp to the last.
1 clove garlic, peeled and sliced into four
1/2 cup good quality olive oil
1 stick celery
2 small carrots
1 small onion
1/2 leek
250g red lentils
6 cups vegetable or chicken stock
250g vacuum-packed cooked chestnuts (or a 240g tin of
Vacuum-packed chestnuts, look for Clement Faugier brand)
1/4 cup Sherry or Madeira
About 5 slices of bacon, fried and chopped into bits
2 tablespoons of chopped fresh parsley
extra garlic oil for drizzling
Make the garlic oil: Heat the olive oil in a small pot until just hot but not smoking, add the garlic. It should sizzle. Remove immediately from heat and let cool to room temperature.
Make the soup: Finely chop the onion, leek, carrot and celery. Heat about 3 tablespoons of the garlic oil in a pan, add the chopped vegetables and let sweat and soften for about 10 minutes on medium-low heat. Stir in the lentils, then pour in the stock. Bring to the boil and simmer until lentils are very soft (about 30 minutes).
Add the chestnuts, stir, and simmer for a few more minutes. Using a blender, liquidize in batches until smooth.
When ready to serve, reheat the soup and stir in the sherry or Madeira. Ladle into pre-warmed bowls and sprinkle each with bacon bits and parsley. Drizzle over a bit of garlic oil and serve immediately.
Suggested pairings:
With chestnuts, the soup and the guinea hen:
Gewürztraminer 2010, Léon Beyer, Alsace, France ($24.35 SAQ #978577); gewürztraminer 2008, Bollenberg G.C., Lucien Albrecht, Alsace, France ($23.70, SAQ #710459); gewürztraminer 2010, Pacific Rim, Colombia Valley, U.S. ($18.30 SAQ #11334911); gewürztraminer 2011, Aloïs Lageder, Sudtirol, Haut Adige, Italy ($24.10, SAQ #10780400).
For those who want to splurge: gewürztraminer Réserve 2010, Albert Boxler, Alsace, France ($39, SAQ #11777739); gewürztraminer 2008 Osterberg G.C., Kientzler, Alsace, France ($31.00, SAQ #11661463)
With Munster:
For those who prefer a less perfumed wine: gewürztraminer 2011, Aloïs Lageder, Sudtirol, Haut Adige, Italy ($24.10, SAQ #10780400).
And for those who prefer a more aromatic experience: gewürztraminer 2004, Vendanges Tardives, Léon Beyer, Alsace, France ($49.25, SAQ #10481629); gewürztraminer 2009 Rosenberg G.C., Domaine Barmès Buecher, Alsace, France ($29.45, SAQ #11655774).


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This time of year when we start to wonder if our battery will hold out through the rest of the season. We try to do everything we can to keep it alive just a little bit longer. Being a key component that is often overlooked until it fails, the battery is a tricky component. OEM batteries tend to last anywhere from 1-2 year to about 5 years, the latter results require stringent monitoring and cycle charges. K and G Cycles (www.kandgcycles.com) is proud to offer you a replacement battery that will have you wondering why manufacturers aren't using these from the start – EarthX Lithium Batteries.
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We love to study bones! What could be more exciting than understanding the bones we have in our own bodies! This craft was actually something I saw the preschoolers doing on their own with Q-Tips. We took the idea and ran with it!
How to Make a Bone-ified Skeleton Craft!
Materials: Picture of the human skeleton (Kids love to learn the names of the bones), black construction paper, white chalk, glue, Q-Tips, a picture of the child's face, scissors (optional)
Procedure: After naming the bones with the children have them construct their own skeletons. Glue on the face and add the Q-Tips for the bones. Kids love to cut the Q-Tips with scissors and love to get very detailed! Be sure to have them write their name with the chalk.
Extensions: If you have any holiday stickers it really adds a finished look to their work!
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Complete your game day look by emulating what your AFLW heroes will be wearing on game day with this Fremantle Dockers AFLW 2018 Women's Home Guernsey. The 2018 guernsey has been made by Cotton On's Active Range and features a fully sublimated design for comfort and lasting durability. The Guernsey features a COAR moisture wicking finish which helps aid temperature regulation as the AFLW action heats up. Featuring a durable construction with reinforced collar and trims, allows you to play harder and last longer whilst the neckline has been constructed with a modernised rounded 'V' neckline to further enhance the comfortable fit on your body. The Fremantle Dockers AFLW 2018 Women's Home Guernsey is completed with a jock tag on the left hip, displaying the AFLW logo and team logo allowing you to show your team colours and support your team all the way to the Finals.


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Just a brief heads up that Rogue Touch 1.7 has been submitted to Apple today (Sept 11, 2013)!
This will bring much needed changes to fully support iOS 7 UI/Controls when it arrives next week, and gives the long time faithful rogues here something special- iPhone 5/5c/5s and 5th Gen iPod Touch "tall screen" support!
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Hello Everyone.
This week Wardrobe Wednesday is very special because the outfit was courtesy of Qvendo.com
What I am wearing
Dress - courtesy Qvendo.com - Romeo and Juliet couture. (click on the links to check such amazing items on Qvendo.com)
Metallic peep toe heels - Catwalk
Accessories - yebhi.com
Belt - Lifestyle
Makeup : Maybelline, M.A.C and Revlon
Firstly thank you so much Qvendo.com for this outfit. It was love at first sight. The silhouette is so soft, comfortable and as light as a feather.
Qvendo.com not only offers amazing brands at affordable price to the Indian Market ,the quality of service and speedy delivery sets them apart from rest of the online website.
The photos of Vignesh were so amazing, I had a tough time choosing.Therefore I landed up uploading almost all the photos! Thank you so much Vignesh :)
I decided to go with a Metallic outlook for this outfit. I teamed up the dress with metallic belt from Lifestyle for 150 Rs( during their 50% sale).
The metallic accessories(both are chains, one I transformed into a bracelet) and Metallic peep toe heels are old as seen in Black, white and metallic me, A furry affair. The metallic accessories are from yebhi.com. The peep toe heels are from Catwalk bought during 50% sale. The heels cost me 800Rs and accessories around 450Rs.
To brighten up the outfit I added faux croc purple leather wallet( borrowed from my mom)and bright makeup from M.A.C cosmetics(Suddenly my new found obsession is purple color) . I used their Metallic purple eyeliner and added Metallic purple pigments. The lip gloss is from Revlon.
Let me know what you think about my new outfit and purple touch to the outfit. I will be waiting for all your lovely comments.
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[Download] ➸ The City We Became By N.K. Jemisin – Islecook.co.uk
Without a doubt, one of the most brilliant books I have ever had the honor of reading A brilliant homage to New York City, packed with all its love and harshness, and so incredibly inventive that I felt my own imagination and the boundaries of what fantasy can be expand. releases 26 Mar 2020 okay so I love creepy city aesthetics, and this book is about a city with an actual living soul which sounds so so amazing I m here for this A wonderfully inventive love letter to New York City that spans the multiverse A big middle finger to Lovercraft with a lot of heart, creativity, smarts and humor A timely and audacious allegorical tale for our times This book is all these things and The story started a bit slow as our team assembles, but once our heroes are together or as together as they re gonna be , it was a blast sharp and insightful but also just fun There are definitely some creepy and disturbing moments, and one scene between a mother and daughter that I did not expect that just about broke my heart Jemisin has moments of human tenderness and wonder tucked in this wild ride, too, so don t mistake fun for lightweight or fluff This book has a lot to say and it says it very well I tore through the last 100 pp in one sitting, laughing and cheering and loving every word It felt like driving down Second Avenue at full speed yelling at everyone to get the f out of my way And what former and current New Yorker has not wanted to do that A joy. 2 15 20 so close to the release date now Can t wait 10 16 19 why is the release date still so far away 9 8 19 Cover has been revealed Am I in love with it Nah Will I still read the fuck out of this Yup Side note I have been posting updates about this for an entire year If you can t tell, Jemisin is my fave 7 13 19 The release date has been pushed back to 2020 2 18 19 WE HAVE TITLE I have a feeling she might explore genius loci agian She wrote a short story about it and her Broken Earth trilogy also featured it I think this might be another of her full length explorations of the concept but set in the modern world 1 5 19 why does the release date have to be so far away 9 5 18 I CAN NOT WAIT Jemisin is so skilled when it comes to creating anti heroes, discussing those hard topics, creating unique worlds and intriguing magic systems This is going to be one of my most anticipated books of 2019 A city that becomes itself A story that s a dash of Do the Right Thing and splash of Yarrow or Mulengro or All the Birds in the Sky A love story to a city that s also a team up, a call to arms, and a statement of joy There s a dash maybe a dash too much I m not sure yet of Providence, Rhode Island, but it doesn t overwhelm A solid book and one that left me interested in seeing what happens in Paris and wondering if Los Angeles is next 3.5 stars. I want you to understand that you re not ready for this book Even if you ve read Jemisin s other work, even if you ve read The City Born Great, which is the starting place for this book.You re not ready for the fun and pop of it, the rhythm and beat You re not ready for the wit and weight of it, the subversions that are both subtext and said out loud You re not ready for the cleanness and cleverness of the prose, the daring of it, the way the whole thing functions simultaneously as a superheroes learning their powers origin story and a love song to city living and a gigantic middle finger to H.P Lovecraft.And honestly, none of it is written for me I m white and rural and southern I don t know jackshit about New York But this is a song so good so bright and bold and brave that anyone can dance to it. The Broken Earth trilogy turned into one of my favourite series ever so it was with a little trepidation that I entered New York City here to see what this author had come up with next I thought I was somewhat prepared given that I d read the short story The City Born Great which I would recommend doing, you can find it in the, How Long til Black Future Month collection and you ll get a plethora of other wonderful tales to boot but it turns out that was just the tip of the iceberg and The City We Became offers up a sprawling, lively, diverse metropolis that lives and breathes on the page, represented by it s five awakening protectors..This story is wildly imaginative but also very down to earth in a lot of ways The cast of characters embraces all of humanity in one form or another and this is also a hugely entertaining adventure, a kind of Good v Evil apocalyptic possibility with thought provoking levels and a tendency to devour an hour when you only meant to give it ten minutes.The writing, the plotting, every nuance is immaculately achieved and it is unsurprising that N K Jemisin has won than one Hugo..this is once again quality of the type we should all wish for and as a reader I embrace it The City We Became comes highly recommended from me and whatever your preferred genre you may like to give this a go I can t wait for the next in the series. One of the authors of the Forward Short Story collection I look forward to reading from Excited Five New Yorkers Must Come Together In Order To Defend Their City In The First Book Of A Stunning New Series By Hugo Award Winning And NYT Bestselling Author N K JemisinEvery City Has A Soul Some Are As Ancient As Myths, And Others Are As New And Destructive As Children New York City She S Got FiveBut Every City Also Has A Dark Side A Roiling, Ancient Evil Stirs Beneath The Earth, Threatening To Destroy The City And Her Five Protectors Unless They Can Come Together And Stop It Once And For All The City We Became is N.K Jemisin s newest fantasy, coming out in March 2020 Based on a short story called The City Born Great, previously published in her incredible How Long til Black Future Month , the novel features the moment that New York City comes alive but disrupted by a mysterious threat, is split into its five boroughs personified, avatars of Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx, Queens, and Staten Island, who must unite if they want to save the city and, indeed, the world from the woman in white and her terrifying minions.Jemisin s books are always written superbly and go by with speed This novel is a superhero origin story of sorts, dominated by its characters discovering their powers, finding each other, and unraveling the motivations and goals of the supervillain, as the woman in white works in the background to defeat them More than anything, this novel is a love letter to New York City in all its complexity, diversity, and drive, and meditation on what makes up the heart and core of a city The woman in white s actors are sexist creeps, alt right artists, gentrifiers they hope to take over a city that doesn t belong to them Jemisin builds the idea of city centered avatars into a complex and swirling world of Lovecraftian horror, while at once twisting around the legacy of Lovecraft by punching his racism into the ground with NYC s fist multi verse fixed points and dynamic characters mix in with twists, betrayals, and sacrifice.The City We Became comes out March 26, 2020 I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.


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While we may not know whether David Brooks' try out as a Romney speechwriter was successful, he clearly is doing his best for the campaign. Today he pushes the idea that a voucher system is the only way to contain Medicare costs. This requires ignoring an awful lot of evidence, but that is an exercise at which David Brooks excels.
To start, in dismissing the idea that governments can be successful in designing policies that contain costs, Brooks ignores all the evidence from every other wealthy country. All of them have much greater involvement of the government in their health care system (in some countries like the United Kingdom and Denmark they actually run the system) yet their average cost per person is less than half as much as in the United States. And they have comparable health care outcomes, with all enjoying longer life expectancies. If health care costs in the United States were comparable to those in any other wealthy country we would be looking at long-term budget surpluses, not deficits. (We could look to trade to reduce costs, but policy debates in the United States are dominated by ardent protectionists in the area of health care.)
Of course relying on the private sector to contain costs in Medicare is not a new idea, contrary to what Brooks seems to believe. The Gingrich Congress' Medicare Plus Choice plan opened Medicare to private insurers as did President Bush's Medicare Advantage plan. Both raised costs. We also have the massive under 65 market which is overwhelmingly served by private insurers. Yet per person costs have consistently risen more rapidly for the non-Medicare population (Table 16) than for the Medicare population. This is in addition to the fact that the administrative costs as a share of expenses for Medicare are less than half of the costs for private insurers (this is even after adjusting for the higher denominator with the expenses of Medicare patients).
Brooks seems to think it would be a great idea for providers to be paid by the patient rather than for the specific services provided. That may prove to be a very good idea and the Affordable Care Act actually puts in place a number of incentives to push providers into going this path. Most private insurers do not now follow this route in spite of Brooks' positive assessment of this approach. But Brooks still links this method of payment with private insurers.
In effect Brooks is arguing that if pointy headed government bureaucrats in Washington force private insurers to change the way that they provide benefits, then it will lead to lower costs than if we just left the market to itself. Brooks faith in the effectiveness of government intervention is impressive.
Interestingly, Brooks gives the voucher structure of the Medicare drug benefit credit for containing the costs of the program and holds it up as a model for Medicare more generally. In fact, the main reason that costs have been contained is that drug prices in general have risen much less rapidly than had been projected. In 2004, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services projected (Table 2) that we would be spending $440 billion in 2012 for prescription drugs. Instead we are now expected to spend $277.1 billion.
The slower growth in costs was in turn attributable to a slower pace of innovation in the drug industry. The Food and Drug Administration data put the number of breakthrough drugs developed in recent years at less than half the late 90s rate.(A priority approval means that a drug is seen as presented a qualitative advancement over existing drugs.) Perhaps Brooks wants to attribute the slowdown in innovation to the voucher system in the Medicare drug benefit.
Source: FDA and Knowledge Ecology International.
Finally, the Romney-Ryan plan does contain an important potential contradiction in both setting up a strict limit on the rate of benefit cost growth and the commitment to guarantee a payment that is large enough to allow beneficiaries to buy a Medicare equivalent policy. If it turns out to be the case that even with the Romney-Ryan voucher system in place costs outpace the cost growth target, we don't know which will take precedence, the restriction on cost growth or the commitment to ensuring that seniors that the government will pay for a Medicare equivalent policy.
In this way, the Romney-Ryan promise on Medicare is similar to the promise on their tax plan. They claim that they will not raise taxes on the middle class and still have a revenue neutral tax plan. As many independent analysts have pointed out, this story does not add up. Either they will have to not carry through on the tax plan that is at the center of their campaign, they will have to raise taxes on the middle class, or they will increase the deficit. Similarly, their plan for Medicare almost certainly means that they will either have to back away from their commitment to guaranteeing that seniors will be able to afford a Medicare equivalent policy or they are not really committed to the budget targets they have set out for Medicare.
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