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Verde Valley nonprofit helps older adults keep their pets in their own home
For older adults living alone, a pet can provide much needed, even lifesaving companionship. But keeping a pet can be expensive. The good news is, there’s support for pet owners and their furry companions.
Linda Clark is with the Verde Valley Caregivers Coalition, which supports older adults. She says most of its clients have family living out of state.
"And so pets in essence, become their children, their siblings, their companions," she said.
So VVCC’s pet program keeps cats and dogs, and even some lizards, in their home by providing things like pet food and vet care. Clark says of the 1,900 people they serve, about 40% own pets.
"Just this past year we provided 600 pet assistance services to our clients and so the needs are growing," she explained. "And the greatest two of the greatest needs right now are pet food and and pet boarding."
Because if a client ends up in the hospital, they may have to board their animal which can be expensive.
"This is another reason why we got started with the pet program [in 2014] is that when one of our clients needs to be hospitalized for a few days, sometimes a few weeks, they have to board their pet somehow," Clark said.


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Original Recipe "Perfect Gluten Free Bread Baked in the Crockpot"
And here is my recipe: "Raisin' Crockpot Bread" (Pun intended)
1 1/2 cups milk
1 cup warm water
2 (.25 ounce) packages active dry yeast
1/2 cup sugar
1 tsp salt
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup raisins
8 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup white sugar
2 Tbsp ground cinnamon
- Warm the milk
- Dissolve the yeast in the water and let sit until it foams (about 10 minutes)
- In a large mixing bowl, mix yeast/milk mixture, eggs, sugar, salt, butter, and raisins.
- At this point, you are supposed to add the dough to a greased loaf pan and place it inside your crockpot to cook (picture 1), but my loaf pans wouldn't fit inside the crock. So, I just put the dough inside the crock (picture 2). First though, I mixed the sugar and cinnamon. As I was dumping it into the crock, I was sprinkling the mixture in. Turned out great!
- Turn on high for 3-4 hours, checking it every 45 minutes or so.
- This rose crazy high, so after about an hour in the crock, I deflated it.
- After about 3 hours, mine was done. So I turned it out on the cooling rack. Check out this baby!
- So....it's huge. Once it cools, I cut it in half and froze half of it. I'm going to make some french toast with the other half.
What I love about this is that it shows that I could bake some bread in my new (kitchen) best friend. If you are in to baking bread in the crockpot, give this a shot, but make sure you keep on eye on it.

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9 Contemporary Women Writers You Should Know
Two centuries ago, Jane Austen was scribbling novels on napkins during dinners. Charlotte and Emily Brontë published Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights in the mid-1850s under male pseudonyms. Writing — and publishing — used to be a world reserved for men. But we’ve come a long way since then.
To celebrate International Women’s Day with the rest of the world, we’re taking some time to focus on some of the foremost women's voices in contemporary writing. From Zadie Smith to Carmen Aguirre, these authors are ones we love for their original, funny, and always incisive use of words. Have a look at these 9 women — writing in 7 different genres — whose books you won’t be able to put down, and whose voices you won't want to forget.
1. Joan Didion — Nonfiction
Joan Didion’s trailblazing essays set the standard for nonfiction writing in the 1970s. Since then, Didion’s covered a span of topics from the complexities of morality to growing up and the pitfalls of prestige. Famous for such essays as “On Self-Respect” and “After Life,” Didion writes elegantly but with the keen eye of a critic.
Of particular note for writers: check out, “Why I Write” and, importantly, “On Keeping a Notebook” — always a useful piece for any author!
2. Hannah Rothschild — Comedy
In the mood to smile? Hannah Rothschild burst into the scene in 2016 with her debut novel. Showcasing vibrant characters and a devastatingly witty voice, The Improbability of Love won that year’s Wodehouse Prize for Comic Fiction and was shortlisted for the Baileys Women’s Prize For Fiction.
For another novel by a funny woman, also see: Today Will Be Different, by Maria Semple.
3. Toni Morrison — General Fiction
Fun fact about Toni Morrison, the first African-American woman to win the Nobel Prize in writing: she edited books for 20 years — right before she got fed up with what she was reading and took the plunge into writing.Her first book, The Bluest Eye, was published shortly afterward. Song of Solomon and Beloved, both of which deal with issues of racial prejudice, followed. They elevated Morrison to become one of the best-known names in contemporary fiction.
If you’re an aspiring author, you can believe Morrison when she says: “If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it.”
Watch Toni Morrison and Junot Díaz discuss their careers, female friendships in fiction, and more during an exchange at the New York Public Library.
4. Robin Hobb — Fantasy
In a genre traditionally dominated by male writers, this West Coast author of the Farseer trilogy has established herself as a leading voice in fantasy fiction. If you want the political intrigue of Game of Thrones without the regular bouts of incest and mutilations, do yourself a favor and start with The Assassin’s Apprentice.
5. Zadie Smith — General Fiction
Following two families over three sweeping decades, White Teeth confronts intersections of class, race, and culture in modern-day London. Zadie Smith was just 20 years old when she wrote and sold it.
Though she was compared to Salman Rushdie and John Irving at the time, this British author actually writes with a voice that is entirely unique — she is one for our ages.
Listen to Zadie Smith and Jeffrey Eugenides discuss writing and good writing practices over on the New Yorker.
6. Sarah Waters — Historical Fiction
Victorian-era intrigue. Lesbian protagonists. Plots as winding and unexpected as Charles Dickens and Wilkie Collins. What more could you want from your fiction? These are the trademarks of Sarah Waters’ fiction, which includes the Booker-nominated Fingersmith, Tipping the Velvet, and most recently, The Paying Guests. Covering a span of eras from the Victorian age to the Roaring Twenties, Waters turns a brilliant eye on identity and the underground spaces to which women needed to turn in the past — while packaging it all into edge-of-your-seat historical thrillers.
Read about the four-year-long historical research process Waters undertook for The Paying Guests here in an interview with The Daily Beast. If you're interested in this topic, Reedsy will release a free course on historical research for novels soon — stay tuned!
7. Edwidge Danticat — Short Story
Edwidge Danticat’s contemplated diaspora and the strange sensation of not belonging to any one country since 1994. As a Haitian-American author who immigrated to the United States when she was 12, Danticat writes about life in Haiti and America in equal parts. Her works often focus on women in these two countries and their relationships with one another. For a collection of Danticat’s short stories, check out Krik? Krak. If you’re interested in Danticat’s own account of moving to the United States, check out her 2007 memoir, Brother, I’m Dying.
For more superb short stories by women, give Alice Munro, Flannery O'Connor, Annie Proulx, and Shirley Jackson a whirl — women have some of the most influential voices in short fiction.
8. Gillian Flynn — General Fiction
The author of the book everyone was reading a few summers back, there’s more to Gillian Flynn than Gone Girl! You can find more that same dark, electrifying tone in Flynn’s earlier novels, Sharp Objects and Dark Places.
9. Carmen Aguirre — Memoir
Carmen Aguirre was just six years old when her family was exiled from Chile in the middle of Pinochet’s military coup. At the age of 11, her family returned to South America to join the underground resistance movement against the Pinochet dictatorship. In her debut novel, Something Fierce: Tales of a Revolutionary Daughter, Aguirre pairs drama with humour as she recounts what it was like to grow into her own in the middle of a tumultuous time — as a teenage girl dedicated both to the cause, but also to the frequent fixation of adolescent girls: boys and pop music.

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The Knox Old Boys Pipe Band enables its members to keep up with their piping and drumming in a friendly, informal atmosphere. Some of us have just left school; some of us left school a while ago now; some of us play a bit more seriously; others get along when they can. The emphasis is on playing for enjoyment, and all old boy pipers, drummers and drum majors are encouraged to join.
The band normally plays at various community events during the year, including:
- Bundanoon highland gathering
- Redfern RSL Anzac Sunday service
- Gulgong Anzac Day dawn service, street march
- Wollombi Anzac Day service
- Novus Foundation (Wahroonga Rotary) fundraising dinner
- St Ives Rotary Food and Wine Fair
- Wahroonga Fair (combined with the school band)
It has also been an honour to send solo pipers to various ANZAC church services, Remembrance Day services, weddings, funerals and dinners. We particularly enjoy playing at the Old Boys Rugby.
Sadly but necessarily, our band performances in April-May (at least) have been cancelled due the risks associated with COVID-19. In the meantime, we have moved our band practices online.
Practices have moved online
We would normally practice on Sunday evenings from 5:00 to 6:30pm, in the school pipe band room.
However, from Sunday 22 March 2020 we are practising online. Please contact Allan Watts: email@example.com, to get the login details for practice.
New members are always welcome – join us to practice as often as you can (and, hopefully, at least get to our once-a-month ‘big band practice’).


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Dame Maggie Smith has responded to comedian Jimmy Kimmel after he poked fun at her for failing to show up to the Emmy Awards on Sunday.
Calling the Downton Abbey star "Downton Absent", the Emmys host took aim at the great Brit when she failed to show to collect her latest accolade, grabbing the award and telling her she could pick it up at the "lost and found".
The multiple Emmy winner, who has never personally picked up her awards, also inspired Kimmel to come up with a new rule at the top of the ceremony.
Read more: Maggie Smith: ‘Death is frightening’
"You must be present to win," he joked. "If we call your name and you're not here to accept, the Emmy goes to the next name on the list. It's called the Maggie Smith rule."
He added, "This year she had a Sunday ceramics class she couldn't get out of. When Maggie Smith hears she's nominated for an Emmy, she has the same reaction the rest of us have when we get one of those 20 per cent off Bed Bath and Beyond (store) coupons in the mail. Right in the garbage.
"She goes to other award shows. She showed up at the Oscars to get an Oscar. She showed up at the Tonys. She goes to the Soul Train Awards every year. But is she here in this audience tonight? Well, I don't see her. She's Downton Absent is what she is. For the ninth time. What is wrong with us? Why do we keep nominating this woman?"
Read more: Downton Abbey stars visit SA
He ended his joke rant by stating, "I have a message for you 'lame' Maggie Smith, if you're even bothering to watch. If you want an Emmy, you better hop on a plane right now..."
The 2016 Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama series winner found Kimmel's attack funny and responded via a statement, in which she wrote: "I was very astonished and pleased to win the award. I feel the Emmys have been overly generous to me. If Mr Kimmel could please direct me to the lost and found office I will try and be on the next flight. Love Old Maggie."
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Despite suggesting his acting career is finished in a couple of interviews last week, Michael Caine has confirmed he has no plans to retire.
On Friday the 88-year-old actor was interviewed on BBC Radio's Kermode and Mayo's Film Review, where he seemed to suggest he was done with acting.
"Funnily enough, it has turned out to be my last part, really," Caine said of his role in the upcoming comedy drama Best Sellers. "Because I haven't worked for two years, and I have a spine problem which affects my legs, so I can't walk very well."
Caine went on to suggest he would now concentrate on his secondary career as a writer.
"And I also wrote a book, a couple of books, which were published and were successful," he said. "So, I'm now not an actor, I'm a writer, which is lovely because as an actor, you have to get up at half past six in the morning and go to the studio. As a writer, you can start writing without leaving the bed."
The actor continued, suggesting he was no longer being offered roles.
"There haven't been any offers, obviously, for two years, because nobody's been making any movies that I'd want to do," he said. "But also, I'm 88. There's not exactly scripts pouring out with a leading man who's 88."
In an interview published in The Guardian this morning, Caine repeated his claims of leaving the acting world.
"I can’t walk, let alone run," he told the British broadsheet. "And I’m more or less done with movies now. I’ve done 150 movies. I think I’ve done enough."
Caine told the Guardian his health issues are proving a hindrance in continuing to act.
"I mean, I’m fine, I’m well," he said. "But I can’t walk and I can’t stand for very long and now I don’t know whether my bloody memory’s going. And I’ve worked with people like that. I worked with one actor who had all his bloody lines written on the wall because he never remembered any of them."
Caine told the Guardian he's been busy writing a novel.
"The title is If You Don’t Want to Die," he said. "I only read thrillers. I’m an adventure man, I’m not a literature person, so I’m not trying to replace Shakespeare here. But it’s based on something I once read about two dustmen, two rubbish collectors in the East End. And they find uranium in the rubbish."
So, has Caine left the glamour of Hollywood for a new life as an author?
In a statement released to Variety, Caine confirmed he has no plans to retire.
"Regarding retirement, I’ve spent over 50 years getting up at 6 a.m. to make movies, and I’m not getting rid of my alarm clock," he clarified in the statement.
Caine also took to his official Twitter account to reassure his fans he wasn't done with movies just yet.
"I haven’t retired and not a lot of people know that," Caine wrote in a play on his famous catchphrase.
I haven’t retired and not a lot of people know that— Michael Caine (@themichaelcaine) October 16, 2021
In an interview with Variety in August, Caine said he would have regretted retiring if he had chosen to do so while in his sixties.
"If I retired at 65, I would never have won an Academy Award [for The Cider House Rules], I would never have done a picture with Jack Nicholson and would not have done all those movies with Christopher Nolan."
Caine can next be seen in the comedy-drama Best Sellers. In the film, Caine plays a cantankerous, reclusive author who is none too pleased to learn he owes his publisher one more novel. Releasing the book, he embarks on a promotional tour accompanied by his young publisher, played by Aubrey Plaza.


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MDNA Life Sciences Inc. (MDNA), the molecular diagnostics company revolutionizing the development of liquid biopsy biomarkers based on the mitochondrial genome, announced today that it has agreed a licensing deal with Aspire Pharma Ltd. (Aspire) in the UK for the Mitomic® Prostate Test (MPT™). On the heels of recent news that MDNA’s CE marked MPT™ Real-Time PCR kit is now commercially available, this is the first international partner to be announced by MDNA and is the start of the global roll-out of MPT™through a growing network of distribution partners.
The test needs only a simple blood sample to be taken which is then processed in a clinical laboratory using MDNA’s proprietary CE-IVD kit. MPT™ is the world’s first blood test to use a unique biomarker that is independent of PSA and age and to be made available in a simple real-time PCR format. The test delivers unparalleled performance for the detection of clinically significant prostate cancer.
Currently, prostate cancer screening is heavily reliant on the measurement of PSA levels, which can give notoriously high false-positive results. This leads to millions of men being wrongly referred for prostate biopsy. With a 92% sensitivity, MPT™ can accurately determine whether clinically significant prostate cancer is present, so men can be referred for immediate medical intervention. MPT™ also has a higher than 99% negative predictive value which means that men with a negative MPT result can safely delay or avoid an invasive prostate biopsy as there is a very low probability that significant cancer would be found.
“We are proud to announce our new partnership with Aspire, and excited to be working with their seasoned team. Aspire’s complementary product portfolio, extensive regulatory experience, and strong relationships with key hospitals and urologists in the UK make them an ideal strategic partner for us.” said Chris Mitton, CEO of MDNA Life Sciences. “The forthcoming launch of MPT™ with Aspire will expand access to our novel technology and bring significant advances to the way clinicians in the UK approach prostate cancer screening.”
Graham Fraser-Pye, Managing Director of Aspire added, “We take great pride in the fact that we are working alongside MDNA Life Sciences to bring this exciting new test to the UK market. Diagnosis of prostate cancer has, until now, been lagging behind other cancers and we believe that with the launch and subsequent further use of this test, that will no longer be the case.”
About Aspire Pharma Ltd.
Founded in 2009, Aspire Pharma Ltd is a British pharmaceutical company supplying a mix of innovative branded and generic pharmaceuticals, medical devices, OTC products and diagnostics, across multiple therapeutic classes. Recently listed as one of the top ten fastest growing companies in the sector, Aspire Pharma products continue to provide significant clinical solutions for UK patients, while delivering meaningful economic benefits for the National Health Service. For further information on Aspire Pharma, its vision, people and products, visit www.aspirepharma.co.uk.
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MDNA Life Sciences, Inc. – www.mdnalifesciences.com – is leading the development of molecular diagnostic tests using its proprietary Mitomic Technology™ platform that exploits the unique biological characteristics of mitochondrial DNA. This innovative platform is a highly effective system for biomarker discovery, early disease detection, monitoring, risk assessment and therapeutic targeting. It has led to the discovery of numerous novel and proprietary biomarkers for a multitude of cancers and other diseases.
The Company is applying its expertise in mitochondrial genomics to develop an extensive and proprietary portfolio of blood-based molecular tests for conditions that are currently dependent on poor or absent screening tests or invasive procedures for detection. Following the successful development of the prostate test, work on tests for endometriosis and ovarian cancer is at an advanced stage and biomarkers have been identified for other cancers such as lung, breast, uterine, cervical, bladder, colorectal, and melanoma.
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Brianne Hogan is a writer based in Toronto, who's been heavily influenced by TV her entire life. She's learned about the birds and the bees from "The Golden Girls." She went to NYU because of "Felicity" and she realized the type of woman she doesn't want to be by watching "Ally McBeal."
You can follow her on Twitter @briannehogan.
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In Leah's Wake is the heart-breaking story of a family torn apart by the teen daughter's behaviour. I have to admit it sounds horribly familiar to me, hence why I wanted to read it. I'm still apologising to my mother for all the heartache I caused her. *_*
Having said that, I can't wait to read a similar story from the other side's perspective. No doubt it will make me want to die with regret. Insight is a wonderful thing.
The Tylers have a perfect life - beautiful home, established careers, two sweet and talented daughters. Their eldest, Leah, is on track for a prestigious scholarship. Their youngest, Justine, is more responsible than seems possible for a 12 year-old and just wants her big sister's approval. With Leah nearing graduation and Justine a seemingly together kid, the parents are set to enjoy a peaceful life... Until Leah meets Todd, a high school dropout and roadie for a rock band.
As Leah's parents fight to save their daughter from a world of drugs, sex, and wild parties, their divided approach drives their daughter out of their home and a wedge in their marriage, leaving Justine to observe her sister's rebellion from the shadows of their fragmented family.
Do you have goosebumps yet?

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Author has written 18 stories for Fantasy, Love, Nature, Politics, Life, Young Adult, Family, General, Humor, Song, and Friendship.
Not a lot to say about myself really. Rizu is Liz in Japanese - Liz is my real name - and I chose Japanese as Japan it's my favourite place in the entire world. The culture is just mind-blowingly amazing! I'm also learning Japanese 'cause it rocks my socks! I've been writing stories since I could write, and before that I did storyboards. Those stories have now progressed to books, screen plays, magazine articles and poems. I've had a few of my poems published on an international scale, but that doesn't mean I'm not unsure about my writing! I'm only seventeen at the present but my writing means more to me than anything else - including music, and that's saying something!
Music: Generally, I'm a rock girl all the way, but I love all types of music; from screamo to classical. Some of my favourites artists are Guns n' Roses, ZZ Top, Aerosmith, Twisted Sister, Meatloaf, Disturbed, Linkin Park, Three Days Grace, Breaking Benjamin, The Fray, James Morrison, Gym Class Heroes, Usher, Bobby Valentino, Definital, Ash MC, and lets not forget Queen!
Books: What can I say? I love all books! Some of my favourites happen to include Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials, Luke Rhinehart's The Dice Man, Natsuo Kirino's Out and Grotesque, Joseph Heller's Catch 22, Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale, James Joyce's Ulysses, Dan Brown's Angels and Demons - so much better than The Davinchi Code - everything ever written by Stephen King and Battle Royale but I can't for the life of me remember who it's written by!
Hobbies: Well writing is obviously my biggest hobby, I think everyone on this site has that in common, but I also love reading manga and watching anime - sounds kind of nerdy I know but it's awesome I swear! But that may just be due to my love of Japanese craziness and pure, unadulterated, uncensored violence ... Moving swiftly on, I also enjoy reading (again, obviously), drawing, hanging out with my mates, playing basketball, random wanderings on which I generally get lost and, surprisingly enough, cooking. I am well aware that I am the worst cook ever but still it's fun doing it, even if the kitched does get slighty scorched ...
People: My favourite person in the entire world is definitely my big brother Alex. He's supported me through so much and is always there for me when I need him. All in all he's just the best brother in the world - and I challenge you to find a better one out there! There's also my amazing mates; Dihl, Lil Sam, Dundee, Dysfunctional Dwarf, Alpha Dog, Kirsty, Dan, Lil Kirsty, Tia, Meenie, Emz ... I can't be bothered to list them all - far too many!!

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The Canadian National Online and Digital Learning Survey aims to track the status and development of online, distance and digital learning in public post-secondary education across Canada.
The 2018 National Online and Digital Learning Survey had an 80% response rate, with 187 institutions responding. To all Canadian post-secondary institutions, a big thanks for your active participation!
Data gathering for the 2018 National Online and Digital Learning Survey was undertaken in Summer 2018, with..
- an expanded roster of public post-secondary institutions, now including 234 institutions,
- a modified questionnaire with more detailed questions,
- refined definitions and enrolment questions.
The National Online and Digital Learning Survey is operated by the Canadian Digital Learning Research Association (CDLRA)/ Association canadienne de recherche sur la formation en ligne (ACRFL), a federally incorporated not-for-profit organization. CDLRA/ACFRL receives funding from eCampusOntario, BCcampus, Contact North, Campus Manitoba, Quebec Ministry and private sector companies.
Dr. Tricia Donovan serves as the CDLRA/ACFRL Executive Director, and Dr. Tony Bates and Dr. Denis Mayer both serve as Directors of the Board.
All public survey data is open and hosted by OCAS, the centralized application service for Ontario’s public colleges, and shared service provider for organizations in the higher education sector.
History of Survey
In the USA, the Babson Survey Research Group (BSRG) and the Federal Department of Education have been surveying pot-secondary institutions and collecting data on online and distance learning for more than 10 years. These annual surveys have recorded rapid growth in online learning and identified and informed policies and directions being taken by U.S. universities and colleges. Institutional planners, state higher education officials and the media have made heavy use of the annual survey reports.
Until 2017, there had been no such tracking of online and distance learning in Canada.
Thanks to the leadership of Dr. Tony Bates and efforts of other Canadian independent researchers, who worked closely with researchers from the Babson Survey Research Group and the Western Co-operative for Educational Technology (WCET) the first Canadian National Survey of Online Learning and Distance Education was conducted in 2017. Invitations for participation were extended to 203 Canadian public post-secondary institutions and there was an excellent response rate to his first Canadian survey, providing evidence that online learning has been increasing at a rate of 10% -15% per annum, and two-thirds of Canada’s post-secondary institutions see online learning as very or extremely important to their future plans. The results of the first survey were publicly launched on 17 October, 2017 at the ICDE World Congress on Online Learning in Toronto.
Given the tremendous success of this first survey, a second survey was launched in June 2018, with a refreshed name to reflect a broader purpose. It is now the National Online and Digital Learning Survey.
The 2018 National Online and Digital Learning Survey Report is available here:
The 2018 Survey had an 80% response rate, with 187 institutions responding!


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Nobody else in the business comes up with better oldies packages than Rhino Records. Over the past few weeks the label has released three box sets that capture three very different eras perfectly.
Hot Rods & Custom Classics - Cruisin' Songs & Highway Hits
OK, this is probably the coolest box set I've ever seen. Housed in a tall cardboard box that looks like it's one of those model cars you glued together as a kid, inside it features a pair of fuzzy dice, a Moon keychain/can opener, a set of classic car windshield stickers, a Mooneyes classic auto paraphernalia catalogue and a 68-page booklet that goes into the history of the period of hot rods, as well as of the included songs.
Oh yeah, songs. That's what you got the box in the first place for, right? You almost forget that after all the other neat stuff in the box. There are 88 songs split between four CDs, and while there are a lot from the surf and drag period of the '50s and early '60s, the set's material spans the history and styles of pop music. The Stray Cats' rockabilly "Hotrod Gang," Golden Earring's hard rock "Radar Love," and Gene Vincent's classic "Cruisin' " lead things off, followed by Deke Dickerson's "Hot Rod Queen," Johnny Bond's "Hot Rod Lincoln" and Ramblin' Jimmie Dolan's "Hot Rod Race"(are you sensing a theme here?) The Beach Boys and Jan & Dean are naturals for this type of collection, though they each only get one song — their "Little Deuce Coupe" and "Dead Man's Curve" are here. Dave Edmunds' "Crawling From The Wreckage," Wilson Pickett's "Mustang Sally" and Chuck Berry's "No Particular Place To Go" and "Maybellene" are among the other recognizable hits, and other artists include Johnny Cash, The Rip Chords, The B-52's, Nervous Norvus, Ronnie Dee, Hank Williams, Dick Dale, Mose Allison, The Medallions, Rod Stewart, The Ramones, George Thorogood, John Hiatt, Canned Heat, Phranc, Bo Diddley and many more.
The Disco Box
With a silver holographic cover that looks like a disco floor, The Disco Box contains virtually every song from the era of wide lapels and gold chest chains that you could want (every song, that is, except for those disco-defining hits by the Bee Gees, who are strangely unrepresented here). There are 80 songs in all, spread over four CDs, featuring that distinctive mix of grooving beats and handclaps, punchy strings and horns and funky bass. Disc one offers The Hues Corporation's "Rock The Boat," KC & the Sunshine Band's "Get Down Tonight" and "That's The Way (I Like It)," Van McCoy & The Soul City's "The Hustle," Andrea True's "More, More, More (Part 1)" and Vicki Sue Robinson's "Turn The Beat Around." The rest of the set continues in that hit-after-hit-after-hit vein. So many of these artists' names sound completely unfamiliar today, but the song titles bring back the memory of those chunky beats instantly: "Disco Inferno," "Car Wash," "A Fifth of Beethoven," "Boogie Oogie Oogie," "In The Bush, "Ring My Bell," "Funkytown," "Boogie Fever," "I Love The Nightlife" — they're all here. While the Village People's "Macho Man" is missing, "YMCA" is included, as is Amii Stewart's "Knock on Wood," Sister Sledge's "We Are Family" and Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive." Disco poster girl Donna Summer is represented by "Bad Girls" and "I Feel Love," Blondie's "Heart of Glass" is here and Kool and the Gang turn up with "Celebration," "Get Down On It" and "Fresh."
The set also includes an expansive booklet with articles about the stars, DJs and clubs that made the disco era what it was, and exploration of the musical R&B roots of the genre. It also lists brief recording and chart information on the set's 80 songs.
For a handful of years in the late '60s and early '70s, Deep Purple was one of rock 'n' roll's most impressive bands, combining intricate extended organ jams with soulful rock vocals and heavy guitar riff attitude. When you talk about early progressive rock, you think of ELP, Yes, King Crimson ... and Deep Purple.
This four-CD, 62-song box includes all the must-haves from that period — their great early covers "Hush," "Help," "River Deep-Mountain High," the Machine Head classics "Highway Star," "Smoke On The Water," Pictures of Home," and "Space Truckin' " and a live 1972 version of "Lazy." The hits dried up quickly for the band after 1973's "Woman from Tokyo" and "Might Just Take Your Life," and the band splintered for much of the late '70s. Disc four includes the mostly forgettable material from the Deep Purple '80s and '90s comeback efforts — it's pretty easy to hear why nobody cared about the seminal band the second time around; the inventive jams and unforgettable riffs were replaced by cookie-cutter Whitesnake-style hard rock in the band's latter incarnations. Only "Knocking At Your Door" from this period reached the charts, and even this was a weak effort. While the fourth disc is tossable, its inclusion is of historical interest — the set as a whole provides a solid sonic arc of the band's 30 years. The booklet that comes with the box gives extensive information on Deep Purple's track record, song recording history and even includes color representations of all the band's LPs, from 1968's Shades of Deep Purple to 1998's Abandon.


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“Leap Into Life” ... This painting is inspired by a sunrise I witnessed in Prague a few months ago. It was delightful. I painted it in all of these colors! Energy, kindness, awe, and splendor. I am so grateful to be alive.
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When Gov. Susana Martinez gave her first State of the State address on Jan. 1, 2011, she emphasized two priorities: improving education and keeping businesses in New Mexico. But SFR has found that, in the 15 months since Martinez took office, the New Mexico Public Education Department has paid out more than three times as much in professional service contracts to out-of-state education contractors than to those located in New Mexico. What's more, it's unclear whether some of them have produced tangible results.
SFR filed a request under the state Inspection of Open Records Act to see whether PED's expenditures line up with Martinez' stated priorities. The results: Since Jan. 1, 2011, PED has paid more than $6.5 million in professional service contracts to out-of-state providers, compared to $2.1 million for in-state providers. (SFR's analysis does not include contracts with public schools for preschool and other services. Including these data would have altered the totals; for instance, according to the New Mexico Sunshine Portal, PED paid approximately $1.3 million to Albuquerque Public Schools "to provide for preK services" in fiscal year 2012. For a full list of the contracts SFR included, scroll down to the bottom of this article.)
PED, for its part, contests SFR's analysis. PED spokesman Larry Behrens sent SFR an email shortly before deadline asserting that, when intergovernmental and public school contracts are included, the FY12 total comes to $9.7 million for in-state contracts and just shy of $1 million for out-of-state.
"[W]e do not agree with any of the numbers you have presented," Behrens writes, noting that some contracts are with organizations such as the College Board, which administers the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test.
But Behrens' analysis also lists a $1.9 million contract with Measured Progress, a private company whose website states that it is headquartered in New Hampshire and has offices in Colorado, Kentucky and New York, as an in-state contractor. (Scroll down to see the spreadsheet Behrens sent SFR.)
TOP THREE CONTRACTS:
Measured Progress - Dover, NH
Provide Standards Based Assessment data for New Mexico
Save the Children – Westport, Conn.
(total of two contracts)
Develop after school and summer literacy programs and physical
activity / nutrition programs
for rural NM schools
American Institute of Research - Washington, DC
(total of three contracts)
Develop alternative performance assessments for NM students
A company based in Santa Monica, Calif., got more than $400,000 to help New Mexico comply with federal food service requirements. SFR could not find a website or working phone number for that company, and PED did not provide additional information about the contract before press time. A woman based in Tallahassee, Florida, who has no online presence, received $34,000 to "provide technical assistance" to Education Secretary-designate Hanna Skandera and other PED staff "in areas of communication, parent, teacher and public outreach and educational policy." A Fort Worth, Texas, contractor named Cathie Lynn Carothers was paid over $31,000 in May 2011 to help PED hire "key people" to assist with Native American and Hispanic education policy. Almost a year later, the post to head the Indian Education Division is still vacant. State Rep. Ray Begaye, D-San Juan, has said that PED risks running afoul of the state Indian Education Act by failing to fill that post.
Two other contracts task a Dallas, Texas-based corporation called Beanstalks Educational Consulting with developing a "strategic plan for the PED for improvement of education for all taxpayers in New Mexico." Between August 1 and August 31 of last year alone, Beanstalks did $25,000 worth of work for the state. In total, PED has paid that company $72,402 so far. SFR was unable to find a working phone number or website for the company, but Behrens says the company created PED's 2011 Strategic Plan, available online.
But state Public Education Commissioner Eugene Gant questions that decision.
"I don't understand why we had to go out of state to find somebody to help with the strategic plan," Gant says. "We've got all these superintendents with years of experience...The governor's always talking about having more jobs for the people in the state of New Mexico—now we're sending all this money out of the state to pay somebody else to do it."
Another contractor, Chad Colby, who received $15,000 to provide technical assistance and advice to Skandera, was an advisor to former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush when the A-F grading system recently implemented in New Mexico was adopted there.
Although states' educational budgets are often considered a sacred cow—untouchable even in times of economic downturn—Martinez promised to reduce PED's budget without affecting education by getting money "out of the bureaucracy and into the classroom." Behrens tells SFR that Martinez' budget for this year "doubled the amount going to instructional materials to over $27 million." Indeed, some of the contracts appear to help PED do just that: Save the Children, of Westport, Conn., developed after-school and summer literacy programs for the state's rural schools. On the other hand, PED paid a Scottsdale, Ariz. company more than $30,000 to "identify and address administrative errors," and more than $137,000 to lawyers representing state teachers and administrators in ethics hearings.
"With all the knowledge and expertise, et cetera, in the state of New Mexico, and the people that know what goes on in the state of New Mexico and have been here for years and know this state better than anybody—why go out of state for expertise that knows nothing about the state of New Mexico?" Gant says. "That I don't understand at all."
A procurement violation that cost the state more than $94,000 occurred last fall in the contract to audit PED’s Special Education Bureau. Albuquerque-based Accounting and Consulting Group, LLP, sent PED a bill for $109,528; PED had contracted with ACG for less than half that ($53,031) and already paid most of it ($37,775). PED determined ACG did not act fraudulently or in bad faith, and Behrens says that work was stopped in time for the contract to be reissued.
Here, peruse the full list of professional service contracts SFR used to calculate the amount of public education money staying in-state versus the amount going out-of-state. This includes all professional service contracts with nonpublic entities; for example, public school districts that provide preK services are not included. SFR requested all contracts dating from Jan. 1, 2011 to the present.
Below, view the spreadsheet PED spokesman Larry Behrens sent to SFR contesting our analysis. A $1.9 million contract with Measured Progress—a company with headquarters in New Hampshire and offices in Kentucky, Colorado and New York—is highlighted. Note that Behrens' analysis includes only fiscal year 2012, while SFR's dates back to the middle of fiscal year 2011.


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How to Prevent Sports Related Eye Injuries
April is Sports Eye Safety awareness month. Each year in the United States, more than 100,000 eye injuries are estimated to be sports related, according to the National Eye Institute. Eye injuries are a leading cause of blindness in children and most eye injuries among kids aged 11 to 14 occur while playing sports. Every 13 minutes, an emergency room in the United States treats a sports related eye injury. With statistics like these, raising awareness about how to prevent sports related injuries is crucial.
“Helmets, pads and braces are used by athletes in almost every sport, many are even mandatory. Doesn’t it then seem logical to use safety measures to also protect the eyes?” says Dr. Edward Kondrot, the world’s leading ophthalmologist and founder of the Healing The Eye & Wellness Center. “Permanent vision loss is a real and constant threat to anyone participating in a contact or racquet sport that may result in eye injuries. Permanent vision loss should lead the list when protecting our athletes and needs to become a top priority,” he says.
The good news is that more than 90% of all eye injuries can be prevented with the use of appropriate protective eyewear. Here are some important facts to know and tips to prevent sports related eye injuries:
Eye exams are strongly encouraged for all athletes. Annual eye exams are essential for everyone and may detect early signs of eye conditions in athletes.
Use proper protective eyewear. Regular glasses do not offer proper protection. Athletes should wear protective eyewear made of ultra-strong polycarbonate which is 10 times more impact resistant than other plastics and does not reduce vision. For sports such as basketball and soccer, sports goggles with polycarbonate lenses should be worn. A helmet with a polycarbonate face mask or wire shield should be worn at all times for sports such as lacrosse, hockey and baseball.
Different sports pose different eye safety risks. Learn the risk factor of your favorite sport before you play. Baseball/softball, ice hockey, racquet sports, basketball, fencing, lacrosse, paintball, and boxing are all at high risk for eye injuries.
Parents, coaches and eye care providers, should take action. Eye care providers, parents and coaches all play an important role in encouraging the use of proper eye protection for all athletes, not just for those who already wear glasses or contact lenses. Eye protection is not always a requirement, so it is important to reassure athletes to wear safety glasses or goggles whenever they play.
Avoid high risk sports if your vision is already impaired. Consider the risk of injuring the stronger eye before playing a high risk sport and consult your eye care provider prior to playing.
“Vision is so very important, yet it is something athletes don’t pay much attention to preserving – at least, until there are injuries or problems and their vision is affected. The good news is that there are steps athletes can take, on and off the field, to help save their sight right now,” he says.
Dr. Kondrot is the author of three best-selling books, including “10 Essentials to Save Your Sight” (Advantage Media Group, July 2012), and president of the Arizona Homeopathic and Integrative Medical Association. He has founded the Healing The Eye & Wellness Center, located just north of Tampa, Fla., which offers alternative and homeopathic routes to vision therapies known as the “Kondrot Program.” The program focuses on such conditions as macular degeneration, glaucoma, dry eye, cataracts, and others. His advanced programs have helped people from around the world restore their vision. The center sits on 50 acres of land and features a 14,000-square-foot state-of-the art complex, an organic ranch, jogging trails, swimming pool, hot tub, and more. For more information, visit the site at www.healingtheeye.com

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Sleuth:Variety reports that Castle Rock has acquired the rights to the Anthony Shaffer play Sleuth. The screenplay will be penned by Harold Pinter with Jude Law to star and co produce. Shaffer previously adapted Sleuth for the big screen in 1972 and it resulted in Oscar nominations for Laurence Olivier, Michael Caine and director Joseph Mankiewicz.
The story revolves around a briliant thriller writer and society fixture who loses his wife to a hairdresser (Law). The vengeful writer creates a meticulous plan to gain his revenge. A battle of wits ensues between the two characters with plenty of twists and turns.
Michale Caine played the hairdresser role in 1972 and may be back in this version to play the role of the writer that Olivier originally played. Law, fresh off of Cold Mountain will co produce with Tom Sternberg and Simon Halfon.


Stop-and-Frisk does not keep people safe and is rapidly becoming the most discredited policing practice in the United States. Exclusively targeting Black and Brown people, it leads to racially-biased harassment and violent intimidation, and disproportionately targets members of our community who are transgender. Stop-and-Frisk makes people LESS safe.
In theory, “Stop-and-Frisk” (also referred to as a “Terry stop” or “protective pat down”) happens when the police stop an individual, allegedly under suspicion they have committed or are committing a crime, and then conduct a brief, non-invasive search them for weapons only. In reality, “suspicion” applies almost exclusively to Black, Brown, and transgender people, and police regularly conduct illegal searches for things other than weapons without probable cause. Stop-and-Frisk has become code for a mass dragnet of racially-biased harassment aimed at using intimidation as a “crime fighting” tool.
Cities such as New York, Minneapolis, Chicago, Milwaukee, and Philadelphia have recently been forced to make serious changes to their policies in the face of activism and court opinions declaring elements of stop-and-frisk unconstitutional.
Does Stop-and-Frisk Work?
Stop-and-Frisk does not keep people safe and is rapidly becoming the most discredited policing practice in the United States. Studies of the tactic in a wide variety of cities have revealed clear racial bias and extremely low “effectiveness”: most people stopped hadn’t committed any crimes.
Almost 90% of the 5 million people stopped in New York City since 2002 have been completely innocent. Each of those years, at least 80% of those stops were of Black or Brown people.
A report by the Attorney General of New York examined the years 2009-2012 and found that, of 2.4 million stops, only 0.3% resulted in a jail sentence longer than thirty days. Only 0.1% led to a conviction for a violent crime. Despite the racial disparities in the number of stops, whites who were stopped were 50% more likely to be found with a gun than Blacks.
A study of Chicago’s Stop-and-Frisk program found that people were stopped four times more often than in New York. Black people made up 72% of all stops while representing only 32% of the city's population. A deeper examination of 4 months in 2014 revealed 250,000 stops that did not result in an arrest. Half the reports on stops failed to even list a legal reason for stopping the person.
In Baltimore, police conducted several hundred thousand stops a year from 2010-2015, almost exclusively in lower income Black neighborhoods. But only 3.7% of these stops resulted in any sort of criminal citation or arrest. In Philadelphia in 2009, just 8.4% of stops lead to any sort of criminal consequences. And in Newark, New Jersey, data from 2014 shows that 78% of people stopped were totally innocent.
What Do We Know About Stop-and-Frisk in DC?
Far too little. Despite being required by law to keep comprehensive data on Stop-and-Frisk, the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) has so far refused to collect and report this data. Of the limited partial data they have released 83% of all Stops-and-Frisks were of Black residents, who make up less than 48% of DC’s total population.
DC residents have years of stories of being stopped, followed, and abused by police who routinely violate their civil rights. And while the MPD has claimed to have ended jump out squads, described as “DC’s scarier version of stop and frisk”—which involve heavily armed teams of undercover officers violently searching and arresting anyone deemed suspicious—these tactics have also continued.
What Are the Alternatives to Stop-and-Frisk?
There is no evidence Stop-and-Frisk is an effective tactic, but more importantly, the very idea of racially exclusive police searches is outrageous. The District can take initial steps away from Stop-and-Frisk by:
Banning the use of Stop-and-Frisk by the Metropolitan Police Department, Metro Transit Police, Housing Police, Library Police, DGS Police, Special Police, and all other law enforcement agencies under the authority of the DC government.
Banning any sort of racial profiling or other discriminatory criteria for making stops.
Fulfilling the statutory requirement to collect and report all the relevant data about stops and searches of all kinds by the Metropolitan Police Department
Using Stop-and-Frisk data and use-of-force reports to terminate officers who have a record of excessive force, harassment, violence, and/or show race-based patterns of behavior.


With low growth and high certainties, manufacturers are often forced to squeeze every asset for maximum value. Most manufacturers have already made the most obvious changes to streamline their operations, using traditional methods to eke as much productivity out of their supply chains and plants as possible. However, most manufacturers have not optimised their own data to obtain insights.
Process industries generate enormous volumes of data, but many have failed to make use of this mountain of potential intelligence. Analytics generates value only when it changes business decisions or actions for manufacturers. This means how data is consumed rather than how it is produced.
To do manufacturing analytics well, resource planning must be as accurate as possible (see figure above), then the resource conversion can be planned. It is about configuring the manufacturing process for optimal efficiency, throughput and quality.
Using data from sensors to define optimal point for production and cost
With predictive analytics, sensors are embedded in machines and advanced algorithms comb through data sets to uncover trends and issues faster. There can be advanced modelling to define an optimal setup point (e.g. sales mix, value allocation, procurement mix) to maximise profit per hour generation.
Using data captured from sensors, along with advanced-analytics tools, industrial companies can deploy self-learning models that simulate the expected value and cost of individual processes and even entire factories on a continuous basis.
There can be minimal switching production from one product to another, known in the industry as making a “changeover”, as this can involve the time- and resource-consuming exchange or re-configuration of machines, tools and production lines. This unproductive time can account for several percentage points of reduced machine utilization and line downtime.
Additionally, in some factories, the rate of defective parts is so high — as much as 30 percent — that the factory spent almost as much money making defective products as it did making quality products. Clearly, understanding and correcting the causes behind defective parts can provide significant cost savings.
Analytics helps push manufacturing productivity to the max. It determine how much of and when each resource will be needed to make a certain quantity of product. For example, it can be used to maximise machine utilisation and save energy consumption.
Maintenance can be performed more effectively
Predictive maintenance is a step forward from preventive maintenance. It aims to improve production efficiency and machinery efficiency. It identifies patterns that lead to a failure, and integrate them as new rules into the proactive workflows.
Predictive maintenance systems can then gather historical data (structured and unstructured, machine- and non-machine-based) to generate insights that can’t be observed with conventional techniques.
Imagine you are able to predict or identify problematic hardware before anything even goes wrong. You could effectively take action to repair, service or replace the equipment, eliminating the need for downtime entirely. Downtime is a major factor that hinders the attainment of manufacturing efficiency.
McKinsey found that predictive maintenance typically reduces machine downtime by 30 to 50 percent and increases machine life by 20 to 40 percent. This significantly increases profit margins for companies, where the ill effects of downtime and the related costs can be eliminated.
Getting from here to there with change management
Change management is important. When implementing analytics, manufacturers must consider the human aspect to have employees buy-in to the tool. If there is no buy-in, they will reject the tools as a threat rather than an opportunity, and manufacturers will be unable to advance from data to insight to actual business benefit.
Both formal and informal effort is required to achieve buy-in.
Process design and training is also important to instill new practical approaches and give people the knowledge and cultural support they need for the change. Many believe that the process will be more efficient if fewer people are involved in planning. But that is not true. Although it may take longer in the beginning, ensuring broad involvement saves untold headaches later on.
You must also be aware of change fatigue where people feel pressured to make too many changes/ transitions at once. Change must be ensured to be able to be sustained over time where targets are realistic.
By prioritizing high-value use cases, the advanced analytics program can often be at least partly self-funding. Deploying analytics is not an one-off exercise, these analytics will need to be repeatedly deployed to achieve the desired outcomes.
With the introduction of analytics tools, companies must learn to actively manage the cultural and organizational changes that follow, which is critical to implementing analytics.
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Cerasis, Predictive analytics in manufacturing, https://cerasis.com/predictive-analytics-in-manufacturing/
IVC Technologies, Reactive, Preventive and Predictive Maintenance, https://ivctechnologies.com/2017/08/29/reactive-preventive-predictive-maintenance/, published 29 August 2017
Strategy + Business, 10 Principles of Leading Change Management, https://www.strategy-business.com/article/00255?gko=6c601, published 6 June 2014


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World-renowned Italian producer and DJ BENNY BENASSI is releasing his next highly anticipated single “Dance The Pain Away” featuring multi Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter John Legend June 25 via Ultra Music. Co-produced with his production partner and cousin Alle Benassi, “Dance The Pain Away” is a bona fide summer anthem that will ignite the crowds this festival season. The duo unveiled “Dance The Pain Away” to the world at this year’s Coachella (Saturday, April 13) when Legend made a special surprise appearance during BENNY’s stellar performance at the Sahara Tent. Listen to a snippet of “Dance The Pain Away” below:
To accompany the single, BENNY is also unleashing a special remix version from fellow Italian house music group Daddy’s Groove on June 25 as a Beatport exclusive followed by a full remix package for “Dance The Pain Away” out July 9 on Ultra Music. The remix package features re-worked versions of the track from Alex Guadino and Jason Rooney, the aforementioned Daddy’s Groove, Dyro, Jimmy Carris and Tom Swoon. Following the track’s release, the official music video premiere for “Dance The Pain Away” will launch on June 27.
BENNY BENASSI also recently launched his new weekly radio show “Benny Benassi and Friends.” Broadcasted every Saturday night on Evolution Radio on iHeartRadio (Clear Channel) at 11 p.m. EST. Listen to “Benny Benassi and Friends” at: http://bit.ly/14fiL1i.
Currently under way, BENNY BENASSI also continues his “#VIRTUALCHOIR” video campaign, which invites fans from every corner of the world to join him in song and submit their best karaoke-style cover video of his Grammy Award-winning song “Cinema” featuring Gary Go for the chance to become part of the “BENNY BENASSI #VIRTUALCHOIR.” In partnership with cutting-edge social media platform Talenthouse, the “#VIRTUALCHOIR” video campaign is a global endeavor aimed at establishing a creative and interactive community for fans worldwide. All eligible submissions, which follow these guidelines, will be compiled into a video chorus version of “Cinema” that combines fans globally into a large-scale, composited “virtual sing-along” and debuted at a major electronic music festival this summer (details TBD). For more information on the “#VIRTUALCHOIR” video campaign, visit: http://smarturl.it/bennyvirtualchoir.
The Grand Prize winner of the “#VIRTUALCHOIR” video campaign—courtesy of Ultra Music and Marquee Nightclub and Dayclub—will receive: round-trip travel* for two and two VIP tickets to see BENNY perform in Las Vegas during his Marquee Nightclub and Dayclub residency this summer; and two nights’ 5-star accommodation for two, courtesy of Marquee Nightclub and Dayclub. The Grand Prize package also includes an exclusive editorial feature through VIBE magazine and exposure of the winning video entry on BENNY BENASSI’s social media channels. The winning submission will be featured as part of the final chorus version of “Cinema.” The competition closes July 8 at 10 a.m. PST. The voting period for the competition runs from July 9 through July 15 and the Grand Prize winner will be announced July 29. All phases have a deadline of 10 a.m. PST.
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In a medium to large pot add a small amount of olive oil and sauté onions, celery, garlic until onion is translucent. Add potatoes and ham and cook for a minute to release ham fat.
Increase the heat to high and add beans, water, chicken bouillon and seasonings. Let boil for 5-6 minutes. Cover and reduce heat to medium low, cook until potatoes are done and soup has reduced by 1/4.
• If you like your soup thinner you can add more water.
•This soup will be quite creamy and thick.
•If you have a ham bone throw it in there as well or you can use a ham hock to add more flavor.
•Green onions also make a great garnish.
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|Recipe Makes: 4 Servings|
|Calories from Fat: 45 (26%)|
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|Total Fat 5g||7 %|
|Saturated Fat 1.7g||8 %|
|Monounsaturated Fat 2.4g|
|Polyunsanturated Fat 0.5g|
|Cholesterol 31.9mg||10 %|
|Sodium 1632.7mg||56 %|
|Potassium 639.4mg||17 %|
|Total Carbohydrate 21g||6 %|
|Dietary Fiber 3.5g||14 %|
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This book includes 216 blank Samurai Sudoku grids for you to transfer puzzles over to or to make your own! Only one empty grid per page.
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Publication date: March 31, 2020
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NEW YORK – World Golf Hall of Fame member Annika Sorenstam headed to East Harlem on Monday to speak with grade school students about the benefits of physical activity and the importance of living a healthy and active lifestyle. The event was hosted by the Children’s Storefront in Harlem, New York City.
The event, organized by the ANNIKA Foundation, SPARK and The First Tee, gave students the opportunity to interact with Annika in fun activities and hear about her passion for health and wellness. She exercised with them using the school’s new SPARK equipment (donated by School Specialty) and taught them golf tips. Annika talked to the kids about eating healthy and what they do to stay active.
Annika is the national spokesperson for both SPARK and The First Tee’s Nine Healthy Habits. SPARK is the leading physical education program for children, used by over 100,000 teachers across the country. The First Tee Nine Healthy Habits is a new health and wellness framework for young people that will be implemented in The First Tee programs, which reach young people in more than 4,200 elementary schools and 700 golf locations around the country. Each company has donated its programs for The Children’s Storefront to use as part of their curriculum for the year.
“The best way to live a healthy and active lifestyle is to develop good habits and routines at a young age,” said Annika. “SPARK and The First Tee are great programs that teach kids the importance of regular physical activity and many life skills. My dream is that all schools in America would be like The Children’s Storefront in this regard.”
The Children’s Storefront is an independent, tuition-free school in Harlem serving preschool through 8th grade. This year, students and teachers at The Children’s Storefront are part of a school-wide wellness transformation project led by two California State University Chico professors, Dr. Cathrine Himberg and Dr. John Roussell, who are completing the project as part of their sabbaticals.
Drs. Himberg and Roussell are developing a documentary of this project, which will educate administrators, parents and policymakers on the role of quality physical education and comprehensive school wellness programs on children’s health, academic achievement and behavior in school. Annika’s visit is part of their “No Excuses!” approach to turning around the nation’s obesity trends and promotion of overall wellness and lifelong activity.
Other partners on this project include Healthy Kids Challenge, a nationally recognized non-profit led by an exemplary team of licensed dietitians with many years of school, program and community wellness experience and Healthy Lifestyle Choices, a health education program proven to significantly increase health knowledge and positively impact youth behaviors.
About School Specialty
School Specialty (NASDAQ: SCHS) is a leading education company that provides innovative and proprietary products, programs and services to help educators engage and inspire students of all ages and abilities to learn. The company designs, develops and provides PreK-12 educators with the latest and very best curriculum, supplemental learning resources and school supplies.
School Specialty’s SPARK is the leading provider of evidence-based physical education, physical activity and coordinated school health programs to schools serving Pre-K through 12th grade students. More than 45 research publications have validated the SPARK program’s effectiveness, and it is the only National Institutes of Health-researched program that has been determined to positively affect youth activity levels, fitness, sport skills, enjoyment and academic achievement. More information about SPARK can be found at www.sparkpe.org.
About The First Tee
The First Tee (www.thefirsttee.org), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit youth development organization whose mission is to impact the lives of young people by providing educational programs that build character, instill life-enhancing values and promote healthy choices through the game of golf. With its home office at World Golf Village in St. Augustine, Fla., The First Tee reaches young people on golf courses, in schools and on military installations. Since its inception in 1997, The First Tee has introduced the game of golf and its values to more than five million participants in all 50 United States and six international locations. The First Tee is an initiative of the World Golf Foundation and its Founding Partners are LPGA, the Masters Tournament, PGA of America, PGA TOUR and the USGA. Former President George W. Bush serves as honorary chair.
Dr. Cathrine Himberg is the founder of the Center for Advancement of Standards-based Physical Education Reform (CASPER), a grassroots, non-profit organization comprised of over 1400 REAL (Responsible Educators Accountable for Learning) teachers, parents, school administrators, and others concerned about quality physical education. CASPER advocates for quality physical education taught by REAL teachers. On its website, supportREALteachers.org, CASPER provides free tools and resources for teachers, and information for parents and administrators about quality physical education. The project at Children’s Storefront will serve as a model for CASPER’s “Adopt a School” program.
About The Children’s Storefront
The Children’s Storefront is an independent, tuition-free school in Harlem with more than 45 years of providing a comprehensive education to children of varied academic strengths from preschool through eighth grade. The work of the Children’s Storefront is grounded in the conviction that every child deserves the opportunity for an excellent education and the belief that a lack of financial resources should never deprive a child of a top-tier education. The organization works in partnership with families and community members to prepare children academically, socially and emotionally for further education, empowering each child to reach his or her potential. The Children’s Storefront inspires the imagination, creativity and love of learning inherent in all children and promotes values of hard work, mutual respect and service to society in a structured and joyful environment. The Children’s Storefront provides the support tools that are individually tailored to ensure each student’s success and is focused on each student’s daily achievement as a step towards a better future.

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For 20 years, the No Room at the Inn display of Nativity sets has raised money to help homeless people in Ventura County.
In 2011, the weekend event that features a gala dinner and a two-day exhibit raised $34,000, bringing the total raised since its start to $300,000.
Nora Howells and Judy Crenshaw, avid collectors of Nativity sets, founded No Room at the Inn in memory of Howells husband, Huw.
"It really is such a thrill to know that from our humble beginnings, here we are still going strong and expanding because more and more people are coming," said Howells on Sunday at the exhibit, hosted this year by St. Maximilian Kolbe Catholic Church in Thousand Oaks. "It's a wonderful tribute to him and his memory."
Visitors were asked to donate $5 to see about 600 Nativity sets from around the world.
"So many people in the community say this is the event that starts their Christmas holidays," Crenshaw said. "You just have such a sense of joy and reverence and sense of remembering what Christmas really is truly about: It's for somebody else and for those who have no homes."
The Nativities, donated by private individuals, included a traditional set featuring shepherds and wise men made out of Welsh coal; a recycled paper Nativity set from Vietnam; a Fabergé egg containing tiny figurines of Mary, Joseph and Jesus; a bird's egg from Costa Rica with a tiny Holy Family and an ox and a donkey inside; ebony and brass sets from Burkina Faso; clay figurines from New Mexico; and a Nativity scene from Alaska with polar bear and reindeer.
"I think it shows how universal the experience of the birth of the Savior is," said Wayne Doss of Oak Park.
Julia and Robert Gump, of Camarillo, were seeing the Nativity sets for the first time.
"It's beautiful. We love all the really small ones, the ones inside eggs, inside all the little houses," said Julie Gump.
Dean Dods, a self-described "Nativity nut," said he's been to the exhibit almost every year.
"It's interesting to see the expressions of the Nativity event from different cultures and different people and the different ideas expressed in them," he said.
Dianna Bente saved the biblical characters her children made at preschool out of toilet rolls and paper plates and two years ago offered the cardboard Mary, Jesus, Joseph and angel for display.
"It took 10 years for them to get through preschool, and it's very special to our family," Bente said.
Her daughter, DeEtte Case, said it was great to be able to bring her children — Samantha, 3, and Billy, 7 — to see what she created for Christmas when she was a child.
The beneficiaries of No Room at the Inn during the past 20 years have included Catholic Charities Ventura County, Lutheran Social Services, the Ojai Valley Family Shelter, the Conejo Valley Winter Shelter, the Simi Valley Samaritan Center, Many Mansions, Project Understanding, the Ventura County Rescue Mission and the Ventura County Homeless & Housing Coalition.
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Milwaukee-area manufacturing continued to expand in March, but at a much slower pace than last month, according to the latest Institute for Supply Management-Milwaukee report.
A seasonally adjusted index measuring manufacturing growth in the southeastern Wisconsin and northern Illinois region was about 51 in March, down from February’s 56.5. It was the fourth consecutive month of expansion in the local sector, according to the survey compiled by Marquette University.
A reading higher than 50 indicates expansion, while a reading of less than 50 indicates contraction in the sector.
This streak followed a five-month slide in the overall reading.
New orders, production and employment were among the sub-indexes showing growth in March.
Blue-collar jobs are speeding up their growth, with a reading of 54.2 in March, while white-collar manufacturing jobs are still growing, but at a slower pace of 50.2.
Manufacturers’ outlook for the next six months was relatively unchanged from February. In March’s survey, 52 percent of respondents said they expect business conditions to improve, 43 percent expect them to stay the same and only 5 percent expect things to worsen.


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Our most recent guest on Life Mastery Radio was royalty since she is known as the Queen of Radical Accountability. Her program with clients is 90 days of intense focus on what matters, and it is called Radical Accountability Movement.
If you are a visionary entrepreneur, you likely have many ideas. So many ideas in fact, it becomes hard to focus on just one at a time, and that leads to constant distractions. UGH! I feel it – it is MY life!
Rebecca explains why it is not helpful to be in this mindset:
“Our ideas mean hard work and relentless focus on mastery. We let go of our real brilliance because we’re trying to do everything on our own.”Rebecca Irey
We have so much going on, and we cannot possibly follow through with all the tasks listed in our head. It becomes more and more difficult to feel as though we are having success. In Rebecca’s program the first step is to get clear on YOUR PURPOSE.
Your talents are unique, which makes your mission unique.
“Visionaries are less likely to get distracted when they know their purpose. You learn to differentiate from the ideas that are needle-movers, and those ideas that don’t have to be acted on right now.”Rebecca Irey
Rebecca suggests A Someday, Maybe List.
“Get your ideas out of your head and down on paper. You’ll tackle them eventually, just not today.”Rebecca Irey
Clients who work with Rebecca set long term goals 12-18 months out. She understands this helps her clients feel less intimidated, but clear on goals, and real on the steps needed to achieve their goals.
“Everyone needs clarity about where they are and where they want to be. Breaking long-terms goals down to daily actions will help every individual progress toward their desired end every day. Break audacious goals into tiny steps and be accountable to someone.”Rebecca Irey
Rebecca cautions us about who to be accountable to.
“On the Lakota Medicine Wheel, the 7th power is ACCOUNTABILITY, and a phrase they teach is (I’m paraphrasing) DON’T BE ACCOUNTABLE TO ANYONE WHO LIVES IN YOUR TEEPEE.”
When working with Rebecca and her Beyond Accountability Movement, you will focus equally in four areas of accountability to attain proper balance in life:
“You can be radically focused on business and everything else becomes dim. The first week in the movement is hard because you have to face the reality of where you are.”Rebecca Irey
When we focus on only one of the aforementioned areas, Rebecca calls it “Being Ruled by the Tyranny of the Urgent. We become controlled by the feelings of having to do everything. We get into a cycle of performing in areas of our lives we are not good at, and without knowing it we are on a path completely opposite of our goals.
“Focus on accomplishing the four most important tasks each week through daily goals, and you’ll always be moving the needle in the right direction. Daily goals work to keep you moving forward consistently.”Rebecca Irey

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Football legend and former AmaZulu striker, Simon Magagula has backed the Durban heavyweights to win the one-day Black Label Cup tournament on Saturday.
Usuthu did not have their finest evening this past Saturday, as Orlando Pirates out-muscled them to win the MTN8 summit clash 1-0, thanks to a Monnapule Saleng first free kick.
Magagula, who won the Coca-Cola Cup with AmaZulu, hopes Usuthu can take advantage of this opportunity to heal their MTN8 final wounds by winning the trophy.
Despite admitting that the tournament will be difficult for all teams, Magagula explained why he is convinced that his former side can win, saying the team has changed after the current owner Sandile Zungu took over.
“AmaZulu have a chance to win this one, they have a good squad. Since chairman Sandile took over, the team has been performing well, so they also have a chance to win,” Magagule told ThisisFootball.Africa.
“They (AmaZulu) can compete, but we must look at the other teams, as I’m saying this one is difficult, you will not find the strong squad, some players might come in late.
“This is the difficult tournament, it’s supporters who chose players, so it’s very tricky. But it will depend on the day, it’s difficult to predict. It’s difficult to say which team will come away with it.
“Supporters are the ones who are involved as to who should be substituted, sometimes it spoils the flow of the game. This is another chance after losing the MTN8 final.”
AmaZulu will lock horns with Mamelodi Sundowns in the first semi-final at 09h00. The Soweto derby match between Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates takes the stage in the second semi-final at 12h00 at FNB Stadium on Saturday.


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Westminsterby David Donavel
Narrated in the present tense, Westminster is a meditation on some of the stages human beings appear to pass through as we move from youth to old age and, eventually, death. The story follows the lives of seven people, all of whom are associated with Westminster University, an imagined institution located somewhere north of Boston and not far from New Hampshire. Six of the people are paired, the youngest Patrick, a student, and his childhood sweetheart, Elaine are struggling to stabilize their relationship. The pair in middle age, Ed and Diane Fournier, are solidifying their respective careers, his as a physician, hers as a newly tenured instructor at the college. The third pair, Phillip Lehman and Edith are at the end of their teaching careers and learning to live with diminished possibilities. The seventh figure, Jonathan Holcom, another college instructor, serves as a kind of chorus on the story’s events, all of which transpire over the course of a few months. The novel is a consideration of how we change over time and where, if anywhere, those changes take us.


text: Excavation is a time based art project made of one canvas painted over in 13 action painting events. In the course of two years, the canvas has recorded every action, stroke, drip and rip creating layers hidden to the present but carefully documented for the future. Excavation is Naoki Iwakawa's action painting performance project. A single large canvas is painted in a series of 13 sessions creating layers of hidden paintings. Carlo Altomare accompanies each session, sometimes with other musicians. The object is to create a kind of archeological art object which contains in a single canvas the buried evidence of the series of painting performance events. These sessions began privately on Jan. 21, 2008, and are occasionally open to public performances. Each session is done with musicians and sometimes a human figure who lays on the canvas. When the series is finished the canvas will be presented in an installation with documentation (slides, video projections, audio, various objects) which offer evidence of the process at different stages.


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Organic traffic will always be of the utmost importance to businesses and brands across the globe. With mobile usage on the rise and mobile-first indexing now in effect with Google, focusing your time and efforts on securing top mobile search rankings is more important than ever before. As we all know, we are simply playing in Google’s arena and rules can change at anytime. Industries and markets can also disappear overnight. Google doesn’t need to have a reason to act the way it does—it simple does as it likes. It’s not enough to simply have a website or blog with quality SEO in place; it’s also about knowing what works, what methods to stay away from, and also how your competitors are getting the upper hand. With all this in mind, we are going to cover some of the more important quest
A leading West Yorkshire digital marketing and SEO specialist has announced it can help local businesses improve their web presence. (Newswire.net -- November 29, 2018) -- LS22 Web Solutions, a unique digital marketing firm offering cutting edge web optimisation services based in West Yorkshire, has announced it can help clients get more customer engagement. It offers a variety of SEO, marketing and lead generation services to improve web rankings and media outreach. More information can be found at: https://ls22websolutions.com. One of the things that separates LS22 Web Solutions from other digital marketing firms is that it has a holistic approach to digital marketing. Using cutting edge, unique tools, the team can guarantee higher rankings and improve customer eng...
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Part I: Zooming Out Recently, one of my students at Stanford told me a strange story. His parents, who live in Palo Alto, Calif., had been receiving mysterious packages at their house. The packages were all different shapes and sizes but each was addressed to “Returns Department, Valley Fountain LLC.” I looked into it and found that a company called Valley Fountain LLC was indeed listed at his parents’ address. But it also appeared to be listed at 235 Montgomery Street, Suite 350, in downtown San Francisco. So were 140 other LLCs, most of which were registered in 2015.
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Ligue A is back for another thrilling season of top women’s volleyball in France. This time around, Nantes Volley have the Ligue A Women betting odds to secure the 2021 title. However, will they be able to live up to their expectations with top contenders such as ASPPT Mullhouseheir breathing down their necks?
The 2020/2021 Ligue A Women Volleyball regular season will run from 25 September 2020 to 24 April 2021. Presently, Nantes Volley has the best Ligue A Women betting odds to win the 2020/2021 season. Let’s see how their leading chances of winning stand against some of the 2021 hopefuls on Unibet Sportsbook:
|Nantes Volley (W)||2.70|
|ASPTT Mulhouse VB (W)||3.70|
|RC Cannes (W)||18.00|
|France Avenir 2024 (W)||900.1|
The Ligue A Women betting odds foresee a Nantes Volley 2021 victory
Presently, Nantes Volley stands the best chance to claim the 2020/2021 Ligue A Women title. This time around, the club also stand a good chance of claiming their first victory in the premier league.
Furthermore, their recent League performance consists of a 2019 runners-up finish and a second-place finish in the 2019 regular season. Now they stand a good chance to go one up this season according to Unibet Sportsbook.
Overall, the club will be a safe bet with Ligue A Women betting odds at 2.70. Additionally, one of their players to keep an eye on this season is Lucie Dekeukelaire. Presently, Dekeukelaire is among the League’s top liberos keeping Nantes Volley’s defense in check.
2017 champions ASPTT Mulhouse eye second Ligue A win
This season, ASPTT Mulhouse will be looking to return to winning ways after last claiming a League victory in 2017. Furthermore, all eyes will also be on the club this season after they topped the 2020 regular-season table. Presently, they are currently second-favourites for the 2021 title on Unibet Sportsbook.
Fortunately, they currently have some star power in their 2020/2021 squad that could push the club to victory. These include Madison Bugg, and Laetitia Moma Bassoko who are currently among the league’s top opposites and setters respectively.
Consequently, ASPTT Mulhouse could potentially challenge Nantes Volley for their second title with Ligue A Women betting odds at 3.70.
RC Cannes look to strengthen Ligue A Women reign
According to the online sportsbook news in France, RC Nantes are the most successful club in the Women’s Ligue A. Additionally, RC Cannes are also the most recent champions after their 2018/2019 Ligue A victory.
Without a doubt, the club caused havoc among the league after recording straight wins from 1998 to 2015. Overall, the club currently has a whopping 21 titles to the name and will now aim to defend their 2019 victory.
However, their Ligue A Women betting odds suggest that might fall short of the title with odds at 18.00. Despite this, you shouldn’t rule out RC Cannes for the title just yet. Presently, they top the regular season after winning all six of their matches.
Consequently, if they keep up the momentum throughout, they could potentially earn their 22nd Ligue A title.
France Avenir 2024 among clubs with unfavourable Ligue A Women betting odds of winning
Presently, the online sportsbooks in France do not foresee a Ligue A Women title win for France Avenir 2024. Additionally, their recent record in the League makes them unfavourable bets on Unibet Sportsbook.
Last season, they recorded a far from impressive performance finishing bottom in the regular season after losing all their matches. Now, their current league performance suggests that they will likely record a similarly poor performance again.
As a result, France Avenir 2024 will be a risky bet with Ligue A Women betting odds at 900.1.
Don’t miss out on our review about Unibet Sportsbook, the bookmaker offering top 2021 Ligue A Women betting odds.