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You a digger or a plucker?
How good are you at covering up your sins? Yep, you read that one correctly - I asked how good you were are "covering up" your sins - sweeping them under the rug, cleverly diverting attention away from them, hoping and praying with the passage of time no one will notice. It is that "passage of time" we count on to keep us from being discovered - believing if enough time passes, there might just be a chance we won't have our flaw discovered. In retrospect how has that worked out for you so far? Maybe there are a few things (skeletons in your closet) you have managed to keep hidden, but eventually all things get uncovered - no matter how well we bury them!
The sins of some people are blatant and march them right into court. The sins of others don’t show up until much later. The same with good deeds. Some you see right off, but none are hidden forever. (I Timothy 5:24-25 MSG)
Most of the time, my sins are of the blatant type - those things I just cannot hide! I say the wrong words and set a forest on fire in my relationships, or get involved in something weird and wacky only to find out I have have egg on my face when it is all said and done. I used to be much better at hiding my sins, but as I have grown up a little, I really figure there is no use! I simply cannot keep hidden for very long what is really in my heart or mind! Truth be told, neither can you!
Blatant sins show up right away - like when we say the wrong thing and hurt another's feelings, cause relationship ruffles, etc. They are just "out there" for everyone to see. Hidden sins are those ones we hope to keep under wraps and confess silently to God, but would never confess to another human being because it would mortify us to do so. Yet, I have to challenge us on this one because confession to someone who can actually help to hold us accountable is sometimes the very thing we need to finally get the thing out of the dark and into the light. It can be dealt with and we can rid ourselves of it only when it is in the light.
I have a great friend that doesn't may not even know she is doing this for me. At times, in the "regular conversation" of how I am feeling about something someone has done or said, she simply says something like, "Well, why do you think she/he has that impression?" In those simple words, in between bites of sandwich over lunch, she gives me enough seed thought to begin to think on why it is the other person might be responding the way they do. In most cases, the discovery I make is something I could be doing differently! Ugh! The tables turn and I am now taking a look not at what the other person is doing, but what I am doing to contribute to the circumstance! Accountability at its best!
Recently, mom and I were talking about how it is that some find they have to tell you everything "good" they do while others don't seem to "announce" their good deeds at all. We almost see some individuals as needing the "props" which they get when they tell their story of "good deeds" they have done. I just have to remind us that when we seek "props" here and now, our reward in heaven may be lessened a little because we have already received our reward in the recognition we received here! Matthew 6:1 says, "Be especially careful when you are trying to be good so that you don’t make a performance out of it. It might be good theater, but the God who made you won’t be applauding." I think it comes down to why we are doing the good deeds in the first place - to be recognized or to be obedient to what God asks us to do. If it is the latter, we seldom seek to reveal the good we have done, but let God receive the glory for it!
We are all accountable for whatever it is we "push down" into the hidden places of heart - but eventually we need to know they will be revealed. It is much better to have them revealed now while they are fresh and little enough to deal with. Anything pushed down long enough and deep enough will give us more effort and hurt to deal with in the end. Whatever has to be "dug out" is always gonna give us more pain than that which can easily be plucked out! Just sayin!

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The Da Vinci Code is a science fiction novel written by Dan Brown in 2003. This is a best seller so the book has sold 86 million copies all over the world. A film adaptation was released in 2006 by Ron Howard.
This is the story of Robert Langdon an american who is involved in the murder of Jacques Sauniere against (who worked at the Louvre) his will. Langdon is accused because before dying Sauniere wrote on the ground « P.S find Robert Langdon ». The only personn who belienves in Langdon’s innocence is Sophie Neveu (granddaughter of Sauniere). She thinks that her grandfather message is intended for her and Langdon can help her to understand it. In return she helps him to escape the police comissioner Fache.
The central theme of the story is the secret struggle between the leadership of the Roman Catholic Church and the Priory of Sion (the object of this struggle is the parternity of Christ).
This is an interesting story where the plot is well constructed and it si true that it is difficult to discern the historical and truethful either from fiction
Looking Backward is an utopian science fiction novel by Edward Bellamy published in 1888. It is translated into french as « 100 ans après ou l’an 2000 «
The novel tells the story of Julian West (a young American) in Boston in 2000. He says that he was born in 1857. He wakes up in M.Leete’s house (who find it under his house) because he falls into a deep, hypnosis-induced sleep in1887 because of the fire in Julian’s house. So he wakes up one hundred and thirteen years later. But M.Leete learn him that the labor problem disappeared and the nation proposed a socialist solution of a nationalisation of all industry, the use of an « industrial army » to organize production (people have to work from 21 to 45 years).
Money doesn’t exist anymore and the state supplies people : the goods of society are equally distributed to thecitizens. Everyone has the same income even invalid and prisons have become hospitals.
The bulk of the novel is a dialogue between Julian and M.Leete.
This book is more a comparison between actual economic and technological developments.
The Handmaid’s Tale is a novel by Margaret Atwood published in 1985. This is her first dystopia. It is a science fiction novel that describes a world where religion is higher than politic in a totalitarian coalition. Women are « endegered ». They are divided into three classes. Frist the Wives, the only women who have power, they dominate the House. Then the Marthas who maintain the house and finally the Handmaid’s Tale whose role is reproduction. All the other women (too old, infertile, …) are deported to the colonies where they handle toxic waste. Themain character of the novel Defred is a Handmaid. She can not seduce and her role is reproduction. She gradually tells his story, recalls his time with his family. She only lives for her memories.
There is a french version translated by Sylviane Rué and a film adaptation by Volker Schlöndorff.
Ivanhoe is the first book written by Walter Scott published in 1819 which is talking about the middle age. It is a part of Waverley Novels. This book was tranlated in french by Auguste-Jean-Baptiste Defauconpret in 1820.
The scene takes place in England during the 12th century, the period of the Saxon resistance against the Normans. Ivanhoe must live between love feudal and familial loyalty conflicts. Richard I of England (or Richard the Lionheart) comes back to england and risks of being dethroned by his brother : Prince John. Ivanhoe has to protect his king, regain his legacy and his place in his family and marry Rowena. He must fight on all fronts
This novel inspires theatricality and the supernatural. This is the most famous novel of Scott. Indeed there have been many television adaptation like Robin Hood or the film Ivanhoé in 1952.
His real name is Samuel Langhorne Clemens. He was born in november 1835 in the USA and died in april 1910. In was first a military and then become an writer. He is famous thanks to The adventures of Tom Sawyer in 1876 and the adventures of Hucleberry Finn (worked in english litterature lesson) in 1885. The latter is often called « The Great American Novel ».
He worked on the Mississippi thats why he choosed the name « Mark Twain » : this is a speech of the marines.
He traveled in Europe and began to write in 1864 but he became famous in 1876.
Through his novel he tried to denounce exes of the civilization and immorality. He is often compared to Stevenson and Dickens.
Alexander O’Lachlan is one on my favorite actor. He is an australian actor and was born in Canberra in 1976.
His first film is The oyster Farmer. The next year he played in Feed and the same year in Man-Thing. He is the main character of the serie Moonlight and of Hawaii 5-0 (witch in on tv saturday night. He played too in Criminal minds.
His latest and most famous movies are Whitout and Le Plan B (with Jennifer Lopez). I hope you know this famous actor and enjoy this movies !
George Orwell is an english writer (writing under the name of Eric Arthur Blair) and jouralist. Throught his works he shows his commitment against the british imperialism, for socialism and social justice and against Nazi and Soviet totalitarianism. Thanks to his name, the adjectiv « Orwellian » was created to qualify the totalitarian universe imagined by Orwell.
He wrote many books like Down and Out in London and Paris or Burmes day. He wrote about one book a year. But his main works stay Animal Farm and 1984.
In the last one he created the Big Brothers concept. Big Brother is the main figure of this story, and depicts the totalitarian police and the monitoring society. Indeed in the story in every room a human is there is a « telescreen » which broadcasts (without turn itself off) message of government, and thanks to them police know every words and movement of every man.
What is ironical is that Orwells country is the most supervised country : one camera for fifteen inhabitant.
Be careful, BIG BROTHER is watching you.
« The Roaring Twenties » is the name given to the growing period in America, but then in Europa too : in great britain we called them « the Golden Twenties » and in France « les années folles » for example. This period extends from the end of the First World War until the economic crisis in 1929.
First, this was a period of economic growth. It was like a second industrial revolution for the USA, thanks to great technical advances. Frederic Taylor and Henri Ford were two main characters of this growth with their new ways of working. Thanks to them, the automoblie industry was representred as a booming sector.
Then, this was a period in wich born a new society : high urbanization and more and more skyscrapers. Woman are emancipated and called « the flappers » : they cut their hair and weared jeans.
There was also a cultural growth. People listened Jazz and blues, new stars and lifestyle. It was also the Golden Age for Hollywood and birth of realisme and naturalisme
New generation was in fond of these changes but older people guessed they were totaly crazy and « degenerate »
The first theme we learned was the gotic novel.
The main novel was Frankenstein wrote by Mary Shelley. We saw the different gothics or romantics elemenents, like the setting and the atmosphere with dreary night and castle. Before study the story we had to learn the name and place of the character. Next we learned an extract and to understand all the story we saw the film.
I think that Frankenstein belong to classic of english litterature and Mary Shelley is one of the most famous autor on this time. I think too it was my favorite theme of what we learned because I knew a little the story and I am found of gothic and romantic genre.
In the world of theatre, there is a particular play called the Absurd.It had been created in the 1950s after the period of the humanists and is totally different as comedy and drama. It is talking about the absurdity of men which leads to the death.It is totally the contrary of realism.
The relevants things are the dialogues between characters who are not connected or the place where the scene takes place. For exemple in the Dumb Waiter the characters are talking about absurds items, and their sentences are unrelated. In « Waiting for Godot » the characters are always talking because they are terrified by silence and so they don’t have to speak about their condition or anguish.
Every body doesn’t like the absurd because it is a very special genre.
We have too talked about The Maltese Falcon.
I have loved the main character and the story which is a quite mysterious and suspensfull. The main character is a detective whose name is Sam Spade. He is desagreable, brooding, scornfull and has a cold character contrary to Iva who is in love affair with him and is sobing all time and want’s him to confort her. Indeed she left her husband but the killer may be Sam.
This novel is a quite suspensfull and today the excesive characterof the two characters are quite funny today and make us laught.

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All For One Foundation
The TPC All for One Foundation is about more than taking care of our employees, it’s about our employees caring for each other. That’s what it means to be One TPC.
In the wake of Hurricane Harvey, one of the most devastating natural disasters along the Texas Gulf Coast, the true spirit of our All for One culture prevailed under the most difficult circumstances. The Foundation was established in September 2017 with a $100,000 donation from TPC and a commitment to match employee donations up to an aggregate of another $100,000. In a short time, our employees rallied to raise $80,000 from the combined employee donation and Company match.
The Foundation’s permanent 501(c)(3) status offers the Company and our employees a permanent funding mechanism to help our co-workers when they are facing unexpected personal hardship.
Employees can show their support, kindness and generosity by making donations to the TPC All for One Foundation, through a payroll deduction, or one-time payment. Employees who face personal hardships may also apply to The Foundation for funding.
In addition to the financial support provided by the Foundation, the Company’s Volunteer Recovery Team plans, organizes and mobilizes employee volunteers to help their co-workers that are in need. The collective efforts of these employees are a heartwarming display of an All for One effort!

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Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy will lay the muse stone for 4 fishing harbours and 25 aqua hubs in the present day on the event of World Fisheries Day.
The Chief Minister will nearly lay the muse stone for fishing harbours at Nellore, Guntur, Krishna and East Godavari districts to be developed at an funding of ₹1,510 crore.
The State authorities proposes to arrange eight fishing harbours and 4 fish touchdown centres at an outlay of ₹three,000 crore, to place the maritime wealth of the State to optimum use.
Within the first part, tenders have been referred to as for 4 fishing harbours at Juvvaladinne, Nizampatnam, Machilipatnam and Uppada, which entail a complete funding of ₹1,510 crore. These are anticipated to be developed inside two years. The tenders will likely be finalised within the second week of December.
Andhra Pradesh, which has the second longest shoreline of about 974 km within the nation, plans to develop a sturdy fishing infrastructure.
The State authorities laid the proposals for developing a superb variety of fishing harbours and fish touchdown centres to profit the 6.three lakh fisherman inhabitants within the State who’re relying on fishing and allied marine actions.
By means of the brand new fishing harbours, it’s anticipated that a further 2.37 lakh tonnes of fish and prawn catch price almost ₹500 crore will likely be added as gross worth addition (GVA) to the State and 85,000 direct and oblique jobs could be generated. The State authorities will likely be creating these inexperienced power harbours with fashionable services equivalent to chilly storage items, fish processing items, chilling centres, boat dealing with, and restore services. There are additionally plans to offer one or two coastal cargo berths within the fishing harbours, wherever possible, to facilitate export operations.

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Eddie Nketiah did not score but he did pretty much everything else; running in behind, coming short to hold the ball up, hustling, harrying and generally making a nuisance of himself.
It was Arsenal’s defensive resilience that pulled them through at the London Stadium on Sunday but the 2-1 win over West Ham owed just as much to Nketiah’s all-round performance. “The best player on the pitch,” said Sky Sports pundit Graeme Souness.
By the end, the 22-year-old had taken more shots, attempted more passes, had more touches and made more ball recoveries than Alexandre Lacazette has managed in any game all season.
A player who had gone a year without starting a Premier League fixture before Arsenal’s trip to Southampton three weeks ago suddenly looks key to their hopes of securing a top-four finish.
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What happens beyond that remains to be seen. Nketiah is fast approaching the end of his contract at Arsenal and the club have so far been unsuccessful in their attempts to tie him to a new one.
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What’s certain, though, is that he is making an invaluable contribution in the here and now.
His double against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge provided the spark for Arsenal’s recent resurgence and his display on the other side of London on Sunday was arguably even better.
Nketiah’s willingness to stretch West Ham’s defence gave Arsenal a “different dimension”, according to Jamie Redknapp, one which was most evident during the second half, when West Ham were chasing the game and Arsenal were looking for opportunities to break.
Nketiah was up against a formidable opponent in Kurt Zouma but he caused the West Ham centre-back major problems, timing his runs in behind intelligently and showing speed, strength and composure to carry the ball forward and get his shots off.
Image: Mohamed Elneny's ball over the top sends Nketiah sprinting through on goal
Image: Nketiah is released by Martin Odegaard as Arsenal launch another break
Image: Nketiah runs in behind having latched onto a wayward West Ham pass
He could not quite find the finishes to match the approach play, firing inches wide on one occasion and seeing Lukasz Fabianski thwart him on two others, but the chances showed exactly what Arsenal lacked without a player of his type leading the line.
According to Opta, it was only the second Premier League game since the turn of the year in which Arsenal have registered more than one shot from fast breaks – and only the fifth all season.
Sky Sports pundits on Nketiah
Jamie Redknapp: “Nketiah has given Arsenal a different dimension.You need to stretch teams and that is what Nketiah does. He gives the team a release.”
Graeme Souness: “He’s put himself in the shop window. If that is his general standard, he will not be short of teams wanting to take him.”
Alan Smith: “Nketiah’s emergence has come just at the right time for Arsenal because Alexandre Lacazette looked like he’d done all he could do this season. To come in and do what he’s done is fantastic.”
Lacazette, of course, made an important contribution during the upturn in form which followed Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s exile from the side in December, providing a string of assists and linking the play effectively in midfield areas.
But opponents soon cottoned on to his influence between the lines and a player who lacks the pace and dynamism to cause problems in behind found himself struggling to affect games as a result.
Nketiah gave Arsenal something different exactly when they needed it and, just as impressively, he has also shown an aptitude for playing with his back to goal and holding the ball up.
Indeed, while his second-half performance at the London Stadium was all about stretching West Ham and creating counter-attacking chances, his first-half display, against a much deeper defence, showed he is also capable of doing the things Arteta was previously asking of Lacazette.
“I think his hold up play has got better,” said former Arsenal striker Alan Smith on Sky Sports. “There were times when he was backing into his man and getting his body in between ball and defender.”
Nketiah won eight of out of 10 duels overall – more than Lacazette has won in any game since December – and his touch map showed his contribution all over the pitch. Premier League tracking data underlined the physical intensity of his performance too, his total of 24 sprints far higher than any player on either side.
That physicality is just one of many areas in which Nketiah appears to have an edge on Lacazette.
Indeed, in addition to covering considerably more ground than his fellow striker, and at far greater intensity too, the youngster averages more shots, creates more chances and registers more touches in the opposition box per 90 minutes.
Arteta has been vocal in his admiration for Nketiah throughout the season. “Eddie knows how much I rate him and I would like him to stay at the club,” he said in December. But the striker’s recent impact does beg questions over how little he used him before that.
“Of course, I would like to give more minutes to the players that haven’t had enough, that’s for sure, independently of who they are,” Arteta told Sky Sports when pressed on the subject last week.
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“But the reality is that if someone else is playing, it is for a reason, and the players need to understand that. This is football, it is not tennis. It is not an individual sport.
“You know that you are going to go through these periods. Then it’s about how you go about them and how you try to change them.”
Arteta felt Aubameyang was unable – or unwilling – to commit to that change, hence the decision to let him go in January, but Nketiah’s attitude has never been in doubt and Sunday’s clash with Leeds is a reminder this is not the first time he has had to show patience.
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Back in 2019, it was hoped a season on loan at Elland Road would provide the first-team exposure he craved, but instead he returned in January having only started two league games in four months.
Nketiah has been a bit-part player for Arsenal ever since, his starting opportunities mostly limited to the cup competitions, and it is understandable that he now wants a bigger role for himself.
“He wants to play more football,” added Arteta on his contract situation in December, “it’s nothing to do with anything else.”
For all he has offered Arsenal recently though, there seems little prospect of him starting as regularly as he is now in the long-term. With Lacazette also out of contract, at least one new striker is certain to arrive during the summer and Nketiah knows it.
Image: Nketiah showed a combative side during the win over West Ham
Perhaps a strong finish to the season could persuade him to commit his future to his boyhood club and stay and fight for his place for a little longer. Perhaps Arteta will decide to construct his attack around Nketiah rather than a new signing.
If he does choose to depart though, as looks most likely right now, then he will do so having shown Arsenal what they lacked up front. More of the same between now and the end of the season, starting against Leeds on Sunday, and they will be all the more grateful for his contribution.
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Randle, Knicks earn first win of trip, hold off Warriors
Feb 10, 2022, 7:50 AM | Updated: 10:37 pm
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Julius Randle scored 28 points and matched his season high of 16 rebounds, and the New York Knicks earned their first win in four tries during their West Coast trip, holding off the Golden State Warriors 116-114 on Thursday night.
Stephen Curry scored 19 of his 35 points in the first half and dished out 10 assists in Golden State’s second straight loss, just the third time all season the Warriors have dropped consecutive contests.
Golden State got one last chance with 6.2 seconds left and Klay Thompson dribbled into the paint and missed a jumper at the buzzer.
“Oh yeah, did you like it?” Thompson said, when asked if he liked the look he got. “It was a great look. Unfortunately it was long.”
Jonathan Kuminga converted a pair of free throws with 1:07 remaining that got Golden State within 112-110 and the defense drew a traveling turnover on Alec Burks moments later. But Curry missed a potential tying layup and Randle scored on Kuminga’s goaltend.
“Steph had a chance to tie it. I couldn’t believe that shot didn’t go in, it just hung on the rim for a few seconds,” coach Steve Kerr said. “Again, the fact that our guys clawed back to give themselves an opportunity was impressive.”
Evan Fournier connected on a key 3-pointer with 4:14 to play and finished with 22 points, while Burks’ 3 with 10:01 to go put the Knicks ahead 97-84 before Golden State nearly rallied.
Andrew Wiggins made a 3 with 5:04 to play, pulling Golden State within 104-100. Then Jordan Poole delivered the next time down.
Curry, who passed Ray Allen to become the career 3-point leader in December at New York, shot 5 for 16 from deep and 11 of 25 overall.
Thompson finished with 17 points, seven rebounds and five assists after having his minutes limit increased slightly to 30 — and that’s where he wound up.
The Warriors lost a third straight at home to the Knicks, whose 132-115 loss at Denver on Tuesday night put New York at 0-3 this road trip. They snapped a six-game skid away from Madison Square Garden.
“It’s important because of where we are,” Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau said. “I thought we played really well today. Each day we’ve just got to put everything we have into it. We can’t look too far ahead.”
New York received some welcome reinforcements: Center Mitchell Robinson returned after missing Tuesday’s game with a back injury and guard Quentin Grimes was back from a knee issue.
Kuminga scored 17 and Wiggins 15 for Golden State in the second game of a road-home back-to-back after a 111-85 defeat at Utah on Wednesday night that snapped a nine-game winning streak.
Kerr challenged his team to set the tone after he was disappointed with the “lack of pace and urgency” by the offense against the Jazz. Kerr received a technical foul with 3:19 to play.
“I can’t do that, that’s my fault,” he said. “I slammed the table.”
“Draymond is probably the most unique player in the league.” — Thibodeau said of Draymond Green, still sidelined by a disc injury in his back.
Green continued with strength and balance work for his tender calf that was caused by the low back issue.
Knicks: Robinson had 11 rebounds and Burks finished with 15 points, six rebounds and five assists off the bench. … F Nerlens Noel sat out his second straight game with a sore left foot. … New York is 5-4 on the road vs. the Western Conference.
Warriors: The Warriors had just one turnover at halftime — and Golden State had 18 points in the paint, 11 second-chance points and 23 from the bench for a 62-57 lead on the Knicks at the break. … F Otto Porter Jr. sat out the second game of the back-to-back to manage a left foot injury. … As the Warriors honored late Hall of Famer Wilt Chamberlain during their 75-year celebration, Kerr recalled watching the great play beach volleyball in Pacific Palisades as a boy. “It was quite a scene,” Kerr shared. “You can imagine he was a pretty good middle blocker.”
Knicks: At Portland on Saturday to conclude the West Coast trek.
Warriors: Host LeBron James and the Lakers on Saturday night having lost the last three and four of five to LA at home.
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I just finished Firestorm, the prequel novel to Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, a few days ago. I loved it and it has made me even more excited for the movie. It was a great book and I'd like to share my thoughts.
I thought that Greg Keyes did a great job developing Dreyfus and Koba. He made Dreyfus out to be a kind of hero for San Franscisco and just an all around great guy. I loved what he did with Koba giving him a backstory. I really felt sorry for Koba. He had a broken past and it really makes the character so much deeper.
I also loved some of the new characters he added like Talia, Malakai, Clancy, and David. These were all solid character that felt genuine and were very cool. I really enjoyed the parts with Talia in the hospitol, it was just so interesting to me. I also really enjoyed Malakai Youmans. He was very fleshed out and just such an interesting character. His past from a war torn land was moving and interesting. He was such a great character and Clancy was a good counter to Malakai. David's investigation was also super cool and felt like a mystery story. Even though it probably won't matter in Dawn, I still loved these characters.
I also really liked the references to the first. I like how Milo has been named after Milo and I liked the new take on the Alpha Omega. I thought it was super cool. This group believed the virus had blessed them by stripping them of the "chaff" similarly to how the mutants thought the bomb had blessed them by giving them telepathic powers. This may very possibly be the basis for the next movie in the series.
My one major complaint is that it shifted around a little too much. After you really got engaged with one character you were ripped out of the story into a new one. It's a only small problem though.
I really enjoyed it and it has made me super excited for Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. If you're as excited as I am you should read it before you watch the movie. Did you read it and what did you think?

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PROJECT SUMMARY Genetic inheritance material of a living organism (DNA) is stored in chromosomes. Understanding of cellular activities in normal development and disease requires more than the DNA sequence and individual- specific variations of the genome. Critical regulatory roles are also played by packaging of the genome into a conserved nucleoprotein complex termed chromatin. The structure of chromatin and the regulatory machinery of its metabolism are uniquely important and thus, strongly conserved in evolution. The ultimate objective of our work is to understand the relationship between the establishment of chromatin structure and regulation of the function of eukaryotic chromosomes. We will focus on a systematic study of proteins that mediate chromatin assembly and remodeling in the embryo of a model organism, fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster). We will examine how the activities of histone chaperones and motor factors mediate chromatin assembly in vitro (in a test tube) and investigate their specific functional roles in vivo (in a living organism). Initially, the paternal DNA is presented to a fertilized egg as a specialized nucleoprotein complex. Sperm chromatin differs in composition and structure from the normal cell chromatin, in particular by an extraordinary high degree of DNA condensation. It is enzymatically static and is formed by compaction of DNA with small basic, cysteine-rich proteins termed protamines. Despite its importance for the life cycle of any sexually reproducing organism, sperm chromatin structure has been poorly studied. To fill this gap, we will perform biochemical, biophysical and structural analyses of in vitro reconstituted Drosophila sperm chromatin. At fertilization, the egg faces the challenge of remodeling the condensed sperm chromatin into an accessible, transcription- and replication-competent form. We recently discovered cellular machinery that mediates sperm chromatin remodeling in vitro and in vivo. Thus, we will also study the factors (protamine chaperones and enzymes of the thioredoxin system) that mediate sperm chromatin remodeling. The successful completion of this project will lead to a comprehensive biochemical and biological characterization of factors that mediate the assembly of various forms of chromatin. More globally, our work will provide insights into the role of chromosome assembly and maintenance in regulation of the cell function and will be applicable to understanding, diagnosis and treatment of human diseases that involve defects in processes of DNA metabolism.
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Kazadi in 2018
|Occupation||Actress, Singer, Dancer|
|Labels||EMI Music Poland|
Kazadi was accepted into the Warsaw University of Technology, where she studied Administration full-time. Unable to complete all the required subjects, she opted for part-time studies at the Warsaw School of Economics. She plays the piano and composes music, and trained in modern dance for two years. She was involved in music, theater, and media from a young age. Kazadi was also a student of the Krzysztof Komeda Second Level School of Popular and Jazz Music in Warsaw.
- She was nurse Jagna Nowak on the TV series Ranczo
- She hosted Everyday English on TVN Lingua; the channel became defunct in 2009.
- From 5 September to 14 November 2010, Kazadi was on Season 12 of Taniec z gwiazdami, the Polish version of Dancing with the Stars. She danced with Łukasz Czarnecki and placed fourth.
- In 2007, she placed third in the second edition of Jak oni śpiewają (How They Sing, the Polish version of Soapstar Superstar). She made guest appearances in later editions, singing with Żora Koroliow (fourth edition) and Maciej Jachowski (fifth edition). On 22 December 2007 Kazadi sang on the holiday edition of the show, titled Jak oni śpiewają? – Jak oni świętują? (singing with Małgorzata Lewińska and Dominika Figurska), and on 30 May 2009 in a special broadcast titled Jak oni śpiewają – Dzień Dziecka (with Karolina Nowakowska, Aleksandra Szwed, and Monika Mrozowska), winning the Polsat Foundation Heart Statuette. In 2009, she participated in the sixth edition and placed fifth among eleven contestants.
- Kazadi took part in the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity final in 2011, offering dinner with her and the opportunity to learn the behind the scene secrets of working at TVN Warsaw.
- In 2011 Kazadi replaced Kinga Rusin as the host of You Can Dance: Po prostu tańcz! (the Polish version of So You Think Can Dance).
- Since 2013 Kazadi has been the host of the Polish version of X Factor.
- In 2016 Kazadi got the role as Reri in the Polish biographical series Bodo, which tells the story of the actor and singer Eugene Bodo who died in the Russian Gulag in 1943.
Kazadi has made guest appearances on albums by Ten Typ Mes, Flexxip, Tewu, 2 Cztery 7, Gorzki and O$ki. In July 2010 she recorded and launched two single with DJ Krist Van D – "On Tonite" and “Be Without You".
|Jak się pozbyć cellulitu||2011||Hanna Rubin (journalist)|
|Ranczo (TV series)||2011-||Jagna Nowak (nurse)|
|Licencja na wychowanie||2010||Jadzia Leszczyńska (Pawel's cousin)|
|Święty interes||2010||Motema (Leszek's wife)|
|Na Wspólnej||2009-2010||Beata Dolniak (Marta and Filip's neighbour)|
|Rajskie klimaty||2009||Helena Wójcik (Andrzej's wife)|
|Miłość na wybiegu||2009||modeling agency receptionist|
|Funio, Szefunio i reszta... czyli dzieciaki ratują świat||2009||Józefin's mother|
|Londyńczycy||2008-2009||Helen Hobbs (nurse)|
|Fala zbrodni||2007-2008||Milena Bauman|
|Egzamin z życia||2005-2008||Anna Chełmicka (Andrzej's sister)|
|Daleko od noszy||2004||mother of a kidnapped child|
|Gwiezdne wojny: Wojny klonów||2009||Suu|
|The Powerpuff Girls (2016)||2017||Bliss (in the "Power of Four" special)|||
- 2008 - "Scream For Love"
- 2010 - "On Tonite" (DJ Krist Van D featuring Patricia Kazadi)
- 2010 - "Be Without You" (DJ Krist Van D featuring Patricia Kazadi)
- 2011 - "Hałas"
- 2011 - "Go Crazy"
- 2012 - "Wanna Feel You Now" (with M. Pokora)
- 2013 - "Przerywam sen"
|2009||Ten Typ Mes - Zamach na przeciętność||
|2008||TeWu - Ślad po sobie||
|2008||Gorzki - Kontrawersja||
|2008||2cztery7 - Spaleni innym słońcem||
|2005||2cztery7 - Funk - dla smaku||
|2005||Slums Attack - Najlepszą obroną jest atak||
|2004||O$ka - Przez $ Jak...||
- Patricia Kazadi accessed 15-09-2011
- RegularCapital (September 28, 2017). "Cartoon Network News in Brief - Late September 2017". Retrieved October 13, 2017.
- Ten Typ Mes - "Zamach Na Przeciętność" accessed 14-08-2011
- TeWu - "Ślad Po Sobie" accessed 14-08-2011
- Gorzki - "Kontrawersja" accessed 14-08-2011
- 2cztery7 - "Spaleni Innym Słońcem" accessed 14-08-2011
- 2cztery7 - "Funk Dla Smaku" accessed 14-08-2011
- Slums Attack - "Najlepszą Obroną Jest Atak" accessed 14-08-2011
- O$ka - "Przez $ Jak..." accessed 14-08-2011


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(PRWEB) April 12, 2007
Candidate Manager, the leading global provider of web enabled applicant tracking software have appointed Ryan Reid as Senior Vice President. A key focus for Ryan will be to oversee Candidate Manager's continued growth and success within the North American market.
Ryan Reid, Senior Vice President, Candidate Manager commented: "I will be heading up Candidate Manager's North American business at an exciting time for the organization. Since the launch of our North American Headquarters based out of Boston in October 2005, Candidate Manager now has locations across both the US and Canada. In a short period of time the organization has achieved an impressive list of clients across many key Industry sectors. I look forward to driving our continued expansion and success within the North American market over the coming months."
Ryan rejoins Candidate Manager from Oracle Corporation where he held the position of UK Sales Director.
Candidate Manager provides software that streamlines the recruitment process enabling companies to hire people quicker, more efficiently and at a lower cost to help increase their profit while gaining a significant return on investment. Delivered as an ASP (web based) solution, it can be implemented with minimal disruption and without large capital investment.
To contact Candidate Manager for a live product demonstration or to speak to a representative please call 617-861-2060.
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With the launch of the Apache RTR 160 4V ABS, TVS now has four ABS-equipped bikes in its portfolio. More importantly, it now makes the safety net of ABS more accessible to the masses. And it is not the only one. Here are five most affordable ABS-equipped bikes you can buy right now.
Suzuki Gixxer ABS (Rs 88,388 ex-Delhi)
One of the most competent bikes in the 160cc segment is also one of the safest. Apart from a single-channel ABS setup, it gets a Bybre (a subsidiary of Brembo) two-piston calliper on the front disc brake. It, however, is long overdue for an update given that the other bikes in the segment now offer better features. There is also a non-ABS dual-disc variant on offer that costs Rs 6,800 less.
Hero Xtreme 200R (Rs 89,990 ex-Delhi)
The most affordable 200cc motorcycle in the country gets a single-channel ABS as standard. While the Xtreme 200R’s USP is that you can buy one for the price of a 160cc bike, it misses out on certain features and does not feel premium for a 200cc motorcycle. However, it’s ride quality is one of the best we have experienced and the performance is more than adequate for your daily commute.
Honda CB Hornet 160R ABS (Rs 91,682 ex-Delhi)
This is the best-selling 160cc bike in the market. It impresses with its looks and now gets features like LED headlamps and a single-channel ABS. There are four variants of the Hornet 160R on offer. While you can opt for the non-ABS variant or the combi-brake variant, you can also choose the ABS version, which is available in both standard and deluxe trims. The difference between these two is that the standard version gets a rear drum brake while the DLX version, which costs Rs 2,500 more, gets a rear disc brake.
Yamaha FZ-Fi v3.0 ABS (Rs 95,000 ex-Delhi)
Yamaha recently launched the FZ-Fi v3.0, which is essentially the third generation version of the popular 150cc FZ range. It has been heavily revised and now features design cues from the larger FZ25. However, it continues to use the older fuel-injected 149cc powerplant. It is available in two variants: standard and S variant (Rs 2,000 more). Both get single-channel ABS as standard.
TVS Apache RTR 180 ABS (Rs 95,152 ex-Delhi)
The Apache RTR 180 ABS is the only bike in this list to feature a dual-channel ABS setup. It is also the most affordable bike with a dual-channel ABS. In fact, it was the first made-in-India bike to get ABS. In addition to this safety net, it gets features like rear wheel lift protection that prevents unintentional stoppies. In comparison, the newer Apache RTR 160 4V gets a single-channel ABS unit to save costs. However, the 160 is more expensive than the 180. That’s because the RTR 160 is a newer and better bike with more features. The Apache RTR 180 is also available in a non-ABS variant that costs a whopping Rs 10,200 less.


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Fans have been hungry for BioShock Infinite footage since the game was first announced, and that comes as no surprise with a title that’s as highly anticipated as Irrational Games‘ upcoming blockbuster. In order to keep the hype train rolling, and to presumably keep fans satisfied after news of yet another minor delay, a gameplay video showcasing the first five minutes of the title in action has been released. Keep in mind that the clip contains some mild spoilers, but it certainly won’t ruin too much for impatient gamers.
As anyone who watched the video can see, Booker DeWitt, the main protagonist in BioShock Infinite, has accepted the task of locating a girl by the name of Elizabeth. The poor sap likely isn’t aware of what awaits him in the airborne city of Columbia, but he doesn’t appear to have much of a choice — that much is obvious by the blood-stained letter informing him that it’s his last chance to settle, what gamers can only assume is, a substantial debt.
The opening scene is oddly reminiscent of the first portion of the original BioShock, though, but fans can rest easy knowing that this sense of deja vu is likely intentional on the part of the developers. It also helps to demonstrate that the underwater city of Rapture and Infinite‘s Columbia aren’t all that different, while also maintaining a certain familiarity that fans have with the universe.
Now that gamers know how the game begins, and to some extent what to expect from the ending of BioShock Infinite, it’ll be interesting to see how DeWitt’s journey actually plays out. There are still a number of questions that need to be answered, but gamers should have a majority of them addressed sooner rather than later. In the meantime, fans will have to find ways of keeping themselves distracted until the next bit of news glides down from Irrational Games.
BioShock Infinite will launch for Xbox 360, PS3, and PC on March 26, 2013.
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KEIZER, OR – Oregon was once one of the most desirable and beautiful states in America. Now. under the control of liberal progressive Democrats, it’s a lawless haven for criminals where police turn a blind eye to most minor crimes, even when that crime is an organized ring of shoplifters targeting the local Lowes.
They know the police won’t charge them. They know they won’t go to jail and the Keizer Police Department even admitted they won’t be arrested even if they were caught.
The perpetrators were caught red-handed on video, but store employees and the police are the ones handcuffed in Oregon because state laws and the state justice system will never deliver justice to the victims of the crime.
“Once you’ve stolen from Lowe’s once and know they can’t stop you, there’s no real consequence,” Keizer Police Lt. Andrew Copeland said, noting employees at many chain stores aren’t allowed to stop shoplifters. “Second thing is, these people know they can’t go to jail.”
Keizer said the most that will happen to them is that they will receive a summons as jails are not taking inmates due to COVID-19. Before COVID-19, Oregon’s relaxed stance on criminals under the state’s Justice Reinvestment Initiative has led to less incarcerations statewide. That initiative is meant to lower prison populations and give more people a chance to avoid prison.
“I think these guys have done it before because they seemed to have a good system. One guy with the car and two guys with the carts. They knew no one was going to touch them,” said Andrew Sullivan, the man who recorded the theft on his phone.


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Sure, Tom Brady has 27 playoff wins, 15 playoff appearances and five Super Bowl wins but that is just scratching the service of what he and Bill Belichick have been in the past two decades for the Patriots.
But here are just seven (of twenty-seven listed by USA Today) that will just blow your mind.
- Only four NFL franchises have as many playoff wins in their history as the 27 victories Tom Brady has in his career. (Pittsburgh, 36; Green Bay, 34; Dallas, 34; San Francisco, 30.) The Chicago Bears have been around since 1922 and the team has 17 postseason wins.
- Under Belichick and Brady, the Patriots have more playoff wins in 17 seasons than the Browns, Cardinals and Lions do in their 231 combined seasons of existence.
- Over the length of Brady's career, no division in football has more postseason wins or Super Bowl wins as the Patriots. Let that sink in: Take all four teams in every NFL division, add up their totals and not one division - not the four-team power of the NFC East or the top-heavy NFC West and AFC North - can best Brady and Belichick. Insane.
- In the last decade, Brady and the Patriots are 3-4 when trailing by 10+ points in the fourth quarter of a playoff game. The other 31 teams in the NFL have three such wins combined. Their overall record when trailing by 10+ in the fourth: 3-70.
- Brady has nine more playoff starts (36) than any other QB in history.
- Brady owns 11 Super Bowl records which he will almost certainly add to next Sunday in Minneapolis.
- There have been 47 quarterbacks taken in the first round since the 2000 draft. They have exactly as many Super Bowl touchdown passes as Brady does all by himself.
Source: USA Today


The windows theme “Christmas in New York”
This year, the windows are inspired by vintage New York City, each vignette contains antique postcard-like cut outs which move and alter the scenes,capturing the city's history of tradition and heritage.
The windows are created by a team of over 50 people over the course of nine months.
The windows are created in a workshop underneath the Fifth Avenue sidewalk and are then moved onto street level. They are the only department store windows on hydraulics.


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Colour: Black and White / Silent / Short
Director: Roscoe Arbuckle
A doctor (Roscoe Arbuckle) gets jealous when an old friend (William Jefferson) of his wife's (Mabel Normand) comes to visit. Unusually for Roscoe Faty Arbuckle, in this film he plays the more up market character of a doctor, but otherwise is the typical slapstick humour.
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The offer came after Prime Minister Imran Khan expressed solidarity with the people of India fighting the deadly wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
New Delhi: Pakistan offered humanitarian aid, including fans, to India to help the country fight the deadly wave of COVID-19 and said the two countries could explore possible ways of further cooperation to mitigate the challenges posed by the pandemic.
The Foreign Ministry, in a statement late on Saturday, said Pakistan was ready to send specific items quickly as soon as arrangements were made, the PTI news agency said.
“As a gesture of solidarity with the people of India in the wake of the current wave of COVID-19, Pakistan offered relief support to India, including fans, Bi PAP, digital X-ray machines, PPEs and related items,” according com for the declaration.
He said interested authorities in Pakistan and India could work on modalities for the quick delivery of relief items. “They (authorities) can also explore possible forms of additional cooperation to mitigate the challenges posed by the pandemic,” said the document.
The offer came after Prime Minister Imran Khan expressed solidarity with the people of India fighting the deadly wave of the pandemic, saying “we must fight together this global challenge facing humanity”.
In a tweet, Khan said, “Our prayers for a speedy recovery go to all those who suffer from the pandemic in our neighborhood and around the world.”
“I want to express our solidarity with the people of India as they fight a dangerous wave of COVID-19. We must fight this global challenge that humanity faces together ”, he said on Twitter.
Several Pakistanis, including political leaders and sports celebrities, accessed Twitter to offer prayers and good luck to the people of India.
Hashtags like #pakistanstandwithindia in support of India were on the rise and twitteratis gave their ideas for Pakistan and India to come together in difficult times. Former cricketer Shoaib Akhtar said it was time to support each other.


November/December 2012 Issue
Tech-Savvy Older Adults — Staying Connected, Challenging Stereotypes
Older adults are increasingly interested and involved in using technologies that allow them to stay more connected socially, with family, and with caregiving resources.
Bill Raymond loves his iPad and how it allows him to access the wonders of the Internet from anywhere. He calls it “the most fascinating device I have ever used.”
A couple years ago, Richard Schmidt began using Skype to communicate with a relative in California. Now, he regularly Skypes with relatives not only in California but also in New York, Florida, and Texas.
Raymond and Schmidt are not plugged-in teenagers or young adults raised on a steady diet of technology. They are residents of Greenspring, a retirement community in northern Virginia.
Technology is becoming more entrenched in American life and, contrary to popular perception, older adults are not immune to this phenomenon. Although older adults as a group continue to lag behind their younger counterparts in adopting new technology, an increasing number of elders like Raymond and Schmidt are using the Internet, Facebook, Skype, and other tools to connect with friends, family members, and caregivers. Social workers who ignore the role of technology in older adults’ relationships risk missing an important piece of the puzzle in helping these adults maintain and improve physical, mental, and emotional well-being.
“Most of the time, social workers are not asking older adults—or any of their clients—about their social connections made online or through technology,” says Paul Freddolino, PhD, a professor and the associate director for research and distance education at Michigan State University’s School of Social Work. “If we limit our understanding, we’re missing a dimension that’s important.”
Reaching Out With Technology
There are myriad reasons older adults have turned to technology. Older adults see technology as a tool for connecting with family and friends, developing new friendships, exploring options for entertainment and hobbies, accessing support and information about health topics, and managing activities of daily life, such as banking and shopping (Blaschke, Freddolino, & Mullen, 2009). And while some older technology users have been long familiar with computers and the Internet, many older adults are acquiring technology skills for the first time as they age.
Companies nationwide are trying to tap into the market opportunities by taking well-known technology modalities, such as social networking, e-mailing, and Internet browsing, and making them “elder friendly.” Freddolino, for example, is providing research support to Connected Living, a Massachusetts-based company that promotes a multifaceted approach to technology engagement among older adults. The company’s approach combines a Web-based social networking and distance-learning platform with programming that includes discussion groups, computer learning curricula, and social clubs. Connected Living has been implemented in 24 states, both in private older adults living facilities and public housing authorities.
“The idea is to help older adults connect with family, other adults, and their communities,” says Sarah Hoit, Connected Living’s CEO. “Just because older adults are living together in a retirement community, that doesn’t mean they’re connected. We find that many [older adults] still don’t know each other in their building, and they isolate [themselves] in their rooms. We built Connected Living to build those bonds.”
Individual social bonds built through technology, in turn, encourage older adults to engage with technologies that are connecting society as a whole, says Cheryl Lewis, MEd, sales manager for Telikin. The Pennsylvania-based firm produces touch-screen computers that come loaded with elder-friendly tools for Internet browsing, video chats, photo sharing, and e-mail. Telikin’s customer base is approaching 15,000; some of the company’s clientele are in their 80s, 90s, or even past 100.
“A lot of our customers are novices, but they hear about things like Facebook and they want to try them out,” Lewis says. “They realize that there are more and more activities that require using a computer.”
Social service agencies also are seeing the potential. Centerstone, a community mental health center serving clients in Indiana and Tennessee, recently launched v-recover.com to provide online tools that allow clients and potential clients to participate in moderated discussions and live chats, learn about community resources, and request appointments. Clients accessing the private side of the site can create personal calendars, monitor their recovery plans, and track health information such as medications, allergies, and appointment notes.
Although v-recover.com is open to people of all ages, it has been especially popular among older adults, says Linda Grove-Paul, LCSW, Centerstone’s director of addiction and forensic services.
“[Older adults] may need services like this more than other groups,” she says. “They’re often not as included in these types of networks as are other groups.”
Although many barriers such as cost of Internet access, equipment that is not user friendly, and fear of failure exist for older adults who want to learn about technology, there are indications that many older adults continue to hold positive attitudes toward technology or at least accept that it is crucial to participating in society. A survey of residents of an independent living facility in the Midwest revealed that between 55% and 70% owned at least one computer and 57% used a computer several times per week (McMurtrey, Downey, Zeltmann, & McGaughey, 2011). Older adults participating in a series of focus groups in the South reported more positive attitudes about technology than negative ones (Mitzner et al., 2010).
In her work at Greenspring, Sue Franke, LCSW, sees older adults yearning to be more technologically active, whether that involves accessing the Internet so they can communicate with family, taking part in bowling tournaments via Nintendo’s Wii gaming system, or helping at the community’s television station.
“The residents are so eager to learn about the new technologies, and they embrace the challenge of learning about new technologies,” says Franke, Greenspring’s lead independent living social worker. “They’re right there, clamoring to be on the edge of what’s going on.”
What actually may be keeping some older adults from embracing technology is the way information about it is disseminated, Hoit says. While a video tutorial or phone support may be sufficient for younger learners, older adults need something more. It is the combination of the technology with the human interaction provided by instructors and fellow users that makes the difference.
“All of the sudden, these [older adults] realize someone cares about them, that they are important and that there’s a vibrant community they can be a part of,” she says. “It breaks the barriers for those who have been written off.”
Social workers helping older adults learn new technologies need to keep in mind the adage of meeting clients where they are, Grove-Paul says. It’s important to acknowledge that many older adults may have had negative prior experiences with technology or feel that they don’t have the skills to master technology.
Schmidt, who teaches computer classes at Greenspring, says the key is keeping it relevant and simple. “When they are ready to learn, don’t scare them off by overwhelming them with information,” he says. “Show them how to do the things they want to do. … When teaching, have plenty of patience, talk slowly and distinctly, repeat, and use hands-on practice.”
Schmidt’s experience demonstrates that another potentially effective tool in empowering older adults to use technology is asking technologically savvy older adults to teach their peers. A study of a peer tutor model designed to teach older adults about information and communications technologies found that participants reported a significant and consistent increase in their confidence about completing computer-related tasks and using technology tools such as e-mail, the Internet, and online chat rooms (Woodward et al., 2012).
A Continuing Issue
Social workers must remain aware that, although a growing number of older adults are accessing new technologies, there are many who are denied this access because of poverty, geography, or lack of skills, Grove-Paul says. Social workers should continue to push for development of technology infrastructure and a leveling of the playing field between the technology “haves” and “have-nots.”
These issues will not go away for social workers; in fact, they are likely to increase as the baby boomer cohort ages. Unlike many of today’s older adults, baby boomers are used to technology being a part of their everyday lives and will want that to continue into retirement, Freddolino says.
“Baby boomers are going to demand more technology-related services such as electronic medical records,” he says. “A 55-year-old, in 10 years’ time, is not going to be happy having to repeat their medical history to each doctor they see. They know the technology to address that issue is out there, and service providers are going to have to be much more responsive to those demands.”
— Christina Reardon, MSW, LSW, is a freelance writer based in Harrisburg, PA, and a contributing editor at Social Work Today.
McMurtrey, M. E., Downey, J. P., Zeltmann, S. M., & McGaughey, R. E. (2011). Seniors and technology: Results from a field study. The Journal of Computer Information Systems, 51(4), 22-30.
Mitzner, T. L., Boron, J. B., Fausset, C. B., et al. (2010). Older adults talk technology: Technology usage and attitudes. Computers in Human Behavior, 26(6), 1710-1721.
Woodward, A. T., Freddolino, P. P., Wishart, D. J., et al. (2012). Outcomes from a peer tutor model for teaching technology to older adults. Ageing and Society, 1-24.
Caregiver Support Through Technology
Several recent research articles have featured examinations of technological applications—particularly online applications—designed to bring caregivers together to share information, create social connections, and provide emotional support. Among these articles are the following:
• A literature review by Perkins and LaMartin (2012) analyzed the Internet as a source of social support for aging caregivers of children with intellectual and developmental disabilities—caregivers who are increasingly faced with the physical and mental health challenges that accompany aging. The authors identified several potential advantages of Internet-mediated communication over traditional support groups, such as not needing to be concerned about transportation or time barriers and the chance to reach a larger group of helpful members. The authors also posited that technology can provide an opportunity for caregivers and their care recipients to deepen their bonds by learning new computer skills together.
• Marziali and Garcia (2011) compared the stress levels and health status of dementia caregivers who participated in an online chat support group with caregivers who participated in a video conferencing support group. Members of the video conferencing group showed significantly greater improvement in mental health status than those in the online chat support group, and their improvements in levels of self-efficacy, neuroticism, and social support were associated with lower levels of stress related to care recipients’ cognitive decline.
• A study of online health forums in the Netherlands (Tanis, Das, & Fortgens-Sillmann, 2011) found that active participation in such forums (e.g., posting messages) ameliorated the effects of caregiver stress on well-being, while simply visiting such forums did not.
Companies around the country are trying to reach out to caregivers with technology tools designed to reduce the strain of caring for a loved one. One such company is San Francisco-based CareLinx Inc., which provides an online tool to help family members connect with qualified caregivers, conduct video interviews with them, set up schedules and invoices online, and collaborate about care. The idea is to give caregivers direct access to tools that they traditionally would have only by working with an agency, says Sherwin Sheik, CareLinx’s president and chief executive officer. “We wanted to give families tools to empower them and make the market more efficient,” he says.
Empowering families also is the goal of New York-based CarePlanners. The service connects families with social workers, nurses, or other professionals who help them coordinate care and navigate insurance issues. In addition, the company offers an online platform families can use to upload medical documents, access information about medications, and generate healthcare reports that can be given to doctors.
At least one-third of CarePlanners’ clients contact the company because they are interested in services for older adults, says Rachel Becker, LMSW, one of the company’s care planners. “The thing we’re able to give back to our clients is their time so they can love the person who is the patient,” she says. “We free up the time to let the caregiver be who they are.”
Perkins, E. A., & LaMartin, K. M. (2012). The internet as social support for older carers of adults with intellectual disabilities. Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 9(1), 53-62.
Tanis, M., Das, E., & Fortgens-Sillmann, M. (2011). Finding care for the caregiver? Active participation in online health forums attenuates the negative effect of caregiver strain on wellbeing. Communications, 36(1), 51-66.


By Chinedu Onyejelem
A prominent Nigerian lawyer who co-founded the first ethnic minority-led practice in Ireland nearly 14 years ago has launched a new law firm.
Odera & Company Solicitors, headed by Matthew Emeka Ezeani, offers services in immigration and asylum law, criminal law, family law and employment law.
The firm, which is located at 9 Parnell Square East in Dublin city centre, opposite the Ambassador Theatre, also covers property, landlord and tenant’s law, medical negligence, civil litigation and human rights.
Speaking about his return to full practice, the Thames Valley University law graduate and original co-founder of Ceemex and Company said: “I’m back doing what I know best and what I love to do which is legal practice.”
Ezeani, a qualified solicitor of the Irish Courts as well as of the Supreme Court of England and Wales, added that the ethos of fighting out his clients’ corner to protect their rights and interests, and giving voice to the marginalised, will remain his philosophy in his new practice.
Ezeani adds that the new firm “is not a succeeding practice to Ceemex & Co Solicitors, which was voluntarily and properly dissolved” at the end of 2012.
Ceemex, the first ethnic minority law firm in Ireland involved in a number of major immigration cases, closed down after more than 10 years due to trading difficulties resulting from the persistent economic situation at the time.
In March 2013, Ezeani told Metro Éireann that his previous firm had played a leading role – along with the likes of the Immigrant Council of Ireland – in the legal battle that led to the Irish Born Child (IBC) 2005 Scheme, which saw full residency rights granted to some 17,000 foreign-born parents of Irish citizen children.
“We were representing immigrants, the majority of whom lived in hostels, living on €19 per week,” he said. “They had no money, they couldn’t have taken out any legal case in court. We stepped in.
“Most of these cases we did without the applicants paying for it… we were able to make their voices heard in the Irish judicial system.”
Ezeani can be contacted at his new practice at 086 872 0165 or firstname.lastname@example.org


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A preliminary investigation into whether early intervention can improve weight loss among those initially non-responsive to an internet-based behavioral program
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This study examined whether providing additional support to individuals with poor initial weight loss improves 12-week outcomes. Participants were randomized to a 12-week internet-delivered behavioral weight loss program (IBWL; n = 50) or the identical internet program plus the possibility of extra support (IBWL + ES; n = 50). IBWL + ES participants losing <2.3 % at Week 4 (early non-responders; n = 12) received one individual meeting and two follow-up phone calls with an interventionist, and were compared to IBWL ‘early non-responders’ who did not receive extra support (n = 21), and to ‘early responders’ in both treatment arms (i.e., 4-week weight loss ≥2.3 %; n = 59). IBWL + ES early non-responders had greater program adherence (p’s < 0.055) and lost twice as much weight (p = 0.036) compared to IBWL early non-responders. Program adherence did not differ between early responders and IBWL + ES early non-responders. However, 12-week weight loss was greater in the early responders compared to both early non-responder groups (p’s > 0.05). Providing additional intervention to early non-responders in an Internet program improves treatment outcomes.
KeywordsWeight loss Stepped care Obesity treatment Early rescue Web-based intervention Internet-delivered intervention
The authors would like to acknowledge Abby Moylan and Lucie Rice with all of their assistance on this study.
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Tricia M. Leahey is the chief scientist at WayBetter Inc., Jessica L. Unick, Leah Dorfman and Rena R. Wing have declared that they have no conflict of interest.
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State troopers say one person was airlifted to Strong Memorial Hospital with serious injuries after a rollover crash in the Bath-area.
It happened Sunday evening in the town of Bath on County Route 11 around 6:30 p.m.
The crash reportedly involved one vehicle; and there were two occupants at the time of the crash.
Both were injured, but only one was airlifted to Strong Memorial Hospital.
The investigation into the crash remains active.
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Recorded in 1986 at a concert in Atlanta, the trio of Parker, Guy, and Lytton had even then been playing together for over a decade, and here it shows. Over four pieces, all of them improvised on the spot, Parker leads the trio through the gyrations of his circular improvisation on both soprano and tenor and also through the small and basic elements of "jazz" he respects -- but they get mutated almost immediately, as one might expect. Parker's interplay with his rhythm section is akin to a rough dancer skidding along the floor to a graceful, elegant orchestra. The interplay between Guy and Lytton is so mesmerizing, so completely self-contained, it's Parker who has to focus on them or he'll be lost in the glorious tumult. The rhythmic communication -- especially as Guy pulls out three or four notes, legato, and then slides a chord up the bass as Lytton creates a rhythm around that phrase for Guy to come back to and extrapolate -- is breathtaking. As for Parker, there is little to say except that, despite having to be very physical on this evening, he was aware of everything, offering whatever color and shape, whatever texture or fragment that might be useful to the rhythmic dance, though he was the frontman. This is a must-have for fans of this trio.
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- Unus Mundus by Christophe Le Mouël
- About the Artist: Tom Wudl by Nancy Mozur
- Some Reflections on the Unus Mundus: The Totality of the World of Inner Relations by Gotthilf Isler
- The Beauty of Terror: Portrait of an Archetypal Landscape by Michelle Frantom
- Jung and Beyond by Eduard C. Heyning
- Carl Jung and the Ghosts by Claudia Richter
- Hungry Ghosts by Meredith Sabini
- Psyche and Nature: Navigating the Politics of Existence by Lynlee Lyckberg
- The Flammarion Engraving and Its Symbolic Potential by Laurence Browne
- Featured Poet: Steven Lautermilch by Naomi Lowinsky
- Portrait of a Dream By Steven Lautermilch
- Sequence for a Desert Moon by Steven Lautermilch
- Decoding Jung’s Metaphysics: The Archetypal Semantics of an Expanded Universe. (2021). By Bernard Kastrup
Reviewed by Eduard C. Heyning
- Beasts of the Southern Wild. (2012). Directed by Benh Zeitlin.
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Selected Poems 1965-1975. London: Faber, 1980. Pp, 137. First Edition. A near fine copy in dust jacket featuring photograph of the author by Mike Bunn.
Signed by the Author on title-page.
Collection of poems taken from four previous volumes, Death of a Naturalist (1966), Door Into the Dark (1969), Wintering Out (1973) and North (1975). It provides an ideal introduction of the first ten years of Heaney's creative activity. One of only 500 hardbound copies printed.


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Featuring an aromatic East African curry called berbere sourced directly from Ethiopia, this super earthy sauce draws a deep, fragrant heat from its spicy habaneros and jalapeños. Pair it with roast chicken, lentils, stews, rice, grilled meats, burgers, quinoa and collard greens or kale. Heat Rating: 6/10

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Oct 19, 2010, 5:17 PM EDT
Sadly, the NHL will see far less red afros for the time being.*
That’s because the Columbus Blue Jackets put defenseman and occasional afro enthusiast Mike Commodore on the injured reserve today. He apparently went down with an “upper body injury” during the Blue Jackets’ October 9 game in Stockholm, Sweden.
He’s one of the NHL’s most colorful characters, even when he isn’t rocking that ginger ‘fro or taking awkward half-naked photos with his winnings from Super Bowl bets. That colorful nature shows through in his Twitter account, among other things.
As far as Commodore the defenseman, not the character, he’s a been of an up-and-down guy. When he’s on top of his game, he can be quite useful, though. He was a valuable part of a Carolina Hurricanes team that won a Stanley Cup during the 2005-06 season and also helped the Calgary Flames come within a game of winning a Cup in the final season before the lockout.
* – Actually, Commodore doesn’t always grow out his hair to red afro from what I know, it might even be the equivalent of a playoff beard (on his skull). But are you going to complain about afro jokes? I sure hope not.
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- Benning calls Sutter a ‘foundation piece’ for Canucks 21
- Here’s a chart that shows which teams have been good/bad at drafting 33
- Penguins sign Fehr to three-year, $6 million contract 20
- Trade: Penguins send Sutter to Canucks for Bonino, Clendening 53
- NBC Sports to broadcast 105 NHL games in 2015-16 58
- Wilson signs with Preds, leaving just four arbitration cases to go 5
- Rangers sign Stepan — six years, $39 million 62
- Deal with the Devils: New Jersey re-signs Larsson to six-year contract 14
- Stepan seeks $7.25M in arbitration, Rangers counter at $5.2M 24
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5% Celery Granola
I was checking through blogpatrol.com and noticed several links to 5% Celery from an archive in Chocolate & Zucchini. Upon further investigation, it seems my cohort has given away our secret recipe for our granola. Since that part was given up, I thought it would be kind and generous to give up the rest of it. Now, there are measurements written somewhere, but I am a professional chef, and I cook according to taste. I do not have the exact measurements, so do me a favor--play a little. Put a little of this and a little of that...if it tasts good before it is baked, then it will taste amazing after it has been. Also, know that it will be less sweet once baked, so if you find it pleasingly sweetened before, you might find it a bit less so out of the oven.
5% Celery Granola:
2 C Oats
1/2 C Pepitas (salted is fabulous)
1/2 C Sunflower Seeds
1/2 C Almond Slivers
1/2 C Dried Currants
1/2 C Dried Cramberries
1/4 C Flax Seeds
1/4 C Melted Butter
1/4-1/2 C Agave
1/4-1/2 C Honey
2 tsp Vanilla Paste or 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
pinch of salt
Preheat Oven to 350 F and line a baking sheet with a Silpat.
Melt the butter and add in the honey, agave, salt, and vanilla. Mix well and put aside to cool.
Take the oats, sunflower seeds, almonds and pepitas and put in a large bowl. Pour cooled butter and agave mixture over and mix well.
Put on baking sheet and spread out evenly. Bake for 15 minutes and take out and mix the edges toward the center and mix in the currants and cranberries and put back into oven and bake until it is golden brown.
Once cool mix in flax seeds and enjoy in a smoothie, with milk or on a hike in Colorado where the real "granola girls" roam.
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title : Christians React to Confederate Flag as South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley Calls for its Removal
summary : South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has called for the removal of the Confederate flag from statehouse grounds. Many Christians are also taking that point of view too.
date : Jun 23, 2015 12:54 PM EDT
title : Remembering Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Legacy In Workers’ Rights and Inequality
summary : While many Americans will take time to remember the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on race relations this weekend, there were other important aspects to King’s contributions to U.S. society, most notably in workers' rights and inequality.
date : Jan 16, 2015 06:11 PM EST


One of the American Jewish Committee’s leading experts on Israel’s relationship with American Jewry told some 50 members of the organization’s two New Jersey chapters that every Israeli settlement on the West Bank “pushes Israel one step further away from a two-state solution.”
Speaking by closed circuit from AJC’s New York headquarters to audiences watching in the organization’s Central Region in Princeton and Metro Region in Millburn, Steven Bayme, director of the Contemporary Jewish Life department of the AJC and the Koppelman Institute on American Jewish-Israeli Relations, said that Israel must “keep the moral high ground” of advocating a two-state solution, and “refrain from actions that make a two-state solution more problematic.”
Citing Palestinian “rejectionism” and their insistence on the “right of return” to lands vacated after Israel’s War of Independence in 1948, Bayme said “it is hard to be sanguine about a Palestinian state when there have been so many opportunities to create one and it simply has not materialized.”
In a recitation of history since Israel recaptured West Bank territories in the Six Day War in 1967, he said the settlements have been approved and supported by both Labor and Likud governments, beginning in 1968 under Labor Prime Minister Levi Eshkol. He noted, however, that the parties differed on their respective approaches to the settlements.
“Labor always insisted that settlements be outside of Arab-populated areas on the West Bank,” Bayme said. “But the Likud argues Jews have a right to settle anywhere in the historical Jewish homeland, including Arab-populated areas.”
Bayme noted that “settlers often reach out to local Arab leaders forging friendly, even close, personal ties; nonetheless, contrasting historical narratives and national aspirations frequently manifest themselves in tension-filled relations between these two groupings.”
But, he added, “the case for persuasive pro-Israel advocacy rests upon Israel’s declared commitment to a two-state solution, which represents the fairest and sole realistic solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict, but which Palestinian leaders consistently have rejected or failed to embrace.”
Bayme was especially critical of the so-called “outpost settlements,” unauthorized settlements created in defiance of Israeli law by younger settlers who have never seen a West Bank without an Israeli presence.
“The thought of Israeli retreat is total anathema to them,” he said. “They have grown up in an environment where the only thing they are hearing is ‘This land is our land because God gave it to us.’”
These outpost settlers have, according to Bayme, created a culture of lawlessness.
“One of their key expressions has been the notion of ‘price tags’ or violent retaliation on an Arab village for Palestinian attacks on settlers,” he said, calling such acts “lawlessness par excellence.”
“They are not attacking the people who committed the crime to begin with; they are attacking people who simply happen to be living in the area.”
Regarding the history of American presidents’ attitudes toward settlement building, he said that since Richard Nixon they all have been opposed, at least until now. President Donald Trump, said Bayme, is sending out “contradictory signals” by nominating pro-settlement attorney David Friedman as the American ambassador to Israel, then urging Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to “hold off” on new construction. He said some observers are speculating that Trump is trying to aid Netanyahu against “more extreme elements on his political right” who favor vigorous settlement building.
Speaking about the quiet but increasing support Israel is garnering in several Arab states, including Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Jordan, Bayme said Trump may be thinking that “the way to resolve the conflict is with outside Arab powers…but there is a lot of room for skepticism here.” Israel’s strategy, he said, should be to make a consistent argument that “the reason there is no Palestinian state is not because of any reticence or because of Israeli settlements in the West Bank. The reason is Palestinian rejectionism.”
He called on AJC “to reaffirm our commitment” to a two-state solution “as the only realistic way out of this horrible war that has been going on for almost 100 years.” Bayme said a two-state solution is under attack from those on the right, who believe a one-state solution would give Israel sovereignty over the entire West Bank. On the left, a one-state solution would mean delegitimizing Israel’s Jewish character.
Bayme was asked whether a newly passed regulation bill by the Knesset, which has been criticized as an attempt to legalize seizure of Palestinian land, would put pro-Israel advocates in a difficult position. He responded that it will be up to the courts to decide whether the measure is legal, but AJC does not believe it to be a good idea as it implies that Israel is not interested in pursuing a two-state solution. He said the Jewish communities in the United States and Israel need to ask themselves whether settlement construction makes a two-state solution seem ever more remote.
“That question is the weak link in pro-Israel advocacy.”
Not everyone who listened to Bayme agreed with his stance on settlements.
“I don’t understand why settlements are considered such a big negative,” said Gene Brodsky of Elizabeth. He pointed out that the West Bank is divided into three sections, A, B, and C, with settlements limited to the Israeli-controlled Section C, where only three percent of the Palestinians reside. “How is that such a big impediment?” he asked.
Others, like Larry Greenberg of Millburn, were in sync with Bayme’s take.
“The prospects for peace are pretty dim right now. Israel should not be giving away future opportunities for peace,” said Greenberg. Israel, he said, “can do more to remind people what settlements must remain for security reasons and those which are outside the settlement blocs.”
Zachary Narrett of Glen Ridge said that Israel needs to seize the moral high ground by keeping alive the possibility of a two-state solution, “the only realistic way to address Israel’s strategic dilemmas and to reach out to the Arab world.”