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THOMASVILLE | Alicia (Keys) Cook, Diana Ross, Marilyn Monroe, Phillis Wheatley, Beyonce and first lady Michelle Obama made brief appearances Friday at Thomasville High School to give students insight about their lives.
The celebrities were not at the school in person — student members of Women of Standard were portraying the singers, actors and icons as part of Women's History Month through a wax museum they created.
"It's really great. This gives us a chance to see people portray other people," said senior Chelsea Mason, who played singer Whitney Houston. "It's very creative. Everything was nicely done."
The teenage girls in the group researched the women they portrayed, created posters and even dressed like their character. Setting up outside the cafeteria gave the organization the right opportunity to share with passing students the history about the women.
Through research, Chelsea learned Houston sold millions of copies of her version of the "The Star-Spangled Banner."
"It was an honor to be Whitney Houston. I was a big fan," Chelsea said. "I still love her music.
Students also portrayed some of the THS teachers.
"We wanted to include some of our own. It's really cool they are able to take on their roles and educate their peers," said teacher Shaberta Fairley, co-advisor of the group. "We introduced the idea to them, and they were excited, as opposed to doing an assembly. It's an opportunity to be creative and express themselves."
Sophomore Tori Boles played actor Katie Leclerc. She enjoys being a part of the group and always having someone to talk to. She believes the project was a good idea.
"I thought it would be fun because a lot of people don't know a lot about these women," she said. "This was our chance to see how they dress and also give insight into their lives."
The group started in 2009 as a way to provide mentors for young women at the school while also creating a sisterhood, a forum of expression among peers, how to become young ladies and feel comfortable in their own skin. The goal is to give students an atmosphere that encourages self-worth, respect and giving back to the community.
"I love how we all can come together and share as women," said senior D'Andra Troy. "I don't think we ever had a club like this where everybody can come together as a whole and uplift each other."
Troy has been a part of the club for the past three years. Other activities the group takes part in include discussions on relationships, dress attire, owning your own business, domestic violence, health, child abuse, proper etiquette, college visits and the inner you. Throughout the year, they host events such as a Thanksgiving Extravaganza, Spring Fling and annual Teen Summit.
Troy thought the wax museum was a creative and interesting idea, especially because she had never seen anybody else do it. She thought the students were receptive of the idea and would take something from it. Her character was Jennifer Hudson.
"It's a way to bring awareness of Women's History Month and inform us," she said. "We hear stuff out of the books all day long. This was a creative way to inform other students. It was fun getting all of the information. I really liked it."
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January 19-Orlando, FL-Amway Center*
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March 1-Chattanooga, TN-Revelry Room
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March 29-Asheville, NC-Grey Eagle Tavern
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April 4-New York, NY-Mercury Lounge
April 6-South Burlington, VT-Higher Ground
April 7-Allston, MA-Great Scott
April 8-Uncasville, CT-Wolf Den at Mohegan Sun Resort
April 10-Columbus, OH-The Basement
April 11-Pittsburgh, PA-Club Café
April 12-Charlottesville, VA-The Southern
April 13-Charlotte, NC-Neighborhood Theatre
April 14-Savannah, GA-Savannah Music Festival
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — A northern Colorado Springs restaurant was damaged in a fire Friday morning, according to the Colorado Springs Fire Department.
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Venezuela launches the ‘petro,’ its cryptocurrency - The Washington Post
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Food & Wine names Surrey one of the "next great food cities"
We’re used to Vancouver getting some love for its epic dining and drinking scene, but another nearby city just got a serious shoutout from Food & Wine.
In its May 2023 issue, the American monthly magazine names Surrey, BC, as one of the greatest food cities to visit now.
Surrey was featured by writer Bianca Bujan, who was one of nine writers the publication sent to “scour the world for the best emerging cities for food lovers.”
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Other mentions include a shoutout to celebrity chef Vikram Vij and his restaurant My Shanti, alongside other dining destinations like Chacha’s Tandoor & Grill, Chatora, Kerala Kitchen, Clove, Afghan Kitchen, The Taste of Africa, Guacamole Mexican Grill, and Surrey’s self-guided Spice Trail.
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See pictures taken by Godden Photography of Lichfield RUFC’s defeat against Old Halesonians.
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The National Council for Occupational Safety and Health released its 2019 “dirty dozen” companies that the organization says failed to protect workers from preventable illness, injury and death.
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Meredith Belbin: The Belbin Team Roles Profile
Meredith Belbin set out to understand why management teams succeed or fail. And the tools he created to help them succeed is the set of nine Belbin Team Roles and the Team Role Profile.
Watching this video is worth 4 Management Courses CPD Points*.
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🎬 Patrick Lencioni: The Five Dysfunctions of a Team
Meredith Belbin conducted research at the Administrative Staff College (now Henley Management College) and set up a long-running program of studies with co-researchers, Bill Hartston, Jeanne Fisher, and Roger Mottram.
They observed teams of managers competing in business games, recording the way team members contributed and cross-referencing this with results of numerous psychometric tests.
Belbin documented the conclusions of this research in his now-classic 1981 book, Management Teams: Why They Succeed and Fail, which is currently in its third edition (https://geni.us/GQJp).
Since then, he has written a number of books, perhaps the most successful of which has been Team Roles at Work.
Management succeeds or fails, not on the strengths of individuals, but on the strengths of the team. Individuals bring individual strengths, personalities, and thinking skills. The strength of a team depends on the mix of people in it.
• Teams that were too small or too large were less likely to succeed
• In teams, people play a variety of roles
• Teams where all of the roles were represented were more likely to succeed
• Teams where two or more people competed to play certain roles were less likely to succeed.
The Team Roles Model
From this work came Belbin’s Team Roles Model – a set of identifiable roles that researchers saw people play. In the initial research, eight roles emerged. Later, Belbin added the ninth role and changed some of the titles.
Belbin observed that we each have preferences for one or more different roles and team success comes when members contribute the full range of roles, without clashes and competition to fulfill some of them. Here are the nine roles, with the names Belbin currently assigns.
Socially Adept Roles…
are all favored by people with strong social instincts and require good interpersonal skills to deliver effectively
all strongly focused on getting the job done
More Cerebral Roles…
are the roles that prize thinking carefully above doing
The Belbin individual and team evaluation tools help us understand our preferred roles, and so develop our teams. They can be bought from www.belbin.com.
Using the Belbin Toolset
• The Belbin evaluation tools are not psychometric tools. They shift over time
• Belbin tools are not suitable for recruitment or advancement selection. They are designed to help understand and address team dynamics
• Some people have one or two strong team role preferences, others have several and are more balanced. Every conceivable profile seems to appear over time
• Team members can adapt their style and therefore active profile, in response to awareness, training, and support
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2014 was a rough year.
Continuing illness from our house with mold, landlord issues, lack of employment, moving across country, saying goodbye to friends and family, and then a job loss took its toll on our family.
So when our pastor, Matt Keller, at Next Level Church here in lovely, balmy Florida began talking about choosing joy during his holiday sermons, you can imagine my divided thoughts and emotions. Yes, I know God’s good, and in all of it, he has done incredible things.
But we were challenged to choose joy. In every setting. You know the verse in James, “Count it all joy, brothers…”
Interestingly enough, around the same time, I was contacted about Margaret Feinberg’s new book, Fight Back With Joy. Would I be willing to write an honest review if I were provided a few chapters?
Naturally I said yes.
I don’t think this was a coincidence. Joy seemed a struggling commodity in our lives this past year. I wanted joy. I need joy. Maybe my word for this coming year should be “joy.”
Margaret says in her book that she always thought of “…joy as a natural byproduct of a life well lived.” I think that is what I believed too. But if that was the case, then I hadn’t lived well the previous year, had I?
Was joy the measure of whether my life was good or bad?
It couldn’t be. And if joy is a fruit of the Holy Spirit in my life, something God grants me then couldn’t I have it for the asking? Couldn’t it be cultivated in my heart?
What is joy anyway?
This is what Margaret Feinberg reveals in Fight Back With Joy.
And she goes a step further, showing how she chose joy in the midst of a diagnosis of cancer. Say what? Who does that?
In her typically engaging, lay-it-all out there way, Margaret shares how her life-threatening challenge created a compelling platform for discovering and communicating what true joy is and what it meant in her darkest time of need.
Defiant joy that declared darkness would not win.
We are encouraged that joy doesn’t deny hardship. It doesn’t sugar-coat our trials and pretend they are easy. No,
…joy is a weapon we use to fight life’s battles.”
Wow. It seems my battles have been joy stealers. The concept that I can choose joy to fight gives me hope and fills me with – joy!
Margaret goes on to explain all the ways God gives us joy. Such as through embracing his love for us, looking for joy in each good thing, being blessed by people God sends to refresh us (like Philemon for Paul in the Bible) and choosing to create moments and situations of hilarity. Those are only a few of the thought provoking and uplifting discoveries this encouraging author offers.
I nearly cried when my first few chapters came to an end.
This is a book I needed. And I have the inkling that many others do as well. We need this honest look at how to deal with the trials of our lives. Life, especially these days, is rough. Not everyone is facing cancer, but as Margaret acknowledges, every one of us has dealt with or is going through some difficult situation.
And God intends for us, enables us to live in joy.
Even in the darkest, most heart-wrenching of times. Not putting on a fake smile of “Everything’s great!,” but existing with something deeper and stronger in the midst of pain or sorrow.

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According to Catherine Daniels, WSU Extension Specialist, a two-year effort has resulted in the National Roadmap for Red Raspberry Research, Teaching and Outreach Activities document. This is the last of the outputs promised when USDA-SCRI funded a planning grant. The other two outputs were the open meetings during 2012 in Sandusky and Seattle. Information from the open meetings was included with industry documents and used to sketch out this roadmap. She notes that her hope is that it will be a useful starting point, and, that as a group, youíll want to update it over time as more common opportunities and challenges are identified. It is also her hope that one or more of you will host this document (and future updates) on your website(s). The SCRI Raspberry Group is continuing to prepare a full research grant proposal so as to be ready for a USDA call-for-proposals. They feel strongly that thry can successfully tackle some of the research needs indentified and contribute to industry growth. If you have questions, please let Catherine know.
Creating practical, economic, and environmental progress for the red raspberry industry through research
In Spring and Summer, red raspberry growers are concentrated on growing a quality crop, getting it harvested and maximizing their income. Fall and Winter are for vacationing, planning, going to meetings and workshops to meet with other growers, learn about the results of the previous seasonís research or new ways to grow a better crop. Perhaps there is new machinery on the market that offer new ways to harvest or spay that could be used on their farm. Maybe there is new information about a pest insect or disease that will reduce a spray treatment or focus it for the most impact. There might be a new cultivar that shows promise. All those possibilities come from some sort of research or R&D done by someone.
Every year the Washington Red Raspberry Commission decides on the areas of research that the Board feels are most significant. Then the Commission requests proposals from those who do research through the publication of a RFP (request for proposal). Though most research has traditionally been done by Land Grant University scientists, anyone can offer a proposal for consideration.
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As AI-generated content continues to grow, more questions are being raised about how the content is to be treated under the law – what is able to be protected and what isn’t. Fortunately, the U.S. Copyright Office has now published new guidance concerning AI and copyright law. The agency now says that it is open to granting ownership of work generated by AI – but on a case-by-case basis.
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When is AI-generated Content Copyrightable?
Put simply, copyrighted material will come down to how the AI has been used in order to generate the content. For instance, the U.S. Copyright Office would not accept generative AI as copyrighted material since the elements of authorship are decided and carried out by the technology rather than by the person. Previously, the U.S. Copyright Office found that animals creating works of art are not copyrightable because such works are not executed by a human being. So, while someone may prompt ChatGPT to write something of a certain length in a certain style, it’s the AI – and not the person – that produces this complex work.
Alternatively, if someone arranges AI-generated material in such a creative way that it becomes original work, then that work could be copyrighted. It comes down to the level of involvement that the human had over the work’s creative outcome.
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While this may be simple to say, it can be complex to execute. AI copyright law is still brand new. Still, the U.S. Copyright Office has worked hard to address these issues rather quickly. Developments in the field of AI are ongoing, which can change copyright issues on a dime. That’s why it is helpful to consult with a qualified intellectual property attorney who will stay up-to-date on all of the issues surrounding AI and copyright law. He or she can help to do all that is possible to protect your creative work.
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While it may seem simple to obtain protection for your intellectual property, understanding the nuances of each application and process can be quite complex. That is why it is in your best interest to consult with a knowledgeable and experienced IP attorney who can explain your options and help you ensure you are adequately protected.
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University of Iowa News Release
Jan. 30, 2006
UI's Schwalm To Speak On African Americans And Civil Rights At UNI Feb. 1
Leslie A. Schwalm, University of Iowa associate professor of history and women's studies and a social historian of 19th century America, will give the University of Northern Iowa Phi Alpha Theta/Department of History Lecture for Black History Month at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 1 in UNI's Seerley Hall, Room 115.
Schwalm will speak on "Freedom in the Heartland: African Americans and Civil Rights in the Age of Emancipation." The event is free and open to the public.
Schwalm will discuss how the destruction of slavery became a national phenomenon and how it affected the lives of African-Americans in the Midwest. She challenges preconceived notions about the reach of the Civil War and in particular the national impact of slavery's destruction, on both whites and African Americans.
Schwalm, who received her Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1991, teaches courses at the UI on American slavery, the Civil War, emancipation and Reconstruction, all with an emphasis on women's history and African-American history.
She is the author of the book, "A Hard Fight for We: Women's Transition from Slavery to Freedom in South Carolina," which was awarded the Willie Lee Rose Prize by the Southern Association of Women's Historians in 1998. She is currently working on a new book tentatively titled, "Emancipation Diaspora." Her current research examines the meaning, impact and public memory of emancipation.
This UNI lecture is presented by Phi Alpha Theta history honorary, UNI History Club and the UNI Department of History. For more information, contact Wallace Hettle, UNI associate professor of history, at 319-273-2942.
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With its two-tiered, highly unequal healthcare system, only 14.86% of South Africa’s population can currently afford private healthcare, and rising costs are making it difficult for many to keep paying their monthly medical aid premiums. There are plans to implement National Health Insurance (NHI) to fund healthcare in the public and private sectors, although this process which began in August 2011 has been slow, and the NHI Bill is still under consideration in the National Assembly. Despite concerns about the state’s ability to implement the NHI effectively and competently, delivering quality medical care to the population must continue to be a priority for every healthcare provider. This is where a specialist Temporary Employment Services (TES) provider can assist – delivering a flexible, competent, quality workforce on demand for institutions in both the public and private sectors.
Increasing access to quality healthcare
The public healthcare sector is primarily intended to serve those who are unable to access private medical aid and is currently accessible to all, regardless of immigration status or nationality. Significant funding is a massive drawcard for specialists in the private sector, which has resulted in a widening gap between public and private healthcare facilities in much of the country. The impending NHI is intended to address this gap and enable greater access to specialist care and more free services for all, while improving the quality of public healthcare by establishing a national fund that will allow for the purchasing of healthcare services on behalf of users. Estimates for funding this national health initiative range from R165bn to R450bn, and the government has been given the go-ahead by the Gauteng High Court to continue its recruitment drive before the bill has even passed.
Access starts with affordability
In line with this move, affordable healthcare insurance is on the rise. This trend starts with partnerships between healthcare and financial services providers, and has already been seen in the likes of Dischem, Clicks and Tyme Bank’s TymeHealth, all offering medical insurance, enabling access to high-quality healthcare specialists to a market that was previously woefully under-serviced. As the demand for quality healthcare increases, there will be a proportionate increase in the need for healthcare professionals.
Practical resourcing alternatives
It is not economically or practically feasible for healthcare institutions (whether in the private or public sector) to hire more medical professionals permanently, which means they will have to explore other resourcing options. This is becoming increasingly difficult in South Africa, as many skilled medical staff are seeking work elsewhere as a result of poor working conditions created by loadshedding, corruption, and incompetent administration. Although the Department of Home Affairs has added new skills to our country’s critical skills list (many of which include medical practitioners and individual specialisations) the healthcare industry is still severely understaffed. Hospital groups are only growing more frustrated with the government’s inability to address the decreasing number of medical practitioners, particularly nurses. The Hospital Association of South Africa (HASA) has reported that nurses in the country are reaching retirement age without the necessary inflow of younger employees. In 2020, there were more than 21,000 nurses in training, but South Africa still needs as many as 26,000 additional nurses to meet the growing demand.
Meeting the demand flexibly
TES providers in the healthcare sector have the potential to meet the demand of healthcare institutions for nurses and specialists, without these institutions having to commit to the responsibilities and costs associated with full-time employment. TES providers are on hand to supply the vetted and highly-skilled workers so desperately needed. Every healthcare institution can be supplied with the resources necessary on a shift-by-shift basis. So, if, for example, there is a deficit of five ICU nurses at a certain hospital, a TES provider can meet this with very short notice. If, on the other hand, patients are discharged or rerouted, these additional nurses can be cancelled at short notice, and the TES provider picks up the hospital’s slack and answers it with flexible resources on demand. Additionally, when it comes to meeting the fluctuating demand for speciality staff, a TES partner will become indispensable.
Equitability and affordability depend on agility
Ultimately, regardless of when the NHI comes to fruition, healthcare institutions should begin partnering with a TES provider if they haven’t already. Along with providing medical professionals on demand, this comes with cost-saving benefits for the hospital or clinic. Not having to employ full-time staff to meet fluctuating needs is a cost-saving exercise. Not only from a wage standpoint but also from an HR perspective in terms of payroll, industrial relations and skills development. The TES partner is responsible for all aspects of the employment relationship, while the healthcare institution gains access to qualified healthcare professionals as needed, at a fixed rate on flexible terms. This means that as soon as hospitals decide to invest in making their wards and spaces bigger and more efficient, they will have access to the medical resources necessary to staff them in a manner that enables equitable access to quality healthcare.


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85th National Book Week Celebration
The Philippine Librarians Association, Inc. (PLAI) in partnership with the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA)through the National Committee on Libraries and Information Services (NCLIS), the National Library of the Philippines (NLP) and the National Book Week (NBW) committee 2019, is celebrating its 85th National Book Week from November 24 to 30, 2019 with the theme “Inclusive. Innovative. Interconnected”.
This year’s National Book Week celebration aims to:
- instill in the young Filipino learners the love for books and reading
- develop among students, teachers and parents essential reading and literacy skills
- promote the roles and values of libraries and librarianship in the country.
In connection with this celebration the TUPVisayas Library will conduct such activities: Library Quiz Bee, Library Trivia, Library Pick and Win.


text: Charity wanted to create a shirt inspired by traditional tattoo flash. She has always been inspired by images of gypsy women who wandered the Earth. With this tee she created imagery of a modern day gypsy. Her hair is nappy adorned with a du-rag for her culture, a feather as a symbol of her free spirit and rose for continuous growth. She is free; and unapologetically herself as she adorns her body with art. She is me, and you if we claim her.

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Re: Kenner politicians, top aides get enhanced benefits, Metro, Jan. 19.
As a former councilman and acting mayor for the city of Kenner, I find it extremely troublesome that at no time during my four-year tenure as an elected official was I ever made aware of the city's executive pay plan, nor can I say was it ever disclosed in the annual budget that I meticulously reviewed each year.
Although often criticized as someone who tried to manage the city finances, I took seriously my fiduciary responsibility. It is now quite obvious that financial transparency was not the goal of the city's chief financial officer.
I can fully appreciate how upset our citizens may be over this, but I was an "insider" for four years and perhaps even a participant in this plan, and I couldn't uncover this "platinum parachute."
Now, even more than before, I have to question what else is hidden the city's financial records.
Politicians, although not unscathed, have come and gone over the last several terms, but the city's CFO is the one true constant in this equation. What else is he not sharing, and who else knows?
Dominic O. Weilbaecher


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Wonderful sunrises and sunsets, birds singing, vast green forests and a lake unlike any other. Just behind the picturesque and peaceful Masurian village, where there are only fields, meadows buzzing with insects and gravel walking roads, we have created a year-round, intimate complex of comfortably equipped houses called Masuria Resort Village. Mas… Show more
Wonderful sunrises and sunsets, birds singing, vast green forests and a lake unlike any other. Just behind the picturesque and peaceful Masurian village, where there are only fields, meadows buzzing with insects and gravel walking roads, we have created a year-round, intimate complex of comfortably equipped houses called Masuria Resort Village. Masuria in our version is primarily a contact with the ubiquitous nature, which is why only six houses have been located on a large area at comfortable distances for guests. Glazing in the living room and a spacious terrace provide unique views regardless of the time of day or year. The cottages have a fireplace in the living room and central heating. The common areas are extensive lawn areas and a large vegetable garden, where lovers of culinary experiences will find many tasty and healthy herbs and vegetables. For connoisseurs of seasonal fruit, we have planted a variety of fruit trees and shrubs.The location away from the hustle and bustle, in the heart of Masurian nature, with a unique view of Żywki Lake, a water body covered by the silence zone, is a vestibule to complete relaxation. To regenerate your vitality, we offer you a wooden sauna and a wood-fired Jacuzzi, which can be reached by an alley smelling of lavender and grape bushes. Lovers of resting on hammocks will find a place for themselves among the cherry trees, and those looking for a break in the shade, we invite you under the cover of a multi-generational lime tree. For those thirsty for physical activity, we provide trekking bikes and water equipment. We will be happy to provide the cottages for use to all those who value contact with nature, active or passive, but always cultural recreation, respect for what is different and natural, to feel - just like us - full happiness in it. We provide our guests with direct access to a private pier and the shoreline of Żywki Lake - unique due to its intimacy. You're welcome!
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Beefy's Big Sri Lanka Walk: Sir Ian starts his journey with Mahela Jayawardene
Botham officially opens a school cricket event and undertakes stage one of his challenge
By Oli Burley - @SkySportsOli
Last Updated: 01/11/13 1:46pm
Three kilometres from the start line in Kilinochchi, the 300 national flag bearers on parade - many of them military personnel - were already struggling to keep their ranks aligned, stretched by Botham's punchy pace.
While other walkers wilted in the intense heat reflecting off the smooth tarmac, the Sky Sports commentator - sporting customised fluorescent lime green trainers - pressed on, pausing only to have his photograph taken in front of plans for a local community project.
And a little under four hours and 29km later in Mankulam, Botham gratefully touched the finish line banner and sank into a leather armchair at the cricket ground, where scores of people were awaiting his arrival.
There, just as at the very start of the day in Kilinochchi, the opening rounds of the Murali Harmony Cup - a five-day school cricket competition - were about to commence.
Earlier in the morning Botham had officially opened the tournament alongside Sri Lanka's Mahela Jayawardene after receiving a cricket-bat guard of honour by players from four of the 20 teams competing - Trinity College, Kilinochchi Schools, Seenigama and Trinco-Batti Schools.
Fittingly, the first match on the new cricket pitch saw Kilinochchi take on Seenigama, areas where the Foundation for Goodness has set up projects to rebuild regions blighted by civil war and the 2004 Tsunami Disaster respectively.
After the toss Jayawardene explained why he has spent the last five weeks training to take part in the first leg of the trek.
"I think this is great for Sri Lanka, especially up in the north," he said. "We are a health conscious country so something like this gives a good message, plus it contributes a lot to the community as well - so that's the whole idea.
"This part of the country was torn by 30 years of war; we've been playing cricket picking up talent wherever possible and now we've got a bigger pond to fish from and that's what we're trying to do, to integrate through cricket and give these players an opportunity so that hopefully five to 10 years down the line one of the guys will try and represent Sri Lanka.
"That would be fantastic; it is a great, great thing that sport can unite people and something like this - Sir Ian coming up and doing this walk - you can see the crowds turning up. It's a great boost."
This, though - as Botham is only too well aware - is just the start, both of an arduous eight days and the Foundation's longer-term vision of rebuilding shattered communities across the country.
Looking forward to plunging his feet into some ice-cold water, Botham said: "It's been a great start - come on the rest of Sri Lanka, match it!"
You can follow Botham's progress on Sky Sports News, online with skysports.com and on your Ipad. To donate to Beefy's fund-raising effort simply visit www.justgiving.com/BeefysSriLankaWalk


Everyone loves games, right? If you do, then head on over to Motorola’s Facebook page. Starting yesterday afternoon, Motorola is giving out one clue, every day, for one week with the big revealing on Friday. Motorola had this to say today: ” Our ‘Guess the Smartphone’ Facebook post references a device that is already available in the U.S. market. It is a game intended to engage with the Facebook community surrounding features of this pre-existing device.”
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It’s no secret that Apple is working on car tech. The company has been working on its autonomous car initiative, “Project Titan,” since 2014, but there have been some hiccups during the development process, the most recent being on September 27. One of its test cars hit a curb and, as a result, needed realignment.
A test vehicle, operating in autonomous mode in Sunnyvale and turning right from Mathilda Avenue onto Del Ray Avenue, made contact with a curb at approximately 13 miles per hour. While there was no tire or wheel damage, the contact resulted in misalignment. No other agents were involved, no injuries were reported, and law enforcement was not called to the scene.California DMV
This isn’t the first time Apple has had to overcome development problems with its self-driving car software. Several of its Lexus RX 450h test vehicles have been involved in minor collisions. However, most were caused by other drivers, and the car was not in autonomous mode.
Still, this is the second reported incident that has occurred while an Apple vehicle was being operated in autonomous mode, so there is obviously some work to do.
The first-generation Apple Car is rumored to be released sometime around 2025, but that’s hopeful. It seems there’s still a ways to go before the Apple Car project is perfected.
In the meantime, Apple is also working on expanding its CarPlay functionality to give users control over their car’s core functions.


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Because my spouse does not like pies, but really likes the crumble and the gooey stuff inside my apple pie, I came up with this sweet and scrumptious apple crisp. If the inners and the top are your things, then this crisp, with a dollop of vegan vanilla ice cream is the perfect end to … Continue reading Vegan & Gluten-Free APPLE CRISP
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It’s OK if you don’t want to believe me, but this is the best Banana Bread you will ever eat and it is also gluten and dairy free. Once you make it you will absolutely agree. I made this batch with dairy-free chocolate chips and topped it with walnuts but I have also made it … Continue reading Easy Gluten-free Dairy-free Banana Bread
Matzo Brei is a fast and crunchy alternative to pancakes or waffles any morning of the year. Personally, I eat gluten-free matzo all year round, but it is around the Jewish holiday of Passover when observant Jews cannot eat unleaved bread, that people tend to focus on this tasty cracker. This classic Passover breakfast is … Continue reading Gluten-Free Dairy-Free Matzo Brei
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text: Origin canal therapy is a procedure process for the removal of the contaminated pulp and the security of the tooth from future dental infection. It is one of one of the most usual therapies for dental caries in individuals as well as can offer several advantages, consisting of the capacity to assist bring back the aesthetic appeal of the teeth. Numerous patients are not aware of all of the benefits that they can take pleasure in from their check outs to a dental expert. A typical factor people see dental experts is for origin canal therapy. If the tooth becomes infected or has tooth cavities or other problems, it will be needed to eliminate the afflicted area and tidy it out. The process of cleansing the tooth out is called origin canal treatment. In this procedure, the influenced tooth is completely gotten rid of and also replaced with a titanium crown. Since tooth decay can be so hard to spot, it’s important to visit the dental professional commonly in order to detect the early signs of dental cavity. If the issue is left unattended, it can ultimately trigger more problems in the jaw. This can create missing teeth as well as result in a selection of problems, consisting of foul breath. It is very important to take great care of your teeth after you have actually had surgical procedure. Even if the discomfort as well as discomfort are gone, your mouth will certainly still need to heal. It is very important to comply with the directions for tooth treatment that feature your dentist’s prescription for origin canal treatment. It is essential to comb your teeth regularly after a procedure such as root canal treatment to avoid further dental caries. The very best means to clean your teeth after you have had a treatment done is by hand. To make certain that you remove every one of the food that may have obtained caught in your gum tissues, use an alcohol-based mouthwash. You can likewise use over-the-counter mouth washes to assist maintain your mouth as tidy as possible. When you have had an origin canal therapy, you will certainly likewise require to consume foods and stay clear of liquids, which can be difficult. Nonetheless, it’s important to keep in mind that this is not completion of your life, and that there are some fundamental foods and also fluids that you should be able to eat and drink. while you’re in the oral surgery. You should try to remember this recommendations if you ever need to prevent having a root canal once again.


Dejan Lovren is expected to miss three weeks for Liverpool following the knee injury he sustained in the draw with West Bromwich Albion, according to the Croatian football federation. The former Southampton defender will miss most of the busy festive period, but the news still comes as a fillip to Jurgen Klopp, after original reports suggested he would face an extended period on the sidelines.
The German manager said after the game he hoped the injury was "not too serious", but refused to set a timeline for his return.
"We don't know too much about it. It's a cut, as everybody could see in the dressing room," said Klopp after the game, as quoted by the Daily Express. "We hope it's not too serious, but we have to wait for the scan. We have to wait overnight to see if it becomes swollen or not."
Reports later claimed that Lovren was going to be on the sidelines for at least one month. Liverpool face Watford, Leicester City, Sunderland and West Ham United over the course of the Christmas period.
The Reds are yet to make an announcement but the Croatian football federation have advanced through an official statement on its website that Lovren may return to action in two or three weeks.
Having had contact with the Liverpool medical department, they claim that scans reveal that the defender has not suffered any structural damage in his knee.
Meanwhile, according to the Liverpool Echo, Mamadou Sakho is set to return to for the game against Watford, having been out of action since the defeat against Crystal Palace on 8 November. Reports claim the France international is back in full training and could replace Lovren in the heart of central defence. Sakho had been the first-choice for the role until his injury concerns kicked in.


Biometric sensors: The future of security in NFC enabled Smart Phones?Feature Rumor
Posted by Seth PlanckMay 24th, 2011 at 2:44 PM Filed Under Featured, Rumor, Videos
Biometric sensors could be the answer to securing our NFC enabled smartphones.
We will get to biometric sensors in a bit, but first some background. The NFC mobile wallet is gaining traction. Everyday another large financial institution announces its plans and systems to allow us to pay with a wave of our phones. Google is putting the full mobile wallet suite of applications together while Amazon and PayPal are said to have things in the works. Apple has applied for patents to dominate our travel plans utilizing NFC tech with its [Codename] iTravel app, and retailers are signing up in scores to be part of this digital payment revolution. So far, here in the U.S., we have the Nexus S which thus far is the only smart phone to support NFC, but scores of others are rumored to be released this year. The U.K. has the aging Samsung Tocco which has been decked out with NFC and is being supported for payments by Visa through BarclayCard with Lloyds TSB hot on its heels supporting the 2012 Olympics with help from Visa and Samsung.
NXP, who is currently the main manufacturer of NFC chips, is expecting to ship 100 Million units within the next year alone. So yes, this is a massive shift and is set to be as pervasive as smart phones, and eventually as ubiquitous as plastic bank and credit cards. NFC is big business and companies are investing billions into its infrastructure & marketing to ensure we use it.
The business world is all aflutter about NFC technology but consumers may need a little more persuasion to dump the physical wallet, biometric security could help.
This last week, MasterCard released a study that revealed that younger consumers would give up the wallet for the opportunity to use mobile payment solutions with people over 34 years old showing more skepticism. The study went on further to show that in fact 75% of all those surveyed stated that they would need systems and reassure that their personal data was safe before using any contactless mobile wallet solutions. This is with good reason because NFC basically broadcasts a small radio frequency that, when met with the appropriate response, hands over your banking details and as your phone is a web connected mini-computer, it is at risk from unauthorized access especially when standing in line at a store when your phone is out ready to make a purchase.
What is being done to secure your data? Google’s Nexus S doesn’t have biometric security!
Nick Pelly & Jeff Hamilton of Google, at the annual IO conference for developers conveyed that NFC capabilities remain dormant when the screen was powered down, which they concluded would avoid “butt sniffing”, the process also known as skimming, where a thief may stand behind you with a receiver to collect your data while your phone is in your back pocket. The industry group, NFC Forum, has also standardized the frequency to meet the needs of a short range communications protocol. This effectively means at 13.56 MHz your signal should only travel about 4cm to theoretical 8cm from your device requiring a very close proximity to any receiver, and if you are like the rest of us and like a little personal space this should be enough. Financial institutions are also recognizing a potential threat to your and their data. BarclayCard is limiting its PayWave NFC solution to £15 purchases and requiring a pin is added for any amount above that threshold.
Okay, so security is something the purveyors of mobile payments solutions are aware of. They realize the security concerns and they are all taking precautions to avoid data being swiped while you are out and about, but are you always out? Of course not. Do you leave your phone on your desk or in your purse at work ? Is your phone charging at home or at a friend’s? Have you ever lost or misplaced your phone? We all have times when our phones are unattended but in the near future we may be losing our wallet, car keys and potentially home access in the process if NFC takes off as projected. Even if we find our phones again there is nothing to say our phones have not been skimmed in the meantime and all of our NFC data could be in use somewhere else on another gadget by a hacker with a stolen phone. NFC is yet to show a compelling case for security and that is why 75% of respondents to the MasterCard survey said they needed more assurances before they would use the technology. However it doesn’t need to be that way… Enter biometric sensors.
Are biometric sensors the future of security in NFC enabled Smart Phones?
California-based Kyocera thought biometric sensors fit the bill and so did 87% of its trial base back in 2007 when the earth was still warm and Jesus horses roamed the savanna. In fact, the survey, conducted by Insights Research Group, also revealed that more than 75% of testers were satisfied with their WirelessWallet transactions and the security aspects were handled by biometric sensors embedded in its phone. Put quite simply, the phone scanned a user’s biometric fingerprint and if that print was authenticated as the owner of the phone, gave access to the NFC portion of the phone to allow the user to complete a transaction. More impressively, it did that biometric scan in just a couple of seconds. See the video below to see how seamlessly they had biometric sensors in a phone working way back in 2007.
This was achieved using Authentec, Inc. proprietary biometric sensors and code and they have developed the technology further ever since. Authentec will also be speaking at COMPUTEX TAIPEI 2011 this June and will be demonstrating their full line of biometric solutions to boot. This is one way the industry could secure our data using our own very specific biometric information. It is not new technology and could ensure unwanted guests could not access your information without your knowledge no matter where your smart phone ends up. But biometric fingerprint scanners are not the only option.
Another company, VoiceVault, recently announced its “Voice to Biometric Smartphone Developer Program” which it describes as:
VoiceSign is part of the VoiceVault Enterprise product suite. It provides the capability to implement transaction authorisation applications where your voice is used to perform the biometric signature operation – it is a ‘speak on the dotted line’ capability.
In other words, if you are not the person who speaks into the phone, your personal data remains locked out and thus secure. Their software meets many security standards such as The E-Sign Act, HIPAA / CMS, DOI and FDA 21CFR Part 11 and has developed and offers a full SDK for developers to embed biometric capabilities technology straight into mobile operating systems such as Android or IOS.
The technology is already available to the likes of Google, Apple and Microsoft and also for smartphone manufacturers to secure your data properly. The question that remains is when we will see biometric sensors in real world products and we are perhaps seeing signs of biometric sensor development now.
Speculative signs that may mean Apple is working on developing biometric sensor technology into its products.
Way back on February 1oth of this year, patentlyapple.com posted an Apple patent that demonstrated how it could effectively turn a portion of an IOS device’s screen into a scanner among other things. The patent highlighted how “hovering sensory technologies” could be used in a multitude of ways, including scanning documents and bar codes. It is not beyond reason to think that Apple would also use this type of technology for fingerprint scanning with authentication for NFC technologies.
A second option could revolve around Siri, a company Apple purchased back in April 2010 that specialized in voice recognition and combined it with search capabilities on the IOS platform. Siri’s attributes by now are well rumored to appear in the next iteration of Apple’s iPhone and could be used in combination with a system like VoiceVault’s biometric system to authenticate access to NFC capabilities on future iPhones. This again can be seen in a separate patentlyapple.com post from way back in October of 2008.
To add further to the dizzying options available to Apple for biometric security: Apple reportedly purchased the Swedish company Polar Rose in 2010 who specialized in face recognition, which is also expected to be implemented into IOS at some time in the near future. See the demonstration video below:
And lastly, although we have seen no evidence to suggest any of the big players are researching it, we wouldn’t be doing our job properly if we didn’t mention iris recognition. Again a technology that’s not new and has companies like Neuro Technology’s VeriEye. It is available with an SDK and in the company’s own words: “VeriEye Standard and Extended SDK. The Standard SDK is intended for PC-based biometric application development and the Extended SDK is suitable for developing Web-based biometric systems.” Their system could be built around any current flavor of mobile OS. If that is not enough, security Neuro Technology also offers the MegaMatcher SDK which is intended for development of multi-biometric iris, fingerprint and face identification products.
Apple has had the time and has the resources to include technologies that are already established and that, in the case of Authentec’s biometric solutions, have been around for years. Google and other manufacturers of smartphones also have access to these biometric technologies and at the end of the day it is up to us whether we use NFC phones with or without Biometric security.
The dichotomy of using biometric processes though is nothing less than ironic. We have to hand over our private biometric data to large corporations to allow them to protect our personal data. The irony doesn’t end there though because we would also have to give up our credit cards and buy new phones to be able to give our personal data to these monolithic organizations. It’s a funny old world sometimes.
We want to know your concerns about NFC payment solutions or other biometric technologies you know of, to protect personal data from being intervened or stolen from our smartphones.


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Beverly Hills Pinnacle, built in 1982, is located in the heart of Beverly Hills waking distance to Rodeo Drive and the world class shopping and dining the city has to offer. Minutes away are Century City, Westwood & the Wilshire Corridor.
Beverly Hills Pinnacle Condominiums offers 16 units on 4 floors with two and three bedroom plans ranging from just under 2,400 square feet up to almost 2,800 square feet. These exceptionally large residences offer the feeling of a home with the convenience of a condominium. They feature formal entry, spacious open living rooms with wet bar, formal dining room, gourmet kitchens with breakfast room, inside laundry and private terrace. The master suites boast great closet space and luxurious master bath with dual vanities, soaking tub and separate shower. Many of the units have been customized over the years with hardwood floors, custom cabinetry, granite and marble surfaces and designer baths.
Amenities include controlled access, on site concierge Monday through Friday and secure parking.