You know, your brain can only handle so much stress. Some of the issues we have had with our son are too personal to share. They have been issues of his vision of his life, the feature and things I don't even think I worried about as a kid. This has been way too much for my brain to absorb. I needed to process everything he said to us.
As I write this blog, I find my self looking at old pictures and reminisce back to when he was three years old with a wide eyed smile. There was such a light around him when he was younger. The light is still there, but under his stress on life and school, it has dimmed. I know these issues are normal for a teen. My brain understands this part, but my heart aches watching him meander his way through the challenges of life. After all, I am a mama bear!
Now we remember when our parents put their foot in their mouths. Do you remember when you walked away feeling stupid for being so open with your parents? I do! I remember saying, "I'll never tell them anything again." I really didn't share much after feeling humiliated. Some parents first reaction and mistake, when the child shares something deeply personal would be to say, "How would you know?" or "You are too young" "You cant tell what the feature will bring". Basically, dismissing the child's feelings and fears.
I am trying not to be that parent. The best thing for a parent to do is to figuratively bite your tongue. This is not always possible. After all, I am an Italian jew with a short fuse, which I have learned to control over time. Moreover, I am NOT perfect.
After you bite your tongue, tell your child you love them and let the situation rest until your child is ready to talk some more and you are ready to actively listen. That is listen with out projecting your thoughts or your fears. Remember, it is not about you. It is about them.
So, you are probably asking yourself, "How did she do?" Well, I did okay, like I said, I am not perfect. My problem was that I wanted to have a discussion, a two way dialogue about what my son told me. See that was the mistake. He didn't want a conversation. He just wanted me to hear his thoughts. I wasn't supposed to ask questions are seem interested in his ideas. So, note to self, next time, just say, "I hear you" and move on.
Posted on March 13, 2013 Categories anxiety, aspergers, emotional issues, Special Education, teenage stressLeave a comment on So much at once….
Wow, I have not written in such a long time. What kept me away? I am dealing with a bout of depression. It is not the type of depression where one can't move physically. It is the type where you go about the normal routine sometimes with a smile, all the while, in your heart sits a stinging pain. The aching pain increases and decreases, but it never goes away. If you were on the outside and didn't know me well, you would never know I was struggling. I am not searching for pity. That is not the purpose of this blog.
I am depressed over the mix of my class. There are some brutal behavior problems, as well a, children and parents who don't value education. They would rather tell me how awful of a person I am for holding students accountable for their behavior and their learning. Then throw in my son who struggles with his aspergers, anxiety, and teenage hormones. Oye!!!!!!! All I wanted to do is run away and hide. I am still struggling with this depression, but I am forcing myself to sit here and write about it in hopes that my journey may help someone else who struggles with life's crazy journey.
So, parents out there, it is okay to stick your head under the pillow for a bit if things become overwhelming. The most important part is that you resurface and take care of yourself in order for you to have the strength to handle the rest of the chaotic life.
So how did I start to pull myself out. Well, I had one of my good friends constantly tell me, "If you don't take care of yourself first, you can't take care of anyone else". She the type of friend everyone should have. the type of friend who tells you what you need to hear and not only what you want to hear.
It wasn't right away that I took her message to heart. As I drove by my gym each day on my way home, I heard her in my ear telling me the same thing over and over. Finally, I took the first step. I drove to the gym. Within a month or so, I pushed myself back into the gym at least four times a week. Now on Saturday, I have a great yoga class to help center myself. Then, I spin and imagine I am smushing melons under my bike wheels. I feel so empowered when I get off the bike. Even when I don't have time for a class, a great hike or walk is refreshing. I use my friends advise as my mantra. It is really helped to put things in perspective.
I am sure I may be hit again by this paralyzing bullet train, called depression, but if I continue some sort of yoga and exercise plus FIND A THERAPIST, I know I will be able to handle my crazy life in a more healthier productive way.
I will post again soon. Thanks for reading!
Kill Them with Kindness Right?
My son failed his math test. According to the IEP, he is allowed to retake the test. However, what the RSP teachers don't explain is that the child is supposed to request it. Okay, I understand wanting students to learn to advocate for themselves. I appreciate teaching this life skill. However, tell the parents of these spectacular children. It is part of my duty as a parent to support my child and explain to him this new process at his new school.
So, my son finally asks to take the test again. The RSP teacher said,"ok". So, one week goes by and no retake. My husband and I email the teacher and no response. It has been over two weeks.
Finally today, I sent an email that was kind but firm. The email said. "I know it is a busy time, however we haven't heard from you. We would like to know what is happening." I think that is much better than what I really wanted to say.
Even though there is this one issue, these teachers are amazing. My son has made tremendous growth towards independence. I am so thankful to have them in his corner. Because I was gentle in my tone, I am sure this will remedy itself quickly.
Posted on November 9, 2012 Categories ADHD, anxiety, emotional issues, executive functions, IEP, Least Restrictive Environment, occupational therapy, Special EducationLeave a comment on Kill Them with Kindness Right?


As GM of Galway Community Circus, you will be a critical member of our team. Your work will greatly enhance the organisation, by bringing stability through systems and structures, and is integral in enabling GCC to achieve its ambitious objectives. This is a real opportunity for someone to bring order and stability into the organisation and to do it in a way that works in a collaborative and creative environment.
We are a young, dynamic and growing company with an energetic, motivated and skilled team where people work hard but also get to play, grow and develop. The role is a prominent strategic role in a growing sector, which offers the right person the opportunity to bring their aptitude, leadership and creativity to the development of our organisation at a pivotal moment in our development.
The General Manager will work closely with the Executive Creative Director and the GCC team on the effective delivery of the Galway Community Circus' artistic vision and strategic organisational development according to Strategic Plan 2018-2020. The GM will lead out with the stabilisation of the organisation while it's growing and developing - working closely with the ECD particularly in areas of organisational capacity and sustainability as well as having areas of discrete responsibility. The GM will oversee administration, finance, compliance, staffing, all internal and some external communications.
Work with the Executive Creative Director, the Board and the Team in guiding key strategic decisions about the future of the organisation.
Develop and nurture excellent relationships with partners, funders and the business and civic community, as well as artists, team members and audiences.
Working alongside the ECD, and with support from the Administrator and Finance Committee, the GM will be responsible for ensuring that the company and all its projects are managed efficiently from a financial perspective.
In consultation with the ECD, the GM will ensure excellent staff management and support and a team culture where every member of the team thrives.
The GM will ensure that we fulfil our reporting requirements to Board, funders and stakeholders.


May as well start thread. Who do people tip for this year?
Blackrock look very good at senior level as do Michaels. Any others people feel to challenge for the title?
On paper rock should walk it. Probably stronger team than last year, plus they added to there side with two talented youths in Carberry and Oliver.
Michaels have a lot of reps but are pretty young with the spine of their team being 5th years.
Newbridge could make another deep run depending on the draw.
Clongowes have a lot of talent in their backline but not sure if they have the pack to match Rock or Michaels.
Belvo are a dark horse.
Can't read much into friendlies, we don't know who was missing..
Blackrock have 6 players starting for the Leinster schools side 2moro vs Australia and 2 more players involved with Ireland u19 who play Aus on saturday.
Belvo would of possibly had one involved, if Rory Litchfield (Flanker/No 8 ) had not of got injured in the Belvo/Rock match.
Oh yeah. And you're right as usual.
Don't we have to win something just to get IN to the sct this year though.
Vinnie Murray starts later this week and Godfrey Cup starts next week.
Wednesday 29th Jan Anglesea Rd.
B. Belvedere College v Gonzaga College k.o. 3.00.
I went down to that game in Ashbourne, actually. Bit of a mess, the ambulance didn't show up on time and they were an hour late to start. There were also numerous re-starts from the same position, and scenarios set up by coaches from both sides. As much a live training session as it was a game.
Standouts from the Leinster side of things [from my point of view] were Colm Mulcahy [Schools outside centre], James Ryan [Schools lock], Max Deegan [Schools No8] and Conor O'Brien [Clubs outhalf]. Mulcahy very naturally gifted – looks very pale and skinny, but buckets of pace, runs good lines, unselfish and very brave and technically good at tackling. He was up against a very well put-together and quick opposite number in Sam Arnold from the Exiles and dropped him with a textbook front-on tackle in the first couple of minutes. To look at them you'd think it was man against boy, but it didn't pan out like that.
There's something about guys who don't look the part but are just really good at their sport that's sort of encouraging, like Ollie Campbell or Peter Canavan in Gaelic football. Always good to see 'one-offs' who don't fit the mould. It's probably just a positive prejudice, but I tend to get the impression that they're in the sport for good reasons, i.e. they know that they're good at it and they understand how it's supposed to work even at a young age.
James Ryan is no secret to anybody, probably the less said about him the better at this stage. Deegan very reminiscent of Jordan Coghlan as a No8, tall and quick and a good handler. Much more a Harinordoquy than a Picamoles. Conor O'Brien has a lot of things going for him physically, kicks well too. Had him pegged for a centre so it was a little surprising to see him in the No10 jersey.
O'Brien played 10 last year but has mostly played 12/13 this year. Obviously talented and versatile.
Deegan has had a serious growth spurt, played 12 at JCT but now firmly an 8.
Don't know much about Mulcahy.
What date is the final please? 16 or 17 March?
Lot's of talented players on that team though.
I'll keep my eyes out for any others.
can todays game be watched on tv anywhere please?
denzel wrote: can todays game be watched on tv anywhere please?
The Michaels Terenure game was put back until Friday, not sure about any others.
Setanta currently showing the 2006 Final between Blackrock and St. Michael's. Morris, Artemiev and Fitzgerald in the back three for Blackrock. Noel Reid on the wing for Michael's!?


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Human-level concept learning through probabilistic program induction
Brenden M. Lake1,*,
Ruslan Salakhutdinov2,
Joshua B. Tenenbaum3
1Center for Data Science, New York University, 726 Broadway, New York, NY 10003, USA.
2Department of Computer Science and Department of Statistics, University of Toronto, 6 King's College Road, Toronto, ON M5S 3G4, Canada.
3Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
↵*Corresponding author. E-mail: brenden{at}nyu.edu
Science 11 Dec 2015:
Vol. 350, Issue 6266, pp. 1332-1338
DOI: 10.1126/science.aab3050
Brenden M. Lake
For correspondence: brenden@nyu.edu
Ruslan Salakhutdinov
Joshua B. Tenenbaum
Fig. 1 People can learn rich concepts from limited data.
(A and B) A single example of a new concept (red boxes) can be enough information to support the (i) classification of new examples, (ii) generation of new examples, (iii) parsing an object into parts and relations (parts segmented by color), and (iv) generation of new concepts from related concepts. [Image credit for (A), iv, bottom: With permission from Glenn Roberts and Motorcycle Mojo Magazine]
Fig. 2 Simple visual concepts for comparing human and machine learning.
525 (out of 1623) character concepts, shown with one example each.
Fig. 3 A generative model of handwritten characters.
(A) New types are generated by choosing primitive actions (color coded) from a library (i), combining these subparts (ii) to make parts (iii), and combining parts with relations to define simple programs (iv). New tokens are generated by running these programs (v), which are then rendered as raw data (vi). (B) Pseudocode for generating new types ψ and new token images I (m) for m = 1, ..., M. The function f (·, ·) transforms a subpart sequence and start location into a trajectory.
Fig. 4 Inferring motor programs from images.
Parts are distinguished by color, with a colored dot indicating the beginning of a stroke and an arrowhead indicating the end. (A) The top row shows the five best programs discovered for an image along with their log-probability scores (Eq. 1). Subpart breaks are shown as black dots. For classification, each program was refit to three new test images (left in image triplets), and the best-fitting parse (top right) is shown with its image reconstruction (bottom right) and classification score (log posterior predictive probability). The correctly matching test item receives a much higher classification score and is also more cleanly reconstructed by the best programs induced from the training item. (B) Nine human drawings of three characters (left) are shown with their ground truth parses (middle) and best model parses (right).
Fig. 5 Generating new exemplars.
Humans and machines were given an image of a novel character (top) and asked to produce new exemplars. The nine-character grids in each pair that were generated by a machine are (by row) 1, 2; 2, 1; 1, 1.
Fig. 6 Human and machine performance was compared on (A) one-shot classification and (B) four generative tasks.
The creative outputs for humans and models were compared by the percent of human judges to correctly identify the machine. Ideal performance is 50%, where the machine is perfectly confusable with humans in these two-alternative forced choice tasks (pink dotted line). Bars show the mean ± SEM [N = 10 alphabets in (A)]. The no learning-to-learn lesion is applied at different levels (bars left to right): (A) token; (B) token, stroke order, type, and type.
Fig. 7 Generating new concepts.
(A) Humans and machines were given a novel alphabet (i) and asked to produce new characters for that alphabet. New machine-generated characters are shown in (ii). Human and machine productions can be compared in (iii). The four-character grids in each pair that were generated by the machine are (by row) 1, 1, 2; 1, 2. (B) Humans and machines produced new characters without a reference alphabet. The grids that were generated by a machine are 2; 1; 1; 2.
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By Brenden M. Lake, Ruslan Salakhutdinov, Joshua B. Tenenbaum
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Combining the capacity to handle noise with probabilistic learning yields humanlike performance in a computational model.

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The volunteers learn how to create a profile of the beach, which allows us to observe changes in the beach over time.
This week has been full of presentations on sea turtles and beach training sessions for the new volunteers. This gives the volunteers a better understanding of sea turtles in Greece and the correct methodology that is implemented here. Several nesting attempts have been made on all of the beaches we monitor. So far this season, there is one nest on Megas Ammos and Ai Chelis, and two nests on Avithos and Xi.
We have now expanded our beach surveys to the Lassi area, which has led our survey teams to find two nesting attempts on Makris Gialos and a stranded female turtle on Beach Antonio. Unfortunately, the stranded turtle died due to a boat strike. Thanks to our local volunteers we have also been able to monitor the Lixouri and Lourdas area beaches. This expansion allows us to have a more thorough understanding of the nesting activity that occurs on the Western half of Kefalonia. Now we are almost halfway through the nesting season and are very excited for the next few weeks to come!
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The agenda prepared would help the interviewer to get a complete picture of how they should behave before the interviewee during the meeting.
The interviewer would get comprehensive information on the aspects that should be stressed upon and the kind of questions that would be best for assessing the candidate.
If the interviewee also has access to an agenda the candidate can be expected to be well prepared and would not hesitate to highlight their skills with any questions they may face during the interview.
Thank the candidate for accepting the meeting with you.
Explain that the meeting is just to make a recommendation and the governing body will be making the ultimate decision if it is the process of the company.
Provide information about the organization and its governing body while explaining the program to the organization, mission, history and ask whether the candidate has any questions.
Explain why you are interested in the candidate as a prospective member and be specific about the skills you admire in the individual. Explaining whether you have had young candidates before or not will also prove beneficial.
Review the letter of agreement and specify what is expected from the candidate as an employee.
Explain the kind of training the candidate can expect and any critical issues which are currently facing the governing body along with any of the information which proves beneficial.
Why are you interested in our organization? What aspect of our mission or work appeals to the most?
What commitment are you able to make this organization?
What are your background and experience and what kind of services have been involved in?
What are you hoping to contribute or gain from the organization?
What skills, training, resources, and expertise do you have to offer to this organization?
How can we help you to be successful as a leader or a member of the governing body?
Inquire whether the candidate is still interested in the position.
Invite the candidate to observe a meeting or any one of the organization's programs.
Offer a booklet of information on the organization and its governance after the interview and not before because it can distract the candidate.
If the candidate declines a particular position they can be asked whether they would be interested in working in another capacity if the organization permits the same.
The interview can be adjourned after completing the procedure listed above.
With the organization prefer working with the candidate?
List 3 to 5 related experiences which can demonstrate that the competencies that are being sought by being prepared to describe a problem on the steps which must be initiated to solve it.
Be prepared to express that you are not just thinking about money or promotion and have put plenty of thought into this issue.
Inform how the role you have applied for will help you to reach your goals.
Conduct some research on the company before going for an interview because it will give you an opportunity to add some powerful questions during the interview which can impress the interviewer.


Jon Lindvig, "Little Jon," still sporting the logo of his alma mater, UND Geology & Geological Engineering, on his jacket, at his new job in Tioga, North Dakota.
UND geological engineering grad student Russell Carr examines an X-ray fluorescence scanner, one of several new high-priced instruments purchased with the school's windfall from the state and benefactor Harold Hamm.
Oklahoma oil billionaire Harold Hamm, left, receives congratulations from University of North Dakota President Robert Kelley after Hamm's $10 million donation -- and the naming of the Harold Hamm School of Geology and Geological Engineering.
Last May, Russell Carr crammed his possessions into his 4Runner and drove 30 hours to North Dakota, seeking a new start.
The strapping 22-year-old had just earned a degree in civil engineering at the University of Nevada, in his hometown, Reno, but the local firm he'd been courting offered a starting wage of only $17 per hour. "They gave me a speech about the economy being difficult. I felt undervalued."
Carr wanted to stay, but jobs were scarce. He began working nights on a road crew, collecting heavy concrete samples under halogen lamps at the outskirts of town for later lab testing. On a whim, he submitted an application for a master's through University of North Dakota's geological engineering program.
Assistant UND professor Lance Yarbrough called him back. "He told me about all the opportunities," says Carr, the new high-paying jobs on the oil-soaked prairie. In a few weeks, Carr headed north.
In November, the International Energy Agency predicted that by 2020, the U.S. will become the world's largest producer of crude oil, thanks mostly to the Bakken shale in western North Dakota's Williston Basin, along with advances in drilling techniques that allow oil to be siphoned from hard-to-reach deposits.
This energy rush -- also in the Northeast's Marcellus shale and Colorado and Wyoming's Niobrara shale, among others -- has flooded classrooms with new students. According to the American Society for Engineering Education, between 2002 and 2011, undergraduate enrollment in petroleum engineering increased nearly 250 percent, from 1,491 to 5,102. The number of master's degrees conferred also more than doubled, from 181 to 382. (Though other engineering fields have many more students, none has seen so sharp a rise.) The influx comes at a critical time for industry: A recent survey from oil field services giant Schlumberger predicts that over 20,000 senior geoscientists and engineers will leave the industry by 2015. Meanwhile, a bachelor's in petroleum engineering brings an average starting salary of just over $80,000 per year -- the single most "profitable" U.S. undergraduate degree, according to Forbes.
So-called oil technology programs at state and community colleges and private technical schools -- offering associate degrees and certificates in rig operation, well servicing and other fields -- are filling up, too.
The stream of students has drawn a surge of industry and federal funding. In September, Schlumberger gave the South Dakota School of Mines geology department $49 million to integrate the company's oil exploration software into its curriculum. (A month earlier, Schlumberger awarded the University of Arizona a similar $12 million grant.) The University of Wyoming is constructing a sleek energy engineering building with $25 million in industry and public funds, while the Colorado School of Mines just opened a $25 million petroleum engineering building funded by a who's who of petrochemical companies, including ConocoPhillips, Chevron, Hess and Encana.
In Farmington, N.M., BP and the Merrion Oil and Gas Foundation gave San Juan College $5 million to build an oil-training facility. Last January, the Colorado Online Energy Training Consortium, a coalition of 15 community colleges and private companies, received a $2 million Department of Labor grant to expand gas and oil programs, bolstering the agency's 2011 $17 million investment in improving energy training. Utah's Uintah Basin Applied Technology College is now an "energy academy," and its Vernal and Roosevelt programs have largely replaced on-the-job training for companies such as Halliburton and Newfield Exploration.
To understand the impacts of this infusion of students and cash, I set out to visit the University of North Dakota and Williston State College.


This walk, as do all the described walks, commences at St Andrew's church South Stoke. There is parking on The Street outside the church.
Proceed south along The Street past the school, Perch and Pike PH and Chapel Close and follow the road as it turns sharply to the left, taking care with oncoming traffic. The Ridgeway path continues straight on, on its way to Avebury.
Proceed under the railway bridge until you reach the junction with the B4009 and turn right (south) towards Goring. Proceed with care and caution and at the bottom of the hill turn left (east) onto the single track road.
Continue on this road passing, after approximately 1mile, cottages and Grove Farm on your left. Be sure to take in the lovely views of the North Downs to your right. When you reach the next road junction, by the Silver Birch tree, turn left (north). The road passes through trees on either side after a while and bluebells and daffodils are in presence during the spring. Take in the views at the top of the hill and maybe the song of the skylarks; proceed until you reach the crossroads at the bottom of the hill. This is part of the Icknield Way.
At the cross roads turn left towards South Stoke and proceed straight ahead for 1.5 miles, passing Ivol Barn on your right, until you reach the crossroads with the B4009. Continue straight ahead into Ferry Road, taking care crossing the B4009, and proceed under the railway bridge. At the next road junction turn left (south) into The Street, St Andrew's church is a few yards on the left. This is the end of the walk.


ARSENAL can finish in the top four this season - but only if they sign at least two more players.
Arsene Wenger sealed his first transfer of the window on Monday when Henrikh Mkhitaryan arrived from Manchester United in a swap deal that saw Alexis Sanchez go the other way.
And they're currently in talks to sign Mkhitaryan's former Borussia Dortmund team-mate Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
Arsenal are in danger of missing out on Champions League football for the second consecutive season.
But Wright feels if they finalise the Aubameyang deal and sign a new centre-back then they definitely stand a chance.
"I think they could but they'd all have to come in and literally hit the ground running," he told The Debate when quizzed about the potential signings.
"Of course they can, especially if Arsenal play the way they did.
"I know Palace rolled over a bit the other day but the fact is they've got the quality to be able to do it.
They return to action this evening as they host London rivals Chelsea in the second leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final.


Multi-colored color schemes used in web designs are only seen on rare occasions, although recently the popularity of this colorful, vivid and sometimes dramatic style has started to increase dramatically. This post showcases a total of twenty multi-colored color scheme web designs, all of which are pretty interesting to look at in numerous amounts of ways.
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Nice work Callum! There is some really nice work here so i am very humbled to be included among them! Cheers!


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Lauriston Farm is a 210 acre biodynamic farm on the Essex coast, not far from Maldon. Quite recently the farm's director, Spencer Christy, decided to reach out to the local community and make the farm community owned. Spencer has a background in environmental science and we spent a good deal of time talking about farming and the environment as well as land education and getting people involved in food and farming issues.


On Tuesday, US News & World Report released its annual ranking of top business schools. Harvard Business School took the highest award as No. 1 in the US.
HBS graduates have an average base salary of $131,646 and 81% are employed at the time of graduation, according to the US News.
Their methodology looks to measures of selectivity, like business school acceptance rate, GPA, and GMAT score, and measures of success, like employment rates and salary, to rank the schools.
There is also a peer assessment score factored into the ranking, as rated by business school deans.
Take a look below to see the top 10 business schools in the nation.


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A bird looking at a security camera on the BR-163/MS highway, near Rio Verde de Mato Grosso, Brazil, on Friday, Oct. 14, 2022. The bird stayed for a few seconds in front of the camera investigating the lens. (CCR MSVia/Newsflash )
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TOU-CAM PLAY AT THAT: Pair of Toucans Upstaged By Sparrow As Bird Brains Try To Puzzle Out Traffic Cameras
A curious sparrow has joined a lineup of bird brains including this pair of toucans that have been sizing up motorway cameras in Brazil. They are just the latest high-flying stars to emerge from a series of videos taken from the country's state-of-the-art motorway traffic monitoring system. The exotic-looking toucans…
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Berto Pirata, also known as the Jack Sparrow of Vigo, and his girlfriend Maria Salinas, a Galician teacher who wanted to get married on 24th April 2021 in the municipality of Vigo in Spain and their two children. (Eva Garcia/Newsflash)
Jack Sparrow Claims Victory After Forcing Judge To Let Him Marry His Pirate Bride
This Spanish couple who a judge refused to marry when the groom showed up as Captain Jack Sparrow from the Pirates of the Caribbean movies has finally been married by the same judge weeks later. The judge had complained that they could not verify the man's identity because the make-up…
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Picture shows the firefighter Murat Sivrioglu, who saved a bird's life by giving it a heart massage with his fingers in Aydin, Turkey. (Murat Sivrioglu/Newsflash)
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Moment Kind Firefighter Massages Motionless Sparrow To Life
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHkPytdjmKU Credit: Murat Sivrioglu/Newsflash This is the moment an off duty firefighter massages a motionless sparrow to life after it crashed into the glass of a balcony and then dropped onto the pavement. The incident took place in the city of Aydin in the Turkish province of the same name,…
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Pic Shows: Homeowner Qin Zishan; This footage shows a woman's busy balcony which she says has been overrun by hundreds of sparrows for the past five years.
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Angry Birds: Balcony Overrun By Hundreds Of Sparrows
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In the World — July 13, 2014
By Christy Barritt
Census May Change Some Questions
After pushback from the public, the U.S. Census Bureau is considering dropping some questions from its household survey of Americans.
The questions were on the topics of plumbing, commuting, income, and disability. Some examples of the questions are: Does your house have a flush toilet? What time did you usually leave home to go to work last week? What was your total income during the past 12 months? Do you have trouble concentrating, remembering or making decisions because of a physical, mental, and emotional condition?
Each year three million households are asked these questions for the annual government survey. The data collected helps to guide the distribution of more than $416 billion in federal funds. Some Americans complained to members of Congress, saying they'd refuse to answer, even though responses are mandatory.
Census Bureau officials said that all of the information they collect is protected and private.
Changes in the Modern American Family
Pew Research Center recently released several statistics they've collected about the changing face of modern American family.
One of the biggest changes they noted was that in 1960, 37 percent of households included a married couple raising their own children. Today, only 16 percent of households look like that.
Other changes included the fact that Americans are putting off big milestones. Men don't marry until the median age of 29 and women until 27. Women are also waiting later to have children.
Speaking of children, the average American woman today is expected to have 1.9 children. In 1960, that percentage was 3.7.
Another change was in intermarriage. In 1980, only 7 percent of marriages were between two people of different ethnicities. In 2010, that number doubled to 15 percent.
College Student Helps Elderly Woman in Elevator
A college student helped, in a somewhat unusual way, an elderly woman who was stuck on an elevator for an extended period of time.
Cesar Larios, a Florida college student who works part-time at a moving company, was in the middle of a job at an assisted living facility when the elevator got stuck. An elderly woman on the elevator expressed concerned that she wouldn't be able to stand for long. Without hesitation, Larios got down on all fours and served as a bench for the woman to sit on.
The woman accepted his offer and rested for 30 minutes until the elevator began working again.
Several news outlets reporting this story quoted many people as saying this act restored their faith in the younger generation.
Court Rules in Favor of Sidewalk Preacher
A district court in Maryland ruled in favor of a preacher who was charged with criminal trespass on a public sidewalk.
In 2012, Michael Corral read from the Bible and distributed Christian literature in front of a movie theater in Maryland. A security guard informed him that the sidewalk was private property belonging to the theater and that he needed to leave.
A policeman suggested that Corral relocate across the street, but Corral refused. The officer ticketed him with criminal trespass, and Corral was banned from the area for one year.
The Center for Religious Expression represented Corral in court, where a judge decided that Corral's right to religious expression had been violated. It was also found that the sidewalk did not belong to the movie theater.
Christy Barritt is an award-winning author, freelance writer, and speaker living in Chesapeake, Virginia. She and her husband Scott have two sons.
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How social distancing is helping revive a dying language in Louisiana
Maria Clark
It's a story Lian Cheramie has told and heard so many times in her life, it's become folklore.
Once upon a time, when her grandmother was a young girl, she would sneak under her schoolhouse to speak with her friends in her native tongue, French.
It was an act of pure rebellion.
It must have been about the mid to late 1930's Cheramie estimates, at a time when Louisiana's constitution mandated that all public schools teach in English. This was part of a government-backed effort to "Americanize" the population and students were reprimanded for speaking French in schools.
"That's where the dying of the language began. There was so much shame in speaking the language," said Cheramie, a theater teacher who lives in Lafayette, Louisiana.
Cheramie's dad and great aunt are now the last two French speakers in her family but she's intent on changing this.
Like millions of Americans over the last two weeks, Cheramie has suddenly found herself with ample time on her hands.
Louisiana closed all schools on March 13 for a month due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, a pandemic that has quickly seeped into every facet of life in the U.S. President Trump announced Monday he would keep social distancing guidelines through the end of April. The Centers for Disease Control defines it as maintaining a distance of at least 6 feet from others.
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Cheramie said the additional time she has now will be devoted to learning the language of her grandmother — in a digital space.
"It's important for my mental health to focus on something bigger than myself. Ultimately, if I work towards this goal, I am doing my part to keep it alive," she said. "I am doing it for my ancestors."
Learning Louisiana French is a 'life's work'
The time away from jobs and daily schedules has already proven to be intensely creative for many people. Social media has become a platform that is not only keeping people connected through this unprecedented time but has also become an educational tool for a quarantined public seeking to learn new skills.
Ashlee Michot, a fellow teacher and friend of Cheramie, began using Instagram Live to offer Louisiana French lessons over the last two weeks. Michot would normally spend her days in the classroom teaching at Beau Chene High School in Arnaudville, Louisiana.
But like many Louisianians, her family was immediately impacted by the public health measures after it became clear that the outbreak of COVID-19 cases, which started in New Orleans on March 9, would continue to spread. The number of cases in the city is now hovering at 1,834 and resulted in more than 100 deaths as of March 30.
Michot's husband, a professional musician who performs internationally, is out of work.
"Every single gig is gone," she said. "Thank God for my health insurance. We have had to re-evaluate things quickly."
Michot has spent her entire life learning Louisiana French. She grew up listening to news and weather in French on the popular radio show "La Tasse de Cafe" broadcast on the KVPI station in her hometown Ville Platte.
"I wanted to know this language, but it seemed impossible for our generation," she said. "My parents wanted me to speak perfect English. I never even knew my grandfather spoke French until I started speaking it."
She started transcribing the folklore, remedies and jokes shared in French on the radio program, soaking up details about plants and animals.
"Learning Louisiana French has been my life's work," she said.
Efforts to preserve Louisiana French
It is estimated that the number of people who speak Louisiana French dialects at home once numbered at about 1 million in 1970, according to Joseph Dunn, the former director of the Council for the Development of French in Louisiana. Today there are less than 100,000.
In recent years, there has been a growing effort in the state from school and individuals to preserve the language. Since the 1990s, more than 30 schools have opened where French is the primary language, Dunn said.
MORE:What does it mean to be Cajun or Creole in Louisiana?
The Cajun French Virtual Table, a Facebook group that launched in 2015, is a platform for its 34,000 members to share Louisiana French vocabulary and stories. Louisiana State University, the University of Louisiana-Lafayette, as well as Tulane University are now all offering courses in Acadian history specializing in Louisiana French.
Tara Trammell graduated from Tulane University in 2012 with a Louisiana Studies degree and since then started learning Louisiana French phrases, jokes and stories in between breaks at work.
Like thousands of other hospitality workers in New Orleans in the last two weeks, Trammell has lost her job. She was working as head bartender at a hotel in downtown New Orleans until March 16 when all non-essential businesses, including bars and restaurants were required to shut down amid the COVID-19 outbreak.
Suddenly she has time to focus on learning Louisiana French as well.
"Of all things, coronavirus has given us time to help preserve Cajun French," she said.
Then she paused, contemplating aloud the weeks of isolation that still lie ahead for New Orleans and the day when things will get back to normal.
"Maybe by then we'll be sitting around the bar joking in Cajun French," she said.
Maria Clark is a general assignment reporter with The American South. Story ideas, tips, questions? Email her at mclark@theadvertiser.com or follow her on Twitter @MariaPClark1. Sign up for The American South newsletter.


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The suspect has been identified as Jeremy Correa, 31, of Worcester. He was arrested at around 9:40 at night on Wednesday for stabbing 50-year-old Edward Sanchez.
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Vocalist Lura to spread the beauty of Cape Verde
By Imanuel Marcus	 Last updated Feb 10, 2018
Lura will perform in the Bulgarian capital of Sofia and in the Australian marvel Adelaide. There are far more world tour dates, but they have not been announced so far.
The Portuguese vocalist of Cape Verdean descent will introduce styles such as Morna, Funaná und Batuku. Those are music genres from Cape Verde, the volcanic archipelago off the northwest coast of Africa, which is as beautiful as the sounds Lura is known for.
The artist grew up with this kind of music. Early on, she wanted to become either a swimming teacher or a dancer, but quickly changed her mind, when Juka, an artist from São Tomé and Príncipe, asked her to record a duet with him.
More than 20 years ago, Lura recorded her first album "Nha Vida". Shortly after, the brilliant singer contributed her silky voice to the project "Red Hot + Lisbon", which was part of an awareness campaign on the subject of HIV and AIDS. For that charity project, fellow artists from Brazil joined Lura, including Djavan, Caetano Veloso and Marisa Monte.
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She also became part of the motion picture "Fados" by Carlos Saura. Her contribution was the song "Morna".
Lura has received several deserved awards, including the BBC Radio 3 Award for World Music. Since "Nha Vida", she has released the albums "In Love", "Di Korpu Ku Alma", "M'bem di Fora", "Eclipse" and "Herança".
In Sofia and Adelaide, Lura will for sure extend her large fan base even more, since she spreads beauty in all ways possible.
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Messianics voice concerns, finalize restructure
by David Roach, posted Thursday, June 21, 2018 (one year ago)
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DALLAS (BP) -- The Southern Baptist Messianic Fellowship has expressed concern that a group some SBMF members claim opposes Jewish evangelism was among exhibitors at this year's June 12-13 Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting in Dallas.
Ric Worshill, executive director of the Southern Baptist Messianic Fellowship, explains to exhibitor hall visitors what the Hebrew says on the yarmulkes he was giving away at the SBC's "The Many Faces of the Southern Baptist Convention" booth.
During its June 10 annual meeting, the SBMF -- which comprises largely Messianic Jews (Jews who follow Jesus as Messiah) -- also finalized an organizational restructuring plan, heard ministry reports and discussed apparent spiritual warfare surrounding efforts to win Jewish people to faith in Christ.
Nearly 30 Messianic believers and friends attended the meeting, held at a TGI Fridays restaurant in Dallas.
A resolution adopted by the SBMF without opposition stated, "We express our concern that any group which repudiates evangelism to the Jewish people has a booth at the SBC."
At issue was the group Christians United for Israel (CUFI), which had a booth in the SBC exhibit hall and focuses, according to a brochure given to SBC messengers at registration, on "making Israel strong and her people safer by educating and activating Christians to stand with Israel in churches, classrooms and communities across the United States."
The original resolution proposed by SBMF member Amy Downey of Texas expressed concern specifically about CUFI, and discussion of the proposal centered on CUFI. Downey's motion was amended, however, to express concern more broadly about any group that rejects Jewish evangelism.
SBMF critics of CUFI noted that televangelist John Hagee -- who revived the organization in 2006 and serves as its national chairman -- has been accused of teaching that Jews need not embrace the Gospel to be saved.
Hagee has denied that charge repeatedly, but his critics within and outside the SBMF cite statements by Hagee they interpret as undermining Jewish evangelism -- including passages in his 2007 book "In Defense of Israel" and a 1988 comment to the Houston Chronicle that "everyone else, whether Buddhist or Baha'i, needs to believe in Jesus, but not Jews."
In 2008, Hagee told a group of Christian leaders Jesus is the only way of salvation for Jews and Gentiles and that believers have a responsibility to share the Gospel with both groups, Michael Brown, a Christian author and radio host who was present at the 2008 gathering, told Baptist Press via email.
CUFI told BP in a statement, "CUFI is a single issue organization dedicated to educating Christians about Israel, strengthening the US-Israel relationship and stamping out anti-Semitism in all its forms; it does not engage in evangelism."
The SBC's convention manager Bill Townes told BP via email, "We gladly receive concerns any member of our Southern Baptist family may raise about vendors who have gone through our application process to exhibit at the SBC annual meeting in compliance with our exhibitor policy detailed at www.sbcannualmeeting.net. If, in fact, a question is raised that a vendor does not meet the criteria we have established, a call to our office will alert us to examine the vendor request more deeply. This is something we will do in response to the concern raised by the Southern Baptist Messianic Fellowship."
SBMF President Bruce Stokes told BP "the SBC is primarily about two agenda items: evangelism and missions. CUFI is at the least about neither of these." Additionally, "there are members of the SBMF and other messianic organizations that have real concerns and I think that warrants a closer look before allowing them to have a booth at the convention."
In other business, the SBMF took the second of two required votes to establish the office of executive director and shift former president Ric Worshill to the newly established role. The executive director will serve as a liaison to the SBC and work to maintain and strengthen relationships within the fellowship.
Stokes, an anthropology and behavioral sciences professor at California Baptist University, was elected president after Worshill was installed as executive director. The new slate of officers also included Mike Saffle of Alaska as vice president.
Among ministry reports delivered to the fellowship were updates on efforts to reach Jews for Christ in Japan, Alaska, Canada, Dallas and New York. The SBMF also received word some of its members are becoming more active in the SBC and state Baptist conventions and promoting messianic ministry in the process.
Worshill told the group about various instances of apparent spiritual warfare surrounding messianic ministry. Examples included attacks against the SBMF website and his SBMF email account by Jewish groups that oppose efforts to share the Gospel with Jews. Anti-missionary Jewish groups, Worshill said, "are terrified of the Southern Baptist Messianic Fellowship."
The attack against Worshill's email is under investigation by the federal government, he said.
"The more effective we have gotten in the ministry of Gospel to the Jewish people," Worshill told BP, "the more the spiritual warfare has happened."
Following the SBMF annual meeting, fellowship members helped staff the Many Faces of the SBC booth in the SBC exhibit hall, highlighting the various ethnic fellowships within the convention.
David Roach is chief national correspondent for Baptist Press, the Southern Baptist Convention's news service. BP reports on missions, ministry and witness advanced through the Cooperative Program and on news related to Southern Baptists' concerns nationally and globally.
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Chef Geoff's
Chef Geoff's, across 13th Street from the Warner, serves American cuisine in a casual atmosphere. Burgers and pizza are on the menu, and dinner specials run from fisherman's stew to braised short ribs. The bar serves a large selection of microbrews on tap and bottled beers, and the wine list features more than a hundred choices by the glass or the bottle. Chef Geoff's, open daily, offers valet parking. Federal Center and Metro Center subway stations are a short walk away.
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Finemondo, an Italian restaurant decorated with dark woods and stucco walls, has a fixed-price lunch menu that includes pasta, an entree and antipasto. The dinner menu is heavy on seafood and fish, with a few chicken and meat dishes. A smattering of familiar favorites such as lasagna and veal scallopini round out the menu. Finemondo is two blocks from the Warner Theatre, and Metro Center and Gallery Place stations are a short walk away. The restaurant is closed on Sunday.
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Elephant & Castle, a chain with restaurants in the United States and Canada, is about two blocks south of the Warner on Pennsylvania Avenue. Patterned after a British pub, the restaurant features a combination of classic American bar food like wings and nachos and British favorites like shepherd's pie and fish and chips. A large outdoor patio provides views of the monuments. Federal Triangle Metro station is about two blocks south. Elephant & Castle is open daily for lunch, dinner and late-night snacks.
Three blocks north of the Warner, Ceiba specializes in contemporary Latin American cuisine from the Yucatan, Cuba, Peru and Brazil. The restaurant consists of a series of rooms decorated with bright, tropical colors and vivid murals. Classic dishes like pork feijoada and dulce de leche cheesecake are on the menu, and the restaurant's wine list features boutique wines from North and South America. The restaurant provides valet parking, and the Metro Center subway station is about three blocks away. Ceiba is open daily for dinner, and for lunch on weekdays.
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July 17, 2019 at 5:34 pm EDT | by Chris Johnson
Trump condemned by lawmakers, LGBT advocates for racist tweets
President Trump issued racist tweets against four Democratic lawmakers. (Washington Blade file photo by Michael Key)
President Trump's tweets telling four congresswomen who belong to racial minority groups to "go back" their home countries has invoked the ire of LGBT rights supporters, who say the tweets reaffirm the racism of Trump and the deplorables who support him.
Sarah Kate Ellis, CEO of the LGBT media watchdog group GLAAD, said Trump's racist tweets were "abhorrent."
"Not only were they filled with falsehoods, but they reinforce what we have been saying since day one: His hateful rhetoric fosters xenophobia, racism, anti-LGBTQ attitudes and intolerance amongst his supporters and the population at large," Ellis said.
On Sunday morning, Trump — in apparent reference to tensions in the House Democratic caucus between House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and freshman Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) — unleashed a series of racist tweets that inspired nationwide condemnation in the week that followed.
"So interesting to see 'Progressive' Democrat Congresswomen, who originally came from countries whose governments are a complete and total catastrophe, the worst, most corrupt and inept anywhere in the world (if they even have a functioning government at all), now loudly and viciously telling the people of the United States, the greatest and most powerful Nation on earth, how our government is to be run," Trump tweeted. "Why don't they go back and help fix the totally broken and crime infested places from which they came. Then come back and show us how it is done."
The four congresswomen Trump referenced were Cortez, the author of the Green New Deal in the House, Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) as well as the two Muslim women in Congress: Reps. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) and Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.). (Of these four, only Omar — who was born in Somalia, but obtained asylum as a youth in the United States — is foreign born.)
Given a sense of unity amid public infighting in which Ocasio-Cortez insinuated Pelosi was targeting women of color in her caucus, House Democrats responded with a non-binding resolution condemning Trump's tweets as racist,. The measure passed Tuesday by a margin of 240-187.
Only four Republicans — Reps. Will Hurd (Texas), Fred Upton (Mich.), Susan Brooks (Ind.) and Brian Fitzpatrick (Pa.) — joined Democrats in voting in favor of the resolution. Rep. Justin Amash, who recently became an independent after announcing he'd leave the Republican Party, also voted "yes" on the measure.
Among those condemning Trump as a racist on the House floor was Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.), who recalled his days as a civil rights pioneer in denouncing the president's language.
"I know racism when I see it," Lewis said. "I know racism when I feel it. And at the highest level of government, there's no room for racism…The world is watching. They are shocked and dismayed because it seems we have lost our way as a nation."
The debate on Tuesday to condemn Trump took longer than originally planned. After Pelosi read the title of the resolution, which called Trump's comments racist, Rep. Doug Collins (R-Ga.) tried to undo her remarks from the record, citing rules precluding House members from calling the president of the United States a racist.
After some back and forth in which House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) advised the words were in fact out of order and Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-Mo.), presiding over the chamber as chair, abandoned his seat in protest, the House ultimately voted against striking Pelosi's words from the record.
(It's rare to challenge a House speaker's rules as out of order. The last time a speaker of the House was found to be in violation of that rule was in 1984 when then-Speaker Tip O'Neill was challenged by then-Rep. Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) over what the CSPAN cameras in the chamber should be allowed to show.)
Stacey Long Simmons, director of advocacy and action at the National LGBTQ Task Force, praised the House resolution condemning Trump's tweets as racist.
"Our squad goals are to eradicate injustice everywhere it lives, from racism in the White House to anti-LGBTQ discrimination in health care," Simmons said. "Every step on that path, like the congressional resolution, is helpful in the struggle. We seek leadership that makes our society safe for everyone to live free. Be you."
Also praising the resolution was GLAAD's Ellis, although she said more work is necessary to repudiate the racism espoused by Trump.
"The House resolution condemning these attacks is a step forward, but it's critical that members of both parties stand together to reject Trump's dangerous and violent rhetoric," Ellis said.
House Democrats weren't done. Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) introduced articles of impeachment against President Trump, which cites Trump's racist tweets as reason to remove him from office.
The House was set to vote on the impeachment resolution Wednesday at 4:30 p.m.
For his part, Trump has doubled-down on Twitter — and even tripled-down ahead of the vote on the resolution — in insisting his tweets "were NOT racist."
"I don't have a Racist bone in my body!" Trump tweeted. "The so-called vote to be taken is a Democrat con game. Republicans should not show 'weakness' and fall into their trap. This should be a vote on the filthy language, statements and lies told by the Democrat Congresswomen, who I truly believe, based on their actions, hate our Country."
David Johns, executive director of the National Black Justice Coalition, said he worries about youth in schools in the aftermath of Trump's tweets because he thinks bullies will be "empowered [by] hateful language from the highest office of the land."
"Not only was the president resolute in doubling-down on his racist, xenophobic, misogynistic, problematic beliefs, but signaled being comfortable in all of that because there are other white people who agree with it," Johns said.
According to the latest polls, Trump's tweets didn't hurt him, and may, in fact, have bolstered his standing, at least among Republicans. A Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted Monday and Tuesday revealed his net approval among members of the Republican Party rose by 5 percentage points to 72 percent compared to a similar poll that ran last week. Meanwhile, Trump's overall approval remained unchanged at 41 percent.
"We shouldn't be surprised as he's been consistent in demonstrating these are his beliefs, even when he was campaigning, but I worry greatly about not only the signal that it's sending, but the damage that it's doing to our political community, but also to children," Johns concluded.
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Gunnar Wieboldt brings nearly 20 years of legal experience to StrideBio in mostly entrepreneurial and life science roles. Mr. Wieboldt served as Division Counsel at ZOLL Medical, a cardiac medical device company, and most recently as Head of Global Contracts at Thermo Fisher Scientific's Pharma Services Group where he led a team that negotiated the commercial contracts for a $4B division of Thermo Fisher including for Brammer Bio's gene therapy contract manufacturing business.
A former USMC officer, Mr. Wieboldt earned his law degree from Harvard Law School, his MBA from Fuqua School of Business at Duke University (Health Sector Management), and his undergraduate degrees in English Literature and Political Science from the University of Rochester.


Have you ever had one of those days where you forget to complete an assignment, or you really don't understand how to do your work? Heritage High School is offering peer tutoring, which serves as an opportunity to learn more and take on more responsibility, and above all, turn things in on time.
Peer tutoring is every Thursday morning, starting at 8:10, in the classroom seating area.
So what exactly is peer tutoring? If you're struggling with math, reading, writing, etc., you can visit the library and work quietly with other students on assignments. The most important thing to do is to turn things in, and it's a way to get your work done before school. And don't worry about getting distracted; no phones allowed, and there's an emphasis on staying focused and on task.
Alex Carranza, junior, attended a peer tutoring session to work on his history worksheet, and since then, he hasn't stopped going."Ever since I came here, I have been learning a lot better. So far, I have been here twice a day," Carranza said.
Joshua Epps, junior, also attended peer tutoring sessions. "Mostly, I believe that this is really a good place to study and learn a lot better," said Epps.
You can attend peer tutoring sessions before or after school, and it's a great way to complete pesky assignments on time and even get some help on difficult worksheets.


We are a small hobby breeder based in central Scotland specialising in British Shorthairs Black Tipped, Golden Tipped, British Blues and British Lilacs. Kittens are sometimes available during the year. The kittens are ready to leave home at 13 weeks old and come with pedigree papers, GCCF registered (non-active), inoculated, wormed, vet checked twice, four weeks free insurance courtesy of Pet Plan, kitten care pack and a lifetime of after care advice Overseas enquiries are most welcome.
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The New York City Department of Information Technology & Telecommunications (DoITT) held a pre-proposal conference on 12 May 2014 concerning the city's free citywide WiFi project — the RFP for a franchise to install Public Communications Structures (Wi-Fi pay phones) for the boroughs of the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens and Staten Island. The questions submitted by prospective bidders and other parties interested in the project and the DoITT's answers have been posted (see DoITT Public Communications Structures RFP Addendum 3 and Addendum 4).
Telebeam (a local telecommunications company that already has many pay phones across the city), IBM, Verizon, Gowex (a Spanish publicly traded company that claims to have a large Wi-Fi footprint across the globe), Cablevision, Google, Time Warner Cable, Titan (an outdoor advertising company), Motorola Solutions, Samsung, Cisco, JC Decaux (another large outdoor advertising company), Renewable Edge, BAS Communications, Cemusa (street furniture/outdoor advertising), Clear Channel Outdoor, Macquarie Infrastructure, Van Wagner (outdoor advertising), General Packet, and many others.
The responses to the RFP are due no later than 30 June 2014.


JANE BEAL, PhD is a poet and a writer. She has created many poetry collections, including Sanctuary (Finishing Line Press, 2008), Rising (Wipf and Stock, 2015), and Journey (Origami Press, 2019), as well as three recording projects combining music and poetry: "Songs from the Secret Life," "Love-Song," and with her brother, saxophonist and composer Andrew Beal, "The Jazz Bird," to which she contributed as lyricist, vocalist, flutist, and percussionist. Her poems appear in print, online, and in anthologies such as Contemporary Poetry, New Crops from Old Fields: Eight Medievalist Poets, Verse/Chorus: A Call and Response Anthology, and The Live Poets of Alexandria Anthology as well as in the devotional Closer to God. Her collage artwork appears in her picture-books Sacred Art and Fairy-Tale; her photography in Tidepools; and her paintings in Light and Lily.
Her fiction is featured in her book, Short Stories from Undiscovered Countries (Lulu, 2009). Her stories also appear in Crux Literary Journal, Dappled Things, Pacific Review, Literature Today, and Main Street Rag's Law & Disorder anthology. Her creative nonfiction includes biographies of early women writers, about such luminaries as Marie de France and Queen Elizabeth I, published in Gale's British Writers series. Since 2012, she has written articles about midwives in history and midwifery practice, which appear regularly in the professional magazine Midwifery Today. She also publishes memoir essays and blogs on poetry, birdwatching, midwifery, the Middle English Pearl, and the mythology of J.R.R. Tolkien.
In the field of literary scholarship and cultural studies, she has written the academic monograph, John Trevisa and the English Polychronicon (ACMRS/Brepols, 2012), and co-edited the festschrift, Translating the Past: Essays on Medieval Literature in Honor of Marijane Osborn (ACMRS, 2012). She also has written The Signifying Power of Pearl: Medieval Literary and Cultural Contexts for the Transformation of Genre (Routledge, 2017), co-authored and co-edited Approaches to Teaching the Middle English Pearl (MLA, 2018), and edited and translated Pearl: A Middle English Edition and Modern English Translation (Broadview, forthcoming 2019). She is now editing New Perspectives on the Pearl-Poet. For Brill's Commentaria series, she is the editor of two volumes of academic essays on the reception of major religious figures in the Middle Ages: Illuminating Moses (2014) and Illuminating Jesus (forthcoming). Her studies of the life and legendarium of J.R.R. Tolkien appear in The Journal of Tolkien Research, and her academic essays on collegiate pedagogy appear in This Rough Magic, The Once and Future Classroom, and SMART: Studies in Medieval and Renaissance Teaching.
She received her BA (Sonoma State University), MA (Sonoma State University), and PhD (UC Davis) in English literature with concentrations in biblical, classical, medieval, and early modern literature. She also holds a Certificate in Midwifery from Mercy in Action College of Midwifery. She has taught at Wheaton College (near Chicago), Colorado Christian University (near Denver), and the University of California, Davis (between San Francisco and Sacramento) as well as the UC Washington Center (in Washington, D.C.). She has served as a midwife in the U.S., Uganda, and the Philippines, experiences she has written about in her poetry collections Epiphany: Birth Poems and Transfiguration: A Midwife's Birth Poems. As a sincere follower of Jesus, she has served as a lay minister in diverse Christian churches. She currently serves as an associate professor of English at the University of La Verne (near Los Angeles) in southern California.


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Telix Pharmaceuticals announces launch of Renal cancer imaging study
The pharmaceutical company declared the completion of CTN submission to Japanese PMDA for TLX250-CDx.
It is permitted to conduct Phase trials for renal cancer patients.
Australia based clinical-stage biopharmaceutical firm Telix Pharmaceuticals reportedly announced successful completion of a Clinical Trial Notification submission to the Japanese Pharmaceutical & Medical Devices Agency for TLX250-CDx.
For the uninitiated, Telix Pharmaceuticals Limited, headquartered in Australia is a biopharmaceutical company working towards the development of diagnostic and therapeutic products dependent on radiopharmaceuticals.
Reportedly, the company's owned subsidiary Telix Japan had submitted the CTN at the July end following a robust consultation process with the PMDA. It has been claimed that the company tried resolving the PMDA's remaining questions whilst collaborating with the other major shareholders like the Ministry of Health, and Labour and Welfare (MHLW).
As per trusted reports, Telix is now allowed to initiate a study designed to extend the company's global ZIRCON Phase 3 investigation. It has been claimed that the study would register over 40 renal cancer patients. The phase 2 is expected to grow to a multi-focus study whilst operating under a procedure that is considered to be accurately identical to the ZIRCON investigation.
Speaking on the trial, the President of Telix Japan, Dr. Shintaro Nishimura reportedly stated that the company believes that CTN would wholly transform the face of the Japanese Nuclear Medicine community accounting to its first formal clinical investigation for the zirconium PET imaging in Japan. Additionally, TLX250-CDx offers an incredible potential to offer benefits to the cancer patients which would eventually help make way for impending use of theranostics in the country.
Meanwhile, the CEO of the company, Dr, Christian Behrenbruch cited that Telix has introduced a major amount to effort to accomplish the study and make it function in the states of Japan along with manufacturing the radiopharmaceutical products domestically within confined governing environment. Furthermore, the company is grateful to its clinical and finance partners for their constant support and involvement.
Source credit: https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2019/08/30/1908793/0/en/Telix-Pharmaceuticals-to-Launch-Japanese-Renal-Cancer-Imaging-Study.html