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French-language business, STEM and social science studies in Senegal's coastal capital.
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Discover the cultural delights of Africa's largest port city, along with its lively artistic and social scene. APA arranges for students to take part in unique events and activities as well as travel to some of the major historical and cultural sites of Senegal.
Students also experience full campus life at ISM: whatever the interest, students are sure to find fellow enthusiasts in ISM's dozens of student groups. More than an institution of higher learning, ISM students form a true community. Pair up with a Senegalese peer to facilitate immersion upon arrival.
Cultural Activities and Events
4 performing arts shows or cultural events
Interacting in Wolof: 90-minute weekly lessons in the local language
Introduction to African Arts – Two seminars:
Music & Senegalese identities
West African Visual Arts: Discovering Art Galleries & Museums
Volunteer, extracurricular, and cultural exchange opportunities
Day trip to Gorée Island: Just a few kilometers off the shore of Dakar, this UNESCO World Heritage site was ruled consecutively by the Portuguese, Dutch, British and French. As the largest slave-trading center from the 15th to the 19th century, the island's architecture and physical heritage bear witness to this history and stands as a symbol of the Atlantic slave trade.
Weekend excursion to Sine Saloum Delta (Fall semester): Discover the mangroves, observe the indigenous flora and fauna, and stay in a traditional African hut at this UNESCO World Heritage site. Visit the house where Leopold Sedar Senghor was born, the first president of independent Senegal and primary architect of the Négritude movement.
Weekend excursion to Saint Louis (Spring semester): Sitting in an island at the mouth of the Senegal River, 270 kilometers north of Dakar, Saint Louis was the capital of French West Africa and an important cultural and economic center. Historically, the city was the first stop for European slave ships. Explore the colonial architecture of the old city and discover the natural treasures of the Langue de Barbarie National parc by canoe.
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Chris Kreider remains the top prospect in the Rangers organization. Two players, Tomas Kundratek (WAS) and Dale Weise (VAN), who appeared on the last ranking have since been traded, and one, Ryan McDonagh, has graduated. Carl Hagelin, who is close to graduation, plays on New York's top line with Marion Gaborik and Brad Richards. Michael St. Croix, who had an outstanding 2011-12 junior campaign, is also a quick riser. In total, there are 13 forwards, five defensemen and two goaltenders that comprise New York's spring 2012 Top 20. The top four prospects are all expected to compete for NHL roster spots next fall.
Chris Kreider, who is expected to sign a professional contract within the next few weeks, leads the list of Rangers top prospects for the fourth straight time. Kreider, who has grown through each of his three seasons at Boston College, has been a star for the Eagles this year. One of the more experienced of a young BC team, Kreider has been a go-to player in the NCAA tournament and is a big reason the team will participate in the National Championship game this weekend. A very speedy, smart player, with good hands and the ability to crash the net, Kreider is expected to compete for an NHL roster spot next fall.
Tim Erixon is the top defensive prospect in the Rangers system. He has already seen action in a Rangers' uniform this season, but has spent most of the 2011-12 campaign with the Connecticut Whale. He is currently the AHL team's top scoring blueliner as a rookie. A good puck mover, who has very good offensive upside, Erixon needs to continue growing in confidence and improve his gap control to become a regular NHL player. He has the potential to be a first to second pairing two-way blueliner, and is expected to be a member of New York's defensive corps next season.
Currently playing in his final WHL playoffs this spring, Dylan McIlrath is a very big, tough, in-your-face defenseman, who was targeted by the Rangers to become the next Zdeno Chara. Very raw at the time of selection, there was some question at the time of the pick as to whether he could develop other skills, besides toughness, that would allow McIlrath to become an effective NHL player. But thus far, McIlrath has developed as hoped for and has shown great progress over the last two years. Now a student of the game, who knows his role, and has become a decent skater for his size, McIlrath can distribute the puck and has learned positioning, in addition to honing his fighting skills. Expected to compete for a roster spot on the Rangers' roster next fall, it is, however, expected that McIlrath will begin the season in Connecticut.
Carl Hagelin has surprised almost everyone in the industry with the offensive skills this season. After starting the 2011-12 campaign in Connecticut with the AHL Whale, Hagelin showed that he knew how to use his speed and good hands, as well as his hockey smarts to become a huge offensive asset. Currently on the left side of New York's number-one line, Hagelin had once been expected to be a mostly defensive forward. No longer thought of as just a potential defensive forward with some offensive upside, Hagelin is one of the fastest skaters in the NHL, has excellent hockey smarts, and good hands. Additionally, the young Swede works very hard on each shift, can be used in all situations, and does not shy away from traffic along the boards. Expected to be a second line winger long-term in the NHL, at this point, Hagelin can play on any one of the Rangers' forward lines and be effective.
Drafted just last summer, J.T. Miller has had an excellent rookie year with the OHL Plymouth Whalers. Miller, a natural center, who has played on the wing in Plymouth, knows how to finish and is excellent at planting himself in front of the net. Not only can he get his team a clutch game-winning goal, but Miller can use his excellent vision to be a playmaker as he being the puck up the ice. Expect the forward to get a good look in the AHL early in the fall, and if he's ready, he will play in the minors. That is because, at the time that Miller was drafted, he had declared his intention to attend the University of North Dakota, so there are no restrictions on his playing in the AHL next season.
Recently sidelined with a broken wrist, Zuccarello has had a frustrating tenure within the Rangers' organization since signing a two-year contract in the spring of 2010. Zuccarello had a difficult adjustment to the NHL, as the size of the rink limited the effectiveness of his game during previous call-ups. He has spent most of the last two seasons with the AHL Connecticut Whale, scoring at about a point-per-game pace. An early spring call-up last month looked very different and it appeared that Zuccarello would finally find his place with the NHL team, when he sustained his recent injury. Now out indefinitely, it is unclear whether the highly creative, diminutive winger will ever find a place in the Rangers organization. If he can recover in time to play in the playoffs, Zuccarello may show why he was such a highly touted free agent signing two years ago, and either re-sign with the Rangers or find another NHL team. However, a return to Europe is also a possible scenario.
Christian Thomas had an outstanding season for the OHL Oshawa Generals during the 2010-11 campaign, raising the possibility that he may have been a complete steal as a second round 2010 selection. However, Thomas did not look like the same player when he arrived at Development Camp last summer and then later played in Traverse City. Returned to junior hockey in September, Thomas had a good 2011-12 season with the Generals. Clearly a player who would have benefitted from being able to play minor league hockey this past season, Thomas's development was somewhat stalled with a junior return. Expected to begin his professional career this coming fall, Thomas should be a member of the Connecticut Whale to start the 2012-13 season.
A very talented goal scorer, Jesper Fasth recently completed a third season as a member of SEL's HV71. After sustaining a horrible foot injury early in the 2011-12 campaign, Fasth was sidelined for most of the season. However, he was able to return to action in time for the playoffs, and scored two goals in one of HV71's games. Although it was originally hoped the forward would be ready to play in North America in the fall of 2012, Fasth signed a contract extension in Sweden this past December. Although the HV71 contract extension is for two seasons, it is still possible that Fasth will join the Rangers in the fall of 2013. New York is monitoring Fasth's progress and there is no question that North American play is what Fasth desires in the future.
There were rumors that the Rangers got a steal when they selected Michael St. Croix in the fourth round last summer. However, the Manitoba native was invisible in development camp and in Traverse City. Easily knocked off the puck and with very little offensive production, St. Croix had some wondering what the he would bring to the Rangers' organization. It was after being returned to the WHL Edmonton Oil Kings this past fall, that St. Croix showed why there was hype around him on draft day. St. Croix posted over 100 points during the WHL regular season, and continues to create offense for the Oil Kings during the playoffs. He still needs to add upper body strength to his frame, but has nonetheless become an excellent two-way player, who can score as well as create plays. St. Croix will return to junior hockey for the 2012-13 season, but he will be closely watched by the Rangers through development camp when more will be expected of him this summer.
The Rangers signed Andrew Yogan to an entry-level contract last week, which was a great accomplishment for the 20-year old Floridian. At the time that the Rangers drafted him, neither New York nor Yogan was aware that the young forward had sustained a serious shoulder injury just a few months prior and it was only after Yogan arrived at camp that it became evident he would need surgery and a long rehab process. Because he lost almost a full year of hockey, it was decided last fall to return him to juniors for an overage 2011-12 season. Yogan had an excellent season as a member of the OHL Peterborough Petes, and after the regular season, the Petes leading scorer was immediately assigned to the AHL Connecticut Whale. A natural center, he is expected to play on the wing professionally and to spend at least one full season in the AHL before being NHL-ready.
A very raw hockey player out of Edina, Minnesota, Stephen Fogarty, was a former high school star at the time of his selection last June. Definitely committed to the college route, Fogarty spent the 2011-12 season as a member of the BCHL Penticton Vees, one of the best teams in the history of the league. As a member of a team loaded with talent, Fogarty did not stand out as much as he might have on another team, but he has made leaps in development this season. Committed to Notre Dame for the fall of 2012, Fogarty has been working hard on his defensive game, while developing his skating and offensive skills. A natural center, expect him to eventually play professionally on the wing. Fogarty is expected to play at least two years of college hockey prior to signing a professional contract.
An almost a point-per-game player at the AHL level, Casey Wellman had been called up to the NHL Minnesota Wild in each of the last three seasons prior to the February trade which brought him into the Rangers organization. At this point a borderline NHL player, the 24-year old Wellman is a top call-up possibility in case of injury to a skilled forward. Wellman is on a one-year contract, and his future with the Rangers is unclear, but he does have some offensive upside. He is likely to be re-signed and compete for an NHL roster spot next fall.
Now in his third season within the Rangers' organization, Chad Johnson has been the number one netminder for New York's AHL affiliate for most of that time. Signed after four years at the University of Alaska-Fairbanks, Johnson is almost 26 years old, and the standard one-year contract he signed last summer will expire shortly. It is unclear at this point whether or not he will be re-signed by New York. He has been called-up this season to serve as a back-up to Henrik Lundqvist, however, Johnson has not played at the NHL level during the 2011-12 season. A good AHL netminder, Johnson has very good size, a good glove, and stays very square to the shooter.
The Rangers obtained Oscar Lindberg last spring in a trade that sent former second-round prospect Ethan Werek the other way. Neither prospect had been developing in the way the team that drafted them had hoped, and it was felt that a change of organization may alter that course. Although Lindberg looked to have much promise when he attended development camp last summer, he did not have a good 2011-12 season with Skelleftea of the SEL. Lindberg is only 20 years old and with the skills he showed last summer, it is too soon to say whether his development has stalled or he is just a late bloomer.
Not much was expected from the minor league trade that sent Nigel Williams to Anaheim for Stu Bickel in November 2010. Both players had not met expectations and a change of scenery was needed. Bickel had played in the ECHL for parts of two seasons, and was a hard-nosed defensive defenseman, who could stand up for teammates, but had positioning issues. Assigned to the AHL Connecticut Whale, Bickel learned gap control and improved his skating, and when the Rangers lost a good portion of their blue line to injury this season, Bickel was called up. Although the seventh d-man at call-up, Bickel now plays every day and has filled a tough-guy defensive role that was missing on the team. Bickel's contract will expire at the end of this season.
A diminutive winger, Bourque is a creative player with excellent speed. In his rookie professional season, Ryan Bourque is currently a member of the AHL Connecticut Whale. During the 2011-12 campaign, he had some trouble adjusting his style of play to what will work at this level. Used mostly in a defensive role this season, Bourque has not put up the offensive numbers that will enable him to be successful as a professional. However, with two more years on his contract, Bourque will have a chance to make the changes that will give him a shot at the NHL.
Shane McColgan is a smaller winger, with good offensive upside, who likes to get under the skin of opposing players. He was very impressive last summer in both development camp and Traverse City. McColgan was charged with tightening up his play this season, as he was very undisciplined in taking penalties. With a great need to learn restraint, McColgan was returned to the WHL Kelowna Rockets for the 2011-12 season. Although somewhat successful in refining his play, much work remains before the California native will be ready for professional hockey. Expect McColgan to spend at least one more season in juniors.
Drafted by Montreal in 2006, Pavel Valentenko was part of the trade that also brought Ryan McDonagh to New York from Montreal. Valentenko is a mostly defensive blueliner, who has a heavy shot and can clear the crease. He was one of the last blueliners to be cut from the NHL team in the fall of 2010 and was expected to be a strong candidate to stick with the Rangers this fall. However, his play did not merit it and he was returned to the AHL Connecticut Whale, where he has played the entire season. Valentenko's contract will expire this summer and it is not likely that he will re-sign with the Rangers.
Samuel Noreau is a very big, defensive blueliner, who loves to knock opposing players off their feet. The question when he was drafted last summer was, "can he play hockey at the professional level?" Although the jury is still out on that question, Noreau was impressive in Traverse City last fall, showing good command of his positioning, as well as the ability to distribute the puck. At 6'5, Noreau still needs work on his skating, but he is getting better at fighting and his shot has improved this season. Noreau is expected to spend another year in junior hockey and is at least two seasons from being NHL-ready.
At 6'8, 220 lbs, Jason Missiaen is the largest netminder in the Rangers system. Signed to a three-year entry-level contract in 2011 after spending parts four years with the OHL Peterborough Petes and an overage year with the QMJHL Baie-Comeau Drakkar, Missiaen has toiled between the pipes for the ECHL Greenville Road Warriors during the 2011-12 campaign. Handling most of the duties in net for the Warriors this season, Missiaen has been steady between the pipes, with good lateral movement. Expected to compete for a spot with the AHL affiliate next season, Missiaen is still only 21 years old and is probably three to four years away from being ready to assume an NHL back-up position.


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Advocates Highlight Drop in National Teen Pregnancy Rates
Anne Eigeman
July 28, 2012; Source: The Economist
A recent report from the Centers for Disease Control highlights the encouraging finding that teenage pregnancy rates have dropped by 40 percent nationally. Expanding on the 1990-2008 CDC study in a recent follow-up story, The Economist notes, "[N]early every state has had a decline as has every ethnic group." While this finding represents public health progress, the challenge for nonprofits and other entities in the health field will now be to work with the many variables involved in this issue in order to increase and maintain that progress.
Abstinence-only education has long had a stronghold in Texas, but there have been some recent gains in school districts that have converted to "abstinence-plus" curriculums. The Austin-based Texas Freedom Network (TFN) found that, during the 2010-2011 academic year, 25.4 percent of the state's school districts had converted to this approach, an increase of over 20 percent in just about five academic years. According to TFN's website, as a counter to statewide health textbooks that were issued in 2004 without any "medically accurate information about contraception and STD prevention," the organization has waged what it calls a "quiet revolution" targeted to students, parents and public health advocates. As part of its ongoing advocacy work, TFN has a petition on its site along with information about how students and adults can become involved in their school districts as members of School Health Advisory Councils.
The Economist also highlights a successful 2010 campaign by a nonprofit, nonpartisan advocacy group, the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy. As part of that organization's ongoing efforts to raise awareness of the adverse financial and health consequences of teen pregnancy, the organization partnered with MTV on the show "16 and Pregnant," which has reportedly been effective at spurring discussion of the topic between teens and other family members.
In addition to these types of creative campaigns, The Economist rightly points out that continued progress on this issue requires both motive and opportunity. Not only is it important for teens to understand the problems that come with early pregnancy, but they also have to believe that there are many reasons to maintain a focus on their own future goals—even at an early age. –Anne Eigeman
After working in D.C. museums and teaching high school in NYC and D.C., Anne now works with small, education nonprofits as a consultant on communications and fund development projects. Recently, she had a chance to talk with some local college students who are in the process of setting up their own literacy nonprofit to support a neighborhood school which served as a valuable reminder of the exciting sense of possibility that exists within the sector.
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...for I just had one of the Golden Moments (TM) when bits and pieces of ideas you've had floating about for a couple of months suddenly gel together in something which very well might be coherent. I glee. And, like a good graduate school geek, I long to run to my advisor(s) and go, "This thing! Look! It is a thing! And I think it works! And it could be Interesting For the Community at Large (TM)! You likes it, preeeeeeeecioussss...."
Can you describe your idea?
Previous work: Make model of language learning, use in population to account for language change.
Previous problems: Some arbitrary parameters in model, such as length of "critical period" in which children are sensitive to data and how much each piece of data alters the current hypothesis that the child has about the language with respect to some binary-valued parameter x. These were calibrated based on the language change data available.
Idea in a nutshell (a rather large nutshell): View child's initial hypothesis as a binomial distribution centered around some probability p, with some # of sentences in critical period "n". (Can get this data by surveying all known languages and finding out if they have value 1 or value 2 for parameter x. This then becomes probability p - the probability of any given language having value 1 for parameter x, for example.) This is the "a priori" probability distribution for parameter x that the child starts out with, aka "current belief".
Use Bayesian updating method from natural language processing stuff as a way to update "current belief", given each new piece of data - which is either an instance of value 1 or value 2. Doing cute math stuff makes the amount each datum affects the "old belief" dependent on n, the # of sentences in the "critical period" for parameter x. So, I can get rid of some of the arbitrary parameters from my previous model, use this method in my current model to say something about the critical period n for parameter x, and possibly apply this method to say something about the critical periods for parameters x1, x2, x3, ...., about which we already know things from child language acquisition experiments.
Sweeet! Let's hope for some of 1 (since then it's a new idea) and then lots of 3 (since it's a good idea). Share! I wanna know.


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Darrin C. Milling
Bass Trombone Principal, São Paulo State Symphony
Winner of the 1997 international bass trombone audition for Brazil's flagship orchestra in New York City, Darrin Coleman Milling was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and is an artist-clinician of Edwards Instrument Company since 1991. During his teenage years, he was the youngest appointed musician to the former Chesapeake Brass Quintet, Louis Hamlin Baltimore Big Band and his first international tour as a bass trombonist took place when he was 13 years of age with the Greater Baltimore Youth Orchestra's travel to Asia (Taiwan).
He co-founded Low Brass Project chamber ensemble, Low Brass Project Brasil, São Paulo Brass Quintet, Duo das Américas, The Heritage Duo Ensemble, Duo Música Viva São Paulo and has performed on concert series throughout the US, China, Europe, and Latin America. One of his more notable collaborations is with the elite trombone ensemble known as Posaune Decouple, founded by trombone legend Glenn Dodson (1931 – 2007), and comprised of trombonists from The Philadelphia Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony, Bavarian Radio Orchestra, Pittsburgh Symphony, and other internationally renowned ensembles.
Darrin's performances in chamber settings have been broadcasted on, former, Radio WFLN 95.7 (Philadelphia, PA), Radio WMHT 89.1 (Schenectady, NY), National Public Radio (Albany, NY) and several recordings distributed by BIS Records. In addition, he has appeared as soloist with DePaul Chamber Orchestra, Chester Community Concert Band, the São Paulo State Youth Symphonic Band, Luzerne Music Center Symphonic Band (NY), the Symphonic Band of the International Festival of SESC in Pelotas, Brazil, and with the chamber orchestra of São Paulo State Symphony.
As an orchestral musician, Darrin participated in a multitude of recordings for Argo, BIS, BMG, Chandos, Decca, and Naxos. He also recorded a European Television promotional with The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by the late Maestro Wolfgang Schwallisch (1923 – 2013), appeared on Maryland Public Television with Baltimore Symphony and, at present, appears regularly on TV Cultura with his orchestra.
Prior to moving to Brazil, Mr. Milling held the bass trombone positions of Pennsylvania Opera Theater Orchestra, the former Bridgeton Symphony (New Jersey)), the former Haddonfield Symphony (New Jersey), Naples Philharmonic (FL), the fellowship post of New World Symphony's Orchestral Academy and, in 1990, won the national and international auditions for Spoleto Festival (Italy and USA editions), National Orchestral Institute (MD), LA Phil Orchestral Institute and National Repertory Orchestra (CO).
In addition to many performances with The Philadelphia Orchestra, he has performed with Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra (Israel), Orchestra of The Philadelphia Opera Company, Baltimore Symphony, Baltimore Chamber Orchestra, Delaware Symphony, National Orchestra of Ecuador and toured Europe with the Tenerife Symphony (Spain).
Milling is a graduate of Baltimore School for the Arts, earned his Bachelor´s Degree from The Curtis Institute of Music and did post-graduate studies at Temple University's Esther Boyer College of Music. As an instructor, he served on the faculty of Wilkes-Barre University's School of Music and has presented masterclasses at Tanglewood Music Center, Conservatório de Tatuí (Brazil), Peabody Conservatory, Eastman School of Music, Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, New England Conservatory, Lynn University School of Music (FL), Mannes School of Music (NY) and has taught lessons as a guest at his alma mater at Curtis Institute. In 2014, Darrin received the 'Cultural Merit Award' and distinguished title of 'Comendador' from The Carlos Gomes Brazilian Society of Arts, Culture and Education.
Artists who have significantly contributed to Darrin's musical and career development include Joe Alessi (trombone), Blair Bollinger (bass trombone), Wayne Cameron (trumpet), Randy Campora (bass trombone), Mary Lou Speaker Churchill (violin), Orlando Cole (cello), James DeSano (trombone), Glenn Dodson (trombone), John Englekes (bass trombone), Raymond Fowler (conductor), Carolyn Foulkes (trumpet), Charlotte Hellekant (mezzo-soprano), James Jenkins (tuba), Mark Lawrence (trombone), Otto-Werner Mueller (conductor), Kadie Nichols (trombone), Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor), Karen Tuttle (viola), Charles Vernon (bass trombone), Wayne Wells (trombone) and Douglas Yeo (bass trombone).
Finally, as an advocate for institutional sustainability and progressive change Mr. Milling served on the board of directors for the São Paulo State Symphony Foundation with Brazil's former leader, President Fernando Henrique Cardoso, from 2008 until 2012. Prior to the end of his mandate, he was invited to serve as a board member at Brazil's largest social music education initiative, Association of Friends of Project Guri, which serves approximately 50 thousand students annually. He is also an organizational consultant and has been engaged by multiple orchestras and educational institutions throughout South America. At present, he serves on the Artistic Advisory Board of Luzerne Music Center (Lake Luzerne, NY) and is co-director of a Brasil based think-tank known as The Program Brasil – Center for High Performance Training in Musical Studies – dedicated to the successful development of talented young instrumentalists.
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Q: Getting started with Spree Installation Trouble So...
It looks like there are two ways to get started with Spree as far as implementing it into your Rails application, neither of which work...
Method A
$ spree mystore

Result
spree: command not found

Method B
$ rails cart
$ cd cart
$ rails g spree:site

Result
I get spit out the man page for the "rails" command as if it has no idea what I'm talking about.
Usage:
  rails new APP_PATH [options]

Options:
  -J, [--skip-prototype]      # Skip Prototype files
  -T, [--skip-test-unit]      # Skip Test::Unit files
      [--dev]                 # Setup the application with Gemfile pointing to your            Rails checkout
  -G, [--skip-git]            # Skip Git ignores and keeps
  -m, [--template=TEMPLATE]   # Path to an application template (can be a filesystem      path or URL)
  -b, [--builder=BUILDER]     # Path to an application builder (can be a filesystem path or URL)

and so on...

Here's what I've done:
$ sudo gem install spree #and all of its dependencies

My Gemfile:
source :rubygems
# Generic gem dependencies first
gem 'mysql2'
gem 'newrelic_rpm'

# Followed by spree itself first, all spree-specific extensions second
gem 'spree'
gem 'spree_active_shipping', :git => 'https://github.com/spree/spree_active_shipping.git'
gem 'spree_product_assembly', :git => 'git://github.com/spree/spree-product-assembly.git'
gem 'spree_static_content', :git => 'git://github.com/spree/spree_static_content.git'
# EOF

And ran
$ bundle install

So what am I missing, my wonderful S.O. community?

A: As they described on their Github, you have to a create a new rails application and add gem 'spree' to gemfile and then do bundle install.

A: Got this figured out.

*

*HAS to be Rails 3. I became a big boy yesterday and upgraded.

*Ran into a crapton of problems after this so make sure spree gemversion matches in gemfile and with your gem list (mine was 0.50.2) this doesn't really happen by default.

*This
gem 'spree_static_content', :git => 'git://github.com/spree/spree-static-content.git'

has to become
gem 'spree_static_content', :git => 'git://github.com/spree/spree_static_content.git'

in your gemfile, the documentation is wrong.

*

*You have to edit line #6 in /home/user/.bundler/ruby/1.8/spree_active_shipping-cb4f80aeb9c9/lib/tasks/active_shipping_extension_tasks.rake to reflect "RAILS_ROOT" instead of "something_shippy_thingy.root"

*You have to run
rails g spree_product_assembly:install
rails g spree_static_content:install
rake db:migrate

So yeah, a lot of digging and most of this NOT in the documentation. Hopefully someone else finds this and its useful

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See when pregnant celebrities are due including Meghan Markle, Carrie Underwood, Amy Schumer, Jessica Simpson, Snooki, Kate Mara and Danielle Fishel.
Of course, there's the royal baby, the first child expected by Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan. Actresses Kate Mara, Amy Schumer and Katherine Waterston are also looking to welcome their first baby this year.
Gender: Boy. This is her second child.
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Avoiding Cult-Like Pitfalls that Could Arise in Neuro-Semantics
Posted on February 9, 2010 by Michael Hall
I was recently in Geneva, Switzerland where I presented the Genius track with Brief'r Formations in the full seven days. That meant three days of Accessing Personal Genius (APG) and four days of Living Personal Genius (LPG). On this occasion my translator was Henry Roux de Bezieux and one evening he brought up the subject of how NLP has been confused with cults in Europe and how the charges have undermined its influence. From our conversation we decided to write something about NLP and cults. It is from that original article that this one has been adapted.
Why write about this? Primarily in order to create the best context and atmosphere within which Neuro-Semantics can thrive and grow in the coming years. In that way, Neuro-Semantics will maintain its foundation and basis in science and give no opportunity for it to be confused with a cult, as has happened in the field of NLP. Obviously, anyone who knows the history of NLP knows that it is not a cult, but that certain people within the field have behaved at times in ways that could lead to that conclusion. NLP narrowly escaped this in France in early 2004, which has immediate effects of negative publicity. NLP Trainers report that there are times when they are asked to conduct trainings in communication and are told, "Do not call it NLP. People will be afraid to participate if you do."
A number of years ago, Henry was involved with the leading pressure groups that advocates increased public awareness against cults in France (www.prevensectes.com/adfi.htm and www.unadfi.org). They have successfully brought more than one organization to court and won about 50% of the lawsuits against organizations that were seeking to control people's lives. These trials have been rather public affairs with quite some press coverage.
In my travels, I have seen NLP labeled a cult, or accused of such. This has occurred all around the world, from Germany, American, Australia, and South Africa. Obviously this has done immeasurable harm to NLP. Further, there is what many of us consider as a thought-virus in the NLP community with so many leaders and trainings adopting all of the external signs of being a "guru" to their followers. I think this can be seen more evidently in the Robbins organization which came under the threat of being called a cult in Germany and accused of being Scientology. This has led to what we are now experiencing in many places in the world what can only be called "Kingdom Wars" between various NLP leaders.
Years ago also, I co-wrote several articles on the "Downside of NLP," critiquing some of the things that endanger NLP as a field and model. In those articles, I warned about the danger of over-selling NLP as many were making NLP sound like the panacea for everything. I noted this especially in the article, "Ten Years and Still no Beef"—a critique of DHE.
The most searing criticism of NLP comes from a recent book by French therapist, Norbert Vogel. It is entitled Rotten Psychology: How to Distinguish a Good Therapist from a Quack ("la malpsy, conseils pour distinguer le bon psy du charlatan." The author argues that NLP is #1 danger to public health, and although some of his arguments may seem objectionable, there is at least one that made me smile. He says if Bandler and Grinder had really understood modeling and known how to do it, they would have modeled NLP into a thriving multinational business and community and not a motley collection of brave people isolated in small institutes and fighting each other more than they should.
Cult Proofing Neuro-Semantics
During and after the initial conversation about "cults," Henry and others suggested that there was a possibility that some facets of Neuro-Semantics could possibly be criticized in a similar way. I didn't think so, yet what they said concerned me. So I began discussing such with several people and dialoguing about what we could best do that would completely avoid any of those possibilities.
1) Imposition of Values on Followers or Participants
Criteria #1 that is used to determine whether something is a cult or not is to check to what extent leaders incite followers to adhere to their own value system. This raises the question:
Is there true freedom for those who follow a discipline or course to choose their own values or is a value system imposed upon them?
Now, the essence of any training such as APG (Accessing Personal Genius) and LPG (Living Personal Genius) is that it is "a program." It is a designed to train a set of skills and competencies for participants to learn and master. In a structured course of this nature, participants are invited to try on and to meta-state themselves with values that are chosen for them in the course. In Meta-States, I have highlighted several of these, namely, acceptance, appreciation, respect, honor, resilience, seeing opportunities, love, permission, etc.
Yet regarding these values, we must ask several questions:
Where do they come from?
How well are they established?
The answer is easy. These values come from basic psychology, especially from Developmental or Lifespan psychology. These are also the key values that anyone will find proposed as critical in Freud, Adler, Jung, Piaget, Erickson, Maslow, James, and a host of other psychologists and theorists. They have proposed these for a hundred years as characteristic of "healthy and well-functioning human beings." In that, there is a century worth of research supporting this.
Yet, what about the question: Are these values imposed? And the answer is no. In a public workshop, nothing is imposed, we there is no "obligation." We do, however, highly recommend and lead participants through processes that involve meta-stating themselves with these values. Further, regarding public trainings—people learn about these values as they read the promotional literature, the books on Meta-States, and the website with more than 3000 pages of information. From that they can engage in a dialogue with any sponsor and then self-select as to whether they want such. In this, they come and are then invited to go through these, rather than make their own choices about what to do. In this, there are no surprises. Sure they are our values as Neuro-Semanticists.
Further, to some extent, the way they are presented is a matter of any given trainer's style. How forceful or non-forceful they are presented depends on a present's style and even culture. The question arise, "What if a participant resist accepting one of the values, say "appreciation or awe?" What then? Does the trainer push, force, embarrass, harass, or does the trainer allow it and give that participant space? Obviously, we recommend the latter. In fact, the style of Meta-States and Neuro-Semantics is especially designed to encourage a kinder and gentler approach. We say things like, 7
"Give yourself permission to try this on for a period of time and see what happens. Would that be okay?"
So in terms of cult-proofing our approach with the powerful patterns we have, we highly recommend that each and every trainer and coach err on the side of being overly permissive rather than authoritative (and never authoritarian). We constantly teach that every person lies in his or her own Matrix of frames and that in building rapport we meet people at their model of the world, we do not expect or demands that they meet us at our model.
If the pace of the trainings seem to give little time and space for participants to access their own feelings and make their own decisions, that is simply the nature of any intense or packed training. That's why manuals and other sources provide a list of the patterns and processes used during the trainings. All of that is public and open to inspection, as it should be.
Having traveled in so many parts of the world and having had participants from just about every part of the world in our trainings, much of this is simply a matter of cultural preference and taste. In some parts of the world (especially in the USA, England, Australia, etc.) people like and want (even demand) a faster pace to the typical preference in Europe and other parts of the world. In Europe, especially France, there is a much greater emphasis on talking, abstracting, and philosophizing. For native trainers, I would recommend pacing that culture. Here an international trainer has some advantage as people will more typically grant some leeway in terms of how each culture handles and manages time. Edward Hall (no relationship to me) had much to say about this.
Some of the old ideas about cybernetics or the early models of systems dynamics (as described in detail by Bateson) by no means involved one person "doing" anything to another person. Bateson was far more systemic than that. He recognized that systems co-mingle and intertwine, that they co-evolve or co-create, which has been the thinking that I have brought to all of the models that we have developed for Neuro-Semantics, namely the Meta-States, Matrix, and the Axes of Change models.
This emphasis, in fact, is so dominant in Neuro-Semantics that when Michelle Duval and I constructed the Axes of Change model, the central coaching role is that of Co-Creator. We have also articulated that among the principles of Coaching, "It is the client that sets the agenda, not the coach." "We coach to the client's agenda, not ours." And in both coaching and trainers training, we emphasize repeatedly the importance of getting the ego out of the way, and even have some patterns to assist in doing that.
All of this emphasizes the importance of respect for the values and beliefs of clients and participants and the non-imposition of our values and beliefs. We invite and suggest; we do not impose. We honor each person's right to choose, to run their own brains, and to even turn down empowering and enhancing choices.
2) A liberal use of hypnotic language patterns
In the model of the world of those who are looking for cults, who sniff out and suspect "cults" under every rock, they typically see anything that even smacks of "hypnosis" as suspect. To them, hypnosis is seen as a tool by which most, if not all, cult leaders seek to seduce and convince their followers.
What then is a field like NLP and Neuro-Semantics to do? What is therapy itself to do? When so many therapies, communication models, and fields of study hark back to the insights and patterns of Milton H. Erickson, M.D., his medical hypnosis, and hypnotic language patterns, what are we to say? We say that the truth is that all communication is hypnosis and all hypnosis is communication. In this, there is no escape from "hypnosis." Anytime anybody turns inward, engages in introspection, in self-awareness, in guided imaginary, in storytelling, etc., they are involved in "hypnosis."
So what else can we do? We can make our use of such patterns more conscious as we use them. Teaching people how language works, in fact, is central to Neuro-Semantics. It lies at the heart of the Meta-Model in NLP—the questions to the use of imprecise language de-hypnotizes. That is actually much of its power. Then, to use the hypnotic language patterns enables us to effectively install new beliefs, belief systems, and principles into our very neurology. That this is the structure of language and relationship and "is" hypnosis is not the problem. Doing so apart from people's awareness and choice—that is the problem.
In Neuro-Semantics, we liberally use patterns that promote the values (or meta-states) as meta-frames which build up the matrix of frames that create our sense and fabric of reality. Again, doing this is not the problem; doing it apart from a person's understanding and permission is the problem. So, to cult-proof what we are doing, letting people see and understand hypnotic language patterns puts the power in their hands and minds so that they can run their own brains as they so choose.
As a future development for Neuro-Semantics, we can further model, teach, and practice antidotes to hypnosis. We can enable people to become even more aware of hypnotic language patterns so that a person can shrug their influence off as they so choose. Learning these would be of value to escape all the spontaneous hypnotic language and suggestions that occur in everyday settings. The benefit would be that making these part of the NS curriculum would demonstrate that an antidote is given and freedom of choice respected. After all, our basic assumption is that it is the right, privilege and even responsibility for each person to "run his or her own brain." We do not assume the right to do that for anyone.
3) The lack of a Scientific Approach
Cults will often use "science," but not the scientific method of inquiry. They use a pseudo-science. Scientology is a good example of this.
Similarly, in Neuro-Semantics we use many scientific words (semantics, neuro-, consciousness, state, structure, etc.). And yet in the public trainings (i.e., APG, LPG, Wealth Building, Slim and Fit Games, Business Experts, etc.), we do not present the scientific method (at least not very often). Why do we not? We do not mostly because we do not offer our courses as studies in the academics of research methodology. Of course, we do have some Neuro-Semantic courses which do this to a high degree. These include those courses in Modeling, Cultural modeling, and Advanced Flexibility, and the newer work we are doing in benchmarking (operationalizing terms) in Meta-Coaching and Trainers Training.
Yet it is true that at the entry level courses, there is very little of the scientific methodology or methodpresented. Can this be seen and interpreted so that someone could reproach NS as a "pseudo scientific" approach that is now a standard hallmark of modern cults? And if so, what can we do about it?
To cult-proof this, I encourage that every writer put an extensive bibliography in every training manual and do so myself as an exemplar, holding "open frames" and "debriefings" in the trainings for at least some debate, and encouraging differences of opinion. I do this a lot especially in the trainings that I use co-trainers. When co-training with Bob Bodenhamer, Michelle Duval, Denis Bridoux, Colin Cox, Mike Davis, Reg Reynolds, Anne Renew, and others, I always encourage disagreement among the trainers so as to not present a monolithic presentation. This is one of the real values of having someone to co-train with and something I always encourage in our Trainers Training courses.
While it would be nice to do more of our work in a way similar to scientists by introducing contradictory debate, multipolar leadership with various teams suggesting various approaches, peer review and validation, experimental validation, open and published research strategy and programs with decent funding, network with existing scientific laboratories, etc., these do not describe what happens in "public trainings" as adults are engaged in continuing education. They happen more in the background in journals and/or at Universities in graduate programs.
Actually we have been doing some of this for some time. In the trainings that I did with Denis Bridoux in England since 1997 we encouraged debate and experimental validation with the groups especially in the trainings that we called "The Merging of the Models." That also occurs in the modeling trainings inasmuch as that is where I teach the scientific methodology as part of the modeling process. Of course, that is an advanced course for those well-versed in the field. Also, from the beginning of the Meta-Coach Training System, I have always brought in two to three expert coaches and/or entrepreneurs to model. Frequently, I don't have a clue as to what they will say or present. The issue isn't conformity, but practical experience in modeling and letting everyone choose what they find valuable in such.
Similarly, in the Writing Workshop and in Neuro-Semantics Developers, there is a strong emphasis upon individual research, and seeking to falsify one's own premises in order to truly put an idea or hypothesis to the test. So the scientific approach is there. True enough, it is not prominent in the entry trainings for the public and for an obvious reason. That's not why people attend the trainings. They attend for skill development and for new inspiration and learnings. For that, we have to put to the more academic books, research projects, and even egroups that are designed to do that.
4) Structures and Policies that are not Open to Scrutiny
Last, but not least, anti-cult groups are sensitive to leadership structures. Cults are generally characterized by a mixture of centralization and opacity. In cults leaders are revered and even "worshiped." They are gurus. They tend to be all-knowing, beyond fallibility, bigger-than-life, beyond reproach, and guarded against contradiction. Controversies are shunned because they are interpreted as a challenge to their leadership, policy debates are either suppressed or kept secret, outside scrutiny is not welcomed.
Obviously, it is clear that the Neuro-Semantic movement does not fit this model at all. The fact that I have used co-trainers for years and have turned over the leadership of Neuro-Semantics to a leadership team (the Neuro-Semantics Guardians) and that this group is made up of men and women from different countries, cultures, races, and creeds speaks against the possibility of building it around any one individual.
Henry said that organizational science indicates that as organizations go through various stages of development, in their infancy the focus is generally on getting the organization established, not on structuring it as a rule. Explicit structures (like formal roles and responsibilities, R&D processes and priorities, marketing processes, recruitment processes, ethical codes, etc.) generally do not appear before organizations have been through at least one severe crisis that shows the need for them. His conclusion was that only now is Neuro-Semantics starting to arrive at the stage where the need for explicit policies, structures, and systems is being felt. Creating these will provide the structures that will help to completely cult-proof the movement.
All of that is too strong of an indictment since Neuro-Semantics is primarily a network of people who voluntarily associate with one another and who voluntarily ascribe to a common Vision—a vision published on the website. This means that it is not a corporation, that nobody "owns" it, and so nobody "controls" it. We have positioned Neuro-Semantics as a community of men and women who voluntarily associate because of a common understanding about some of the models.
Accordingly, in terms of that association and networking, the rules and structures are explicit even though they are not extensive. We have published on the website details of what it means to be a member and what the leadership roles of Trainers and Coaches entail, the Vision, Mission, and Values, the conflict resolution agreement, and more recently, we have detailed the credential processes in Meta-Coaching. All of this is public and we constantly update changes on the website.
Regarding the role of leadership in Neuro-Semantics, while my name may be the most dominant one, it is certainly not the only name. There are articles by many others, and Bob and I have published a description of how anyone can write articles and have them published on the website. Again, all of that is public.
Further, the current focus in the NS Trainers Training is that we have 9 co-trainers of men and women from different cultural and ethnic groups who are providing a leadership group rather than a single leader. >From these will come the first group of Master Trainers and the first board of Neuro-Semantic Guardians who will collectively guard the value and vision. The same applies to the development of the Neuro-Semantic Developers group. We already have designated six people as "Neuro-Semantic Developers" and in the future will be conducting Developers colloquium which will expand this leadership structure. In this, we are setting down many of the goals of Neuro-Semantic as an association, its rules and policies, its research, development and management programs. For more details about the various people who have co-created Neuro-Semantics, see the article that celebrates the tenth anniversary of Meta-States, Ten Years of Meta-Stating.
Similarly, we have already created many of the explicit policies, rules, and leadership structures to create internal controls. Michelle Duval and I have set up two systems of controls. In Meta-Coaching we have established a Foundation (e.g., Meta-Coach Foundation) and will be inviting the Neuro-Semantic Trainers who are also Coaches to become a part of the Meta-Coach Guardians (see the Meta-Coaching website for details). These will operate as a board of examiners entertaining complaints against coaches.
All of these things are designed to assist in making Neuro-Semantics an organization that is open to public scrutiny and know how to make outside criticism as a means to improve collective skills, programs, and products, and its services to the community at large.
The concern that we avoid the mistakes that have haunted, and continue to haunt, NLP is a healthy one and I am glad that these concerned have surfaced. It enables us to more consciously and mindfully examine ourselves as we grow and to put in place the things that will help us ever to avoid any semblance to a cult.
For those who know Neuro-Semantics, it's all about honoring and respecting the unique model of the world that each person comes from. It's all about inviting and protecting choice, about empowering people to think and feel and act from their own center of power, about creating enhancing relationships and associations that benefit all, about creating new models for making a difference in the world, and about actualizing all of the potentials that are just waiting to be awakened in each and every one of us.
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United Kingdom Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency Authorizes Use of COVID-19 Vaccine Moderna
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 8, 2021 -- Moderna, Inc. (Nasdaq: MRNA), a biotechnology company pioneering messenger RNA (mRNA) therapeutics and vaccines, today announced that the UK's Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has approved its mRNA vaccine against COVID-19 (COVID-19 Vaccine Moderna) for use under Regulation 174. The temporary authorization permits the supply of COVID-19 Vaccine Moderna in Great Britain and is based upon the advice of the UK Commission on Human Medicines.
"We appreciate the confidence shown by the UK MHRA in COVID-19 Vaccine Moderna with this decision, which marks an important step forward in the global fight against COVID-19," said Stéphane Bancel, Chief Executive Officer of Moderna. "I want to thank the MHRA and the Commission on Human Medicines' reviewers for their tireless efforts. The authorization of a product developed by Moderna is a significant milestone on the Company's 10-year journey, and I would like to thank all our colleagues that have helped us get to this point."
The United Kingdom government has also exercised its option to purchase an additional 10 million doses of the COVID-19 Vaccine Moderna, bringing its confirmed order commitment to 17 million doses. The first deliveries of the COVID-19 Vaccine Moderna to the UK from Moderna's dedicated non-U.S. supply chain are expected to commence early in 2021.
The UK is the fifth jurisdiction to authorize COVID-19 Vaccine Moderna, following the United States on December 18, 2020, Canada on December 23, 2020, Israel on January 4, 2021 and the European Union on January 6, 2021. Additional authorizations are currently under review in a number of countries including Singapore and Switzerland.
The decision from the MHRA is based on a rolling submission of data that was announced on October 27, 2020. The MHRA based its authorization on the totality of scientific evidence shared by the Company, including a data analysis from the pivotal Phase 3 clinical study announced on November 30.
To learn more about Moderna's work on the COVID-19 Vaccine Moderna, visit www.modernatx.com/COVID19.
About the COVID-19 Vaccine Moderna
The COVID-19 Vaccine Moderna (referred to in the U.S. as the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine) is an mRNA vaccine against COVID-19 encoding for a prefusion stabilized form of the Spike (S) protein, which was co-developed by Moderna and investigators from NIAID's Vaccine Research Center. The first clinical batch, which was funded by the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations, was completed on February 7, 2020 and underwent analytical testing; it was shipped to the NIH on February 24, 42 days from sequence selection. The first participant in the NIAID-led Phase 1 study of the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine was dosed on March 16, 63 days from sequence selection to Phase 1 study dosing. On May 12, the U.S Food and Drug Administration granted the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine Fast Track designation. On May 29, the first participants in each age cohort: adults ages 18-55 years (n=300) and older adults ages 55 years and above (n=300) were dosed in the Phase 2 study of the vaccine. On July 8, the Phase 2 study completed enrolment.
Results from the second interim analysis of the NIH-led Phase 1 study of the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine in the 56-70 and 71+ age groups were published on September 29 in The New England Journal of Medicine. On July 28, results from a non-human primate preclinical viral challenge study evaluating the vaccine were published in The New England Journal of Medicine. On July 14, an interim analysis of the original cohorts in the NIH-led Phase 1 study of the vaccine was published in The New England Journal of Medicine. On November 30, Moderna announced the primary efficacy analysis of the Phase 3 study of the vaccine conducted on 196 cases. On November 30, the Company also announced that it filed for Emergency Use Authorization with the U.S. FDA and a Conditional Marketing Authorization (CMA) application with the European Medicines Agency. On December 3, a letter to the editor was published in The New England Journal of Medicine reporting that participants in the Phase 1 study of the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine retained high levels of neutralizing antibodies through 119 days following first vaccination (90 days following second vaccination).
Authorized Use
The COVID-19 Vaccine Moderna has been authorized by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), based upon the recommendation of the Commission on Human Medicines, which authorizes the COVID-19 Vaccine Moderna for active immunization to prevent COVID-19 caused by SARS-CoV-2 virus in individuals 18 years of age and older.
About Moderna
Moderna is advancing messenger RNA (mRNA) science to create a new class of transformative medicines for patients. mRNA medicines are designed to direct the body's cells to produce intracellular, membrane or secreted proteins that can have a therapeutic or preventive benefit and have the potential to address a broad spectrum of diseases. The company's platform builds on continuous advances in basic and applied mRNA science, delivery technology and manufacturing, providing Moderna the capability to pursue in parallel a robust pipeline of new development candidates. Moderna is developing therapeutics and vaccines for infectious diseases, immuno-oncology, rare diseases, cardiovascular diseases, and autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, independently and with strategic collaborators.
Headquartered in Cambridge, Mass., Moderna currently has strategic alliances for development programs with AstraZeneca PLC and Merck & Co., Inc., as well as the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), an agency of the U.S. Department of Defense, and BARDA. Moderna has been named a top biopharmaceutical employer by Science for the past six years. To learn more, visit www.modernatx.com.
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West Ham United and Wolverhampton Wanderers Vying for Points at Opposite Ends of the Premier League
By: Alex Waite | June 20, 2020 June 20, 2020
West Ham United will host Wolverhampton Wanderers this Saturday as both teams return to Premier League action following a three-month hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic.
With West Ham and Wolves in contrasting positions in the league, both will be desperate to gain three points on Saturday. The outcome of the match could prove decisive by the end of the season.
West Ham and Wolves Vying for Points at Opposite Ends of the Premier League
Key Premier League Points Available for West Ham and Wolves
The Hammers sit just outside the relegation zone and will be hoping to turn a corner under David Moyes. The east Londoners are only propped up in 16th by their slightly superior goal difference over Watford and Bournemouth, who share West Ham's 27 points.
With just one win in their last ten in all competitions, things looked bleak for West Ham. However, Moyes will be hoping the three-month break will rejuvenate his side. The Hammers' home form has been a cause for concern this season. They only won four home matches from 14 all season. However, they did lose just once in their last five league matches at home.
Wolves will want to close the gap on the Champions League places. Nuno Espirito Santo's side are just five points adrift of Chelsea in fourth, who they face on the final day of the season. Eight of Wolves' remaining nine fixtures are against teams below them in the league. They will certainly be hoping to capitalise on this in the coming weeks.
Santo's side have one of the best away records in the league. They lost just three league matches away all season and are unbeaten in three on the road.
West Ham are unbeaten in their last three meetings with Wolves (won two, drawn one). Their last meeting earlier this season ended in a 1-1 draw at Molineux. Wolves last beat the Hammers in September 2018, a 1-0 home victory.
Angelo Ogbonna is recovering from a knee injury and is a doubt, but could feature against Wolves. Jack Wilshere returned from injury recently and will be a welcome boost for Moyes. The former England international returned to fitness in behind-closed-doors fixtures against Queens Park Rangers and Crystal Palace recently.
Santo appears to have a fully-fit and available squad. Adama Traore is fully fit following a dislocated shoulder, while defender Jonny Castro Otto and midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White recovered from respective knocks before the Premier League suspension.
West Ham will be a tough proposition for Wolves this weekend. They showed gradual improvement under Moyes before the season suspended, arguably producing their performance of the season in the 3-1 home win over Southampton.
Wolves are in better form and boast a fantastic squad, who will have been grateful for the break having played 48 games already this season. However, the Hammers will grind out a result at the London Stadium in a bid to scrape clear of the allegations zone.
Prediction: West Ham 1- 0 Wolves
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10 Years of I'm Not Dead – Album Facts and Photoshoots
I'm Not Dead is Pink's fourth studio album, released in 2006.
It was recorded in 2005 and released on 4th April 2006, six years after Pink's debut album, Can't Take Me Home
It was originally going to be released in September 2005, but the album was delayed for several months.
Also, it was originally going to be titled Long Way To Happy, but was changed to I'm Not Dead in order to match the comeback nature of the album, and its heavy tone in terms of lyrical content, strong language and edgy sound.
The album produced six singles, Stupid Girls, Who Knew, U + Ur Hand, Nobody Knows, Dear Mr President and Leave Me Alone (I'm Lonely).
When asked about why the title of the album is I'm Not Dead, Pink revealed that "It's about being alive and feisty and not sitting down and shutting up even though people would like you to." She said it came from "the awakening" and how "it felt good to feel again … I turned twenty-five and I just kind of woke up and realized I have so much to learn, whereas before I thought I knew everything. That's definitely a huge part of that title."
I'm Not Dead sold 126,000 copies in its first week in the U.S. and debuted at number six.
I'm Not Dead debuted at number three in the United Kingdom selling 39,892 copies and was the ninth best-selling album of 2006 in the UK, with over 848,000 copies sold in the year.
In Australia, after 26 weeks of release, I'm Not Dead ascended to number one to become Pink's first number-one album. The album spent a record 62 consecutive weeks in the top ten and is Pink's most successful album in Australia.
After a promo tour in March 2006, Pink started the I'm Not Dead tour in North America, which would then go to arenas in Europe and Australia. Pink joined Justin Timberlake on tour in 2007, and then returned to Europe during summer 2007. The tour also went to South Africa.
Pink worked with writers including Billy Mann, Max Martin and Butch Walker.
The last song on the album, I Have Seen The Rain, is a song written by Pink's dad, Jim Moore, who also features on the track.
Click the image below to see photoshoots from the I'm Not Dead era
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August 1, 2017 4:51 PM To what extent will fake news influence next week's Election?
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Glad-handing hedge-funder turned White House press chief has reignited the comic potential of Trump presidency. It's too bad he won't last past the end of this sentence I already miss Anthony Scaramucci. Of course, he hasn't officially been fired yet (checks Twitter), or committed suicide by jumping into boiling steak fat at his Gotti-esque Hunt and Fish Club restaurant 45
July 26, 2017 9:05 PM Why the Transgender Troop Ban May Backfire Politically
Before Wednesday was over, President Trump's ban on transgender troops already looked like a political miscalculation. Senate Republicans either ducked questions on the subject or came out strongly against the ban, including Senate Armed Forces Chairman John McCain, who questioned why the military was looking to fire thousands of military members who had received 33
July 22, 2017 10:40 AM Timing of Sean Spicer's exit allows him to go 'with the least egg on his face'
Could anyone communicate effectively for Trump? The press secretary tried his best for 6 months He has been humiliated and mocked, and repeatedly frustrated and undercut by his own boss. But the hiring of a new White House communications director seems to have been the final straw for Sean Spicer, who announced on Friday he will abandon his post as Donald 32
July 22, 2017 10:01 AM The Memo: Spicer shock leaves WH staff bracing for more change
The tumultuous Trump White House witnessed its most notable shake-up yet on Friday — and speculation is rife that more departures could be coming. White House press secretary Sean Spicer resigned abruptly after Trump made Anthony Scaramucci, a Wall Street financier and frequent TV surrogate for the president, communications director. The move was not just a humiliating 24
July 22, 2017 1:23 AM An Over-the-Top New Yorker Will Run Trump's Communications Shop
The pair represent the competing power centers still vying inside Mr. Trump's West Wing: Ms. Sanders, the Southern-drawling, workmanlike political operative installed by Mr. Priebus; and Mr. Scaramucci, the gregarious New York hedge fund manager who has grown close with the Trump family and is new to politics. Known throughout Manhattan as "the Mooch 47
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President Trump overhauled his White House on Friday in a dramatic shake-up of his senior team at the six-month mark of his presidency, which so far has been beset by a special counsel's widening Russia investigation, a floundering legislative agenda and seemingly constant chaos and infighting within his West Wing. Trump's decision Friday morning to install 17
July 21, 2017 11:50 PM Inside the 24 hours that broke Sean Spicer
Trump's beleaguered press secretary had been in better spirits recently. Then Scaramucci had an Oval Office meeting. Sean Spicer came to the White House on Thursday completely unaware President Donald Trump was planning to meet with Anthony Scaramucci, a longtime Wall Street friend, and offer him the job of communications director. Other top aides including 11
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer resigned on Friday, ending a short and turbulent tenure that made him a household name and the butt of late-night television comedy lampoons, amid further upheaval within President Donald Trump's inner circle. While not a surprise, Spicer's departure was abrupt and accompanied other changes 49


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The musical show just completed a run at the Palais des Congrès in Paris, as well as a tour across France. There do not seem to be any upcoming dates scheduled, but there probably will be more. If you happen to be in France with your kids and haven't seen it, check for upcoming dates. I also wouldn't be surprised if it came to Québec. Otherwise, you can also purchase the DVD online (Region 2) or check the torrents (not condoned by the Cowboy).
This musical story was composed by Louis Chedid, written by Pierre-Dominique Burgau and illustrated by Cyril Houplain. The main character, the Soldat Rose, is played by the French-Lebanese musician Matthieu Chedid, also known by his alternate Ziggy-Stardust-like persona, "-M-". Cyril Houplain and Matthieu Chedid were childhood friends who jointly created the world of "-M-". If you noticed the mention of two Chedids, that is because Louis is Matthieu's father.
The story is about a boy named Joseph who, seeking to escape the world of grown-ups, hides among the toys in a department store until the store closes, leaving him locked up over night. The toys come alive, and little Joseph ends up learning more about grown-ups and the world outside than he could have imagined. As for the Soldat Rose, well, he's one of those unwanted toys who is never sold, in his case because no one wants a pink soldier. To make matters worse, the love of his life was recently sold and taken away from the store.
As someone who has been a misfit, enjoys bucking convention from time to time, and understands that life can be troubled, melancholy and joyful, the Cowboy tips his hat to the little Soldat Rose. There is probably some of him in all of us.
I imagine Le Soldat Rose is filled with life lessons for us all and I hope our boys will get to see or read the story someday – in French too! I know there is a little of Le Soldat Rose in me too.
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Kyoto, Japan : Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. is promoting measures to address salinity impact to agricultural land by conducting field trials utilizing a soil monitoring system that makes it possible to visualize the condition of agricultural land in the Mekong Delta*1 in collaboration with Can Tho University, a national university of Vietnam. The initiative is part of "Studies on Sustainable Soil Uses*2" (hereinafter referred to as "the Project"), based on an agreement between the governments of Japan and Vietnam to provide ODA (Official Development Assistance) in support of measures to address the problem of salinity impact to agricultural land.
Vietnam's Mekong Delta region is subject to salinity impact from the infiltration of seawater during the dry season as a result of a decline in the volumetric flow rate of the Mekong River and the action of the tides under the impact of climate change driven by global warming. In addition to salt damage, the environment for agriculture has become harsher than in the past due the increasing severity of droughts and floods. The Mekong Delta region contains 30% of Vietnam's farmland and accounts for the majority of its domestic food production, and the damage, which is estimated to run into billions to tens of billions of yen, has become a serious problem.
Murata has been conducting the Project since 2017 in collaboration with Can Tho University, which possesses deep knowledge of agricultural and environmental research in the Mekong Delta. The Company is using compact sensor units that draw on its know-how and expertise in the fields of electronic components, circuit design and software design to measure the condition of agricultural land and channel water with high precision. Combining these observations with independently developed monitoring tools, we can visualize and analyze the environmental conditions with a view. It contributes to the implementation of IT in agriculture in the Mekong Delta region by preventing salt damage to rice paddies and orchards, ameliorating salt and sulfur contamination of agricultural land and water channels, and creating a mechanism to comprehensively manage fertilizers, crops and irrigation systems.
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Lea Hough were appointed by The Spiritualists' National Union to represent them in the design and construction of a new build Church. All works were paid for via Capita, with whom we had to liaise throughout.
Capita were managing the construction of a new ring road in Blackburn, which resulted in compulsory purchase of the Spiritualists' existing Church.
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A site was identified and Lea Hough were appointed to prepare and agree designs, obtain Planning Permission, prepare budget costs, obtain Building Regulations Approval, prepare detailed specifications and tender packages, invite tender prices from contractors, and carry out full project management/contract administration as well as the role of CDM Coordinator throughout. We also appointed sub-consultant mechanical and electrical engineers, and a sub-consultant structural engineer to assist with the detailed design and specification.
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DVD Review: Inglourious Basterds
Only Quentin Tarantino could take such a grizzly topic as the extermination of Jews in Nazi-occupied France during WWII and turn it into one of the funniest films of the year with a feel-good ending. Inglourious Basterds follows a group of American soldiers (the titular Basterds) led by Lt. Aldo Raine (played with a Tennessee drawl by the underrated Brad Pitt) who storm through the Third Reich, killing as many Nazis as possible. Pitt's character demands that his men get him 100 Nazi scalps each. The scalping process and other bursts of violence are classic Tarantino. If you've seen any of his earlier films (especially Kill Bill and Pulp Fiction), you'll know what to expect in the violence department.
What Tarantino adds to his trademark gore and over-the-top violence is a good dose of humor throughout. Christoph Waltz (portraying the main Nazi rival officer), Eli Roth (the director of Hostel and Cabin Fever) and Diane Kruger chip in to keep the film as light as a WWII movie could be. The film clocks in at just over 2.5 hours but the length gives Tarantino a chance to fully flesh out his scenes and utilize his talent for writing witty and engaging dialogue. The key scenes of the movie are played out in long takes that allow the main characters to interact and set up the scenes' climaxes well. In classic Tarantino style, the narrative is split throughout as the story passes between different moments in time and inter-connects amongst the key players of the film. The timeline allows Tarantino to explore a central story from multiple angles and the screenplay is extremely well written from top to bottom.
Tarantino gets some great performances out of his actors. Pitt is hilarious all the way through and turns in a funnier performance than Burn After Reading (especially nailing the scene near the end where he needs to go undercover as an Italian filmmaker). Weitz comes out of nowhere as a sharp adversary to the Basterds. His clever manner of interrogation and sleuthing as a Nazi officer dominates the scenes he's in.
Overall I thoroughly enjoyed this movie. The opening half hour or so is very slow and I do think QT could have made a few cuts to get this thing closer to two hours. That being said, this is one of the best films of the year and earns 4.5 out of 5 JRs. Weitz will deservedly be nominated for Best Supporting Actor and I wouldn't mind seeing Tarantino earn another directing nod. This is probably his best work overall since Pulp Fiction. It's good to see a young director stay relevant and consistent through his career unlike what we've seen happen to a certain Sixth Sense director. The story in Basterds is far more engaging than what I just saw in Avatar. Perhaps James Cameron and Quentin Tarantino could collaborate on a 3D sci-fi adventure that might possibly become the greatest film ever made.
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