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Columbia University Medical Center Faculty Named To Leadership Positions At The American Academy Of Pediatric Dentistry's Annual Session
NEW YORK, NY, July 12, 2004 – Four faculty members from Columbia University Medical Center's School of Dental & Oral Surgery were named to top leadership positions at the Annual Session of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry in San Francisco in May.
Jed M. Best, D.D.S., was named a national advisor for Oral Pathology and Oral Medicine to American Board of Pediatric Dentistry (ABPD). Dr. Best is associate clinical professor at the CUMC School of Dental & Oral Surgery.
Margot H. Jaffe, D.D.S., was also appointed a national ABPD advisor. Dr. Jaffe, who is an assistant clinical professor at the CUMC School of Dental & Oral Surgery, is serving on the APBD Board's Growth and Development group. For more information on the ABPD Advisory Council, visit http://www.abpd.org/organization/advisory.html.
Steven Chussid, D.D.S., associate clinical professor and division director of Pediatric Dentistry at the CUMC School of Dental & Oral Surgery, was appointed to represent District I for the Health Resources and Services Administration's (HRSA) Oral Health Initiative. The Oral Health Initiative seeks to eliminate the disparities in oral health status based on economics, and assure access to oral health services for low income children.
Martin Davis, D.D.S., has been elected to the Executive Committee of the Pediatric Dental Section of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Formerly president of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD), Dr. Davis has also been named the District I (Northeastern U.S.) member of the AAPD Council on Predoctoral Affairs. Dr. Davis is associate dean for the School of Dental & Oral Surgery at Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC).
Lois Jackson, D.D.S., associate clinical professor at the CUMC School of Dental & Oral Surgery, has stepped down after completing three successful years as the District I Trustee for the HRSA. ### *Located in New York City, Columbia University Medical Center provides international leadership in basic and clinical research, medical education, and health care. The medical center includes the dedicated work of many physicians, scientists, and other health professionals from the College of Physicians & Surgeons, the School of Dental & Oral Surgery, the School of Nursing, the Mailman School of Public Health, the biomedical departments of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, and allied research centers and institutions. Columbia University physicians and scientists achieved some of the 20th century's most significant medical breakthroughs, including the first blood test for cancer, the first medical use of the laser, and the first successful transfer of genes from one cell to another. This pioneering tradition continues today through 24 departments and several specialized research centers and institutes acclaimed for work in neuroscience and neurology, emerging infectious diseases, diabetes, community health, and many other areas of expertise.
The School of Dental and Oral Surgery (SDOS) at Columbia University Medical Center, founded in 1917, is located in northern Manhattan. In addition to providing education programs for pre- and post-doctoral candidates, SDOS conducts research in state-of-the-art facilities and oversees an extensive community-based service program for residents in the surrounding community – a federally designated medical and dental manpower shortage area. Outreach into the community includes dental programs in seven area public schools, a dental van, and three off-site community-based dental clinics, providing state-of-the-art care to an underserved population as well as a rich learning environment for students at SDOS. Visit us on the web:
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Gage PeakeJune 13, 2017
Former NBA basketball player Dennis Rodman arrives at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, Tuesday, June 13, 2017. North Korea is expecting another visit by former NBA bad boy Rodman on Tuesday in what would be his first to the country since President Donald Trump took office. (Mark Schiefelbein/AP)
If you were like me and woke this morning to the sight of Dennis Rodman wearing a cannabis t-shirt while making another trip to North Korea, don't worry, you were not alone in thinking "What in the hell?"
It turns out the NBA Hall of Famer is headed back to North Korea today on the dime of PotCoin, the cryptocurrency company for the cannabis industry. Sporting a baseball cap, sunglasses, and a black T-Shirt with a prominent PotCoin.com logo on it, Rodman was greeted in Pyongyang's airport by sports vice-minister Son Kwang Ho and journalists.
Basketball star Dennis Rodman is back in North Korea to "open the door" and see his "friend" Kim Jong-Un pic.twitter.com/32EWrKRUdx
— BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) June 13, 2017
The trip marks Rodman's fifth to North Korea. It has been widely reported that Rodman and North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un are good friends.
"I'm really looking forward to spending time with the wonderful people of North Korea and of course, visiting with the Supreme Leader, Kim Jong Un," Rodman said. "I want to thank the folks at PotCoin, they realized the importance of this trip and made it all possible for me."
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Rodman told reporters in China that he is trying to get sports into the country.
"I'm just trying to open the door," the eccentric ex-Chicago Bulls power forward told reporters at Beijing airport before boarding his Air Koryo flight.
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When asked whether he had spoken with President Trump about his trip, Rodman said: "I'm pretty sure he's pretty much happy with the fact that I'm over here trying to accomplish something that we both need."
This latest visit comes amid high tensions between the United States and Pyongyang — which is currently holding three Americans — following a series of missile tests by the North, which have triggered tightened UN sanctions.
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The state added 31.6 million visitors during the third quarter of 2019, according to VISIT FLORIDA.
Florida is continuing its best tourism year ever, welcoming another 31.6 million visitors during the third quarter of 2019.
But while gross numbers are at all-time highs, year-to-year growth numbers for the third quarter are the lowest they've been in any quarter since 2010.
That's according to numbers released Wednesday by VISIT FLORIDA.
The group's totals show nearly 36.6 million people visited the state in the first quarter. And while VISIT FLORIDA is revising down the second quarter numbers slightly — from 33.1 million visitors to 32.9 million — that's still enough for more than 100 million tourists touching down in Florida so far this year.
VISIT FLORIDA broke down those third quarter numbers in a release.
"Of these visitors, preliminary estimates show 28.6 million were domestic, 2.6 million were overseas visitors and 499,000 came from Canada," the statement said.
But that 31.6 million number is an increase of just 1.2% from the third quarter of 2018. That's the lowest year-to-year growth since the second quarter of 2010, which was the last time the state saw a year-to-year reduction in tourism numbers.
That slowdown has some members of the tourism industry worried, given that it comes after the VISIT FLORIDA budget was slashed last Session.
"Those of us that have been doing this and watching this for years expected to see numbers drop, but I have to admit, not as quickly as they did," said Carol Dover, who serves as President and CEO of the Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association.
"We've had 37 quarters of great growth. And then all of a sudden we drop from an average growth of 5.6 percent to 1.2 percent."
VISIT FLORIDA faced an uncertain future last Legislative Session. Despite support from the Senate and Gov. Ron DeSantis, the House seemed intent on letting the agency expire.
House leaders contend VISIT FLORIDA, which helps promote the state's tourism industry worldwide, isn't necessary to keep Florida's tourism numbers thriving.
With the organization set to go out of business this past October, DeSantis had asked for $76 million last Session to keep it going. The Legislature eventually agreed to a $50 million allotment.
Santiago Corrado, the President and CEO for Visit Tampa Bay, says that funding cut and subsequent staffing cuts have led to the slowdown in growth.
"This is the cautionary tale we've been telling year after year after year," Corrado said.
"There's a direct correlation between marketing and converting visitors and bringing visitors to the destination."
Robert Skrob, Executive Director of the Florida Association of Destination Marketing Organizations, also spoke out about the Wednesday numbers.
"The fact is that the big names in tourism will be just fine," Skrob said.
"They will continue. Where this downturn hurts the most is in all of the smaller communities that rely on tourism just as much as the big ones, maybe even more so."
VISIT FLORIDA also tracked the number of individuals who boarded planes at Florida's 19 major airports during the quarter. That number stood at 22.6 million, which is up by 2.5% year over year.
Hotel room bookings are down slightly, however. The number of room nights sold dropped by 0.7% when compared to one year ago. But the average daily room rate increased by 0.6%.
Ahead of the upcoming 2020 Legislative Session, which starts Jan. 14, the Governor said lawmakers need to make a final assessment on the agency's survival.
"At some point, you just need to make a decision on it, rather than have it hanging on a thread every year," DeSantis said.
"Obviously, I think [GOP House Speaker] José [Oliva] has legitimate philosophical disagreements with it. But I think we should just work through it, and then figure it out so it's not a constant battle every year."
A bill to keep VISIT FLORIDA alive has already cleared one Senate panel. Dover is pushing the House to move its version of the legislation forward as well.
"We've got to really get the message out and convince the Legislature to stop the bleeding, turn this ship around and recognize that tourism is the economic engine of this state and it needs to be properly funded," Dover said.
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Private Sub schedulerControl_DeleteAppointmentFormShowing(sender As Object, e As AppointmentFormEventArgs) Handles schedulerControl.DeleteRecurrentAppointmentFormShowing
    Dim scheduler As DevExpress.XtraScheduler.SchedulerControl = CType(sender, DevExpress.XtraScheduler.SchedulerControl)
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        If koneksiDB.State = ConnectionState.Open Then
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            Dim cmd As New SqlCommand("update Appointments set isdeleted = 1 where UniqueID = @Kode", koneksiDB)
            Dim apt As Appointment = schedulerControl.SelectedAppointments(0)
            Dim dr As DataRowView = CType(apt.GetSourceObject(schedulerStorage), DataRowView)
            Dim id As Integer = Convert.ToInt64(dr("UniqueID"))
            cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("kode", id)
            cmd.ExecuteNonQuery()
            RefreshDB()
        Else
            MsgBox("Maaf koneksi dengan database terputus. harap memperbaiki koneksi terlebih dahulu.")
        End If
    Catch ex As Exception
        MsgBox("Maaf, terjadi permasalahan teknis :" & Chr(13) & ex.Message & Chr(13) & Chr(13) & "Silakan catat dan hubungi pihak teknisi bila diperlukan.", MsgBoxStyle.Exclamation)
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End Sub

A: The line where you add the parameter:
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you should add the @ character and a capital K letter :
cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@Kode", id)

The @ character is not necessary but considered best practices. However I think it is case sensitive, so don't forget the capital K.
See this question for more details (Is it necessary to add a @ in front of an SqlParameter name?).

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Tom Cruise dating adult star Jennifer Hammon?
The Mission impossible actor is rumoured to be dating some 'mystery woman'
By Pinaz Kazi
Updated January 2, 2020 19:18 +08
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Since Tom Cruise divorced Katie Holmes in 2012 he has been linked to various women. Reportedly, Cruise has a soft corner for Jennifer Hammon, who was seen in an episode of The X-Files in 2001.
According to Radar Online, Tom Cruise and Jennifer Hammon were in a relationship before his marriage. Not only that, she also assisted him in movies like The Last Samurai and Collateral.
According to MovieNewsGuide, "She was said to be performing public services for Scientology for a small period of time. However, nothing is known about her current status."
Tom Cruise and Jennifer Hammon relationship
Later, it was known that Hammon made soft-core pornographic movie named Allyson Is Watching and Tom Cruise was advised to break all relations with her. It was apparently humiliating for Tom Cruise.
The relationship of the two was going strong until David Miscavige, a Scientologist leader, came to know that Hammon played a role of a lesbian in a soft core porn movie, Allyson Is Watching.
They were very close to each other and readily wanted to take their relation to the next level but Hammon's adult movie spoilt their solid relation. The movie included some explicit erotic scenes, and this was not accepted by the actor.
According to Latinpost, "Hollywood actor Tom Cruise was forced to end his secret relationship with lesbian porn star Jennifer Hammon after his Scientologist church leader compelled him to quit on her"
Reportedly, in 2004, both of them were present at the opening ceremony of a Church at Spain. However, they were never pictured together in public.
The Mission impossible actor is rumoured to be dating some 'mystery woman'. Apparently, he met the woman during the shooting of the film The Mummy in London. However, nothing was ever confirmed about it. It is highly doubtful whether the mystery woman is Jennifer Hammon or not.
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While the weather was cold, many visitors at Greenville High School Sunday and Monday had baseball on their minds.
The annual I-70 Baseball Coaches Clinic was held for the 17th year.
One of the featured speakers was major league baseball manager Buck Showalter. He has spent 20 years as a big-league manager with four teams and found success at every stop.
He told WGEL he enjoys speaking at clinics for high school and college coaches. He said it's always an honor to be asked and he loves these types of events because they're attended by people who truly love the game.
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MADERA COUNTY, California (April 15, 2019) — Troyce Raqueno, 17, and Christian Lopez, 11, both died in a head-on car crash Saturday in Madera County.
Troyce was driving an Audi that collided head-on with a Toyota 4-Runner by Christian and his family about 4:25 p.m. The 11-year-old child was seated in the back seat of the Toyota when the two vehicles collided on Avenue 12 near Road 34 1/2, according to the California Highway Patrol. Police say Troyce's vehicle was the one that veered into the path of a westbound Toyota 4-Runner SUV occupied by five people.
Both young people died at the scene of the crash. Four others in the vehicles were taken by ambulances to area hospitals.
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Child abuse victim to Butler-Sloss: 'I did not change my story'
Sarah Lothian Thu 8 Jan 2015 15:07 GMT
A man who was systematically abused by two Anglican priests has told Christian Today why he released a recording of a conversation with Baroness Butler-Sloss at the Chichester Abuse Inquiry.
Phil Johnson says he was forced to defend himself after being accused of 'changing his story' by Butler-Sloss when she guest-edited Radio Four's Today programme at the end of December.
She resigned as chairwoman of the Westminster inquiry into establishment child abuse last summer after claims she was not impartial.
At the time Johnson was among the voices calling for her to stand down. He said that during the Diocese of Chichester Inquiry she told him she wanted to exclude his allegations of abuse by a bishop because she 'cared about the church' and 'did not want to give the press a bishop'.
But on Radio Four Butler-Sloss said Johnson had given an inaccurate account. He had agreed with her not to include the reference to the bishop and agreed it was in his best interests, she claimed.
Johnson, who sits on the Safeguarding Panel of the Church of England, has now released part of a recording of that conversation in 2011.
He told Christian Today: "On Radio Four Butler Sloss says I wilfully agreed to her strategy and that I'd subsequently changed my story, which I regarded as publicly accusing me of lying really.
"So I felt I had no option but to release a tape recording of the conversation, which she didn't know that I had, in order for people to make their own judgement.
"I asked for an apology and I haven't received one.
"I did feel pressured into going along with what she wanted to do regarding the report. But it seemed it had nothing to do with me whatsoever, it was all about protecting the image and the institution of the church."
As a choirboy Johnson was abused for a decade by two priests, Roy Cotton and Colin Pritchard, and met Butler-Sloss after she was asked by the Church of England to review how it handled the allegations against the men.
Talking about abuse and the church in general Johnson said: "My view is that the church and the established Church of England – and other big institutions – have this natural inclination to protect themselves and their revenue stream and everything else which from a Christian perspective is the wrong approach.
"If they want to put things right and if they want to be forgiven and rebuild some credibility they have to repent. They have to truly repent not only for the abuse that happened but for the way they behaved as an institution. And the only way they can do that is to show an act of contrition; that is to be open and truthful, not be defensive and try to hide things."
During the Today programme recording Butler-Sloss cautioned against giving abuse victims too much influence over who runs the planned inquiry into historical child abuse, adding there could be "real problems" if they were to decide who is its eventual chair.
But Johnson commented: "Nobody is suggesting that survivors should run the inquiry. The survivors are just saying they need to be consulted and they need to have faith in the people running the inquiry.
"They need to know they are not the very same people who have this inclination to cover up and protect state institutions and the evidence that we've seen so far is that a lot of these people do have that inclination."
Butler-Sloss told Radio Four she had "enormous sympathy" for survivors, adding:
"I do believe the establishment has in the past looked after itself, partly because people did not really recognise the seriousness of child abuse and they did not think it was so important, and it was important to protect members of the establishment.
"So I would want to go in with a knife and cut the whole thing open and expose it, as to what happened, bearing in mind, of course, that the views of those people are not the views of people today and that is a difficulty."


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ECB should show flexibility on inflation target - Nowotny
The euro sign is photographed in front of the former head quarter of the European Central Bank in Frankfurt, Germany, April 9, 2019. Picture is taken on slow shutter speed while the camera was moved. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach
BERLIN (Reuters) - The European Central Bank could set itself a more flexible inflation target given how difficult it has been to boost prices, ECB policymaker Ewald Nowotny said in remarks published on Sunday.
"I personally believe that it would be reasonable to have some more flexibility like the Israeli or Czech central banks have done," Nowotny told Germany's Handelsblatt business newspaper. "I am in favour of keeping the 2 percent target but with a corridor of 0.5 or 1 percent, up or down. A precision landing is hardly possible."
The ECB has an inflation target of close to but below 2 percent.
Reporting by Joseph Nasr; Editing by Andrew Heavens


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Lybbert, Travis J. and W. Douglas Gubler. "California Wine Grape Growers' Use of Powdery Mildew Forecasts." ARE Update 11(4)(2008):11-14. University of California Giannini Foundation of Agricultural Economics.


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In 2008 we saw the most successful British performance at an Olympic Games this century, creating a springboard for even greater performances on home soil in London 2012. Contributing to this success, and behind every medal winning athlete, can be found a world class support team - all focused on the achievement of medal winning margins. An opportunity exists to become a member of this team if you, like the elite athletes we support, have the drive, passion and commitment to be the best you can be.
The English Institute of Sport (EIS) is a dynamic, proactive organisation. Working with our partners in high performance sport we aim to achieve sustained international success for England and Great Britain in Sport through the delivery of world class, integrated and innovative services.
Based: To be confirmed dependant on the successful candidate
Salary scale: circa £45,000 p.a.
Hours: 37 hours per week (36 if based in London)
Fixed term appointment until April 2013 with a possible extension until April 2017 (subject to funding)
Your role will involve;
• Identify, lead and coordinate multidisciplinary teams and technical consultants that can enhance the delivery of the strategy and it's four work streams (Frontline Solutions, Education, Research into Practice and Talent Benchmarking)
• Provide strong leadership on the delivery of all technical and scientific requirements for projects outlined in the 2013/17 Talent Strategy
• Lead the applied Research into Practice work stream outlined in the 2013/17 Talent Strategy, ensuring key findings are applied at the frontline and lead to more sophisticated practices in identifying and developing elite sport talent for GB.
You should have;
• A Masters Qualification degree (or equivalent) in one of the following related fields; sports sciences (exercise physiology), Sports Medicine, and/or elite level coaching
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Email jobs.london@eis2win.co.uk Post: Senior Business Administrator, English Institute of Sport, 2nd Floor, 40 Bernard St, London, WC1N 1ST. Please quote job ref: NAE34.11.
PLEASE INCLUDE: CV, DETAILS OF CURRENT REMUNERATION, RELEVANT CONTACT DETAILS AND A COVERING LETTER OUTLINING WHY YOU BELIEVE YOU ARE THE PERSON FOR THIS ROLE.
Closing date: 27 June 2011 @ 1 pm (GMT). Interview date: 1 July 2011
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Friends remember woman killed in hit-and-run incident in Springfield
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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. A minor fender bender in Springfield turned into a first degree murder charge against a driver.
Barbara Foster's car was hit from behind while she was sitting in traffic on Campbell Ave. near Sunshine St.
When Foster got out to inspect the damage, the other driver, Elizabeth McKeown intentionally ran her over according to police.
The details of how and why McKeown killed Foster are disturbing. What's worse, they were completer strangers.
We talked with some of Foster's friends and co-workers at Eye Glass World. They are still trying to understand how this could have happened.
"The hardest part is just her not being here. It's just so jarring and I can't really get over how unreal it is," said Logan Rader.
Foster's coworkers are like family. They are trying to cope with their loss.
"We knew that she had been rear ended because actually we spoke to her just before. She said hey I just got been rear-ended. I got to let you go,"
No one could have imagined what really happened.
Preston Abbott, "Barb got rear-ended. She's a fighter. She'll be fine. That's nothing to her. She might be a little mad but who isn't when they get rear-ended."
Foster was on her way to do volunteer work. She donated her time and optics expertise to people who couldn't afford to get glasses.
Rader remembers hearing about the accident.
"We're trying not to think the worst at that point. That couldn't be her. Of course it's somebody else. "It wasn't something any of us were ready for," he said.
However it was Barbara.
Court documents say she was sitting in traffic when McKeown rammed into the back of her car for not moving fast enough. Later McKeown admitted to trying lure Barbara out of her car by so she could run her over.
"I never expected something like this to happen. It doesn't feel real. It's just heart breaking. You end someone's life and you ruin countless others," said Abbott.
Foster's coworkers say their bond with her extended beyond office camaraderie.
"She helped so many of us here get through some tough times. She was kind of like the aunt or mother or in my case I kind of saw her more as a sister. She was really caring, always taking you under her wing, giving you advice. It was a no nonsense approach always but that's just who she was," said Rader.
Her presence is felt everywhere inside the store.
"She's everywhere here. Her handwriting is all over the place. We're going to have to fill those. They're huge shoes to fill. It's really, really hard to keep going when she was such a close friend. I can't think of this place without her. So moving on without her is going to be really tough," said Rader.
They say they didn't have enough time with their nurturing friend and mentor. Her generous and feisty spirit made an everlasting impression.
Abbott said, "The last thing I said to Barb was, hey Barb have a good day. Love you. I'm at peace with that."
"She definitely touched a lot of lives. She definitely made her mark on the world. She will never be forgotten. Ever," said Rader.
McKeown is in the Greene County Jail without bond. The court decided that she is a danger to the community based on this crime. She will have to have a hearing and post a half-million dollars bond if she wants to get out.
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How Accenture Does IT
Changing minds, accelerating adoption
Helping our people and business to make the best of Microsoft Teams
When Tech Meets Human Ingenuity
A Valuable Difference
In the last couple of years, Accenture has been transforming our business to enable our people to work in a modern, smart way. We want Accenture people to securely connect, collaborate and create with each other and clients—and introduced the platform, Microsoft Teams, to help them do so.
Working without barriers is part of our organization's DNA. Our global IT team wants to bring the right tools to where our people work, rather than expecting them to search out multiple, disparate tools to be effective and productive. As early as 2017, we decided to migrate to Teams, a chat-centered business collaboration platform that brings together people, content and tools to get things done.
The adoption of new tools and technologies is an ongoing journey that doesn't end when the technology is implemented. For Teams, we employed a rigorous change management program to retire our existing platform. We started the Teams roll out with organic growth and then completed a large-scale deployment in December 2019.
We couldn't have predicted the timing would be so fortuitous. By March 2020 our adoption program was given a hyper-boost. Faced with the need to engage 500,000 remote workers in a consistent way, we were ready as our employees were actively using Teams to chat, call and conduct meetings.
But we realized quickly that our people were at different stages of adoption and our journey continued. They needed to know how to use the extensive capabilities in Teams so that they could collaborate more effectively and securely and continue to innovate and create with clients.
"We couldn't have achieved our goals without the dedicated support of our senior leaders and the willingness of our people to adopt a new way of working."
— SARAH DUGAN, Global IT Journey and Change Management Lead – Accenture
Introducing any new technology is not without its challenges. When people are busy, they naturally prefer to use the tools and processes that are familiar to them. And with a half a million people, change and adoption activities needed to be tailored to the specific audience and how they use the digital worker tools to be effective.
Using an employee-centric approach, we were able to target our efforts on the new behaviors necessary to adopt and realize the benefits of Teams. Rather than focusing on the technology and how to do something in the tool, we talked about the way people worked, like whiteboarding and collaborating, increasing team engagement and being truly human along the way.
Our three-staged approach included:
Crawl: Most people were at this stage when we shifted to a virtual work environment, having used Skype for Business already for chats, meetings and calls. We helped users understand that Teams enabled them to collaborate effectively and personalize their communications. The Teams mobile app provides a unified experience with full capability. Here's what we said to our people: "Stay connected with persistent chat, threaded conversations and video meetings, from your desk and on the go."
Walk: Once people were comfortable with the basics, we introduced working together in real time in the cloud—with advanced features such as meeting notes, and using channels to co-create and co-collaborate. We reminded people that Teams took care of the admin and that they can say goodbye to version control issues with real-time editing. Here's what we said to our people: "Teams is your new digital workspace. Collaborate and ideate with your team, in real time and in the cloud."
Run: Now, many of our people are in this phase. We are focused on helping them to use Teams as a digital workspace to manage work centrally and unleash its full potential. We've added apps and micro services to elevate collaboration to the next level. All our users have their conversations, content and team members at their fingertips in one central hub. Teams supercharges how people work, eliminating the need to go to other destinations and applications. Here's what we said to our people: "Elevate collaboration to the next level with Power BI, bots, Planner and other micro services."
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An ongoing journey
Our adoption journey didn't end once Teams was out there—we continue to employ change management to progress how it is being used. To help our people get the most value from Teams, we guide them to work in a new way. For example, the concept of creating a private or public "team" and inviting individual members was new and people didn't know why, when or how to best create one and use this feature.
With the shift to remote working, the increased strain of working during a pandemic and the loss of human interaction, we also looked to Teams to help people to be "truly human." And as most of our employees continue to work virtually, we use Teams to improve connections and find creative ways to work together and with our clients. For example, we encourage people to use Teams for "virtual water cooler" chats, to play games, such as "Working from Home Bingo," use the mobile app to take a walk during a meeting and update the status message when they need to step away. Teams can even be used for virtual meditation and yoga sessions. We also leverage Teams Live Events for town halls and larger group gatherings and events.
Four aspects of how we approach ongoing adoption are fundamental to our success:
We capitalize on the support of our senior leadership
Fundamental to the adoption of Teams across the business is the active use and endorsement of Teams by our senior leaders. We provide one-to-one training sessions with senior management, chiefs of staff and executive assistants and attend leadership meetings to provide individualized help and advice. We have a dedicated Digital Concierge team to provide tech support and answer any issues that arise for our senior leadership, ensuring that there is a swift resolution.
We employ change networks and gaming techniques
Creating a grass roots change network during the early phases of the program was critical. We continue to use our original "Team Stars"—early adopters of the platform—as an ongoing adoption change network. The people in this group give feedback on new features and then act as change agents on the ground. We offer the group incentives, such as access to early features.
We also rely on other natural change networks in the enterprise, such as our executive assistants and our learning organization who is responsible for skill building and professional development for our people. We get them up to speed with new features early and ask them to help champion any changes. Using techniques like social campaigns and gamification, prizes and recognition, we encourage people to continue to learn and explore the full capabilities and new enhancements in Teams.
We continue to promote the solution ongoing
We have a dedicated, centralized training group that offers virtual workshops on new Teams capabilities, 1:1 coaching, a blog and training videos. We communicate regularly, through articles on our company portal, commercials in all-company broadcasts and social media. We have a centralized Teams support site that provides in-depth guidance, new features and frequently asked questions. We also use social networking site Yammer to provide announcements, ask questions and create a Digital Worker community.
We inspire new ways of working in Teams
We focus our efforts on creating usability habits and introducing new tools in Teams. As we release new capabilities, such as Microsoft Forms and Yammer communities, we do so in the context of how to use them within Teams. The more that people are able to do when working in Teams, the more they want to use it. As our global IT team considers any new capability for our users, we always ask, how can it be used in Teams?
Key benefits include:
Promotes a consistent way of working across the organization—from employees to top leadership.
Focuses on behaviors rather than technology so users naturally adopt it in their daily flow.
Adopts a user-centric approach to capture hearts and minds from the get-go.
Provides ongoing enablement and support—users aren't "left on their own."
Our change and adoption strategy focuses on making Teams a core platform where people spend their time. We are bringing services to our people and embedding them naturally, with collaboration. In this way we can connect business processes, services and actions—and support the next generation of digital workers—by placing information intuitively where people expect to find it.
Here are some of the successful elements of any change and adoption strategy for Teams:
Focus on behaviors, not technology. Rather than promoting how to do specific tasks in the tool, think about how the tool integrates into the natural flow of work and how it can deliver value, such as co-creating with people's own team or collaborating and conducting meetings.
Lead them along the journey. Teams is a powerful tool that offers many rich features—but don't expect people to understand and embrace it all at once in the early stages. Start with what is familiar to people and help them learn and grow along the way.
Leadership sets the tone. Getting leadership on board early and supporting them so they can use Teams confidently is critical. When people see their leaders sharing a file in Teams rather than sending it via e-mail, they will do the same.
Make it "where you work." Rather than positioning Teams as a separate tool that gets added to the other technologies, Teams brings together all of the tools, content, and processes into a single location to enable a new way of working.
Adoption isn't a one-time event. Teams is an evolving platform with more services and apps available every day. Helping people continue to embrace it and discover the value is part of an ongoing adoption journey.
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U-M football still a year away, ESPN's Herbstreit says
College football analyst is encouraged by the Wolverines' progress, but trips to Iowa, MSU and OSU will be too difficult
U-M football still a year away, ESPN's Herbstreit says College football analyst is encouraged by the Wolverines' progress, but trips to Iowa, MSU and OSU will be too difficult Check out this story on Freep.com: http://on.freep.com/2bWON1N
Mark Snyder, Detroit Free Press Published 5:32 p.m. ET Aug. 24, 2016 | Updated 10:22 p.m. ET Aug. 24, 2016
ESPN 's Kirk Herbstreit.(Photo: Butch Dill, Associated Press)
Michigan has drawn the national spotlight, with many college football analysts predicting the Wolverines to reach the College Football Playoff.
ESPN analyst Kirk Herbstreit understands and is encouraged by U-M, but doesn't expect this fall's schedule to allow for that this year.
His focus is more on the Wolverines peaking in 2017.
"It's pretty obvious that they're going to be 7-0 getting ready for that big rival game against Michigan State in East Lansing, they've got to go to Iowa and they've got to go to Ohio State," Herbstreit said on a conference call with reporters today. "If those three games were in Ann Arbor, I might be saying something a little bit different. But I just have a hard time imagining them going on the road in those three games and winning all three of those, even two of them would be tough to do.
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"I think they're about a year away from being the team that everybody's excited for them to be. I still think they're still going to be one of the 10 best teams in the country."
While the schedule is daunting, it doesn't take away from Herbstreit's encouragement about U-M coach Jim Harbaugh and how he's remaking the program after a 10-3 season in 2015.
"If you look at what he did in his first year and what they have coming back, there's obvious reason to be optimistic about what they can accomplish this year," Herbstreit said. "I would make the argument that the roster that he inherited his first couple years will be the least talented roster that he coaches while he's in Ann Arbor because of the way he's going to recruit. Whether they do satellite camps or sit in their backyard in Ann Arbor, he's going to recruit his tail off and he's going to get a very, very high caliber of skill players at receiver, running back and quarterback. I personally think they're about a year away."
Though Herbstreit didn't mention it, the Big Ten schedule becomes more favorable that year also, with MSU and OSU coming to Ann Arbor.
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Our association hosted its first annual Yosemite Botanical Symposium this weekend, with Dr. Peter Raven as our keynote speaker. Dr. Raven, who was named by Time Magazine in 1999 as one of the "Heroes for the Planet," currently serves as the director of the Missouri Botanical Garden and as the Engelmann Professor of Botany at Washington University.
His presentation on "Sustainability and Our Common Future" proved to be both educational and inspirational (and funny—who says scientist's don't possess a sense of humor!). Dr. Alison Colwell's program on "Managing Yosemite's Rare Plants" and Dr. Jan van Wagtendonk's session on "Some History of Fire Ecology and Management in Yosemite" were also highlights. All and all, I felt oddly invigorated by the enthusiasm the presenters possessed for vegetation, and even though terms like eukaryote and heterophyllous were being used frequently, I did not find myself too lost in botanical ignorance.
Each October, the Yosemite Association holds a fall barbeque on the Ahwahnee Meadow, generously hosted by Delaware North Parks and Resort at Yosemite. The alpen glow on Half Dome provided the perfect backdrop for a fantastic evening.
At this event, we get a chance to thank our supporters for their generosity for the year. We highlighted our Student Intern program, on which our fundraising efforts have been focused for the past two years. The program, in cooperation with the newly opened University of California in Merced, gives diverse students a chance to work in the park for the summer and explore careers with the National Park Service. This year, the attendees got the chance to meet two of student interns supported by their donations: Carla Saldana and Dalinna Cha. Carla is from Atwater, speaks Spanish and English and understands Japanese, and she'll be transferring to U.C. Merced in the fall of 2006 to major in psychology. Dalinna Cha is also from Atwater and she inherited her love of the high country from her parents, who lived in the mountains of Laos. Her campground program for the season was "Big Cats in Yosemite." The Yosemite Association is very proud of being able to provide these opportunities for students. We still need more funds to keep the program running, so please donate if you can!
Laurel Rematore (YA's membership director), and I are members of the Association of Partners for Public Lands Training Corps. We provide training for land agency partners across the country in a variety of areas, including strategic planning, financial management, membership, and fundraising. As members of the corps, we delight in helping non-profits become successful in supporting public lands. This past weekend, we conducted a training workshop (along with our colleague Claudia Schechter, former CFO and VP for operations for the National Park Foundation) for two new organizations: Piedras Blancas Lighthouse Foundation and The Friends of Carrizo Plain. The energy and dedication exhibited by the participants made our job very easy, and we know these two groups will go on to do great work.
Part of the fun in training is seeing the public lands the groups will be supporting. The training was held at the Piedras Blancas Light Station, near San Simeon. We received a wonderful tour of the lighthouse, observed sea lions and elephant seals, and met a volunteer who spends much of her time trying to clear the site of the ubiquitous non-native ice plant. My favorite fun-fact of the weekend derived from the rocks that bear the Piedras Blancas name. Their whiteness comes from thousands of years of accumulation of bird guano!
Additionally, Penny Harris, a member of the Piedras Blancas board and docent at Hearst Castle, arranged a tour of the castle for us. Hearst's grand and eccentric vision made for quite an experience. The site never once failed to impress, from the Greek Nymph pool, to the 16th century Spanish cathedral ceilings, to the 2,500 year-old Egyptian statue.
We just received word in the office that our friend Jane Gyer died yesterday. In her lifetime, Jane had produced an impressive legacy of Yosemite art and had collaborated with the Yosemite Association on many projects, such as Discovering Sierra Trees and A Trip to the Yosemite. I met Jane for the first time at last year's spring forum and enjoyed hearing her discuss her passion for Yosemite and her art. I regret that I did not get to enjoy more of her company.
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Our association held a strategic planning session this past weekend at Asilomar Conference Center. Our board of directors and staff, along with representatives from the National Park Service and Delaware North Parks and Resort Company attended this important meeting. We reviewed our five-year strategic plan developed in 1999, and outlined a series of actions to help us continue to serve our educational mission to the park. The facilitators of the session asked us to begin with a review of our accomplishments over the last five years, which our President Steve Medley outlined for us. We truly have done some great work for the park! I am proud to be a member of our association.
After a day of sitting in a conference room (albeit one on the seashore), we were treated to an interpretive walk at Point Lobos. Kimi Kodani Hill, one of our board members, brought her father Eugene Kodani, who had spent his childhood on Point Lobos. His memories of the area provided a wonderful complement to the walk; he pointed out the sites of the homesteads, and offered anecdotes about growing up near the abalone canneries.
On the last morning of our stay, I walked out to the beach at 7:00 am to observe a negative tide, when the water falls below the average water line. I felt like I had access to a hidden world, as areas that were usually hidden under water now lay exposed. Starfish and jellyfish lingered in the tide pools, while anxious birds dashed among the "new" rocks looking for treats.
Mark your calendars for next year's festival: June 19-21, 2005.
We won! I'm pleased to announce that our Association received first prizes in the APPL Partnership Awards for our Outdoor Adventure and Cooperative Work Week Programs. Two other YA projects were awarded honorable mention: the publication A Trip To Yosemite, and its 80th Anniversary Commemorative Project.
Our staff journeyed to St. Louis for the annual convention hosted by the Association of Partners for Public Lands, a consortium of non-profits that support public land agencies in the United States. The annual convention provided valuable training and networking opportunities, as well as recognition through the awards program. Held at a different location every year, the conference also gives participants an opportunity to see the diverse resources our public lands offer. This year we explored the theme of westward expansion so magnificently captured in the Arch.
The Arch is truly something to behold, and I was prepared to not be impressed. At a mere 630 feet, its reach pales in comparison to the granite cliffs of Yosemite. However, one cannot be immune to the simple beauty of the structure and its perfect symbolism of the westward exploration. As I lay on the grass under the monument and gazed directly upward, the arc of the curve reached into the sky. I thought of Lewis and Clark, and their grand vision as they stepped into the unknown wilderness of the west.
Yosemite National Park Ranger Shelton Johnson will present his Buffalo Soldier living history program today in Washington, D.C. in celebration of Black History Month. Shelton discovered an anonymous photograph of African American soldiers in the Yosemite Research library and from that discovery he created a fascinating interpretive program that details their history. When you visit the park, check Yosemite Today for the program of interpretive schedules and be sure to catch his Buffalo Soldiers program.
The Cascade Dam has been dismantled and a group of onlookers witnessed the river flowing free for the first time since 1916. For two months construction crews have been working to demolish the dam, using rubber rafts and sandbags to divert the river until the project was finished. When I drove by the site, I was always amazed at their progress. Construction or in this case deconstruction, is made very difficult when a river flows in the middle of your project!
The dam provided electricity for Yosemite Valley until the mid-1980s. The original construction costs were $200,000 as compared with the demolition price tag of almost $3 million. Next time you visit Yosemite, be sure to stop by the site (at the intersection of Highways 120 and 140) and witness the new dam-less landscape.
As a native New Englander, I think of the fall season as a prolonged sunset, trees bursting in orange, red, yellow, and brown before retiring for the winter. I have been largely unimpressed by the fall colors in California, although I will admit the aspens' golden show on the east side of the Sierra is quite splendid (just not on par with say, miles of maple trees waving multi-colored leaves in Vermont).
This year has been an exception. Not only did the aspen leaves fluctuate from stunning shades of amber to a brassy gold, but the moderately cold, yet relatively dry fall has enabled those photosynthesizing plants to retire in style! My morning commute up the river canyon has been decorated with vibrant color. Amber-yellow grasses highlight the banks of the Merced, while even the usual dull brownness of oak leaves seem imbued with an auburn tint. All my commute needs is a covered bridge, and I would be magically transported back to the New England falls of my youth.
Today I interviewed our new Superintendent, Michael Tollefson, for our members' journal. Superintendent Tollefson began working in Yosemite on January 4th, and has been very supportive of our association. He originally hails from Seattle, although he has worked in many parks across the country. He is a quiet, gracious man, who I've enjoyed working with during his short time in the park, and I think he will accomplish much for the good of Yosemite during his tenure here. Watch for the full interview in our upcoming issue of Yosemite.


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Franck Chartrain Collection
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Franck Chartrain, born in 1971, is a French artist, furniture designer, and expert metalsmith. His work, known all over the world, is as consistently innovative as it is resolutely in keeping with the metallurgic tradition passed down to him by his predecessors, masters of their field like Samuel Yellin and Edgar Brandt.
Upon graduating from Les Compagnons du Devoir, Franck Chartrain began his search for a means of employing his uncommon skillset. While he started his career teaching, in no time he was producing...
Upon graduating from Les Compagnons du Devoir, Franck Chartrain began his search for a means of employing his uncommon skillset. While he started his career teaching, in no time he was producing and selling furniture and ornaments of his own, pieces of exceptional quality and rare conception.
In 2002 Chartrain opened a studio in the United States dedicated to executing high end projects in metal. He opened a second studio in France in 2009 with an eye on expanding the engineering research that goes into the production of his work. In 2012 he released The Franck Chartrain Collection, a series of pieces that represent fifteen years of the artist's personal work and dedication. Immediately recognizable, the furniture represented in this collection possesses a sculptural beauty, a variety of flawless finishes, and exquisite attention to detail.
Over the years Franck Chartrain has established a reputation as an expert in his field. His designs and their impeccable implementation, have made him renowned among famous interior designers and architects the world over. His work has been featured in multiple exhibitions and at art fairs like the International Fine Art § Antique Show held annually in New York, and Révélations, a biennale held at The Grand Palais in Paris, France.
Franck Chartrain's workshop, Métier d'Art, has earned a number of prestigious awards, and has most recently been named a Living Heritage Company. This mark of distinction is bestowed by the French government on firms that achieve the highest level of excellence in their field of craftsmanship.
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Nicolas (Nikola) Ghiuselev (en bulgare : ) est un chanteur d'opéra (basse) bulgare, né le  à Pavlikeni (Bulgarie) et mort le .

Biographie

Jeunesse
Nicolas Ghuiselev est né le , à Pavlikeni (Bulgarie).

Son père, Nikolai Ghiuselev, jardinier de profession, était un virtuose du violon. Autodidacte, il fabriquait lui-même ses instruments de musique. Sa mère, Elisaveta (Elisabeth), était couturière. Mais dans sa jeunesse elle participait à des troupes de théâtre amateur.

Nicolas Ghuiselev commence à chanter dès son plus jeune âge. Son intérêt pour l'opéra se manifeste vers l'âge de 15 ans, .

En 1954, il termine ses études secondaires à Sofia. Quatre ans plus tard, il est diplômé de l'Académie Nationale des Beaux Arts avec spécialité « peinture » (sa deuxième passion).

En 1955, il commence à étudier le chant lyrique sous la direction d'Ilia Iossifov (ténor). En 1960, c'est le baryton Christo Brambarov qui devient son professeur.

Pendant ses études universitaires, il est soliste de la Chorale académique Georgi Dimitrov ainsi que de l'Ensemble de chants et danses auprès du Ministère de l'Intérieur.

Carrière
En 1960 il est stagiaire, ensuite titulaire à l'Opéra national à Sofia, où il débute le , avec le rôle de Timur, dans l'opéra Turandot, de Giacomo Puccini.

On peut considérer l'année 1965 comme l'année-clé de sa carrière internationale : tournée européenne (Allemagne, Pays-Bas, France), avec l'Opéra de Sofia, suivie par des représentations au Metropolitan Opera à New York (Ramphis dans Aida, de Verdi), le rôle de Philippe II dans Don Carlo ainsi que le rôle-titre de Boris Godounov).

En deux saisons au Metropolitan Opera, il chante Raimondo dans Lucia di Lammermoor, le Commandeur dans Don Giovanni et Colline dans La Bohème.

En 1973, à Téhéran, le destin croise son chemin avec celui de son idole, Edmond Kossowski. Cette fois-ci, Ghuiselev joue le rôle de Boris Godounov et Kossowski, celui de Pimène.

Famille
Nicola Ghiuselev est marié avec l'actrice Anna-Maria Ghuiseleva depuis 1984. Ils ont une fille - Adriana (1985).

Lui et son ex-femme Roumiana (Румяна), divorcés en 1973, ont deux fils, les artistes peintres et illustrateurs Chavdar Ghiuselev et Iassen Ghiuselev.

Rôles
 Vincenzo Bellini : I puritani (en français : Les Puritains) (Giorgio), Norma (Oroveso), La sonnambula (Le comte Rodolfo)
 Georges Bizet : Carmen (Escamillo), Les Pêcheurs de perles (Nourabad)
 Hector Berlioz : Benvenuto Cellini (opéra) (Salviati), Les Troyens (Narbal), La Damnation de Faust (Méphistophélès)
 Arrigo Boito : Mefistofele (Mefistofele)
 Luigi Canepa : Riccardo III (Riccardo III)
 Charles Gounod : Faust (Méphistophélès), Roméo et Juliette (Frère Laurent)
 Modeste Moussorgski : Boris Godounov (Boris Godounov, Pimène, Varlaam), La Khovanchtchina (Ivan Khovanski, Dosifeï)
 Jacques Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann (Le conseiller Lindorf, Coppélius, Le capitaine Dapertutto, Le docteur Miracle)
 Giacomo Puccini: Turandot (Timur), La Bohème (Colline), Tosca (Le baron Scarpia)
 Giuseppe Verdi: Don Carlos (Philippe II, Le Grand Inquisiteur), Simon Boccanegra (Jacopo Fiesco), Aida (Ramphis), La forza del destino (Padre Guardianoà), Nabucco (Zaccaria), Attila (opéra) (Attila), La traviata (Le baron Duphol), Rigoletto (Sparafucile), Il trovatore (Ferrando), Les Vêpres siciliennes (Jean de Procida)

Notes et références

Liens externes

  Site officiel de Nikola Ghuiselev
  Biographie

Naissance en août 1936
Naissance en Bulgarie
Chanteur bulgare d'opéra
Basse (voix)
Chanteur bulgare
Décès en mai 2014
Décès à 77 ans
Personnalité inhumée au cimetière central de Sofia
Décès à Sofia

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Matt LaFleur: Proud of Jordan Love, loss falls squarely on me
Jordan Love's first NFL start turned out to be a 13-7 loss to the Chiefs and it saw the 2020 first-round pick struggle against the blitz.
Kansas City brought extra pressure on 51 percent of his dropbacks and 69 percent of his third and fourth down passing attempts. Love went 6-of-17 for 30 yards in the face of that blitz — 20 yards came on one play — and said after the game that the Chiefs "were eating us up" when they brought the heat on Sunday.
Love said he was "just not good enough," but head coach Matt LaFleur said that blame for the poor offensive performance should be on his shoulders rather than on Love.
"This one falls on me, squarely," LaFleur said, via Rob Demovsky of ESPN.com. "Certainly, for us to be 2-for-12 on third down, obviously didn't have a good enough plan for some of the zero pressures that they brought on us. But I thought our guys battled. I thought Jordan, I was really proud of the way he played. He hung in there, he was taking hits and delivering the ball. I thought he did a really good job. But I think that, ultimately, I've got to be better and this one falls squarely on me."
As long as Aaron Rodgers is cleared to return next Saturday, Love is headed back to the bench to continue learning through observation after a rough starting debut.
A.J. Brown on Jalen Ramsey: I'm not out here trying to fight, but I'm not taking no sh-t
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Of all the places we were really looking forward to about Western Australia, Lake Argyle was right at the top of the list. And it didn't disappoint.
We stayed at the caravan park, situated at the edge of Western Australia's largest, and Australia's second largest man made lake. Back in the 60's, the idea was mooted to dam the Ord River to create a man made water reserve. Many family homes, including the legendary Durack family's home, ultimately were sacrificed for the bigger picture of water security when construction started in the early 70's. We did a tour of the Durack family homestead which was removed from it's original location (at the bottom of the dam) and rebuilt at a safe water level. Now a museum capturing the history of the Durack Family who were one of the pioneering cattle graziers, droving cattle from Queensland to the Northern Territory in the last 1800s we soaked up the gorgeous gardens and local history.
We spent considerable time relaxing at Lake Argyle and checking out the famous infinity pool set behind a backdrop of red cliffs and the blue lake.
Apparently, the part of the lake that you can view from the pool is only 1% of the entire volume of the lake! It's huge. In the evenings, we listened to resident musician Steve Case who does a set of original songs before heading over to the bar to continue with cover songs.
Steve's original music was of course, all about the Kimberley and his songs still pop into my mind from time to time!
The next day we took a drive across the dam wall and into a little nature reserve at the bottom. The girls explored the park, collecting frangiannis and seedpods as Corey tried his luck fishing but unfortunately, he didn't get anything… again. Another bloke had been trying a while too but had only been catching a few Long Toms which were quite an ugly, toothy looking fish!
We decided to splurge on a sunset cruise whilst we were there, partly because we had heard awesome things about it, but also because we really wanted to experience the lake itself. The 2 hour cruise gave us some fascinating history about the lake and some interesting fact about it's sheer size. Did you know that Lake Argyle is 19 times bigger than the Sydney Harbour? It's seriously huge. The dam wall itself is one of the smallest walls in the world relative to the volume of water it holds, and if the dam were to burst or be opened, it would take four years to drain the lake! Miss A wasn't so interested and spent 40mins of the tour fast asleep on the chairs.
We were taken out a couple of kms from the shore where we saw freshwater crocodile and birdlife before we stopped at a spot where we could have a swim. Drinks and nibbles were provided and beer cans were thrown out to us as we swam. Even I went in, which is a rarity as I never go in, but I couldn't do the tour and not go for a swim!
Corey even climbed on the roof of the boat and jumped off, attempting to catch a beer can that was thrown to him. I didn't have my camera, and he missed in the end anyway, but it was a fun way to end the day!
The sunset was amazing and the colours vibrant as we made our way back to the dock.
The next day, we bummed around and soon, our four days were over. Lake Argyle didn't disappoint and we loved our time there!
Did you know that Lake Argyle was Australia's largest man-made lake? Would you jump off the roof of a boat in an attempt to catch a beer can?


Three years ago two interesting new locally owned fast-casual eateries came to town, and I loved them both: Con Huevos set a new standard with its delicious, chef-driven Mexican breakfast and lunch. Joella's first introduced us to Nashville-style hot chicken, a feisty genre that might remind you of Indi's hot fried chicken but that's really not the same.
"Which came first? The chicken or the egg?" Have you ever wondered about the ultimate answer to this existential question? Who hasn't? We found a tasty answer at Con Huevos in Clifton: It's both! Order up a ration of Tamal de Mole con Huevos, and you can have your egg and your chicken too, all gussied up in spicy-savory Mexican flavors.


An epic story of a man who risked life and love to challenge Africa. From the bestselling author of TEARS OF THE MAASAI, BEYOND MOMBASA and IN SEARCH OF AFRICA.
Frank Coates was born in Melbourne and for many years worked as a telecommunications engineer in Australia and overseas. In 1989 he was appointed as UN technical specialist in Nairobi, Kenya, and spent nearly four years working, travelling and researching in Africa. Frank now lives in Sydney. This is his fifth novel.


Hayes, Jeffrey Russell, Lucy R. Lippard, and Kenneth L. Ames. Common Ground/Uncommon Vision: The Michael and Julie Hall Collection of American Folk Art. Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Milwaukee Art Museum, 1993, p. 195, cat. 111, b/w illus. p. 196.


Hi! I'm Allie. I've been the pastor of Arlington Temple since June 2013, and I write (and preach) these sermons.
I grew up going to church, and I loved it, but I never really thought I wanted to be a pastor. I wanted, at various times in my life, to be a news broadcaster, or a marine biologist, or a diplomat, or a human rights lawyer.
But in college at William & Mary a couple things came together. I took a human rights class and I read a book by Desmond Tutu and I realized that the good things he did in the world couldn't be separated from his faith, and maybe neither could the good things I wanted to do. I took Religious Studies classes and fell in love with the Bible in all its weird, beautiful, challenging, problematic glory. I got involved in my campus ministry and met other people who were taking this whole following Jesus thing seriously and we thought about it and talked about it and tried to actually do it, together. And I got involved in service around the Williamsburg community and I met all these different people, like the sushi chefs I tutored in English and the disabled adults in my church's Respite Care program.
One day I sat around the lunch table at Respite Care and I looked around, and there we were: an unlikely group of caregivers, college volunteers, a young blind quadriplegic woman, an old woman with Parkinson's disease, a skinny young man in a wheelchair who couldn't speak. I looked around and I thought this is the Kingdom of God, because we're all so different, but here we are gathered around a table together, and we're a family.
That was my call: to bring God's family together. To tell everyone that they are part of the family and so is everyone they kind of wish wasn't. That God's family is so much bigger and more colorful and more diverse than we ever imagined.
In seminary I started trying to put that nice thought into action through work with homeless people, and that continues to be an important part of my call to ministry. At Arlington Temple we're blessed to be able to welcome our neighbors who need a place to go during the day and something to eat. Sometimes on Sundays our church looks just like that image of the Kingdom I had back in college: a place where you can often find a Foreign Service officer and a homeless guy sharing coffee and cookies after worship.
I also still really love the Bible, which I suppose is a good thing. I fell in love with the Bible as I studied with it and struggled with it and wrote notes in my margins such as "Oh no you just did not, Paul!" I try to pass that love on by helping people to look at Scripture in new ways. It's amazing what God can say to us when a passage turns out not to mean what we always thought it meant.
I'm married to Jon, who I met in Sunday School when I was five, and we have a cat named Dobby, like the house elf. I like running and kayaking but also nerdy things like learning new languages for fun. I bake a lot of cookies. And I've been to six continents. If you hear about an affordable trip to Antarctica, let me know.


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Adult Learner Mobilities - An Exciting New Erasmus+ Opportunity
In this blog, Jemma Lee, our Senior Support and Development Officer for Erasmus+ Adult Education, shares about the benefits of Adult Learner mobilities for adult education organisations and learners.
Introducing Erasmus+ Adult Learner Mobilities
Here at Léargas, we know that international experiences can be life-changing. From figuring out how to communicate in different languages, to trying new food, to just seeing how people live in other countries. Travelling abroad and connecting with others from around Europe helps to open our minds to new ideas and possibilities.
The new Erasmus+ programme started in 2021. One of the new and exciting opportunities it includes is Adult Learner Mobilities. This means that now, anyone who is taking part in an Adult Education programme in Ireland has the possibility to travel abroad as part of their programme! In this blog we break down a bit more about what's possible and how it all works.
Adult learners who are enrolled in an adult education programme can take part in Erasmus+ Adult Learner mobilities. There is a special focus on adult learners with fewer opportunities, in particular low-skilled adult learners. This can include formal, non-formal, and informal learning programmes. See eligibility details here.
Please note: The application is made by the sending organisation, individual learners cannot apply directly.
How Many People Can Go?
Adult learners can travel as individuals, or as a group. For groups, there must be at least two learners.
The maximum number of learners depends on other activities you might be carrying out as part of your Erasmus+ project. For a standalone project it's 30 participants.
Teachers, trainers, or other relevant staff must travel with a group and take part in running the activity. These accompanying people are not counted in the minimum or maximum numbers.
How Long Can We Go For?
Your international experience can be from two to 30 days. This doesn't include the time you spend travelling, which is usually one or two days either side of the activity.
You can also add some virtual activities onto your actual trip to extend the experience even more.
Your whole project, which includes preparation, travelling, and follow-up, can last from six to 18 months.
Where Can We Go?
Activities must take place abroad, in an EU Member State or in North Macedonia, Iceland, Norway, Serbia, Liechtenstein, or Turkey.
How Do We Find a Partner Organisation to Work With?
You could ask among your own networks to find an organisation with similar goals in Europe.
You could also sign up for EPALE – the Electronic Platform for Adult Learning in Europe. EPALE has a Partner Search tool to help you to connect with other Adult Educators from around Europe. Here's a helpful video to show you how it works.
EPALE also offers a shared online workspace called EPALE Erasmus+ Space where you can connect with your partner virtually, and discuss and share documents securely.
What Can We Do When We Get There?
What you do when you get there is up to each organisation to decide! You know your learners best and can adapt your Erasmus+ experience to meet their learning needs. For group trips, you could do activities like peer learning, work-based learning, or volunteering. Formal, non-formal, and informal learning is all included.
The content of a group project should focus on the key competences of adult learners. Alternatively, it can focus on one of the four priorities of the Erasmus+ programme which are:
Environment and fight against climate change
Participation in democratic life, common values, and civic engagement
Individual learners must each have their own individual learning programme. This can include a combination of formal, informal, and non-formal learning methods. These might include in-class learning, work-based learning, job-shadowing, observation, and other innovative approaches.
Can You Give Us Some Examples of Successful Projects?
Watch this space. This is a brand-new opportunity, so we don't have any examples just yet. Be the first! We can't wait to start receiving stories from adult learners about their experiences!
Here you can read about other kinds of projects, where adult education staff travelled abroad for professional development:
Technology Enhanced Learning for Adult Educators
Using Erasmus+ for continuous professional development in Community Education
Learner mobility has existed in Vocational Education and Training (VET) sector for many years and you can read about the powerful impact that these experiences have on VET learners here:
Tracing the Impact of European Work Placements on Vocational Learners from Ireland
What Kind of Funding is Available?
There are lots of different funding headings to cover all aspects of your project. Extra funding is available to support people with fewer opportunities to participate fully in the project.
€100 per learner in group mobility
€350 per participant in individual mobility
Contribution to travel costs - based on distance travelled.
For both learners and accompanying staff.
Covers "subsistence" (food, accommodation etc)
Rates vary depending on the destination country and are different for learners and for accompanying staff.
Inclusion Support for Organisations
Costs related to supporting participants with fewer opportunities. €100 per participant.
Inclusion Support for Participants
Additional costs to ensure participants with fewer opportunities and their accompanying persons can participate.
100% of eligible costs
Exceptional Costs
Visa and visa-related costs, residence permits, vaccinations, medical certifications
Preparatory Visits
Up to three participants can travel to the destination in advance of the main activity to prepare and plan.
€575 per participant.
This is a brief summary; every project will have different costs. See the Erasmus+ Programme Guide for full details on the funding rules.
Sign up to our Adult Education Erasmus+ Opportunities event to find out more about these kinds of projects, as well as others that may be of interest. You can also sign up to our Adult Education newsletter and get updates straight to your inbox!
Contact Jemma Lee, Léargas' Senior Support and Development Officer working in the field of Adult Education. Her contact details are below and she's looking forward to hearing from you:
Email: jlee@leargas.ie
Tweet: @Jemma_Leargas
Already convinced? Come along to our Application Clinic in September to help put the finishing touches on your application form and ask any last-minute questions you might have.
For details of other Adult Education opportunities within Erasmus+ visit our website.
When is the Next Deadline?
The next deadline for applications for Erasmus+ Key Action 1 Short-Term Projects is 4 October at 11am, Irish time.
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While We Wait for Netherlands v Denmark: World Cup Music Videos
The heart of the World Cup is the game, of course: fußball, football, soccer, futbol, etc. The head, lungs, and wallet of the World Cup are something else entirely. You can't ignore the cultural, musical, and commercial tie-ins surrounding the cup. So while we wait for the next round, here's a mixture of amusing, inspiring, and appalling World Cup music videos. Watch them at your own peril; some of the catchy melodies may become embedded in your brain for the next month of the Cup.
Despite my aversion to the commercialization of World Cup music (I'm looking at you, Coke!), both of the official anthems of the 2010 World Cup have lodged bits of musical shrapnel in my brain. Those would be K'naan's "Waving Flag" and Shakira's "Waka Waka" (the latter made more palatable by the inclusion of South African pop group Freshlyground).
I'm not certain who issues the "official" credentials, but we also have the Official 2010 Song for Brazil, the Official Ghana Black Stars song complete with those most African instruments, synth and vocorder, and the Official Sony Africa World Cup Song "Mundo Via Afrika" featuring rollerskating girls in short shorts.
But there are so many more attempts to cash in rally one's national team to victory. Super Junior sings "Victory Korea" while David Campos & Martin PK urge Africans to "Stand As One," though I'm not sure it will help the African players to "make like Michael Jackson" (he's still dead, right?). Ant & Dec's "We're on the Ball" tries to put on a good face, but they confess it's time to "send an SOS / our country's in need." Cheering for underdogs Honduras, My Brother Woody couldn't afford a video camera but still imbued his song "Carlos Dreams of World Cup Glory" with the memorable line "Not so long ago I couldn't hit a cows arse with a banjo."
Pa J tries to boost Ghana to additional victories with "Ghana Go Hear Wein." Some well-saturated Englishmen say "Let's Go Mental," which I'm sure will help with their goalkeeping issues. Some Ukrainians get animated, the UK's Dancing Rhino sings a ska-ful "World Cup Song of Gold," and fellow countrymen Embrace sing "World at Your Feet" (apparently the official England song for the 2006 World Cup). Natalie Buntting has a song that should be called "We're Gonna Shine," but apparently she ran out of creativity and simply calls it "World Cup Song 2010." Japan does a linguistic mashup on "Vamos Japan," and Delle's unofficial German World Cup song "Cry Out" that sounds anything but German!
CRISP clearly thinks that the repetition of the phrase "The Best in the World" will make it so, and the 3 Lions get another mix message in the "2010 England World Cup Song" which seems as intent on reliving past miseries as looking for future glory. If use of hair product was an indicator of World Cup success, a band possibly called 2AM would have the Cup in the bag with their "No. 1." Korea adds cheerleaders in Story Seller's song "Ole" and the Kara song "We're With You."
What else do we have in the grab bag... Let's see... Paj & Tolumide give Nigeria's Super Eagles specific instructions on scoring in "Goalaaaso (Inside the Net)." Big Rab Duvall and Wee Bilko Smiley's "A Tenner on Spain to Win" may prove the exception to the "if it's not Scottish, it's crap!" rule. And Australia, alas, showed as much creativity and originality on the pitch today against Germany as is evident in the paltry offering "Africa (Raise the Cup in)." In their song "Let's All Have a Disco," The Kubricks managed to create perhaps the only song here that has nothing to do with football, though they call it their World Cup song. How about a little effort here, boys?
If you're headed to the club to try out those new Ronaldo-inspired dance steps, you might ask the DJ to play DJ Pygme's "Fifa World Cup South Africa 2010" or Nneka's "Viva Africa," which seems to cheer for the continent rather than a specific nation. The Emmanuel song "Bam Bam Un Gol Por Ti" has a driving beat and evidence of human-giraffe cross-breeding. Akon enlists Keri Hilson on his song "Oh Africa." And remember that you can dance to the music even if you can't sing particularly well. Or if you prefer whiny-girl pop vocals and came for the parties as much as the football, the RumbarGirls wrote "Feel the Spirit" just for you.
Right, then. That should keep you occupied until tomorrow's game. Enjoy, cringe, dance, and embrace the broader cultural phenomenon that is the FIFA World Cup. Resistance is futile...
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[SGCA] Full Of Hot Air?
First things first, I am not a shooter enthusiast, never have been, and maybe never will. It's not that I condemn it as stupid or unnecessary; it's just that it's never been my preferred gametype, and that my computer has the habit of lagging with every single one I play. JJS seems to have certain talent at the aforementioned creator, but I can only assume that based on the fact of his plethora of featured shooters, and since I'm not a an enthusiast, I can only go on the other editors opinions.
The Gas Giant: Moon has an interesting feel to it, much like a meat grinder, they both serve a unique purpose that affects a certain percentage of the population, but I wouldn't want to get stuck in it. The first 10 minutes of playing were bizarre, beings that I was trapped inside of a bounce poly with nothing but my dexterity and an invisible creature, hell-bent on eating me. That being said, I had to die a couple times before I could really comprehend what I was doing.
In my adventure of trying to escape Satan's bounce house (trying to feed my demonic companion a well-balanced breakfast of land-mines and rockets), I found myself teleported just outside the bouncer after going over a patch in the poly. I'm not sure if that should come off as obvious, but that was a rather fascinating endeavor, like disassembling a Rubik's Cube in order to solve it, sure it was something inventive, but one really needs to ask if it was entirely necessary. After escaping, I found a field of mortars and teleporters, both of which I know enough to avoid in the proper circumstances. After successfully navigating my way to the box that was on the objectives list, I carried on merry my way.
My main issue with Moon was this: THE MAP WAS CONFUSING!!! I found myself lost in the game from time to time, unsure of where I was expected to find the numerous crystals and flags scattered about. I managed to find a crystal in some mud, but that took around ten minutes, so I'm not entirely sure on why I even bothered going on. My journey finally ended when I died in a distant temple, mostly because I ran into some trouble with the underground locals that mistook me for dinner. I would also like to point out that the game felt like it was trying to do too much, although I'm not really sure if it really was... Perhaps I should study up on this?
Granted, my opinions are expressed from a standpoint of a platform/physics gamer, so I'm sure I don't understand the mechanics of a finely developed shooter, although that shouldn't make a difference. I have had fun with shooters in the past, because they tended to be rather straightforward, not expecting you to find your "adventure" in an unneeded amount of space with a few enemies and puzzles scattered about, seasoned with a tree or two. The latter being the experience I had with Moon. Not that I condemn this experience as evil, I just never cared for it.
Fun is a subjective term, and I always want to make it evident that what one finds as fun would sound like a nightmare to another. As an example, I would love to swim in an ocean of whipped cream and chocolate chip cookies, but that would be the absolute definition of Hell to a lactose-intolerant diabetic. In another outlook, should something be fun simply because of the amount of time invested in it? Should The Lord of the Rings be even better because you studied and learned the Elven Language? The point is that we should be expected to have fun in our own way, not requiring a great deal of effort. So did I have fun? Retrospectively, no… I know that shooters have never been my cup of tea, but my lack of a fun experience can be derived from the amount of time invested to get only so far. If you are not the shooter type, I would not recommend this, as it probably won't influence your opinion on the genre. If you are a devotee to the church of spaceships, go and fly to your heart's content, lord knows I can't stop you.