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CALM - Child Anxiety Learning Modules: From Research to Practice at Scale in Education
November 3, 2020 Blog Editor NCER
Many elementary school students experience anxiety that interferes with learning and achievement, but few receive services. To expand the network of support for these young students, IES-funded researchers have turned to school nurses as a potential front-line resource. The Child Anxiety Learning Modules (CALM) intervention incorporates cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and other evidence-based strategies for school nurses to use when a child has vague somatic complaints that often signal underlying anxiety.
In 2014, IES funded a Development and Innovation grant to support the development of CALM to enhance the capacity of elementary school nurses to help children with anxiety. Based on promising findings of feasibility and reduced anxiety and fewer school absences, the development team is launching an initial efficacy trial this fall to investigate the scale up potential of the CALM intervention.
We asked the developers of CALM—Golda Ginsburg (University of Connecticut School of Medicine) and Kelly Drake (Founder/Director of the Anxiety Treatment Center of Maryland; Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine)—to answer a few questions for our blog. Here's what they answered.
Can you describe how the CALM intervention was developed? What led you to develop an intervention for school nurses to implement?
We have been developing and evaluating psychosocial interventions for youth with anxiety for the last two decades, and we've learned a lot about effective, evidence-based strategies. We know that CBT, which consists of coping strategies that target the physical, cognitive, and behavioral manifestations of anxiety, is effective in helping youth manage and reduce anxiety. Unfortunately, we've also learned that most youth do not receive these—or any—services to help them. To address this gap in service utilization, our efforts have focused on ways of improving access to these therapeutic strategies by broadening the pool of potential providers. Given that early interventions can reduce the long-term consequences of untreated anxiety AND that youth with anxiety often complain of troublesome physical symptoms at school, we naturally thought of school nurses as a key provider with enormous potential. However, although nurses reported spending a lot of time addressing mental health issues, they received minimal training in doing so. That's when the idea of the CALM intervention was born. We developed the initial CALM intervention using an iterative process in which versions of the intervention and its implementation procedures were sequentially refined in response to feedback from expert consultants, school nurses, children, parents, and school personnel until it was usable in the school environment by school nurses.
Was it part of the original plan to develop an intervention that could one day be used at scale in schools?
Yes—absolutely! Members of the National Association of School Nurses have been on our advisory team throughout to help us plan for how to scale up the intervention if we find it helps students.
What was critical to consider during the research to practice process?
A central focus was to minimize burden on school staff and to integrate the intervention within the goals and mission of schools' interdisciplinary teams. Therefore, using a multidisciplinary support team was critical in taking the intervention from a research idea to an intervention that school nurses could delivered in their real-world practice setting—schools! As clinical psychologists, we also relied on our multidisciplinary team to ensure the intervention was usable by school nurses in terms of content and flexible and feasible for their busy school day. Indeed, school nurses and school nurse organizations provided critical support for the development of CALM with a focus on feasible strategies and methods for nurses to implement. They also provided invaluable feedback regarding perceived barriers to successful implementation of the intervention and adoption by nurses and school systems, and solutions to potential barriers and options for scaling up the intervention. We also relied on experts in school-based mental health programs and those with expertise in designing, evaluating, and implementing evidence-based prevention programs in schools. We also leveraged state-level expertise by consulting with school health experts in the Connecticut State Department of Education and the Connecticut Nurses Association regarding mental health education for nurses.
What model are you using for dissemination and sustainability?
A wide variety of methods will be used to disseminate findings from the current study to reach different stakeholders. We will present and publish findings at 1) national scientific and practitioner-oriented conferences, 2) Maryland and Connecticut State Departments of Education and participating school districts, and 3) in relevant peer-reviewed journals. In addition, should the findings reveal a beneficial impact of the intervention, we will have the final empirically supported training and intervention materials available for broad scale implementation. The CALM intervention will be packaged to include a training seminar, training videos, nurse intervention manual, child intervention handouts, consultation/coaching plan, and assessment materials. The research team will offer training seminars with all supporting materials to school nurse organizations at the national, state, and local levels. We will also engage nurse supervisors to identify nurses—or volunteer themselves—to become trainers for newly hired nurses in the future. Finally, our current Advisory Board, which consists of members of the National Association of School Nurses (NASN), school nurses, and researchers with expertise in large scale school-based mental health program implementation and evaluation, will assist in broad dissemination and sustainability efforts.
Golda S. Ginsburg, Ph.D., Professor of Psychiatry, University of Connecticut School of Medicine and Adjunct Professor at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, has over 25 years of experience developing and evaluating school-based interventions including school-based interventions for anxiety delivered by school clinicians, teachers, and nurses.
Kelly Drake, Ph.D., Founder/Director of the Anxiety Treatment Center of Maryland, Research Consultant with UConn, and Assistant Professor of Psychiatry in the JHU School of Medicine has extensive training and experience in clinical research with anxious youth and training clinicians in delivering CBT for children.
This interview was produced by Emily Doolittle (Emily.doolittle@ed.gov) of the Institute of Education Sciences. This is part of an ongoing interview series with education researchers, developers, and partners who have successfully advanced IES-funded education research from the university laboratory to practice at scale.
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President Donald Trump has claimed he'd restore the United States' international reputation, complaining in speeches that "the world is laughing at us." On Tuesday, it finally happened.
Trump boasted to the United Nations General Assembly that his administration "has accomplished more than almost any administration in the history of our country." World leaders around the room laughed at him, causing the rattled president to admit, "I did not expect that reaction, but that's O.K."
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The 'Endless' Possibilities of Black Mirror: Bandersnatch
Black Mirror Season 5
by Caemeron Crain January 3, 2019, 10:00 am
Erect and sublime, for one moment of time,
In the next, that wild figure they saw
(As if stung by a spasm) plunge into a chasm,
While they waited and listened in awe.
"It's a Snark!" was the sound that first came to their ears,
And seemed almost too good to be true.
Then followed a torrent of laughter and cheers:
Then the ominous words "It's a Boo—"
Then, silence. Some fancied they heard in the air
A weary and wandering sigh
That sounded like "-jum!" but the others declare
It was only a breeze that went by.
They hunted till darkness came on, but they found
Not a button, or feather, or mark,
By which they could tell that they stood on the ground
Where the Baker had met with the Snark.
In the midst of the word he was trying to say,
In the midst of his laughter and glee,
He had softly and suddenly vanished away—
For the Snark was a Boojum, you see.
– Lewis Carroll, "The Hunting of the Snark" (1876)
Many have referenced Lewis Carroll's "Jabberwocky" as the original source of the word 'bandersnatch', but while this is technically correct, it also appears in "The Hunting of the Snark," which was published several years later. This strikes me as more thematically resonant with Black Mirror: Bandersnatch for a couple of reasons.
First of all, the term 'snark hunt' has come to mean a search for something that does not exist, and while one can spend hours with Bandersnatch and reach multiple endings, what one cannot seem to find is closure, or even a proper view of the whole. There are purportedly a trillion possibilities in a technical sense, though practically speaking there are far less (that is, the only way we might approach a trillion is by counting the possibilities of persisting in choosing the wrong path over and over and over again, and even then the number still seems too high to me—a trillion is a lot!). And there is the further question of what constitutes an ending: is it only when the credits trigger automatically, or do we count the "endings" where the option to exit to the credits is presented? It seems that most are doing the latter, while I am tempted to call the "endings" in Dr. Haynes' office, e.g., dead-ends rather than endings proper. And then there is the further secret easter egg ending wherein Stefan plays the tape of Bandersnatch and the audio translates to a QR code, etc. Does that make six? Or is there even more that we have yet to discover?
The point is, the narrative of Bandersnatch is fundamentally open. It is a series of bifurcations that loops back on itself, sometimes with a difference in each repetition of a scene (has Colin read the Jerome F.Davies book, or not, for example). This means that even after spending hours with it one cannot be sure to have exhausted all interesting possibilities. Brave souls have made flowcharts, but each seems at some level doomed to be incomplete. The quest to map it all out is a snark hunt.
Furthermore, "The Hunting of the Snark" plays with questions of madness, or at least ambiguity. Did the baker find a Snark, or not? Apparently, he disappeared because the Snark was a Boojum, and that's all the explanation we get. And Bandersnatch similarly denies us anything that would elucidate the reality of certain events, such as the demon Pax appearing to Stefan, or the files on the P.A.C.S. program he finds in his dad's safe in one permutation. Are these things real, or manifestations of our friend Stefan's madness?
It is worth noting that Lewis Carroll was the nom de plume of Charles L. Dodgson, a noted logician and mathematician. Seen in this light, the games he plays with language in his fictional work could be taken in relation to questions about the emergence of meaning, or how sense arises from nonsense. 'Bandersnatch' is a nonsense word, as is 'frumious' etc., yet it takes on a sense within the context of a poem. Gilles Deleuze explores this at length in his The Logic of Sense, linking Carroll's work to that of Antonin Artaud, delving into the question of schizophrenic word salad, and elaborating the idea that meaning finds its genesis from nonsense.
Of course, Bandersnatch is not nonsensical; it is easy enough to follow the events that occur. But once one takes them all together, one hits upon the absurd. Stefan goes to prison for killing his father and he killed Colin and he killed Mohan and he didn't kill Colin and the game was never released and it was released but got panned and it was released and praised but then pulled because of the murder and none of it ever happened because he got on the train and died with his mom as a child he and died in Dr. Haynes' office as a result and he didn't but fought her ninja-style, which led to him getting dragged out of the office by his dad and to him discovering that he was actually an actor named Mike, et cetera, et cetera.
Of course, one might be tempted to use the word 'or' instead of 'and' in thinking through that run-on sentence I just wrote, but the fact is that Bandersnatch presents us with all of those possibilities and more. And, as Colin tells Stefan during their acid trip, what matters is how decisions affect the whole. Yet it seems impossible to bring the whole of Bandersnatch into view.
Nonetheless, there are a few questions that are central to what is going on here, and they intersect with one another.
Are we complicit in Stefan's crimes? Worse, are we culpable, since we as viewers make him kill his father, and so on? The straightforward answer is no, of course, because he is a fictional character, after all. But if we put that to the side, things become more interesting. Did you choose to have Stefan kill his dad the very first time it was an available option, as I did, or did you resist? Did you kill Colin, or let him go?
The traditional choose your own adventure book was written in the second person. Bandersnatch differs in this regard: it is not a question of what you will do, but what Stefan will. And this enters the story, as Stefan begins to feel that he is being controlled and so on. Someone has decided whether he will have the Sugar Puffs or the Frosties, what music he will listen to, etc. When he asks who is doing it and we choose an option other than Netflix, are we lying? But, then, also, if we choose Netflix are we telling the truth?
Regardless, Bandersnatch sucks the viewer into the story. "Black Museum" may have called our motivations as viewers into question, but here we are implicated in the action. After he kills his dad, Stefan asks what to do, and responds with a "really?" when you tell him to chop up the body. But then he does.
What's interesting is that before that, in Dr. Haynes' office, he effectively resists the command to either pull his earlobe or bite his nails. This implies that he is not powerless in light of our choices, and yet, once he is fully convinced that he is being controlled, he takes himself to be, going along without resistance even as one tells him to murder his father and dismember the body.
This gets to the heart of the thing, and the question about freedom Bandersnatch raises. What we find here is an interesting inversion of the problem as it arises in the philosophy of Gottfried Leibniz, who posited that before the creation of the world, God was presented with infinite possibilities. There is an infinity of possible worlds, in other words. Take any given moment of your life and imagine yourself making another decision: the world where I didn't go to the store earlier or didn't make the move that led to that romantic relationship I had for years…the possibilities are endless. If the only rule is the law of non-contradiction, there would further certainly be a world wherein my mother did not die, or where Al Gore won the Presidential election in 2000. Every moment represents a possible bifurcation.
What's noteworthy about Leibniz here, though, is that he recognized that thinking merely in terms of logical possibility was to miss something: the various bits of the world have to fit together. It might be logically possible, for example, for a human being to fly like Superman, but that would not be compatible with how gravity works. Thus, he created the notion of compossibility.
With this move the inventor of the calculus was already on the path of thinking about orders of infinity in a way that mathematics would not incorporate for several more centuries, because the number of possible worlds in which everything was compossible with everything else would be infinite, though smaller than the number of possible worlds defined strictly in terms of the law of non-contradiction. Because, again, each choice of each person would create a new possible world.
But, as much as he is a touchstone thinker when it comes to pondering other possible worlds, Leibniz was insistent that only one exists. God chose, you see, and since God is God, well, of course he chose the best one. (This is what led Voltaire to mock Leibniz brutally in Candide).
But, then, whither freedom? If God chose to create the best of all possible worlds, and this is it, the implication is that I will do what I do within it, and God knows that. If I did otherwise, it wouldn't be the best of all possible worlds, I guess. Leibniz recognizes the problem, but just insists on human freedom in the face of it. God didn't make Adam sin; Adam sinned freely. Did God know Adam would sin? Yes, but he didn't make Adam do it. And so on. It's really not a satisfying answer to the worry at all.
What's interesting is that Bandersnatch goes in the opposite direction from the same starting point. Here the suggestion is not that there exists a God who has chosen the one best possible world, but that the infinity of possible worlds actually exist, and thus that every permutation of events plays out in one of them or another.
This raises the question about freedom in an entirely different way: if every choice I make plays out in its own distinct reality, doesn't that mean that everything that could be done has been done? The versions of me proliferate, with every choice at every moment splitting off in every direction, from the big ones (what if I didn't move to New York?) to the small (what if I didn't do laundry yesterday?) If all of those possibilities play out in different dimensions—if every possibility plays out somewhere—am I free in any meaningful sense? If every choice has been made in some version of my story, perhaps I am just riding a certain wave?
Yet, Bandersnatch is not so fatalistic as that, and it all comes back to Colin's acid-induced monologue. What matters is how decisions affect the whole. Perhaps each choice creates a new path. Perhaps there are some choices that we are just going to make regardless of what led to them. But also maybe each moment is an act of freedom, and we truly decide which course to take.
Even if there are infinite possible worlds, there are also those orders of infinity, and that means all of the paths aren't necessarily exhausted, much as we can't be sure we've exhausted the possibilities of Bandersnatch.
Our lives might play out with infinite permutations, while still leaving the door open for novelty. Perhaps each moment is a chance to do something different, or something new, and that would open up previously unexplored pathways. And that would affect the whole.
Written by Caemeron Crain
Caemeron Crain studies philosophy and is a writer and head of the TV department at 25YL. He is a party to a Twin Peaks podcast that then did a few episodes on Surrealism before entering an indefinite hiatus. He also has a cat.
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Dead Albatross Prize Returns More Inclusive Than Ever And With A Plea For Your Nominations For The 2015 Prize
Guy Manchester
The annual Dead Albatross Prize is gearing up for its third edition and this year they want to make it even more inclusive by asking music lovers everywhere to send them their favourite UK album of the preceding 12 months. The criteria for inclusion, and details about where to send your selection(s), can be found below.
The Dead Albatross Prize was devised by Paul Ackroyd and was born out of the fact that the Mercury Music Prize is unequivocally deeply flawed (more info). By dint of this – and to help get its name on the map – the DAP has always run as "an alternative to the Mercury Music Prize". But no more. From now on the Dead Albatross Prize will be just that – the Dead Albatross Prize, an alternative to nothing and a music prize in its own right.
The main stimulus for this change was that the MMP itself has moved back a few weeks. Of course, the DAP could mirror the date switch, but it kind of feels like this is a great time for the Dead Albatross Prize to step out of the MMP's shadow and start being a separate prize of its own, one that endeavours to unearth and promote the real gems of the UK's music scene and to bring them to a wider audience.
So, there are but two hurdles an album needs to overcome to be considered for inclusion in the Dead Albatross Prize's long list. They are…
All the albums must be by UK / Eire-based artists.
They must be full albums (any format) released between 1st sep 2014 – 31st aug 2015.
Submissions can come from anyone irrespective of where they live or even if they're connected with the artist who made the album they're submitting.
The dead albatross 2015 shortlist will be unveiled on Wednesday 9th September, so you're encouraged to get your suggestions in by the end of August.
Please direct your suggestions to @funfairbonanza on twitter, or send to the deadalbatrossmusicprize@gmail.com email address. I'm guessing you can also use the Prize's Facebook page too.
Similarly if you want to be part of the final judging committee you're also encouraged to contact Paul via the same methods above. The larger the judging committee the stronger the Prize becomes so please consider putting yourself forward for this, but bear in mind you'll have to listen to 25 albums enough times to be able to form a good opinion of where you think they stand in relation to the other 24 and you'll only have around six weeks to do this in.
As usual the winner will be announced via a reelrebelsradio.com show hosted by Paul Ackroyd.
Listen to the 2014 Dead Albatross Prize award show here…
The Dead Albatross Music Prize 2014 by Kamikaze on Mixcloud
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Guy is a former full time member of the Louder Than War editorial team, who's since moved on to pastures new. Music's been a large part of his life since he first stumbled across Peel on his tranny as a fifteen year old. His whole approach to music was learnt from Peel in fact, which includes having as inclusive a taste in music as possible. Guy devotes most of his time looking for new music & although he's been known to say "the only good music is new music" he pretty much accepts this is bollocks. Favourite band The Minutemen.


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Crikey, you Aussies want everything. Your place is 5-10 miles from the coast, is it not ? We don't send waves that far.
Back drops....required to stop the viewer seeing the back of the other layouts if in an isle location or the operators themselves if operated from the back.
Only need a sheet of blue card/ply to do this.
Lighting.....As each hall will have different ambient conditions lighting will help the paying public see and appreciate your work.
Operation from front....If a small layout it means that you have some sort of control over the crowd and you can interact with them over the noise of the rest of the exhibition.
Disabled visitors.... I try to build all my layouts so that they can be viewed and appreciated by wheelchair viitors. I have also been thinking of building some periscopes for those who are vertically challenged.
Barriers......Are good for little boys and girls to try and circumnavigate.
Also good to mount push buttons to operate 'things' on the layout, which tends to keep the little darlings occupied and off the layout.
You be the judge. 4 layouts from Gn15.info tastefully presented.
We decided on clear sterile minimalist approach as we had 4 members of the newly titled 'NZ Micro Group' representing six different scales.
DCRfan wrote: We decided on clear sterile minimalist approach as we had 4 members of the newly titled 'NZ Micro Group' representing six different scales.
4 Members, 12 Layouts, 5 Scales.
I think we need to change that name a bit . . . sound too much like computers.
'NZ Micro Layouts Group' perhaps ??
Seeing those desk lights, I thought what a great idea and bought one on eBay UK.
Gavin Sowry wrote: . 4 layouts from Gn15.info tastefully presented.
Gavin, has there been a thread detailing the layout on the far left? I do not seem to remember it, but would sure like to see more photos of it.
Actually, we discussed signage..... and in the end, agreed that would spoil the effect if not done properly, or overdone. So the minimalist 'do nothing', 'keep it simple stupid' approach was taken.
My only doubt with that display is the lighting. I have been lucky enough to have got away with room lighting, but I use a similar type of spotlight in clubrooms, and it gryd VERY hot. I may not be paying the electric bill, but I can't work near that heat, and if its close to model it could warp plastic. I am playing with the idea of using LEDs in home made spotlights, which will be low power, and are cool to the touch.
rue_d_etropal wrote: My only doubt with that display is the lighting. I have been lucky enough to have got away with room lighting, but I use a similar type of spotlight in clubrooms, and it gryd VERY hot. I may not be paying the electric bill, but I can't work near that heat, and if its close to model it could warp plastic. I am playing with the idea of using LEDs in home made spotlights, which will be low power, and are cool to the touch.
Hot, hardly. It was -1° deg C when I drove to the hall.
Actually, the lighting is fairly low wattage (heat). The spot on the stork is a 35/50W halogen, and the incandescent in the table lamp is 40W.
We did turn off all the lights, and tried the available room lighting, but it was inconsistant. Good lighting will also burn out the 'muliple shadows' that you can get in a big room. It also helps with modelling behind the scenes. Paul arrived on Friday night with a Bachmann GM, by Saturday afternoon, it was running with a Gn15 cab... by Sunday morning, it was painted, and crewed, and ran all day.
4 layouts from Gn15.info tastefully presented.
Interests: BC narrow gauge, NS, Enoden, other stuff too long to mention.
If I promise to build a narrow gauge one will it get in the picture next time?
Gavin Sowry wrote: Masterton Show, 2009.
And where is the left side photo of the other 'tastefully presented' layouts Gavin?
You've only got 4 of the 12 Layouts in this shot, (Gn15 Bias showing)?
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Arg, don't start me down that path again - I still want to do the "gauge 1 in the garden" layout with the same Z stock and 1:12 dolls house or action man figures. I think an oval of track around a pasty bloke in a deckchair with a hanky over his head would be about right.
Will Vale wrote: I think an oval of track around a pasty bloke in a deckchair with a hanky over his head would be about right.
I've got some photos of Gavin you could use as a prototype.


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Care Homes | 11th Oct 2019
Last night (10 October), the National Association of Care Catering (NACC) celebrated outstanding contributions to the care catering sector at the NACC Awards 2019.
The winners of the prestigious awards, which recognise teams and individuals from across the sector that demonstrate innovation, excellence and dedication in their field, were announced at a gala awards dinner at the East Midlands Conference Centre, Nottingham. The special event was attended by the NACC's members, patron and ambassadors together with industry colleagues, partners and guests.
The 2019 NACC Award winners are:
Care Establishment of the Year Award: Ferndown Manor, Care UK
The preferences of residents are at the centre of mealtimes at Ferndown Manor. Menus reflect their tastes and needs, whilst attractive, relaxed dining rooms create enjoyable and unhurried restaurant-quality dining experiences. The judges confirmed that their success can be summed up in the words of one resident who said: "It's like a five-star hotel with care."
Meals on Wheels Award: County Enterprise Foods Nottinghamshire County Council
The in-house Meals on Wheels team champions the benefits of the important service. As well as delivering nutritious meals it provides valuable community support, which most recently includes Scambuster training to help protect the vulnerable from scams. The judges praised the service, saying: "It's very clear this multi-award-winning enterprise never rests on its laurels."
Catering Team of the Year Award: Soil Association, Food for Life; Getting together through food
The innovative, intergenerational Food for Life Better Care initiative brings together care home residents and children in nurseries and schools across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. The positive results include increased food and fluid intake, improved memory recall and reduced social isolation. The judges described it as: "A superb example of teamwork across disparate organisations with a shared goal."
Catering Manager of the Year Award: Adriano Carvalho, head chef, Gracewell of Newbury
Motivated to improve the quality of services for residents, families and staff, Adriano created a development programme to inspire internal progression. In the last two years, there have been no resignations and in the last year, no agency staff and less than 10% absence. The judges were impressed, stating: "Here we saw a passionate and constant innovator who never ever stands still."
Our Care Catering Hero Award: Ivan Nobrega, service driver, apetito
In 2019, Ivan performed an outstanding act of bravery. On discovering a fire at a client's home, he alerted the emergency services and got the husband and wife couple safely out of the property. Their home was destroyed and there's no doubt his quick thinking saved their lives. The judges agreed with Ivan's line manager who said: "He's a dedicated and modest individual who sees his round as personally his own."
Region of the Year Award, sponsored by Meiko: North Region
The North region held onto the hotly-contested title of Region of the Year for the second year running. An achievement the judges described as 'well-deserved'.
Pam Rhodes Outstanding Achievement Award: Berenice Pretlove
The Pam Rhodes Award recognises the work and commitment of an individual that has made a lasting contribution to the NACC. For the past seven years, Berenice has supported the association, continually raising its profile through communications. She has advised executive board members, been instrumental in responding to the media, managing communications and establishing key relationships, represented the association at major events and has been editor of the NACC Yearbook since 2014. Berenice has become a font of knowledge and key member of the NACC and is well respected for her genuine passion and going above the call of duty.
Chairman's Award 2019: Adam Michallat-Cox
Neel Radia, the NACC Chairman, awarded this special recognition to Adam Michallat-Cox, describing him as a NACC unsung hero. A member of the NACC for 14 years, he's been consistently supportive, volunteering his time to help drive the growth of the association. Adam has held regional and national positions, including South West Secretary, South West Chair and National Deputy Chair and has worked tirelessly behind the scenes. As well as supporting the NACC, Adam does a lot of great work for the wider community, including being the founder and now trustee of the Bristol Dementia Action Alliance.
Neel Radia, national chair of the NACC, commented: "Congratulations to the NACC Awards 2019 winners. They are all fine examples of the exceptional talent, dedication and innovation that the care catering sector produces.
"It's an absolute privilege to honour the hard work and vision of care catering professionals up and down the country. They really are unsung heroes. Their incredible work helps ensure individuals in a care environment receive the quality care they deserve. Through innovation and unwavering commitment, person-centred nutrition, hydration and wellbeing are always at the core of mealtimes, whatever challenges the sector faces. The awards have always been a personal highlight and celebrating our inspirational and deserved winners was a wonderful way to end my six-year tenure as NACC chairman."
For more information on the NACC Awards 2019 and the NACC visit www.thenacc.co.uk
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No, Losing Weight With PCOS Isn't Easy, but It Is Possible—Here's How to Make It Happen
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In the United States, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) affects 6-12% of women, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. For women with a PCOS diagnosis, it can affect many aspects of their health, especially weight.
But what is PCOS, exactly? "PCOS is a complex metabolic syndrome that affects nearly every system of the body including the ovaries, adrenal glands, pituitary gland, and more. It is characterized by irregular menstrual cycles, high androgens, and polycystic ovaries (ovaries that have more than 12 follicles each)," says Melissa Groves, RDN, LD and author of A Balanced Approach to PCOS: 16 Weeks of Meal Prep & Recipes for Women Managing Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome.
Unfortunately, PCOS raises the risk for infertility, diabetes, heart disease, and certain gynecological cancers. And women often experience many other symptoms as well. "Women with PCOS have infrequent, heavy and prolonged periods, in addition to difficulty getting pregnant and struggles with acne and abnormal hair growth on the chin and chest and even male pattern balding," says Dr. Dana Elborno, MD, OB/GYN at Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital.
One of the most common side effects of PCOS? Weight gain and difficulty losing weight.
"Most women with PCOS have insulin resistance, hormone imbalances, and adrenal dysfunction that can make losing weight feel impossible," says Groves.
Libby Mills, MS, RD, LDN, FAND, registered dietitian and spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics adds, "Women with PCOS struggle to lose weight because of the insulin resistance and resulting high blood sugar. When blood sugar is too high and not being used for energy, then it will be stored as fat. This can raise the body mass index (BMI), which in turn can add to the insulin resistance."
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As discouraging as some of these facts around PCOS and weight loss are, losing weight with PCOS isn't impossible. Here are 10 ways to make it happen.
"Most people do not get nearly enough fiber, which is found mainly in fruits, vegetables, legumes, and whole grains. Fiber helps keep us full and slows the absorption of glucose into the bloodstream," says Groves. "Studies have linked a higher intake of fiber in PCOS to lower weight, body fat, and belly fat, as well as improvement in insulin sensitivity. The recommendation for women is 14 grams of fiber per 1,000 calories consumed, or around 25-28 grams a day. I recommend including fiber in every meal and snack."
Adds Dr. Elborno, "Bulgur wheat, barley, quinoa, oatmeal, whole wheat pasta or bread are all great options."
And you should also put an emphasis on veggies. "There is no rule saying that you can't have more veggies like zucchini, asparagus, broccoli, tomatoes and pepper," says Mills. "Filling up on more vegetables works because the fiber and water in these vegetables will help fill you up and keep you fuller between meals on fewer calories."
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Eat protein consistently throughout the day
"Protein helps stabilize blood sugar and increases satiety after a meal, which may help decrease cravings and lead to eating fewer calories overall," says Groves. "A higher-protein diet in PCOS has been linked to weight loss. I recommend women with PCOS aim for 25-30 grams of protein per meal and 8-10 grams per snack."
Eat a "healthy" plate
"In general, PCOS-friendly diets should divide calories during the day into 40% carbs, 45% fats and 15% protein. This division of calories has been shown in studies to decrease insulin levels and improve weight loss measures in PCOS patients," says Dr. Elborno. "An easy and stress-free way to maintain these ratios is to follow the Harvard Healthy Plate model. Divide up your plate into quarters. Keep half the plate for raw salad or steamed veggies, one-fourth of the plate for a lean protein and one-fourth of the plate for whole grains. Use healthy fats like coconut oil and olive for cooking and to drizzle over your veggies. Do this at every meal, including breakfast. Yes, you can and should have veggies for breakfast! This keeps you on track to maintain those ratios."
Eat breakfast
"Eating a breakfast that is high in protein, healthy fats, and fiber helps set you up for a more stable blood sugar day. Many women are under-fueling throughout the day and then wondering why they're having cravings and binges in the afternoon and evening," says Groves. "Studies have shown that eating a high-protein breakfast can help reduce appetite throughout the day and that women with PCOS who eat a larger breakfast have improvements in markers such as insulin resistance and androgen levels."
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Eat smaller, more frequent meals
"Eating smaller, more frequent meals helps maintain blood sugar in a healthful range. This may mean eating four to five smaller meals each day. Maintaining blood sugar in a healthy range prevents highs in blood sugar. When blood sugar is too high and is not being used for energy, then it will be stored a fat," says Mills. "These mini-meals need to include some lean protein or low fat-dairy, plenty of fiber from legumes, whole grains fruits, a good amount of vegetables and some healthful fat from nuts, seed, avocado or healthful oil like olive oil or canola oil."
Increase your intake of healthy fats
"Patients with PCOS are at higher risk of developing high cholesterol for several reasons, including their imbalance of estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone," says Dr. Elborno. "Increasing your intake of unsaturated fats and avoiding saturated fats can be protective and decrease your risk for atherosclerosis and coronary heart disease over the long run."
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Eat an anti-inflammatory diet
"The link between inflammation and obesity is well established. Inflammation increases obesity and obesity worsens inflammation in a vicious cycle. An anti-inflammatory diet pattern that is high in fruits, vegetables, and omega-3 fatty acids from fatty fish and nuts (such as the Mediterranean diet) has been linked to improvements in inflammatory markers, weight, and health in general," says Groves. "To eat an anti-inflammatory diet, focus on whole foods and minimize inflammatory fats from vegetable oils (peanut, safflower, etc), processed foods, and added sugars."
Minimize added sugars
"Added sugars contribute a large proportion of calories to the American diet and an excess of added sugars makes blood sugar balance more difficult to achieve, which can worsen insulin resistance," says Groves. "The U.S. guidelines recommend that no more than 10% of daily calories come from added sugar; the WHO guidelines recommend no more than 5%. For someone eating a 2,000 calorie a day diet, 5% of calories would translate to eating no more than 25 grams a day of added sugar, which is a reasonable guideline for women with PCOS wanting to lose weight."
"Movement improves insulin sensitivity. This can be as simple as moving the arms in circles, waist bends or pacing the room when on a phone call. Moving for longer periods of time, with greater intensity and variation, will not only improve insulin sensitivity, but will burn more calories, condition the heart and other muscles and improve strength, balance and endurance," says Mills. "Maintaining and building lean body mass by regularly challenging muscles to work helps the body burn calories, even after you've finished exercising. Small bouts of activity are reviving during the day and can stimulate a positive outlook and rev your energy level."
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Choose healthy snacks
"Ensuring you have a healthy snack in between meals keeps your metabolism energized and fights against your body's inclination towards fat storage. Snacks are a great place to sneak more lean proteins and healthy fats into your diet," says Dr. Elborno. "Think egg whites and olive oil, tuna and avocado, almonds and turkey slices to tip you your metabolic balance into fat burning."
Next up, what is the best diet for PCOS?
Melissa Groves, RDN, LD and author of A Balanced Approach to PCOS: 16 Weeks of Meal Prep & Recipes for Women Managing Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
Dana Elborno, MD, OB/GYN at Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital.
Libby Mills, MS, RD, LDN, FAND, registered dietitian and spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
Nutrients: "Ten-year trends in fiber and whole grain intakes and food sources for the United States population: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2001-2010."
Clinical Nutrition: "Dietary intake, body composition and metabolic parameters in women with polycystic ovary syndrome."
Clinical Endocrinol: "Increased fibre and reduced trans fatty acid intake are primary predictors of metabolic improvement in overweight polycystic ovary syndrome – substudy of randomized trial between diet, exercise and diet plus exercise for weight control"
Mayo Clinic: "Nutrition and healthy eating."
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition: "Effects of increased dietary protein-to-carbohydrate ratios in women with polycystic ovary syndrome."
Gynecol Endocrinol: "Substituting poly- and mono-unsaturated fat for dietary carbohydrate reduces hyperinsulinemia in women with polycystic ovary syndrome."
Harvard School of Public Health: "Healthy Eating Plate."
Clinical Science: "Effects of caloric intake timing on insulin resistance and hyperandrogenism in lean women with polycystic ovary syndrome."
Advances In Nutrition: "A Review of the Evidence Surrounding the Effects of Breakfast Consumption on Mechanisms of Weight Management."
North American Journal of Medicine & Science: "Anti-Inflammatory Dietary Combo in Overweight and Obese Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome."
BMJ: "Ultra-processed foods and added sugars in the US diet: evidence from a nationally representative cross-sectional study."
Fertility and Sterility: "Effects of protein versus simple sugar intake on weight loss in polycystic ovary syndrome (according to the National Institutes of Health criteria)."
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The Amsterdam Healthy Weight Programme, aimed at tackling childhood obesity in the Dutch capital, is inspiring boroughs throughout the UK to follow suit. To enable knowledge sharing between Dutch and British policy advisors and public health workers, the Dutch Embassy in the UK organised a Childhood Obesity Seminar on 29 January 2019. Dozens of professionals from all over the UK attended this event, organised in collaboration with the Centre for Food Policy at City, University of London.
A keynote speech by Karen den Hertog, programme director of the City of Amsterdam's Healthy Weight Programme, was followed by a very insightful panel discussion with British health experts Prof. Corinna Hawkes (Director of the Centre for Food Policy at City, University of London and Vice Chair of London's Child Obesity Taskforce), Health Economist Dr. Emma Frew (from the University of Birmingham's Institute of Applied Health Research), Dr. Arif Rajpura (Director of Public Health at Blackpool Council) and Jon Siddall (Director of Funding at the Guy's and St Thomas' Charity).
Severely overweight or obese people often develop very serious diseases as a result of their unhealthy lifestyle, including diabetes, heart disease and various types of cancer. A deteriorating health that makes people dependend on medication and other support is not just dramatic for those people living with these lifestyle-related diseases, it often also puts a heavy burden on the support system around them: family, friends and the public health services.
All experts agree that tackling the problem requires a collective responsibility. In today's society, the unhealthy option often is the easiest option: high-calorie, low-nutrient foods and drinks are cheap and widely available and most people's day-to-day tasks can be done without moving much nowadays. Politicians and policymakers are realising that they too have a responsibility in curbing this worrying trend.
The City of Amsterdam works with various public and private partners to remove unhealthy stimuli from the environment, to make children's playgrounds more attractive, to install water taps around the city, and to take various other actions that combat obesity, mainly in children. The City of London has recently announced similar measures, including the well-reported ban on junk food advertising in tube stations and bus stops across London.
To view the photos taken at this event visit the Flickr page of the Embassy.


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PFC Benjamin Kaplow
US ARMY, 26th Infantry (Yankee Division) 104th Regiment, WW11
1943 Letter Index
Ben's Travel Journal
Ben's Photo Album
Discharge Papers
Yankee Division History
104th Infantry History
Yankee Division Newspaper
YD Humor
Austria Guide
WW11 Currency
1943 Madison HS Yearbook
Meet Florence Kaplow
Click on the links to read my letters, listen to audio too!
Jan 2, 1945 — I didn't stay up to usher in the New Year. I let the artillery do that. Combat medal for Mom to wear until I get home.
Jan 4, 1945 — It really was a pleasure to see all the Heinies, some with their hands above their head and others_________!
Jan 5, 1945 — Fellow playing popular tunes on piano in bar. Strange as it seems, it touched my heart!
Jan 10, 1945 — U.S. papers say the war is coming to an end. Notice I say U.S. papers. I, too, was optimistic. Not now.
Jan 12 1945 — 26th (Yankee Division) liberated the French town of Vic-sur-Sielle – GI's hold Religious Rites for Jewish soldiers.
Jan 16, 1945 — Times mentions towns that we've fought for, lived in, and left behind to the invading forces of the rear echelon.
Jan. 20, 1945 To: Commanding General, Officers & Men of the III Corps From: G.S. Patton, Jr., Lt. General, U.S. Army
Jan 21, 1945 — Getting a new clutch. Don't care how long it takes cause it's a nice rest. Hope I can find the Command Post when I go back.
Jan 28, 1945 — Finally on German soil.
Jan 29, 1945 — Sending home a watch I took from a prisoner. Rec'd delicious fruit cake. Did you get my money orders?
Jan 29, 1945 – We remarked that the Krauts could never throw anything in. They proved us wrong in a hurry.
Feb 1, 1945 –This page has three V-Mail letters.
Feb 2, 1945 — Ordinarily we're not in one spot long enough, so laundry soap won't be of any use.
Feb 13, 1945 – Living in a house with civilians. There are two daughters, 18 & 20 yrs. old. If only I could speak the language.
Feb 18, 1945 This place is about 20 miles behind the lines. Can't even hear the artillery. Getting homesick for the States.
Feb 19, 1945 Short note – the weather is beautiful.
Feb 22, 1945 Had an accident. I came out okay but my guard was sent to the hospital. Been doing all the driving.
Feb 22, 1945 It looks like the Army is going to give me a birthday present. More later.
Feb 25, 1945 – Better make it a long subscription cause it looks like I won't be home for a long time.
Feb 28, 1945 Poignant letter. 20th birthday – Still in Germany – "Get Tully's Boston Traveler. He follows us in paper."
Mar 23, 1945 – Letter about "Gay Paree". Returning to Front – took an ornamental knife from crying woman – prisoners & dead Krauts.
Mar 26, 1945 Crossing the Rhine. More than one Kraut plane trying to bomb the bridge. Last night I saw four of them shot down.
Mar 27, 1945 — Office of the Commanding General – Commending the 26th – Not easy to read. Listen to the mp3.
April 2, 1945 – Happy Passover. Berlin is getting closer & closer. We're on the move constantly during the day & far into nite.
Apr 6, 8, 28, 1945 v-mails. Maybe the carpenters never listened to Hitlers "Supermen" speeches.
Apr 18, 1945 Family forwarded Ben's letter to brother about upcoming trip to Paris. So this letter is out of order. Here Ben's excitement about going to Paris is palpable.
Apr 25, 1945 – Whole division of Hungarians surrendered to us. Lined up on highway as far as the eye could see.
May 1, 1945 – Baby girl born under our roof. Got our Doc who had always wanted to deliver a German baby.
May 4, 1945 "Nazis' 1940 Hero Gives Up to Yanks" – (AP) With the 26th Division's 328th Infantry.
May 5, 1945 -Well, it kinda looks as if the war is really over now. Hitler, Mussolini, Goebbels, all dead………It looks as if we're the only ones fighting.
May 8, 1945 Sense of relief to know that no longer would we have to dodge German bullets & artillery. Happy Mother's Day
May 11, 1945 Might be able to get film developed if we get to a place that has electricity. War over, no more "looting."
May 17, 1945 Points, Points, Points. Usually followed by "How the @#$!!& did you get so many?"
May 24, 1945 Moved to a small town. Section here displays American, Czech, and Russian flags – they're keeping on safe side.
May 28, 1945 Went to local dance – no fox trots – they dance round & round & round. Wonder they don't get dizzy.
The Kraut soldiers will probably get home long before we will.
Jun 2, 1945 – Believe it or not, but romance has entered my life here in Kremze. Letter to sister, Arnette.
Jun 2, 1945 List of requests grows. Summer has arrived.
Jun 3, 1945 There are two V-Mail envelopes and two V-Mail letters on this page.
Jun 4, 1945 Post card from Prague.
Jun 8, 1945 Ruth, Are you crazy, out of your head, or something, that you want to leave that glorious land of America.
Jun 11, 1945 — Ben's Bronze Star Commendation
Jun 16, 1945 Bronze Star was awarded, and as he pinned it on my shirt, he said, "You've earned this, Kaplow."
Jun 24, 1945 All the joy of driving is gone now. No more cruising at 55 or 60. Don't get the idea that I'm reckless.
Jun 28, 1945 Some of the fellows left last week .. You can't imagine how happy they are. More rumors for the rest of us.
Ben's Photo in Munchberg, Germany, only a few hours from Kremze. Notice the Shell Gas Pump. Now in Kremze, he writes about the gas shortage.
Jul 10, 1945 Stars & Stripes embarkation ETO schedule says we're scheduled for October to be redeployed to Pacific…or, It was easy to get a pass to Pilsen except when Jack Benny was there.
Jul 25, 1945 Moved out of Kremze. Roared through big cities. Wurtzburg & Nurnberg were really demolished in spots.
Jul 30, 1945 Map: We are 15 miles from Fulda. & Stars & Stripes article "Get troops home as soon as possible."
July 31, 1945 Bivouacked on top of a high mountain. Just too cold to write, but we're getting plenty of rations.
Aug 2, 1945 Flash! We're moving out once again. V-Mail.
Aug 8, 1945 Hold your breath – we're going to be Army of Occupation. Most of the outfit is feeling pretty low.
Aug 9, 1945 Happy New Year – Services in Lintz for the Jewish boys. About school, vetoed cause Msg. Cen. can't be spared.
Aug 10, 1945 Now that the Japanese war is about over, the boys are feeling lower than usual about being A. O.
Aug 17, 1945 Sept. 16,1945 are two V-Mail letters on this page.
Aug 17, 1945 Good news that the Japs gave up. Just like V-E day with us, not joyous celebration just talk about going home.
Aug 24, 1945 Rumor that all U.S. forces in Austria must be out of here in Sept, as the British are taking over.
Aug 28, 1945 Never saw concentration camps but few miles from Nuenberg saw bodies shot in head & JUDE printed on jackets.
Aug 31, 1945 — I have the satisfaction of knowing I did a little something in this war. Only one in Msg. Center that has a Bronze Star.
Sept 11, 1945 — Picked up slight case of Yellow Jaundice. Now in Evac. Hospital. Don't worry – other fellows evacuated for same.
Sept 14, 1945 Regensburg 250th Station Hospital. Rest, rest, rest. My excuse about nothing happening will be worked to the bone.
Sept 14, 1945 Picture Postcard of 250th Station Hospital. Ben marks an X to show his room.
Sept 16, 1945 — My hospital only 300-400 yards from Messerschmitt Plant which is now piles of stone & brick. Precision bombing.
Sep 16, 1945 – You've probably heard about being in the hospital for Yellow Jaundice
Sept 18, 1945 — New doctor in today. When he heard what I had, he said "you're good for a month or more."
Sept 20, 1945 –So without further adieu, I give you a typical hospital day in the life of our hero, Pfc Kaplow.
Sept 23, 1945 I'm still doing fine & slowly going batty. You told me if I just wrote that I was okay, it would be sufficient.
Sept 26, 1945 — Reading Benchley & "Try & Stop Me" by Bennett Cerf – I'm off on a laughing jag. Can't stop laughing at sayings.
Sept 29, 1945 — I'm constantly acting out embarking from E.T.O, landing in the USA, the train ride home and finally in Rochester.
Oct 2, 1945 — 26th Division is alerted to leave E.T.O. in December, and I hope I'm with them to the deployment area.
Oct 8, 1945 A Leon Errol picture had me laughing so hard my sides hurt. One guy laughed so hard he threw up.
Oct 12, 1945 Finally received mail from you. It sounds like you're planning to leave the store.
Oct 15, 1945 — God, it burns me up to see how the redeployment program has gone to pieces the past few days.
Oct 18, 1945 — My blood count is down to normal & the Doc put me in for discharge. Now back to my unit & Army greasy food.
Oct 20, 1945a — Sister, Arnette, saved letter Ben wrote to his niece, Carol, on her birth. 63 yrs. later, Carol now in Israel sent a copy.
Oct 20, 1945 – Back in my Company, What a change
Oct 30, 1945 — Took boxcars for three nites to Camp Pittsburgh in France. Picked up small stove which helped to keep us warm.
Nov 4, 1945 Two days ago got last shots. Of all the shots taken in the Army, none affected like these. Half Company laid low.
Nov 5, 1945 – Don't know if we'll go to England or ship out from Le Havre or Marseille. This is the worst letter I've written.
Nov 8, 1945 – Another quickie. Swell nite to stay by the stove with a magazine. It's raining cats & dogs outside.
Nov 11, 1945 – Practically out of coal again. Only 125 miles from Paris but don't think I'll get there again. Maybe to Reims….
Nov 15, 1945 — Serious coal shortage. I hope to hell we move out of this "refrigerator" soon. Still no definite date.
Nov 19, 1945 — One of the fellows talked to a guy that knew a fellow who said the General's latrine orderly said…rumors.
Nov 27, 1945 Visited Reims. When I returned, the 1st Sgt said, "You're going to Paris tomorrow." I did for a wonderful visit.
Dec 2, 1945 – 104th awarded Croix de Guerre by the French Government. Leaving from Marseille-10-14 days to States.
Dec 8, 1945 – In Marseille area on windy mountain with two divisions ahead of us. Hope I don't have to write many more letters.


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Zinc alphabet letters. Sold individually.
Perfect for spelling out names, good thoughts, and more! Can be mounted on a wall.
"Lord, look down from heaven above and touch this special child with love. Protect and guide this little one until each and every day is done. Remind us often that it's true: This little life is a gift from you. A miracle You've sent our way. Lord, bless this little child."
Wash with similar colors in warm water. Do not bleach. Do not iron.
"You are my sunshine, my only sunshine. You make me happy when skies are grey. You'll never know, dear, how much I love you. Please don't take my sunshine away."
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Each piglet is handmade. Variations will occur.


1. Where is your pen pal from? 你的笔友来自哪儿? She's from Japan. 她来自日本.
2. Where does he live? 他住在哪儿? He lives in Paris. 他住在巴黎.
3. What language(s) does he speak? 他说哪(几)种语言?
4. Where is Sydney? 悉尼在哪儿?
5. Does she have brothers or sisters? 她有兄弟和姐妹吗?
6. Does she speak English? 她说英语吗?
8. What does he want? 他想要什么?
9. What does he like? 他喜欢什么?
1. Is there a …? 有……吗? Yes, there is. /No, there isn't. 是,有的./不,没有.
2. Where is the supermarket? 超市在哪儿? It's next to the library. 它在图书馆旁边.
3. Thank you very much. 非常感谢你.
1. Let's see the pandas first. 让我们先去看熊猫吧.
3. What animals do you like? 你喜欢什么动物?
4. What other animals do you like? 你还喜欢别的什么动 物?
5. Isn't he cute? 他可爱吗?
7. Where do you want to go now? 你现在想去哪儿?
1. I want to be an actor. 我想成为一名演员.
2. What does he do? 他是做什么的? He's a waiter. 他是个服务员.
1.What are you doing? 你在过什么? I'm watching TV. 我正在看电视.
8. join CCTV's Around The World show 参加中央电视台世界 各地栏目 什么样的人? She wants to be a policewoman. 她想成为一个女警察.
6. Dear sir or Madam, 亲爱的先生或女士, He's reading. 他正在阅读.
2. That sounds good. 那听起来不错.
3. What's he taking? 他正在拿什么?
4. What's he waiting for? 他在等什么?
5. What's he reading? 他在读什么?
6. Who are Ben and Tim talking to? 本和蒂姆在和谁说话?
7. What are they talking about? 他们正谈论什么?
8. Where are they all going? 他们将要去哪儿?
9. Where is he swimming? 他正在哪儿游泳?
10. Is Tina there? 蒂娜在那儿吗? No, she isn't. 不,她没在.
12. Are you surfing? 你在冲浪吗? No, I'm not. 不,我没有.
1. How's the weather in … /there? 那儿天气任何? It's raining/snowing. 正下着雨/雪呢. It's cloudy/sunny/windy. 是多云的天气(阴天)/晴天/刮风 的天气.
2. How's it going?近来怎么样? Great. /Not bad. /Pretty good. /Terrible! 很好./还不坏./相当好./太糟(可怕)了!
4. I'm surprised + 从句 我对……很吃惊.
5. It's winter in France. ( 这时)在法国是冬天.
1. Is the library between the hotel and the mall? 图书馆在酒店和购物街之间吗? No, it's not! 不,它没在那儿!
2. Do you work in a hospital? 你在一家医院工作吗?
3. Please tell your pen pal what your neighborhood is like. 请告述你的笔友你的邻居是什么样的人.
4. Talk about where people are from. 谈论一下人们来自哪儿.
1. What does your friend look like? 你的朋友长什么样? She is of medium build, and she has long hair. 她是属于中等身材,并留着长头发.
2. Do you remember …? 你记得……吗?
3. I don't think he's so great. 我不认为他是那么的棒.
5. Here come the movie actors. 电影明星过来了.


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Yangon, Myanmar- World Lethwei Championship (WLC), the world's largest bareknuckle fighting organisation, hosted WLC: MIGHTY WARRIORS in Mandalay, Myanmar on 22 February. In the main event, Portuguese veteran Antonio Faria knocked out Saw Htoo Aung to become the first ever Light Welterweight World Lethwei Champion. Faria's precision striking proved too much for Saw Htoo Aung, who looked to be knocked out on his feet by a flurry of strikes from Faria. Saw Htoo Aung tried recovering to no avail and went down for the last time after another blitzing combination from Faria.
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In the co-main event, Ukraine's Sasha Moisa knocked out Shwe Yar Mann in his promotional and lethwei debut. Shwe Yar Mann fought off one knockdown but was unable to continue after a series of devastating punches and elbows from Moisa, who trains out of the same gym as Antonio Faria.
In other action, Yan Naing Tun continues his impressive winning streak with a unanimous decision victory over Saw Ba Oo and Nguyen Tran Duy Nhat becomes the first Vietnamese fighter to win in World Lethwei Championship with a head kick knockout victory over Pich Mtes Khmang.


Kangana Ranaut's 'swagger', Madhavan's subtle nature and Deepak Dobriyal's wittiness in Tanu Weds Manu Returns has struck gold at the box office. Recently released 'Tanu Weds Manu Returns' is spinning its magic at the Box Office. The sequel to the 2011 movie 'Tanu Weds Manu' has now conquered the 100 cr frontier and has earned Rs 103.47 cr by the end of the tenth day of its run.
1. Love does not grow old. Love is like fine wine, the older the better.
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2. Just because your relationship is going through a bad phase, it does not mean that things will not get better.
3. If you failed in your first love, it does not mean you'll fail again.
You can fall in love again. Raja Awasthi, even after having his heart broken so badly by Tanu in part 1, falls for Kusum and gives his love a second chance. You should always give a second chance to Love.
4. Ego is the worst enemy of all the relationships.
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7. Never ever give up on true love!
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There are no shortcuts for missionaries—even famous ones.
Given that Africa has often been a graveyard for missionaries, Bruce Wilkinson's sad and sudden departure probably shouldn't surprise us. In 2002, flush with celebrity, the Prayer of Jabez author determined to use his newfound wealth and influence to address Africa's tremendous social and spiritual problems. Eventually, his territory-enlarging vision narrowed to Swaziland, a tiny, impoverished kingdom abutting South Africa. Swaziland, with a population of 1.1 million people, has 70,000 orphans, mostly because of AIDS.
Wilkinson announced plans to start Dream for Africa (DFA), a $190 million project that would house 10,000 orphans on a 32,500-acre complex by the end of this year. The plan included a golf course, a dude ranch, abstinence training, and the planting of 500,000 small vegetable gardens. But facing hostile, misinformed accounts in the Swazi press and resistance from government officials, Wilkinson, 58, announced last fall he was leaving Africa and taking an early retirement from active ministry. The dream would continue, but in other hands and on a much smaller scale.
"Bruce was quite broken at this time," a source who requested anonymity told CT. "[DFA] had physically, emotionally, spiritually, and financially taken a serious toll."
Like many missionaries, he burned out. Wilkinson, who admits that his Jabez-like prayer for the audacious project did not work, told The Wall Street Journal, "I'll put it down as one of the disappointments of my career."
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Company insolvencies hit a five-year low
By Marcus Leach
Company insolvency figures are at a five year low, according to data released by the Insolvency Service.
The number of companies going bust in England and Wales has dropped to its lowest level since the end of 2007.
The official data shows that 986 firms went into administration, receivership or a company voluntary arrangement in the third quarter of this year. That was a 25% drop on the previous quarter.
However, personal insolvencies rose slightly, to 28,062, though that was still fewer than a year ago.
"Insolvency figures have a habit of striking a bum note, even amid a chorus of positive economic news," Nick O'Reilly, insolvency partner at the chartered accountants HW Fisher & Company, commented.
"But for once, this latest data is in tune with the economic growth and job creation seen in the third quarter.
"Total company liquidations have dropped to their lowest level for two years, hinting that as the recovery takes hold fewer businesses are going to the wall.
"But the numbers do not tell the full story. They fail to show the pressure which has built up in the system, as thousands of companies bump along the bottom, kept alive only by low interest rates, and frequently by their owners pumping personal savings into them.
"We're routinely seeing struggling companies taking on work at below cost, simply to keep the cash coming in. But this is only delaying the inevitable.
"Of course such unproductive and loss-making companies are dragging down the economy as a whole, and can only defy business gravity for so long.
"However there are signs that some of these zombie companies are finally being put out of their misery, as compulsory liquidations have risen since the last quarter."


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class m200505_121201__alter_table__shop_user extends Migration
{
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        $tableName = "shop_user";

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            UPDATE
                `shop_user` as c
            SET
                c.cms_site_id = (select cms_site.id from cms_site where cms_site.is_default = 1)
        ")->execute();

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            "{$tableName}__cms_site_id", $tableName,
            'cms_site_id', '{{%cms_site}}', 'id', 'CASCADE', 'CASCADE'
        );
    }

    public function safeDown()
    {
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}


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Q: How and when do I generate a Node/Express cookie secret? I'm building a node/express app and am using the express-session and mongo-connect modules to store my sessions and persist them on restart.
However, a new cookie ID is still generated every time I restart the server. I've narrowed the problem down to my session secret, which is a randomly generated string of 16 chars Here is my session code:
app.use(session({
    secret:  dbops.randomString(16),   // generate a 16 random char string
        saveUninitialized: false,
        resave: true,
        store: new MongoStore({
            db: thisDb,
            ttl: 14 * 24 * 60 * 60
         })
}));

The issue is with my randomString function - when I replace it with a static string, my sessions persist through a server restart. What should my cookie secret be? Should I just pick one long randomized string and store in in an ENV variable?
I think I'm generally still confused on the purpose of the string, since my Cookie SID seems to be generated randomly anyway.

A: A typical session cookie looks something like this:
s%3Al3ozSdvQ83TtC5RvJ.CibaQoHtaY0H3QOB1kqR8H2A

It'll be longer than this but the format is much the same.

*

*The s%3A at the start indicates that it is a signed cookie.

*The l3ozSdvQ83TtC5RvJ is the session id (you can confirm this by checking req.session.id on the server).

*The CibaQoHtaY0H3QOB1kqR8H2A is the signature.

You can think of the secret as a bit like a password used to generate the signature
In general, signing is used to confirm that the text originated from the right place. Someone might be able to tamper with the text but they wouldn't be able to sign it using the correct signature because they don't know the secret. In the context of cookies the 'origin' for the cookie is the server itself, so it just provides a way to confirm that the cookie that comes back is the same one that was sent.
However, in the context of session ids that doesn't really matter because if someone changes their session cookie it'll just mean they won't be logged in anymore because it won't match the id in the database. So why bother signing them?
Generating a random session id is actually quite difficult. Even if it looks random to you it may still be possible for someone to guess it. Signatures can help to solve this problem: how do we stop someone guessing another user's session id when the 'random' ids aren't very random?
Let's take this to a hypothetical extreme. Rather than using random session ids let's just count up, so the first session has id 1, the next session would be 2 and so forth. It's easy for someone to guess what the session ids are but that isn't enough to hijack a session. They'd also need to be able to sign it, to get something like this:
s%3A432.D5egYRj1G7sJyfbyB7jDh7Gf

The session id here is 432 and wouldn't be difficult to guess but without knowing the signature a hacker couldn't do anything with that knowledge. So signatures make it difficult to guess the cookie value even if you can guess the 'random' part.
Back to your question about express-session, as the name suggests the secret needs to be kept secret. It needs to stay the same between restarts or, as you've noticed, the signatures all become invalid and the old session cookies will all be rejected. It also needs to be the same between Nodes in a cluster as there's no guarantee that requests will always go to the same Node.
You should also be aware of the keys setting that can be used instead of secret. Using keys allows you to change the secret used to generate signatures without immediately invalidating all the existing sessions. The idea is that you specify an array of keys (secrets). Only the first one would be used for generating the signatures but all the entries would be valid for checking an incoming signature on a cookie. The idea is simply that old secrets can be included in the array for as long as they're needed and then they can be removed once we're confident that no sessions are using them.

Should I just pick one long randomized string and store it in an ENV variable?

Pretty much. It doesn't have to be crazily long but it does need to be difficult for someone to guess. It's a bit like a password but with the advantage that you don't have to be able to remember it. Ideally you'd keep the secret used in production out of the code and using an environment variable would be one way to achieve that.

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Stuart Armstrong and John Souttar.
Scotland are set to travel to Peru and Mexico with just 21 players after John Souttar and Stuart Armstrong took the total number of withdrawals to six.
It was only a week ago that boss Alex McLeish named his original 24-man group for the end-of-season tour.
But that was quickly followed by a spate of drop-outs as goalkeeper Allan McGregor, defender Barry Douglas and wingers Matt Ritchie and Ryan Fraser decided they could not travel for the games with Peru on May 29 and Mexico on June 2.
Now former Dundee United pair Souttar and Armstrong have informed McLeish they are not fit enough for the trans-Atlantic jaunt.
Celtic midfielder Armstrong tweaked a hamstring during his late substitute appearance in Saturday's William Hill Scottish Cup final win over Motherwell.
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Hearts defender Souttar has been playing with a similar knock for the past few weeks and Jambos boss Craig Levein fears the 21-year-old may yet need surgery.
"We've had a scare with John because this injury is a little worse than we feared," Levein told the Edinburgh Evening News. "I'm hoping it settles down and doesn't require any surgery.
"It was a really weird injury he got against Celtic. He was clearing the ball across his body and someone came in and caught him on the hip joint. It was a right clatter.
"I'm still not 100% sure whether it's just muscular or if there's some damage to the cartilage in the hip. That would a bigger problem for us.
McLeish, who is without a crop of regulars having decided to rest the likes of Celtic stars Craig Gordon, Kieran Tierney, Callum McGregor, James Forrest and Leigh Griffiths, has only called up Hoops goalkeeper Scott Bain, Kilmarnock right-back Stephen O'Donnell and Motherwell winger Chris Cadden so far.
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