The first year of Morrow Academy, the district's online learning program, proved to be a success for students during 2017-18.
The program allows K-12 students in the district to take online courses, either full time or a combination of online and classes at their own school. Last school year, there were 43 full-time online students and 19 students taking a blend of online and on-campus courses.
These students had a graduation rate of 80%.
The advantage of Morrow Academy is that MCSD students have online learning opportunities, but remain enrolled in the district, so they can participate in sports, music, field trips, school events and graduate with their class. "Morrow Academy offers a great balance for students who want online learning, but also want to remain connected to the traditional experience at their school building," said Marie Shimer, Educational Services Director.
There are some new aspects of the program for the 2018-19 school year: the district has added a secondary teacher, Betsy Shane, to be a math teacher and academic coach. There will be more courses designed and taught locally by teachers, and the district will be streamlining the attendance process.
For more information about Morrow Academy or to register, please contact Marie Shimer at 541-922-4016. Information can also be found on the MCSD website.


There are two obvious connections a preacher might make between Psalm 112 and Matthew 5.
The first has potential for highlighting the liturgical season: the light/darkness theme in 112:4 ("They rise in the darkness a light for the upright") appears in Matthew 5 when Jesus proclaims, "You are the light of the world" (verse 14). In this season of Epiphany it is intriguing to reflect deeply on how we who are followers of the light that shines in the darkness, Jesus Christ, also serve as lights in and to the world.
A second, broader possibility is to think of Psalm 112 as an extended beatitude: blessed are those who fear the Lord (verse 1), who delight in his commandments (verse 1), who are gracious, merciful and righteous (verse 4), who deal generously and lend (verse 5), who conduct their affairs with justice (verse 5), who have given to the poor (verse 9).
Like the verses before today's Gospel reading that provide an important lens for vss. 13f, Psalm 112 is a thorough description of the characteristics of those who fear the Lord. Despite the squeamishness of some when it comes to an emphasis on the actions/deeds of those who fear the Lord, there is no denying that Scripture demonstrates a direct correlation between our actions and our way of life.
Psalm 112 even suggests this has a bearing on the future of the righteous ones. Blessed are those who fear the Lord, for their descendants will be mighty in the land. Blessed are those who conduct their affairs with justice, for good will come to them. They will never be shaken. They will be remembered forever. One can hear the rhythm of the beatitudes in the Psalm.
Perhaps the most promising homiletical potential has to do with the complementarity of Psalm 112 and Psalm 111; they belong together. The two Psalms are similar in organization; both are acrostic poems, which contain twenty-two lines with each line beginning with successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet.
Even more, they utilize similar words and phrases: both refer to the upright (111:1 and 112:2, 4), agents who are gracious and merciful (111:4 and 112:4), providers (111:5 and 112:9), and doers of justice (111:7 and 112:5). Both focus heavily on the future (in 111:8 the works are established forever and ever, and in 112:8 hearts are steady and in the end will triumph).
The amazing thing about this similar use of language is that one Psalm (111) is focused on the deeds of the Lord and the other (112) is focused on the deeds of those who fear the Lord. Could it be that those who fear the Lord are expected to act like the Lord? Even more, could it be that those who find great delight in his commands are capable of mirroring the deeds of the Lord?
The complementarity of these two Psalms suggests so. Before our works righteousness detectors sound, note that Psalm 111 comes first; it is only because our Lord is already gracious and merciful and just that we are at all capable of being gracious and merciful and just. It is this admission that offers a possible lens through which to read Matthew 5. We are not "the light of the world" and "salt of the earth" ex nihilo.
No, we are "the light of the world" and "salt of the earth" because our Lord Jesus is light and salt and because Jesus proclaims us as such. One could say that the Psalm 111-like portion of Matthew 5 is the fact that Jesus is the proclaimer. The law and commandments do not disappear with Jesus' coming; rather, they are fulfilled. The Psalm 112-like commitments do not go away; in fact, the righteousness of those who fear the Lord is to exceed that of the scribes and Pharisees (Matthew 5:20).
Our lives and our futures are shaped by the way we mirror the deeds of our Lord. Our generous dealings and just affairs, our free distribution and generosity toward the poor, mirror the deeds of our Lord. Our actions are described in terms of our Lord's actions. Our Lord's actions shape and guide our actions. Hallelujah. Praise the Lord!
Important addendum: If we preachers fail to attend to verse 10 in Psalm 112 and verses 17-20 in Matthew 5, our hearers will notice. So, homiletical tip number one is not to ignore these sections. Of course, there is the question of how to address them. Perhaps these few points will prompt your reflections, at least with regard to the psalm.
First, note the ratio of words focused on the righteous to those focused on the wicked. Clearly the psalmist is more interested in attending to the deeds and descriptions of the lives of the righteous. Second, perhaps the psalmist is preparing his hearers for their naysayers; that is, those who look on with anger. Verse 10 need not be a threat to the righteous but a statement of the obvious; there will be those who do not conduct their lives similarly.
Finally, contrast the pitiful yield of the wicked ("nothing") and the bountiful yield of the righteous (verses 1-9). Fearing the Lord and finding delight in his commands will make a difference in our lives, now and in the future. Perhaps there are those in your midst who can attest to this claim. That would be a powerful sermon.
Discussion on texts for Fifth Sunday after Epiphany (Ordinary 5) (Feb. 9, 2014): (Gospel) Matthew 5:13-20; (1st Reading) Isaiah 58:1-9a [9b-12]; Psalm 112:1-9 ; (2nd Reading) 1 Corinthians 2:1-12 [13-16].


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Jake Rudh's Day Off: tracing the films of John Hughes
Jake Rudh poses outside the home used as Cameron Frye's house in the 1986 John Hughes film, 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off.' (Mercedes Rudh for MPR)
I think Ferris said it best – "Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it."
It was with those words in mind that I decided Chicago was the place I'd officially exit my 30s and enter the 40s. Besides, Wally World doesn't exist.
Like most of us raised in the '80s, the movies of John Hughes made a big impact on my life, from the content covered in the films to the rad tunes used on their soundtracks (cue Simple Minds).
For close to a decade, I've celebrated the work of Mr. Hughes annually by hosting club events where I play iconic clips and unforgettable songs throughout … but now it was time to go see where all the magic happened and visit the actual filming locations of many of these beloved movies.
Some might find this to be an odd way of celebrating one's birthday. To them I quote Andrew Clark (the athlete) from The Breakfast Club: "We're all pretty bizarre. Some of us are just better at hiding it, that's all."
Many thanks to my wife, who encourages her husband to be bizarre; to Meghann and Chris, the proud, new owners of "The Ferris Bueller house" for the awesomely surreal tour of their beautiful home; and to The Current's Luke Taylor for his help in putting this together. I hope you enjoy the tour of these iconic filming locations.
Now that I'm officially in my 40s, I must concentrate on those urges to raid Barry Manilow's wardrobe.
"I bet Cameron is sitting in his car debating whether or not to go out."
Outside the house in Highland Park, Ill., that served as the home of Cameron Frye (Alan Ruck) in the film, "Ferris Bueller's Day Off." (Jake Rudh | MPR)
"I love driving it; it is so choice."
Outside the house in Highland Park, Ill., that served as the home of Cameron Frye (Alan Ruck) in the film, "Ferris Bueller's Day Off," Jake Rudh strikes a pose similar to actor Matthew Broderick. (Mercedes Rudh for MPR)
Inside the house in Highland Park, Ill., that served as the home of Cameron Frye (Alan Ruck) in the film, "Ferris Bueller's Day Off." (Jake Rudh | MPR)
"You killed the car."
"Here's where Cameron goes berserk."
Glencoe Beach, the location for the scene "where Cameron goes berserk" in John Hughes' 1986 film, "Ferris Bueller's Day Off." (Jake Rudh | MPR)
At Glencoe Beach, Jake Rudh re-creates the scene "where Cameron goes berserk" in John Hughes' 1986 film, "Ferris Bueller's Day Off." (courtesy Jake Rudh)
Jake Rudh carefully re-creating a scene from "Ferris Bueller's Day Off." (Jake Rudh | MPR)
Sign indicating the direction of Glencoe Beach, a location used in John Hughes' 1986 film, "Ferris Bueller's Day Off." (Jake Rudh | MPR)
"Oh, Sloane, dear — hurry along now."
(Glenbrook North High School, 2300 Shermer Road, Northbrook, Ill.)
Jake Rudh re-creates a memorable scene from "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" outside Glenbrook North High School. (Mercedes Rudh for MPR)
"So that's how it is in their family …"
Staircase at Glenbrook North High School, as seen in the film "Ferris Bueller's Day Off." (Jake Rudh | MPR)
Sloane: "What are you interested in?"
Cameron: "Nothing."
Sloane: "Me neither."
(Alexander Calder "Flamingo statue" at 230 South Dearborn Street, Chicago)
Alexander Calder's "Flamingo" frames a scene in "Ferris Bueller's Day Off," filmed on location in the Federal Plaza in front of the Kluczynski Federal Building in Chicago. (courtesy Jake Rudh)
"I think I see my dad."
(Willis Tower, 233 South Wacker Drive, Chicago)
Inside Chicago's Willis Tower, Jake Rudh re-creates a scene performed by Alan Ruck as Cameron Frye in the film, "Ferris Bueller's Day Off." (Mercedes Rudh for MPR)
Instrumental: "Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want" – cover by The Dream Academy
(Art Institute of Chicago)
At the Art Insitute of Chicago, Jake Rudh admires the painting "Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte" by Georges Seurat, just like the character Cameron Frye (Alan Ruck) did in the film "Ferris Bueller's Day Off." (Mercedes Rudh for MPR)
"Four thousand restaurants in the downtown area, I pick the one my father goes to."
(22 West Schiller Street, Chicago)
The exterior of this building on Schiller Street in Chicago served as the façade for the restaurant Chez Quis in the film, "Ferris Bueller's Day Off." (Jake Rudh | MPR)
"Automobile?? … Lake. Big lake."
This house in Evanston, Ill., served as the Baker family's residence in the 1984 John Hughes film, "Sixteen Candles." (Jake Rudh | MPR)
Music under: "If You Were Here" by Thompson Twins; die-hard Hughes fans will get this.
(Glencoe Union Church at 263 Park Avenue in Glencoe, Ill.)
Jake Rudh re-creates an unforgettable scene from John Hughes' 1984 film "Sixteen Candles" outside the Glencoe Union Church. (Mercedes Rudh for MPR)
"Will you please be quiet? We don't want to announce to everyone that she has her period!"
The interior of Glencoe Union Church, location of the wedding scene in "Sixteen Candles." (Jake Rudh | MPR)
The exterior of Glencoe Union Church, as seen in John Hughes' 1984 film, "Sixteen Candles." (Jake Rudh | MPR)
Exterior of Glencoe Union Church, as seen in the film "Sixteen Candles." (Jake Rudh | MPR)
"Be polite to his parents, OK?"
("Jake Ryan's House" — Highland Park, Ill.)
This house in suburban Highland Park, Ill., served as the exterior of Jake Ryan's house (and its infamous party scene) in the film, "Sixteen Candles." (Jake Rudh | MPR)
"But what we found out is that each one of us is a brain, an athlete, a basket case, a princess and a criminal. Does that answer your question? Sincerely yours, the Breakfast Club."
Jake Rudh thrusts his fist in the air like Judd Nelson in "The Breakfast Club." (Mercedes Rudh for MPR)
Be sure to listen to my archived "Tribute to John Hughes" episode of Transmission from July 24, 2014.

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No secret that I enjoy attending shows. Not many fit the troubadour - unaccompanied solo artist - variety. At the very least most artists enjoy the support of at least one accomplished sideman. I probably saw John B. Sebastian in troubadour mode the most; Roger McGuinn second. No offense to the former leaders of the Lovin' Spoonful and The Byrds respectively but the recent concert by Squeeze primary vocalist and lead guitarist Glenn Tilbrook gets the "GOAT" that some football purists use concerning a QB that used to lead the team that "stole" the "HC of the NY Jets" back in the day.
My daughter joined me at this concert and I observed Marisa smiling throughout.
Using my iPhone, she took the brief videos of Glenn's cover of
"Don't You Want Me" by the Human League (which Glenn and family covered in a home video cut during the pandemic available on YouTube) and My fave Squeeze tune, "Black Coffee in Bed."
He played about half the show on acoustic guitar before turning to electric.
He played deep cuts such as "I've Returned" from the now four-decade old Sweets with A Stranger and "Women's World" from East Side Story.
He covered every single but "Cool for Cats" (on which Chris Difford" sang lead).
-Another Nail In My Heart
-Goodbye Girl
-If I Didn't Love You
-Is That Love
-Pulling Muscle From The Shell
-Slap & Tickle
-Take Me I'm Yours
-Tempted, and
-Up The Junction.
A fave for me is "Hourglass" from 1987's Babylon and On and "If It's Love from 1989's Frank. He also played Cigarette Of A Single Man (also from Babylon and On) "The Truth" from from"1991's Play and covers Elvis Costellos's "From a Whisper to a Scream" and Bobby Charles' "I Must Be In a Good Place Now" that he and family also did in another home video released to YouTube.
This video is "If I Didn't Love You" and "Hourglass."
This one is "Up The Junction."
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Bridget Gilmartin Squires, known to all as Breege, passed away in her Southampton home on Friday, at the age of 79. She is predeceased by her husband of 41 years, Guy Squires. She was known for her love of animals and spending countless hours with her grandchildren.
Breege was born in Derry, Northern Ireland to James and Molly Gilmartin. She became a nurse with her long time best friend Betty Healy Cormican, also of Derry, and both moved to New York City in 1963. They worked in Jacobi Hospital in the Bronx until Breege moved to Southampton in 1967.
She worked in Southampton for many years and during this time she married Guy Squires. They lived together in the village of Southampton across the street from her best friend Betty and her family. In addition to the hospital, Breege's nursing career included meaningful positions at I.G.H.L. and the Southampton Nursing Home. It was also during this time that Breege ran her first marathon.
Breege is predeceased by her sister Maura and brothers Seamus and Sean.
She is survived by her brother Eddie, her step-daughter Stephanie and her husband Abby Deschapelles and Stephanie's step-daughter Natalie; her sons Sam, Eugene and his wife Moira, Guy and his wife Nicola, and Terence all of Southampton; her grandchildren Shayna, Delaney, Guy, Liam, and Keira; and her beloved basset hound Duffy.


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Establishing a Multi-Institutional Quality and Patient Safety Consortium: Collaboration Across Affiliates in a Community-Based Medical School
Acad Med. 2020 Dec;95(12):1864-1873. doi: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000003552.
Emily Hillman 1 , Joann Paul 2 , Maggie Neustadt 3 , Mamta Reddy 4 , David Wooldridge 5 , Lawrence Dall 6 , Betty Drees 7
1 E. Hillman is assistant professor of emergency medicine and director, Simulation, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, Kansas City, Missouri; ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7557-9879.
2 J. Paul was, during the development of the consortium described, vice president, Quality and Patient Safety, Department of Quality, Saint Luke's Health System, and director, Quality, Quality Resources, Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri.
3 M. Neustadt is director, Risk Management, and associate general counsel, Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri.
4 M. Reddy is associate professor of pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, and medical director, Quality and Performance Improvement, Center for Clinical Effectiveness, Children's Mercy Hospital of Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri; ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5345-2631.
5 D. Wooldridge is associate professor of medicine and program director, Internal Medicine Residency, Department of Medicine, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, Kansas City, Missouri; ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2082-0949.
6 L. Dall is professor of medicine and assistant dean, Medical Student Research, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, Kansas City, Missouri.
7 B. Drees is professor of medicine, dean emerita, program director, Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism Fellowship, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, and president, Graduate School of the Stowers Institute for Medical Research, Kansas City, Missouri; ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3673-7509.
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000003552
The landscape of health care delivery and medical education is evolving. Institutions must continually reassess priorities, strategies, and partnerships to align the knowledge and skills of the health care workforce with the delivery of quality, socially accountable, collaborative health care that meets the needs of diverse populations in communities. This article describes the development, implementation, and early outcomes of the University of Missouri-Kansas City's Health Care Quality and Patient Safety Consortium. Inspired by an actual patient safety event, the consortium aimed to improve patient outcomes by establishing quality improvement and patient safety (QIPS) education and scholarship as foundational within its unique, horizontal-matrix academic health center, which comprises 6 affiliated hospitals and 4 university-based health sciences schools. The consortium established a governance structure with leaders who, collectively, represent the diverse members and stakeholders of the consortium. The members share a common agenda and mutual goals. The consortium measures success by applying published conceptual frameworks for evaluating the outcomes of educational programs on learners (Kirkpatrick) and patients (Bzowyckyj and colleagues). Consortium learner and patient outcomes span all levels of these frameworks. Undergraduate and graduate QIPS-based projects with meaningful health system or improved individual health outcomes signify a Level 4 outcome (the highest level) for learners and patients alike. Factors critical to success include a financial gift, leadership buy-in and support, a clear champion, shared goals and a united vision, a willingness to collaborate across health systems with varied strengths and priorities, and a stable communication platform. Aspirational goals of the consortium include increasing involvement across health professional schools, incorporating simulation into QIPS activities, and aligning the consortium's projects with broader community needs.
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Feb. 11, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Meritage Hospitality Group Inc. (OTCQX:MHGU), one of the nation's premier restaurant operators, today reported preliminary financial results for the 2014 fiscal year ended December 28, 2014.
Sales increased 16.3% to $160.2 million (a new sales record), compared to $137.8 million last year.
Net Income was $2.7 million compared to $3.1 million last year.
Consolidated EBITDA (a non-GAAP measure) increased 4.7% to $8.8 million, compared to $8.4 million last year.
The Company developed or acquired 23 additional restaurants during the year, finishing with 142 restaurants in operation. During January of 2015, the Company acquired an additional 9 restaurants for a total of 151 in restaurants in operation today.
The Company declared its 49th consecutive quarterly dividend on its Series B Cumulative Convertible Preferred stock and increased its Common Share special dividends by 50% during the year.
Chief Executive Officer, Robert Schermer, Jr., stated, "During 2014 we remained intently focused on growing our Wendy's footprint by building and acquiring existing restaurants within the Wendy's franchise system. We incurred extraordinary one-time expenses associated with restaurant acquisitions, including closing restaurants and delaying the re-openings on a number of restaurants while we brought them up to the Meritage operating standards.
"Importantly, our management team delivered on the Company's original five year goal of "150 restaurants by 2015" resulting in exponential sales and earnings growth over this period. Our shareholders have been rewarded with triple digit appreciation and steadily increasing special dividends."
"In fiscal 2015 we are anticipating a robust year of sales and earnings growth, driven in large part by 32 newly built or recently acquired restaurants, which will be in full operation for the balance of the year. We are confident that increasing sales, cash flow and earnings will enable the Company to fund organic growth initiatives and provide the opportunity for a significant increase in cash dividends to common shareholders," added Schermer.
Sales increased 24.8% to $43.9 million compared to $35.1 million prior year.
Net Income was $501,000 compared to $617,000 in the fourth quarter of 2014.
Consolidated EBITDA (a non-GAAP measure) increased 34.8% to $2.0 million compared to $1.5 million in the same period last year.
During the fourth quarter we opened two newly constructed Wendy's restaurants in Florida.
Our 2015 financial targets assume the successful integration of newly acquired Wendy's restaurants, new construction and re-imaging of Wendy's restaurants, increased catering from the opening of a new convention center attached to our Freighters Restaurant on the St. Clair River in Port Huron, Michigan and the late fall opening of our new Wheelhouse Restaurant in downtown Grand Rapids, MI.
We remain intently focused on enhancing the Wendy's and casual restaurant unit-level economic models to deliver high returns on invested capital. Our strategy is to invest in restaurant opportunities where we can add value by leveraging our web-based operating platform for efficiencies, increase the long-term enterprise value of the Company and expand cash distributions to shareholders.
Meritage is one of the nation's premier restaurant operators, currently operating 151 quick service and casual dining restaurants. The Company specializes in the acquisition, development and operation of quick service and casual dining restaurant properties. The Company is headquartered in Grand Rapids and employs a growing workforce of approximately 5,200. The Company seeks new restaurant acquisition and development opportunities to capitalize on its web-based operating platform and substantial restaurant operating expertise. The Company's public filings can be viewed at www.otcqx.com, under the stock symbol MHGU, or the Company's website www.meritagehospitality.com.
Certain information in this news release, particularly information regarding future economic performance and finances, and plans, expectations and objectives of management, constitutes forward-looking statements. Factors set forth in our Safe Harbor Statement, in addition to other possible factors not listed, could affect the Company's actual results and cause such results to differ materially from those expressed in forward-looking statements. Please review the Company's Safe Harbor Statement at www.meritagehospitality.com.
CONTACT: Robert E. Schermer, Jr., CEO Meritage Hospitality Group Inc. 616-776-2600Source:Meritage Hospitality Group Inc.


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Report: Silva gets Hull City a striker with Niasse loan
Marco Silva is bringing new blood to the KC Stadium, and the money shows Hull City will again spend to avoid relegation.
Oumar Niasse was signed to Everton on the January transfer window's Deadline Day last season, joining the Roberto Martinez's Toffees from Lokomotiv Moscow for a whopping $19 million.
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The striker cobbled together just 142 minutes in the Premier League despite that price tag, failing to score a single goal, but has scored 7 goals in 5 appearances for the Toffees' PL2 side this season.
The Hull Daily Mail reports that Hull would take Niasse on loan and pay his full wages with an option to buy.
Despite being reported yesterday that a deal had been done between the two clubs, suggestions are the move was finally agreed Tuesday, with the Tigers likely to unveil their new striker in time to be included in Marco Silva's squad for their next Premier League game on Saturday at home to Bournemouth.
Hull's strike corps has fumbled its way through the Premier League season, with Adama Diomande, Abel Hernandez — who's been hurt long-term — and Dieumerci Mbokani chipping in for just three goals.
Niasse scored 8 goals in 15 appearances for Lokomotiv before his midseason move to Everton last season and has three goals in eight caps for Senegal.
Hull had similar problems in the 2013-14 campaign, leading to purchases of Shane Long and Nikica Jelavic. The Tigers finished 16th and avoided relegation.
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Salah: 'We don't have to think that now we've won the Premier League'
"We're gonna to win the league, we're gonna win the league!" rang throughout Anfield on Sunday night, and justifiably so.
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The 2-0 victory over Manchester United now means Liverpool have defeated every top-flight side this season. There is no team in the Premier League (anywhere else in the world, really) that exhibit the level of consistency that Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool exhibit. None.
It's a historical season, a memorable one for all Liverpool supporters – even on the back of a Champions League winning season.
16 points clear of Manchester City, and unbeaten after 21 bouts, it's now a near-impossible mission for the Reds to disintegrate the empire they've built. But along the lines of Klopp, who is implores the title-winning feeling is still missing, Mohamed Salah is weary of admitting that the league is a wrap.
"I think we just need to keep [our] focus on each game," he told Sky Sports after the match. "We don't have to think that now we've won the Premier League or whatever, no.
"We just need to take it game by game. I think that's the only way we can win the Premier League. We struggled last season at the same time so we have to keep calm and just focus on each game."
Perhaps Salah's strike deep into injury-time is the quintessential embodiment of the fighting spirit and unapologetic hunger that is very much alive within Liverpool's dressing room.
"There are a lot of games left," captain Jordan Henderson concurred on not falling for complacency-oriented mindset. "We've taken it game by game for a long time now and it's put us in good stead so there's no need to change.
"It is special and we're enjoying our football but you've got to stay hungry, keep learning, keep wanting more and this group of players wants to do that.
"The manager's on us all the time to improve and we know that we can. It's about every single day, keep going until the end of the season."
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News Media Guild, AP discuss company's finances
The Associated Press shared details of its finances with Guild negotiators Friday, reiterating much of what CEO Gary Pruitt said earlier this year at a town hall meeting with staff.
The AP said its projected revenue for 2013 is $599 million, down from $622 million a year earlier. On the good news side, the company said its operating cash profits are projected to be $37 million in 2013, up from $24 million a year earlier.
The company also said its debt, which was $36 million in August 2012, was $10 million in June 2013. Some of the debt was projected, the company said, as the AP made major capital investments, such as HD cameras.
For a look a the company's slides on AP's finances, click here:
For details on the company's estimate of savings from its dismissal pay proposal, click here:
For details on AP's figures on cash operating profits, click here.
The figures show that the company expects to cut expenses by $36 million from December 2012 to December 2013. The Guild asked how much of the reduction was due to cuts in compensation. You'll see from the link to the cash operating profits that the savings from compensation cuts was $10 million, while the savings from freelance use was $5 million. Continue reading →
This entry was posted in AP Negotiations and tagged AP finances, Pension on August 2, 2013 by Martha Waggoner.


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Roast peppers on a comal or under broiler; remove skin, slit up one side and cut out seeds.
Pulse remaining ingredients in a food processor and fill poblanos.
Place on a baking sheet and warm at 350F or in a toaster oven for about 15 minutes or until filling is hot.
Serve topped with tomatillo salsa, if desired.
G'day! Looks yum and wish I could come through the screen and try one of these right now Sue!
Thanks for the link backs and the badges too!


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Avengers: Infinity War Stars On Black Widow & Captain America Romance
In a recent interview, Avengers stars Chris Evans and Scarlett Johansson talk about a possible romance between Black Widow and Captain America.
by Anthony Singletary on March 17, 2018
In a recent interview with Entertainment Tonight, Scarlett Johansson and Chris Evans, who play Black Widow and Captain America respectively, said that a romance between their characters isn't in the cards for Marvel's Avengers: Infinity War.
In anticipation of the next installment of the Avengers franchise, many fans have been wondering if Black Widow and Bruce Banner's (Mark Ruffalo) romance will continue from Avengers: Age of Ultron. One of these reasons is that many fans believe that, due to the three years they spent together after Captain America: Civil War, Steve Rogers would be a better match for Natasha than Bruce. This question was addressed in a recent interview by Entertainment Tonight where Johansson explained in no uncertain terms that it wasn't likely.
"It's hard to say. I don't think that romance has ever really been in the air for these two, it just doesn't seem….sorry to disappoint,"
This sentiment was echoed by Evans when asked the same thing. While he was disappointed with the idea at first, Evans goes on to admit that it's the reality of their characters:
"No I agree though, I think there's a functionality there, there's a void that they each fill for each other, and I think they've each kind of each had to face a little bit of a kind of destruction of a belief system along the way and I think they've each leaned on one another for different reasons. I think in a lot of ways Cap certainly looks up to Black Widow. I think she's always been a little wiser, a little more experienced, a little more callous in the way the world really is, and I think in Civil War Steve Rogers had to learn the hard way that things that you're banking on don't always…sometimes let you down, and I think in the last couple of years before we pick up in this film they've really kind of become this rock for one another, but I don't know if it ever bleeds into a romance."
While it may be sad for some fans that a romance between the two isn't possible, they can rest assured that the two will still remain friends and be as close as ever in the upcoming movie.
Directed by Joe and Anthony Russo, Avengers: Infinity War stars Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Bettany, Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Bradley Cooper, Vin Diesel, Pom Klementieff, Karen Gillan, Sean Gunn, Benedict Cumberbatch, Tom Holland, Sebastian Stan, Chadwick Boseman, Samuel L. Jackson, Cobie Smulders, Benedict Wong, Tom Hiddleston, Tessa Thompson, Benicio Del Toro, Danai Gurira and Josh Brolin.
Avengers: Infinity War hits theaters on April 27, 2018.
Source: Entertainment Tonight (via Comicbook.com)
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Money, People 16th April 2021 <16th April 2021
FULLY COVERED?
by Eva Dixon
Car insurance prices have fallen sharply to reach their lowest point since 2014, according to new research by MoneySuperMarket, with experts putting the drop primarily down to the significant reduction1 in driving during the pandemic restrictions.
Less drivers on the road means extra competition for insurance sales, causing insurers to lower premiums, while fewer miles driven has led to fewer claims – which makes insurance more profitable and allows providers to reduce prices and pass this benefit on to customers.
The average cost of fully comprehensive insurance in the UK fell by £73.32 to £417.06 in Q1 2021 (-15%), which represents the biggest quarter-on-quarter drop on record (Q1 2013 to present).
During the eight-year period analysed; premiums were cheapest at the beginning of 2014 when they stood at £405.47 on average. Since then, prices have fluctuated, reaching a high of £581.77 at the end of 2016.
From January to March 2021, every region across the country has benefitted from a dip in the average cost of fully comprehensive premiums.
In the West Midlands, policies were £101.54 cheaper between January-March 2021 than they were from October-December last year on average, representing a 17% fall in costs. This is the largest drop of anywhere in the UK, with Yorkshire and the Humber, the North West, the North East and the East Midlands all seeing prices fall 15%.
Elsewhere, those within the Crown Dependencies region of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man (-£19.45), Northern Ireland (-£37.19) and South West (-£38.80) saw the smallest change in their premium costs for fully comprehensive car insurance.
Percentage difference of average cost of fully comprehensive car insurance premiums by region
Location Average cost of premium Jan – March 2021 Difference in premium cost from Jan – March 2021 compared to cost in Oct – Dec 2020 Percentage difference
West Midlands £480.63 -£101.54 -17%
North West £486.65 -£88.58 -15%
North East £379.68 -£68.90 -15%
East Midlands £397.53 -£71.92 -15%
Yorkshire and the Humber £449.71 -£76.34 -15%
Wales £339.75 -£57.49 -14%
Scotland £324.31 -£52.39 -14%
East £368.05 -£58.50 -14%
South East £351.70 -£55.20 -14%
London £607.73 -£82.57 -12%
South West £291.08 -£38.80 -12%
Northern Ireland £435.49 -£37.19 -8%
Crown dependencies £276.25 -£19.45 -7%
Premiums for fully comprehensive car insurance are cheapest on average in the Crown Dependencies (£276.25), as well as the South West (£291.08) and Scotland (£324.31). They are most expensive in London (£607.73).
Looking at age groups, premium costs have taken the biggest dip for drivers aged between 17 and 19 – down by more than a third (37%) compared to the last months of 2020, costing £504.85 on average. Driving tests have been cancelled until current lockdown measures are eased, and fewer new young drivers mean that average premiums have dropped sharply for this age bracket.
Age Average cost of premium Jan – March 2021 Difference in premium costs from Jan – March 2021 compared to Oct – Dec 2020 Percentage difference
17 – 19 £504.85 -£296.75 -37%
25 – 29 £636.16 -£88.48 -12%
30- 39 £495.35 -£68.67 -12%
65+ £258.23 -£16.21 -6%
Fully comprehensive car insurance is the most expensive for drivers aged between 20 and 24, who pay £870.78 on average. However, this is still down 11% from £980.82 in the last three months of 2020.
You can find out more about car insurance prices and how they have changed across the UK on the MoneySuperMarket website.
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India has now surpassed 8GW of installed solar PV capacity, according to figures from the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE).
Only last week, the ministry said the capacity was around 7.8GW at the end of June, but the country has now hit 8,062MW as of the end of July, an increase of 257MW in a month.
Tamil Nadu, which has the second highest capacity has had confirmed curtailment of solar power in recent months, while Rajasthan with the highest capacity has seen curtailment according to various reports.
MNRE joint secretary Tarun Kapoor recently complained to the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) about the "backing down" of solar power, asking CERC to ensure solar takes priority over thermal power as it does not benefit from variable tariffs in the same way that thermal power does.
The Ministry of Power is also promoting distributed generation energy projects through its Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) policy to provide access to electricity to un-electrified villages where grid connectivity is either not feasible or not cost effective.
To date, 4,606 distributed generation projects have been sanctioned including biomass, biofuels, biogas, mini hydro and solar.
The DDUGJY scheme provides a subsidy towards 60% of the project cost. An additional subsidy of 15% is also offered for timely completion of these projects.
Mines and energy minister Piyush Goyal has also announced a scheme for Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) to set up 1GW of wind power projects to be connected to the Central Transmission Utility (CTU).
India and the US will also be jointly working on the creation of US$20 million for US-India Energy Finance Initiatives. The aim is to mobilize up to US$400 million to provide finances for clean and renewable electricity by 2020. The two countries are also considering setting up a US-India Clean Energy Hub.


Bldg. 14 was founded in 2013 as a means to produce quality, machine-sewn garments for ourselves and also to provide manufacturing opportunities to designers who want to make in the United States (like us) and work with our organic fabrics. Since its inception, we've collaborated with Patagonia, Stella Ishii, Heath Ceramics, and Billy Reid. Our latest manufacturing project is with Nashville-based Jamie + The Jones.
Jamie + The Jones is the creation of Jamie Frazier and Hannah Jones, who met while studying at O'More College of Design in Franklin, Tennessee (just two hours north of Florence). They've been creating honest and simple clothing since 2009, inspired by color and collaboration. They dream of effortless beauty blended with quality fabrications and craftsmanship, combined with whimsical and wearable silhouettes.
Bldg. 14 is proud to be a part of their newest launch—designed by Jamie + The Jones and cut and sewn in Alabama Chanin's Bldg. 14 in Florence, Alabama. Discover more about Jamie + The Jones and find their newest line here.
That's so fantastic … sharing the space of creativity and sourcing and purveying to those who seek clean origins clothing!
So glad you make it happen!
LOVE these ladies. Wonderful collaboration!


The walls of The Chapel at Haddon Hall are covered with Frescos. Time has stripped them of their clarity and color, but what remains is still impressive. The tour guide said that these paintings not only adorned the church, but also provided an 'illustration' for those within the parish who couldn't read.
The fresco of the three skeletons (below) was in the chapel to remind the people of their morality.


NYCFC's David Villa holding off Chicago's Michael de Leeuw - USA Today Sports.
New York City Football Club clinched a playoff spot with a 2-0 win over the Chicago Fire on Wednesday night at Yankee Stadium.
NYCFC improved to 15-8-8, in third place in the Eastern Conference. They are six points behind the Red Bulls (18-5-7, 59 points) for second and six points ahead of Columbus (13-8-9, 47 points).
NYCFC dominated from the start, pouring in nine shots in the first half and notching 66.2 percent possession. Their best chance came in the 43rd minute when David Villa came down the center of the box, got a cross from the right, and kicked it just above the crossboard.
In the second half, NYCFC picked up right where they left off, as they marched deep into Chicago territory.
Chicago attempted to clear, but NYCFC kept it in just inside the center circle, and it got to Villa, who then found Maxi Moralez.
After taking it into the box, Moralez fired a pass to Alexander Ring on the right, and he buried it to make it 1-0 NYCFC. It was Ring's second goal of the season, and Villa earned his fifth assist of the season.
It didn't take long for NYCFC to double their lead, and it was Moralez who got it going again.
Moralez came down the right side, nearly to the touchline, then he fired a pass back to Villa at the top of the box, and Villa drilled it to make it 2-0.
This was Villa's 12th goal of the season, and with assists on both goals, Moralez now has 15 assists.
For the game, NYCFC racked up 19 shots, including 6 on target, to Chicago's 4, with 1 on target.
This was NYCFC's first win since August 12, when they won in Toronto, 3-2. In the six-match winless streak, they had three ties and three losses.
Chicago fell to 7-7-16, with 28 points, in 10th place in the Eastern Conference. Their playoff hopes took a big hit with this loss as they are 12 points out of a playoff spot with four games remaining.
Chicago Fire Head Coach Veljko Paunovic said of what was different about NYCFC in this one than the last time they met on June 30, which was a 3-2 Chicago win, "I think NYCFC had much more confidence here. I think that's the same with every team in the league when they play at home. The other difference is that Villa is back. The other game he did not play so that makes things much more difficult for every team. But to be honest I didn't feel like we couldn't achieve, create opportunities or get to the right spots to have occasions to score so it was good. First half was okay. The second half was unfortunate, both goals were unfortunate, and without taking credit of NYC's performance, but it's obvious that we could have done better, so that's it."
NYCFC hits the road for a match in Minnesota on Saturday night at 8 p.m. Minnesota United is currently in ninth place in the Western Conference with a record of 10-3-16, with 33 points.


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Home News Scottish News Professor fails in bid to get "Bawbag" personalised plate on Utah motor
Professor fails in bid to get "Bawbag" personalised plate on Utah motor
By Annie Butterworth -
A FORMER St Andrews student has failed in a "vulgar" bid to get a very rude personalised number plate in the US state of Utah.
Professor Edd Hammill lived in Glasgow for five years and thought it would be hilarious to sport the number plate "Bawbag" around Salt Lake City.
But Utah officials, somehow aware that the word is salty Scottish slang, told Prof Hammill his plate breached the state's strict rules on decency.
The western desert state has the highest population of Mormon worshippers in the country and, by Prof Hammill's own rueful admission, is "super conservative".
The word in question gained international fame after a 2011 storm was dubbed "Hurricane Bawbag" north of the border.
Prof Hammill, an ecologist with a Master of Research degree from St Andrews, said: "I'd wanted it registered as I lived in Glasgow for about five years and I honestly believe the word to be iconic there, it's a proper part of the culture.
"The fact that the hurricane was named after it only cements its importance."
Utah officials told Prof Hammill his plate breached the state's strict rules on decency
He added: "They are super-conservative here and don't like naughty sweary words at all. This was a way of holding onto a wee bit of my own personal history.
"I was a little surprised at the rejection, as I'd seen a Utah plate with "BOLOCKS" on when we were in Yellowstone.
"I just figured that if they Googled it they'd get a bunch of stuff about the Hurricane and move on.
"Looks like I underestimated them. They never said they knew what it meant, but I suspect they were too taken aback to mention it."
Prof Hammill, who lived in Scotland from the age of 18, said he had decided not to challenge the rejection because he did not want to "make too much of a fuss".
But Utah officials may want to keep brushing up on their Scottish slang as Prof Hammill, originally from Sheffield, South Yorks, admitted he is "seriously considering what I'm going to try next…"
Prof Hammill's was told in a letter from the Division of Motor Vehicles at the Utah State Tax Commission to an Edward Hammill, that the plate was illegal under state laws.
The subject line read: "Requested plate: Bawbag".
Sharee Webb, assistant director of the division, wrote: "The Division of Motoring Vehicles has reviewed your request for the above referenced personalisation plate.
"After an examination of the personalised plate application, it has been determined that your request is denied because the plate you requested has been determined to be vulgar, derogatory, profane or obscene.
"The Division may not issue any combination of letters, words or numbers with any connotation that is vulgar, derogatory, profane or obscene pursuant to UCA 41-1a-411-(2) and Administrative rule R873-22M-34 (2) (a)."
Former St Andrews student Prof Hamill thought the number plate would be 'iconic' but was thwarted by Utah officials
Commenting on the funny number plate rejection, some social media users were confused what the term "Bawbag" meant.
AltMiddle wrote: "WTF is a bawbag? You do realize Utah is different from most other places in the USA?"
ohmzar replied: "A bawbag is a Scottish colloquialism for a scrotum, baw being an accentualised version of ball and bag being well… bag… See also Bawsack."
saltireblack commented: "What a bunch o' bawbags!"
Saltire_Blue said: "Blame Trump, he was called it on US TV and now everyone knows it's meaning. Absolute Bawbag that he is"
According to Utah laws, the number combination of "69" is also prohibited unless it is used in reference to a "vehicle make, model, style, type, or commonly used or readily understood abbreviations of those terms, for example, '69 CHEV'".
Nearly half of Utah, known for its politically conservative views, voted for President Donald Trump in last year's presidential elections with around 60% of the population following the Mormon religion.
However, other states appear to be more relaxed about the rude Scottish phrase, after earlier this year another Scot abroad had his Bawbag registration number accepted the Lone Star State.
The funny plate was spotted on a £25,000 orange Ford Mustang convertible in Austin, Texas.
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Jacada's Customer Service RPA Winner of the UK National Innovation Award
Atlanta, GA, USA, MAY, 2019 -- Jacada, Inc., provider of Autonomous CX solutions designed to automate customer service operations, and improve the customer experience, announced that it has been selected as the winner in the Automating Customer Support category of the 2019 UK National Innovation Awards for its Smart Agent Assistant solution for contact centers. This virtual assistant for agents rounds out Jacada's Intelligent Agent Engagement portfolio.
The Smart Agent Assistant takes a digital approach to solving a legacy problem that has plagued contact centers for years -- agents struggling to provide exemplary customer service despite having to work with a disparate and complex desktop environment.
"Bringing cognitive solutions to front line agents represents a long overdue paradigm shift that is changing the way our enterprise clients interact with their customers," explains Scott Merritt, VP Global Head of Automation, "We are truly excited to see the early interest and adoption of this innovation and are honored to be recognized by the Directors' Club for this award."
Jon Snow, founder and chairman of Directors' Club added, "Automating customer support to meet customers' 24/7, digital-first expectations and reduce contact centre volumes, has become strategically important for organisations across the business verticals. Jacada's innovation proved a winner with the judges, making them a two-times UK National Innovation Award winner. Many congratulations. I look forward to sharing your innovation via the Winner's Webinar."
The judges for the UK National Innovation Awards were recruited from the Directors' Club membership. Each judge is a customer, operations or digital-centric leader from end-user organizations. 110 Directors' Club members judged the finals, with over 60 members judging each category.
Source: Jacada
Date Posted: Monday, May 6, 2019


The topic, we are going to discuss here is about the generation of the test data for the purpose of testing activity. Test data generation is an essential component of a software testing process, which is used to generate all sorts of test data, in order to test a software application. A little understanding of the term "test data" may assist in understanding the concept of test data generation more easily and effectively. Therefore, let's have a small overview of test data, which are used for testing a software application.
It is an especially designed data, used in testing a particular software application or program. The test data used in the software testing, may either affect the execution of the software program or may get affected itself during the execution.
Basically, a test data is used to test the response and behaviour of a software application, after getting encountered with multiple variant of data. For example, a positive test data may be used to validate the expected or desired outcome produced by the software program, whereas a negative test data may be used in dealing with the unexpected or unusual results.
Now, coming back to the test data generation. The test data needs to be generated in adherence to the set up test environment and should be in synchronization with the developed test cases, to fulfil the requirement of testing a software application. Moreover, it is not necessary to create new test data each time to test a software program. Already used test cases, may be used to identify and extract suitable test data from them.
It is preferred to design and prepare the test data much before the actual execution of the test, as test data generation is a time consuming activity, to ensure the suitable and effective test data for efficiently testing a software application. Simultaneous designing of the test data along with the execution of the tests may extend the duration of the whole testing process thereby going beyond the stipulated deadlines.
How to generate test data?
Test data may be generated using a Test data generator based on the model that for a program and every path for that program, a set of test data may be generated, which traverses the selected path, resulting into the execution of that path.
Random Test Data Generator:It is one of the simplest method to generate test data randomly, to fulfil the need of any sort of software program. However, data being generated is of very poor quality.
Goal-Oriented Test Data Generator:As termed goal-oriented, this test data generator is used to generate test data for some paths which are the subset of the path, from starting to exit point of a program.
Pathwise Test Data Generator: Test Data generator which focuses and generates test data for a particular specific path.
Intelligent Test Data Generator: Test data generator which produces data based on the results of the detailed examination and analysis of the program or the code.
Using already existing test data(test cases).
Importing data from the production to the testing environment.
Test data could be generated manually, by the testers. However, to fulfil the need of producing the large quantity of test data, so as to test a program from each possible angle & perspective in an efficient and effective manner, within a short period of time, automated generation of test data with the help of tools is preferred over the manual generation.
Primarily fast and accurate to create test data.
Generation of both valid and invalid type of data.
Useful in implementing the algorithms to produce certain type of data.
Test data are generated for multiple purposes and below given points may be considered, while generating the test data.
Identifying and creating the best suitable test data in detecting the all possible bugs and defects in a less cost & time.
Creating invalid format of data, to ensure the error handling mechanism of the software program.
Data beyond the range of the program, to identify the upper and lower limit of the data range acceptable by the program.
Correct set of test data to validate the functionality of the software application.
Incorrect set of test data to assess the behaviour and response of the application.
Large amount of data, to carry out performance, load and stress testing.
In brief, it may be stated that the test data plays a vital role in the execution of the tests and forms a main part of the test environment in identifying the potentially harmful bugs and defects in the application. Therefore, the test data should be selected and generated, with the good amount of dedication and sincere efforts, to ensure the best available data for testing an application.


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[ARCHIVED] Weir High Bowling Team Qualifies for 2020 High School National Bowling Competition
The Weir High School Bowling Team qualified for the 2020 US High School National Bowling Championships that were scheduled to take place from July 25 through July 27, 2020. Unfortunately, due to COVID-19, that championship event has been canceled. Today, Mayor Miller and other City Officials presented members of the team with certificates of congratulations. In addition, Mayor Miller officially declared the team the Honorary 2020 United States High School National Bowling Champions. Congratulations to the Weir High Bowling Team and coaches!


Hi, some broadcast hardware require the handler_name to be "Apple Alias Data Handler"
-c:v qtrle -pix_fmt bgra -g 1 -filter_complex "setfield=tff" -flags +ildct -acodec pcm_s16le -metadata major_brand="qt" -metadata compatible_brands="qt" -metadata:s:v:0 encoder="Animation" -metadata:s:v:0 handler_name="Apple Alias Data Handler" -metadata:s:v:0 handler_name="Apple Alias Data Handler"
How did you verify that the handler_name is the only issue?
There's a hitch when writing MOVs. Two hdlr atoms are written. Once, within mdia and then within minf. The specified handler name is correctly written in the mdia child atom, as can be confirmed with any atom parser, like movdump. But when writing hdlr within minf, the track object isn't passed on* and hence the metadata isn't used. So the generic value of DataHandler gets written.
When ffmpeg demuxes a MOV, the minf is processed after mdia and so the handler name metadata key is reset with the generic value.
*this has been the case since the original code was added in 2003. I thought of changing it, but close to 100 FATE references would need to be updated. That's tedious but I'm ready to carry that out (will take some time) if other devs don't object.
I thought of changing it, but close to 100 FATE references would need to be updated. That's tedious but I'm ready to carry that out (will take some time) if other devs don't object.
I'll have to confirm that all affected refs have changed hash just due to changes in that string and nothing else.
No, it is sufficient to send a patch for review.
Ok, will send one this weekend. Thanks.


"Dock-to-stock" is the battle cry of every receiving department. Every fulfillment business regardless of size faces the same pressure to meet daily service levels.
The most critical element of efficient and accurate receiving is validating that the vendor has shipped the correct item and quantity based on purchase order requirements. Deviations from the purchase order create inaccurate inventory counts and delayed customer service.
Dock-to-stock turnaround time in best-of-class companies is two hours to receive, check in and put away product. Most ecommerce merchants should set a goal to clear the dock and staging areas in the same shift. This assumes limited quality assurance tasks which may require things like fabric inspection and measurements. However, the QA should be completed with 24 hours.
Agreed technology formats: Advanced Shipping Notifications (ASN), barcode and EDI.
Designated freight carriers: Do not leave carrier selection up to the vendor. They have little concern about cost or service and might be making a profit on shipping.
Packaging specifications includes outer box specs to protect from damage or act as a ship-alone container.
External carton labeling including purchase order number, SKU number and description, your company name and address, number of cartons identified as 1 of X, 2 of X, etc.
A product specification sheet for quality assurance.
Procedures and practices for quantity variances, damages and any other specifications when not met; may include chargeback policies.
Even the smallest merchant should consider vendor compliance policies such as inbound freight routing. Inbound freight is a considerable expense – every dollar saved using your carrier is profit.
Adopt ASNs: They are used to notify a retailer of incoming shipment of product. ASNs typically include PO numbers, item numbers and quantity and can be paper-based or electronic. This is one of the most beneficial process changes you can make.
Schedule trucking appointments: Every fulfillment center needs to know scheduled arrival dates for inbound freight to enable planning of labor and material handling equipment resources. In the absence of sophisticated planning and scheduling systems, use the open purchase order file printed in due date sequence. Larger facilities require carriers to either call for an appointment or have regularly scheduled daily deliveries such as small parcel carriers.
Identify returns from other receipts: Use barcodes or pre-printed return labels to quickly sort packages that should be sent to returns processing and clear the receiving area and inbound process.
Receiving system data: The receiving process either uses a receiving document or online display of critical information, such as SKU number, item, description, quantity ordered, quantity received and product/vendor comments. Consider expanding receiving data to include primary pick location, quantity in primary, reserve locations and back order quantity. This facilitates direct put away from the dock to the pick slot and also consolidation of product in storage locations.
QA and inspection: Processes vary widely between retailers with proprietary or exclusive product and case received product with little inspection. For exclusive and proprietary product, specification sheets need to be attached to the PO and used by QA to inspect incoming product.
Cut inspection time: One way to cut effort from the inspection process is to vary the testing based on the vendor's quality and accuracy history. Vendors that are consistently reliable will have less product inspected.
Cross docking: For backordered product, cross docking eliminates product handling by moving checked in product directly to pack stations, without passing through the put away and replenishment steps, speeding fulfillment and improving customer satisfaction. The receiving system must prompt the receiving staff of back ordered items.
Implement barcode receiving: Barcode-based receiving processes can be much faster and more accurate.
Product dimensioning: Implement process of calculating weights and cubic dimensions for each new assortment to better manage warehouse inventories and slotting.
Vendor scorecards: Develop receiving statistics by vendor and product to feed your vendor scorecard system. These should include late receipts and any product or paperwork problems. This data is invaluable during vendor negotiations.
Inventory accuracy starts with efficient and accurate receiving. Receiving docks are often undersized. If you're planning a new or expanded facility, be sure to project the number of shipments on an average day as well as during peak as well as the number of units so you don't create bottlenecks that slow down the dock-to-stock process.


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Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex is receiving hundreds of complaints about large gatherings amid the threat of COVID-19 (coronavirus).
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It is imperative that we as a community observe the newly implemented rules and protocols of the stay at home rules currently in effect, as numerous media outlets are reporting a high number of reports relating to violations of restaurants still working without drive-through, takeout or delivery service. There is no doubt that you will find that there are still some local restaurants welcoming you on their premises and suggesting that you sit in dark corners within their establishments.
It is most crucial that you remain vigilant of these efforts by these establishments. And while we obviously understand their financial need to remain open to the public, together we must remain vigilant and observe our local Government Rules and Protocols regarding COVD-19.
Our law firm has been instructed by the Local Government to implement working remotely, and we are following the new rules. And while there is no doubt that many of us are struggling with our new restrictions, whether with work or our children's school policies, we will remain steadfast in our resolution to cooperate with our current situation and continue to push forward with our work on your cases. We are diligent in our legal effort and are committed to giving our clients the remarkable representation they wholly deserve.
We understand that most top local Government officials have issued orders for people to shelter in place, some folks are having a difficult time abiding with these new (temporary) rules. So of course, we will continue to see our neighbors taking their nightly jogs, and believe it or not our neighborhoods are becoming even more, crowded with people running, and many with their kids riding their bikes or their dogs running alongside them.
But despite these recent orders regarding COVID-19, our local governments of the Metroplex has received hundreds of calls about continued large gatherings in the past two weeks. Unfortunately, it is primarily restaurants, parks, bars and gyms that are not complying with the orders.
It is understandable that local Police Departments within the Metroplex are experiencing a difficult time enforcing the public to stay in their homes. We know this is uncharted territory for local officials — especially for our local Police. It is our understanding that current government policy is ordering all businesses that aren't deemed essential also must stop operating until further notice.
When businesses do not follow our current emergency regulations, code officers will start issuing citations that will eventually have to get sorted out at local city courts. Currently, fines for noncompliance can range from $50 to $2,000. It's unclear how much authority police have in enforcing county orders or how citations will be handled as many of these city municipal courts remain closed until further notice.
We are being informed that officials want to take every step in reducing fee and citations to establishment owners, and encourage these owners to abide by these Rules until further notified.
We at Brandy Austin Law Firm, urge you to please remain in your homes, healthy and safe. We will adhere to our most diligent effort to continue work on your case as your lawyer in Arlington, TX, and bring your matter to a successful conclusion.
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Faculty & Staff Honors June 28, 2018
UCLA Professor and Colleagues Awarded Grant to Study Sexual Violence in Kenya
Dr. Paula Tavrow, associate adjunct professor of community health sciences at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, and colleagues have been awarded an 18-month grant of $25,000 to measure and address sexual violence at a large public university in Kenya. The project is one of four from across Africa that is focused on campus-based violence prevention and that is being funded by the University of California Global Health Institute through its Women's Health, Gender and Empowerment Center of Expertise.
Moi University in Kenya, which serves more than 40,000 students, currently lacks resources to support students who are victims of sexual assault, rape or other forms of gender-based violence. Dr. Tavrow and colleagues in Kenya will use the grant to implement a monitoring system to track prevalence of sexual assault and rape on campus, as well as to test the feasibility of creating low-cost prevention and victim support programs. Current students will be involved in almost every aspect of the project, from deciding which interventions to introduce to leading discussions and trainings of other students.
To obtain data on the prevalence of sexual violence, the study team will administer an online survey to sophomores that asks about their experiences with sexual violence and any resources or services they may have used. The researchers will work with the university's Student Council to create an End Violence on Campus Club. Members of the Club will educate students about how intimate partner violence is defined, what constitutes consent and how bystanders can prevent assault from occurring. Faculty members from the psychology department will begin to offer counseling to students who have experienced sexual violence. In addition, the team will establish a helpline staffed by university nurses and the End Violence on Campus Club members will work to get the word out about it.
"Very few university campuses in low-income countries are monitoring the extent of sexual assault and implementing preventative measures. Our project, End Violence on Campus, is testing low-cost approaches that could be replicated on other campuses," says Dr. Tavrow, who is also director of the Bixby Program in Population and Reproductive Health at the Fielding School.
Dr. Willice Abuya of Moi University will lead the study. Other collaborators include Mr. Albert Obbuyi and Ms. Hellen Owino of the Centre for the Study of Adolescence in Nairobi.
Learn more about the grant.
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Q: Changing the app icon with MonoTouch every day How do I change the icon of the app after it is installed?
I need it to kind of reflect the date, just like the calendar app.

A: Changing the app icon programmatically is not allowed i am afraid. It must match the icon supplied to the App Store.

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Newsmaker speakers urge tougher sanctions on Iran, oppose nuclear agreement
Alireza Jafarzadeh (left), Kirk Lippold (center) and Olli Heinonen discuss the current nuclear agreement between the U.S. and Iran at a National Press Club Newsmakers news conference, August 3, 2015. Photo/Image: Noel St. John
A former International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspector, an Iranian opposition leader and the former commander of the USS Cole called the recently negotiated nuclear agreement with Iran weak and mistaken at an August 3 Newsmakers event at the National Press Club.
Kirk Lippold, who was the commanding officer of the USS Cole when it was attacked in Yemen by terrorists in 2000, and Alireza Jafarzadeh, deputy director of the U.S. office of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, favored stiffer economic and trade sanctions to pressure Iran to give up its nuclear program rather than lifting sanctions under the agreement.
Olli Heinonen of Harvard's Belfer Center, past deputy director of the IAEA, declined to label the agreement "good" or "bad," but went on to identify the absence of a baseline describing Iran's current and past nuclear program a weakness in the agreement.
"Iran, actually, is not changing its nuclear course," he said.
He pointed out that the agreement's 24-day delay in admitting inspectors after a request from the IAEA, as opposed to the current 24 hours, would permit Iranians to sanitize a small clandestine site, although not large sites.
The Iranians have learned from their past experience with IAEA inspections and will be better able to evade them in the future, Heinonen said. A further challenge will be finding enough qualified people to conduct the inspections, he noted.
In the future, equipment will be more efficient so that restarting Iran's program after the agreement's restrictions were relaxed, a part of the agreement, could be faster than anticipated, he said.
Lippold termed the agreement "poorly negotiated and fundamentally flawed." It failed to address ballistic missile technology — which could deliver nuclear weapons — a part of previous nuclear agreements that was dropped with Iran in the beginning of the negotiations, he said.
He underlined the need for good intelligence in the region, noting its lack as part of the reason the Cole was attacked by terrorists.
Lifting the sanctions will cause Iran to spend more money on terrorism, he said. He noted that nuclear and other issues are kept separate in U.S. negotiations, which he favors because it leaves the option of imposing sanctions on Iran for sponsoring terrorism, taking hostages and developing other weapons. He also favors reserving the option of "kinetic force."
Lippold fears "economics," people other than the U.S. wanting to sell products to Iran, will drive events.
He said the agreement would "undermine US credibiity" throughout the world.
Jafarzadeh agreed that Iran will not change its course and will continue to pursue nuclear weapons.
The Iranian regime entered negotiations because it is weak and and feared the political consequences of continued sanctions, he said. If it could have continued without negotiations, it would have, he added.
He favors continuing to use sanctions on Iran with the goal of a new regime and democratization. The only condition for lifting sanctions would be a different regime, he said. "The element that is missing here is the role of the Iranian people," he said.
For a video of the Newsmaker, go to http://youtu.be/ctb4ivmUYGE.
← Iran deal: Don't be fooled by Tehran's calculated negotiating tactics
Newsmax Prime | Alan Dershowitz and Alireza Jafarzadeh discuss the Iranian nuclear deal →
Iranian Dissident: US Propping Up a Regime Hated By Its People
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Prospects for Iran talks look less likely
Newsmax: Alireza Jafarzadeh gives his insights on what iran's end game is in the nuclear talks
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Harmony Metals created this sterling silver watercast ring with two freshwater pearls called "Twins in a Nest".
Midas Studio has an amazing nest ring which features a beautiful genuine round pearl nestled in sterling on a distressed band.
Angie Designs created a nest ring from glass beads, yarn & metal jewelry wire.
And lastly, but NOT leastly, is Starry Designs very popular sterling silver wire wrapped ring which comes with either Swarovski crystal glass pearls or Amazonite as the eggs.
I really love those rings! what a neat idea, I'm thinking Mother's day!
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You will have a great time sewing these adorable angels! They will be a great addition to any Christmas theme. You'll need sparkle organza and your choice of thread. You can use metallic (as the samples show) thread for these lovely designs. Complete instructions are included.


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Getting and Keeping Girls Interested in Math and Science: Three Key Resources for Educators
The What Works Clearinghouse's (WWC) Encouraging Girls in Math and Science IES Practice Guide provides educators with clear and practical evidence-based recommendations to inspire girls in science and math. This post provides a brief overview of the five strategies outlined in the guide and highlights supporting resources from REL West and the Doing What Works library.
Five Recommendations for Teachers and Other School Staff
WWC Practice Guides present evidence-based recommendations that teachers can implement without systemic change. Each recommendation is supported by various levels of research. The Encouraging Girls in Math and Science Practice Guide presents the following five strategies:
Help students understand academic abilities are expandable and improvable.
Give students prescriptive, informational feedback on their course performance.
Introduce students to women who have made strides in the field to counter negative gender stereotypes.
Create and sustain a classroom environment that sparks curiosity and long-time interest in math and science.
Provide spatial skills training to increase test performance.
"These recommendations together form a coherent statement: To encourage girls in math and science, we need to begin first with their beliefs about their abilities in these areas, second with sparking and maintaining greater interest in these topics, and finally with building associated skills." (Encouraging Girls in Math and Science, page 8)
A checklist of recommendations, suggestions for implementing them, and solutions to potential roadblocks are included in the guide. Download your copy to find out more.
Introducing Learners to Female Role Models
Parents and caregivers can take an active role in encouraging children's interest in math and science. The WWC recommends introducing students to female role models as a way to counter negative gender stereotypes. Researchers at REL West created an activity sheet to assist educators with this goal.
The activity involves reading brief biographies of three female role models and discussing why they are inspirational. The biographies are of three women who made significant contributions to the field of technology — mathematician and writer Ada Lovelace, mathematician and computer scientist Grace Hopper, and mathematician Gladys West.
Teachers can give this activity to families and caregivers to do at home with their children.
Download the activity sheet to learn more.
A Library of Additional Resources
The Doing What Works website offers a variety of resources to help educators promote math and science for girls, including infographics, planning templates, and videos. The video below, for example, provides an overview of how to teach students that their abilities are not fixed, but expandable.
Visit the Doing What Works resource library to access more resources.
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Christina had been waiting 4 years for her precious baby. She miscarried two pregnancies and eventually gave birth to a beautiful boy. During the pregnancy she was continually worried that she would lose this baby because of her previous losses. She did everything she could to stay healthy. She rested regularly, did moderate exercise throughout the pregnancy and ate extremely balanced, regular meals. The birth did not go exactly according to plan but she still felt it was a positive experience. She visited a lactation consultant before the birth to plan the breastfeeding and so her start at breastfeeding went much better than her roommate in the hospital. On day 3 she went home and her mother came to stay to help her because her husband was returning to work.
The first night at home felt like a nightmare. Her milk started coming in, the baby would not settle and wanted to drink every two hours and her emotions hit a low. The next day was hard but the day after felt better. By the end of the first week her baby was gaining weight and feeding 9 times in 24 hours. Things were going very well.
By week 3 the progress in feeding and weight gain was still good but Christina was finding it difficult to get up to do feeds – every time she heard her baby waking to drink, she felt like she was carrying a bag of bricks on her back and her heart would start beating faster. The next feeding, burping, nappy changing drill felt like a mountain she could not climb. Her husband would come home by 6pm in the evening and ask her what she had eaten during the day. Apart from two rusks she had not felt like breakfast or lunch. He was worried. He phoned Christina's mom and asked her to come and stay for a few days again. When Christina's mom arrived Christina handed the baby to her mom and climbed into bed. Her mom would bring him to her for feeds and then take him to change and wind. All Christina felt like doing was sleeping. If someone had asked her she would have told them that she didn't want to be left alone with her baby – she had strange thoughts of harming her baby. The thoughts popped into her head and terrified her.
Her husband and mom thought a few days of extra help and extra sleep would do the trick but it made little difference. He decided to phone their gynaecologist who referred Christina to a psychiatrist. The psychiatrist gave her an emergency appointment the next day. He asked her lots of questions and prescribed an anti-depressant for her. Within 48 hours she started to feel a strong longing to care for her baby and hold him for longer periods. By the end of the second week on treatment she was a different person. Her mom went home and she continued to manage on her own.
Perinatal Mood Disorder (PMD) is the term that refers to a group of diagnoses during pregnancy and the postnatal period. PMD includes Anxiety, Depression, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Bipolar Mood Disorder. Some include Post Traumatic Stress Disorder here too.
Perinatal Depression fits into this group and can present during pregnancy and up to 1 year after the birth. For the sake of this article we will talk about Postpartum Depression all though it can present during pregnancy too.
You may have all or some of these symptoms. This is different from "Baby Blues" which affects 80% of new mothers in the first week after birth and can continue into the second. Baby Blues often hits on day 3 or 4 and is characterized by feeling intensely emotional, vulnerable, tearful and overwhelmed. Usually within a day or two the feelings subside.
Perinatal depression can start during pregnancy or after the birth – even a few months after the birth. It is also often characterized by periods of anxiety.
How will I know the diagnosis is correct and it is not a normal reaction to having a baby?
It is important that the correct diagnosis is made and should be assessed by a qualified health professional such as your Obstetrician. When a postnatal mother or her family seeks help for postnatal depression it is a good indicator to the clinician to do a thorough assessment. Usually the family will try other helps first like extra sleep for the mother or extra help and when they see that does not help they seek help from their clinician. Then the clinician will use an assessment tool to assess the presence or severity.
There are assessment tools such as the "Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Score" or "Patient Health Questionnaire" (PHQ-9) or the "Generalized Anxiety Disorder Assessment" (GAD-7). These are also available on the World Wide Web in online forms if you wish to complete one before seeing your clinician.
Perinatal depression can have a severe impact on relationship – particularly the relationship with your partner and new baby. The months after the birth of your baby are characterized by plenty breastfeeding and caring for your baby. Meeting these needs and interacting socially and emotionally with your baby are the building blocks of bonding with her and her forming an attachment with you. This relationship then forms the foundation for other relationships to come so it is imperative that this relationship forming is not disturbed.
Mothers who have postnatal depression will struggle to meet the needs of their baby and may not be able to care for themselves either. This period of depression and/or anxiety – if the mother does not receive treatment – may have a significant impact on the bonding relationship. There are a few antidepressant medication options that are safe to use during breastfeeding. Some may decrease milk supply while others may have the opposite effect. If postnatal depression is untreated it may lead to postpartum psychosis, which is dangerous to the mother and baby and usually means a period of separation from each other until the mother is well again. This of course will also have an impact on the breastfeeding relationships as well as the bonding. This happens to 1-2 mothers per 1 000 births.
Apart from medication, what else can help?
If you are not yet pregnant but currently taking medication for a mood disorder or other Psychiatric illness, it is important to speak to your psychiatrist and gynaecologist prior to conception to make sure the medication you are using is in no way harmful to an unborn baby.
Never abruptly stop medication you are using for depression or anxiety – discuss with your care provider if it is suitable to wean yourself off the medication and how best to do it (weaning is a slow tapering off the medication).
After you are fully weaned off the medication – under the care of your clinician, continue to attend support groups. This is a great way to check in every month or few months with how you are coping.