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By gritzRgreat, June 16, 2010 in Around the NFL
Don Corleone 53,150
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If the Eagles had the number 1 pick in 2015 after foles shows he is a fraud next season...don't tell me you won't draft winston in a heart beat
LMAO, you said he was going to be exposed as a fraud against Green Bay and the Foreskins, he came out and took care of business against both teams, now it's, "he'll be exposed as a fraud next year" GTFO. Oh really? What happens if Winston plays terribly in 2014, people will jump off his nuts, what happens if his career gets put to an end because of some freak injury? Don't act like it can't happen, it's football.
The Redskins would be dumb enough to draft him.
You know, it wouldn't surprise me if Cleveland takes a run at Manziel.
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You're dumber than a bag of Fin hammers. Was Luck playing this year when they lost to Utah and USC? NO! Now you want to discredit Oliver Luck because he was Archie Manning's back up, he can still help his son prepare for games and relate to situations he may go through in the NFL, his father's experience will benefit him in the long run. Yeah you know what the F you're talking about. You're nothing but a lame a** troll.
I only brought up pac 10 after you mentioned winston playing in the ACC as if its a bad thing....Just because you went to stanford does it mean you will be a good Qb?...Im sorry learning from backup qb is funny to me....its like tim hasslebeck trying to teach a young qb how to be a qb...hahaha
Ans the question dude
Because you're retarded, you don't think players like Oliver Luck and Tim Hasselbeck have valuable knowledge of life in the NFL? It's rhetorical, because you're laughter and mockery suggest you don't, which again, makes you dumber than a bag of wet hammers.
I brought up Stanford because Luck is a smart kid, once again, you can't be dumb and go to Stanford. The work guys like Wilson and Luck put in shows on the field, they read the field, keep their eyes down field even when they're running, they aren't first read then run QB's.
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I don't know. He's a freshman. As a freshman he might be "more pro ready" than Luck was as a freshman, but it's a moot point since he can't come out anyway. If he comes out after his sophomore year, he almost certainly won't be more pro ready than Luck was after his senior year
Don how would you feel if paula abdul try teaching you how to sing?...If those guys had valuable knowledge they would have had good careers instead of sniffing jocks in the locker room
He is better than luck right now....
There is no answering the question, you expect Foles to fail because he's not RGIII and because of the round he was drafted in, I get it. So I'm not going to get into a hypothetical debate with the mentally challenged, it just wouldn't be right.
Wrong again! You're telling me, that because Oliver Luck was a back-up he wont have valuable knowledge to pass down to his son? How utterly retarded is that? Just because a player doesn't have a long and or successful career, doesn't mean he doesn't have valuable knowledge to pass on to the younger generation of football players.
If you guys will talk bad about rg3 ...I will talk bad about foles.... ...Why do u keep dodging simple questions? Yes or No
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They should... I'm thinking Jacksonville.
No Fin way he's better than Andrew Luck right now, Luck has a full season and 2/3 of a season under his belt, not to mention playoff experience. How much NFL experience does Winston have?
What has Foles done that you would talk bad about him?
Throw his coaches and teammates under a bus?
Ok I've tried to lay off, but that might be the dumbest comment in the history of football
I'm not dodging anything, it's a hypothetical question, which answer varies on numerous possibilities, it's a moot point.
The only valuable knowledge a career backup has to teach is Andrew being a good kid. ..you cannot teach talent...funny how you ignored the paula abdul part cuz you know im right
Sorry but a lot of the things said here about RGIII are true, you're acting childish because you're idol bought into his own hype and is getting chided for being a me guy in the locker room.
Who said anything about teaching talent, once again, your reading comprehension comes into question. What I said was, he has valuable knowledge of being in the NFL and can help him with certain situations he may face in the NFL.
I think Jags go Bridgewater
Rg3 has earned the right to speak up when things are not right..the coaches have sucked this season..the receivers are dropping passes like flies...he has the right to speak up...he has won the heisman and rookie of the year for God's sake...what has foles won besides beating teams with bad qbs?
That too... either way, they can use all the help they can get.
What has he earned? He's in his second year of the NFL. He lacks the leadership skills of a franchise QB, you don't run to the media and speak out against your coaches and players. He keeps talking about WR's not being open and pressure getting to him, you know what's going to happen? Players will quit on him, you think he's getting killed now? An O-Linemen, might unintentionally/intentionally miss a block. If he has a problem, he should keep that **** in house.
You're not kidding, they could start by getting rid of that scrub Babin
When they're winning, RGIII: me me me me me. During his rehab: me me me me. Now that they're losing: everyone else!
He's a 2nd year player...
RG3 hasn't earned jack to be putting down his teammates like that to the media.
Take care of it in the locker room, in practice.
And I don't remember Foles trying to sack the other teams bad QBs.
If he doesn't speak up who will? How many times have Michael Jordan called out his teammates and they still won 6 championships....Adversity is part of the game....Rg3 is going thru his right now....It will catapult the skins to winning many super bowls in the future.
How come when andrew luck wins its luck luck luck but when he loses its his offense line?...
LMAO, so now you're comparing RGIII to Michael Jordan? It's not a matter of him speaking up, it's a matter of him running to the media to speak out, not only that, it's a matter of him placing blame on every but himself. See, when you point the finger at someone, there's always one pointing back.
The media love twisting his words too....he never called his coaches out....I would have loved him to tho.
Bull****, he said the Eagles knew everything the Redskins were doing, thus calling out his coaches. You talk to anyone that's in the NFL or has been in the NFL and they'll tell you what I'm telling you, if he has an issue, he should keep it in house instead of running to the media.
But he is right.....and if anybody has to go...it will be the coaches....
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This tribute is taken from Festival Director Dr Ju Gosling's speech at The History Makers event on 12 November: 2020 has been a brutal year for losing our friends and family members. Families also come in all shapes and sizes, including the families that make up many Disability Arts organisations and the wider Disability Arts movement. Those lost to us this year include Rob da Noize Temple of Krip Hop Nation, Lyn Levett of Paraorchestra, Lloyd M. Macauley of Sign Dance Collective International, Geof Armstrong of Arcadea, Chris Levett of the University of the Atypical, and David Toole of Candoco.
Rob Da Noize Temple, who died in April along with his life partner. Rob was a founding member of Krip Hop Nation, who played at our 2014 Festival as part of a UK tour that also included DaDaFest in Liverpool. In the afternoon, Krip Hop ran a workshop for locally based Disabled artists that continues to inspire them today.
I first met Lyn Levett when I joined the Drake Music Project's women's group in 2001 following a long illness. Lyn later became my tutor, teaching me to programme in Midi with techniques I still use today. As a Disabled trans woman, Lyn was a pioneer in many ways, but never more so than in the early days when she sat in pubs on music nights, playing her keyboard with her nose, and wheeling in backwards because that was the way she could control her chair herself. It is fitting that she later became a member of Paraorchestra when it was formed in 2012.
The Making History Together! 2020 Festival was due to be opened by US artist Lionel M. Macauley and Signdance Collective International. Lionel was part of the company in 2017 when they last performed with us. Lionel was a powerful and inspiring artist, and that summer I was privileged to attend the opening of the Tate Modern exhibition of US Black artists, Soul of the Nation, with him. I know from my conversation with Lionel in August that he was very much looking forward to tonight, and to being a role model for Artists of Colour in East London. Tragically, we lost Lionel in September.
I first met Geof Armstrong early in the noughties, when he was running the National Disability Arts Forum in Newcastle. He approached me to become a specialist Board adviser, and through him I learned a great deal about how to run a successful Disability Arts organisation. Later, when Geof had moved to Arcadea, he supported me when I took my national touring exhibition, Abnormal, to the Centre for Life in Newcastle. Geof organised a team of volunteers to help me to install the show on a Sunday, and then two days later, supported me when the building managers decided to take it down again. You will see that the soundtrack chosen by his colleagues for his Muertos Ofrenda reflects Geof's passion for creating. When I returned at the end of the show's run in a different venue, Geof helped me again to deliver a workshop and talk. Geof helped a great many Disabled artists to make history over the course of his career, as well as making history himself.
Other friends we have lost this year include Chris Ledger from Belfast, whose leadership within the Irish Disability Arts movement resulted in a unified movement long before the Troubles ceased to exist. Chris led Arts Disability Ireland, and then via a name change, the University of the Atypical. I first met Chris during my first international gig, in Helsinki in 1999, and she joined me on the visit to a local lesbian club night that the organisers had organised for me. Later, she hosted my exhibition Abnormal in Belfast, and we were able to spend more time together. Chris was also a partner with us in the touring project that brought Krip Hop Nation to Newham in 2014. She is very much missed by her partner, colleagues, family and friends.
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27. marca 1841 je prejel duhovniško posvečenje.

19. junija 1856 je bil imenovan za naslovnega nadškofa Seleucia in Isauria in 6. julija istega leta je prejel škofovsko posvečenje.

7. junija 1858 je postal sekretar v Rimski kuriji.

21. decembra 1863 je bil imenovan za nadškofa (osebni naziv) škofije Osimo e Cingoli. S tega položaja je odstopil 20. novembra 1871.

15. marca 1875 je bil povzdignjen v kardinala in pectore.

17. septembra 1875 je bil ponovno povzdignjen v kardinala in imenovan za kardinal-duhovnika S. Marcello.

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PTEN UKI (PTEN UK & Ireland Patient Group)
PTEN Hamartoma Tumour Syndrome (PHTS, often shortened to PTEN) is a rare genetic condition. It is thought to affect around 200-300 people in the UK, although the number of patients identified is about 150 (as of July 2017). It is caused by an alteration of the genetic code in a gene called PTEN. This is an abbreviation of its full name: Phosphatase And Tensin Homolog. Alterations are sometimes passed down from parent to child, and sometimes the alteration is spontaneous (de novo).
Sometimes referred to by its older classifications of Cowden Syndrome (CS) or Bannayan Riley Ruvulcaba Syndrome (BRRS), these syndromes (collection of symptoms) were first identified in the years before the development of genetic testing. Following the discovery that these different conditions were caused by the same gene, they were amalgamated under one name; PHTS or PTEN Hamartoma Tumour Syndrome.
There is a wide range of symptoms associated with the condition which can vary considerably in severity. When recognised in children it can account for issues such as a big head (macrocephaly) , developmental delay, and autism. There is an increased risk of certain types of cancer in adults. People with the condition may have other problems affecting their skin including unusual pigmentation and wart-like lesions. Some people have fatty lumps called lipomas or overgrowth of blood vessels (arterio-venous malformations).
If you are waiting for a diagnosis, are newly diagnosed, or just have suspicions, please take a look at our "New to PHTS" page.
More detailed information can be found on our "On Diagnosis" page.
There is no current treatment or cure. Patients are managed according to their symptoms. Doctors will discuss appropriate cancer surveillance for each person.
Research is ongoing to try to understand the variability and to try to identify treatments and therapies. More information can be found on the PTEN Research Foundation website – www.ptenresearch.org.
About PTENUKI
Welcome to PTENUKI, the PTEN UK and Ireland Patient Group.
The first PTEN / PHTS patient meeting in the UK was in Winchester in September 2015, and throughout 2016 a number of additional meetings and conversations led to the coming together of several patients, family members and professionals, and to the registering of the patient group as a UK based charity (Registered Charity: 1172205) on 22nd March 2017.
The patient group's purpose is to improve the lives of patients, parents and carers of all ages, in the United Kingdom and Ireland, who are affected by PTEN genetic alterations, PTEN Hamartoma Tumour Syndrome (PHTS), Cowden Syndrome (CS), or Bannayan-Riley-Ruvalcaba Syndrome (BRRS) through better patient support, increased awareness, more accurate and accessible information, earlier diagnosis and intervention, greater research into treatment and prevention, and improved coordination of care.
Our Official Charitable Objects
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To promote and protect the health of persons affected by PTEN Hamartoma Tumour Syndrome and related syndromes in the UK and Ireland by the provision of support, information and practical advice for such persons, their families and carers.
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Beyond the Margin tackles a question that has been reverberating throughout the literary world: 'Just who exactly is John Gosslee?'…
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Simply put, John Gosslee is an author, poet, and editor. But with his prodigious and ever-expanding presence in the literary world, we here at Across The Margin believe such an elementary definition of Gosslee will not suffice. With this in mind, we felt the need to get to know more about such a unique and ambitious artist. In order to dig down to the root of the question regarding who exactly John Gosslee is, it was imperative to get a first hand account of the various projects he helms, the books he has written, and the myriad of ventures he has embarked upon. In this latest episode of Beyond the Margin, we take a journey into the mind of a true original and an all around literary citizen.
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We booked this beautiful Cottage in the small farming town of Aston Somerville it was a cute 1 bedroom barn conversion on a working 400 acre farm.
How cute is the cottage!
The best part of the market were these warm home made mince pies, the best I've ever tried! We ate our way through the market stalls and decided it was time to retire back to our cottage, it had been a long day!
We woke up at the crack of dawn, bright eyed and bushy tailed and headed out for some fresh farm eggs.
We cooked a slap up breakfast of which included all the trimmings, bacon, eggs, toast, beans and a jug full of fresh orange juice.
Then headed off out to explore another little village called Chipping Campden. On route we couldn't help but pull over to gawp at the amazing hilltop view! Isn't the english countryside beautiful?!
Arriving at Chipping Campden I couldn't wait to explore the village.
We stopped at every cheese and pickle shop, ate our way through the various delicatessens and jumped at the chance to take photos of this idlic little town.
Having spent a good few hours here, we decided it was time to say goodbye and head back to Broadway for a spot of lunch at The Swan Pub.
When I say a spot of lunch, I mean we ate our way through a three course meal of magnitude proportions! I was a very happy bunny, at 6 months pregnant the more food the better I say.
After lunch we needed to stretch our legs and burn off all that grub, so we took a wonder out of Broadway on foot and found ample of countryside to run around in.
You can take the girl out of the city!
Having trampled all over the sheep's territory we decided it was time to head back home for an evening of cheese and crackers and an early night.
We woke up on Sunday morning and decided we'd had enough of the country and wanted to head back home to bustling towns, non stop traffic, ample 3G and wifi!
Not before one last photo session in our farm, where we had called home for the last two days.
Do we have it go home?
One long country road home..
I honestly couldn't of asked for a better couple of days away, we walked, we ate, we shopped and met the most friendliest people. It was a far cry from what we are used to but I would go back in a heartbeat.


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Book Hon John Howard for speaking engagements & events.
John Howard, born 26 July 1939, served as Australia's Prime Minister between March 1996 and November 2007. He is the nation's second longest serving Prime Minister, was a member of Parliament for 33 years, and was previously Treasurer in an earlier government.
Under his leadership Australia enjoyed continued economic growth averaging 3.6% per annum. His government delivered major economic reform in the areas of taxation, workplace relations, privatisation and welfare. $96 billion of government debt was repaid during the time in office of the Howard Government. When it left office in November 2007 the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia had no net debt, and its budget was in surplus. This strong fiscal position was a major reason why Australia suffered relatively few consequences from the global financial crisis.
Under John Howard's leadership Australia strongly supported the United States and other nations in the fight against terrorism. Australia contributed military forces to operations in both Iraq and Afghanistan. Australia also led the United Nations sanctioned Interfet force following East Timor's vote for independence. The Howard government strengthened bilateral ties between Australia and many nations in Asia. During Mr Howard's time as Prime Minister China became Australia's largest export destination.
Mr Howard is a Companion of the Order of Australia and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian award in the United States by President George W Bush. In January 2012 Queen Elizabeth II appointed Mr Howard to the Order of Merit.


How in the world is the VOID losing to Philharmagic right now??? My mind is blown!!
The VOID was an excellent experience using new technology, and was allot of fun. The $30 price point for 15-20minutes may be a little steep, and it is something I will do again.
HOWEVER, Mickey's Philharmagic I have long said… is one of my favorite attractions at MK. No matter how many times I've attended a showing… kids and families always applaud, and laugh at the Donald falling thru the wall at the end (spoiler alert). While it may be my 100th+ showing… it's almost always someones 1st. the show is solid, entertaining. Something that is a great time filler when you need that one more thing to do before your next Fast Pass window arrives.
I said it when I picked it in the selection show, I'll take Soarin' (but only in the middle seats). Soarin' Over California was an awesome show which set up this remake of Soarin' Around the World. However, the new version suffers in several spots from Concave screen distortions, the further (left or right) from center you sit, the worse the distortion becomes. Most notably on the Eiffel Tower, but can also be seen on the Matterhorn, Neuschwanstein Castle, Taj Mahal (totally CG scene); even the Buttes in Monument Valley. This is a Major detractor.


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The Nurses: A Year of Secrets, Drama, and Miracles with the Heroes of the Hospital
by Alexandra RobbinsAlexandra Robbins
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A New York Times bestseller. "A funny, intimate, and often jaw-dropping account of life behind the scenes."—People
Nurses is the compelling story of the year in the life of four nurses, and the drama, unsung heroism, and unique sisterhood of nursing—one of the world's most important professions (nurses save lives every day), and one of the world's most dangerous, filled with violence, trauma, and PTSD.
In following four nurses, Alexandra Robbins creates sympathetic characters while diving deep into their world of controlled chaos. It's a world of hazing—"nurses eat their young." Sex—not exactly like on TV, but surprising just the same. Drug abuse—disproportionately a problem among the best and the brightest, and a constant temptation. And bullying—by peers, by patients, by hospital bureaucrats, and especially by doctors, an epidemic described as lurking in the "shadowy, dark corners of our profession."
The result is a page-turning, shocking look at our health-care system.
Workman Publishing Company, Inc.
Alexandra Robbins, winner of the prestigious 2014 John Bartlow Martin Award for Public Interest Magazine Journalism, is the author of four New York Times bestsellers, including Pledged and The Geeks Shall Inherit the Earth. She has written for The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, The New York Times, and other publications, and has appeared on numerous television shows from 60 Minutes to The Colbert Report.
Four hospitals stand within a fifty-mile radius of a major American city. On the surface, they are as different from one another as fairy-tale sisters.
Pines Memorial Hospital is a pleasant-looking cream-colored building with a sixteen-story tower and broad, welcoming windows overlooking a quiet tree-lined suburban avenue. After decades of independence, the neighborhood's favorite hospital was bought out by Westnorth, a large healthcare corporation, which is slowly diluting the local flavor. With 190 beds, Pines Memorial serves a highly educated, wealthy population with a large percentage of academics, retirees, and nursing home residents. Because it is close to a major highway, Pines' emergency room, which has approximately 60,000 visits per year, often treats victims of major-impact car accidents. Nurses joke that the hospital should be called Highway Memorial, because the risks of the highway are far more relevant to the medical staff than the quiet red pine forests outside of town.
Several miles away, South General Hospital occupies a mostly gray edifice curved away from the road, as if to shield its inhabitants from the gang violence that occurs frequently nearby. The Level-1 trauma center— designated as such because it has the resources to treat every stage of injury, from prevention through rehabilitation—has 300 beds to serve one of the most indigent areas outside the city. South General's ER sees 95,000 ER patients annually. The reputation of "The South" is like that of the proverbial kid from the wrong side of the tracks, hoping to keep up with her peers, but unable to overcome the disadvantages of living on the poverty-stricken south side of town.
Forty-five minutes west, in a peaceful corner of the city, Academy Hospital, proud and prestigious, inhabits several white-pillared, brick structures that wind around courtyards and patios, reflecting the storied architecture of its surrounding university campus. With approximately 425 beds, Academy treats a ritzy demographic of young and middle-aged residents in the nearby million-dollar homes and the students at the elite university. The Academy ER treats fewer than 45,000 patients per year, partly because it simply does not have the building space to expand its emergency department walls.
And Citycenter Medical, a longtime teaching hospital, is split between two dusty beige high-rises, perhaps representative of its dual personalities: a stalwart institution with top-notch doctors and an ER so poorly managed it is considered dangerous by many of its own staff. A 390-bed Level-1 trauma center, Citycenter has an emergency department that is crumbling beneath the weight of the 85,000 annual patients it does not have enough nursing staff to treat properly. While Pines Memorial treats more blunt force, multisystem traumas because of the car accidents, Citycenter's traumas are typically isolated injuries, such as gunshot wounds. Easily reached by public transportation and in the heart of a densely populated city, Citycenter is a destination of choice for homeless people, drug-seeking addicts, and the uninsured.
In each of these disparate institutions, pale blue curtains shroud pods of frightened people. In each, seasoned healers perform routine procedures and medical feats behind bleached sterile walls. And in each, tracking invisible undercurrents through hallway mazes, nurses connect doctors to patients, carrying out copious orders in synchronized steps, entwining themselves intimately in convalescents' lives.
What It's Really Like to Be a Nurse: The Joy and Heartbreak of the "Secret Club"
Crossing Doctor–Nurse Lines: How the Sexy-Nurse Stereotype Affects Relationships with Doctors and Patients
Who Protects the Nurses? Taking Care of People Who Punch You in the Face
When Nurses Bully Nurses: Hierarchies, Hazing, and Why They Eat Their Young
Burnt to a Crisp: How Nurses Cope—and Why Some Crack
The Stepford Nurse: How Hospitals Game the System for Patient "Satisfaction"
The Code of Silence: Painkillers, Gossip, and Other Temptations
Don't Get Sick in July: Nurses' Secrets—What Patients Need to Know About Their Hospitals and Their Health
What Makes a Hero: Why Nurses Do What They Do
What You Can Do: Advice and Inspiration for the Public, Patients, Families, Nurses, Aspiring Nurses, Managers, and Others
Journalist Robbins (Pledged: The Secret Life of Sororities) trains her sights on the adrenaline-infused world of emergency nursing, offering a disturbing snapshot of the barriers imposed on healthcare providers by colleagues, myopic bosses, and a changing healthcare system. She follows four ER nurses at four hospitals where patients range from the wealthy and privileged to the down and out, aiming to represent the varied perspectives of America's 3.5 million nurses. During the book's year-long time line, Molly quits her full-time hospital job to become an agency nurse while also beginning fertility treatments; Lara battles a crumbling marriage and a history of drug abuse; Sam, a novice, grows into a confident practitioner; and unpopular Juliette, despite a lack of encouragement from fellow nurses, saves lives while advancing her career. To illustrate the realities of nursing, Robbins addresses government surveys that "steer focus away from patient health," a nursing "code of silence" that helps cover up addiction in their ranks, bullying, and the mix of factors that leads to medication errors. The "nurse confessions" section also dishes eye-opening material to the uninitiated. Robbins uses these four women's trials and triumphs to show how the nursing profession itself remains as overwhelming as a busy ER. (May)
"A funny, intimate & often jaw-dropping account of life behind the scenes.." —People
"...a detailed, sympathetic, and eye-opening portrait of how nurses work, deal with stresses, and fulfill their mission of serving patients...An insightful perspective on the realities of crucial health care providers." —Kirkus Reviews
"After interviewing hundreds, Robbins narrowed her focus to the personal narratives of four nurses.... Their stories are compelling in every way." —Bookpage
"...dishes eye-opening material." —Publishers Weekly
"Anyone who has ever set foot in a hospital—or might in the future—would do well to read this book. With page-turning prose, Robbins pulls back the curtain on a world rife with joy and challenge. It's brutally honest, emotional, and most of all, a paean to nurses—the people who help us live, die, and survive every day." — Rachel Simmons, author of Odd Girl Out
"Nurses are the unseen warriors of the hospital system, part of a 'secret club' of heroes with its own rules and codes. They're also strong-willed, flawed human beings made of flesh and (unafraid of) blood, rendered here in stunning detail. This fascinating and compulsively readable book even has a few tricks that could save your life. First tip: Don't get sick in July." — Mickey Rapkin, author of Pitch Perfect
"A fascinating and somewhat alarming examination of the contemporary nursing profession...Robbins not only shows, she tells in this revealing expose of the modern day state of nursing. It is an eye-opener not to be missed." —EarlyWord
"Readers... will find themselves guided by an excellent stylist and a first-rate mind." —Houston Chronicle
"Alexandra Robbins writes reality TV in book form." —New Jersey Star-Ledger
"A rich, fast-paced book about heroic, neglected professionals; editor's recommendation." —Barnes and Noble
"The Nurses' is exciting and honest, from admission to release. Robbins…busts myths, shows the inner workings of emergency rooms, offers golden advice, and explains behind-the-scenes events and why nurses deserve way more kudos than they get." —The Daily News
"...dramatic and riveting...Robbins has done an excellent job of bringing the world of nurses to life." —The Examiner
An intimate look at the lives of nurses.Journalist Robbins (The Geeks Shall Inherit the Earth: Popularity, Quirk Theory, and Why Outsiders Thrive After High School, 2011, etc.) has made a career digging into the secrets of sorority sisters, geeks, overachieving children, and the exclusive Ivy League club known as Skull and Bones. Here, she investigates nursing, offering a detailed, sympathetic, and eye-opening portrait of how nurses work, deal with stresses, and fulfill their mission of serving patients. Drawing from hundreds of interviews and undercover hospital observations, Robbins focuses on four ER nurses who represent a cross section of the profession: Sam, just starting her career at a teaching hospital that happens to be "a destination of choice" for the homeless and drug addicts; the more experienced Molly, who works at a suburban hospital just bought by a corporation with its eye on the bottom line; her colleague Juliette, shunned by a clique of nurses; and Lara, working at an overwhelmed inner-city hospital, who succumbs to the temptation of easy access to narcotics. Caring for patients is stressful in itself, but the nurses' jobs, Robbins notes, are made more difficult by many abuses: doctors who intimidate nurses into keeping silent when they witness physicians' mistakes; bullying by other nurses, more prevalent than bullying from doctors; verbal—and sometimes physical—abuse by patients or their families; lack of support or understanding for nurses' distress when a patient dies; and severe overwork. "For twelve to fourteen hours at a time," the author writes, "they must demonstrate physical and emotional stamina, alert intelligence, and mental composure" no matter what the circumstances. Cuts in nursing staff have led to impossible patient loads and long hours with no time to eat or briefly rest. Robbins ends the book with a chapter on advice for hospitals, the public, and aspiring and experienced nurses, with suggestions for ameliorating some problems. An insightful perspective on the realities of crucial health care providers.
The Nurses: A Year of Secrets, Drama, and Miracles with the Heroes of the Hospital 4 out of 5 based on 0 ratings. 27 reviews.
I really enjoyed getting to know Lara, Molly, Juliette, and Sam, the nurses who guide us through a world that's incredibly more complex than I realized. Following their stories made this book a very fast read. I finished it in one day! They really opened my eyes to the behind-the-scenes goings on of hospital life. The doctor-nurse politics, patient behavior and medical procedures made this seem like a TV show, which was fun to read. But most of all, I want to meet those four nurses and thank them for working so hard despite their challenges
THE NURSES is the best book I have read in years. It is both informative and enjoyable. It reads like a engaging novel. But I learned so much about nurses, doctors, and hospitals. This is a must-read for health professionals, anyone who knows health professionals.and anyone who may end up being a hospital patient. I would give this book more than five stars if I could.
I don't even know any nurses, but I couldn't tear myself away from "The Nurses." The storyline was unquestionably riveting. I also learned a great deal about hospitals and was surprised by many items. Nurses are patients' greatest advocates and too many people forget that. It was refreshing to get an education in these important matters -- and to be thoroughly entertained along the way.
Jennifer_Prather More than 1 year ago
I couldn't tear myself away from this book. Fast read, engaging characters.
I am an avid nonfiction reader. To me, there's nothing better that a nonfiction book that doesn't read like one. I bought this book because it is ranked so high on the Washington Post bestseller list. I was not disappointed. I recommend this book to anyone who likes to learn about important subjects that are presented in an engrossing manner.
I have been in health care for 41 years, an RN since 1983 and an NP since 1997. This book reflects the reality of health care today. I wish every hospital administrator would read it and see how decisions without nursing input affect patient care.
M-Goddart More than 1 year ago
What an exceptional book! I didn't know much about nurses before this book other than that they work with doctors and take your temperature and blood pressure. This is amazing insight into the heroic world they work in and the personal battles that go unseen. This is an AMAZING book. I highly recommend it.
I was so bumbed when i thought i had another 50 pagges and it was over. Really enjoyed reading about the lives of thosefour personal nurses Good book and i hope it changes nursing in some hospital.
Great read for those interested in what it means and what it's is like to be a nurse.
As a retired LPN with 47 yrs experience of hospital and long term care I can relate to the problems all nurses face but especially in terms of understaffed. I have clocked out and returned to sit with a dying pt., have clocked out and returned to finish my work, taken no coffee or lunch breaks and gone hrs without stopping for the rest room. We have all been there, part of our job unfortunately. The only job I have ever wanted to do. This book tells it like it Is!
Bought it on a whim and couldn't put it down! I started crying within the first 30 pages, on a plane, sitting next to strangers and was completely hooked. Robbins is masterful at getting her points accross by sharing the experiences of 4 different nurses over a year. I will not only do my best to never get sick in July, but I will give nurses an extra level of respect and my thanks whenever I interact with them from here on out. Robbins dances between stories, statistics and observations providing a lot of fabulous information with a spoonful of sugar.
I thought this book was pretty good at showing some of the struggles faced by nurses in our current hospital environment. Sometimes it got a little annoying with whining about cliques and feeling left out. There are enough struggles with the job that some of that could have been left out. Overall it was a good read.
The writing is a little immature and reads somewhat like a tabloid article. The majority of the nurses come across as whiny and mean spirited. I was left wondering why they chose this profession when so many of the patients and staff irritate them. It was very disconcerting to know how much they discuss the patients in negative manner.
Love this book...a must read.
I really enjoyed this book. As a nurse, i was glad to see that im not alone in my concerns as to administration members with NO clinical experience (CFOs) making clinical judgements...It also was accurate and interesting in describing the intricacies of working in the field, such as balancing relationships with staff and patients. Enjoyable book!
Since I'm not a nurse, but have been a patient at various times, I thought this book would give me a different perspective on what goes on in a hospital. The book was so riveting that I couldn't put it down. The back stories of the 4 main characters are riveting and eye opening. Nurses truly are the unsung heroes in the hospital. This book is well worth the read, not only for those in the medical profession, but for everyone else as well. Thank you, Ms. Robbins, for educating us.
I was disappointed. I expected to read more about the patients they treated and the drama involving the staff they encountered. There was too much medical guidelines. I didn't buy this book to read that.
This isn't the writer, but I'd say I'm pretty good...
Vicki Halucha More than 1 year ago
As an RN for 30 yrs, and many of them as a nursing administrator, I couldn't even finish this book. What a bunch of lies! While nursing is definitely a high-pressure occupation, this book makes it sound like we are all walking time bombs. Short staffing is a real problem in many facilities, but it happens for a variety of reasons besides money. For many years, there just weren't enough nurses to go around. Many hospitals spent fortunes, even to going to other countries like England and the Philippines, to recruit the staff they needed. There are not vials of narcotics lying around unattended for the taking, as portrayed here. I felt like the author pulled out only the research information that suited her literary needs. There will always be immature, short-sighted workers in any field who want to view everything from a negative viewpoint, but that doesn't make it the truth. I was excited when I read about this book, now I wish I could get my money back.
Interesting read all in all but slow and boring during parts. Hard to believe that nurses have such a huge bullying problem. Disconcerting since sick and hurt people have to rely on them, bullying shows low character. What keeps them from turning on patients?
Kathy Fenner More than 1 year ago
I particularly enjoyed this book. After a serious accident in 2011, I have been under constant medical care. Everyone of my "angels of mercy" have been so skilled and caring while helping me to recover from my injuries. To be able to see the inside lives of nurses makes me appreciate all of the healthcare professionals even more.


Recently, the insolvent trading legislation has attracted publicity due to the Turnbull Government's Innovation Agenda, which proposes enacting 'safe harbour' provisions to give directors some protection. Unless and until such legislative reform is enacted, directors must deal with the current regime, which is inevitably the subject of detailed consideration by directors of companies in difficult financial circumstances. Unfortunately, limited authorities provide practical guidance as to how directors should approach the issue.
The person is a director when a company incurs a debt.
The company was insolvent or became insolvent when the debt was incurred.
The director had reasonable grounds to suspect the company's insolvency.
A reasonable person would be aware of the company's insolvency.
If a company is placed into liquidation and the liquidator or a creditor initiates an insolvent trading action, directors can defend claims under the Corporations Act defence provisions.
One defence is that the director had reasonable grounds to expect and did expect that the company was solvent and would remain solvent even if it incurred that debt and other debts (incurred at the same time).
In this case, a director must establish they had a measure of confidence or a positive expectation that the company was solvent, and not a mere hope.
Is the company experiencing a temporary liquidity problem (i.e. a state of stress) or, is the company experiencing an endemic shortage of working capital (a state of distress)?
An objective assessment (to the required standard of a reasonableness) to answer this question is key to a director properly defending themselves against an insolvent trading claim.
Notably, when a liquidator considers making an insolvent trading claim, it is with the benefit of hindsight, and often in circumstances where the directors have sought, and failed in securing various funding solutions (as otherwise the company would not be in liquidation).
Frequently, the director will have a three-way forecast (prepared with their accountant) that brings together the Profit and Loss (P&L), Balance Sheet, and cash flow statement for the review period (usually 12 months). The benefit of the three-way forecast is that it forms the foundation for the insolvency assessment—can the company can pay all its debts as and when they fall due. A three-way forecast integrates opening balance sheet items (notably, debtors, creditors, stock, cash) to reveal the weekly/monthly cash position, while considering the underlying assumptions of the P&L, debtor days, creditor payments etc.
Unless arrangements are in writing, the three-way forecast should reflect the creditor's current repayment terms. Extended creditor payment terms cannot be included in the cash-flow forecast unless such extended terms are in writing.
Often companies have surplus assets in the form of plant and equipment, land and buildings etc. The sale of such assets can recapitalise a business and restore solvency. However, merely indentifying and intending to sell surplus assets is insufficient to include the anticipated cash proceeds in the cash forecast.
In this regard, the guidelines for assessing temporary liquidity vs endemic shortage of working capital in Hall v Poolman  NSWSC 1330 are helpful. In that case, the Judge found that a director would be justified in "expecting solvency" if an asset could be realised to pay creditors in full within three months.
The Court determined in Hall v Poolman that only where the facts supported an asset realisation as "Certain or Probable" could the directors successfully defend an insolvent trading claim.
Therefore, merely recognising surplus assets that could be realised to overcome a liquidity crisis, is insufficient to qualify as an insolvent trading defence; nor is it sufficient, for example, to list a company premises for sale, and rely on that action itself as a defence that funds will become available to the company. Rather, for directors to have a viable defence they must be satisfied (i.e. on reasonable grounds—most likely third party advice) that sale proceeds are "certain". This means that there is a reasonable expectation of the asset being sold (but subject to settlement) within 90 days.
whether forecast assets realisations are based on a high degree of certainty or probability (and in particular, would those assumptions withstand a 'hindsight' analysis).


Many blemishes assault the face, especially in teenagers. But most of these conditions can be prevented by cleaning with soap and water and following with toners.
Facial toners restore firmness to the skin. After washing your face, whether in the morning or at night, use facial toners to close pores.
A facial toner decreases oil in the skin, reducing susceptibility to pimples.
Using a toner stimulates the skin.
Facial toners eliminate remnants of soap, makeup, oil, and grime.
Toners restore the skin's natural pH balance.
Many brands of facial toners are available in the market today.
You know what's going into your skin.
Homemade toners are easy on the skin because there are no harmful ingredients that may cause allergies.
They're cheaper than ready-made ones.
You can make your own facial toners. Choose recipes that can be used at once and don't have to be stored for days or weeks to be effective. Try different kinds to see which one suits your skin type best.
Mix 1/2 tsp sea salt, 2 egg yolks, and 1/2 cup yogurt.
Apply mixture on the face and let dry, then wash off with water.
Put 1 chamomile teabag into 100mL boiling water. Remove the bag after 5 minutes; apply on the face using a cotton ball.


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Q: Linked List push back please take a look at my push back and insertBefore in my linked list class.
template<class T>
void LinkedList<T>::push_back(T item) {
    Node<T> *n = new Node<T>;
    if(head == nullptr)
    {
        addFirstNode(item);
    }
    else
    {
        n->data = item;
        n->next = nullptr;
        n->previous = tail;
        tail = n;
    }
}

template<class T>
void LinkedList<T>::insertBefore(T item, T key) {
    if(head == nullptr)
    {
        std::cout << "List is empty" << std::endl;
        return;
    }
    Node<T> *temp = head;
    while(temp->next != nullptr)
    {

        if(temp->next->data == key)
        {
            Node<T> *n = new Node<T>;
            n->data = item;
            n->next = temp->next;
            temp->next->previous = n;
            n->previous = temp;
            temp->next = n;

            //if n is the first node
            if(n->previous == nullptr)
            {
                head = n;
            }

             return;
        }
        temp = temp->next;
    }
    std::cout << key << " is not on the list.";
}

the push back only works in my test once.
the insertBefore does not work at all.
I already tried to draw out my list, but I still don't know what I get wrong.

A: You probably need to practice your drawing.
This is what your push_back does with a one-element list:
      +---+---+
head—>|nul|nul|
      +---+---+
        ^
        |
       tail

----------

Node<T> *n = new Node<T>;

      +---+---+     +---+---+
head—>|nul|nul|     |   |   |
      +---+---+     +---+---+
        ^             ^
        |             |
       tail           n

----------

n->next = nullptr;

      +---+---+     +---+---+
head—>|nul|nul|     |   |nul|
      +---+---+     +---+---+
        ^             ^
        |             |
       tail           n

----------

n->previous = tail;

      +---+---+     +---+---+
head—>|nul|nul|<-----   |nul|
      +---+---+     +---+---+
        ^             ^
        |             |
       tail           n

----------

tail = n;

                     tail
                      |
                      v
      +---+---+     +---+---+
head—>|nul|nul|<-----   |nul|
      +---+---+     +---+---+
                      ^
                      |
                      n

As you can see, the first node still has a null "next" pointer.
I'm pretty sure that you can fix that bug – you're missing one step.
(Work it out with drawings before writing the code.)
Drawing the other function left as an exercise.

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GÖTEBORG, Sweden, June 29, 2017 — Concordia Maritime has signed a contract to charter out the P-MAX tanker Stena Paris. The contract is for one year, with an option for a further year, and runs from July 2017 to July 2018. The contractual partner is one of the world's largest oil and gas companies.
The P-MAX vessel Stena Paris has been used by the same customer since 2013 for consecutive transportation of refined petroleum products, mainly in the Asia Pacific region.
"It is very pleasing to be given this renewal of confidence. With the arrangement, we create benefits for both parties. Our customer has a specific transport need for which the large load capacity of the P-MAX concept is? (will be) well suited. For our part, the contract means that we secure employment for the vessel for a further year at a fixed rate. This is fully in line with our aim to concentrate employment on niche trades where the P-MAX vessels' unique properties are most beneficial. And given the challenging market conditions at the moment, we are pleased with the level of the contract," says Kim Ullman, CEO of Concordia Maritime.


The funny, defiant memoir of Sarah Ramey's years-long battle with a mysterious illness that doctors thought was all in her head-but wasn't. A revelation and an inspiration for millions of women whose legitimate health complaints are ignored. In her darkly funny and courageous memoir, Sarah Ramey recounts the decade-long saga of how a seemingly minor illness in her senior year of college turned into a prolonged and elusive condition that destroyed her health but that doctors couldn't diagnose or treat. Worse, as they failed to cure her, they hinted that her problems were all in her head. The Lady's Handbook for Her Mysterious Illness is a memoir with a mission: to help the millions of (mostly) women who suffer from unnamed or misunderstood conditions: autoimmune illnesses like fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome, chronic Lyme disease, chronic pain, and many more. Sarah's pursuit of a diagnosis and cure for her own mysterious illness becomes a page-turning medical mystery that reveals a newly emerging understanding of modern illnesses as ecological in nature. Her book will open eyes, change lives, and ultimately change medicine.


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The capital of Greece, Athens, is a city thriving with culture, history and incredible sights. The restaurants aren't too shabby either. Start with a full day tour of Athens or do a self-guided tour, but make sure that you have a guide take you through the Acropolis. The history behind the ruins is incredible! One of my favorite activities was Dinner in the Sky, which offers its own incredible view of the Parthenon. Stroll through the plaka, eat a pita and don't forget to check out the Ancient Agora and Acropolis Museum.
From Athens, take a two hour ferry to Hydra for a day or overnight for a beautiful little island with no cars. Once you get there take a swim by the Spilia swimming rocks, stroll through the quaint and narrow streets, and take a ride on a donkey. Hydra is a quiet place to get away from it all so bring your book and your walking shoes and be ready for beautiful sights.
Am I the only person who thinks Crete should be its own country? The culture and history has so much character and the island has so many unique traditions. Explore the many picturesque seaside villages: Chania, Rethymnon, Agios Nikolaos, Heraklion, so, so many. Don't forget to see the beaches like Elafonisi and Balos, plus the many historical sights, like my favorite, Knossos. If you are partial to caves there are so many, like the incredible Dikteon. The food is unforgettable, make the most out of every meal and order seafood, but make plenty of time for dinner because restaurant owners will woo you into staying late into the night with their local spirit, Raki.
Have you heard of a little island called Santorini? Just kidding. The beautiful island with its white-washed buildings, blue domed churches and caldera deserves the praise it gets. But it's not without a cost- expect throngs of tourists stampeding through your breathtaking views. While you're here, rent an ATV to get around (the taxi options are sparse), check out the caldera and hot springs, visit the wineries and check out the incredible sunsets.


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'Sleepy Hollow' S4 Ep 5 recap and Ep 6 preview: Jenny and Ichabod's bittersweet 'Homecoming'
February 8, 2017 February 8, 2017 Categories Blog, Sleepy Hollow, TV News, TV Recaps & Reviews, TV ShowsAdventure, Drama, Fantasy, FOX, History, Horror, Ichabod Crane, Janina Gavankar, Jason Priestley, Jerry MacKinnon, Lyndie Greenwood, News, Oona Yaffe, Preview, Rachel Melvin, Review, Sci-Fi, Sleepy Hollow, Spoilers, Supernatural, Tom Mison, TV, TV News, TV ShowsLeave a Comment on 'Sleepy Hollow' S4 Ep 5 recap and Ep 6 preview: Jenny and Ichabod's bittersweet 'Homecoming'
Alas, Sleepy Heads, the time has come for Jenny Mills and Ichabod Crane to pay a visit to their old stomping grounds, Sleepy Hollow. Washington's Division aside, it has become clear that Ichabod and Jenny were destined to move to D.C. to meet new Witness, Molly. We have seen what a profound effect Abbie Mills still has on Ichabod as her soul works through Molly to help guide her partner through these troubling times. They will need her strength now more than ever before, because the memory of Abbie lingers in every dark corner and hidden corridor throughout the show's titular town.
In last Friday's "Blood from a Stone," we learned quite a bit about the mysterious and manipulative Malcolm Dreyfuss. He did indeed make a deal with the Devil. Malcolm sold his soul for the success he has achieved. In doing so, he damned his business partner and friend, Ansel, to hell. Demons, including Malcom's enigmatic bodyguard Jobe, tortured Ansel by burning their names into his flesh. Ansel returns with a vengeance! He learned the incantation for each sigil, turning his pain into power.(If you watch CW's "Supernatural," then a lot of these moments must've given you deja vu. There are a lot of fun similarities.)
When Ansel attacks, Malcolm reveals his secret plan to Ichabod and Diana. The talismans he has been collecting are pieces of the Philosopher's Stone. Malcolm plans to weasel his way out of his deal by becoming immortal. If he never dies, his soul can never be claimed by the Devil. Oh you evil, dirty, rotten scoundrel! In contrast, Ansel wants the Philosopher's Stone so that his life can be restored. Yup, I think we're all on Team Ansel here…right?!
In a kick-ass showdown, Jenny arrives in the nick of time and works together with Ichabod to defeat Ansel. She recites an incantation that basically stop the magic in his sigils. Crane strikes the final shocking blow when he darts a dagger into Ansel's chest. You have to admit, Ichabod had a lot of swoon-worthy moments in this episode: adorably "coaching" Molly's soccer team, carrying Diana, calling Malcolm out on his treachery, the sweet pep talk he gave Diana about being a "superior parent" and striking Ansel down like a badass. Anyone else feeling all hot and bothered? 😉
At episode's end Jenny and Crane's new crew solved the mystery behind the artifact Jobe stole. He took a map of illustrating the location of ley lines throughout the U.S. There are a few points of convergence, where magic is most palpable. Each point is where they've found all of Malcolm's talismans so far, meaning they can predict where he'll go next. Hmmm, where else would there be a hotbed of supernatural and magical activity…SLEEPY HOLLOW!
In Friday's highly anticipated "Homecoming," Jenny and Ichabod take the new team back home. This will surely be difficult and deeply emotional journey for them both. Check out the official episode synopsis and images below:
THE TEAM GOES BACK TO WHERE IT ALL BEGAN ON AN ALL-NEW "SLEEPY HOLLOW" FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, ON FOX
When the team realizes that the talisman which Dreyfuss seeks might be hidden in the most obvious of places, they race against the clock to find it before the evil forces are aligned. Then, with heightened emotions and bittersweet memories, Jenny and Crane revisit important parts of their past as they return to Sleepy Hollow in the all-new "Homecoming" episode of SLEEPY HOLLOW airing Friday, Feb. 10 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (SLH-406) (TV-14 L, V)
Cast: Tom Mison as Ichabod Crane; Janina Gavankar as Diana Thomas; Lyndie Greenwood as Jenny Mills; Jeremy Davies as Malcolm Dreyfuss; Rachel Melvin as Alex Norwood; Jerry MacKinnon as Jake Wells; Oona Yaffe as Molly Thomas
Guest Cast: Kamar de los Reyes as Jobe; Edwin Hodge as Benjamin Banneker
SLEEPY HOLLOW: L-R: Lyndie Greenwood, Rachel Melvin and Jerry MacKinnon in the ÒHomecomingÓ episode of SLEEPY HOLLOW airing Friday, Feb. 10 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. ©2017 Fox Broadcasting Co. CR: Tina Rowden/FOX
SLEEPY HOLLOW: Tom Mison in the ÒHomecomingÓ episode of SLEEPY HOLLOW airing Friday, Feb. 10 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. ©2017 Fox Broadcasting Co. CR: Tina Rowden/FOX
SLEEPY HOLLOW: (L-R) Janina Gavankar and Tom Mison in theÒHomecomingÓ episode of SLEEPY HOLLOW airing Friday, Feb. 10 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. ©2017 Fox Broadcasting Co. CR: Tina Rowden/FOX
SLEEPY HOLLOW: (L-R) Tom Mison and Jerry MacKinnon in theÒHomecomingÓ episode of SLEEPY HOLLOW airing Friday, Feb. 10 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. ©2017 Fox Broadcasting Co. CR: Tina Rowden/FOX
SLEEPY HOLLOW: Lyndie Greenwood in the ÒHomecomingÓ episode of SLEEPY HOLLOW airing Friday, Feb. 10 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. ©2017 Fox Broadcasting Co. CR: Tina Rowden/FOX
SLEEPY HOLLOW: L-R: Tom Mison and Rachel Melvin in the ÒHomecomingÓ episode of SLEEPY HOLLOW airing Friday, Feb. 10 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. ©2017 Fox Broadcasting Co. CR: Tina Rowden/FOX
SLEEPY HOLLOW: L-R: Janina Gavankar and Lyndie Greenwood in the ÒHomecomingÓ episode of SLEEPY HOLLOW airing Friday, Feb. 10 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. ©2017 Fox Broadcasting Co. CR: Tina Rowden/FOX
SLEEPY HOLLOW: L-R: Jerry MacKinnon, Tom Mison and Rachel Melvin in the ÒHomecomingÓ episode of SLEEPY HOLLOW airing Friday, Feb. 10 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. ©2017 Fox Broadcasting Co. CR: Tina Rowden/FOX
SLEEPY HOLLOW: L-R: Rachel Melvin, Janina Gavankar, and Lyndie Greenwood in the ÒHomecomingÓ episode of SLEEPY HOLLOW airing Friday, Feb. 10 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. ©2017 Fox Broadcasting Co. CR: Tina Rowden/FOX
SLEEPY HOLLOW: L-R: Tom Mison, Jerry MacKinnon, Lyndie Greenwood, Janina Gavankar and Rachel Melvin in the ÒHomecomingÓ episode of SLEEPY HOLLOW airing Friday, Feb. 10 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. ©2017 Fox Broadcasting Co. CR: Tina Rowden/FOX
SLEEPY HOLLOW: The ÒHomecomingÓ episode of SLEEPY HOLLOW airing Friday, Feb. 10 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. ©2017 Fox Broadcasting Co. CR: Tina Rowden/FOX
SLEEPY HOLLOW: Tom Mison in theÒHomecomingÓ episode of SLEEPY HOLLOW airing Friday, Feb. 10 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. ©2017 Fox Broadcasting Co. CR: Tina Rowden/FOX
SLEEPY HOLLOW: Janina Gavankar in theÒHomecomingÓ episode of SLEEPY HOLLOW airing Friday, Feb. 10 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. ©2017 Fox Broadcasting Co. CR: Tina Rowden/FOX
SLEEPY HOLLOW: (L-R) Jerry MacKinnon and Rachel Melvin in theÒHomecomingÓ episode of SLEEPY HOLLOW airing Friday, Feb. 10 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. ©2017 Fox Broadcasting Co. CR: Tina Rowden/FOX
As we find out in this heart-pounding promo (watch HERE), Crane & Co. are up against an ancient Egyptian-looking archer who seems to be safeguarding the talisman. This should make for some interesting twistory!
What do you think, Sleepy Heads? Were you surprised by the revelations in the last episode? What do you hope to see in "Homecoming"? Are you happy to see the team back in Sleepy Hollow? What lingering questions do you still have? I, for one, am still very curious about Jobe!
I tweeted a whole bunch of questions about Jobe and Sleepy Writers assured me that all would be explained in time. But that won't stop us from theorizing, so let me know what your thoughts are on the following musings:
If Jobe made a deal with Malcolm for his soul, then why would he help find the Philosopher's Stone? What does Jobe gain from helping Malcolm?
Did he come back to Malcolm to collect his soul and they struck a new deal? If so, what could it possibly be?!
Isn't it bad for Jobe if Malcolm weasels his way out of the deal? Surely there are consequences in Hell for such behavior. Plus, Jobe is one of the Devil's minions, then he'd be in trouble too…right?
The Philosopher's Stone will make Malcolm immortal. But Ansel wanted the Stone to heal and purify him of the damage that was done in Hell. Jobe is a demon, so I assume he's already immortal. What if he wants the Stone so he can also be purified and separated from his ties to Hell?
Stay tuned for more scoop!
"Sleepy Hollow" airs Friday's at 9 p.m. on FOX.
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This beautiful Canarian finca is located in the heart of Fataga. Fataga is also known as the valley of the 1000 palm trees.
Fataga is only a 20 minute drive to Maspalomas. The perfect place to escape everyday stress.
The house has 3 floors with a total living area of 226 m². The finca consists of 5 bedrooms, 2 living rooms, 2 kitchens as well as 2 bathrooms. Furthermore there are 2 terraces of 100 m² and 52 m² as well as 2 car parks for 6 cars and a size of 85 m².
The plot has a size of 1429 m² on two levels. The bottom part has 951 m², the upper level a size of 478 m². The plot offers a great view over the mountains and many opportunities for gardening. Furthermore it consists of a water reservoir and enough space for your own pool.
The Lower floor is located at street level. Here you find 2 big rooms with a size of 20 m² each, wooden ceilings and stairs leading to the ground floor. This floor has it's own entrance from the street as well as 2 private car parks for 6 cars in total. The car parks measure at 62 m² and 23 m².
The ground floor also has a separate entrance from the street. It consists of 2 rooms of 16 m², a 3rd room of 10 m², a bathroom and a rustic kitchen. The terrace of 52 m² is partly covered and offers a fantastic view over the mountains and a lot of space for BBQ ans sunbathing.
The first floor has a separate entrance and can easily be used as an extra apartment. Here you find a living room of 26 m², a bedroom of 8 m², a furnished kitchen with the size of 7 m² as well as a bathroom. The apartment has direct access to a 100 m² terrace.


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A new variety of the illegal pig feed additive, clenbuterol, has been found in China and police arrested seven people regarding the discovery. Also a professor has been detained.
Reports state that the arrests came about after police traced the origin of the illegal additive known as 'lean meat powder', which is used in pig feed in order to make pig meat more lean. This allows the meat getting to market sooner.
Some of the arrested are from a feed mix company, they have been charged with supplying the chemical, while a professor (currently detained) from Zhejiang University was discovered to have had 1.500kg of feed with Phenylethanolamine A, a new variety of clenbuterol. In addition, two feed dealers were found in possession of the additive.
Last year, the Ministry of Agriculture banned the use of Phenylethanolamine A in feed or animal drinking water.
This comes after a clenbuterol scandal which happened earlier this year in China. Clenbuterol in food can cause health issues, cancer and is poisonous to humans.
In court today, the arrested stated that there was no relevant case in which consumers were affected by the additive and there were no reports of illnesses regarding tainted meat.
Liu Xiang, Xi Zhongjie, Xiao Bing, Chen Yuwei and Liu Honglin, producers and dealers of clenbuterol, are being prosecuted for the crime of "endangering public security by using dangerous means."
Regarding the last clenbuterol scandal earlier this year, China's government attempted to take steps to restore consumer confidence in pork, both at home and abroad, following the discovery of clenbuterol-tainted pork.
Also read: China: Illegal pig feed additive scandal affects consumer confidence in pork.


In preparation for the 2014 ASU GSV Education Innovation Summit, Mike Moe and Deborah Quazzo invited a group of advisors to contemplate the burning questions about innovations in learning. We discussed 10 big questions.
1. What will the new teaching models look like?
Resources like Lynda, Udemy, and Khan Academy suggest that next-gen learning models will include customized playlists. Great schools and training programs like General Assembly suggest that learning in community remains highly desirable. While anytime, anywhere learning is world-shaping opportunity, it is clear that most effective and sustained learning experiences will be in the context of a relationship.
2. Are degrees still relevant?
The largely unchecked inflation in higher education and bump in structural unemployment brought about by technology and the Great Recession have reduced the ROI on education. Tier one universities aren't likely feel the pinch, but third tier colleges are on their way out of business. In dynamic job clusters like web design and development, degrees are largely irrelevant having been replaced by new marketing signaling.
3. Will competency-based systems replace time bound systems?
We have an age cohort and time-based system because there wasn't a better way to manage student matriculation and assessments weren't deemed trustworthy measures of learning. Now that we're getting better at personalizing learning and dynamic scheduling is a bit easier, we don't need to rely on age cohorts as the organizing principle it's been for century. However a full shift to secondary and postsecondary competency-based models will require a new generation of sophisticated assessments–and a lot of advocacy on their behalf. Credits will be redefined as units of learning rather than hours of delivery. Accreditation (to the extent the concept remains relevant) will shift from inputs to outcomes. Money will follow students to a variety of unbundled learning options.
New learning models will occur at the intersection of standards-based and interest-based learning–more for-me and less for-degree, more just-in-time and less scheduled, more asynch than synch, both individualized and social.
4. How is social networking impacting learning?
The growth of Edmodo and other connected educator platforms suggests that social learning may replace age cohorts as the basic building block of learning institutions. Given the importance of a social learning context a substantial portion of formal and informal learning may remain cohort-based for the foreseeable future. However, the cohorts will be dynamic and varied (e.g., interested-based, project-based, performance-based, geo-based).
5. What's up with the tablet frenzy?
Tablets are portable, inexpensive, and have long battery life. Touch technology is engaging and particularly promising for special needs populations. Mobile learning extended day and can engage the family. However, tablets are showing up at schools and universities by the truckload with no plan and plenty of headaches. Even schools that claim poverty suddenly seem to be able to afford tablets. Gone are time honored textbook adoption cycles (and some schools are building coffee tables out of old textbooks ). Tablets are lousy production devices and most are hard to manage.
6. What are the real facts about digital learning?
With lots of background assessment and use tracking, it should be easier to gather the facts about what works in digital learning, we still don't know much. Some ask if we're celebrating innovation or results? Is there a better way to rapidly judge efficacy? How should we calculate a return on an educational experience?
7. Is education inherently a bad investment?
Given long lead times, lack of sophistication, and sheer numbers, many investors say they won't invest in companies that sells to school districts. Selling learning products to consumers is no picnic either–they've been trained to get their primary and secondary learning for free. On top of market foibles, there has been a series of witch-hunts: the Higher Learning Commission capriciouslydestroyed a higher ed innovator; short sellers depress the market, bloggers dampen ambitious plans. There are a couple active acquirers but public offerings aren't really an edtech option. In spite of the odds and oddities, the explosion in edtech investment continues driven by optimism, impact investors, and the handful of deals that resemble consumer Internet.
8. Are there relevant models of innovation?
What would a productive edtech ecosystem look like? Brad Feld argues that geographies can promote innovation. As we've chronicled in Smart Cities, U.S. urban areas are increasingly adopting portfolio strategies that combine school improvement, new school development, and innovation incubation. However, the public dialog around learning innovations is particularly murky and misleading. The "privatization" ruse is a distraction from the meta-trends of personalization learning and performance-based systems.
Big challenges: can the media be used more effectively to promote innovations in learning?
9. Will new business models pan out?
There are two pathways to impact and sustainability: 1) lean startup, free apps, viral adoption, network benefits, and monetized premium features; and 2) well funded thick startups that take on big opportunities. The later takes big names and big backers, the former occasionally works in the consumer space (e.g., Facebook, Instagram, Twitter) and is widely attempted but largely unproven in edtech.
Big opportunity: a few exits and a handful of transitions to profitability will help validate viral marketing and freemium business models.
Big challenges: some emerging capabilities (e.g., mastery tracking, achievement analytics, learning platforms) will take a longer runway for widespread sustainable adoption.
10. How to prepare teachers and leaders to leverage new technology?
Perhaps the most important question is how do we better prepare teachers and support them in the adoption of new tools and strategies–a complex mix of the hiring/preparation pipeline, ongoing development opportunities, incentives and compensation, and tools.
Big opportunity: see How Frames, Plans, Platforms & PD Support Great Teaching ,BloomBoard: Empowering Teachers to Grow,Preparing Teachers for Deeper Learning and 10 Elements of Next-Gen Leader Preparation.
Big challenges: low quality preparation driven by weak certification laws, poor and limited professional development opportunities.
Who knows, some of these questions may turn into sessions at the Education Innovation Summit. See you there!