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a) The Pro-rata Computer Laboratory: The school has a well furnished and well-maintained laboratory with 42 computers,with facility of LAN & Internet and all latest accessories. IT education occupies an important seat in the curriculum. Two qualified faculty are available to teach the subject.
b) Technology Aided Learning (TAL): The school has the prerogative of exploring the boom of educational software. Software to teach all subjects as per curriculum from class VI to X is available in the school. TAL classes are being conducted in class rooms and the Audio Visual room. The implementation of Technology aided learning has truly proved fruitful in conducting the teaching-learning process. A generator of 30 KVA was purchased for smooth running of the TAL program.
c) The resourceful Mathematics Laboratory: A Laboratory for Mathematics has been setup to enable the students to assimilate the subject in a scientific method. This laboratory caters to the need of Mathematics Practical in Class IX&X as prescribed by CBSE. Sufficient aids for practical have been developed by the students with the help of their teachers in Mathematics in all the classes.
d) Library :
A well-furnished spacious library along with reading facility is available in the school. The library contains reference books, Textbooks, story books, children literatures, fictions, Science books, Computer books, Encyclopedia and books of General knowledge. The library also provides magazines and esteemed dailies. There are regular periods allotted in the timetable, so that the students can suitably utilize the Library. Books are issued to the students for a specific period of time to inculcate reading habit in them.
e) The portentous music room:
There is a well furnished music room with musical instruments like Harmonium, Congo, Drums, synthesizer etc. A qualified faculty is available to train the children.
f) Science Laboratory: The science laboratory caters to the need of all practical experiments of classes VI to X. The laboratory enables the students to conduct the experiments with active participation.
g) Social Science Laboratory:
The Social Sc Lab has been established as per the guidelines from CBSE. Teaching aids and models made by the students have been displayed for the observation of students.
h) Games and Sports:
Games & Sports materials are available in the school for Football, Basketball, Volleyball and Cricket. A trained PTI is available and the children are participating in various tournaments and Inter house sports activities.
i) First Aid:
First aid facility is available in the school for emergency first aid of children. First aid materials are also obtained from 181 MH regularly.
j) Art & Craft: There are regular Art and Craft periods allotted in the time table for all the classes. A lot of Art & Craft activities have been carried out for each class and an Art & Craft Room was developed to display their works and to provide an environment to enhance their creativity. A qualified faculty is available to teach the subject.


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This set was delivered over a month ago but I just haven't had time to post pictures. It's solid cherry raised panels with Poplar frame inside the dresser.
The pictures don't do justice to the size of these pieces. The stock was a fat 5/4 leaving true 1 inch thick lumber after machining. No sense in planning just to plane so I used it as it was. The dresser alone weighs #100 without the drawers!
I still lacked some drawer handles in the pictures but you get the idea. It is finished with several coats of 2 pound cut clear shellac and good ol Johnson's paste wax. When the crib becomes too small, it converts to the headboard and footboard of a full size bed.
-- Lyall & Sons Woodsmiths...Custom handcrafted woodwork since 1989
4 comments so far
#1 posted 10-12-2014 04:17 AM
This is a whole lot more of a project than I would tackle at one time, Well done for all the attention to detail…
-- Love thy neighbour as thyself
#2 posted 10-12-2014 02:23 PM
Great design and build! You've created an heirloom.
#3 posted 10-13-2014 03:19 AM
Really nice pieces. Well done.
-- dnick, North Hollywood, Ca.
#4 posted 04-27-2018 09:05 PM
-- Steve - Front Royal, VA
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In short, the league is now contracting, something I predicted a few weeks ago. Part of me is saddened as I enjoyed the league expanding due to so much interest. However, my original plans for this season were for only 32 players. That changed to 40 then to 48 then to 64 with the creation of the European Region. Finally, the number hit a ceiling of 72 members for most of the season. I now welcome the smaller, more committed league. The top 5 weeks we had the highest completions took place in the first half of the season (weeks 2, 3, 11, 5, & 6). The bottom 5 weeks for worst completion rates include the last 3 weeks (weeks 15, 10, 9, 16, & 17).
Apologies to all the members that continue to play their matches, win or lose. Thank you for your committment to the SFCCL. It is your committment that makes this league a success. I understand we all get busy with things in our real lives. However, consistently not playing points to something else. I owe it to you and the integrity of league to continue to remove the members that do not play their matches every week. They bring down the fun for everyone else, and waste all of our time. If it were up to me, I would dump even more members that I continually have problems with. However, I will will abide by the rules of the league as those members will eventually be removed from the league by their own doing. During the closing of the week last nite, I did differ in one thing. I did not send out the results to EVERY match like I usually do. If a fighter won by default, I was sure to let them know. With so many forfeits and double forfeits, I decided not to waste any more of my time than necessary with those matches. If the members involved care about their outcome, they can look them up themselves with the weekly update. I know some of you guys get tired of tring to contact your opponents without them ever replying back. Just imagine how tired I am of getting those messages.
The SFCCL is 66 members (132 fighters) strong going into Week 18 with members in 11 different countries. The C Division and Green Divisions have been contracted by 4 and 8 spots, respectively.
Thirty-two (32) matches were "Decided" to close the week. Below are the final statistics:
Completed matches: 40 out 72 (65%)
Forfeited matches: 10 out of 72 (14%)
Draw matches: 2 out of 72 (3%)
Double Forfeit matches: 20 out of 72 (28%)
Seventeen (17) members have left the league after last week. Twelve (12) members from the Americas Region, and five (5) members from the European Region have been removed from the rankings:
BKZCharlie (resigned)
BPKing (resigned)
Jay19000 (resigned)
Raikiri900 (resigned)
SabishiiRyuu (resigned)
StoneHengeMonkey (resigned)
Thank you for your commitment to the SFCCL. For those that didn't contribute anything but headaches, good riddance.
As a result of the departing members, we have a total of eleven (11) new members this week, 10 in the Americas Region and only 1 in the European Region:
Ballin--Ranger (New York)
Brooklynese (Maryland)
Carnival_Of_Fist (Florida)
DJ_ _C--4 (Guatemala)
Gutabo4 (Peru)
Kentizzle77 (Nebraska)
Lucassng (Canada)
Supergriff_2010 (Washington)
Vincent916bboy (California)
Wrecklessguy (Canada)
Lucho_83cor (Sweden)
All members were invited to join the active roster from the Waiting List. Welcome to the SFCCL!
The following 'Auto-Promotions' occurred as a result of the former members and change of fighter (note - depending on where the vacant spot is in the division, not all fighters take advantage of the auto-promotions):
GOLD Division: 1 spot
SILVER Division: 5 spots
BRONZE Division: 6 spots
A Division: 7 spots
B Division: 14 spots
C Division: 20 new fighters (division contracted by 4 spots)
RED Division: 4 spots
BLUE Division: 9 spots
GREEN Division: 2 new figthers (division contracted by 8 spots)
Any fighter that did not play their matches do not benefit from these Auto-Promotions, and could see other fighters jump them in the rankings. It pays to play.
Members changing fighters and Division change:
HerkulesHulk SAGAT to GUILE (Blue to Green Division)
Any member in the league can change their fighter, but it will result in a penalty of the new fighter dropping one division and starting at the #15 ranking.
Both region's Waiting List are now clear. This section will be removed from future blogs. A couple of players on the previous Waiting List never replied to my emails nor PSN messages, and therefore, were not added to the league. No need to add new members if they don't even acknowledge basic coorespondence.
European Red Division Championship Triangle
War Games Prize Match: Champion Shooryukenn BLANKA (13-3) vs. #14 Risoh GUY (3-1)
+ Winning fighter vs. #1 Contender Cravin456 RYU (13-1)
Argueably the best three fighters in the European Region will clash against each other for the European Red Championship!
Shooryukenn BLANKA (13-3)
* Joined:Week 4 of season 2 (August 2010)
* Location: England
* First ranking: #9 ranking in the Blue Division
* Last 3 wins: SabishiiRyuu VEGA, Rudeboy_2Deep ADON, Wauhti ROSE
* Alternate fighter: Guile (9-6, #5 rank in Red Division)
Risoh GUY (3-1)
* Joined: Week 15 of season 2 (Jan 2011)
* Location: Germany
* First ranking: #11 ranking in Green Division
* Last 3 wins: Nurska CAMMY, Cuby KEN, Moduz GUILE
* Alternate fighter: Ryu (2-1, #1 Contender in Blue Division)
Cravin456 RYU (13-1)
* Joined: Week 11 of season 2 (Nov 2010)
* Location: England
* First ranking: #3 ranking in Green Division
* Last 3 wins: Rudeboy_2Deep ABEL, Serjery KEN, Jay19000 VEGA
* Alternate fighter: Rose (6-2-1, #4 ranking in Red Division)
The second Ryder Cup is still underway. The current score is 7 to 5 in favor of the Americas Team. Cravin456 is the only remaining member from the European Team. Remember, the tournament is not complete until one team has earned 8 points, which is only done when all members from a team have been defeated.
Americas Team II remaining fighters
Gold #1 Contender: ElGeneral GUILE (California) *
Gold #3 Fran_Gil BARLOG (Dominican Republic)
Invitee: Bronze #4 Zabi- VIPER (New York) *
Europeans Team II remaining fighters:
Red #2 Cravin456 RYU (England)
The asterisk (*) denotes the returning fighters to their Ryder Cup team.
4th Round Matches:
Zabi- VIPER vs. Cravin456 RYU
Bye: Fran_Gil BALROG, ElGeneral Guile
WAR GAMES Prize Matches:
The WAR GAMES Prize Matches are taking place this week. These matches were chosen by the three winning members, Zabi, Red---Ranger, and Risoh.
1st Place Prize Match: Zabi- VIPER vs. Cuby KEN
* earn the right to challenge any fighter for their ranking
2nd Place Prize Match:
Red---Ranger BLANKA (B Division #12) vs. ModeType_Beast T. HAWK (A Division Champion)
* earn the right to challenge any fighter for their ranking in the next highest division
3rd Place Prize Match:
Risoh GUY (Red Division #14) vs. Shooryukenn BLANKA (Red Division Champion)
* earn the right to challenge any fighter for their ranking in the same division
Deadline for Week 18 matches is Sunday, March 13th, 2011.
Good luck to all members this week!


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Center for Global Politics met the Polish Freedom Institute in Berlin
On Friday, the 9th of November, the Center for Global Politics met with members of the Warsaw-based Polish Freedom Institute. The Institute is a think tank with a strong focus on the ideas of Liberalism and free markets.
News from Nov 13, 2018
The Freedom Institute's aim is to promote dialogue and the exchange of diverse views to build the foundations of a strong and responsible society in Poland and the European Union.
Their visit at the Freie Universität Berlin was part of a study trip to Berlin in order to better understand the current state of the Polish-German relations. The discussion was about the system of higher education in Germany, its advantages and disadvantages, different and shard views on the European Union and the mutual perception in Germany and Poland.


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Year Built: 2014
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- Mahoghany window frames and cabinets throughout
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could be a rusty gas tank mixed with dirty carb or an air leak. The bogging shows signs of dirty carb or air leak while the dying engine seems like crap is getting in your carb- I.E. dirty/ rusty gas tank-
1st. Clean the carb very well --then reinstall and while it is idling spray carb cleaner at various points around the carb and intake- if it kills the engine you have an air leak. If so, use RTV gasket red sealer from Napa or auto zone and seal up where it leaks.
Also, for the tank I would install in inline fuel filter from auto zone- costs 2.50. it is easy as pie to install and will prevent most light rust/dirt from your tank from clogging your main jet in the carb.
If it still bogs you most likely are running a too large main jet (brass screw in carb) and you need to down jet. its a dellort 14.12 on a V1 right? good news is 1977mopeds has all ranges of dellorto jets for you. Though my bet is on 1 and 2.
Good luck- i dont think it is the condenser personally. nor a soft sieze. 1 and 2 are the most common issues.


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Phoenix and Salamander
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From Louis Ginzberg's "Legends of the Jews"
Among the birds the phoenix is the most wonderful. When Eve gave all the animals some of the fruit of the tree of knowledge, the phoenix was the only bird that refused to eat thereof, and he was rewarded with eternal life. When he has lived a thousand years, his body shrinks, and the feathers drop from it, until he is as small as an egg. This is the nucleus of the new bird.
The phoenix is also called "the guardian of the terrestrial sphere." He runs with the sun on his circuit, and he spreads out his wings and catches up the fiery rays of the sun. If he were not there to intercept them, neither man nor any other animate being would keep alive. On his right wing the following words are inscribed in huge letters, about four thousand stadia high: "Neither the earth produces me, nor the heavens, but only the wings of fire." His food consists of the manna of heaven and the dew of the earth. His excrement is a worm, whose excrement in turn is the cinnamon used by kings and princes. Enoch, who saw the phoenix birds when he was translated, describes them as flying creatures, wonderful and strange in appearance, with the feet and tails of lions, and the heads of crocodiles; their appearance is of a purple color like the rainbow; their size nine hundred measures. Their wings are like those of angels, each having twelve, and they attend the chariot of the sun and go with him, bringing heat and dew as they are ordered by God. In the morning when the sun starts on his daily course, the phoenixes and the chalkidri sing, and every bird flaps its wings, rejoicing the Giver of light, and they sing a song at the command of the Lord. Among reptiles the salamander and the shamir are the most marvellous. The salamander originates from a fire of myrtle wood which has been kept burning for seven years steadily by means of magic arts. Not bigger than a mouse, it yet is invested with peculiar properties. One who smears himself with its blood is invulnerable, and the web woven by it is a talisman against fire. The people who lived at the deluge boasted that, were a fire flood to come, they would protect themselves with the blood of the salamander.
King Hezekiah owes his life to the salamander. His wicked father, King Ahaz, had delivered him to the fires of Moloch, and he would have been burnt, had his mother not painted him with the blood of the salamander, so that the fire could do him no harm.


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In need of tips to reduce the stress you are under?
You may want to consider some of the following options in order to lessen the impact or negative effects on your business operations:
- Know your body signals: excessive heart rates, headaches, anxiety may be signals and suggest a need to find time to wind down.
- Don't procrastinate and postpone decision making. Difficult decisions are not made easier because you postpone them. At times conditions may worsen if issues are not resolved.
- Take 10: Without really ducking a decision, stress can be relieved if you just take a short break or switch tasks for change of perspective.
- Stay fit. A program of regular exercise can help your body and mind deal with difficult situations that may arise from time to time. Try to maintain a healthy diet to support your overall health.
- Achieve balance between work and other family and personal activities. Enjoy time away from the job to let you recharge your batteries. Plan periodic vacations or days off. The organization is unlikely to collapse because the boss is away for a short time.
- Delegate: No one has a monopoly on all of the good ideas and ways to resolve problems. Let staff participate as part of team that enjoys successes and faces difficulties on the job as well.
- Network: within and outside of the business to share ideas and issues with. Trust people to help with business issues. Working in isolation is rarely a good idea.
- Manage fairly: It's nice to want and demand high standards but an obsession with perfection can destroy a business and the people that surround you.
- Monitor: Make sure key support people including those managing the finances keep you up to date. Since cash flow is a key marker make sure expenses are kept under control and systems to improve productivity are reviewed often. A well run business with good information flow is a key to stress reduction. Eliminate surprises.
These suggestions won't eliminate all of the stress in your business but I find they help keep stress at a manageable level. Please let me have your comments.


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Local 52 Stewards are trained to represent and defend the interests of our members.
We encourage you to contact your Union Steward if you have any questions or concerns regarding your contract or the Employer's actions. If you are not sure if you have a grievance or if you wish to file a grievance, please contact a Union Steward as soon as possible. There are time limits for filing a grievance that must be met (10 business days) in order for your grievance to be filed.
The only process available for enforcing the Collective Agreement is for you to file a grievance. While we will always attempt to resolve issues informally, sometimes a grievance is the only way to get resolution to your issues.
If you have any questions about the Collective Agreement, or if you need representation at a disciplinary, investigative or other meeting, please contact a Union Steward from the list below.
In addition to the Union Stewards listed below, Local 52 has a Chief Union Steward. If you are unable to contact a Union Steward, you can reach the Chief Steward via email at email@example.com. You may also call the Local 52 office at (403) 220-8511 and leave a message. Messages are checked regularly.
If your matter is urgent and you require immediate assistance, please contact AUPE at 1-800-232-7284.
Interested in becoming a Union Steward? If you genuinely want to be involved in your Local and help your fellow workers, consider taking the courses offered by AUPE to start your journey toward becoming a Union Steward.
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BREAKING: Protesters Storm National Assembly, Steal The Senate's Mace
Some suspected thugs on Wednesday, invaded the National Assembly's chamber and made away with the Senate's Mace after disrupting the lawmakers' plenary session.
According to multiple reports making the rounds online, the incident happened few seconds after a suspended senator, Ovie Omo-Agege, entered the chamber.
PREMIUM Times reported that about 10 suspected thugs who came to the venue with the senator forced their entrance into the chamber, and few seconds later, the thugs ran out of the chamber with the mace causing pandemonium in the Senate.
It was gathered that they left the National Assembly with the mace – which is the symbol of authority of the parliament – in a black SUV.
One of the security personnel at the entrance of the National Assembly said the thugs told him and other officers they were with the senator.
"We tired to stop them but they told us they were with him (Omo-Agege)," he said.
The senators are yet to reconvene as at the time of filing this report.


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23 March 2015 | LV= comments
Phil Brown, Head of Retirement Proposition and Change at LV= says:
"LV= has long called for the creation of a pension passport – a one page document that clearly sets out clear, consistent data about a pension savers existing pension(s).
"The idea of a pension passport was developed almost half a decade ago as it was thought to be the best way to encourage those approaching retirement to shop around and make the most of their pension fund. In less than a month, pension savers will be given greater freedom as to how they take an income from their pot.
"Post April, LV= will be working with the Behavioural Insights team, who are in turn working with Her Majesty's Treasury, to test the usability of a simplified wake up pack which incorporates the ideas first discussed and researched for a pension passport. This trial is the first step towards longer term integration.
"We fully support the FCA's second line of defence, but think it a shame that it is necessary as it indicates a systematic failure by the wider industry to help savers make the best use of the pension fund they have spent a lifetime building. We believe the introduction of such a document will lead to better customer outcomes, due to increased consumer engagement with the retirement income market which will help savers to select a solution that best suits their needs."


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I'm a bit of a comic book geek. Not the all-out cosplay-at-Comic-Con comic book geek, but I know my way around a superhero or two. And I'm enough of a geek to wish I had superpowers myself. "Vida," you say, "all moms wish that." I know, but I'm talking specifics here. Like, what I would do if I were:
1) Batman. First off, I wouldn't mind just being Bruce Wayne, billionaire. But if I were the Dark Knight, every time I ended up in a bad conversation with a mom who thinks she's better because she makes her kids PBJ with jelly she hand-crafted from the organic grapes she grew and peanut butter from a poor village that gets all the proceeds on bread that she baked with wheat she stone ground, I would throw a Batarang at her, whisper "No one cares about your grapes. I'm Batman" and then disappear into the night.
2.) Jean Grey. To have telepathy AND telekinesis?? To be able to clean the house with my mind!?!? How effing awesome would THAT be? And then, THEN, when people came around and destroyed all my hard mind-housework, I would turn into the Phoenix and destroy them all. Then I could clean up that mess with my mind. This is all win. Except I'm not sure that I would want to know what everyone is thinking. Especially when I'm around my mother.
3.) The Incredible Hulk. People would go out of their way to be nice to me. Because of the whole "You wouldn't like me when I'm angry" thing. Also, I think it would be interesting to be green. Oh, and I would get to see things from the Big Man's perspective. (I did marry my own personal Hulk. But he's not green, just Irish.)
4.) Martian Manhunter. This guy is my favorite. He can turn into anyone, phase through walls, be invisible, fly, and has super strength. Everything a mom wishes she could do. Kids trying to tell on each other? Turn invisible and fly away. Wonder what your kid is up to in his room? Phase through the wall to invade his privacy. Oh, oh, and he can read minds, too. Wanna know what your significant other really thinks of your favorite sweatpants? Of course you don't. But you could, if you wanted to.
5.) Ironman. Traffic. 'Nuff said.
6.) The Joker. Okay, so he's a villain. But how awesome would it be to get to be crazy and everyone just accepts it. Then when you do crazy stuff, they put you in Arkham which has the worst security known to man, so you're out again doing crazy stuff. And your kids don't question you, they'll just be all, "Oh it's just Mom being insane. Just do what she says. You know she has that gun with the boxing glove on the end. And that flower that shoots acid." That would be cool.
7.) Storm. The weather could always be my excuse for not doing something. A potluck picnic that I don't feel like making anything for? Well, too bad, because it's raining. Kids have to stay home for a snow day? Nope–a freak heat wave coming right up. Some jackass being rude to the wait staff at Cheesecake Factory for no reason? Let's see how he likes a lightening bolt for dinner.
8.) Wonder Woman. Because–you know what, forget that. I already AM Wonder woman.
Who would you be?
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Anyone who has ever been bullied will immediately identify with this book.
Dear Bully of Mine, by Vicki Fraser, is a glaring reminder of what some of us went through when we were in school, and what some children are still going through on a daily basis.
Like all good picture books, this story is told largely through illustrations. Artists Cody and Sean McGrath conjure all the inner pain and outer humiliation of being smirked at, hit on, and verbally insulted in a place that should be conducive to learning and finding your true self – school.
This is not a book for the faint of heart, and yet the subject matter is timely and true. There are somber pictures of bullies kicking and hitting a boy who is curled into a ball, cyber-bullies hurling insults at a sad and lonely girl, a boy who is tripped as he carries his lunch tray, and a boy who cringes in fear as another boy prepares to slam him with a basketball.
Thankfully, the "victims" eventually realize their own self-worth and send a message to the former bullies that things MUST change.
Ms. Fraser's in-your-face prose is age-appropriate and realistic, however, some of the rhymes seem forced, which may compel the reader to re-read passages for clarity. That being said, this minor point should not be a deterrent to securing a copy of this book for the early elementary classroom, because it is an excellent subject that is desperately needed in this time of social desensitization.
There is no specific target age or grade, but as mentioned, this book should be a great read for the elementary classroom (Grades K-3). The subject matter actually reaches well beyond these grades, but upper elementary students may not be interested in a picture book format.
Dear Bully of Mine should serve well as a story-starter about bullying, acceptance, aloneness and social responsibility. It is an excellent way to get "victims" talking, because it shows them they are not alone. Perhaps even more importantly, it can be used to show bullies how the actions they think of as "pranks" and "jokes" can make them appear fiendish and cruel to others.
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Laralyn wrote:Grumpicus wrote:
Actually, I dislike Tennessee more than Auburn.
That may be but we don't publically say we hate anyone more than Auburn. It would be like a UT fan saying they hated anyone more than Texas A&M. You can think it but certainly don't say it when you are being videotaped ... sacrilege!
Dude, I believe OU is UT's rival. Seriously....
Not here in San Antonio ... You see either A&M or UT colors everywhere and when a group of Texans is comprised of more of one flavor then they all abuse the other. Its hysterical actually. I've noticed my company's San Antonio office is mostly A&M people (I say mostly meaning there are no UT alums not that there are a huge % of A&M alums comprising the office workforce).
Ok, re: Wells. Nevermind. They finally came out & announced he wouldn't play. Apparently he's been getting "15 treatments per day", whatever that means, and isn't ready to play.
Wow, what an awesome game. That Kansas QB is pretty darn good!
Go Bulls! hehe
Wow, what an awesome game. That Kansas QB is pretty darn good!
Go Bulls! hehe
Damn good game! Congrats, and good luck the rest of the way.
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Wow, what an awesome game. That Kansas QB is pretty darn good!
Go Bulls! hehe
Damn good game! Congrats, and good luck the rest of the way.
That was an excellent game, and the second close call in a row for USF. Let's hope for a rematch next season.
PAC-10 got beat down today!
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The PAC-10 teams not USC, Oregon and Oregon State got beat down today!
Go cry in your grass skirts Hawaii.
I knew I was forgetting one. To be fair, the only Pac-10 team that got rolled that bad was UCLA (suck, suck, suck).
Oh, Cal isn't in the PAC-10? Or the soon to be defeated Washington? Oregon did BARELY escaped a loss.
Just trying to take the eyes off of the ACC who did ok today.
Even though Charlie Weis got Tom Brady'd on the sidelines, Notre Dame rolls Michigan 35 - 17. Karma for ESPN's Dana Jacobsen saying "f*ck Touchdown Jesus?"
ND actually came out to play today. I wonder if Holtz gave the pre-game pep talk...they unveiled a statue of him at the stadium his week. Charlie doesn't seem like the master motivator.
Wow, Charlie folded like an over-caffeinated origami artist.
I knew I was forgetting one. To be fair, the only Pac-10 team that got rolled that bad was UCLA (suck, suck, suck).
Umm...Boomer. Sooner.
THREE missed field goals for Fresno State in a 13-10 game.
Everyone came up big except the damn kicker. Awful.
Some days I wonder if you're secretly Skip Bayless.
That's just mean. Really mean.
Sorry to dig this up, but I haven't had time to dig through all these threads since coming back from vacation.
2 pages and not a mention of the mighty Gators? For shame!
I mentioned the Gators on page 1?
Gators 2 titles, Alabama 12.
I think the Gators might need a few more titles before getting crowned as "mighty."
11 of Alabama's titles came before 1980 and at least 2 were handed out retroactively. You guys had a great run in the 70's, but so did disco. How many of those 12 titles have come in the last 15 years?
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Some days I wonder if you're secretly Skip Bayless.
That's just mean. Really mean.
No, mean would be comparing you to Jay Mariotti.
Can I be Ishmael?
Ouch, E. Carolina BCS hopes get dashed!
Hello, friends. I've stopped by to once again wonder why we aren't talking about the FREAKING GATORS?
Hello, friends. I've stopped by to once again wonder why we aren't talking about the FREAKING GATORS?
Because even a Gator fan has nothing interesting to add?
I hate the Gators, that's why!
USF scrapes by. FSU loses against a good opponent. Still, with a new young QB I did not expect an undefeated season.
I said it's great to be a Gator Hater, I said its great to be a Gator Hater.
Beat a team with a pulse, and look good doing it. The Vols gift wrapped that game.
The retirement of a legend. All college football fans should be able to listen to someone like Munson call their games.
Beat a team with a pulse, and look good doing it. The Vols gift wrapped that game.
As a Gator fan I hate agreeing with the Puppydawg fan on this one, but he's right.
There is not much to be excited about so far this season with the Gators except for maybe the emergence of Moody last weekend and an improved defense (well sort of). Hawaii was looking really good against us until their QB made one bad throw and lost all of his confidence. Miami stuck around way too long. And the Tennessee game was like the Hawaii game (well except it was an SEC driving up the field and turning the ball over and not a WAC team).
To sum up ... our offense has looked underwhelming and our defense is picking off balls thrown right at them. Let's revisit this topic around the LSU game and see how we've fared against more of the SEC bottom feeders.
Cal loses to Maryland in a very sickening fashion. (Not for weak stomachs)
Speaking of sickening fashion...
I didn't post it all week because I've still been down in the dumps about it. My Apps went over to James Madison University last weekend (who nearly knocked us out of the playoffs last year before we went on to win our 3rd championship in a row), and STOMPED A FREAKING MUDHOLE IN THEM...in the first half. Halftime score: 21-0 Appalachian State.
Kickoff of 2nd half: coaching staff had the bright idea for our special teams (who have given up 4 kickoff/punt returns in the past 4 games) to kick the ball to who is arguably the best kick returner in the FCS. 21-7 before we knew it and MO and the fans were on their side the remainder of the game. Then they scored two more quickly and it's 21-21. We were making a last comeback drive but it just didn't pan out...we lost 35-32.
Great football played by both teams, certainly a story of two halves. If any of you are FBS only guys, do yourselves a favor and watch these two teams face off in the playoffs later this year (there's a good chance they'll meet again). They match up very well, the coaches know each other inside and out, and now it appears we have a good old-fashioned rivalry brewing.
The loss was painful, but a great lesson for a younger team than the past few years to learn about finishing what they started. Silver lining: they learned it before conference play starts this weekend.


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Sen. Leone Recognized by the CT League of Conservation Voters for His Exemplary Voting Record on Pro-Environment Legislation
HARTFORD, CT – Today, the Connecticut League of Conservation Voters (CTLCV) announced state Senator Carlo Leone (D-Stamford) has recorded a perfect score of 100 percent on their annual Environmental Scorecard, reflecting the senator's effectiveness in leading passage of, and voting for, pro-environment legislation affecting Connecticut and its 3.5 million citizens. The senator's overall score encompassing his time in the legislature is a stellar 88 percent.
"I am appreciative of the Connecticut League of Conservation Voters acknowledgment of my voting record on environmental issues," said Sen. Leone. "I remain committed to voting for policies that protect our environment and stopping any proposed legislation that does not. As environmental concerns continue to grab local and national headlines, it is important we are tactful in our decision-making in crafting and voting on legislation that impacts our environment."
The CTLCV notes in the introduction to its report that democratic majorities in the House and Senate had a major impact on passing pro-environment legislation and on killing anti-environmental bills.
Per the report: "The 2019 Legislative Session delivered many wins for the environment, including significant investment in offshore wind, the electrification of the state fleet, the passage of the State Water Plan, and much more. Because of our work during the last elections, we broke the split in the State Senate and sent a new pro-environment majority into Hartford.
These new and returning champions were largely able to kill bad environmental bills like rollbacks to the Environmental Protection Act, automatic permits from the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) after 90 days, and the revocation of DEEP's enforcement tools. Many of these anti-environment proposals never even saw a vote. As a result, the vast majority of bills we scored were pro-environment proposals. This led to higher scores overall, evidence for the strong support for the environment within our legislature."
The CTLCV grading scale ranges from 0-to-100 percent, and is based on how legislators vote on key environmental bills during the committee period of session and on the House and Senate floor.
The final score is an average of their votes on specific pro-environment bills the CTLCV has picked. Absences and abstentions are not factored into the CTLCV's grading system.
The average Senate Democrat score this year was 97.5; the average Senate Republican score was 78.4. IN the House, 40% of House Republican members scored a 50 or below
The legislative priorities included in CTLCV's scorecard covers a wide, diverse range of environmental concerns. The CTLCV seeks the counsel of other environmental groups, advocates and stakeholders to determine their priorities. CTLCV's legislative victories this session includes:
- Offshore Wind legislation (PA 19-71)
- Plastic Bag Ban (PA 19-117)
- State Water Plan (HJR 171)
- Fracking Waste Ban (PA 19-112)
- Solar Net-Metering (PA 19-35)
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Dear Parents and Caregivers,
We had a very successful 'Dress as Your Favourite Book Character Day' on Monday as part of our Library Celebration. It was great to see the students and staff get in to the spirit of things. As part of this week the form and tutor classes have been deciding on the book they will donate on Tuesday at assembly.
The Kapa Haka group have been busy practising for the Otago Polyfest which is taking place next Wednesday. We wish them well for this.
Learning Conversations
Senior reports have been emailed home to parents this afternoon. Learning Conversations, where you and your daughter will discuss this summary report with their teacher, will take place on Tuesday 20 September from 6.00pm – 9.00pm and on Friday 23 September from 9.00am – 3.00pm.
On Friday 23 September there are no formal classes scheduled so apart from the Learning Conversations your daughters are not required to be at school that day. They are also not expected to wear uniform to the Learning Conversations.
The interview site for bookings will open on Monday 12 September at 9.00am and will close on Tuesday 20 September at 12.00pm. It will re-open for further bookings on Wednesday 21 September at 9.00am before closing at 3.00pm on Thursday 22 September. Please visit https://www.schoolinterviews.co.nz/ and enter the code jrpdp to make your bookings.
Blues Nominations – further details regarding the process for the inaugural Blues Evening on 14 October 2016
- The girls will be notified by email in the last week of Term 3 in regards to the status of their Blue nominations i.e. successful and/or unsuccessful
- The Cultural Blue nomination site will reopen in the last week of Term 3 for late Ballet and Hip Hop nominations. Even if results have not yet arrived, students are encouraged to complete a nomination form in the hope of results being available prior to the Blues evening.
- Parents of successful nominees will receive invitations by email in the last week of September.
- Our guest speaker for the evening is Deborah Manning.
- The invitation only evening will begin at 7.00pm.
- Students will be required to wear their formal school uniform.
Other Awards
Nominations for one year Service Awards will open late next week. Cultural Excellence Awards do not have to be applied for. This information will be forwarded to the Arts Council by the staff member in charge of that activity. These awards, along with a number of sports cups, will be presented at a student assembly early in Term 4.
Year 10 Film Festival
The Year 10 Film Festival ended last Friday with all films screened in Whitby. Results are as follows:
Best Overall Production – Thriller
Brigitte Clarke, Alannah Hamilton, Jordan McArley, Lily Mole, Reyana Wilson, Hayley Wright
2nd Place – Silent
Emma Burnside, Kaya Dewes, Nicole Heaton, Millie Scully, Eve Scott, Sophie Sinclair
3rd Place – Horror
Amelia Andrews, Rachel Caderas, Hollie Davison, Milly Elworthy, Abbie Laughton, Annabelle Sullivan
Highly Commended – Musical
Lilly-Anne Adam, Sophie Allison, Temple Flaws, Nicole Horrell, Sarah Pask, Anna Young, Siqi Zhang
Best Actor – Sophie Conner – Romance
People's choice award – Comedy
Kendall Brook, Abbey Cochrane, Lucy Cotter, Emma Horn, Kaitlin McIntyre, Poppy Smith
The following awards were also given out:
– Best use of set and/or location
– Effective and purposeful editing
– Effective integration of key elements
– Best understanding of given genre
– Creative use of special effects
– Best use of music to enhance the production
– Fluent development of the narrative
– Most effective use of camera techniques
– Innovative and effective storyboard communication
Adventure (Harriet Jolly)
– Effective use and integration of props
Crime (Tamara Mason)
– Creative use of sound effects
– Effective use of costume
Well done to all involved, a lot of fun was had and the end results were fantastic.
Student Achievement
Earlier this week we announced our 2016 Mana Pounamu Award Recipients – Katie Knowles (senior) and Cameron Taylor (junior). The girls will be formally recognised at an award ceremony on 28 October.
Emma Taggart has been selected to attend a Mind, Body and Soul course at Outward Bound later this year.
Analee Toro has been selected in the Otago U13 Volleyball Team to play Southland and Aoraki on 17th September.
Good luck to Cecilia Crooks, Jessica Scott, Mackenzie Baines and Natalie Hutchens who are competing at the New Zealand Secondary Schools' Swimming Championships this weekend in Wellington, we look forward to hearing the results.
Appalling weather on Wednesday saw the postponement of the Condor 7s Qualifying Games against South Otago High School. A new date has been set for Wednesday 21 September and the team will travel to Balclutha at the conclusion of the school day.
Kate Bryant represented New Zealand at the Australia School Games recently and as well as placing third in the 17-19 Girls and Mixed Synchronised Diving, she placed second in the Australia Teams Event and was also awarded a Sportsmanship Award for New Zealand at the Australian School Championships.
Winter Tournament – Final Results
The Senior A Basketball Team placed 6th in the South Island Secondary Schools' Zone 4 Girls Qualifying Championships. The team has qualified for the New Zealand Secondary Schools' Basketball Championships.
The A Hockey Team placed 31st at Federation Cup.
Spirit of Adventure Trust
The application process for the Spirit of Adventure Trust Voyages has now changed. No longer will schools be allocated voyages, you simply go to their website, check the sailing schedule and available berths to find a time that suits you and then follow the online booking process.
The Spirit of Adventure Trust continues their communication with the school to advise us of the students who have made bookings, to ensure there is no clash with applicants academic programme, such as internals, examinations, etc. So please choose your dates wisely.
Experience a 10-day voyage of a life time. The voyage is based on learning by doing and you will leave with a whole new set of skills, lots of new friends and a new confidence to take on the challenges in life. If you are aged between 16-18 years, medically fit to complete the programme, then the Spirit could be for you!
Check out their website www.spiritofadventure.org.nz for more information on sailing schedules and availability, funding scholarships and fundraising tips and the booking process.
Mitre 10 Cup Rugby Tickets
Hawkins Construction has kindly made available tickets to Mitre 10 Cup games at Forsyth Barr Stadium on the following dates:
- Saturday 17 September 2:35pm Otago v North Harbour
- Saturday 8 October 5:35pm Otago v Counties Manukau
The seats are superbly located and you can enjoy pre and after match relaxation via access to the Level 2 and Level 4 hospitality areas. Tickets will be processed on a first come, first served basis. The price for these tickets is by fair and reasonable donation with all funds going to a hardship fund, which enables all students to participate on school camps and sports trips. The tickets are full lounge access cards and as such will need to be returned to school after the game. Please email Joanne at email@example.com if you are interested in these tickets.


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When designing an experiment, a common diagnostic is the statistical power of effects. Bradley Jones has written a number of blog posts on this very topic. In essence, what is the probability that we can detect non-negligible effects given a specified model? Of course, there are a set of assumptions/specifications needed in order to do this, such as effect sizes, error, and significance level of tests. I encourage you to read some of those previous blog posts if you're unfamiliar with the topic.
If our response is continuous, and we are assuming a linear regression model, we can use results from the Power Analysis outline under Design Evaluation. However, what if our response is based on pass/fail data, where we are planning to do 10 trials at each experimental run? For this response, we can fit a logistic regression model, but we cannot use the results in the Design Evaluation outline. Nevertheless, we're still interested in the power...
What to do?We could do a literature review to see about estimating the power, and hope to find something that applies (and do so for each specific case that comes up in the future). But, it is more straight-forward to run a Monte Carlo simulation. To do so, we need to be able to generate responses according to a specified logistic regression model. For each of these generated responses, fit the model and, for each effect, check if the p-value falls below a certain threshold (say 0.05). This has been possible in previous versions of JMP using JSL, but requires a certain level of comfort with scripting and in particular scripting formulas and extracting information from JMP reports. Also, you need to find the time to write the script. In JMP Pro 13, you can now perform Monte Carlo simulations with just a few mouse-clicks.
That sounds awesomeThe first time I saw the new one-click simulate, I was ecstatic, thinking of the possible uses with designed experiments. A key element needed to use the one-click simulate feature is a column containing a formula with a random component. If you read my previous blog post on the revamped Simulate Responses in DOE, then you know we already have a way to generate such a formula without having to write it ourselves.
1. Create the Design, and then Make Table with Simulate Responses checkedIn this example, we have four factors (A-D), and plan an eight-run experiment. I'll assume that you're comfortable using the Custom Designer, but if not, you can read about the Custom Design platform here. This example can essentially be set up the same way as an example in our documentation.
Before you click the Make Table button, you need to make sure that Simulate Responses has been selected from the hotspot at the top of the Custom Design platform.
2. Set up the simulationOnce the data table is created, we now have to setup our simulation via the Simulate Response dialog described previously. Under Distribution, we select Binomial, with and set N to 10 (i.e. 10 trials for each row of the design). Here, I've chosen a variety of coefficients for A-D, with factor D having a coefficient of 0 (i.e., that factor is inactive). The Simulate Response dialog I will use is:
Clicking the Apply button, we get a Y Simulated column simulating the number of successes out of 10 trials, and a column indicating the number of trials (which is used in Fit Model). For modeling purposes, I copied the Y Simulated column into Y.
If we look at the formula for Y Simulated, we see that it can generate a response vector based on the model given in the Simulate Responses dialog.
3. Fit the ModelNow that we have a formula for simulating responses, we need to set up the modeling for the simulated responses. In this case, we want to collect p-values for the effects from repeated logistic regression analyses on the simulated responses. We first need to do the analysis for a single response. If we launch the Fit Model platform, we can add the number of trials to the response role (Y), and change the Personality to Generalized Linear Model with a Binomial Distribution. My Fit Model launch looks like this:Click the Run button to fit the model. The section of the report that we're interested in is the Parameter Estimates outline.For the initial simulated response, A, B, and C were found to be active, and D was not (which is correct). Of course, this is just for a single simulation. We could keep simulating a new response vector, and keeping track of these p-values for each effect, or, we could use one-click simulate and let it do this for us.
4. Run the simulationThe column we're interested in for this blog post is the Prob>ChiSq. We right-click on that column to bring up the menu, and (if you have JMP Pro), at the bottom, above bootstrap, we see an option for Simulate.The dialog that pops up has a choice for Column to Switch Out and a Choice for Column to Switch In. For our simulations, instead of using the response Y, we want to use Y Simulated, as it contains the formula with the Random Binomial. Instead of using Y when we first used Fit Model, we could have instead used Y Simulated, and switch it out with itself. The Number of Samples refers to how many times to simulate a response. Here I've left it at 2500.Now we just click OK, and let it run. After a short wait, we're presented with a data table containing a column for each effect from the Fit Model dialog (as well as a simulation ID, SimID), and 2501 rows – the first is the original fit, and marked as excluded, while each other row corresponds to the results from one of our 2500 simulated responses. The values are the p-values for each effect from Fit Model.The one-click Simulate has also pre-populated the data table with a distribution script, and, because it recognizes the results are p-values, another script called Power Analysis. Running the Power Analysis script provides a distribution of the p-values for each effect, as well as a summary titled Simulated Power with the rejection rate at different levels of alpha. For example, if we look at the effect of factor B, we see that at alpha = 0.05, 2103 times out of 2500 the null hypothesis of no effect was rejected for a rejection rate (empirical power) of about 84%.
I typically right-click on one of the Simulated Power tables, and select Make Combined Data Table. This provides a data table that provides the rejection rates for each term at the four different alpha levels. This makes it easier to view the results in Graph Builder, such as the results for alpha = 0.05.
Now we can see that we have high power to detect the effects for A and B (recall that they had the largest coefficients), while C and the intercept are around 50%. Since D was inactive in our simulation, the rejection rate is around 0.05, as we would expect. We may be concerned with 50% power assuming that the effect of C is correct. With the ease of being able to perform these simulations, it's simple to go back to Simulate Reponses and change the number of trials for each row of the design before running another one-click simulation. Likewise, we could create a larger design to see how that affects the power. We could even try modeling using generalized regression with a binomial distribution.
Final thoughtsTo me, a key aspect of this new feature is that it allows you to go through different "what if" scenarios with ease. This is especially true if you are in a screening situation, where it's not unusual to be using model selection techniques when analyzing data. Now you can have empirical power calculations that match the analysis you plan to use, and help alert you to pitfalls that can arise during analysis. While this was possible prior to JMP 13, I typically didn't find the time to create a custom formula each time I was considering a design. In the short time I've been using the one-click simulate, the ease with which I can create the formula and run the simulations has led me to insights I would not have gleaned otherwise, and has become an important tool in my toolbox.
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