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This past weekend at the youth digital media challenge, Emoti-Con, a whopping ten teams of youth representing eight Global Kids school sites showcased games and other projects they had spent the year or semester developing.
Beaming with pride, they spoke to judges and other passersby at the project fair about the elements of their games, their games' backstories and topics, the challenges that cropped up during the coding process, and the iterative cycle.
Photo by Neha Gautam.
The event exposed students to professionals in fields the youth were interested in, including art design, coding, game design, and business operation.
A user experience designer described his job as making sure that the company doesn't design products that people don't like and won't use. In response, 6th grader Joseph Cruz remarked, "Oh, like the Apple watch?"
Global Kids youth leaders from Academy for Health Careers walked away from the event with one of the coveted top 5 awards, Best Point of View, for their project "Squad Up: Finding Kathy," a geo-locative game that explores the life of a teen who must gather support for a friend in trouble, teaching players about the Convention on the Rights of the Child in the process.
Photo by Neha Gautam.
The youth at Bryant High School's game, "Life of a Queens Teen: Daniella's Journey" won an honorable mention, as did the Twine game "On the Run," produced by Playing for Keeps Citywide participants.
Photo by Neha Gautam.
Don't just take our word for it! The game designers at Bryant High School, working with trainer Neha Gautam, put together a narrated slide show of images from the awesome day:
Emoti-Con 2015 from NehaGautam on Vimeo.
Special thanks to all of the trainers involved in supporting youth through the design process and at Emoti-Con, and to the Hive Learning Network for putting this fabulous event together.
Do you play online games? Ever wonder what it would be like to make one? Come to a Game Design Summer Camp at Global Kids! During this intensive one week workshop, you will:
Learn the concepts of game design including prototyping, idea development, and iteration.
- Play and design in analog and online environments
- Explore the world of serious games and how they can be used to address social issues.
- Work on a team to produce an online game using a design platform such as Scratch, Stencyl or Gamestar Mechanic
- Present your ideas to your peers, and provide feedback to assist in the iterative process of game design.
- Meet professionals from the game design industry!
Sign up here: p4k.globalkids.org
Jul 22 - 25, 2013 (middle school)
Jul 29 - Aug 1, 2013 (high school)
Global Kids' headquarters
137 E. 25th Street, 2nd Floor
10:00 am to 4:00 pm
We are excited to announce that a series of workshops for the National STEM Video Game Challenge are launching this Saturday!
The Challenge, launched in 2010, is a multi-year competition that aims to motivate interest in STEM learning among America's youth by tapping into students' natural passion for playing and making video games. Middle and high school students across the country are asked to create original video games, individually or as teams, and to submit their games for the opportunity to win important recognition for themselves and their communities. The Joan Ganz Cooney Center and E-Line Media are co-presenters of the STEM Challenge.
GK's Playing for Keeps Citywide program is now in its seventh week and a lot has been accomplished so far. Our five returning youth from last year have had the chance to become peer leaders by co-facilitating parts of workshops, helping new students, and brainstorming new activities.
In these seven weeks, youth have learned game design terms and concepts, become familiar with Gamestar Mechanic, and have started using Stencyl to design games for the first time. In December, in addition to playing and making games, the group will also transition to learning about how to write and a facilitate workshops. This is because from January to March, they will be leading introductory game design and game critique workshops at various locations in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and the Bronx to prepare youth around the city to submit their games to the National STEM Video Game Challenge.
There will be a lot to prepare for as these GK Youth Leaders take on the role of facilitators and educators in a new capacity, but they are more than up to the task!
Global Kids will be presenting at the 2012 Global Education Conference, which takes place online from November 12-17. One of the best things about this conference is that it's entirely virtual and free, which makes it incredibly accessible and allows for a globally connected experience.
"The conference seeks to present ideas, examples, and projects that help connect educators and classrooms, with a strong emphasis on promoting global awareness, fostering global competency, and inspiring action towards solving real–world problems. It is our hope that attendees will challenge themselves and others to become more active citizens of the world. Let us learn, question, create, and engage in meaningful, authentic opportunities within a global context!" -From GEC Website
This year, GEC, recognizing that games-based learning is a hot educational topic, has partnered with BrainPOP, a creator of animated educational videos, to develop a new gaming strand for the conference to highlight games within a global education context.
Global Kids' session will take place on Thursday, November 12, 3pm-4pm EST on the following topic:
Developing Global Citizenship Skills Through Game Design
Global Kids leaders kicked off the Playing for Keeps program at Long Island City High School last week. They started the program by learning about characters in a game and playing for the first time Gamestar Mechanic.
During this first workshop the participants were introduced to the overall goals of the program: to create games about social issues important to them or their community. They began the program by thinking about the role of characters in a game, and started with an activity where they had to draw their favorite character. Then they played a game in which the rest of the group had to guess the character they drew as the drawing was revealed slowly by the presenting group. This led to a discussion about how characters are used in a game, what makes a good character, and the different types of characters such as protagonist and antagonist.
They were a very enthusiastic group who share some of their ideas about creating they own games. Eighteen eager high school students that will use games to express their creative ideas and inform others about a social issue.
Here are some pictures from the first day
Global Kids is incredibly excited to launch this year's Playing 4 Keeps (P4K) game design program in partnership with the Joan Ganz Cooney Center and E-Line Media and with support from the Hive Digital Media Learning Fund in the New York Community Trust!
This year, GK youth who join P4K have the unique opportunity to both learn game design skills and train other youth around the city who are part of the Hive Learning Network NYC. GK youth will support Hive youth to develop game design skills and participate in the National STEM Video Game Challenge. At the same time, Global Kids and E-Line staff will support and train adult staff at Hive organizations to implement game design programs.
Even more exciting is that this year we have five returning youth from last year's P4K program who will serve as peer mentors! Tremayne, Jason, Kendell, Ednica, and Jared will help us co-facilitate sessions, support other youth, and of course be part of the student workshops we will be offering to Hive youth.
P4K meets every Wednesday at GK. Check the P4K page for blog updates!
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During the school year 2012, middle school girls from the School for Human Rights and the School for Leadership Democracy at the Wingate Campus in Brooklyn, participated in the program Create to Learn, with the sponsorship from the Games for Learning Institute. Create to Learn was a program designed to uncover the potential of games as learning tools in math, and to introduce students to peer education.
The program introduced the girls to the basic concepts of game design, including prototyping, playtesting and iteration. In addition, they collaborated in teams to develop their ideas. They decided on the idea of a 'rescue the princess' game that they called Nine Lives. The program also prepare them to present their game ideas to game design professionals, school staff, and their peers.
The girls, from 7th and 8th grades, developed a game to help their 6th graders peers develop and improve math skills. See the result of their efforts above and play their game.
At the end of the program, they presented their game at the Game Play Expo; during the Games for Change 2012 festival.
It was a regular day then, Sheila told me about a program that seemed very interesting. In this session we learned to pay attention to political issues. Certain topics we discussed pertained to peoples everyday life problems, it was interesting to learn that theres so much going on in society.
Global Kids, Inc. - the premier non-profit educational organization for global learning and youth development - works to ensure that urban youth have the knowledge, skills, experiences and values they need to succeed in school, participate effectively in the democratic process, and achieve leadership in their communities and on the global stage.
The Global Kids Online Leadership Program (OLP) integrates a youth development approach and international and public policy issues into youth media programs that build digital literacy, foster substantive online dialogues, develop resources for educators, and promote civic participation.


text: Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - Cost of living in Istanbul Get TEFL Certified & Start Your Adventure Today! Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in Cost of living in Istanbul Goto page Previous 1, 2 Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Turkey View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message jonniboyJoined: 18 Jun 2006Posts: 751Location: Panama City, Panama Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2012 5:39 pm Post subject: Shalana wrote: If you're lucky, you can find a one bedroom flat for 750 tl per month. One bedroom flats aren't that common. Studios are also not common and will run around 650 tl per month. If you want a two bedroom, you can expect to pay 1000 to 1200. I lived in a 2 bedroom a year ago. It was 1000 per month and about 90-100 square meters, unfurnished, in Şişli (not far from Taksim). I had a roommate whose bedroom was large. Mine was small. Two years ago, I was in a large three bedroom flat with 2 other people and paid 650 tl per month. To get a good idea of costs, look at craigslist under flats and under shared accomodation for Turkey to get a better idea. Almost all of the ads are for Istanbul. Thanks. Yeah those are around the figures I've seen. I'm a little shocked by the salaries on offer. Basic costs when I was there last year were about the same as Valencia and entertainment seemed to cost more in Istanbul. Yet in Valencia you can get 16 euros an hour which is about 35 TL and Spain is also pretty far from being an economic powerhouse at the moment. Is it really impossible to get 25 TL an hour? That would be the absolute minimum I'd consider it for. How plentiful are privates and what would they normally pay these days? I've CELTA and 9 years experience but unfortunately didn't finish my degree. Back to top ShalanaJoined: 08 Oct 2006Posts: 150Location: Istanbul Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2012 7:16 pm Post subject: It is possible to get 25 tl per hour in a couple of ways. One way is to get private students. The prices vary for private students. I have seen people charge as little as 30 tl per hour and as much as 150 tl per hour. The average seems to be around 50-70 tl per hour. The problem with private students is they can be and often are unreliable - cancelling a lesson at the last minute or cancelling all future lessons with little or no notice. The other way is to work for a language school or recruiter that offers private lessons to students. The typical wage for these lessons is 25-35 tl per hour depending on if the student comes into the school for the lesson or the teacher goes to the student's home or place of business. A third way would be to work at a university that offers a good monthly salary. But, if you didn't finish your degree, I'm not sure what your chances are to get into a uni. They may be better at a private uni than a public one as YOK (ministry of education) has specific rules about who can be hired at a public uni and the private unis seem to have more freedom about what they do and don't do. Back to top ShalanaJoined: 08 Oct 2006Posts: 150Location: Istanbul Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2012 7:36 pm Post subject: Sorry, I forgot to answer one of your questions. I'm not sure how plentiful privates are. A friend of mine in Istanbul has pretty much survived on private lessons for the past two years either that she got on her own or through working part time for a school. The worst thing about them is they are unreliable and oftentimes when they have to quit lessons for personal reasons and say they will start back up later, they rarely do. The only way to protect yourself from this kind of thing is to take on more students than you need. As far as working at a language school and teaching regular classes, I don't think any are paying as much as 25 tl these days. I actually got paid that much for awhile at English Time back in 2007/2008, but they discontinued the high wages after about 6-8 months. They started people out at average wages and then gave everyone a huge pay raise and then later decided (I guess) that they couldn't afford it and lowered the wages again. Now, I think their salary range is 16-20 tl per hour. Back to top QaaolchouraJoined: 10 Oct 2008Posts: 539Location: 21 miles from the Syrian border Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2012 8:59 pm Post subject: Privates Price of rents varies dramatically depending on where you live. Bakirköy for example is far cheaper than Kadiköy or Taskim, and I imagine as you go further out, things get cheaper still. The fact of the matter is that Istanbul is still cheaper than equivalent places back where I'm from (and I'd imagine this is true for other East Coast Americans and most Britons). One thing I was told is that both male and female Turkish students prefer female teachers for private lessons. I don't know how true this is, just anecdotal evidence from one teacher, but it's plausible and worth mentioning. 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Utilities stocks are on a winning streak so convincing that it may cause investors to forget the long series of ups and downs they've endured.Decades of regulatory snafus, fumbled new ventures and outright scandal have faded away to reveal a robust, focused industry. It has also benefited from low interest rates and merger potential.
Utilities funds--traditionally valued for dividends and steady, if unspectacular, performance--have been roaring: They are up 15 percent in 2007, double the performance of the average U.S. diversified stock fund. They've gained 41 percent in the past 12 months and have a three-year annualized return of 27 percent, according to Lipper Inc.
"Utilities have gone from value stocks to growth stocks," said Gregory Phelps, a portfolio manager with the $1.37 billion John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income fund, a closed-end fund with more than half its assets in utilities. "Earnings growth is the best in four decades, they have gotten back to their core competencies and they are growing their dividends again."
Despite the sector's run-up, some experts still see opportunities.
"This sector has done well and valuations are up, yet a lot of utilities stocks have good fundamentals and are still a good buy," said Paul Franzen, utilities analyst with Edward Jones in St. Louis. "We're seeing improving fundamentals in credit ratings, dividends, cash flow, balance sheets and management teams."
The utilities stock game over time has run hot and cold:
-- Utilities were solid investment citizens in the 1950s and 1960s. Then they began to build ambitious nuclear plants in the 1970s and 1980s; regulators often pulled the plug because of enormous cost overruns.
-- They were staging a comeback in the 1990s. Then came huge write-offs after managers disastrously invested in unregulated foreign utilities, real estate, savings and loans, and retail stores.
-- Enron Corp.'s collapse of 2001 seemed the ultimate losing hand for the utilities investment.
In 2002, however, utilities began to shed their biggest mistakes and return attention once again to their core operations.
Regulation, of course, will always be an issue. But at least for now, thanks to regulators who don't want responsibility for blackouts or other serious problems, utilities are actively replacing and upgrading their infrastructure.
Functioning like a bond with a little added growth, utilities stocks will experience pressure if interest rates go up, Franzen said. Utilities stocks are income securities that compete with bonds through their dividend and must borrow to grow.
Yet he doesn't believe investors should try to time the market based on rates. Holding quality utilities long term is the way to go, he said; investors who stayed on the sidelines the past three years missed one of the market's best-performing sectors.
Scana Corp., Dominion Resources Inc. and MDU Resources Group Inc. are Franzen favorites.
Some experts urge caution.
"Regulation has always been cyclical, and we are probably swinging to a more difficult time because energy prices have gone up quickly," said Shaun Hong, a portfolio manager of the $5.19 billion Jennison Utility Fund. "It will be tougher to make money with these stocks, so one has to be selective."
Jennison Utility Fund has among its top holdings Sempra Energy, NRG Energy Inc., Edison International and Duke Energy Corp.
Mergers and acquisitions have had a significant role in the utilities story during the price run-up.
A total of roughly $100 billion in utilities deals have been proposed in Europe the past two years because of an easier approval process there.
The U.S. also has seen deals, most notably Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.'s $45 billion plan to acquire Dallas-based electrical utility TXU Corp., which has spawned insider-trading allegations and political resistance. If it makes it through the roadblocks, it would be the largest leveraged buyout in U.S. history.
"Mergers and acquisitions the next few years will involve smaller companies because people are still digesting the boom of the last few years and regulators are more reluctant to approve really big acquisitions," said Roger Conrad, editor of the Utility Forecaster newsletter in Falls Church, Va. "There will be more deals down the road, but a lot depends on changes in Washington and if there is a less laissez-faire attitude at the federal level."
Utilities with nuclear power, such as Exelon Corp., Entergy Corp., Constellation Energy Group Inc., Southern Co. and Duke Energy, are prime for consolidation, Conrad said. They'll benefit if there is carbon regulation at some point, making them more competitive with coal-fired plants.
Consider investing in Florida-based FPL Group Inc., which has a wind power franchise that's "minting money" right now, he said. "Green" power is an important trend.
Phelps recommends shares of NSTAR and KeySpan Corp.
As he formulates his portfolio, Phelps studies geography and the regulatory climate along with returns, steering away from investing in utilities in any states where he believes regulators do not permit adequate recovery of capital expenditures. For that reason, he considers the states of Washington, Oregon, Maryland and Illinois unattractive for utilities investment and avoids them.
On the other hand, he said a good regulatory environment in Massachusetts is one reason why he is recommending stock of NSTAR, which has more than 1 million customers in that state.
Andrew Leckey is a Tribune Media Services columnist.


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Remember Wilson Wilson Jr? Meet Bobby Fogg Jr, second generation Hancock resident, landscaper, fisherman, local raconteur, predictor of the weather. Our gardens would be jungles without Bobby. Instead, they are a delight.
Bobby's father, Bob Fogg Sr., has been winding the church clock in town for over 40 years, by the way, which another Hancock resident, Howard Mansfield, wrote about in Yankee Magazine not too long ago.


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"This team has to find its identity," Bisons coach Jeff Forehand said. "We got off to a slow start. Everyone was pressing a little bit."
Right-handed pitcher Josh Smith pitched seven scoreless innings. He allowed four hits and struck out seven. Right-hander Mike Grace closed out the game. In two innings he gave up three hits and one run while striking out one.
"Every Friday when Smitty pitches we have a different attitude," Forehand said. "Everybody feels like we are going to be in the game. We feel like he is going to give us a good, solid start.
"Everybody was a little more relaxed. When the players see the tempo of the game going like it was for Smitty they each know they don't have to do it all. They don't have to play on pins and needles."
The Bisons opened with a run in the first inning and three in the third, one in the fourth and two in the fifth.
Tyler Wilson and Ryan Wilkins each had two hits for the Bisons who finished with nine hits.
"We scored early," Forehand said. "We are swinging the bats better. I really think that is going to happen for us. I really think we are good offensive team. We just haven't shown it yet."
Wilkins hit his first home run of the season and also added a double. He tied with Andrew Nickerson for the team lead in runs batted in with two.
Wilson, Zach Messer and Kyle Henry each had a double.
"Tyler is a good guy coming out of the leadoff spot," Forehand said. "He led the game off with a bunt. Tyler has been setting the table. He is a threat to bunt at any time. He can drag bunt and get on base. If they play him close he can hit it by them.
"M.L. Williams has started out slow. He struck some balls hard. He is going to bounce back. He is going to get it done. When we start getting all of these guys going we are going to be alright."
Senior right-hander Matt Bowling will get the start Saturday. Sophomore right-hander Davey Hackett will start Sunday.
The Bisons, 2-6, continue the series with Canisius, 6-2, Saturday at 2.
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It is time to up your game, shadow puppeteers. This morning presents you with some shadow art that will challenge your routine. The main artists featured here are Kumi Yamashita plus the art team Tim Noble and Sue Webster (who are responsible for the above image). Even if you're afraid of your own shadow, don't miss out on the goodies after the jump.
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On the first day of Florida's new texting-while-driving ban, state Sen. Maria Sachs, the Senate Democratic leader pro-tem, was already announcing a proposal to make the law tougher.
The new law makes texting while driving a secondary offense, which means an officer can't ticket a motorist only for typing or reading messages while behind the wheel. Rather, the driver has to first commit another violation, like swerving or running a red light.
Sachs, of Delray Beach, has filed a bill to make texting while driving a primary offense, which she argues will make it easier to enforce. The penalties -- $30 for a first violation -- will remain.
At a press conference with AutoNation CEO Mike Jackson to announce her proposed changes, Sachs recited several somber statistics. PolitiFact checks this claim: "In 2011, texting surpassed alcohol as the leading contributing factor in teen driving deaths."


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By his own hand, Alfred wrote that he and Julia were married in 1857. He would have been about 26 years old at the time, having been born in Wilkes Co., NC in 1831. and, according to his autobiography, had lived a very adventurous life up to then.
Julia was the daughter of John and Mary Wheeler Dawkins, born in GA in Feb., 1838 and was about 20 years old when she married Alfred. The Dawkins lived "in Habersham County [GA], 4 miles south of Tallulah Falls on Panther Creek."
The Coffey family appeared in the 1860 census at Rabun Co., GA with one child, a son, Newton Walter Coffey, born in July, 1858. He and Julia had another child, Mary Angie, born in Sep., 1860. By 1861 Alfred was off on another adventure, this time as a soldier in the 52d Georgia Infantry[1]. He survived the war and from about 1862 through 1882 they added another eight children to their family.
The family moved around a bit during those years. In 1870 they were in Rock Spring, Walker Co., TN. In 1880 and 1900 they were in Hamilton Co., TN. Julia died in Mar., 1906 and by 1910 Alfred was an aged gentleman who sought shelter with his son Starlin [sic] in Marion Co., TN. Alfred died in Dec., 1915 and was buried near Julia at Forest Hills Cemetery in Chattanooga.
All of their children were born in GA, and probably Rabun Co. specifically.
Their son Newton died in Rabun Co. in 1860 but, his burial site is unknown.
Mary Angie or, Angie as she was known, married Judson Buchanan of Monroe Co., IN in 1883 in Hamilton Co., TN. He was a Coffey descendant as well. His father was John Hamilton Buchanan and his mother was Miriam Coffey, the daughter of Rev. Reuben A. and Martha "Polly" Dowell Coffey.
Alfred A., probably Jr., was born c1862 but nothing else is know.
Starlin Pinkston was the fourth child, born in Apr., 1864. He married Emma Raulston, 1879-1945, daughter of Robert and Anne Beene Raulston in Hamilton Co., c1898. Children, all born in Marion Co., TN, were Earl Leonard, Vesta V., Stella, Ethel Mae (died at age 2), Willie May (died at age 11) and Charles. Starlin died in Marion Co. in 1941. Emma died in 1945 and both are buried at the Bean-Raulston graveyard in South Pittsburg, Marion Co.
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Elizabeth Adeline "Addie" was born in 1867 and died in Chattanooga in Jan., 1941. She married William Henry Waldron in TN in 1887. He was a native of Virginia, born there in 1858. He died just a few days before Addie, in Jan., 1941. Both are buried at Greenwood Cemetery in Chattanooga. I know of two children: Mae Virginia, born c1890 in AL, married Conrad Fred Stier of GA in 1908, Jefferson Co., AL; and a son, Carroll, born Oct., 1892.
Sylvester A., born 1870, married Minerva "Minnie" Richards c1892 in GA. Minerva was born in GA in 1874. They had at least 10 children: Charles, Mary J. (Eunice?), William Armstrong; Aldred A., Ross, Cathleen, Donald, James and an infant that was born in Feb., 1917 and died in June of that year. Sylvester died in 1930 and is buried at Chattanooga Memorial Park. I have not found Minnie's death record.
Talullah Virginia "Lula," born 1874, married William Norval Taggart on Hamilton Co., in 1899. William was a native of Missouri, born there in about 1874. They had at least two children, Julia, born c1895 and Norvell, a son, born c1897. William died in 1958, Lula in 1958. Both are buried at Greenwood in Chattanooga.
David Lee, born 1876, married Martha Hyatt, date unknown but probably close to 1900. She was a native of NC, born there in 1883. They had at least one child, Robert Lee, born 1903, died 1977. All are buried at Greenwood.
Last but not least is Effie Thelma, born 1882. She married George Thomas Ogburn c1902 in TN. They had at least two children, a daughter Merita, born c1904 and a son, Junior, born c1907. Nothing more is known.
More detailed information is available on the CD and DVD.
Corrections and additions welcomed!
[1] "Georgia Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865"


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For much of the past year I've been working on the Ubuntu API Website, a Django project for hosting all of the API documentation for the Ubuntu SDK, covering a variety of languages, toolkits and libraries. It's been a lot of work for just one person, to make it really awesome I'm going to need help from you guys and gals in the community.
To help smooth the onramp to getting started, here is a breakdown of the different components in the site and how they all fit together. You should grab a copy of the branch from Launchpad so you can follow along by running: bzr branch lp:ubuntu-api-website
First off, let's talk about the framework. The API website uses Django, a very popular Python webapp framework that's also used by other community-run Ubuntu websites, such as Summit and the LoCo Team Portal, which makes it a good fit. A Django project consists of one or more Django "apps", which I will cover below. Each app consists of "models", which use the Django ORM (Object-Relational Mapping) to handle all of the database interactions for us, so we can stick to just Python and not worry about SQL. Apps also have "views", which are classes or functions that are called when a URL is requested. Finally, Django provides a default templating engine that views can use to produce HTML.
If you're not familiar with Django already, you should take the online Tutorial. It only takes about an hour to go through it all, and by the end you'll have learned all of the fundamental things about building a Django site.
Branch Root
When you first get the branch you'll see one folder and a handful of files. The folder, developer_network, is the Django project root, inside there is all of the source code for the website. Most of your time is going to be spent in there.
Also in the branch root you'll find some files that are used for managing the project itself. Most important of these is the README file, which gives step by step instructions for getting it running on your machine. You will want to follow these instructions before you start changing code. Among the instructions is using the requirements.txt file, also in the branch root, to setup a virtualenv environment. Virtualenv lets you create a Python runtime specifically for this project, without it conflicting with your system-wide Python installation.
The other files you can ignore for now, they're used for packaging and deploying the site, you won't need them during development.
As I mentioned above, this folder is the Django project root. It has sub-folders for each of the Django apps used by this project. I will go into more detail on each of these apps below.
This folder also contains three important files for Django: manage.py, urls.py and settings.py
manage.py is used for a number of commands you can give to Django. In the README you'll have seen it used to call syncdb, migrate and initdb. These create the database tables, apply any table schema changes, and load them with initial data. These commands only need to be run once. It also has you run collectstatic and runserver. The first collects static files (images, css, javascript, etc) from all of the apps and puts them all into a single ./static/ folder in the project root, you'll need to run that whenever you change one of those files in an app. The second, runserver, runs a local HTTP server for your app, this is very handy during development when you don't want to be bothered with a full Apache server. You can run this anytime you want to see your site "live".
settings.py contains all of the Django configuration for the project. There's too much to go into detail on here, and you'll rarely need to touch it anyway.
urls.py is the file that maps URLs to an application's views, it's basically a list of regular-expressions that try to match the requested URL, and a python function or class to call for that match. If you took the Django project tutorial I recommended above, you should have a pretty good understanding of what it does. If you ever add a new view, you'll need to add a corresponding line to this file in order for Django to know about it. If you want to know what view handles a given URL, you can just look it up here.
If you followed the README in the branch root, the first thing it has you do is grab another bzr branch and put it in ./developer_network/ubuntu_website. This is a Django app that does nothing more than provide a base template for all of your project's pages. It's generic enough to be used by other Django-powered websites, so it's kept in a separate branch that each one can pull from. It's rare that you'll need to make changes in here, but if you do just remember that you need to push you changes branch to the ubuntu-community-webthemes project on Launchpad.
This is a 3rd party Django app that provides the RESTful JSON API for the site. You should not make changes to this app, since that would put us out of sync with the upstream code, and would make it difficult to pull in updates from them in the future. All of the code specific to the Ubuntu API Website's services are in the developer_network/service/ app.
This app isn't being used yet, but it is intended for giving better search functionality to the site. There are some models here already, but nothing that is being used. So if searching is your thing, this is the app you'll want to work in.
This is another app that isn't being used yet, but is intended to allow users to link additional content to the API documentation. This is one of the major goals of the site, and a relatively easy area to get started contributing. There are already models defined for code snippets, Images and links. Snippets and Links should be relatively straightforward to implement. Images will be a little harder, because the site runs on multiple instances in the cloud, and each instance will need access to the image, so we can't just use the Django default of saving them to local files. This is the best place for you to make an impact on the site.
The common app provides views for logging in and out of the app, as well as views for handling 404 and 500 errors when the arise. It also provides some base models the site's page hierarchy. This starts with a Topic at the top, which would be qml or html5 in our site, followed by a Version which lets us host different sets of docs for the different supported releases of Ubuntu. Finally each set of docs is placed within a Section, such as Graphical Interface or Platform Service to help the user browse them based on use.
This app provides models that correspond directly to pieces of documentation that are being imported. Documentation can be imported either as an Element that represents a specific part of the API, such as a class or function, or as a Page that represents long-form text on how to use the Elements themselves. Each one of these may also have a given Namespace attached to it, if the imported language supports it, to further categorize them.
Finally we get into the app that is actually generates the pages. This app has no models, but uses the ones defined in the common and apidocs apps. This app defines all of the views and templates used by the website's pages, so no matter what you are working on there's a good chance you'll need to make changes in here too. The templates defined here use the ones in ubuntu_website as a base, and then add site and page specific markup for each.
Getting Started
If you're still reading this far down, congratulations! You have all the information you need to dive in and start turning a boring but functional website into a dynamic, collaborative information hub for Ubuntu app developers. But you don't need to go it alone, I'm on IRC all the time, so come find me (mhall119) in #ubuntu-website or #ubuntu-app-devel on Freenode and let me know where you want to start. If you don't do IRC, leave a comment below and I'll respond to it. And of course you can find the project, file bugs (or pick bugs to fix) and get the code all from the Launchpad project.Read more


text: Luis José Bustamante was born in Lima, Perú. At age 20 he moved to Madrid, Spain, where he did his undergraduate studies in Spanish & Latin American literatures. He holds an M.A. in Latin American literature from the University of Kansas. He later completed his PhD coursework at New York University.


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In the end, it appears that a dingo really did take her baby.
In 1980, 9-week-old Azaria Chamberlain disappeared from her family's campsite near Uluru, the giant sandstone outcropping also known as Ayers Rock, prompting her hysterical mother to tell authorities that her daughter had been abducted by a dingo — one of the wild, wolf-like canines that has coexisted uneasily with humans on the Australian continent for some 5,000 years. But officials, suspecting foul play, accused Azaria's mother, Lindy Chamberlain-Creighton, of murder. In 1982 she was convicted and sent to prison. The ruling was overturned 3 years later, and Chamberlain's saga was made into a 1988 film, A Cry in the Dark, starring Meryl Streep (whose uttered the immortal line, "The dingo's got my baby!")
But for 32 years, Azaria's fate was never conclusively solved — until Tuesday, when a coroner in the northern Australian city of Darwin ruled that she had in fact been abducted and killed by a dingo.
The ruling is a sign of how much more scientists understand about the animal now, says Elaine Kirchner, a dingo expert who for the past 20 years has managed the Fort Wayne Children's Zoo Australian Adventure exhibit. When the Chamberlain case first went public in 1980, it was the first reported case of a dingo killing a small child; recent years have yielded three documented fatal attacks against children in Australia.
Kirchner, who has worked with dingoes in Australia and at the Indiana zoo, says that the canines are more closely related to wolves than domestic dogs in that they breed only once per year, they howl instead of bark and they live together in loose packs (they "hang out where they can hear each other, but not necessarily see each other every day," she says).
(MORE: Aussie Coroner Agrees Dingo Took Baby in 1980 Case)
Dingoes aren't a particularly large species, which led many to believe in 1980 that such an animal couldn't abduct a child. The largest of the nine dingoes at the Fort Wayne zoo weighs about 44 pounds. But what dingoes lack in size, they make up in street smarts. "They are highly, highly intelligent," Kirchner says. "They are smarter than most of the people around them.
"If they want to do something, they will," she says. "If they are trying to get a mole, they will listen for it, sniff for it, move sticks out of the way, even use tools to an extent. They learn very, very quickly."
She recounted a story from a sanctuary she works with outside Melbourne in the Australian state of Victoria, in which handlers placed food just out of the reach of the dingoes. The largest male dragged a table near the food and placed it in such a way so that only he could reach the food, not any of the smaller animals. Sly.
Each pack of wild dingoes is led by an alpha male and an alpha female and usually makes up offspring from the previous year's litters. They generally hunt separately, except when working to take down large prey together. But, most often, dingoes would rather stick to more manageable meals, such as rabbits and small wallabies, Kirchner says. And that is why she is personally skeptical of this week's ruling, although after more than three decades without closure the verdict is being overwhelmingly welcomed in Australia.
"My take is that I don't think anybody is ever going to truly know what happened there," Kirchner says. "My personal opinion is that a dingo probably didn't do it." She says that dingoes have long had a bad rap among Australians, who vilify the animals for preying on agricultural livestock such as sheep. Kirchner speculates that the most likely culprit in the death of Azaria Chamberlain isn't actually a dingo but the feral offspring of a dingo and a larger canine, such as a German shepherd. Such hybridized animals "will easily take whatever prey they can find," she says. "A dingo would much rather a rabbit."
LIST: Top 10 Evil Animals


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Procyon needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 160 designs submitted by 55 freelance designers.
We are a manufacturer of charm beads (jewelry) and are planning on launching an online store.
We are a manufacturer of charm beads and are planning on launching an online store.
This is exactly what we create: http://www.chamilia.de/downloads.html with the only difference that we do not produce the glass beads.
We are looking for a logo for our website http://www.deluxecharmbeads.com
The domain is only a few days old and right now there is nothing there except the shopping cart software, so there will be another contest for the website design later.
We are looking for a logo that is simple, clean, classy, elegant, and memorable.
So far we do not have any fixed colours in mind.
If we do not see what we like, we will provide you with sample logos and styles, but right now we do not want to destroy anybody's creativity. Thank you for your time and creativity!
Update: Please keep in mind that our jewelry does not target weddings. Elegance does not necessarily have to mean old, but can mean younger and fashionable.
- Anything caroon-like
Find out how a design contest works or learn more about our logo design services.


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I have been posting a lot this year around my opinion that the strategic HR pendulum is swinging in the right direction. I have labeled HR as being a Rock Star for over a year now and I still feel the momentum. So in true, "You might be a Redneck if..," form, I have a similar list for strategic HR professionals:
You Might Be A Strategic HR Professional If...
1) You are on your CEO's speed dial
2) You understand your companies P&L and the balance sheet
3) You have spoken to your company's customers
4) You understand how much ONE dollar invested in people will produce in profit
5) You NEVER mention that table, ever!
6) Your staff did not all start in HR, some are from the business and some are analyst
7) You attend M&A meetings with your CEO in the very early stages
8) You aspire to be another C...COO, CEO, CAO, CFO
9) Your main objective is making sure talented people are producing at their highest level, delighting your customers every single day.
10) You develop leaders at all levels of the organization
Ok, that was my 10, help me add to this list to keep it going...
You Might Be A Strategic HR Professional If...


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Looking for reading inspiration this summer? As a preview to this year's Children's Read & Write Program — an annual back-to-school tradition that invites kids to submit book reviews to the Chicago Tribune — we asked several area authors to tell us what book's setting they would love to live in. Here are their edited responses.
The submission window for this year's Children's Read & Write Program has closed. Check back next week to read kids' book reviews.
Leslie Parry
Author of "Church of Marvels"
I always wanted to live in the world of J.M. Barrie's "Peter Pan" — not just the world of Neverland, but a world in...


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Kings defeat Blues to end road losing streakby Louie Korac
ST. LOUIS -- The Los Angeles Kings persevered in a tough building to snap a lengthy road losing skid.
Third-line right wing Trevor Lewis had a large role in the outcome.
Lewis scored his first two goals of the season 2:17 apart in the third period to snap a tie, and the Kings went on to end a five-game road losing streak with a 4-1 victory against the St. Louis Blues on Thursday at Scottrade Center.
"I really had to work for that first one, but I got it, so it feels good and it's a big win," said Lewis, whose prior goal came March 28 against the Blues. "It felt good. It's been a while."
Jake Muzzin and Jeff Carter also scored for the Kings (29-14-5), whose most-recent win away from Staples Center was Dec. 14 against the Ottawa Senators. Jonathan Quick had 28 saves to pick up his fourth win in six games since coming back from a groin injury (4-1-1).
"It's good to start out on a great foot," Quick said. "I think the biggest thing is you get a win in regulation against a conference opponent. They are a little ahead in the standings, so I guess it's good to tighten that gap a little bit.
"It's another game obviously. We have developed a little bit of a rivalry over the last couple years, but at the end of the day, it counts as two points. You don't get extra points because it's St. Louis."
Including the past two Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Kings have won 16 of 20 games against the Blues, including two of three this season.
"Tough rink, tough building," Kings coach Darryl Sutter said. "It always has been and always will be. ... They're extremely well-coached. They've got a [heck] of a hockey team."
T.J. Oshie's first career penalty shot goal got the Blues (32-9-5) even in the game, and Jaroslav Halak stopped 27 shots in the 3,600th game in franchise history. The loss ended a five-game home winning streak.
Blues coach Ken Hitchcock lamented his team's compete level against an elite opponent. The Blues were 10-1-1 in their previous 12 games, outscoring their opponents 47-19. They allowed more than two goals for the first time in nine games.
"Their best players came to play big," Hitchcock said of the Kings. "Their best players were the best players on the ice. Their top players had to play [Thursday] from the goalie out. Their top defensemen had to play, their forwards had to play, and they did. They came up big.
"It was a big game, it was a game that meant quite a bit. Both teams were full, their goalie was back. Their best players were their best players and that's what was the difference in the hockey game. They rose to the occasion. We didn't. ... I'm kind of getting sick of watching it. If we're going to figure this out, we're going to have to get more people coming up a lot bigger."
Lewis broke a 1-1 tie when he fired a shot at Halak, who kicked out the puck, which caromed off Jaden Schwartz's skate and into the net with Dwight King in front 2:04 into the third period. The goal initially was given to King, and the play was never reviewed to see whose skate the puck hit. Officials determined no matter whose skate it was, the puck was not distinctly directed.
"It went off me," Schwartz said. "I just tried taking the guy to the net; off [Halak's] pads and off my skate. It's a pretty [bad] bounce. ... I just tried tying [King] up. I didn't even see the puck until it hit me.
"It was bad timing. It's a 1-1 game. Tough bounce. Stuff like that happens and you've got to try and respond in the right way. We didn't do a good job of that and we couldn't get another goal."
Later, with the Blues on a power play, Halak went into the left corner to play the puck, but it hopped over his stick into the restricted area. He let the puck go; Lewis pounced and wrapped a shot into the empty side for a shorthanded goal at 4:21.
"Unfortunately for me the puck stayed on the boards and I just couldn't pick it off the board," Halak said. "You know, the trapezoid, I didn't want to play the puck. I think I should have, I guess. I made a mistake at the worst possible time, when the game was on the line for us.
"I'll take the blame for this one. It's unacceptable to make a mistake like that, especially in the third period."
Lewis said, "I knew that [Halak] was right next to the goal line, so I knew if it got any sort of hop, he couldn't play it. So I was just going after him. Luckily it did get a little hop and I got a good wraparound."
Muzzin's third goal of the season at 2:31 of the first period put L.A. on top 1-0. The Kings were able to hunt a puck off the right boards, and Colin Fraser fed Muzzin. His shot from the top of the slot beat Halak, who appeared to be screened by a pair of players skating through the slot.
Oshie blocked Muzzin's wrist shot from the left point in the second period and was off to the races. Muzzin pulled down Oshie as he was going in alone on Quick, creating a penalty shot. Oshie beat Quick five-hole at 5:55 to tie it 1-1. It was Oshie's ninth point (five goals) in the past six home games, and the Blues' fourth straight penalty-shot goal dating to the 2011-12 season.
The Blues have a penalty-shot goal from Alexander Steen in the second game of the season, Oct. 5 against the Florida Panthers.
Carter's empty-net goal with 55.5 seconds remaining sealed the win for the Kings, who lost here 5-0 on Jan. 2, without Quick.
"He's the No. 1 goalie," Sutter said. "He gives you stability. He made some big saves in the third period and did a good job tonight."


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Verizon Decides It Doesn't Like Open-Access Wireless Rules After All
from the damn-competition dept
When it looked like the open-access rules wouldn't have any effect, and that the auction for the licenses with them wouldn't attract enough buyers to hit that $4.6 billion reserve price, Verizon went the politically and PR-expedient route and voiced its support for them. Now that it looks like Google's going to be ready to pounce on the spectrum and pay the reserve price, Verizon contends the rules are illegal. Without the involvement of Google or another deep-pocketed bidder, Verizon could wait for the auction to restart without the rules, then pick up the spectrum free from the open-access rules. Since it looks like Google will bid up to the reserve price, Verizon faces the prospect of getting caught in a bidding war with the company, and should it win, it would have to operate any network in the spectrum with the open-access rules -- which it clearly doesn't want to do.


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Familiar Comfort
Carmen Jacobsen
Cordova AK USA
From: NEW BEGINNINGS, Vol. 16 No. 6, November-December 1999, pp. 201
We provide articles from our publications from previous years for reference for our Leaders and members. Readers are cautioned to remember that research and medical information change over time.
I am a 37-year-old mother of a beautiful baby boy. In the early months, everything went well. He was fully breastfed and rarely took a bottle.
Unfortunately, at the age of six months he was diagnosed with sagittal craniosynostosis, which meant that the fontanel, or soft spot, on his skull had closed up early and he needed surgery. After exploring our options in various parts of the United States, we ended up at the International Craniofacial Institute in Dallas, Texas. Sean had surgery on his tiny skull to correct his condition and allow for better growth of his skull and brain. After the surgery, he was in the intensive care unit. I stayed with him around the clock, pumping my milk to keep up my supply and have milk available just in case.
When Sean started coming out from the effects of the anesthesia, it was really hard to feed him at first. His head looked so delicate and I was afraid of hurting him, even though the pediatrician had said it was okay for me to pick him up. The first day was hard. I realized that he wanted to nurse, but I knew he couldn't have too much milk or he could vomit. So I would pump my breasts first and then let him breastfeed just a little. Breastfeeding helped me give my baby the best of care through this difficult time. Breast milk is considered a clear liquid because it digests so quickly, so I was able to nurse him up until four hours before the surgery. Throughout his recovery, my milk provided all the nutrients he needed and was easily digested so his body didn't have to work any harder than necessary.
On the second day after the surgery, he was released to his room. Doctors say that one of the hardest things for the little ones in this situation is not being able to open their eyes the first days after the surgery. They cry a lot and get really frustrated at not being able to see, since their heads become swollen and their eyes close due to the swelling. But since Sean was breastfeeding, he had the familiar comforts of the sound and scent of me and skin-to-skin contact at a time when he could not see and was still in pain from the surgery.
Sean is now a year old. I am still breastfeeding and he is doing great. You can hardly see his scar and he is more handsome than ever!


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Widemouth needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 192 designs submitted by 70 freelance designers.
Open Heart Formula
Natural product company has a new liquid herbal heart formula for consumers, sold through natural product retailers in North America. Natural, healthy, pure and simple are key ingredients that are supported by analysis and lab testing. The company focus is to help people heal their heart and cardiovascular system by opening up blocked arteries without dangerous drugs or surgery.
35 to 77 years, with an average age of 58. Includes blue and white collar workers with average diet.
The logo will have to be a clean, natural and professional design, versatile enough for use in large scale as well as on a small brown bottle with a dropper cap to dispense drops of liquid.
I have a thorough knowledge of current designs of natural products in the industry so the design must be original.
A natural yet clinical look is okay since it is a medical treatment. It shouldn't be so clinical looking that its not friendly enough for a housewife to pick-up.
The key will be an easily recognizable logo.
If I see some promising designs I will guarantee the funds quickly.
Thank-you for your interest in this project and helping to bring a much needed product to market.
See some competitor product photos attached. To understand more about the product - see the market leaders website.
Find out how a design contest works or learn more about our logo design services.


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Science, Fantasy, and Science Fiction
Science, Fantasy, and Science Fiction was a science fiction fanzine edited by Franklin Dietz, Jr and published in Long Island, N.Y., U.S.A.
The first issue appeared in April 1948, the second in July 1948. The third issue, released in October 1948, announced that Science, Fantasy, and Science Fiction was now the Official Organ of the Fantasy Artisans Club and was a split zine with Jerri Bullock and Russ Manning's Fan Artisan. The fourth issue, appearing in January 1949, had an announcement on the cover that the zine was now combined with Fan Artisan.
As the organ of The Fantasy Artisan's Club, the fanzine featured much artwork by some of the various members, who included John E. Blyer, Ken Brown, Lee Budoff, Jerri Bullock, Ed Cox (The Chigger Patch of Fandom), Frank Dietz, Jr., Lester Fried, Bill Grant, Joe Gross, John Grossman (Scientifantasy), W. Leslie Hudson, Roberta Hess, Bill Kroll, Sol Levin, "Loki", Russ Manning, Howard Miller (Dream Quest), Ray Nelson, William Rotsler, Albert Toth, and J. Henk Sprenger of the Netherlands and Ben Abas of Holland.
Also included were articles, fiction and poetry by Richard E. Avery, W.C. Butts, Lin Carter (Spaceteer), Walter Cole, Franklin Dietz, Jr., W. Leslie Hudson, David H. Keller, Joe Kennedy (Vampire), Jay Klein, Bill Kroll, Sam Moskowitz (Helios), Alex Osheroff, John Quigley, Phil Sedley, Joe Schamuburger, and James Taurasi (Cosmic Tales).
Art work was featured by Jon Arfstrom, Ken Brown, Jerri Bullock, Jack Gaughan, John Grossman, Bill Kroll, Sol Levin, Russ Manning, J. Henk Sprenger, and Harry Strunk.


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ORLANDO, Fla., Dec. 30 (UPI) -- A 17-foot Burmese python shocked a family when it slithered into a picnic area in Florida.
The family caught the massive snake on camera before a park ranger killed it, WESH-TV, Orlando, Fla., reported Friday. The report did not say where the incident occurred.
Pythons are an invasive species in the United States. Researchers say the growing population of the snakes in Florida have devastated rabbit, fox, possum and bobcat populations.
In January, the Florida fish and wildlife conservation commission is scheduled host the 2013 python challenge. The person who kills the most pythons will with $1,500, while $1,000 will go to the person who kills the longest python.


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Siem Reap
The town of Siem Reap [1], in northern Cambodia, is the primary access point for the Angkor Archaeological Park.
Siem Reap, literally "Siam Defeated", commemorates a Khmer victory over the neighboring kingdom of Thailand. These days, however, the only rampaging hordes are the tourists heading to Angkor and this once quaint village has become the largest boomtown and construction site in Cambodia. It's quite laid-back and all in all a pleasant place to stay while touring the temples. It's a nice compromise between observing Cambodian life and enjoying the amenities of modern services and entertainment, thanks to the large expatriate community in Siem Reap. As business has increased, so have the numbers of people wanting your custom. Expect to receive almost constant offers for motodop and tuk-tuk rides, along with everything else which drivers may be able to offer to you.
Be sure to pick up your free Siem Reap Angkor Visitors Guide from your hotel/guesthouse. It contains lots of info on Siem Reap and Angkor, including hotel/bar/restaurant/shop info, travel info, maps, etc.
Get in
See Cambodia | Get in | Visas for detailed visa information.
By plane
Siem Reap - Angkor International Airport (IATA: REP | ICAO: VDSR) has frequent flights from Phnom Penh and several flights weekly to Sihanoukville. Internationally, there are direct flights to/from Korea (Seoul), Laos (Pakse | Vientiane | Luang Prabang), Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur), Singapore, Taiwan (Kaohsiung | Taipei), Thailand (Bangkok | U-Tapao/Pattaya) and Vietnam (Danang | Ho Chi Minh City). Low-cost carriers Air Asia and Jetstar Asia now fly to Siem Reap from Kuala Lumpur and Singapore respectively, but the popular route to Bangkok is still monopolized by Bangkok Airways, which charges accordingly.
The airport is less than 15 minutes from the town centre by car (US$5) or motodop (US$4 or less). If you have an advance booking in a hotel, you can ask them for a free airport pickup (in of their tuk-tuks). This way you can avoid the monopolistic taxi service in Siem Reap.
There are separate terminals for international and domestic flights. International departure tax is a steep US$25 (children US$13), payable after check-in and before clearing immigration. Often this can only be paid in cash, as the credit card facility is unreliable. Airport fee upon departure on national flights, to Phnom Penh, is US$6.
By land
Cambodian highways have improved considerably in the last few years (although there's still plenty of room for further improvement) and some routes that were once epic adventures are now sealed roads. For most routes you have the basic options of chartering or sharing a Toyota Camry taxi, sharing a ride in a pickup truck, or if it's a sealed road, taking the bus.
From Thailand
The most popular overland route from Thailand, and the most direct from Bangkok and Eastern Thailand, is via the Aranyaprathet/Poipet border crossing.
To reach Aranyaprathet from elsewhere in Thailand, see the Aranyaprathet article.
Most of the Poipet - Sisophon - Siem Reap road is not sealed; the condition of the unsealed sections varies seasonally and depends on when it was last re-graded - for recent reports see Latest Road Conditions between Siem Reap and Poipet.
Whichever route you take, beware of scams, touts and pickpockets at the Poipet border crossing. See the Poipet article for information on the irritating Visa on Arrival process. Once you're through all of that, take the free shuttle bus from outside the entry stamp office in Poipet to the transpotation depot about 1 km away. Tourist travel in Poipet is currently run by an unofficial monopoly, unfortunately, and you're not allowed to bargain directly with drivers.
The fastest and most comfortable way to get from Poipet to Siem Reap is by Toyota Camry share taxi - US$60 for the whole car (US$35 for the driver, US$10 for the government, US$15 for the monopoly) - in which case the entire trip from Poipet to Siem Reap could take less than 3.5 hours on an good day. The transport monopoly in Poipet will not allow more than four tourists in one of these cars, although they often carry 10 or more Khmers at a time.
If US$60 is too much, you can take the official bus for US$10/person. The bus leaves when full - and only then, even if it takes a few hours - and can take about 15 people, with all the bags on the back seat. Extra people will be squeezed onto the back seat if necessary, which might not be so comfortable. Two fold down seats in the centre aisle are also not so comfortable. The trip is advertised as taking 3-5 hours, but in reality it takes at least 6 hours when the road is not too bad. An enforced stop after 2 hours at a restaurant can add to the time of the trip, depending on how long the driver wants to stay. There is the possibility of additional delays (e.g. "mechanical faults") and these are almost certainly due to the same reasons as the Khao San scam-bus: getting you to Siem Reap late, tired and ready to take whatever guesthouse you're delivered to.
If even this is too much, you can try to hop on the back of a pick-up truck for a fraction of the price, but these are now hard to arrange from Poipet, due to the travel monopoly operating there. Also, the ride is a lot more uncomfortable, takes longer and may require a change of vehicle at Sisophon.
Alternatively, you could join the backpacking masses and pay a couple hundred baht for an uncomfortable bus ride directly from Khao San Road all the way to Siem Reap; any travel agent in Bangkok will be happy to sell you a ticket. Buses leave Khao San Road around 8am and arrive in Siem Reap between 5pm and 3am. How long it takes exactly does not really depend on road conditions, but on the mood of the driver. Because he can "sell" you to a guesthouse in Siem Reap he will try to arrive there as late as possible, because if you are tired and afraid of walking around in Siem Reap late at night, his chances increase that you will stay at the guesthouse of his choice. (There is no obligation to stay, regardless of what the guesthouse owners tell you.) Even if you start in Bangkok on a big aircon bus, you will almost certainly find yourself in the back of a pickup or stuffed minibus for the Cambodian part of the journey. For the return trip, expect to pay around US$11.
If you arrive in Poipet the Khao San Road buses, you'll be swarmed by offers of extra help and assurances that you're better off paying 1000 baht (US$30) or even more for the visa - which should cost US$20. Stand your ground - the bus won't leave without you, because the driver wants the guesthouse commission you represent.
From Phnom Penh
There are several bus companies that you can take to get from Phnom Penh to Siem Reap. The most popular bus companies with tourists include Capitol Transport, GST, and Mekong Express. Each bus company leaves from a different location, although there are many located around the Central Market. Nearly all of the bus companies have buses leaving at 7:30am and 12:30pm, and the trip costs US$3-6. Expect to get to Siem Reap in 5-7 hours. In contrast to the Siem Reap-Poipet road, the entire road is paved, making for a much more comfortable ride. If you're driving yourself, watch out for the make-shift patrol pertol stations next to the road, selling petrol in old 2 litre Coke bottles. Much cheaper than the real thing, but who knows what the quality is...
By boat
Fast, Soviet style Hydrofoils also make the journey from Phnom Penh across the Tonle Sap lake. Asking price for a "foreigner" ticket is typically US$20-25, US$15 is a good price to pay. There are also services between Siem Reap and Battambang (asking price US$15, pay US$10).
These can be fantastic trips which give travellers the opportunity to view life on the lake, floating houses, fishermen going about their work, and to get a sun tan if you choose to sit on the roof of the boat. However if you travel on a windy day and you have not kept waterproofs and sunscreen out of your luggage you could be in trouble. These journeys take anywhere from five to eight hours and without waterproofs and sunscreen you will become incredibly cold and will be burned by the sun at the same time. As the boat is generally packed with travellers, those on the roof will have to stay up there, and once your bags are in the hold, they stay there.
If you are planning a week long trip in Siem Reap, the boat journey is fine, but if you are only planning two to three days, I would advise taking the bus. If you are specifically taking the boat to see the floating village, don't. The floating village is at the very end of the boat journey. You could ride the bus from Phnom Penh, get a guest house, take a tuk-tuk to the port, tour the floating village, and be back in Siem Reap before your friends arrive from Phnom Penh by boat.
A word of caution: If you find yourself taking the boat/bus and person asks for your name to have his friend pick you up, he is in actuality selling your name to a tuk-tuk driver in Siem Reap. This is a fairly convenient way to get from the port to Siem Reap, just be prepared for an extremely hard sell to one of his select guest houses, restaurants, etc. If you just "roll with it" he will take you to a guest house and you will quoted US$10 for a normally priced US$6-8 room. Since the tuk-tuk driver has now pinned you for a "sucker", he will try to sell you on his services to the temples for about US$20-25 a day. Be firm, and negotiate, they will bend towards the market rate. You'll never really be ripped off, but keep in mind that if you are staying for longer than four days, that tuk-tuk surplus would be much better served through a charitable donation.
Get around
Note: The rental of motorbikes to tourists (expatriates, however, are allowed) in Siem Reap is prohibited. However, foreigners can ride motorbikes they've rented elsewhere (eg Phnom Penh).
The reason most people come to Siem Reap is the Angkor Archaeological Park, which is thoroughly covered on its own page.
As usual in Cambodia, dollars and even Thai baht are preferred over riel for all purchases except the very smallest. There are a number of large, flashy souvenir shops around town, complete with temple-style decorations and a surplus of staff, which happily charge 2-5x the going price elsewhere in town and are best avoided.
Despite what you may be told at the Thai border, international ATMs in Siem Reap are plentiful, and banks can do cash advances from credit cards.
There are many hundreds of restaurants in Siem Reap, and you will have no trouble finding something which suits your tastes and your budget. If you don't want to go out, most guesthouses have a basic restaurant attached, and can quickly whip up a decent fried rice.
For something a bit more special, head into town. There are whole streets catering for the travellers tastes, with pizzas, hamburgers, or tasty westernised offerings such as Amok and 'Khmer curry'. Many of the most authentic Karaoke-style restaurants are hidden in the backstreets, though your moto or tuk-tuk driver will no doubt know where to take you. He will be happy to wait (or join you) if you are really out in the boonies.
The street directly west of Pub Street is lined with lots of stalls offering simple yet filling meals for about a dollar apiece. The food is clean. The markets also offer local Khmer fare, but hygiene can be dubious.
Pub Street is best known as a watering hole, but it has also many nice restaurants that won't break the bank. Nearby you'll also find a whole range of pizzerias, including the original Happy Herbs Pizza, which depending on how the police are feeling that day either may or may not sell you cannabis-laced "happy" pizza. Don't try the "extra happy" unless you know what you're doing, and note that they will not sell you any herb without the pizza.
There are a few good options elsewhere in town. The numerous Karaoke restaurants offer a real authentic experience of modern Khmer dining. Try to sit far from the speakers, and prepare for mozzies. There is often no english menu, but one of the staff will no doubt be happy to help you order. Try phnom pleurng, a delicious cook-it-yourself beef barbecue. Another sensational dish, which is only available at these types of restaurants, is the trei bung gancheyt - a whole fish bubbling in a tasty peanuty sauce with green veggies.
Most of Siem Reap's watering holes are concentrated in a few lanes north of Psar Chas (the old market), mainly on a street known appropiately as "Bar Street" or "Pub Street". Drinks usually US$2 and up, although most if not all bars have happy hours before 8 PM and draft Angkor often goes for as little as US$.50.
Accommodation ranges from towering air-conditioned hotels by the airport (mostly for get-in-get-out all-inclusive tours) to local rooms-for-rent and a range of modest guesthouses in town, particular on and around Wat Bo road.
If you arrive with a tour bus or van you will be taken to a "suggested" guesthouse. Usually these are not too bad and you'll probably be too tired to argue.
If you arrive by plane, you may wish to contact a guest house in advance. They will then usually arrange for free transportation to their place. Otherwise just take a motorbike (US$1) or a taxi (US$2) to town. If you don't know any place to go to, they will ask for your budget and will then 'suggest' one.
Internet cafés abound in Siem Reap, prices being US$.75-1.50 per hour. Speed of connection, and speed of PC, very much depends from place to place.
Stay safe
Generally the Siem Reap area and the temples of Angkor are relatively safe, however the usual cautions still apply as with any town or city. Whilst visiting the temples, however, beware of off duty police officers, who are in uniform, that start walking beside you and start showing you around the temples. At this point either say that you would like to see the temples yourself, or agree on a price at the start. Several people have been requested for a fee of over US$10 at the end of the temple tour and you are not going to argue with a member of the police force! The official wage for a police office is very low, so they can easily double their salary by being tourist guides.
Siem Reap and the Angkor temples have long since been thoroughly demined.
Cambodia is one of the poorest countries in the world, and this means virtually no reliable medical facilities, doctors, clinics, hospitals or medication are available except in the capital, Phnom Penh. Even here, hospitals can be in very poor condition and badly equipped and medicines are often past their sell-by date or made up of local mixtures of flour and sugar.
If you become seriously ill in Cambodia and require urgent medical treatment, or even minor surgery, it is essential to get to Bangkok, or at least to Saigon. Make sure that you have good travel insurance which covers flying you to a city where you can be treated safely. On no account should you ever receive an infusion to treat dehydration, as people often die of septicemia which is caused by bacteria entering their blood during infusions. The same goes for blood transfusions. If you have to go to hospital in Cambodia, the best one is the Khmer-Soviet Hospital in Phnom Penh.
Having said that, it is possible with a certain amount of care and common sense to avoid getting ill by proper preparation before you travel and good health care while you are there. Although no health certificates or vaccinations are required by visitors to Cambodia, it is recommended that you get vaccinations against tetanus, diphtheria, meningitis, a polio booster and especially gamma globulin shots (against hepatitis A). In addition to this, you should take a course of malaria tablets, as well as a mosquito net. Take a medical kit including panadol, antihistamines, antibiotics, kaolin, rehydration mixture, calamine lotion, bandages and band-aids, scissors, insect repellent, etc.
The most common ailment for travelers is diarrhea, which can deteriorate into severe dysentery, resulting in dehydration. It is absolutely essential that you do not drink unboiled water (or ice made from unboiled water), or eat fruit that has not been either peeled or washed in purified water.
Take water purification tablets with you or iodine crystals to sterilize water. Only drink boiled or bottled water. If you do get severe diarrhea and become badly dehydrated, use a rehydration mixture to overcome it. A further warning about the sun: in the hottest months, March and April, the temperature can rise to 35 degrees Celsius, so use sunscreen and always wear a hat to avoid sunstroke.
For further information on health care for travelers in Cambodia, get a good health guide for traveling in tropical countries. It is also important to consult your doctor a few weeks before you leave to get the most up to date advice on which inoculations you need and what to take with you.
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North American Juniors Game Night: 3-17-12
Fargo Force 1 @ Tri-City Storm 2
G Adam Wilcox, TC: Win, 36 saves on 37 shots, *First Star*
Season Totals (with Tri-City): 28 GP, 14-14-1, 2.96 GAA, .915 sv%, 1 SO
Season Totals (with Green Bay): 9 GP, 7-2-0, 2.27 GAA, .918 sv%, 2 SO
Wilcox put up the same stat line for the second night in a row: one goal allowed, 36 saves, and yet another first star award. Unofficially that's six in the last month. With a loss by Des Moines, Tri-City moved into the final playoff spot in the West, two points ahead of the Bucs, who have two games in hand. Eight games remain for the Storm, who are just one point behind Sioux City for fifth. Fargo sits above Sioux City.
Saint John Sea Dogs 7 @ Cape Breton Screaming Eagles 2
C Danick Gauthier, SNB: 2-0-2, +1, 2 PIM (slashing), 5 SOG, 1 Hit, *First Star*
Season Totals: 67 GP, 47-39-86, +46, 67 PIM
In his last game of the season, newly-signed Lightning prospect Danick Gauthier didn't perform a miracle and catch Zach O'Brien for the league's goal scoring title, but with two goals he set a new franchise record for Saint John with 47 goals in one season. His 46th goal set a new family record – his father, Daniel, had 46 goals for Victoriaville in 89-90. Gauthier crushed his previous personal highs (11-19-30, +21) in every major category. Saint John, which finished 50-15-0-3, will begin their run to defend the Memorial Cup starting on Friday.
Gatineau Olympiques 3 @ Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 6
D Adam Janosik, GAT: 0-1-1, E, 2 PIM (roughing), 0 SOG, 5 Hits
Season Totals: 51 GP, 6-26-32, -13, 55 PIM
Gatineau lost to the Huskies for the second night in a row to end their regular season. With his assist, Janosik tied his career high for points in a season and broke his personal high for assists, which he set last year. He played in nine more games last year. The Olympiques will finish in 14th in the league, but make the playoffs.
London Knights 3 @ Erie Otters 0
C Vladislav Namestnikov, LDN: 0-0-0, E, 0 PIM
Season Totals: 63 GP, 22-49-71, +15, 50 PIM
London got a win over last place Erie in the Knights' last game of the regular season, and combined with Plymouth's loss to Sarnia, clinched the conference's top seed heading into the playoffs. Namestnikov finished without a point for the 10th time in his last 14 games. He set new career highs this season for points, assists, plus/minus, and penalty minutes. He was eight off his 30-goal high, which he set last year in 68 games.
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D Geoffrey Schemitsch, OSH: 0-0-0 E, 0 PIM
Season Totals: 48 GP, 2-17-19, +8, 24 PIM
With Oshawa: 21 GP, 2-6-8, +5, 4 PIM
With Owen Sound: 27 GP, 0-11-11, +3, 20 PIM
Oshawa will conclude their regular season on Sunday. They can catch Belleville in points for seventh, but Belleville has more wins.
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) The Minnesota Twins have designated right-hander Matt Guerrier for assignment and will recall right-hander Ryan Pressly from Triple-A Rochester to take his place in the bullpen.
The move was made Wednesday. The Twins have 10 days to trade or place Guerrier on unconditional waivers. If he clears waivers, Minnesota can release him.
Guerrier had a 3.86 ERA in 27 appearances, but he gave up four runs in the ninth inning Tuesday. The 35-year-old is third on the club's all-time relief innings list with 488.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - On Saturday, January 30, the MIT men's and women's swimming and diving teams will be dedicating the season's final home meet to assisting the victims of the recent earthquake in Haiti.
As the nationally-ranked Engineers face the powerhouse Lord Jeffs of Amherst College, members of the MIT Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) will be present to collect donations to support the relief efforts of the Red Cross.
On the men's side, No. 5 MIT has dominated their competition thus far this season, and will face their toughest challenge against No. 16 Amherst. Led by tri-captains Luke Cummings, Rastislav Racz and Jeff Zhou, the Engineers have not lost more than four events in any dual meet this season.
In the sprints, Cummings holds top-15 times in both the 50 and 100 Free events. A potential threat may come from Amherst's freestyle specialist Alex Fraser. Fraser was the 2009 D-III champion in the 500 Free and could be called upon for any event from 50 to 500 yards.
Look to the Lord Jeffs' Ryan Lichtenfels to dominate the longer distances. Lichtenfels currently holds the top time in the 1000 Free and was runner-up in the 1650 in Minnesota last year.
A major factor for MIT will be freshman Brendan Deveney, who has competitive times in five events. The 200 Back could hold a possible showdown with Deveney, teammate and 2009 finalist Tim Stumbaugh, and 2009 finalist Tim White of Amherst.
For the women, No. 6 MIT hopes to hand No. 5 Amherst its second loss of the season. The two teams have evenly matched times in almost every event, and they will need solid efforts from all of their athletes to pull out a win.
Coach Dill will have to carefully consider how to best utilize the talents of Anna Kokensparger if the Engineers are to come out on top. The freshman holds team-best times in seven events and has been valuable in the relays as well.
Amherst's Coach Nichols will have an equally-tough decision in placing junior Kendra Stern. Stern had six top-5 finishes at the 2009 national meet, including her first-place swims in the 100 and 200 Free.
MIT junior Amy Jacobi, who had four wins in last weekend's bout with Tufts University, will pick up where Kokensparger cannot, and freshman Sarah Scodel, reigning NEWMAC Swimmer of the Week could post winning times as well.
On the boards, Amherst's Maggie Meisinger will face an MIT contingent led by captains Kristie D'Ambrosio and Lauren Cippichio. Both teams will need a clean performance to pick up the points that could eventually decide the overall winner.
In addition, ten graduating seniors will be recognized for their achievements and dedication to the MIT swimming and diving program. Action kicks off at 1 p.m. in the Zesiger Center Pool.


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Gameplay: I wasn't sure what to expect from this game because, to be perfectly honest, I'm not the biggest fan of table tennis. But after my first tournament, I was screaming out my own victory chants and rolling on the floor in delight. In the tournament mode, you play circuits against a variety of players in different locations. The more you win, the more items you unlock. There's also an exhibition mode where you can play against individual players in non-ranked matches you set up. The controls are simple, but remember it's all about the way you hit the ball. Try out the different options of delivering —back spin, top spin, left and right spins, and soft serve. Once you get these dialed, it's time to bust out the sweatbands and annihilate your foreign competitors.
Sound:A good mix of beats that are sometimes overshadowed by the haters in the audience. Who knew fans of table tennis were so rowdy?
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What we're seeing with this team is not to be believed. The Eagles have become the NFL's version of Monty Python's dead parrot, bereft of life, an EXXXXX!!!!!-football team.


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It's time for Canadian hockey fans to openly accept and embrace bigamy. Not the kind the good folks of Utah used to be found of, nor the kind that life a hell of a lot easier (and cheaper) for Tiger Woods. As the Sedins have showed us, it's can be fun to double up. I know Canadians are famously open minded, especially compared to our neighbours to the south, but I'm proposing something even my god fearing mother could get behind. It's time for Canada to send two hockey teams to the Olympics.
We've all watched the events held so far, and we've had to have noticed the never ending stream of Koreans in speed skating or the interminably long line of Americans in nearly every sport, so can't we do it for hockey? We need the chance to get multiple medals in the sport that nearly all of our best athletes participate in.
We could just use good ole "A" and "B" team model that is so popular in minor hockey (except for the people who could only "achieve" house league status, alright, I'm talking about myself) to make sure we don't weaken our best chance at gold. Just allow Steve Yzerman et al to choose his best possible team, then allow someone to choose the best from the rest. Maybe someone like Darryl Sutter, who has experience putting together second rate squads, could be put in charge.
The leftovers on the Lightning would be a great place to start. Add Jay Bouwmeester, Mike Green, Jeff Carter, and Dion Phaneuf to the mix. Finish it off with either one of the Masons in net net and we're rolling. Hell, risking the screams of homerism, we could even include Alex Burrows. Are you telling me that team wouldn't be a medal contender? Would this team be worse than Latvia or Norway?


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Snow totals are in the range of 5 to 9 inches across the South Shore. A winter storm warning will expire at 6 p.m. Wednesday in Plymouth and Bristol counties, but it will remain in effect until 1 a.m. Thursday from Norfolk County west and north.
Snow totals are in the range of 5 to 9 inches across the South Shore as Wednesday's storm tapers off.
Local schools are closed. Most flights at Logan International Airport this morning were cancelled, but the airport is beginning its return to normal.
A winter storm warning will expire at 6 p.m. Wednesday in Plymouth and Bristol counties, but it will remain in effect until 1 a.m. Thursday from Norfolk County west and north.
The temperature will be in the 20s, with northeast winds gusting to 20 mph.
With the snow giving way to sleet and freezing rain, the storm is expected to cause major problems during the afternoon rush hour.
The next four days are expected to be sunny with highs in the 30s. There is potential for another snowstorm next Sunday night into early Monday.
WCVB-TVs latest forecastSchool closingsLogan Airport flightsSnow totalsThe second round of snow for this week coincides with the 36th anniversary of the Blizzard of 1978.
"This is two years in a row that we have blizzards lining up right around that same date for the Blizzard of '78," said Eleanor Vallier-Talbot, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Taunton.
The epic storm of 1978 bludgeoned the Boston to Rhode Island corridor along Interstate 95, dumping 2 to 3 feet of snow.
"During the height of the storm some places were getting hit with as much as 3 inches of snow an hour," she said.
"I'll never forget it personally. I was in West Quincy and it snowed to no end for two days," Vallier-Talbot said.
A series of weather events helped build the Blizzard of '78 into a monster, Vallier-Talbot said.
Those elements included a huge high pressure area toward Greenland that was stalled south of Cape Cod and the islands and did a loop south of Martha's Vineyard, she said.
That combined with astronomical high tides and a new moon and a raging wind out of the northeast contributed to major coastal flooding.
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HARTSVILLE, S.C. – The Coker men's lacrosse team won a pivotal South Atlantic Conference game on Sunday (Mar. 30) defeating the Brevard College Tornados 18-4. The win moves the Cobras to 3-2 in the SAC and into a two-way tie for the fourth and final spot in the conference tournament.
Ryan Maurer led the charge for the Navy and Yellow with seven points on one goal and a new Coker single-game record six assists. Not to be outdone, John Bretton netted four goals and handed out one assist for five points, while Mike Martiello collected four points on two goals and two assists. The trio of Paxton Caristi, Shane Wilson and Joshua Taylor each scored two goals, while Patrick Timothee, Ryan Vento, Andy Campos, Timothy Smith and Mike Maresca all found the back of the net once. Handing out assists for the Cobras were Smith (2), Vento (1), Campos (1) and John Elliott (1).
Tim Ryan had another solid day between the pipes for the Navy and Yellow as he stopped 12 shots and allowed a season low three goals. Elliott forced a team-high two caused turnovers and Max Balzter picked up a team-high six ground balls.
The first period would prove to be the most competitive of the game as the Cobras took a narrow 3-2 lead into the second period. Coker would use a 5-0 run in the second frame to take a commanding 8-2 lead into halftime.
The Cobras would come out blazing in the third period scoring four goals before allowing a Tornado score to make the game 12-3. The Navy and Yellow would tag on two more goals in the period to make it 14-3 heading to the fourth. The fourth period would belong to the Cobras as they collect four more goals before giving up a late score to set the final score at 18-4.
The Cobras will be back in action on Saturday (Apr. 5) when they host Catawba College in a South Atlantic Conference showdown. The game is slated for a 4 p.m. start at Byerly Park in Hartsville.
McDonald's Player of the Game – Ryan Maurer
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Dayton Says He's Open-Minded on Minnesota Gun Laws
ST. PAUL (AP) — Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton says he's willing to listen to legislative proposals to alter the state's gun laws.
But the Democratic governor says he has no immediate changes that he plans to present to the 2013 Legislature. Dayton told reporters Monday that he's not sure what additional gun regulations the state could impose without infringing on Second Amendment rights to bear arms.
Debate over the nation's gun laws has ramped up after a school shooting in Connecticut last week killed 26 people, mostly children.
The governor says some of the focus should be on the response capability in schools and other public buildings. He says he'll move to reinstate funding to a school safety advisory panel within the Department of Education.
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