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DALLAS (SMU) --- Three professors in the Division of Cinema-Television at SMUs Meadows School of the Arts have received national and local honors this month.
Assistant professor Carolyn Macartney won the 2007 Kodak Faculty Scholarship Award during the national University Film & Video Association (UFVA) Conference hosted by the University of North Texas in mid-August. Because she demonstrated a capacity to enhance skill development in film production and classroom education, Macartney was awarded $4,000 to support her proposed documentary project Wanda the Wonderful, which will chronicle the wild and passionate life of Macartneys grandmother, who was a Wild West sharpshooter. In addition, Macartneys film There Goes the View won the award for Best Experimental Film in the juried competition. As a director and cinematographer, Macartney has worked on four feature-length narrative films, some 20 short films, and numerous documentaries and music videos. She made her first film with an 8mm camera found in her grandmothers attic and her award-winning experimental film work has since been screened domestically and internationally. In addition, her black and white photography has won awards and has been published and exhibited in the United States and Europe.
Associate Professor Pam Elder has been selected to participate in the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences annual Faculty Seminar, to be held in Los Angeles in November. She is one of only 20 professors, chairs or deans of film-TV departments nationwide selected for the honor. The Academy pays for the trip and accommodations for the five-day conference. Elder and her colleagues from across the country will have meetings and lectures on new media, cable television, legal issues, the changing demands of production, and other topics with studios and major production companies. Elder has worked in television for 30 years as a writer and producer for PBS, cable and, most recently, for NBC. While she was with the Los Angeles PBS affiliate, she worked on national music and dance programming and served as the coordinating producer for American Playhouse, Wonderworks and Dance in America, and she was one of the early producers of the childrens diversity series The Puzzle Place. Ms. Elder was also executive producer of the Educational Enterprises Division of KCET/LA.
Senior lecturer Kelli Herd is the filmmaker of the month for Women in Film-Dallas, and is featured in an interview in the WIFD August newsletter: http://wifdallas.org/. Herd, who graduated from SMU in 1983, teaches courses on screenwriting, directing the screen actor and filmmaking. She is an independent filmmaker and the writer/director/producer of the award-winning feature film Its in the Water. In addition to lecturing, she is a professional script coach and screenwriter and continues to produce independent projects in the Dallas area. She is currently co-writing a screenwriting textbook called The Language of Screenwriting.
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Do you guys wear your briefs during compound assistance exercises? I was wondering if i should stay in them after my ME and DE work.
Im thinking it might be better not to, since without the support of the briefs during these exercises it makes you work harder.... Which is good when you put on the briefs again during ME work...
no - it doesn't take that long to head to the bathroom and take them off.
I wouldn't stay in the briefs for very long, just when you need them. You don't want equipment to become a crutch and as you mentioned - without them you will work harder.
If you really need something for support you can look into Rehband "warm shorts" or just simple compression shorts (like the Under Armor ones).
The only time I stay in my briefs is if i am doing some speed pulls after speed squats. After the speed pulls they come off. With a conventional stance the briefs really dont do anything, but on Sumo you get some support. What kind of compound assistance exercises are you thinking of using them for?
sorry for the late reply guys, but i was at Wacken Open Air, only the biggest heavy metal festival of the world! :-)
anyway, i was thinking of using them on goodmornings, SSB squats, actually all barbell exercises after my max effort for LB and after speed squats on the other day.
I would say go ahead and use them if they are for a heavy barbell exercise such as those you listed. If you are weak raw and want to focus on bringing that up then dont use them. Personally I use them for sumo deadlifts, Rack Pulls, Wide Stance GM's, Box Squats, when they are accessory exercises. I usually take them off for Zerchers, Close Stance GM's, and Higher Rep Squats (5+ reps). Really I try amd use them to just take some of the stress of my hips and also to acclimate to the gear as a meet approaches.

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Re: PC Turns Off (shuts down) During Gameplayjibmoney Feb 14, 2013 10:07 AM (in response to RGBam)
This has happened to me with my AMD PC. I updated the bios and it fixed the problem. Does this problem happen on other games?
Re: PC Turns Off (shuts down) During GameplayRGBam Feb 14, 2013 8:24 PM (in response to jibmoney)
Yes, it happens with MOH: Airborne. I'll try your idea and many thanx for the suggestion.
Re: PC Turns Off (shuts down) During GameplayHootymadman Feb 15, 2013 11:05 AM (in response to RGBam)
sounds to me like over heating issue, and not the games, check your fans are not blocked
Re: PC Turns Off (shuts down) During GameplayRGBam Mar 3, 2013 7:00 PM (in response to Hootymadman)
Hi Hootymadman,
I checked my hardware and found that the fans are not blocked. My PS is 460W, which seems pretty good. However, I don't know if some games draw more current than others due to the high def graphics. What are your thoughts on that? I'm no expert on game software.
Re: PC Turns Off (shuts down) During GameplayHootymadman Mar 10, 2013 3:17 AM (in response to RGBam)
I had an issue like yours, any game would shut my PC down, after about half an hour of play it turned out to be blocked fins below fan on my processor and the seating compound was not doing its job, so I stripped down and cleand every thing and re-pasted and all was well, I would also check your graphics card has nothing restricting air flow, and you are using two rails from your PSU to power it, however if it's not an hardware issue then check to see if you have the latest BIOS installed for your system, and as BehindYou_Tom said look at your event viewer, to see if that shows any faults recorded, you could simply have a faulting PSU that cannot deliver the correct current to power every thing when playing high end games.
Re: PC Turns Off (shuts down) During GameplayBehindYou_Tom Mar 9, 2013 9:01 AM (in response to RGBam)
Every time a PC shut down (for whatever reasons) there will be a error log created automatically by Windows, so you might check the eventvwr.exe (belongs to Windows!).
This nice Windows tool should give you many hints/clues about every shut down of your PC...


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Alison Share
This is not an academic exercise, because clients are paying for my time."
Associate Attorney, Crowell & Moring
Alison Share never envisioned herself working at a firm with more than 450 attorneys. "Big law," as she calls it, was not what she had in mind when she came to Vermont Law School.
But things took a turn early in her second year, when Share attended the Lavender Law conference in Washington, D.C. Sponsored by the National LGBT Bar Association, the conference brings together hundreds of practicing attorneys, scholars and law students every year, "the sharpest minds in the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community," according to its website.
Share found herself at the conference's job fair, talking to one of two lawyers from Crowell & Moring who were on hand to recruit. Share and one of the Crowell attorneys talked about a pro bono case the lawyer was handling on behalf of an African woman seeking asylum.
Share, who was then co-chair of Alliance, invited the attorney to VLS to present her case to the student group, which she did. And Share found herself on a "call back" list at Crowell, with an invitation to interview at the firm's headquarters in Washington, D.C. She soon landed a summer job offer.
From May through August of 2007, Share worked on researching and writing memos in areas of environmental law and international trade, and took a lead role on a Violence Against Women Act petition, one of the firm's many pro bono cases.
With a solid background in immigration law, Share was given great latitude as a summer associate and found herself working with a Nigerian woman who had traveled to the U.S. with her husband, only to find herself stranded in an abusive relationship.
"We met with the client and helped her draft her affidavit. We started gathering evidence to build her claim," she says. Her summer work ended before the petition was filed, but the experience gave Share a taste for working at the firm - and new insights on what big law can be.
"The work was challenging and rewarding. I learned a lot about how the law works and how it impacts people," she recalls. "I felt it would be a very good fit."
During her third year at VLS, Share was offered a job with Crowell & Moring, where she now splits her time between two practice groups within the firm: the environmental and natural resources group and torts.
With six offices in three countries, the firm covers a broad spectrum of areas - antitrust, government contracts, environment, healthcare, intellectual property, public policy, tax and torts, to name a few. But a visit to its website shows that big law doesn't necessarily equate to big egos.
"We take our work seriously. But not ourselves," says the slogan that floats across the top if its web pages. As if to prove it, the firm displays a photo of rubber ducks and talks about the "stunning fountain" in the lobby of its D.C. offices, at 1001 Pennsylvania Avenue NW.
"Years ago, we arrived at work to find someone had left a rubber duck floating in it," the site says. "Since then, the duck population has grown, along with our sense of humor." And its client list, which includes such names as AT&T, BMW, and Siemens.
But Crowell & Moring is also committed to its pro bono work, particularly to helping children, the homeless, and victims of domestic violence.
"By giving to those in need, we enhance the legal expertise and character of our lawyers," says the firm, which figures that its 17,000 annual pro bono hours translate to more than a $4 million investment, ranking it twice as Washington's "Pro Bono Firm of the Year."
Among her projects, Share is currently working on a toxic tort litigation case, writing motions and draft orders and helping in the discovery process. Although she is not at liberty to discuss details, she says the work is giving her the practical skills she needs in her first year out of law school.
"I am doing substantive work," she says. And while acknowledging that her efforts might not "immediately change the world," as she had dreamed of when she decided to study environmental law, she now sees that law is not always about making the big impact at first.
"I also realize it's a progression and you have to get the practical skills first. I definitely have the law skills. I got a first-class education at VLS, I have no doubt," she says. "But a lot of it is about the technical way of doing things. This is not an academic exercise, because clients are paying for my time."
Share, whose D.C. office overlooks the U.S. Department of Justice building and the U.S. Capitol, plans to take a leave from Crowell & Moring next year to clerk with Peter W. Hall, a federal judge sitting on the U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.
She expects that experience will give her yet another view of the law, she says, adding, "I'm all for learning as much as I can."


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Each year a select group of alumni are honored at an awards ceremony held on campus in June. Criteria for selection includes, but is not limited to, career and civic accomplishments, a history of giving back to the community as well as active support of the University in any number of ways.
Let Us Know Where You Are!
We can't honor you if we can't find you! We know that the University of Bridgeport has alumni who have made significant contributions in so many professions. From professional accomplishments, to overcoming adversity, to contributions to your community—this is what distinguishes UB alumni.
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Our expanded and re-designed alumni magazine, "Knightlines," is sent to more than 30,000 alumni, supporters, and friends. Keep the alumni office informed of your professional successes as well as your community activism. With your permission, we would love to share it in "Knightlines." It's a way of connecting with old friends, and providing inspiration to more recent graduates.
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Distinguished Alumni Committee includes:
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Wednesday - Bellefonte - Preschool Storytime
Wednesday, February 20, 2013 - 10:30am - 11:15am
Join us for books, music, and literacy enriching activities.
Here are some of the books we will be reading this month: Corduroy by Don Freeman, The Enormous Potato by Aubrey Davis, and Soup Day by Melissa Iwai.
Come and hear some stories with your children, then stay and meet other parents of preschool children.
This group is targeted for ages 3-6.
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text: The federal government collects fees from coal mining companies to restore abandoned mining sites. Money from those fees is paid to states to restore abandoned mines within their state. However, several states have successfully restored all of their abandoned mining sites and now are permitted to use the federal mine cleanup payments for anything they want to spend it on. Effectively, for the states that have been "certified" as having successfully restored critical mining sites, the mine payments serve as an unrestricted federal subsidy. Several tribal governments also receive payments despite having already remediated all contaminated mining sites on their land. The Obama administration has proposed terminating these mine reclamation payments to states that no longer use them for their intended purpose.


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SchoolTool is a suite of free administrative software for schools. Since it can be installed easily and used with no licensing fees, SchoolTool can be used by schools for a single purpose, by individual teachers or small teams within schools, or as a whole-school comprehensive student information system, encompassing demographics, gradebooks, attendance, calendars and reporting.
In 2005 when Edubuntu was first released, it shipped with Schooltool installed by default. For a few releases, Schooltool wasn't available in the Ubuntu archives due to many of its dependencies being unavailable.
A collaborative effort that spans the SchoolTool itself, Zope maintainers, Ubuntu MOTU, Edubuntu and Ubuntu-NGO over the last 2 releases paid off and now Schooltool is back in the Ubuntu archives. Users who are testing the upcoming 11.04 release will already be able to install it.
SchoolTool won't be installed in Edubuntu by default, but it will be just a few clicks away via the Ubuntu Software Center.
For more information about SchoolTool, please refer to the SchoolTool website:http://schooltool.org/
In October 2010 we launched a new Edubuntu service called WebLive. This allowed users to connect to an Edubuntu session with nothing more than a java-enabled web browser for up to 2 hours. Users are allowed to renew their session and get another 2 hours if they would like to try it out further.
Since then, it's been extended to not only support the current Edubuntu stable release, but also the development version of Edubuntu and Ubuntu with the top rated applications from the Ubuntu Software Center pre-installed.
This provides potential users a great opportunity to try out Edubuntu and see what great software is available in Ubuntu- before they even download it.
Last week Stéphane announced a public API for WebLive that will result in some other nice things. In particular, we'll be working on some Chromium/Firefox plugins for the service.
Today, we hit 15 000 sessions since we started logging the amount of sessions in November. We've had great feedback so far and would appreciate some more.
We also had one user who has been logging into the WebLive service almost every day since we've made it available! We don't collect e-mail addresses and don't log anything else than username and when the person has logged on, so if that person would like to give us some feedback we'd love to talk to you!
For performance reasons, and because of limited server availability, we only allow 10 simultaneous connections. If the server is currently full, then please try again later.
Edubuntu 11.04 (codenamed: Natty Narwhal) is the next version of Edubuntu due for release in April 2011. Development on the system is in full swing and today marks the third tested installable development version. It is still in an early state and has known problems, it is not recommended for anything else than testing and experimental purposes for people who are interested in Edubuntu development.
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For more information on this Alpha release, including non-Edubuntu specific bugs and features, please refer to the Natty Narwhal Technical Overview wiki page. We strongly recommend reading this, since there are may be bugs that may result in data loss under certain circumstances.
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Bugs may sound cute and harmless, but often even small software bugs can have a huge impact on the overall user experience.
The current development version of Edubuntu, codenamed "Natty Narwhal" which will in time become Edubuntu 11.04 is shaping up quite well. However, quite often attention is focussed on the big issues and sometimes the smaller problems just don't get the attention they also deserve, which results in feedback like "Hey! Why didn't you fix this, it would've only taken you 15 minutes!".
So, to give special love and attention to all Edubuntu bugs, we're declaring 10 March an Edubuntu Bug day!
The bug day will last all day on 10 March 2011 in collaboration with the Ubuntu Bugsquad team on the #ubuntu-bugs IRC channel on freenode.
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Rockholds man arrested for theft from Whitley Alternative School
An 18-year-old Rockholds man was arrested Tuesday in connection with the theft of $10,000 in electronics from the Whitley County Alternative School, according to Whitley County Sheriff Colan Harrell.
Charles Helton was charged with two counts of third-degree burglary.
Harrell said the burglaries occurred on Saturday and Monday. Computers were among the items stolen.
Helton's arrest came after Deputy Jeff Anderson and Sgt. David Lennon recovered the stolen items.
Helton is jailed in Whitley County.
Corbin woman arrested after driving into ditch
A Corbin woman was arrested Monday after the red Nissan Sentra she was driving crossed into the oncoming lane of traffic along Hwy. 770 then onto the shoulder before it became stuck in a ditch, according to Laurel County Sheriff John Root.
Tiffany L. Havens, 24, was arrested by Senior Sgt. Greg Poynter. She was charged with operating a motor vehicle while under the influence in addition to several other traffic-related offenses.
Havens was jailed in the Laurel County Correctional Center.
Bail jumper arrested in Laurel County
A Garrad man who tried to elude deputies by hiding behind couch cushions was arrested Friday, according to Laurel County Sheriff John Root.
Matthew Collett, 33, is charged with first-degree bail jumping out of Clay County. He also has six other outstanding bench warrants.
Collett's arrest came after Root's department got a tip he was at a home along Farley Road. Deputies Josh Scott, Kevin Berry and Mikey Ashurst responded.
Another person, Nancy K. Collett, 33, of Manchester, was also at the home and was arrested after she told deputies Matthew Collett was not in the house. She is charged with second-degree hindering apprehension.
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Who will medal? Multiple choice allowed.
Who will medal? Multiple choice allowed.
Isn't Ashley Wagner going to be at Nebelhorn?
You don't have Kanako Murakami among the choices. I'd argue she's one of the favorites for the title.
According to the information of Japan Skating Federation (JSF), Kanako Murakami and Cathy & Chris Reed got not to participate to Nebelhorn Trophy.
The reason for not participating has not been announced especially yet.
The skating information of JSF.
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You made me blink with Katharina Hacker. I had to go hit Google to figure out that Katrina Hacker hadn't made a comeback.
Charter member of the "We Always Believed in Ashley" Club and the "We Believe in Ricky" Club
Old, lonely, pathos-hungry, and extremely gullible
Sarah Hecken has a good shot at medaling or even winning this event if she skates like she did at Worlds!
This is an article in "Sankei Sports" in Japan.
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Kanako Murakami gave up participating to Neblhorn Trophy.
September 22nd, 2010 JST
It was found that Kanako Murakami gave up participating to Neblhorn Trophy (in Oberstdorf, Germany) which she had scheduled to participate as her debut match of senior international competition and which is opened in September 23rd.
According to the person concerned, the reason not to be able to participate is because the skates had happened to break and the newly-made skates don't serve yet the purpose.
Murakami plans to participate to the senior of the Chubu Figure Skating Championship which is the domestic area competition in Japan and which starts on October 1st.
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Kanako Murakami gave up participating to Neblhorn Trophy.
Cathy & Chris Reed planned to participate to Nebelhorn Trophy, but because Kathy had happened to suffer the light knee trouble, they gave up participating for being on the safe side.
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At Krier Wealth Management we deliver wealth management services with expertise, integrity and consistency, catering to individuals and businesses looking for customized solutions. We provide straight forward investment and planning advice. Our staff is comprised of seasoned veterans from various areas of the financial services industry. We are fiercely independent.
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Jamie McMurray returns to the site of his first NSCS victory this weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Greg Pursley leads the first practice for the K&NPS-West NAPA Auto Parts Toyota 150 at State Line Speedway in Post Falls, Idaho.
Bobby Santos entered the Sunoco 100 looking for a little extra magic to change his fortunes at the "Magic Mile." He waited until the final lap, but he got it.
Brad Keselowski (No. 2 Ford Fusion) is at the top of the speed chart in the Happy Hour practice leading to the Sprint Cup Camping World RV Sales 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
Chase Elliott (No. 9 Chevrolet Camaro) is the top rookie qualifier for the Nationwide Series Sta-Green 200 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
Sprint Cup regular (No. 2 Ford Fusion) Brad Keselowski wins the Coors Light Pole Award for the 25th Annual Sta-Green 200 with a lap of 29.230 seconds, 130.304 mph in the No. 22 Ford Mustang.
Andrew Ranger has plenty of mastery on road-courses and the two-time champion of the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1 proved once again he can figure it out on an oval, too.
Ron Silk captured his third Coors Light Pole Award at New Hampshire Motor Speedway Saturday in NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour qualifying for the Sunoco 100.
Jeff Gordon (No. 24 Chevrolet SS) has the best 10-lap consecutive average speed in the first Saturday practice for the Sprint Cup Camping World RV Sales 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
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According to a trackside report from MRN's Dustin Long, Joey Logano suffered a minor sprain in Friday's accident and is wearing a wrist support.
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UPDATE: Kim Jewett has been chosen as the Huffington Post's Greatest Person of the Day, which features stories of people across the nation who are confronting major issues and making a difference in their community. Congratulations, Kim!
Kim Jewett may have been diagnosed for the second time with breast cancer, but rather than dwell on it she has chosen "to inspire" instead.
Three years ago, when Jewett was 31, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. This February, she was diagnosed again.
To distract herself from her sickness, the Plainfield woman and Grande Park Elementary mom, implemented "Thoughtful Thursdays" over the summer, where she and her family and friends would do something thoughtful for others each Thursday.
So far they have volunteered at Feed my Starving Children, written letters to service men and women and hosted lemonade stands to donate the proceeds to their favorite charities.
"It started with just trying to throw myself into something to make me feel good. And now it's brought awareness, inspiration to the community. It's turning into a great project."
The current project that Jewett is working on through Thoughtful Thursdays involves making fleece blankets for cancer patients and their families.
The response has been overwhelming, said Jewett, who received a letter from the family of one of the cancer patients who had received a blanket.
The letter reads:
Dear Sweet Kim, Kalli, & Tyler,
What a beautiful, sweet, thoughtful, gentle, thing you did for our family today at the cancer center. My brother-in-law and I were so touched by your gesture of presenting my sister-in-law with that beautiful, warm, cozy blanket-that matched her fingernails too! My sister-in-law is such a sweet lady, and she would have loved to thank you profusely and sincerely if she could have.
She is lying next to me in her bed now, and I thought we were going to loose her before we got her transported home from the hospital that day. She looks so pretty and content under your blanket. Thank you for your thoughtfulness. Kim, good luck in your treatment, and tell your kids they are wonderful, and have a beautiful, sweet mom.
On the back of the card, was a post-it note that said:
PS - Kathy died tonight at 11:45pm in October.
Jewett said that while such things are devastating, she's glad to be getting her story out to help inspire and help others.
"It's random acts of kindness," she said. "It's really starting to spread."
Several local schools have become interested in Thoughtful Thursdays, and on Oct. 18 Jewett led a blanket-making event at Grande Park, her children's, Kalli and Tyler, school.
For any other schools, groups or individuals that would like to be a part of Thoughtful Thursdays, Jewett encouraged them to visit the Facebook page for all activities and events that are being put on. For November, Jewett has plans for a food drive.
As for herself, Jewett said she's "doing good." She finished up her last round of chemotherapy around Labor Day and had surgery about two weeks ago to officially remove her breast. She's scheduled to start radiation treatment on Oct. 29.
"My friends tell me I'm crazy," she laughed. "They say 'You're in the middle of treatment!' But it's all about surviving and thriving and giving back with a passion."
Even after her treatment is over, Jewett said she plans to continue Thoughtful Thursdays.
"It's not just about cancer. Everyone struggles with something," she said. "We all just need to circle back to positive thoughts and do whatever we can do. That's how we keep going."


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I write about communications, business and the ways the two intersect
Those who read my columns know that I'm a great fan of LinkedIn, especially for its creative "off-brand" and competitive intelligence uses. But when I saw Donna Sapolin's recent post on How LinkedIn is Thwarting Your Job Search, I had to weigh in.
Yes, the auto emails that inform your entire LinkedIn universe of every tweak you make to your profile bother me too. But beyond the guffaws and the occasional embarrassment, as Donna shared so poignantly, they are also an accidental anathema to anybody who's seeking a job. Or just lost a job. Imagine the chagrin of an executive whose trial run at a company didn't work out, when he changed his job title back to freelancer and LinkedIn so helpfully sent an email to let everyone know. Or imagine the anguish of the worker who actually didn't want to accidentally alert their current boss to the fact that they're looking.
So I dug a little further. I also asked one of my favorite LinkedIn sources, Wayne Breitbarth, to offer his thoughts. His response, in a word: "Stinks." The situation actually happened to Wayne himself when he was giving a speech this past week at the Milwaukee Business Journal. Earlier in the day he'd gotten one of LinkedIn's automatic notifications that one of the editors had just taken a job at the Pittsburgh Biz Journal.
"So when he came to my event I congratulated him in front of all the folks there," said Wayne. "Immediately, everybody busted a gut. They'd been teasing him all morning long. I came to find out all he'd done was attempt to change his company name from the national Business Journal company's page to the Milwaukee Journal page and accidentally grabbed the wrong page. Oops. When he saved the changes, out went the notification for the world to see."
In all, it appears the newest auto messages and poor response time from LinkedIn's support desk are features on nobody's hit list. However, despite their intermittent threats, I don't see people fleeing the LinkedIn platform in rage, nor should they. But the issues of auto congratulations and auto updates underscore an important networking point: You, as a savvy user, must stay on top of the continuing updates to the primary platforms as they evolve.
For LinkedIn, it turns out, there actually is a way to turn off the automatic alerts to the email universe of every relative "sneeze": As Donna also advised, go to your LinkedIn privacy settings and turn the "notify connections when I make a profile update" option to "off". It's highly unfortunate the default is not the opposite, but it's not. But, problem solved.
The issue of auto-congrat emails, in contrast, isn't nearly so easy to fix. On the LinkedIn community boards I found this question emerge nearly a year ago from Canadian ecotourism and marketing expert Laura Ell:
How do you stop LinkedIn sending out automated messages on my behalf such as "anniversary in job, say congratulations"?
The question evoked outrage from users. There are 43 responses, but no real answers until this, just two days ago, tongue in cheek, from LinkedIn user Stephen C. Armstrong, founder of management firm AMGI Partners:
"A way to stop this is to show in your profile that you have stopped working at a current employer (say end at January 2014). Then the LinkedIn logic won't be able to send out these stupid statements. [editor's note: presumably you have first changed the default that sends email to notify your connected world that you did this]. Yes someone might say 'oh, you don't work there anymore', but this is better than these broadcast messages that go to everyone."
Thank you, Stephen, for your creative thinking. But still… should users really have to go to these lengths?
On a related note, I also liked this remark from Debra Donston-Miller, from her recent InformationWeek article about the most reviled LinkedIn etiquette peeves: Exaggeration, which is a particular problem when fairly well everyone will see what you say:
Says Debra: "I can't count the times I've heard someone look at former colleagues' LinkedIn Profiles and guffaw (yes, guffaw) while saying things like, 'What!? He did what at our company?' 'Nice of her to take all of the credit for a project that a whole team worked on!' 'Since when did he have that title?' You get the picture. Depending on how you look at it, the good and bad thing about LinkedIn is that your experience is out there for all to see. But unlike the old days, when your resume was seen by only a few people, usually outside your own company, you could embellish without too much risk (not that you should have)." It's amazing how many people continue to miss this nuance as well.
But in the interest of keeping all of us current, here are a few of the LinkedIn setting features most people still miss, courtesy of Wayne Breitbarth who also wrote about these points in his PowerFormula blog. (Once again, thank you, Wayne!) He covers these points and others in the chapter Your Acccount, Your Settings, Your Way in his newest book, The Power Formula for LinkedIn Success. As it pertains to privacy and alerts, these are the five issues he continues to hear about most often:
1. "I don't want to be bothered with all those group emails"
Yes, you have full control over which groups you receive email notifications from and the frequency with which you receive them, says Wayne. Ask yourself "If I miss something from this group, would I be mad?" Wayne suggests you keep track of a handful of groups, and let the updates from the other ones go.
2. "This guy is driving me nuts with his silly status updates"
We all have some people in our networks who are using their LinkedIn status updates like a Twitter account, or they don't understand LinkedIn users don't want to be sold to on a regular basis. This setting allows you to say "bye-bye" to their status updates, Wayne says. Here's how to stop them: When you view one of the offending status updates on your home page, move the cursor to the top right of the update and click "Hide."
3. "I don't want to tell my network every time I change my profile this weekend"
Yes, the big case in point. This is especially helpful if you are working on your profile in a condensed period of time and don't LinkedIn to report every change immediately. Be sure to turn the feature back on when you have completed your final changes, says Wayne. Having your network see your profile changes is a good thing on the whole, he suggests. But it's smart to turn off the activity broadcasts while you're working on multiple changes, or are updating an item you'd rather not go out in email. In Account Settings > Profile > Turn on/off your activity broadcasts.
4. "I don't want people to see my connections"
The default is that your first-degree connections can see who your other first-degree connections are. Allowing your friends to know who your other friends are has always been a valuable step in the networking process, Wayne says, and he finds its especially cool that LinkedIn takes the concept to another level. "I do understand certain people may not want this list to be viewable by others," says Wayne. "But I know plenty of people who would not play the LinkedIn game at all if this control did not exist, so I'm thankful it's available. "
Many people would like this setting to be person-by-person and not all-or-nothing. Unfortunately, that option is not yet available on LinkedIn. But here's how to change your current settings: Go to Account Settings > Profile > to select who can see your connections.
5. "How do other people get their picture, name, and company name on Who's Viewed Your Profile"
The default is that you won't see this detail, but most individuals who are interested in growing their brands would actually want this information to show. But if you'd like to change it – or would like to temporarily change it go to Account Settings > Profile > Select what others see when you've viewed their profile.
In short, Wayne's advice is to take a few minutes now, at the start of the year, to make sure your LinkedIn settings are in line with your business and personal strategy. It will save you time and will make you more effective on LinkedIn as well as protect you at least somewhat from the accidental guffaws.
Overall, however, it's also important to note that updates are not always bad. As a case in point, when I asked Laura Ell if I could quote her tongue-in-cheek question about auto anniversary emails, her position had softened:
"Sure you can quote me on that, I don't mind. I was quite upset about the feature when I wrote the comment. Notwithstanding, I should mention a related conversation I had with one of my clients yesterday. I didn't realize, but this feature does actually have positive effects on some. Sam Raphael, owner of Jungle Bay Dominica actually got a little choked up when he realized how long we had worked together. He said it was bringing water to his eyes to think about the struggles we all had as a company when we first opened the business together, and now, 8 years later, we were honored with two major awards that demonstrate how the hard work paid off and brought joy to so many visitors and residents of a struggling island community. So I must admit I'm a little torn about how I now feel about the anniversary announcements. LinkedIn should have an option to turn the updates off if individuals desire, but I do see some value."
Thank you, Laura. Well said.
Some great points, Cheryl. Linked In really needs to make it easier a la Google for users to decide who they share what with. I never realized until AFTER I'd made a change similar to the ones you refer to that EVERYONE got a notification about it. Why do I need to spend time changing settings? LI should follow Google's path and allow us to decided on these things as we do them. These kinds of thoughtless so-called "Improvements" are hurting quite a few people in a time when it's the "in thing" to use Linked In for making judgment calls about others. Personally I feel that if hiring managers have to rely on social media to decide whom they hire, we're in big trouble.
I agree that many have crossed that line of hiring through social media, but not all of us. Possibly 92% are doing it. BUT, in creating and increasing this trend, there's a backlash evolving. I stand firm that a resume is almost nothing – it's the in person contact and the ability of the interviewer to perceive that STILL counts. Thanks to SM recruitment, we are now seeing people become social media savants – learning how to sway the system in the same way some abuse resumes in order to gain a foothold where, in reality, they have none. Any recruiter who thinks differently will sooner or later have a rude awakening. In fact, my sources suggest that it's already happening…
Some may indeed create a big noise via social media with little to back it up. On the other hand, an active and authentic social media presence can serve to establish connections and credibility–based on the content you share and the knowledge you demonstrate–in a field or sector you'd like to enter, in a community you want to live in if you don't already, and much faster and more efficiently than figuring out which networking events to attend and how much coffee you can drink in a week's worth of informational interviews.
Social media interactions can establish the very kind of networking relationships that prove over and over to be the most effective in finding out about jobs that never get advertised. Those in-person interviews you cite are sparked by *something*; how do you find the person and how does the person find you? Social media is one more tool to enable those connections.
In moving from public higher ed communications/government relations to the world of bike advocacy my online activities, from tweeting to blogging to establishing a curated list (womenbikeblogs.com) and making it into a news feed, helped make me a presence in the bike world beyond the community in which I was actively working as a volunteer bike advocate. You can't fake that with a flurry of tweets.
My online presence was one element cited by the search committee as helping me stand out and giving them a sense of my knowledge and communication skills. The same activity now helps raise the profile and reach of my organization with our members, media, elected officials, and influencers.
As I look at candidates for positions of any kind, you can bet that an ability to communicate effectively across multiple channels will make someone stand out above other equally qualified candidates. Why would I pass over someone who has demonstrated he/she can communicate passion and expertise in such a way that others choose to connect or follow?
Certainly this new layer of activity forces on the recruiting/screening/hiring authorities the need to be able to sort the wheat from the chaff but that was always the case even when it was only padded resumes you had to cull.
Thanks Barb! Thank you very much for your comments and insight. It will really help.
I don't hire based on social media, however, anytime I get a resume or a referral I look them up on LinkedIn and Facebook first. Which leads to a hot tip: if you post racist, semi-pornography, drunken pictures of your last booze cruise and other things showing you to be a moron, do not be surprised that employers don't call when you apply. I do my best not to judge, but some pictures are just not going to impress a hiring manager. As was stated in 'The Social Network', 'the internet is forever'. Be smart people…..
I'm a great fan of LinkedIn too. Very timely post! I have been forced to " hide" some of my connections who share nonsensical stuff since I have a large network and I don't want to miss the important updates. Really good tips. Great advice especially "turn off the activity broadcasts while you're working on multiple changes" which may save you humiliation :) Thanks Cheryl for yet another excellent post!


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On a bench outside a closed room at the United Nations, Suriya Chindawongse '87 waits to buttonhole a diplomat or two and drum up some news. Like a reporter, he has made acquaintances and cultivated sources. Deadline driven, he's got an audience to feed.
But Chindawongse isn't any old news hound, though sometimes relegated to sitting like one in the U.N. corridors. As first secretary and political officer of Thailand's 10-member permanent mission to the U.N., he gets the scoop for just one readership, his government.
"You have to build rapport and make friends, and then, too, you have your sources," says Chindawongse.
"One indication of a successful operation is if we can get the information back to Bangkok 24 hours before it's all over The New York Times and Washington Post."
Information is crucial to Chindawongse's small and peaceful country, a kingdom that avoids controversy as it relishes a supporting role on the world stage. A smaller fry, it is sometimes shut off from meetings such as the U.N. Security Council, whose decisions impact the entire globe.
Listening was Thai diplomats' task when the U.N. dealt with the Taliban and al Qaeda in closed meetings, Chindawongse says. Thailand pieced together the information, following in real time the formation of the new Afghan government.
"If it directly affects Thailand, we will want to have a say in it. We'll talk with our allies like the U.S. to get our side across," Chindawongse says, noting that while the U.S. has many global interests, Thailand has them, too.
"I monitor and get across Thailand's point of view on these issues that affect every country in the world."
He graduated with a double major in international affairs and economics and business and holds a doctorate in international relations from Tufts University's Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.
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At Lafayette, he was a research assistant to Ilan Peleg, Dana Professor of Government and Law, whom he considers his mentor. Peleg was faculty adviser for the International Program Center, which gave weekly presentations on world affairs, when Chindawongse was student director.
"It was a good experience working with [Professor Peleg]," he says, "and we remain good friends."
Part of Chindawongse's job is to determine other countries' opinions and what direction negotiations with them will take.
"We try to find out how other countries feel about certain issues, how the U.N. staff feels, and how the U.S. feels, and then I make recommendations to my government about the right way to find cooperative answers to deal with threats that all countries deal with," he says.
Likewise, the mission provides expertise to the U.N. on subjects such as HIV/AIDS and the war on drugs. Thailand's successful crop substitution program, in which strawberries and other fruits have replaced opium, places it in demand for advice.
Chindawongse begins his long day with a jog in Central Park, then peruses news on the Internet and in The New York Times, International Herald Tribune, and London Times. He may attend a meeting at the U.N. and for those his country isn't invited to, he sits out in the corridors and "talks to people as they come out." He works until 9 p.m., when he sends his reports over secure communications lines to arrive as diplomats in Bangkok are just waking up. The Thai secretary of state receives and reads it by 9 a.m. Bangkok time and is ready to face the press.
"I'm also on 24-hour standby in case anything happens in the Security Council," says Chindawongse.
He has been posted in New York for two years. It is his first foreign posting after about a decade in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Thailand.
The other Thai diplomats at the U.N. include his nation's permanent representative and experts in social, economic, and legal issues. For a political officer like Chindawongse, Iraq has recently loomed as an issue, although Thailand isn't involved in "negative things going on" in the world, he says.
Working on a global stratum comes naturally to Chindawongse, who grew up in a diplomatic family–his father was Thai ambassador to two countries, and he himself lived in at least five as a child, growing acquainted with the U.S. during eight years of study here.
"I have lived in France, the Soviet Union, Iran, Austria, and Bangladesh," he says. "You have to make friends quickly and stay in touch."
In fact, he hopes someday to become an ambassador, "the goal of every diplomat." He describes his current position as similar to middle management in Thailand's diplomatic corps.
Chindawongse believes he may return to Bangkok in his next posting, building up experience there and abroad as he rises in the ranks. For a diplomat's job is more than just information gathering.
"You have to be able to express your country's view, you have to make friends," he says. "A lot of experienced people will know it if you're there to take advantage of them."
"You have to be trustworthy and sincere. My job is to make friends with all countries," Chindawongse concludes, there being few better places to do so than the U.N.


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By Nick Snow
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STILLWATER – Oklahoma State senior forward Lindsey Keller said going in that the game against Iowa State was a statement game for the Cowgirls.
The entire Big 12 Conference heard that statement loud and clear as 17th-ranked Oklahoma State blew out No. 24 Iowa State 71-42 Sunday in Gallagher-Iba Arena.
"This was a big respect game," Oklahoma State junior guard Tiffany Bias said. "I think that we came out ready to play and focused. We executed our plays and I think that we should get the respect we deserve, so this was a big statement game for us."
Liz Donohoe scored 18 points – including 4 of 8 from beyond the arc – while also tallying 8 rebounds to help lead Oklahoma State (14-2, 3-2) to its third-straight conference win. Bias also tallied a double-double with 12 points and 11 assists while Kendra Suttles scored a season-high 12 points.
But it was the defense and subsequent transition offense that led to the blowout.
"Our defense definitely led to some transition," Oklahoma State coach Jim Littell said. "We had not run the ball as much lately, but it was good to see Tiffany Bias go out and have some fun. Twelve points, 11 assists, 2 turnovers and 3 steals – that's more than my career numbers were."
Despite a little bit of a slow start with four turnovers in the first eight minutes, the Cowgirls put the game away early by holding Iowa State to two field goals over the final 10:13 of the first half. Oklahoma State's offense also provided plenty of fireworks, knocking down four 3-pointers on four straight trips down the floor as the Cowgirls ended the half on a 16-5 run to take a 31-21 lead into halftime.
"(We) set the tone with one of the first plays of the game when Lindsey stopped (Chelsea) Poppens with great post defense," Bias said. "It got us all riled up and ready to play. When one person gets up and gets the ball stopped or knocks the ball away, it just gets us excited and up in the passing lanes more."
Oklahoma State kept the pedal to the metal in the second half, opening the half with a 20-0 run and holding Iowa State without a field goal for the first 8 minutes.
"I just told the girls to keep guarding because they're dangerous," Littell said. "We saw what they did against Oklahoma and how well they shoot the basketball. You're never really where you feel comfortable with them. We've been really talking to our team about playing in four-minute segments, so that's what we were talking about."
Iowa State (13-3, 4-2) pulled within 26 after a jumper by Poppens in the lane with 3:29 left, but three straight baskets by Toni Young helped Oklahoma State end the game on a 6-3 run.
"I'm very proud of our basketball team and the way we competed for 40 minutes," Littell said. "... I thought defensively, that was as good as we've been in a long time around here. Not only how we guarded, but also how we stayed to the scouting report and knew where shooters were."
As a team, Oklahoma State shot 50 percent – including making 8 of 18 (44.4 percent) from 3. The Cowgirls also held Iowa State to 30.8 percent from the field, it's second-worst shooting percentage this season.
"We just got totally beat up, spanked – whatever term you want to use," Iowa State coach Bill Fennelly said. "Oklahoma State was great and (this was) by far the worst we played all year. …
"When you do that against a top 25 team on the road, you're going to get beat bad. You have to make shots. We couldn't make any and they made a lot of them. They were by far a better team today and I'm certainly disappointed we didn't give a better effort."


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Go Margie and Luke. Let Ron and Xtina cross the line last.
Go Margie and Luke. Let Ron and Xtina cross the line last.
Those who never succeed themselves are always the first to tell you how.
Seems a little strange to be starting off in Japan, given the news of the last few days.
Rough start for the Goths.
I think I got screwed by the previews. Oh well.
The Goths have to survive. I haven't used them yet!
Those who never succeed themselves are always the first to tell you how.
Wow, how did mallory get the order so fast?
Okay, did I miss something? Were they told the order? No one seems to be having trouble
Ooh, I'm going to have to use Zev and Justin soon. Zev is a jerk.
Those who never succeed themselves are always the first to tell you how.
I'm cracking up at the guy rolling his eyes at Zev.
Those who never succeed themselves are always the first to tell you how.
Ron is even more annoying than usual. I don't know how Christina puts up with him.
Vyxsyn is having an epic meltdown. Why does she keep looking under the paths?
eta: I find Christina more annoying that Ron. Let the man eat!
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Will r&c get a penalty for not taking the bus correctly? Or for eating/stealing candy at the detour (wasn't the guy selling it)
Wonder if mallory regrets telling Luke to look at her charms, since he is now going to aruba.
Still racing? Again? Wow.
So will the konspiracy theorists say the "to be continued" was to help the Goths?
Will Ron ever get to eat?
Wow Kent and Vyxin are majorly having a bad leg!
And wow- another TBC...?!? That's 2 already this season and I can barely remember the last time they had one in a season.
Ack, another "Too be Continued"!!
What are they doing???? ARGGGGG...I was doing the happy dance for my Margie and Luke pick.
Those who never succeed themselves are always the first to tell you how.
at K/V's bad leg. How many times have they lost important things this leg?
A real WTF leg for Kent and Vyxsin. It seems they just couldn't do anything right. I wonder if they will get their fanny pack.
I think Kent and Vyxsin will still be eliminated unless something really slows down another team. It's going to take so long for them to go back and search for their fanny pack, plus if they don't find it, I guess they won't be able to continue anyway. I feel bad if they actually lost the passports because it's going to be a hassle to get home I suppose. Vyxsin was really having trouble tonight though, I have once or twice been in a panic like that and I was feeling for her.
Why did they keep making an issue of the "required flight" (kept calling it that, and then Kent saying something about not knowing if they would get a penalty). Certainly K&V won't get a penalty for not taking the "required flight" when they flat out missed it because they got lost, and took a LATER flight so did not gain an advantage by not taking the "required flight" ... will they??? Its not like it was on purpose or trying to circumvent the rule or anything.
And I'm sorry Kent but I have to call you an effing moron!! The most important thing in this game is your fanny pack!! How do you not keep that thing on your body at all times, especially since all he did was stand at the task and wait for Vyxsin to complete it!! He should have been wearing that damn pack the whole time. I don't get these people not making double-quadruple-quintuple sure that they have their fanny pack at all times. That thing would be bouncing off my boobs at all times just so I knew I had it at all times.


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UPDATE 8 p.m. Thursday: Lower Merion School District announced power had been restored to Cynwyd and Penn Valley elementary schools and to Bala Cynwyd Middle School, allowing them to open for classes on Friday.
Earlier Thursday, the district had planned to close the schools, along with Harriton High School, on Friday.
Harriton will remained closed, the district confirmed Thursday night; power has not been restored there.
The district posted the following notice about 4 p.m. Thursday:
The following schools will be OPEN and operating on a normal schedule tomorrow: Belmont Hills, Gladwyne, Lower Merion, Merion, Penn Wynne, Welsh Valley
As of 4 PM, the following schools are CLOSED tomorrow: Bala Cynwyd, Cynwyd, Harriton, Penn Valley. If a school that is listed as CLOSED in this email is able to open in time for tomorrow, parents will be notified no later than 11 PM tonight.
Please note that AM & PM Kindergarten will be provided only in those schools that are open. We will be providing busing for private school students tomorrow.
A reminder that following precautions are still in place:
- Expect buses to be late. Due to road closures, many of our buses will need to take alternate routes to get to your bus stop. These routes are changing by the hour. In some cases, it may not be possible for our buses to reach you. If you have been waiting more than 20 minutes beyond your scheduled pick-up time, please call (610) 645-1940 to check on the status of your bus.
- Stay with your child at the bus stop. For safety reasons, we strongly recommend that you stay with your child until he/she has been picked up by the school bus.
- Consider alternate transportation. We encourage you to have a "back-up plan" to ensure your child's safe arrival at school tomorrow. Parents/guardians may choose to drive their children to school or carpool with other school families.
- Dress warmly. Many of our buildings have been without power for several days and it will take time for them to warm up. We encourage students to bring extra layers of warm clothing.
- Walk to school with your child. For parents/guardians of children who walk to school, please consider escorting them tomorrow morning. There are still trees, branches and power lines down and some walking routes will be difficult to navigate.
Again, we will send an additional update by 11 PM ONLY if we are able to open additional schools.
Thank you for your consideration and understanding.
Dr. Christopher McGinley
Superintendent of Schools
The district posted the following notice about 2 p.m. Thursday:
Dear LMSD Parents/Guardians:
We deeply regret the continued inconvenience due to school closures and wanted to follow-up with additional information regarding the status of our schools. Below you will find a list of answers to "Frequently Asked Questions" compiled over the past 24 hours. If you have additional questions or concerns, please email us at email@example.com and we will respond to you as soon as possible.
This has been a difficult week for our schools and families, and we know it has been made more challenging by the last-minute need to find child care, change work schedules and important appointments, and even to change Halloween plans. This is clearly not an ideal situation and we, like you, hope it will be resolved quickly.
Thank you for your continued patience and understanding. We will be back in touch with you later this afternoon.
Dr. Christopher McGinley
Superintendent of Schools
Frequently Asked Questions Regarding School Closures
Q: Why did the District close all schools when only some are without power?
A: When we communicated with you yesterday, we had been told by PECO officials that all schools, except Harriton, would have power today. We also expected roads to generally be passable and safe for travel. Late last night, we learned from PECO that power would continue to be out at in at least half of our schools. During a check of the roadways early this morning, we continued to encounter numerous downed trees and power lines in the community. Additionally, the District is experiencing significant Internet outages due to repairs being made today to the community's telecom infrastructure. This combination of factors led to the decision to cancel school today.
Q: When will you know if there is school tomorrow?
A: We continue to monitor progress throughout the community and will make an announcement by 4 PM. If power has been adequately restored to our schools and the roadways are safe, we will do everything we can to open schools tomorrow -- even if this does not include all schools. Please note that whatever decision is made today would only be updated if PECO is able to restore power to additional buildings. If a school that is listed as closed today regains power and is able to open, parents will be notified no later than 11 PM tonight.
Q: Wouldn't it make sense to close schools tomorrow and advise PECO to restore power to community members first, and let them get to schools over the weekend?
A: PECO has assured us that they are working to restore power to the entire community, including the schools, as quickly as possible. They are working in areas of need; they are not diverting resources away from community members in an effort to prioritize the school buildings.
Q: What are you doing about after-school activities?
A: After school activities for Thursday are cancelled, except in certain cases at the high school level that have been directly communicated by the athletics/activities director.
Q: Have any decisions been made regarding make-up days? I know next Tuesday is an off day for Election Day. Is there any chance you could change that to a full day of school?
A: No decision has yet been made regarding make-up days. Tuesday is currently not an option due to security concerns on Election Day.
Q: Should school open tomorrow, our bus stop is still not accessible due to road closures. Where should my child go to wait for the bus? What happens if the bus is running late?
A: If the bus has not arrived within 20 minutes of its scheduled arrival time, please consider transporting your child yourself or call the Transportation Office at 610-645-1940 and we will make arrangements for pickup. We will not be able to make alternate pickups until all bus runs are complete (approximately 9:30 AM). If you believe your bus stop is not accessible due to blocked roads, please try to wait at a nearby accessible bus stop or call Transportation. We will make every effort to get all students to school safely, however everyone should expect delays from normal schedules.
Q: Our street is still blocked; we have no power and we are still cleaning up from the storm. If school is "on" tomorrow, would our children be excused if they cannot attend?
A: All school absences are handled on a case-by-case basis. Please communicate directly with your principal or grade-level principal regarding the reasons for an absence.
Q: I heard a rumor that teachers have been posting assignments on e-boards during the past few days. Is this true? Is there an expectation that my child should have been staying up to date on the e-boards? Will the work posted on e-boards during off days be assessed?
A: Teachers post assignments and materials to e-boards throughout the year, during and outside of regular school days/hours. Any assignments that have been posted on e-boards during off days this week are not expected to be complete when school resumes. Your child will not be penalized in any way if they did not have access to the assignments and/or did not begin or complete them during our off days.


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June 25 - July 20, 2012
Winners will recieve a VIP Experience at the Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Festival!
The following four (4) VIP winners will receive two (2) tickets to the events listed below as part of their prize:
Jim Longworth, Delaware
John Runion, Silverlake
Sandy Weglarz, Canton
Yvonne Gray, Canton
See the winners of the Thistledown, Scioto Downs and Northfield Park promotions.
Winners of a "VIP" event at the Races including merchandise and CASH prizes!
Thistledown Winners - June 1 - July 30, 2012
Cedar Downs - June 1 - June 30, 2012
Northfield Park Winners
Beginning May 1 and June 1, 2012
Play Baseball Bingo at 5 different Minor League venues across the State!
Mahoning Valley Scrappers
Dayton Dragons
Columbus Clippers
Akron Aeros
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April 1 - July 31, 2012
See the Grand Prize winners below!
Grand Prize Winners
June 29th drawing winner - Connie Web
Second Chance Ohio Lottery Promotion
Beginning December 1, 2011, Ohio Lottery will sponsor a non-winning Instant lottery ticket promotion in which six (6) lucky Huntington Center attendees (over 18 years of age) throughout the year will win four (4) tickets to an upcoming show of their choosing at the Huntington Center. Huntington Center attendees will be encouraged to mail or drop off tickets at Guest Services for drawings. Drawings to occur:
March 2, 2012
April 6, 2012
June 2, 2012
July 1, 2012
August 2, 2012
September 2, 2012
VIP passes will be awarded six (6) times to a non-winning Instant Ticket winner during the months of March-September for any Huntington Center event of choice. VIP passes include but are not limited to: VIP parking in Huntington Center parking lot, separate VIP entrance, merchandise items, Meet and Greet Access or Sound Check if applicable, Backstage Access, 4 tickets at the highest price ticket to watch the show.
See Official Rules
Northfield Park
Free Grandstand Admission - September 2012
Throughout the month of September 2012, any person (18 years or older) who submits any non-winning Lottery ticket will receive free grandstand admission.
Ohio Lottery Day - October 5, 2012
Patrons (18 years or older) purchasing the Game of the Week will have a chance to win Northfield Park/Ohio Lottery merchandise. Patrons must be present to win on October 6, 2012
Ohio Lottery Free Instant Ticket Giveaway - November 3, 2012
The first 3,000 patrons (18 years and older) attending on November 3rd will receive a free $3 instant Ohio Lottery ticket.
Scioto Downs
Fan Appreciation Day/Trip to Little Brown Jug Ohio Track Prize Giveaway - July through September 2012
From July through September, all patrons (18 years and older) will be invited to drop any $3 non-winning Lottery ticket into the hopper located at the winner's circle for a chance to win prizes. Drawing September 8.
Lake Erie Crushers
"Show Your Ticket and Save" Promotion For twenty-four (24) home games during the season, fans (18 & over) may redeem their non-winning Ohio Lottery $1 Dugout Doubler instant ticket at the box office to receive a $3 game-day ticket discount off Home Box and General Admission. Up to four (4) tickets per person for each game date.
Customer Appreciation Day 2012 - November 3, 2012
The Ohio Lottery will be the sponsor for the Thistledown Customer Appreciation Day to be held on November 3rd. The first 3,000 patrons (over 18 years of age) will receive a free $2.00 Instant ticket. Drawings are held throughout the afternoon for giveaways of electronics, televisions, game systems, sporting tickets, travel vouchers, retail and dining gift cards and $1500 worth of Ohio Lottery instant tickets.
Beginning December 1, 2011 through September 2, 2012, U.S. Bank Arena attendees over 18 years of age may mail or bring any non-winning Ohio Lottery Instant ticket to the U. S. Bank Arena Guest Services for a chance to win a VIP Experience Package. Package includes:
Four tickets to any U. S. Bank Arena game or concert of your choice during the year.
VIP Access to include parking, back-stage access (if permitted by artist)
VIP Merchandise from U. S. Bank Arena and the Ohio Lottery.
Drawings to occur:
March 2, 2012
June 2, 2012
August 2, 2012
September 2, 2012
Mail tickets to:
U.S. Bank Arena
100 Broadway Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
ATTN: Second Chance Promotion
See Official Rules
VIP Access
Throughout the year, guests 18 years and older may bring or mail a non-winning Instant Lottery ticket to any Covelli Center event and deposit the ticket into the prominently displayed entry box located on the concourse for a second chance to win great prizes! There will be six drawings held throughout the year:
Four times throughout the year, one lucky fan will win a Covelli Centre ticket voucher good for four (4) tickets to any event of his/her choice. Drawings to occur on:
March 2, 2012
May 3, 2012
June 2, 2012
September 2, 2012
Two times during the year one winner will be drawn and will receive a Luxury Suite for a group of 10 people for an event of his/her choice. The Luxury Suites are located in an exclusive area in the arena, which can accommodate up to 10 people. It features leather seats, bar stools, TV, refrigerator and more. This will include food and non-alcoholic beverages. Winners and guest will also receive a prize pack from the Covelli Centre and the Ohio Lottery. Drawings to occur on:
July 1, 2012
September 16, 2012
See Official Rules
Win Tickets to Future Wolstein Center Events or VIP Access
January 17, 2012 - September 14, 2012
Guests 18 years and older are encouraged to drop off a non-winning Ohio Lottery instant ticket at the "register to win" box at the Wolstein Center near Guest Services, or 3x5 index card with full name, address, and phone number to Wolstein Center at CSU, 2000 Prospect Ave. Cleveland, OH 44115; ATTN: Second Chance Promotion.
From the entries collected, there will be six (6) drawings total. Four times throughout the year (3/2/12, 5/3/12, 6/2/12 and 9/2/12), one (1) winner will be selected to win four (4) tickets to a future Wolstein Center event (approximate retail value $120).
Of the entries collected through 6/30/12, one (1) winner will be selected on 7/1/12 to win access to the business class section for a group of ten (10) people for a future Wolstein Center event of his/her choice, 3 parking passes (if available), Wolstein Center and Ohio Lottery merchandise, and non-alcoholic beverages (approximate retail value $400).
Of the entries received throughout the year, a grand prize drawing will occur on 9/16/12 where one (1) winner will be selected to win two (2) tickets to every Wolstein Center event for the following year and Wolstein Center and Ohio Lottery merchandise.
See Official Rules
Winning numbers can be viewed live at KENO monitor locations, or on the website within 2 minutes after the drawing.
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In a meeting with Anniston Star editors Friday, Oxford police Chief Bill Partridge said he had spoken to Alabama Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh, R-Anniston. According to Partridge, the county's leading legislator tentatively supports the School Safety Act.
"We spoke for about 30 minutes and he said, 'Get a final draft to (state Rep.) Randy Wood and I'll work with him on it,'" Partridge said.
Marsh said by phone Monday that after talking to Partridge and others who were concerned about his prior dismissal of the bill, he agreed to take a closer look at the legislation.
"I'm not saying I've changed my mind, but I don't want to slam the door on it either," Marsh said.
Marsh said he hoped to look at other ways money might be raised for the act as well as what can be done using existing money from the budget.
Partridge said Marsh's biggest objection to the act was a proposed tax increase. The act would increase property taxes in Calhoun and Talladega counties to bring in $7 million annually for the radio system and to put resource officers in every school.
The bill, still in rough draft form according to Calhoun County Administrator Ken Joiner, would require residents of Talladega and Calhoun counties to vote on the constitutional amendment to raise taxes.
If approved by voters, the annual tax for owners of property would rise by 3.5 mills, or about $35 per year for a home valued at $100,000.
The radio system was set up at federal expense in the 1990s to allow local agencies to better respond to emergencies that could have arisen from the chemical weapons stockpile at the Anniston Army Depot. Funding for the radios went away after the last chemical weapons were destroyed in 2011. School systems in the two counties also use the radio system.
Marsh told The Star on Wednesday he opposed the act because it called for a property tax increase on residents.
Members of the Alabama Regional Communication System board of directors, who oversee the radio system, said they received support for the act from local legislators at a meeting earlier in the week. Marsh, and Rep. Barbara Boyd, D-Anniston, were unable to attend the meeting. Boyd told The Star earlier this week that she also supports the measure.
Staff writer Brian Anderson: 256-235-3546. On Twitter @BAnderson_Star.


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About Catherine
Silhouette is the highly anticipated new album from Catherine MacLellan. The record captures her best qualities effortlessly—stitching together elegantly woven songs with her memorable blend of heartfelt and powerfully introspective lyrics and catchy melodies.
MacLellan's star has long been rising in North America. Voted Critics Favourite New Discovery by Penguin Eggs Magazine in 2008, her last record Water In The Ground reached out to expand her already loyal fan base as she toured in support of legendary artists including Bruce Cockburn in the United States and Steve Forbert in the UK, while also holding her own by showcasing in Boston, Berlin, Cannes, Memphis, New York, London, and Paris.
Her previous albums have collectively hit #1 on the iTunes Canada Roots charts, and been acclaimed by tastemakers at Maverick Magazine, fRoots, The Austin Chronicle, and Boston Globe.


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Girls - Teen's Web Pages
Bethany's Page
A page of pictures of her and her friends.
Dania's World
A fun teen site with games quizzes beauty celebs everything relating to teens.
This 19 yr. old girl is from Sweden. Her site has a lot of really cool things from Christmas and romance to HTML and a cyber-city.
A Girl's World Online Clubhouse
These four young girls have a lot to share with you. Complete with interviews and news articles.
Kelly's Place
This 4th grader even has her own newsletter. She likes the violin, field hockey, and ice skating. There's a lot to do here.
This teen wants to tell you about herself and show you pics of her and her friends.
Pam's Page
She's 22 and a genetics major at Texas A&M University.
Radiation Vibez!
See her "ultimate band list" and links to "kewl" movies.
Trixy's Homepage
She likes to write quotes on her site.
A Very Special Place In The Sky
Lots of pictures of her and her friends, learn all about this girl from Pennsylvania.
Meet these 4 pre-teens who have become right witches. Find out how they became witches and what kinds of things they like to do.
Writing Angel
"Because I love writing, and a online diary is a cool way to do it. Also it help my friend during the summer to keep up with what i'm up to. It is also a way I have meet new people. I can get my poem and stories read by other. I get critizism and pointers on how to improve my writings."
Ya'll come on in ya here!
She is a true country girl. Find out about her, her online life and her interests.