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Polymeric optical fibers and preform manufacture
Myllymäki, Hanna
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Publication type: Diplomityö
Issue date: 2002
University: Tampereen teknillinen korkeakoulu
Faculty: Materiaalitekniikan osasto
Department: Kuitumateriaalitekniikan laitos
This Master of Science Thesis is one part of the project to set up development work of polymeric optical fibres (POF) in the Institute of Fibre Materials Science at Tampere University of Technology. The aim of this study was description of polymers in POF applications and fabrication of an optical fibre preform. The properties of plastics offer possibilities for various applications to the optical fiber field. POFs connect cost effectively different interconnections. The main transparent polymers for optical applications are polymethyl methacrylate, polycarbonate, polystyrene, and cyclic olefin copolymers. Perfluoro polymers with a remarkable lower attenuation than the other polymers are attractive for LAN applications. However, the cost of the material is high. The experiments concentrated on PMMA chemistry. Optimal level of process conditions to attain desired molecule construction of the polymer was evaluated by polymerisation tests, which were analysed with GPC. Based on the results of the tests thermal bulk polymerisation is a robust method of MMA polymerisarion. Models of molecule weight and intrinsic viscosity as a function of the content of the initiator and the chain transfer agent were developed. A step index perform with a homogeneous core region of constant refractive index surrounded by a cladding polymer of lower refractive index was fabricated. The core of the perform was cast after formation of the cladding. Equipments used were perform lathe and nitrogen pressurized (25bar) reactor. The polymerisation was carried out at 90°C and the polymerisation time used is 24 h. /Kir10
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The Rockford School District and Illinois Student Assistance Commission have held several FAFSA completion nights this month. The final help session will be ...
Get help with the FAFSA
The Rockford School District and Illinois Student Assistance Commission have held several FAFSA completion nights this month. The final help session will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Jefferson High School.
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ROCKFORD - East High School counselor Jean Skadeland bought three cases of M&Ms over winter break with one goal in mind - to get more students to fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, also known as the FAFSA.
"It's a cheap ploy, but it works," Skadeland said.
She tells seniors she's got a bag of M&Ms with their name on it if they fill out the FAFSA form, the sooner the better. Some state grant dollars are distributed on a first-come, first-served basis to qualified applicants.
"I know that because of the demographics of the students who go to our schools, they are qualified for state and federal money," Skadeland said. "All students that are college-bound, even if they're thinking that they might to go college in the fall, need to fill out the FAFSA."
Federal aid is based on an annual cycle. It starts every year on Jan. 1 in Illinois and closes at the end of June. The next chance for students to apply is the following January.
The FAFSA lets students know what kind of assistance is available to them and often is the first step in applying for local and college scholarships.
Because the 10-page online form can be intimidating and complicated to fill out the first time, the Rockford School District and Illinois Student Assistance Commission have partnered to offer a series of free help sessions for students and parents.
"I know the first time I filled out the FAFSA five years ago I did it myself, and it took a long time," said Nathan Forrester of the assistance commission. "I wasn't sure if I did it right or if I was going to get audited. ... This way, they can come in. We're here to help them. They don't have to worry."
It takes about 15 to 45 minutes to fill out the form, Forrester said. It's done entirely online, so the help sessions typically are held in a room with a bunch of computers.
State Sen. Steve Stadelman, D-Rockford, has joined in promoting the events to help families find money to pay for college and help raise the level of educational attainment in the Rock River Valley.
Here's what a handful of students and parents had to say about their first FAFSA experience:
"It wasn't that bad, but it was nice to be able to have someone here to ask questions."
- Giovanni Mauries, 17, of Auburn High School. Giovanni hopes to attend Rock Valley College in the fall and continue his studies elsewhere to become a physician assistant.
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- Balqis Ali, 18, of East High School. Balqis filled out the form last week at a help session with her dad, Nasser Ali. She hopes to go into pharmacy or nursing.
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- Nasser Ali
"We probably would have been here two or three hours if we couldn't get help filling this out."
- Jason White, father of Felicity White, 18, of East High School. Felicity hopes to attend college to study counseling or therapy.
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Dan: Can you believe that guy spent over a thousand bucks but still missed being at the grand final just because he bought a shady plane ticket?
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Friday, March 15, 2013
The Wando rugby club begins a three-match homestand, starting Friday. Games are played at the Cario Elementary fields.
Wando hosts Lexington at 7 p.m. Friday, and Stall and Irmo play afterward at 8:30 p.m.
A week later, Wando battles powerhouse Chapin 1st XV. Chapin is ranked No. 7 in the nation by Rugbymag.com. It could be a preview of the state playoffs, which conclude in Columbia, April 13.
Wando (4-0-1) wraps up the homestand with a local matchup against School of the Arts, March 28 at 6 p.m. Wando is ranked No. 3 in the state, according to RugbySouthCarolina.com.
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Vickery's mistress flew into a wild rage upon learning that her lover, married as he was, was McNairing her with another, third woman.
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Side effects of treatments for eye cancer depend on the treatment received. Many types of cancer can affect the various structures of the eye. The effect of treatment on the eye and on you depends on the structure involved; whether the disease arose in the eye or spread from another place; the diagnosis, and method of treatment. In all cases, doctors will attempt to treat a person with eye cancer so that his or her quality of life is affected as little as possible.
Removal of the eye will only be done if it is the only way to remove the cancer completely. If you need to have an eye removed, the doctor will discuss the surgery and side effects at length with you. Removal of an eye can affect your appearance, but methods to reconstruct the eye may be available. A plastic surgeon may need to be involved. The doctor may also discuss the placement of a prosthetic (artificial) eye, so that your appearance will not be drastically changed.
Other treatments or even progression of the tumor in the eye may cause changes in or loss of vision. Again, your doctor will discuss the side effects and possible risks of your treatment with you before the treatment begins. A second opinion from another skilled specialist may provide more information and help you feel more confident about the treatment plan you have chosen.


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World Press Photo Awards Announced
Winners of the 56th annual World Press Photo contest were announced today in Amsterdam. The jury, chaired by Santiago Lyon, Vice President and Director of Photography at the Associated Press, selected a photo by Paul Hansen of Dagens Nyheter as the World Press Photo of the Year 2012 (the photo, which contains graphic content, appears at the bottom of this post). To see the full set of winning photos, visit the World Press site. Below are a few winning entries.
Photo by Wei Seng Chen, Malaysia, winner of 1st prize for Sports Action Single.
Description: A jockey, his feet stepped into a harness strapped to the bulls and clutching their tails, shows relief and joy at the end of a dangerous run across rice fields during the Pacu Jawi Bull Race in Batu Sangkar, West Sumatra, Indonesia, Feb. 12, 2012. The Pacu Jawi (bull race) is a popular competition at the end of harvest season keenly contested between villages.
Photo by Micah Albert, USA, Redux Images, winner of 1st prize for Contemporary Issues Single.
Description: Pausing in the rain, a woman who works as a trash picker at the 30-acre dump, which spills into the households of one million people living in nearby slums, reads a book she came across April 3, 2012, in Nairobi. She even likes the industrial parts catalogs. "It gives me something else to do in the day besides picking [trash]," she said.
Photo by Rodrigo Abd, Argentina, The Associated Press, winner of 1st prize for General News Single.
Description: Aida cries while recovering from severe injuries she received when her house was shelled by the Syrian Army, in Idib, Syria, on March 10, 2012. Her husband and two children were fatally wounded during the shelling.
Photo by Christian Ziegler, Germany, winner of 1st prize for Nature Single.
Description: The endangered Southern Cassowary feeds on the fruit of the Blue Quandang tree near Black Mountain Road, Australia, on Nov. 16, 2012. Cassowaries are a keystone species in northern Australian rainforests because of their ability to carry so many big seeds such long distances.
'The Golden Touch – Fencing at the Olympics' by Sergei Ilnitsky, Russia, European Pressphoto Agency, winner of 2nd Prize for Sports Action Stories.
Description: Courtney Hurley of U.S. faced off against Violetta Kolobova of Russia (unseen) in the Women's Epee Team Bronze medal match at the London 2012 Olympic Games on Aug. 4, 2012.
Photo by Daniel Berehulak, Australia, Getty Images, winner of 3rd prize for General News Stories.
Description: Pine trees, uprooted during last year's tsunami, lay strewn over the beach. As the one year anniversary approached, the areas most affected by an earthquake and subsequent tsunami, which left 15,848 dead and 3,305 missing, according to Japan's National Police Agency, continued to struggle.
Photo by Ananda van der Pluijm, the Netherlands, winner of 3rd prize for Observed Portraits Stories.
Description: After living with his father for 10 years and staying in a youth shelter, Martin, 18 years old, returned home two years ago to live with his mother. He arrived with some clothes in a bag, no employment and no degree. Photo taken on Feb. 15, 2011, in Tilburg, the Netherlands.
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Photo by Paul Hansen, Sweden, Dagens Nyheter, winner of World Press Photo of the Year 2012.
Descripton: Two-year-old Suhaib Hijazi and her three-year-old brother Muhammad were killed when their house was destroyed by an Israeli missile strike. Their father, Fouad, was killed and their mother was put in intensive care. Fouad's brothers carried the children to the mosque for the burial ceremony, while the father's body was carried behind on a stretcher in Gaza City on Nov. 20, 2012.


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Room to Read | World Change Starts with Educated Children
A large tropical island just twenty miles off the southern tip of India, Sri Lanka is home to 20 million people. Its palm-fringed beaches and breath-taking beauty belie the challenging history of Sri Lanka.
Numerous attempts at colonization culminated in the establishment of a British colony known as Ceylon until the mid-twentieth century. In 1972, decades after the country had achieved independence, the name Sri Lanka, meaning Resplendent Island, was adopted. In the 1980's, all-out civil war erupted between the Tamil in the north and east and the Sinhalese majority, which continued until 2009 and resulted in the deaths of more than 60,000 people.
This difficult history has translated into suffering for many Sri Lankans. Almost one third of the children under five years old are underweight according to the World Food Programme, and 22% of the population is malnourished without sustainable access to water.
Although loyalty and respect for others are central to the Sri Lankan value system, ethnic divisions in the country run deep and have caused social and political fissures over the years.
Education is highly regarded in Sri Lanka and adult literacy rates are among the highest in Asia, thanks to a free and compulsory primary and secondary education system.
Those statistics only tell part of the story, however. A lack of quality infrastructure, unequal access, and a lack of quality materials have plagued the Sri Lankan education system for years—factors only exacerbated by civil conflict and the tsunami of 2004.
Even before the devastating tsunami, educational disparities have long existed in impoverished regions of the island, such as the estate populations of the central highlands. In those areas, it is not uncommon for girls to work long hours for low wages instead of attending school—resulting in a literacy gender gap.
Because 45% of Sri Lanka's population lives on less than US$2 per day, purchasing quality reading material is essentially out of the question for most people. While libraries do exist in some schools, they are typically filled with old, dusty books that have little or no relevance for children, and do not foster imagination.
In a bold move only days after the December 26, 2004 tsunami, Room to Read decided to expedite our expansion into Sri Lanka by one year. Founder John Wood appeared on CNN in the days following the tsunami pledging our support for those affected, and kicking off a US$200,000 fundraising campaign to rebuild schools in tsunami impacted and make longer-term infrastructure improvements.
Under the leadership of our local team, rebuilding efforts began in the Ampara District of Sri Lanka's eastern coast, with the first school construction project taking place in the fishing village of Karaitivu.
After Sri Lanka's brutal civil war came to a close in 2009, our team quickly responded by expanding our programs to the Mannar District in the Northern Peninsula—an area devastated by the conflict that is now focused on resettlement. Through a partnership with the Sri Lankan government, we are actively engaged in improving infrastructure in the region.
Since operations began in 2005, our Sri Lanka team has focused its efforts on constructing schools, establishing libraries and publishing children's books to ensure all children have access to the materials they need to complete their education. We are also engaged in closing the gender gap in Sri Lanka, having launched our Girls' Education program there in 2006. Our most recent programmatic endeavor was to launch our Reading and Writing Instruction program to improve the quality of literacy learning in schools.
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Key partners in Sri Lanka include: The Asia Foundation (TAF), Centre for the Study of Human Rights (CSHR), Janatharana Padanama (JTP), Lanka Sakthi, Plantation Rural Education and Development Organization (PREDO), Reachout, Rotary Club, Saviya Development Foundation (SDF), Social Education Language and Development Association (SELDA), Social Institute for Development of Plantation (SIDP), Social Network Development Organization (SOND), Society for Welfare, Educational and Awareness Training (SWEAT), Sri Lanka Educational, Cultural and Welfare Foundation (SECWF), Up-Country Social Action Committee (UPSAC)
With a background in rural sociology, Chandra joined Room to Read with more than 20 years of senior management experience in development. "I am a firm believer in Room to Read's vision and have great passion for the importance of children's literacy," he says.
Seeing children using the facilities and resources Room to Read provides, along with watching them meet the challenges in their lives successfully, says Chandra, are the highlights of his position as country director. When he's not working, Chandra enjoys reading scientific literature and exploring new types of cuisine
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MOUNT UNION - On Friday evening, residents of Mount Union came together to fraternize at Mount Union Area High School over a spring community service dinner to kick-off three days of local pride known as Mount Unity weekend.
Planet LoveJoy, high school students and volunteers arranged the collective project and dedicated their services to community beautification, camaraderie, social awareness and blithe events to bring residents together and share in the spirit of oneness.
At the dinner, high school seniors Maggie Wilson and Delaney Roddey, with mentoring from Planet LoveJoy volunteers, premiered their senior project, a 12-minute video that expresses pride in both MUAHS and the community. The video can be seen by visiting Planet Lovejoy's Facebook page.
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Sentinel photo by DUSTY SIPES
From left, Shawn Stevenson, Mike Irby, Dustin Clark, Jeremy Radle, William Hockenberry and Kenny Welch compete at table one during Mount Unity Day's hot dog eating competition. More photos of the weekend-long event can be found on page A2.
Saturday morning began with the dedication of a sculpture to MUAHS. The design echoes Robert Indiana's Philadelphia sculpture entitled "Love" and Milton Glaser's famous "I Love New York" graphic, complete with heart shape and the area's initials. The sculpture was a senior graduation project developed by Isaiah Neumann, Liz Steward and Eli Attlesburger. Scott Miller, Francis Crouse and Nicholas Crouse initially crafted the sign out of wood. It was then fiberglassed by Butchie Vaughn at Containment Solutions and painted by Tim Adams at Full Throttle.
In addition to the "I Heart MU" sculpture, local woodworking artisan Max Wiser, of Bricktown Bowls, crafted a Trojan sign and helmet out of logs to be placed on display at the school.
An awards ceremony followed to acknowledge members of the community who have volunteered their time and service to Mount Union over the course of last year. The most coveted award, the Bricktown Believers, was given to Butchie Vaughn and Margie Drake for the exceptional services they have offered to the community.
At the conclusion of the ceremony, volunteers proceeded to clean up and plant trees in various parts of town.
After a morning of beautification, volunteers and Mount Union residents were invited to celebrate together in Mount Union's annual Community Festival, where they had access to craft and food vendors, face painting, a hot dog eating competition and a Little Mr. and Miss Mount Union children's pageant. At 1 p.m., a Walk a Mile in Her Shoes fundraiser was held to bring awareness of domestic abuse. The afternoon concluded with a series of Little League games.
On Sunday, a Cinco de MU 5k run/walk was held and the weekend came to a close with a community worship service at Mount Union Area High School.
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LITTLE VALLEY – A Jamestown man was ordered by Monday by Cattaraugus County Judge Larry M. Himelein to serve a state prison term of two years as a repeat felon and then face two years of post-release supervision on a drug trafficking conviction.
The arrest of Prinston D. Blount, 24, last spring stemmed from him being driven around Gowanda in a car with a faulty and loud muffler, District Attorney Lori Pettit Rieman said. She said Blount was found to be carrying more than 500 milligrams of cocaine when Gowanda village police stopped the car he was a passenger in on Jamestown Street about 4:30 a.m. last May 20.
Police reported finding the cocaine on Blount in numerous packets, "indicative" of a readiness to sell it, the prosecutor said. She also said Blount had previous drug-related convictions.
Also before Himelein on Monday:
• Nicholas G. Harper, 34, of Olean, pleaded not guilty to an indictment charging him with a third-degree criminal sexual act and felony failure to register as a state sex offender, both for allegedly having nonconsensual oral sex with another person in Olean on June 28 and failing to register with Olean police as a previously imprisoned sex offender.
Rieman said that in March 2004, Harper, then living in Belfast, Allegany County, was sentenced to three consecutive three-year terms for assaulting a woman with a staple gun, having sex with a teenage girl in Caneadea in June 2002 and sodomizing another teenage girl in Caneadea that month. After moving to Olean upon release from prison, he failed to register as a sex offender.
• Jack E. Doxey, 36, of Ceres, pleaded not guilty to an indictment charging him with felony driving while intoxicated for his third drunken-driving-related arrest in Cattaraugus County since 2001. His latest charge was filed in the City of Olean on March 27. He was also indicted for driving while ability impaired, failing to signal at a turn and various traffic violations, including driving an unregistered vehicle with expired insurance and improper plates.
• Dustin D. Jones, 38, of Delevan, was sentenced to six months in jail and five years on probation on his attempted-burglary conviction for an incident in the Town of Yorkshire last June when he tried to break into a building.
• Trudy L. Oldshield, 36, of Salamanca, was fined $1,000 and placed on five years of probation, and her driver's license was revoked, for driving while intoxicated in the Town of Mansfield on April 14. She had a blood-alcohol reading of 0.20 percent.
• Kostas E. Katsigiannis, 60, of Portville, pleaded not guilty to an indictment charging him with felony forgery for a forged-check incident in the Village of Portville on July 10.
• Derick E. Allshouse, 20, of Olean, was ordered to remain in the County Jail after he pleaded not guilty to felony possession of stolen property and petit larceny charges. He was arrested in Olean on St. Patrick's Day and, according to police, possessed property and a debit card that had been stolen.
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I didn't know about the contest... Hopefully they do one again
Wow! Everyday I learn about another contest and the crazy smart people who enter and end up winning. Cool!
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Top Definition
Extremely large; bigger than giant and enormous
I have a Ginormous Penis.
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overly large. taken from the words "gigantic" and "enormous" to form "ginormous."
Kid 1: Gee, paw. That cow sure has a ginormous utter.
Paw: MOOOOOOOOOO!
(i'm so sorry)
Paw: MOOOOOOOOOO!
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Humorously outsized.
"...he's only five foot three, but he drives around in this ginormous car."
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a combination of gigantic and enormous. more than very large. immense.
That horse has a ginormous wang.
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Word meaning Giant and Enormous at the same time.
Those titties are Ginormous!
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A word used when "gigantic" or "huge" or eve "enormous" just isn't big enough.
Dude, that house is ginormous!
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Something that is really, really big.
As Buddy says in the movie "Elf," "Have you seen these toilets? They're GINORMOUS!"
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anyone else think shipudden was really needed because naruto was getting stale.
The fillers are beginning to annoy me, but they are almost over. Less than 20 episodes, or maybe even less than 10 left on CN isnt there?
yeah i totally agree. plus shippuden can introduce a lot of new characters and moves. and then sasuke returns (to the show not konoha lol) I'm so smart, I don't understand a word of what I'm saying.
little more intersting to watch grown ups fight that a kids
that show is awsome
I just started watching Naruto again."If you can fool your friends,you can fool your enemies".Education well never be as expensive as ignorance.
yes she got the idya yay
i love naruto
the most needed anime from all I'll sayit's great
I think the manga was still great but the anime could be better...Still, shippuden rocks!! "Thou art I. I am thou. Thou shalt be blessed when creating Personas of the Headphones arcana....."
i've never seen the videos
I have not seen it yet, because I only watch things when they show them in english.
this is boring why can't they just show naruto back on tv
Yeah your right!show naruto back on tv
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Smirnov is HOT again without the beard !
Smirnov is HOT again without the beard !
I'm starting to quite enjoy Jame/Cipres.
(I'm watching on TV, by the way - Eurosport, but alas, not with Brit commentary, but Swedish....)
I just can't get into S/K for some reason. Lots of small mistakes, they will cost them. I'm actually interested in where the judges will place them... I think they deserve to be around where J/C and M/P are but wonder if that will be the case.
53.64 and into 2nd. I think that is about right. They look displeased.
S/K twist still look awful, the catch is like dropping a sack of potatoes
Fantastic by D/R until her HARD fall on the SBS jumps. To be able to land the throw seconds after that she really does have the heart of a lion. Unison off a bit on the SBS spins and it was super obvious because they didn't end at the same time.
Otherwise very VERY good. I think they will go easily into first despite the mistakes.
62.28 and into first. Neither looks overjoyed but they seem accepting; she smiled a bit.
62? Am I missing something? It's a bit too much comparing with what the Chinese got
The italiens were lovely but I'm sure they won't get near 62
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57.30 for B/H and into third. They look happy. I really enjoyed their program.
Now yay K/S!!
I agree that the first place is quite deserved in spite of the fall. Let's see if they stay there though - K&S are doing really beautifully so far.
yaaaay K&S. If that doesn't go into first I will be quite upset. I really think they are a beautiful team
Yay, for Kawaguti/Smirnov! Love them!
Yay Great for Yuko and Sasha
Gorgeous program from K&S there. This event was better than I thought it'd be. Now for the men.


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WASHINGTON Wild weather is taking a toll on roads, airports, railways and transit systems across the country.
Thats leaving states and cities searching for ways to brace for more catastrophes like Superstorm Sandy that are straining the nations transportation lifelines beyond what their builders imagined.
Despite their concerns about intense rain, historic floods and record heat waves, some transportation planners find it too politically sensitive to say aloud a source of their weather worries climate change.
Political differences are on the minds of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, whose advice on the design and maintenance of roads and bridges is closely followed by states.
The association recently changed the name of its Climate Change Steering Committee to the less controversial Sustainable Transportation, Energy Infrastructure and Climate Solutions Steering Committee.
Still, there is a recognition that the associations guidance will need to be updated to reflect the new realities of global warming.
There is a whole series of standards that are going to have to be revisited in light of the change in climate that is coming at us, said John Horsley, the associations executive director.
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In the latest and most severe example, Superstorm Sandy inflicted the worst damage to the New York subway system in its 108-year history, halted Amtrak and commuter train service to the city for days, and forced cancellation of thousands of airline flights at airports in New York, New Jersey and Philadelphia.
In Washington state, we joked we were having 100-year storms every year, said Paula Hammond, head of the states Department of Transportation.
Last year flooding threatened to swallow up the Omaha, Neb., airport, which sits on a bend in the Missouri River.
The ground beneath the airfield became saturated, causing about 100 sinkholes and soil boils uplifted areas of earth where water bubbles to the surface. The airport was spared through a massive effort that included installing 70 dewatering wells and stacking sandbags around airport equipment and buildings.
Record-smashing heat from Colorado to Virginia last summer caused train tracks to bend and highway pavement to buckle. A US Airways jet was delayed at Washingtons Reagan National Airport after its wheels got stuck in a soft spot in the tarmac.
Dallas had more than five weeks of consecutive 100-degree-plus temperatures. That puts stress on pavements that previously we didnt see, Horsley said.
States and cities are trying to come to terms with what the change means to them and how they can prepare for it. Transportation engineers build highways and bridges to last 50 or even 100 years. Now they are reconsidering how to do that, or even whether they can, with so much uncertainty.
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No single weather event, even a storm like Sandy, can be ascribed with certainty to climate change, according to scientists. But the increasing severity of extreme events fits with the kind of changing climate conditions that scientists have observed.
For example, several climate scientists say sea level along New York and much of the Northeast is about a foot higher than a century ago, mostly because of man-made global warming, and that added significantly to the damage when Sandy hit.
Making transportation infrastructure more resilient will be expensive, and the bill would come at a particularly difficult time. Aging highways, bridges, trains and buses already are in need of repair or replacement and no longer can handle peak traffic demands.
More than 140,000 bridges are structurally deficient or obsolete. The problem only will worsen as the U.S. population grows.
A congressional commission estimated that all levels of government together are spending $138 billion a year less than is needed to maintain the current system and to make modest improvements.
The infrastructure of the nation is aging and its at risk because, quite frankly, were all not investing enough to take care of these facilities, said Hammond, the chairwoman of the climate committee. And now were facing extreme weather threats that cause us to need emergency response capabilities beyond what weve had in the past.
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Halle Berry and Olivier Martinez: Getting Ready to Wed!
The couple, who revealed their engagement in March 2012, are planning to get married this weekend, a source confirms to PEOPLE. They boarded a flight to Paris Tuesday with Berry's daughter, 5-year-old Nahla.
With rumors flying of an impending wedding, whether they remain in Paris or travel further afield – Martinez loves the Mediterranean – remains a mystery. But the pair have had their eye on summer nuptials for some time, several sources say.
Berry, 46, and Martinez, 47, who are expecting their first child together in early fall, are frequent visitors to the City of Light.
Most recently, the pair attended the Champs-Elysées Film Festival in mid-June, where native Parisian Martinez revealed that the pair would be welcoming a boy.
"My son will be an American," the actor told PEOPLE.
An item since they met on the 2010 film Dark Tide, "they seem truly in love," says Sophie Dulac, president of the Champs-Elysées Film Festival. "I've known Olivier very well and have never seen him like this."
Likewise, Berry has been head-over-heels for her French amour – and his homeland.
"She has called him 'The One,' " says Dulac. "She's said she never expected to meet this Frenchman, to fall in love like she has."
It will be the first marriage for Martinez, who previously dated singer Kylie Minogue, and the third for Berry, who was wed to baseball player David Justice in the early 1990s and to singer Eric Benét in the early 2000s. She also weathered a protracted custody battle over Nahla with her most recent ex, model Gabriel Aubry.
In 2007, the actress told InStyle she had sworn off marriage: "I will never, never get married again."
But when Martinez proposed with an emerald engagement ring by Paris designer Robert Lazlo in early 2012, Berry was ready to say "oui."
In April, Berry revealed her pregnancy, which she has called "the biggest surprise of my life."
"Having a baby brings them closer and gives them that much more to share," a source told PEOPLE this spring. "They are very much in love."
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Each of the 41 public schools in the Berkeley County School District has a teacher of the year, but only one gets to carry the honor for the entire district.
Berkeley Elementary School teacher Stephanie Wallace was named 2013 BCSD teacher of the year at a ceremony Friday morning at Trident Technical College in North Charleston.
Wallace has wanted to teach as long as she could remember. From the time she was playing with baby dolls, to the time she spent student teaching at a high school, when she was told she was born to teach and has a gift that should not be wasted. "I can't imagine doing anything else," she said of her chosen profession.
Wallace said she wasn't expecting to be named 2013 teacher of the year and was in shock in the moments following the announcement.
She said she knows she's making a difference in a student's life when she sees a child excited about learning. She enjoys seeing unmotivated children make transformations over a year or two and develop a different attitude of learning.
Wallace has been a teacher for eight years at BES, where for the past seven years she's taught an integrated multi-age first and second grade class. Her classroom methods are similar to the Montessori philosophy, as students take on a cooperative leadership role.
"It's such a family atmosphere," she said. "It's like losing family members when they go off (to third grade). Then we get to build those relationships again."
Wallace was born and raised in Chapel Hill, N.C. and has an undergraduate and Master's degree from the College of Charleston. She has lived in Summerville for the past seven years.
"I believe in teaching to students' interests, not just from a textbook or curriculum," she said. "I'm very much into project-based learning. It's an integrated approach that takes a theme that will encompass all our standards.
"That's when I see students get excited about learning. I can see students meet their interests and needs and make it purposeful and meaningful for each of them."
She enjoys seeing her students every day and watching their excitement and curiosity as the proverbial light bulbs go off over their heads.
"I'm inspired when I collaborate with other teachers and gain new ideas from their perspective," she said. "Collaboration among students and colleagues is so important so we can embrace our diversity and learn and grow from one another.
"I hope I can inspire as many students and advocate for as many students and teachers as possible."
Wallace is not afraid to try different methods: "I'm all about innovative non-traditional ways to reach students. My goal every day is for every one of our children to leave feeling success on some level to make school their safe and happy place.
"Character education is a huge thing for me."
Her hobbies include walks on the beach, reading and gardening.
"I enjoy the arts," she said. "I love going to plays and concerts. Just trying to immerse myself in the arts and the outdoors."
Guest speakers at Friday's ceremony were Berkeley Chamber of Commerce President Jerry Good, Santee Cooper CEO Lonnie Carter, TTC President Mary Thornley, BCSD Deputy Superintendent Archie Franchini and 2012 teacher of the year Michael Petry.
"Our end product is not a machine – they're humans with moving parts," Petry said.
Petry, who teaches at Cane Bay High School, shared the story of a student who brought a pistol, Taser and bowie knife to school and was held accountable for his actions by being dismissed from school. But Petry said he and the district did not give up on the student.
"The student called to let me know he applied for college and was accepted," Petry said. "He thanked me for not giving up on him. He moved on. He did not become a statistic. All it takes for bad things to happen is for good people to do nothing."
Each school's teacher of the year was honored and shook hands with district employees and elected officials.
The other two finalists were Hanahan Elementary School's Heather Bradshaw and Stratford High School's Meg Ward.
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The one element of the Christmas season that never fades with age is the excitement about gift-giving and gift-getting. Well, mostly the getting. I know, the reason for the season is generosity, being with those you love, being grateful for what you have and other goody gumdrops. But if you know that someone may be getting you something and it will be given to you in the general vicinity of Christmas, then the countdown clock goes into effect, and you're a little kid all over again.
Anyone familiar with my column knows that it is mostly rooted in nostalgia. Christmas is another trigger for a look back through the mental photo album of faded '80s snapshots of tacky decorations, tackier outfits, unspeakable hair, but awesome toys. Growing up, we didn't have much money, but my parents always did their best to pay off on our mega pre-Christmas fantasy expectations. We'd pack up our toys after breakfast and take them to Grandpa's, where we'd play until dark. I'm sure Mom and Dad enjoyed watching us go bananas over our loot, well-earned by my and my brother's impeccable behavior (cue guffaws from parents).
So, in honor of fun, imagination, and all little kids who know the value of a good toy, I will look back at some of the best toys ever invented that me and / or my brother received during our tenure as kids:
VIDEO GAMES: Let's start with the queen mother of Christmas gifts - the gaming console. Oh, video games. I was the lucky recipient of an Atari 2600 one year, which I was able to enjoy by myself since my brother was too young to share but old enough to work the controller so I could mercilessly beat him in every game. Those years were short-lived as the Nintendo made its debut and thus became the new obsession for every kid with thumbs. We shared that, and I always had to be Luigi. Super Nintendo followed, the memory that marked the time when my family moved, because the video game playing went from the Zenith in the living room to the basement of our new house. Nintendo 64 was all my brother, as my video game interest waned when the games demanded more of your brain power. But every Christmas we opened up a big box emblazoned with some sort of nonsense word, my dad was hooking it up to the TV faster than you can say, "Where's the manual?"
CABBAGE PATCH KIDS: No '80s childhood would be complete without one of these things. I remember my aunt telling us how they got in a near-riot at Kmart trying to find these dolls for me and my cousin. Of course, our family won. I loved and squeezed and dressed up my CPK for years until my brother claimed it when he was around 4, and he slept with it and refused to let us put clothes on it. C'mon, just because we're old doesn't mean I still can't embarrass you.
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC: Just to show we weren't just cartoon-crazed maniacs as kids, I'll mention that every year until I was in my 20s, my grandfather gifted us a subscription to National Geographic. Every Christmas, he'd hand us our envelope with a letter congratulating us on our interest in pygmies and rhinos. Those things filled countless milk crates and both fascinated and frightened us with photos of all manner of crazy stuff from around the world. I remember being terrified of the mummies in one issue. Thanks, Grandpa.
GREMLINS COLORFORMS: I was a Gremlins nut. It is not only the best Christmas movie, but also balances cute and scary well, which lends itself well to kids' toys. Aside from the Gizmo doll my mom got from clipping proofs of purchase from Gremlins Cereal, I also got a Colorform set with vinyl adhesive Gremlins and Gizmos that you could stick all over that goofy town they lived in. Awesome.
HILLS: This isn't a toy, but no Christmas in Warren was complete without a tin of popcorn from Hills and one of their commemorative holiday bears, with the year stitched into its hat or scarf. Hills is where the toys are. If you don't believe me, look up the old commercial on YouTube, then weep for the memory of all the soda slushes and giant bags of cotton candy you got there.
There is so much more, of course, from kid-dom all the way to adulthood, that I enjoyed and am grateful for. My kayak two years ago was amazing. Hit Sticks, My Little Ponies, My Pet Monster, Ninja Turtles, Ghostbusters proton pack, Wrestling Buddies, Pound Puppies, play kitchen, talking dolls you realize that you can track time by what movie / TV show we were obsessed with.
I also realize how fortunate we were. If something as simple as a stuffed blue monster with break-away plastic handcuffs can fill two hyper kids with joy, then you never know what you can do to brighten someone's Christmas this year. Give it a whirl, you won't be disappointed.
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For the fifth time since 2006, ACCA's Council met outside the UK and Ireland in March. Following the successful meetings and associated events in Kuala Lumpur, Beijing, Prague and Nairobi, Council's meeting in March 2014 took place for the first time in the Middle East – in Dubai, UAE. A number of events were arranged to coincide with this landmark Council meeting, including a forum on integrated reporting held jointly with Pearl Initiative, a member recognition ceremony, meetings with key stakeholders and a dinner for members of the UAE's accounting, business and academic communities. A high point of the visit was the signing of a partnership agreement with the UAE Accountants and Auditors Association (AAA).
The meeting in Dubai was preceded by a visit by the Officers and the Chief Executive to Oman and followed by visits of smaller Council delegations to other key markets for ACCA in the region – Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. These visits provided opportunities for senior ACCA representatives to meet with members, employers and other key stakeholders in those countries.
The Council meeting itself featured discussions and decisions on a number of important matters:
- Council unanimously approved ACCA's strategy to 2020. Council believes that the strategy, which recognises that members are core to the very existence of ACCA and are at the heart of everything we do, will both create a vibrant future for ACCA and make an even greater contribution to the sustainability of the global economy.
- In the shorter term, Council also approved the proposed budget for the organisation for 2014-2015. Following a recommendation from a group of committee chairmen, Council also approved achievement measure targets put in place to track ACCA's strategic performance in 2014–2015.
- On a recommendation from its Governance Design Committee, Council approved a package of changes to ACCA's public interest oversight arrangements. The changes are designed to bring about a single oversight mechanism for all of ACCA's public interest functions, with the existing Regulatory Board sitting at the heart of a new unified oversight structure, consisting of a Qualifications Board, an Appointments Board and a Standards Board.
- Council agreed to invite eight senior accountants from China, Nigeria and Singapore into membership of ACCA, in accordance with the provisions of Membership Regulation 3(f).
- Council received presentations on prospects for ACCA in the UAE and the wider Middle East, North Africa and South Asia region.
- Council confirmed Brian McEnery as its preferred nominee for Vice President 2014 – 2015. (The formal elections for ACCA's Officers will take place at the Annual Council meeting immediately following the AGM on 18 September 2014).
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Tuesday, July 23, 2013
Scouts support one of their own
By Sully Witte
Boy Scouts are a brotherhood like no other, and 15 year-old Dawson Bourne learned that recently,
An Eagle Scout in Troop 502 on the Isle of Palms, Bourne was recently diagnosed with bone cancer.
The chemotherapy he's been undergoing has caused Bourne to lose his hair - a big blow to a 15-year-old boy.
But according to his father Charlie, he has handled it with grace and a positive attitude. "He has made a lot of friends in that troop," his father said, "and the boys and their parents have been incredibly supportive of Dawson, furnishing meals, visiting him in the hospital, sending him cards, etc."
He got an even bigger surprise when he attended last week's troop meeting.
Almost 20 scouts and scout leaders shaved their heads as a show of support for Bourne.
"We are all tremendously touched by these scouts' support," said Charlie.
Shelly Van Overeem, mother to two scouts in the troop said the shave-a-thon was the idea of the kids and "a way to help the boys cope and to help Dawson feel like he is still part of the group."
Dawson said what the scouts did really touched him. In an email message to the Moultrie News he wrote, "It has been nice knowing that I'm not going through this alone. The scouts and the leaders and the parents have been so supportive of me."
His dad Charlie noted that the entire family has been overwhelmed by the support from the scouts and their families. "They have visited Dawson, provided meals for our family, brought Dawson cards and gifts, and even have entertained his little sister while we've been at the hospital. The show of unity and support of all those scouts shaving their heads was just unbelievable."
Dawson has been a member of Troop 502 for four years. He was awarded the rank of Eagle Scout in February.
When he endured his first chemo treatment, his hair began falling out, and friends got word that he was less than pleased with this. He was encouraged to just go ahead and shave his head. He wasn't too thrilled with this look either.
So to support him, his fellow scouts decided to shave their heads too. They also Facetimed the entire event so he could watch, laugh and be a part of it.
There were some new scouts who participated and those who did not participate, were there supporting the others, according to Van Overeem.
"Dawson had something positive to think about the night before his second round of chemo instead of having to actually think about the chemo," she said.
In addition to shaving their heads, the scouts have been passing out silicon arm bracelets that say "Bourne Faith (referencing 41:11) Fear not for I am with you all."
The scouts wear them faithfully, Van Overeem said, and give the bracelets out to others who want to support him.
Guy Powell is Troop 502's scout master. The troop meets at First United Methodist Church on Tuesdays at 7 p.m. There are 70 active scouts in the troop.
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LOS ANGELES — Recently the National Alliance of African American Athletes (The Alliance) hosted its 21th Annual Franklin D. Watkins Memorial Award at a black-tie gala at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, California.
The Watkins Award honors the premier African-American scholar-athlete and is the most celebrated award of its kind in the United States.
In recent years the Watkins Award selection process, implemented by scholars from around the country, have narrowed the field down to "the Elite Five." However, this year's collective was so dynamic that the selection committee for the first time implemented an "Elite Six."
After an exhaustive nationwide selection process that saw the "Elite Six" produce comprehensive essays, letters of recommendation, demonstrate community and school service, official transcripts and documented athletic prowess, the final six were feted at a Heisman-like affair.
The Watkins Award is a means for recognizing exceptionally talented African-American male athletes who, by their example, help promote high academic standards and a commitment to community service. But most importantly, destroy the perceived stereotype that African-American males are just athletes who do not value education.
Brought to Los Angeles, six of the nation's top high school athletes joined the noteworthy fraternity of Watkins Family scholars.
"This group of young men is indeed worthy of this award," keynote speaker Stephen A. Smith of ESPN said. "They represent everything good about athletes and academics."
Added Everette Pearsall, executive director of The Alliance: "The 2012 Watkins Award features an incredible year of fine student athletes. Each of these young men are well equipped for success academically. We are proud that we are continuing to recognize and honor the premier African-American scholar/athletes."
This year's "Elite Six" as follows.
Headed to USC is super lineman Zach Banner from Lakewood, Wash. He has a 3.5 GPA, is a winner of the Distinguished Scholar Award and is a volunteer for Tacoma Sports Association, middle school mentor, Ignite mentor, US Army All American, and 1st Team. USA Today.
The top defensive back in the country and Stanford signee, Alexander Carter, from Ashburn, VA hoist a lofty 4.1 GPA. He is a People to People Student Ambassador, National Youth Leadership Council member, volunteer at Christmas Gifts for Abused Women, volunteer little league coach and reader to elementary school students, and, U.S. Army All-American.
Set to continue his education at Purdue, Jonathan Curry from Phoenex City, Ala., has earned a 4.0 GPA. He is a member of the National Honor Society, National Society of High School Scholars, Who's Who Among All-American Scholars, a Special Olympics volunteer, and Top 16 ESPN tight end.
Signed with Georgia, Keith Marshall, Raleigh, N.C., posted an outstanding 4.3 GPA. He is a member of the National Honor Society, volunteer for Habitat for Humanity, Pop Warner assistant, a volunteer to feed the homeless, is the No. 1 rated running back in the nation, state champion in the 100 meter dash, North Carolina Player of the Year, and Under Armour All American.
Headed to Duke, Deion Williams, Long Beach, Calif., has a 3.7 GPA. He is a member of the National Honors Society, member of the National Leadership Forum, People to People student ambassador, member of the Honors Choir, All-State wrestler and one of the top linebackers in the nation.
Set to quarterback Florida State University, James Winston, Birmingham, Ala., posted an outstanding 4.0 GPA. He is an USA Today Scholar Athlete, academic excellence Honor Roll, Max Prep Sports Scholar Athlete, Hueytown community tutor and youth baseball instructor, rated No. 1 quarterback in the Nation USA Today, baseball All American, and Under Armour All American.
This year's "Elite Six" are exceptional in every sense of the word. They are All-American athletes who continue to dispel the lingering notion that most African-American male student/athletes are not concerned with education, only the playing field. They all combine scholarship, athleticism, community awareness and volunteerism to form at their young age the character for developing men that are primed to take a place in society as far more than just athletes.


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I absolutely love to read, usually fiction, frequently historical fiction, but in 2012, I made an effort to read things outside that genre. Here are the most interesting books I read (and one movie I watched). Hopefully you'll like them, too!
"Decade of the Wolf – Returning the Wild to Yellowstone" by Douglas W. Smith and Gary Ferguson – This book was actually a gift to my husband, and I hogged it first because I was so intrigued. It follows the wolf reintroduction to Yellowstone National Park. I haven't been to Yellowstone since I was a kid (well before the wolves were reintroduced), and this book has inspired me to return in the hopes of seeing these amazing animals in person. The book is equal parts National Park history and politics, wolf biology and ecology effects, individual wolf and pack dynamics. It follows the original wolves from their capture in Canada to their release in Yellowstone and the trials and territory battles of their offspring. A great read. I feel smarter because I read this book!
"The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern – This book was so mysterious and magical I couldn't put it down. When the circus with the black and white striped tents comes to town, it arrives in the middle of the night. The experience the magicians provide for the patrons bubbles with imagination. I won't give anything away, but imagine a tent in which you can climb and jump on clouds or an ice palace built of delicate frozen flower petals that have the ability to regrow in front of your eyes if picked. The magicians who build this circus are in a fierce competition, and I promise you'll be entertained by their creativity and passion.
"Eating Up Gladys" by Margot Zemach (author) and Kaethe Zemach (illustrator) – This children's book timelessly represents the rivalry younger siblings feel toward their frequently bossy big sister. When they have had enough, the younger sisters scheme a plan to rid themselves of her nagging forever. Antics happen when Gladys will have no part in the plan and, of course, everything turns out alright in the end when the younger sisters have to take over Gladys' responsibilities. The illustrations are bright and fun. We read a lot of children's books in our house and this is one the kids have asked for again and again since we discovered it at our library. We'll probably have to buy our own copy!
"Reading Lolita in Tehran" by Azar Nafisi – Wow, this book is painful, powerful and inspirational all at the same time. Nafisi is a Professor of Literature in Tehran, Iran, during several revolutions. The memoir follows her (and several of her best students) as they navigate the changes in their political, educational and social world. Depending on who is in power, sometimes they are required to wear the veil, some choose to, some have no choice. But the memoir is about so much more than the veil, it is about women, their lives, their loves and their motivations. Education, censorship and religion in the author's life are discussed, as connections are made to powerful books in literature: "Lolita," "The Great Gatsby," "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" and more. If anything, this book made me realize three things: 1) How grateful I am to live in America where women have rights and freedom away from everyday fears of revolution and violence, 2) Women around the world have the ability to find friends and support in the most amazing ways, and 3) How many more outstanding books there are in the world still to read.
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"Footloose" (the original 1984 version with Kevin Bacon and Lori Singer) – I had the opportunity to watch this again in its entirety while couch-bound with Influenza-B. I know it isn't a book, but just one comment: I love a heroine with BIG hair. Would it even be possible to properly start a tractor race without it?
And here are the books I have on my shelf for 2013 (if you have any recommendations as to where I should begin, please let me know!):
"Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
"A Widow for One Year" by John Irving
"The Butterfly's Daughter" by Mary Alice Monroe
"The Story of Beautiful Girl" by Rachel Simon
"The Hundred Secret Senses" by Amy Tan
"The Diary of Mattie Spenser" by Sandra Dallas
Holly Collingwood is married with three children. Read her Thursdays on Greeley Moms.
Wow, this book is painful, powerful and inspirational all at the same time.


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quote: it's merely demonstrating a link between politics and one particular effect its had on climate science
quote: For Hansen to secretly receive a large check from Soros, then begin making unsubstantiated claims about administrative influence on climate science
quote: How exactly did you interpret the sentance above?
quote: You simply injected your own opinion into what was happening and wanted it taken as fact.
quote: However, what I disagree with is that politics influenced his research.
quote: I will agree with you that Hansen did not act ethically. However, what I disagree with is that politics influenced his research. To me, it actually makes much more sense the other way around (that it was Hansen that drew the money from Soros, and it was Hansen who drew the attention of Gore).
quote: That is not what this site is about, last I checked.
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Dems and GOP alike seek pact on gun-buy background checks
February 9, 2013
WASHINGTON — A cornerstone of President Barack Obama's drive to check gun violence is gathering bipartisan steam as four senators, including two of the National Rifle Association's congressional......
If the UBC law passes I predict massive non-compliance.
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HBrDumb says "Your frenchie boy Le Pewierre said exactly that in front of congress in 1999" I just re-watched the video and saw nowhere that he said UNIVERSAL background checks. The whole NRA position has been to keep private sales between individuals out of the regulatory business. The cute name calling is just that, cute.
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youtube.c0m/watch?v=njBvpxhsa_Y shows Lapierre contradicting himself. Again, the NRA is nothing but turncoats more interested in politics than your 2nd amendment rights.
A right is different than a privileged and therefore should not be regulated. The gov't has no right to restrict the sale of a weapon or require anyone to prove their eligibility to own. You are innocent till proven guilty and have a right to keep and bear arms period.
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Schumer said...the package they were seeking "will not limit your ability to borrow your Uncle Willie's hunting rifle or share a gun with your friend at a shooting range."
Is THAT what people are REALLY worried about? What about your ability to protect yourself from the next Christopher J. Dorner? What about an elementary school's ability to stop the next Sandy Hook wannabe? Hey Schumer: Get a clue. The right you want to further infringe isn't the right to use Uncle Slick Willie's hunting rifle, or the right to let Cousin Fred hit the target at the range. It's the right that the mom used to stop the crowbar-wielding home intruder from killing her and her kids as they hid in a crawl space in their home. It's the right to shoot back at the next movie theater psycho or D.C. Sniper when he starts taking out people pumping gas at the Exxon in town.
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I love the defiance here. "No ground" and "stand against a tyrannical regime" are mere online ramblings. I know everyone spewing this rhetoric now will fall right in line once new legislation comes to pass. In the meantime, please keep it up! You are highly entertaining. :)
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@Helloooo said "The NRA supported universal checks" Yeah, that's what mainstream news media keeps spewing out. The actual facts are different. The NRA has NEVER supported Universal Background Checks. They have supported Background Checks at gunshows and gun dealers but never between private individuals. Believe it or not there is a difference between Universal Background Checks and Background Checks. The NRA has not flip flopped on this issue, sorry MSNBC.
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Call for complete gun confiscation and then negotiate down to universal background checks. The NRA supported universal checks before and now they're against? The NRA is nothing more than a turncoat political action group who really doesn't have your 2nd amendment rights in mind. Watch and see the NRA will publicly fight and changes and then say they did their best when universal checks are ramrodded.
Who will stand against it? Are you willing to stand against a tyrannical regime?
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"We have to do something, even if it nakes no sense and is meaningless!"
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Looks like Obama is on the campaign trail again. It's the only thing he knows how to do. How about putting forth some REAL effort to get compromise on issues in DC? How about the economy? Oh, don't bother trying to get anything done in Washington from the "inside" just delegate that and go on a personal agenda around the country to limit peoples 2nd ammendment rights because the time is right for that. haha.
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I have no problem having to go through a background check when I purchase a firearm. However, I do not support gun registration. The government has no business knowing what I own given the history of such registration throughout the world.
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'People following the discussions say the talks have touched on: -Possibly exempting sales in remote areas. No sales in remote areas - say like most of West Virgina is pretty remote.
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"A tremendous number of schools aren't making the grade," Peter Kerr, a spokesperson for Klein told the New York Times. "We're talking about hundreds of schools and thousands of families that are dealing with failure."
In an effort to address that, Klein and his team have spent the last 10 months completely overhauling the school system. Under their "Children First" initiative, they have changed the Department of Education's administrative structure, virtually eliminating the 32 community school districts and replacing them with 10 instructional divisions. Entire offices at the Department of Education were shut down in an effort to do away with excess bureaucracy. The mish-mash of disparate curricula that existed has been tossed out in favor of a uniform new curriculum for math and literacy.
Some see the full-speed-ahead approach as the only way to bring reform to an enormous, bureaucratic and complex system. Others say that there has been too much change too quickly, creating disorganization and confusion. Some see the reforms themselves as innovative and ambitious. Others find them untested, poorly designed and just plain wrong.
Revamping The Bureaucracy
The Department of Education recently held a "Parent Academy," a week-long training session for the city's 1,200 new "parent coordinators," one for every school, hired over the summer to boost parent involvement. Many of the new parent coordinators arrived for their training bright-eyed and energized. "What do I do with the courage and excitement I'm feeling right now?" one man said.
But the new coordinators also had plenty of unanswered questions. "It seems that there is a lack of understanding about my position and what it entitles me to do," noted one, echoing the concern of many of her colleagues. Some parent coordinators remained unsure what their budget was, or whether they even had one.
Their confusion is typical. The overhaul has created thousands of new positions even as others were eliminated. The 32 community school districts still technically exist, largely to comply with state law, but their offices have been whittled down from a few dozen administrators to just three employees
The 10 "instructional divisions" each consist of between two and four of the old districts. Until now, parents went to their district office when they had questions that could not be answered at the school level. Now, they go to "learning support centers" -- new offices in the instructional divisions.
But staff at the learning support centers may not have answers to pressing questions about registration, transfers, after-school programs and other key subjects. Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum released a survey that found learning support center workers could not answer common questions. The report found, for example, that in a telephone survey of all ten support centers, none could answer questions about the documentation required to register a child.
Klein has conceded that many people in the system are learning on the job. "The fact that you don't get an answer immediately is not a major issue," said Klein. "The fact that you get an answer is critical."
Rosalyn Inman, a parent coordinator from Brooklyn, echoed Klein's sentiments. "Most of what we are going to need to know," she said, "we will learn as we go."
Advocates anticipate that, over time, the kinks will work themselves out. "Change is painful," notes Noreen Connell, executive director of the Educational Priorities Panel. "Might as well get as much as possible done in one, miserable year."
The New Curriculum
The real work of the school system, of course, goes on in the classroom. The standardized curriculum for all but about 200 of the city's so-called "high-performing schools" addresses that.
Until this year, districts and even individual schools selected their own curriculum. The lack of a standard approach posed particular problems for students who frequently transferred. With no clear guide, schools often switched from one curriculum to another, confusing students
Whatever the merits of the programs selected, some advocates say that Klein has taken a huge step forward by standardizing the programs for teaching literacy and math. "Every school was 'reinventing the wheel,' and some failing schools were reinventing the wheel every two years and doing it very poorly," said Noreen Connell. "Now consistency and depth in delivering instruction is a real possibility for most schools."
In literacy - reading and writing - the curriculum teaches children to read by having them read books that interest them. Under this approach, called "balanced literacy," Dick and Jane are out, replaced by classroom libraries where students can select books at their particular reading level.
The math program emphasizes problem solving over memorization and focuses on the way math is used in real life. Students use "manipulatives" such as blocks, rods and games to learn math concepts. For example, rather than being presented with a sheet of problems to learn addition, first graders might play a game with dice.
The new curriculum relies on what are generally viewed as progressive ideas about teaching. The math program, called "Everyday Math," emphasizes "understanding concepts rather than mastery of basic operations," and balanced literacy "focus[es] more on children working among themselves than on direct instruction," James Traub wrote in the New York Times.
Many experts have criticized the choice of the programs, charging that they do not give enough weight to traditional teaching methods. Using such programs in New York City schools could be "a disaster in the making," Sol Stern wrote in City Journal, "not least because the children in the targeted schools are mainly poor and minority - the very population historically most damaged by such methods."
Writing in the New York Sun, Bas Braams of the NYU mathematics department, faulted "Everyday Math" for offering a confusing array of methods for basic arithmetic, jumping around from topic to topic, and for introducing calculators in kindergarten.
More debate swirled around phonics, which teaches kids to read by emphasizing the relationship between letters and their sounds. Conservatives, including many in the Bush Education Department, favor this approach. But rather than endorsing a full-fledged phonics program, Klein and his educational expert, Diana Lam, decided to give students in lower grades a half hour of phonics instruction a day in addition to their other reading and writing work. Critics promptly charged that the program they selected -- "Month by Month Phonics" -- was untested, and, in fact, not focused on traditional phonics methods at all. In the wake of such criticism and threats from the Bush administration not to provide funds for the program, the school system selected a more traditional phonics program to supplement "Month by Month Phonics."
Klein has pointed out that the curriculum he and Lam chose is already being used in some successful city schools. Some of the city's highest performing districts, such as district 26 in Northeastern Queens, use balanced literacy. In March, the New York Times profiled P.S. 172 in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, a school that was already using both "Everyday Math" and balanced literacy, as well as phonics. The school has good test scores, despite a disadvantaged student body.
In discussing the math curriculum, school principal Jack Spatola said, "The beauty of the program is that it individualizes teaching and learning. That helps kids to understand a process rather than just regurgitating it."
Teacher Training
Beyond the substance of the new curriculum, many principals and experts have expressed doubts about how teachers were trained.
Over the summer, teachers received a compact disc that provided an overview of the new curriculum. And this year school started a few days later than usual to give teachers four days of training about the new programs. To help teachers as they go along, the Department of Education has hired math and literacy coaches for each school using the new programs.
Stephen Porter, the principal of PS/IS 226 in Bensonhurst, thinks the uniform curriculum will improve continuity as students move from grade to grade. But he does not think teachers had enough time to become accustomed to the new programs before putting them into use. While the quality of training was good, teachers need more time to absorb it, he said. "You want [teachers] to really think about it," Porter said. "Right now, it is difficult for them to think, they are working so hard just to keep abreast of what is going on. They are trying to keep a day ahead of the kids."
But Robert Klein, a local instructional supervisor in Queens' Region 4, says that the new programs have gotten off to "a smooth start... Teachers have organized rooms and are using the new strategies."
While the new curriculum went into effect very quickly, it will take far longer to see the effect of the reform. "Instructional change is hard," said William Stroud, the principal of the Baccalaureate School for Global Education in Astoria who worked on the new curriculum. "People are looking for a quick fix to the achievement problem. If our expectation is that we are going to see results in one year or two years, we are going to be disappointed. We should expect to see improved student achievement in three to five years."
Given the magnitude of the changes, what was most striking on the first day of school was how much remained the same. Students, many toting new backpacks laden with supplies, struggled to find their classrooms and loudly called out to their friends. Teachers welcomed students as principals tried to deal with the customary confusion of making sure children ended up where they were supposed to. Asked if this year seems different from last, a tenth grader at the Baccalaureate School shrugged her shoulders and offered, "I have a new math teacher."
But the city still has a huge student body with many needs, and a lack of resources. The perennial problem of overcrowding may be even worse than usual this year, prompting the United Federation of Teachers to file grievances charging the classes are so big they violate the teachers' contract. And so, the real test of Children First will be to see whether it can improve performance despite these immense challenges.
Deborah Apsel is a reporter with Inside Schools, a web site published by Advocates for Children.
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Good luck, Carla!
Thank you for these great suggestions! I'll let you know how she likes them =)ReplyDelete
It's always good to hear about kids' books written by Spanish-speakers instead of just translated from the English.ReplyDelete
They are sometimes really hard to find, though. But I do think that some translations are excellent. It usually depends on the translator...ReplyDelete
Any recommendations especially for boys? My boys are 4 and 5 and love to listen to chapter books. They loved Roald Dahl, and they are loving the Boxcar children (in English). I'd love to find a series that is boy friendly and age appropriate (not too scary).


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