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On Wed, 4 Nov 2009, Lou Picciano wrote: > Is it just that the PG_CONTROL_VERSIONs don't follow the binary > numbering, and this point I simply haven't run into before? They match on official releases, but nobody worried about that detail for the first 8.5 alpha. It's basically impossible for an official release to make it all the way out the door without *something* causing a "catalog version bump", the thing that causes that number to be updated so the first couple of digits look right. There just didn't happen to be any such changes between the 8.4 release and the first 8.5 alpha. > > We're still making catalog changes. > PS - (Are you both speaking here - 'we' - as authors of PostgreSQL?) That's specifically "we" as in "everyone who authors a change commited to PostgreSQL", which essentially includes everyone who might submit a patch. The committers have very strict rules for making changes to this version number during the course of official releases because it causes your old database installation to be incompatible (summary: don't do that; it has happened extremely rarely to fix serious bugs). This treadmill where you have to keep running initdb is essentially limited to pre-release testing, those who build regularly from CVS snapshots have to do this all the time. -- * Greg Smith gsmith(at)gregsmith(dot)com http://www.gregsmith.com Baltimore, MD
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Public Ghost Walk at The Haunted Bissman Building
Friday, April 3, 2015
8:30 pm - 11:00 pm
193 N Main St
Mansfield, OH 44902
Presented By: The Haunted Bissman Building
The Public Ghost Walks at the Haunted Bissman Building are sure to be anything but "quiet". Our Ghost Walks have been known to be referred to as "World Class" from those who have attended them! Investigate the entire 128 year old building in pitch black! Learn the chilling tales of murder and explore the floors where paranormal claims have been made of being touched and images of shadow figures. We will even take a moment and try to communicate with the other side where employee F.W. Simon lost his life in 1911!
- Cost: $10/person No reservations required/Never sells out!
- Time: Doors open @ 8:30pm, walk begins at 9:00pm
- 18 or older unless with a parent/legal guardian
- FREE Parking directly across the road
2015 Public Ghost Walk Dates
April 3
May 1
June 6
July 10
July 25 (Shawshank Hustle 7k Race Weekend)
August 7
September 4
October 2
Want more?? There are Ghost Hunts held after every Ghost Walk for an additional fee of $20 per person. The Ghost Hunt will start promptly after the Ghost Walk at 11/11:30pm and conclude at 3am.
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Sad news as casualties are involved.
'Casualties' as airshow plane crashes into cars on A27 at Shoreham - BBC News
Display pilot dies in Folland Gnat crash
Pilot who died in CarFest plane crash named as Kevin Whyman - Telegraph
and a Spitfire crahes on...
I guess better than a scrapyard. Taken in San Francisco.
These Are the Sad Remains of the Soviet Space Shuttle Program
A Hellenic Airforce Fighter has crashed at Albacete Spain during a training flight. There are various reports of casualties at the moment....
A long time ago I posted a thread about what we do with all these planes we build. Since there is no afterlife to take them to, eh?
I had the...
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" Address: Merchants Quay / Newry / Co.Down / Northern Ireland / BT35 8HF "
For the exclusive up class stay in what feels like the an upclass London City centre hotel based here in our very own Newry City.
If you wish to stay in Newry this is the ultimate place to stay, even with close proximity to Belfast and Dublin this is a good base for business men and women.
This hotel is well much more than a hotel, if your just in Newry and fancying a nice bit of grub the Canal Court is a great spot, from the Carvery dinners to succulent sirloin steaks this place has it all. Everything is cooked to the highest standard and I have never had any complaints with the food quality. The only downside would be that when you wish to wash down your dinner with a pint, the pints are very disappointing and you woulkd be best advised to drink bottled beer here.
The service when eating also has to commended as it is again of the highest standards.
If its a night out in Newry you are after the Canal Court is ever popular with live music, Brian Kennedy has been a regular performer over the years, and Saturday nights in The Canal Court are very good, live music a dj lots of people from all around the local area and the craic is always 90.
Now for the big one, staying in this Urban Paradise. This is a place that when you walk in to the main foyer you have to have a second look to make sure you are not in a 6 star in Dubai, with the spiralling staircase and magnifgcent chandelers this is a place to behold.
The prices for this sort of quality are reasonable starting at around £80 per night and going up to around £400, that would get you up to the suites the same suites graced by Sheffield Utd FC a few years back.
If your in Newry try the Canal Court out, even if your not staying there get a bite to eat and enjoy the wonder of this place.


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In a move to push Amazon Echo's Alexa further into the future, the company is turning to students for help in the form of a contest.
The competition is for universities around the world asking students to build a socialbot for Alexa.
The winning team will be rewarded with a $500,000 prize pot, with an additional $1 million prize available to that team's university should their socialbot converse coherently and engagingly with humans for a whole 20 minutes.
Up to ten teams will be sponsored by Amazon and receive a $100,000 stipend, Alexa-enabled devices, free Amazon Web Services and support from the Alexa team.
Students will build their socialbots using the Alexa Skills Kit (ASK), developers are already using to build new skills on Alexa. Participants will have access to conversational topic categories and digital content from multiple sources, including The Washington Post, which has agreed to make its complete news feed and commentsavailable to the students for non-commercial use.
Read next: Forget virtual assistants, Asteria wants to be your AI friend
People who can't sign up can still join in with their Alexa's. As part of the research and judging process, millions of Alexa owners will have the opportunity to talk with the socialbots on popular topics by saying, "Alexa, let's chat about...(a topic, for example, baseball playoffs, celebrity gossip, scientific breakthroughs, etc.)."
Following the conversation, Alexa users will give feedback on the experience to provide input to the students for improving their socialbots. The feedback from Alexa users will also be used to help select the best socialbots to advance to the final, live judging phase.
Rohit Prasad, vice president and head scientist of Amazon Alexa says about the contest in a press release: "A socialbot that can converse coherently for 20 minutes is unprecedented and at least five times more advanced than state-of-the-art conversational AI. This challenge and the immediate feedback students will receive on their best ideas from millions of engaged Alexa customers will make what we previously thought impossible, possible."
Teams of university students from around the world can submit applications now until 28 October and on 14 November, Amazon will announce the 10 teams who'll each receive the stipend to build their product.
Winners will be revealed at Amazon's AWS re:invent event in November 2017.
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text: Ordered the Ratchet and Clank Vinyl combo for the Art. Don't have a turntable so I don't need the record. You want it? Best be dancing? Pick a # 1-666, post a dancing GIF, copy and paste all the entrants #s before yours, put your number in the list. One entry per name please. Will pick a # when the Art gods give me a sign that the time is right. Dance, dance, dance!!!!


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After his fourth carry of the game, Jaguars standout running back Maurice Jones-Drew had minus-5 yards rushing.
Things didn't get much better for the three-time Pro Bowl back as the Jaguars' 45-17 loss Sunday at CenturyLink Field progressed.
Jones-Drew was questionable to play after sustaining an ankle injury during the second quarter of last week's 19-9 loss at Oakland. He was able to start, but once again found little room to work.
"A lot of the swelling went away," Jones-Drew said. "This morning, I felt fine out there cutting, so I went out there and played."
Read more at Jacksonville.com.


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WASHINGTON -- The National Retail Federation on Wednesday welcomed an agreement reached between the White House and Congress on a plan to avoid the fiscal cliff. The agreement was approved by the Senate early this morning and could be considered by the House as soon as today.
"If our nation had been allowed to go over the fiscal cliff, the consequences would have been devastating for businesses and consumers alike," NRF president and CEO Matthew Shay said. "With the economy still recovering, taking hundreds of billions of dollars out of consumers' hands was a risk we could not afford to take. This agreement might not be seen as perfect by everyone, but it gives American consumers and businesses the certainty they need to put worries over this issue behind them and get on with the business of growing our economy and creating jobs. We urge Congress and the White House to move as quickly as possible to get it passed and signed into law."
While avoiding the tax hikes and spending cuts that would have come without a deal is good news, Shay said the agreement is just a first step in addressing economic issues.
"The Administration and Congress did what was politically easy but will soon have to return to deal with issues that are economically critical if we are to sustain a growing and vibrant economy," Shay said. "Congress and the White House still need to develop long-term plans dealing with tax reform and other fiscal issues."
If tax hikes and spending cuts that make up the fiscal cliff had been allowed to go through, retails sales in 2013 would have been flat for the year, with negative growth in the first half of the year, according to an analysis conducted by NRF chief economist Jack Kleinhenz working with the economics firm Macroeconomic Advisors. A November White House report said consumer spending could have taken a hit of nearly $200 billion in 2013 if middle-class tax cuts were allowed to expire.


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The U.S. average retail price of regular gasoline decreased 4 cents this week to $3.57 per gallon, 14 cents per gallon lower than last year at this time. The average price has shed almost 37 cents over the last ten weeks, to its lowest level since mid-February. Prices fell in all regions except the Midwest, where the average price rose two cents to $3.54 per gallon. The largest decline came on the West Coast, where the price decreased nine cents to $4.09 per gallon. Prices on the East Coast and Gulf Coast were each down about six cents, to $3.45 per gallon and $3.31 per gallon, respectively. The Rocky Mountain region saw the smallest decrease, falling two cents to $3.71 per gallon.
The national average diesel fuel price decreased 7 cents to $3.78 per gallon, 17 cents per gallon lower than last year at this time, and the lowest average since October 2011. The West Coast saw the largest decrease for the second consecutive week, falling eleven cents to $3.99 per gallon. The last time diesel on the West coast was below the $4 mark was January 2, 2012. The East Coast price dropped almost seven cents to $3.82 per gallon, and the Gulf Coast price lost almost six cents to reach $3.70 per gallon. Average prices in both the Midwest and Rocky Mountains fell five cents, to $3.70 per gallon and $3.87 per gallon, respectively.


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From the Hearts & Hands of Artisans ®
Daniel Lyons' Gold 68-Karat Edwardian Bracelet
Availability: In Stock and Ready To Ship
This Edwardian cuff bracelet is set with 68 sparkling white Swarovski crystals and plated with gold by our London jeweler, Daniel Lyons. This bracelet is reminiscent of popular styles from when King Edward VII ruled England, and reflects the opulence of that age. Each cuff measures 7.5 inches long. Handcrafted for Uno Alla Volta from the heart and hands of the artisan.
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The Realtors Association of New Mexico – which measures a combination of new and existing homes – said May sales number show improvement over the same month the past two years.
There were 1,622 home sales last month compared to 1,393 sales in May of 2012 and 1,201 sales reported in May 2011.
The reported median price in May was $172,000, a 1.2 percent increase in median reported in May 2012 of $170,000 and a 4.2 percent increase from May 2011 median of $165,000.
The year-to-date median price for a New Mexico home was reported at $167,000, RANM said.


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Vegeta... Saiyan Style! is the twenty fourth episode of the Saiyan Saga and the twenty fourth overall episode in the Saban dub of the Dragon Ball Z series.
As Vegeta finishes his transformation into a Great Ape, Gohan and Krillin turn around and see the ball of light that Vegeta had created. They both look at each other in horror when they realize what it might be. Once Vegeta finally completes his transformation, he tries to attack Goku with a substantially better grip on things. Goku is able to dodge most of the attacks, and remembers Grandpa Gohan warning him of a giant ape monster, and then remembers how while training at the Lookout, Kami offered to remove his tail in exchange for restoring the moon. Goku somehow comes to the conclusion that it was Vegeta who killed his grandfather and destroyed the World Martial Arts Tournament stadium, and plots to use his last trick, the Spirit Bomb, to destroy Vegeta once and for all and thus avenge his grandfather. Gohan tells Krillin that he has to help his father and they both fly back to the battlefield.
Goku raises his arms for the Spirit Bomb, but is trashed by Vegeta when he tries to evade his attack. Vegeta flies head-on at Goku, but Goku jumps up right in front of Vegeta's face and uses Tien Shinhan's Solar Flare technique to blind Vegeta for a brief period of time. He flies off to gather energy for the Spirit Bomb, leaving Vegeta in immense pain. Goku calls upon the plants, animals, and all other wildlife to donate some of their ki to him. He gathers enough ki for the Spirit Bomb, but Vegeta had already regained his vision, and was flying straight toward him. Goku raises his arm to launch the Spirit Bomb, but Vegeta launches a Chou Makouhou that connects with Goku in a matter of seconds. Goku loses hold of the Spirit Bomb, and falls to the ground.
Vegeta approaches the fallen Goku, and raises his leg. He stomps on Goku's legs, breaking both of them. Vegeta raises his arm, and begins to drive it down toward Goku when suddenly, Goku fires a Ki Blast straight into Vegeta's eye. However, this was Goku's last bit of energy, and he is left completely helpless. An angry Vegeta grabs Goku in both hands and begins to squeeze him to death, but stops when he hears someone approaching him.
Major events
- Vegeta transforms into a Great Ape.
- Blood has been removed from all characters.
- Vegeta: (To Goku) I'm going to squash you flatter then a pancake! And I like my pancakes very flat.
- Goku:(To the Earth) The rivers, the trees, the wind, and all things living in nature. Please offer me your fighting spirit. I ask of you, please.
- This is the only time in the manga where a character retains their consciousness and control after transforming into a Great Ape.
- Due to a mistranslation, Goku apparently believes Vegeta, in his Great Ape form, to be the one responsible for destroying the Martial Arts Stadium and crushing his grandfather. This is likely because Goku was referring to the Great Ape in a generic way, and not specifically Vegeta himself, but since the Dragon Ball anime was dubbed into English at a later date, FUNimation did not know this and believed Goku was referring to Vegeta. This is corrected in the FUNimation re-dub, which was produced after they dubbed Dragon Ball.


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China claims that they have completed the "world's highest-resolution 3D map of the moon," which will serve Chinese astronauts to reach the Moon in 2020. Of course, one thing is claiming that, the other is being reality.
The Chinese said the resolution of their 3D map—made with their Chang'e-1 probe, sent in October 2007—is 500 meters. Obviously, there has to be an error somewhere, because JAXA's own 3D map's resolution is 10 meters. Not to talk about NASA's LRO, which is 3 meters. In all fairness, the NASA map is not completed yet, but the Japanese one is.
I think that maybe the Chinese are hitting the rice liquor too hard again, either their space agency or their news agency. Still, the map they claim they have completed is a step towards their objective to land people in the Moon in a decade. If they ever get to launch anyone to space, that's it.


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The Gold Clause Cases–Part One
Lately I've been fascinated by how the Supreme Court addressed the constitutional challenge to the decision taking the United States off the gold standard (for practical purposes) in 1933. I thought I'd talk about this in two posts, as one would be too long.
One action taken by Congress during FDR's "Hundred Days" was a Joint Resolution holding that obligations denominated in gold could instead be paid back with fiat money. This was a windfall for private debtors, since they could now pay creditors with devalued (or inflated) dollars. And it constituted a partial default by the United States on its bonds, which contained "gold clauses."
From a constitutional perspective, this act marked a sharp break with the first principles established by the generation created by the realignment of 1896. The campaign between William McKinley and William Jennings Bryan, of course, turned on whether we should have a gold standard or bimetallism (gold and silver) as the basis for the monetary system. McKinkley's decisive victory began an era of Republican dominance (Woodrow Wilson was the only Democrat elected president between 1896 and 1932) and set the gold standard as the . . . er . . . gold standard of economic policy. This was all turned upside-down by the realignment of 1932.
Various private debtors and bondholders sued claiming that this gold repudiation (or devaluation) violated the Due Process Clause. These cases reached the Court in January 1935 and marked the first major test of a New Deal measure. Naturally, the oral argument drew intense interest, and things did not go well for the Administration. While there was ample precedent for Congress's authority to change the monetary system for future contracts, doing the same for existing ones was viewed with much greater skepticism.
In practical terms, a decision invalidating the Joint Resolution would have been a disaster. It would have more or less ripped up two years of contracts and/or forced the Federal Government to pay a lot more money to service its debt. As a result, the President and his Cabinet explored their options. Robert Jackson wrote a memo suggesting that the United States invoke sovereign immunity against any suits by bondholders. The President suggested to the Treasury Secretary that the financial markets be disrupted to pressure the Court to do the right thing. When that request was rejected, FDR responded that was just "kidding," though one wonders.
Eventually, the Administration settled on a two-pronged strategy for the post-argument period. First, it orchestrated a series of media leaks indicating that the Court would face severe consequences if the decision was "wrong." Hints were dropped about Court-packing or an outright refusal to obey. Second, the President and his advisers drafted an address to be given in case of a bad outcome in which FDR would have told the nation that he could not accept the Court's decision.
On Monday, I'll talk about how the Court handled these cases.


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Market Research
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Market research on mobile apps. you will be given 5 app names on a specific niche. you will need to expand this list adding at least another 10 on the same niche. you will need to compile the app stores (google play and ios apple store) reviews into major themes (i.e. most users would like to see this feature added to the app, or most users like this feature of the app). after that and for each app you will need to find out every social media (instagram, twitter, FB) and every blog/ online reference, emphasis on blogs that review the app and advertize the app (each app).
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The forward-thinking design of the Centro de Artes Nadir Afonso literally and figuratively breaks new ground in its northern Portuguese town of Boticas. The new 20,000 square foot sustainable museum will display 80 works created by the renowned living Portuguese artist, Nadir Afonso, who early in his career practiced architecture with Le Corbusier and Oscar Niemeyer. Integrally intertwined with the urban development of Boticas, the museum is sited to create a cultural extension of this medieval hill town, for it is strategically located both down the street from the new City Hall as well as at the intersection of newly built national highways funded by the European Union. By exposing the art of Nadir Afonso to a much larger audience as well as serving as a cultural and economic engine for the local economy and surrounding region, the new museum is poised to become a global destination.
Merging landscape and architecture, the new sustainable building is divided into two distinct but connected parts, The urbane cultural structure across the street from the newly built municipal building speaks to the future of Boticas, while a green-roofed park covered, below-grade, exhibition hall facing the adjacent rolling hills connects to its pastoral legacy. The urban face of the building consists of an above grade double height entry hall with a second story balcony providing entrance to a 100 seat indoor auditorium, and an informal exterior auditorium that together with a multipurpose space, gift shop, and administrative space contribute to the civic stature of this growing Portuguese town. The below grade exhibition space and surrounding outdoor sculpture court are carved out of the natural hillside. In order to reduce the carbon footprint, the earth is retained by a cyclopean wall composed of re-cycled stone reclaimed from the site excavation. Since the interior exhibition walls are considerably shorter than the exterior walls of the building, museum guests will always have a long layered view of the art to the outdoor vine-covered cyclopean walls, creating a unique feeling of viewing art within a lavish grotto. The design of the Centro de Artes Nadir Afonso reveals a unique atmosphere that celebrates both the efficiency as well as the pleasure of sustainability.
Status: Built
Location: Boticas, Portugal
My Role: Design Architect
Additional Credits: Consultants:
Local Architect:
Paulo Pereira Almeida, Arq.
Structural & Plumbing Engineers
JP Engenharia, Lda. Hugo Pimenta, Eng. José Pimenta, Eng.
Electrical & Mechanical Engineer
MM Engenharia, lda. Pedro Espadinha, Eng. Joaquim Marques, Eng.
Fire safety Engineer
Palhas Lourenço, Eng.
Maria João Ferreira, Arq.


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Since it's March, I figured now would be a good time to dive into "mint season". Lets eat lots of minty desserts and green things in spirit of St. Patrick's Day. The recipe for these cookies was adapted from Martha Stewart's Double Chocolate Chunk Cookies. Instead of using some of the chocolate she required, I used Andes mint pieces and switched up the sugar a bit and the result was phenomenal. A lot of the reviews on Martha's website either praised these cookies highly or complained of the batter being too thin and the cookies turning out to be a disaster. Needless to say, I was a little nervous to experiment with the recipe but I'm glad I did.
These cookies remind me of a girl scout cookie in flavor, they are not soft but rather thin and chewy. Perfect for loading up with mint chocolate chip or in my case, mint Oreo ice cream. I have officially lost count of how many of these sandwiches I ate in the past few days. Talk about a delicious after dinner dessert or snack.
- *Cookies
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup cocoa powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 10 ounce package Andes Creme de Menthe Baking Chips, divided (should be about 2 cups total) *You can substitute these for another mint chocolate candy or form of mint chips.
- 1 stick (8 tablespoons) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 cup white sugar
- ½ cup unpacked light brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- *Ice cream, any flavor but you won't regret mint!
- Add flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt to a small bowl, mix well and set aside.
- Add half of the Andes Baking Chips and butter to a large sauce pan and melt over a low heat. Stir constantly to ensure the chocolate doesn't burn.
- Remove the sauce pan from heat and stir in the sugars.
- Beat in eggs and vanilla extract.
- Add the remaining half of Andes Baking chips.
- Refrigerate the dough for at least half an hour before spooning it onto a baking sheet - the mixture is going to be very thin but don't be alarmed. That is why refrigeration is required, don't skip this step.
- Pre heat your oven to 325 degrees and place small spoonfuls of dough onto an un-greased baking sheet. Try to make them the size of a 50 cent piece and keep a couple inches in between the cookies, they will spread.
- Bake for 15 minutes, the cookies should appear cracked slightly on top.
- Allow them to cool on the cookie sheet for at least 5 minutes before transferring the cookies to a cooling rack. Once they are fully cooled, place them in an airtight container or start making ice cream sandwiches.


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John Rich, 'The Next' Promo: Singer Gets Laughs in Preview of New Reality Series
There's no shortage of TV shows about wannabe singers, so credit the CW with finding a new angle. Next month, the network premieres "The Next: Fame Is at Your Doorstep," a reality series that finds four musical stars, one being country singer John Rich, moving in with up-and-coming musicians and mentoring them over 72-hour periods.
In the hilarious new promo below, John and his costars — rapper Nelly, Latin-pop icon Gloria Estefan and pop heartthrob Joe Jonas — riff on the idea that they'll make less-than-ideal house guests. The Big & Rich singer gets in the shower for one gag, and at the end, he offers his best guess regarding what "CW" stands for.
"The Next" premieres Aug. 16 on the CW.
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New social studies standards that were developed and unanimously approved by a committee of educators, parents, business and government representatives have been adopted by the state of Minnesota. Governor Mark Dayton signed the standards this week, providing Education Commissioner Brenda Cassellius and the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) with the ability to move forward with implementation.
According to state law, academic standards are periodically reviewed and revised to ensure they are current and reflect new knowledge in the subject and new understandings about how students learn.
The revised standards are the result of an intensive process, begun under former Commissioner Alice Seagren in 2010. A committee of 46 K-12 and postsecondary educators, business and government representatives, parents and other members of the public was convened to develop the standards. Each committee member had a background in social studies, and all regions of the state were represented.
In developing the standards, the committee studied national documents and reports on social studies education, examined exemplary standards from other states, analyzed more than 1,100 public comments submitted online and at town hall meetings, and relied on an unprecedented number of expert reviews. The standards were revised to include:
•Grade-specific benchmarks for grades K-8
•Technology and information literacy
•Financial literacy (personal finance)
•Geographic information systems skills
All 46 members of the social studies standards committee voted unanimously to adopt the new standards.
The new standards give districts greater flexibility in choosing and developing curriculum by focusing more on the critical skills and understanding that students will need to master in order to be prepared for postsecondary education and advanced work.
An administrative hearing allowing for public comment was held on the standards in December of 2012. In late March, Judge Barbara Neilson issued a decision stating that the new standards were "needed and reasonable." She recommended MDE move forward with adoption and implementation for the 2013-2014 school year.


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Thirsk and Sowerby Harriers. – The snowy weekend meant both scheduled races were cancelled, because of rutted ice underfoot for the cross country and for ice on the course of the Brass Monkey Half Marathon. Those who missed out on the Brass Monkey will surely want to make up for it by entering the Thirsk 10 on March 24.
This fast, flat course lends itself to a personal best time, and is suitable for runners aged over 16, and of all abilities. Details and entry forms can be found on the club website, or enter online.
Cyclo cross riders seem to keep going whatever the weather and the North-East League event took place on Sunday on the banks of the River Wear at the University Cricket Ground, Durham. The course was slippery with two inches of snow, and Noel Clough did well to come third in the open category. Pete Wilkin, in his first race for a long spell out after illness, was first finisher in the V50 category.
The previous weekend, Noel took part in the National Championships at Peel Park, Bradford, and was tenth V40 finisher. Fran Jeffery, always on the lookout for a challenge, decided to enter the Hardmoor 30-mile race on New Year's Day. Fran was up bright and early to be at Ravenscar for a 9am start on a fine, clear morning. The course heads down through Hayburn Wyke and then back to Ravenscar before moving and on to Robin Hood's Bay and the half-marathon point.
After a while Whitby Abbey came into view, but it seemed a long time before Fran actually reached it. Following a pre-planned walk break, Fran found it hard to get going again. The track became very muddy, making it even tougher underfoot, but she managed to be on time at the Robin Hood's Bay checkpoint. Sore knees made the going even tougher, but it was good to get Boggle Hole and Stoupe Beck done. A head torch was now needed, but eventually, Fran was back at Ravenscar Village Hall being checked off. This was Fran's first ultra run, but surely not her last.
Outdoor Pursuits
Swaledale Outdoor Club. – Sat 26 to Sun 27: Climbing, Cairngorm (weekend), Mark F 079669 12122. Sat 26: Caving, Short Drop Cave / Gavel Pot (Leck Fell) Easy/Moderate, Bob S 07801 232092. Sun 27: Canoeing, Caldew or Keswick Greta grade 3, Penny 0191 3841430; cycling, 9.30 am - Albborough St John Village Green, 100KM Audax Taster - New Route for 13 July '13 - Swaledale, Tan Hill and the Stang - A/Hilly, Dave 01609 775674; mountain biking, Reeth, medium 20miles, 10.00, Judith 07733103145.
Wed 30: Climbing, Harrogate Wall, Phil 07974 387663; cycling, 10am - Catterick Village - 35/40 miles - C/Undulating, Bernadine 01748 826367. Thurs 31: Mountain biking, venue TBC, 7pm ride, phone Neil on 07813131543 for details.Non members are welcome. For more information email firstname.lastname@example.com rg.uk or log onto swaledaleoutdoorclub.org.uk
Hambleton League. – With the freezing conditions putting paid to the entire fixture list last weekend, the league will hope to resume on Sunday with a massive game at the top of Division One when Northallerton Police take their 100 per cent league record to leaders and defending champions Sportsmans FC.
Wensleydale League. – The snow also put paid to fixtures last Saturday and with conditions not set to improve dramatically, there could be more postponements tomorrow. But weather permitting, the game of the day will be at Earls Orchard where defending champions Richmond Town Academy host leaders Colburn Town.


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So I really, really love big cities. I always think I want to live in them. But my gosh, the South is just gorgeous. I would miss the slow pace of life, the flowers, grass, trees, houses.
My flight was filled with studying and soy. Joy, that is. I tried the banana flavor. It wasn't bad! I tried to concentrate on the flavors and I did like them, but I still don't think these are something I would purchase regularly.
Also had a cranberry juice and seltzer mix on the plane.
Then I found this guy at baggage claim!
Unpacked a bit. Ashley hooked me up with the best swag of the trip! She works in the fragrance department of P&G and managed to give us a few "samples" – read full-sized perfumes. I am in LOVE with D&G's Rose The One and also got Flora by Gucci.
Matt poured a bit of beer for us all to enjoy with cocktail hour.
Naughty, naughty bears!!
It's hard to come home from a weekend of indulgence and NOT celebrate the reunion of family. It was just a night to have a fun meal and a bit of wine. Can't turn it down for the sake of "health" because it is healthy to be happy and wine makes me happy.
Matt made the dinner tonight, financed by my dad.
Blackened Chicken Tacos!!
Lettuce + Salsa + Pepper + Chicken + Avocado + Cheddar
[The plain yogurt was very much missed 🙁 ]
+ Grilled corn with Garlic Gold
I made a single taco and a taco salad (my fav) with a little of everything.
After dinner, my dad brought out some cake + cupcakes from our family friend Martin's birthday this weekend. We all shared them around the table
The carrot cake was AMAZING!!
Going to hydrate and hit the sack early tonight. I'm exhausted!
First, gotta give these bears a bath and get their teeth brushed. Too much candy and honey while I've been gone!


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