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Ashraf ElKholy told the Telegraph that the Muslim Brotherhood offered Egypt a stark choice that it either exercise power or it would assert itself with violence. When the military-backed interim government displaced the Muslim Brotherhood's popularly elected leader, Mohammad Morsi, the organisation opted for confrontation with the state.
"There is no difference with what David Cameron did to deal with the demonstrations here in London," he said. "If the demonstrators don't have any weapons, the police could have reached them and taken them into custody. Nobody would have been hurt. But when the demonstrators have pistols and guns and the police are lined up with guns pointing at them, the authorities have to defend themselves. That is the difference."
Speaking in Egypt's embassy in a Mayfair townhouse, Mr Kholy compared the one-year rule of Mr Morsi to the Islamist takeover of the Iranian state after the 1979 revolution and said that, like Nazism, the Muslim Brotherhood ideology sought to dominate Egyptian society.
"Morsi was elected president and held office for one year but in that time he tried to make everything Muslim Brotherhood controlled. Egyptian culture over 5,000 years is a mix of religions and civilisations in which the Islamic religion is one ingredient of the Egyptian character," he said. "The Muslim Brotherhood are like a Nazi group that demand that everything changes and people everything to their way."
However, Mr Kholy said that the roadmap offered by the interim government for a return to democracy remained in place and that while the Muslim Brotherhood could be banned, its political wing, the Freedom and Justice Party, could contest the polls.
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By: Damien McElroy
August 19, 2013
Jan Helfeld, investigative journalist, asked Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) if he was against foreign aid:
"No," Graham said. "Smart foreign aid, I'm against giving money to dictators, but we must invest in the world. Africa, George Bush did a great thing by helping people avoid being decimated by AIDS and malaria. I do believe the 1% of the budget we have in foreign assistance needs to be maintained."
"No," Graham said. "Smart foreign aid, I'm against giving money to dictators, but we must invest in the world. Africa, George Bush did a great thing by helping people avoid being decimated by AIDS and malaria. I do believe the 1% of the budget we have in foreign assistance needs to be maintained."
"But foreign aid is redistribution of wealth right?" asked Helfeld.
Reuters reported that the U.S. State Department and foreign aid budget escaped devastating cuts in a fiscal 2012 spending plan that Congress has approved, and according to the Huffington Post, the United States recently has continued to pump around $50 billion in aid to other countries each year.
Ironically, those countries who receive the most foreign aid from U.S. taxpayers are the ones who hate America the most.
Here are the top recipients of U.S. foreign aid who harbors anti-American sentiments according to a recent survey by the Pew Research Center.
Egypt – $1.5 Billion
Palestinians – $500 Million
Jordan – $600 Million
Pakistan – $1 Billion
Foreign Aid is Redistribution of Wealth
In contrast to Graham's statement above, South Carolina State Senator Lee Bright told theGreenvillePost.com,
"Foreign aid is, in the strictest sense, a form of redistribution of wealth, since it is a transfer of wealth from one group of people to another. As such, it should only be permissible when the action is vital to our national interests. For instance, we should not be in the practice of sending American treasure abroad when the recipients are historically inclined to violent, anti-American action (i.e. the Muslim Brotherhood). There needs to be an attitude of "America first" that keeps in mind the consequences of inappropriate foreign entanglements and the buildup of national debt."
"Foreign aid is, in the strictest sense, a form of redistribution of wealth, since it is a transfer of wealth from one group of people to another. As such, it should only be permissible when the action is vital to our national interests. For instance, we should not be in the practice of sending American treasure abroad when the recipients are historically inclined to violent, anti-American action (i.e. the Muslim Brotherhood). There needs to be an attitude of "America first" that keeps in mind the consequences of inappropriate foreign entanglements and the buildup of national debt."
Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) echoes Bright's statement when recently asked if he is in favor of taxing American citizens in order to give it to foreigners.
"I think there are so many problems with that. And I think a lot of Americans have a problem with that, too."
"I think there are so many problems with that. And I think a lot of Americans have a problem with that, too."
Concerned citizens continue to voice their frustration with the U.S. government funding countries with ties to radical Islam and the Muslim Brotherhood, while states in the U.S. continue to suffer economically.
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By: Joshua Cook
July 29, 2013
The Station House Officer (SHO) of Gojra City Police Station, Mr. Muhammad Nasir, said: "The police had verified that the SIM used to send the blasphemous text messages was registered in Shagufta's name whereas her husband admitted to use her phone to send the messages to Hussain"
However, Shagufta told the police that they had lost the cell phone a month earlier. She denied the charges but police started 3rd degree torture on Shafaqat Masih, who is crippled and physically challenged. They tortured him in front of his wife and four children. Police forced him to confess to the charges or implicate others. Otherwise, they would start torturing his wife Shagufta. Then Shafaqat admitted that he had sent the messages, whereas when our lawyers visited Shafaqat Emmanuel, he denied the charges and stated:"There is no man who can stand to see his wife being tortured by police, so to save my wife, I confessed."
He further told the our legal team that: "When we lost the phone and the SIM, I visited the nearby mobile shop many times to block our mobile SIM."
According to our investigation, police confirmed Shafaqat's statement with the mobile shop. The shop owner says that he came twice to block his SIM card.
Even after knowing the facts — that the couple had lost their cell phone and SIM card — police still registered an FIR against the crippled man and his uneducated wife.
Shagufta was working in "St. John Cathedral School" as a maid. She was the only working hand in the family, as Shafaqat Emmanuel was in a wheelchair due to a firearm injury that paralyzed his lower body. The couple has four children – Zain (12), Danish (10), Joshua (8), and Sara (6).
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July 30, 2013
Where "We the People" are sovereign, the press has a responsibility to investigate government, and the people have a duty to know the issues and speak their minds. The Founders did not just see these roles as opportunities, but knew that government by popular will could only succeed if the levers of accountability were maintained and operated by vigilant citizens.
The entire concept of personal sovereignty depends upon robust and vigorous debate on the issues that impact life and liberty, and therefore often inspire the most passion. When government usurps the authority of the people or the press to speak, a commensurate measure of individual autonomy will be compromised.
The centerpiece of Killian's clampdown is a controversial piece posted on Facebook by Coffee County Commissioner Barry West. West has explained that the picture of a man aiming a double-barreled shotgun with the caption, "How to wink at a Muslim," expressed his "prejudice against anyone who's trying to tear down this country."
On first reading, one who knows the history of First Amendment rulings over the last eighty-five years might doubt the reporting on U.S. Attorney Killian's statements. The Supreme Court has been increasingly protective of public speech on broad and highly charged policy matters over this period. Yet, when a Politico writer called the DOJ to clarify Killian's leading statements, the DOJ did not show interest in commenting by time of publication.
Further, Killian's record confirms his constitutional colors as he issued much the same message at the grand opening of the Chattanooga Islamic Center in 2012. In that setting, the similar veiled warning — via carefully linked statements — was that the Framers of civil rights law did not intend to allow "hypocrites" who choose "hate and prejudice as a value system" to practice their "double standard," enjoying "liberty and freedom" while denying the "same Constitutional and statutory rights to others." He cautioned that "the federal statutes apply to everyone and will be enforced equally."
If the feds plan to just invent a new category of speech crimes for heightened protection of Muslim sensibilities they have to first contend with Supreme Court directives that leave no room for confusion.
The first of these hurdles is the Brandenburg Rule that essentially limits government censorship authority to speech that is a direct threat of imminent lawless action.
The Supreme Court has also opined on the subject of "hurt feelings, offense, or resentment" — even when messages communicate hostility — and has upheld a longstanding tradition of protecting speech that may produce "an adverse emotional impact."
Chief Justice Roberts wrote in Snyder v. Phelps that "this Nation has chosen to protect even hurtful speech on public issues to ensure that public debate is not stifled," although the Westboro Baptist protestors at military funerals were guilty of shouting highly offensive insults.
There is one very important aspect of this discussion that is being overlooked by the very federal government that says it cares so deeply about outreach to Muslims. This is the reality that there are basically two camps of Muslims living in the United States. Some are radicalized and do incline to, and incite, devastating civilian violence. In the same group — while not choosing confrontational tactics — there are those that work to supplant American legal norms with Islamic Sharia.
Most Muslims are here to participate in the democratic system and are not involved in efforts to subvert American values. America needs to have a serious conversation about how to identify the radical elements in order to distinguish them from the Muslims who are not a threat. This can only be accomplished with freedom to speak openly, including the understanding that such a process will involve some who will not speak eloquently or kindly.
Yes, let the response to any suppression of speech relating to public concerns be adamant and any demonstrations against speech controls be emphatic. Importantly, let the speech on this particular issue be persuasive and reasonable. While outrage over recent terror atrocities is proper, expressing hatred and bigotry will not produce the Muslim reforms needed, nor will it persuade un-engaged citizens of the vital need to protect speech.
June 4,2013
Source: pjmedia.com/blog/federal-contempt-for-free-speech/2/
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It was just four months ago that J.J. Abrams called cut on the final scenes of Star Trek – and since that time the movie has been through an intense editing process that finished just over a week ago.
According to new reports at Trekmovie.com the first cut of Star Trek has been screened and the first signs are encouraging. Apparently Paramount chief executive Brad Grey was impressed and the screening was far beyond Paramount's expectations for the project.
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On odd-numbered years, the reunion takes place at Fort Hood, Texas, and on even-numbered years, at various locations across the U.S. This year's reunion will be hosted by the Walter H. Westman Northland Chapter of the First Cavalry Division Association.
The Minnesota chapter was founded eight years ago by then 92-year old Westman, an original "horse soldier" who was drafted in 1942, and because he was an experienced horseman, joined the Cavalry's mounted division. Westman served in the Seventh Cavalry when the unit was sent to invade the Admiralty Islands in the Philippines. A native of Anoka, Minnesota, Westman and his wife operated Hilltop Riding Academy near what is now Columbia Heights, Minn. for many years. He has recently turned 100 years old and will be welcoming his fellow Cav troopers to this year's reunion. Westman is known to be the oldest living member of the First Cavalry.
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OSHA has withdrawn citations and fines against two more firms in connection with the January accident at the construction site of downtown Cincinnati's casino. / The Enquirer/Gary Landers
The Occupational Safety & Health Administration has withdrawn citations and fines against DAG Construction Co. and TriVersity Construction Co. in connection with the collapse at the downtown casino construction site in January, agency officials said Tuesday.
On Monday, OSHA announced it has reduced citations and fines originally totaling $108,200 against four companies working on the site. Ultimately, they were fined $36,700.
Messer Construction of Bond Hill was fined $12,600; J&B Steel Erectors Inc. of Hamilton was fined $9,800; Pendleton Construction Group LLC of Spring Grove Village was fined $8,400; and Jostin Concrete Construction Inc. of Walnut Hills was fined $5,900.
Jostin, DAG and TriVersity are part of joint venture Pendleton Construction Group. But the withdrawn citations and fines remove direct sanctions against DAG and TriVersity.
DAG issued a statement saying the company would do our part to ensure our projects uphold the highest safety regulations.
Messer confirmed a settlement has been reached, but declined to comment further. Jostin, TriVersity and J&B didnt return calls seeking comment.
More than a dozen workers were hurt and construction was halted for a week after the second floor of the casino collapsed early Jan. 27. OSHA issued citations and proposed fines on April 9.
The accident occurred when a beam separated from the steel frame for the structures second floor, removing critical support while concrete was being poured. J&B Steel is a steel contractor on the site, and the other companies are all part of the construction management team supervising the $400 million project.
The violations were found to be serious but not willful, OSHAs worst classification. The final citations are for failing to coordinate inspections and failure to support the structural steel.
Construction at Horseshoe Casino Cincinnati is on schedule. The casino is expected to open in spring 2013.


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I find it odd.
Like other high div payers this year, it might go right back up a week from now.
I find it odd that people would sell it at down nearly a buck today...when holding one more day gets you the distribution.
Maybe something to do with it being the end of the month? Also could the closure due to the storm have confused or disoriented some folks?
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Bag ban legislation has been in limbo since December, when the Republican-Conservative Town Board majority a resolution to schedule a public hearing. Without a hearing, the Town Board cannot vote the legislation up or down.
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[–]eegreg[S] 1 point2 points3 points 2 years ago
Not trying to shoot this down - I think it has a lot of great potential, and I am really tired of untyped Javascript.
[–]leperLlama 0 points1 point2 points 2 years ago
Writing the entire app in haskell and compiling the client side code to js is extremely enticing but is it more complicated then just using ghc for half the app and uhc for the other? I thought I heard somewhere that Haskell doesn't have a common calling convention which, if true, would complicate matters when calling yesod/ghc functions/values in client/uhc code and visa versa. Not to mention all uhc values have to compile to js values.
Also part of what's good about js is jQuery, which would need to be callable from UHC code. I remember a project by someone that did exactly that but the code was manually written, and any updates to jQuery, let alone some other js library like ace editor, would have to be manually imported to haskell. A tedious task.
Or is it actually simpler then that, and one could write a simple script to just compile the UHC code to js and manually add the output to the yesod assets?
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But you can't write a wrapper library for every useful javascript library, and you can't automate the wrapping because js has too little information and too much possibility for mutation. How could one go about using an arbitrary js library from UHC haskell without manuallly writing a wrapper for every function in it?
[–]kstt 1 point2 points3 points 2 years ago*
Thank you for putting up these proposals ! However I don't think that pushing Persistent further in its current direction, as proposed for this SoC, will lead to anything interesting for SQL backends. SQL is a powerful high level language designed, with great care, to be used by developpers, not by code generators. Just like Haskell by the way :)
I must have done a bad job explaining the proposal: I am not proposing any SQL code generation. I am proposing to make writing raw SQL better through easy automatic serialization and compile-time verification of query's correctness.
[–]drb226 0 points1 point2 points 2 years ago
The limiting issue is simply a lack of quality libraries. Hackage may have thousands of libraries available, but I still see gaping holes preventing Haskell from being a viable option in many settings.
The limiting issue is simply a lack of quality libraries. Hackage may have thousands of libraries available, but I still see gaping holes preventing Haskell from being a viable option in many settings.
I've been contemplating this lately. Reading these two sentences caused me to write my latest "blog" post: http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/pswbp/hope_for_haskell_making_hackage_and_cabalinstall/
[–]tsuraan -1 points0 points1 point 2 years ago
Addressing the point on why users of Ruby or Python frameworks may be more productive, I do think a major reason is just that Ruby and Python are dynamic languages. Using Django (the only framework that I know well), it is easy to provide information to all the views in your system: write a middleware (which is simply making a class with a process_view method), and have that method add a field to the request object that it gets. As an example, if I have a favorite number (7) that I want to expose to all my views, I just have to do this:
class MyMiddleware(object):
def process_view(self, request):
request.favorite_number = 7
Now, if I add MyMiddleware to django's list-o-middleware, all the requests given to all my views will have a ".favorite_number" field on them. I do think that there is a great potential for Haskell in web programming, but I haven't seen anything nearly as simple as this. I think Snap's snaplets have at least as much power, but there's still more cognitive overhead to using it. That may be a problem that is tough to overcome.
[–]eegreg[S] 2 points3 points4 points 2 years ago
If you want a constant just put it in your Import.hs file in Yesod or somewhere else where it will be in scope for your Hamlet view.
favorite_number = 7
If you want something that changes per request that is set in middleware you can do roughly the same in Yesod (I don't think you want to use snaplets or Yesod subsites). The last WAI release added a vault parameter for inserting arbitrary data. Getting your data back out is an IO operation, which requires one extra line of code in your Handler. Setting up the vault the first time does mean learning a simple (but not well documented right now) API rather than just assigning to a mutable variable.
On the other this is not a use case our users seem concerned about and personally I don't think I have ever wanted do directly propogate request information into a view.
There are more guarantees with the Haskell version that lead to easier to maintain code. In general dynamic languages are much more seductive for a quick start, but their performance is poor and they require huge amounts of tests for any kind of safety and you still end up spending more time debugging and dealing with the consequences of what Haskell could catch at compile time.
[–]tsuraan 1 point2 points3 points 2 years ago
I do believe that vault is exactly what I was looking for, and it definitely does solve the issue I had. I'm not sure what setup the vault requires, but the ability to store key -> arbitrary value pairs somewhere is what I was looking for.
The actual use cases that I have aren't generally storing constants :) Think more like having an active user, a connection to the current database pool, pending messages for the current user, that sort of thing. These are things that are initialized before a view (Handler, in Snap and Yesod terms, I believe) is run, that are available to every view, and that are torn down when the view is done. That's easy to do in Django, and there are examples galore. It looks like it's probably also easy to do in Yesod, and the examples will surely come.
[–]eegreg[S] 0 points1 point2 points 2 years ago
The Yesod scaffolded site already has a user, connection, and flash messages, and they are well documented in the book. These are all integrated in Yesod, not in the middleware level.
Django is always going to be easier for you if you use that in your day job and don't have experience with Yesod :)
[–]tsuraan 4 points5 points6 points 2 years ago
I'm not really so concerned with how well Yesod can handle the common things, but with how well it can be adapted to strange things. If I don't like your sessions, I'll drop in my own. Don't like your users? Great, I'll write my own using your code as an example. If everything (especially common functionality such as per-Handler users, connection pools, and messaging) is implemented as middleware, then aspiring developers have examples to build from. If it's all in the core, then where do I start when I want to learn how to extend Yesod to fit my needs?
I "use" Django, but really just for its routing and templating. For the rest, I've modified their middleware to meet my needs. It's always been a breeze, and I've never had to go into the Django core to make changes. I think all frameworks should be this way, with a minimal core functionality that supports easy extensions, and with a great set of default extensions that a new user can learn from.
Maybe Yesod has a great extension framework. I know it's built on great ideas by really smart people, but I haven't seen much discussion on how you write your own functionality. The book doesn't appear to have a chapter entitled "Extending Yesod" or something similar, but maybe it's in there. I do know that Snap's 0.6 release with snaplets allows you to do everything that Django allows, but it's a bit more up-front work (for probably a ton of in-the-end gain). I don't know much about Yesod at this point, but I am definitely interested in it.
snaplets are about the same as subsites in Yesod. They are a good, but heavyweight mechanisms for sharing code in comparison to using middleware or just adding some configuration (like a database connection pool) into your foundation data type.
There is a branch to be merged any day now that will let you write your own session backend. This is done through the Yesod typeclass. In general, most things that Yesod does are extensible or at least modifiable through that.
I am very open to pushing things down into middleware (and it is possible now that we have a vault), but Yesod can provide a lot more help than WAI if you are getting into complex things. We have considered the idea of a Yesod middleware for that where you have access to the Yesod API.
One of (at least my) goals after 1.0 is greater extensibility. If you have any ideas on how we can improve things (after trying out Yesod), please let us know. Here is the chapter on configuring Yesod. It is now behind the code base for sessions and the ability to write your own js loader.
[–]sunra 0 points1 point2 points 2 years ago
The 'vault' api really confused me - since I would have to communicate the vault key created in the middle-ware to the application through some side channel, it almost looks easier to just communicate the information that would have been stored in the vault instead.
But I'm guessing I'm missing something about how it is to be used.
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Please ask about your frustrations on the mail list. A small, (and ideally useful) easy to run example that we can then put in the book as documentation would be very helpful.
Thank you for the offer, but my issues are all theoretical at this point! Which makes them a bit less than issues, in a way.
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Using dynamic typing for all your code when you really need it in one place is not worth it. I prefer to use static typing by default and use a dynamic map if I really need to.
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I just am soooooo tired of unit testing. At work (Java, big complex shrink wrap app) I often spend more time thinking "how can I unit test this?" than I do actually solving the problem at hand. At home, for fun and profit, I'm working in Yesod and not writing any unit tests. I'm finding that refactoring my app is no more or less difficult than when I use dynamic languages and, say, Rails.
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US Sports Camps is excited to welcome back Coach Phil Stern, University of Maryland Baltimore County Head Women's Basketball Coach, as director of our Nike Girls Basketball Camp at UMBC in Baltimore, MD. The Shooting Camp will run from June 13-15 and the Complete Skills Camp June 29-July 3, 2014.
After eleven seasons as UMBC's Head Women's Basketball Coach and leading the Retrievers to their most successful season ever at the Division I Level, Phil Stern lends his expertise as director of a challenging and fun session of basketball in Baltimore!
The Complete Skills Camp offers a challenging daily format of fundamental instruction, clinics, drills, and team games. Players will have the opportunity to develop and refine their fundamental basketball skills. Emphasis is placed on fundamental development, shooting, offensive moves, defense, rebounding, team play, and more.
The Shooting Camp gives campers the opportunity to focus on improving their shooting skills. Emphasis is placed upon: Technique, Footwork, Shooting drills, Shooting off the dribble, Shooting off the pass, Shooting games, Free Throw Shooting, and Post/Perimeter Shooting.
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The Retriever Activities Center (RAC), a 5.6 million dollar addition to the former UMBC Fieldhouse, was completed in the fall of 1999. The RAC is the home turf for the Retrievers Men's and Women's Basketball programs. The RAC arena is equipped with 1/10-mile running track, weight room, fitness studio/cardio balcony, large academic center, and houses the UMBC Athletic Hall of Fame.Meet your coaching staff
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UMBC Head Women's Basketball Coach and long-time Nike Camp Director Phil Stern directs our instructional program. Over the past 13 years, Coach Stern has developed a reputation for revitalizing struggling programs.Read Full Bio
That reputation reached its pinnacle in 2007, when UMBC became champions of the America East Tournament title game. Stern led UMBC to its first-ever America East championship with an unprecedented run through the conference. Seeded seventh, the Retrievers knocked off the top three seeds – No. 2 Stony Brook in the quarterfinals, No. 3 Vermont in the semis and No. 1 Hartford in the finals – on consecutive days.
The win propelled the Retrievers to their first-ever berth in the NCAA Tournament, where they drew top-seeded Connecticut, one of the most storied programs in women's basketball history. It was a long way to come for a team that won a combined 12 games from 2003-05 in its first two seasons in the America East as it struggled to adapt to a league ranked 10 spots ahead of the Northeast Conference in the Ratings Percentage Index (RPI) poll.
Prior to joining UMBC, Stern served as head coach at USC Aiken in Aiken, S.C., from 1998-2002. His team finiahed with a 5-22 record in his inaugural season but posted the program's first winning campaign since 1993-94 in his second (1999-2000), and by his third year (2000-01) he had developed the Lady Pacers into a 22-7 squad and the Peach Belt Conference North Division champs.
The following year, Stern's team successfully defended its title while winning the Peach Belt Conference regular season and earning an NCAA Division II Tournament appearance. Over his final two years at USC Aiken, Stern's teams went a combined 59-25. Stern was named Peach Belt Conference Coach of the Year twice (2000, 2002), as well as WBCA District-III Coach of the Year in 2002.
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Shooting Camp: The shooting camp gives campers the opportunity to focus on improving their shooting skills. Emphasis is placed on: technique, footwork, shooting drills, shooting off the dribble, shooting off the pass, shooting games, free throw shooting, and post/perimeter shooting.
Complete Skills: This program is intended to help players develop athletically. The individual camp is a great opportunity for young basketball players looking to develop and refine their fundamental basketball skills. This program also includes a curriculum for intermediate/ advanced players looking to enhance their skill set at the post, wing, or guard position. Emphasis is placed on fundamental development, shooting, offensive moves, defense, rebounding, team play, and more.
Upon arrival, all participants are evaluated by the staff so that their own instructional needs can be addressed throughout the week. In addition, campers will be evaluated and then split up into smaller groups according to age and ability.
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- 11:00 Full-court games
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- 3:00 Drills, stations
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This is my favorite camp of the summer!!!!! I love all the counselors and the instruction is very good! I go to this camp every summer and always have a blast!!! I liked it when the shooting camp and the skills camp were back to back. I also like how Erin brown runs the camp every year and does a great job with it. I can't wait until next year!!!
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As a parent, I must say that all of the camp staff was so kind, helpful, and patient not only with the girls attending but also with the parents. They were so willing to help with anything, even the luggage. The camp staff should be commended, and my daughter will definitely be coming back next year and so on. Thank you.
I have played basketball for almost 4 years, but this camp really gave me the inspiration to work harder and take the game more serious. I have a new understanding of the physical commitment required of me to succeed.
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MECHANICSBURG -- The first extra-distance race for the 410 sprint cars this season at Williams Grove takes place tonight with the Tommy Hinnershitz Spring Classic.
The 30-lap feature pays $6,000 to win with time trials setting the heat and feature starting grids. The PA 305 sprint cars will also be on the program along with an exhibition of race cars from the Eastern Museum of Motor Racing.
Chad Layton of Harrisburg is the two-time and defending champion of the event. Layton won in 2010 and in 2012 while the 2011 race was rained out.
Formerly known as the Early Bird Championship, The Tommy Hinnershitz Spring Classic took its name in 2007 in honor of the winner of the first-ever motor racing main event at Williams Grove Speedway back in 1939. An eventual Hall of Fame driver, Hinnershitz, of Oley, went on to win the track title that year and again in 1949 and 1952.
ONE REPEAT: Brian Johnson of Ashland is the only driver to score a repeat win in the early part of the 2013 season at Selinsgrove Speedway. The track presents a four-division show on Saturday. Johnson won last week's roadrunner feature while Northumberland's Bob Bussey, the two-time defending division champion, is the current points leader.
Mark Smith, Sunbury; NASCAR driver Tony Stewart, Rushville, Ind.; and defending 358 sprint car champion Pat Cannon, of Etters, are the three winners so far in 358 and 360 sprint car action. Cannon leads the 358 standings by 60 points over T.J. Stutts, of Liverpool. Jerry Bard, of Shippensburg, became the third different late model winner in as many races this season with his first-ever win at the track last Saturday. Bard joins Dylan Yoder of Selinsgrove and Coleby Frye as last model winners. Jeff Rine, of Danville, is the points leader. Shaun Miller, of Tower City, leads his father, Troy, by 80 points in the pro stock standings.
BUG DAY: Clinton County will open the 2013 season with a two-day practice session beginning tonight. The free-to-the-public session runs from 6-9 tonight and 5-8 on Saturday. The first points race of the season is April 26.
CODY FAIRCHOK UPDATE: Super Sportsman driver Cody Fairchok is recovering from injures he suffered last Saturday night at Lincoln Speedway during hot laps. Fairchok was released from Hershey Medical Center with a compressed vertebra in his neck and a chipped bone in his sternum. He is at home recovering and is expected to return to racing in the near future.
BREAKTHROUGH: It took 16 races into the 2013 World of Outlaws sprint car season before 20-time series champion Steve Kinser recorded a win. It was his 575th career win. Former Central Pennsylvania regular Daryn Pittman is the current points leader.


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By SCOTT WILSON
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Prior to Friday's game against Glasgow High School, Barren County girls' basketball coach John Butler talked about his concern with this team's ability to counter Glasgow's balanced scoring. The Lady Scotties have multiple offensive weapons and few teams this season have found ways to shut down all of the Lady Scotties' scoring options.
Butler's concern was well-founded as the Lady Scotties put three players in double figures Friday, led by Kelsey Greer's 26 points, to pick up a big 73-46 District 15
victory over the Trojanettes.
"I was pleased with how we competed. I thought we played hard and we played well at times. We just didn't shoot the ball well and a lot of that has to do with Glasgow," said Barren County coach John Butler. "And Kelsey Greer played a big factor tonight. Every time she got free and we made a mistake, she made us pay for it. She was fantastic."
"Shalika Smith played really well tonight and she was a lot more active defensively," said Glasgow coach Justin Stinson. "She's had games with more points and more rebounds, but she was very active defensively tonight. Shalika is a complete player."
The Lady Scotties jumped out to an early lead on the Trojanettes, scoring 11 of the game's first 14 points. Smith led the Glasgow charge with six of those 11 points. Greer and Emily Alexander chipped in with support.
But the Trojanettes battled back and cut into the Glasgow lead late in the period behind baskets from Kelsey Cummings and Kaitlyn Wyatt. The Trojanettes trailed 15-9 at the buzzer.
The Lady Scotties pulled away in the second quarter and put some separation between them and the Trojanettes. Greer opened the period with a 3-pointer and after Alexander and Elli Bartley followed with back-to-back 3-pointers, the Glasgow girls were up 24-15 with 5:01 to go in the first half. Cummings answered for Barren County, but Glasgow scored the next five points to take a 29-17 lead with 3:49 to go. The Lady Scotties held a 35-23 advantage as the teams left the floor at the intermission.
"The biggest thing for us was we took better care of the basketball," said Stinson. "We turned it over 13 times in the first half. And then you look at the shot chart and see where they've taken 12 or 13 more shots than we have just because we've given up too many offensive rebounds and we turned the ball over too many times in the first half. We were up 12 at the half, but we were giving them extra opportunities because we were loose with the ball. So, we did a better job of taking care of the ball in the second half."
"We were down 12 at the half, but I thought we were still in the game," said Butler. "We were able to withstand a couple of early runs by Glasgow, but it came down to the fact Glasgow was fantastic offensively. They're so hard to guard because they're so balanced. And I thought they hurt us in transition tonight."
Besides Greer's game-high 25-point effort, Glasgow also got 17 points from Smith and 13 points from Alexander. Kennedy Bailey and Breanna Glover chipped in with six points each. Bartley added three points and Heidi Holgate had two.
Cummings led the Trojanettes with 12 points on the night. Wyatt had 10 and Deanie Pedigo scored six. Kelsay Manion and Kenzie Arterburn scored five points each and Rachel Fields had three. Taylor Davis chipped in with three points for the Trojanettes and Kaitlyn Pullum had two.
The Lady Scotties put their offense in overdrive in the second half. Glasgow scored the first seven points of the period to take a 42-23 advantage with 6:21 on the clock. And when Greer sank a layup with 2:11 to go, the Lady Scotties led 50-29. Fields and Pedigo came back to score for Barren County and as the two teams closed out the third quarter; Glasgow led the Trojanettes, 57-37.
Glasgow, currently 9-2 on the year, will host District 15 foe Allen County-Scottsville on Tuesday, Jan. 1, while the Trojanettes, 4-7 overall, will hit the road to play Bowling Green. Both games are scheduled for 6 p.m.
"You can make the argument that Bowling Green is the first or second best team in the region. They're in the finals of the Allen County tournament this weekend. Bowling Green is athletic, experienced and quick," said Butler. "We're going through a stretch of tough athletic teams right now and I think if we weather this storm, I think it will help us down the road. We just need to keep our confidence up."
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The impossibility of convex constant returns-to-scale production technologies with exogenously fixed factors
Podinovski, Victor V. and Bouzdine-Chameeva, Tatiana. (2011) The impossibility of convex constant returns-to-scale production technologies with exogenously fixed factors. European Journal of Operational Research, Volume 213 (Number 1). pp. 119-123. ISSN 0377-2217Full text not available from this repository.
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The extensions to the variable (VRS) and the constant (CRS) returns-to-scale models developed by Banker and Morey are considered among the main approaches to the incorporation of exogenously fixed factors in models of data envelopment analysis (DEA). Recently, Syrjanen showed that the Banker and Morey CRS technology is not convex. Taking into account that its subset VRS technology is explicitly assumed convex, this observation leads to difficulties with explaining the fundamental production assumptions of the CRS extension. Motivated by the example of Syrjanen, the contribution of this paper is twofold. First, we show that the nonconvex Banker and Morey CRS technology is nevertheless a suitable reference technology for the assessment of scale efficiency. Second, we ask if a convex technology could be constructed that would "correct" the nonconvexity of the CRS technology of Banker and Morey. The answer to this is negative: one consequence of assuming both convexity and ray unboundness with fixed exogenous factors is that we can always "mix-and-match" discretionary and nondiscretionary factors taken from different units, arriving at totally unrealistic production plans. This demonstrates that generally there exists no meaningful convex CRS technology with exogenously fixed factors that can be used in its own right, apart from its use as a reference technology in the measurement of scale efficiency. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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COMMENTARY I Guess it's just me, Renzo Gracie and a tiny minority here in America who feel the recent Rousimar Palhares punishment - banned from the UFC forever - is too severe and doesn't fit his infractions.
So be it. Not the first time the majority has been out of touch on an issue. Study the history of civil rights and women's rights and the rights of gay people in our country (and just about every other nation) and you'll choke on plenty of injustice. Hardly the first time we've seen "the book" get thrown at someone while others commit far more serious offenses yet benefit from leniency, a slap on the wrist or simply a fairer penalty (which is almost always something other than a lifetime ban).
Make no mistake: The Big League ban against Palhares - a notoriously "dirty" fighter who is essentially the Ndamukong Suh of the UFC - is far more egregious than the heel hook submissions he continues to crank even after his terrified opponents tap. All it should take for you to start second-guessing yourself on the matter is some name-dropping.
Names like: Adam "Pac Man" Jones; Josh Brent; Donte Stallworth; Ron Artest; Mike Tyson; Michael Vick, Bernard Hopkins; Bobby Knight; Riley Cooper; Ray Lewis; Latrell Spreewell; the aforementioned Ndamukong Suh; Roberto Alomar; and yes (and most prominently) even Aaron Hernandez.
All sports figures who have been involved in far greater controversies and far more outrageous or disturbing acts than Palhares.
Want to know how many of the aforementioned athletes were lifetime banned from the premier organization in their respective sports? Take a guess.
How about a grand total of zero. That's right - zero.
Not even Aaron Hernandez, in jail and facing first-degree murder charges, has been officially banned from the NFL. The All-Star tight end was cut by the New England Patriots but not terminated from the league. Not even "Pac Man Jones", civilly sued by a former strip club bouncer who claims Jones and his entourage were involved in a shooting that left him paralyzed from the waist down (a jury ruled in the bouncer's favor, by the way, though Jones is appealing the verdict).
Yet we rush to cast Palhares as some extreme monster whose infractions are the worst of the worse. Let me assure you - it's not even close. I could literally write an entire 300-page book on athletes and coaches who have committed far more serious acts both on and off the field than Rousimar Palhares - yet they still had a chance to make amends and compete at the highest level of their sport. That's what America is supposed to represent, folks. Second chances, third chances, fifth chances.... keep going til you get it right. "Don't quit," right? All is well that ends well. The ethos and extraordinary hallmark of our country is that we believe anything is possible, that anyone can reinvent themselves, that anyone can change. We insanely cling to the power of redemption. The Palhares penalty doesn't jive with the exceptional forgiveness that is a precious part of our nation's ethos.
For the record, I love watching Michael Vick play and, though I love dogs, I do not feel the Philadelphia Eagles quarterback's actions deserved a ban. Vick paid a heavy price. Now let the man play and rebuild his life. Ray Lewis was investigated in connection with an altercation that left a young man dead. The murder charge was quickly dropped and Lewis pleaded guilty to misdemeanor obstruction of justice and was fined $250,000 by the NFL. In the aftermath of the case, Lewis has been a model citizen, won two Super Bowl titles and firmly established himself as one of the greatest on-the-field leaders in NFL history (Lewis also happens to be my favorite NFL player and I harbor great respect for him).
Bernard Hopkins, who spent time in prison for numerous felony convictions, is one of my absolute favorite fighters mostly because of how dramatically he transformed his life afterward. Prison didn't make me dislike Bernard Hopkins - it made me respect his accomplishments all the more.
And Mike Tyson - well, the UFC loves him. He's at a lot of the fights and backstage. And I love Mike Tyson, too, despite the ear biting incident and some ugly things he has said and his rape conviction.
Please understand - I'm not saying or suggesting that any of the previously mentioned players should have been banned from their respective leagues. In fact, I believe such "death penalties" should be used only in the rarest cases. What I'm saying is the Palhares case is out of whack with precedents established throughout the pro sports landscape and deserves reconsideration and reversal.
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I worked five years at the UFC and gained great respect for Dana and the miracle, multi-billion dollar company he and the Fertitta brothers have built. If not for Dana and the Fertittas, I wouldn't be writing this column. There would be few jobs in this industry and I'd probably be toiling in a law office somewhere.
Accordingly, this column should not be interpreted as an attack on the UFC or Dana or even the many journalists or fans who view the Palhares ban in a different light than I do. The UFC is truly a remarkable company (as evidenced by the fact that students from University of Oxford and Stanford and Harvard have invited Dana to speak and share secrets of his success); we just disagree on this particular issue, as is bound to happen from time to time in our crazy and complex world.
Of note, ironically, is that Dana White's heart and soul belong to the underdog. He started with virtually nothing himself and has infinitely more compassion for the little guy than the heavy-handed label some ascribe to him. The former valet parking attendant is among the most generous people I have ever met with his time and his money. I have literally watched him sign autographs for three hours until every last fan was accounted for. Ask any waiter or valet parker in Vegas who has ever dealt with Dana and they will tell you, gumbas like Dana, Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Charles Barkley are among the biggest tippers you'll ever come across. Park Dana's car and a $100 bill isn't uncommon when you return it. Goes to a restaurant - might tip $200 on a $100 bill. Dana White has also helped me, asking nothing in return.
The Dana I know tries to be fair and routinely does what he believes to be in the best financial and protective interests of the UFC brand. He was clearly and rightfully disgusted by Palhares cranking his trademark heel hook last week as opponent Mike Pierce frantically tapped 9 times. Compounding matters and perhaps further incensing Dana - it was Pahares' third strike in three years (the glob of muscle nicknamed"Tree Stump" was suspended in 2010 for holding a submission too long and later hit with a 9-month suspension for elevated testosterone levels).
So Palhares is a habitual offender. He is a recidivist. He is the equivalent, you could say, of an NFL offensive lineman with a reputation for "chop blocking" at the knees of opposing players. He is the rough-and-tumble Detroit Pistons "Bad Boys" of the late '80s and early '90s in the NBA who would brutally clothesline you if you were driving the lane for an easy layup. Accordingly, no matter what the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt does for the rest of his career, he is forever destined to be the poster boy for dirty fighters. "He pulled a Palhares" could well become fighter-speak when referring to a despicable act by a particular fighter.
So it is scant surprise that, although upon closer inspection Palhares' punishment is much harsher than what other pro athletes have incurred, the prevailing view since Dana White announced "he's done" last Thursday to Jeremy Schaap on ESPN has been, "He deserved it." Fighters and fans have been flooding Facebook and Twitter with messages since, essentially rejoicing that Palhares joins only Britain's Paul Daley on the ignominious banned from the UFC list.
I'm sorry - to me this goes way too far. Palhares, who spent part of his childhood living under a bridge, already had a $50,000 bonus withheld. The athletic commission suspended him for 6 months for not letting go. And the guy gets banned on top of that.
Let's shed some perspective on this: Palhares didn't get charged with murder. The 33-year-old didn't get drunk and find himself involved in a crash that left someone dead. He didn't rape anyone or get accused of rape. Didn't get convicted of a felony. Didn't throw a 95 mph fastball at an opposing player in retaliation for an earlier home run. Palhares didn't choke his coach after practice. He didn't cripple Pierce or shred his anterior cruciate ligament. He simply did what his coaches trained him to do (as former coach Murilo Bustamante told me directly a few years ago), which is: Hold the submission until the referee tells you to stop or intervenes. Don't let go just because the other guy taps.
Only Sport Where the Ref Tackles the Athletes
When it comes to pro fighters committing "extra" and "dirty" conduct in the heat of battle a lot of fight fans and journalists suddenly have amnesia. Thankfully, I don't. I've been following the sport for over a decade and have logged 27 years as a competitive jiu-jitsu player and wrestler (and over 300 live matches). Trust me, an extra squeeze or crank is not uncommon. A lot of times it's not done out of malice - you're just giving everything you have in that moment to make the other guy tap. And when he does tap you're still in that everything mode and it takes a second or so to snap out of it and realize your opponent is actually tapping. It takes a second to go from 100 back to 0 sometimes, especially when your adrenaline and killer instinct kicks in. Even when you're a pro.
There's a reason MMA is the only sport in the world, on occasion, where the referee literally dives in and tackles the athletes. There's a reason we have referees in the first place. There's a reason we don't leave it up to the fighters themselves to decide when they will stop punching an opponent, or when they will let go of a submission.
So I ask you: What is the reason? Why? Because if you leave it up to the athletes to decide when to stop, they are too much in primal mode and a lot of them will keeping going. Especially a beast like Palhares who seems to fight only on instinct.
And despite the best efforts of referees, plenty of fighters over the years have gotten in an extra blow or two on a fighter who was already clearly knocked out. Plenty. Even on the same card where Palhares fought, Korea's Dong Hyun Kim got in an extra blow to a knocked out Erick Silva and nothing (rightfully) was made of it. Did you see the venomous grudge match between Dan Henderson and Michael Bisping at UFC 100? A booming overhand sent Bisping to the canvas like a ton of bricks. The mouthy Brit was out cold but that didn't stop Hendo from diving in with everything and landing another powerful shot for good measure. And, by the way, Henderson's Knockout of the Night bonus was not withheld and he was not suspended (again, rightfully so). There was also no ensuing controversy or public firestorm afterward. Nobody called for Hendo's head.
Every now and again I see fighters continue to squeeze a choke long after an opponent goes limp and is unconscious. Why? Because the referee wasn't sure the other guy was unconscious or not (sometimes it can be hard for bystanders to know). But rest assured, pro fighters almost always know when their opponent is out. The power of mixed martial arts and ground fighting is that you can feel your opponent's energy. You can tell when he goes limp. But guys keep squeezing. Why? Because they don't want to take any chances. They're waiting for the referee to step in and do his job.
But I have an interesting theory (aside from the fact that Palhares actually looks like a monster or Bigfoot) as to why a double standard exists for Palhares. Here is where Palhares runs into deep trouble: It's rare for one fighter to be so freakishly outstanding at the one submission that terrifies fighters the most. The heel hook.
Few fighters are scared of going to sleep from a rear naked choke. Top fighters are not afraid of being knocked out. You go out from one of those scenarios, you wake up and you live to fight another day 3 or 4 months later. No biggie. Heel hooks are a different animal altogether. Palhares locks a heel hook on you and in the back of your mind there is terror. This man has the power, in a matter of seconds, to shred every ligament and piece of cartilage in your knee. He has the power and torque to injure your knee where it takes you two years for that knee to ever feel right and "normal" again. Or maybe the knee never heals 100 percent. Maybe your knee is never the same. I believe Pierce knew this and that is why he tapped so frantically.
That is the difference between Palhares holding heel hooks longer - and fighters getting that extra squeeze on a rear naked choke or armbar even though they know the other guy tapped (pay attention and you'll notice these extra squeezes and torques). Heel hooks, by their very nature, have the potential to be so much more devastating and violent. So the tendency is to hold Palhares to a different standard because he happens to be so good at one of the most feared moves in the fight game today.
MMAJunkie.com recently reported that Pierce suffered an MCL sprain, though no official word as to how severe that sprain is and how much time it will sideline Pierce.
How about this for fair: If Pierce is sidelined say, for six months with the injury, then I believe a fair punishment would see Palhares prohibited from fighting until Pierce returns (and, in that instance could tack on an extra few months for good measure). So if Pierce is out 18 months due to devastation to that same knee, Palhares is out 18 months, too. If Pierce is somehow forced to retire from a hellacious knee injury suffered during last week's fight then a debate over whether Palhares should be banned from UFC gets interesting (in my mind, at least).
Food For Thought
In defense of Palhares - maybe the only reason he gets heel hooks is because he cranks them so violently and viciously and explosively. Think about it: Hardly anybody else in the UFC or across MMA gets this particular submission. Palhares is the best in MMA and BJJ history at heel hooks. Maybe it's no coincidence that his mad doggedness is a key reason why. Maybe being too nice with the heel hooks would mean a lot fewer submissions since he'd be more concerned with not hurting the other guy than getting the tap. Something to think about.
The truth is, Palhares is a good fighter (15-5, 8-4 in the UFC). He can still fight in other, smaller and less prestigious MMA shows, but not for the biggest league in the world. Even based on the fight against Pierce, I actually sensed that Palhares appears to have improved in the don't overcrank the submission after the tap department. I don't think Palhares considered himself in violation of the rules.
We know that UFC president Dana White's opinion is ultimately the only one that matters if you happen to be a UFC fighter. What happens next with Palhares is anybody's guess. Dana White is known to occasionally experience changes of heart and I'd love to see him reconsider and exercise his compassionate muscle in this case. But I don't see the UFC mastermind doing an about-face on this one. This verdict will likely stand. Palhares, who doesn't speak English, isn't a pay-per-view draw and is thus disposable. Palhares is considered a threat to fighter safety and punishing so severely is sure to send a message to other fighters about the "extras."
Wherever Palhares goes next his reputation as a dirty fighter - more savage than sportsman - will follow. Opponents found it hard to escape the death-grip of those heel hooks. Palhares will find it hard to escape his past. It may hold onto him a lot longer than he wants.
Frank "Da Tank" Curreri, a world-class Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt with over 230 grappling wins in live competition, lives in Las Vegas and has been covering UFC for the past 11 years. He has worked for UFC and as a news journalist for the Las Vegas Review-Journal, The Salt Lake Tribune and a FOX news affiliate in Las Vegas.
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A Glenview Park District pickup plow truck, turning onto Glenview Rd. off Spruce St., had a head-on collision with a PACE bus this morning, around 6 a.m., according to the Glenview Fire Department.
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Thing 13: K12 Online Conference 2009
I was very excited about the prospect of attending a conference session in my pj's and a cup of coffee. After learning about Creative Commons in Thing 11, I chose to sit back and attend Matthew Needlemans session: Steal this Preso! Copyrights, Fair Use and Pirates in the Classroom!. This session dealt with the "myths and realities of copyrights as they relate to multimedia projects in the classroom". He talked about creative commons, copyrights and fair use. Having already learned a little about these three topics in Thing 11, I at least understood what he was talking about and had a good foundation for sitting in on his session. He reiterated the fact that we all have to be responsible users of information in the digital world. It will be by our examples that are students will learn how to understand what is involved in respecting peoples copyrighted material, whether it is a photo, image, video, song, text or whatever. He also pointed out that it is good to start your search for music, photos, etc. on copyright friendly sites. I also took time to read the link to Copyrights in the Classroom by Nick Pernisco who continued the discussion on why it is important to protect copyrighted material and to be mindful of the material we use in the classroom and to use it "legally".
After a quick break and refill on coffee I sat down to watch Googlios: A 21st -Century Approach to Teaching, Learning, & Assessment by G. Alex Ambrose. Once again, my K12 Learning class prepped me well for this class. Mr. Ambrose talked about using Googlio: the many google tools/sites available to build and organize your own online learning environment. Google offers a multitude of FREE tools, such as creating your own website in 3 easy steps with Google Sites. I am eager to look into more of what other apps Google has to offer and see where I can use them in the classroom.
In the Googlios: A 21st -Century Approach to Teaching, Learning, & Assessment session, Mr. Ambrose also reference two books, A Whole New Mind by Daniel Pink where he talks about three trends that 21st Century learners must themselves about and The World is Flat by Thomas L. Friedman. He talks about how the price of technology keeps coming down and we must embrace the 21st century workplace. He talks about digital native, digital immigrants, digital refugees and digital aliens. He describes them as: Digital Natives – these are people who were born after the invention of the web, digital is their native language, they have never known a world without cellphones, laptops and the web. Digital Immigrants – these are the people with digital as their second language. The go a good job of keeping up with technology and learning/using the web and its tools. Then there are the Digital Refugees – these are the people who know about the digital revolution, but are not spending as much time and energy trying to keep up. And finally, there are the Digital Aliens – these are the people who don't care at all about the digital world and chose not to be a part of it. I was intrigued by the revised Blooms Taxonomy (revised 2001) and the new structure (remember -> understand -> apply -> analyze ->evaluate-> create).
He then talks about folios and brings up the idea that we need to have an e-portfolio/webfolio that we use to build and organize our own professional learning environment as well as our professional learning network on the web.
One critique I had of this session is that the audio was not very good and this made it difficult to follow his presentation.
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