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Over the summer Denise Maynard, a kindergarten teacher at Hampton Street School in the Mineola School District, presented her research paper, "The Magic of a Creative and Engaging Classroom" at Mansfield College at Oxford University.
As a result of her presentation and abstract at the three-day 8th Annual Global Conference: Creative Engagements, her work was chosen for publication in an Inter-Displinary Press e-book on the subject.
Maynard was the only elementary school teacher from New York State and one of 35 worldwide chosen to participate in the conference.
The focus of Maynard's research was how academic rigor can be enforced through play in a developmentally appropriate way to promote creative engagement across all grade levels.
The conference was part of the "At the Interface" series of research projects sponsored by Inter-Discplinary.net, which aims to bring people together from different disciplines to share ideas and engage in various discussions that are both innovative and challenging.
A 27-year veteran teacher in Mineola, Maynard has been teaching kindergarten for 15 of those years.
She also had her essay, "Gender Equality in an Early Childhood Classroom" published in an e-book format as a result of her presentation at a global conference in Warsaw, Poland in 2011.


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Irish Coffee: Philly Fat Albert, the truffle shuffle and five Celtics statistics you didn't know
Posted By Ben Rohrbach On May 17, 2012 @ 11:03 am In General | 18 Comments
Perhaps the most impressive aspect of the Celtics' Game 3 dismantling of the Sixers was their ability to make 22-of-28 free throws — including 11-of-14 from a Paul Pierce determined to get his points any way possible — in the face of true adversity: Philly Fat Albert doing the truffle shuffle [2] (h/t @GethinCoolbaugh [3]).
"Paul is just a grinder," Celtics coach Doc Rivers told reporters in Philadelphia after his team's most complete performance of the playoffs, a 107-91 victory that gave his team a 2-1 Eastern Conference semifinals lead. "He really is. You look at him at times and you wonder, 'How is this guy getting open?' He just has great fundamentals. He never does it with speed. He just knows how to play basketball.
"He's a throwback guy," added Rivers. "He just knows how to play basketball. We jokingly call him our 'professional scorer,' and that's what he is in a lot of ways. … I think guys like Paul and the Kobe [Bryants], they have something in their minds that just makes them who they are."
Even if it means staring at 400 pounds of Philly flesh full of cheesesteaks and pretzels. (Well, there is a lot of culture there. [4]) In all seriousness, here's five stats that make the C's performance that much more remarkable.
"I pretty much know that this group probably won't be together next year," Pierce said in an interview aired during the Game 3 national broadcast [5]. "It was almost not together in the middle of this year. Definitely management is looking toward the future. Maybe I have one or two good years left — same with Ray, same with KG — so this is a real sense of urgency right now to get this done one last time."
Heck, they've even brought back Brian Scalabrine as a mascot to come full circle.
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Navantis, a leading provider of SAP-MOSS interoperability solutions together with Fujitsu Consulting, solve the needs of organizations which are looking for a cost effective solution to their current IXOS document archiving / management system. We specialize in strategy consulting, proof of concept, complete end to end integration, knowledge transfer/training as well as support and maintenance for organizations that want to migrate from their current document archiving system - IXOS to a SharePoint based Enterprise Content Management Solution. • Cost-effective – substantial cost savings as cost of ownership for MOSS is lower • Extensive migration without business operations impact – minimal impact to business process due to a comprehensive migration strategy • Customizable to requirements without excessive deployment costs or IT/developer training
Our solution provides direct data-level connectivity from Microsoft .NET based software to SAP business and information objects including full XML metadata through the use of iNET.DM connector from ERP-Link, a Portland, OR, based independent software vendor. ERP-Link iNET.DM connects Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (MOSS) by using the SharePoint object model (API). In order to deposit an archive document originating in SAP, a SharePoint object is instantiated and the document is inserted into a SharePoint document library together with the required metadata and security/permission settings.
Once a SAP-to-SharePoint document archiving integration strategy is established, Microsoft .NET is used to create two specific document migration utilities. These utilities can migrate over 1 million invoices and business documents from an existing document archiving system to a new MOSS-based archive. The two migration utilities are:
- Offline migration tool to migrate documents, metadata and annotations while they are not in use (bulk migration). This tool was built using Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 and the .NET Framework.
- Online migration tool that acts as a 'proxy' by intercepting document retrieval/archiving requests from SAP. It performs on-the-fly check of whether or not the requested document is still stored in the old document archiving solution, and performs an instant archive conversion that is completely transparent to the end user. This tool was built using Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 and the .NET Framework.
By migrating from IXOS to MOSS, not only do organizations realize an extensible platform from which additional tools and capabilities can be added when required, but they can also reduce costs and increase organizational efficiency by front-ending an existing, deep SAP investment with MOSS, providing significant cost savings. With a proven solution approach, risk management and migration strategy, Navantis and Fujitsu Consulting IXOS to MOSS migration ensures minimal impact on business workflows allowing business to continue with their day to day task undisturbed.
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Budget Accommodation Europe Portugal Albufeira Apartments Vale de Carros - Apartaments
The beach at Falésia is 2,5Km away. At 600mts distance is the center of Açoteias with its handful of bars and restaurants.
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Vale de carros is an attractive low-rise complex typical Portuguese style, with apartments rustically decorated and being an excellent choice for families and sports enthusiasts due to the proximity to a range of sporting facilities.
The beach at Falésia is 2,5Km away. At 600mts distance is the center of Açoteias with its handful of bars and restaurants.
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5 a side football, Games and Competitions:
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Apartment (T1) 4 Pax
As above but mainly on ground floor with separate twin bedroom
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1. Get on A22 and exit to Boliqueime-Vilamoura
2. After 3 km (approximately) you will enter in EN125 (Boliqueime traffic lights)
3. On the traffic lights turn left (to Quarteira)
4. Exit to your right about 1.6 km later to Albufeira-Praias
5. Another 1.3 km and you will pass Kadoc Disco Club
6. Continue untill you reach the Ponte Barão (small Roman bridge)
7. Drive for around 2.4km more and you will get to a roundabout, you must turn left
8. 600m and another roundabout proceed forward to a third roundabout and turn left towards Açoteias.
9. Drive for 1.2km approximately and do the elbow turn on your left with the sign "Restaurante Lagosteira"
10. 200m more and the road does a 90º corner to the right, 200m more and turn to the right
Customers can cancel their reservation free of charge up to 2 Days before arrival. After this date, charges will be applied by the property up to the full cost of the reservation. Deposits paid are non refundable.
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That is a lot of effort to keep up with Joneses you don't even care about.
I remember reading a story on the Internet about a Chinese woman who married herself. She couldn't find a husband and wanted a big wedding so that's what she did. She was a yuppie-type.
There is also apparently at least one enterprising soul in Japan who will take your stuffed animal on vacation and shoot photos for you. Of the stuffed animal. In all the exotic locations.
His message about being proud to be single seems to be contradicted by the whole pretending to have a girlfriend for photos to share with people. I mean I know he's not tricking people as they know he's taking these types of photos by himself, but surely there are better ways to show you're proud to be single than to take photos portraying yourself in a relationship.
"Corporation, n. An ingenious device for obtaining individual profit without individual responsibility." - Ambrose Bierce
Nyrak, that is super awesome
Yes, it is awesome, I've seen it on the news a couple times now, I think most recently Gnome visited various Olympic sites in Vancouver & Whistler, but he's been all over the world too. She claims not to know who's taking it, and doesn't want to....I agree, more fun that way. The first time I guess you're pissed because someone stole your gnome, but he comes home & it turns into a fun adventure, so why not?
I saw this documentary once where two guys had life sized dolls for wives. They actually talk to them, take them places like the park, eat meals with them. Yeah, that documentary pretty much scarred me for life.
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Most of the guys were totally skeezy and were completely unable to look at women as people, which is why they wanted a doll they could control (and have sex with whenever they wanted). One younger man was actually very sympathetic and too shy to talk to real life women, so he got a doll instead. But yeah, very very strange....


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The arrival of the shortest month of the year, February, only means one thing for this designer: white sale! It's time to think about freshening up the bed and bath and now is the time to do it. This is the time to take advantage of savings while getting that new look you've been desiring.
I'm partial to solid quilts, coverlets and duvets. I find them serene and a calming effect in the bedroom where you want that quiet feeling. Sleep and restorative forces come with the proper accoutrements, and to me that means whites, off white and subtle color.
Some of my favorite, yet affordable, choices come from Pottery Barn, Restoration Hardware and The Company Store. You'll find the tried and true popular pieces that are currently on sale for up to 20 percent off. No, I don't work at any of these fine retailers, but I know a good buy when I see it.
One of my all time favorites is the Pottery Barn pick stitch quilt. It comes in a variety of hues, sizes and it's totally washable—a must for me and many of my clients. It's also easy to make your bed and make it look neat in a snap.
Restoration Hardware also has the Heirloom quilt which is another go-to piece for me. I find the wonderful tone on tone finishes subtle, yet full of positive energy required for a restful night's sleep.
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Modeling a Continuum of Care
Boys Town's sites determine the right care for the right time to help families
Father Stephen Boes is executive director of Boys Town, a national child- and family-serving organization founded and based in Nebraska. He had a front-row seat to the state's crisis over its safe haven legislation last fall, and like others in the field, his concern keeps growing as the recession translates into cuts in social service programs nationwide. Cuts are the opposite of what struggling families need, according to Boes. "I don't know if the need is unlimited, but I bet you could quadruple the budget for child welfare and people would still drop kids off," he says. "I don't know if there's ever enough."
Father Steven Boes, executive director of Boys Town, with some of the children served at the founding site in Nebraska.
Boes advocates smart investment; Boys Town, which directly serves more than 51,000 boys and girls a year, has recently been focusing on making care more fiscally responsible. Spending money on front-end, preventive services will reduce the need for more expensive back-end interventions. To facilitate this shift, Boys Town has defined a continuum of care that is implemented in all of the organization's 13 sites, which are spread across 11 states.
The Boys Town continuum includes seven steps, all of which include four key components: education services, medical care, care coordination, and spiritual/religious support. The first step is child and family support services, which consists of outpatient child and family services, community education services and support, the Boys Town national hotline (800-448-3000), their Common Sense Parenting program, and website, parenting.org. The second step is in-home family services, with family-centered services, family preservation services, and aftercare services. Foster family services and treatment family services are the next two options, which include traditional foster care and treatment foster care or treatment family homes. An intermediate level after that is intervention and assessment services, which at Boys Town is characterized by a multilayered assessment and a short-term residential, intervention, and assessment home. Deeper levels of intervention care are broken down into two steps: specialized treatment group home services and intensive residential treatment center services.
The total environmental assessment is one of the major pieces Boys Town hopes to utilize better as part of its strategic plan. They evaluate body, mind, and spirit of the children they serve. (While Boys Town doesn't discriminate, the organization does have a historical link and ongoing connection to the Catholic Church-which includes naming a priest as executive director. Boes thinks this helps: "We have the courage to ask the faith question.") Their thoroughness pays off, in that they are able to provide a child with appropriate care directly after the assessment in more than four out of five cases. "With a greater than 80% success rate, we're able to pick the right level," Boes says.
Boys Town may get the ability to practice their assessments more often as many states reform their child welfare systems and move to privatization for some services. Dan Daly, Director of Youth Care, said that officials in the states where Boys Town operates will often bring them a child and a specific proposal for which program the child needs. Sometimes, this is a lower level of care than Boys Town would recommend. In the future, Boys Town hopes to get only general referrals, and decide what's in the child's best interests based on the assessment.
The seven-level continuum of child and family services is part of Boys Town's new strategic plan.
Daly and Boes agree this would be another type of smart investment: "Pennywise and dollar foolish, we think that often states make the wrong decision about levels of care based on money," Boes says. Even when an initial assessment underestimates the type of care a child should receive, it's easier to move him or her up within an established, coordinated system because it facilitates a quick move back down the spectrum. Too often it's a crisis that pushes children and youth into more intense services. "You don't want kids to fail up, and that has been the biggest problem in the United States," Boes says. "Kids have to prove they're sick enough."
Even if the Boys Town continuum is only a starting point, and is only used at the Boys Town locations, Boes wants to spread the concept of a coordinated system of care: "We want to change the way America cares for children and families."
The New Family Tree
A recent story in The Boston Globe highlighted parents and child advocates who are trying to increase teachers' sensitivity to elementary school assignments that involve family and identity. Adopted children may not have baby pictures; those in closed adoptions don't know their birth parents, while those in open adoptions may find it hard to fit their full family in the basic "tree" structure. And adoption isn't the only type of blended family: single parents, stepparents, and gay parents are common today. Alternative assignments include a family orchard, with several trees, or a river with tributaries feeding into it.
Stopping the Suicide Trend
In Illinois, a 10-year-old and two 11-year-olds took their own lives in February, the Chicago Tribune reported. According to the BBC, calls to Belfast's ChildLine, which counsels suicidal youth, have tripled in the last five years. And recently in Ghana a 13-year-old prostitute tried to hang herself. Earlier this year the National Academies of Science released a report on progress and possibilities to prevent mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders in youth, which they say costs the United States $247 billion annually. More recently, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force advised all youth ages 12 to 18 be screened for depression.
Greening Child Care
Child care agencies are getting in on the greening trend in America with the Eco-Healthy Child Care program run by the Oregon Environmental Council. The program creates healthier environments in and around child care facilities by educating providers about how to maintain environmentally healthy settings and services, assisting in implementation of changes in practices and purchasing, and promoting endorsed facilities. Currently, over 950 child care facilities in 43 states, three Canadian provinces, and Puerto Rico have completed the 25-item checklist to reduce environmental health hazards. Steps are low- or no-cost. For more information, visit www.oeconline.org/ehcc.
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NEW BERLIN — Elizabeth B. (Ryan) Grainger, 83, of New Berlin, passed away on Friday, April 19, 2013, at the Folts Homes, Herkimer.
Betty was born on Dec. 11, 1929, in Fairport, the daughter of Irving D. and Mary A. Bramer. Her childhood was spent helping in her father's corner drug store in Fairport and perusing antique shops with her mother.
She married Donald A. Grainger in 1960.
She was a 1952 graduate of the University of Rochester School of Nursing. After graduation, Betty worked as the head nurse of the Obstetrics Unit at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester. She later accepted a teaching position at the University of Michigan Ann Arbor Campus. She returned to the Rochester area to marry and raise her three boys while employed by a private pediatrics practice.
In 1972, she and the family moved to Sherburne to be closer to the family's summer home on Chenango Lake, and she soon accepted a school nurse teacher position with the Sherburne-Earlville Central School District.
In 1976, she was hired as an evening shift nursing supervisor at Chenango Memorial Hospital in Norwich and later retired as its director of long-term home health care.
After retirement, she continued to lend her nursing skills to the Norwich community as a hospice volunteer and with local Area Agency on Aging.
She also enjoyed trips to Russia, France, Finland and several other European countries with her friends and co-workers and was a member of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church of New Berlin. She was always there to lend a helping hand or sympathetic ear to those in need.
Betty is survived by her children, Scott (Debra) Grainger of New Berlin, with whom she lived for the last five years, Mark (Tina) Grainger of Lebanon, Ohio, and Christopher Grainger of Oriskany Falls. She is also survived by her grandchildren, Megan (Joseph) Ackerman, Evan Grainger and Janette Grainger, all of New Berlin and Lindsay Grainger of Lebanon, Ohio.
She was predeceased by her parents, as well as siblings, Dr. James (Sue) Bramer, Lewis (Alice) Bramer, and Nina (Stuart) Walling.
Calling hours will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Monday, April 22, 2013, at the Dakin Funeral Home LP, New Berlin.
The funeral service will be at 9 a.m. Tuesday, April 23, 2013, at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, New Berlin, with the Very Rev. Charles Taylor, officiating.
The burial will be in the Bramer family plot in the Oakwood Cemetery, Pennfield.
The family would like to express sincere thanks to the staff of the Folts Homes for the gentle compassionate care they provided during her last three weeks.
Memorial donations may be made to the Hospice & Palliative Care of Chenango Co., 21 Hayes St., Norwich, NY 13815.
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Port industries now has more convenient access to medical services, as IMWell Health, LLC celebrated the grand opening of its newest clinic at Port Plaza.
Charles G. Meckfessel, Chairman of Tulsa's Port of Catoosa Facilities Authority and emcee for the grand opening, said the return of convenient medical care is a plus for the Port and its community.
"We are pleased that IMWell Health, LLC is opening this new clinic, and we believe this is an excellent selling point for industries considering doing business at the Port," said Meckfessel. "It will no longer be necessary to drive up to five miles to see a medical professional. Now, they are right next door."
The grand opening program included a ceremonial ribbon cutting and comments from Meckfessel, as well as Dr. Catherine Womack, President and Chief Medical Officer, IMWell Health, LLC; Dan Parker, Chief Executive Officer, IMWell Health, LLC; Bob Peterson, President, Melton Truck Lines, Inc.; Sergeant John Adams, Tulsa FOP 93 Health & Welfare Trust Chairman for the Tulsa Police Department; and Michael Shaw, Human Resources Director, River Spirit Casino.
Dr. Catherine Womack, President and Chief Medical Officer of IMWell Health, said locating the clinic at Port Plaza is a win-win for the Port, IMWell Health, and the surrounding community.
"We have already seen tremendous interest in the clinic from many of the Port's industries as well as several others located throughout the region," Womack said. "This location — as well as another we have recently opened in mid-town Tulsa — will assist companies in providing medical care to their employees and their families, by offering comprehensive primary care services that include wellness and prevention as well as acute care diagnosis and treatment."
For additional information, the clinic can be reached at (918) 299-9112.


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Placement testing is completed by taking the COMPASS, a computerized assessment. Students need to make a testing reservation in advance to be able to test. Fees are required at the time you make a testing reservation.
Results from this assessment will help identify your academic strengths and needs in Reading, Writing, and Math. Based on the results, you will be placed in courses appropriate for your skill level, ensuring a successful beginning in your classes and college career. Your results will not prevent you from being accepted to your chosen program. While this assessment is important, COMPASS is not a pass or fail, so relax, take a deep breath and do your best!


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Planning to shop at the Morningside Farmers' Market on Saturday? Here's what you can expect to see:
Chef Demo
Kevin Gillespie from Woodfire Grill will be orking with Mustard Greens from Crystal Organic Farms! Demo begins at 9:30.
He will also be selling and signing his book "FIRE IN MY BELLY". The books are cash or check only.
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Cimino Farm
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Crystal Organic Farm
arugula, lettuce heads, salad mix, braising mix, kale mix, lacinato kale, baby collards, mustard greens, swiss chard, baby pac choi, sweet peppers, black krim tomatoes, herbs, parsley, leeks, green onions, baby hakurei turnips, sweet potatoes, african squash, spaghetti squash, baby fennel
D & A Farm
Carrots, Green Beans, Broccoli, Delicata Squash, 5 types of Head Lettuce, Sweet Potatoes, Red Onions, Fresh Ginger, Fresh Turmeric, Rainbow Chard, Red Russian Kale, Lacinato Kale, Curly Green Kale, Collards, Napa Cabbage, Bok Choy, Tokyo Bekana, Sprouts, Eggs, Pork, Grass fed ground beef.
Hazelbrand Farm
I missed you all last week due to my first cold of the season, and hopefully the last. Back in stock this week are two goatmilk varieties, Rose and Lavender&Violets. New seasonal soaps include White Chocolate & Berries, Avocado & Aloe, Frankincense & Myrrh and Spearmint & Eucalyptus. And the usual gang, Lavender, Peppermint & Sage, Rosemary & Wild Nettles, Marigold & Lavender, Buffalo Bird Woman, Lemon Verbena, Root Doctor, and Winter Solstice ( patchouli and cinnamon ). Goatmilk varieties are Buttermilk ( unscented ) and Teatree. See you Saturday!
Little Red Hen Farm
Heritage Tamworth hogs; Boneless Pork Chops, Bacon, Bratwurst, Mild Sausage Link, Ground Pork and Hot/Mild Sausage (bulk). Homemade Sweet Potato Ginger and Carrot Turmeric sweet breads.
Magnolia Bread
Whole Wheat Multigrain, Ciabatta Rolls, Deli Rye, Pumpkin Sourdough, Georgia Sourdough, Seeded Country, Cinnamon Raisin Walnut, Pan de Mie & Blueberry Bran Muffins
Pure Bliss Organics
If you haven't tried Ginger, Baby!, our new granola, made with fresh ginger, please stop by and sample it. Many compare it to a ginger snap cookie (not as sweet though!). And check out the rest of the line up; organic granola, energy bars and BITES, and nut blends. Please like us on Facebook and receive updates on special offers, contests, recipes and interesting news relating to organics and good health!
Riverview Farm
Grass Fed Beef (Steaks, Roasts, Ground Beef, Knackwurst), Berkshire Pork (Pork Chops, Sausage, Bacon, Bratwurst, Breakfast Links, Andouille, and many other varieties of Links), Grits, Cornmeal, Collards, beets, popcorn, tomato sauces...
Woodland Gardens
Baby carrots, lacinato and red kale, baby collards, mustard greens, chard, broccoli, cauliflower, asian broccoli, cabbage, lettuces, escarole, frisee, radicchio, cherry tomatoes, eggplant, sweet peppers, shishito and padron peppers, arugula, radishes, beets, microgreens, dandelion, baby dandelion, celery, herbs,and lilies.


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HighPoint announced Mac OS X support for its RocketU 1144 CM host bus adapter. The card offers four USB 3.0 ports, each with an independent 5 Gb/sec. This means users can connect four devices for a total bandwidth of up to 20 Gb/sec. This can be an interesting solution for connecting multiples 6Gb/s SATA to a Mac Pro or perhaps a Hackintosh, for example. Once connected multiple drives can be configured into various RAID options. Or simply maximizing multiple USB 3.0 devices, such as with video capture boxes.
The PCIe card is compatible with OS X 10.6 and later, including the latest OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion. MSRP for the Rocket U 1144CM is $149.99 and is available now.
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Are classrooms a thing of the past? This article gave voice to something that's been on my mind a lot lately. As technology merges the online and offline learning experiences into some new blended reality, we're going to be pushed to rethink the traditional chair, desk and blackboard setup of a physical classroom.
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A year ago, the ideas that are at the foundation of Einztein's approach to "disrupting" the ed space were laid out in a Mashable article about "Why Online Education Needs to get Social." Below, you'll find an excerpt. For the full article, go to: http://mashable.com/2010/08/06/online-education-social/
"What's required are innovative approaches to course design that set aside old models of instruction where theory often trumps actuality. Online course providers must embrace the web's potential to match students with the kinds of timely knowledge and skills that address current issues head-on, and enable them to thrive in the global marketplace.
It's not enough for a course to be accessible online, it must also be designed in a way that keys into the digital pulse of current events, trending topics and insider knowledge endemic to the web. The three-quarters of 18 to 29 year-olds who have profiles on social networks are likely wondering why online course offerings aren't nearly as enticing as the content that they find on their favorite social websites.
To attract and retain the typical college-age demographic, as well as the larger population of adult learners in search of relevant and engaging educational content, the next generation of online education must be characterized by courses that build in the social, real-time information capturing components that have made the web such a dynamic medium for sharing information and knowledge."
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text: Practice Work Once you have your tools, perform common maintenance on your bike with the kit at home. Remove the wheels, change a tire and take off the fuel tank. Use your tool pack to get to the fuse box, and since fuses are small and light, carry a lot of extras. If you are running tubeless, before you buy new tires, puncture the old ones with an awl or nail, then practice plugging the hole. Your first attempt at a tire repair should not be while you are alone in the middle of nowhere. On an adventure ride in Baja we discovered that it is all but impossible for one person to change a front tire on a KTM 990 Adventure. It took one person to balance the bike on the centerstand. Plus, a second (heavy) bike's sidestand was needed to break the bead to install a new tube. You are far better off knowing these things in advance. Pick your Surface If you are a rider with mostly pavement experience, plan your initial rides carefully. Most big adventure bikes work amazingly well for what they are. What they are not is true dirt bikes, and riding one off-pavement is always interesting. Plan your rides in areas where the dirt surface is firm with a hard base. Avoid sand and mud if at all possible. Riding a large adventure bike in soft sand is a thrill few riders ever forget—you can eventually get a handle on it, but it takes skill and experience to truly master. Spare yourself the "fun" until you have a lot of time on the bike. Stay with hard-packed and well-traveled dirt roads. An adventure-riding school is a great investment. If you choose to learn as you go, find a place to practice safely on dirt and do some braking and tight turns to get a feel for what's possible. Going fast on dirt is much easier than stopping quickly. Buddy System Heading out alone on the highway to a favorite gathering spot is no big deal. If you have a problem, another rider or a motorist can help. For riding off pavement, a small group is a much better idea. Picking up, turning around or "unstucking" a big bike goes better with friends. If you coordinate as a group you can share out the tools and equipment you need, and each rider can have a lighter load. Remember a first aid kit, spare tubes, water and other essentials. Make arrangements beforehand to stop and wait at all turns, so that following riders don't feel the need to ride too closely, especially in the dust. Poor group coordination once led former MC staffer Tim Carrithers onto a narrow, not-a-Beemer trail. Turning around was a 10-minute ordeal. Bike Prep Your bike's air flter is most likely designed for the "rigors" of a daily street commute, and it is unlikely that it can protect the engine in dusty conditions. If your machine has a paper air filter element, swap it for an oiled-foam type like Uni Filter or an oiled-gauze type like K&N. Either choice offers improved engine protection, and the element can be cleaned and reused many times. If your bike has expensive and delicate body parts, adding crash protection accessories can save vast amounts of money. Don't wait to learn the hard way. Sturdy, wrap-around hand guards, in addition to helping keep your hands warm and protected from brush, usually protect the levers and throttle in a fall. A low-speed lowside once wiped out a saddlebag and ruined Andrew Cherney's ride, but the wrap-around handguards and engine guard kept the incident from being even more expensive. Spot Messenger Some riders choose adventure riding for the joy of exploring alone. If you are the hardy individualist type, choose an emergency notification system like a SPOT GPS locator. Hopefully you will never need it, but if you do, it will be the best money you ever spent. « | 1 | 2 | View Full Article By Karel Kramer Enjoyed this Post? Subscribe to our RSS Feed, or use your favorite social media to recommend us to friends and colleagues!


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The Sedalia Trail, often referred to in the popular 1960 TV series Rawhide, was actually a branch of the old Shawnee Trail. Many drovers followed this trail north from Texas to bring their cattle to market. Sedalia was one of the earliest cow towns to which some of these early trail bosses actually did head 'em up and moved 'em out.
The era of Texas cattle drives only lasted about twenty years, from 1866 to 1886. However, the legacy of the cowboy and the cattle drive will live forever. Its spirit perseveres within literature, in movies, in music, in art and in the mind of resolute, independent, freedom-loving people the world over.
We now have our steam engine and the Drover's caboose.
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Blair said Leopoldo gave the officers conflicting statements about where he had gotten the jumpsuit.
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5:30pm Sunday 8th July 2012 in Gwent news By David Deans, Reporter
A GWENT couple alleged to have abused their neighbours and made their lives a misery have been hit with anti-social behaviour orders banning them from shouting and swearing, a council has said.
Martin Ward and Lisa Stokes, both aged 48, of Beaumaris Way, Grove Park, Blackwood were given five-year ASBOs at a hearing of Abergavenny Magistrates Court, according to Caerphilly council.
The authority said Ward and Stokes targeted their neighbours with abusive, threatening and aggressive behaviour.
Despite several interventions by the Safer Community Safety Partnership under its 'four-strikes' process, their behaviour continued.
Cllr Dave Poole, cabinet member for the environment and leisure services at Caerphilly council, said: "This particular couple have made the lives of residents in their community a misery which we simply cannot and will not tolerate.
"The gaining of these five year anti-social behaviour orders I hope will send out a very clear message."
PC Gareth Jones, crime and disorder reduction officer for Ystrad Mynach and Blackwood, said: "The type of behaviour alleged to have been committed by Stokes and Ward against a very vulnerable victim made an application for this order a necessity, not only to protect the victim in this case but also her family and the wider community."
The couple were also ordered to pay £2,758 in prosecution costs.
Under the orders, both Ward and Stokes are banned from shouting or swearing at any person not of the same household.
They cannot act or incite others to act in an anti-social manner, and cannot use abusive, insulting, threatening or intimidating language or behaviour towards each other within the sight of someone not from the same household.
Neither can approach or communicate directly or indirectly with any of the victims of their behaviour living in neighbouring homes, or any of the homes' visitors.
The orders state the two cannot play music so loud it is heard outside their home.
They are also banned from touching or interfering with any neighbours' property, cannot bang or strike any walls, doors, floors or ceilings to cause a nuisance to neighbours and cannot call the emergency services except when in genuine need.
The restrictions apply to the Caerphilly county area.
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I am so grateful to the council and the police for the way they handled this. This abuse had been going on for over 6 years; my mother in law (who is very unwell) has suffered for the past 2 years and the couple who lived there before this also suffered terribly for over 4 years.
It was the joining of the two neighbours (who had never met) who had lived below these vile people that helped us win the case.
The report also fails to add that they both pleaded guilty to all counts and were more concerned about the court costs than the asbo.
Thank you Gwent Police and Caerphilly Council. My mother in law and my family can now look forward to getting on with life rather than living in fear.
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Waterford has cancelled school Wednesday, the third day in a row that was cancelled because of Tropical Storm Sandy.
Although the water has receded and the weather has cleared up, more than 75 percent of Waterford homes are without power. The town has said it is actively working to clear the streets first of trees and downed power lines and then CL&P will begin to restore power to the area.
However, all 12-month employees of the school district should report to work.


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Hard on doctors (From York Press)
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10:15am Tuesday 29th January 2013 in Letters By Reader's letter
I RECKON our good doctors in York and North Yorkshire have been given "the mucky end of the stick" in that they have to begin their new roll as holders of the purse strings with a massive deficit which is not of their making.
The need to save money could put doctors (always in the front line) in the position of being blamed for any short comings (real or imagined), when the blame belongs on the shoulders of the Government for their cuts and broken promises. The cuts will not stop as their policies are failing.
It will need patience and cooperation on our part as the new system begins to work simply because it is in our own best interests. We could help by attending appointments and warning receptions when an appointment cannot be filled; a list in our surgery tells us how expensive this can be every month.
If there is no obvious difference in NHS services in York, I will be highly delighted as all my visits to see the doctor, practice nurse and many departments of the hospital have been fruitful and without pain. I speak as I find. Thank you our NHS.
Dennis Barton, Woodthorpe, York.
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Do they only prescribe viagra?
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Many of the so called liberating policies aimed at moving responsibility to a local level will have the same effect as this piece of skilful manoeuvring – leaving the government in a position where it cannot be blamed if it all goes wrong.
I suspect that other political parties wish they had thought of this before.
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This post is my contribution to Shot @ Life's Blogust campaign, a first-of-its kind, 31-day relay for GOOD! 31 Bloggers have come together to raise awareness and funds to help save children's lives from preventable diseases such as diarrhea and pneumonia. Every year, 2.4 million children die from preventable diseases despite the availability of effective vaccines. I visited Guatemala last year and witnessed first hand the importance of these vaccines as I helplessly watched a very ill child struggling with pneumonia. All children deserve these life saving vaccines and all children deserve the chance to live a healthy, productive life.
The theme for Blogust is "Comments Count", each blogger will write about someone online that has inspired them through comments and support.
When thinking about someone online that inspires me, I was immediately taken back five years to when I had the misfortune of experiencing a very preventable c-section. I remember feeling broken and disappointed that I had gone against my better judgment. Not disappointed in the beautiful gift I had received in my son but that I had experienced such a traumatic delivery unnecessarily. I was showered with a number of comments on my "Delivery post", all of them encouraging and sympathetic. One comment in particular stood out from the rest, it was from a friend named Carrie, who is no longer online. Her words to me that day were life giving, it was as if she had been sent to lift me out of my funk. One comment, a comment that I printed out, that I go back to often, that I cherish to this day.
I have the great privilege of seeing this gift of the written / typed word from fellow bloggers and community members on a daily basis. As the owner of an online community and a member of a few small groups online, I have seen how quickly comments can encourage a mother feeling desperate and stressed. I have seen love, sympathy and empathy pour out of comments for a fellow mom that has lost a son. Comments have even helped a mother bring down a high fever in the middle of the night. A single comment was enough to ignite creativity that helped start a successful business.
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Patrick has a rough night with Mistress Robyn. (Poor soul.)
(Author's Note: Before I begin this chap, I just wanted to say that this and the next chapter will go back to Sunday night and Monday morning before the last chap. I'll let you know when we get back to present tense. So in the words of John Cleese, And now for something completely something.)
I sat on my knees on Robyn's bed on Sunday night. I was stripped down to my boxers tonight. I had a black spiked collar around my neck. Robyn stood before dressed in nothing but black lacy bra and panties. She had a riding crop in her hands. I was staring at her nervously. Suddenly this wasn't what I had in mind when she said that she wanted to see me tonight. I was expecting something more quiet and simple. I should've known better from that night in the parking lot. But sadly, I hadn't learned yet.
"Uh... Robyn..." I spoke up to her. "This is very nice and all, but what exactly are we doing here?" She leaned in close and put her fingers to my lips.
"Shhhh!" she told me. "Pets do not talk or ask questions. Understood?" I had lost all words as I nodded at her. Robyn backed up and smiled at me.
"Good pet!" she said to me. I kept staring at her nervously. My "master" just smiled at me wickedly.
"Now," she said to me. "We can start the class!" I was really confused now. "Class?" I thought. I was really worried about where this was all going. Robyn knelt down in front of me and lightly kissed me on the lips. I slowly relaxed some.
"Don't worry," she whispered to me. "You're in good hands. Just relax! I'll be very nice!" Then, Robyn lightly licked my ear. I panicked at that statement. I knew nothing good ever came from those words. She lightly backed away smiling at me. Then, the games began.
Robyn forced me down onto my stomach. I tried to look up, but she forced me to look forward in the darkness. Robyn then leaned down to my ear.
"Just stay still!" she ordered me. I nodded to her quickly. Then came the first whack on my back. I clinched my teeth in pain. She was flogging me tonight! Robyn Bates was actually flogging me tonight! Then came another whack to my back. This one hurt worse than the first one. To make it even more painful, Robyn kept whipping me. At first, I kept silent not to wake up Greg in the next room. That didn't last long however. Pretty soon, I was crying out in deep pain from each lash that my "master" gave me.
"YES!!!" Robyn yelled out happily. "Scream out loud bitch!!!" Then, she flogged me again on the back with the riding crop. I screamed out really loud. I practically grabbed onto her sheets below me. That drove her to whip even faster.
"YES!!!" she yelled out again. I was stuck between pain and confusion. This really wasn't what I was planning today. Personally, I thought Robyn was being too rough tonight.
"Uh, Robyn," I finally spoke up. She whipped me across the back again.
"Ow!" I yelled out. "What the hell was that for?!?" Robyn whipped me once again.
"No talking!!!" she screamed out. "Pet must stay quiet!"
"But..." I tried to speak up again. Robyn whacked me once more.
"SILENCE!!!" she shrieked. Then she whipped me again to see to it that I did so. I finally gave up and let her have her fun. The flogging went on for a few hours more before she got bored with that. I was breathing put hard. I thought that was the end. Boy was I wrong!
I next heard a lighter clicking in the dark. I was really lost now. Is she smoking or lighting a candle now? Then, I smelt cigarette smoke. Robyn was smoking right now. But that's all that she did now. I suddenly felt something burning against my back. The master was burning me on the back with her cigarettes. I screamed really loud. I then heard laughing. She was... laughing at me! She was laughing at my pain. I just couldn't believe it. This really wasn't what I was expecting tonight! This was... This was... Strangely hot! I couldn't understand what she was doing to me that night. But she was preparing me for more kinky torture. In the middle of round two, Robyn lightly leaned down to my ear.
"Don't worry babe," she whispered to me. "This is only part one. I won't be done with you for a long time, my friend!" Then, she lightly licked my ear again. I shuttered again under her. I think I'm going to be sick now! Then, I felt another burn to my back. I cried out in pain again. Robyn laughed again at my pain.
The night went on with more abuse. I was adjusting to it, but it was still confusing to me. Afterwards, Robyn just collapsed beside of me and fell asleep in seconds. I just lied panting and covered in sweat. I looked next to my master in tired confusion.
"Robyn?" I asked. "You asleep?" My Canadian friend was sleeping heavily.
"Hey!" I whispered to her as I tried to wake her up. "Hey! Hey!" It was no use. Robyn was out like a light. I guess cuddling is out of the question tonight. I just lied there and tried to go back to sleep. But, I knew this was far from over! This was just part one in the series of Robyn torment. She wasn't going to be finished with me just yet. Oh no! She said so herself. I shuttered just thinking about her words. I only hoped that I would prove to be strongly enough in the end. Hard swallow That's not looking too likely.
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2013 El Camino College Women's Volleyball
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Defense Carries Warriors to First Round Win Over Bakersfield
November 26, 2013
TORRANCE, Calif. – The No. 6 seeded Warriors had five players record double-digit digs and South Coast Conference MVP SueKalena Tafao had her ninth triple-double of the season to lead the Warriors to a 25-20, 18-25, 25-23, 25-16 victory over Bakersfield in the first round of the CCCAA Women's Volleyball Playoffs Tuesday night at the El Camino College South Gym...(read more)
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November 26, 2013
2013 All South Coast Conference Team
TORRANCE, Calif. – Sophomore SueKalena Tafao headlined the Warriors seven selections to the All-South Coast Conference Team Monday as she earned the SCC Most Valuable Player honors while head coach Le Valley Pattison was named Coach of the Year for the second straight season...(read more)
Warriors Earn Six Seed, Draw Bakersfield in First Round
November 25, 2013
TORRANCE, Calif. – The Warriors began the week by winning their fourth consecutive South Coast Conference title and 25th conference championship in school history. On Sunday, the week concluded with the news that the Warriors will draw Bakersfield in the first round of the CCCAA Women's Volleyball Playoffs on Tuesday at the El Camino College South Gym...(read more)
Warriors Capture 25th Conference Title, Clinch Playoff Berth
November 21, 2013
TORRANCE, Calif. – One year after splitting the South Coast Conference championship with Pasadena, the Warriors won the conference title outright on Wednesday night after scoring an impressive 25-23, 25-15, 21-25, 25-14 victory on the Lancers home court in the final match of the regular season...(read more)
Sophomores Lead Warriors Into Final Match of Season
November 18, 2013
The Warriors scored a pair of decisive victories last week as they near the end of the 2013 regular season, beginning with their final home game of the season against L.A. Trade Tech...(read more)
Warriors Sweep Cerritos
November 6, 2013
TORRANCE, Calif. – The Warriors got stellar performances from freshman Kimberly Haney and sophomore SueKalena Tafao, helping them record their 11th sweep of the season in a 25-16, 25-17, 25-18 South Coast Conference victory over Cerritos Wednesday night at the El Camino College South Gym...(read more)
Haney, Tafao Lead Warriors Past Long Beach
October 30, 2013
TORRANCE, Calif. – Freshman Kimberly Haney and sophomore SueKalena Tafao finished with 14 kills apiece as the Warriors defeated visiting Long Beach 24-26, 25-21, 25-15, 25-8 in a South Coast Conference match Wednesday night at the El Camino College South Gym...(read more)
Warriors Edged By Pasadena
October 25, 2013
TORRANCE, Calif. – The reigning South Coast Conference co-champions tangled for the first time this season and by the time the match was over, Pasadena walked out of the El Camino College South Gym with a crucial conference victory over the Warriors...(read more)
Warriors Win Eighth Straight With Sweep Over ELAC
October 23, 2013
TORRANCE, Calif. – SueKalena Tafao came three digs shy of recording her seventh triple double of the season and Courtney Eppler had a team-high 11 digs in the Warriors 25-7, 25-10, 25-10 South Coast Conference victory over visiting East Los Angeles Wednesday night at the El Camino College South Gym...(read more)
Warriors Sweep Harbor for Sixth Straight Win
October 16, 2013
TORRANCE, Calif. – The Warriors recorded their sixth consecutive victory and remained undefeated in South Coast Conference play with a 25-9, 25-19, 25-14 victory over visiting L.A. Harbor Wednesday night at the El Camino College South Gym...(read more)
Tafao, Lee Power Warriors Past Mt. SAC
October 9, 2013
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Newport Beach, California was treated to an unusual sight on July 14th. Oakley's massive black truck and trailer rumbled down a quiet residential street on that Wednesday morning and pulled into the Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club.
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The O Lab was front and center for the 2010 Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix MotoGP race at the Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca track in beautiful Monterey, California.
Brickyard and The Rollin' O, Reunited
Oakley's very own Juan Pablo Montoya started the Brickyard 400 in front of the whole pack and held on for 86 of the 160-lap event, but in the end, it was Jaime McMurray who snagged the checkered flag.
Rollin' O Bids Farewell to Rosenblatt
The CWS first hit Rosenblatt in 1950 and has been the proving grounds for up and coming Major League superstars ever since. But next years CWS will have a whole new look and feel.
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The beach at Siesta Key, voted one of the best beaches in Florida, hosted the third stop of the Corona Light Wide Open Volleyball Tournament this past weekend. Oakley is a major sponsor of the tournament, which is a grassroots event created in part with beach volleyball legend Karch Kiraly. Old school rules apply — think sideout play to 15, no antennas, on a 30×30 court.


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FORT GIBSON — Hilldale didn't make the Old Fort Classic championship game, but the Lady Hornets may have left behind a gift for the team that took their spot.
That six-minute semifinal cold spell that cost them a spot might have emerged as a virus passed on to the Muldrow Lady Bulldogs, whose uncharacteristic 13 percent shooting in the first half dug a 17-point hole in what was a 57-44 Fort Gibson Lady Tigers' victory and their ninth consecutive Old Fort title Saturday night at Harrison Field House.
Muldrow (13-4) was 2-of-11 in the first quarter and 1-of-13 in the second. Fort Gibson (18-0) was better than that from beyond the arc — going 5-of-9 — and with a 17-11 edge on the boards, rolled to a 27-10 halftime lead. Savannah Gray, named the tournament's MVP, and Allie Glover both hit a pair of 3s off wide-open kickouts to help stretch the advantage.
And just to show the Lady Tigers were immunized, Glover fired up two more back-to-back early in the second half, then moments later fed Taylor London after controlling a loose-ball scramble. London's layup was good, giving the No. 2 team in the Okrankings.com Class 4A coaches poll a 35-11 lead early in the third.
The 4A No. 13 Lady Bulldogs made a push in the fourth, mostly from the free-throw line where it was 6-of-8, and by forcing seven Lady Tigers' turnovers in the second half. But it never really found its field shooting touch, finishing at 22 percent (11-of-50).
Glover, who led her team with 14 points, was 4-of-6 from 3-point range.
"I work hard at it and have been hitting those shots," Glover said. "But I'm happy for our team. We work hard, we have coaches who prepare us for this and win or lose, we give the glory to God and just do what we're able to do."
Walker's program is now 78-2 over the past three seasons.
"Our intensity was where it needed to be," FGHS coach Jerry Walker said. "We just got dead-legged and they took advantage of our ball handling mistakes and passing decisions and had a run of some shots in the second half.
"They didn't shoot well in the first half and we were able to take advantage of that. But at halftime I pulled out the scorebook from last year's (semifinal) game and showed them how we were up 12 and at the end of the third, we were up 1. They brought the heat on us and some of our young girls haven't seen much of that. And the only way to get better with it is to face it."
Joining Gray as all-tournament were teammates Taylor London and Brooke Palmer. Gray had 10 points and 10 rebounds, Palmer 12 points and London 6 points. Muldrow's Halee Sharp, who led her team with 13 points, and Alex Butcher were also selected by the committee of former coaches.
Hilldale beat Eufaula 51-40 for third place. Katie Kirkhart, also an all-tournament pick, had 18 points to lead the Lady Hornets (12-6). Newakis Banks and Alyssa Banks each had 12 for the Lady Ironheads (11-6).
Fifth place and the consolation crown went to Stilwell, a 37-24 winner over Wagoner. Sara Fountain led Stilwell (9-9) with 15 points. Sharece Robbins led Wagoner (2-16) with seven points.


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Final approval of the Stanford Medical Center upgrade and replacement hit a bump last week when action was continued to July 13 at Stanford's request so that they can address serious concerns about health and safety at two nearby childcare centers.
These issues arose after parents were formally informed on June 6 of planned construction on the new garage next to Hoover Pavilion that involves extensive excavation and construction within a few feet of the Stanford Arboretum Childcare Center, including removing a classroom. This created great consternation among parents of the children, some as young as two months, who use the center or another childcare center, CCLC Stanford West, a few blocks away.
Interestingly the FEIR issued Feb. 2010 has a section on health and safety dangers to hospital patients and construction workers at and hospitals, but never mentions the Stanford Arboretum Childcare Center or CCLC Stanford West. It says there are no K-12 schools within half a mile of the site so children will not be exposed to construction health risks.
In the SUMC Stanford Hoover Pavilion Renovation Project report, 1/18/2011, 'Figure A' names Hoover Pavilion, a new office building, and the garage, but the childcare center that is shown as a distorted C in the lower right corner isn't identified, nor is it noted or discussed at all in this report. Attachment C of the 4/7/2011 staff report to the ARB on Hoover Pavilion Renovation identifies Children's Center with an area of 7375 square feet, reporting it exists but requiring no mitigations to prevent health hazards to children during construction. Neither the EIRs nor SUMC reports were copied to the childcare center or to parents. During Planning Commission hearings on the project commissioner Keller warned that impacts on the Arboretum Childcare Center must be considered, so knowledge of health hazards existed at City Hall.
After parents found out that the 9-story garage was planned a few yards from the childcare center, and that construction would be even closer and very intrusive, they asked managers and staff at the center about the situation. Child care staff replied that they were not allowed to say anything about the plans before July 15 – a week after the deadline to file a lawsuit about the project. Apparently they were told about the construction and encroachment impacts in April, but forced into secrecy.
Stanford Hospital representatives say they want to negotiate with childcare parents to try to come to an agreement on reducing or eliminating adverse impacts on children at the Arboretum center, possibly by temporary relocation of the childcare center during construction. Reportedly calls and e-mails by parents to Stanford Hospital representatives last week were not returned.
Many of the parents of Children's Center attendees are health professionals, toxicologists, or lawyers. A dozen of them spoke to the Council June 20 asking that the SUMC agreement not be finalized and approved. It is very likely that if a satisfactory agreement between Stanford and parents is not reached a lawsuit against Stanford and Palo Alto will be filed July 7, the last date for suing.


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Kamal Yard, director of Philly Pride, the AAU program for which Jordan plays, tells the newspaper that two schools currently are in front.
"It's still Maryland and Temple at the top, and then you've got Villanova. Kansas is in there, too. It's the same as before, pretty much," Yard said. "He's a Philly guy and he's got a really close relationship with his mother. He's willing to go a few hours, but probably not too far. But you never know if that could change. Kids are so fickle."


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8:01 a.m., 10:23 a.m., 12:12 p.m., 6:51 p.m., Spring Street. Traffic control for St. Edward's Church.
9:08 a.m., 10:42 a.m., Main Street. Traffic control for the United Church of Christ.
9:47 a.m., Dover mutual aid. Dover Police asked for our ambulance to Main Street, Dover, for a man who fell and hit his head. Medfield Fire took him to Newton-Wellesley Hospital.
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3:39 p.m., Pound Street. Caller from Tilden Village said she thought someone stole her wallet. At 4:28 p.m., she called back to say she found her wallet.
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7:55 a.m., Main Street. Police reported a suspicious black Jeep in the Shaw's parking lot. It was registered to a Norwood resident.
9:05 a.m., Farm Street. Caller said she has a dog with no collar that almost got hit by a car several times. At 9:27 a.m., Animal Control picked up the black lab mix with white markings. At 9:55 a.m., a caller from Morningside called to report her dog missing. She was told her dog was at the Medfield Animal Shelter.
9:34 a.m., Oriole Road. Caller reported a yellow lab running around the neighborhood and she is afraid it will be hit. Animal Control could not find the dog.
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"A library is thought in cold storage." - Herbert Samuel
British politician Herbert Samuel (1870-1963) was born in Liverpool, brought up in the Jewish religion and educated at University College School in Hampstead, London and Oxford University where he renounced all religious belief, declaring he would no longer adhere to any outward practice of religion.
Before becoming a Member of Parliament in 1902 he was a social worker in the London slums and, as an MP, he effected legislation that established juvenile courts and the borstal system for young offenders. In 1910 he was appointed postmaster general and was responsible for nationalizing the telephone system. As Britain's first high commissioner for Palestine (1920-25) he improved the region's economy and promoted harmony among its religious communities. After this he presided over the royal commission on the coal industry and helped to settle the general strike of May 1926. He led the Liberal Party in the House of Commons from 1931-1935 and, after being made Viscount Samuel in 1937, was leader of the Liberal party in the House of Lords from 1944-55.
As president of the British Institute of Philosophy (later the Royal Institute) for almost thirty years he wrote popular works such as Practical Ethics (1935) and Belief and Action (1937); and in his later years wrote Essays in Phyics (1951), In Search of Reality (1957) and a collaborative work, A Threefold Cord: Philosophy, Science, Religion (1961).
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Credit history, job history, debt load, pride of ownership, and loan to value works very well if we just go back to using it. Political correctness and grey thinking is what got us into this mess. It's just black and white folks.
THE ECONOMIST informs on a wide front and most not be seen as simply all numbers and economic stats with vague pronouncements. Business coverage is pretty solid. Review back issues on ENRON to see that comments were very well balanced. What we forget is that the authorities especially in Britain do not release the key information. The Iraq war is still a mystery to most people. The accumulation of one trillion dollars of American fake assetts is another mystery acquired by British banks. Judging peoples faces is just another distraction because most people in Britain feel very depressed.
We chinese have an old saying : You can't judge a book by it's cover(人不可貌相,海水不可斗量}。
I do think face can somehow reveal some characters of people and so do many other things such as handwritng,the colors of your clothes or the way you walk and so on. I sometimes judge people by the first impression.In China,we got a saying: your face is a reflection of your heart. But surely, to know a person, the first impression is not all.
"Face doesn't lie". Shakira's hips too!
Article made sense. Most of my first time impressions based on physical facial appearance turned out to be true.
Face doesn't lie.
A person "creditworthiness, can also be seen in his face". That's what we had been doing for 7 years. You just had to show your face at a bank to get a mortgage. No questions asked , a free spirited NINJA (No Income, No Job, no Assets).
I admit my first reaction to the article was to check if it was the 1st of April.
I admit I often judge people on their looks. This is something I have tried very hard to AVOID, based on the fact that it's WRONG. The reason is simple: Even though a person can have the potential to be creditworthy it doesn't mean that he will CHOOSE to do so. Only his background can be of use to judge him and it does not provide a full-proof guaranty. What it can provide is one more "layer" of "testing". Not of any use by itself.
I guess Madoff looked very trustworthy
The whole idea of creditworthyness based on outlook should be dismissed even if there is some data to suggest so. It is another bias judgment and distraction for our society that we do not need.
A picture of Hank Paulson would better prove your point.
What a joke? How could you know if your bank is not credit worthy and is going bankrupt? How could you know the trustworthiness of a Mutual Fund? We invest in these as a herd. I do it as Jones next door is doing it. Now you are looking for scapegoats.
It seems a moot point since beauty, race, sex, obesity, etc. were controlled for statistically. In the real world people are not controlling for these factors; therefore a person who may be credit worthy and honest but must deal with a lender who may be racist, or sexist, etc. is at the disadvantage of their bias driving their decision. The borrowers "honest physiognomy" is not even seen through bias tinted glasses.
Acting classes in the future of internet loan applicants ?
Mmm, seems to me that the conclusion should be that you can read people's credit history from their faces, which is not exactly the same as their creditworthiness. A stronger research design would be to follow up who did pay back and who did not. Hopefully the researchers are doing that at the moment, as well.
A static photo is like an old fashioned x-ray.
An MRI is the best way to go, and that would
equivicate to a video with the subject speaking
and answering questions.
Might as well slosh all that and go back
to an old fashioned interview before a
panel, but that's square one isn't it?
Here the original article
Did they put a photo of Bernard Madoff to assess his trustworthiness?
I am sure he would do great.
Why should we not steal? Is it because we can go to jail? If that was true, people wouldn't be stealing. But that's not true! It is not like only poor people steal. Then why not?
Normal people don't steal because of the social stigma associated with it. Jail is a deterrence, but jail itself has a social stigma associated with it.
Societal ideals have a big contribution in deciding "right" and "wrong". Societal ideals have a big contribution in deciding what is a "civilized" outlook and what isn't. It shouldn't be a surprise to find a correlation between these two.
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