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Bladderball Coming Back to Yale?
The legendary, chaotic campus game could make a return despite the school's ban.
It's been 27 years since the legendary game of bladderball was played on Yale University's campus. But rumors around the New Haven, Conn., campus are swirling—bladderball may be back tomorrow, despite a campuswide ban.
The Yale Daily News reports that the chatter around campus has Yale wondering if this is the year the game will be revived. Yale's football team plays Dartmouth this weekend, which traditionally was the weekend that bladderball took place. Fliers appeared around campus on Tuesday night saying that the game would take place at 4 p.m. tomorrow, and viral E-mails have also been sent out.
Still, Yale College Dean Mary Miller tells the Daily News that she's skeptical.
"I think this is all a giant hoax," says Miller. "Bladderball remains banned by the dean of Yale College. It would be shut down."
But what is bladderball? According to the report, bladderball is a game that involves mobs of people and a ball 6 to 7 feet wide. The object of the game is for your team to control the ball and navigate it back to your corner. In older times, each group's designated corner was drawn on the ground, but as the game progressed, Yale's different colleges formed teams and tried to get the bladderball back to their respective courtyards.
Yale banned bladderball from campus in 1982. The school's president at the time, A. Bartlett Giamatti, said there were too many injuries among the participants. The report also mentions the heavy dose of vandalism that comes with bladderball.
"To me, bladderball captured the free spirit anarchy of the late '60s," one alum tells the Daily News. "It was just about wild and crazy and uncontrolled things. It wasn't about winning and losing. It was about going with the chaos, and that seemed very much in the spirit of the times."
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It all began in Helsinki.
Four Grayslake hockey dads went to Helsinki in 2009 to watch the Chicago Blackhawks play, the season they won the Stanley Cup.
Don Chatten, Kurt Engdahl, Bill Hermes and Jeff Shepherd soaked in the culture and sampled the Helsinki beers, even having a drink with Coach Q, Joel Quenneville.
There, an idea was born.
"Why don't we make microbrews with obscure hockey names?" asked Chatten. "That's what we asked ourselves. And here we are."
And so Light the Lamp Brewery, at lightthelampbrewery.com, was born. They incorporated in November 2010 and began experimenting with recipes and bottling processes, designing logos and T-shirts.
Light the Lamp offfically went into production in 2011. Two more men have joined the COB (Colleagues Of Beer) cast - Dave Cavanaugh and Craig Nielsen.
The Light the Lamp microbrews include:
- Red Line Ale
- Sin Bin Stout
- Bench Minor Blonde
- 1980 Miracle American Pale Ale
- Hattrick Hefeweizen
- Light the Lamp Oktoberfest
- Wrap Around Wheat
"We are in the final stages of licensing the product," said Chatten. "We want to find a local space in downtown Grayslake to brew it. Craft beers are coming on strong. We are really just trying to build the buzz."
Light the Lamp Brewery held its first beer tasting May 19 and drew a large crowd of happy samplers. Proceeds from the event went to support breast cancer awareness and the Save-A-Pet Animal Shelter in Grayslake.
"We all have day jobs too," said Hermes. "We are having fun with this. I love meeting and greeting people and talking about hockey and beer. It's all about the beer."
The COB are a laid back band of brothers who have bonded over beer and hockey. Now they are turning that into a business.
"We are trying to create a casual craft brew environment where people just want to hang out with their friends," Hermes said.
"What's not to like about this?" joked Kurt Engdahl, looking around the backyard beer tasting. "It has been fun. The concept is great and we have a good product. We're just hockey guys who are sitting around making beer."
Dave Cavanaugh said that many of the COB coached their kids' hockey teams together. Craig Nielsen said their big goal is to find a space in downtown Grayslake for a small, local brew house where people can just get together with friends.
"That's what we want to do," Nielsen said. "And hopefully, be open by hockey season."
For information, visit www.lightthelampbrewery.com.

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PLAYERS: Andy Reid, Riley Cooper, Michael Vick, Nick Foles, Jason Avant, Dwayne Harris, Brandon Carr, LeSean McCoy, Jeremy Maclin, Orlando Scandrick
TEAMS: Philadelphia Eagles, Dallas Cowboys, Washington Redskins
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Shortly before kickoff of the Philadelphia Eagles' 38-23 loss to the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday, smoke could be seen billowing from a car on fire in Parking Lot E at Lincoln Financial Field. According to some speculative tweeters, the vehicle belonged to a Cowboys fan who had drummed up trouble with the wrong Philadelphians. Others wrote that it was simply sparked by hot charcoal in the wrong spot. However, after watching the Eagles' fifth straight loss unfold inside the stadium, one couldn't help but wonder whether the pre-game flames were a larger metaphor for a team, a season and a head coach in Andy Reid that seem to be going down in a blaze of glory. For exactly 7 minutes and 40 seconds on Sunday, the Eagles (3-6) appeared as though they knew what they were doing, as Philadelphia took the game-opening drive 80 yards down the field and jumped out to a 7-0 lead on an acrobatic touchdown catch by Riley Cooper. But by the end of the first half, quarterback Michael Vick had been knocked out of the game with a concussion and the lug nuts on the Eagles' ride were starting to rattle. Backup Nick Foles failed to even convert a first down in his three first-half possessions, and his most memorable play was his first career pass, which fell incomplete after plunking wide receiver Jason Avant in the head. By the start of the fourth quarter, the wheels had completely fallen off, with the Cowboys turning a 17-17 tie into a 31-17 lead in a matter of 1:15 without ever touching the ball on offense, scoring on a 78-yard punt return by Dwayne Harris and a 47-yard interception return by Brandon Carr. And by the time Dallas had recovered a Foles fumble in the end zone with 53 seconds left to play to take a 38-23 lead, most of the Eagles faithful who gave Foles a standing ovation when he entered the game in the second quarter, had left. The only large pocket of fans remaining stood in the stands behind the Dallas bench holding a large banner that read, "Andy, Quit. Your Team Has!" So this is what it has come to for Philadelphia, a team that seems to already be shifting its focus toward next year. They've got an unpopular, concussed starting quarterback who can't take care of the ball, a green backup who can't move the ball, a running back in LeSean McCoy who isn't getting enough touches -- he only had 16 for 82 yards on Sunday -- and a coach who isn't happy about much of anything, but can't do much to change it and likely won't be back in 2013 to see what happens next. After the game, Reid insisted that his team could and would be better starting next week against the Washington Redskins. But as he grunted one-sentence answers at the assembled media, hiding a furrowed brow under the bill of his black baseball cap and angry scowl behind his overgrown mustache, Reid came off like a coach who didn't even believe the hope he was barely projecting. "Right now we are what we are, so we've got to change that around, and I believe we have the players to do that," he said, unconvincingly. "I take full responsibility for our play. So I'm going to do a better job, they're going to do a better job, and we'll get it right." That's nice and all, but not much about the Eagles' performance on Sunday suggests that they will do what their coach promised, and, while the problems stretch all across the field, and to the defense, which gave up 369 yards, it all starts under center. Philly fans, who have seen a Phillies win more recently than an Eagles win, have been calling for Reid to be replaced for weeks, only pausing to cry that the error-prone Vick be replaced as starting QB. But after seeing what they had in the 23-year-old Foles, they may wish they could take that latter demand back. Foles finished the game 22-of-32 for 220 yards, one touchdown -- a 44-yard strike to Jeremy Maclin, who was so wide open I could have hit him from the press box -- one interception, and the costly fourth-quarter fumble, but it could have, and perhaps should have been much worse. On a second-and-13 play with 2:42 left in the first half, Foles hit Cowboys cornerback Orlando Scandrick right in the chest with a pass that should have been returned for a pick-6 but was, mercifully, dropped. On the Eagles' first offensive play of the fourth quarter, Foles threw an ugly interception that would have given Dallas the ball at the Eagles 17-yard line. Fortunately, a penalty against Cowboys cornerback Mo Claiborne, who seemed to get pelted with yellow flags every time he stepped on the field, negated that near-disaster. "(I was) not good enough to win," Foles said after the game, perhaps understating his debut. "I made some mistakes; I can't turn the ball over, and that's the most important thing to win games. ... But that's a learning experience. I'm going to learn from it and get better." After the game, Reid indicated that Vick would still be his team's starter when he's back at 100 percent, but given the fickle and serious nature of concussions, it's tough to know when that will be. And given the Eagles' steady slide out of the NFC playoff picture, it's plausible that Foles could just ride out the season and gain some valuable experience that will benefit him in years to come. But regardless of how Foles develops, it seems unlikely that anything short of an epic turnaround will save Reid, who is likely living out the final weeks of his tenure with the Eagles, a car fire of a team that's only getting worse. You can follow Sam Gardner on Twitter or e-mail him at firstname.lastname@example.com .
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MANKATO — At Mankato Area Public Schools, the idea of what lunch is remains a concept that is in flux.
Case in point: At the beginning of the year, new guidelines put in place for schools by the Food and Drug Administration prompted the schools to shrink the size of the hamburger patties to 2 ounces, an ounce less than the burgers were the previous spring.
"We got feedback from parents," said Ron Schirmers, food service director at Mankato schools. "You can't take a senior high football player and feed him the same as a seventh-grader who doesn't play sports. We were getting some calls that said, 'My kid's not getting enough to eat.'"
Mid-year, with the blessing of the FDA — which was flexible and willing to listen to parents and school concerns — the size of those burger patties was bumped back up to 21⁄2 ounces.
That change illustrates how the school district's menu is a work in progress but definitely heading down the road to helping students eat more healthful lunches.
Students saw a lot of changes in their menu this year. In addition to the different burger patties, they were greeted last fall with a lot more fruits and vegetable than they've ever seen, and a significant decrease in some things they'd seen on a regular basis.
More carrots have been on the menu. Sweet potatoes have been on the menu. Romaine lettuce has been more frequent in place of iceberg. French fries have become scarce. And Schirmers said that students appear to like it.
"We haven't had any complaints at all," he said.
The FDA put in place calorie limits on lunches. For students K-5, the calorie limit was 350-500. For grades 6-8, 400-550. And in grades 9-12, 450-600. Because of those limits, some of the work-around solutions available to hungry students were gone.


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Sleep? Who needs it?
Certainly not debonair billionaire Bruce Wayne. Because if he took time to catch some Zs, who would keep Gotham City in check? That dude dons cowl and cape every night, busting his ass to keep it clean of jokers.
I speak of Batman, of course. I've been a huge Batman fan since Adam West and Burt Ward camped it up in reruns of their Pop Art-inspired series. The caped crusader was the first Halloween costume I remember having — and homemade by my loving mother, even!
Therefore, more than any other movie this year, I look forward to The Dark Knight Rises, the final chapter in director Christopher Nolan's defining trilogy that began in 2005 with Batman Begins and hit unexpected creative heights three years later with the double Oscar-winning, billion-buck grosser, The Dark Knight, putting the misdeeds of Joel Schumacher and his nipple suits far in the past.
Which goes back to the issue of nocturnal slumber: Beginning at 6 p.m. Thursday, Harkins Bricktown Cinemas, 150 E. Reno, hosts The Ultimate Dark Knight Marathon, screening Nolan's first two Batman films before Rises, well, rises at midnight.
For $20, you can catch all three movies, plus get a commemorative lanyard and some refreshments. Better make the drink something with a serious dose of caffeine. For more information, call 231-4747 or visit harkinstheatres.com. —Rod Lott
One of summer's most-anticipated films yet to be released is screening early for charity, and you're invited! Just don't expect what to know for sure what you're seeing until the lights go down.
At 6 p.m. Aug. 7 at Harkins Bricktown Cinemas, 150 E. Reno, Citizens Caring for Children hosts "A Night at the Movies." For a $50 ticket, not only do you gain admission, but get treated to hors d'oevures (or "snacks," if you don't speak fancy), drinks, popcorn, swag bags and the opportunity to take part in a silent auction featuring movie memorabilia.
It's all for a good cause, as CCC is a nonprofit organization that provides shoes, clothes, books, school supplies and more to Oklahoma foster children. All proceeds from the event directly benefit the organization, so call 753-4099 or visit citizenscaringforchildren.org to secure your ticket.
But to play detective, if the "pre-screening of one of this summer's blockbuster hits" claim is legit, my money's on The Bourne Legacy, for three reasons:
1. The movie opens three days later.
2. There's a press screening of Legacy scheduled at Harkins that night.
3. One of its producers, Frank Marshall, is no stranger to doing good deeds for Oklahoma charities. Remember when he brought Matt Damon to town for the premiere of the last Bourne movie?
Hey, that's just my guess. I possess no insider knowledge. If I'm wrong, then my alternate pick is ParaNorman, because I can't picture a charity going gung-ho for The Expendables 2. As cool as that would be. —Rod Lott
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FOREST PARK — Six people have been arrested following Wednesday's raid of three local businesses on suspicion of illegal commercial gambling.
Police are looking for three others, said Clayton County District Attorney Tracy Graham Lawson.
Investigators with Lawson's office collaborated with the Forest Park Police Department in the raids, the culmination of a months-long undercover operation. Lawson said officers seized nearly $50,000 in cash and confiscated other assets.
Lawson said illegal commercial gambling in Georgia generates more than $1 billion every year in untaxed funds.
"This is uncollected taxes," she said. "People are spending their money illegally rather than help legitimate businesses. Their money is going to fund illegal enterprises. It's also another thing that brings down the image of the community, it has a negative affect on the county and brings down its reputation."
Forest Park City Manager John Parker said it would be nice to collect taxes from gambling proceeds but that's impossible as long as gambling is illegal in Georgia.
"If we could tax gambling, we would," he said. "The amount of money that may be lost to taxes is unknown to us."
Attorney Michael Lambros, who works with Lawson on the civil side of collecting assets from business owners busted for commercial gambling, said each machine takes in an estimated $35,000 each year.
"At 1 percent sales tax, we could collect $350 per machine," said Parker. "It could turn out to be a pretty handsome sum."
Parker said the stores fronting the illegal gambling operations are also violating the business license issued by the city.
"We expect everyone with a license to do business in accordance with the ordinances and laws of the state of Georgia," he said. "We expect all business owners to comply with all the laws."
Law enforcement agencies do their best to keep up with the unlawful industry, said Lawson.
"They are prolific," she said. "We can shoot one down and another pops up in another place. They just keep coming."
However, people arrested during the raids rarely, if ever, are caught up in a subsequent gambling bust.
"We haven't had any repeat offenders," said Lawson. "Except we had one guy who was charged in another county. But not locally."
One of the six arrested is Dawit Tewolde, a clerk at Marathon on Ga. 54. He's charged with felony commercial gambling. Forest Park police detectives stood with Tewolde Wednesday as uniformed officers searched the store and looked for surveillance equipment.
Tewolde denied participating in illegal gambling.
"There is no gambling," he said. "I never gave out cash, only items like grocery items."
Tewolde was booked into the Clayton County Jail and could face a magistrate Thursday afternoon.
But Lawson said Tewolde and clerks at Sun Coin Laundry and Main Street Grocery have been under surveillance for months. Lawson said winners were given cash, tobacco, alcohol and lottery tickets -- all of which are illegal.
The others arrested are Nasir Ahmed, 54, of Doraville; Nassir Uddin Ahmed, 62, of Lilburn; Larry Doan, 52, of Marietta; Mohammed Abdul Latif, 49, of Forest Park and Prova Ahmed, 57, of Lilburn. All are charged with commercial gambling.
Lawson said the owners of all three businesses will be charged and arrested. The stores will be placed in receivership, she said.
"After they are placed in receivership, the stores will be turned back over to the owners so food doesn't spoil but they can't run an illegal gambling place anymore," said Lawson.
Civil racketeering complaints, known as RICO, will also be sought against the owners.
"We can take the entire store and seize bank accounts," she said.
Since taking office in 2009, Lawson's staff has raided more than 20 businesses suspected of illegal gambling. The money and other assets seized are put to good use, said Lawson.
"We get the money to do what needs to be done," she said. "I've bought cars, computers, paid for training, bought equipment and paid for the civil lawyers to handle the RICO cases."
Wednesday's raid won't be the last, said Lawson.
"We're putting them on notice," she said. "We're going to keep coming so get out of Clayton County."
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- Displaying data using the DataList control
- Selecting, editing and deleting data using this control
- Handling the DataList control events
Working with Apps in Splunk
In this article by Vincent Bumgarner, author of Implementing Splunk: Big Data Reporting and Development for Operational Intelligence , we will explore what makes up a Splunk app. We will:
Inspect included apps
Install apps from Splunkbase
Build our own app
Customize app navigation
Customize app look and feel
Working with AMQP
The article by Sigismondo Boschi and Gabriele Santomaggio, the authors of RabbitMQ Cookbook, introduces the basic concepts of AMQP, the Advanced Message Queuing Protocol, on which RabbitMQ is based. It shows how the fire-and-forget messaging model works and how to use it from clients.Read Working with AMQP in full
Working with Aggregators in Oracle Coherence 3.5
Coherence filters are great when you need to retrieve a subset of objects from the cache based on a certain criteria, but there are cases when you want to process these objects as well in order to return a single result. Coherence aggregators help to achieve exactly that.
In this article by Aleksandar Seovic, Mark Falco and Patrick Peralta, authors of Oracle Coherence 3.5, we will cover:
- Built-in aggregators
- Using aggregators
- Implementing LookupValuesAggregator
Working with a Neo4j Embedded Database
In this article, we'll see how to create a Neo4j database. Onofrio Panzarino, the author of this book, Learning Cypher, is a programmer with 15 years experience with various languages (mostly with Java), platforms, and technologies. He has gained a lot of experience with graph databases, particularly with Neo4j. This article throws light on setting up a new Neo4j database.Read Working with a Neo4j Embedded Database in full
Working with a Microsoft Windows Workflow Foundation 4.0 (WF) Program
WF4 is a process engine, as well as a visual program language, shipped along with Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0. Traditionally, when we design a long-running application, we break a large application into lots of small code blocks to address the business logic and use a database to store the intermediate data. With the growing complexity of logic, managing code blocks and authoring logic workflows becomes difficult. Now, with WF4, we can design and create distributed, long-running programs easily.
This article by Andrew Zhu, author of Microsoft Windows Workflow Foundation 4 cookbook, provides recipes that will help us understand basic information about WF4 programming like:
- Creating the first WF program: HelloWorkflow
- Creating a WF program with C# code
- Initializing a WF program with InArguments
- Creating a WF program with OutArgument
- Creating a WF Program with InOutArgument
- Using variable in WF program
- Running a WF program asynchronously
- Customizing a MyReadLine activity with bookmark
- Converting WF program instance to XAML
- Loading up a WF program from a XAML file
Working sample for controlling the mouse by hand
This article by Soroush Falahati, the author of OpenNI Cookbook explains a working sample for controlling the mouse by hand. Here, we will write a working example for using nite::HandTracker.
This article will show you how to control the position of the mouse cursor using the NiTE hand tracker feature and how to simulate a click event.
We are going to use the Hand Raise gesture for the tracking of hands and the Click (push) gesture for the mouse click. Also, because of the low resolution of the depth output compared to the resolution of the monitor, which results in low accuracy of the hand tracker, we decided to move the mouse depending on its distance with the starting point. This is similar to how you control your mouse with a joystick.
This sample is Windows only because it uses the Microsoft Windows API.Read Working sample for controlling the mouse by hand in full
Workflow and Automation for Records in Alfresco 3
An important part of Records Management is the concept of the record lifecycle. The lifecycle of a record is, in effect, a mini-workflow for managing the record. In addition to handling the workflow of the records lifecycle, standard Alfresco software also includes content management features like rules and workflow. In this article, we will look and see how some of these Alfresco features can be utilized alongside Records Management.
In this article, by Dick Weisinger, author of Alfresco 3 Records Management, specifically we will describe:
- Availability of Alfresco rules and workflow in Records Management
- How to specify events, actions, and filter criteria for Alfresco rules
- How to access and assign standard workflow templates within Alfresco
- How to use a graphical process designer to lay out workflow templates
- Detailed examples that demonstrate both Alfresco rules and workflow capabilities
WordPress: Customizing Content Display
What is the WordPress loop? The loop is a group of PHP instructions that retrieve posts from the database of your WordPress site and then displays them on the page. You can find the WordPress loop inside your themes, for example, inside index.php, single.php, or page. php. Any HTML or PHP code placed between the beginning of the loop and the end will be used for each post.
In this article by Ric Shreves, author of WordPress 3 Cookbook, we will cover:
- How to work with the WordPress loop
- How you can retrieve posts from a specific category
- How to control how many posts you display
- Retrieving posts by date
- Showing only those posts published today
- How to show posts published exactly one year ago
- How to set up and use multiple loops
Wordpress: Buddypress Courseware
The BuddyPress (BP) Courseware plugin by ScholarPress transforms our WordPres site into a learning management system. This plugin provides educators with the ability to post and organize course content, assignments, bibliographies, and schedules. BP Courseware works by extending the BuddyPress group functionality. Each courseware-enabled group receives a courseware dashboard where teachers and students can quickly access and post course content. The BP Courseware plugin is ideal for managing multiple courses by the same instructor or for an entire academic department.
In this article by Adam D. Scott, author of the book WordPress for Education, we'll cover techniques to install and configure the BP Courseware plugin. Once the plugin is installed, we'll develop content for a sample courseware course by adding course information, posting assignments, grading student assignments, creating a bibliography, and managing the course calendar.Read Wordpress: Buddypress Courseware in full
WordPress: Avoiding the Black Hat Techniques
WordPress is a powerful and effective open source web publishing platform that enables anyone, regardless of computer skills, to create and maintain a world-class website. Millions of people worldwide have adopted WordPress, and its popularity continues to increase.
The term black hat SEO generally refers to any manner by which visibility, rankings, or traffic is improved through illicit or forbidden techniques, tools, or methods.
In this article by Michael David, author of WordPress 3 Search Engine Optimization, we'll take a tour through the seedy side of SEO. We'll examine a wide range of black and gray hat techniques—and why it is imperative that you avoid them.Read WordPress: Avoiding the Black Hat Techniques in full
WordPress Month
WordPress is a flexible and powerful tool that's ideal for creating both blog and non-blog websites. You can customize the features, incorporate your own design, and even write your own plug-ins with ease.
To celebrate the publication of the WordPress 3 Ultimate Security, Packt is offering a series of attractive discounts on all WordPress books.
* Buy any WordPress print book and get 20% off
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This offer will last for a limited period only. Grab your copy now !
WordPress Books from Packt
This holiday season, Packt is pleased to announce that it is offering any 5 Open Source eBooks of your choice for only $40 / £25 / €30.Read WordPress Books from Packt in full
WordPress 3: Designing your Blog
In this article by Paul Thewlis, author of WordPress 3 For Business Bloggers, we'll look at one of the most important aspects of your blog—design. We'll begin by considering some of the principles of good blog design. Even if your blog is already up and running, this article will allow you to critically evaluate its design and replace your current theme with a custom-designed one. This article includes:
- The principles of blog design
- How to implement your blog design using CSS and HTML
WordPress 3: Building a Widget
WordPress is a popular content management system (CMS), most renowned for its use as a blogging / publishing application. According to usage statistics tracker, BuiltWith (http://builtWith.com), WordPress is considered to be the most popular blogging software on the planet—not bad for something that has only been around officially since 2003.
In this article by Brian Bondari and Everett Griffiths, authors of WordPress 3 Plugin Development Essentials, we will learn about a special type of WordPress plugin: the widget. The architecture of widgets has undergone a radical change starting with the release of WordPress 2.8, so now we must talk about Object Oriented programming. We will learn a bit about its power as we extend the WP_Widget class to create our widget. We will also learn how to create a preference page in the manager so we can store our plugin's configuration details.Read WordPress 3: Building a Widget in full


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Teaching Assistants provide support to students with special needs who are either physically/ developmentally challenged or who have identified behavioural difficulties. They work with these children with special needs in a classroom setting, either in a regular classroom or in a "contained" classroom.
Designated Early Childhood Educators work collaboratively with the classroom teacher to plan and implement a full day early learning program within a classroom setting.
Casual Teaching Assistants and Designated Early Childhood Educators work on an "as needed" basis, filling in for staff who are away or on leave. Assignments vary from one or two days up to one year. Permanent positions, when available, are posted internally to the attention of all casual Teaching Assistants and Designated Early Childhood Educators.
Teaching Assistants and Designated Early Childhood Educators work during the school year only. There will be school shut down periods at Christmas, March Break, and during the summer months when Teaching Assistants and Designated Early Childhood Educators do not work and are not paid.
We appreciate the interest of all applicants, but will only be interviewing candidates, whose skills, experience and qualifications best meet the requirements of the position.
Teaching Assistant Qualifications:
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• 2 Year community college Early Childhood Education Diploma
• Proof of registration with the Ontario College of Early Childhood Educators
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• Ability, experience and skill in working as a member of a team
• Ability to communicate in a sensitive, courteous manner with children, parents/caregivers, staff and the general public
• Understanding and commitment to confidentiality
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When contacted, candidates will be provided with an overview of the various elements of the selection process, such as tests and skill demonstrations. We will provide employment accommodation (i.e. an accessible location, rescheduling of interviews that fall on holy days) if we are advised of an applicant's needs in advance of any part of the selection process.
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Belleville East High School captured second place Saturday in the largest class of competition at the 43rd annual Illini Marching Bands Championship in Champaign.
Belleville East also won for outstanding percussion against six other high schools competing in Class 6A, comprised of the largest schools in the competition. More than 50 high school marching bands competed throughout the day at Memorial Stadium in the University of Illinois.
The Marching Lancers' performance "Transformations" was under the direction of Belleville East Director Mark Tessereau and Assistant Director Timothy Hassall. Belleville East was the smallest school to compete in Class 6A yet had the largest band with more than 200 performers.
First place in Class 6A went to Waubonsie Valley in Aurora. Collinsville High School competed against seven other high schools in the Class 5A competition. Collinsville did not place in the top three on Saturday.


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From Jatland Wiki
Lohach (लोहच) Loch (लोच) Loohach (लुहाच) is gotra of Jats found in Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. It is also pronounced as Loohach. It is a branch of Chauhans.
Sub divisions of Chauhan
Bhim Singh Dahiya[1] provides us list of Jat clans who were supporters of the Chauhan when they gained political ascendancy. The Lohach clan supported the ascendant clan Chauhan and become part of a political confederacy.[2]
Distribution in Haryana
They are found in Distt Jind, Bhiwani in Haryana.
Distribution in Uttar Pradesh
They and in around 12 villages near Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh.
Notable persons
See also
- ↑ Jats the Ancient Rulers (A clan study)/Appendices/Appendix I,p.316-17
- ↑ A glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North-West Frontier Province By H.A. Rose Vol II/J,p.375-76
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They make such a cute couple!
We spotted Meg Ryan and John Mellencamp looking so in love as they popped into the Ralph Lauren store, and cruised down Melrose Ave. in West Hollywood.
Meg and John have been quietly dating since the end of last year, after Mellencamp announced his separation from his wife of 18 years, model Elaine Irwin. Ryan was married to Dennis Quaid for ten years before divorcing in 2001. The actress dated Russell Crowe once she and Quaid separated.
Maybe this is finally the real deal!
Find out what new role Meg is taking on next, after the jump ...
United Talent Agency has just signed Meg Ryan, to rep her as an actress and filmmaker in TV and movies. She'll will soon make her directorial debut with the ensemble film Little Black Train, according to Deadline.
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NEW YORK (AP) — A rare Chinese bowl bought at a tag sale for $3 has sold at a New York auction for more than $2.22 million.
The 1,000-year-old bowl was part of the opening session of Sotheby's fine Chinese ceramics and works of art auction Tuesday.
Sotheby's says it was sold to a London dealer for $2.225 million, far above the presale estimate of $200,000 to $300,000.
The person who put the bowl up for auction bought it at a tag sale in 2007 and had it displayed in the living room for several years before becoming curious about its origins and having it examined.
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The Nov. 8 election is drawing closer every day, but as voters, what do we know about what is really being asked of us?
Patch will interview police and fire chiefs, township officials and tax-paying citizens during the ramp-up to the vote on proposals for a public safety millage renewal — and an increase — to help explain where your money goes and why.
In West Bloomfield, we'll vote on a 10-year renewal of the township's existing public safety millage at its current rate of 3.1378 mills, and on an 11-year increase of 2.85 mills, in two separate ballot questions.
A mill is equal to $1 for every $1,000 of a property's taxable value. The owner of property with a taxable value of $100,000 (about $200,000 market value) currently pays $313.78 annually in property taxes for public safety services and would continue to pay that amount for 10 years if the existing millage is renewed.
If the increase is also approved, the same owner would pay an additional $285 annually for 11 years.
Patch welcomes letters to the editor regarding the public safety millage. Please include your first and last name as well as the city or township in which you reside and write to: email@example.com.
Sprawl and aging population mean more stations, activity
Fire Chief Jay Wiseman said that in order to understand the township's future dependence upon the Fire Department, it's important to understand where the township has been. Sprawl, as well as geography, necessitate keeping six stations operating under the township's budget, as they have since 2003.
"About two years ago, there was a large fire at the apartments on Woodrow Wilson Boulevard," Wiseman said. "The crews from reported there within about four to five minutes, and the crews from weren't on the scene for another six minutes.
"We would've lost the entire building without that three- to six-minute response time," he said. "... We'd have displaced probably 20 apartments."
The stations in which the township operates are part of the township's master plan, designed to allow for a three- to six-minute response time for fire and emergency medical services, as recommended by the Insurance Services Office (ISO) and the National Fire Protection Association.
These response times are not helped by the fact that West Bloomfield encompasses 36 square miles and is home to many lakes, which roads must snake around.
"It's not like we're a tiny community," Wiseman said.
Census data collected by the The New York Times indicates that locations where fire stations are placed are largely areas of growing population.
For example, West Bloomfield Township's is located near the intersection of Maple and Halsted roads, an area where census figures show that population has grown by 39.9 percent from 2000 to 2010. According to the Fire Department's second-quarter report, Station No. 2 was the township's busiest station from April-June.
The Fire Department's last annual review indicates that incidents have gone up to 6,593 in 2010 from 4,214 in 2000. Wiseman added that incidents generally have increased by 4 percent to 7 percent annually during the course of that period and continue to grow this year.
He attributes that in part to the growing age of the population. indicate that West Bloomfield's 65-and-older population increased to 11,275 in 2010 from 8,674 in 2000. Wiseman said the department has increased its involvement in the senior community by hosting summits regarding fire prevention, but he said that responding to concerns coming from senior living centers continues to prove vital.
"We have, every single day, an automatic fire alarm tripped in one of our senior complexes, and people will say those are false alarms — but they're not. They're usually a small incident which could've turned into a fire, but the staff are quick to respond," he said.
Wiseman added that in times of economic crisis, communities are more suspectible to arson and that West Bloomfield has proven to be no exception. WBFD reported to eight cases of arson in 2010.
Reduced staffing has helped, but at what cost?
It's estimated that the renewed millage would collect as much as $9.94 million in its first year to help fund the West Bloomfield and Fire departments, while the proposed increase would net $9.01 million.
Early estimates from the proposed 2012 budget indicate that the Fire Department requested about $14.86 million in appropriations for the upcoming year.
Wiseman said that given the placement of the stations, 24 daily staffers are needed in order to adequately deal with one building fire and two medical emergencies happening at the same time.
He pointed out that although those events happening simultaneously occurs with regularity, the Fire Department has worked with 22 staffers regularly since this past summer.
"We're ending up with multiple occurrences where you have to dispatch multiple stations (to a single incident)," he said. "Now, on a medical emergency, I have to send two stations instead of one."
Wiseman said the Fire Department already seeks the most cost-efficient way to operate; if the millages don't pass, it will continue to seek cost-cutting measures.
"That funding amounts to about 20 percent of our (public safety fund) budget," Wiseman said. "If we don't get that, 20 percent of our services wouldn't be funded.
"Stations, equipment, personnel — which would (be cut), when would it happen?" he said. "Those are the unknowns. Could we seek early retirements? ... What's the most efficient way of doing that?
"We know that the situation that we're in is unprecedented," Wiseman said. "This township has passed two other public safety millage increases in order to grow the Fire Department, and now we need an increase to maintain service."
Fire Department improvements cut costs
Wiseman said the department acted as soon as it could when taxable values on property began to fall earlier this decade in order to efficiently cut costs from operations, while simultaneously improving service.
"We've reduced our staffing by 12 positions over the past five years," he said. "We've eliminated and consolidated positions within the department. We redistributed and restructured our entire workload through the department. We've privatized our mechanics and cut down on overtime by about 61 percent in the process."
Despite these and other initiatives taken — including laying the foundation for a national supply consortium, refurbishing vehicles and apparatuses and — the Fire Department improved its ISO rating from 5 to 4 in 2007. Wiseman said the difference between an original ISO rating of 9 (10 being the lowest) and 4 equates to property tax savings for homeowners of $1.2 million annually.
Wiseman added that the improvements will continue — he hopes that the township will reach a 3 ISO rating next year.
What else will happen in the future? Wiseman expects a greater dependency upon shared service agreements, including its current operations in Keego Harbor, Sylvan Lake and Orchard Lake at Station No. 9, and the OAKWAY shared services agreement between fire governments in nine communities including West Bloomfield to share resources and training reservations.
"Over time, does it make sense that you start looking at combining, say, for example, dispatch centers?" Wiseman said. "The answers are yes. I support sharing services whenever possible, but that's a transition that's going to take some time to put together."


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My husband is not a frequent shopper. He avoids the hobby. Abhor is a strong word, but I think it's pretty close to how my husband regards the in-store experience.
You can imagine my surprise when he initiated the task last Saturday. We were out of town, at a weekend sports tournament with one of our kids, hanging out in the hotel between games, when he stood up from his chair and uttered the five words I've never heard him say: "I'm going to the mall."
I would have accompanied him, but someone had to supervise our kid. So I sent him – alone. Innocent and inexperienced. To the mall. Like a lamb to the slaughter.
I knew there was a reason for his trip. He needed leather gloves and we hadn't been able to find a suitable pair thus far this year. I also knew when he returned there'd be a story. He didn't disappoint.
School Lunch in Minnesota Schools
A recent report released by Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid revealed that 46 Minnesota school districts have policies that deny students access to a nutritious lunch, if those students do not have sufficient funds to pay for their meal. Another 166 Minnesota school districts provide low-income students alternative meals, such as a cold cheese sandwich, when they are unable to pay the 40-cent copay required for a reduced-price hot lunch. According to the survey, Eden Valley-Watkins and another 96 Minnesota school districts (approximately 31 percent) will always provide a full menu-of-the-day hot lunch to a low-income child even if the child cannot afford the fee.
We've sunk to a new low. It's a fashion faux pas of the dire, denim variety. I'm referring to jeans – waistbands in particular.
Remember when pants used to sit at your waist, not three inches below? Now, we wear low-rise, which is designer secret code for ugly-butt, muffin-top. Low rise is nothing new. They've been around for years, and quite frankly the trend is making me cranky. Let the low-rise fad fade, please.
Arvig customers
For those that subscribe to Arvig for your personal internet and phone services, please consider naming the Eden
Valley-Watkins School District as the future recipient of financial grants and donations that become available. Arvig customers can connect to the following address to complete the process: http://arvig.com/residential/internet/school-partnership/
Thanks to Arvig, our communities, and families for the ongoing educational support!
Kindergarten Roundup
Eden Valley-Watkins Elementary Schools will be holding
Kindergarten Roundup Monday, March 3, at the following times;
• 10-11 a.m. - Watkins Elementary
• 7-8 p.m. – Eden Valley Elementary
The roundup will include an informational session with the parents and a get-acquainted session for the children. If you are on our census list, you should receive a letter from the elementary office explaining kindergarten roundup in greater detail. If you have not received a letter or have any questions regarding kindergarten roundup, please call the elementary office at 453-6455 ext. 2134.
Tips for Tots and TV
According to research by the Journal of Pediatrics, DVDs do not actually help babies learn.
In similar studies conducted by the American Academy of
Pediatrics and the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine on DVDs and language, research suggests that babies learn language better by interacting with live speakers than by passively listening to language coming from a TV or DVD. In summary, time spent watching TV and DVDs could be better spent learning and first-hand engagement with other people.
Senior of the Week
The EV-W School District would like to recognize Cody Asfeld, son of Tom and LaRae. Cody is actively involved in the German Club, Knowledge Bowl, and the National Honor Society. Cody continues to set high standards for himself and is enrolled in numerous college level courses. The EV-W administration, faculty and staff are extremely proud of your accomplishments. Congratulations!
I wanted a kayak. It was a simple request I repeated repeatedly. I talked about how we would go kayaking this summer on the lake. We'd have a blast making family memories while building our triceps and getting a tan. I communicated as clearly as I could, in English, which is the language they speak. I wanted a kayak.
They got me a blender.
There was a reason for their actions. They like smoothies. And, despite the allure of a sleek kayak cutting through the cool, clear water, it was a distant vision. In my climate zone, you can't kayak in the winter. You have to wait until summer. Smoothies are available all times of the year – for those with the machinery to make them. Months of waiting for warm weather or immediate gratification: the choice was obvious.