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Real talk from real computer science teachers
In 2010, the National Science Foundation (NSF) launched an effort to place 10,000 qualified computer science teachers in 10,000 high schools — and eventually to bring computer science to every student in the nation.
But this ambitious goal has some obstacles that are not widely recognized. For instance, how can computer science education scale from a few thousand to tens of thousands of schools? And where will all the trained computer science teachers come from?
Though some educators have been teaching computer science for decades, many are new to the field — either new teachers entirely, or new to the discipline, having transitioned from math, science or some other area of expertise.
Furthermore, experienced teachers are teaching newly developed courses — like Exploring Computer Science and a new advanced placement (AP) class called Computer Science Principles (CSP) — for the first time, learning new concepts and ways of instructing students.
In many cases, these teachers are the only ones in their school (or even their districts) teaching computer science at all.
Teaching computer science can be challenging — and can also lead to unexpected joy as teachers experience just how transformative computer science can be.
NSF's effort has focused on enabling the research and professional development necessary to make nationwide computer science education a reality. This includes supporting studies on what works pedagogically, funding the creation of a framework for the new AP CSP test, backing the creation of professional development materials, and supporting the organizations that are preparing computer science teachers across the nation.
Last year, during Computer Science Education Week, NSF and the National Center for Women in Information Technology (NCWIT) organized a meeting in Washington, D.C. for 100 computer science teachers. There, the teachers learned from their peers and from top education scholars around the country and were even celebrated at a special ceremony at the White House.
As part of the meeting, NSF invited teachers to interview each other one-on-one and discuss what excited them, what scared them, and what they'd learned about the impact of computer science education on students?
What follows are snippets from their conversations about the highs, lows and continuing efforts to bring computer science education to every student in the country.
A conversation between Gina McCarley, Lawrence County High School, Moulton, Alabama and Carol Yarbrough, Alabama School of Fine Art, Birmingham, Alabama
Carol Yarbrough: Gina, I'm in awe of your ability to win contests. Even before I met you, I had heard about the Samsung contest where you won $100,000 worth of equipment for your school. Why do you do it and how do you do it?
GM: I teach as a rural Title 1 school. We just don't have a lot of funding for equipment and I want my students to have exposure to the best technology available. We have lots of students that don't have access to technology outside of school. It's hard to think of a day that you can't have access to email or the Internet, but we have some students that come to school to eat, so technology is low on the list. So I like to have those tools in class so they can have exposure.
"I love teaching Computer Science. I don't expect all my students to be programmers, but it is exciting to see how students with different career interests discover how Computer Science has a role in their career choices. Can you imagine what innovations are to come when you have future health care workers, agriculture professionals, construction workers, engineers and students with other career interests learning Computer Science Principles?" — Gina McCarley
CY: Can you talk about some of the contests you've entered and won with your students.
GM: We've won several things. The Samsung Solve for Tomorrow competition was the biggest. We won 1st prize in that contest. We had to take a local environmental problem and propose a solution using STEM. It was really a great project-based learning activity. We had students working on all aspects of STEM on that project. We also made a video for a classroom makeover contests and won $42,000 in technology prizes.
CY: That's amazing. What is your view on competition as learning? Do you think the students are getting valuable learning from this?
GM: It seems to be really successful… The students step up and we treat it as a true project when it begins. I don't have all the answers and we work as a team. Students seem to work in their own groups where they have their talents and they get to see all aspects of the project, so it's really been good for the kids. Carol, I know you've been teaching for a few years. How have you seen computer science change over the past few years?
CY: In the state of Alabama, when I started teaching CS eight years ago, I was shocked that there were only two other schools in the whole state that taught computer science. Having come out of industry, where everyone I knew was in the computer science field, I was just shocked. Over the last few years, Dr. Grey at the University of Alabama in particular has been instrumental in getting more schools teaching computer science and more teachers trained to teach it. The numbers are amazing. We have so many more students in the state taking CS than we did just 5 years ago.
GM: I wanted to ask you a question about the Computer Science Principles class. I know you teach at a school of fine arts. Could you talk to us about how your students have reacted to that class and how the success of that class has been at your school?
"The 100 Teacher's Workshop in 2014 was a fantastic professional development experience for me. I had an opportunity to meet other Computer Science teachers and learn about some of the exciting things they are doing in their classrooms." — Carol Yarbrough
CY: Until CS Principles, 95% of my students were math and science majors. But now that the state has offered math credit for it, I have a waiting list of arts kids that want to take Computer Science Principles and it's been just amazing. The arts students look at things in a very different way than the math and science students do. It's fun! They really have a keen sense of design and aesthetics and they look at things so differently than my traditional math and science kids do. It's just a lot of fun and I expect to have big demand next year as well.
GM: I know we teach in totally different school environments, but I've had the same success in my school. In our county, our largest employer shut down last year, so CS Principles, it's something fun that's actually giving my students hope for a job, a career, something new that they might discover their talents in… The great thing about CS Principles is it's not just coding. I love to see that someone who wants to major in agronomy can see how computer science plays a role; and our students who are interested in the medical fields can see the role that computer science plays. It's really been good for opening their eyes to see that CS is not just coding. There's a whole spectrum of things involved.
A conversation between Jeff Baker, Huntsville High School in Huntsville, AL and Neil Plotnick, Everett High School, Everett, MA
Neil Plotnick: What has been the most exciting thing that a student has done [in your classes]?
Jeff Baker: When we get to the point where they collaboratively work on a computer program of their own design and later expand on that and do an individual design, just watching the excitement and enthusiasm of the students is always fun because they always want to immediately bring their program up to me and say, 'Mr. Baker, let me show you what I've done so far.'
NP: It's a great thing when they see that accomplishment. It doesn't matter what the project is. We were doing something with cascading style sheets and a student said: 'How come my background is black and my text is black? What do I have to do there?' I said, 'I'm not going to give you the answer, you have to figure it out because part of learning computer science is getting really frustrated sometimes.' But that's healthy. It's healthy to be frustrated because once you've made this mistake, you know to look for it the next time and you won't make it and you'll be able to help somebody else. Do you have any messages for teachers who are thinking about teaching computer science?
JB: That's funny. I'm a math teacher by background. I don't have a computer science major. Somebody in my school district came to me and said, 'We're trying to get more AP courses in our school. Do you want to teach the AP Java class?' I'm like, 'Um, I really don't know if I'm qualified to do that. The only programming background I have is Fortran and very limited at that.' And they were like, 'Oh, it will be okay. You'll be fine.' So I went to some summer training and really was way behind the curve my first year and it was very intimidating because it was a completely new field. But my advice to other teachers is: Go for it anyway. Push yourself and get into this field of educating people in computer science, because, a) I think computer science is very important and b) I think it's attainable. It's something that most people can do…
NP: When I took the Exploring Computer Science professional development course, I remember as a cohort we went through eight lessons over the course of the week, teaching each other different things, as teachers. Only three of those eight lessons had us using a computer. And I was somewhat taken aback because that's not the way I was taught computer science… The process of thinking, looking at a problem and working with others — it's very much that 21st century teaching that we keep hearing about, whether its math, science, social studies, it doesn't matter. These kinds of critical skills of collaboration, communication and working together through a problem is the way to go, and it makes the class a lot more enjoyable, the kids aren't sitting there silently. There's a lot of conversation between the students, and as they're teaching each other, they're learning from each other.
JB: One of the biggest takeaways we get from teaching computer science to our students is, it increases their level of tenacity. As you write a program, there is an evolution that takes place. You don't necessarily expect it to work correctly the first time. But then you get to go through the debugging and the testing process and you get to find and correct your own mistakes, and then you get to visually see those corrections happening and you get immediate feedback, which is not something that you can get in some of the other courses that I've taught. Just watching the students develop a level of 'stick-with-it-ness', has been really exciting for me.
A conversation between Jessica Parsons, Milton High School, Milton, Massachusetts and David Petty, Winchester High School in Winchester, Massachusetts
David Petty: Jessica, I had a question for you. We both have been teaching CS for quite a while. Where do you think CS education is going? Are you optimistic?
Jessica Parsons: I'm optimistic. I know we've both been working closely on the Massachusetts standards for CS and technology. I think Massachusetts values it, and I see that our work hopefully will increase participation for all students in the state. I hope it's something that all students in Massachusetts will take, and hopefully, throughout the country, it's something that will be a requirement for students or just something that most students are taking very soon… How has your experience this year been teaching Exploring Computer Science?
"Through this event, some female students in the school's Young Women's group have expressed interest in Computer Science, and I have arranged for a female minority Software Engineer come and speak with the group." — Jessica Parsons
DP: This is my first time. You've done it more than once, right?
JP: Twice.
DP: I think that one of the things that's most enthralled me is the fact that I had a bunch of people who never would've thought of [taking] computer science and are completely engaged with what's going on... How about you?
JP: I really enjoy teaching ECS. I often I check in with students and ask: 'How are you enjoying this class?' And they say, 'Interesting, fun, cool, I wish I'd taken this class earlier so I could take more computer science classes.' It's been a great experience. And the professional development has been effective in all my classes, not just ECS.
DP: You taught AP CS for a while, as have I. Did anything surprise you teaching AP CS as opposed to Exploring Computer Science?
JP: No. But it's changed my AP CS A class. It can be taught in some of these ways that I do in Exploring Computer Science. And the kids that have taken Exploring Computer Science and are transitioning to CS A — the transition is much easier for them. It allows opportunities for students who may not have had success in AP CS A.
DP: I agree with that. I feel like there's a population of students that take AP CS A, that really have no background. Those students who don't have any prior knowledge feel left out. By perhaps taking ECS, they will have done iteration, and done some Scratch and done problem-solving and breaking down the problem — all those ECS things will give them that leg up. That's what I'm hoping for.
JP: Also, because students in ECS work on pair programming and collaborative work, when they come to AP CS A, they automatically default to, 'Let me work with someone else and see if they can help me out because they have different strategies that I may not have thought of before.' They rely on each other a lot more.
DP: I agree with that. I feel like there's a population of students that take AP CS A, that really have no background. Those students who don't have any prior knowledge feel left out. By perhaps taking ECS, they will have done iteration, and done some Scratch and done problem-solving and breaking down the problem — all those ECS things will give them that leg up. That's what I'm hoping for.
JP: Also, because students in ECS work on pair programming and collaborative work, when they come to AP CS A, they automatically default to, 'Let me work with someone else and see if they can help me out because they have different strategies that I may not have thought of before.' They rely on each other a lot more.
DP: I'm glad you mentioned that, because the mechanics of the class are just a surprising thing for me… Every single person in the class is used to working with every single other person in the class. And that is such a huge benefit to all of my classes.
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Taking care of your skin is a very important aspect of living a healthy life. Maybe you don't believe me, but after seeing the results I have from 100+ people walking through our doors every month, its seems there really is a way to change the outlook of your life and one way is by taking care your skin.
Maybe you are one of the people who wakes up in the morning and the acne scars you had as a teenager are still haunting you reflecting back in the mirror the feelings you had when they first arrived. Or maybe the brown spots from the sun kissing your cheeks when you were 22-years-old are now showing up and making you feel as if the only way you'll ever get carded again is if the person serving you drinks are following the policy of ABC regulations on carding anyone over the age of 35.
Some women feel like it's okay to put themselves second to the hundreds of daily tasks that go along with living a successful life, but what if there was one thing you could do for yourself that made you feel 100% better when facing the world. Would it stop you from doing something for yourself if I said maybe it took you 20 more minutes to spend on yourself when you wake up or go to bed at night? Maybe so, but listen, there is a way to feel better even during the days you might feel on top of the world.
We are women, and if I know anything about us, there might always be that one imperfection you get drawn to, but let's try to eliminate the chances of that. I know, sometimes it feels impossible to think that your skin could look flawless, but I know and have seen, lives changing right in front of me, and they all started changing with a different mindset, and patience.
I am promising if you follow this blog and listen to what we have to say, there is a way to ridding the feelings of insecurity from the consistent facial imperfections reoccurring every week.

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Since I've been sick the last few days I've looked a little bit like death walking around Glendon. I usually only get sick once or twice a year, so considering I've been sick twice already this year I'm not exactly off to a good start. It seems that most people can sleep more when they're sick, but I'm sitting here staying up until 5 and it's hit me that sleep is a huge problem for me at university.
I used to go to bed at a pretty set time back home, but living on res makes the idea of a bedtime completely irrelevant. There's always someone partying somewhere in the building, or people having a kiki in their rooms. Add to that all the assignments you have (or blog posts to write, distractions like TV shows or new music, or late gym workouts) and the time when you're even considering going to bed is pushed further and further back. If you're like me, you'll then take forever to actually fall asleep, as you'll sit there and re-analyze the entire day. And that's how you end up sitting up at five in the morning hating that you'll be up in three hours.
How can you go about trying to keep this from happening? Well, I can't offer the perfect answers, seeing as I'm unable to get it right myself. I think I can offer a few suggestions to avoid losing too much sleep and lacking any energy during the next day. Keep reading for my Top Five Sleeping Tips.
1) Get Active. When I get at least half an hour of exercise throughout the day I don't feel as antsy or energetic at night, meaning that it's easier for me to fall asleep. I've been told that calming breathing exercises, stretches or yoga before bed are also helpful to calm and soothe your body, so I'm gonna look at trying some. By putting more rigorous physical exercise before supper you get an energy boost for the earlier parts of your day (generally the more lethargic parts) and burn off more of the food at dinner as well.
2) Control Your Sleeping Space. This one is really hard in residence because you don't really have control over the temperature of your room. Its easier to fall asleep in a cooler room (and I also prefer colder rooms) so if you're applying for residence and don't like heat, try for a room away from C/D House in Wood and head for the higher floors in Hilliard. Keep your window open if need be. Get pillows that are comfortable (it's always worth spending extra money on throw pillows, I have four) and make sure you bring a comforter to put over the mattresses! Blocking out noise isn't easy in res, so bring a fan or other quieter noise that will mask any parties in the halls.
3) Don't Eat (Or Drink) Late. I am a passionate lover of coffee, and there have been many a night where I've been out at Starbucks until past 10 and come home to try to sleep. While I think I've personally become immune to the effects of late night caffeine, it is a smart thing to watch before bed. Food is also hard – if you have a slice of pizza before you go to bed, your body will be active trying to digest it. This is why it's helpful to eat carbs at the start of the day: they're the hardest to digest, and will keep you up later than greens or lean protein will if eaten before bed.
4) Keep A Schedule. If you impose a time that you are turning off all your electronics and heading to bed, you'll be more successful in actually sticking to a sleep time. It takes up to three months to impose a habit, but you'll start finding it easier to follow in the first few weeks. The last hour or so before bed should be spent with a book or writing – electronics and music stress your eyes and your brain (multitasking on music lyrics and whatever else you're trying to do) so get rid of them and reap the sleep awards!
5) Try Not To Be Tempted. One of the problems with trying to keep a sleep schedule is that even one weekend night off of it, say for a party or study sesh, is going to throw off the rest of your week. Life throws curve balls yes, but put your schedule back in order as soon as possible! Limit your late nights to as few as possible every week, as it will make it easier on you!
These are steps I'm trying to take myself, but I have no guarantee that they'll work 😛 If you have any other strategies that you use to keep your sleep in control, and have energy throughout the day, let me know!


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Local ice sculptor shows off at Detroit Auto Show
You will probably notice a some pretty COOL cars while attending the North American International Auto Show this year. Some cooler than others!
Life-size, automotive ice sculptures are available for viewing at the show, and the artist who created them is from Napoleon.
Chad Hartson and his team from Ice Creations are the people responsible for turning 132,000 pounds of ice into things like a life-size Lamborghini.
It takes the crew nearly 2,500 hours to complete the seven cars sculpted out of 420 blocks of ice. These, you cannot test drive.
The Ice Creations team isn't settling for one car this year. "One car in one location is the only thing that's been done before," Hartson says. "So 7 full-size {cars} out of ice is definitely a record."
The ice cars will be on display until the end of the auto show... Or until the melt, whichever comes first.


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Latest News
RCB call up England's Jordan
LONDON, England, CMC:
Barbados-born English pacer Chris Jordan has signed a deal to play for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Jordan, who was not picked up by a franchise during the auction in February, is expected to leave his club Sussex immediately to replace the injured Australian pacer Mitchell Starc.
The right arm fast bowler will fly out on Saturday after Bangalore called him up when Starc did not recover from a foot injury.
"We are happy to support Chris in his decision to play for Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL 2016," said Andrew Strauss, England's director of cricket.
"Participating in the tournament will be a good opportunity for him to further develop his white-ball skills and experience."
Jordan, 27, who emerged as a key death bowler taking six wickets at the World T20, was a member of the England side which lost to West Indies in the finals.
He is also highly favoured to be selected on England's Test side for the upcoming series against Sri Lanka in the absence of the injured Mark Wood.
Wood, a seamer, last week underwent an ankle operation, his second in five months.
However Jordan is yet to make an appearance for Sussex this season, having missed the opening rounds of the Championship to rest an elbow problem.


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Placido Domingo, Jose Carreras and Luciano Pavarotti adore soccer, challenges and singing together.
The three tenors announced plans on Tuesday to combine them all _ celebrating the 1998 World Cup with a July 10 concert under the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
``I think we're going to have a very big acoustical challenge,'' Carreras said. ``But this will undoubtedly be unforgettable.''
The concert will mark the third World Cup songfest by the world-renowned trio.
The evening show, with the Paris Orchestra under the direction of American conductor James Levine, is the centerpiece of festivities two days before the World Cup finals.
`Gump' star facesstabbing charges
Mykelti Williamson, who played Forrest Gump's slow-talking, shrimp-loving Army buddy, was arrested in Los Angeles on suspicion of stalking his ex-wife and stabbing her friend.
The friend, a 32-year-old man whose name wasn't immediately released, was found on Monday night lying in the street outside the home of Williamson's former wife.
Williamson, 40, fled the scene and was arrested at a home three blocks away, police said. He spent the night in jail and was released on $180,000 bail.
Cheryl Chisholm, Williamson's ex-wife, told police he had been stalking her near her home earlier Monday night. He allegedly waited there, followed her when she headed to a store, confronted her, took her keys and returned to the home, Detective Jeff Carnival said.
The stabbing victim was hospitalized in good condition with wounds to the abdomen and hands.
Williamson played Benjamin Buford ``Bubba'' Blue opposite Tom Hanks in Forrest Gump.
Ex-Miss Americato marry in fall
November may be the busiest month for Rep. Jon Christensen.
The Nebraska Republican said on Tuesday that he and former Miss America Tara Dawn Holland plan to marry in late November or early December.


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The BMW New Class of automobiles are a group of wonderful boxy beauties. This is the generation of car built between 1962 and 1977 that's given us the BMW 2002, which remains a cherished part of any BMW fan's dream car garage. The New Class cars included the 1500, 1800, 1600, and the 2000 models, the last of which spawned the 2002. All of these cars are getting harder to find for sale in good shape, because the good ones are getting snatched up and poor examples will require a fair amount of cash to set them right. This 1976 2002 is an excellent example, and it's been modified in a tasteful manner.
Built by the Bavarian Workshop, the car was created for a customer who wanted to see their father's car restored. This 2002 sat for many years, but it was in good shape, so it proved to be a great platform for improvement. Marc Norris, the builder, doubled the horsepower you'd see from the engine when it left the factory by installing a more modern 2.3-liter 4-cylinder engine. A 5-speed manual helps the car keep the revs down at highway speeds.
In an effort to turn this car into essentially what BMW might've built if it had created a 2002 M2, Norris and his team made extensive suspension modifications, widened the track, added a strut brace, changed to 5-lug wheels, and installed Wilwood brakes.
Inside, Norris added seats from a newer BMW 320i recovered in nappa leather, finished out the trunk, and laid down Dynamat to quell some of the noise.
As per his usual practice, Jay takes the car for a spin, and has a grand ol' time. With more power to go with the light weight of this classic car, it has to be a fun ride.
The exterior looks perfect and the cabin space is in amazing shape. This is truly a beautiful example of one of BMW's all-time greats.


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Name: Luke Kennedy
From: Woodinville, Washington
Grade: 11
School: Redmond High School
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So many times in life we get caught up in our own lives that we forget
to think about what is right and instead do what is easy. Bear Creek
Road is a small 2 lane road that winds through the forest by my
house. With their vehicles zipping through at worrisome paces, the
people driving seem to be caught in that trap of Right vs. Easy.
These people are usually on their way home from work, and instead of
waiting until they're at home, they would rather toss their trash
right out the window onto my beloved Bear Creek Road. This had to
In 2015 my dad decided it was time to act, and went through the process
with King County and eventually was given the honor of adopting the
road. The program is called Adopt-A-Road. My father and I have
committed to cleaning this road and working on litter prevention
there as well. We are very prideful, and that road is a reflection of
my family, so it made perfect sense for us to dedicate ourselves to
this project. We pick up big things on the road whenever we drive
through, but once every few months we do a full sweep. We gather
helpers and walk the whole stretch of road, usually gathering up to
20 bags of garbage. It's difficult sometimes because often it was
raining or muddy and collecting the trash became a real burden. Other
people knew this too and because of this our helpers would often
flake out. But those of us who did show up knew what we were in for
and dedicated ourselves for that day or weekend or as long as it took
until we were done. The cuts and dirt were all worth it in the end
though when we would hop in the van after that day's work was done
and patrol the road to find that we hadn't missed any spots and our
road was clean as a whistle.
It's very unfortunate that people can so easily make the decision to throw
all sorts of these things out the window just for sake of things
being easy. I only wish that those who do the littering would be able
to do this just once to experience what they're really doing. These
unnatural and disgusting things, from heart-breaking amounts of
alcohol and drug paraphernalia all the way to old car parts, all
become part of the environment and do damage to the ecosystem. The
Kennedy goal is to prevent as much of this littering as possible. My
dad is making signs and just by us being out on the road cleaning it
up will just show these people that somebody does care. Hopefully as
I come home in the future we see this change and we watch it spread
to other parts of our community. I hope for a cleaner and healthier
world, but I understand the importance of starting small and helping
this idea grow.


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Its 330am and need to share my worries with you. I was hoping to be allowed to go home today but have had terrible left sided kidney pain plus what's concerning me freshly is there is red watery fluids dripping from the lower part of my scar. The nurse on nights said it needs to come out, and dressed it. That's been twice tonight because i have gone to the loo and left a blood trail that scared me . My consultant will be round this morning so i will discuss with him. I am thinking i won't be happy going home like this and also don't know if this is normal? What would i do if this happened a few days after getting home ?
I was so not prepared for all the extra things to deal with afterwards.


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4 Reflections on Soccer
Strength and conditioning needs to be implemented when they are young. Be patient. The strength training and nutrition counseling has to start early. For example, one of my top German students Daniel Knebel, using my methodology, did it with Oliver Husing who I coached from U17 and who has signed a pro contract with Werder Bremen this season. He also help Biran Behrend go from HSV U17 to Rap…Read More


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Tier on Tier Shutters – Hither Green – Lewisham
The Shutter Studio were working in Hither Green yesterday, in the London Borough of Lewisham. Dean and the fitting team were fitting a whole house of tier on tier shutters in this stunning double fronted London period property. Working with the sash windows in mind we provided a tier on tier shutter solution to enable our customers to change the volume of light filtering into the room through the sash and the shutter.
Tier on Tier shutters enable our customers to obtain complete privacy as and when required, with the added benefit of being able to open and close the top and bottom shutter panels separately. The Shutter Studio specialise in all types of Plantation Shutters and carry out a measure and installation service for all houses in and around Hither Green and the London borough of Lewisham. If you live in Hither Green and are looking to buy shutters & would like to arrange your free measure and quotation please feel free to contact our team on 020 8662 0126.


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American, Guyanese among Irma deaths in VI
They are Virgin Islander and track and field coach, Xavier 'Dag' Samuels; American Richard A. Benson, and Guyanese Derek Ragnauth.
Police on October 9, 2017 stated in a press release that a family member has positively identified the male found on some rocks near The Moorings on September 7, 2017 as Richard A. Benson, 66, a native of California, residing in St John, US Virgin Islands.
Virgin Islands News Online had first reported that the body could be that of Mr Benson, who was reported missing in St John following Hurricane Irma.
Mr Benson's body, according to relatives, will be taken to the United States for burial.
Body of Guyanese to be returned home
The body of businessman Derek Ragnauth, 55, will be returned to his homeland Guyana with assistance from the Guyana Government who will be providing an aircraft for its transport.
The man's son Randy Ragnauth, an employee of the BVI Electricity Corporation, told the media in Guyana that while the family sought shelter at a sister's home, which had hurricane shutters, Mr Ragnauth (Sr) chose to stay at his place of business in the East End area.
Randy said the house they were staying in was destroyed but they managed to hold out in a bathroom until the eye of the hurricane passed when they managed to seek shelter at another building in the area.
It was the next day that his father's body was recovered at his place of business in Vanterpool's Estate. The roof of the building had collapsed on him.
Coincidentally, Mr Derek Ragnauth had survived an armed robbery attempt at this business place in December 2016. He was shot in the arm.
'Dag' Samuels to be laid to rest on October 21, 2017
Meanwhile, the funeral service for popular coach Xavier 'Dag' Samuels will be held on October 21, 2017 at the Methodist Church in Sea Cows Bay.
The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has not officially revealed the identities of those killed during Hurricane Irma, except for Mr Richard A. Benson.
Category 5 Hurricane Irma, the most powerful hurricane ever recorded in the open Atlantic claimed at least 70 lives as it tore up the Caribbean and the southeastern United States. The death toll continues to climb in the aftermath.
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The Tulane Property Roundtable starts at 9 a.m. in Weinmann Hall Room 214 and showcases the works-in-progress of the participating scholars, with an opportunity for debate of the drafts. The focus is on issues involving the regulation of private and public property rights.
The event is being coordinated by Professor Sally Richardson and is co-sponsored by Tulane's Murphy Institute.
Presenters in addition to Richardson are Sonia Katyal, University of California, Berkeley School of Law; James Y. Stern, William & Mary Law School; Nestor Davidson, Fordham University; Sarah Schindler, University of Maine; and Seth Davis, University of California, Irvine School of Law.
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There's an app for that? We talk about developing for cars with iHeartRadio
The infotainment systems in new cars are probably the most easily detectable influence of how consumer technology is changing the auto industry. A decade of smartphones has changed our expectations; now we're accustomed to frequent updates that car makers are still trying to wrap their business models around. As Ron Amadeo found out in his mammoth review, some infotainment systems are definitely better than others, but it's fair to say that the best ones are really quite good.
We are also at the point where third parties are developing apps for these car platforms, which is probably a good thing, as the sad ending to Windows Phone illustrates. (A couple of caveats: yes, it's not quite analogous to the smartphone market, and I doubt that an infotainment system will be the main reason someone decides to buy a particular make or model. And yes, Apple and Google have created "casted interfaces" for iOS and Android. But the number of apps that are compatible with this mode is limited, and plenty of OEMs are yet to add CarPlay or Android Auto support to their infotainment platforms.) For example, Parkmobile recently added an app for BMW's iDrive platform, and iHeartRadio has been very active in porting its app to multiple infotainment platforms.
I've been curious about whether it's a challenge to get one's app on all these platforms. Sadly, getting developers to talk on the record hasn't been particularly easy, but Michele Laven, president of business development and partnerships at iHeartMedia, did give Ars some feedback on the process.
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Distribution centers have grown from an average size of 173,592 sq. ft. in 1997 to an average of 308,034 sq. ft. in 2006, according to research by warehouse facilities provider ProLogis.
What's more, the number of "mega DCs," facilities measuring 500,000-plus sq. ft., has grown to more than 22% of the total — whereas 10 years ago they represented only about 4.4%.
"More companies today are building and buying big warehouses than little ones," says Kate Vitasek, founder/managing partner of Supply Chain Visions, a consulting practice specializing in supply chain strategy (and which conducted the research for ProLogis).
Why are some merchants migrating to these larger facilities?
Companies are generally finding that by consolidating their supply chains and taking a more centralized approach to fulfillment, they can speed service and gain operational efficiencies in ways that they cannot with a highly distributed network. Some are adding mega DCs to their existing networks and closing some of their smaller facilities, while others are using one giant centralized facility for nationwide fulfillment instead of several.
Similarly, some merchants are using mega DCs to serve only their retail operations, while others are building them as dedicated direct-to-consumer fulfillment centers. Macy's, for example, built two 600,000 sq.-ft. mega DCs – one in Goodyear, AZ, in the spring of 2008, the other in Portland, TN, in the spring of 2007 – to serve only its direct-to-consumer operations.
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Over the past two years, regulatory changes have prompted big banks such as Bank of America (NYSE:BAC), JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM), and Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC) to sell off hunks of mortgage servicing rights to new companies like Nationstar (NYSE:NSM) Ocwen Financial (NYSE:OCN). Bank of America, in particular, has been especially busy getting rid of these once-lucrative financial products, which are considered separate from the mortgages themselves.
Recently, however, Nationstar and Ocwen lost out to none other than JPMorgan in the bidding process to procure $70 billion of MetLife's (NYSE:MET) servicing rights. What's behind this change of prospective at the Bank of Dimon?
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Like B of A, JPMorgan had off-loaded about half the value of its servicing portfolio last year in an effort to get out from under new Basel III rules that limit MSRs to 10% of Tier 1 capital -- as well as new servicing rules agreed upon in regards to the $25 billion foreclosure settlement with the government earlier this year.
Usually, it's a match made in heaven when banks sell MSRs to servicers like Ocwen and Nationstar, since the former reduce their bureaucratic baggage and get a nice payday, while the latter get a turnkey, profitable business without the regulatory headaches with which banks have to deal. In MetLife's case, the giant life insurer has been desperately trying to sell off all aspects of its banking businesses in an effort to escape the same rules and regulations as banks.
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Wells Fargo noticed this phenomenon as well. The mortgage-writing market leader saw its originations rise by 56% since the year-ago quarter, and the head of the bank's mortgage lending department also commented on the fact that housing is reviving. Wells, like JPMorgan, has also showed a predisposition to expanding its $1.9 trillion MSR unit, after reducing its portfolio by 13% in 2011.
This change in attitude is significant, both as an indicator of the housing recovery and for banks' profit levels, which are bound to go up as mortgage activity picks up the pace. While JPMorgan's involvement in the MetLife bidding was bad news for Nationstar and Ocwen, things should be looking up for those companies as well, as a true housing recovery would mean plenty of MSRs for all -- hopefully, sooner rather than later.
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I learned super important things, like that cute animals sell papers. And that sometimes when you break things, it costs the company a lot of money, and you can't just hide under your desk and wait for it to go away.
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12: Number of weeks I worked full-time, working a job that ended up being even more lovely than I'd expected it to be.
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I had a machine that was giving me some issues for some time and the user complained enough to get a new machine. I am still having problems with the machine even after a fresh win7 pro 64 bit install. I have changed out the power supply. Changed the RAM, changed the hd and still having issues. It would sometimes restart while I was doing the instillation. When ever I finally got done with the instillation the pc would lock up and I would have to restart it. Now Iam getting a BSOD error. Any help would be appreciated
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Analzying the latest dump file, returned a 124 bugcheck...
******************************************************************************* * * * Bugcheck Analysis * * * ******************************************************************************* Use !analyze -v to get detailed debugging information. BugCheck 124, {0, fffffa8007910028, f2000000, 10005} Probably caused by : GenuineIntel Followup: MachineOwner ---------
If you are overclocking try resetting your processor to standard settings and see if that helps.
If you continue to get BSOD here are some more things you may want to consider.
This is usually heat related, defective hardware, memory or even processor though it is "possible" that it is driver related (rare).
A "stop 0x124" is fundamentally different to many other types of blue screens because it stems from a hardware complaint.
Stop 0x124 minidumps contain very little practical information, and it is therefore necessary to approach the problem as a case of hardware in an unknown state of distress.
Generic "Stop 0x124" Troubleshooting Strategy:
Stop 0x124 - what it means and what to try
Your BIOS appears out of date, not by much:
BIOS Version: Intel Corp. WBIBX10J.86A.0333.2012.0129.2308, 1/29/2012
However, I'd wait to get a second opinion on the BIOS, because that can tank a motherboard, especially if there are no backup features for the motherboard.
For Memory testing:
Download and run MemTest86+ to test your RAM. RAM - Test with Memtest86+
Run MemTest86+ for at least 8 passes. Ideally set it off before you go to bed and leave it overnight, we're looking for zero errors here. A single error will show something's going bad with your RAM.
Report back with the MemTest86+ results.
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The 0x9c is a Machine Check Exception. A Machine Check Exception (MCE) is a type of computer hardware error that occurs when a computer's central processing unit detects a hardware problem.
******************************************************************************* * * * Bugcheck Analysis * * * ******************************************************************************* Use !analyze -v to get detailed debugging information. BugCheck 9C, {0, fffff88002fddb70, 0, 0} Probably caused by : intelppm.sys ( intelppm!MWaitIdle+19 ) Followup: MachineOwner ---------
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|19 Mar 2015
For Memory testing:
Download and run MemTest86+ to test your RAM. RAM - Test with Memtest86+
Run MemTest86+ for at least 8 passes. Ideally set it off before you go to bed and leave it overnight, we're looking for zero errors here. A single error will show something's going bad with your RAM.
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I had ran a memtest before I re-installed Win7 on the machine with 10 passes and found no error, but whenever I reinstalled Win7 the pc would shutdown and beep 3 times memory error so I installed one 8 gb memory stick and the beeping has stopped. I had originally updated to the latest BIOS and though I would put the old one on there but that did not work. I will go into he BIOS and see if the cpu is overclocked and try the 0x124 steps you posted.
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|13 May 2015
Ok its been awhile but I had ran a memtest 10 passes no issues. Went ahead and changed out the RAM with another pc that has the same board and the other pc has been running good so that throws out the RAM issue. I installed a brand new video card Nvidia GeForce 8400GS and brand new psu but still freezes up and bsods. Iam really thinking that its the mobo but before I do I want to make absolutely sure. i ran another scan
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No. 18/20 Butler Bulldogs Fall to Xavier In BIG EAST Tournament Quarterfinals
INDIANAPOLIS, IN – The #18/20 Butler Bulldogs, the No. 2 seed in the 2017 BIG EAST Tournament, fell to the Xavier Musketeers in the quarterfinals match-up on Thursday, March 9. The Musketeers advance to Friday's semifinals with a 62-57 win. Butler will now wait until Selection Sunday for its NCAA Tournament schedule.
Butler is now 23-8 on the season. Xavier, the tournament's No. 7 seed, improves to 21-12.
Junior F Kelan Martin led the Bulldogs with 15 points. Redshirt senior G Kethan Savage, who along with graduate transfer G Avery Woodson missed time throughout the week after suffering an injury in practice, had 13 points.
"You're going to struggle when you turn the ball over late in the game and allow your opponent to shoot 60 percent in the second half," said Butler Head Coach Chris Holtmann. "We had a good way about us tonight, but we just couldn't get it done."
The Bulldogs overcame an uncharacteristic five turnovers in the first six minutes and went on a 10-1 run to turn a 15-7 deficit into a 17-16 lead midway through the first half. Butler took a 30-26 lead into the half after freshman G Kamar Baldwin hit a shot at the buzzer.
Xavier had eight turnovers in the first nine minutes of the second half, which allowed Butler to take a 49-42 lead, its largest lead of the game, with 7:55 remaining. Xavier scored the next seven points over the next two minutes to tie the game and then took a 50-49 lead with 4:29 to play. Baldwin would score in the paint as the Bulldogs retook the lead, 51-50. It was Butler's last lead of the contest.
Butler was able to tie the score at both 56-56 and 57-57, the last tie coming off a Baldwin free throw. After a Xavier timeout, Xavier junior G Trevon Bluiett made a contested mid-range jumper for a 59-57 advantage. Butler missed two shots in the closing sequence as Xavier scored on a free throw and a dunk for the final margin.
Bluiett led Xavier with 23 points. Malcolm Bernard had 12 points and 10 rebounds. Xavier shot 11-of-18 in the second half.
Butler's season-low 57 points came on 43-percent shooting. The Bulldogs made only 4-of-19 (21%) attempts from behind the arc. Xavier shot 47 percent and had a 31-26 rebounding edge.
The game featured 10 ties and 13 lead changes.
Butler is now 0-4 in the BIG EAST Tournament.
Butler is expected to be selected to its third consecutive NCAA Tournament under BIG EAST Coach of the Year Chris Holtmann. The NCAA will release the 2017 bracket Sunday evening.
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