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Ellie McKinley of Campbellsville and nine other female students recently participated in Campbellsville University's 2014 Valentine Queen pageant. Shelby Mattingly won the crown.
Mattingly, who is from Versailles, will represent CU at the Mountain Laurel Festival on May 22-25 in Pineville.
The Brian Injury Alliance of Kentucky has formed the South Central Kentucky Board in Marion County. Since 1986, the BIAK has been serving those affected by brain injury through advocacy, education, prevention, outreach, and connection resources.
In recent times, BIAK has expanded its services to any acquired brain injury including accidents, aneurysms, trauma and tumors. BIAK has also extended its reach to veterans returning from overseas deployment who might have sustained a mild traumatic brain injury while serving our country.
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Robert Allen and Peggy Sublett will celebrate their 35th wedding anniversary with a renewal of their vows on Sunday, March 14.
Saved By Grace will be in concert at Mannsville Christian Church on Sunday when the church celebrates its 46th anniversary.
Community Trust Bank Inc. has made a $1,025 donation to Habitat for Humanity.
Rosemary Shofner, RN with Family Home Health Care Inc., was recognized as employee of the month for January.
Entertainment isn't hard to find in most places these days, and I've lived in a few places that had more than their share. But for me, Campbellsville does it as good as any smaller community I've ever lived or worked in, hands down.
Four generations of the Chewning family recently gathered for a photo.
From left are mother Nikki Wilson, great-grandmother Ila Chewning holding Wilson's son Landon and grandfather Randall Chewning.
Four generations of the Newcome family gathered at Christmas for a photo.
Audra Riggs is holding her great-grandson Campbell Newcome. Wayne Newcome is Campbell's grandfather and Aaron Newcome is Campbell's dad
Campbell was named after his great-great-great grandfather William Fulton Campbell, direct descendant of two of the Campbell brothers who settled Campbellsville.
Taylor County Bank recently renewed its sponsorship of the Taylor Regional Hospital transportation service.
The free van service provides transportation to eligible patients from Taylor, Adair, Green and Marion counties who are receiving services at the main hospital, rehab services, physician offices or at the cancer center.
Money collected from the sponsors helps to maintain the free transportation service by offsetting some of the fuel costs associated with the trips.
Dr. John M. Salsman of Evanston, Ill., a Campbellsville native, was recently awarded the 2014 New Investigator Award by the American Psychosocial Oncology Society at its annual conference in Tampa, Fla. Salsman lives and works in the Chicago area.
The mission of the American Psychosocial Oncology Society is to advance the science and practice of psychosocial care for people affected by cancer, and the New Investigator Award is presented for outstanding research contributions in psychosocial oncology.
Campbellsville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center recently had its annual Valentine's Day party.
Staff and residents voted on a Valentine's Day king and queen, Wallace Phillips and Jane Gilpin. Both were awarded gifts and crowns.
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Box: 1 Fold: 1 Alabama: Clippings on Racial Issues, 1949-1953 Box: 1 Fold: 2 America (Campion House) Box: 1 Fold: 3 America: Jesuit General's Directive Box: 1 Fold: 4 America: General Material (1 of 3) Box: 1 Fold: 5 America: General Material (2 of 3) Box: 1 Fold: 6 America: General Material (3 of 3) Box: 1 Fold: 7 America Magazine: Jesuit Manpower Box: 1 Fold: 8 America: American Interracial Seminar Box: 1 Fold: 9 America Press: Library Funding Box: 1 Fold: 10 America: Personal File of JLF Box: 1 Fold: 11 America: Retirement of JLF Box: 1 Fold: 12 America: Libel Suit Box: 1 Fold: 13 America: Library Management Box: 1 Fold: 14 America: McCarthy-Army Hearings
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DESCRIPTION: Contains clippings on racial issues in Alabama, as reported in the New York Times and elsewhere.
DESCRIPTION: Contains 1944 statement of disordered condition of "America" archives in Campion House, plus 1945 letter on numbering error in volume 23.
DESCRIPTION: Contains 3 complete copies Latin plus 1 later English translation Jesuit General's "Ordinatio" founding "America".
DESCRIPTION: Contains material on "America" circulation, staff, and editorial matters, including statement of purpose for immediate postwar period. Includes 4 PRN reprints Pius XII's 1946 message to JLF.
DESCRIPTION: Contains clippings, internal staff memos, editorial guidelines. Includes clippings on JLF.
DESCRIPTION: Includes PRN program 1961 Campion Award to JLF, "Inside America" newsletter on JLF, plus TLS and TL [carbon] correspondence re: Catholic Book Club - Farrar Straus controversy.
DESCRIPTION: Contains TMs lists and descriptions of potential Jesuit writers for "America".
DESCRIPTION: Contains several TLS from Hubert C. Herring re: American Interracial Seminar meetings of 1930 and 1931, plus programs, itineraries, etc. Includes PRN program to 1931 dinner at which JLF was speaker.
DESCRIPTION: Contains correspondence re: funding of Campion House Library.
DESCRIPTION: Contains LaFarge's personal clippings and misc. file prefaced by two TN cards listing contents of file. Material spans JLF's career. Includes telegram from JFK to JLF re civil rights (6/1963).
DESCRIPTION: Contains TLS congratulations to JLF on retirement as Ed. in Chief of "America" plus TL [carbons] JLF's replies.
DESCRIPTION: Contains TMs [carbon] copy of the action by Conde McGinley, publisher of "Common Sense," against "America", its editors, and a number of other defendants, including Walter Winchell. Includes copy of offending article.
DESCRIPTION: Contains blueprints, correspondence, contract regarding construction of library bookstacks. Includes TN card listing folder contents.
DESCRIPTION: Contains TL [carbon] memo with cover letter from provincials re: "America" coverage of McCarthy-Army hearings.
DESCRIPTION: Contains copyright contract re: JLF article "Religion Speaks to the Statesmen" to be used as chapter in book "American Thought".
DESCRIPTION: Contains TMs topic lists, statements on terminology and distinctions re: socio-political systems and positions taken on same; includes TMs JLF's 1943 statement of "America" policy.
DESCRIPTION: Contains TL concerning policies at America Magazine, plus PRN article by Robt. C. Hartnett, SJ, on policies 1948-1955.
DESCRIPTION: Contains TLS and TL [carbons] JLF correspondence with provinces.
DESCRIPTION: Contains TLS and TL [carbons] correspondence re: "America"; plus TMs criticisms of magazine.
DESCRIPTION: Contains PRN articles from fiftieth anniversary issue "America", includes JLF's "Views of a Country Pastor", reflections on work as priest.
DESCRIPTION: Contains TMs and TMs [carbons] monthly reports detailing all aspects of activities at "America".
DESCRIPTION: Contains annual reports of Executive Editor or Editor-in-Chief, sent to provincials each year for 1943-1948.
DESCRIPTION: Contains TLS, TL [carbon], and ALS misc. correspondence plus TMs JLF's notes on economic justice.
DESCRIPTION: Contains 2 PRN "What Is 'America [Magazine]'" (article), from 50th anniversary issue.
DESCRIPTION: Contains material relating to JLF's membership in Academy (membership appraisal list, statutes, etc.).
DESCRIPTION: Contains correspondence to JLF re: his book "An American Amen". Also includes royalty statement, outline (under original title "Priesthood of the Intellect"), author's contract for book. Prefaced by 2 TN cards listing contents of folder.
DESCRIPTION: Contains correspondence and press releases re:, plus PRN tearsheets and clippings reviews of JLF's "An American Amen". Also includes PRN excerpt from book for "Catholic Digest". (Prefaced by 2 TN cards listing contents of folder.)
DESCRIPTION: Contains correspondence on interfaith matters to and from JLF (mostly through his affiliation with Catholic Interracial Council).
DESCRIPTION: Contains correspondence to JLF from the American Council on Germany (JLF was member of Board of Directors) re: Wallenberg report on state of German democracy in 1956.
DESCRIPTION: Contains TLS correspondence from the American Women's Unit for War Relief plus PRN annual reports for 1955, 1957, and 1958.
DESCRIPTION: Contains TLS and TL [carbon] re: attempt of ad hoc group, of which JLF was member, to meet with President Kennedy to discuss situation in Angola.
DESCRIPTION: Contains TL and TL [photocopies] correspondence to and from George Hunton of Catholic Interracial Council.
DESCRIPTION: Contains TMs [carbons] poems by Julia and Kate Austin, benefactors of JLF in Southern Maryland. Includes TMs JLF's reminiscence about the Austins.
DESCRIPTION: Contains newspaper clippings re: awards to JLF and others, mostly in the field of interracial relations.
DESCRIPTION: Contains TLS and TL [carbons] misc. correspondence. Includes TN card listing contents of folder.
DESCRIPTION: Contains two separate groups of letters, one from 1946 concerning the foundation of an interracial monastery, and one from 1961 concerning a piece that LaFarge would submit to "St. Joseph Magazine."
DESCRIPTION: Contains TLS and ALS various correspondence to JLF. (File is labeled "Beta" as it was in LaFarge's time.) Includes TN card listing contents of folder.
DESCRIPTION: Contains various bibliographies on topics of interest to JLF: race, communism, feminism, and modernism.
DESCRIPTION: Contains TLS and TL [carbons] JLF correspondence to and from bishops on various matters. (Many are in regard to JLF's capacity as editor of "America".)
DESCRIPTION: Contains TLS and TL [carbons] JLF correspondence to and from bishops on various matters.
DESCRIPTION: Contains PRN pastoral letter of Bishop Walter Kellenberg, PRN interview with same, plus clippings on Catholic involvement with race issue in 1963.
DESCRIPTION: Contains clippings and letters pertaining to racial issues in Britain and Canada. Also includes TN card listing contents of folder.
DESCRIPTION: Contains PRN press release and article from "Interracial Review" on the Sleeping Car Porters' union 25th anniversary. Includes TN card listing contents of folder.
DESCRIPTION: Contains TMS Columbus Council suggestions for Catholic Action programs; TMS Brooklyn Catholic Action Council call for interracial solidarity among students.
DESCRIPTION: Contains TLS and TL [carbon] correspondence; TMs script of JLF radio talk in "The Life We Prize" series for USIA.
DESCRIPTION: Contains TLS to JLF from the Catholic Center of New York University.
DESCRIPTION: Contains correspondence, membership directories, memos, and meeting minutes of the Catholic Commission on Intellectual and Cultural Affairs (CCICA).
DESCRIPTION: Contains clippings and AMs and TMs notes of JLF's on various aspects of Catholic sociology.
DESCRIPTION: Contains 8 page TMS "Part 3 -- the Christian Cooperative" by JLF.
DESCRIPTION: Contains TMs and AMs JLF's notes and outlines of story of St. Peter Claver. Includes various PRN material on same, plus TN card listing contents of folder.
DESCRIPTION: Contains clippings concerning Congress and race relations, plus 2 PRN press releases from UAW.


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- NAME: Dinah Shore
- OCCUPATION: Singer, Television Personality
- BIRTH DATE: February 29, 1916
- DEATH DATE: February 24, 1994
- EDUCATION: Vanderbilt University
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Winchester, Tennessee
- PLACE OF DEATH: Beverly Hills, California
- Originally: Frances Rose Shore
- AKA: Frances Shore
- AKA: Dinah Shore
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Dinah Shore was born Frances Rose Shore on February 29, 1916, in Winchester, Tennessee. After graduating from Vanderbilt University, Shore moved to New York City to pursue a singing career. She became immensely popular, touring to entertain U.S. troops during World War II and recording several hit records. Shore also appeared in musical films throughout the 1940s, including Bell of the Yukon and Till the Clouds Roll By.
In 1951, Shore debuted her own self-titled variety show on NBC. This would be the first of several long-running shows, including Dinah!, Dinah's Place, and Dinah and Friends, that would establish her as one of the nation's most popular television personalities and for which she'd win nine Emmys, a Peabody Award and a Golden Globe.
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Shore was married to actor George Montgomery from 1943 to 1962; the couple has one daughter, Melissa Montgomery-Hime. After a brief marriage to Maurice Smith, she had a long-term relationship with the much younger actor, Burt Reynolds.
Dinah Shore founded the Colgate/Dinah Shore Winner's Circle Golf Championship, which is one of the most prestigious golf tournaments on the LPGA tour. She died of ovarian cancer on February 24, 1994, in Beverly Hills, California.
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It's common knowledge that no two people look at the same thing in the same way. Wood is a common denominator between sculptor David Crane and photographer Arlette Laan, and each brings a distinctly individual perspective on the same object. Their 2-person show, Viewpoints, captivates the intriguing range of vision between these two artists. Viewpoints will be in The Loading Dock Gallery at Western Avenue Studios, 122 Western Avenue,...
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From general photography to low light scenes to macro and back, how does the iPad Air iSight camera compare to the iPhone 5s?
While the iPad Air now has the same, improved front-facing FaceTime HD camera as the iPhone 5s - and every other 2013 iOS device - its rear-facing iSight camera remains very much unchanged from the iPad 4 and original iPad mini. What has changed however is the software and hardware that power it. With iOS 7 and the very same Apple A7 found in the iPhone 5s - and the very same image signal processor (ISP) - the iPad Air could see an overall boost in quality anyway. To measure how it stacks up, we put the 5 megapixel iPad Air camera up against the 8 megapixel camera, not see if it would win - it doesn't have a chance - but to see how close it can come!
The original iPad had no cameras. None. The iPad 2 had both iSight and FaceTime cameras at VGA resolution, which is only barely better than not having any at all. The iPad 3 and iPad 4 both had 5 megapixel cameras, but Apple A5X and Apple A6X processors behind them respectively. Better, but not outstanding. The iPad Air does nothing to improve the glass, so any differences here will come purely down to the A7 chipset.
Unless otherwise specified, I used default settings for every picture, meaning I used the iSight Camera right out of the box. I also did not manually focus on anything, I let the software do all the work and balance images the way it saw it. I think this gives a better overall picture of how the software and hardware work together. The only thing I did enable on both devices were grid lines to help me try and get the exact same shot each time.
From left to right: iPad Air, iPhone 5s
When it comes to general everyday photography, I found both the iPad Air and iPhone 5s completely capable of getting the job done. If you have any recent iPhone, it'll be better than any recent iPad, of course, but some people only have an iPad, or only have an iPad handy when it matters. If that's the case, you won't have any issues with the iPad Air. It manages to balance light better than its predecessors and for the most part, keeps pace with the iPhone 5s fairly well. It's a great example of how software and hardware working together can make a decent different in image quality.
From left to right: iPad Air, iPhone 5s
For these macro shots, I had nothing enabled and let both the iPad Air and the iPhone 5s focus all on their own. Overall, both did an amazing job with closeup photography. The one thing that stood out to me was that the iPhone 5s appears to be better at balancing colors. A good example of this is the photo of the ivy and leaves growing on the brick. If you take a look at the sidewalk in the lower right, the iPhone 5s did a much better job of showing natural colors.
From left to right: iPad Air, iPhone 5s
Here only setting I enabled on either camera was high dynamic range (HDR). Every other setting was either disabled or default. Again, I left the iPad Air and iPhone 5s to focus themselves. Overall, both cameras did a nice job of capturing HDR photos and did a good job balancing light and dark portions. T iPhone 5s results better captured what was in front of me. The very last picture may look as if the iPad Air came out ahead but in reality, the shadows produced on the grass by the iPhone 5s were a better approximation of what I was actually looking at. It's almost as if the iPad Air over-compensated in some areas. Either way, the iPhone 5s came out ahead, but only by a hair.
From left to right: iPad Air, iPhone 5s
I didn't have to take very many shots to realize that the iPad Air suffers from a lot of noise in low light conditions. A lot of noise. This isn't much different than previous generations of iPads. It just doesn't have the same quality sensor the iPhone 5s enjoys, nor does it have an LED Flash to help compensate if it needs to. But that's the way it is. If you're planning on taking a lot of low light photos, the iPad Air won't be a good go-to camera for you.
From left to right: iPad Air, iPhone 5s
Both the iPhone 5s and iPad Air FaceTime cameras struggle in bright light. In regular lighting conditions however, they both faired pretty well. The iPhone 5s pulls ahead slightly because it seems to balance skin tones a bit better than the iPad Air. Either way, if you're into selfies, the iPad Air should do an okay job as long as you have normal lighting conditions.
When it comes to video quality, both the iPhone 5s and iPad Air are capable of shooting in 1080p, and overall, they both do a great job . The iPhone 5s seems to be quite a bit more sensitive to noise than the iPad Air and I'm not sure if that's a good or a bad thing? If you need to pick up quieter sounds, the iPhone 5s will fair better. Video quality in general seemed to be on par but the iPhone 5s auto-balances light somewhat better. In normal lighting conditions anyway.
When it comes to everyday photography, you won't be disappointed in the iPad Air. Even the video quality is pretty great. If low light is important to you, you'll have problems, however. If you don't have an iPhone, another make of camera phone, or even a point-and-shoot camera, you can absolutely get by with an iPad Air. It's not the best camera in mobile, but if it's all you have with you, it's good enough.
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I'm pretty impressed with the quality of the shots from the Air (the low light shots surprise no one LOL). Also, your pictures are beautiful! That's why I love the crap out of Fall.
iPad Air camera isn't as bad as I thought it would be, but my objections to carrying it around to use as a camera remain ;-)
That was cool to see. I was a little disappointed there was no update to the rear camera, but Apple's gotta reserve a bullet point for the iPad Air 2 presentation. ;-)
Very good article, I noticed the same with my mini and the 5s (finally) and the most noticeable difference is in low light conditions. Nevertheless, the mini camera improved a lot with iOS 7 and now takes better quality pictures than before.
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Really nice seasonal pics. I would have thought that the iPad air wouldn't be as good as that but obviously I was wrong. Both cameras are really good though. Good review.
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I haven't been impressed with my Air's camera. It just isn't up to par with high-end mobile devices these days.
I know some people excuse Apple for this since tablets aren't convenient to use as cameras, but these days, I expect to be able to use whatever mobile device I'm holding at the moment to snap a good photo, especially indoors in lower light conditions.


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Actually I fixed my wife's iPhone. A few months back I dropped her phone. The case dented right where the wake/sleep button is. This cause the button to be stuck in the down position, meaning the iPhone was constantly resetting, rendering it worthless.
She went to the store, they told her that the button was part of the case, and it wasn't a fixable problem. Since I had dropped it, it also was not covered by warranty. They told her for $199 she could upgrade to a 3G (upgrading the plan too...). I told her, what the heck, she is paying but at least she's getting the 3G.
Fast forward to last week. I left my iPhone on the Caltrain. I had gotten off in Palo Alto and went to the doctor, and leaving the doctor, no iPhone. I called Caltrain and PAMF lost and found - no dice. Called the phone, no answer. Nobody has made any calls with it, who knows. Next time, I'll download the app I just read about where you can get your phone to tell you where it's at. Until then...
I decided to see if it was possible to resurrect my wife's phone before buying a new one. Aside from saving a few bucks, it would put a tiny dent into the world's level of e-waste, so let's go for it.
After looking around on the web I found some references as to how to open the phone. ifixit has a decent blow by blow description. Looking at the internals of the phone I figured out that the button is attached to the case, peeking out of a button sized hole in the case. The hole being bent, the button was stuck. Plan - open the case, detach the button, bend the hole back open, and pray.
Opening the phone was a bit of a pain. I bent the rear cover a bit, I recommend being more careful than I was getting the rear cover removal started.
Here is the open iPhone.
Here is a picture of the bent case blocking the button.
I was able to bend the hole open and verify that the button now clicks. The phone is now plugged in and charging. I definitely have a charging screen, so I haven't completely destroyed the thing. We'll see if I can boot it up (the phone isn't activated, still having my wife's old sim card). The rear case is bent out so it isn't the prettiest job ever, but if it works I'll be feeling pretty smug and my wallet will feel $199 heavier.
Update: In fact the phone is working, the button is working. The antenna cover has some tabs on it that I sort of busted up. You definitely want to be more careful than I was, perhaps getting dedicated plastic iphone opener tools instead of a screwdiver! Doh!
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University success at National HealthFusion Team Challenge
Congratulations to our final year Health students who were placed 1st in New South Wales and 3rd overall. Monash University and Deakin University took 1st and 2nd place in the competition.
The Faculty of Health provided five participants in the 2012 National HealthFusion Team Challenge (HFTC) at the University of Queensland on Friday August 31.
This is the first year that the University of Newcastle has committed a team to be part of this great challenge to promote interprofessional learning which is a significant pillar of Faculty of Health learning objectives. We would hope to continue in the future.
Members of the Faculty of Health Team, who are final-year students, were:
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- Ryan Duchatel – Faculty of Health, Project Officer
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The HFTC is a national extracurricular competition between mixed interprofessional teams of final year health students. The HFTC provides students with an opportunity to demonstrate expertise in teamwork and collaboration as they develop a management plan for a client with complex health needs.
The HFTC was launched as an annual event at the University of Queensland in 2007 drawing on a model successfully pioneered at the University of British Columbia. In 2009 the HFTC Project Team expanded the event to include an annual National event, the Oz HFTC.
The HFTC is Australia's premier student interprofessional event, attracting some of the nations best and brightest to compete.
How does the HFTC work?
Teams members can be drawn from any discipline provided the total number does not exceed six and can only include one member of a professional discipline (eg. one Pharmacist, one Nurse, one Physiotherapist, etc).
Each team is given access to a challenging case study and asked to prepare a management plan for their patient over the course of the four week preparation period.
On event day, each team presents their management plan in front of a live audience and panel of expert judges. At the completion of all presentations each team is asked to respond to a series of timed extension questions or exercises designed to test their teamwork skills under pressure. During this process they may be questioned by the judging panel about the case or the teamwork processes they used. The team which performs the best over the course of the day is then awarded first place.


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University of Iowa to Reopen Climbing Wall After Student FallBy Vanessa Miller, The Gazette
IOWA CITY, Iowa -- The University of Iowa's climbing wall will reopen next week after being closed since Nov. 8 when a student fell 30 feet, but risk management officials want stricter policies in place before anyone else straps on a harness.
According to a document outlining policy and procedure recommendations that was made public Friday, all recommendations "must be incorporated into the (Campus Recreation and Wellness Center) policies and procedures" before the wall is reopened. "Also, prior to opening the wall, all staff and climbers must be trained, tested and approved according to the standards specified in this document," according to risk management officials. UI officials said many of the department's policy and procedure recommendations already are in place, although some of the suggestions are new. New recommendations include a requirement that climbers wanting to use the bouldering wall have a separate orientation and waiver. All climbing and boulder wall users will be retested before they are allowed to use either wall after it's reopened on Tuesday – the same day students are scheduled to start the spring semester. And the bouldering wall from now on only will be open when the climbing wall is staffed. The UI and two climbing wall firms investigated the incident and reviewed the wall to determine why 21-year-old Spencer Bean fell the evening of Nov. 8, sending him to the hospital with a spinal cord injury, and to make sure the wall was safe to reopen. The UI investigation found no indications that the wall or its components contributed to the fall, and it reported the cause of the accident could not be definitively determined. The climbing wall firms reported that the wall is in good condition and ready for use, according to a UI news release. Bean, and the person who was belaying him, were not using any other UI equipment when the fall occurred, according to the UI report. The UI student, who also was a recreation services staff member assigned to work the climbing wall, was not working at the time of his fall. He landed on his feet, according to UI police, and a blog cataloguing his fall and recovery states he crushed two vertebrae and fractured a cervical vertebrae. He underwent eight hours of surgery during which doctors had to collapse his left lung, according to the blog, and he's now recovering in Illinois. Other policy and procedure recommendations developed by the UI's Department of Risk Management for the bouldering and climbing walls in response to the fall include new or adjusted camera equipment to "fully and clearly monitor the entire climbing wall area." Officials also recommend management take a closer look at what non-UI equipment will be allowed for use on the climbing wall. If non-UI equipment is allowed, it should be communicated that the users are solely responsible for the devices. In addition to being tested or retested before using the wall when it reopens, all users will be required to sign a new waiver and code of conduct statement, according to UI Recreational Services. "For the first few weeks, there will be additional staff on hand to facilitate the retesting," according to the department. The policy and procedure recommendations from the Risk Management department include reminders about how staff and climbers should behave in the area of the walls. "Lax belay techniques should not be allowed, such as leaning on the glass wall, sitting while belaying, eating while belaying, participating in overly distracting conversations that affect concentration, using a cell phone for texting, talking or other technology activity," according to the recommendations report. The report also supports a ban of cell phones, computers or other entertainment devices in the wall area and the creation of a climbing wall website where prospective users can find details about climbing and bouldering wall rules, waivers and forms. Conversation GuidelinesBe KindDon't use abusive, offensive, threatening, racist, vulgar or sexually-oriented language. Share KnowledgeBe truthful. Share what you know and what you are passionate about. Stay focusedPromote lively and healthy debate. Stay on topic. Ask questions and give feedback on the story's topic. Report TroubleHelp us maintain a quality comment section by reporting comments that are offensive. If you see a comment that is offensive, or you feel violates our guidelines, simply click on the "x" to the far right of the comment to report it. read the full guidelines here » Commenting will be disabled on stories dealing with the following subject matter: Crime, sexual abuse, property fires, automobile accidents, Amber Alerts, Operation Quickfinds and suicides. |
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Arizona Receives: Didi Gregorius, Tony Sipp and Lars Anderson
Cincinnati Receives: Shin-Soo Choo, Jason Donald Cleveland Receives: Drew Stubbs, Trevor Bauer, Matt Albers, Bryan Shaw
Let's go team by team and how these players should be looked at for the 2013 season.
First off, not quite sure what the D'backs are doing, and I'll have more on that in a coming piece about Justin Upton. As for this deal...
Gregorius is the shortstop that the Diamondbacks claimed they must have (they have been tied to Andrus/Profar of the Rangers and Simmons of the Braves all offseason). Most new-school baseball folks are of the opinion that Gregorius is a solid defender who isn't likely to be an all-star because of his bat, but there is no denying his physical gifts (for more see MLB's Prospect Watch Report). Gregorius has hit a mere .271 in the minors with a .699 OPS, and just 40 steals over 443 games. He's 23 and ready for a big league gig right now, though how far he develops is anyone's guess (opinions are pretty divergent).
Sipp is a decent arm who strikes out a batter an innings, but he's also never walked fewer than 3.47 batters per nine innings, and is constantly allowing home runs (1.47 per nine innings over 248 outings). He's nothing more than a passable setup arm and could get a lot of holds.
Anderson used to be a player with a future, he was Baseball America's 17th ranked prospect in 2009, but he's accrued only 48 big league at-bats hitting .167 without a single homer. Not just that, but the 25 year old hit .250 with nine homers in 111 games at Triple-A last year. He's nothing more than organizational depth at this point.
The Reds brought back Ryan Ludwick to play left field (2-years, $15 million), and they have a perennial 30 homer bat in right field in Jay Bruce. That means newly acquired Shin-Soo Choo will have to take over in center field, a position he has appeared at only 10 times in 699 big league games. But the Reds didn't add Choo for his defense, they added him for his offense. A 20/20 performer who hit .300 in each of the 2009 and 2010 seasons, Choo was limited to a mere 85 games in 2011 due to thumb and back issues. He started off very slowly in 2012 but in the end he was nearly back to his previous levels as he hit .283 with 16 homers, 21 steals an a career best 88 runs scored last season. Still a threat to go 20/20 while hitting .280 or better (career .289), Choo's real value to the Reds is in his ability to get on base. Not only did he post a mark of .373 last year in the OBP column, but he also owns a career .381 mark. His performance also took off last year when the Indians asked him to lead off, and in 99 game there last season his OBP was .389. Choo will be asked to hit leadoff for the Reds. Studies have shown that each spot in the batting order that a player moves up he gains about 15 plate appearances. Obviously that news should be music to Choo's ears. As a result the deal his 2013 fantasy outlook is shaping up as a potentially huge one. A 20/20 effort cannot be ruled out, and hitting atop a powerful Reds' lineup, and spending half his games at Great American Ballpark, should give Choo a real shot at 100 runs for the first time if he can stay healthy.
Don't forget either, this move signals that Billy Hamilton will not break camp with the Reds in 2013. Not only that, Billy may not even be up at the All-Star break cause you don't want to bring up a young guy and just ask him to sit on the bench, that's just not good for anyone's development. He might not be anything other than a September call-up while he learns a new position (center field).
Donald? Move on in the fantasy game. There is nothing to see here.
Bauer is an elite arm and it's shocking to see the D'Backs so quickly give up on him. Bauer walked 13 batters an posted a 6.06 ERA in four starts last year, but we all know that small sample sizes can skew numbers dramatically. All this talk about his funky mechanics and preparation methods are ridiculous to use as a reason for Arizona to deal him. Bauer never pretended to be anyone other than who he was. Why was that OK a year an a half ago for the D'backs and not now (they drafted him 3rd overall in 2011)? It might also be wise to point out two main facts. (1) Bauer is one of the greatest pitchers in the history of college baseball. (2) Here are his minor league numbers in 29 starts: 13-4, 3.00 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 11.5 K/9. His control can desert him at times, and that's a concern, but this guy is uber talented and more than capable of being a mixed league option in 2013.
Stubbs is an elite talent with an unhealthy love of the strikeout that often tramps down his production. For his career Stubbs has a K-rate of more than 29 percent and that has led to 3-straight years of 165 Ks. As a result his career OBP of .312 is awful, but somehow he was able to convince the Reds that he should be their leadoff hitter. He shouldn't ever see an at-bat at the top of the order (he's a 6th hitter if I ever saw one). He's a flawed player, and one who isn't likely to suddenly rectify that issue with a new team, but this deal is actually still good news for Stubbs. Why? He was at serious risk of losing playing time if he remained with the Reds. With the Indians playing time shouldn't be an issue. A three time 30 steal man, it might surprise many of you out there to learn that over the past three seasons that Stubbs has averaged 17 homers, 86 runs scored and 33 steals. That's near near a 20/30 season with 86 runs scored folks, and that's his average the past three years. Yes his batting average is just .241 for his career but just like with B.J. Upton (more on him in his Player Profile) Stubbs is an impressive fantasy performer if you can find a way to work around his batting average.
Albers has appeared in 300 games in the big leagues with little to show for it. He did have a strong season last year with a 2.39 ERA and 1.13 WHIP over 60.1 innings, but that was his first season of relevance. Still can't feel that great about a guy who strikes out 6.5 batters per nine innings while walking more than four per nine, even if he is a strong ground ball arm (1.59 GB/FB). Worth a look in AL-only leagues in the reserve rounds.
Shaw is even more of a ground ball option than Albers with a ground ball rate of 57.5 percent over his two big league seasons. That's an elite mark. If he keeps that up he is going to have an awfully long big league career. In the fantasy game though there is nothing at all that stands out one bit. Lower on the totem pole than Albers in terms of his fantasy value.
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The interesting fighter, who has been scheduled to fight with Juan Manuel Marquez on next month at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas,last Friday he said he had been checked out by doctors,Mayweather, whos going to come out from brief retirement ,injured due to training before two weeks. The two fighters have decided to reschedule thier fight on sept 19,although productive opponents like Miguel Cotto and Manny Pacquiao became existing for both of them.
Now I am obviously sure about brawl, as I have looked to get back in to the ring, Mayweather said.Believe me, Sept 19 is gonna be a great for boxing,for my Boxing weights and to my fans -of which there are Mexicans too -- can indeed clutch to their hats and sombreros when I get back into the ring.Ticket sales seemingly had been slow for the pay-per-view fight, Because of the new date,they may get a considerable boost up. Independence Day for Mexicans is on Sept. 16, and the assault will be on Saturday -- a weekend that had long belonged to Oscar De La Hoya, Marquez who handles Golden Boy Promotions.
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Vivian Conley, head of the Burton Street Community Association, called uncertainty about the I-26 connector "a looming cloud" that prevents the neighborhood from moving forward. The area also needs sidewalks, she noted, as their only one dates back to the days of desegregation. Representatives from other areas noted a lack of traffic calming measures or the disrepair of their roads as important issues, and that concerns about the impact of the coming New Belgium brewery still remain.
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Legislative notebook: Minnesota expands health care for poor
Another 35,000 poor Minnesotans will get health care under a bill Gov. Mark Dayton signed Tuesday.By: Don Davis, Forum News Service
ST. PAUL — Another 35,000 poor Minnesotans will get health care under a bill Gov. Mark Dayton signed Tuesday.
The bill expands Medical Assistance, the state's Medicaid program. The federally funded expansion would save $129 million in the next two-year budget, supporters say.
Opponents worry that the state could be left paying a big bill if the federal government does not come through with promised money.
"This bill is another example of Gov. Dayton's reckless government spending and is a gimmick," Senate Minority Leader David Hann, R-Eden Prairie, said. "It just doesn't make sense for the governor and the current state Legislature to say we should burden future Minnesota state budgets."
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When the British Council announced they wanted to commission a piece of research on which languages the UK needs most and why, I was delighted. But I could also see the pitfalls. One the one hand, I could see that a balanced and considered analysis would help to stimulate and inform a debate which is all too often dominated by personal opinion and value judgements. On the other hand, producing a list of just 10 languages seemed destined to upset someone. I had no wish to be the cause of a diplomatic incident. And asking which languages the UK needs is not the same as saying which languages schools should teach or which languages people should learn. These questions require consideration of a wider range of factors and I respect that. So when I joined forces with my colleague Kate Board to carry out the work we were clear that the report needed to be based on a systematic and dispassionate review of the evidence. It needed to take into account a balanced range of factors, both economic and cultural. Not only which languages might be needed for future business success, or the languages of countries where cultural links are already strong but, given the power of language learning to build trust, where there was the greatest need to strengthen relationships and mend fences.We were also seeking balance in terms of the sources of evidence we used. We wanted not only to take into account the views of government and business, but also the wants and needs of the British public. We achieved this by looking at the most popular tourist destinations for Britons, and the availability of beginners language courses for adults, which are so responsive to popular demand.
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Why I'm calling for 1000 words for all
September 24th, 2013 by Teresa Tinsley
I've been working with Speak to the Future to develop their new 1000 words campaign. The message is that everyone can and should acquire at least 1000 words in another language. The idea is that the concept of 1000 words provides a way of unifying messages and getting through to a wider public. Where 'learning to speak another language' sounds daunting, 1000 words is something everyone can aspire to. Whilst 'A2 on the Common European Framework' means something specific to the specialists, it's hardly a hook for a marketing campaign. But the idea of 1000 words is also flexible – it can be interpreted in different ways to suit different circumstances, and it lends itself to creativity.
The key message is that languages are for everyone. There is a huge need to democratise language learning, to change attitudes and practices which all too often see it as something for the privileged and academic, but not so relevant for the average person. Yet when I interviewed businesses for the British Academy's State of the Nation report, it was clear that language skills were required and valued at all levels in the workforce. In fact, in the case of B&Q, which works closely with their French sister company Castorama to pool buying power, Services and Training Manager Mark Giles told me that 'while senior managers [in Castrorama] might speak good English, deeper in the organisation this is not the case'. They are therefore training staff in French to bridge the communication gap.
We need to draw in all the support we can get – from headteachers, businesses, cultural organisations and influential individuals – to put awareness of the value of languages on the same level that STEM subjects enjoy. A number of actions are now coming together to make this start to seem like a real possibility. It's fantastic that the Guardian has now teamed up with the British Academy to promote the case for language learning. And I'm very encouraged that organisations such as the CBI and the British Chambers of Commerce are engaging with the new Born Global research project to provide evidence for rethinking policies on language learning in the light of how languages are actually used in the workplace. The British Council too is putting its weight behind language learning in the UK with a range of activities coming up during its forthcoming International Education Week.
So, as Speak to the Future Campaign Director Bernardette Holmes memorably said at the launch of the Born Global project, it is not only a question of Obama's 'Yes, we can' . We must go further and be clear also that 'we must' and 'we will'.
So please join the 1000 words campaign – there is a sign up form on the Speak to the Future website at http://www.speaktothefuture.org/1000-words-challenge/#logo
Why I'm not jumping for joy at the increase in GCSE entries for languages
August 22nd, 2013 by Teresa Tinsley
Figures released today show that after a decade of decline, the number of students taking GCSEs in French, German and Spanish has risen spectacularly by 17%.
The rise for Spanish is particularly dramatic – an amazing 26% increase in entries in just one year.
This is surely good news for languages – and of course for the students concerned – so why am I not jumping for joy?
We're clearly seeing the impact of the EBacc – the policy announced at the end of 2010 to get more students into 'traditional' subjects such as languages – history and geography, also EBacc subjects, have also seen rises of 17% and 19% respectively. The 2011 Language Trends survey already showed how around 40% of schools reacted by making languages compulsory for some pupils or modifying option blocks to guide more pupils into continuing with a language. We're seeing the results of those option choices now. But the impact has been on a very small number of pupils – the proportion of the cohort sitting a GCSE in a language has gone up just 3 percentage points, from 41% to 44%.
Now, 3 percentage points is maybe not too bad, if that level of increase can be maintained year on year. But will the EBacc keep delivering in future years? I don't think so. Teachers responding to the latest Trends survey said that where their schools had made changes to enable more students to achieve the EBacc, they weren't intending to make more changes to get ever greater numbers doing so. And, let's remember, the EBacc has changed since it was first announced. It's now just one performance measure among many, it won't have the status intended when it was first launched and there is a real possibility that some schools will reverse the measures they so eagerly put into place two years ago.
So while the EBacc may have delivered some good news today for the Education Secretary, it's not going to take us much further.
Another reason why I'm not jumping for joy is that last week's A level entry figures for languages are still fresh in my mind. Some commentators today seem to be as consistent in their assessment of what's going on in languages as Glenda Slagg – bemoaning things one minute and rejoicing the next. The A level figures were horrendous, yet it's at that level – when learners start to become independent users of the language – that the benefits of language learning really start to be felt. The A level entry figures reflect very badly on the way languages GCSEs prepare students for higher level study. I would be very surprised if manipulating more students into taking GCSEs will spill over into increased take up for A level.
But the main reason I'm not ecstatic today is the other 56%. I'm sad and frustrated that there is no sign of any policy to enable the majority of teenagers to have an enjoyable and productive experience of language learning at school. This is something that the campaign for languages Speak to the Future will be taking up in the autumn, so watch this space!
Speak to the Future statement on GCSEs by Bernardette Holmes
At this rate of attrition, no-one will be learning French and German in 10 years
August 15th, 2013 by Teresa Tinsley
Today's A level results should make the government think very hard about what is happening to languages in schools. French and German have fallen by 10% and 11% respectively, following on from 5% and 7% declines last year. This is a massive rate of attrition and the impact in schools – on the viability of groups, on teacher recruitment, on expertise in teaching languages to a high level – must be immense. I don't even want to think about the impact on university departments.
The government has hailed the increase in 'facilitating subjects' as a policy triumph, but the truth is that STEM subject are growing in popularity at the expense of languages. This can't be right: linguists are needed in the global economy alongside scientists, and technical knowledge falls flat if you can't communicate it.
There are some winners in this year's figures. Spanish is still increasing in numbers, and some of the smaller entry languages – Russian, Arabic, Turkish, Farsi (Persian) and Portuguese – are looking healthy. But these increases are not enough to compensate for the declines in French and German (the languages employers most need) and even Chinese has declined this year. Overall, modern language subjects have declined by 5% relative to 2012 and now represent only 3.8% of all A level entries. That means that only one pupil out of every class of 26 is now learning a language beyond a basic level. No wonder 64% of employers say they are dissatisfied with school leavers' language skills – more than for any other skill area.
Next week, there will be better news for languages. GCSE results will show the impact of the EBacc for the first time and we may see as much as a 10% increase in entries for language subjects. But I am very sceptical about whether this increase will be carried over to A level. Pupils funnelled into languages GCSEs to tick performance measure boxes don't suddenly become enthusiastic linguists, and there is too big a gulf between GCSE and A level for the transition to be made easily.
The new national curriculum and reformed subject content for GCSE offer real hope for bridging that gap in future, but only if schools take on board the need to make provision for improved standards in languages from the bottom up. That means secondary schools putting in place better arrangements for languages from Year 7 – improving timetabling, enriching the languages curriculum, providing opportunities for pupils to use the language outside the classroom, and proper CPD for teachers. Primary schools will need to do their bit too, but that's another story.
School accountability and languages assessment
April 29th, 2013 by Teresa Tinsley
Here is, in essence, what I have responded to the DfE KS4 accountability consultation.
We urgently need to improve the situation for languages in schools and it is vital that the government takes into account specific issues which affect language learning in the national curriculum, in order to avoid creating further 'perverse incentives' with a negative effect on language take up.
The introduction of a foreign language into the KS2 curriculum creates 2 interrelated issues which affect the way in which languages can be used within the accountability framework at KS4. These are a) whether pupils will be able to continue with the same language when they move from KS2 to KS3, and b) the need to encourage a wider range of languages given that around 95% of language teaching in primary schools is in either French or Spanish.
I argue that schools cannot be held accountable unless starting points as well as finishing points are measured and that we need a new graded assessment system for languages in order to provide this.
Impact on lesser taught languages
The accountability arrangements proposed may have the effect of narrowing the range of languages studied.This is because a value added measure based on performance at GCSE in relation to prior performance in English and Maths at KS2 will not take into account the fact that some pupils will be starting a new language in Year 7 and others at the beginning of their GCSE course, while some pupils will have had 9 years' tuition in the same language. Lesser taught languages such as Arabic, Russian or Mandarin are often introduced only at KS4 but because they diverge more from English than Western European languages, they require more time to reach similar levels. A value-added measure based on English and Maths will not measure value added in a foreign language and there will inevitably be pressures on schools and students to avoid the risk of a poor grade by sticking to a language they have already learned rather than enriching or revitalising their language learning experience by starting a new one. German may also be affected since it is perceived as a 'hard' language at GCSE and there is very little German teaching in primary schools.
Shortcomings of GCSE languages as a tool for school accountability
I am concerned about the total reliance on GCSE results as a measure of performance. Teachers responding to the Language Trends survey are clear that the current assessment arrangements do not promote 'deep understanding' but rather reward superficial rote-learning. This means that the exam is not meaningful or credible to either learners or employers, but is seen merely as a box ticking exercise for school performance tables. Rather than preparing pupils for life in the global economy, this is creating a cycle of disenchantment with language learning.
Teachers also say that the GCSE exam advantages pupils who are generally high attaining, but is less accessible for lower ability pupils within the curriculum time available. Many schools have now made a language compulsory for their top sets, but lower attaining pupils are encouraged to take other subjects in which they will be more successful.
Teachers are also concerned about comparability between languages at GCSE, because more time is needed to acquire the same level in languages with non Roman scripts or those which have little vocabulary in common with English (particularly when these are only started in Year 10).
I do not believe therefore that the GCSE exam provides a suitable tool for measuring schools' performance in providing high quality, effective language teaching which enables pupils to progress in language learning.
There is an urgent need for an easily comprehensible but credible system of assessment which shows what competences learners have acquired and what they can do in the foreign language. GCSE does not provide this.
A graded system of language tests, similar to that used for music, based on the Common European Framework of Reference or on the Languages Ladder, would provide a much better tool for measuring both pupil progression in language learning and for holding schools accountable. And it would be likely to encourage more pupils to study a language at KS4 and to enable a wider range of languages to be taught.
Rather than setting a bar at a particular level like GCSE, such a system would provide flexibility in measuring progress, whether pupils continue with the same language from KS2, or pick up a new one in Year 7 or Year 10. It would also provide accreditation for those pupils who give up a language at the end of KS3 (whether to start a new one or to focus on other subjects) or who for a variety of reasons do not reach the high standard now being proposed for the new GCSE. It would also potentially provide the means of measuring progress between KS2 and KS4, for students who take the same language, encouraging schools to build on what has been learnt rather than 'starting from scratch' as so often happens.
Impact on less able students
The current system disadvantages less able pupils by being a test of short term memory rather than measuring genuine learning. Graded qualifications, mapped against internationally-recognised standards, would provide a more meaningful, relevant and motivating way of reflecting pupil performance. They would allow pupils from across the educational spectrum to gain a language qualification.
Additional measures the government should publish
The EBacc has had some effect on uptake for languages amongst high attaining pupils and should be retained.
However the government should also publish measures of foreign language performance based on assessment against internationally-recognised standards. This would recognise the achievement of:
a) less able pupils who might otherwise drop languages
b) pupils taking up a new foreign language at the beginning of KS4
c) pupils giving up a language at the end of KS3
It could also provide the means for schools to measure the extent to which they have contributed to the development of pupils' competences in languages they have contact with at home, since it has the potential to measure both 'before' and 'after'.
A reformed and upgraded GCSE could be retained, within this system, as a premium qualification for higher attaining pupils or those who have been able to carry on with the same language for 9 years.
Data warehouse
I do not believe this is a priority at this time, or that, based on the current structure of assessments, it would help the wider public to understand the extent to which schools are helping pupils to gain competence in a foreign language.
National sample tests
There is no need to develop national sample tests for languages, since the European Survey on Language Competences (developed by an English lead partner) already exists. The results of the first survey highlighted the failings of the GCSE exam as a reliable measure of language competence and the need to map assessment systems against more rigorous internationally accepted measures.
I strongly urge the government to participate in the next round of the European Survey, and meanwhile to reform assessment for languages as suggested in order to raise standards, improve pupil take up, and break the current cycle of disenchantment.