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JEFFERSONVILLE, IN (WAVE) - For the past year, southern Indiana
volunteers have raised money to care for abused and abandoned animals. They get
a big chunk of funding from thrift store donations used to help pay
for medical care. But because of thieves, the animals and the volunteers have
suffered a major setback.
It's a huge amount of work to run a thrift store, from getting the donations
to selling them. That's especially true for volunteers, but they say the work
is worth it.
"You do all that, and you do it because you want to help so many
animals that need help," said volunteer Lynda Sylvester.
She's talking about animals like Sophie. The now-12-year-old mixed
breed dog couldn't walk and had no hair when they found her. On Friday, she
was happy and healthy and running around the store that bears her name:
Sophie's Hope Thrift Shoppe.
The shop on 10th Street in Jeffersonville is in business to help Sophie and
her pals. That's why what happened this week is so disheartening.
"You come in and you look at something like that and there are really
no words," Sylvester said. "It's just devastating."
Sylvester pointed to a busted window where burglars entered the store. When
volunteers walked in Wednesday, the business was ransacked.
"There was a window air conditioner there," Sylvester said, pointing to
the window, "and they took a crow bar and messed it up and got it
Besides a huge mess to clean up, volunteers realized the store's big ticket
items were gone. They included gold jewelry and collections of coins, knives
and valuable baseball cards. It's a loss of about $2,000. That's a lot of
money to make up, when it's so hard to get the money in the first place.
"It's awful because this is for the dogs, for the animals, and it's
wrong what they did," said Chris McGill, owner of Appliance Sales and
Service next door to the thrift shop. "They'll get their day."
Volunteers say any donations would be appreciated.
Sophie's Hope Thrift Shoppe is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through
Saturday at 3808 East Tenth Street in Jeffersonville.
Anyone with information about the burglary should call Jeffersonville
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Ohio will develop assessments for science and social studies for an online administration to complement the computer-based PARCC assessments. Additional information can be found on the Ohio Online Field Test Portal. The Field Test Portal is your gateway to all systems and resources for the Spring 2014 Ohio Online Science and Social Studies Field Tests. It includes FAQs and resources for students and families, teachers/test administrators, test coordinators, and technology coordinators. Although the Field Test Portal is available to the public, several systems require users to log in using their account information.
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Toronto, ON (Sports Network) - Edwin Encarnacion went 2-for-4 with a homer and three RBI and J.P. Arencibia added three hits, including a homer, and drove in a pair of runs as the Toronto Blue Jays pounded the Colorado Rockies, 8-3, in the middle test of a three-game set at Rogers Centre.
Maicer Izturis added a solo homer and Adam Lind drove in a run and scored once for the Blue Jays, winners in seven straight games.
Esmil Rogers (3-2), who carried a no hitter into the sixth inning, gave up three runs -- two earned -- on four hits while striking out five over 6 2/3 innings.
"His sinker, I think, is the biggest difference," Arencibia said of Rogers. "Earlier guys could jump on his fastball -- he had a straight fastball -- and now he's sinking it so you really have to respect that. He can sink a right- hander in and then they have to respect that and now he's throwing 96-mph fastballs down and away to strike them out."
Wilin Rosario and Nolan Arenado had one RBI apiece for the Rockies, losers in five of their last seven games.
Jeff Francis (3-2) was charged with all eight runs on 10 hits over six frames.
"I didn't execute the pitches," Francis said. "When you leave them up like that to those guys, they're going to make you pay. They got me early."
Toronto pushed four runs across in the first to jump out to a big lead. Encarnacion gave the Blue Jays the lead with an RBI double to center field. Lind followed with a base hit to score Encarnacion. After Mark DeRosa doubled to put runners at second and third, Rajai Davis singled to left to plate Lind. Arencibia capped the inning with an RBI double to left field.
Toronto added two more in both the fifth and sixth innings.
In the fifth, Cabrera singled before Encarnacion crushed Francis' offering over the wall in left field.
Arencibia and Izturis added back-to-back homers in the sixth to make it 8-0.
The Rockies finally broke through in the seventh. Carlos Gonzalez opened the inning with a ground-rule double to left field. After Michael Cuddyer singled to put runners on the corners, Rosario laced a base hit to left to plate Gonzalez.
Arenado followed two batters later with a ground out to first base, but it was enough to score Cuddyer. Rosario later scored on an Izturis throwing error to make it a five-run game.
Toronto was 4-for-6 with runners in scoring position ... With the win, the
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Rescue archaeology
Rescue archaeology, sometimes called preventive archaeology, salvage archaeology, or commercial archaeology is archaeological survey and excavation carried out in areas threatened by, or revealed by, construction or other land development. These conditions could include, but are not limited to, highway projects, major construction, the flood plain of a proposed dam, or even before the onset of war. Unlike traditional survey and excavation, rescue archaeology must be undertaken at speed. Rescue archaeology is included in the broader category of cultural resource management (CRM).
Rescue archaeology occurs on sites about to be destroyed but, on occasion, may include in situ preservation of any finds or protective measures taken to preserve an unexcavated site beneath a building. Urban areas with many overlaid years of habitation are often candidates for rescue archaeology.
The focus of early work was to set up organisations to undertake rescue excavations shortly before an area was disturbed by construction equipment. Archaeologists relied on the goodwill of the developer to provide the opportunity to record remains. In more recent use, an archaeological survey may be required by planning process or building law, as with PPG 16 or PPS5 in the United Kingdom and NPPG5 in Scotland. Common conditions required by planning authorities are archaeological field survey, watching briefs, shovel test pits, trial trenching, and excavation. Guidance and standards of practice in the UK are largely monitored through the Institute for Archaeologists [1]
Contract or commercial archaeology services have sprung up to meet the needs of developers and to comply with local laws and planning regulations. In the United Kingdom, over 3000 archaeologists are employed in commercial archaeology.[2]
For many years, the emphasis was on archaeological evidence in the ground. However, with increased interest in industrial archaeology, rescue archaeology needs to commence by recording extant remains of buildings i.e. prior to demolition.
The term, and indeed the practice of, rescue archaeology is largely restricted to North America, South America, Western Europe, and East Asia, especially the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Korea, and Japan. Many European countries, such as, e.g., Germany, practice virtually no rescue excavation (though there is extensive research archaeology). The many rescue archaeology projects in the Middle East are generally termed salvage archaeology.
In North America, commercial archeology sometimes refers to the study of structures and artifacts created in connection with popular commercial activity, such as diners, motels, gasoline stations, and signs. Special focus is given to commerce and transportation, the effects of market economy and the use of space, and the development of roadside businesses.[3]
As a profession[edit]
Whereas the organizations that take on rescue archaeology contracts are stable entities, the archaeologists who perform the actual field work are, in the main, an army of mobile workers. They work in all types of weather and terrain covering tasks such as Conservation, excavation, artifact curation, field survey often in difficult conditions (such as dense woodland), and typically working to tight deadlines. Given that the outputs of much of the work that is undertaken in advance of development work is not published in peer reviewed journals, the people that perform the actual research are often anonymous and unrecognized.
"Shovelbum" is a play on one of the more polite names which professional archaeologists call each other when they enter the field of rescue archaeology and move from excavation to excavation. As much archaeology is now developer-led, the fieldworkers must move to where the work is when one contract is complete, much like ski-bums following the good snow fall. For professional field archaeologists the Shovelbum phase of a career is now considered a rite of passage. It is during this time that any field archaeologist worth their salt learns the ropes.
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Further reading[edit]
- Thomas W. Neumann and Robert M. Sanford, Practicing Archaeology: A Training Manual for Cultural Resources Archaeology. Rowman and Littlefield Pub Inc, August, 2001, hardcover, 450 pages, ISBN 0-7591-0094-2
- Thomas W. Neumann and Robert M. Sanford, Cultural Resources Archaeology: An Introduction. Rowman and Littlefield Pub Inc, December, 2001, trade paperback, 256 pages, ISBN 0-7591-0095-0
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- ^ http://www.landward.eu/2011/02/job-losses-in-archaeology-october-2010-and-january-2011.html Job Losses in UK archaeology
- ^ http://www.sca-roadside.org Society for Commercial Archeology


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PLATTSBURGH — Wings. Beer. Sports.
That's the attraction as a Buffalo Wild Wings franchise comes to Plattsburgh.
The new restaurant is scheduled to open at 200 Consumer Square on Monday.
Franchise owners Martti Matheson and Aaron Miller were there Thursday as staff, dressed in referee-themed jerseys, went through training. They have hired 123 employees from all over the North Country.
The restaurant has seating for about 240 people — a mixture of tables, booths and bar seats.
An outdoor patio that will be enclosed and heated in winter can seat about 50. That makes an ideal spot for teams to get together after a game, Matheson said.
The open design of the main dining areas allows customers to move tables together to accommodate the size of their group.
"They are welcome to stay as long as they want," he said.
More than 50 flat-screen televisions are spread throughout the restaurant, all controlled through an audio-video system that cost more than $100,000.
The satellite television system includes every major sports package. There is even a 160-inch screen reserved for the game of the day and pay-per-view events.
Miller, who played hockey for four years at the University of Vermont, 15 seasons in the NHL and earned a silver medal with the U.S. Olympic Team in 2002, is in charge of memorabilia.
Sports-themed collectibles are scattered throughout the restaurant, including items from local programs, among them hockey teams at SUNY Plattsburgh.
The bar features 30 beers on tap, including a number of local favorites. One tap handle can be programmed to light up when a certain team scores.
Buffalo Wild Wings features nucleated beer glasses that allow CO2 bubbles to form and continually release, which helps the brew keep its head longer, the franchise owners said.
The chain is known for its award-winning chicken wings, which are fried fresh, never frozen, and come in 21 flavors of sauces and dry rubs.
Buffalo Wild Wings also offers burgers, chicken sandwiches, pulled-pork sandwiches, popcorn shrimp, chicken tenders, wraps, salads, appetizers, flatbreads and sides such as french fries, onion rings and mac and cheese.
There is a takeout section with its own designated computer stations. The chain's sauces and dry rubs are also available for purchase.
The partners are hosting an invitation-only fundraiser for Plattsburgh Youth Hockey from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday. That will also serve as a trial run for the staff.
Matheson and Miller said they are is committed to support of youth sports in all of the communities where their franchises are located.
The partners met as roommates at UVM in the late '80s. Miller went on to the NHL, and Matheson started a number of businesses in Vermont.
Matheson said he first toyed with the idea of developing a sports-themed restaurant in the late 2000s. He learned of Buffalo Wild Wings soon after, which was also around when Miller retired from hockey.
They eventually pitched themselves as franchise owners at the Buffalo Wild Wings corporate offices in Minnesota and were fortunate enough to meet the company's criteria.
They opened in Burlington in 2010 and later added locations in Concord, N.H., and Southington and Waterbury in Connecticut.
They hope to open one in Chicopee, Mass., next year and have an agreement with the company to open up to eight, in all.
The partners are very pleased with the new Plattsburgh location, especially the amount of traffic that moves through the plaza. The mix of stores there really fits their preferred demographics, Matheson said.
They appreciated the efforts on their behalf by the Town of Plattsburgh, including Supervisor Bernie Bassett and the town's Planning and Zoning and Codes Enforcement departments.
"The town has been the best town to work with of any town we have developed in," Matheson said.
Buffalo Wild Wings is scheduled to be open from 11 a.m. to midnight Sundays through Thursdays and 11 a.m. to 1 a.m. Fridays and Saturdays.
Miller said they offer a family-friendly atmosphere.
"This place is a lot more than a bar," he said. "We certainly want people to come in and check it out."
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Assessing Factors on Self-Efficacy of Athletic Trainers for Concussion Management and Return-to-Play Decisions
William Harris, Michigan State University, USA
Tracey Covassin, USA
Jamie Deitrick, Michigan State University, USA
Theme: Injury/trauma/rehabilitation
Poster Number: 121
Program ID: POS-2
Presentation: October 4, 2013 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
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Researchers estimate that between 1.6 and 3.8 million sport-related concussions occur each year in the United States. Athletic trainers (AT) are one of the primary health care providers in athletics and are in a key position to recognize, evaluate, and manage sports-related concussions. However, there is very little research evaluating resources available and self-efficacy in ATs and their ability to assess and manage concussions. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to assess the self-efficacy beliefs of ATs during concussion management and determine what factors may have an effect on how confident they feel in making initial and return-to-play decisions for athletes. Surveys were mailed out to 3,000 randomly selected ATs with a response rate of 19.6% (N=589). A selection of survey questions presented were number of concussions observed each year, involvement in continued education, presence of return-to-play laws and policies, concussion education, access to neuropsychological testing, and the perception from the ATs if their resources are sufficient. Results indicated that the higher the number of concussion exposures for an AT, the higher their self-efficacy (0-10 vs 50+; p<.001). Other factors found to have a significant effect on self-efficacy were if each AT had attended a seminar or continued education in the past 6-12 months (p=0.02), whether each AT had access to computerized neropsychological testing (p<.001), and if each AT felt their resources available were adequate or not (p<.001). There was also a significant effect with state laws and policies between ATs that knew if their policies and laws were present and ATs that lacked knowledge of them (p<.001). Our findings support the need for more available resources and training available to ATs in assessing and managing concussions. Understanding what may allow ATs to practice more confidently will help improve the care they provide to concussed athletes.


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Graduates of creative courses are well placed to ride out the recession a new study has revealed. Called Creative Graduates Creative Futures, the study is the largest ever survey of creative graduates' career paths and offers an alternative career model for the 21st century workforce.Led by University of the Arts London and conducted by the Institute for Employment Studies, the research shows how creative graduates' ingenuity and resourcefulness, and their valuing of creativity over wealth makes them well equipped to survive tough economic times. With 78% of those surveyed working in the creative industries, which accounts for 6.4% of the UK economy (NESTA, 2009), the survey also highlights the importance of highly qualified creative graduates to both the sector and the national economy.Many creative graduates sustain a living through multiple income streams, simultaneously doing freelance, part time, self employed and portfolio work, often combined with further study to develop their skills. This flexible approach is essential for capitalising on the rapidly changing opportunities of the creative industries, and as more workers across all industries face an uncertain employment market, could become an increasingly popular way of working.Three quarters of working creative graduates are satisfied with their jobs, compared to a national average of just 44% (SHL Global, 2009), this is in spite of comparatively low pay – one half of respondents earn £20,000 or less. As 'a job for life' becomes a thing of the past, creative graduates' emphasis on personal fulfilment above financial reward, teamed with their entrepreneurial spirit, could be a new mantra for the modern workplace. Key findings of the survey:• Three out of four respondents had worked in the creative industries since qualifying and a similar proportion were working in creative occupations at time of the survey • Majority of graduates were working across the design and media industries and the most common employment sector was design (28% of respondents)• 48% of graduates were engaged in multiple activities or portfolio working, typically combining paid employment with self employment, working voluntarily, or developing their creative practice• 79% of graduates in work were working part-time in at least one of their jobs• 45% of graduates had worked on a freelance basis and around one quarter had started a business during their early careers• 42% of respondents had undertaken voluntary work since graduating• Less than one in 20 creative graduates were unemployed at time of the survey• Graduates were keen to develop their skills and enhance job prospects - 72% had undertaken further study or training• One third of respondents had experience of teaching, generally in the arts• Creative graduates value their creative education, rating most course activities as fairly or very usefulThe 'Creative Graduates Creative Futures' study was launched in 2008 by a partnership of 26 UK higher education institutions and the Council for Higher Education in Art and Design (CHEAD). The project is based at and supported by the University of the Arts London, working with staff at the Institute for Employment Studies who undertook the research. Between September and December 2008, more than 3,500 graduates responded to a survey about their working lives up to six years after qualifying from their first degrees, making it the largest detailed study of its kind. A second stage of qualitative research was conducted in September 2009 examining graduates' career paths in more depth and their experiences of work in the recession. These results will be published in spring 2010. Linda Ball, Project Director, University of the Arts London says 'New creative endeavour is the life-blood of the creative industries sector and our graduates are clearly resourceful and well-equipped, as they navigate their way through the complexities of creative work, underpinned by their desire for new learning and to continue with their creative practice.These career models are extraordinary and highly relevant to changes occurring in the modern workplace as the economy emerges from recession. It is anticipated that graduates in all subjects will face high rates of unemployment, and there are clearly some important challenges for universities, employers and other agencies supporting graduates into a more uncertain future.'. Emma Pollard, Project Manager, Institute for Employment Studies says 'Creative graduates are career-focused and work towards realising their goals. They are flexible and adaptable graduates who combine activities to balance a stable source of income with the ability to be creative in their work within and outside of the creative industries, and in so doing achieve high levels of work satisfaction. This research presents a picture of success which can be overlooked by traditional surveys of graduates that tend to emphasise full-time employment, focus on traditional graduate occupations, and stress salary levels. These measures are less appropriate to creative graduates who value new learning, work-life balance, and the pursuit of creative practice above earnings.'Elizabeth Rouse, Pro-Rector University of the Arts London and Chair of the Project Steering Group says: 'There is growing recognition of the importance of creativity, the creative industries and the linkages beyond to the wider economy. 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July 26, 2011 | Posted By: Laura Smith | Categorized in: Shopping
Black Friday 2011 is already buzzing as stores throw sales for Black Friday in July. Starting Black Friday earlier can be confusing as stores try to generate business and hype for the holiday, and the phrase Black Friday can lose power. It may not really matter to loyal Black Friday shoppers either. It helps to pay attention to the deals year round, compare prices and keep an eye on the products you want.
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Ping Shan in Yuen Long is one of Hong Kong's most historically significant regions. The Tang Clan, one of the major clans in the New Territories, settled in Ping Shan as early as the 12th century. In 1993, the Ping Shan Heritage Trail was established in 1993 by the Antiquities and Monuments Office (AMO) with the full support of the Ping Shan Tang Clan. It links various historic buildings which are located along a convenient walking route. In 2007, the AMO and the Ping Shan Tang Clan collaborated again for the opening of the Ping Shan Tang Clan Gallery cum Heritage Trail Visitors Centre (the Centre) to introduce local folk culture and heritage along the Trail.
The Centre is converted from the Old Ping Shan Police Station built in 1899. The Old Ping Shan Police Station consists of three buildings. The main building is a two-storey structure with an embracing arched verandah. It is a white walled building with observation posts at roof level. On the north side, a two-storey structure connected to the main buildings forms the Annex Block. This annex building also has white walls, open verandahs and a pitched Chinese tile roof. Two chimney stacks are prominent on this building. Besides, there is a small single-storey detached building with a pitched roof and overhanging eaves. The original chimneys also remain.
The Centre comprises three galleries:
(1)The Ping Shan Tang Clan Gallery displays various relics belonging to the members of the Tang Clan who personally relate their history, customs and cultural life.
(2)The Gallery of Ping Shan Heritage Trail introduces monuments and buildings along the Ping Shan Heritage Trail.
(3)The Community Heritage Gallery presents special thematic exhibitions organized by schools or community organizations on the history and culture of Hong Kong, especially the New Territories.
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Overview and History
Hong Kong sits on the south coast of China, on the Pearl River Delta. It's got a population of more than seven million people and is one of the most densely populated places on earth. It also appears to be putting into place the template for population management, which cities around the world will be implementing as soon as they can afford it. More on that later.
Archaeological evidence dates human activity beneath present-day Hong Kong back to the stone age. The area was first settled by people from the mainland during the Han dynasty, around the beginning of the common era (the P.C. term for when B.C. changed to A.D. Whoa!)
For hundreds of years, Hong Kong was a small fishing community and haven for travelers, with a few pirates here and there. Then whitey showed up.
Western influence reached China at the beginning of the 15th century, when all those great explorers in boats were cruising for loot in strange and mysterious places. Tea and silk were the commodities connecting eastern Europe to China, and Hong Kong was known as a safe harbor through which to pass. When you're carrying the Queen's tea, it's especially important to avoid ARRRRRRguments with pirates. Hyuk hyuk hyuk.
Seriously folks -- in the eighteenth century Britain was doing a booming business with China, offering Indian opium to balance their extensive purchases of fine porcelains and everything else. The opium was ordained to be for medicinal purposes only, of course.
Well, as you may imagine, the Chinese got sick of opium fiends junking up the place, so they attempted to stop the British suppliers, to no avail. The Opium Wars resulted and ended with China ceding Hong Kong to the British, in fear of their massive naval power. This took place in the year 1841.
Colonization soon followed, Hong Kong shot up in value as an international port, and its population increased dramatically. In 1898 Britain acquired additional territories on a 99 year lease -- expiring in 1997. Does that year sound familiar? Read on.
In the 20th century Hong Kong changed hands several times. The British surrendered it to Japan during World War Two, then took it back after Japan's defeat, then gave it to China later. Immediately following the war, Hong Kong served as a safe haven for hundreds of thousands of Chinese refugees, while the Chinese National Government was losing its civil war against communist leadership.
The population of Hong Kong exploded as corporations seeking to escape Chinese isolationism arrived and set up shop. Cheap labor in the textile and manufacturing industries steadily built up the economy and ensured foreign investment. By the end of the 20th century Hong Kong had become a financial mammoth offering banking services to the world.
In 1997 Hong Kong returned to Chinese rule with a few stipulations in place to guarantee its economic autonomy, as much as possible. The phrase "one country, two systems" was coined by the Chinese to describe the relationship between the mainland and Hong Kong.
Getting There
Well, where do you want to get to from the Hong Kong International Airport? There are ferries servicing six mainland ports in the Pearl River Delta Region. Airport Express Railway connects directly to downtown Hong Kong, and it has been rated the best airport in the world multiple times.
The Airport Express Railway will get you into Hong Kong in about an hour, for $100. Public buses cost $10 and take a little longer. For direct service to your hotel you can take one of the hotel's private buses ($120+) or a taxi ($300+). As you can see, waiting time is optional for those who can afford it.
Here's a little blurb on travel times, with further information for access to nearby cities (cross-boundary transport).
Grab an Octopus card when you arrive. Octopus is the world's first electronic ticket-fare card system and the Hong Kong public transportation system is the world leader in people-moving. 90% of Hong Kongers get around on public transportation.
Octopus covers the Airport Rail line, buses, ferries, the rapid-transit MTR network, supermarkets, fast food outlets, phone booths... It's how to get around the cashless economy.
Nevermind the microchip built into it, you'll get used to having one of those on you at all times -- and soon they'll be internal! What do I mean? Many schools in Hong Kong even use the Octopus card to check attendance, because you read the card's data with an external scanner from a distance. This will the global norm soon. What if that chip is installed in your body? It's in the works baby!
The hilly Hong Kong terrain also demands some special modes of transportation. If you've been to Pittsburgh, you may have some idea of how cool it is to ride a cable car up the side of a mountain, overlooking a majestic harbor and city. Multiply that by about ten thousand and you've got Hong Kong: vertical-travel trams, moving sidewalks, and the world's longest outdoor escalator system.
People and Culture
The local currency is the Hong Kong dollar (HKD) which is pegged to the U.S. dollar. Official languages are Chinese and English. You're on your own, baby! Dive into the swarming, throbbing, pulsing, crawling and teeming mix!
Things to do & Recommendations
The Peak Tower and its shopping Galleria are the biggest tourist attraction in Hong Kong so don't miss it.
Cool off in the Kowloon Park public indoor swimming pool!
After that, go see what's happening at the Hong Kong Fringe Club, a non-profit organisation which puts together exhibitions for international artists and performers.
Organize sports fans flock to the Hong Kong Stadium, but there's good news for disorganized sportistas too -- Mountain biking is now legal in the parks! Have at it, baby!
All this excitement is going to make you hungry. Springtime is traditionally the time to celebrate seafood, summer is for fruits, and winter steams with hot pot soups to keep you warm.
The best thing to do is go and find some dim sum. Dozens of plates of tasty small items, sort of like sushi but it's cooked, and the varieties are endless.
Since you won't be able to walk down the street without complete and total sensory overload, I'll just whap in the Hong Kong tourist board's guide to dining and leave you to your intuition.
Good luck, take it slow and above all -- DON'T SPIT OUT YOUR CHEWING GUM ON THE SIDEWALK. Gum is legal but there's a $500 fine for intentional littering. Enjoy!
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Here are highlights from blog post's for our April 26 class (there were only 2…).
Nathalie draws connections between COINTELPRO in the United States and Pinochet's government in Chile from 1973 – 1998. She finds similarities and differnces between them. For instance, they both instilled terror in their opponents. However, torture was more prevalent in Chile. She postulates that COINTELPRO was perhaps involved with Pinochet's order to assassinate Letelier. She asks why Chile's torture was more widespread than the U.S. when both governments had similar intentions and a similar level of 'red scare'. In reference to the McPhail, Schweingruber and McCarthy piece's section on political and legal environment, she compares the nationalized and centralized forces in Chile to the decentralized system with many checks and balances in the United States.
Pamela writes a book report on "The Net Delusion: The Dark Side of Internet Freedom" by Evgeny Morozov. I will be writing a summary of her summary of the book…isn't it frustrating for authors when we whittle down hundreds of pages in to summaries of summaries?
Morozov is arguing that in order for the Internet to fulfill its promise to aid in the fight against authoritarianism, Westerners must ditch the cyber-utopianism and Internet-centrism that add up to what he calls 'net-delusion'. He talks about the Google Doctrine as "the enthusiastic belief in the liberating power of technology accompanied by the irresistible urge to enlist Silicon Valley start-ups in the global fight for freedom". He claims that just because there is a vibrant Internet culture and the government is censoring the Internet, that does not mean a regime's collapse is imminent. To summarize the next section I will take a quote directly from her book report, "Western policy makers should, Morozov argues, rid themselves of the illusion that communism came to an abrupt end or that simply because people were watching it was guaranteed to be a peaceful end at that." She includes a great image for the next section. The next section looks at cultural contradictions when it points out that the West, as well as countries like Iran, engages in looking over their citizens' shoulders using the Internet. The next chapter serves to warn against obsessing over the Internet's possibilities because many technologies are often overly-praised and then they do not deliver because we are only thinking about them in terms of today. Additionally, policy makers need to know that the Internet can be used for good and bad before progress can be made. In the end Morozov, and Pamela, end by talking about cyber realists who "would focus on optimizing decision making and not get swept away by the abstract discussions about the capabilities of technology to change the world" (quote from Pamela's book report).
I saw his focus on cultural impacts and long-term indirect impacts as incredibly valuable points! While reading his piece I was yet again reminded of the book I read for my book report, Power in Movement. In it, the author writes that movement outcomes are rarely as radical as they were intended to be. This is because the movement's claims are get filtered through the mainstream and through the government. The book argues that if a movement wants a policy change, by the time it comes around, the original desired change will have been diluted.
Politics is important. Not for each individual piece of legislation or politician that slides across the marbled steps of a capitol building, but for the precedent that it sets for populations to come. In a similar way, movements are so crucial for their ability to provide "fertile ground for what could come later."
I initially thought that the Giugni piece and the Pastor, Ito and Rosner piece were in conflict with one another. One emphasizes the long-term indirect cultural change while the other emphasizes present measurements. However, when I got more deeply in to the parts describing measurements of transformation, I realized they complement each other.
This piece talks of new media as an add-on (high-tech does not equal high touch). With new media developing rapidly, can these thorough metrics keep up with it?
I also have a question about who the audience is and what comes after a document like this? When and how does it get put in to effect?
I recently read an article by Jael Silliman about NGOs. She wrote about how the importance of receiving funding (and showing accountability) ends up driving NGO actions and behaviors more than their initial mission. She warns about the co-optation of NGOs and writes about how some people are pushing back against the heavy-business-oriented efforts of NGOs. Furthermore, some governments get too involved with NGOs and interfere too much with their missions. Networks have formed among NGOs and lead to complications because of the centralization of decision-making and monopolization of resources that occurs.
Measuring movements and measuring NGOs are two different tasks yet they are related. I could not help connecting the two readings and get concerned about some of the emphases that the metrics paper made on evidence for funding. Some of my concerns were addressed, for instance on page 8-9 one participant is quoted as saying that it is the "mission that determines the path – not the metrics."
Finally, I would like to ask the question, "What is a women's movement?"
Is it different and if so, how? How is it characterized? How are men involved? Is the way you measure outcomes different? The readings talk about the impacts on the individual activists involved in movements. So how would a women's movement impact individuals differently or similarly? Can part of the measurement of transactions and transformations include women specifically?
This site lists some successful women's movements from 2011. However, I would argue that these are not each movements but are individual instances that are perhaps part of a broader women's movement. Successful instances (according to this site from the Global Fund for Women) from all over the globe include:
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This is a post that I wrote on March 6th for our March 8th class. I just realized that I failed to post it to our class blog and only on my personal blog. I did want to share it with our class though.
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One article that I chose to read, "Occupy Wall Street: Return of a Repressed Res-Publica" by Wendy Brown, asked why the Occupy movement started when it did. There were opportunities in 2008, 2009 and 2011 for it to come in to existence. However, the Arab Spring coupled with the Obama's administration to deliver on the hope his campaign had promised to bring were the catalysts for Occupy (with the recession intensifying the movement). It argues that now more than ever people are identifying with each other and rather than being divided by the policies and income inequalities that attempt to separate populations, we are coming together. The article claims that Occupy "has revived the classical image of the nation as res-publica, the nation as a public thing."
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Great to hear about Occupy in comparison with other movements to get me geared up for the project!
I am fascinated by the cleavages within movements and the diverse composition of movements. One participant was explaining the composition of OccupyPhilly. He said that there are some people there who identify as Quakers. However, not all Quakers are there supporting the movement. Therefore it is difficult to generalize when talking about the composition of a movement. Furthermore, who is there to be involved and make a different and who is there to 'be there' and 'be a part of the action'? One participant pointed out that some people at Occupy camps do not even know why exactly they decided to come.
How does the diversity/heterogeneity within a movement affect its identity, framing, tactics and appeal? Indeed, this is connected to what Jeff Juris was saying in his presentation about what does the 99% framing mean as a representation? Since the 99% is so inclusive, how can the Occupy movement have a single outcome that it works towards?
The concept of permissioning was brought up. Is permissioning identified as a step towards legitimacy in social movements? I have just not heard this term before and immediately upon hearing it, it resonated with me so I am just curious as to the origin and study of it. Is it elites who are always involved in permissioning? Is it large groups? It is dissemination of information? Is it mainstream media's acknowledgment?
During one of the sessions, a man, aware of the fact that he was countering the entire conference's purpose, questioned whether these three movements (OWS, Arab Spring and European Contention) can even be compared since they are so different. There were various responses. One of which explained that it is important to compare these movements because of their similar timing! In Sidney Tarrow's book Power in Movement he notes that there are more people acting contentiously nowadays than in the past. It is no longer just students or peasants or workers. Women (who have probably always been active but not been seen) are more visible, the middle class are mobilizing, priests in the Netherlands are mobilizing. Forms of contention are changing and the tools being used are changing as contention increases. Are we entering a period of great turbulence and these three movements are representative of that? Or are we entering a period of time in which contention and social movements are commonplace and will become institutionalized?
In the last hundred years, the United States of America has faced two global market crashes. Between the end of WW1 and the beginning of WW2, America struggled through a Great Depression resulting in the mobilization The Bonus Army, veterans from WW1, in Washington, DC. Today, America is recovering from the late-2000s financial crisis, a financial crisis often compared to the Great Depression. The Occupy Wall Street Movement is a mobilization of response to the Global Financial Crisis. This paper will analyze the similarities and differences between the Bonus Army movement during the Great Depression and the current Occupy Wall Street movement by comparing framing methods, collective identity, and media usage.
Research Question
The Bonus Army and the Occupy Wall Street movement are both groups that mobilized in response to financial crises' in the United States. We wish to compare the two because of their situational similarity in American history. Our main questions being: Are the methods of formulating a collective identity and framing for the Occupy Wall Street Movement and the Bonus Army similar in terms of media usage and mobilization? What media was used? Is being used? How has it evolved or stayed the same?
Cases and Why This is a Good Comparison
As stated, we will be comparing the Bonus Army (the mobilization of war veterans to Washington D.C.) and the Occupy Wall Street movement. It is a good comparison because neither the Bonus Army nor the Occupy Wall Street movement would have formed without the economic downturns that preceded them. They both seek a more fair society. They are different in their size and their goals because the Occupy Wall Street movement has no specific goal that once reached would mean the end to the movement whereas the Bonus Army was looking for a bill to pass to mark their success and return home.
Research Methods
We will certainly be using the resources from Occupy Research. We will conduct interviews with active Occupiers (and will use some questions outlined on the Occupy Research website). We will use primary sources – newspapers – from the 1930s and from today to conduct frame analysis.
We will use the theory articles from class by Benford and Snow about Framing as well as the Polletta and Jasper piece about Movement Identity. We may use the Sampedro, McCarthy and Le Bon articles about Mobilization. Additional overview articles that we have found to familiarize ourselves with the Bonus Army include this one talking about radio and this commentary piece with basic comparisons between the Bonus Army and Occupy. Academic scholarship will be used to research the Bonus Army and media in the 30s. One book, American Decades, has relevant information about the Bonus Army.
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March 15th – Revise proposal/incorporate class suggestions , gather primary materials
March 21st – Sort through sources and compile data, analytical framework for comparison
March 28th – Interviews, Create an outline and review literature
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The readings for this week, as well as the tutorial, reminded me of Castell's article. Castell talked about how politics is communication and really what it all comes down to is how to win over people's minds. Also, when I was going through the tutorial I felt as though it could have been a tutorial for how to create a campaign for someone running for public office. I have never worked on a campaign before but I know campaigns find ways to show a politician's values in order to reach the masses. They do this through visuals, numbers, tone, solutions and messengers. Campaigns are a time when I am reminded that I need to have a certain degree of media literacy.
I know that I am part of a public that has little contact with social issues. How can we when 60% of all local TV news stories are under 30 seconds, and there is such a high percentage of air time devoted to weather forecasts? I have been hearing about the trial in New Jersey over the suicide of the gay freshmen. The student, Clementi jumped off the George Washington Bridge after his roommate put a video on the internet of a tryst Clementi had with another man. The media was overflowing with reports about the suicide and it was used as a way to garner attention for gay hate crimes. In reading about the trial, more is coming out about the roommate and perhaps some elements of the story were left out when the media reported on the suicide.
This particular incident is not a social movement in and of itself but was used by a social movement to gather attention and inspire action. How much does it matter that the reports of the incident are not totally true? How do individual flare-ups play in to the overall framing especially when the reporting on an incident is not controlled? I understand that frames need to think systematically, long-term and thematically but I am still curious as to the connection.
The Benford and Snow piece comments on the proliferation of scholarship on framing. If people are more aware that issues are being presented to them a certain way, does that change their reaction?
Framing is something that anyone advocate can and does do. However, do movements with more resources frame their issues more effectively? For instance, will a more financially endowed movement spread frame its issue more effectively because it is able to disseminate better visuals and work with the Frameworks Institute. Oh but wait! ICTs are changing the way communication, and thus framing, happens.


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Today was Day 2 of Team and Individual Dressage -- make-or-break day, with some power pairs to ride yet. The English sky was dramatic with come-and-go rain and sun, over the stately roofs of Greenwich Park's 18th century buildings, as the second half of the 50 dressage entries ran through their tests one by one.
Carl Hester, one of the two openly gay riders, started the day with the score to beat -- his 77.720 from yesterday. But he was bumped to second by Germany's Kristina Sprehe and her good ride on Desperados. Then came Britain's Charlotte Dujardin on Valegro, who blew the roof off with an 83.784. The crowd exploded into a long ovation. Rarely do dressage judges give scores over 80. It was to be the best score of the round.
Edward Gal, the other gay rider, was eighth to ride on his new young partner, Undercover, a bay Dutch warmblood gelding. The pair turned in a creditable 75.289 that ranked them sixth at the moment. As Gal rode out of the ring, his beaming face told the world that he was happy with how his horse went. Undercover got lots of big pats on the neck from his human.
By the end of the day, Gal and Undercover were sitting 11th.
Both gay riders will go on to the Grand Prix Special on August 7, with a shot at the individual gold. Team medals are also possible for both men. Each team has three riders. Team points will go on accumulating through the Special, with Great Britain presently standing first, Netherlands second and Germany third.
'I hope we will get a medal," Gal told the press, "but I don't know which color yet.'
The U.S.'s Steffen Peters was one of the last to go, on his veteran mount, Ravel, who carried him to a team bronze at the 1996 Olympics in Athens. The two had a brilliant run, with a score of 77.948 that put them in 6th place. They too will be moving on to the Special. Since the other two riders on the U.S. had lower scores, the U.S. is not in the top 3 for team medals at the moment. But that could change if Peters does well in the Special.
The shocker of Round 1 was Anky van Grunsven and Salinero, who have won three gold medals in previous Olympics. Today they wound up in 16th place. But the Special gives Salinero a fresh start on a 4th gold.
It was a lucky day for Ann Romney and her Oldenburg mare, Rafalca. So many of today's individual scores topped Rafalca's 70.243 of yesterday that she was pummeled down to 30th place. But 30th means that the Romney horse squeaked into the Special on August 7.
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Columbus, Ohio, rocked by two suspects shot in eight hours
Theodore Decker and John Futty, THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
Columbus police said they shot a robbery suspect running from a home on the Far West Side early yesterday when he came out a back door with a gun.
It was the second police shooting in about eight hours. The earlier, unrelated shooting occurred when police tried to stop a man in a van on the East Side. He then crashed the van near Bexley.
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> Natural Hazard Management >
Flood & Cyclones
Use of Geospatial Technology in Flood Mitigation
Dato' Ir. Hj. Ahmad Husaini Sulaiman
Director General
Department of Irrigation and Drainage , Malaysia
Flood is one of the major disasters affecting the population especially those living in high risk areas, in the flood plains and coastal areas causing extensive damage to properties and even loss of lives. Great efforts are taken by the government to mitigate the floods and ensure a safe environment for the society. Planning, execution, monitoring and assessment of flood mitigation projects based on the holistic and integrated approach of Integrated Flood Management (IFM) require knowledge of the entire river basin to ensure a more effective output and outcome. Advances in geospatial technologies (GPS, Remote sensing and GIS) has enabled the acquisition of data and analysis of the river basin for flood mitigation projects (either structural or non-structural) in a faster and more accurate manner. GIS facilitates integration of spatial and non-spatial geographical data such as rainfall and stream flows, river cross-sections and profiles and river basin characteristics. Other informations such as flood maps, infrastructures, landuse, social and economic information can be inventoried for future use. Flood maps prepared using satellite images of real flood events and information from the ground are useful for flood damage assessment, future flood mitigation planning and validation of hydraulic analysis. Flood hazard maps produced using GIS enabled hydrological, hydraulic and DEM data are effective tools for land use planning, hazard management and development control.


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You Can Do What!? With a Smartphone!?
There are so many angles to these smartphones. We see them sell as phones, personal computes, GPS units, gaming consoles, inducements for banks, ISPs and cellphone networks, hundreds of thousands of applications, weird input devices that know which way is up and of course, they have cameras… Most are a few megapixels. Now that may change. A manufacturer of cameras has now produced a smartphone model with 14 megapixels!
The mind boggles. What use is a 14 Mpixel camera on a smartphone with a few thousand pixels? I don't know but someone must want it. They are selling them through one of the biggest ISPs/Communication companies in China. It will sell. In quantity. Perhaps the units will phone home the pix or save them until docked…
What next???


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Crews are working to put up the concrete block walls for "phase one", of the $15-million Bishop Heelan High School Fine Arts wing, which is being built at 11th and Grandview.
"Phase one" will house a 600 seat auditorium, art, vocal, and band classrooms, a chapel and more.
It'll be ready for students in the 2014 school year.
"Phase two" will hold classrooms and a gym.
That will cost about $10-million.
Fundraising for that phase hasn't started yet.


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Beautiful 3BR/3BA Luxury Villa Overlooking Shelter Cove Harbour and the Pool in Hilton Head Island
- bedrooms 3
- baths 3
- sleeps 8
- pool yes
- hot tub no
- pets considered no
- type Villa
rates (USD)
/ night
$ 845 - $ 1,556 / week
$ 3,621 - $ 3,999 / month
vacation rental description
7536 Yacht Club, Shelter Cove Harbor
- Harbor & Pool View
- Large Pool & Spa On Site
- Private Balcony
- Walk to Restaurants and Shops at Shelter Cove
- Seasonal Fireworks
- Multiple TV's, VCR & DVD Players
- Sleeps 8
Palmetto Dunes Buggy is a FREE door-to-door shuttle to the beach, Shelter Cove Marina, Shops and Restaurants. This shuttle will run from April 1, 2012 until September 30,2012.
This is a beautiful 3BR/3BA luxury villa overlooking the Shelter Cove Harbour, as well as the gorgeous pool and spa at Yacht Club in Shelter Cove.
As soon as you enter this villa you will be struck with the spectacular views of the Shelter Cove Marina and the Yacht Club pool. The spacious living area has new handsome furnishings with a British West Indies decor and beautiful stone flooring. Also, there is a new sleeper sofa and a palm print armoire containing a TV, VCR and DVD all with surround sound. Sliding doors lead to a private balcony for enjoying morning coffee and watching the ships go out to sea.
The custom kitchen has been totally remodeled with blank granite countertops and beautiful dark wood cabinets and matching appliances. The richly carved dining room table seats seven and above it is an ornate pineapple chandelier.
The master bedroom has a king bed with matching end tables, an armoire with TV, VCR and DVD, beautiful window treatments and a sliding glass door to another private balcony. The master bath is distinguished by a step up/step down oversized tub in an alcove surrounded by tile.
The second bedroom offers a queen bed along with a beautiful armoire containing a TV and DVD and an end table, window treatments, all support the British West Indies theme. The third bedroom is decorated in a sophisticated beach theme and offers twin beds and an armoire with a TV and DVD. A centrally located hall bath may service both these two bedrooms or the guests of one of the rooms may use the 3rd full bath located off the entrance hall.
The beautiful Yacht Club villas are less than a two-minute walk to all the shops and restaurants of the popular Shelter Cove Harbour. The beach and ocean is via the Palmetto Dunes Plantation, which can be assessed by car with a Palmetto Dunes pass, by the Palmetto Dunes Buggy free shuttle service or by bicycling. Also of interest, you will have the best seat in the house as you view the fireworks from your balcony every Tuesday evening during the summer.
property availability
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Last modified on 08-21-2014 at 1:16 PM.
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Owner/Property Manager 800 445-8664
villa rental amenities
Property Type
- villa
- elevator
- clothes dryer
- washing machine
Pool / Spa
- communal pool
- Bathrooms
- 3 bathrooms
- Bedrooms
- 3 bedrooms, sleeps 8
- vcr
- gated community
- pets not allowed
- non smoking only
payment methods
Owner has not provided their accepted payment methods
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Act Now to Save India\'s Tigers
The Bengal tiger of India is one of just 5 remaining species of tiger in the world today. Their populations are declining at an alarming rate and are threatened with imminent extinction in the wild. These declines have continued despite the tiger being listed on Appendix I of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). All over India, key tiger areas are being destroyed for industrial concerns at the whim of politicians seeking to line their own pockets. The direct result is a country that loses an average of one tiger a day from its dwindling population to illegal poaching for trade, irreplaceable habitat loss and continuing prey decline. By destroying the tigers\' habitat, you are also destroying the environment that local people depend on for food and water. The tiger is a symbol of the overall health of India, its environment and its people. It
Emma Teyssedou
I care about life, and animals are living beings that are just as importants as humans.
christian garzon
If we don't save these species now, it'll go down as yet another kind of animal carelessly wiped out by humanity's greed and ignorance. Let's all wake up and be aware of the issues that truly matter instead of reality TV and biased media. Instead of fashion trends or the hollow pursuit of self-centered fame and materialism. What about the ecosystem? The climate? The animals? The very air we breathe and water we drink?
They're some of the most beautiful creatures on the planet. I don't think I could live with myself knowing that I was a part of the generation that let them go extinct.
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September 3rd: AT & 1st Grade Orientation- 1st Graders: Please bring all school supplies with you!
September 4th: First Day of School!
September 5th: Grade 4 & 5- Music Recruitment Assembly
September 10th- Assembly: Kyle DIne- Music about Food Allergies
September 22nd: Back-to-school Night
September 25th & 26th- No School
September 29th- October 3rd- Book Fair
Parent Portal
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*Please click on the links below for the Summer Reading Lists, Math Packets, & Supply Lists for 2014-2015*
As we approach the summer months, we would like to remind everyone of the importance of summer reading. Reading regularly could be the most profitable activity your child can partake in this summer! Research has shown that "unless students read regularly during school breaks, they can fall behind three months in their reading achievement". (Scholastic Instructor, May/June 2005) Students who read several books throughout the summer are shown to maintain or increase their reading ability. Just like sports and other activities, the more you practice reading, the better you will be.
Given that information, we would like to continue with our second Annual Summer Postcard Extravaganza. We at Lafayette Mills School want to hear all about the books you are reading this summer! We are asking that each time you read a book, you take the time to fill out a postcard (online on our homepage OR create a postcard of your own) and tell us a little bit about what you are reading. You can use your own ideas or use one of the prompts on the following pages to share your thoughts about your book. Postcards can either be mailed OR dropped off at Lafayette Mills School in the "Readers' Mailbox" or at the Monmouth County Public Library – Manalapan Headquarters in the Children's Section.
Every child who participates will be recognized in the fall upon returning to school. At each grade level, the child who sends the most postcards will be recognized in a special way. In addition, the class that sends the most postcards will be the recipient of the Lafayette Mills Traveling Trophy and another special surprise! Lastly, one lucky random postcard will be drawn on LMTV on Friday, September 12, 2014 for the grand prize* – that student will have the opportunity to be "Principal/Assistant Principal for the Day" at Lafayette Mills! The more postcards you send, the greater your chance of winning the big prize! So are you ready to read and write to us?!
Please feel free to use the summer reading list which includes a variety of levels for each grade so you can help your child find "just right books." Remember, these books are suggestions, and the children are encouraged to read other books as well. (All we ask is that students read books that are appropriate for their level to keep things fair.)
We ask that you encourage your child's interest in reading and encourage him/her to read regularly. We also encourage you to make this a family activity. Share your children's book selections by reading together and engaging in lively conversations at the dinner table, in the car, or at the pool. Children will become better readers, and you can join them in this great adventure.
We can't wait to hear from you over the next two months!
Have a great summer and happy reading from all of us at Lafayette Mills!
Lafayette Mills Staff Supports Autism Awareness Month!
Congratulations! Teacher of the year: Mrs. Convey & Support Staff Person of the year: Mrs. Evangelista
Lafayette Mills School honors students each month who have exhibited great strength in a set of identified character traits also known as the six pillars of character. These pillars include trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring, and citizenship. At the end of each month, one student from each class is recognized as an outstanding role model of the traits and he/she receives a Student of the Month certificate.
A Lafayette Mills School Citizen of the Month:
It is the hope of the staff that through the use of the Character Education program, students will develop and maintain positive character traits, self-esteem, and a sense of community.


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A Brighton woman was allegedly sexually assaulted after replying to a Gumtree post advertising massages.
Police are appealing for anyone who has used the Pink Lady Massage Service to contact them after the 28-year-old invited the masseur to her Brighton home, where he is accused of sexually assaulting her during the hour-long treatment.
The Gumtree advert offered discounted massages for women only, a Sussex Police spokesman said.
The offence took place on November 21 and a 34-year-old man was arrested last month, a force spokesman said.
He has been released on conditional bail until January 24 and Gumtree has blocked the man from placing any future adverts.
Detective Constable Leon Ryan said: "I would remind people to be careful when inviting strangers into their homes in circumstances like this.
"If you are seeing someone for the first time, have someone else at home if possible.
"Agree what the treatment will involve beforehand and don't be afraid to ask them to stop if you feel uncomfortable."
Police are seeking anyone who has used or communicated with the Brighton-based service to call them on 101, quoting serial 0962 of 22/11, or by emailing firstname.lastname@example.com.


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By Jane Nambi
Democratic Party youth have organized a party in which they are going to celebrate President Museveni's 68th birthday despite it having expired way back in August.
The youth in Masaka under the Uganda Youth Democrats under the leadership of Gerald Seranda have organized a party to celebrate President Museveni's birthday. "It is a happy occasion and we are inviting the military and police who have come to attend. We understand that the president's family is busy. Muhoozi who would have arranged the party is busy with work, his wife is busy in Karamoja. So, we have decided to take on the task to arrange his birthday. We already have a cake ready baked in DP colors and we are inviting everyone to attend," Gerald said.
However, police has said this party should be left to the family of the president to organize.
There is now heavy deployment in Masaka as the party is to celebrate the birthday.
President Museveni was born August 15 1944 and he made 68 years of age. He has served as the president of Uganda for three terms mounting up to 26 years of presidency.


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How Many Aircraft Have Been Delivered, And Where To?
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- The "dark" cockpit concept was expanded with a new glare shield and conversion of many master caution/ master warning lights to LED technology.
- The cabin features an all new composite shell which increases the width at shoulder level by 3 inches and the height in the seated position by 2.5 inches.
- The cabin incorporates a new acoustic insulation package that effectively lowers ambient noise by 9dB
- The emergency standby batteries are upgraded to lithium ion technology increasing the inspection cycle from 90 days to 2 years
- Nextant's new winglets are included with the aircraft.
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