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As Winona Area Public Schools (WAPS) leaders prepare to trim $1.675 million from the district budget over the next three years, board members are asking the public to weigh in on the options under consideration.
An online survey has been added to the district web site, and is available until December 11 for completion by community members.
The survey includes a final section that requests comments or ideas from participants. The rest of the questions are multiple choice, and focus on whether citizens feel that class sizes could be increased, the importance of extra curricular activities, and whether people feel that the district should close a school or schools.
The survey compares the current average class sizes in various grades to average class sizes in the Big 9 Conference. In all but fifth grade, the average class sizes for WAPS fall below averages for the conference.
The survey also queries parents and other members of the public about whether the district provides adequate technology to provide students an excellent education, whether the district charges appropriate fees for activities and athletics, and whether the district allocates sufficient resources for a safe school environment.
An administrative committee is currently working to prepare a list of recommended cuts that will be presented to the school board in the coming months. Data from the survey, along with other public feedback, are expected to be used to help district leaders determine the best way to make budget cuts.


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Snoopers' Charter 'smuggled' into terrorism bill by House of Lords
Apple has revealed it cut ties with one of its suppliers after discovering the company was breaking child labour laws.
The iPhone maker made the revelation in its latest supplier responsibility report, claiming its decision to cut ties with the company was proof of its commitment to ethical work practices.
"In January 2012, we audited a supplier, Guangdong Real Faith Pingzhou Electronics (PZ) that produces a standard circuit board component used by many other companies in many industries.
"Our auditors were dismayed to discover 74 cases of workers under age 16 - a core violation of our Code of Conduct. As a result, we terminated our business relationship with PZ."
Apple claims it reported the violations to relevant local authorities and that the children were safely returned to their families.
"We don't allow suppliers to act unethically or in ways that threaten the rights of workers - even when local laws and customs permit such practices. We're working to end excessive work hours, prohibit unethical hiring policies, and prevent the hiring of underage workers," added the report.
The audits follow numerous reports of human rights violations, including the use of underage workers, at the Chinese Foxconn factory. The factory remains one of the biggest manufacturers of Apple products.
Apple said that it has increased the number of audits it enacts each year to help ensure a similar situation does not occur, claiming there has been a 72 percent increase in the amount of audits conducted in the supply chain in comparison to 2011.
That suggests Apple enacted a total of 393 audits, covering manufacturers that looked after 1.5 million employees.
The report said that of the companies audited 95 percent of suppliers within Apple's supply chain comply with working age regulations. The figure is a marked increase on the number 38 percent figure highlighted in last year's report.
Despite the positive child level statistics the report also revealed that a number of suppliers used by Apple do not comply with environmental law. The report revealed that almost 150 of Apple's suppliers failed to properly store or handle potentially hazardous chemicals.
Alastair has worked as a reporter covering security and mobile issues at V3 since March 2012. Before entering the field of journalism Alastair had worked in numerous industries as both a freelance copy writer and artist.
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Taste Test: Shot Through the Heart edited by Lorna Hinson with stories by Lenore Black, DC Juris, and JL Merrow
Publisher: Torquere Press
Length: 43 pages
Cupid's arrow finds even the most lovelorn guys, and that's never been more fun than in the Shot Through the Heart Taste Test. In Better than Cupcakes, by Lenore Black, Mitch thinks there has to be a better way to spend Valentine's Day than working, even if he does like his co-worker, Augie. Everyone thinks Augie is a little odd, but Mitch thinks Augie might be far better than a cupcake.
In Cupid Knows, by DC Juris, Jack has been dreaming about Alan ever since they met at a game. Can he convince Alan to take a chance on a Valentine's Day meeting when Alan has something to hide? Finally, in Dead Shot, by JL Merrow, a chance meeting brought about by a stray arrow brings Peter and Edward together, but will their pasts come between them before they even get started?
Margaret's Review:
Three sweet short stories, all erotic gay romances and all with characters to fall in love with. What could be a nicer treat for Valentine's Day?
In Lenore Black's Better Than Cupcakes, handsome Mitch gravitates to the little inventor who shares his surveillance shift at a vitamin manufacturer. After their shift is over, they both realize that spending Valentine's Day alone isn't necessary because they could use this as an opportunity to get to know each other better, maybe a *lot* better.
Cupid Knows, by DC Juris is the story I've been waiting for since I first read about Jack and Alan. This is the story of how they met and fell in love. Alan is scarred from a childhood fire and doesn't think he is worthy of a beautiful man like Jack. Jack, on the other hand, sees nothing wrong with Alan and Valentine's Day is the perfect time to let him know.
The last story, Dead Shot, by JL Merrow is a quirky, funny story about a ten-year-old hyperactive boy playing Cupid for his uncle and another man by shooting one of them with a homemade arrow. Was it an accident or is this little guy that perceptive? If you didn't know Ms. Merrow is British, the use of British colloquialisms will surely tip you off.
I loved all of the stories. Ms. Black, Mr. Juris and Ms. Merrow are talented writers who can scale a story down to just a few pages without sacrificing plot or character development. This is an amusing romantic anthology that can be enjoyed anytime, not just on Valentine's Day, but take care. You will fall in love with these characters which will lead to seeking out more books by the authors.
Rated 5 Ravens and a Recommended Read by Margaret!


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Each year, Farm and Dairy sponsors the 4-H creative writing competition at the Ohio State Fair. We are proud to lend a hand to some of the state's talented youth. The following letters are from some of this year's 4-H project participants.
I never thought that I would live long enough to see a president worse than Lyndon Johnson.
Reader disputes claim about gun availability and higher violent crime rates.
Writer calls bankers, analysts, brokers and money managers "parasitic terrorists."
McDonald's deserves praise for its new ban on antibiotic use in meat supplies.
Reader says the issue of industrial agriculture is too serious to be confused with our acceptance of immigrants.
Reader questions whether the community benefits from the large farm facilities over the long run.
Teaming up with powerful people is not how agriculture should conduct its business.
Dairy farmers need to work together to increase milk checks.
The American majority turns a deaf ear to assaults on morality.
Mega dairies cannot exist without cheap labor and the exploitation of the environment.
Article doesn't portray the real world of farm labor: You try paying high wages on a farmer's income.
Readers comment on the topic of a recent Tontimonia column.
Reader believes the Bush administration is a wolf in sheep's clothing once you look beyond the rhetoric.
Reader discusses his positive experiences with firearms.
Country-of-origin labeling isn't all bad: U.S. farmers deserve to get the credit for the quality food they produce.
Reader says people who think Bush is doing the right thing is well over the 54 percent quoted in an article.
Reader says articles need to stop simply pointing fingers at the deer farmers, and instead, talk about the background.
Reader wonders why school district is emphasizing locker rooms, not classrooms, in latest construction round.


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In the Stanley Cup Playoffs, the line between winning and losing is awfully thin. Teams rarely dominate their opponents, so when a team does sneak past another, there's usually a player or two who do the extra work to drag their team through, or at the very least, to the very brink.
This year has been no different, so given that round one comes to a close tonight and round two is on the horizon, today seems like a good day to look at the three players who've made all their difference for their respective teams.
Your game-changers:
Name: Patrick Marleau
Team: San Jose Sharks
Stats: 4 games, 4 goals and one assist for five points. Plus-two with a powerplay goal and a game-winner, 20 shots for an average of five a game.
What he's accomplished: Patrick Marleau is a huge reason the San Jose Sharks swept the Vancouver Canucks. When you hear "sweep" you usually think a team dominated, but that was anything but the case in the Vancouver/Sharks series, and had the Canucks been able to steal a game or two, who knows what happens as the series goes on. Marleau made sure that situation never came to be.
He scored in every game against Vancouver, including two of the biggest goals of the series. Down a goal in Game 2 in the final minute, it looked all but certain that Vancouver would knot the series up heading back to San Jose. Until…
And when the Sharks jumped out to a 3-0 series lead, they had the opportunity to put Vancouver away, to not risk injury by playing more games, and to rest up heading into round two. The needed a leader, which is exactly what they got.
There he is scoring his fourth in four (with a broom!), scoring the goal to put the Canucks away. Game. Changer.
Name: James Reimer
Team: Toronto Maple Leafs
Stats: .932 save percentage, 2.58 goals-against average
What he accomplished: Over the course of Game's 5 and 6 of the Leafs series against the Bruins, James Reimer stopped 72 of the 74 shots thrown his way, helping the Leafs to take two W's and knot the series with the Bruins up at three wins apiece. Without Reimer, the series has been dead and gone for awhile now.
Over the course of the six games so far, Tyler Seguin and Jaromir Jagr have thrown 50 shots on him, and scored zero times. And, he hasn't just been steady, he's made some ridiculous saves in the process.
Name: David Krejci
Team: Boston Bruins
Stats: Six games, five goals and six assists for 11 points. He's plus-seven and averaging just shy of 20 minutes of ice per game.
What he's accomplished: David Krejci has done everything but play goal for the Boston Bruins in their first round match-up against the Toronto Maple Leafs. In Game 5 he racked up a hat trick, including the overtime winner to put the B's up in the series 3-1. He's tied for first in playoff points with Evgeni Malkin, and has been a part of one of the best possession lines in hockey. His OT winner:
Krejci is one of the NHL's most underrated players, as he's proven by carrying the offensive load on a team with no shortage of skill.
The B's have the chance to move on tonight, and a large part of the credit for that goes to their game-changer, David Krejci.


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"I poured over the reviews and cut back the amount of water and used beef broth and red wine. I kept an eye on it at the end and did add more beef broth. I also floured the meat before browning. My 9 year old son is so picky and he ate it! I'm making it again today for my dad-can't wait!"""
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I think it was mentioned that Larry DiTillio wrote an RPG adventure that featured Granamyr in it, before the character showed up in Filmation. I would like to read this adventure and see his stats. Does anyone have some high-res scans that they could post of his "first appearance"?
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Ce documentaire, dont l'action se passe dans la ville de Coaticook au Québec, retrace avec beaucoup d'humour l'histoire des zouaves pontificaux qui, en 1867, se rendaient à Rome pour défendre Pie IX et ses territoires menacés par les troupes de Victor-Emmanuel. Un sketch d'Ernest Pallascio-Morin sert de toile de fond à ce document.
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Frankie is approximately 11 years old. He is neutered. He has a fear of having his food dish empty and loves attention. He does like to be outside too as long as he can get back in. He is orange/tan and white.
Madison will be 7 in April of this year. She is spayed, microchip. She is not the most social cat but when she wants affection she can be very friendly. She is mostly grey with some white stripes. She does not like to be held though everything has to be on her terms. They are a bonded pair and must be adopted together, the fee for both of them is $150.00.
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The all-in-one Padblue 2 Stereo Wireless Stylus
Monday 8th July 2013 by William Judd in Mobile Accessories.
So, to start off with – the Padblue 2 is a comfortable and durable capacitive stylus that'll work on all capacitive (i.e. non-resistive) touch screens, which encompasses pretty much all modern mobiles, tablets and Windows 8 PCs. This stylus is perfectly suited to playing games, drawing and taking notes.
What really sets the Padblue 2 apart from other styli on the market is its ability to work as a Bluetooth headset. Using a simple pairing procedure, you'll be able to wirelessly connect the Padblue 2 to your mobile or tablet. Then, using the stylus' integrated microphone and earpiece, you'll be able to carry on conversations. You can also answer and disconnect calls using the stylus' click button. Finally, the Padblue 2 includes a headphone jack, allowing you to listen to your music over that Bluetooth connection on your favourite pair of headphones.
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Several weeks ago, a member of the discussion forum at http://www.baseballtruth.com/ by the name of Ray Anselmo completed a fair amount of research using the "Favorite Toy", a Bill James creation that uses recent performance to roughly predict career totals in a specific category. Ray put together lists of the major offensive categories (homeruns, hits, runs batted in, etc.) in an attempt to determine chances that active players might approach milestones and records such as 3,000 hits and 600 homeruns. It was fun to read his findings, especially since I had heard about the Favorite Toy before but had never known how to use it.
One area not included in Ray's study was pitching wins. This statistic has come under much fire in recent years as a poor measure of a pitcher's actual worth to his team, to the point that in some circles, wins are considered worthless and no longer even mentioned as a barometer of pitching success. This flies in the face of public opinion, largely propagated by the sports writing community, which for at least 130 years has held wins as one of the most important statistic by which to judge a pitcher. The two schools of thought met head on over the topic last year, when Houston's Roger Clemens dominated the National League but did not win the Cy Young award because his total of thirteen wins was considered too low.
Despite the differing points of view regarding the importance of how many games a single pitcher wins, there is one career milestone for wins that, when approached, remains an important event. It doesn't happen very often any more - experts have for years proclaimed that the sky is falling in this regard - but 300 wins is still considered one of the benchmark achievements for a great pitching career, a number matched only by 3,000 strikeouts. Everyone who has reached that total and is eligible is enshrined in the Hall of Fame, while the two active pitchers with more than 300 (Clemens and Greg Maddux) have seen and heard their names accompanied by the phrase "future Hall of Famer" for several years.
While 300 wins is still the brass ring for which all great pitchers strive, much has been made of the impending closure of the club to new members. Even before Clemens and Maddux zoomed past the milestone, there was talk that we might have seen the last of the big winners. That idle gossip has not proven entirely accurate over the past twenty-five years; of the twenty-two club members, eight joined since 1983. Given that number, it seems that the 300 win club will safely continue to add members for the foreseeable future. There might be a sizeable gap in between entrants (a thirty year break between Early Wynn and Steve Carlton, another thirteen between Nolan Ryan and Clemens) but Clemens and Maddux proved that even pitchers who played more than half their careers during the biggest offensive explosion in history can still work long enough and consistently enough to enjoy positive results.
Given the assumption that there will continue to be 300 game winners in baseball, I decided to use the Favorite Toy to determine which active pitchers, if any, might have a shot at reaching this particular plateau. (Also included but not heavily discussed are findings on the Future 200 Win Club, an area that seemed important given the youth of so many good current pitchers). The methodology is by no means perfect; James' formula predicts a set number of remaining career seasons based on a player's age and relies exclusively on the performances from the previous three years, but it is still a fun method that is bound to start conversations/arguments whenever it is put into use.
The formula I used for calculating the Favorite Toy came from Jesse Frey's 2003 article on the Baseball Think Factory web site in which he broke the process down into the individual parts. This differentiation helped me better understand where the final results were coming from. Another useful tool came into play midway through the process: an online Favorite Toy calculator at ESPN.com. Though I followed through on my goal to calculate all formulas in an Excel spreadsheet so as to see how certain numbers affected the process, the ESPN simulator came in handy as a means of double checking my final results to make sure they were correct.
The following is a brief description of the formula for the Favorite Toy:
Part 1: EYW = (3*Y0 + 2*Y1 + Y2)/6 – Y0 is last season's total, Y1 is the previous year's total and Y2 is the total from three years ago. The result will be what I called "Expected Yearly Wins" (EYW), which is the number of wins the pitcher will be expected to average per season for the remainder of his career.
Example: Curt Schilling won 21 games in 2004, 8 games in 2005 and projects to win 21 games in 2006. (All 2006 numbers were projected over a full season using statistics as of August 5.) Plugging those numbers into the formula, we find that Schilling is expected to average 17 wins a year for the rest of his career, which is listed at 1.5 seasons (see Part 2).
Part 2: YR = max(0.6*(40-age),1.5) – Age is, of course, the player's age (all ages were based on those found at Baseball Reference.) This number gives the expected years remaining in the player's career. If the pitcher is older than about forty, as several on this list were, the YR will fall below 1.5 when calculated; in this case, 1.5 is used as the baseline measure.
Example: Curt Schilling is 39 years old. When his YR is calculated, the resulting number is .6. Because the number is below 1.5, however, it is automatically raised to that minimum number.
Part 3: EXP = (EYW*YR) + Career Wins – Multiplying EYW times YR gives the number of projected wins the player has remaining in his career. This number is added to the career wins up to this year to reach the final projected total.
Example: The product of Schilling's 17 EYW times his 1.5 YR is 25 wins; when added to the 213 he is projected to have accumulated by the end of the 2006 season, it works out to a career total of 238 wins.
Part 4: P = EXP/X - 0.5 expresses the pitcher's chances of reaching an established mark (the P stands for Probability) – in this case, 300 career wins – as a percentage. If a number is negative, the chances of reaching the milestone given the information supplied is zero; if it is higher than 100, it is a virtual certainty that the milestone will be passed. Because nothing is guaranteed, however, such results are rounded down to 97%.
Example: Schilling's probability of reaching 250 wins works out to 17.57%; he has a zero percent chance at 300.
As mentioned above, the Favorite Toy isn't perfect, but it is a lot of fun to play around with. Before starting, it should be noted that projected results can fluctuate wildly, often due to a particularly good or bad year at an advanced age. In 2003, for instance, Houston's Andy Pettitte had an 18.9% chance at reaching 300 career wins (higher than any pitcher on the list below and at a more advanced age). But after suffering through a sub par season in 2004, when at the age of 32 he could ill afford such a slip, his odds of attaining that mark have plummeted below zero.
There are ten players with career win totals below 200 who conceivably have a shot at 300 wins (not including Pettitte or John Smoltz, both of whom are close enough to that mark to be included in a separate discussion). The chart below shows these pitchers in descending order, with the highest probability listed at the top (the percentage for 300 career wins is listed on the far right side of the chart, in the "300 W" column).
(In order to be considered, pitchers had to have accumulated over 50 career wins as of August 5, 2006 and have a reasonable chance of adding at least 150 wins to that total, which effectively excluded all relievers, young pitchers who did not have at least one standout season and many older pitchers.)
Name TM AG Y0 Y1 Y2 PC1 EYW YR EFW PCW P200 P300
Garland, J. CHW 26 18 18 12 82 17 8.4 143 225 71.02% 5.50%
Zambrano, C.CHC 25 18 14 16 66 16 9 147 213 59.70% 12.82%
Santana, J. MIN 27 18 16 20 77 18 7.8 138 215 62.03% 11.79%
Willis, D. FLA 24 12 22 10 58 15 9.6 144 202 51.41% 9.50%
Buehrle, M. CHW 27 14 16 16 99 15 7.8 117 216 65.84% 8.21%
Zito, B. OAK 28 18 14 11 104 16 7.2 112 216 66.25% 6.94%
Oswalt, R. HOU 28 12 20 20 95 16 7.2 115 210 59.71% 6.20%
Beckett, J. BOS 26 19 15 9 60 16 8.4 134 194 46.00% 6.00%
Sabathia, C.CLE 25 12 15 11 81 13 9 116 197 47.06% 2.74%
Marquis, J. STL 27 18 13 15 60 16 7.8 124 184 38.21% 1.46%
The first thing that stands out about every pitcher on this list is his age: Oswalt is the oldest, and he doesn't turn 29 until the end of August. This is important for two reasons: 1) It means that all ten are conservatively projected to play between 7.2 and 9 more seasons, which at their current EYWs will allow them to add between 112 (Zito) and 147 (Zambrano) wins to their present career totals. As the Projected Career Wins (PCW) column shows, only Beckett, Sabathia and Marquis (whose inclusion here surprised me) are currently on track to finish below 200 wins.
2) The low ages of everyone on the list also means that these pitchers are approaching their prime years, when their win totals should spike for several seasons. Increasing age over this time will of course decrease the final probability, but that can be counterbalanced with good numbers, which should allow each individual to roughly maintain his current position. Mark Buehrle, for instance, is 27 years old and has won 14, 16 and 16 games the past three seasons. If he posts similar totals for the next three seasons, he will continue toward 300 wins at about the same pace; if he raises his win totals, however, to 17, 17, and 18, which is an understandable projection at this point in his career, his probability of reaching 300 (P300) climbs close to 20%.
As surprising as it was to see Jason Marquis on the list (logic and his 5.82 ERA in 2006 suggest that his slim 1.46% window will soon close), the guy at the top provided just as much of a shock. Jon Garland had rolled along as a .500 pitcher for several major league seasons before posting a career best eighteen wins and 3.50 ERA last year for the World Series champion Chicago White Sox. This year, he is projected to match that win total even though his ERA has climbed all the way to 5.16. Still, at only 26 years old, Garland is in a good situation for the time being, with a great lineup providing 6.29 runs of support per game. The continuance of that support might determine his final career win total (currently projected at 225; his chances of reaching 200 are 71.02%), as his low strikeout rates, mid-level number of homeruns allowed and unimpressive Batting Average on Balls in Play (BABIP) could translate to a consistently high ERA in the coming years. He'll need the support of the big bats to maintain and improve upon his 17 EYW.
Of all the names on the list, including those who missed the cut this time around but are still in range to bounce back with a few good seasons (more on them in a minute), the most likely to win 300 games might be Minnesota's Johan Santana. At 27 years old, the native Venezuelan is currently third on the list with an 11.79% probability of reaching that milestone, a level he has reached by posting four consecutive double digit win seasons and emerging as the most dominant left-handed pitcher in the game. He strikes out a high number of batters (9.47 per nine innings for his career), holds opponents to a low batting average (.222 career) and doesn't allow many baserunners (a 1.06 WHIP this season). It's obvious that if he wants to win 300 games, it won't be his left arm holding him back (unless, of course, the injury bug strikes). The great unknown, however, is the amount of run support he will receive. When Santana won twenty games and the AL Cy Young award in 2004, he finished 17th in the run support category among all qualifying pitchers; in 2005, he slipped to 30th (which might have cost him a second consecutive Cy) and this year, his team is only averaging 4.84 runs when he's on the mound. Santana is the anchor of a youth movement in Minnesota, where the Twins were the second youngest team in the American League in 2005, but he will need to see better results from that future All-Star lineup in order to post the impressive numbers that will get him to 300 wins.
After Garland, Santana and Marquis, the other seven names are all ones you would expect to see. Zito is another former Cy Young award winner. Oswalt has won twenty games in each of the past two seasons. Buehrle has anchored the White Sox staff and spearheaded the team's World Series run last season. Willis won the Rookie of the Year award in 2003 and finished second in the Cy Young voting in 2005. Beckett was the 2003 World Series MVP. Sabathia just turned 26 and already has 77 career wins. Zambrano has supplied the Cubs with a bright spot in an otherwise lost season. All are currently 28 or younger and, in the era of free agency, should at some point have the opportunity to play for a contending team.
There were at least a handful of other names that might have been expected to make an appearance here but fell just shy of meeting the minimum requirements; their absences help demonstrate the volatility of the Favorite Toy method. Mark Mulder, for instance, came into 2006 with back to back seasons of 17 and 16 victories before being derailed by injuries (his projected wins for this year: 8). Had he maintained that pace this season, his chance at 300 wins would have been a few shades under ten percent. Instead, it's well below zero (although he's still about 42% to reach 200 wins).
Roy Halladay's projected chances at 300 were also reduced by the time he has missed due to injury in the past two years, although he was only left off by about 1.5% (almost exactly the same percentage by which Jason Marquis made it). He proved his dominance in 2003, the first half of 2005, and 2006, but still needs to show that he can remain healthy in order to approach any significant pitching milestone. If he does avoid serious injury for the next few years, other factors are in his favor, including age (29) and the quality of his team's lineup, as the Blue Jays have provided him with 6.62 runs of support per game this season..
Other pitchers we might have expected to see on this list include Tim Hudson (injury problems and increasing age), John Lackey (surprising but true; he's only 27 with great consistency that could make him this generation's Don Sutton), Jake Peavy (who is having a rough 2006 after two good seasons) and Bartolo Colon (followed up 18 and 21 win seasons with just one victory in an injury plagued 2006).
Time will tell what will happen to the ten pitchers on this list; as we saw with the Pettitte example above, things can change in a hurry. For comparison's sake, we'll run the numbers again at the end of the season (when the actual 2006 win totals are in the books) and see what has changed in that short period of time.
Up next: Eight pitchers at the tail end of great careers and their chances of reaching 300 wins.
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tie their shoes? DD is 4 3/4, and she tries to blow her nose (she gets lots of sinus infections despite humidifier, etc)and nothing comes out. Should I have her press one nostril closed to get more "blow force"? And the shoe thing..I am clueless. I thought kids never learned from an adult: some kind of magic mojo that they could only be taught by another kid to tie their shoes?? LOL d5 |
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As far as blowing your nose, doesn't everyone hold one nostril closed and then the other? I tried to do it without holding one closed and I couldn't get it to work, either. I'm a teacher and I've taught many children to tie their shoes. I sit next to them if they are left-handed, like me, or I sit across from them if they are right-handed so they can mirror my movements. I break it down into steps and put simple words with the steps (like cross over and then put the string under). You may tie differently than I do, so you will have to figure out your steps. Then I go over it and over it every time the shoes come untied or need to be put on. The shoes will come untied a lot in the beginning because children have a hard time making the bow tight enough to hold for long. Resist the urge to "fix" it once the child has tied it. Before long, maybe a week or so, your child will be able to tie without help. Be prepared to sit down and demonstrate many times before it clicks. Good luck, |
- Posted by sheilajoyce (My Page) on Sun, Feb 3, 02 at 15:45
I taught my kids myself. But I note some parents teaching how to tie by making a knot, then turn the two tails into long loops and knot the loops. Seems the quickest way to tie shoes yet. |
From an early age we blew noses by "sniffing like a bunny". I would hold one side closed while they sniffed. Worked well. I wasn't so lucky teaching to tie shoes. I finally enlisted the help of my sister. She used the rabbit and the hole method. |
- Posted by Stephanie_in_TN (My Page) on Sun, Feb 3, 02 at 23:30
blow the nose, one side at a time, imagine they are blowing out a candle with only their nose instead of their mouth. tie the shoes, I taught mine the "two bunny ears method" first, which is not really how I tie my shoes, but it's a lot easier to explain. They make the first tie, the make two bunny ears and tie those togehter the same way as the loose strings. One they had that down, the concept of looping the string around one bunny ear was easier for them to pick up. |
DD just turned 4 and has learned to tie her shoes with the bunny ears method. She is successful about 80% of the time. |
It's ok if nothing comes out sometimes. Blowing too hard can cause problems with infections when the nose is stuffy. Imitation works well sometimes to teach nose blowing. If you get a tissue and take a deep breath (exagerate the actions you take), and blow out through your nose. The shoe tying with the two loops works pretty well sometimes. Like other skills though, lots of practical repetition and support for learning is needed. Young children don't always have a good attention span or short term memory. It's a challenge to get in the required practice sometimes. It's the positive support and repetition that will work the magic. Eventually, you'll probably notice something has 'changed' and then realize that you're not spending time teaching this process anymore (yet your daughter's shoelaces always seem to be tied). There can be genetic reasons people are susceptible to sinus infections. Some involve the picky aspects of mucous composition (some people have thicker than usual mucuous, but less of it for example). Some may involve the structure of the sinus drainage areas. Allergies can tend to increase a person's levels of 'fluid' in and around the sinuses and ears. In some, but not all cases decongestants or antihistamines can be helpful to keep things more dry. It might be worth talking about what could be going on with a pediatrician. it is possible to overblow though so be careful about instructions to blow harder when the nose is stuffed up and nothing comes out |
A little trick that I used while teaching my kiddos how to tie their shoes was to take an old shoe box, punch holes in the top so that it resembled the way a shoe is laced. The trick was to use two different colors of laces though. Tie the laces together and put the knot underneath the box top. Lace like you would a shoe through the holes you have punched in the top. Having two different colors of laces makes it easier to see which string goes around the tree or forms the bunny ears. Also the child can tote the box around to practice with. Hope this is clear if not let me know. Laurie |
- Posted by Momma_Bird_OH (My Page) on Tue, Feb 5, 02 at 16:22
Laurie, WHAT A GREAT IDEA! I thought my oldest would never learn to tie his shoes. It turns out he has depth perception problems and a host of other mild disabilities. Poor thing tried and tried, but just couldn't quite get it until he was almost 6. My middle one is 5 - I just got him velcro shoes to avoid the whole issue! I'm going to make him a box tonight and start working on teaching him. I wish I'd had your idea for my oldest! Thanks again! |
(Shhh..don't tell anyone, but I have NO IDEA how the "bunny 'round the tree" thing goes. Can someone teach me?? Really. I have no idea how to teach this. Sorry...) d5, who must be 3 years old... :( |
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Decided to try a lychee tree, apparently received one with some hitchhikers, scale and mealy bugs, resulting in leaves browning, curling and dropping. After treating for these, what is the outlook for the tree, in respect to regrowth of its leaves. Would appreciate any insight on what to expect, or should I just cut to size for the fireplace now? |
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I have two and neither had problems like yours. They did get eaten by Cuban beetles last year but came back fine. My Sweetheart and Moricius (sp?) are pretty hardy. I think it's because most everything in my yard that likes fruit trees attacks my guava or canistel. What did you treat them with? I think they're pretty hardy and will rebound. BTW, I've had my two grafted trees in the ground going on two full seasons and not one single fruit but plenty of growth. |
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We have not had enough cold for the last two years. Most lychee varieties have not fruit in SoFla for a while I am very hopeful about this year with the nice cold start |
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Reference Interval | Method dependent, and related to menstrual cycle in females. Female: 1.0-8.0 U/L Adult male: 1.0-5.0 U/L (age related). |
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Jay Little's WFRP seminars now available on video! |
Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay | Published 21 August 2009 |
Last week at Gen Con, FFG's Senior RPG Developer and designer of the new edition of Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay, Jay Little, hosted daily seminars on the new system, giving fans and potential players an overview of the mechanics and setting.
The FFG Media Department filmed Jay's Thursday seminar and has posted it here on the FFG website. Just click on the image below to begin watching.
After you watch the video, head over to the forums and discuss!
I am really getting quite sick of the whole boardgame-roleplaying game comparison. The game is the game and it is clearly aimed at a group of players playing the roles of Old World characters and co-operating with each other and the Game Master to create a storytelling experience. And yes, it uses cards and custom dice and what have you, all of which look like beautiful and excitingly visual & tactile gaming aids. If that makes WFRP3 a boardgame, then call it a boardgame if you want. Either way, to me these things look like very useful and exciting ways to make the game run smoothly and look good on the table. That last remark may sound superficial, but I think it really helps to make the game more fun. As far as I'm concerned, roleplaying games have always had some difficulty balancing the "roleplaying" aspect with the "game" aspect. The way I see it, these cards and other tools will probably help us find that balance again, by making the "game" aspect run very smoothly and integrating it into the roleplaying experience. I love the idea of the dice telling us more about what happens, for example: this is exactly the kind of thing game mechanics should promote: things that happen to your character, decided by circumstance and skill. If you think this limits the GM's imagination too much, I think you're overreacting. If anything it provides inspiration to the GM to be more deive and more narrative and as such, more creative in the resolution of actions.
As for the lore... I think some people are jumping to conclusions: I don't see how it is implied by Jay Little that ALL Dwarfs HAVE to come from the same Dwarfhold and I think you can hardly fault FFG for introducing High Elves as a separate group. If anything, these decisions should expand upon and deepen the lore.
I love what I'm seeing - I only hope I'll still be able to use most of my WFRP2 material for background, adventure hooks etc. I doubt that will be a problem though. Of course, I could be wrong and the game might be bad after all, but based on what I'm seeing, I think it looks wonderful.
GAh! I don't know who your trying to kid with this but if it looks like a board game and plays like a board game...I'm thinking it is a board game. I am really disappointed with this and where you guys went with it. This is not a role-playing game. Sadly I will stick to 2nd ed.
heh, maybe we should call this "basic warhammer fantasy roleplay" and 2nd ed would become "Advanced Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay" harkening back to teh days of basic D&D (box sets) and AD&D (hardback books)
Thanks for posting these.
Unfortunately, they've only reinforced my fears of what you've done to WFRP.
RocketPropelledGrenade summed up the horrid lore issues quite well, so I'll skip that.
You can say it all you want, but frankly, this is a boardgame now. Yes, yes, there's no central board where you're figs run around on, but there is a central board for tracking the party. Don't get me started on the whole stance board either. Plus the career cards that you slot tactics onto? Seriously, how is this not a boradgame?
The other huge issue is treating the GM and players like infants with no imagination. No longer does the GM weave a story around the action and allow players to describe their performances, the dice tell you what, when and how everything happens. I know you can just ignore the "special" parts of the dice and make up your own story for what happens, but you still have to deal with the rediculous dice pool instead of a quick pair of d10s! Argh!
I'm really sorry to see this wonderful project line go this way.
When I first heard about this, I was iffy. When I heard a little more, I was excited. Now, I'm just sad.
I ws barely able to stomach getting through the first video. In fact, I wasn't able to watch it all the way through. I hear that Athel Loren wood elves are going to be played alongside other Elves, let alone humans (I dare not even mention the last option), and I nearly cried.
Then, I hear a single Dwarfhold is the source of Dwarf PCs. I shut it off right then. I was almost able to convince myself that I wouldn't be forced to play in a micro-managed corner of the setting like the initial set-up sounded. But apparently Karaz-a-Karak, Karak Kadrin, Karak Izor....all off limits. Bugger that.
This has utterly destroyed my faith in the new edition. I may end up looking at it to see if anything is salvagable or interesting, but barring a serious 180 on what I saw, FFG won't be getting my money for this particular product.
Great videos, to the point and full of good explanations and innovative ideas. The game looks impressive.
I'll give this one a try for sure. WH Fantasy has always been my favourite RPG and I'm excited about trying the new mechanics... if it does not work out, I'll always have 2nd edition.
This looks great (as expected). The game seems to have been designed with new gamers in mind. Also looks like a lot of effort has been made to aid players that are maybe new to the Warhammer world. I like the emphasis on group play (ok, I know that rpgs ARE group games but I have run too many games with players that don't realise that!). It'll be interesting getting to grips with the new dice system and full marks to FFG for having the guts to commit to it. The proof will be in the playing which I am looking forward to. I am particularly impressed with all the character sheet aids. Having all the info right there in front of you looks like it should make for a smoother ride.
I have been playing WFRP on and off since the first edition came out and I am excited by this new direction.
no, not getting it, watched all the vids and will stay 2nd ed, i'll be able to run a quicker game for more players, cheaper.
no thanks!
I am 50/50 on the idea on revamp WHFRP3..
Its the dice that just does not do for it for me... yes yes there is no rule that says d4 d6 d8 d10 d12 d20 d% etc.. and these are the only dice - create a brand new dice system (I can understand - making it your *WHFDP FFG) but then say its not boardgame mechanic - its got that fluffy cant put my finger like WOW online game, power cards very similar feel to another recent revamped tradition fantasy game...
Of course it looks fab - FFG are top for making things look really nice.
Most likely being a collector it will find a place on my home shelf, but as yet not sure it would be opened... but things change...
To the future....
(*WHFDP = WarHammer Fantasy Dice Pool)
Nice! I might even pick it up before it gets translated into Spanish! And thanks for posting the seminars, that's cool indeed. Keep them coming!
Yes it looks pretty shiny. But the videos could not convince me entirely. I am not one of those anti-3rd ed. crusaders at all and I was looking forward to the game. After seeing the videos my initial enthusiasm is a little bit damped because of 2 things:
1st: I am not really a fan of dice pool systems, which reminds me very much to WoD (which I dont like because of its clunky game system).
2nd: no word about the grittyness and lethality of the game system. Of course before playing it, noone knows the truth, but according to the videos it looks rather like the PCs have no other choice than to play heroes spiced with a dark twist.
What I find positive is that the game seems to have some interesting mechanics. Eg. the tension table, the group pool or that the crits are available from beginning on, instead only if the PC is near death. So I will watch it and testplay it before I probably buy it.
This game seems to be aimed at a much younger market, with it's variable stances, different coloured dice and full colour cards to denote skills, tactics, etc. It seems to me to be the boardgame version of a console RPG. This is no bad thing though, let's get the next generation away from their X-Box's and playing with their friends face to face!
I came into this very skeptical, but after realising that times change, am happy to go along with it. Especially when FFG have made the whole thing so damned pretty!


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Astonishing that anyone would vote 'Yes' really. Even if you don't want to get married in the future, I think it's important everyone supports our equal rights, or we're just being treated like second class humans, which I certainly am not.
"If we were to wake up some morning and find that everyone was the same race, creed and color, we would find some other cause for prejudice by noon."
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Who said yes?... and...why?
A true friend stabs you in the front.
I can believe someone actually said yes. That is a shock to me. Surely a mistake was made or maybe my reality is falling apart... AGAIN!!!
People are strange when you're a stranger...
I do think all GLBT's should have the right to express their love in a legally binding contract. It's a human right, not a thing that can be voted on to take away or to grant. the whole issue is all the church's fault anyway. Just because religion believes love can only be expressed throught the marriage of a man and a woman, that doesn't mean we shouldn't be able to have rights associated w/ marriage and death of a partner or tax reductions etc.
Mental wounds not healing, driving me insane, i'm goin' off the rails on a crazy train- the ozzman
It seems a bit misworded, though.
Bush doesn't want to pass a law banning gay marriage, but make it an actual Constitutional Amendment, which is a much bigger deal. There is already a federal law, in place, no need to do it twice.
I'm a total myspace whore (and by whore, I mean I use it to sleep with people, I'm not on it often), so ADD ME AS A FRIEND
Technically, the President doesn't pass laws, but rather confirms, vetoes, or ignores bills passed by Congress. But no, if such a bill ever passed Congress, I would hope Bush would veto it, and if he didn't, it would be struck down as unconstitutional, because it is. I hope against hope that an amendment to the constitution that explicitly defines marriage as between men and women will not be proposed and passed, because that would de facto invalidate all same-sex marriages and imply that they are illegal.
We hope it gets struck down as unconstitutional. But not likelly...bush and his newly appointed majority supreme court justice will likely not vetoe it or rule it as nconstitutional.
Mental wounds not healing, driving me insane, i'm goin' off the rails on a crazy train- the ozzman
it's not a matter of bush passing a law against gay marriage, currently they're promoting an entire ammendment, which would require much more than a law... bush wouldn't have to pass it, like a bill, but rather every state (i believe it's every state) would have to ratify it, and before it even got to that point, it would have to pass through other things... so pretty much it's just a distractor issue so that the republicans can shift the focus. "sure, we're screwing the country but look! the gays! they're **gasp** loving each other!"
"freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose"
Who the FUCK would say yes. so, the question could be worded differently, but i think we all catch the drift right. It is a matter of the stupid church, and what ever happened to seperation of church and state? what happened to pursuit of happiness, or our liberties? stupid government shit.
I really did love life.
i just wasn't too good at it.
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It wont pass, its just another last ditch attempt to raise issues that that the republican base feels is important, oh and here is link if you not in the news...
thats fresh as off 11:00pm 25/10/1006
The Incredible Barralai & His ATTACK cat Killer!
Yeah he's still trying to find any issue that's going to get the right's blood boiling and on his side again. Good luck mate, you seem to need it
"Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to suf-fer-ing"
that's interesting!
i don't think i've ever met an lgbtq or allied person who said yes. are you kidding?
Who's business is it anyway who marries who.There is such a thing of separation of church and sate,and obviously the republican party just can't seem to get their shit together so they pull out the "gay marriage card" whenever the going gets tough!I'm mean its not like the president is going to be the one getting married.The republicans just need to learn a new trick,because this one's getting old...fast!
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Fuck!! Accidentaluy clicked yes! NOOO!!! NOO!!! DAMNIT NOO!!! LET US MARRY!!!
don't want to offend people at oasismag, but why do you ask such a
question? can't I assume anymore that it is sort of common agreement here that homophobic policies and initiatives are bad??
I did not vote. my little protest against questioning the most basic anti-homophobic commitment (which I always sensed here).
We have all been injured, profoundly. (Donna Haraway)
Isnt he trying to change the constitution? anyway its all f***** up i mean i dont think its up to the president to decide who can get married.
It's the job of the supreme court justices, which sadly, a majority of, are now on Bush's side.
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"Some see the move as an attempt to preserve traditional values, while others see it as a cynical ploy to ensure that Vice President Dick Cheney will never have to pay for his gay daughter's wedding." —Jon Stewart, on President Bush's proposal for a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage
"Earlier today, President Bush said gay marriage is immoral and that heterosexual marriage must be defended, that's what he said. ... You can tell Bush is serious because he said the new Axis of Evil is Cher, Bette Middler and Clay Aiken." —Conan O'Brien
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83.2% of all statistics are made up on the spot.
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like seriously ???????
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