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When Watco makes a contribution on the part of an employee, that money is permanently out of Watco's control. This amounts to hundreds of thousands of dollars every year. Imagine if Watco invested that same amount of money into new buildings, new locomotives, or new business ventures. On the surface it would appear that Watco could grow and improve – more... just that much more. Instead, we believe that money is better invested into the lives and retirement accounts of our employees. We believe that each employee is worth more to the future of Watco than any new locomotive or building, and prove it by putting our money where our mouth is.
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During the month of February, the library system will host programs and activities that highlight history, tradition and culture.
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After a short winter break, Preschool & Toddler Storytimes are back at Lewisville Library.
The Lewisville Library features monthly art in its Auditorium Gallery year round.
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Children's programming, including storytimes and Summer Reading Club
The Library is overflowing with programs, events and activities that enrich, inspire and educate people of all ages and backgrounds. Here's a look at some of our programming, events and activities in photographs.
This month Margaret Adam, Youth Services Librarian at our Walkertown Branch shares some of her favorite book titles with us.
One of the most important services offered at Forsyth County Public Library is one you may not be familiar with. Our Computer Training Bridge program offers programs and classes to reduce the "Digital Divide" and computer illiteracy in Forsyth County.
You are a click away from your Next Read! Each month you'll receive a list of books on the subjects you choose. Best of all, they are linked to our catalog, so you can just click and reserve.
2014 was an amazing twelve months in music and the Grammy Awards will honor some of the years outstanding artists on February 8, 2015. Many artists that can be found on our Freegal site are up for this prestigious prize.
We've pulled some techy magazines from our Zinio collection, to help keep you informed about the world of technology.
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The Goo Run is the race you have been waiting on since you were a child. Participants get Goo'd throughout our fun for all ages course followed by a one of a kind Goo Filled Finisher Medal.
What do I get when I register?
- Goo Run T-Shirt
- The ONLY Goo Filled Finisher Medal EVER
- Official Goo Run Bib
- Refreshments At The Finish Line
- A Voucher To Save On An Image Purchase
- A Goo'd Time With Family & Friends
- All participants must ENJOY themselves
- Our event is family, friend, and fun FRIENDLY.
- Our course contains GOO, GOO is FUN because it is slick and slimy. Please use caution when running as it will be slick.
- All Participants must complete and sign a Waiver.
- Any participants wanting a time, must wear a timing chip. Chips can be traded in for your Shirt near the finish line.
- All photos taken by Goo Run Staff can be used to promote future Goo Runs.
- All participants understand that No Refunds will be given. No transfers will be offered.
- Participants agree to not EAT the Goo no matter how good it smells (even though it is all edible, we suggest against it and aren't responsible if you eat it)
Fans are welcome and can participate by purchasing Goo Tickets, Shirts, and other items at the event. Want to make sure your friend/spouse/nemesis gets Goo'd Good? Purchase a Goo Shooter with a Goo Shot for $3.00. A portion of each Goo Shot purchased will go charity. We will also have some great music at the finish line.
Photos will be available to purchase after the event. Each participant will also get a Voucher toward their first photo purchase to help you get started.
Runners will get the FIRST EVER Goo filled finisher award. EVERY finisher will get this unique reward.
- Participants understand that Goo is slick and may cause you to slip and slide, you agree to use caution in running.
- Participants understand that while Goo is non-toxic and made from digestible components taken by millions of people, that they will not consume it no matter how many people dare them to.
- Participants understand that Goo may stain their clothing, persons, and other items and that any item they wish to not have goo'd will not be brought into an area that may potentially have Goo.
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Fish Culture Hall of Fame—Orr and Wedemeyer
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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is once again marking its calendar for National Consumer Protection Week (NCPW). This year, NCPW will be March 3-9. Along with its federal, state, and local partners, the FTC will kickoff NCPW on Monday, March 4, 11:00 a.m., at Tower City in downtown Cleveland. Get FREE information and resources at the Tower City kickoff event or at any of these FREE local NCPW events:
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The Gaillardias are one of the great glories of American wildflowers, carpeting whole landscapes to the horizon in the plains states and the west. The natives are the famous yellow and white pinwheel bi-colors. In our wildflower seed department, we sell the much-loved annual, Indian Blanket, and the native perennial as well, G. aristata, often called Blanket Flower.
But hybridizers are always anxious to improve native plants, no matter how beautiful they may be. And in this case, they have. Goblin is one of the oldest, and still probably the most popular hybrid, with very large flowers and a long bloom season.
Many other newer hybrids emphasize one color or the other--the red or the yellow. And in very recent years, even the flower form has changed. With Fanfare, we were introduced to Gaillardias with tubular ray petals, each one a miniature flaring trumpet. Now that form is expanded with the exciting new Commotion group. And the stunning new Dakota Reveille has turned the whole flower into a fluffy ball of petals.
All are great garden perennials, tough as oaks, great for color, and as dependable as they come.
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By Adge
from Beekman, NY
About Me Casual Hobbyist
Comments about American Meadows Gaillardia Goblin:
This plant had been thriving and flowering before being trampled due to circumstances beyond my control. I made some drastic cuts to it removing all the sadly squashed blooms. Within 2 weeks of cutting it back, it has already begun producing blooms again.
Great Bloomers
By all4you
from Mount Carmel,Pa
About Me Avid Gardener
I have these planted in my garden. They are beautiful and have a long bloom time. I am expecting them to bloom for awhile yet this year.
Good golly Gaillardia!
By Elizabeth
from Owatonna MN
I ordered six plants last spring and as soon as our MN weather would allow, sunk them into the ground. I was very impressed with their quick growth, vivid colors, spread and easy maintenance. I saved the seeds at the end of the growing season and am going to try to plant those next spring as well. Totally sold on the quality of these plants~!
Looked nice
By MG
from Illinois
I expected it to spread faster.
Great color!
By Joey's mom
from Medford, MA
About Me Getting Started
These plants love the sun and are fast bloomers! I am a lazy gardener and these are prettty carefree too.
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They bloom like crazy!
By Beth
from Indianapolis, IN
Our blanket flowers have really spread out and look great. They have done very well in what was a dry summer with very sporadic watering. I did not dead-head at all but they still just keep blooming and blooming.
Great for my container garden
By brookgarden
from Glendale, AZ
I ordered this along with a Burgundy Gaillardia. They have both grown into their bigger pots, but the Goblin is by far the healthier, more robust plant. It is looking a little bedraggled after our long, hot summer but is still producing blooms. I have both plants on an East facing patio that gets sun until about 11:30 am, watering every other day.
Bloom bonanza!
By Send
from Camas, WA
When I received this bare-root plant, my expectations for it's first growing season were very low, so I am very surprised by how quickly this plant took off! It rapidly developed vigorous leaves and before I knew it, there were blooms everywhere. It bloomed within three (3) weeks of planting and hasn't stopped at all, with many buds remaining. I am beyond impressed and consider this one of my favorite container plants, with bright, large flowers that last a long time - fantastic!
Very nice plant
By Playa
from Swampscott, MA
Very nice plant, it's already 3 times the size and already blooming. Very beautiful flower. The only thing i wish is for the flowers to be bigger, which i think it will happen once it grows more.I highly recommend this one, it is the only one blooming of the bunch i ordered this spring.... and it was part of my last order.I also noticed that it is pest resistant, there is something chewing on all of my plants, except for this one.Will be getting more.
The Prettiest Goblin Around!
By AMS
from Pittsburgh, PA
Warm, rich hues of red, orange and yellow. Big, hardy plants that take off growing the moment they're in the ground. Flowers that seem to appear instantly and shine like the sun. Does that sound like a garden you'd want? Then invite this Goblin to a sunny spot near you! I found this to be a very strong, hardy plant that transplanted easily to a flower bed. No sulking, no acclimatizing: the Goblin got its footing and was off! The flowers are stunning. The variety in shades adds depth and interest to a sunny place. Paired with other warm colors, the Goblin sets off any other yellow, red, or orange. A reliable perennial and a sun-loving flower, offering years of enjoyment ahead!
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About Dr. Ramin Behmand
In his preparation to become a premier cosmetic surgeon serving Walnut Creek and San Francisco, Dr. Ramin Behmand graduated with honors from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland, Ohio and was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Medical Honor Society. His postgraduate plastic surgical training was undertaken at the University of Michigan, in Ann Arbor, where he was elected academic chief resident and completed a comprehensive six-year training program in plastic surgery. Subsequently, Dr. Behmand undertook further fellowship training, through which he gained extensive experience in complex cosmetic surgical procedures of the face and body, with special emphasis on various aesthetic procedures of the face. He has a great deal of training in endoscopic and laser procedures, body contouring with liposuction, breast augmentation and breast lift surgery, and facial rejuvenation surgery. Dr. Behmand is certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery (ABPS) & the American Society of Bariatric Plastic Surgeons (ASBPS) and is an active member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) as well as the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society.
In addition to being a cosmetic surgeon in Walnut Creek near San Francisco, California, Dr. Ramin Behmand is a clinical assistant professor of surgery at the University of California, San Francisco Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and is involved in surgical education of residents and fellows at UCSF. He also serves as the chair of the Section of Plastic Surgery at John Muir Medical Center in Walnut Creek.
Dr. Behmand is committed to research and clinical advancement of plastic surgery and has authored and coauthored numerous
scientific publications, book chapters, and abstracts, with presentations at local and national plastic surgery meetings. He uses
his surgical training and involvement in education to offer the latest, most effective, and safest plastic and cosmetic surgical
procedures to his patients.
To keep current with the most up-to-date surgical techniques and theories, cosmetic surgeon Ramin Behmand is active in professional
organizations in San Francisco, Walnut Creek, and beyond. Some of these include:
- Diplomate of the American Board of Plastic Surgery
- Fellow of the American College of Surgeons
- American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Active Member
- California Society of Plastic Surgeons, Active Member
- Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA), Honor Medical Society Member
- Member of Reed O. Dingman Society for Plastic Surgeons
- Member of the American Society of Bariatric Plastic Surgeons
- American Medical Association Member
- Listed in Oakland & Alameda Magazine, "Top Doctors" of 2012 (As chosen by his peers)
- Listed in 2012 San Francisco Super Doctors®
- Selected as one of America's Top Surgeons with the "Consumers Research Council of America" from 2011-2013
In addition to Dr. Behmand's extensive training and involvement with various organizations, Dr. Behmand has also been honored with a number of recognitions including American Registry's Most Compassionate Doctors Award & American Registry's Patient's Choice Award from 2008-2013. This prestigious rating is only awarded to 3 percent of the nation's most beloved doctors. It is awarded based on bedside manner, the amount of time spent with patients, the courtesy of his staff, appropriate follow up care, and overall opinions of Dr. Behmand as a physician.
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Fueled by a passion for Asian-style tea, a Columbine area couple have created a striking café that reinvents the ancient leaf into something trendy and exotic but also affordable.
InTea, at 8174 S. Kipling Parkway in the Jefferson Marketplace, features an exhaustive array of handpicked, whole-leaf, artisan teas from all over the world. The décor is spa-like and earthy, with feng shui touches everywhere.
So many shoppers crammed the new Sunflower Farmers Market on Aug. 9, it looked like a shopping mall on the weekend before Christmas. But there was no snow outside, and the only thing resembling jingling bells was the manic beeping of checkout-stand scanners.
Still, Christmas came early for the legions of South Jeffco consumers who apparently have been waiting for a healthy alternative when it comes to grocery shopping.
After 21 years in the energy-saving business, Judd Coe is one of the few people who is happy about higher energy costs, partly because it's good for sales.
The founder and owner of A Solar Solution, Coe installs heat-fighting window film on homes, commercial buildings and government institutions. He runs the business out of his home in the Canterbury subdivision near South Kipling Parkway and Coal Mine Avenue.
Coe has lived in the Columbine area all his life and went to Leawood Elementary, Ken-Caryl Middle School and Columbine High.
Sitting at Ken Caryl Avenue and C-470 is a building that is not new. It has hosted various restaurants, bars and even a liquor store in its time, but it has been standing empty for nearly two years.
Not anymore.
Rox Bar & Grill is set to open in the space July 21, and owner Jeff Mintz and general manager Michael Rios think their new establishment can succeed where others have failed because they're from the community and know what it needs.
The Exempla Family and Occupational Medicine clinic at The Peak Community and Wellness Center may be on its way out.
Yannick LeRolland, director of IT services for Foothills Park & Recreation District, said a deal may be in the works to let Exempla vacate the space it occupies in The Peak in exchange for forgiveness of nearly $50,000 Foothills owes Exempla.
May 22 marked the first meeting of the Jefferson Parkway Public Highway Authority at Arvada City Hall.
Bill Ray, Arvada's deputy city manager, was appointed interim executive director by the authority's board of Directors. Jefferson County Commissioner Kevin McCasky was named chair, Arvada Mayor Bob Frie vice chair, and Broomfield Mayor Pat Quinn treasurer.
As a legislative attempt to rein in Littleton's sewer-fee increase failed in the last days of the 2008 legislative session, South Jeffco water and sanitation districts have come together to plot a common strategy to fight back.
The Littleton City Council approved a 20 percent fee increase April 15 for users outside the city limits. Littleton residents will not see an increase. The council also doubled tap fees inside and outside the city.
The beer is being chilled. The fine wines fill racks that sport informative signs detailing the country and region of origin. A mind-boggling variety of hard liquor awaits the first customers.
Tipsy's Liquor World, the behemoth of a liquor store just east of C-470 at West Bowles Avenue and South Alkire Street, is finally scheduled to open April 11. "This is the adult way to play," said Donna Levine, owner of the store, "We want people to stay all day and visit, check things out and be a part of the atmosphere."


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I have been busy sewing Halloween costumes for the GK's. So I am just posting a quick view of my kitchen table with mostly TS items. The little Jack O'Lantern candles on the rusty candleabra were .10 each at Big Lots several years ago, the little scarecrow kids were Dollar Tree this year, and I made the Jack on the corn stalks in ceramics decades ago. The rest are treasures from various TS's.
Close up of the center. The Hallmark ghost has since been moved and a smaller bear put in his place. The ghost dances and sings "I want Candy." So, I had to move him so he could move!! LOL I have to catch a 6AM flight which means I am getting up at 3AM!! And..I am NOT a morning person, so have to try to go to bed now. Will catch up on everyone's great posts when I get home. TTFN,
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Have a Safe Flight Candy.. if you can, try to get some sleep in the plane. Cute-Cute table..such a happy place to sit with all those smiling faces and cute figures. That little bear in the middle of it all, has the sweetest face. jane |
- Posted by oldalgebra (My Page) on Wed, Oct 27, 10 at 0:12
Sure like that tablecloth, Candy. The black jack-o-lantern plate in the centerpiece is great. Hey, I see a wire jack-o-lantern in the background. It looks pretty cool too. Have a nice visit while you're away - or a successful business trip, which ever applies. |
Darling plates on your beautiful tablecloth. Love seeing all the other decorations. Hope you have time to share some of your GK costumes your making. Great buy on the little Jack O'Lantern candles for your candleabra. The ghost sounds fun and the bear is so cute. Enjoy your time while away and hope it's a fun trip. Punk |
- Posted by luvstocraft (My Page) on Wed, Oct 27, 10 at 0:42
You sure found the perfect plates to use with that neat tablecloth. Love the little jack o lantern candles you used. It all looks really fun and makes me smile. How neat that the ghost dances and sings "your" song. LOL Luvs |
What a HAPPY halloween table!! Love the table cloth and the plates. The little bear looks so proud to be part of the fun. I like the rusty candle holder and the little pumpkins on it. I see a Harry Potter book peeking out, how perfect! I'd love to see that ghost in action. Your grand kids are lucky to have you make their costumes, did they pick them out? Hope you have a safe trip. NanaKaren |
- Posted by jeannespines (My Page) on Wed, Oct 27, 10 at 10:26
It's like playing "I Spy" on your wonderful Halloween table! Love all the goodies & how you heightened them! Of course, like nana, I spied the "Harry Potter" bk...& the little pumpkin harvest characters at the candleholders! And that t'cloth is WAY CUTE! Looks like a fun table for your GKs...enjoy! TFS! Jeanne S. |
- Posted by jeannespines (My Page) on Wed, Oct 27, 10 at 10:59
CUTE, CUTE TABLE! (I'm experimenting with italics & bold in messages!) Jeanne S. IT WORKED! I'll attach a link that I had saved to favorites when I first signed on to Garden Web. |
Here is a link that might be useful: How do I use HTML Codes to change fonts, etc.
- Posted by excessfroufrou (My Page) on Wed, Oct 27, 10 at 12:04
I love the candleabra and it was such a bargain. The tablecloth is an eyecatcher for sure. We'll hear from you when you get back. Frou |
- Posted by lynninnewmexico (My Page) on Wed, Oct 27, 10 at 14:06
Very nice, Candy! If you get a chance when you get back, I'd love to see a close-up of the candelabra with your additions. Cute! Lynn |
- Posted by luvstocraft (My Page) on Wed, Oct 27, 10 at 23:25
Jeanne, I should learn to do that since it's frustrating to me at times only being able to use caps and exclamation marks to show excitement on here--but I took a look and sounds too complicated for me--I'll just enjoy your messages! LOL Luvs |
- Posted by purplemoon (My Page) on Thu, Oct 28, 10 at 4:38
Pumpkins and candles and bears, Oh My!!....... Boy you got that right! So much to see, and I have to keep looking to see what I missed. Love the little bear! hugs, Karen |
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Mathematics is pervasive in today's world. Mathematical competence is vital to every individual's meaningful and productive life. It is, moreover, a valuable societal resource, and the potential of our educated citizenry to make significant use of mathematics is not being fully met. The amount of time the majority of students spend on the study of mathematics in school in no way matches the importance of mathematical understanding to their lives, now and in the future.
Polls show that the public recognizes that mathematics is an essential subject for all students. Yet it is typical to find that only one year of mathematics is required for students in grades 9– 12. Surveys of instructional time indicate that only a small percentage of time in elementary school is devoted to mathematics. And only a very tiny portion of that time is spent on teaching children to apply mathematics and solve problems.
When a student discontinues the study of mathematics early in high school, he or she is foreclosing on many options. Many doors, both in college programs and in vocational training, are at once closed to that person. These facts should be communicated more effectively to both the students and their parents.
The recommendation for increasing mathematics study imposes a special responsibility on professional leadership in mathematics education and the schools. To say that most students should study more mathematics is not to say that it should be the same mathematics for all. It does not mean simply keeping all students longer in the same traditional track. In fact, such a recommendation poses a tremendous challenge to curriculum developers and school districts to devise a more flexible range or options, a diversified program to meet a variety of interests, abilities, and goals.
Except for a distinction among courses typically taken in the ninth grade, differentiation in students' mathematics programs has been based mainly on whether or not a student takes elective years of mathematics. If everyone now needs more mathematics study, then differentiation must occur within the program.
The growing diversification of the applications or mathematics in an ever-increasing variety of college programs of study demands more than a single college-preparatory program. At the college level, the trend is to broaden the conception of mathematical study to include what is called "the mathematical sciences." Roughly, this means not only mathematics but the delivery of mathematical ideas and tools to the solution of real-life problems. Present high school programs do not fully anticipate the many options provided by mathematics, the mathematical sciences, and computer science.
Technical and vocational training at different levels also assumes more and diverse mathematical backgrounds. For those whose formal education will end with high school, the needs of citizens and consumer for increasing mathematical sophistication dictate a collection or courses based on consumer and career needs, computer literacy, and quantitative literacy.
It is important that recommended programs permit lateral movement and not strictly "track" students, trapping them in a linear pattern that does not permit change to another path. Flexibility is vital, and the key is to keep options open as long as possible.
Since a higher level of mathematical skill and understanding will increasingly become a significant advantage in nearly all lives, then justice demands that all groups have equal access to these advantages. At present, females and some minority groups are underrepresented in mathematics courses and courses for which mathematics is prerequisite.
It is naive to suppose that just providing mathematics courses as electives will serve for equality of opportunity. All reasonable means should be employed to assure that everyone will have the foundation of mathematical learning essential to fulfilling his or her potential as a productive citizen. The currently underrepresented groups should be especially encouraged and helped.
Recognizing diversified individual interests and needs entails devising programs that are tailored for particular categories of students. Differentiated curricula must incorporate the special needs in mathematics of students with handicaps, including physical or learning difficulties. These programs will need to move away from the idea that everyone must learn the same mathematics and develop the same skills. Mathematics and mathematical ability cover a much broader range than most people realize.
In many current programs, the student who does poorly in the algorithmic skills finds progress in all aspects of mathematical development halted, since remediation is designed to concentrate solely on this deficiency. Remedial programs should identify other areas of mathematical ability—for example, spatially related skills—and concentrate attention also on the students' strengths, not solely on their deficits.
The student most neglected, in terms of realizing full potential, is the gifted student of mathematics. Outstanding mathematical ability is a precious societal resource, sorely needed to maintain leadership in a technological world.
Mathematics educators and curriculum developers should redesign the sequence of the curriculum to realize the critical process goals of problem solving, as well as content and skill goals. A clear and logical developmental sequence for process objectives from kindergarten through twelfth grade should be described and serve as an organizing framework.
In very general terms, such a sequence should proceed through stages of development, though in practice, progression should be smooth and unbroken. In the elementary school, children, in their experiences involving particular problems, gradually develop their higher-order mental abilities and learn particular skills and particular strategies. At this stage, strategies are primarily specific to individual problems. A foundation of skills must be laid, but skills should not be learned entirely in isolation from application even in the primary grades. There should be an interplay of skill building and application throughout.
Moving through the upper grades and into the junior high school level, the progress should be toward more generalization, more abstraction of techniques, more emphasis on similarities and patterns found in differing contexts. Strategies become not just ways to solve one type of problem but generalized and synthesized. Techniques learned in one context may be recognized as applicable to other problems. Specific attention is needed to help students make the important transition to the abstract reasoning processes.
During the seventh and eighth grades, intensive focus on problem solving should become a vehicle to exercise, confirm, and develop further all basic skills. At the same time, familiarity, competence, and confidence should be built in applying these mathematical skills to solving problems of varying difficulty and from diverse settings. At this stage, a significant skill is the ability to select strategies from a growing repertoire.
A broad range of problem-solving approaches should be explored so that the teacher can identify students' special strengths and advise them on high school options.
The ability to create strategies to attack a new problem is, at the junior high school level, simple and embryonic. It should increase in sophistication throughout high school. More flexibility and power should be achieved by more generalization and abstraction. The essential nature of techniques and strategies and their range of applicability should be emphasized as students begin to see more applications to broad categories of problem areas, as in, for example, application to other disciplines. There should be a greater effort made to coordinate the mathematics learned in mathematics classes with other subjects that use mathematics. Students who perform well in mathematics classes often fail to see any relationship in what they are doing there to the mathematical techniques employed in classes in science and other subjects.
This does not suggest that the content of high school mathematics is either dictated by or limited to the range of mathematical techniques used in other subjects. The goal is to develop a more flexible, deeper, and broader problem-solving power, and this goes significantly beyond the formulas and recipes that have been traditionally applied to familiar problems.
At the same time, the important interplay and integration of mathematics and its applications in learning should not cease because isolated course structure separates mathematics from disciplines that apply it. The principles of learning must take priority over administrative convenience. It is likely that this coordination will have to be accomplished by voluntary cooperative efforts on the part of mathematics teachers and the teachers of other subjects that apply mathematics, with a healthy mutual respect for the legitimate goals of both groups.
At the high school level many students can apply their problem-solving abilities not only to problems of daily life, to problems from other disciplines, but to serious mathematical problems themselves.
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By: Todd Gilligan, Donald Wright, and Loran Gibson First a side story: I took an entomology class last quarter. My lab TA specializes in microhymenoptera. We talked about microepidoptera. On more than one occasion, he talked about how he would never do microlepidoptera because those folks had to do dissections and separate the reproductive tracts. I did not know what he was talking about but I never asked him to explain. Why I brought it up will become clear later. This book is another in a series put out by the Ohio Biological Survey. I've been buying some of their books and found out about this one last week. It is the priciest one, going for $75. Figured I'd try getting one from a library before I shelled out the money. OSU campus in Marion had a copy, which I find strange since the Columbus and Wooster campuses are the ones that have the advanced entomology courses. Anyway, the book came in and I can understand why it is the priciest. It is hardcover with lots of pictures. While flipping through the book, two things caught my eye. First was that many of the moths in the pictures are missing their abdomens. Second was lots of pages of male and female genitalia pictures. The book is 334 pages long and 107 of those pages are genitalia pictures. Suddenly, what my TA had talked about came into focus. People who collect these moths (which tend to have a wingspan between 5 to 10 mm long) cut off the moths' abdomens, remove the genitalia, stain it, and study it to determine what moth they have. And even then I read multiple times, "Genitalia of the two species are indistinguishable." And I know a guy out in New Mexico who is there just to find new microlepidoptera. I cannot imagine doing what he must be doing all the time. The book covers 306 Olethreutinae moths (they are a subfamily of the family Tortricidae) that are found in the midwest US. The book has 5 plates that show pics of all 306 moths, which makes it easier to identify a moth instead of going through all the pages. Moths are split up by tribe but the book does not explain anything about why the tribe classification exists. Then the moths are classified by genus. Each genus is explained, some in a lot of detail. Each species gets a bigger than life pic, size specs, flight period, distribution, larval hosts, and some remarks about the adult. Many times, the book also has tidbits on the larvae's habits including where pupation occurs. There are pictures of 12 eggs, 36 caterpillars, and 2 pupa. The most interesting tidbit I found in the book was you can sex these moths by the frenulum. The males have single stout bristle while the females have 2-3 finer bristles. Don't know what a frenulum is? It is something most moths have but butterflies do not. It is a filament on the hindwing that couples with varying parts of the forewing. The beginning of the book spends 10 pages getting you up to speed with the terms that are used in the book. Sometimes the only difference between two species is the hair pencil on the hind tibia, so you need to know what that means. The last 15 pages cover eggs, larvae, and pupa. Details on raising and preserving larvae are included. I found the history of larvae preservation to be interesting. The book says it is geared towards amateur collectors and professional entomologists. With all the genitalia pictures, I'd agree with the professional entomologist part. Since I'm more into trying to identify caterpillars, I cannot cost justify me spending $75 on this book. YMMV KC |
Here is a link that might be useful: Ohio Biological Survey - click on Publications
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- Posted by larry_gene z8_Sunset6_OR (My Page) on Sat, Feb 4, 12 at 23:07
Is this all academic fuss over the moths, or do any of the species have economic importance? |
Unfortunately, many of the moths have economic importance (unfortunate and economically important because they adversely affect important crops/trees). My guess is the worst ones don't belong in the US in the first place. Cydia pomonella (codling moth) is probably the most well known example since it is the caterpillar you don't want to find half of in your apple. ;) Book points out that the moth was introduced from Eurasia (so were apples, right?). "Females lay eggs singly on fruits, stems, or leaves of the host. Larvae overwinter under tree bark and pupate in the spring." Cydia latiferreana (filbertworm) is a North American moth. The cat feeds inside nuts. Pest of cultivated filberts and hazelnuts. The moths are "extremely variable" and "constitute a species complex," a phrase I had not seen before reading this book. The book says somebody named Heinrich figured out there are seven forms of this moth. Cydia caryana (hickory shuckworm) was only found in the eastern US but has been able to spread all the way to New Mexico despite efforts to stop it. "Inflicts considerable damage on pecan crops." Grapholita molesta (oriental fruit moth) was introduced from Japan. Primarily affects peach growers. "Early instar larvae burrow into the shoots, and later instars feed in fruits. Three generations develop in the North, six or seven in the South." Rhyacionia buoliana (European pine shoot moth) is not from around here, as its common name implies. Was introduced early last century. One of the biggest moths in the book at 11 mm. "Early instars mine needle bases; the third and fourth instars feed in buds and pass the winter under a shelter of pitch. Bud and shoot feeding resumes in the spring." Their feeding results in "disfigurement of young trees, particularly in plantations" so that is why Christmas tree growers would not like them. Zeiraphera canadensis (spruce bud moth) is one of those rare lepidoptera that overwinters as an egg. "Larvae hatch in spring as buds start to burst" and "begin feeding on developing needles under broken budcaps." What I found interesting is for many years entomologists thought the moth was Z. ratzeburgiana, a moth introduced from Europe. In 1966, a couple guys figured out it was a distinct species found only in Canada and northern US. So there is a taste of economically important moths covered in the book. |
- Posted by larry_gene z8_Sunset6_OR (My Page) on Sun, Feb 5, 12 at 23:34
Well that is quite a taste. The comment about overwintering eggs prompts me to mention a recent OPB Oregon Field Guide segment about the Pine White butterfly. An outbreak has occurred in recent years in the Blue Mountains of Oregon, largely defoliating 400 square miles of conifers. Not much logging done around here anymore, so the economic importance is less. |
I don't remember hearing about pine whites before. I see that outbreaks of them are expected but not very often (every 30 to 50 years). I currently have two more lepidoptera books from Ohio Biological Survey to review. Don't know when I'll get around to it. They are purchases so I'm not in a rush like I was with the library's book. One is on Ohio slug caterpillars (probably more about the moths that come from caterpillars). I looked up the skiff moth in the book since I got to raise one. I was surprised to learn they are abundant in Ohio. |
On Saturday, I went to the open house at the OSU Museum of Biological Diversity. This is where Ohio State houses its insect collection. I met the guy who wrote the immature stages part of this book. Weird part is his name is not on the cover but is instead on the first page of that part of the book. He also told me about which pictures he took but my brain did not bother to file that info. :( We swapped info because he is looking for help on an RSP project. I'm sure hoping I see more RSPs this year than last year or I'll be zero help. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Steve Passoa
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That was pretty awesome, icing on the cake would have been if the narration was split so every reincarnation would of had a line (pulled archive audio for the ones that have passed on) and then have John Hurt finish it off..... OMG EPIC EPIC and breathe :|
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i love the way it turned out
but never ever gonna make something like that again
all those pleats drove me nuts
every single part of this dress have some sort of pleats
and since i do not own a dress form to make it all a bit easier
i went through hell to finish it
choice of fabric made it even a bigger hell
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any other kind of fabric would make this dress waaay too heavy
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it's sort of tricky to get into the dress
bottom part is like a fabric maze
but once in it.. i kind of forgot all the stress
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LOVE! well done**
Dec 19, 2011, 10.07 AMby rochelle49
The dress is very beautiful! You have mastered the pleating. It looks great! Congratulations for this project selection by Burda!
Dec 17, 2011, 10.17 PMby 1diane
I can see my granddaughter in the Drape-y dress
Dec 17, 2011, 12.48 PMby mokosha
oh my.. well thank you all for your lovely comments and thanks burdastyle for featuring me as project of the week it really made my day
Dec 17, 2011, 02.32 AMby Sarah Evans
Well worth the effort! Fabulous piece!
Dec 17, 2011, 01.56 AMby LLaya
Well done – u look lovely in it
Dec 16, 2011, 11.58 PMby pauline alice
It's a really nice dress you made! I remerber seeing it on the magazine and thinking: Whaou, would look great but seems tricky. But seeing your version makes me reconsider it. And the colour is amazing, it looks so good with your hair!
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Totally worth all the effort. It looks great! I wish Burda would put this pattern on the site for download, because you've really made me want to try it!
Dec 16, 2011, 07.00 PMby cayetanca
Beautiful! Classy with a pinch of girly charm:)
Dec 16, 2011, 07.41 PMby cayetanca
"Girlie" of course, pardon my French;)
Dec 16, 2011, 06.40 PMby infinite-plus-one
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Dec 16, 2011, 05.03 PMby Michelyne Watson
Dear god, wherever did you find those boots?? Love the whole look.
Dec 16, 2011, 04.44 PMby Petitemess
Since I saw it on the magazine I love it, but now I see it on you I like it more. I have to make it for myself.
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Nov 28, 2011, 02.20 AMby madebymeg
adorable! sounds like a pain but totally worth it! great colors for fall, and very interesting design
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bravo na trudu, što nisi odustala, rezultat je odličan!
Nov 27, 2011, 07.10 PMby mokosha
hvala, drago mi je da ti se svidja..
zapravo me je sav taj posao oko haljine
i motivisao da je zavrsim
nisam ustala od masine dok nisam pobedila sve falte hehe
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Love the draping. Looks so good on you!
Nov 27, 2011, 07.07 PMby mokosha
:) thank you
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thanks, anna.. i adored the pattern as well, couldn't wait to come back from excavations and start working on it.. if you don't mind fighting the pleats, give it a try :)
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The empowerment of patients has the potential to improve treatment adherence and healthcare in general but only if that empowerment is accomplished in the context of a therapeutic alliance with the goals and values of patients, clinicians, and the system though which care is provided in alignment.
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And to compliance
~ Showalter
Even though I'm a doctor, I just can't go along with "medical compliance" as an ideal term for whatever it is we're talking about. I've also had it with "patient compliance." "Cooperation" doesn't quite work with me. And while "adherence" has its adherents, it does not seem something I could stick with. As for "concordance," which carries the official sanction of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, it just doesn't lend itself to puns.
Pragmatically, whatever distinctions once may have existed between the connotations of "compliance" and "adherence" have likely been washed out by the pervasive use of these and their congeners as synonyms in the preponderance of the medical literature. The argument can legitimately be made that such semantic quibbles may now produce more distraction than insight into the clinician-patient relationship. Lacking compelling advantages favoring the use of any of the suggested terms and the institutionalized encoding of "medical compliance," "patient compliance," and "medication compliance" into the medical literature and databases, it makes sense — until something better comes along — to continue using this familiar phrase to designate the healthcare behaviors of individuals responding to medical recommendations and, unless specified otherwise, assume that "adherence," "compliance," and "concordance" refer to the same phenomenon.
My own hunch is that eventually, the issue of compliance/adherence will be properly subsumed by a focus on treatment implementation and execution.
For what it's worth, my preference is to get behind "alignment" under the premise is that we are striving not so much to persuade, coerce, or trick patients into doing what their doctors prescribe as to align clinicians, patients, payers, and anyone else involved in healthcare so that everyone is working in concert. An easy example of alignment's advantages is the case in which a patient does not adhere to the prescribed treatment plan but does communicate that decision and his or her reasons to the clinicians. That is not "compliance" (at least by a strict definition), but it seems different from and exponentially preferable to the case in which the patient not only does not follow the treatment plan but also misleads the clinician into thinking he or she is doing so. Assuming the patient was not just perversely turning down all options, he or she and the clinicians could be in "alignment" although the patient is not in "compliance." The other important connotation is that "alignment" obviates the assumption, essential to "compliance," that patients are either obedient or disobedient to the dictates of the clinician; rather, "alignment" allows for a less one-sided involvement of the clinicians and patients. Nonetheless, "alignment," used in this sense, would not be recognized by the medical community.
For more on the issue of nomenclature, see:
#6. There is no universal antidote for noncompliance
AKA The Universal Truth About Universal Panaceas
It's the rare coach of a team sport who even claims to treat all his or her players the same; teachers acknowledge the need to individualize education as much as possible; and, perhaps most telling, marketers espouse as their ultimate goal a sales message personalized for a specific potential customer. Yet, the medical literature dealing with patient compliance often expresses perplexity, frustration, and, on occasion, amazement that a given intervention (whether that intervention is patient education, cues & reminders, free medical services, easy access to services… ) improves compliance among some but not all patients.
That different patients react in different ways to healthcare recommendations and compliance-enhancing efforts is a concept that hardly rises to the level of a profundity but must, it seems, be evangelized.
#7. "Better patient education" is the answer — but only if the question is "What is the only response made to correct noncompliance in 90+% of cases?"
This is a specific case of Mencken's observation,
For Every Complex Problem, There Is A Solution That Is Simple, Neat, — And Wrong
There is no indication that patient education is uniformly the appropriate corrective reaction to noncompliance; there is evidence that patient education, regardless of how well structured the teaching process and how motivated the client, is unsuccessful in achieving compliance in a significant portion of cases.
More information does not necessarily result in more compliance. It is a difficult intuitive leap, for example, to concur with the bureaucratic a priori rationale that providing a patient a three-page listing of a medication's adverse effects (instead of a one-page list of a subset of those adverse effects) will result in that patient taking the medication more faithfully.
Educating the patient without first determining if education will solve the problem for that patient in that situation is no more rational than automatically prescribing antibiotics to every patient complaining of coughing and a sore throat.
#8. Compliance Enhancement Can Be A Win-Win-Win Game
While there may be, despite the unremitting efforts of pharmaceutical detail reps, no free lunch, compliance enhancement may be the source of that equally elusive goal, the Win-Win outcome. In fact, compliance enhancement may be the sole example, other than casino and lottery ads, of the Win-Win-Win game.
Looking Out For #1, #2, and #3
Improved compliance tends to result in happier
- Clinicians: who can count on treatment plans being implemented as written
- Administrators: who savor the lower costs
- Patients: who avoid unnecessary delays in recovery, relapses & side-effects
#9. Once You've Seen One Noncompliant Patient,
You've Seen One Noncompliant Patient
The extent to and manner in which Patient X, in a specific set of circumstances,2 adheres to a prescribed treatment can be extrapolated and generalized to accurately characterize — the extent to and manner in which Patient X, in that specific set of circumstances, adheres to that prescribed treatment.
Compliance is the result of a complex collection of cognitive, emotional, physiological, and cultural factors, some of which are obvious, others which are subtle, and many of which may be in conflict. Compliance not only varies from patient to patient but the same patient may respond differently to the demands of different treatment regimens and in response to various disorders. Further, Patient X's compliance behavior vis-à-vis the same disorder and treatment may vary under different circumstances; patient X's adherence to the same treatment for the same disorder may, for example, be different at ages 5, 15, 35, 55, and 85.
Past compliance behavior for a specific patient may be somewhat predictive of that patient's future compliance, but the power and reliability of such predictions are not impressive even if the circumstances are similar. Generalizing beyond a specific patient to a group of patients has proven a sucker's bet for clinicians.
#10. Complacency about compliance leads to treatment failure
If you know that 75% or more of your patients follow your treatment recommendations, one of the following explanations holds:
- You are charismatic, empathic, and knowledgeable — and incredibly lucky. If enough poker players try drawing to an inside straight enough times, someone — somewhere — sometime — does eventually end up with that hand. So, sure, it's possible that 75% of your patients are compliant. If you're this lucky, however, let's you and me go buy some lottery tickets.
- You are incredibly charismatic, empathic, and knowledgeable but are no luckier than the rest of us schmucks. You also sustain a charmingly naive confidence in human nature despite evidence to the contrary, tend to invest heavily in Franklin Mint commemorative plates depicting the official fungus of each state, continue to expect the check that (you have been assured) is in the mail, and believe for every drop of rain that falls, a flower grows.
A reasonable rule of thumb is to assume, lacking proof that the situation is otherwise, that 50% of patients do not comply with treatment recommendations.
- David Letterman's blog cameo prompted me to compile AlignMap's own Top Ten List.Yeah, I know — Dave's Top Ten Lists are a lot funnier but just see how much they improve adherence to scheduled clinical appointments. And, we acknowledge that the content of the original Top Ten (AKA The Ten Commandments) has not required any patches, let alone major revisions, in the past few thousand years (although we would submit that since the first set of tablets crashed — literally — the current revision is arguably the 1.1 version). Our product is just more — uh — flexible.↩
- E.g., the severity of Patient A's disorder, the side-effects of any medication, the doctor's empathy, etc.↩


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Regina Sullivan, PhD, is a Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the NYU School of Medicine and a Developmental Behavioral Neurobiologist in the Emotional Brain Institute (EBI) at the Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research.
Dr. Sullivan's expertise as a developmental neuroscientist provides our residents with exposure to cutting edge research on brain development. She also receives funding that enables our students to gain experience in French Neuroscience laboratories and for French students to gain research experience in our department's Neuroscience laboratories.
Dr. Sullivan's research interests include understanding the neurobiology of infant attachment to the caregiver and the impact of attachment quality on development of the brain to control cognitive and emotional development. Dr. Sullivan's research is funded by multiple grants from The National Institutes of Health.
Dr. Sullivan's neuroscience research enables us to better understand how early life experiences can alter brain development and provide more effective strategies for interventions and therapies for children. Importantly, her research has highlighted the important role of the caregiver in defining how the brain processes information about the world.
Dr. Sullivan received her PhD in biopsychology from The City University of New York. She completed post-doctoral training at Duke University and The University of California-Irvine.
Prior to joining the faculty at NYU, Dr. Sullivan was Co-Director of The Neurobehavioral Institute at The University of Oklahoma. She has also held visiting academic positions at Universite Pierre & Marie Curie and Universite Claude Bernard in France and Kochi Medical School in Japan.
Dr. Sullivan is the author of over 100 peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters and other professional publications. She is a frequent lecturer on the neurobiology of attachment with presentation in the US, Europe, Asia and South America. Her service includes membership on the NIH Mental Health Council on Neurodevelopment, NIMH RDoC on negative affect, NIH Blueprint, NIH Scientific Review Charter member, and she has served as president of both the Society for Neuroscience Oklahoma Chapter and the International Society for Developmental Psychobiology. She is currently on the editorial board of a number of journals and associate editor of Developmental Psychobiology and Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience.


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Posted on July 24, 2012
IRVINE, CA—(Marketwire - Jul 24, 2012)—BIOLASE, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIOL), has announced the opening of a technology and training center at its corporate headquarters in Irvine, CA. The state-of-the-art facility has a hands-on laboratory featuring the Company's patented Waterlase dental laser technology, proprietary EPIC line of diode lasers, and fully functional 3-D digital imaging, including NewTom Cone Beam 3D imaging and BIOLASE DaVinci Imaging™ products. The training center will provide introductory and specialized training sessions for dental professionals seeking proficiency and certification training utilizing best-in-class BIOLASE products. The facility will also be used to continuously train and clinically educate the company's sales team.
Under the guidance of experienced clinicians, the training courses will follow the teaching method of "Tell, Show, Do and Teach Each Other," employing a combination of lecture and hands-on instruction with extracted teeth and proxy dental models. Factory tours will also be provided to allow dental professionals a look into the development and manufacturing of BIOLASE products.
BIOLASE Chairman and CEO Federico Pignatelli said, "Advanced surgical and imaging products like ours require proper training. Creating a central hub for that activity is the most efficient way to deliver the best-in-class education and allows clinicians to interact with and among one another—creating a better learning environment.
According to the company, BIOLASE's laser systems and imaging instruments advance the practice of dentistry by providing early diagnosis, the identification of more indications, and a minimally invasive treatment without the use of anesthesia in a very biologically friendly fashion.
Courses to be offered in the new training center include Waterlase and Diode Laser Certification Training, refresher classes, and master specialty courses in endodontics, periodontics and pediatric dentistry. A full range of 3-D imaging courses are in development.


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Connecting the ControllerMAX to consoles and PC
The CronusMAX is compatible with Xbox One, Xbox 360 , PlayStation 3 and Windows PC (an Xbox 360 System requires an official licensed wired Xbox 360 controller to authenticate. You can authenticate on the Xbox One using the Xbox One wireless controller and the USB cable).
The CronusMAX can automatically recognize* which console is in use in order to select the right OUTPUT PROTOCOL You can configure this feature in the options menu of the Gtuner software.
*Automatic detection is not enabled for Xbox One yet so you have to manually select XB1 from the dropdown menu if you are using an XB1 console.
In order to use the CronusMAX on Xbox 360 Systems a wired XBox 360 controller is needed, or if you are using the CronusMAX on an Xbox One you can use the Xbox One wireless controller + USB cable to authenticate. To use CronusMAX on a Windows PC you will need to install the official Microsoft driver for the Xbox 360 wired Controller. This same driver can be used with the Xbox One controller when using CronusMAX – now fully working with STEAM with both Xbox One and PlayStation 4 Controllers !
Display: Output port state information
The top-left dot
Dot stays ON when the CronusMAX is not plugged into a console
The dot is OFF when CronusMAX is connected.
Showing 'AU'
Connect a wired XBox 360 controller or Xbox One wireless controller+USB Cable for authentication procedure.


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