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The Kane Wolves wrestling team will take part in the Salamanca Tournament this Friday and Saturday. The team, pictured here after placing second at last weekend's North East Tournament, is now 10-1 on the season after Tuesday's 75-0 win at Bradford.
BYRNEDALE – A trophy bull elk was found dead earlier this month on Pennsylvania's elk range, the apparent victim of winter wildlife feeding, which is illegal for elk. Deer and elk are among the animals that can die if grains suddenly become part of their diets.
In the history of Kane High School, there have been numerous state champions in individual sporting events. Kane High has produced a state champion wrestler and champions too numerous to count in track and field, but only once in their history has Kane High School won a state championship in a team sport.
The Kane Cheerleading Competition team attended two events this past weekend and made team history at one of them.Â
Elk County Catholic head coach Aaron Straub recorded his 700th varsity boys basketball coaching victory on Monday night as the Crusaders defeated the visiting Kane Wolves 66-26 in a contest played in the ECCHS gymnasium.
Both the Kane Lady Wolves and the Elk County Catholic Lady Crusaders struggled early in Monday night's game in the Wolves' Den. Both teams' shooting was as cold as the weather outside to start off the game. The visitors led 13-9 at the half before pulling away for the 35-24 win.
A week after a scoring error left St. Marys Area and Keystone's competition cheerleading teams tied for the District 9 Competitive Spirit title, the two teams faced off again, this time in the Varsity Division of the 10th annual ECC Cheer Frenzy, which was held at Elk County Catholic High School on Saturday.
The Kane Area Middle School Wrestling Team took second place at the Port Allegany Junior High Five-Man Round Robin Tournament on Saturday, Jan. 11.
The Kane Wolves lost a nail-biter to Brookville on Wednesday as senior Jeff Kocjancic closed in on the 1,000 career point plateau. On Friday night, in front of a large crowd in the Wolves' Den, the Wolves rallied to defeat the Brockway Rovers and Kocjancic scored 18 points to become only the seventh player in Kane boys' basketball history to top 1,000 points for a career.
The Kane Wolves wrestling team were firing on all cylinders on Thursday night in the Wolves' Den. Kane coach Mike Swartwood's Wolves avenged last year's loss to Port Allegany with a dominating 61-10 win over the Gators.

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The Boston Marathon is arguably the most iconic race. We'll be there cheering on April 18th but in the meantime, we caught up with our Boston-bound ambassadors to get inspired before the big day. First up, Sue Anne Clark. We get along for many reasons, like the fact that when she's not running, she's EATING. (Yes, all caps. Her words not ours.)
the road to boston with sue anne clark
Sue Anne is a bit of a superhero. She has competed in over 75 triathlons - and she didn't start logging them until she set a goal on her thirtieth birthday. When she's not leading the run club at our Wayne, Pennsylvania store, she's sharing her passion with the next generation of athletes as a cross-country and track and field coach. Chances are if she's not running, she's eating. She's our kind of girl.
Who inspired you to start running?
My dad. He suddenly passed away when I was in my twenties. It inspired me to make a list of goals. A triathlon was number one, so I figured I better start with running. One mile lead to 26.2 over the years. My mom tells me I have my dad's legs, so I'll give him all the credit.
Why Boston?
It's the marathon of marathons. I love the challenge of qualifying for a race. Besides, I can't pass up a lobster roll & Sam Adams at the finish line!
What's your goal for the race?
To have a better time than last year and I'm not referring to my run time. I had so much fun between the cheers, the high-fives, and the amazing people. This year I'm also hoping to raise $1,000 for WANDAA to help send care packages to Japan through my Running to Relief for Japan campaign.
How has yoga helped your running regime?
When I started adding yoga to my routine, I felt more fluid on my runs and looked forward to the calmness of the classes. I liked it so much, I worked with the local studio owner to hold a "Yoga For Runners" series at our running club. It was a great intro for my fellow runners.
Sue Anne conquers last weekend's monsoon at the LA Marathon
Where do you run on days when you feel you can conquer anything?
I take to the trails! Blazing through the trails is such a rush. Speed is your friend when it comes to the really rocky or rooty sections. The steep climbs and fast descents, twists, turns, and trees - I love it. I want to go right now just thinking about it.
What yoga poses keep your training on track?
Pigeon! Any pose that opens my hips and lengthens my legs is great. I like how yoga strengthens my upper body and core. Right now, I am taking a Hoopvinyasa class. It's been amazing for my hips and core, and I have lots of fun learning tricks with a hoola hoop! (Editor's note: Hoopvinyasa? When is that coming to Vancouver?)
When you're not training you're…
EATING. And when I am not eating, I work at University of Pennsylvania Health System (UPenn) as a Physician Liaison for Cancer & Surgery services. I am inspired every day by the people I work with. They are dedicated, intelligent & extremely fascinating.
What do you look for in training and race gear?
I love colorful stuff but more importantly, I want to wear gear that makes me feel like a woman when I am racing or training.
Years ago, my old race gear was so off the mark that I thought about starting my own line. I even took a course at New York's Fashion Institute of Technology. I think lululemon entered the US market soon after…so I kept to my day job.
What's next for you after Boston?
Two weeks later I will be racing at the ITU Cross Triathlon World Championship in Spain. This race is all on trails - yahoo!
visit us in boston
If you'll be in Boston for the marathon, come visit us at the John Hancock Sports & Fitness Expo and at our Prudential Center store. We've got a lot of fun planned from April 15th to 18th. The store's Facebook page has all the details. (Oh, and if you're running the race, we'll see you at Heartbreak Hill with bells on. You won't miss us.)
want more?
- Spend more time with Sue Anne. Read her blog.
- Get to know your local ambassadors. Head to your neighbourhood store's mini-site.
- Apply to become an ambassador. Start by filling in the online application.
- Learn more from the experts. Check out our Ask A Runner blog series.
- Start packing for Boston. If you're running the race, get a head start on the necessities.
We'll be checking in with more ambassadors as Boston tip-toes its way closer. What's on your list of things to ask them?


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Theology school seeks mainland students
There are already nearly a 100 Chinese students at one Vatican-run institute in the north
The Fu Jen Faculty of Theology St Robert Bellarmine- Francis Kuo, Taipei
- Taiwan
- December 5, 2012
The Fu Jen Faculty of Theology St Robert Bellarmine in northern Taiwan is going to accept more Catholic clergy and nuns from mainland China for theological studies next year.
Nearly 100 mainland students are studying at the theological faculty since the school accepted mainlanders three years ago, according to Jesuit Father Louis Gendron, who became the president in September.
"Except for a handful who are priests in their 40s, the majority of the Religious men and women are in their 20s and 30s, and they are doing fine so far," said the former head of the Jesuits' China Province.
Despite the expansion plan, Fr Gendron cannot yet give a figure of how many more students will be enrolled, noting that the list has to be approved by the Interior Ministry.
Last year, the faculty enrolled about 40 new students.
"It is a different channel from other mainland students whose applications are made through the Education Ministry as the faculty is managed directly under the Vatican," he said.
Recognized by the Vatican's Congregation for Catholic Education, the faculty's three year full-time theological program will also have its first batch of mainland graduates next year.
Fr Gendron expects the enrollment of mainland faithful can be realized in one or two years' time when the faculty is ready.
As for local Catholics, the priest said that there are relatively fewer Taiwan students, who mostly are nuns and laypersons, as vocations of both male and female Religious congregations here have dwindled significantly in recent years, and the Catholic population on the island is small.
Some priests in the mainland welcomed the news.
"Compared to Hong Kong, the Philippines or Western countries, studying in Taiwan has the advantage of having Mandarin Chinese as the medium for teaching. That means we do not have to struggle to learn a new language," said a priest who asked not to be named.
However, he said there is still a limited supply to meet the huge demand from more than 100 dioceses and uncertainly whether would-be students can get permission to leave the country.
The Faculty of Theology has become an independent institute detaching from the Fu Jen Catholic University six months ago after the Taiwan government and the Vatican signed a mutual recognition accord of each other's educational qualifications last year.
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Citigroup Inc. Announces The Extension Of The Early Tender Date, The Price Determination Date And The Expiration Date
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Notes tendered pursuant to these Offers, currently totaling up to $910,000,000, reflect Citigroup's continued robust liquidity position and are consistent with its recent liability management initiatives. Year-to-date, and excluding these Offers, Citigroup has decreased its outstanding long-term debt by approximately $13.9 billion through liability management initiatives, including the previously announced redemptions of trust preferred securities. Coupled with the ongoing natural maturing of long-term debt that requires no refinancing, these initiatives result in lower borrowing costs and reduce the overall level of Citigroup's long-term debt outstanding. Citigroup will continue to consider opportunities to repurchase its long-term as well as short-term debt based on several factors, including without limitation the economic value, potential impact on Citigroup's net interest margin and borrowing costs and the overall remaining tenor of its debt portfolio.
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Gold Star Angel Ornament
By: Decoart
Looking for Christmas angel craft patterns? Try this gold star angel ornament! This handpainted angel Christmas ornament is simple to make, and it'll look great on your tree.
- Craft Twinkles
- DCT1 - Crystal
- DCT3 - Gold
- Americana Acrylics
- DAO1 - Snow (Titanium) White
- DAO67 - Lamp (Ebony) Black
- DAO78 - Flesh Tone (semi-opaque)
- DA184 - French Vanilla
- DA292 - Coral Blush
- Dazzling Metallics
- DA263 - Splendid Gold
- Aleene's Fast Grab Tacky Glue
- Black extra fine tip marker
- 1/2" flat brush
- Emery board
- Water container
- Wax paper
- Paper towel
- Toothpicks
- 6" of narrow gold ribbon
- 8" of wire
- Two extra extra large wood hearts, Woodsies
- Two extra extra large and two medium wood teardrops, Woodsies
- Two large and two small wood circles, Woodsies
- One large and two small wood ovals, Woodsies
- Ten small wood stars, Woodsies
- Paint wood pieces as follows: Extra large teardrops, medium teardrops, and extra large hearts, Snow White; large oval and stars, French Vanilla; small ovals, one large circle, and two small circles, Flesh Tone.
- Let all dry. Re-paint front of large oval Splendid Gold, Snow White pieces with Crystal Craft Twinkles, and stars with Gold Craft Twinkles.
- Paint hair French Vanilla on large circle. Using end of brush handle, make two Coral Blush dots for cheeks and two Lamp Black dots for eyes. Let dry. Use toothpick to make small Snow White dots on eyes and cheeks. Draw mouth with marker.
- Glue heart wings and small oval feet onto back of one large teardrop. Glue second large teardrop on top. (Wings and feet will be sandwiched between two teardrops.)
- Glue head at top of teardrop body. Glue Splendid Gold oval behind head at top for halo.
- Glue small teardrop arms to front. Glue one small circle behind end of each arm for hands.
- Curve wire; glue two stars together on either side of wire, sandwiching wire between. Glue ends of the wire to back of angel wings.
- Glue remaining two stars to front.
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- Paint edges of wood pieces first, then place on wax paper.
- Paint both sides of each piece before assembling.
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Free Clothes Patterns. Posted on | October 9, 2008 | 7 Comments I originally became interested in patternless sewing, many years ago, because I had a hard time finding patterns in my size.
Nowadays, patterns in large sizes abound. Nonetheless, I still love my pattern free sewing. These patterns generally of three types. One type requires you to take your measurements and draw up the pattern yourself. Easy Ruffled T-shirt Scarf. Today was one of those rare, laid-back Sundays.
I was even in my Sunday school class before all my little students, which almost never happens! :o) And since we had no plans after church, I took the opportunity to make this little scarf that popped into my head as I was making lunch. I intended to make it for myself, but I didn't have quite enough material from these two old, ill-fitting shirts of mine, so I made one for Paige! It was so easy. Anthropologie Pratia Tank Top Tutorial. February 6, 2010 1:59 pm Per popular demand, here is the Pratia tank tutorial!
Start off with a t-shirt or tank top. What I did was get a larger t-shirt so I could gather it at bottom like the pratia tank. I cut off the sleeves so it would be a tank. Measure your neckline and get a piece of chiffon that length and fold it in half. Fully lined zippered box pouch - pattern and tutorial - it's a Pretty Modern life. I love the look of a zippered box pouch...so incredibly cute.
I found many tutorials on the internet, but was disappointed after making pouches following these tutorials to find that they were not fully lined; looks so much nicer when you open your pouch and there are no seams. It took me a long time to figure it out and I thought and thought and thought...then I got it♥ I don't want to keep this knowledge to myself, so here it is.
I'd like to thank Jane at Projects by Jane (the only other tutorial like this that I was able to find on the internet - wish I'd found it sooner). Her photos may help you out too if mine fail to communicate properly. Perfect Box Pouch Tutorial ? Make it Modern. How insanely fabulous is this pouch?
I can't decide if I love it so much because a) it is made from glittery elephant fabric, b) of it's small but perfectly proportioned size, c) it holds my on the go quilting supplies or d) all of the above. If you'd like to make your own see how below. You will need: 2 pieces of exterior fabric measuring 8 inches by 6 inches. Tutorial: how to sew a simple maxi dress. Make a t-shirt headband. Of all the headbands I've made, I think this is my new favorite.
It's like wearing sweats on your head, without the dumpy look. It's so cushy and comfortable! And yes, I am wearing the shirt with the bottom cut off in the picture. Hey, I needed something to match okay? How to Sew a Cutout Beret. February 25th, 2010 Email 119 users recommend Layer felt to create a colorful motif for your beret.
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The features described on this page require EZproxy 3.6c GA (2006-03-10) or later.
Audit is a position-independent config.txt/ezproxy.cfg directive that enables the auditing of specific EZproxy events.
When recording auditing events, in the directory where EZproxy is installed, EZproxy creates a directory named audit and within that directory creates files based on the year, month, and day that the event occurred (e.g. 20080314.txt). Audit events can be viewed from the /admin EZproxy administration page.
Audit events record date, time, event type, source IP, username, EZproxy session identifier, and event-specific details. A new audit file is created every day.
Many libraries prefer to limit the timeframe over which such information is retained. The AuditPurge directive allows you to specify the number of audit files that should be retained, allowing the automatic deletion of older audit files.
Audit should be followed by one or more of the events to be audited. Multiple events should be separated by spaces.
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BlockCountryChange | The IP address of an active session changed, and the country associated with the new IP address did not match the country associated with the old IP address, so access was blocked. This event only occurs if Option BlockCountryChange and Location directives appear in config.txt. This event requires EZproxy 5.1b GA or later. |
Info.usr * | User audit event generated by the action Audit. This event requires EZproxy 5.1b GA or later. |
Most | Most is a special value that indicates that all of the following events that are marked with an asterisk (*) should be audited. |
Login.Denied * | User denied access based on a Deny directive in user.txt. This event may be suppressed by using Deny -NoAudit filename. This event requires EZproxy 5.1b GA or later.. |
Login.Success * | Successful attempt to log in to EZproxy. |
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System * | General system activities that do not fall under other audit event categories (e.g. system startup). |
Unauthorized * | Unauthorized attempts to access administrative features of EZproxy (e.g. /admin). |
UsageLimit * | Events resulting from the UsageLimit directive. |
The most common use for Audit is:
Audit Most
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To enable the most common events plus one extra such as Login.Success.Groups, you can use:
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It's this healthy dose of ambition -- not to be confused with careerism and the commitment to song and community -- that K is hoping will spread to South Florida. "When I came down here, random people would sign up for their slot, then get out," K says. "Then I created the Antifolk Songwriters Open Stage at the Lounge in West Palm, and I changed the mindset. I controlled the list so that nobody knew when they were playing. You stayed and talked with the other songwriters. For me, it was about bringing a sensibility."
And for the June 1 show at the Bamboo Room, K wants to bridge the gap between New York's established antifolk scene and South Florida's loose-knit community of songwriters.
"Keith [Michaud] is the best fucking songwriter around," K insists. "He's brilliant. If he were in New York, he'd be at the Sidewalk performing."
And the Freakin' Hott, one of the harder-rocking bands in the area (which includes occasional New Times contributor Maggie-Margret) -- how do they fit?
"As a group, Freakin' Hott is a rock band," K admits. "When they play as a duo, they're antifolk."
If it all seems loosely defined, perhaps that's by design. As Blaney says, antifolk is all about inclusiveness. And if the bill at the Bamboo Room exposes Paleface fans to the Freakin' Hott and vice versa, K is happy.
"I'd like to see the scene here get noticed, that there's something happening here," he says. And as in New York, K has a support network. "[Bamboo Room owner] Russell [Hibbard] jumped on this. He wants to do this whether he makes money or not. And Rodney [Mayo] is sponsoring the show -- and he's a club owner! It's a community down here."
K smiles, which makes him look a lot less like Bob Dylan, who never smiles. "I love my life," he says. "I'm getting together all my friends from up there and all my friends from down here. All of a sudden, I'm a music promoter."


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Saturday, January 12. 2008Americans and Europeans Raised in Prejudice and IgnorancePosted by Joerg Wolf in International Economics, Transatlantic Relations on Saturday, January 12. 2008 A new round in transatlantic bashing: Denis, a French expat in the US, writes in SuperFrenchie: Denis' "bashing back" is mild compared to Foreign Policy magazine's article "Europe's Philosophy of Failure." The introduction reads: Yes, the author is German. Stefan Theil is Newsweek's European economics editor and completed his research of American, French, and German textbooks and curricula while a trans-Atlantic fellow at the German Marshall Fund of the United States. Headlines and introductions, however, are usually written by the editorial team. Besides, the article was commissioned by a US publication. Foreign Policy magazine has not commissioned an article from SuperFrenchie... So, I am with Denis and his headline: "Would someone please give a mirror to Foreign Policy magazine?" Regarding: looking in the mirror: I know today's US textbooks are different from this US Cold War cartoon from 1949: "Meet King Joe" is funny and educational: American labor, management and capital -- the greatest production team in the history of mankind -- have made the United States the industrial master of the world. Transatlantic relations would be better, if US and European magazines and textbooks would give more room to views popular on the other side of the Atlantic. Just like Foreign Policy magazine (a reputable think tank publication) appears to be keen on bashing "Europe's Philosophy of Failure," the German weekly Spiegel (less reputable, but probably more widely read) tries to hype any real or imagined US failure, see for instance Davids Medienkritik's post "Unemployment: Kannapolis Instead of Chemnitz." And what is the balanced and extremely humble publication that refrains from sensationalism and covers both sides of the story to promote mutual understanding? Atlantic Review, of course. ;-) Totally humble. See for instance these posts on economic policy: Using the United States to Scare Germans Germany's Economic Importance for the US -- Economic Reform and Poverty (56 comments) Nobel Prize Winner Compares the Economic System in the U.S. and in Germany The Economist: Germany in danger of "Americanization" without the good points Is Health Care Unaffordable or do Millions of Americans Just Have Other Priorities? Related post on history textbooks: Failure of Education: Franco-German reconciliation with Anti-Americanism
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Pat Patterson
- #1 - 2008-01-12 00:03 -
Now if this issue had been regarding German high school subjects and essentially was based on two anecdotal stories from a website and an actually quite well done cartoon designed for elementary school children I'm fairly certain by now everyone would still be laughing at the flimsinees at the source of the whole post. However in California by time a student has reached either the 11th or 12th grade, recommended years for AP courses, he or she would have already had four years of geography beginning in elementary school, three years of world history in jr. high and high school and in addition he also could have taken, depending on his high school, AP classes and exams in French and German Literature, French History, European History, Economics or even a course called Human Geography. AP Economics closely matches the curriculum of most states economics courses and as one who has taught both (here's another useless anecdote} the content reveals the the efficiencies and inefficiences of many different systems without any broad or subtle hints as to which is superior. But I did find often that the students most likely to embrace free market capitalism are either immigrants themselves or the sons and daughters or immigrants who have absolutely no interest in the history or economic situation in their home countries. Woe betide any country in the world that doesn't think that it is the best and that the sun shines brightest there.
Joerg - Atlantic Review
- #2 - 2008-01-12 00:24 -
- #3 - 2008-01-12 03:27 -
California students muct be an exception; recent polls show that one fifth of all Americans cannot find the United States on a map of the world.
Pat Patterson
- #3.1 - 2008-01-12 06:07 -
Since there was no link provided, and regardless of what the Miss Teen USA Pageant officials said, 94% of the 18-24 year olds polled could find the US on a map in a Roper Poll conducted for the National Geographic Society. Admittedly there were some gaps in their knowledge but not enough for a Sputnik type program to prepare America's youth for knowing where Ulan Bator, Kenya or Chicago are located. [url]http://www.nationalgeographic.com/roper2006/index.html[/url] An online poll, the 2006 Geography Cup, just last year, with a higher per capita participation by users from the UK, resulted in American participants getting 62.36% of the questions correct and the respondents from the UK getting 57.94% correct.
quo vadis
- #3.2 - 2008-01-12 06:27 -
One fifth of Americans haven't finished Jr. high school yet. Perhaps a class in critical thinking is in order for our German friends.
Pat Patterson
- #3.2.1 - 2008-01-12 06:54 -
That little tidbit came from an American, David. Can't blame Germany for that shaky factoid.
quo vadis
- #18.104.22.168 - 2008-01-12 07:32 -
My apologies to our German friends! I checked his blog and while his 'about me' reveals nothing, his blog seems to link to a lot of German language sites. To be honest, I can't imagine that anyone who actually knows many Americans could believe something so far-fetched. Perhaps this is some of the 'free' thinking he promotes on his site.
- #18.104.22.168.1 - 2008-01-12 07:52 -
Chicken Hawk--why don't you got draw a map according to your Chimpy-Haliburton lies?
- #3.3 - 2008-01-12 07:21 -
America is where my stuff is.
- #5.1 - 2008-01-12 19:22 -
Oh boy, is she for real? I can't believe that this is real.
- #6 - 2008-01-12 18:19 -
Do US students learn anything positive about European welfare states, like the successful ones in Sweden, Denmark, Netherlands? Many Americans refer to national health care and unemployment benefits and other welfare measures as "socialism" or even "communism." Is that sentiment based on ignorant educational system?
- #6.1 - 2008-01-12 21:01 -
No, we were told from an early age that Sweden has the world's highest suicide rate and that the Dutch practice Euthanasia and the French are promiscuous sex fiends - I guess that's why in grade school we were all Francophiles.
Pat Patterson
- #6.1.1 - 2008-01-12 22:21 -
Since the Dutch didn't legalize euthanasi till April, 2002 I'm at a loss as to when "...we were told..." about that practice unless during The Howdy Doody Show. Who knew that Buffalo Bob and Princes Summerfallwinterspring could see into the future ? But I'm very sure that if all the five and six year olds were just recently told then they probably didn't really have much interest in finding out that "...the French are all promiscuous sex fiends..." [url]http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/1904789.stm[/url]
- #6.2 - 2008-01-13 03:27 -
Do you mean _all_ US students or _some_ US students, Joerg? You know that education across the US is not standardized. SuperFrenchie acknowledges this in the comments to his own posting. So the answer to your question is that some US students do learn positive things, and some don't. But whether they are presented with a positive view of European social welfare programs in their school education - or other aspects of European culture, for that matter - or not, most teenagers in my experience, are strongly influenced in their beliefs by the views of their parents and of their community at large: This applies not only to the US and Europe. So look at the US at large, Joerg. When you write that "Many Americans refer to national health care and unemployment benefits and other welfare measures as 'socialism' or even 'communism.'" Do you think this is a view commonly held by that portion of the electorate - a large one as you know - that are reliable Democrat voters? A significant segment of US students would be contained in this subset of the population.
Joerg - Atlantic Review
- #6.2.1 - 2008-01-13 12:27 -
@ SC I have not conducted any surveys, thus I cannot be specific on numbers. Thus I was just talking about an impression. If there is valid criticism that German and French schools "indoctrinate" their students by not giving ample space to the benefits of the free market leading to "prejudice and bias," then there might be valid and similar criticism of the US educational systems as well. I have certainly heard plenty of bias and prejudices about Europe, the continent full of welfare-queens, where people can only afford tiny cars, live in small apartments because they are so poor, plenty of beggars on every corner, the workers are constantly on strike, even though they just work 35 hours anyway and have two months holidays every year and the government is stifling each and every private business. Are these stereotypes any less bad than the anti-American and anti-capitalist stereotypes over here? Where are these prejudices and biases coming from? Aren't the educational systems to partly blame? I know that there is plenty of independent, free, critical and open minded thinking going on in the US education system. But that is also the case over here. While there is strong support for a significant welfare state here, there are also plenty of students advocating more and more market reforms, capitalism etc. Thus, Foreign Policy magazine's introduction is exaggerated and it is bashing: "students are being forced to undergo a dangerous indoctrination" sounds like brain-washing like in North Korea or some SciFi movie. What a phrase: "forced to undergo". Google that phrase and you will find plenty of examples about female circumcision, abortion in China, and plenty of other medical procedures. So I guess, in Europe students' brains are cut open and some socialist mega-computer programs the thinking according to the complete work of Marx/Lenin. Okay, maybe I am too hard on the FP's choice of words. I know poor little Foreign Policy magazine has to sell copies. They are not living in the socialist paradise of Europe. I should have some sympathy with companies living in truly capitalist countries. There is so much competition. It is really difficult to make a living. Bashing is required and should be excused. Socialists who write sensationalistic stuff to get more readers are bad, but poor little capitalists may do so. If FP magazine wants to bash, then SuperFrenchie and AR and others can bash back.
- #184.108.40.206 - 2008-01-13 20:39 -
@Joerg No, you're not too hard on FP. That phrase "forced to undergo" is certainly over-the-top and does raise an eyebrow - and the blood pressure. I've had a similar reaction to some things I've read in Foreign Affairs in recent years, after which I'm found grumbling about editorial standards "these days": Old fogeydom looms! ;) Does education, in particular secondary education, play a role in the generating reactions among Americans such as those you cite? To degree, I suspect, more by it's absence than by any attempt to reinforce a particular view toward the social systems in Western Europe. This reflects a view of my own elementary and secondary education which I think remains true in much, and probably most, of the country today: My education on Western Europe at time painted a 1000+ year historical spectacle coupled with a presentation of the physical and human geography. There was comparatively little time to spend on contemporary social systems; all the more so today, I would think, with the emphasis on results based education. I'm suggesting that most of what people in the US think they know about the contemporary world, and in this case Western Europe, probably comes from the portraits painted in various media by various people; much of it subject to the agenda and bias of the presenters.
- #184.108.40.206.1 - 2008-01-13 20:45 -
(Sigh) Anonymous above is me.
quo vadis
- #6.3 - 2008-01-13 05:09 -
[i]Do US students learn anything positive about European welfare states, like the successful ones in Sweden, Denmark, Netherlands?[/i] I recall discussing the concept of the welfare state in general and in the context of US history, but not in the context of other specific countries. That was a while back now, so things may have changed. [i]Many Americans refer to national health care and unemployment benefits and other welfare measures as "socialism" or even "communism." Is that sentiment based on ignorant educational system?[/i] I've never heard anyone refer to these things as 'communist', but do you not regard socialized medicine, social security and other similar state sponsored programs and services as socialist? Perhaps it's just a matter of degree (which it is). Socialism in measured quantities is not necessarily a bad thing, nor is it unknown in the US.
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- #7.1 - 2008-01-13 17:00 -
Interesting to read. Though I think this deception of entire generations is not an american concept. It is the nature of every ambitious nation to talk down the fundaments of foreign societies. You can see this in Europe as well. Just pick a few documentaries on China or America in Germany, and tell us how many of them shed a positive light on those countries. I expect the Chinese to act the same way. More interesting would be to ask what trait of national elites in entirely different cultural spheres leads to such deceptions of the own people. Any ideas?
Pat Patterson
- #7.2 - 2008-01-13 20:04 -
But compared to the retired French policeman on the French version of "Who Wants to be A Millionaire?" who answered that the sun revolves around the earth, Kelli Picklet is a genius. [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMFsuB1koIQ&mode=relate&search=[/url]
- #7.2.1 - 2008-01-13 22:37 -
Pat: Much worse: my understanding is that he was an officer in the army, not a policeman! Also, the audience gets it wrong! Very, very embarrassing. (Kelly Pickler is also much more attractive...)
Pat Patterson
- #126.96.36.199 - 2008-01-14 02:13 -
superfrenchie-Thanks for the reply. I hope, though I fear not, that we can end these little snippets that only reveal that there are stupid people everywhere in the world. And for the most part they are no more indicative of a nation's intelligence or educational success than counting the words in a native dictionary to reveal how literate one nation might be.
- #184.108.40.206.1 - 2008-01-14 02:30 -
Oh come on, Pat. This video is just hilarious. No harm done!
- #126.96.36.199.2 - 2008-01-14 13:32 -
ORLY? Tell that to this person, you'll do her a favor http://divinedem.blogspot.com/2007/09/le-idiot.html
- #7.3 - 2008-01-13 21:19 -
@superfrenchie You've lived in the States for awhile now, and you're right to note a general unease with, and in many cases publicly expressed distaste for, what I would call, communitarian solutions. What do you think accounts for this? By the way, while the term "welfare" has taken on negative connotations, the racial context, while there, has been always been sensationalized, IMHO. You'll find a negative reaction to the term throughout the country even in the most racially homogeneous parts. Have you never heard the terms "white trash", or "trailerpark trash" bandied about? "Welfare" as you refer to it, is as bound up in class and cultural distinctions, as in anything else.
- #7.3.1 - 2008-01-13 23:06 -
[i]//What do you think accounts for this//[/i] Biased education. The point of the post. [Although sometimes I'm wondering if it's really biased, in the sense that the teachers may really not know any better. They're not really trying to influence the students that European welfare is bad, they really truly are convinced that European welfare is bad and would not necessarily conceive of any other point of view. Is that still bias when you don't really know that another point of view actually exists?]
- #220.127.116.11 - 2008-01-14 02:43 -
I don't think the prevailing sense is that the European-style welfare is bad, but that it isn't relevant to American circumstances or experience. The "Great Society" programs the US put in place in the 60s under Johnson were modeled after Sweden's. They were also accompanied (here) by a large increase in the crime rate and in common measures of social dysfunction (illegitimacy, school drop out rates, etc.). In short, they did not work as advertised. Welfare reform under Clinton pruned back the American welfare state considerably, and it was politically popular (among people who vote, at least).
- #188.8.131.52.1 - 2008-01-14 02:59 -
Yes, and all the issues surrounding "welfare" programs and their reform aside, I've always been struck by a widespread distrust, or at least skepticism, of government administered programs. I've even had the occasional conversation here in my little corner of rural Missouri in which while it would be admitted that Europeans aren't generally crazy and do seem to like the public and social welfare policies of their governments, those same policies could never work here, if for no other reason than our government bureaucracy could be counted on to make a mess of it all.
- #126.96.36.199 - 2008-01-14 02:43 -
I think your aside may be more on point. You may be assuming that discussions of public policy or, more specifically, social welfare policies of Western European countries take place somewhere in the typical US secondary education curriculum. That certainly wasn't my experience, though that was some time ago. I would be surprised if that were the case today. In your posting titled "History of the World" and the in the comments following you indicate an awareness of the lack of uniformity to be found in US secondary education due to a number of factors not the least being the role of choice. And as I noted in response to Joerg above, I find that most teenagers and young adults are strongly influenced by the views of their parents and those prevalent in the communities in which they are raised. In turn those views are strongly influenced by views, biases, and agendas found in the various media which form the primary window on the world for a great many Americans. And as you must know, coverage of the issues you point to vis a vis Europe is not very complete here. Right? Now your experience with your kid's schools that you note in your "History of the World" post may include specific examples, involving teachers, of the more egregious types of bias you've cited. I'm just saying that it would surprise me to find that those were more than the exception. But if by "education" you mean to include all that students are "taught" outside the classroom as well as inside, then of course there are ample examples of biased presentations to be found.
- #8 - 2008-01-14 00:21 -
as a french living in France, studied in France, work in France, I am aware that the 35 hours were a stupidity, but I don't see that they are really in use in many private enterprises, may-be in administrations and in big state enterprises such as, EDF, Air-France, Renault... as far I am concerned, I own a small enterprise and my hours are nearer the 18 hours a day. and as far the Frenchs being "promiscuous sex friends", I would say : we like to talk about sex, to charm, to have sex, but we are very precautionus with whom we want to have intercourses, the persons must respond to certain criteriums ; it's not alike getting sex with anyone
- #8.1 - 2008-01-14 01:40 -
The promiscuous Frenchie is another one of these false stereotypes that Americans love to have about the French: Americans actually cheat more than the French! In this [url=http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSKUA44910320070504]recent study[/url], 3.8% of married men and 2% of married women in France admitted to having affairs. That compares with 3.9% of men and 3.1% of women in the U.S.
Pat Patterson
- #8.1.1 - 2008-01-14 03:14 -
Pamela Druckerman's book would hardly classify as a report or study as most of her information seems to come from personal interviews with a few people and some anecdotes. Also in an interview she gave to a Canadian magazine she noted that the French were the least likely to talk about or admit to affairs which would seem to me to indicate that the statistics might just be more than suspect.
Don S
- #8.1.2 - 2008-01-14 15:59 -
I think the stereotype of the oversexed French has it's roots in the period after WWI. WWI killed or maimed maybe 40% of the French male population between 18 and 40, which meant a lot of French men were unable to support a wife. The solution (or so I have heard) was that many of the remaining able-bodied French men took both wife and mistress and had a family with both of them. Often the women were sisters or friends. Oo la, la! Not. Is that true, superfrenchie, or just another urban legend?
- #18.104.22.168 - 2008-01-14 18:43 -
Pretty much every single idiotic stereotype held by Americans about France dates back from WW2, and has not been updated since. See [url=http://www.e-rcp.com/gripes/]here[/url] for a list.
Don S
- #8.2 - 2008-01-14 16:04 -
"as far I am concerned, I own a small enterprise and my hours are nearer the 18 hours a day." I'm not suprised. When I travel in France I use the Guide Routard to direct me to the small independent & often family-managed hotels and restaurants which are all over France. They are extremely impressive, top quality, and relatively economical. One doesn't see too many 35 hour weeks in such businesses!
- #9 - 2008-01-14 03:50 -
quo vadis
- #9.1 - 2008-01-14 07:49 -
How sad for you all. Seriously.
quo vadis
- #9.2 - 2008-01-14 08:52 -
Perhaps more to the point of the post, why would anyone want to model their own country on one held in low regard by its own citizens? This could also have some relevance to the 9 January post on immigrants and integration. Who wants to join a team with morale problems?
- #10 - 2008-01-14 04:18 -
You are being silly to insist that pre-doctral work, the report is all of 6 written pages, that accounts for less than twenty percent of universally recognized nation states is definitive proof of anything other than Mr. Kim's natural ability to sniff some press and further grant money, one hopes.
- #10.1 - 2008-01-14 05:01 -
Ah. I guess it's easier to discredit the messenger. Apparently, I wasn't being [url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13577802/]the only one[/url] being silly...
- #10.1.1 - 2008-01-14 05:18 -
Are you seriously citing the tv to provide corroborative evidence for your opinion? That's not silly. That's funny.
Pat Patterson
- #11 - 2008-01-14 05:03 -
I'm not sure what a claim that 1/3 of the French surveyed had a negative opinion, which is not the same as pride, proves. Other than the assumption that 2/3, a supermajority, think that France is indeed better than any other country. Good for them! I doubt if the motto of Marseille has been changed yet; "By her good deeds, the city of Massilia shines." Nor do I suspect that the first line in the French national anthem doesn't bring a swelling of pride in the average Frenchman; "Arise, children of the fatherland The day of glory has arrived!"
- #11.1 - 2008-01-14 05:09 -
[i]//Other than the assumption that 2/3, a supermajority, think that France is indeed better than any other country. //[/i] You're making that up. The opposite of having a negative opinion is having a positive opinion, not thinking that one is better than any other country.
Pat Patterson
- #11.1.1 - 2008-01-14 05:55 -
Superfrenchie-Your own comment noted that 1/3 or 35% had a negative opinion on France. It would appear then that a supermajority, 60%+, then would have a positive opinion. Your rejoinder seems to agree with my point in that "The opposite of having a negative opinion is having a positive opinion..."
- #22.214.171.124 - 2008-01-14 16:32 -
Pat. Don't use logic makes people grumpy
- #126.96.36.199 - 2008-01-14 18:54 -
So? We were talking about people who think their country is better than others. Obviously, the 1/3 of people who have a negative opinion of their own country do not think so. But that doesn't make the remaining 2/3 who do have a positive opinion think their country is better than anyone else.
Pat Patterson
- #12.1 - 2008-01-14 23:31 -
Any link to that figure? The latest numbers for a complete fiscal year are from 2006 which shows that the UK, with a smaller population, still has a larger economy($2.346 trillion) and a higher per capita income($31.8k) than France($2.137 trillion and $31.2k). But then the Japanese have a free market economy that is twice the size of the UK or France($4.22 trillion and $38.5k) with only slightly less than double the population. GDP as an exemplar is a little shaky as government spending counts in the total economy of that country. Those are dollars spent that might have been available to expand the private economy but weren't. Especially since the Eurozone does not allow much leeway for the individual countries to create monetary policies that might expand their economies. That's not to say the US doesn't have the same problem considering the slavish devotion of the Federal Reserve to prevent inflation while the economy seems to slide into recession and the dollar's value, though slightly improved lately, shrank.
- #12.1.1 - 2008-01-14 23:48 -
France's and UK's population are equal, give or take a few 100K. Otherwise, I agree with your figures, and I haven't seen nomad's numbers anywhere.
Pat Patterson
- #188.8.131.52 - 2008-01-15 00:08 -
As an aside I think that France, if it can figure out a way to operate outside of Eurozone limits, is actually in a much better position to grow its economy. In other words France needs to figure out a way to steal (or rather misdirect) the financial business that the UK essentially monopolizes and to move more sucessfully into those areas of value added manufacturing that Germany has a strong position. To be honest I see France doing better over the long term than either the UK or Germany.
- #13 - 2008-01-15 11:30 -
Actually, nomad was right: [i]"the size of the British economy has slipped below that of France for the first time since 1999, thanks to the falling pound."[/i] See [url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/portal/main.jhtml?xml=/portal/2008/01/15/ftlondon115.xml]here[/url].
Pat patterson
- #13.1 - 2008-01-15 13:38 -
I wouldn't start passing out the $500 a bottle champagne quite yet as the figures cited, from the National Institute of Economic and Social Research, are a projection based on the last quarter of 2007. The core of the argument resides in the projected rates of growth via exchange rates not on any increase in productivity. In fact the report makes it clear that there is no reducation on the per capita GDP of the UK or in the size of the GDP at all.I was left wondering, if the GDP and per capita income are still larger than France what exactly are the author's talking about. Plus it seems that the Consevatives are arguing that this reversal is due to a lack of central planning and Keynesian stimulation of the economy. One more example of how different conservatives are when compared across the two continents. Here's a link to a precis as the NIESR site is black with bright lettering and thus extremely difficult to read; [url]http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/news/article.html?in_article_id=429352&in_page_id=2&ito=1565[/url]
- #13.1.1 - 2008-01-15 14:36 -
Here is [url=http://www2.irna.ir/en/news/view/menu-237/0801125593160906.htm]another article[/url] about it. [quote][i]"The size of the British economy has slipped below that of France for the first time since 1999 due to the slide in the value of the pound, it was reported Saturday. The US, Japan, Germany, China and France all had larger economies than the UK in the third quarter of 2007 and in 2006, the Financial Times said. The rapid fall in the value of the pound to 11-year lows against European currencies was blamed for pushing the British economy into sixth place in the world."[/i][/quote] Yes, it's due to the rising value of the euro, but that's what weatlh is made of: value! If your house loses value compared to that in a different neighborhood, you may still have the same income, which of course matters greatly, but you're simply no longer as wealthy. As for productivity, France has long been way above the UK, both in GDP per hour worked and in GDP per hour. In that second category, France is actually at the same level as the US: See [url=http://stats.oecd.org/WBOS/Default.aspx?DatasetCode=LEVEL]here[/url] for those stats.
Pat Patterson
- #14 - 2008-01-15 17:22 -
That's the wire article from the Daily Mail and it appears that the release is not talking about GDP or per capita income at all but rather the value of the assests. And assets only have value when they are bought or sold. Which I suppose is interesting but rarely used in determing anything.
- #14.1 - 2008-01-15 17:31 -
[i]//assets only have value when they are bought or sold.//[/i] That's funny. Go tell that to a banker when you want to borrow money.
- #14.2 - 2008-01-15 17:38 -
Pat Patterson
- #15 - 2008-01-15 22:35 -
In the fifth paragraph, again the same wire service article based on information from the original source, the NIESR is very clear that the UK is still ahead via GDP and GDP per capita but owing to the projections from 2006 the size of the total economy, not the GDP, might be less. The wealth of a nation's economy is not the GDP but the size of the economy. Hypothetically Ford may be a $40 billion company but its contribution to the economy is based on sales and wages not assets. Not to be too picky but isn't it time one noticed that all these sources, the Daily Mail or FT, are based on only one source, the NIESR.
- #16 - 2008-01-16 13:27 -
Almost everything is local. Are you telling me because the value of a Brit's home decreases in comparison to some in france, there is a problem. I don't think so. Unless of course, the Brit intends to move to france. |
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Series tied 1-1
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S. Moser (Predators - C): Goals: 1, Assists: 0
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An extensive evaluation was carried out to determine the optimal silver ion-exchanged level for the removal of methyl iodide at high temperatures up to 400°C. Based on the degree of silver utilization, the optimal silver loading and temperature were about 10 wt% and 175°C, respectively. The physical and chemical properties of silver ion-exchanged zeolite were characterized by instrumental analysis such as BET, TG/DTA and SEM-EDS. Adsorption dynamics was also studied at different temperatures, and methyl iodide concentrations. A simple dynamic model was formulated by employing the linear driving force (LDF) approximation inside adsorbent particles, and the nonisothermal Langmuir-Freundlich equation. The model equations were solved numerically by an orthogonal collocation method. The proposed dynamic model satisfactorily simulated the experimental breakthrough results.
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- Adsorption Equilibrium and Dynamics of Methyl Iodide in a Silver Ion-Exchanged Zeolite Column at High Temperatures
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Volume 7, Issue 2 , pp 91-103
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- 2001-09-01
- Print ISSN
- 0929-5607
- Online ISSN
- 1572-8757
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- Kluwer Academic Publishers
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- high temperature
- methyl iodide
- silver ion-exchanged zeolite
- adsorption equilibrium
- dynamic model
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- Geun Il Park (1)
- Joon Hyung Kim (1)
- Jae Wook Lee (2)
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- 1. Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Yusung, P.O. Box, 105, Taejon, Korea
- 2. Department of Chemical Engineering, Seonam University, Namwon, 590-711, Korea
- 3. Department of Chemical Engineering, Chungnam National University, Taejon, 305-704, Korea


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Australian scientists slam Murray plan
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More than 60 scientists from universities across Australia have slammed the Murray-Darling Basin draft plan, saying it lacks transparency and fails to take climate change into account.
In a joint statement released on Friday, the scientists said the plan's proposal to return 2750 gigalitres of water to the river system each year may not be enough to meet the targets necessary to protect key natural assets and ecosystem functions.
They said more details were needed on what targets would be met or not met by different water recovery scenarios.
"This is really the centrepiece of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan and, unfortunately, there is a general lack of transparency about what other volumes of water might or might not achieve," Professor Richard Kingsford from the University of New South Wales said in a statement.
In another "serious shortcoming", the scientists said the plan fails to include climate change provisions.
"The 2750 GL water recovery scenario is based on modelled historical inflows and climatic data, but human-induced climate change affects Australian environments, including rivers, and the outcomes of the Basin Plan," the scientists said.
"Climate change science ... has been ignored in the proposed plan."
They have also urged the government to take into account groundwater access when considering the basin's water management, saying plans to increase allocation of the underground source to about 2600 GL/year could undermine recovery efforts of surface water.
"Groundwater and surface water resources should be managed together, given that groundwater often underpins surface water flows."
The comments comes as public consultation on the proposed plan closes on Monday.
In a final recommendation, the scientists said that while the plan was concerned mainly with water management it should also be looking at other threats.
"Water is a prerequisite rather than a complete remedy for recovery of rivers and wetlands," they said.
"Other threats, for example, include barriers to fish movements, impacts of land use, invasive species, deteriorating water quality and floodplain development.
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[September 16, 2012, Bel Air, MD] — The Harford County Sheriff's Office is advising the public of potential traffic delays on Wednesday, September 19, 2012 for the funeral procession of Harford County Sheriff's Office deputy, Sergeant Ian Loughran, who died in the line of duty on September 13, 2012.
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Royal Reports » Featured, Higher Education, K12, Trends » ICT Move to Computer Science More Than A Makeover
ICT Move to Computer Science More Than A Makeover
I'm following the ICT (Information and Communication Technology) to Computing and Computer Science, National Curriculum change the UK is headed for in 2014. There may be some correlation to Common Core Standards in the states, but the UK curriculum has some real computing clout to it, going a bit beyond suggestions of computer and Internet use.
"At the core of computing is the science and engineering discipline of computer science, in which pupils are taught how digital systems work, how they are designed and programmed, and the fundamental principles of information and computation."
Why the change from ICT in the UK to Computer Science? Well, to some, the shape of ICT was seen as weak, and students were mere passive consumers rather than active producers. There is definitely an economic issue, too. Why shouldn't the world look to the UK for a new generation of programmers, application builders, and technologically minded entrepreneurs?
"Instead of children bored out of their minds being taught how to use Word or Excel by bored teachers, we could have 11-year-olds able to write simple 2D computer animations." ~ Michael Gove, UK Secretary of State for Education
Can little hands and computer science thinking brains open new technological frontiers for the UK?
Aside from a lot of the UK edtech universe looking to change URLs and social IDs to "Computing" there is already a discussion happening in the ICT education world about what this will all mean. As a seat of the pants technologist myself, I know there will be some trepidation venturing into the unknown for those self taught ICTers. Some of them have never taken a scheduled course in the field, let alone one at "A" level. But my feeling is that there will be many of those offered, and in most cases the knowledge has probably already been gained—seat of the pants, and if not, it will be a snap to do traditional computing courses and gain accreditation.
While there may be some fear that newly trained, and just out of university computing educators will have an edge attaining jobs, for less salary, I think that most understand that anyone already in a position needs to pass more than surface requirements. The goal here is to have students step ahead, and to do that educators know they must step ahead, too. The up side for educators looking for a job is that there should be a lot of career opportunities in computer science education in the UK, and elsewhere for that matter. There's a definite shortage there.
All that said, I think it will be, for those ICT pioneers, who have already met the standards, or see it as a mere formality, to respect, have patience, and calmly guide those who don't. The last thing anyone wants to hear is, "I took the courses, I can do it, and if you can't find another show!" Hopefully there will be a limited amount of that and a lot more of, "How can I help you get to where you need to be?" I'm sure that in some cases certain of the ICT crowd will head for other positions or possibly retire, but that should be a career and life decision only.
Note: Please also check Alfred Thompson's post Computer Science – Part of English Baccalaureate at his blog The Computer Science Teacher.
I remember in the early 70s programming little cursor icons we affectionately called turtles around an ancient "computer" screen. I figured it out pretty fast, and I quickly discovered that when I programmed in lines, tracing the turtle's path, I could draw things. I moved from simple geometric shapes to actually sketching animals and faces on the screen. The professor, who knew very little about computer science, and sorry to say, far less about teaching, checked my work after a couple of weeks of on-my-own activity, "What in the world do you think you're doing?" I was 18, working a few jobs, short on food, money and sleep, so I said something like, "Drawing. It's pretty cool what you can get these things to do." Young adults are like big kids, and the class was at my screen asking how I got that turtle to do that. "That looks like fun," they said. Unfortunately, the professor didn't agree. "Computer science is serious work!" After class I walked over to the student administration building, and dropped the class. Pretty bold, for even me, and very expensive—cost me fifty dollars for that course—and set me back a few credits, too.
The really awful thing, though, was that it left me with the thought that computer science was a closed-minded endeavor, where creativity wasn't an option. Fortunately years later, on my own again, and teaching my own classes, I rediscovered computing.
I remember that as clearly today, and often kid my computer science education friends with, "Is computer science really fun?" And those who know me best, understand it's a set up. But every once in a while I'll hit a raw nerve—and someone will let me have it with, "Computer science is, and has always been fun!" And then I'll have to listen to why. I really enjoy that.
In education, the pendulum for change usually travels to extremes before finding its true path, and if not, it heads in another direction. I expect no different here. Through it all, though, my question will continue to be, "Is computer science and learning still fun?
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Rural and urban Alliance calls on State Government to ban new fossil fuel projects
Victorian government wants more coal - the community wants farmland and clean water
As Victoria faces a wave of exploration licences for coal seam gas (CSG), coal, and tight gas, there is growing opposition to this industry. "Community groups have formed across the 'coal belt' of southern Victoria, from the Otways to Wonthaggi to Toongabbie" said Friends of the Earth campaigns co-ordinator Cam Walker. "Clearly local farmers and residents do not want to see their lands and water sacrificed for short term fossil fuel development."
"In Queensland and New South Wales there is a massive community backlash against the CSG industry" said Merryn Redenbach, spokesperson for Quit Coal. "Elsewhere in Australia, governments and individual members of parliament are standing up against the growth of CSG exploration and new coal mining in rural and urban areas. Locally, the Bass Coast Council has called for a ban on mining and gas operations, and Liberal MP Ken Smith has supported this demand".
Mr Walker said "the only response from the government of Ted Baillieu has been to increase opportunities for further coal development. Just this week it was reported that the Baillieu government is working on a strategy to try to head off community objections to its plans to develop Victoria's brown coal reserves."
An alliance of 36 groups has today called on the Victorian government to ban all new on-shore coal and un-conventional gas operations until there has been a thorough investigation into the likely impacts of this industry on:
- water resources,
- farmland and food security,
- local communities and natural biodiversity, and
- greenhouse emissions.
Sue Anderson, a dairy farmer from near Bunyip, said "the industry needs to provide guarantees for the integrity of aquifers and surface water before it is allowed to proceed. Blind Freddy could see that mining is detrimental to the production of food. In a competition between food and coal seam gas, food has to win."
"In the specific case of our area in West Gippsland, any government that approves CSG operations where 15% of Melbourne's food is produced must be both barking mad and broke".
Community member from Toongabbie, Tracey Anton, said "rural communities, state wide, are forming powerful alliances with environmental organisations against new mining explorations and development. Why? Because in our time of need, they are the only ones there to answer our questions. To prevent the social and economic erosion of our communities, will Government and Industry work with us or against us?"
"The government is pretending there is no problem with new fossil fuel developments in Victoria" said Mr Walker. "Recent revelations that it is considering new coal allocations shows that they are out of step with community sentiment across rural Victoria. It is time they made their position clear: will they support a call for a moratorium?"
Groups which have supported this statement
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- Australian Youth Climate Coalition
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Local school to appear in national final
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Fulwell Junior School secure regional tournament success.
School students from across the North East have been showing off their soccer skills as part of a national competition.
For the past few weeks more than 240 young people have been taking part in the North East round of the Premier League Schools Tournament, run by SAFC's official charity, the Foundation of Light.
Last weekend, the six top teams took part in a regional final at Goals Soccer Centre, Sunderland, with a squad from Fulwell Junior School, Sunderland (pictured) being crowned the overall winners.
Gregor Robb, teacher at Fulwell Junior School, said: "I'm very proud of how well the boys played during the tournament.
"They demonstrated good sportsmanship throughout and played some lovely football.
"Twice they showed resilience to come from a goal behind during the competition, which is a mark of their character and determination. We're very excited to represent Sunderland at the finals."
The six-a-side tournament, open to mixed teams of players aged 11 and under and girls-only teams aged 13 and under, is part of a national initiative designed by the Premier League to engage more boys and girls in football from an early age.
The north east round, which involved students from more than 30 different schools in Sunderland, County Durham and South Tyneside, was one of a series of regional qualifiers, involving a total of more than 8,000 students from 1,000 schools nationwide.
The team from Fulwell Junior School beat off stiff competition from Cotsford Junior School, Peterlee, East Boldon Junior School, Boldon, Shotley Bridge Junior School, Consett, Whitburn Village Primary School, Whitburn and St Cuthbert's Primary School, Sunderland to be named north east winners.
They will now go on to the Premier League Schools Tournament National Finals at Manchester City's Etihad Stadium on May 20, where they will compete against the winners of the other regional heats in matches refereed by top Premier League officials.
If successful there the team, made up of students Ethan Neal, Jack Wilkinson, Alex Bates, Andrew Nelson, Archie Graham. James Haswell, Harry Wrathmall and Liam Gibson, will walk away with the national title and a replica Premier League trophy.
Ian Archbold, Competition and Events Coordinator at the Foundation of Light, said: "All of the participants played extremely well in the North East round of the Premier League Schools Tournament and should be extremely proud of taking part.
"I would like to wish the team from Fulwell Junior School the best of luck in the national finals and hope they can bring the trophy back to the North East."
For more information about the Foundation of Light and its full range of sport and education-based programmes across the North East visit www.foundationoflight.co.uk or call 0191 551 5191.


text: Communication Sciences & Disorders -- Sign Language LabAn exciting development in teaching and technology may be found in the Communication Sciences and Disorders Department at Baylor. A sign language lab was installed, which allows students to have more and varied exposure to the language. This innovative use of technology also provides the faculty with opportunities to develop their own teaching materials. The lab consists of five computer stations with cameras. Students may view themselves signing as they listen to audio exercises via headsets. In addition, they are able to view and emulate a signer as they view themselves. Students have the option to translate a signer while their work is captured and forwarded via Bearspace to the professor for grading. Viewing students' work as a video file is a significant advancement for the faculty. In the past, it was difficult to compare the students' work to video tapes created by professional signers. In addition, this new technology enables the faculty to create course materials. This is particularly beneficial in the sign language field where teaching materials are limited. The ability to use digital video, combined with the ability to perform non-linear video editing, is a catalyst for unleashing the creative abilities of the CSD Sign Language Faculty. Lori Wrzesinski, Director of the Sign Language Program says, "We now have the ability to merge technology with teaching to improve the student's ability to communicate effectively with Deaf people and learn more about the Deaf culture." Dr. David Garrett, chair of the Communication Sciences and Disorders Department says, "We are getting phone calls from other universities. Baylor is on the leading edge of this technology. Now everybody in the country will be looking to us for new, innovative techniques in teaching sign language." Teaching Systems, Inc. is the hardware vendor and Sony Soloist is the software used. Josh Ward, Technical Consultant for the Arts and Sciences Technology Center and Will Telfer, Information Technology Specialist for the Electronic Library, worked with Eric Schwartz of Teaching Systems, Inc. to implement the system, and were instrumental in ensuring the successful completion of this important enrichment for students and faculty in the Communication Sciences and Disorders Department. More about the Baylor CSD Department