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Stitching on Black
Don't ever let it be said we do not listen to you, in the past 8 weeks we have had number of enquiries for black Aida in 16 and 18 count. Prior to that we would have been lucky to have 1 enquiry a year….
We have always offered 14 count Aida, cut to your preferred size, and as of this week we are now offering the same with 16 count Aida and 18 count Aida. They are available in store and online now.
I wasn't going to put in a graphic because it would just be, … as you can see below, … well, … Black.
Hmmm perhaps I could pass myself off as a surrealist ….. Snort! Apologies to all of you who have been looking while we didn't have what you were after. If you are still looking, we can definitely help you out now.
Australian threads take off
Nothing that we have introduced since buying Victoria House Needlecraft has been as popular as the Australian hand dyed thread brands, Mogear, Cottage Garden Threads and our increasing range of Gumnut Yarns. We have been slowly introducing them since January 2012. They have grabbed customers attention in store and are being snapped up online too as word of mouth spreads. So thank you all of you innovators for getting out there and telling your friends.
I think their popularity has been due to a combination of many things but the main reason is they are really great products that are a pleasure to stitch with and deep down I think we are all just a little bit proud that our fellow Aussies have created some really beautiful products that compete with the best stitching products available in the world. Just for your information we have also sent these threads to overseas customers who clearly know a damn good thing when they see it.
While these beautiful hand dyed Australian stitching threads are a great addition for enhancing any of your projects, we are finding most people are using them more for embroidery and crewel work rather than cross stitch or tapestry and needlepoint. The only limit you have is your imagination. It is so great for us to have them in store and I find it really gratifying to hear the oooh and aaaah reaction from customers who see them for the very first time.
Beatrix Potter Update
Not sure what crazy things are happening with the internet. All Beatrix Potter products were removed from our website over 2 years ago but I have had 2 enquiries today. Sadly our stocks of birth samplers are completely gone.
We only 2 copies each left of A Beatrix Potter Christmas and the Beatrix Potter ABC Sampler. Licencing and copyright restrictions prohibit me from listing these online or showing their image.
The really lovely counted cross stitch designs from Green Apple have been unavailable for some time now, my best suggestion is to try a Google Alert or Cross Stitch Forum to see if anyone has a second hand copy they will swap or sell you.
Funky Free Projects for Christmas and just for fun.
The [make it]® manufacturers have released 9 free Christmas design ideas for their Circle Timber Cross Stitch Kit and Oval Timber Cross Stitch Kit. The colours are probably in your thread box anyway, so all you need is the timber shape and finishing felt. The kits have both of these items. So all you have to do is click on the links below and download the sheet you want.
Here is the link for the Circle Christmas Chart Ideas. Here is the link for the Oval Christmas Chart Ideas.
Or how about using the Heart Timber Cross Stitch Kit to make yourself some earrings. Those helpful [make it]® people have come to the party and have another downloadable sheet for you to follow if it is a little too daunting to tackle it without instructions.
New MAKE IT Cross Stitch kits
Looking for a fun starter project for cross stitch? These new MAKE IT kits may be just what you are after. Die cut timber shapes, sticky back felt, DMC thread, needle, full colour instructions an alphabet chart, 6 charts plus blank ones for your own designs. Great rainy day holiday projects. Easy.
1 Choose your design
2 Stitch your frame
3 Finish with felt …
It's that easy.
There are 6 different kits, Circle, Oval, Owl, Hearts, Flower and Babushka, above. Why not make them into a brooch, necklace, wall art, key ring, bag charm, scrapbook embellishment or hanging mobile today? Everything you need all in the one kit for $14.50.
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Daniel Mendelsohn: The Elusive Embrace |
Daniel Mendelsohn's new book, The Elusive Embrace: Desire and the Riddle of Identity, is a beautifully written work of personal history and cultural commentary that calls to mind Walt Whitman's Song of Myself. Mendelsohn examines questions of identity and self-knowledge by looking at Greek mythology to find relevance in today's world. From ancient Athens to the streets of Chelsea, the current epicenter of gay life in America, Mendelsohn weaves a narrative of past and present, personal and mythological, sexual and familial, to present a profoundly engaging tale of personal discovery. In this issue of Bold Type you will find an interview with the author, as well as an excerpt from The Elusive Embrace. |
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Glitz and Glam: Adam Lambert's Fashion Evolution
Adam Lambert always seems to have the perfect combination of glitter, studs, and eyeliner.
Watch Adam Lambert's Futuristic 'Never Close Our Eyes' [VIDEO]
While it is possible that Adam walked out of the womb studded in glittery get-ups and leather pants, we are certain his impeccable flashy fashion sense has evolved over the years. He is known for incorporating vivid colors and glam into his music and his ensemble, further expressing his individuality and creativity.
Adam's fashion is a sliver of what makes him so glamorous. His rockstar attitude and personality contribute largely to his success and influence in the industry. But, it hasn't just been new tunes and fierce fashion that have kept his fans occupied.
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Glamberts have been in heaven as he has not only recently released his new album Trespassing, but also played fill-in as the frontman for legendary british rockband, Queen. Performing with one of the most inspirational bands of all time, Adam certainly proved to even more amazing than we already knew he was.
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I don't have long, and I'm tapping this out on my phone which is always a pain in the butt. But I'm chilling (literally) in our air conditioned room while Evie naps and the boys are down at the pool. I wanted to share a couple observations of the trip so far:
* it's hot
* lugging giant car seats through airports SUCKS and I have the bruises to show for it
* when I say hot, I mean REALLY hot
* it's beautiful here
* our resort is perfect! Not terribly fancy but nce and has everything we need
* the Magic Kingdom totally redeemed itself last night after kicking my ass earlier in the day
* I now know for sure: I AM NOT MEANT FOR HOT WEATHER
* Downtown Disney is awesome… The perfect combination of outdoor mall and, well, Disney
* the "World of Disney" store is a MECCA of Disney crap. You could spend daaaaaays in that place.
* I've learned that I have no business in any theme park here after about 11am and before about 5:30-6pm.
* when your legs turn to jelly and you feel like passing out? Time to eat something.
* fireworks rock
* I've had so much fun and done so much and this trip isn't even near half over yet. Amazing!
* everyone here is truly so nice!
Okay… I'm off to knit and then get ready for dinner with the whole fam later on. Tomorrow: a character breakfast and our 11 year anniversary! Woot!


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In the Netherlands, police were strict with trailer operators who lost some of their silage along roadways during last year's corn silage harvest. Owners of loaded, uncovered silage trailers were fined 240 euros ($316).
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Alabama may be situated way down in the Deep South, but it was right at the center of the African-American Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 60s, and memorials to the struggle remain in place all over the state. In Montgomery, the state's capital, visitors will find the Rosa Parks Museum inside the building that once housed the Empire Theater, the exact spot where Parks refused to give up her ... More
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Alabama may be situated way down in the Deep South, but it was right at the center of the African-American Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 60s, and memorials to the struggle remain in place all over the state. In Montgomery, the state's capital, visitors will find the Rosa Parks Museum inside the building that once housed the Empire Theater, the exact spot where Parks refused to give up her seat and was arrested in 1955. The museum features a replica of the bus she rode, as well as exhibits retelling the events of the Civil Rights Movement.
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My gelding is a three year old 1/2 arabian. Shining Spark/Hollywood Dun It dad and tuhotmos daughter with Weitz II on her papers Mom. He is beautiful sweet and about 15'1". Nice conformation, never injured, smart. email me for pictures if interested. He is located in Colorado.
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4 weeks to go...need help with names!
Hello! I'm due in 4 weeks and still have yet to come across a name that I absolutely love. We have a list of names, and I like all the names on the list a lot, but am still unsure. The middle name will either be Patrick or James (both family names) and the last name starts with an F and ends in an und sound.
Names we have picked out:
Ronan (probably my favorite, but my bf is iffy about it.)
Declan (a name we both agree on, but I'm afraid it's becoming too trendy)
Nathan (bf really likes but I'm iffy, love the nn Nate though)
Lucas (both like it, I like the nn Luke but I feel like it's missing the "wow" factor.)
I need opinions on name combos with the first and middle names we have picked out. I'm also open to suggestions for new first names because I'm still looking for a name that I LOVE, but I'm afraid I've run out of options. Thanks for the help!
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Oh, I love the name Declan, especially with your middle name ideas. I don't think it will get super popular in the foreseeable future, honestly.
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We introduced our Pollution Prevention Pays initiative—better known as 3P—in 1975. 3P prevents pollution at the source, in products and manufacturing. Back in 1975, that was considered innovative thinking. To date, 3P has resulted in the elimination of more than 3.8 billion pounds of pollution and saved us nearly $1.7 billion.
3P is based on the belief that a preventative approach is more effective, technically sound, and economical than conventional pollution controls. Building conventional controls requires natural resources, human energy, and money; operating them requires even more. And conventional controls only constrain the problem temporarily; they do not eliminate it.
3P is different, because it reduces consumption of resources by preventing pollution up front—through product reformulation, process modification, equipment redesign, and recycling and reuse of waste materials.
Every 3P solution has come from what you might call the "fourth P"—our people. The program relies on voluntary participation of our employees around the globe. To date, they've completed more than 10,000 projects.
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A 3P project team from 3M's Valley, Nebraska, facility reduced the waste inherent to the product design and process from Red Dot Resting (RDR) Electrodes, adhesive electrodes used in electrocardiogram or EKG applications, by redesigning the electrode. The project prevented nearly 11 tons of waste and saved nearly $1 million in its first year of implementation.
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I have been fostering in my heart of hearts a hatred for all things omni ever since people started using the term to refer to some magical combination of consumption that connects the Web with brick-and-mortar stores.
There's just never been an explanation of omnichannel that made sense to me, that said something other than, "We've got a Web site and stores so come buy from us, wherever, please."
I always assumed that setting an omnichannel strategy was just a fancy way of trying to convince Wall Street that you're really not a mature, staid and slowly growing retail business, but a hot, young Web player that's infusing your bricks with the electricity of the high-growth 'Net.
And although high-paid consultants and even higher paid ceo's over the course of these last two years were unable to convince me that omni anything was, well, anything, my pre-school son has changed my mind -- just a little.
When I'm not loving and supporting him, I'm performing subtle consumer experiments as his brain and interest in material stuff -- especially superhero-oriented stuff -- increases.
So the other day when I said he could get a new toy, he perked up.
"We look on mommy's computer?"
"Sure," I said. "Or do you want to go to the store?"
"Yeah, I want to go to the place."
And then, after a short pause, he said, "Now we look at mommy's computer?"
I tried to get him to decide, but couldn't. Did he want to shop online or did he want to go to the store? The answer was very definitely both. He wanted to look at his options on the computer or phone and go to the store. (He actually wanted to dive into the Web for hours and obsess over what he might get, but we don't let him do that.)
He is an omni sapien.
He has probably never in his life been more than a couple hundred yards away from some Web-enabled device and even then only for brief instances. Older kids and young adults today have also grown up with the Internet all over, but the little ones now are truly and completely getting programed to think about buying online.
And although I still don't see tons of evidence that being "omni" is different than having both a store and a Web site, there are good reasons to think deep thoughts about how new generations of consumers will shop, what they'll want and what they won't put up with.
The shoppers of the future will have the same basic desires, but a whole different outlook.
If talking about retail a little differently and coming up with a label actually leads to or is a sign of a new kind of thinking that will better prepare the industry not for just the next year, but the next decade, that's a very good thing.


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Physics-defying fish tank is a disaster waiting to happen
Straight from an aquarium in Japan.
Over in Japan, the Oita Marine Center features a funky fish tank that seemingly defies the laws of gravity, matter, and sensibility: thanks to some vacuum technology, the fishies can swim "out" of the tank so that you can feed them, pat them, etc.
Cool, yes, but this would be an absolute atrocity if anything went wrong. Those poor fish! Though I must say, some hilarity would certainly ensue if water started randomly spewing out all over a crowd of unsuspecting aquarium patrons. But still...those poor fish!
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Open Burning Code Changes
The City of Mayfield Heights has made changes to the Codified Ordinance regarding Open Burning. Open burning shall be permitted for bonfires, campfires, and outdoor fireplace equipment, whether for cooking food, recreation, warmth, etc., if the following conditions are met:
The fire is fueled with clean, seasoned firewood, natural gas or equivalent, or any clean burning fuel with emissions that are equivalent to or lower than those created from the burning of seasoned firewood. The fire must have a total fuel area of three feet or less in diameter and two feet or less in height.
If you open burn, the Mayfield Heights Fire Department asks that you use care so as not to cause a nuisance to the neighborhood from smoke or from the burning embers that become airborne. If a call is received at the Fire Department, it is usually because the smoke and debris is a nuisance to other people. The Fire Department has a duty to act and enforce our nuisance ordinance which includes a verbal warning for the first violation, a written warning for the second infraction and a citation for a court appearance for the third infraction.


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Whoa. I just finished watching what is considered the first "true gay film in Korean cinema," and if this is how they mark their entrance to world cinema, they are more than welcome to make as many gay movies as they want.
The movie, "No Regret," apparently shocked Korean audiences when it was first released, and the movie comes out in New York and Los Angeles at the end of July, and in San Francisco at the end of August (check website to see when more cities are added).
Similar to the gay Japanese movie "Boys Love" that I recently reviewed, this is a movie that doesn't have that cultural take on an old story feel to it. It is a modern, worthwhile movie that depicts the characters' lives in Seoul, but the emphasis is on story above all else.
Sumin leaves the orphanage where he grew up and goes to Seoul, where to help pay for his studies and cost of living he has to do factory work as well as a second job as a driver. One night, he has to drive Jaemin home. Jaemin is slightly older and rich, and also interested in more than a ride home.
At the hotel, he tries to get Sumin into his room, but fails. The next day, Sumin is laid off from his factory job and on his way out of the factory sees Jaemin, whose family owns the factory. Sumin refuses to get his job back from Jaemin, and instead starts working as a hooker in a karaoke bar.
Thus begins the, well, courtship I guess, of Sumin and Jaemin. Similar to a romantic comedy, it involves Jaemin basically stalking Sumin (although beyond what is acceptable in most romantic comedies, or by the law). Eventually, Sumin realizes Jaemin's creepy advances are sincere, though, and they begin their life as a couple.
One big obstacle, though, is Jaemin is being set up in an arranged marriage by his mother, who knows he's gay, doesn't care if he sleeps with boys on the side╔ but he's getting married, end of story.
At one point, Jaemin's mother tells his father about their son's sexuality, and the scene is shot and played beautifully. We never see his father, or hear a word that is spoken. We only see him approach his father in silhouette, and the next shot is of Jaemin exiting the elevator with a bloody fist. When he exits, we see the mirror cracked behind him, and a scene that could have been filled with cliched dialogue is instead artfully and perfectly staged with everything we need to know.
I will warn people, though. I think the website for this film says too much. I would avoid reading the "Synopsis" section of the film's official website (the rest looked OK). Stay away from other reviews, too. Going into this film fresh is really for the best.
The performances by Lee Young-Hoon (Sumin) and Lee Han (Jaemin), writing, and directing (by first-time director Leesong Hee-Il) were phenomenal and it is the best gay film I've seen in a long time. That, in fact, is entirely too limiting... it is the best film I've seen in a long time... gay, straight, mainstream, independent, or any other designation.
You never know where it's going, but you never lose interest. You root for them to get together, but wonder if it can ever happen. You see there is a connection between them even as they do horrible things to one another. Right up until the end, there are a lot of questions. One minute you wonder if Jaemin will ever be able to say everything he needs to win back Sumin, and only a few minutes later, you think they're going spend the rest of their lives together.
This movie leaves you laughing, sad, breathless, happy, and completely enthralled from start to finish. If this movie comes to your city, do yourself a huge favor and see it. If it doesn't, keep watching this site until I tell you the DVD has been released. This is a film not to be missed.
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Charmelle Garrett appointed Victoria's first woman city manager
Sept. 21, 2010 at 4:21 a.m.
OTHER COUNCIL ACTIONThe council unanimously approved an ordinance raising the fee for residential brush collection from $16.25 to $17.37 a month.
At its Oct. 5 meeting, the council will honor a request by Victoria school district to nominate someone to replace VISD board member James Murphy on the Central Appraisal District. Murphy died in August.
The first reading of an ordinance addressing issues of right-of-way maintenance enforcement was passed. The ordinance will be further scrutinized at a future meeting.
The Victoria City Council unanimously approved the appointment of the city's first woman manager at its meeting Tuesday night.
Charmelle Garrett, 50, will officially take over the position left vacant by Charles Windwehen on March 1.
Windwehen is retiring and will be on vacation beginning Nov. 1. At that time, Garrett said she will act in his absence, as she does in her current position as deputy city manager.
"We've got so many positive things going on in Victoria, and the potential for growth is great," Garrett said. "We've got a progressive city council that wants to move the city forward."
Garrett's contract will be signed and made public Wednesday morning, said O.C. Garza, the city's public information officer.
Councilmember Gabriel Soliz brought up the idea of amending the contract to stagger Garrett's pay up to its base salary, based on the amount of experience she has versus the amount Windwehen had when he became manager in 2006.
Windwehen had 30 years of experience with the city at the time of his appointment, compared to Garrett's 20 years.
While details of Garrett's contract weren't released, Mayor Will Armstrong said the council decided in an executive session on a salary about $5,000 less than Windwehen's, which is $157,412.
"The going price for a city manager is what this contract says," Armstrong said.
All members approved the appointment without further discussion.
Denise Rangel, who couldn't be at the meeting because of a business obligation, announced her support of the contract, Armstrong said.
"I do appreciate the vote of confidence and the consideration of the employment agreement," Garrett told the council. "I look forward to working with you and moving our city forward."


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Restructuring process in the Selinsgrove School District continues
SELINSGROVE – Now that 17 teachers in the Selinsgrove School District have been notified that they were furloughed as part of the restructuring plan in the district, the staff was notified yesterday of some new teacher assignments. Superintendent Chad Cohrs says teachers received a letter and also he met with some teachers. This is part of a checkerboard process they are following for the furloughs made.
Cohrs said, "In checkerboard furloughing, teachers get moved to a variety of places based on their certifications that they hold to guarantee that the least senior teachers are the ones that are furloughed." Cohrs added, "Through that process, teachers can end up in places where either they might not have taught in a long time or possibly ever taught, but do hold certification in."
Cohrs says the teacher's reactions to their assignments have been mixed. However, he adds that they are tentative, based on the number of retirements. That means some of those assignments could change. Cohrs says there will be no more furloughs this school year. (Ali Stevens)
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The area residents are looking to present a petition to registering our issues with the 639 - 645 Lawrence Avenue West - Zoning By-Law Amendment Application This application proposes a four storey stacked townhouse building with 40 residential units and one level of underground parking at 639 - 645 Lawrence Avenue West. The proposed building would have a height of 14 metres and a density of 1.73 times the area of the lot. A total of 40 parking spaces are proposed. Having spoken with several City employees, it was suggested that as a neighbourhood we submit a petition that represents those that feel the development will have a negative effect on the quality of living in the area. Traffic, shading of yards, increased flooding risk and parking are some of the issues. With this petition we hope that Josh Colle will work with the residents to maintain our quality of life.
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1 year ago Comments: With latest developments the new petition link is below: http://www.change.org/petitions/councillor-josh-colle-toronto-city-council-and-city-planning-department-reject-the-application-for-stacked-townhouses-on-639-645-lawrence-ave-w-at-shermount-and-lawrence
Steven Gold, Canada
2 years ago Comments: Have met with councellor Colle on this development. Mainly traffic, height, garbage and privacy issues. It seems, and I hope, he is concerned about our feeling on this project.
Mendel Aronow, United States
2 years ago Comments: I am totally opposed to this development
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A growing array of interests stand resolutely opposed to innovation. ITIF nominates 10 organizations that...
Productivity growth is needed to ensure a robust economy that benefits the average American worker.
China's use of indigenous technology standards threatens to cause a harmful "Galapagos Island" effect.
This second annual report documents the worst innovation mercantilist practices proposed around the world in...
This report presents ten principles to help policymakers accelerate deployment of the Internet of Things.
Defense innovation is a key driver of U.S. security and economic competitiveness, however our preeminence in...
The EU's HTTP Cookie Notification Policy is costing Europe $2.3 billion a year and needs to go.
A ranking of 125 nations on the level of government imposed taxes and tariffs on ICT goods and services.
We are on the cusp of an IT-enabled transformation of transportation.
This report ranks 55 nations on the extent of how they practice trade mercantilism.
While Japan had an advantage in hardware, the United States leads in software innovation.
For the U.S. to effectively combat mercantilism, we need to develop a Global Mercantilist Index.
We need a global, not a sectional approach to international Internet policy.
There's a pressing need to restructure the global economic and trade system.
Internet taxes designed to expand revenue are self-defeating.
If Canada ever decides to impose a "Netflix tax," it will find itself on the wrong side of a losing battle.
Data innovation can promote growth and quality of life in developing economies.
Policymakers should focus on fostering the Internet of Things through policies that promote innovation and flexibility.
New guidance for the Right to be Forgotten could have global effects.
Rob Atkinson will speak at the annual SRII conference in San Jose, California.
WIRE-Net's Board of Directors invited Rob Atkinson to address 2012 Annual Meeting.
Rob Atkison will present on the panel "How Labor and Manufacturers Are Forging Manufacturing's New Path...
ITIF president Rob Atkinson will present at the STEM Enterprise: Measures for Innovation and Competitiveness...
Stephen Ezell presented ITIF's work on competitiveness and rankings at the 2012 EPISIS Conference.
Exploring the TBED community to better leverage cleantech policy and programs.
Richard Bennett will testify before the House Science Committee on April 18, 2012 on spectrum use before the...
Matthew Stepp will be presenting the "Breakout Session: Environmental Policy" at the National...
Rob Atkinson will be speaking on the panel "Manufacturing and the U.S. Jobs Base: What's Gone Wrong?...
Rob Atkinson will present the keynote speech at Global Trends Driving a Renaissance in U.S. Manufacturing.
Val Giddings testifies before the New Jersey State Assembly on GMO labeling.
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ITIF responds to the Administration's request for comments on the Strategy for American Innovation.
ITIF files comments on effective universal service under a new Communications Act.
ITIF argues the FCC should develop flexible regulations under section 706.
ITIF cautions the FCC against encouraging inefficient use of public resources on municipal broadband...
ITIF filed comments with the FCC supporting a combined, larger company that can better serve consumers with...
ITIF files comments advocating for a flexible interconnection regime with the House Energy and Commerce...
The DOJ should rework these consent decrees to modernizing the way music copyrights are licensed in the...
Government data policy needs to balance privacy with innovation.
Conventional economics provides an increasingly poor guide for economic policy and should be replaced by an evolutionary economics framework.
Rob Atkinson contributed the chapter "Public Policy, Innovation and New Technologies" to the textbook
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Robert Atkinson contributed the chapter "Innovation in Cities and Innovation by Cities" for the book "Creating Competitiveness: Entrepreneurship and Innovation Polices for Growth."
In a chapter for the new book Practicing Sustainability, Rob Atkinson wrote about sustainability from an innovation economics perspective.
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Daniel Castro contributed a chapter titled "U.S. Federal Cybersecurity Policy" in the book "Cybersecurity: Public Sector Threats and Responses."
Rob Atkinson contributed a chapter titled chapter "Who's Who in Internet Politics" for the book "The Next Digital Decade: Essays on the Future of the Internet."
Supply-Side Follies methodically debunks the common assumptions of conservative economics and demonstrates why it is a flawed doctrine that is setting up the U.S. for a major economic downturn in the near future.
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Tarte Tropezienne, St. Tropez
36 Rue Georges Clemenceau
St. Tropez
France 83990
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St. Tropez
France 83990
Tel: 33 4 94 97 71 42
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St. Tropez has its very own dessert, the namesake pastry of this friendly bakery. The tarte Tropezienne is an airy and addictive brioche filled with pastry cream and sprinkled with large crystals of sugar, and it's absolutely delicious. (Bikini wearers might limit themselves to one.) The bakery also sells fine breads and fruit tarts. There are two other locations, on Boulevard Louis Blanc and Place des Lices.
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Grades: 7-12
239 students
Iola High School serves 239 students in grades 7-12.
The student:teacher ratio of 11:1 is lower than the TX average of 14:1.
Minority enrollment is 15% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the state average of 69%.
Iola High School operates within the Iola Independent School District.
The school district's 74% graduation rate is lower than the TX state average of 80%.
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The student population of 239 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The teacher population of 21 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five years.
Grades Offered | Grades 7-12 |
Total Students | 239 students |
Gender % | 49% Male / 51%Female |
Total Classroom Teachers | 21 teachers |
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The student:teacher ratio of 11:1 has stayed the same over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.27 is less than the state average of 0.41. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.
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The district's student population of 483 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The district's graduation rate of 74% has increased from 0% over five years.
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Number of Students Managed | 483 | 730 |
Graduation Rate | 74% | 80% |
District Total Revenue | $5 MM | $9 MM |
District Spending | $6 MM | $9 MM |
District Revenue / Student | $10,513 | $11,947 |
District Spending / Student | $11,978 | $12,666 |
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The nearest middle school is North Zulch Elementary/secondary (10.5 miles away)
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September 21, 2007
"... Isaacson is the author of three major biographies: Einstein: His Life and Universe (2007), Benjamin Franklin: An American Life (2003) and Kissinger: A Biography (1992)..."
The 2007 Davis Lecture will feature Walter Isaacson, President and CEO of the Aspen Institute, an international nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering enlightened leadership and open-minded dialogue. The lecture will begin at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday Oct. 18 in Samford's new Pete Hanna Center. The event is open to the public and free of charge.
A native of New Orleans, Isaacson is a graduate of Harvard College and Pembroke College of Oxford University, where he was a Rhodes Scholar. After beginning his career at the Sunday Times of London, he returned to his hometown and worked for Times-Picayune/States-Item. In 1978, he joined Time magazine and served as a political correspondent and national editor before becoming the magazine's managing editor in 1996. In 2001, he was named Chairman and CEO of CNN and two years later became president and CEO of the Aspen Institute. In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, he was appointed the vice-chairman of the Louisiana Recovery Authority, and he also serves on the Board of Directors of United Airlines, Tulane University, the National Constitution Center, and is chairman of the board of Teach for America.
In addition to these accomplishments, Isaacson is the author of three major biographies: Einstein: His Life and Universe (2007), Benjamin Franklin: An American Life (2003) and Kissinger: A Biography (1992). In the spring of this year, Einstein topped the New York Times bestseller list, and of the more than 200 biographies of the great scientist, it is the only work to take into account Einstein's recently released personal papers. Hailed by The Guardian of London as "a skilful piece of scientific literature and a thumping good read," the biography celebrates the life a man who, in Isaacson's words, is "the paramount icon of our age." He lives with his wife and daughter in Washington, D.C.
The J. Roderick Davis Lectures honor the 1958 Samford alumnus and former Dean of Samford's Howard College of Arts and Sciences.
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Two film adaptations of award winning novels debuted trailers recently.
One for Yann Martel's Man Booker Prize-winning Life of Pi and the other for David Mitchell's Cloud Atlas, winner of the British Book Award.
Both books are modern classics and have sold millions of copies -- a rarity among literary fiction -- and have garnered a wide and emphatic fan base.
Because there are fantastical elements to both books there's something about them that adds extra anticipation to their turns from page to screen.
The excitement among fans already has a lot of buzz more similar to that of teen-books-turned-movies -- like Harry Potter or The Hunger Games than a film like the recently adapted version of Kerouac opus On The Road.
Life of Pi
Ang Lee has made some of my favourite movies.
His turn at Austen is one of the only movies I have to put the rest of my life on hold for if it shows up on basic cable.
I will watch Sense and Sensibility from any point, whether beginning, middle or end, and the farther into the film I am the more I lament the scenes I've missed.
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Brokeback Mountain, The Ice Storm, Ride With the Devil, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Taking Woodstock and Lust Caution are all based on books.
The man is kind of a literary-adaptation master and it's no surprise he chose Life of Pi.
Unfortunately, I can't tell if his magic is working this time around. The trailer doesn't make this seem like a sure fire winner.
Yes, it's got visuals on its side. The special effects and CGI are big and bold and in a at times distracting.
Animals and lights and magic that flash and slash and burst from the water in vivid swashes of colour.
It's pretty and the soundtrack is perfectly designed to kick your heart into feeling the swells of high emotion.
The trailer serves as a teaser of high-action points. Instead of the darkness and slowness that the book often exhibited this comes off as a flashy adventure.
Also, the trailer gives off a happy, life-affirming, everything is going to be peachy keen once we get out of this desolate life boat vibe that I'm not sure suits the source material.
Not that it needs to be overly negative or depressing, but c'mon. Living on a lifeboat with a tiger, unless you're a Disney character, is not the most fun-time life experience.
Cloud Atlas
Onto Cloud Atlas.
Directed by Tom Tykwer and Andy and Lana Wachowski, the trailer is six minutes long to visually capture each of the book's six sections.
It's a much longer and more demanding book, as both a reader and a filmmaker. It jumps in time and place, contains a multitude of characters and has a more complicated structure.
Tykwer is the director of the innovative and aesthetically beautiful Run, Lola, Run and he's also tackled a literary adaptation, Patrick Suskind's Perfume: The Story of a Murderer.
The latter, again a visually stunning piece of cinema, wasn't quite the masterpiece it aimed to be and was prettier than it was cohesive.
Can we trust the Wachowski siblings, makers of The Matrix to deliver the Cloud Atlas movie bibliophiles have been waiting for?
They have handled the heavy subject matter of a graphic novel adaptation, V for Vendetta. We'll have to wait and see but until the full film arrives we've got this really long trailer to tide us over.
Tom Hanks is in it. A lot. And wearing lots of costumes and hair styles of different eras.
Halle Berry is also sporting all manner of clothes and accessories, and as usual delivering lines in her whispery, serious acting voice.
Meh. These casting choices are perhaps not the best. But, in other segments, Ben Wishaw and Susan Sarandon and Doona Bae and Jim Broadbent appear and I feel my faith restored.
It covers more beats, more intrigue, big ideas, history, the future.
This is the kind of trailer to watch obsessively. Maybe the extra four minutes just makes for a more emotionally satisfying trailer.
The kind that inspires a person to question their life. Ok, dramatic, but possible. It's a breathtaking snippet of cinema.
If It's a Competition, Lee's Losing
Lee seems more suited to this adaptation and yet if this were a competition, I'd say he's losing so far.
Cloud Atlas looks like the more compelling prospect. It's tough to say which is more beautiful, though, as they've both got sensational images and stellar cinematography.
Trailer-wise, Cloud Atlas brings the game when it comes to mixing the visuals with the story, the special effects and magical or science-fiction elements with grounded, real personal stories.
Outrageous moments and instances are made relatable.
But really, these are just trailers. Advertisements to convince us that we believe in these brief moments enough to spend a lot longer with them.
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Hunting Bigfoot in 2014
Wendy Parker interviews Bigfoot field researcher Aaron Bergeron, who says he's received more than one Bigfoot sighting report from a driver over the years.
Under the gun on the road
Wendy and George contemplate interior truck modifications: "We at least need dart guns for potential Sasquatch sightings, right?"
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The Christmas story: "I sincerely hope everyone gets home for Christmas, although I know that's not possible. Merry Christmas, God bless, and be safe out there."
Believe in something
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Haints, spooks and flat-out weirdness
"And there's the time we were riding along in Arizona desert in the dark one night -- I was already nervous about being abducted by aliens...."
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Clear and present danger in Weed, Calif.
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Packing up for the wint… I mean, um, Fall
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On Saturday, I was talking with my son and father when the Choo news broke. There is something about baseball and sharing it with your father and son that is magical. The news brought excitement over the room, something baseball always does. Jon Daniels signed the leadoff hitter the Rangers really needed, by signing Shin-Soo Choo to a 7 year 130million contract. All of the contract details will be available soon, but I think it was the guy we needed to sign. I think the contract is a little steep, but this is the market that we are playing in, and I appreciate what the Rangers organization has become. You must love the ability for this ownership group, and front office led by Jon Daniels, to be aggressive and continuing to stock the organization with talent.
When you look on the surface, I think the obvious thought is that the Rangers are done with major adds for the offseason. Rest assured that if Daniels can improve the club, he will and he will leave no stone unturned in doing so. Don't be surprised if the Rangers make a play for Tanaka and I wouldn't rule out Cruz coming back either. For the offseason, Daniels needed a middle of the order, power, left-handed bat (Fielder) and a leadoff, on base machine(Choo) and he has succeeded again. Baseball is around the corner and the quest for the ring will commence!
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Julie Andrews may as well have sung, "The bank accounts are full... with the sound of music..." instead of the now-famous melody, alluding to the hills of World War II Austria, for costumes from the classic film, auctioned at a Hollywood memorabilia special in California, fetched a cool $1.3 million this week.
The costumes, which included the one worn by Dame Julie's "Maria" lead character, were described by Profiles in History auctioneer as "a heavy brown homespun Austrian-style dress with a wheat-coloured homespun blouse".
The Sound of Music, a 1965 musical drama of an Austrian family trying to escape the Nazis prior to World War II, which also featured noted actor Christopher Plummer, scooped up five Oscars and became a cult hit.
According to reports, Dame Julie said to talk-show host Oprah Winfrey in 2010 that the cast had no idea the film would be so successful when it was first released but that it "made my career — it was that big of a movie". Announcing the auction, Profiles in History said that the iconic costumes worn by Dame Julie and the "Von Trapp" children would include the items used by them for the song "Do-Re-Mi" .
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Ralphs Grocery Company Complaint
Pet And Wine Rewards Unclaimed - Pet and wine reward programs
All So. Cal. store locations
There are thousands maybe even millions of dollars in unclaimed pet and wine rewards at Ralphs grocery stores in Southern California. If you are a Ralphs club card member and have purchased pet or wine products over the last years, you may have unclaimed rewards at your local stores. If you go to this link http://www.ralphs.com/ralphsclub/ralphscard_petclub.htm you will see how their program works.
They make it sound so great and simple to earn these rewards. All you have to do is use your club card every time you shop and purchase a certain amount of either pet items or wine in 750 ml. bottles and you will be earning money towards future purchases of like items. When you use your club card when you shop and purchase $100 in pet items or $200 in 750 ml. bottles of wine, you will receive a coupon for $9 off your next $9 purchase in pet items or $10 off your next $10 purchase in 750 ml. bottles of wine. It's that simple! When you check out, just look at the bottom of your receipt and see how much money you've earned towards your pet club or wine club purchases. Once you've accumulated $100 in pet purchases or $200 in 750 ml. bottles in wine purchases, they will automatically give you a pet savings certificate or a wine savings certificate. You should already be aware that they went from earning money, to a coupon, to a savings certificate all in the same page, all referring to the same item. Each one of those descriptions carry a different meaning in the world of business and each one of them have different guidelines and laws attached to them. Once the customer has earned a certificate, there exist a new contract in how the certificate is to be redeemed. The provisions of the new contract requires the customer to purchase an additional $9 in pet products of $10 in 750 ml. bottles of wine and in return the certificate will take $9 or $10 off their purchase. On the certificate it states that the customer must use their club card to redeem this certificate and a minimum $9 pet purchase or a minimum $10 750 ml. wine bottle is required. Once the customer has met all the conditions of the certificate, nothing is taken off the customers order. These certificates continue to accumulate on the customers club card every time they meet the requirements in earning the certificate. A friend of mine had earned over 30 certificates and never knew he was entitled to them. He had spent over $3,000 in pet items at Ralphs and never once received a single $9 off his order! There are few things you should know about which are not told about these certificates and how to redeem them. First Ralphs will not automatically redeem these certificates for the customer, even after the meet all the requirements for redemption, it is the customers responsibility to notify the cashier once they have spent the additional amount. Second there is an expiration date of less than a month on these certificates, which isn't true. Every certificate issued to every customer has the same number attached to it, so how can one expire and not all of them expire at the same time. Plus this is an ongoing program which doesn't expire. Finally they tell the customer that they must have the paper certificate in order to redeem it. This is also not true, because in the state of California there are consumer laws which state that an electronic record of an item satisfies any law where a paper record is required. You can find this in Cal. Civil Code section 1633.1-1633.17. So to see if you have any of these abandoned or unclaimed certificates, you can call the RALPHS CLUB CARD HOTLINE at 1-800-660-9003 and give them your club card # or phone # and they will be able to tell you how many you have and how to redeem at your local store. If they are not able to help you, you can contact the consumer affairs dept. in your white pages. So call today and find out how much money you have earned towards pet or wine purchases!
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This is very unfair. I've tried your email address
and it keeps reading NOT FOUND. I've spent thousands of dollars at Ralphs and I do feel that I was severly cheated on my $10 Wine Rewards. If you check 818-244-7015 you will find this to be true. I believe I will contact my attorney if I do not receive a response from you. Once you check my records you will agree you owe me quite a bit. I appreciate a prompt reply. Thank you.
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NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - Westminster College chemistry major Danielle Murtagh and Associate Professor Dr. Helen Boylan presented a research paper titled "Produced Water: A Comparison of Techniques" at the Eastern Analytical Symposium (EAS) held in the fall in Somerset, N.J.
Produced water is a by-product of oil and gas drilling in which water comes up out of the well gradually over time. This water is highly contaminated and must be treated or disposed of by deep well injection. Because of the high concentrations and wide range of contaminants, the analysis of this water is very challenging.
The research team optimized methods that can be used to analyze barium and strontium, two signature components of produced water from Marcellus Shale. The research presented at EAS was a comparison of these methods and is related to a collaborative project that Boylan has with ProChemTech International, Inc., a water treatment company that has patented technology for treating produced water.
Boylan, a Westminster graduate who joined the faculty in 2001, earned a Ph.D. from Duquesne University.
Murtagh, a senior, is a daughter of Timothy Murtagh and a graduate of Mars Area High School.
Tyler Umstead, student and co-author of the research, was unable to attend the conference. Umstead, a senior chemistry major, is a son of Daniel Umstead of Butler and a graduate of Slippery Rock Area High School.
Contact Boylan at 724-946-6293 or email for additional information.
About Westminster College...
Founded in 1852 and related to the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Westminster College ranks first in the nation as "Best College for Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math," according to Forbes.com. Westminster is a top-tier liberal arts college and a national leader in graduation rate performance, according to U.S. News Best Colleges guide. Westminster is also honored as one of "The Best 378 Colleges" by The Princeton Review, and is named to the President's Honor Roll for excellence in service learning.
Nearly 1,600 undergraduate and graduate students benefit from individualized attention from dedicated faculty while choosing from 41 majors and nearly 100 organizations on the New Wilmington, Pa., campus. Visit www.westminster.edu/advantage to view "Advantage: Westminster" A Strategic Plan 2010-2020.


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The NOAA Office for Coastal Management's benthic cover data provide an inventory of nearshore aquatic habitats with a focus on living resources. Benthic-cover vector data sets capture the location, extent, general character, and spatial relationships of biological communities in shallow nearshore areas. These data were developed to support resource inventory activities and change detection efforts. They are useful for conservation planning, marine protected-area siting, and environmental monitoring.
Shallow-water benthic habitats of Redfish Bay, Texas. Greens illustrate seagrass meadows, reds are mangrove areas, and yellow are unconsolidated sediments.
Data Specifications
- Area of Coverage: Varies by project. Normally range from mean high water to the limit of state jurisdictional waters (usually three miles). Project extents range from individual bay systems to entire state coastlines throughout the East and Gulf coasts plus selected bays in Washington and California.
- Date(s) Available: Vary by location, ranging from 1995 to 2007
- Format: ESRI polygon shapefile
- Resolution: Variable, generally between 0.25 and 4.0 meters
- Accuracy: Overall thematic accuracy of 85 percent
- Developed in close cooperation with state and local partners to ensure high level of accuracy and applicability
- Acquisition and mapping methods employ nationally standardized protocols
- Classified according to the Florida System for Classification of Habitats in Estuarine and Marine Environments (SCHEME)
- Developed through a variety of methods including visual interpretation, photogrammetry, and image segmentation
Data available in:
- Alaska – Klawock Lagoon
- Delaware – Delaware Bay
- California – Humboldt Bay and Eel River Estuary
- Florida – Apalachicola Bay, Estero Bay, Florida Bay, and Indian River Lagoon
- Maine
- Massachusetts
- New York – Long Island South Shore
- North Carolina – Bogue Sound and North Carolina Coast
- Texas – Aransas Bay, Baffin Bay, Copano Bay, Corpus Christi Bay, Coastal Bend, Espiritu Santo Bay, Lower Laguna Madre, Redfish Bay, San Antonio Bay, Upper Laguna Madre
- Washington – Willapa Bay
Notes and Limitations: Benthic habitat vector polygon data are normally intended for regional inventory purposes. Although the data may support site-specific investigations, users are encouraged to develop or obtain higher-detail data for this type of application if possible. Variation in environmental conditions between mapping efforts can affect the ability to use these data for change detection purposes. Users should understand the project area when conducting this type of analysis. No habitat information may be available for deep or turbid waters (optical imagery) or very shallow waters (acoustic imagery).
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Benthic habitat data and imagery supported an ecosystem based management project in Humboldt Bay and restoration efforts in the Eel River Estuary.
Establishing Baseline Habitat Conditions to Monitor Salmonid Fishery Restoration in Alaska
Benthic habitat data and imagery help monitor change in the Klawock Lagoon after the construction of a culvert to restore ocean access.
Airborne Sensor Comparison Report - Redfish Bay
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Remote Sensing for Intertidal Oyster Mapping in Coastal South Carolina
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Guidance for Benthic Habitat Mapping
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Summary View of Aerial Photography Survey Technique
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Summary View of Satellite Multispectral Imaging Survey Technique
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Cabin fever, spring fever or disco fever, we've got the cure. Check out these upcoming events at the Ohio History Center in Columbus.
Visit the Ohio History Center at I-71 & 17th Avenue in Columbus in coming weeks and enjoy the following programs free with museum admission. Questions? Call 800.686.6124.
Saturdays and Sundays through Sunday, March 31, 2013 Saturdays 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sundays Noon-5 p.m. Cabin Fever Weekends Climbing the walls? Get out and enjoy our Cabin Fever Weekends, special winter weekend programs free with Ohio History Center museum admission (Ohio History Connection members free!). Each program lasts about 40 minutes. Attend just one or spend the day or weekend! Enjoy a new theme with new programs every two weeks through March 31. March themes are Legends, Lore and Life in Ohio and In the Home. Click here to see the full schedule for Cabin Fever Weekends.
Saturdays March 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30, 2013 • 1 and 3 p.m. Echoes in Time Theatre Liberties or Restrictions? Through the Eyes of Our Forefathers Listen as an early American portrayed by Paul Hammock shares his thoughts about the restrictions and/or liberties put in place by those who wrote our nation's founding documents.
Tuesday, March 26, through Friday, March 29, 2013 The Wall That Heals See The Wall That Heals, a traveling half-scale replica of the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, D.C., on special exhibit on the grounds of the Ohio History Center free 24 hours a day from 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 26, through 5 p.m. Friday, March 29. Click here for details. All visitors enjoy free admission to the Ohio History Center March 26-29!
Call the number after each program below to register for these Ohio History Center events in coming weeks.
Saturday, March 9, 2013 • 10 a.m.-Noon Find Your German Ancestor Get tips for using court records and online sources to trace German ancestors in America, and find out the right way to use the web to find ancestors in Germany. $20. $15/Ohio History Connection member. 614.297.2510 or www.ohiohistory.org/genworkshops.
Friday, March 15, 2013 • 6:30-9:30 p.m. Saturday, March 16, 2013 • 6:30-9:30 p.m. Sold Out American House Hotel, Ohio Village From the Pubs of Ireland Candlelight Dinner Enjoy a hearty Irish pub meal followed by a rollicking evening of Irish melodies, humorous drinking songs and a wee bit of Irish wit and wisdom, all by the Ohio Village singers. Menu: Cream of Leek soup, garnished with caramelized cabbage and bacon; Salad of chopped romaine, bacon, grape tomatoes, red and green onion, Irish cheddar and boiled egg with a whole-grain mustard dressing; Shepherd's Pie -- Braised beef short ribs, mixed with carrots and peas, topped with a golden Yukon mash (Optional vegetarian entree: Vegetarian Shepherd's Pie [must be requested when you place your reservation]); Bailey's cheesecake drizzled with whiskey caramel; Coffee, hot tea. $60, $50/Ohio History Connection member. Cash bar available. Advance registration required by March 11. To register, call 800.686.1541 or visit https://connect.ohiohistory.org/pubsofireland.
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 • 6-9 p.m. Way Back Wednesdays: DISCOver the 1970s Party in the past! Click here for details.
Saturday, March 23, 2013 • 10 a.m.-Noon Genealogy Workshop Putting the Clues Together: Learning More About Your Family Photographs Get pointers on dating 19th- and early 20th-century photos and sharpen your observation skills so you can recognize clues to family history in them. Bring a photo or two along. $20. $15/Ohio History Connection member. 614.297.2510 or www.ohiohistory.org/genworkshops.
Faces of Appalachia: Photographs by Albert J. Ewing View work by Lowell, Ohio, traveling photographer Albert J. Ewing (1870-1934) featuring people and places along the Ohio River and in rural West Virginia from the 1890s to 1910s. Also on exhibit: dozens of Ewing's original glass-plate negatives plus cameras of the time. Through Dec. 29, 2013
Over Here, Over There Discover why we fight, how war changes us and how we remember, through hundreds of war mementos.
Follow the Flag See real Civil War battle flags.
Connecting to Your History Explore and share family history.
Buildings, Places & Spaces Learn about using the past to shape the future by preserving historic places and capitalizing on local history.
Following in Ancient Footsteps Examine ancient artifacts and explore Ohio's mounds and earthworks through computer simulations.
Held Over! Controversy 2: Pieces We Don't Talk About See items from our permanent collection that curators call "difficult" for their association with racial and ethnic stereotyping and share your thoughts.
The Ohio History Center museum is open five days a week: Wednesdays-Saturdays 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sundays noon-5 p.m. Ohio History Center museum admission is $10/adult; $9/senior (age 60+); $5/youth (ages 6-12); Free/Ohio History Connection member; Free/child (age 5 and under). The museum is closed Mondays and Tuesdays.
The Ohio History Center's third floor research room -- a great place to do genealogy or history research -- is open four days a week: Wednesdays-Saturdays 10 a.m.-5 p.m. The Research Room is closed Sundays-Tuesdays.
Special Hours March 26-29 for The Wall That Heals During Ohio's Vietnam Veterans Commemoration from Tuesday, March 26, through Friday, March 29, 2013, the Ohio History Center museum will be open free to all visitors from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. See The Wall That Heals, a traveling half-scale replica of the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, D.C., on special exhibit on the grounds of the Ohio History Center free 24 hours a day from 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 26, through 5 p.m. Friday, March 29.
Questions about visiting the Ohio History Center? Call 800.686.6124.


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Go to m.barnard.edu for the Mobile Barnard web app or download it from the App Store or Google Play.
Go to m.barnard.edu for the Mobile Barnard web app or download it from the App Store or Google Play.
Peter Bower, model developer of Brownfield Action hosts this meeting at Barnard College. He will demonstrate his multi-dimensional digital teaching tool and Joe Liddicoat will explain his modifications and applications of the Brownfield Action tool.
When I was in college in the early 1980s, letters—on paper, in ink, with self-licked stamps and everything—were the primary form of communication. Cell phones, Facebook, and e-mail were inconceivable; the payphone in the hallway was noisy and unreliable. And so, like every college student of that era, I wrote letters.
Newspaper stories, magazine profiles, books—an illustrious publishing career encourages this writer to create an online magazine for women on the "right side of 45"
Ousseina Alidou and other scholars consider how women in different Muslim contexts, who may or may not identify with feminism, are engaging media to explore different understandings of Islam.
Keeping an online journal brings together family, friends, and fellow travelers
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Catching up on the series I started last but was unable to finish last Fall.Only able to find the hook, no cache!I can't remember if I stopped at this one,or the next one up the road. As it appears all the caches on this road are missing, I did skip one of the last two on the road.
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Children in residential care
Self-assessment checklist for councils
Clear outcomes for children which are specified in their care plan
- We are clear about the outcomes we wish to achieve for our children and young people in residential care and we have agreed targets that reflect these.
- These outcomes include clear targets for educational attainment.
- There is shared agreement across all departments in this council about the outcomes we wish to achieve for our children and young people in residential care.
- There is shared agreement between this council and its partners (including the NHS board and independent providers) about the outcomes we wish to achieve for our children and young people in residential care.
Care planning for individual children
- All children and young people in residential placements have individual care plans.
- These care plans clearly set out short, medium and long-term outcomes for each young person.
- The actions required to help the young person achieve these outcomes are set out in a SMART action plan against which progress can be monitored.
- We review and update care plans for children and young people in residential care in line with statutory requirements.
Clear strategies and plans based on review
- We have a clear strategy for residential child care. This is based on a Best Value review of residential child care services, focused on both in-house provision and services from independent providers, completed within the last three years.
- We have a clear, costed plan for residential child care to which we have allocated an appropriate budget. The plan is monitored at least quarterly.
- We have considered either full joint budgeting that includes social work, education and health, or at least a standard approach to funding residential school placements that would avoid the need for negotiation on a case-by-case basis.
Forecasting future need
- We have estimated future demand for residential child care services in the short, medium and long term.
- These estimates are based on a review of the residential child care services utilised by the council over the last three years (in-house provision and services from independent providers).
- We have identified how we will meet the forecast needs.
- Where we have identified that needs cannot be met locally, we are working with providers, other councils and/or national initiatives to find ways of filling these gaps.
Options appraisal
- We know the full cost of our in-house residential child care provision (including central overheads) per child and how it varies with occupancy rates.
- We have properly evaluated all our service delivery options for residential child care services. We have used accurate cost information to make strategic decisions about the
balance between in-house and independent provision.
Development of service specifications
- To develop consistent service specifications, we have worked with independent providers and other councils, and drawn on the experience of English councils.
In-house provision – service level agreements
- We have service level agreements in place for our in-house provision. These set out what services are being commissioned, to what quality standards, and what outcomes are intended.
- Service level agreements are monitored at least twice a year to ensure that children and young people are receiving an appropriate service.
Contractual arrangements
- We have full contractual arrangements in place with all the independent providers we use. These set out what services are being commissioned, to what quality standards, and what outcomes are intended, as well as the cost and payment arrangements.
- Contractual arrangements are monitored at least twice a year to ensure that children and young people are receiving an appropriate service.
- We are using a standard contract or we are working with independent providers, other councils, COSLA and the Scottish Government to develop one.
Purchase of specialised services
- We are actively engaged in national and regional approaches to purchasing specialised services.
- We are drawing on the experience of other procurement exercises in the council and are making use of national guidance on procurement and commissioning.
Monitoring and review
- Within the last three years, we have undertaken a Best Value review of residential child care, covering services provided directly by the council and services provided by the independent sector.
- We undertake a Best Value review of residential child care every three years, renew our strategy every three years and monitor and review our plans on an annual basis.
- We have reviewed our systems for recording management information about children in residential care to ensure that they support effective decision-making.
- We make available regular, consistent and accurate information for senior managers and councillors to help them understand and make strategic decisions about residential child care services.