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Let's all agree that dads are difficult, if not impossible, to shop for. This Father's Day, get him a gift he'll really appreciate -- check out our top gift picks below for the big guy in your life.
Want a unique, quirky gift for a graduate or dad? Transform an old-fashioned 2D photo into a tangible miniature -- of them. Two photos, to be precise (front and profile), are uploaded online, and via 3D printing technology, your minis are "sculpted" in France and delivered to you. Get as creative and customized as you dare -- describe your child's school or soccer uniform, for instance, and Sculpteo will recreate it as closely as possible; or photograph dad with that goatee you're hoping won't last too, too long... (from $74.90; www.sculpteo.com)
Because it's cute-and well, why not? Matching ties for all the boys in the house! These Dapper Dude skinny ties are made from 100 percent silk and come in designs shown as well as herringbone. Kids' versions are pre-tied with a zipper built into the knot. ($54 for Dad & Youth set or Dad & Boys set, each with two ties; www.diaperdude.com)
Handy Manny may have taught your kid about engines and flathead screwdrivers, but he's not changing that light bulb at the top of the staircase, is he? Let Dad at it with the Select StepTM Adaptive StepLadderTM. Chances are he's seen some version of this Little Giant product on a late-night infomercial and pictured himself on it, so why not indulge his inner handyman and get it for him? The ladder is small enough to stash efficiently in the tiniest city apartment and versatile enough for use in every room in bigger suburban homes.
Best features: easily (yes, easily) adjusts to four heights and adapts for use on slopes, flat ground, or steps; built-in, stable standing platform; Tip & Glide wheels; and at just 25 lbs., it holds up to 300 lbs.! ($197 Father's Day Promotion at Home Depot stores starting June 1; regularly $239; also available at www.selectstep.com)
Your child's outgrown his baby carrier, and traditional piggyback rides can be a killer on the back -- now there's a solution that replaces bulky backpack carriers and strollers and is just as fun: The Piggyback RiderTM supports a child up to 60 lbs, 2½ to 7 years of age, utilizing a shoulder-mounted foot-bar to distribute the child's weight at your core, which enables a natural upright walking posture. The child stands firmly on the wide foot-bar, holding integrated grab handles and secured by a safety tether. And it weighs less than three lbs. and stashes in a bag the size of a rolled-up towel. It'll bring you and your child closer together, whatever your adventure. ($79.99; www.thepiggybackrider.com or www.everythingforthebaby.com)
Dawn M. Roode is the editorial director of NYMetroParents, where she oversees all 8 regional publications and the website. She is a former managing editor at Parenting, BabyTalk, Child, Harper's Bazaar, and Latina magazines. Roode is mom to a 5-year-old son and recently relocated from Brooklyn to the suburbs of New York City. Follow her on Twitter @DawnRoode.
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Synthesize, don't polarize
I saw a tweet quite awhile back that was said something like "smart societies don't polarize, they synthesize", which I thought could be applied to many things. Take the learning industry for an example. There can be some times when it feels polarizing. If you deliver courses you are a luddite who is a throwback to the 20th century. Or, if you use rapid e-learning tools, you are responsible for the creation of bad e-learning and ruining the industry. I'm not sure if it's just me, but sometimes I think we are not helping ourselves in the grand scheme: the zero sum approach only makes winners and losers.
The way I see it, the solution is only a solution that makes sense in the context of the problem, the business drivers for the solution (time or budget for example) and the culture of the environment. But as an industry we tend to judge the solution based on what we see, and we actually don't know what's going on beneath the surface, what lead to that or what criteria was considered. Instead we point out what it isn't. It's not mobile-first. It's got a next button. It's a course.
I think we would serve our industry better if we didn't look for ways to identify how others do it wrong (in our opinion) or polarize things. I think we'd do more good if we looked to synthesize or bring polarizing positions together. You can still try to educate people that a course isn't the only solution without polarizing. You can still urge vendors to innovate their tools without browbeating those that use the rapid tools. Think about it the next time you tweet something about the "wrong-ness" of something. Are you just contributing to a polarizing discussion? Can you do something different?
[Note: It wrote this draft post here on the blog and let it sit here for awhile. I've been finding time to write blog posts again lately and thought this quote still had merit.]
Instructional Designer's Mindset
I was going to call this post the "curse" of the mindset of the instructional designer, as many of us go through life seeing places where people could really use our help and sometimes we can't stop. But, in reality it isn't a curse. It's a gift!
An instructional designer mindset means:
- You seek to clarify what the intended audience supposed to DO and HOW are they supposed to do it.
- You identify that there are conditions that may impede learning and/or remembering
- Chunking is a legitimate activity (where you "chunk" the information)
- You think about the sequence of information and how it might best be delivered or repeated
- You see opportunities for job aids
- You consider visual cues as a complement to learning
This doesn't mean that we are looking to turn everything into a course, it just means that we are looking for ways to improve instruction.
Where would an instructional designer mindset be helpful?
Any program anywhere – schools, communities, non-profits, etc
Any time a group puts together a program, there's an instructional component, whether they realize it or not. It might be in the application forms, in the orientation to the issues at hand (why does this program exist), in understanding their new role or just understanding the program itself. An instructional designer mindset could help program developers to approach the creation of their programs differently and think about how to ensure skills are transferred, and how they envision the program sustaining itself after it's launched. There are times that enthusiasm and good intention are not enough. For example, one project we are working on helps community members learn what their role is as a volunteer and what the "rules of engagement" are, as they are dealing with youth and we want to be sure that good intentions are combined with helpful interactions. If you've ever volunteered and not been sure exactly what you are supposed to do, this might resonate with you.
Health interactions – especially for patients
Imagine you are in the doctor's office and you get a bunch of verbal instructions and maybe a brochure to help you with a diagnosis, but you are emotional or distracted or just ill, so you forget the nuances of what you've been instructed to do. I think there is a huge need for an instructional designer's mindset across health in general. For most patients, they are not familiar with the ins/outs of their condition or treatment, while health care professionals deal with this constantly. An instructional designer's mindset might lead us to think about the different stages of competence: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_stages_of_competence and identify how a patient is obviously at a much lower level of competence as a health care professional, and approach instruction from a beginner's perspective. Chunking and sequencing could be a case of life or death! I'd love to see more of an instructional designer's mindset in many health situations. Help patients be more supported and in more ways than currently exist. An example, one project that we are working on involves providing instruction for patients with a chronic condition and we've identified ways of providing introductory instruction (e-learning) and a range of performance support: how to guides that walk you through the first time, how to calibrate your home machine, signs to watch out for infection, etc. The intent is to empower the patient to manage their own treatment and it takes more than one in-home visit to do so.
Here's a recent post by another instructional designer in a similar vein, but focused on the health care professional side: http://bridgehillls.com/ebola-rethinking-americas-healthcare-system-from-a-training-perspective/
Social Causes – many and growing
We all have causes we believe in and support. There's a plethora of channels to get your message out these days and I personally have seen a huge increase in the number of petitions I'm asked to sign, videos promoting the cause and the dreaded "clickbait" to articles about an issue. These are often done with a marketing mindset and I wonder if adding an instructional designer mindset might be helpful. An example: recently I attended a documentary called "Just Eat It" – a film about food waste and I was inspired by the film to make changes, but got a bit stuck about what I could actually do beyond just trying not to waste as much. The instructional designer in me is itching to make an online course, especially a weekly email delivered course that would allow you to take action and creating lasting behaviour change. Like this: http://www.cusa.uci.edu/2014/06/story-of-stuff-selects-uci-to-pilot-citizen-muscle-bootcamp/
As a company, we've been lucky to be involved in some programs that are in this "non-traditional" realm, and we really enjoy them. It's not typical instructional design, but is does give us opportunities to be engaged in social aspects that hopefully make our communities and maybe our world a better place through the gift of an instructional designer's mindset.
Do you see other areas that an instructional designer's mindset could make a difference?
Reflections on DevLearn 2014
Having returned from my first ever DevLearn, it seemed appropriate to capture some rambling reflections and share them. As with any large conference there are some ups and downs, and for those of you considering attending a DevLearn in the future, here are a few of my main take-aways (and pieces of advice for the future).
- Twitter and my PLN made it a much less intimidating affair than if I went "cold". Heck, I even had a roommate lined up ahead of time. It also meant the entire conference was more social than it would have been without that existing network. The conversation would also meander through personal and professional topics. My PLN would also connect me to their network, so I was quickly introduced to many people at the conference. This also happened in the expo, where community managers already knew you and greeted you like old friends. I think conference going has changed dramatically with the evolution of social media.
- The app/backchannel – I enjoyed commenting on sessions and sharing them as tweets, but I didn't realize until afterwards that the app wasn't adding the hashtag, which I thought it would and to tag someone in the app, you put a space between their first and last name, which would then tweet that info, so a bunch of non-DevLearn people were inadvertently tweeted and probably wondered what the heck was going on. The other factor was the "noise" that was generated by people who were pursuing points to get their swag. So, it worked, but had a few challenges.
- Themes: responsive design, interactive video, gamification and xAPI. These seem like the themes or trends we've been dabbling in for the past few years. What got me excited? Adapt is looking like a good tool to get your hands on for responsive design.
- Demofest – I was really looking forward to this portion of the conference, but boy was I overwhelmed by it! Midway through the conference, at the end of a full day, it was hard to keep the energy up. I flip flopped between looking at the coolest options (using tools that I would never use) and looking at solutions that would be within the realm of my possibilities. I'm not sure I retained enough to learn from these. I would love to hear from veterans how they use this part of the conference. I feel like I could have done a better job preparing and circulating. Check out the best of in the elearning guild webinar.
- Conference sessions – these were hit and miss – something that isn't limited to DevLearn. My experience is that there's a lot of emphasis put on the session proposal and little on how well they deliver on this. Basically if you get poor feedback, you'd probably not be welcomed back. If I'm paying to go to a conference, especially in today's day and age, when all the sessions are recorded, shared, tweeted and covered, I'd like to know that the session delivery has been vetted. I saw lots of "presenting" and I think we can do better than that.
I do hope that someday they hold DevLearn somewhere besides Las Vegas as they have in the past. For me, it wasn't the best "learning" environment. Too many bells and whistles for me. Although overall, it was a good experience and I'll definitely attend another in the future. I don't want to miss an opportunity to connect and share face to face with my PLN!
There's a lot of other summary posts on DevLearn out there:
Focus on sustainment
It's been a really busy year for Spark + Co this year. We had our website redone, welcomed six new clients and worked on many projects, ranging from developing management training for a North American restaurant chain (face-to-face training), to self-paced e-learning modules for a national sales team and all points in between.
For each of these projects, we've noticed how these solutions almost always include a "manager's guide". Whether it's a short email that we craft for the client to send from their own senior team providing key messages to the manager/coach to support the key activities of the training program, or a full-blown manager's guide that accompanies the program, it's a part of learning design that's essential. Sadly, it's an often overlooked element.
When you think you are "done" designing and devleoping – stop and ask yourself some of these questions:
- Do the managers of this training audience know what to do to support and further the learning for their direct reports?
- Can I clarify the learning activities for them?
- Can I suggest a schedule of events that support the program after it's been launched?
- Do I have a communication plan?
- Can I develop "management practices" that'll help them habitualize their support?
- Am I prepared to create "trigger" emails or alerts to nudge them?
Real behavior change comes after you've mapped a behavior chain and can honestly say: "I've done my best to sustain this training".
Book Review: Learning Articulate Storyline
I recently read the book Learning Articulate Storyline by Stephanie Harnett.
I've always admired Stephanie's work and was excited to see how she approached her book. You can see Stephanie's work at her website (all built in Storyline) and in her super-informative Screenrs.
As an avid Articulate Storyline developer, I wanted to find a resource that I could use with my contractors and even clients to get them up to speed on how to use the software. Since there is no official "user manual", this book offers a really nice self-directed learning resource to learning the product, with some bonuses:
- Stephanie's deep understanding from an instructional authoring perspective. While I know Stephanie is a talented instructional designer, it really shines through in her approach to the book. She gives advice that is both feature rich, but more importantly, it's written from the perspective of "why should I do this".
- Her "voice" shines through – everything she explains reads exactly like she was sitting beside me talking me through things.
- Samples and examples she points to at the beginning of Chapter 4: Adding Characters and Audio, and the additional resources/links in the summary of Chapter 7 are like instructional design gold!
There are exercises to follow along step by step with the flow of the book, which was nice. Since I have experience with the software it's hard for me to know how a complete novice would find the structure of these exercises, but they were logical and easy to follow for me .
Minor things I'd like to see in future editions:
- I would have liked to have seen some of the tips in the chapter: Rapid Development show up in the beginning of the book, as she raises some great points about setting up for re-purposing which might affect how you approach a project from the beginning.
- I would have also liked there to be a bit more visual distinction in the "follow along" sections, just to make them pop (I was working with an epub version), but that's a personal preference. Additional icons would enhance the navigation of the book.
- I would have loved to seen the types of examples provided in Chapter 4 for other chapters: Quizzing, States and Layers, Variables and Adding Visual Media.
Overall, this is a great book to help someone get up to speed quickly on Storyline and even a seasoned user will pick up a tip or two.
You can hear Stephanie talk about her book in a recent eLearnChat episode and host @rickzanotti's written a review of this book as well.
If you want to win your own copy, check out Articulate's review of it: http://www.articulate.com/blog/heres-a-new-articulate-storyline-book-chance-to-win-a-free-copy/
Even if you don't win a copy, you should consider adding this to your bookshelf!
Struggle Means Learning: Implications for Organizations
I read this article a couple of months ago, and it really struck a chord with me: Struggle Means Learning: Difference in Eastern and Western Cultures | MindShift. The basic premise of the article (although I suggest you read it, it's not long) is summed up here:
"I think that from very early ages we [in America] see struggle as an indicator that you're just not very smart," Stigler says. "It's a sign of low ability — people who are smart don't struggle, they just naturally get it, that's our folk theory. Whereas in Asian cultures they tend to see struggle more as an opportunity."
In Eastern cultures, Stigler says, it's just assumed that struggle is a predictable part of the learning process. Everyone is expected to struggle in the process of learning, and so struggling becomes a chance to show that you, the student, have what it takes emotionally to resolve the problem by persisting through that struggle.
This is an interesting contrast. I don't know if it's true. Seems plausible. But the fundamental comparison is between ability and effort. If it was true and "Western" culture did value ability more than effort, it would pose a number of challenges for organizations:
- Younger employees have been educated in a culture where ability is more valued than effort. This might result in an entitlement attitude and potentially arrogance when it comes to learning at work
- A dislike of organizational learning, which by its very nature, you'd have to "go to" or "take" training because you lack ability
- Pressure on learning departments or instructional designers to create learning solutions that are easy, to allow for maximum demonstration of ability. Those that don't make learning solutions that are easy find themselves organizational pariahs
- Lack of problem-solving skills
- A workforce that may be deficient in tenacity, who lack resilience in the face of challenge or change.
It made me wonder. Does organizational learning have a culture that echoes this?
Do we value ability over effort? Does organizational learning perpetuate this through learning solutions that do not challenge anyone? Do those of us in the organizational learning field feel pressured to make it easy all the time? Are there places where learning shouldn't be easy in a corporate setting?
How would we design learning that encouraged effort (struggle)? Are these examples?
- Branching scenarios with no right answer, just some that lead you to different paths
- Simulations that don't give you extraneous feedback
- Immersive solutions – like Augmented Reality or Role playing games
I'd be curious to hear what others think about this.
The nature of e-learning in Australia
This post is written by Ryan Tracey
The young nation of Australia has a rich history in e-learning. They say necessity is the mother of invention, and so in 1951 the School of the Air was launched to educate children dispersed across the outback. From Kalgoorlie in the west to the aptly named Longreach in the east, school students in remote communities received their instruction over the radio.
Fast forward to today, and our love affair with communication technology continues unabated. According to the latest Australian Mobile Phone Lifestyle Index, a whopping 76% of Australians own a smartphone. Furthermore, 38% own a tablet, and another 33% are planning to purchase a tablet within the next 12 months.
Our love for our devices may be matched by our infatuation with social media. According to the 2012 Yellow Social Media Report, 62% of Australian internet users visit social networking sites (36% do so daily), while 79% of large businesses have a social media presence.
The implication of these statistics is clear: the future of e-learning in Australia will be social and mobile.
The latter part of that prediction is supported by The New Media Consortium's Technology Outlook for Australian Tertiary Education 2012-2017, which identified the following emerging technologies as having a time-to-adoption horizon in this region of one year or less:
- Cloud computing
- Learning analytics
- Mobile apps
- Tablet computing
In order to complement these findings and add a corporate perspective, I recently invited 20 e-learning practitioners based in Australia, from both the higher education and corporate sectors, to identify the ideas and technologies that their respective organisation's e-learning strategy will incorporate this year.
In the list I included the four imminent technologies identified by The New Media Consortium, plus others that I considered timely or likely. I also allowed free-form comments to enable the respondents to add any other technologies that weren't on the list.
The results are summarised by the following graph.
As you can see online courses will remain a popular component of e-learning strategies in Australian organisations in 2013. My interpretation of this result is that in this country, industries such as financial services are heavily regulated by legislation and government oversight. From the company's point of view, the most efficient way of deploying the necessary training to its employees (particularly in large organisations) is via online modules hosted by the Learning Management System. Critically important for compliance purposes, the LMS records each employee's performance in each module; which no doubt explains why online assessment is similarly popular.The popularity of online courses and online assessment does not necessarily mean that Australians will be subjected to boring page turners. The strong showings of both audio and video in the results suggests that online training is becoming more multimedia rich, and hopefully more engaging and authentic. The prevalence of webinars also suggests that much of the training done online will be live.
The next most popular responses — intranet, knowledge bases and job aids — represent a win for informal learning in this region. At my own workplace I have witnessed a tectonic shift from the traditional, classroom-based transmission of knowledge towards a more constructivist, self-paced approach involving the searching, exploring and discovery of knowledge by the learner on-the-job and just-in-time.
Given the increasing importance of cloud computing in this region according to The New Media Consortium, its relatively poor showing in this survey was surprising. My interpretation of this result is that the security of cloud-based solutions remains a concern for Australian IT departments, over which e-learning professionals have very little influence. The persistence of legacy systems may also be hampering growth in this direction.
Similarly, the relatively poor showings both of the social elements — wikis, blogging, microblogging, social networks and social intranets — and of the mobile elements — smartphones, tablets and mobile apps — were a surprise. However, another way of translating these results is to recognise that each will be a component of at least 1 in 5 e-learning strategies this year, which probably represents growth over previous years.
The same may be said for learning analytics (another of The New Media Consortium's imminent technologies for this region). From an anecdotal perspective, I can honestly say that I don't know anyone who does evaluation well! In the rat race that is Australian business, the jobs that are yet to be done take precedence over those that have already been and gone. The observation that learning analytics will be a component of at least 1 in 5 e-learning strategies this year may be a long-overdue sign that the mindset is beginning to change.
The most disappointing result in my opinion is that of MOOCs. Buzzword or not, MOOCs provide an unprecedented opportunity to source high-quality content from some of the world's most respected institutions. However, I must temper my disappointment with the realisation that most MOOCs currently target school and college students. As more MOOCs are launched covering topics immediately relevant to the corporate sector, I expect they will become more popular.
Of course, I must also remember that my survey is hardly scientific. The sample size is too small to make statistically significant observations, which is most obviously demonstrated by the zero result for virtual worlds. I know for a fact they are being used by Australian organisations such as the Sydney School of Medicine.
Nonetheless, I submit that this simple survey sufficiently describes the nature of e-learning in Australia as we head into 2013. While online courses and webinars continue to dominate our strategy, informal learning is making headway. To a lesser extent, social and mobile elements are also making an appearance. But for such a social and mobile nation, the message is clear: there is scope for so much more.

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Wyatt beating Undertaker
While the majority of fans are hoping that Undertaker gets the win at Wrestlemania, there are those backstage in WWE that feel that it would be best for business if Bray Wyatt were to pick up the much needed victory, one that would give him enough momentum to head back into a main event scene that is set to feature a baby face champion in Roman Reigns. A loss for the Phenom would build anticipation for another return next year.
March 11, 2015
Undertaker at Wrestlemania 31
When it comes to Wrestlemania 31, the biggest known thing coming out of backstage is that WWE definitely wants the Undertaker to work a match. He's simply one of their biggest draws still. As of right now, all signs are pointing to Bray Wyatt being the opponent. No other performer in the company has been given serious considerations by management for the highly coveted role. That does not bode very well for the depth of the current roster.
February 7, 2015
Undertaker threatens Michaels
The internet wrestling community loves to share the story of how the Undertaker once threatened Shawn Michaels backstage because there were rumors that he was not going to drop the WWE title to Steve Austin. During a recent interview, Michaels stated that the threat never actually happened. He also revealed that he had every intention of passing the torch, but he made others believe that he would not, in order to increases the intensity backstage.
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Using more than one induction burner on HIGH setting
I just read an older post by someone who has had (and loves) a GE Profile induction cooktop. That's the one we're leaning toward. She did say, however, that she was surprised that you can't use two burners on high at the same time, which would surprise me too! Perhaps she meant "boost" - and if so, please confirm that this is true on all the mid-level induction cooktops GE Profile, Bosch, Electrolux, etc) - that you can only "boost" one thing at a time. If there's a cooktop that allows you to use "boost" on two burners at the same time, maybe I'll take a look at it.
We have a 36" Thermador induction cooktop with 5 hobs. You can have all 5 on high at any time, and you can boost on 3 of the 5 at the same time. I haven't tried to boost on more than 2 at once so this is theoretical. I can't imagine having 3 on boost simultaneously, I wouldn't be able to keep up with that amount of power. If you aren't used to induction, you don't realize the speed at which pots will heat.
Both of the cooktops I'm considering have the two-zone thing you all described. In one case, if you'd using the largest burner on Boost, the other burner paired with it is not useable at all temporarily (while the big one is on boost). Not a deal breaker.
Next question - txhe GE HAS tap-touch controls, while the Electrolux gives you a choice of tapping or just moving your finger around a digital dial. Is the latter much easier?
As well, the Electrolux' biggest burner is 10" whereas the GE's is 11".
Any opinions?
SJHockey, With all due respect to the person who gave you the info in your first paragraph---that just sounds wrong to me.(Many manuals are poorly written.) Power sharing is the term and it only applies to 'boost'. 'Boost is the extra added jolt of power to use when boiling is desired. And only to get the contents up to a boil. You dont need boost to maintain a boil. Engage the 'boost' feature when starting a boil.
Power sharing does not apply to any regular heat level. You can have all 4 or 5 hobs at regular heat levels all of the time-just have to share when 'boosting'.
Power sharing is sharing the extra 'boost' level between one or two hobs in a 'set'. You dont power share among all of the hobs on the cooktop, only between it's partner in a set.
And in two and one half years of cooking on my 30" Bosch 500, I have not once used the power sharing feature. I just havent had to boil two pots at the same time. Cook two pots at once. Sure. But not get up to a boil. Possible for others but just hasn't happened to me.
Once I get a pasta pot up to a boil for a minute or two, I lower the heat. It stays at a boiling temp.-maintains the boil.
It is not easy to clearly define the concept of power sharing-in words.
Important to distinguish between starting a boil----and maintaining a boiling pot. You may need boost to start a boil but you dont need boost to maintain a boil.
Power share a boost but 'high' does not power share. Low heat does not power share. Only 'boost'
LOL, Westsider! I think this applies to most induction cooktops. The one exceptiion is the Viking, when I was researching this a few years back, it was the only one that didn't power share. This may have changed, I have not looked recently.
My 36 inch 5 burner has 3 controllers, the two burners on one side share, the two on the other side share, and the middle burner is on it's own. So I can boost up to three pots at a time, during which time the other two can be used normally but can not be not boosted. After 10 minutes or so (don't remember exactly) the boost feature turns off on it's own and the setting defaults to 12, which is the highest setting. I use it to bring a large pot of pasta to a boil, or bring my pressure cooker up to temperature. I also have used it for stir frying with a flat bottom wok, but to be honest, I can use high and get good results, too. I don't do stir fry very often, and am not that good at it either--so any purists out there, please don't toast me. :-)


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A Richland District 1 teacher allegedly slapped a special needs student last month at Dreher High School "in an effort to get her attention."
The 18-year-old female student was hit on the head with an open hand on March 19 by the male teacher, according to a Coumbia Police Department incident report.
The incident took place in the classroom, after the teacher and student exchanged words, the report said.
The slap was "not with the intention of causing harm," according the report.
Karen York, spokeswoman for Richland District 1, said the disrict was investigating the incident with the Columbia Police Department. She said the teacher was still employed by the district, but he has not been in the classroom since the incident.
The report was generated after the teen's mother called police. She did not ask that charges be filed, however.
Jennifer Timmons with the Columbia Police Department said the investigation continues and an investigator has been assigned to the case.
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... where we found well-indexed marriage records and scanned a number of weddings which took place here in the 1830's. We searched for Henry's will, but to no avail. Happy with our marriage certificates, we headed toward home.
This was an enlightening genealogical trip! We learned a lot about our ancestors and gathered quite a few gems through our research. Hope to do another such trip ...
On the way to Mississippi, Steinbeck meets a man while having a hamburger. They begin to chat and the man asks where Steinback is going. Steinbeck tells the man he plans to drive toward Jackson and Montgomery. The man immediately begs for a ride. On their drive they start to talk about the Cheerleaders. The man is ...
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He only spent one day here. Steinbeck's journey was almost over. The man only has a few more stops then he is home sweet home. When he is here though he sends a postcard about his trip. The last thing he says one the postcard is that "it has been a long haul." Then he was on his way to Abingdon, ...
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... so Matt asked if they had one I could hold...you will see a picture of me holding Sprinkles, a two year old gator. Sprinkles was much softer than I thought and he liked to get his head rubbed.
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Biennial elections to Rajya Sabha for three seats from Kerala falling vacant next month would be held on April 20.
Biennial elections to Rajya Sabha for three seats from Kerala falling vacant next month would be held on April 20.
With Kerala registering the lowest growth rate of population in the last one decade, the state is all set to achieve "zero population growth" in the coming years.
The Congress has chosen to support candidates who are over 70 years for the Rajya Sabha elections from Kerala, a move which as left younger party workers unhappy, whereas the CPI-M has supported young blood.
A voluntary mass cleanliness drive was carried out by Navy officials and their families in the Naval Base here on Friday in continuation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ambitious Swachh Bharat Abhiyan campaign.
Congress in Kerala has decided to field former Union Minister and sitting Rajya Sabha member Vayalar Ravi for the upcoming polls to the Upper House from the state.
The Congress has decided to field sitting Rajya Sabha member and veteran leader Vayalar Ravi for the coming Rajya Sabha poll from Kerala.
With immediate effect, all Kerala government employees, including teaching and non-teaching staff in educational institutions, will face disciplinary action if they are found smoking, drunk or using intoxicants during office hours.
Justice Ashok Bhushan was today sworn in as Chief Justice of Kerala High Court.
Haryana police today claimed to have recovered red sandalwood worth "crores of rupees" from Gurgaon with the arrest of a person, an official said.
The Inquiry Commissioner and Special Judge (Vigilance) court here on Wednesday ordered a preliminary probe without registering a case against Director General of Police K S Balasubramaniyam and a few other officers for allegedly trying to sabotage the murder case against beedi tycoon Mohammed Nisham.
Total prohibition or complete liberalisation of liquor was not its policy, the state government today told the Kerala High Court.
Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy on Wednesday said a decision on candidates for the biennial Rajya Sabha elections from the state would be taken after discussions with ruling UDF partners.
Six persons including a father and son have been arrested for allegedly raping three minor girls of a tribal hamlet for over a period of several months in Wayanad district, police said on Tuesday.
Two Naval ships from the Islamic Republic of Iran -- IRIS Naghdi and Bandar Abbas -- arrived here on Tuesday on a four-day visit.
The Crime Branch wing of Kerala Police would investigate the case related March 13 ruckus in the state Assembly and damage caused to properties in the House, Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala said on Tuesday.
If there's one person who is overjoyed by Tuesday's Supreme Court order quashing Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, 2000, it's none other than Shajan Skariah, editor of the online Malayalam portal "Marunadan Malayalee" -- and one who has 22 cases registered against him under the now struck-down law.
Kunjannam Antony, the oldest woman in the country at age 112, passed away at a private hospital here on Tuesday, her family said.
CPI-M national general secretary Prakash Karat, his wife Brinda Karat and Mammootty are among the front runners for one of three Rajya Sabha seats from Kerala.
The All India Motor Transport Congress (AIMTC) has called for truck drivers across the country to stop operations to Kerala from April 1, condemned the state government for not fulfilling their demand of upgrading the Wayalar check-post.
The Kerala Assembly was adjourned sine die on Monday amid ruckus by the Left opposition.
In an embarrassment to Kerala Congress(M), a coalition partner of ruling UDF, party vice chairman PC George on Sunday fired another salvo saying KC(M) supremo and state Finance Minister KM Mani, facing bribery charges in the bar scam, should have resigned when the controversy erupted.
A letter purportedly written by Maoists, threatening to attack a police station in Wayanad district on March 26 and kill five constables there has been received by police.
Kerala Labour Minister Shibu Baby John Saturday expressed unhappiness at the remarks by Kozhikode DCC President KC Abu in connection with the March 13 incidents in the Assembly and said he would send a legal notice to him for the damage done to his reputation.
To provide professional inputs to farmers, the Kerala agriculture department is setting up a state-of-the-art call centre where all the queries of farmers would be answered.
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohmmad Sayeed on Friday said no jobs in the state services can be given to West Pakistani refugees.
Two CPI(M) women MPs have approached the National Commission for Women (NCW) seeking its immediate intervention in the issue of alleged "physical and mental harassment" of LDF women MLAs by ruling UDF MLAs in the Kerala Assembly on March 13.
Two CPI(M) women MPs have approached the National Commission for Women (NCW) seeking its immediate intervention in the issue of alleged "physical and mental harassment" of LDF women MLAs by ruling UDF MLAs in the Kerala Assembly on March 13.
A 30-year-old Indian in the UAE has been awarded over Rs 2.5 crore in compensation for a road accident which left him paralysed in 2013, three months after his marriage, media reported on Friday.
Kerala's ruling Congress-led UDF has a new crisis: who to field in the Rajya Sabha election next month?
Keeping up the pressure on the government, opposition leader V S Achuthanandan on Thursday asked Speaker N Sakthan to forward to police the complaint of LDF women MLAs that the ruling front legislators had attacked and molested them on March 13.


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Losing your mind over the One Direction shake-up? Take our one-question quiz to see how your mental health is holding up.
Losing your mind over the One Direction shake-up? Take our one-question quiz to see how your mental health is holding up.
New study finds distractions -- including cellphones and music -- cause far more teen car crashes than anybody thought.
Meghan Trainor doesn't like having her image altered one bit -- she's comfortable in her pasty-white skin, and she doesn't want to retouch her curves, thank you.
Still staggered by Zayn Malik's departure, the remaining 1D members sort through their feelings -- and try to get braced for their next show.
Yakima Valley brewery's IPA ranked sixth-best beer in the nation. We'll drink to that!
I've seen a lot of pranks, but this one is one for the Top 5 list of funniest pranks. Have you ever heard of a Moon Party? No? Well, me either. This mom pulls a prank on her biological clock ticking daughter because she lied about having her first period
Set down that saucer of tea and wipe away the crumpets, shocking news lies in store. After six decadent seasons spent at the luxurious Downton Abbey, producers have officially confirmed that the Crawley family will say goodbye. The final episode will air later on this year, but when, your servants inquire?
Its hard to believe that it has been 20 years since Eazy E from the infamous group NWA passed away March 26, 1995 at the age of 31. Check out his video while you remember one of the groups only deceased members
5 Seconds of Summer are moguls in the making! The band officially signed Hey Violet, the first act to join their label, Hi or Hey Records.
If you are a big fan of SNL & Carly Rae Jepsen, then this sat. night you won't want to miss Carly's big debut on Saturday nights SNL. As the Musical guest the 29-year-old Canadian singer will likely perform her new single, "I Really Like You".
Elaine Holmes Norton is a congresswoman from Washington, D.C. who may want to get a driver.
Hello Navy. Rihanna is back. The singer, who has been teasing her R8 album since "FourFiveSeconds" arrived, has some new music for her fans. But wait, there's a catch.
Lauryn Hill, one of the most prolific female forces in hip-hop, is being recognized for her work by the Library of Congress. The institution has added her 'The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill' to its collection.
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Kevin Iro: An unlikely ocean champion
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At first glance, Kevin Iro seems a somewhat unlikely ocean champion. Raised in Auckland, Iro had a successful career in rugby, playing for clubs in England, Australia and New Zealand. But off the rugby field, Iro developed a strong passion for the ocean starting as a young boy, when his family began visiting relatives in the Cook Islands on school holidays.
He immediately fell in love with the islands' blue lagoons and stunning beaches.
Now, he is the brainchild behind the creation of the largest marine protected area in the Pacific, which is raising the bar for marine conservation efforts across the globe.
After a 14-year rugby career, Iro and his wife— a native Cook Islander—decided to move back to the Cooks from England with their six children.
"We thought, 'what a place to bring children up—a place where they can swim in the lagoon every day,'" Iro says. "You know, it's a pretty care-free life."
Yet he quickly realised that things weren't the same as when he was a kid. Climate change, coastal development and other factors were causing corals to bleach and fish populations to plummet.
These days around Rarotonga, the Cooks' most populous island, "if we want our children to see pristine reefs, we have to take them to the outer islands".
As a member of the Cook Islands tourism board, Iro is also worried that this decline in the marine environment would impact tourism, which currently accounts for 70 percent of the islands' economy.
The idea for the creation of a new marine protected area was born out of conversations Iro had with friends—particularly Robin Grant, a hotel owner who suggested using the power of the Internet to get people involved in the park design process. They envisioned a park in which all Cook Islanders—even those living abroad—could have a say in how local marine resources are managed.
While some parts of the park would be left completely untouched, others would be zoned for economic activities like sustainable fishing and dive tourism. The park has already started to impact the people with the local leaders seeing it as a way to voice their opinions on how our ocean resources are being managed.
In 2010, Iro proposed the idea of a Cook Islands Marine Park to the local government; which was announced in 2011 and launched in 2012. The park covers 1 million square kilometres—half of the Cook Islands' waters. Conservation International has been an important advisor to the Cooks government throughout the park's establishment, building on experience with the Phoenix Islands Protected Area in nearby Kiribati.
The creation of new protected areas is often a lengthy process, weighed down by arguments between stakeholders and seemingly endless paperwork. In comparison, the Cook Islands Marine Park has gone from conception to establishment—with widespread government and public support —in a few short years.
Iro attributes this support to the close connection all Cook Islanders have with the waters that surround them; even the prime minister himself, Henry Puna, owns a pearl farm.
"The park has already started to impact the people, with the local leaders seeing it as a way to voice their opinions on how our ocean resources are being managed," Iro says.
As a seasoned athlete, Iro appreciates the value of working as a team—a skill that carries over into his new endeavour.
The Cook Islands is currently working with GIS mapping software company Esri to develop an "open source" system that will use geospatial technology to allow anyone with Internet access to contribute to the design of the park.
"We're looking at a design process where a fisherman can contribute as much as the decision-makers in Parliament."
Iro is excited to see the Cook Islands Marine Park move forward, and is optimistic about its future—not only for the expected conservation and tourism benefits, but also for the precedent it sets for other countries. "I think the idea is going to spread through the Pacific."
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Why did Gen. David Petraeus send special ops folks out to conduct "more than 80 raids and other operations" inside a day's time, according to Politico's Morning Defense report Wednesday — that's an insane number of raids for what should be relatively small working groups of individuals. Was it just because the weather was good?
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When people who've worked in sensitive intelligence positions want to write their memoirs, they typically submit their manuscripts to their parent agency; there's a back-and-forth about what can be revealed; it's resolved; and the book goes to the printer. For Shaffer, a former Defense Intelligence Agency officer — and someone in the rare position of being both an operations guy and an analyst — something different happened. The Pentagon bought the entire 10,000-copy first printing of Shaffer's memoir, Operation Dark Heart, and destroyed it.


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When I was in the third grade, I had the worst set of buck
teeth in the free world. I'm talking terminal buck teeth. (I shared in
greater detail in Things Pondered.) I took a fall mouth-first when I was about
five years old. With mouth wide open, I sailed into the coffee table, shoving
my baby teeth against my permanent teeth lodged right behind them. Within a few
days my baby teeth turned black. I braced myself for the short wait until they
were sure to fall out. And that, they did.
couldn't wait to get in my new teeth, anticipating how pearly white
they'd be after a dreadful mouthful of black. Pearly white they were, but
when they grew in, they grew straight out of the front of my gums because my
displaced baby teeth had left them there. I need you to picture this. I'm
not talking overbite here. I'm talking teeth you could set your sandwich
on and save it for later. Are you seeing it?
those days, for whatever excruciating reason, orthodontists made you live with
teeth like that before they would put wires on them and force them into
submission. Meanwhile your self-esteem suffered in ways no one with straight
teeth can imagine. Certainly, worse things can happen, but the teasing I took
during the two years I remained in that dreadful shape affected me for years.
The fact is, much worse things had actually _happened but they weren't
nearly as overt as a mouthful of buck teeth. Factor childhood victimization
into the equation, and the figures added up to some serious misery.
climactic point of my dental crisis came in the third grade with the upcoming
annual class pictures. You know, the kind with the blue background. The kind
you look back on and ask, "Where was my mother?" and "What
idiot let me fix my own hair?" and "What in heaven's name was
I wearing?" All of you have a picture like it, so remember you own and
add my buck teeth to it. Pretty, isn't it? I announced to my mom,
"I'm not having my picture taken. I am absolutely not." Only
I didn't say it like that. The unfortunate arrangement of my teeth left
me with a decided lisp. I don't doubt I added the word
"absolutely" to force a little spit into the pronouncement.
mother returned, "You most certainly are, young lady. You are so
beautiful to us. Anyway, before you know it, we're going to fix those
said, "But I'm not going to have my picture taken until we
yes, you are." In those days I'm not sure I knew I could disobey my
mother, especially if she was talking "young lady" talk. She got
that look anyway. And who wants to deal with that look? On second thought, how
would she like to deal with my look?
stood in the bathroom at the mirror and practiced trying to simply shut my lips
together. My lips had literally not touched since my teeth had grown in fully.
My goal was not to look pretty for the picture. It was trying to look normal. I
thought if I could cover the hideous things, I'd look like everyone else.
No, I wouldn't be able to smile, but perhaps I'd just look like a
more serious and mature child. Meditative. Dramatic. Even exotic. Years later
people would look at our elementary school yearbook and muse, "We should
have all known what a serious thinker she was. Just look at her even
then." Yep, that was the plan.
practiced until my lips were sore. I worked until I finally had a look I
thought I could tolerate. At that point in my life, I kept my left hand over my
face constantly. (Incidentally, when I'm upset, or when I'm feeling
insecure, my family tells me I still tend to put my left hand over my mouth.)
During the third grade, I even held my paper down on my desk with my left
elbow, held my hand over my mouth, and wrote with my right hand. To any
rational thinker, this was no time for a picture, but no mother's love is
rational, is it? Neither is their eyesight accurate.
day came for the pictures. I stood in a long line of third graders with my
stomach in a knot. Finally, the school photographer motioned to me and said,
"Your turn!" I walked over to the place where "X"
marked the spot and stood in front of the camera . . . with my hand over my
mouth. The photographer said, "You're going to have to put your
hand down, honey."
asked, "Are you ready to take the picture?"
said, "Of course."
retort: "Then count to three." All said with my hand over my face.
counted, "One, two, three," and I dropped my hand. He took the
shot. I put my hand back up and scurried off.
did it!" I thought to myself victoriously. I lived through it.
"That wasn't so bad, now was it?" I asked myself. And it
wasn't until about six weeks later. At the very end of the school day,
the teacher pulled out a stack of pictures and placed them with a thump on her
desk. Remember the kind with the cellophane window on the front of the picture
packs? That's the one. She passed them out one by one, mentioning our
names and oohing and aahing sweetly as she set them on each desk. When I
realized what was about to happen, my stomach turned with dread. Sure enough,
she walked over to my desk totally oblivious to the laughter that was about to
break out. She slapped my picture packet down right in front of me, face up.
one had time to see it because I fell over it immediately. No matter. They
pretended they did. In my memory it sounded like a thousand kids roared with
laughter, but I'm quite certain as an adult that it was only a few. You
know, if I hadn't hidden my mouth all the time, they would not have been
so anxious to see it. It's the age-old game of hide-and-seek. Anything we
try to hide, someone else will try to seek. Back in the third grade I had some
very sweet classmates, too, but somehow we have a hard time making out
encouragement in the roar of meanness, don't we? Some of my classmates
began to make fun of me and call me by names that weren't new to me.
was devastated. And on second thought, I was furious. It's always more
convenient when you have someone to blame for your humiliation. A certain
someone who called me "young lady" came to my mind instantly. I
cried all the way home that day, and when I reached my house, I stomped
straight into the kitchen where my mother and grandmother were sipping their
instant Folgers. I yelled as angrily as I could, "Don't you ever
make me do anything like that again!" I took those school pictures,
ripped them to shreds, and threw them in the trash. I accomplished just what I
intended. I made them feel as badly as I felt. Of course, now I wish I
hadn't, but at the time I was a spout waiting to spew. Years passed and
when the last orthodontist bill was paid, I'd worn some kind of wire on
my teeth for twelve solid years. (I still have a retainer.) That's how
long it took to fix those teeth. (My mouth has been a lifelong challenge for
God to fix.)
precious grandmother, whom I called Nanny, passed away when I was sixteen years
old. Bless Dad, she had lived with my parents since they married, so you can
imagine how much her constant presence was missed. I was in my early twenties
one day when I was visiting my mom at my parent's home. She said,
"You're not going to believe what I found the other day." She
got down a box with a lid on it. On the outside of it the words
"Nanny's Keepsakes" were written in marker in my
grandmother's own handwriting. It was the most wonderful discovery.
asked, "Where has this been?"
explained that she's found it in the attic in search of something else.
When Nanny knew her days were few, she apparently boxed up some treasures
she'd kept for decades so they'd all be in one place. She probably
put it in her closet, and after she died, my mother gathered up all her things
that weren't suitable for Goodwill and put them in the attic. I'm
sure Mom didn't have the heart to look through them closely at the time.
When she stumbled on the box in the attic years later, she'd forgotten it
even existed.
not had a chance to really look through it. I've just taken the top off.
Let's you and I take a look," Mom said. It was just like finding a
royal box of buried treasure. Inside was my grandfather's bookkeeping ledger.
He was a lawyer during the Great Depression. I was so intrigued by the kinds of
things he recorded as his payment for services. On many of the spaces for
payments received, he'd written "the eggs or the ham." No
charge. On the box were letters my Nanny's sons had written her while
overseas in World War II. Precious things. Priceless things. Things that
defined her better than any written biography ever could. I found her Bible,
marked with her own red pen. For the length of time I shared a feather bed with
her, I remember a rare night when I didn't go to sleep with her reading
God's Word right next to me.
could not believe what treasures were spread before us from the box marked
"Nanny's Keepsakes." I pulled every item out one by one and
studied them carefully. Thinking I'd surveyed everything in the box, I
started to tuck the keepsakes back in their places when I caught a glimpse of a
thin white envelope wedged in the corner. I picked it up, and the
weightlessness of it made me assume it was empty. However, it was clearly sealed.
asked my mom if she knew what it was.
have no idea, honey."
I wonder if we should open it?"
said, "I'd say Nanny's not going to. If you want to know
what's in it, you're going to have to open it yourself."
slipped my finger through the buckled edge very carefully. I couldn't
help but imagine my grandmother licking the seal and sliding her index finger
across the envelope to make sure it was closed. When I'd opened it, it
appeared empty so I shrugged with disappointment and said to my mom,
"There's nothing in it." Then something caught my eye. In the
corner of the envelope was a torn piece of an old picture. I pulled it out, and
to my total astonishment it was a piece of a picture of a little bucktoothed
girl in the third grade.
can only assume that my grandmother had pulled that picture out of the trash,
sealed it in an envelope, and put it in a safe place. When she gathered her
treasures, somehow she placed it among them. I looked at my mother, tears streaming
down my cheeks, and cried, "Why did she do that?" Nanny loved all
of her grandchildren. She did not love me more than any of the rest. I could
not imagine why she'd thought to do such a thing.
honestly didn't know. Neither did I for many years. In retrospect,
however, I think I've figured it out. The answer is hope. Pure, biblical,
life-sustaining, gloriously unreasonable hope. Everything is possible for him
who believes, our Savior said. Though I believe my grandmother suspected
something was amiss with me, I don't think she knew I'd ever been
victimized. In reality, my severe overbite was the least of my problems. All
she probably knew was that I was a troubled child, scared of her own shadow,
quick to tears and, in her estimation, sweet and gentle. After all, for too
short a time I was the only one of her grandchildren that had actually been her
roommate. I believe my grandmother pulled out that picture, prayed over me,
sealed me in an envelope, and said something like, "I will never see what
you do with this life, but I can hope." (Jesus, the One and Only, session
10) Yes, you can hope.


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Thursday, June 16, 2011
Rapid Reaction: Yanks 3, Rangers 2 (12)
By Richard Durrett
NEW YORK -- Both teams squandered several chances and left a combined 23 men on base, but the Yankees got the hit they needed in the 12th for the extra-inning win and the sweep. The Rangers have lost 8 of 10 and are 1-6 on this road trip. Some quick thoughts (more to come later from the clubhouse):
* After having the winning run on base in all three extra innings, the Yankees got the win in the 12th off
Michael Kirkman
Brett Gardner
got a single to right to score
Curtis Granderson
for the win. Garnder got to hit after
Robinson Cano
was hit by an 0-2 pitch. Manager Ron Washington argued that it might have hit the knob of the bat, but to no avail.
C.J. Wilson
was a workhorse on Thursday, throwing a career-high 129 pitches (81 strikes) in eight innings. He allowed two runs on eight hits with 10 strikeouts and three walks and got out of various levels of trouble because he put the leadoff batter on base in four of those innings. Wilson induced plenty of ground balls and even managed to convince his manager to leave him in the game. Ron Washington went to the mound with two outs in the eighth and one on and Wilson persuaded him to walk back to the dugout without making a pitching change, a rarity for the manager. (I'll point out that he was open to Wilson's convincing by not making a change before he stepped on the mound.)
Darren Oliver
had a gritty ninth inning. He gave up a single and then had to intentionally walk pinch-hitter
Alex Rodriguez
to get to
Nick Swisher
with one out. But Oliver walked Swisher to loaded the bases with one out. He went 3-2 on Curtis Granderson and threw a pitch that was well outside of the zone, but Granderson chased it to strike out. Oliver then got
Mark Teixeira
to ground out.
* Kirkman got out of the 10th on a nice defensive play by
Adrian Beltre
at third. A liner by
Jorge Posada
went off Beltre's glove and straight up into the air. Beltre caught it and then threw to first base to get Jones on a double play.
* Wilson did fall behind hitters early, pushing up his pitch count. He threw first-pitch balls to six of the first nine batters he faced as the Yankees stayed patient and made him work.
Alexi Ogando
Derek Holland
had the same problem at Yankee Stadium the past few days. Wilson was better about first-pitch strikes the second time through the order.
* With the Rangers up 2-1, Wilson walked Robinson Cano to start the sixth. That hurt. With one out, Jorge Posada, who was 3-for-36 against left-handed pitchers this season, belted a double to center to tie the score. It was his first extra-base hit against a lefty this season.
* Wilson was able to bear down and get out of a big jam in the third. He hit Nick Swisher with a first-pitch breaking ball and gave up a single to Curtis Granderson to start the inning. Mark Teixeira's ground ball to third moved both runners up with one out. Wilson then got Robinson Cano and
Andruw Jones
on back-to-back strikeouts. He changed speeds well and painted both corners to both hitters.
* The Rangers' approach to
Brian Gordon
early on Thursday was to swing early in the count, figuring the newly-signed Yankee would want to throw fastball strikes. The Rangers did get on base on two hits in the second, but couldn't score. And the early swings allowed Gordon to pitch ahead in the count. Texas altered things midway through the game, trying to get more patient.
Taylor Teagarden
showed off his arm with a terrific throw to second base to get Curtis Granderson attempting to steal. Teagarden jumped up and threw a bullet to end the inning. He also had an opposite-field single in the sixth.
* Gordon, the outfielder-turned-pitcher who started for the Yankees, gave up two runs on seven hits in 5 1/3 innings in a no-decision. He got a huge hand from the Yankee Stadium crowd. He also made Rangers bench coach Jackie Moore a popular interview with the New York media. Moore coached Gordon in the minors when he switched from outfield to pitcher.
Ian Kinsler
appears to be finding his swing. And that would be a huge boost for the offense. Kinsler was 1-for-5 with an RBI double in the fifth to give the Rangers the lead. That performance came after he was 2-for-3 with a homer, two walks and two runs scored on Wednesday. For a guy who wasn't hitting at all on the road, it's progress.
* The Rangers wasted a great chance to score more in the fifth. They scored two, but the Yankees intentionally walked
Josh Hamilton
to get to
Michael Young
in the fifth. Young came into the game with 10 ground ball double plays, three behind the AL leader (
Torii Hunter
). But he's a hitting machine at Yankee Stadium. Young popped up to second. It appeared the Yankees would get out of the inning by allowing just one run, but Gordon hit Adrian Beltre on an 0-2 slow curve to put the Rangers up.
* Hamilton was intentionally walked for the second time in the seventh (he was intentionally walked five times in the ALCS). This time, Young hit the first pitch he saw and chopped it to third for an easy double play. That was his 11th of the season. It killed the Rangers' attempt to take the lead.
* Young's single in the fourth extended his hitting streak to 18 career games at (new) Yankee Stadium and 21 games dating back to the old stadium. He has an 18-game hitting streak in the regular season at the two parks, tied for the third-longest by any opponent against the Yankees at their home park. George Burns, Al Kaline and
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- Top of page
- Summary
- Introduction
- Material/Substance Flow of Phosphorus in Japan
- Domestic Substance Flow of Phosphorus in Japan
- Environmental Effects of Phosphorus Recovery
- Discussion and Conclusion
- Acknowledgments
- References
- About the Authors
The demand for biofuels has recently increased because of rising prices of fossil fuels and diversification of energy resources. As a result, the demand for sugarcane and corn has been increasing, not only for food production, but also as sources of energy. In this context, securing supplies of phosphorus, required as an essential nutrient in agricultural production, has considerable implications that extend beyond food and agricultural policy. It is therefore important to consider the quantity and availability of phosphorus resources that remain untapped, because the demand and supply of phosphate ore is currently becoming very tight, and Japan has no domestic phosphorus resources.
To identify potential phosphorus resources, we have investigated the material flow of phosphorus within Japan, including that in the iron and steel industry, on the basis of statistical data for 2002. Our major finding is that the quantity of phosphorus in iron and steelmaking slag is almost equivalent to that in imported phosphate ore in terms of both the amount and concentration. We also found, by means of a waste input–output analysis and a total materials requirement study, that the phosphorus potentially recoverable from steelmaking slag by a new process that we have proposed has considerable environmental and economic benefits. Concerning the restricted supplies of phosphorus resource, it is important to consider the quantity and availability of phosphorus resources that currently remain untapped. From that viewpoint, steelmaking slag would be expected to be a great potential resource for phosphorus.


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Best Western At O'Hare
The Best Western at O'Hare offers complimentary shuttle service to O'Hare International Airport, 2 miles away. Allstate Arena is 4 blocks away, and the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center is less than 2 miles away.
Hotel Features.
The hotel's complimentary airport shuttle operates on a schedule, 24-hours a day. Complimentary continental breakfast is served every day. Other amenities include Pine Grove Restaurant, serving casual American fare all day, and Shoeless Joe's Sports Bar & Grille, offering lunch and dinner. A convenience store, open 24 hours, supplies snacks and frozen foods. Guests have 24-hour access to the hotel's fitness room, and discounted access to a nearby gym. Wireless Internet access is complimentary hotel-wide.
Rooms feature desks with rolling chairs and lumbar support. Amenities include coffeemakers, and complimentary newspapers. Bathrooms feature white tile and include curved shower rods for added elbow room. TVs include premium cable channels and offer pay movies and video games.
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Key facts
Hotel size
- This hotel has 142 rooms
- This hotel is arranged over 3 floors
- Check-in time starts at 3 PM
- Check-out time is noon
- Express check-in/out
Required at check in
- Credit card or cash deposit required
- Government-issued photo ID required
- Minimum check-in age is 21
Travelling with others
- Children (12 years old and younger) stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding
- Pets not allowed
Extra people
- Roll-away beds available, charges may apply*
- Free WiFi in public areas
- Free airport shuttle
- Free self parking
- Extended parking
In the hotel
- Free breakfast
- 3 restaurants
- Bar/lounge
- Snack bar/deli
- Room service (during limited hours)
- Coffee/tea in the lobby
- Fitness facilities
- Golfing nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Sailing nearby
- Use of nearby fitness center (discount)
- One meeting room
- 24-hour front desk
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Laundry facilities
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Luggage storage
- Elevator/lift
- ATM/banking
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Television in lobby
In the room
- Climate control
- Air conditioning
- Coffee/tea maker
- Iron/ironing board
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Shower/tub combination
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Pay movies
- Premium TV channels
- Video-game console
- Desk
- Free newspaper
- Free local calls
- Daily housekeeping
- In-room safe
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Green / Sustainable Property
This property participates in Green Key Eco-Rating Program, a program that measures the property's impact on one or more of the following: environment, community, cultural-heritage, the local economy.
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Also known as
- Rosemont Best Western
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Optional extras
Late check-out can be arranged for an extra charge of USD 25.00
Rollaway beds are available for USD 10.00 per night
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