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Leafs in 10-Game Segments
Gus Katsaros
November 08 2012 11:09AM
I scoured through some of the Leafs schedule when I was looking at the worst penalty minute stretch. It started to look like a hint of something a little different. I started thinking about the breakdown in season segments and how the Leafs performed over 10-game segments. How did the Leafs do at even strength?
Using timeonice.com scripts I dissected the Leafs schedule into eight separate segments of ten games, *although I added the last two regular season games to the eighth segment since a two-game sample is just ludicrous*. I wanted to isolate the two components of interest, shooting percentage and save percentage.
Protecting Themselves: A Closer Look At Team Specific CBA Clauses
November 08 2012 08:29AM
NHL owners are a fickle bunch. They're savvy investors, skillful prognosticators, overall captains of industry. But what Joey Middle Class and Johnny Blue Collar fail to understand is that these billionaires who preside over the day-to-day actions of the NHL franchises we all know and love and used to watch play hockey is that they too are human. Behind the steely gaze of a Murray Edwards or brash bravado of an Ed Snider is a small, withered, insecure husk of a man who wants everyone to like them and hopes that no one is around to embarrass them when they try to talk to girls.
Part of that insecurity we have to acknowledge as hockey fans is that these owners are prone to mistakes. Proprietorship over a club is like having that whole collection of Ninja Turtle action figures you had as a kid, except on a much larger scale where there are real people involved. Who you control. Safe to say, that power can go to your head. Owners who fall prey to their own egos will test the limits of what is accepted or rational or allowed, just to see if anyone tries to get in their way and stop them (Exhibit A). Naturally, this can get owners in trouble, and unfortunately, they don't see the errors of their ways until it's a little bit too late (Might I once again remind you to take a gander at Exhibit A?!?!)
But, as luck would have it, these executives are empathetic and tend to look out for each other, as if they let one man go down based on his own merit as a billionaire, that's one less person they can play laser missile squash with at their secret rich guy clubs that we're not supposed to know about. As such, they band together, looking for ways to safeguard their power and vast influence from their single greatest nemesis:
Leafs Nation Roundtable
Ryan Fancey
November 08 2012 06:01AM
Since the lockout started in September I've been reading a lot of "I won't support the NHL after this" from otherwise loyal fans. There have been protests in the form of videos, articles, tweets, and even old-fashioned "takin' it to the streets" like those 12 people in Toronto did.
Nate Silver, elections and SPORTS
Cam Charron
November 07 2012 02:55AM
Math kicked ass.
Not to say that Nate Silver's models are completely infallible, of course, the guy got lucky. Every single state of the union voted as Silver forecasted it to vote, within a slim margin of error he gave simply by aggregating polls over the last year or so.
I don't want to write an election-themed post, but I do think it's worth it for me to note Silver in writing somewhere. Silver, once fed up with mainstream electoral coverage during the 2008 election and began writing a blog. He correctly forecasted the winners of 49 of 50 states. That's not a huge achievement on its own, but Silver had gained notoriety in the political world for the statistical approach on his blog fivethirtyeight and his work with Baseball Prospectus in developing PECOTA, a system used to find historical matches of baseball players, and use those matches to forecast a range of outcomes for a player later in his career.
The NHL Could Learn Something From The U.S. Elections
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November 06 2012 05:16PM
Today marks the end of the gruelling campaign for the presidency of the United States. However, unlike an NHL season (remember those?), the winner of this campaign will actually have a very good chance of seeing the Stanley Cup. Multiple times, even.
If only it was that easy for the Presidents' Trophy winner. Sigh.
But I guess winning the Presidents' Trophy is very prestigious just in and of itself. I mean, you not only get the Trophy and a guarantee of two, maybe three home games in the playoffs, but the NHL even has a separate web page to recognize the winners...oh for God's sake.
Anyway, sharing a name for the ultimate prize (oh shut up and just go with it) is not the only thing in common between the NHL and the U.S. political system...


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Tal Smith upset with how Astros fired him after 35 years
Nov 28, 2011, 10:47 AM EDT
Tal Smith spent 35 years in the Astros organization prior to being fired last night and the longtime team president told Zachary Levine of the Houston Chronicle that he's upset with how the situation unfolded.
Smith admitted to seeing the writing on the wall once Jim Crane named George Postolos the president of his new ownership group, but wasn't officially informed of his firing until after the news had leaked to the media and was let go without speaking to Crane at any point in the past three months.
Smith also made it very clear that he has no plans to retire at age 78 and would even consider rejoining the Astros in a different role.
However, he doesn't expect that to happen and when asked if he'll be involved in the Astros' upcoming 50th anniversary celebration, Smith replied: "I doubt I'll be asked."
- missthedayswhenwedidnthavetologin - Nov 28, 2011 at 11:09 AM
So…is it still Tal's Hill?
- crisisjunky - Nov 28, 2011 at 12:31 PM
perfect place for a BBQ pit.
- yankeesgameday - Nov 28, 2011 at 11:40 AM
Hey tal: look up Landry, Tom and see where you stand on the totem pole of the righteously outraged after losing your job.
- Detroit Michael - Nov 28, 2011 at 12:16 PM
He shouldn't be surprised that he's dismissed with a change in ownership but he's got a legitimate beef if he first heard about it through the media instead of directly from the team.
- scafeets - Nov 28, 2011 at 12:43 PM
Hey Tal: After trading away Bourne for Schafer, you should take him and his .228 BA with you .If you don't find a gig, at least Jordan will share his stash.
- sportsdrenched.com - Nov 28, 2011 at 12:48 PM
Regardless of how terrible a person is at their job. They should at least be given a face to face when being told of a change in their employment status before stuff hits the media. If you can't do that you're kind of Chicken bleep.
- cleanslaton - Nov 28, 2011 at 1:27 PM
I would've found a way for Tal Smith to come home to all of his belongings boxed up in the yard, next to a 'for-sale' sign.
Tal: 35 yrs, no world series championships. GTFO.
There isn't a single Astros fan that gives a damn about his tenure, especially when its length only indicates how long he's been a failure at his job.
I think finding out about being fired through the media–superimposes the appropriate 'We want you gone so badly, that we won't even tell you personally.' over the situation.
Thank you, Jim Crane.
- natstowngreg - Nov 28, 2011 at 8:58 PM
Like Jim Crane, classless.
- Old Gator - Nov 28, 2011 at 4:59 PM
In mute nostril agony, no less….
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Our Sun Is Not A Perfect Sphere
Scientists using NASA's RHESSI spacecraft have measured the roundness of the sun with unprecedented precision. They find that it is not a perfect sphere. During years of high solar activity the sun develops a thin "cantaloupe skin" that significantly increases its apparent oblateness: the sun's equatorial radius becomes slightly larger than its polar radius. Their results appear the Oct. 2nd edition of Science Express.
"The sun is the biggest and therefore smoothest object in the solar system, perfect at the 0.001% level because of its extremely strong gravity," says study co-author Hugh Hudson of UC Berkeley. "Measuring its exact shape is no easy task."
The team accomplished the task by analyzing data from the Reuven Ramaty High-Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager, RHESSI for short, an x-ray/gamma-ray space telescope launched in 2002 on a mission to study solar flares. Although RHESSI was never intended to measure the roundness of the sun, it has turned out ideal for the purpose. RHESSI observes the solar disk through a narrow slit and spins at 15 rpm. The spacecraft's rapid rotation and high data sampling rate (necessary to catch fast solar flares) make it possible for investigators to trace the shape of the sun with systematic errors much less than any previous study. Their technique is particularly sensitive to small differences in polar vs. equatorial radius or "oblateness."
"We have found that the surface of the sun has rough structure: bright ridges arranged in a network pattern, as on the surface of a cantaloupe but much more subtle," describes Hudson. During active phases of the solar cycle, these ridges emerge around the sun's equator, brightening and fattening the "stellar waist." At the time of RHESSI's measurements in 2004, ridges increased the sun's apparent equatorial radius by an angle of 10.77 +- 0.44 milli-arcseconds, or about the same as the width of a human hair viewed one mile away.
"That may sound like a very small angle, but it is in fact significant," says Alexei Pevtsov, RHESSI Program Scientist at NASA Headquarters. Tiny departures from perfect roundness can, for example, affect the sun's gravitational pull on Mercury and skew tests of Einstein's theory of relativity that depend on careful measurements of the inner planet's orbit. Small bulges are also telltale signs of hidden motions inside the sun. For instance, if the sun had a rapidly rotating core left over from early stages of star formation, and if that core were tilted with respect to its outer layers, the result would be surface bulging. "RHESSI's precision measurements place severe constraints on any such models."
The "cantaloupe ridges" are magnetic in nature. They outline giant, bubbling convection cells on the surface of the sun called "supergranules." Supergranules are like bubbles in a pot of boiling water amplified to the scale of a star; on the sun they measure some 30,000 km across (twice as wide as Earth) and are made of seething hot magnetized plasma. Magnetic fields at the center of these bubbles are swept out to the edge where they form ridges of magnetism. The ridges are most prominent during years around Solar Max when the sun's inner dynamo "revs up" to produce the strongest magnetic fields. Solar physicists have known about supergranules and the magnetic network they produce for many years, but only now has RHESSI revealed their unexpected connection to the sun's oblateness.
"When we subtract the effect of the magnetic network, we get a "Ëœtrue' measure of the sun's shape resulting from gravitational forces and motions alone," says Hudson. "The corrected oblateness of the non-magnetic sun is 8.01 +- 0.14 milli arcseconds, near the value expected from simple rotation."
Further analysis of RHESSI oblateness data may help researchers detect a long-sought type of seismic wave echoing through the interior of the sun: the gravitational oscillation or "g-mode." Detecting g-modes would open a new frontier in solar physics""the study of the sun's internal core.
The paper reporting these results, "A large excess in apparent solar oblateness due to surface magnetism," was authored by Martin Fivian, Hugh Hudson, Robert Lin and Jabran Zahid, and appears in the Oct. 2nd issue of Science Express.
Written By Dr. Tony Phillips, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Image 1: "Cantaloupe ridges" on the sun. The glowing white magnetic network is what gives the sun its extra oblateness during times of high solar activity. Amateur astronomer Gary Palmer took the picture in July 2005 using a violet calcium-K filter. Credit: Gary Palmer
Image 2: In this diagram, the sun's oblateness has been magnified 10,000 times for easy visibility. The blue curve traces the sun's shape averaged over a three month period. The black asterisked curve traces a shorter 10-day average. The "wiggles" in the 10-day curve are real, caused by strong magnetic ridges in the vicinity of sunspots. Credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
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Mobile Friendly Websites Predict Business Future
Having a website that is mobile friendly is no longer about making a few more sales; it's become a critical component of creating strong brands.
A study conducted by Google on mobile use in the US found:
96% of consumers have encountered a website that did not have mobile in mind.
75% prefer a mobile site.
67% said that when they visit a mobile friendly site they are more likely to buy a site's product or service.
50% said that even if they like the business they will use them less often if the website isn't mobile friendly.
52% said that a bad mobile said made them less likely to engage with the company.
48% said that if a site didn't work on mobile it made them feel like the company didn't care about their business.
The numbers are very sobering, and it's apparent that mobile friendly websites are a necessity to be a successful competitor in the marketplace.
Curious if your brand is meeting this need? An easy way to check if your business website is mobile friendly is to visit the page via your smartphone.
3 key ideas to remember in making a mobile friendly website:
- Don't let your customers get lost. Having a place where users can click to call your business and find your address easily is a necessary first step. If they can't find you, you've lost them. Literally and figuratively.
- Easily clickable links. Links should be large enough that they can be easily clicked by hand or trackball.
- Say no to thumb fatigue. Limiting content is helpful as most do not want to read a large block of text on a small screen. Also, limit the number of times they must input information into a textbox. Nobody wants to spend five minutes filling in multiple text boxes with their thumbs.
With the ever-growing numbers of smartphone users, businesses should consider adapting their websites to mobile friendly versions. This requires an investment of time and money for business owners.
Making your website mobile friendly makes it future friendly. By adapting your website for mobile use you are positioning your business to meet the needs of a base of customers who are already familiar and very comfortable with mobile browsing and emerging technology.
Making a mobile friendly website requires time and money. But, franchisees that purchase a franchise system from The Dwyer Group ®have someone to help them with this so their time and money can be applied to more important aspects of business.
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Home Service Industry Booming in Texas Cities
Last week, the Austin American-Statesman newspaper highlighted the growth of several franchise concepts owned by The Dwyer Group® in the Austin area, including Mr. Rooter® Plumbing, Mr. Electric®, and The Grounds Guys® landscape management franchises.
Frequently named one of the fastest-growing cities in the U.S., Austin, Texas saw an astounding population growth of 51.1% between 2000-2010. With this population explosion comes new homes and a need for service professionals to maintain those homes. Read more
Will You Be the 100th "Grounds Guy"? A Leading Green Franchise Opportunity
The Grounds Guys® is on the hunt for its 100th franchisee. The Grounds Guys specializes in landscaping and lawn maintenance for residential and commercial customers. A typical "Grounds Guy" loves the outdoors but is also passionate about managing and mentoring people and making a positive impact on the local community.
Aside from having an interest in the green industry, a potential franchisee of The Grounds Guys should have honesty and integrity, a strong work ethic, high achievement drive, be a team player and be willing to learn and apply successful business systems. Read more
New Franchisees Donate Landscaping Labor During Training Week
It was a sunny and mild November day in Temple, Texas. As the Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) of Temple comes into view, bright yellow-and-green "I Care" shirts stand out against the faded autumn leaves.
On November 8, four new The Grounds Guys® franchise owners took a break from their busy training week in Waco, forty miles to the north, to join The Grounds Guys corporate staff and Bell County franchise owner, William Johnson, for Monika Day, a day of giving back to the community. Read more
A Complete Landscape Business Turnaround
"Honey, I quit my job."
These are the words that every wife dreads to hear, knowing that her family's financial stability had been thrown into a state of unpredictability. But for Paula Smith, she decided to support her husband Kenny's decision to start a landscaping business.
Fast forward a little bit, and Kenny and Paula found themselves at another crossroads. Read more
Undercover Boss Appearance Sparks Franchise Growth, Builds Anticipation for Re-Airing
Not many individuals would choose to put their professional—not to mention personal—reputation on the line by appearing on reality TV. Not many individuals, however, are like The Dwyer Group® CEO and Chairwoman Dina Dwyer-Owens.
On January 22, 2012, the United States watched Dwyer-Owens go undercover in the service industry on the three-time Emmy nominated show, "Undercover Boss." From replacing a broken water heater to repairing kitchen appliances, and driving a riding lawnmower to installing an electrical sign, the boss got an inside look at the frontlines of The Dwyer Group brands. The national response to the episode and the company—particularly its Code of Values®—was poignant. On Friday, August 10 at 7:00 p.m. CT, the episode will re-air on CBS. Read more
Learn About Franchise Opportunities Through a Trade Show
In today's age of mobile phones, email, and texting, there's still nothing better than a face-to-face conversation, especially when it could change your life and your business in a huge way. One great way that you can find out more about our concepts is by meeting up with our team at an industry trade show. Most trade shows that we attend will have not only a corporate representative available to talk to you, but current franchise owners much like you who have recently gone through the process of opening one of our franchises. You can arrange a meeting ahead of time by contacting our franchise development team before an event. Here are some upcoming trade shows and special events that you can meet us at. We hope to see you there!
Special Public Protectors Series: Charles Baldwin
This week, we'll be focusing on some local heroes and former firefighters and law enforcement officers who are pioneering a second career through the purchase of a franchise. Especially with the outbreak of wildfires across the Western U.S. in recent weeks, communities are looking for a way to thank not only active firefighters, but retired firefighters who have handed in their hoses after decades of loyal service.
Charles Baldwin is a Franklin, North Carolina native who attended Hiwassee College in Madisonville, Tennessee while simultaneously volunteering at the Franklin Fire Department. Following graduation, Charles began working for the Franklin Fire Department full-time. Charles currently serves with the Martinez Columbia Fire Rescue in Georgia and recently converted his business, DesignScape Landscape, into The Grounds Guys® as the first franchisee to utilize the Public Protectors Franchise Advantage (PPFA) program.
How did you learn about the brand?
I found out about The Grounds Guys from the television show Undercover Boss that featured The Dwyer Group, the parent company of The Grounds Guys.
What was appealing to you about joining a franchise system? Read more
Celebrate Earth Day with Environment-Friendly Service Tips from The Dwyer Group®
"Helping customers fulfill their sustainability agenda offers companies an opportunity to build trust and credibility, bringing companies closer to their customers and helping to boost customer loyalty."
— Report by consulting firm Accenture
In the service industry, empowering customers to be environmentally friendly and in turn save money, can help increase customer loyalty. The Dwyer Group and its seven service franchises pride themselves on customer satisfaction and loyalty, providing do-it-yourself home improvement and maintenance tips in blogs and news articles along with quality on-site service. In fact, "Customer Focus" is one of the four main points of the company Code of Values® that we teach our service professionals.
In honor of Earth Day this Sunday, we've compiled a list of environmentally-friendly service tips to help "green" the home environment while conserving the earth's resources.
Mr. Rooter® Plumbing:
-Look for an environmentally friendly product that reduces drain backups and odors. A chemical-free product, BioChoiceES® displays the Environmental Protection Agency's Design for the Environment logo. It is a microbial drain cleaner that is naturally occurring and biodegradable.
-Conserve water by maintaining your toilets and checking for leaks. Replace flappers and fill valves every couple of years to avoid a running toilet. A new flapper will seal properly, and a new valve will stop overfilling or filling too slowly.
Rainbow International®
-Look under your kitchen sink and remove toxic products. These household poisonings are one of the highest threats to the health of children. Replace with non-toxic, eco-friendly products.
-To remove a stain from your carpet, mix a solution of one-part vinegar to two-parts water in a clean spray bottle. Let the solution sit on the stain for a while and then wipe with paper towels.
Mr. Appliance®
-If you notice your food cooking unevenly or it is taking longer than before, it may be time to replace cracked or torn oven door seals that can allow up to 20% of heat to escape.
-Give your refrigerator some breathing room by keeping the appliance at least two or three inches away from the wall. Place your refrigerator away from direct sunlight and appliances that produce heat to make your refrigerator run more efficiently.
Mr. Electric®
-Solar energy helps the environment because it reduces the need to burn fossil fuels. That means a correlating drop in air pollution and greenhouse gases.
-Switch from incandescent lights to LED. By changing one light bulb in your home, you minimize wasteful energy expenditure. LED lights last 10 times longer than a regular incandescent bulb, which translates to financial savings for you and better energy efficiency.
Glass Doctor®
-Going green is as easy as fixing your windshield chip! Because auto glass is very difficult to recycle, it's best to prolong the life of your current windshield. Every time you repair your windshield, you save space in a landfill and reduce your use of plastics.
-Homemade environmentally-friendly glass cleaner recipe: Start by squeezing the juice of one lemon in a clean spray bottle, then fill the bottle with water. Add two drops of natural liquid dish soap or ½ teaspoon of baking soda (this step is to soften the water). Close the bottle and shake well. Spray on the glass and wipe with a lint-free cloth.
Aire Serv®
-Use high-efficiency air filters to help your air conditioning system stay cleaner longer and use less energy to keep cool.
-Plant trees or shrubs to shade the air conditioning unit, but not so close that they block airflow.
Look to The Dwyer Group and its service franchises to provide environmentally friendly homecare tips and make every day "Earth Day."


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Can't knock the hustle. Yes, this girl's hustle speaks for itself. When Nicki Minaj announced on MTV News the release of Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded The Re-Up there were a few major side-eyes. PFRR wasn't exactly well received by critics. But the Barbz were excited for the re-release with eight new songs including her two recent singles "The Boys" featuring Cassie and "Va Va Voom." With a little over two weeks until the November 19th release Nicki gave the Barbz a special treat by releasing the tracklist for the forthcoming project. And there's no verse from Drake. Bummer.
Drake may be absent from the record, but Young Money is still in the building. Lil Wayne and Tyga bless Nicki with a few bars on two different tracks. Other cameos include Parker, Thomas Brinx and Ciara. Ms. Cici? Ok, we're asking for a video to that track next because Ciara's killer dance moves shine in any video. Disc 2 includes the original songs from PFRR. It's hard to judge the potential of a song based on its title, but "I Endorse These Strippers" sounds promising. American Idol, "Nicki Minaj: My Truth" E! special and The Re-Up makes Nickster one busy woman. Like 2 Chainz said, it's "Nicki, Nicki, Nicki" everything.
Disc 1
"Up in Flames"
"Hell Yeah" (featuring Parker)
"High School" (featuring Lil Wayne)
"I'm Legit" (featuring Ciara)
"I Endorse These Strippers" (featuring Tyga & Thomas Brinx)
"The Boys" (featuring Cassie)
"Va Va Voom"
Disc 2
"Roman Holiday"
"Come On a Cone"
"I Am Your Leader" (featuring Cam'ron & Rick Ross)
"Beez in the Trap" (featuring 2 Chainz)
"HOV Lane"
"Roman Reloaded" (featuring Lil Wayne)
"Champion" (featuring Nas, Drake & Young Jeezy)
"Right By My Side" (featuring Chris Brown)
"Sex in the Lounge" (featuring Lil Wayne and Bobby V)
"Pound the Alarm"
"Whip It"
"Beautiful Sinner"
"Marilyn Monroe"
"Young Forever"
"Fire Burns"
"Gun Shot" (featuring Beenie Man)
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This week's rain event should help Jackson County crop growers, said OSU Extension officers on Friday, May 23.
Cotton planters will likely see a bit of their crop emerging after this weekend's rain of several inches, said Jackson County OSU Extension Agriculture Educator Gary Strickland.
Strickland said there hasn't been much cotton planted in Jackson County because the ground has been so dry, but what has been planted should come up with this 2-4 inches of rainfall. The rain should also allow many cotton growers to plant seed this coming week and provide enough moisture for seeds to germinate and emerge.
Strickland said, however, Jackson County still needs a few more rains to recharge the soil profile.
"It's a wonderful rain," Strickland said. "Even if we get the 2-4 inches, which would be fantastic if we get that much, we still need to repeat this multiple times. This doesn't get us out of the drought. It will help us get started with some cotton planting and things like that, and get some of that cotton up.
"Our profile is so dry and so deep that in some regards it's a drop in the bucket, but a really nice drop. We just need a whole bunch of of them now."
Research Director and Cotton Extension Program Leader, Randy Boman, at OSU Southwest Research and Extension Center, said growers should be able to establish their cotton crop with this rain.
"This is going to help us a lot," Boman said. "Not only with the crop here in Jackson County in the irrigation district, but also with the dry land crop that we have in lots of counties here in western Oklahoma.
"We're really, really happy to see the rainfall and it couldn't really have come at a better time."
Boman said that there is some time left to plant irrigated crop and dry land crop. "When the rain stops and fields dry out, that will be the time to roll up your sleeves and go to work," he said.
Boman commented that he didn't want to sound negative, but "it's gonna take more than this to fix our problem." He said that growers are hoping for a high amount of rain to generate run-off into Lake Lugert-Altus to make up for the shortage of nearly 50 inches of rainfall over the last three years.


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Google makes concessions to EU antitrust body
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BRUSSELS—The European Union's antitrust body says Google is offering concessions on how it displays search results in Europe to appease concerns the company might be abusing its dominant market position.
The EU Commission said Thursday the US internet giant proposes a clearer labeling of results, allowing users to distinguish between natural search results and others promoted by Google.
It says Google also agreed to display some links to services offered by its competitors next to those for its own offerings such as YouTube, Google Maps or its shopping search function.
The Commission, the 27-nation bloc's executive arm, has investigated Google since 2010. It is now proposing a so-called market test of the legally binding concession offered by Google, giving competitors the chance to say whether they deem them sufficient.
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Class Notes: Collier superintendent asked to help bridge the digital divide for nation's students
We like to think of our school district as being a leader when it comes to technology, enjoying a two-students-to-one computer ratio for one thing. There are a whole bunch of other reasons that we may be seen as a leader in this arena, but it's just awesome when those outside of our district view us that way.
Discovery Education, a division of the Discovery Channel's parent company, apparently considers us to be a trailblazer, if you will, when it comes to the use of technology by our students in our classrooms.
Last October, when Discovery Education pulled together a meeting with the chair of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to talk about the future of education in the digital age, they invited five superintendents to take part, including ours, Kamela Patton.
Now, Discovery Education just recently invited Patton to present at a first-ever national thought-leadership summit, Future@Now: Transitioning to Digital Classrooms, held in the Washington, D.C., area. They brought policymakers, superintendents, business leaders, foundations, philanthropists and educational associations in to focus on what Discovery Education and others deem to be one of the most important issues in education today — the transition to digital classrooms presidential mandate.
The goal is to bridge the so-called digital divide by unlocking digital opportunities for all students. The summit was held to raise awareness about the benefits of digital learning and to celebrate the successes of districts, such as ours, that are already using digital textbooks in their classrooms. Collier County Public Schools has been using the Discovery Ed science "techbook" for some time now, giving students the chance to learn about things happening in the world — like the tsunami of a few years back — within weeks not years, as would be the case with a printed textbook.
Stay tuned because we'll have much to tell you in the very near future about yet another tech leap — the district's exciting BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) plans.
Pomp and circumstance
So you may have heard the buzz about the GED graduation held on a recent evening at Barron Collier High School. It is so cool that our Adult and Community Education program folks make such a big deal of this — because it is a big deal. They made the "pomp and circumstance" of this momentous occasion even greater and more powerful by having a live performance of the song filling the auditorium with emotion as the graduates, in their dark blue caps and gowns, proudly entered to celebrate their commencement. We thank the fabulous Barron Collier String Quartet, under the direction of Adam Michlin, for helping make the evening as special as it was.
One of the grads, Sharon Rickner, has just been named Collier County's nominee for Florida School-Related Employee of the Year. But in this role, as a GED graduate, she sees herself as a role model.
"Tonight I'm setting an example for the little ones. I have a 10-year-old and I am always pushing her to do her homework and everything," Rickner said. "I needed to get my GED to show her that her mom can do it as well."
As a school-related employee state nominee, Rickner, a nutrition services employee at Big Cypress Elementary School, serves as a role model for others who do what she does to help students each day.
Now as for the other 50 or so GED grads, several told me on graduation night that they will continue their education by heading off to college or by attending one of our post-secondary centers, LWIT or iTECH. One of the young male graduates, who says he loves engineering, is trying to decide between becoming a civil or mechanical engineer. Nice that the General Educational Development certificate opens such promising doors for students who, like some 18 million Americans before them, have followed the GED path.
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Joe Landon is the executive director of the Communications and Community Engagement department for the Collier County School District.
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What is the earliest anyone has had a 3D ultrasound? I am 12 weeks 3 days, I had my first ultrasound around 10 weeks and I do not get another one due to my insurance until I am 20 weeks. So I bought a 3D ultrasound, I have an appointment to get the 3D at 15 weeks and 6 days, has anyone every had it this early before? If so, did you like it not like it, did it look weird??? I am just trying to figure out if I should do it that early, but I really want to know what the sex of the baby is, as soon as possible.
The American Congress of OB/GYN's and the American Institute of Ultrasound Medicine both state they advocate "the responsible use of diagnostic ultrasound. The AIUM strongly discourages the non-medical use of ultrasound for psychosocial or entertainment purposes. The use of either two-dimensional (2D) or three-dimensional (3D) ultrasound to only view the fetus, obtain a picture of the fetus or determine the fetal gender without a medical indication is inappropriate and contrary to responsible medical practice."
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This is my 3d with my middle daughter. It was done @27 weeks
I have a 3d/4d scheduled at 17 weeks to find gender out.
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SoWo is out for me. I won't get into details why.
So I guess it's WiTW and H2O. Sorry I won't get to meet the SA contingent. I hope you have a great time.
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Many companies tried to dominate the business of Web searching back during the Internet bubble, but only the trio of Google (GOOG - Get Report), Microsoft (MSFT - Get Report) and Yahoo! (YHOO - Get Report) emerged as the true 800-pound gorillas in the space.
Unfortunately, that's a lot of gorillas, even in a space as vast as the Internet.
Mitchell Rubin, portfolio manager of the $141 million (BIOPX) Baron iOpportunity fund, says the shift in advertising dollars from traditional to online media will keep all three giants well fed for the time being. But he says Microsoft may have trouble keeping pace in the long run and could be better off simply sticking with software. Rubin's fund, which specializes in Internet-related stocks, is up 2.64% year to date, and has returned 5.3% annually over the past five years.
TheStreet.com recently chatted with Rubin to find out more about his Internet strategy and ask him about that long-awaited fourth-quarter tech rally.What is your stock-picking strategy? We look for companies with open-ended opportunities created by the Internet or information technology. The fund is diversified in that we own companies in a lot of different industries, but the basic underlying theme is that the future profits of the firm will be driven by the adoption of the Internet or information technology. With that as a screen for the universe, we look for great companies with a competitive long-term advantage and strong management. We also seek companies with long-term earnings power that the market may not currently be recognizing. In the end, our goal is to find stocks that can double in the next three to five years. It's getting close to Thanksgiving. Where is that fourth-quarter technology rally we kept hearing about earlier this year?


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For instance, with a rapidly ageing population and concerns over health-care costs, the right thing to do was to introduce universal health-care coverage, said Mr Shanmugam, who is also the Law Minister. This will be in the form of the new MediShield Life, which will replace the national health insurance scheme next year and cover citizens for life.
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Sept. 21-27 is officially National Farm Safety & Health Week, but Certified Safe Farm offers North Carolina farmers in 18 counties the opportunity to learn ways to take steps every day toward on-farm safety and health.
The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences has announced that the Department of 4-H Youth Development and Family and Consumer Sciences has a new name: the Department of Youth, Family, and Community Sciences.
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What was a narrow, barren lot beside the Clay County administrative office building in downtown Hayesville is now a peaceful park, thanks to recent efforts of Cooperative Extension Master Gardener volunteers. Their donated work saved the county more than $10,000.
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Dr. Kay Schallenkamp, Black Hills State University president, is the 2008-2009 chair of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) Board of Directors. Her term began March 1.
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Twenty students from Black Hills State University will present their research at the 22nd National Conference for Undergraduate Research (NCUR) April 10 – 12 at Salisbury University in Salisbury, Md.
John Glover, director of the Black Hills State University Center for American Indian studies and associate dean of American Indian law programs at the University of South Dakota, is a contributing author on Successful Ethnical Decision-Making, which was released last month.
Six Black Hills State University student musicians have been selected to participate in the 2008 South Dakota Intercollegiate Band, which takes place March 26-28 in Sioux Falls.
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Faculty, staff and students at Black Hills State University are making plans for an $8-million science building after the Legislators recently approved funding.
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The Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) program, along with the Center for American Indian Studies at Black Hills State University recently honored the first 11 STEM scholarship recipients.
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Six Black Hills State University student senators recently attended Students for Higher Education Days (SHED) in Pierre. The BHSU student leaders attended meetings with the Board of Regents and Student Federation, testified before the Senate Appropriations Committee, listened to House and Senate debates, heard Governor Michael Rounds speak, and met with various legislators.
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Have you caught the hot new reality show: "The Cougar?" The title refers to a woman of a certain age, i.e., over forty, who romances a bunch of much younger men, all of whom are in their 20s. As a 40-something woman, I had no idea that I could be considered a feral, sexy predator, hungrily sniffing about for a tasty snack. Frankly, neither did my husband.
I'm glad that TV thinks I am still sexy in middle age. But did they have to make me into an animal? And such an energetic animal? This is too much pressure.
The Cougar, who in the case of the TV show is named Stacy, is supposed to spend many weeks dating and being romanced by a dozen young fellows, gradually narrowing it down until she chooses her favorite. They do all kinds of unreal, reality show types of dates, like rowing around on a lake or going fancy places. Stacy is constantly wearing a full face of makeup and clothes that need dry cleaning. I got exhausted just watching it.I have to wonder if Stacy really wants a guy in his 20s or if she just likes the idea that she can still attract one. The men are sexy, I guess, in an "I'm still figuring out what I want to do with my life — but business school sounds neat!" kind of way. Really, I can't imagine being with someone to whom you'd have to explain to what it's like to use a pay phone.
The name Cougar implies that you are confident, sexual, impatient, and ready to take what you want. You are the boss. You prowl around in pursuit of pleasure and new experiences, snarling and swiping. This does not describe me, except, occasionally, the snarling part, like when there are giant toothpaste blobs in the sink.
Once again, Hollywood has taken a perfectly good idea: sexy middle aged women, and turned it into something ridiculous. It's not just enough be sexy, you have to be so insatiable, so passionate, so powerful, that you constantly crave a fresh supply of young blood.
I know what I crave. It's called a nap.
I'm sexy, (at least that's what I'm telling myself) but I'm tired. If I spent all that energy dolling myself up and hitting the town — how would I have the energy to get the kids to swim team in the morning or vacuum up the dog hair? And where would I find all these young guys anyway? My son's Boy Scout troop is way too young. I could try prowling around at the swim club, what with all those lifeguards on duty. But I've been going to the pool for 12 years, and I know all their mothers, so that's not going to work. I can't lope around in my tankini, purring and mewing, and then say "Tell your mom I've collected 250 Box Tops for Education". Not very Cougary.
It's not that I don't want to be an animal, I just want to be one who knows how to relax. Maybe a seal, sunning herself on the rocks in between fish dinners. Or a bear. Bears are good mothers, and they have beautiful thick fur coats. They don't feel the need to shore up their ego by chasing around a bunch of teenage bears. They have too much dignity for that. Yes, indeed, I can relate to bears.
Best of all, they sleep all winter long.
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Labor Day carries a lot of weight as the unofficial end of summer, considering all the festivals, picnics, concerts and parties that get piled onto the three-day weekend. But figuring out which events you should attend doesn't have to feel like work. Here are some suggestions for doing Labor Day the right way in Denver, the Front Range and beyond.
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Toshiba Expands C-Band GaAs FETs Lineup With Three Power Amplifiers Optimized for High Gain
ANAHEIM, Calif., May 25 /PRNewswire/ — Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. (TAEC*) and its parent company, Toshiba Corp., announced the expansion of its gallium arsenide field effect transistor (GaAs FETs) lineup with a new "EL" series of high performance C-Band devices optimized for both high gain and power added efficiency. The "EL" high gain GaAs FETs are targeted for microwave radios and solid-state power amplifiers (SSPAs) and will be exhibited in TAEC's booth, #813, at the 2010 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium, May 25 – 27 in Anaheim, California.
"Toshiba's new EL series offers the highest level of performance of our three series of C-Band GaAs FETs, with both high power added efficiency and high gain," said Homayoun Ghani, business development manager, Microwave, Logic, and Small Signal Devices, in TAEC's Discrete Business Unit. "We also offer a 'UL' series with medium power added efficiency and gain, and the 'SL' series, the standard performance level for this wavelength."
"With these high gain FETs and a newly developed 4-Watt (W) monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC), also introduced during this exhibition, we offer a two-chip solution for microwave radio design. It eliminates the requirement for a mid-stage 4W discrete FET typically used in existing three-chip solutions, improves design flexibility, and saves board space and cost by reducing part count."
The first three devices in the "EL" series are 16W GaAs FETS targeted for three different C-Band frequency ranges. The TIM6472-16EL operates in the 6.4 gigahertz (GHz)(1) to 7.2 GHz range, with output power of 1dB gain compression point (P1dB) of 42.5dBm (typ.), power gain at 1dB gain compression point (G1dB) of 11.0dB (typ.) and power added efficiency of 37 percent. Compared to the similarly rated 16W device in the SL series, TIM6472-16SL, it offers a 4.0dB increase in gain (typ.), and an increase of 1.5dB compared to the similarly rated 16W UL device, TIM6472-16UL.
The second new device, TIM7179-16EL operates in the 7.1GHz to 7.9 GHz range, with P1dB of 42.5dBm (typ.), G1dB of 10.5dB (typ.) and power added efficiency of 37 percent. Compared to the similarly rated 16W device in the SL series, TIM7179-16SL, it offers a 4.0dB increase in gain (typ.), and an increase of 2.0dB compared to the similarly rated 16W UL device, TIM7179-16UL.
The TIM7785-16EL operates in the 7.7GHz to 8.5 GHz range, with P1dB of 42.5dBm (typ.), G1dB of 10.0dB (typ.) and power added efficiency of 36 percent. Compared to the similarly rated 16W device in the SL series, TIM7785-16SL, it offers a 4.5dB increase in gain, and an increase of 1.5dB compared to the similarly rated 16W UL device, TIM7785-16UL.
Technical Specifications Product Characteristics TIM6472-16EL TIM7179-16EL TIM7785-16EL Frequency 6.4-7.2 7.1-7.9 7.7-8.5 GHz GHz GHz Band C-Band C-Band C-Band Output Power, P(1dB)(typ.) 42.5dBm 42.5dBm 42.5dBm Power Gain, (G1dB)(typ.) 11.0dB 10.5dB 10.0dB Power Added Efficiency, n(add) 37% 37% 36% Bias conditions: V(DS) = 10V, I(DS)set = 2.8A
Pricing and Availability
Samples of the Toshiba Power Added Efficiency GaAS FET family are available now. For pricing, please contact your Toshiba representative.
Toshiba Microwave Product Overview
Toshiba is a leading supplier of high-performance gallium arsenide microwave devices. The company's line-up of products consists of a series of components within the S, C, X and Ku frequency bands, which are used in a wide variety of wireless applications. These applications include FWA/BWA systems such as WiMAX, point-to-point (PTP) or point-to-multi-point (PTMP) terrestrial microwave radio links, satellite communications systems (SATCOM) such as high power solid state power amplifiers (SSPA) and very small aperture terminals (VSAT), radar systems and other industrial uses. Toshiba is also expanding its family of higher gain, higher output power GaN devices for applications in satellite communications, terrestrial PTP or PTMP communications, radar systems and other industrial uses.
*About TAEC
Through proven commitment, lasting relationships and advanced, reliable electronic components, Toshiba enables its customers to create market-leading designs. Toshiba is the heartbeat within product breakthroughs from OEMs, ODMs, CMs, distributions and fabless chip companies worldwide. A committed electronic components leader, Toshiba designs and manufactures high-quality flash memory-based storage solutions, discrete devices, displays, advanced materials, medical tubes, custom SoCs/ASICs, digital multimedia and imaging products, microcontrollers and wireless components that make possible today's leading cell phones, MP3 players, cameras, medical devices, automotive electronics and more.
Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. is an independent operating company owned by Toshiba America, Inc., a subsidiary of Toshiba Corporation, Japan's largest semiconductor manufacturer and the world's third largest semiconductor manufacturer (Gartner, 2008 WW Semiconductor Revenue, April 2009). For additional company and product information, please visit http://www.toshiba.com/taec/.
Information in this press release, including product pricing and specifications, content of services and contact information, is current and believed to be accurate on the date of the announcement, but is subject to change without prior notice. Technical and application information contained here is subject to the most recent applicable Toshiba product specifications. In developing designs, please ensure that Toshiba products are used within specified operating ranges as set forth in the most recent Toshiba product specifications and the information set forth in Toshiba's "Handling Guide for Semiconductor Devices," or "Toshiba Semiconductor Reliability Handbook." This information is available at www.chips.toshiba.com, or from your TAEC representative.
(1) For purposes of measuring frequency in this context, one Gigahertz (GHz) = 1,000,000,000 cycles per second.
Editors Note: Photos available for download at http://www.toshiba.com/taec/news/press_releases/2010/mwrf_10_593.jsp
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Last Sunday's website statement from the Hibernian Supporters Club ("Hibs Club") and the Rangers Supporters Trust response to it exposed a chasm in thinking on Scottish football's current problems. Supporters appear split down the middle between those who see Rangers as persecuted victims (Rangers fans) and those who see them as having taken Scottish football…
Last weekend, there were a number of observers wondering why today's vote on whether to accept a new "Rangers" into the Scottish Premier League next season…next month (ulp!)…was taking place at all. Eight of last season's SPL clubs had already publicly, and at times passionately, stated their intention to vote against the application to transfer…
While the European Championships have been chugging along neatly in the forefront of most peoples minds over the last couple of weeks or so, football in Scotland has reached a crossroads, the ramifications of which could be felt for many years. The saga of Rangers FC and the debate – some might even say argument…
The scriptwriters for soap operas must be under enormous pressure to produce dramatic yet feasible storylines every few days. But if the pressure gets too much for them, which some might argue it already has, they can always consult whichever twisted mind writes Rangers' stuff these days. Twice in the past few days – nope,…
When a story of a fantastical nature first appears in a tabloid newspaper, the temptation is to write it off as the delusion of somebody with an agenda and move on. In the case of the rumours now circulating that the owner of "The" Rangers, Charles Green, may – and we should stress the word…
So farewell then, Rangers' Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) and farewell too, Rangers' administrators Duff & Phelps (D&P). The announcement that HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) are going to oppose D&P's proposals to take Rangers out of administration came as news to many followers of national and local newspapers, TV and radio in Scotland, while it…
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Detained rights activists released on bail
Friday - 11/9/2012, 9:35am EST
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) - Lawyers for three human rights activists arrested on allegations of painting graffiti to support the Zimbabwe prime minister's party say they have been released on bail.
Lizwe Jamela, attorney for the three members of a civic organization that provides medical and counseling services to victims of violence and torture, said Friday the activists were ordered by a Bulawayo magistrate to pay $100 bail. They will reappear in court on Dec. 6.
The activists were arrested Monday in the capital, Harare, and accused of painting "MDC is it" on the outer wall of a library in Bulawayo, the country's second largest city.
Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, leader of the Movement for Democratic Change, is in a fragile coalition brokered by regional leaders with President Robert Mugabe after violent and disputed elections in 2008.
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