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A system and method for requesting and retrieving contact information from an encoded business card comprises a business card having a unique serial number imprinted thereon; a card reader device such as bar code reader adapted to read an encoded unique serial number; and an electronic communication device or computer coupled to the reader for communication to a central repository of contact information. In operation the bar-code imprinted on the business card is read by the card reader device and is then transmitted to a central networked computer for retrieval of business and./or personal contact information associated with the bar-coded serial number.
1. A system for requesting and retrieving contact information by means of a unique identification code from a business card, comprising:
a) a business card having printed business data and a unique identification bar-code
b) a card reader device adapted to read said identification bar-code, and convert to a digital code or analog signal;
c) a computer and or communication device coupled to said reader for communicating said signal or code to a remote computer system through standard networking protocols, such as TCP/IP;
d) a remote computer system that stores electronic business card data indexed by unique digital code;
e) a remote computer system that can retrieve electronic business card data when queried by a unique digital code
f) a remote computer system that can transmit retrieved electronic business card data to other computers or communication devices through standard networking protocols;
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3. A system as in
a) said business card data includes at least a person's name and address.
4. A method for electronically requesting and receiving business card data, comprising the steps of:
a) acquiring a digital identification code from a business card through the use of a bar code reader;
b) uploading said digital identification code from said bar-code reader to a remote networked computer which contains a database of electronic business card data;
c) downloading the electronic business card data associated with said digital identification code, to a remote computer or communication device.
[0002] None
[0003] The present invention relates generally to a bar code reader and particularly to a system for reading, storing and using bar-encoded data from a coded business card.
[0004] When one attends a business meeting, convention or any business related gathering, it is common practice to exchange business cards with people one meets. At the end of such meetings, one would typically have a stack of such business cards from individuals with information on each individual such as name, title, affiliation, address, telephone number, facsimile number and some other information that each individual may choose to include. To keep track of the contacts made, one would input the data from the cards into a computer with the appropriate software.
[0005] Inputting is normally done manually through a keyboard, which is time consuming and prone to human errors. Inputting may also be accomplished via optical imaging and optical character recognition of the actual business card. This method is prone to scanning and interpretation errors and requires a sophisticated and relatively expensive device to image and recognize the printed characters and words. In addition, this scanned data is only as current as the printing date of the business card and often represents information that may not be accurate.
[0006] There is therefore a need for a system that can retrieve 100% accurate and up to date business card information and automatically enter this data into a host computer, via a simple and low cost device that can be attached to a cell phone, personal digital assistant, 2-way pager or personal computer. Such a system would create a novel solution that would thereby eliminate the above-mentioned problems. Prior art as listed above does not make use of remote and centralized data stores for accurate business card information. The prior art also teaches the use of two dimensional bar codes, requiring sophisticated and relatively expensive barcode reader hardware, designed to encode the entire data set and fails to mention the use of simple ID codes and remote data stores and networked retrieval of business card data.
[0007] As described in the background above, the invention solves several current problems and offers several unique solutions 1) automated input of business card data into a personal computer or computing device; 2) up-to-date and accurate business card data that can be modified and updated at any time following the printing of the actual business card; 3) low cost and simple technology requirements for the bar code input device, thus allowing cell phones, PDA's and PC's to scan business cards utilizing simple, small and affordable bar code scanners, creating a new and universal method for capturing and retrieving business card data electronically.
[0008] It is an object of the present invention to provide a business card with a unique bar-coded serial number or identification code.
[0009] It is another object of the present invention to provide a system for electronically requesting and retrieving business card data based on the imprinted bar-code serial number.
[0010] It is another object of the present invention to provide a method for electronically requesting and retrieving business card data based on the imprinted bar-code serial number.
[0011] In summary, the present invention provides a system and method for requesting and retrieving 100% accurate and timely electronic business card data from a coded business card such that manual inputting of the information is eliminated. These and other objects of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description.
[0012]FIG. 1 shows a business card with bar-encoded serial number in accordance with the present invention.
[0013]FIG. 2 is a perspective diagram of a system for requesting and retrieving electronic business card data as a result of bar-code reading the business card of FIG. 1.
[0014] A business card 2 printed in accordance with the present invention is disclosed in FIG. 1. The card 2 has several imprinted information pertaining to the card owner's name 4, title 6, affiliation or company name 8, address 10 and telephone numbers 12. In addition a bar code 14 on the face of the business card 2. The bar code 14 is a one-dimensional bar code. The standard one-dimensional bar code can only hold up to 5 or 10 characters per inch, making it unsuitable for encoding all the information typically found on a business card. In contrast, encoding all the information on the business card 2 using a two-dimensional bar code would require substantially more sophisticated and expensive bar code reader technology, and would only represent the information current at the time of printing. The bar code in this invention represents a unique identification code linked the card's subject which requires remote retrieval of all business card data stored in a remote database. This system can therefore utilize a simple bar-code reader and always reflect the most current information about the subject.
[0015] The bar code 14 is scanned by a light pen or scanner/reader 16, which in turn is coupled to a computer 20 configured to receive, manipulate and transmit the data contained in the bar code 14, to the remote computer 18, as best shown in FIG. 2. The computer includes an application software to enable the communication of the bar code data to a central remote computer located across a computer network. The software can also receive messages from the remote computer which contain the business card data 8,10,12 that corresponds to the business cared 2. This data can then be inserted by the software into the users preferred contact management software system on their personal computer or communication device. The computer 20 is a standard personal computer, such as an IBM-Compatible computer, though may represent a personal digital assistant, digital cellular phone, two way pager device or other mobile communication and computing device.
[0016] The data on the business card 2 may also be encoded on a magnetic strip, in which case a magnetic reader would be used.
[0017] Although the present invention has been illustrated using a business card, it should be apparent that the present invention is equally applicable to any printed materials, such as marketing or product literature, etc. with bar-encoded data.
[0018] While this invention has been described as having preferred design, it is understood that it is capable of further modification, uses and/or adaptations following in general the principle of the invention and including such departures from the present disclosure as come within known or customary practice in the art to which the invention pertains, and as may be applied to the essential features set forth, and fall within the scope of the invention or the limits of the appended claims.
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For almost 65 years the Wheaton College Artist Series has been proud and privileged to bring exceptional artists to our local stage for your enjoyment. This year, we are excited to present one beautifully focused five-event season; just five great concerts in a single subscription package with an outstanding array of artists.
As a subscriber, you will also get to choose one BONUS event: Love Classical? Choose the Fischoff Gold Medal Winners, the best of today's emerging chamber musicians. Love Inspirational? Choose the inimitable Ken Medema. Love singing? Choose a public masterclass led by the legendary soprano Elly Ameling. Love surprises? Choose Fledgefest featuring young singers and songwriters like Tyler Sjöström. Want to attend them all? BONUS events are only $20!
With this new format comes substantial savings. Our new five-concert subscription with a bonus concert is $35 less than the FULL subscription last season. If you were a FLEX subscriber last season, you pay no more than $15 extra to attend two more concerts in 2014-15. Subscribers also receive the Dining & Discount card, with discounts at more than 30 local restaurants and businesses.
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ALL athletes are required to turn in physical paperwork EACH year prior to ANY physical activity, including try-outs, off season workouts (even during the class period), in season participation, etc. ALL incoming freshman, juniors, and new sophomore or senior athletes must have a physical performed by a doctor along with 3 other pages of information filled out. ALL RETURNING sophomores and seniors need to fill out pages 1, 3, and 4 of the physical paperwork, but do not need to fill out page 2, the preparticipation physical exam. You can find the physical paperwork at Coach K or Coach Martin's office or in the documents section to the right. ALL paperwork MUST be turned into the Athletic Trainers office (A235 - between the 2 locker rooms) in the morning between 8:00 and 8:45am. No coach or administrator is to accept this paperwork at any time.
If you or your athlete are in need of a physical, here a several options that we recommend:
1. Dr. Edmundo Garcia (9673 Marbach Rd.) 210-675-8390 - can usually make same day appointments
2. Dr. Josue Molina (9594 Potranco RD, Suite 102) 210-521-9500
3. Complete Urgent Care (10628 Culebra Rd. Ste. 200) 210-520-3737
M-F: 8am -8pm, Sat/Sun: 10am-6pm - $25. for a limited time
3. Texas Med Clinic (any location in San Antonio)
In order to be an athlete at Stevens High School, you must have current/active insurance. If this is not the case or you would like to purchase supplement insurance, you can purchase insurance through the school at an affordable price. Please visit the following website for further information:
*Athletes purchasing school insurance need to bring a copy of the receipt of payment to the athletic trainers.
As per SB82, all parents are required to read and sign acknowledgment of the parent information manual. Please visit the following website to view or download this manual as well as other important information from the UIL.
7:30am - 8:30am : Morning Treatment (any athlete that has an injury can come see Coach K or Coach Martin during this time for an evaluation and rehabilitation if needed)
1st period: Athletic period (open)
2nd period: Sports Medicine 1 class (training room is closed)
3rd period: Athletic period (open)
4th period: Sports Medicine 2 class (training room is closed)
5th period: Athletic period (open)
6th period: Lunch (training room is closed)
7th period: Training room is closed
8th period: Athletic period (open)
Afterschool: Coach K and Coach Matocha will be in a gym or on the field with a team. Times will vary.
Our team physicians, The Sports Medicine Associates of San Antonio, will host a Saturday morning walk in clinic from August 14th until the end of the year. The clinic will run from 7am to 10am unless otherwise posted. If you think you may need to attend this clinic, we HIGHLY recommend that you come to the athletic training room first for an evaluation so that we may help you determine the extent of your injury and help expediate your process with the doctors if we see fit.
If attending the clinic, please make sure you take your insurance card, social security number, and an insurance claim form if necessary. It is very important that you also bring us a note from the doctor stating what your injury is and if there are any restrictions. This is necessary for ANY doctors visit, even if it is just a walk in clinic Please follow the link for directions on how to reach their clinic on 21 Spurs Ln.
Map to Clinic
3. Report all injuries to the athletic trainers and/or coaches. Injuries should be reported as soon as possible. If you miss morning treatment time, you will not be allowed to miss class unless there is an emergency.
4. Please notify the athletic trainers if you plan to see a doctor for your injury. Athletes MUST submit a doctor's note immediately upon return to school. We must follow doctor's orders, including return-to-play guidelines. If you are seen by a doctor you can only be cleared to play by a doctor unless otherwise indicated.
5. Morning treatments are from 7:30-8:30 am every school day. Please be prompt and allow for enough time for your treatment. Morning treatments are not a punishment for being injured, it is an opportunity to receive treatment and recover sooner.
6. Report to your coach at the start of the period before coming for treatment. Immediately after treatments are over you will report back to your coach.
7. Dress appropriately for the athletic training room. NO sports bras, skirts, etc. Also, we do not allow shoes to be worn in the athletic training room for sanitary reasons.
8. Athletes will continue treatments until CLEARED by the athletic trainer or doctor.
9. The athletic training room is not a place to "hang out" or lounge around. It is a medical environment and should be treated as so. Horse play, loud music, and loitering will not be tolerated.
10. Get to practice on time! Being in the athletic training room is not an excuse for being late to practice.
11. The Student Code of Conduct, the Stevens Athletic Code of Conduct and all other school policies will be enforced in the athletic training room at all times.
Head Athletic Trainer: Tim Kloewer (Coach K)
Coach K is a 1992 graduate of COE college in Cedar Rapids, IA with a B.A. in Biology. From 1992-1998, he was a football and basketball coach in Mount Ayr, IA, as well as the teams Athletic Trainer. He moved to Texas in 1998 and became the head athletic trainer at Taft H.S. in Northside Independent School District. In 2005, Tim was part of the inaugural staff that opened Stevens HS. Coach K has been both nationally certified as well as certified in the state of Texas since 1998. He is also a member of the NATA, SWATA, TSATA, and is a former president of the Alamo Area Athletic Trainers Association. In 2001, he was selected as the Athletic Trainer for the THSCA South All Star Basketball team and was also selected in 2005 to be the Athletic Trainer for the South All Star Football team.
Tim's wife Brandy is a drafting teacher at Warren HS / Construction Careers Academy, at NISD. They have 2 sons, Ayden and Zayn..
Assistant Athletic Trainer: Monica Matocha (Coach Matocha)
Coach Matocha is a 2005 graduate of Texas Lutheran University with a degree in athletic training. Monica became nationally certified and licensed in the state of Texas in 2005. After graduation she worked at Garner & Riley Physical Therapy and Smithville High School. In August 2006 Monica began working with the softball team at Texas State University. During this time, she also received her master's degree in education. She worked at Westwood HS beginning in August in 2008 until joining the Stevens Falcons in 2011.
Monica's husband, Matt, is an athletic trainer at Texas Lutheran University. They have one son, Mason.
Athletic trainers are part of the allied health profession and work in a variety of ways to either help athletes heal from injuries or to help prevent injuries from occurring while athletes practice or compete. In the US, in order to be an athletictrainer you must complete a minimum of a bachelor's degree in athletic training. Many people in this field also hold master's degrees and PhDs. After completing the minimum college requirements, the athletictrainer must take examinations in the US to become board certified.
The Athletic Trainer tends to work alongside other medical professionals, and usually works with doctors, especially those who specialize in sports medicine. When an athlete is injured, the athletictrainer helps to carry out any plans and methods for healing injuries. Depending upon the injury, athletic trainers may help bandage, tape, or use methods that allow the athlete to continue in their sport immediately. Alternately, they may work with athletes by helping them do rehabilitative activities, assessing them for ability to return to competition, and continuing to note any problems or progress the athlete is making during recovery. Additionally, athletic trainers are on hand in most sports programs to evaluate exercises and the sport itself in order to make sure injuries are kept to a minimum.


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Tales of the neighborhood
Normal Heights demographic changes over the past 100 years are similar to the county's
It was another kiss-the-Earth-and-say-thanks-you-live-in-San-Diego kind of day. Clear sky, light breeze on this recent Thursday along a stretch of 39th Street, Normal Heights, California, U.S.A.
Tho Van Bui was feeling restless at his house, wishing he were younger, wishing he had the ability to see more sights beyond his usual visits to a Vietnamese cafe.
Kathy Lin was sitting on her couch, cuddling her infant. Her husband was home, on vacation. Energy-sector lawyers need breaks, too.
Arthur Joe Tabbutt, named after his grandfathers — one a trucking businessman in California, the other an architect in Massachusetts — was getting ready to leave his house.
A woman who would only give her first name of Alondra was on her patio, baby-sitting the neighbor's boys and taking care of her 3-year-old daughter. "No esten peleando," she snapped in Spanish. No fighting.
Why did you decide to move to San Diego?
I didn't. I was born here. 39% (23)
I moved here for work. 19% (11)
I came here to be closer to family. 5% (3)
I came for health, fitness, the climate, the scenery. 7% (4)
I am a native who moved away and came back. 3% (2)
I moved to follow my significant other, parents or children. 15% (9)
I came here for school. 8% (5)
I came to retire. 3% (2)
59 total votes.
Each of these people — who have divergent ancestries, educations, incomes and world views — agree on one incidental but tremendous thing: They have chosen this spot of the planet, this corner of San Diego, as home.
They are part of a city and county known as one of the nation's refugee meccas — a roiling, culturally rich and politically contentious mix of legal and unauthorized immigrants, a place where it's harder to find a native than a transplant.
Specifically, they all live a few doors apart in Normal Heights, which today has the demographic distinction of being a near replica of the county's racial and ethnic composition. Its population and the county's are both almost half white and about a third Hispanic, along with smaller percentages of Asians, blacks and people of other races or mixed heritage.
Normal Heights' history mirrors that of the greater region: Both shifted from being largely white to containing every color of the human rainbow, with no majority ethnic group.
To commemorate the centennial anniversary of the Panama-California Exposition in Balboa Park, U-T San Diego is examining the past 100 years through a variety of lenses, including demographics. Who lives in greater San Diego? How did they get here? How did they change this land, and how did the land change them?
The 1915 Panama-California Exposition in Balboa Park helped put San Diego on the map and shape its identity. As the city prepares to celebrate the fair's centennial, U-T San Diego is looking back on a century of change, exploring questions about who we are, how we got that way and where we're headed.
The past century of change is also evident in how the upcoming centennial celebration differs from the exposition of 1915.
Back then, people and artifacts from lineages other than Caucasian, American or European were put on display as curiosities. The exhibits were organized and viewed by a largely homogeneous white populace of locals and tourists.
The 2015 event is expected to attract people of myriad backgrounds — from around the world as well as next door to the park.
What came before
To imagine greater San Diego about 100 years ago, you have to erase UC San Diego and much of La Jolla. Erase its scientists and surfers, its golfers and its homeless residents.


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|Archive > February 2007, Volume 21, Issue 2 > Integrating GIS and MIS
Integrating GIS and MIS30/06/2022
|Database-level Integration for Watershed Development
|Management Information Systems (MIS) are used in a multitude of applications. Maps improve decision-making but GIS has not yet become an integrated part of MIS. Integration can take place at various levels, but most important are those of user interface and database. The former helps the layman understand information. Database-level integration enables up-to-date data transfer between MIS and GIS. The authors present an example of the latter in an application for watershed development in India.
|By Sajeevan G, Sameer Ailawar and Sunil Chhillar, CDAC, India
It is common practice to develop different software applications separately for the same user-group. This complicates satisfaction of user requirements and increases development costs. A MIS is important for project planning, implementation and monitoring, provides strength and improves systems and processes. It also provides the right information at the right time to facilitate decision-making processes, both in respect of executive and technical functions, and enables efficient use of all types of available resources (see text box). Users will benefit from MIS-GIS integration because it reduces the cost of development and difficulty in using a software application. The right information can be efficiently extracted and easily understood with the help of maps.
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The authors are engaged in development of geomatics and e-governance solutions for the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC), a scientific society under the Ministry of Communication & Information Technology, Government of India.
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Navy's chief finds muscle in San Diego
He pointed out that nearly 15,000 sailors are on the ground in the war zones and 10,000 are floating on ships nearby — a total of 25,000 Navy personnel, the same strength that the Marines have in combat.
It's a case he's making a lot lately. Roughead said he certainly feels the belt-tightening pressure in Washington. "Of course you do," he said.
To a San Diego Rotary Club audience, the admiral said that the Navy's ship size, now at 289, is the smallest in nearly a century. He mentioned the 50,000 uniformed jobs that have been cut since 2003.
In other words, the sea service has been on a diet.
"Those are the things as leaders that we must do," he said.
Asked to describe the Navy of the future, Roughead clicked off a list of new technology. The Joint Strike Fighter. The littoral ships. New high speed vessels, shared with the Army. More and different kinds of unmanned vehicles.
The admiral is excited about "information dominance," something that he said the Navy is doing better than anyone else.
He means the work of his U.S. Fleet Cyber Command, established in Maryland in January. He's going to have 44,000 sailors assigned to defend the Navy's IT systems against cyber attacks and to use the Web to achieve military objections.
"We're re-imagining naval power for dominance in the information age," he said. "I think it's a pretty exciting time."
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Born: July 28, 1939
Jim Knapp, director of the Jim Knapp Orchestra, trumpet player, composer, and teacher was born in Chicago, received BA and MA degrees in Music Composition from the University of Illinois, and lives in Seattle. He has served as director of The Composers and Improvisors Orchestra and has led various small jazz groups such as Ohio Howie and the Temple of Boom, and the J- Word. After developing the Jazz Program at Cornish College, he continues to teach there with the academic rank of professor. The list of courses taught at Cornish include 16th Century Counterpoint, Improvisation, Composition, Arranging, Jazz Theory II, Composition Seminar (string quartets), Standards, Jazz Orchestra, Ensembles, Rhythm, Sight-reading and Trumpet...
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Jesse Eisenberg
There's no substitute for a really great stoner movie and it looks like Kristen Stewart and Jesse Eisenberg are teaming up for the next great project in the beloved genre.
MTV just dropped two new character posters and one production still from the forthcoming action comedy "American Ultra," slated to hit theaters on August 21st.
With an impressive array of roles to his credit, Jesse Eisenberg is up to the challenge of taking on Lex Luthor in the forthcoming "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" flick.
The "Social Network" stud looks convincing thanks to an intimidating glare and of course a completely-shaven cranium, and director Zack Snyder is thrilled with the way things are turning out.
Getting into some shady business, Dakota Fanning and Jesse Eisenberg star in the latest trailer for "Night Moves."
Starring alongside a skeezy Peter Sarsgaard, the indie film follows an eco-terrorist group with a plan to destroy a dam in Oregon.
While most big budget films are shot in New York City or Hollywood, Jason Segel's new flick "The End of The Tour" opted for America's Heartland instead.
Earlier this week, the "Forgetting Sarah Marshall Stud" was spotted in Bloomington, Minnesota at the Mall of America along with costar Jesse Eisenberg.
We already know Henry Cavill will play Superman and Ben Affleck will portray Batman, and on Friday (January 31) Warner Bros. Pictures announced that Jesse Eisenberg has been cast as Lex Luthor for "Batman vs. Superman."
Aside from the announcement of Jesse's role, it was also revealed that Jeremy Irons will play Alfred, Bruce Wayne's most trusted friend, ally and mentor.
Following the stellar success of the first film, "Rio 2" is coming soon to theaters and there's a brand new trailer to get everyone excited.
The 20th Century Fox flick features the voices of Anne Hathaway, Jesse Eisenberg, Tracy Morgan, Leslie Mann, George Lopez, and Jamie Foxx, under the direction of Carlos Saldanha.
Adding another big screen gig to her post-"Twilight" résumé, Kristen Stewart will appear in the upcoming movie, "American Ultra."
In the action comedy, a slacker stoner's life is turned upside down when the government tries to wipe him out.
Just released in full length from 20th Century Fox and Blue Sky Studios, the "Rio 2" trailer is out for fans' viewing pleasure!
Gearing up for premiere on April 2014, the upcoming CGI flick includes an impressive list of voice talents, including Anne Hathaway, Jesse Eisenberg, Kristin Chenoweth, Bruno Mars, Tracy Morgan, will.i.am, George Lopez, Rodrigo Santoro, Jake T. Austin, Jamie Foxx and Andy Garcia.
Stepping out for some promotional duties, Dakota Fanning and Jesse Eisenberg attended the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival premiere of their new flick "Night Moves" last night (September 8).
The "I Am Sam" starlet looked stunning in a Atelier Versace outfit, which she accessorized with a Graziela Gems ring, while posing with her "Social Network" stud costar and director Kelly Reichardt outside the Ryerson Theatre.
Playing two versions of himself, Jesse Eisenberg fans get to double their pleasure watching the actor in his new movie, "The Double." It premieres at the Toronto International Film Festival on Saturday (September 7).
The "Social Network" star portrays a shy man whose life is turned inside out when a would-be doppelganger enters it. Yet this mirror image of himself physically has a far different personality.


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DALLAS One million tons of trash sounds like a lot (and probably smells like even more).
But a new idea in Dallas would nearly double that total, putting 1.9 million tons of trash into one place every year.
The proposal would dump it all at the city's McCommas Bluff landfill, but not everyone thinks it's a good idea to send everyone's waste to the south side.
City Manager Mary Suhm believes the time has come to turn more trash into cash at the landfill in southern Dallas. The staff wants the City Council to require that the McCommas facility accept not just trash from single family homes, but refuse from all businesses and apartments.
That waste is a resource; it's ours. And we have the opportunity to claim it and bring it to our storage facilities, said Dallas Director of Sanitation Mary Nix.
Nix explained in a briefing to the City Council Wednesday that her department already recycles old pavement, brush and scrap tires collected at the landfill.
The city also generates green energy from natural gas given off by the deteriorating garbage. Last year, the city recaptured enough landfill gas to heat 25,000 homes annually for a royalty of $1.6 million.
After start-up and annual costs, the city estimates the landfill would bring in $13 million to $15 million more each year quite an enticement with tight budget years ahead.
The city's authority to force all trash in Dallas to be sent to the McCommas landfill was reinforced by a 2007 U.S. Supreme Court ruling.
But some 190 haulers that take commercial trash to private landfills outside the city oppose the idea.
The harm is immediate in higher costs, more traffic and more pollution, said Tom Brown, Texas president of the National Solid Waste Management Association.
Although the city says a drop-off station in the northern half of Dallas near Bachman Lake would shorten trips, the private haulers claim the proposal would lead to more trucks on Interstates 45 and 20.
Some southern sector Council members, like Carolyn Davis, worry how the increase in garbage would affect economic and neighborhood growth.
I think you know we have to be extremely careful because it is going to be noise and traffic, because you are talking more trucks, she said.
Others agree the city must be sensitive, but like Council member Ann Margolin, they believe the idea makes sense environmentally and financially.
I think this is significant enough that we have to take it seriously and look at finding a way that we might be able to move ahead with it, Margolin said.
A Council vote could come later this year.
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I think our stay in Whiskey Springs can be summed up in two events which occurred as we arrived. My 3 children dashed in, explored and were simply over the moon at the upstairs bedroom and bunk beds. My 6 year old son gushed, "This is the best day of my life!" My parents were speechless, but after seeing the... more
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1. Exercise is all Encompassing
The best way to feel happy, healthy and fit is to exercise. There is no substitute. Research shows that exercise will boost your mood, help you to sleep better and increase your self-esteem. This is partially due to the release of endorphins in your body as you workout. Endorphins decrease our sense of pain and increase our happiness and sense of pleasure.
If you want your mood to go up, increase your exercise. Working out doesn't mean 60 minutes or 0; all or nothing. Working out to a ten minute app on your phone is till exercise. Start somewhere.
2. Put the Good Stuff in Your Stomach
Ninety percent of serotonin is made in your gut. Serotonin is the chemical that makes you happy. That means, whatever you are putting into that tummy of yours, could impact your mood.
Do your best to stay away from frequenting antibiotics, processed foods and high sugar and carb diets. Of course, that chronic stress will get you every time. So, find ways to eliminate stress. Take walks, do yoga, rid of toxic people, eliminate negative self-talk and journal out your pain in order to help minimize some stressors.
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The best things in life are free, and peace of mind constitutes as one of them. A great way to live healthy is to have peace of mind. Peace of mind gives us happiness, energy and the ability to sleep at night.
Want more peace of mind? List out your morals and values and see if you are actually living them. Living untruthfully to others or yourself is painful and stressful. It requires the body to exalt a lot of energy and time, and can cause paranoia and confusion in your mind. The more things you can take off your plate that cause you internal pain, the more you will see your peace of mind go up.
4. Comparing is Quite Contrary
Don't compare yourself to others. A great way to feel healthy is to stay in tune with your body and its needs. When we compare ourselves to others, we focus our time and energy on trying to be something that our body and mind might not actually want us to be. As you spend countless hours trying to be or do things like others, if your mind and body don't agree, you will never achieve what you are trying to do. As we compare ourselves to others we are giving ourselves a very unrealistic and skewed perception of reality. This can decrease confidence and even lead to depressive symptoms.
Instead, work on becoming more self-aware. Reflect on your values, your goals, your current life situation and begin creating a realistic plan to get you where you are trying to go.
Stay healthy and happy by re-shifting your focus and attention that is on others, toward you and your desires.
5. Dress Up, Mood Up
Dress up. Of course, there are days when you want to cuddle up in yoga pants and just relax, and quite frankly, I think you should do that. However, don't let this dress style be your only style. I know that the day to day routine can be boring or nothing exciting might be going on, but dress up anyway.
More days than not during the week, make sure you put on a little makeup, paint your nails or style your hair. At least twice a week, wear something that makes you feel sexy or pretty. The way we dress and feel in our own skin does impact our confidence and our attitude about our day. There is nothing like a new sundress, a great hair day, or a little mascara and lipstick.
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Seth Frank
Hi, good afternoon. Thanks, Kyle. This is Seth Frank, Allscripts' Vice President of Investor Relations. On the call today are Glen Tullman, our Chief Executive Officer; Bill Davis, our Chief Financial Officer; and Lee Shapiro, our President. I'll start the call by reading our Safe Harbor statement.
This presentation will contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Federal Securities laws. Statements regarding future events and developments, the company's future performance, as well as management's expectations, beliefs, intentions, plans, estimates or projections relating to the future are forward-looking statements within the meaning of these laws. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including our ability to achieve the strategic benefits of the merger with Eclipsys and other factors outlined from time-to-time in our most recent annual report on Form 10-K, our earnings announcements and other reports we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. URL [ph] available at www.sec.gov. The company undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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Glen Tullman
Thanks, Seth, and welcome to the fourth quarter and year-end earnings call. We had a great year-end close and a strong start as one company. Our first full quarter of combined results for Allscripts and Eclipsys.
Today, we're reporting exceptionally strong sales across our entire portfolio, with a number of significant wins and robust cross-selling into our base. Our revenues, our profit and our cash flow all mirror the strength of our sales engine. I'll spend the next few minutes highlighting our financial results for the quarter, as well as some important wins that demonstrate our traction, and I'll discuss the formula that has positioned Allscripts for continued success.
That formula includes our unique ability to deliver on our vision of a connected community of health for our clients and their patients. We believe this will become the new operating system for healthcare, and that Allscripts is uniquely positioned to deliver it.
So let's get started with our fourth quarter results. We delivered record bookings of $288 million, with strong sales across our entire portfolio of acute, ambulatory and Post Acute solutions. Our bookings demonstrate both the strength of our existing client relationships and the attractiveness of our offerings to prospects.
Non-GAAP revenue of $337 million, non-GAAP net income of $38.7 million and non-GAAP earnings per share of $0.20 demonstrate that we are executing on both our operational goals and our integration plan. And at the same time, we continue to generate robust operating cash flow, enabling us to further reduce our debt even as we continue to innovate and invest in our business.
As I've said before, we're at the beginning of the single fastest transformation of any industry in history. Our strong financial performance, paired with our ability to invest in both integration and growth, positions us perfectly to execute on the transformation now underway in the market.
The initial HITECH Act incentive payments to providers started in January. The first hospital in the country to receive payment under the Medicaid portion of the HITECH Act was an Allscripts client, the University of Kentucky Medical Center, which received $2.86 million.
As the stimulus payments from both Medicare and Medicaid are issued in the coming months, we believe the physician office and hospital markets will continue to accelerate. This will result in purchases of net-new systems and upgrades.
We think we're well-positioned to take advantage of both selling opportunities. And while the stimulus is important in driving the market, it's only part of the story. During the fourth quarter, it was clear that our cross-selling effort is already paying off, as a number of our Sunrise Hospital clients selected Allscripts' ambulatory Electronic Health Records for their employed physicians and, often, for their affiliated physicians as well as a part of their community programs. I want to take just a minute to highlight a few of the most prominent cross-sales of our ambulatory and acute solutions into our combined client base.
Yesterday, we announced that Cleveland-based University Hospitals Health System, one of largest healthcare systems in the nation, selected our Electronic Health Record and Practice Management solution for all 1,400 of their employed multi-specialty physicians across Ohio. This agreement, one of the largest in our history, also includes an exclusive endorsement of our Electronic Health Record for independent physicians affiliated with the health system's 10 hospitals.
Our community solution will provide a unified patient record that can be shared by their employed caregivers and by independent physicians. University Hospitals was already a customer for our Sunrise Enterprise suite of Acute Care solution across its hospitals, and now will upgrade to our latest Sunrise Version 5.5, and will actually purchase Sunrise for their newest hospital as well.
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The Regional Planning Commission will consider a major revision to Agua Dulce's Community Standards District at a hearing next month in Los Angeles.
The revision has been in the works since early 2010. Meetings between county planners, the Agua Dulce Town Council and other community members led to a town vote in May 2011 that yielded a 35-24 vote approval, with eight abstentions and numerous comments.
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The Agua Dulce Community Standards District was adopted in 1985 "to protect the secluded rural character of the community, to enhance the community's unique appeal, and to avoid the premature need for costly linear service systems such as sewers and water systems within the community."
Some components of the original regulations will survive the revision, such as a minimum 2-acre lot size for new subdivisions with a minimum depth of 165 feet and a minimum width of 165 feet. Also continuing are rural street standards that allow for narrower streets without sidewalks, curbs or gutters.
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New subdivisions of four or more lots would have to provide new trails, and all trails must meet specific design and maintenance standards.
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Porus Cinemas' Naan Ponnondru Kandein is written and directed by Sanjeev Srinivas. A ruffian is in love with a beautiful girl but doesn't want to reveal it to her. Does she ever get to know about this? The cast comprises newcomers Ashwin Raj, Vidharsha, Yukthivel, 'Peyakka' Meena, Theni Murugan and 'Kadhal' Kamachi. The cinematography is by Sabeer Ali Khan, the stunts are by Jesudas, the art is by Anand and the music is by Azhagar Ponraj. The first audio CD of the film was released by actor Vijayakumar in the presence of actors Power Star Srinivasan, Maanu and Swarnamalya.
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Producer Prem Kallat: I am a businessman with a deep interest in cinema. Along with my son Prince Kallat, I wanted to produce a movie and when Sanjeev Srinivas came with a good storyline, I asked him to do the detailed screenplay. He wrote an arresting script, which made me say yes to the film.
Director Sanjeev Srinivas: I am basically a dancer and have worked with almost all the dance masters, including Shivshankar, Lawrence and Prabhu Deva, in the South. I have done the choreography for nearly 40 films. I was biding my time to become a director. I have introduced 72 new faces in this film.
Hero Ashwin Raj: I am an athlete and have won a lot of medals while at college. It was my dream to enter films. I started as a group dancer under Sanjeev Srinivas. Then when he turned director and cast me in the lead role, I couldn't thank him enough for the opportunity.
Music director Azhagar Ponraj: I have cut four albums and scored the music for two TV serials. My first film was Yugam and this is my second. I am scoring the music for two more films. The director has given me enough scope to showcase my skills in re-recording. A song on MGR will be a highlight of this album and I am sure it will become a youth anthem.
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Chris Paul points West stars by East
The NBA's career scoring leader in the All-Star game, Kobe Bryant has never been just about offense.
''I'm known for my defense,'' Bryant said. ''I can defend. I'm pretty smart with my defense.''
Pretty good, too. Ask LeBron James.
Bryant blocked James' jumper, turning it into a dunk by Kevin Durant that helped the Western Conference put away the East 143-138 on Sunday.
Bryant may not leap like Blake Griffin, but he can still get up when he needs to, especially when the defenseless part of the All-Star game is over and it's time to stop somebody — even the league's best player.
On Michael Jordan's 50th birthday, the players most often compared to him turned the final minutes into a 1-on-1 duel, and it went to Bryant, the guy Jordan said he'd pick between the two based on his five championship rings. That's one less than MJ and four more than King James.
''It was a great block,'' Durant said. ''I haven't really seen any MVP get a jumper blocked like that. It was a really great play.''
Chris Paul had 20 points, 15 assists and won MVP honors, and Durant scored 30 points. Griffin finished with 19, joining his Clippers teammate, Paul, in creating Lob City deep in the heart of Texas.
YOU SEE THAT?!The NBA's best players did some amazing things. All-Star Game action.
''You just want to play fast. I like to throw the lob. I like to see guys hit 3s,'' Paul said. ''When we're out on the court with all that firepower, why wouldn't you want to make passes? You've got KD filling one of the lanes, you've got Blake, Kobe on the wing. There's nothing like it.''
Bryant added a second late block of James, the MVP of the 2006 game here after leading a big East comeback. This time, he scored 19 points but shot only 7 of 18 after making 60 percent of his shots in six straight games before the break.
Carmelo Anthony led the East with 26 points and 12 rebounds.
''We played really good defense at the end of the game as a team,'' Durant said. ''Kobe was really going with the ball. It's tough to stop LeBron, but he did his best. He was able to block a few of his shots. But CP did a really good job of keeping us in the game.''
The first dunk of the game came 16 seconds in, Paul throwing a pass to Griffin as part of the West's 7-0 start. The West led after each of the first three quarters, though was never ahead by more than eight points through three periods.
They finally pushed it into double figures early in the fourth fueled by former Oklahoma City teammates Russell Westbrook and James Harden, but couldn't put it away until a late run behind the guys from the city of Los Angeles, who along with Lakers center Dwight Howard gave Los Angeles all but one of the West's starting spots.
Paul hit two 3-pointers, Bryant made a layup, and his block of James led to Durant's dunk that made it 136-126. Griffin had one last forceful dunk to help close it out, throwing a pass to himself off the backboard and climbing high in his neon green sneakers to slam it home and make it 142-134.
Harden had 15 points in his home arena, where the sights of the game were on the floor and the sounds were at the rim, which shook repeatedly after thunderous dunks for most of the game before, as usual, players tried to make some stops down the stretch.
Players' sneakers were a variety of pastels and fluorescent colors that looked like they came right from Easter Sunday church, many clashing so badly with their multi-colored socks that they may as well have been created by spilling out random paint buckets.
James and Dwyane Wade wore purple, and Griffin's neon look was also sported by the usually not-so-loud Tim Duncan and Brook Lopez.
But the NBA's high-flyers sure could leap in them.
Durant slammed one down so hard at one point that he stumbled backward after landing, appearing woozy. He came in as the career leader in points per game with 28.3 and may have won a second straight MVP award if not for Paul's big finish.
But the Kobe-LeBron matchup down the stretch showed that even in an All-Star game, when it's time to determine a winner, the 34-year-old Bryant is all business.
''It was all in good spirit, man. It was just two guys that love to compete, love to go at it. So I had a lot of fun,'' said James, who at 28 has plenty of time to catch up to Jordan and Bryant in when it comes to NBA championships.
Bryant finished with only nine points, but had eight assists. Griffin shot 9 of 11 from the field and didn't miss until trying to violently throw one down from a few feet away from the basket.
Indiana's Paul George scored 17 and Kyrie Irving had 15 for the East.
Not everybody had it so easy. Chris Bosh shot two airballs in the first quarter and was booed, tossed up another in the second, and had Tony Parker dribble the ball through his legs on defense. He was even pulled down the stretch by his own coach, Erik Spoelstra, right after Bryant blew right by him for a layup.
Bosh finished 3 of 9. Wade had 21 points on 10-of-13 shooting, the best performance of the three Heat players in the starting lineup. He and James helped the East pull out a two-point win in the 2006 game here, but the West didn't play Bryant-level defense back then.
''Second time in Houston, it was great,'' Wade said. ''We didn't get the win, but we are all winners, because all 24 of us are All-Stars. So it was great.''
There were plenty of laughs, players performing comedic skits and poking fun at each other on the Toyota Center's massive overhead scoreboard. Even the celebrities that surrounded the court — Westbrook almost crashed into Beyonce and Jay-Z while trying for a first-half steal — seemed entertained.
Two of Houston's biggest basketball stars, Hakeem Olajuwon and Yao Ming, who was honored after the first quarter, and Olympic gold medalists Usain Bolt and Gabby Douglas were among the athletes who weren't in the game.
Players wore warmup jackets with patches commemorating their individual and team career accolades during a lengthy pregame that included a performance by Ne-Yo. They actually warmed up twice, needing to get loose again after watching and being introduced during the elaborate show.
The game capped a weekend of change in Texas, where David Stern presided over his final All-Star game as commissioner and players' association executive director Billy Hunter was voted out of office — a result he seems likely to contest.
Boston's Kevin Garnett said before coming to Houston he thought his 15th All-Star selection would be his last, and turned it over to the young guys early. He played only 6 minutes of the first half before calling it a night.
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Latina Media Ventures LLC, the leading multimedia company targeting the lifestyle and interests of U.S.-born Latinas, will debut its new, full-service consulting firm specializing in the U.S. Hispanic market, Latina Insights, in June 2011.
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Chase Nominess Limited
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I am planning to use the virtual machine (preview) feature of windows azure, initially with about 10 virtual machines.
I wonder if the reports of use (for billing purpose) of the windows azure are detailed in relation to the resources used BY EACH of the virtual machines, or if the resources consumed are presented consolidated by type.
My goal is to get the cost of EACH virtual machine (procs allocated bandwidth usage + + storage usage).
That would be possible?
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As far a I know the billing will just show the total for all the services used, it wou't show per VM. You could prprly get an approximate idea of usage by looking at the usage of the machines in the performance view.
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George Miller O'Brien (June 17, 1917 – July 17, 1986) is a former member of the United States House of Representatives. He was a Republican who represented Illinois' 17th congressional district.
O'Brien was born in Chicago, Illinois to a middle-class Irish Catholic family. He attended a private Catholic school before entering Northwestern University. He is a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity. O'Brien earned a law degree from Yale Law School in 1947. However, he did not get to practice law until returning from World War II. During the war, O'Brien rose to the rank of lieutenant while fighting in Germany. Beginning in 1946, he practiced law privately. In 1970, he was appointed to the state's Legislative Advisory Committee, and in 1971 he was elected to the Illinois House of Representatives.
After just one term in the state House, O'Brien successfully ran for Congress in 1973. O'Brien was a near centrist who was popular among members of both parties. Following redistricting in 1982, he and fellow Republican Ed Derwinski were drawn into the same district, which retained Derwinski's number, the 4th. Though Derwinski had 14 years more seniority then O'Brien, O'Brien won the primary, and then general elections. In April 1986, O'Brien discovered that he had prostate cancer, which forced him to resign from that year's election. He succumbed to the disease just two months later. Fellow Illinois Republican Congressman John E. Grotberg too died of cancer just four months later.
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I have several questions about getting Citizenship through juris sangu
1. If the Italian ancestors changes names after getting to the US so that the names on the birth certificates are different than those on marriage certificates, is this a problem and if so can what should be done?
2. California offers two levels of vital certificates--informational and official ones which require notarization and are available only to a limited number. Are the official ones required or can one use the informal plus an apostille?
3. If one is trying to get citizenship for the spouse and children as well as the Italian grandchild, can all the documents be submitted at once or does it have to be done sequentially waiting for the Italian grandchild to be granted citizenship and then have another appointment for the the spouse and children? If it must be done in stages, what is required for the second stage, just the citizenship of the Italian Grandchild or does one require all the documents for the first application?
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The district administration will celebrate Onam this year with an array of programmes. The celebrations got off to a start on Wednesday with a celebrity football match at Corporation Stadium where teams representing the District Collector, Mayor, district panchayat president, and Sports Council locked horns. In the inaugural match, the Collector's XI defeated the District Panchayat XI while the Sports Council XI defeated Mayor's XI in the next match. The women councillors of the Corporation and the women members of the district panchayat engaged in a tug-of-war contest, which the latter won.
Folk art
The celebrations will begin on Friday with a procession at 4 p.m. from Mananchira to beach, which is the main venue. Mayura Nrutham, Karinkaliyattam, Vattamudiyattam, Kuthirakali, Kalakali, Paravayattam, Kuttikkummattikali, Pulikali, Pookkavadiyattam and other folk art forms, and tableaux showcasing the culture of the region will be part of the procession.
Another feature this year is a competition for hotels, taxi and autorickshaw drivers, and policemen, who serve the public well. For the first time, a digital pookkalam competition will be held at Town Hall. A one-day workshop for students and animation professionals at Town Hall, animation exhibition at the Lalithakala Akademi Art Gallery, and photo exhibition of P. Mustafa are also part of the celebrations.
A musical eve by Anil Das will be held at Tagore Centenary Hall in honour of late the Hindustani musician Sharatchandra Marathe. Kalidasa Kalakendram, Kollam, will stage the play 'Macbeth.'
The formal inauguration of the celebrations will be held on Saturday evening by Social Welfare Minister M.K. Muneer on the beach.


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Using the insidious pretense of the "unitary executive," George W. Bush has renounced two centuries of American democracy, violating the rights of citizens and brutalizing our system of checks and balances. If you have any doubt that this is a time of crisis, read Charlie Savage's frightening (and undercovered) story in the April 30 Boston Globe. It documents an accumulating pattern of presidential lawlessness. Here's one way to "nationalize" the 2006 elections: Demand that all candidates defend the Constitution. Defending our country means defending not only our physical safety but our Constitution from White House attacks.


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The confrontations between police and demonstrators at the Stonewall Inn in New York City the weekend of June 27-29, 1969 mark the beginning of the modern glbtq movement for equal rights.
Formed soon after the Stonewall Riots of 1969, the short-lived but influential Gay Liberation Front brought a new militancy to the movement that became known as gay liberation.
The sexual revolution of post-World War II America changed sexual and gender roles profoundly.
"Leather" is a blanket term for a large array of sexual preferences, identities, relationship structures, and social organizations loosely tied together by the thread of what is conventionally understood as sadomasochistic sex.
Although best known for her crusade for women's suffrage, Susan B. Anthony spoke out on a range of feminist issues.
With reports from hundreds of sub-Saharan African locales of male-male sexual relations and from about fifty of female-female sexual relations, it is clear that same-sex sexual relations existed in traditional African societies, though varying in forms and in the degree of public acceptance
Androgyny, a psychological blending of gender traits, has long been embraced by strong women, soft men, members of queer communities, and others who do not easily fit into traditionally defined gender categories.
A cultural crossroads between Asia and Europe, Russia has a long, rich, and often violent heritage of varied influences and stark confrontations in regard to its patterns of same-sex love.
Robert K. Martin.
Pioneering gay studies scholar Robert K. Martin died in Montréal on February 20, 2012 of complications arising from Parkinson's disease. Beginning with the groundbreaking book The Homosexual Tradition in American Poetry (1979), Martin's work helped establish gay and lesbian lesbian literary studies as respectable specialties within North American universities.
After receiving his Ph.D. from Brown University in 1967, Martin moved to Montréal, where he taught at Concordia University until he was recruited by the Université de Montréal in the early 1990s.
As Judith Herz, his friend and former colleague, explains, "From then to the early 2000s, he brought about an extraordinary transformation in the Département d'études anglaises. Working closely with his colleagues, he made it possible for students, undergraduate and graduate, to take courses in fields such as Women's Literature, African-American Literature and Postcolonial Literature. He developed an impressive graduate program, fostered the department's research profile, and cultivated its implication in a French institution."
Martin's books included Hero, Captain, and Stranger: Male Friendship, Social Critique, and Literary Form in the Sea Novels of Herman Melville (1986) and a revised and expanded edition of The Homosexual Tradition in American Poetry.
In addition, Martin edited The Continuing Presence of Walt Whitman: The Life after the Life (1992). With Judith Scherer Herz, he edited E. M. Forster: Centenary Revaluations (1982). With George Piggford, he edited Queer Forster (1997). With Eric Savoy, he edited American Gothic: New Interventions in a National Narrative (1998). With Leland Person, he edited Roman Holidays: American Writers and Artists in Nineteenth-Century Italy (2002).
Martin also wrote more than 50 essays, many of them seminal, such as his brilliant analysis of "Edward Carpenter and the Double Structure of Maurice."
As Herz observes, Martin's work was "audacious and courageous" and very influential. "Robert started something that has continued on in the work of countless scholars."
On April 16, 2012, friends and colleagues and former students gathered "to remember, mourn, and celebrate this extraordinary and beloved man, a teacher and a scholar, a person who truly knew how to live in the world." As Herz describes the gathering, "There were reminiscences, testimonials, readings, a great sadness in all our hearts, and yet at the end of the day, a feeling of satisfaction, so complete was our appreciation, so present was he in our minds."
A brilliant teacher, scholar, and friend, Robert Martin was also, as Herz concludes, "a wonderful human being whom we miss so much."
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STAAR writing not so stellar
Scores low in composition, but not math for City View ISD
City View Assessment Director Maureen Talbott didn't expect to be creating remedial instruction after the spring STAAR tests for writing.
For algebra or biology, maybe, but not for writing.
But results from City View ISD's secondary End of Course tests showed the poorest performance of the six subjects in writing, with just more than half the students — 51 percent — making a Level II passing score.
Another 49 percent did not pass, with 11 percent of those earning only the minimum score, which requires a retest.
No one at City View earned the writing advanced Level III score, which is considered proficient and exemplary.
City View's 51 percent pass performance in writing was slightly less than the state's and WFISD's 55 percent Level II score.
City View's second lowest score also was English related.
The English 1 reading Level II pass rate was 62 percent, six points below the state's 68 percent pass rate and five points less than WFISD's 67 percent.
Another 38 percent did not pass, with 13 percent of them failing the reading test with a minimum score.
"The English blew us away," Talbott said. "We have an amazing English teacher that knew so much about the STAAR test ... Across the state, everyone was surprised by the writing and even the reading. That's a big shock. That's not where we anticipated problems."
This is the first year the state's ninth-graders were tested using the new STAAR tests. In the secondary grades, students (starting with 2011-12 ninth-graders) are expected to pass 15 subject tests to graduate from high school.
This year's pass scores would have been lower if the final passing standards were not being phased in over several years.
The writing tests also were scored differently this year. Each essay was read by two people and the scores combined. In past years, the essays were read by as many readers as it took to get two graders to agree on a score, Talbott said.
In other subject areas, City View students passed at higher rates: 75 percent passed world geography (still well under the state's 81 percent pass rate and WFISD's 78 percent pass rate); 81 percent passed algebra 1 (compared to the state's 83 percent pass rate and WFISD's 81 percent); and 82 percent passed biology (compared with the state's 87 percent pass rate and WFISD's 82 percent pass rate).
One hundred percent of City View geometry students passed with a Level II score, compared with the state's 98 percent and WFISD's 99 percent.
Students earned Level 1, II or III scores on their End of Course tests, with III being exemplary, II reflecting satisfactory performance and Level I indicating "unsatisfactory" and a fail.
If a student earns Level 1 and a minimum score, it requires a retest.
City View percentages of students who earned minimum scores: writing, 11 percent; reading, 13 percent; algebra I, 6 percent; biology, 12 percent, and world geography, 8 percent.
A student who earns a Level 1 score may or may not need to retest, depending on the cumulative score compiled on the subject tests.
"My big concern is for the students that have failed multiple tests," Talbott said. "They have a huge weight on their shoulders going into their sophomore year. The sooner we can help them, the better."
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