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I've been staring at Chris Ware's Halloween cover for the New Yorker off and on over the past few days and have decided I love it. Very, very much so in fact. Definitely enough to want a print of it. {via Boing Boing}
I like how it shows the parents missing out completely on the experience. Such a great cover!
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I love Chris Ware. He's been a favorite of mine for years
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Seriously? It makes me sad.
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Are the parents looking at their cell phones?
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Yes! This was my favorite New Yorker cover in a loooooong time. So frickin' spot-on. And driving down main st. tonight, around 6pm, what did I see? You guessed it, a woman playing with her iPhone while her kids rang the doorbell.
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CID Director of Legal affairs Stanley Cheruiyot was yesterday taken to task on corruption in the police. Cheruiyot who was interviewed by the the National Police Service Commission for the position of Director of CID told the commission that he was is experienced officer with 25 years as a CID investigator.
He said he would constitute a team of officers to investigate corruption in the CID if appointed to the position. He also said he will not hesitate to take disciplinary action on corrupt policemen and officers who leak information to criminals.
Cheruiyot was hard pressed to explain why the CID was yet to take action on an incident in Nairobi where traffic policeman were caught on camera receiving bribes from matatu operators.
He told the Commission that the CID was yet to learn of the incident. He said if elected, he will also engage civilians such as forensic experts, document examiners so as to make the CID more professional.
Police Director of Planning, Research and Development Silas Macopiyo was also interviewed for the post and was put to task on his short stint in crime management.
The commission felt he did not have enough experience in crime management and questioned him on how he would manage crime despite not having worked as an investigator.
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'A to Z,' 'Bad Judge,' 'Mulaney': Five fall 2014 comedies we can't wait to seeAdd to Favorites | A to Z
Last week, Hypable covered the five least promising new comedies of the Fall 2014 season, and now, it's only fair we present the five most promising new comedies of this upcoming season.
Turns out, where ABC looks to have weak comedies, Fox is strong out the gate with two promising comedies landing on our list and the return of successful shows like "New Girl," "The Mindy Project" and "Brooklyn Nine-Nine."
On an interesting note, NBC has completely done away with the Thursday night comedy block that held fast for so many years -- it's been nine years since "The Office" became an anchor for the night. While the peacock network has seen its best ratings in years this past season, that wasn't enough for it to bring "Community" back or "Parks and Recreation" for a full final season.
After losing "How I Met Your Mother" and finally giving up "Two and a Half Men," CBS is looking to probably rebuild their comedy catalog. Sure, they have shows like "The Millers" and "Mom," but after newbies "Friends with Better Lives" (which wasn't so bad in the end) and "The Crazy Ones" (one of our favorite new shows) failed to see Season 2, it's back to the drawing board.
"A to Z," NBC
One just cut off his nipple on "Mad Men," the other made sporadic appearances on "How I Met Your Mother" for the last season, playing a titular character who ended up being dead the entire time. But that was in the past, and for Ben Feldman and Cristin Milioti, the new NBC sitcom "A to Z" is their future. There is something gimmicky about the trailer, but it seems like a perfectly enjoyable show that would be paired well with "About a Boy" Season 2.
"Mulaney," FOX
It's been 25 years since "Seinfeld" premiered, and "Mulaney" might be the show to be its worthy successor. The elements all feel similar, but with comedians like Nasim Pedrad -- who formally left "Saturday Night Live" t the end of this season -- Seaton Smith, Elliott Gould, and Martin Short, this cast can stand on their own legs just fine. While there is a sense of a plot in the preview video, it seems to err more on the "show about nothing" side rather than a complex story. Which, for us, is just fine. If you liked Stefan from "SNL" (and be honest -- who didn't?) you'll most likely enjoy "Mulaney," as John Mulaney wrote for the former character.
This show might seem run of the mill, but the humor continues to build throughout the trailer. Based on the memoir by the real Eddie Huang of the same name, this show has the gift of hindsight that will allow it to have prosperous story lines for seasons to come. Born to Taiwan immigrants, Eddie, his two bothers, parents and grandmother, move to Orlando, FL so his father can fulfill the American Dream of owning a cowboy restaurant. This show could enter dangerous territory when trying to take on the differences between the American and Asian lifestyles, but we'll hope the writers know what they're doing. On a somewhat related note: someone over at ABC is not doing a great job thinking up show titles. This is the latest in a long line of poorly-named shows, and while we say we don't judge books by their cover, "Cougar Town," "Trophy Wife," "Selfie" and "Fresh Off the Boat" should have all been reconsidered.
"Bad Judge," NBC
"Bad Teacher" failed miserably this past spring. But that was CBS, this is NBC, and "Bad Judge" has Kate Walsh. Cuttingly sarcastic, Judge Rebecca Wright might put the screws to those who appear in her Los Angeles County Circuit Court, but is a mess in just about every other aspect of her life. This show could become something great if they flush out Rebecca as she attempts to help Robby Shoemaker, whose parents are behind bars thanks to her. It helps that Theodore Barnes, who plays Robby, is very adorable.
"Black-ish," ABC
It's important to remember that this list is about new comedies that show promise. While we do not feel "Black-sh" will be a hit right off the bat, it definitely has room to grow. Concerned that his family is losing touch with their heritage, Andre Jonson (Anthony Anderson), looks to reconnect with his roots. His son, meanwhile, wants to be called Andy, play field hockey and have a bar mitzvah for his thirteenth birthday. The bright parts of the trailer are definitely Laurence Fishburne's humorously Pops, who sits just off to the side, assuming the role as the peanut gallery. Certainly a refreshing change of pace from his recent work on "Hannibal."
What shows are you looking forward to?
Let us know in the comments!
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The firm is spending over $100m to build a new seven suite small-scale injectable filling plant in Delaware, US, company CEO Les Edwards said in an interview at this year's Interphex trade show, held in Philadelphia. "For the past 20 years we have been helping pharma firms build sterile processing lines," said Edwards. "We have spotted a huge gap in the market for injectable contract manufacturing to fill small lots of material or clinical materials and we decided to fill this gap." Building new commercial sterile filling lines for clinical fills in-house is cost prohibitive - companies can easily spend upwards of $100m and take at least four years to develop sterile manufacturing capacity, but they are highly reluctant to do this until they are certain the candidate drug will receive regulatory approval, Edwards explained. Moreover, he said that existing large contract fillers are mainly interested in commercial scale manufacturing, which is more financially lucrative, and have no financial incentive to service clinical volume-size projects, while small specialist clinical fillers lack the necessary expertise and equipment to adequately deliver against a pharmaceutical company's complex needs. "Isogen was founded to specifically address the process, facility and capacity problems commonly associated with the highly-niched, low-volume clinical and early-stage commercial sterile filling market segment, and so this is what we are more interested in," said Edwards. "The feedback we have had from attendees at the Interphex show so far is that we are hitting a market niche for a real need that is out there, with the right facility at the right time." Within the new site, Isogen's science centre, which consists of an analytical chemistry lab, will be up and running in 2009. Edwards said this service, which will undertake testing to characterise compounds in the clinical stage, is particularly useful to small biopharma firms, who generally don't have any real specialty in the manufacturing side of things, in addition to the fact that biologic drugs are harder to scale up than small molecules. Meanwhile, the first four out of the seven small-scale manufacturing suites will be fully operational by early 2010. After this point, Edwards said that he anticipates the demand will already be there for the firm to go ahead and fit out the remaining three suites, which should take another 12 to 15 months. The expansion is being paid for by investors, bank loans and the pre-sale of manufacturing slots to "partner" clients with whom the company will work with on a long term basis for multiple drugs. About 50 per cent of existing capacity is expected to be pre sold in this way. Within the new facility, Isogen will accommodate liquid or lyophilised fills ranging in batch sizes from a few hundred to 30,000 vials or 100,000 syringes, on the same equipment, with common validation and document packages, "while setting new industry standards for sterility and containment assurance," said Edwards. Isogen will be using barrier isolation technology in each of its manufacturing suites "to provide best-in-class sterile processing for potent and non-potent compounds," he said. All equipment in the facilities will be built to handle potent products using isolation technology - every filling line is enclosed in an isolator, said Edwards. Because of this they will also be "advanced aseptic" filling lines, he explained. Part of the reason the company designed the facilities this way is due to the large numbers of biologic and potent anti-cancer products that are expected to start coming out of the pipelines in the near future. Edwards anticipates that half of all the products coming through the facility will be potent.
While the capital cost of installing isolators across the board is high, Edwards believes that it is balanced out by the high operational costs of running clean rooms, as would be required instead.


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Camille Grammer has been speaking out about her ex-husband Kelsey on this season of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, and apparently he's had enough of the one-sided talk. According to the Huffington Post, Kelsey just taped a one-hour exclusive sit-down with Piers Morgan to finally tell his side of the story.
A CNN insider told the Huffington Post that Piers "persuaded the private Kelsey to sit with him and discuss everything from his new wife, his custody fight and how he believes his ex-wife was more interested in fame and fortune than him." Reportedly, Kelsey even revealed he felt "Camille married 'Frasier,' not me."
Um, ouch! Then again, Camille has made her fair share of hurtful comments about her ex, too. She outed Kelsey for wearing women's clothing and poked fun at the size of his member. Still, Camille might want to brace herself. According to the insider, Kelsey "opened up much more than anyone thought he would" during his Piers exclusive, which has yet to air.
The actor's much-buzzed-about return to TV (he plays Chicago Mayor on new Starz drama Boss) has garnered great reviews, and the insider says he has his confidence back.
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text: Mobile How search spam could ruin the Google Glass experience April 9, 2013 6:59 AM Ricardo Bilton 0 If you're not reaching, engaging, and monetizing customers on mobile, you're likely losing them to someone else. Register now for the 8th annual MobileBeat, July 13-14, where the best and brightest will be exploring the latest strategies and tactics in the mobile space. Search Spammers are a blight on Google's reputation. When Google introduced its Panda algorithm update in 2011, the company's goal was to weed out and punish low-quality sites that had manipulated their way to the top of search results. 2012's Penguin update tackled the same issue but from a different angle. This time Google was targeting bad guys guilty of over-optimizing their sites with tactics like keyword stuffing and intentionally created duplicate content. Google's desires here should be pretty clear: It's an advertising company, so the better its search results are, the more ad revenue it can pull in. But while improving results is obviously helpful for web search, it's far more important for the mobile world, where all of the problems with search spam are amplified. "With mobile devices, search quality is a far bigger issue than it is on the web," Ian Lurie, the CEO of Internet marketing company Portent, said. Basically, when you're dealing with smaller screens, every little bit of screen real estate is hugely important. This means that companies have less margin for error — especially with search. Above: Sergey doesn't want bad search results to ruin your Glass experience.Image Credit: Chris Chabot/Google+ Mobile also affects searchers' patience for crappy results: You may be able to tolerate a few unhelpful spam links while at home, but that restraint goes out the window while you're flicking through search results on your smartphone. On mobile, accuracy matters. "With mobile, I want the number one, two, or three result to be what I want," Lurie said. This reality obviously puts a lot of pressure on Google, which makes its money by giving searchers fast, useful results and selling advertisements against them. Every false, gamed search result is a tiny failure for Google's search algorithm. It's death by a thousand spammers. These pressures are even worse for products like Google Glass and Google Now, which are part of "ubiquitous and embedded" future of search, as Lurie puts it. Both of these products take Google's search finesse to a new level: Glass is literally about seeing the world through Google, and Google Now is about giving you relevant, accurate information before you even realize you need it. Neither one of these products will have a particularly high tolerance for crappy spam links or inaccurate search results of any kind. Just imagine making a search on Glass and getting a result that a spammer had manipulated to the top of Google's results (or, heck, even a search that returned an unhelpful result). These kinds of situations would completely destroy the experience of using Glass, which is supposed to be simple, seamless, and largely invisible. If the tolerance for bad search results is tiny on mobile phones, it's nonexistent on Google Glass: As the interface options disappear, the acceptance for bad search results also vanishes. (Let's call it the Law of Search Frustration Tolerance.) All of which should make it very clear that Google is sure to get increasingly tough on search spam as the mobile web, Google Now, and Google Glass become more important. Google has to kill search spam before search spam kills it. VB's research team is studying mobile user acquisition... Chime in here, and we'll share the results.


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Maintenance crews restored power to tens of thousands of homes overnight after severe thunderstorms in the Chicago region brought powerful winds and reports of funnel clouds Wednesday evening.
By 11:30 a.m., of the more than 78,000 customers affected by the storms, only about 3,500 remained without power, according to ComEd.Funnel clouds were reported during the storm in Lee County and near Rockford and National Weather Service personnel were heading out to affected areas today to survey damage and try to determine if tornadoes touched down. The wind and heavy rain caused traffic and commuter train problems, and some tree and power line damage was reported although the power outages have been relatively few.
Law enforcement reported tree and power line damage in the area of Shabbona and Sleepy Hollow Roads in DeKalb County, possibly due to a tornado touchdown, but that has not been confirmed, according to the National Weather Service.
Similar damage, along with some damage to boats, was reported at Shabbona Lake State Park.
Funnel clouds were reported west of Chicago. The National Weather Service said a spotter had called in to report a tornado touching the ground near Somonauk, but the service was unable to confirm the report.Aurora activated the city's severe weather sirens due to a tornado warning issued for Kendall County, but there have been no tornadoes spotted within the city limits, a city spokesman said about 5:40 p.m.
The area saw heavy rain, some hail and lots of lightning and thunder, with the Aurora Fire Department responding to two calls of apparent lightning strikes on electrical transformers. There were no fires to any structures, said Dan Ferrelli, city spokesman.
All inbound and outbound trains on Metra's Burlington Northern Santa Fe and Union Pacific lines were temporarily halted about 5:30 p.m. due to the severe weather, along with some stoppages on other service, according to a Metra spokesman.
Of Metra's 11 train lines, eight were moving again by a little before 7 p.m. Trains on the Burlington Northern Santa Fe line had resumed service around 6 p.m. after being halted due to safety concerns earlier in the evening.
Trains on the Union Pacific lines remained stopped from about 5:30 p.m. until about 7:05 p.m., said Metra spokesman Tom Miller, but all service had resumed after that time. Delays were spread throughout the system.
The delays were a particular nuisance for Blackhawks fans who were eager to get home to catch the first game of the Stanley Cup Final.
"Stuck stopped on the train right now," Colin Ogden of Normal, Ill., wrote Wednesday evening on Twitter. "This is unreal!!! Doesn't metra know the Hawks play tonight!!!"
Lightning was the suspected cause of a Lemont house fire this evening, said Lemont Fire Chief Carl Churulo.
Fire crews battled the fire on the second story of the house in the 16400 block of Alba at about 6 p.m., Churulo said.
Chicago Fire Department spokesman Larry Langford said Wednesday night that there were, surprisingly, no instances of lightning-induced fires in the city. The department also wasn't yet aware of any downed trees or other damage caused by the storm.
"We were prepared for more, we thought there would be more," Langford said.
Much of the Chicago area saw brief episodes of hail, especially in Kane and Kendall counties, with the size described as being from nickel-sized to golfball-sized.
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IREAD-3 Parent Guidance
Spring 2015 IREAD-3 window: March 10 - 12, 2015
IREAD-3 Parent Information Meeting:
Date: Monday, February 9, 2015
Time: 6:30 - 7:30 PM
Location: Administrative Services Center
203 S. Heritage Way, Pendleton IN
As the parent of a South Madison student, the following information is designed to outline for you what Indiana law states about reading requirements for third graders. Reading is the core of the school day for young students. If you visit our elementary classroom, you will find children learning to read. They may be talking about the sounds letters make, listening to the teacher read a story, reading aloud together, working on a computer reading activity, talking/writing about what they have read, reading individually or in small groups, and other activities to support reading and reading comprehension.
The purpose of IREAD-3 assessment is to measure foundational reading standards through grade three. Based on the Indiana Academic Standards, IREAD-3 is a summative assessment that was developed in accordance with PL 109 which "requires the evaluation of reading skills for students who are in grade three beginning in the Spring of 2012 to ensure that all students can read proficiently before moving on to grade four."
Public Law 109 requires the evaluation of reading skills for students who are in grade three beginning in the Spring of 2012. This legislation was created to ensure that all students can read proficiently before moving on to grade four.
Last fall of 2010, educators from across the state worked with the Indiana Department of Education to develop a test blueprint and to review items that have now become the Indiana Reading Evaluation And Determination (IREAD) Assessment. Based on the Indiana Academic Standards, IREAD-3 (designated for grade three students) is a summative assessment that measures foundational reading standards through grade three.
At South Madison, we regularly assess reading abilities within the classroom. Beyond the assessment tools used within the classroom, the district has established systematic assessments for all elementary grades. In the primary grades, we use a tool called mClass Reading 3D which has been provided to us by a grant from the Indiana Department of Education. Reading 3D is comprised of DIBELS and TRC. mCLass Reading 3D fuses best practices across instructional approaches. DIBELS (Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills) measures are designed to assess the five early literacy components: Phonological Awareness, Alphebetical Principle, Vocabulary, Comprehension, and Fluency. DIBELS measures allows educators to readily and reliably determine student progress. TRC (Text Reading and Comprehension) is a quick diagnostic indicator of reading level. (For more information on either program, please reference the links at the bottom of this page)
Beginning late fall, we will use Scholastic Reading Inventory (SRI) for all first through sixth grade students. This tool provides us with a Lexile score to help guide our instruction with each student. A Lexile measure is a piece of information about an individual's reading ability or a measure of the difficulty of a text, like a book or magazine. The Lexile measure is shown as a number with an "L" after it - 250L is a Lexile of 250. A Lexile measure can range from below 200L for beginning readers to above 1700: for advanced readers. Readers who score at or below 0L receive a BR for Beginning Reader. A book gets a Lexile text measure based on the text complexity - word frequency and sentence length. These measures are two strong predictors of how difficult a text is to comprehend. Lexile measures can assist students in finding books at an appropriate level of difficulty and determine how well that reader will likely comprehend the text. In addition, Lexile measures help monitor reader's growth in reading ability over time. (For more information on Lexile measures, watch the video at www.lexile.com/about-lexile/lexile-video/ )
In addition to IREAD-3, the State is providing school districts IREAD-K, IREAD-1, and IREAD-2. These tests are NOT high stake tests but instead are provided to schools to help us monitor student progress in kindergarten, first, and second grade. These "no-stakes" summative assessments will provide teachers and administration with the feedback necessary to track students progress and to make instructional decisions that will help ensure students success on IREAD-3. South Madison has chosen to utilize these assessments when they become available this spring. The assessments will be delivered during the last 4-5 weeks of the school calendar year. They are designed to be administered by the classroom teacher to individual students. The results of the evaluation will be shared with parents and used to help inform teachers' instructional decisions.
IREAD-3 Information from IDOE:
What is IREAD-3? IREAD-3 will be administered to students enrolled in grade 3. Achieving proficiency on this assessment fulfills the requirements of Public Law 109 (H.B. 1637), designed to ensure that students can read before accessing fourth grade curriculum. This assessment was piloted in Spring 2011. Following a standard setting process in the Summer of 2011 to set proficiency levels, the assessment will be operationalized in Spring 2012.
When is IREAD-3 administered? IREAD-3 will be administered following the ISTEP+ Applied Skills assessment window in mid-March.
What is assessed on IREAD-3? Based on the Indiana Academic Standards, IREAD-3 specifically assesses foundational reading standards through grade three.
What is the structure of IREAD-3? IREAD-3 includes three test sessions, which are comprised of multiple-choice questions only.
What results should I expect to receive? Since this assessment is administered as a pilot during Spring 2011, data was not be released formally for detailed instructional analysis. Cut scores were established from the pilot data. More detailed reports will be available once the assessment is operationalized in Spring 2012. Results from the pilot administration in Spring 2011 will not impact the promotion of current grade three students to grade four.
Operational assessment (Spring 2012): An assessment that is administered to students in which the data generated will be used to make determinations about the student. In Spring 2012, the reports generated by IDOE for IREAD-3 will be used to determine student access to the grade four curriculum. Students who do not pass IREAD-3 will not be permitted access to forth grade curriculum in accordance with the law. How this looks is under discussion at the building and district level as we follow the guidance provided to us from the State of Indiana.
Is there another opportunty to take IREAD-3? Students who do not pass IREAD-3 in teh spring have an opportunity to retest in the summer. Students who do not pass the spring or summer administrations of IREAD-3 will continue to receive instruction in Grade 3 Reading, will be officially reported as a third grader, and will fully participate in the Grade 3 ISTEP+ assessment. Retention requires schools to provide students who do not pass IREAD-3 with Grade 3 reading/literacy instruction. Literacy instruction may also include other content areas, such as science and social studies. The methods of organizing students for differentiated instruction are determined locally. The administration and teachers of South Madison are working on instructional options and seeking guidance from the Indiana Department of Education on approved methods of differentiating. More information will be shared with parents as discussions continue.
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Video clip about IREAD-3 Assessment by IDOE
IREAD-3 Cut Score and Performance Level Descriptions
Are there exemptions for students who do not pass the IREAD-3 assessment? Good Cause Exemptions that allow for flexibility in determining access to grade four curriculum include:
About the Assessment: IREAD-3 Test Specifics
The number of items per test session and the approximate time of each session are indicated below:
About the law:
Why 3rd grade from a Legislative view point ? Fourth Grade scores good predictors of the future
The Law: I.C. 20-32-8.5 or Indiana Generaly Assembly Database
Key components of the law (Indiana Code) regarding IREAD-3 assessment are posted below. The full code is posted at the link above.
Indiana Code from www.in.gov/legislative/iac/T05110/A00062.PDF
511 IAC 6.2-3.1-1 Definitions
Sec. 2. (a) This rule applies to:
Sec. 3. The reading plan
The student shall not be retained if one of the following applies to the student:
(B) The student has a disability and a case conference committee has determined that promotion is appropriate.
(C) The student is an English learner and a committee...determines that promotion is appropriate based on the implementation of researched-based instructional practices outlined in the student's individual learning plan.
Sec. 1. The following definitions apply throughout this rule:
(10) "Reading deficiency" means reading at a level not equivalent to grade-level reading proficiency.
The Big 5 Ideas in Beginning Reading
Posted by John Wolf in Learning Connection, IDOE
Phonemic Awareness: The ability to hear and manipulate sounds in spoken words
Alphabetic Principle: The ability to associate sounds with letters and use these sounds to form words
Fluency with Text: The effortless, automatic ability to read words in connected text
Vocabulary: The ability to understand (receptive) and use (expressive) words to acquire and convey meaning
Comprehension: The complex cognitive process involving the intentional interaction between reader and text to convey meaning


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The vocation that God has chosen for us is the way in which we will find our holiness. For many people, marriage is the way in which people will find their holiness. For others it is priesthood or consecrated life or religious life.
No matter what the vocation, they all require sacrifice and gift of self, which is love. All vocations make us holy, all vocations are a form of loving our neighbor. All people everywhere are called to be holy, to live their vocations in life.
Discernment Weekends for men discerning the priesthood are offered at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit. For more information contact Fr. Tim Birney at the Archdiocesan Vocations Office, 313 237 5875 or
Reverend James Grau, a former graduate of St. Michael School, was ordained to the Priesthood on Saturday, May 18, 2013 at the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Detroit, Michigan. We congratulate Fr. Grau and wish him many blessings of peace, happiness, and joy as he begins his new life as a priest in the Archdiocese of Detroit.
Discernment Weekends for women discerning consecrated life are offered through various religious orders throughout the diocese. LEARN MORE
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News Archive
Archive for 09-2010
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Recycle mobile phone as Nokia N8 moves a step closer30 September 2010 — 11:59 AM
Shipping of the Nokia N8 has now started, perhaps signalling the time to sign up to buy the device.
Sellers of used phones may prioritise video on replacement30 September 2010 — 2:05 PM
More people are using their mobile phone to watch video clips.
HTC Desire HD could tempt people to recycle mobile phone30 September 2010 — 5:33 PM
The HTC Desire HD may be more affordable than many people realise.
Medical students may be wise to sell used mobile29 September 2010 — 12:14 PM
Students in Leeds are benefiting from the educational capability of the iPhone.
Dell tablet may be worth selling used mobile phone for29 September 2010 — 3:59 PM
Dell is said to be ready to release a new tablet device.
Recycling mobile phone may create funds for Nokia E728 September 2010 — 12:01 PM
Nokia's E7 may not hit the shelves for several months yet.
Sell old mobile and use Apple iPhone to find financial advice28 September 2010 — 4:04 PM
People could use their Apple iPhone to source financial help.
Mobile recyclers may find greater social opportunities with BlackBerry28 September 2010 — 6:34 PM
A BlackBerry device may be ideal for those who rely on their phone for socialising.
Is mobile recycling in order to pick up cheap smartphone increasingly popular?27 September 2010 — 12:02 PM
More people are opting for smartphones on affordable, prepay deals with networks.
Does selling used phone mean an end to landlines?27 September 2010 — 4:03 PM
Americans appear to be showing it is possible to live with a mobile phone and no landline.


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It's a penalty. It's a penalty. It's a penalty. This is what White House officials are arguing despite Thursday's Supreme Court ruling on ObamaCare classifying the healthcare legislation as....a tax. Friday White House Press Secretary argued ObamaCare isn't a tax, but a penalty. Today, White House Chief of Staff Jack Lew argued the same thing. Remember, ObamaCare was "sold" or shoved down the throats of the American people as a penalty to avoid the Obama administration looking like President Obama was raising taxes on everyone.
The White House insisted Sunday the consequence for Americans not having health insurance is a penalty fee, despite the Supreme Court ruling that it is a tax and said the debate on the Affordable Care Act should finally end.
White House Chief of Staff Jack Lew said on Fox News Sunday that "when the Supreme Court rules" the country "has a final decision" and that the presidential campaigns should focus on the economy and jobs.
"What we need to do is go forward with the implementation" of the law, Lew said.
It's a tax. To see the long list of new taxes that come with ObamaTax, click here.
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I am so pleased, excited and honored to announce that I have been accepted as a photographer for a new charity, Pictures of Hope. Pictures of Hope was founded by a very talented photographer, Sarah Ulrich out of Lincoln, Nebraska.
Please spread the word about this new organization to anyone that you think could benefit from it, please feel freel to link back to this post on your blog. This is a national organization, so even if you are not in the Austin area and are just stopping by to see my work, it would be appreciated if you could spread the word in your area too:)
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A few weeks back I had the exciting opportunity of sharing about Prosper, a 40 Day Prayer Journey To Pray God's Will For Your Photography Business by Scarlett Lillian. Come and read her heartfelt "Fabulous Female" interview. On March 1st, Scarlett made the official launch of her first book. I am so excited for her and am excited to incorporate the book into my own personal life.
In Scarlett's own words, she says, "Over 3 years ago, I felt the Lord tell me to write a Christian devotional for photographers called Prosper: A 40-Day Prayer Journey to Seek God's Will For Your Photography Business. I tried so much to not finish it. I know it's a bold move in this crazy industry we are in, and I didn't want the responsibility, and flat out didn't have the courage to do it. But yet, God kept encouraging me to write and kept providing inspiration. And now over 53,000 words later, I have completed a book."


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- PSU Copyright Policy: This webpage includes PSU's copyright policy as well as information regarding copyright law.
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- OUS Intellectual Property Policies and Guidelines: Portland State University Office of Research and Sponsored Projects
- Copyright Information Site: University of Minnesota
- An excellent site with useful tools for determining when a use might be considered fair and when permissions should be sought.
- Copyright Crash Course: A useful (and fast) overview of copyright law and rights published by the University of Texas Austin
If you are looking for a very quick overview summarizing how you can use the intellectual property of others in your face to face classroom teaching, review the chart below or download the full What You Can Do: Tips for Faculty & Teaching Assistants in Higher Education brochure.
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LASER weapons mounted on trucks could be ready to roll into battle within five years. This week Boeing won a $36 million contract from the US Army Space and Missile Defense Command to build the optics needed to track and focus lethal laser energy onto rockets, artillery shells and mortar rounds. The High Energy Laser Technology Demonstrator will use a new solid-state laser powered by electricity from a truck-mounted diesel generator, rather than bulky and dangerous chemicals.
Later this year, military engineers will stage a shoot-out between two rival designs for the 100-kilowatt solid-state laser. The winning laser will have to be ruggedised to survive field conditions and made small enough to fit inside the truck. The laser is scheduled to start shooting at real targets in 2013.
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Serani Agency is actively working with Limon Restaurant and Rotisserie, a line of restaurants specializing in fine Peruvian cuisine. With them we have developed a series of projects with the goal of boosting and improving the relationship between service and the consumer by creating new communication strategies and updating LIMONs image.
Serani Agency is actively working with Limon Restaurant and Rotisserie, a line of restaurants specializing in fine Peruvian cuisine. With them we have developed a series of projects with the goal of boosting and improving the relationship between service and the consumer by creating new communication strategies and updating LIMONs image. We have established a brand identity that is geared towards a young, modern, and demanding public.
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The Sonos Play:5 shrinks the Sonos streaming music experience down to a compact single-speaker system with great sound, which you can control from any iOS device or Android smartphone.
The ZonePlayer ZP80 expands your Sonos Digital Audio System to another room.
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The Sonos Playbar is cleverly designed and does great fake surround, but it's better suited to current Sonos customers than newcomers.
The Sonos Connect brings effortless wireless media streaming to existing hi-fi owners, but it's not the first Sonos system we'd recommend.
The Sonos Connect:Amp is an excellent streaming-audio solution for sound-quality sticklers who prefer to supply their own speakers.
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Maryland and Pennsylvania are both part of a Drivers License Compact that allows both states to exchange information regarding traffic convictions back to the home state of the licensed motorist. Due to this, the MD Motor Vehicle Administration (MVA) will be notified of your speeding ticket in PA.
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Superintendent/President Message
September 17, 2012
Greetings to the Southwestern Faculty, Staff, and Management Team,
Budget Update
Last week the Governing Board passed the 2012-13 budget, which included $79.26 million in expenditures and $77 million in revenue. To address this deficit, the Governing Board reduced district reserves from 7% to 5%. Additional savings were realized through reducing supply budgets and a 5% pay reduction for all employees. Additionally, with our lower FTES target, the college has reduced sections and, correspondingly, the overload and part-time faculty expenditures.
As I mentioned in my Aug. 27 column—and as our adopted budget reflects—our expenses exceed our revenues, and we must correct that imbalance.
The college's budget committee has reviewed all financial materials as they have become available. Committee members have asked questions that help build their understanding of the economic situation before us. They also have done an outstanding job of representing the concerns they have heard from each of their constituent groups. As part of their work, the budget committee is preparing to release a cost reduction and revenue generation report.
The next few months will be critical in keeping the lines of communication open among all of us as we engage in finding solutions to operate within our budget.
While we have a one-year solution and we have adopted this year's budget, we must prepare two scenarios to address the results of Proposition 30 after the November election. It will be more critical than ever that everyone stays informed and participates in the conversation that will help us weather this financial storm.
Strategic Plan Coming to Your Office
Over the next week, all employees will be receiving a copy of Strategic Plan 2012-2015. The brochure reflects the importance this college has placed on the collaborative planning process to guide the future of Southwestern College.
Upon fully opening the brochure, you will see the priorities of fulfilling our mission and strengthening our institution in two distinct areas. I ask that you display the opened document in a prominent place in your classroom or office to serve as a daily reminder of the hard work we all do to serve students and the community.


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If you are a gold-bug or if you simply delight in stories about the sidelines of gold, then you must go and read an article in the New Yorker of October 10, 2011. Here is a sample of the story: (more…)
Posted in About the news, Gold, Investing & Finance, Mining history, tagged cash for gold, Gold, Mormon, steven pinker, toronto on October 27, 2011 | 2 Comments »
If you are a gold-bug or if you simply delight in stories about the sidelines of gold, then you must go and read an article in the New Yorker of October 10, 2011. Here is a sample of the story: (more…)
Posted in About the news, blogs, British Columbia, Church, Global Warming, Investing & Finance, tagged ehtics, Gold, mining, Oil sands, responsible mining, sustainable on July 29, 2011 | 2 Comments »
One of the privileges of being Canadian and American is that we can ask the question: What is ethical mining? Forget those trite old questions about sustainable mining and responsible mining! One of the privileges of being South African and a blogger is that we can answer the question: What is ethical mining? (more…)
Posted in Church, tagged Diamond, Gold, India, religion, temple, treasure on July 5, 2011 | 3 Comments »
We all like to celebrate the value of mining. We all like to praise the benefits of mining and enjoy the good life it brings. I remind myself of the pleasure of the beauty of diamonds as I walk the halls of a northern diamond mine. I remind myself of the warm feeling of possession as I struggle the issue of the stability of a tailings impoundment at a new silver mine. Yet sometimes, I pause and wonder if mining is truly a source of the good life, or merely another in a string of human activities aimed at bragging and getting and exercising power. Maybe we do need mined products to buy the insurance of a good life after death by donating to the church or temple. (more…)
Posted in About the news, Asia, Gold, Investing & Finance, tagged Entree Gold, Fort McMurray, Gold, journalism, Mongolia, profit on May 17, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Is it possible to loose money mining gold? Nobody wants to loose money mining gold. In the sphere of lose journalism, it is possible to loose money mining gold. Here is a part of one report on a company that "lost" money mining gold. (more…)
Posted in Africa, Mining history, Uncategorized, tagged fence, Gold, mining, South Africa, Uranium on April 20, 2011 | 1 Comment »
On a joyous Sunday we would pile into the 1949 Mercury and head for the mine sand dumps. In the boot (trunk) of the car, we had stowed corrugated cardboard cut from old boxes. These precious pieces of cardboard we shaped, as best we understood, like sledges. My father regularly drove us out to those piles of golden sand, so soft and warm in the summer sun. And here we would spend happy hours climbing up the sand and sliding down, and climbing up and sliding down, until we were exhausted and covered in the golden sand. (more…)
Posted in blogs, environmental, Gold, People, tagged Alaska, bolg, dylan mcfarlan, Gold, mining, Pebble Mine on March 29, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Good blogs about mining are rare. Along Fools Gold Road is a blog about mining that I have just come across. Here is an extract from one of the postings that helps us understand and appreciate the fascination we all have for gold: (more…)
Posted in Gold, Human relations and mining, Investing & Finance, tagged Extraction, flesh, Gold, houses, porn on February 18, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Being Friday, it seems a good time to indulge in the lighter, more speculative part of mining: namely gold, its extraction, and its price.
Here from my e-mail in-box is a report on a new way to extract gold–no promises from me that it works. (more…)


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So the TOC and ADW companies can't come to some sort of agreement that would let racing rans outside of California bet the Hollywood Park autumn meet. What else is new, huh? I mean, at a time when this great sport is starving for publicity and good will, two of its major players decide that enough is not enough and they are taking their toys and going home. So instead of racing fans in Indiana betting races at Hollywood Park the rest of this meet, they're going to have to find a different favorite track and two stubborn entities are costing everyone in the California racing industry money. I mean, let's do the math here. It seems to me that 4 percent of a little is better than 100 percent of nothing. Am I missing something here? Asked if he was optimistic a deal between the TOC and ADW companies would get done soon, a Hollywood Park official shook his head no. This industry has a patent on making unwise decisions, especially at a time when a slumping economy makes any revenue at all better than no revenue. Are you listening, guys?
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Between Drew Couto (TOC) and the suits at TVG, they've combined to negatively impact the local game for years. Couto is inept and TVG – well – no comment.


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Pozitron is a software developer focused on creating, integrating and securing business solutions through cutting-edge mobile technology. Its mission is to add value to enterprises by opening new channels of communication with their customers. Enterprises that want to extend their sales, marketing and outreach efforts to the public through alternative channels choose Pozitron solutions. Since its inception, the company's products have reached millions of customers and include mobile applications for Turkey's largest banks, airlines, and media companies. Pozitron has also earned international recognition from institutions such as Harvard Business School and partners with industry leaders ranging from Apple, IBM and Microsoft to BlackBerry.
Pozitron's cutting edge ProDG product—a multifunctional iPad solution that combines planning, detailing and reporting systems for Pharma Representatives—has been adopted in Turkey by GlaxoSmithKline the world's 3rd largest pharmaceutical company. The ProDG is revolutionizing pharmaceutical representatives' interaction with doctors by providing essential content and visual aids. Always a leader in innovation, GSK partnered with Pozitron, to create this combination CRM and CLM solution for the iPad. ProDG is a simplified, innovative, unique and user-friendly multifunctional digital assistant that is helping GSK's sales force to improve call quality and cost effectiveness. Simultaneously, the ProDG is also increasing time spent with doctors and differentiating GlaxoSmithKline in the highly competitive Turkish Pharma environment. Convenience and ease of use are critical in the healthcare field and ProDG eliminates the obligation to use a desktop, agenda or even paper brochure for the pharma representatives. All the tasks that were formerly done across several different platforms are now conveniently consolidated in an iPad.
Competition is fierce in the mobile applications business, but through sheer tenacity, founder Fatih Işbecer and his company Pozitron have been carving out a place for themselves in the market. For Fatih, the fascination with Information and Communications Technology (ICT) began when he first came into contact with the Internet as a 17-year-old AFS exchange student in Daytona, Florida. Since then, he's been devoted to ICT innovation and how it can enhance our lives. During his studies at Istanbul Technical University in 1997, Fatih and four friends started Pentagraph, a small company that designed websites and developed small software solutions for businesses. After a short period of success, Fatih proposed a business plan that would take them out of the garage and into the formal corporate world. When his partners decided to go in a different direction, Fatih built a new team and set out to build the company on his own, forming Pozitron in 2000.
Always an "idea engine", Fatih and his team set up a best practices methodology that allowed them to identify business needs and quickly provide solutions for them. Thanks to their meticulous development and testing processes, Pozitron was the first firm in Turkey to have its mobile applications Java certified by UTI (a testing framework launched by Motorola, Nokia, Orange, Samsung, Sony Ericsson etc.). Sun Microsystems also made Pozitron Sun's 8th and fastest-executed principle partner with the introduction of Boomerang: a high performance messaging and content delivery platform allowing businesses to affordably reach their customers, clients and employees via SMS, MMS, e-mail, etc.
Following the success of Boomerang, Pozitron developed Kapali Devre, meaning "Closed Circuit" in Turkish, a digital signage network that delivers dynamic content to more than 500 digital displays in 18 cities nationwide. Any one of the thousands of people who have strolled through the Cevahir Istanbul, the world's 2nd largest shopping mall, has seen Pozitron's imprint with Kapalı Devre. By developing Boomerang and Kapalı Devre along with complex user-centric mobile applications, Fatih wanted to bring a new perspective and means to interactive communication and content delivery. This strategy led more than 100,000 people to use mobile applications developed by Pozitron and over 250,000 to communicate through their solutions on a daily basis making Pozitron the leading mobile technology firm in Turkey today.
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Good news for the monogamous – bad news for the rest – Neiserria gonorrhoeae is rapidly becoming resistant to cefixime, an oral third-generation cephalosporin. The resistance rates are low – a maximum of 17% in Honolulu – but the fear is that continued cefixime use will carry-over into an increased resistance for ceftriaxone.
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The Dirty Side of Mud Running
With the rainy season rapidly approaching, some of the local trails have become one big mud fest. During runs right after a heavy rain, it's possible to slip into some deep, thick mud, making for an interesting and challenging romp. While mud running can be fun, it can be a little dangerous as well. Here's a few tips to consider:Obviously mud is slippery, therefore your risk of sliding down a hill increase. Always make sure the tread on your shoes has not worn down and you have some kind of traction. Whether it be on the dry trail or in the mud, a shoe with a worn down bottom is always risky.
Since you sink in to mud, it is very easy to plant your foot and possibly get it stuck. If this happens mid stride, you run the risk of twisting or pulling something since your foot is staying in a fixed position while the rest of your body continues to move. The best way to prepare for this is to pay attention to where your foot is landing and steer clear of obvious deep mud puddles. If you encounter deeper mud sections, slow down to a walk to reduce your risk of injury.
Obviously mud is made with water, therefore can get your feet wet if stepped in. If you run in a cold climate, this can be dangerous as running with wet feet can lower your body temperature, possibly leading to hypothermia. To prepare for this, it's a good idea to take along another pair of dry socks if you find yourself splashing too much.
Another thing to consider is how much heavier shoes become once they are clumped with mud. Although most trails shoes have an aggressive grip, it doesn't matter when the mud is thick and sticky. That mud is going to stick regardless of the tread and that shoe is going to weigh about three times it's normal weight. While there are really no precautions for this, just keep in mind that your run might be a little more difficult because of the added weight.
With the popularity of mud runs lately, this style of running certainly isn't new. In fact, many people enjoy mud running since it breaks their routine and becomes a little more challenging. So, after a rain, it's still okay to get out there and get dirty, just be sure to follow some simple precautions and be careful!
Emily Cebulski is a long time endurance runner, veteran marathoner and freelance writer living in San Diego, CA. Check out her blog at http://trailmama.wordpress.com/
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text: On the shoulders of history… Posted on January 17, 2009 by Ryan Carter I met Terrence Roberts and Carlotta Walls LaNier on Saturday. They may not be household names for some, but in civil rights history, they are giants. They are members of the Little Rock Nine and are in town to see the inauguration. The Little Rock Nine were the group of black students who were blocked from entering Little Rock Central High School in 1957 — three years after desegregation — because of the color of their skin. It took federal troops to escort them into the then all-white school and to protect them. And even still, that did not protect them from racially charged abuse. And yet, they are not angry or bitter people. Roberts said the abuse was intense, but they absorbed it. It's wasted energy to be angry or bitter, he said. It was energy to spend on living, and living he has indeed done — long enough for sure to see Obama elected. I'm so grateful to have met these people. Just as they never thought they'd see an African-American become president, I never thought I'd get a chance to meet one person — let alone two — who were at the forefront of the struggle for civil rights in this country. Forefront is perhaps the wrong word. Just as Obama's election stems from what the Little Rock Nine endured, and the progress it ultimately created, people like LaNier and Roberts are humble about where their own strength came from. "We are standing on others' shoulders," he said.


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Test No. 1 (Baseline)-Stock L92/LS3 heads; PTM 92mm throttle body; SLP 85mm MAF; stock L76/L92 intake; Comp Cams hydraulic roller camshaft with 242/248-deg duration at 0.050, 0.612/0.615-in lift, 114-deg LSA
Test No. 2-Replaced stock L92/LS3 heads with PRC ported L92/LS3 heads
Test No. 3-Installed Comp Cams hydraulic roller camshaft with 251/259-deg duration at 0.050, 0.660/0.603-in lift, 111-deg LSA; installed TSP 100mm MAF
Notes: All testing was completed on Sunset Racecraft's DTS model 4000G engine dyno. HP Tuners VCM Suite was used to tune the computer. The timing was locked at 28 degrees, and the knock sensors were removed for testing. VP 101-octane unleaded was utilized in the cell, though TSP says 93-octane would work just as well.


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Mali Intervention: French Troops Take Diabali and Douentza
A combined force of French and Malian troops have taken control of two key towns in central Mali.
Following 10 days of air strikes, a joint column of ground forces entered the town of Diabali today. The soldiers encountered little or no resistance from Islamist rebels, who had already fled into the surrounding countryside to avoid the air strikes. Diabali is a key town in central Mali, and was the highest priority for French forces. At the beginning of the French intervention air strikes had driven rebels out of the town, but without ground forces to establish control, the Islamists soon returned. Diabali is located 350km north of the capital Bamako, and south of the front line towns of Mopti and Sevare which define the border between government controlled territory and the northern region controlled by Islamist rebels with links to al Qaeda. As such, Diabali represented an important foothold in the south for rebels, and its fall to French and government soldiers is an important step on the path to the 'total reconquest' of Mali – which the French president promised on Sunday.
French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian announced told AFP today that the town of Diabali is now under the control of French and Malian troops, and that the town of Douentza had also been recaptured. Douentza is another key town in central Mali, and is located 800km (500 miles) from Bamako.
Resident's of Diabali claimed that rebels had fled the town ahead of the French advance, ditching their religious robes in favour of normal clothes in order to blend in with the local population. Although the advancing forces did not have to fight to take Diabali, the French commander in the region has warned that they may still face a threat from landmines and booby traps left behind by fleeing rebels.
Meanwhile, further north within the heartland of rebel held territory, air strikes have continued in Timbuktu and Gao. Experts suggest that the main purpose of the northern air strikes is currently to reduce the rebel's military capabilities and prevent them from launching a counterattack.


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An anonymous reader writes "MEPIS has partnered with Smartthink to produce SphinxOS 4.0, an OEM boxed version of SimplyMEPIS customized for the German speaking market. Many of the improvements contained in SphinxOS 4.0 will be included in ProMEPIS 2005, due in January, and SimplyMEPIS 2005, due in March."