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NIPS 2014 and Human Propelled Machine Learning
Last month Knewton gathered along with the global data science community at NIPS, which has become one of the top conferences for cutting-edge machine learning. Topics included game theory, climate informatics, energy infrastructure, neural nets and deep learning, and a wealth of different optimization algorithms.
The workshop Human Propelled Machine Learning was of particular interest, as much of the research presented is directly relevant to online learning. Jacob Whitehill (HarvardX) presented a model predicting student dropout in online courses, largely based on log-in times. Jonathan Huang (Google) discussed how to automatically grade programming homework on Coursera by clustering different solutions into equivalence classes. Richard Baraniuk (Rice) introduced the concept of Mathematical Language Processing, analogous to NLP, to interpret mathematical expressions. Nisar Ahmed (CU Boulder) swapped the roles of humans and machines by exploring systems where humans operated merely as a sensor in an automated process, rather than as a controller in operations.
On behalf of Knewton, I presented the paper On the Limits of Psychometric Testing in Online Education (co-authored by Zack Nichols), which provides an in-depth look at the accuracy of several well-known test grading approaches in online education. Traditional grading models were developed for bricks and mortar settings, in which students were tested in one sitting and required to answer all the questions on a test. Today, students may be assessed continuously over the course of a semester, and may not answer all available questions.
The Naive Way to Predict Student Responses
The most intuitive way to express how proficient a student is at a certain concept is to compute what percentage of questions she answered correctly. If a student S — let's call her Sarah — attempted ten questions and answered eight correctly, she would get a proficiency score of 80%, which we denote as θS = 80%. The higher the proportion of questions Sarah answered correctly, the more proficient we think she is.
Given this information, how do we predict how Sarah would respond to an arbitrary question? If we don't know anything about the question, we could argue that Sarah's proficiency is pretty high, so she probably would give the right answer. Applying this logic to each individual question, we'd predict that Sarah would answer all questions correctly. Analogously, we would predict that her classmate Theo with θT = 45% would answer each question incorrectly.
We call this prediction method the naive classifier, as it naively assumes that a student would respond the same to each question. Obviously, we could do better if we knew a bit more about the questions being answered.
Classical Test Theory (CTT)
Classical test theory uses an additional parameter, difficulty, to predict student performance. To measure a question's difficulty, we look at the percentage of students who answered the question incorrectly. For example, if 90% of all students got question Q wrong, then this question is probably very hard. We give Q a difficulty score 90%, or write βQ = 90%.
So, how would Sarah and Theo respond to question Q? Using classical test theory, we simply compare each student's proficiency with the question's difficulty. If the student's proficiency is greater than the question's difficulty, we predict a correct response. In this example, we predict that both Sarah and Theo will answer Q incorrectly.
One shortcoming of classical test theory is that a student's proficiency only depends on how many questions a student answered correctly, not which questions she got right. What if Sarah only answered very easy questions? And what if Theo wanted to be challenged and only answered very hard questions? Shouldn't we assess their proficiency differently? There is a similar problem with how question difficulty is calculated: What if only very knowledgeable students answered a given question? Enter IRT.
Item Response Theory (IRT)
Like CTT, item response theory uses a parameter for a student's proficiency and a question's difficulty, too, but these parameters are computed differently. In short, if a student gets a hard question right, she earns more points than when she gets an easy question right. Mathematically, for the probability P that a student with proficiency θ correctly answers a question with difficulty β, we write
Here we compute the θs and βs for all students and questions using Bayesian statistics, which means that we look for the θs and βs that would make the given student responses the most likely to occur.
The formula is illustrated in figure A. This example shows that a student with some proficiency θ (vertical dotted line) is likely to answer Q1 incorrectly (dashed line), but Q2 correctly (solid line).
In our paper, we tested both CTT and IRT on tens of millions of student interactions in two online educational products. We found that CTT is a better model for describing the observed student interactions (i.e., the training set), but that IRT works better for predicting unseen student responses (i.e., the test set). In other words, CTT is more prone to overfitting than IRT.
Comparing Once Again
Let's look at the IRT formula once more. If θ < β, then we find that the power e-(θ – β), and that the probability P < ½, which we could round down to zero when making a prediction. Indeed, if a student's proficiency is less than a question's difficulty, we'd predict her response to be incorrect. Conversely, if θ ≥ β, then the power e-(θ – β), and hence P ≥ ½, which we would round up to 1. This implies a correct response.
Again, we predict a correct response if and only if a student's proficiency is greater than a question's difficulty. When predicting a single response, we are not interested in how much exactly a student's proficiency or a question's difficulty is or how far they are apart — we simply need to know which one is bigger.
This means that all we need is an ordering of students and questions, from most proficient to least proficient, and difficult to easy, respectively. A student will correctly respond to all questions below their proficiency, and incorrectly to all questions above it. Rather than learning specific values for θ and β, couldn't we deduce such an ordering directly from the student responses?
Bipartite Partial Tournament Ranking
In our paper, we introduce another model for describing student responses. We interpret the student responses as a tournament, in which a student engages in a battle with a question, and either wins or loses. We call this a partial tournament, since students generally do not face all of the questions, and it's bipartite, since the students only challenge questions and not each other. This tournament is a list of pair-wise comparisons: Which is bigger, the student's proficiency or the question's difficulty?
We could draw this tournament as a bipartite directed graph (see fig. C), where vertices represent students and questions, and a student's outgoing edges represent correct answers, and vice versa. Since we predict a correct response if and only if a student's proficiency is higher than a question's difficulty, an edge points to a vertex with a lower parameter. Therefore, paths always go through vertices with decreasing proficiency or difficulty. If we can find a path through all vertices (called a topological sorting), then we will have a ranking of all students and questions that perfectly describes all student responses.
However, such a sorting does not exist if we have cycles (see fig. D). In that case, an edge must be broken (or flipped in the opposite direction) to unambiguously rank students and items. This means that even the most accurate ranking must contain at least one prediction error: The edges you flip are exactly the student responses you will predict inaccurately. Therefore, a model with the highest accuracy tries to find a feedback arc set (FAS): the minimum number of edges that should be removed to eliminate cycles.
It is practically impossible to find the FAS for a large graph, but good approximations exist. In our paper, we combine a well-known algorithm by Eades and a simple local optimization (which we called Eades+LO) which in simulations virtually always found the "true" simulated accuracy.
Finding the Maximum Accuracy
The above approaches model student behavior with the same total number of parameters (i.e., only one, for proficiency or difficulty), and vary only in their regularizations and fitting algorithms. In our paper, we show that these variations can still result in dramatic differences for in-sample and out-of-sample accuracy (see figures E and F below).
By construction, the tournament ranking-based model will generate a ranking of proficiencies and difficulties that will best describe the given student interactions. Therefore, its in-sample prediction accuracy will always be higher than any other one-parameter model. This is also shown in our paper: On the training set, it outperforms both CTT and IRT by a landslide. On the test set, however, it performs much worse that the other two models.
Even though the tournament ranking performs poorly on the test set, it yields a useful reference point in comparison with other algorithms. For example, if a dataset has a tournament ranking-based prediction accuracy of 85%, then an IRT model fit to this dataset cannot be expected to have a prediction accuracy higher than 85% on neither the training set nor the test set. (As a side note, it's not difficult to show that this upper bound also holds for 2PL-IRT models.)
So what accuracies can our student predictions maximally reach? Although we ran the model on two very different educational products, the results were remarkably similar. In both products, the tournament ranking-based model reached accuracies between 82% and 100% for predicting all interactions in a concept, averaging around 93%. This suggests that, on average, no one-parameter model will be able to predict the remaining error rate of 7%. This is either noise or student behavior that needs a second parameter to be described.
Predict How You Will Predict
Surprisingly, these maximum accuracies correlated very well with simple dataset features like mean response score, number of students, and average number of questions answered per student, up to a correlation coefficient R2 of 85%. In other words, without running your tournament ranking or IRT model, you can easily predict how well your model will be able to model student responses.
This is important, since the accuracy of tournament ranking-based predictions is defined by the size of a feedback arc set in the data: Predictability of this feature hints at some conserved student behavior across the datasets. It is possible that modeling approaches which are better tuned to continuous assessment in online educational environments could explain this property.
Final Thoughts
Classical test theory, which compares the proportion of correct responses, is a very intuitive model that is easy to understand and implement, and performs well in describing student behavior. However, for predicting unseen student interactions, item response theory outperforms the other discussed models. Interpreting the student responses as a tournament of students versus questions and finding the best ranking gives us an upper bound of the prediction accuracy of these models, and all other one-parameter models as well.
The consistency and predictability of maximum accuracies suggest that these models fail to capture hidden patterns in student behavior. One obvious explanation could be that these models ignore the fact that students learn. It stands to reason that an assessment method that can take learning into account should have measurable advantages for this type of data. This work is intended as a step in that direction, by providing a necessary point of comparison.
The paper On the Limits of Psychometric Testing in Online Education was written by Ruben Naeff and Zack Nichols, with valuable input from David Kuntz, Jesse St. Charles, Illya Bomash, Kevin Wilson and Yan Karklin. References can be found in the paper.


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Given the following table, how does one calculate the hourly mode, or value with the highest frequency by hour?
CREATE TABLE Values ( ValueID int NOT NULL, Value int NOT NULL, LogTime datetime NOT NULL )
So far, I've come up with the following query.
SELECT count(*) AS Frequency, DatePart(yy, LogTime) as [Year], DatePart(mm, LogTime) as [Month], DatePart(dd, LogTime) as [Day], DatePart(hh, LogTime) as [Hour] FROM Values GROUP BY Value, DatePart(yy, LogTime), DatePart(mm, LogTime), DatePart(dd, LogTime), DatePart(hh, LogTime)
However, this yields the frequency of each distinct value by hour. How do I add a constraint to only return the value with the maximum frequency by hour?


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The former couple reportedly started dating in 2010 and became engaged last year.
Milian was previously married to music producer The-Dream and they have a 4-year-old daughter named Violet.
Christina Milian: 'Chris Brown is still dating Karrueche Tran'
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Distant Early Warning: Cornerbacks
February 03, 2009 at 12:17pm by Scott • 1 Comment »
Tampa Bay cornerbacks had a few highly-visible terrible plays that created the impression that they suck and need to be replaced or killed. The first game of the season kinds of stands out for me — Ronde Barber falling down on a long touchdown to Devery Henderson and Aqib Talib mistiming his jump to allow David Patten to score made enough of an impression on me that I didn't have to look any of those names up. And then in December, the secondary seemed to be boycotting tackling and run support. But if you look at the whole body of work, it wasn't soooo bad. The Bucs ranked #4 in the NFL in pass defense, and we all know that there was no pressure on the quarterbacks, so the secondary must have been doing something right. And with Raheem Morris now calling the shots, you can be sure that the players in the defensive backfield will get the benefit of the doubt, at least in the beginning. Here's what we have so far:
Ronde Barber: Barber is signed through 2010 and he is just about at the level of untouchability as Derrick Brooks. Whether it was justified or not, Barber is also going to the Pro Bowl this year, so all this shit about "Cut Ronde!" that you see on message boards just isn't happening. He can still pull a great play out of his ass now and then, but his consistency and ultimately his reliability have really taken a hit this year.
Phillip Buchanon: If there was one guy that quarterbacks liked picking on this year, it was Buchanon. Offensive coordinators have found a tendency in him that they like exploiting, and they're not even clever about hiding it. Buchanon's contract is up, and the Bucs should definitely let him test free agency to get an idea of what he is worth.
Aqib Talib: He'll probably replace Buchanon as the starter on that side. There's no reason to think that he'll do anything but improve next year.
Elbert Mack: Undrafted free agent that made some nice special teams tackles and had one really boneheaded personal foul against Matt Ryan that got him suspended.
The previous coaching regime was high on Mack as an eventual contributor, and I think they were right. Morris likes him, too, and while he may be up against some competition next year, chances are good that he'll make the roster.
Torrie Cox: Be honest, you forgot Cox was even on the team, didn't you? Cox has torn various ACLs in three of the last six years (fun fact: Cox's ACLs are made solely of Bazooka Joe bubble gum) and I have to imagine that he's gone in 2009. He has two years left on his contract, but the guy is never healthy. He showed some promise (and gold teeth!) but why you continue to pay this guy?
There are also a couple camp guys on the team that I won't bother assigning names to. The Bucs started off 2008 with four true cornerbacks on the roster and Eugene Wilson, who the Bucs were trying to make back into a corner, but he's really a safety. Anyway, what we're looking for is one or possibly two quality corners: one to push Talib for a starting spot and one to push Mack for the nickel spot. There are some free agents available.
Nnamdi Asomugha is the elite corner on the market this season. I guess he's pretty good; no quarterback ever throws his way, so I'll have to take their fear as an endorsement of his coverage abilities. Oakland may franchise him again or they may work something out with him before the end of the month. I can't believe they'd be so stupid as to let their best player go. But even if he were to leave Oakland, he'd be too pricey for an area where the Bucs think they have sufficient depth.
I also like Dunta Robinson. He's coming off an ACL injury that put him on the PUP list for a while, but he finished the season on a good note and when he's on the top of his game is one of the best around. He has openly stated that he wants to stay in Houston, so unless the Texans outwardly reject him, they should be able to come to an agreement before he gets loose.
Domonique Foxworth: Came to Atlanta from Denver and quickly rose to the starting left corner spot. He can play safety in a pinch, too. He's a guy with a future and Atlanta would be dumb to let him walk away in free agency, especially since they traded away a draft pick to get him. But if he gets loose, the Bucs should seriously think about him. Not only is he a good fit for the needs at that position, but it could deal a nice blow to a division rival.
Andre' Goodman: Will be 31 when the season starts, but had a nice year for Miami with a career-high five picks. I wouldn't mind him if he was the last guy left after the free agency tornado rips through, but he's not ideal.
Jabari Greer: Solid corner who was replaced in Buffalo by first-round pick Leodis McKelvin. He's not a superstar, but he's young and reliable. And a Volunteer.
Corey Ivy: In case you don't remember, Ivy actually started his career in Tampa as a nickelback. He's not ever going to be more than that, but he did get better during his time in Baltimore. He seems to have found a home there and they may want to may a play at getting him back. Good stopgap, but not a solution to anything.
Pacman Jones: If you even want to consider Jones for the Buccaneers, go stick your dick in a beehive.
Ricky Manning, Jr.: Broke several bones in his foot last year and was put on IR. Manning was a hot commodity at one point, but he hasn't made an impact since the Bears went to the Super Bowl. If the Bucs want that, they should just stick with Cox.
R.W. McQuarters: He left his best football in Chicago eight years ago. He's not much more than a punt returner and a situational corner now. Pass.
The top cornerback in the draft seems to be Malcolm Jenkins (Ohio state). Most projections have him going in the top ten, and with good reason. Great size and speed, excellent tackler, top competition in college. He's pretty much the whole package. And the Bucs won't get him without moving up, so let's move on.
A guy that should be around at #19 if the Bucs want to take a cornerback is Alphonso Smith (Wake Forest). Smith is everything that Jenkins is minus five inches. I know five inches doesn't sound like a lot (insert dick joke here (heh… "insert dick")) but if Smith is going up against, say, Plaxico Burress on a fade route, sorry. It ain't happening. He has all the skills and technique and speed you want. Because he's short, he's got a chip on his shoulder and can be overly-aggressive. Sometimes it pans out (his game against Clemson was particularly nasty) and sometimes it doesn't. But if Steve Smith can make a career as a wide receiver at the same height, can't Alphonso Smith do the same at cornerback? He's the best corner that the Bucs could spend their first rounder on. He may even be around in the second where the Bucs pick, and if that's the case, he should be a slam dunk.
Want a sleeper? How about Sherrod Martin (Troy State)? Troy is starting to get a reputation as a team that develops some really underrated talent (Osi Umenyiora, DeMarcus Ware and even our own Elbert Mack to name a few) and I think Martin is next in line. He's a great athlete with all the intangibles you'd want (good leadership, very tough). He's also very fast and offers some versatility if you want to play him at safety, which is where he played a lot of the time at Troy. The biggest problem with him is his shoulders, both of which he severely tore in 2006. He sat out that season and seems to have come back solidly, but it's a concern. He's also a little light (6-0, 191) which gives him speed, but also makes him susceptible to being shoved off the line in press coverage. But he's a great prospect and should be around in the fourth or fifth rounds if the Bucs want to take a shot at him. A good combine showing may push him up a little.
The season will probably shake out with one change at cornerback. Buchanon will be gone and it would be nice to have a veteran like Foxworth step in there. If he can't, put Talib in to start, make Mack your nickel and draft a guy like Martin to be your dime. Then you have to go into the 2010 draft thinking to draft a corner high because Ronde will be on his last year by then.
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Mark S (February 03, 2009 at 05:47pm) :
Dear Santa, Please deliver these gifts in time for training camp. Two starting defensive linemen, one big back with speed (modern equivalent to John Riggins), a steal at OT that upgrades our OL. Ok, so while I playing around lets get the next Joe Montana in the 7th round and his go to guy in the sixth. lol
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We used to always warm her bottles in a bowl of warm water and the gradually we got her to take from temp. Made things easier for us in the night but she doesn't seem to sleep as long? I gave her a warm bottle this evening and she passed out and was only up max 2 hours and passed back out after feeding. Would like to hear other mommas feedback :)
Do you warm LOs bottles?
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Room temp*
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The only time I ever warm LOs is if it's been in the fridge. 99% of the time I mix it right before he eats and it's room temp. I prepare his bottles with just water so when hes hungry we just add formula & shake. We just leave a gallon of baby water on the counter.
Posted 02/23/2013
I exclusively pump, and we've always fed him bottles straight from the fridge. Occasionally I'd hold it between my thighs for a couple of minutes to take the chill off, but we've never warmed them, and he gobbles them right up! I had a LC tell me that with cold milk, his body has to warm it up first, thereby using (or wasting) energy on that process, but I've seen no evidence to that effect. At night he sleeps 10+ hours without having to wake for a feeding.
Posted 02/23/2013
I always feel bad for babies who drink milk that isn't warmed. They were used to swallowing warm amniotic fluid while in the womb. That's what comforts them
And feels better on their system. It may be "easier" to just fill up some formula bottle or grab one from the fridge and give it to baby, but I'd take the extra step to warm it.
And feels better on their system. It may be "easier" to just fill up some formula bottle or grab one from the fridge and give it to baby, but I'd take the extra step to warm it.
Posted 02/23/2013
If its cold yes, but if its room temp no. However I have done the whole "make it warm so he falls asleep drinking it" if he's been fighting sleep.
Posted 02/23/2013
We always mix with hot water from an electric tea kettle or a thermos so we have to cool down her water...
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i prepare bottles with just water too and sleep with the bottles with me to keep em warm haha. it works! its like hatching eggs.
Posted 02/23/2013
I mix her bottles right before she eats with filtered water from the sink. We haven't had problems.
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Rani Mukerji is back with a release after a fairly long time. The film is called Aiyyaa and if you're planning to catch the film that releases today, you might want to know a thing or three about Rani's look in the film. Rani plays a middle class Marathi girl who dreams of conquering the silver screen some day. And her item songs in the film (all of which happen to be dream sequences) have already generated mammoth buzz. The wardrobe for the songs has been done by ace designer Neeta Lulla. The promo posters with Rani in an orange Kasta saree (traditional Maharashtrian saree) worn with oversized funky goggles have already become a talking point. I chatted with Neeta and later Rani to understand what went into creating the traditional yet spunky look that Rani sports in the film.
Her look in Aiyya:
Rani: I'm playing a Marathi girl. So I'll be seen wearing the kind of stuff that a middle class girl Marathi girl usually wears – mostly simple salwar kameezes with a dupatta. At night, she wears a night suit — a pajama and a shirt. Normally Marathis wears the traditional Paithani saree. For the film, my director and I have personally shopped for the clothes in Dadar, Versova and Juhu in Bombay and sarees and jewellery in Pune. There were inputs from me for the look. But I can only dominate the style, the cut and the colour. How it needs to be worn is something the designers decide.
Neeta: She's wearing a short ghagra, a saree which is casually worn, very short Amrapali numbers in Dreamum Wakeupum. The look in the songs is sensuous and contemporary. There are full length skirts inspired by the saree. There's a dress made in gold and diamond hues and the Kasta sarees are in pink and golden yellow, hot pink and lime green and green and orange. So you will see a burst of colours on screen.
The accessories:
Rani: They are limited to a gold chain with a Ganesha locket, balis in the ears, two gold bangles and a watch on her wrist. As a Marathi girl ready to get married, her look is different. She has the nath and the green glass bangles which are considered very auspicious for the wedding day. She also wears gajra on her hair and the chandrakor bindi shaped as a crescent. A lot of thought went behind every outfit. I have worn a chain around my waist in the Aga Bai song and Kashmiri earrings along with a payzeb in antique gold.
Neeta: I gave her hand hangers delicate chain in the wrist held to the finger. There's a bit of revival of the Calcutta jewellery. She's wearing a jewellery piece on her ear called the kaan phool in the title song, which is typical of Calcutta. Thin chains embellish the blouses and hang till the waist.
Favourite look from the film:
Rani: My favourite look is the one in the Aga Bai Halla Machai Re song. I have worn fusion wear to bring out the belly dancing moves in the song. The outfit in inspired by the dhoti of the Odissi dancers wear and the skirt worn by Mohini Attam dancers. It's very Ajanta Ellora and Khajuraho inspired and I see it become huge among the youth in the country. Hopefully all the clothes worn in the film would become a rage. I'm sure the saree and the salwar kameez will become popular in Pune.
Neeta: In one of the songs, she pays a tribute to 90s heroines like Sridevi, Madhuri and Juhi. So she wears the blue saree with goggles from Mr India and Sridevi's look in Chaalbaaz, and Juhi's ghagra choli look in Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak. That's my favourite.
Queen bee's style off screen:
She claims that no one's given her any fashion advise and no fashion offense of hers is so bad that it will come back to haunt her. She doesn't rely on any brands and buys whatever looks good on her. In many ways, Rani's the girl you can walk up to and talk to. She can never be too intimidating because she's the girl you take home to mommy. She's aware of the latest in trends, but not fashion obsessed.
Fashion preferences: I'm comfortable in both Western and Indian wear. I love track pants, jeans, shirts as I am the mostly comfortable in them.
Wardrobe essentials: A black saree or a black dress. Anything that has black in it never fails me.
Rani's shopping fundas: I love shopping abroad as I get the freedom and the independence to go anywhere and try on things. As a shopper, I like to see stuff and I get that opportunity only abroad.
Favourite look from a film: The look from Bunty Aur Babli. It was youthful and became quite iconic.
Rani's fashion advise to you: Please wear things that you feel you look good in. It's not important that others think of it. It's important for you to feel good in them and only then will you look confident.


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From the Rijksstraatweg you may need a moment to find Country Estate 'de Dijkweide', it is located at number 89, just outside the village of Wilp in Gelderland. Once you are approaching over the long driveway – a sign reminding you to watch out for young hares and deer – the estate can be seen ahead, basking in the morning sun, surrounded by extensive lawns, solitary trees, with the edge of the forest in the distance. Nearly 15 acres of private forest and meadows, partially leased out until recently, guaranteeing an unrivalled view. (With additionally up to 20 acres available for purchase.)
As characteristic for the period during which the house was built, a majestic red copper beech tree has been planted in front of it. Undoubtedly, this would have been the place from which the architect J.G.A. van Dongen (1896 - 1973, renowned for his Delftse School architectural style in his churches) was standing in1932, overseeing the construction of his design, without daring to dream that the property would be in virtually the same condition eighty years on. His expertise and the dedication of the loving owners made it all possible. CountryEstate 'De Dijkweide' houses a treasure of silent testimony thereof.
Through the hallway and the spacious, bright living room with chateau parquet flooring, I follow the lord of the manor to the conservatory. 'This is where we prefer to spend our time during the summer, when we aren't sitting outside on one of the patios, that is', he explains. 'The panoramic view over our private land, the tranquillity,storks and often a herd of deer make the need for a book nearly superfluous'.During the winter the fireplace in the living room, lit day and night, provides the cosy atmosphere which characterises the entire house. Because 'DeDijkweide' is big; large enough to invite your family for dinner and an overnight stay, without it ever feeling empty or cold even for just two. 'This house has it all, and we will miss it tremendously: the amazing and rare combination of the space, the view, while feeling so comfortable and homely', his wife admits. Of course, an estate of this size and allure can also be demanding.
With a great eye for authenticity and quality the house has seen many years of renovations,improvements and modernisations. You can cook a dinner using sleek built-in appliances at not one but two places in this house. There is also indoor access to the in-house garage. A utility room for the washer and dryer, and two large pantry cellars under the kitchen, offer an abundance of space.
Through the stained glass windows lining the staircase colored light flows into the hallway. At the top of the stairs two bright bedrooms – both with en suite bathroom – a separate shower and a storage closet all come out onto the landing.Waking up in this home must be a pure delight with the grand views from themaster bedroom balcony.
Under the beams of the roof, on the attic, two extra bedrooms and a bathroom are hidden away like gems. 'Our children have all flown the nest years ago, so we hardly require all of this extra space, the layout and facilities truly make this an ideal family home'.
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Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott, the all-time leading trainer at Churchill Downs, reached the 650-victory milestone Wednesday afternoon when James Karp's favored Anecdote won the eighth race in wire-to-wire fashion under Jesus Castanon.
The 58-year-old native of Mobridge, S.D., saddled his first winner at Churchill Downs during the 1978 Fall Meet and has won nine training titles. Dale Romans is the closest to Mott in victories with 529.
Mott, who will send out five starters in this weekend's Breeders' Cup World Championships, also is Churchill Downs' leader in stakes victories with 80, eight more than D. Wayne Lukas.
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The Master of Pastoral Theology aims to equip graduates to exercise various forms of ministry and pastoral leadership for their particular ecclesial, institutional and social contexts. As one of our graduate degree professional programs in practical theology, it brings together the resources of the Faculties of Theology and of Human Sciences to support its interdisciplinary character. Students learn to discern the sociological and psychological dimensions of a theologically reflective practice that attends to the complexities of the social and ecclesial context of ministry.
Throughout the program, students form a culturally and ecumenically diverse cohort that supports their integral formation for ministry integration of theory and practice. The overall objectives of the program are achieved through a learning model comprised of six courses, a supervised pastoral placement, as well as a three-trimester practicum that ends with an integrative research paper.
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Team news: Michael Hoganson handed full Derby County debut against Wolverhampton Wanderers
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MICHAEL Hoganson will make his full debut for Derby County against Wolverhampton Wanderers at Pride Park Stadium today (3pm).
The 19-year-old defender will start at left-back in place of Gareth Roberts, who begins a three-match suspension following his red card in Tuesday's 2-1 defeat at Hull City.
Hoganson, who joined the Rams last summer after being released by Newcastle United, has only made one brief appearance for the Derby first-team before, coming on as a late substitute in the home win against Middlesbrough on New Year's Day.
Nigel Clough's side is otherwise unchanged, with John Brayford continuing in central defence with Jake Buxton, Mark O'Brien and James O'Connor (all knee) still sidelined.
Teenage striker Mason Bennett returns to the matchday squad after returning from international duty with England Under-17s.
Wolves boss Dean Saunders, facing his former club, makes three changes to the side that drew 2-2 at home to Leeds United last weekend.
Central defender Kaspars Gorkss makes his debut following his loan move from Reading, so Christophe Berra makes way.
Meanwhile, there are recalls for David Edwards and Bjorn Sigurdarson, who come in for Sylvan Ebanks-Blake (bench) and Tongo Doumbia (knee).
DERBY COUNTY: Legzdins, Freeman, Keogh, Brayford, Hoganson, Coutts, Hughes, Hendrick, Bryson, J Ward, Sammon. Subs: Fielding (gk), Gjokaj, Davies, Doyle, Jacobs, Robinson, Bennett.
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Where did the Irish O'Higgins family come from? What is the Irish O'Higgins family crest and coat of arms? When did the O'Higgins family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the O'Higgins family history?There are many Irish surnames being used today in forms that are quite different than their original, ancient forms. O'Higgins originally appeared in Gaelic as O huigin, which is derived from the word uiging, which is akin to the Norse word viking.
Irish names were rarely spelled consistently in the Middle Ages. Spelling variations of the name O'Higgins dating from that time include Higgins, Higgin, O'Higgin, Higgans, Higgens and many more.
First found in County Sligo (Irish: Sligeach), in the province of Connacht in Northwestern Ireland, where they held a family seat from ancient times. This distinguished Irish Clann was a branch of the O'Neills, said to descend from a grandson of Niall of the Nine Hostages, the 4th century High King of Ireland and founder of the Uí Neill Clan.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our O'Higgins research. Another 289 words(21 lines of text) covering the years 1315, 1501, 1595, 1720, 1578, 1659, 1624, 1691, 1659, 1661, 1679, 1670, 1735, 1720, 1801, 1796 and 1818 are included under the topic Early O'Higgins History in all our PDF Extended History products.
Another 197 words(14 lines of text) are included under the topic Early O'Higgins Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.
The 19th century saw a great wave of Irish families leaving Ireland for the distant shores of North America and Australia. These families often left their homeland hungry, penniless, and destitute do to the policies of England. Those Irish immigrants that survived the long sea passage initially settled on the eastern seaboard of the continent. Some, however, moved north to a then infant Canada as United Empire Loyalists after ironically serving with the English in the American War of Independence. Others that remained in America later joined the westward migration in search of land. The greatest influx of Irish immigrants, though, came to North America during the Great Potato Famine of the late 1840s. Thousands left Ireland at this time for North America, and those who arrived were immediately put to work building railroads, coal mines, bridges, and canals. In fact, the foundations of today's powerful nations of the United Sates and Canada were to a larger degree built by the Irish. Archival documents indicate that members of the O'Higgins family relocated to North American shores quite early: Dan Higgins, who settled in Virginia in 1654; Francis Higgins settled in Virginia in 1651; John Higgins settled in Virginia in 1659; Walter Higgins settled in Nevis in 1663.
The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.
Motto: Pro patria
Motto Translation: For my country
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Google News in Hindi
Thursday, March 15, 2007
Millions of Hindi speakers across India and the rest of the world have a reason to cheer: Google News is now available in Hindi.
Google News gathers news stories from the various Hindi news sources on the web and presents a ranked one-page summary with all the links to your favourite news sources in the various sections. One of the interesting challenges we faced in this edition was the fact that not all our Hindi news sources are in UTF-8 format. Though we strongly back and urge the adoption of the Unicode-based UTF-8 standard by all Indian language websites, we didn't want to deprive our readers from reaching content on some of their favourite news sources which are not yet there. So we internally translate this information to the UTF-8 standard and do all the processing necessary to provide links to these sites. We hope that this edition will enable the huge Hindi-speaking Internet population to easily reach all of your favourite news content across the web, and also help news publishers to connect to their audience better.
We at the Google Bangalore office are pleased to launch our first Indian language edition of Google News -- and we will certainly be following up with more Indian languages in the future. On a personal note, this launch also marks the completion of a fun-filled and exciting first year for me at Google.
And now I'm off to tell my beloved family members and friends all the great news --or should I say Google News?


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Mmm, Cookies is a wonderful book!In our class we did an author study.It was a web page, and we put a lot of work into it.The way the story was put was just amazing! The order he put the story. Other books he wrote are very excellent. The boy in the story finds play clay and actually makes cookies out of it. He gives it to his mom! Can you believ that? He actually gave his mom that looks like play dough. My reading buddie especially liked the book. Robert Munsch is a really talented guy along with his illistrator. I recommend this for kids 3-8. a little more desription in the end would have made this book much better.
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Like the other Munsch books, this one is wacky and funderful. Also, like the other Munsch books, it began as a story told to children. It builds to a crescendo at the end when the story explodes. My 7-year-old likes the way Munsch's kids are level-headed while the adults tend to go off the deep end.
5.0 out of 5 stars Mmmm Mmmm GOOD!!!,
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I read this story quite frequently with my two children, 4 1/2 and 9 months of age. The repetition and use of sounds when eating the fake cookies is so much fun. We really get into to it and then after reading it we have fun making our own playdoh cookies. It's great to bring the family together.
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WACO (June 25, 2013) -- McLennan Community College has tabbed Mitch Thompson as the new head coach of the Highlander baseball program.
The move was approved by the school Tuesday evening.
Thompson has more than 20 years of coaching experience with stints at Mississippi State University, Radford University, Auburn University and most recently at Baylor University.
As an assistant coach, he helped lead 17 teams to the NCAA National Tournament and three to the College World Series in Omaha, Neb.
Thompson was named the 2006 Baseball America/American Baseball Coaches Association National Assistant Baseball Coach of the Year.
He has served as the featured speaker at the 2005 American Baseball Coaches Association National Convention, the 2011 Legacy Outfitters National Convention, and high school coaches' association conventions in Louisiana, Michigan, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas.
Thompson has a bachelor's of science in physical education from Fort Hays State University and a master's of education in physical education from Mississippi State University.
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Help need diet tips
Hi I'm new here I'm not a bodybuilder I'm just trying to tone up and loose weight maybe get a little bit of muscle of define my muscles. I don't know much about it and am not sure on what to eat I'm afraid if I do some of the diets that I saw posted, I will get fatter instead of loosing weight. I also saw that it was good to take flax oil but again i'm not sure if that would be good for me. I am 5'2 weight 145lbs and work out every day with the firm work out tapes they are a weight and cardio combination workout. I'm trying to define my muscle and loose weight today I had 3 eggs with ham and 2 toasts (wheat)for breakfast, 2 apples for snack, fish and rice for lunch, and also brought ham, wheat bread, lettuce and tomato to eat it 2 hours before my work out and I'm not sure what I will have for dinner.... Am I eating too much????? or is it OK???? Help me please .......
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Sounds like you are doing well. Do not push yourself to
eat more than you would eat normally. If you are just beginning just go with your current knowledge and read and expand over time. Get into the workouts and stay into the workouts. Knowing that you are getting good workouts will inspire you to learn to eat well. Diet alone never works.
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Read thru this site, especially the nutrition section and check out some of the other women's journals here on the site to see what we're doing. None of us are wanting to get all big and manly looking, just nice and toned (for the most part) like you. So you can follow advice from this site (especially the women), have no fear, it won't get you all big or anything like that. Believe me, you have to really work at it to get big. I'd suggest starting out by tailoring one of the fat burning diets presented here to yourself and basically just keep reading and learning. It's a big learning process to find out how your body reacts to diet changes. You have to find what works best for you and go from there, only you can find out what really works and what doesn't. But take a look at a lot of the women's journals here to see what we're eating, that should at least give you some basic guidelines. When starting out, it should be more a matter of cutting out foods you shouldn't be eating rather than cutting any calories. Just start with the basics, 5-6 meals a day, no starchy carbs at night, etc. Starting a journal here of your own with what you're eating and when, and how you're training is probably your best bet as far as getting good help/advice. I would also recommend you check out www.fitday.com as you can keep track of your calories and macronutrients (protein, carbs, fat) there. I was really keeping up with many of the women's journals, helping them out, advising them on diet and training, but recently my time has become very limited so I'm unable to give as much personal attention. Anyway, start a journal then you'll get some better advice. [img]/forum/images/icons/wink.gif[/img]
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Chet is a leukemia survivor who is now in remission. He became increasingly concerned with the sudden, large bruises he started to experience from minor bumps. After being diagnosed with leukemia, Chet came to Roswell Park for chemotherapy treatment. He describes chemotherapy's physical side effects and how he felt while waiting for a bone marrow transplant. Chet also shares how he managed to stay mentally strong and has a message to those in similar situations.


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Osburn: Super Tuesday fails to clear up GOP fieldWritten by Ben Osburn | | email@example.com
On March 6, voters in 10 states went to the polls to cast their ballots. The day is called Super Tuesday because it is the day where the greatest number of states hold their elections and the most delegates are up for grabs. Yet compared to others, this Super Tuesday wasn't so super. A relatively low number of states held their elections on Super Tuesday this year and after looking at the results, Republicans still look undecided as to who they want their presidential nominee to be.
The 10 states that held their primaries were Oklahoma, North Dakota, Tennessee, Alaska, Vermont, Massachusetts, Idaho Virginia, Georgia and our native Ohio. More than 400 delegates were up for grabs. Alaska, Idaho and North Dakota all use caucuses while the other states use primaries. Delegate allocation of the contests was convoluted. All competing states use proportionate delegation, aside from Virginia and Idaho, which use winner-take-all formats. Some states, like Ohio, will use a winner-take-all system only if a candidate gets more than 50 percent of the popular vote.
Make no mistake — after Super Tuesday's results, one can make the argument that former Gov. Mitt Romney is going to be the eventual nominee; he won six of the 10 contests on Super Tuesday (Vermont, Massachusetts, Idaho, Ohio, Alaska and Virginia). He was awarded at least 210 of the delegates, bringing him to 415 and counting. His closest competition, former Sen. Rick Santorum, lags behind with 176. Romney has the best ground game, the most money and, quite frankly, the most experience, at least business wise, of all the candidates. Not only has he won the most states of any candidate, he has won states in every region of the country. On Super Tuesday he beat Santorum, 1.4 million to Santorum's 819,000. Romney won here in Ohio, albeit by only 12,000. Ohio Republicans have correctly chosen the eventual Republican presidential nominee every four years since 1976.
Yet for Romney, the path to the nomination has been more difficult than anticipated. Let's look at Ohio. The polls closed at 7:30 p.m. and the results did not come until around 1 a.m. What was the reason for this? It's because, as usual, the state was too close to call. Going into the contest, the polls showed the candidates in a dead heat and as the results started to pour in, it was easy to see why. For most of the night, Santorum held a small percentage lead over Romney. His key areas were the rural parts of Ohio, like Wood, Defiance and Ottawa counties. Oddly enough, Santorum even won Lucas County, but only by 1 percent. The results from urban counties were what won the election for Romney. Cuyahoga and Franklin counties, which contain Cleveland and Columbus respectively, both went for Romney. The most important county of the night was Hamilton. Home to Cincinnati, Hamilton County has historically been a predictor of which candidate gets the win. It overwhelmingly went for Romney, who beat Santorum there by 20 points.
So why was it such a close race? One answer lies in Romney's faults, more so than Santorum's strengths. The demographic groups Romney lost in Ohio represent his weaknesses countrywide. For example, Romney has not fared well with young voters. This was true in Ohio as well, as Santorum won every age group younger than 65. Romney also has not fared well with voters who make under $100,000 a year, and this fact held true in Ohio. Finally, Romney has not done well with evangelicals, a strong coalition of the GOP. In Ohio, 47 percent of evangelicals voted for Santorum, to Romney's 30 percent. Combined with his decline of favorability with independents, these statewide statistics show what Romney needs to work on nationally.
Santorum's lack of staff and ground game led to his demise in Ohio. In three of the congressional districts, he had no delegates tied to him, allowing Romney to win them even though Santorum earned them. Santorum will need more resources if he is to truly compete. He did not have a bad night though, and some may say he did better than expected. Given his plight in Ohio, he was still able to get 19 delegates and almost won the popular vote. His wins in Oklahoma and North Dakota were not momentous in terms of the delegate count, but certainly provided a boost to his campaign. Tennessee was the biggest win of the night for him, in terms of delegates and consensus. He won every region in the state. Santorum is favored to win the upcoming Kansas and Alabama primaries.
It was thought Ron Paul might have a chance to win North Dakota, but Santorum blocked him and Paul remains winless so far.
Former Speaker Newt Gingrich won Georgia, his home state. Despite only winning one state on Super Tuesday, Gingrich won the state with the most delegates. Calls from fellow conservatives and the Santorum campaign to drop out have not fazed him, as he intends to wait to see how well he does in his native South.
Ben Osburn is a graduate student in political science at the University of Toledo. Email him at letters@toledo freepress.com.
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By Scott Huddleston : May 26, 2013 : Updated: May 27, 2013 10:05am
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The current Joske's building.
Proposed building.
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The Historic Design and Review Commission has not backed any of the proposals that would put a 26-story tower atop Joske's.
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Photo By Courtesy SA Partnership Architects
A proposed 24-story hotel/time-share tower, seen here in an artist's illustration, is being planned for the top of the Joske's building, which is attached to Rivercenter mall. One of our readers says she does not care what the building looks like as long as the owners revive the Christmas display windows that delighted generations of children.
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Photographs of Joske's famed holiday displays are on exhibit at the Institute of Texan Cultures. Courtesy San Antonio Light Collection, UTSA Libraries Special Collections
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Readers share their disapproval of the proposed hotel tower in the Joske's building downtown, shown here in an artist's rendering.
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A proposed 24-story hotel/timeshare tower, seen in an artist rendering provided Friday March 29, 2013 by SAPartnership Architects, is being planned for the top of the JoskeÕs building, which is attached to the Rivercenter Mall.
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A proposed 24-story hotel/timeshare tower, seen in an artist rendering provided Friday March 29, 2013 by SAPartnership Architects, is being planned for the top of the JoskeÕs building, which is attached to the Rivercenter Mall.
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The Downtown Blog: Deciphering Sculley's decision on Joske's
The San Antonio Conservation Society published a full-page newspaper advertisement Sunday that urges the city "not to put special interests ahead of protecting our local landmarks" by allowing a hotel tower to be built near the Alamo.
The ad, on page A31 of Sunday's San Antonio Express-News, refers to a "high-rise hotel atop the historic Joske's building" but doesn't mention parties in the project's development group or City Manager Sheryl Sculley, who conditionally overturned a 6-2 vote on May 1 by the Historic and Design Review Commission to deny conceptual approval of the project.
The ad accuses the city of "putting private interests ahead of creating a better downtown for both residents and tourists" by letting Ashkenazy Acquisition Corp., owner of the Joske's building and Rivercenter mall, work with BC Realty Partners of Dallas to develop a 500-room hotel and time share project in the nationally recognized Alamo Plaza Historic District.
On May 10, Sculley approved the conceptual design on the condition the development group return to the HDRC within 60 days with a design that reduces the scale of the addition, or a "credible market demand study" to support the scale if it is not consistent with nearby historic structures. The conditions also include a parking plan, consultation with the National Park Service on impacts the project would have on the San Antonio missions' World Heritage Site nomination and a "contemporary interpretation of design" ensuring the project will contribute "to the diversity of the hotel marketplace experience."
Mayor Julián Castro and City Councilman Diego Bernal have supported Sculley's action, and HDRC Chairman Tim Cone has called it "a very thoughtful decision." Some have said that the new information will ensure that the final design will balance downtown development with the aesthetics of one of the city's most historic sites.
But the ad said the city is "disregarding its own guidelines" for historic districts. The 380-foot-tall towerwould "irrevocably destroy the visual experience" of Alamo Plaza, destroy all but the 1930s façade of the 1880s Joske's building and increase the difficulty of finding a suitable future use for the building, the ad stated.
Conservation Society President Nancy Avellar called the project a risky venture for Ashkenazy, which she said has executed a "failed business plan" at the mall. She fears the development group will not make substantive design changes.
"We have asked them for a smaller hotel. They claim they need an enormous hotel to finance the expansion," Avellar said Sunday.
A call to Sculley Sunday was not returned. Trish DeBerry, spokeswoman for BC Realty, said the development group is working on an updated design for the Joske's building that "honors the integrity" of the surrounding historic district and will be a "transformational project for downtown."
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June 16 (Reuters) - Following are security developments in Iraq as of 1645 GMT on Thursday.
KIRKUK - A dead body showing signs of torture and gunshot wounds was found in the southern part of the city of Kirkuk, 250 km (155 miles) north of Baghdad, local police said.
MOSUL - Gunmen shot dead a porter in a vegetable market in western Mosul, 390 km (240 miles) north of Baghdad, a local police source said.
MOSUL - Gunmen shot dead a civilian who was standing in front of his home in eastern Mosul, a local police source said.
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BAGHDAD - Gunmen using silenced weapons shot and seriously wounded an Iraqi policeman in Baghdad's northern district of Shaab, an interior ministry source said. (Compiled by Baghdad newsroom)


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Did a little research on this issue (very little). I read what the CEO said. It seems to me that he said he is in favor of traditional marriage between a man and a woman.
I don't get it -- I don't think he was bashing homosexuals. So, what's the rumpus?
I also see that (former) Gov. Mike Huckabee started the ball rolling with the "Support Chick-fil-A Day" (today).... I didn't see where Huckabee made any derogatory comments about homosexuals either... so again -- what/where's the rumpus?
Isn't today (8-1) the day that was designated as "Support your local Chick-fil-A" day?
Who started the support movement? Can anyone here tell me?
I know there aren't many Chick-fil-A stores in this area. I believe there is one in the Menlo Park Mall and another at the Woodbridge Mall. Have never been to one myself.
Are there active anti-Chick-fil-A protests going on at these stores?
InReeseITrust --
Due dilligence? Really? In-depth background checks? Ever hear of CASH for CLUNKERS? LOL!
We still have a BROKEN U.S. Visit system that doesn't recognize WHEN PEOPLE LEAVE!
Capable of properly running another AMNESTY PROGRAM? I'm sorry, but I don't feel that way...
Work permits?
How about WALKING PAPERS -- this November -- for any politician who believes in AMNESTY!
"You need to be an American citizen to vote"....
Correct. But how much would you like to bet that there are non-citizens who vote and vote often? (g)
This is not representative government at work.
This will only result in more ILLEGAL ALIENS competing for jobs with AMERICAN CITIZENS. Will your children be competing with them for a job? PERHAPS AT A LOWER SALARY?
There will be a load of opportunity for fraud to be perpetrated here. Congress can't allow this to happen and they'd better get on the ball.
Oh -- and what of the ILLEGAL ALIEN parents of these children? They don't have to worry about being deported if their children come forward.
Whatever happened to following the law?
"Because of a reader's comment, I feel obligated to include the photo below of a BSA Goldstar."
BSA Goldstar? What Goldstar? (g)
Many of our elected officials are standing in the way. Many don't want our immigration laws enforced.
cactusjoe6 --
Re E-Verify. I believe that E-Verify's accuracy is higher than 96%. More like 99.something %
sharmayne --
Good points all. As far as getting the homeland security thing right.... well, my confidence isn't high. For an example -- do you remember "cash for clunkers"? (g)
I should correct myself. MANY (not most, not all) are shameless.
Eurosport --
I agree with you -- we do need id checks for voting. It's about time. If the REAL Jerry Thomas was a citizen and registered to vote -- then perhaps he's been voting from beyond the grave for 20 years now LOL.....
Yes -- shame on us! The only problem is -- there is no shame in this society/country now. Most are SHAMELESS!
I agree. The TSA didn't catch anything. I'm thinking someone called in a tip. As far as the background checks go --- I guess JERRY THOMAS was able to pass a background check. TOO BAD THEY DIDN'T CHECK TO SEE IF JERRY THOMAS WAS STILL ALIVE.... (g)
Re E-Verify. Although I want E-Verify enacted country-wide, I doubt it highly that it played a part in this case. The victim (murder victim) may well have been a U.S. citizen.
I'd be willing to bet that this was the result of some argument the accused had with someone that knew him. Someone probably phoned in a tip....
Yes, a very industrious people. First it was with internet email and phishing.... now it appears some are branching out into "security"... (g)
I think I saw a gator in the pond yesterday....
--thanks for the morning chuckle
Was only a joke.... admittedly in poor taste... I forgot to add a grin again (g)....
I think Dharun should be given a new trial... under one condition. It should not be a trial by jury of twelve (with alternates). It should be a trial by jury with only one juror -- Chastity/Chaz Bono. That person alone should be able to determine Dharun's innocence (or guilt). What do you think? (g)


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The Minnesota Vikings were 3-7 under Brad Childress last season, and 3-3 under Leslie Frazier.
That tells you something about why Frazier was promoted from interim head coach to head coach. The Vikings have already responded positively to Frazier. Now he hopes to build on what he started.
"Without question, we have a much better feel for our football team after going back and looking at the 2010 season and just trying to ascertain what pieces do we need to fit in order to close the gap on the teams in the NFC North that are ahead of us,'' Frazier said at the NFL Scouting Combine.
Frazier brings 12 years of NFL coaching experience to the table, as a defensive backs coach with the Philadelphia Eagles and Indianapolis Colts, and as a defensive coordinator with the Cincinnati Bengals and Vikings.
His even-keeled demeanor rubbed players the right way, after all the soap opera scenarios involving Brett Favre, the addition of Randy Moss that flopped, and the friction between Childress and players.
The Vikings still have plenty of questions to answer. But a change at the top was needed, and Frazier's positive audition as interim coach made him the obvious choice to lead this group.
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"I think he's a phenomenal person," Eagles coach Andy Reid told reporters of Frazier last season. "You never have to worry about him as a person. The players respect him, and he's a heck of a football coach. ''
Biggest asset: The Vikings can still hand Adrian Peterson the football. Peterson rushed for 1,298 yards last season, and that was his lowest total in four NFL seasons. When you have a back that has averaged more than 1,300 yards per season, you give him the rock. Toby Gerhart (322 yards) also averaged four yards per carry as a rookie, so expect the running game to be the foundation of the Vikings' attack.
Biggest headache: Who will be their starting quarterback? The Vikings took Christian Ponder with the 12th pick in the draft, but some scouts think that taking Ponder that high was a reach. The lockout has robbed Ponder of valuable time to work with coaches and to learn the Vikings' offense. Joe Webb, in his second year, also lacks experience.
The Vikings are expected to add a veteran quarterback once the lockout ends. But whether that's Donovan McNabb or someone else, Frazier and staff must figure out the best way to manage Ponder's development. It's a tricky situation, and Frazier has spent plenty of time thinking about it.
"We've looked at the available free agent quarterbacks," Frazier told reporters earlier this month. "We have a list, and we've identified the guys that we think fit what we're looking for, if we chose to go that route. We haven't made a decision that we're going to go with a veteran quarterback, but we have an idea based on the list we've put together.''
X-factor: The Vikings could lose wide receiver Sidney Rice if he is declared a free agent under the next collective bargaining agreement. Losing Rice would hurt. He turns 25 years old in September, and he enjoyed a breakout season in 2009. Rice was not the same last season after returning from hip surgery, but he has had time to recover. Rice, when healthy, is a top receiver the Vikings can afford to part with.
Systems check: There will be a lot of pressure on new offensive coordinator Bill Musgrave. He will be working with young quarterbacks Ponder and Webb, rushing to learn a new system. Musgrave might be forced to take a simplified approach, but simpler is not always better. Frazier's experience as a defensive coordinator, coupled with his familiarity with the Vikings' personnel, should help that side of the football.
Turnaround potential: The Vikings have a difficult challenge in the NFC North. The Green Bay Packers are the defending Super Bowl champs and looked stacked to make a strong run at repeating. The Chicago Bears won the division last season, and there is no reason to think they will not be a playoff contender. The improving Detroit Lions, who matched the Vikings' win total last season, have become a trendy pick as a playoff possibility. Frazier and the Vikings might be the team in the division with the most to prove.


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GRAHAM, NC — A Graham High School student says fellow high school students have been bullying him online for weeks, including threats of violence and death threats.
15-year-old Troy Knighten said the other students are after him because they think he's a "snitch."
His father Buck Knighten kept track of the threats by taking screen shots from Facebook and printing them out.
A conversation between the accused bullies reads "Do you want his head? It don't matter. Yeah, [unprintable] one of y'all pick and eat that [unprintable]. If I fight him I'm going to kill him."
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By Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class William SelbySpecial to American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, April 22, 2009 The U.S. military is building relationships as well as local infrastructure as it participates in Balikatan, a joint, bilateral exercise in the Philippines, the U.S. director for the exercise said.
"This particular effort is the 25th in the series as far as U.S. and Philippine participation," Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Ronald L. Bailey said during a "DoD Live" bloggers roundtable.
Bailey is deputy commanding general of the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force, commanding general of 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, and U.S. director of Balikatan 2009.
"The term Balikatan is a Tagalog term which means 'shoulder to shoulder,' and for us it characterizes the philosophy and intent of the exercise," the general said.
The exercise helps about 22,000 people in need, Bailey said, and involves humanitarian and civic assistance, a scenario-based staff exercise and field training activities.
"We've got six medical civil-assistance projects, six engineer civil-assistance projects, and 15 community-relations projects," Bailey added. "So that's what we, as joint forces, are doing in conjunction with the Philippine force."
The joint forces are installing two wells, building two schools, and creating two roads that will be finished by the end of the exercise, and they're providing medical, dental and veterinarian work for those in need, Bailey said.
Because of the size of the exercise this year, the general said, the joint forces have much more capability to accomplish their goals.
"There are about 4,700 sailors, soldiers, and Marines on the U.S. side involved in this, and roughly around 5,200 [Philippines armed forces members] involved," Bailey said. "This is one of the largest, in terms of scope and size of Balikatan, in the 25 years that we've been conducting this thing."
Bailey said another positive aspect of Balikatan is its cost-effectiveness.
"For example, two wells, two schools, and two roads -- it's about … $340,000," he said. "We're seeing about 22,000 Philippine citizens from the medical perspective. That will cost us about $77,000." The money spent is a small investment for what the United States gets in return, the general added.
"The key [for the United States and the region is] to build relationships and friendships, so in case there is a problem or a time of need, you're not starting from ground zero," Bailey explained. "So I think we're getting a lot for our money and, most importantly, a lot of people in dire need in the Philippines are getting some wonderful support and service."
(Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class William Selby serves in the Defense Media Activity's emerging media directorate.)
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"St. Louis Auto Specialists," the banner proclaims, "brings you information on St. Louis auto racing."
Read on, though, and you'll raise an eyebrow. "This site is for entertainment purposes only. It is a place where users can post fantasies or stories for other members to view.... The information on this site is intended for adult audiences only, by definition, in the state of Missouri, you must be 18 or older to view the information on this site...."
These folks must really love their cars!
Beyond the homepage, it quickly becomes evident that "STLASP" stands for "St. Louis Adult Service Providers" — an entirely different kind of body work. Here the "providers" are prostitutes — or, if you like your euphemisms, escorts — and their customers are "hobbyists." STLASP is the virtual forum in which they discuss everything from gardening to philosophy to how they prefer one another's pubic hair to be groomed. They alert each other to possible police stings and scam artists in the "erotic services" section of Craigslist. And customers — seemingly all of them men — write and post lengthy reviews of their experiences with the call girls.
An escort herself, the site's creator says she founded STLASP in June of last year after moving to the St. Louis area from Southern California, where she'd been involved in a nearly identical online community. She found that the message board not only made her job safer by allowing her to screen her clients, it also created a tight-knit network of the region's online escorts, providing a forum for them to share knowledge, including concerns about potentially dangerous johns.
"I'm trying to educate the women and give them a chance to feel safe and feel a connection with others that are in the same industry," says the woman, who agreed to be interviewed for this story on the condition that she not reveal her real name and that she be referred to as "Mac."
"There's a lot of power in numbers. I'm trying to educate them to be as independent as they can and make smart choices."
The idea of escorts on the Internet is nothing new — the oldest profession has long embraced 21st-century technology. But according to Stacey Swimme, co-founder of
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"From what I've been researching about the sex industry over the past 25 years, that is the biggest change," Swimme says. "Providers are talking to each other. That is a force to be reckoned with. That is where political power comes from, is that sort of community-building."
STLASP's "Reviews" section contains more than 7,000 posts. Many are based on a review template in which "hobbyists" share their experiences with local providers.
Did the ASP's photos accurately portray her?
Was she punctual?
Did she pressure you into tipping?
And, of course: "Activities between consenting adults (what did you do)?"
The reviews are peppered with abbreviations and jargon. An escort might be a "FOTC" (fuck of the century) or a DFE ("dead fish experience"). When johns say "CMD" (carpet matches drapes) or "Hardwood Floors," they're referring to their date's body hair, not her taste in interior decorating.
While phrases like "She spoke French without an interpreter" and "We took a trip to the Mediterranean" carry one meaning in a newspaper travel section, on STLASP they refer to oral sex without a condom and anal sex, respectively.
Reviewers may wax passionate: "I would advise you to take your vitamins, drink lots of fluids, eat your Wheaties, and get plenty of rest before your date," one recently wrote. "She will wear you out."
Or merely state the obvious: "The massage is not therapeutic, not a professional style, muscle-relaxing type massage. But if you enjoy a very pretty girl spreading lotion all over your body, you will be pleased."
The practice of posting online reviews of escorts dates back about ten years. David Elms, creator of The Erotic Review (www.theeroticreview.com), claims his Web site was one of the first to encourage men to provide feedback about their clandestine encounters. Reached by phone in his Southern California office, Elms explains that he got the idea after being ripped off by a call girl.
"It was a way that people could be held accountable for their actions in this industry," Elms says. "Now girls prefer that they find clients on The Erotic Review. It already tells a guy all the juicy details, so he doesn't have to ask stupid questions."
Elms says his Web site, created in 1999, now attracts more than 300,000 visitors a day, and that half of the site's users log on more than once a day. He collects information about each person who registers an account and says the average hobbyist is between 35 and 55 years old with a median income of $80,000.
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