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41Garand wrote:Texas has a legal process for this approval.
How does it work?
Harrold isd did it back in 2008.
How do we get this done in more isd's?
Can a principal approve an individual at a particular school, or does it have to be isd wide?
Anyone attempted to this? Please let me know how you approached the issue, who you talked to and outcome.
Anyone here from Harrold? I would like to hear from you.
Sorry for all of the questions.
I am just looking for clarification and solutions.
Thanks to all.
gdanaher wrote:This is very much a top down issue. Harrold ISD is sort of a unique situation in that they are rural, have more than their share of rattle snakes, an active FFA program, and obviously a board that is very supportive of chl. I don't think the nexus of their decision was so much fear of an armed person assaulting the school so much as being able to dispatch those rattlers. If the district in which you reside is similar to the Harrold demographic, you might be able to convince the authorities so authorize concealed carry by the staff.
Sidro wrote:I graduated from Harrold and still live near by. The decision to allow teachers and staff was decided on by the school board and the superintendant. Those allowed to carry are required to have a a certain amount of training and carry ammunition is restricted to certain types. <SNIP>
My self included.If a campus has teachers who have chl, and they are willing, get them into training to support your campus police in events like what happened in Connecticut today. I'd sign up immediately!!
SherwoodForest wrote:Yes, pursuant to statute that is the procedure. While discussions, and meetings proceed - precisely WHAT , WHO is protecting our school children TODAY as we speak ?
In the thousands of schools in Texas - what protection stands between the lives of our children and another marauding murderer ? That is THE QUESTION BEGGING A RESPONSE.
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Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 921(a)(26) the term "school" means a school which provides elementary or secondary education, as determined under State law.
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Note: A conviction under the GFSZA will cause an individual to become a "prohibited person" under the Gun Control Act of 1968. This will bar them from legally owning firearms for the rest of their life.
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STUART — Shantanu Jakhete and Greg Lukens, both students in the Tiger Woods Learning Center at Murray Middle School, will be mastering the Pythagorean theorem and putting this summer.
Shantanu, 12, who will be an eighth-grader at Murray Middle this fall, and Greg, 12, an incoming seventh-grader, have been chosen to receive all-expense paid trips to the Tiger Woods Learning Center's Summer Academy from July 15 to 20 in Anaheim, Calif.
"It's a privilege to be chosen and very generous of Tiger Woods to sponsor me and Greg," Shantanu said.
Shantanu, son of Sanjeev and Shalini Jakhete of Stuart, and Greg, son of Michael and Regina Lukens of Stuart, were chosen by the staff at the Woods center at Murray Middle.
"To be just one of two of us to be chosen from our program feels great," Greg said.
The Woods Foundation, developed by golf superstar Tiger Woods and his late father, Earl, helped prepare an empty classroom at Murray for the after-school facility and donated laptop computers, microscopes and other equipment for the program, which typically has about 50 sixth- and seventh-graders. The school district is not responsible for any of the costs.
Kit Weir, a former principal at Murray Middle and now a consultant at the Woods center, said the after-school program at Murray Middle focused on teaching forensics skills.
"There was a crime set up, and the students had to solve it," she said. "One of the classes was learning how to take fingerprints, and Shantanu and Greg not only learned how, they went with science teachers Elizabeth Lynch and Julie Kirsh to other classrooms to teach other students."
Woods stopped by the school Dec. 9, visiting with students, teachers and administrators and taking part in the forensics class.
Weir said Shantanu and Greg regularly stayed after the day's classes were over to help teachers.
"They're two wonderful young men," she said.
The two students from Stuart will be joined by 10 campers from similar programs the Tiger Woods Foundation sponsors in Washington, D.C., and as well as 71 students from military families stationed around the country.
The summer camp for students ages 11 to 13 has two core programs for students ages 11 to 13: the STEM Academy, which focuses on a wide range of hands-on classes in science, technology, engineering and math, as well as the Golf Academy, which introduces students to the game of golf.
According to a news release from the Tiger Woods Foundation, in STEM classes kids will design and create rockets and robots and study the physiology of bugs, reptiles, amphibians and mammals.
Golf classes will "focus on grip, stance, posture, alignment and controlling ball distance as well as putting, chipping, pitching and driving," according to the release.
Campers will stay overnight at the Irvine Ranch Outdoor Education Center, a 210-acre facility in the hills overlooking Irvine Regional Park complete with comfortable bunkhouses, swimming pools and a lodge-style dining hall. Campers will enjoy outdoor activities such as archery, zip-lining, hiking and building campfires. The students also take a trip to Disneyland that will include a Disney's World of Physics workshop.
Although he's interested in robotics and math, Shantanu said he's especially looking forward to learning to play golf.
"It will be my first time to play," he said, "and it's exciting because I'll be taught by experts."
Greg said he's looking forward to riding a zip-line, robotics classes and learning physics at Disneyland.
"Science is my thing," he said, "space and stuff. Physics is pretty cool, too."
Greg already is a golfer.
"Sometimes I play with my dad," he said. "We only kind of keep score."
That might change if Greg learns how to shave a few strokes off his game.
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A £250,000 refurbishment project on the fire damaged Kingsdon Inn is due to be completed in time for a grand re-opening on December 9.
Disaster struck at the 300-year-old building in March when Mr Napier lit the wood fire.
"Unknown to me, a spark must have come out of the top of the chimney and set fire to the thatch," he said.
"The first I knew anything was wrong was when someone came in and said the roof was on fire."
Despite the fire brigade arriving within a few minutes, the flames spread rapidly and there was no chance of the roof being saved.
But now the inn is being restored to its former glory and the director of W. Coombes & Sons (Construction) Ltd, Colin Berry is confident everything will be completed on time.
"It is a major project because the whole roof will have to be reconstructed whilst there's a lot to do inside because of the smoke damage and the effects of the water used to put the fire out," he said.
"We've got the advantage that the building has a water proof covering over it, which makes things a bit warm at this time of the year, but will be helpful when the weather turns cooler and wetter," he said.
The work will include the creation of three high letting bedrooms and it will be topped off by a thatched roof.
"There was actually no requirement to replace the thatch because we have photographs from the 19th century showing the building with a tiled roof," he said.
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Police Nicked for Marketing Dishonestly
Posted by Allister Frost
If there's one thing that gets sniffed out quickly in our social media age, it's inauthenticity.
An investigation by the Daily Record, Scotland's best selling daily newspaper, has shown that even the Police can occasionally stoop to act dishonestly in their marketing campaigns.
When Deputy Chief Constable of Strathclyde Police posed in front of 10 high value cars, each bearing the registration plate 'SEIZED', it should have been a straightforward PR success story.
But the cars had not been seized by police. They were, it now transpires, merely "representative of the types of vehicles" that police had seized. They had actually been borrowed that day from a local car dealership.
In the past a media stunt like this would probably have passed off without further discussion. But with growing public demands for transparency and honesty and an expanding population of digitally-connected consumers, it's almost inevitable that duplicity of this nature will eventually be exposed. Noble marketing is the only way forward, anything less is doomed to fail in the long run.
A Strathclyde police spokesperson has now confirmed: "The vehicles displayed were identical substitutes of some of the high-spec models seized by officers since April 2012, and were used as examples only. They were sourced from a car dealership at no cost to the force."
Many of our police forces should be congratulated for embracing the social web and inviting dialogue with members of the public. It's not always an easy balance, holding the public's trust while also keeping a distance that maintains respect for the force. But the very least most people expect is honesty and fairness from the public organisations that exist to maintain them.
The arrival of the social web has made sure that there's nowhere left to hide. If you can't play by the rules, expect to be shown up as a cheat.
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The Online Police: Understanding the ASA's new digital media remit
Posted by Allister Frost
Last week saw confirmation that the UK's Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) will have a significantly extended remit to protect consumers from misleading or otherwise inappropriate online advertising from 1st March 2011. The ASA already polices all paid-for digital marketing activities; its extended remit gives it the power to monitor and highlight non-compliance of advertisers' marketing communications on their own web sites and on other non-paid for online spaces. This means, for example, that the ASA can rule against inappropriate marketing practices on, say, a brand's Facebook page or Twitter account. Even free games used to promote a brand and user-generated content re-purposed for advertising will be governed by the ASA's new extended powers.
The sanctions that the ASA can apply remain quite limited—this is a self-regulatory code after all—but include publicising adjudications through the national media, naming and shaming non-compliant advertisers on the ASA web site, and removing paid-for search ads that link directly to any non-complaint marketing content. In some instances, the ASA also has the power to buy its own search ads to highlight the non-compliance and we should expect the big search engines to treat the ASA's ads very favourably and possibly penalise any non-compliant brand owners through their search algorithms.
What does this mean for UK-based digital marketers? It's more important than ever that you understand and comply with the codes laid down by the Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP). This understanding must extend to all marketers; not just those buying paid ads, but also to anyone who places branded content onto any online platform. If a Product Manager or Sales Executive provides content to your Facebook or MySpace or LinkedIn or whatever online page, they must comply with the CAP or risk putting your company in hot water with the ASA.
I welcome this change; for most advertisers this means 'business as usual', but for a minority of less principled online marketers the ASA's new remit will call for rapid improvements to their behaviour online. From March 2011, it'll be even harder for unscrupulous marketers to use sharp practices to ensnare their customers/victims, and the ASA's extended remit will hopefully provide sufficient threat to discourage inappropriate behaviour.
One final thing: the ASA doesn't do its work for free and is funded through a 0.1% levy applied to all UK ad spend, which is collected by ASBOF directly from the media buying agencies. From 1st march 2011, all paid-for online marketing including paid search ads, mobile marketing, and affiliate marketing will also be subject to this 0.1% levy. So, plan for your online ad costs to rise by this very small percentage and look forward to having additional protection against sharp online practices.
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Marketer has a personal connection to hospice careWritten by Brigitta Burks | News Editor | firstname.lastname@example.com
EDITOR'S NOTE: On our second anniversary, Toledo Free Press launched the "Brain Gain" series, celebrating those who choose to make their home in Northwest Ohio. As we begin our eighth year of publication, we are returning to the series that symbolizes our intent: to show the world, and remind ourselves, why this is such a special place to live and work.
Toledoan Mary Beth Schoen absolutely loves her job as account director for Transcend Hospice Marketing Group, a part of R/P Marketing Public Relations.
Schoen, 61, joined Transcend in December after more than 30 years of working for the Lauerer Markin Group and also some time at Thread Marketing Group. She is passionate about working with hospices.
"That's a big reason I made a career change and stayed in Toledo, because I was going to be working with people I considered to be the leaders in hospice marketing. There's no one else in the country at this expert level," she said.
Schoen has personal connections to hospice care. Her mother did not receive hospice care before her death; her father did, and it made all the difference.
"I tell everyone he had a blessed death," she said. "There's so much joy and preparation for the birth of a child. Can't we bring that same preparation and joy and just positive, wonderful feeling to that next great passage in life?"
The St. Mary's College grad grew up in West Toledo as one of 14 children, seven girls and seven boys. Now nine of her siblings and some of her 58 nieces and nephews live in the area, another reason she's stayed in the Glass City.
"We're close and we get together as often as we can," she said, adding that she's the go-to family member for borrowing clothes.
Although Schoen previously considered moving to Chicago, her love for her job at Lauerer pulled her back.
"I loved what I did. I loved the people I worked with. I loved the clients," she said.
The account director also loves working with charities. Schoen serves on the board of Research Down Syndrome, a nonprofit that supports cognitive research. She also helps out at Shared Lives Studio, an art studio providing professional opportunities for adults with developmental disabilities. The studio's art director, Lori Schoen, is her sister-in-law.
"Toledo just welcomes [the artists] with open arms, which is another thing about Toledo. Toledo is just a very warm city," Schoen said.
Toledo's art scene is important to Schoen, who said she goes to Toledo Symphony Orchestra performances as often as possible. Schoen, an avid gardener, also likes taking her nieces and nephews to the Toledo Zoo.
"Talk about gardening, that is a gardener's delight there," she chuckled, adding that the Toledo Botanical Garden is another treat for her.
Schoen also greatly enjoys the Art Walks, put on by the Arts Commission.
"It's really helped bring the Downtown area more alive. We are going through a renaissance in the Downtown area," Schoen said.
And what does Schoen bring to the area?
"I like to bring positivity. If I can do anything, I like to be able to open up conversations with people, talking about life experiences, talking about work experiences," she said.
Schoen also boasts about Toledo's attributes. "I love sharing with other people things I think they'll enjoy. I tell them about things like the Art Walks, the wonderful things that go on Downtown. I like to spread the news. Don't we all like to hear a good story?"
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DPS Family Academy Festival coming up
We are less than a week away from our traditional-calendar teachers returning to their schools to prepare for our students' arrival, but we can already feel the energy building in Durham Public Schools. Some of that energy comes from anticipation, but the rest comes from momentum. Our year-round and specialty high schools are already underway, and when I recently visited our year-round schools I was impressed by how engaged our students and teachers were even though the year had only just begun.
You may also see DPS's momentum in the graduation rate information the state Department of Public Instruction released last week. Our students' graduation rate has climbed by 10 percentage points over the last four years, reaching our Strategic Plan's 80-percent target a year ahead of schedule. Our teachers deserve enormous credit for this achievement. During the last few years of tight budgets and curriculum changes, they have maintained their focus on preparing our students for college, career and life. I hope that you share my pride in our teachers, and that you will congratulate them for their accomplishment.
Q: I saw a flier in my water bill about a DPS Family Academy Festival. What's that about? Is this for me?
A: The "Parents as Partners" DPS Family Academy Festival will be a showcase for the kinds of training, information and support that we will provide this year through our new Family Academy program. It will be held on Saturday, Sept. 7, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Hillside High School, and there will be fun and learning for the whole family. For children, there will be activities from face painting to "bouncy houses." For parents and guardians, we will have wellness activities, samples from our Family Academy courses, and more. Everyone is encouraged to attend and get a taste of what the DPS Family Academy is all about.
We all know that students need support from their families, as well as from their schools and community, in order to succeed academically. This is true of every child, regardless of family circumstance. The DPS Family Academy is for all Durham families. It will be the comprehensive hub for our school system's efforts to work with community partners to help parents and guardians become fully engaged in supporting their children's education. The academy's mission is to help them connect with their school, work together for their child's success, live healthy and strong, and empower their families.
The progress we are making as a school system will be accelerated if our schools and families have a common vision of success for our students. The DPS Family Academy represents our commitment to achieving this shared vision. For information, visit http://www.dpsnc.net/community/family-academy-festival.
Q: When will we know the final impact of the state's budget on Durham Public Schools?
A: Last Thursday, Aug. 8, we presented to the DPS Board of Education an overview of the additional challenges the new state budget places on our schools. We presented a budget proposal to our school board this spring based on earlier projections of what the state would do. The final budget approved by the General Assembly and signed by Gov. McCrory included a number of changes from the governor's original budget plan.
We face an additional $4.2 million in budget reductions beyond what we projected for this year. We have lost state funding for more than 200 instructional positions: teachers, teacher assistants, and instructional support. We have also lost state funding for textbooks and classroom materials. Local funding offers us some flexibility to offset these cuts through other reductions. We also have money remaining in our reserves — our fund balance — that could stave off some of these cuts for another year.
The DPS Board of Education will make its final decisions on the 2013-14 budget this fall. Protecting our classrooms and supporting our students will be the first priority in Durham, even when that is not always the case in Raleigh.
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Hoer and Hill Named ACC Cross Country Performers of the Week, Again
Oct. 18, 2010
GREENSBORO, N.C. - NC State's Ryan Hill was named the ACC Men's Cross Country Performer of the Week on Monday. The Wolfpack's Laura Hoer shared Women's Performer of the Week honors with Florida State's Amanda Winslow.
Hoer and Hill posted impressive top-five finishes in the women's and men's races, respectively, to pace NC State at the NCAA Cross Country Pre-Nationals, held Saturday in Terre Haute, Ind. Hoer led the Wolfpack to an eighth-place team finish in a 40-team White competition while Hill paced the men's team to fifth place in a 36-team White team race.
Hoer, a freshman from Arden, N.C., finished fourth, running the 6k course in 20:13.2 - 5.1 seconds off of the lead. This is the third time she has won ACC honors this season. Hill, a junior from Hickory, N.C., finished second individually, running the 8k course in 23:31.7 - 11.8 seconds off of the lead. This is Hill's second ACC weekly honor in 2010.
Winslow's individual performance keyed the second-ranked Seminoles to the team title in a 38-team Blue competition at the NCAA Cross Country Pre-Nationals. The Lawrenceville, Ga., sophomore finished seventh overall with a new personal-best 6k time of 20:32.8.


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continued "My problem is if I tell you what positions — because we're such a small school — I would be just giving you the teachers' names, which we would rather not do right now," Hults said in a June 10 phone interview. After the News Enterprise stated that those titles — as part of the budget cuts — are public information, Hults added, "By the time you FOIL (Freedom of Information Law) it, it would probably be after the election anyway. Part of this is still under negotiations, and part of it is in the hands of our attorney."
The budget vote will take place from 3 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 18 at the Newcomb Central School. The district needs a 60 percent supermajority to pass the budget.
Minerva budget
In Minerva, the School Board slashed about $191,789 in spending in the originally proposed plan, bringing the tax levy increase below the state mandated cap of 3.97 percent. On May 21, voters defeated a budget (144 yes and 177 no) that would have exceeded that amount (8.93 percent increase).
Here are the revised budget numbers:
•Proposed budget (June 18): $4,950,507
•Proposed tax levy (June 18): $3,305,300
•Tax levy increase (June 18): $94,899 or 2.96 percent
•State tax levy cap: 3.97 percent increase
•Current budget: $5,040,939
•Current tax levy: $3,210,401
By comparison, here were the May 21 numbers:
•Proposed budget (May 21): $5,142,296
•Proposed tax levy (May 21): $3,497,089
•Tax levy increase (May 21): $286,688 or 8.93 percent
The budget vote will take place from 1 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 18 at the Minerva Central School. The district only needs a 50 percent majority to pass the budget.
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There are a couple of songs Mac McBride hopes to learn to play on the piano, grandchildren he'd love to see more often, and travel destinations he and his wife, Linda, would like to visit. The Daniel Island resident will soon have more time to take part in those activities, when he officially steps down next week after completing his final term as president of the Daniel Island Neighborhood Association (DINA), a position he has filled three times since the organization began.
Those who know McBride well know he is passionate about his community. Representing his neighbors on Daniel Island is a job he never took lightly – but it is also one that he never felt he did alone.
"The biggest thing was showing people that working together we all win, versus trying to oppose each other," said McBride, who retired from his professional life several years ago after a successful career as an accountant and financial advisor. "And it doesn't work unless (all parties) are fully in it, and fully trusting of each other."
Seeking to ensure that Daniel Islanders had a voice on matters concerning them, McBride became the very first president of DINA in 1998. Today, DINA is one of more than 100 neighborhood associations represented in the City of Charleston Neighborhood Council, a group formed by Mayor Joe Riley. At the end of his inaugural term, McBride was involved in DINA "off and on" over the next decade. In 2010, at the request of Jimmy Bailey, then vice president of community services for the Daniel Island Property Owners Association, McBride decided to throw his hat into the ring for a second term as president.
"It was pretty obvious the city was not meeting its commitments to the Daniel Island community in several areas," McBride said. "…One of the most pressing at that point was Governors Park, which we viewed as an economic need as well as a community recreational (need)."
As DINA's newly elected chief in early 2011, McBride stood alongside the Daniel Island Company in urging the city to finish the long-awaited new park.
"It was so much easier for me to play bad cop (with the city)," recalled McBride, of his teaming with Bailey to push the city to get the park done. "It worked so much better with both of us pulling on one end of the rope."
There were other issues to work through as well. With help from his fellow DINA board members and DINA committee chairs, McBride worked with the city to improve street striping in areas where fading lines were creating safety hazards. He also took a detailed inventory of places where additional street lights were needed, ultimately taking city officials around for a tour to prove his point.
"Somebody over in Cochran Park had lived there 10 years with a pole in front of their house and no light on it!" added McBride. "I said 'guys, you've got to be able to make some sort of exception, all of these lots are owned and all have been paying city taxes for ten years.'"
Under McBride's leadership, and extensive work from DINA Safety Chair Dave Williams, DINA also took on the issue of street safety. Their work led to the creation of one-sided street parking in many areas across the island, the implementation of which is ongoing. Williams, who is now running to serve as McBride's successor, has continued to tackle safety issues, including the need for crosswalks, additional stop signs, and other traffic-related concerns.
McBride, who was re-elected as DINA president in January 2012, also felt that maintenance of city-owned trees on the island could be improved. Asking the question "Why are we any different on Daniel Island," McBride and other DINA representatives fought to get the equal treatment they felt the island deserved from the city.
"It's just foolish for a community not to avail themselves of that," said McBride, of city services. "You're paying taxes. Why shouldn't you get the city services that are promised and paid for? Why shouldn't we get those?"
The city stepped up and took responsibility for the trees, McBride said. A group of island volunteers led by Bob Sauer now trims the trees while the city maintains oversight of the project. In yet another attempt to equalize services, McBride questioned the city on why free Wi-Fi service was being offered at Marion Square downtown and not at Daniel Island's Governors Park. At Mac's prodding on behalf of DINA, a joint effort between the city, the Charleston Digital Corridor and Home Telecom led to the establishment of free web surfing at the park last summer.
In each case of hard-fought improvement, McBride is quick to point out that nothing could have been accomplished without all entities working together. In the process of working to dissolve tensions and improve communications, he earned the respect of many of those he encountered. When asked if it's comforting to know that many in city government now know his name, McBride smiled and said that while that can be beneficial, it's not what means the most to him.
"I think the thing I cherish most is that…yes, they know it's Mac on the line and yes, they know Mac's a hard nose and direct, but he's going to be respectful. He's not going to criticize us, he's not going to embarrass us….I was able to voice (our concerns) but I was only able to voice these things because of being president of the neighborhood association. If I'd been down there as Mac McBride the individual, they would have shushed me out of the office."
McBride is also proud to have enhanced the organizational structure of DINA during his tenure. Not only did he help grow the membership, up from a modest number of paid members when he took office to over 200 today, but he also helped establish a healthy committee-based association that leads through the efforts of its members.
"That is something that was one of my primary goals," he recalled. "I told people from meeting one that we would operate in the committee structure, and the strength of the organization will be the committees….I am very pleased now that we have people who will continue on."
McBride is one of those people. At his suggestion, all outgoing presidents will now stay on the DINA board for one year to assist the new officers. McBride looks forward to staying involved, albeit in an advisory role. He is confident the new board will not miss a beat.
"The board is extremely well qualified and they're not afraid to speak up!" he said.
Even though his list of DINA accomplishments is long, there are still a few issues McBride would like to see resolved. He hopes to see the addition of a community or recreational building on the island, as well as the creation of another promised city park. Although he and his fellow DINA members worked diligently with the city on both efforts, neither has come to fruition. Continued traffic concerns at Daniel Island Drive and Seven Farms Drive are also worth targeting, he said.
For now, though, McBride is content to let others take the lead while he enjoys the things he's been putting off these last couple of years. There are other matters beckoning his attention, like that baby grand piano off his living room. And this dedicated community volunteer is all too happy to finally get a chance to face the music.
DINA will hold its first meeting of 2013 on Tuesday, Jan. 8, at 7 pm at The Church of the Holy Cross on Daniel Island. An election of four new officers will take place at the meeting. A complimentary buffet to celebrate a new year of service to the community will also be offered. For additional information, contact Bob Graham at firstname.lastname@example.com or (843) 278-2900.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. - University of Louisville baseball head coach Dan McDonnell has announced the Cardinals' 2012 summer league assignments, which includes 25 underclassmen scheduled to play in six different wooden bat leagues around the nation.
U of L has nine players assigned to the prestigious Cape Cod League, including four 2012 All-BIG EAST selections in outfielder Adam Engel (Chatham Anglers), right-handed pitcher Jared Ruxer (Wareham Gatemen), outfielder Cole Sturgeon (Wareham Gatemen) and righty Jeff Thompson (Bourne Braves). Joining Engel in Chatham are right-hander Nick Burdi, infielder Alex Chittenden and righty Dace Kime. Right-handed pitcher Chad Green will play alongside Thompson in Bourne, while left-hander Joe Filomeno will be with Ruxer and Sturgeon in Wareham.
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Following the completion of the collegiate summer leagues, players will return to campus for the fall semester in mid-August to continue the Cardinals' preparation for the 2013 college baseball season. Louisville ended its 2012 season earlier this month in the championship round of the NCAA Regional in Tucson, Ariz.
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Indonesia. Businesses producing sugar-based products are calling on the government to import an additional 700,000 tons of raw crystal sugar to anticipate a shortage this year due to bad weather.
Adhi S Lukman, chairman of the Food and Beverage Businessmen Association (Gapmi), said on Friday that the country's sugar need for industry and consumption was estimated at five million tons this year.
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This paper provides a critical narrative review of the scientific literature on intimate partner violence (IPV) and risky sexual behavior as well as sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among adolescents, aged 14-24 years. Intimate partner violence has been associated with a number of high risk sexual behavior, including inconsistent condom use, multiple sexual partners, earlier sexual debut, consuming substances while engaging in sexual behavior, and sexually transmitted infections among adolescents. An electronic search of the literature was performed using PubMed/MEDLINE, PsycINFO, and Web of Science and articles from January 2000 - June 2013 were reviewed. Search terms included a combination of keywords for IPV, HIV/STI risk, and adolescents. The findings from the review indicated that IPV was associated with inconsistent condom use, STIs, early sexual debut, multiple sexual partners, and other HIV/STI-associated risk factors among adolescents. HIV/STI interventions for female adolescents often focus on increasing behavioral and cognitive skills, specifically condom negotiation. However, within the context of an abusive relationship, it becomes challenging for adolescents to enact these skills, where this behavior could potentially place them at greater risk. Components that address violence are necessary within HIV prevention programming. Additionally, integration of IPV screening within healthcare settings is important along with a combined approach that merges resources from healthcare, social, and community-level settings.
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I'm going to be in the market for a new laptop this summer/fall primarily for school use, and the Macbook Pro is looking like the forerunner so far. Since this will (most likely) be my first mac, I want to take as many steps to ensure I'm not getting caught up in any hype, and therefore will limit any potential buyer's remorse (different strokes for different folks, and so forth).
-If there is anyone reading this that uses their Macbook Pro at University, how well does it hold up, and could they recommend any bags/protectors to keep it in good shape?
-Would my 80GB iPod classic (Windows version) work on a mac? (not a deal breaker by any means if not as I will still have my windows-based desktop)
-Whether iWork or Office would be better for word processing and mild slideshow creation (with university-level school work in mind). I've seen conflicting reports on which is better, but the general consensus is that Office for Mac is abysmally slow
-anything else you all think I should be aware of being a first-timer?
If I do take the plunge (and it's looking like I will, at least for now), hopefully my Mac and PC will coexist without any unnecessary shenanigans
Thanks guys.
EDIT: Oh, and one more question. I had heard that OSX comes with a bunch of (good) software bundled, but I see they are offering others when I go to the Apple Online store. I had thought (most likely incorrectly) that some version of Final Cut was included, but that doesn't look to be the case. Anyone willing to give a current, quick rundown of included software? (no need to mention things like calculators, browsers, and things like that. Just the "major" stuff)
EDIT2: And another question that kind of ties in with my question about the iPod above. When you see hardware that says "for Mac", is there any fundamental difference besides included drivers and/or software? For example, my Canon Digital SLR should work fine on a Mac, right? Same with printers?
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I tend to use Pages much more as a "desktop publishing tool" rather than "just a word processor," so naturally I like it quite a bit better than Word's half-hearted attempts to be both. Apple knows from desktop publishing, having dominated the field for more than 30 years now.
As a word processor, Pages is a less-powerful version of Word, but wholly compatible so this is actually a PLUS in my eyes rather than a minus. Having said that, if you're doing complex footnoting and your teachers are expecting stock-standard complex Word documents, you may be better off with Word for Mac.
As for Numbers, well its not Excel. This is both a plus AND a minus.
1. There are no viruses on the Mac. None. Nada. Zip. You don't need an anti-virus -- or even a soft firewall! Believe it!
2. PC users tend (IME) to "overthink" the Mac. That's exactly the opposite approach you should take. It's really VERY intuitive, you just have to "let go" of the idea that it HAS to be complex.
3. Unlike in Windows, clicking the "close" button does NOT (generally) quit the application. Command-Q does. Even though today's computers have plenty of RAM, try to get in the habit of actually quitting programs you're not using. It's perfectly fine to have Mail on while you surf and listen to iTunes, but its bad to leave bunches of programs open doing nothing. Takes up RAM that could be speeding up whatever you ARE doing.
4. Also unlike Windows, there is **no** "Maximize" function. This is something Windows switchers seem to have a hard time with -- they seem to want every window to COMPLETELY take over the screen. This befuddles us.
The "size" button on a Mac window resizes the window to the "right" size for the data it contains, not "maxes it out." It takes some getting used to, but ultimately its a better idea.
5. Flash kinda sucks on the Mac. This is Adobe's fault, not Apple's, but there it is. I recommend using a Flash "filter" like ClickToFlash both to avoid obnoxious ads, and to speed up web browsing. You can always (as the name implies) click (or whitelist whole sites) when Flash is actually needed. You'll be surprised how rarely that is.
*Safari (an excellent, standards-compliant browser)
*Mail (a very good database-driven mail client)
*the "iLife" suite, consisting of iPhoto, iMovie, iDVD, Garageband and iWeb
*iChat, a pretty awesome video/audio and text chat client -- mainly works with AIM and has limited functionality with some others, but is not compatible with Yahoo and MSN (thank god). There's a free program called Adium if you want to text chat with every network on the planet, but I prefer audio/video chatting, so I use iChat for mostly "Mac people" and Skype (free) for "PC people." Seems to work really well.
*Address Book. Deceptively powerful and ubiquitous throughout the system. Be sure to put in your family and friends on this, or import them from VCARD format from your PC. You'll be glad you did.
*iTunes. Spend time with this program immediately, as most other Mac programs are based on its UI paradigm. Plus its completely awesome.
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iLife Apple - iLife - Do more with photos, movies, and music on a Mac. comes with your mac as well.
As for your SLR, you can just take the memory card out and put it in the slot on a MBP. I do this all the time with my SLR and 21.5" iMac and it's very handy! No cables to deal with!
I would also recommend using the "help" feature in applications. I found that I wouldn't use them on windows because they weren't really help at all, but most of the apps on a Mac have very intuitive and understandable instructions. (especially iWork)
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Look, it is just a computer, so get what you want and will be happy with. All these questions and "research" and "almost ready but not quite sure" seem silly to me. If you like it, buy it and don't look back, and if not, get something else. The iWork suite works just fine for word processing, presentations, etc. I also run Office for Mac and it works fine as well. They both work equally fast, both have frozen up on occasion, just like any other program.
The Mac works fine for school work, and so does any other laptop. Just get what you like! There's my $20 worth of advice! : )
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Unless I'm missing a portion of iLife, that should be about it for extra software. There is a lot of wonderful freeware available for the Mac tho - and a lot of Unix apps are also available for the Mac via MacPorts and it's easy to use front end Porticus.
In terms of the camera, if it doesn't recognize it (since really, all you'd hook it up for would be to transfer photos unless you're using computer control) you can just take the memory card out (and if it's not and SD card), get a cheap multi card USB reader and just transfer the photos via the reader.
I'm not going to say every piece of hardware will work - but in terms of your common stuff, you shouldn't have a real problem.
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I am in the Military and also pursuing my degrees in Computer Science and Physics. I use the new Macbook and it goes everywhere with me. I use my Mac perhaps 8 hrs per day. it works perfect and never crashes or hangs or gets any infections.
I do lots of programming and have found the transition to programming on a Mac to be so much easier and nicer then being on a PC. I do not use MS Office as I the free Openoffice.org and it is great. It even saves into MS .doc format.
I find my Mac to be so reliable and just love using it. If you really really need to use windows, You can install via bootcamp. Which is a great option to have.
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An experienced historical re-enactor (or 'Living History' as it is more fashionably known these days), I attended a LARP event to get a taste of something a little more latex-oriented. Here are my thoughts on how LARP and Living History compare. (NB this is another article I originally published on Gamegrene, in November 2006. I'm reposting these to give my new blog a bit of content before alerting the rest of the world to its presence.)
Earlier this year I spent a weekend as a member of the Eboracum City Guard, a unit affiliated to the Jhereg faction in the fantasy world of 'Curious Pastimes'. This was my first such event, although I did do a bit of LARP (Live Action Roleplay) monstering about 15 years ago when I was living in Reading.
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• Utah (4-2): The Utes pulled off the biggest win in their three-year Pac-12 tenure, a 27-21 upset over No. 5 Stanford. Utah made a goal-line stand in the final minute to preserve its first win over a top-five program at home in school history and end Stanford's 13-game winning streak.
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I initally wanted to buy a Cruze and that also a LT model because my friend had a bad experiances with the sunroof jamming and the keyless entry feature.
This all started after I took Cruzes test drives and was quite sure I wanted to buy it after quite a few talks with my friend who allready had a LTZ model I settled on the Cruze LT but when I used my friends Cruze in traffic it was a bad experiance ther mid range was not very good and overtaking fast trucks was hard work. In the test drive I drove in traffic less street and also without much speed control.
Matters went downhill from there the LT model did not have ACC and had a single line display for the car funtions. I had no plans on Linea did not consider it because it was a cheaper car so i did not think it had anything against Cruze but i was wrong.
My friend took me to FIAT's showroom in his Cruze and I took a testdrive of Linea with my friend following me in his car. Intally I was not impressed the Cruze's centre console looked much sporty and the plastics were a bit better "Not a lot". Linea took the city roads quite well and I was impressed that a 90PS car could give a better drive in city than a 150PS car could. Overtaking cars/trucks was easy in city due to better mid range and I was impressed with the handling also.
I will compare Linea to the Cruze in the below attrib's because given the dimensions and the fact that it was my other choice it would be a good write up.
Exterior Wonderful lines a work of art can be said for both Linea and Cruze. Linea had a artistic air about it, it has the lines that can make people gasp but only if one looks at it for some period of time. Cruze has a much more bolder and beaffy look it has a American face even if it was designed somewhere else. People will take time to notice Linea's beauty. People will take half a second to notice Cruze.
Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) The interior's for the Linea are a bit smaller than the Cruze when i say a bit smaller i mean the back head room and the door spaces. The Cruze lets me keep big bottles in my door space but Linea does not. The space in the driver part of the cabin is good as good as the Cruze and there is a foot dead pedal that the Cruze doe not have and it proves to be very comfy on trip's. Both Cruze and Linea have weak lumbar support but Linea's rear seats are super comfy. Features are similar on Cruze LT and Linea Emo Pk but things like Blue&Me are extra, Space in both are ok for the driver but rear seat legroom is less in Cruze and headroom is less in Linea.
Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Engine performance is low on Linea and its something that i dont like after i tried on Cruze but as i have allready noted the in city performance is great pointing to the great mid torque that the car can deliver. The performance is good keeping in mind that this is a 1.3 with a variable turbo same as the Cruze with its 2.0 and a variable turbo. FE is good and gearbox is a bit like rubber but Cruze's gearbox was not slick either still it was a bit better than the one in Linea. Engine is ok not great but good for city drives okish for highway, cruze is opp. its great on highway and bad on city
Ride Quality & Handling Linea has one of the best ride quality in the segment and compared to Cruze it stands out what i mean is that Cruze has a harder suspension setup than Linea and its a hard ride for mid level speeds but once speed is incresed to around 90kph the ride smooth's up a lot. Linea has wonderful handling the hatchback underpins dont really show themself's, Ride quality is quite good a mix of soft and hard a must on Indian roads.
Final Words Bought Linea Emo Pk instead of Cruze LT because it drives better in the city, gives better FE, is cheaper to repair, has similar dimension's, have similar brand value, resale value for Cruze would not be high nor do i expect Linea to be high, better braking time and lower distance covered 100-0kph than Cruze, Blue&Me and ACC were the final points in the deal.
Areas of improvement Back seat head room, Plastic quality, Engine power.
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Hi, I have been doing family Genealogy as far back as I can remember. My Great Aunt Pauline had me walking in cemeteries as soon as I was old enough to walk. My aunt Pauline Myers died in 2000 but I still carry on with her research.
This is a wonderful place to remember our loved ones and too pass along information to others. Coming from a military family I have been trying to record the graves of the Veterans, especially the civil war vets. Many of the old stones are gone but with a sight like this maybe they will not be forgotten. My daughter and I spend weekends finding old cemeteries that have been forgotten, (a lot of walking). We have also recorded cemeteries where all headstones are gone and the only records for these graves are recorded at the county library.
I want to thank Dave and Apple Dwiggins for the info on the Indiana Service men who were killed during World War II, and are buried at the Manila American Cemetery. See their web page
My grandma, Inez Rogers (Buried at Grandview Cemetery, Vigo Co. IN) died Aug. 7th 2009 if you have time please visit her memorial and leave a flower.
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Lynne Sherer Sitkiewicz
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Vada, You are so very welcome. I was in Marshall for 2 days and took pictures while I could (I live 200 miles away). I hope you are doing well.
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I am not directly related to the people in the Hogue Cemetery. I was doing some linking and saw this little cemetery whee most of the people, particularly the children, were not linked to any family members. Also, it looked like the gravestone were quite weathered and what information on them needed to be captured before it is too late. So, I decided to give everyone a family tie. Thanks for your support in assisting in this effort. I had a good feeling for doing the work on this cemetery. I don't know who created the name for this cemetery, but the name of it should be changed for Hogue to HOGE because all the Hoges spell their surnames HOGE.
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Paula T. Marshall
RE: Marshall connections
When my husband and I visited about 2 years ago, we were disturbed by the shrub (tree?) that was about to totally engulf one of our family headstones. I have not been able to get it out of my head and wish we lived close enough to go take care of it.
I, too, am passionate about visiting the grave sites of my ancestors. It is like "meeting" them, in a way.
In Him,
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CHESTER D GOODWIN, Find A Grave Memorial# 56760564
thank you for posting his photo. can you tell me where you found it? i tried the link on his F-A-G page, but the link is broken.
i'd like to find the photo and use it, with your permission, use it on my own website, www.dainthecbi.com.
I have assembled a tribute site to honor the men of the 7th Bomb Group of WW2.
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Thank you for your many contributions to the Find-A-Grave project!
I have a request. Please add parents to the family links of Erastus B Marshall, buried in Heddings [here Headings] Road Chapel Cemetery in Spencer, Owen County, Indiana.
Father: William G Marshall (1788 - 1872) (memorial #77578440)
Mother: Christiana Strawn Marshall (1798 - 1885) (memorial #77578618)
Thank you!
Also, do you know how we might go about correcting the spelling error in the name of the cemetery? (I have visited and the Courthouse records, local maps, and the signs on the road all say "Heddings".)
Any help you can give would be appreciated.
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Dear Vada, I was so glad to hear from you. Henry Harden is my great great grandfather the father of Lydia Hardin Thomas. Don't know why the last name is spelled different. I never knew too much about Lydia's side of the family. I was named after Lydia as my name is Lydia Kay, but I go by Kay. I did know that somehow we were related to the Harden side. So interesting to know that Josie Harden Rodgers was your great grandmother, I think she might have been my babysitter when I was a small child. Do you know if she lived in Saline City close to the picnic grounds years ago? If so she was our babysitter. I live in Saline City and have probably gone to the Saline City picnic every year since I can remember. I would like to keep in touch with you as I get more involved with the Harden side of the family and I haven't yet gotten into that side of my family too much other than my great grand mother Lydia, wife of Marion Thomas. They are both buried at McCullough Zion Gummere Cemetery in rural Cory, Indiana. If there is any information I can send you I would be glad to. My e-mail address is firstname.lastname@example.com. You are more than welcome to e-mail me at any time. Thanks so much again for your information. Kay
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Dear Vada, My name is Lydia "Kay" (Nees) Katopodis, and I'm working on genealogy for my paternal grandparents Marion & Lydia (Hardin) Thomas. They are buried at McCullough Zion Gummere Cemetery in rural Cory, Indiana. I noticed that you had a picture of Lydia's parents in Cole Cemetery and have Cemetery listed as in Center Point in Clay County, actually this Cemetery is in Clay City, Clay County Indiana. I also have other ancestors buried in Cole Cemetery so I have visited this cemetery, but didn't know my great great grandparents were buried there until I seen your genealogy on find a grave. I didn't even know the names of Lydia's parents. I will add them to my genealogy and go back to Cole Cemetery and visit their grave site. Thank You. Kay Katopodis. I was named after Lydia.
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Hello Vada,
Thank you for the obituary. I have added it to Margaret's memorial. :)
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Thanks for the obit. I have added it to Mary's bio. Folks like you are appreciated for the extra info you can provide. Kathryn
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I recently had a request to change some info relating to Aquila Laverty buried in Hixon Cemetery, Wabash Twp., Parke Co, Indiana.
I received the following suggested correction: (FindAGrave reference #'s in parenthesis).
"I found that you have Elizabeth Justus Laverty (57186827) married two different Aquilla's.
She (Margaret Justus) was married to Aquila James Laverty (20707825) born in 1822. I have Aquila and Elizabeth's children as Mary, Henry Clay, George W., Jessie F., Irene, Erminie, and Kit Carson.
Aquilla also had children with his 2nd wife Lillian Mann. They were Aquilla b. 1896 and Cecil.
The other Aquila that you (me) have linked to Elizabeth Justus is the son of Alexander (20707825) and Margaret Justus (43175078) Lavertyl. He was born in 1850 not 1857 and died 2 Jan 1910. No date on the tombstone.
I have Aquilla James grandfather as Isaac Laverty and his grandmother, Jane Martin Laverty (57186832). I found Jane at Hixon Cemetery and took a picture of her tombstone.
I wanted to get your reaction to these suggested changes. Obviously, some of these changes would be on FindAGrave entries that you control.
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Mike Shull, president of SpecChem LLC, said, "This gives our partners shorter lead times and much better freight options. We are delighted to open our first manufacturing plant in South Carolina and our fifth manufacturing plant in the United States in eight years."
Gov. Nikki Haley hailed the company's decision to locate in the Lowcountry.
"SpecChem is a company that relies on getting their product to their customers fast, and by locating in Dorchester County, they will be able to reach customers all along the Eastern seaboard."
Founded in 2006, SpecChem now operates six locations across the country including the South Carolina facility and operations in Las Vegas, Nev.; Farmersville, Texas; Edwardsville, Kan.; Kansas City, Kan.; and its corporate headquarters in Kansas City.
Those interested in applying for a position with SpecChem may send their resumes to firstname.lastname@example.com.
Reach Warren L. Wise at 937-5524 or twitter.com/warrenlancewise.
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