text:
16 U.S. Code § 823a - Conduit hydroelectric facilities
(a) Qualifying conduit hydropower facilities
(1) A qualifying conduit hydropower facility shall not be required to be licensed under this subchapter.
(A) Any person, State, or municipality proposing to construct a qualifying conduit hydropower facility shall file with the Commission a notice of intent to construct such facility. The notice shall include sufficient information to demonstrate that the facility meets the qualifying criteria.
(B) Not later than 15 days after receipt of a notice of intent filed under subparagraph (A), the Commission shall—
(C) If, not later than 45 days after the date of publication of the public notice described in subparagraph (B)(ii)—
(i) an entity contests whether the facility meets the qualifying criteria, the Commission shall promptly issue a written determination as to whether the facility meets such criteria; or
(3) For purposes of this section:
(A) The term "conduit" means any tunnel, canal, pipeline, aqueduct, flume, ditch, or similar manmade water conveyance that is operated for the distribution of water for agricultural, municipal, or industrial consumption and not primarily for the generation of electricity.
(B) The term "qualifying conduit hydropower facility" means a facility (not including any dam or other impoundment) that is determined or deemed under paragraph (2)(C) to meet the qualifying criteria.
(C) The term "qualifying criteria" means, with respect to a facility—
(i) the facility is constructed, operated, or maintained for the generation of electric power and uses for such generation only the hydroelectric potential of a non-federally owned conduit;
(b) Exemption qualifications
Subject to subsection (c), the Commission may grant an exemption in whole or in part from the requirements of this subchapter, including any license requirements contained in this subchapter, to any facility (not including any dam or other impoundment) constructed, operated, or maintained for the generation of electric power which the Commission determines, by rule or order—
(c) Consultation with Federal and State agencies
In making the determination under subsection (b) of this section the Commission shall consult with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service [1] National Marine Fisheries Service [1] and the State agency exercising administration over the fish and wildlife resources of the State in which the facility is or will be located, in the manner provided by the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (16 U.S.C. 661, et seq.), and shall include in any such exemption—
(1) such terms and conditions as the Fish and Wildlife Service [1] National Marine Fisheries Service [1] and the State agency each determine are appropriate to prevent loss of, or damage to, such resources and to otherwise carry out the purposes of such Act, and
(d) Violation of terms of exemption
Any violation of a term or condition of any exemption granted under subsection (b) of this section shall be treated as a violation of a rule or order of the Commission under this chapter.
(e) Fees for studies
The Commission, in addition to the requirements of section 803 (e) of this title, shall establish fees which shall be paid by an applicant for a license or exemption for a project that is required to meet terms and conditions set by fish and wildlife agencies under subsection (c) of this section. Such fees shall be adequate to reimburse the fish and wildlife agencies referred to in subsection (c) of this section for any reasonable costs incurred in connection with any studies or other reviews carried out by such agencies for purposes of compliance with this section. The fees shall, subject to annual appropriations Acts, be transferred to such agencies by the Commission for use solely for purposes of carrying out such studies and shall remain available until expended.
[1] So in original. Probably should be followed by a comma.
Source(June 10, 1920, ch. 285, pt. I, § 30, as added Pub. L. 95–617, title II, § 213,Nov. 9, 1978, 92 Stat. 3148; amended Pub. L. 99–495, § 7,Oct. 16, 1986, 100 Stat. 1248; Pub. L. 113–23, § 4(a),Aug. 9, 2013, 127 Stat. 494.)
References in Text
The Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, referred to in subsec. (c), is act Mar. 10, 1934, ch. 55, 48 Stat. 401, as amended, which is classified generally to sections 661 to 666c of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 661 of this title and Tables.
Prior Provisions
A prior section 30 of act June 10, 1920, was classified to section 791 of this title, prior to repeal by act Aug. 26, 1935, ch. 687, title II, § 212,49 Stat. 847.
2013—Subsecs. (a), (b). Pub. L. 113–23, § 4(a)(1), added subsecs. (a) and (b) and struck out former subsecs. (a) and (b) which authorized the Commission to grant exemptions from the requirements of this subchapter for certain hydroelectric facilities and prohibited the granting of exemptions to facilities with certain capacities.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 113–23, § 4(a)(2), substituted "subsection (b)" for "subsection (a)" in introductory provisions.
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 113–23, § 4(a)(3), substituted "subsection (b)" for "subsection (a)".
1986—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 99–495, § 7(a), inserted provision setting the maximum installation capacity for exemptions under subsec. (a) at 40 megawatts in the case of a facility constructed, operated, and maintained by an agency or instrumentality of a State or local government solely for water supply for municipal purposes.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 99–495, § 7(b), which directed the insertion of "National Marine Fisheries Service" after "the Fish and Wildlife Service" in both places such term appears, was executed by inserting "National Marine Fisheries Service" after "the United States Fish and Wildlife Service" and "the Fish and Wildlife Service", as the probable intent of Congress.
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 99–495, § 7(c), added subsec. (e).
Effective Date of 1986 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 99–495effective with respect to each license, permit, or exemption issued under this chapter after Oct. 16, 1986, see section 18 ofPub. L. 99–495, set out as a note under section 797 of this title.
Application of Subsection (c)
Pub. L. 99–495, § 8(c),Oct. 16, 1986, 100 Stat. 1251, provided that: "Nothing in this Act [see Short Title of 1986 Amendment note set out under section 791a of this title] shall affect the application of section 30(c) of the Federal Power Act [16 U.S.C. 823a (c)] to any exemption issued after the enactment of this Act [Oct. 16, 1986]."
LII has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references LII.


text:
Infinite Query
This is the query that never ends,
It just goes on and on, my friends.
Some people started fetching not knowing what it was,
And now they can't stop fetching forever just because…
This is the query that never ends,
CREATE TYPE number_table_type IS TABLE OF NUMBER; CREATE FUNCTION row_generator RETURN number_table_type PIPELINED IS BEGIN LOOP FOR i IN 1..100 LOOP PIPE ROW (i); END LOOP; END LOOP; RETURN; END; SELECT * FROM TABLE(row_generator);
Mark S permalink
Certainly not the fastest – any pipeline function is guaranteed to be slower than a pure SQL solution due to the context switching overhead.
select rownum from dual
connect by rownum > 1
will do the job nicely.
Mark S permalink
… and by changing the comparison you can have as many or as few rows as you like
select rownum from dual
connect by rownum < 11 — or 101, 100000001, 100000000000000000001, etc
Comments are closed.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Build Your Social Media Strategy
"Business is no longer B2B or B2C, it's H2H - human to human."- Jeannette Gibson, HootSuite
Whether you're a recent college graduate, a small business owner, or a social media manager, this interactive online boot camp will teach you the best methods to be successful on any social media platform.
Through a series of recorded lessons, experts in marketing, social media, and content management will provide you with the building blocks to develop a complete social media strategy. Learn more about our speakers here.
The next Social Media Strategy Boot Camp will take place in the fall of 2015. Check back here in September for the new dates!
How does this work?
This is an innovative interactive online boot camp that includes several components:
- Weekly lessons: Step-by-step instruction by known industry experts
- One-on-one feedback: Provided by an advisor within a small group setting where you can ask questions and get support
- Weekly Homework Assignments: Designed to help you become proficient across all major sites and platforms
- Peer Interaction: Connect with accomplished peers from around the country, share resources and get support
You'll leave with:
- A social media strategy: objectives and goals for your business and the knowledge of how to reach those goals
- An ability to integrate social media tactics into your overall marketing efforts
- An understanding of key metrics and analytics to evaluate your campaigns and initiatives
See what attendees have to say about our previous social media events!
"This had excellent curriculum, instructors, and technical facilitation. It had true industry leaders, great material, and an effective forum for learning and participation. The material is especially useful for future use." — Joe Bingham, Manager of Information Technology & Business Development, Visiting Nurse Association of Somerset Hills
"I whole-heartedly recommend the Social Media Marketing Boot Camp as a way to learn basics along with higher level strategy and customization for social media needs.The experts and staff from Mediabistro were incredibly knowledgeable and giving of their time. It's a must for anyone in the industry!" — Eileen Marable, Social Media Consultant, Writer. Discovery Retreats, Calorieking.com
"I am transitioning into a new role at my company, and I cannot tell you how much I've already learned from the presentations, forums, homework, and my advisor's comments. Thanks so much for what you guys do. I hope to come back for more boot camps in the future." — Christine Butchko, Marketing Communications Specialist, Winston Industries LLC


text:
18 U.S. Code § 40 - Commercial motor vehicles required to stop for inspections
prev | next
(a) A driver of a commercial motor vehicle (as defined in section 31132 of title 49) shall stop and submit to inspection of the vehicle, driver, cargo, and required records when directed to do so by an authorized employee of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration of the Department of Transportation, at or in the vicinity of an inspection site. The driver shall not leave the inspection site until authorized to do so by an authorized employee.
(b) A driver of a commercial motor vehicle, as defined in subsection (a), who knowingly fails to stop for inspection when directed to do so by an authorized employee of the Administration at or in the vicinity of an inspection site, or leaves the inspection site without authorization, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both.
Source(Added Pub. L. 109–59, title IV, § 4143(a),Aug. 10, 2005, 119 Stat. 1747, § 39; renumbered § 40,Pub. L. 110–244, title III, § 301(j),June 6, 2008, 122 Stat. 1616.)
2008—Pub. L. 110–244renumbered section 39 of this title, relating to inspection of commercial vehicles, as this section.
LII has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references LII.


text:
Spire Pant (Women's)
In Stock Product Number: 30572
Offering outrageous protection, the good-looking the women's Marmot Spire Pant is all business on the outside, serious comfort within. GORE-TEX three-layer performance shell fabric forms an impervious barrier against wind and water and breathes naturally to maintain a completely dry interior. Accent-colored suspenders and full-length, water-resistant side zips let you slip them on while hardly breaking stride.
- GORE-TEX Fabric. Guaranteed to Keep You Dry.
- 100% Seam Taped - 3 Layer Construction
- Full Side Zip with Water Resistant Zips
- Snap Closure Waist with Zip Fly
- Hand Pockets with Water Resistant Zipper
- Cordura Scuff Guard
- Internal Gaiter
- Articulated Knees
Gender: Women's
Weight: 1lbs 3.5oz (552.8g)
Material: GORE-TEX Products 3L 100% Polyester 4.9 oz/yd
Season: F15
Vendor ProductId: 35550
Review ProductId: 30572


text:
Game Recap: Jets 17 – Jaguars 10
For the Jets, this was a must-have game, but not for the playoffs necessarily (while that is a possibility) it was for the viability of Mark Sanchez. The Jaguars are a bad football team and are bad defensively too, so while many of us expected fireworks from the Jets offense, they might not have delivered, but they delivered results — albeit with a few hiccups. The key to those results? Hide Mark Sanchez as much as possible and let the offensive line and running backs lead the way.
Less Than Twenty — Congratulations Mark Sanchez, you stayed within the confines of the offense, didn't try to do too much, and were limited in throwing the ball to less than twenty times and it all led to a victory. Granted it wasn't pretty and it bears noting that this is not a good defense and for Sanchez to look as pedestrian as he did is not that heart-warming, but aside from the strip-sack by Babin he played a pretty level game.
Hill's Injury — The reaction that Stephen Hill had to the injury he sustained early in the second quarter was painful to watch and you have to imagine could be very serious. Nothing is known yet, but the Jets historically supply more information on injuries like that on Mondays after a game. Keep your fingers crossed, that it wasn't as serious as it looked, but his season could be over.
I Think You Hear Me Coming — Bilal Powell had 19 carries for 78 yards and a score. Shonn Greene had 20 carries for 77 yards and a score. Powell might not be the second coming of Walter Payton, but for him to split the carries evenly with Shonn Greene is a sign of things to come. That Shonn Greene, in the prime of his career is getting his carries split for a back that's more like him than not is very telling. While the Jets running game is getting some longer gains than they ever were earlier in the season, there's still room for improvement if they can mix in more dynamic runners like a Joe McKnight (once he can clear his injury issues).
The Hitman Returns — There's been a lot of questions raised about David Harris and the sort of impact he can have at the pricetag he's costing the Jets, but today was one of those days where you see what his value can be to this team. 10 tackles, one sack, one pass defensed and two QB hits. Quite a game from him at a time where the defense might be beating up on some bad teams, but is doing some impressive work on third downs specifically.
BeastMo and QueCeaser — The two top draft picks from the last draft class combined for five quarterback hits during the game. It's impressive to see the sort of pressure that the young linemen are getting on the interior of the line at times, and you can see the plan that Rex Ryan has to build out his front seven in play. I'd like to see Rex stick around to help rebuild this front seven after the changes that are going to need to be made this coming offseason, and to that end to keep the progress moving of players like Wilkerson and Coples.


text:
Buysight Acquired By AOL's Advertising.com Group
December 3, 2012
Dear Customers, Friends, and Colleagues,
Over the past four years, Buysight has developed an innovative suite of targeted display advertising products, building on our partnerships with online retailers, and rooted in our understanding of shopper purchase intent. Our retargeting and customer acquisition solutions have helped hundreds of clients increase their sales and realize a stellar return on their advertising dollar. Today we take the next step toward providing those clients with even more value and opportunities.
Buysight has joined forces with Advertising.com as part of the AOL family. Together, we represent the strongest targeted display advertising platform on the Internet. We couldn't have asked for a better fit for our team and our technology, or a stronger partner to offer our clients — present and future — an innovative and high performing suite of advertising products.
Buysight will continue to provide our clients with the personal service and attention that has resulted in so many strong and lasting relationships. Our leadership remains at the helm, committed to the company's long-term vision. Please know that your contacts will remain the same, our clients' account managers will continue as before, and there should be very little disruption as we become part of the AOL family. The new opportunities and strength that this acquisition brings should be felt quite soon, and we look forward to expanding our offerings for clients and partners on both sides.
We welcome any thoughts or questions and invite you to read the official press release.
Many thanks for your support and we look forward to a bright and prosperous future together,
The Buysight Team


text:
Once you're done buying your turkey, it's time to start thinking side dishes. But don't worry, we're here to help. Pick and choose from our 25 favorite delicious Thanksgiving side dish recipes to perfect your holiday menu. We've also paired some great coupons to complement your holiday side dish recipes.
Missy's Candied Walnut Gorgonzola Salad
Grandmother's Buttermilk Cornbread
Thanksgiving Stuffing (Cheat! Using Stove Top)
Mashed Potatoes and Gravy:
Moe's Fabulous Mashed Potatoes
Mac and Cheese:
Collard Greens – It's Good for You!
Grandma's Green Bean Casserole
Herbed Mushrooms with White Wine
Oven-Roasted Cauliflower with Garlic, Olive Oil and Lemon Juice
Aunt Peggy's Sweet Potato Souffle
Cinnamon Apple Cranberry Sauce


text: Never an easy one to give up, I tried to do an ftp install last night. For some unknown reason, It finally decided to try the ftp install. So, Im rolling along, its installing and gets a little past 50% and hangs. Now, I did notice that for some reason that the packages that it hangs on all start with the letter "a". Is this important or not? I dont know. Last night it hung on apache-manual, the other times it hung on arpwatch, and it hung once on another name, but it started with "a" also. I think I am gonna try a different version and see what happens with that, other than that, Im outa ideas. WTF,O?


text:
Lucis Trust / books / Ponder on This / Ponder online / Copyright page
Copyright page
- o -
This compilation is extracted from books by Alice A. Bailey for which the Lucis Trust holds copyrights
First Printing, 1971
ISBN No. 0-85330-131-X
The publication of this book is financed by the Tibetan Book Fund which is established for the perpetuation of the teachings of the Tibetan and Alice A. Bailey.
This Fund is controlled by the Lucis Trust, a tax-exempt, religious, educational corporation.
It has been has been translated into Bulgarian, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Japanese and Spanish.


text:
Hello Everyone,
I need your quick help. I am an entrepreneur and expert in SAP implementation. I have just started a Web Development Company focusing on PHP Development, for which I have hired people who knows Core PHP very well. Initially all goes well but now I am receiving enquiries for high end work.
Currently, I have several projects for Joomla, Magento and other PHP framework based applications, specially on MVC, CakePHP etc. But I am having some challenges, so hope some senior developers can guide me:
1) Though my current team of Core PHP Developers do handle all projects but their output is very slow. They take lot of time for making even small changes and understand these Framework concepts, and obviously they should because they are not experts
2) Generally my projects budget is not huge, so most of them are in range of $500 to $1000 so I can't hire highly paid resources. Though my current team strength is 30
3) My partner has left and I don't know much about PHP since I am from functional domain.
Where I need help
1) Is it better option that I get training for my team from an expert on any of these frameworks? How much time do you think they may take to learn it?
2) Is it better I hire a Team Leader with good PHP knowledge once my team has gone through basic training ? I know, if my current team don't know any framework, even a good team leader won't be able to handle everything from scratch
3) If anyone knows any of PHP framework, would he be able to handle Magento, Joomla and other open source apps projects alone? Or I will have to hire developer for each of these applications separately?
Please note: I currently do not have big profit margins so can't hire each expert separately, but yes can spend money in development of my current team because they all are intelligent and hardworking, just need some guidance.
Thanks for your help


text:
Monday, January 19, 2009
Writing and Speech are Two Different Things
I'm going to try and keep this short, because I really want to ask here is: what is your impression of the relationship (cognitive, linguistic, etc.) between speech and writing?
For me, writing is definitely "easier" than speech as far as enabling me to produce actual, communicative content.
I used to imagine this was probably the case for pretty much everyone. But why, then, did my interactions with people tend to go so much better when I "met" them via e-mail first, as opposed to in person or on the phone first? I wondered well into my twenties why my co-workers were insisting on using the phone so much when there were all these wonderful text-based tools (such as email and instant-messaging) available.
But eventually I heard enough comments from other people such that I realized that I was considered unusual on the basis of my favored communicative mode.
And that's still really difficult to acknowledge, because, well, it feels so normal inside my head as far as this stuff goes.
But I digress.
If I was going to rank communication modalities in terms of how brain-friendly I find them that list would look something like this (favorites first, least-favorites last):
1 - Asynchronous text-based (e-mail, bulletin boards, etc.)
2 - Realtime text-based (Instant Messaging)
3 - Speech prepared in advance (i.e., something I've written down and can read from)
4 - Spontaneous in-person speech, supplemented by notes
5 - Spontaneous in-person speech, no notes
6 - Telephone (except if it's someone calling to say, for instance, "Hi, I'm coming to pick you up" -- those calls are OK because they are usually concise, clear, and giving me Very Important Data about when and how a transition is going to occur)
Of course this list does not include every possible means by which any two or more people might communicate. There are many forms of communication (diagrams, art, music, 3D models or sculpture, gestures, etc.) that can often "say" things that words simply aren't up to the task of. There are also forms I don't personally know how to use (such as American Sign Language) which I haven't included just due to my own lack of experience with them.
Nor does the list above represent my preferences at all times, with all people. There are some people I can communicate rather a lot with via realtime text chat (sometimes moreso than via email) just because our vocabularies and cognitive styles seem to be similar enough to allow us to use far fewer words than either of us might need to with less-similar people.
Nevertheless, it's a pretty accurate ranking when it comes to basic, everyday, language-based communication. In general, if I get tired, stressed, sensory-overloaded, or just plain "talked out", speech is the first thing to go.
I can usually write long after I've lost the ability to make speech make sense, and I can write asynchronously usually even when I can't respond fast enough to make an IM conversation worth having.
Furthermore I have a lot more knowledge-access in writing -- for years I thought I knew a lot less than I do about certain things because I'd been trained (mostly by teachers) to believe that "if you can't explain something verbally and spontaneously, you don't understand it".
But once I started writing out more of what seemed to be in my head -- as I fit the shapes of thoughts to phrases that way and saw them laid out in front of me, I found that I actually understood a lot more than I could possibly explain with my voice.
And I've heard the same thing, or things very similar, from many others on the autistic spectrum, including some of whom were thought to be basically unthinking or mostly unaware of their environments until they were given the opportunity to type or write or whatnot.
So, what are your preference rankings for this sort of thing? What contexts do you prefer different types of communication in, and why? And do you tend to assume that someone's writing ability is predictive of their speech ability, or vice versa, or not?
8 comments:
- jimf said...
> For me, writing is definitely "easier" than speech
> as far as enabling me to produce actual, communicative
> content.
Yep, me too.
> I wondered well into my twenties why my co-workers were
> insisting on using the phone so much when there were all
> these wonderful text-based tools (such as email and
> instant-messaging) available.
If somebody comes to me with a question at work (either in
person or on the phone), I **always** tell them
to let me think about it and get back to them
via e-mail. There are some folks this clearly annoyed once
upon a time, but I think everybody who has known me for
any length of time comes to realize that this is how communication
**has** to be done with me, and that I'm not just blowing the
person off, and that the e-mail **will** answer the question,
and get written in a very short time, and to the best of my ability.
If the inquirer **insists** on getting an oral answer then
and there, I'm probably just going to shut down completely,
with long-lasting hard feelings on both sides.
(There was a guy like that a couple of decades ago when
I was working for the NYU Robotics Lab. He was one of
the "young genius" mathematicians at Courant -- a specialist
in linear algebra, as I recall. Had a pretty snotty
attitude, too. If he came to me with a computer
question that I couldn't answer **instantly** off the
top of my head, he'd just throw up his hands with a "never mind"
kind of demeanor -- "What kind of nudniks are we hiring around
here, anyway?" -- and prance off. I don't think we liked each
other very much.)
My best friend in high school used to joke "What **is** it
with you and the telephone, anyway? Did your parents
**beat** you with the phone, or something?" A few years
later, this same friend thought it was hysterically funny
that I should be working at AT&T, in Parsippany NJ
(as a programmer, on a consulting gig).
In the early 90's, when that scandalous nationwide long-distance
outage occurred (as a result of a programming error in the
software of a digital switching system, it turned out) --
the service interruption that actually elicited a public comment
from the President of the United States -- I was working at AT&T that
afternoon, and I needed to make a call out of the building.
When I couldn't get a dial tone, I thought to myself: "This
is the phone company, for God's sake. Can't they keep
their own phones working?" I was flabbergasted to find out
that evening that the whole country was having trouble
getting a dial tone that afternoon. My friend, when he heard
about this, said to me -- "It was **you**. Your phone karma
got into the system and poisoned it." ;->
- ZombieFoodie said...
From Steven Pinker: "written language is very different from spoken language, because even though there's a universal grammar to spoken language, and it may be invented spontaneously by children, that's certainly not true of written language. Written language really was invented at a certain few points in recent history, and has to be taught with lessons, and is kind of an artificial contraption"
I have always been a better speaker (not a conversationalist... a speaker) than a writer. One of the problems I have with writing is that I am very bad at stopping. My brain goes nuts with all of the connections I could make and all of the extra clauses to add to increase specificity (not clarity...as you can tell). Then, there are always tweaks to the language that I want to add. I've been practicing letting things go by giving myself a time limit. Like now.
Thanks for your blog!
- Go Democrats said...
I could not agree more with your post, Anne!
Personally, I love email, and I find that I can be more intelligent, and funnier, and much more coherent, on the printed page than I can in person. It's not just that my brain works much more slowly when I speak than when I write, but that there are all kinds of social anxieties present in the act of speaking that are just not present in the act of writing.
When you have a face-to-face interaction with someone, you can tell--and be influenced instantly by--any awkward pause; and those moments of awkwardness feed back into the rest of the conversation. It's even worse on the phone, where moments of silence are really just not acceptable.
Some of my colleagues don't understand why I like to teach online classes so much; but in fact, it's all about the phenomenon that you describe here. Thank you for thinking about this issue!
- AnneC said...
jimf said:
If the inquirer **insists** on getting an oral answer then and there, I'm probably just going to shut down completely, with long-lasting hard feelings on both sides.
Ergh. Yes. This is familiar. :/ Though I don't run into as many instances of actual hard feelings (as far as I can tell) as there are of frustration and repeated misunderstandings.
For me there's also the fallout from a bad childhood habit to deal with -- that is, for a long time I didn't really know that deferring a question for later or saying "I need to think about that" was an option, so I would often just throw out semi-random phrases in the hopes that I'd happen upon the right combination of words to satisfy the other person (so they'd leave me alone).
I've encountered a few others on the autistic spectrum who describe having had similar experiences, and I bet this tendency/habit probably accounts for how some of us end up misdiagnosed with "thought disorder". There seems to be a tremendously pervasive assumption amongst many that speech (as opposed to writing or any other potential form of communication) is some sort of "window" into a person's actual thought processes, when in fact for some of us, trying to force our thoughts into speech in realtime results in obfuscation of our thought processes.
(A doctor I saw once (not a psychiatrist -- he was actually the MD at my college's health center) commented that I seemed to display something called flight of ideas in speech, and while he didn't go on to try and refer me to have my head examined (so to speak), I was quite thoroughly weirded out when I looked up that term and saw what it was associated with.)
- AnneC said...
ZombieFoodie: Re. the Pinker quote: Weird, for me writing has always seemed a lot more "natural". Also, I didn't learn written language (or reading) through lessons -- my parents noted that I was paying attention to and recognizing letters on food labels and signs by 12-13 months of age (I was very probably hyperlexic).
I wonder if some people's brains just tend to "map" to some forms of communication more effectively than others early in life -- perhaps it's speech for the majority, but I do think that the "artificial contraption" of writing probably just fits some people's brain wiring better than speech does, despite its relatively recent historical emergence.
- AnneC said...
Go Democrats wrote:
Personally, I love email, and I find that I can be more intelligent, and funnier, and much more coherent, on the printed page than I can in person.
Yep. Same here for the most part.
When you have a face-to-face interaction with someone, you can tell--and be influenced instantly by--any awkward pause; and those moments of awkwardness feed back into the rest of the conversation. It's even worse on the phone, where moments of silence are really just not acceptable.
Interesting. I don't actually experience pauses as "awkward", though if most people do then that would explain some of what I've experienced. If someone suddenly pauses in a conversation I guess I just tend to assume they're trying to think of what to say next, because that's generally what I'm doing when I pause (that, or processing what has just been said by the other person, which can take a while).
But, (and I don't know if this might qualify as my sensing "awkwardness" after all) I have noticed that people tend to get very impatient about getting a response, and that this is indeed more pronounced on the phone. I've had a lot of salespeople/donation solicitors who call just hang up on me because I guess I take too long to answer (not that I mind this so much -- I don't like being phone-solicited anyway). And I've also gotten a lot of people say "What's wrong?" when I am quiet too long. And in addition to that, I've noticed that people like to repeat themselves to fill in silences when in fact that is probably the worst thing they could be doing, because I am trying to use that silence to figure out what they just said!
Some of my colleagues don't understand why I like to teach online classes so much; but in fact, it's all about the phenomenon that you describe here. Thank you for thinking about this issue!
Sure. It's definitely an issue that comes up a lot for me!
- celandine said...
I have the same preferences: email is easier than in-person speech, which is easier than telephone. That's moderated somewhat as I've grown older (I think high school is the high point of social anxiety for most of us) but I still dislike long phone conversations and phone interviews.
Just thinking about it, it seems to be a matter of control and information. When you go from writing to speech, you lose control over the timing and editing of your replies. When you go from speech to phone, you lose information about the other person's expression and body language.
One interesting thing is that my father, whose first language isn't English, is a much more witty and discursive in his e-mails than he is in person. It's not that he has trouble with speaking English; if you talked to him, you'd get the impression of someone who speaks English perfectly but is just curt and doesn't like to talk much. But in writing he's chatty and uninhibited.
I suspect that even for people fluent in another language, there's a disconnect in the ability to enjoy words. I can understand French poetry, but it almost never conveys emotion to me. My dad loved reading literature in his native Romanian, but in English it tends to ring hollow to him.
I know foreigners and autistics aren't the same, but I wonder if there might be something similar in language processing.
I am a writer and I am also well-spoken. As a result, I tend to find both modes of communication good in different contexts.
I find that I am more precise when I write. I prefer writing when discussing complex matters. If I'm talking, I often find myself saying "I'll have to think about that some more." and possibly ending the discussion, whereas if I were writing, I would often have been able to process what they said, and express myself, more fully. Perhaps an apt expression would be "I don't think well on my feet."
I am also better with social graces when I write, because I have time to edit and to think about how what I say will sound. When I speak, I am more spontaneous, and this causes problems sometimes. For example, I might momentarily read into something someone said, and respond accordingly. I also tend to just say what I think, as I think it, without modifying for clarity, understandability, or politeness. Usually my thoughts about other people are nice enough, and I have enough inhibition to refrain from speaking those thoughts which are more obviously inappropriate to blurt out. However, it's the gray areas I have trouble with, and that trouble comes out most in speech. Also, sometimes my stories might actually be longer in speech because I do not have the time to think of more concise ways to tell them.
Despite these disadvantages when I speak, I still find speech to be fun and effective in many contexts, especially if the content is basic, or when getting to know someone. When I speak, the words I use are different. The words are sometimes less precise, but mainly they reflect a more off-the-cuff style, with simpler language and shorter sentences. I enjoy long conversations with my friends because we can say more in less time, and it includes the emotion and humor that comes with tone of voice and timing.
Finally, in response to your question about assumptions, though I try not to make assumptions, I do figure that someone who writes well is probably well-spoken. However, the inverse is not true in my experience. People who speak well often write poorly. There are so many exceptions to rules and stereotypes that assumptions are just not productive.


text:
The NY Post's Larry Brooks reports that the Rangers are in
discussions with pending UFA Ruslan Fedotenko about a new two-year deal. The haggling is ongoing, but Brooks thinks
the Rangers want to get Fedotenko signed before July 1. Fedotenko fit like a glove with the Rangers
this year after joining the team at training camp on a tryout. Many figured the Blueshirts would be
interested in keeping him on another one-year deal over Vinny Prospal, but that
it appears that Fedotenko will get two years is a bit of a surprise. The Rangers are fairly set on the wings going
forward with Ryan Callahan, Brandon Dubinsky, Brandon Prust and Marian Gaborik locked
in with the team and prospects like Chris Kreider, Christian Thomas, Mats
Zuccarello and Evgeny Grachev probably on the way sooner than later. Fedotenko plays left wing where the Rangers
are weak, but their top prospects could fill those positions starting next
year. Fedotenko earned another go on
Broadway, but he's 32-years-old and it's a little surprising that the Rangers
are willing to sign him for more than one season.
- The Jaromir Jagr rumors continue to fly, but there don't
seem to be many that think he could realistically end up with the Rangers. The Daily News' Jesse Spector reports that he's
been told Jagr will likely join the Montreal Canadiens.
- Aaron Portzline of the Columbus Dispatch reports that the
Blue Jackets would be willing to move highly regarded forward prospect Nikita
Filatov for a "fourth-round draft pick, a middling prospect or an aged veteran." That asking price is probably a little low even
though Filatov has been a colossal disappointment thus far. If Filatov could really be had for a
fourth-round pick, that'd be a no-brainer for the Rangers and a host of other
teams. He's looking like a bust, but
Filatov had been considered one of the top-10 prospects in hockey for the last
few years. He's been very slow to
develop but still has the potential to turn into a star. It would make sense for GM Glen Sather to
phone Columbus
as the draft approaches.
- No buyouts yet, but Wojtek Wolski's situation is still in
- Reports indicate that the Philadelphia Flyers are likely to
sign Ilya Bryzgalov to a multi-year deal. The implications of the signing could be significant as Philly is
squeezed tight up against the cap already. Rumors that Jeff Carter could be sent to Columbus continue to fly and it seems likely
that the Flyers will be active at the draft. If you consider Bryzgalov to be a big-time goalie, and many do, the
image of him wearing orange and black going forward is a scary one.
Season Review:
Breaking Down The Defense >
Breaking Down The Goalies >
Breaking Down The Offense >
Breaking Down The Prospects >
How Three Free Agent Signings In 2007 Have Shaped The Eastern Conference >
Spotlight On Glen Sather >
Spotlight On John Tortorella >
Rangers Land Tim Erixon: What Does It Mean?
More Erixon Trade Fallout >
What The Rangers Can Learn From The Bruins >
Rangers Will Face Stiff Competition In The East In 2011-2012 >
Player Reviews:
Spotlight On Mats Zuccarello >
Spotlight On Brian Boyle >
Spotlight On Matt Gilroy >
Spotlight On Ruslan Fedotenko >
Spotlight On Brandon Prust >
Spotlight On Bryan McCabe >
Spotlight On Alex Frolov >
Spotlight On Michael Del Zotto >
Spotlight On Martin Biron >
Spotlight On Brandon Dubinsky >
Spotlight On Marc Staal >
Spotlight On Steve Eminger >
Spotlight On Henrik Lundqvist >
Spotlight On Wojtek Wolski >
Spotlight On Sean Avery >
Spotlight On Dan Girardi >
Spotlight On Erik Christensen >
Spotlight On Ryan McDonagh >
Spotlight On Vinny Prospal >
Spotlight On Derek Stepan >
Spotlight On Marian Gaborik >
Spotlight On Chris Drury >
Spotlight On Artem Anisimov >
Spotlight On Mike Sauer >
Spotlight On Ryan Callahan >
Free Agency:
Plan A: Sign Brad Richards >
Plan B: Trade For A Top Center >
Plan C: Stick With The Status Quo At Center >


text:
This product is currently sold out.
You can obtain status and/or reserve this item by contacting us. We can also be reached by calling toll free 1-866-326-9377 (Dialing from outside the US +01 314 772 3566) between 10AM and 6PM CST (-6 GMT).
Stay cool and supported in the Puma Pro Tech Boxer Briefs with their lightweight and ultra-breathable micro mesh panels. The moisture wicking stretch-polyester fabric is designed to pull perspiration away from the body and through the garment for increased dryness. These body-defining boxer briefs feature a supportive contour pouch and a bold Puma logo centered on the comfortable waistband.
Featured in Men's Health as great men's boxer briefs for the gym.
92% Polyester, 8% Spandex with 85% Nylon 15% Spandex Mesh Panel.
Machine Wash Cold. Do Not Bleach. Tumble Dry on Low Heat Setting.
|28-30 in 71-76 cm
|32-34 in 81-86 cm
|36-38 in 91-97 cm
|Extra Large
|40-42 in 102-107 cm


text:
Web Content Display
IT Core Services at Cal Maritime
Cal Maritime's Information Technology Department delivers a variety of services to support the mission of the University. Major services provided by the department are listed below. The reader will note that these services are commonly shared by any college or university regardless of the size of the student population. Please click on any of the linked services for additional information.
Network Operations/Infrastructure and Architecture
- Network Operations Center Services
- Backup and Recovery
- Virtual and Physical Server Administration
- Storage Administration (shared network folders)
- Printer Services Management
- Keyserver Software Management
- Wired Network Services
- Wireless Network Services
- Remote access services
- Service continuity and availability
- Internet Access
- Project Management and Implementation of campus, CSU ITRP2 and ITAC Synergy projects
Technology Problems and Solution Services
- Help Desk Operations
- Provisioning accounts
- Change usernames/passwords
- Desktop support services
- Resolution of software and hardware problems
- IT purchasing recommendations/quotations
- Configuration/installation/move/disposal of PCs and software
- Site licensed software (contracts and tracking)
- IT-asset Inventory Control
- Network connectivity problems (data jacks, etc.)
- End-user training and documentation
- Limited Support for Apple products
Email services
- Exchange Server Login or documentation
- Outlook Clients
- Email Distribution Lists
- Spam filtering w/ antivirus protection (RedCondor): Login or documentation
Web Services
- Managing Hosted Solution(s)
- Development and Support for the myCampus portal
- Support for Web Publishing
- Online Directory (currently Global Address Book)
- Corporate Calendar (R25) View / Login or documentation
University's Administrative Systems
- PeopleSoft HCM
- PeopleSoft Finance
- Blackboard System (Port Pass ID Cards, Meal Plan, Door Access)
- ITC Print Copy Solution
- Online Services (CashNet, etc.)
Instructional Technology Support
- Student Computer Labs
- Multimedia Classrooms
- Moodle/iLearn Course Management System
- Echo 360 Classroom Capture (not a core service)
- Digital and Analog Desk Phones
- VoIP Services
- Support of CMA-approved/issued mobile phones/smartphones
- Support for IT-approved third-party applications
- Voicemail
- 911 Services (Blue phones, elevator)
- 911 Program
- Pay phones
- Call Accounting (Bitek)
TSGB Network/Infrastructure for Ship's Business and Instruction
- Broadband Satellite (Marlink / Vizada)
- Network Infrastructure (wiring/data jacks/routers/switches)
- Servers
- Exchange/email services
- IT Staff Member onboard with backup support on campus
- Follow the Voyage technical support
- PBX, Telecom ports, Calling cards
Information and Network Security
- Information Security Roles and Responsibilities
- Risk Management
- Responsible Use
- Privacy
- Security Awareness and Training
- Third Party Services Security
- Information Technology Security
- Configuration Management and Change Control
- Access Control
- Asset Management
- Management of Information Security Incident Response
- Physical Security
- Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery
- Legal and Regulatory Compliance
Leadership for IT
- Technology Strategic Planning
- Lifecycle and capacity management
- IT standards and policies
- Change management
- Contracts and license management
- Technology consulting
- Evaluation, research and development
- Technology assessment and improvement
- Financial management and accountability
- Internal and external technology business relationship management


text:
Moderator: All Things Mods
At a rough guess:Emma Rose wrote:I was just wondering what a traditional Pastfarian wedding would be like?
Any thoughts?
Roy Hunter wrote:
If you're east of the Atlantic, speak to ET the Extra Terrestrial about a wedding band; if you're west of the Atlantic, speak to me. We've got the world carved up illegal-cartel-stylee.
Bloody Bart Industries Compass!!! I want my money back!!!Ubi Dubius wrote:You might want to replace that compass, Roy.
Emma Rose wrote:I was just wondering what a traditional Pastfarian wedding would be like?
Any thoughts?
I need to start planning my wedding hehe
daftbeaker wrote:But if I stop bugging you I'll have to go back to arguing with Qwerty about whether beauty is truth and precisely what we both mean by 'purple'
StJason wrote:Don't forget, by traditon, there are three positions who can conduct a wedding: A priest, a justice of the peace, or a SEA CAPTAIN.
So the captain says "Do ye?" and you say "Aye!", and the rum flows. Simple.
Well good luck.McVenWed wrote:I don't have the idea of a Traditional Pastafarian Wedding but I am interested to know what it is. I hope someone can also help how it is done so if ever I can continue my plan to ask my girlfriend to marry me I can use it as a wedding theme. It is a unique experience for us I hope it will be a good wedding for us.
Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 1 guest


text:
Commission wants better quality credit ratings Published on: 16/11/2011, Last update: 02/09/2014
Credit rating agencies (CRAs) are major players in today's financial markets, with rating actions having a direct impact on the actions of investors, borrowers, issuers and governments.
Four main goals of the proposed draft Directive and draft Regulation
1. To ensure that financial institutions do not blindly rely only on credit ratings for their investments.
Ratings currently have a quasi-institutional role. We need to reduce our reliance on them. Our proposals in July 2011 on the Capital Requirements Directive IV reduce the number of references to external ratings and require financial institutions to do their own due diligence.
2. More transparent and more frequent sovereign debt ratings.
Member States would be rated more frequently (every six months rather than 12 months) and investors and Member States would be informed of the underlying facts and assumptions on each rating.
3. More diversity and stricter independence of credit rating agencies to eliminate conflicts of interest.
Issuers would have to rotate every three years between the agencies that rate them.
4. To make CRAs more accountable for the ratings they provide.
A CRA should be liable in case it infringes, intentionally or with gross negligence, the CRA Regulation, thereby causing damage to an investor having relied on the rating that followed such infringement.


text:
By RICHARD SHAWSun Advocate publisher
The Western Energy Training Center will be working directly with the National Energy Foundation for at least the next year to introduce the idea of energy careers to students 5 through 18 years old all over the state of Utah.
The National Energy Foundation is a nonprofit educational organization dedicated to the development, dissemination, and implementation of supplementary educational materials, programs, and courses.
The education resources they provide relate mostly to energy, water, natural resources, science and math, technology, conservation, and the environment. The goal is to not only inform young people about resources and technology, but to also get them interested in careers in energy fields.
"There are now few people that are presently in grades K-12 that want to get into the energy business," said Steve Burge, director of WETC to the College of Eastern Utah board of trustees last week. "What this organization does is get people interested in energy and vocational fields."
The importance of instilling the idea of energy careers in students in elementary through high school will become more important as the years go by.
In the next few years, more than 70 percent of workers presently in energy related fields will reach retirement age, and the knowledge they have acquired will go with them when they leave. New workers in various kinds of fields will be needed to replace them.
The NEF is a 30-year-old organization that is based in Salt Lake City. But while it is based in Utah, Burge said not to be fooled that it only has local influence.
"This is truly a national organization," he told the Sun Advocate. "They are associated with all the big players in the energy industry and those guys know who these people are."
The NEF Web site describes the organizations mission in a number of different ways. Their charge is to do the following:
Develop, produce, and provide cost-effective and affordable supplementary instructional materials about natural resources to aid educators and administrators in the teaching process.
Conduct a wide variety of motivational teacher, employee and student educational training programs.
Provide teachers and students with incentives to participate more intensely in the teaching and learning process.
Provide opportunities for businesses, associations, government agencies and the education community to participate in the improvement and enhancement of education.
Provide valuable support and consultation to sponsors.
"It is our goal to attract learners to the energy industry," said Gary Swan, vice president of development for the organization. "We want to provide a great product and have our learners walk away with skills they can use."
Costs associated with the training center's affiliation with the NEF will be covered by a grant the WETC has obtained.
Under the contract to which the trustees agreed, the NEF will have a person that works closely with Bob Topping (training director at WETC) over the next year on developing relationships with the technical career people across Utah.
In addition, the NEF will have a person working at the site on a regular basis developing the program for elementary, junior high and high school students and will also host teacher training workshops at WETC.
"It is our mission to cultivate an energy literate society," said Sunny Dent, vice president of programs operations and the person who will be working with Topping closely.
Topping pointed out that the program works toward a goal that the WETC has developed as well.
"There is a difference between knowing and doing," he said. "We need people who not only know how something is done, but also who can do those things."
He told the group that getting young people involved early is the future of the energy industry, and that WETC can be a big part of that with the NEF program.
The affiliation with the NEF will begin as soon as the contracts are signed and then officials from both organizations will begin to plan for and work with elementary and secondary schools for the coming year.


text:
|Little League Games Rained Out
|Written by Staff Reports
|Wednesday, 29 June 2011 08:02
The Little League games scheduled Tuesday night were rained out and will be played on Wednesday.
The 11-12 Wilkes All-Stars will play Avery County at 5:00; and the Watauga All-Stars will play the team from Ashe County at 7:30 pm. These games are Watauga High School and are free to the public.
|Share This Article:


text:
Health and Wellness is becoming a higher priority in today's society. This is due to a variety of reasons including the "triple aim" of improving the experience of healthcare, improving the health of populations and reducing the costs of healthcare. Pharmacy is in a unique position to provide services that can provide health and wellness support to patients and organizations. Examples of such services include medication therapy management (MTM), counseling on health condition management, medication, vitamins, minerals, over-the-counter preparations and devices, detecting drug interactions (including drug-drug, drug-food and drug-disease) and administering immunizations. Pharmacies that are housed within food retail establishments are distinctive in that they have convenient access to products that can impact population health and wellness.
Expansion of the role of pharmacy in promoting and maintaining health and wellness should be explored. Colleges and schools of pharmacy, in cooperation with other health profession programs, have the acumen and expertise to examine, implement and evaluate various methods of assisting pharmacy food retail establishments in providing services to positively contribute to health and wellness. Introductory and advanced pharmacy practice experiences, pharmacy residencies and collaborations involving pharmacy and other health professions provide rich avenues to develop sustainable and replicable health and wellness practice models.
The American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) and the Food Marketing Institute (FMI) Foundation have collaborated to provide grant funding for small conceptualization practice model activities involving pharmacists and nutrition professionals in food retail establishments. Three grants with a maximum of $5,000 each (no overhead allowed) were awarded in July 2013 to individual pharmacy school faculty at the Midwestern University College of Pharmacy-Glendale, Drake Univesity College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences and the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, who collaborate with a retail or independent food market to explore a practice model activity involving both pharmacy and nutrition. In addition, each award winner will receive $1,000 from AACP for required travel to present their research findings at the AACP Annual Meeting at the Gaylord Texan Hotel & Convention Center in Grapevine, Texas (Dallas area), July 26–30, 2014.
Application Deadline: CLOSED on March 29, 2013.
AACP FMIF Health and Wellness Pharmacy Ideation Award Application Instructions
HWPPI FAQs
AACP FMI Foundation Health and Wellness Pharmacy Ideation Award Application Form
Last updated on: 10/1/2013 12:33 PM


text:
great value headphone
Pros: flat response
Cons: extension not the best
I'll post more text review soon. For now here is my new video:
Pros: flat response
Cons: extension not the best
I'll post more text review soon. For now here is my new video:
Pros: great SQ, great modding capabillities, comfortable, very light, aesthetics, surprisingly durable
Cons: very plasticky, needs burn-in for full potential, needs modding for full potential, aesthetics
Sennheiser has always been well-renowned for their high-end headphones, why in fact their flagships cover most of the top 5 headphones, but what about their low-end headphones? Are they good enough to distinguish themselves? And I'm here to say, after about half a year that they are indeed quite well-rounded headphones.
The packaging is basic and get's job done. The headphones themselves come with an extra cable (more on that later) and an 1/4 inch gold-plated adapter for special equipment which is a nice touch for those that have the equipment
Despite the fact that these headphones look open they are very much closed and therefore isolate you from background noise however the velour pads on these leak a bit of sound out for other people to hear but you won't hear them.
Soundstage/Instrument Sep.
Now you won't be getting any amazing soundstaging or euphoric instrument seperation but these do have their own little funky character when comes to their somewhat small soundstage. Because of the grill there is the possibility to drill holes and make them semi-open, but then again that is your choice.
Sound Signature
Classic Sennheiser sound sig. is present here and it can be darkener/funner/warmer if you decide to mod them as well as made a bit more laidback and grow more of a ''ballsy'' sound sig.
Despite what the packaging says these have un-assisted bass that doesn't extend at first but then after burn-in they have very punchy and extended but not muddy bass that can be modded to be made stronger tighter and louder which actually helps the mids and highs grow more of a ''ballsy'' but laidback sound sig.
The mids and sub bass are great in my opinion with a nice tone to it as well as great extension.
The highs have a nice sparkle and decay to them that seems to be right in the middle of too much and not enough but tipping slightly to too much.
Build Quality/Design
This unfortunately is where the headphone starts to fall apart. These headphones are almost completely made of very cheap but strong plastic that doesn't feel good in the hands, but is by no means uncomfortable and is actually the exact opposite as it is one of the most comfortable and light headphones I've ever used. The headphones also feature a finicky, but useful cable swapping system that is alright. The cables are made of a strange rubbery, plasticky substance that makes it not very thick but alright in terms of durability, the cable that is stock is 1.4 meters the long cable is 3 meters for when your output source is a bit of ways away. These headphones seems to have a hit or miss look with people as I've been given weird looks or people have come up to me and asked what type of headphones they are as they try to keep their jaws from hitting the floor.
This is a great somewhat under-appreciated headphone that I think is great for those who want their first pair or someone who wants to start getting into the modding scene, and with it's strong durability, very light and comfy design and the practicality of swappable cables makes these great for portability.
p.s. Thank you for reading my first review and leave some criticism on how I wrote it if you would like, HAVE A GREAT DAY!!
Pros: Sound quality, comfort, varying cable lengths
Cons: Underwhelming aesthetics, possible build quality issues
I picked these headphones up as a replacement for my years-old Bose TriPorts whose earcups are falling apart. I already own a pair of 558s, but at present my girlfriend and I share a small room and open-back headphones don't work well with our respective sleep schedules.
Blister pack, nothing to write home about. Same basic packaging as most of their low-end stuff.
Kudos to Sennheiser here -- included are two different cables (4' and 10') as well as a 1/4" adapter plug, which in my experience is kind of rare for $100 headphones. As a company, they're pretty good about this.
Quick note about the cable: If you decide to swap them out, you're going to feel like you're breaking the cable connector trying to pull it out. This is normal -- it's at a funky angle as it goes into the speaker and it takes a good deal of prying to pull loose.
Build Quality
As already touched upon with the cable, build quality is only so-so. As is pretty typical of Sennheiser's lower-end products, there's a plasticky feel throughout. The weird cable requiring crazy amounts of tugging, the not-inconsiderable creak of the gimbals, etc. In reality, the headphones should hold up quite well to reasonable use...they just don't necessarily feel like it. Gotta cut corners somewhere, I suppose.
I defy you to find more comfortable circumaurals at this price. The velour earcups and headband cause these suckers to melt to your ears and disappear after a few minutes' use. I can barely handle leatherette anymore, I'm so spoiled on this sensation.
Sound Quality
Why am I touching on sound quality last? It's the last thing you notice when you take the headphones out of the package. Boom, there goes your mind.
Looking at the package, you'll see the ominous phrase "Extended Bass Response." Oh lawd, Sennheiser is trying to make Beats, you may think. Thankfully, no. Bass is somewhat heavier than the other $100 headphones Sennheiser produces (the musician-centric 280s), but it doesn't have that bloated, overreaching feeling of Beats' EQ-based enhancement -- here it feels like a natural extension of the headphones' design, and helps to ground the overall feel of the music.
A few days' burn-in certainly won't hurt these guys, just to wear the edges off the sound. To my ears it felt more settled with use.
Overall, the sound feels assertive and balanced across the range, with surprisingly wide staging for a closed-back setup, especially one so basic as these. There's no confusing them with my 558s, but it certainly doesn't sound like the sound is emanating from my pineal gland, either.
Cable noise is noticeable at very low volumes, but that's par for the course at this price point / with this brand. Unless you have parts on hand and a good deal of electrical/mechanical savvy, they're not worth cable modding. It's just something you deal with.
At 32 ohms, these will sound fine coming from your portable device -- my Galaxy S3 with its shiny Wolfson DAC puts admirable sound into these cans, and I wouldn't expect much less from an iDevice or other mobile options. That being said, I noticed a distinct improvement in presence and clarity when I jacked these directly into my sound card (Auzen Raider 7.1) as opposed to the aux jack on my desktop speakers or through my phone. So if you have something to juice the sound (amp/DAC) then you'll hear a benefit.
From start to finish, a worthy headphone. Especially good as backup cans or gifts to budding audiophiles. Build quality is -ish, but not distressingly bad. Best-in-class comfort and superb sound quality for price.
Pros: Run of purity sound 2 on mobo so chrisp!
Cons: none
Exactly what I was looking for...38ohm high impedance? s4 doesn't really do them justice but can't complain @~431g feels like zilch, plus I pref velor, leather sweats...I listen to audiobooks/binaural beats w/hours on end comfort
Pros: Very comfy, sound for a price, Bass (modded)
Cons: Build quality feels cheap, maybe female voices
Quick thoughts on modded with bass mod sennheiser hd 439.
Build quality
It is a mixed bag really. Headphones it self feels cheap. Well, probably because it is cheap. But they don't feel cheap then you have them on a head. They are very comfy, velour pads fit my ears perfectly. I forget I have headphones on my head the moment I put them on. Although if you have big ears, it could become an on ear headphones, because pads are not very big. Design is nice to my eyes, but you know, it can look bad for you
Audio quality
I'm reviewing modded headphones with bass mod, so keep that in mind. The sound they make is really quite good. Bass goes very very deep. For tracks like royksopp - the drug it just blew my mind . I listened to it with my sens 518 and it just uncomparable. 439 destroys 518 in a bass heavy music. So if you are into music like this - go get it, do the mod and enjoy your music like you never did before. As for more popular music. They are actually not that bad. Sound stage is pretty good, but of course not as wide as 518 as they are opened. Still instrumental separation is good, you will here instruments in their place and not a chocolate mix . Vocals. Hmmmm, well you can hear them . Really not much more to say about them. You will not be blown away by them, when you listen to dido or meja. If you into female vocalist, when these headphones not really for you. Rock music is in a middle between bass heavy and female music. Lets say rise againts sounds good to my ears. As I said above, instruments are nicely separated but vocals are just where. So overall these headphones are perfect for a bit more bass heavy music, but not for "audiophile" stuff.
Important note
I don't why, but I find them very hard to drive. No joke, even though they are only 32 ohm, I find them a lot harder to drive than 518 which is 50 ohm. I don't know if it is just me, but I go to an 8 (max with low gain) with my fiio e10 and I keep 5 when I listen to 518. When I travel, I use my ps vita as a player and it does good job powering it (better than fiio e10 ). As for ****y samsung android phone, it goes to listenable levels, but you can hear it struggles with headphones and ps vita just destroys it. I listen for few tracks on a phone for a review and just couldn't continue - it sounds terrible. So keep that in mind if you planing on using it with your ****y phone I don't about iphone or such. Probably it will sound as good as ps vita which sounds pretty nice.
For the price these are very nice headphone and actually holds up pretty good versus its big brothers. Beats them in low end but gets beat in mids and highs. As I said, I would recommend them for bassheads and such. As for pop music, I don't really listen to it. As I said, dido don't sound so good, but listenable, I will not call it terrible as my phone experience. Beyonce actually sounds good to my ears, low end gives a very lively sound. Of course beyonce itself have powerful voice. Well I took a hit for you dear reader and listened to katy perry's roar and it sounds pretty bad ( but it could be just katy perry ). So yeah, I guess I gave you a pretty good understanding what to expect for these headphones. Cheers.
I forgot to talk about isolation. It will muffle the sounds around you and if you are on a bus or train really you will hear just a distant wheel and engine sound, nothing to worry about, you will be able to enjoy your music. But they leak. I will get looks at bus if I put sound on higher volume. So keep that in mind.
Pros: Great Sound Quality, Reasonable Price, Removable Cable, Comfortable
Cons: Itchy Earpads, Possible Build Issues
Pros: Very comfortable, easy for hours, light, great sound (after burn-in), removable cable, variable long cable
Cons: maybe not the best good looking headphone, but not bad
PRO; Very comfortable, easy for hours, light, great sound (after burn-in), removable cable, variable long cable
CON; maybe not the best good looking headphone, but not bad
Pros: great sound, very comfortable..
Cons: they sound low on low end devices....
i am giving this review after a month use, 30+ hours burning its still improving. at the first use found these a crap they were sounding low on my phone they are not that impact that i was looking for.i started burning it daily for two hour or one then the magic started and i found a great change in sound and its still improving day by day its real potential will be review after its complete burning over 100 to 150 hours, but ya the sound-stage is getting wider the bass is tightend-up,but ya these are not for bass heads as it has low bass what i felt as compared to may hd 203, but wider sound stage good clarity compared to those i am still waiting to test it on some good amps and on cowon player which i wil share my review in the near future overall nice headphones for the price but low sounding on lower end mp3 and phones..............
Pros: Light, comfortable, detachable cable & comes with two lengths, bass is not dominating
Cons: The sound overall is a bit muddy, plastic design seems quite fragile
I got to try these out when my brother bought them for his casual computer use.
The headphones are very light, and have quite comfortable cloth pads and headband. They are made entirely of plastic, which at least doesn't feel to be of too high quality. I can obviously not comment on long time endurance. Visually they do look quite appealing however.
As my reference pair in this test I used the Beyerdynamic DT-770 80 ohm headphones. Note that I said reference, I didn't directly compare them since that would obviously be unfair considering the DT-770 costs twice as much. Only FLAC files were used, with a Cambridge Dacmagic Plus as source.
Overall the sound is quite good considering the modest pricetag, nothing is overly present or completely lacking. The bass hits by a satisfying amount without dominating, lacks "texture" though. The rest of the spectrum is nothing special, it just "does its job". The product is a slightly muddy sound to my ears, but after listening to them for awhile the brain gets used to it.
I would not mind having these with me on the go, they're definitely good enough for that. In any kind of critical listening there are many shortcomings, but hey, you get what you pay for.
Pros: Sound Quality (Post Burn-In), Portable device compatibility, Lightweight
Cons: Feels INCREDIBLY plasticy, Maybe too light, Soundstage isn't the best, Isolation
Disclaimer: My review may be rather invalid due to my lack of experience in the audio world. In that case, if you are new to this, it may be very helpful.
The HD 439 was definitely a good buy for its purpose of being my iPod's go to for music.
Sound Quality
The sound is great for the price. Very crisp at the mids to highs, and the bass wasn't overpowering.
The soundstage however, was a slight let down, being kinda too narrow to enjoy some more closed-off' sounding songs
Build Quality
The build quality is terrible, but expected for the price.
They are made of a cheap, lightweight plastic that does not feel durable at all (So little that I feel worried taking them in a bag due to possible breakage)
Comfort wise, these things are good. They are too light to be a burden, but maybe so much that moving around quickly may make them fall off.
Additionally, my ears (not that big) don't fit perfectly in the headset. This, along with the diagonal circum-aural earcup design means the headband feels like it is leaning forward.
The isolation isn't very good. Even for closed back. Any comfortably loud volume that is enough to drown out other noises can be heard by anyone nearby, though not extremely clearly.
Think about that before buying.
If you have any lower quality mp3's, this will gladly identify them. The HD 439 make it very obvious when a low bitrate is apparent.
The replaceable cable[s] (1.4 and 3 metres I think) are kinda tricky to remove at first, but not too difficult. The replaceable part is great if you break one though.
Summary - TLDR
If you are looking for a decent pair of headphones, that wont break the bank, are expendable and for use with a portable device (iPod for example), these are likely the ones to get. If you are looking for A+ quality in every field, you may want to look somewhere else. All in all these headphones do their job as a great set of cans to take places where you could break or lose them, due to them being rather cheap and still decent.
If you can afford better for at home use only, DON'T bother with these. Go look at some 558's or something.
|Optimised for portable audio includingMP3, CD players, iPad, iPod and iPhone
|9 inches
|8 inches
|0.93 pounds
|3.6 inches
|List Price
|Package Quantity
|Product Group
|Product Type Name
|Sennheiser HD 439 Headphones Black
|2 yrs
|Model Name/Type
|Sennheiser HD 439 Headphones at Amazon.com
|See It »


text:
Laurel Leaf Water Glutton Doormat, 23" x 35"
Customers Also Bought
Super-Thirsty Doormat Traps Mud and Holds Water
- Absorbent doormat traps water and dirt to contain entryway messes
- Tough, stain-resistant and simple to clean
- Low profile for easy door clearance
- Please allow 1 to 2 weeks for delivery
Attractive, heavy-duty polypropylene floor mat has a waterproof backing and "water dam" edge to keep moisture, mud, and grit contained. Raised design scrapes boots clean; grippers on bottom keep mat in place and prevent slipping. Low profile for easy door clearance. Just vacuum clean when dry, or hose off and air dry for deep cleaning. Made of tough anti-static, polypropylene that holds up to 1-1/2 gallons of liquid per square yard, yet dries quickly and won't fade or rot. Rubber backing.
- Anti-static 100% polypropylene with rubber backing
- 20% recycled materials
- 35" L x 23" W x 3/8" thick
- Size may vary slightly
- Vacuum when dry, or hose off and air dry for deep cleaning
- Mold- and mildew-resistant
- Made in USA
- Sorry, no shipments to AA,AE,AF,AK,AP,GU,HI,PR,VI
- Faster shipping is not available for this item.
- Please provide a physical street address for delivery.
- Would you like to specify a delivery week? Call us at 1-888-833-1412 to place your order!


text:
School Visits K-12
Docent -Led School Tours
Based in the Museum of Art, our docent-led tours provide your students with a guide to explore of The Ringling's art collection. Tours are one hour long and based on your students' age and interests.Learn about Docent-Led School Tours
Self-Guided School Tours
Self-guided tours provide the most flexibility. Your group will have access to all of the venues at The Ringling: the Museum of Art, Circus Museum, Ca' d'Zan and the Bayfront Gardens.Learn about Self-Guided School Tours
Bus Scholarship Program
Teachers are encouraged to apply for scholarship funds to offset the cost of bus transportation to and from The Ringling. Funding is provided by The Frank Duckwall Foundation, Inc. Endowment.School Bus Scholarship Application
Ca' d'Zan School Tours
Watch history come to life as a docent leads your students in exploring Ca' d'Zan, the Ringlings' Jazz Age home. Tour availability is limited; apply today.Learn about Ca' d'Zan School Tours
School Visit Resources - To make your visit to The Ringling a success!
Pre-Visit Tips
To make the most of your visit please familiarize yourself with these tips.
Bus Driver Information
Directions, unloading, parking information and more.
School Tour Guidelines
Ensure that your visit to The Ringling is a success.
Map of The Ringling
A map of The Ringling to help you find your way around our 66 acres.
School Bus Scholarship Application
Apply for funds to help offset transportation costs.


text:
Plasma 40° F Sleeping Bag 2013
In Stock Product Number: 28946
The Marmot Plasma 40F is the lightest weight bag in the 900-fill power down Plasma Series. This ultralight, ultrapackable sleeping bag is tailor made for the fast and light route. Marmot's unique Insotect Flow™ Vertical Baffle System reduces weight and transfers heat from the core of your body to your extremities. Award-winning design with wrap-around foot box construction incorporates flow design with classic Marmot trapezoid shape.
- Certified 900+ Fill Power Goose Down
- EN Tested
- Insotect Flow Vertical Baffle System Reduces Weight and Transfers Heat from the Core of Your Body to Your Extremities
- Designed to Increase Thermal Value Without Adding Weight
- Ultralight and Durable 10 Denier Pertex Quantum Fabric
- Wrap Around Foot Box Construction Incorporates Flow Design with Marmot's Classic Trapezoid Shape
- Full Length Zipper
- Insulated Draft Tube
- Hood Draw Cord
- Insulated Collar with Easy Access Cord
- Velcro-free Face Muff
- Two Way Zipper Sliders
- Two Hang Loops
- Zipper Garage
Gender: Unisex
Weight: 1 lbs 4 oz (530g)
Material: 900+ Fill Power Goose Down
Season: F13
Vendor ProductId: 20010
Review ProductId: 28946
Reviewed by 1 customer
- Comfortable
- Durable
- Lightweight
- Packs Small
- Zipper Snags Easily
Best Uses
- Backpacking
- Car Camping
Comments about Marmot Plasma 40° F Sleeping Bag 2013:
Super lightweight and packable. Very true to it's temperature rating, maybe even slightly warmer than advertised. The down also keeps its loft when moist outside thanks to the Pertex. Amazing bag for the weight conscious.
- What Is Your Gear Style:
- Minimalist
- Was this a gift?:
- No


text: Buy this key to upgrade Smart Taskbar 1 to Pro. Please note this is the Pro key for V1 not V2. If you are looking for Pro for V2, please search for Smart Taskbar 2 Pro Key. This key is not an executable nor is it an App. It is just a key to ...Leer más


text:
Part II: What Ångström didn't know
When the product of the absorption factor times the amount of CO2 encountered equals one, then the amount of light is reduced by a factor of 1/e, i.e. 1/2.71282… . For this, or larger, amounts of CO2,the atmosphere is optically thick at the corresponding wavelength. If you double the amount of CO2, you reduce the proportion of surviving light by an additional factor of 1/e, reducing the proportion surviving to about a tenth; if you instead halve the amount of CO2, the proportion surviving is the reciprocal of the square root of e , or about 60% , and the atmosphere is optically thin. Precisely where we draw the line between "thick" and "thin" is somewhat arbitrary, given that the absorption shades smoothly from small values to large values as the product of absorption factor with amount of CO2 increases.
The units of absorption factor depend on the units we use to measure the amount of CO2 in the column of the atmosphere encountered by the beam of light. Let's measure our units relative to the amount of CO2 in an atmospheric column of base one square meter, present when the concentration of CO2 is 300 parts per million (about the pre-industrial value). In such units, an atmosphere with the present amount of CO2 is optically thick where the absorption coefficient is one or greater, and optically thin where the absorption coefficient is less than one. If we double the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere, then the absorption coefficient only needs to be 1/2 or greater in order to make the atmosphere optically thick.
The absorption factor, so defined, is given in the following figure, based on the thousands of measurements in the HITRAN spectroscopic archive. The "fuzz" on this graph is because the absorption actually takes the form of thousands of closely spaced partially overlapping spikes. If one were to zoom in on a very small portion of the wavelength axis, one would see the fuzz resolve into discrete spikes, like the pickets on a fence. At the coarse resolution of the graph, one only sees a dark band marking out the maximum and minimum values swept out by the spike. These absorption results were computed for typical laboratory conditions, at sea level pressure and a temperature of 20 Celsius. At lower pressures, the peaks of the spikes get higher and the valleys between them get deeper, leading to a broader "fuzzy band" on absorption curves like that shown below.
We see that for the pre-industrial CO2 concentration, it is only the wavelength range between about 13.5 and 17 microns (millionths of a meter) that can be considered to be saturated. Within this range, it is indeed true that adding more CO2 would not significantly increase the amount of absorption. All the red M&M's are already eaten. But waiting in the wings, outside this wavelength region, there's more goodies to be had. In fact, noting that the graph is on a logarithmic axis, the atmosphere still wouldn't be saturated even if we increased the CO2 to ten thousand times the present level. What happens to the absorption if we quadruple the amount of CO2? That story is told in the next graph:
The horizontal blue lines give the threshold CO2 needed to make the atmosphere optically thick at 1x the preindustrial CO2 level and 4x that level. Quadrupling the CO2 makes the portions of the spectrum in the yellow bands optically thick, essentially adding new absorption there and reducing the transmission of infrared through the layer. One can relate this increase in the width of the optically thick region to the "thinning and cooling" argument determining infrared loss to space as follows. Roughly speaking, in the part of the spectrum where the atmosphere is optically thick, the radiation to space occurs at the temperature of the high, cold parts of the atmosphere. That's practically zero compared to the radiation flux at temperatures comparable to the surface temperature; in the part of the spectrum which is optically thin, the planet radiates at near the surface temperature. Increasing CO2 then increases the width of the spectral region where the atmosphere is optically thick, which replaces more of the high-intensity surface radiation with low-intensity upper-atmosphere radiation, and thus reduces the rate of radiation loss to space.
Page 2 of 4 | Previous page | Next page


text:
By Sam Pizzigati
New York City's billionaire mayor wants to ban super-sized sodas and other sugar-packed drinks.
Some 58 percent of New Yorkers, explains Mayor Michael Bloomberg, currently rate as either overweight or obese. Their excess pounds are driving up the city's health care costs, he argues, and even putting their lives in jeopardy.
"Obesity will kill more people than smoking in the next couple of years," Bloomberg says.
Maybe so, his critics counter, but banning soda pop won't end obesity. Bloomberg's ban, they contend, would be unenforceable. And why pick on soft drinks?
This debate punches too many political and media hot buttons - think "big government" and "nanny state" - to fade any time soon. But the focus on calorie-laden foods and drinks misses the real story. If we want to get serious about fighting obesity, we need to look at the social dynamics that drive people to eat and drink more and more of the things they should avoid.
And the most powerful driver of this unhealthy behavior? Economic inequality.
"Wider income gaps," as British social scientist Kate Pickett and her colleagues note in a comprehensive study of obesity across the world's wealthiest nations, translate into "wider waistbands."
In the United States, we've had good national data on weight since the early 1960s. The numbers through the early 1970s showed no sign of an obesity epidemic. In 1980, only 15 percent of American adults counted as obese. But that rate soared to 23 percent in 1995 and then 35 percent in 2006.
Experts offer many explanations for our losing battle against the bulge. Fast food is fattening. Restaurants are super-sizing portions. Corporate food giants have engineered more fatty, sugary, and salty products.
All these factors no doubt contribute to the growing incidence of obesity. But they don't explain why some states in the United States have more obesity than others - or why obesity isn't plaguing every rich nation.
Inequality does explain these differences. The states within our country - and the nations within the developed world - with lower obesity rates just happen to be the states and nations with the greatest economic equality.
That spike in U.S. obesity that began in the 1980s? That spike coincided with our surge in economic inequality.
But how exactly does inequality make us fat? Epidemiologists - the scientists who study the health of populations - point to two closely intertwined phenomena: social status and stress.
In developed nations, the epidemiological studies show, obesity levels rise as income and social status fall. On each rung of the economic ladder, people tend to be more overweight than the people on the rungs above them.
Do "lower-status" people simply "choose" to be overweight and unhealthy? That's a charge you hear all the time on talk radio. But researchers disagree. People typically practice unhealthy behaviors not because they want to be unhealthy, but because they need relief - from social stress.
People typically respond to stress, investigators note, by increasing their intake of our society's readily available relaxants, disinhibitors, and stimulants. They smoke. They do drugs. Or they eat "comfort foods" packed with sugar, salt, and fat.
The more chronic the stress, the more likely a reliance on these comforting props becomes. And stress gets more chronic as societies become more unequal.
Would we all be healthier if we drank less soda? Sure. The health professionals striving so hard to educate people about the risks that excess pounds create are performing a vital public service.
And Michael Bloomberg, everyone can agree, does deserve kudos for jumpstarting a national conversation on what we get when we guzzle too much Mountain Dew. But he'd deserve far more credit - and produce a far greater impact on our national health - if he jumpstarted a discussion about our nation's staggeringly unequal distribution of income and wealth.
Sam Pizzigati edits Too Much, the online weekly on inequality published by the Institute for Policy Studies.


text:
That sounds easy enough, but it requires a lot of patience—a virtue that many barbecue joints that pre-boil their ribs, bake their briskets and microwave their leftovers can't seem to muster.
As far as barbecue is concerned, at least, Muirhead is a paragon of patience. With his formula of good meat, wood smoke and lots of time, he has, over seven years, gone from slinging ribs at the Portland Farmers Market to running one of the nation's great barbecue destinations. At Podnah's Pit, our 2011 Restaurant of the Year, the trout is sweet, the biscuits flaky and the brisket soft as warm butter beneath its peppery bark.
Muirhead grew up in Waxahachie, Texas, a small town about the size of Milwaukie some 30 miles south of Dallas, best known as the home of the canceled Superconducting Super Collider project. He says he inherited his love of barbecue from his grandfather, an "old-school butcher" whom everyone called Podnah. Muirhead attended Texas A&M University and eventually wound up in the tech industry. In his early 30s, he took a break to study at the French Culinary Institute in New York, then returned to his former employer—working on "robotics for semiconductor factories." After moving him to Portland, the company then, in 2004, laid him off.
Naturally, Muirhead reacted by firing up the smoker.
"I still wanted a restaurant," Muirhead says, "and I knew Cathy [Whims] was opening Nostrana, so I went and talked to her to see if I could go through the opening and work there for a while [to gain experience starting a restaurant]. Then I started looking for my own space." In 2006 he opened Podnah's Pit, named for his grandfather, in a tiny space—"If you counted the little bench next to the cash register," Muirhead recalls, "I think it was 34 seats"—on the corner of Northeast 14th Avenue and Prescott Street.
It was an immediate success, popular enough that the restaurant regularly ran out of meat well before the end of dinner hours. The opening was a cause for near-religious celebration among local lovers of Southern barbecue, and the excitement kept right on going. In our 2008 Restaurant Guide, I described the brisket as "tender as a soldier's kiss, smoked over the eternal fire of freedom, seasoned with true grit and served with sauce made from cowboy sweat and eagle tears, plus two sides." (I still stand by my review.)
But Podnah's had physical problems. The shotgun layout made for cold drafts most of the year and made squeezing in large parties tricky. In 2010, Muirhead and his business partner, Laika director Kirk Kelley (the man behind the anthropomorphic M&Ms commercials), grew tired of renting and, after nearly a year of searching, placed an offer on a former church on a depressed stretch of Northeast Killingsworth Street.
Click below to go inside the Podnah's Pit kitchen.


text: Attempt to thaw frozen pipes starts house fire Share this story email Share this story «Previous 7 of 13 Photos Next » « » Caldwell Fire A mobile home in Caldwell was destroyed Monday morning after a fire. Canyon County dispatch says the fire, located on Farmway Road, started under the mobile home after homeowners tried to apparently warm frozen pipes with a heater. Firefighters tell KBOI News that no injuries were reported.


text:
- Northern New York Newspapers
- Watertown
- Ogdensburg
- Massena-Potsdam
- Lowville
- Carthage
- Malone
- NNY Business
- NNY Living
- NNY Ads
BRASHER FALLS - Two incumbents will be on the ballot for two seats when voters in the St. Lawrence Central School District head to the polls on Tuesday.
James K. Lattimer first came to the board in April 2006 to fill a seat that had been vacated by Arthur Siebert. That term ended in June 30, 2006, and Mr. Lattimer was elected that year for a five-year term that expired in 2011. He was reelected in 2011 to fill a two-year seat that opened with the resignation of former board member William Sullivan.
Bethany L. St. Hilaire was elected to a five-year term in 2008.
Both seats on Tuesdays ballots are for five years.
Both school board members will work with a new superintendent in July when Stephan A. Vigliotti Sr. takes over for Stephen M. Putman, who will be retiring at the end of the school year.
Mr. Lattimer, the current board president and also vice president of the St. Lawrence-Lewis County School Boards Association, said that was one of the reasons why he chose to run for another term.
I didnt feel comfortable leaving an incoming superintendent high and dry without someone on the board with some history. Pat Gengo and myself are the only two who have been on the board probably since Steve Putman was hired, he said.
The board will be working with an experienced superintendent in Mr. Vigliotti, who currently serves as the superintendent of schools at the General Brown Central School District.
One of the things we have always championed with Brasher Falls Central School is we want the best teaching staff and staff that we can get to teach our kids. In this case, I think with Steves experience he was the right choice, Mr. Lattimer said.
A resident of the school district for nearly nine years after retiring after 39 years as a public health inspector in the Orange County Department of Health, Mr. Lattimer said he believes one of his accomplishments is the boards working relationship with the district superintendent.
I think it takes some board guidance to do that. There are times when the board and the superintendent havent agreed in some things. It take someone in charge to say this is the way things are, whether we agree or dont agree. These things happen, and its not the end of the world. We have to agree to not agree sometimes, he said.
The board works cohesively to make decisions that are best for the district, according to the board president.
We listen to each other. We do discuss things, but for the most part anything that Steve has brought to the table, hes thought about and researched and it makes sense to him. Sometimes hell offer some alternatives - This is what I suggest and these are the reasons why. If you dont like it, we can go this way, but its not my first choice. They are good, sound recommendations, Mr. Lattimer said.
I think the board members that have been on realize that this is how things sometimes get done. Were not going to institute a program and things are suddenly going to start turning around. Steve started with the elementary when he started with Reading First. I think that has shown some results, he said.
Mr. Lattimer said its a pleasure working with others on the board who are knowledgeable and there to help students and staff with the decisions they make.
They are experienced in how things are done in terms of procedures and their school education background. That means an awful lot, knowing basically what youre getting into. Youre not going in and saying, Im here and I want to make the school better. Its How do we go about this and what goals do we have to work toward, he said.
One of the goals for his next term is to get student scores up on state tests.
The school report card didnt appear to be as good as we hoped it would be. We want to get those scores up. I think we can work that. We could do better. It would be nice to be able to say we have a really good school district and our kids are college prepared if those students choose to go on to further education. They shouldnt have to be taking remedial courses to prepare them for college, Mr. Lattimer said.
Ms. St. Hilaire will be finishing up her first term on the board and decided to stay on for another five years.
It wasnt a difficult decision. I knew we had worked hard to get a new superintendent. I knew I at least wanted to work with him to see how much further ahead the school can get. Steve has put us on a good track. How much farther can we go? she asked.
A graduate of St. Lawrence Central, she has been a resident of the district her entire life and, as a 16-year employee at Canton-Potsdam Hospital, her most recent assignment has allowed her to work at the Brasher Falls Therapy Clinic.
I guess its because the school is really important to me. I went to school here. Chad and I chose to bring our kids here. Theyre still young, 12 and 14. I want to be part of their education and our school district as long as I can be, she said.
Reflecting back on her first five years, Ms. St. Hilaire said having solid leadership in the district helped the board.
It was a very easy five years. Steve Putman is very good at what he does. I think financially hes done a good job of keeping the school above water. Right now we are struggling having to use some of the reserves. We worry about what the states bringing in. None of us want a merger to happen, she said.
Ms. St. Hilaire said the board has also seen progress in student achievement over the past five years.
Graduation rates are going up. The staff, superintendent and administration have done a good job. When thats happening, it makes a school boards job pretty easy, she said.
Like Mr. Lattimer, shes looking forward to working with Mr. Vigliotti.
He brings a lot of experience to us. Im hoping it will be a positive thing for all of us, Ms. St. Hilaire said.
Not everything has been easy during her first term though, she said. Among the more difficult aspects, she said, was having to cut staff because of budget constraints.
In her next term, Ms. St. Hilaire said she would like to see graduation rates go up.
I wold like to see the test scores go up, even though they may get more difficult, she said.
She would also like to work to ease some of the mandates so teachers can get back to the basics and the students can accomplish what they need to accomplish to be successful.
Because of all the state mandates its hard when you have so much to do, to make teaching fun again, she said.
Thousands of readers like you have made Northern New York Newspapers the number one ranked website* for local news and sports coverage in the north country.
You can continue on to this article in a few seconds, or you can visit one of our websites:


text:
Wedding Photographers near white sulphur springs,wv
Other Wedding Vendors near white sulphur springs,wv:
|Wedding Band (15)
|Wedding Beauty & Health (49)
|Wedding Catering (60)
|Wedding Ceremony Music (14)
|Wedding DJ (80)
|Wedding Dress & Attire (60)
|Wedding Event Rentals (23)
|Wedding Favors & Gifts (23)
|Wedding Flowers (66)
|Wedding Invitations (30)
|Wedding Jewelry (30)
|Wedding Lighting & Decor (2)
|Wedding Officiant (56)
|Wedding Photography (199)
|Wedding Planning (45)
|Wedding Rehearsal Dinner (8)
|Wedding Transportation (9)
|Wedding Travel Agents (9)
|Wedding Venue (170)
|Wedding Videography (37)
You've chosen the maximum (5) items in this category. Compare your items or remove and replace with another.Compare Now
0 Vendors Selected. Select up to 5 vendors to compare in one of the following categories: Venues, Bands, Catering, Photography or Videographers.
Modern Flash Photography12 Reviews
Artistic Wedding Photojournalism, Unlimited
Morgantown, WV | 304-282-5287
Dare to be different. We offer artistic wedding photojournalism - unlimited. A beautiful photographic documentary of your wedding experience...(more)
Alan French Photography6 Reviews
Winfield, WV | 304-610-8479
Alan French specializes only in wedding photography. His goal is to make your special day memorable in the photos and products that will become...(more)
Vincent Alonzo Photography1 Review
Huntington, WV | 304-532-3011
Vincent Alonzo Photography is a wedding and portrait photographer based out of Huntington, WV. Contact Vincent @ 304 532 3011 or...(more)
Michele Coleman Photography10 Reviews
Inspired by Life. Inspired by You.
Parkersburg q, WV | 304-295-7427
Photographer Michele Coleman has an eye for composition and a flair for capturing personality. She strives for each portrait session or Wedding...(more)
Mark Webb Photography1 Review
Huntington, WV | 304-633-6932
Private User's review: The best photographer in the tri-state area!! His quality of product is amazing. Very flexible and great to work... (more)
George Street Photo & Video1362 Reviews
Your Moments. Forever.
George Street offers unparalleled photojournalistic photographic talent and creativity, personalized customer service, and prices for any wedding...(more)
Waybright Photography5 Reviews
Affordable West Virginia Wedding Photographers
Cross Lanes, WV | 304-382-6561
--> End your search for WV Wedding Photographers here <-- Unbeatable Prices Selfless Service 9 Years Experience 8 National Awards Work...(more)