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Rated 5 out of 5 by SHJones000 Great umbella at a great price I needed a replacement umbrella for my patio and this umbrella was easy to assemble and looks great. The filial for the top was cracked upon arrival, but I did not return it as no one will see it. The pulley system makes raising and lowering the umbrella easy for everyone. I am very pleased. July 5, 2015
Rated 5 out of 5 by Bernito49 The Blue Umbrella I love it and the color is perfect! Everything now matches wonderfully in my back patio. Everything I have purchased is beautiful and wonderful! Thank you Home Improvements! August 15, 2015
Rated 5 out of 5 by dododreamers1delight Beautiful umbrella! I am very satisfied with my 9' umbrella purchase. The quality and appearance are excellent. Only down side is the way in which it is opened up...you have to get your head inside and manually push up. But all in all I love it! May 17, 2012
Rated 5 out of 5 by mpas yard hit got the natural color...it wont fad in the sun...like my other did. quality great and size too. very pleased May 17, 2012
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Does this 9' wood umbrella come with the canopy or just the umbrella and pole?
Last year I thought I was purchasing the canopy and pole, but I didn't understand what I was buying and I only received the 9' market canopy. Now I need the umbrella and pole so I can use the canopy.
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Improvements item # 391402 - 9' wood market umbrella comes together with the canopy and frame and is not or has not in the past been sold separately. Perhaps you purchased the Improvements item # 415328 - Deluxe 9' Replacement Umbrella Canopy? If this is the case, in order to use that replacement canopy, item # 416025 - 9' Deluxe Market Umbrella will have to be purchased and this item includes both the canopy and umbrella frame. It is a different umbrella altogether.
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How can I get a replacement pole (the bottom half) for this umbrella?
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I've visited the Vietnam Memorial several times, with Vietnam vets or alone. It's always struck me as a very somber, dignified place. There are others who see it, or what it stands for, in a different way. The story of Jeff Davis, and his reaction to it, is heartbreaking:
On Sept. 15, 1984, Jeffery Davis left his shift as a Washington, D.C., plainclothes police officer and, as he often did, went drinking. After midnight he ended up at the Wall he had described as "foreboding." Later, the Bronze Star winner walked away into the night and shot himself with his service revolver.
He was 36, and he left behind Alice and their two children, Kelly, 6, and Scott, 3.
Fellow Vietnam vets holding a vigil at the memorial, which had been dedicated two years earlier, found his body the next morning.
I alluded in an earlier post that I'd had a run-in with two other Vietnam vets. In the interest of privacy, I am going to greatly anonymize the details of the first one. (The second I shall save for another time.)
A gentlemen sat down loudly next to me on a return flight from DC two months ago. He was friendly with some of the other folks in our row, but I was neck deep in work (call me a nerd) and I just powered through my project. About halfway through the flight, we started chatting. He wore an expensive watch of a brand I'd never seen before. He was an Army vet, he told me, who grew up in Compton, back before Compton was Compton. (The hoodiest of the hoods.)
And he went through a tour of duty in Vietnam and returned to the States for special forces training. I should say I am usually adept at picking up on bs. The con-men need you to swallow their nonsense. He merely told me his story and did not care if I believed him or not. He shared that he had to move out of California when he returned from his second hitch in 'Nam because the kind folks in LA would pick fights with him. And he could not very well let an insult stand. The VA suggested he move out of state and he did. To Texas.
As is the case (sometimes) with the land of the Longhorns, he struck it rich. He called himself a stupid man with a lot of common-sense. He bought up land around a major city that was being used for farming. And when the city stretched out he made a killing. He now works in real estate development and house construction. He rattled off the who's-who in Texas and I knew them all, public figures who used his business.
I thanked him for his service and he seemed to find that strange. He could not accept what I was saying, or it seemed apart from him. Perhaps I am not explaining it well. But that was my impression. I shared some of my stories and he was very keen on labeling me a hero. And I was a linguist, far from the heroics he had encountered. It was odd, but when I gave him my in-the-rear-with-the-gear stories, he told me he "was getting goosebumps." (Several times I was tip of the spear, but still those were not for tactical reasons but for intelligence ones. And high above the battle, in a plane, does not compare to traipsing through the jungle.)
People are put in our paths for a reason and we chatted more at the baggage claim. He introduced me to his wife, a "good Christian lady" as he referred to her. I thought he was going to cry when his bag came, so I gave him hug. I am not much of a hugger with either dudes or strangers, but I called him brother and did it none-the-less. He had told me he was the last of his unit still alive. And I hope it stays that way for a long time. One day, maybe, he will see himself as the heroic guy.
I told a friend later about meeting him. My only regret, I told my friend, was that I did not tell his wife what a hero her husband was. My friend shook her head, and told me: she knows. A wife knows.
I have a dream of getting a novel published one day and, when I retire from the Navy, running workshops for vets like my Texas friend. To help them tell and write their stories. But then, I still got some seas to sail before I hang up the aquaflage and maybe someone will have taken the idea and run with it. Please do. These guys, like Jeff Davis, like my Texas friend, are our brothers and they need a good listening to. And perhaps a good reading of as well.


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Digital AF/AE SLR
Recording Media
CF Card Type I and II and external media (USB v.2.0 hard drive, via optional Wireless File Transmitter WFT-E3A)
Image Format
0.87 x 0.58 in./22.2 x 14.8mm (APS-C size sensor)
Compatible Lenses
Canon EF, EF-S, TS-E, and MP-E lenses
Lens Mount
Canon EF mount
High-sensitivity, high-resolution, single-plate, CMOS sensor
Approx. 10.10 megapixels
Total Pixels
Approx. 10.50 megapixels
Aspect Ratio
3:2 (Horizontal : Vertical)
Color Filter System
RGB primary color filters
Low Pass Filter
Fixed position in front of the CMOS sensor
Recording Format
DCF 2.0 (Exif 2.21): JPEG, RAW and RAW+JPEG simultaneous recording possible. Multiple options for recording images on a memory card.
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JPEG, RAW (Canon CR2)
File Size
Recording Functions
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(1) Standard
(2) Automatic switching of recording media
(3) Separate recordings according to image-recording quality
(4) Recording images having the same size
Backup Recording
Enabled with WFT-E3/E3A attached
File Numbering
Continuous numbering, Auto reset, Manual reset
Color Space
sRGB, Adobe RGB
Picture Style
Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Neutral, Faithful, Monochrome, User Def. 1-3
Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten, White Fluorescent Light, Flash, Custom WB setting, user-set Color Temperature (2,500~10,000K)
Auto White Balance
Auto white balance, taken from imaging sensor
Color Temperature Compensation
White balance correction: ±9 stops in full-stop increments
White balance bracketing: ±3 stops in full-stop increments
*Blue/amber direction or magenta/green direction possible
Color Temperature Information Transmission
Eye-level SLR with solid glass pentaprism
Approx. 95% horizontally and vertically
0.95x (-1 dpt with 50mm lens at infinity)
Eye Point
Approx. 22mm
Dioptric Adjustment Correction
-3.0 to +1.0 diopter
Focusing Screen
Interchangeable (2 types sold separately), Ef-A standard focusing screen provided
Quick-return half mirror (Transmission: reflection ratio of 40:60)
Viewfinder Information
AF (AF points, focus confirmation light), Exposure (shutter speed, aperture, ISO speed, AE lock, exposure level, spot metering circle, exposure warning), Flash (flash ready, flash exposure compensation, high-speed sync, FE lock, red-eye reduction light), Image (monochrome shooting, maximum burst, white balance correction, CF card information)
Depth Of Field Preview
Enabled with depth-of-field preview button; possible in Live View Function
TTL-CT-SIR AF-dedicated CMOS sensor
AF Points
9 cross-type AF points, including center AF point; fully functional with f/5.6 or faster lenses
Additional high-precision, diagonal cross-type sensor at Center AF point, used with lenses f/2.8 or faster
AF Working Range
EV -0.5 ~18 (ISO 100 at 73°F/23°C)
Focusing Modes
Autofocus (One-Shot AF, Predictive AI Servo AF, AI Focus AF), Manual Focus (MF)
AF Point Selection
Automatic selection, Manual AF point selection
Selected AF Point Display
Superimposed red illumination in viewfinder; also visible on top or rear LCD panel when AF point select button is pressed
AF Assist Beam
Intermittent firing of built-in flash
Metering Modes
35-zone TTL full aperture metering
Metering Range
EV 0-20 (ISO 100 at 73°F/23°C with EF 50mm f/1.4 USM lens, ISO 100)
ISO Speed Range
Equivalent to ISO 100-1600* (in 1/3-stop or whole stop increments), ISO speed can be expanded to ISO 3200
* Standard output sensitivity. Recommended exposure index.
Exposure Compensation
Exposure Compensation (user-set): +/-3 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-half increments
AE Lock
Auto: Applied in One-Shot AF mode with evaluative metering when focus is achieved
Manual (user-set): By AE lock button in all metering modes
Vertical-travel, mechanical, focal-plane shutter with all speeds electronically controlled 1/8000 to 30 sec. (1/3-stop increments), X-sync at 1/250 sec. Soft-touch electromagnetic release 10 sec. delay, 2 sec. delay Canon N3 type terminal
Vertical-travel, mechanical, focal-plane shutter with all speeds electronically controlled
Shutter Speeds
1/8000 to 30 sec. (1/3-stop increments), X-sync at 1/250 sec.
Shutter Release
Soft-touch electromagnetic release
Self Timer
10 sec. delay, 2 sec. delay
Remote Control
Canon N3 type terminal
Auto pop-up, retractable, built-in flash in the pentaprism
Guide Number
13/43 (ISO 100 in meters/feet)
Recycling Time
Approx. 3 sec.
Flash Ready Indicator
Flash-ready indicator lights in viewfinder
Flash Coverage
17mm lens focal length (equivalent to 27mm in 35mm format)
FE Lock
Flash Exposure Compensation
±2 stops in 1/3- and 1/2-stop increments;
Can be set on EOS 40D body or with most EX-series speedlites
Zooming to Match Focal Length
Flash Metering
E-TTL II autoflash
Flash Exposure Compensation
±2 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments
FE Lock
External Flash Settings
Flash function settings, Flash C.Fn settings
PC Terminal
Drive Modes
Single, High-speed continuous, Low-speed continuous, and Self-timer (10 sec. or 2 sec. delay)
Continuous Shooting Speed
High speed: Max 6.5 shots/sec.
Low speed: Max 3 shots/sec.
Maximum Burst
JPEG (Large/Fine): Approx. 75; RAW: Approx. 17
RAW + JPEG (Large/Fine): Approx. 14
*Based on Canon's testing standards with 1GB CF card, high-speed continuous shooting, ISO 100, and Standard Picture Style
*Varies depending on the subject, CF card brand, image-recording quality, ISO speed, drive mode, Picture Style, etc.
Shooting Modes
(1) Live View shooting
(2) Remote Live View shooting (with a personal computer installed with EOS Utility)
Manual focus
Autofocus (Live View image interrupted for AF)
Metering Modes
Evaluative metering with the image sensor
Metering Range
EV 0 - 20 (at 23°C/73°F with EF50mm f/1.4 USM lens, ISO 100)
Magnified View
Magnifiable by 5x or 10x at AF point
Grid Display
Exposure Simulation
Silent Shooting
Provided (Mode 1 and 2)
TFT color, liquid-crystal monitor
Monitor Size
3.0 in.
Approx. 230,000 pixels
Approx. 100%
Brightness Control
7 levels provided
Interface Languages
Display Format
Single image, 4-image index, 9-image index, Jump, Magnified zoom (approx. 1.5x to 10x), Histogram, AF point display, Auto rotate, Rotate
Live View: View image before shooting on LCD monitor; live histogram and live simulation of exposure level possible with C.Fn IV-7-1
Highlight Alert
In the single image display and (INFO) display, over-exposed highlight areas will blink
Single image or all images in the memory card can be protected or cancel the image protection
Single image, select images, all images in a CF card or unprotected images
Compatible Printers
PictBridge-compatible printers
Printable Images
JPEG images compliant to Design rule for Camera File System (DPOF printing possible) and RAW/sRAW images captured with the EOS 40D
Easy Print feature
Version 1.1 compatible
Compatible Images
JPEG and RAW/sRAW images
*Only JPEG images can be transferred as wallpaper on the personal computer screen
Custom Functions
Total 24
Camera User Settings
Register under Mode Dial's C1, C2, and C3 positions
My Menu Registration
Single Battery Pack BP-511A, BP-514, BP-511, or BP-512
*AC power can be supplied via AC Adapter Kit ACK-E2
With Battery Grip BG-E2N or BG-E2 attached, size-AA batteries can be used
Battery Life
Number of shots (approx.):
|Shooting Conditions
|No flash
|50% flash use
|At 73° F/23° C
|At 32° F/0° C
Battery Check
Power Saving
Provided. Power turns off after 1, 2, 4, 8, 15, 30 min.
Date/Time Battery
One CR2016 coin-type lithium battery
Start-up Time
Approx. 0.15 sec.
Dimensions (W x H x D)
5.7 x 4.2 x 2.9 in./145.5 x 107.8 x 73.5mm
26.1 oz./740g
Working Temperature Range
Working Humidity Range
85% or less
For BP-511A
Rechargeable lithium-ion battery
Rated Voltage
Battery Capacity
1390 mAh
Dimensions (W x H x D)
38 x 21 x 55mm/1.5 x 0.8 x 2.2 in.
Approx. 82g/2.9 oz.
For CG-580
Compatible Battery
Battery Pack BP-511A, BP-514, BP-511, or BP-512
Recharging Time
BP-511A, BP-514: Approx. 100 min.
BP-511, BP-512: Approx. 90 min.
Rated Input
100 - 240 V AC (50/60 Hz)
Rated Output
Working Temperature Range
Working Humidity Range
85% or less
Dimensions (W x H x D)
91 x 67 x 31mm/3.6 x 2.6 x 1.2 in.
Approx. 115 g/4.1 oz.
Angle of View
For EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
Diagonal extent: 74°20' - 27°50'
Horizontal extent: 64°30' - 23°20'
Vertical extent: 45°30' - 15°40'
Lens Construction
11 elements in 9 groups
Minimum Aperture
f/22 - 36
Closest Focusing Distance
0.25m/0.82 ft. (from image sensor plane)
Maximum Magnification and Field of View
0.34x (at 55mm)
Filter Size
Diameter x Length
Approx. 68.5 x 70mm/2.7 x 2.8 in.
Approx. 200 g/7.1 oz.
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IntelliBuzz Helps Brands Keep an Eye on Social Media Mentions
IntelliBuzz cuts through the social media buzz by consolidating all of the social chatter about a brand in one place. Though the cloud-based system provides opportunities for more sophisticated uses of the data it gathers, along with the potential for integration with CRM systems, Intelliverse recommends that companies get their feet wet with the basics before moving to the next level.
Feb 15, 2013 5:00 AM PT
Intelliverse has rolled out a new cloud-based tool that monitors social media for brand mentions and responds when appropriate.
At the same time, it comes equipped with higher-end functions that companies can use to go to the next level of interaction.
In fact, Intelliverse encourages new users to start out slow, just using the basics, VP of Marketing Frank Paterno told CRM Buyer. "They can integrate the work-flow options and analytics later."
'Just Like a Google Alert'
Navigating IntelliBuzz is intuitive -- similar to the way one would configure a Google alert, for example, Paterno said.
"You literally log on and put the information requested in the various fields. So, if I were just setting up, I would enter as a keyword 'Intelliverse' to track." After all the keywords are entered, the system then goes on to collect any social networking accounts and passwords associated with a brand.
With the setup complete, the company can manage responses or inquiries that come in from the various social media channels.
The Next Stage
Once that's in place, users can integrate the work-flow features into their operations. These allow a company to have any complaints voiced about it in social media automatically sent to customer service instead of customer marketing, so the problem can be addressed.
The rules also allow for escalation, so if a complaint has not been addressed by service within, say, 30 minutes, the director of marketing can be alerted, Paterno said.
A Smart System
How does the system know if a tweet is a complaint or a compliment? There is sentiment analysis built into the system, explained Paterno.
"The system can tell if a comment is positive or negative. It can also be trained on what certain terms or jargon mean," he noted.
For example, a garbage company that uses IntelliBuzz "could configure the system to look for tweets but attach a neutral connotation to the word 'garbage' so the system doesn't assume every mention is a complaint."
The system can also recognize "influencers" -- that is, people active in social media who have enough clout to push a tweet into viral overdrive.
"So if someone with a high Alexa rank or strong Google page rank makes a comment, I might want to have an alert sent right away to the director of marketing instead of waiting that half an hour," said Paterno.
Down the Road
IntelliBuzz also can be integrated into a CRM application so that social posts are transformed into customer service tickets.
In truth, though, "I see vendors talking about this level of integration more than I see companies actually doing it," Paterno acknowledged.
For now, he added, many companies -- especially smaller ones -- are content to manage social media from the cloud.


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VP Tajani visits Italy's Campania region to jump-start the recovery of local SMEs Paskelbta: 13/03/2014, Paskutinį kartą atnaujinta: 25/06/2015
Like in many regions in the European Union, companies in Campania have suffered a lot from the economic crisis in recent years.
Between 2008 and 2012 about 8 400 companies disappeared from the market in Campania each year. To help small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in Campania emerge from the downturn and participate in the next economic growth cycle, the Commission Vice President Antonio Tajani, Commissioner for Industry and Entrepreneurship is travelling to Naples today. He will be accompanied by representatives of about 360 European companies, who will participate in more than 600 bilateral meetings with SMEs from Campania, to form new partnerships and discuss opportunities for collaboration in key sectors active in the region; such as aerospace, agro food, biotechnology and fashion industries.


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Genetic analysis of DNA taken from a single prehistoric finger bone may point to a new branch of the human family tree. Writing in the journal Nature this week, a team of researchers describe their studies of mitochondrial DNA extracted from a child's finger bone that was unearthed in 2008. Unearthed in Denisova cave, in Siberia's Altai mountains, the finger bone was found to contain DNA significantly different from either Neanderthals or modern humans.
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County Commissioners in at least two of the counties served by Smoky Mountain Center are disturbed—and vocal about changes in the make-up of the board that governs the agency. Smoky Mountain Center, acting as agent for distribution of Medicaid funds for mental health providers in
now 26 counties in the western part of the state, will take a vote next week to restructure their Board of Directors, with the current proposal to eliminate representatives from most of the counties they serve, according to Watauga's current representative to the board, Billy Kennedy at the Watauga commission meeting this week, "Without public oversight of this public money of this public mental health system—I'm worried." And he pointed out the discrepancies for rural counties, "The way the law was written really is not helpful to rural counties, and it takes away representation by elected officials who have to respond to the people. There going to put a board on there that won't have to be accountable to anyone but themselves." On this point, Board Chair Nathan Miller and Kennedy agree, only Miller even more strongly, "Well my opinion is that, I want you go down there hooting and hollering and vote to dissolve the entirety of their administration there at Smoky Mountain. But that's my personal opinion. I'd fire the CEO and move on down the line." Miller said at the meeting that Wilkes County was pondering reimbursing mental health provider Daymark directly and not pay Smoky Mountain. Talking with Wilkes County Manager John Yates, that has been proposed by their board, with the matter taken up by the county attorney and the Institute of Government in Chapel Hill, but Yates said this morning there is 'murkiness' in the state statutes on reimbursement matters, and they are investigating further. Wilkes, according to Yates, pays the largest amount to Smoky Mountain for services to their citizens of any of the 26 counties in their current service area and would also lose its representative. Those close to the issue say Smoky has made it clear they want to expand their influence as the state trims what was 11 such agencies to three or fewer. Governor McCory placed the matter as a top issue soon after taking the Governor's Office earlier this year. The Watauga Commissioners voted to have Nathan Miller send a letter of protest over the issue to the board before next Thursday's meeting. The bottom line, according to Kennedy, "People who need this stuff the most and can't afford it, and if people don't this mental health help, then police end up picking this up."
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Hey all! Im leaving for Fort Benning on September 12th and going to Aviation Operation School(15P) at Fort Rucker towards the end of November. My question is: DO they separate non infantry recruits from infantry recruits? Is there a specfic battalion non combative recruits go to train? How long do you generally stay at Reception. What is the process? Can anyone tell me about Fort Rucker? any advice on trying to get any secondary training(Air Assault, Ranger, Airborne)
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You can expect to be mixed in with the 11B. Although with 11B OSUT they probably keep those guys seperate. Reception is about a week long. Follow on cool guy schools? Lol. Short answer no.
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the way they are still working it down there is that reception is based on your company for training, so if you are in say.. delta co at reception, you will not be in BCT with those in bravo co, who might all be infantry. They work the order of training around with the infantry, so you will not be with them, and to be honest, will probably not even see any of them short of when they have to go to CIF for gear, since one of the non-grunt BNs are right down there. I am not sure if they have 2 of them on sand hill yet or not. I am thinking they probably do.


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Sustainability certification is such an important industry issue that 18 producers, wholesalers and suppliers have united to form the VeriFlora Sustainability Council (VSC) as a vehicle for communicating brand and market differentiation. The establishment of the council demonstrates the increasing importance of sustainability in floriculture from seed to store.
"The council was conceived out of an unwavering commitment on the part of its founding members to lead our green industry to still greener places," says Ted Johnson, board chair and president of FreshBlooms, a division of Delaware Valley. "Toward that end, we must find the right balance of practices that benefit the environment and workers while advancing economic well being."
The VSC has two missions: Sharing knowledge about the implementation of the best sustainability practices and promoting the VeriFlora seal with flowers and plants as a reminder that materials were grown in accordance with the strictest environmental, social, economic and product quality standards.
Annie Gardiner, founding executive director of the VSC, expects the council's formation to stimulate sales in cut flowers and nursery plants grown in the United States and abroad.
"The council offers a mechanism for working collaboratively to meet the needs of consumers who are looking for a compelling message to motivate a sustainable purchase," she says. "Council members receive a host of benefits in sustainability marketing, networking, information and education."
Besides Johnson, the council's board of directors includes the following industry people:
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Rather than harm local public education systems, declining student enrollments provide school districts in Utah with several financial advantages.
Decreasing enrollments result in lower pupil-teacher ratios and property tax rates as well as higher per student spending and educator salaries, indicates the Utah Taxpayers Association.
After analyzing the school district financial data published by the state office of education, the independent research organization determined that:
In 1996, pupil-teacher ratios in Utah's rapidly growing school districts were 5.5 percent higher than in declining enrollment public education systems.
By 2003, the difference pupil-teacher ratios jumped to 11.8 percent.
In 1996, property tax rates in the school districts with expanding student populations registered 6.3 percent lower than in declining enrollment public education systems.
By 2003, property taxes in the growing public education systems registered 26.7 percent higher than the rates in declining enrollment districts.
Average teacher compensation paid by Utah's rapidly expanding school districts was 5.6 percent lower than in declining local public education systems in 1996.
Teacher compensation in districts with expanding student populations fell to 6.3 percent lower by 2003.
Ironically, declining enrollment districts are able to achieve favorable financial conditions while receiving slightly fewer state income tax dollar, pointed out the association.
When populations decline at public schools, local property tax bases remain intact. Since declining enrollment districts have reduced capital needs, the public education systems can afford to allocate a larger percentage of property tax revenues toward funding student instructional costs.
Combined, the factors enable declining enrollment school districts to spend nearly twice as much property tax per student for instruction and operation expenses, noted the independent public policy watchdog group.
The analysis refutes the widespread belief that urban districts cannot adequately cope with declining enrollments due to fixed costs, maintained the independent taxpayers association.
The analysis confirmed that declining enrollment districts have not only adapted to student population decreases, but occupy in a better financial position than growing counterparts.
The findings are directly applicable to the statewide tuition tax credit and charter school debates, pointed out the independent research organization. In a financial sense, enrollment and funding shifts due to natural demographic changes or tuition tax credits and charter schools are fundamentally the same.
Declining enrollment districts are not financially harmed by losing pupils and funding to growing public education systems, indicated taxpayers association analysts.
Depending on per pupil dollars, Utah's policy makers may assume that transferring students to charter or private schools will have a similar impact on local public education systems.
Tax credit opponents argue that school districts cannot reduce instructional costs when one student leaves the system, explained the independent taxpayers association.
The opponents also claim local public education systems can only reduce costs when students from an entire neighborhood leave and schools can be closed.
In addition, tax credit opponents claim educational costs are primarily fixed, particularly administrative and maintenance expenditures, continued the taxpayers association. Occasionally, instructional expenditures are included as fixed costs.
As students and revenue are drained from public schools, tax credit opponents argue that districts must increase class sizes or raise taxes since an increasing percent of funding must be diverted from instruction to cover fixed costs.
However, the independent taxpayers organization's financial analysis demonstrated that school districts have actually benefited from declining student enrollments.
On the opposite side of the spectrum, growing enrollment districts experience smaller declines in pupil-teacher ratios and higher property tax rate increases.
As enrollment numbers drop, districts can consolidate schools and decrease administrative as well as maintenance costs, explained the association analysts.
Public school systems can also reduce the number of educators on payrolls without increasing pupil-teacher ratios.
Per student spending, pupil-teacher ratios and general financial conditions improve in school districts as enrollments drop, reiterated the association.
Therefore, program cancellations reflect a local public education system's changing priorities rather than an impact of decreasing student populations.
Local public education districts can handle the student population declines associated with tuition tax credits and charter schools, concluded the Utah Taxpayers Association.


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Leslie E. Atkinson has been appointed principal of Watertown High School, effective July 1.
The Watertown City School District Board of Education unanimously approved her Tuesday.
She was the most highly qualified candidate, said Superintendent Terry N. Fralick. She was a graduate of Watertown High School and was an English teacher and was outstanding as an assistant principal.
Mrs. Atkinson taught English in the district for 10 years and then served as assistant principal for three. She will be paid $105,000 per year and has a three-year probationary period from her start date to June 30, 2016.
She succeeds Lloyd L. Peck, who resigned last spring to become superintendent of the Chenango Forks Central School District.
Mr. Fralick expressed surprise that only six people applied for the position because about 20 applied before Mr. Peck was hired in 2010.
Mrs. Atkinson said after the meeting, It was time to move on in my career. I felt ready for more responsibility. It is a privilege and an honor to enter this next phase in my career in the school that I love as we continue to serve the children and the families in our community.
She said she will miss working with interim principal Joseph M. McGrath, who has more than 40 years of experience in education. Mrs. Atkinson, who has lived in the north country her entire life, said she does not plan any big changes for the school next year.
What Im hoping for is a period of calm and a period of predictability and a period of stability, she said.
In other business, the district had its budget hearing. Mr. Fralick explained the $66.2 million budget and 4.95 percent tax levy increase to a small audience before the board meeting. At the end of the hearing, he highlighted the musicals, teams and events the students have participated in this year. No one in the audience had questions or comments.
The budget vote and board election are from noon to 9 p.m. May 21 at the high school and North Elementary School.
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POTSDAM - The Potsdam Chamber of Commerce will be honoring Potsdam resident Gregory Bouchard with an Outstanding Citizen Honor at its annual dinner on Nov. 13.
Mr. Bouchard is most known as the creator of Hankfest, an annual music event in Potsdam that celebrate country music while raising money for a local charity.
The event grew out of the love his parents and he had for country music, specifically Hank Williams Sr. and Patsy Cline.
It has raised funds for a variety of local charities including the American Red Cross, The Warner Cancer Treatment Center, Potsdam Humane Society, Hospice, The Birthplace at CPH, Boys & Girls Club of Ogdensburg, and Cerebral Palsy Association of the North Country.
Greg works tirelessly year round on this event, chamber Director Marylee Ballou said. He is always looking for a way to make it bigger, better, and more recognized not just in Potsdam but nationwide.
The event is being renamed for its ninth year in 2014 to the Country Legends Festival and will be held on Aug.9.
Mr. Bouchard volunteers his time to working and helping area businesses and organizations. He is involved with the St. Mary Catholic Church and has served as Grand Knight for the Knights of Columbus.
He is also a member of the Potsdam Kiwanis Club and serves on the Potsdam Chamber Events & Festivals Committee. He also helps call bingo for the senior residents at Debra Drive and is always willing to lend a hand to those in need. Greg visits many Potsdam merchants on a weekly if not daily basis. His visiting is just another way for Greg to show his interest and caring for the community. He always asks how you and your family are.
He is one of the kindest, most compassionate and caring individuals I have ever met. Greg doesnt have a lot, but what he has, he gives back in spades, said one supporter. He cared for his mother while she was ill, and the loss of her this summer has been difficult, but Greg is moving forward and living his life the way his mom wanted caring for others.
Mr. Bouchard will be recognized at the Potsdam Chambers dinner on Nov. 13, with a 6 p.m. mixer and 6:30 p.m. dinner. Reservations can be made by contacting the Potsdam Chamber at 315-274-9000 by Nov. 1.
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Throughout Africa, growing human populations and resulting loss of wildlife habitat is a critical issue for most animal species. It is more and more common for privately owned small or medium sized farms to reintroduce ...
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MADRID What a difference an egg makes.
The Madrid Community building was packed Sunday morning with families for the fifth annual all-you-can-eat Mothers Day breakfast, the growing success of which comes as a pleasant surprise to its founder.
Standing behind a steam table filled with scrambled eggs, toast, pancakes, sausage and French toast, event organizer Tammy M. Hawkins watched the growing line of community members that wrapped around the buildings interior.
There are just a lot more people, Mrs. Hawkins said. Look at the line, and on Mothers Day this is a win-win, since the restaurants are all full. Well, I guess we are too this morning, but normally it is a nice steady pace. Nothing usually this busy at one time.
The event started as a way to raise money for a local park, Mrs. Hawkins said. She aims to raise an average of $700 to $900 each year. This year she hopes that the profits will go toward building a gazebo next to the Grasse River.
Hopefully this year it will happen, Mrs. Hawkins said. A lot of people get married here.
After five years, Mrs. Hawkins said she still enjoys making the breakfast and bringing together the community, including volunteers who prepare the food and help make the event happen.
Wayne D. Villnave has volunteered his services for the past four years because the community means something to him. He said he enjoys the volunteer work and seeing familiar faces.
Its for a good cause, Mr. Villnave said. Being from a small town, you know everybody, and I am just giving back. And most of these folks I know personally.
But for one family the day is more than an annual event. Its a tradition where they discuss what it means to be a mother.
Betty A. Beswick, 88, and her husband, Burt T., 92, were born and raised in Madrid and have attended the Mothers Day breakfast every year with their two daughters, Marilyn R. McDermott and Bonny J. Cochran.
Its great, Mrs. Beswick said. I look forward to it all year. This has kind of gotten to be a staple and tradition. You meet all your friends and it supports our community.
Mrs. McDermott, who now lives in Cape Cod, said she and her sister, now living in Washington state, come back to Madrid every year for a week around Mothers Day.
This is family time, and Bonny and I both grew up in Madrid and have been so blessed to have such a strong and stable family, Mrs. McDermott said.
Our parents have been a wonderful example and have been pillars in the community and we are very proud, she said.
Mr. Beswick and his two daughters said there were no words to describe how important Mrs. Beswick is to their family.
That doesnt mean they didnt try.
I didnt realize that being a mother would be so amazing, and it is, Mrs. Cochran said. It is a privilege. I wouldnt be the mother I am without my mother.
Advice embroidered in a picture on Mrs. Beswicks bedroom wall defines for Mrs. Cochran what her mother instilled in her and her sister.
The best things you can give your children are roots and wings, Mrs. Cochran quoted. We have received both of those in an amazing manner. What that means to me is that we have a heritage. Our parents established a family that has been very important to all of us. And then I am 3,000 miles from home, so my wings are a little too long. But I have my mom and dads blessing, and that is sweet.
But now with her daughters grown and having children of their own, Mrs. Beswick said if there was any advice worth passing down to new mothers it is, Love your children all you can and understand them.
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Welcome to the Gamma World Community Origins Thread!
Here on the Gamma World forums we have a large, active community of homebrewers. Gamma World as a system is simple and easilly customizable, and its charm lies in its infinite variety. So it was only a matter of time before homebrewed origins began popping up across the forums. Here, you will find a ready-made community of like-minded homebrewers ready to critique your work, talk about rules and balance, and generally help provide the community with a fantastic resource for expanding thier game.
Anyone is welcome to contribute origins, suggest balance changes, or make origin requests of our more prolific homebrewers. All we ask is a willlingness to listen and consider the constructive criticism of others, and to not go around bashing other people's work if you don't like it. Also, as the purose of this is to add variety to the game, please generally avoid posting similar/duplicate origins to ones already in the game, unless there is a major difference in mechanics/emphasis on an aspect of an origin.
So what can I find here?
Well, to start off, if you just want to see our work, near the end of this post will be a link for GoogleDocs where you can download a nice pdf compilation of the best and most balanced of the origins posted here. Currently, that compilation is split into two parts due to word processors not speaking to each other, but that's soon to change in the next week or so.
If it's simply a list you're looking for in case you're just curious or you want to add some origins and aren't sure if they've been done before or not, the second post has a frequently-updated list of every origin posted here on the thread, plus links to origins posted elsewhere. Eventually I'll learn how to make a thread jump to a particular post (if its possible on these forums) so you can jump straight to specific origin, but for now if you want to see an origin, its best to download the alphabetized pdf.
How can I help out?
As stated before, anyone can contribute! Whether its providing constructive criticism, complimenting designers whose work you like, or posting origins of your own, there is no prerequisite for helping out. Origins may simply be posted directly into the thread for all to see and critique, or you can give a link to a blog or wiki post if you run one of your own. We do ask that criticism be limited to rules balance, however - Gamma World means different things to different people, be it silly, serious, wackly, light, dark, whatever, and its silly to criticize other people's tastes in origins. So please, keep criticism constructive and balance-oriented.
If you'd like to offer something else, check the Help Wanted section below.
My origin isn't in the compilation, but I posted it! What gives?
The most likely reason is that I simply havent updated the pdf. Origins don't come pouring in superfast, they tend to come in batches as someone has a few ideas theyve been tossing around related to one subject, so updates have been about a month and half apart, with each update being about twenty origins' worth. One possibility is that (like with Classes) I'm saving up for a themed update so I can add a new section to the pdf. That can take awhile since the vast majority of origins we get are standard rules, as opposed to say, Dr. Comic's setting-based age origins. Which brings up the other possibility - maybe your origin doesn't fit most gamma world games, as it uses special rules or requires a special setting. If there aren't enough to comprise a themed group, it won't get included for awhile.
Help Wanted
1. PDF Layout Help - I could use someone who could make a nicer-looking pdf of the origins, preferably with nice-looking graphics & colors. Right now all that's being dont is a nicely formatted text file exported to pdf. Something like Oraibi's landscape origin sheets, or maybe an optional half-sheet file for people who like to use them would be fantastic. It's a lot of work, and I just don't have the time for doing more than I already do.
2. Origin and Trait Cards - AH_Anarchy has a fantastic set of blank cards for origins available for those who might be Photoshop/Gimp inclined. I have very little skill with Photoshop, and have only a basic understanding of Gimp, so would love to find someone who'd be willing to make cards to go with the Compilation pdf.
3. Flavor Text - Could use someone who's feeling creative and wacky to go through the pdf and make flavor text suggestions: some authors have come up with thier own, but others have not, and a few origins have some flavor text but isnt complete. We dont have any sort of requirement for flavor, but hey, this is Gamma World. . . the sillier the flavor text, the better :P
PDF Downloads
Here can be found any pdfs related to the Community Origins.
The first PDF can be found here on GoogleDocs: tinyurl.com/35seu2j
The second PDF can be found here on GoogleDocs: tinyurl.com/2atd68v
The third composite pdf of 60 origins can be found tinyurl.com/4946nff
Major Update 03/13/11
Ok, so it took longer than I wanted thanks to family member surguries and a 2-week bout of flu, but the 3rd set of 20 origins is out, and the Class System is under construction. For now, here's a link to the pdf with 60 Origins! LINK Also included is a glossary of 4E rules that got used and arent in the normal Gamma World books. Let me know if you spot a rule that was used but isnt in the pdf.
Ok, so it took longer than I wanted thanks to family member surguries and a 2-week bout of flu, but the 3rd set of 20 origins is out, and the Class System is under construction. For now, here's a link to the pdf with 60 Origins! LINK Also included is a glossary of 4E rules that got used and arent in the normal Gamma World books. Let me know if you spot a rule that was used but isnt in the pdf.


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(a) In General.— A defendant who has been found guilty of an offense may be sentenced to a term of probation unless—
(b) Domestic Violence Offenders.— A defendant who has been convicted for the first time of a domestic violence crime shall be sentenced to a term of probation if not sentenced to a term of imprisonment. The term "domestic violence crime" means a crime of violence for which the defendant may be prosecuted in a court of the United States in which the victim or intended victim is the spouse, former spouse, intimate partner, former intimate partner, child, or former child of the defendant, or any other relative of the defendant.
Source(Added Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 212(a)(2),Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 1992; amended Pub. L. 99–646, § 10(a),Nov. 10, 1986, 100 Stat. 3593; Pub. L. 100–182, § 7,Dec. 7, 1987, 101 Stat. 1267; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXVIII, § 280004, title XXXII, § 320921(a),Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2096, 2130; Pub. L. 104–294, title VI, § 604(c)(1),Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3509.)
Prior Provisions
For a prior section 3561, applicable to offenses committed prior to Nov. 1, 1987, see note set out preceding section 3551 of this title.
1996—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 104–294struck out "or any relative defendant, child, or former child of the defendant," before "or any other relative of the defendant".
1994—Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 103–322, § 280004, inserted before period at end "that is not a petty offense".
Subsecs. (b), (c). Pub. L. 103–322, § 320921(a), added subsec. (b) and redesignated former subsec. (b) as (c).
1987—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 100–182inserted "and the defendant is an individual" after "Class B felony".
1986—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 99–646struck out at end "The liability of a defendant for any unexecuted fine or other punishment imposed as to which probation is granted shall be fully discharged by the fulfillment of the terms and conditions of probation."
Effective Date of 1996 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 104–294effective Sept. 13, 1994, see section 604(d) ofPub. L. 104–294, set out as a note under section 13 of this title.
Effective Date of 1987 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 100–182applicable with respect to offenses committed after Dec. 7, 1987, see section 26 ofPub. L. 100–182, set out as a note under section 3006A of this title.
Effective Date of 1986 Amendment
Pub. L. 99–646, § 10(b),Nov. 10, 1986, 100 Stat. 3593, provided that: "The amendment made by this section [amending this section] shall take effect on the date of the taking effect of such section 3561 (a) [Nov. 1, 1987]."
Effective Date
Section effective Nov. 1, 1987, and applicable only to offenses committed after the taking effect of this section, see section 235(a)(1) ofPub. L. 98–473, set out as a note under section 3551 of this title.
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"Numeracy is the ability to manipulate numbers, perform computation, reason mathematically, and to be fluent and confident when working with numbers," according to Robin Hussey the district secondary math specialist. Achieving numeracy is as important in mathematics instruction as literacy is in language arts instruction. To be competent in this century, students need to achieve fluency in mathematics. Teachers throughout the district are working hard to achieve this goal with their own students and within their own grade levels. One of the best ways to reach the goal of numeracy is to use an approach known as hands-on math or manipulatives in mathematics.
The state goals are for learners to value mathematics, communicate mathematically, and reason mathematically. Further, learners will become confident in their ability to do mathematics and be mathematical problem solvers.
If you have not watched this process, you do not know what you are missing. "Kids are not afraid of math," says Kathy Railsback, sixth grade math teacher at Wellington Elementary. "They are engaged in their learning when they use objects to understand concepts. They talk like mathematicians, now."
Hands On Math
What is hands-on mathematics? It is a lot of things according to Jill Pappas, district elementary math specialist, but mostly it involves helping students learn abstract concepts with concrete objects. First a math concept is introduced to students using concrete objects such as dies, cubes, dominos, tangrams, or cards. Then, students advance to pictorial representations of the objects; they are asked to sketch their understanding of the concept. They also discuss, ask questions, answer questions, and write about the concept. Finally, they move to the abstract form of the concept.
Pappas says, "Using manipulatives to teach math may take longer at first, but long-term, children learn math faster. Using manipulatives correctly increases students understanding of math and accelerates retention. Students know why they are doing something. They no longer simply memorize rules; they must show why an operation is performed. Students discuss math differently than they used to talk about it. Students are forced to think mathematically, to show and explain their work and reasoning."
Staff Development
Teachers are meeting in grade levels in elementary across the district. They are now grade level teams, not just a school's grade level. They discuss their own students' progress in terms of what their students mastered on core assessments as well as what concepts were weak. Teachers share their most successful practices and participate in inservice to strengthen challenging areas.
Teachers also discuss strategies for instructing students in heterogeneous groups. Traditionally, elementary teachers taught students in homogeneous or ability groups. Students were divided according to high, medium, and low groups within the grade level. Now, students stay with their teacher and are taught the same concept. They participate in cooperative learning groups versus traditional leveled groups. When instruction is aimed at a high level, the pace of learning is increased and accelerated. Children are not left behind because the instruction is tiered in terms of difficulty.
One advantage of heterogeneous grouping is that teachers can receive feedback from core assessments for their entire class. In the past, teachers did not necessarily instruct math to their homeroom class. Teachers can now more accurately self-assess their instruction.They are able to pace their instruction more accurately, monitor practice of concepts, and use new methods where needed.
|Elementary teachers from across the district align the core curriculum and their math textbooks.
Staff development workshops focus on helping teachers use objects, manipulatives, and activities to teach math concepts. The literature connection is such an activity. Books that deal with concepts personalize the concept for the student. It engages them more forcefully with their learning.
How to use the textbook is another staff development topic. The textbook is a tool for teaching the core curriculum. The core dictates what to teach, and the text is one of the tools teachers use to reach the goal.
State and National Standards in Math
Carbon teachers are using a pacing guide developed by the Utah State Office of Education for the elementary level. The pacing guide is the recommended movement through the curriculum for the year in the K-12 Mathematics Standards. The math standards focus on both content and process. Content skills are number and operations, algebra, geometry, measurement, and data analysis/probability. Process skills are problem solving, reasoning/proof, communication, connections, representation. These standards reflect the standards of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, which are a national consensus of the concepts students should know in mathematics.
According to NCTM professional standards, as teachers shift toward the vision of teaching presented by the standards, one would expect teachers to be asking questions such as, "Why do you think that? Why is that true? How did you reach that conclusion? Can you make a model to show that? What assumptions are you making? Do you see a pattern? Can you predict the next one? How did you think about the problem?"
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Here is an activity to increase your number sense and establish a literature connection.
How much is a million? David M. Schwartz, illustrated by Steven Kellogg, Lothrop, New York, 1985. Marvelosissimo the Mathematical Magician says that if one million kids stood on one another's shoulders, they would be farther up than planes can fly. If you wanted to count to a million, it would take you about 23 days. How big would a gold fish bowl need to be to hold a million gold fish? If you started counting today, how long would it take you to count to a billion? The answers to these questions and a lot more are found in the back of the book where Marvelosissimo tells readers how he arrived at his answers. Hint, large numbers like 347,996,268 require at least 2 seconds to say. So, do the math.
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"Scattered through all my writings over the years is a mass of information which needs collating and bringing together as a basis for the instruction of disciples in training for an initiation." (18 – 323). The present compilation is an attempt in this direction. The Tibetan's books are not being read as enthusiastically as some students expect. One of the reasons seems to be that many readers are deterred by the rather abstruse sections or passages that occur in greater or lesser extent in all the books. And of course if the average student should, in his innocence or enthusiasm, happen to start off by trying to read "A Treatise on Cosmic Fire", then it is only to be expected that he should lose heart. As D.K. himself remarks: "To many what I will say will be as meaningless as A Treatise on Cosmic Fire is to the average reader." (18 – 328). Luckily the rest of the books are not quite of the same calibre, and though they are also interspersed with longer or shorter sections that are out of the mental reach of the average student, these books, nevertheless, contain such a mass of interesting and valuable information, that each occult student should attempt to master as much of the available knowledge and wisdom as his stage of development will allow.
It was thought that a compilation of classified extracts of some of the concepts that can be more readily understood might prove to be of use, and might also act as a stimulant to such students to find out more about the subjects so briefly broached. To enable them to do so, a reference is given with each quotation, referring to the book and page number from where it was obtained.
The question was how best to classify the hundreds of extracts that have been made. It was decided to group them under headings, and then to arrange the latter alphabetically.
The system followed can of course be subjected to considerable criticism. One of the difficulties that cropped up time and again, was that certain of the extracts could just as well be classified under several other headings that have been used. It was felt, however, that space could not be sacrificed by repeating the same quotation under different headings. A few cross references have been given, and if there should prove to be a demand for it, this system could be amplified in possible later editions, and further references could also be included under each heading to assist interested students.
There was certainly not a paucity of material to choose from. The trouble was rather that so much had to be excluded that one would really have liked to insert. In going through the index of headings that have been used, it will be found that several headings that are usually considered to be of importance in esoteric studies, have not been included. These shortcomings are fully realised, but at least one more volume would have been required to do justice to a more complete classification.
In the majority of cases, the information contained in the quotations is rather incomplete, but the idea is only to stimulate the student's interest in the subject, and that he should refer to the books to get the information in its proper context and in full detail.
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