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When: 21 November 2013, 13:00 hours to 22 November 2013, 16:00 hours
Why: Meet new developers, explore new APIs, and put your hacking skills to test against other developers from around Asia. Plus, you can win some cool prizes! if you wanna offer your API for this hack day, please contact Willis[at]techinasia.com
What to expect:
- A 24 hours hackathon (overnight)
- Limiting to 500 developers across Indonesia
- Build applications. You're free to choose your own platform (native, mobile, web etc)
- Top 3 prizes provided for best hacks
- 10+ challenges posted to developers by local and international tech brands with attractive prizes including cash prizes, gadgets, internship opportunities, and potential investments. (Challenges to be announced soon)
- Demo Day on 30th November (one week after hackathon) for serious developers to polish up their apps and to work on their pitches. Publishable apps are most welcome
21 November 2013 (Thursday)
1200 - 1300: Registration
1300 - 1530: Presentation (challenges and prizes by sponsors)
1540 - 1600: Tea break and google form submission(about your team and your project)
1600 - 1815: Presentation (Dive in into each technology)
1815 - 1845: Dinner
1845 - 2015: Technical Presentation
2015 - 2230: Supper
2030 - 0000: Technical Presentation
0000 onwards: Continue to code (supper, breakfast will be served)
22 November 2013 (Friday)
1200 - 1330: Lunch and prayers
1330 - 1600: 1st round of pitching (50% of teams will qualify for demo day)
1600 - 1630: Tea Break
1630 - 1700: Hackathon ends. Teams who qualifies to demo day will be announced.
30 November 2013 (Saturday)
1000 - 1030: Registration and networking
1030 - 1200: Finalist pitch 1
1200 - 1300: Lunch
1300 - 1430: Finalist pitch 2
1430 - 1500: Winner announcement and prize presentation
Overall Hackathon winner:
- Winner's trophy
- vOffice (3 years free Virtual Office Platinum Plan)
- USD$1,000 Biznet Cloud Services credit and iPad mini from Biznet
- 12 months x USD $2000 of SoftLayer infrastructure
- IDR 1,000,000 MAP vouchers from HotelsCombined
Hackathon 1st runner up:
- Silver trophy
- vOffice (2 years free Virtual Office Platinum Plan)
- USD$1,000 Biznet Cloud Services credit and iPad mini from Biznet
- 12 months x USD $1000 of SoftLayer infrastructure
- IDR 1,000,000 MAP vouchers from HotelsCombined
Hackathon 2nd runner up:
- Bronze trophy
- vOffice (1 year free Virtual Office Platinum Plan)
- USD$1,000 Biznet Cloud Services credit and iPad mini from Biznet
- 12 months x USD $1000 of SoftLayer infrastructure
- IDR 1,000,000 MAP vouchers from HotelsCombined
- The apps developed in hackathon must be Android based.
- Developers must use in-apps payment using Ustore mechanism (http://u-store.co.id/developer)
- Developer must register at ustore to get their username and passwords (http://u-store.co.id/developer/index.php/home/register) and report to the Telkomsel PIC at the venue about the account that will be used for hackathon event.
- Developers must use the native android development kit to build the Apps.
- Developers must install the Ustore app on their phone in order to test their apps. The app can be downloaded from http://u-store.co.id/appstore/ from your android smartphone and make sure to use Telkomsel SIM card.
- Go to this address to find more details about Ustore in-apps mechanism: http://tsel.me/hackathon
- Developers can only use Rp.100 pricepoint as their in-apps price any other pricepoint used will be rejected.
- Developer who built the best app will get a windows smartphone
- Top 5 developers will have an opportunity to have a cooperation with Telkomsel (terms and condition apply)
Demonstrate the applicability of SAP HANA in addressing Indonesia-specific social or business opportunities.
Usage of SAP HANA platform in creating a highly efficient mobile payment processing system;
Can SAP technologies be used in predicting and preventing high traffic (use of Predictive Analytics component of HANA);
How can the natural language processing capabilities of SAP HANA platform (SAP HANA Text Analysis) be used to better understand social media?
Judging criteria:
The competing teams will be expected to present a compelling social or business scenario, demonstrate the strengths of SAP HANA platform in this context, and present a prototype implementation of the solution. The winning team will be chosen by SAP experts.
Top team wins 4 return air ticket (TigerAir) to Singapore
Lodging (Blanc Inn) provided
Allowance of Sgd 400 provided for the team,
Chance to work and learn alongside SAP developers. (Date of travel: 4-7 December).
Note: Bookings of flights and hotels will be done by Tech in Asia.
1. Integrate your company's App with Clickatell
2. Integrate any other App with Clickatell's HTTP API
3. Build an SMS-enabled App
- 1st Prize: Macbook air (Worth USD $1050)
- 2nd Prize: Samsung Galaxy S4 (Worth USD $600)
- 3rd Prize: iPad mini (Worth USD $330)
Build a Windows Store (Modern UI) game for Windows 8/8.1. Developers can use any game maker or any engine available, including Unity 3D, Construct, Game Maker, etc. Developers can also write using any language of your choice, as long as the game is a Windows Store game. Developers can see our learning site here and our primary developer website here for more reference.
Judging criteria:
Judging criteria is based on quality, idea uniqueness, and business potential.
The three best games selected be will awarded a Windows 8 tablet each.
- Demonstrate how you can quickly create an awesome app by utilizing Kii Cloud
- Kii Cloud provides mobile app developers with user management, data management with key-value and file stores, push notifications, geolocation, and analytics
- You can use any of the following Kii Cloud SDK's
- Android SDK
- iOS SDK
- JavaScript SDK
- Unity SDK
- Please see below for details http://info.kii.com/hackathon-startup-asia-jakarta-2013-kii-cloud-app-challenge
Judging criteria:
Please demonstrate:
- How Kii Cloud made it fast to develop your app
- How Kii Cloud made it fast to develop your app
- How Kii Cloud contributed to your app's UX
- How much your app is worth further development and publishing thru stores
The prizes consist of cash, Tokyo trip and premium service.
1st Prize:
- US$1,000 cash
- Trip to Tokyo and work with engineers at Kii headquarter to fully utilize Kii Cloud. Up to 2 engineers are eligible.
- 6 months Kii Cloud Pro service (valued at $1,194)
2nd Prize:
- US$600 cash
- 6 months Kii Cloud Pro service (valued at $1,194)
3rd Prize:
- US$300 cash
- 6 months Kii Cloud Pro service (valued at $1,194)
Since version 15, Opera for desktop now supports most Chrome extension APIs, in addition to its own Opera-specific extension APIs. Use the tutorials, sample extensions and API documentation on http://dev.opera.com/extension-docs/ as a starting point, and build an extension for the Opera browser for desktop. Examples of the extensions built: https://addons.opera.com/extensions/
Judging criteria:
- must provide a clear added value to the browsing experience
- no external scripts are allowed: all scripts must be included inside the extension
- good UX is important
- pretty graphics are a plus
- support for multiple languages is a plus
- The top team will receive a Samsung Galaxy Note 3.
- The second and third team will receive a Samsung Galaxy Tab 7" each.
- In addition, a good extension built will also be featured on Opera's browser.
Build an App that relate to some functions;
1. Photoprint;
- App will have the capability for ordering a physical printing method (photo album, etc).
- Most creative concept of photo & print will be the winner
2. Game that use qwerty keyboard as a tool to play;
- Game should be a multiplayer game
- Score submission is a must.
3. Productivity app suit for Indonesian market insight;
- There are many types of productivity app. Unfortunately not all of them suit for Indonesia market
- Application can be in various category
- education
- working assistant
- life support app
- Photo print; create your cartoon character and print/e-card/etc
- Productivity app; math game, language learning, school evaluation, etc
Judging Criteria:
Apps will be judged based on:
- Uniqueness
- Innovation and creativity
- UI design & overall user experience
- App completeness
- Commercial appeal
- 3 sets of winners for each category:
- 1st prize: Cyrus Ceri ; with 12 months free internet quota.
- 2nd prize: Cyrus Apel;with 12 months free internet quota.
- 3rd prize: Cyrus Glory;with 12 months free internet quota.
- Possibility to be pre-embeded in Cyrus Handsets
Build an app in one of the below categories.
- Games & Graphics
- Media & Video
- Music & Audio
- Camera & Photography
- Security
Team Size:
- 1 to 3 members
- Intel Software Tools for Android Developers (HAXM, TBB, IPP, GPA)
- Intel Android NDK
- Intel XDK
- Participants must build their apps/solution for Android Platform that runs on Intel Architecture
Judging Criteria:
Finish the app/hack by 29 November 2013.
- 1st Prize: Lenovo K900 and Intel go-to-market program
- 2nd & 3rd prize: Samsung Galaxy tab 3 10" + Intel go-to-market program
Build an app that solves a local problem (e.g. problem with Jakarta), with an ad monetization implementation that is least intrusive and provides maximum value to users
- Photo print; create your cartoon character and print/e-card/etc
- Productivity app; math game, language learning, school evaluation, etc
Judging Criteria:
- Must identify local issue.
- Must provide a good solution to issue.
- Must incorporate Android Design Principles.
- Read through the Android Design guideline to make sure you build a good quality android app http://developer.android.com/design/index.html
- Must integrate AdMob into UX in a non-intrusive manner.
Open an AdMob account in www.AdMob.com and download the SDK to be integrated in your app
- 1st Prize: Nexus 4, and Nexus 10
- 2nd Prize: Nexus 4, and Nexus 7
- 3rd Prize: Nexus 7
Custom prizes for top developers that download and install Millennial Media's iOS or Android SDK 5.1 into their app. Developing an app with a monetization strategy built into the UX is critical to running a successful developer business.
- Sign up for an mMedia account here
- Email your account to email@example.com with email header: [TechinAsia Hackathon 2013]
- Install Millennial Media's iOS or Android SDK 5.1 into the app, integrate banner and/or interstitial ads, and send test impressions
- Monetization strategy must be creative and not interrupt the UX of the app
- 1st: Nexus 7 LTE 32GB, $500 MM advertising credits, Patagonia backpack
- 2nd: Nexus 7 Wifi 16GB, $250 MM advertising credits, Patagonia backpack
- 3rd: $250 MM credits, Patagonia backpack
Build an application from scratch or enhance an existing app using the Progress Rollbase Hosted Cloud (See here). Demo your app from end user point of view.
- A Rollbase application that makes daily life easier for Indonesians or any other ASEAN country.
- A Rollbase application with live traffic monitoring capabilities to help motorists save time and money.
Judging Criteria:
Apps will be judged based on:
- Uniqueness
- Innovation and creativity
- UI design & overall user experience
- App completeness
- Commercial appeal
- 1st: Macbook Air 13"
- 2nd: iPad 2
- 3rd: iPad Mini
Top team wins a chance to work on live projects for 5 days with Progress Rollbase System Engineer on Jan 20 – 24, 2014. Progress Personnel will travel to Jakarta to work alongside the winning team.
Build a mobile app or web-based app that uses Nexmo's API (SMS + Voice)
API Guidelines:https://docs.nexmo.com/
Judging Criteria:
- Creativity & Innovation: Does it solve a problem in a creative or never-seen-before way?
- Technical Achievement: Did the participant(s) solve a hard technical problem? Did they get a working demo completed within the allotted time? Enhances or adds to the features/functionality of Nexmo.
- Impact: Would the application have real social impact? Can it change the world, or at least help someone in your community?
- Presentation: how well do you present and demo your product?
Best Mobile App
- 1st Prize: US$ 600 cash
- 3 x Consolation Prize: US$100 worth of Nexmo credits
Best Web-based App
- 1st Prize: US$ 600 cash
- 3 x Consolation Prize: US$100 worth of Nexmo credits
Integrate and monetizes with Buzzcity now with your App/Site.
- Register an account with Buzzcity here.
- Email your account to email@example.com with email header: TechinAsia Hackathon by 15 November 2013
- BuzzCity's API/SDK are found here (Not applicable for Automated Android Wrapper)
- All registering clicks have to be comply to BuzzCity's Click Fraud Policy. (** Adopting unacceptable business ethics to increase clicks artificially will be disqualified.)
- Any queries, please email to firstname.lastname@example.com
- **Winner will be notified by phone or email.
- Top 3 developers will earn twice of the revenue earned for the first three months.
Shopify merchants are able to customize their Shopify store functionality with Shopify Apps (https://apps.shopify.com/), however, there are still several functionalities which merchants would love to have in order to grow their business in Asia. Use the Shopify API documentations on http://docs.shopify.com/api to build an application on the Shopify platform which have the solutions to the problems as described below. You may also explore applications which provide unique value to Shopify merchants. Demonstrate your app from the merchant's point of view.
- Uploading product images requires constant cropping and resizing on Shopify.
- I am unable to readily translate my English language store to Asian languages such as Bahasa Indonesa, Melayu and Mandarin.
- If I want to market my products on other marketplaces (e.g. Tokobagus, Gmarket), I have to upload them manual one by one. If only there is a tool which is integrated to these marketplaces.
Judging Criteria:
- Team must have signed up for a Shopify developer account (instructions can be found on http://docs.shopify.com/api/the-basics/getting-started)
- Innovation and Uniqueness
- User experience for the merchant and the end customer
- Commercial appeal (Solutions to the provided examples will be given higher recognition as they are faced by merchants daily)
- App completeness
- Ipad Mini 4G 32GB Black
- Ipad Mini 4G 16GB White
- Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 LTE White
JalanTikus Android Developer Challenge is a chance for Android developer to create an app and promote it for free through JalanTikus.com website and community, the biggest free and legal download website in Indonesia.
Build an app for Android from any categories available in Google Play Store
Challenge Mechanism :
- Register by sending email to firstname.lastname@example.com:
o Subject : [StartupAsia Jakarta HACKATHON 2013] JalanTikus Android Developer Challenge
- Name/ Email :
- 1. …./…. (if any)
- 2. …/… (if any)
- 3. …/… (if any)
- 4. …/… (if any)
- Apps Name : (optional)
- Apps Category : (optional)
- Short apps description : (optional)
Terms and Conditions:
- Individual or team entries are welcome.
- Build and app for Android from any categories available in Google Play Store.
- Submitted app had never been published or took part in any other similar contest.
- App must be compatible with Samsung Galaxy Y (GT-S5360) and Galaxy Tab 2 (GT-P3100) (most popular device with JalanTikus users).
- Entries can only submit one application for the challenge.
Judging Criteria:
- Creativity & innovation: how you can propose an innovative/creative solution to our problem
- Usability/ease of function: user-friendliness of proposed idea
- 1st place : Cash reward Rp. 5.000.000
- 2nd place : Cash reward Rp. 3.000.000
- 3rd place : Cash reward Rp. 2.000.000
3 winner apps will be featured on JalanTikus website and communities.
Propose an improvement to our current messaging system that will make communication between employers and freelancers using our site easier, simpler, and overall, better. API documentation here.
Judging Criteria:
- Creativity & innovation: how you can propose an innovative/creative solution to our problem
- Usability/ease of function: user-friendliness of proposed idea
- 1st winner = 3-month free premium membership + Rp 1,000,000 credits on Freelancer.com
- 2nd winner = 3-month free standard membership + Rp 500,000 credits on Freelancer.com
- 3rd winner = 3-month free basic membership + Rp 500,000 credits on Freelancer.com
- You can formulate and plan your hack ideas beforehand, but no code should be written before the Hackathon start.
- You need to be working on at least one of the challenges at the hackathon
- No restriction to group numbers, but 3 to 4 members should suffice. Think twice before going any higher than that
- One team, one product. No more than that
- You can code in any language and for any platform. No restrictions.
- No outsourcing is allowed. Every line of code and every pixel should be done within your group and during the hackathon itself
- Asking for advice from APIs, platform, and language supporters is encouraged
- Everyone has to stay overnight at the Hackathon to ensure all work is done within the premises and within 24 hours. Sleep area is provided
- No powerpoint slides should be used for pitch. Cut the bullshit. Head on straight to demo. You only have 180 seconds
- If any one of the rules is broken, the entire team will be disqualified. and we have done it before. Please don't ruin the competition for everyone else.
1. Will food be provided?
Yes! - Dinner and supper for Day 1. Breakfast and lunch for Day 2, including a surprise midnight supper party. There will also be a free flow of coffee and snacks to keep you awake.
2. Is this Hackathon only for experienced developers?
No. Anyone can participate.
3. Will there be hands-on guidance for the Hackathon?
We do have consultants for each API and platform. But they will most likely be very busy. Don't expect hands on help, do expect quick but thoughtful advice.
4. What should we bring?
a. Laptop with charger b. For mac users, please bring your VGA cable for pitches c. Extra clothing d. Toiletries
Optional stuff: a. Mobile phones of the platform you want to code for. b. Personal mobile internet c. Water bottle for drinks
5. How can we form groups?
You can either form groups with your own friends or crash someone's group when you're there.
6. What is the judging criteria?
It's simple - based on usability and design. Bonus points will be given for good pitch and an app built to solve real-world problem.
7. How long is the pitch?
90 seconds. No powerpoint slides are allowed.
8. So how the hell do we pitch?
Simple. You can pitch/demo through a visualizer (provided by us), your laptop, or through your mobile device.
9. Do we have to use at least one of the APIs available at the hackathon?
Yes, you will have to use at least one API and opt for at least one challenge at this hackathon.
10. Are we allowed to make a complete Game Design Document before the Hackathon start?
Yes. That should be fine. Planning is okay but no lines of code should be written prior to this hackathon
11. Are we allowed to use game engine during the hackathon? (E.g. Cocos2d, Unity 3D)
Yes, that's fine.
12. For designer/artist, may we bring our own design tools (E.g. Wacom) to the Hackathon?
Yes, that's fine.
13. Are we allowed to do some research related to some available technology that we would like to use in the game? (Writing some code to know how and what can the technology do) and then use them in the hackathon?
Yes, testing is fine.
14. Is googling (for source code and references) allowed?
Yes, that's fine.
Feel free to ask question Willis any question through email at willis[at]techinasia.com.


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Monday, September 19, 2011
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WASHINGTON President Barack Obama is proposing $1.5 trillion in new tax revenue as part of his long-term deficit reduction plan, according to senior administration officials.
The president on Monday will announce a proposal that includes repeal of Bush-era tax cuts for the wealthiest taxpayers, nearly $250 billion in reductions in Medicare spending, $330 billion in cuts in other mandatory benefit programs, and savings of $1 trillion from the withdrawal of troops from Iraq and Afghanistan, the officials said.
The plan includes no changes in Social Security and does not include an increase in the Medicare eligibility age, which the president had considered this summer.
The officials briefed reporters Sunday evening, but spoke on the condition of anonymity in advance of the president's announcement.
All in all, the president's plan is as much an opening bid as it is a political statement designed to draw contrasts with Republicans, who control the House of Representatives.
As such, it was not intended as a compromise and did not include agreements Obama had reached with House Speaker John Boehner during failed deficit reduction negotiations this summer.
The new taxes in particular have little or no chance of passing Congress as proposed. Republicans were already lining up against the president's tax proposal before they even knew the magnitude of what he intended to recommend.
Key features of the proposal:
—$1.5 trillion in new revenue, which would include about $800 billion realized over 10 years from repealing the Bush-era tax rates for couples making more than $250,000. It also would place limits on deductions for wealthy filers and end certain corporate loopholes and subsidies for oil and gas companies.
—$580 billion in cuts in mandatory benefit programs, including $248 billion in Medicare and $72 billion in Medicaid and other health programs. Other mandatory benefit programs include farm subsidies.
—$430 billion in savings from lower interest payment on the national debt.
By adding about $1 trillion in spending cuts already enacted by Congress and counting about $1 trillion in savings from the drawdown of military forces from Iraq and Afghanistan, the combined deficit reduction would total more than $4 trillion over 10 years, senior administration officials said.
Obama backed away from proposing sweeping changes to Medicare, following the advice of fellow Democrats that it would only give political cover to a privatization plan supported by House Republicans that turned to be unpopular with older Americans.
Administration officials said 90 percent of the $248 billion in 10-year Medicare cuts would be squeezed from service providers. The plan does shift some additional costs to beneficiaries, but those changes would not start until 2017, and administration officials made clear as well that Obama would veto any Medicare cuts that aren't paired with tax increases on upper-income people.
The deficit reduction plan represents an economic bookend to the $447 billion in tax cuts and new public works spending that Obama has proposed as a short-term measure to stimulate the economy and create jobs. He's submitting his deficit fighting plan to a special joint committee of Congress that is charged with recommending how to reduce deficits by $1.2 trillion to $1.5 trillion over 10 years.
msa651 4 years, 2 months ago
This is all about class warfare and nothing but a big joke
ObjectiveEyes 4 years, 2 months ago
Obama is clueless. Washington does not have a revenue (tax) problem...they have a spending problem. They spend what they don't have.
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Is there some mechanism, apparatus, equipment, or technology to measure the emotive force in spoken words. I mean could we speak some thing or read a text into a microphone, then meter would show how many units of emotive force were in that spoken word.
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A survey by the American Pie Council's shows that six million men ages 35 to 54 admitted to polishing off the final slice of pie -- and then denying it.
One in five people have eaten an entire pie by themselves.
There's no denying that pie has a special place on the Thanksgiving table, but what draws us to that treat?
Dr. Allen Levine, who is researching sugar cravings at the University of Minnesota, says it isn't hunger.
"It's really the fat and sugar combination that's most attractive, like chocolate, cake frosting, cake, muffins, whatever," he said.
What he found is that the sugar fat combo gives our brain the same sort of reward response as some drugs. Nuerochemicals are released that simply make us feel good.
"So we know that various parts of the brain are involved, and then trying to figure out what neurochemicals are involved. We mention dopamine all the time, but there may be another 20 that haven't been discovered yet," he explains.
One thing he has discovered is what happens when you give a rat an Oreo.
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The mummy "La Doncella" or "The Maiden" sits on display at the High Mountain Archeological Museum (MAAM) in Salta, Argentina, in 2007. / Natacha Pisarenko, AP
(NEWSER) â?? About the best that can be said about three children killed by the Incas in a sacrifice ritual 500 years ago is that they might not have felt a thing.
New analysis of hair samples from the mummies found near the summit of a volcano in Argentina show that they had been given alcohol and cocaine (in the form of coca leaves) before their deaths, reports the BBC.
The evidence suggests that the trio-a girl about 15 known as the "Maiden," and a girl and boy ages 4 to 5-were sedated before being placed into their tombs, adds National Geographic. The older girl, for example, seemed to be chewing a lump of coca when she died.
Much more is known about her, relatively speaking.
Researchers think she was a peasant girl selected for sacrifice about a year before her death, and she received special treatment during that time, reports the Christian Science Monitor. She "became somebody other than who she was before," says the lead UK author.
"Her sacrifice was seen as an honor." Hair samples show that she switched from a diet of potatoes to a much richer one in her final year, and her consumption of coca leaves and alcohol spiked. She might well have been in a drug-induced stupor in her final weeks.
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It has been a squandered summer in Springfield.
Sparring Gov. Bruce Rauner and Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan seem no closer to resolving either their differences or the state's financial crisis this Labor Day weekend than they were on Memorial Day.
To move forward, it might do these two well to look back — to another Illinois financial crisis, to two men at least as disgusted with each other as Rauner and Madigan.
One of these men was Abraham Lincoln, and things got so heated that he wound up challenged to a duel.
Not a rhetorical duel, mind you, as in the public debates across the state in which Lincoln took on Stephen Douglas. If either Rauner or...


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I lost the master key, and was told after market keys don't always work. So I bought one from the Nissan dealer for £195.
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I've got through 2 sets of heater plugs, but that's the only thing that's ever gone wrong with engine.
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Pictured (left to right) Dr. Steven Meadows of Clemson Field Operations, Kimberely Legette, and Leona Parr, Richland County 4H Agent.
Each year, Clemson University's SC 4H program recognizes the top 10 youth for their outstanding leadership, citizenship and community services activities. Recently, Kimberly Legette of Richland County, was named a State Winner at Clemson University's State 4H Congress Awards banquet. Her award includes a college scholarship and trip the National 4H Congress in Atlanta, GA.
Four years ago, on a mission to become a better leader, Kimberly joined 4H as an individual member. Since that time, she has worked hard to become a positive leader in 4H and in her community. She was selected to be a member of the State 4H Health Rocks Implementation Team. Through this experience, she has learned to share leadership roles with others, to understand how to be an effective role model for young children, to organize materials, to prepare for questions and to handle problems that could occur. She was also asked to assist with the National training in 2012.
Kimberly organized a Teen Leadership 4H club , where she served as the President. She participated in 4H Healthy Lifestyles, trained sixty-five youth about MyPlate, assisted with the 4H Healthy Lifestyles teams at the SC State Fair, became a certified babysitter, taught modeling techniques to girls participating in the Miss 4H Pageant and volunteered to be a part of her club's community service projects. Because she enjoys helping those in need, she will attend Claflin University in the Honors College and major in Childhood Education.
Her 4H scholarship is sponsored by the SC Family and Community Leaders, and her trip to National 4H Congress is sponsored by the South Carolina Association of Extension 4H Agents.
Pictured (left to right) Joshua Legette, Jordan Tillman, Kimberly Legette and Richland County 4H Agent Leona Parr.
"What Is Hidden Beneath Your Mask? Unmasking The Real You" was the theme for this year's State 4-H Congress held on the campus of Clemson University. For four days, July 17-20, over 100 outstanding 4-H teens and volunteers celebrated their involvement and achievements in South Carolina 4-H. The Richland County delegation included 3 Columbia 4-Hers from the Northeast Teens Leaders club-- Joshua Legette, Jordan Tillman and Kimberly Legette.
Throughout the State Congress, participants listened to energetic speakers, attended workshops, participated in community service projects, learned about being good citizens and met the Clemson Tigers' quarterback Tajh Boyd.
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Youth sports are big business for Sioux Falls. This summer alone Sioux Falls hosted three dozen events with an estimated $20 million economic impact.
This week the Rockford Register Star newspaper in Illinois wrote a story on Sioux Falls' youth sport investment and how it's paying off. Now Rockford is trying to spend millions to upgrade its facilities to stay competitive in the sports tournament and event industry.
"It's a business now, even though it's separate events, if you look at it all together, it is a large business now here in Sioux Falls," Sioux Falls City Council member Kenny Anderson Junior said.
And it's clear that other communities are noticing what is going on in Sioux Falls. Convention and Visitors Bureau Executive Director Teri Schmidt did an interview with the newspaper about how Sioux Falls is a major competitor for these events.
"The gentlemen who did the interview with me said, 'Rockford has got to get going, you guys are pulling out way ahead of us,'" Schmidt said.
Just in July alone the city hosted four different state and national softball tournaments along with three different baseball tournaments, bringing in more entertainment tax dollars in that month than any other month in the past two and a half years.
Schmidt says Sioux Falls has the right combination of restaurants, hotels and top notch sporting facilities.
"When you have all of that together as a mixture with the hospitality and such that's what people are looking for," Schmidt said.
But Schmidt and Anderson add the community's support help set the city apart.
"The number one attraction to this city is our citizens because once people meet them that's the first thing I hear is how friendly, how clean, and how welcoming our city is. That's what makes us competitive," Anderson said.
The Sioux Falls Convention and Visitors Bureau says the number of sporting events the city hosted this summer translated into 35,000 nights stayed in hotel rooms across the city, bringing in even more revenue in lodging taxes.


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Island Maui belongs to the Hawaiian Islands, a preferred destination for many tourists around the world. The majority of the resorts on this island are located in the west and south of the island, regions where people can enjoy the sun and the clear waters. The landmark of the island is Haleakala Volcano, 3,000 feet high which can be easily located in the southeastern region of Maui. This is one of the several volcanoes located in the Hawaii Islands. The crater is an active one, although not erupting at the moment. Transportation is available for tourists that want to get on top of the volcano.
When it comes to weather in Maui, it is good to know the island boasts with several microclimates. The drier side f the island is the region where the most popular beaches and resorts are located: Kapalua, Lahaina, Kaanapali, Kihei, to name just few of them. There is also a wetter region in Maui and there tourists can visit the lush Iao valley. In the Upcountry Maui the weather is about 10 degrees cooler. When tourists go up the Haleakala volcano, to the Haleakala Visitor Center they need to bring warmer clothes with them. Tourists have already learned that there are two seasons in Maui: winter which usually lasts from November till April, when temperatures vary around 70 degrees and summer when temperatures vary around the low 90 degrees. This surely means people come to Maui all year long as the weather is nice all the time.
Among major tourist attractions, people choose to go whale watching. Specialists say that during winter months, in the channel between Lanai, Maui and Molokai, you will find the best place in the world for whale watching. Then, people come to Maui for its exquisite beaches and resorts. There are more than 80 wonderful beaches to choose from and the shoreline is 120 mile long.
Haleakala National Park is another important tourist attraction and for many tourists watching the sunrise from higher spots on that volcano is the best holiday experience. The road to Hana, characterized by 600 road hairpins and more than 50 bridges is a trip to take no matter how short the stay in Maui is. The road will take tourists through the rainforest located in the northeast and this is a unique occasion to see several waterfalls, admire jungle landscapes, buy and eat fresh coconuts and banana bread.
Close to Hana tourists visit also the Seven Sacred Pools that belong to the Haleakala National Park. The natural pools are linked by waterfalls and represent a wonderful place to find relaxation and peace of mind.
Lahaina is nowadays the place where tourists find dining places, shopping areas. The small town which is located close to the seaside was once the capital of the Hawaiian Islands and at present is is a magnet attracting tourists from all over. Tourists marvel at the sight of the Banyon Tree, with a canopy an acre large. Tourists that want to visit old Lahaina Courthouse, the jail Hale Paahao can go on a self guided tour.
Kaanapali Beach is a landmark of the island, boasting with clear waters and several miles of sand. Tourists enjoy spending day after day on the hot sand, in the shadow of palm trees. Located in the west, the beach is the place where several resorts are crowded. Black Rock is the perfect place to go snorkeling and specialists advise it is the place where one can admire sea turtles, orange garibaldi and many other wonderful and colorful sea creatures.Read More


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Walt Disney played by Tom Hanks shows Disneyland to 'Mary Poppins' author P.L. Travers played by Emma Thompson in a scene from the motion picture 'Saving Mr. Banks.'
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Nothing reels me into a cinematic story like the true tale behind it. And "Saving Mr. Banks" does just that in such a way that made me love "Mary Poppins," Walt Disney and P.L. Travers even more than I did before.
One of many wonderful Blu-rays released in one week's time, "Saving Mr. Banks" gives us the back story behind the making of Disney's classic "Mary Poppins." Who knew that such a delightful musical, and one of Disney's crowning glories, would have seen so much turbulence and resistance from the story's creator?
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The article "Wildlife refuges boost NV economy," in the Nov. 8 edition of Desert Valley Times, highlighted the important economic benefit such lands provide. The scope of the article could have been even broader though.
Virtually every economic study has shown that all such protected lands, whether in National Parks, National Monuments, National Conservation Areas, State Parks or other similar designations, produce jobs and other tangible economic benefits to the surrounding communities.
Sen. Harry Reid and Congressman Steven Horsford have introduced companion bills in Congress to designate Gold Butte as a National Conservation Area. This is the best way to both ensure that the more than 500 miles of roads and trails there are kept open and to start increasing the economic benefits that Gold Butte could provide Mesquite.
We need to urge all of Nevada's congressional delegation to support these bills. A National Conservation Area designation would allow for local input through a citizens advisory panel, which I think everyone wants.
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The Oregon state Supreme Court is preparing to review the death sentence handed serial killer Dayton Leroy Rogers nearly 23 years ago. The brutal murderer, who police say had a penchant for sawing off his victim's feet, escaped the death penalty on two previous occasions.
The case will be heard on Jan. 12 by four of the court's seven current members. The remaining members stepped away because they have previously worked for the Oregon Department of Justice. A recently retired justice will temporarily join the panel to hear the case, the Associated Press reported.
Rogers, 58, was convicted of killing eight women in two separate trials in the late 1980s.
The first trial took place in February 1988. Rogers, who had pleaded not guilty, was accused of the brutal 1987 murder of Jenny Smith. According to evidence presented at trial, Rogers picked up the 26-year-old prostitute early one morning off a street in Clackamas County. The two went to a parking lot in the suburbs of Portland, where Rogers attacked her with a kitchen knife.
Rogers fled when two onlookers came running over after hearing Smith scream. The young woman was transported to a local hospital, where she later died from her injuries. During autopsy, medical examiners found that Smith had been stabbed nearly a dozen times in the chest, abdomen and vagina. Her throat was also slit.
Authorities zeroed in on Rogers when one of the witnesses provided police with the license plate number of the suspect's vehicle.
On Feb. 20, 1988, after several weeks of testimony in the case, Rogers was found guilty of killing Smith. Two weeks later, he was sentenced to life in prison.
Rogers escaped the death penalty in the first case. However, following his arrest for Smith's murder, police found evidence linking him to the murders of Riatha Gyles, 16; Cynthia Devore, 20; Lisa Marie Mock, 23; Maureen Ann Hodges, 26; Nondace "Noni" Cervantes, 26; and Christine Lotus Adams, 35.
All of the victims, who were found nude and in varying stages of decomposition, had been tortured and stabbed to death. In most cases, the victim's feet had been removed at the ankle while they were still alive, the Crime Library reported.
According to Gary C. King, author of the 1992 book Blood Lust: Portrait of a Serial Sex Killer, the case was, at that time, considered the worst serial murders in Oregon's history.
The murders, dubbed the "Molalla Forest Killings," included a seventh, still unidentified victim. Despite the belief by law enforcement that Rogers killed that victim, he was not charged in the case.
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Notorious cannibal Jeffrey Dahmer sits with his defense team during his 1991 trial. Dahmer went on a killing spree in the 1980s during which he murdered 17 men and boys. He often had sex with the corpses before dismembering them and, in some cases, ate pieces of human flesh. After his conviction, Dahmer was killed by a fellow inmate in prison.
John Wayne Gacy was arrested in 1978 after murdering 33 men and boys. He was known as the "Killer Clown" for his work as a children's entertainer. When Gacy became the suspect in a young man's disappearance, he invited police to his home for coffee. Cops noticed a smell that could emanate from a decaying body. They returned with a search warrant and found 29 victims stuffed into crawlspaces.
David Berkowitz, the "Son of Sam" killer, terrorized New York with six murders and several other shootings that ended with his 1977. When police arrested him, Berkowitz, a mailman, said his neighbor's dog commanded him to strike. He's in Sing Sing prison In New York serving life, though he's eligible for parole.
Angelo Buono, a 47 year old auto upholsterer, sits in a Los Angeles courtroom Monday March 2, 1982 as he listens to opening arguments in the so called "Hillside Stranglings" case in which Buono is accused of killing 10 women and girls in the Los Angeles area between 1977 and 1978.
Ted Bundy at one time in the 1970s had a bright future in the Washington State Republican Party, but instead became one of the most famous serial killers and necrophiliacs. He often deceived his victims, all women, into thinking that he was injured and in need of help before attacking them. In 1976 he was arrested for an attempted kidnapping, but while acting as his own lawyer, he escaped. He migrated to Tallahassee where he killed two women in a Florida State University sorority house. He was convicted of those murders and while on death row in 1989 he confessed to 50 other murders. Correction: A previous version of this slide misstated the location of the Florida State murders as Pensacola, Fla.
Aileen Wuornos admitted to killing six men while she worked as a prostitute in Florida in 1989 and 1990. She initially claimed that she acted in self defense against johns who raped her or tried to rape her. But later she admitted that she robbed and killed in cold blood and would do it again if she were free. She was executed in 2002.
Anthony Sowell was convicted and sentenced to death in 2011 for killing 11 women and keeping their remains in his Cleveland home.
In this file photo taken Oct. 24, 1985, "Night Stalker" Richard Ramirez displays a pentagram symbol on his hand inside a Los Angeles courtroom. The California Supreme Court Monday< Aug. 7, 2006, upheld the convictions and death sentence for serial killer Richard Ramirez, the so-called "Night Stalker" whose killing spree terrorized the Los Angeles area in the mid 1980s. Ramirez, now 46, was sentenced to death in 1989 for 13 Los Angeles-area murders committed in 1984 and 1985. Satanic symbols were left at some murder scenes and some victims were forced to "swear to Satan" by the killer, who broke into homes through unlocked windows and doors. (AP Photo/Lennox McLendon)
Andrew Cunanan is seen in this 1997 mugshot from the FBI. Cunanan murdered five men from Minneapolis to Miami, including fashion designer Gianni Versace. As investigators closed in on him, Cunanan committed suicide in 1997.
Edward Gein, 51, of Plainfield, Wisc. enters Central State Hospital for the Criminally Insane Nov. 23,1957, in Milwaukee. Gein admitted to slaying two women and dismembering their bodies as well as robbing graves. Gein flayed the bodies and used human skin and other body parts to decorate furniture and clothing in his decrepit farmhouse. His twisted tale was the inspiration for murders in movies like Buffalo Bill from "The Silence of the Lambs."
Gary Ridgeway slew 48 women in the Seattle area from 1982 to 1998. He was known as the Green River Killer, because his first five victims were found near the waterway. The case was one of the longest unsolved murder mysteries in the country, not to mention one of the bloodiest. Ridgeway pleaded guilty in 2003 and was sentenced to life in prison without parole.
Albert Fish was a child rapist and cannibal who confessed to torturing hundreds of children, beginning in 1880 in New York. He was convicted and sentenced to death in 1935 for the murder of a single girl, however, 10-year-old Grace Budd. During the trial, Fish said he heard voices in his head that told him to attack children. CORRECTION: A previous version of this slide incorrectly stated that she was the daughter of Fish's employee.
Early on his life, Coral Eugene Watts was identified by psychiatrists as a dangerous and violent individual. He lived up to those warnings as the so-called Sunday Morning Slasher and confessed to killing 80 women in Michigan, Texas and Canada in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He strangled, drowned, stabbed and beat his victims. He died in 2007 in prison from prostate cancer while serving a life sentence for two of the Michigan murders.
Richard Angelo, a nurse at Good Samaritan Hospital in New York, killed 25 patients in a bungled plan to turn himself into a hero. Angelo injected patients with a cocktail of dangerous drugs with the plan of restoring them to life and burnishing his reputation as a life-saving medical professional. Only 12 patients survived the "Angel of Death."
This is an undated booking photo released by the Washoe County Sheriff's office showing Joseph Naso. Authorities in California and Nevada plan to release more information about Naso, the 77-year-old man accused in four homicides spanning two decades. Naso, of Reno, Nev., was booked late Monday, April 11, 2011, on suspicion of the killings in 1977, 1978, 1993 and 1994.
Rogers pleaded not guilty to each count of murder and his trial began in March 1989 and Rogers was found guilty of aggravated murder on all counts in May 1988. The following month he was sentenced to death by lethal injection.
According to the Statesman Journal, the Oregon Supreme Court has twice overturned Rogers' death sentence due to legal technicalities. In each instance, the sentence was reinstated by a Clackamas County jury. Rogers' latest death sentence, now under automatic review, dates back to 2006.
At the time of his arrest, Rogers was a married father of one and a small business owner. Today, Rogers is incarcerated at Oregon State Penitentiary in Salem where, according to the Oregonian, he works as an inmate barber.


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A colleague recently donated some camera equipment to the Photo area here at work but we declined to accept a Beseler Slide King Projector w/10 lens and a Lasergraphic Slide Recorder due to space limitations. I told him I would pass along the information on the forum. He is looking to give the items away to someone who will use the equipment (rather than resell it). It is available for pickup only (no shipping) in SW Michigan in the Kalamazoo area. Please contact me via PM and I will pass your information on to him.
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City hosts job fair on April 28
April 14, 2015
The city of Issaquah's second job fair returns April 28.
The fair, for job seekers between the ages of 16 and 24, is from 2-5 p.m. at Pickering Barn, 1730 10th Ave. N.W.
City hosts job fair May 28
May 13, 2014
Job seekers are invited to meet with a slew of local employers at the city of Issaquah's first job fair May 28.
Attendees can connect with hiring businesses such as Fred Meyer, Marshalls and Sports Authority. Experts will review job seekers' résumés and offer advice.
Prospective employees can apply online with companies prior to the event, or complete online applications at the job fair.
Issaquah residents: Ready, set, speak!
April 15, 2014
I hope you have opinions, citizens of Issaquah, because they could really come in handy.
The next few months seem yet again chock full of important decisions that the City Council will make. I have heard and reported repeatedly that they want public input on all matters that will impact the future of Issaquah. So, this is another message to encourage you to take them up on that.
Let's think about what's to come over the next several months. And, keep in mind, this is your government and you should you tell it what you think.
While the City Council extended the marijuana moratorium, it expects the ban to lift in July. As the council continues to look at how a recreational marijuana business should operate in Issaquah, let it know how you feel.
Two public input meetings left the Park Board with a recommendation to build a new skate park in the Tibbetts Valley Park, across from the park & ride. How does that strike you?
City, chamber get tourism guidance
April 8, 2014
How can Issaquah attract more visitors?
That questions lies at the heart of a burgeoning effort by the city's Economic Development Department and the Issaquah Chamber of Commerce. The "kickoff" for the effort was delivered March 31 by local tourism guru Roger Brooks.
"For more than 30 years, he has worked to change ordinary places to extraordinary destinations," chamber CEO Matt Bott said, introducing the keynote speaker.
State park annexation enters council consideration
March 18, 2014
The Issaquah City Council will consider adding annexation of Lake Sammamish State Park to its comprehensive plan.
In the March 11 Land and Shore Committee meeting, council members discussed the docket of items for the annual update to Issaquah's comprehensive plan. The addition to the docket came in response to a March 4 letter from Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission Director Don Hoch asking the city to consider annexing the park.
"We've been working with State Parks on a request for proposals," City Long Range Planning Manager Trish Heinonen said about the cooperation aimed at economically developing the park. "I think it allows us to partner with them more seamlessly. They felt like it would help us with our rules and regulations."
Grand Ridge Plaza brings jobs to city
September 24, 2013
As Grand Ridge Plaza construction begins to open new stores, many jobs have become available. Stores are advertising for positions, leading to a prospective growth of jobs in Issaquah.
Though it could not give exact numbers, the city's Economic Development Department said that an estimated 300 to 400 new jobs were expected to be created from Grand Ridge Plaza. It did not have information on how many would be part-time or full-time employees.
Issaquah mayor, school board candidates face off in first forum
September 19, 2013
NEW — 11:22 a.m. Sept. 19, 2013
Differences became apparent between candidates in the Sept. 17 candidate forum.
The Issaquah Chamber of Commerce welcome the two mayoral contenders and the two seeking a school board position to Blakely Hall for the kickoff of campaign season.
City Council President Fred Butler and Councilman Joe Forkner met each other for a first public appearance directly related to seeking November votes.
Moderated by Erin McCallum, of the Strategic Campaign Group, the forum allowed candidates 90-second answers to a variety of questions asked by McCallum and the audience.
Three proposals arrive to invigorate state park
September 17, 2013
Three project proposals for Lake Sammamish State Park, including one to totally remake the park with a hotel/convention center, came to the city's Economic Development Department by the deadline Sept. 9.
In a joint effort with Washington State Parks, the city released a request for proposals in August, asking for project ideas to reinvigorate and make use of the park under the redevelopment and restoration plan adopted in 2007.
Economic Development Director Keith Niven said the three full project outlines are markedly different, but he found positive aspects across the board.
"I see all of these to be viable choices for the park," he said. "I think they can all fit. I don't think there is anything on the table that can't be mitigated."


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I'm off Facebook for at least a week. Why? Eh, cause I felt like it. So why the heck not! (Instagram pics and blog posts still automatically post to Facebook, though. I didn't get in and turn all that stuff off.)
I'd normally just write this on my friend's wall, but being off Facebook and whatever…so here it is.
SARAH PISNEY. You are the person I wish I could be if I wasn't me. And since we are both 30 now, it's like we're the same person except you're cooler. That's why I screamed "HAPPY BIRTHDAY SARAH" at the top of my asthmatic lungs while I was doing yardwork today.
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text: Education Achievement Authority Michigan's education overhaul: What does 'college-ready' really mean? By Michigan Radio Newsroom • Dec 14, 2012 MI SHPO / flickr On Wednesday, we heard Gov. Rick Snyder's chief education advisor say this: "We have over 230 schools where zero children were college-ready when they got their high school diplomas," Richard McLellan. McLellan was talking to Michigan Radio's Jennifer Guerra who reported on proposed changes to Michigan's education system. EAA schools miss out on Race to the Top award By Rina Miller • Dec 12, 2012 user BES Photos / Flickr Michigan's new statewide district for low-performing schools was not a winner in a national competition to share a $400 million prize. The Education Achievement Authority was launched just this year in an effort to turn around 15 of the state's lowest-performing schools -- all of them in Detroit. So it came as a surprise to Sandra York when the EAA was named a finalist in the federal government's Race to the Top competition.York is executive director of the Michigan PTA. Debate heating up over expansion of state's school 'turnaround' district By Jake Neher • Dec 5, 2012 Jake Neher / MPRN Listen Listening... / 3:46 State lawmakers are mulling over a number of bills that would overhaul public education in Michigan. One measure would expand a new state-run district meant to turn-around schools with test scores in the bottom five-percent. The idea has many public school officials pitted against each other. Schools like Detroit's Denby High school are at the center of the debate. Last year, it was one of the lowest-performing schools in the Detroit Public Schools system. Now, it's one of 15 Detroit schools the state oversees through its Education Achievement Authority. Michigan PTA writes Obama to reject new district as Race to the Top finalist By Michigan Radio Newsroom • Nov 30, 2012 Michigan PTSA / Youtube.com For the first time, Michigan could get a piece of President Obama's Race to the Top prize money for education. But not everyone's celebrating. The Education Achievement Authority was the only Michigan district to qualify as a Race to the Top finalist. The new authority runs 15 of Michigan's lowest performing schools in Detroit, but legislation at the state Capitol would expand the district statewide and cement it into law. More than 100 Parent Teacher Association administrators, teachers and parents signed a letter this week asking Mr. Obama to reconsider his choice. Education Achievement Authority selected as finalist in Race to the Top competition By Michigan Radio Newsroom • Nov 27, 2012 (courtesy of KQED) The Education Achievement Authority (EAA), Michigan's new reform school district, has been selected as the state's only finalist in the U.S. Department of Education's Race to the Top-District competition. The EAA is one of 61 finalists nationwide, competing for close to $400 million in federal funds. Tyrone Winfrey is the Chief of Staff for the EAA. He says he's optimistic about snagging the funds. "I think we were chosen because it's not a one-size-fits-all model," he said, "and it's basically educating students where they are, individually, within those classrooms." If awarded the top prize, $40 million, Winfrey says his district would fund professional development and leadership training for the schools' staff members in order to better prepare students for jobs and college. The awards are meant to support locally developed plans to personalize student learning, prepare college-ready students, and close achievement gaps. From the Department of Education: "These finalists are setting the curve for the rest of the country with innovative plans to drive education reform in the classroom," U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said. "This competition was designed to support local efforts to close the achievement gap and transform the learning environment in a diverse set of districts, but no matter who wins, children across the country will benefit from the clear vision and track records of success demonstrated by these finalists." The EAA was instituted in 2011 to operate the lowest performing five percent of schools in the state. It began this school year with 15 Detroit schools and is expected to expand statewide. New legislation would cement the reform district into state law. It's part of an education overhaul being promoted by Governor Snyder. Opponents call the new district "impersonal," saying it would erode local control of schools districts. The Department of Education will select 15 to 25 districts for four-year awards ranging from $5 million to $40 million. Award winners are expected to be announced by the end of the year. - Jordan Wyant and Elaine Ezekiel, Michigan Radio Newsroom Sorting out Michigan's proposed education overhaul By Michigan Radio Newsroom • Nov 21, 2012 James F Clay / flickr In recent days there has been much made of a proposed overhaul to Michigan's education system. The overhaul consists of three parts: two bills currently working their way through the state House and Senate, and one draft of a bill that has yet to be introduced. The bills are part of a package devised in part by Governor Rick Snyder's education advisor Richard McLellan in an attempt to achieve the Governor's goal of providing an "Any Time, Any Place, Any Way, Any Pace" learning model. Stateside: Education Achievement Authority faces loss of Detroit Public Schools By Michigan Radio Newsroom • Nov 14, 2012 User Motown31 / Creative Commons Listen Listening... / 10:13 Last night, the Detroit Board of Education voted to break their contract and pull out of the Education Achievement Authority. The Board's decision will greatly affect the EAA, whose initial goal was to provide educational care to struggling schools throughout Michigan. Don Heller, Dean of the College of Education at Michigan State University, insists the Detroit Schools' exit will greatly disrupt the EAA. "If the Detroit Public Schools pull out of the EAA it will be a major blow," said Heller. Michelle Richard, who specializes in Educational Policy at Public Sector Consultants, echoed Heller's remarks. "My biggest concern is in the short-term and in lending legitimacy to the EAA's effort, this just causes more confusion. The legislature is currently looking at codifying the EAA and are looking at how they could continue to expand this effort state-wide," said Richard. Listen to the audio above or to our podcast to hear more about the state of the EAA. There are two ways you can podcast "Stateside with Cynthia Canty" Podcast of the entire show Podcast of each segment Michigan's reform school district may become the state's largest By Michigan Radio Newsroom • Oct 8, 2012 detroitk12.org A statewide reform school district could become the largest in Michigan over the next five years. The Education Achievement Authority of Michigan (EAA)—the district instituted in 2011 to operate the lowest performing five percent of schools in the state—may add as many as 45 schools reports Lori Higgins of the Detroit Free Press. From the Free Press: Judge: Schools can go to EAA, but Detroit school board regains academic control By Sarah Cwiek • Aug 14, 2012 A Wayne County judge ruled Tuesday that the Education Achievement Authority can launch as scheduled. That statewide district for the lowest-achieving schools is set to open with 15 former Detroit Public schools next month. The elected Detroit school board had voted to reverse that decision. Michigan Attorney General sues to block Detroit school board from resuming power By Sarah Cwiek • Aug 10, 2012 School districts with emergency managers have been plunged into uncertainty, now that the state's emergency manager law has been suspended. In Detroit, the Michigan Attorney General is suing to make sure the elected school board doesn't take power back there. Detroit's elected school board went from having very little power, to no power whatsoever when the state broadened the powers of emergency managers under Public Act 4. 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Back in 2010, the brand new California Spay and Neuter License Plate Program launched. The plates, which promote spaying and neutering dogs and cats to save lives, would fund low-cost and free spay and neuter surgeries. Pierce Brosnan pitched in with the campaign by creating the design featured on the license plates.
Now, the state will be ending the program if enough of the plates are not pre-sold. According to Mother Nature Network, 7,500 plates were to be pre-sold by June 2012, but it has already taken 21 months to sell the approximately 4,000 that have been purchased. The number of plates that needed to be sold was increased from 5,000 to 7,500 because of the $400,000 cost of producing the specialty plates.
California Spay and Neuter License Plate Fund president Judie Mancuso says that anyone who has purchased the plates will receive a refund if the program does not succeed, but also says she's optimistic that it will. MNN points out that no new specialty plate campaigns have been successful since 2002.
Petco has joined in the campaign to support the spay and neuter plates by putting up fliers in their stores, and Rep. Jose Solorio has introduced Assembly Bill 610, legislation that would extend the program's deadline into 2013 if passed.
According to the Fund's website, the Humane Society of the United States, PETA, ASPCA, Best Friends Animal Society and other organizations are also supporting the campaign. They say the plates are important because they raise awareness of the fact that " over 1 million dogs and cats enter California's shelters each year, and over half of them are euthanized (killed) simply because there are not enough homes."
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Getting salad dressing on the side is a no brainer when trying to eat better, but often the containers they bring out contain more dressing than they would have put on the salad in the first place! Dip your fork into your dressing before getting a bit of salad. That way every bite has a bit of dressing, but you save lots of calories. I can generally eat an entire dinner salad with 1 tsbp (or less) of dressing this way.
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Many foods, especially boxed rice mixes, call for butter. This is really only for flavor, and is not crucial to the cooking process. To keep the flavor without adding fat or calories, I substitute chicken broth for part of the water. This also works well when cooling fresh veggies like green beans or broccoli.
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I love diet coke, but it can get in the way of drinking enough water. So I allow myself as much dc as I want, but only after I have finished my water for the day. Then, if I want a coke, it feels like a treat and I really taste it, and I'm so full from water, I usually dont want any.
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Giving Feedback Gets You Something
Many stores list a survey on the bottom of receipts where the incentive for you taking the time to complete the survey is a coupon. I always take a few moments to do this. As a result, I always have a 15% off coupon to my favorite department store, and always get free salads or breadsticks at a favorite pizza place. A quick email about exceptional (or bad) service also often earns some type of reward.
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First Known Use: 14th century
noun wrin·kle \ˈriŋ-kəl\
: a small line or fold that appears on your skin as you grow older
: a small fold in the surface of clothing, paper, etc.
: a surprising or unexpected occurrence in a story or series of events
Full Definition of WRINKLE
: a small ridge or furrow especially when formed on a surface by the shrinking or contraction of a smooth substance : crease; specifically : one in the skin especially when due to age, worry, or fatigue
a : method, techniqueb : a change in a customary procedure or methodc : something new or different : innovation
— wrin·kly \-k(ə-)lē\ adjective
See wrinkle defined for kids
Examples of WRINKLE
- Here's the latest wrinkle in the story—we find out that the villain is actually the hero's father!
- He has added some new wrinkles to his game.
Origin of WRINKLE
Middle English, back-formation from wrinkled twisted, winding, probably from Old English gewrinclod, past participle of gewrinclian to wind, from ge-, perfective prefix + -wrinclian (akin to wrencan to wrench) — more at co-
: to develop wrinkles
: to cause (something) to develop wrinkles
wrin·kledwrin·kling \-k(ə-)liŋ\
Full Definition of WRINKLE
intransitive verb
: to become marked with or contracted into wrinkles
transitive verb
: to contract into wrinkles : pucker
Examples of WRINKLE
- Moisture caused the wallpaper to wrinkle and peel.
- His brow wrinkled as he thought about the question.
- Try not to wrinkle your trousers.
First Known Use of WRINKLE
15th century
WRINKLING Defined for Kids
noun wrin·kle \ˈriŋ-kəl\
Definition of WRINKLE for Kids
: a crease or small fold (as in the skin or in cloth)
: a clever notion or trick <She thought up a new wrinkle for the game.>
: a surprise in a story or series of events
Definition of WRINKLE for Kids
: to develop or cause to develop creases or small folds
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Q: We recently launched a website at which people can recycle electronics. So far, we have been contacting our customers individually by e-mail. How can we keep up that level of service as more people visit the site?
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A: As companies add customers, they run the risk of becoming like the Dr. Seuss character Mrs. McCave, who "had 23 sons and she named them all Dave." What bugs people more than not getting a personalized shout-out with every communication is having their individuality ignored.
Start out with a personal touch by posting a statement on your website about your commitment to customer service, advises Jack Mitchell, author of Hug Your Customers and CEO of Mitchells/Richards/Marshs, a high-end clothing retailer with headquarters in Westport, Connecticut. Include your photo and signature so site visitors know a real human stands behind that commitment.
Make sure all specific questions receive specific answers -- though there's no need to construct a fresh response every time. If you document FAQs in an internal wiki, sometimes sending a personal response is as easy as copying and pasting. In fact, cold, faceless technology is often key to providing warm, caring service. "We've architected our whole IT system around personal relationships," Mitchell says. His business uses customer relationship management software to track clients' tastes, including their favorite designers and whether they prefer Pepsi or Coke served to them in the stores. Salesclerks draw on those data to make each returning client feel as welcome as a regular.
Part of being personable is being accessible, so create more ways for customers to express their love (or hate or indifference). John & Kira's, a Philadelphia chocolatier, includes a survey at the end of its online checkout process. The company also has a blog and accounts on Facebook, Twitter, and Flickr. Founder John Doyle says those sites are a trove of suggestions.
Technology, however, cannot be all things to all people -- particularly to ticked-off people. Customer complaints deserve responses from human beings. As Web traffic increases, it may not be feasible to field every inquiry yourself. But you can try. Doyle, who manages a full-time staff of seven, devotes half his work hours to customer relations and answers as many notes as possible. "Other jobs can be outsourced to other people," he says. "But only one person can be the spokesperson."


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If you have never heard of a swamp cooler, do not despair, you are not alone. A quick tutorial: a swamp cooler is an, evaporative water based cooling system that uses far less energy than a traditional air conditioner to cool your home. While it is effective, as well as a greener choice to consider, there are some limitations.
If you think that the swamp cooler might be good for you, and you are ready to check into installing one- it is time to consult a professional HVAC installer or contractor for advice and to have the project completed. The swamp cooler is a little bulky and not meant for a single person to install on their own.
Hiring someone to install your swamp cooler for you requires some questions to be asked. Interview the contractors in Bellevue, Washington by asking:
After ascertaining that you can actual use the swamp cooler in your area and that you can find someone to install one, it is time to find the unit that is right for your needs. Make sure that you take the advice of the contractor who can help you decide based on actual cooling needs, square footage and other factors. Also, make sure that after the unit is installed and secured that you know how to use it, how to care for it and what to do during the months when you will no longer need the unit at all.
Swamp coolers are becoming more and more popular as people seek ways to save the environment whenever possible. Because they use less energy and do not use harmful coolants, a swamp cooler can be a far better choice in certain areas of the country than a traditional air conditioning unit. If one is right for you, it might save you money in operating costs as well as the satisfaction of being friendlier to the environment.


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In 2008 these IUPUI students who wanted to carry concealed guns on campus posed for a photo with their empty holsters.
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A recent Ball State University study shows that most Midwestern college students don't support guns on campus, despite efforts by lawmakers in Indiana and other states to allow students with a permit to carry them while at college.
The study of 1,649 undergraduate students at 15 Midwestern colleges found that nearly four out of five students opposed concealed handguns on campus and would not obtain a permit to carry one if it were made legal.
Students said they wouldn't feel safe if faculty, students and visitors had weapons on campus. About two-thirds of them said carrying a gun wouldn't ...