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Parent Education
Princeton Montessori School's faculty and administration believe that teaching children effectively requires close collaboration between parents, teachers, and administration. A strong supportive community is paramount and the involvement of family is an important part of the commitment to the school. Our goal is for parents and teachers to work together and support each other in educating and raising self-reliant, resilient and healthy children.
Each year, we present Parent Education workshops and discussions to help parents with the various developmental stages and challenges that arise when parenting. Topics vary and are tailored to parents of children within different age groups while complementing Montessori philosophy. Princeton Montessori School also participates in CommonGround, a collaborative effort of fourteen Princeton area independent schools. Each year, CommonGround sponsors a lecture series featuring distinguished speakers who address contemporary educational and parenting issues.
Back to School Night
September 26, 2014
7:30 – 9:00pm
Toddler & Primary Parents
JR1 & JR2 Parents and Students
Common Ground Lecture Series:
Who is in Charge Here? Why Letting Kids Decide Is Usually Not The Right Strategy At Home
November 12, 2014
7:30pm, Princeton Day School
Presented by Dr. Leonard Sax
The World of the Child
Presented by Rita Brenner, Toddler Teacher and PCTE instructor
November 19, 2014
8:45 – 10:00
Seeing and living in the world of the child takes keen observation and some inventing on the part of the parent. Come learn how to better accommodate your child to his or her environment through the design of your home, activities and furniture. Experience the child's world in a way you may never have thought of.
Parents of Infants and Toddlers are encouraged to attend. Click here to RSVP.
*Note: Registration is required for this event as parents will purchase Aline Wolf's book "The World of the Child" prior to attending on the 19th.
Honoring the Will of the Child
Presented by Rita Brenner, Toddler Teacher and PCTE Instructor
January 14, 2015
Statements like "This is my work!" "Let me do it myself!" "This is mine!" and "NO!" are shared by toddlers with their parents, sometimes several times a day. Parents don't need to create a Montessori classroom at home but they can observe how effective language and freedom within limits are managed in the classroom then put to use the techniques that seem to work best for them. Rita Brenner will give strategies for nurturing a healthy independence in your child as he or she moves through this developmental stage. Enjoy sharing stories about life as it is with Infants and Toddlers.
Parents of Infants and Toddlers are encouraged to attend
Common Ground Lecture Series:
Financial Literacy: Helping Children Understand Money & Credit
February 10, 2015
7:30pm, The Hun School
Panel Discussion with Deborah Baker, Peter Chase, Tori Pinciotti and Tim Ranzetta
Guiding Digital Natives
March 25, 2014
8:45 – 10:00
Presented by Gwen Shangle/Tori Pinciotti
Parents today feel like Digital Immigrants raising Digital Natives, since children today have been born into a life of digital media and many parents feel like they are still learning the new language. This presentation and discussion will allow parents to feel empowered navigating the digital world and guiding their children to be smart users. We will explore the positive and educational benefits media brings to students today, as well as explore the pitfalls we need to be aware of. Parents of elementary and middle school students are invited, as well as parents of any age who want to get a head start.
Parents of Junior 1 – Middle School are encouraged to attend
Common Ground Lecture Series:
The Children We Mean to Raise and the Parents We Mean to Be
April 13, 2015
7:30pm, The Pennington School
Presented by Dr. Richard Weissbourd
Literacy Discussion & Event
April 7, 2015, Parents only
8:30 – 10:00am
Parents only: Roundtable book discussion led by Sally Luke on Diane Frankenstein's book, Reading Together, Everything You Need to Know to Raise a Child Who Loves to Read.
April 17, 2015, Parents and children attend
6:30 – 7:30pm
Junior I Parents and Children: Interactive parent-child literary evening. The evening will allow each family to share a favorite book with the class, share some classroom favorites with parents and end with a pizza dinner.
Designed for parents of Primary and Junior I children.
We look forward to seeing you at these very informative sessions. All are welcome and for many of these workshops there is no charge. For more information, contact Ann Wilson, Director, Princeton Center Teacher Education (PCTE) at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Princeton Center Teacher Education (PCTE) Evening Classes
Founded in 1989, the mission of Princeton Center Teacher Education (PCTE) is to educate and train adults according to the philosophy of Dr. Maria Montessori. PCTE's accredited teacher training programs prepares Montessori teachers of Infant and Toddler children (birth to 3 years old), Early Childhood age children (3 to 6 years old), and Elementary children (6 to 12 years old). It provides a complete education for prospective Montessori teachers, offering quality academic and practical instruction through the experience and observation of an on-site model.
The following evening classes serve as an introduction to Montessori Philosophy and Child Development concepts. They are worthwhile for any parent interested in learning more about their children and the path that lies ahead. Nine (9) sessions, meeting from 6:00-9:00 pm each week. There is a fee. Register online.
Montessori Philosophy
6:00 – 9:00 PM; Nine sessions – Oct 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 Nov 6, 13, 20, Dec 4, 11 (snow date); Location: Princeton Montessori School; Instructor: Rita Brenner
The Montessori Philosophy provides the foundation for developing purposeful, responsible and fulfilling lives for children. This class is based on the principles of the Montessori method as found in the primary works of Maria Montessori and various contemporary authors. Topics covered are the study of Dr. Montessori's life; development of the Montessori method; preparation of an environment; observation; role for the adult; nature of the child; discipline, spiritual preparation and personal development of the teacher; Montessori child care and its historical foundations.
Child Development
6:00 – 9:00 PM; Nine sessions – March 5, 12, 26, April 2, 9, 23, 30 May 7, 14, 21 (Snow Date); Location: Princeton Montessori School; Instructor: Gwen Shangle
The Child Development Course provides a study of basic theories of child development according to the major child developmentalists: Rousseau, Dewey, Piaget, Froebel, and Vygotsky, etc. You will examine social, emotional, physical, cognitive and spiritual characteristic of children at their developmental stages. Current research based on scientific findings is woven into the lectures, videos and class discussions.


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|Frequency of congenital hearing loss in 43,503 healthy newborn infants in Konya, Turkey.
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|PMID: 22355989 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process
|OBJECTIVE: To determine the frequency of congenital hearing loss (CHL) in healthy newborn infants in Konya, Turkey.
METHODS: A total of 43,503 healthy neonates born at Doctor Faruk Sükan Obstetrics and Children's Hospital between the years of 2006 and 2011 were evaluated, prospectively. Hearing screening test was carried out using Transient Evoked Otoacoustic Emission (TEOAE) method. Hearing test was also repeated three times in neonates with suspected hearing loss in first month of life. Infants with abnormal hearing test were referred to Department of Ear, Nose and Throat Selçuk University, Meram Faculty of Medicine, Konya, Turkey. Evoked auditory brainstem responses (E-ABR) were performed in these cases. Infants with abnormal E-ABR were referred to further centers for cochlear implantation.
RESULTS: Hearing test was found to be abnormal in 226 (5.19/1,000) infants based on the results of TEOAE, repeated three times. CHL was diagnosed in 216 (4.97/1,000) of 226 infants at the end of E-ABR. These 216 infants were referred for cochlear implantation.
CONCLUSION: Our findings showed that TEOAE method is highly effective in neonatal hearing screening and frequency of CHL was 4.97/1,000 in our region.
|Bülent Atas; Hüseyin Altunhan; Mehmet Akif Eryilmaz; Erkan Atas
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|A new, reliable, and simple-to-use method for the analysis of a population of values of a random variable using the Weibull probability distribution: application to acrylic bone cement fatigue results.
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|PMID: 16179755 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE
|In cases where the Weibull probability distribution is being investigated as a possible fit to experimentally obtained results of a random variable (V), there is, currently, no accurate and reliable but simple-to-use method available for simultaneously (a) establishing if the fit is of the two- or three-parameter variant of the distribution, and/or (b) estimating the minimum value of the variable (V(0)), in cases where the three-parameter variant is shown to be applicable. In the present work, the details of such a method -- which uses a simple nonlinear regression analysis -- are presented, together with results of its use when applied to 4 sets of number-of-cycles-to-fracture results from fatigue tests, performed in our laboratory, using specimens fabricated from 3 different acrylic bone cement formulations. The key result of the method is that the two- or three-parameter variant of the probability distribution is applicable if the estimate of V(0) obtained is less than or greater than zero, respectively.
|Sied Janna; David P Dwiggins; Gladius Lewis
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|Type: Evaluation Studies; Journal Article
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|Title: Bio-medical materials and engineering Volume: 15 ISSN: 0959-2989 ISO Abbreviation: Biomed Mater Eng Publication Date: 2005
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|Created Date: 2005-09-23 Completed Date: 2006-01-23 Revised Date: -
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|Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Memphis, TN 38152-3180, USA.
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Statistical Distributions
Tensile Strength
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For Immediate Release: Kitsap Transit bus into utility pole
(Poulsbo, Kitsap County) Poulsbo Fire and Poulsbo Police Departments responded to a multiple injury collision for a Kitsap Transit bus versus utility pole at 10:15am. For an unknown reason the small-sized bus veered off Front Street and into a telephone pole, ripping the pole in half. The bus came to a stop on the crest of an incline, approximately 12 feet down. The 45 year old male bus driver and a 16 year old female passenger were transported to Harrison Hospital in Bremerton. The 16 year old was apparently asleep at the time of the incident and suffered potentially serious injuries. Three other female passengers were riding the bus at the time of the incident. One received minor injuries and two were uninjured. They all declined transport. This portion of Front Street, near the busy Liberty Bay Auto Dealership intersection, is still closed at this time while utility crews work to repair power lines.


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ST. LOUIS -- When the Blues look back on this date at the end of the season -- when two points could make a difference between a playoff team, getting a high seed in the Western Conference or even gaining entry into the NHL's postseason -- they'll remember the comeback victory they had here Thursday night.
The Blues refused to lose, even when trailing after 40 minutes in a League where second-period deficits are tough to overcome.
They also had to overcome some bad penalties, including ones they felt they had to question.
In the end, however, Matt D'Agostini capped a three-goal burst by the Blues in the third period as St. Louis rallied from a two-goal deficit to beat the pesky Edmonton Oilers 4-3 on Thursday night at Scottrade Center.
It's the kind of win that builds character for a team trying to become one of the conference's elite teams, and the Blues (23-12-5) took the necessary step in that direction by outscoring the Oilers (16-21-3) 3-0 in the final 20 minutes to gain the win.
"I'm still trying to figure out what the hell happened," said veteran coach Ken Hitchcock, who earned his 550th career victory.
St. Louis got a goal and an assist each from Alex Pietrangelo and David Backes and Carlo Colaiacovo picked up three assists to match a career-high in points. Chris Stewart also scored and Jaroslav Halak stopped 29 shots for the Blues, who have the most home wins in the NHL with 16. They are now 16-3-2 on home ice. The Blues improved to 3-8-1 when trailing after two periods, one of the League's top marks.
They did it with a power play that was anemic and ineffective for two periods, and they did it by staying disciplined and not taking those unnecessary penalties that put them in a two-goal deficit in the first place.
"It unraveled in the second big time," Hitchcock said. "We grabbed it back at the intermission ... and then really played in the third. The first 12 minutes of the third, we really played. "
Added Colaiacovo, who picked up all three assists in the third period: "At the end of the day, we just knew we had to stay out of the box. We found ourselves playing out of our element in the second period, some questionable calls, but at the end of the day, they were calls and they made us pay for it.
"We came in, regrouped, we stayed out of the box and we made them pay for their penalties. We had the right guys stepping up in the third when it counted and when it meant the most. At the end of the day, it was a huge character win for us and we found a way to win."
The Oilers, who carried a 3-1 lead into the third period, got second-period goals from Taylor Hall, Ben Eager and Jordan Eberle. Devan Dubnyk stopped 33 shots but fell to 0-5-0 in his career against St. Louis.
The Oilers, avoid their fifth loss in six games of a seven-game trip, were effective on the penalty kill through two periods, going 4-for-4. But when Corey Potter took a delay-of-game penalty 17 seconds into the third and Pietrangelo was scoring three seconds later, the crowd of 18,428 got back into it and momentum shifted heavily.
"We've got to penalty kill," Oilers coach Tom Renney said. "That's been pretty good this year.
"We needed it to be great tonight and it just missed."
The Blues needed less than two minutes of the third period to overcome the 3-1 deficit. Pietrangelo on a one-timer from the left point 20 seconds into the period and Backes tipped in another one from Pietrangelo at 1:48 to tie the game at 3-3.
"We just simplified it," Pietrangelo said of the power play. "We were trying to be a little too cute with it there in the second period, trying to make too many plays and just got back to shooting the puck.
"It's good for us to face a little adversity in the second. It's certainly not the way we wanted to play. to come back and play like we did in the third, it just shows what we're capable of. ... Maybe too many penalties obviously there in the second, but to come back and win shows a lot of character."
Then it was D'Agostini's turn. He circled the Oilers' goal and rifled a shot through a screen past Dubnyk, off the right post and in at 8:59.
"I just saw a lane through the first guy, who was kind of checking me," D'Agostini said. "I just tried to get it through him, get it to the net area. I went top corner and thanks to the traffic in front, both (T.J. Oshie) and (Patrik Berglund) were both there getting in the goalie's eyes, and it found its way in."
The Blues led 1-0 after one period before getting themselves into penalty trouble in the second. Edmonton spent 11 of the 20 minutes on the power play -- including five during a slashing major to Roman Polak, who also received a game misconduct. They led after Stewart's goal off a turnover in the first.
Hall tied the game 1-1 after a faceoff win and a shot from the point 5:12 into the second period. Eager tied it 15 seconds later on a turnover in the Blues' zone, converting a fluky goal on a shot from the right half wall that somehow got past Halak, who looked discombobulated on the play.
The Oilers went ahead 3-1 six seconds after the Blues killed off Polak's major but were down two men for too many men on the ice. Eberle's one-timer from the left circle off Sam Gagner's feed beat Halak at 13:54.
The momentum was short-lived.
"That's a game we need to win and we should win," Dubnyk said. "We talked about it before we go into the third period that (the officials) will probably make some calls against us. The funny thing is neither of those penalties were make-up calls.
"... It's so frustrating to start (a period) like that. I don't know what else to say."
The Blues certainly know.
"At the end of the day, a win's a win, but when you find a way to win like this, it's huge," Colaiacovo said. "It makes you believe that you're a great team. It makes you believe that when you play the way you're supposed to play, good things happen."


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Cowboys RB DeMarco Murray closes in on 1,000 yards
DeMarco Murray needs just 157 yards over the final three games to rush for 1,000 yards.
The Cowboys have not had a running back reach that mark since Julius Jones did it seven years ago.
"I just worry about taking it one game at a time, doing whatever I can to help this team,'' Murray said. "I don't know where the yards are. I'm not worried about it. I'm worried about victories.''
Murray rushed for 146 yards on just 18 carries in Monday night's loss to Chicago. Murray has averaged 96 yards over the last four games to prop up an offense that struggled to run the ball consistently for most of the season.
What's the difference?
"I think just getting the opportunity to do that and the offensive line is blocking well,'' Murray said. "We're on the same page. We're finding holes and doing a good job of that.''


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Lessons Learned From Bloggers' Books
Today I'm going to tell you about my midday meal ritual. Never let it be said that excitement is in short supply at The Write Transition.
Every day, like most mortals, I take a lunch break. During that lunch break, I read. Forty-five minutes of fiction equals three-quarter hours of bliss.
The following books by blogging buddies delivered my most recent bliss. I won't post reviews per se—you can find my formal reviews on Amazon and Goodreads. Instead, to keep you glued to your seats, I will lather you in sticky nonsense and share the take-home moral I gleaned from each of these enjoyable reads.
Books By Blogging Buddies In The Order I Read Them
In A Warm Wind by Erin French, I learned that Mr. Rubin is exceedingly lucky to have a wife like me, especially since I don't wish him dead. But even though Anthea would prefer her husband in pinewood and dirt, she is the sauciest protagonist I've met in a while, and her well-written journey entertains as much as it shocks.
In Never Say Spy by Diane Henders, I learned I just might be in love with a woman. Her name is Ayden Kelly. Tough, sexy, smart, and funny—and never far from a meal. But is she a spy or not? You be the judge. Except for a penis and testes, James Bond has nothing on her.
In Recipes For Revenge by G.M. Barlean, I first had to swallow my envy for its creative inception (a "four-course" novel with four tasty recipes). Then I learned Mr. Rubin better never piss me off, because from the wronged women in this novel, I discovered some interesting culinary revenge. "Septic Salad," anyone?
In Stories About Things by Aelius Blythe, I learned that short stories with a dark twist make me neglect my children. While reading it, I failed to whip up dinner and instead engaged in a distracted phone call with Papa John's Pizza. Thus, my boys enjoyed the book as well, without reading a single page. Oh, and Aelius? Best. Pseudonym. Ever.
In Perigee Moon by Lynn Schneider, I learned I wanted to slap clueless fictional characters upside the head almost as much as the ignoramuses of real life. But I also learned that patience is a virtue, because over time, Luke experiences the self-realization necessary to better his lot in life. If you enjoy the works of John Irving and Jonathan Franzen, you will bask in this literary delight.
In One Night in Bridgeport by Mark Paxson, I have yet to discover my life lesson, since I'm still reading this page-turning treat. But I suspect the lesson will have something to do with the avoidance of steamy one-night stands. Especially when the outcome is a charge of rape.
Yikes! That last sentence means Connie has left the building. I have a book to read dammit!
What are you reading now? Or, if you had to choose a pen name, what would it be? Or, if you're sick of my stupid questions, ask me one of your own.
All book images from the authors' websites
Note: I would like to extend my sincere thank you to all of you who purchased my book and for your kind, supportive words. Thanks to you, I had the most exciting Monday I've ever experienced. Really, I mean that. Seeing my novel climb to #39 in Amazon's medical thriller category was beyond my wildest dreams. Sure, the numbers will plummet—I'm not delusional—but for one day you made me a winner. I thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Now skedaddle. You've made me emotional.
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[…] she had some nice things to say about Stories About Things! (And I owe her for causing her to forget about dinner-making…) […]
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[…] In the past, I've posted two entries highlighting books I've read by fellow bloggers: Books by Blogging Buddies and Lessons Learned from Bloggers' Books. […]
I'm reading Game of Thrones. Everyone else on the planet seemed to have read it and I wanted to know what all the fuss was about. It's good.
Congrats on the numbers. I will add mine once I get through this book.
I think it's so great that you support all of us writer bloggers! I happen to be reading Claire Cappetta's A Broken Ring. She's a blogger as well. When I finish her book I'm looking forward to reading yours. Talk to you later Carrie!
What am I reading now? I have decided to go back through my poetry collection and read the volumes I have collected over the years, picking one poet a week until I get through their work again. On top of that I'm reading Dickens A Tale of Two Cities and Trynka's excellent biography on David Bowie called Starman.
Carrie, this is all so exciting! It's great that you've been able to document the process through your blog so that you can look back one day and revisit your successful journey. Congrats!
Thanks for all of the recommendations! I downloaded your book and it is my next book to read – I am so excited! You, my blog friend, are Amazon royalty and I need your autograph! Woohoo! :)
If I had to choose a pen name it might be something like "John Updike," because that would already have some literary cachet.
I'm currently reading "Obama's Last Stand," and inside-baseball look at the campaign (from about a month and a half-ago, obviously it can't be too current). The Seneca Scourge is next.
I'm listening to a book called "Fallen Glass" by Adrien McKinty and a series of lectures on Crime Scene investigation.
I think making a book part of your lunch break is an awesome idea. I usually eat with my wife in the house (in which case we talk or watch news) or in my office, in which case I'll watch a movie or video (I don't have a TV in the office, so I watch stuff on my computer). After lunch I like to do a little light reading–usually a magazine (Economist, National Geographic) or a comic book on my iPad.
I hope your novel hangs on and trends higher. You're a really special girl, Carrie Rubin. =)
Thanks for these great titles and tid-bits! Yours is next on my reading list. I'm *almost* done reading the Game of Thrones series. And by almost, I mean I'm 10% into Book Five, so I have about 900 pages to go…
Hi Carrie, what a lot has happened while I've had my head buried in the new job! I am late buying, must dash off and purchase: congratulations on the number 39 slot – surely that must be a cracking start? I wish you virality (is that even a word?) – may your book travel on the fleet winged feet of recommendation…
Most of my day goes to reading and revising my own book, but I am sneaking in Ruta Sepetys' Between Shades of Gray and feeling immensely grateful for the simplest things in life.
Great reviews! I'd love to read your book, Carrie, whenever I get through with my current book. Unfortunately, it's War and Peace, but it's going… :)
I'm reading a book by a fellow aussie called Terra Nullius. Um that's what the book is called, the author is T.D. McKinnon.:)
Wow, Thanks for saying such nice things about Stories About Things. (And I feel bad for not seeing it before now!) Tell your children sorry about dinner – though I can't think of any kids that mind pizza!
Wow, I love seeing these books by fellow bloggers. I am sooo far behind on my reading. I really need to be whacked over the head sometimes with posts like this, so that I know what I need to read in order to stay relatively hip.
Congrats on #39–I know that's not the case anymore because I read the comments–but still, #39 is amazing and really speaks to how well it was received out of the starting gate. You must be so proud of all of the hard work you've done. Now it's just another leg of hard work. Marketing!
A nice introduction to these. I'll be checking a few of them out.
And some bloggers will now add your book to their lists like this!
I've just started reading yours…
Hey! WOW! on the rating ~ fab!
A phrase that will make every loving wife reach for the novel: "Septic Salad" ~ heh-heh :)
As usual, your writing gets us giggling until we poop our pants :D
I have to admit that I was sort of disappointed that you didn't tell us what you eat for lunch while you're reading. But the books you've recommended sound excellent, especially the one by our very own Diane Henders. I really have to get my butt in gear and read the books of my bloggy faves.
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Farmington school leaders find themselves at a fiscal crossroads and are turning to community members for help.
Years of stagnant funding, flat enrollment and rising costs have district officials looking for ways to close a funding gap of about $1 million a year over the next four years. It's a problem confronted annually by school districts across the metro, but Farmington leaders hope to do more than the typical budget trimming necessary to get them through to the next budget cycle.
"I believe the 'low-hanging fruit' has been picked," said Carl Colmark, district finance director. "That is not a situation that is unique to Farmington."
Instead, Colmark and Superintendent Jay Haugen are inviting community members to two forums this week to offer suggestions of how the district can find innovative ways to save money without affecting educational programming. Leaders have already met with staff at all eight district school buildings.
"Everything is on the table," said Haugen. "It is not about constraints; it's about unleashing people."
The forums come as school administrators in suburban communities like Farmington are trying to adjust to a new financial reality. Flat revenues and rising expenses have them on an unsustainable course.
"Even if there was a slight increase in funding from the state, it doesn't mean it would eliminate all, or even part, of our deficit," Colmark said.
Haugen also sees it as an opportunity to build on changes he's already made.
He's championed a new model of "customized learning" using Apple's popular iPad tablet computer, which officials want to have in the hands of every student by the end of the school year.
The iPads will cost the district roughly $3 million in capital funds over the next four years in a lease agreement with Apple. The money comes from funds dedicated for things like infrastructure and technology.
Haugen believes the move to more personalized instruction in the technology-driven classroom will revolutionize the way kids learn. He also hopes it will save the district money on supplies like textbooks and paper and could provide more cost-efficient methods of instruction.
"This only works if it changes everything," he said.
School leaders are looking at how technologies could change how they use facilities, how much time students spend in class and how often they work independently or one-on-one with a teacher.
Overall, the hope is not to cut into existing staff or increase current class sizes, but some positions may be lost through attrition. The traditional classroom and staff roles could change.
Haugen said changes won't come all at once and will include other, more-traditional cost savings like dipping into cash reserves. But the goal is to position the district to operate more efficiently in an increasingly digital learning environment.
Haugen said the central question leaders need to solve is: "What steps do we need to take in the next year that will lead us into the systematic changes in years to come?"
Community members are invited to forums at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 19, at Dodge Middle School and 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 20, at Beckman Middle School. The sessions are expected to last 90 minutes.
Board members will take the input they receive from community members and staff to draft a budget plan during December and January. Those ideas will be presented at an additional forum before a decision is made in February.
Christopher Magan can be reached at 651-228-5557. Follow him at twitter.com/cmaganPiPress.


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Walmart to carry iPhone in November?
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Walmart to carry iPhone?
As Apple continues to expand the retail distribution of the iPhone 3G, a new report indicates that Walmart may be the next retailer to begin selling the quickly=growing smartphone. While previous rumors have suggested that Radio Shack may also carry the device, BGR indicates that Walmart, the largest retailer in the world, may start carrying it as soon as November 15th. Rumors that Radio Shack would begin selling the iPhone surfaced just before the iPhone 3G launch in July, and subsequent trials for Apple-like designer stores bolstered their credibility; however, the report indicates that talks with the electronics company may be faltering.
If true, the Walmart agreement could be a major coup for Apple, expanding distribution significantly. Walmart has over 3,500 stores across the US compared to Apple's almost 200 shops, and AT&T's arsenal of nearly 1,200. As of earlier this month, AT&T said that all of its stores now carry both 8GB and 16GB (black and white) models.


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During Operation Blue Water, held from 5 to 13 April, 884 vessels, 763 recreational vessels and 61 commercial vessels, were randomly checked by Roads and Maritime Services Boating Safety Officers (BSO).
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Roads and Maritime Services Acting Director Maritime Michael Wright said the 92 per cent compliance rate during the campaign was pleasing as it indicated most skippers are aware blue water boating requires an extra level of planning and preparation, particularly with safety equipment.
'In the past three years there were nine recorded incidents which occurred in offshore water resulting in 13 fatalities, mostly after vessels capsized and people fell overboard,' Mr Wright said
'During the campaign, which was punctuated by high seas, strong wind and rain, 38 penalty notices or fines were issued, with 27 formal warnings. Of those, ten fines and 13 formal warnings were for missing safety equipment.
'On the mid-north coast there was a large number of people fishing offshore due to large schools of mackerel in the area. Compliance levels were good.
'Patrols conducted offshore from Sydney revealed the need for checks to be conducted more frequently after two of four commercial vessels inspected were found to not have the required safety equipment and one had multiple items missing,' Mr Wright said.
The lifejacket safety message also seems to be getting through with only one fine during the campaign – for insufficient lifejackets when a vessel operating close to shore with three people on board was found to be carrying only two lifejackets.
'During the past decade, nine out of 10 people who drowned while boating weren't wearing a lifejacket.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Sunday's Jacksonville Jaguars game is approaching and the Jaguars quarterback, Blaine Gabbert, may not play in the regular-season opener.
A thumb injury has kept Gabbert from playing in the last two preseason games. According to a Jacksonville Jaguars news release Head Coach Gus Bradley said Friday afternoon, Gabbert remains uncertain for the regular-season opener.
The decision if Gabbert plays or not may come up to Sunday's pre-game warm-ups, Bradley said. If Gabbert doesn't start he likely will be made inactive, Bradley said.
"He did a little better job than yesterday," Bradley said Friday as the Jaguars prepared to play the Kansas City Chiefs at EverBank Field Sunday at 1 p.m. "We're encouraged with what we saw from Blaine. He took steps in the right direction. It may go up until Sunday, pre-game, when we get a chance to see him. It's important to see how he comes out the next couple of days."
Gabbert said he was encouraged that he had been able to progress each day, and said the next 48 hours "are big," the release detailed.
The doctors are pleased with Gabbert's progress and said Thursday that playing the game on Sunday wouldn't put him at further risk.
The release also said that Tight End Marcedes Lewis will not play Sunday after missing two consecutive practices.
"You work so hard to get to this point," Lewis said. "It's something that happened during camp. We tried to be smart about it. We rehabbed me back. I was feeling great, had a great practice Monday and I was running great. I felt good. Wednesday, we're in individual (drills) and I pulled up again."
Lewis said in the release that his calf feels further ahead this week than it did when he injured it during the preseason.
"Hopefully, I can get back as fast as possible," Lewis said. "I feel terrible about it. Regardless of whether it's out of my control, I feel like I'm letting my team down. They count on me so much. I beat myself up about it for a couple of days. I talked to Gus about it. I talked to (General Manager) David Caldwell about it. I feel a lot better about it, but I'm a competitor. I always have been. It sucks I'm going to miss the opener. I've never done this before."
Bradley said, "If there's any bright side to this injury it's that it happened early, and we got a chance to get those three guys in early and get a lot of reps with them."
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The Battle Creek Bombers dropped their third straight game late Wednesday night, falling to the host Madison Mallards 11-6 in Northwoods League action.
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Tennessee Attorney General Bob Cooper recently issued opinions on a number of issues moving through the General Assembly. In an opinion released this week, Cooper said a bill that would require businesses to allow guns in their parking lots is constitutionally defensible. He said that while the legislation, SB 3002, pits two constitutional principles against each other – the right to bear arms and the right of businesses to control their property – courts in other states have found such laws constitutional. Read more in the Tennessean's political blog. On another issue, Cooper said that the state cannot broadly drug test people as a condition of receiving welfare benefits. That opinion comes in response to several bills pending in the state legislature. Cooper states that such requirements would violate federal laws regulating Social Security, the food stamp program and the state Medicaid plan, as well as the constitutional rights of welfare recipients who have a right not be tested unless there is suspicion of illicit drug activity. The Memphis Daily News has that story.
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Court: TN Workers Comp Appeals
Christopher L. Taylor, Memphis, Tennessee, for the appellant, Mary D. Cole.
Amber E. Luttrell and Hailey H. David, Jackson, Tennessee, for the appellee, Marvin
Windows of Tennessee.
Judge: CHILDRESS
An employee sustained a compensable injury to her hand and elbow. Employee's authorized treating physician assigned an impairment rating of 1% to both her right and left arms. The employee's evaluating physician assigned 16% impairment to her right arm and 15% to her left arm. Due to the disparity between the physician's ratings, the parties selected a physician from the Medical Impairment Registry ("MIR") who assigned 5% impairment to each of the employee's arms. The trial court based its award of disability benefits on the MIR physician's rating. The employee has appealed, contending that she successfully rebutted the statutory presumption of correctness given to the MIR physician's rating. We affirm the trial court's ruling.
Court: TN Court of Appeals
Orlando Fields, Wartburg, Tennessee, Pro Se.
James I. Pentecost, Jackson, Tennessee, for the appellees, Corrections Corporation of
America, Cherry Lindamood, Leigh Kilzer, Tracy Sweat, and Phyllis Hodge.
ATTORNEY 3: Robert E. Cooper, Jr., Attorney General and Reporter; Joseph F. Whalen, Associate Solicitor
General; and Lee Pope, Assistant Attorney General, for the State of Tennessee and Assistant
Commissioner Reuben Hodge.
Judge: CLEMENT
An inmate at the South Central Correctional Facility in Clifton, Wayne County, Tennessee, filed this Petition for Writ of Certiorari to challenge the decision of the prison grievance board and that of the Commissioner. All of the respondents filed motions to dismiss the petition on several grounds including that Petitioner failed to comply with Tenn. Code Ann. § 41-21-805, that decisions by a prison grievance boards are not reviewable under a common law writ of certiorari, and Petitioner failed to comply with Tenn. Code Ann. § 41-21-806(b). The trial court dismissed the petition as to all respondents. We affirm.
Johnny Ralone and July Vaudreuil, Nashville, Tennessee, Pro Se.
David Willard Longley, Brentwood, Tennessee, for the appellees, Jhuliana Lopez, Sergio
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The appellants have filed notices of appeal from a final judgment purportedly entered on February 25, 2011. Because the appellants did not file their notices of appeal with the trial court clerk within the time permitted by Tenn. R. App. P. 4(a), we dismiss the appeal.
John D. Kitch, Nashville, Tennessee; David J. Callahan, III, Nashville, Tennessee, for the
Respondent/Appellant, Catherine Dockery.
Petitioner/Appellee Jerry Colley, Columbia, Tennessee, Pro Se.
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This appeal involves an attorney fee award. The appellee attorney was hired to represent the executor of an estate. After handling the estate, the attorney submitted a fee request to the trial court. The beneficiary of the estate objected, but the trial court awarded the fee amount requested. The beneficiary appeals, arguing that the attorney fee request was so excessive that it should be disallowed entirely under White v. McBride, 937 S.W.2d 796 (Tenn. 1996). In the alternative, if the fee request is not disallowed in its entirety, the beneficiary contends that the trial court erroneously relied on a percentage formula in the local rule, and that the fee should be reduced because the attorney sought fees for work that was either delegated to others or which did not benefit the estate. We hold that the amount of the attorney's fee request and fee award is excessive. While the case presents a close question as to whether any fee should be allowed, we conclude that the lawyer should not be precluded from receiving any fee, and so modify the fee award to a reasonable amount.
Court: TN Court of Criminal Appeals
Tommy K. Hindman, Knoxville, Tennessee, for the appellant, Sean Nauss, alias.
Robert E. Cooper, Jr., Attorney General and Reporter; Lacy Wilber, Assistant Attorney
General; Randall Eugene Nichols, District Attorney General; Eric M. Counts, Assistant
District Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee.
Judge: THOMAS
The Defendant, Sean Nauss, alias, appeals as of right from the trial court's denial of judicial diversion following his guilty plea to three counts of statutory rape, a Class E felony. Following a sentencing hearing, the court imposed a sentence of three years' probation. The Defendant contends that the trial court erred in denying his application for judicial diversion because the applicable factors weigh heavily in favor of diversion. After a review of the record, we reverse the judgment of the trial court and remand for proceedings consistent with this opinion.
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The Tennessee Court of the Judiciary has set a trial for Hawkins County Sessions Judge James "Jay" Taylor on April 25 at 9 a.m. at the Hawkins County Justice Center in Rogersville. Taylor faces four theft charges levied by the court. He was defeated in the March 6 Republican primary and will be leaving the bench at the end of August regardless of what happens in his case. In addition, Taylor is facing a criminal investigation regarding allegations of bribery of at least one county commissioner and several charges levied by the Tennessee Board of Professional Responsibility, The Times News reports. Follow filings in Taylor's case on the AOC website
Tennessee is among 23 states that have sweeping self-defense laws like Florida's "Stand Your Ground" law that has come into focus with the shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin outside of Orlando. In 2005, Florida became the first state to explicitly expand a person's right to use deadly force for self-defense. Under that law, and a similar version in Tennessee, deadly force is justified if a person is gravely threatened, in the home or "any other place where he or she has a right to be." There is no duty to retreat, and once self-defense is invoked, the burden is on the prosecution to disprove the claim. Pro Publica looks at the issue
Six lawyers have picked up papers to run for Soddy Daisy judge. They are Chris Lanier, Marty Lasley, J. Chad Hogue, Mike Little and Mitchell Meeks. The former judge, David Norton, recently resigned after being named a judge in Hamilton County General Sessions Court. Chattanoogan.com has more
Authorities have arrested a former corrections officer and a New Jersey man accused of planning to break the state's lone female death row inmate out of the Tennessee Prison for Women. Christa Gail Pike was sentenced to death in March 1996 for the murder of Colleen Slemmer, 19, in Knoxville in 1995. She's also serving time for trying to murder another female inmate in 2004. The complicated plot involved a canoe, guitar and paper tracings of prison door keys. Both men are being held on bond. Learn more from WATE.com
Assistant U.S. Attorney Gary Humble retired this week after 30 years in the U.S. Attorney's office in Chattanooga. During his career, Humble prosecuted several high-profile cases including the 2008 trial of former Hamilton County Sheriff Billy Long on drug conspiracy, firearms, money laundering and extortion charges; a case involving professors at the University of Tennessee Space Institute in Tullahoma who were convicted of helping students cheat on their graduate theses; and the 1987 case against U.S. Rep. Harold Ford Sr., who was accused of conspiracy, bank and mail fraud. The Chattanooga Times Free Press has more on Humble's career and plans for the future.
The Bedford County Commission is again considering the possibility of buying the Regions Bank building on the square to help alleviate its severely overcrowded judicial system. Late last year, local fire department officials said there was dangerous overcrowding of existing courtroom facilities, prompting an evaluation of how many people can safely occupy court chambers. There have also been concerns about security due to the numerous entrances to the courthouse. Proposals to build a new jail and justice center have met resistance from downtown merchants who say moving the court system would be a devastating blow to the downtown. Read more in the Shelbyville Times Gazette
Two University of Memphis Law School Advocacy in Mediation Teams recently competed in an ABA Regional Competition in Williamsburg, Va. The team of Christopher Martin and Thomas Williams placed first in the competition, while the team of Caroline Giovannetti and Ryan Hagenbrook placed fourth among the 12 teams. The teams were coached by Steve Shields, with help from various members of the Memphis Bar Association's ADR Section. The first place team will continue to Washington D.C. in April for the national competition. The team is raising funds for its trip. Anyone interested in donating may send a check, made payable to the MBA ADR Section, to Linda Warren Seely at 109 N. Main, Suite 200, Memphis 38103.
A New York trial judge has dismissed a proposed class action brought against New York Law School by nine alumni who claimed the school misrepresented its graduates' success in finding legal jobs. Supreme Court Judge Melvin Schweitzer ruled yesterday that the school's job statistics were not deceptive and that prospective students had access to ample information to make their decisions. The suit is one of 14 similar cases brought by plaintiffs' attorneys against law schools around the country. One suit has survived a motion to dismiss. Other suits are pending. Law.com has this story from The National Law Journal.
The Memphis Bar Association, its Young Lawyers Division and Burch, Porter & Johnson PLLC, sponsored a "Law Rules" presentation at the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law yesterday. The event featured Tennessee Supreme Court Justice Janice M. Holder, who spoke about the importance of a fair and impartial justice system. MBA President Gary Smith encouraged students to partner with an attorney to present the association's "Law Rules" program at area venues, particularly high schools. A reception followed the presentation and students were able to meet and discuss the topic with Justice Holder and bar leaders. Learn more about the "Law Rules" initiative
Memphis Circuit Court Judge Robert Childers took off his judicial robe long enough to provide Mary Jowers, 83, with a special Crossroads Hospice Gift of a Day. Jowers has been a fan of Elvis' music for decades, so the judge tuned up his Elvis impersonator skills to provide a special performance. See a photo of the event from the Commercial Appeal
Rep. Mike McDonald, D-Portland, has announced he will retire after nine terms in the House – becoming the 10th Democrat to announce he won't seek re-election to the General Assembly this year. McDonald was first elected to the House District 44 seat representing northern Sumner County in 1994. The mostly rural district was significantly redrawn this year and now stretches into the cities of Gallatin and Hendersonville. The Commercial Appeal reports
The Student Bar Association at the University of Memphis School of Law is again sponsoring its annual Race Judicata – a 5K run/walk, to benefit Memphis Area Legal Services. The race will kick off Saturday at 5 p.m. at Jefferson Davis Park. Early registration is $20 and includes a t-shirt, food, drinks and a band after the race. Learn more or register here
Belmont University College of Law on Monday will present the 2012 Academy Award-nominated HBO documentary "Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory" and a lecture with Jason Baldwin, one of the young men who came to be known as the West Memphis 3. The movie, the third in a series, details the story of the West Memphis 3 and the trio's ultimate release from prison. Baldwin will speak at 10 a.m. in the Massey Boardroom. The movie will be shown at 7 p.m. in the Bunch Library Multimedia Room.
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously yesterday that property owners have a right to prompt review of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) compliance orders that block activities on lands determined to be protected. In the case, an Idaho couple contested the EPA's determination that their lot contained wetlands regulated by the Clean Water Act. They also complained there was no reasonable way to challenge that determination without risking fines that could mount quickly. The court rejected EPA's argument that allowing judicial review would compromise the agency's ability to deal with water pollution, allowing the couple to contest the EPA's determination in federal court. The News Sentinel has the story
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Tjärnö Marine Research Laboratory
Göteborg University, Sweden
Cross-dressing in cuttlefish: transient sexual mimicry leads to fertilization
Wednesday – May 16, 2007
Pacific Forum – 3:00 p.m.
Sexual mimicry among animals is widespread, but does it impart a fertilization advantage in the widely accepted 'sneak–guard' model of sperm competition? Field studies reveal a dramatic facultative switch in sexual phenotype by sneaker-male cuttlefish that leads to immediate fertilization success, even in the presence of the consort male. These results are surprising, given the high rate at which females reject copulation attempts by males, the strong mate-guarding behavior of consort males, and the high level of sperm competition in this complex mating system.
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I order my Tesla S about a month ago. I had an appointment for tomorrow (8/20) at 10AM to pickup my Tesla S performance version. On Friday I received an email saying that due to complexities introduced with the production of the European models, they have hit delays and my car delivery was pushed back 8 days to (8/28). This is not the way to win over new customers paying a premium. So my first taste is not a sweet one. I just hope that means they are making good progress with the EU version so they can broaden their market. Still seems like an 8 day delay announced 4 days before scheduled delivery could have been handled better and hopefully they'll throw in some goodies to make me feel better.
Sorry to hear. My vehicle was actually scheduled for 8/31 delivery and I am picking it up today. Performance model.
@mumanoff Way-to pour salt into the wound, buddy!
12 day delay 2 weeks before my scheduled delivery date. 58 days from time order was placed (P85+) and I waived the two week waiting period. Yes, it is frustrating, as if my order was suddenly pushed to the back of the line once they ramped up for European delivery. I'm just keeping my fingers crossed they make the new date, but I don't have much confidence.
Wow, 8 whole days? How many fruit fly generations is that?
Don't you think you're over reacting just a little? And what kind of 'goodies'? I'm thinking 8 days might be worth about a key chain.
@mrspaghetti Big LOL
I've always believed in under committing and over delivering. When people are coordinating financing, sale of another vehicle, and placing insurance, an arbitrary delay of 8 days or 12 days or anything I between is frustrating. When I ordered my vehicle I was told that I could waive the two week waiting period, and because it was a "P" model, I could expect the vehicle earlier than The 2 month estimate. I am right at 58 days. I call that over committing and under delivering.
But hey, anticipation is 2/3rds of the fun.
Well the famous range anxiety is now replaced by the not-so-famous waiting anxiety.
You shoulda bought a demo/loaner, and had it in a week or so. D'ya think TM doesn't want to get cars delivered ASAP? They're dancing as fast as they can.
Once again, some buyers waited years.
Dancing is one thing - giving buyers a delivery date and then moving it because someone else's date is moved up is quite another.
This is one of the side effects of dealing directly with the manufacturer. You get impacted by production anomalies and delays.
Consider the alternative of putting a middle man (dealer) in between to buffer you (via inventory) from these issues....
Same Problem I was suppose to pick up today also at 3 but was pushed out till the 27th.
These cars are custom built. If your vehicle fails one of the final tests and they are able to schedule you for another car in 8 days, I would call that service.
I am waiting for my Model S which has been delayed by five days. It was supposed to leave Fremont last Thursday, but instead it rolled off the line yesterday and is bound for Phoenix today.
A couple of the OP's statements jumped out at me:
"This is not the way to win over new customers paying a premium."
We are all paying a premium and we are all in line to have our cars built. When there is a delay downstream, it delays every upstream vehicle - including mine. However, I'm a bit more understanding when it comes to something like this. I feel I will have the right to complain when I start my own auto company, but until then I'm happy to roll with the punches and show some flexibility. Being rigid and inflexible makes for bad juju. You can choose to enjoy the process or be bothered by it, the choice is yours to make.
"Still seems like an 8 day delay announced 4 days before scheduled delivery could have been handled better and hopefully they'll throw in some goodies to make me feel better."
They informed you four days in advance of your delivery date, how much better should they have handled it? As for your need for goodies to make you feel better, I think that statement pretty much speaks for itself...
@gregsl I was an earlier adopter and waited a year to get my car, as all of us did at that time. When the big day came they delivered the wrong car, so it went back on the truck. A week later the correct car was supposed to arrive but the truck broke down and it took about another week and multiple missed ETAs before it arrived. Did I have a bad taste in my mouth about the Tesla experience - you bet. But my point is this - I've had the car for 8 months now and it has been nothing short of awesome. In addition, my experience with our service has been excellent. I'm now completely over my bad delivery experience and am 100% a lover of all things Tesla. I bet you'll get to this point as well.
I custome ordered a BMW 3 years ago, built in Germany, crossed the North Sea and the Atlantic, and was delivered as promissed.
@hnashif - these are production line cars, not the "cutom" built roadster.
My original point stands, under commit and over deliver, not the other way around if you're trying to build brand loyalty. And for those who claimed they waited year(s) for the car, you knew that going in, I waited and suffered a price increase, but when I decided to place my order, got a wink that it would be in way before the 2 month scheduled window.
Once the car arrives, I'm sure all will be forgotten, but I don't think we should be so critical of those who have suffered in this proccess.
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Dancing is one thing - giving buyers a delivery date and then moving it because someone else's date is moved up is quite another.
Say what? Delayed because someone else's date was moved up? A paranoid and vile accusation.
Actually, they are all custom cars, built to spec.
Just got a call with my 3rd delivery date (in response to e-mail inquiry). Pushed out another 4 days and its a very fuzzy date at best (Labor Day), car is still in production. DS appears to be doing all he can do but now pushing out 62 days from order (with waiver of 2 week hold). I have read of people getting cars in 5 weeks, and with new pricing, 30 day delivery on the P85 - not feeling the love. Plus, shipping the car across the country, any number of delays possible. Now it looks like 9 weeks delivery time will be the best case scenario.
Is this common?
My order was finalized on 6/28 and is arriving at the local service center this afternoon on 8/22. I am supposed to have the car on Saturday, so let's add two more days. So we are looking at 57 days from order confirmation (after the two week waiting period). And this is after approximately a one week delay from the original delivery date of 8/15.
With this much anticipation, it sucks when there's a delay.
But the Europe startup issue is a one-time thing, and after touring the factory, it's staggering how many details they had to chase down to comply with EU regs.
Their bandwidth has been saturated with those demands, but that will ease up soon.
Hope you love your car when it arrives. Ours is awesome, and the second one should arrive in a few weeks.
Appreciate the feed back. @ Amped, good luck with delivery hope it all goes smoothly.
Brian - from the op's post and others, it seems that US orders are being delayed and rescheduled after buyers are given a delivery date for the sake of shipping out EU orders. I'd say that is delaying one order to let someone else be bumped up. From my perspective as a casual observer, not an owner yet, a delivery date should be kept barring a catastrophic factory failure, in which case ALL deliveries are changed.
DS confirmed orders are backing up because of EU retooling. Doesn't seem right to me.
@Amped and Iron, it looks like the folks who finalized in early July either got their cars in 30 days or got scheduled after the EU Signature build, so it's more like 60 days. I expect the delivery schedule will return to normal in the near future.
Frustrating but these types of things can be expected with this type of model. I do agree in the philosophy of under promising and over delivering however.
My original date was 8/28 and now they say probably 8/31 and I hope it doesn't change. I've never been this excited to get a car before... Which speaks volume about Tesla and the car.
Managing customer expectations is the first step in ensuring customer satisfaction. And I'm a big believer in "under promise and over deliver".
Since there will always be some unpredictable variability in production rates, Tesla has a few choices;
- Pad the deliver estimates by two weeks and hold the cars in a lot somewhere near the end customer. This helps meet delivery commitments but delays delivery to most customer, and add inventory and storage costs.
- Pad the dates, but then notify most customers that their cars are magically ready two weeks early, causing most customers to rush to finish last minute arrangements for charging and financing
- Give realistic delivery estimates and then give customers notice of small adjustments PLUS and MINUS the target dates.
It seems to me that Tesla is using the third approach and that's the one I'd personally prefer.
Having been a graphic designer most of my professional career, under promising and over delivering have always served me well and made me a hero to my clients... Scotty always padded his estimates with Captain Kirk. I live my life according to the Scotty rule of setting expectations. I've left a trail of happy campers behind me... :)
Folks, TM has switched the product mix from 100% US delivery prior to July and up to 75% EU / 25% US delivery post July.
Owners during 1Q this year also had to wait between 2-3 months for their delivery during to as the efficiency scaled.
I had my MS60 delivered cross country in the middle of June 5 weeks after finalizing my order (waived 2 weeks).
TM is estimating a 3 months wait for any new orders for the US.
So if you're in the 75%/25% mix then a 2 months delivery window is right on schedule.
Well for me this is all about customer expectation management and I think Tesla has ways to go on this. My personal experience - I was told when I was ready to place the order that my Model S will be ready end of August (ordered mid July - P85+)
When I placed the order, they emailed me Aug 17th as the date. One week later they pushed it out to 27th and I got a call yesterday pushing the date to 30th Aug. Hopefully that date sticks!
I was fully prepared to receive the car end of August when I placed the order but by changing the dates and promising earlier dates they just messed with my expectations!
Still, I can't wait to get my Model S
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Cape Town – Both the Stormers and the Hurricanes will essentially be fuelled by desperation in their Super Rugby fixture at Newlands.
The two teams will run out on the backs of defeats in their opening matches last weekend.
Stormers' coach Allister Coetzee said some of his players came away from last week's game against the Lions, admitting that they delivered their "personal worst individual performance" and he was heartened that they were so forthright.
"So that is encouraging as it should mean they all come out in a very angry mood and determined to put it right against the Hurricanes," said Coetzee.
"We need to respond to that performance by playing like a team that is angry at itself."
Hurricanes coach Mark Hammett was expecting a Stormers backlash but felt his side would be equally desperate to rake up their first win of the season.
"We're expecting them to be fired up, but we're no different," Hammett said.
"We're very proud of how hard we've worked to get to the starting point of our season and we lost by 18 points, so we are no different, I assure you."
Wing Cory Jane, one of four All Blacks in the Hurricanes backline, also spoke about the teams' desperation.
"It should be an interesting game where both teams are desperate to get a win, but more so us," said Jane.
"We're at their home ground, we're in South Africa and we definitely want to come away with some points."
Stormers captain Jean de Villiers said the challenge facing his team was to focus on the match, rather than reflect on last week's outing.
"I think every team, after a loss, will feel that they need to bounce back," said De Villiers.
"The key is not to look at the end result 1/8of the season 3/8 and semi-final spots and things like that.
"It is about focusing on the game at hand. The fact is that the performance last weekend was well below par for us and concerns us we felt we prepared really well and that the guys were up for it."
De Villiers has also spoken about the need for the team to start well, so that they don't end up chasing the game if the opposition are able to score prolifically early in the match.
The Stormers have brought in fullback Jaco Taute and his performance will be crucial in the opening minutes. It will be his first taste of competitive rugby in a year and there will be concerns about his match fitness.
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Their loosehead Ben Franks will run out for his 100th Super Rugby game, although most of these have been for his former team, the Crusaders. – Sapa
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We enjoyed a leisurely afternoon cream tea with tasty scones in a beautiful English setting. I've been to the tea room for lunch and highly recommend the Cornish Pasty and the Fruit Crumble with English Custard AND reservations. The tea room is already a popular destination and it fills up fast. Conveniently located across from Estate Specialists.
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How to Network With the Elephant in the Room
By Ivan Misner
As those who have benefited from business networking know very well, belonging to a networking group that meets regularly helps members establish and maintain relationships that can prosper for years. It's almost inevitable, however, especially in the ways that these groups are structured, that you wind up in business networking situations with people that you simply just…can't stand to be around.
Sad to say, drama or "bad blood" can occur at any time whenever we occupy the same space with other humans – but this is even more likely in situations where wide varieties of people and personalities interact. By their very nature, business networking meetings are included in these situations.
There are several reasons why you might wind up in a business networking situation with someone you'd prefer not to encounter. I'll discuss three of the most common reasons I've seen over the last two decades, as well as provide some suggestions on how to navigate gracefully and comfortably around these potentially awkward situations.
1. When a Referral from One Member to Another Has Gone Bad
The primary purpose of regular business networking meetings that are attended by business owners and sales professionals is to develop close enough relationships between members of the group so that they can refer business to one another.
In nearly every case, this is a win-win for the person getting the referral and for the one who gave it. In a small percentage of referrals, however, something will have gone wrong. For whatever reason, what should have been a positive experience just goes south.
Then human nature kicks in and makes it even worse: People tend to talk about each other, not to each other. Suppose that Margaret gives Larry a referral and for some reason Larry did not deliver what he had promised. What tends to happen is that Margaret then tells her friend Sam what an idiot Larry is, and how bad his service is…without ever going to Larry and talking to him to personally discover what went on and discuss how it could be fixed.
At best, this behavior perpetuates the negative feelings. At worst, it exacerbates them.
In my experience, in more than 90% of cases like these, it turns out that there was actually nothing wrong with the referral…it was simply a matter of miscommunication!
The bottom line: Things sometimes go wrong, but don't perpetuate the problem through lack of open, honest communication. If you take a few minutes right after a situation occurs and talk about it in a non-confrontational way, you'll avoid making an awkward situation even worse.
2. A Personal Disagreement
I've often said – only half kidding – that networking would be so much easier if people weren't involved! But since they are, there is inevitably going to be a disagreement now and again. Over the years, I've been asked hundreds of times how this should be handled, and my advice on this has always been the same: Don't focus on the problem; do focus on the solution.
Why is this? Because if you only focus on the problem you become an expert at the problem – but you never come up with a solution to fix it.
I've seen this so many times in the different chapters of the networking organization I founded. A member has a disagreement with another member, and this leads to his obsessing with how much he doesn't like that person, about what is wrong with that person. He becomes an expert at what is wrong with the person he disagreed with.
And that's not going to help anyone – not the members in the disagreement, and certainly not the other members of the chapter who have to listen to this drama at every meeting or get-together of the group!
Here is what I suggest that leaders of any networking groups do when it comes time to intervene in a member dispute. Take aside the member who is doing the complaining and ask: "Just how bad is this situation?" One a scale of one to 10, with 10 being the best and one being the worst. Here's the interesting thing: Most of the time, the answer is 3 to 4. This may be surprising to hear, but in my experience, it's true.
After the member answers – and if they do indeed answer 3 to 4 on the scale – ask this: "Why is it so high?" They will look at you like you are crazy, and probably say something like, "But it is low!"
Sure, it's not a 9 or a 10, but ask them, "What is good about the person you are in this disagreement with – to the point that you didn't give them a 1 or a 2?" And most of the time, they will come up with more than one good thing about him or her! The leaders should help the member build on that, and encourage open, honest – and direct – communication between the two members (as in the first situation above, communication is key).
This way, the members can deal with the problem, while also embracing the positive feelings that each member will almost always have for the other, as building blocks for finding a solution to the issue.
I can't stress this enough: If you can focus on the solutions rather than just the disagreement, you absolutely can get through most issues!
3. Networking With Former Spouses, Girl/Boyfriends, etc.
Networking groups tend to attract like-minded people. Because of that, these groups can often bring people together for more than just business. This can be a blessing. But it can quickly turn into a curse if the relationship ends with both members still in the same group!
Short of making a rule that members cannot date – which is simply not realistic or recommended – I would offer an important point if you ever find yourself in this situation. Yes, a breakup can lead to some awkward moments and feelings of discomfort when you have to face the person regularly in the days and weeks following the split. But I argue that the value of the network is so high, that it's worth working through those feelings – feelings that usually fade, as most people participating in a business networking group are highly professional, evidenced by their joining such a group in the first place.
So, to put it bluntly: Suck it up, and continue to network. Don't lose a network of valuable referral sources you have built over the discomfort of a few days or weeks at the most!
And remember: The more professional you remain throughout the breakup and during the time immediately following it (by not talking badly about the other person, or bringing your personal situation into the business operations of the group), the more highly you will be viewed by the other members.
No matter what the particular details of the situation, the fact is that at some point or another almost everyone involved in business networking will face an awkward moment with another networker, so it's probably going to happen to you.
It's the end game that you should be working toward, and that is growing your business. Don't ever burn bridges with people in your group, because you never know – you might end up being friends and valued referral partners!
Called the "father of modern networking" by CNN, Dr. Ivan Misner is a New York Times bestselling author. He is the Founder and Chairman of BNI (www.BNI.com), the world's largest business networking organization. His book, Networking Like a Pro, can be viewed at www.IvanMisner.com. Dr. Misner is also the Sr. Partner for the Referral Institute (www.ReferralInstitue.com), an international referral training company.
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