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Springfield Public Schools to resume classes Friday
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February 21, 2013
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Springfield Public Schools will be in session Friday. The district says due to increased traffic Friday and road conditions, some bus routes may run late. School leaders remind parents to dress their students appropriately for the cold weather. Thursday was Springfield's first snow day of the 2012-2013 school calendar.
Springfield Public Schools increases security at Kickapoo High School
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February 7, 2013
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Springfield Public Schools leaders say they are taking extra precautions to protect students at Kickapoo High School following a bomb threat on Thursday. The district is working with law enforcement to determine whether the threat discovered at the school is not a hoax. The following is a phone message that was sent to Kickapoo High School parents Thursday. Today a message was found in a restroom at Kickapoo High School threatening to blow up the building on Feb. 8. School staff and district administrators are taking every reasonable measure to determine whether this threat may be a hoax and that all appropriate local authorities have been notified.
Springfield Public Schools could start next school year earlier
Ashley Reynolds, KY3 News and firstname.lastname@example.com
January 6, 2012
SPRINGFIELD, -- The biggest school district in the state will likely start the next school year much earlier than normal. Springfield Public Schools could start next school year as early as August 15. Student's last day could also be as early May 15th. This puts S.P.S. on a similar schedule with its neighboring districts. Also, another benefit to starting the school year earlier is the first semester will end before winter break. This will allow students to take finals before break and then start their second semester classes once they return.
Springfield Public Schools get welcome budget news
by Linda Russell and KY3 Reporter
March 1, 2011
SPRINGFIELD, Mo.-- In a time of constant threats to funding, the Springfield school district got a little bit of good news Tuesday. More money is flowing into the budget than expected. The school district gets much of it's revenue for the year from Decemeber to February, so now, at the beginning of March, they have a better idea of what to expect. It's welcome news, after the last few years of anything but. Springfield Public Schools have had to cut about $18 million from the budget over the last few years, so the news that this year, they can put 3.5 million back in, is welcome indeed.
Central High School Instructor is Springfield's public school teacher of the year
Edited news release from the Springfield Public School District
April 16, 2012
Springfield, MO -Central High School vocal music teacher Alberta Smith is the 2012-2013 Teacher of the Year. Her professional accomplishments, commitment to students and passion for teaching are among the traits that distinguished her from the 42 nominees. Alberta takes great pride in her career at Springfield Public Schools where she has been employed since 1995. As the choral music director at CHS, she has directed concert choir, chamber choir, women's choir, men's choir, Middle Years choir and musical productions that have received numerous recognitions and honors.
Community Foundation of the Ozarks donates $50,000 to Springfield Public Schools
News Release
October 9, 2012
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - The Springfield Funders Forum, a group of private philanthropists convened by the Community Foundation of the Ozarks, today donated $50,000 to Springfield Public Schools to continue the Healthy Half Pints program that provides an afternoon milk break to kids at several elementary schools. The donation was made possible by a $25,000 challenge grant from the Musgrave Foundation that was matched dollar for dollar by several private and family foundations and individual donors.
Springfield Public Schools inducts three distinguished alumni into Hall of Fame
News Release
October 18, 2012
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Springfield Public Schools today inducted three outstanding graduates into the 2012 Class of the SPS Hall of Fame. The honorees are a NASA project manager, a retired network news executive producer and a former Tuskegee Airman. SPS created the Hall of Fame to honor alumni who have demonstrated a commitment to giving back to their community, earned accolades in their industry, and advocated for public education. About 260 people gathered for the luncheon to celebrate the inductees and hear their success stories.
Springfield Public Schools short on space, may ask voters for help
by Linda Russell, firstname.lastname@example.com and KY3 Reporter
November 26, 2012
SPRINGFIELD,Mo.-- Enrollment is up at Springfield schools, and some are running out of room. It's one reason the school board is considering going to the voters. This year, Springfield Public Schools actually have the highest enrollment in more than ten years. As Fremont Elementary fifth graders work on their math problems, the Springfield school district is also looking at numbers, like the number of students. "Well, we've increased our enrollment so much that we need to hire teachers," says Dr. Tom Prater, President of the Springfield School Board.
Ozarks Today Interview: ArtWorks summer school program
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April 25, 2013
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Springfield Public Schools is once again bringing ArtWorks to children in the fourth through eighth grades this summer. From Springfield Public Schools : ArtWorks will be held at Sequiota School, 3414 S. Mentor Ave. again this year. This program is for students who will be going into the 4th to 8th grades next school year. Dates: June 3rd to June 14th. (nine day session). No artworks on Friday, June 7th. Morning session takes place from 8:30-11:30 a.m., with tthe afternoon session 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Registrations will be accepted starting 9 a.m. Monday, April 15th at the Kraft Administration building, 1359 East St. Louis Street.
Find a FEMA "safe room" in the KY3 viewing area
by Sara Forhetz, KY3 News
May 28, 2013
SPRINGFIELD, Mo.-- If a tornado is coming toward your house-- where do you go? Until today, there was no state map of public "safe room" locations in our area. It may be hard to believe-- but the State Emergency Management Agency does not keep of map of where of FEMA-approved safe rooms can be found. The reason, they tell us those rooms are only supposed to be used by people within a half mile radius of the location, so it's up to each individual shelter to get the word out. But, there is one engineering company in town that has been a part of most of the safe rooms in our area, so we asked them to compile this map for us. Brian Orr is with Toth and Associates sees the world in numbers.
Mobile food pantry feeds entire Springfield elementary school
by Linda Russell, firstname.lastname@example.com and KY3 Reporter
April 26, 2013
SPRINGFIELD, Mo.-- Ozarks Food Harvest provides about 1,500 backpacks full of food for kids in Springfield schools every weekend. But now, they're reaching out in an ever bigger way. Kids from Williams Elementary here in Springfield are getting home Friday night to find their pantries and refrigerators freshly stocked, thanks to the mobile food pantry. Family after family came to fill baskets and boxes full of food. It's part of Ozarks Food Harvest's new one-million meal commitment to kids in Springfield Public Schools over the next year.
Ozarks Today Interview: ArtWorks summer school program
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April 25, 2013
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Springfield Public Schools is once again bringing ArtWorks to children in the fourth through eighth grades this summer. From Springfield Public Schools : ArtWorks will be held at Sequiota School, 3414 S. Mentor Ave. again this year. This program is for students who will be going into the 4th to 8th grades next school year. Dates: June 3rd to June 14th. (nine day session). No artworks on Friday, June 7th. Morning session takes place from 8:30-11:30 a.m., with tthe afternoon session 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Registrations will be accepted starting 9 a.m. Monday, April 15th at the Kraft Administration building, 1359 East St. Louis Street.
What children should know before kindergarten
By: Ashley Reynolds, KY3 News
April 24, 2013
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Based on a survey of Springfield Public Schools' kindergarten teachers, here is what children are expected to know and be able to do on the first day of kindergarten: » Say first and last name » Say his or her age » Say parent's names » Go to the bathroom alone » Put on and take off own clothing with little help » Wash his or her hands » Blow and clean nose » ...
Study Middle School to host ceremony celebrating school's history
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April 11, 2013
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - It's a time to reminisce for students and alumni of a middle school in Springfield that will soon be repurposed. Study Middle School will host a farewell event Thursday evening for those wishing to say goodbye and share memories of the school. Part of tonight's ceremony will include a video montage and a chance to buy memorabilia from the school. The building opened in 1925, and will be repurposed beginning with the 2013-14 school year to become a home for Springfield Public Schools' alternative programs.
Springfield School District names finalists for Teacher of the Year
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April 4, 2013
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Five Springfield School District teachers are finalists for 2013-2014 Teacher of the Year. Selected from a pool of 34 nominees, the finalists will be recognized on Monday, April 15, during the Teacher Appreciation Banquet, hosted by Foundation for Springfield Public Schools, at the Ramada Oasis. A selection committee will interview the finalists and choose the Teacher of the Year, who will be announced at the banquet. The finalists...
Missouri State physics students teach "Phys Biz" at Williams Elementary
By Dustin Hodges, KY3 News and firstname.lastname@example.com
March 6, 2013
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - In a sense, it's a college education for some Springfield elementary school students. The Missouri State Physics Department is doing the teaching. The program is called 'Phys Biz', and it's intended to introduce the children to some basic physics concepts when they're young so they can learn it more easily when they get older. For the kids, it makes learning science fun. "The sciences are not exposed to the kids in the elementary schools as much as people would like, part of that is time constraints that the teachers are under.
Springfield Schools Sign Up for Let's Move Initiative
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February 28, 2013
Springfield, Mo; First Lady Michelle Obama will be in Springfield this evening to promote her healthy eating initiative. It's called "Let's Move. " The program focuses on a good diet and an active lifestyle. Parents and schools are given information to help them make healthy choices for children. Local school officials say physical education plays a central role in a student's curriculum. Dianna Duncan-Atnip, PE Teacher, Wilder Elementary told us, "Healthy choices are an important thing we talk about, not just your choice to eat but your choice in how you act and what your character is also.
Springfield Public Schools to resume classes Friday
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February 21, 2013
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Springfield Public Schools will be in session Friday. The district says due to increased traffic Friday and road conditions, some bus routes may run late. School leaders remind parents to dress their students appropriately for the cold weather. Thursday was Springfield's first snow day of the 2012-2013 school calendar.
'Don't Meth with Us' Rotary program expands to 7th grades in Springfield
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February 13, 2013
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- More students in Springfield Public Schools are learning about the dangers of methamphetamine. "Don't Meth With Us" used to be aimed at fifth graders, and now it's been expanded. Carver Middle School seventh graders were the first seventh-grade class to see the presentation on Tuesday, similar to the one they saw in fifth grade. Now they're a little older and a little wiser, and understand the message even more. "I forgot some of it but, whenever it came back, it all just came back at once, so I knew what they were talking about," said seventh grader Garren Shelley.
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I also could not resist answering L.C.D.R.U.S.G. (Ret)'s response about, "... how naïve some are when it comes to our Constitution."
Hitler, Stalin and Sheriff Pulsipher have naught to do with the U.S. Constitution. The sheriff is a hired hand, paid by the county to enforce federal, state and county laws. He is not authorized to pick and choose the laws he will not obey or enforce. It was a dumb thing to say and an even dumber thing to do. He could hear the gates of Fort Leavenworth slam shut behind him.
If I as a citizen were to choose a law that I didn't like, such as the ability to spray paint naughty words on the temple, I would hear the gates of Purgatory Flats Correctional Facility slam behind me. Then I would scream out the window, "I am protected by the Constitution! I am promised Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness! It makes me happy to paint naughty words on the temple!" until my voice became a crook.
Can you name two people who would back me up and declare to God and everybody that my constitutional rights were abrogated?
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What I do not understand is that people complain about the prison reform in the United States. They want to change it the way it is, and in my opinion, it should be way it is.
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When we think about it, some of the prisoners are there because of out of luck. What I mean by that is some of the prisoners are there because the judge made a bad decision, and they are there for something they have not done. It would not be fair to treat them bad.
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The Annville-Cleona 400-meter relay team of Tori Malloy, Veronica Merone, Regan Hess and Timeshah Clark celebrate after their coach, Jerome Simon, told them their time broke the Lebanon County Track and Field meet record Saturday. The relay team won in 50.2 seconds led by a blistering anchor leg by freshman Hess, who was voted the meet's Outstanding Female Athlete. (Jeremy Long Lebanon Daily News)
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I'm reading through all my medical records, and I was wondering whether folks' MRIs ever discuss herniations in terms of millimeters (my MRIs just said minor, moderate, severe) and whether the MRIs ever pointed out annular tears (mine didn't say anything about this). Thanks!
was found using a discogram.
Thanks! I guess my other question is what test determines reduction in disc height?
Also caused loads of pain. I don't have the answer to your disc height question.
I had an mri scan, and went for my dicogram but didnt go through with it as they wanted to go in from the side 15-20cms and i just couldnt bring myself to get it done. So my diagnosis was purely on mri (and xray but that doesnt show actual discs) I was told I have a severely degenerated disc and also annular tear and bulge..so it was all found on mri..as for size of bulge, it may say on my report but ive not seen it, just listened to my surgeon telling me.
I also have another disc that is herniated and 'crushed' from a fracture that i had almost 2 years ago...but nothing is going to be done about that at this stage because it doesnt look as if it is bulging out onto anything to cause pain, even though it hurts! Im getting a tlif fusion done in a months time.
i had numerous MRIs Cat Scans, Myleogram and only after two years and many Drs did I finally find my source of pain. Three disc with tears. I had a discectomy and fusion on two levels in Dec. I still have 1 disc with tears but it isnt as bad so I had that one left, but will probably face another fusion in future. Only did 2 levels cause Ortho didnt want to have the chance of non fusion by doing 3. He said that 3 is to risky, so you need a discogram to dissern that they are painful. Hope this helps and anything else, let me know.
ok ive got a question....ive got two 2 bulging discs both with tears in them one bulge just says minimal and the other has a measurement 3 by 9 by 7 mm i still dont really know if that is considered large or not. but the bulges are slightly indenting and contouring the thecal sac. anywho i have been in a great deal of pain but my doctor tried telling me that i shouldnt be having pain just with having the tears....but you guys are saying that the tears are whats causing the pain....im confused! im incredibly put off by my doctor saying that i shouldnt be in pain when according to my mri i have alot of problems....i think im just getting brushed off because i am young and before this was in excelent health.
in having disc problems referred to as: Bulging, Ruptured, or Herniated disc. For ease of you, each of those terms are basically referring to the same problem.
Look at this post that is under our FAQ
I have not seen many MRI reports that show the actual sizes of the disc problems, they generally refer them to as
I cant say for sure, but I believe reading an article that a dics bulg > 6mm is considered something serious
thank you for clearing up the bulging, ruptured, herniation thing. i dont know how severe my condition is becuase my doctor keeps telling me that ya ive got 2 bad discs but they arent surgery worthy, thank goodness. but why do i have pain that causes me to have no life whatsoever and last night i woke up with both of my legs completely numb. and all they can do is throw pills at me. it seems like every one of my posts is the same on here i try to be optimistic but im losing faith, i just feel depressed all the time. i go to work or school come home and lay on a heating pad the rest of the day. this is no way to live. i have to plan my day around what will hurt me the most because that means i have to do that activity last. im losing control of my life and my back is now dictating what i do. this is no way to live and for a dr to tell me that it has to get worse before they do anything is beyond me.
I have a far small right herniated disc and tear with disc material on the S1 exiting nerve. I have been in pain for this small herniation and anular tear for a year and with little relief. They never used cm or inches how big it is for mine. www.chirogeek.com was helpful for me in defining a few things. Ron the jelly donut is a good description. I want a peanut butter and guava jelly sandwich now! Take care dcGuy. Charry
You should ak your Dr about having a discogram to dwtermine if the disc are the pain generates. That is what my ortho did. It doesnt matter how big the tear is. My orto said a tear is a tear, small or large they can all be very painful. If your Dr wont help you, its time to get a seocnd opinion. Or at least see a pain Dr to help with you pain. Good Luck.


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Bali 17 day itinerary - October/November
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Hey guys,
I'm headed out to Bali at the end of October for 17 days and leaving early November. I was hoping for some input on an itinerary for my time there.
I really want to get involved in as many activities as possible (surfing, diving, anything else which you can suggest) while I'm there, as well as seeing all the best sights and the culture. I also want to go across to Lombok at some point then off to the Gili islands. This is going to be my first time travelling and this will be my first stop so I really want to squeeze in as much as possible!
Also, budget wise, is $30 a day a good guide to go by (this is what was suggested by another user here). Can anyone tell me how it is meeting people in Bali as well? I'll be with some friends for a few days but I will go my own way after they leave.
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Sorry to bump my own post, but does anyone have any input?
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I'm flying to Bali in 10 days, and should have some ideas to share with you then.
You may also find that you get more responses to specific questions about things you've researched and opinions on ideas you've developed. Otherwise it can seem like you are just asking people to plan your trip for you.
In the mean time, have a look at the suggested itineraries page here on Travelfish:
If you scroll down, you'll find suggested One Week and Two Week itineraries for Bali. That should at least get you started.
Good luck!
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Hi ChristD,
Glad to hear you to visit Bali,I will be your guide while you spend your time in Bali
Please keep in touch
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I don't think $30 will be enough if you want to move about a lot and cram in loads of activities like diving, surfing and white water rafting etc.
I find cheap public transport options frustratingly limited on Bali compared to other places in Indo. It starts at Bali airport which is my least favourite airport in all of SE Asia. The airport departure taxes are the highest in Indonesia yet they never seem to have enough immigration staff and the taxi mafia makes sure there are no cheap transport options for arriving passengers to get to their hotels and GHs ...no Damri airport buses or metered Bluebird taxis.
Even when you've escaped the crappy airport, public tourist transport options for getting around Bali are surprisingly limited. Getting to the Gilis won't be a problem but if you want to explore even a little off the beaten track you'll have to hire your own wheels. Hiring a private car with driver is pretty darned expensive, especially if you're travelling alone. Motorbike hire is an option but the traffic is pretty hairy especially in places like Kuta.
Anyway, I'd recommend budgeting at least $50/day.
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Thanks for your reply, exacto. I think I should have worded my original post better. I don't want an itinerary as such, I was hoping for some input on maybe where the best places were for Surfing, Diving and all other great activities! I was actually just going to go with the flow when it came to moving around and where I go. The only definites would be the activities.
From what I understand Kuta is a great place for surfing (especially for beginners which is good), but I'm not really too sure about diving. I've seen that Gili T do some diving but are there any other places?
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You can go diving on the northern coast of Bali (Pemuteran or Amed maybe) - or on Lembongan, a small island off the coast of Bali.
Hey exacto - hope you have a great trip! Be sure to let us know how you get on, what you enjoy, etc.
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A worker at the cancer treatment facility at the Odyssey Centre in Barton-upon-Humber will today make his debut as a parachutist - from 15,000 feet!
Therapist John Kavanagh is making the jump at the Hibaldstow Airfield at around 11am to raise cash from sponsors to help keep the £200,000 centre operational.
Since its main patron the Reeds Hotel at Barton closed last December the centre has been appealing for cash to fill a £100,000 a year short-fall
John, 44, said: "I am slightly nervous but well up to the challenge. My wife Verna is coming along. She thinks I am slightly mad but she is proud of me.
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As a rule of thumb, assume any information posted on social media will be harvested like a veal calf headed for sale on a digital town square.
Recently, the Federal Trade Commission reminded us all of that pipeline in announcing it was looking into Facebook's new privacy policies.
Those polices-unveiled just before Labor Day weekend, when presumably few would be paying attention-made clear that Facebook considers signing up for its service is de-facto consent to resell users' data to advertisers.
The FTC, on the other hand, considers that a potential breach of a 2011 regulatory agreement, which requires Facebook to get explicit consent from users. Facebook, which has a troubling record of eroding privacy standards, looks like it tried to slip one past consumers.
Thank goodness someone is looking, because the vast majority of consumers are not. The boilerplate legalese of online contracts is scrolled past, in search of the quick "Agree" button.
Facebook isn't alone. Since 2011, Google, MySpace and Path social-networking sites all have settled FTC charges that the companies duped consumers regarding privacy policies.
A digital thumbprint is easily left but nearly impossible to erase.
It will get even more difficult to erase with advances in facial-recognition software, which suggest a future in which embarrassing "selfie" photos are instantly matched to LinkedIn business profiles and Facebook "likes" for lingerie manufacturers.
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Christoph Niemann: My attempt at live-illustrating the New York City Marathon.
Christoph Niemann: My attempt at live-illustrating the New York City Marathon.
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Last summer, Sacha Goldberger decided he would take on a very interesting project. He assembled a team who helped him create an outdoor studio at Bois de Boulogne, a park located near Paris that's 2 1/2 times the size of New York's Central Park. He stopped joggers, asking them for a favor – would they sprint for him and then pose right after for his camera? Many obliged. Out of breath, these joggers showed an overwhelming amount of fatigue on their faces.
Goldberger then asked these same people to come into his professional studio exactly one week later. Using the same light, he asked them to pose the same way they had before.
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The marathon at the 1904 Olympic games at St Louis must give hope to the organisers of London's 2012 Games. No matter how much they cock things up, they'll never surpass St Louis:
The 1904 Olympics were such a farce that the Olympic Committee were somewhat forced to hold an interim games only 2 years later at Athens.
[Via The Memory Palace podcast, which devoted episode #26 to the story of the 1904 Olympic marathon.]
Haruki Murakami on running an ultramarathon:
Have you ever run 100 kilometres in a single day? The vast majority of people in the world (those who are sane, I should say) have never had that experience. No normal person would ever do something so foolhardy. But I did, once. I completed a race that went from morning till evening, and covered 100 kilometres. It was draining physically, as you can imagine, and for a while afterward I swore I'd never run again. I doubt I'll try it again, but who knows what the future may hold. Maybe someday, having forgotten my lesson, I'll take up the challenge of an ultramarathon again. You have to wait until tomorrow to find out what tomorrow will bring. […]
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Below you will find fully detailed information about the project:
1. What is the actual local situation you are addressing?
Tourism is a major industry in Nepal, but adventure tourism activities are strongly male-dominated. Trekking/mountaineering are great sports, open to all women in the western world, but women in Nepal were traditionally forbidden to participate. Women are not encouraged to become involved in tourism and lack of education, knowledge and skills has left women far behind in this field.
EWN promotes gender equality and female empowerment through female trekking guide training, rock/ice climbing training and mobile eco-tourism training in poor, isolated mountain communities. Our mission is to help foster the growth of independent, self-sufficient, decision-making women and encourage self-empowerment by giving women opportunities to discover their own talents and learn new skills. Many women attending our training programs come from remote, mountainous areas in West Nepal – areas traditionally deprived of education and economic opportunity. Discrimination and cultural stereotypes prevent these women from having basic human rights (education, healthcare, nutrition, safe shelter). They are denied access to make basic decisions about their own lives.
2. What has led you (or the organisation) to start the project?
Having visited west Nepal in 1986 and seen at first-hand the terrible plight of the women there, I longed to do something to help them. After starting a trekking business with my sisters in 1994, we soon realized that there was a big demand for women trekking guides and we started looking for women to work with us as guides. Since women in west Nepal are used to a physically challenging and demanding life with little economic resources, they are ideal candidates to become trekking guides. The women who initially came to us looking for work had limited education and no skills or knowledge of trekking tourism. We learned that trekking guide training provided by a local training institute was not suitable for rural women with little or no education. I therefore founded Empowering Women of Nepal in 1999 to help the disadvantaged rural women of Nepal by providing free training. Beginning with female trekking guide training programs in Pokhara, I then started running mobile training courses in the local communities in west Nepal to give more women the opportunity to learn about ecotourism, health, sanitation, food preparation, lodge management, etc.
3. What do you want to achieve?
To empower women socially and economically by providing practical skills-based training combined with employment opportunities. Although these employments are specifically focused on the trekking and climbing, it helps to make the whole tourism industry more accessible for women in general. Our program has opened doors and created a new profession in adventure tourism for women. It's our aim to further widen these doors allowing for more female employment and thus empowerment. By giving women opportunities, we want to transform the social stigmas of women "can't do" and "should not do", into women "can do".
4. How are you going to achieve it?
We plan a new adventure training centre in Pokhara to enable us to increase trekking guide trainee intake and provide more trekking guide training at different levels throughout the year. More rural women will travel to Pokhara for trekking guide training. Many women are experiencing for the first time in their lives to live independently, being able to support themselves and their families. In this respect, it will be essential to expand our overall training curriculum, including rock/ice climbing and leadership training.
Recently we opened an office in Jumla, west Nepal, to reach as many women in the region as possible, particulary in more isolated mountain communities where skills-based training in ecotourism related topics would especially benefit women with no previous access to education, training and income-earning opportunities. We are working to promote new trekking routes in west Nepal. We will encourage Nepali trekking agencies to operate treks in undeveloped rural areas, employ trained women/men and promote 3 Sisters' example of buying supplies/hiring staff locally on treks, ensuring money goes directly to local communities. By providing training courses to communities along these new routes we will establish a model for positive, sustainable ecotourism with minimum negative impact that can be replicated elsewhere.
5. What is your long term vision for the project?
That there will be gender equality in the job market and in adventure tourism in particular. We will reach a point when women will have the same opportunities as men, both educationally and economically. Women will be economically independent and women's empowerment will no longer be something that has to be taught, but will be a natural part of everyday life for women. I want to support local communities in west Nepal in becoming responsible tourism destinations and promote these areas as a poverty alleviation tourism development model, both nationally and globally. Local communities will take responsibility for their own futures, both initiating and controlling their own development programs.
6. How is your idea/project going to benefit the community or the situation?
In 10 years over 600 women have attended our female trekking guide training, with 80+ women working directly as guides/staff at 3Sisters and others working in a variety of tourism related jobs. Through the training, women acquire skills to earn money, interact with the world and discover their own strengths – critically important in a culture where women have been consistently marginalised. They show visible changes in confidence, independence and professional skills. Many who come to Pokhara benefit from further education opportunities that are lacking in their own communities.
In remote west Nepal we provides training courses in sustainable eco-tourism and lodge management and so far, we have trained over 150 women in food preparation, health, hygiene, and waste disposal resulting in clear, visible improvements in health and sanitation with communities organizing ongoing village cleanups. Women who were without hope are now optimistic about the future as they see the income-earning opportunities available to them. Local communities take the initiative, forming district tourism committees, building trails, asking us for advice setting up guidelines to promote/control tourism development and ensure best practices are followed. Communities and survivors in these post-internal conflict areas are motivated to work on tourism development.
7. Which results do you expect?
We expect to see an increase in the number of trained women working as both trekking and mountaineering guides with many more women involved in tourism generally. As trekking tourism reaches the rural, isolated mountain communities in west Nepal, we expect to see improvements in the living conditions and economic situation of women and their families. As money enters the area, we expect to see improved infrastructure and tourist facilities and an increasing market for sustainable ecotourism as word spreads internationally of the opportunities for tourists to experience the unspoiled culture and environment of west Nepal.
Our mobile training in sustainable eco-tourism and lodge management in west Nepal is currently funded by outside sponsors. However, we believe that once best practices have been learnt and adopted within the communities over a period of years then the best practices become an integral part of the communites and will continue to be used without further help, effectively becoming self-sustaining with only occasional follow-up courses required. ACAP (Annapurna Conservation Area Project) is a good example of this – started in 1986 it took approximately 10 years to become self-sustaining.
8. How can you measure those results (quantifying)?
We see how the women's lives change as they become independent and self-supporting, using the money earned to pay for university, family medical expenses, siblings' education and starting businesses. When we educate women, we indirectly educate their families and friends. Men who were previously opposed to our work, now ask us to train their daughters/wives/sisters. We have seen an increasing number of men joining our training programs, being inspired by seeing happy, confident female trekking guides, who made a good living and eager to share their stories. We are currently carrying out our first survey looking at the socio-economic impact of women working in tourism. We intend to carry out further surveys in the future.
9. Communication, visits and feedback
How often will you be able to inform about progress and developments?
Every 6 months.
Who is the person responsible for communication?
Lucky Chhetri
When is the best time in the day/week for participants to contact you?
Any time
What is the best way to communicate (email, skype or other)?
Preferably via email
Do you accept participants visiting the project?
Which it is the best time?
Contact us to discuss.
Any requirements for visitors?
10. What do you expect from the Uniting People community?
I hope that it will provide a platform to share ideas and experiences and support us in our work, something that is lacking in Nepal. Our organization is always keen to build up good relationships with the right partners and I hope that the community will give us access to an international network of organizations, experts and volunteers.


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|Multifactorial evaluation of hemofiltration therapy in comparison with conventional hemodialysis.
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|In order to ascertain if the potential benefits claimed for hemofiltration (HF) are supportable, chronic thrice-weekly HF therapy has been assessed in a group of nine uremic patients who had previously been stabilized on conventional hemodialysis (HD) for a mean of 17.8 months at a frequency of 3 x 5 hours/week. Changes between the termination of HD (= initiation of HF) and the last three months were observed in multifactorial parameters. No significant differences were observed in any parameter except the frequency of hypotensive episodes and the pretreatment levels of conventional waste metabolites. The latter were higher on HF than HD and the frequency of hypotension, 2% in HF, was less than the 8% frequency observed in HD, despite much larger body weight reductions per HF treatment. Also, the effects of HF on hypertension and hyperlipidemia were not significantly better than observed on HD therapy. Our preliminary conclusions are that HF is superior to HD in both the ease and safety of fluid removal and there is virtual elimination of the disequilibrium syndrome. However, HF offers no other obvious advantages over conventional hemodialysis therapy.
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Gaborone, Botswana - Botswana's government has come under fire over the building of a diamond mine with deposits worth $4.9 billion (R52 billion), which President Ian Khama is scheduled to open on Friday.
Khama will inaugurate the Ghaghoo mine in the country's Central Kalahari Game Reserve, on the ancestral land of the Bushmen who have been evicted from the area.
"The official opening ... is tomorrow morning. His Excellency President Ian Khama will officially open the mine," said Ghaghoo's Batlhalefi Leagajang.
Botswana is one of the world's largest diamond producers, and the Ghaghoo mine is expected to yield more than 20 million carats, making it one of the world's largest mines.
Botswana's government has brushed off criticism of the evictions, saying the proceeds will be used to provide better schools and health facilities for Bushmen outside the reserve.
But the criticism intensified on Thursday, with rights group Survival International accusing the government of a "relentless push" to drive the Bushmen off their land.
"The Botswana government has repeatedly denied that the illegal and forced evictions of the Kalahari Bushmen ... were due to the rich diamond deposits," Survival International said.
"It justified the Bushmen's evictions from the land in the name of 'conservation'."
"The mine opening has ... exposed Botswana's commitment to conservation as window dressing."
The Bushmen have won a series of cases against the government, and several hundred of the thousands expelled have been allowed to return.
But activists say their life is made difficult for the returnees, who are treated like poachers for hunting food. - Sapa-AFP
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Australian 18ft Skiff Championships 2013. Rag and Famish Hotel gave a faultless display on Sydney Harbour for the last race of the 18ft Skiff Nationals. Jack McCartney helm, Mark Kennedy main, and big David Witt bow, were strong into the wind, and fast and safe downhill, to beat Gotta Luv it 7, and Smeg to lock down the podium.
Rag and Famish had a flawless ride on the final race of the 18ft Skiff Nationals 2013
Mick Coxon's Thurlow Fisher Lawyers, took a two point lead into the final race over GTLit7 with one point to Nick Press's Smeg. The race was sailed on a windward leeward Course 6 with large swells rolling through the start line, and a fresh southerly which veered constantly in strength and direction.
Coxon led narrowly at the first weather mark from a tight pack which included Rag, 7 and Smeg just off this group. On the next beat Coxon was keen to cover 7 and let Rag control the middle left and subsequently got out of phase with the next lifts and a capsize later on to finish their title defence.
Rag and Famish took a well deserved win to 7 and Smeg third. The Australian Champions for 2013 are 7's Seve Jarvin, Scott Babbage and Pete Harris.
Rag's crew have now booked their seat at the table with the other pre-JJ Giltinan favourites with only one race, next Sunday, to go before hostilities commence for the 2013 JJ title, starting Friday on the 15th February.
Pick the Podium.. Congratulations Jeff Black, the stand alone champion and the first player this season to pick a full Podium, and in the right order. Jeff wins the lot, the cool Barzoptics San Juan Floater sunnies and the Appliances Online Bar Fridge..... and the Bragging Rights for the week. Brag hard Jeff you are a Legend.
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Hello, I have a challenging problem that I've been experiencing lately regarding
Web Start connecting to ActiveMQ. This is an RCP app that runs fine when run through Eclipse, or run as a normal application. However, when I run it though Web Start, it does not connect and I get the following error:
java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError at org.apache.activemq.ActiveMQConnectionFactory.<init>(ActiveMQConnectionFactory.java:88) at com.sampleproject.jms.MessageReceiver.getJmsServerConnection(MessageReceiver.java:193) at com.sampleproject.jms.MessageReceiver.init(MessageReceiver.java:77) at com.sampleproject.plugin.SampleProjectCoreInterface.initializeMessageReceivers(SampleProjectCoreInterface.java:1034) at com.sampleproject.plugin.SampleProjectCoreInterface.access$1(SampleProjectCoreInterface.java:1027) at com.sampleproject.plugin.SampleProjectCoreInterface$1$1.run(SampleProjectCoreInterface.java:277) at org.eclipse.core.internal.jobs.Worker.run(Worker.java:54) Caused by: org.apache.commons.logging.LogConfigurationException: org.apache.commons.logging.LogConfigurationException: No suitable Log constructor [Ljava.lang.Class;@177c306 for org.apache.commons.logging.impl.Log4JLogger at org.apache.commons.logging.impl.LogFactoryImpl.newInstance(LogFactoryImpl.java:532) at org.apache.commons.logging.impl.LogFactoryImpl.getInstance(LogFactoryImpl.java:272) at org.apache.commons.logging.impl.LogFactoryImpl.getInstance(LogFactoryImpl.java:246) at org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory.getLog(LogFactory.java:395) at org.apache.activemq.ActiveMQPrefetchPolicy.<clinit>(ActiveMQPrefetchPolicy.java:38) ... 7 more Caused by: org.apache.commons.logging.LogConfigurationException: No suitable Log constructor [Ljava.lang.Class;@177c306 for org.apache.commons.logging.impl.Log4JLogger at org.apache.commons.logging.impl.LogFactoryImpl.getLogConstructor(LogFactoryImpl.java:432) at org.apache.commons.logging.impl.LogFactoryImpl.newInstance(LogFactoryImpl.java:525) ... 11 more Caused by: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org/apache/log4j/Logger at java.lang.Class.getDeclaredConstructors0(Native Method) at java.lang.Class.privateGetDeclaredConstructors(Unknown Source) at java.lang.Class.getConstructor0(Unknown Source) at java.lang.Class.getConstructor(Unknown Source) at org.apache.commons.logging.impl.LogFactoryImpl.getLogConstructor(LogFactoryImpl.java:429) ... 12 more Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: org.apache.log4j.Logger at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.loader.BundleLoader.findClassInternal(BundleLoader.java:501) at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.loader.BundleLoader.findClass(BundleLoader.java:421) at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.loader.BundleLoader.findClass(BundleLoader.java:412) at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.baseadaptor.DefaultClassLoader.loadClass(DefaultClassLoader.java:107) at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source) ... 17 more
The error seems like it points class path issue, but I am told that this class is supposed to be gotten from the server. If it is a classpath issue, then I don't know how to fix and any help would be greatly appreciated. I have verified that the class resides on the server.
What might make sense though is that it does not seem to be making the tcp connection to the server. So if it needs to get the log4j from there, it's not going to get it... In that case I'm not sure why I can't make this connection. Does Web Start still sandbox this even with all permissions granted? I have all jar's signed (with my own personal certificate). Firewalls should all be down too.
The code that the error refers back to to is this:
connectionFactory = new ActiveMQConnectionFactory("tcp://" + jmsServer + ":" + jmsPort + "?trace=false&soTimeout=60000");
Notes about the project:
Eclipse RCP based
Exported using eclipse export tool
Jars signed
JNLP verified through Janela
Webfiles deployed on Apache local host
ActiveMQ on glassfish on local network
ActiveMQ and logging jar files located in separate library folder within the client plugin
Also, for full disclosure (not sure if this is related, but will include to be thorough),
I see errors that show "(20023)The given path was above the root path: Cannot map GET /C:/webstart/configuration/config.ini HTTP/1.1 to file"
Note: I see the same error both when including the feature in question and without it.
I think that I've just about exhausted all ideas that I have. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
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Well, yes, if you're running a Web Start application then the application does need to be able to get all of its dependent jars from the server. And the JNLP configuration should be written to make that happen.
As you correctly observe, it's a classpath problem. Nothing to do with Active MQ at all.
Chris Rhodes
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Apr 03, 2013 16:07:38
Thank you for the reply!
Based on your response there's a few things I would still like to get clarification on:
1) I want to make sure I know what you mean when you are referring to server... The server that I have the log4j is the one with ActiveMQ deployed on it with Glassfish. Does it also need to be on the classpath for the server that is deploying the application (my local Apache)?
2) I'm not quite sure how/where to modify the JNLP to make it happen. There are many features in this project and eclipse just automatically spits out a JNLP for each one. I have tried putting a log4j jar file in the folder of plugin jars that are deployed and added this to the resources in my main jnlp file, but it didn't seem to pick it up.
3) As a
, I've tried connecting to a bogus server address, and I basically get the same error message as I listed. So from this, I could see if the answer to question #1 is that the classpath needs to be fixed on my web server, then I could see that this is what is blocking the connection. However, if the answer to question #1 is that it needs to be fixed on the glassfish side, then I'm still confused because I'm using Wireshark and it doesn't even seem like it's trying to establish a connection.
Chris Rhodes
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Apr 08, 2013 09:31:48
Ok, got it now... I thought that it wasn't getting the log4j because it wasn't able to connect to the server, but it turns out that it was the other way around. It wasn't able to connect to the server because it wasn't getting the log4j. Somehow it was able to get it when run from Eclipse and as a normal application, but not as a Web Start app. Added log4j.jar into my libraries folder and added this explicitly to the classpath. Re-exported and this solved the problem.
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Thanks for sharing the solution, Chris -- and welcome to the Ranch!
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Awards were presented in nine different categories during Tuesday afternoon's 3rd annual Small Business Day Awards Luncheon at Lake Storey Pavilion. The celebration was sponsored by the Entrepreneurial Support Network of West Central Illinois, which covers Knox, Warren, Henderson and Mercer counties.
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Jay Matson of Seminary Street Limited was awarded the Entrepreneurial Lifetime Achievement award. The award was accepted by Jay Bullis. While the reason for Matson's absence was not clear, his wife, Mary, has battled health issues for some time. Bullis read a letter from Jay Matson in which Matson gave his wife credit for having the major vision for what is now the Seminary Street Historic Commercial District.
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Britain's top shares rose on Wednesday, boosted by banking stocks and miners as a reassuring start to the US earnings season boosted investors' appetite for riskier assets.
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Miners gained as investors welcomed news that Alcoa, the largest aluminium producer in the United States, posted in-line fourth-quarter earnings after the Wall Street close on Tuesday and offered a positive outlook for 2013. But it kept a cautious tone as worries linger over a looming US budget confrontation.
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