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September 26, 2012
Dear Editor,
At the Clarkston School Board meeting on June 25, the board approved the 2012-2013 budget by a 4-3 vote. The budget that was approved by four board members authorizes the administration to spend $3.2 million more from the general fund than it will take in.
At the time this budget was approved, it extended a track record of six out of the last seven years in which the district spent more than it has taken in by the following amounts: 2007, $4 million; 2008, not available; 2009, $3.8 million; 2010, $7.2 million; 2011, $135,000; 2012, projected $2.7 million; 2013, projected $3.2 million. The track record of deficit spending may be even longer; data for years prior to 2007 was not immediately available.
That's a total deficit of $21 million over six years. While it is well-known revenues have been falling, the board had seven years or more to reduce expenses to match declining revenues; however, they failed, a majority of four members choosing instead to draw down the general fund reserve.
For the long-term financial health of the district, the board has the responsibility to produce and live within a budget in which spending is less than, or at worst equal to, income just as every household does. And the answer is not to go back to the community with requests to incur additional debt and raise taxes.
Three board members understand that; the other four do not.
However, because those four board members constitute a majority and have shown a lack of interest in, or a lack of skill regarding, being fiscally responsible, it is the community's duty to elect people to the board who do understand the need to more properly manage the district's resources to benefit students, parents, teachers, the community and to ensure the long term financial viability of the district. Regrettably, fiscal responsibility is only one aspect of the poor leadership exhibited by these same four board members.
In November you will be asked to elect four school board members. Two of those four board seats are currently occupied by the individuals who continue to manage ineffectually.
While one of those, Mr. Barry Bomier, has wisely chosen not to run for re-election, this is an opportunity for voters to excuse the other, Ms. Cheryl McGinnis, from a responsibility that appears to be either beyond her ability or beyond her level of caring and to elect people who understand the need for effective school district stewardship and open communication with the community to whom they are responsible.
Two other incumbents are also running for re-election Susan Boatman and Joan Patterson. These two fit the profile of effective leadership and open communication. The same can be said for one new candidate Betty Reilly.
If you review events of recent years, I believe you will decide to re-elect Ms. Boatman and Ms. Patterson, and to elect Ms. Reilly, because they represent the district's best prospects for a successful future.
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After a decade or so of the biggest publishing phenomenon revolving around teenage wizards, it's only fair that an adult-oriented trilogy—ahem, sex, ahem, BDSM—should take the pop-literary world by storm. And it was only a matter of time before some wit decided that Fifty Shades of Grey was ripe for parody.
So, we have Spank! The Fifty Shades Parody, a cheeky comic jab not associated with the original novels' author, and which is being presented Thursday and Friday night at the Egg.
There will be sexy sketches and songs, most inspired by the shenanigans in the first book of the trilogy. One Cleveland-based critic wrote that if you're looking for Shakespeare, forget it; instead, what "you can expect is plenty of sex and laughs—[and] Spank! didn't disappoint, with many double entendres."
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|Oxygen tension affects terminal differentiation of corneal limbal epithelial cells.
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|Oxygen concentration has been shown to be crucial in the proliferation and differentiation of various types of cells, while the impact of oxygen tension on the lineage commitment of epithelial cells remains elusive. In this study, we investigated the effect of hypoxia on the differentiation of corneal limbal epithelium using an ex vivo squamous metaplasia model. Under normoxic conditions when exposed to air, the hyperproliferation and abnormal epidermal-like differentiation of human corneal limbal epithelium was induced, whereas when exposed to air under hypoxic conditions, although we observed augmented proliferation, the abnormal differentiation was inhibited. The Notch signaling pathway was activated in hypoxic cultures, whereas the p38 MAPK signaling pathway was downregulated. The addition of Notch inhibitor under hypoxic conditions restored the activation of p38 MAPK and resulted in the recidivation of limbal epithelial cells to epidermal-like differentiation. Moreover, the epidermal-like differentiation of rabbit limbal epithelial cells was also blocked under hypoxic conditions in corneal epithelial cell sheets engineered ex vivo. We concluded that hypoxia can prevent abnormal differentiation while enhancing the proliferation of corneal limbal epithelial cells. Hypoxia coupled with air exposure can be used in the tissue engineering of corneal limbal epithelium. J. Cell. Physiol. 226: 2429-2437, 2011. © 2010 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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Eagle Scout from Pine soars toward national award
After John Barczynski earned his Eagle Scout award at 15, he knew he wanted to continue to be involved in Boy Scouting and took on a project few Scouts attempt.
Barczynski, an Eagle Scout in Troop 81, based at Perry Highway Lutheran Church in Pine, is a candidate for the William T. Hornaday Award Silver Medal and currently is awaiting approval by the National Council of Boy Scouts of America review committee.
The award was created to recognize Scouts who have made significant contributions to conservation, with only 1,100 medals awarded over the past 80 years, according to the Boy Scouts of America.
"It is quite a large undertaking, and it's also not very well known, so between those two factors, not many Scouts pursue the Hornaday award," said Bill Park, director of program of the Boy Scouts of America Laurel Highlands Council, in Pittsburgh.
Park said, in the last 20 years, only two other Hornaday awards have been granted to Scouts through the local office.
Barczynski, 17, of Franklin Park, completed the equivalent of four Eagle Scout projects to qualify for the Hornaday award — ranging from 250 to 550 hours each — at the Latodami Nature Center in North Park.
Barczynski said he was motivated by knowing there was a "genuine need" in the community and at the nature center from creating a long list of projects needed there with Latodami naturalist Meg Scanlon.
"I can definitely see there is a big need for volunteers at the nature center," Barczynski said. "Now, I can come back and say, 'I did that,' and see that you really can make a difference. … I proved to myself if you work hard, you really can make a difference and improve the situation."
Barczynski worked at the nature center from fall of 2010 to the spring on 2013 on the series of four projects.
Barczynski and volunteers from the community and Troop 81 restored a wetland near the nature center barn that included removing invasive plant species and building a dam to help control the water in the wetland. Other projects included restoring the apple orchard on the property and planting apple trees that have connections to Johnny Appleseed. He also identified and inventoried ash trees on the nature center's property for use in combating the emerald ash borer that is plaguing the species.
Barczynski's final project was the installation of a rain garden to control storm water collected from the nature center's barn roof.
Scanlon said while she provided Barczynski with some idea of different types of projects needed at the nature center, he chose the ones that best suited his abilities and resources and then completed them "above and beyond my expectations."
Barczynski's work created additional habitats for the wildlife around the nature center, as well as educational opportunities for visitors to the nature center.
"We rely solely on the generosity of the public," Scanlon said. "Everything that happens here at the nature center is through service work and donations of people like John.
"Without them, there would be nothing special about (the nature center)."
Barczynski hopes to receivefinal approval for the Hornaday Silver Medal from the national review committee before the end of the year, but until then, he is proud of what he accomplished for the environment and the benefit of the community.
"I'm really happy I was able to see it to its completion," he said. "It's really satisfying to see everything completed and to see those things, the rain garden, will be here long after I've gone off to college."
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On those Java chips which are (or have been) available, the OS was written in a combination of Java (language) and java-bytecode. Indeed, as most (all?) of those chips only implement a subset of the bytecodes (and also omit large parts of the higher order functionality of the runtime) those implementations must implement a fair amount of the runtime (e.g. GC, primordial-classloader) in java bytecode.
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Stuart T. Maschwitz, commonly known as Stu Maschwitz, was the co-founder and chief technology officer of The Orphanage,[1] a visual effects company that was based in California. He has worked as senior visual effects supervisor on several films. He previously worked at Industrial Light and Magic.
Maschwitz was writer, director, cinematographer, and editor for the film The Last Birthday Card (2000). He directed the "Song For The Lonely" Cher video in 2001 as seen in The Very Best of Cher: The Video Hits Collection. His film Skate Warrior is an example of guerrilla filmmaking. He studied animation at the California Institute of the Arts.
In 2007 he authored the book The DV Rebel's Guide: An All-Digital Approach to Making Killer Action Movies on the Cheap for Peachpit Press.
In 2008 following the suspension of The Orphanage he became software director of Red Giant Software. In October 2009 it was announced in The Hollywood Reporter that he would direct Psy-Ops.[citation needed]
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Cedric Simmons made no comments during the brief ceremony in which his No. 44 West Brunswick High School basketball jersey was retired Friday night, but the standing-room crowd knew he was appreciative.
They knew from his smile.
With members of his family present—including parents Mae and Thynell Simmons, brother Thynell Simmons Jr., sister Jasmine Simmons, girlfriend Sabrina Acevedo and 1-year-old son Cedric Jayden Simmons—Cedric Simmons listened as short, poignant tributes were read.
Although our local waters are home to a wide variety of saltwater game fish during the majority of the year, the list narrows considerably in the winter. Warm-water fish such as Spanish mackerel, bluefish and pompano long gone are roaming areas far to the south, while prized species such as flounder are wintering in deep offshore waters. Among anglers, late February and early March aren't known for their diversity.
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During the regular meeting Tuesday night, planning board members heard from town administrator Paul Sabiston that the owners of the Wildwood Village property, Jose and Laura Segarra, requested annexation of their property on Squirrel Avenue because they need water.
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Jay Hamer, retiring postmaster at the Supply Post Office, worked his last official postal day Tuesday.
A new officer-in-charge, Scotte Horne, is assuming temporary detail and leadership at the local facility off Southport-Supply Road.
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But i have something to say. I dont want to be rude or anything, and i respect you are working on so many trainers everyday. I have heard many times you saying CH guys that you trainers have special options, which other free trainers not have. This trainer has not really any special options. You can get a free trainer by ******, who has the same options. But im not saying you are never making special options. Some trainers by you, does have special options.
Anyway good job
[Edited by math341c, 2/27/2014 9:01:44 AM]
Hello really thanks for the trainer. But it could be very nice to see some new options. It would be nice to get these upgrades points i think they are called.
For the 400th time -- ****** makes 7 trainers a month. We make 200 trainers a month. ****** makes 1 trainer, for 1 version, out of every 75 games released. We make 40+ trainers for EVERY VERSION of EVERY GAME released. See the ****ing difference? If you can get all 2 MILLION of our members to agree that we should make 7 SUPER TRAINERS every month instead of supporting EVERY GAME AND EVERY PATCH FOR EVERY GAME then we will be happy to do so. Just point me to the poll results.In the meantime, can you point me to the ****** trainers for the following games and patches:Ace Combat: Assault HorizonCompany of Heroes 2 Patch #42Corsairs GoldGrim DawnIkarugaRamboTalisman: Digital EditionThief Deadly ShadowsWarlock Master of the Arcane Patch #14X Rebirth Patch #14XCOM Enemy Within Patch #6BanishedConsortiumContagionCraft the WorldDungeon of the EndlessHegemony RomeHorizon Patch #24Infested PlanetMarvel Puzzle QuestMen of War Assault Squad 2Orion Dino HordePlague Inc: EvolvedShadow Warrior Classic ReduxSpelunkyStarbound Patch #16Lego Movie VideogameBecause in the same amount of time it took him to create that ONE trainer, we released ALL of the above trainers and then some just in the past 2 days.
[Edited by PWizard, 2/27/2014 9:58:59 AM]
Oh and by the way, 80% of the features are the same between the trainers. I don't want to blame Lingeon work in any way, but do we really speak of 'teleport' and 'speed' option missing in a trainer for a STEALTH game? It's criticism based on a high level.
Caliber took care that the main options are covered and switched to the next title, we got an insane amount of work the last days. I think it's fair to say that he did a great work with the trainer and you can still enjoy the game you want, don't you?
+ Lingeon made a trainer for the 32 bit version where Caliber made a trainer for the 64 bit version. In fact that common debuggers doesn't work with 64 bit, it isn't that easy to pull out 'special' features, in general. But just with PWiz post it already should be enough said (can I say so?).
OK i had already wrote good job, and i really mean it. And as i said before, i respect you hard work.
[Edited by math341c, 2/27/2014 10:59:35 AM]
One problem with complaining people is, that they stand out more then the quiet short posting people that just say thank you for the fast and dedicated work.
It's somewhat understandable, that comments from the dev's start to get rude/aggressive when they get the same complaints spread across hundreds of different games by thousands of different people every day.
In all honesty though - just make a FAQ and link to it instead of... getting yourself annoyed by posting the same stuff for the hundredth time. The next day new people complain who didn't read it.
It's not a reasonable request after all to get a 32 bit version of ANYTHING in the year 2014. Win XP is almost 13 years old. If you would have used a 13 year old OS in 2001, then you would have been using MS DOS 4.0. That wouldn't have been reasonable either.
Thanks for the trainer btw .p
For MAJOR releases like this though, you get several people making trainers, so if one doesn't work or the version isn't the same you DO have other choices. So it doesn't mean, at least, in this instance that those of us who have to use the 32bit are screwed right now or anything.


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Wireless headphones geared for Xbox 360
Turtle Beach has introduced the XP500, a wireless headset geared for Microsoft's Xbox 360. The design is based on the company's PX5 headset, but with a rechargeable Bluetooth Chat Adapter for the game console and matching green accents. Both products enable users to take advantage of Dolby 7.1-channel surround sound with customizable presets to manage the chat, game and microphone signals.
Aside from Xbox integration, the XP500's Bluetooth capabilities can also be used for taking calls or streaming audio from other supported devices. The headset also provides automatic volume control for chat input, raising the levels as the background noise increases, while a "Sonic Lens" feature allows users to focus in on audio cues such as footsteps.
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Like any new hire, Sarah Palin has faced extraordinary scrutiny for her on-the-job performance. It doesn't help that as John McCain's surprise pick, Palin appeared to bypass the rigorous vetting process normally applied to vice-presidential nominees and other high-profile political positions. That process included a single face-to-face interview with McCain himself, who met Palin only once before taking her on. In contrast, her Democratic counterpart -- vice presidential nominee Joe Biden, who is well-known for his own foot-in-mouth moments -- has faced more than three decades of public scrutiny as a senator and presidential candidate, leaving far less room for surprise.
Widespread praise for Palin's speech at the Republican National Convention in September led to praise for McCain, for taking a chance on a charismatic veep nominee who helped energize the Republican base. But missteps during a pair of national television interviews in recent weeks -- from her failure to identify the Bush doctrine of preemptive warfare, to a rambling account of McCain's economic record -- has given even some supporters second thoughts. (Ongoing parodies by Saturday Night Live alum and Palin look-a-like Tina Fey haven't helped.) Palin has been shielded from the media since her announcement, largely refusing to take questions, which has focused even more attention on such gaffes.
It's a familiar situation for small employers. Akin to buyer's remorse, few aspects of running a growing business are as disruptive and stressful as a risky hiring decision. How can you tell if a new employee is really working out? How long should the grace period be? And when do you step in? Politics aside, we posed these and other questions to some of the same leadership, recruiting, and human resources experts we first spoke with after the Palin announcement. Here's their advice on how to handle new hires:
Now that you've seen Sarah Palin on the job, what's your assessment of McCain's hiring decision?
John Baldoni, leadership coach and author of How Great Leaders Get Great Results: John McCain, like nearly all presidential candidates who select a running mate, made a political decision. By selecting Gov. Palin, Sen. McCain energized the base of the Republican party. Now it will be up to voters to decide if they agree with his choice.
Nancy Cooper, an employment lawyer at Garvey Schubert Barer in Portland, Ore.: A classic example of reactionary hiring and subpar due diligence. It appears the campaign has lost confidence in her abilities -- or lack of skill set -- as the time and adjustment has gone on. She has been "relieved" of normal campaign duties, being insulated from the press and not doing many, if any, fundraising and stumping appearances. She seems to be the lightning rod for negative attention to the campaign as her background experience and credentials are more closely examined. If the purpose of the vice-presidential candidate is to complement the presidential candidate's skills and present as a team, then the hiring decision failed in that goal. The campaign appears to be doing more damage control than presenting the team strengths and engendering confidence.
Francisco Dao, founder of www.StrategyandPerformance.com, a Los Angeles-based executive coaching and consulting firm: Ummm, isn't the "job" in question vice president of the United States? We've really only seen Sarah Palin in what amounts to a popularity contest, not actually performing the job she'll be expected to do if McCain wins.
Should employers give new hires a grace period? How long should that be?
Baldoni: I would not call it a grace period. I would call it a transition period. Grace implies that you are expecting them to fail. You want them to succeed immediately, but you must be understanding that it can and should take time to adjust to a new position. Ninety days minimum, but more like six months to a year is acceptable. As Michael Watkins advices in The First Ninety Days, use the first three months to learn the job and the situation. You don't need to accomplish great things in 90 days, but you need to learn the culture, customs, and people. Learning is the operative principle. Consider executive transition coaching. Such an effort is worth its weight in gold. Invest in it.
Cooper: There is always an adjustment period. However, the adjustment to a new set of rules is different from the adjustment that is required if you find out the base skill set is missing. If the adjustment is just to the new surroundings, there should be some slack -- generally anywhere between a month to three, in order to get a chance to see if the person is going to adapt to the new culture. If it is discovered the issue is the lack of the base skill set, then the adjustment period should be shorter, because the person you hired is not the person you thought you were getting. You are now in the position of having to train a person you thought was going to be able to jump in and deal with the situation. Unless that is what you had planned to do, the grace period should be much shorter.
Dao: Most companies put new hires on a probationary period, which is really the opposite of a grace period. A grace period implies people can get a "bye" on screwing up. A probationary period means the new hire is being watched closely to see if they can perform the job. Employers should definitely use probationary periods and definitely not give grace periods.
How do you tell if an employee is working out? Do you know right away or does it take a few months?
Baldoni: It depends on the situation. Sometimes a new hire can fit in so well that it may seem that she's been there forever. This is a good sign. At the same time, you may hire someone who's an odd duck and sticks out. That may not be a bad sign. Consider that the easy-to-fit-in person may not be capable, while the odd duck is very capable but needs time adjusting to others. Six months may be a good barometer, but maybe one year. It depends on the business.
Cooper: The determination of someone's adjustment depends on their ability to adapt to the workplace culture, as well as their skills to perform the job for which they were hired. You will know relatively quickly if the person brings the skill set they advertised. The cultural meshing can take a bit longer to determine.
Dao: Employees can be a bad fit for several different reasons. Sometimes, job performance is acceptable but there may be personality issues. Depending on why the employee isn't working out, the time frame for realizing this can vary.
How soon do you trust new hires with their first big project?
Baldoni: As soon as they are able. But talk to them first. Also, make certain your door and the doors of your colleagues are open. Watch carefully. Be alert to signs of floundering. Make it clear -- and I cannot emphasize this enough -- that your new hire knows it is acceptable to ask questions and to ask for assistance. To do so is a sign of insight, not weakness. It is acceptable to let them find their way, but do not wait till they botch something big to intervene. Also realize that the mistake may have been yours in delegating so much authority and responsibility so early in the process.
Cooper: It is not so much a question of when you trust them with the first big project, as much as how much supervision you provide. You hired them for the job, the only real way to see if they are going to cut it is to let them do the tasks for which they were hired. You should keep tighter supervision and oversight, until they demonstrate they have the depth of knowledge and skills that reassure you they can be given a bit more autonomy in performing the tasks.
Dao: "Big project" is such a subjective term. Employees usually get projects of steadily increasing size.
Have you ever regretted a hiring decision? What did you do about it?
Baldoni: As an independent consultant, I don't hire employees, but of course, my clients do. If you hire someone for the wrong spot, acknowledge immediately. Don't try training someone who is not right for the position. Admit the mistake and move forward to find a new candidate. As for the candidate you hired, make things right with him or her. Offer good severance and even try to find them another job in the company or in another organization. Doing so positions you as a strong employer of choice.
Cooper: Everyone has at least one hiring decision they regret, if they are being honest with themselves. I try to give the person enough feedback and suggestions to allow them to turn around the performance issues, if they are interested in doing so. If they are not interested or if they are not capable of dealing with the adjustments, I am honest with them, document the things we have done to give them an opportunity to succeed, and then move them on with as little drama and trauma as possible.
Dao: Yes. A bad hire is usually bad for everyone, including the employee. When I've had a bad hire, I've told them flat out it wasn't a good fit.


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Shan-tung, Vicariate Apostolic of EASTERN.—This mission was separated in 1894 from Northern Shan-Tung and erected into a vicariate Apostolic. It includes the three civil Prefectures of Yen-Chu-Fu, Lai-Chu-Fu, and Teng-Chu-Fu. There are about 10,000,000 inhabitants. The climate is very healthy. On November, 1897, two German missionaries, Fathers Francis Xavier Nies and Richard Henle, were attacked and massacred in the village of Chang-Kia-Chwang. This double murder led to the occupation of Kiao-Chau on November 14, 1897, by the German fleet. In 1899 the territory occupied by the German Government was separated from Eastern Shan-Tung and confided to the mission of Southern Shan-Tung. The Vicariate Apostolic of Eastern Shan-Tung is entrusted to the Franciscan Fathers. The actual vicar Apostolic is Rt. Rev. Msgr. Caesarius Schang, titular Bishop of Vaga, b. July 3, 1835, appointed May 22, 1894. He resides at Che-Fu. In 1904 the mission had: 16 European Franciscan Fathers; 3 native priests; 9400 Catholics; 10,500 catechumens; and 145 churches and chapels. In 1909 there were: 17 European Franciscan Fathers; 2 European secular priests; 3 native priests; 9900 Catholics; 11,700 catechumens; 13 churches; 138 chapels; 350 stations; 1 seminary with 5 students; 1 preparatory seminary, with 27 students; 30 schools for boys, with 622 pupils; 24 schools for girls, with 435 pupils; 2 colleges for boys, with 140 students; 1 college for girls, with 25 students; 2 industrial schools, with 154 pupils; 3 hospitals; 3 orphanages, with 195 orphans; 30 sisters of the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary.


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Heidi Klum Is One Hot Old Lady — For Halloween, Of Course
And, what a gem awaited us! Klum's 2013 costume might look less outrageous than those of yesteryear, but it's still as immaculate as ever. The supermodel transformed herself into an old woman, complete with varicose veins and age spots. It was an eerie, back-to-the-future kind of moment that only Klum could pull off. She teased her transformation throughout the day via Instagram, showing the world just how much effort goes into aging a youthful star. The guise's final touches came with a walking cane, pearls, wispy hair, and (designer) clothes that somewhat resembled couch upholstery. It was a casual approach that put an emphasis on the details rather than the overt shock value.
Bravo, Heidi, bravo. She's truly outdone herself with this one and left us scratching our heads over how all that makeup stayed on over the course of the evening. Maybe she's just born with it, or maybe it's Maybel — oh, you get the picture. (Fox)
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On Tuesday, the public comment period for Delaware's newly revised cyberbully regulations will close and shortly thereafter it will become available in each of the state's 19th school districts. It promises to mandate important changes in how schools define and teach bullying.
And it will capitalize on the existing efforts being made by community organizations and the Delaware Bar Foundation to ultimate erase the tolerance for such attacks. Like all public slander, cyberbullying too often comes with a lifetime warranty.
Although social media sites allow victims to erase the smears and threats from their personal homepages, it cannot control the other Internet wanderings of an attacker intent on posting intimidating and most likely fault assaults on their victims. Chances are most adults don't have a daily worry about this kind of bullying. We know how to get access to the appropriate legal counsel to track down and make Internet bullies pay for the pain and anguish they create.
But when associated with students, who find the World Wide Web the perfect source for intimidating classmates intentionally and anonymously, cyberbullying becomes a public avenue to erase the victim's sense of confidence and personal safety. For this reason Delaware's Lt. Gov. Matt Denn and Attorney General Beau Biden have dedicated much thought and resources to crafting a public policy that takes into account not just the impact of such malicious Internet communications, but the appropriate penalty to make it difficult and costly to falsely scandalize a fellow student.
The new regulations are a fitting guide for the Delaware Department of Education to use in tracking the incidents, and more importantly prevent them with a curriculum that emphasizes tolerance and appreciation for diversity among the wider student population. After considering public comment, the Department of Education will issue a final cyberbullying policy and each public school and charter school will have 90 days to adopt it.
Nationally, one out of three middle and high school students report being the victims of some form of bullying - 1 million of those report being victims of cyberbullying. Every day, about 160,000 students do not go to school because they are afraid of being bullied.
What is not clear is how many of Delaware students are among those numbers. And we may never know exactly, because the one success of cyberbullies is their ability to silence their victims.
That's why it's important that this regulation gets its teeth not only from the requirement that all schools enforce its mandate but that it also allows Attorney General Biden to defend the districts and charter schools if they face a legal challenge after implementing the new policy.


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Why our fears don't match the facts
Why are we ready to hold big corporations legally liable for lying, but not all the other advocates whose manipulation of the truth does society real harm!?
When we fear, we band together, and more readily treat people in other tribes as the enemy.
Coming together after a tragedy is equally tribal as causing the tragedy in the first place.
Climate change doesn't have the emotional characteristics that make it truly deep-in-your-heart scary. Leaders will have to act anyway.
Cancer is the scariest disease, but not all causes of cancer frighten us equally.
Research finds that some early screening for breast cancer may do more harm than good. But that's what the numbers say. How will women feel?
Most Americans want reasonable gun safety laws, and in a democracy, the majority is supposed to win. Why isn't it working that way with gun control?
Personal attacks on a speaker, especially about their funding, are a sign that the attacker can't dispute the facts the speaker is presenting. Beware the attacker too.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has dropped a study on whether living near a nuclear plant increases the risk of cancer. Criticism of this decision is predictable, but unwarranted. The study would only have...
Twenty-one strangers with different values and views, thrown together on a Grand Canyon rafting trip, managed to set aside those differences and build community.


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That one is a classic Tim, well worth revisiting.
Out to dinner tonight I had a "Noir Manhattan". It was made with Maker's 46, Carpana Antica Vermouth,Noval Black, Barrel Aged Bitters.
I believe the Noval Black is a port, but I am not sure it added anything. All in all it was nice to try something different.
Yeah, Noval is a port, do they give out the recipe?
made myself a refreshing white lady.
Made a few Boulevardiers the past two days. Is this going to be the old fashion of 2013?
Boulevardier Riff
by Fred Sarkis, Sable Kitchen & Bar, Chicago, IL
1 1/2 oz Bourbon, WL Weller
3/4 oz Cynar
3/4 oz Bonal Gentiane Quina
1 pinch Salt (small amount)
2 dash Orange bitters
Stir, strain, straight up, cocktail glass
The Left Hand and the 1794 variations also had some fans. I will get to them eventually!
Cool, Ill have one sunday when I'm at Sable for dinner!
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In the wake of recent matches of the Cravath scale from Simpson Thacher and then Sullivan & Cromwell, it's looking likely that associate bonus season is over. Sure, there will be outliers — like Boies Schiller and its $250,000 and even $300,000 bonuses — but most Biglaw firms will probably end up following Cravath.
Still, as Staci Zaretsky observed earlier today, there's a one-in-a-million chance that some firm that hasn't announced yet will beat Cravath. And if you've bought a ticket for Friday's $400 million Mega Millions drawing, you believe in one-in-a-million — actually, one-in-259-million — chances.
Three firms just announced their year-end associate bonuses for 2013. Let's scratch off these tickets and see what lies underneath….
Three firms, one bonus scale — the Cravath scale. Debevoise & Plimpton and Linklaters matched Cravath, as they've done in years past.
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My Ac clutch isnt angaging when i press the Ac button in the car so no cold air, i check the gas with halfords ac gauge reader and its half full still any ideas how i could fix this?, i havent drove the car since checking it (has its been to hot), i have check all fuse's in engine bay all seem to be ok but i havent drove the car for a while only checked it when it was idle.. would i after be driving it for the ac clutch to engage?
Ac Clutch Not Engaging.
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Posted 21 July 2013 - 01:56 PM
no idea of the accuracy of that guage, but first step to me would be get it recharged..AC wont work if pressure is low
Posted 21 July 2013 - 02:10 PM
so if it thinks it low in gas it will not engage
Posted 21 July 2013 - 02:11 PM
Posted 21 July 2013 - 07:05 PM
i filled it up now with gas, now the clutch is engaging for a few secs, turning off for a sec, then engaging for a few... keeps doin it, is that normal?
Posted 22 July 2013 - 07:02 AM
Posted 22 July 2013 - 07:44 AM
Yes. Quite normal.
Posted 22 July 2013 - 11:50 AM
Thanks hope it is quite normal, its just that my vauxhall insignia cdti Ac clutch stays active and dosnt go off every 3 secs.. so just thought i had a problem.i get too paranoid over things i do lol
Posted 23 July 2013 - 03:22 PM
Sounds to me like your radiator fan is dead. The Mk3 only has one fan for both the radiator and air con - if there's no air flowing through the a/c radiator then it won't work.
Three ways to confirm; First, run the a/c with the bonnet up, and have a look to see if the fan is going. Second, go for a drive, try the air con. If it works with the car moving, but not when the car's been sat for a few minutes, your fan is likely dead. Last, get a bit of two-core wire and hook the fan up direct to the battery. It's easier to do this with the fan off the car, but possible with it on (you need to anchor the rad at the top, and undo the mounting brackets below to get the fan out, and I guarantee the bolts will be siezed solid, so your only other alternative would be to wiggle it out the top way, which is do-able but very awkward).
Disclaimer: Getting you hands near the fan while its running is a great way to amputate your own fingers. Do so at your own risk.
Posted 23 July 2013 - 06:27 PM
The rad fan is working comes on when i press the ac. And when you turn the engine off,you hear the fan dieing down
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Get an overview of this hotelSki motel with a free shuttle to the slopes
Located near the slopes, this Jackson motel is in the city center and within a 10-minute walk of Teton Theater, Jackson Hole Historical Society and Museum, and Jackson Town Square. Snow King Resort and National Elk Refuge are also within 2 mi (3 km).
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Quality Inn & Suites 49'er offers a convenient ski shuttle service; those who skip the slopes can take advantage of complimentary wireless Internet access and a conference center.
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All 142 rooms provide conveniences like refrigerators and coffee makers, plus free WiFi and cable TV. Free newspapers, free local calls, and hair dryers are among the other amenities that guests will find.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!
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Soothe your muscles in one of the 2 spa tubs after a day on the slopes or enjoy the use of other amenities, including a fitness center and a sauna. For a free ride to the slopes, hop on the motel's complimentary ski shuttle.
Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast. A computer station is located on site and high-speed wireless Internet access is complimentary. Onsite self parking is complimentary.
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- Number of buildings/towers - 3
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2 spa tubs are on site along with an indoor pool. Other recreational amenities include a sauna and a fitness center.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
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PCM Girls Track And Field 4th At Norwalk
Posted By Sports On May 4, 2010 @ 5:55 am In Today's Local Sports | Comments Disabled
P-C-M finished fourth at the Norwalk Girls Track Meet last night. The Mustangs had three first place finishes including Stephanie Hayden in the 100 hurdles…the four-by-100 and 200 meter relays. The four-by-100 time of 53-point-oh/six and the four-by-200 time of 1:52-point-32 were season best times.
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YouTube Video: How to Make Guacamole From a Hand Grenade
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|Phlebotomy for rapid weaning and extubation in COPD patient with secondary polycythemia and respiratory failure.
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|PMID: 20539767 Owner: NLM Status: PubMed-not-MEDLINE
|The increased incidence of ventilator-associated complications in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) necessitates rapid weaning and extubation. The presence of secondary polycythemia in this subgroup increases the incidence of stroke and myocardial infarction due to hyperviscosity and tissue hypoxia. We present a 58-year-old male patient of COPD with secondary polycythemia (hematocrit 64%) who had possible hyperviscosity-related complications leading to cardiac arrest after a minor surgical procedure. The patient developed ventilator dependence after recovery. Phlebotomy was done to remove 10% of total blood volume. Symptomatic improvement was dramatic. Improvement in weaning indices like rapid shallow breathing index and PaO(2)/PAO(2) was observed facilitating rapid weaning and early extubation. Monitored, acute phlebotomy is safe and cost-effective. It decreases blood volume and viscosity, increases cardiac output and improves exercise tolerance in patients.
|Swagata Tripathy; Sudhansu S Panda; Biswajit Rath
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The Ways of the Weight Room
Although health clubs have a code of conduct, every gym has unwritten rules as well.
1. Share equipment. While you're resting between sets, don't camp out on a machine. Let someone else do a set in between. If you're on your last set and ready to complete it, go ahead. If someone's standing near a machine, ask if she is using it before you hop on.
2. Don't crowd. Leave space for the person next to you to lift his or her arms in all directions.
3. Don't block the mirror. Try not to obstruct the view of others.
4. Always carry a towel. Wipe your sweat off benches you've used.
5. Don't hog the drinking fountain. Before you fill your bottle, let everyone in line get a drink.
6. Secure dumbbells. Cross them or stand them upright between sets so they don't roll onto someone's toes.
7. Don't drop your weights. Instead, place them on the floor when you're finished with a set.
8. Put weights back where they belong. Clear all weight plates off barbells and machines, and return dumbbells to their designated spot on the rack. Don't stick the 10-pounders where the 40-pounders go.
9. Don't tote a gym bag around.


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Maysville's Paige Melvin threw a one-hitter with three strikeouts and also had four singles as the Panthers knocked off New Lexington 16-3 in five innings.
Emmalie Engle and Makenzi Moore also had three hits each in the victory for Maysville.
Junior Highs
East Muskingum seventh-grade recorded a 15-run mercy rule victory against Zanesville after five innings Tuesday in New Concord.
Ann Marie Pickworth threw a no-hitter with 12 strikeouts and a walk to earn the win, and Kendyl Hatfield led the Muskies' 20-hit attack with a 3-run home run and five RBI. Mollie Founds and Sarah Gee had four hits and scored four runs each; Dani Baker, Jenna Pethtel and Jenna Ancell all chipped in two hits each and Courtney Carpenter hit a double and had three RBI.


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By Drew Mackie
It's graduation season, and that means there's a new crop of freshly educated people heading out into the world. Some will be fortunate enough to have a celebrity wish them well at their commencement ceremonies. See which schools lucked out this year, and hear what life lessons we think these celebs could offer to grads.
Speaker: Chelsea Handler
School: Emory
Parting wisdom: Escape a hangover by cracking open a new bottle first thing in the morning. But you already knew that, you crazy college kids, you.
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Farm to College dinner one of many Food Day events
• Wednesday, Oct. 24 — UC Davis Farmers Market, 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Silo Patio. Also check out Julia Luckenbill's photo essay, Farm to School Across the Lifespan, in the Craft Center Gallery, South Silo. Luckenbill, a Craft Center volunteer, works as infant-toddler program coordinator and demonstration lecturer at UC Davis' Center for Child and Family Studies.
• Wednesday, Oct. 24 — Eat Real Every Day, cooking class (for UC Davis students only), 11 a.m.-noon, Student Health and Wellness Center.
• Wednesday, Oct. 24 — Got Breakfast? Drop by the Student Health and Wellness Center, noon-8 p.m., to pick up recipe cards that will have you eating real for breakfast.
• Wednesday, Oct. 24 — Farm to College dinner, 4:45-8 p.m., Segundo, Tercero and Cuarto dining commons. Open to everyone in the campus community. For people without meal plans, the price is $11.60 (UC Davis staff with identification or Staff Assembly pin) or $14.50 (general public).
• Thursday, Oct. 25 — Change the Way You Think About Food. Learn about the newest dietary guidelines and commit to changes you can make right now. Presented by Linda Adams, registered dietitian, director of sustainability and nutrition for Dining Services. Noon-1 p.m., MU II, Memorial Union (second floor).
More information and the complete schedule.
UC Davis doubles down Wednesday (Oct. 24) in celebration of a local and more sustainable food system on campus and off.
First, the entire day is Food Day, a national event that has the backing of the UC system. UC Living Well has even come up with a slogan: "UC Eats Real."
Second, Oct. 24 brings UC Davis' first Farm to College dinner of the new academic year. Dining Services presents Farm to College twice annually to showcase the university's commitment to menus featuring sustainably produced and humanely raised food from the campus and surrounding area.
Farm to College will be held next week at all three dining commons for students who live in the residence halls, and for everyone else in the campus community, too. See box for details.
Besides a good meal, Farm to College offers an opportunity for students and guests to learn about the power of their food dollar and consumer choice, and where their food comes from — all of which is in keeping with the Food Day movement toward more healthy, affordable and sustainable food.
Farm to College also includes gardening and craft activities and games.
Here are some of the items from next week's Farm to College menu:
Entrees — Roasted Butternut Squash (with squash from the Student Farm); Grilled Flat-Iron Country Natural Beef Steak; Thyme Roasted, Pasture-Raised Mary's Chicken; Fresh Pasta with UC Davis Russell Ranch Roasted Tomato Sauce; and Gorgonzola and Grape Pizza.
Sides — Sweet Potato Wedges, Sautéed Dwelley Green Beans with Almonds, and Autumn Pear Salad.
Desserts — Fresh Greene and Hemly Ranch Apple Gallette, and Spice Pumpkin Cake with Pecan Streusel.
Note: Vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free options available.
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Supreme Court of Judicature, in England and Wales, a court that, since 1971, has consisted of the Court of Appeal, the High Court of Justice, and the Crown Court.
Until the Judicature Act of 1873 the English court system was cluttered with courts, most of them dating back into medieval periods, with overlapping judicial powers. In 1873 several of these courts were abolished and replaced by a Supreme Court of Judicature consisting of the the Court of Appeal and the High Court of Justice, the latter having five divisions—Chancery; Queen's (or King's) Bench; Common Pleas; Exchequer; and Probate, Divorce, and Admiralty. In 1881 refinement of the court system continued with the Queen's Bench Division absorbing Common Pleas and Exchequer. Under the Courts Act of 1971, the court system of England and Wales was further refined, with other specialized courts being abolished and replaced by the Crown Court in 1972. The Crown Court is an intermediary court that is above the magistrates' courts but below the High Court of Justice and the Court of Appeal.
The modern Supreme Court of Judicature has the following judicial responsibilities: the Court of Appeal is divided into a Civil Division and a Criminal Division. The High Court of Justice is made up of three divisions which have both original and appellate jurisdiction: (1) the Chancery Division, presided over by the Chancellor of the High Court (formerly known as the vice-chancellor), and dealing with land sales, estates, etc., (2) the Queen's Bench Division, presided over by the lord chief justice and dealing mainly with contract and tort (the Admiralty Court and the Commercial Court being both part of the Queen's Bench Division), and (3) the Family Division, headed by a president, which deals with adoption, matrimonial proceedings, and other familial matters. The Crown Court is concerned mostly with criminal cases.
The Supreme Court of Judicature, as a comprehensive body, sits below the House of Lords, which is the final court of appeal.


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Air Niugini continues to expand its freighter services in the country with a maiden flight to the Komo Airfields in Southern Highlands on its ATR42 aircraft on Sunday 01st September 2013.
The charter operation by CBI Clough Joint Venture was to uplift construction equipment for the LNG site and the new airfield enabled full payload.
Air Niugini Chief Executive Officer, Mr Simon Foo said the airline is committed to support and meet the demand of PNG business community and its people.
He said " As we continue to make improvement to our facilities and services, we will also enhance and expand our freighter operations through out the country."
The addition of Komo now brings to total nine ports within the country that Air Niugini operates freighter services to. The other domestic ports are Lae, Mt Hagen, Rabaul, Hoskins, Moro, Vanimo, Madang, Manus and Lihir. Air Niugini also operates freighter services to Buka, Tari, Goroka, Tabubil and Gurney as and when required.


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New iMac "almost ready," may stay dual-core
updated 10:30 am EST, Mon January 26, 2009
Kaufman Bros on New iMac
Apple is nearing the release of its redesigned iMac but may not stick with the quad-core processors rumored for the system, Kaufman Bros. senior analyst Shaw Wu says. Investigations within the supply chain suggest that Apple is "almost ready" to launch updated iMacs but is still determining whether it will use the low-power Core 2 Quads introduced just last week or else will use faster Core 2 Duos with extra cache, though it's not known whether these last chips would be desktop or mobile parts.
The all-in-one desktops are "almost ready" and may show before March but are being held up by business issues as well as a possible "small technical hurdle" that isn't explained. Casing changes are expected by anonymous sources to be minor at best, though the added heat from any desktop processor choices is said to potentially require an updated cooling system.
No other details of the system are available, though Apple has already slipped out system files that hint the iMac is likely to use an NVIDIA platform in its next update.
Regardless of inside knowledge, Wu explains that Apple's disappointing desktop sales from the fall quarter will likely require a new iMac in the near future to spark sales, which have sagged in the absence of an update. Sales of iMacs, Mac minis and Mac Pros dropped about 25 percent year over year but were countered by a 34 percent increase in MacBook sales.
Separately, the Kaufman researcher also notes that Microsoft's $100 million drop in Zune sales from year to year has likely handed Apple "considerable" additional iPod market share, as the latter's sales ultimately increased 3 percent annually despite declining holiday spending by the public and frequent attempts by Microsoft to promote the Zune and discount models.
Wu maintains a "buy" recommendation for Apple stock and a $120 price target he deems cautious.