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I have three dogs and enjoy competitive dog training as a hobby. As a result, I have read dozens of dog training books, attended numerous dog training seminars, and spent many, many hours training dogs. Cultural references to "pack leadership" aside, I have found many parallels between good dog training, good teaching, and good leadership:
1. Consistency counts
Have you ever been jumped on by a dog with muddy paws? Dogs jumping up on people is a very common problem. When dogs are puppies, jumping up is often encouraged (the dogs are small, after all) and dogs are rewarded for this behavior with affection and attention. ("Ohhhh, what a CUTE puppy!") However, this behavior often causes problems when the dog gets older aand bigger. It's not fun being jumped on by an 80 pound laborador retriever! Suddenly the dog gets yelled at for jumping on people and owners start complaining that their dog is being "dominant." The reality is that the dog is performing a behavior for which it was previously rewarded. And then we humans, who rewarded the behavior for months, blame the dog.
Are you consistent as a leader? Do your employees know what you expect, and do you follow through on those expectations? Do you allow some employees to get away with certain behaviors but not others? Do you often arrive late for meetings, then castigate staff who do the same? Do you blame employees for behaviors that you are not consistent about reinforcing? Do you "walk the talk?"
2. Positive Reinforcement works
I am a huge fan of positive reinforcement techniques in dog training. Popularized by trainers such as Ian Dunbar and Karen Pryor, positive reinforcement training works by emphasizing what the dog is doing right, and rewarding that behavior. As my favorite dog trainer, Brenda Aloff, says in her wonderful book Get Connected With Your Dog: Emphasizing The Relationship While Training Your Dog:
"When I think about the training process, I am always thinking of ways I can communicate clearly and emphasize telling the dog she is right. That is what the primary emphasis of all your training should be."
Positive reinforcement is just as important for leaders. This does NOT mean that you avoid setting boundaries and expectations for employees. However, it does mean that emphasizing what an employee is doing right and reinforcing that behavior makes it far easier to modify unwanted behaviors. Scientific research abounds on the subject, starting with the work of B.F. Skinner.
3. Remember, everyone sees the world differently than you do
One of my favorite authors is reknowed animal scientist and autism advocate Temple Grandin. She herself is autistic and has written several books in which she describes how she, being autistic, "sees" the world in pictures, not abstract thoughts. She feels this has given her a unique insight into animal behavior, because animals "see" the world in a similar way. In her book Animals in Translation, she writes: "Whenever you're having a problem with an animal, try to see what the animal is seeing and experience what the animal is experiencing."
In my last post I discussed how I hold regular Technology Roundtables at my school to encourage regular dialogue between myself and our faculty. It is critical that I try continuously to view technology through their eyes so I can best meet their needs. I think all leaders need to make a regular, consistent effort to see the different viewpoints of people throughout their organization. It isn't always easy. But making the effort to see the world as others see it - and remembering that their viewpoint is no less valid than yours - goes a long way towards building positive relationships and increasing a leader's effectiveness.
4. Are your expectations clear?
Very often, when a dog does not follow a cue, or engages in a behavior that you think the dog "knows" is wrong, it is because he is confused or because you have been inconsistent in communicating your expectations. For instance, my husband complains that our dogs like to nap on the couch. However, in the evenings, when we are watching TV, the dogs will frequently jump up on the couch to snuggle with us. Since at no point in their lives have we made it clear that they are only allowed on the couch when specifically invited, they assume it is OK to hang out on the couch regardless of whether we are present. We could retrain this behavior, but it would require training and consistency on both of our parts, and my husband has not the slightest interest in dog training. So the dogs will continue to nap on the couch and my husband will continue to complain about it, and occasionally shoo them off.
As a leader, how often do we assume that we have made our expectations clear, when in fact they were not fully understood by our team? It has been my experience that there are often expectations which are left unsaid, even if we "think" we have explained ourselves thoroughly. As Daniel W. Davenport once said, "The greatest problem in communication is the illusion that it has been accomplished." I have found that the overwhelming number of problems I encounter during a work day are often caused by misunderstood or unclear expectations. I have also learned that when someone does not meet my expectations, I first need to take a long hard look at myself to see if I really communicated my expectations as clearly as I thought I did. I often find that even if it pains me to admit it, the fault is mine, not theirs.
5. Are your actions aligned with what you say?
Dogs are extremely sensitive to body language, much more than to verbal commands. I have often found that when a dog does not follow a cue, or doesn't do it correctly, it is often because there is something in my body language that contradicts what I just said. Dogs, for instance, are extremely sensitive to physical space and the pressure of having someone move into their personal space. If my give a dog a cue to come in close to me, but there is something in my body language that tells my dog to stay slightly away, the fault is mine, not the dog's.
How many leaders do we know who say one thing but do another? Actions truly do speak louder than words, especially when you are in a leadership position. If you talk about the importance of team building, but gossip about your employees behind their back, are you really committed to team building? If you encourage your employees to come to you with new ideas, then fail to give them credit, are you encouraging your employees to think creatively? If you tell your employees that you have confidence in their abilities, then proceed to micromanage them to death, what message does that send?
6. The relationship comes first!
Perhaps the most important leadership principle I have learned from dog training comes from Brenda Aloff, author of several wonderful dog training books. Brenda taught me that developing relationship with your dog - a relationship based on mutual trust and understanding - is the foundation upon which dog training is built. If you establish a good relationship with your dog, training your dog to compete is easy. If the relationship is missing, your dog may obey your commands but will never give his best effort, nor will he trust you. Suzanne Clothier articulates the impact of this relationship beautifully in Bones Would Rain From the Sky, a book I highly recommend even if you aren't in a "canine" relationship!
Building a relationship with those you lead is no different. All of the principles above contribute to building good relationships with people. Good relationships make it so much easier to resolve (or prevent) conflict and inspire people to do their best work. Brenda does a beautiful job outlining protocols you can use to build a relationship with your dog in her Get Connected book, but she also got me thinking about the importance of having specific protocols in place to build relationships with people you are leading. Do you just let things happen as they may, or do you have a plan to build those relationships with those you lead? If so, what specific actions are you taking to build those relationships on a regular basis? Many leaders talk about developing relationships with people but don't have an action plan in place. It's not enough to say "I like this person" or "I'm a supportive boss." Nurturing relationships takes time, thought, and regular action. However, I have found it increases my leadership effectiveness a hundredfold.
How are you building relationships with your employees?


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Here is the latest for the fictional Irish Plantation town Blackross I am drawing for commission.
Blackross will be mapped in the present day, but in a black and white turn-of-the century Ordinance style. I have added some temporary coloring to the buildings and water for clarity. It is at the point where most of the important elements are present to one degree or another. Big items still missing are trees, labels, and the border/framing elements. Street layout and building mix have primarily been chosen by the client.
The northern edge and circular town-center are still unfinished, but hopefully they should be filled out soon. Other known issues are perhaps a little too much regularity in lot size and housing layout. I get the feeling that adding the trees may soften things a little.
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September 14, 2013 JOLIET, Ill. (AP) -- NASCAR took the first step toward restoring its credibility Saturday by telling its teams to give 100 percent at all times.
Teams were also told attempts to "artificially alter" a race will face severe punishment and examples were given as to what will be prohibited going forward.
NASCAR has been on its heels since Clint Bowyer spun his car with seven laps remaining last Saturday in the race that finalized the 12-driver field for the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship. It triggered two separate investigations into three instances of race manipulation that led to severe sanctions against Michael Waltrip Racing and Ryan Newman replacing Martin Truex Jr. in the Chase.
On Friday, France also took the unprecedented step of adding Jeff Gordon to what is now a 13-driver field.
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Houston Hurricanes FC President Brendan Keyes has announced that his NPSL team will play their home games at Lutheran South Academy for the next five years.
"We are delighted," Keyes said. "It was our first choice right from the beginning. Lutheran run a great program and soccer is big part of the private school."
"We are happy to work with such a prestigious club as the Hurricanes FC with a rich history in the game of soccer in Houston and Texas," Lutheran Academy Director of Athletics Rob Psencik commented. "Bringing them in can only help our guys get better."
"When Brendan told me the news I was elated, it was our goal to play here and it's always great to get what you want," Head Coach Thiago Reis stated. "I am very happy to be playing at Lutheran South Academy, a school with a fantastic academic program and a man in charge of the Athletics Department that has the vision we share.
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A man is in the hospital after police say he and a woman caused an explosion while making hash oil Saturday night.
The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office says an 8-month old child and a 3-year-old child were in the Littleton home at the time.
The couple could face charges of child abuse and arson.
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Hash oil explosions are not uncommon, but although it can be dangerous, cooking hash is becoming a trend.
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19.1: The Nature of Equilibrium
Lesson Objectives
- Describe the nature of a reversible reaction.
- Define chemical equilibrium.
- Write chemical equilibrium expressions from balanced chemical equations.
- Calculate the equilibrium constant for a reaction and perform calculations involving that constant.
Lesson Vocabulary
- chemical equilibrium
- equilibrium constant
- reversible reaction
Check Your Understanding
Recalling Prior Knowledge
- What is the rate of a chemical reaction?
- How is concentration usually measured?
When a reaction takes place in both the forward and reverse directions, it is said to be reversible. Reversible reactions can reach a stable state that is referred to as chemical equilibrium. In this lesson, you will learn about the nature of reversible reactions, chemical equilibrium, and how to calculate and use equilibrium constants.
Reversible Reactions
Up until this point, we have written the equations for chemical reactions in a way that would seem to indicate that all reactions proceed until all of the reactants have been converted into products. In reality, a great many chemical reactions do not proceed entirely to completion. A reversible reaction is a reaction in which the conversion of reactants to products and the conversion of products to reactants occur simultaneously. One example of a reversible reaction is the reaction of hydrogen gas and iodine vapor to from hydrogen iodide. The forward and reverse reactions can be written as follows.
- Forward reaction:
- Reverse reaction:
In the forward reaction, hydrogen and iodine combine to form hydrogen iodide. In the reverse reaction, hydrogen iodide decomposes back into hydrogen and iodine. The two reactions can be combined into one equation by the use of a double arrow.
The double arrow indicates that the reaction is reversible.
When hydrogen and iodine gases are mixed in a sealed container, they begin to react and form hydrogen iodide. At first, only the forward reaction occurs because no HI is present. As the forward reaction proceeds, it begins to slow down as the concentrations of H2 and I2 decrease. As soon as some HI has formed, it begins to decompose back into H2 and I2. The rate of the reverse reaction starts out slow because the concentration of HI is low. Gradually, the rate of the forward reaction decreases, while the rate of the reverse reaction increases. Eventually, the rate at which H2 and I2 combine to produce HI becomes equal to the rate at which HI decomposes back into H2 and I2. When the rates of the forward and reverse reactions have become equal to one another, the reaction has achieved a state of balance. Chemical equilibrium is the state of a system in which the rate of the forward reaction is equal to the rate of the reverse reaction. Figure below shows this reaction graphically.
As a reaction begins, only the forward reaction occurs. Over time, the forward reaction rate decreases, while the rate of the reverse reaction increases. After a certain amount of time has passed, the rates of both reactions are equal, and the reaction has reached equilibrium.
Chemical equilibrium can be attained whether the reaction begins with all reactants and no products, all products and no reactants, or some of both. Figure below shows changes in the concentrations of H2, I2, and HI for two different initial reaction mixtures. In the situation depicted by the graph on the left, the reaction begins with only H2 and I2 present. There is no HI initially. As the reaction proceeds towards equilibrium, the concentrations of H2 and I2 gradually decrease, while the concentration of HI gradually increases. When the curve levels out and the concentrations all become constant, equilibrium has been reached. After a system has reached equilibrium, the concentrations of all substances remain constant. In the reaction depicted by the graph on the right, the reaction begins with only HI and no H2 or I2. In this case, the concentration of HI gradually decreases while the concentrations of H2 and I2 gradually increase until equilibrium is again reached. Notice that in both cases, the relative position of equilibrium is the same, as shown by the relative concentrations of reactants and products. The concentration of HI at equilibrium is significantly higher than the concentrations of H2 and I2. This is true whether the reaction began with all reactants or all products. The equilibrium position is a property of the particular reversible reaction and does not depend upon the initial concentrations of the reactants and products.
(A) The reaction begins with only reactants (H2 and I2) and reaches equilibrium when the concentrations of reactants and products become constant. (B) The same reaction, beginning with only product (HI). The relative concentrations of the reactants and products are the same in both cases.
Conditions for Equilibrium and Types of Equilibrium
It may be tempting to think that once equilibrium has been reached, the reaction stops. However, chemical equilibrium is a dynamic process. The forward and reverse reactions continue to occur even after equilibrium has been reached, but because the rates of the two reactions are equal, there is no net change in the relative amounts of reactants and products for a reaction that is at equilibrium. The conditions and properties of a system at equilibrium are summarized below.
- The system must be closed, meaning no substances can enter or leave the system.
- Equilibrium is a dynamic process. Even though we don't observe any changes, both the forward and reverse reactions are still taking place.
- The rates of the forward and reverse reactions must be equal.
- The amounts of reactants and products do not have to be equal. However, after equilibrium is attained, the amounts of reactants and products will remain constant.
The description of equilibrium in this chapter refers primarily to equilibrium between reactants and products in a chemical reaction. In previous chapters, we introduced the concepts of phase equilibrium and solution equilibrium. A phase equilibrium occurs when a substance is in equilibrium between two states. For example, a stoppered flask of water attains equilibrium when the rate of evaporation is equal to the rate of condensation. A solution equilibrium occurs when a solid substance is in a saturated solution. At this point, the rate of dissolution is equal to the rate of recrystallization. Although these are all different types of transformations, most of the rules regarding equilibrium apply to any situation in which a process occurs reversibly.
The Equilibrium Constant
Consider the hypothetical reversible reaction in which reactants A and B react to form products C and D. This equilibrium can be shown below, where the lower case letters represent the coefficients of each substance.
As we have established, the rates of the forward and reverse reactions are the same at equilibrium, and so the concentrations of all of the substances are constant. The equilibrium constant (Keq) is the ratio of the mathematical product of the concentrations of the products to the mathematical product of the concentrations of the reactants for a reaction that is at equilibrium. Each concentration is raised to the power of its coefficient in the balanced chemical equation. For the general reaction above, the equilibrium constant expression is written as follows:
The concentrations of each substance, indicated by the square brackets around the formula, are measured in molarity units (mol/L).
The value of the equilibrium constant for any reaction can be determined by experiment. As detailed in the above section, the equilibrium position for a given reaction does not depend on the starting concentrations, so the equilibrium constant has the same value regardless of the initial amounts of each reaction component. It does, however, depend on the temperature of the reaction. Equilibrium is defined as a condition in which the rates of the forward and reverse reactions are equal. A change in temperature will change the rates of both the forward and reverse reactions, but not to the same extent. As a result, the equilibrium constant is altered. For any reaction in which a Keq is given, the temperature should be specified.
The general value of the equilibrium constant gives us information about whether the reactants or the products are favored at equilibrium. Since the product concentrations are in the numerator of the equilibrium expression, a Keq > 1 means that the products are favored over the reactants. A Keq < 1 means that the reactants are favored over the products.
Though it would often seem that the Keq value would have various units depending on the values of the exponents in the expression, the general rule is that any units are dropped. All Keq values will be reported as having no units.
Sample Problem 19.1: Calculating an Equilibrium Constant
Equilibrium occurs when nitrogen monoxide gas reacts with oxygen gas to form nitrogen dioxide gas.
At 230°C, the equilibrium concentrations for a certain experiment are measured to be [NO] = 0.0542 M, [O2] = 0.127 M, and [NO2] = 15.5 M. Calculate the equilibrium constant at this temperature.
Step 1: List the known values and plan the problem.
- Keq value
The equilibrium expression is first written according to the general form in the text. The equilibrium values are substituted into the expression, and the value is calculated.
Step 2: Solve.
Substituting in the concentrations at equilibrium:
Step 3: Think about your result.
The equilibrium concentration of the product NO2 is significantly higher than the concentrations of the reactants NO and O2. As a result, the Keq value is much larger than 1, an indication that the product is favored at equilibrium.
- The Haber process for the production of ammonia results in the equilibrium represented by the reaction . At equilibrium at a certain temperature, a 5.0 L flask contains 1.25 mol N2, 0.75 mol H2, and 0.50 mol NH3. Calculate Keq for the reaction at this temperature.
The equilibrium expression only shows those substances whose concentrations are variable during the reaction. A pure solid or a pure liquid does not have a concentration that will vary during a reaction. Therefore, an equilibrium expression omits pure solids and liquids and only shows the concentrations of gases and aqueous solutions. The decomposition of mercury(II) oxide can be shown by the following equation, followed by its equilibrium expression.
The stoichiometry of an equation can also be used in a calculation of an equilibrium constant. At 40°C, solid ammonium carbamate decomposes to ammonia and carbon dioxide gases.
At equilibrium, [CO2] is found to be 4.71 × 10−3 M. Can the Keq value be calculated from just that information? Because the ammonium carbamate is a solid, it is not present in the equilibrium expression.
The stoichiometry of the chemical equation indicates that as the ammonium carbamate decomposes, 2 mol of ammonia gas is produced for every 1 mol of carbon dioxide. If we can assume that all of the ammonia and carbon dioxide present is from the decomposition of ammonium carbamate, the concentration of ammonia at any point will be twice the concentration of carbon dioxide. At equilibrium, [NH3] = 2 × (4.71 × 10−3) = 9.42 × 10−3 M. Substituting these values into the Keq expression:
Using Equilibrium Constants
The equilibrium constants are known for a great many reactions. Hydrogen and bromine gases combine to form hydrogen bromide gas. The equation and Keq for this reaction when it is run at 730°C are given below.
A certain reaction is begun with only HBr. When the reaction mixture reaches equilibrium at 730°C, the concentration of bromine gas is measured to be 0.00243 M. What is the concentration of the H2 and the HBr at equilibrium?
Since the reaction begins with only HBr and the mole ratio of H2 to Br2 is 1:1, the concentration of H2 at equilibrium is also 0.00243 M. The equilibrium expression can be rearranged to solve for the concentration of HBr at equilibrium.
Since the value of the equilibrium constant is very high, the concentration of HBr is much greater than that of H2 and Br2 at equilibrium.
Lesson Summary
- A reversible reaction is one in which products are converted to reactants as well as reactants being converted to products. Equilibrium is achieved when the rate of the forward reaction is equal to the rate of the reverse reaction. Once at equilibrium, the concentrations of all substances remain constant, and no net change occurs in the system.
- An equilibrium constant can be calculated for any reaction. Once a reaction reaches equilibrium, the ratio of the mathematical product of all product concentrations to the mathematical product of all reactant concentrations, each raised to the power of its coefficient, will always be equal to its equilibrium constant at that temperature. Note that solid and liquid reaction components are not included in the calculation of the equilibrium constant, since their concentrations are not dependent on the amount present and thus do not change over the course of the reaction.
- An equilibrium constant greater than 1 indicates that the products of the reaction as written are favored. An equilibrium constant less than 1 indicates that the reactants are favored.
Lesson Review Questions
Reviewing Concepts
- How do the amounts of reactants and products change after a reaction has reached equilibrium?
- How does the position of equilibrium depend upon the starting concentrations of all the reactants and products?
- What types of substances are not included in equilibrium expressions and why?
- In general, which reaction is favored (forward, reverse, or neither) if the value of Keq at a specified temperature is
- equal to 1?
- very small?
- very large?
- Write Keq expressions for each of the following equilibrium reactions.
- Oxygen reacts with hydrogen chloride to form chlorine gas and water vapor: . At a certain temperature, the equilibrium mixture consists of 0.0012 M HCl, 3.8 × 10−4 M O2, 0.058 M Cl2, and 0.058 M H2O. Calculate the value of the equilibrium constant at this temperature.
- At equilibrium at 2500 K, [HCl] = 0.0625 M and [H2] = [Cl2] = 0.00450 M for the reaction: .
- Calculate the equilibrium constant for the reaction as written above.
- Calculate the equilibrium constant for the reaction written instead as:
. What is the relationship of the Keq values in parts a and b?
- Consider the following reaction: , Keq=9.5 × 10-8 at 25°C. In a certain equilibrium mixture at 25°C, [H+] = [HS−] = 2.7 × 10−4 M. Determine the concentration of H2S in this mixture.
- Phosphorus pentachloride gas decomposes to phosphorus trichloride and chlorine: . In a certain reaction, 0.500 mol of PCl5 is introduced into a 5.00 L container at 250°C. When the reaction reaches equilibrium, the mixture is analyzed and found to contain 0.194 mol Cl2. Determine the value of Keq at 250°C for this reaction.
- Nitrogen monoxide combines with chlorine at 400°C to form nitrosyl chloride by the following reaction: , Keq=28.1 at 400°C. In a certain reaction, a quantity of NOCl is allowed to decompose at 400°C until equilibrium is reached. The [NO] at equilibrium is 9.40 × 10−3 M. Find the concentrations of Cl2 and of NOCl.
Further Reading / Supplemental Links
- The Equilibrium Constant and the Mass Action Expression, (http://www.kentchemistry.com/links/Kinetics/EquilibriumConstant.htm)
- Equilibrium Constants: Kc, (http://www.chemguide.co.uk/physical/equilibria/kc.html)
Points to Consider
Disruptions to a system at equilibrium can occur in the form of a change in temperature, pressure, or concentrations of one or more of the substances in the equilibrium.
- How does an equilibrium respond to a change in conditions?
- Is the value of the equilibrium constant affected by such changes?


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I doubt that you will ever find 'true' rummynoses Hemigrammus rhodostomus what you will most certainly find is the firehead tetra Hemigrammus bleheri and if you are lucky the 'false' rummynose tetra Petitella georgiae
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Lakeside tops Woodcreek for Junior TOC crown
FOLSOM — Nirvan Sorooshian wrapped the Little League District 54 Junior Tournament of Champions banner around his waist. Then, he wore it over his head.
"I was just super excited that we won," Sorooshian said after Lakeside defeated Woodcreek 8-2 in the title game for 13- and 14-year-olds Thursday night at Lembi Park. "It's pretty much our defense that got us the win, and our hitting has been really good the whole tournament."
True on both counts. Lakeside scored 50 runs in four tournament victories — 23-1 over Folsom National, 12-2 over Ponderosa and 7-6 over El Dorado Hills in the semifinals.
In the championship game, Lakeside pitchers Drew Kindelt and Ethan Wong combined for one strikeout. Lakeside's defense made the other 20 plays without an error.
"All facets of the game: hitting, pitching, defense," Lakeside coach Rob Rocha said. "Our hitting was unbelievable. Every pitcher that came in pitched very well. We just peaked at the right time."
Lakeside built a 4-0 lead with two runs in the top of the first inning, one in the second and one in the fourth, the last on Alex Baldonado's double and a run-scoring groundout by Kindelt. Baldonado had two hits and scored two runs. Arman Mizani also had two hits.
Lakeside pulled away with a three-run seventh. Wong singled, Parker Matheson reached on one of Woodcreek's four errors, and Alex Rocha roped his second hit of the game, an RBI single. Kindelt followed with a run-scoring hit.
Woodcreek scored in the last of the fifth on Brandon Consuelo's hit and scored in the seventh on Kyler Powell's fielder's choice, a double by Consuelo and a run-scoring single by Mitchell Houston before Wong struck out the last two batters.
"We showed up for the first game. We won that, and the second game. We kinda kept winning, and we were on a roll, and it just kinda carried all the way through," Rob Rocha said. "It was just a dream season for us. I couldn't be happier for the kids. We improved tremendously throughout the season."


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Friday, September 14, 2012
Whatta Class, I Mean, Really!
Yesterday, my best friend (who has retired) came in for the second time this school year to volunteer in my classroom. The first time she came, I introduced her and we told the class that we were best friends - to which, they all remarked, "You're BFF's!" We smiled and agreed that we were.
So when she walked in yesterday, they greeted her with, "Hi, Mrs. BFF!" Don't you love it? I do -and she does - and i think she's about to fight me for who gets to teach these lovely children! She led reading groups with my class and then pulled a few kids that need intervention, so it's great to have her in my room!
Oh! And have I told you how GREAT my parents are? They are kind and sweet - just like their kids! (this is truly a case of "the apple doesn't fall far from the tree", that's for sure!) I have a couple parents who take things home for me, as well as a few really helpful volunteers - I'm very lucky. I have one mom who drops her child off - and borrows my broom and sweeps the front of my classroom because it needs it. (Our janitor, bless his heart, should do it but is often absent so..,) Isn't that sweet?
I am a lucky teacher, that is for sure. I read your blogs and it sounds like a lot of you are in the same position. Do you think there's something in the water this year that makes all the firsties so sweet? Enjoy your day, dear friends - I can't wait!
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It's my last semester in school, I've already got a great job lined up after graduation, and I work 2 jobs to support my cycling addiction. I don't start any of my classes until 10:30 every day, and I typically ride 6 days a week for a couple of hours during the weekdays with a longer ride on Sunday.
My job after school has no set hours, no dress code, and I live close enough that I can bike to work if I want to. I guess my slackerdom knows no end.
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Dade City, Florida -- An overnight inferno at a Dade City industrial park has destroyed a huge warehouse, and the fire was still going as the sun came up on Thanksgiving morning.
The four alarm blaze lit up the skies over Pasco County at about 10:30 Wednesday night. Smoke was billowing from the Dade City Business Center, a large industrial park just off U.S. 301.
Firefighters say between 50 and 100 businesses are located inside the complex. The burning building -- a three-story, 40,000 square foot warehouse -- contained several 55-gallon drums that exploded through the night.
A piece of one exploding barrel missed a fire captain's head by just inches, a spokesman said.
The warehouse is home to All Natural Botanicals. The company sells fragrances and oils in bulk.
Firefighters say their goal has been to keep the fire from spreading beyond that one building. So far, they have been successful, despite dangerous conditions inside.
"The third floor has collapsed into the center of the building, which is impeding us getting in there to the scene of the fire," said Duncan Hitchcock with Pasco County Fire Rescue.
Much of the burned building's roof has also collapsed, and believe it or not, that has helped firefighters. They were then able to use ladder trucks to dump water straight down into the building.
The biggest challenges for firefighters have been the building's unusually thick walls and those 55-gallon drums that have been exploding inside the warehouse.
"When the first crews arrived, they tried to attack the fire," Hitchcock said. "Shortly after they went inside, two of the barrels blew up -- one of the barrels with such a force it took out a section of a four-inch concrete wall."
One firefighter was hurt, but he's been released and he'll be ok.
Firefighters were finally able to make their way into the building at around 6 a.m. Thursday.
They say they separated the fire from those explosive 55-gallon drums and learned the drums hold some kind of alcohol-based substance. That's good news, because it means the cloud of smoke created by the burning chemicals should not pose a health risk to neighbors, Hitchcock said.
The smoke is unusual in another way. Instead of the typical charred smell that comes from most fires, this smoke carries an almost pleasant, fragrant scent from the burning perfume oils in the warehouse.
The complex was a Lykes Company citrus plant and became a business park several years ago.
Hitchcock says firefighters expect to stay on the scene, drowning the fire, well into the day on Thursday.
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Monday's Winners & Losers: Fannie Mae
(YHOO - Get Report) rose $2.61, or 12.2%, to $23.96 after activist investor Carl Icahn revived hopes of a Microsoft buyout deal for Yahoo!. Icahn said he has been in talks for the past week with Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, noting Ballmer would be interested in restarting negotiations if shareholders elected Icahn's slate of directors to the board at Yahoo's upcoming shareholder meeting in early August. Yahoo has been under intense pressure from shareholders after it rejected Microsoft's $31 a share offer for the company a few weeks ago.Fannie Mae (FNM) and Freddie Mac (FRE) were tumbling more than 20% at one point after an analyst at Lehman Brothers expressed worries about new accounting requirements that might force both government-formed companies to raise billions of dollars in new capital. Chipmaker Broadcom (BRCM) was up $1.88, or 7.2%, to $28.10 in part because of positive research notes from Wall Street analysts. An analyst at Piper Jaffray upgraded the stock to buy from hold, saying investors are underestimating the revenue potential for a few product cycles. Potential sources of revenue upside include a "key design win" for Nokia's videocore processor, the 3G iPhone for which Broadcom supplies a chip, the migration to high definition video and its impact on Broadcom's sales of set-top boxes and Blu-ray player chips, the analyst said. A Goldman Sachs analyst also named Broadcom as one of the chip makers most likely to benefit from the strong demand for the 3G iPhone. Radian (RDN - Get Report) skyrocketed 70% before settling down to a gain of 51.9%. Last Thursday, the insurer announced that it paid out less in claims during the second quarter than expected and on Monday it named a new head of its mortgage unit.Yahoo!
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They're whiny, materialistic, gossipy and co-dependent. If they weren't so darn cute, I would really hate the little animal people who populate Rooty, a seaside village I inadvertently became mayor of in "Animal Crossing: New Leaf," the fourth edition of the adorable Nintendo social simulator that casts players not just as citizens but as managers of their own towns.
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Nice video! Wow I can not wait for the Hoth Map! Keep up the great work guys.
First Strike is a Star Wars total conversion modification for Battlefield 2142. The goal of First Strike is to totally immerse the players into the amazing universe of Star Wars by presenting the most accurate representations of famous Star Wars locales, weapons, and characters, and combining them with exciting, fast paced gameplay and features new to the Battlefield scene. Within this mod you'll find yourself as a soldier of the Galactic Empire or as a freedom fighter for the Rebel Alliance. You'll fight across lovingly detailed recreations of various Star Wars locations with a wide array of weapons and vehicles.
Nice video! Wow I can not wait for the Hoth Map! Keep up the great work guys.
What was the layout for this map based on? It reminds me of the Battle of Hoth instance from Star Wars: Galaxies. :)
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Companies that issue installment loans in North Carolina are lobbying anew to raise borrowing costs for many of their customers.
The House narrowly passed a bill in 2011 that would have allowed consumer finance lenders to collect more on loans. It died when lawmakers and military leaders feared it would hurt young service members naive about seeking credit.
This year the industry has worked with the military to place more restrictions on the loans for low-ranked sailors, soldiers and Marines.
The state's consumer finance lenders say interest rates and borrowing amounts haven't changed in 30 years, making it hard to earn a profit.
Bill opponent Chris Kukla with the Center for Responsible Lending says the restrictions for the military show proposed rule changes could hurt other borrowers, too.
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The congregation of a historic church is speechless after thieves not only stole copper, but ransacked their house of worship.
The pastor of Chadbourn Community Church says the thieves trashed their building while stealing the copper from the walls. The crooks damaged ceremonial items inside, including tossing the altar Bible onto the floor and tearing the altar cloth to shreds. Communion plates were damaged and offering plates stolen.
"Very upset, very withdrawn and in disbelief that somebody could be so evil and do this kind of stuff because our dear Lord up above doesn't like ugly," said church member Josephine Roybal.
Those ceremonial items now need to be replaced or repaired in addition to the work that will be required to restore the electrical wiring and repair the walls. Electrical outlets were ripped from the wall and rafters in the roof torn up to access the wiring.
They haven't added up the total value of the damage yet, but expect it will be several thousand dollars. They are hopeful that insurance will cover most of the cost.
"It's very upsetting, you feel like you've been defiled in a way. This church is important to us. We are a small congregation and not wealthy at all, so these things really affect us," said Rev. John Beatty.
Members were thankful that their historic stained glass windows were not damaged during the burglary.
Beatty says what cuts the deepest is that he feels most of the damage was not necessary to steal the copper, but instead done intentionally.
"In my opinion it wasn't just a robbery, it was also a statement against God and the church," said Beatty.
The congregation says they have all suffered in their lives and have learned how to forgive others who do these type of hurtful things.
"The important issue is not just the legal thing, but the spiritual part. They are doing damage to their souls and their relationship with God; to trash and disrespect the house of God, that's a serious matter," said Beatty.
The historic church will be open for service on Sunday despite the damage.
The church was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009, and is all that's left of the Conejos Street neighborhood.
Chadbourn Community Church is located at 402 Conejos St., near America the Beautiful Park.
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How little volatility is there in the market? The Volatility Index (VIX), which uses options trading activity as a gauge of investor fear, is at its lowest level in two years.
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Though investors were a bit spooked in late December in the face of the budget crisis (which temporarily spiked the VIX), the long-term volatility trend has been gliding lower. Simply put, investors know the typical risks that can derail the market, and they are expecting little drama in coming months.
But what about the types of issues that investors can't see coming? Nassim Taleb, an author focused on randomness, probability and uncertainty, calls these unforeseen events "Black Swans." When one of these occurs, the market can take a fairly significant hit.
Here are four possible Black Swans that may roil the market in 2013.
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The issue of Iran's nuclear ambitions has been in the news for so long, that investors seem to have forgotten about it. Although the U.S.-led sanctions are having a major effect on the Iranian economy, there has been little movement by the Iranian government to seek a face-saving compromise.
Iran will be voting for a new president this summer, as Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's term expires in August. If his successor is a hand-picked choice of the Ayatollah Khamenei, then global strategists may well conclude that Iran will maintain or deepen its hard line stance. And looming military tensions between Iran and the West would trigger the possibility of a closure of the Strait of Hormuz, which is the only open sea passage from the Persian Gulf to the ocean. In such a scenario, oil prices would quickly spike much higher, dealing a major headwind to the global economy -- and stock markets.
Chairman Ben Bernanke has wisely sought to calm the markets by repeatedly stressing that the Fed won't start raising rates until the U.S. economy shows greater vibrancy. Although the bank is unlikely to start raising rates in 2013, the official statements released after Fed meetings could start to shift in tone. The current language of perpetual monetary accommodation could eventually be replaced by language that hints of groundwork for eventual tightening. And once investors start to see a shift coming into focus, they may lose their appetite for equities. In some -- but not all -- instances when the Fed has moved to boost interest rates, the stock market has weakened.
In addition to this tightening scenario, there is always the possibility that existing Fed policy starts to lose its effectiveness. The Fed's various Quantitative Easing (QE) measures have generally helped the bond and stock markets, but the Fed's balance sheet is now so stressed, that we simply don't know how the market will respond to any interest rate hiccups as the effects of the various QE programs start to wane.
The ticking time bomb has been unplugged for now, as Republicans voted to extend their timeframe for another government shutdown deadline into the spring. The decision to defer a showdown is ostensibly to buy more time to come to a bipartisan agreement on a path to close the still-massive government budget deficit. But the two sides remain so far apart (though they have identified few areas for compromise) that a far-reaching agreement that keeps our government debt from eventually hitting $20 trillion seems increasingly unlikely.
Even as the total amount of government spending has grown quickly in each of the past four years, the market has moved higher and higher. So investors have already concluded that the rising level of government debt simply has no bearing on the markets. Yet you can only stretch a rubber band so far, and as long as inaction reigns, the debt load swells higher, and the eventual moves to start paying down our debt will have a much more draconian effect on U.S. economic growth. It's a notion that has been seemingly ignored until this point, but could be the "Black Swan of 2013."
China's hefty ownership of U.S. bonds has been remarkably positive to our economy, helping to keep interest rates down and enabling us to keep issuing more debt without any real ramifications.
Yet China's new leadership has given clear signs of shifting its economy in the direction of domestic consumption. If they're serious about stimulating domestic demand, then they would have less incentive to pursue a cheap currency policy.
As we saw with Japan in past decades, a weak currency only makes sense in the context of an export-led economy. Chinese policy makers also worry about inflation, and one way to keep price pressures at bay is to let your currency strengthen (which weakens import prices).
Lastly, China surely has an eye on the U.S. budget mess, and may eventually follow through on its threat to strongly decrease its ownership of U.S. bonds. Without China, Uncle Sam would be paying much higher interest rates.
Risks to Consider: The upside risk here: no Black Swans emerge and investors solely focus on the prospects of a resurgent U.S. economy.
Action to Take --> The Black Swan that derails markets may be one that we can't even perceive of right now. These four Black Swans are simply the ones that we already grasp. A steadily rising market, with multi-year lows in various volatility gauges underscores the need to maintain a defensive posture with your portfolios.
-- David Sterman
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Anna Quindlen: 'Be Not Afraid'
None of what you've learned in college means anything without the courage to use it in the world.
Our workplaces are full of fear: fear of innovation, fear of difference. The most widely used cliché in management today is to think outside the box. The box is not only stale custom. It is terrified paralysis. It is not only that we need to think outside it. We need to flatten it and put it outside for the recyclers.
In my own business, fear is the ultimate enemy. It accounts for censorship, obfuscation, the homogenization of the news when sharp, free, fearless news is more necessary than ever before.
Without fear or favor the news business must provide readers and viewers with stories even if those are stories the powerful do not want you to hear or believe.
And, as important, when we've gotten it wrong we must say so fearlessly in the public square, with full and frank disclosure.
I hope some day all institutions, particularly government ones, will vow to do the same.
Too often our public discourse fears real engagement or intellectual intercourse; it pitches itself at the lowest possible level of homogenization, always preaching to the choir, so that no one will be angry. Which usually means that no one will be interested.
What is the point of free speech if we are always afraid to speak freely? Not long ago I asked professor of religion Elizabeth Castelli what she did to suit the comfort level of the diverse group of students in her class. "It is not my job to make people comfortable," she said. "It is to educate them." I nearly stood up and cheered. If we fear competing viewpoints, if we fail to state the unpopular because of some sense of plain-vanilla civility, it is not civility at all. It is the denigration of the human capacity for thought, the suggestion that we are fragile flowers incapable of disagreement, argument, or civil intellectual combat.
There are no fragile flowers seated before me today. We are smart and sure and strong enough to overcome the condescending notion that opposing viewpoints are too much for us to bear--in politics, in journalism, in business, in the academy.
Open your mouths. Speak your piece. Fear not.
You understood this message in your marrow even four years ago. You had to have some essential bravery to even choose Barnard. It is not the easy choice; many of you have had to explain yourselves--the university, the city, the single-sex institution. At its core it must have spoken to something within you that was daring, that was confident, that knew that you knew best what was best for you.
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LATHAM, N.Y., Feb. 22, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Plug Power Inc. (Nasdaq:PLUG), a leader in providing clean, reliable energy solutions, today announced it will release the Company's 2011 fourth quarter and year end results on March 8, 2012.
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Instructions:From Family Fun magazine, this is a great way for your family to build snowy versions of themselves during the next snowy day.
Charcoal briquettes
Apple chunks
Hat and scarf
Child's snow pants
Child's winter boots
Child's mittens
To build this classic Snow Mom, start with a three-snowball body. Add charcoal briquette eyes, a carrot nose and an apple-chunk mouth (secured with toothpicks). Use sticks to support her mittened hands. A perky scarf and stone buttons complete her outfit.
Construct the smaller snow child from the bottom up, starting with snow pants stuffed with packed snow. Next, create the child's torso from a single elongated snowball smooshed into the snow at the waist of the stuffed pants, then joined to the back of the snow mother's head. Support the child on his mother's shoulders with a stick brace (as shown).
Stuff a pair of winter boots into the child's snow pants and use snow to hold his mittens in place. Finally, top off the structure with the child's snowy head, shaped with a Conehead-like point to support his hat. As for his features, make him look just like his mother
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Q: Repairing and patching concrete surfaces makes up a lot of our company's work. There seem to be many different types of polymer modifiers for cement and concrete. What do they do exactly, and how do I know which ones to use for various applications?
A: Modifying cement formulations with polymers provides many important properties that make a variety of niche applications possible, including concrete patch and repair, decorative cement overlays, ceramic tile adhesives, and many others. To get the performance desired for any of these applications, it helps to understand some of the basics of why polymers are added to cement formulations.
The first thing to understand is that polymers are primarily used to modify mortars (portland cement + water + sand aggregate), not concrete (mortar + larger aggregates such as gravel or stone), due to the relative cost involved. The main exceptions are polymer-modified concrete for bridge deck overlays and road repair work. Most polymer-modified cement applications involve mortar that is not more than an inch or two thick. But let's start with the basics.
1. More extensive cement cure. Cement/concrete strength depends on proper curing, a chemical reaction (hydration) between water and cement that causes crystals to grow and wrap around the mix components. During the early stages of cure (roughly the first five to seven days), there must be enough water to maintain the hydration process or the cement/concrete will not harden properly.
Polymers reduce the rate of water evaporation, allowing the crystal structure to keep growing and building strength during these critical early curing stages. This reduced water evaporation is especially important in thin applications, where the surface area for evaporation is high, relative to the volume of the mortar.
At left, an unmodified patch is easily dislodged due to a lack of hydration during curing and lack of adhesion. At right, a modified patch at 10% polymer (percent polymer by weight to cement) would not budge.
Credit: Dow Construction Chemicals
2. Improved workability. Polymer modification noticeably improves application characteristics, making the mortar more fluid and easier to handle and apply. Certain polymers also prolong the hydration period, which can increase working time, an important characteristic in hot climates. This means contractors can use less water for workability purposes. The polymer acts as a water reducer, ultimately leading to a stronger mortar with fewer voids, or weak spots.
3. Improved adhesion. Polymer modifiers act as an adhesive to enable the modified mortar overlay to stick to a variety of surfaces such as concrete, masonry, brick, wood, rigid polystyrene and polyurethane foam, glass, and metals. Adhesion is an important property, especially in thin section overlay mortar applications such as spray coatings, stuccos, and underlayments, and applications with excessive vibration and heavy traffic.
4. Improved strength and durability. Cured polymer-modified mortars generally have improved tensile strength, flexural strength, impact and abrasion resistance, water resistance, and chemical resistance versus unmodified mortars. Also, the polymer in the mortar helps restrain micro-crack propagation, which improves the overall toughness of the mortar.
The combination of improved workability, adhesion, and curing performance allows using polymer-modified mortar in several niche applications that would otherwise be difficult or impossible. One thing most of these applications have in common is a thin layer of mortar, usually no more than 1 or 2 inches thick. All of them require one or more of the chemical and/or mechanical properties mentioned earlier.
Adhesives and Grouts: Wall and floor tiles—ceramic, marble, stone, etc. Adhesion, water/chemical resistance, flexural strength. This is the most common application for polymer-modified mortars.
Patch and Repair Mortars: Grouts for repairing cracks and delamination of concrete structures such as sidewalks, driveways, and walls. Adhesion, abrasion resistance, tensile and flexural strength. New mortar will not stick well to old concrete without polymer modification.
Decorative Overlays: Wall coatings and textured building finishes (polymer-modified stucco). Adhesion, tensile and flexural strength, exterior durability.
Flooring and Pavements: Can be used in mortar or heavy use concrete industrial/commercial flooring overlay formulations. Warehouses, factories, hospitals, stairways, garages, railway platforms, airport runways, etc. Abrasion resistance, tensile and flexural strength, water resistance, chemical resistance, and exterior durability.
Waterproofing: Basements, bulk water storage tanks, septic tanks, ship decks, roof decks, and concrete walls. Water resistance for all; chemical resistance, other properties depending on the application.
Many different types of polymers can be used in mortars, including latex polymers, redispersible dry polymers, and water soluble polymers, far too many for a comprehensive review here. The important things for contractors to look for include:
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As promised some behind-the-scenes pictures of the pilot of The Stan Simpson Show.
The guests were Dick Robinson, founder of the CT School of Broadcasting; Desmond Conner, UConn football beat writer; and Juan Figueroa, president of the Universal Health Care Foundation.
Pixs are courtesy of Nick Caito. ... Thanks Nick! .. We'll also forward more pixs of the pilot and the second show, taped Wednesday. In fact, the second show is ready for viewing now. .... Take a look at www.courant.com/stan. Again, the show airs Sunday, 10 a.m., on Fox 61.


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Meyer, Hitchens earn Big 10 honors for Hawkeyes
IOWA CITY (U of I) — University of Iowa junior PK Mike Meyer and junior LB Anthony Hitchens have earned national recognition for their play in Iowa's 19-16 double-overtime win at Michigan State. Meyer has been named special teams Player of the Week in the Big Ten Conference for the second time this season. Meyer has also been named the national Placekicker of the Week by the College Football Performance Awards (CFPA), and he is one of three kickers recognized as "Stars of the Week" by the Lou Groza National Collegiate Place Kicker Award.
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On Saturday 7th September, Nickelodeon and Fruit Shoot hosted the Skills Awards and Josh had a chat with each of the award winners just after they came off stage!
The winners included:
Best Baller – Olivia
Best Dancer – IMD
Best Biker – Beth
Best Rider – Keenan
Best Boarder – Katie
Best Skater – Cei
Best Breakthrough – Angelina and Kelly
You can hear how it felt to win an award and what advice they have for you if you fancy becoming the next Best Baller! One of the winners can even do a double back flip on a snow board!!


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August 23, 2011
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InsidetheGators.com's Point/Counterpoint, senior writer Kyle Maistri and columnist Adam Silverstein put their opinions aside and tackle both sides of one of the hottest topics going into the Florida Gators' 2011-12 football season. ...More... To continue reading this article you must be a member. Sign Up Now!
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I installed Picasa on my laptop to have another look. Sam was interested in having it on her new computer. I wrote her an email about some of the reasons I hate Picasa and why she shouldn't use it. It was quickly turning into an encyclopedia and I knew her brain would fuzz over if she had to read the whole thing.
I thought I should look at it again and see if anything had improved since I last ran it over with a truck. And maybe I could come up with a way of saying, "Sure, go ahead, it'll be fine."
I didn't and Sam has gone over to XnView.
Picasa seems to be a favorite with the genealogy crowd and I don't know why because there is so much better software around.
First of all, I hate the Import options because I have only two choices – Either my entire hard-drive or My Documents, My Pictures and Desktop.
I don't dare have it import my TIFFs because the last time it did that it seriously messed around with the IPTC and it took days to repair the damage. If I was using Picasa for JPGs only (which is all it's good for and not even very good at that) I would move my 30GB of TIFFs to some obscure corner of my hard-drive before opening it so it couldn't do any damage to them.
My laptop has been stripped down for use as a PDF and video viewer so there was nothing for it to damage. I put a few photos on a flash-drive for it to import. Then I took them back and tested them on my main computer. Editing a TIFF completely stripped out the IPTC and re-saved it as a JPG. That was only a cursory test and god knows what other perversions of photo decency are lurking yet unseen.
'Properties' has been moved to the sidebar along with tags and maps. Picasa reads GPS on TIFFs but not the IPTC metadata except for the caption and copyright if you've added them with other software. Key phrase here: other software. If the photo has a caption, it's listed under a field called 'Camera ID'. You might want to write that down because it's not exactly intuitive. It does not show the caption underneath the photo so you might think it's not there at all.
The Picasa Photo Viewer doesn't show captions at all on TIFFs or JPGs.
You can add tags to TIFFs but they won't carry through to other keyword-reading software. It's a Picasa delusion. And it can't read keywords put there by other software.
What it does do is try to impress you with how techie it can be by giving you a ream of other useless data like Bits Per Sample and Strip Offsets.
If you're absolutely determined, Picasa is good for adding tags (keywords) and captions to JPGs. It's not mature enough to have fields for adding sources, copyrights, addresses, etc. You can search an address to add a pin and GPS co-ordinates to a map but you can't add the address. Or the copyright or the source or the contact email or anything else a family historian would be interested in adding to their photos.
Face-tagging is proprietary so you have to back that up using their option of burning photos to an ongoing series of discs. With a little creativity, you can burn the discs and then copy the content of the discs to an external HD for an extra backup. Or you can upload them to Picasa Web Albums; the first 1GB free and then you can pay for anything beyond that. You might want to wipe the GPS out of your photos before you upload them otherwise everyone will know who you are and where you are and that's not always a good idea.
This is still a useless g-d piece of photo software and I still hate it.


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A Blast From the PastHeadCrabZombie | Jan. 14, 2013 | Review of Sonic Adventure DX - PC
This game used to keep me entertained for hours upon end, and it still holds up to this day. The graphics are a bit dated, given they were made for the dreamcast, but the gameplay is very smooth, and the level design is phenomonal! The voice acting is a it iffy, and the lip syncing is horrendous, but all around this is a really fun game!
Sonic is BackHeadCrabZombie | Jan. 8, 2013 | Review of Sonic Generations - PC
The times of bad Sonic games are behind us for now, for this Sonic game is a massive improvement over previous titles. Unleashed tried to be good but was held back by its slow werehog levels, so Generations is all about being fast. The 2Dand 3D levels have very different gameplay styles, with classic Sonic not being able to do a homing attack, but modern Sonic not being able to do a spin dash. The unique gameplay styles perfectly fit the levels they play in, which I might add, look beautiful. The detail within the levels are phenomenal. A must get game for Sonic fans, and even good for people new to the series!
Apocalypse done rightHeadCrabZombie | Jan. 8, 2013 | Review of Metro 2033 (1) - PC
This game puts fallout 3 to shame in terms or immersion and atmosphere. The voice acting can be a little off putting given that they're all Russian, but in terms of gameplay and graphics, it far exceeds Fallout 3. Stealth is also a part of this game, especially on higher difficulty levels, so be warned. Also, don't be surprised when you find yourself dying to a particular part over and over, because it WILL happen. This game is a must get for people who love a good challenge and an immersive world.
Good for strategistsHeadCrabZombie | Jan. 8, 2013 | Review of ARMA II Combined Operations - PC
This game is not for the typical Call of Duty gamer. You will not be able to run around with your gun and shoot up everyone. Hell, you can't even run and shoot in the first place. The learning curve is quite fair, but requires some patience, as does the game itself, and especially the mod DayZ. You will often find yourself crawling through the grass trying to avoid a group of bandits or a hoard of zombies. This type of gameplay can be good for some, and very off putting for others. Gameplay aside, the graphics look great, but the optimization is a little poor, so be sure your computer can run it. There are various bugs that you have to live with, but none of them are unbearable. All in all, Arma II combined ops is a good purchase for a patient gamer.
Zombie Killin' FunHeadCrabZombie | Jan. 8, 2013 | Review of Dead Island - PC
This game is not very different than other zombie games out there, but it has a very distinctive feel, that is not always good. The melee weapons break far too quickly sometimes and the guns are pretty useless, but it still manages to be a fun game, at least with friends. The quests can be pretty redundant, and mostly have you fetching some item, but as a general rule, anything can be made more fun with someone else screaming because a zombie is attacking them. An okay game that had a good concept that just didn't hit I suppose.
Great and Challenging!HeadCrabZombie | Jan. 8, 2013 | Review of Dark Souls Prepare to Die Edition NA - PC
Dark Souls is truly a successor to Demon's Souls, and it plays great on the PC. Some outside fixes, like DSfix are recommended, and a controller is almost necessary, but with that aside, the gameplay is solid. The online can be a little wonky at parts, not allowing me to summon players, but most of the time summoning is no problem, and the people are always helpful. Even the invaders are courteous, for the most part! Great community, and great game! Highly recommended!


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Welcome to Eagles Online: My Site News: How We CoachHow We Coach
Our Goals for the Season
- Be a better basketball team/player at the end of the season than at the beginnng.
- Have Fun!
We tell our players that they must do 3 things to play:
- Play Defense
- Rebound
- Hustle - If they are doing 1 and 2, they are most likely already doing 3.
Playing Time (Games)
For each Game/Jamboree/Scrimmage we play, we plan out and prepare a substitiution rotation that gets all players involved. That's not to say that depending on the situation be it strategic or for reasons outlined in the "Expectations" section we won't stray from that rotation.
Play Hard!
The cheer that we often use when we break from a huddle "Play Hard!" sums up our philosophy pretty well. We want to remember that this is "Play" and should be fun.
Please see "How We Practice", "How We Play", and "Coach Rob's Rules" for additional information.


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Instant karma's gonna get you
Someone should buy me Dwight Schrute's xTerra.
More giveaways! I know, right? Anyway, this one is a biggie, with a ton of other designers and 24 chances of winning, so I'd enter if I were you! Via ScoutieGirl.
This just in, Jiffy Pop sucks ass.
If you ever want to get into the craft biz, here are some GREAT tips : such as, 'a craft show is only worth doing if you earn ten times the booth fee.' This is good advice, because otherwise you are schlepping your crap around for nothing.
I went to Mozza this week with The Baking Mafia. I liked it, but it seems like I was the only one. The desserts were OUTSTANDING. I think just having the staff allow us to sit there for two hours was good enough to call it an a-ok place, in my book. Yes, we got tons o' dirty looks. After all it was a one month wait for a reservation.
Due to 'Computer Meltdown 2008', I can't post recipes. I can't get anything to work. Sorry about that.With all this foced time off the computer, I have been cooking a lot. This week I made Fresh Strawberry Cupcakes but MINI sized and with powdered sugar instead of frosting. They are tiny and wonderful to pop in your mouth.


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Atlanta Voter Assembly: No More Stolen Elections
Georgia Greens are urged to participate in this event Wednesday night:
Dear Friend,
American democracy is in crisis. The election of Tuesday, November 6th, 2012, is today, and certain aspects of that election are already perfectly clear. Millions of Americans may be denied their inalienable right to vote. Millions more will be denied the right to vote for the candidate of their choice. And the vast majority of Americans will have their votes tabulated by unverifiable electronic voting machines. Meanwhile, the power of a tiny, wealthy minority is greater than ever, causing private campaign funding to reach previously unimaginable levels and making this the most expensive election in U.S. history.
You can do 3 important things to protect the 2012 elections from being stolen:
1. Read and sign the No More Stolen Elections! voter pledge of action and forward it to everyone you know. <http://nomorestolenelections.org/node/4101/nomorestolenelections.org/pledge-action>
2. Report election violations at report.nomorestolenelections.org<http://nomorestolenelections.org/node/4101/report.nomorestolenelections.org>.
3. Join us on Wednesday, November 7 (the day after the election) to take a stand for fair elections! The Atlanta Voter Assembly will be held at The Common House at Lake Claire Co-Housing, 258 Connecticut Ave. NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30307 from 7pm-10pm. We will be discussing
- acts of voter suppression,
- machine failures and reporting problems that occurred on Election Day and,
- if necessary, we will take action to prevent this election from being stolen.
Contact John Fortuin at email@example.com or 404-438-2389 for more information.
Thank you and please forward this email to as many people as you can!
John Fortuin 404-438-2389 on behalf of NoMoreStolenElections.org
Location Details:
The Common House at Lake Claire Co-Housing 258 Connecticut Ave. NE Atlanta, Georgia 30307
Lake Claire Co-Housing is on Connecticut Ave, on the corner of Dekalb Ave, and to the East of the Candler Park MARTA Station. Park on Connecticut Ave, not in the small community parking lot for the residents. The Common House is on the West side of the Lake Claire Co-Housing Community.


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Financial Aid
For more than 150 years, Albright has worked hard to remain an affordable choice for exceptional adult learners seeking a rigorous, interdisciplinary, private, liberal arts education. For students who are interested in enrolling in accelerated courses at Albright College, the following types of financial aid may be available to help you cover the cost of your education:
- Federal Stafford Loans (subsidized and unsubsidized)
- Federal Pell Grants
- Pennsylvania State Grants
- Community College Partnership & Achievement Scholarship
(scholarship is divided and distributed over four semesters)
- Yellow Ribbon Program (for veterans accessing Post-9/11 GI bill funding).
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To be considered for financial aid for accelerated courses at Albright College, please follow the following important steps:
- Complete a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) by visiting www.fafsa.ed.gov.
Albright College's school code is: 003229.
A new FAFSA becomes available shortly after January 1st each year, for the following fall and spring semesters.
- For students who are starting with courses in their major:
By confirming your spot in the program & completing the appropriate FAFSA, Albright College will generate an award letter to you.
- For students who are starting with courses in their major:
- See your Enrollment Advisor to register you for a minimum of two courses in a given semester (fall or spring) & completing the appropriate FAFSA will generate an award letter to you.
Please feel free to contact the Financial Aid office at Albright College by contacting them at:
(610) 921-7515