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How Small Business Can Use Real-Time Marketing
I had an excellent experience today and just had to share it with you. You may have heard the now infamous story about Morton's The Steakhouse delivering by 'Tweet'. It really set the stage for businesses to identify real-time marketing opportunities. More recently big brands like Oreo have achieved very successful results by utilizing quick response marketing tactics. So it made me smile today when my local bistro demonstrated how small business can use real-time marketing as well.
Social Media really is a game changer. Not only has it changed the way we communicate, it continues to shape our culture and our expectations. Consumers expect to be able to reach out to brands and businesses and have them respond. So when I made a Facebook comment today on a photo promoting a meal special, I was delighted when they pinged me straight back within a matter of seconds.
The quick response and real-time experience converted me from a fleeting commenter into a committed customer before I'd even had a chance to check with my wife if we had other plans. It worked so well because it was a perfect combination of:
LinkedIn describes Real-Time Marketing as marketing performed "on-the-fly" to determine an appropriate or optimal approach to a particular customer at a particular time and place. Bistro 75 nailed it. Now their content was the trigger, but what happened next was the most important part. The conversation (in real-time no less). They were publishing content they knew would generate a response and were waiting to engage in real-time. I love it!
Here's a screenshot of the conversation
You don't have to be a big brand with a marketing team to leverage real-time marketing. You just need to know your customers. Social Media provides businesses with an amazing opportunity to engage with and learn about their customers wants and needs. It also offers a direct method to address those needs in real-time.
Here are a few tools to help you to WOW your customers and prospects in real-time:
Facebook Pages Manager app
Helps Facebook Page admins connect with their audience and keep up with activity on multiple Pages on-the-fly from your smartphone. Available for iPhone, or Android.
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Set Google Alerts to monitor reviews, mentions, or complaints about your products and services. This is a great way to address any concerns immediately and engage prospects. If you have great products and services there is no need to worry.
You can use Clicky to obtain analytic data in real-time. You can also use it to backtrack links to identify the path visitors took to get to your site. This will give you great insights about your visitors.
You know what I think I liked most about the whole experience? It didn't seem like marketing at all. It was very social, and that is how social media is meant to be. I have some great ideas about how small business can use real-time marketing. If you'd like me to help your business succeed in this space please contact me. I'd love to help. If you have enjoyed reading this story and found it insightful, please share it across your favorite social networks to help me and others. Thanks for visiting, reading and sharing.
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Recovering my 'lost weekend' (Part 1): Handel Choir's 'Semele'
Due to circumstances beyond my control, I had something of a 'lost weekend' (not the Ray Milland variety, honest), which meant that a couple of days unexpectedly got away from me, days that would have been spent writing about a couple of performances (and attending at least one more last Sunday).
I know it's a little late now -- OK, very late -- but, for what it's worth, I thought I would offer some of what I was planning to say about last weekend's musical activity, starting with the Handel Choir of Baltimore's standing-room-only concert Saturday night at the Church of the Redeemer.
The ensemble honored its namesake by digging into "Semele," one of the composer's most beautiful creations, a combination opera/oratorio based on Greek mythology. The score includes the exquisite tenor aria "Where'er you walk," which is reason enough to rank "Semele" high.
As I have said repeatedly, the Handel Choir has made terrific progress over the years with artistic director Melinda O'Neal. That progress was vividly driven home on this occasion. O'Neal kept things moving, in keeping with historical performance practice, but she let the music breathe.
The ensemble produced a ripe, smoothly balanced sound, with much firmer efforts from the men than I recall previously. An iffy entrance in "Endless pleasure" aside, there was admirable discipline in the singing, as well as expressive fire. Contrapuntal passages were nimbly executed, even at a bracing clip.
The roster of guest artists was headed by soprano Clara Rottsolk, who soared in the title role. She used her bright, clear tone with great finesse, from the pianissimo sculpting of "O sleep, why dost thou leave me" to the bravura flourishes in "Myself I shall adore."
Rottsolk and plush-voiced mezzo Kristen Dubenion-Smith, as Ino, blended gorgeously in "Prepare then, ye immortal choir."
Aaron Sheehan, an unfailingly stylish tenor, proved a major asset, too, as Jupiter. His elegant embellishments in "Where'er you walk" were beautifully judged.
Other particularly notable solo contributions to the performance came from contralto Monica Reinagel and countertenor Douglas Dodson.
The Handel Period Instrument Orchestra, supplemented by members of Peabody's Baltimore Baroque Band, proved to be a star of the performance in its own right. I especially admired how the fearless strings didn't just take fast passages with panache, but with wonderful color.
All in all, this performance of "Semele" represents an impressive achievement for the Handel Choir, which, I hope, will be emboldened to explore more of what the group's namesake created besides "Messiah."
I still have "Where'er you walk" wandering through my head, so I'll finish this post by sharing a lovely version with you, sung by John Aler, followed by a forgivable act of tenor-usurpation -- the incomparable John McCormack in a superb account of the soprano aria "O sleep why dost thou leave me":
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Tuesday, January 25, 2011
A Holts Summit man has pled guilty to a charge of first-degree robbery in connection with a bank robbery in Holts Summit last October.
Tyjuan Young, 47, is scheduled to be sentenced at the end of next month.
According to a Holts Summit Police Department probable cause statement, a Jefferson City police officer recognized Young from a bank surveillance photo, saying he had dealings with Young on the night before the robbery occurred.
Authorities went to an address on Edmonds Street in Jefferson City, where the officer had last seen Young, and picked him up there on the evening of Oct. 25, the day of the robbery.
Young is believed to have entered Mid America Bank on Karen Drive just before 10 a.m. on the 25th, giving a teller a note stating "give me the money."
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Report Card Time for Mom
What if the tables were turned and you as a parent were going to get graded on your child's report card for things like your child doing their homework, coming to class prepared, getting enough sleep, your perceived involvement in their education? How do you think you would do?
I am not sure that I would do very well.
I am not the parent who meets their kids for lunch every week. I honestly had no idea that people did this regularly until my kids told me, it seems so odd to me. I didn't go on every field trip, I was 1-4 this school year. I didn't go to every class party, I'm not sure why I need to go stand in the classroom and watch them eat cupcakes on the last day of school. The mothers who volunteer to be Class Mom deserve sainthood, truly I do not think that there is a more time consuming volunteer position. On the other hand, I did make it to every special event: award ceremonies, concerts, and of course extra curricular sports in which my children participated. I was in regular contact with my childrens' teachers when I needed to be, something which varied greatly from child to child, as their needs are very different.
Lisa Belkin wrote recently in her NYT column:
It is a complicated idea, taking on the controversial question of whether parents, teachers or children are most to blame when a child fails to learn.
But the thinking goes like this: If you look at schools that "work," as measured by test scores and graduation rates, they all have involved (overinvolved?) parents, who are on top of their children's homework, in contact with their children's teachers, and invested in their children's futures. So just require the same of parents in schools that don't work, and the problem is solved (or, at least, dented), right?
I am not so sure.
I am sitting on the bleachers watching my middle school age son play football. Around me parents are having various conversations about their kids and summer plans and inevitably the topic turns to homework.
"So Johnny has been saying that there is no way he can finish his project in school. I told him he had better bring it home so I can help him finish it!"
"Oh, I know. I am going to be up all night doing Jaymie's report. With him, of course." Cue nervous twittering laughter.
"Oh, please, most of the time I just do it myself. Just to get it done."
"I know. I am so afraid that if Johnny were left to his own devices he would get the worst grades."
"Why are kids just so unmotivated?"
I know I should say that I am shocked, but the truth is that I am not. I see it all the time. Parents so afraid to let their kids fail that they refuse to let it happen. Ever. They micromanage their children's lives because they are afraid in part of what people will think of them if they don't. And for the most part it seems that the schools my children attend expect that. They expect over involved parents. They want to be seen as being the best parents ever and the way they do that is by making sure their child succeeds academically, even if they have to do the succeeding for him.
I was at a birthday party where one of the mothers admitted she routinely took her 4th grade child's online AR test. For the uninitiated, AR tests are online tests that children take after reading a book to gauge their comprehension. The score on these tests count as grades. When my son decided not to read the book I let him suffer the consequence of using recess at school to read. Then when he tried to skim the book instead of read it, I allowed him to fail the AR test.
I am sure some of the teachers shake their head and wonder what is up with his mother. Why isn't she standing over him, bullwhip in hand.
Similarly, my 12 year old son could not seem to remember to go to his first period class prepared. The teacher actually suggested that it was my responsibility to make sure he brought his pencil to class each day. When I told her that I disagreed, that my responsibility was making sure he went to school with all the supplies he needed but something as simple as bringing a pencil to class was my son's job, she suggested I go to school with him and make sure he got to class with his pencil. I had laughed, but she wasn't joking.
But what would happen if the schools started handing out grades to parents? How would they grade a parent who has taken the stand that homework is the child's responsibility? What about parents who have kids doing well in school, but they themselves are not very involved? What about the parent that does their child's work for him?
I have decided that I do not do homework. Period. End of story. No matter what the teachers may think of me. I'll admit that this does not come easy. Often times I too want to do the homework for my kids just to get it over with.
I facilitate homework time. I have the supplies ready that one might need to do their homework. I will gladly proof read something that has already been written. I am happy to discuss novels. I'll brainstorm topics for research papers. But I will not create original content myself.
If we started grading parents, as one Florida lawmaker proposes, who would decide on the grade and what criteria would be used?
Would I get an F for allowing my kids to go to school without having their homework done? Would I get an F because my son leaves his pencil in his locker every other day? Would I get a D for the number of times I did not sit in a tiny chair and watch my child eat cupcakes? And what happens if you get a bad grade as a parent?
I am opposed to grading parents for all the same reasons that I am opposed to grading teachers based on the test scores of students. Not everything can be quantified.
I hear people bemoan the fact that young adults today are lacking in personal responsibility. But how can that really be a surprise when they have been robbed of learning that their actions have consequences. If you are always being "saved" how will you learn? I feel like it is an important life lesson that is best learned when you are young and the consequences are small.
Better to fail a 4th grade test, than a 10th grade test, than a semester in college. Better to learn time management skills now than when they go off to college and have distractions far greater than shooting hoops in the driveway. Better to learn now that how your life turns out is your own doing, the successes and the failures, even your parents can't save you from yourself.
One day my kids will all do their homework without my prodding. And maybe one day my 12 year old will remember to actually bring his pencil to class. On that day I'll deserve an A in parenting, because my children will have learned the most important lesson of all, personal responsibility. All the times I allowed them to stumble will have been worth it.
I just hope that with that A comes a Caribbean cruise and a stiff drink. I'm going to need them.
32 Responses to "Report Card Time for Mom"
Zoot Jun 10 at 3:14 pm Reply
MAN…I could talk about this for HOURS, but I'll spare you the boredom.
My story: I didn't know parents did this b/c I was a bit of a hermit until 2 years ago. By then I had established: YOU do the homework, NOT me, but YOU are expected to get good grades. The End.
It was just recently I realized how many parents do the work for their children and it has blown my mind. It never occurred to me to do it, NEVER. My son gets decent grades, sometimes good. I'd like them to be better, MUCH better, but I'm not going to do the work for him.
And you know what? He's fine. He doesn't do things as well as I'd like him to, and sometimes he has to pay that price, but he does fine by himself.
I just find it weird. Weird that parents do their work for their kids, and weird that they openly admit it. Isn't that cheating? Eh. I don't know. I'm just glad you wrote this b/c you made me feel better.
Trish Jun 10 at 3:26 pm Reply
I'm going to date myself here, but I was a kid in the late 70s and early 80s and my mom worked full time. She did not chaperone, bake cookies, do my homework, watch me eat cupcakes or any of the other things that parents feel they "have" to do today. Because she had to be at work. We all got As and Bs because it was Unexceptable to do otherwise. We did homework without her checking/nagging because we would have been grounded if it got back to her that we didn't. I aspire to such slacker parenting. I want to raise my children to become adults. I don't want to raise children to remain children.
Mama B Jun 10 at 3:35 pm Reply
Amazing post. Like Zoot I could talk about this for hours and hours. my problem is that I give them my son from 7.15 in the morning till 3pm in the afternoon and I'll be damned if I am going to do any teaching when he gets home. He does his homework, on his own, Far Far away from where I am and I avoid it like the plague because I served my 14 years from kindergarten to graduation thankyouverymuch. I have three children so if I started doing their homework it would be the equivalent of doing 43 years! Yes, a slightly more selfish view of why I don't do the homework but a close second is how much I want them to have a sense of responsibility and realize that if they do badly in school because they didn't do their homework or didn't work hard enough they will suffer the consequences. Mama can't save them from the world they have to learn to do it themselves.
Anonymous Jun 10 at 4:40 pm Reply
Ah, the helicopter parent. It's a phenomenon that started in the past two decades, I think. Raising children who do not know how to fail, who are entitled and who expect someone to rescue them when they can't do the work. I have a friend whose son is finishing his first year in college (a great college at that) and she still writes his essays for scholarships, or study abroad programs, doing all the legwork to make sure it gets turned in before deadlines, etc. She's like his personal secretary. She refers to it as, "I am spending the weekend with T because WE have an essay to complete." He's 20 and lives on campus in the dorms! Not at home! She also does his laundry for him on the weekends. I feel sorry for his future wife. I often wonder if this coddling and hand-holding is a mom to a son thing. I still feel many moms treat their boys differently (like mini-husbands that they cater to, emotionally and otherwise) even in this day and age. Girls are often taught to be more resourceful and to figure it out on their own. Thus, I theorize why so many are surpassing boys academically and going on to get the degrees.
Kathy Jun 10 at 5:29 pm Reply
Love this article! I do not do my children's homework, though I will type and already written essay, along with the services you provide in assisting with homework. And, this year I have spent many evening telling my 9-year-old that I will not do his homework as he wails that he needs help. There is only so much help I can give before I am doing it for him. It is at that point that I walk away.
I want him to be a self-starter, self-reliant and a successful adult. I just wish the judgement I felt when he fails wasn't so strong.
Jennifer Jun 10 at 10:53 pm Reply
As a teacher I feel that parents are trying to be their children's friend and not their parent.
I actually had a parent say to me "I disliked doing math drills, spelling drills and books reports so i don't make my child SUFFER that. I rather they have a fun impression of school" I was floored. I wanted to say "are you stupid? you realise you did those for a reason right?" Instead I say " regardless your child's weak math and language skills are affecting everything they do. If they can't read the math word problem they can't do it. If they can add then science is going to drag them down." Since the school system I work in doesn't fail students (they progress through elementary regardless of grades) and they only fail once they enter highschool I think I reserve the right to fail students on projects and tests at least. If they're not learning personal responsiblity at home it falls to me to try and teach it to them even though I shouldn't have to.
On projects I sometimes feel like writing Billy gets a 30 % but Billy's Mom gets an 80%
Becky Jun 11 at 1:09 pm Reply
Loved this!
Adriana Jun 11 at 4:41 pm Reply
Thank you! I agree 100% with you.
I make sure my kids have time to do their homework, I will review their homework, I will answer questions- but I will not do it for them. If they forget an important worksheet or book at school they can't do the homework. That's on them not me.
Not sure what the teacher wanted me to do when she emailed me at 10am to tell me my son didn't finish his homework from the night before. Since I'm required to initial his homework every night- I knew that. He left his book at school. Seriously…
ERin Jun 11 at 5:39 pm Reply
I do not have kids. When I was growing up, it never occurred to me not to do my work, and do it well. I loved school, and failing never entered my head as a possibility. My parents were a lot like you: I had everything necessary, and they wouldn't let me work during the school year (beyond babysitting jobs) because school was my job.
I am now a high school teacher. I would not give parents like you a failing grade. I would give parents who allow their children to go to bed at 3 a.m. on a Tuesday night a failing grade. I would give parents who send their kids to school with 2 liters of Mountain Dew and reeking of cigarette smoke a failing grade. I would give parents who never return my phone calls or emails a failing grade.
I think that the teachers who contact you about incomplete homework and the like are not judging you like you might think. Many times, I have to have uncomfortable phone calls because my administration requires me to make and log parent contact about certain issues. I think it's stupid, the parents think it's stupid, and everyone knows it doesn't help anything.
I think that NCLB has created a system in which children aren't allowed to fail, so schools don't fail them. Now everyone is suffering the consequences.
As a former teacher who spent 10+ yrs in public education (elementary and high school, high and low SES schools), I wish all my parents had shared your philosophy.
I admire the parents who let their children do the work — and let them suffer the consequences when they don't. The only time I got peeved at the parent who was not involved "enough" was when that parent came to me demanding that I change the grade or give hir darling special treatment and allow hir to turn in the assignment late.
I love the idea of a politician wanting to give parents grades, or rather the blame, for how their children do in school, when 98% of the problems are thanks to polticians and administrators, NOT teachers, parents, or students.
pogita Jun 13 at 8:34 am Reply
I teach at the university level. Thank you for letting your children fail and take the consequences in elementary school. I am not exaggerating when I tell you that I have SEVERAL students a semester who threaten to "involve" their parents when they get a poor grade. These students expect me to edit their papers and listen to the world's most ridiculous excuses. They will be entering the work force in three years. Ack! I hope they don't expect their parents to intervene in the hiring process. Anyway. The parents who do their children's schoolwork for them are handicapping their children. Congrats to the parent who expects the child to do his or her own work and face the consequences when they don't.
Randi Jun 13 at 4:43 pm Reply
Thank you for this wonderful post!
I had an argument with my mother about this just last week, with me taking the same position as you, and her saying that the parents should be involved – to the point of questioning bad grades when the parents didn't agree with the grade … but the thing is, I don't remember her being at all involved with my homework/grades when I was a kid! In fact, she let me watch TV all afternoon, and then I'd have to stay up all night finishing assignments, which did (eventually) teach me better time management skills. It's a relief to hear that I am not in fact crazy for the very strong views I have about school being the kid's job, not mine.
I currently have a 7th grader who is failing 3 classes because of handing in homework late. (2 days late you get a zero but it still needs to be handed in.) Most of his test grades are B's. I WILL NOT do his homework for him. I will ask if he has any. I will supply all the necessary items for him to do it and I will be available to answer questions, etc. I agree with you all, my stand is he needs to learn this lesson NOW. Hope he has fun in summer school this summer.
Wow! I had no idea that parents were doing their child's homework. How is that learning? My son is not yet in school, but I will certainly not be doing his homework. I don't actually agree with homework for the most part, but I doubt I can find a homework free school! But I will be involved and encourage him to take responsibility. There will be consequences for bad grades from us, as parents, as well. I don't think teachers are the only ones responsible for my child's education. I am, and so is he! If he ever came to me and asked me to talk to his teacher into changing his grade when he made the mistake, I'd be appalled!
Timely post. I just finished reading this piece: http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2011/07/how-to-land-your-kid-in-therapy/8555/ I agree with the comment above that I did my time in school and I'm sure as hell not going back to it. That said, I'm already feeling self-conscious at playgrounds when I'm the only one not following my kid around clapping every time she goes down the slide. I can only imagine how fun it will be to be the parent who "let's her kid fail".
Melani Jun 26 at 5:41 pm Reply
I don't do my children's homework…I will help understanding a new concept in math/english (usually with the help of google) but projects and general homework? They are most assuredly on their own. I will say that it's hard to go to the school and see other kids' projects where it's obvious the parent did the work. I'm sure the teachers realize that but I feel like screaming–my daughter's project is awesome and she did it all. by. herself. I just feel like the kids that do do it on their own don't get the credit they deserve when seeing these outstanding projects that an adult created.
Lisa Jun 28 at 9:27 am Reply
Love this post! As a parent of two – one who has finished high school and is now in college and one who is in middle school – I have seen both sides. With my son, I admit to being a helicopter parent – I helped with projects, reports, etc., never so far as to take an AR test but close and I see the error of my ways, big time! He is not a self starter and is so lazy when it comes to school. I know I played a part in that and tried to correct it to late. With my daughter, I refuse to do more than buy the supplies she needs and maybe nag a little and I can already see she is a much different student. She is a self starter and eager to learn. Is it the difference in boys and girls? Who knows. I just know I did not do my son any favors and now he is having to pay the consequence a little late. I think we have just about ruined their generation. I work at a local community college and you would not believe the helicopter parents I interact with every day. It amazes me the parents that hold their kids hands thru college. I too wonder how they will ever get a job and be productive.
All I really have to say is : Amen.
My kid isn't in school yet, and though my schedule will allow me to be more involved than some other full-time-job-holding mothers (I work at night mostly), I 100% plan to let my son fail in order to learn important lessons on managing himself and motivating himself. I will be there to help and for support, but he will be the one doing the work.
I will not be holding his hand through college graduation.
Despite being a fairly smart child, I was lazy and my mom (classic enabler) would often write my reports and I would complain about having to copy them. I wasn't taught to cook, clean, do laundry, or pick up after myself…. in other words, no personal responsibility.
I am determined to that my kids will not be like me. It is often difficult to leave things for them to do but I am not going to follow them to school or do their college work for them.
If this makes me a bad or mean mom then so be it.
Susie Jun 28 at 10:57 am Reply
Working at a school, I do find it infuriating when the children saunter into class every day 20 minutes late. I'd love to be able to hold the parents responsible for that somehow. You can hear the school bell ring from about a block away and yet 30% of the student body is still strolling up to the school a good 10 minutes beyond that. (As an aide, I start at 8:30 and usually arrive at school around 8:15. Students are supposed to be in their seats at 8:05). The parents are not even rushing! Or apologetic. It's completely disrespectul and disrupts class for everyone else.
In terms of homework, I'm a big believer in the kids being responsible for that on their own. However, the number of students who don't bother to do it is pretty ridiculous. And many of the ones who don't do it are precisely the ones who need the practice. I would like to see those parents responsible for making sure it gets done, since obviously their kids aren't making it happen. These children are falling behind, farther and farther every day. And then the same parents who don't pay any attention to homework all year long complain bitterly when the teacher recommends their child be held back. And more often than not, the parent wins, and the child is sent on to the next grade, where he or she arrives late every day, doesn't do their homework and learns even less.
Lucinda Jun 28 at 11:33 am Reply
The thing that concerns me the most is the unfair position it puts the teacher in. Teachers generally want to enlist the help of parents, to work in partnership. Requiring teachers to grade parents automatically puts them in an authoritative position and that will only hinder the relationship. I think this proposal will do exactly the opposite of what is intended.
Susie Jun 28 at 11:49 am Reply
I should clarify: this is an elementary school, which is why I hold parents responsible for getting kids to school on time. My 1st and 2nd graders are the ONLY kids in school who actually walk by themselves. All the other kids have parents who walk with them or drive them. The kids who ride the bus (about 10%) all get there on time of course.
Thank you for this post. My son is going into the 5th grade and I have never done is homework for him and sometimes I struggle because I can't figure out how NOT to do his homework, it seems the only way sometimes but we always figure it out and he gets the grades he gets, fairly decent ones too. He is a smart boy but isn't very motivated. Sometimes I feel really guilty because he's in daycare and I've started forcing him to do his homework there, or at least start it because otherwise our evening is nothing but griping. Not sure it really worked either. I try to be there for the important events, awards etc but yeah, I'm not able nor find it necessary to be there for every little celebration. Especially when cupcake parties make me SO mad anyway… Move away from the sugar!!! Oh wait lol
Dawn Jun 28 at 1:00 pm Reply
I'm with you 100% on this topic. My line was, "I already passed Grade 4. I don't have to do it again." I would explain concepts until the cows came home, I would check work and suggest how they might go about discovering where they went wrong, or how to check that their answer was right, I would find visual ways to present information that my learning disabled child was having trouble comprehending when presented only auditorily, but I would not do the work as that teaches a child nothing except learned helplessness and how to pass the buck. Have teachers (and the school system lost their minds?) What is the point of getting good grades when you're not the one earning them? By the same token, you already know how to take the required writing implement with you to class. And how did you learn that? By suffering the consequences when you didn't. The only way for your son or any child will learn that is the hard way, the same as we did. That teacher is nuts.And that's my rant for today.
Yes yes yes yes yes! My kids were, until this year, in French schools (we raised them in Africa) and their French homework was pretty quickly beyond me. So I couldn't even help them with homework had I wanted to! I was surprised this year, with 2 in Jr Hi and one in HS, here in America, how much the school seemed to expect my involvement. I will admit I didn't even make it to all the extracurricular activities, and I didn't volunteer once. My kids are doing fine. People regularly comment on how mature they are.
Casey Jun 29 at 9:46 am Reply
As a teacher reading this I am highly interested in viewing the other side of the story. I agree in some ways parents should be made aware of how their parenting is affecting their child. Helicopter parents who do their child's work for them are just as bad as the ones who do no monitoring what so ever. Both hurt the child since neither get the desired outcome for the purpose of homework. Homework is given because it is to help your child practice the skills taught in that day. That being said if the parent does the homework or allows the child to practice wrong/ not do it that child is getting nothing from that homework. It is also my belief that you providing is plenty the child needs to be responsible themseleves for making sure that they have what they need. Especially once they are past 2nd grade. I was teaching Kindergarten this year and I make it my child's responisibility to make sure their parents recieve information from their folders. There needs to be a delicate balance between invovled and overinvovled… both extremes annoying teachers to no end.
MJB Jun 29 at 4:31 pm Reply
I'm with you. You can tell the projects that were done by a elementary-aged kid and those that were done by a graphic artist father or a scientist mother (or both). How much has the kid really learned if he doesn't do the work?
Like you, I do proofread, but only if the paper is done by early evening. I will not stay up into the wee hours. I won't type. I'll help my children brainstorm or suggest resource materials, but only if they ask for help.
Our teachers, thankfully, discourage parents from doing too much. The teachers told 7th grader parents at conferences that this was the year to let their kids fail before grades started counting for college.
If they wait until the last minute, don't help. They'll learn to budget their time for the next project. That is a more important lesson than anything they will learn in class. The teachers want the kids to be prepared for the challenges of high school AP classes and college.
That said, I do have to encourage parents to volunteer, if possible. Classes can't go on field trips without enough adults – some places require one adult per 10 kids, for example. If you have close to 30 kids in a class, you need adult chaperones.
Our school has a high number of immigrants, and volunteers are needed to help bring reading levels up to grade level. (However, I do get ticked at parents who "volunteer" and only spend time with their own child.)
To show you how bad "helicopter parenting" has gotten, my college counselor friend said that many parents follow their children to college and go with them to classes on the first day! One mom called to complain about her 35-year-old daughter's grades!
MamaTech Jun 30 at 5:22 pm Reply
If parents are going to get a report card, it needs to be on the 3 R's of what I believe (and I'm fairly certain every teacher wishes) parents should teach their children:
RESPONSIBILITY for oneself; RESPECT for others; and the difference between RIGHT and wrong. These are values that children should be taught from birth, and how well they learn them BEFORE they get into the classroom makes the educational 3 R's much much easier to handle. I have no doubt that if THAT were the case, Chris, you'd probably earn straight A's.
Carrie Jul 03 at 10:37 am Reply
I agree with you completely, Chris.
This has been a tough year for my kids. Third term, son got a D in Chemistry — it broke my heart, but that's what he earned. I did hire a tutor to work with him because I could no more help with Chem homework than I could fly the space shuttle.
In the last 10 days of my daughters 4th grade year this June, there were 6 events parents were expected to attend. My husband made it to one. I made it to one. Why couldn't I go to more? I was too busy being a teacher, unable to take personal days in the final weeks of school. I'd probably get a D as a parent because I was being an A level teacher.
Hadassah Jul 18 at 11:57 am Reply
Thank you for this post, Chris. As a teacher, I am frustrated by the number of parents who swoop in to protect their children from feeling the consequences of their actions. I have had some parents who always, always, always have an excuse for their child's missing assignments / late work / poor test scores / lack of preparedness in class. They are not helping the child. His future boss is not going to accept a phone call from Mommy explaining why it really isn't his fault that he didn't complete the project on time.
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Some 2,000 athletes, ages 15 and below are expected to converge in Zamboanga to vie for the Mindanao-wide qualifier of the newly-revived national multi-sport competition Batang Pinoy.
The participating athletes who will represent their respective local government units (LGUs) from Regions 9, 10, 11, 12, CARAGA and ARMM, will battle off in 15 different sporting events. These are archery, arnis, athletics, badminton, basketball (3-on-3), boxing, chess, gymnastics, judo, swimming, table tennis, taekwondo, tennis, weightlifting and wrestling.
Winners of the said events will form part of the regional qualifying group for the national encounters on December 1013 at Naga City, Camarines Sur.
Mayor Lobregat the other day met with the co-organizers that include the Institute of Human Kinetics of Universidad de Zamboanga and other coordinating agencies to finalize plans for the 3-day sports competition.
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Zamboanga is the first City in Mindanao to host the first of the 5-leg regional qualifiers since the said multi-event sportfest hibernated 10 years ago. For the Visayas leg, it will be conducted in Dumaguete City on November 10-13; Northern Luzon Leg will be in Davao from November 2427; NCR Leg will be hosted in Makati City on November 29 - December 2 and; Southern Luzon Leg will fall on December 47 at Sta. Cruz City Laguna.
All winners of the 5 legs will compete for the national event at Naga City set in December.
Batang Pinoy was first introduced in 1999 by virtue of Executive Order No. 44, otherwise known as the Philippine Youth GamesBatang Pinoy under the Philippine Sports Commission however the event ceased to operate since 2003.
It differs from the Palarong Pambansa since it is an open category, meaning even private schools may join since they are representing their LGU. Additionally, it also accepts out-of-school youth.
According to the PSC, the revival of the said sports event envisioned to address the need for a grassroots sports program centered on values formation inherent in the practice of sports and play.
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The ADAM program in 2003 used an expanded adult instrument that was first implemented in 2000. This instrument was used in adult booking facilities for male (Part 1) and female (Part 2) arrestees. The ADAM program also continued to use probability-based sampling for the adult male population, a procedure initiated in 2000. Therefore, the adult male sample includes weights, generated through post-sampling stratification of the data. The shift to sampling of the adult male population in 2000 required that all sites move toward a common catchment area definition, generally a county. 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I got my 55 gal off Craig's List. Good price.
I noticed that the middle top support, plastic piece that goes across top of tank, was cracked when I got it. Did not think it mattered, as I was going for 48 inch lighting/hood. However, before filling, I epoxied it back together and got, what I felt, was a good bond.
When filling the tank, we heard a pop and the epoxied "fix" on the middle support had broken, AND the tank was bowed about 1/2 inch, total. Did not and has not leaked. But that scared me.
Anyway, yesterday I noticed that the top left corner of trim was split, you know, the corner had a rip in it. I am 90% sure this was like that when I got it, but not positive.
Still no leakage, but I am now worrying about a structural issue. I guess I felt the trim was just decorative or safety, but now thinking there may be a structural component.
Any suggestions, warning, comments. I have not yet loaded my main fish yet, they start to arrive on Tuesday, but I have a full and partially planted tank. Still, no amount of effort is worse than 55 gal on family room floor.
gosh,i'm so sorry not to have any advise,but i don't like
the sound of you saying once you filled it's bowed !
hopefullly someone can up lift this not so happy situation.
That thing in the middle is called a cross-brace so the name would suggest that it has a structural purpose. If I were you I'd drain the tank and seek some advice from a professional. My aquarium shop guy builds tanks as well so perhaps someone at an aquarium shop would have the necessary knowledge. I wouldn't take the risk of the tank failing and I wouldn't be happy until I'd had it professionally assessed and could be sure that it was sound. The consequences don't bear thinking about....
Know any welders? I had a problem with bowing on my 67g tank, and had someone weld me a frame for the top out of 1/4" angle iron. It was cheap as free, and strong as... Well... Steel. :)
Thanks guys, just got back from Petsmart with new tank and hood. I know Petsmart takes a lot of heat, but they gave me full credit on the hood I had bought from them last week to fit on the ill fated tank.
Like many have said, it just was not worth the risk, and with the hood credit, the entire new deal cost less than $40.00. Now the work begins.
that's good news,i'm really glad you did that.
will you be able to post pictures ?
Nice! I was just about to post and say that if iit were me, I'd empty the tank immediately and get a new one.
Have fun with the new setup and post some pics. when you can.
That's good. You'll be able to sleep at night with a new tank. It's good that you found out so quickly that the other tank was flawed, and not after you'd put your new fish in it.
I had 6 cherry barbs in for three days, they appear to have made it through. I siphoned a lot, 7 five gallon buckets of old tank water which had about a week of service, so I only had to add about 15 gallons (the new tank is not as tall and is 50 gal, which I really like.
Not counting the quart or so of tank water I drank, it was hard work, but a lot easier to set the second tank up than the first. Water had just gotten very clear, but is again, murky, but.......it is a new tank and everyone feels much better.
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I recently bought an Airlink101 Wireless N USB adapter (AWLL6080), I installed it on my Vista laptop just fine. However when I tried to install on my XP machine it just wouldn't work. I get to the part where it ask me to restart the computer, I do but when it boots up, the wireless connection never shows. There isn't even a system tray icon (the one that says "wireless networks are found click for list blah blah).
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look in admin tools, services, and see if the listing, windows zero configuration is started and set to automatic.
It was set to manual and it was off, I set it back on automatic and started, nothing happened. I tried to start the Wireless Monitor application and it still wouldn't pop up. I tried uninstalling and reinstalling, found out that after installation and reboot it turns your settings to manual and doesn't start up the service on reboot. The manual tells you not use the windows wireless tabs and use the programs wireless monitor, which I have no problem but that doesn't even pop up either.
Check your driver status to ensure it's installed properly, if not it won't work well. Also you need to use the driver for XP OS.
If still not working, then check with the manufacturer, you can also get the driver here on manufacturer website.
I tried reinstalling it after uninstalling the drivers. It still doesn't work, maybe I'm not uninstalling the drivers correctly. What I'm doing is going into the device manager and going to network devices, it shows the Airlink 101 and I uninstall it. Is this the proper way to do this?
I'm probably going to try a full format of my computer later, this has become my secondary computer from spare parts left over from all my old upgrades so it doesn't mean much if I format it, but I would really like to avoid it.
Ok..Looks like you did the correct way to uninstall it. If you successfully uninstall it, then you won't be able to see that driver anymore on Device Manager window.
If you reinstall the driver again, go to Device Manager, right click that USB adapter device and click on Properties, see whether it's working properly.


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Well, I've gained weight back and want to nip it in the bud. I'm totally frustrated with myself but I know circumstances and life get in the way sometimes. Even my own self-sabotaging habits keep me from being who I really want to be. So, wit... Read more
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My oldest daughter recently wrote this to me in a graduation card. It was my graduation from college with my bachelor of science degree. I graduated summa cum laude which is highest honors. I am 58. I have been working on that as a personal ... Read more
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
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I went to see RNY gastric bypass team today. I had a metabolic test done. It shows how many calories my body is actually burning at resting stage. It was better then I thought it would be which means I've been a bad girl. I was hoping to bla... Read more
Monday, October 31, 2011
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It truly is a happier day than most. I don't participate in the treat-giving anyway although my hubby loves to. He is out of town this Halloween so I'm just going to be a... Read more
Monday, May 23, 2011
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Well, it's been awhile since I posted here so I just wanted to update everyone.
I am now at 127 lbs which is 3 lbs below the goal I set for myself. I'm going to keep eating healthy and just see if I can get down to what I was in high school w... Read more
Monday, March 28, 2011
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I'm now at 136 and can't believe it. Some of my lessons learned during this journey to goal through weight loss surgery:
The scale still plays mind-games with me. I have learned to weigh myself so that I can guage my progress but not look at... Read more
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Well, after many days of trial and setbacks with my health and issues with my bypass surgery, I am finally feeling better and taking better care of me. My goals for the year are to try and balance all areas of life including... Read more
Sunday, October 10, 2010
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OK, my weight is going down slowly but it's going down so i'm happy with that.
Something is working right anyway. Before I had my RNY, I could not get the scales to budge. I knew I needed help but could not get my doctors to understand that.... Read more
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
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I went to my PCP this morning and while waiting for him to come into the office, I accidently crossed my legs! It was a surprise! I have not been able to do that in ages!
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Friday, September 24, 2010
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OK, my gastric bypass surgery is not working the way I had planned. I physically feel hungry all the time. I'm 7 wks out almost and should not be feeling hungry. i'm drinking my water and eating my portions as prescribed. But, an hour or les... Read more
Friday, September 03, 2010
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Well, chicken does not like me yet. I had about 1/2 ounce of chicken breast for dinner and 2 oz of mashed sweet potato that I baked. I had prepared more but could not finish it. Then I felt ill. I was determined that I was NOT going to throw ... Read more
Saturday, August 28, 2010
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I just got back from taking my baby girl to college for the second year away from home. I know she is close enough to get to if she needs help. I guess it's just the quietness of home again that brings me down.
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Wednesday, August 25, 2010
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I'm feeling better today. Still sore but not as bad. I'm paying more attention to my food and drink again as well as other remedies that I seem to need after my surgery. My body is just different so I have to listen to it. I think that is th... Read more
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
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Well, today I seem to be having pain on the left side. I think I did too much at work yesterday. But, I've also had problems going to the bathroom this week with the addition of some new meds my doc put me on for acid. I'm on Nexium and anoth... Read more
Monday, August 23, 2010
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The Cyber-Debate That Wasn't
Slate, the Industry Standard, and washingtonpost.com join forces to examine the effect of the Internet on Campaign 2000.
Debate junkies, come get your fix. No waiting around, no left out candidates. There's one place where the debate rages on, day after day, with everyone invited. It's called the "Rolling Cyber Debate"—overseen by Web White & Blue, a project of the Markle Foundation. It's online from Oct. 1 up until Election Day. And it sounds like the future of politics. So how's it working out?
So far, not so good.
Each day, Web White & Blue runs two big features on its main page. The first is the "Message of the Day" section, where candidates can soapbox, grandstand, pontificate … whatever suits them. Sadly, what suits them is posting press releases. One per day, one per candidate. While the campaigns must love it—a chance to spoon out daily messages unfiltered by the press corps—it's hard to see much value in this for voters.
The other daily feature, the "Question of the Day," fares no better. Here, intelligent queries from the public get answered with ... more press releases—dredged up, tailored a bit, and pasted onto the site. Last Sunday, when a reader asked about involving our military in Africa's ethnic battles, the Gore campaign responded with a position paper titled "Africa" and a second one titled "Military Involvement." Gosh, thanks guys—take long to find those in the filing cabinet?
George W. Bush and Al Gore themselves are totally AWOL. It's clear that campaign staffers write the entries, and there's no voice or personality anywhere. All of which makes it hard to care. Who can get excited when the candidates are trotting out stunt doubles? Also, neither side's using the Web to its full capabilities. Apart from a welcome message taped by Gov. Bush, there have been few audio or video posts.
Most disappointing, though, is the utter lack of engagement. For the first few days, the Bushies tore into everything the Gore camp said, with a satisfying ferocity. Wounded Gore-ites fought back, and it looked like we might see a battle. Soon, however, rebuttals died down, and the campaigns stopped bothering to snipe. Now we just get propaganda passing in the night.
"If one campaign uses the site aggressively, it forces the hand of the other," says Doug Bailey, an architect of the debate. "But if neither does, there's not much we can do. This debate will only be as good as the campaigns want it to be." That's a problem. "These are very careful people," Bailey points out, and it's a tight race "where both sides think they'll win." A new tool like this can mean opportunity, or risk. For now, it's treated as risk.
This attitude could change, of course, but there's a still bigger problem for the cyber-debate—one that won't go away soon.
"What you want from a great exchange is dialectical progress," says Michael Kinsley, Slate's editor. "I concede a point, you concede a point, and the argument moves the ball. But that's unthinkable in a presidential election. The press would accuse you of backpedalling or changing your position." In the end, the problem with a cyber-debate is the problem with any presidential debate: "Because a serious argument will have qualifications and to-be-sures, it's virtually impossible to have a serious argument."
Web White & Blue shouldn't lose hope. The site holds much promise. Yes, questions get answered with memos. But in a sense these are more thorough and accurate answers than the ones in town hall debates, where responses are also essentially by rote. True, the campaigns' daily messages are crafted by staff. But no more so than out on the stump. And the third-party candidates (save for Nader, who hasn't participated) are finally getting a voice. In fact, they're going to town—rebutting everything in sight and taking great advantage of the medium. Pat Buchanan, at least, even seems to write his own entries (they bear his furious fingerprints).


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The Northern Ireland Assembly Committee for the Environment will hold its meeting tomorrow, Thursday 10 November, at the Burrendale Hotel in Newcastle. The meeting is open to the public.
The meeting will include briefings from the Mourne Heritage Trust and the Ulster Farmers' Union on the White Paper on Enabling Legislation for National Parks; and a briefing by the Council for Nature Conservation and Countryside.
Venue: Glen Suite, Burrendale Hotel, 53 Castlewellan Road, Newcastle
Date: Thursday 10 November 2011
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When: 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday
Where: Moonlight Beach at end of Encinitas Boulevard, Encinitas
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When Encinitas resident Ed Wright was a grade-school kid, his family had a noisy, smelly wood-sided station wagon that he despised.
"We went all the way to Boise, Idaho, (in that car)," he said Tuesday as he recalled one incredibly long road trip where his parents made him ride in the back while his sister sat near the heater in the front. "I can remember I hated that car … I never wanted to see one of those again."
It's funny how a person's attitude can change as the years pass. Now, some 50 years after that memorable road trip, Wright is the very proud owner of a deluxe, 1947 Ford station wagon; he's active in the local "woodies" car club; and he's showing off his lovingly restored, wood-sided vehicle several times this week.
On Saturday, he's bringing his maroon Ford wagon to what's billed as the "world's largest, longest-running" gathering of wood-sided vehicles — the Wavecrest Woodie Meet at Moonlight Beach in Encinitas.
Some 300 vehicles made by many different manufacturers — everything from wood-sided ambulances to luxury station wagons — will congregate at the beach during the free event, which starts at 8 a.m. Many of the vehicles will likely be Fords because Ford made more of them than any other car company, Wright said.
Downtown merchants are thrilled to host the Wavecrest event because it attracts hotel guests as well as San Diego County locals, said Dody Crawford, executive director of the Downtown Encinitas MainStreet Association.
"To have it at Moonlight Beach is just incredible," she said as she described how wood-sided station wagons are often thought of as surfers' vehicles.
Wright said that the surfer car status developed in the 1960s as the wood wagons' popularity as a family car faded because people didn't want to maintain the woodwork.
"It was the surfboarders who kept them alive," he said. "They didn't care if they were falling apart. They just threw their surf boards in the back."
That surfing vibe is evident in today's "woodie" gatherings. People decorate their vehicles with surfing memorabilia, and a laid-back, "aloha spirit" prevails at these car gatherings, Wright said.
"Woodie people are just that way — they're very friendly," he said.
In addition to Saturday's all-day gathering, "woodies" can be found at Thursday night's Classic Car Cruise Night in downtown Encinitas. In honor of Saturday's Wavecrest festival, the downtown's monthly cruise night is celebrating wood-sided vehicles, Crawford said. Some 80 "woodies" are expected at that event, including Wright's wagon.


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U.S. Tennis Association -White Plains, N.Y., July 16, 2014 – The USTA announced that world No. 1 and two-time defending champion Serena Williams leads the women's field for the 2014 US Open Tennis Championships. Williams is joined by 103 of the world's top 105 women, including reigning French Open and former US Open champion Maria Sharapova, Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova, two-time US Open champion Venus Williams and former US Open champions Samantha Stosur and Svetlana Kuznetsova.
In total, 36 different countries are represented in the women's field. Eleven U.S. women received entry into the main draw – the most of any country – with nine Americans ranked in the Top 50.
The 2014 US Open will be played August 25 through September 8 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, N.Y. The US Open Women's Singles Championship is presented by JPMorgan Chase.
Leading the entry list is world No. 1 Serena Williams, who won her fifth US Open crown in 2013, trying her with Steffi Graf for the second-most US Open women's singles title in the Open Era, trailing only Chris Evert, with six. Williams has won 17 Grand Slam singles titles overall, which ranks sixth all-time, just one behind Evert and Martina Navratilova (18).
Joining Williams in the field's top four are world No. 2 Li Na, of China, Asia's first and only Grand Slam champion, who won her second major singles title at the 2014 Australian Open; No. 3 Simona Halep, of Romania, a 2014 French Open finalist and Wimbledon semifinalist, and No. 4 Kvitova, of the Czech Republic, who won her second Grand Slam and Wimbledon singles title earlier this month.
Following the top four are No. 5 Agnieszka Radwanska, of Poland, the first Polish player to reach a Grand Slam singles final (2012 Wimbledon); No. 6 Sharapova, of Russia, the 2006 US Open champion who won her fifth Grand Slam singles title this year at the French Open; No. 7 Eugenie Bouchard, of Canada, who reached her first Grand Slam singles final this summer at Wimbledon and also advanced to the semifinals of the French Open and Australian Open this year; No. 8 Angelique Kerber, of Germany, a two-time US Open semifinalist (2011-12); No. 9 Jelena Jankovic, of Serbia, a former world No. 1 and US Open finalist (2008), and No. 10 Victoria Azarenka, of Belarus, a former world No. 1 and two-time Australian Open champion (2012-13) who has been the US Open runner-up to Williams each of the last two years.
Ten players who have won Grand Slam singles titles in their careers are competing in the US Open this year, including former world No. 1 and 2008 French Open champion Ana Ivanovic, of Serbia, and 2010 French Open champion Francesca Schiavone, of Italy.
France's Virginie Razzano, ranked No. 105, is the last player accepted directly into the women's field of 128. Two players have withdrawn due to injury, No. 82 Alisa Kleybanova, of Russia, and No. 90 Victoria Duval, of the United States, who is undergoing treatment after being diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma. One player is using a special ranking to gain entry into the main draw – No. 40 Romina Oprandi, of Switzerland. Sixteen more players will gain entry through the US Open Qualifying Tournament, August 19-22, while the remaining eight spots are wild cards awarded by the USTA.
In addition to Serena Williams, the other American women who received direct entry into this year's tournament include No. 22 Sloane Stephens, of Coral Springs, Fla., No. 25 Venus Williams, of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., No. 27 Madison Keys, of Rock Island, Ill., No. 41 Coco Vandeweghe, of Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., No. 43 Alison Riske, of Pittsburgh, No. 44 Lauren Davis, of Gates Mills, Ohio, No. 49 Varvara Lepchenko, of Allentown, Pa., No. 51 Christina McHale, of Teaneck, N.J., No. 76 Vania King, of Monterey Park, Calif., and No. 104 Shelby Rogers, of Charleston, S.C.
Several of the young Americans listed above have had breakout performances on the WTA tour this year. Keys, 19, and Vandeweghe, 22, each won their first WTA singles titles on the same weekend this June, the first time in 12 years two American women won WTA titles in the same week. Rogers, 21, and McHale, 22, both made their first WTA final appearances, while Davis, 20, advanced to the third round of both Wimbledon and the Australian Open this year.
Among the players competing in the US Open Qualifying Tournament will be the winner of the fifth annual US Open National Playoffs – Women's Championship, held during the Emirates Airline US Open Series event in New Haven, Conn., prior to the US Open Qualifying Tournament. The USTA created the US Open National Playoffs in 2010 to allow players 14 and older, regardless of playing ability or nationality, to vie for a spot in the US Open Qualifying Tournament via one of 13 sectional qualifying tournaments.
The July 14 edition of the WTA rankings was used to determine the US Open main draw entry list. Seeds will be determined and announced closer to the start of the event.
The 2014 US Open will mark the culmination of the Emirates Airline US Open Series, the North American summer season of eight ATP World Tour and WTA events that begin this Monday, July 21. The US Open is the highest-attended annual spring event in the world and will again be broadcast domestically on CBS Sports, ESPN and Tennis Channel, with international broadcasts reaching 180 countries.
The 2014 US Open will be played form Monday, August 25 through Monday, September 8. Tickets can be purchased: at USOpen.org; by calling Ticketmaster at 1-866-OPEN-TIX; at all Ticketmaster outlets; at the box office at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.


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McPherson was a genetically-engineered "superman" (termed an "Augment") from Earth's 20th century, a follower of Khan Noonien Singh and survivor of the Eugenics Wars. McPherson escaped Earth aboard the SS Botany Bay. In 2267, the Botany Bay was discovered by the USS Enterprise, where he was among the 72 surviving members of Khan's original group of 84. He also took part in the failed Enterprise take over. (TOS: "Space Seed")
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Safe surrender site could have helped mother, abandoned baby
By: Gus Thomson, Journal Staff Writer
Placer Sheriff?s investigation continues Wednesday into death of infant found in bag at roadside
AUBURN CA - The Placer County Sheriff?s Office was tight-lipped as its investigation into the death of a baby found abandoned in tall grass at the side of a Newcastle road continued Monday. Lt. Mark Reed said that the office was not releasing any new information on a probe into the infant?s death. At the same time, hospital officials confirmed that Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital in Auburn and Sutter Roseville Medical Center are two of several locations in the area that a newborn could have been safely brought to by a parent considering abandoning a child. Under the state?s 11-year-old Safely Surrendered Baby Law, hospitals like the two in Auburn and Roseville accept babies surrendered within 72 hours of birth, with no questions asked. The law was adopted to ensure options were available to new mothers and prevent baby abandonment. Since the law was enacted, Sutter has had no babies surrendered at the Roseville or Auburn locations, spokeswoman Robin Montgomery said Tuesday. The baby found in Newcastle was discovered Thursday afternoon inside a plastic bag at the side of a road in a subdivision off Newcastle Road that was still undeveloped. ?Our policy is to accept any newborn 72 hours of age of less presented by the parent or another person having lawful custody of the baby,? Montgomery said. Montgomery said hospital protocol calls for no questions to be asked about identity, citizenship status or nationality of the person bringing the baby in. Babies who are surrendered are given medical treatment and the hospital would contact state Child Protective Services, she said. But a parent or person who has lawful custody of the child would have a 14-day time period to return and reclaim the baby, Montgomery said. Parents and babies are given matching armbands to ensure proper identification. Parents can also choose to fill out a questionnaire on family health history to help future caregivers give the infant the best possible care, Montgomery said. Help for mothers The number to call for information on safe surrender sites in Placer, Nevada or El Dorado County is 1(877) 222-9723 toll-free. Safe Surrender sites are required to display the blue and white logo.


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Good afternoon from Blogford, where I am attempting to juggle two beats today with the skill of a circus performer.
First up, the Connecticut Sun began their preseason this morning (11 a.m. start) in Minneapolis, with a 68-57 loss to the Lynx.
Some notables from the game: UConn's Charde Houston started for Minnesota, played 22 minutes, 31 seconds, and scored eight points (4 for 9 from the field) with four rebounds, two blocks and three turnovers. Former Stanford guard Candice Wiggins, the third pick in the draft, made her debut with the Lynx by leading all scorers with 18 points (7 of 16) despite coming off the bench.
For the Sun, Barbara Turner had seven points, Tamika (Williams) Raymond 2 and Ketia Swanier, one of their two first-round picks, played 14 minutes, 33 seconds and was 0 for 5 from the field. Top pick Amber Holt scored seven.
The Sun play their first preseason game at home Sunday against the defending WNBA champions, Phoenix, but Diana Taurasi is not even with the team as of yet.
As for the Huskies, three of their biggest non-conference games will be on national television next season, starting with Oklahoma (Nov. 30) on either ESPN or ESPN2. LSU (Jan. 3) will be on CBS. The game at North Carolina (Jan. 19) will be the Martin Luther King game on ESPN or ESPN2.
The game against Penn State at Madison Square Garden will be part of a double-header at the Maggie Dixon Classic on the afternoon of Dec. 14 with Rutgers-Army either before or after.
Some things of note about Geno Auriemma: It's not likely, but still possible, that he will work this summer for ESPN on its WNBA telecasts. Auriemma has been particularly critical of the network for its handling of the UConn-Tennessee story, particularly for the way it chose to report the secondary violation involving UConn's involvement in arranging Maya Moore's visit to ESPN when she was a junior in high school.
NBC apparently contacted Auriemma to see if he'd be interested in working as a color analyst for the Summer Olympics. Auriemma turned it down, even though it would have involved only a trip tp New York where the games would have been simulcast for television in a studio.
Hello to Nykesha Sales. Enjoy your rest.