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We welcome today Kevin Hopson, author of the YA dark fiction, The Landfill. Prior to hitting the fiction scene in 2009, Kevin was a freelance writer for several years, covering everything from finance to sports. His debut work, World of Ash, was released by MuseItUp Publishing in the fall of 2010. Kevin has released several other books through MuseItUp since then, and he has also been published in various magazines and anthology books. Kevin's writing covers many genres, including dark fiction and horror, science fiction, and crime fiction.
Thank you for this interview, Kevin. Can you tell us a little about yourself and how long you've been writing?
I've been writing in some capacity for roughly 15 years now. However, I delved into the fiction scene only a few years ago. My first story, World of Ash, debuted in 2010.
Can you tell us briefly what your book is about?
I believe the official book description (below) is best at summarizing the story without giving too much away.
"Billy, a high school senior, has lost a lot in the past year, including his younger sister, Sara. Billy lacks excitement and purpose in life until his curiosity takes him and his best friend, Connor, to an old, abandoned landfill along the river. Connor would rather forget the experience, but Billy can't help but feel invigorated by their findings. Taking it upon himself to uncover the mystery, Billy finds his life coming full circle – but is that a good or bad thing?"
Why did you choose your particular genre?
Dark fiction is one of my favorite genres to read, and it's one I'm very comfortable writing. Prior to The Landfill, though, I had never written a piece aimed at the Young Adult market. As a result, I thought combining the two would be a refreshing experience for me, and it definitely proved to be the case.
What was your greatest challenge writing this book?
Familiarizing myself with how high school kids speak and behave nowadays (being that I only have a toddler at home). Fortunately, I have experience coaching high school sports, so it wasn't as difficult as it could have been.
Are you published by a traditional house, small press or are you self-published?
My publisher, MuseItUp Publishing, started out small but has grown significantly the past few years. I've been with them from the very beginning (2010).
Was it the right choice for you?
Without a doubt. MuseItUp helped jump-start my writing career, and the company is run by some of the brightest, friendliest, and most resourceful people I have ever met.
How are you promoting your book thus far?
Through a combination of social media (Facebook), author/reader groups, and this blog tour.
How is that going for you?
It's going pretty well. The book has received solid interest overall.
Can you tell us one thing you have done that actually resulted in one or more sales?
I held a pre-release giveaway. I've noticed through experience that giveaways can sometimes lead to sales. For example, if someone doesn't win a free copy of the book, they might be inclined to buy it if you've generated enough interest in it.
Do you have another job besides writing?
I'm a stay-at-home dad, which I like to think of as another job. In fact, it takes up most of my time. It limits how much I can write, but I wouldn't trade it for anything.
If you could give one book promotion tip to new authors, what would that be?
Avoid overkill, especially if you're reaching out through social media. You're not going to pick up readers by constantly begging people to buy your book. I'm very selective when it comes to promoting. For example, I'll do it around release dates or times when I want to hold special giveaways. I also try to help other authors by reading their work and spreading the word. Some writers perceive others in their profession as competition, but this doesn't have to be the case. It can be a tight-knit community where we help one another.
What's next for you?
I have a science fiction novella, Shifting Alliances, due out this fall by MuseItUp Publishing.
Can you tell us where we can find you on the web?
My blog is http://kevin-hopson.blogspot.com.
My Facebook page is https://www.facebook.com/worldofash
My Amazon author page is http://www.amazon.com/Kevin-Hopson/e/B006XVDMT6/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_1


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text: Prior to the opening of the free-agent market, we heard buzz connecting the Detroit Lions and New York Jets to free-agent WR Emmanuel Sanders. Now that the Lions inked Golden Tate and the Jets inked Eric Decker, it's unclear exactly how much, if any, interest they may still have in Sanders. On Tuesday, we also connected the Cleveland Browns to Sanders.


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When someone says they keep their fingers crossed, it means they wish or hope for a good outcome for someone or something.
Where does this idiom originate from? Why do people fold their one finger on another to hope for the best?
From the New Oxford American Dictionary:
The origin of this hand gesture is discussed, for example, in Wikipedia. It is not fully clear, but probably comes from pre-Christian times, and thus does not have a relation to the Christian symbol of the cross.


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National Read Across America Day is March 3rd, and now is the time to check to see what is on the bookshelf to read. It can be hard to find the time to shop for books that develop strong reading skills in your children. Luckily, Daddy & Co. offers solutions to this problem with their popular and enriching Bag O' Books and Daddy Bookstore!
Daddy Nickell's tips for celebrating National Read Across America Day:
- Pick up Daddy & Co's Bag O' Books. Daddy & Co.'s Bag O' Books comes in a 100% natural cotton canvas "I'm The Daddy!" Trunk Bag loaded with six popular daddy-themed books, plus a parenting guide, and pair of I'm the Daddy sunglasses.
- Stop by Daddy's Bookstore! Daddy & Co.'s renowned Daddy's Bookstore offers popular and imaginative books that will inspire your child to read on National Read Across America Day and beyond. To see Daddy & Co's entire selection of books, go online to Daddy's Bookstore.
- Check out the following books (in the slide show). These books will get your child excited for reading
- Scrub A Dub Dub with Daddy Duck & Rubber Duck
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- The Baby Bonding Books for Dads
- Dad's Guide to Pregnancy For Dummies
- What a Difference a Daddy Makes
- Read the books aloud with your child. Reading aloud helps develop a child's imagination. Books let their imagination flow. Having creativity makes for a moldable adult whom can fit in all social situations and excel in any industry he or she chooses a career in.
Daddy Nickell stresses the importance of reading to and with your kids:
It helps your children with the understanding of language. Research has shown that the most important thing a parent can do to help their child learn and understand language is to read to them. Have them repeat certain words and phrases back as you read aloud. It helps them gain a stronger grasp of pronunciation, rhythm of speech, and builds self-confidence in their speaking voice. "
You get good quality one-on-one time with your child. When you read to or with your child, you are in close proximity building a bond and strengthening the friendship and love between the two of you. You touch your child more, give your child more affection, share more nonverbal communication, and you are creating memories that will stay with them into adulthood. "
It opens the lines of communication. Whether it simply starts a conversation with a child that is difficult to relate to, or it allows you to tackle some of the tougher topics involved in the stages of growing up, reading together opens those lines and gets the conversation flowing. When you read together, you become a safe person to ask questions to and get advice from, and your child will look to you as a leader and example to follow."
It keeps you in touch with your children. When your kids are young, you will choose the books, but as they grow old enough, let them decide what you read to them. The stories may be simple and you may have read them a million times, but letting your child chose will allow you to stay tuned into subjects that they like, and not to mention what they are reading. You will have more to relate to and a better idea of their interests and what is going on in their life. It can help you connect with them on a different level as you learn more about what inspires them as an individual."
They will know you care. Yes- your child will learn to read earlier, have a stronger vocabulary and become a better writer if they read more, but they will also know that they are loved and cared for by an attentive parent. Their self-esteem and confidence will grow, you will have a stronger bond with them, and they will feel safe and loved. All of these outcomes will shape them to be strong and capable adults with positive outlooks and bright futures."
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I am unable to use my phone it will not hold charge and dies quickly. I will be receiving a new phone tomorrow however I want to wipe my phone for my personal benefit. I have two questions; first will it wipe the system or just my personal files, and two I will be using another users battery will damage be done to the battery? Also if you know of any other file wiping tools for non rooted droid user....Any advice is appreciated, thank you
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This weekend I did a factory reset on my Droid Incredible, asking it to wipe everything. (The phone had been slowly turning into a brick and this was the solution.) After it finished, there was still a lot of my personal information on it, not just in the memory card, but also in the main memory of the phone. I had it expected it all to be gone.
If I were going to sell or give a phone away, I would first do the factory reset then hook it to my PC, change the USB connection type to disk drive, scour for personal info, overwriting and


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Messages: The Communication Skills Book
ISBN13:by McKay, Matthew
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The classic, best-selling communication skills book,Messages, helps readers build their communication skills in all areas of life. This guide helps readers become adept in active listening, reading body language, identifying communication styles, conflict resolution, public speaking, and more.
Author Biography
Matthew McKay, Ph.D., is a professor at the Wright Institute in Berkeley, CA. Martha Davis, Ph.D., was a psychologist in the department of psychiatry at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Santa Clara, CA, for more than thirty years prior to her retirement. Patrick Fanning is a professional writer in the mental health field and coauthor of many psychology and communications titles.
Table of Contents
|p. 1
|Basic Skills
|p. 5
|Real Vs. Pseudo Listening
|Blocks to Listening
|Assessing Your Listening Blocks
|Four Steps to Effective Listening
|Total Listening
|Listening for Couples
|p. 24
|Rewards of Self-Disclosure
|Blocks to Self-Disclosure
|Optimal Levels of Self-Disclosure
|Assessing Your Self-Disclosure
|Practice in Self-Disclosure
|p. 35
|The Four Kinds of Expression
|Whole Messages
|Contaminated Messages
|Preparing Your Messages
|Practicing Whole Messages
|Rules for Effective Expression
|Advanced Skills
|Body Language
|p. 59
|Body Movements
|Spatial Relationships
|Paralanguage and Metamessages
|p. 70
|The Elements of Paralanguage
|Changing Your Paralanguage
|Coping with Metamessages
|Hidden Agendas
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|The Eight Agendas
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|Transactional Analysis
|p. 89
|Parent, Child, and Adult Messages
|Analyzing Your Communications
|Kinds of Transactions
|Keeping Your Communications Clean
|Clarifying Language
|p. 104
|Understanding a Model
|Challenging the Limits of a Model
|Challenging Distortions in a Model
|Some Final
|Assertiveness Training
|p. 125
|Your Legitimate Rights
|Three Communication Styles
|Identifying Communication Styles
|Your Assertiveness Goals
|Assertive Expression
|Assertive Listening
|Combining Assertive Expression and Listening
|Responding to Criticism
|Special Assertive Strategies
|Assertiveness Skills Practice
|Fair Fighting
|p. 150
|Unfair Fighting
|Identifying Unfair Fighting Styles
|Fair Fighting
|Fair Fight Rules
|Your Script for Change
|Validation Strategies
|p. 161
|What Is Validation?
|Why Does Validation Work?
|What Validation Is Not
|Components of Validation
|Successful Validating Strategies
|The Power of Validation
|p. 173
|Four Stages of Negotiation
|Dealing with Conflict
|Rules of Principled Negotiation
|When the Going Gets Tough
|Social Skills
|p. 191
|Prejudgment Traps
|Approval and Disapproval in Prejudgment
|Parataxic Distortions
|Perpetuating Illusions
|Clarifying First Impressions
|Making Contact
|p. 205
|Fear of Strangers
|Guidelines for Making Contact
|The Art of Conversation
|Putting It All Together
|Family Skills
|Couples Skills
|p. 223
|What Makes a Good Relationship?
|Couples Systems
|Keeping Your Relationship Strong
|Communicating with Children
|p. 246
|Joint Problem Solving
|When to Let Go
|When You Have to Say No
|The Point Is...
|Family Communications
|p. 265
|Family Communication Disorders
|Family Pathology
|Family Systems
|How to Keep Family Communications Healthy
|Public Skills
|Influencing Others
|p. 285
|Ineffective Strategies for Influencing Change
|Effective Strategies for Influencing Others
|Your Plan for Influencing Change
|Lisa's Plan for Influencing Change
|Public Speaking
|p. 295
|Defining Your Purpose
|Outlining the Subject
|Supporting Materials
|The Outline
|Dealing with Stage Fright
|p. 312
|Clarifying What You Want
|If You Are the Interviewer
|If You Are the Interviewee
|Recommended Reading
|p. 343
|p. 347
|p. 349
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If you really, really, really anger the Internet community you might expect a visit from hackers. Thus, on Sunday, hackers took over Mt. Gox CEO Karpeles's blog and published a post allegedly exposing fraud committed by him. The post was also published on Pastebin.
Mt. Gox was the world's largest bitcoin exchange until about 850,000 units of the virtual currency bitcoin was allegedly stolen by (other) hackers. Given that, the Mt. Gox closed and filed for bankruptcy protection. The claims in the post, though, allege that the theft never occurred and that Karpeles still controls nearly 1 million bitcoin worth approximately $596 million at Monday's exchange rate.
The post said, in part:
It's time that MTGOX got the bitcoin communities wrath instead of Bitcoin Community getting Goxed. This release would have been sooner, but in spirit of responsible disclosure and making sure all of ducks were in a row, it took a few days longer than would have liked to verify the data.
The reference to "goxed" comes from the phrase that has been coined for Mt. Gox's (prior and multiple) technical glitches: to be goxed.
Despite the evidence, as Forbes pointed out, the data may simply reveal poor accounting practices at Mt. Gox. Earlier, Mt. Gox was an exchange for "Magic: The Gathering" cards, which is where the name came from.
Users on Reddit are warning that included among the hackers' files (TibanneBackOffice.exe) may contain malware designed to steal bitcoins. At the same time, though, other Reddit users, perhaps with good antivirus programs, have confirmed that they found their own account history in the data, indicating that it is not fake.


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This week'on "My Strange Addiction", plastic is fantastic for one woman, who is on a quest for plastic surgery perfection.
It was 20 years ago, when Lacey Wildd underwent her first cosmetic surgery. Since then, the buxomy blond has undergone 30 different procedures in an effort to develop the most extreme body in the world.
Wildd, 44-year-old mother of six has gone to extremes to make her body look perfect; to the point that she had a corset made of pig skin implanted in her abdomen.
"The doctor took pig skin and sewed together the muscles on the sides, from the top to the bottom so that my stomach is brought in like this," explains Wildd. "It's anchored to the muscles right here, and it feels like guitar strings."
Proud of her massive mammary glands, Wildd demonstrates some of her breasts unique abilities such as serving champagne from on top of them along with other tricks like making them glow in the dark.
Spending as much as $250,000 on cosmetic surgery, Wildd is not finished going under the knife. She plans on doubling the size of her breasts to a shocking QQQ. Unless her family finds a way to talk her out of her addiction to plastic surgery.
In addition to being a reality TV star, Wildd also hosts her own semi-erotic website that she claims is not pornographic.
Wildd's Instagram account might make you think otherwise.
"I actually live around my boobs," giggles Wildd. "The world rotates around them."
To see a sneak peek of Lacey Wildd, check out her video here.
Lacey's epsiode, "Proud to be Plastic" will be airing tonight at 10/9c on TLC.
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The Little Prince
by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
The Little Prince Language and Communication Quotes
How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
"Perhaps it was because of the anniversary?"
The little prince flushed once more. He never answered questions—but when one flushes does that not mean "Yes"?
"Ah," I said to him, "I am a little frightened—" (25.43-5)
Like the fox, who wants to communicate without words, the narrator reads the prince's expressions in order to figure out what's going on with his friend. He interprets the flush (which is like a blush) as a "yes." So, the prince answers the narrator's question, perhaps, without realizing it.
Quote #8
Look up at the sky. Ask yourselves: Is it yes or no? Has the sheep eaten the flower? And you will see how everything changes…
And no grown-up will ever understand that this is a matter of so much importance! (27.8-9)
At the end of The Little Prince, the narrator puts the burden of interpretation on us readers. That's a fancy way of saying that from this point on, it's up to us to figure out what has happened in answer to these questions. In other words, the narrator asks us to finish the story. When we "look up at the sky," what do we see? Is it a happy ending or a sad one? The other thing to remember is that not everybody will "understand" our answers or their significance—especially not grown-ups.
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This is, to me, the loveliest and saddest landscape in the world. It is the same as that on page 88, but I have drawn it again to impress it on your memory. It is here that the little prince appeared on Earth, and disappeared. (Epilogue 1)
One more time, the narrator relies on images instead of words to make us understand. He thinks we'll get a better understanding of the landscape if we look at the pictures he drew, rather than just reading what he has to say about it. Why do you think he's more confident about the pictures than about the description he builds with words?


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Posted on Monday, January 27, 2014 by Laura Braun
Sparse was founded by Remy Labesque, Nick Riddle and Colin Owen. Sparse released its first products, integrated bicycle lights, in October 2013. Of the founders, Nick has moved on to TRP. Remy works at frog in San Francisco. Colin juggles a teaching gig at California College of the Arts and Sparse.


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I found this on SO and googled the idiom "suit yourself", but I couldn't find a matching translation. The context was that the questioner was nitpicking and the answerer lost his patience.
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"Suit yourself" means, basically, "ok, do whatever you want; I'm done arguing". It implies that the speaker made some attempt (perhaps small) to get the listener to do something; it's not generally something you say out of the blue. It's a pretty common idiom in US English. I don't know the derivation.
Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary gives the definition of "suit yourself" as follows:
There is a nice discussion here as well. I'm copying that post below in case link rot can happen.
When someone says 'suit yourself', they mean "you decide for yourself" and there could be an implied meaning of 'I am not responsible for your choice".
It probably comes from the use of suit as in "It suits you" (It is good for you).
As reported by the NOAD, suit oneself means "act entirely according to one's own wishes."
The expression is used when someone is annoyed by what other people are doing or choosing to do.
In English, one of the meanings of the verb "to suit" is to be pleased with, or to find suitable. So, for example, if you are trying to fit an appointment into someone's schedule, you might say:
You are asking whether it is agreeable to the other person to meet on Thursday at 1:00. If you reach an agreement, you might say:
When you say:
you are using "suit" in this sense. The normal context is that the speaker is frustrated because he or she has been trying to accommodate both sides, but the other person is not being cooperative. It's roughly equivalent to saying:
It has the implication that the speaker is giving up or doesn't care; you would be more likely to hear it at the end of a conversation than in the middle.
Considering what it literally is saying - "suit yourself" - the figurative meaning seems to derive from the act of donning a suit of armor or cloths without the assistance of the speaker. According to Etymonline, verb forms of "suit" go back to the 15th century meaning make agreeable. So "go ahead, agree with yourself (and not me)" seems to be the underlying context when intoned with some kind of exasperation. This seems to lend itself to the more graphic phrase "you can go fuck yourself". I think that "suit yourself" can be polite way of expressing a disagreement or a difference of opinion that one has no serious stake in arguing, but which one wants to call to attention. To call it "neutral" though seems a bit off.
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"Whip It," set in the roller-derby subculture of Austin, is a sweet coming-of-age comedy, safe, familiar and comforting.
It's a complete mismatch between subject and style, but Drew Barrymore's directorial debut is not without its charms.
Ellen Page, the pregnant-teen hipster from "Juno," stars as Bliss Cavendar, a sorta-spunky 17-year-old whose small-town blues are compounded by her uptight mom (Marcia Gay Harden), who's vicariously reliving her glory days on the beauty-pageant circuit.
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The derby girls are a lot of fun, especially Kristen Wiig as Maggie Mayhem, a down-to-earth single mom, and Barrymore as Smashley Simpson, a sweet-faced blonde who hits as hard as she parties. And Jimmy Fallon is hands-down hilarious as Johnny Rocket, the league's trash-talking announcer and play-by-play man.
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Continuing to Make a Difference
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North Woburn Residents:
I have chosen to retire from politics at the end of this year.
Thank you for your support and for allowing me to serve as your Alderman for the last nine years. This opportunity has allowed me to work on issues that we all care about in our community. Together we have made a difference.
It has been an honor and a privilege to represent you.
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At the City Council hearing on April 1, some spoke of how Mr. Holland runs a "clean" business. The petitioner was running an illegal business. He was ordered by City Building Commissioner to Cease and Desist and ignored AND continued to operate for 64 days until the City of Woburn took him to Superior Court AND an Injunction was ordered (see below). AND ignored the Superior Court order to remove the scale. The Scale is still there !
This is not a "clean" business by any means. Dumping of scrap metal, including boilers, oil tanks, water tanks, 55 gallon drums, refrigerators, air conditioners, siding, batteries and who knows what else ! Some also spoke that do not live in our City praising the petitioner and stating how CONVENIENT this businesswill be for THEM. As Alderman Drapeau stated too convenient. "If you build it they will come." Trucks lined up operating 7am to 5pm Monday thru Friday and Saturday 7am to 4pm.
DEP Issues Fine Holland Used Auto Parts in Billerica
DEP issued a penalty of approximately $180,000 for numerous violations over the past several years for approximately two acres of wetlands that were filled and is near a public drinking water supply and borders the state forest. In addition, a building was constructed on filled wetlands. Previously been issued enforcement orders related to wetlands and flood plain by the local board of Health and Conservation Commission in Billerica. read stories http://www.highbeam.com/doc1G1-119524419.html/print http://www.matr.net/article-9822.html
Re: Woburn Auto Truck Parts, Inc. 1095R Main St. off Breed avenue
The alteration and extension of pre-existing nonconforming use (motor vehicle junk yard) to allow heavy manufacturing (PROCESSING OF SCRAP METAL)
Superior Court Injunction
The City of Woburn through the Building Commissioner/Zoning Enforcement Officer vs. 1095R Main St., LLC Woburn Truck and Auto, Inc. Defendant(s). As part of the Superior Court Injunction ordered on 1/14/14.
a) Prohibiting them from operating a recycling/scrap metal facility and from maintaining debris, junk, scrap metals, old appliances or other waste material or waste products on the Premises
b) to remove from the Premises all debris, junk scrap metals, old appliances or other waste material or waste products and the scale;
c) prohibited from continuing to violate the Woburn Zoning Ordinances; and
d) to allow the Building Inspector to his designee to inspect the Premises from time to time, at reasonable hours.
Results of June 17 City Council Public Hearing: Attorney Tarby representing his client Woburn Truck & Auto, Inc., 1095R Main Street (Robert Holland) submitted a letter to withdraw the Petition without prejudice. Sincere thanks to all who took time away from their busy schedules to attend meetings, write letters, send emails and speak at these hearings.
City Council Public Hearing on April 1 continued to May 6, continued to May 20, continued
to June 17 - Petitioner withdrew his Petition
City Council Special Permits Meeting April 28, continued to May 27 continued to June 11 voted 3-1 approve.
Board of Appeals Meeting of January 15 continued to Feb. 15, continued to March. 19, continued to April 16,
Continued to May 21, continued to June 18, continued to July 16, continued to August 20,
continued to September 18 - Petitioner withdrew his Petition
Planning Board Meeting of March 25 continued to April 8 voted unfavorable - tie vote 3 - 3
because of a tie vote there was no recommendation made to the Council
Jan. 15 BOA Meeting was continued reason being abutters to the property on the Wilmington line side were not notified of the meeting held. The Petitioner and land owner of 1095R Main Street LLC and Woburn Truck & Auto Inc., appealing a Notice of Zoning Ordinance Violation/Order to Cease and Desist dated November 7, 2013 issued by the Woburn Building Commissioner for a use not allowed (recycling/scrap metal facility) relative to property located at 1095R Main Street (Breed Avenue).
The property owner at 1095R Main Street (Breed Avenue) on the Woburn/Wilmington line has started a Scrap Metal business. After my consultation with the City Solicitor, I believe that the owner's Class 3 license does not cover this type of activity.
The City Council Committee on license renewal met on November 12th to discuss the renewal of this Class 3 license. The owner was issued a Cease and Desist order on November 7th, and a fine of $300 per day starting on November 12th and has hired an attorney to represent him. The license is up for renewal on December 31, 2013. I have contacted the EPA and DEP regarding the close proximity of this site to the Superfund sites of the Olin Chemical site on the Woburn/Wilmington line, Industrial-plex site and adjacent to the unlined Woburn Landfill.
Ward 6 Neighborhood Meeting on Water Meters
On July 10, I held a Neighborhood Meeting at the Thompson Library to discuss Water Meters. I want to thank over 60 residents who took time away from their busy schedules to attend this important discussion. I have contacted Mayor Galvin and he has addressed the many questions and concerns that came from this meeting.
Double Utility Poles
I recently drove around all of Ward 6 Streets and recorded 31 double utility poles in our ward. I sent my report to DPW Superintendent Duran who is meeting with all of the utility companies to finalize a streamlined process to remedy the situation.
City Council Committee Assignments 2014 - 2015
I am serving on the following committees: Finance, Special Permits, Ordinances, Charter and Rules, Public Safety and License, Infrastructure and Public Lands, (ZORC) Zoning Ordinance Review Committee, Chairman of Concept Plan Review Committee, Historical Commission and Council on Aging.
City Council Meetings
City Council Meetings are televised live on local cable. Also visit the Woburn Public Media site at www.woburnpublicmediacenter.org where you will be able to view meetings that have previously been recorded by Woburn Public Media.
Mountain Street
New Speed Signs "20 miles per hour" have been posted at both ends of Mountain Street.
I requested a meeting of the Traffic Commission on October 17th to reduce the speed on Mountain Street and to request more traffic enforcement. I presented to the Commission documents that were approved by both the State and City Council when Mayor Rabbitt was in office. The documents stated that the speed was to be posted at 25 and 20 miles per hour on Mountain Street. The Commission read the documents and agreed that this is the case and requested that the DPW Superintendent to post signs as previously approved by the State and City Council.
North Woburn Businesses go Solar
I was approached by the Woburn Business Association regarding the surplus of Solar Energy and was asked who would benefit from this. I immediately recommended the Council of Social Concern.
New England Pigments and Resin Corporation has recently installed Solar Panels to their building on New Boston Street in North Woburn. They have given back to the North Woburn community by donating their excess capacity to the Council of Social Concern on Merrimac Street. The Council of Social concern's first year of savings was $21,000.
On July 25th I was honored to attend a ribbon cutting ceremony for a project that represents the future of renewable energy. Two New Boston Street companies New England Resins & Pigments represented by Joe )O'Connor, Vice President Sales and Marketing and NuPath Inc. represented by Dan Harrison, Chief Executive Officer have made the decision to go Solar. In the case of New England Resins & Pigments their project will actually produce more electricity than they use on site. The ribbon cutting agenda also included remarks from State Representative Jay Kaufman and Solect Energy Development Alex Keally.
Massachusetts has mandated that 15% of all electricity energy products delivered in the State come from renewal energy sources by 2020. If we sustain the same rate of growth we as a State will surpass that goal. Advantages for business going solar include tax incentives, financial incentives and lower operating expense.
As a strong proponent for Woburn's efforts to become a "Green Community" and to re-use the Woburn Landfill in a safe and productive manner I have sponsored the proposal for the Solar Overlay District Zoning Ordinance. The City of Woburn is in the planning stage of converting the Woburn Landfill to a Solar Farm. The latest milestone completed was the documentation of NSTAR leases. The next step in the process will be to issue a Request for Proposal for the project.
Chapter 40B Conference
On September 28, 2012 I attended a Chapter 40B Conference on the most up-to-date information on the latest developments in the Affordable Housing Law. According to the Department of Housing and Community Development Chapter 40B Subsidized Housing Inventory (SHI) as of April 30, 2013 Woburn has 7 % subsidized housing units. The compliance under 40B that is needed is 10%.
State Housing Appeals Committee ~ 40B
(HAC), can overrule the local decision unless the project presents serious health or safety issues that cannot be mitigated. Typically concerns about impact on traffic, schools, community services, taxes, neighborhood aesthetics or abutting home values are not considered by the HAC.
School Street ~ CVS ~ Ward 4
CVS on the corner of main and School Street will be opening soon. I would like to thank the residents of North Woburn for their patience and understanding during the construction of this project. One of the added benefits of the project is the extended turning lane on the Main and School Street intersection.
NuPath Proclamation
On June 7, 2013 I had the honor of presenting a Proclamation that was co-sponsored with Alderman-at-large Haggerty to NuPath President Sheri McCann upon retirement of her many achievements, accomplishments and contributions to the City of Woburn and surrounding communities. Sheri McCann has served more than three decades and has grown NuPath from serving 35 people to over 350 people a day with intellectual and physical disabilities.
Site Visit ~ New Boston Street Bridge
On March 6th a meeting was held at City Hall along with a site visit of the New Boston Street Bridge. As Alderman of Ward 6, I joined State Secretary of Transportation Richard Davey, Senator Donnelly, State Representative Jim Dwyer, Planning Board Director Tarallo, and City Engineer Corey. I stressed the importance of opening the bridge as a critical link for both regional and local traffic, pedestrian and bicycle access to the Anderson Regional Transportation Center from the South and West, improving connectivity and reducing emergency response times in the area while encouraging safe multi model access to the Anderson RTC. This project will re-route truck traffic out of our residential neighborhoods and this will also complete the loop for the Commerce Way Overlay District. The CWOD is the tract of land between the New Boston Street Bridge and the Woburn Mall that was rezoned in 2009 to permit mixed use development, office, research, commercial, retail and multi-family uses.
On September 4, 2012 I sponsored an Order and submitted to the City Council for acceptance of a permanent easement to allow construction of the redesigned bridge, and for temporary easement that will allow the City access to adjacent property to reconstruct a portion of the driveway that will be necessitated by the redesign.
Senator Donnelly's office has confirmed the following: The borings are done. This means that they are going to be advancing with the sketch plans, which won't be done till June 2012.
The Woburn Redevelopment Authority on October 5, 2011 had a public meeting in City Hall Chambers regarding Community Development Strategy Priority. Infrastructure and Transportation Systems as listed High Priority - Provide better access to Anderson Regional Transportation Center by rebuilding the New Boston Street Bridge.
July 20, 2011, 25% Highway, Drainage, and Right of Way plans were submitted to MassDot. All proposed boring locations have been marked out in the field and surveyed. Geotech Engineering is the Company hired to do the work in the field by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation.
June 3, 2011 the EPA held a productive meeting regarding the institutional controls for construction on a Superfund site which applies to the New Boston Street Bridge. I along with City Engineer Jay Corey, EPA Project Manager Joe LeMay and representatives from Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc. (VHB) the bridge design firm were present.
40B Ledges Project Information
Attorney Dan Hill hired by the City of Woburn has informed me that both the City of Woburn and Woburn 38 Development have agreed to submit a brief requesting further clarification by MA Housing Appeals Committee (HAC). This will likely be filed by the end of July 2014 with a ruling possibly by the end of August at the earliest.
I am pleased to announce that the Housing Appeals Committee ruled in City's favor on the developer's Motion for Summary Decision. The HAC accepted our legal arguments for denying the Motion, setting the stage for a hearing on the economics of the project, as well as the impacts from blasting and earth removal on our neighborhoods. Attorney Dan Hill was hired by the City to represent the Board of Appeals.
I held a Neighborhood Meeting to discuss and update residents. A great turnout of over 70 residents in attendance including Aldermen: Rosa Ditucci, Dick Gately and Rich Haggerty in support of North Woburn. I want to extend sincere thanks to North Woburn resident John Flaherty for his generosity of offering to fund a Lawyer to represent the residents.
Ledges Petition
Residents, together we have made a difference. I have forwarded to Mayor Galvin, Senator Donnelly and State Representatives Dwyer and Kaufman the online petition of over 250 residents from Woburn and surrounding communities who had the courage to sign their names, addresses and comments to a petition request for a strategy to protect the health, safety, and welfare of residents from the potential abuse of blasting, noise, removal of approximately 418,000 cy of materials with 120 truck trips per day in a residential neighborhood. The over 250 online signatures do not include the many petition letters that were mailed and continue to be mailed.
I have also petitioned Senator Donnelly and Representatives Dwyer and Kaufman for their assistance to stop the proposed quarry like operation at 1042 Main Street, "Ledges" and requesting their help to convince Mayor Galvin to assume a stronger leadership role and to protect our right to clean air, water and environment as granted in Article 97 of the State Constitution. The City Council unanimously voted funding to commission Lawyer Dan Hill to represent our City.
"Stop the Ledges of Woburn Project"
Neighborhood Meetings ~ Thompson Library
Please join me in my Neighborhood Meetings to share ideas, express concerns and to discuss upcoming and ongoing projects. Neighborhood Meetings are held at the Thompson Library at 33 Elm Street in North Woburn.
Energy Efficiency LED Lights
$530,000 project grant, some of our main City streets will have replacement LED Street Lights this year including Main Street, School Street and Merrimac Street.
Brooks & Stream Cleaning
The DPW has announced a list of stream maintenance work with minor trimming of trees and brush along stream embankments. Removal of debris (leaves, yard waste, etc.) This project will take about 3 years to complete. The following N. Woburn streams are scheduled: Stream from Fletcher to Alfred Street and Willow Brook extending from Rear Pearl Street to Pearl Street.
Truck Traffic Route
Due to my request of the Traffic Commission on a full study to establish a Truck Route for the City, the Traffic Commission requested to the City Council at their meeting of November 15, 2011 that a Truck Traffic Route study be conducted. The matter was sent to the Committee on finance. The Mayor did not sign the Resolve for funding for this study.
CVS Project - Ward 4 - Alderman Anderson
A Neighborhood Meeting of all direct abutters was held on August 2, 2012 at the Thompson Library. The petitioner introduced the preliminary plans to those present and resident concerns and questions were addressed. The CVS project site is zoned Business Highway. The Historic Commission inspected all homes and buildings involved on this site. The Commission has determined that these properties have no historic value and are proposed to be demolished.
On September 4, 2012 a petition was filed with the City Council for a special permit of the Woburn Zoning Ordinances to allow for a retail establishment at 1, 3, 5, 7 and 13 School Street, 891,893 and 895 Main Street. A public hearing of the City Council was held on October 16, and December 4. On December 18, 2012 the City Council voted 8 - (1 absent) to approve the CVS project at the corner of Main/School St. ( Ward 4 ) with conditions.
Solar Energy Project ~ Woburn Landfill Renewable Energy for the City of Woburn
Solar Articles
On September 6, 2011 the City Council unanimously approved the Zoning Overlay District as well as the Overlay Map. As a strong proponent for Woburn's efforts to become a "Green Community" and to re-use the Woburn landfill in a safe and productive manner acceptable to my constituents I have sponsored the proposal for the Solar Overlay District Zoning Ordinance. On July 19, 2011, I made a presentation to the City Council. On August 2, 2011, Alderman Gately and I gave a Solar presentation to the Planning Board for their review. The Planning Board unanimously voted to approve the Solar Overlay District Zoning Ordinance and Overlay Map on September 6, 2011
Generating solar and wind power on former municipal landfills makes both environmental and economic sense. It will provide clean renewable energy, reduces greenhouse gas emissions, and will create new revenue streams for the taxpayers of Woburn. This will enable me, as Alderman of Ward 6 to assist the City of Woburn with the tools to assess the redevelopment potential of the Woburn Landfill, and to harness state renewable energy incentives. On January 19, 2010 I attended a workshop at Holyoke Community College to assist the City of Woburn in renewable energy. I am excited to report that I am more convinced now than ever that our closed landfill can be used as a renewable energy source with little or no cost to the City of Woburn.
Visit this website for information regarding the above http://www.mass.gov/dep/energy/lfwkshop2.htm
Solar Energy Request for Information
A Request for Information (RFI) was advertised by the City for informal proposals for the future use of the unlined Woburn Landfill. The landfill is a 39.5 acre site which includes an adjoining 6 acre parcel. I am going to review the proposals along with the Mayor and Board of Health Director. So far there have been 6 proposals; 4 of the proposals called for placing solar panels on both sites, 1 proposal for a recycling facility, 1 proposal for a renewable energy facility focusing on capturing methane gas.
Commerce Way Corridor Overlay District Committee
The following Planning Board Members Robert Doherty, Mike Ventresca and City Council Members Chairman Alderman Mike Raymond, Alderman-at-large Richard Haggerty and Alderman Darlene Buren have been assigned to the new Concept Plan Review Committee for the Commerce Way Corridor Overlay District. The overlay district shall permit mixed use development including high end office, retail, and multi-family residential development with open space and accessory services related to each use. The current land uses allowed in the underlying I-P Zoning District, IP-2 Zoning District and B-1 Zoning District, shall not be allowed in the new Zoning district unless so stated. On September 8th, 2009 City Council Meeting, the Commerce Way Corridor Overlay District was passed 8- 1. Former City Council President Charles Doherty, Ward 6 Alderman Mike Raymond and Ward 5 Alderman Darlene Mercer-Bruen are sponsors of the Commerce Way Corridor Overlay District.
Purpose of District
1) To promote the health, safety and general welfare of the community by encouraging the redevelopment of underutilized and/or obsolete commercial and industrial sites to allow for mixed use developments which may include high end office, commercial, retail and multi-family residential uses along the Commerce Way Corridor/I-93.
2) To encourage mixed residential, retail and office uses in order to increase opportunities for development in transit served areas of the community.
3) To encourage the development of comprehensive projects of appropriate scale in an area that provides proximate access to major highways and public transportation.
4) To provide a desirable mix of land uses, including both residential and non-residential development that will serve the community and regional interest in housing, employment, and net positive tax revenue.
5) To promote create, efficient and appropriate solutions to the development of complex and/or environmentally challenged sites.
City of Woburn Policy for City Vehicle Use
City vehicles are not personal vehicles and are not for personal use. City vehicles should be viewed as belonging to the citizens of Woburn and are assigned for commuting only for purposes consistent to providing services to our residents.
I have received a number of calls regarding use of city vehicles. Former City Council President Doherty and I started working on a policy and because of more pressing issues this issue took a back seat. I met with Mayor Galvin on March 12th, 2010 and presented to him a draft that I have been working on for his consideration. I also met with Mayor Galvin on June 18, 2010 and at that time the Mayor stated that he will review the Policy with his staff. There has been no action taken by Mayor Galvin that I am aware of.
City of Woburn's Web Site
http://www.ci.woburn.ma.us/ The City of Woburn's web site has been updated with a Video Tour Book (short clips) of Woburn. Click on the above site and scroll down and to the right you will be able to view all of these clips.
North Woburn Fire Station
One of the many positive outcomes that I have spearheaded is the beginning of the consolidation of buildings and grounds into the DPW. As of July 1, 2009 the DPW has taken over the maintenance of Fire and Police buildings in our City. The North Woburn Fire Station seen above has been revitalized under the direction of former DPW Superintendent, Vinny Ferlisi. This building has been painted both inside and out . The grounds have been cleared and flowers have been planted, and a portion of a sidewalk on Main Street has been replaced.
Taking Pride in North Woburn
I would like to express my thanks to former DPW Superintendent, Vinny Ferlisi and Assistant Superintendent Tucker Quinn and their crew for the recent revitalization of the North Woburn Fire Station as part of the Consolidation of our Fire Department's Building Maintenance into the Department of Public Works.
Many have doubted that the Consolidation would work, but as you view the Woburn Police Station and some of the other Fire Stations in our City that have been revitalized you can appreciate as I do the importance of the plan. As Alderman of Ward 6 I am taking great strides to improve the quality of life issues for our community.
From the conception of the Consolidation idea, I have conducted monthly progress meetings with the former DPW Superintendent. At the August 21, 2009 meeting I was given an overview of the updated work order system that is an integral part of not only the operation of the DPW but the Consolidation of the entire City of Woburn's building and grounds maintenance into the Department of Public Works. The work order system that was developed under the direction of former DPW Superintendent Mr. Ferlisi consists of a database that contains a record of every work order sorted by category. This system can easily handle all building and grounds maintenance activity for the City of Woburn. In early September I plan to attend a conference chaired by Lieutenant Governor Murray at Holy Cross College in Worcester. The subject is "A practical Guide to Sharing Municipal Services". The lessons learned from this conference will be invaluable as we forge ahead.
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Borst, 51, comes to Navistar from General Motors Company (GM), where he most recently was the chairman, chief executive officer and president of GM Asset Management, responsible for managing approximately $85 billion in assets, predominantly for the GM benefits plans. Prior to that, he spent seven years as GM's treasurer and more than two years as chief financial officer of Adam Opel AG.
"I'm excited to be joining Navistar and look forward to helping shape the company's financial and strategic direction for the benefit of its shareholders," said Borst. "I'm confident that Navistar is on the right track under Troy Clarke's leadership and am delighted that I'll have the opportunity to work with him and the rest of the Navistar team.""We are pleased to have Walter joining our leadership team as we move through our turnaround and reposition our company for future profitability and long-term success," said Troy A. Clarke, Navistar's president and CEO. "Walter is a highly qualified executive with broad and deep financial expertise. He has proven himself in a wide array of key financial leadership roles at one of the world's largest vehicle manufacturers, all of which makes him the right person to lead our financial operations and functions going forward."
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Definitions of NEAT in dictionaries:
- adj - clean or organized
- adj - showing care in execution
- adj - free from what is tawdry or unbecoming
- adj - free from clumsiness
- adj - very good
- adj - without water
- Orderly and clean; tidy.
- Orderly and precise in procedure; systematic.
- Marked by ingenuity and skill; adroit: a neat turn of phrase.
- Not diluted or mixed with other substances: neat whiskey.
- Left after all deductions; net: neat profit.
- Wonderful; terrific: That was a neat party.
- A cow or other domestic bovine animal.
- adj - being in a state of cleanliness and order
- noun - an ox-like animal
There are 4 letters in NEAT: A E N T
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The 99 Part II "All Visions Lead Here"
is the sequel to The 99 Part I "His Name is Derek Gedry".
Follow Derek on yet another journey, but this time through something ten times more mysterious... the 48th.
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You know all those things you do for your kids without ever mentioning them, and that almost always go unnoticed? Things like, resealing the cereal bag so that it won't go stale; noticing their car keys someplace they shouldn't be and putting them where they belong; all the little reminders you give them, nonchalantly, about an upcoming deadline for; school, work, etc.
Our Father, God, does the same for us. He does many things, never mentions them, and they usually go unnoticed by us. Things like the potential car accidents that He has saved us from; health issues, in spite of our oftentimes bad choices; and circumstances at work - how many times has He favored and graced you, when you were facing a difficult situation?
This Father's Day as you celebrate, are grateful for, and thank your earthly father for all that he has done for you, and what he means to you, remember your heavenly Father. Thank Him also!


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The Obama administration's attempts to promote the Affordable Care Act, popularly known as Obamacare, haven't been very successful, and some (like the infamous Pajama Boy) have been downright laughable. Their latest effort once again ruins a popular holiday by shoehorning Obamacare where it is neither needed or wanted. But at least you get pictures of cute cats.
Organizing for Action, the political action group that was once President Obama's reelection organization, has been behind most of the failed Obamacare promotional campaigns. Their Valentine's Day campaign, like the oft-criticized attempt to use Christmas to promote Obamacare, hopes Americans will use a holiday to tell others that they should get covered by the Healthcare Insurance Exchange Marketplace. They issued a number of Valentine's Day e-cards, and suggested supporters email them and post them to Facebook.
The cards, promoting the "Adorable Care Act," feature a variety of cute, cuddly animals and bad puns about insurance. One card featuring a group of kittens says "Get pamPURRED with health care," while another card featuring pandas says "Not having health insurance? That's PANDAmonium." Another cat card states "I'm not KITTEN. Get covered," and a polar bear card proclaims "You're beary special to me, so please get covered."
The campaign was announced via email by Sara El-Amine, National Organizing Director for Organizing for Action, and used the email to encourage sharing the cards from an OFA webpage. "The Adorable Care Act is one of my favorite things on the internet," she said. "No one should ever have to choose between talking about health care reform, and sharing gratuitously cute animals online. You're probably wondering: Is the answer to getting more Americans covered really just more pictures of kittens and pandas?"
Apparently not. A quick glance at the Adorable Care Act Facebook page shows most of the Obamacare Valentine's cards have been shared fewer than 100 times.
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You can't find a bigger racing fan than Dr. Michael Smith. He was once himself a driver and now he's treating some of the biggest names in NASCAR.
"Every driver I've been working on happens to be winning, we're 3 for 3 in Daytona"
Along with his chiropractic offices in Bay County, Dr. Smith is now spending a couple of weekend's a month in Daytona.
"It was obviously quite an honor to be asked by Chip Ganassi to come on board as team doctor."
Doctor Smith's goal is to get the drivers healthy and keep them that way.
"First and foremost is to assess all the safety equipment, then from there we start looking at the drivers spines, what damage has been done, talk to the drivers how are they functioning, how they feel right now.
And part of their annual physical is actually going to be a signature of their neck, their spine, actually doing a digital motion x-ray, seeing if there's a problem or seeing if it's fine."
Dr. Smith says they will keep that motion x-ray on file so the next time the driver hits a wall or crashes into a guard rail or another vehicle he will have something to compare it to.
"From there we can come up with a treatment regimen for them, we have a variety of physical therapy modalities, exercises that we can actually do right at the track."
There is also new computerized technology for treatment called pro adjuster.
"It has a percussion, so we're actually working with the nervous system, ligament, the bones, the spinal cord, muscles, trying to integrate all of them to come up with a solution for the drivers so they can back to as close to 100% or right at 100%. That's what give them the edge right there"
Driver Jamie McMurray is the latest beneficiary of the treatment right at the track.
"He was searching me out before getting on the track."
NASCAR drivers aren't the only celebrities Dr. Smith works with. Actor Patrick Dempsey took part in a celebrity race and slammed into a wall. He sought the help of Dr. Smith.
Now doctor and actor are working together to make the HANS device mandatory for celebrity drivers.
HANS is the acronym for head and neck support. It's attached to the helmet and is a requirement for all NASCAR drivers, but not celebrity drivers.
"Patrick Dempsey, Dr. McDreamy and Dr. Smith. We are going to champion to get this mandatory for all celebrities."
Doctor Smith uses the same technology for his patients here in Bay County.


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"Man, if we had a nickel for every time we had to ride a bike holding a six pack of beer, a bottle of wine, and a growler." This is the conversation we imagine happened between Geoffrey and Valerie Franklin before they had an Etsy store. The husband-and-wife duo is the creative force behind of Walnut Studios, which sells hand-tooled leather and wood wares, many of which, we noticed, are designed to better transport beer and other items while riding a bike. Thanks, guys! —Andrew Luzmore


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Most teachers have some kind of time built in to their schedules where they don't have contact with students. This might be time to do grading of assignments, plan lessons, track down resources, etc. It's called all sorts of things. At my school, we generally call this "prep time." As in "prepping lessons."
The time available for this varies wildly from school to school and from nation to nation. Some schools and teachers have zero non contact time. Other nations build in hours each day for teachers to prepare what they are going to teach, meet in teams and learn together. In Manitoba, this has become a bargaining issue and the latest collective agreements are now settling with guaranteed time built in for teachers.
I've generally had 40 minutes each day, and for the last few years, teaching grade seven and eight, it's been an average of about 60 minutes each day. This has been generous and has allowed me time to do a lot of things. But this school year I'm losing over 50% of that time. Due to rescheduling efforts and my having to teach two high school classes (grade 9 and 11 english) as well as my grade seven and eight students for 75% of my day, my prep time has been cut back to 40 minutes each day, for 3 days our of a 4 day rotational schedule. On the fourth day, I will not have a prep period.
I hate to complain about this. I know a lot of teachers who work each day all day and have done so for years. But this has me wondering about the relationship between this non contact time and innovative classrooms. When teachers are teaching all day and have no time away from students, I wonder if the amount of innovation that goes on in classrooms suffers?
I would bet that it does.
Prep time to me has always been R + D time. It has been time when I have accomplished some of my grading and lesson planning, but I have also tracked down and tested out new tools. Set up RSS feeds and tried new things in the online community that the Idea Hive is. So I am obviously sad to be losing over 50% of my prep time for a variety of reasons. More grading and busyness outside of school hours. But I am also interested to see the effect that it has on innovation and change in my classroom.


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Pot makes my girlfriend lazy in bed. How can I make her more active?
Hey Dude,
Are you smoking indica or sativa? A pure sativa will give her more energy. Or she could abstain until you're done. But try different positions. Shift her to the top. Have her face away from you while there. And, of course, do it doggy-style. Get her up off the mattress. Hopefully, that will solve your problem. Ask her which she likes best. If she doesn't know, you'd better get back to trying them all to find out!
I'm so tired of being alone. I've looked everywhere for a girlfriend, I've even tried to pick up women at the grocery store. All the nice ones are taken and the ones that will go out with me are, well, not really my type. I love to get high. I don't have any tattoos or brightly colored hair or dreadlocks. I'm rather clean-cut. I'm a college student and my grades are important to me, so I guess I'm a geek – a geek who loves weed. Are there any ganja smoking geeks out there for me? How can I find them?
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Dear Hands,
Yes! There are many geeks who are single and get high. It's hard to find them because there's such a stigma against pot. In most states, they hide in order to maintain their clean-cut image. Are you bringing up your ganja use too soon? Have you tried dating a girl you're attracted to and waited until after a few dates before bringing up the weed issue? There are many dating sites that cater to pot smoking singles. You could get to know a girl online. Many people connect on the internet these days and have formed great relationships. A lot of people scoff at dating sites, but I've known several people who have great relationship that started online.
My girlfriend and I are having so much fun! We switch partners with our boyfriends and sometimes we do each other while they watch. They get really turned on by that. We like to show off and we like each other. I guess we're just very sexual. What pisses us off though is that sometimes while we're kissing each other and stuff, the guys start doing dabs or smoking a blunt. They never offer it to us. We're busy exploring each other's bodies, but never to busy for a toke! Usually, they're very polite and stuff, but we want to come out and say something. When and how would be the best way?
Two Sexy Ladies
You can have some real fun with this. When they light up, just stop. Look at them. When they start to feel awkward, tell them it's their turn to put on a show for you while you watch and get high – which they probably will freak out over. Or you could say, "If you want me to put your cock in my mouth, you'd better put a blunt in it first." They'll get the picture.
Dear Hyapatia,
My dude either has never listened when people talk about manscaping – or he thinks it doesn't apply to him. He has a lot of hair on his chest; I like that. And I think it's kinda cool that his chest hair goes all the way down to his pubes. But when I suck his cock I feel like I'm French-kissing a beard. I know most men don't worry about their looks like women do, but it seems to me that we hear a lot more about men cleaning themselves up than ever before. There's no way I could ever come out and tell him, no matter how stoned I am.
Dear Miama,
It's true. Men don't worry about their looks like women do. For example, very, very few straight guys will get a manicure. Some have started to get rid of their unibrows. But I really haven't seen many men clean up around their dicks. Guys: Trimming your pubes and clearing the forest a bit will make your cock look bigger! Seriously, It will! If you prune the foliage and let the entire length of your rod be visible, you add an inch or more – depending on how long you let your pubic hair grow. That should incentive-ize you!
Miama, get him good and high first. Then, try getting him into the bathroom to help you decide how far you should shave yourself. Bring a joint along. After you're done, look at him and say, "Next!" If he balks, tell him what I said and start pulling down his pants. You may even want to tell him that you heard all the porn stars do it. It may sound exciting. Also, remind him that it will grow back.


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Here we have the beginnings of a collection of materials linked to what began as the National Organization of Girls Clubs in 1911. Today the organization is known as UK Youth - but it has gone through various titles including the National Association of Girls and Mixed Clubs and the National Association of Youth Clubs.
Many of the writers were directly involved in the organization and its forerunners either as officers or as workers. Others wrote specially for it.
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Story by Andreas Hale
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Boxing has always had a "what have you done for me lately" attitude. Fans and journalists alike often neglect the accomplishments of any fighter should they lose a (God forbid) a fight or disappear from the spotlight for an extended period of time. Kelly Pavlik is the perfect example of this attitude.
Just three years ago, the kid from Youngstown, Ohio was being crowned as the sport's next big star. His record of 34-0 with 30 knockouts had the boxing world talking. He dispatched of boxing's previous golden child, Jermain Taylor in impressive fashion, claimed the WBO and WBC middleweight titles and seemed primed for greatness. But a devastating twelve round drubbing to Bernard Hopkins in late 2008, a bout with staph infection that knocked him out of a big fight with Paul Williams and a tough loss to Sergio Martinez last April had people writing "The Ghost" off just as quickly as they crowned him. A bigger potential knockout blow would come from Pavlik's alcohol problems and the fact he had to check himself into rehab. For most, that would be enough to stay down for the ten count. But Kelly Pavlik is not like most.
Sober since November 1st, Pavlik (36-2, 32 KOs) has overcome what is quite possibly the biggest battle of his life against the bottle. Rather than succumb to the pressure, Pavlik peeled himself off of life's canvas and faced his problems head-on.
"It just got to the point where I got in the party mode and it kept escalating," Pavlik says when discussing his turbulent past and rehab stint. "When things didn't go my way I got mad and I kept doing what I was doing. That's exactly what happened. I just needed to kick it in the ass before things started going bad – to where I started losing my money, to where I started losing my family, losing my house and things like that."
And that's exactly what Pavlik did. Rather than wait for the problems to become too far gone to fix, Pavlik decided to nip it in the bud. And it was a decision that was made by Pavlik and not anyone else.
"It was his decision to quit drinking. People have to realize that," Pavlik's trainer since 9-years-old, Jack Lowe explains. "We didn't put a gun to his head and make him go to California. He did that. He's trying to make himself a better person and I don't think people are giving him as much credit as he deserves"
Since exiting rehab, Pavlik has been focused with getting his career back on track. With a new weight class and a new outlook on life, "The Ghost" is prepared to prove the naysayers wrong as he prepares for his May 7th super middleweight clash with undefeated Alfonso Lopez on the undercard of Shane Mosley vs. Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas, NV. It's a second life for Pavlik and the chance to be impressive on the huge stage where the world will be watching.
"I'm excited to be back. Really excited," Pavlik said. "I haven't had this much energy in a long time. I'm ready to get back on track and ready to make noise again in the super middleweight division. Training camp is great and my weight is right on track."
Pavlik's struggles with weight have been well documented. Although he's been a massive puncher at 160, what it took for him to get to that weight would have drained a lesser man to the point where they would be unable to get into the ring on fight night.
"Nobody can go through what we put him through, working him out so many different times a day," Lowe explains. "What we put him, through there's not an athlete out there that could have done that and it finally caught up to him." Lowe cites that both of Pavlik's losses to Bernard Hopkins and Sergio Martinez were byproducts of his weight issues. But quickly mentions that Pavlik lost to elite fighters and that it is unfair to write off a boxer who loses to a pound for pound great and a future hall-of-famer. But those issues are finally behind him and the 168 division is the new focus. The first hurdle he'll have to overcome is not an easy one with Lopez (21-0, 16 KOs).
"The danger I see (with Lopez) is that he's a hungry fighter and this is a golden opportunity for him," Pavlik says. "He's no spring chicken in the sport and he's getting the opportunity of a lifetime. He has a very good record so I think right now he's coming in hungry for this fight like it's going to be his last chance. Anytime you get a fighter like that you always have to be on your toes and ready for him."
Should Pavlik get past Lopez, the potential fight opportunities are endless. Everyone from the competitors of the Super 6 to Canadian stud Lucian Bute can provide an appealing contest for "The Ghost." Pavlik is aware of what's to come should he win on May 7th. But the one thing that "The Ghost' wants everyone to be aware of is the fact that once the "Pavlik Express" gets going, there will be no room for bandwagoners who hopped off the train when the road was rocky.
"I've never done anything to offend anyone. I didn't do anything for them to jump off the bandwagon," Pavlik says about the naysayers and fair weather fans. "Fighters lose; even great, great champions have a lot of losses. As far as going back out there and trying to win people back, I'll never do that again. When I get back on top, the ones that jumped off I don't even want them back. I want the people who have been there and supported me and been with me through thick and thin. That's the only ones that I'll be fighting for on May 7 in Vegas."
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Friday, July 27, 2012
{Santorini Sunsets}
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So, so dreamy!ReplyDelete
STUNNING! I can't wait till our visit to Santorini next year! I'm totally kicking myself for planning it so far away. Beautiful photos, as always!ReplyDeleteReplies
It will be well worth the wait - we planned this one 6 months out so I know how you feel!Delete
breathtakingly beautiful... I want to goooooo! also I really like your white lace dress :)ReplyDeleteReplies
you must go!!! it's ridiculously gorgeous! and thanks! I picked it up in Barcelona on a shopping day with my Mama :)Delete
Ughhhhh. Take me back! My favorite (besides the ones with y'all in them, obvi) is the one with the gate. Stunning.ReplyDeleteReplies
that's so funny because that's one of my favorite photos from the whole trip! :)Delete
Wow it is unbelievably beautiful!! And can I just say how much I LOVE your clothes?! You look adorable all the time! :)ReplyDelete
These photos are breathtaking, I definitely need to get to Greece! :)ReplyDelete
nothing beats a sunset, we try and see one at all the places we visit or/and a sunrise if we are feeling particularly keen :)ReplyDelete
wow!!! this looks like a really romantic journey. hope you have a great time there!ReplyDelete
Your photos are stunning! Every time I read you blog it makes me want to pack my bags and either go on vacation or move overseas! Very inspiring, thanks so much for sharing!!ReplyDelete
Liz, these photos are incredible! I couldn't help but look at all your fabulous outfits — you have the loveliest style! xoReplyDelete
seriously! these are amazing. and yall are such darn pretty people.ReplyDelete
wow! all the shots with you two deserve to be framed - perfeect!ReplyDelete
wow, it really is beautiful!ReplyDelete
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OH MY HEART. I love it so much!! I hope you still have some Greece posts left :) I can't get enough!ReplyDelete
That third photo is so pretty and I love the mediteranean styled homes there!ReplyDelete
Gorgeous!!! You have no idea how jealous I am that you got to experience these! Something I've always wanted to do. Lucky girl!ReplyDelete
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HOW FUN!!!! I would looooovvvee to go to Santorini! These pictures turned out beautiful!ReplyDelete
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Absolutely beautiful!! My husband and I have started to plan a trip to Europe after seeing your amazing photographs. Love all your outfits! Where did you get your wedges?ReplyDelete
I've been in Santorini too!ReplyDelete
It's one of the most beautiful place I've visited!
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WOW Santorini is stunning!!!!ReplyDelete
STUNNING. you, and the sunsets.ReplyDelete
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AHHH. I can't even come up with a good comment because I'm speechless again over how beautiful these are. !!ReplyDelete
gorgeous sunsets!!! I just can't stop looking at them. annnnd that makes me sound a little creepy. hehe. also, that white dress... stunning!ReplyDelete
Ah, Liz - these photos are INSANE! So beautiful! I'd love to be transplanted there right about now...ReplyDelete
Gorgeous photos! Where do you find all of your great dresses?!ReplyDelete
Liz these are so wonderful! What a beautiful trip you had :)ReplyDelete
Wow your photos are unbelievable! I feel like I was there!ReplyDelete
It's so weird looking at these pictures knowing I was standing RIGHT THERE looking at the SAME SUNSET. Love love love. I miss Santorini!ReplyDelete
Oh my goodness those photos are incredible =)ReplyDelete
Anndd I love all of your outfits =P
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I'm a new reader and oh my goodness, these pictures are stunning! I've wanted to go to Greece for the longest time and I'm so happy to have found your blog so I can experience it before my own time comes!ReplyDelete
And I have to say, you and your husband are such a beautiful couple!
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Google's Chrome browser has a well-established reputation for being not only extremely fast at
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Both of these capabilities are on display at Chrome Experiments, a site that Google set up to showcase some of the coolest demos on the web for JavaScript apps, intricate CSS layouts and animations done with Canvas.
Chrome Experiments now has over 100 demos on offer, and we picked out some of our favorites for this little gallery.
We tested all of these experiments in multiple browsers, and almost all of them worked in Safari and Firefox, though they performed much better in the latest beta of Firefox 4 than in the current stable Firefox 3.x builds. Some of them also work splendidly in the latest Microsoft pre-release, Internet Explorer 9 preview 3.
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