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The new world of glass
When you live on the beach or at the top of a mountain or in the middle of a beautiful forest, you want to maximize your view; you want to bring the outside in. Well science and technology have made advances that can help you live inside ,but feel like you're outside.
The desire for open floor plans that has evolved during the past 30 years, has paved the way for architecturally interesting spaces, including walls of glass. Instead of homeowners being happy with just one room with a great view to entertain in, now everyone wants a view from every room. This desire combined with technology providing for more energy efficient windows, tax incentives and rebates has kept glass manufacturers busy with new and innovative designs.
Today almost all windows installed in new homes and new windows installed in existing homes have special invisible coatings that block heat and keep ultraviolet rays from fading furniture and carpeting. Triple pane products with gases sandwiched between layers helping to insulate against heat and cold are also available.
In addition, Anderson windows are now manufactured with a titanium dioxide coating they claim sheds dirt and eliminates water spots. There are even windows that can be tinted electronically to accommodate for different degrees of sun based on the time of year and the property's orientation on the lot.
One of these products is called SageGlass which gives you the power to change your environment by doing what ordinary glass can't do. It switches from clear to darkly tinted at the touch of a button by sending a low voltage current across the window. The tint reduces glare and heat, but not visibility. And as all Florida residents know, impact resistant windows and doors are now code for new construction and whole house retrofits for hurricane protection.
If the cost of low voltage current running through your wall of windows is more than you can justify, there are plenty of window covering companies adding special products to accommodate walls of glass. Hunter-Douglas has a solar energy sensor that raises and lowers blinds based on the amount of detected sun, and electronically controlled and remote controlled systems are also available even with an app for your I Phone or Android Smartphone.
But like all new consumer products the cost to purchase this state of the art glass for your home is pricey. The cost to build full walls of glass rather than traditional walls with insulation is about double, and despite the technological improvements, probably not as efficient as regular walls. Remote controlled window coverings may not be as much as remote tinted windows, but also will add to your overall window treatment cost.
What about the cost to clean all this glass. It's kind of like the cost of fuel for your new boat, if you have to ask you can't afford it. One quote I read was $1,000 three times a year for a large home with walls of glass.
I'm pretty sure that the cavemen weren't interested in bringing the outside in – their primary objective was to keep the outside out. We certainly have come full circle, and although we may not want to live outside, we want to be able to feel like we are, and for that reason the passion for more glass in our homes isn't about to end any time soon.


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Statement of CSPI Executive Director Michael F. Jacobson
March 12, 2004
When it comes to obesity, we need not the small steps the Bush Administration has proposed, but major actions. We should be getting junk food out of schools in favor of fresh fruits and vegetables. Requiring (not just recommending) calorie counts on fast-food menu boards. Protecting kids from unscrupulous junk-food marketers. Funding real, hard-hitting education campaigns and not public service announcements that will hardly ever air. If we need money to do these things, a penny-a-can tax on soda could raise over a billion dollars a year.
Some of the proposals in todays report are perfectly sensible. We should place more emphasis on calories on food labels, and we certainly should list calories for the entire package when a package (such as a 20-ounce coke) is marketed as a single serving.
However, overall, the Administration is rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic. Obesity is on the verge of claiming more lives than tobacco. Relying on junk-food marketers self-policing is naive and one of the things that helped Americans waddle into the obesity epidemic in the first place.


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Gary oversees all of Sterling's NAIA collegiate athletic programs including: men's and women's basketball, baseball, men's and women's soccer, football, cheerleading, softball, volleyball, and men's and women's golf, men's and women's cross-country, and men's and women's indoor and outdoor track and field. He is continually working on facility development for Sterling College. He is a member of the emergency preparedness committee, campus security committee, student success committee and served on the strategic planning task force.
Prior to his service at Sterling College, Gary worked at Asbury University for six years as athletic director for the Eagles. While at Asbury, he helped oversee the updating and renovation of three different facilities and was instrumental in adding baseball, softball, and golf to the Asbury program. With his leadership, Asbury grew from 120 student-athletes to 310 student-athletes. Gary and his wife, Dorothy also coached the Asbury Swimming and Diving together and built it into a nationally ranked NAIA program.
Before Asbury, Gary spent 33 years at the University of Kansas as an athlete, coach, and an administrator. He was a very successful intercollegiate swimmer, then coached women's swimming and diving for 24 years and men's swimming and diving for 17 years. Then, as an assistant athletic director, he was highly involved with fundraising and facility construction. He was inducted into the KU Hall of Fame in 1998.
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Wow, it's been a *long* time since I've been here. I was doing so well up until Labor Day, and that's when I really started to backslide. That's about the time my last session with my trainer happened, and I haven't been able to afford future sessions, but hope to sometime in the future. Things have really started to get busy at one of my jobs, so I wasn't able to go to the gym after work like I used to and like I liked. Yes, I could have gone before, but this chick is NOT a morning person. Yeah, the beginning of a trend of mine is showing- EXCUSES! I've been so adamant about finding ways out of going to the gym. For whatever reason, I don't know, because I LOVE the gym. I feel like I'm in my element there. I found my inner badass.
I've honestly become my own worst enemy. I've let self-doubt get the best of me and thus, I've only been to the gym 3 times since September.....SEPTEMBER!!! I used to go 3-4 times a week, but to have that crappy record is inexcusable. I haven't even used my Wii north of 2-3 times since then. Every time I've gone from warmer weather clothes to cooler weather clothes, I looked at the set I was replacing and told them (and myself) that those clothes would be too big for me the next time it came for me to take them back out with the weather changes. Alas, everything I've ever taken out has fit me the same as the day I put them up. Everytime I go to a concert, some touristy restaurant at the beach, or a Predators game, I'm always getting a size smaller than I wear with the intent that it'll give me motivation enough to be able to eventually wear it. Most hang in my closet now, unworn and as crisp as the day I bought it. Money well wasted, huh?
One of my chief excuses comes on a Monday, when I have a week's worth of laundry to wash, and by the time I got done, I wouldn't have enough time to get a good workout in like I want. Typically, a good workout for me consists of various things for 90 minutes to 2 hours. I know I'm probably overkilling it, but I guess I want to make sure I'm doing enough to burn fat and lose weight. Tomorrow's a new day, and a new chance to get back on track. I haven't been eating terribly, but there's absolutely room for improvement. Working 2 jobs/7 days a week leaves very little room to do a proper grocery shopping, and even more so to go after good ad sales or use coupons. Another challenge? I'm going at it on my own, which has been very much a double-edged sword. It's been my biggest motivation/drive but it's also been my biggest downfall. Having 2 jobs where my coworkers love to eat and have no regard for what they're putting in their bodies has been so hard, because there's always a sweet treat or something not exactly healthy for community consumption. Granted, I know I could partake in the office eats from time to time (everything in moderation, right?), I know that just one bite would cause me to want to eat more.
I've myself to the punch tonight by doing my laundry tonight instead of tomorrow. Now, I have NO excuses for getting to the gym in the morning. Hopefully, in time to get to the Total Toning class I went to 2-3 weeks ago, but we'll see. Let the transformation begin...and hopefully this time, it's for good. I'm going to begin to blog more on here again..I've really missed it, and I can only pray that I can regain the motivation from here and from anyone reading this to finally see myself healthier and leaner.
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Uncovering Women's Stories in Historical Archives: Women's History Month Events Set at Duquesne
What does a Civil War-era log cabin standing in the woods of a rural community in Mecklenburg County, Va., have to do with Women's History Month?
A lot when that cabin and surrounding six acres of land were purchased in 1888 by an African-American woman named Vicey Skipwith, whose parents had been enslaved on the very same land just a few decades prior. While Skipwith was among thousands of newly freed African Americans who established themselves and purchased land throughout Virginia, each purchase was a remarkable achievement.
The story of how this cabin's rich history was revealed will be the focus of a Duquesne University Women's History Month event on Thursday, March 27, at 7 p.m. in the Power Center Ballroom. Not Even Past: Six Acres and a Mule or Searching for Vicey Skipwith will be presented by Dr. Angelita Reyes, professor of African and African-American studies and English at Arizona State University.
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Sept. 1, 1999
Last season, the Bruin women's volleyball program came out of the gate slowly, a problem that was worsened by the fact that three of the team's six starters, including the team's setter were freshmen. At last year's HAL Wahine Classic, that young UCLA team lost its first three matches of the season, to 14th-ranked Hawaii, sixth-ranked Florida and 13th-ranked Ohio State.
This year, all but two players from last season's roster are back for more, with an additional year of collegiate volleyball experience under their belt.
The group includes three members of the 1999 All-Pac-10 First Team, outside hitter Kristee Porter (Tyler, TX), middle blocker Elisabeth Bachman (Lakeville, Minn.) and outside hitter Ashley Bowles (Manhattan Beach, CA). Porter was named the conference's Freshman of the Year, and was joined on the AVCA District VIII First-Team by Bachman. Bowles and Porter were named to the Pac-10 All-Freshman First-Team, a group that included setter Erika Selsor (Linden, CA) among its honorable mention honorees. Additionally, Bowles was UCLA's representative on last year's Wahine Classic All-Tournament Team.
A late-season surge vaulted the Bruins to a third-place 13-5 Pac-10 finish and a berth in the NCAA Tournament. It was a team, however, that was just starting to realize its potential.
This Week's Schedule - August 29-September 7
UCLA's first serve of the 1999 season will take place at the 12th annual Hawaiian Airlines Wahine Volleyball Classic. Action begins on Friday, against Pittsburgh, and will continue through the holiday weekend with matches against Minnesota and fourth-ranked Hawaii. Rankings are from the current AVCA/USA Today poll.
Fri. Sept. 3 vs. Pittsburgh Honolulu, HI 5:00 p.m. HT Sun. Sept. 5 vs. Minnesota (rec.d votes) Honolulu, HI 3:00 p.m. HT Mon. Sept. 6 at Hawaii (#4) Honolulu, HI 5:00 p.m. HT
Hawaii Match to be Broadcast on KIEV 870 AM
In the team's only regular-season over-the-air appearance, the Sept. 6 match at Hawaii will be broadcast live on KIEV 870 AM. The match is scheduled to start at 8 pm Pacific Time. Early-Season Schedules
The Bruins will be the only member of the Hawaiian Airlines Wahine Volleyball Classic field playing its first regular-season match of 1999 on Friday. UCLA's first opponent, Pittsburgh, kicks off its schedule on Wednesday, hosting another 1999 UCLA opponent, Kent. The Rainbow Wahine open their season on Wednesday night at Cal, while Mike Hebert will coach his 100th match for Minnesota when his Golden Gophers travel to St. Mary's (Calif.) on the way to Hawaii.
While the three other teams in the tournament field are opening their seasons in various locations on Wednesday, the Bruins will be enjoying a 9 am practice at the Stan Sheriff Center on UH's Lower Campus, site of this weekend's tournament and the 1999 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Championship.
Head Coach Andy Banachowski
Entering his 33rd season on the Bruin bench, UCLA head coach Andy Banachowski remains one of the top coaches in his profession. On October 24, 1997, he was the first women's volleyball coach to be inducted into the National Volleyball Hall of Fame in Holyoke, MA, and was the first women's coach in history to record 800 career wins. The only other collegiate volleyball coach, men's or women's with more career wins than Banachowski is UCLA men's coach Al Scates, who notched career victory number 900 during the 1997 season. Banachowski played under Scates at UCLA and also got his start in coaching with Scates. Under Banachowski's leadership, the Bruins have won six national championships, including three NCAA titles.
Alumni Sunday Successful
Sunday, Aug. 29, was spent at the John Wooden Center on the UCLA campus, featuring two best-of-three matches: an intrasquad scrimmage and an Alumni Match. The 1999 Bruins were subdivided into Blue and White squads, and provided some exciting action along the way. UCLA Blue started off quickly, with Selsor and Bowles leading the group to a 15-6 game 1 victory. The score was reversed in game 2, with Bachman and Porter working towards their respective match-highs of five blocks and 14 kills. The rally scored third game was extremely competitive, with neither team taking a lead of more than one point prior to UCLA White taking the final 16-14 win.
All Three Freshmen See Alumni Action
All three Bruin freshmen, Stacy Millichap, Ella Harley and Lauren Fendrick, saw significant time during Sunday's scrimmage. Millichap contributed six digs as UCLA White's defensive specialist, while Fendrick accumulated seven kills and four digs for the White. Harley saw time on the outside for UCLA Blue.
Westwood's "Wiz" Back for Block Party
Known to teammates and friends as "Wiz", Elisabeth Bachman was UCLA's top blocker in 1998, leading the way in all three blocking columns, solo blocks (39), block assists (128) and total blocks (167). Her 1.52 blocks per game average earned notice as the 19th-best in the NCAA and third-highest in the Pac-10. Returning from a medical redshirt in 1997, Bachman earned first-team All-Pac-10 notice, and was named to the AVCA All-District VIII first-team. She is in her second season as team captain, and earned Pac-10 and GTE/CoSIDA District VIII Academic notice last season. Pac-10 Freshman of the Year Porter Returns for More VB
Kristee Porter's spectacular freshman campaign didn't end with her Pac-10 Freshman of the Year, first-team All-District VIII and first-team All-Pac-10 recognition in volleyball. After the conclusion of her fall sport, she went on to play in four games with UCLA's women's basketball team and then join the Pac-10 Champion women's track and field team as a triple jumper. Although she did not qualify for the NCAA Championships in the triple jump, she did finish third at the Pac-10 Championships and the U's. Junior Nationals in that event. Finally, Porter was named co-UCLA Freshman of the Year with Amanda Freed, a pitcher on UCLA's 1999 NCAA Champion softball team.
Her next challenge? To pick up where she left off on the volleyball floor last December, when the Bruins advanced to the second round of the NCAA Championship. Porter's 5.54 kills/game led the Pac-10 and ranked fourth in the nation last year, behind Michigan State senior Jenna Wrobel (5.94), San Diego junior Petia Yanchulova (5.90) and South Florida freshman Michelle Collier (5.68). Porter enters the 1999 season with a streak of 24-straight matches with at least 10 kills. The Other Half of History, Bowles Ready for More
When Porter and fellow frosh OH Ashley Bowles were both named first-team All-Pac-10, it was the first time two Bruin freshman had ever been named to the same All-Pac-10 team. Additionally, with Bowles and Porter on the list, that doubled the number of UCLA freshman to ever have earned the honor joining Natalie Williams in 1989 and Elaine Youngs in 1998.
Although she can be overshadowed by Porter's eye-popping athleticism, Bowles had an exceptional rookie campaign in her own right. She became just the second Bruin frosh to record more than 30 kills in a match, notching 35 at Washington on Nov. 15. She also brings a streak of 24 straight double-digit kill matches into the 1999 season, and ranked sixth in the Pac-10 in kills (4.46/gm) and ninth in service aces (0.31/gm) a year ago.
Selsor Sets Sites on Continued Improvement
This time last year, Erika Selsor played her first collegiate volleyball matches at the Wahine Volleyball Classic. She finished the year statistically as the second-best setter in the Pac-10, with a 13.69 assists/game average that also ranked 19th in the NCAA. This season, UCLA head coach Andy Banachowski is looking forward to the opportunity to expand and diversify the Bruin attack. ?With (Erica) returning, we should be able to run more combinations this year and attack effectively with more people out of the back. Notables
Only 14 of the 18 rostered players will be making the trip to Hawaii. The four not making the trip are #3 Kate Dwyer, #5 Taylor Rodger, #9 Lyn Embree and #19 Lauren Hogan Dwyer missed the Alumni Match to attend a wedding The team leaves campus at 3:30 pm Tuesday afternoon (8/31), and will return to Los Angeles at 5:40 am, Sept. 7 The off-day during this tournament, Saturday, Sept. 4, is due to Hawaii's home football game against USC UCLA has participated in all 12 HAL Wahine Volleyball Classic tournaments, and has traveled to Hawaii each year since 1980 The Bruins and Rainbow Wahine have played annually since 1974.
AVCA/USA Today Poll (preseason)
No. School (1st place) Points 1. Penn State (30) 1,420 2. Stanford (20) 1,378 3. Nebraska (1) 1,284 4. Hawai.i (3) 1,285 5. Long Beach State (5) 1,226 6. Pacific 1,196 7. BYU 1,186 8. Florida 1,169 9. Wisconsin 963 10. UCLA (1) 815 11. UC Santa Barbara 781 12. Pepperdine 722 13. Texas 667 14. Illinois 644 15. Arizona 621 16. Texas A&M 562 17. Ohio State 517 18. UC San Diego 500 19. Colorado 336 20. Arkansas 322 21. USC 314 22. Michigan State 294 23. Kansas State 202 24. Colorado State 173 25. Loyola Marymount 144 Received Votes (rank): Minnesota (30th)
Volleyball Magazine Poll (preseason)
No. School 1. Penn State 2. Stanford 3. Nebraska 4. BYU 5. Long Beach State 6. Florida 7. Pacific 8. Hawai.i 9. Wisconsin 10. UCLA 11. Illinois 12. UC Santa Barbara 13. Arizona 14. Pepperdine 15. Texas 16. Ohio State 17. Michigan State 18. San Diego 19. USC 20. Notre Dame
1998 UCLA Record
all matches 16-12
vs. conference opponents 13-5
vs. ranked opponents(at match time) 2-11
vs. all district ranked teams 7-12
home matches at Pauley Pavilion 8-2
home matches at the John Wooden Center 1-0
playing on a Friday 6-6
playing on a Saturday 1-2
playing on a Sunday 7-3
playing Monday through Thursday 2-1
1998 UCLA Record When
Won 1st game 11-2 Lost 1st game 5-10
Won 2nd game 14-4 Lost 2nd game 2-8
Won 3rd game 11-3 Lost 3rd game 5-9
Won 4th game 10-3 Lost 4th game 1-5
Plaed five games 3-4
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Current Ranking: not ranked
Location: Pittsburgh, Pa.
Enrollment: 32,293
Head Coach: Cindy Alvear, 7th yr
1998 Record (Big East): 16-14 (5-6)
Series: UCLA leads 2-0
Last Meeting: UCLA, 3-0, 1996
Nickname: Golden Gophers
Current Ranking: Rec.d votes (AVCA)
Location: Minneapolis, Minn.
Enrollment: 38,000
Head Coach: Mike Hebert, 24th yr
1998 Record (Big Ten): 17-14 (7-13)
Series: UCLA leads 2-0
Last Meeting: UCLA, 3-0, 1995
Nickname: Rainbow Wahine
Location: Honolulu, Hawaii
Enrollment: 17,353
Head Coach: Dave Shoji, 24th yr
1998 Record (WAC): 32-3 (13-1)
Series: Hawai.i leads 28-26
Last Meeting: UH, 3-0, 1998
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Went to Blue Man Group last night - clearly I was very tired and hungover, with the squits, after an all night session with the guys the night before. Unfortunately, I scored the 1000-1 shot of being picked for audience participation by the blue faced characters :(
The Blue Man, searched the audience and found some Toblerone, before breaking off three pieces and giving them to me. Before I knew it, I was on the big screen at the front very hungover. The Blue Man waited expectantly miles in front, hovering. I didn't know what was going on, so I decided to eat the Toblerone, but the Blue Man started shaking his head and motioning for me to throw. I eventually got with the programme, and lobbed the white chocolate missiles, which were caught from 30 yards in the mouth of the Blue Boy. Everyone cheered, but in retrospect I should have figured that the huge audience hadn't paid $180 to watch an overweight European eating Toblerone on the big screen :(
On the poker front I took a day off from serious tournaments, and had the most fun I have had all trip. The Tresure Island cash game was of a very poor standard, but that didn't stop me flopping the King flush and running into the flopped Ace flush. Clearly that didn't work out too well.
I also played the $65 Treasure Island tournament, which was great fun, but a total crapshoot, and I busted shortly before the final table. The boys are planning an afternoon at Treasure Island tomorrow, so I'm planning to do that, before having a last crack at a serious tournie the next day at the Venetian.
We hit Planet Hollywood for a cash game in the evening and, despite me losing a big pot to the Baron where he flopped a Jack flush, I came out with a profit.
The Nit got shafted, getting KK v AA against Shazbo, and then getting his Aces cracked by a random Aussie via the runner runner spade route all in on the flop. I think the Baron, the Don + Shazbo all cashed out nicely in the black, as our aggressive betting took the other players miles outside their comfort zone. Numerous times the other players left their dead money in the pot, as we went to war with our dubious holdings.
About time our style started paying dividends I guess, although it's probably too late for me to now make it a profitable trip, unless I run well in the final big tournament.
Laters folks..........
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installation market, our competitors include Chevron Corporation, SunPower
Corporation and Team Solar, Inc. In the solar project financing market, our
competitors include SunRun Inc. In the energy efficiency products and services
market, our competitors include Ameresco, Inc.
We believe that we compete favorably with these companies because we take an
integrated approach to Better Energy, including offering solar energy systems,
energy efficiency offerings, electric vehicle charging stations and additional
energy-related products and services, as well as in-house sales, financing,
engineering, installation, monitoring, and operations and maintenance. Our
competitors offer only a subset of the products and services we provide. Aside
from simple cost efficiency, we offer distinct practical benefits as an
all-in-one provider. We provide a single point of contact and accountability for
our products and services during the relationship with our customers.
We sell renewable energy to our customers at prices below utility rates. Our
long-term agreements generate recurring customer payments and position us to
provide our growing base of customers with other energy products and services
that further lower their energy costs. We call this "Better
The demand for Better Energy is allowing us to install more solar energy systems
than any other company in the United States. We believe this significant demand
for our energy solutions results from the following value propositions:
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o We build long-term customer relationships. Most of our customers agree to
a 20-year contract term, positioning us to provide them with additional
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energy costs. At the end of the original contract term, we intend to offer
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Since our founding in 2006, we have provided or contracted to provide systems or
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We use a portion of the cash received from the investment fund to cover our
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Is This Ludacris' Baby Mama, Tameka Fuller
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Luda is another one that seems to take vacay days off from his relationship to make babies.
We all know that Luda allegedly fathered a baby girl, Cai Bridges, December 10,2013. Folks are now saying that Luda is requesting a paternity test. He also filed court documents stating that he only makes a little over $28K a month, which means he would only have to pay around $1K in child support.
It is said that Luda and Tameka attended Benjamin E. Banneker High School, here in Atlanta.


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Assistive Equipment Loan
Accessibility Resources (AR) has a limited supply of assistive equipment to loan to people with disabilities on campus as needed. Equipment includes assistive listening devices, Livescribe Echo smart pens , and DAISY audio book players. Specific equipment requests from students with disabilities are evaluated on a case by case basis. Please contact AR to learn more about making a request for equipment needed to participate in classes or access required educational materials.
AR does not provide aids or equipment for personal study.
AR has one wheelchair that is available for single day use on campus. It can only be loaned to members of the UB community with an active Person Number. Please contact AR to reserve the wheelchair. Anyone needing a wheelchair for more than one day will need to rent or purchase one. Wheelchair rentals are available from local medical equipment and supply vendors.
A limited number of wheelchairs are available from Guest Services for Commencement events at Alumni Arena and the Center for the Arts. See the Graduates' Guests with Disabilities webpage for more info.


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Students have different abilities to learn. We know that if we we have a large enough group those abilities form a continuum along a Bell Curve. However, our education system has been ignoring this for many decades. We want to test all students to a single standard and have been doing so for a long time.
Then we complain loudly when half the students don't score to or above that standard.The results are not acceptable. So instead of accounting for the variation in academic abilities, we began lowering the standard. That's still unacceptable, so we lower the standard again; and again and again.
Why? Because many in education and in the government believes we should all meet a national standard. Does anyone stop to think that this is completely contrary to our knowledge that "learning abilities vary".
Many in education and government apparently believe that we can appreciably change an individual student's learning ability by changing the environment and/or methods of instruction. There is no doubt that these will help, but I doubt they it will appreciably increase learning ability or IQ scores.
After nearly a decade of "No Child Left Behind", and in the last few years over $16 BILLION spent on "Race to the Top" the slide to less than mediocrity continues. The apparent gains are primarily a result of a continuing lowering of standards.
Why are we not content to teach our students to the best of their individual abilities? Yes, I understand that colleges and universities must have standards for entrance exams, but that is another issue. Teaching students to the best of their abilities has nothing to do with what a college considerers their minimum requirements are for entrance into their school. Colleges can decide what SAT score is acceptable. Primary and secondary schools should be lauded for teaching a student to his/her capabilities.
Why do we go on year after years lamenting the fact that half of our college's first year students fail freshmen English and College Algebra and a third never finish college at all. That's another issue as well and will be address in another article.
But what can we do about dealing with the issue of different learning abilities? Some perspicacious administrators are doing their best to cope with the problem by developing differing curricula and awarding different levels of high school diplomas.
In addition the administrators are trying to upgrade their faculties by hiring only the best teachers and getting rid of their under-performing ones, but in some jurisdictions the latter is very hard to do. It has always amazed me that just about any institution in the country can fire a Ph.D., a doctor, a lawyer or an engineer, but many school districts can't fire incompetent teachers without paying a million dollars in legal fees. But that too is another issue.
It is encouraging that some administrators and school districts are trying to address the problem, but unfortunately they are few and far between. Let me know if you have any other ideas to correct the situation.
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Tuesday, January 29, 2013
"joiners" - Creative Polaroid Collages by David Hockney
David Hockney is an English painter, draughtsman, printmaker, stage designer and photographer. He is based in Bridlington, Yorkshire, and Kensington, London. Hockney also maintains two residences in Los Angeles, the city where he has lived on and off for more than 30 years: one in Nicholas Canyon, and an office and archives on Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood.
An important contributor to the Pop art movement of the 1960s, he is considered one of the most influential British artists of the twentieth century.
In the early 1980s, Hockney began to produce photocollages, which he called "joiners," first of Polaroid prints and later of 35mm, commercially processed color prints. Using varying numbers of Polaroid snaps or photolab-prints of a single subject Hockney arranged a patchwork to make a composite image. One of his first photomontages was of his mother. Because these photographs are taken from different perspectives and at slightly different times, the result is work that has an affinity with Cubism, which was one of Hockney's major aims – discussing the way human vision works. Some of these pieces are landscapes such as Pearblossom Highway #2, others being portraits, e.g. Kasmin 1982, and My Mother, Bolton Abbey, 1982.
On his arrival in California, Hockney changed from oil to acrylic paints, applying them as a smooth surface of flat and brilliant colour. The print workshop Gemini G.E.L. approached him in 1965 with the idea of creating a series of lithographs with a Los Angeles theme. Hockney's response was to create a ready-made art collection. He created his photomontage works mostly between 1970 and 1986. He referred to them as "joiners". He began this style of art by taking Polaroid photographs of one subject and arranging them into a grid layout. The subject would actually move while being photographed so that the piece would show the movements of the subject seen from the photographer's perspective. In later works Hockney changed his technique and moved the camera around the subject instead.
The earlier works of this 5 year period are experimental, Hockney is exploring the medium, and perfecting his technical ability. As the complexity of the joiners increased, he moved to using a Pentax 110, this allowed him to hugely increase the complexity of the pieces. His longest Polaroid joiner took 5 hours to complete, his longest Pentax joiner took 8 days of photography alone.
Hockney's creation of the "joiners" occurred accidentally. He noticed in the late sixties that photographers were using cameras with wide-angle lenses to take pictures. He did not like such photographs because they always came out somewhat distorted. He was working on a painting of a living room and terrace in Los Angeles. He took Polaroid shots of the living room and glued them together, not intending for them to be a composition on their own. Upon looking at the final composition, he realized it created a narrative, as if the viewer was moving through the room. He began to work more and more with photography after this discovery and even stopped painting for a period of time to exclusively pursue this new style of photography. Frustrated with the limitations of photography and its 'one eyed' approach, he later returned to painting.
(via David Hockney: Photos / Polaroids, Wikipedia and 5election)
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Heaven Fest takes place July 31, 2010 with promise of being quite a major event. Gates open at 10:00 a.m., with festivities beginning at noon and continuing until midnight. The mega Christian music festival has a new venue this year, thirty minutes north of Denver at Union Reservoir. The address is 461 County Road 26, Longmont, Colorado 80504 (click here for a map).
This event will be a fun-packed day, on 300 acres, with swimming/water fun, a recreational area (for Frisbee, football, soccer, etc.), a skating area, camping accommodations (click here for the two camping options), over 70 bands and artists, etc. Some of the artists performing include Proxy, Kutless, Mary Mary, Casting Crowns, Flame, The Devil Wears Prada, The O.C. Supertones, Mr. Del and the reunion of one of contemporary Christian rock's pioneer bands, Petra.
Tickets for Heaven Fest 2010 are $35 per person, or what you can afford. Children between ages 6 and 12 pay $19 per child. Children age 5 and under get in free. Tickets can be purchased online, at King Soopers, City Market, and TicketsWest, or by phone at 1-866-464-2626. Parking is $5.00 per vehicle.
Heaven Fest posted the following message on Facebook Thursday: "There will be a 40 Hour Worship Tent at Heaven Fest! 40 hours of continuous worship and prayer starting at 5pm tomorrow night and continuing on through Sunday. If you're camping tomorrow night, be sure to check it out!"
Heaven Fest 2010 is looking for some donations and volunteers (four more needed at this time). To see the list click here.
For more information on preparedness for this event, please click here.
If you happen to be blessed by this event, or have attended previous Heaven Fest events, please let others know by posting your comments here.
Live video stream July 30, 2010 at http://www.livestream.com/heavenfest.


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Confirmed: Bell will sell the HTC Desire Z in Canada
While the HTC Desire Z and Desire HD may be delayed in Europe, carriers elsewhere are at work planning their future releases. Up until now, it wasn't clear whether any of these flagship smartphones would make it to North America.
We've only heard a rumor that the Desire Z may be going Bell's way in Canada, and today the rumor got official confirmation from the Canadian carrier. Exciting as that is, though, there are unfortunately no details yet on when it will happen. And with European deliveries set to start only at the end of this month or perhaps the beginning of November (depending on country), it doesn't look like the Desire Z will be able to make it to Bell's portfolio pre-holiday season.
But perhaps it will be available before the end of this year, so Canadians who'd like some high-end Android action, start saving those pennies!
Anyway, you can register with Bell here to receive updates about the Desire Z and that will automagically give you a chance to win one.
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We like to keep Handy Shredders ($12) in our purses to destroy all evidence that we (don't judge) sometimes hit up Godiva two or three times a week. No one has to know except us and the waistbands of our favorite jeans. Kidding aside, this small shredder is ideal for space-conscious home offices, working on the go, and the occasional incriminating document.
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Ricky Nelson was born Eric Hilliard Nelson and changed his name like so many other fellow artists, celebrities and actors. Later in life he changed his name again to Rick Nelson.
Ricky Nelson was born in 1940 in Teaneck, New Jersey. He was forty-five years old when he passed away in 1985 in De Kalb, Texas. The Ricky Nelson Remembered official Facebook page on Jan. 13 posted news of performances being held in his memory throughout the entire year. On January 20 the Eric Meyer Civic Center is scheduled for their Ricky Nelson Remembered performance located at 1930 W 2nd Street in Gulf Shores, AL at 7:00 pm. Check the list of performance dates posted on the official Facebook page for one nearest you.
Nelson dreaded flying and didn't care for bus travel either. The band that he was in took a private plane that seemed to have a history of mechanical problems. Many witnesses claim that his plane caught fire and was aflame before it crashed to the ground.
It was a sad day in music history! "Seven of the nine occupants were killed: Nelson and his companion, Helen Blair, bass guitarist Patrick Woodward, drummer Rick Intveld, keyboardist Andy Chapin, guitarist Bobby Neal, and road manager/soundman Donald Clark Russell. Pilots Ken Ferguson and Brad Rank escaped via cockpit windows, though Ferguson was severely burned."
Some of the songs that you may remember were: "Hello Mary Lou", "Garden Party", "Dream Lover", "Lonesome Town" and "Fools Rush In".
Jackson Arts and Entertainment is also hosting a special event titled "Ricky Nelson Remembered" to be held on January 19 at the Duling Hall at 7:30 p.m. located at 622 Duling Avenue in Jackson, Miss. Cost per ticket is $25.00 and are available through Ticketmaster.
Come one and all and remember a great music talent – Ricky Nelson!
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How to Buy Stock Shorts
Original post by Jonathan Langsdorf of Demand Media
The term buying stock shorts is not commonly used. In this trading strategy, stocks are said to be sold short. Then the shares must eventually be repurchased to cover the short position. Selling shares short attempts to profit from a declining share price. Shares are sold short and the current price and repurchased at a lower price. The profit is the difference between the selling and repurchase prices. Traders follow a strict set of rules to sell stocks short.
Step 1
Open a margin account with an online discount broker. A margin brokerage account allows an investor to borrow a portion of the cost of stock in the form of a margin loan. Margin accounts also allow traders to borrow shares to sell short. Smart Money magazine and Barron's publish annual broker reviews rating the online brokers and discussing costs and services.
Step 2
Select a stock or stocks you believe will decline in value. This is the hard part of successful short-selling. Each trader has her own strategy for picking short-sale candidates. News about companies, economic news and stock-chart indicators can be used to find stocks a trader believe will go down in value.
Step 3
Place a short-sale order using the broker's stock-trading screen. Select Sell Short or Sell to Open as the type of trade. When the trade is entered, the broker's system will check to see if the shares are available to borrow. If shares are available, the trade will be filled. At that point you have borrowed shares of stock and sold them short. The proceeds from the sale will be restricted cash in your brokerage account until the shares are repurchased and the borrowed shares returned.
Step 4
Monitor the share price of your short stocks. When you are ready to buy back the shares and lock in your profit, enter a buy order using the brokerage account stock-trading screen. The order type will be Buy to Close.
Tips & Warnings
- Use stop-loss orders after your short-sell trade to close out the position if the stock goes up instead of down. A stop-loss is a pending order that is triggered if the share price reaches a certain level.
- Stocks tend to move in an upward direction for long periods of time and downward moves tend to happen quickly. Selling short requires more monitoring than stocks purchased long -- regular stock investments.
About the Author
Jonathan Langsdorf has been writing financial, investment and trading articles and blogs since 2007. His work has appeared online at Seeking Alpha, Marketwatch.com and various other websites. Langsdorf has a bachelor's degree in mathematics from the U.S. Air Force Academy.


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Join hands and dance in a sacred circle to welcome the Solstice! This year two local groups—in Framingham on Sunday December 15 and Cambridge on Thursday December 19—will lead dances of light to brighten and honor the longest night of the year. No experience or partner is required, and everyone is welcome. Both take place in handicapped-accessible halls.
- UPDATE: THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED DUE TO SNOW. IT WILL NOW BE ON SUNDAY DECEMBER 22. Sunday December 15, 6:00 to 8:30 pm; Scott Hall of First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, 24 Vernon Street, Framingham MA. $5 to $10 donation appreciated if you can. Wear all white clothing and bring a contribution for a potluck of dessert finger food. Some live music! "As we move inward towards the darkness, we replenish our inner light in the circle to carry us brilliantly through the winter," say Michael and Tai Summers-McGuinness, who lead the circle. For more information, contact them at email@example.com.
- Thursday December 19, 7:45 to 9:30 pm; top floor of First Parish Unitarian Universalist, 3 Church Street, Harvard Square in Cambridge MA. No donation requested. Wear a white top and light-colored pants or skirt. "The winter holy-day is a sacred time when the world once again recognizes the centrality of love, as represented by light in darkness. We dance with candles to celebrate this Light-Love and invite it into our hearts," says Merry Henn-Lecordier, who co-leads with Kaeza Fearn. For more information, contact Ms. Henn-Lecordier at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Options to protect against cervical cancer
Erin Labesky-Scoggin, DO, is an OB/GYN, at Banner Health Center in Maricopa. For more information on this topic, consult with your doctor or call Dr. Labesky-Scoggin at (520) 233-2500.
Question: I've heard a lot lately about cervical cancer - what are some ways I can protect myself?
Answer: Thanks to significant medical advancements in recent years, women now have numerous ways to protect themselves against the development of cervical cancer. The offending virus that causes cervical cancer is the human papilloma virus, or HPV, which is also the most common sexually-transmitted disease.
Of the 20 different subtypes of HPV, as many as 10 are considered high-risk and associated with cervical cancer. Low-risk subtypes of HPV cause genital warts but do not contribute to the onset of cervical cancer.
HPV sub-types 16 and 18 are considered responsible for the majority of cervical cancers, while sub-types 6 and 11 are the culprits for genital warts. A vaccine called Gardasil, which is non-infectious and derived from DNA, received approval several years ago from the Federal Drug Administration to protect against HPV 6, 11, 16 and 18. The vaccine is recommended for both males and females age 9 to 26, and studies have shown its effectiveness for preventing cervical dysplasia, a pre-cancerous condition, as well as cervical cancer itself in women.
However, anyone who receives the Gardasil vaccine must remember it does not protect from other forms of sexually-transmitted diseases, including additional sub-types of HPV, nor is it a form of birth control.
Another effective tool to identify cervical cancer in its earliest stages is the Pap test. A Pap test is a gynecological screening test that checks for changes in the cervix that might indicate cervical cancer. Though women of all ages used to have Pap tests annually, over the years, the guidelines have changed regarding how frequently this screening tool should be used.
The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists suggests that women between the ages of 21 and 30 have a Pap test every other year, and an HPV test is highly recommended, even if they received the Gardasil vaccine. Women in their 30s should continue to have Pap tests every two years, continuing until at least age 65 or later, depending on certain risk factors. After three consecutive Pap tests with normal results, a woman can extend the time between tests to three years, as long as she does not have HPV, her immune system is not compromised by another condition, and she does not have dysplasia, a benign condition where normal cervical cells are replaced by abnormal cells. Women under 21 have a very low risk for cervical cancer, so only those who have been sexually active for three years should have a Pap test.
Because every patient is unique, a woman should work with her doctor to determine if she is a candidate for Gardasil, to establish an appropriate cervical cancer screening schedule, and to learn more about preventing sexually-transmitted diseases. A woman should still visit her physician for annual breast and pelvic exams, even if she is not scheduled for a Pap test. And of course, she should be proactive about her body and always discuss any new symptoms or changes in her health with her doctor.


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May 15, 1984
|My Hometown
|Me in a nutshell
I'm an open book.
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|eat, drink, be merry: Tell us your go to meal
Typically I'll whip up a GF and vegan stir fry with whatever frozen veggies I have and some Bragg's Liquid Aminos. Steam some brown rice and top the whole thing with a bunch of hot sauce… Yum!
|beauty & fashion: I can skip these
Bronzer. No matter what, bronzer just makes my face look dirty. I'm still searching to be proven wrong! I also tend to not wear bracelets, I just can't pull that look off!
|I NEVER go without these
Mascara, lipgloss, and earrings. Everyone looks more polished with a little bit of makeup (even if it's JUST mascara and lipgloss!) and a pair of diamond studs. You deserve diamonds, go buy some for yourself!
|Biggest splurge or steal in my closet
Everything in my closet was a steal, I'm a bargain shopper! However, my stash of Lush and/or Basin products may be a bit of a splurge…
|do-gooder: Why I am one
I'm the president of a nonprofit organization called Seacoast Outright. We're a support and advocacy organization for GLBTQQAIF teens and young adults. We do direct support groups as well as community education and events. The best part- my paycheck is the love of all the kids I get to work with and nothing could match that!
|read, watch, listen:Favorite books
I'm a voracious reader. I tend towards dead Russian authors, ha!
|Favorite bands
I have no real favorites, I like pretty much all music! Yes, that includes country and rap ;)
|Favorite TV shows
NCIS, Bones, CSI, Hoarders, Intervention, Animal Cops, The Office. Wow, how typical!
|Favorite movies
The 5th Element, the entire Resident Evil series, and anything that makes me so scared that I pull my feet up and clutch my husband.
|home & living:My favorite room in my house
The kitchen! I love to cook and feed people. Plus, there's a reason that everyone at a party ends up in the kitchen!
|potluck:Five people (dead or alive) I'd invite to a party
Only 5?! Um, my husband (that's a given), and then I'd have to draw names out of a hat to choose!
|If I were an 80's movie/tv/music star, I'd be
Jessica Rabbit! I'm not bad, I'm just drawn that way :P


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In today's news, a schedule for the Sunburn Reload India tour, an lineup for a Kolkata open mic gig, a teaser from the Imphal Music Project and more.
There's a lot happening in the world of Indian indie music and culture every day. Here's our pick of the daily news, served up in one handy spot. This is your Quick Fix.
Sunburn Reload India tour dates announced
We showed you phase one of Sunburn's event calendar for the upcoming season a few days ago. Now, the first few dates and an artist lineup for the first event on the calendar, the Sunburn Reload India tour, have been announced. The tour takes Indian and international artists on a 50-gig schedule around 30 cities all over the country, including Chandigarh, Bhopal and Nagpur. On the lineup are UK house producer Kim Fai, DJ/producer Chris Lake, and Sunburn resident DJ Shaan. Check out the released dates below.
Sunburn Reload Dates
June 28 – Kim Fai @ Blue Blazer, Chandigarh
June 29 – Kim Fai @ Sun n Sand Lawns, Nagpur
July 5 – Shaan @ Ten Downing Street, Bhopal
July 26 – Chris Lake @ TBD, Mumbai
July 27 – Chris Lake @ TBD, Pune
July 28 – Chris Lake @ TBD, Bangalore
Check out a full list of cities on the Sunburn Reload tour below, and stay tuned for more details.
Open Mic June 2013, Kolkata, announced
The June edition of Open Mic, Kolkata, takes place on June 27 at Someplace Else and is hosted by Neel Adhikari (of Neel And The Lightbulbs). Over the last two days, local acts were encouraged to send in their demos, and now, a stellar lineup with some of the city's indie best has been finalised. The night will feature performances by bands including post-punk act The Supersonics, experimental duo Sridhar/Thayil, Gandu Circus, Ganesh Talkies, Ifs And Buts, and many more. The gig kicks off at 6pm tonight. Check out a poster with the full lineup below.
Imphal Music Project release teaser
The Imphal Music Project, a collaborative project by Imphal Talkies frontman Akhu Chingangbam, released its first track, 'Nonglei', earlier this year. The second episode from the collective is scheduled to release this Sunday, with a track titled 'Song For Bangladesh'. The track features Summit Attempt on electric guitars and backing vocals. Two versions of the song have been prepared, and a teaser for the first has now been released. Check it out below, and stay tuned for the whole track.
Ghetto Funk night at Mangiamo announced
With suburban Mumbai venue Mangiamo prepping to host weekend gigs, we wondered if it would make up for the closing of Zenzi. While that remains to be seen, parties at the Italian eatery run as per schedule, with a ghetto funk night on the cards for tomorrow (June 28). The night will see DJ Uri spin some tunes, along with Pune producers Big City Harmonics (who we recently saw at the first edition of The Scene). The gig kicks off at 10pm. Check out a poster below.
That's all the news for today. Stay tuned for more daily editions of the Quick Fix.


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- Nybörjarnomad
- 5 Recensioner
A very hip trendy hostel above a bar and lounge, which is nice as locals come in and drink there. I only stayed one night but wish I could have stayed longer. The facilities are good, good beds, clean showers and toilets, strong WiFi. If I ever came back to Tokyo I'd look to stay here as it's in a good location on the Oedo and Asakura subway lines.
- gaitha
- Brasilien, Kvinde, 31-40
- Globetrotter
- 27 Recensioner
Cool hostel, love the bar area. It's located by the river and close to main attractions.
- bmoflow
- USA, Man Group, 25-30
- Nybörjarnomad
- 3 Recensioner
My experience at Nui was amazing! The place was very clean and the facilities were wonderful. The staff was more than accommodating. The downstairs lounge was great for early morning coffee and late night beers. I was able to meet a lot of interesting people. I would definitely visit again and recommend to friends!
- Anonym
- USA, Kvinde, 25-30
- Nybörjarnomad
- 2 Recensioner
This hostel has a great atmosphere. The downstairs area is cafe/bar and is a great place to chill. Its located close to the subway and a decent walk (20min) from the JR station. Good location w/ convenience stores and food close by. Downsides: Our floor did not have hot water! The rooms were also a little small, especially with everyone's luggage in it.
- Anonym
- Frankrike, Man, 25-30
- Nybörjarnomad
- 3 Recensioner
Endroit merveilleux. Personnel professionnel et adorable. Un pincement au cœur au moment de partir. Nous reviendrons ici à coup sur
- Anonym
- England, Man Group, 18-24
- Nybörjarnomad
- 3 Recensioner
Great staff, very helpful and facilities were amazing for a hostel. Everything was so clean and maintained. The place had potential to be a great party hostel but most people wanted to have a quiet time in Tokyo. Also you have to get the subway to everywhere but it didn't help that the location was a little far from the main attractions ie Shibuya, Roppongi and Shinjuku. Another note is the beds looked very nice but the mattresses were hard. Great overall.
- Anonym
- Frankrike, Man, 18-24
- Nybörjarnomad
- 4 Recensioner
Bon hostel, très bien avec le bar lounge en bas. Remarques : L'eau chaude n'était pas constante dans la douche entre deux arrêt de robinet, c'était très frustrant. On ne doit pas enlever ses chaussures, je trouve ça limite niveau hygiène comparé a ce que j'ai eu l'habitude de rencontrer au Japon Personnel bien, mais bâtiments encore un peu vieux, je pense que quelques travaux pour terminer et rendre plus propre seraient bien, notamment la peinture des chambres et l'ascenseur :)
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It looks like barnwood so I would say outdoor fun! I just picked up the At HOME Cardsstock Stack and the At Home Stack. I cant wait to do some LOs with them. Plus saw about 4 more stacks that I have to have at Michael's. Have I mentioned how much I LOVE your stacks. Cant wait to get the Black Current one too.ReplyDelete
Oh, my, is it possible for there to be so many stacks to fall in love with? Hmmmm-would the next stack be fall-themed, love or baby. I have more guesses if you like, wink!ReplyDelete
I saw new stacks at Michaels today! I saw this one and need it and autumn splendor! Got to get some coupons!ReplyDelete
perhaps a Premium Photo stack? Paper with real photos like the photo stacks, but thicker paper and with glitter and stuff like the Premium stacks.ReplyDelete
I'm going to guess that it's a summer cottage themeReplyDelete
I will guess maybe shabby chic?ReplyDelete
Just saw Weathered and Worn and our Michaels here in New York. Also saw Blue Jeans and, I think, another one. Can't remember. I was in sensory overload when I saw the new stacks!! Maybe Autumn Splendor?ReplyDelete
Thinking the time of year maybe something to do with autumn, not sure but love the sneak peek. Will be stalking the stores to see the new stacks.ReplyDelete


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Using Text Chat
The chat pod is located to the lower right of Vyew. Type into the input box and hit enter. Anyone in the room can read your chats.
Private Chat Rooms
Click the Start Private Chat button and select the users with whom you'd like a private chat. Other users will not be able to see these chats.
A private chat tab will appear next to the All tab. You can click between the different chat tabs.
Chat History
To clear your chat history, as a moderator or owner, click the Chat menu and select Clear Chat History.
Vyew's FREE Conference Call Service
It's a great way to bring your collaborators and participants together via telephone. Moderators have access to mute controls when handling large groups (see Advanced Features).
- Vyew Teleconference Number: (218) 862-6114
- The access code/extension is found in your Vyew Room.
Getting Your Access Code
Click on Conference Call for Free link at the bottom of the Chat Pod, near the bottom right corner of Vyew. This will display the call-in number and extension (or "access code") for everyone in that room.
800 Toll-Free Number?
Sorry, we do not supply a toll-free number.
Using Your Own Conference Call Number
If you have your own service, you can edit the displayed call-in number:
- Double click on the current conference call number displayed at the bottom of the chat pod.
- At the bottom of the Room Settings box, change the number and click Submit.
An Alternative to Conference Calling
Up to 4 people can simultaneously use Vyew's VOIP Push To Talk feature.
Starting a Teleconference
- Dial the conference number
- Input your extention (access code), then # (pound). Note that moderators should dial * (star) before entering their access code to give them access to the Advanced Features.
You will hear music if no one else is in the room. You will hear a tone when someone enters the room.
Advanced Features
For Moderators Only – Moderators must dial * before they enter the access code to access the call options.
- Muting Everyone Except Moderators
Dialing *7 will switch between these modes:
- Conversation Mode (default) = Everyone can speak
- Q/A Mode = Everyone is muted, except call organizer (anyone can unmute themselves with *6)
- Presentation Mode = Only the call organizer(s) can speak.
- Complete Call Options List
*0 = Exit private call
*1 = Enter private call (You need to know the other persons private caller code)
*2 = Get my private caller code
*4 = Help menu
*5 = Lock/Unlock conference
*6 = Mute/unmute yourself
*7 = Cycle between call modes (Conversation/QA/Presentation)
- Using the conference call MUTE feature with Vyew handraising
If you have over 10 people in a room and you are giving a presentation, it could get chaotic on the phone conference. This is the recommended way to manage a lot of users.:
- Use *7 Presentation Mode in the phone conference so that only moderators can speak
- Tell your users to raise their hand in Vyew if they have a question or would like to speak
- Give them the option of chatting their question. If you would like them to speak, dial *7 to change to Conversation Mode
- After they have spoken, change back to Presentation Mode with *7.
How to Use VoIP (Talk button)
The VOIP (Push To Talk Button) utilizes Adobe Flash's built-in audio codec to send audio from your computer mic to the headset of anyone in your meeting room.
Allowing Flash to access your Microphone
The first time you use VoIP, you will be asked to allow Flash access to your mic. See this troubleshooting guide for more information.
Duplex Audio
Up to 4 people can use their mics at the same time, but everyone in your room will be able to hear. Anyone else will have to wait for one person to turn off their mic before they will be able to use theirs.
Quality Settings
If some of your meeting attendees experience audio drop outs, garbled sound, or distortion, try stopping your mic, changing to a lower quality setting, then resuming.
Approximate bandwidth usage for VoIP:
- Low – 10-20 Kbps
- Regular – 15-30 Kbps
- High – 25-45 Kbps
Setting Up Your Mic and Webcam
- The video conferencing system built in to Vyew uses a standard webcam.
First test your settings
- Make sure your headset and webcam are plugged in, then go to Vyew's browser test page. There, your browser will be tested for Adobe Flash 10.2+, which is required.
Did the Flash test fail? Don't see the mic and webcam tests? You must install Flash from Adobe's web site. It's a good idea to reboot your computer after doing so.
- If you have Flash installed, you will see two tests, Test Microphone and Test WebCam. Click those and you will be prompted to record a small portion of audio or video, and it will be played back to you.
If the Microphone and Webcam Test worked, you are ready use the Webcam and VOIP in a Vyew Meeting.
Still have problems?
- Please see Opening firewall ports for Vyew.
- See our VoIP Troubleshooting Guide and our Webcam Troubleshooting Guide.
Communication Methods – Overview
If the communications side bar is minimized, click anywhere on it to open.
Four Methods of Communication
- Webcam – Up to 4 users can simultaneously broadcast their webcam image to everyone in the room.
- Built-in VoIP (Voice over IP) – Up to 4 users can simultaneously broadcast their headset mic to speak and listen to each other.
- Conference Call – Each user can dial into the free conference call phone number; regular long-distance charges may apply.
- Chat – Chat with everyone in your meeting, or initiate private chats with individual attendees.
Pros and Cons of Each Method
- Pros: Easier and faster if users have their webcam options set. Ideal if a small number of people are giving a presentation to a large number of people.
- Cons: Only 4 users can broadcast simultaneously, so if more people want to webcam, they have to wait their turn. Mac OSX can sometimes be finicky about webcam setup.
- Don't use the webcam if some of your users have slow internet.
Built-in VoIP
- Pros: Easier and faster if users have their headset mic and sound options set. Good for users outside of the U.S. who cannot call into the conference call. Ideal if a small number of people are giving a presentation to a large number of people (the audience chat their questions and comments, while presenters use VoIP).
- Cons: If one of the users only has speakers, or a loud headset, or a faulty sound configuration, it may cause an echo. Only 4 users can talk simultaneously, so if more people want to talk, they have to wait their turn.
- Don't use VoIP if:
- Some of your users have slow internet.
- You need more than 4 people to talk simultaneously during a meeting.
- Any of the users who want to talk do not have a headset mic.
Conference Calling
- Pros: Supports 100 callers simultaneously, or some can be muted. You don't have to worry about headsets and sound configurations for all users.
- Cons: Users need to have access to a phone be able to call long distance. Long distance charges may apply.
- Pros: Easy, requires no setup. Has the ability to address all users at once, or individual users privately.
- Cons: Not as immediate as VoIP or the Conference Call, especially with users who cannot type fast.
Using Skype
Skype is a free online Voice over IP (VoIP) system which you can use to call anyone in the world. The only downside is that each person needs to install the Skype software. Vyew does not directly integrate with Skype, but you can use Skype in conjunction with Vyew by initiating a Skype and Vyew meeting at the same time.


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Newsletter Issues
Exactal News
Exactal Appoints New EMEA Director
Exactal is very pleased to announce that we have appointed an EMEA Managing Director, Steve Dousie. Steve is based in our London office of Exactal and having joined the board of Exactal Europe, will manage the Europe, Middle East and Africa regions.
Exactal Announces New Malaysia Office
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It's been a few weeks, but as the end of the summer approaches and I get ready to head back to school for another year, I've finished processing a lot of what happened at unplug'd this summer.
If you haven't played along with all of the blog posts, the flickr and vimeo feeds and all of the material that has come out from this event, I'll try to put some of it together for you.
– 37 Canadian educators from coast to coast (but unfortunately, missing the third coast)
– an "off the grid" lodge (complete with compost toilets)
– campfire and guitars
– canoes and early morning yoga
– great food
– a challenge to write a book and tell our story over the course of a few days
I've been to a lot of conferences over the past few years, but this is actually one of the main questions I kept asking people over the weekend that we spent together: "what is this? It's not a conference. Is it a think tank? Is it a summit? A happening?" I didn't quite have the words for it.
But I did learn a few things at unplug'd:
1.) There are some (at least 37) incredibly passionate, innovative, caring educators in Canadian classrooms. These were smart people and it was great to be with them.
2.) Educators know what education needs to be like for our time. These people are asking the right questions and making change in so many ways. Yet when it comes to education, these are voices that are often not honoured by those in the political realm. Very few people ask teachers about learning, about change, about the needs of students and families across our country.
3.) Teachers talk about education on 5 AM bike rides and runs, at 11 PM gathered around campfires, and at 1 AM deep in chairs near the lake watching for shooting stars.
4.) Teachers are human. We're frustrated, we're tired, but we're also a deep well of hope who can support each other across a nation as large as ours.
5.) Being Canadian is different, it's important, and it's OK. We often live in the shadow of our much larger neighbour to the south. Yet – we aren't them. We have different needs, concerns and challenges. Certainly we share many concerns and ideas, but there are differences between our societies and what education needs to look like to meet the needs of each our countries. And these differences are OK. It doesn't make us (or them) bad, but we are different nations on different paths. We learned during unplug'd that the world needs more Canada and more Canadian voices (in education anyway).
This was a powerful weekend. The voices of Canadian educators to the world.


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Portfolio Press is a responsive WordPress theme for showcasing your photography, art, web sites, or other projects. It also works nicely as a regular blog site. An options panel is available for uploading logos and changing the layout. There's also support for various post formats and menus.
Here's a video screencast of how it works:
The theme is in the WordPress Themes Directory. You can demo it here. Or download a copy and try it out.
If you need more design and customization options than the ones included with Portfolio Press, check out my new theme Portfolio+.
Suggested Plugins
You will need to Portfolio Post Type plugin to use the portfolio features.
You will need to the Options Framework plugin to enable the options panel.
Examples of Portfolio Press in Action
Some of these examples have been customized a bit and show the adaptability of the theme.
Michalis Palis
Kim Kermode
Todd Milbourn
Golden Retriever Adoption
My Labour of Love (customized)
Instructions and Common Questions
How to Set Up a Portfolio Item:
When you activate Portfolio Press, you will see a new post type called "Portfolio". Click "Add New Item" and you will be taken to the edit page where you can add a title, description, and tags for your portfolio piece.
To add the portfolio image, click "Set featured image" on the right side of the screen beneath "Portfolio Tags". This will take you to the media uploader to add your image. When you finish, click "Use as Featured Image".
How can I make the portfolio display on the home page?
Create a new page, call it whatever you like, and choose the page template "Portfolio" (on the right side of the screen in page attributes". This will now display the portfolio on this page.
Then under "Settings" > "Reading" click "Front page displays" a static page. Then select the page you just created that has the portfolio.
My Thumbnails Looks Distorted, Cropped or Weird
Try installing this plugin and regenerating them: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/regenerate-thumbnails/
How to Set Up the Menus
A lot of people were asking how the menus work. Here's a video that explains it, plus instructions for how to create different portfolio sections.
404 Errors:
This theme uses custom post types. If you are getting a 404 error when you try and view the portfolio posts, reset your permalinks. You can do this by going to "Settings > Permalinks" and re-saving the permalink structure.
Portfolio Items Disappear:
If you deactivate the "Portfolio Post Type" plugin, your portfolio items will disappear. They are still saved in the database, but you need the plugin in order to access them.
How can I have different portfolio sections?
Use the portfolio tags or categories. These are like the regular tags in posts. You can also put the links in the menu- so, Portfolio could be your main menu item that display all the items, and then have a drop down menu with illustration, websites, etc that link to the tag urls and just displays those items.
How do I change the size of the thumbnail images?
At some point I will probably make theme options for this, but for now you'll have to do this through the code. Open the file functions.php, and find the line of code that says: add_image_size( 'portfolio-thumbnail', 215, 175, true );. The first number "215" is the width- the second number "175" is the height.
If you change the thumbnail size, you was also need to install this plugin and regenerate thumbnails.
Is it possible to change a regular post to a portfolio post?
Yes, you can use the Post Type Switcher plugin to convert any type of post type to another. Or, Convert Post Types for bulk switching.
How do I change the number of portfolio items per page?
In functions.php of your child theme, add a filter:
function mytheme_posts_per_page() { return '16'; // Return however many items you choose } add_filter( 'portfoliopress_posts_per_page', 'mytheme_posts_per_page' );
(Portfolio+ has additional pagination options (12 or 15) and infinite scroll options.)
Can I stop the featured image from showing automatically in the portfolio post?
Yes, install the options panel and choose "Display images manually."
Can I display my portfolio items in with my regular posts?
Yes, but you'll just need to update the query call on every template where you want both to appear. See Justin Tadlock's article about this. The intention of this theme was to have them live separately.
What if I have hundreds of images to upload? Is there any easier way?
Try using the Automatic Featured Images Posts plugin. In the settings, set the "Default Post Type" to "portfolio."
Can I change the order that portfolio posts display?
The easiest way is to change the post date- that's how they are naturally ordered. Another way is to use the Post Type Order plugin– though some folks have mentioned bugs with how the prev/next buttons work when that plugin is in use.
I want to lightbox my portfolio images. Can I do this?
Portfolio Press does not have support for lightbox images. You might try a plugin if you need lightbox functionality.
Translation Credits
Translations by Eduardo-Martín Larequi García, Wolforg, Erling Håmsø, and Sandro Bauer.
Do you like the theme?
Rate it at: http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/portfolio-press
If you'd like to support this project, consider purchasing Portfolio+. It's the same design as Portfolio Press, but with some bonus features like infinite scroll, additional customization options, and a portfolio category template. Enjoy!


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I am assembling my rear wheel and I have question related the lengths of spokes. Is there a big difference between the length of spokes taken from right and left sides. Can I get into big problems if I didn't separate the long and short spokes ?
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Yes. The shorter spokes go on the drive side. Satisfy yourself by looking at the picture below:
Imagine two right-angled triangles sharing a common side (the red-dashed line). The hypotenuse of the left triangle (non-drive side) is longer than the hypotenuse of the right triangle (drive side). Generally only by a couple of mm, but it makes a difference.
Failure to observe this will mean in the first place that you might not be able to attach all the spokes to the rim. Even if you manage this, you'll likely not get the wheel in dish. Assuming that you asked the question because you've actually done this, my advice is to undo it and to start building the wheel again. On the plus side it is likely you won't make this mistake again ;-)


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In Neilson v. City of California City (January 9, 2007), the Court of Appeal reversed the trial court's ruling in favor of defendant, the City of California City, and invalidated the amendment to the City's redevelopment plan. The Court of Appeal held that the City misinterpreted Redevelopment Law (California Health & Safety Code Section 33000 et seq) by finding that subdivided lots without legal and physical access to a right-of-way were of "irregular form and shape."
Redevelopment Law defines "the existence of subdivided lots of irregular form and shape and inadequate size for proper usefulness and development that are in multiple ownership" as a physical condition that causes blight. The City interpreted "irregular" to mean "not conforming to the standard of law, propriety, method or custom, lacking an established pattern" and found that vacant, subdivided lots that had no legal or physical access to a public right-of-way were "irregular." The Court of Appeal held that the City misinterpreted and misapplied the term "irregular." The term "irregular" must be interpreted as describing the "form and shape" of lots that are blighted and not as a definition of blight in and of itself. The lack of legal or physical access to a public right-of-way does not affect the "form and shape" of a lot, thus the City's findings were invalid.
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F. Gary Gray
Film Director
Born Jul 17, 1969
Age 46
Hometown City of New York
Other Names Felix Gary Gray
Felix Gary Gray is an American music video and film director. Gray directed Friday, Set It Off and The Negotiator as well as the remake of The Italian Job.
View newly released photos of F. Gary Gray.
News + Updates
Browse recent news and stories about F. Gary Gray.
A Sides With Jon Chattman: #Oscars Not White Hypothetical Nominations That Should've Happened Since 2000Huffington Post - Jan 21, 2016
The Cinema Year That Was: Zaki's Flick Picks 2015Huffington Post - Dec 31, 2015
The Most Important Writing From People Of Color In 2015Huffington Post - Dec 16, 2015
Learn about the memorable moments in the evolution of F. Gary Gray.
1969 Birth Born on July 17, 1969.
1989 19 Years Old Gray began his career in 1989 when he appeared uncredited in the satire comedy film Major League. … Read More
1998 28 Years Old The film starred Academy Award winner Kevin Spacey and Oscar nominee Samuel L. Jackson, and earned Gray both Best Film and Best Director awards at the 1998 Acapulco Film Festival.
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Gray is also known for The Italian Job, an action-thriller starring Academy Award winner Charlize Theron and Oscar nominee Mark Wahlberg. Gray garnered the Best Director award at the 2004 Black American Film Festival for his work on the film, which surpassed the $100 million mark in the domestic box office. … Read More
2010 40 Years Old He also received the Pioneer Director award from the Pan-African Film and Arts Festival in 2010.
Original Authors of this text are noted on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F._Gary_Gray.
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