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June 29th, 2008 by Dan Meyer
My fiancée and I, this weekend, attended what for reasons of space will be described as "professional development for engaged couples."
There were threats all throughout the literature: if you left early, brought a cell phone, left the grounds at all, or committed any number of minor-league infractions, you would not receive a certificate of completion.
Nope. Don't — no, y'know — just stop begging. Stop it. You were seven-and-a-half minutes late to our noon session. No certificate.
Thing was, me and my girl didn't much care for a certificate. And after it became evident our presenters were going to read from a script all day, we left.
The relevance of this anecdote to classroom management is left as an exercise to the reader.
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The reading from the the script part is what resonated with me. I hate to be read to; just had that happen last Sunday at church when a younger minister on staff did the sermon, and he read about 1/3 of it from a book someone else had written. And, no, it wasn't the Bible.
My partner in crime with whom I have taught for almost 20 years and with whom I share one brain, talk about this thing all the time. We hate to go to any presentation where the person thinks they are so dog-gone interesting that people will listen for hours (or what seems to be hours to us) and they never shut up. Both of us believe that if it can't be said in 5 to 10 minutes, then it probably either shouldn't be said, or it should be put in a handout.
Hm. Partial credit to dkzody for picking up the "don't bore your audience" subtext, though that isn't the biggest classroom management I've mounted under glass here.
on 29 Jun 2008 at 9:45 am3 AJ
One stands out to me is that the reward being offered (certificate) didn't motivate compliance (attendance).
I'd guess you didn't go there for the certificate. Instead, my conjecture is that you had an expectation for what this thing was going to be about or what it would be like and they weren't delivering that at all.
Bottom line, they weren't working in your ZPD so you burned out. Being adults you walked. If you were captive students you would have been throwing spit balls at the teacher.
My question for you though, is why the hell you weren't out laying on a beach somewhere?
Apparently attendance and compliance were all that mattered. Sadly, that is probably true in way too many classrooms.
Seems like everyone's dancing around the matter pretty well. Just to analogize it a little, let's say I'm in class and I need everyone working hard.
"If you guys don't stay on task, you can't have any asparagus!"
That kind of stick just … isn't a stick. You know?
Yep, there's nothing there that will actually get you there on time. Seven-and-a-half-minutes late isn't got-a-flat-tire late, it's just-slightly-unmotivated late.
It's kind of like this story I have to tell. I was in observing a student in the classroom last year, and I was stunned to see how on-task this entire group of 5th graders were. While the teacher was talking, every single student–ADHD, high-risk, gang-affiliated, emotionally unstable, every last one of them–was attentive and leaning forward in their chairs in anticipation of what the teacher was going to say next. And this was a rough group of kids to begin with. I had never seen anything like it in my professional life. What she had on the screen augmented what she said; none of it mirrored. Her classroom management style was tied directly her ability to get her kids hooked. Pure poetry.
Oh, I knew where YOU were going, but like your students, I took off on my own little trail. I knew the certificate didn't justify the sitting all day and listening to someone blather at you. But I took off on the blathering part as it was what resonated with me.
I find that sometimes I think I'm going to teach one thing, but my students take it in a different direction, and it works. Hey, I teach marketing, anything works in marketing!
on 02 Jul 2008 at 7:25 am9 Tracy W
Okay, I have two morals to the story:
1. The trainee gets to define what is a positive reinforcer and what is a negative reinforcer, not the trainer.
2. If there's only one reward and any infraction loses that reward, then once someone's lost the reward the trainer has lost any power to influence that person.
Oh, man, number one's the truth. That's awesome, succinct stuff.
w/r/t #2, the instruction at this PD for engaged couples was pretty solid. They should've made that it's own reinforcer — like the teacher whose class is so satisfying, students don't want to get tossed out — tallking that up, making sure that was as good as it could be.
This situation illustrates the difference between classroom management in an elective and in a required class.
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on 04 Jul 2008 at 4:53 pm12 Mark Barnes
Let me get this straight. You're saying I can't stand in front of my students and read my goals, objectives, procedures and types of evaluation?
Now, I'm going to have to re-assess my methods entirely.
"The trainee gets to define what is a positive reinforcer and what is a negative reinforcer, not the trainer."
*cough*student autonomy*cough*
(…and Dina retreats back underneath her summer rock)
Well, not exactly the same thing, innit.
on 06 Jul 2008 at 5:32 am15 Tracy W
"The trainee gets to define what is a positive reinforcer and what is a negative reinforcer, not the trainer."
*cough*student autonomy*cough*
Is there some history here I'm missing?
@Dan: well, yes and no. In the sense that the student is merely choosing to be uninvested in asparagus, then agreed, that's not strictly student autonomy– it's only resistance. (Deci's got some interesting things to say about resistance not actually being autonomous.) But in the sense that a teacher might make active efforts to involve students in the evaluation of their behavior at the ground level, and mutually make the decisions on appropriate consequences– now *that's* autonomy.
I'm playing around with the idea of having no universally defined consequences next year– only immediate conversations and relentless follow-up, where kids determine their own consequences. I like this rule of thumb I read somewhere: "You must feel it's fair; and I have to be able to live with it." We'll see whether I am brave/stupid and thoughtful enough to actually implement this come fall.
Of course, I'm having trouble imagining this set up successfully in Catholic Pre-Cana, but that's perhaps a can of fish I should put on the back burner.
@ Tracy: sorry. :) Yes, I've been banging autonomy theory/practice over Dan's head for closing in on a year now. Try my blog for some background.
@Dina: I found you a friend.
on 08 Jul 2008 at 12:58 am18 Tracy W
Thanks Dina for asking my question.
When I said "The trainee gets to define what is a positive reinforcer and what is a negative reinforcer, not the trainer." I was saying what I believe to be true, regardless of what the trainer thinks, or how the classroom is set up. For example, I remember a teacher who would single out a kid and praise them in front of the classroom by comparing them favourably to the rest of the class. From memory, and of course I may have been missing some subtext, she intended this to be a reward. Of course, from our point of view the praise was a bad thing because of the reaction of our fellow classmates, so we learnt to avoid behaviour that resulted in being praised in front of the class. She was providing a negative reinforcement rather than the intended positive reinforcement.


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Sony's Tablet S does have one trick up its sleeve, and that my friends, is Guest Mode. Guest Mode is something that Jelly Bean introduced, but Sony is doing it themselves on Ice Cream Sandwich. This is such a much-needed feature, as I will have my tablets on the kitchen counter, or in my office, and if someone pops in and needs to check something, they can - all without cracking their way into my precious and sometimes sensitive data - or they want to change my Facebook status and have a laugh... not anymore!
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The N.C. Department of Transportation said the highway will be closed from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday. The emergency ferry route between Stumpy Point and Rodanthe will remain open.
The road suffered severe damage from Superstorm Sandy, which also washed away the protective dune, when it struck in late October.
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AbstractLow molecular weight chitooligosaccharide with one 2,5-anhydro-D-mannofuranose unit at the reducing end (COSamf) was prepared by nitrous deamination of fully N-deacetylated chitosan. The functionalization of the amf unit by reductive amination with 4-(hexyloxy)aniline in presence of NaBH3CN was achieved in high yield. The chemical structure of the targeted 4-(hexyloxy)aniline-linked chitooligosaccharide-2,5-anhydro-D-mannofuranose was fully characterized by NMR spectroscopy, MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry and size-exclusion chromatography. This synthesis opens the way to a new generation of COSamf derivatives with potential amphiphilic properties.
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Do you have an ancestor who's branch is bare of leaves? How about family reunions where the family just isn't as thrilled about your latest death certificate discovery? Well perhaps you need to revamp your research with more detail and fatten-up your skeletal family tree.
Compiling a family tree doesn't have to be boring. Just let a member of the family read your latest software data and you'll know if your family's history is lacking some meat on it's brittle bones.
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Put some life back into your research! It is not difficult. By adding a bit of context and historical background to assist the document, you can retell the story of each ancestor.
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Begin looking at this information from a questionable standpoint:
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- Was his cause of death unusual today?
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Benjamin was an 8 days old, African-American, lived in the rear residence of 922 N. 7th in the 2nd ward of St. Louis, and died from Infantile Convulsions and Testro Euteric.
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I have a membership to a club range located 30 minuets from my home. Being retired. I've set aside one day a week to enjoy one of my favorite hobby's. And while there are allowed to reload ammo in a facility built to accommodate us members who choose too. Having that privilege not only allows me to fine tune my weapons accuracy. It also increase's the amount of time I spend there. Thus I shoot more. I also rotate my weapons I take along on my range visits. One visit its Center fire Rifle time: 35-40 rds. Next visit it's: 3 or 4 rounds of Trap. Then on another visit I may feel the need to spark-up that Ol' Traditional Smoke Pole of mine. Black powder: I'll will burn thru 1/4 to 1/3 lb of Gorex 2FF pretty easy on a single trip. How many Balls I fire down range? Maybe around>20. Not much interest do I have anymore in handgun shooting. But in saying that. Doesn't suggest in any way I don't know how to use one._
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I am not sure how the Excerpt is meant to work (or what Content Filters are generally).
What I would like is for the Excerpt to appear in the Admin Panel, and the full body to appear in the Help Tab and the Instruction Manual.
At the moment I am accomplishing this by disabling excerpts and creating two notes - one for the Admin Panel and one for the Help Tab, but that is a pain to create and maintain.
Is there some way I can get this functionality, or can you put it as a suggested new feature - possibly some checkboxes in the settings panel.
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Lawson leads surging Nuggets past Hornets 113-98
Ty Lawson had 21 points and 13 assists, Andre Iguodala scored 24 and the Denver Nuggets beat the New Orleans Hornets 113-98 on Friday night for their sixth straight victory.
The Nuggets continued their fine play in 2013. They won 12 of 15 games in January, including a 10-2 mark at home, and got February started strong.
Ryan Anderson had 21 points and rookie Anthony Davis added 13 points and 10 rebounds for the Hornets, who have dropped three straight and five of six.
Denver led by three at halftime and increased it to as many as 11 in the third quarter. Iguodala scored 10 points and Lawson had nine, including a buzzer-beating 3-pointer that gave the Nuggets an 85-78 edge heading into the fourth.
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Doug Ben was great! He should have been the the headline. Brian Posehn was a disappointment and you could hear comments around the room. People at the table next to mine asked for their check in the middle of Brian's performance. It was an attempt to ridicule himself which made us feel sorry for him rather than enjoy his humor. He had a couple of funny lines.
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The show was awful. If I had to do over I would have walked out in the middle of his routine. I kept hoping that it would get better. It went from bad to worst. He sucks.
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Great Show, I absolutely loved both comedians but I have a special affection for Doug Benson, he is the best!
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Comedian/actor/writer Brian Posehn has most recently been seen on Comedy Central's popular show, The Sarah Silverman Program and on tour as part of the Comedians of Comedy, of which he is one of the original members.
Besides writing and performing on HBO's acclaimed Mr. Show, he has acted on sitcoms such as Just Shoot Me, Seinfeld, NewsRadio, Everybody Loves Raymond, and Friends.
Brian has also appeared in several movies, including Rob Zombie's The Devil's Rejects and Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer. He released his first graphic novel, The Last Christmas (2006), and a comedy album, Live in Nerd Rage (2006).
It would take too long to cite all of Doug Benson's credits, but here's a small sampling: How does a little show called NBC's Last Comic Standing grab you? Fact: he finished top six this current season, no big deal. Doug is a series regular on VH-1's Best Week Ever. He also makes recurring appearances on ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live. On the classic sitcom Friends, he had the nerve to hit on Jennifer Aniston. He has his own half-hour special on Comedy Central, is a reccurring character on The Sarah Silverman Program, and oops, almost forgot, got Larry David in a headlock on HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm.
If that's not enopugh for you, he's a creator/writer/star of "The Marijuana-Logues," a show that's been a hit (small pun intended) in clubs and theatres from Los Angeles to New York—and drew a bongload of rave reviews. Now there's a CD, also called The Marijuana-Logues, and a book, The Marijuana-Logues: Everything About Pot That We Could Remember. In 2006, High Times Magazine named Doug the "Stoner of The Year." Look for the documentary "Super High Me," coming soon to a theater (or computer) near you! He also expresses his love of movies on Superdeluxe.com and in podcasts available on iTunes. Enough about Doug Benson already!


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-Welcome to Fuller Farm, Scarborough!
-Beginning in the parking lot facing the fields, turn right and head toward the walking bridge that is near the road.
-After you cross the bridge, continue towards the woods. Even in the winter, there will probably be a trail as this is a popular walking area. You will also parallel the road for a short bit before you enter the woods.
-Turn slightly to the left, on the trail, and enter the woods.
-At the "T" in the trail, turn left. You'll immediately see a trail marker on a tree on your left.
-Just after the second trail marker, you should notice a large area of evergreens on the right. There's also a tree with three trunks just off the trail on the right.
-If there isn't too much snow, you should see a large rock to the right of the tree.
-The Bugatti Buddies Letterbox is on the far side of the rock tucked underneath it. Hopefully it can still be found in the winter!


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This iReport is part of an assignment:
Fair-trade chocolate challenge
Comfort Foods - Chocolate and Coconut
- dsashin, CNN iReport producer
Chocolate Dipped Coconut Macaroons
Coconut and chocolate are two comfort foods that hold a lot of memories for me; coconut because it is an ingredient of many dishes of India, the country where I grew up. Coconut is used in curries, chutneys, cookies, barfis and much more. My earliest memory of chocolate however, is my dad's sweet tooth. When I was a child he often bought slabs of Cadbury chocolate after dinner that we shared. Later when my older brothers worked abroad, they returned with boxes of chocolates from around the world and my dad enjoyed these as much, if not more than, the rest of us. I have a sneaking suspicion that my brothers bought the chocolates to impress dad and more for him than for the rest of us.
Looking out for fair trade chocolate for this assignment was a challenge. I looked at chocolates from around the world at the store and did not find any chocolates with a fair trade practice label on it. I hope that the chocolate I bought to make these macaroons were made using fair trade practices and without using child labor in the cocoa fields. However, it was an opportunity to talk with my 12 year old son about cocoa and how chocolate is made while he assisted me to make the macaroons and dip them in the melted chocolate. Surprisingly, he was already aware of the controversy last year at a popular US chocolate factory involving alleged exploitation of foreign students. We spoke at length about the child labor used in the cocoa industry in the Ivory Coast.
Recipe for the Macaroons
1 package (14 OZ or 5 and 1/3 cup) coconut flakes (I used Baker's angel flake coconut)
2/3 cup sugar
6 tbsp flour
¼ tsp salt
4 egg whites
1 tsp almond extract
Mix coconut, sugar, flour, salt in a large bowl.
Stir in beaten egg whites and almond extract and mix well.
Drop rounded tablespoons of batter on a greased and floured cookie sheet.
Bake 325 degree F (300 for convection oven) for 20 minutes.
Remove immediately from cookie sheet and cool on parchment paper.
Makes around 24-26 macaroons
When cooled dip in melted-chocolate and let it dry on wax paper.
The macaroons turned out crunchy on the outside and sweet and moist on the inside. The chocolate gave them added texture and taste.


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Weather mixed.
That's if you compare the fresh snow on the Ben with the May midges!
T time
LET'S muse about Model Ts.
You'll have seen the car cavalcade in and around town to mark the centenary celebration of the conquest of Ben Nevis in May 1911 by Henry Alexander in his S1871 registered Model T.
So here's a wee, potted history of that event of 100 years ago:
l Monday, May 8. Henry Alex-ander left Cameron Square in his 20hp four-cylinder Model T.
l Tuesday, May 9. Began Ben Nevis ascent from Torlundy, reaching the 1,400 feet point by nightfall.
l Wednesday, May 10. Model T driven to the Ben's Halfway House.
l Thursday, May 11. Attained the 3,000 feet mark.
l Friday, May 12. Arrived at the snowfield, just short of the top of the Ben.
l Saturday, May 13. History was made as Henry Alexander drove Model T, S1871, onto the summit plateau of Britain's highest mountain.
l Wednesday, May 17. Start of the descent, reaching Halfway House.
l Thursday, May 18. Completion of descent, arriving in Fort William at 1pm
Press pack
THROUGHOUT most of those 10 days, journalists, photographers and cinematographers had "ascended" on Fort William many of them from London.
Ponies took them up the Ben, although most of the media men weren't dressed in suitable style for the excursion. Indeed, The Times' representative was "thrown from his mount into a bog, resulting in his nasal organ becoming cut, and a couple of his teeth being knocked out".
On the Wednesday evening, May 17, with the Model T still on the mountainside, Henry Alexander, representatives of Ford, "numerous local gentlemen", and some of the surviving scribes dined in the Caledonian Hotel in that Cameron Square from where Alexander had set out. He was presented with a silver cigarette case as a souvenir of his "remarkable performance".
And when he drove into Fort William at 1 o'clock next day, sunshine welcomed the occasion.
The High Street shops closed for the afternoon; the townspeople turned out in their hundreds.
The Town Council, Merchants Association and Fort William Pipe Band formally met the conquering hero and his retinue at the Alexandra Hotel.
A hundred years on and the Alex is the May 2011 HQ of the Lochaber visit by the Model T Register of Great Britain.
Final summary
THIS final paragraph should sum up the feat for posterity:
"The guides who had assisted Henry Alexander walked in front of the car and, preceded by the respective deputations, band and general public, and followed by other cars of the Ford manufacture (containing the pressmen!) the procession paraded through the High Street, and assembled where it all started in Cameron Square".
On the spot
AND so it was that on Monday of this week, Neil Tuckett, registrar of the Model T Ford Register of Great Britain, set off from the very spot in Cameron Square from where Henry Alexander sallied forth in May 1911.
Neil was aiming to drive, via Torlundy and along the lower reaches, to the Ben's "Halfway House".
He got to the 1,250 feet mark, by which time his motor was covered in peat.
So at the time of writing this, early on Wednesday afternoon, the Volunteer Corps are carrying in pieces an engine-less Model T up the Ben, having set out from Achintee at 7am.
The plan for around 1pm is for the Model T to be assembled on the summit, to provide a photocall for members of the latter day press corps.
How they are planning to reach the top of the Ben is another story.
But there will be plenty of tall tales to tell.
And we'll be listening.
Down here!
Keep the faith
I MENTIONED last week about Roamer's Column in The Sunday Times of Malta.
Well, Skeegan has just handed in the paper.
And I have had a perusal.
Fittingly, perhaps, as the Maltese Roamer writes for a Sunday paper, his constant subject is religion faith, belief, orthodoxy, secularism
Aye, and even logic!
See what you're missing in the Roamer Column in the LN.
All in the game
WELL do I remember Henrijk Madej, former Fort FC manager, enthusing over the fact that his team was "on the coupon" away back nearly a quarter of a century ago.
Yes there it was Fort William v Stirling Albion in the treble chance.
So you can imagine my delight last week,when I had a look on Ceefax for the list of forthcoming football matches.
Now, and this is true, just two games figured on the screen for Wednesday, May 18:
Europa League FC Porto v Braga, Kick-off 19.45.
Highland League Fort William v Nairn. Kick-off 20.00.
Fort's and Calum Maclean's season at the foot of the Ben was certainly going to finish with a flourish until fate intervened and the game was postponed yesterday morning because of a waterlogged pitch.
Correspondence Corner
HI Roamer,
Could you find a wee bit of space in your column for this please?
Shopmobility Lochaber will be closed for the period between May 21 and May 31. This is to allow removal of the old office and the installation of the new one.
Our mobile unit will be operating as normal to the areas as per our schedule. We will be operating a restricted service from the Nevis Centre. We will only be taking bookings as most of our equipment will be in secure storage for the duration of the closure.
Bookings on 07920 515559 must be made before 10am to ensure equipment will be available.
We apologise to all of our clients for any inconvenience this may cause, but we will be back, bigger and better than ever in our new office.
Billy Ward
DEAR Roamer,
Would you be able to give a mention in your column to our proposed weekend coach trip to an autumn music festival in Belfast? It is being held between Friday, October 14, and Monday, October 17.
The cost is 205 per person, dinner, bed and breakfast, and a non-refundable deposit of 50 is required when booking.
Bookings for seats can be taken till June 10. Enquiries to Shona Nicoll on (01397) 700413 or 07901 594498.
Many thanks,
A matter of course
That "thoroughbred" Abernethy was out on the racecourse again on Friday.
Not only was it number one in alphabetical order that day, it was also number one on the card for that race. And it came in No 1 as well, except that it had a 0 after that, making it No 10.
Of 10!
Number's up
Tam wanted to paint his house number 13 onto his two new bins. His neighbour had a better idea.
"I've got some of those large adhesive numbers you can use instead, Tam," she said.
At that she handed him two Ones in a strip and two Threes in another strip.
"That's a very nice thought," Tam declared. "But these make an 11 and a 33 and ma hoose number's 13."
No go for museum
THE West Highland Museum has entered a new era in 2011, offering free admission to attract many thousands of visitors.
So it was interesting to read of the proposal in May 1937, all of 74 years ago, that the museum building in Cameron Square, be offered for sale and the Jacobite collection rehoused in the old Fever Hospital on the Inverlochy side of An Aird as "a town centre location was not necessary".
The suggested move came from Wm Cuthbert, the solicitor, who gave as his reason the fact that property in and around Fort William High Street was very valuable and this would realise a handsome profit for the museum.
His bold bid lost on a museum committee vote.
Dora on DVD
EARLIER this year, as many of you will know, the museum launched the DVD Capturing 1950s Lochaber The George Scott Films.
The venture has been an outstanding success.
And the sequel came at the weekend.
Those of you who have seen the DVD will have listened to the poem written by The Four Indignant Typists Who Work At The Foot Of The Ben.
Well, one of that quartet of former British Aluminium Company purchasing department typists is Dora (MacNicol) Ford who, still hale and hearty at 97 years of age, lives in Fort Augustus. And at the weekend, Dora had a visit from Donnie MacMaster who albeit a bit younger also worked in the purchasing department.
A delighted Dora was presented with the DVD, which Donnie screened for her.
Lots of reminiscences of locals, especially after Donnie had convinced Dora that he was "the tall skinny fella who gave the girls in the typing pool a lot of cheek"!
And the poem certainly brought back memories and gave Dora a great laugh.


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For batting that is heat resistant I save my old ironing board pads. When I replace one I wash the padding. It comes clean and gets even tighter and is perfect for trivet or pot holder quilting projects.
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these would make nice Christmas gifts in Christmas colors! Thanks :)
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I agree, and with a gift of a seasonal teapot, a couple cute cups and spice teabags I'd be in heaven!
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love the stitches
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The Chris Norman Ensemble is a quartet presenting a broad range of music that centers on the traditional music of Maritime Canada, Quebec and the traditions that have nourished it: dance, airs and songs of Scotland, Ireland, Brittany, the U.S. and points of contact between music of the Scottish renaissance and baroque with Canada's own traditional music, as well as the contemporary compositions of Chris Norman.
Dazzling arrangements featuring one of the finest traditional flute players o four time with pipes, whistle, guitar, mandola, bass, percussion, keyboards and vocals bring music bursting to life, leaving audiences with a deeper appreciation of how traditional music sings across the centuries with timeless beauty, wit and vitality.
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Democratic Accountability and the Use of Force in International Law
Edited by Charlotte Ku
Edited by Harold K. Jacobson
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print Publication Year: 2003
Online Publication Date:July 2009
Online ISBN:9780511494390
Hardback ISBN:9780521807470
Paperback ISBN:9780521002073
Chapter DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511494390.003
Subjects: UN and International Organisations, International Relations and International Organisations
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The perplexities of the twenty-first century over national decision-making in support of international security are an outgrowth of centuries-long trends concerning subordination of military power to constitutional control. Civilian control over the military has been inextricably connected with the strengthening of domestic constitutionalism and safeguards for citizens' liberties in many different democracies.
Along with the establishment of constitutional structures for regulating national military power, national constitutions have contributed to the evolution of contemporary international law prohibiting the use or threat of force in international relations. Milestones along this path begin with the French Constitution of 1791 – the first national constitution to renounce wars of conquest – and include the renunciation of war in the post-Second World War constitutions of Germany and Japan and other countries. Such constitutional provisions have helped consolidate the norm of international law against the use of force embodied in Article 2(4) of the UN Charter: "All Members shall refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state, or in any other manner inconsistent with the purposes of the United Nations." National constitutional law in various countries likewise manifests commitments to collective security made within the framework of international organizations.
National constitutional law may have a constraining effect on the external behavior of states, both by restricting the circumstances in which military force may lawfully be deployed and by establishing the procedural framework for taking decisions to use force.
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Archive for September, 2010
Mario and the PS3 Collide
I knew it was only a matter of time and now I am proud to say that SNES gaming works on the PS3, again. One coder by the name of eiz compiled the Snes9x emulator for the PS3. Another coder, squarepusher2, has taken the source code and worked to improve it. As of writing, Squarepusher2's 4.2.1 build plays most games with no issues. Both NTSC and PAL roms are supported. Things such as a GUI still need to be address and loading freezestates hasn't been implemented, but those are not the highest priority. Even with only two people working on this project the progress has been phenomenal. I can't to see what comes out next.
Eiz's source code: http://github.com/eiz/ps3_snes9x
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Fun with GIMP
While at work this past week and was helping a user figure out how to measure something in an image. We both knew Adobe's Photoshop a measure tool built in, but that software is hundreds of dollars and overkill for the users purpose. I then thought of GIMP, the GNU Image Manipulation Program. It had many of the same features of Photoshop and was free. All of this eventually led to me going back home this week and playing around with GIMP… Again…
For what it is, GIMP is a great application: a complete image editing program with the ability to rival Adobe Photoshop. On top of that GIMP is free, open source, and available for many different operating systems. Personally, I have one issue with the current version of GIMP. Because I use OS X on my PowerBook GIMP has to be rendered in X11. That wouldn't be a big problem if it wasn't for the fact GIMP breaks the toolbox, image window, and layers/channel/paths into individual windows. The File, Edit, View menus also exist within the main window, which breaks the OS X GUI standards for having a unified menu bar at the stop of the screen. See the example of what I'm talking about below.
Some would argue that OS X is the primary problem because its interface does not follow conventions used by other operating systems. While that may be true I do not want to get into the debate of the reasoning behind interface design. That's something like the people at Ubuntu are thinking about as they decide which corner of a window the Exit button is placed. Rather, I would like to look at the three options available for Mac users who want to use GIMP and help with a few of the annoyances.
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PlayStation 3 Jailbreaking is Here
A lot can be said for the security features built into the PlayStation 3. It took almost four years for enthusiasts to find a way to run unapproved code on the PlayStation without the use of the "Other OS" feature. Sony quickly removed Other OS after hackers used it to gain low-level access to the system. Now there is a way new way to "jailbreak" the PS3 and run applications. All that is involved is a programmable USB device and source code. Other people have taken the code and ported it to devices so you can use your android phone or Linux PIM. Someone even managed to port the code to the TI-84 calculator. If working with DIY components and code isn't your sort of thing, complete USB packages can be purchased from resellers online. Eventually all of this could lead to a homebrew community as large as the PSP with lots apps and mods. Personally, I'm waiting for the emulators to be ported over so I can get some SNES action.
Steps for jailbreaking a PS3 using a calculator after the break.
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Make A Crappy Telescope Better Part 2
The parts for the telescope have arrived and I have to say I'm kind of excited. As you can see I have a Meade 4000 Super Plössl 9.7mm eyepiece and a 2″ to 1.25″ eyepiece adapter. My telescope came with a 12.5mm Huygenian eyepiece and I'm happy with the 93x magnification it produces. The 9.7mm eyepiece will create more magnified image, but really hope the resolution is better. I want to be able to see more that just one of Jupiter's cloud bands.
I would like to say thanks to website First Telescope. That is where I purchased the parts for this project. Instructions for installing the new equipment can found after the break


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This is one of the first full length features from Aussie all girl specialists Abby Winters. Basic premise - two girls get together, start making out, have sex, giggle a lot.
The girls are young (they would be at least 18 as from memory that's the minimum age for appearing in porn down here) and attractive. Abby winters specialises in the girl next door types. I think they recruit from the universities in Sydney and Melbourne. They are a bit skinny for me. I don't like to see ribs but hey, that's just me.
The making out is nice but I found the schoolgirly giggling really annoying after a few minutes.
The sex was good (in a giggly schoolgirl type of way). They weren't really going for it but they were having a good time. If my memory serves me correctly one of them was REALLY flexible too. The blurb on the box said they had been "lovers for some time". Somehow I really don't think so. Unless "some time" means the 5 minutes they had to get to know each other before shooting started.
All in all not a bad film if you're into young, skinny, giggly, lesbians.
For me though I prefer the other one of their films that I have. It is called intimate moments and its just single girls masturbating. No setup, just a girl and a bed (and in one scene a pot of vasolene). I really like this movie. Girls masturbating is my second favorite thing ever. I could watch it all day. The only thing better is eating pussy. I could seriously eat nothing but pussy all week. I'd be hungry.. but very happy.


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Grouping of large Japanese financial and industrial corporations through historical associations and cross-shareholdings. In a keiretsu each firm maintains its operational independence while retaining very close commercial relationships with other firms in the group. Horizontal keiretsus (such as Mitubishi Corp. and Sumitomo Corp.) involve firms in different industries whereas vertical keiretsus (such as Toyota Corp. and Sony Corp.) involve firms upstream and downstream of a manufacturing process. Keiretsu is Japanese for a headless combine and used to be written as zaibatsu.
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Zen Retreats are powerful. They are not easy, but they can bring out a strength and clarity we never knew existed.
Sometimes in the midst of our day-to-day struggles, we find it hard to progress in our contemplative studies. In retreat, a consistent, intense effort can be applied to practice, and considerable progress made in terms of our spiritual insight and determination.
In a sense, a retreat is an opportunity to live as a monk for a short period of time, where you can gather your strength, and then return to face your job and family with fresh energy and insight into your individual purpose.
Except for working retreats, a typical schedule looks like this:
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Simple breakfast
Late morning sitting or work practice (manual projects inside or out).
Short break
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Evening sitting
Lights Out
Sleeping on mats on the heated floor of the meditation hall, we awaken early, to the sound of the wooden moktak (clapper), temple-drum, and bell. We fold and put away our bedding, go downstairs & use the washrooms, arriving back into the meditation hall within 15 minutes (before the wakeup ceremony ends).
We meditate 2-3 hour/session (6-10 hours per day) depending on the experience of the group, 35 minute meditation rounds with 10 minute walking breaks in-between.
Occasionally during sittings, personal interviews are given by the head monk to help guide and assess our study.
All meals are prepared, taken, and cleaned up together.
The schedule is kept by the timekeeper, who hits the clappers to begin or end each period.
Generally during retreats silence is kept unless a relevant question or emergency comes up.
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May 25, 2007
APPLING, Ga. (AP) -- Officials in Columbia County now get five to ten calls a day from neighbors reporting neighbors for water violations.
Sick of people ignoring the rules, the county is disconnecting the water for those violators who ignore the restrictions three times.
So far, almost 50 households have had water disconnected this drought season because of violating the rules.
Margaret Doss is the water quality manager in Columbia County. She says the county hates to punish its customers. But she adds, "The drought is significant and it has to be handled properly."
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It has 217 rooms equipped with the latest developments, a wide range of services to hold your events, both private and business, and a vanguard cuisine in its restaurant.


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The Vermont solid waste district that sold some compost that had been contaminated with herbicides is suing its insurance carrier to help recover costs stemming from the episode.
The Chittenden Solid Waste District says it had been led to believe its product liability coverage it had obtained through the Vermont League of Cities and Towns would have covered its losses.
The league declined to pay, citing a pollution-exclusion clause in the policy.
Last year, the district discovered that some of the compost it sold was laced with herbicides that killed or damaged plants in hundreds of gardens. The district compensated customers and has been implementing measures to prevent the problem from happening again.
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News 12 First at Five / Monday, May 6, 2013
AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW) -- In a fiery blast that ripped through a fertilizer plant in seconds, 14 were killed, including 12 first responders. Like so many others, Jennifer Rahner of Aiken has seen the video of the explosion in West, Texas.
"In addition to the human lives, much of their equipment was lost as well, and we're talking about a volunteer fire department. These people don't do it because they're getting paid to do it," Rahner said.
Her husband is a firefighter at Savannah River Site.
"I am so glad that I found someone who was willing to be one of those people who runs into a burning building," she said of him.
So after this tragedy, she knew it was her time to give back. She and a nationwide network through www.firewives.com are selling T-shirts to raise money.
Graniteville-Vaucluse-Warrenville volunteer firefighter Marion Kneece says it's money that's probably desperately needed.
"They are still devastated," he said of the small town of West. "When we had the Charleston 9 back in 2007, that hit home quick."
Kneece was also in Graniteville in 2005 when his volunteers responded to the chlorine spill that killed nine and destroyed fire trucks here at the station.
"Eighty-five to 90 percent of your firefighters throughout the U.S. are are volunteer," he said.
Rahner says for only $16 you can buy a shirt for yourself or someone in Texas and half the money goes to the West, Texas Volunteer Fire Department. Just visit www.firewives.com or find Fire Wives on Facebook.
"I'm hoping that our community will rally to support their community and that's why I wanted to draw attention to the fundraiser," Rahner said.


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Earlier today we mentioned a game being released to accompany the movie with World War Z, and now we're seeing the same thing for the upcoming action film After Earth. Will Smith style and all. In a partnership with Sony Pictures, the team at Reliance Games is releasing a new game for Android and other mobile devices, called After Earth. It's basically an endless runner but it actually could be pretty fun so take a peek below.
Even if the movie took some design and visual hints from Avatar it still looks pretty darn good. The game will closely follow the movie, and ties in directly with the cast. A cast which doesn't have too many people so you won't need to worry about that. The movie has Will Smith and his son fighting all types of animals so making this an endless runner actually works quite well.
It's a little bit of Temple Run and a little of Iron Man 3 blend into their own game to coincide with the movie. They describe it as a game "based on the film where you can slide, leap and fly through perilous terrain, and slice and dice evil creatures that lurk in the dark with your cutlass sword." And here's the launch trailer too:
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After watching the preview the game actually looks quite fun. Being everything and more that Temple Run 2 is, although we'll have to try it before we give it a thumbs up. It'll run users a quick $0.99 on the Google Play Store and so far it has mixed reviews. A few screen flickering issues are mentioned, as well as no exit button, but otherwise things are looking good.
With story mode offering 20 challenges, an infinite mode to test your durability and concentration, and tons to collect from coins, new suits and more this should keep you entertained - for longer than the movie will. Give it a try today and let us know what you think.
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Calidoscopio may have needed a telescope to see the leaders along the backstretch, but the long-fused 10-year-old erased a 22-length deficit with a dramatic stretch run to win the 125th running of the Grade 2, $200,000 Brooklyn Handicap on Friday at Belmont Park.
An Argentine import who won the Grade 2 Breeders' Cup Marathon last November, Calidoscopio took his customary spot at the back of the pack as the field ran into the clubhouse turn of the 1 ½-mile race.
Aaron Ryder began to scrub on Calidoscopio at the half-mile pole, and his mount pulled within 5 ½ lengths with a quarter-mile to travel.
Pacesetter Percussion repulsed a bid from Fast Falcon at the head of the stretch as Calidoscopio continued his charge, racing down the center of the track. With 30 yards to travel, Calidoscopio forged to the front en route to a one-length triumph.
"He gallops pretty much for the first mile, mile-and-an-eighth, and then from that point on, we pick it up and he just continues to grow in his stride," said Gryder. "I felt good at the three-eighths pole. I'm sure, visually, it didn't look that impressive, but I know he just keeps getting stronger. At the eighth pole, I said, 'I think I can get there,' and at the sixteenth pole, I said 'I'm going to run them down.' He's such a character. He's been racing for eight years and he's seen it all."
Calidoscopio, owned by Dona Pancha, completed the distance over the sloppy main track in 2:31.64. Off at 7-1, he returned $17 for a $2 win wager.
In Argentina, Calidoscopio won eight stakes, including the 2009 Group 1 Republica Argentina via disqualification. He came to the United States to win the Breeders' Cup Marathon in his final start for trainer Guillermo Frankel, then was transferred to Southern California-based conditioner Mike Puype. In his only other start for Puype, the son of Luhuk was fifth in the Grade 3 Tokyo City Cup on March 23 at Santa Anita.
Calidoscopio improved his record to 11-5-8 in 42 starts. He has now earned $975,154, including $120,000 for his Brooklyn win.
Fast Falcon was third, followed by Keep Me Informed, Ruler On Ice, Flashy Sunrise, Birdrun, and Quick Casablanca.
In the $150,000 Jaipur, favored Souper Speedy was promoted to victory in the seven-furlong sprint, which was contested on the main track after being transferred from the Widener turf course.
One of three main-track-only starters in the field, Souper Speedy was kept in the clear by jockey Jose Lezcano as he raced in fourth on the backstretch. After advancing into third nearing the half-mile pole and second by the five-sixteenths, Souper Speedy set his sights on his stablemate, pacesetter Big Screen.
Souper Speedy steadily drew closer to Big Screen, who drifted outward. After the tandem brushed in the waning strides, Big Screen hit the wire a head in front of Souper Speedy.
The stewards called for an inquiry and disqualified Big Screen, placing him second and awarding the victory to Souper Speedy, who is trained by Tom Albertrani for Live Oak Plantation.
"Both horses were actually in a good spot if the races came off the turf," said trainer Albertrani. For me, I couldn't separate either one of them before the race. I knew both of them were going to be very, very tough together. I was actually hoping for a dead heat in the final strides. Unfortunately, [Big Screen] got taken down. I had one happy owner for a couple of minutes, and then vice versa. They both ran well."
Souper Speedy, a homebred son of Indian Charlie and a half-brother to Grade 1 winner Brilliant Speed, returned $5.10 for a $2 win wager. The final time for seven furlongs was 1:22.09.
With the victory, Souper Speedy's record stands at 3-2-1 in seven starts. The $90,000 winner's share of the Jaipur purse lifted his earnings to $231,634.
Politicallycorrect was third, followed by Reload and Next Question. Mr. Commons, Beau Choix, Night Officer, Spring to the Sky, Summer Breezing, Artest, and Joes Blazing Aaron were scratched.
Brooklyn/Belmont Double Will Pays
The following are the $2 Brooklyn/Belmont Double payouts for Grade 2 Brooklyn Handicap winner Calidoscopio (No. 4) with:
No. 1 – Frac Daddy, $799
No. 2 – Freedom Child, $129.50
No. 3 – Overanalyze, $182.00
No. 4 – Giant Finish, $800.00
No. 5 – Orb, $44.60
No. 6 – Incognito, $342.50
No. 7 – Oxbow, $241.00
No. 8 – Midnight Taboo, $828.00
No. 9 – Revolutionary, $102.50
No. 10 – Will Take Charge, $430.00
No. 11 – Vyjack, $403.00
No. 12 – Palace Malice, $242.00
No. 13 – Unlimited Budget, $235.50
No. 14 – Golden Soul, $171.00
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Jonathan Cohen of Billboard.com reports that PEARL JAM will return to its Lollapalooza roots by serving as one of the headliners for the 2007 edition of the event, which will be held Aug. 3-5 in the city's Grant Park. The news was first reported by the Chicago Sun-Times and confirmed by sources to Billboard.com.PEARL JAM's rise to fame was cemented by its performances on the 1992 Lollapalooza tour, which was concurrent with the ascent of its debut album, "Ten". Frontman Eddie Vedder hails from the Chicago suburb Evanston and has frequently made special appearances solo and with the band in the Windy City. The Lollapalooza date is expected to be part of a handful of North American shows on the back of a previously announced European tour that begins June 8 in Lisbon. Read more at Billboard.com.
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Gun Control: NRA Path Not Middle Ground
Published: Wednesday, December 19, 2012 at 12:43 a.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, December 19, 2012 at 12:43 a.m.
Excerpted from an editorial by Bloomberg News:
Hours before Adam Lanza used his mother's semi-automatic rifle to commit mass murder in a Newtown, Conn., elementary school, the Michigan Legislature passed a law to allow concealed weapons in public schools and day-care centers.
The juxtaposition shows just how difficult the politics of gun control will be. Yet the basic concept is simple: The people who want most fiercely to obtain and use guns include many of the same people whose access to guns society most needs to restrict. In the mass shooting in July in Aurora, Colo., the killer's actions were lawful almost until the moment he began firing. ...
Whether the Newtown shooting marks the peak of such madness or merely a gruesome landmark on the trail of sorrow depends in part on the weeks ahead. In state capitals and in Washington, advocates and legislators must quickly seize the initiative. Is this politicizing the tragedy? Yes, it is. But no more so than the campaign to push guns into every corner of American life — including the corner bar.
In his eulogy for the dead of Newtown, President Barack Obama said he would "use whatever power this office holds" to stop the violence. Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, whose own life was scarred by gun violence, has promised to introduce a ban on the sale, transfer and importation of assault weapons, along with a ban on ammunition clips, drums and strips that hold more than 10 bullets. (Lanza's held 30.) ...
Arguably no part of this work is more important than establishing, once and for all, a system of comprehensive background checks. Brady Law background checks have stopped more than 2 million gun sales since 1994. ... Still, one-third or more of gun sales remain unregulated in the secondary market, which includes not only gun shows but also private sales between individuals. (The Columbine killers obtained their guns this way.) No gun should be sold in the U.S. without the buyer's identity being checked against a national database.
This is not controversial. According to a survey released in July by Mayors Against Illegal Guns, even 74 percent of National Rifle Association members support criminal background checks. (Michael R. Bloomberg, the founder and majority owner of Bloomberg News parent Bloomberg LP, is the co-founder and co-chairman of Mayors Against Illegal Guns.)
A background check wouldn't have prevented the Newtown massacre. No such cure-all exists or ever will. But Feinstein's ban on high-capacity magazines might have slowed down the slaughter, potentially saving lives. And it would prohibit future sales of certain military-style assault rifles. ...
The gun lobby, however, led by the NRA, has devoted itself not to closing dangerous loopholes, but to creating them. The "Stand Your Ground" laws enacted in Florida and elsewhere at the NRA's behest all but legalize mayhem. ...
Similarly, the widely successful push to bring guns into schools, churches, bars, sporting events — essentially every public venue in American life — is part of a narrow political campaign that romanticizes and fetishizes firearms, all the better to sell them. ...
For sensible gun laws to succeed, that runaway agenda must be checked and the NRA's marketing of fear and loathing must be consistently, publicly repudiated. ... The industry's top spokesman, NRA Chief Executive Officer Wayne LaPierre, sells a hefty side of paranoia, intoning darkly about "a massive Obama conspiracy to deceive voters and hide his true intentions to destroy the Second Amendment." ...
The fight for sensible gun laws won't be won in Washington alone. It will take place in Tallahassee and Lansing, Denver and Hartford. It will take place in towns and villages — and voting booths — across the country.
Like race relations or gay rights, gun regulation will be a product of cultural change along with legal reform. The entire nation has a role to play. The first move, however, belongs to Washington. Mr. President?
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