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LeeAnn, the mother of Tim Holmes, a 23-year-old Newhall man whose benefits were slashed by the state to help balance the budget, spoke out against those cuts at the Life in the Balance rally in downtown Los Angeles on Wednesday.
More than 250 people gathered at the rally to protest the state gouging of social services to balance the state budget, said Elizabeth Brennan, Service Employees International Union spokeswoman.
LeeAnn's message to lawmakers was simple - don't take any amount of benefits from the most needy Californians.
"We need the skill of a surgeon to diagnose the source of the excess in the budget and remove it with a scalpel, not a sledgehammer," she said.
Service Industry Employees Union Local 721 invited LeeAnn to its rally after labor representatives read her story in The Signal. Bringing LeeAnn to the rally will hopefully put a face on the budget cuts, Brennan said.
"She has a compelling story, and we wanted her to tell that story," she said.
LeeAnn's son, Tim, suffers from hydrocephalus, which causes swelling in the brain that, if left untreated can cause severe brain damage or death. The state cut 8 percent of Tim's disability payment to help balance the state's $27 billion budget deficit.
LeeAnn sprung into action shortly after watching the state reduce Tim's benefits. She isn't just trying to get what she feels her son deserves, LeeAnn said. She wants to represent all disabled Californians.
"(The disabled) don't have a voice to speak for them," LeeAnn said.
During her five-minute speech, LeeAnn said the state needs to trim the budget in ways that won't impact California's most needy residents.
After the rally, LeeAnn met with staff members from Governor Arnold Schwarzenneger's office in Los Angeles. However, the meeting won't change much, she said.
"I feel that there is a political impasse," LeeAnn said about the failure to pass a budget. "To the politicians, the politics mean more than the people."
And the people, impacted by the actions of the politicians are battling insurmountable odds, LeeAnn said.
"I saw people dealing with things far more difficult that I can comprehend," she said.
One of the speakers at the rally was a single mom who depends on the CalWORKS program to assist her with raising three teenage kids.
"She survives off of $400 a month with three teenage children," LeeAnn said.
Cuts to the CalWORKS program threaten to put the woman and her three children out on the street.
LeeAnn will continue to champion the cause of those threatened by the budget cuts.
"I know that the state legislators fly home to their districts on Friday if they're not in session," she said. "I plan to go to Cameron Smyth's office on Friday to tell him my story."
Smyth, R-Santa Clarita, said all the cuts needed to balance California's budget represent tough choices, but they must be made.
"We have an obligation to take care of those who need it, but we're short $27 billion and our revenue continues to slide," he said.
Balancing California's budget requires cutting across the board, but Smyth is sympathetic to the needy who might watch their services cut, he said.
"The disabled need to see their services cut last," Smyth said.
State Senator George Runner echoed Smyth's sentiments.
"We have to try ways to balance the budget so that services to the most needy are maintained," he said.
Runner pointed to the state prison system as an example of waste, where the state employs 10,000 administrative employees. Those employees are not responsible for guarding prisoners, he said.
"That's twice the number of prison administrators for a prison population the same size as Texas' prison population," Runner said.
"When people say we need to release prisoners to help balance the budget, I say we need to get rid of all the middle managers."
Runner said the state is closer to passing a budget than it was in late June.
"We agree on the framework, we need to agree on all the language in the bill," he said. "If everything works out, we could have a budget passed by early next week."


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Thousands of Americans have felt the pain of foreclosure in recent years. But Knoxville resident Heather Finney has turned that negative reality into something good.
Finney said she never planned on renovating a house until she stumbled upon a foreclosed home six years ago.
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Because of her work, the Knoxville neighborhood that was once falling apart, is now coming back to life.
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Such episodes, suggests FitzGerald, 27, have helped form her philosophy on acting. "You only learn from failure," she says, "never from success."
By that measure, of course, FitzGerald's education has come to a standstill. She's simply doing too well. Onscreen, she stars as Hugh Grant's saucy love interest in The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill but Came Down a Mountain—her second romantic role opposite the British heartthrob, with whom she appeared in the 1994 comedy Sirens. What's more, the great-niece of actress Geraldine Fitzgerald has a choice part in the hit Broadway production of Hamlet, playing lovelorn Ophelia to Ralph Fiennes's studly Dane. But judging by the admiring comments of her peers, success won't spoil FitzGerald. "Tara can do it all. It's really quite alarming how much homework she does," Grant says. "When we made Sirens, she gave up drinking to live the life of an English gentlewoman of the early 20th century—which is quite difficult for Tara because she likes a party. But she's very committed."
If hardship is the grist for FitzGerald's acting technique, she has found plenty of material in her childhood. When she was 3, her mother, portrait photographer Sarah FitzGerald, separated from her father, Michael Callaby a talented artist who was, Tara says, tormented by insecurity. "During art school, he smashed his fist into a brick wall to break his wrist and avoid exams," she says.
When the marriage collapsed, Sarah took her two children, Tara and Arabella, now 26, and moved into her sister's London apartment, then into a succession of cheap flats. "We lived a bit of a gypsy existence," says Sarah, 46. "I had to take a job as a waitress when I was broke. But I had the support of my family, so my daughters never felt vulnerable."
Things improved in 1974, when Sarah married actor Norman Rodway, 66, then a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company. The two had a daughter, Bianca, now 20. But tragedy soon intervened when Tara's father moved back to England from South America in 1977. His daughters had just begun to know him when, in 1978, at 36, he committed suicide. "He was never happy," says Tara. "I've gone through a lot of feelings, but I think it was a courageous thing. He didn't do it for attention; he wanted to spare people from himself."
In the years that followed, FitzGerald had to fight smaller psychic battles of her own. After high school, she went through a period of rebellion, gave up acting and spent some time goofing off on the Continent. "I had to get things out of my system," she says with a shrug. "I was naive." But in 1986 she gathered herself up, took out a bank loan and began waitressing in the same bistro where her mother once had worked in order to pay tuition at London's Drama Centre—a tough, Method-acting school. "It's very rigorous," says FitzGerald. "The idea is to break down an actor's ego in order to build it up." Apparently it worked marvels. Says Englishman director Christopher Monger: "When I saw Tara in her film debut, Hear My Song, I thought they'd found a natural, spontaneous amateur. Later I realized Tara is such an extraordinary technician that she makes it look natural."
These days she's reaping the full fruits of that expertise—and one big plum is getting to play Hugh Grant's lover. "He's fun-tastic," she says. "He has such an easy way and a wonderful sense of humor." The love of her real life, though, is her fiancé, British television actor Dorian Healy, 33, with whom she shares a cottage in London. They were introduced two years ago at a nightclub by mutual friends and hit it off immediately—much to FitzGerald's surprise. "I never thought two actors could live together—the bathroom mirror's too small," she jokes. "But the most important thing is that we're good friends." No marriage date is set, and FitzGerald says she is planning by "collecting my favorite bits" from friends' weddings.
She has nothing on tap after Hamlet ends its run in July, and that's just fine with FitzGerald. "I've had a busy year," she explains. "One's self needs a bit of attention." And even if her hiatus goes on so long it threatens her bank balance, FitzGerald thinks that could only help her work. "After all," she says, "when you're stretched for money, you're at your most creative."
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It is often believed by educators, counselors, and parents that children and adolescents are shielded from drugs and alcohol, in the private school sector. However, children and adolescents are part of a much larger society, of which private schooling is only a part. Furthermore, the face of private school is changing as students matriculate in with substance abuse and other legal concerns. These changing characteristics of private school and its students force us to look at substance abuse as an issue rather than an anomaly.
Some of the statistics associated with this topic are staggering. One such statistics put out by the Psychiatry Institute of Washington states that nearly 33 percent of seniors said they had taken at least one illicit drug during the preceding year. Another statistic found by The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University states that 34 percent of teens surveyed say marijuana is easier to buy than both beer and cigarettes.
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Religion wars
April 2, 2013
Recently at a Florida university an instructor told his class to write the name Jesus on a piece of paper, throw it on the floor and stomp on it....
Francine, you may choose not to believe it, but it did happen. The university is Florida Atlantic University and the student's name is Ryan Rotela.
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Yes, Francine, it absolutely did happen. When a Mormon student refused to stop on a paper with "Jesus" written on it, the Professor threw him out of class. The incident happened at Florida Atlantic University and the Professor was Deandre Poole, who also happens to be the vice chair of the Palm Beach Democratic party.
Google it and you'll find out it is true.
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Francine it happened and originally the student was suspended. I believe the instructor, Deandre Poole, Ph.D., has been placed on administrative leave at this point, probably with full pay. What is really sad is that the activity was part of an exercise found in the instructor's manual accompanying the classroom textbook. This is what you as a parent are paying for when you send your child into college.
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If there's a Religious War, it was started by Christians, that I can assure you.
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Yes, Carl, the exercise was designed to "demonstrate the importance of symbols in American culture." The school said the professor's suspension was "for his protection," not that he did anything wrong.
In Francine's defense, it does seem to weird to be true. Sad that only one student refused.
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"If there's a Religious War, it was started by Christians, that I can assure you."
How so?
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I assure you there would be more outrage if the professor had students write "homosexuality" on a piece of paper and stomp on it.
Which is a sad statement about our society.
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Another example that people don't want to accept Jesus Christ as their LORD. They want to be their own God that bows to none other.
Many of the self-proclaimed atheists or agnostics I know are pretty civil people that explain why they don't believe in Jesus but in the end they don't care what the other person believes in; they say the decision is up to the individual.
Now some despise Jesus so much that they promote other people despising him instead of allowing them to gather their own data and make their own decision. Tolerance is only one direction in these cases.
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"If there's a Religious War, it was started by Christians, that I can assure you."
"How so?"
Fair Question: This is simply an opinion, but I feel, given the influence of law making the "faithful" have had and continue to have, other groups of people, who do not share their faith, feel threatened and feel they are being forced into lifestyles not of their own.
It's gone all the way to protesting of funerals, which personally..it's probably some sort of illegal to tell you what will happen if you ever picket a funeral of someone related to me, it's gone to full on trials to take away rights of other groups, etc.
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Texas, I want to make clear and I don't feel like you're talking to me, but I do have my reasons for no longer sharing your faith, these boards are not the place to share those reasons, that I assure you.
I also am not someone who wants to "be their own God", I want for me and my family, the same thing I want for everyone else, to be myself and be happy and that be okay.
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Ritty, I'm also not saying that there is not unjust hatred coming from some within various 'non-christian' groups, specifically the entire entity of Aethiests but at the same time, that door swings both ways.
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This is an interesting story, if anyone bothered to read it all. Don't read the FOX news one but read the article in Inside Higher Ed. This guy is even receiving death threats. Now that is Christian. Sorry but this one is a lame argument and you are just stirring the pot.
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Threating someone's life over a cheap demonstration in a college class room is illegal and definately not the Christian thing to do, as threatening harm to someone that would picket the funeral of a loved one. Humans are ruled by emotions, some are easily understood, and some are not. I suppose it has to do with culture and where we are raised that influence our emotions. The professor might have taken into consideration that while it is perfectly legal to demand that your students write the name of Jesus on a piece of paper and have them stomp on it, emotionally, it might get your butt stomped even quicker!
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Let's see what would have happened to the story if the instructor had told the students to write 'Muhammad' on the piece of paper and for everyone to stomp on it.
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Hi steelers.. the difference may be the fact that the religion of Islam specifically prohibits the practice. If Christianity were to specifically prohibit it, I would not support. Such is the outsized influence and importance religion has in our society..
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SF does have a valid statement and I actually believe in todays society there would be mixed feelings on what Erik said. Yes, GLBT communities would be outraged by those actions Erik and anyone (including myself) that supports them would be. But Christians would be rejoicing the action. Basically the exact opposite of what is happening in this situation. The Anti-Christian are praising these actions and the Christians are sending death threats.
SF said if you wrote Muhammad on a piece of paper and stomped on it what would happen? Very few would even turn their heads to notice the article in the newspaper, that's what would happen.
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This is how people get things wrong.
Someone finally interviewed the instructor/professor. It was an exercise that goes like this on a piece of paper write the name jesus and then set it on the ground and step on it. Step not stomp. Only one student did, one student refused vehemently and the rest hesitated. Why this exercise, to discuss the meaning of symbolism. The student who vehemently refused did not let it drop and confronted the instructor after class and made threatening gestures by pounding fist into open hand say the instructor would get his. The incident was reported and the student was discipline. Apparently those who support the student think it is okay to threaten teachers. Everyone is talking to the student and ignoring the professor, the course instruction and the fact that this method was used previously without incident.
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There are better ways to make the same point. For example, have students write the name of an important figure n their lives on a piece of paper. Then ask them how they would feel if they stepped/stomped on it. Another would be to have them imagine a postcard with a symbol on it that is important to them. Would it be harder to throw it out after reading the message on it than say, a card with a landscape on it? Would it make a difference if the card was sent by someone you loved, verses someone you know only casually? The exercise as reported here was an extremely poor one because the process by which the point was made was such a distraction. I am embarrassed to share the same profession with someone who couldn't see this exercise needed a lot of modification. Being a teacher, and that hallowed phrase "academic freedom", doesn't relive a teacher of the responsibility to show respect for those who sit at the small desks.
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"relive" should be "relieve"
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It is in the course instructions. If you find it objectionable then discuss it. That is not what is happening. Threats were made and continue to be made. Distortions are being accepted as fact. What has happen is that the symbol is more important than the facts and instructions.
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I was not aware there was a war on religion. When did it start?
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Buff, I don't believe that for a minute. Islam is the most intolerant religion in the world. Period.
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Hey Jerry- Just try wearing a t-shirt that says Jesus in school. It's a war on the Christian religion, but not Islam. If Christians asked for prayer time in school, they would be ridiculed. But, there are schools that give the Muslim students prayer time 5 times a day. And a place for ritual foot washing. Sorry, the,"well they must have a large Muslim population" response won't work. The difference is a martyr showing up at the school with a suicide vest. They feel (know) they can push around Christians without any consequences.
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Intercultural Communications Class (college level not high school)
Topic of the day: Dealing with the power of certain words
Maybe FAITH would have been a better choice? This incident is a sign of our culture today. Why can't "grown" adults debate fairly on any word or topic dealing with religion or politics without going postal?
---"the professor's lesson was offensives, and even intolerant, to Christians and those of all faiths who deserve to be respected as Americans entitled to religious freedom." Well, Intercultural Communications Class should be cancelled indefinitely because some people have a problem with their 1st Amendment rights interfering with their religious freedoms (or the other way around). This incident is a sign of the times. Maybe the professor should have just assigned a paper, had them read them and debate each individually? Relieve the University and go for the student on the topics word used? Role reversal! Get the student to do the T
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Get the student to do the THINKING
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The path to an award-winning antiplagiarism system for higher education institutions
by Julius Kravjar (email@example.com), Project Manager, Slovak Centre of Scientific and Technical Information (SCSTI),1 creators of ANTIPLAG, winner of the 2013 European Prize for Innovation in Public Administration granted by the European Commission
Plagiarism is an unfortunate phenomenon in the educational system at all levels that existed in the past, exists today and will exist in the future. Slovakia with its population of 5.4 million, like other countries, has been particularly confronted with theses and dissertation plagiarism. The rapid increase in the number of students of higher education institutions (HEIs), non-corresponding growth in the number of teachers, the penetration growth of information and communication technologies and internet penetration growth after 1992, together with a low level of copyright and intellectual property rights awareness contributed to the spread of plagiarism at HEIs in Slovakia. In 1992, there were 66,000 students and 8,000 teachers (8 students per teacher). The maximum number of students was reached in 2008 and 2009 (230,000); the maximum ratio of students per teacher was reached in 2007 and 2008 (almost 23). In the following graph, the year 1992 is the base for students and teachers; the right-hand axis shows internet penetration. (Click on any image to enlarge).
Graph 1: HEIs' growth characteristics
In 2001, only one HEI in Slovakia started to use an electronic system to detect plagiarism. The next two HEIs started to use a plagiarism detection system in 2008, comprising just 9% of all Slovak HEIs.
The first signs of activities towards electronic collections of theses and dissertations in Slovakia were recorded on the threshold of the Millennium. March 2004 was to become a significant milestone: sixteen academic libraries of twelve Slovak universities decided to solve the project "Building Digital Academic Libraries - Collecting and Providing Access to Full Texts of Slovak University Publications". This project marked the beginnings of cooperation on a national level in this area, with an effort to follow up at an international level. Unfortunately, the project was not sufficiently implemented at the national level due to the lack of financial and personnel resources, but mainly because of the lack of legislative support. It has taught Slovakia a "lesson".
Plagiarism was a recurring discussion topic in the Slovakian academic community, but without any significant progress for a long time. In September 2006, the Slovak Rector's Conference (SRC) approved two documents related to academic ethics. One of them concerned students, "Measures to Reduce Ethical Violations of Standards for Preparation and Presentation of the Bachelor's, Master's and Dissertation Theses" and the other concerned the teaching staff, "Code of Ethics for Higher Education Institutions Employees". These documents dealing with ethics of teachers and students were of national importance. But the proposed measures to eliminate plagiarism had an insignificant impact. Therefore, in February 2008, SRC revisited the issue of plagiarism and asked the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport (MinEdu) to coordinate the activities, especially those related to the acquisition of the plagiarism detection system.
Strategic decision and its implementation
MinEdu made a strategic decision in 2008: systematic measures will be prepared and implemented on a national level covering the collection, processing and originality checks of the specified HEI theses to inhibit the spread of plagiarism. The Slovak Centre of Scientific and Technical Information (SCSTI) was charged by MinEdu with the formidable challenge to transform the decision into a system of everyday use. SCSTI is the successor of the first public scientific library in Slovakia which was originally established in 1938, and was often referred to as the Slovak Technical Library in the past. Its original mission is greatly enhanced: "building and operation of complex information systems developed for research and development" in the support and promotion of science, research, development and education.
So it was here that the implementation concept of the nationwide ANTIPLAG system was born and developed, with the participation of experts from other institutions.
The basic strategic goal was defined and it was necessary to develop a strategy to achieve it. One of the major factors that contributed to the success in achieving the strategic objective was finding support in the Parliament. The amendment to the Higher Education Act approved in 2009 enacted the duty for HEIs to send five types of theses for collection in the nationwide repository before their defense (bachelor's, master's, dissertation, rigorous2 and habilitation3 theses) in order to be checked for originality after their registration by the plagiarism detection system. (The name ANTIPLAG is now used for the central repository of theses and dissertations and the plagiarism detection system). The output of the system is the originality protocol.
SCSTI has defined the requirements for the nationwide ANTIPLAG system, prepared and performed its acquisition, operation planning, launch, administration, its everyday operation and future development. The ANTIPLAG system is based on a national uniform methodology for the collection of theses and dissertations and their originality checks. This approach was selected in order to implement a solution that will be a barrier for thriving plagiarism at all Slovak HEIs – public, private and state – as soon as possible. Secondly, the solution aims to raise awareness of plagiarism, copyright and intellectual property rights.
MinEdu's decision was made in the first half of 2008 and the real operation of ANTIPLAG started in April 2010. In 2001, only one HEI in Slovakia started to use an electronic system to detect plagiarism. The next two HEIs started to use a plagiarism detection system in 2008. It was a small percentage of all Slovak HEIs: 9% in 2008. The relevant change happened in 2010, when all Slovak HEIs were required to use the ANTIPLAG system. That is to say, all Slovak HEIs are obligated to contribute to the central repository of theses and dissertations and all theses and dissertations are checked for originality by the same plagiarism detection system. The use of plagiarism detection systems has had a longer tradition in many countries but the Slovak approach is innovative and unique in Europe and very likely in the world.
A change in the system was introduced by another amendment to the Higher Education Act, which imposed on the operator an obligation to make theses stored in the central repository available to the public; papers registered after 31 August 2011 are made available at one website. Theses and dissertations are archived for 70 years.
Copyright is protected and it has no negative impact on the future opportunities to publish theses/dissertations or derived papers. Authors have the right to disallow or to delay central repository publishing. To be more precise:
- The author has the right to postpone the publication of the thesis by the central repository by 12 months (without giving a reason);
- The Dean or Rector has the right, based on the author's justified request to postpone the publication of the thesis by the central repository by 24 months. (Author + Dean/Rector = maximum 36 months);
- The thesis or its part was published (printed) before it was sent to the central repository: the central repository will publish only its unpublished part;
- The thesis or its part was published (printed) after it was sent to the central repository: the author has the right to require that the publishing of the thesis or its part be stopped by the central repository;
- If the thesis was published by the central repository but "the thesis affected improperly the rights and legitimate interests of a third party, especially if intellectual property rights of a third party were infringed, or improper handling of classified facts or personal data, confidential information or trade secrets of a third party was identified" then the author or MinEdu can require that the publishing by the central repository be stopped.
The author of the thesis decides if the thesis can be downloadable as a PDF file or he/she can require that the thesis cannot be downloadable and it can be visible only in the picture format.
The impact of ANTIPLAG
The impact of ANTIPLAG on academic community has been significant and it has also affected the general public. According to statements of HEI officials in the media, the mere publication of the information that operation of such system is being prepared had a positive, preventive effect. Students and teachers realised that their papers will be under permanent supervision of the plagiarism detection system and they began to approach the creation of papers and work with literature more seriously. Reactions to the implementation of the ANTIPLAG system in the media agree that it contributed to increased responsibility of students and teachers, greater student autonomy in the creation of papers, improvement in the quality of papers, and a higher level of citations.
The number of texts containing the word plagiátorstvo (plagiarism) was very low on the Slovak internet and in the Slovak media until 2007 (Graph 2). This was a reflection of the situation of the whole society – the issue of plagiarism, copyright and intellectual property rights was not given sufficient attention. Significant changes started in 2008, when the number of texts on plagiarism increased significantly, and the issue of plagiarism became a public matter. The term plagiátorstvo is no longer hidden in Slovak internet and Slovak media; we are more open to the issue of plagiarism, its presence is openly admitted and there is much more written and spoken word on the topic.
Graph 2: Number of texts on the Slovak internet and in the Slovak media
The interest in the search for the word plagiátorstvo (plagiarism) culminates in spring every year, which is the main period for the submission of theses and dissertations (Graph 3). In the period before 2010, there was limited interest.
Graph 3: Relative number of searches (Google Trends)
The increased availability of information about plagiarism on the internet and media coverage, combined with higher interest in searching plagiarism on the internet – that all is the contribution of the efforts that led to the nationwide implementation of ANTIPLAG.4
The international research project "Impact of Policies for Plagiarism in Higher Education Across Europe" (IPPHEAE, EU funded, 2010-2013) carried out a survey in the EU and country reports were prepared for 27 countries (http://ippheae.eu/project-results). The report "Plagiarism Policies in Slovakia," says:
* "There were some notable differences between the Slovak surveys and the EU average. Almost all Slovak students (99%!) become aware of plagiarism before or during their bachelor studies. The EU average shows that 20% of students become aware of plagiarism during their masters/PhD degree or are still not sure about it."
* " ... Slovak students are the most aware of plagiarism among all EU countries."
* "The most outstanding example of good practice is definitely the existence of national repository of theses. As it is run centrally and universities are obliged to upload their theses, students from all institutions have theoretically the same conditions. The other aspect is that the software tool provides just a protocol for matching with other sources. The decision about whether a given case is plagiarism or not lies with teachers and/or the examination committee and these may not always follow the same procedures."
* "Compared to other countries, Slovakia should be praised for its achievements. And it already was: The European Commission has awarded the Slovak Centre of Scientific and Technical Information the European Prize for Innovation in Public Administration."
* "The responses from Slovak students demonstrated the highest level of understanding about plagiarism within the whole Europe. Their unwillingness (in comparison with other countries) to receive more training on plagiarism is therefore understandable. The research team of the IPPHEAE project would also like to praise Slovakia for existence of national repository of theses and built-in plagiarism detection tools."
These citations document the significance and value of the ANTIPLAG system.
Future plans
We have carefully considered the priorities for scaling up the ANTIPLAG system. It resulted in a plan that is in progress now:
- Implementation of translational plagiarism (cross-language plagiarism) detection;
- Extension of the comparative corpus with papers in the Czech and English languages;
- Extended web version of the paper originality check protocol (to reduce paper consumption); and
- Extension of the system to be able to check the originality of other types of students' essays.
The whole project (acquisition, implementation, operation and further development) is financed by MinEdu.
Graph 4: Monthly traffic in the central repository
ANTIPLAG gained recognition at home and in abroad. Its first success was the 2nd place at ITAPA 2011 Congress focused on IT application in public administration in Slovakia in the category New Services.
In February 2013, we signed up for the competition European Prize for Innovation in Public Administration (in the category "Initiative for Education and Science) which was announced by the European Commission. In the end of March, we were informed that we had proceeded further and on 11 April, we received the information that our application had been shortlisted as one of the six most innovative initiatives in our category. The jury made the final selection on the three winning initiatives in our category based on a hearing and interview in Brussels. We prepared carefully for this event and ANTIPLAG was presented to an independent international jury and European Commission representatives on 22 April 2013. After the presentation, we received the award for shortlisted contestants – a transparent glass ball with the text Innovation Union and EU symbols.
We waited impatiently until 17 May for the final decision. Then the good news came: we were among winners!
European Prize for Innovation in Public Administration
Europe 2020 is the European Union's ten-year growth strategy. The public sector makes up half of the EU's gross domestic product. To unleash its potential, public administrations are in need of re-thinking, re-shaping and creating the eco-system needed for innovation. This can be achieved by a new and more collaborative approach to change, and a redefined relationship between citizens and the state, and between the state and the private sector. Innovation Union is one aspect of the Europe 2020 innovation initiative, a 10-year strategy aimed at smart, sustainable, and inclusive EU growth models creating a bridge from research to marketplace. By means of the European Prize for Innovation in Public Administration, the Commission sought to reward excellence and innovation from public administrations that have the potential to be replicated in other European contexts. The contest in which we participated was announced September 2012, with submissions due on 15 February 2013. Contestants were evaluated based on a variety of eligibility and award criteria. Firstly, contestants must have been an established public administration unit at the national, regional or local level in an EU Member State or an FP7 Associated Country with a unique program for consideration that has run from 1 to 4 years, in which the idea, planning, design, launch and administration were fully explained in the award application. (See: link). Secondly, applications were judged upon their innovative applications that were deemed capable of eliciting a profound economic benefit, not just upon a local community, but presented a core innovative idea or procedure which might be scalable and replicable within other European contexts. Finally, as a government-funded initiative, the project was evaluated for how the prize money would benefit the populations at large, as well as its impact upon social inclusiveness--such as generating a positive effect regarding areas such as diversity, aging, affecting the EU populations--or one of the EU's broader challenges like climate change, clean water, renewable energy, et cetera. Once the applications were received they were reviewed by the Commission and independent experts, and then shortlisted applicants participated in organized hearings wherein they underwent further oral examination.
Research, Innovation and Science Commissioner Máire Geoghegan-Quinn awarded EUR 100,000 to each of the 9 winning initiatives, three from each category (citizens, firms, research and education) during the Week of Innovative Regions in Europe (WIRE IV) Conference in Cork in June 2013.
The implementation of the nationwide ANTIPLAG was a fundamental systemic step and it has brought about positive effects in the fight against the spread of plagiarism. It is a very good preventive tool contributing to improvements in education, to a better understanding and application of academic ethics and integrity, protection of copyright and intellectual property rights, and to raising the quality of students' work with published literature. The papers registered in the central repository from 1 September 2011 are open access, and freely available to the public. Should plagiarism be found, the copyright holder is able to legally pursue copyright infringement. The theses and dissertations are under triple control: the tutor's control, the examination committee's control and the public control. The Slovak central repository of theses and dissertations has been created, it lives, and its yearly increase in the number of theses and dissertations is about 75,000.
The fact that the ANTIPLAG system is based on a national uniform methodology for the collection of theses and dissertations brings additional positive effects: MinEdu has a rich database for analytical purposes that meet the needs of ANTIPLAG and by which results are sent exclusively to the HEI and to the author. For researchers, there is a possibility to analyse the similarity index by HEIs, by study fields, by types of theses and by many others aspects.
We are proud that ANTIPLAG is the winner of the European Prize for Innovation in Public Administration 2013 in the category Initiative for Education and Research, organised by the European Commission. The European Prize increased the credit of ANTIPLAG and SCSTI on the domestic scene and generated interest on the international scene. In November 2013, we were invited to present ANTIPLAG in Croatia.
Slovak approach to the implementation of the central repository and the plagiarism detection system is a positive example for other countries how is possible in very short time to prepare nationwide system for plagiarism inhibition. The technology is matured and now we need matured governments, parliaments, public to be able to realise such a system on European Union level.
We are living in the post-industrial era, in the information society. Plagiarism detection systems (PDS) used for originality check of student works have become a common part of their everyday life and contribute to increase the quality of education, shape student's relationship to intellectual property rights, to moral and ethical values at different levels of education – undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, postdoctoral. Many types of essays, theses, papers and documents can be subject of originality check and the HEIs are not the only institutions that use PDS to check originality. Conference organizers, journal publishers and others before the author's paper is accepted has to be checked by PDS.
There are other areas where PDS can help: PDS has a huge potential to save taxpayers' money. US GAO (US Government Accountability Office) in the report Opportunities to Reduce Potential Duplication in Government Programs, Save Tax Dollars, and Enhance Revenue, published in March 2011 shows the overview of federal programs or functional areas where unnecessary duplication, overlap, or fragmentation exists and where there are other opportunities for potential cost savings or enhanced revenues. In that report there are identified 81 areas for consideration. Senator Tom Coburn, who pushed for the report, estimated it identifies between $100 billion and $200 billion in duplicative spending.
Technology is no panacea; it is just one of the several dimensions of the fight against plagiarism. Education plays an important role - from the early stages of the educational process - in close relation to the prevention and detection in the presence of clearly defined sanctions. There is still a long way to go in order to raise the ethical and moral awareness to a higher level. HEIs are aware of this and strive to improve the moral and knowledge level of students in this regard.
1 In Slovak language: Centrum vedecko-technických informácií SR (CVTI SR).
2 A "small doctorate" can be received by a person with a master's degree. It requires that a candidate passes rigorous examination and defends his/her thesis.
3 A prerequisite for the granting of the scientific-pedagogical degree "docent" (assistant professor) is habilitation lecture, submission and defense of the habilitation thesis.
4 Sources: Strategies and responses to plagiarism in Slovakia, Barrier to thriving plagiarism, Centralised National Corpus of Electronic Theses and Dissertations.


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Discussion in 'Nissan Hybrids and EVs' started by hill, Jun 17, 2010.
Anybody else get the email?
Our appointment is for July 2nd. Woo HOO !!
Got the email from Nissan yesterday.
My appointment is scheduled for July 5th, between 8-12. Yea!
We upgraded the house to a 200 amp service 3 years ago. There are a few new circuits left over and the old spa circuit should be usable as well. (220 vt, 40 amp)
Yep, July 23rd...
Haven't gotten it yet. Did it say how much the assessment is?
As I recall the message, if you end up getting a charger, the $100 will be credited towards the charger installation.
I got the email while on Little Cayman. I could not log on because I had forgotten my user name and password, and when I tried "forgot user name" the web site would not work. Back home last night the link in the email would not work, nor would Firefox work on their site, but with Safari I managed to go to the Nissan site and log on to my account.
Upshot, I have an appointment for the end of July for the assessment. I figure the timing of the assessment appointment should not affect my eventual car delivery date. But the fact they are letting me schedule the assessment strongly suggests that Spokane is in the initial roll-out.
I just got a phone call from Aerovironment. They are postponing my assessment. Apparently they are sending someone out from California or Seattle, and cannot do so without having several appointments all bunched together.
Mine was scheduled for this Friday, and now it will be mid-August instead. As a compensation, they are cutting the cost in half, from $100 to $50. That won't mean much, because as I understand it, the cost of the assessment is credited toward the cost of installation if you end up getting the thing installed.
Don't feel bad Daniel - our appointment(s) were canceled THREE times ... the 3rd time they didn't even call. Lost 4 hours of work. It finally happened yesterday.
I had the appointment on 7/9, but haven't received my home bid for install yet. In the meantime, I went to the "Plug-in 2010 EV San Jose show. I am totally impressed with the Leviton Home chargers i saw at the show. They make a level 2 charger, 32 amp that is plug-in ready into a cloths dryer receptacle. Cost will be about $800.00. That's the one I'll probably buy, since I have an extra dryer circuit in my garage already.
At least you guys are on track to get your Leafs. I got an email from Nissan a couple days ago that says that here in Oklahoma we won't be able to order our cars until Fall or Winter of 2011.
If the Volt comes through with their attractive lease deals that are on par or better than the Leaf leases, I might be tempted to consider a change. The Chevy dealer and the Nissan dealer are right next to each other and I can see them both from my front yard.
I was going to buy the Leaf outright, but at my age (76) a lease might be the better way to go. At this age "advance planning" translates to "what are we going to do next".
Be advised that depending on when your house was built, many clothes dryer circuits are only 20 amps. Mine is... That charger would pop my breaker.
Leviton evse is 6-20 - not dryer plug. Dryers are either 10 or 14. I wish Leviton had opted for 14-50, we could have used it directly with dryers and RV parks.
ps : Below is for Tesla - but a good reference on Nema plugs.
I guess I might lease if I was 76. But at 50, buying seems to make sense.
I wouldn't buy the Volt. I think it is over-priced for such a short range on electric mode alone(40 miles max. but get on the freeway, add ac on, and it could drop to 15-20 in electric mode). It is said the mpg on a 300 mile trip could only be 32-35 mpg. The car is basically a short range electric car with an expensive 1.4 liter 4 cylinder generator.
Personally, I'd rather convert my Prius with plug-in for an additional $10-12k.
There are 3 different plugs depending on what Level II EVSE you are planning on getting:
Unfortunately - none of them are "dryer" outlets so you will still need an adapter.
They have a lot of info on their site now: http://www.evrgreenchargers.com/Level2Chargers.htm
Yes - I've been using 6-20 as an example. I should start writing 6-xx.
I was leaning to the Tesla charger (assuming they will have a J1772 cable adapter sometime) since I recall it was a higher Amp charger and was portable.
But now, I am also interested in the Leviton 24A model. From what I saw, it looks reasonably "portable". Just need to invest in a few adapters.
Is there a way to tell how fast a charge could be given this Leviton 24A model for say:
1) Battery @ 10% and time required to charge to full or 90%
2) Battery @ 50% and time required to charge to full or 90%
The charger is in the car - 3.3KW. The EVSE doesn't matter. Nissan is supposed to upgrade in a later year model to 6.6kw - which all the EVSEs already support.
Ah, thanks for that reminder Evnow. I completely forgot about that limitation.
Isn't there a portable EVSE included with the purchase of the Leaf? Do you know what the ratings are for that unit.
That is 120V - so I guess 1.5kw.
To clarify, there is no portable EVSE, but the Leaf comes with a 110-volt charging cord. At 110 v it does not need an EVSE. I'm unclear why it needs an EVSE at all. My electric Porsche charges at 220 volts and something like 35 or 40 amps on a 50-amp circuit which is just an RV-style plug. All it needed was a 50-amp breaker and suitably heavy wiring.


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PORTAGE, Mi. – As Jeff Bajema of Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills strained to reach the finish line, he had a look of agony on his face.
Actually, it was a look of ecstasy as the senior realized he had not only won the Portage Invitational cross country meet Division 1 race, but broke the school record held by his former teammate, Reed Kamyszek on Saturday.
Bajema's winning time of 15:15 was eight seconds better than second place runner Dean Pengelly of Hartland and snapped the school record of 15:22.
''This is probably one of the biggest accomplishments of my high school career,'' Bajema said. ''Now I have to look forward to the state meet and see how that goes.''
On the cool, damp day, it went pretty good. Bajema took the lead after the first mile, but Pengelly caught him and in the second mile.
''I ran hard in the first mile, then tapered off in the second mile and let him have the lead,'' Bajema said. ''After that, I recovered from the first mile and took the lead.
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No. 1 St. Clair scored 89 points to beat No. 2 St. Joseph, which had 106 points. No. 9 Linden was third with 128 points. Brennan Shafer was St. Clair's best runner, finishing ninth in 15:56. St. Joseph was led by David Berry's third-place finish.
Winning the individual title was Cedar Springs' Connor Mora. The senior ran a 15:18 to beat the second-place runner by 22 seconds.
''I had to race the clock (because he had such a big lead) so I'm happy with the way I ran,'' he said. ''I felt pretty good and just ran my race.''
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In a race which went right to the final meters, Marlette's Andy Bowman ran a 15:30.7 to edge Grandville Calvin Christian's Zac Nowicki, who ran a 15:31.7.
Bowman's performance helped Marlette, ranked second in the state, win the team title with 143 points. Feeland was second with 150 points. Top-ranked Calvin Christian was fifth.
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Concord's Jesse Hersha was pushed by Nick Vanderkooi of Fremont Providence, Sean Kelly of Saugatuck and Michael Myers of Hackett Catholic Central, but Hersha turned in a 15:43 to win the individual title
Hersha, just a sophomore, led Concord to the team title. It scored 59 points with its top five runners in the top 30 overall. Breckenridge was second with 113 points.
Hackett came in sixth with 197 points.
''I don't think that was a surprise,'' Hackett coach Meghan Thomas said. ''Our team is deep enough to come out here and compete with the top teams.
''Michael ran a great race, had a personal record for the season (16:15) and that's what we were looking for. He placed a lot higher than some of the other competitors he's been racing against this year.''
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Charlestons Confederate Home took shape in the ashes of the Civil War as a haven for women and children whose lives had been turned upside down.
Confederate home history
1800 Gilbert Chalmers builds a double tenement at 62 Broad St., a few years after a fire scorches the neighborhood.1819 Chalmers building hosts President James Monroe during his trip to Charleston.1834 The Carolina Hotel occupies the site, as new construction is added behind 62 Broad.1845 The U.S. District Court moves into a former tenement at 23-25 Chalmers St.1860 U.S. District Judge Andrew Magrath suspends federal court in Charleston, and he returns a year later to the same room as a judge for the Confederacy.1867 Amarinthea Yates Snowden and nine other women lease the above buildings to create the home for Mothers, Widows and Daughters of Confederate Soldiers of Charleston.1886 The great earthquake damages the home, and it receives major repairs. The Broad Street facade is redone in the Second Empire style, with a mansard roof and pressed metal dormers.1901 The home receives a $30,000 state grant that helps expand its limited educational offerings, and its name is changed to The Confederate Home and College.1923 The Confederate Home and College stops offering classes because the College of Charleston has begun admitting women (but it keeps its name).1989 The buildings receive substantial repairs after Hurricane Hugo.2008 The Confederate Home renovates the former federal courtroom as a space for wedding receptions and other events, which, along with studio spaces rented to artists, generates income to run the home.
The war ended almost 150 years ago, but the city still has people in need. While the home has evolved in many ways residents no longer need to have a tie to a Confederate soldier it continues to try to meet that need.
This is one of Charlestons oldest charitable institutions, said Barbara Zimmerman, chairwoman of the board that runs the nonprofit home, and its still serving the city.
But both time and water are taking their toll here, and if left unchecked, they pose a threat to the homes buildings and the people they serve.
A residents story
Alma Sally Montague arrived in Charleston to visit a friend at the Confederate Home two decades ago and moved in 30 days later.
She has lived here ever since and enjoys interacting with the other residents of limited means and with the artists and authors who have studios in this vast complex of 19th century buildings between Broad and Chalmers streets.
It really is a wonderful mixture of people here, she said.
She also enjoys the affordability no resident pays more than $400 rent a month, utilities included and prime location just down from City Hall. And then theres the picturesque courtyard one that attracts socialites and celebrities, such as Susan Sarandons daughter, to hold weddings and other special events there.
Montague said this is the only one of five charitable homes built for Confederate widows after the Civil War that still continues a mission of providing quality housing to those with a legitimate need.
Ultimately, that is whats at stake as the home grapples with the kinds of problems commonly found in the citys old buildings.
Less quality oriented
Jim Wigley is well acquainted with the threats facing the Confederate Home.
The contractor has worked here off and on for several years, mostly addressing life-safety issues such as outdated fire alarm and electrical systems and a third-floor piazza rail that was both too flimsy and too low.
He has worked closely with the Confederate Homes board, a group of 14 women who run the home.
Wigley recently led Zimmerman and two other board members on a tour of some of the most troublesome spots, beginning on the roof, which is accessed through a small room with a foul smell.
The roof, repaired after Hurricane Hugo, needs more work, as does the metal flashing, particularly around the building on Broad Street, the oldest in the complex. Many windows also need repainting.
But those repairs arent even as important as some electrical upgrades and other work needed for safety.
A lot of work here was done by volunteer labor over the past 100 years. It was well intended, but less quality oriented, Wigley said. Weve pulled out a mile of obsolete pipes and gas lines.
Many units still rely on window air conditioning units and small space heaters to remain comfortable, and while they have worked in the past, they increase the chance of fire.
Safety is the goal
A few years ago, Wigleys team restored the buildings historic courtroom off Chalmers Street, a space now leased out for special events.
But the homes rental income from those events, artists studios and apartments is nowhere near enough to pay for the repairs needed today.
Board member Margaret Garrett said the board hopes to raise about $530,000 to finance the new round of work thats needed.
While thats more than the homes annual budget, it is not a big number relative to other restorations in the neighborhood. The city spent more than $3 million restoring Market Hall, a similarly old building just a fraction of the homes size.
But the goal is not to make the home all spiffy, just a safe and secure place to live. After all, part of its charm is its visible age, such as the few porcelain sinks that still can be found on the exterior walls outside some units.
Montague said the home would not be the same if it were fixed up the same as other fine homes nearby. It wouldnt be the same if it were all beautiful.
Critical needs
With a successful fundraising campaign, Wigley and others should be able to address the homes most critical needs.
Also, the money will go toward major repairs and upgrades to two apartments that currently cannot be rented.
Getting those units back online would allow the home to increase the number of residents it serves from 13 to 15 or 16.
And that would be a relief to those who still need the home, whose mission began in the wake of the Civil Wars devastation but still is relevant today. The challenge of providing decent, affordable housing in downtown Charleston remains, long after firsthand memories of the war have vanished.
While the Confederate Home once required its residents to have a connection to an ancestor who had fought for the South, that policy is no longer in place.
And Montague would know, despite her Southern-sounding last name.
Im from Vermont, she said, and I find a lot of humor in that.
Contractor Jim Wigley walks through one of the apartment units inside the Confederate Home that needs major work before it can be rented out.×
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The Confederate Home on Broad Street in downtown Charleston is in need of money to make repairs to the retire home for the less fortunate. Tyrone Walker/postandcourier.com)×
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Educational foundations, school systems and other programs serving patients with behavioral training and conditioning needs may employ ABA therapists. Individual families may also contract with an ABA therapist to work with their child or other family member at home.
What Education and Training Will I Need?
Entry-level positions as an ABA therapist can be obtained with an associate's degree in a field like psychology or special education. In order to advance or to become a supervisory therapist, you generally need a bachelor's degree or a master's degree. Master's degree programs specifically in ABA are available at some schools.
The Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB) offers national certification for ABA therapists. Certification is available at different levels for therapists with bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees. You need to have completed your education at an approved school and have taken coursework specific to ABA. You also need some field experience for each level of certification.
How Much Could I Earn?
Entry payrate and pay increases are dependent on training, certification and level of education. As of December 2014, Payscale.com reported that the majority of ABA therapists earned an hourly pay rate starting at $12.15 up to $23.10, not including overtime. The median hourly rate was $15. Their annual total pay was between $25,179 and $50,800. ABA therapists may be eligible for bonuses up to $1,497.
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Small Closet Ideas
There is no need to worry if you want to store your valuable clothes in the house since the small closet ideas can give you solution. When it comes about clothing, people are open-minded since they want to do anything to make the physical appearance look great. The shape of their clothes should be on the first place to think about. People will always want their closet to look clean, neat and tidy. If they do not have a nice closet area, the look of their clothes will look like a mess. Even though you only have a tiny space in the bedroom, you can install a small closet. You just need to get the perfect small closet ideas to help you create the perfect closet for your need. The people think that shelving unit is one of the best small closet ideas that people can get for their bedroom. Such opinion is totally wrong. Why? The shelving unit will consume much of your horizontal space. Thus, it is not effective to apply in tiny and minimalist room.
Small Closet Design
If you love to have shelving, you can use it for some accessories like shoes, sandals or even socks. The clothing will be more adorable to hang. The dresser is also functional to have. You can use it to place your sweaters. The seasonal clothes should be put in different space since you will not use it every day. You can get a big container made from plastic that you can utilize to save all of the items. Women and men have some accessories that they can wear to enhance the appearance such as watch, bracelet, ring, or even necklace. The small and tiny things should be kept in different area in the small closet.
Small Closet Ideas
You can get a drawer in the small closet that you can utilize to locate all the small accessories. When you want to wear a particular accessory, you can grab it easily in the drawer. The accessories like scarves and purses should not be placed along with your jewelry or even watch since the size is different. You need to get an empty drawer in the small closet to accommodate the things. The organization of the small closet should be scrutinized in details. The closet with be more effective by the presence of the vertical space. You can optimize the small closet by having hangers.
Small Closet Arrangement
You can install double hanging rod so that you can hang more clothes and trousers. The adorable hanging rod is perfect since the closet comes in various lengths. When you shop for the new hanger, you can ask the shopper to give you the hanger which can accommodate more clothes in small closet. You can also maximize the storage area in the small closet by installing a door organizer. It enables you to hang the shoes, jewelry, tiny items or even accessories behind the door of your small closet.


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New Online Resources of the Ex-FIF TeamSubmitted by Inna Kremen on 4 March, 2015 - 12:49
Dear Readers:
The Freedom of Information foundation's website is no more updated.
Since early 2015, the Freedom of Informaton Foundation has frozen its activities after having failed to contest entrance of the organization in the register of NGOs performing "foreign agent" functions.
But we have not given up. We are continuing to work within the following projects:
Team 29
The Team joins lawyers and journalists defending the right to information guaranteed by the Russian Constitution, Article 29. Among the Team's projects there are the Imeen Pravo Znat' (We Have the Right to Know) website and the RosOtvet service for submitting requests to government bodies.
A portal dedicated to openness of governmental websites and an online system for their audit and for interaction with governmental officials in order to improve their informational resources.
Please keep staying in touch with us.
Searching for Proactive Transparency Global Standards: Pilot International Survey on Governmental Online OpennessSubmitted by Inna Kremen on 6 August, 2014 - 17:58
After we had analyzed an article by Professor Sheila S. Coronel called «Measuring Openness: A survey of transparency ratings and the prospects for a global index» we asked ourselves: Is it possible to create a worldwide measure for the openness of governments? In order to answer this question we organized a pilot survey on the basis of an already-completed method of grading the openness of government websites. We invited our colleagues from Belarus, Georgia and the USA to participate.
The results are available on the Infometer website.
A Bit Open DataSubmitted by Inna Kremen on 4 April, 2014 - 15:37
We present results of audit performed together with the Open Government and addressing open data publication at Russian federal executive government bodies' websites.
Since 2013, open data has become a key topic of discussions on governmental openness. They expect that "free" vast volumes of machine-readable official information will facilitate communication between the government and the public, and bring economic profit. Some people already consider the Open Data as a basis for open state governance, expecting that its other components will develop following data openness. The Openness Standard for Federal Government Bodies as well as federal legislation pays significant attention to open data. The Freedom of Information Foundation has studied how the requirements are observed.
Monitoring of the government bodies' official websites as an efficient tool for public controlSubmitted by Asya Suvorova on 6 September, 2012 - 19:03
We would like to present a short review of our most ambitious project which involves our experts in all parts of Russia – monitoring of the official websites of public authorities and local governments. This is a story about how expert control improves the work of authorities.
The St.-Petersburg City Court Rejects FIF's Appeal in the "Foreign Agent" CaseSubmitted by Inna Kremen on 21 January, 2015 - 19:14
Today, the St.-Petersburg City Court reviewed the Freedom of Information Foundation's appeal against the public prosecution's recommendation. The court once more considered lawful the recommendation that had served for the Ministry for Justice as a reason to enter the FIF into the "foreign agent NGO" register.
The St.-Petersburg City Court Will Review the FIF's AppealSubmitted by Inna Kremen on 19 January, 2015 - 10:57
On Wednesday, January 21, 2015, at 12:40 PM, the St.-Petersburg City Court will review the Freedom of Information Foundation's appeal against the Moskovsky district court decision of the "foreign agent" issue. The hearing session will take place in the court room No.15.
The FIF lawyers had contested the public prosecution's recommendation to register the organization as a "foreign agent" NGO. However, on September 5, the Moskovsky district court rejected the FIF's claim.
The St.-Petersburg Justice Department Withdraws the Warning against the FIFSubmitted by Inna Kremen on 11 December, 2014 - 15:54
On December 11, 2012, the Freedom of Information Foundation received an official letter from the St.-Petersburg Head Department of the Ministry for Justice of Russia withdrawing the warning against the FIF that alleged a violation of reporting terms (a scan of the letter is attached to the Russian version).
We possibly should remind that on October 3, 2014, the St.-Petersburg Head Department of the Ministry for Justice of Russia issued a warning on law abuse against the FIF, stating that our organization has not provided a financial report in time. In fact, we did provide the report in question to the central office of the Ministry within the terms defined by law.
We are always open to cooperation
The methodology developed by Freedom of information Foundation for monitoring official websites is applicable widely. It is convenient, efficient and can be used for research in various fields. We are interested in cooperation with different governmental and non-government entities in various countries in order to extend the monitoring practice, including possible joint comparative researches.


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Workshop associated with the Aubrey Newman Lecture Series:
Tuesday, May 9th, 2006
How Do Ordinary People Become Mass Murderers and How Do They Describe and Justify What They Have Done?
University of Leicester, Charles Wilson Building, Belvoir Park Lounge, 2nd Floor.
Welcome (Martin Davies & Aubrey Newman) / coffee & tea
9:30-10:50: 1st session (chair: Chris Szejnmann, University of Leicester)
Prof. Richard Overy (University of Exeter) [20 minutes]
Overview Dictatorships & Perpetrators, Facts and Motivations
Dr. Alexandra Przyrembel (University of Goettingen) [20 minutes]
Illse Koch and the Question of Female Perpetrators
10.50-11.20 Coffee break
11:20-12:40: 2nd session (chair: Olaf Jensen, University of Leicester)
Prof. Harald Welzer (CMR Essen) [20 minutes]
Summary of main theses from the lecture: How Do Ordinary People Become Mass Murderers?
Prof. James Waller (Whitworth College, Spokane, USA), [20 minutes]
Becoming Evil: How Ordinary People Commit Genocide and Mass Killing
12.40-14.00 Lunch break (Senior Common Room, 5th Floor )
14.00-15.20: 3rd session (chair: Stephen Smith, Director Beth Shalom)
Dr. jur. Gerd Hankel (Hamburg Institute for Social Research) [20 minutes]
International Law After the Nuremberg Trials; Rwanda: How do Perpetrators Justify Themselves?
Dr. Donald Bloxham (University of Edinburgh) [20 minutes]
The Holocaust and the Armenian Genocide: Perpetrators in Comparative Perspective?
15.20: Coffee break and end of workshop
No conference fee but meals, accomodation etc are not covered.
Persons wishing to participate are invited to contact Dr Olaf Jensen, Tel: +44(0)116 252 2809, Fax: +44(0)116 252 3986, Email: firstname.lastname@example.com or firstname.lastname@example.com


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Estate Auction – Morristown TN
June 16, 2012 @ 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
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Hurst Auction Company and Lane Auction & Realty are pleased to offer the Jerry Anderson Estate at Auction. Auction starts at 9:30 AM in Morristown TN. Auction site: 778 Kidwell Ridge Road. This auction will include home, land and personal property. Please click here to view pictures of this Estate Auction.
DIRECTIONS: From Hwy 11-E in west Morristown turn onto Kidwell Ridge Road go approx. 1/2 mile to property on the right " WATCH FOR SIGNS "
HOME: The home features 2 bedrooms, 2 full baths, large kitchen, & dining area, stone fireplace in living room. Large level yard with mature trees providing a shaded tranquil setting.
ACREAGE: 8.56 Acres currently divided in two tracts. Tract 1 features 4.12 ac and includes the gated entrance, home, out building, and large multi purpose barn. Tract 2 features 4.44 ac that lays excellent with Kidwell Ridge Road frontage.
REAL ESTATE TERMS: A 10% buyers premium will be added. 10% down day of sale balance due at closing in 30 days or less
PERSONAL PROPERTY TERMS: A 10% buyers premium will be added. Paid in full day of sale. Cash, personal/ business checks, credit/debit cards will be accepted.
PREVIEW / INSPECTION: Auction Staff will be onsite Friday June 15th from 3:00 – 6:00 p.m. for inspection.
OPEN HOUSE: Auction Staff will be onsite Sunday June 10th from 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
PARTIAL LIST OF PERSONAL PROPERTY: Dining table & chairs, roll top desk, straight chair, tv's, kitchen island, lamps, bar stools, couch, stereos, collector tins, dishes, cast iron skillets, dutch oven, oil lamps, small kitchen appliances, vintage victrola, tackle boxes & fishing supplies, horse collar, hames, 4 – 28 ft semi trailers, day cab road tractor, many lots of mechanic tools, lawn mowers, air compressors, welding equipment, air tools, survey equipment, hand tools, power tools, go kart, drill press, weed eaters, chains & binders and MUCH MUCH MORE!!!
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CCME's source to tap website provides a gateway to information on activites that governments are doing individually and collectively to protect drinking water quality across Canada.
H2o.net has been created to promote the use, share and diffusion of quality information concerning water in French speaking parts of the world. H2o is a French non profit organisation oriented on developing countries, with advisory services, monthly news edition and water image bank.
The International Waters projects aim at achieving a comprehensive, ecosystem-based approach to the sustainable management of international waters and to incorporate both developmental and ecological needs.
The website of the Federal Enviromental Ministry of Germany about the international year of freshwater.
The Permanent Court of Arbitration's optional rules of procedure for arbitrating and conciliating disputes relating to natural resources and/or the environment contain features that are specifically tailored to dealing with disputes over natural resources such as water.
UN-Water strengthens coordination and coherence among UN entities dealing with issues related to all aspects of freshwater and sanitation. This includes surface and groundwater resources, the interface between freshwater and seawater and water-related disasters.


text: Legendary screen and stage actor John Lithgow clues AOL BUILD in on the stop-and-go, sometimes tedious, movie making process. In comparison, John Lithgow mentions the constant interaction with the audience in theater, and the lightning fast sitcom atmosphere. Interview at AOL HQ in NYC for AOL BUILD. (Photo Credit: Gino DePinto, AOL)


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Phil Illingworth's practice encompasses the expanded fields of painting and drawing
A creative designer's talent for the dark arts has seen her honoured with a prestigious award.
Cleveland College of Art & Design (CCAD) student Natasha Gass was presented with the Harry Loraine Award for most promising student, at Cleveland Art Society's summer exhibition, by society president Ian Lankford.
Natasha, 17, of Middlesbrough, whose drawings of gothic and horror images unanimously impressed the judging panel, also collected an art voucher for £125 from Hobson's Art and Craft Shop, Middlesbrough.
Judge and chairman of Cleveland Art Society Janet Waller said: "Harry Loraine was a prominent member of the society who set up a legacy to encourage the talent of young artists in the region.
"This is the 11th year that the award has been given and Natasha's work really shone out as being a worthy winner. Everything about her presentation was first class."
Four finalists for the award were selected by CCAD tutors and presented to the Art Society judges at the college's annual summer graduation show.
Fellow artistic judge and former CCAD mature student Sandra Hill said: "All of the students' work was of an extremely high standard and each showed strong points in their representations, but Natasha's work was truly outstanding. I am sure that we will hear a lot more about her in the future."
Design craft student Natasha, who hopes to go on to study commercial photography at CCAD, added: "Not many people focus on the dark side of art so I was incredibly flattered to have my work noticed by the society, especially as it is a little bit weird.
"I have always had a great love of art and, with CCAD being right on my doorstep and one of only three remaining art colleges in the country, it was an obvious choice for me to go there.
"Winning this award makes me feel really proud and part of the real art community in Cleveland."
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Glenbow Archives: NA-2186-52
Title: Burton-Deane house on west bank of Elbow
River, Calgary, Alberta.
Date: August 21, 1929
Remarks: Royal North-west Mounted Police building.
Prior to being moved across river. Temporary bridge-work under
construction, by Charles Riddock.
deane house
Deane House is now open! Please contact them at 403-264-0595 or www.deanehouse.com for reservations.
The Deane House was built in 1906
for the then Superintendent of Fort Calgary, Captain Richard Deane. The
Captain felt that the quarters used by the previous Superintendent were
not good enough for his wife Martha. (Martha Deane never lived in the
house. She passed away before she could join her husband in Calgary)
A budget of $5,000 was set, the
plan was obtained and construction began in August using prisoners from
the guardhouse to excavate the basement. Due to a carpenters' wages
settlement, an increase from .45 to .55 per hour, the final price of
the house was $6,200. In his memoirs, Deane wrote about his new home,
"certainly the best house in Mounted Police occupancy at that date."
The house was originally built near
the corner of 9th Avenue and 6th Street SE facing east towards the
Barracks and parade square. Deane, an enthusiastic gardener, was
responsible for the much admired lawns and gardens surrounding the
In 1914, the Fort Calgary site was
purchased by the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway for use as a rail terminal
and the house was moved to the southeast corner, near the site of the
present day Interpretive Centre, for occupation by the station agent.
The house was purchased by C.L.
Jacques in 1929 and moved again, across the Elbow River to a new
foundation on its present site. It was pulled across the river on skids
with the use of temporary pilings and a steam tractor, a feat so
remarkable it was written up in an issue of 1930 Popular Mechanics. The
house was put to use as a boarding and rooming house and was commonly
known as Gaspe Lodge until 1973.
The City of Calgary purchased the
house in 1973 and for several years housed the Dandelion Gallery, an
artists and authors co-op and studio.
The R.C.M.P. Veterans Association
restored and enclosed the verandah as part of their Centennial
Celebration in 1974.
The Deane House, possibly the only
remaining building from the Fort Calgary site still intact, was
designated a Registered Historic Resource in 1978. It was vacated by
the Dandelion Gallery in September 1979.


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chitin layer, B-glucan layer, mannoprotein layer
Name three elements of fungal cell wall structure. (inside to out)
Chitin Layer
Which fungal cell wall later is a polymer mainly of unbranched chains of N-acetyl-glucoasmine?
B-glucan layer
Which fungal cell wall layer? Most of the wall strength is due to fibers of this interwoven between other macromolecules.
superficial mycoses and deep mycoses
What are two types of fungus classification based on infection type?
Takes in water, fuses with cell membrane and releases water out and repeats
Describe ohw the contractile vacule works in protozoa.
microscopic, eukaryotic, non photosynthetic, unicellular or multicellular with no tissue development, no cell wall
What are the 5 characteristics of protozoa?
Eukaryotic, multicellular or multinucleate, chitin=cell wall, growth of thread-like filaments (hyphae), decomposers, asexual reproduction via spores
What are 6 characteristics of microscopic pathogenic fungi?
Chemoheterotrophic: Carbon source and energy source
Bacteria are _______ and have what two major nutrient sources?
organic molecules
Small metabolic breakdown products of macromolecules. ex. Sugars, amino acids, fatty acids, and nucleotides
exoenzyme secretion, breakdown of macromolecules, transport of small metabolites inside via permeases
What are three parts of nutrient acquisition in bacteria?
splits glucose GC into 2 pyruvate 3C, universal energy-yielding pathway and produces 2ATPs/glucose
What are the three important things that occur during glycolysis?
Begins with pyruvate, oxidizes it to CO2, produces 2 ATPs and produces 8 NADH and 2 FADH2
Describe the Kreb's/Citric Acid cycle part of respiration.
Harvests energy stored in NADH and FADH2 and produces lots of ATP
Describe the Electron Transport Chain part of Respiration.
Allosteric control and turns on/off enzymes
Regulation of Enzyme Activity is under _______ which ________.
Feedback inhibition
In a process known as ________, the allosteric regulators shut down at enzyme #1.
If a gene product is not needed, transcription is blocked and if a gene product is required, transcriptional block is inhibited
Explain Transcriptional control of gene expression in the regulation of enzyme synthesis.
Turns transcription of structural genes on and off
Describe the function of the regulatory genes in the lac operon.
Synthesized as one mRNA that codes for multiple proteins (operon) and codes for proteins that are enzymes
Describe the role of structural genes in the lac operon.
1. Transport lactose into the cell 2. break down lactose to simple sugars 3. allows lactose to be utilized as a carbon and energy source
How do the structural genes code for proteins that are enzymes?
When no lactose is present, the repressor binds to the operator when lactose is absent and goes to _______ to be produced