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Miami Heat Andrea Bargnani - Torn Ligament, Left Elbow (OUT) Chauncey Billups - Left knee surgery (OUT) Kenyon Martin - Sore left ankle (OUT) Josh Harrellson - Knee (OUT)
Today in Knicks history
March 3, 1954 Knicks play first and only game in Westchester County, defeating the Philadelphia Warriors, 88-79, at Westchester County Center in White Plains, New York. Harry Gallatin leads the way with 20 points and 22 rebounds. The venue would later be known as the site for the Doral Arrowwood New York Summer League in the 1990s.
January 7, 2014 New York held a 13-point lead entering the final quarter only to see it diminish to one at 86-85 with 0:46.0 left to play however the Knicks held on down the stretch due to key free throws and rebounds from Carmelo Anthony as they defeat Detroit Pistons 89-85 at the Garden. Carmelo Anthony led the Knicks with 34 points on 13-24 shooting and grabbed four rebounds over 39 minutes. Andrea Bargnani posted 13 points and 11 rebounds over 31 minutes for his fourth double-double of the season. Raymond Felton added 12 points and a team high six assists in 313 minutes. Detroit was paced by Josh Smiths 21 points and 12 rebounds over 40 minutes. Andre Drummond posted 12 points and 17 rebounds over 36 minutes. Greg Monroe added 19 points and seven rebounds. November 19, 2013 New York saw the game turn in the Pistons favor in the third quarter when they were outscored 28-20 and the Knicks were never able to recover as they were defeated by the Detroit Pistons 92-86 at the Palace of Auburn Hills. The loss snapped a seven-game winning streak versus the Pistons. The Knicks were paced by Carmelo Anthonys 25 points and seven rebounds over 37minutes. J.R. Smith posted 18 points on 7-15 shooting over 34 minutes. Detroit was led by Rodney Stuckeys 21 points off the bench. Detroits two big men both chipped in double-doubles as Greg Monroe recorded 16 points and 11 rebounds and Andre Drummond posted 13 points and 11 rebounds.
Looking forward to basketball brilliance by the Knicks tonight.
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Anybody see somebody "brush" some dirty off Clyde Frazier's jacket???? Wonder who that was
wow, we were winning, i go to dinner come back and we're losing by almost 20
The number of comments per GT, shows how frustrated we are. .....
How many points did our guards give us tonight, like 15 from all 4 of them....ouch
Did you also see that Bulls team that manhandled us lost to the Nets tonight by like 15 pts....ouch
The Knicks most minute played lineup of "Tyson/Melo/JR/THJ/Felton" are 6-14 in our last 20 games.
In the last 20 games that lineup was outscored on in 46 quarters, outrebound in 45 quarters.
The Knicks most minute played lineup has resulted in making the Knicks team 21-40 LOSERS.
Watching this lineup in the 4th quarter of a game is pitiful to Knicks fans eyes (a cry for help).
The above highlighted 5 man lineup has no comunication, no chemistry on offense/defense, and no same-page plan with coach & players .. Who is in control of this lineup? Woodson? Tyson? Carmelo Anthony?
Kia, I know you hate Melo for some reason, and that you always want to get him, but just look at our situation, it is really really really, not Melo who is doing the bad things, any team with no PG will not perform well, I can accept you hitting on Melo, but you need to hit on Woodson, Felton, JR. Tyson, and Shump before...... Melo is a superstar who is targeted by all the teams in the NBA..... Hit on Felton, the stupid dribbling machine (not in the good way)
How is this an NBA team? This is pathetic.
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There may be a thread like this already, but what are your favorite drum methods? Obviously sampling is great, but what about kits? Does anybody know some decent kit downloads? I've downloaded some but they were harsh sounding and basically sucked.
Also, what are your opinions on program stock drums? The garageband drum stems are generic but not too bad IMO. I know 9th Wonder uses FL stock drums.
What do you think about quantizing? I kinda perfer "human timing" to "perfect" timing, but if its too off it is no fun to rap over :-(
Just wanted to get some opinions/tips about laying down drums.
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Posted 22 January 2013 - 11:46 PM
its cool not to use quantize but i always use it them snares barely on time sound like shit to me, i just sample drums and layer on top of each other, i do have some stock sounds from a korg electribe and a 808 that i will use in the layering aswell if i need bottom end or a clean hi hat.clap etc etc
Posted 23 January 2013 - 02:46 PM
sample break's and second layer with drum synth "Kong Drum" in Reason 5.0
Posted 23 January 2013 - 09:01 PM
My method is to use my own field recordings stacked on top of whatever drum machine has batteries in it at that point in time. Then tape. Then protools.
BTW my drums sound like shit
BTW my drums sound like shit
Posted 24 January 2013 - 04:47 PM
https://www.dropbox.... 1200 drums.zip
https://www.dropbox....its (12bit).rar
Blam Blam
I need to get some more kits for the kiddies.
https://www.dropbox....its (12bit).rar
Blam Blam
I need to get some more kits for the kiddies.
Posted 24 January 2013 - 05:42 PM
Search for the 300 breaks compilation. It's cheating, but that doesn't mean it's not sick as fuck
Posted 24 January 2013 - 08:22 PM
I don't like this pack "300 break's..." It's too clean to me
Posted 25 January 2013 - 08:47 PM
Start with stock sounds and slowly blend your vinyl chops. For example I use Arturia Spark stock kits and play it over the other sample chops. Slowly I replace a kick here and then a snare from a record and slowly I have a new kit. The trick with working with a stock drum kit is to replace a small amount of sounds and build from there rather than just going for strictly samples only. My main kits to start with are usually basic acoustic kits.
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WesBanco names Campbell market president
PARKERSBURG – WesBanco Bank Inc. has named Parkersburg resident Joe D. Campbell as the new market president for its Parkersburg region.
Campbell's promotion was effective May 1 as he replaces outgoing Market President Larry Johnson, who retired April 30 after 15 years of service to WesBanco and more than 40 years in the banking industry.
"I'm obviously looking forward to the opportunity and the challenges," Campbell said Monday of his new position.
He will continue in his current commercial development role for WesBanco and will build on that in the future, he said.
"It will be challenging and fun to be involved in all of the communities" in the Parkersburg region, he said.
As market president, Campbell will be responsible for supporting all corporate goals and directing his market's performance to positively impact the overall goals of the company. He previously served as senior vice president and senior commercial banker, corporate banking – Parkersburg and Kanawha Valley regions.
Campbell began his professional career as a bank examiner for the state of West Virginia in 1978. After three years of service he accepted a position with an independent oil and gas contractor and served as an accountant and office manager until 1985, when he joined the Mid-Ohio Valley banking community.
He has held positions of authority in the Mid-Ohio Valley banking community for 28 years. From 1985 to 1998 he served in a number of managerial capacities, including vice president and cashier – operations officer for Wood County Bank and Commerce Bank and as commercial sales executive with Huntington Bank.
While employed by Huntington, he was promoted to regional retail manager and vice president before being appointed regional president and city executive for the Parkersburg region. He joined WesBanco Bank – Parkersburg in 1998.
Campbell earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from Glenville State College, and attended graduate school at Marshall University. He is a graduate of the West Virginia School of Banking, the Graduate School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin and the Risk Management Association's Advanced Lending School at East Carolina University.
He has been involved with West Virginia University at Parkersburg since 1999, serving on its board of advisers for nine years and as chairman from 2003-2006. He served simultaneously on the board of governors of West Virginia University from 2003-2006 as chairman of the Regional Campus Committee. In 2008 he was appointed to, and continues to serve on WVU-P's Board of Governors as chairman.
He also served on the board of trustees of Camden Clark from 1997 to 2011 and as a member of its board of directors for the past two years. He has also been a member of the board of the Wood County Development Authority since 2003, serving as chairman for two years, and for the past three years on the board of Camden Clark Physicians Corp.
Campbell's professional affiliations include the West Virginia Chapter of the Risk Management Association, where he has served as a board member since 2002. He has also held positions of leadership with a number of charitable organizations over the course of 27 years, including the American Heart Association, the United Way of the Mid-Ohio Valley and the Family Crisis Intervention Center.
He and his wife, Marcia, have a grown son, Scott, and reside in Parkersburg.


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Whilst I was "stranded" in New York, I tried to make use of the time wisely by cramming in some exhibitions namely the Tim Burton retrospective at MOMA. Sadly that was a little disappointing given the confined exhibition space and overcrowding. I wish therefore that I could have seen something that probably won't garner half the crowd but is nonetheless just as fascinating.
At the pop-up gallery Boo-Hurray in Chelsea, New York is exhibiting a selection of punk-era collage/montage work by the author Jon Savage (England's Dreaming, Teenage) and visual artist Linder Sterling.
Their art fanzine "The Secret Public" published in Manchester in 1978 and ensuing publications was a collaborative visual diary of the first-wave of punk as well as being part of a self-publishing wave where you had hundreds of zines in places like Rough Trade. The exhibition also includes flyers, posters and other printed memorabilia connected with seminal bands such a the Buzzcocks, Joy Division and the legendary Factory Records circa 197701980. It also documents the urban decay going on in London and Manchester, photographed by Savage.
In particular Sterling's work has a meta-femininst tract that is intriguing to see in its rawest and earliest form which later manifests itself into her visual and installation work as well as most recently, a fashion context exemplified by her prints collaboration with fashion designer Richard Nicoll.
I love the visceral and precise nature of Savage and Sterling's montages collated in the exhibition. It brings into question the physical qualities of print that as Savage points out are great snapshots of a particular era and whether online information can be stored and cherished in the same way as say, these montages. Do you necessarily feel the same sort of nostalgia towards an archived webpage as you do towards a printed collage where you know hours worth of scalpel paper cutting have gone towards?
Linder Sterling and Jon Savage: The Secret Public, Boo Hooray Galleryc/o Steven Kasher Gallery, 521 West 23rd Street between 10th and 11th Avenues, Manhattan, NYC
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I am going back to work next week and planned on weaning my 10 month old DD for her daytime feedings. The plan was to eliminate one feeding this week (mid afternoon) and next week I would eliminate the second one and BF her the rest of the time when home. I tried to give her formula (sippy cup then bottle) and she refused it once she tasted it. Unfortunately the way my schedule is going to be, pumping will be very difficult. It is SO hard to pump anyway and stay on top of things.
I've read that you can slowly add formula to expressed BM (which she will take) to get her to take formula. Is this the best way to get her to take it? I have some frozen milk and don't want to waste any BM! If I did manage to pump for two months could I just switch to cow milk? I wonder if she'd drink it... at least it'd taste better than formula!!


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Smh @ this thread not having any responses yet, big game tonight fellas. We gotta at least show Boston who's boss, Stat needs to play like he did last night. And KG cant stop him when hes on, we all know this.
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Steve Hindle of the University of Warwick shows how contemporary issues relating to international migration were also present in 17th century parish migration. He looks at how authorities throughout British history used different technologies to try to stop forgery and theft and control migration. This talk was delivered as part of the Using Archival Sources to Inform Contemporary Policy Debates conference.


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The death toll of this month's Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines has risen to 5,209.
The number of injured was at 23,404, with 1,582 still missing, the government-run Philippines News Agency reported on Nov. 22.
The estimated death toll has fluctuated a great deal -- everywhere from 1,200 to as many as 10,000 -- since the storm hit. With so much debris blocking roads and preventing aid workers from getting to hard-hit areas, getting an accurate casualty toll has been difficult.
Tacloban, a city that is home to 200,000 people, suffered the greatest devastation, said Lt. Jim Aris Alago, information officer for Navy Central Command. Officials initially found more than 100 bodies scattered on the streets of the coastal city, and that death toll was expected to rise dramatically.
Doctors in Tacloban had trouble treating all the city's injured in the immediate aftermath of the storm. At the city's only functioning hospital, doctors couldn't admit any more wounded victims -- there wasn't enough room. Some of the injured lay in the hospital's cramped hallways seeking treatment. "We haven't anything left to help people with," one of the doctors said. "We have to get supplies in immediately."
There were fewer corpses along the streets one week after the storm. Cadaver crews have been driving around and collecting bodies, which are being buried in mass graves.
The violence was not all caused by Haiyan. A Philippines senator said she's learned of reports of rapes and other crimes against women, some allegedly by prison escapees, PNA reported. But the U.S. military has said that violent crime is less of an obstacle to providing aid than is the debris that blocks roads.
Super Typhoon Haiyan -- one of the strongest tropical cyclones ever observed -- first made landfall before dawn Friday on the Philippines' eastern island of Samar.
For a time, storm clouds covered the entire Philippines, stretching 1,120 miles -- the distance between Florida and Canada -- and tropical storm-force winds covered an area the size of Germany.
At the time of landfall, sustained winds were clocked at 195 mph winds with 235 mph gusts -- the equivalent of a strong Category 5 hurricane.
What's the difference between a typhoon and a hurricane? Depends on where you live. Tropical cyclones with sustained surface winds of 74 mph or more are known as typhoons when they form west of the international date line. East of the line, they're known as hurricanes.
It wasn't just the storm's strong winds that caused damage -- it was also a mammoth storm surge that reached up to 5 meters (16 feet) high.
But the speed of the storm -- which was clocked at 41 mph -- meant residents didn't have to hunker down long. Many emerged Saturday from their homes and shelters and trekked through streets littered with debris to supermarkets, looking for water and food.
Storm chaser Jason Reynolds was among the people in the Philippines when the storm hit. He said that among the 35 typhoons his company has filmed since 2005, Haiyan was the worst. "It was without a doubt the most catastrophic event I've witnessed before my eyes," Reynolds said of the super typhoon. "To actually go through a disaster as it takes place and then be there afterward just compares to nothing. It'll probably be the only time in my life."
An estimated 9.5 million people have been affected by the typhoon, including roughly 620,000 displaced from their homes, according to the United Nations.
The casualties from the storm occurred despite preparations that included the evacuation of more than 800,000 people, said Tomoo Hozumi, UNICEF's Philippines representative.
As the full impact of the storm is assessed, children are expected to be among the most affected, according to UNICEF, which put the number of children living in the typhoon's path at 1.7 million.
The storm continued churning across Asia early Monday, making landfall in Vietnam's Quang Ninh Province -- weakened but still powerful. The storm was packing winds of 75 mph with higher gusts. Six people were killed in Vietnam as Haiyan battered the country, state media reported Monday.
The typhoon was 3.5 times more forceful than the United States' Hurricane Katrina in 2005. "This disaster on such a scale will probably have us working for the next year," said Sandra Bulling, international communications officer for the aid agency CARE.
Aid workers were already in the Philippines right after the storm, but they were having trouble accessing many hard-hit areas. The Tacloban city airport was shut to commercial flights, and it would be three days before a land route was open, so organizers were considering chartering a boat for the 1½-to-2-day trip, one Red Cross representative said the Saturday after the storm.
Authorities are funneling aid on military planes to Tacloban's airport, which resumed limited commercial flights Monday. But with the airport nine miles (15 kilometers) from the city center and many roads still clogged with debris, getting supplies to where they're most needed is proving difficult.
The UN's World Food Programme is set up logistical pipelines to transport food and other relief items. WFP spokeswoman Bettina Luescher said the U.N. group was gearing up its global resources to send enough food to feed 120,000 people.
Sandra Bulling, international communications officer for the aid agency CARE, estimates that her organization will be participating in recovery efforts for the next year. "Fishermen have lost their boats. Crops are devastated. This is really the basic income of many people."
The U.S. is sending support to the Philippines. The U.S. Agency for International Development, known as USAID, announced it immediately made available $100,000 to go for health care, clean water and sanitation to areas hit hard by the devastating storm.
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Breakfast links: Speedwalking
The underlying City Paper story has to be one of the oddest and most assumption and conjecture-riddled articles I've ever read in a mainstream paper. Shame on GGW for linking to it.
What is interesting is the CP choosing that one paper and highlighting it, and then focusing on "density" as the appropriate frame. I agree -- bizzare.
Density doesn't explain anything. But is certainily is become the new "race" as an overall explanation.
As for the study, I have not read it and cannot attest to it's quality. While I agree that the city paper article seemed sloppy with its assumptions, I certainly see why the study itself is of potential interest to GGW readers and I see no reason to exclude it from this morning's links.
It's also sort of bizarre--what do the data mean? Other than a conclusion that walking is "stuff white people like" it seems to me there's a lack of meaningful point to the disparity. Is it access to public transit? Is it proximity to destinations worth walking to? Should we care?
I don't think studies should attribute our differences to race unless there's a clear causal link between the difference and race. Otherwise, it's just sensational headline grabbing because we all know a study that says "People who live in walkable areas walk faster than people who don't" won't get nearly the kind of press as a statement like "White people walk faster than other races". And, shame on the press and other media for pandering to this.
Sure, there are legitimate differences among races and we should study them (for example, people of different races respond to the same medication in different ways). But, attributing our differences to race unnecessarily just divides us and creates disharmony.
The paper (the original and the city paper) noted that white people walk more than other races. It did not do anything to prescribe a cause to it
The headline and study clearly give a first impression that the cause of walking faster is being white. Only later do they say that race probably doesn't have anything to do with it.
OTOH it shows that DC council has figured out that the key resource that all DC schools are competing over is teachers. The best schools hire and retain the best teachers, and conversely, shed themselves of the worst teachers.
Whew, OK, rant over... ;)
No this shouldn't have made the morning links and especially the FIRST news item of the day. Didn't we learn enough from John King's slaughter by Newt Gingrich, when John decided the the first debate question should center on Gingrich's marital history. King made the choice and here GGW made the choice to engage in this tomdamnfoolery.
White people walk faster, farther and more often than the rest who are either lazy or car owners.
There is no value to this discussion at all and it perpetuates a stereotype that many rail against.
And then some of you had to nerve to question "how" bike lanes and dog parks became SWPL (stuff white people like). Well check the sources, ain't none of 'em black.
If we were to believe the reports, most high-peforming teachers don't operate in low-performing schools. Many have accepted the fact that the main issue in low-performing schools is...the teachers...or the unions. What I would like to know is (on average)how well do HP teachers continue to perform in low-performing schools...and why.
This actually raises a more interesting point. If the "good" schools are competing over "good" teachers, then what option does that leave low performing schools and how do they attract better teachers?
That was my first thought upon seeing the link and reading the article.
In short, the only stereotypes I've seen about the walking study are in the comment section here.
Schools compete for teachers by giving them the tools they need to succeed: by providing the best class materials; by eliminating burdensome teacher paperwork; by promoting enriching extracurricular activities; and by supporting them in disciplinary matters.
School also compete by providing an educational model that teachers can support.
A low-performing charter is in danger of being put out of business at the whim of the charter board. This provides the gift of desperation: in addition to the points above, it can also provide better pay for HP teachers (and cut something else in the budget like admin or library). A low-performing DCPS school is more constrained in this regard, and I think changing an educational model for a given school is more difficult (requiring hearings and parent meetings). OTOH DCPS having lost 40% of its students over the past 10 years, now also has the gift of desperation and is willing to try things.
To me, finding a racial difference in walk speed, distance, and frequency within a single (quite segregated) city is important because it makes us ask why. Is it cultural? Dubliners walk faster than New Yorkers. Has it to do with the uneven form of the cityscape? If the apparent city size is different for the typical white resident than the typical black resident, we need to examine zipcode. Has it to do with relative wealth? Age? Health?
The point of any study is to force us to ask more questions, and this most certainly does.
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To me, finding a racial difference in walk speed, distance, and frequency within a single (quite segregated) city is important because it makes us ask why
The whole point is that there is no walking disparity/difference between whites and non-whites! Any APPARENT difference is caused by confounding variables. It's coincidence, not causation. It's like saying that the Redskins final home game in a presidential election year predicts the outcome just because the stats happen to line up that way.
The point of any study is to force us to ask more questions, and this most certainly does.
Yeah, you can do the same thing with the Redskins theory. Maybe the reason the incumbent wins when the skins win is because the incumbent has a lot of staff in the area that goes to Redskins games and they get all riled up and motivated when they win the last game and that translates into harder work in campaigning.
This actually raises a more interesting point. If the "good" schools are competing over "good" teachers, then what option does that leave low performing schools and how do they attract better teachers?
DCPS already pays more to high-performing teacher in the low-performing and disadvantaged schools.
Beyond that are there other incentives you think they could offer? They could move teachers to those schools, but those teachers would probably quit as they can get a teaching job anywhere on demand basically.
Worthwhile inquiry only starts AFTER an observation is made. The walking cross-section is just an observation. We all agree- its perhaps interesting but doesn't tell us anything. As you say, the "Why" (a difference) is the inquiry that follows the observation. But no observation, no inquiry.
Most epidemiological studies don't start with statistical tests. They start with recording observable/describable differences/patterns. If there's no observable difference there's no reason to do a follow up study, like adjusting for covariates.
A better framing of my question asks, "what barriers prevent HP teachers in HP schools from replicating the same level of success in LP Schools?"
My idea is that it's not simply "bad" teachers but a myriad of issues and IMO, one of the most important one is the quality of the student body. I'm just not convinced that a superman/woman can miraculously change that.
On a different note, I wish we could tie DC TANF benefits to a child's performance in school. But that's my pipe dream...:(
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The Bell Curve was accorded attention totally disproportionate to the merits of the book or the novelty of its thesis. The book and its dubious claims set the agenda for discussions on such public affairs programs as Nightline (10/21/94), the MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour (10/28/94), the McLaughlin Group (10/21/94), Charlie Rose (11/3/94, 11/4/94), Think Tank (10/14/94), PrimeTime Live (10/27/94) and All Things Considered (10/28/94).
In addition to the above-mentioned New Republic issue, the "controversy" made the covers of Newsweek (10/24/94) and the New York Times Magazine (10/9/94), took up nearly a full op-ed page in the Wall Street Journal (10/10/94), and garnered a near-rave review from the New York Times Book Review (10/16/94; Extra! Update, 12/94).
While many of these discussions included sharp criticisms of the book, media accounts showed a disturbing tendency to accept Murray and Herrnstein's premises and evidence even while debating their conclusions.
Agree. However having a teacher thats already proven HP in an easier environment can't hurt and might help.
But as you pointed out, how long before those "Very Effective" teachers degrade to "Effective" in the more difficult environment? How many "Effective" teachers currently in more challeging schools would be "VE" in an easier school?
IMO all/most the "E" teachers currently in challenging schools would easily be graded "VE" if they taught in an easier school.
What now?
This is a slippery slope on the way to blaming poor school performance on the kids. I think this is terrible mistake and it should be fought as fiercely as other unjust prejudices such as racism. Not only does it lead to circular reasoning (poor students --> bad schools --> poor students...) but more tragically this leads to the school system blaming its own poor performance on its own students. Then parents move to the suburbs for the better schools and the ones left behind are even worse off.
I've seen many an educator make this argument and at its core, it is a sign of pushing passing the blame for their own failures.
It's fine for a study to START with a simple observation. But the study (or at least how it was covered in the media -- I haven't read the study itself) seems to end with the conclusion that there are "racial differences in walking". Since this observation is just the beginning of the process of inquiry, then it's not newsworthy. It only becomes newsworthy if you imply that "white people walk faster" is the conclusion at the end of the process of inquiry.
But I'm also willing to acknowledge that there is a causal relationship between poor/performing students and poor performing schools. I'm also willing to say the same about PP teachers and PP students/schools. The problem is that we aren't comfortable talking about them.
Many friends and I often talked about how this latest wave of education reform posits this notion that "all students are the same" when in fact, they aren't. All children in the same household aren't the same. When looking at great stories like the Harlem School District and others, there is a "hunger" the students (and parents) have which propels them. Disciplinary issues are handled swiftly and are consequential.
Just this past Saturday I got out the car and confronted a boy (at least 14) who was running down the street w/a knife because of a fight he had w/some lil dude. After he calmed down, he told me he hadn't been to school all year. WTMF!
Now imagine teaching him in a classroom.
So the problem or complaint is in how the study is reported in the CP, not the fact that this observational study was executed?
Let alone addressing this childs needs wrt undereducation, his deficits probably cause him to be disruptive. It only takes one to make a mess for the whole class. A kid like that needs one-on-one. Who pays? The Catholic Church Charities after he's in prison? I think the money Kwame wants to spend on this program might see more benefit from just hiring more teachers and making smaller classrooms in the underperforming schools.
It only becomes newsworthy if you imply that "white people walk faster" is the conclusion at the end of the process of inquiry.
B/c these data are from a survey, that is self-reported and not objectively measured, its just as likely that non-whites are better at assessing how fast they walk a certain distance than whites. That wouldn't surprise me. I know a lot of white people who often overestimate their abilities ;-)
Yes there is a range of talent and student ability in any classroom. But that is where a good school gets its lesser kids through. When a kid fails I will bet that 95% of the time, it is a reflection of the school.
Now about that other 5%, such as that 14 year-old who has not been to school for a year: where are DC social services? This family should be investigated; probably that kid should be in foster care, or at least out of his toxic home life. He represents tiny minority of failing kids -- but an unjustified share of the excuse of why a school system is actually failing its students.
@Gold, I haven't been in a classroom in yeaaars. But based on my talks w/friends who are, that 95% numbers seems rather, rather large. Maybe because most of them teach or taught in "bad" schools?
A kid that shows up clean and groomed every day and is reasonably well fed is a kid that is making the effort and has family support; if he fails, it is the school's fault. The 5% that are beyond reach are the ones that are not making this effort, and probably need social services.
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LUNENBURG, Mass. Emily (Pearlstein) Arulpragasam, 77, a resident of Lunenburg for 28 years, died Tuesday, July 16, 2013, in hospice care in Amherst, Mass., after a brief hospitalization.
Her husband of 35 years, Jega A. Arulpragasam, passed away last year. Her brother George Pearlstein and sister Janet Erbe are also previously deceased.
Emily leaves her daughter, Elise Springer, and granddaughter, Josey S. Pestel, of Middletown, Conn.; her sister Margaret Pearlstein, of Barre, Vt.; her brother Richard Pearlstein, of Amherst, Mass.; and her late husbands children and their families, including Roshan S. Hill, of Sydney, Australia, Darini S. Arulpragasam, of Savoy, Ill., Rajpal Arulpragasam, of Woodbridge, Conn., and Rohan S. Arulpragasam, of Southend-On-Sea, United Kingdom. She is also fondly remembered by many nieces and nephews, in both the Pearlstein and Arulpragasam families.
Emily was born April 12, 1936, in Barre, Vt., to Vere E. and Helen (Wheeler) Pearlstein.
After graduating from Spaulding High School in Barre (1954), Emily attended Jackson College at Tufts (Bachelor of Arts 1959) and then Duke University (Master of Arts 1961).
Emily returned to the Boston area where she worked as a French teacher at Lincoln-Sudbury schools, and later as a copy editor for Addison-Wesley, while married to her first husband, William C. Springer. She moved to Stow, Mass., when she remarried in 1977, and to Lunenburg in 1985.
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CraftWorks Restaurants & Breweries Inc. will move into a 10,000-square-foot office suite at 8001 Arista Place in the Arista mixed-use development. The company is leaving an office in Louisville.
CraftWorks is relocating to right size its office, company representative Rebecca Fischer said. The company employs about 50 people at its Colorado office. CraftWorks is headquartered in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
CraftWorks' predecessor, Rock Bottom Restaurants, has long had a presence in the area, and founder Frank Day launched the Old Chicago concept in Boulder in 1976. In 2010 Rock Bottom Restaurants merged with Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant Group Inc. to form CraftWorks Restaurants and Breweries, Inc.
CraftWorks wanted to remain in the area in a place that was accessible to employees, Fischer said. It also likes Arista's amenities and the fact the company will lease an entire floor, she said.
The suite will not just be for offices, Fischer said. CraftWorks plans to build a bar in its lobby, a test kitchen for meals and a dining area, Fischer said. Construction will start soon and the company intends to move in Feb. 1.
Landing CraftWorks is a big deal for Arista, said Tim Wiens, principal of Wiens Capital Management and master developer of Arista. With the addition of CraftWorks, the offices in 8001 Arista Place will be 100 percent leased.
"It is a nice addition to the building and Arista in general, and we're really happy to have them. They're a good company, and we all like their product," Wiens said. "It's another example of progress at Arista."
The past year has been a good one for Wiens and Arista. In June, Mrs. Fields Famous Brands opened its headquarters in 8001 Arista Place after relocating from the Salt Lake City area. Work also has begun on large housing projects in the development, and talks are progressing with potential tenants for the ground floor retail space at 8001 Arista Place, Wiens said.
Momentum is strong enough that developers are considering breaking ground on another office building, 8181 Arista Place, a 81,433-square-foot office/retail building.
The building is fully designed and approved but was put on hold before the 2008 market crash. Wiens said he now is trying to find financing and partners. If everything comes together, building could start early next year.
"It's time we start trying to pull that out of the ground," Wiens said.
It all adds up to a rebound for Arista, a transit-oriented mixed-use development that opened in the mid-2000s but was hit hard by the economic downturn.
"Arista is just starting to take the shape of what was envisioned about 10 years ago," Wiens said.
The turnaround is satisfying for Wiens.
"It's always amazing what perseverance will bring," Wiens said. "For anybody in the real estate and or finance industries, it's been a tough few years. I can certainly attest to that. But we've always just kept at our business and kept moving forward."
Joe Heath and Don Misner of Jones Lang LaSalle represented the landlord. Marty Knape and Alex Hammerstein of CBRE represented CraftWorks.
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Raffaele Barbera
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Solvency II Directive: a catalyst for an improved risk management culture
The insurance sector faces the challenge of implementing new legal obligations such as Solvency II. The experience of P&V Group clearly illustrates that SAS has everything in place to help insurance companies comply with this directive. What's more, P&V Group decided to use the implementation of SAS as an opportunity to embed risk assessment into its day-to-day activities by converting its dispersed client, sales, actuary, finance, and risk data into consistent and ready-to-use information. As a result, P&V Group can use trends and output of the SAS-based analysis system for the legal reports required in the Solvency II Directive, as well as for internal risk management and reporting.
Choosing SAS enabled us to convert our dispersed data into consistent and ready-to-use information, available for the implementation of Solvency II, as well as for improving our risk management framework.
Raffaele Barbera
Embedding risk management into day-to-day activities
The P&V Group is a cooperative insurance company active in Belgium and Luxembourg. It offers private and self-employed persons, companies, and organizations a broad range of insurance services via different brands and through various distribution channels. The P&V Group has 1,822 employees and is the sixth largest insurance group in Belgium.
Converting large quantities of data into ready-to-use information
P&V Group administers a great deal of client, sales, actuary, finance and risk data. For a number of reasons however, this data was not easily accessible. For example, because of mergers and acquisitions, similar information was stored in several different sources and/or extracted in different ways. The result was that different IT systems within the group were used for the same functions, often utilizing different definitions and different interpretations for the same items and concepts.
Knowledge inside the group was dispersed, with various individuals managing segments of the same type of information. In addition, some information lacked owners or ownership and documentation was missing for some processes. The implementation of a multi-purpose SAS-based business analytics (BA) solution gives P&V Group better access to its data. "We chose SAS, because of our positive experiences with and extensive knowledge of SAS tools," says Jan Strauven, IT Business Alignment Manager at P&V.
"SAS is also a leader in our domain. Its tools offer the features and functionalities that we need, including a comprehensive insurance model that enables the integration and analysis of large quantities of insurance data from various sources." P&V Group will be able to use the complete, coherent, and trustworthy information from the tool as a competitive weapon in its decision-making processes for the group's clients, sales, actuary, finance, IT, and risk departments. The group can also use this information to proactively manage its risk exposure.
Implementing regulatory obligations, improving risk assessment
With the mandatory implementation of the Solvency II Directive, P&V Group needed to upgrade its SAS-based insurance model to meet the new reporting requirements. "Solvency II obliges us to provide fast, correct, reliable, repeatable, auditable, and transparent information to the supervising authorities and the public," says Raffaele Barbera, Chief Risk Officer at P&V Group. "We decided to use this obligation as an opportunity to better embed risk management into our day-to-day activities."
P&V Group decided to replace several small company projects with a single all encompassing one. In order to make this possible, the group extended the scope of the SAS-based data warehouse project and added a risk engine and reporting tool. This SAS-based system will automatically generate both required external reports and internal risk assessment dashboards.
Close collaboration is the key in developing a successful tool
During the project, P&V Group collaborated closely with the SAS consultants. "We particularly appreciated the flexibility of the SAS team. We maintained close and continuous communication with the SAS IT architects and, together, looked for solutions to every issue that turned up during the project. Both Barbera and Strauven note that as a result, they were able to build the solution that perfectly answered all of their needs. "Another main success factor during the project was the involvement of our employees. We had installed a centralized discussion and decision forum to gain feedback from everyone that was going to use the system. Employees helped shape the system by proactively adding new data and input."
Looking ahead
"Solvency II will introduce official reporting to the supervising authorities as of 2014, with a transition period starting in 2013," observes Audrey Bouche, project leader Solvency II at P&V. "The SAS tool will enable us to meet the required statutory obligations in a structured and controlled way. We are very confident that we will be ready when the directive is implemented.
However, it is equally important to note that we have gained much more than simply meeting new legal requirements. We will also have a ready-to-use risk management tool and a solid base for our enterprise data warehousing that can deliver KPIs for our client, sales, IT, actuary, finance and risk departments, as well as our management team."
Lessons learned
P&V Group gained significant insight from its implementation of the Solvency II Directive.
- Implement changes step by step
Do not let time constraints or legal obligations pressure you into pushing for too fast of a delivery; start with realistic, digestible parts of the project.
- (Data) quality remains the key
Do not let timing fool you into lowering your quality.
- Continuously testing the tool
Ensure professional testing, from the very start of tool development to its completion.
P&V Group receives award for its SAS insurance project
The collaboration between P&V Group and SAS to implement Solvency II has been acknowledged for its outstanding characteristics. "SAS internally selected our project for its 2011 Best Business Solution Project award.
In addition, the audience at the SAS Forum 2011 voted our presentation the Best Paper Award. Several insurance companies are now working together with SAS and will profit from our pioneering work. There is no doubt that this project will have an enormous positive impact on the future of P&V Group," concludes Jan Strauven.
Implementing the Solvency II Directive and embedding risk assessment in day-to-day activities
SAS® Firmwide Risk for Solvency II
- Improved competitiveness: The translation of client, sales, actuary, finance, and risk data into ready-to-use information improves P&V Group's decision-making and efficiency.
- Answered statutory obligations: The SAS solution enables P&V Group to meet its statutory obligations under Solvency II.
- Improved risk management: Because P&V Group can easily access its information and detect trends through automatically generated reports (dashboards, KRIs/KPIs, etc.), it can proactively manage its risk.


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Editor's Note: March 7 will mark the 100th issue of The Education Innovator. Please submit an innovative practice or program that could be featured in that issue. Please send nominations using the feature outline to email@example.com by February 7.What's inside...
Virtual Pre-K, Chicago, IL
What's New
Margaret Spellings sworn in as the 8th U.S. Secretary of Education; a final rule creating a priority for rigorous evaluation of U.S. Education Department grant programs published in the Federal Register; ED offers public meetings on IDEA regulations; Exchange on education service providers live on the web; Ready to Learn TV panel review information available; grant competitions for Charter Schools and Excellence in Economic Education open; Gov. Lingle calls for increase in number of charter schools in Hawaii; Reading Is Fundamental receives $100,000 donation from Annenberg Foundation; AFT encourages affiliates to become supplemental services providers; Connections Academy to add a ninth grade program; and AFT creates tsunami relief fund.
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Former Secretary of Education Rod Paige and Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee collaborate on an article about arts in education, plus information on charter schools, closing the achievement gap, supplemental educational services, and technology.
Virtual Pre-K Makes Lessons Real
In the world of computers and high-tech gadgets the word "virtual" is most often defined as "existing in effect though not in actual fact." Chicago Public Schools has discovered a way to make "virtual" become real through lesson plans that are available online, on videotape, or on CD. These lessons are designed for teachers, parents, and day-care providers to use when teaching preschool children.
"Virtual Pre-K" (VPK) is a teacher-created instructional tool focused on engaging preschool children in learning about themselves and the world around them. The lessons span three domains: the classroom, the home, and the community, so that classroom curriculum is integrated with home and community activities.
Designed and created for low-income families by the Chicago Public Schools and its Office of Early Childhood Education, Virtual Pre-K is a bilingual system in English and Spanish with tips on how to make learning come to life through hands-on activities. Teachers and day-care providers can use the video lessons in the classroom or other learning settings, and parents can use the supplemental lessons at home. Two themes in the series, All About Me and Taking Care of Me, create an educational framework to help build early literacy, math, social studies, and science skills. In addition, all lessons can be easily adapted for students with special needs.
In the classroom, teachers select a VPK lesson that relates to a current topic and plan a learning activity using the VPK Teacher's Manual. At home, parents obtain "activity recipes" online that can be printed out to include in a "recipe box." Each recipe corresponds to a lesson used in the classroom.
For example, Virtual Pre-K has a unit called "Fun with Fruits and Vegetables." Lessons on the video, CD, or web demonstrate to the teacher how to plant and grow vegetables from seeds and involve the children in the process. Using the same technology, parents are shown how to make a fruit and vegetable "Rainbow Salad" with the children. Then, VPK walks the parents through teaching "How Things Grow" in gardens and parks in the city or on a farm in the country.
The community domain of the program, called "Out and About," also links to an up-to-date calendar that informs participants of preschool-appropriate events happening around their community. Parents are encouraged to connect lessons learned at school and at home with real-world experiences at public parks, theatres, museums, and other places.
In addition, parents can access other features on the colorful and easy-to-navigate Virtual Pre-K website. Friendly, illustrated characters lead visitors to links such as "the idea exchange" where discussion boards and live chat sessions are moderated by other parents and teaching professionals at Chicago Public Schools. Parents can track their child's progress in Virtual Pre-K by following a trail of stars to a personalized "Success Chart" and by writing their own notes and observations online. VPK's technology offers parents numerous benefits, not just for their children, but also for themselves. They can use the CD-ROM and website to develop their own computer literacy skills, and they can learn about other parenting resources on the Internet.
Alicia Narvaez, the Virtual Pre-K Director in Chicago, states, "We want to encourage the use of technology especially for parents who may not be used to computers. Surveys on our website show the demographics of our users, who are incredibly diverse both ethnically and economically. We wanted to create a program that would reach a diverse audience."
During 2001, VPK's first year, 4,000 teachers, administrators, parents, and others received training on the VPK model. Now, Virtual Pre-K materials are available for loan in Chicago preschool classrooms and in public libraries. Free computer access is provided at these locations and at designated VPK training sites around Chicago, making it easier for more parents to utilize the "high-tech" portion of the program.
The success of the program in Chicago has spurred the launch of the "Virtual Pre-K National Network," an alliance of school districts and agencies created to improve parent involvement, children's school readiness, and early education in general. During the 2003-04 school year, a spin-off project was formed, the VPK Model Classroom Initiative, which consisted of 22 Chicago early childhood teachers who met bi-monthly to plan and discuss VPK implementation in their classrooms. In June 2003 the Dallas Independent School District became the first national partner in the network. This school year, five California counties (San Bernardino, Los Angeles, Riverside, San Diego, and Orange) and the California Association for Bilingual Education (CABE) formed Virtual Pre-K Southern California. In each location, VPK is not only aligned with state standards, but also with the preschool curricula and goals of each unique locale.
The effectiveness of the program is measured through traditional and online surveys and through tracking by teachers and parents. Currently, the University of Chicago is working on an assessment of the first three years of Virtual Pre-K's implementation and student performance.
More than 300 Chicago public school classrooms have adopted VPK and over 53,000 individuals have visited the website. Narvaez comments, "We [have a] 90 percent adoption rate of the program in our [Chicago preschool] classrooms," which is significant, considering that Chicago teachers are voluntarily using Virtual Pre-K as an instructional resource.
Surveys conducted by Virtual Pre-K reveal that 57 percent of its website users are parents, who are anxious for more resources. With this information in mind, VPK is developing a "Virtual Kindergarten," with 10 lessons and a website that targets skills and concepts specific to kindergarten learners. This initiative is designed with the idea that the VPK model can grow with parents and children. The first wave of the program is scheduled to begin on February 15, 2005 with professional development seminars in Chicago.
The Virtual Pre-K program is aligned with the Chicago Public Schools Early Literacy Framework, which is based on recommendations from the National Reading Council report, Preventing Reading Difficulties in Young Children.
The California Association of Bilingual Education (CABE), which uses the Virtual Pre-K program, is funded by an OII Parental Information and Resource Center (PIRC) grant.
- Virtual Pre-K
- Parental Information and Resource Centers Grant Program
- California Association of Bilingual Education
What's New
From the U.S. Department of Education
Margaret Spellings was sworn in as the 8th U.S. Secretary of Education in a ceremony attended by President George W. Bush at the U.S. Department of Education auditorium. (Jan. 31)
A final rule creating a priority for rigorous evaluation for U.S. Department of Education grants was published in the Federal Register. This priority will apply to some OII grant competitions, as well as other Department programs this fiscal year. In the programs that use the priority, grant applicants that propose to include an experimental or quasi-experimental evaluation as part of their projects can receive bonus points, making it more likely that they will win a grant. (Jan. 25)
The Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) is offering a series of IDEA Public Meetings which are being held from January 28 - February 24. Suggestions will be discussed for developing regulations based on the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004. (Jan. 27)
From OII
OII sponsored the 7th Innovations in Education Exchange on "Lessons Learned from Education Service Providers." A webcast of the Exchange is available from Kidzonline (Jan. 28)
Information about the latest Ready To Learn TV Panel Review on September 24, 2004 is available online. This information includes the names of panel members, as well as the agenda, discussion, and suggestions and observations MS Word (56K) from the meeting. (Jan. 28)
Funding Opportunities
The grant competition for the Charter Schools Program is now open. The deadline to submit an application is March 14, 2005. (Jan. 28)
The grant competition for the Excellence in Economic Education Program is now open. The deadline to submit an application is March 23, 2005. (Jan. 28)
Charter Schools
Governor Linda Lingle (HI) called for an increase in the number of charter schools and authorities other than the Board of Education to oversee them in her State of the State address. [More-Star Bulletin] (Jan. 25)
Excellent Education for Everyone (E3), a coalition of New Jersey citizens dedicated to parental involvement in education, competition to stimulate better public school performance, and expanding educational options has an electronic newsletter, "School Choice Blitz." To subscribe, email firstname.lastname@example.com and write "subscribe" in the subject line. (Jan. 31)
Reading is Fundamental (RIF), the nation's oldest and largest literacy nonprofit organization, received a $100,000 donation from The Annenberg Foundation to support reading programs in Philadelphia, PA. Funds will be used to create programs that encourage parents and caregivers to become active participants in their children's literacy development. (Jan. 26)
Supplemental Educational Services
The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) is encouraging its local affiliates to become approved providers of supplemental educational services under No Child Left Behind. AFT affiliates in Rochester, NY and Toledo, OH, (see also Creating Strong Supplemental Educational Services Programs) have already taken steps, or are working with their districts, to become providers. (Jan. 20)
Connections Academy a national provider of K-8 virtual public schools, will add a comprehensive 9th grade program for the 2005-2006 school year. Connections Academy operates in partnership with charter schools, school districts, and state departments of education. (Jan. 25)
Tsunami Relief
The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) has created a tsunami relief fund through the AFT Educational Foundation to provide direct humanitarian relief to teachers and other education and public sector employees in countries that have been devastated by the recent tsunami disaster. (Jan. 6)
Innovations in the News
Arts in Education
Former Secretary of Education Rod Paige and Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee collaborated on an article touting the arts in education. Tucson's Opening Minds Through the Arts, an OII-funded program, which received federal support from the Arts Model Development and Dissemination program, is regarded as a successful arts initiative. [More-Education Week] (Jan. 26) [free registration]
Charter Schools
The Chicago Board of Education approved plans to add 12 new schools to the district next fall. The Board hopes that the new schools will ease overcrowding and increase students' test scores. Seven of these schools will be charter schools. [More-NBC5 News] (Jan. 26)
Scio School District, with only 650 students, has approved the concept of Oregon's first virtual charter school. Scio's partner will be Connections Academy (see also "What's New"). [More-Connections Academy State] (Jan. 25)
The number of charter schools in Indianapolis could increase under new legislation backed by Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels. Advocates say that up to 35 new charter schools could open under the bill that aims to loosen barriers to the growth of the charter sector. [More-Indianapolis Star] (Jan. 21)
For the first time in 10 years, the Anchorage (AK) School Board is revising charter school policies in the district. A policy committee has been working for nearly a year-and-a-half to rewrite old policies in order to strengthen language concerning charter schools' operating procedures. [More-NBC News] (Jan. 24)
Closing the Achievement Gap
Across the country, universities are partnering with urban school districts to manage public schools. Johns Hopkins University and Baltimore City (MD) created the Talent Development High School. In Worcester (MA), the Clark University formed University Park Campus School, which was ranked in 2003 as the only top-performing urban high school in Massachusetts. [More-Education Week] (Jan. 19) [free registration]
Supplemental Educational Services
More than 60 percent of Bethune Middle School students in Shreveport, LA, are participating in supplemental educational services provided by three for-profit tutoring companies. The district's school choice and supplemental services program director is impressed with the program because the tutoring teaches reading, which middle school teachers aren't trained to do. [More-Shreveport Times] (Jan. 27)
Counties in New Jersey and Mississippi are using web-based school alerts to inform parents and staff of weather emergencies and security threats. Honeywell Corp. and a "home-grown" system provide services in each area, respectively. Messages are sent to email, voicemail, and text messaging accounts. [More-Education Week] (Jan. 26) [free registration]
School districts are saving time and receiving quick feedback from constituents due to numerous online survey tools now available. Surveys can cover topics such as: satisfaction with school programs and facilities, families' plans for re-enrollment, and the quality of various services. [More-Education Week] (Jan. 26) [free registration]
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Alumni Entrepreneurs
"Sophie" Sonya Bedillion, BA, 1992
Animal Stories
Type of Business
Human/Animal Communication
Contact Information
716 North 900 West #105
Salt Lake City, Utah 84116
(801) 833-8049
Description of Business or Organization
This is a new business that is very much under construction. It and I are evolving together within this process, and yes, I could not be happier. I will be enrolled in the Minister in Divinity Program at The Naropa Institute Fall 2010. As part of my future endeavors is the creation of a very eclectic and amorphous business enterprise that is dedicated to the bond between animals and human beings. I believe animals have much to teach us. I want to share a quote from Chief Dan George that speaks very much to my sentiments for this enterprise and my endeavors: If you talk to the animals they will talk to you and you will know each other. If you do not talk to them, you will not know them. And what you do not know you will fear. What one fears, one destroys.
How did Evergreen prepare you for your professional life?
Evergreen was a great experience. It's best gift to students is that it can teach students about what life is about, what it is really about and how to stand up and do something that you really love and benefit others and the planet, it sounds grandiose but it really isn't. I am so proud when I read about my fellow greeners, no matter the year of their time at Evergreen they inspire me and the funny thing is that I am doing my own thing and it's good work. So, my best story is one that at the time was incredibly negative. In a nutshell my professor, a man I idolized and respected in many ways became ill with cancer. I worked as his Research Assistant on some high profile reports for the U.S. State Senate on drug treatment and anti-drug use for children. This was during Nancy Reagan's Just Say No Crusade. So, he got sick and I was in his program. He expected me to sacrifice being a student in his program ( I am a Junior at this time) and teach his program so he could save face, get his salary etc. I refused. I attempted to address a plan with the other students. They turned on me and labeled me as the ringleader. These were people I was incredibly close with. I was forced to drop out of a really great program and he wrote me the worst evaluation of my life. I can't tell you all the horrible things he said about me under the guise of a "faculty evaluation". If I had accepted that evaluation I wouldn't even be able to work at Wal-mart. Never mind having any self respect. I took action and met with Mike Beug, the Dean of Faculty at the time. He did me proud, took on this issue and resolved what could have been a very bad situation. Prior to this he and this person were good friends and he had known this person for many years. But he did not hesitate, he did not question what I said. He had to threaten to fire this person, take away his Evergreen pension, accuse him of breaking the Evergreen Social Contract. This person backed down and while the evaluation did not really highlight the great work I did in my internship with the Washington Dept. of Economic Development it was mcuh improved. Mike Beug did his job and he did it in a most noble and non ego based way. He literally saved my educational future and he is someone I immediateley think of right after I tell someone that yes, Evergreen is the best school in the Universe.


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Congenital Fiber Type Disproportion
National Organization for Rare Disorders, Inc.
It is possible that the main title of the report Congenital Fiber Type Disproportion is not the name you expected. Please check the synonyms listing to find the alternate name(s) and disorder subdivision(s) covered by this report.
- atrophy of type I fibers
- myopathy, congenital, with fiber-type disproportion
- myopathy of congenital fiber type disproportion
General Discussion
Congenital fiber type disproportion (CFTD) is a rare genetic muscle disease that is usually apparent at birth (congenital myopathy). It belongs to a group of muscle conditions called the congenital myopathies that tend to affect people in a similar pattern. Major symptoms may include loss of muscle tone (hypotonia) and generalized muscle weakness. Delays in motor development are common and people with more marked muscle weakness also have abnormal side-to-side curvature of the spine (scoliosis), dislocated hips, and the permanent fixation of certain joints in a flexed position (contractures), particularly at the ankle.
The diagnosis of congenital fiber type disproportion is controversial. The changes to muscle tissue that characterize the disorder can also occur in association with many other disorders or conditions including other congenital muscle disorders, myotonic dystrophy nerve disorders (such as spinal muscular atrophy), metabolic conditions, and a variety of brain malformations such as cerebellar hypoplasia. These conditions should be considered and excluded before a diagnosis of CFTD is made. Most patients with CFTD have no other affected relatives (sporadic). Some cases are inherited as an autosomal recessive or dominant trait. In one family, CFTD was inherited as an X-linked recessive trait.
Supporting Organizations
European Alliance of Neuromuscular Disorders Associations
- MDG Malta 4
- Gzira Road
- Gzira, GAR 04
- Malta
- Tel: 35621346688
- Fax: 35621318024
- Email: email@example.com
- Website: http://www.eamda.eu/
Genetic and Rare Diseases (GARD) Information Center
- PO Box 8126
- Gaithersburg, MD 20898-8126
- Tel: (301)251-4925
- Fax: (301)251-4911
- Tel: (888)205-2311
- Website: http://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/GARD/
March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation
- 1275 Mamaroneck Avenue
- White Plains, NY 10605
- Tel: (914)997-4488
- Fax: (914)997-4763
- Website: http://www.marchofdimes.com
NIH/National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
- Information Clearinghouse
- One AMS Circle
- Bethesda, MD 20892-3675
- Tel: (301)495-4484
- Fax: (301)718-6366
- Tel: (877)226-4267
- Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
- Website: http://www.niams.nih.gov/
NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
- P.O. Box 5801
- Bethesda, MD 20824
- Tel: (301)496-5751
- Fax: (301)402-2186
- Tel: (800)352-9424
- Website: http://www.ninds.nih.gov/
For a Complete Report
This is an abstract of a report from the National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD). A copy of the complete report can be downloaded free from the NORD website for registered users. The complete report contains additional information including symptoms, causes, affected population, related disorders, standard and investigational therapies (if available), and references from medical literature. For a full-text version of this topic, go to www.rarediseases.org and click on Rare Disease Database under "Rare Disease Information".
The information provided in this report is not intended for diagnostic purposes. It is provided for informational purposes only. NORD recommends that affected individuals seek the advice or counsel of their own personal physicians.
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This disease entry is based upon medical information available through the date at the end of the topic. Since NORD's resources are limited, it is not possible to keep every entry in the Rare Disease Database completely current and accurate. Please check with the agencies listed in the Resources section for the most current information about this disorder.
For additional information and assistance about rare disorders, please contact the National Organization for Rare Disorders at P.O. Box 1968, Danbury, CT 06813-1968; phone (203) 744-0100; web site www.rarediseases.org or email firstname.lastname@example.com
Last Updated: 12/24/1969
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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 piece
Calories 230
Total Fat 9 g
Saturated Fat 2 g
Cholesterol 58 mg
Sodium 162 mg
Ingredients and Preparation
Ingredients Measures
Trout fillet, cut into 6 pieces (any kind of fish can be used) 2 pounds
Lime juice 3 tablespoons (about 2 limes)
Tomato, chopped 1 medium
Onion, chopped ½ medium
Cilantro, chopped 3 tablespoons
Olive oil ½ teaspoon
Black pepper ¼ teaspoon
Salt ¼ teaspoon
Red pepper (optional) ¼ teaspoon
- Preheat oven to 350ºF.
- Rinse fish and pat dry. Place in baking dish.
- In a separate dish, mix remaining ingredients together and pour over fish.
- Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until fork-tender.


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Youth Protection Training Courses.
Topics covered include the BSA's Youth Protection policies, kinds of
abuse, signs of abuse, how to respond to disclosure of abuse, and
proper reporting procedures.
Boy Scout Leader Youth Protection Training
How to Protect Your Children From Child Abuse: A Parent's Guide.
A booklet, included in the printed handbooks, providing tips to help parents talk with their sons about child abuse.
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by Anton Shilov
Intel Corp. on Sunday added one system-on-chip (SoC) that belongs to the code-named Oak Trail platform for ultra low-voltage devices into its price-list. The addition indicates commercial availability of the part as well as may point to availability of netbooks or tablets based on the new Atom Z670 chip shortly.
Intel Atom Z670 has one x86 processing core with Hyper-Threading technology and operates at 1.50GHz. The code-named Lincroft chip also integrates Intel GMA 600 graphics core (OpenGL ES 2.0, OpenGL 2.1, OpenVG 1.1, 400MHz), 32-bit LPDDR1/DDR2 memory controller and video encode/decode logic. It is paired with platform controller hub (PCB) code-named Whitney Point that enables support of Microsoft Windows operating system. Power consumption of the SoC is not mentioned in the price-list.
Intel hopes that Oak Trail will not only power ultra-thin netbooks, but will also enable tablets, which are getting popular nowadays. It remains to be seen, however, how competitive will Intel offerings be on the market now dominated by various ARM-based SoCs.
The Atom Z670 costs $75 in 1000-unit quantities, which is not a low price, especially compared to ARM-powered system-on-chip devices.
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Lighting (Retrofit): $0.14/kWh saved
T8/T5 Fluorescent Fixture (New Construction/Major Renovation): $7 - $50
Pulse Start Metal Halide Fixture (New Construction/Major Renovation): $20
Dimmable/Controllable Ballast (New Construction/Major Renovation): $40
Lighting Sensors (New Construction/Major Renovation): $2 - $30
HVAC Controls: $250/control
Single Package/Split System Unitary AC: $200- $300/ton
Air-Source Heat Pump: $200 - $300/ton
Water-Source Heat Pump: $300/ton
Vending Machine Controls: $0.14/kWh saved
Door Heater Controls: $0.14/kWh saved
Note: Due to possible funding constraints, all rebate applications must be pre-approved before purchasing any equipment.
Groton Utilities, a municipal utility, offers incentives for commercial and industrial customers to install energy-efficient equipment in eligible facilities through several efficiency programs described in detail on the web site above. Rebates for
- efficient lighting retrofits and vending machine controls (based on number of kilowatt-hours (kWh) saved)
- new energy-efficient lighting
- high-efficiency motors (based on the number, type, and efficiency rating of units installed)
- HVAC equipment (based on the system size and efficiency)
In some cases the rebate is limited to 50% of the total project cost. Applications are available on the utility's web site, and in some cases an application must be submitted for approval before construction begins. Groton Utilities may perform a post-installation inspection at the utility's discretion.
Groton Utilities also offers cash incentives for customers who participate in the utility's Demand Response Program. This voluntary program requires customers to reduce electricity consumption when the electric system is severely constrained and the price of electricity is high. Contact Groton Utilities for more information on these incentive offerings.


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Puerto Vallarta Hotel Guide
Visitors love to travel to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico because of its warm climate, friendly people and the myriad of things to do the area offers. Due to the fact that Puerto Vallarta is such a popular vacation destination, there are many different hotels and Puerto Vallarta resorts to choose from. This can make finding the perfect Puerto Vallarta hotels difficult for visitors. Luckily Expedia.com has information on the many hotels in this area so individuals can easily find the perfect hotel to fit their needs.
One option for families traveling to Puerto Vallarta is to stay at one of the city's all inclusive hotels. These resorts are not only close to top destinations like the Puerto Vallarta Botanical Gardens, but they are also easier on the pocketbook. Another option for families is to stay at one of the hotels on the beach. These hotels are within walking distance of famed swimming and sunbathing areas like the Bay of Banderas and the Punta de Mita. Families truly can customize any hotel deal in order to have the perfect Puerto Vallarta vacations.
There are many hotels in Puerto Vallarta that cater to couples traveling alone, too. Many 5 star hotels and luxury hotels can be found for duos wishing to enjoy an intimate getaway. There are also a number of romantic zone hotels, located in the area once called Old Vallarta. This locale is home to boutique hotels as well and is right in the center of a vibrant shopping and dining Mecca.
There are many Puerto Vallarta hotel options for visitors traveling for business also. Quite a few options are available for hotels near Puerto Vallarta airport to make business travel a breeze. In addition, there are a number of downtown hotels for business travelers that are located by the areas convention centers.
Regardless of which of these options the traveler chooses, Expedia truly has information on all the best hotels in Puerto Vallarta. Expedia also has a number of deals on flights to Puerto Vallarta, as well as options for car rentals. The best hotels Puerto Vallarta, Mexico has to offer are very easy to find with a little help.