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Tue, 29 Oct 2013 5:00 PM - 7:00 PMLocation: Montpelier RoomScholarly Talk
Most faculty do not like to admit it, but it is known to be true - faculty often find themselves teaching the unfamiliar. In some instances, professors are adding cutting edge research into courses; in others, they are teaching topics they haven't studied (or used) since their own sophomore years. One can immediately picture the pitfalls of this scenario, but in what ways can this make faculty better teachers and students better learners? In this plenary, teacher-scholar Therese Huston shares her research with faculty from across the country. What are best practices from professors who teach material outside of their comfort zone and do it well? What are some of the common but unavoidable mistakes all faculty tend to make? Integrally, what are the implications for the evolving professoriate and, at large, higher education? Faculty and graduate students at all levels and ranks are encouraged to attend this plenary and examine the experience of "teaching while learning" and what it suggests for how we can work more creatively and innovatively with students.
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What do you think the NBA should do about Donald Sterling?
Lots of people are racists, especially old white guys. That doesn't make it okay, but it is a fact.
So let the market work; if people don't want to go to their games to show their feelings, or if players don't want to work for him, let them do as they want. It's not like he said this publicly.
But having the NBA be the thought police? No thanks. Smacks of Big Brother.ReplyCancel
They can suspend him for several years and hope. He dies before he gets reinstated and fine him up to $1 million. Beyond that probably nothing–they dont have a by law that can force him to sell plus hes nothing new to them as far as being a racist goes.ReplyCancel
Nothing. He is entitled to his opinions. We all are.ReplyCancel
+1figgy. The NBA approach will be to hit his pocketbook. (but trusting Sugarbread), Everybody is going to protest which will hit them in the pocketbook, only this time , its the public making their feelings known.ReplyCancel
I defer to TTM. She knows far more about basketball than I; and I'm OK with that.ReplyCancel
As vocal as Magic is being about this he should just shut up and buy the Clippers.
Problem solved.
Although he is protected by his first amendment right to voice his opinion I am always curious to ask would there be more or less outrage had he said the K word (offensive for Jews) or the F word (offensive for gay)?
That has always been my gripe whenever this issue comes up, have we become too sensitive a culture OR do we deem certain words more offensive than others?ReplyCancel
I suppose the question is, what *can* they do, legally?
They've known for years this crumpled old bastard was like this.
They will put a lot of pressure on him as will sponsors ect ect. I predict that shortly the clippers will announce that he is turning over control and ownership of team to his children or some type of family trust and he will withdraw from public life.ReplyCancel
How can you suspend the owner of a team – he still owns it. The league going to buy him out? I am not sure it is constitutional to interfere with the property rights of someone racist or not? All
depends on the system they have set up now and if he agreed to any such rules which I doubt exist to cover this situation.
The dude is what 80. Newsflash, people of a certain generation are going to have certain opinions and it is mostly too late to change them now you just hope they are smart enough to keep it to themselves not even share with golddigger girlfriends. He can't be 100 per cent racist if he'll sleep with a mixed race woman.
Hang out in a nursing home sometimes, between the Alzheimer which takes away people's filters and the fact people in their 80 and 90s even in Canada still hold politically incorrect beliefs, it's fun.ReplyCancel
It is a complicated issue between free private speech (disgusting speech) and public hate speech. In addition, property rights and nba rules. I can't really make a judgement call. I do want to point out that everyone involved reminds my of a soap opera. You have Sterling, the rich guy; Silver, the nba commission; the estranged society wife; and the mistress, V. I don't know what will really happen, but if this were General Hospital: the mistress will be dead in a fortnight and everyone is a suspect!ReplyCancel
I agree Figgy it is not really the NBA's job…ReplyCancel
He owns the team Mad, they can't fire him that easily.ReplyCancel
Hatred based on race isn't an 'opinion'. It's a judgment based solely on the colour of a person's skin. This goes against a person's basic human rights. (To be treated equally).ReplyCancel
SI just posted a story that Magic Johnson and the Guggenheim Partners are interested in buying the team, if Sterling is forced to sell. Makes me think this wasn't a set up by a bitter whore, but a hit, to force him to sell.
With Dr. Jerry Buss dead and Kobe old, broke down & over paid, a Magic Johnson owned basketball franchise in LA, with top young talent, would own the city.ReplyCancel
On the figgy train. There are lots of opinions out there. We don't all agree much of the time, but I don't want the thought police after me, either. Let the folks who buy the tickets mete out the "justice". Soon there will be an arena full of empty seats, and he'll be done.
And if the players are that up in arms about this (as they rightfully should be) they should quit the team. Turning jerseys inside out, and condemning what the man said/believes, are just lip service. Put your money where your mouth is and LIVE your moral indignation.ReplyCancel
Making money is all that he is about. He doesn't care if the team in a perennial loser. When he bought the team in the 80's he wouldn't pay top players to play for him. He is a bottom-line business guy who should never have been allowed to buy any team. There are no true Clipper fans. Most of their home games are fans from the visiting team. Sad. He doesn't want black fans in the stands, but will allow black players. People should boycott him (the team) until he is forced to sell — at a lo$$.ReplyCancel
@Tina: Plenty of owners have been suspended. You basically become a stock holder, sharing the profits but no say in the day to day operations.
George Stienbrenner was suspended by MLB 3 times. The last time, when Gene Michael ran the team, is what lead to their late 90's early 2000's dynasty, by putting the emphasis on developing young players, not making gin fueled trades and roster moves.ReplyCancel
Is Jay Z a part owner of the Brooklyn Nets? Go Raptors.ReplyCancel
Tina – FYI – the NBA bylaws allow the league to suspend an owner just like a player. What they can't do is take control of ownership unless team not paying bills or in financial straights.ReplyCancel
Read an interesting article last night about this. Basically, it said that the league "will encourage him to sell," and if that happens, he could conceivably end up making close to a billion dollars from the sale. Not exactly a lose-lose proposition.
Magic also released a statement saying he will no longer comment on the Sterling situation.ReplyCancel
@Bacon Ranch – true. He should not be allowed to own a team. Hey, I know: remove him as owner and send the Clippers aka "Sonics" up here! That will solve two big problems.
I'm so sick and tired of racists. There was a very brief time when they were to embarrassed to speak up. I guess being a dormant, pus-filled festering boil wasn't working for them.ReplyCancel
Count does this guy have much say in the day to day operations anyway? I thought most owners don't, that is why you hire managers for.ReplyCancel
And by the way, Sterling was always known as a shit bag. Cheap owner who wouldn't put money into scouting, so many times made bad draft choices; wouldn't resign players who made it to free agency; had Elgin Baylor as GM for over 20 years, when the guy was flat out inept; etc.
He was also brought up on charges by the Justice Dept for shadiness w/ his real estate biddness. I forget if it was not renting to blacks or slum lording.ReplyCancel
The Barkley resolution seems right….suspend him for a long period of time to shame himand fine him…forcing him to sell the team…but him making 1 billion off a team doesn't seem like too much punishment.ReplyCancel
I like this theory
"SI just posted a story that Magic Johnson and the Guggenheim Partners are interested in buying the team, if Sterling is forced to sell. Makes me think this wasn't a set up by a bitter whore, but a hit, to force him to sell."ReplyCancel
The league cannot force him to sell. Unless he digs his heels in he will turn team over to family member or family trust and he personally will step away which will defuse the whole situation- the league and other owners will support this solution.ReplyCancel
Forced sale like baseball did to Mrs Hitler Marge Schott. The NBA must have a shortlist of billionaires wanting to buy a franchise. Fine the current douche 10% of the sale price and donate it to charity.ReplyCancel
Yes I thought I heard his wife, poor woman, was the one effectively running the team. Hmmm. The plot perhaps thickens.ReplyCancel
Wish we had upvote arrows.
Also, when the people who are actually DOING the physical work that is making you money are the very people you're trying to avoid being seen with, there's your extra stupid racist.
A racist car dealer is one thing. A racist owner of an NBA franchise is altogether different, in my opinion.
Same would be true for any World Cup team owner recorded saying "Don't bring any spics or wops to my games" Pretty frickin' stupid.
In addition to simply being a 19th century asshole, how about some good old-fashioned biting the hand that feeds you?
Asshole on multiple levels.
@FSP: That would be cruel and unusual punishment.ReplyCancel
Not that I agree with racism or anything like that, but it's not a jugement based SOLELY on the colour of someone's skin, he doesn't hate them BECAUSE their skin is black, but because of misperceived notions and stereotypes about black people as a group. Just sayinReplyCancel
Ah, the old blame the woman argument. She totally made him say it, obviously!
Isn't it funny how racism and misogyny go hand-in-hand?ReplyCancel
@Tina: Jay-Z divested his 2(?)% ownership of the Nets to lend his name to the Sports Agency he started.
Some owners, like Brooklyn's Prohkorov (?) are hands off. Other's, like Mark Cuban are hands on, and yet others, like Knicks' Jim Dolan, are meddlesome. Long thought that Elgin Baylor was just an LA legend who acted as a figurehead/puppet, while Sterling pulled the strings.ReplyCancel
If it is confirmed that he is the one making those comments and the tape has not been edited/tampered with, then he needs to go. The NBA should buy him out take control of the team as a caretaker until a new owner can be found. That said, there seems to be the possibility of some shady stuff going on with that tape, so I think it's prudent to wait until all the facts are known and the tape is verified.ReplyCancel
@Let Love: She didn't make him say it, but I'm sure by the second "date" she knew his opinion of minorities and obviously collected evidence to use for extortion once the relationship ended.ReplyCancel
This is by far the most interesting comment about this story since it broke. Now I'm invested.
I kinda dig a cut throat Magic. If this is pulled off this could b epic…off to Google.ReplyCancel
@ Montana, I think that the response machine is in place and working due to the racial unrest brought on by 'stand your ground' and others of that ilk.ReplyCancel
Oh no the old man was an easy mark like Mel Gibson was an easy mark. But taping conversations without consent is illegal in the state of California.
A scheme to take advantage of a racist old man whether the girlfriend, the wife and/or whoever else might be involved if such scheme existed is just as unethical and reprehensible because their goal is $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ not to champion the fight vs bigotry.ReplyCancel
I listened to the tape and I swear at one point it really seemed like she was trying to get him to say something racist. Now maybe that's just me but he kept asking her "really?" if I remember correctly.
I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong and honestly I'm good with that. The more you know…..ReplyCancel
Though I suppose you could kill 2 birds with one stone.ReplyCancel
@Fancy: Magic is just the front man. From one story I read, Guggenheim partners have over $200 BILLION in assets behind them, but that money doesn't buy public interest. Magic Johnson does. Magic also buys 30years of contacts with the movers and shakers in LA.ReplyCancel
who benefits most from leaking the tape…too coincidental that Magic Team have their paperwork finally in perfect order & time to buy Team; wife'll get a windfall; mistress too…ReplyCancel
I'm just glad the NAACP didn't give Sterling a second 'Lifetime Achievement Award' as they were scheduled to next month.
I guess it is easy to pull the wool over the eyes of those dummies running the NAACP, huh?
Anyway, they will probably "suspend" him for a period of time and try to force him to sell the team. The most analogous situation we can probably reference is the Marge Schott controversy in MLB.ReplyCancel
It's alleged that he knew she was recording their conversations, and that he wanted her to do so. Was worried about forgetting things, wanted a record of what he said. No idea if it's correct, though.ReplyCancel
What is interesting is that Sterling as the son of Jewish immigrants apparently suffered discrimination himself as a young man, in particular as a young lawyer starting out and had no choice but start his own firm. His real last name is Tokowitz.ReplyCancel
I heard that Zeeky and it made me think if that is true and not just her backpedalling, he may have Alzheimer which makes this all even more interesting. You going to penalize someone with Alzheimer?ReplyCancel
If girlfriend exposed him as racist asshole, good for her. Stop blaming thr women. Only sterling responsible for what comes out of his piehole. I dont know that nba has to do anything ; just let him ramble on, now we all see what an idiot asshole he is. He's digging his own grave with both hands.ReplyCancel
I do like how he tells her she can fuck black guys, so that was nice I guess.
I don't think there really is much that you can do, aside from disagree with it. Assholes are assholes but we're assholes too if we try and tell someone what they can and cannot think or believe and punish them for having an opinion. It does sound like the GF is baiting him though, she keeps prying and prying and asking questions that are pretty obviously going to get a certain response. Do you need to record yourself to remind you that you're racist?ReplyCancel
This is so stupid. Being a moron or an asshole is not against the law. If it was, 99% of the world population would be in prison.ReplyCancel
Maybe not but it is about the best that anyone that is angry about his comments can hope for since they cannot force him to sell. He may end up selling the team but probably not at fire sale price.ReplyCancel
He was out to dinner with his wife last night, she despite her released statement of earlier that day, claims her husband is not a racist, He's a proven racist, and the tape was untrue. Both Sterlings are racists, and the NBA needs to force the sale of the club or suffer the consequences. When a man says he wants his team run like a southern plantation, he is a racist and there is no place for that in organized sports or society. Both Sterlings need to go and just be slum lords, who are regularly fined for hurting their minority tenants.ReplyCancel
The NBA should do nothing. Not their place, the girlfriend set him up for reasons unknown. This was a private conversation made public.
People can vote with their wallets.ReplyCancel
Sterling's Whore got herself an anti papparazzi shield. LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am surprised she isn't using the press to jack up her hourly rates.ReplyCancel
Here's a wrestling analogy. Bill Watts was brought in to WCW (which at the time was owned by Ted Turner) to be a booker. One of the dirt sheets did an interview with him and asked him a loaded question about people owning businesses being able to dictate their clients. Bill said (paraphrasing) "If a guy owns a chicken restaurant and doesn't want black customers, they should be able to say no blacks allowed, they're the ones who put in the money and time to build it they should be able to say who comes in."
The writer hated Watts so he sent a copy of the interview to Hank Aaron who was working for Turner Sports and that ended up getting Watts fired and pretty much blacklisted from wrestling for a long time. What he didn't send was the rest of what Watts said which was "…Now that would be stupid to limit your clientele like that since you'd be losing out on a lot of money but they should have the right to do it." which completely changes the quote but the writer had an agenda and used fast and loose editing to make him seem like a racist and get him fired.
Are we 100% sure this isn't something like that in some way?ReplyCancel
Sterling is a loser. But, it will hurt the minimum wage workers so much if people boycott the games. Sterling won't lose much, but the hard-working arena employees will lose too much.
He' needs to go away, let wife keep the team or sell it and birth that overdue baby in his belly.ReplyCancel
Btw, Happy Birthday Steampunk! Have a great rest of your day!ReplyCancel
Whatever. Local radio played clips of Snoop Dogg and Lil Wayne's filthy racist rants against this guy. Is that ok? Kanye rages against white people everyday. Hail to the guy who thinks he is black Jesus. JayZ is seen wearing controversial Medallion With Ties To Anti-White Five Percent Nation Group up front and center at a NBA game. Where are the outcries of racism towards these people? The media worships at their feet. Its a stupid world we live in. My skin is orange fur, as my picture depicts so I'm neutral, but I am sick of the reverse racism that is tolerated in this country. Plus, its funny how the media keeps saying "allegedly" and the tape has not been authenticated to make sure it is indeed the old dude and not doctored, yet everyone has jumped on the bandwagon of burn him at the stake. What happened to innocent until proven guilty– I am not saying what the old dude "possibly"said was right, but lets face it, everyone knows he was goaded and set up by a gold digging ho bag.ReplyCancel
Ok so I am putting my money where his mouth is and where it's pretty clear the players feelings are and betting gs Tuesday.ReplyCancel
I think that racism and misogyny are often found together because they have the same root: one person thinking that they are superior to another person based on race/sex/sexuality/whatever. Intolerance. Inability to empathize.ReplyCancel
Im with except for part of blaming his girlfriend as money grubbing ho. He still said it and has mile long record of racist statements. There isnt any doctoring of tapes going on. As for racism against whites, or any other group, equally offensive. Let people say what they want, expise themselves fir who they are. Then each person makes up own mind-to bother with this person or not. But you see you are railing against racism and set ups, yet ur sure the GF is a manipulative ho? Do you not see the dichotomy there?ReplyCancel
Will be interesting to see what they do. Can't really "suspend" him from owning the team can they? They can sanction him I guess, but if they try and force him to fire sale it he could sue. I suspect some hefty financial punishments, sponsors will pull out, and he'll sell. Can't see that the NBA can do all that much more.ReplyCancel
@MadLyb: She was provided compensation for fucking that old douchebag. She is a whore.ReplyCancel
@Rowdy: There were so many better reasons for getting rid of Watts. I LOVED Mid-South and the UWF, but his WCW time not so much. Guy made more black guys stars than anyone. Junkyard Dog, Butch Reed, Ron Simmons, partial credit on Kamala w/ World Class.ReplyCancel
Looks like he will be turning team over to daughter and son in law. Son in law is executive with team and has denounced his father in law (as has his daughter).ReplyCancel
Nada. He had no idea his private conversation had been recorded. I'm fucking sick and tired of the American thought police. It's getting sickening. He should be able to say what he wants and so should all of us. The reason why there is less white supremacist violence in the U.S. than Europe over all? Because we have more freedom of speech. The drag queen he's with is a money grubbing ho. She is no better than he is.ReplyCancel


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Animation under way
Since Petter (who wrote the stubs and code currently sitting in ardor3d-animations) has stepped away from us for a while due to family and job/commute pressures, I've decided to start fresh, using the knowledge and mistakes I made on the jME skin and bone system as a start and drawing some good inspiration from Jason Gregory's (Naughty Dog) book, Game Engine Architecture (highly recommended reading).
Also worth a big mention is that we're currently looking at a shift away from using JiBX to using JDOM for parsing Collada. While JiBX was getting the basic job done, it has been a pain in a number of areas, particularly the development process which helps no one. I like the tech, but probably not for something as massive and tangled as the Collada spec. JDOM will allow us to more easily ignore areas we don't support, as well as make development more simple (no class decoration step, etc.)
More on all of this as it develops.
6 comments:
- obi said...
Sounds great!
- October 28, 2009 6:44 PM
- jfelrod1960 said...
Have you looked at dom4j. I think the developers used to work on the JDOM project.
One thing is that it hasn't been changed since 2005. So the new version of JDOM may be better.
- October 29, 2009 9:58 AM
- Renanse said...
Hmmm... a little too dusty for my liking. :) 4 years is a long time to go without a release, especially when they appear to have been working on a 2.0 at the time.
- October 29, 2009 10:14 AM
- jfelrod1960 said...
I can't argue.
- October 29, 2009 12:36 PM
- dontcare said...
Have you looked at vtd-xml? it is a lot faster and memory efficient than DOM4J and JDOM
- November 23, 2009 9:41 PM
- cowwoc said...
I've used JDOM, DOM4J and XOM. None of them have really changed in years (JDOM's latest release doesn't really bring anything new) because they're all very stable mature products. I would personally recommend you take a second glance at DOM4J or XOM because they have far cleaner APIs than JDOM.
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This week's message will focus primarily on issues
discussed by the State Board during its meeting in
Meeting Paraprofessional Requirements
As you know from previous communications, the No Child Left Behind Act requires that paraprofessionals with teaching duties be qualified through one of three options:
Paraprofessionals who were employed after the effective date of the law (January 8, 2002) to work in a program supported by Title I funds are already required to meet these criteria; all paraprofessionals employed before January 8, 2002 and working in programs supported by Title I funds will be required to do so by January 2006.
Yesterday, the State Board adopted recommendations designed to help you and your staff meet these requirements. These recommendations, which were developed based on feedback from districts and regional offices of education, provide both short- and long-term solutions.
For the short term, the Board endorsed the use of three options to meet the requirements.
The guidelines for local assessment are provided at the end of this message and will be available on the State Board website.
The longer-range option will allow paraprofessionals to meet the NCLB requirements by participating in a new training program based on paraprofessional standards developed by the American Federation of Teachers. Completion of this program, which is expected to be available in community colleges across the state later this year, will result in an Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree and recognition as a Paraprofessional Educator.
Once these paraprofessional options are in place (final
action is scheduled for late spring), they will provide
Additional information about this topic and our progress to date can be found in the State Board press release at http://www.isbe.net/news/2003/jan16-03.htm and/or the State Board meeting materials at http://www.isbe.net/board/meetings/jan03meeting/schedule.html. If you have specific questions, please call Pat Ryan at 217/782-4123.
Accountability Planning
Part of the mission of the Assessment and Accountability
Task Force is to review and make recommendations regarding the state's accountability system. The goal is to assure that it is
comprehensive, fair, and useful, and that it meets the basic requirements of
federal law. During its meeting
this week, the State Board revisited the work of the previous Designation Task
Force (2000), reviewed the new federal requirements and renewed its endorsement
of a "multiple-indicator comprehensive accountability system." Next week, the Assessment and
Accountability Task Force will begin its work on developing such a system by
examining the earlier work in
2003 Cumulative Waiver Report Recommendations
The State Board's annual cumulative waiver report to the General Assembly must include recommendations regarding the repeal or modification of waived mandates. The recommendations in this year's report, which were given final Board approval yesterday, call for amendments to the School Code to do the following:
Both of these recommendations reflect a large number of waiver requests and, if adopted, would give you increased flexibility in scheduling while honoring the intent of the original laws.
Proposed Rulemaking
The State Board took final action yesterday on two sets of proposed rules that had been submitted for public comment. The certification rules were amended to reflect legislative changes to the stipend and incentive payments available to NBPTS-certified teachers, changes to certificate renewal requirements and LPDC procedures, requirements for speech-language pathologists and teacher preparation institutions' use of test results. The certification rule changes also clarify expectations for electronically mediated professional development. If you did not have a chance to review these rules in draft form, you may want to do so now, especially since the changes add two additional options through which teachers can earn CPDUs for certificate renewal.
The second set of rules adopted yesterday put in place a new credential that will eventually be required of all individuals who wish to serve as directors or assistant directors of special education.
The Board also authorized distribution for public comment of proposed amendments to the bilingual education rules. These amendments are technical revisions to implement legislation that changed the requirements for notice to parents whose children are enrolled in bilingual education program and strengthened parents' right to have their children removed from such programs on demand.
Copies of these rules and the relevant background materials can be found at http://www.isbe.net/board/meetings/jan03meeting/schedule.html.
Special note: both of the rule sets adopted this week were modified as a result of the public comment we received. We appreciate the time and attention you give to helping us ensure clarity and appropriateness in the rules and look forward to your continued comments in the future.
2002 Educator Supply and Demand Report
This year's report on educator supply and demand shows the lowest growth in the educator workforce in ten years, a leveling off of teacher attrition and a continued upward trend in administrator attrition. I encourage you to read the full report, which can be found at http://www.isbe.net/board/meetings/Jan03meeting/supplyrpt.pdf.
or to see the highlights in the press release at http://www.isbe.net/news/2003/jan15-03.htm.
Medicaid Testimony
Because we believe the draft guidelines for Medicaid
School-Based Administrative Claims would have a significant and negative effect
To give you some perspective on the importance of this
Middle Level Endorsement Requirements
Earlier this year, the State Board ended a two-year study of middle-level certification issues by deciding to enhance the middle level endorsement requirements rather than develop a new middle level certificate. To secure your views on what the enhanced requirements should be, the Middle Level Advisory Panel will host an open forum on February 10, 2003 at the Bone Student Center on the campus of Illinois State University. The discussion will last from until . If you are interested in participating in the forum and/or you wish to share your ideas in writing, please contact Dr. Deborah Curtis, chairperson for the Panel, at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Attachment A
Guidelines for Local Assessment of Paraprofessionals
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January 10, 2003
Mr. Richard Strauss, Director
Division of Financial Management, FSQC, SMSO
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Dear Mr. Strauss:
This is in response to your recent
release of the draft Medicaid School-Based Administrative Claiming
Guide. The changes contemplated in these
guidelines will have a significant and deleterious effect on
Moreover, it would appear that many of these changes will apply only to the administrative claims filed by school districts. This would be unfortunate, since the school is the best place for Medicaid outreach to occur. By placing restrictions that apply only to schools, these changes will ultimately hurt our economically-disadvantaged students.
Considering the harmful effects that these rules would have on our children, I respectfully request that you revise your guidelines to ensure that schools are placed on equal footing as others who are reimbursed for administrative claims.
Thank you in advance for your consideration. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at 217/782-2223.
Robert E. Schiller
State Superintendent of Education
cc: Speaker Dennis Hastert
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Regardless, football teams are already out practicing again, and schools are readying for the return of students and teachers.
In fact, Texas' annual sales tax holiday weekend will be held this Friday through Sunday, when families can save money on most clothing, footwear and school supplies priced under $100.
If the relentless heat has got you down, and you're searching for something fun to do, the Bee County Chamber of Commerce is hosting Summer Fest, a first-time gala at the Bee County Expo Center.
The two-day event begins Friday evening with Tejano bands Elida y Avante, Siggno and Los Palominos taking the stage.
It continues on Saturday with Bee Auto Specialty's 6th annual Car and Truck Show setting up there from noon until 5 p.m., featuring sport compacts, antiques, hot rods, classics and other cars and motorcycles. Food and drink vendors and kids zone activities will be included.
Then that evening, Texas Country musicians James Lann, Bart Crow, Kyle Park and Kevin Fowler will close the festivities with "an awesome country concert," according to Park.
The gate opens at 6 p.m. both days, and tickets can be purchased at the gate or pre-sale tickets can be bought at all Pantry stores, the Chamber of Commerce office, Texas Champion Bank, Scores Bar & Grill and Stone Creek Bar & Grill.
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Abe's career in financial management and consulting spanned 58 years. He rose to the top of his profession with two of the largest brokerage firms in the country, Gruntal & Company and its merger partner, Stifel, Nicolaus & Company.
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What to make of Grandma Michele; Spreading the power of happiness
Among the people she likes to help locally are veterans returning from service in Iraq and Afghanistan. She is a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 531 in Honesdale, PA and has taken her alter ego Grandma Michele to visit, entertain and talk to vets in VA facilities.
Recently, Grandma Michele decided to leave her own comfort zone—her home in Damascus, PA and stomping grounds on both sides of the river—to take her "show" on the road. On April 30 she boarded a bus in Binghamton, NY (yes, in full regalia), and set off for Washington, DC. Her mission: to meet and talk to ordinary people. "Washington, DC is so fear-based," she explained. "I just felt like they needed some cheer there. You know, everyone is so fearful, but if we live in fear, then fear wins and we don't get to enjoy our day. We don't get to enjoy a child laughing, or listening to a bird, or seeing a flower, or seeing anything but fear. And then we have nightmares and we torture ourselves. We're not here to be tortured," she concluded.
Some people, of course, see only that she is a bit odd, and looking no further, dismiss her. But that doesn't bother her. Recently, a man at a party told her, "People think you're off the wall the way you dress—sparkly, hats, carrying your puppets. They talk about you."
"I told him, 'Well, that's good. Keep talking about me—good or bad. It keeps me alive. I'm not dead yet.'
"[Besides] if you buy into the story some person is telling about you, then that gives them power over you. Why would I give anybody my power? As long as I can look in the mirror and know what I do every day, then that's what really counts."
How is her Grandma Michele persona different from Michele Schuchman? "They're really not different," she replied to the question. "They're really the same."
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Kevin Spencer of R.W. Harden & Associates described the water in the Jasper Aquifer as "slightly brackish."
That aquifer was the primary source of Beeville's water until the current surface water system was built by the Beeville Water Supply District.
Why is it that now we are told that we need reverse osmosis to use the water? If that's the case, then repair the existing wells, pumps and service lines and let the customers use their own personal water filters at home. It will be a lot cheaper and won't put a big burden on the residents.
A former politician at the first public water meeting told me, "If you don't have a solution, stay silent." That appears to be the problem that the politicians and management have right now. They are not interested in communicating with the people on what is needed; they are more interested in the needs of the consultants and their financial gains.
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Our membership just keeps growing and we are very appreciative of the support that we get from our local community businesses. If you are opening up a new business in town or have an already existing business and are interested in becoming a member of the Kenedy Chamber of Commerce please stop by the Chamber office, 205 S. 2nd St. or call us at (830) 583-3223 for more information.
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In a largely secular world, many may find the concept of professional mourners quite silly.
Professional mourners are people who are hired to express lament by crying, keening, and wailing to make the mourning of the bereaved more intense, usually to show respect to the dead and also as a sign of status. On a more practical side, they are present to 'coordinate' the expression of grief, sometimes even with instruments such as tambourines.
The practice has been around since the time of ancient Greece and has eventually been looked down upon by various cultures: forbidden by Plato, derided by Saint John Chrysostom, banned by the Christian church, and branded as a 'low trade' in Islam, before dwindling down in the late Middle Ages.
It is said that the Greeks, the Romans, and much later the Celtics copied the practice from the East. Hired mourners, or 'crying ladies' – as they are called in the similarly titled Filipino film released in 2003 – can still be encountered in the Philippines, mostly in traditional Chinese communities, as they can also be found in parts of China, Taiwan, and other countries.
The idea of paying for grief may come as an insult for some, suggesting that the bereaved do not have emotions of their own, but for other cultures, it is an outward sign of honor and respect (which does not of course mean, as shown in the film 'Crying Ladies', that weeping is all that professional mourners do).


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OKLAHOMA CITY Kevin Durant scored 28 points and Russell Westbrook had 26 to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder past the Charlotte Bobcats 116-99 Sunday night.
Durant made just 8 of 24 field goals, but sank all 12 of his free throws.
Westbrook was 10 of 12 from the floor in 25 minutes in his fifth game since returning from right knee surgery. Reggie Jackson scored 17 points and Serge Ibaka had 15 points and 10 rebounds for Oklahoma City, which won its second straight after losing its first three games following the All-Star break. Oklahoma City outrebounded the Bobcats 44-29.
Al Jefferson scored 25 points and Anthony Tolliver added 17 for the Bobcats, who had won four straight before losses to San Antonio and Oklahoma City.
Westbrook scored 17 points on 7-for-7 shooting in the first half to help the Thunder take a 61-55 lead at the break. Jefferson had 15 points on 7-for-9 shooting. The Bobcats shot 54 percent in the first half, but were outrebounded 20-13.
The Bobcats started off hot in the second half. A 3-point play by Gerald Henderson trimmed Oklahoma Citys lead to 61-60. The Thunder responded with a 6-0 run, including two putback baskets by Steven Adams, to take a 67-60 lead.
Westbrook showed some of his famed explosiveness after a steal. He drove down court, then extended his right arm and elevated for a powerful one-handed throwdown to give the Thunder a 77-67 lead.
The Bobcats hung tough and trailed just 85-81 at the end of the third quarter. Charlotte cut the deficit to 86-84 early in the fourth quarter, but the Thunder responded with an 8-2 run. A perfectly executed pick-and-roll ended with Durant scoring on a pass from Westbrook, and Ibaka scored on the next possession to give the Thunder a 104-92 lead and put the game out of reach.
NOTES: Oklahoma City general manager Sam Presti announced before the game that Thunder guard Thabo Sefolosha would miss four to six weeks with a left calf strain. Sefolosha left Fridays game against Memphis in the first half and didnt return. ... Several Oklahoma City players, including Durant and Westbrook, traveled to Stillwater, Okla., Saturday night to watch Oklahoma State upset No. 5 Kansas. ... Presti said new acquisition Caron Butler will be with the team Monday after the Thunder signed him Saturday. ... Durant was called for a technical foul in the first quarter after being whistled for a carry and disagreeing with the call.
SAN ANTONIO Tony Parker had 22 points and seven assists in his return from a six-game absence, leading the San Antonio Spurs balanced attack in a 112-106 win over the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday night.
Tim Duncan scored 17 points, Kawhi Leonard added 16 and Boris Diaw had 13 points and 10 rebounds for San Antonio. Manu Ginobili had 15 points and seven assists and Tiago Splitter had 11 points as the Spurs extended their winning streak to three games.
Dirk Nowitzki scored 22 points, Vince Carter added 21 and Monta Ellis had 17 for the Mavericks, who have lost eight straight to the Spurs.
Parker looked refreshed after not playing since Feb. 10 for what was officially listed as rest, but unofficially was due to a series of lower body maladies.
The French point guard made his first shot, exploding through the lane from the top of the right side of the 3-point line to the left side of the rim for a leaning layup beyond the reach of Samuel Dalembert.
On the ensuing possession, Parker drove into the heart of the paint to draw the defense and fired a pass to Leonard for an open 3-pointer that gave San Antonio a 5-2 lead.
Parker finished the game 10 for 15, punctuating it with a left-handed layup to avoid Dalemberts reach with 45 seconds remaining.
Carter kept the Mavericks in the game almost single-handedly in the first half, draining three straight 3s in the final 4 minutes after missing his first two attempts. He finished the first half shooting 6 for 11 from the field while scoring15 points.
Ellis banked in a 3-pointer to the dismay of Ginobili, pulling Dallas within 48-47 at the half.
San Antonio could not extend their advantage to more than seven points in the third until Ginobili scored eight straight points, including a pair of 3-pointers, for its biggest lead at 78-67 with a minute remaining.
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Schwartz decisions dissected in disappointing year
Lions play Green Bay Sunday night
Detroit Lions coach Jim Schwartz says he and his staff are very self-critical of decisions they make after every game.
They go through their entire game plan each week and discuss what they would do differently if the same situation comes up in another game.
He said it's important for coaches and players to analyze what they could do better on a weekly basis. Schwartz insists, though, that losing confidence isn't an option and he seems to still have his.
Despite Detroit's disappointing season, in which Schwartz's decisions have been dissected, the fourth-year head coach looks and sounds as if still thinks he can do his job effectively.
The Lions play Sunday night at Green Bay.
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As a child, Wayne Schultz doesn't remember many trees on the rolling landscape near Kanopolis Reservoir.
As an adult Schultz is doing his best to make sure other generations don't experience the same loss of nature.
"I'd just as soon leave this place in a little better shape than I found it," he said. Schultz and his wife of 44 years, Doris, are this year's recipients of the wildlife habitat award presented by the Ellsworth County Conservation District.
The award isn't a first for the couple, who started dating as students at Marquette High School. Over the years, they have been recognized for their conservation practices and wildlife work.
Schultz, who raises cattle, alfalfa and grain, lives on Kansas 141 - 1/2-mile north of Kansas Highway 4.
This year's award follows a project — his biggest yet — on land owned by J. Richard Johnson, a retired McPherson physician.
With the blessing of Johnson and the help of representatives from Pheasants Forever and conservation agencies, Schultz planted evergreens and other trees — 900 in all — and returned 17 acres of farm ground to native grass.
"It wasn't just me," he said. "It was a combination of landowner, and the conservation people up here have been outstanding - anything I want to do, they were ready to help."
Schultz, 65, said nearby Kanopolis Reservoir was started before World War II, and dedicated in 1948, when he was 8 years old.
The area is much different than he remembers from those early years. "There was not a tree on Kanopolis Reservoir. That's hard to believe, but the lake was just a mud hole then," he said.
Schultz, who now farms the places where he and his wife grew up, has added terraces, waterways, buffer strips, shelter belts and other conservation structures.
On the Johnson land, the effort has paid off in more quail and pheasants. "These are little refuge areas that don't pay to farm. It doesn't take much with wildlife—as long as they have a place to nest," Schultz said. Schultz doesn't plan to stop his conservation work anytime soon.
The next project will be on his homeplace. He doesn't have a plan yet, but he expects to plant another 200 to 250 trees and return more ground to native grass.
Schultz said his son-in-law, Jeff Cunningham, also enjoys planting trees. Jeff and Dorine Cunningham live south of her parents. Wayne and Mary Schultz also have a son, Wade of Marquette.
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Vt politicians, police and gun owners weigh in on controls
Vermonters gave mixed reviews to President Barack Obamas gun-control proposals.
Some law enforcement and political leaders praised the presidents call for tighter background checks and bans on assault weapons and large-capacity ammunition clips. But others wondered why residents in the state with one of the lowest violent crime rates and among the most relaxed gun laws would support perceived incursions on gun owners liberties.
In a nutshell, were turning law-abiding citizens into criminals, said Henry Parro, owner of Parros Gun Shop in Waterbury. Instead of punishing criminals were going to take rights away from responsible gun owners.
Supporters of the gun-control measures see the issue in a different light.
Justin Lindholm, the former owner of Lindholm Sports in Rutland, said universal background checks would be a good idea.
It will cost buyers a little more money at gun shows, but it doesnt take anyones rights away to have universal background checks, Lindholm said. I never understood why the law didnt require everyone to undergo background checks.
Police in Rutland County had similar views especially the ease with which they said people with mental illnesses could acquire firearms.
Vermont has a long-standing history of people who respect guns and use them properly, said Rutland Police Chief James Baker. But one of my main concerns is the rapid ability of criminals or mentally ill people to get guns. I support anything that would keep guns out of their hands.
Echoing the concerns of Rutland Mayor Christopher Louras, Baker said the common denominator in mass shootings was mental illness.
But restricting the sale of firearms to the mentally ill has been problematic in the past due to privacy rights under laws such as the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, according to Rutland County Sheriff Stephen Benard.
Its HIPAA, HIPAA and all that kind of privacy rights, Benard said. Were always looking back and saying, Oh, yeah, he had a problem.
The more stringent background checks proposed by Obama didnt address the mental health concerns voiced by Baker and Benard although the president did indicate that one of the 23 executive orders he signed Wednesday was designed to deal with educating mental health workers about their reporting options.
A bill that state Sen. Richard Sears, D-Bennington, hopes to pass this year, on the other hand, has the potential to get at the heart of law enforcement concerns.
Sears, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said he wants to propose a law that would instruct the states commissioner of mental health to provide information about people deemed mentally incompetent by a court to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System.
Gun dealers nationwide are required to use the system to perform background checks for firearms purchases.
They didnt require this kind of reporting in Virginia until after the Virginia Tech massacre, Sears said. I want to take care of that oversight now.
The other bill Sears hopes to pass would mirror a federal law that makes firearms possession or purchases by convicted felons a criminal offense.
Vermont has a problem right now with guns being stolen or bought illegally to sell for drugs, he said. I think a law that makes it a crime for a felon to own a firearm would help.
Benard said he thinks the senator is on the right track.
Id be interested to see data that shows how many firearms used in criminal acts are bought at gun shows, he said. Im thinking a lot of firearms used that way were legally purchased.
The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in Vermont has reported in the past that guns sold privately in Vermont have turned up in the hands of criminals on inner-city streets.
But the resident agent in charge for the ATF in Vermont, James Mostyn, said Wednesday that federal agents had been instructed not to comment on gun control issues until the agency develops a formal policy statement.
While there was generally broad support for more stringent background checks, views on the proposed assault weapons ban and large ammunition clips were split.
Vermont Attorney General William Sorrell said in a message Wednesday that he supported the ban.
I see no reason why high capacity clips and assault weapons should be in the hands of private citizens, he said.
Gov. Peter Shumlin said in a release that he categorically supports the presidents plan.
Common sense dictates that we will only make progress in curbing senseless violence in our country with a 50-state solution. I support the presidents recommendations, and urge Congress to work collaboratively to adopt comprehensive federal legislation, Shumlin wrote.
But others, including Benard, said the guns werent to blame.
Its not the AR-15 with a 30-round magazine that kills people. Its the person pulling the trigger, the sheriff said.
From a practical standpoint, Lindholm said the ban wouldnt accomplish its goals.
Youre talking about an extra 1½ seconds to change a clip, and a lot of these jokers use multiple guns, he said.
In addition, Lindholm, who is a member of the Vermont Fish and Game Board, said the assault weapon ban could have unintended consequences.
I hunt moose with a .308 semi-auto with a flash suppressor. Technically, its considered to be an assault rifle even though I hunt with a five-round magazine, he said. I didnt buy it because its an assault rifle. I bought it because its rugged and I go into nasty places and have literally fallen on it without breaking the stock. Youll never see this gun used in the kinds of killings the gun control laws are trying to prevent, but that gun would be banned under the law.
Evan Hughes, vice president of the Vermont Federation of Sportsmens Club, the states chapter of the National Rifle Association, said the proposed bans would fail in their intended goals.
It seems like the president is focusing almost exclusively on firearms to the exclusion of the factors that contribute to crime, Hughes said. The history of gun control legislation shows it doesnt work. Any restrictions simply have no impact on crime. Theres a reason theyre called criminals.
But one avid gun owner, who will play a primary role in reviewing Obamas proposals, said hes keeping an open mind on gun control.
I think most Vermonters understand the need for this discussion, and Im planning on having a very fair hearing, said Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt.
Leahy, the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, announced Wednesday morning that he plans to begin hearings Jan. 30.
Leahy, who owns several rifles and handguns he said none holds more than 10 rounds of ammunition said he believes more stringent background checks make sense and are only fair to gun dealers in Vermont who have long been required to perform background checks while gun show sellers have not.
If youre going to have rules, they have to apply to everybody, he said in a phone interview Wednesday.
On the other elements of the presidents proposal, Leahy said hes waiting to hear from parties in support and opposed to the gun controls.
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So imagine the shock to Canucks fans who have endured that once before, when 17 years later, we found ourselves on May 24th, in a Western Conference finals, with a 3-1 series lead, in double overtime at home...again. by now, every die hard Canucks fan, casual fan, fairweather fan & even some non-fans know how that game ended. It ended with 1 of the zaniest series clinching goals ever, as Kevin Bieksa knucklepucked a shot from the point past an unaware Antti Niemi of the San Jose Sharks. Of the 18000+ fans in attendace, 2 TV crews & dozen players on the ice, it seemed maybe a 1/2 a dozen people total were aware that after an Alex Edler dump in off the boards that the puck deflected off a stanchion & back out into the middle of the ice. 1 of those rare people, Kevin Bieksa. The Canucks defender moved in towards the puck that gifted itself to him & drove a hard slap shot towards the Sharks net that wobbled & skipped its way past a confused Niemi. Fans were so unaware of what was going on, they only reacted when the likes of Alex Burrows & Henrik Sedin, near the net reacted. Sharks players reacted, but far too late, even Kevins own teammates were not all aware of what was about to happen. Another generation of Canucks fans will remember that moment, regardless how the finals end. Its 1 of those moments that sticks with you. Just like Greg Adams in 1994 on the very same date.
Of course, after the win, while the players partied in the dressing room together, fans did the same, out in public on the streets of downtown Vancouver. Granville street was completely closed off to traffic, as fans poured out to high five other strangers, wave their towels & flags & yell any & all phrases they could think of to express their jubilation. I saw a faux greenman, I saw an even sadder imposter- a blue man, I saw 30+ Stanley Cups of all types roaming the streets, being hoisted high & I also saw 2 creatures (pictured below) that I still dont have an explantion for, dressed in Henrik Sedin jerseys, sporting what I can only describe as some type of weird egg type head gear.
A couple of observations. The crowd seemed quite content & happy. Never saw even 1 angry look from 1 person to another. Im sure there were some mild issues, but they were few & far between...unlike when I was in Edmonton during their Cup run where there was stabbings almost nightly it seemed. There was also sadly for us guys (and girls here wonder why the world over consider girls here "snobby") no Red Mile action like in Calgary during their Cup run. The boobs in this town refuse to come out. To be honest, the overall electricity & excitement of the crowd, while high, was still short of anything I have seen in Edmonton, Calgary or even Vancouver during the 2010 Olympics. Will it be different if they win the Cup??? Perhaps. Starting June 1st, the Vancouver Canucks will try to do something they havent done in 39 previous seasons, 23 playoff appearances & 2 Finals appearances. Win the Stanley Cup. The oppnent, yet to be decided. Either the Tampa Bay Lightning, the team that crushed the Calgary Flames hopes last time in 2004, or the Boston Bruins, the team that last lost a Championship to 1 of the Western Canadian teams in 1990 to the Edmonton Oilers. One thing is certain, Canucks fans probably are pretty thrilled, it wont be a team from New York.


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MANCHESTER Robert W. Cranshaw died suddenly on Sunday, December 23, 2012, at his home at the Equinox Village in Manchester, VT.
He was born in Rochester, N.Y., on March 27, 1923, and was the only child of Albert Johnson and Elizabeth Hunger Cranshaw.
Bob served in the Army Air Corps at the end of WWII and later graduated from Syracuse University in 1947, with a BS in Engineering. While at college, Bob met his future wife, Elizabeth Jane Otto who survives him. Bob and Betty were married in 1947, and enjoyed 64 years of marriage.
Bob started his business career at Armstrong Cork Company in Lancaster, PA, and moved to Vega Industries in Syracuse, N.Y., in 1957. He retired as President and CEO in 1980. Bob was a long time Director of the Vermont Country Store in Manchester, VT.
Bob and Betty retired to Weston, Vermont, in 1980 and enjoyed a wonderful retirement in a state, town and home that they came to love dearly. Bob had many interests but in particular enjoyed his artwork, mainly painting and pen and inks. He also enjoyed fishing including many happy outings to the Thousand Islands region of the St. Lawrence River in Upstate New York. He was a former Board member of the Wantastiquet Trout Club in Weston, Vermont.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by his daughter Susan of Wimberley, Texas, son David and daughter-in-law Jane of Atlanta, GA, and son Bill and daughter-in-law Melanie of Simsbury, CT. He is also survived by grandsons John and Matthew Cranshaw of Atlanta, GA, and granddaughters Emily and Shelby Cranshaw of Simsbury, CT.
There will be a Memorial Service at Equinox Village in Manchester, VT, on January 12, 2013, at 2 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to Mountain Valley Medical Center in Londonderry, Vermont, or Manchester Health Services in Manchester Center, Vermont, c/o Brewster Funeral Services, P.O. Box 885, Manchester, VT 05255.
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Like Our Climate and Our Schools, Our Government is a big target and so in need of reform to rebuild trust and credibility that over the years we've often not known where to start. But for the purposes of the 2013 editorial agenda we know exactly where to start – redistricting reform.
In a classic case of putting a fox in change of the hen house, allowing state lawmakers to draw the boundaries for the districts they represent makes no sense. It did when legislators were more concerned about representative democracy than money and re-election, but those days are long gone. Today's politicians will do anything to get re-elected, including redrawing district boundaries every ten years in ways that damage the democratic process.
Their next chance is 2020, so now is the time to change to a new way of redistricting. There are plenty of good examples to choose from. But is has to happen now, this year. We intend to remind them of that all year. Tomorrow, our agenda rollout continues with Our Region.


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I'm an unashamed modelling fanatic - but in the last few years it's become a topic I'm almost afraid to mention. Why ? Well in the fad focused industry that is IT, modelling (with tools) has become deeply unfashionable. There has been a lot of misunderstanding about why modelling with tools is useful, not least because agile is often misinterpreted as anti-tool ( ofcourse it's not, you still use compilers, editors, src control, continuous integration tools etc). So where does modelling fit, in an iterative/agile world and why do I think it's starting to become popular again?
Well firstly, I tend to think of two broad uses of models -
Modelling for communication and collaboration, and modelling for specification (i.e. Code generation ). Now it's the former that is absolutely vital - even in agile/iterative development.
One of the benefits of agile is that you produce working software regularly - but while this guarantees that the code works, it's still the first version - like the draft of a document. So the question is how do you make the software as good as it can be - so that it delights users - rather than just satisfying a spec ? Well the answer, just like improving the first draft of a document , is that you need to communicate how the software will work, and then collaborate on that with your colleagues to improve it.
Obviously you could write the code, peer review it, and then change it - however this introduces rework and waste. So a better approach is to produce a high level model ( not a detailed specification )showing the key information, not too much detail, but enough information to enable someone to understand the high level approach and offer suggestions for improvement. This kind of modelling takes a few hours - so very possible in a short iteration project - yet still allows for others to comment and suggest improvements before the code is written - resulting in improved software that delights users.
"Im an agilist, and I do agile modelling on a whiteboard" I hear you cry. And if you're in a small colocated team this works perfectly, and exemplifies what I'm talking about. However in my experience, as teams scale and become distributed, they tend to forget about modelling altogether - rather than focusing on it more.
So why now ?? And why do I think modelling is coming back into fashion? Well according to Gartner agile is going though the valley of despair on the hype curve - and in my experience more and more organisations are starting to look at modelling as a possible approach to improve their software delivery.
Secondly the tools around modelling have improved significantly in recent years, transforming modelling tools from single user desktop tools, to collaborative team tools. This is vital as it simplifies modelling as a team, reviewing and commenting - making it possible for this to be very lean and to minimise waste.
So perhaps modelling isn't such an anachronism after all. And given the current trends towards distributing agile, then modelling for collaboration will, I think, become critical for successful projects.


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- Nine factors that could impact commodity markets this decade
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- The growth of China's middle class will put more pressure than ever on global agriculture's need to produce, says Jim Wiesemeyer, of Informa Economics.
- Over the next decade, new land is expected to open up for agriculture in countries like Ukraine and Kasakhstan.
- The U.S. government's willingness to deal with its debt will also be a factor in the future, as will politics and policy.
The ability of U.S. producers to feed a burgeoning global population depends on nine crucial factors, according to Jim Wiesemeyer, senior vice-president, Informa Economics, speaking at the National Alliance of Independent Crop Consultants, in Jacksonville, Fla.
Global growth and the rise of the middle class in developing countries.
The shining example — China. Over the last 10 years, real income in China is up 175 percent and dairy consumption is up 212 percent.
China has also fallen hard for the automobile, noted Wiesemeyer. "China did not import a single barrel of oil just a few years ago. Today, they are the second largest world importer. The Chinese are like we were in the 1950s and 1960s, loving cars. And they aren't going to go back."
In addition, "China's purchases of both soybeans and energy forces the United States and other countries to become more efficient and innovative in the use of energy. Now we have a big competitor as a customer."
The value of the U.S. dollar.
"The best producers tell me they are going to watch the U.S. dollar. Once it bottoms, they are going to be aggressive sellers. That will be the beginning of the tempering of the bull market."
Worldwide biofuels production.
Europe and the United States are starting to have discussions of how much energy should be utilized from corn and other food products, Wiesemeyer said. "There is still wide support in the United States on corn for ethanol."
The role of trade, trade liberalization and transportation.
To continue to grow and produce crops "you have to have a sane trade policy and an infrastructure program for throughput, either domestically or to export," Wiesemeyer said. "(The latter) is where we are going to be wanting over the next few years. The one thing that has made agriculture competitive for decades is our river system, the locks and dams, the ports, the railroads. But this system is in need of a couple of trillion dollars just to keep up. So there are going to be some competitiveness issues in the coming years."
Energy and agricultural input prices.
These are crucial in making planting decisions.
Developments in biotechnology, yields and precision.
"I've been to meetings over the last three months in which the major theme was precision agriculture," Wiesemeyer said. "One big seed company purchased an equipment company recently that in one field pass can plant up to six varieties of seed. Bottom line, by the end of the decade you will see a fundamental shift in seed technology that will really boost yield potential to serve this growing market."


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○ They're the champs, and they don't look like slowing down after the acquisition of Ray Allen and Rashard Lewis.
○ Norris Cole looks to add to an on and off debut season at point guard, in which he played some very decent games.
○ Bosh will be playing more at centre, according to offseason news, which is a huge plus for us as we throw our huge front court at them.
○ They did add Jorts to their front court to help out Joel Anthony and Bosh in the block, but we certainly have the advantage under the rim.
○ Regardless of any advantage we may or may not have, the Heat have Lebron James and Dwayne Wade. The Heat have expressed concern about Wade being able to maintain a healthy body long term, he missed 15 games last year and once cried in a wheelchair, but the depth they added in Allen at the 2 this year, helps to nullify that concern between game 1 of the regular season and game 1 of the ECF.
Head to Head: We can ice the Heat any time during the regular season, but their incredible defence and their leader, Lebron, are a harrowing prospect in the playoffs, and are still the favourites to take the EC crown.
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Two arrested for Oxycodone
March 17, 2014 —
The Sullivan County Sheriff's Office has charged two men who used fraudulent prescriptions to illegally obtain hundreds of Oxycodone pills over the past several months
Richard Hand, 25, of Hurleyville and Arnold Palmer, 34, of Jamaica, NY were arrested Thursday March 13, 2014 at the Rock Hill Pharmacy in the Town of Thompson.
Deputies say the pair had used forged prescriptions purportedly written by a doctor from the Bronx Lebanon Hospital in New York City. The investigation revealed that Hand and Palmer had filled prescriptions for Oxycodone four times starting in January.
"Each prescription was for 180 pills", said Sheriff Mike Schiff. "The amount was clearly excessive". The Sheriff said that pharmacies all over Sullivan County are assisting law enforcement by being on the alert for potential prescription drug abuse.
Many will no longer accept cash as payment for Oxycodone or similar pain medication. Richard Hand and Arnold Palmer were each charged with Felony Possession of a Forged Instrument and Misdemeanor Possession of a Controlled Substance.
They were arraigned before Town of Thompson Judge Marty Miller and sent to the Sullivan County Jail. Hand was being held on $7,500 bail and Palmer had no bail. Both men are to appear in court Monday March 17, 2014 at 5:00 PM.


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