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#112171 - 09/18/03 03:03 PM Re: Greetings
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I think they have some idea about my opinions, I'm not necessarily being real quiet about them. Possibly that's WHY they don't listen to me...but probably they should, once in while. However..._________________________
What sane person could live in this world and not be crazy? -Ursula K. Le Guin, author (1929- )
#112172 - 09/19/03 10:14 AM Re: Greetings
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#112173 - 09/19/03 10:18 AM Re: Greetings
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Human Resources. It's what they call Personnel these days.
#112174 - 09/19/03 05:40 PM Re: Greetings
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Human Resources. It's what they call Personnel these days.
there main fuctions these days it find out ways of reducing humam resources, or at least the cost of them.. see outsourcing!_________________________
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#112175 - 09/20/03 07:20 AM Re: Greetings
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ways of reducing humam resources
We prefer to think of it as optimizing ROI in resource potential.
#112176 - 09/20/03 05:53 PM Re: Greetings
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Registered: 09/28/00
Posts: 2891
Yup, I'd call and ask for the name also.
I would never start a letter with Greetings. Sounds very telephone-solicitationish.
Any letter that starts with Greetings, I probably wouldnt read either. Id assume it would be from somebody trying to sell me something that I didnt ask for and if they cant bother to take two minutes to get my name, then they are probably not somebody Id want to deal with anyway. If two minutes out of their life is too much for them to handle, where will they be when I have a problem that has to be resolved thatll take more time than that.
The only Greetings that is acceptable is one that comes at the top of a Christmas card or Christmas letter from a friend or family member who is addressing your whole family because it would be ridiculous to name all of them.
#112177 - 09/26/03 03:33 AM Re: Greetings
Registered: 03/06/02
Posts: 1692
Loc: UK
Human Resources. It's what they call Personnel these days.
there main fuctions these days it find out ways of reducing humam resources, or at least the cost of them.. see outsourcing!
[start of rant]Lately, their main function seems to be dreaming up yet more training courses on 'soft issues' such as 'dealing with conflict' or 'discrimination in the work-place' and avoiding anything remotely related to the technical apects of the work. The soft issues are important in themselves but should be kept in perspective when reviewing what is required to ensure competency. Of course, the 'soft issues' are the only ones that you might consider HR competent to deal with, so it may have something to do with ensuring that they are keeping busy; or am I being cynical? [end of rant][apologies to any HR people on the board - you know I don't really mean it; some of my best friends....]
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(3 of 4 customers found this review helpful)
Very educational
By paelliot
from Ohio
My grandson is 5 and we bought this game because he loves to count money. This game is perfect for teaching how to use the different coins to add up to the same amount. We always refer to the coins by nickel, dime, quarter, penny or dollar. So he always knows how much each coin is worth. It is a perfect way to teach math and adding up the amount in his head. I highly recommend this game.
(4 of 4 customers found this review helpful)
excellent edcuational game
By Kansasteacher
from Overland Park Kansas
I am a retired elementary school teacher who plays this game with my 5 year old grandsons. They can now identify coins, count money and make exchanges. Many of my 2nd grade students were just learning to do this....and they've learned while have fun! I would highly recommend this game!
Great learning game!
By indywendy
from Toronto, Ontario, Canada
About Me Avid Gamer, Parent, Thrifty
I play the Canadian version with my daughter and I think the coins and bills look very realistic. She is in grade 2 and is a slow learner. So this game really helps. I let her play the banker and she has to figure out how to make up the amount of money. She really thinks hard about it to figure it out and is very proud of herself when she gets it correct. The only thing I don't totally understand is how do you get a bill? I assume it's when you land on the bank exchange.Anyways... we love playing the game.
Teaching Both of my Sons the Fun Way!
By ashersmommy
from Midwest, USA
About Me Education Oriented, Parent Of Two Or More Children, Stay At Home Parent
My son is in first grade and loves to play board games. They were starting a money chapter in school and I decided to give this game a shot. The game is fun while still teaching my two small boys. My youngest is only 3, but even he loves to play it (Mommy just plays the "banker" in his case and doles out the money but I tell him what the coins are while doling them out so he's still learning). I have nothing negative to say about this product. We play it time and time again on rainy days.
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Another great game
By Parent
from Boston,MA
About Me Parent
The game is great. We play with real coins as the fake coins were confusing to our daughter.
(1 of 2 customers found this review helpful)
Really enjoy this game
By Cheryl
from Stevens Point, WI
This has been a fun game for the students in my class. Enjoyable over and over and I would recommend it.


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Jamie Foxx appeared to only be teasing Amazing Spider-Man fans when he tweeted who he was dressing up as for Halloween. However, there may be more to his post than previously believed.
"Dressed up as Electro for Halloween last night. Costume fits well," Foxx tweeted on Thursday. Immediately, rumors swirled that it wasn't just a costume and Foxx was on track to play the electrified foe.
Electro appeared to make a cameo at the end of Amazing Spider-Man as a teaser. With the studio eager to begin production, it sounds like Foxx is #1 on the list to play the baddie. Variety reports he's in talks with Sony.
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Binghamton Men Upset UMBC on Senior Night
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VESTAL, N.Y.—The men's lacrosse team sent their seven seniors out in style Saturday evening as the Bearcats (4-9, 1-4 AE) defeated UMBC in impressive fashion 15-8 at the Bearcats Sports Complex. On a night that was dedicated to BU's stellar senior class, two sophomores Brandon Planck and Michael Antinozzi stepped up recording nine goals and four assists to lead the home squad to a season-high 15 scores.
The Bearcats started off hot to begin the game as freshmanJ.T. Hauck fired a bouncing shot from 10 yards out to put BU ahead 1-0. After a UMBC goal knotted the game up at one with 11:09 remaining in the first, senior Chris Cook won the ensuing face-off and fired a past to teammate and fellow senior John Clark . Then, Clark fired a pass across field to an open Planck in front of goal, who quickly finished putting BU ahead once again. UMBC, however, had a response netting a goal just five minutes later to tie the game up for the second time in the quarter. After another goal from Planck, it was Hauck once again who scored in timely fashion as he came from behind goal and fired a jumping shot over the right shoulder of UMBC's standout junior goalie Adam Cohen. Hauck's tally came with just 15 ticks left on the clock as BU carried a 4-2 lead into the second frame.
In the second, Binghamton kept the pressure up as Antinozzi scored back-to-back goals to begin the quarter. His second tally was set up on the pass from Brandon Planck who found the Fallston, Maryland native on the run as he deposited his program-record 30th goal into the back of the net.
A pair of goals from UMBC junior Matt Gregoire cut BU's lead down to just 6-4 with 5:46 remaining in the first half as Antinozzi answered the call once again. The sophomore buried a pair of lefty rockets into the net, both on junior Tyler Perrelle helpers. Next, on what may have been Binghamton's most complete goal of the evening, senior Ben Waldroncaused a UMBC turnover, scooped up a ground ball and moved the ball up field. From there junior Kelly Doniganreceived a pass and lifted his head to find an open Planck 12 yards out. Planck quickly rifled a shot past Cohen and increased their lead to five. Just 48 seconds later, Binghamton ended their all-but perfect first half with a goal from Hauck, giving the home squad a decisive 10-4 lead.
The Bearcats scored 10 goals on 19 shots in the first half as senior Jordan Marra was excellent in goal stopping eight shots and holding their top-scorer Scott Jones to zero points in the first half. The offensive outburst also knocked UMBC's stellar goalie Adam Cohen out of the game, previously Cohen had played every minute heading into the matchup.
In the second half, it was more of the same for Binghamton. Perrelle entered the scoring column with his first goal of the evening, putting BU up a game-high seven goals. However, Jones finally broke through in the third for the Retrievers firing a pair of shots past Marra as the visiting squad crept to within five with plenty of time left on the clock. After nearly seven minutes of scoreless action, a high shot from Perrelle found its way to Planck who was in an opportune position behind goal. Planck then picked up the ground ball, swooped around to the front of goal and scored from a difficult angle, pushing their lead back up to 12-6.
With the score at 12-6 in the fourth, BU pushed on the accelerator scoring three unanswered goals to put UMBC out of reach 15-6. A pair of late goals from UMBC finished the game up at 15-8 as Binghamton picked up their first conference win of the season.
"It was a tremendous win, about as good as I've seen," head coach Scott Nelson said after the win. "We really put it all together tonight from start to finish. The kids seemed to really enjoy themselves out there, they were loose but ready to play which is always what you want to see as a coach."
Planck paced the Bearcats with five goals and two assists on the night, as Antinozzi had a historic evening of his own scoring four goals and two assists. As mentioned earlier, his 32 goals is now a new program record and with his two assists, he improved his point total to 46, passing the eight-year record set in 2004 by Matt McNamara.
Binghamton was dominant in the face-off circle winning a season-high 19-of-27 attempts. The Bearcats were extremely efficient and accurate shooting this evening scoring 15 goals on 29 shots and were nearly perfect on clears completing 16-of-17 tries. With their 15 goals, Binghamton finished the season with a BU record of 9.54 goals per game.
The seniors were also in top form tonight as Chris Cook was a career-best 18-of-25 (.720) on face-offs scooping up 14 ground balls for Binghamton. Senior Jordan Marra made 11 saves in his third victory of the season and winds up third in program history with 179 career saves. Fellow seniors Ben Waldron, Jeff Donigan and Ryan Button combined to force five turnovers and eight ground balls in their final game in a Bearcat uniform.
"From day one the seniors have been an absolute pleasure to work with," Nelson said. "They worked hard and set a great example for the rest of the team. It was great to finish out their careers with a win and we wish them only the best."
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Gingrich: GOP failing to grasp new demographicsAP , Associated Press
Feb. 20, 2013 10:12 AM ET
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich says President Barack Obama's campaign was "eight, maybe 10 years, ahead" of the Republican Party last year in understanding the rapidly changing face of the American electorate.
Gingrich tells "CBS This Morning" that GOP strategists have failed to respond effectively to the new demographic landscape.
Gingrich, who ran unsuccessfully for the Republican presidential nomination, says poor strategy and questionable consulting cost the Republicans at least nine U.S. Senate seats that "we should have won."
He says, "You can't just be an opposition party. You have to be a party that has a better alternative."
Gingrich says Democrats have more readily adapted to a voting public that is "in many ways younger, more Latino, more African-American, than Republican strategists are capable of dealing with."
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Montgomery reportedly met with athletic director Sandy Barbour about his future and chose to retire. The school will make a formal announcement later in the day.
ESPN reported Sunday that Cal already enlisted the aid of a search firm to find a successor in case Montgomery decides to step down.
Montgomery still has two more years left on his current contract.
Montgomery, 67, ranks fourth among Division I head coaches with 677 wins. He trails only Mike Krzyzewski, Jim Boeheim, Roy Williams and Rick Pitino.
Montgomery took the Bears to the NCAA Tournament in four of his six seasons at Cal, though they failed to reach the NCAA tournament this season. The Bears finished 21-14, including 10-8 in the Pac-12. They won two games in the NIT before losing to SMU.
Cal won its first regular-season conference title in 50 years in 2010 under Montgomery.
Prior to Cal, Montgomery coached the Golden State Warriors for two seasons following a highly successful coaching stint at Stanford. The Cardinal got to the Final Four in 1998 and the Elite Eight in 2001 under Montgomery.
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EDITORIAL: $50 may buy a young child some college dreams
What can we all do to help West Sacramento's schools?
Well, one of the top strategic goals now being put forward by the local school board is to "foster a culture of high expectations." And that is something that the City of West Sacramento, and the rest of us, can all help with.
For inspiration, consider this:
About 500 students graduate every year from the high school in Kalamazoo, Michigan. And each of them does so knowing that unknown donors have pledged to pay their full college tuition in the state's public college and university system. The "Kalamazoo Promise" was announced in 2005, and it was intended not only to help local kids, but also to help the local economy.
[adrotate group="7″] Students who enter the local school district part-way through their education get partial assistance, and those who are in it for the entire ride get the full "Promise." Knowing that their kids must stay in local public schools to qualify, families have an incentive to stay put in Kalamazoo. The city is meant to benefit from its ability to attract and retain families.
Announcement of the new program was greeted with celebration and also a degree of skepticism – how could somebody really be willing to pay for every local kid's college education? But reality has set in, and the kids and their families are now starting to develop college expectations from a student's early grades.
Local teachers and schools bought into the ambitious program, adding instructional hours and increasing college prep.
Too ambitious and expensive for your tastes? There are plenty of other college fund programs to look at.
Among them are those created by the City and County of San Francisco as well as the County of Cuyahoga, Ohio. These locales are going about the same thing, but on a much smaller scale.
Cuyahoga expects to spend $2 million a year putting $100 into a college fund for every new kindergartner. The funds can be redeemed by graduates towards college or vocational training.
The City and County of San Francisco are chipping in with the first $50 contribution to a college fund for every one of its new kindergartners. (For information, see http://www.k2csf.org/)
These smaller funds, even with compounding interest, may never pay for a big chunk of a student's college education. But the accounts can be supplemented over the years with other donations from friends, family and a student's own savings. And they're not just about the money; they're about the idea of going to college.
Just the existence of a college fund in a student's name, even if it's a modest one, can help shape the expectations of a family and its kids. A family that may not have expected to send its child to college might begin to raise its sights.
West Sacramento is a city of challenging demographics, like Kalamazoo and San Francisco. Not every kid now going to school here believes that college or other higher education are realistic options. Funding a college account for each young child would be one way to chip away at that kind of defeatism.
A college fund program in West Sacramento need not rely on the cash-strapped Washington Unified School District for dollars. The program could be a partnership, using funds cobbled together from the city and from private donors to help. After all, encouraging kids to stay in local schools and then go to state colleges and universities (like the local Sac City College branch) would be good for West Sacramento's economy.
It's one way the whole city can help the local school district "foster a culture of higher expectations."
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Southport's beaver problem: better to manage the animals than to kill them
EDITOR'S NOTE: On Feb. 13, the News-Ledger published a story about city-sponsored trapping of a beaver colony discovered in Southport's Bridgeway Lakes area. You can find the original article here. Below is a response.
By Heidi Perryman, Ph.D.
Trapping, as you know, is a short-term solution that will need to be repeated again and again when new beavers return to the area. It almost always makes more sense to keep the beavers you have, solve any problems they are causing directly, and let them use their naturally territorial behaviors to keep others away.
Protecting trees is an easy fix. Wrap them in a cylinder of galvanized fencing, leaving enough space for the tree to grow. Or try the less obtrusive abrasive painting. Paint the trunks with a latex paint that matches the color of the bark, adding heavy mason sand. Beavers dislike the gritty texture and will not chew.
[adrotate group="10″] Remember that beaver-chewed trees will 'coppice' which is an old forestry term referring to hard cutting back a tree so that it grows in bushy and more dense. This is why beavers are so important to the population of migratory and songbirds – their chewing creates prime nesting real estate for a host of bird life. Willow is very fast-growing and if the stumps are left in the ground they will replenish quickly.
Why should a city learn to tolerate beavers? They are a keystone species that create a dramatic impact on the spaces they cultivate – even urban and suburban spaces. Here in Martinez we have documented several new species of birds and fish since they colonized our creek, as well as otter and mink! In addition, beavers are considered a 'charismatic species' which means that children love to learn about them and they provide a great educational tool for teaching about habitat, ecosystems and stewardship. Why not involve the local Boy Scout troop in planting willow shoots every spring?
Take Amtrak to our sixth beaver festival this summer and see it all for yourself!
The author is president and founder of "Worth a Dam," whose organization can be seen at www.matinezbeavers.org.
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Cruise aboard the Sea Scout cutter
A pair of brunch cruises aboard the former Coast Guard Cutter Morris will serve as a fundraiser for the Delta Youth Maritime Association.
The brunch cruises will be held Feb. 24 & 25, and a dinner cruise is offered on the 23rd. Donation: $75 for brunch or $125 for dinner, tax-deductible. Email email@example.com or call 775-3732.
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Car thief takes the bait
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The bait this time was a Cadillac Escalade. A thief took the bait in West Sacramento last Tuesday, Feb. 12.
According to police reports and information from West Sacramento Police Department Lieutenant Tod Sockman, local police and the CHP left the specially-equipped Escalade alone at the corner of Westacre Road and Merkley Avenue for some time.
Then they waited to see what happened.
The "bait car's" sensors tripped on the night of Feb. 12.
At 8:52 p.m., a signal from the car reported it was on the move. Police responded.
"Officers got directly behind the moving vehicle," said a police report. Then, using a remote control, they "locked the doors and deactivated the engine. A felony vehicle stop was performed by marked police units."
[adrotate group="9″] With officers at the ready, the Escalade's unauthorized driver was then called out near West Capitol Avenue and Jefferson Boulevard. But the suspected thief made a break for it, "bailing on foot" until pursuing officers took him into custody just south of the vehicle stop.
Into jail for allegedly trying to steal the "bait" car went Jason Daniel Moore, a 29-year old resident of Hobson Avenue.
The News-Ledger asked Lt. Sockman if the "bait cars" were left unlocked or with the keys inside. He said methods vary from case to case, but the keys weren't left in this Escalade.
"In general, they have to work for it," he added.
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Castillo wants to be 'parent advocate'
By Steve Marschke
News-Ledger Editor
"I'm a parent advocate," sums up 32-year old Francisco Castillo of Southport, who is one of five people running for a vacant seat on West Sacramento's school board.
Castillo said that what originally drew him into the school board race was his family's need to camp at night outside their local campus, Bridgeway Island Elementary School, in order to secure a spot in that school's kindergarten program for one of their two young children.
"We got there at 2 a.m.," he recalls. "I said, 'Wow, something needs to be done about this.' Not that I had a solution. . . but that sparked an interest in my getting more involved with my son's education."
Because both Castillo and his wife were working parents, they needed to ensure their older child got a place in the morning session at that campus, and there weren't enough slots to meet the need. Thus the all-nighter.
Castillo came to San Francisco from Nicaragua when he was five, and was raised by a single mother from about the age of eight. She was not comfortable getting involved in her son's American schooling.
"She avoided attending parent conferences, not because she didn't want to go, but she didn't have the information and access," he told the News-Ledger. "She spoke Spanish."
Now, he considers parental involvement to be one of the "pillars" of his education platform.
"What are the resources we can give parents to tell them 'your child's education is important, your involvement is urgent?" he asked rhetorically.
[adrotate group="7″] "There are even businesses in West Sacramento and outside West Sacramento that can provide some of the resources that help support parental engagement."
Those "engagement" tools could include the use of technology, he said.
"There are different ways to get parents involved and we need to think outside the box."
Castillo also wants to expand Washington Unified School District's preschool programs.
"There's a lot of research that says that. . . in the long run, it will help them academically," Castillo commented.
His third "pillar" is college preparation and career education.
"The numbers are pretty evident," he reported. "Only eight students of our high school seniors last year are considered college-ready . . (The others) need to take remedial classes because they're not college-ready."
Castillo said he was referring to California State University tests provided to college-bound kids at River City High.
He sees a lot of potential value from creating new and better partnerships between the school district and the City of West Sacramento, along with making deals with business partners in the region and beyond.
"How do we partner with Silicon Valley and bring some of those resources to West Sacramento?" asked Castillo. "I don't think we're thinking on that level. We think of West Sacramento as just the city of West Sac. We need to go outside the city. We don't need to reinvent the wheel, there are programs already out there."
Castillo's "day job" is actually in the field of education advocacy. He works as deputy national press secretary for StudentsFirst, a nonprofit that "helps pass policies that put the interests of students first. . . in working with state legislators."
The organization tries to "elevate the teaching profession," "empower parents through information and choice," and create "fiscal transparency and responsibility," he said.
Does providing parents with "choice" mean advocating charter schools?
Speaking for himself, Castillo replied that "I support providing parents with excellent educational options, whether that's public charter school or traditional public school. A lot of parents in West Sacramento (currently) send their kids over to Clarksburg, to the charter school there."
He believes that charter schools are an option – but they need to be held accountable, and even shut down if they don't perform.
How about providing school vouchers, so parents can easier send their children to private schools?
"I'm still kind of thinking about that one," Castillo answered. "There's a lot of research that shows that low-income families benefit from vouchers."
The candidate said he perceived Washington Unified's school board – before the November election – to have been somewhat "polarized," but he believes that with new members on board, it has made a lot of progress in the past few months.
He likes the can-do spirit of the City of West Sacramento, and hopes the school district can repair some relationships with the city and enjoy the fruits of a better partnership. As a former staff member of San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, he saw some of that happen in the City by the Bay.
"When I was working for him, he appointed the first-ever liaison to the school board. . . It made sense, because the city was providing resources to the school district, and the district was able to work with the city to get a lot of things done. We all know there's been some tension (in West Sacramento) between the city and the school board."
Castillo and his family have been in West Sacramento for about five years, he reports. In addition to working for Mayor Newsom, his resume includes service on San Francisco's youth commission, and working at a teen center and for several nonprofits. He attended San Francisco public schools, earning a political science degree from San Francisco State.
What does he see as the job duties of a school board member in WUSD?
"A school board member is someone who can help craft a strategic vision for the district," said Castillo. "A school board member can't do anything alone," but requires the ability to be part of a team, he added.
"The school board gives the superintendent a clear vision and clear direction about where we need to go. . . it's not about micromanaging."
He was asked whether the district's schools could be called "excellent," "good," "fair" or "poor."
"I think the district is 'good,'" he responded. "We can strive for excellence. We can get to that same path the city is taking as far as being an excellent city."
How is the district doing in student test scores, and how much does that matter?
"Bridgeway Island is excellent – their API is around 780, it's doing great," he answered. "It's not the only thing that measures (performance). "I think (the district) is doing fairly well, and improving every year. The north part of the West Sacramento is where the schools are struggling a little more."
Castillo said there's a perception – with some validity – that there is a difference between how the "north" and "south" are handled in WUSD.
"It seems like we don't pay much attention to the north area of West Sacramento," he said. "Because (Southport) is a newer area, it tends to get more of the resources."
It's important to put the resources where they're needed, wherever that may be, he added.
"I think there's a sense of the 'South of West Sacramento' and the 'North of West Sacramento.' How about 'all of West Sacramento'?"
Castillo believes the district is in pretty good financial shape.
"I have to give 'props' to the superintendent, his staff and even the board," he commented about their money-handling. And the passage of state Proposition 30 will bring a "surge of money" to the district following several years of cost-cutting.
Where should the money go?
"One idea would be having it go to the classroom. . . but it's the kind of vision we have to decide as a school board, with the input of the superintendent," he answered. There might be "holes to fill," he said, like restoring school bus routes cut during the economic hard times.
Castillo reports that he has been endorsed by West Sacramento Mayor Christopher Cabaldon, by Mayor pro tem Oscar Villegas, school board president Mary Leland and vice president Katie Villegas, by county supervisors Mike McGowan and Matt Rexroad, and by Laborers Local 185, among others.
He invites interested people to contact him – and provide suggestions – by phoning (916) 668-9659, emailing firstname.lastname@example.com, or visiting www.castilloforkids.com.
"I don't have all the answers," Castillo commented. "Some of the best solutions come from the community."
Editor's note: This interview is the fourth in a series. Each of the five people running for a seat on the Washington Unified School District has been invited to talk to the News-Ledger about the issues. The final interview will appear in print on Feb. 20.
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Register for kindergarten Saturday
West Sacramento's local elementary schools will accept registration for kindergarten and transitional kindergarten students on Sat., Feb. 23, from 9 a.m. to noon. Bring your child's birth certificate, social security card, immunization records, proof of physical (dated after Aug., 2012, for kindergarten students) and a copy of your PG&E bill for address verification, to your local campus. For kindergarten, child's fifth birthday must be on or before Oct. 1, 2013.
Questions? Contact Bridgeway Island Elementary at 375-7778; Elkhorn at 375-7670; Riverbank at 375-7700; Stonegate at 375-0960; Southport at 375-7890; Westfield at 375-7720; or Westmore Oaks at 375-7730.
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If your church or nonprofit is interested in getting a permit to sell fireworks in West Sacramento during this year's Independence Day (July 4) season, go to the information session scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 26, at 6 p.m. in the city council chambers, 1110 West Capitol Avenue.
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We run a series of three Fish & Shellfish courses – Atlantic, Mediterranean and Far Eastern – each of which will cover key techniques for filleting fish and breaking down shellfish in preparation for a range of delicious, healthy dishes from that region.
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To mark the new service, Spirit was offering $28.79 fares (one-way), which is a $9 base fare plus taxes and fees, available Thursday and Friday at www.spirit.com.
"We are pleased to welcome Spirit Airlines to Denver," Denver Mayor Michael B. Hancock said in a news release. "This is great news for the city and region because new air service generates economic activity."
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"Ensuring Privacy in the Broadband Era"
Op-Ed, The Boston Globe
July 9, 2007
Author: Nolan Bowie, Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy, Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program
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I WAS in London two weeks before the latest terror plot engulfed the city. Part of the credit for officials' rapid response goes to London being a 21st-century surveillance society. While I took tourist photographs, I was myself photographed over and over in a city that has the most surveillance cameras per capita of any in the world. Discreet and overt cameras can be seen on traffic signals, attached to buildings, in stores and government buildings, and even on trains and buses.
This use of technology in this age of small-group, high-impact destruction understandably leads many people to consider government surveillance an unqualified necessity, a completely justified sacrifice of privacy. Critics risk being written off as civil libertarian quacks. There are in fact good reasons to debate where this surveillance can go.
Individuals with legitimate but dissenting views are easily targeted and harassed by government agents. In the recent CIA "family jewels" report, the government admitted years of unlawful surveillance of peaceful assemblies and demonstrators. People who voluntarily provide information to obtain credit or home mortgages may find that the government is too busy spying on domestic dissenters to watch when ordinary citizens' identities have been stolen by those lurking in cyberspace.
The ease of access to personal and private information undermines confidence in democracy. Even new technologies, such as universal broadband, that would promote adult literacy and life long learning, can cultivate distrust. "Please don't tell me," a Detroit friend, who is a labor and civil rights lawyer, harrumphed indignantly, "that broadband is a one-way device." It has, she reminded me, "the potential of extracting data, sound, and photos from the feed," and "it presupposes the integrity of those who would control it." Ubiquitous broadband service fuels my Detroit friend's self-described "paranoia" about a "spying/lying government."
Obviously, my friend has a valid point, for every rose has its thorns. The capacity of always-on, high-speed broadband to spy on and observe individuals or groups is unparalleled among communications technologies. Notwithstanding any protection provided by encryption software and fire walls, the Internet is still more of an open post card than a sealed letter. It can indeed be used to record and store every keystroke, every website visited, every song, news article, photo, e-mail or instant message sent or received by innocent civilians, as observed in my friend's nightmare of a "spying/lying" government.
The Fourth Amendment to the US Constitution prohibits unreasonable government invasions of our privacy. But what is unreasonable in the post9/11 era and a war against terrorism that has no closure? Will fear and the manipulation of fear lead the United States into becoming a "panopticon" society to create a sense of security from terrorist acts and violent crime?
The term panopticon is identified with the mid-18th-century English philosopher and social reformer Jeremy Bentham, who also gets credit for saying that government's role is to assure the greatest good for the greatest number. Bentham thought a panopticon would be useful in prisoner rehabilitation. A prison inmate, confined in his cell, could be observed constantly via a series of mirrors that reflected his image to a distant viewer.
Bentham believed the inmate would assume that he was always being observed, just to be cautious. Further, Bentham argued, after a period of time, the observed inmate's behavior would change for the good, and, with the passage of more time under surveillance, the prisoner's personality would change and he would be effectively rehabilitated.
My friend in Detroit objects to the prospect of becoming an experimental subject in a Bentham-like panopticon. She is right to worry when invasions of privacy become routine.
Here are my suggestions: The states should add an amendment to their constitutions for a general right of privacy, as is now included in the state constitution of California; Congress should create a federal Privacy Commission, whose role would be to investigate violations of privacy laws and bring cases to the Department of Justice for prosecution, modeled after the Privacy Commission of Canada; Congress should also strengthen existing federal privacy laws.
Broadband service and surveillance cameras are necessary technologies that are not going away. In the post9/11 era, however, they could render the notion of privacy as outdated as Bentham's panopticon. Innocent citizens beware. A "spying/lying" government may be trying to rehabilitate you, too.
Nolan Bowie, a guest columnist, is an adjunct lecturer in public policy and a senior fellow at the John F. Kennedy School of Government.
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Tiger's potential bully pulpit
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The author's comment on Tiger Woods actually offends me. Here are my reasons why.
1) Why does she only expect Tiger Wood's to be the voice of all to make the change? Arnold Palmer & Jack Nicklaus has been playing there for 50 years and she makes no mention of them protesting gender bias
2) Why does the author link Tiger's sexual "fiasco" with gender apartheid? To me this is more of a cheap shot to make Tiger look more like a criminal than the reality of the situation. The man had affairs - sorry that some people took it personally but move on its none of our business.
3) The author's outline and rant has poor structure and basis. Her argument goes from talking about Tiger's infidelity to reading ONE book on gender bias to basically saying that Tiger action objectified women. The truth of the matter is that the author is the one who is guilty of objectifying Tiger. Making him the default speaker for all one women. On one hand she degrades the man for his mistakes and with the other hand expects him to be the one to make the first stand. Confusing.
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Colorado Names Northwestern Assistant Elliott as First Varsity Head Coach
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BOULDER, Colo. — Ann Elliott, who has been a part of five NCAA championships as a player and assistant coach at Northwestern University, has been named the first head coach of the University of Colorado's new varsity women's lacrosse program, athletic director Mike Bohn announced at a press conference Monday afternoon.
Elliott, 27, will take the reins of what will become the Buffaloes' 17th intercollegiate sport after the conclusion of the season at Northwestern. She can recruit for the Buffaloes in the meantime. Colorado officially added lacrosse in early February and will begin play in the spring of 2014.
In her fourth year as an assistant, and her first as the associate head coach at Northwestern, she has played a significant role in the Wildcats' current No. 1 national ranking and 9-0 record. That mark includes three wins to open the season over top 10 teams, all on the road. Northwestern was 73-4 with her as a coach, after recording a 77-5 mark when she was a player.
"Our athletic enterprise is enhanced dramatically with the addition of head coach Ann Elliott and the exciting sport of lacrosse," Bohn said. "She embodies the leadership and passion of all the wonderful aspects of being a Buff. Her vision of the program is dynamic and ambitious while consisted with our guiding principles."
A three-time national champion as a player at Northwestern, she was promoted to associate head coach prior to the start of the 2012 season after three years as an assistant to Kelly Amonte Hiller. As a player and aide under Hiller, who is considered to be one of the nation's top coaches and recruiters, Northwestern has appeared in the NCAA title game for seven years running, winning six titles, including the three as a player and two as member of the staff.
Hiller is in her 12th season at Northwestern, and Elliott was the first to ever be promoted to the associate level. She was primarily responsible for coordinating the Northwestern defense, a unit that in 2011 limited opponents to fewer than 10 goals in five of six postseason games en route to the national title. That included holding top-seeded Maryland, the nation's fourth-ranked offense, to just seven goals in an 8-7 NU victory in the national title game. In 2009, Elliott's first season on the staff, Northwestern allowed just 6.87 goals per game for the year, second best in the country, and caused 188 turnovers.
"I'm extremely excited and honored for the opportunity to become Colorado's first head coach," Elliott said. "I'd like to thank Mike, Ceal [Barry] and Julie [Manning] for giving me this opportunity and the staff at Northwestern, Kelly [Amonte Hiller], her husband Scott and athletic director Jim Phillips for allowing me to pursue this opportunity during the season. I can't wait to get out here and get started, I can't think of a better place to start a program than at CU."
After graduating from Northwestern with a B.S. degree in Radio, Television and Film in 2007, Elliott served as the head coach of the Wildcat Elite Club and the Wildcat Developmental Team for Amonte Sports. She also spent one season as an assistant coach for New Trier High School, helping the Trevians to the 2008 state championship.
She was also actively involved in Amonte Sports since her playing days at Northwestern, serving as a camp counselor as well as heading the development of New Wave lacrosse clinics for the organization and WomensLax.com, coordinating youth and high school clinics across the country. She also utilized her major, doing extensive work in video production for Amonte.
As primarily a defender during her collegiate career, she played in 72 games, including starts in 63 of a possible 64 her sophomore through senior years. As a senior and team captain in 2007, she was An Inside Lacrosse third-team All-America selection, when she was a key member of a defensive unit that allowed a NCAA-low 6.1 goals per game, with opponents scoring in double figures only twice. She played an important role on Northwestern's 2005, 2006 and 2007 national championship teams, scoring 14 goals, causing 44 turnovers and scooping up 101 ground balls. She earned four varsity letters and was a three-time Academic All-Big Ten team member.
She is the second Northwestern product who is a head coach in the Pac-12 Conference; her former teammate, Lindsey Munday, was named head coach last year at Southern California, which will begin play next spring. Munday was one year ahead of Elliott at Northwestern.
Bohn and associate athletic director Ceal Barry initially handled recruiting for the program, which has already received several commitments, though no one can sign a letter-of-intent until the November signing period. Elliott will now assume those duties.
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