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One of the great things about the games of yore is that they tended to be pretty simple, mostly because the hardware that pushed them only could do approximately 1.5 floating-point operations per day (FLOPD--an unfortunate acronym if ever I've seen one). Of course, one of the benefits of such spartan software is that in an actual game, you know, something "fun," has to exist at the kernel. When you don't have full-motion, cinema-quality cutscenes to distract the player, you had better serve up some serious gameplay. And the people working for Atari and Broderbund knew how to cook up games, including Atari's smash-hit video game Pong--one of the greatest games ever invented, and one of the simplest to implement.
So gather up your C programming skills, your dusty old eighth grade geometry book, and a copy of the Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL)--we're going to show you how to clone Pong all by yourself. And stay tuned--this is the first of a three-part series. The next two articles (Adding Paddles to Your Pong and Add a Ball and Score to Your Pong) will build on what we do here, so look for those in the coming weeks.
As mentioned in the previous paragraph, SDL is the Simple DirectMedia Layer. If you are wondering how this has any relevance on the cloning of Pong, allow me to explain. In the heady, dot-com days of 1998, a company named Loki Entertainment Software was founded, with the mission of porting best-selling games to Linux. Their first port was of Civilization: Call to Power, which hit stores in April of 1999. Loki ported 19 other great games before they closed up shop at the end of January 2003.
As great as Loki's ports were, the crown jewel of its collection was not a game, but a game library: the Simple DirectMedia Layer. Loki, an open source company, released SDL under the GNU Lesser/Library Public License (LGPL), allowing anyone to download and use SDL to create his or her own games. SDL is written in C (and you can use it natively in C++ code), but bindings exist for Ada, Eiffel, Java, Lua, ML, Perl, PHP, Pike, Python, and Ruby. SDL does a great job of abstracting away the nasty details of game writing and letting you concentrate on the fun stuff, like writing your very own Pong clone! To install it, follow the directions for your Linux distribution:
apt-get install libsdl1.2 libsdl-ttf1.2 libsdl1.2-dev \
emerge libsdl sdl-ttf
rpm -Ivh /tmp/SDL-*.rpm
cd /tmp
tar xvzf SDL-1.2.8.tar.gz && rm SDL-1.2.8.tar.gz
cd SDL-1.2.8
./configure && make && make install
Users of Windows, BeOS, and Mac OS (both Classic and X) can also visit the SDL project's download page, grab the appropriate distribution files for the latest Runtime and Development Libraries, and install them. You may find the "How to set up your SDL Build Environment" article on the Game Programming Wiki to be quite useful.
Note: Windows users can choose between Visual C++ and MingW32 versions of SDL. MingW32 is a free minimal Windows development environment that you can get using the Cygwin installer. If you choose the Cygwin route, it will closely resemble the Linux/Unix/Mac OS X-friendly instructions in the rest of this hack.
With SDL now installed, let's get on with the hacking of code.
As with any engineering project, a video game should start with a plan. We'll write our plan in C. Open up your favorite editor and create a new file. I recommend calling it sdl-pong.c.
Note: This hack assumes you are coding in a Unix, Linux, or Unix-like environment (Mac OS X, Cygwin, and so on). If you are not, you should know how to work your compiler, as when I say "
gcc this,
gcc that," you will have to translate to "File > Compile," and so on. For a pure hacking experience, install the GNU Compiler Collection (
gcc) on your machine, and write your coding in a (programmer's) text editor, such as XEmacs or
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Populate the file with the following "code" (which is basically all comments, but that's why we get to call it a "plan"), and save it as sdl-pong.c:
// Standard library headers
#include <stdio.h>
// SDL headers
#include <SDL.h>
// Macro definitions
// Structure definitions
// Function definitions
// Main program
int main( int argc, char **argv ) {
// Declare variables
// Initialise game data
// Parse command-line arguments
// Initialise SDL
// Initialise sprite locations
// Main loop
while (1) {
// (Re)draw the screen
// Handle events (keyboard input, mainly)
// Move sprites about
// Give the CPU a break
} // while (main loop)
// Victory!
return 0;
} // main()
If you do not program in C, you may want to look at a quick overview of the language--the University of Leicester's Computer Centre has a decent-looking C tutorial. I will try to explain the tricky bits as I go.
What we have written is an English-language description of how we plan to implement our game. But, as you may have noticed, we have also written a C program. One that does nothing useful, of course, but a C program nonetheless. To prove this (and demonstrate how to compile an SDL program at the same time), let's fire up
gcc -g -Wall -I/usr/include/SDL -o sdl-pong sdl-pong.c -lSDL
If you aren't familiar with
gcc, a bit of explanation may be in order. The
-g flag builds the program with symbols intact, which means that you will be able to use a debugger (such as the fabulous GNU Debugger,
gdb) to fix any introduced code problems. The
-Wall flag turns on all warnings; a good thing to do, as compiler warnings mean that the compiler cannot quite understand what you mean. The
-I/usr/include/SDL bit tells
gcc to add /usr/include/SDL to the list of directories that it searches for included files (that is, header files).
Note: It is possible that your Linux distribution or flavor of Unix decided to install the SDL header files somewhere other than /usr/include/SDL; you will know this in a hurry if
gcc spews an error message like "SDL.h: No such file or directory" when you try to compile. If you know how, try to entice your package system to show you where it installed all of the files for the SDL package (Gentoo users, run
qpkg -I -l libsdl; RPM types, try
rpm -ql sdl). Failing this, you can always try
find / -name SDL.h 2>/dev/null on a Unix system, or use the file finder tool in the Windows Start menu. However you find the SDL.h file, stick the directory in which it resides after a
-I on the
gcc command line and all will be well.
-o sdl-pong lets
gcc know that we want the compiled program to be named
sdl-pong; leave the
-o off the command line and your program is likely to be called a.out, which is not such a catchy or memorable name for a game. Unsurprisingly, sdl-pong.c is the name of the file containing the source code that we want to compile. Finally, the
-lSDL flag tells
gcc to link the
libSDL.so shared library in with your program. Without the
-lSDL flag,
gcc would spew errors like: "undefined reference to `SDL_Init'."
Don't worry if you did not understand the last paragraph, you can just treat the
gcc lines as mysterious incantations that result in you being able to play the game that you wrote.
And speaking of playing the game--to run your freshly compiled program, type:
The program will start up--and just hang. Right, that is what infinite loops tend to do: remember the
while (1) { ... } block in the middle of the code, labeled "Main loop?" Don't worry, you can get your terminal back by hitting
C, and you will put some code in that
main loop soon.
The first order of business for any SDL application is initializing SDL itself. To do this, simply add to your sdl-pong.c source code, under the "Initialise SDL" comment:
if (SDL_Init( SDL_INIT_VIDEO ) != 0) {
fprintf( stderr, "Could not initialise SDL: %s\n", SDL_GetError() );
return 1;
} // if (could not init video)
SDL_Init() is doing all the work--the other lines are just checking the return value and handling an error condition by returning from the main function, which causes the program to exit. Since this is Unix, a return value of
0 means no error; when you see a non-zero value returned, start worrying. Upon exit,
sdl_pong returns
1, a non-zero value, to let the executing shell know that our program is exiting in response to an error.
Once you have initialized SDL, you need to make sure that you tear it down cleanly before exiting the program for any reason. For this purpose, define a new function:
// Function definitions
int cleanUp( int err );
The implementation of the function is simple: all you need to do is call the
SDL_Quit() function with no parameters, but the
cleanUp() function takes and returns an integer so that you can make sure the exit code is reported to whoever executed the program. Add the
cleanUp() function to the end of your file, after
/* Function: cleanUp()
* Cleanly tears down SDL in preparation for an exit.
* Parameters:
* err - Unix-style error code
* Returns:
* err parameter
int cleanUp( int err ) {
return err;
} // cleanUp()
Note that we kindly write a header comment for this function; this is so that other people who might want to modify our program know what the function does and how to call it. It is also useful when you forget how a function works because you wrote it a long time ago (and in my case, "a long time ago" means more than an hour ago). The specific style of this header comment can be parsed by a program called NaturalDocs to generate lovely HTML versions of your API documentation.
Now that you have the
cleanUp() function, you will want to modify the last line of the
main() function by changing:
# Victory!
return 0;
to read:
# Victory!
return cleanUp( 0 );
This ensures that SDL releases all of the memory and hardware resources that it grabbed on the program's behalf before exiting.
The next step is to display the main window in which all of the action will take place. Let's make it 640 pixels wide and 480 pixels tall for now, but we'll define the screen width and height as macros so that we can change them later. Add this to your sdl-pong.c source code:
// Macro definitions
#define SCREEN_WIDTH 640 // width of the screen, in pixels
#define SCREEN_HEIGHT 480 // height of the screen, in pixels
The main window will be represented by a variable of the
SDL_Surface type. Add this to the "Declare variables" section of the code:
SDL_Surface *screen; // main game window
To display the window, call the
SDL_SetVideoMode() function (add the following to the section of the code initializing SDL):
if ((screen =
SDL_SetVideoMode( SCREEN_WIDTH, SCREEN_HEIGHT, 8, SDL_SWSURFACE ))
fprintf( stderr, "Could not set SDL video mode: %s\n", SDL_GetError() );
return cleanUp( 1 );
} // if (could not set mode)
The first two parameters to
SDL_SetVideoMode() are the width and height of the window, respectively. The third parameter is bits per pixel--the number of bits SDL will use to represent the color of every pixel on the screen. Obviously, the higher the number, the wider the variety of colors that can be displayed. SDL supports eight, 15, 16, 24, and 32 bits per pixel. We can get away with a paltry eight bits (one byte) per pixel because this Pong clone is going to be monochromatic. Don't worry, you may play Ted Turner and colorize the game later if you choose (details on this and other improvements to the game will come in the next two articles in this series). The final parameter is for SDL flags: we only need
SDL_SWSURFACE, but for a list of all of the flags that can be set, check out the entry for
SDL_SetVideoMode() in the SDL library documentation. Note that these flags are bitmasks, so to set multiple flags, you will need to
OR them together, like so:
Note again to check the return value of the function for errors. In this case, since
SDL_SetVideoMode() returns a pointer (if you do not know what a pointer is, don't worry about it just yet, but be warned that the concept of pointers will haunt your waking hours if you ever decide to use C for anything complicated), a value of zero (
NULL is simply a
#define 0 in some C standard library header file) signals an error, and anything else is OK. To recap, a return value of
0 in Unix always means everything is fine, except when it doesn't.
Many tutorials tend to leave error checking code out, as it clutters the presentation of the code. I left the error checking in, because many headaches can be avoided by knowing what went wrong where.
The code we have written thus far will display a game window, then loop forever (or until the mailed fist of
SIGINT comes crashing down, prompted by a judicious
C). This is progress, but it is still pretty boring from the perspective of a potential player (my perspective is that of a potential poet, as you can see from my abuse of alliteration). Let's add some window dressing (no pun intended, until I thought about it and realized that it was an extremely clever pun) in the form of a title bar caption and hiding the mouse cursor when over our window. Add this just beneath the
SDL_SetVideoMode() bit:
// Set window caption and turn off the mouse cursor
SDL_WM_SetCaption( "SDL Pong", "SDL Pong" );
SDL_ShowCursor( SDL_DISABLE );
Finally, let's provide users of the game with a way to exit (though why they might want such a facility is beyond me). We will accomplish this by adding an event handling loop inside the main loop. As most games are event-driven (a controller movement is an event; a packet arriving from the network may trigger an event; an external windowing system action may trigger an event; and so on), SDL will happily collect events on your behalf and queue them up, waiting for you to deal with them. To do just that, call
SDL_PollEvent(), which grabs the first event SDL has for us. But first, we will need a variable of the
SDL_Event type to pass as the sole parameter to
SDL_PollEvent(). Right before the declaration of the
SDL_Surface variable, add the line shown in bold:
// Declare variables
SDL_Event event; // SDL events
SDL_Surface *screen; // main game window
and inside the main loop, add the lines shown in bold:
// Main loop
while (1) {
// (Re)draw the screen
// Handle events (keyboard input, mainly)
while (SDL_PollEvent( &event )) {
if (event.type == SDL_QUIT ||
(event.type == SDL_KEYDOWN &&
event.key.keysym.sym == SDLK_ESCAPE))
return cleanUp( 0 );
} // while (handling events)
// Move sprites about
This handles two events, namely
SDL_QUIT, which is generated when the user quits the program externally (usually by simply clicking on the X in the main window's title bar), and the
SDL_KEYDOWN event, which is generated every time a key on the keyboard is pressed (in case you were wondering, yes, an
SDL_KEYUP event occurs when said key, or any key for that matter, is released). We only care about the
Esc key, of course, which is the de facto standard for quitting SDL games. That is what the
event.key.keysym.sym == SDLK_ESCAPE code is all about; for a complete list of key symbolic names (keysyms), check out the SDLKey page on the SDL library documentation site.
Once the program catches an event that tells it to quit, it does so simply by returning the return value of
cleanUp() with an error code of
0 to indicate a normal exit. Get used to this idiom, as you will see it again when we get to parsing command-line arguments in the next two articles.
The last thing to be done before compiling and testing this iteration of SDL Pong is adding a small delay at the end of the main loop. For now, this is just to be kind to the CPU and let some other task run, but a little while later, it will control the speed of our game. To wait for a bit, we use the
SDL_Delay() function, which takes as its only parameter the number of milliseconds to wait. Add this code right before the end of the main loop:
// Give the CPU a break
SDL_Delay( 30 );
Thirty milliseconds (0.03 seconds) may not seem like long to you, but to a modern CPU, it is time enough to read the paper and walk the dog.
OK, that's it! Your "game" now at least does something that is perceivable to the naked eye of a non-coder (such as your grandmother--unless she happens to be, say, Admiral Grace Hopper, in which case she could code you under the table any day!). Run
gcc again to re-compile it (don't forget this step after every change to your code, or you might spend a lot of time wondering why your latest bug fix did not work):
gcc -g -Wall -I/usr/include/SDL -o sdl-pong sdl-pong.c -lSDL
and then run the game:
Editor's note: Next week, Josh will cover how to add paddles to your Pong game, and in the first week of the new year, he'll cover how to add a ball and score.
Josh Glover has been hacking code for as long as anyone can remember. He is employed as a Unix systems administrator by Amazon.co.jp.
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Hmmm thats a dang good q, as i believe hmg is a combo of hcg and clomid and will def make u fertile mertle!
Ive always just used hcg as i dont want that accidental prego....
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Has any used HMG instead of HCG? Or use them together? How would you dose HMG to run throughout TRT or a cycle?
Hmmm thats a dang good q, as i believe hmg is a combo of hcg and clomid and will def make u fertile mertle!
Ive always just used hcg as i dont want that accidental prego....
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It's supposed to be better than HCG. I was going to pm you a thread but you can't recieve pms yet. I don't think I can post a thread to another forum here bro sorry.
You would not use them together. HMG is a lot more costly than HCG and unless your trying to get some one pregnant I would just stick with HCG.
here is a study on HCG and TRT
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Thanks skinnyguy, I dont think I read that one, good info. Although that study was for HCG not HMG. But look even the HCG provides fertility in TRT patients. Still doesnt answer my question if you can use both HCG and HMG at the same time.
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Why can't you? Sure. You can do anything you want. You don't need too cause they both accomplish basically the same thing. And HMG is pretty expensive.
Hmg mimics both fsh and lh so using hcg isnt nessecary. Not exactly sure on dosage.
I thought hmg stimulates your body to produce natural LH and FSH.
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HMG vs. HCG
For decades BB'rs have been using HCG both on-cycle and off-cycle to prevent testicular atrophy, as well as help re-grow the tests prior to commencing PCT. HCG, known as Human Chorionic Gonadotropin, accomplishes this function by mimicking the actions of LH (leutinizing hormone) within the body, which is the hormone responsible for stimulating testosterone production. Aside from the obvious cosmetic benefits associated with testicular maintenance, retaining function of the testes helps set the stage for a more rapid post-cycle recovery by retaining the organ's ability to respond optimally to circulating LH.
While restoring testosterone production is an important step towards restoration of the HPTA, it is in only one aspect of total recovery. In addition to testosterone, the testes are also responsible for the production of sperm. In the same way that AAS suppress LH release, they also suppress FSH; the hormone necessary for sperm production. The bad news is that HCG doesn't do anything for sperm count or motility. Its only function is to increase testosterone levels. Because of this, many BB'rs suffer from fertility issues.
Enter HMG (human menopausal gonadotropin). Unlike HCG, HMG has the distinct ability to normalize/maintain both testosterone and sperm production simultaneously. More so, HMG does not rely on mimetics in order to achieve the desired result. Rather, it promotes production through natural means. HMG is a combination of 2 pituitary hormones known as LH and FSH. LH, which was mentioned above, is the hormone which simulates testosterone production, while FSH (follicle stimulatinghormone) is the primary hormone responsible for the manufacture of sperm. Both hormones must be present in order to retain full functioning of the testicles.
Looking at this information, it is not hard to argue HMG's superiority over HCG as a recovery/maintenance agent. After all, HCG only provides a partial recovery and it does so through un-natural means. HMG can be employed with good effect at any time, but like HCG, it should be discontinued prior to starting PCT (Clomid,Nolvadex, etc), as the continued presence of exogenous LH & FSH will have a negative impact on the endogenous production of these hormones.
While this drug is still new, its popularity is rapidly increasing and I am confident that within the next few years, it will replace HCG as the recovery/maintenance product of choice. In conclusion, if you are looking for a more comprehensive recovery than what HCG can provide, you might want to consider trying HMG your next time around. For those specifically interested in fertility, this decision is a no-brainer.
^This was a great write up done by a very intelligent member here(Mike Arnold).
LOL you seriously are slow!!
That paragraph that you highlighted that Mike Arnold wrote-
"Unlike HCG, HMG has the distinct ability to normalize/maintain both testosterone and sperm production simultaneously. More so, HMG does not rely on mimetics in order to achieve the desired result. Rather, it promotes production through natural means. HMG is a combination of 2 pituitary hormones known as LH and FSH."
Is referring to Sperm and testosterone production... it does not promote the production of LH and FSH as you thought.. it still supresses it because you are getting it exogenously.... but by all means keep proving how stupid you are.
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I'm referring to stimulating the body to naturally produce testosterone. The answer is yes you can and should use them together.Your sex drive and sense of well being come back more rapidly then with other treatments as well as your potential for staying or becoming fertile.
HMG is a drug similar to HCG in use and some of its function, but also has the added benefit of FSH stimulation, while HCG is known mainly for LH stimulation. Although it hasn't been around as long and isn't as recognized as HCG, HMG is steadily picking up more interest in the bodybuilding community for the roles it can play in testosterone recovery. HMG was originally designed as a fertility drug, as FSH stimulation can greatly induce higher sperm count production by the body. Bodybuilders who don't see the results and recovery they want from a typical PCT protocol may find HMG beneficial since it is able to stimulate the body's receptors at a wider range of points than HCG is able to.
HMG (Human Menopausal Gonadotropin) can be most effective when ran alongside HCG and other LH stimulating drugs such as clomid or nolvadex during pct. A typical dose of 75-150iu a day for 2 weeks is sufficient for restoring normal testicular function and sperm count in males. Although some may find that a longer protocol is needed due to extended periods of staying shut down or the use of hormones which are harsher on the body's natural testosterone function such as such as Trenbolone etc.
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Water in the village of Pulaski no longer contains fluoride. Dentists say the substance is essential in strengthening teeth in growing kids. But, village officials say removing it will save the village's aging water pipes and save money:
Fluoride is an important addition to drinking water for several reasons. Pulaski is doing its water consumers a disservice.
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War on bath salts
The owner of a Reno business, which police raided in 2011 for selling bath salts and other synthetic drugs, was sentenced Thursday in Washington County Common Pleas Court.
James E. Biles Jr., 41, of 905 Seventh St., will serve 60 days in the Washington County Jail, but not until after a Monday doctor's appointment.
Biles was arrested in July 15, 2011 after members of the Major Crimes Task Force served a search warrant at S & J Incense, the business he owned at 26380 State Route 7.
Biles had been selling bath salts and other synthetic drugs from the Reno business, said Major Brian Schuck, of the Washington County Sheriff's Office.
"That was when the drugs started hitting pretty hard in Parkersburg and right after we started dealing with it here in Washington County," he said.
Biles opened the Reno business July 7, 2011, the same day Marietta City Council signed an ordinance prohibiting the "use, possession, and/or sale of synthetic cannabinoids and other synthetic drugs" inside the city limits.
It was also the same day a similar business, Herbal Safari, closed its doors at 136 N. Seventh St. Herbal Safari had been selling K2, a synthetic marijuana, said Schuck.
Biles' short-lived business was raided just more than a week and a day after opening, on the same day Ohio Gov. John Kasich signed a bill outlawing the possession, use and sale of synthetic recreational drugs, including bath salts. However, the bill did not go into effect until 90 days later.
The decision was made to bust the business before the law went into effect because law enforcement officials were worried about the toll the drugs were taking on the community.
"We started dealing with a lot of bath salts incidents. Paranoia, hallucinations, agitation, suicidal thinking, just a complete change in behavior in people," said Schuck.
A variety of criminal complaints have been attributed to the use of bath salts. In January 2012, a Newport man was sentenced to two years in prison for a brutal attack on his wife brought on by drug use. And in March, a Lubeck man was shot and killed by officers from the Wood County Sheriff's Office after allegedly opening fire on them while on the drug.
In one strange incident, a Washington County Sheriff's deputy was on his way home when he came upon a vehicle that was stopped in the middle of the road, said Schuck.
"He was taking off his clothes and a foot chase ensued. He'd been on bath salts," he said Schuck.
It's not uncommon for people on bath salts to forget what their actions and whereabouts are for a day or two at a time, he added.
Additionally, law enforcement was concerned about the sheer amount of traffic the business was generating, Schuck said.
At the time of his arrest, Biles told officials he was making $4,000 a day through the sale of bath salts and other drugs.
"And the type of clientele it was bringing in were individuals who had lengthy records," said Schuck.
One customer, Mark D. Degori, 34, of 120 Eldorado Drive, Marietta, was also arrested at the store the day of the bust. Degori was found to be in possession of crack cocaine.
Since the drugs were not yet on the controlled substance list when they business was raided, Biles was ultimately indicted for two-fifth degree felonies for complicity in the sale of unapproved drugs and possession of unapproved drugs.
Biles was also indicted on a fourth-degree felony for possession of drugs for at least 60 Vicodin pills that were found in the business and on his person at the time of the raid and a third-degree felony charge of tampering with drugs for allegedly altering the package of a dangerous drug.
He pleaded guilty in January to both of the fifth-degree felonies. In addition to the 60 days jail time, Biles will also be subject to three years of community control.
He was facing a maximum of 12 months in prison, said Washington County Assistant Prosecutor Alison Cauthorn.
He won't begin serving his 60 days in jail until next week, for medical reasons.
Biles, who recently underwent surgery for a cancerous spot on his nose, has a follow-up consultation on Monday, said his attorney Ray Smith.
"I'm sorry to bring this up last minute," said Smith, explaining the situation n court Thursday. "Can we start the sentencing Monday afternoon or release him Monday?"
Biles will be permitted to attend his appointment, said Washington County Common Pleas Court Judge Randall Burnworth.
"What we've been doing in these cases is booking them at the jail and releasing them. Failure to reappear after their appointment constitutes a charge of escape," he explained.
Biles slouched in his seat and said nothing throughout the sentencing. When Burnworth asked if he had a statement, Biles shook his head.
In addition to serving time, Biles will also forfeit a lengthy list of property that was confiscated during the search, said Cauthorn.
Included on the list is more than $12,000 in cash, display cases, a cash register, a safe, electronics and all of the unapproved drugs being sold in the business.
According to Schuck, the July 2011 bust was a successful one because the task force accomplished their main goal – to shut down the business.
"Anytime you shut down a store that sells it, you're going to see a decrease in cases involving the drug," he noted.


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MARTINS FERRY City council updated financial plans and reviewed upcoming projects during the Wednesday meeting.
Auditor Rita Randall and the finance committee submitted an altered appropriation ordinance for approval. The finance committee proposed additional funds for the Division of Development, $4,000 for safety services. A total of $44,041 was added for police, with $15,000 for auxiliary. Finance Committee Member Robert Hunker said if the funds line up with the plans, the city will have a carryover of $100,000.
"$100,000 is normally not enough," Hunker said. "We have to be very cautious with our spending, but right now it's a lot better than I thought it would be."
He added that water expenses continue to stand out. Council approved the appropriations.
Council also approved the appropriation of funds for repairs to Adams Street from South Tenth and Virginia streets.
In other matters, Mayor Paul Riethmiller gave an update on the JB Green Team's planned curbside recycling test project for the first ward. Informational letters will be sent to 755 residents next week. The first 400 that respond by returning the letter will participate.
The project will be implemented early October for one year.
Also, Service Director Chuck Bennett reported that the culvert repair project will be completed next week, followed by the sewer drain issue in the 400 block of North Zane Highway. Also, the creek culvert under North Fifth Street has been cleaned and blocked with a chain link fence.
The city is still dealing with issues of potholes. Weather and traffic are taking a toll and 50 tons of hot mix asphalt has been used during the past three weeks.
The city is planning a fall clean-up day at the city garage, hopefully to combine it with an electric recycling day. The announcement may be ready with next month's utility bills. Recycling old-style televisions will carry a charge. More than 8,000 pounds of electronics was collected last year.
An ordinance covering and specifying EMS call out pay will be prepared by the next meeting.
Council passed a resolution for PERS pickup for the fire and police pension to reflect the changing rate to 7.75.
Development Director Kathy Wade-Gagin reported on OPWC funding. Instead of a grant request, the city will submit a grant and loan application to pave Zane Highway, Fifth Street from Hanover to Center, North Ridge from Dare Road to South Ridge, Grant Avenue from Zane Highway to Clinton, Fox Avenue, North 10th Street, and West Jefferson.
The local match was altered from last year's $126,000 to $91,666. $15,000 of license plate fee money would be utilized yearly for 30 years. It is a zero-interest loan.
Riethmiller pointed out repairs must be made to Dix Addition in Pease Township before winter. He noted that damage resulted from the city improperly restoring the road after repairing a waterline break. Randall noted a legal opinion has been received stating that permanent improvement funds may be used for repairs to the street. Prices must be obtained and an ordinance passed. Shrodes noted the service committee suggested trying to obtain emergency funding from the state. Council members noted that the waterline must be repaired before the road.
Service Committee Member Bruce Shrodes reported on an Aug. 28. He reported that filter bed at the water plant can be placed online. One bed is still inoperable but can be used in an emergency.
City representatives were invited to Charleroi, Pa to view the manufacturing of a high-density polyethylene continuous pipe proposed to alleviate waterline breaks.
A guest complained that the city failed to notify him or shut off water to his property as requested after he had evicted a tenant. The matter will be looked into.
The performance audit is on schedule.
A safety committee meeting was set for Sept. 23, 5:40 p.m.
A cemetery committee meeting will be held Sept. 16 5:30 p.m. to establish a five-year plan.
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Old Settler's Music Festival is a nationally known music festival featuring the best in roots and Americana music. The festival is held in the gorgeous Texas hill country, at the height of the Bluebonnet and wildflower season. Old Settler's Music Festival offers great music and activities for the whole family.
The Festival is held at Salt Lick Pavilion and Camp Ben McCulloch, just minutes from Austin, located 11 miles south of Highway 290 West on Farm Road 1826.
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Enjoy over two dozen bands on four stages as well as performance workshops, arts and crafts, kids' activities, music store, and a youth talent competition. Thursday nights are special at Old Settler's with a "Settle In" show on the Camp Ben stage from 4:30 to midnight. Friday afternoon features another bonus for campers — the Camp Ben Jam from noon to 4 pm at the Camp Ben Stage. Friday and Saturday, we move across the street to the Salt Lick Pavilion with three different stages operating from 4 pm to midnight on Friday and 11 am to midnight on Saturday. Sunday, back at Camp Ben, wake up to some "pickin & prayin" gospel, all around goodtime final show that begins at 10 am and closes around 5 pm. Campers can greet the morning with the yoga masters on Friday and Saturday mornings.
On Saturday, come see the masters teach their skills up close. Workshops free with purchase of a festival wristband. Times and locations to be announced.
Camping at the festival is a peak cultural experience all of its own. Camp Ben McCulloch rivals some of the most beautiful festival camping sites in the world according to our festival attendees. Get your feet wet at Onion Creek, catch up with friends, make new ones— and definately bring your instruments for some late night jams around the campfires. Bringing the family? No worries — we offer a family camping area..
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On Saturday morning, we unveil some of Central Texas' new generation of musicians with our Youth Talent Competition. Kids have all kinds of fun with face painting, Art for Your Head, a petting zoo, pony rides, monster slide, inflatables, and a rock climbing wall. Campfire USA Balcones Council guides kids through whole range of kids' activities. Children twelve and under get in free when accompanied by a paying adult.
The festival has a huge art & crafts area with exceptional vendors of fine handmade items. There is a big music sales area with T-shirts, accessories, CDs, etc.
We always have an eclectic and healthy assortment of food & drinks offered by quality vendors. Beer & wine is available to those with proper ID. Breakfast concessions are available each morning in the camp ground.
Reserve your wristbands directly from the festival through a ticketless process. Tickets will also be on sale at Frontgate Tickets beginning February 1, 2009 through the day of the show at www.frontgatetickets.com.
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Bill would tighten controls on sales of precious metals
FOR IMMEDIATE RELASE--The Vermont Statehouse is seen through the cover of a maple tree in Montpelier, Vt., Oct. 26, 1999. Built of white granite from nearby hills and topped with a gold-leaf dome, the Statehouse has been called by the National Register of Historic Places "one of the most picturesque statehouses in the country." Built in 1857 it contains many furnishings dating from the mid-19th century, including the original 30 black walnut desks in the Senate. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)
MONTPELIER New attempts to crack down on drug-related burglaries have pitted police against the precious-metals dealers whose transactions they want to scrutinize.
Legislation under consideration in Montpelier would grant police broad controls over dealers who trade in gold, silver and other precious metals. As the price of those metals continues to soar, Vermont State Police Detective Benjamin Katz told lawmakers last week, theyve become an increasingly popular target for drug addicts resorting to home burglaries to feed their habits.
In the last couple months, weve (investigated) a number of burglaries where they walked past the laptop, gone past the flat-screen TV, and gone straight to the jewelry, Katz told the Senate Committee on Economic Development. And the reason is because they can sell that jewelry to one of these stores and get cash right away.
In addition to requiring any precious-metals dealer who conducts more than $50,000 in transactions to get a license, the law would require them to take digital photographs of the person from whom theyre purchasing the goods, as well as the items being sold.
Theyd also have to collect the sellers drivers license number and license plate number. And if the transaction exceeds $1,000, the dealer would have to provide all the information to the nearest law enforcement agency, whether they suspected wrongdoing or not.
Senate lawmakers seemed taken aback by the scope of the request.
Inevitably were going to have a lot of totally innocent people who are selling Grandmas ring and its more than $1,000 and their photo identification goes into a police database under suspicious activity, said Sen. Philip Baruth, a Chittenden County Democrat. Its like this whole bill begins to seem like the fantasy of a law enforcement officer.
Katz said the rising price of precious metals has dealers of questionable scruples cropping up across Vermont. The Rutland area alone now has 26 businesses advertising to buy gold, according to Katz.
They have more in Rutland now than McDonalds or Burger Kings, Katz said.
Rep. Diane Lanpher, a Vergennes Democrat, introduced a companion bill in the House after seeing random storefronts in her district begin advertising their willingness to purchase gold or silver.
Youd think if an 18-year-old showed up with a pillowcase full of coins theyd turn him away, Lanpher said. But that isnt always happening, and we need some more regulation.
Royal Barnard, a longtime dealer in coins and precious metals in Rutland, said legitimate dealers are eager to help police nab criminals. But he said the high price of the metals means that most transactions now exceed $1,000.
And what an enormous invasion of this persons privacy. (Police) have no right to know what he sold, Barnard said. And theyre going to be damn busy.
The law would also mandate a 30-day hold on all items purchased by dealers. Katz said that would give police time to track stolen goods before theyre shipped off to be melted down. But Tim Puro, owner of Puros Coins and Jewelry in Rutland, said that would force dealers to negotiate volatile swings in the precious metals market. Also, Puro told lawmakers, he couldnt afford to hold on to inventory for so long.
Theres some months where I do $200,000 worth of business, and Im just a two-man shop, Puro said. For me to hold $200,000 worth of material for 30 days, I couldnt do it, for cash flow reasons.
Puro said hes on board completely with police efforts to crack down on sales of stolen goods.
Theres nothing that gets my blood roiling more than somebody trying to sell me something thats stolen, Puro said. I love busting these people.
But he said there are more effective ways of doing it that wont complicate the business models of legitimate dealers like himself.
Puro and Barnard said they think the licensing requirement makes good sense. Puro also said he thinks the requirement that sellers be paid by check, not cash, is smart.
But instead of heaping burdensome record-keeping requirements on dealers, he said police should create a central database where they can record, in real time, the details of all recent jewelry thefts. Puro said that if dealers had access to that kind of information, they could become eyes and ears for law enforcement.
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Now it's official. Halloween candy has hardened and most of us have recovered from eating three times our body weight at Thanksgiving. That means we can gallop onward like a Santa sleigh to the very next step.
The big stretch of Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwanza and whatever year-end celebration may abound by cavemen in the Andes. It's a time for hustle and bustle and cheer — and often acute depression.
I first realized the holidays made me depressed when I refused to open my stocking stuffers several years ago. It didn't help, of course, that they were all the shape and size of Chapstick.
Don't get me wrong, I love Chapstick, but I just wasn't up to the façade of pretending that all was well and everything was beautiful while admitting, yes, my lips were terribly chapped.
Actually, it would not have mattered if the Chapstick were a diamond nose ring. Or a dozen Sharpies. Or a million tickets to Paris. We long for that inner fulfillment, not a drawer full of diamonds or lip balm. (Please note, this does not mean I don't want any gifts this season.)
High expectations of the holidays are a major part of what gets people down. We don't always get what we want, especially when we seek inner peace. Not only in the form of Chapstick versus a pea green Doc Martens but in the grand expectations of what the holiday should hold.
Should is such an ugly word.
You should be gleeful. You should not cry. You should pretend to love that stupid song about grandma getting run over by a reindeer — after all, it's a celebration.
We are also haunted by the ghosts of the holidays past. We recall the scenes that were set by flying dishware; the trees that were knocked over by a flaming fight; the meals that were ruined because someone forgot to add water to the Stovetop stuffing.
Granted, these are random, fictional examples, but you get the point.
The best thing to do for a potential onslaught of holiday depression — besides getting a prescription from your doctor — is to prepare. Some simple tips will help beat down the rearing head of sadness.
• Remember, you are not alone. Recent studies have shown 98 percent of people wearing black skull T-shirts that say "I hate you" on Christmas Eve are equally depressed. The other 2 percent are in a rock band.
• Make sure you are surrounded by people you like. If that's not possible, accept the people by whom you are surrounded as who they are. Just because Uncle Fred is clad in a Santa hat may not make him likable. But at least you can laugh at how stupid he looks.
• Other good surroundings include children and pets. It's quite difficult to remain crotchety when faced with the glowing eyes of a child who sees snow or Santa for the first time. Or the second time. Or often even the third. And it's a hard-pressed case if someone is gloomy enough not to at least smile at the antics of a pet gnawing through gift wrap to get to a giant chunk of rawhide.
• Maybe even throw an anti-depression party. No, don't sit around and cry into the eggnog. But laugh about it. Have everyone write down their worst real or fictional Christmas memories on a scrap of blue paper and throw them into a coal bin. Pick scraps at random and try to guess whose woe it is. Come up with ways to make the situation even worse. Devise ways to make the winter woe hilarious. After all, "Reader's Digest" has a section called "Laughter is the Best Medicine" so we know it must be true.
• If you'd rather be alone — go for it. Take a day — or days — to take care of just yourself. There is nothing wrong with a solo holiday candlelit bath, preferably with peppermint bubbles. Do yoga. Lift weights. Heck, it's New Mexico, you can even ride your bicycle. Read — or write — a book. Make some art or poetry. Sometimes a brisk walk in nature will do the trick. Just be sure to wear your Chapstick and your pea green Doc Martens.


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- Purpose: This purpose of this paper is to present EOI as an mechanism for higher education to better prepare students for the ever changing workforce, a collaborative effort from higher education and organizations is needed to support the transition of students from the classroom into industry. Design/methodology/approach: This viewpoint provides a mechanism to enhance the student outcomes from work related learning (WRL) programs, supported by student reflection. This paper presents one such WRL program that provides a vehicle for EOI to enhance student learning outcomes. Findings: The positive learning outcomes through student reflection on their experience in the program endorses EOI as a mechanism for students' early professional development. Practical implications: Involving organizations earlier in higher education transition programs enables both students and perspective employers to maximize opportunities for learning and development. Engaging organizations through EOI will ensure WRL programs better prepare students and manage their expectations for the workplace, leading to greater retention and outcomes of graduates entering the workplace, benefiting the student, higher education and employer. Originality/value: This paper provides an approach to support students transitioning from higher education into the workforce by engaging with organizations early on in the students' professional education.
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Most of the games children play seem to be "chase" games. Tag, of course, and capture the flag are standards. But then there are all kinds of animal-themed chase games like the self explanatory "bear," or a game in which one kid pretends to be the shark from "Jaws" attacking "swimmers" on the lawn. "Spy zombie brain hunter" sounds more like a popular video game than the classic playground girl vs. boy runaround that it really is. They are all variations on the same timeless theme of "chase" and "catch."
This New Year's Day was like most other days at my house—do laundry, feed the animals, cook supper—but we also played charades, drank punch from my new thrift-shop punch bowl and played the "love note" game.
"Love note" is the ultimate chase game. Made up years ago, this game—to my astonishment—still makes its spontaneous appearance among my children and their friends. (And, no, the punch wasn't spiked.)
Many games derive from boredom, which was undoubtedly the case with the "love note" game, the origins of which date back many years ago to when my son, Sam, was playing spy and lurking around, eavesdropping on whatever it was his father was typing at the computer. "Go away, I'm writing a love note to your mother," John said, joking.
The more my husband tried to hide the alleged "love letter" and the more ridiculous it sounded, the more the kids battled to get a sneaking look. The prose was a deliberate mish mash of embarrassing, tooth rotting sweetness: your eyes are like diamonds, your teeth like pearls… oh, to hold your hand etc. etc….
Every time the kids play this game, John eventually prints out the ludicrous note, which one of the kids then steals off with. This theft inevitably leads to an all-out free-for-all chase inside and out. In subsequent versions of this unique game, the coveted love note has been hidden, torn and burnt.
On New Year's Day, the chase extended far out into the woods over streams and stone walls. Everyone came home muddy and wet.
Most of the children in our neighborhood have played the "love note" game—some even beg to play it. And no doubt they have told their parents all about it too—thereby helping stoke our local reputation for liberal "weirdness." But all the kids love it, and if our New Year's Day celebration is any indication, they continue to want to play it, despite how grown up they are now.
I remember playing chase games as a child with my cousins, such as the Biblical "Flight into Egypt." Being the only girl, I always had to be Mary fleeing the sword-wielding Roman soldiers.
Then there was a game called "Scrounge," in which kids acting as rats rush around the house collecting objects (lamps, the broom, the toaster and the like), then hoard them to their nests. Then someone would shout "War," and all the rats would rush to loot and pillage each other's nests. Needless to say, adults were not amused by this game. But it has left me with some amusing memories.
As my kids negotiate the outer edges of childhood, this New Year's might be the last time the "love note" game will ever be played. But in this age of iPods and Xbox, Modern Warfare 3 and Angry Birds, it is a sweet and refreshing diversion.
All are welcome to email me accounts of their memories of childhood games for a future column (firstname.lastname@example.com [2]).


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Groundhog Day at Pioneer could finally be over
In 2004, Giulio Manfredonia directed an Italian version of the film Groundhog Day, titled È già ieri (It's Already Yesterday) whose lead character gets caught in a time loop, and is forced to relive the same events day in, day out. By all accounts, it wasn't very good.
Manfredonia would have done better to film the comings and goings at Pioneer Investments, the asset manager owned by Italian banking group UniCredit, which has now endured more sales processes over the last seven years, and been inspected by more potential bidders, than investment bankers care to remember.
The latest Pioneer sales process is being led by Morgan Stanley, acting on behalf of UniCredit, which is keen to raise extra capital ahead of the European Central Bank's banking stress tests set this autumn. Over the year, its focus has switched from an initial public offering, following an uncertain reception for new issues, to a possible sale of 50% of the business to private equity investors. According to advisers, the deadline for bids was last Friday.
They say UniCredit is interested in emulating the way Warburg Pincus and General Atlantic bought a 50% stake in Santander Asset Management in 2013, netting its Spanish banking parent a gain of €700 million. Through this deal, which put a value of €2 billion on SAM, the private equity firms received guarantees of future returns from Santander, according to investment bankers.
SAM retained distribution rights throughout Santander's branch network, including fast-growing Latin America. The private equity firms also retained a right of veto over chief executives. Juan Alcaraz, current SAM chief executive, was elected by popular acclaim. One private equity adviser says: "He's one of the most effective players in the sector."
A meticulous approach has also been taken by a Clessidra Capital Partners of Milan, led by former Morgan Stanley chief executive Claudio Sposito, which has bought Italian asset management firms from Italian banks in recent years. Several businesses have become part of Anima, which went through an IPO process over the summer and has managed to maintain its initial €1.2bn stock market value.
Perhaps it is therefore unsurprising that, over recent weeks, a string of private firms have expressed interest in Pioneer, which has a potential value of €2 billion, according to investment bankers.
Private equity firm CVC, which lost out in last year's bidding for Dutch asset manager Robeco, is seen as a front runner. A CVC spokesman refused to confirm or deny an interest. CVC's interest was previously reported by Sky News.
One person close to rival private equity firm Advent International said it is interested in a bid, but the firm declined to make an official statement. A spokeswoman for Warburg Pincus declined comment. According to a recorded message, executives from Clessidra, another logical buyer, went on holiday at the start of this week.
A Pioneer spokeswoman implied that a partial sale might just suit UniCredit: "Asset management is a capital-light, attractive business that UniCredit intends to further support. That said, UniCredit and Pioneer would together assess any potential strategic opportunities to ensure they were in the best interest of our clients, and were supportive of Pioneer's long-term strategy as a dynamic, growth-oriented global asset manager."
UniCredit did not respond to request for comment in time for publication.
Assuming the deal is structured in the right way, it would be less politically fraught than a 2011 bid by Amundi of France during the last Pioneer sale process – a sale blocked by the Italian central bank, which did not like the idea of an important buyer of Italian bonds moving into foreign hands.
The chief executive of a rival asset management firm confirmed: "I would have been interested in Pioneer. But it seems to have backed the 50/50 route, which has put private equity firms in control."
A strategic deal would draw on a plan for organic growth tabled by former Pioneer chief executive Roger Yates in February 2012, which sought to concentrate attention on investment, distribution and operational outsourcing. After stepping down as chief executive in July 2012, he became a non-executive director and agreed to become chairman in May 2013. Yates is likely to have provided Pioneer with insight on private equity issues: he currently doubles up as chairman of Electra Private Equity. He declined to comment on the situation at Pioneer.
Investment bankers agree it is high time UniCredit struck a deal with a third party to take Pioneer forward, noting that consultants dislike the threat of organisational change, for fear of a talent exodus. Pioneer was ranked 24 out of 50, in a ranking of big European fund brands by data provider Fund Buyer Focus earlier this year.
Senior defections have been relatively rare under Yates' successor Sandro Pierri. Giordano Lombardo, group chief investment officer, retains a good grip over investment issues. But at the end of July, Daniel Kingsbury, head of Pioneer in the US since 2007, said he would step down in September. He has been replaced by Lisa Jones, former global head of distribution at Morgan Stanley Investment Management.
Growth at Pioneer has been lacklustre over the last seven years. Its assets under management in the US have fallen in value from $75 billion to $72 billion. Group assets have dropped from $294 billion to $253 billion. Many of its rivals have been far more successful in winning business. UK-listed Schroders, renowned for its tight focus, has lifted its assets from £113 billion to £270 billion since June 2009.
A Pioneer spokeswoman said: "The period from 2007-2011 represented a unique set of market circumstances for the whole industry and assets under management contracted as a result."
She argued the organic growth plan of 2012 had produced inflows of €20 billion. Pioneer also retains several good quality businesses including its European bond business.
However, although Pioneer has developed some skill in managing change, it is high time for a deal that would stop the firm having to fight for business with one hand tied behind its back.


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Lady Gaga to headline Summerfest June 26
Be on the lookout for a parade of meat dresses, clam-shell bras, maybe even a flying dress or two, when a swarm of Milwaukee's Little Monsters invades the Summerfest grounds June 26 to see Lady Gaga headline the Marcus Amphitheater.
Gaga is the first confirmed headliner for the 2014 edition of the Big Gig, running June 25 to 29 and July 1 to 6. It will be her first Milwaukee appearance since a wild sold-out show at the Bradley Center in 2010, where thousands of revelers showed up in outlandish Gaga-inspired get-ups. »Read Full Article(32)
Former Wisconsinite Mark Rylance wins Tony for 'Twelfth Night'
Former Wisconsinite Mark Rylance won the first Tony Award of the night Sunday, for best actor in a featured role for "Twelfth Night."
Rylance, a University School of Milwaukee alumnus, was also nominated for a second award, for leading actor in a play for "Richard III." He lost in that category to Bryan Cranston, who won the Tony for "All the Way." »Read Full Article(2)
The Cheel will serve Nepalese and American plates
A restaurant serving dishes from the Himalayas is due in July in Thiensville, apparently the only such brick-and-mortar restaurant in the Milwaukee area.
The Cheel — Nepalese for eagle — will have its grand opening July 19 at 105 N. Main St. »Read Full Blog Post
Pink Banana plays relationship games in 'The Honeymoon Is Over'
The Pink Banana Theatre Company is calling its 10th annual one-act play festival "The Honeymoon Is Over." But the eight short plays unspooling over this fun, two-hour night feel more like a reprise of last year's festival, aptly named "Game Night."
Once again, Pink Banana is asking why we play the games we do — and what happens when our games grow stale, transforming a relationship's potentially liberating rituals into overly scripted routines. »Read Full Article


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November 11, 2011
The Big Issue Lagos, a new and pioneering Nigerian street magazine funded by UNDEF, was launched in November 2011. It is the part of an UNDEF-financed six-country project to use street papers to give marginalized people a platform from which their voices can be heard. more >>
October 27, 2011
The UN Democracy Fund was one of the co-hosts of the Oslo Governance Forum in October 2011, which brought together 250 participants from government and civil society in more than 70 countries. The Forum focused on case studies of local participatory approaches to holding governments accountable. more >>
September 20, 2011
At the CIVICUS World Assembly in Montreal in September, UNDEF hosted a panel discussion that brought together UNDEF projects from four continents, each focusing on strengthening the voice of civil society. more >>
September 13, 2011
In the 25 years since Vietnam introduced the doi moi programme of reforms, citizens have come to participate far more actively in politics at both commune and village levels. But government is still not fully accountable, especially on issues impacting the environment. more >>
August 19, 2011
In eight countries of Central Asia and South Caucasus, UNDEF funds a project to increase public participation and make governance more accountable through independent monitoring of public policy-making and implementation. The initiative relies on expertise from independent policy centres with experience of democratic transformation. more >>
August 19, 2011
For UNDEF's Fifth Round of Funding, the Secretary-General has approved a short list of 64 project proposals recommended by the UNDEF Advisory Board. The proposals were short-listed out of a record number of more than 3,700 applications - almost double the average number in the past few years. Because of the large number of applicants, UNDEF is able to respond directly only to those on the short list. For more details, please see our next newsletter in July. more >>
August 04, 2011
UNDEF funded and supported the organization of a conference in Cairo on 26-27 July on "Ways to Strengthen the Democratic Transformation of Egypt". The conference, held by The Cairo Institute for Human Right Studies in partnership with the Madrid-based think-tank FRIDE, drew more than 100 participants from Egyptian civil society, political parties and academic institutions as well as a number of foreign observers. more >>
July 07, 2011
In Azerbaijan, a transitional society shaped by vast oil and gas resources, UNDEF funds a new project to create the country's first women's parliament. The initiative will serve as tool to give more meaning to women's rights in Azerbaijan, while strengthening efforts to improve governance in the country as a whole. more >>
June 28, 2011
In Ukraine, UNDEF funds a project to build skills among NGOs and citizens to engage in political processes and hold their local government officials accountable. The project works in eight regions throughout East and West Ukraine to improve citizens' advocacy. more >>
May 24, 2011
India has the largest tribal population in the world, with more than 460 tribes comprising some 85 million people. Almost one third are in the Himalayan region. They face a range of challenges, from displacement and exclusion to poverty and illiteracy. more >>


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Discovery Museum will have window onto EarthBy MATTHEW OROURKE
The Republican-American | March 09,2013BRIDGEPORT, Conn. For years, David Mestre has told students visiting the Discovery Museum and Planetarium in Bridgeport to look up.
Look up to the stars and envision yourself going there and working in space.
Within the next three years, museum visitors will also be able to look back.
The museum has been accepted into NASAs CubeSat Launch Initiative, which will enable engineers and scientists associated with the museum to design a satellite to be launched alongside a larger payload into space. The idea, which seemed like only talk a few years, makes Mestre giddy.
Staff thought the idea was a long shot and they were shocked to learn that their plan had been accepted, he said.
After we applied, I thought, What are the chances? The worst they could say is yes. Mestre said. Now weve gotta build it. Its not just on paper anymore.
Twenty-four institutions, most of them universities, were selected in the programs latest round to prepare nanosatellites satellites that are slightly smaller than a loaf of bread and weigh only a few kilograms.
The satellite is being built as a part of a collaborative effort through the museum, the University of Bridgeport, the University of Hawaii/NASA Astrobiology Institute and engineers with UTC Aerospace Systems. Museum staff decided to pursue the application after holding space simulation programs for children at the museum for nearly 20 years.
After its launch, the satellite will become the first to be designed, constructed and controlled from Connecticut, said Alan Winick, director of education at the museum.
Most of the work for both renovating the museum and building the satellite is staying local, he said.
This is truly a homegrown program, Winick said. Were working with the schools to build a curriculum. Were working with the university to design it and were working with (UTC) to build it.
University of Bridgeport engineering students are aiding in the design of the satellite, researching what types of sensors may be necessary for experiments and building its onboard communication system.
You wait your whole life to be part of a satellite launch, said Jani Macari Pallis, an associate professor of engineering at the university who is working on the project. It doesnt matter what age you are. This type of engagement for people of all ages is just a natural draw.
The launch could be held as early as 2014, but staff are debating whether to wait until another available launch date in 2016 to spend more time on building and designing the craft.
Once in orbit at nearly 250 kilometers above Earth, the rectangular-shaped satellite will be under the control of the museum, which is building its own mission control center and relay systems to communicate with the spacecraft. The mission of the satellite is twofold: to provide educational opportunities for students in the Bridgeport area and to complete an experiment in collaboration with the University of Hawaii.
One side of the craft will be outfitted with sensors measuring space radiation, weather patterns and a live-streaming camera to beam real-time photos back to the Bridgeport location for students to see. The second operation is more research-oriented, using lasers and other devices to measure a near-microscopic amount of debris floating in the earths orbit.
The satellite is expected to have a life span of nearly three months before space radiation shuts it down and the craft eventually burns up in the atmosphere.
That information could prove useful in the future for scientists interested in space junk man-made debris left by other spacecraft and satellites and other extraterrestrial items floating around the planet that may impact or harm future launches.
Still, Mestre said the true impact will be on local students, whom they hope will be inspired to pursue careers in math and science.
The idea that you can even achieve a space program for kids even a few years ago was unthinkable, said Mestre, manager of space science at the museum.
Now NASA is saying `Go ahead and show me the program youve been thinking about. Its exciting, he said. Weve realized we can do this, as crazy as it sounds. These kids 30, 40 years from now will have a different idea of whats possible because in middle school they were conducting experiments in space from their own mission control.
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[Numeracy 326] Re: Controversial News Articles
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First off, I agree with you about children with disabilities. The US does a lot for this population, and sometimes to the detriment of other "normal" students.
To address your comment about counting on fingers/knuckles, I often encourage my early learning students to use this technique when teaching one-on-one. It is the case sometimes that the students do not want to be seen counting on their fingers. They feel dumb or like they do not understand. Appearances are such a big part in American schools, that children want to be seen as "all-knowing" and not needing help. What I don't understand is how some teachers use manipulatives to teach concepts, but expect the students to be able to perform well on tests without using them, even if the manipulatives are fingers.
From: numeracy-bounces at nifl.gov [numeracy-bounces at nifl.gov] on behalf of Christine Miller [cmiller53 at student.gsu.edu]
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There is a Chinese woman in one of my classes who immigrated here as an adult and now has children in American public schools. She was embarrassed by her brother the last time they visited and her looked at her teenaged daughter's high school math textbook. In the United States, part of what informs our math curricula is the idea of cognitive readiness for some math concepts. How do you explain China and India where they introduce some concepts much sooner? Perhaps it is how we introduce concepts. Another student said that in India, students are encouraged to not only count on their fingers, but to use the knuckles so they can go to higher numbers. Why not look at other cultures and emulate what works well? In our last class, we talked about motivation and the discussion turned to urban schools. Numerous external reasons were given to explain why many students don't do well. The Chinese lady basically thought that was poppycock and said that many students are hungry and poor at school in China yet they do well because it is expected. Maybe in our culture, we expect too little and the students live down to our low expectations.
As for special needs, I would be completely surprised to find out that India and China reach out to the the level that the United States does. I think that this is one of our most admirable qualities as Americans. You bring up a good point -- our noble intentions versus the reality of our limited resources.
Chris Miller
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You are so right, a high school diploma, one would imagine, should signify college readiness. The fact is that it doesn't, and there are huge differences among colleges, to boot. The three children of my gastroenterologist who is also a friend of mine all attended Yale. I just spoke with his wife yesterday, who shared that the students attending Yale especially from Korea, China, and India were considerably better prepared academically than their U.S.-born peers (in spite of language barriers).
I also help non-native English speakers who attend to college. The differences between entry college-level English (reading and composition) classes across locations and even across instructors at the same school can be enormous. Theoretically, students should be at 13.0 or higher GLE to attend. Let's get real...
We must have discussions, but all participants at the table must be given equal footing. Let's work on building some manner of consensus derived from understanding. National standards today will accomplish little more at this time than demoralize learners and educators even more.
As for the notion of equality in education, that's one enormous beast we need to face. It means different things to different people. For starters, without taking a position and just as an example: should a profoundly deaf child be eligible for a personal deaf educator, educational assistant, and also a contracted ASL interpreter who is paid $100 per hour (keeping in mind that public education is funded with taxpayers' monies)?
Michael A. Gyori
Maui International Language School
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I don't think that having national standards leads to a pot of money. The federal government legally compels equality in education for all -- not just minorities but special needs as well. Many states seem to try and get away with doing the least amount possible. Setting standards is not supposed to be just an exercise in multiplication. They should be the result of thoughtful discussions with the understanding that standards change as society changes. To say that you have a college track high school diploma should mean that you are ready for college algebra (or better) and that you are literate.
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I'm just getting in this, but are you sure it is the standards that make the education. It doesn't sound to me like the problem in the south is standards. I can't believe that we can honestly believe that the FED government would do a better job of the states in setting standards. Most standards are copies from one another. It sound like you don't have as much faith in national standards as you think that having them will give some pot of money from the Federal gov't. There is no pot of money. It comes with a high price tag.
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Should't we at least consider having a national discussion about what knowledge we value? Coming from the South and knowing about the history of public education in the South in comparison to say, the Mid-Atlantic states, I am cynical about depending on state politicians to improve and/or maintain education. Georgia arm wrestles every year with Mississippi, Alabama, and South Carolina for the bottom four ranking order. I believe that a lot of our struggles originate from our shared history. Southern states were the last to offer public education and we have a checkered past when it comes to inclusion and realistic funding. The federal government interventions have sometimes offered the only relief from injustice. Hopefully, talk about national standards will include a broader discussion of how the outdated way we pay for education, i.e. through property taxes, means that those who need the most will always get the least.
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The problem with national standards is that they become the primary means of evaluating performance by means of multiple-choice assessments. Linda herself is one of the leading opponents of such assessments, as evidenced by her espousal of assessment practices elsewhere that shed light on the reasoning processes our students undergo. They take a lot more time to "score" and don't lend themselves to digitalized scoring.
The federal government already has too huge of an impact on what and how teachers should teach. The backlash to that impact is itself, IMO, a major cause of educational failures.
Michael A. Gyori
Maui International Language School
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In reading the article about the closing of the charter school that Stanford and Linda Darling-Hammond ran, it seems like a good illustration of the challenges facing educators everywhere -- systemic poverty, diversity, limited resources, english language learning, assessments. The fact that Linda Darling-Hammond has the President's ear and hopefully Secretary Duncan's as well could be a really positive thing. The article said that the schools had shown improvments, just not the dramatic leaps which observers demand. Maybe this is a valuable "teachable" moment demonstrating that education is a lengthy process of many steps.
I am trying to understand why the idea of national standards or a curriculum is objectionable. I am from Georgia and I see how bogged down our state and local governments get in the politics of curricula. We also linger towards the bottom in national tests like the SAT. What would be so bad about having a set standard of math objectives for each grade so that to say you graduated from a U.S. high school means that your math education included whatever is in the national definition? Another bonus would be that if students have to move during their k12 career, they are ready for their new school.
Christine Miller
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Colleagues: Here are extracts from two news stories that may be of interest.
They seem to challenge some of the more innovative actions (e.g., authentic
assessments; professional development in math) that many educational
researchers recommend to improve the nation's K-12 educational system. No
doubt these reports will be considered quite controversial! You can find
full stores on www.educationnews.org<http://www.educationnews.org/>
Tom Sticht
Posted on 4/17/2010 at www.educationnews.org
#1 Middle School Mathematics Professional Development Impact Study: Findings
After the First Year of Implementation
Results after one year of providing teachers math professional development
(PD) indicate no improvement on their students' math achievement when
compared to teachers who did not receive the study-provided PD.
#2 Obama's Linda Darling-Hammond and Her Failed School"
by Donna Garner
Early in Obama's presidency, it looked as if he was going to appoint Linda
Darling-Hammond as his Secretary of Education. Instead, Obama decided to
empower Darling-Hammond to complete the federal takeover of the public
schools by authorizing her to help develop the national tests (i.e.,
assessments). These assessments are the centerpiece in Obama's plan to put
the federal government in charge of what gets taught each day to public
school students.
By having national standards, national curriculum, national assessments, and
a national database tying students' scores directly to teachers' pay and
longevity, teachers will be forced to teach their students whatever is in
the national standards and on the national assessments.
Today we see that Linda Darling-Hammond's approach to education has failed.
The school she founded in California is to be closed because of low test
scores and lack of significant improvement.
A similar charter school (Aspire) in the same district focused on academics;
Darling-Hammond's school focused on project-based learning, subjective
assessments, portfolios, and "students' emotional and social lives."
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