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Continuing my coverage of the annual [2010 System Storage Technical University], I attended some sessions from the System x and Federal track side of this conference.
- Grid, SOA and Cloud Computing
Bill Bauman, IBM System x Field Technical Support Specialist and System x University celebrity, presented the differences between Grid, SOA and Cloud Computing. I thought this was an odd combination to compare and contrast, but his presentation was well attended.
- Grid - this is when two or more independently owned and managed computers are brought together to solve a problem. Some research facilities do this. IBM helped four hospitals connect their computers together into a grid to help analyze breast cancer. IBM also supports the [World Community Grid] which allows your personal computer to be connected to the grid and help process calculations.
- SOA - SOA, which stands for Service Oriented Architecture, is an approach to building business applications as a combination of loosely-coupled black-box components orchestrated to deliver a well-defined level of service by linking together business processes. I often explain SOA as the the business version of Web 2.0. You can download a free copy of the eBook "SOA for Dummies" at the [IBM Smart SOA] landing page.
- Cloud - A Cloud is a dynamic, scalable, expandable, and completely contractible architecture. It may consist of multiple, disparate, on-premise and off-premise hardware and virtualized platforms hosting legacy, fully installed, stateless, or virtualized instances of operating systems and application workloads.
Bill has his own blog, and has an interesting post [Cloud Computing, What it Is, and What it is Not] that appears to be the basis of this presentation.
- Chaos to Cloud
Tom Vezina, IBM Advanced Technical Sales Specialist, presented "Chaos to Cloud Computing". Survey results show that roughly 70 percent of cloud spend will be for private clouds, and 30 percent for public, hybrid or community clouds. Of the key motivations for public cloud, 77 percent or respondents cited reducing costs, 72 percent time to value, and 50 percent improving reliability.
Tom ran over 500 "server utilization" studies for x86 deployments during the past eight years. Of these, the worst was 0.52 percent CPU utilization, the best was 13.4 percent, and the average was 6.8 percent. When IBM mentions that 85 percent of server capacity is idle, it is mostly due to x86 servers. At this rate, it seems easy to put five to 20 guest images onto a machine. However, many companies encounter "VM stall" where they get stuck after only 25 percent of their operating system images virtualized.
He feels the problem is with the fact most Physical-to-Virtual (P2V) migrations are manual efforts. There are tools available like Novell [PlateSpin Recon] to help automate and reduce the total number of hours spent per migration.
- System x KVM Solutions
Boy, I walked into this one. Many of IBM's cloud offerings are based on the Linux hypervisor called Kernel-based Virtual Machine [a href="http://www.linux-kvm.org/page/Main_Page">KVM] instead of VMware or Microsoft Hyper-V. However, this session was about the "other KVM": keyboard video and mouse switches, which thankfully, IBM has renamed to Console Managers to avoid confusion. Presenters Ben Hilmus (IBM) and Steve Hahn (Avocent) presented IBM's line of Local Console Managers (LCM) and Global Console Managers (GCM) products.
LCM are the traditional KVM switches that people are familiar with. A single keyboard, video and mouse can select among hundreds of servers to perform maintenance or check on status. GCM adds KVM-over-IP capabilities, which means that now you can access selected systems over the Ethernet from a laptop or personal computer. Both LCM and GCM allow for two-level tiering, which means that you can have an LCM in each rack, and an LCM or GCM that points to each rack, greatly increasing the number of servers that can be managed from a single pane of glass.
Many severs have a "service processor" to manage the rest of the machine. IBM RSA II, HP iLO, and Dell DRAC4 are some examples. These allow you to turn on and off selected servers. IBM BladeCenter offers an Management Module that allows the chassis to be connected to a Console Manager and select a specific blade server inside. These can also be used with VMware viewer, Virtual Network Computing (VNC), or Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP).
IBM's offerings are unique it that you can have an optical CD/DVD drive or USB external storage attached at the LCM or GCM, and make it look like the storage is attached to the selected server. This can be used to install or upgrade software, transfer log files, and so on. Another great use, and apparently the motivation for having this session in the "Federal Track", is that the USB can be used to attach a reader for a smart card, known as a Common Access Card [CAC] used by various government agencies. This provides two-factor authentication [TFA]. For example, to log into the system, you enter your password (something you know) and swipe your employee badge smart card (something you have). The combination are validated at the selected server to provide access.
I find it amusing that server people limit themselves to server sessions, and storage people to storage sessions. Sometimes, you have to step "outside your comfort zone" and learn something new, something different. Open your eyes and look around a bit. You might just be surprised what you find.
(FTC note: I work for IBM. IBM considers Novell a strategic Linux partner. Novell did not provide me a copy of Platespin Recon, I have no experience using it, and I mention it only in context of the presentation made. IBM resells Avocent solutions, and we use LCM gear in the Tucson Executive Briefing Center.)
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Transforming the narration of text using Loquendo Tags.
Through my previous blog series on text-to-speech, you have learnt about:
- The different text-to-speech voices in Adobe Captivate 5 (NeoSpeech and Loquendo)
- Tweaking the pronunciation of text generated using NeoSpeech voices
- Using VTML tags to change speed, pitch, and volume of the NeoSpeech voices.
In this blog post, let us learn how to tweak the speech generated using Loquendo voices.
Loquendo allows you to control how the text will be read out by the voices, such as the language in which the text will be read, the voice to be used, speaking rate, loudness, the interpretation of numbers, the stress prominence of a word and its pronunciation.
- You can specify these aspects by:Setting parameters in the system configuration files; or by
- Inserting commands directly into the input text (in slide notes)
We will explore the second approach, which is to tweak the speech by inserting commands directly into slide notes. The commands are grouped as follows:
- Global controls
- Prosodic controls
- Sound effects
- Text interpretation
- Special events
- Audio mixer features
Click the name of the group to view more information.
I have used these controls in an Adobe Captivate project (.cptx and SWF file) and attached it here for your reference. To see the usage of tags, open the .cptx file, and select Audio > Speech Management. To hear how the voices modify the actual text, open the SWF file, plug-in your headphones and listen to the narration.
Do try out these tags and let us know your experience.
Stay tuned for my next blog post on "How to change the pronunciations of words used to generate speech"
Global Controls
The family of Global Controls includes commands that change the value of some of the Reading Parameters of Loquendo TTS , which affect the quality of the output speech:
- Voice and Language
- Prosodic aspects of the voice (speaking rate, volume, voice pitch and timbre)
- Sound effects
- Text interpretation.
Voice Control: forces a voice switch between voices.
\voice=Simon hello. \voice=Stefan hi.
("hello" is read by the voice "Simon", then "hi" is read by the voice "Stefan").
Language Control: forces a language switch between languages. The mnemonic must be the name of an installed language.
\language=English Paris \language=French Paris.
(the first occurrence of the word Paris will be pronounced: p"}rIs , and the second: paR"i).
Prosodic Control
The following commands allow the quality of the output voice to be controlled by modifying its rhythm, intonation, volume and timbre. The output speech is modified from the word following the command, up until the end of the prompt.
Speed Control: Allows the speaking rate to be modified, expressed in an abstract scale 0-100.
\speed=60 (Scale 0-100)
\speed=60 This text is read at a faster speed.
Pitch Control: allows the fundamental frequency (tone or pitch) to be modified, expressed in an abstract scale 0-100
\pitch=60 (Scale 0-100)
\pitch=60 This text is read at a 60Hz frequency rating.
Volume Control: allows the volume (loudness) to be modified, expressed in an abstract scale 0-100 or in decibels (dB).
\volume=60 (Scale 0-100)
\volume=60 This text will be read at a 60 decibel rating.
Timbre Control: allows the voice timbre to be modified by a shift in frequency, expressed in an abstract scale 0-100.
\timbre =<num>
\timbre=60 (Scale 0-100)
\timbre=60 This text is read at a timbre value of 60.
Sound Effects
The following commands create certain sound effects by acting on acoustic parameters of the speech output signal. For example, Reverb gives the impression of a large hall or a church, while delay (or echo) repeats the audio signal at every diminishing volume.
Reverb Effect: Creates reverbations with an intensity of <gain> and a delay of <delay> milliseconds
\reverb=80,500 (0<gain<100, 0<delay<2000)
\reverb=0,0 (removes the reverb effect)
Robot Control: Applies the 'robotization' effect to the voice currently active in the system. There are 9 robots available: Robby, Gort, Twiki, Torg, Tobor, Ash, Hector, Max and Lynjx.
\robot (removes the robotization effect)
Whisper effect: Applies the whisper effect to the voice currently active in the system. The possible values are: on, off.
(the effect is active)
(the effect is not active)
Text Interpretation
The following commands control certain general aspects of text interpretation. Here, I describe how to adjust them synchronously with the text by means of a User Control embedded in the text.
The general syntax for these User Controls is the following:
where <key> is the name of the Reading Parameter to be changed and <value> is its chosen value.
\@TextEncoding=utf8 ( will interpret all the text as UTF8 format text. Characters like Ä/ä, Ö/ö, and Ü/ü will be read properly)
Pause insertion
Inserts a pause (silence) in the absence of punctuation marks. The effect is not applied if punctuations already present in the text.
|inserts a medium-length pause (120 ms), preceded by a 'comma intonation'
|inserts a medium-length pause (120 ms), preceded by a 'comma intonation'
|inserts a long pause (500ms), preceded by a 'conclusive intonation'
|inserts a long pause (500ms), preceded by a 'question intonation'
Here \pause is a comma pause. (inserts a 120ms 'comma intonation' pause between "Here" and "is")
Here \pause, is a comma pause. (leaves unaltered the 'comma pause' between "Here" and "is")
Here \pause. is a conclusive pause. (inserts a 500ms 'conclusion' pause between "Here" and "is")
Here \pause? is a question pause. (inserts a 500ms 'question' pause between "Here" and "is")
Pause duration
When followed by a punctuation mark, forces the duration of the corresponding pause to <num> milliseconds. In the absence of punctuation, inserts a 'comma intonation' pause of <num> milliseconds.
\pause=<num> sets to <num> milliseconds the duration of the following pause
This \pause=10 , is a comma pause. (reduces to 10ms the following 'comma intonation' pause)
This \pause=10, is a comma pause. (reduces to 10ms the following 'comma intonation' pause)
This \pause=10 is a comma pause. (inserts a 10ms 'comma intonation' pause)
No final pause \pause=0. (reduces the final silence to a minimum duration, while keeping the conclusive intonation)
Special Events
These commands trigger particular actions at the moment when the synthesis output reaches the exact point in the text where they have been inserted.
Play sound
Plays one of the paralinguistic sounds recorded for the voice in use. For most voices, the following sounds at least are available: Cough, Cry, Eh, Kiss, Laugh, Mmm, Oh, Sniff, Swallow, Throat, Whistle, and Yawn.
\item=<sound name>
Audio Mixer features
The audio mixer allows synthetic speech to be mixed with sound files.
". wav" files are only supported and played.
Example 1:
This is \audio(play=<audioPath>/music.wav) a test.
"This is" will be read, then the music.wav will be played, then "a test" will be read.
Example 2:
This is \audio(mix=music.wav) a test.
Speech and music.wav will be mixed and heard together
Example 3:
This is \audio(mix=music.wav) \audio(volume=50) a test.
The volume of the audio file is set to 50% (from the start).
Attachments :
Link1 : CPTX File
Link2 : Published SWF file containing all the tags mentioned above

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I laid into the anchovy pie and before I remembered to take a pic, it was half gone.
Tom, I found the other half of your pie at the garage. Is that pretty wild or what?
That is funny. Who stole the 'chovies?


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Saturday, February 18, 2012
Huthridurga near Magadi
6 comments :
- picture said...
Beautiful place...
- Saturday, February 18, 2012 10:27:00 PM
- Sankara Subramanian C said...
Nice place. There are so many places in a 100 km radius from Bangalore that we can explore. Good to know more about such places.
- Sunday, February 19, 2012 12:25:00 AM
- Shrinidhi Hande said...
Yes Sankara, you're right. I've explored most of them, still many to go
- Sunday, February 19, 2012 8:40:00 PM
- Prashanth said...
A long pending place in my list of places to visit...
BTW you have mentioned that, one need to take right in the Y fork. Though that is correct, there is one more Y junction which you get as soon as you come out of Magadi town. (Left takes you to Huliyurdurga and right to Kunigal).
- Monday, February 20, 2012 4:05:00 PM
- Shrinidhi Hande said...
I didn't say take right at Y.. I mentioned take left.
May be there's another short cut- I dont know
- Monday, February 20, 2012 7:27:00 PM
- Prashanth said...
What I meant was - while going of Magadi town, you get two Ys. You need to take right in the first one. And turn left in the second. The photo which you have here of the second one.
- Tuesday, February 21, 2012 3:13:00 AM


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After almost two years in the making, the Alaska Flight Service Program issued a Letter to Airmen last week, announcing a new service that combines two of the popular satellite tracking devices with VFR flight plans. The program is called the Enhanced Special Reporting Service (eSRS), originally designed to track pilots operating over mountains or water using frequent radio calls. Of course, in much of Alaska there aren't nearby radio outlets to receive those calls— so enter the era of satellite tracking devices. These units combine the features of GPS positioning and a satellite communication network to send "Help" messages to a ground facility somewhere on the planet, which forwards them to the email or text message address of our choice. So why not send those to Flight Service, the people holding your VFR flight plan?
In a nutshell, that is what this service does. Pilots who own either a SPOT or Spidertracks tracker may sign up to have alert messages from their devices sent directly to Flight Service. In the event of an emergency, FSS will relay the messages to the Rescue Coordination Center, including your location. Signing up is fairly simple. Fill out, or update, a Master Flight Plan indicating that you want to participate in the eSRS program, and list the type of satellite tracker you have. (The service is currently limited to SPOT or Spidertracks, however other devices are expected to be tested and added in the future.) Upon receipt of that plan, Flight Service will email the information needed to add them to your contacts list. You can still have your family or friends receive the message at the same time. A few details to be mindful of:
- FSS is NOT actually tracking your flight. They only expect to receive a message if you are in distress and need help.
- This supplements, but does not take the place of the legal requirement to have an ELT.
- There is no charge by FAA for this program; however both SPOT and Spidertracks charge an ongoing fee for their tracking and messaging services.
I have used both SPOT and Spidertracks devices. Before the FAA offered this service, my wife was my primary contact to receive a distress message. This was fine until she was riding in the airplane with me. And even though I have other friends set up to receive my messages, they don't necessarily know where I am going, and who is on board. So having an alert message go straight to Flight Service, where it can be matched up with my flight plan, brings the information together needed to get help headed my way. This seems especially well suited for people flying to remote areas where there are no phones or radio outlets to close a flight plan. While we have always had the option to file a long-duration, "round robin" flight plan, it didn't offer much protection until we came up overdue, which might be several days. Combined with a satellite tracking device, Flight Service will respond when they get the help message. It also makes sense for pilots who fly on complex routes on a "round robin" flight plan where it is difficult to precisely describe to Flight Service where you intend to go. How well this works does depend on what tracker you have, and how you chose to use it. Do your homework before investing in a device.
This program didn't just happen. Adam White, at the time serving as the President of the Alaska Airmen's Association, and I approached the FAA about this concept. It took a team of Flight Service staff from the three "parent" flight service stations (Juneau, Kenai and Fairbanks), the Alaska Flight Service Program Office in Anchorage and support from FAA headquarters to develop the concept and operational procedures. While Adam and I served as the initial "parties in distress" to test the system, before the service was declared operational, a dozen other pilots from the interior, south central and south east Alaska participated in the beta-testing phase of the program. Spidertracks Ltd. loaned the FAA a system for test purposes while a member of the Flight Service staff loaned their personal SPOT tracker for the test period. My thanks to all that donated their time, talents and resources to incorporate this new technology, which I hope in the future will get pilots help sooner, and reduce the time spend searching for overdue aircraft.
To learn more or to sign up, Flight Service has developed a brochure and other background information to explain how the system works. It could someday save your bacon!


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Jam Cruise 12
January 4-9, 2014 • MSC Divina
Miami, FL • Falmouth, Jamaica • Half Moon Cay, Bahamas
Jam Cruise 12 was a year of changes, as we moved from Fort Lauderdale to Miami, and from MSC Poesia to the MSC Divina. Also new was the Masters Camp at Sea Program, giving Jam Cruisers a chance to learn from musically and interact with a handful of participating artists. After two days at sea we stopped in Falmouth for some fun that included the Positive Legacy Day of Service, local eats, and excursions that fed our adventurous side. We then spent two more days at sea sailing through the Bahamas before we eventually made our way back to PortMiami to wrap up another memorable Jam Cruise! The performances to remember were-a-plenty, including sets from Thievery Corporation, Les Claypool's Duo De Twang, Bootsy Collins and the Funk Unity Band, Lotus, Gigantic Underground Consiracy, Warren Haynes, and many more! Jam Cruise 12 also featured a ton of themes and activities, including the WTFunk Games, Purple Night and Jamcousteau/Underwater Night, as well as the first ever JAM Talks with Rob Garza, Wheel of Fortune Cookie with Col. Bruce Hampton and John Popper, and yet another Ivan Neville Texas Hold 'em Tournament...
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ORT America is a Jewish organization committed to strengthening communities throughout the world by educating people against all odds and obstacles.
The cutting-edge educational skills acquired at ORT schools, colleges, and international programs enable over 300,000 students annually to attain successful careers, become community leaders and live independently.
ORT is one of the largest non-governmental education and training organizations in the world with activities in Israel, the Baltic and CIS, Latin America, Europe, North America, Africa and Asia .
It is a non-profit, not-political organization that serves many by meeting the educational and competitive needs of today's society.
ORT was founded in St Petersburg, in 1880 to provide employable skills for Russia's impoverished Jewish people, but since that time ORT has evolved to service the global community.
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More than 100 items from the former Kahiki restaurant are up for auction at ColumbusOnlineAuctions.com.
The items include a monkey fountain, tiki warrior gods and menus, as well as groups of zombi mugs, headhunter cocktail tumblers and shield-back chairs.
The Kahiki closed in 2000.
The items can be previewed from noon to 3 p.m. on Sunday at the auctioneer's Taylor Station depot, 5680 Westbourne Ave.
The auction ends at 8 p.m. on Tuesday.


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10 Ways Your 401(k) Can Fail You
BOSTON (TheStreet) -- A quick way for any website or publication to grab eyeballs is to either predict the demise of 401(k) plans or lament their shortcomings.
The doom and gloom isn't entirely unwarranted. Intended as an alternative to traditional pensions, 401(k)s have offered both success and failure to investors. Some of those failings are self-inflicted by investors -- not saving enough, taking loans and hardship withdrawals. The more than $1 trillion lost to the market collapse of 2007-08, however, was an unavoidable disaster, especially for those nearing retirement.
We took a look at some of the ways 401(k)s, by design -- though not necessarily intent -- can fail you:
1. Fees
A quality retirement plan doesn't come cheap. There are administration, compliance, recordkeeping and other costs to pay for -- not to mention the fees all those mutual funds entail.
In some cases, you may get what you pay for. A top-performing, actively managed fund may be worth every extra basis point. The problem is that the average 401(k) participant has no point of reference for these extra costs. To make a comparison, someone who knows nothing about automobiles might never know $15 is far too much to pay for a spark plug.
Throughout the year, new federal regulations will provide participants with detailed information on what these fees are and what they are used for, but it will take time for many to grasp which fees are reasonable. Many, unfortunately, may not even try to evaluate these added costs, just as they have never dug into their Form 5500 in the past.
That's a shame, because your savings can take a severe hit. An employee with 35 years until retirement and a 401(k) account balance of $25,000 is offered by the Department of Labor as an example. If returns on investments average 7% and fees and expenses reduce average returns by 0.5%, the account balance will grow to $227,000 at retirement, even with no further contributions. If fees and expenses are 1.5%, the balance will grow to only $163,000, a 28% drop.
2. Limited offerings
In years past, "the more the merrier" was the approach taken to investment options in a 401(k) plan. It wouldn't be uncommon to have 30 to 40 funds to choose from.
Today, "less is more" is the strategy, with a smaller, less confusing array of investment options to choose from and target date funds intended as a no-fuss way to get started.
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The problem is that your workplace plan may not keep pace as you get more financially savvy. Major asset classes may be represented, and you likely have small-cap, large-cap, stable value and money market funds to choose from. But if your strategy calls for midcap equities, TIPS, commodities, emerging markets or REITs, you may find the rather generic menu options unsatisfactory.


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Topic: Problems following Agile Web Development with Rails
Hi guys,
I have the 3.1 edition of AWDWR, I've been following along correctly and I'm only a very short way into the book actually page 75/76 where they're demonstrating how to edit the index.html.erb view for products... Basically, it's a simple case of me reading and understanding what they're showing me (which of course I do) and then writing the code into my text editor myself.
I do that, double check it and go into my console and type rails s
I go into chrome and load up localhost:3000/products but what I get is this;
C:/Users/Win7/Desktop/Agile/depot/app/views/products/index.html.erb:25: syntax error, unexpected keyword_end, expecting ')'
'); end
C:/Users/Win7/Desktop/Agile/depot/app/views/products/index.html.erb:32: syntax error, unexpected keyword_ensure, expecting ')'
C:/Users/Win7/Desktop/Agile/depot/app/views/products/index.html.erb:34: syntax error, unexpected keyword_end, expecting ')'
It's trying to tell me that the <% end %> shouldn't be there, which makes absolutely no sense. Have any of you experienced this problem following the book?


text: URMC / Encyclopedia / Content Anatomy of the Skin Click Image to Enlarge Facts about the skin The skin is the body's largest organ. It covers the entire body. In addition to serving as a protective shield against heat, light, injury, and infection, the skin also: Regulates body temperature Stores water and fat Is a sensory organ Prevents water loss Prevents entry of bacteria Acts as a barrier between the organism and its environment Throughout the body, the skin's characteristics, like thickness, color, and texture, vary. For instance, the head contains more hair follicles than anywhere else, while the soles of the feet contain none. In addition, the soles of the feet and the palms of the hands are much thicker than skin on other areas of the body. The skin is made up of the following layers. Each layer performs specific functions: Epidermis Dermis Subcutaneous fat layer (hypodermis) Epidermis The epidermis is the thin outer layer of the skin that consists of 3 types of cells: Squamous cells. The outermost layer is continuously shed is called the stratum corneum. Basal cells. Basal cells are found just under the squamous cells, at the base of the epidermis. Melanocytes. Melanocytes are found in every layer of the epidermis and make melanin. This gives the skin its color. Dermis The dermis is the middle layer of the skin. The dermis contains the following: Blood vessels Lymph vessels Hair follicles Sweat glands Collagen bundles Fibroblasts Nerves Sebaceous glands The dermis is held together by a protein called collagen. Collagen is made by fibroblasts. This layer gives skin flexibility and strength. It also contains pain and touch receptors. Subcutaneous fat layer The subcutaneous fat layer is the deepest layer of skin. It consists of a network of collagen and fat cells. It helps conserve the body's heat and protects the body from injury by acting as a shock absorber. Medical Reviewers: Berman, Kevin, MD, PhD Foster, Sara, RN, MPH


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Department: School of Business
Degree Discipline: Business Administration
Collection: UNT Theses and Dissertations
Requirements for Business Degrees in Texas' Largest Colleges and Universities
Date: 1947
Creator: Shepard, Haggard G.
Description: In this study an effort is made to review comprehensively the requirements for business administration degrees in the larger colleges and universities in Texas. The development and adaptation of uniform requirements in any field of study are necessarily slow processes and subject to frequent revision. Especially is this true in the field of business education.
Contributing Partner: UNT Libraries
A Survey to Determine the Relationshiops of Certain Factors to Success in Elementary College Accounting at North Texas State College
Date: 1949
Creator: Brooks, Paul A.
Description: In this study an effort is made to determine how certain factors are related to success in elementary college accounting at North Texas State College. The factors which are considered are: grades made in high school bookkeeping, size of high school attended, sex, age, military service, marital status, intelligence, college classification of the student, and high school bookkeeping credit earned by the student.
Contributing Partner: UNT Libraries
Wholesale Quarterly Prices of Fifty Leading Commodities Adjusted to the Purchasing Power of the 1926 Dollar and Charted as a Ratio of all Commodity Prices for the Period 1940 through 1949
Date: 1950
Creator: Helm, Rufus G.
Description: It is a broad function of this thesis to provide the commodity world with a new and valuable informational tool. This thesis shows quarterly prices for a ten year period 1940 through 1949, on fifty major commodities, giving in each case the actual cash price and the cash price adjusted to the purchasing power of the 1926 dollar. This adjusted price is a statistically derived relative price and for the purposes of this study is called a constant dollar value.
Contributing Partner: UNT Libraries
A Proposed Curriculum at North Texas State College School of Business for Training Business Managers for the Public Schools of Texas
Date: 1950
Creator: Gillen, Norman K.
Description: It is the purpose of this study to determine what training is needed to qualify an individual for the position of school business manager. This study is made to show what duties are performed by business managers in the public schools of Texas and what training in college will be needed to qualify a college graduate for the position of school business manager.
Contributing Partner: UNT Libraries
A Study of How Business Education Conferences Can Promote Better Business Education in the State of Texas
Date: 1950
Creator: Smith, Woodie McConnell
Description: This is a study of business education conferences in Texas made in an effort to improve business training in Texas secondary schools. Many young people leave high school intending to enter the business world. Business is ready to accept those who are competent. The educational preparation of students, however, is often insufficient to permit their seizing the opportunities offered to them.
Contributing Partner: UNT Libraries
The Role of the State Supervisor in Business Education
Date: 1951
Creator: Kemper, Troy David
Description: This study is designed to present information on the supervision of business education as revealed through research and personal observations. Included in this study of state supervision of business education are such phases as proposed qualifications and duties of a state supervisor of business education, a brief study of supervisory programs now in effect in other states, the need for a state supervisor in Texas, and a proposed program for supervision of business education in Texas.
Contributing Partner: UNT Libraries
A Comparison of Selected Factors in Undergraduate Programs in Business Teacher Education in Texas with Criteria Recommended for Business Teacher Education, 1956
Date: 1956
Creator: Otey, Evelyn I.
Description: The purpose of this study was to compare selected factors in undergraduate programs in business teacher education in Texas with criteria recommended for business teacher education. The factors selected were: (1) the business teacher education curriculum, (2) professional laboratory experiences of prospective business teachers, and (3) educational preparation, experience, and professional activities of the business education college faculty.
Contributing Partner: UNT Libraries
Growth Based on Corporate Profits for Selected Periods, 1925-1954
Date: 1956
Creator: Eldridge, Thomas Edwin
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Giving some credit to McCainPosted Thursday, September 4, 2008, at 8:35 AM
Ok, it's time to give some credit to Republican nominee John McCain, or at least to his advisers.
Choosing Palin, in my opinion was a brilliant and at the same time risky move for the candidate. My gut tells me that choosing her had nothing to do with beliefs or qualifications, but solely on the fact that she's a woman.
He wants to get his hands on those Hillary supporters who refuse to vote for Obama and this is a fantastic way to do just that. However, the one major risk is for it to be so obvious that this is all he was doing. I'm afraid that is exactly how the whole thing has come across.
It's my understanding that some of those voters feel like the whole move was a cheap way to gain their support and are quite upset about it. But, who knows.
Personally, I think the fact that she IS an unknown will make her appealing to a lot of voters. That very fact is what makes Obama appealing to so many voters. People are ready for someone not so deeply entrenched in the political mainstream.
It's strange how in the Gallup and Rasmussen daily polls for 4 days following his pick, Obama saw higher numbers than ever in his campaign even crossing 50% at one point. The RCP average is still showing him up by 6 points even after Palin's speech last night, which was very good mind you.
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Obama's bounce had little to do with Palin as the VEEP pick and mostly to do with the fact that the DNC ended last week. You sound so sad to have to give him credit, even though half of the blog is doing anything but paying him kudos. Palin was crazy amazing last night in her words and delivery. I would bet Hillary Clinton had steam coming out of her fat cells and the media today is finding everyway possible to rip her apart.
Clear choice for folks in Nov......a moderate war veteran/hero and a true conservative in every sense of the word and two Senators who rank in the top 10 on any most liberal list you will find. You choose and if it is McCain/Palin, make sure to apologize for it.
-- Posted by shannonhoon on Thu, Sep 4, 2008, at 1:40 PM
Corey Noles' response:Hey I agree completely that she was fantastic. As a matter of fact, I'll bet he doesn't have the ratings numbers tonight that his veep pick had last night. I honestly think she would make a stronger candidate than him. I still have some hard feelings for McCain going back a couple of election cycles and I'm simply not not over it. He turned his back on his party bc he was mad he didn't get the nomination and has done plenty in the past few years to distance himself. Now suddenly he's nominated and everyone is supposed to forget it. I admire him as a person and for what he gave of himself for our country, I just don't care for him as a politician. He ranked 5th in my choices for the Republican nomination. Huckabee was my first pick by quite a longshot.
Why apologize for it, hoon? Although I did not hear all of Palin's speech, what I did hear was impressive. She is quite the orator. I believe that is what draws some people to Obama. Not his political views but the fact that he is such an eloquent speaker. And goodness knows we haven't had that for the past 8 years!
-- Posted by BootheelRedHead on Thu, Sep 4, 2008, at 2:44 PM
I agree 100% with Shannonhoon. She did a amazing job! Sealed the decision for me.
-- Posted by blessed on Thu, Sep 4, 2008, at 3:11 PM
RED on the NOODLE.....you misunderstood my point....Corey got it and responded in a reasonable and well thought out way. semiNOLES: I understand your feelings and appreciate your honesty. While I am NOT a McCain fan and finally find myself excited due to last night with Palin (speech on TV)....I still feel there is NO real choice here. Obama/Biden are very extreme liberals and I disagree with their views on everything from taxes/war/energy/class warfare/affirmative action/on/and/on......Plus, Palin is for laying more pipe and I am all about that!!!!!!!!!!!! Oh no I did not!
-- Posted by shannonhoon on Thu, Sep 4, 2008, at 3:28 PM
The foreign press can look at domestic US issues with more objectivity than the US media that has a bias one way or the other. The English press is almost uniformly impressed with Sarah Palin. The Times of London even titled one article, "This is Alaska's Margaret Thatcher", http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/wo... Many of the writers on English blogs say if Americans don't want Palin then they will take her and make her Prime Minister.
The Democrats are scared to death of Palin and what she adds to ticket. The Demos raised more than $10 million in the first 24 hours after her speech out of fear they are in for a real battle. You can listen to AirAmerica over the Internet and they are unrelentingly savaging her more than they have ever attacked Bush or Cheney -- and that's saying a mouthful. They are literally describing her as Satan, with one host ordaining ELO's "Evil Woman" as her theme song. Palin's selection gives a person reason to gravely doubt Obama's judgment for not selecting Clinton, who would have brought all of her supporters, instead of him selecting Bidden -- who brought nothing extra to the Democratic ticket and may have actually cost votes.
-- Posted by FJGuy on Thu, Sep 4, 2008, at 9:28 PM
I'm writing in Corey Noles/Richard Swift for President and Vice President!
I believe these men can offer change and they are both very level headed! Take care of the peeps!
-- Posted by greer958 on Thu, Sep 4, 2008, at 10:52 PM
FJ....interesting stuff....Can't stomach Air America...Amazing how the true feminists are really only liberals and do NOT have all women's best interests in mind.
Swifter (did they really name a cleaning device after him?) scares me a bit......semiNOLES is da'man.
-- Posted by shannonhoon on Thu, Sep 4, 2008, at 11:55 PM
I have to give props to Palin again....she is HOT HOT HOTTER than H**L as Kiss once sang. I just sent in my app. to be an intern if she is elected as VP. Character doesn't matter as we found out in the 90's!!!!!!! Thank goodness.
-- Posted by shannonhoon on Fri, Sep 5, 2008, at 11:33 AM
Leave out of the campaign-lol! I just comment and let er fly! Seriously, I do like Palin. My dad, a staunch Republican sent me a bio which I'll send to Corey right after I get off this forum. She is quite amazing. There are those of the Patriot Movement, especially of the Constitution Party and Prohibition Party, who are opposed to her accepting the vp because Ron Paul would have declined. Anyway..., she's good!
Hoon, I'll stand up for you man! You go! You can do it! lol
-- Posted by swift on Fri, Sep 5, 2008, at 4:09 PM
Well, aren't we just all huggy huggy kissy kissy...
-- Posted by goat lady on Fri, Sep 5, 2008, at 9:15 PM
Why would a person get excited about a VP pick? The President's wife is more influential than the VP.
-- Posted by I.B. Le Truth on Fri, Sep 5, 2008, at 9:31 PM
OOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH Cindy Mac is HOT too.....I am with you Swifter!
-- Posted by shannonhoon on Sat, Sep 6, 2008, at 12:09 AM
The naughty librarian look. I bet she changes that look within a week.
-- Posted by I.B. Le Truth on Sat, Sep 6, 2008, at 8:07 AM
Stelting responded to my email. Unfortunately, I accidently copied everything before I pasted it. Anyway it's on the news story about the Demo hq.
Corey, I'm waiting for an email from you. I know you're pretty busy. Keep up the good work!
-- Posted by swift on Sat, Sep 6, 2008, at 9:23 AM
Corey Noles' response:For some reason I can't send an e-mail from home...somethings been screwy for a few days, but I'll drop you a line from work this week. Sorry, for the delay!
Hey, I mispelled stolethings! Hoon, you mentioned above in humor that I scare you a bit? Don't worry, man! It's the snakes that oughta be scared! lol Stomp'n snakes!
-- Posted by swift on Sat, Sep 6, 2008, at 9:34 AM
Personally, I think choosing Palin was a great choice. I heard something about the people in alaska offering to drill oil over there? Do they really have any?
-- Posted by 20 on Sun, Sep 7, 2008, at 9:32 AM
Maybe she helped him with the base, but now I don't know if I can vote for him or not. I wasn't sure about him before, now there is two of them that I am not comfortable with.
-- Posted by I.B. Le Truth on Sun, Sep 7, 2008, at 6:51 PM
Le Truth...hold your nose and go to the polls...your wallet will thank you.
-- Posted by layne staley on Sun, Sep 7, 2008, at 7:52 PM
Corey Noles' response:Great way to put it...I think there will be a lot of people holding their nose this year on both sides of the aisle.
You'd have to carry and Bible and wear a hood for Swift to support you 100%. Swift, has there EVER been a politician you loved?
I think it is a good thing that McCain has some on the far right worried. Doesn't that mean he is more centered? Obama/Biden is typical liberal crap that they have pushed for years. McCain is a bit different by anyone's standards. I am with my boy Layne...hold the nose, check the wallet, and vote for a candidate that stands a chance.
-- Posted by shannonhoon on Mon, Sep 8, 2008, at 9:56 AM
I am a little worried about the far right attitude of Palin. Some things you have to exercise a little common sense in. Extreme views in either direction worry me.
-- Posted by I.B. Le Truth on Mon, Sep 8, 2008, at 11:44 AM
So you must be hiding under your bed considering the other party has two of the most liberal senators (by any account I can find other than the media) nominated. And I agree...pro-life, pro gun owner's rights, anti-raising taxes, wanting to drill for more of our own oil, slashing wasteful spending, calling out people in her own party....that all worries me as well. Scary Scary.
Did I mention she is hot!
-- Posted by shannonhoon on Mon, Sep 8, 2008, at 1:20 PM
Hoon, I was a fan of Ronald Reagan who I voted for twice. I liked Congressman Mel Hancock of Springfield when we lived out there. Ashcroft was a good governor. I may do what Layne suggests or I'll vote Constitution Party Chuck Baldwin or write in Prohibition Party Gene Amondson.
Hey Hoon, I called my dad out in Texas Sat night. He's a staunch conservative Republican. he says you're right! Neither candidate will get 60% He says 52% is considered a landslide. Oh well!
-- Posted by swift on Mon, Sep 8, 2008, at 4:49 PM
There you go Swifter......
Reagan, only true yellow dogs don't give him the respect and credit he is due. Ashcroft is an honorable man....and thank goodness he was Attorney General during the toughest period in history and not some liberal nut like Janet Reno. Don't throw away your vote Swift.
I can't imagine your pop being a staunch Elephant lover.
-- Posted by shannonhoon on Mon, Sep 8, 2008, at 5:36 PM
I am a conservative and I believe in almost all the thngs that would classify a person as a conservative, however I don't believe that you can just say everything is pro or con. The right to posess a 50 cal I can not agree with or the absolute strict ban on abortion. There may just be a case where my compassion for the living person would make me think OK, it is your choice, not mine or anyone else's. I don't think Palin believes that way. Maybe she hasn't seen or experienced some of the things I have.
-- Posted by I.B. Le Truth on Mon, Sep 8, 2008, at 8:07 PM
Well, it's too bad we don't have access to all the blogs of the past, because I remember a dynamite conversation on one of Sacha Champion's blogs concerning the abortion issue. Wow! Both sides laid out all the pros and cons in a very reasonable manner. There were some moving personal experience stories, too. I'm sure you remember that conversation, I.B.
-- Posted by goat lady on Tue, Sep 9, 2008, at 7:19 AM
IB....hearin' you. This abortion issue is so polarizing and to me shouldn't be. Wouldn't 80-90% of Americans agree that abortions should be limited and NOT used when at all possible, but that it must remain and be used when necessary medically or even in cases where the woman flat admits or gives in to the fact they are not fit to be a parent for whatever reason????? Palin will not affect law and make abortion all of a sudden ILLEGAL, no matter what her beliefs are.
I will, however, always be against a candidate who is backed by groups who tend to celebrate abortions and who through their actions don't seem to want to limit them.
-- Posted by shannonhoon on Tue, Sep 9, 2008, at 8:34 AM
I remember GL. It is the extreme in both situations that worry me.
-- Posted by I.B. Le Truth on Tue, Sep 9, 2008, at 12:54 PM
Hoon, my dad has always been an "elephant lover"! My mom is still a Canadian citizen after 51 years being married to my dad-lol!
I'll never forget when I registered to vote soon after my 18th b-day in '76 and then was able to vote for president. I held my nose and voted for Ford. I've always been further to the right than my dad. He cannot stand third parties.
-- Posted by swift on Tue, Sep 9, 2008, at 3:30 PM
Somebody at work tells me that she has a neighbor from NewYork who gets on this. Anybody from NewYork?
-- Posted by swift on Tue, Sep 9, 2008, at 3:31 PM
Hey y'all, I've just decided to vote for Palin! I've had a political conversion experience! I'm not going to waste my vote and see Obama messiah get in! Hoon, you can thank God, you've convinced me to do the right thing! Folks, and now I'm being serious, we cannot risk an Obama presidency!
-- Posted by swift on Tue, Sep 9, 2008, at 3:41 PM
Not trying to tell you what to do....I just think everyone should make a check list of some sort...go down it and see which candidate more CLOSELY represents your beliefs/standards/character/philosophy. Be honest, be fair with yourself and ONLY yourself understanding that NO ONE candidate is going to match you thought for thought/belief for belief. Support the one that is most in line with YOU. There are too many people that vote for a title, vote because that is ALL they know. That is not what voting should be about, but that is where it has gotten. And why or how anyone goes into a booth, checks ONE box beside either an *** or an elephant and turns it in is beyond me.
-- Posted by shannonhoon on Tue, Sep 9, 2008, at 9:57 PM
Hoon, as always you make some very good points.
The Prohibition party candidates for president(Gene Amondson) and vice-president(Leroy Pletten) are split in their opinions on Palin. Amondson is from Alaska so likes Palin a lot. Pletten is opposed to Palin based on some of her politics and her religious beliefs.
It is my opinion that religious belief is really not a qualifying criteria for a candidate for any office. If theological orthodoxy was a quaification, nobody would be elected because each of us believes our particular belief is more orthodox than those who believe differently.
-- Posted by swift on Wed, Sep 10, 2008, at 4:12 PM
I am going to have a hard time holding my nose and going into the polling booth, however as just an observer I do believe that the McCain selection of Palin was one of the greatest moves anyone could make. He must have had a person who is highly skilled in psychological warfare advisng him on his selection. It appears to me that her selection has certainly flustered Obama.
-- Posted by I.B. Le Truth on Fri, Sep 12, 2008, at 1:42 AM
Yes, indeed, what appeared to be a "senior moment" on McCain's part has turned into the heralding of the second coming! I wonder just who gave him that piece of stellar advice? Maybe Carl Rove is secretly in charge of McCain's campaign.
-- Posted by goat lady on Fri, Sep 12, 2008, at 6:51 AM
Obama's failure to select Hillary made this possible. Wonder who gave him his advise? Probably Caroline since Biden is from the cultural elite East Coast.
-- Posted by I.B. Le Truth on Fri, Sep 12, 2008, at 8:13 AM
Thought of Carl Rove immediately, but he is removed from this campaign. Someone is sitting back thinking, man, I am smart. Obama SHOULD, is NOT, and WON'T be getting grilled for the dumbest VP pick he could have made. Has anyone seen the youtube footage of Biden asking the paralyzed man to stand up and be recognized??????????? OH MY...check it out.
-- Posted by shannonhoon on Sat, Sep 13, 2008, at 6:50 AM
Hoon, I went to the meeting with Constitution Party candidate for governor, Dr. Gregory Thompson at Hickory Log last night. Just my wife and I and Corey Noles were there.
Very sincere, educated, and zealous brother in Christ, Thompson spoke from his heart. He's also written a very stirring book called Forbidden Secrets. http://gregorythompsonforgovernor.org
-- Posted by swift on Sat, Sep 13, 2008, at 9:22 AM
Saw the picture in the paper. Third party appearances are lonely affairs...
-- Posted by goat lady on Wed, Sep 17, 2008, at 9:22 PM
Too bad we can't get a real independent third party with a real chance of winning. At least Swift recognizes that to continue with the same Bush economic and foreign policy is ridiculous. Gas prices thru the roof, unemployment increasing every day, Banks failing at an all time rate since the 30's, the country in so much debt that it will take us years to recover, housing forclosures at an astronomical level. (by the way, I think the true reason that the Republicans have put us in so much debt is to get rid of Social Security; they are always talking about we can't afford to pay the baby boomers) Yep, a true reason to support the same Republican policies with McCain??? Do I hear the word Hooverville????
-- Posted by Wildcat67 on Thu, Sep 18, 2008, at 9:01 AM
gl, you're right! It was sort of lonely, but the visit was good. The book, Forbidden Secrets, by Dr. Thompson gives his personal testimony and a brief story of why he entered politics. Then he gives his political philosophy. he gave us some copies to hand out, some push cards, some yard signs, and a highway sign. he spent the night with us before leaving early Sat. morning for Blue Springs.
Wildcat, the Republican Party doesn't really want to get rid of Social Security. That would be political suicide to attempt that. That is a fear foisted by the Democratic Party on seniors. Both party machines are only interested in getting elected. The Demo Party promotes class envy and tax and spend while the GOP condones and tolerates big government through borrow and spend.
This is a different subject but I feel I must post this. Billy Pat Wright has done a great job as our representative to Jefferson City. Burlison's letter was way off! Wright is very pro-life, pro-2nd Amendment gun rights, and pro traditional marriage between one man and one woman. He has signed into law bills adding jobs to Missouri. It seems that Burlison is trying so desperate to put all Republicans under G.W. Bush and Congress. I got so aggravated, I sent Burlison an email and put two more Billy pat Wright signs in my yard right next to the Vote Pro-life signs.
-- Posted by swift on Thu, Sep 18, 2008, at 3:46 PM
Billy Pat is not a typical Republican. He actually CARES about the common people. He is also a friend of education.
There are S0 many politicians who I feel are trying to destroy public schools - so that we end up with a system in which the rich will pay to go to exclusive private schools, and the poor will be shuttled into destitute, poverty-ridden public institutions, jungle wastelands.
Of course both parties' goal is to get elected, swift. What concerns me is what they do AFTER they're elected. As for the "political suicide" part - That's only true if they get caught. If they could get rid of Social Security WITHOUT getting caught, don't you think they'd do it?
And - if seniors would be content to just sit in their rocking chairs and vegetate, instead of banding together as a powerful voting block - some slippery politicians WOULD find a way to eliminate SS.
-- Posted by goat lady on Thu, Sep 18, 2008, at 6:23 PM
gl, you're right on pretty much everything in your post.
Back to the subject of Dr Thompson for governor: He is for school choice. One of the things that he promotes is private schools and homeschooling for Christians. He was sued in Federal Court because, as district school superintendent in Humansville, he refused to take the Ten Commandments off his office wall. In his book, he includes a message by Pastor Steve Proctor of Westwood Baptist Church in Poplar Bluff. The message gives the reasons why Christian parents should send their children to private schools or homeschool them. I agree with the philosophy; I attended a church run private school from 8th grade. I am much for school choice while still believing that Christians should get on school boards and should teach in public schools.
-- Posted by swift on Fri, Sep 19, 2008, at 3:04 PM
I don't object to private schools, as long as the politicians don't want to give them public money.
-- Posted by goat lady on Fri, Sep 19, 2008, at 10:56 PM
What is the difference in giving the money to a private school or public school as long as they are in the business of education and meet the standards?
-- Posted by I.B. Le Truth on Sat, Sep 20, 2008, at 12:05 PM
I.B., we've been over this before! There's a lot of difference. Private schools don't have to take kids with disabilities, don't have to give the MAP test (thus be under the scrutiny of DESE), don't have to be held accountable to any outside forces.
Public schools have ENORMOUS expenses for educating the blind, the autistic, the learning-disabled....and the list goes on. Private schools don't have any of those expenses, and can, in fact, give entrance exams to students to make sure they get the "cream of the crop," so to speak.
It's not fair to expect the public schools to jump through all those HOOPS - and then give their tax money to the private schools!
-- Posted by goat lady on Sat, Sep 20, 2008, at 2:27 PM
I guess if that is the way you see it, but I don't see it as their tax money.
Do they not get the same amount per child wherther they have 10 or 1000 students?
Is more money given to private education for a student than is given for that student to the public school. I think the voucher is actually less isn't it?
I really don't understand why it would be unconstitutional to give the money to a private school.
In all reality, education is probably a states right and a states responsibility. Not the federal government responsibility.
-- Posted by I.B. Le Truth on Sat, Sep 20, 2008, at 4:16 PM
It's not a matter of how much they get per pupil. Most local schools can educate a student for 6,000 -- 8,000 a year. Special needs students can take six, seven times that to educate, and the gov't doesn't foot all the bill.
Right now, I don't think the private schools get ANY public money, but we have some legislators who are working overtime to change that.
Separation of church and state, I.B.
-- Posted by goat lady on Sat, Sep 20, 2008, at 8:49 PM
I am not sure that giving money to private eduation is promoting any church. Isn't it more like the church doesn't matter and are all private schools ran by religious organizations? I don't know, maybe they are. To me, I don't see a problem in that area unless the government is promoting one or denying another because they aren't an approved religion.
So, if it cost 6-8 thousand and the government could get by with giving say a $1,500.00 voucher, whats the problem with that?
-- Posted by I.B. Le Truth on Sat, Sep 20, 2008, at 10:19 PM
The problem is the drop in enrollment for public schools. Any time their enrollment drops, they're in trouble, because they get NO state aid for that student who enrolls in another school - whether the new school is private or public.
I think the vouchers are going to be a nightmare for schools, since they'll have no idea what their upcoming enrollment is gonna be, from year to year.
For example, say a school expects a certain number of students in the fifth grade, so they hire their teachers based on that number. What do they do if a significant percentage of their fifth-graders go to another school? Do they fire that new teacher just before school starts in the fall?
Then, what does that teacher do? She's forced to look for a new job at a time when most schools already have their new hires.
I see trouble.
-- Posted by goat lady on Sun, Sep 21, 2008, at 7:41 AM
IBTruth is right in that public education should be under state and local control and not federal. i don't like the idea of tax vouchers. There's just too many constitutional problems with that. some kind of tax credits would be better- parents who use alternatives to public education would fill out a form on their income tax return form, much like renter's credit, etc. Would it work? Who knows? Just a suggestion anyway.
-- Posted by swift on Mon, Sep 22, 2008, at 4:11 PM
Swift, you are a thinking man, even if you do lean a bit too far to the right. (Oh! Deja vue! Have I said that to you before??)
-- Posted by goat lady on Mon, Sep 22, 2008, at 5:31 PM
You've said it before, gl. Now I'm going to go a bit to the right on another issue- "Separation of Church and State". There really is no such thing written in the 1st Amendment. The original intent of forbidding Congress from establishing a religion was to keep government from establishing a state church such as Church of England, for example. Dr. Thompson, in his book, Forbidden Secrets, gives a qoute from Thomas Jefferson when Jefferson was over the schools in Washington D.C.. Jefferson believed that we should have the Bible in our schools. That being said, our public schools in this area are much more inclined to be tolerant of public displays of religion than many other areas of the country. Now I'm rambling! lol!
-- Posted by swift on Tue, Sep 23, 2008, at 2:55 PM
No you aren't. I appreciate that bit of information. If all right-wingers were as pleasant and reasonable as you are, I wouldn't have such a negative reaction to them...
I've never taught in a school that allowed prayer, but I have taught in one which required everyone to stand at their desks and say the Pledge every morning. The principal stood up on the stairs and peeked down into my classroom to make sure my students were doing it.
I found it oppressive.
-- Posted by goat lady on Tue, Sep 23, 2008, at 4:09 PM
I see nothing wrong with starting the day of school off with the pledge. It is to me a very important part of our life and children should be taught the pledge. I would however, see something very wrong with punishing those who did not desire to recite the pledge.
I did grow up in schools that had Christmas plays every year and I have great memories of those. I found it pretty disturbing that when my children grew up they never had the opportunity. It seemed that by the time they came around baby Jesus had been banned from the manger and there was a celebration of something else that was politically correct. I really didn't understand it and sure didn't enjoy it too much. I don't think my kids did either.
What it had to do with their life I don't know, but it must have been the correct thing to do because the Superintendents, Principals and teachers seemed to think it was the right thing to do. How could I object? After all they were the educators and educated.
-- Posted by I.B. Le Truth on Tue, Sep 23, 2008, at 6:49 PM
I don't think the educators were the ones who got rid of Baby Jesus. There were other, darker forces at work, and the schools took the non-confrontational way out. The fear of lawsuits is rampant in the schools.
As for there not being anything "wrong" with starting the day out with the Pledge, I agree with it on the elementary level, but to force high school students to do it every day is repressive.
You don't encourage patriotism by forcing your will on someone else: "You're gonna be patriotic - or else!" It doesn't work that way. There are lots of other ways to promote patriotism than by standing over kids with a stick (so to speak) and saying, "Recite the pledge! Recite the pledge!"
If this particular principal could have gotten away with beating us, I think he would have! "Be patriotic!" Whack! Whack!
-- Posted by goat lady on Tue, Sep 23, 2008, at 9:20 PM
I think most kids would stand and recite the pledge without the threat of physical discipline and it still isn't a bad way to start a day. To me, not doing it says as much as doing it. No one forces people to stand for the National Anthem before sporting events, but the vast majority do. It is just a good thing to do, but I would also defend your right not to.
-- Posted by I.B. Le Truth on Wed, Sep 24, 2008, at 10:05 PM
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Nine stories really stood out to me, with seven getting two stars and two getting one star (I use two stars to mark the stories that blew me away and one star to mark stories that I really liked). In Comfort by Charles Colyott, watching William's life fall apart due to his unhealthy devotion to his obese mom is both incredibly sad and incredibly scary. The stalker in Equilibrium by John Shirley has an obsession with balance and 'jokes,' and his theories and explanations are all mind screws. Though I'm usually not a fan of detective stories, Whirling Machine Man by Aaron J. French grabbed me in with its creepy, mystical fantastical elements and held on. Sex Object by Graham Masterton startled me with the woman's willingness to make her body little more than a set of vaginas for her sick husband, while Locks of Loathe by Jezzy Wolfe - a story about how far a person would go just to have 'perfect' hair - is a story that was full of surprises.
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Bootstrap - The Binds of Lasolastica by Michael Bailey is a futuristic sci-fi story that takes on the following questions: How large is the mind of man? Can a mind be successfully cloned? Victor is the scientist attempting to push the limits of the human mind by digitally storing the entirety of Bill Chevsky's mind. Bill Chevsky is willing to be the first man to undergo this experiment because he has lasolastica, an incurable cancer. If the experiment goes well, he can simply transfer the digital data of Bill's mind to another mind and another body. That way, he can live in spite of the disease. However, the focus of this anthology is 'body enhancements gone bad,' so you know that something has to go wrong.
Inititally, I was afraid this story would just confuse me due to all the scientific terms, but halfway through I realized the scientific terms didn't make the story complicating at all. You could still understand the story without understanding anything whatsoever about the terms. Plus, it just made it all that much more realistic. I loved the characters, the discussions, and, most of all, I loved the ending. I feel sad for both Victor and Bill every time I think about how it ended.
While Bootstrap was a great way to start this anthology, Hearing Mildred by Weldon Burge was also a marvelous way to end it. Mildred Mayfield, Harold's wife, died of a raptured aortic aneurysm, leaving an 80-year-old Harold to live on his own in spite of his son William's insistence that he should move to a retirement home. One day, Harold starts hearing his wife through his hearing aids. At first it's comforting to hear her again, but she's so attached to the house that she endlessly talks about nothing else. No other story was as lighthearted and funny as this one.
Starting Zippered Flesh with a sinking feeling of sadness and fear and ending it with a smile is the best way to go. I LOVED this anthology. Reading through it was like riding a rollercoaster in a haunted house, and anybody who knows me knows that I can't get enough of wild rollercoasters and haunted houses.


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20 years of tunes
SARANAC LAKE – When you have a music venue this celebrated, it will take a full two months to celebrate its 20th anniversary of it.
The Waterhole is marking 20 years of its Upstairs Music Lounge with a two-month-long celebration kicking off tonight with funk bands Sophistafunk and Funkwagon and a pre-Hobofest party starting at 4 p.m. Saturday.
The Waterhole bar celebrated its 40th anniversary a few years ago, but this year marks 20 years since then-owner Billy Allen converted the apartments upstairs into a music venue.
Acts that have visited it over the years include moe., the Del McCoury Band, Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, New Riders of the Purple Sage and Donna the Buffalo, along with countless smaller, lesser-known bands.
Current owner Brenda Stringer said she and her staff thought it would be fun to throw a big celebration to commemorate the anniversary.
"We try to keep live music live," Stringer said. "It's not always easy. Sometimes it's a struggle, but it's important, I think. Especially when we have the venue, we have to use it."
Her husband Larry worked at the Waterhole for many years, and when Allen decided to he wanted out, he and Shelly Hough bought it. Later, the Stringers bought out Hough's share, but a few months before the deal would go through, Larry died. Brenda decided to complete the transaction on her own.
"Sometimes I wonder where my head was at," she said.
She works a full-time day job for the state Department of Environmental Conservation, so sometimes it's hard for her to come home from work and help run a show. But she always enjoys it, and she likes taking care of the often young people in the bands that visit.
"I love meeting all the bands," Stringer said. "They're just awesome kids. They're just really great, and they're just so into their music, and it's just incredible."
She also loves to learn about new music. She especially enjoyed the band Emefe, which played one of the first Party on the Patio free Thursday night shows this summer, and she's hoping to bring them back for New Year's Eve or Winter Carnival. Her son also turned her on to the band Railroad Earth, and she was thrilled when two of the musicians from that act played the Waterhole with George Kilby Jr. and the Road Dogs, and she got to meet them.
"I'm a groupie, at 56," Stringer said.
Eric Munley, who plays mandolin with the Blind Owl Band, has been booking acts for the Waterhole for about the last year. He's used the connections he's made as his band tours.
"He's been doing an incredible job," Stringer said.
Munley said the 20th anniversary celebration was originally planned for the spring, but it got pushed back.
"We just said, 'Hell, let's do as much cool stuff as possible between September and October,'" Munley told the Enterprise in a Thursday phone interview.
There are a number of bands visiting the 'hole over the next two months for the 20th anniversary, but Munley said the "big three" he's excited about and he's promoting big are Man Man, Max Creek and the Hackensaw Boys.
Man Man is a national touring act that has played major festivals like Bonnaroo.
"They're an eccentric rock band that can really only be described by seeing them," Munley said.
He said it's a unique opportunity that the Waterhole is able to get Man Man here. He was able to catch them the day after they are playing Burlington, Vt., which is often how the Waterhole gets groups to come in – when they are playing nearby and have a hole in their schedule.
Max Creek is a Massachusetts-based act, comparable to the Grateful Dead, that just celebrated its own 40th anniversary. They have played with "an endless amount of the world's famous bands," Munley said.
"It will, surprisingly, be their first time at the Waterhole," Munley said.
The Hackensaw Boys are a personal favorite of Munley. He first heard them shortly after he started attending Paul Smith's College, and they were one of the biggest reasons he started playing bluegrass.
They were one of the first bands he contacted when he started booking for the Waterhole, and he's thrilled he was able to schedule them as the wrap-up show of the 20th anniversary celebration.
Munley's own band, in addition to a Party on the Patio show, will open for the Hackensaw Boys, which Munley is a little excited about.
"I almost wet my pants when I heard," he said.
Munley, who spoke to the Enterprise on the phone from New Hampshire during some downtime from touring Thursday, said it gets crazy booking while also touring with his own band. He's the type of person who gets sort of obsessive about the things he does, so he puts tons of time into both and barely makes minimum wage.
But the two jobs feed off one another. He brought the band Cabinet to the area, and members of Cabinet helped get the Blind Owl Band on the schedule at this year's Peach Music Festival, a mid-August festival in Pennsylvania thrown by the Allman Brothers Band.
It's tough to constantly be touring with his band because after putting all the work into booking shows at the Waterhole, he only gets to see about 10 percent of them, which is the most enjoyable thing about booking, he said. After booking a ton of music for the 20th anniversary celebration, he only expects to make it to two or three of the shows.
Munley said the celebration is the start of an effort to promote the Waterhole to a larger geographic area, with an advertising scheme that will target a greater surrounding area and recognize "what an amazing venue for music the Waterhole is.
"We consider ourselves a destination venue," Munley said.
Advance tickets for the big three shows are available for sale now by calling 518-891-9502 or visiting the Waterhole in person.
There will also likely be a few extra shows added, including a possible Lucid Halloween show. To hear about these first, follow the Waterhole on Facebook or check the website saranaclakewaterhole.com.


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TheBeatles1988 wrote:Yea right lol
Yeah I agree with the two bottom PPM and YS...dsnito wrote:My list:
3.White Album
4.Abbey Road
5.Rubber Soul
6.Magical Mystery Tour
7.With The Beatles
8.Beatles For Sale
9.Let It Be
10.A Hard Day´s Night
12.Please Please Me
13.Yellow Submarine
kylestyle wrote:I agree with Bluebird's list, except I would swap Help with Beatles For Sale, and put Abbey Road at #2. Abbey Road has to be one of the best albums of all time by ANYBODY!
kylestyle wrote:Well yeah! The thing it does have over Revolver is the MEDLEY! Nothing can beat that!
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