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Tic Tac Toe: Student Constructed Review
Lesson 13 of 14
Objective: SWBAT identify and understand place value, word problem strategies and addition skills that are needing practice just before the test.
Materials: Smart Board & Student Notebook
I like to do guided student constructed reviews because this gives them a sense of control over what is expected on the test. A tic tac toe board is an easy way for students to pick out what they are struggling with and allows them then to choose activities that support the weak areas.
Set up the Tic-Tac-Toe game: I told my students that tomorrow was test day and that I saw good progress in mastering the standards. Today we would construct our review in the form of a grid that looks like a Tic -Tac -Toe board.
I drew the grid on the blank Smart Board Notebook page.
I then drew their attention to the posted goals (listed below) on the white board board to review. This helped guide their thinking in order to create the tic-tac-toe board. These goals have been posted on the white board for us to refer to as the unit progressed and based upon the standards. I explained we would create problems for each of the tic-tac-toe boxes that would represent each of these goals. For example, one of the boxes will contain a multi-digit number up to the millions place for rounding.
Our Standards Based Goals (as listed on our white board all through the unit)
* Read fluently and write multi-digit numbers in standard, word and expanded form.
* Fluently add multi-digit numbers.
* Fluently round multi-digit numbers using the numberline or rhyme.
* Understand that rounding a number means finding the benchmarks and creating a number closest to the benchmark.
* Using rounding skills, estimate using addition.
* Compare multi-digit number using < > and = correctly.
We also discussed and noted strategies learned
* Know how to fluently write and solve addition equations from a word problem using KWS strategy. ( What do you know? What do they want to know? and How do we solve it?)
Start, Change and Result ( Addend, Addend Total and Math Mountains)
I told them that I wanted them to think of examples or use examples from their practice work to help me fill in the board so we have a complete review in our grid. I asked them to jot ideas on a sheet of paper and use their notebook notes for ideas.
Set Up the Board: I gave students about 5 minutes to go through their old quizzes, notes and practice work and collaborate with table mates to get ideas and create problems.s
When I got ready to start the review I asked: What would you like to start with? I explained that they could start with any goal they would like.
One hand went up. This student wanted to start with comparisons. He set up the first two multi-digit numbers to compare in one square, and I wrote two more so that a variety of values were shown. We had filled one square with three examples to solve. My students struggle with similar numbers like 366,663 compared with 366,336. So for them to remember that we need to consider each value of each place value, I wrote a comparison like that.
I asked the first student to choose another student to contribute another square with a different problem in the tic -tac- toe. The next student wanted to write numbers to round. Again, they did the first one, and I added in others to be sure a variety of place values were there for plenty of practice.
We continued, building the practice board until an example from each goal from the standards that are written on the white board were represented. I wrote the word problem and set it up this time. I know that they are weak in this area yet. But, I could see from their contributions, what they thought was important and that it lined up with the standards they needed to master. I could see they had a clear concept! Now, if they could just be able to show me they completely understand rounding and expanded form! Student Constructed Tic -Tac- Toe Review
Independent Task: I asked them to choose the three boxes that they thought were their most difficult areas to master and try to solve them in their notebooks or on a loose leaf paper. They would need these problems to study from tonight after we go through each problem for the review. They quickly got busy. I ran off a copy for two of my students who do not transfer the board to paper well so they had it next to their notebook. I roved around the room, checking on each student as they worked.
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Self Evaluation and Review
After roving around and seeing that everyone had at least three squares practiced, I decided it was time to get the whole-class review going. I asked for a volunteer to start us off. One boy raised his hand and we began with comparisons. We worked through each square. I asked for "thumbs up" responses between each square to be sure everyone understood the concepts. I asked about "common mistakes" and pit falls that we could gravitate towards. The answers came fluently from the class! We made a list.
" Line up numbers."
"Don't round the answer"
" Make sure you spell number words correctly and add hyphens."
"And commas" ( in word form).
And what about stretching out the number in expanded form? Would they remember?
A Peek in the Classroom: Place Value Talk in Expanded Form(We all had on our pajamas today to celebrate " Red Ribbon Week: Don't Do Drugs" week.) This video clip shows me coaching students to use place value language in explaining the expanded form of the number. One technique I use is that the students include all place values, even the zeros and then go back and rewrite the expression eliminating the zero values. That way, they don't forget to include all of the values. It keeps them from consolidating in places. as shown in the photo. Slinky common mistake revealed that expanded form was going to be an issue for some. Rounding is another area that I could see that students needed more practice.
Closure: I closed the lesson with asking students to share where they think they had their most growth in learning? We took a hand vote and the expanded form won for most growth. This lined up with my pre-assessment results that told me that no one knew expanded form. I asked if they felt confident in taking a test tomorrow? Most said they were happy and ready to test. I asked if they liked making up their own review. I got a resounding "yes!" One girl said that she likes having the goals on the board for her to see every day.
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Practice: One more time!
I expressed that I thought rounding and expanded form could use some practice. So, I assigned IXL Math (Be sure it is set on CCSS.) I assigned 30 minutes on any area they felt they were weak. I suggested they practice the rounding assignment and then create an expanded form of the original number they rounded. They were to write all of their practice on paper for me to see.
I like IXL because it is a good online resource that fits students needs. I can differentiate using it very easily.
Similar Lessons
Environment: Suburban
Introduction to Rounding
Environment: Urban
Environment: Urban
- UNIT 1: Place Value and Multi-Digit Addition & Subtraction
- UNIT 2: Metric Measurement
- UNIT 3: Graphing and Data
- UNIT 4: Concepts of Multiplication
- UNIT 5: Geometry
- UNIT 6: Fractions 1: Understanding Equivalence in Fractions and Decimals
- UNIT 7: Fractions 2: Addition and Subtraction Concepts/ Mini unit
- UNIT 8: Fractions 3 Mini Unit: Multiplying Fractions by Whole Numbers
- UNIT 9: Division Unit
- UNIT 10: Addition and Subtraction: Algorithms to One Million
- UNIT 11: Place Value
- UNIT 12: Addition and Subtraction Word Problems
- UNIT 13: Multiplication Unit
- LESSON 1: How Much IS a Million? Gaining confidence and fluency in reading numbers to one million.
- LESSON 2: I've Got Your Number! Writing Word Form From Standard (or Numeric ) Form Using Phone Numbers
- LESSON 3: Oh Baloney! Incorporating Large Numbers into Tall Tales
- LESSON 4: Expanded Form: Stretching that Number Out from Real World Text
- LESSON 5: RTI Expanded Form: All Hands on Deck!
- LESSON 6: Reading and Writing Numbers: I Own This Standard!
- LESSON 7: Feed the Frog: A lesson in understanding how to use place value to compare numbers.
- LESSON 8: Creating a Menu Using Rounding and Estimation Skills: Enrichment or Whole Class
- LESSON 9: Understanding the Why of Rounding
- LESSON 10: Estimation: Putting rounding skills in action using real life examples.
- LESSON 11: Prep for CCSS Assessments: Explaining Estimation in Writing Part 1
- LESSON 12: Prep for CCSS Assessments: Explaining Estimation in Writing Part 2
- LESSON 13: Tic Tac Toe: Student Constructed Review
- LESSON 14: A Student Driven Review


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Sunday, May 12, 2013
Black and White Sunday - The Horror Matinee!
As a teenager, I used to watch the old black and white horror movies starring such greats as Bela Lugosi, Boris Karloff and Vincent Price. And, of course, they were always on a Sunday afternoon. So, with the silly way my brain works, the Black and White Sunday blog hop inspired the following.....Try not to be too scared! You may want to view through your fingers!
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In Democrat Bobby Rush's District – 3 shot, 2 dead in Chicago in six hours Thursday night
Former Black Panther Rep. Bobby Rush (D-IL) made quite a fuss when he donned a "hoodie" during a speech in the U.S. House of Representatives until he was escorted out. At the time, former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) "applauded his courage"for doing so.
Meanwhile, back home in Rush's district, two men wearing hooded sweatshirts, or "hoodies," were the shooters in an incident that left one dead and five injured.
In fact, during a span of six-hours Thursday night, 13 people were shot, leaving two dead in Chicago. It would seem it takes more courage to simply walk down the street in Rush's district than it does to wear a hooded sweatshirt in the House of Representatives by way of a stunt in a bizarre tribute to a young man shot and killed in Florida during a shooting incident still under investigation.
The worst shooting occurred around 6 p.m. Thursday when two men in hooded sweatshirts opened fire inside a convenience store in the 1400 block of West 79th Street in the Gresham neighborhood, police said.
One man was killed and five others were wounded. The victims ranged in age from 16 to 24. The gunmen fled in an SUV and police continued searching for them this morning.
There's also another report on that particuar incident here.
Perhaps if Bobby Rush and Nancy Pelosi ever got around to actually doing something to uplift the people in Rush's district, there would be fewer stories like the one above out of Chicago, and less need to don a piece of clothing in Congress in what amounts to an empty and silly gesture.
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- What the media never tells you about crime!
http://blog.beliefnet.com/watchwomanonthewall/?p=13660 - BREAKING! Zimmerman charged with second degree murder
http://blog.beliefnet.com/watchwomanonthewall/?p=13774 - "I am the real George Zimmerman…"
http://blog.beliefnet.com/watchwomanonthewall/?p=13714 - Man tells police group yelled 'Trayvon,' then beat him
http://blog.beliefnet.com/watchwomanonthewall/?p=13694 - Political Cartoon – Zimmerman and NBC
http://blog.beliefnet.com/watchwomanonthewall/?p=13569 - Mainstream Media: Selective Editing, Rushing Judgment, Stoking Anger, Fake Photos, Incendiary Stumbles
http://blog.beliefnet.com/watchwomanonthewall/?p=13497 - Political Cartoon: Hoodies
http://blog.beliefnet.com/watchwomanonthewall/?p=13375 - Hoodie-Wearing Gunmen Kill 1, Wound 5 in Bobby Rush's Chicago District (Bobby, former Black Panther wears hoodie in US House)
http://blog.beliefnet.com/watchwomanonthewall/?p=13465 - Hotzone Oxycodone: Crime Stats of Area Where Zimmerman encountered Trayvon (Sanford, FL & Twin Lakes)
http://blog.beliefnet.com/watchwomanonthewall/?p=13119 - Coincidence? Obama camp peddles 2012 'Hoodies' (Cleveland Councilman sports hoodie at Cleveland Meeting)
http://blog.beliefnet.com/watchwomanonthewall/?p=13285 - Dems Throw Hispanic Vote Up for Grabs – Bringing Trayvon Martin's parents to Capitol Hill
http://blog.beliefnet.com/watchwomanonthewall/?p=13246 - Trayvon Martin – 3 Time Loser at School (Daily Mail Reporter)
http://blog.beliefnet.com/watchwomanonthewall/?p=13237 - Spike Lee Retweets George Zimmerman's Home Address
http://blog.beliefnet.com/watchwomanonthewall/?p=13223 - Zimmerman & Family Get Death Threats, Moved to Undisclosed location
http://blog.beliefnet.com/watchwomanonthewall/?p=13198 - Eye for Eye! Black Panther offer $10,000 Bounty for Zimmerman
http://blog.beliefnet.com/watchwomanonthewall/?p=13183 - Police Report: Zimmerman's Account (Corroborated by witnesses)
http://blog.beliefnet.com/watchwomanonthewall/?p=13169 - Trayvon's Mother Seeks to Trademark Her Son's Name
http://blog.beliefnet.com/watchwomanonthewall/?p=13157 - Former NAACP leader accuses Sharpton, Jackson of 'exploiting' Treyvon Martin, says C.L. Bryant
http://blog.beliefnet.com/watchwomanonthewall/?p=13147 - 'Cracker' T-shirt hits Florida streets – You never want a serious crisis to go to waste!
http://blog.beliefnet.com/watchwomanonthewall/?p=13133 - Witness Says Trayvon Martin Attacked George Zimmerman
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Atlantic Yards Voter Guide
A guide to, and continuing coverage of, who stands with the community and who stands with the mega-developer Forest City Ratner and its corrupt assault on Brooklyn, New York City and New York's taxpayers.
Wednesday, November 04, 2009
Sunday, September 13, 2009
Our Endorsements for Tuesday's Primaries
These endorsements are based on one thing only: true blue, principled, consistent and active opposition to Atlantic Yards. And if you think that is too "single-issue" keep in mind that Atlantic Yards involves nearly every single important issue to New York City in the 21st century (we said nearly, not all).
With that in mind, our choices for the primaries on September 15
33rd Council Race (soon to be former Yassky seat)
-- Vote for Ken Baer or Ken Diamondstone
35th Council District (Absolute no brainer)
-- Vote for Letitia James
(Delia Hunley-Adossa should be investigated, not on a ballot.)
39th Council District (soon to be former de Blasio seat, also a no brainer)
-- Vote for Josh Skaller
Public Advocate (Absolute no brainer)
-- Vote for Norman Siegel
Sorry, but they all stink when it comes to Atlantic Yards, but if you must hold your nose, and hold it hard and tight, David Yassky is the only one of the four who has at times, over the years, been critical of Atlantic Yards, though he does support it. But we repeat, they all stink when it comes to Atlantic Yards. (Note well that Melinda Katz never saw a real estate developer she couldn't embrace.)
-- Vote for Tony Avella
Saturday, September 05, 2009
Old Gray Lady Dare Not Mention Atlantic Yards, Even When It Would Be Enlightening
The Times, unsurprisingly, has endorsed Brad Lander in the 39th Council District primary. Unsuprising because Lander safely straddles the fence and The Times loves that kind of stuff. Here's the endorsement:
District 39, Brooklyn (Cobble Hill, Carroll Gardens, Park Slope, Windsor Terrace, Kensington, Borough Park):The top three candidates to replace Councilman Bill de Blasio, who is running for public advocate, are a remarkable group. Josh Skaller, a former Harvard composer of computer music, has made a name fighting big development in the area. Bob Zuckerman, a former director of the Gowanus Canal Community Development Corporation, is an activist for environmental issues and gay rights. But it is Brad Lander who has the stronger history of working with the diverse issues the Council addresses. As the former director of the Pratt Center for Community Development and longtime director of the Fifth Avenue Committee, Mr. Lander has worked for affordable housing and for more jobs, parks, mass transit and other community needs. We endorse Mr. Lander.
Kudos to The Times for noting a strong field of candidates and who the frontrunners are. But notice the paper's non-reference-reference to Atlantic Yards:
"Josh Skaller, a former Harvard composer of computer music, has made a name fighting big development in the area."Only The Times, with its conflicted relationship with Forest City Ratner, could turn "Atlantic Yards" into the generic "big development in the area." Had the paper actually used the name of the big development Skaller has been fighting it would have alerted readers who care about Atlantic Yards who their candidate is; by diluting it thoroughly the editorial has underinformed its readers and done a solid for Lander. (And that's not to mention the fact that Skaller is well-known for many other reasons including being the former president of the area's most active and reformist political club.)
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Bill de Blasio is Tall
We got this three-foot long campaign piece from Bill de Blasio in the mail the other day, and a similar piece of lit today. This is one inner panel of the piece:
Yup, Bill de Blasio is claiming to be a "BIG GUY." Each panel on this piece and the other one we got states that he is a "BIG GUY," and that as a "BIG GUY" he will stand up for New Yorkers.
It is absolutely true that Bill de Blasio is a TALL GUY. But we don't know how BIG he is. We do know that he has been a small guy when it comes to standing up for "all New Yorkers" in the Atlantic Yards development fight and many other development fights in and around his district.
Tall Guy? Yes. "BIG GUY?" We don't think so.
(Note: This running on one's size thing might be a first; we can't be sure. But can you picture campaign lit from Abraham Lincoln: "Vote for me, I'm a BIG GUY.")
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Atlantic Yards Questions for Tonight's Avella, Thompson Debate
Understanding that only one question is likely on this subject, here are a few suggested questions about the biggest proposed development still breathing (besides WTC) in NYC for tonight's NY1, Daily News, WNYC Democratic Mayoral Primary debate:
Do you support the Atlantic Yards project? Why or why not?
As Mayor would you allow mega-projects such as Atlantic Yards to bypass ULURP?
What is your position on eminent domain for the Atlantic Yards project and for "economic development" in general?
Can you critique Mayor Bloomberg's involvement with the Atlantic Yards project?
Comptroller Thompson, as comptroller have you undertaken any type of audit or cost-benefit analysis of the project?
Councilman Avella, as Zoning and Franchises Committee chair and a member of the Land Use Committee, why have you not held a hearing on Atlantic Yards even if it wasn't required? Have you tried to?
What is your view of the role of community boards in making land use decisions? What should the role be?
Saturday, August 22, 2009
De Blasio, Why Start Now?
Here is the front of one of Public Advocate candidate Bill de Blasio's (why is he running for this office?) recent literature:
Fighting Overdevelopment in BrooklynIt's a good use of buzzwords by the Councilman. But why would he start doing all of this now?
All too often, development in our city is pro-big business and anti-neighborhood. As Public Adovcate, Bill will fight overdevelopment, making sure Brooklyn's development projects reflect community values. And he will always push for more truly affordable housing for hardworking New Yorkers.
Let's look at...Atlantic Yards, the consensus poster child for overdevelopment, the consensus poster child for "pro-big business" development, and the consensus poster child for "anti-neighborhood" development. Atlantic Yards is the consensus poster child for ignoring "community values" entirely. And Atlantic Yards would have barely any "truly affordable housing" even under the best case outcome.
Atlantic Yards has been controversial since 2003 and would be built right in de Blasio's backyard. Yet h has never gone past the most tepid criticism of small aspects of the project and when he has, he has done nothing beyond press statements or not-so-strongly-worded letters.
He supports Atlantic Yards, which demonstrates everything his literature says he "will fight." Or to be more accurate let's look at what de Blasio said about the Ratner project most recently at Public Advocate debate according to YourNabe.com:
...De Blasio said in the past he has supported the project for the jobs and affordable housing it would create, and that while he still supports it, he is against the way the process is moving forward.So there you have it, more buzz words, more non sequitur and new improved gobbleydeegook.
De Blasio added he is against the project receiving more subsidies, and said there should be a new EIS (Environmental Impact Statement) and a full disclosure of the current project plan.
Upon being pressed on the issue, de Blasio said the neighborhood around Atlantic Yards is rapidly gentrifying and without affordable housing it would be further gentrified.
He supports it and is against it.
So why, Mr. Councilman, would you start doing now (or, god forbid, in the Public Advocate office) what your campaign lit imagines you to have done in the past?
Or perhaps we misread. Perhaps the literature, all in the future tense, is an admission that he has done none of this fighting of "big-business" and "overdevelopment" in the past.
But we doubt that.
Monday, November 17, 2008
Putin Pulls a Bloomberg
From the Moscow Times:
Putin's Constitutional JuntaOnly difference is the people in New York have by no means been silent.
What is most interesting about the term increases for State Duma deputies to five years and for the president to six years is the reaction to these changes. We heard hearty, prolonged applause by the Kremlin lackeys in the audience when President Dmitry Medvedev made his announcement in the state-of-the-nation address on Nov. 5. On the other hand, ordinary Russians are strangely silent on the issue...
There are two reasons why Putin rushed to change the Constitution only six months after stepping down as president. First, he sees the political and economic dangers of falling oil prices. The house of cards built on an eight-year oil boom is crumbling. Second, Putin understands that as the crisis develops, there could easily be a fierce battle among opportunistic politicians and businessmen to seize troubled assets.
Putin must act now before it is too late. In only six months, a rival group could be formed as an alternative to his siloviki to take advantage of the public discontent and power vacuum caused by the crisis. If this group becomes powerful enough, it could even rally around Medvedev and convince him to dismiss the prime minister based on the government's failures in handling the crisis.
This threat may seem farfetched, but Putin cannot completely dismiss it. When oil was more than $100 per barrel, the Medvedev-Putin duo could get away with its ersatz, or "sovereign," democracy. But during a financial crisis, it will be much more difficult to keep pulling the wool over the people's eyes.
Putin believes that during troubled times, the government and the Kremlin must be in the hands of a benign autocrat who is totally immune from critics and an opposition. Amid a state of emergency, the nation's leader needs to have a full mandate for six -- or, even better, 12 -- years.
This looks as if Putin is carrying out a constitutional junta. The only difference between his junta and the one in Latin American is that Putin is taking pre-emptive steps now to avoid a military coup later. This way he can maintain a semblance of democracy by packaging the coup in constitutional trappings...
Saturday, November 01, 2008
Why Is Bill de Blasio Running for Public Advocate?
Why Is Bill de Blasio running for Public Advocate, rather than for a third Council term or for the Borough President seat he had been running for prior to the Mayor's power grab? We don't know.
We understand that he is afraid of Marty's war chest and popularity, though if Bill de Blasio thought he was the right man for that job prior to the power grab, presumably he'd think so now regardless of Marty's love in parts in of the borough.
If he was the man for the Public Advocate job prior to the term limits fight, then why wasn't he running for that office then? And if he wasn't the man for that open seat then, why is he the man for that open seat now? He's not.
His explanation sheds little light on the question. He told the Courier Life chain of papers (not on line yet):
"The reasons (for running or public advocate) are straightforward and a lot of it is the experience I just went through in my leading the efforts against Mike Bloomberg extending term limits. It points out we need elected officials who stand up and express viewpoints of the people."
"The safe thing would have been to stay in the Council, but I think I have something to offer in the public advocate job, and we need people who can stand up to the mayor and I've proven I can do it. That's how I look at the world. To organize the people to defend their interest."
Well, we don't remember Bill standing with the people, or organizing the people other than his leadership on the term limits fight (and even that can be considered self-serving and political gamesmanship.) Standing with the people, we think, would mean challenging the obnoxious Markowitz despite the risk of defeat.
Sure, de Blasio has at times expressed tepid criticism of Atlantic Yards, but overall through the years he has been an unconditional supporter, and while he has meekly questioned the project at times he has never "organized the people."
We'll see how he approaches Atlantic Yards on the Public Advocate campaign trail.
He says he can stand up to the Mayor, as the term limits fight proved, but when else has he stood up to the Mayor and how can he stand up to the Mayor when he's afraid to even stand up to Markowitz?
We'll stick with Norman Siegel for Public Advocate, as he has been the shadow Public Advocate for at least the past five years, during which time he has made it clear why he's the right person for the job. De Blasio, on the other hand, just decided he is the right man for the job because he is afraid of Markowitz and because Gotbaum won't run again. Those aren't good reasons.
Monday, October 20, 2008
Disgraceful, Disgraceful, Disgraceful: Bloomberg Meets YouTube
The NY Times links to a video from 2005 (mashed up) where Bloomberg calls a legislative override of term limits "disgraceful":
YouTube Clip Uses Bloomberg's Words Against HimThe Mayor's spokesman declined to comment to the Times.
By SEWELL CHAN
"The public wants term limits and while there may be — it may be that the City Council has a right to override them, deliberately saying to the public 'we don't care what you think' is, I would use the word 'disgraceful.' " — Michael R. Bloomberg, Nov. 22, 2005.
These words, uttered shortly after the mayor's resounding re-election victory in 2005, may be coming back to haunt Mr. Bloomberg.
Opponents of the plan by Mr. Bloomberg and members of the City Council to extend term limits for the city's elected officials through legislation — nullifying the outcome of two voter referendums — unveiled an ad on YouTube on Monday that assails the mayor as a hypocrite.
The video shows the mayor making the above remarks, and then homes in on the mayor's mouth as the words "'we don't care what you think'" and "disgraceful" are repeated, again and again.
"Who's disgraceful now?" the closing shot of the ad asks. "Demand a public vote on term limits."
The ad was created by itsourdecision.org, a Web site set up to oppose the term limits plan...
Friday, October 03, 2008
Putins on the Hudson: Mike, Mort, Rupert, Arthur and Christine
The Putins on the Hudson "rear their heads":
Mike Bloomberg says, "I'm doing this for the people of New York City who cannot live without me. It is a sacrifice I must make, my pals at the dailies, and Christine, said I should!"
Mort Zuckerman says, "Go for it, pal."
Rupert Murdoch says, "Run, Mike buddy, Run!"
Arthur Sulzberger Jr. says, "Hey Mike, like you, we love the idea of abolishing term limits—the will of the people be damned, they can vote later after your $200 million campaign."
Christine Quinn says, "Hey Mikey, no worries, we know there is no time to waste. We'll introduce the bill on Tuesday! Whatever you want. Rah rah rah YAY!"


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Deep Fried Puffed Wheat Bread/Poori
1. Atta Flour- 2 cups
2. Salt- 1/2 tsp
3. Water,to knead the dough
4. Oil- 1 tsp
5. Oil,to deep fry the puris
Preparation Method:
1. Add the salt into the flour and Knead the dough well with enough water, the same way you make rotis.
2. Finally add the oil and knead well by pressing with hands and make a big ball and cover them with a damp cloth.Keep aside for 15 minutes.
3. Make very small balls out of the dough.
4. Flatten the bread into equal rounds with the rolling pin, do not make it too thin like you flatten the rotis,it will not puff up and will be very thick flat bread. It must a little thick but not too thick also.
5. Heat oil in a wok,when it is piping hot,slide in each rounds one-by-one and fry it each side for some seconds by turning both sides just once.
6. Strain it and keep them into a paper towel without overlapping, so that all the oil will get absorbed into the towel.
7. Serve immediately with any gravy dishes.It goes best with chole or the poori-masala which I will be posting soon. Do not let it cool, the puffiness will be gone and it will turn tasteless.
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[Federal Register: January 12, 2011 (Volume 76, Number 8)] [Notices] [Page 2147-2148] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr12ja11-86] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment and Training Administration [TA-W-71,047; TA-W-71,047A] UAW-Chrysler National Training Center Technology Training Joint Programs Staff, Detroit, MI; UAW-Chrysler Technical Training Center Technology Training Joint Programs Staff, Warren, MI; Notice of Revised Determination on Reconsideration By application dated June 15, 2010, the State of Michigan Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Coordinator requested administrative reconsideration of the Department's negative determination regarding eligibility for workers and former workers of UAW-Chrysler National Training Center, Detroit, [[Page 2148]] Michigan (subject firm) to apply for TAA. The negative determination, issued on April 13, 2010, was based on the Department's finding that a significant number or proportion of the workers the subject firm was not totally or partially separated or threatened with such separation. The Department's Notice was published in the Federal Register on May 20, 2010 (75 FR 28301). The Department's Notice of Affirmative Determination Regarding Application for Reconsideration was signed on June 21, 2010, and was published in the Federal Register on July 1, 2010 (75 FR 38126). To support the request for reconsideration, the petitioner supplied additional information regarding the number of workers separated from the subject firm and regarding the eligibility of workers at several Chrysler plants to apply for TAA. Based on the information received during the reconsideration investigation, the Department has determined that the subject worker group consists of the training facility in Detroit, Michigan and a training facility in Warren, Michigan; the subject worker group are members of the Technology Training Joint Programs Staff; and the criteria set forth in Section 222(a) has been met. During the reconsideration investigation, the Department confirmed that the proportion of Technology Training Joint Programs Staff separated at each subject facility met the statutory threshold. During the reconsideration investigation, the Department sought detailed information about the types of training provided at the subject facilities. The information revealed that the technical training provided (such as applied industrial technology, industrial automation, industrial maintenance, and welding) supported the production of articles manufactured at several Chrysler plants whose workers have been certified eligible to apply for TAA based on increased imports of articles like or directly competitive with the articles that were produced directly using the training services supplied by the subject facilities. Conclusion After careful review of the additional facts obtained on reconsideration, I determine that workers of UAW-Chrysler National Training Center, Technology Training Joint Programs Staff, Detroit, Michigan, and Warren, Michigan, who are engaged in employment related to the supply of technical training services, meet the worker group certification criteria under Section 222(a) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. 2272(a). In accordance with Section 223 of the Act, 19 U.S.C. 2273, I make the following certification: All workers of UAW-Chrysler National Training Center, Technology Training Joint Programs Staff, Detroit, Michigan (TA-W-71,047), and Warren, Michigan (TA-W-71,047A), who became totally or partially separated from employment on or after May 27, 2008, through two years from the date of this certification, and all workers in the group threatened with total or partial separation from employment on date of certification through two years from the date of certification, are eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under Chapter 2 of Title II of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended. Signed in Washington, DC, this 22nd day of December 2010. Del Min Amy Chen, Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance. [FR Doc. 2011-511 Filed 1-11-11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-FN-P
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NEW YORK/LONDON, Sept 4 Gold prices were higher for a third straight session on Tuesday as softer-than-expected U.S. economic data kindled hopes that the Federal Reserve would take new steps to stimulate the world's largest economy.
Bullion rallied to $1,698 per ounce, a level not seen in almost six months, after data showed manufacturing slowed in August. But the metal eased back after hitting technical resistance as it approached $1,700 and as the euro slipped against the dollar.
Spot gold was up 0.24 percent at $1,695.79 per ounce at 4:26 p.m. EDT (2026 GMT).
U.S. gold futures for December delivery settled up $8.4 at $1,696 per ounce, with volume just 10 percent below the 30- and 250-day average, preliminary Reuters data showed. Activity had slowed last week ahead of the U.S. Labor Day holiday weekend.
U.S. manufacturing shrank at its sharpest rate in more than three years in August and U.S. construction spending fell in July by the most in a year, according to two sets of data.
Both reports came hot on the heels of comments from Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke last week that kept alive hopes for new economic stimulus.
In a data-heavy week, investors were also awaiting August U.S. employment data due on Friday for signs about the health of the economy.
"It's the avalanche of money argument," James Steel, analyst at HSBC, said of the gains across the precious metals complex.
Some traders say there may be enough buying momentum for bullion to re-challenge this year's high at $1,790.30 per ounce, although technically the recent rally has pushed the market into overbought territory.
Gold's relative strength index (RSI) was at 73 on Tuesday, its highest since early February. A level above 70 typically indicates overbought territory.
Reinforcing the extent of investor appetite for gold, speculative investors added to their net long positions the latest CFTC report showed, and data showed hefty inflows into exchange-traded funds in August, taking holdings to record highs.
A new round of quantitative easing -- printing money to buy government bonds to keep long-term interest rates low -- has ignited fears of inflation further down the road. The first two rounds of U.S. quantitative easing have doubled gold prices in the last four years.
Aside from technical resistance, a weaker euro against the dollar prevented gold's break above $1,700 as investor caution mounted ahead of the ECB meeting on Thursday.
Policymakers are expected to announce a bond-buying plan to help lower Spanish and Italian borrowing costs, but some traders have questioned whether the bank will deliver on its pledge to bail out debt-laden euro-zone countries.
In the meantime, the potential for disappointment on fiscal action from either side of the Atlantic would also likely limit gains in gold for now, analysts said.
"All that promise needs to turn into concrete action. And for gold in the long run, it needs any sort of liquidity boost, or balance sheet expansion, and for (bond) yields to stay low," Andrey Kryuchenkov, an analyst at VTB Capital, said.
In theory, gold benefits from low borrowing rates because this cuts the so-called opportunity cost -- the premium investors forfeit by owning gold rather than a yield- or dividend-bearing asset -- of investing in this market.
Much of gold's performance until the end of the year will depend on what steps the Fed takes. Its multitrillion-dollar rounds of bond buying since late 2008 have already attracted record investment in the metal.
In the U.S. government report on August employment, the median forecast of economists polled by Reuters is for a gain of 120,000 jobs, down from 163,000 in July.
"Employment seems to be as important as growth, so the numbers on Friday will most likely sway the Fed ahead of their own meeting," Saxo Bank senior manager Ole Hansen said.
Some analysts say a number below 100,000 could provoke the Fed to try to boost overall growth with another round of monetary stimulus when it meets in mid-September.
The Fed meets next week to discuss monetary policy.
At the ECB meeting on Thursday, markets are positioned for bank president Mario Draghi to add more detail to his pledge in late July to do whatever it takes to preserve the euro.
Speculation about action was reinforced on Monday when Draghi said central bank purchases of sovereign bonds of up to three years maturity did not constitute state aid.
The ECB said at its last meeting that it would consider buying the government bonds of the more indebted big economies, such as Spain and Italy, to stem the spread of the debt crisis and avoid another full-scale sovereign bailout, following those of Greece, Ireland, Portugal and Cyprus.
The prospect of support for the euro from the ECB has helped keep a pillar of support under the gold price, which tends to weaken when other currencies fall against the U.S. dollar.
Gold priced in euros has touched fresh highs for 2012 this week at 1,346.91 euros an ounce, putting it less than 2 percent below last year's record high at 1,373.92 euros.
September is generally a month of strong performance for the gold price. On average, over the last 44 years, gold has gained 2.1 percent in September, compared with March, historically the weakest month based on percentage gains, where it has averaged a loss of 0.5 percent.
The gold/silver ratio, which shows the number of ounces of silver needed to buy one ounce of gold and acts as a gauge of the relative performance of both metals, fell to its lowest level since late April on Tuesday.
After gaining nearly 10 percent in the last two weeks, compared with gold's 3.5-percent rally, the silver price is overbought based on an RSI reading of 80.
Even so, the industrial metal eked out further gains on Tuesday, rising 0.59 percent to $32.28 an ounce.
Highlighting how investor appetite for silver has taken off in the last month, speculative holdings of U.S. silver futures in August staged their largest monthly increase since September 2009, according to data from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission last week.
"The silver price should receive additional buoyancy from investment demand above all, both from ETF investors and money managers. We see silver at $35 per troy ounce by year's end," said Commerzbank.
The platinum group metals rose in line with a trend upward in other industrial commodities such as crude oil and copper.
Platinum, which rose 8.6 percent last month after a strike at the South African operations of world No. 3 producer Lonmin turned deadly, was up 1.29 percent at $1,564.49.
Palladium was up 1.81 percent at $638.75. (Editing by Alison Birrane, John Wallace and Bob Burgdorfer)


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- Topics: North Florida REC-Quincy | Agronomy | Wright, David L | Mayo, Douglas | Jowers, Henry E | Field Corn Production | Drought | Silage
D. L. Wright, D. E. Mayo, and H. E. Jowers2
Drought impacts corn grain and silage yield and quality. The extent of the loss will depend on stage of growth and the length of time the crop is subjected to droughty conditions. During times of extended drought, when grain yield potential is severely limited or nonexistent, the plants may still offer a valuable source of nutrients for livestock, provided careful attention is given to how it is harvested and fed. Basically, there are 4 options for using drought-stressed corn: (1) hand feeding as green chop or cut stalks, (2) baling for hay, (3) limited grazing in the field, and (4) ensiling to feed as silage. The growth stage of the corn at the time of the drought stress is a major factor to consider when determining which option to use.
Nitrate poisoning is the primary concern when feeding drought-stressed corn plants to livestock. Poisoning occurs when animals eat too much forage that is high in nitrates. Elevated nitrate levels can also occur in summer annual forages subjected to drought stress. Weeds commonly found in corn fields such as pigweed, ragweed, lambsquarter, nightshade, and Johnsongrass can also accumulate toxic levels of nitrates, under drought conditions. Special attention should be paid to weeds if corn is chopped or cut for hay and is mixed in with the corn. When grazed, cattle may select corn over weeds with less chance of nitrate toxicity from weeds.
Nitrate concentration is highest in the lower part of the stalk or stem, with the bulk of the nitrate in drought-stricken corn plants being found in the bottom third of the stalk. Nitrate levels usually decrease as you move up the stalk toward the ear. Leaves, tassels, and the upper stalk are usually within acceptable levels and safe for feeding. If drought-stressed corn is to be cut for cattle feed and nitrate levels are known to be high, leave the bottom 1/3 of the stalk in the field.
If moisture conditions improve and the corn begins to green up and resume growth, nitrate conversion to proteins accelerates rapidly and ultimately will return to normal. DO NOT harvest or graze corn plants for 5 to 7 days after a heavy rain has stimulated renewed growth! When the plant begins to grow again, nitrate levels will increase for a few days, creating very high concentrations in the plant.
When drought occurs early in the growing season, hand feeding drought-stressed corn as green chop or cut stalks is a risky, but feasible option provided caution is used in harvesting and feeding. If drought-stressed corn is green-chopped, it should be tested for nitrate concentration prior to feeding. It is best to select plants or parts of the field with the lowest nitrate levels and cut stalks 12 to 15 inches high to avoid the highest nitrate concentrations. Do not hold green chop overnight or let it go through a heat or spoil. A delay in feeding corn forage after it has been chopped will increase the conversion of nitrates to nitrites. Start cattle on green chop slowly; do not feed more than cattle will eat in a few hours. Cattle can be conditioned to eat larger amounts of feed with higher nitrate content if the increase is gradual. Cattle consuming carbohydrates can tolerate more nitrates and should have free access to hay before feeding. This will help limit intake as well as dilute the percentage of nitrates in the total ration being consumed.
If drought occurs early in the growing season, baling may be the preferred and more practical method of harvesting. When haying, stalks should be conditioned or shredded to enhance drying, curing, and storage. As with green chop, cut the stalks high to reduce inclusion of high nitrate portions of the stalk. Haying high nitrate corn will not reduce the level of nitrates in the fodder. A crop that is high in nitrates prior to cutting and baling will be higher in nitrates after baling and storage. It is strongly recommended that the hay be tested for nitrates before feeding. To properly sample baled corn hay, use a core sampler to take samples from several randomly selected bales. The more accurately the feed is sampled, the more reliable the nitrate analysis. Knowing the nitrate levels will help determine the proportion of hay to include in the daily ration.
Hay will be better utilized if ground prior to feeding; this will eliminate sorting during feeding. If feeding by the bale, feed hay with low nitrate levels before feeding the high nitrate hay to reduce the total daily intake of nitrates. Feeding high nitrate corn hay free choice is dangerous.
Allowing cattle to graze free choice, drought-damaged corn is risky, but is less labor intensive and eliminates the need for equipment for harvesting or storage facilities. Grazing is becoming more common for corn in the Midwest, and Mississippi State University has conducted research in recent years on grazing corn in the South. Do not turn hungry cattle into a suspect field. Although cattle will usually selectively graze leaves, tops, and ears, hungry cattle will eat anything. Cattle should have access to good hay before turning into suspect corn fields. This permits a slower introduction to nitrates and reduces the total nitrate level in the daily feed intake. Limit grazing time to an hour or less for two or more periods a day. With frequent intake of small amounts of high nitrate feed, concentration of nitrate in the rumen does not become high at any one time. Do not over graze, because this will force the cattle to eat the lower parts of the stalk. Fencing and water for livestock may be the limiting factor in many fields, but may be worth the effort.
When drought occurs later in the growing season, ensiling is the preferred option for using corn high in nitrates. One-fifth to two-thirds of the nitrate accumulated in the plant may be dissipated during fermentation. Because fermentation takes up to 21 days, drought-stressed corn silage should not be fed for at least 3 weeks after putting the harvested material in the bunker. The minimum moisture content for ensiling drought-stressed corn suspected to be high in nitrate is 55%. Even though lower leaves may be brown, plants can contain 75% to 90% water, which is too wet to ensile properly. Moisture content influences the length of fermentation with the optimum being 60% to 65% moisture. If drought-stressed corn has pollinated, it is best to delay harvest as long as some green leaf and stalk tissue remains, and the "black layer" has not formed on the kernels. In drought-stressed situations, corn kernels may be small or absent. If sufficient rainfall occurs for growth to resume during ear fill, the milk line will develop quickly improving grain yield and overall quality of the silage. The ideal time to harvest is when the milk line is ½ to ¾ of the way down the kernel, which occurs during the dent stage.
A quick field test of forage nitrate concentration can be a useful tool to quickly screen whether additional laboratory testing for nitrates is warranted. A widely available field test kit uses 0.5 grams of diphenylamine in 20 milliliters of distilled water with 80 milliliters of concentrated sulfuric acid. Nitrate test kits based on this solution are often distributed in amber dropper bottles to protect the solution from light. To test for nitrate, split stems of corn and other coarse grasses and drop the solution on the exposed stalk near the base. Nitrate tends to accumulate there, so low levels in the lower stem generally indicate low levels throughout the shoot. Development of a blue color indicates the presence of at least 10,000 ppm or a 1% nitrate concentrations in the stalk. If a dark blue color develops within a few seconds, whole plant samples should be collected and sent in for more precise testing. Test multiple locations within a field to account for normal variability in plant composition. A positive response on this qualitative test should be followed up by collecting a sample for laboratory testing. Information on this test can be found at http://msucares.com/pubs/publications/p2426.pdf.
Test kits can be purchased to give a ballpark estimate of the level of nitrates in the corn before harvest or in the corn after ensiling. If the kit indicates a high level of nitrates, a sample should be sent to a reputable lab for further analysis prior to feeding. Kits from several companies can be found on the Internet or by contacting your UF/IFAS Extension office.
Different kits can report in different manner and limits as shown below. Read all instructions.
Feeding instructions for various nitrate levels
Nitrate (NO3) in dry matter |
Feeding Instructions (summary from several sources) |
0.0%–0.44% or 0–4400 ppm |
Safe to Feed |
0.44%–0.88% or 4400–8800 ppm |
Limit to 50% of total dry ration for pregnant animals by either mixing, diluting, or limiting use of forages. |
0.88%–1.50% or 8800–15,000 ppm |
Limit to 25% of total dry ration by mixing, diluting or limiting use of forages. Avoid feeding to pregnant animals. |
Over 1.50% or over 15,000 ppm |
Toxic. Do not feed. Plow corn under. |
Nitrate N as used by the US EPA
NECi Test Kits NO3-N |
Feeding Instructions |
0–1500 ppm |
Safe to feed |
1500–4500 ppm |
Caution: mix, dilute, limit forage |
Over 4500 ppm |
Do not feed |
Nitrate Elimination Co., Inc. (http://www.nitrate.com)
This method provides a fairly accurate estimate of crop moisture but requires scales, a microwave, and being at ease with the smell of burnt corn in the microwave.
Collect a representative sample of fresh plants.
Chop the plants in 1 to 2 inch pieces.
Weight a sample (about 3 to 4 oz or 100 g). This will be referred to as the fresh weight.
Spread the sample uniformly and thinly over a microwave safe dish and place in microwave oven. Place a small amount of water in a large open vessel or cup in the microwave with the sample. This will prevent damage to the microwave and decrease the risk of the sample catching fire.
Heat for 1 to 2 minutes and weigh. Heat for 30 seconds and re-weigh. Repeat until two weight recordings are similar. If the sample chars, use the previous weight. This is referred to as the dry weight.
Calculate the percent moisture.
Percent moisture = [(fresh weight – dry weight)/fresh weight] × 100
This document is SS-AGR-274, one of a series of the Agronomy Department, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date July 2007. Revised January 2015. Visit the EDIS website at http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu.
D. L. Wright, professor, Agronomy Department, UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center, Quincy, FL; D. E. Mayo, county director, UF/IFAS Extension Jackson County; and H. E. Jowers, county director emeritus, UF/IFAS Extension Jackson County; UF/IFAS Extension, Gainesville, FL 32611.
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The 2016 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction Finalists
The 2016 PEN/Faulkner Award Ceremony is May 14th – join the finalists to celebrate!
James Hannaham is the author of Delicious Foods and God Says No, which was honored by the American Library Association. He holds an MFA from the Michener Center at the University of Texas at Austin and lives in Brooklyn, where he teaches creative writing at Pratt Institute.
Julie Iromuanya is the author of Mr. and Mrs. Doctor. Her creative writing has appeared in The Kenyon Review, Passages North, the Cream City Review, and the Tampa Review, among other journals. Iromuanya earned her Ph.D. at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She is an assistant professor of English and Africana literature in the University of Arizona creative writing MFA program.
Viet Thanh Nguyen, author of The Sympathizer, was born in Vietnam and raised in America. His stories have appeared in Best New American Voices, TriQuarterly, Narrative, and the Chicago Tribune and he is the author of the academic book Race and Resistance, and a new work of nonfiction, Nothing Ever Dies: Vietnam and the Memory of War (Harvard University Press, March 2016). He teaches English and American Studies at the University of Southern California and lives in Los Angeles.
Elizabeth Tallent is the author most recently of Mendocino Fire, and previously of the story collections Honey, In Constant Flight, and Time with Children, and the novel Museum Pieces. Since 1994 she has taught in the Creative Writing program at Stanford University. She lives on the Mendocino coast of California.
Luis Alberto Urrea, author most recently of The Water Museum, has won the Lannan Literary Award, the Pacific Rim Kiriyama Prize, an American Book Award, the Christopher Award, and an Edgar Award, among other honors. Born in Tijuana to a Mexican father and an American mother, he lives outside Chicago and is a distinguished professor of creative writing at the University of Illinois-Chicago.
About the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction
The PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction is a national prize which honors the best published works of fiction by American citizens in a calendar year. Three writers are chosen annually by the directors of the PEN/Faulkner Foundation to serve as judges for the prize, and these judges are asked to select five books (from among the more than 350 works submitted each year) as finalists for the award, making this the largest peer-juried award in the country. Both the eventual winner of the award and all finalists are invited to Washington, D.C. for the PEN/Faulkner Award Ceremony and Dinner.
Celebrating the winner as "first among equals," the 36th Annual PEN/Faulkner Award Ceremony will take place at the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, May 14, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. The event will feature the judges' citations for each finalist's book, the conferral of the PEN/Faulkner Award, and a reading by each author. Dinner afterward will feature specialty cocktails made by our Ceremony sponsor One Eight Distilling, representing the nation's capital with exceptional small batch craft spirits, including District Made Vodka, Ivy City Gin, and Rock Creek Whiskey.
Each year, the PEN/Faulkner Award Ceremony & Dinner is open to the public. Tickets are available for purchase through the Box Office of the Folger Shakespeare Library. Call the Folger Box Office at (202) 544-7077 for more information.
A list of past winners and finalists of the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction can be found here.
About the 2016 Judges:
Abby Frucht's new novel, A Well Made Bed, on which she collaborated with Laurie Alberts, will be published in March 2016 by Red Hen Press. Her five other novels include SNAP, Licorice, Are You Mine?, Life Before Death, and Polly's Ghost,and her two collections of stories are Fruit of the Month, which won the Iowa Short Fiction Prize for 1987, and The Bell at the End of a Rope.The recipient of two National Endowment for the Arts fellowships, Frucht lives in Wisconsin and has been on the faculty at Vermont College of Fine Arts for twenty years.
Sergio Troncoso is the author of the novels The Nature of Truth and From This Wicked Patch of Dust, named by Kirkus Reviews as one of the best novels of 2012. Troncoso is also the author of Crossing Borders: Personal Essays and The Last Tortilla and Other Stories, and he co-edited Our Lost Border: Essays on Life amid the Narco-Violence. Among the numerous awards he has won are the Premio Aztlan Literary Prize, Southwest Book Award, Bronze Award for Essays from ForeWord Reviews, and International Latino Book Award. He is a resident faculty member of the Yale Writers' Conference. He lives in New York City.
Buy Copies of the Books from Politics & Prose:
Our longtime friends and partners at Politics & Prose are on hand at the ceremony to sell books by the finalists and winner, and we encourage you to check out the store's huge selections of books and amazing lineup of live events by visiting them online here: http://www.politics-prose.com/
Listen to the Podcast:
Past PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction Ceremony & Readings have been recorded and produced as episodes of the PEN/Faulkner Podcast. You can listen to award ceremonies and other events on the Podcast Page.
You can also subscribe to the Podcast in iTunes.


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WASHINGTON, Dec. 20, 2012 — Bonnie A. Charpentier, Ph.D., a chemist and vice president of Metabolex, Inc., in Hayward, Calif., has been re-elected Director of District VI of the Board of Directors of the American Chemical Society (ACS), the world's largest scientific society. ACS District VI covers 11 western states, including Alaska and Hawaii, and part of Canada.
Charpentier has served on the ACS Board of Directors since 2006, including the last two years as Chair of the Board. She will serve a three-year term as district director from 2012-2014.
"Chemistry employment is one of the most urgent issues for our members," Charpentier says. "ACS has strong and evolving programs for career development, leadership, job search, and interview skills. Our additional focus must be advocacy for chemistry jobs in this country and new ways of encouraging job growth and entrepreneurship."
Joan Coyle
An ACS member since 1982, Charpentier has served on and chaired a variety of Society committees and task forces at the local and national levels, including those dealing with policy, finance, government affairs, public outreach, nominations, local sections, and grants and awards.
She received a B.S. degree in 1974 and a Ph.D. in 1981 from the University of Houston. She lives in Oakland, Calif., with her husband Lee Latimer.
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ATV: Rendezvous in space
Europe's Automated Transfer Vehicle introduces a new generation of spacecraft, capable of entirely automatic rendezvous and docking, as opposed to Progress or Soyuz where the vehicle needs cooperation of the Station.
From 1998, the International Space Station has required regular visits - to date 58 dockings - of the Shuttles, Soyuz crew, and Progress supply ships. Unmanned - but man-rated – ESA's Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) has the unique capability to perform automatic rendezvous in a fully autonomous manner.
The rendezvous of ESA's Jules Verne ATV with the ISS uses GPS navigation, star tracker devices, two critical sensors, a telegoniometer and a videometer. After raising its orbit to some 400 kilometres, the ATV will come in sight of the ISS, and from about 30 kilometres distance behind, and 5 kilometres below, it will close in on its target.
For any emergency occurring during spacecraft navigation, flight controllers can at anytime call on the ATV independent system and back away from the Space Station. Astronauts on the ISS can also reject the spacecraft in case of anomalies. Their task onboard is ensuring ATV either touches at the right place at the right speed, or doesn't touch at all.
With its unprecedented cargo and re-boost capabilities, ATV will service the Space Station for many years and could become a unique asset after the Shuttle retirement in 2010. Its advanced technologies will no doubt have other uses: for robots to recover old satellites and space debris, to return planetary samples back to Earth, for the remote construction of large space structures, and notably for interplanetary journeys.
- ATV Control Centre
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Operations/ATV_Control_Centre_readies_for_Europe_s_first-ever_automated_docking - Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV)
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Human_Spaceflight/ATV - Operations
http://podcasts.yahoo.com/series?s=4bd3e42bd1a996c47ff89731a8832060- ESApod
http://odeo.com/channel/105568/view- Windows Media Player
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Monday, April 30, 2012
project life: week 13
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I hope those of you who are doing Project Life this year are still enjoying it. I know I am! If you are wanting lots of inspiration, visit The Mom Creative for ideas every Tuesday.
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Hi Deb -- I love looking at your PL pages. They are not overly complicated and still look unique to you. I have a couple of questions for you... first, how do you shoot your pages in the book. You have very little reflection. Where is your light source? Are you inside or outside? I've tried several different methods and haven't figured out the right formula yet (overcast day, *golden hour* time, inside by a window, outside on a covered patio, in the shade). My second question, I read through your list of gear and I'm wondering which of your lenses you use the most? I'm an amateur photographer with my eye on getting a L series lens next. If I didn't have the Tamron 28-75 f/2.8, I'd probably get the L-series equivalent of it. To give you an idea of my needs, I mostly take pictures of my family (inside in our dark house and outside) and for the next few years will be taking pictures at preschool events (inside in bad lighting and outside) as the unofficial school photographer.
I think I want to prime (35mm f/1.4L maybe)? I have the nifty fifty but don't use it much. Maybe I should replace that one?? It is too long to use in our house for me which is why I was looking at the 35mm. Anyway, I didn't mean to ramble on so, I'm mostly interested to know how you take your PL page shots. The rest I'm curious about since you are a photographer. Thank you for your time!
LuciaRepliesThank you, Lucia! I shoot my PL pages on my kitchen table because it is near a row of big windows. I shoot in the indirect light. Ideally you want to shoot close to where you can see the direct light, but not in it. I use the 24-105 f/4.0 lens just because I need the wider angle since I have them on a table. I would use the floor, but I just like the look of my brown table versus my wood floor which is more of a reddish brown. If you still can't figure out a way that works, feel free to email me some of your shots and I'll try to figure out what may be wrong. You can email me by clicking on the little envelope in the upper right portion of my blog. The lens I use most is my 50mm f/1.4. Since I have a full frame camera, this would be equivalent to roughly a 35mm lens if you have a crop sensor camera. I have tried the 24-70 L series lens when my neighbor rented it and I didn't like it as much as using a prime. I bought the 24-105 lens because I thought it would be a good lens to have when I can't carry around a lot of lens like on vacation so I could have a lot of versatility. I do wish it opened up wider, but other than that I like it. It's a very sharp lens. Anyway, I do think the 35mm 1.4L lens would be a good choice for you. The L series lenses do make a difference to me in the quality of the image. And that would be a good focal length for you since you feel like your 50 is too close. Plus it would open up wide for the indoor shots. I hope this helps! If you have any more questions let me know!
DeleteThank you so much for the detailed reply, Deb! Lots of good information in it. I think you have solidified my decision to get the 35 1.4L lens. I always forget to take into account the crop factor (I have the 7D and love it). Now it makes sense why so many with a full frame camera love the 50. It will be awhile yet before I can get the 35 L series but now I can focus on the amount I need to save up. And I think I'll try shooting my PL layout pictures inside again. We have one room in the house that gets decent light (but by no means good) and I seem to forget about it since there are always toys strewn about it (it's our playroom). I'll let you know if my pictures of my April pages turn out better.
Thanks again for your reply and help!


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Subject | [jira] [Assigned] (LUCENE-3948) Experiment with placing poms outside of src |
Date | Sun, 06 May 2012 13:55:49 GMT |
[ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LUCENE-3948?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:all-tabpanel ] Steven Rowe reassigned LUCENE-3948: ----------------------------------- Assignee: Steven Rowe > Experiment with placing poms outside of src > ------------------------------------------- > > Key: LUCENE-3948 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LUCENE-3948 > Project: Lucene - Java > Issue Type: Improvement > Components: general/build > Reporter: Chris Male > Assignee: Steven Rowe > Priority: Minor > Attachments: LUCENE-3948.patch, LUCENE-3948.patch, LUCENE-3948.patch, LUCENE-3948.patch, LUCENE-3948.patch > > > Recent work in LUCENE-3944 has changed how our generated pom.xml files are handled during release preparation, placing them in build/ instead. However get-maven-poms still places the poms inside src/ so you can use them to drive a build. What I think would be ideal is if we could unify the release handling of the poms and the normal building handling, so that the poms can sit outside of src and serve both purposes. > Some time ago I investigated how the ANT project handles its own Maven integration and it has its poms sitting in their own directory. They then reference the actual src locations inside the poms. This works for ANT but with a warning since some of their tests don't work due to how the Maven surefire plugin works, so they skip their tests. > I have done some quick testing of my own and this process does seem to work for our poms and tests. I now want to take this to a full scale POC and see if it works fully. -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. If you think it was sent incorrectly, please contact your JIRA administrators: https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ContactAdministrators!default.jspa For more information on JIRA, see: http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: email@example.com For additional commands, e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com | |
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