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The Lakeland Police Department will host the annual Media Relations Day on (POSTPONED, TBD). Several benefits can arise from holding and establishing a Media Relations Day to include, but not limited to; allowing LPD to build upon and enhance the media relations partnership with local media outlets through strengthened communications.
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LAKELAND, FL (February 10, 2017) — This year's Green Celebration will take place on Friday, April 21st in honor of Earth Day with a concert & showcase at the Lake Mirror Promenade from 6 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. There will be live music from reggae band Jah Movement along with a variety of exhibits promoting green living initiatives during this FREE event. Participating Polk County Schools will showcase their green initiatives with student displays during the event and participants are encouraged to vote on their favorite.
Jah Movement have the distinction of winning Creative Loafing's 2016 'Best Local Reggae Band' in the Tampa Bay Area and the band was recognized by the Sarasota Herald-Tribune for Best Local Entertainment for 2016. Jah Movement is made up of some of the best musicians in South West Florida. Damie Caines, former lead vocalist of popular band 'Democracy', provides his unique sounds that many local reggae artists can't touch. Shantel Norman, who is one of the most popular female vocalist in the Tampa Bay area, can sing any genre of music and leave people with their mouths wide open. She has won many awards because of her talents. Maurice Brown (Drummy) is one drummer that can sing and play drums at the same time. His smooth voice adds to the harmony and always keeps the crowd smiling. Lead keyboardist and vocalist, Dougie Gresham is the music director of the famous Ky-Mani Marley and he brings his many talents to the band. Founded in May 2015, Jah Movement has established a well-known name and reputation throughout Florida with a passion for live performances. They bring their own sound that includes reggae with a touch of R&B, Soul and Funk. You never know what popular songs they will play during their live shows!
The Green Celebration honors Earth Day, a day that is intended to inspire awareness and appreciation for the Earth's natural environment. Earth Day was founded by United States Senator Gaylord Nelson as an environmental teach-in first held on April 22, 1970. Earth Day is now coordinated globally by the Earth Day Network and it is celebrated in more than 175 countries every year. In 2009, the United Nations designated April 22nd as International Mother Earth Day.
There will be a number of exhibits and vendors that will have displays at the event. The Polk County School Board will also participate showcasing various school programs and earth friendly initiatives designed to promote a greener more sustainable future. A panel of judges will pick the school that exemplifies the most earth friendly project based on recycle and reuse initiatives. Participants can also get involved by visiting each display and casting a vote for the People's Choice award.
The Green Celebration invites the Lakeland community to attend the FREE event. Bring a blanket, a picnic basket and enjoy the festivities as we celebrate Earth Day. Participants are encouraged to recycle, reclaim, reuse and ride a bike. The event is sponsored in part by the City of Lakeland, Magnify Credit Union, and Furr & Wegman Architects.
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(February 9, 2017) - The City of Lakeland has scheduled a public meeting regarding the proposed County Line Road and US 92 Intersection Improvements Project. The meeting will be held Thursday, March 9th, 2017 from 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm at the Lakeland Police Department Community Room located at 219 North Massachusetts Avenue, Lakeland, FL 33801.
This project proposes to construct a new northbound right turn lane and a new eastbound right turn lane at the intersection of County Line Road and US 92. It also proposes to close the median opening at the intersection of County Line Road and Old Tampa Highway and add a new median opening at the driveway south of Old Tampa Highway. Traffic desiring to turn onto Old Tampa Highway from southbound County Line Road can take US 92 east to Clark Road as an alternative route.
The public meeting is being conducted to present the 30% design plans and to obtain input from elected and appointed officials, property owners/tenants, business owners/operators, and other interested parties. City staff and representatives from the design team will be available to discuss the project, receive input, and answer questions. Display boards and other visual aids depicting the project will be available throughout the meeting. Construction is funded and could begin as soon as 2018.
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Welcome to the Susanne M. Glasscock School of Continuing Studies at Rice University
The mission of the Susanne M. Glasscock School of Continuing Studies is to further Rice University's commitment to educational outreach by providing lifelong personal and professional development opportunities to the larger community. Established in 1967 with its first courses offered in 1968, the school now attracts more than 20,000 enrollments each year to its non-credit and credit programs and is the leading university continuing education program in Houston. In 2006, Continuing Studies officially became the Susanne M. Glasscock School of Continuing Studies to honor a generous endowment gift from Houstonians and Rice alumni Melbern G. and Susanne M. Glasscock.
Personal development opportunities are offered in arts, humanities, sciences, creative writing, studio art, photography, lifestyle and personal finance.
Professional development programs include courses in human resources, paralegal studies, facility management, communication skills, project management and financial services.
Operating one of the largest Language Programs in the state, the Glasscock School offers classes in eight foreign languages as well as in English as a Second Language. The ESL program has welcomed students from more than 100 countries since its inception.
The Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership offers a wide range of courses designed to improve the capacity of nonprofit organizations in the community and to advance the practice and impact of philanthropy.
The Center for College Readiness provides opportunities for teachers, administrators and students to deepen their knowledge of academic content and increase their awareness of the importance of college-readiness skills. School Literacy and Culture promotes effective teaching through rigorous professional educational initiatives that emphasize early literacy, child development, writing and culture.
The Glasscock School also offers two master's degree programs. The Master of Liberal Studies degree program is designed for those interested in furthering their formal education in the liberal arts. Teacher Education offers the Teacher Certification and Master of Arts in Teaching programs providing professional education courses that include extensive study of critical issues in education and effective pedagogy for diverse learners.
To accommodate the continued growth of the Glasscock School, the D. Kent and Linda C. Anderson and Robert L. and Jean T. Clarke Center opened in spring 2014. The 53,000-square-foot building helps the Glasscock School increase its scope and grow its enrollment. It includes 24 classrooms, conference rooms, a language center, a freestanding auditorium and a commons area and terrace for events.


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I have 3 outlets that are dead, checked breakers and they look good, what would be the best way to check to see if there's an open? How do you test with multimeter? Any other things I can check?
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You could check from the smaller slot to the round slot and from small slot to larger slot. This will check for both voltage and a lost neutral. Check you meter in a working receptacle first.
Have you checked for tripped GFCIs in the line hidden anywhere? (don't laugh, it's been the answer here more than once!) If none, I'd power off and look at the outlet nearest to the panel first.
Jim, yes I will try that!
Mouse, I have looked for a tripped gfci but I didnt find one, unless it's like really hidden somewhere! But I don't think there is one though!
Guys if so happens to be an open what's the easiest way to repair it??
If the whole circuit went down suddenly, and you cannot bring it back to life? And know obvious GCFI on the line tripped.
How much do you have plugged on that circuit by the way. Two lamps and a ceiling light or multiple power strips with computers, printers and stuff?
You fried a breaker switch. Or you are over loading it so it trips.
Either way, you need to pull the cover off your service box, yank the suspected failed breaker out. And reach in and tighten all the wires to the main. You may just have a neutral wire loose. Then you have to press the breaker back in place. If it has oodles of things plugged in exceeding the amps on the breaker, I pray it should trip again.
Personally, I would do one of two things in either instance as a DIY self project.
1. Call an electrician.
2. Call an electrician.
Of course all that work for me swim in money, have the personalities of garden slugs, and have been known to give me only bags of wire nuts for Christmas. Mine are not all that expensive and I have never had a project set on fire yet because of them. My fave over the years have been from a union contractor that on the side of the truck, advertises something like we want to get into and fix your shorts.
Hang in there Mark. Try and find the bad receptacle, as per Jim and DangerMouse's instructions first. Once you find it, we'll guide you though it.
Check the first outlet closest to the breaker panel, as DM suggested. What are the results? If it's dead, let us know.
Anything's possible! :laughing:
GFCIs can be inside, outside, in a garage, crawlspace, attic and everywhere. YES, I've found them in crawlspaces protecting receptacles and lighting !!!
Thanks for your concerns, but I'm pretty comfortable doing this myself I'm not an electrician but I know a lot about electricity and done many jobs just my troubleshooting skills are a little rusty lol
I'll keep looking per your advise and let you guys know what I find thanks!
could be a stab with a loose connection somewhere as well. affecting the other plugs down the line
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One common thread in I saw posts wrapping up Book Blogger Appreciation Week 2012 was "reconnection." There were no awards or big sponsored giveaways this year, and no one really seemed to miss them! On the other hand, many of us did seem to enjoy a renewed sense of our community–getting reacquainted with one another and adding new-found book blogs that we want to know better to our feed readers–and a boost to our enthusiasm about blogging.
I follow a lot of book blogs (you don't want to know how many!), and consequently, I read a lot of posts responding to the daily BBAW topics, but this sums up what I took away from the week, via Laura @ Musings:
"We all have those low periods where our blogging energy flags. When this happens to me, it's almost always because I'm feeling disconnected. Sometimes I bring this on myself — such as when life gets busy and I don't visit & comment on blog posts as often as I'd like. At other times, I've felt 'overworked' by blogging itself."
I completely related to this, and I doubt Laura and I are the only ones who struggle with this sort of disconnection. It got me thinking about how to foster the blogging energy that comes from connection…in a very specific, ongoing way
Sometimes I feel like it would help if there were one specific person I could get in touch with when I need that energy boost–someone to bounce an idea off, to give feedback on a post draft, give me a reality check, or just commiserate with over the kinds of things only other bloggers really understand. And I suspect I'm not the only one who feels that way…but sometimes it's hard to know who it's OK to ask. What can we do about that?
My proposal: the Book Blogger Buddy System, connecting one blogger to another to be there for each other and encourage that energy flow!
Buddies may have similar blogging experience, or may want more of an mentor/learner arrangement. They may work out a formal schedule to check in with each other, or let things evolve. The specifics are up to the Buddies. The most important thing about the Book Blogger Buddy System is that it's intended to foster a mutual relationship. If you want support, you have to be willing to give it in return!
The Book Blogger Buddy System will use information on the submitted Connection Form (at the end of this post) to match up bloggers. Participants may not request a specific Buddy by name–if you have a certain person in mind already, you probably don't need this! All other match preferences will be taken under consideration, although ability to meet them will be affected by the participant pool.
The Book Blogger Buddy System will make the connection and put Buddies in touch with each other–then it's in your hands to build your relationship, and the matchmaker is out of it!
I'm asking just one thing: please give your Book Blogger Buddy arrangement six months. These things take some time. If it's working out, you'll probably both want to continue past that point on your own, and that's great! (I hope that will be the outcome of many matches!)
In order to keep things manageable, the first round of sign-ups for the Book Blogger Buddy System will close on October 12th. If things go well and there's interest in keeping this going, I envision opening sign-ups every six months or so. (If your Buddy match didn't work out so well, that's when you can give it another shot!)
Interested? Submit the Connection Form!
Questions? Willing to help make matches? E-mail me at 3.rsblog AT Gmail dot COM or "@" me (florinda_3rs) on Twitter!
Thanks to The Estella Society for supporting the Book Blogger Buddy System and providing it with a home!
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P.J. Tasser has been to the NCAA Division I wrestling championships.
He helped set the dual-meet attendance record earlier this season at Penn State's Bryce Jordan Center and even took part in the Southern Scuffle, one of the nation's premier midseason tournaments.
Yet one thing Tasser, a Belle Vernon graduate, has never seen is a big-time wrestling event in Oakland.
That will change when No. 13 Pitt welcomes fifth-ranked Oklahoma State for a 2 p.m. match Sunday at Fitzgerald Field House.
"We've wrestled in some pretty big environments as an away team," Tasser said. "It will be fun to wrestle as the home team and see our fans and our crowd get into the match."
The Panthers will face a stiff test, as Oklahoma State has nine wrestlers ranked in the latest InterMat poll. By comparison, Pitt has five nationally ranked wrestlers.
Such a difficult non-conference dual meet was scheduled as a way to prepare for not only the ACC championships on March 8 but as a precursor to the national tournament March 20-22.
"Any time you wrestle on the big stage and you wrestle some of the top guys in the country, it helps prepare you for the goals that you set," first-year Pitt coach Jason Peters said. "We have guys who want to be All-Americans and national champs. Putting them in an environment where they have the opportunity to compete against that caliber of guy is important."
Pitt (8-1, 3-0 ACC) is coming off a 4-0 weekend in which the Panthers outscored their opponents, 136-32.
The team's lone loss was at No. 1 Penn State in front of a record 15,996 fans, and it's something that could prepare Pitt for this, the first time a traditional wrestling power has traveled to Pittsburgh for a match.
"I think Penn State was really good for us because we wrestled in such a (high-energy) environment," said 125-pounder Anthony Zanetta, a Keystone Oaks graduate. "Just the experience of wrestling in that environment is good for our guys to relax our nerves before the match, before a big crowd in a pretty hostile environment."
The most intriguing bout most likely will be at 174 pounds between Pitt's Tyler Wilps, a Chartiers Valley graduate ranked No. 8 in the country, and Oklahoma State's Chris Perry, ranked No. 2.
Perry is the defending NCAA champion and defeated Wilps, 2-1, in the semifinals of the Southern Scuffle en route to winning the title. Wilp s (20-4, team-high 37 dual points) wound up finishing fourth.
"I think maybe I need to push the pace a little more and try to score points early," Wilps said. "I kind of let him dictate the match (last time). He rode me for a little bit, so I have to get off bottom, try to get to my attacks and score. Basic stuff."
Wilps' match will be followed by No. 6 Max Thomusseit's bout against either Nolan Boyd or Jordan Rodgers at 184 pounds. Thomusseit, who's a two-time NCAA qualifier, is the Panthers' highest-ranked wrestler.
"I hope it's a big atmosphere. It will be good for Pitt wrestling," Thomusseit said. "It will be good for the younger guys on the team to experience that.
"We wrestle big teams like this because that's who you're going to see at nationals."
Oklahoma State wrestling has won 34 national championships, the most of any school in any sport. Coach John Smith has more than 350 career wins and is a two-time Olympic gold medalist.
Facing the Cowboys — and Smith — is something Zanetta has been looking forward to for a while.
"I think it's great for the program," Zanetta said. "Personally, I'm excited. I think the team is excited.
"Whenever we saw Oklahoma State coming to the Field House on the schedule, that's something you circle, something you keep in the back of your mind. It's really exciting."
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As noted just now, there's hint of rattle in the keyboard and it's symptomatic of its performance. Its keys, while large and thoughtfully arranged, lack the bite and positivity we expect. In all likelihood you can adjust to it and use it quite adequately, but for the most part it feels lightweight and unsatisfying to use. One nice touch is the presence of shortcut keys as the primary actions on the F-keys, but it doesn't make up for the poor overall performance.
By contrast the touchpad is just fine, but then it's pretty hard to go wrong in this department; it's well-proportioned, glides smoothly generally works as it should. We're not particularly enamoured with the two buttons, though, whose sprung actions match the keyboard in being muddy and imprecise.
Such mixed emotions are reflected in the screen, too. Literally, in fact, as the 13z sports a reflective, glossy finish to its screen. Of course the 13z isn't unique in this trait, but it's always a consideration if you're planning to use the machine on the move. More pointedly the viewing angles are particularly poor, making it difficult to watch videos and view photos from anything other than the optimum viewing angle.
It's a shame, too, as when you are sitting comfortably (and accurately) the 13z's screen is pretty good. It produces reasonable colours and resolves a decent level of detail in videos and photos. That this can only be experienced in such a narrow range is deeply frustrating, though.
While not quite "deeply frustrating", the speakers on the 13z are something of an afterthought. This much can be gleaned from their location below the front edge of the machine, so that they point down into the desk and/or your lap. They do a passable job for online video clips, but music and films sound weak and unrefined. Don't be fooled by the presence of the 'SRS Premium Sound' branding just below the screen, it's not a guarantor of fidelity by a long chalk.
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Fort White (5-1 overall, 2-0 in district) lost for the first time this season last week, as Suwannee County (6-1) scored late to pull out a 31-27 victory.
The Indians travel to Perry tonight (7:30 p.m. kickoff) looking to win their first-ever district title against a Taylor County High program that has kept them from that goal several times over their 12-year history.
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Express Forecast
Today: Rain showers likely, possibly changing to p.m. snow/sleet. Becoming breezy. Highs: Near 40 to mid-40s early, falling in p.m.
Tonight: Breezy and cold with clearing skies. Lows: Mid-to-upper 20s.
Tomorrow: Partly to mostly sunny, a bit breezy. Highs: Mid-to-upper 30s.
One more busy weather day today and it could get interesting. That is if cold air arrives fast enough, and precipitation lingers long enough, to produce a parting shot of afternoon snow. Otherwise it's damp, cold, and overall icky as far as pre-Thanksgiving travel goes. We dry out nicely tomorrow through the weekend, but don't get significantly warmer until Sunday the way it looks now.
Today (Wednesday): Rain showers remain likely this morning but should become intermittent as temperatures hover near 40 to the mid-40s. Things could get a bit interesting this afternoon if precipitation lingers as colder air comes in from the west. Any leftover rain could change to snow showers and/or sleet (50% chance) from west to east between late morning and early afternoon.
We could see a light coating mainly on grassy areas during the early-to-mid afternoon, as temperatures drop into the mid-to-upper 30s and winds gust near 30 mph from the northwest, with even a 30% chance of up to 1/2″ and some slick travel in the far north and west burbs (e.g., Frederick, Loudoun, Fauquier and northern Prince William counties). Just a 10-20% chance of road impacts in the immediate metro area.
There's also a 50% chance the precipitation dwindles or exits before it has a chance to turn into any meaningful snow and/or sleet. Confidence: Low-Medium
Tonight: We dry out during the evening as a brisk wind from the northwest gusts near 30 mph through the night. Skies become mostly clear overnight with lows dipping to the mid-to-upper 20s. Confidence: Medium-High
For related traffic news, check out Dr. Gridlock. Keep reading for the forecast through the weekend…
Tomorrow (Thanksgiving): It's a tranquil Turkey Day relative to today. The storm is long gone with only cold left behind, as highs stall in the mid-to-upper 30s under partly to mostly sunny skies. Winds are lighter, but still a bit breezy from the northwest near 15 mph with some higher gusts. Confidence: Medium-High
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Research Assistant (fixed term) (BIGF Developer) : British Isles continuous GNSS Facility
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The role holder will join the team working as the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) British Isles continuous GNSS Facility (BIGF) and will be responsible for the development of derived products, including station velocities, tropospheric integrated water vapour and ionospheric activity, to facilitate scientific users who are interested in these parameters but do not want to carry out their own high-level GNSS data processing. The role holder will be supervised by a member of NGI academic staff, in their role as BIGF Head of Facility, and will also be required to work closely with the BIGF Manager.
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The University of Utah's second-ranked gymnastics team faced two opponents Friday. One was Brigham Young, the other was a nasty bacteria. In the end, the Utes managed to vanquish both, beating the Cougars 197.5-193.35 in front of 14,407 fans at the Huntsman Center.
The score was a season high for the Utes, who find out Monday where they will be sent for the NCAA regional championships April 8.
The six regional hosts are Iowa State (North Central), LSU (Central), Michigan (Northeast), Arkansas (South Central), Georgia (Southeast) and Stanford (West).
Utah is in the North Central region, but could be sent out of the region since the top 18 teams are seeded.
Utah coach Greg Marsden said he has flights reserved to Fayetteville, Ark., just in case.
"We're not hosting, so I don't care where we go," he said.
After its second poor showing in two weeks, BYU has to hope Southern Utah has a poor meet today at the WAC Championships to qualify. The Cougars, ranked No. 23, currently hold the final spot in the North Central region, but coach Brad Cattermole wasn't optimistic his team wouldn't get bumped.
"If they have a halfway decent meet, they're probably going to pass us," he said of SUU. "If we had hit anywhere close to what we are capable of doing in the last two meets we would have controlled our own destiny."
The meet started horribly for the Cougars who had two falls on the bars and scored just 47.975. Vault was even worse with the first three having problems and BYU scoring only 47.55.
Utah, meanwhile, had its best meet even though several gymnasts, including Ashley Postell, Nicolle Ford and Gritt Hofmann all were battling strep throat.
Postell won the all-around with a 39.625, her third-highest score of the year.
"I didn't know how we were going to put a lineup together," Marsden said. "[The trainer] came over during the middle of the meet and told me to be aware things were heading south, they were getting even more sick, so it's amazing they did as well as they did."
The meet was the first time Utah has hit 24-for-24 routines this year.
"We're all peaking at the right time," Postell said. "We can bring it when we need to."
Utah's best event was the balance beam, where Utah scored a season high 49.5 Kristen Riffanacht earned a season high (9.825), Gabi Onodi tied her career high (9.875) and Nina Kim (9.9) earned a career high. As good as Riffanacht's score was, it was dropped since the high marks continued with Hofmann and Ford earning 9.9s and Postell getting a 9.925.
"Sometimes with sickness, we're not focused so much on what we're doing, so we're more relaxed," Marsden said. "From here, we just have to clean a lot of the routines up."
Utah's five seniors - Hofmann, Riffanacht, Onodi, Natalie Nicoloff and Dominque D'Oliveira - were all honored on senior night.
Hofmann, a fifth-year senior because the NCAA granted her another year for medical hardship, closed out the home meet by scoring a 9.825 on the floor. The deduction was for a low landing on her third pass, but she didn't seem to mind, and neither did the crowd which gave her a standing ovation.
Utah 197.5, BYU 193.35
IN SHORT - Utah finished the regular season with an 11-2 record after beating BYU for the 20th straight time.
KEY STAT - The Utes scored a season-high 49.5 on the balance beam.
KEY MOMENT - Kristina Baskett, Ashley Postell and Nicolle Ford all had 9.9s on the bars.


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I have a 09 rabbit 2.5l currently on stock 15 hubs. I want to buy aftermarket 17's but I'm unsure if these wheels will start to rub because of the tire size. Has anyone had problems like this before?
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Ever dream of touching your nose to the snow on a toe-side turn? Now it's possible — without hardboots.
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Leaving first tracks through three feet of fresh stuff on an uncharted backcountry run can be a spiritual experience -- especially for snowboarders struggling to get off the pipe. It's tough to be sure, as most lift tickets lead away from the Promised Land and deliver only crunchy corduroy runways back to the beast. To help powder seekers find salvation, Austrian manufacturer Splitsticks (~$1,800) has developed a complete splitboard package that conquers the mountain.
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Associate General Director, Associated Colleges in China (ACC)
Hamilton is one of the nation's top liberal arts colleges. It is independent, highly selective, coeducational and residential. Originally founded in 1793 as the Hamilton-Oneida Academy, Hamilton is today composed of 1,850 diverse and talented students from nearly all of the 50 states and approximately 40 countries. More information can be found at www.hamilton.edu/about.
The Associated Colleges in China program at Hamilton is looking for an Associate General Director to work in the headquarters of ACC at Hamilton College. This position assumes a broad range of administrative responsibilities related to the ACC programs in terms of program supervision and administration, program publicity and recruitment, key personnel appointment, curriculum development, teacher development, grant administration and financial reports, and logistics.
- Communication and public relations: Communicate with member institutions to recruit teachers and students; communicate with the field regarding the 4 programs of ACC in terms of program models, students' learning outcomes, and program achievements.
- Admission: Establish admission guidelines and program materials for all related ACC programs and supervise the admission process of all programs;
- Pre-departure orientation and preparation: Edit and revise student handbooks for each program; conduct pre-departure orientations, and set up the programs with the host institution regarding housing/dorm, classrooms and office arrangements.
- ACC teacher recruitment and promotion in Beijing: Communicate with the Field Director (FD) to discuss the number of new hires, credentials and quality of new hires, and procedures of promotion for the year.
- Curricular design and revision: Revise ACC program objectives, course objectives and curricular structures; create new approaches to 4 types of ACC instruction; re-examine classroom interaction and assessment tools and rubrics; review entrance and exit examinations, program evaluation and surveys.
- Communication with the Beijing FD and Beijing office: Work with the FD in Beijing closely on program operation, instructional implementation, teacher development, student counseling, and program assessment to ensure the continuity and quality of the full year program.
- Oversight of the program budget and financial reports.
- Liaison to the host institution: Negotiate annual tuition & fees, fees for dorm rental, office rental and classroom rental.
- Administrative supervision and support: work with the administrators on ACC-related programs and projects.
- Liaison to the ACC Advisory Board: Organize annual Advisory Board meeting; set the meeting agenda; prepare all meeting materials and annual report.
- Hamilton College contact person: report to the dean and request the budget and personnel.
This position requires an ABD, PhD or MA in the fields of Chinese as a foreign language; at least three years of teaching and administrative experience, study abroad program directing experience is highly desirable. In addition to teaching and administrative skills, individuals must possess leadership, administrative, organizational and interpersonal skills, fluency in English and Mandarin Chinese, and the ability to effectively interact with a wide range of constituencies.
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A recent document from conservative Christians declared that the legalization of same-sex marriage would impose unfair burdens on them by barring discrimination against same-sex couples. After U.S. laws against mixed-race marriage were overturned in 1967, do you supposed the church complained in the same way, that they would no longer be able to discriminate against marriages that they didn't like? [Read more…]
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Myanmar's Census Sparks Controversy, Fears of Ethnic Unrest
The last time Myanmar conducted a census was in 1983. Large areas of the country—once called Burma in the West—were embroiled in civil war and unreachable. The last comprehensive count was the 1931 imperial survey under the British Raj. Myanmar may have about 60 million people, but even the government isn't sure. "We must know the population to plan for development, health, and education," says Ye Htut, deputy minister for information.
In the commercial center and former capital of Yangon, the red, gold, and green logo of the census is ubiquitous: Public-service messages about it appear on roadside billboards, posters taped to metal warehouse doors, and leaflets distributed at the Victorian edifice of Yangon General Hospital and the newly reopened campus of Yangon University.
Undertaking a census is a massive effort for a fledgling democracy that ended half a century of rule by an oppressive junta just three years ago. In Myanmar dozens of languages are spoken, mountain dirt roads regularly wash out, and many people are deeply suspicious of government. Between March 30 and April 10, tens of thousands of primary school teachers trained by the Ministry of Immigration and Population will crisscross the country in teams, going door to door to administer the survey. Most of its 41 questions identify development priorities: Is your home made of mud, wood, brick, or something else? Do you have access to electricity? Do you have a car?
Its demographic queries, however, are controversial. The census gives numeric codes to 135 ethnicities—yet there's no code for the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Rakhine state. Trade, migration, and intermarriage with the neighboring Bengalis, from whom the Rohingya are partly descended, go back centuries. But the official position is that the Rohingya are recent arrivals, not native "sons of the soil." Zaw Aye Maung, a minister representing Rakhine in Yangon, says, "Rohingya is not an ethnic group. There is no tribe in Myanmar or the world called Rohingya. If they fill in Rohingya [on the census], it is a fraud."
According to an official overseeing the administration of the census, who asked not to be named because she's not a communications officer, people who say they are Rohingya will be nudged to accept the designation of Bengali foreigner. (The Bengal region encompasses parts of Bangladesh, India, and other nearby nations.) Spokesman Ye Htut says no one will be deported based on how they fill out the census: "People are afraid about how information will be used, but it will be kept anonymous."
Kyaw Min, founder of the Democracy and Human Rights Party, defends the right of people to classify their own ethnic identity—including Rohingya such as himself. "We should define who we are, not the government. They want to forcibly make us Bengali." An ex-member of the national parliament for Rakhine, he explains that the idea of "indigenous" ethnic groups was enshrined in the 1982 citizenship law, which he calls "Burma's apartheid law," and now permeates popular thinking. "I will write down Rohingya. If they reject it, I refuse to be recorded in the census." He points out the absurdity of calling himself a foreigner in the country where his great-grandparents were born.
Violence against the 1.3 million Rohingya has driven many to Thailand and Malaysia. A Feb. 12 report from the Brussels-based International Crisis Group (ICG) warns that the census may become "a potentially dangerous call to arms for extremist movements." On March 16, Buddhist nationalists led demonstrations in Rakhine in support of the government's decision to delegitimize the term Rohingya. So divisive is the issue that Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, leader of the opposition National League for Democracy, has avoided taking an explicit stance as she makes the transition from human-rights advocate to politician. Asked about anti-Muslim violence at a lunch promoting press freedom in early March, she referred to it as a "rule of law" issue.
"Biologically, I'm very mixed," says Myo Win, executive director of the Smile Education and Development Foundation. Muslim but not Rohingya, he was born in Yangon but says he's still perceived as an outsider. According to official estimates, Muslims make up 4 percent of the population, but the ICG says the number may be closer to 10 percent. If the census doubles the Muslim population, it could give ammunition to extremists rallying popular sentiment to disenfranchise them. "The census should be a tool for empowerment, not marginalization," Myo Win says. In Myanmar, it could be a tool for both.
The bottom line: Myanmar's census will likely reveal a population of 60 million split into many ethnic groups, some at odds with each other.


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i did some programming, and of course i did NOT read all the doc and manuals
real men just don't read manuals ...
i was able to do some coding (enabling sli, digital speedo ...), but i'm not 100% sure what i did change and i maybe changed some values i shouldn't have touched. you know: real men don't do backups
so i wanted to start from the very beginning. and do it all with a more methodical and revertible approach.
afaik you can code the original setting. so what i did was:
open e-sys
read vehicle order
activate fa
right click SVT -> read coding
click on the ECU itself - NOT the CAFD_****
click on CODE
did this with all ECUs i played with
so everything is back to how i received the car. all new features are gone, and the car looks like original.
is it? could anyone confirm that i did it right?
regards izeman
Yes, but just to clarify, what you are doing is VO Coding, so the FA (VO) you use, in this case one read from the car, is what the ECU will be coded by. So if the FA in the car is factory orihginal, then yes, you will get factory deafult ECU settings. If the FA in your car has been modified, well, then you will get something else based on the modiffied FA.
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Have you ever wondered how hand-eye coordination really works? Or what kind of impact vision has on sports performance? Dr. Alan Glazier takes a closer look at these questions and more in the context of baseball:
So you want to hit better? Pete Rose was once asked how he hit so well. His answer: "See the ball, hit the ball".
Obviously, vision plays a crucial role in one's ability to hit, but what role it plays is not so obvious. Seeing an object clearly, and viewing an object traveling nearly 100 mph while being able to guess its position in a millisecond are two different things and involve very different skills. When viewing a baseball that is static, let's say, sitting on a table top, the only "skill" needed to see it is visual acuity, or the ability of the eyes' optics to focus the image properly. For viewing an object in motion, clarity is important as well, but tracking the object of regard is important, as is the brain's ability to accurately process the tracking information.
For viewing and connecting a bat in motion with a ball in motion (1) the image of the object of regard (the ball) has to fall clearly on the back of the eye (2) the eye needs to successfully track the image (3) the brain uses the tracking information to project the future position in space (over the plate) that the ball is likely to end up (4) hand-eye motor coordination needs to time and place the swing of the bat to coincide with the tracking system projection of where the ball is headed (5) estimates need to be made of where the plate is in relationship to the pitch using peripheral vision cues (6) speed is estimated by the rate at which the image of the ball is transmitted across the retina and (7) depth perception information is used to adjust each of these calculations. Looking at things from this perspective, the act of hitting a ball, even a 40 mph pitch, seems visually statistically impossible, yet Major League batters connect with the ball often more than 2.5 times out of 10 on pitches exceeding 80 mph all the time!
The visual skills that are used to be a better hitter can be enhanced. The first step is to have a comprehensive eye exam including a binocular vision evaluation to make sure you have basic eye functions that will enable you to successfully track a ball. Next, as with any exercise, you can hone your visual skills through repetitive actions – get to the batting cages. The next step would be to find a developmental and/or sports vision specialist, usually an optometrist, who can engage you in certain visual tasks that train the visual abilities described in the previous paragraph. Many professional baseball players are involved in visual training programs. More information on hitting a baseball is available in my other post on hitting.
Courtesy of Dr. Alan Glazier of Shady Grove Eye and Vision Care; Optometrists, Ophthalmologists and Opticians working together to help you see better. Serving the Rockville, Potomac and Gaithersburg Maryland suburbs of Washington, DC for over 40 years.
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Dr. Rosen is Past Chair and Professor of Psychology at California State University, Dominguez Hills. He is a research psychologist, computer educator and is recognized as an international expert in the "Psychology of Technology." Over the past 25 years, Dr. Rosen and his colleagues have examined reactions to technology among more than 30,000 children, teens, college students, parents, business managers, secretaries, school teachers, and university administrators in the United States and in 23 other countries. He has written four books, dozens of articles for professional journals, has given national and international presentations and writes a column for the bi-monthly newspaper The National Psychologist. He has been awarded numerous federal and local grants, including over $280,000 from the U.S. Department of Education for the study and treatment of technophobia. For his research, teaching and university service, Dr. Rosen has been honored twice in the past decade as one of the Outstanding Professors in the California State University system.
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Christmas is coming! I LOVE CHRISTMAS! I love the food, and the presents, and the tree, and the decorations, and the cookies... did I mention the food??
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I had Thanksgiving last Friday - and I dunno about this Black Friday thing, cause I LOVE IT! Mama cooked the BIGGEST, FATTEST TURKEY I have ever seen.. and she cut some of it up for me!!! OOOOOH IT WAS SOOOOO GOOD! Who knew my scrawny mama could make such a good dinner! YOU ARE A GOOD COOK!
I tried to eat some turkey last year, but Grandpa makes turkey jerky.. I don't like it. I spit it on the floor and Grandpa got mad. I'm sorry, but I'm picky!
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They put me on DIET dog food. Mama says I'm too big for my britches. I say.. HMMPH. Eat a cheeseburger, Ms. Scrawny. I LOVE THE DIET DOG FOOD. So I eat MORE of it. It's diet, right?? I am not fat, I am big boned. Kinda like that round guy on South Park. Cartman I think.
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As Chad said, they might be "tune up" jobs.
When they walked out that door--Game On!!! I would have been at the door as they left and tried to get information, Para Warthog in hand. During the robbery, just lie still putting hand on gun and letting they do there thing...
One thing to always keep in mind. If two people are both standing there looking at each other ( with guns), you and the BG, rember this; the BG has already decided long before he saw you what he is willing to do regarding the use of his gun. You on the other hand are forced to react to his movements. You will ALWAYS come in second. Your ONLY chance is ( if you are going to bring your gun into play)is to move undected or by surprise. then the BG is forced to react to your movement. Swift , sure, accurate may level the field. I have never been exposed to anything like the video and hope I never do. I suppose I would do as directed and while on the floor try to get my weapon in hand. Hopefuly no shots would be fired. Once I hear the first shot, and hopefully its not me, I would think engaging the shooter is a must. Huge amount of information to process and endless variables to consider all in 36 seconds. It does not look like a very winable situation for me.
I have to partially disagree with the above. I have also decided what I am willing to do regarding the use of my gun, all that is required to do so is that my criteria are met. I see no difference or advantage between us in that respect, both drawn, nose to nose. In fact, I would suggest, that sometimes the BG is unsure how far he will go, I am not.Quote:
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I agree, that stealth or surprise are often your best options.
I have no idea what the two off-camera dirtbags were doing. If it were the perp at the register only, he would have had some surprise lead headed his way. Three on one victim...not good odds. No way to decide...had to be there. Glad all were left alive, but I don't like the dirtbags making 'live or die' decisions.
I agree that it could be a tune up or a practice run. They were certainly well coordinated.
I suspect we have more info on what the two off camera perps were doing than we give ourselves credit for. At least one was clearly watching and controlling the patrons. The patron on the left moved a couple of times and was pretty obviously told to move back and stay still - he complied. IMHO, at least 1 of the perps was watching the patrons with his weapon already drawn (we saw that on the way in) and probably pointed in the general direction of the patrons (a guess on my part).
I am not sure what more I could have done than the patrons did. Armed or not, the BGs had the drop on the patrons - period. As for running to the door with gun drawn as they are leaving - well I could see a jury looking at that video and concurring that the threat had ended by then - bad news for the would-be GG.
hmm I don't know....that was a REALLY fast robbery...unless you see them coming through the door I am not sure there is much you can do. This is a tough one. Be a good witness for sure though.
Secondly, a very close friend of mine, who is a Concealed Carry instructor actually stopped an assassination attempt on his client with just four shots of a .380.
My apologies, Sir, but I beg to differ: the .380 is not inadequate.
BUT! In this situation... I would be lying down and hoping they won't hurt me. If I take actions into my own hands, I probably will get hurt. I'm not confident enough of my abilities to take on three professionals.
If you want to operate under those odds, knock yourself out. It has me rethinking my carry options - not that I think it would have made a difference in this scenario. I can't wait to get my new Black Ops Pro for my Taurus PT-145 Pro. That doubles the rounds and speeds up the reloads.


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Meet the Field to Become the Next Gilchrist County Sheriff
Eight men are running to become the next sheriff, once Turner steps down after 12 years on the job. Voters have more than enough options to choose from.
Four Republicans, three Democrats and one man with no party affiliation are hoping to replace the Democratic Sheriff Turner. Six are former or current Gilchrist County Sheriff's Office employees, but all have different visions on what needs to be done.
In the Republican primary, Daniel "Charlie" Caulk (R) has been working as a Florida Highway Patrol trooper for almost nine years--the last several in a special unit to intercept illegal drugs. He wants to use his background to increase the public's safety and protect property. For more information you can look at the Gilchrist County Supervisor of Elections website at www.votegilchrist.com.
Larry Roberts (R) spent 14 years with state agenices as a transportation officer and investigator, retiring in 1988 and running for sheriff unsuccessfully several times since. He wants to make a more responsive and responsible sheriff's office, cut down on the number of crimes against people and property and address the drug problem by focusing on schools.
Daniel Slaughter (R) has a more than 20-year career in law enforcement, most recently serving as the Lieutenant Commander of Investigations in Gilchrist County. He wants to maintain services at the current level despite tough economic times, be more pro-active in fighting drugs, and better the relationship with the county commission. For more information, you can look at his website at www.slaughter4sheriff.com.
William "Billy" Smith Jr. (R) points to his years of administrative experience, the last five as the Trenton Police Chief. He wants to put more deputies on the road by restructuring administrative staff and fix the relationship with the county commissioners. For more information, you can look at his website at www.billysmithforsheriff.com.
In the Democrat primary, Tony Cruse (D) is a 12-year veteran with the Sheriff's Office, currently serving as the Captain and Patrol Commander. He wants to put more resources after drug enforcement and target drug dealers, get more involved in neighborhoods and communities and communicate better with the county commission. For more information, you can look at his website at www.cruseforgilchristsheriff.com
Bryant Frye (D) spent more than a decade with the Gilchrist County Sheriff's Office and is currently employed in the private sector selling law enforcement products, like tazers. He wants to build partnerships with not just the county commissioners, but the other constitutional officers and the community as a whole, as well as focus more on drug enforcement. For more infomation, you can look at his website at www.fryeforsheriff.com.
Robert Roux Jr. is a 21-year veteran with Florida Highway Patrol. He wants to improve coverage to citizens by dividing the county into zones, and work on the drug problem. For more infomation, you can look at his website at www.rouxforsheriff.com
Robert Willis (NPA) is the lone candidate with no party affiliation because he doesn't think the office of sheriff should be a partisan post. He resigned as an Assistant State Attorney to run for sheriff and wants to make the office more efficient and deputies more aware of law changes to make cases rock-solid for prosecutors.
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Take Two #38: The Happy Factor
By Kyra-lin Hom
It's the age old question, 'What makes people happy?' Romantics might say love or family. Cynics and pragmatists might say money or prestige. Ask ten different people and you'll probably get ten different answers. So when newspapers publish articles like 'The 10 Happiest Places on Earth' and whatnot, what criteria are they using and how applicable is it really to you and me?
Well the old guard in the UN seems to favor two factors above all others, those being a nation's average income and their gross national product or GNP. In other words, according to the UN, money can buy happiness. The reason these two bits of data have held on for so long is that they are easy to calculate, and it does make sense that a wealthier nation should have a higher standard of living, etc. But in this age of environmental and social awareness, even the UN spokespeople are admitting that this perspective is shallow.
For example, the UN's recently published document entitled "The World Happiness Report" is now heavily emphasizing the importance of internal as well as external factors. Internal factors mainly being physical and mental health, family situations, education, gender and age. External factors mainly being income, work, government, community, values and religion. The UN's new model on national happiness is aiming to synthesize all of these elements, though they're still figuring out how.
The other major player in the happiness model, the New Economics Foundation (NEF), takes a slightly different approach. Their national happiness equation looks something more like this: [(average life expectancy) x (average well-being)] / (ecological sustainability). It's simpler and turns out some very interesting results.
To break this equation down, let's look at its three parts. The first is self-explanatory. The second, 'well-being,' is a 1-10 scale for how a person's life is going based on their ability to handle their circumstances, activities and mental state. Case in point, someone with a high well-being is flexible, resilient and not easily overwhelmed, meaning that their ability to constructively engage with the world and the people around them is high. The third, 'ecological sustainability,' is a per capita measurement of how much land is needed to sustain a country's rate of consumption. Basically a high maintenance country is thwacked down the happiness scale regardless of how much money it and its people annually rake in.
The results of this new formula, the "Happy Planet Index," place some very unexpected countries on the top ten list. From 10 to 1 the NEF's happiest countries are: Guatemala, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Panama, Jamaica, El Salvador, Belize, Colombia, Vietnam and Costa Rica. The United States ranks a lowly 105 out of 151 countries. To put that in perspective, Rwanda, the poster child of genocide and fear, ranks 108; Afghanistan ranks 109; and Sudan is actually ahead of us with a ranking of 101.
Now, while I do agree that environment and sustainability are hugely important, I find it hard to believe that a country overrun with corruption and warring drug cartels should rank in the top ten happiest nations in the world. That said, I do like that we can at least see what happens to the happiness index when money is taken out of the equation. The NEF completely disregards the economics of a country and instead focuses holistically on the well-being of the people.
Essentially, the UN and NEF give two very different perspectives on what a happy community is. The UN formula evenly and objectively (as much as possible that is) weighs a person's numbers: their medical records, number of children, church affiliation – all of those things that exist in a giant big brother database somewhere. The problem here is that this still requires some third party analyst to determine when a person is officially 'happy.' For instance, this UN system assumes that a mentally ill or physically handicapped individual is less happy than someone without these afflictions. 'Perfect' happiness here is reaching a bit into the Stepford Wives territory if you ask me.
On the other hand, the NEF system is all about how whole, healthy and sustainable a country's communities are. This equation disregards how much is being earned and spent and instead factors in how maintainable is that pattern. Yet this happy-go-lucky, hippy approach still leaves a bit to be desired because it is incredibly subjective. Someone from a first world country would probably find themselves horridly miserable in living conditions that seem just fine to someone born and raised in the third world.
So I suppose it depends on what you're looking to get out of your statistics. Do you want to find your next vacation spot or are you adventurous and looking to get a taste of someone else's happiness? As far as what makes you and I happy, I think that verdict is still out, though the NEF's technical definition of 'well-being' might not be a bad place to start. Have a great week!
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