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Aztecs' Morgan Sacco hopeful as search for sister continues
SAN DIEGO – In the days before the San Diego State men's soccer team started readying for the season with drills and corner kicks, midfielder Morgan Sacco was 8,000 miles away in Nepal, hiking through terrain marked by landslides, leeches and snakes.
He was searching for his sister Aubrey, a 2009 University of Colorado graduate, world traveler and yoga instructor who disappeared in April 2010, while trekking alone in the Himalayas.
The family still has no answers, despite an earlier trip by Sacco's father and older brother to search for her, as well as the involvement of the U.S. Embassy in Kathmandu, the FBI and the Nepali army and police.
"It was really emotional for all of us, but it was really good to see the terrain she had walked, the lodges she had stayed at," Sacco said. "But it was, again, really frustrating. We didn't find as many answers as we had hoped."
Sacco, 21, has pressed on with his soccer career despite surgery on his right ankle around the time of his sister's disappearance that prevented him from going on the first trip, then kept him out last season. Idled by his injury, he had little to keep him from dwelling on his sister's ordeal. This season, the redshirt sophomore is back on the field and has recorded one assist for the 5-1-1 Aztecs.
"I was amazed how such a young man could handle so much," said San Diego State coach Lev Kirshner. "He found out about his sister in April, had a third surgery on his ankle, takes finals and comes up with a 3.83 GPA."
The family holds out hope Aubrey is alive.
"Aubrey has always been a pretty energetic person with a great spirit, and through all of our family, we just feel that spirit hasn't died," Sacco said. "That's what keeps us going every day. We all feel she's still alive, and that gives us hope."
Among the officials and organizations his parents, Paul and Connie Sacco of Greeley, Colo., have been in touch with is Maiti Nepal, a group that works to combat the trafficking of women and children. Embassy officials, however, considered it unlikely a Westerner would go unnoticed.
A U.S. Department of State advisory updated in January warns of the dangers of traveling in Nepal, citing political unrest and strongly recommending that trekkers remain in larger groups and women avoid traveling alone.
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Aubrey Sacco, center, is the sister of Crofton, left, and Morgan Sacco, a San Diego State soccer player. Aubrey Sacco vanished while hiking alone in Nepal in April, 2010.
"Solo trekking is dangerous, has contributed to injuries and deaths, and makes an individual more vulnerable to criminals," the advisory said.
In recent months, the body of a French man was found three weeks after he disappeared while trekking alone, and a Japanese woman and her Nepalese guide were killed by an avalanche.
"Our role is to support the family in their search and follow any credible lead ," said Clay Adler, consular chief of the U.S. Embassy in Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal. Two embassy officials recently traveled with the family to the area where Aubrey was last seen.
Paul Sacco, an attorney, said he tries "to be as logical as I can given the facts we have.
"There's no evidence that she's dead or murdered," he said. "And it's very unlikely that she fell. That leaves two or three possibilities, that she ran away — and she doesn't fit the profile — or that perhaps she's being held by somebody or met foul play.
"We know how strong she is," he said. "I am quite hopeful that she's alive."
Connie Sacco said she shares her husband's hope.
"We have to be strong to keep the investigation going. If we fall apart, what good are we?" she said.
"We've had to look at pictures of cadavers to try to figure out if that's Aubrey or not. You do fall apart for a little while, but you come back the next day.
"Morgan told me when we were on the trail, 'Mom, just zone out. Left, right, left right.' I realized that I had to get through the day. If I didn't have that hope that she is alive, I couldn't get out of bed."
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'A mother's journey'
After meeting with U.S. and Nepali officials in early August in Kathmandu, the family traveled to Langtang National Park, the popular trekking area in the vicinity of the Tibetan border where Aubrey was last seen.
What struck the family was that the trails did not seem particularly dangerous, even in the rainy season, making them imagine that an accident or fall was less likely.
" We've tracked her down to a specific spot along the Langtang Trek," Morgan Sacco said. "We have put her at each of these lodges along the way, but the story basically fades out … at this place called the Lama Hotel.
"It's there that when we originally interviewed them in the beginning, they said they noticed her and 'we may have cooked her some food.' So we were like, OK, that's the last place she was seen.
"When we went back this last time, people started changing their stories. There's a lot of theories about that, that maybe they're just sick of being interviewed, or they maybe are too afraid even though maybe they didn't do anything."
Connie Sacco called the trip "a mother's journey."
"We interviewed some of the last people to see her," she said. "My goal was to look at these people in their faces."
The search is complicated by issues of jurisdiction and by political unrest in Nepal. In addition to pressing for more assistance from the U.S. government, the Saccos have made local contacts and hired a private investigator, but said they are frustrated by what Paul Sacco called the "red tape," coordinating efforts with Nepali officials.
Lie detectors and underground sensing equipment that could potentially locate a body have been made available through the U.S. Embassy, but have not yet been used, he said. "The police have to get permission before they can accept it," he said.
A free spirit
Aubrey Sacco is missing, but hints of her personality are not difficult to find. The family set up the website www.aubreysacco.com to post updates and seek assistance, and it includes links to pages she created before she disappeared about the artwork that earned her undergraduate grants and scholarships as well as her travel blog, "Glitter the World: Spreading the Sparkle One Country at a Time."
At 23, she had been to Greece, Japan, Thailand, Italy, Mexico, Costa Rica and Panama. The trip that took her to Nepal included stops in Sri Lanka and India.
The month before she disappeared, Aubrey noted in her blog that in India, "small candies are an acceptable form of currency," and wrote that in England, "they drive on the left side of the road. In America, they drive on the right side of the road. In India, they drive on what's left of the road."
With her absorption in yoga, some of her writing reads almost like "Eat Pray Love," the Elizabeth Gilbert memoir. Only this time, the heroine hasn't come home.
Aubrey's parents were uncomfortable with some of her travels — particularly with her choosing to travel alone or change plans in midstream as she did in the Nepal trip . Their daughter largely dismissed their concerns.
"The world is a playground," she told them. "It would be wrong for me not to play in it."
In Nepal, the family felt frustratingly close to Aubrey, but also achingly far away.
"I've dreamed both, of her coming home, us finding her, literally dreamed that, and then us not ever finding her," Morgan Sacco said.
Embracing happy moments
On Labor Day weekend, the Sacco family gathered in Greeley. Aubrey and Morgan's brother, Crofton, 26 and a law school graduate, married Amanda Allen, Aubrey's best friend since childhood.
"We know that life goes on," Connie Sacco said. "We've had few happy events, and when we had a happy event, we had to embrace it. For Crofton and Amanda to put their lives on hold wouldn't be fair. It was heartfelt. We rallied around a happy event, but we did not forget Aubrey."
Morgan missed one game, then returned to San Diego.
"Morgan is a very serious soccer player ," his father said. "Players with grade problems or personal problems, a lot of times they're done, cooked.
"When Aubrey went missing, we said, 'Please take care of yourself. Go to counseling.'"
Morgan Sacco said pressing on is a way to support his family.
"Just knowing how tough my sister is, I know that if any of this happened and she was in my position, she would just keep trucking," he said. "If I wasn't taking care of myself, my parents would feel terrible for me, and that would put them in even more of a damper."
When a massive power outage hit parts of Southern California after he returned, Morgan sent a droll text to his father:
"Blackout in SD. People are freaking. Obviously never been to Kathmandu."
"I just wish we could find Aubrey," his father said. "It would be the biggest party in North America."
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September 27th (Evening):
A 17-year old girl, Mariam Makhniashvili, has gone missing right here in Toronto, roughly in my neighbourhood. Apparently while just outside her school she disappeared. No leads at all, police are perplexed. Case is complicated by the family history - she moved here from Russia just three months ago where she'd been living with her grandparents while her parents worked in Los Angeles. Last person to see her was her brother who says that he went in the back of the school while she went in the front.
I have lots of theories on what could have happened - years of developing theories about Nicole expands the mind that way. You have to look closely at the family and the last person who saw her. You also have to check people she knew back in Russia - did she just runaway to be back with her friends or a boyfriend? She's also new to the country and possibly easy to mislead. Was she abducted by someone?
This leads me to a book I'm currently reading as part of the search for Nicole - The Natashas: Inside The New Global Sex Trade by Victor Malarek, a Canadian author. It was written in 2003 and details some chilling stories about women from Russia being lured to other countries (often by other women, some of whom are trying to buy their own freedom) and sold into sexual slavery from which they have a lot of trouble escaping. I've read a lot of books on crime recently and they all end up leaving me very depressed about corruption and violence in the world.
We continue to hope that Nicole has not been captured and sent somewhere as a sex slave, the details of which I'll avoid mentioning (needless to say, it is likely much worse than you're thinking). It is the one viable scenario that has her still alive, but I just can't imagine this much time would have passed without any clues or contact - Nicole is canny and a fighter, she would find a way (the book describes women who borrow cell phones from "johns" to call home and tell people where they are).
Syria is a source of women for sex trafficking - commonly Iraqi refugees with few options. We continue to hope/believe that no one would be brazen enough to grab a foreign tourist. That being said, we have some evidence that leads us to consider the option. The hotel clerk that last saw Nicole left the Cairo Hotel soon after Nicole disappeared and started a business, supposedly with money recently given to him by a woman he knew. The nature of their relationship, and the identity of the woman, is a mystery to us. One would think the police would follow this lead as much as possible, but they do not appear to be getting too far with it. Our hope that the police/officials investigating Nicole's disappearance are not also corrupt is being tested.
In Mexico, 60-year old Canadian woman Renee Wathelet was murdered in her condo a week or two ago. This is the latest in a series of murdered Canadians in Mexico. Travelling does have risks, and life in general can be dangerous once in a while, no matter where you are. We have the unusual situation of Syria, but it would be no less devastating if Nicole had made it back and then disappeared or been murdered in her home.
One of Nicole's friends has taken a great interest in her disappearance appears to be working tirelessly to help find her. He read through the entire blog (which is quite lengthy at this point) trying to pull together information. Due to his work we've realized that Nicole's journals indicate she "socialized in the foyer" on the 29th, but the Americans she talked to that we've subsequently found and spoken with, talked to her on the 30th (as confirmed in the hotel guest register). That leaves us with people who would have spoken with Nicole (the "socializing") but whom we either haven't found, or haven't mentioned it to us. We found most of the guests, so this is very surprising. But it could be nothing - it is easy to forget idle chatter with a random person at a hostel, especially months or years later.
Again, these are the details you'd expect the police to be on top of, but it seems like we have to remind them that her journals even exist (which we translated to Arabic) sometimes. And such a difference proximity makes - the missing Russian girl here in Toronto has dozens of officers and helicopters and dogs out searching random parks in hopes of finding evidence. Meanwhile we have no RCMP presence on the ground (or desire to change that) and the Syrian police didn't investigate until a month after she was reported missing.
We're still working out how best to approach the Canadian government for more direct assistance and diplomatic support in convincing the Syrians to push a bit harder. The chance of an election has diminished recently, which at least reduces the distractions for politicians should we need their attention.
September 15th (Evening):
My youngest brother got assaulted this past weekend at university in Nova Scotia. Mom received a call on Saturday that he was in surgery for a broken jaw. He's covered in bruises and eating through a straw for the next month. He's pretty sure him and his friends will be able to identify the person who punched him so he can press charges.
Needless to say, this is stressful for all of us (but mostly my brother as he starts his third year of university). Mom is already extra protective when we travel because of what happened to Nicole, and I'm guessing this won't help.
My mom was supposed to be working on a letter to Canadian politicians this past weekend but this was just too distracting. Mom just got back from the East Coast where she helped my brother move and now both her and I have an urge to fly there and make sure he's okay. Sounds like his friends are taking good care of him though.
September 10th (Evening):
I just finished a conference call with my mom and an advisor of ours. We've recently received some documents from Syria indicating that our time may be running out on finding Nicole (ie, the police will stop looking or, since they've kind of stopped already, they will never start again). This adds some urgency, but then again, we've felt urgency before only to discover nothing ever happens as scheduled.
Our problem is that we don't feel the Syrians are properly equipped to investigate Nicole's disappearance. But the Canadian government and RCMP have little to no interest in doing the investigation either. They're not only reluctant to interfere in a foreign powers' affairs, not to mention being burned recently with the Arar case, they also don't have the tools. There is no Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade "Delta Force" or SWAT team that's waiting by the phone for missing people situations.
Given the lack of tools, they're happy to let the Syrians do what the Syrians think is sufficient. But that's not enough, and that's where we have a problem. Unfortunately, it's not an easy (or fast) problem to solve, and it's probably too late - there's lots of press when a "cold case" is solved, but that's just a very few of all the old, unsolved crimes out there.
I begin to wonder if we should become crusaders to fix the problem so no one else has to go through it. Should we push for a "Duty to Protect" Canadians when they're outside the country? Right now, the government picks and chooses who to help. Some people get security teams and equipment rushed in, others get ignored. As we've seen recently in the news, sometimes the government works *against* Canadians!
In the end though, all we want is to know what happened to Nicole. And that possibility seems to be slipping further and further away.
September 9th (Evening):
Received an email today asking if the blog was still being updated - a good reminder that I'm behind on saying anything.
I'm going to use the excuse that today is my birthday so no updates. We're having a meeting tomorrow night regarding Nicole so I'll update either tomorrow night or Friday.
August 23rd (Afternoon):
Canadian newspapers have been filled with stories these past weeks on the "competence" of Foreign Affairs and Embassy staff in handling various missing/held people cases. The woman stranded in Kenya when she shouldn't have been has set off of a firestorm of anger and a lot of probing questions.
It is also one year to the day since Amanda Lindhout was kidnapped in Somalia. In that case they have sporadic contact with the kidnappers/Amanda (or so it is believed) but nothing has moved forward. It appears that the family is not speaking with the media, which is unusual.
The idea/complaint that most resonates with me is the generalist nature of the Canadian diplomatic staff. Our staff in Syria do not speak Arabic as a general rule, and this is common to all the embassies. People get moved from location to location every few years, and you could be in Bolivia one year and Vietnam the next, and the two aren't particularly similar. This makes it difficult to connect with local officials and truly understand the society - stumbling blocks we continue to face.
It's definitely true that officials in Ottawa are not particularly helpful. Elected officials take very little notice of us, and the unelected officials can't relate to the situation from Ottawa, don't take things seriously, misunderstand what's needed, and in general treat Nicole being missing as something they can forget about at the end of the day when they go home.
I'm not sure anyone is really to blame for this. It would be expensive to significantly improve Canada's ability to respond to situations in foreign countries and they just aren't that frequent. But as someone involved in just such a situation, I really wish the government was able to swoop in and save us, instead of needing to be dragged in and held so they won't run off.
August 9th (Afternoon):
Another two weeks where nothing has changed. If only we could just walk away from all of this! Unfortunately, it's just not an option.
Back on May 15th I mentioned how the search for Christina Calayca was coming to end because her mother is exhausted and running low on resources. Not surprisingly, the search hasn't really ended - a mother cannot just give up searching for her daughter. The Toronto Star had a small article this week detailing how they are attemping to raise funds for additional searching, with little success. We were fortunate that people enthusiastically supported our early fundraising efforts (though that money has all run out) and also fortunate that Nicole had saved up a lot of money (she travelled cheap for a reason) that we're now spending to try and find her. Having a bit of financial freedom gives us options that other families do not have. I can imagine how much extra frustrating it is to not be able to afford to do what is needed. Though that being said, the search for Madeleine McCann (similarly done in a foreign country to where the parents live) has had millions in funding, but still no success (though they have a person of interest this week that will hopefully not be another false lead).
My mom's computer and hard drive crashed a few weeks ago. We didn't have a proper back-up and lost all of our information and emails. The drive was sent to a specialist to recover and we've gotten some information back, but a lot of information is gone. In particular, her entire email address book, so if you've been in touch with mom and wondering why she's stopped talking, it may be because she can no longer reach you. We've also lost some Syrian and government email contacts, which will be tough to replace. In addition, records relating to who donated have been damaged, though I believe everyone who has donated has been contacted (if this isn't true, please let me know).
Much of the information is duplicated on my computer (or my old computer that I was using in 2007) and/or my stepfather's computer, but my mom preferred having it readily available.
Looking at Madeleine McCann's website (it's very professional), and listening to comments from readers, I'm tempted to switch the format of this blog. I never intended for the blog to turn out this way - it was supposed to be a single entry back on April 22nd, 2007. But then people wanted to know how things were going, so I updated it. And then I was suddenly in the press and needed to provide a link so people could stay up-to-date. Once the link to the specific entry was out there, I was reluctant to change the update locations in case people missed it and thought Nicole had been found. I also envisioned a continuing conversation in the comments (never really happened, the comments aren't really easy to follow along with).
Hundreds of updates later, the blog entry is still dated April 22nd, 2007 and updates are no longer daily. That means people have to actively check back instead of using more modern technology like RSS feeds to be notified whenever something new is added. I'd like to make it easier for people to keep up.
I'm not going to change the website or anything, but I may (or may not) start updating the main blog page (vienneau.livejournal.com) instead of this page. If it happens, I'll make it very clear at the top.
July 23rd (Evening):
I'm having a lot of trouble maintaining a schedule with updates. I try to find several hours so I can respond to emails and immerse myself in our search before posting, but that's not always readily available.
As reported earlier, the Minister of the Interior and Minister of Justice in Syria were both replaced in May. To our dismay, they appeared to be avoiding a meeting with the Canadian Ambassador to discuss Nicole's case. This likely relates more to Canada's sometimes troubled relationship with Syria more than anything to do with Nicole - one of many frustrating side effects of searching for someone in a different country.
In the past few weeks, the Ambassador met with both officials and was given the usual promises. This is better than nothing, but we would prefer to see more concrete action.
As I've likely mentioned before, Syrian officials are not very forthcoming with information and we are concerned that they telling us they've done something, but not actually doing it. When Mom left Syria in March, she left behind two dozen different requests and avenues of investigation. For example, "please interview the hotel staff and guests that can be found in Syria and provide us with copies of the interviews". The copies could be in Arabic or English - we'll get them translated.
Months later, we're told that everyone is interviewed and there was no new information. But no one gives us copies of the interviews. Or even a consistent guest list. And so we're left wondering if it was actually done, or do they just roll their eyes at all this work we're asking for and ignore it?
Or possibly they've done all the legwork, but it's not standard to record it. Or they aren't keen to release it for cultural or diplomatic reasons. We can't tell and are forced to assume the worst.
From watching movies, you expect that in a case like this all the relevant people would be interviewed soon after the crime/mishap was discovered. But in the movies, everything works out conveniently - there's plenty of evidence and witnesses or other convenient coincidences. Real life is not so neat and tidy.
Since Nicole disappeared in March 2007, the entire senior staff at the Canadian Embassy in Damascus has been replaced. This is standard practice - staff rotate in for 2-3 years and then move on. It helps keep them from "going native", though I suspect there are benefits to having people with years of experience in the culture and with the people. This past week my mother and I met with the newest staff member here in Toronto - he stopped in on his was to Syria so he could get a first-hand impression of the situation. We really appreciate the gesture and effort involved in making this happen - it demonstrates a level of concern that is good to see. It also helps to be able to discuss the case privately in Canada versus official discussion in Hama or Damascus.
We had another lead on Amine Benyahia but the email address wasn't working. We haven't been concentrating on guests or Amine as our focus has been on the Cairo Hotel where she was last seen for certain. It felt a bit strange writing the "Hello, are the person who was in Syria in March 2007?" email again - it's been a long time. The searcher identified the contact by searching in French, finding their university registration, and then searching on their topic matter and Syria to see if there were any links (fluid mechanics and the irrigation/water wheels in Hama were a potential connection). This kind of searching gives me fond memories of the volunteers who helped so much in 2007 and later with the search for guests (including some that have been extremely important in our search). Their creativity was inspiring.
July 6th (Morning):
Our strategy for finding Nicole has not been successfull so far so we are trying some new approaches. We've brought in some new advisors and we're hopeful that their experience will help us get the results we're looking for and we will find out what happened in Syria.
Over the past year or so, there has been a lot going on behind the scenes that we have been unable to reveal with risking the investigation or offending people we don't want to offend. We're still not quite ready to go public with those details, but we're pretty close. As soon as we feel that keeping them quiet hurts us more than helps, we'll make everything available.
Another "frustrating/amusing" anecdote relating to our search. We have a representative in Syria who provides us reports in Arabic via the Embassy. Amidst the chaos of mom's visits (which are often hectic with many meetings and lots of information being passed around), one of the reports didn't get passed along to us. It wasn't until a year later when it was mentioned during Mom's next visit to Syria that we even realized it existed.
To make sure there isn't anything else that might have slipped between the cracks, we asked for a list of all the various document so we could compare them to what we've read. But because we made the request in Canada, we were told it has to be a formal Freedom of Information request! Once again we are hassled by our own privacy laws. It's remotely possible we may not even get our own information because it relates to Nicole, and she hasn't given permission for her private information to be given out. Hopefully that is not the case - common sense clearly indicates that Nicole would want her family to have all the help they can get to find her.
In other news, here is a link to an interview with the Syrian First Lady. And if you search on "Syrian President" on the top right corner of the page, you can see interviews with the Syrian President. I thought this might be interesting for people who are not familiar with Syria. Their direct intervention to help in our search would be very much appreciated.
July 5th (Evening):
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Students using iPhones required to sign in on every slide, in Adobe Presenter presentation
Posted: 11/11/16, PG.
For HTML5-based Adobe Presenter presentations uploaded to Blackboard, students with iPhones or iPads running iOS 10.0.2 and later are being required to sign in to Blackboard every time the presentation advances to a new slide which contains audio. The problem lies between the audio player on these devices, and permissions on the .mp3 files in the presentation. As a workaround, you may change the permissions of the .mp3 files in order to make them publicly available. In order to do so:
- Navigate to the presentation's folder within the Content Collection system.
- Open the presentation's folder, then locate the "data" folder in the list of folders and files.
- Click the sharing icon in the "Permissions" column for the "data" folder.
- On the following page, click the Permit Anyone button, then, on the next page, verify that the Read permission is checked, and click Submit.
Not Able to Add or Edit a Profile Image from within Blackboard Collaborate Ultra
Posted: 9/16/16, PG.
There is a bug related to loading new (and editing existing) profile pictures in Ultra sessions, when logging in from Blackboard. The issue only seems to occur for those who have not uploaded a photo to their "Cloud Profile", or those who uploaded a profile picture but whose Cloud Profile is set to "Hidden" in Settings and Privacy. You can add a photo to your Blackboard Learn "Cloud Profile" with the following steps:
- Click the arrow next to your name at the top of the page to access the global navigation menu
- Click the empty profile image, or your existing image, to access your Profile
- If no profile is set up, follow the prompts
- If a profile is set up, click "Settings & Privacy"
- Click "Change Picture" and add a picture
- Under "Privacy Options" set it to "My Institution"
- Click "Save"
- Click "Close Profile" on the upper right of page
Course Copy does not work with Blackboard Collaborate recordings
Posted: 6/29/16, PG.
Blackboard Collaborate sessions/recordings do not get copied over during a Course Copy. Clicking on copied links to Blackboard Collaborate recordings results in an error message. To fix this, the instructor must navigate to the old Blackboard course where the original recordings are located, share the recordings to the new course, and recreate links to the recordings they want to use. Step-by-step instructions for recreating Blackboard Collaborate recording links can be found on the list of frequently asked questions for the Course Copy tool.
Microsoft Edge File Upload Issue
Posted: 4/14/16, PG.
A bug in the Microsoft Edge browser in Windows 10 can cause file attachments to become blank in Blackboard. So far, this issue only appears to affect Microsoft Office files (Word, Excel, PPT, etc.).
The issue occurs when following these steps when trying to add attachments (for instance on content items or assignments):
- Click on the "Browse My Computer" button, and navigate to the Microsoft Office file you want to attach. Click Open, but do not Submit the main page you're trying to attach the file to.
- Outside of Blackboard, use Windows Explorer to open the file you selected in step 1; then close the file.
- Now, back in Blackboard, click the Submit button for the page you're trying to attach the file to.
When you follow these steps, you'll see that a file with the correct filename will be attached to the item. However, when you open the attachment, it will be blank.
Adobe Presenter Upload Issue
Posted: 2/24/16, PG.
When uploading an Adobe Presenter zip file directly to the Content Collection in Blackboard, the index.html file becomes corrupted. Instead, users are encouraged to upload the zip file from within a Blackboard Course:
- First login to Blackboard, then enter the course to which you would like to add the Adobe Presenter file
- Navigate to the 'Control Panel'
- Click on the Content Collection link
- Click on the link to the Personal Content Collection (rather than the Course Content Collection)
- Click on the Courses folder
- Click on the Create Folder tab, and type in the course number (i.e., PHHE 435) for the 'Folder Name'. Click Submit.
- To enter the new folder, click on the newly-created folder's name (a link)
- From within the new course folder, create another new folder, but this time, type in the name of the Adobe Presenter zip file. Then, click on that folder's name to enter the new folder
- From within the new folder, cursor over the 'Upload' tab and click on Upload Zip Package.
- Click on the Browse button, locate and click the desired zip file, and then click Open
- Finally, click the Submit button
Grading Group Discussion Issue
Posted: 1/29/16, TM.
When grading a Group Discussion forum, students from other groups may appear on the screen. The message (Not a Member of the Group) will appear next to the student's name. This is caused when copying a graded group forum from one group to another. However, there is an easy solution.
- Go to Control Panel > Users and Groups > Groups
- Next, hover over the group that needs to be fixed
- Select the action button and select Edit from the drop down menu
- You don't make any changes, but click Submit (this seems to reconfirm the groups and it corrects itself)
Preview for a Group Assignment Can Become Locked for Instructors
Posted: 10/31/14, SR
When an Assignment is set to be completed by groups instead of individual students, there is a bug that could lock the instructor's view of what the Assignment looks to students (the preview). Normally, when an instructor clicks the title of an Assignment (group or individual), they are given a preview of what students see when they submit an Assignment. Occasionally, though, for group Assignments, this view is broken and the instructor instead sees a view similar to the Inline Grading view, with no preview of how to submit an assignment.
This is caused when an instructor clicks the title of the Group Assignment to preview it and then does not click the Cancel button. If the instructor previews the Group Assignment and then closes Blackboard or clicks on another menu area to leave the Assignment, Blackboard breaks the preview. The only workaround to fix the preview is to edit the Group Assignment, remove all of the groups, Submit the change, and then edit it again to add the groups back to the Assignment. This is not recommended, because it will permanently delete any attempts or submissions that students have already made.
This does not affect the student view of the Assignment. Students are still able to preview and submit the Assignment as normal. To verify this, faculty can use the Student Preview feature, to interact with the course as a student.
To avoid this, always use the Cancel button to leave the preview of a Group Assignment. This is a good habit for students, as well, since previewing Group Assignments can lead to confusion for them because Blackboard treats the assignment as though there is an attempt in progress.
Blackboard acknowledges that this is a known issue, and is resolved in the next release.
Test Exception Does Not Allow Student to Take Exam After Due Date
Posted: 10/2/14, SR
The new Test Exception feature allows faculty to establish separate availability dates for individual students or groups of students. This is useful for students who may be traveling or ill during a regular exam window. Setting the availability dates should allow only the student or students included in the exception to access the test after the availability window closes. However, if a Due Date is specified and the setting for "Do not allow students to start the Test if the due date has passed" is selected, students with availability windows after the Due Date will be prevented from starting the test.
To avoid this, simply uncheck the option for "Do not allow students to start the Test if the due date has passed" and use the global availability dates for the Test to restrict students from accessing the Test. Then, the availability exception will allow the student or students to access the Test as normal and begin the Test. These submissions will be marked as Late by Blackboard, but that warning can be ignored by the faculty.
This has been submitted to Blackboard as a bug, but there is no timeline for a fix.
Blackboard Rubrics Fail to Export
Posted: 9/9/14, SR
Currently, Rubrics created in Blackboard fail to Export. If exported to the Local Computer, Blackboard will report a fatal error and not export the rubric. If exported to the Content Collection, Blackboard appears to export the rubric but in fact only exports a log that states that the export failed. Upon trying to import the rubric from the Content Collection, Blackboard reports a fatal error.
Usually, the Export feature is used to move a rubric from one course to another. For example, once built in section 1 the Rubric is exported and then imported into section 2 that will use the same Rubric. In this scenario, the workaround is to perform a Course Copy, from the first course to the second, that only includes Rubrics (i.e. only Rubrics is checked when performing the Course Copy).
Blackboard acknowledges that this is a known issue, but there is no timeline for a fix.
Internet Explorer Inaccurately Records Student Responses to Hot Spot Questions on Tests
Posted: 2/26/14, SR Revised: 4/2/14
When students respond to Hot Spot questions on tests, the browser uses built-in tools to determine the coordinates of the point where students clicked on the image. Internet Explorer does not record these coordinates accurately. Depending on the version of Internet Explorer, either the student's response will not be recorded (nothing will happen when the student clicks the image), the marker that indicates the location of the student's response will appear somewhere other than where he or she clicked, or the coordinates will be recorded with decimals. In all cases, the answer is marked incorrect. If the student experiences the error with the marker appearing in the wrong location and clicks outside of the correct response area in order to compensate for the error so that the marker does land in the correct area, faculty receive an error message when trying to view the submission in the Grade Center.
These issues affect Internet Explorer 9, 10, and 11. To avoid it, students should use Firefox, Chrome, or Safari to access Blackboard when taking tests that include Hot Spot question types.
Blackboard is aware of the issue and is working on a fix. There is currently no timeline for when it will be resolved.
Email Messages Sent From the Grade Center May Be Blank
Posted: 4/16/13, 1:45 PM, SR
In some cases, email messages sent to students through the Grade Center are sent with the correct subject but with a blank message. This is a known issue related to the text box editor.
To avoid the issue, use the Send Email tool, which can be found in the Control Panel under Course Tools.
This issue is resolved in Service Pack 11, which we anticipate upgrading to in June 2013.
Browsers Not Certified for Blackboard
Posted: 5/21/2012, 2:20 PM, SR Revised: 4/29/2016, 12:00 PM, PG
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A man wearing a wig who was cut from an air duct in an Oak Lawn strip mall this morning has been charged with robbing a bank after dropping from a ceiling and confronting two employees with a gun in a vault, officials said.
Charles Estell, 38 of Chicago was charged in U.S. District Court with one count of bank robbery, the FBI said. Estell was ordered held without bond and scheduled to appear Tuesday at court at 2 p.m., the FBI said. He faces a sentence of up to 20 years if convicted.


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ZANESVILLE An alleged murderer was shot and killed by city police Sunday less than eight hours after he allegedly shot an killed a man outside the Only One Motorcycle Club.
Michael Fowler (aka Freedom Allah), 23, of 1307 Jackson St., was shot and killed by a member of the police Special Response Team, after Fowler reportedly opened fire on the officers while they were attempting to execute a search warrant at his residence.
Zanesville police chief Eric Lambes has been quoted as saying, he (Fowler) opened fire on the first officer through the door.
A Zanesville police officer, who has not been identified, was reportedly struck twice by rounds fired by Fowler, but was not injured, as his bulletproof vest and an equipment storage pocket deflected the shots.
The officer returned fire and struck Fowler, who was also wearing a bulletproof vest, and the round penetrated the vest, killing Fowler. The police officers reportedly use rounds designed to penetrate a bulletproof vest.
Fowler allegedly shot and killed Willard Pullie, 32, outside the Only One Motorcycle Club, which is located near the intersection of State and Lee streets, at 2:30 a.m. Sunday. Pullie had reportedly been shot several times.
Witnesses provided police with a name of the shooter and description of the vehicle he allegedly used to flee the scene of the shooting. Officers used the information to trace Fowler to the Jackson Street home.
Officers reportedly didnt get an answer at the door when they first arrived at the home, prompting them to obtain a search warrant. The search warrant was executed and police reportedly shot Fowler just after 10 a.m.
Two handguns were reportedly found on or near Fowler.
Police said they are still attempting to determine Fowlers motive for shooting Pullie.
The investigation continued by Zanesville police.


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TRENTON — How's this for openers.
Your offense scores on its first possession ever.
The defense pitches a shutout for the opening 29:59 of the game and doesn't allow a point until a field goal ends the half.
When the final whistle blows you're a 52-17 winner over the two-time defending division champs and your quarterback Warren Smith has thrown for four touchdowns and run for two.
The Trenton Freedom couldn't have dreamed of a more dominating debut that the 52-17 pounding it put on Richmond as the Professional Indoor Football League opened at Sun National Bank Center with the kind of victory even coach Kevin O'Hanlon couldn't have envisioned.
"We've always got to have that type defense, but we saw as the game went on we were getting tired and not getting good field position," said O'Hanlon. "What you don't see are stops like we made.
"They saw four stops is a win, and in that first half we had 11. We were facing first and goals and still got off the field. I don't think we were dominating enough. Our secondary tackled poorly."
Maybe it did, but in the first half when it had to dictate tempo Trenton went right for the knockout, leading 19-0 after a quarter, 34-3 at halftime and 46-3 before Richmond got a touchdown.
About the only thing that wasn't great was the crowd of around 600 that welcomed the third indoor team in six years to the Capital City. A few more convincing wins like this and the fans will be there.
"We came out and played as a cohesive unit," said defensive back Dominic Joseph. "We were looking for the shutout, which I know doesn't happen, but that's what we wanted."
Joseph had Trenton's third touchdown of the first quarter, returning an interception 36 yards to the end zone with a great cutback at the 10 to elude three Raiders. Before that Smith threw a TD to Antoine Rivera on Trenton's first possession, while Jerome Hayes recovered a Richmond fumble and Smith quickly scrambled to the end zone on the next play.
For Jersey guy Smith, who played at Richmond last year and led the Raiders back to the title game, this was a perfect homecoming. Although not an unexpected one.
"It didn't matter who we were playing, whether it was my old team or not, it was just great to come here and get a win," said Smith. "For the Freedom to get a win in its first game ever, and for coach O'Hanlon who drew up a great game plan, this is awesome.
"Are we this good? It's hard to tell in this league because the Week 1 lineup and the Week 12 lineup can be totally different. Teams right now are just trying to figure themselves out.
"If you asked me if we'd beat them 52-17 I'd have said probably not. Our defense played lights out, and our offense took what they gave us. The defense is what really surprised me. To hold a team to 17 points in arena football is unheard of," said Smith.
Smith hit on 17 of 21 throws for 170 yards and the four TDs — among them a 15-yard tackle-eligible toss to wide open Will Brimfield that shot Trenton's lead to 34-3.
Smith, who scrambled for six and 40-yard touchdowns, threw touchdowns to four different receivers.
Rivera for 15 to launch the touchdown march, to his former Maine teammate Landis Williams for aq 28-yard score, Brimfield, and Roger Jackson for 20 to cap the scoring. Malik White was 21-for-32 for 248 and two scores for the Virginians, who had scored on their first possession of the season three straight years - until yesterday.
"It's good to be back home," Smith smiled. "Tomorrow I'll be back teaching at Lacey Township (his alma mater) and living in my own house. This is great. I'm glad I could help the Freedom get its first win."
A resounding romp made it even better to enjoy.
Richmond Raiders (0-1) 0 3 0 14 - 17
Trenton Freedom (1-0) 19 15 6 12 - 52
T - Rivera, 15 pass from Smith (kick failed) - 12:28
T - Smith, 6 run (pass failed) – 8:57
T – Joseph, 36 interception return (Georgetti kick) – 4:50
T - Williams, 28 pass from Smith (Georgetti kick) – 14:09
T - Georgetti UNO – 13:28
T- Brimfield, 15 pass from Smith (Georgetti kick) - 2:52
R - Stevens 21 field goal, :0.0
T - Brown, 1 run (kick blocked) – 7:13
T - Smith 40 yard run (kick failed)– 14:40
R - Moore, 7 pass from White (kick failed) 12:00
T - Jackson, 20 yard pass from Smith (kick blocked) – 9:12
R - Jones return blocked extra point (kick blocked) -
R - Bryant, 9 pass from White (pass failed)
Trenton - Smith 17-20-170-4 TDs.
Richmond - White 21-32-248-2 TDs
Trenton - Brown, 9-28-1 TD, Smith 2-46-2 TDs.
Richmond - White 6 -18.
Trenton - Rivera 7-73-1 TD, Jackson 4-32-1 TD; L. Williams 3-34-1TD; McDonald 2-18; Brimfield 1-14, TD.
Richmond - Moore 8-119-1 TD, Bryant 4-49-1 TD


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At the tomb of the unknown soldier:
Yes, we knew before posting this that the image was taken in September, that it was not from the winds of Sandy, but we posted it because it is like what was going on during Sandy.
At the tomb of the unknown soldier:
Yes, we knew before posting this that the image was taken in September, that it was not from the winds of Sandy, but we posted it because it is like what was going on during Sandy.
Scot McKnight is a recognized authority on the New Testament, early Christianity, and the historical Jesus. McKnight, author of more than fifty books, is the Professor of New Testament at Northern Seminary in Lombard, IL.
Loyalty, duty, honor, respect.
The military metaphors of Paul and the military service of our best men and women can teach us much about the Christian life.
(Just for a bit of clarity: this photo is currently making the rounds, with the attached claim that it was taken during the current hurricane on the east coast. The unit that guards the Tomb confirmed that the photo is from September.)
Mark, I knew when I posted this that the image was not from Sandy but was taken in September, but it still depicts the steadfastness of their standing guard regardless of the weather … even in the kind of weather experienced in Sandy.
Vonnegut, as I read him, was advocating for realism not pacifism. He was a critic of our historically entrenched honor codes, romanticism, and memorials that more effectively perpetuate war than memorialize it, serving the war profiteers rather than those who fight or suffer in it. The former quotation is from Cat's Cradle; here's one from Slaughterhouse Five:
"You were just babies then! she said.
"What?" I said.
"You were just babies in the war – like the ones upstairs!"
I nodded that this was true. We had been foolish virgins in the war, right at the end of childhood.
"But you're not going to write it that way, are you." This wasn't a question. It was an accusation.
"I – I don't know," I said.
"Well I know," she said. "You'll pretend you were men instead of babies, and you'll be portrayed in the movies by Frank Sinatra and John Wayne or some of those other glamorous, war-loving, dirty old men. And war will look just wonderful, so we'll have a lot more of them. And they'll be fought by babies like the babies upstairs."
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The real Mary was an unwed, pregnant teenage girl in first century Palestine. She was a woman of courage, humility, spirit, and resolve, and her response to the angel Gabriel shifted the tectonic plates of history.
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What does it look like to follow Jesus, and how will doing so change the way we live our life---our love.life, our justice.life, our peace.life, our community.life, our sex.life---everything about our life.
This book examines conversion stories as told by people who have actually undergone a conversion experience, including experiences of apostasy. The stories reveal that there is
not just one "conversion story." Scot McKnight and Hauna Ondrey show that "conversion theory" helps explain why some people walk away from one religion, often to another, very different religion. The book confirms the usefulness--particularly for pastors, rabbis, and priests, and university and college teachers--of applying conversion theory to specific groups.
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Parakeets make delightful pets. We cage them or clip their wings to keep them where we want them. Scot McKnight contends that many, conservatives and liberals alike, attempt the same thing with the Bible. We all try to tame it.
McKnight's The Blue Parakeet has emerged at the perfect time to cool the flames of a world on fire with contention and controversy. It calls Christians to a way to read the Bible that leads beyond old debates and denominational battles. It calls Christians to stop taming the Bible and to let it speak anew for a new generation.
Scot McKnight here explains the Letter of James both in its own context and as it may be seen in light of ancient Judaism, the Graeco-Roman world, and emerging earliest Christianity.
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The gravity point of a life before God is that his followers are to love God and to love others with everything they've got. Scot McKnight now works out the "Jesus Creed" for high school and college students, seeking to show how it makes sense, giving shape to the moral lives of young adults. The Jesus Creed for Students is practical, filled with stories, and backed up and checked by youth pastors Chris Folmsbee and Syler Thomas.
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"When an expert in the law asked Jesus for the greatest commandment, Jesus responded with the Shema, the ancient Jewish creed that commands Israel to love God with heart, soul, mind, and strength. But the next part of Jesus' answer would change the course of history.
Jesus amended the Shema, giving his followers a new creed for life: to love God with heart, soul, mind, and strength, but also to love others as themselves. Discover how the Jesus Creed of love for God and others can transform your life.
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"Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength. And...love your neighbor as yourself."
Scot McKnight has come to call this vital teaching of our Lord the Jesus Creed. He recites it throughout the day every day and challenges you to do the same. You may find that, if you do, you will learn to love God more creatively and passionately, and find new ways to love those around you.
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What was spiritual formation like during the time of Jesus? As Scot McKnight points out, the early Christians didn't sing in the choir or go to weekly Bible studies, and yet they matured inwardly in relationship with God as well as outwardly in their relationships with each other. How did this happen?
In The Jesus Creed DVD, explore with Scot how the great Shema of the Old Testament was transformed by our Lord into the focal point for spiritual maturity. According to the Jesus Creed (found in Mark 12:29-31), loving God and loving others are the greatest commandments.
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Is the practice of faith centered solely on the spirit? Is the body an enemy, or can it actually play a role in our pursuit of God? In this installation of the Ancient Practices Series, Dr. Scot McKnight reconnects the spiritual and the physical through the discipline of fasting.
The act of fasting, he says, should not be focused on results or used as a manipulative tool. It is a practice to be used in response to sacred moments, just as it has in the lives of God's people throughout history. McKnight gives us scriptural accounts of fasting, along with practical wisdom on benefits and pitfalls, when we should fast, and what happens to our bodies as a result.
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McKnight discusses the value of the church's atonement metaphors, asserting that the theory of atonement fundamentally shapes the life of the Christian and of the church. This book, the first volume in the Living Theology series, contends that while Christ calls humanity into community that reflects God's love, that community then has the responsibility to offer God's love to others through such missional practices of justice and fellowship.
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Learn not only what Peter said to his audience in the first century but also how what he taught can be applied today in this volume of the NIV Application Commentary Series.
Scot McKnight, best-selling author of The Jesus Creed, invites readers to get closer to the heart of Jesus' message by discovering the ancient rhythms of daily prayer at the heart of the early church. "This is the old path of praying as Jesus prayed," McKnight explains, "and in that path, we learn to pray along with the entire Church and not just by ourselves as individuals."
Praying with the Church is written for all Christians who desire to know more about the ancient devotional traditions of the Christian faith, and to become involved in their renaissance today.
In the candid and lucid style that has made McKnight's The Jesus Creed so appealing to thousands of pastors, lay leaders, and everyday people who are searching for a more authentic faith, he encourages all Christians to recognize the simple, yet potentially transforming truth of the gospel message: God seeks to restore us to wholeness not only to make us better individuals, but to form a community of Jesus, a society in which humans strive to be in union with God and in communion with others.
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Dale Yoder, owner of Big Valley Concrete in central Pennsylvania, first gained experience and familiarity with metered (volumetric) ready-mixed trucks rather than with "barrel" ready-mixed trucks.
Volumetric trucks are, in reality, small plants on wheels, and the ability of a driver to provide customer service on pours enables the full realization of its capabilities. The volumetric trucks themselves also allow the company to extend its market area. Trucks can travel up to an hour and a half away. Also, the units enable additional travel and time savings with their ability to "daisy chain" a number of small jobs on one run. If, for instance, a pump goes down on a continuous pour, instead of having four loads of concrete go to waste, the customer simply pays for the concrete used and sends the trucks back. Or if a downpour delays a project, a volumetric truck can sit for 1 or 2 hours and pour when conditions allow.
Operating during off hours is another advantage of using volumetric trucks. "Homeowners call us directly for sidewalks, driveways, basement floors," says Yoder. With a volumetric truck, only one driver is needed to work on off hours to deliver an order. With a barrel truck, it would also take a batch person and a loader operator. Volumetric trucks provide the advantage of altering the mix to dry or wet. Farmers like the volumetric trucks because it is difficult to gauge how much concrete is necessary for concrete pours around silos.


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by Peace Collective, Toronto
"The Tee is a representation of the city of Toronto, the sometimes forgotten city in the North. Although it may seem like a contradiction to peace, we mean it in the nicest way possible. Toronto is the city we are from, and no matter where in the world we are, it is the city closest to our hearts"
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Tips for business development consultant interviews.
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Do you have any tips to help prepare for an upcoming business development consultant interview?
Are there common interview questions that come up again and again?
Business Development Consultant in San Diego, California
121 months ago
Yes, absolutely do your homework before you go for your interview. Learn as much as you can about the company, what it does, its purpose, size, how long has it been in existance, plans for growth, company goals and advancement within the company. If it is a publicly held company, generally a biography is available to read on the CEO & executive officers. This is to gather information & be knowledgeable of the company's background & how the company officers collectively contributed their work experience to have merged into the one company you are considering a career with.
Business Development Consultant in San Diego, California
121 months ago
In responding to the above inquiry, it was thought to have been for giving guidance and advice to a prospective employee - not a consultant.
taurayi pasurayi in Pretoria, South Africa
121 months ago
Dear Sir/Madam
Tips on for job inerview business development consultant prospective employee.
However , i have realised that my invitation to come for an interview only states that i should bring a pen, pencil only which means to me that i am going to write some case studies. Also the company does not have the besite address on their invitation letter so that i can research more about this company). I really want to be a business consultant because i love strategising and discovering solutoions for business.
I am a business marketing specialist and i hold the following BSc Economis, Marketing degree,Gr diploma in marketing research and an MSC in marketing all obtained from Univesity of Zimbabwe and NUST university in Zim .
I have held positions in brand marketing and key account management during my 10 year career.
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While it may not be the first thought of SUP aficionados, British Columbia is a hotbed in the standup movement. Long known as a popular destination for canoe trippers, sea kayakers, and whitewater gnar-chasers, standup paddlers, equipped with the right cold-water gear (i.e. drysuits), are pushing possibilities.
Case in point: Check out this recent clip of Mike Darbashire surfing his SUP at the famed Skookumchuck Narrows tidal rapid. Located on the remote end of B.C.'s Sunshine Coast, the inlet constriction at "Skook" forms a massive, stationary wave during the tidal exchange floods that has long made it a freestyle kayaking Mecca.
In September, Laura Demers became the first woman to standup paddle the popular Bowron Lakes circuit, while Todd McAllen and Stephanie Forsythe of Vancouver's Molo Design, used standup boards to explore the fjords of B.C.'s remote central coast.
Demers, 25, from Abbotsford, B.C., and her standup paddleboard opened eyes on the popular Bowron Lakes circuit, one of the most famous canoe routes in Western Canada. "There were a number of people who saw me and were snapping photos, and were just in absolute awe that I was doing this," says Demers, who works as a sales rep at Western Canoeing and Kayaking in her hometown. Even though she has plenty of canoe and whitewater paddling experience, and a degree in adventure tourism from Vancouver's Canadian Tourism College, Demers had only been standup paddling for less than a month before her six-day, canoe-assisted Bowron trip. "Even some of the Bowron Lakes parks guys out there in powerboats (they're the only powerboats allowed out there) came up to us and were like, 'can I take a picture?'" Read more about her trip on her blog and stay tuned for our interview with her on SUPthemag.com.
McAllen and Forsythe explored the maze of waterways along B.C.'s rugged central coast that provide the portal to the vast Great Bear Rainforest. "We took part in this expedition to become more aware of the cultural history and ecology of this area, which comprises 25 percent of the world's remaining rainforest," reported McAllen, a designer/architect-turned-standup paddler. Covering ground in a center console aluminum boat, the pair used their SUPs to tour the desolate coastlines and to visit First Nations communities. "This sport has further engaged us with our environment. We started to standup paddle because its something we can do anytime, anywhere." To learn more about their seven-week expedition, read McAllen's daily blog posts from the trip. – David Meacham
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A new case has hit L.A. Noire today with the release of the DLC mystery Nicholson Electroplating. Phelps and Biggs are sent to investigate an early morning explosion, which will take them to new locations where they will get to interrogate new suspects. Rockstar Pass holders receive the case at no charge (included in the initial price), while non-passers can snag it for $3.99 on the PS Network and for 320 MS Points on Live.
At 9:45 in the morning, a thunderous explosion rocks Los Angeles. City blocks are flattened and smoke and ash fill the air. Detectives Phelps and Biggs race to the site of the former Nicholson Electroplating plant to find a pile of unanswered questions. What caused the explosion? What were Nicholson's employees working on? And where are chief chemist Dr Harold McLellan and his mysterious female assistant?
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From Nemours' KidsHealth
- Finding a Doctor for Your New Baby
- Sports Physicals
- Bedrooms: Household Safety Checklist
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- Your Child's Checkup: 10 Years
- Your Child's Checkup: 11 Years
- Your Child's Checkup: 6 Years
- Your Child's Checkup: 9 Years
- Your Child's Checkup: 7 Years
- Your Child's Checkup: 8 Years
- Your Child's Checkup: 5 Years
- Your Child's Checkup: 4 Years
- Your Child's Checkup: 2 Years (24 Months)
- Your Child's Checkup: 3 Years
- Your Child's Checkup: 2.5 Years (30 Months)
- Your Child's Checkup: 17 Years
- Your Child's Checkup: 16 Years
- Your Child's Checkup: 15 Years
- Your Child's Checkup: 15 Months
- Your Child's Checkup: 1.5 Years (18 Months)
- Your Child's Checkup: 14 Years
- Your Child's Checkup: 13 Years
- Your Child's Checkup: 12 Years
- Your Child's Checkup: 18 Years
- Your Newborn's Growth
- Growth Charts
- What's a Nurse Practitioner?
- What Can I Do to Ease My Child's Fear of Shots?
- Talking to Your Child's Doctor
- Backyard and Pool: Household Safety Checklist
- Electrical, Heating & Cooling: Household Safety Checklist
- Kitchen: Household Safety Checklist
- A to Z Symptom: Nausea
- Bathroom, Laundry, and Garage: Household Safety Checklist
- Immunization Schedule
- Frequently Asked Questions About Immunizations
- Medical Care and Your 4- to 5-Year-Old
- Medical Care and Your 8- to 12-Month-Old
- Medical Care and Your 2- to 3-Year-Old
- Medical Care and Your 6- to 12-Year-Old
- Medical Care and Your Newborn
- A to Z: Foreign Body, Nose
- A to Z: Epididymitis
- A to Z Symptom: Sore Throat
- A to Z Symptom: Vomiting
- A to Z Symptom: Rash
- A to Z: Tinea Cruris (Jock Itch)
- A to Z: Tinea Corporis (Ringworm)
- Tick Removal: A Step-by-Step Guide
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- A to Z: Rhinitis, Allergic
- A to Z: Rash, Diaper
- A to Z: Sarcoidosis
- A to Z: Constipation
- A to Z Symptom: Diarrhea
- A to Z Symptom: Cough
- A to Z Symptom: Fainting
- A to Z Symptom: Fever
- A to Z: Otalgia (Ear Pain)
- Lyme Disease
- Newborn Screening Tests
- Looking at Your Newborn: What's Normal
- A to Z: Cystitis
- A to Z: Lumbago
- A to Z: Gastroenteritis
- A to Z: Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease
- A to Z: Hydrocele
- Fever and Taking Your Child's Temperature
- Influenza (Flu)
- Failure to Thrive
- Your Child's Immunizations
- Preparing Your Child for Visits to the Doctor
- Medical Care and Your 13- to 18-Year-Old
- Medical Care and Your 4- to 7-Month-Old
- Medical Care and Your 1- to 3-Month-Old
- Medical Care and Your 1- to 2-Year-Old
- Your Child's Checkup: 2 Months
- Your Child's Checkup: 1 Month
- Your Child's Checkup: Newborn
- Your Child's Checkup: 3 to 5 Days
- Your Child's Checkup: 4 Months
- Colds
- Your Child's Checkup: 1 Year (12 Months)
- Your Child's Checkup: 6 Months
- Your Child's Checkup: 9 Months
Trusted External Resources
Trusted Resources
- Delaware's Department of Services for Children, Youth, and Their Families (DSCYF)
- 2012 Child & Adolescent Immunization Schedules (from the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention; to help foster parents know which vaccines are recommended and when)
- Child Welfare League of America (CWLA)
- Healthy Foster Care America (from the American Academy of Pediatrics)
- Delaware's Department of Services for Children, Youth, and Their Families (DSCYF)
Your Child's Checkup: 11 Years
What to Expect During This Visit
Your doctor and/or nurse will probably:
1. Check your child's weight and height, calculate body mass index (BMI), and plot the measurements on growth charts.
2. Check your child's blood pressure using standard testing equipment.
3. Ask questions, address concerns, and offer advice about your child's:
Eating. At this age, kids should begin making healthy food choices on their own. Your child's diet should include lean protein, whole grains, fruits and vegetables, and low-fat dairy. Kids this age should get 3 cups (720 ml) of low-fat or nonfat milk (or equivalent low-fat or nonfat dairy products) daily. Aim for five servings of fruits and vegetables per day. Limit foods and drinks that are high in sugar and fat. Limit juice to no more than 8 ounces (720 ml) per day.
Sleeping. Kids this age generally need about 10–11 hours of sleep per night. Lack of sleep can make it difficult to pay attention at school. Set a bedtime that allows for adequate sleep and encourage your child to follow a relaxing bedtime routine.
Physical activity. Kids this age should get at least 60 minutes of physical activity per day. Limit screen time, including TV, DVDs, video games, smartphones, tablets, and computers, to no more than 2 hours per day of quality children's programming.
Growth and development. By 11 years, it's common for many kids to:
- Show some signs of puberty:
- In girls, puberty usually starts between 8 and 13 years with breast development and the appearance of pubic hair. Menstruation usually follows about 2 years after breast development begins.
- In boys, testicular enlargement, the first sign of puberty, generally occurs around age 11, but may start as early as 9 years and as late as 15. Penile lengthening and the appearance of pubic hair follow.
- Have oily skin and/or acne.
- Have growth spurts. For girls, it occurs about 6–12 months before their first menstrual period. Boys have their growth spurt later in their pubertal development.
- Think concretely but not connect their actions with future consequences.
- Yearn for peer acceptance and for independence.
- Focus on personal appearance and behavior (because they think all eyes are on them).
After talking with you, the doctor may request some time alone with your child to answer any additional questions.
4. Perform a physical exam. This will include listening to the heart and lungs, examining the back for any curvature of the spine, and checking for the signs of puberty. A parent, caregiver, or chaperone should be present during this part of the exam, but siblings should remain outside in the waiting room to give your child privacy.
5. Update immunizations. Immunizations can protect kids from serious childhood illnesses, so it's important that your child receive them on time. Immunization schedules can vary from office to office, so talk to your doctor about what to expect.
6. Order tests. Your doctor may assess your child's risk for anemia, high cholesterol, and tuberculosis and order tests, if needed.
Looking Ahead
Here are some things to keep in mind until your next routine visit at 12 years:
- Encourage your child to participate in a variety of activities, including music, arts and crafts, sports, after-school clubs, and other activities of interest.
- Praise accomplishments and provide support in areas where your child is struggling.
- Provide a quiet place to do homework. Minimize distractions, such as TV and cell phones.
- As school becomes more challenging, poor school performance may be a sign of attention or learning problems, bullying, or depression. Get to the root of the problem.
- Peer pressure can lead to dangerous activities, such as drinking or smoking. Make sure you know who your children are spending time with and that an adult is monitoring them.
- Be prepared to answer questions about puberty and the feelings associated with those changes. Encourage your child to bring his or her questions or concerns to you.
- In girls, the first menstrual period (menarche) usually occurs by age 13, but it can come as late as age 15. Talk to your daughter about menstruation before menarche occurs and encourage her to come to you once it does.
- Talk openly about sex and encourage your child to wait until he or she is older to engage in sexual activity with others. Explain the risk of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and unwanted pregnancy.
- Assure your son that erections and "wet dreams" are normal.
- A growing need for independence means preteens may test the boundaries of established rules. Decide which rules can be eased and which must remain in place.
- Encourage your child to bathe or shower daily. If body odor is a concern, have your child use a deodorant.
- Make sure your child brushes his or her teeth twice daily, flosses once a day, and sees a dentist once every 6 months.
- Look for signs of depression, which can include irritability, sadness, loss of interest in activities, poor academic performance, and talk of suicide.
- Talk to your child about the dangers of smoking, alcohol, and drugs.
- Preteens should continue to ride in the back seat and always wear a seatbelt while in a vehicle. Your child should use a belt-positioning booster seat until he or she is 4 feet 9 inches (150 cm) tall, usually between 8 and 12 years of age.
- Make sure your child wears a helmet while riding a bike, skateboard, or scooter.
- Apply sunscreen of SPF 30 or higher on your child's skin at least 15 minutes before going outside and reapply about every 2 hours.
- Limit your child's exposure to secondhand smoke, which increases the risk of heart and lung disease.
- Monitor your child's Internet usage. Keep the family computer in a place where you can watch what your child is doing. Install safety filters and check the browser history to see what websites your child has visited.
- Protect your child from gun injuries by not keeping a gun in the home. If you do have a gun, keep it unloaded and locked away. Ammunition should be locked up separately. Make sure kids cannot access the keys.
These checkup sheets are consistent with the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)/Bright Futures guidelines.
Reviewed by: Mary L. Gavin, MD
Date reviewed: August 11, 2016


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A police officer could use the SARA model in many different circumstances. One such circumstance would be a situation in which there were a number of break-ins in a given neighborhood. Let us see how SARA would apply here.
The first step in SARA is scanning. This is the step in which the problem is identified. An officer could look at crime statistics to make sure that the number of break-ins in the neighborhood really is high compared to other neighborhoods. This is important to make sure that this really is a problem.
The second step is analysis. The officer would try to determine what might be causing this problem. For example, if a burglary suspect is apprehended, the officer might question that person to try to understand what is causing them to commit crimes in this particular time and place.
The third step is response. Let us say that the officer believes that the crimes are caused by a lack of vigilance in the neighborhood on the part of residents and police. The officer could then start a neighborhood watch program. They could patrol the area more often. These actions would be logical responses to the way they analyzed the situation.
Finally, there is assessment. After a suitable period of time, the officer would need to look at the crime statistics and see if the break-ins have become less frequent. This step would help to determine if the response was the correct one.


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He did not join any of the left-wing groups springing up in Germany, but he wanted to be sent to boarding school.
Obama did not answer their right-wing nonsense with left-wing nonsense, thank goodness.
The difference is that Obama is hiding his left-wing agenda, and Romney has no agenda.
They were punishing Gingrich and Perry for resorting to "left-wing" attacks.
If you listen closely, contemporary creationists talk less theologians and more like caricatures of left-wing cultural theorists.
He represented Scotland in the contests with England in 1887 and 1888 as left-wing forward, and played a fine game.
Adelaide had a Federation-wide reputation for left-wing neo-Marxist "liberalism."
The movement was headed by the left-wing Socialists, who attempted to correlate the antiwar movement with socialist propaganda.
By half file-leaders on the left-wing, double your Rank to the Front.
By business I mean some kind of activity and keeping track of right-wing causes and left-wing causes or something.
A descriptive term for liberal, radical, or revolutionary political views, particularly the view that there are unacceptable social inequalities in the present order of society. Communists and socialists, as well as moderate liberals, come under the term left-wing. Left-wing groups are sometimes known collectively as the Left. (Compare right-wing.)
A descriptive term for an individual or a political faction that advocates liberal, radical, or even revolutionary policies, usually in favor of overcoming social inequalities. In the United States, left-wing groups generally support federal social welfare programs designed to open opportunities to all citizens. (Compare right-wing.)
Note: Although both major political parties in the United States have left-wing factions, left-wing policies are usually associated with the Democratic party.


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Astronomers puzzled by galaxies that formed "too early"
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Some of the biggest galaxies may have formed billions of years earlier than prevailing scientific models predict, suggesting something is wrong with the models, astronomers are reporting.
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Some of the biggest galaxies may have formed billions of years earlier than prevailing scientific models predict, suggesting something is wrong with the models, astronomers are reporting. "We have found a relatively large number of very massive, highly luminous galaxies that existed almost 12 billion years ago when the universe was still very young, about 1.5 billion years old. These results appear to disagree with the latest predictions from models of galaxy formation and evolution," said astrophysicist Danilo Marchesini of Tufts University in Massachusetts, lead author of a report on the findings published online Nov. 24 in the Astrophysical Journal. The galaxies, estimated to be five to ten times more massive than our own Milky Way, were among a sample of galaxies studied by his Marchesini's group and said to be 1.5 billion to 2 billion years old. The ages were gauged based on the galaxies' distance and the time their light would take to reach us. The astronomers said that the age and distance estimates might be somewhat off, but it's not clear whether correcting any such error would make enough difference to reconcile the findings with prevailing models. Either way, they added, the discovery of the existence of such massive, old and apparently very dusty galaxies would itself be notable, since such a galaxy population has never been seen. By combining existing data with deep images obtained through a new system of customized light filters, the researchers said they got a fuller view of this early galaxy population than was previously available. More than four in five of these massive galaxies were also very bright, showing that they are undergoing violent activity, rapidly growing or both, the astronomers added. The violent activity would probably be due to black holes at the centers of the galaxies eating vast amounts of material, which is drawn to their intense gravity. "Either way, it is clear that our understanding of how massive galaxies form is still far from satisfactory," said Marchesini. He didn't venture an explanation for the findings, but added that "the existence of these galaxies so early in the history of the universe, as well as their properties, can provide very important clues on how galaxies formed and evolved shortly after the Big Bang," the moment when physicists believe the universe was born.


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The Shakespeare Conference: SHK 11.0770 Wednesday, 12 April 2000.
Date: Tuesday, 11 Apr 2000 23:37:08 +0100
Subject: 11.0580 Re: ADO Query
Comment: Re: SHK 11.0580 Re: ADO Query
A couple of weeks ago John Jowett wrote
> I would be interested to know whether there are other
> examples in the period of it being the woman's
> image rather than the man's that is said to be
> painted or printed when a child is 'got'.
A Trinidadian of Indian descent told me that many of her family (herself
included) believed that if a pregnant woman was deeply in love with the
father then the baby would look like the father and that if she was not
then the baby would look like the mother. Possibly the same idea is
represented in Munday's play Sir Thomas More when More comforts his wife
after announcing the loss of his titles and cajoles her thus:
Moore. Come, breed not female children in your eyes.
the King will haue it so.
(Malone Society Reprint, 1911, ed. W W Greg, TLN 1365-6)
If she's weeping then the "female children" might simply be the tears.
But perhaps More is suggesting that his wife's response to the loss of
titles and privileges is selfish, and hence-by the principle outlined
above-will produce children like their mother rather than like their
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Aug 15, 2012 - Helen Potts, RivertonEditor:
The Ranger's coverage of the Fremont County Fair was absolutely incredible.
The photographs reflected happy, proud exhibitors. The descriptions were bright and cleverly written. We saw and read about almost everything --from goats to bees, from pickles to pies, rabbits to flowers, even back pockets of jeans stuffed with prize ribbons and money.
Headlines and stories were sharp as tack. One told us "It isn't about the ribbons," and we wondered about that. So, it must have been about people --old and young, laughter sharing, earning, eating, old friends, warm feelings, and on and on.
Your readers are grateful to each staff person for reporting the 2012 Fremont County Fair. It was a delightful experience. We will need to get a running start to pass in future years the pleasure we've had in 2012. Thank you for outstanding reporting.
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Don't you care about Jessica Simpson and her baby?
People sure thought you would want to see photos of the new mom and little Maxwell. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the magazine paid the star a cool $850,000 for the pics.
But now People is "suffering some baby blues," says THR, because the issue sold only 950,000 copies – a good bit under its average of 1.3 million a week.
People never comments on its behind-the-scenes deals. But the plan has worked in the past. The magazine was said to have shelled out $4.1 million in 2006 for exclusive North American rights to shots of Shiloh Jolie-Pitt, the first biological child of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt. The June 19, 2006 issue that included those pics sold nearly 2.2 million copies, 45% above average, plus the cover price was increased, notes MSNBC.
It was followed two years later by a reported $14 million purchase of the first published snaps of their twins Vivienne and Knox.
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Differences between Chapter 13 and Chapter 7 bankruptcy include the income level of people eligible for each type of bankruptcy and the amount of time it takes to file for each, according to FindLaw. Only people whose income does not exceed a certain level can file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy.Continue Reading
AllLaw.com explains that when individuals file for Chapter 13 bankruptcy, they present a three- to five-year plan for paying their debts. Using Chapter 13 Form 22C, people calculate the disposable income they can use to pay off debts by subtracting their monthly living expenses from their monthly income. The following sources of income can be counted in the calculation: wages or salary, self-employment earnings, pension and retirement, child and spousal support, rental income, unemployment benefits, welfare and sometimes a spouse's earnings, as of 2015.
FindLaw states that, unlike Chapter 13 cases, Chapter 7 cases do not have a payment-plan option. This difference means that Chapter 13 allows people to keep their car and home, and pay for them according to a court-ordered payment plan, whereas Chapter 7 typically requires filers either to return their car and home to the creditors, or to pay the wholesale value of the item.
FindLaw notes that Chapter 7 bankruptcy also involves a simpler process than Chapter 13 bankruptcy.Learn more about Debt Law