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We See Chick Flicks: "He's Just Not That Into You"
Starring Ben Affleck, Jennifer Aniston, Drew Barrymore, Jennifer Connelly, Kevin Connolly, Bradley Cooper, Ginnifer Goodwin, Scarlett Johansson, Justin Long
When God created chick flicks, she/he had this one in mind as the epitome, the end all, be all of chick flicks. Not one straight man on the planet will see this film willingly, and those women who do, should walk in with a healthy dose of skepticism. After all, the movie is based on a self-help book of the same name, which has been ripped apart for its stereotyping of women. Plus, it wasn't clear to me how in the hell it would translate into a film. That said, it was produced by Drew Barrymore' Flower Films — which also put out the fluffy gem "Never Been Kissed" — and also stars Barrymore alongside Frisky faves Ginnifer Goodwin and Jennifer Connelly. Additionally, having been a crazy lady in the boy department many times myself, I went into the movie believing that there was nothing wrong with looking crazy moments like those in the face and laughing about how young and stupid we've all been. In that sense, "He's Just Not That Into You" didn't disappoint. The Lowdown: The majority of the movie's point — conveying the many, many ways in which a woman can tell if a man "is just not that into" her — is told through Ginnifer Goodwin's character Gigi, an eternally optimistic, if pathetically naive, woman desperately searching for The One. She is absolutely incapable of seeing the signs that a guy doesn't like her. When Kevin Connolly's character doesn't call her after a date, she's quick to think up all the many excuses for why he hadn't called, save the real one (he didn't want to) — he was out of town for work, he lost her number, etc. She rapidly devolves into the worst crazy stalker girl behavior — leaving him weird messages, stalking his favorite bar, etc. — in what can only be described as the most cringe-worthy moments of my movie viewing experience. Was Gigi over the top? Yes. Does the average woman behave this way all the time? Of course not. Have most of us done something like this and that's why we're cringing? Hell yes. To be honest, Gigi's desperate desire to turn every guy who gave her the slightest bit of attention into the one, reminded me so much of myself during my late teens and early 20's, albeit it in a more slapstick way. And Ginnifer Goodwin's portrayal was funny and endearing, even if her character made you want to scream at the screen
All of the story lines within "He Just Not That Into You" are intertwined. Connor (played by Kevin Connolly), the guy who never calls Gigi, is dating (but not sleeping with!) Anna (Scarlett Johannson), a sexy yoga instructor, who is having an affair with a man (Cooper) who is married to a woman (Connelly) who hasn't slept with him in a very long time. She works with Gigi and Beth (Aniston), a woman in a long term relationship with a man (Affleck) who doesn't believe in marriage. Meanwhile, Anna is close friends with Mary (Barrymore), who's trying to tackle the world of dating in the technological age. Throughout it all, Alex (Long), a friend of Conner, acts as a sort of consiglieri to Gigi as she tries to understand men.
The Verdict: No one really stretched their acting chops in this film — Barrymore is underused, Jennifer Aniston is, well, Jennifer Aniston, Ben Affleck is, well, Ben Affleck, and Scarlett Johansson does the tart thing capably, as usual. Goodwin is the real standout, while Cooper plays a convincing dick wad. I walked away from the movie wondering why Jennifer Connelly was rocking a uni-brow, and feeling weirdly dirty for finding Justin Long so sexy.
In the end, some of the women end up with the man they're supposed to be with, a few end up alone, and everyone realizes that the ability, or INability to read the "just not that into you" signs, ultimately, is not something that's exclusive to women. While the men never make quite as big of fools of themselves as the women, I did appreciate the fact that the movie ends up pinpointing a universal message — that the search for love can blind us all.


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Overnight Flax Oatmeal Recipe
Fans of the healthy benefits of flaxseed will enjoy this hearty oatmeal. It's full of yummy raisins and dried cranberries, too.—Susan Smith, Ocean View, New Jersey
- 3 cups water
- 1 cup old-fashioned oats
- 1 cup raisins
- 1/2 cup dried cranberries
- 1/2 cup ground flaxseed
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- 1. In a 3-qt. slow cooker, combine all ingredients. Cover and cook on low for 7-8 hours or until liquid is absorbed and oatmeal is tender. Yield: 4 servings.
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Hotel monkey
You're sitting on the patio eating breakfast and suddenly there's that feeling you're being watched. Ah yes. Look up and you'll likely see 2 inquisitive eyes scanning you and what's on your plate.
Vervet monkeys learn very quickly that hotels and restaurants out in the wild are a ready source of food – more so if guests are silly enough to toss food to them.
At a hotel in the Southern Cape recently, we found the monkeys will swoop down on the fruit buffet if they can. If they can't, they sneak up and make off with sachets of sugar and the hotel cat's kibbles.
If they look slightly manic afterwards, you'll know they hit a mother lode of instant-coffee granules.
Still, that's pretty mild compared to the shenanigans we encountered at a hotel outside Zimbabwe's Hwange National Park. There the monkeys watch quietly until the guests depart on the afternoon game drive. Then, in little gangs, they go from window to window, testing to see if any have been left open. If any have, mayhem ensues.
The monkeys crowd into the room, tossing anything that resembles food down their gullets. If they look slightly manic afterwards, you'll know they hit a mother lode of instant-coffee granules.
In the morning, there's another hazard. At the breakfast buffet, you are given 2 plates, 1 for the food and 1 to put over your food. If you fail to deploy the 2nd, expect to hear a brief but bewildering whoosh of feathers as a yellow-billed kite swoops down on your bacon or pork sausage.
We also had an unexpected animal encounter in Australia, at the superb Cradle Mountain in Tasmania. As we emerged from our wooden cabin on the 1st night of our visit, we were confronted with some furry beasts on the balustrade, rocking back and forth in preparation for a wild leap inside. Slamming the door shut again and leaning against it, we wondered how to proceed.
Eventually, loudly shooing them off, we made our escape, fortunately locking everything up securely. The restaurant manager regaled us that night with stories of possums (the same furry beasts we'd seen) invading unlocked cabins on the hunt for food: 'In fact, I peeked in the window once and saw a whole group of them sitting in a semi-circle in front of the TV, passing around a tin of Milo. It looked pretty cosy, I can tell you. I nearly joined them ...'
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Burlington, OntarioGennum Corp. has added a pair of devices to its wideband, low-noise transimpedance amplifier (TIA) line for next-generation SFP+ optical modules.
The GN1057 is an automatic gain control (AGC) TIA targeting long reach multimode (LRM) applications. The GN1057 can achieve high linearity and total harmonic distortion (THD) without compromising sensitivity levels, according to Gennum.
Technical specifications for the GN1055/1057 include a data rate of 10 to 11.3-Gbits/s; operating voltage range from 2.97 to 3.63V; operating temperature range from -40°C to 125°C; -21dBm sensitivity; +4dBm overload; and power consumption of 145mW.
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About the Book
'Panorama Switzerland' was my first photographic journey through this land's diverse scenery. The photos were, for the most part, an accurate reflection of a moment in space and time.
So I have attempted to do something a little different with this second book: all the photos have been shot between 2010 & 2011, but many of them have been lovingly reprocessed to give a much more artistic and aesthetic appreciation of the majesty of the scenery.
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- Category Fine Art Photography
Standard Landscape, 10×8 in, 25×20 cm
280 Pages
- Publish Date Oct 04, 2011
- Tags matterhorn, wallis, valais, zürich, mountains, alps, Svizzera, Suisse, Schweiz, panorama, landscape, Switzerland
About the Creator
I spent many years working in reinsurance with a major Lloyd's underwriting group, mainly writing computer systems. More recently, have spent the last eight years working in Cape Town's prisons as a Christian missionary. In that time, the mission has grown to a small team and we also have a farm project now to help ex-prisoners who are serious in changing their lives. I now split my time between working with a church in the east end of London and continuing with prison ministry in both London & Cape Town.
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Peanut butter does not belong in a satay sauce. Not in a traditional one at least.
In fact, the spicy peanut sauce often associated with satay is just one of many components that make up this popular South East Asian street food.
According to Malaysian chef Florence Tan, the term satay actually means pieces of meat on a skewer. This is marinated in a blend of spices, chargrilled and served with a sweet and spicy peanut sauce, cubes of compressed rice known as ketupat, and other condiments depending on the region.
The exact origin of satay is up for debate – some food historians say Indonesia, others say Malaysia. Tan grew up in Melaka and specialises in Nyonya cuisine (a fusion of Chinese and Malaysian influences). Satay from this part of Malaysia usually involves one of mutton, beef, chicken or chicken liver, and side dishes of diced cucumber and onions with chilli, lime juice and light soy sauce.
Tan was in Australia recently for the Crave Sydney International Food Festival. I spent some time behind the burners with her and a few other food bloggers learning how to perfect a Malaysian satay with a Nyonya twist.
Here are some of the tips she shared, as well as her recipe.
Herbs and spices
Most of the ingredients used in Tan's satay can be found in your local Asian grocer. Forget the peanut butter and brown sugar – the marinade and the peanut sauce use many of the fragrant and flavoursome herbs and spices we know and love from this region. Fresh turmeric, galangal and lemongrass, for example. And roasted peanuts.
One exception is a fruit called bilimbi, which is added to the peanut sauce for an acidic kick. This might be hard to track down here, so Tan suggests using pineapple and perhaps some tomato as a replacement. These are some of her other tips:
Replacing candlenuts - Tan says you can substitute one candlenut for two cashew nuts.
Choosing galangal – A galangal that is too young will have no flavour. One that is too old will be very fibrous.
Working with lemongrass - Take the fibrous outer layer off and then dice the white section until there's no purple showing in the stem.
Chilli – The peanut sauce recipe calls for dried chillies that have been re-constituted. Cook them in boiling water for 10 minutes, turn the heat off and let them sit in the water for 15 minutes. They should be soft. The chillis give the peanut sauce its red colour. Tan likes this to be bright and vibrant but this will depend on how hot the chillies are. Cut the chilli quantity back and deseed some of them if they are extra hot or you're aiming for a mild sauce.
Blending the spices
Traditionally the various spice pastes used for dishes like satay were ground and blended using a kind of mortar and pestle. Tan describes this as a big flat stone with a long pestle thicker than her arm.
These days she uses a food processor or stick blender. It's faster and you don't need a sit down half way through! Add a bit of the coconut milk at this stage to loosen up the ingredients and help the blades work.
The meat
Tan says the secret to a good satay isn't so much about the peanut sauce, but the meat. "It should melt in the mouth," she says. Marinate the meat for 10 to 12 hours or overnight for the best result. If time is an issue, three hours will do. When grilling the meat – over charcoal is traditional but Tan says a barbecue on medium heat will work just fine – baste it so it stays moist.
And when putting the three pieces of meat onto the skewer, do this length ways and make sure the last piece covers the pointy tip. She can still hear her mother's voice berating her for forgetting this as a child – you don't want to injure yourself or one of your guests.
The recipe: Florence Tan's chicken satay with peanut sauce
Road testing Malaysian satay
When I asked the three adult taste testers recruited for this week's blog what they associated satay with they all replied pretty much in unison 'peanut butter', accompanied by a grimace. By the end of the meal, they were all singing the praises of this dish.
From a practical stand point, a traditional satay is time consuming – it's definitely not a midweek dish. Making two pastes, marinating meat overnight and then making a sauce and sides takes time. But just like when you make a curry paste from scratch, the quality of the end result far exceeds anything you can get out of a jar or can. And you need all the elements. The sauce on its own is nice but not overwhelmingly so. It's when you eat all the elements together that this dish really shines.
Tan suggests ignoring her salt and sugar measurements and adding these to taste. This is good advice – in some cases I cut her sugar quantities in half. I'd also be careful with the roasted spices – I was a bit heavy handed with these and had to start my paste again from scratch.
The same goes for the chilli in the peanut sauce. I went a bit overboard with this – there were tingling lips and runny noses all round – but it didn't stop us from smothering either the chicken or tofu quite liberally with it. Just like a laksa the heat has an addictive quality about it. However this did rule the peanut sauce out for my 8-year-old junior taste tester. Thankfully he loved the marinated chicken and rice. He did give the peanut sauce a go though, summing it up with this line (a future in copywriting perhaps?!): "I came, I ate, I cried".
But that didn't stop him going back for more not once, but twice.
If you've eaten satay in Malaysia, Singapore or Indonesia, and tried to recreate it at home, how did you go? Can peanut butter ever produce a delicious peanut sauce?
Sarah McInerney attended a cooking demonstration with Florence Tan as a guest of Malaysia Kitchen.
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By Lorrie Ham
The St. Boni City Council voted Sept. 18 to give notice to the Lake Minnetonka Cable Commission (LMCC) of its intent to withdraw from the Joint Powers Agreement as it currently exists, effective Jan. 1, 2014.
The council unanimously approved the move, despite not having a clear consensus on what the city should do instead. The action gives the city an opportunity to explore all the options that are available to both represent the current subscriber base and to provide citizens with access to city council and planning commission meeting coverage.
Mayor Rick Weible, who offered the motion, said the action can be rescinded by the end of the year. Notice to withdraw from the LMCC is required by Oct. 15, or the city would be committed to a new contract, said Weible.
"It would behoove us to send a signal that we want to see improvement" in the way the LMCC Joint Powers Agreement is handled, said Weible, citing a need for better franchise representation, renegotiated franchise and PEG fees and greater flexibility.
Several of the 17 LMCC member cities have already taken action to leave the LMCC and negotiate their own cable contracts. Currently, the LMCC has negotiated contracts for its members with Mediacom.
Councilmember Joe Arwood said he was in favor of leaving the LMCC altogether. Councilmember Terrill Anderson felt the LMCC provided some good services, but that some changes were needed. Councilmember Bob Smestad said he would not support any plan which involved residents paying for a service they did not need or want.
Weible said one reason to stay in the LMCC was the "significant reserve fund" in the amount of about $350,000, which would be distributed to member cities only if the LMCC dissolved.
Arwood didn't think that was reason enough to stay in the Joint Powers Agreement. "I won't vote to stay just because of the reserve fund," he said.
In addition to negotiating cable contracts for its member cities, the LMCC also provides a variety of locally produced programming and streaming services. The LMCC broadcasts coverage of city government meetings as well.
"The LMCC is getting a lot of pressure to make some changes, but I don't know for sure what those changes should be," said Arwood. "I'd love to hear from the city's residents on what they'd like to see."
In another matter, the council set the date of Oct. 23 at 7 p.m. for the 2013 Street Improvement Special Assessment Hearing.


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Release Notes: The glimmer source was refreshed. GROMACS 3.3.1 has been added and compiled with MPICH support. There are many bugfixes.
Release Notes: The installer has been replaced by Avalance, which uses BitTorrent to support concurrent installation. Critical tools for Rocks have been relocated to /opt/rocks, to distinguish them from standard versions. The underlying platform has been upgraded to Centos 4 update 2. Improved support for partitioning, especially in NAS and Compute appliances with multiple controllers. The removal of ganglia metrics that cause SCSI errors. Backticks are now allowed in root passwords. Support has been added for multi-level device naming. Improved handling of routing tables at the cluster and appliance levels. Improved 64-bit support.
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Saved by the belt
Seat belts save lives.
It may be a strong statement that some disagree with, but one family from Garfield agrees with it wholeheartedly.
On June 9, Paul Amundson and his three children - Rieice, 7; Brennan, 6; and Quinn, 3 - were traveling south on County Road 6 near Leaf Valley when their car and a car traveling west on Mums Road crashed at the intersection.
The westbound car reportedly failed to stop at a stop sign and struck Amundson's vehicle, according to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office (DCSO).
"Due to the use of seat belts in this accident, severe injuries were prevented," noted a news release from the sheriff's office.
And because they were buckled up, Amundson and each of his three children received a "Saved by the Belt Award" at a presentation on Friday afternoon at the Law Enforcement Center.
Douglas County Sheriff Troy Wolbersen and Jeff Beck, a Douglas County deputy, presented the family with their framed "Saved by the Belt" certificates.
Crystal Hoepner with the Safe Communities Coalition also presented the family with a brand new booster seat.
"We are happy to give you these awards and the new car seat," Wolbersen told the family. "This could have been a much more serious accident."
Amundson said the crash was "pretty scary," and at the time it happened, it was confusing because he didn't realize what had happened.
"I was just trying to make sure the kids were alright," he said.
The children's mom, Ashley Hvezda, wasn't with when the crash occurred. She was on a work-related trip and had just landed in New Orleans when she received the news of the accident.
"It's the worst call a mother could ever receive," she said during the presentation.
Fortunately, Hvezda said her company flew her home right away to be with the kids.
Wearing seat belts, said Hvezda, is a "no brainer" for her family. Amundson agreed, saying, "We are always adamant about the kids buckling up."
Now that the accident is but a memory - albeit a bad memory - Amundson is thankful that it wasn't any worse than it was. His son had to stay overnight at the hospital and the rest of the family only had a few minor cuts and bruises.
"It was a pretty scary experience and now, I try not to think about it," said Amundson. "But if we wouldn't have been wearing our seat belts, it could have been a bad situation. We are thankful it wasn't."


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There's less than a month left now to the deadline for the Second Geneabloggers
Just Make Up Some Lyrics Challenge. Exercise your funnybones and creativity
and have some fun with genealogy!
Here are the rules:
1. Set the names of your ancestors to the music of any song. It can be
any number of names, any song. Just remember to mention what song
you are using so we can all "sing along" as we read!
2. Publish your efforts on your blog and send me the link. If you don't have
a blog( and you really should, you know, they're easy and fun to do) then send
me your song in a comment to this blog.
2. Dead line is April 15th. I'll publish the final list of links here on April
I have two great entries so far, and I hope to see more!


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Many districts rethinking policies on valedictorians
The days of having a "No. 1" in a senior class might be numbered.
Franklin Regional officials earlier this year considered no longer recognizing a valedictorian, and the discussion was delayed until the coming school year.
Across the country, fewer school districts recognize a single student for that honor — and an increasing number are opting to not track class rank at all. College-admissions officials aren't that interested in the information, a national survey shows.
"Class rank used to be a lot more important than it is now," said Melissa Clinedinst, assistant director of research for the National Association for College Admission Counseling. "It doesn't have much meaning, comparing one school to another."
When the South Allegheny School District celebrated its graduation last week, it was the final time its high school named a valedictorian. Earlier this year, officials decided the district would join a growing number that don't recognize the top student in its senior class.
Many schools in the region that are considered "high-achieving" — including Mt. Lebanon, North Allegheny, Fox Chapel Area, and Quaker Valley — haven't distinguished between students with the top grades for years. Walter Sieminski, the principal at North Allegheny Senior High School, said it would be problematic to figure out who is at the top of the class — the determination would come down to a ten-thousandth of a point.
Instead, the school recognizes the top 5 percent of students with honors.
Last year, the Plum School District began the process of phasing out official class rank in favor of system that will list those with a 4.0 grade-point average as graduating with "academic excellence." The Class of 2014 will be the last in the district to graduate with class rank. After that, the district will provide estimates of class rank to colleges and universities.
In Penn Hills, the district recognizes multiple valedictorians. Students with a grade-point average of 4.0 or higher are ranked first in the class
Quaker Valley takes a slightly different approach when it comes to terminology — all students who earn a 4.0 grade-point average or higher are recognized as distinguished graduates.
Meagan Roppo, a 2010 graduate of Quaker Valley High School, was a distinguished graduate.
An incoming senior at Allegheny College in Meadville, Roppo said she's glad her alma mater didn't choose just one student to be on top. Instead of focusing just on her class rank in college applications, she could talk about her other qualities and experiences.
Overall, Roppo said, it helped make her a more well-rounded student.
"It's not really necessary nor appropriate to glorify just one student," said Roppo, 21, of Edgeworth. "(Not having a class rank) took off some of that competitiveness. Kids kill themselves over things in school."
That competitive streak is one of the things that pushed North Hills Senior High School to eliminate class rank after the 2009-10 school year. Principal John Kreider said some students who were enrolled in Advanced Placement courses were submitting medical waivers to opt out of gym class. Others were receiving waivers to avoid taking music and other courses. It was all because earning anything less than an "A" in a nonweighted class can lower a teen's grade-point average.
"What we didn't want was students gaming the educational system to bolster their grade-point averages," Kreider said. "It wasn't a whole lot but, nonetheless, it was a percentage of students (for whom) we wanted to make sure we provided with a broad education before they left North Hills High School."
That's a common scenario across the county, Clinedinst said.
"In schools where students are all high-achieving and there's not a lot of difference between the ranks, administrators want to decrease course-taking decisions like that and the sense of competition between students," Clinedinst said.
Continuing with a single valedictorian is a decision with which officials at Franklin Regional are wrestling. In February, the school board considered a recommendation to instead recognize students with a 4.4 or higher grade-point average as "distinguished scholars." That would have meant between eight and 12 students would be recognized as "No. 1," officials said.
Board members weren't comfortable with the idea that a dozen students might have their class rank listed as "one" on their transcripts.
"One is one," board Vice President Joe Seymour said. "It's not one through 12."
Instead, when Franklin Regional students graduated on Friday, one valedictorian was named. The board's policy committee is slated to revisit the policy during the next school year.
The quality of education is most important, surveys conducted by the National Association for College Admission Counseling show. In its most recent survey, conducted in 2011, only 19 percent of colleges placed a "considerable importance" on class rank, compared to 42 percent in 1993. Instead, the colleges most closely consider teens' grades in college-prep courses, the strength of their high school curriculum, college-admissions test scores and a student's overall grades.
Part of the reason colleges aren't relying as heavily on class rank is because fewer high schools are reporting it, Clinedinst said.
But there still is value to being a valedictorian, said Michael Reilly, executive director of the Washington D.C.-based American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers.
"It's a strong indication of an academically talented student," Reilly said. "I think the honor is losing some of its luster, though, as some high school change the definitions and give the title to multiple valedictorians from the same class."
Sarah Marker was one of two valedictorians from the class of 2002 at Perry Traditional Academy in Pittsburgh. The honor helped her obtain scholarships; in fact, she was one of three valedictorians in contention for a full scholarship from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh.
Marker said the designation is a very high accomplishment that shouldn't be taken away from students who work hard.
"It was something I worked my butt off for," said Marker, now 29, of the city's Brighton Heights neighborhood. "To this day, I have it on my resume. It's not fair to the students (to eliminate class rank). It reflects a behavior that you develop as early as elementary school."
Daveen Rae Kurutz is a staff writer for Trib Total Media. She can be reached at 412-856-7400, ext. 8627, or email@example.com.


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An important question has surfaced following the Gulf oil disaster:
What impact will the toxic combination of oil and dispersant have on the geographic distribution of species in the Gulf of Mexico, and, if there is an impact, what kind of cascading effect will it have on species in the food web ?
The notion stems from the idea that apex animals may be able to sense, and avoid, the deadly toxins. In short, will certain species relocate from traditional areas to find habitable ecosystems, and if they do, how will that impact interconnected species?
"Scientists are concerned that the disruptions to the food chain and redistribution of animals could restructure the ecosystem for years," said
Dr. Doug Inkley
, senior scientist at NWF. "The Exxon Valdez oil spill in 1989 had this effect in Prince William Sound where the once-abundant herring population still has not recovered, likely forcing species once dependent on herring to seek other food sources."
Dr. Aaron Adams, senior scientist at MOTE Marine Laboratory and director of Bonefish and Tarpon Trust (BTT), has worked with recreational and professional fisherman for years on a number of vital fisheries projects.
Over the past few months, Dr. Adams has received a number of reports from tarpon fisherman that challenges traditional migratory models for the majestic and economically potent game fish.
"Anglers and guides have already been telling us about changes in tarpon behavior. For example, instead of moving from East to West, they're moving from West to East. Instead of going to Louisiana or the Florida panhandle, they might instead go to Mexico, or Honduras, where they get harvested in high numbers."
Additionally, there is a great deal of concern regarding the Gulf oil disaster's impact on whale sharks. This concern appears to be valid for a number of reasons.
According to Dr. Erik Hoffmayer, Gulf Coast Research Lab, "the area where the oil spill hit was a prime feeding area for whale sharks and because they're filter feeders, they spend much of their time at the surface, which is where the oil had accumulated."
Taking into account the feeding patterns of the species, the primary concern wasn't focused on the toxicity of the oil and dispersants, but rather the high level of susceptibility to the physical properties of oil coating their gills.
"A big fear was that whale sharks would have their gills covered, suffocate, and sink to the bottom." said Dr. Hoffmayer.
At the height of the Gulf oil disaster, Dr. Hoffmayer's team made a startling discovery on a research expedition that would call into question whether or not certain species were able to detect, and avoid, the deadly toxins.
"The hope was that maybe they'd redistribute because of the oil, but the evidence revealed our worst fears: that these animals weren't detecting oil. In fact, we witnessed three whale sharks swimming directly into the oil," Hoffmayer said.
While it would appear that whale sharks weren't able to detect the presence of oil, that doesn't mean all species were unable to do so. Unfortunately, the state of affairs for the whale shark is very much up in the air for now.
"The three animals that we observed swimming in the oil were never seen sinking, but this probably occurred, and it's going to take years of population's data to really get an understanding of what this means," Hoffmayer said.
In the end, the only thing that's clear is there are a lot more questions than answers, and it appears as though it will take years, and billions of dollars, before we'll really know what's going on in the Gulf. While this may not be the most promising news, it should provide a much needed stimulus to ensure all responsible parties feet are held to the fire, and that proper funding channels are established for the long haul.


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After a series of electoral losses around the world, the left is in crisis. To restore it to health, some on the left argue for a return to their parties' historical roots. Others argue that the old myths should be abandoned in favor of a bold move forward.
This debate is occurring not only in France after the defeat of the Socialists last April. It also characterizes the political situation in the US after the defeat of the Democrats in last November's mid-term elections. Both parties face the same dilemma, and this is precisely my point: that the crisis confronting the left is a deep, fundamental, one.
In the past, the left was equipped with its own ideology, its own economic theory. The fundamental economic mechanism that determined how the world worked was the struggle for rents between workers and capitalists. With this "us versus them" view of the world, it was not hard to rally voters, from the most disenfranchised all the way up to the salaried middle class--more than enough for the left to secure electoral majorities.
But the world has changed, and the left's old view simply no longer applies. More intense competition, within and across countries, has decreased the available rents. Financial capital can cross borders far more easily, and physical capital can relocate almost as quickly. The limits on redistribution through the market are much tighter: trying to appropriate the rents may lead firms to move to emerging countries, or else to go bankrupt.


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Business News of Sunday, 27 January 2013
Source: etvghana.com
Gift tax has been in the Ghanaian Tax Laws since 1975. The tax is collected from individuals who receive gifts.
Per the National Redemption Council Decree 348 which first introduced it, gifts received which are valued above 50 cedis attract a 5% tax on them.
Currently, the law has been reviewed as reflected in Act 592.
It operates such that individuals who receive gifts valued over 500 cedis are taxed 5% on the amount. According to the Acting Deputy Commissioner of the Small Tax Office under the Ghana Revenue Authority,Lydia Amamoo, the law has some limitations.
She also noted that tracing individuals who receive gifts is a major challenge. She however called on individuals to voluntarily go to the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) offices to pay their gift taxes since this will help the country raise funds for developmental projects.
Despite this difficulty in collecting gift taxes, some Ghanaians have demonstrated high level of honesty by coming forward with their taxes as they do for their tithes. So why are so many of us unwilling to voluntarily pay our taxes?
The Ghana Revenue Authority hopes to improve on tax collection in the country to speed up development for its citizens.


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Look into how historical sites are researched, prepared, and made public. [...] »
Four collections of data and documents address Federal Indian policy in the late 19th century. [...] »
A companion site to a PBS documentary, this website hosts a wealth of information on the Oregon Trail. [...] »
Access more than 5,000 biographies, maps, and images relevant to African American history. [...] »
What might you have owned in Maryland or Virginia in 1740-1810? (Lesson plans included!) [...] »
From Herbert Hoover to George W. Bush—discover the public messages, statements, and speeches of the presidents. [...] »
Connect with your ELL students with this bilingual Puerto Rico Encyclopedia! [...] »
Discover connections between race and place in this archive documenting the effects of Jim Crow on a Virginia town. [...] »
Do you think that children in the 1800s were served Salisbury steak and mashed potatoes on plastic trays? How have education and its trappings changed over time? [...] »
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Sleeps 4
Bedrooms 2
Bathrooms 1
Pets No
- Off road parking
- Ground floor accommodation
- Ground floor bedroom
- Smoke-free
- Garden / Patio
- Washing machine
- Dishwasher
- Broadband / WiFi
The property
Lahinch 3 miles.
A quaint farmhouse three miles from the stunning seaside village of Lahinch, County Clare.
Offering cosy accommodation, this detached cottage near Lahinch provides the perfect romantic hideaway for those searching for some peace and quiet.
Set entirely over the ground floor, with two comfortable bedrooms and a bright open plan living area with kitchen, dining area and sitting area with a warming oil stove, this Lahinch cottage provides a spacious yet cosy base.
Outside this Lahinch cottage is a front patio garden boasting pretty rural views, an ideal spot for enjoying a drink and toasting your holiday as you soak up the last of the day's rays.
The lively village of Lahinch has plenty of friendly pubs and restaurants offering delicious local fare, plus the stunning stretch of promenade is perfect for afternoon strolls as it offers beautiful panoramic views of the beach, a favourite with surfers.
A short drive from this Lahinch cottage you can dust off any cobwebs at Ireland's magnificent Cliffs of Moher, or venture along some of the excellent walking or cycling routes in the beautiful, internationally-recognised Burren area, with its unusual flora and fauna.
All of the delights of north County Clare can be discovered from this homely Lahinch cottage.Read more
All ground floor. Two double bedrooms. Bathroom with bath, shower over, basin and WC. Open plan living area with kitchen, dining area and sitting area with oil stove.
- Oil central heating with oil stove
- Electric oven and hob, microwave, fridge/freezer, washer/dryer, dishwasher, TV with Saorview, DVD, WiFi, selection of books, games and DVDs
- Fuel and power inc. in rent
- Bed linen and towels inc. in rent
- Off road parking for 2 cars
- Front patio garden with furniture and stream
- Sorry, no pets and no smoking
- Shops, pubs and beach 3 miles
- Note: No children due to a stream in the garden.
About the location
Liscannor 3 miles; Fanore 18 miles; Cliffs Of Moher 5.5 miles; Doolin 8 miles; Lisdoonvarna 10 miles; Shannon Airport 32 miles.
The seaside village of Lahinch lies on the shores of Liscannor Bay. With 2km of fine sandy beaches, an 18-hole championship golf course and a further 18-hole coastal course, it is very popular with tourists. There are numerous activities available at the beach including sea fishing, diving, surfing and sailing, or alternatively, take a stroll down the promenade or enjoy a beach walk, plus the village also offers an indoor swimming pool and a children's play area. Less than 30 minutes away, at the mouth of Galway Bay, lie the historic and traditional Aran Islands; catch a ferry from Doolin, or perhaps charter a boat and explore Irish tradition. For the more energetic, The Burren Way walk along the Cliffs of Moher is very popular, or why not take a ride on the Cliffs of Moher cruise. Alternatively, enjoy one of the winding coastal roads, perfect terrain for cyclists. Explore Ireland's premier showcave at Ailwee, or the famous Doolin Caves, for an exciting day out. With an abundance of activities, and numerous restaurants to try, there is no shortage of things to do in Lahinch.
Note: No children due to a stream in the garden.
This property offers the following short breaks:
- Winter
- Off-season
- Last minute
- Christmas


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Security Bulletin: IBM Tealeaf Customer Experience is affected by a security vulnerability (CVE-2015-4989)
Security Bulletin
The IBM Tealeaf Customer Experience portal is affected by a security vulnerability that might allow unauthorized access to images of charts generated by other users.
Vulnerability Details
DESCRIPTION: The IBM Tealeaf Customer Experience portal allows an attacker with knowledge of the internal name assigned to a chart displayed to an authorized user to retrieve the contents of the chart.
CVSS Base Score: 3.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/105902 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM Tealeaf Customer Experience v8.0-v9.0.2
Workarounds and Mitigations
After installing the upgrade above, make the following change to the configuration file in <Tealeaf_install_directory>\Portal\Web.config:
- Locate </system.net> and insert the following text after </system.net>, with the other <location path=..> nodes:
<!-- Static file handler -->
<location path="temp_chart">
<add verb="*" path="*" name="TLStaticFileHandler" type="TeaLeaf.Portal.Common.TLStaticFileHandler"/>
- Save Web.config
- Restart all Tealeaf services
Get Notified about Future Security Bulletins
Related information
Vulnerability reported to IBM by Spyridon Chatzimichail at COSMOTE Mobile Telecommunications S.A.
Change History
09 June 2016: Update Fix Central links.
17 Dec 2015: Initial publication
*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.
According to the Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST), the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) is an "industry open standard designed to convey vulnerability severity and help to determine urgency and priority of response." IBM PROVIDES THE CVSS SCORES "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. CUSTOMERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF ANY ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL SECURITY VULNERABILITY.
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Tealeaf Customer Experience
Software version: Version Independent
Operating system(s): Platform Independent
Reference #: 1968866
Modified date: 17 December 2015
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We live in interesting times. Because of the Internet, old familiar media formats are breaking down or going through changes. More and more printed word publications are going out of business or finding new life online. The old LP/album format is essentially an anachronism in an iPod-centered universe.
But the truth is change has always been with us, as I realized in a most unlikely place, the exhibition dedicated to the famous manga artist Shigeru Mizuki at Hachioji's rather small Yume Art Museum.
I say "unlikely" because, in contrast to most manga, which reflect the fast-changing modern world, Mizuki's famous comic series, "Gegege no Kitaro," conjures up the unchanging, timeless realm of Japan's yokai, a world of ghosts, ghouls, goblins and other supernatural beings. But despite this retro charm — refracted through dozens of digital prints of Mizuki's cleanly drawn illustrations, as well as masks and models of the characters that will delight the kids — "The World of Mizuki Shigeru" also allows us to take a close look at how methods of delivering culture have changed over the years.
The story of "Gegege no Kitaro," it turns out, is almost a case study in the malleability and flux of media.
Firstly, the traditions on which the manga is based — including characters such as Medama-oyaji (Eyeball Father), Nezumi Otoko (Rat Man), Konaki Jijii (Child-crying Old Man), Nurikabe (Plastered Wall) and Ittan Momen (Roll of Cotton) — were initially passed down through the medium of oral communication. When Mizuki was 5 or 6 years old, an old woman called Nonnon used to regale him with Japanese folklore ghost stories, making a big impression on the young lad.
Around about the same time, a story called "Hakaba no Kitaro" (Graveyard Kitaro), which would prove an important inspiration for Mizuki, was doing the rounds as a kami shibai (paper play). In the years before and for some time after Word War II, kami shibai story tellers would travel from community to community telling tales using picture cards. In his early days as an artist, Mizuki himself painted kami shibai cards.
But this particular media went out of business when comic publishing started to take off in postwar Japan. This is where the exhibition comes into its own, showing several examples of early comic-book production. According to the show's curator, Takahito Kawamata, there were two phases to this — namely kashi hon (rental books), followed by the more conventional manga that we are familiar with today.
"Thanks to the recent NHK TV serial 'Gegege's Wife,' people have rediscovered kashi hon," Kawamata explains. "In the 1950s Mizuki worked on various examples of these."
Designed to be borrowed and repeatedly read, the kashi hon were sturdy, well-made books, usually with a hard cover. Kawamata points out some examples, including a '50s version of "Gegege no Kitaro" and another featuring "Akuma-kun," a kind of doppelganger of "Gegege no Kitaro" that Mizuki used to explore the world of Western monsters.
Flourishing in the '50s, kashi hon started to go out of business in the '60s when manga anthologies, featuring the work of several artists, printed in cheaper, more disposable formats, came into vogue. The exhibition has several dozen examples of "Garo," an anthology manga launched in the '60s, which featured Mizuki's "Gegege no Kitaro" stories. With an avant-garde focus, the magazine was initially popular, but in later years it constantly lost readers, finally closing in 2002.
One of the most interesting sections of the exhibition refers to this idea of constantly changing media. In 1832, Utagawa Hiroshige used the then preferred medium of ukiyo-e woodblock printing to create "The Fifty-three Stages of the Tokaido." The exhibition includes digital prints of Mizuki's humorous re-working of this famous series. Punningly titled "The Fifty-three Stages of the Yokaido," it shows Hiroshige's famous road scenes now adorned with Mizuki's equally famous yokai characters.
"The World of Mizuki Shigeru" at Yume Art Museum runs till Jan. 23; admission ¥500; open 10 a.m.-7 p.m., closed Mon. For more information, visit www.yumebi.com (Japanese only).


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|From: Anton Tayanovskyy (anton.tayanovskyy at gmail.com)
Date: Mon Jun 23 16:39:09 EDT 2008
Yep, it's a pair. Thanks. > (pair? '(quote a)) #t --A On Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 11:35 PM, Matthias Felleisen <matthias at ccs.neu.edu> wrote: > > On Jun 23, 2008, at 4:28 PM, Anton Tayanovskyy wrote: > >> So not all Schemes print 'a instead of (quote a). > > I consider those two identical as far as semantics is concerned. > Of course, you realize that when Scheme is printing 'a, the value > that is being printed responds with #f to symbol? >
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Anna Faris and Chris Evans are Naked
Hey, guys, popping my head up out of this holiday weekend for a few quick items:
1. Anna Faris totally naked on the set of What's Your Number? Now there's speculation these pics currently making the Internet rounds might be a body double (Or not!), and if so, that shit should seriously be illegal. No, really, there's starving people in China yet we're paying somebody to pretend to be somebody who's pretending to be somebody else. It's almost the pinnacle of excess once you overlook the pizza I tried to order with Faberge eggs last night. (I think you're intoxicated, Dominos.)
2. LAST DAY FOR BANNER GIRL SUBMISSIONS. Everybody's doing it. [Entry Page]
3. Cocaine is a helluva drug. [TMZ]
See you tomorrow,
The Superficial
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Phase 1 - Zoning
The authorizations you must receive in this phase ensure compatibility with the surrounding environment, both existing and planned, as contained in the Comprehensive Plan and the Zoning Ordinance.
Following is a summary of the courses of action in the Planning and Zoning phase that will guide you.
Comprehensive Plan Review and Amendment
The Comprehensive Plan is the county's guide to long-range physical growth and development and is the basis for land use decisions made by the county. The plan consists of land use maps showing the desired development of the county by type of use – residential, commercial, industrial, public use, open space, recreational, public facilities, governmental and institutional. Proposed and existing transportation and public facilities are also shown.
Applications for rezoning, special exceptions and special permits are reviewed for conformance with the Comprehensive Plan.
Any owner or contract purchaser of land in Fairfax County may apply for a rezoning. The process begins by filing an application with the Zoning Evaluation Division of the Department of Planning and Zoning. An application must meet the submission requirements of the Zoning Ordinance, including submission of a development plan which depicts the general design and layout of the proposed development, a statement of justification describing the request and an affidavit describing the ownership and other interests in the property.
Special Exceptions & Special Permits
There are certain uses which by their nature or design can have an undue impact upon or be incompatible with other uses of land. In addition, there are times when standards and regulations specified for certain uses allowed within a given district should be allowed to be modified, within limitations, in the interest of sound development. These uses or modifications may be allowed within given designated zoning districts. A Special Exception is subject to public hearings by the Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors with approval by the Board of Supervisors; a Special Permit requires a public hearing and approval by the Board of Zoning Appeals.
A variance is a request of the Board of Zoning Appeals to vary certain requirements of the Zoning Ordinance where, due to special conditions of the property, strict enforcement of the Ordinance would effectively prohibit or unreasonably restrict all reasonable use of the property. A variance may only be granted by the Board of Zoning Appeals through the public hearing process. Examples of variances include, but are not limited to:
- Requests to permit construction of a structure closer to a lot line (variance to minimum yard requirement).
- Requests to permit subdivision of a lot which would result in new lots that do not meet minimum lot width requirements (variance to minimum lot width requirement).
- Requests to increase the height of a fence (variance to fence height).
You can proceed to Phase 2 - Site and Subdivision Plans Review once it has been determined that your proposed project will conform to all applicable zoning regulations.


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Don Beason's fine is reduced, again:
Judge Paul Ridgeway ruled Beason doesn't have to pay the $30,000 fine Secretary of State Elaine Marshall imposed last year. The judge found parts of North Carolina's lobbying reform law enacted in 2007 were ambiguous and that the secretary of state had overstepped her authority in issuing the fines.
I know it might be difficult to find a sitting judge who wasn't also a lobbyist to rule on lobbying issues. But if we want to have a legal ruling that's free of any potential conflicts of interest, we should damned sure look around for one.
Once again I find myself in the (unqualified) position of having to lecture to those who should know better about conflicts.
As a former (and likely future) lobbyist, Judge Ridgeway should have recused himself from this case. But instead, he not only ruled on this case, he expanded his opinion to make sweeping determinations on the lobbying statutes, even to the point of diminishing the authority of the Secretary of State's role:
The significance of that is that the deference courts are supposed to give state agencies in interpreting administrative law is not appropriate in this case, the judge decided. It also means that the secretary of state overstepped her authority, Ridgeway wrote.
The importance of precedence being what it is, Judge Ridgeway (whether intentionally or not) has just made a ruling that could enhance his own lobbying career when he steps down from the bench and goes back into private practice. Once again, here's Canon 3(c):
Canon 3.C. (Disqualification)(1)(a) "He knows that he, individually or as a fiduciary, or his spouse or minor child residing in his household, has a financial interest in the subject matter in controversy or in a party to the proceeding, or any other interest that could be substantially affected by the outcome of the proceeding"
Here's a clue: If you read this and focus on the word "substantially", and you're busy flicking the beads back and forth on your mental abacus to determine how deep your conflict could be, you have a conflict of interest and should recuse yourself.
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I wonder if Attorney General Cooper will support a challenge this miscarriage of justice by representing the authority of Secretary of State Marshall. Or maybe he's too busy defending indefensible Tea Party assaults on the Constitution?


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-- Ann M. DeWeese, 71, 1684 Mechanicsburg Road, Lot 24, died Monday, Oct. 18, 1999, at Wooster Community Hospital.
Services will be Thursday at 11 a.m. at Johnston-Schlabach Funeral Home in Shreve, with Pastor John Copus officiating. Burial will be at Sherwood Memorial Gardens.
Friends may call Wednesday from 7-9 p.m. at the funeral home.
She was born Jan. 14, 1928 in Baizetown, Ky., to Ira R. and Nola Ester (Burden) Allen and married Virge M. DeWeese on Oct. 15, 1949. He survives.
Surviving are her husband of Shreve; sons and their wives, Thomas R. and Karen DeWeese, James Clay and Laurie DeWeese and Daniel J. DeWeese, all of Shreve and Samuel P. and Linda DeWeese of Wooster, with whom she had made her home; seven grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; sisters and their husbands, Maggie and Richard Rose of Big Prairie, Ava and Floyd Burris and Reva and Richard Fox, all of Wooster, Nona and Doug Boals of Loudonville and Sue and Dan Trogdan of Beverly; and a brother, Eddie L. Allen and his wife, Barb, of Wooster.
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Registration Week
August 15 Kindergarten Registration 9:00-1:00pm and 5:00-7:00pm
August 16 Grades 1-5 Registration 9:00-1:00pm and 5:00-7:00pm
August 17 Grades 1-5 Registration 9:00-1:00pm and 5:00-7:00pm
Registration flyers were sent home with currently registered students the last day of school.
The 2017-2018 Sam's Valley Student supply list should be available in local major stores (Target, Wal-Mart, Fred Meyer, Staples, Office Depot) and you can also print a copy from the link below.
*Print a copy of our supply list by clicking here:
SVE Supply List 2017-18 (PDF)
A change in the law requires schools and child care programs to share their immunization rates with parents. Senate Bill 895 was passed in 2015. The Oregon Authority aims for at least 95% of children to be immunized for community protection, though the percentage varies by disease. When 95% of children are vaccinated in a school or child care, this reduces the chance of spreading the disease among vulnerable individuals. This information is also available in our school newsletter archive and posted in our school office.
FAQ for parents (English) (Spanish)
Jackson County Immunization Data March 2017 JacksonImmData
Sam's Valley Elementary Immunization Data SVE Immunization Graph March 2017
IMPORTANT WEATHER UPDATE for Wednesday 1/11/2017
The following bus routes will use snow routes for Wednesday morning, 1/11/2017:
Rt. 30 (Duck Bus)
Rt. 33 (Spider Bus)
What is Smarter Balanced?
In the 2014-15 school year, Oregon joined twelve other states to use the Smarter Balanced Assessment tests for their mandatory state assessments. These standardized tests assess how well students are mastering content in key subject areas aligned to the Common Core State Standards. Students in grades 3-8 and 11 take the Smarter Balanced English language arts (ELA) and math tests. The Smarter Balanced English language arts assessment measures how well students have mastered English language arts skills including reading, writing, and critical thinking. The Smarter Balanced mathematics assessment measures how well students have mastered math skills and concepts. Smarter Balanced Assessments are taken in the Spring.The Smarter Balanced Assessments are administered online for greater accuracy in scoring and greater range in the types of questions and responses that can be asked and measured.
What if I don't want my child to participate in Smarter Balanced?
Parents who wish to opt their student(s) out of Smarter Balanced testing should complete the opt-out form below and return to the school.
2016-2017 English Notification available here and at school registration in August 2016-2017 English Opt-Out form (complete and return to school by February 1, 2017)
2016-2017 Spanish Notification available here and at school registration in August 2016-2017 Spanish Opt-Out form (complete and return to school by February 1, 2017)
Sam's Valley Elementary has been selected to participate in the NAEP assessments this school year. On March 3, 2017, all of our 4th graders will be completing either a math or reading assessment. More information about the NAEP assessment is being sent home with 4th grade students on Thursday, January 12, 2017. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact our school at 541-494-6870.
What is NAEP? Why is it important to take it?
NAEP produces the Nation's Report Card and is considered the gold standard for large-scale assessment. It is the largest nationally representative assessment of what American students know and can do in key subjects, which allows for Oregonians to see how our students are performing compared to their peers in other states. NAEP assessments began in 1969 and are sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education. They are conducted periodically in reading, math, science, writing, U.S. history, civics, geography, and other subjects. The results, especially on the math and reading assessments that are given every two years, are widely reported, and they are an integral part of our nation's evaluation of the condition and progress of education. NAEP is a big picture test. It gives us a good sense of the direction the nation is moving and provides critical long-term trending data.
Hazardous driving conditions and a weather forecast that indicates low temperatures with icy road conditions result in the continued closure of all D6 schools on Friday, January 6th. Please stay tuned to local radio stations, and TV stations, and /or check our District #6 website: www.district6.org for news of delays in starting times or closures.
September 28, 2016
Dear Parent and Guardians,
Today at Sam's Valley Elementary, we took precautionary measures to ensure the safety of your student(s). Late afternoon on Tuesday, September 27, a watchful neighbor reported seeing three cougars near school on private property. At least one of the animals was reported to have killed livestock. Authorities were notified and we worked closely with Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Upon hearing of the potential threat, we made the decision to limit recess to only indoor locations and our covered play area this morning until further notice from authorities. As of 9:00am this morning, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife reported that all three cougars have been trapped. They reminded us as well that cougars are common in our rural areas and offered the attached brochure.
I would like to commend our staff, students, concerned community members and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. I do not feel that our students were ever in danger today, but all parties involved responded quickly and made sure every child was safe. These procedures are part of a district-wide and state crisis readiness plan. Students were not informed of a cougar sighting nor did they witness one.
Please talk to your students about the importance of following directions from adults during all emergency procedures and feel free to call me if you have any questions.
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The Fairfield Half Marathon was founded in 1981 and is annually chosen by running magazines as one of the best races in America. Since its inception the event has raised funds for numerous charities. The Fairfield Fire Department and the Town of Fairfield have supported the event from the beginning providing many in kind services; from traffic and emergency services on raceday to thousands of volunteer hours by firefighters. Starting on Fairfield's Jennings Beach, the half marathon course winds its way past stately mansions, picturesque beaches and quaint bridges in Fairfield and Southport. B Tag timing will be used for this event.
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I want to talk about Toluca Lake's Paul Dooley (I always want to talk about Paul Dooley). What a nifty thing talking with Paul Dooley is! We met last week at Chez Nous to talk about his film Head Over Heels. Although appearing in an infinite number of films and television roles, this is the first film Paul has written and directed. Awesome!
We also talked about awe. He spent a lifetime in awe of Buster Keaton, and I'm in awe of Paul. I'm fanatical about not talking during a movie but when I spot him I poke [poor David]and chipperly whisper, "Paul Dooley." Awe…
"Head Over heels"
Premiering at the ArcLight Hollywood this Sunday, October 24th (at 5:30pm), as a part of the Hollywood Film Festival, Head Over Heels will be shown in the festival's Short Program (#4). I am eager to see this. I don't want to be a spoiler but feet/shoes take a big part in this production. With a tongue in cheek, laces and all, Head Over Heels is a Fallen Arches production. Produced by Ron Dunn and our hero (rarely a heel) Paul Dooley.
Although this is a short film, it is not short on talent. The cast of comedy favorites includes Tim Conway and Harvey Korman, Bob Balaban, Jeffrey Tambor, Winnie Holzman and Paul Dooley (hooray!). If you do not know any of these people, Google them now… step on it!!! Superb talent in a story that will tap your blues away. The story has Johnny, a shoe salesman at Shuster's Footwear, falling in love with a customer (a no-no in shoe biz). Rose is different; she is charming, beautiful and, best of all, she bought the first pair of shoes that she tried on. Love at first sight. There's a proposal, an acceptance and dashed hopes. Drama. False accusations. Prison! Eviction. Amnesia. You'll have to be on your toes and keep your eye on the ball. Surprises still await you. (A footnote from Paul Dooley: "It's the classic Hollywood plot. Boy meets girl. Boy loses girl. Boy goes to jail. Girl loses memory. Boy gets out. Can't find girl. Boy, is he upset.")
Don't worry, Paul Dooley will save them—he is a king of happy endings. He has brought us heartfelt smiles in Breaking Away as the perplexed yet dutiful dad. He pranced in the merry madness with the corps of comedy in Waiting for Guffman and A Mighty Wind. He was Robert Altman's choice to be Carol Burnett's husband (and father of the bride) in A Wedding. He fathered some fine actresses after he earned critical acclaim as Molly Ringwood's distracted yet sympathetic father in Sixteen Candles. Including Helen Hunt, Toni Collette, Mia Farrow and Julia Roberts (in Runaway Bride). And Paul Dooley was 'Wimpy' in Popeye. Wimpy, just the name alone is reassuring. On television, besides unending appearances, Paul had reoccurring roles on ER, Grace Under Fire, My So Called Life, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Once and Again, Curb Your Enthusiasm and as the out-of-the-closet father in HBO's Dream On, for which he won an Emmy nomination. His feisty judge on The Practice brought him a second Emmy nomination.
Paul Dooley doesn't act like he is some big deal but if the shoe fits? Which reminds me, this is to talk about Paul's film Head Over Heels and to tickle your sentiment about some of the unforgettable performances that Paul Dooley gifted us. As far as entertaining, he toes the mark.
"Oh foot!" as Ado Annie once said. I've used up my word allotment and I haven't gotten to Winnie yet. Help! Paul Dooley and his most talented wife, Winnie Holzman, are residing artists here in Toluca Lake, and they have enough star power to lighten our hearts. So, I'm aiming on a "One on One" in a near future Tolucan Times. We want to know where he came from and how he got here. And how he got Winnie? So hooray for Paul Dooley and, in spite of everything, let's give him a foot… uh, hand. We'll talk…


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I go to the gym every evening for a swim, and every evening I see at least one hot guy. So last night there was this guy who reminded me of Fred Jones from Scooby Doo. (I've had a crush on Fred since I was 3!)
So, it inspired me to attempt a semi-regular feature on this blog called "Gym Boiz". I'll post, as regularly as I'm able, either the pencils, inks or finished illustration which will be inspired by a real person I see at the gym. Some boiz may make several appearances, some might only appear once, but they'll always be inspired by a real person, with a porny twist on something they actually were doing in the gym. In this case, Jonas is sitting in the steam room getting hotter than it's polite to at a regular gym!
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Wedding/Honeymoon Cruise: Allure of the Seas Cruise Review by Kroop
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Embarkation: Fort Lauderdale (Port Everglades)
One of the best things about this ship is you don't wait for anything. Embarkation/debarkation were EXCELLENT. Like everyone says--you walk right on and right off. This is the same in all THREE ports (at least for Eastern caribbean). It really is impressive how they get so many people on and off and the fact you never wait. It really is the most uncrowded ship you'll ever be on. I don't know how they do it but it was extremely impressive! You would never beleive there was over 6,000 ppl on the ship.
The staff was extremely helpful and friendly the whole time. The signage is excellent around the ship. From the touch More screen monitors to see the agenda for the day, to the menus for the dining room, to the restroom locator, everything was very user friendly. Ship since it is so new was obviously in tip top shape. The ship has a smoking/nonsmoking side which is great. This way you are completely separated from smokers if you don't like being around smoke. Pool area didn't fill up as fast as it does on Carnival. We easily were able to find chairs near each other around 9/9:30am on at sea days (about 10 of us each day). Ship was very easy to get around and navigate. You never had to experience the "you can't get through on this level but if you go up two floors, across, down and back then you're fine" which is common on carnival ships with their kitchen for the dining room.
Stateroom (balcony D8) was very spacious for the two of us. Normal size balcony.
Food was decent, about the same as any other cruise ship. However they did not have a deli (like carnival does) or a sushi bar (well they did but it was a nicer restaurant you had to pay for) no sushi (from what i found) was available in the windjammer. Windjammer does get VERY crowded. However there weren't ever lines for food (since it's stations not just one giant line) just hard to find a table at busy times. Fruit quality was excellent as well as their variety. Dining room staff was top notch. The only place where they charge you extra that I went to was Starbucks and the Cupcake Cupboard which were both great. Did room service twice. Food came on time (preordered breakfast) and was correct. No problems there.
Gym and nice. Never crowded and very clean. Never felt closed in like some cruise gyms feel. The jogging track was in an EXCELLENT location. Went around the whole outside of the ship on Deck 5 (I believe it was deck 5...). Also had a spot from the jogging track that lead right into the gym. Very convenient and easy to access.
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SEVEN long years after it closed, Poole's beach hut waiting list is to re-open from Tuesday at noon.
Having gone down to 204 people, Borough of Poole felt it right to give residents the chance to join the waiting list for the popular huts.
And numbers of huts are to be boosted this year and next as the council builds another 79 to add to the 1,065 already along the seafront.
However, it will still be a two to three-year wait for a resident who will accept any beach hut, before they can unlock the doors and enjoy the view.
The new online waiting list has been divided into seven areas, Sandbanks, Shore Road, Flaghead, Canford Cliffs, Branksome Chine, Branksome Dene and Hamworthy (for the site only).
From January 14 the number of people on each waiting list will be available for residents to view before deciding which list to join. They can join as many as they wish, but there is a fee of £25 for each list.
The first list to be opened will be Sandbanks, followed by Shore Road a week later and then Flaghead, Canford Cliffs, Branksome Chine, Branksome Dene and Hamworthy at weekly intervals.
"Being able to invite our residents to join the waiting list for a beach hut at one of Poole's fantastic beaches is long overdue," said Cllr Judy Butt, cabinet portfolio holder for public engagement and participation.
"Poole's beaches are one of our biggest assets and while we cannot offer people a hut immediately, I am delighted to be able to re-open the waiting list."
To make an application go to boroughofpoole.com/beachhuts, call 01202 708181 or visit the beach office.


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Holy Cow! Farm City Day a success
Crowds of people came out to UW-River Falls Mann Valley Farm, Saturday, Aug. 17 for St. Croix County's 2013 Farm City Day.
Neighbors Sarah Rowitzer and Mandi Millard, both of St. Paul, Minn., brought their children to Farm City Day for some fun and a chance to see some farm animals.
The event allowed the children to pet and feed some cows. Visitors also had the chance to taste some farm-grown foods and pet a few other barnyard animals.
Pictured above, 4-year-old Vincent Millard and 5-year-old Claudia Rowitzer offer food to a few cows.
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BENTONVILLE, Ark. Walmart is gearing up for spring with a collection of new Hard Candy beauty products slated to be on shelf the first week of May.
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- Hot Smudge: A duo cream eyeliner/smudge shadow housed in a long case with a brush and smudger. The price is $6.
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- Welcome Matte: This is a micro-pigmented pressed powder that promises to eliminate unwanted shine. It includes a mirror and sponge and is priced at $8.
- Moon Glow: This is a multi-tasking translucent powder infused with illuminating gold powder. It includes a mirror and sponge and is priced at $8.
- Take Me Out Liner (glitter): This is a micro glitter-infused eyeliner pencil priced at $5.
- Take Me Out Liner (molten metal): The molten metal eye pencils are available in a rainbow of shades. The color glides on smooth and stays soft and creamy for blending (about 30 seconds), then dries for a long-lasting finish. The price is $5.
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Samira Said: The banning of my latest music video is a lie!
Considered one of the most successful Arab singers, Moroccan Samira Said lashed out recently against rumors circulating about the banning of her latest music video with Algerian Rai singer, Cheb Mami, "Yom Wara Yom" (Day After Day).
The Egyptian daily, Al Akhbar, reported on Saturday that the singer denied the rumors claiming that the video was banned on Gulf TV stations due to indecent and seductive scenes. "The duet was screened on all Arab TV stations, in addition to Europe and the US, and stayed on the top of the charts for several months. The news of the banning is a lie, and it is merely intended to affect my career," Said said.
Proving to be a loving wife and a wonderful mother despite her long music career, Said told the newspaper that she won't give much time to rumors, "I'm now living one of my happiest days with my family and my only son Shadi and I won't lose this for rumors."
Earlier this month, Said faced a severe exhaustion after a vacation she spent with her son Shadi in Paris, most probably to be the affect of a food poisoning she had following a meal of lobsters and snails she ate there.
Born and raised in Rabat, Morocco, Said now lives her life between Egypt, Morocco and the US. She began singing at an early age in the TV program Mawaheb (Talents), dedicated to children's talents. But it wasn't until "Alemnah Al Hob" (Teach Us Love), in 1983, that the doors of fame had opened for her. – Albawaba.com
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Mallika Sherawat
She may have had a miniscule role to play in Jackie Chan's The Myth, but she was the star attraction at Cannes when she landed there to promote the film with her co stars. And why not? Miss Sherawat knew exactly what she was doing.
"If I am going to compete with a French 'chef', it is no use trying to compete with cheese and wine," Mallika said in an interview in 2005. "I will rather present the tandoor from Haryana."
And present it, she did. Her Rs 4.5 crore worth jewellery, rich ghagra choli, brilliant smile, Bollywood - esque jhatkas and her in-your-face cleavage had the foreign media in a tizzy, declaring glamour had returned to Cannes at last! Hallelujah.
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Blame these guys! A quick primer of American presidents. Learn a little to learn a lot.
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46 Pages
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I have created a life that is a swirl of color and movement. Fuschia, red, gold, and sea green. I am a painter and I feel grateful that every day I get to do exactly what I love. I have a beautiful studio that I had designed and built 16 years ago that is a wonderful light filled haven. It is a place of discovery and experimentation and creative magic. As I am a visual person my interests bleed into fashion and architecture and interior design.
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The Cambridge Education Association, bargaining unit for teachers in the city school district, today issued the following statement:
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A novel about smuggling in the fast world of downhill ski racing.
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BDN Maine Events today inaugurated its first Portland-based event: the Outdoors Expo, a showcase of Maine outdoors gear, sports, and activities.
The Portland Exposition Building is the site for what BDN Events producer Pat Lemieux called "a truly exciting show for our Southern Maine Audience."
"We have built an event that features all there is to do in Maine during the summer months," Lemieux said, "and we have several talented authors and speakers, plus family-friendly activities including a climbing wall, a bungee jump, and a 70-foot inflatable obstacle course."
The BDN Maine Outdoors Expo runs until 6 p.m. Saturday and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at the Portland Expo, 239 Park Ave. Admission is $5, children under 12 are free. For information, visit BDNMaineOutdoorsExpo.com.