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Students and teachers slept rough at school on Monday night to raise money for a charity project.
Fifty students slept outdoors in sleeping bags in the quadrangle of St John's School in Epsom Road, Leatherhead.
The sleep-out raised more than £5,000 towards a week-long holiday at the school for 20 children with significant learning disabilities in the summer.
Judith Fowler, who organised the night, said: "It was a great experience for us all, including six other teachers!
"It demonstrated to our pupils what it is to be without shelter and it was a great way of raising money, as most pupils raised over £100 each for our school charity.
"Although the warm spring air had arrived, it seemed to have vacated the quad for that one particular night - but I am not put off and I know we would all do it again next year."
Fourth former Ruby Breakspear said: "I stayed out the whole night in the rain."
James Long, from the lower sixth said: "Turns out falling asleep to the sound of the rain is really infuriating - but it was a great thing to do for a good cause."


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House Republicans Propose Alternative School Funding Plan
Gov. Kasich had promised poor school districts would get more and richer ones would get less. But his funding proposal, which included huge percentage increases for some wealthy districts, had angered many school superintendents and left a lot of state lawmakers concerned and confused. House Finance Committee chair Ron Amstutz says the new formula spends about the same, but does it differently.
Amstutz: "The majority of our districts, the substantial majority are getting increases next year and the year after over what they were getting this year."
As in the governor's plan, no district gets less money. But the House plan lowers the number of districts getting so-called guarantee funding to around 175, down from nearly 400 in Kasich's budget. School administrators said in a statement it's too early to fully analyze the changes, but that they feel lawmakers are moving in the right direction.

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This just may be the toughest part about my wedding day. The "daddy" thing.
My biological father has nothing to do with me, with my life, with my fiancé. He's been absent since my parents divorced and even though I went to visit him on weekends, he still was never around. The emotional disconnect that lingered was so evident and I would cry myself to sleep at night wishing that my "daddy" would just be there like he was when I was five. But that man left and went away and he's gone. The man who replaced him – I don't know this guy. He remarried and things between my biological father and I just got worse from there with a tense relationship between his wife and I getting stronger the older I got. The only benefit of weekend custody? It's how I met my fiancé … Church Youth Group. At least something good came of those terrible weekends.
My mom also remarried. Bill has been in our life since I was seven and while it wasn't easy to be in his mid-twenties and have three kids under seven, he stepped up. He loved my mom and he loved us. He became that father figure I had lost. Camping, vacations, fishing, days on the lake, going to games and concerts.
But that wasn't all when it came to my "father figures" … I grew up living very close to my grandparents as well, and my grandpa was a major influence in my life. He was another one of those father-figures in my life and pillars of strength that provided the discipline and authority that only dads can give. And when he passed away in 2007, my entire earth shattered. He had been a huge influence in my life and at only 64, he passed away unexpectedly.
Rewind to the past where I was married before in 2005 and my sister in 2009. When it came to who was going to give us away, there was that looming fear of conflict as to who would give us away. The biological father was not an option for us, but we knew that his family would find it offensive if not inappropriate in their eyes to have our step-dad give us away. While I would have loved for my grandfather to give me away in 2005, he declined feeling that it wasn't right given the situation. Our brother gave us away on behalf of the family – even to this day, despite my marriage in the past ending in a rather unexpected fashion with a lot of negative juju, I love that my brother had that honor.
Fast forward to now. The now where the slate has been wiped clean. And, it's eight years later. Eight more years of distance and eight more years of growing.
When I introduced my fiance to my family, I was excited how well he and Bill got along. And the first time I heard him call him my dad in conversation, I kind of gave him this look as if to say, "You know he's not my dad, right?". John's response was simple and clear – "Well, he IS your dad. He raised you. To me, those are your parents and Bill is your dad." It was something that I had failed to acknowledge or even see growing up.
I didn't even falter with the knowing of who I wanted to give me away on my wedding day this fall. Bill, the man who raised me as his daughter, would give me away. Bill, the man who in my eyes, is my dad.
There wasn't a hesitation whatsoever when I called my mom one night and told her this, followed by the words "I'm not inviting him," referencing my biological father. She didn't pause in responding for even a moment, "I completely understand and that's okay with us." You see, my mom has been there for every moment when I was let down by that other man, that biological father. Every missed concert or game, every hurtful statement about being a burden. It wasn't even a difficult decision to make.
I have a father. He raised me, and loved me as if I were his. He provided for us and built a play set when we were kids, taught us to fish and all the essentials to camping in the woods and how to hunt (yes, we are a family of hunters – except me, I haven't hunted in a reaaaaalllly long time). And as the man who raised me, my dad, he is going to take me by the hand, walk me down the aisle on my wedding day, and give my hand to John's.
I may have spent most of my life up until now wishing my biological father were more involved, missing him, crying over his absence … but it wasn't until I realized that I had that the whole time in Bill, that I finally let that go. I was grieving a man who didn't exist and was so focused on a life I had when I was five that I wasn't seeing the life in front of me – the dad I did have who was right there picking up the broken pieces, worried about every date and showing his gun collection to the ones who came to take me on a second date …
I am no longer overly-sensitive to the "daddy" thing when it comes to weddings or Father's Day – I finally realized I've had one all along. And it's going to mean the world to me for him to give me away on my wedding day.
And as for my grandfather, as much as it hurts and breaks my heart that he isn't alive to be here with me today, he will be remembered on this day in my life. The gazebo we will be married in, he built for me before he died. My bouquet has a charm with a photo of the two of us together when I was just a toddler. And there will be a seat, right up front and on the end, right where he would prefer to sit, with his name, reserved just for him.


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A DJ has helped to get late comedian Rik Mayall's forgotten World Cup anthem into the top 10 this week – four years after it was originally released.
Jon Morter, 40, worked on Rik's video for Noble England, which features quotes from Shakespeare over a football chant, when it was released for the 2010 World Cup. After a Facebook campaign with 20,000-plus likes, it came in at number seven in Sunday's chart.
Jon, from South Woodham Ferrers, said: "When we were filming the video, we rode a golf cart around Leeds Castle with Rik dressed up as King Henry V, waving at people and putting on a regal voice.
"When we sadly lost Rik, a lot of people were getting in touch saying 'didn't you work with him?' and I said let's do something to commemorate it."
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Oh wow...these are gooood cookies! This recipe was in the Taste of Home Cookies Magazine and was submitted by Sue Call of Indiana. It's a delicious melt in your mouth sugar and buttery flavored cookie! Prep time does not include time to chill the dough!
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Really great cookies KC! I doubled all the ingredients excactly to make a double batch. They turned really nice and crispy especially around the edges, but I could not really taste the butter flavor, mabey becaue I doubled the recipe, however, they are still a fantastic cookie that I will make again and again. Oh I even added some tiny chocolate chips! Thanks KC for a really great crispy cookie recipe!...Kittencal:)
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- 1⁄2 cup butter, softened
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Early sunday morning bird concert in a natural forest north of Cologne, Germany, shortly before sunrise. At the end of the recording a chaffinch (fringilla coelebs) singing close to the mic. Vivanco EM35 with preamp into Marantz PMD 671.
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General News of Wednesday, 14 November 2012
Source: Daily Graphic
Four persons, including an official of Ghana Post and three Nigerians, have been arrested for allegedly trafficking in narcotic drugs through the post.
The suspects-Ms Philosophina Sackey, 53, a Deputy Manager of Post, Ghana Post; Augustine Nwosu, 53, a food vendor; Samuel Ossy Owuamanam, 39, a trader, and Sunday Ene, also known as Edward Tetteh, 30, a spare parts dealer-were arrested by officials of the Narcotic Control Board (NACOB) at their various hideouts in Accra on Monday.
According to the Deputy Executive Director of NACOB, Nii Lantey Blankson, the arrest of the four suspects was a collaborative effort between NACOB officials and their external partners in the United Kingdom and the Caribbean.
He said about two weeks ago NACOB had information from its partners that some people had been sending drugs through the post.
He said the partners hinted that a parcel containing a quantity of cocaine had been sent by one Solomon Olembe from Port of Spain in Trinand and Tobago and that the parcel had been addressed to one Phina Sackey, a member of staff of Ghana Post at the General Post Office in Accra.
He said based on that information, NACOB mounted surveillance at the General Post Office for almost two weeks before the parcel arrived and was delivered to Ms Sackey, who took custody of it and signed for it.
He said she was subsequently arrested and when she was questioned, she mentioned Ene as the owner of the parcel.
Ms Sackey was asked to call Ene and inform him about the arrival of the parcel, which she did, and not quite long after the call Ene arrived at the General Post Office, accompanied by Owuamanam, and the two of them were arrested as soon as the parcel was handed over to them.
Upon interrogation, the two mentioned Nwosu as the real owner of the parcel and quickly led NACOB officials to Nwosu's house at Mallam, an Accra suburb, where he was arrested.
Nii Blankson said after a search of Nwosu's room, fake 100 dollar notes totaling $10,000 were found.
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Location: Soil, Water & Air Resources ResearchTitle: Soil degradation, land use and sustainability Author
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Technical Abstract: Soil degradation is a complex process and directly affects the physical, chemical and biological processes within the soil profile. Degradation processes can be linked to changes in the physical structure of the soil directly affecting the infiltration of water and movement of gases, while the chemical processes are related to changes in nutrient cycling and availability. Biological processes directly affect the microbial activity and these processes are associated with the decomposition of organic material in the soil. Throughout the world, soils have been degraded by erosion, tillage, and removal of crop residues and are rapidly losing their ability to efficiently produce a crop without large inputs of nutrients and water. Reversal of the degradation process is possible through reduction in tillage intensity and careful management of the crop residues to return organic matter to the soil. Evidence from all areas of the world shows that this approach has a major benefit on the soil and over time will increase soil quality and resilience to climatic stresses. A healthy soil is the foundation of a sustainable agricultural system and our future food security depends upon our ability to increase food production.


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At Fri, 20 Oct 2006 15:06:07 +0100, "Paulo J. Matos" wrote: > On 10/6/06, pedro pinto <pedro.e.pinto at gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi there, > > > > Is there any way in DrScheme to properly assign the meta key to alt on > > windows? It seems like alt=meta for some values of meta, namely M-f, M-v, > > but not others like M-C-p, M-space and so on. The docs state: > > > > " Under Windows and Mac OS X, Meta is only available through the Escape > > key." > > > > I find pressing and releasing Esc to simulate meta very awkward. > > > > > > Without looking at the docs and by reading this question by Pedro, I'd > like to add an item to this question on keybindings: > - Is there a way to assign a key to the insertion of a word in the > current position of the buffer. For example, I press the WinKey and > get a lambda or something. I don't know the answer to Pedro's original post, but that particular keybinding is already available, <menu-key>-\. If you wanted to map a different key to something, you could run this code to find out what the key looks like and then use that in your keymap: (define kcanvas% (class canvas% (define/override (on-char e) (unless (eq? 'release (send e get-key-code)) (printf "~s\n" (send e get-key-code)))) (super-new))) (define f (new frame% [label ""] [width 200] [height 200])) (define c (new kcanvas% [parent f])) (send c focus) (send f show #t) hth, Robby
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In this 8 step recovery program – we speak about being willing. We use this word because if one wants recovery, they have to be willing to step onto the path. Too many of us bargain with our recovery. We want it, but we don't want to do the work it takes to get the recovery. It's my way or the high way. There is only one path in the Buddhist tradition to recovery, and that is the direct path of the four noble truths and the noble eightfold path. Of course this path comes in many different formulations and lists.
Last month, I heard the The Dalai Lama say: 'The Mahayana teachings are an … Read more »
Eight Step Recovery – Using The Buddha's Teachings to Overcome Addiction, by Valerie Mason-John and Dr Paramabandhu Groves
'Blending Mindfulness-Based Addiction Recovery with traditional Buddhist teachings and personal stories, the authors give us a wise and compassionate approach to recovery from the range of addictions. This comprehensive approach will be a valuable tool for addicts and addiction professionals alike.'
Kevin Griffin, author of One Breath at a Time: Buddhism and the Twelve Steps
Foreword written by Gabor Maté
Publication date 2014
The Eight Steps
Step One: accepting that this human life will bring suffering
Step Two: seeing how we create extra suffering in our lives
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Olympic preparations are on track
Leading American athletics officials visited Birmingham this weekend to for an update on preparations for the pre-Olympic Games training camp.
Birmingham will play host to the US Track and Field training camp at the Alexander Stadium in the build-up to the Games.
And on February 4, Cabinet Member for Leisure, Sport and Culture, Cllr Martin Mullaney, showed the visiting delegation around the new 5,000-seater stand and reconfigured track.
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Magic win clinches playoff spot
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On the board in the Orlando Magic locker room, the first of six season goals marked down is to make the playoffs.
Time to check that one off.
Tony Battie had 18 points and eight rebounds, and the Magic got a big boost from the bench to clinch a playoff spot with a 107-79 win over the Chicago Bulls last night in Orlando, Fla.
"Not that it's been in doubt for any time, but I'm one of those until you do it, it's not done," Magic coach Stan Van Gundy said of making the postseason berth official. "The first goal on our board. That part is done. You know you're going to be playing when the season is done. Quite honestly, it's a good feeling."
J.J. Redick had 13 points, and Marcin Gortat added 13 points and 15 rebounds in reserve for the Magic, who have won five of their last six games and moved closer to taking another Southeast Division title.
They'll need to make some big steps to reach any of their other five goals: win the division, clinch homecourt, win 60 games, have the East's top record and be playing at their best when the playoffs start.
Getting performances from their big men like they did against the Bulls was a good start.
"It was a strong night for the bigs," said the 33-year old Battie.
John Salmons had 18 points and eight rebounds, and Brad Miller added 11 points for Chicago, which shot a mere 31.4 percent from the floor and had 16 turnovers.
Lakers 102, Rockets 96 - Kobe Bryant scored 18 of his 37 points in the fourth quarter, winning a contentious duel with Ron Artest, and Los Angeles ended Houston's 12-game home winning streak.
Pau Gasol scored 20 points and Josh Powell added 17 for the Lakers, who overcame the absence of Lamar Odom to snap a three-game road losing streak. Odom, the Lakers' second-leading rebounder, served a one-game suspension for leaving the bench during an altercation in Monday's loss to Portland.
Hawks 100, Jazz 93 - Joe Johnson scored 31 points and Josh Smith had 22 points and 12 rebounds to help host Atlanta end Utah's 12-game winning streak.
The Hawks, who ended Cleveland's 11-game winning streak Dec. 13, led until Mehmet Okur's straightaway 3-pointer put Utah up, 62-60, at the 4:44 mark of the third quarter. Atlanta has won three straight.
Knicks 116, Pistons 111 - Reserve Nate Robinson scored 30 points to help New York rally for an overtime victory in Auburn Hills, Mich.
Antonio McDyess had 21 points and a career-high 22 rebounds - Detroit's first 20-20 game in over 11 years - but it wasn't enough to overcome the absence of Rasheed Wallace (calf) and Allen Iverson (back).
Hornets 109, Wizards 98 - Taking over the game when he wanted to, Chris Paul compiled his NBA-leading sixth triple-double with 30 points, 13 assists, and 10 rebounds, steering New Orleans to victory in Washington.
76ers 115, Raptors 106 - Thaddeus Young scored a career-high 29 points, Samuel Dalembert snapped out of his recent slump for 19 points, 13 rebounds and 4 blocked shots, and host Philadelphia handed Toronto its sixth straight loss.
Nuggets 112, Thunder 99 - Host Denver snapped a three-game losing streak with a victory over Oklahoma City that was fueled by Renaldo Balkman, who made the most of a rare start with 14 points and 14 rebounds for his first double-double since Feb. 1, 2008, when he was with the Knicks.
Mavericks 93, Trail Blazers 89 - Dirk Nowitzki had 29 points and 10 rebounds and Jason Terry scored 24 points as Dallas won in Portland.
Timberwolves 104, Grizzlies 79 - Rookie Kevin Love had 19 points, 11 rebounds, and a career-high 4 assists, and Minnesota snapped a 10-game losing streak with a victory over visiting Memphis.
Warriors 116, Nets 112 - Stephen Jackson scored 29 points and Golden State rallied past New Jersey in Oakland, Calif., snapping a three-game losing streak.


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Pink and Her Midriff Show Lead Today's Star Sightings
There are two things that one can expect from a Pink show: a crop top and midriff.
The often bare-bellied crooner was at it again, flaunting her rock hard abs in a two-piece leather ensemble when she hit up the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. for her Truth About Love Tour.
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Medical Definition of Esophageal ulcer
Esophageal ulcer: A crater in the lining of the esophagus that is created by the corrosive acidic digestive juices secreted by the stomach cells. Ulcer formation is related to the presence of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) bacteria in the stomach, use of anti-inflammatory medications, and cigarette smoking. Ulcer pain may not correlate with the presence or severity of ulceration. Diagnosis is made through barium X-ray or endoscopy. Complications of ulcers include bleeding and perforation. Treatment includes using antibiotics to eradicate H. pylori, eliminating risk factors, and preventing complications.
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Attacks by Islamic State militants on oil storage terminals on Libya's coast have started fires so intense that the dark smoke they are producing is visible from space.
IS militants are seeking to expand their foothold in Libya, even as rival governments – emerging in the wake of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's demise in 2011 – have recently agreed to a UN-backed power-sharing deal.
Firefighters have put out two blazes at the Ras Lanuf terminal, but continue to battle five tanks on fire in the nearby port of Es Sider, Petroleum Facilities Guard told Reuters.
NASA's Aqua satellite captured images of the smoke from all the fires blowing east and north-east on Wednesday.
A second NASA satellite, Terra, captured an image of the fires after the wind started blowing south-east the next day.
Satellites play an important role in detecting damage from environmental catastrophes, including oil spills, oil well fires and fires lit to clear land. They also monitor overall carbon emissions in the atmosphere.
Scientists are also hoping that satellites may soon be able to monitor individual nations' carbon output, once the technology for such measurements is perfected.
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Paul was divinely compelled to preach the Gospel no matter what. His handling of the Scriptures and his personal conduct testified to the integrity of his ministry. In part one of this message, Alistair Begg teaches us that in order to share the Good News with our friends and neighbors in an understandable way, we must be aware of their needs and worldview.
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Assisted living residences operating in Massachusetts must be certified by the Executive Office of Elder Affairs (Elder Affairs) and meet the requirements set forth in M.G.L. c 19D and 651 CMR 12.00 et seq (PDF) . Included in the regulations are the following requirements:
one or two bedroom units with entry doors that lock
private bathrooms for each unit in newly constructed ALRs
private kitchenettes or access to cooking facilities
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for all residents who need it, assistance with bathing, dressing, ambulation and supervision of or reminders to take prescribed medications.
24 hour a day on-site staff
emergency response systems to signal on-site staff
individualized service plans
residency agreements (lease/contract) which detail what the ALR will provide to the resident, including the rights and responsibilities of both the ALR and the resident.


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Visions of the future from the 1950s always raise a smile with images of flying machines and limitless power sources.
While we're not yet taking off in the Jetson's sky car we are on the cusp of a paradigm shift in the way we use and own automobiles. By 2050 the car will be 150 years old but would still be largely recognisable to someone from 1900 when it comes to the shape and number of wheels! A quick look under the hood, however, will reveal a number of emerging technologies that will transform the way we drive.
Sharing Is Caring
Changing the way we look at car ownership could be one of the best ways of decreasing road congestion and car repayments. Australian ride-sharing company GoGet operates a fleet of a thousand vehicles in Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide and Brisbane. They calculate that each shared car they put on the road eliminates the need for nine private cars. Each vehicle that's shared by multiple users is therefore saving precious natural resources and cutting down on pollution and congestion.
Ford is currently piloting Peer-2-Peer in the US and UK, a hybrid ownership/sharing model whereby car owners on finance plans can reduce their monthly repayments by hiring out their vehicles by the hour.
Who's driving this crazy thing?
The arrival of smart vehicles has already begun, and rather than a sudden move to fully autonomous navigation what we're seeing is a gradual uptake of different technologies. For example, many current vehicles already include automatic parallel parking – even affordable models such as the Kuga compact SUV
Ford Kuga compact SUV and Focus compact car. With its new A7 concept, Audi have taken this a step further and demonstrated a car that can drop you at the shops, drive itself to the nearest multi-storey carpark, and find a parking space. When you're ready to go home, you will simply press a button on your phone and the car will come pick you up.
The next stage in autonomy will be vehicles that drive themselves for part of each journey. Existing technologies such as cruise control and lane keeping are being expanded to allow hands-free driving on highways, automatic manoeuvring between lanes, and automatic overtaking of other vehicles. Meanwhile, peer-to-peer vehicle communication will relay traffic and safety information and allow co-operating vehicles to drive efficiently and avoid hazards.
The obvious is benefit is giving you more time to do the things you want or need to do. More broadly, safety experts and government officials say these advanced vehicles and communication infrastructures will prevent a majority of crashes.
What's under the hood?
At the same time as our vehicles get smarter we'll also see a shift in the balance of powertrain technologies towards electrification. Both hybrid and fully electric vehicles are becoming affordable and mainstream and the surrounding industries and infrastructure are progressing rapidly to meet demand.
In Norway the government has heavily incentivised electrified vehicles, which now make up 20 percent of sales compared to 2-3 percent globally. In parallel they've developed a power grid from sustainable, renewable sources to maximise the benefits of zero-emissions vehicles. By 2050 Europe and the US will see a host of vehicle and infrastructure technologies developed alongside each other to get the biggest societal benefit.
Importantly, conventional engines will be the dominant choice for quite some time so auto companies are investing more in technologies such as turbocharging as seen in Ford's compact and efficient, yet still powerful, EcoBoost engines. Ford expects to offer EcoBoost on 20 million vehicles by 2020 even as it invests $4.5 billion in electrified vehicles this decade.
Unlocking the grid
Mobility will be just as important to us in the future as it is today, and the number of commuters continues to rise as emerging economies blossom worldwide. Under our current transport models the International Energy Agency reports that the amount of light duty vehicles in operation around the world could double to 2 billion by 2050.
To mitigate "global gridlock" and make sure we can move efficiently through our ever expanding cities, urban planners are looking to shift more streets and parking spaces to pedestrian zones, bike lanes and green space. Future commuters will be encouraged to fight congestion by selecting optimum routes through multiple modes of transport. A single connected network that weaves together private cars, commercial and public transport vehicles has the potential to save time, conserve resources, lower emissions, and improve safety.
For example, it is quicker and easier in many cities to take public transport into the CBD than battle with traffic and look for parking. With this in mind, Mercedes has launched car sharing service car2go across North America and Europe. Its fleet of tiny Smart cars can be hired for short journeys and paid for by the minute, allowing users to take the train for the bulk of their journey but have the flexibility of a car once they're in the city. Best of all, there is an extensive grid of drop-off points so you don't need to return the car from where you picked it up from – you simply leave it in a free parking spot.
Similarly, Ford is looking to address congestion and parking issues with the FordPass iPhone app – a personal mobility assistant that provides directions to less congested routes and finding parking spots.
Of course in 2050 many motorists will continue to desire personal vehicle ownership. This will give rise to new business models that combine services and improve personal mobility. One thing we can be sure of in 2050 is that software and services will continue to blur the line between outside the car and in.


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Type of Document Dissertation Author Burney, Curtis Wade Author's Email Address firstname.lastname@example.com URN etd-01162009-095730 Title Comparative Phylogeography of Neotropical Birds Degree Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Department Biological Sciences Advisory Committee
Advisor Name Title Robb Brumfield Committee Chair Bryan Carstens Committee Member Frederick Sheldon Committee Member James Van Remsen Committee Member Mark Hafner Committee Member Michael Chamberlain Dean's Representative Keywords
- comparative phylogeography
- Andes
- Amazon
- riverine barriers
- Neotropical birds
- divergence
- dispersal
- foraging strata
Date of Defense 2008-12-11 Availability unrestricted AbstractDespite the theoretical link between the ecology and the population genetics of species, little empirical evidence is available that corroborates the association. Here, I examined genetic variation in 40 co-distributed species of lowland Neotropical rainforest birds that have populations isolated on either side of the Andes, Amazon River, and Madeira River. I found widely varying levels of genetic divergence among these taxa between the same biogeographic barriers. My investigation of the extent to which ecological traits predicted the level of cross-barrier divergence revealed a significant relationship between the forest stratum at which a species forages and the level of within-population and cross-barrier genetic differentiation. Canopy species had statistically lower divergence values across the Andes and two riverine barriers than did understory birds. I hypothesize that the association reflects an effect of dispersal propensity on the geographic structuring of genetic variation, and, consequently, on the ancestral and extant effective population sizes of each species. This is the first large-scale avian comparative study to document a significant association between ecological traits of a species and its level of genetic differentiation. I examined further the contrasting genetic patterns revealed previously by comparing the range-wide mitochondrial (mtDNA) phylogeography of two canopy and two understory species of lowland Neotropical rainforest birds. All species exhibited divergence between cross-Andean populations. Unlike canopy species, understory birds were structured at smaller spatial scales, particularly across riverine barriers of the Amazon basin. Surprisingly, estimates of isolation-by-distance, a proxy for dispersal propensity, are similar within areas of endemism for all taxa suggesting levels of gene flow are comparable through contiguous habitat in canopy and understory species. Lastly, I examined the multilocus phylogeography of three previously studied species with contrasting mtDNA patterns to investigate the role of historical demography in cross-Andean divergence. Demographic estimates using an isolation-with-migration model suggest among-taxa variance in cross-Andean divergences reflects a history of staggered isolation versus a simultaneous isolating event. Nuclear sequence data reveal asymmetrical gene flow in two species marked by relatively shallow cross-Andean divergence, further evidence of differential effectiveness of the Andes as a barrier to gene flow among co-distributed taxa. Files
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Labrador in a Day
Tour Labrador now offering tours of well known attractions in the Labrador Straits; including an overnight at provincial historic Point Amour Lighthouse and tour of recent UNESCO World Heritage Site designated, Red Bay National Historic Site.[1]
If Labrador is on your bucket list and you don't have the time to experience all of the Big Land, you'll want to do "Labrador in a Day." This new tour, operated solely by local Labrador residents, is a sure way to experience both culture and scenery in Labrador.
With little time to spare (there's so much to experience!) your guide for the day will pick you up at the ferry terminal in Blanc Sablon and take you on a tour of the popular hotspots on Labrador's southern shore -- No need to bring your vehicle, leave it in St. Barbe, NL!
During your day in Labrador you'll walk the steps of the historic Point Amour Lighthouse , Atlantic Canada's tallest lighthouse erected in the 1850s. Here you'll find amazing views of icebergs and many species of whales that frequent the shoreline.
If history is something that interests you, nearby you'll find a Maritime Archaic burial mound that dates back 7,500 years! You'll find this and more on your stroll through the Pioneer Footpath. The Footpath, stretching from L'Anse au Clair to Red Bay was once the only means of transportation and communication among residents before the highway was built in the 1950s.
Further down the road you'll come to the highlight of your trip - newly designated UNESCO World Heritage Site, Red Bay! Red Bay was once buzzing with Basque whaling activity - and there's plenty of evidence to support that. In Red Bay, visit the Parks Canada interpretation centre and museum for interpretive tours of the area. You can also visit Saddle Island and see for yourself remnants of Basque structures still remaining on the land since the 16th century.
Once you've taken in all you can handle, your day ends with a night at the Point Amour Lighthouse lightkeeper's station (hostel style accommodations). Labrador in a Day includes all meals (delicious, local food!) guides, entry fees, and accommodations. In the event that the lightkeeper's station is unavailable, a bed and breakfast room is provided.
This is your backstage pass to Labrador. All in a day.


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There are three federal funding streams that help pay for child care services in North Carolina. These federal funds are combined with state funding to create a seamless child care program for families who need help in paying for care. By combining funds at the state level, local purchasing agencies do not need to track federal funding sources or categories within federal funding sources. An explanation of the federal funds and the eligibility criteria for each is provided below.
The Child Care and Development Fund is the largest source of federal funding available for child care services. This funding can be used to pay for child care to support education, training and employment.
The CCDF has three funding components: mandatory, matching and discretionary. Each state is required to spend 70% of the mandatory/matching allocation for families who are receiving public assistance, families who are attempting through work activities to transition off public assistance, and families who are at risk of becoming dependent on public assistance. The discretionary funds can be used for other income-eligible families who are working or in education and training activities. Local purchasing agencies (LPA) do not have to track the 70% requirement. This is done at the state level. A state match is required for the matching portion of this funding.
Funds are also used for payment of initiatives such as activities to support inclusion of children with special needs, expansion of before/after-school child care services and resource and referral services. In addition some of the CCDF monies received by the state must be spent to improve the quality of child care. These funds are distributed through contracts and grants.
The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Program is a federal block grant program that provides financial assistance to needy families and offers supportive services to help families achieve self-sufficiency. The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) must use the available TANF funds for eligible, needy families with a child for the following purposes:
The TANF Program gives states flexibility to make program and funding decisions to best support the goals of their individual state programs. Funds can be used to provide support services including child care. Federal regulations allow states to transfer up to 30% of their TANF funding for a fiscal year to the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) and/or the Social Services Block Grant program (SSBG). For the last few years, the North Carolina General Assembly has transferred TANF funds to the CCDF program for subsidized child care services. When transferred to CCDF these funds may then be used like CCDF to support employment, education and training. These funds are included in each county's annual child care allocation. The NC General Assembly also appropriates additional TANF funds for child care which are not transferred to the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF), but are included in each county's annual allocation. These funds may be used only for child care to support employment.
County departments of social services may choose to use their local Work First Block Grant funds for child care services. If a county chooses to spend Work First funds for child care, the policies described in this manual apply to the funding. For additional information about the procedures for spending Work First funds for child care, refer to the Work First Family Assistance Manual.
Social Services Block Grant funding is available to fund various social services, including foster care and adoption services, child protective services, adult day care, adult health and in-home aide services, transportation services, and child care services. DCD administers the SSBG funding for child care services while the Division of Social Services administers the funding used for other social services. A state match is not required for this funding source, when it is used for child care.
SSBG funding may be used to pay for child care services when needed for one of the following reasons:
a. The child's parents are employed or in education or training activities.
b. The child is receiving protective services or child welfare services.
c. The child is at risk of being developmentally delayed.
d. The family is experiencing a crisis.
State child care funds are appropriated annually by the North Carolina General Assembly. These funds may be used to pay for child care services for any of the reasons listed above under SSBG. These state funds are blended with CCDF and SSBG funds to make up each county allocation.
State Smart Start funds are appropriated annually by the North Carolina General Assembly. The funding for Smart Start flows from DCD to the North Carolina Partnership for Children (NCPC). NCPC is the agency charged with allocating Smart Start funds to the local partnerships and providing technical assistance about the Smart Start Program.
Each partnership receives Smart Start funding in an allocation from NCPC to provide child care, health care and other critical family services for children under age six (6). Each partnership must use at least 30% of their funding to expand child care subsidies. The 30% requirement can be met in a variety of ways. For example, partnerships may choose to use this funding to serve eligible families on waiting lists, to pay for preschool or Head Start Wrap Around services, and to augment the subsidy payment rate per child by paying quality bonus payments for children ages 0 through five (5) who are in facilities with a two through five Star Rated License.
The local purchasing agency (LPA) is notified by their local Smart Start partnership of the amount allocated for subsidy voucher activities and other activities such as quality bonus payments; however, the Smart Start funds are not available to spend until a funding authorization is received from DCD. The exact amount of the percentages for the Smart Start quality bonus is also determined by each local partnership. A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is recommended to be signed by the LPA and local Smart Start partnership to clearly identify how these funds are to be used as well as identify any reports that are needed. Smart Start funds may be allocated for child care and services support. These allocated funds have the same state fiscal year as DCD allocated funds, which runs from July 1 through June 30 for service months June through May.
For questions or clarification on any of the policy contained in these manuals, please contact your local county office.


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SurveyUSA releases for the first time an unprecedented, in-depth look at the TV media landscape in media Market #5, Dallas.
This is not stale, generic, national research pulled out of some book, with limited and dated relevance to the Dallas market. This is 2,063 PDF pages of fresh, local, detailed research on the Dallas media landscape, conducted February 2013, with insight nowhere else found on the Dallas media market and the talent that drives it.
Which of the following stations has the best local newscast, and which has the worst?
- KDFW-TV, channel 4, the Fox affiliate, which goes by Fox 4 News.
- KXAS-TV, channel 5, the NBC affiliate, which goes by NBC 5 News.
- WFAA-TV, channel 8, the ABC affiliate, which goes by News 8.
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Which areas are the stations in 2nd and 3rd place strongest in? Where is there opportunity for them to catch the #1 station?
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- Babe Laufenberg
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text: Producer Aascar Ravichandrans upcoming Tamil film Ananda Thandavam (also spelt as Aananda Thaandavam), which stars tantalizing damsel Tamanna and debutant Siddarth under the direction of Gandhi Krishna, former assistant to Shankar in Sivaji, is being dubbed in Telugu with the same name. The shooting has been completed and the film is ready for release.Ananda Thandavam, an adaptation of renowned Tamil writer Sujathas much-acclaimed novel Pirivom Santhippom, is considered to be a very important film in Tamannas career, as it is a heroine-centric story, which has a strong message to those who are craving to leave their homeland and settle abroad.Extensively shot in the US, the film revolves around a young girl whose profession in the field of virtual reality and special effects field takes her to the US. After spending quite some time there, she realizes that her life has been rendered too monotonous by the mechanized American lifestyle. That is when she longs to return to India.Sujatha also wrote the dialogues for the screenplay before his death. The film also stars Rukmini of Bommalattam fame, Bala Singh, Kitty, Madanbob, and Special Effects Venky. Music is composed by G.V. Prakash Kumar and will be released in the first week of March through Sony BMG. Award-winning lyricist Vairamuthu has penned the lyrics. The film will be released in the first week of March.


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Robbie McEwen wins his third stage of this year's Tour in a bunched sprint finish in Montpellier.
The Australian, who also won stages five and seven, pips compatriot Stuart O'Grady after the peloton catch the leaders inside the final 500m.
Race leader Lance Armstrong retains his overall lead of 38 seconds over Dane Mikael Rasmussen.
But Alejandro Valverde, fifth in the standings, is forced to pull out with tendinitis in his knee.
1613 BST: The two leaders are caught in the final 300m and Robbie McEwen pips fellow Australian Stuart O'Grady in a sprint finish to claim the stage victory.
1611 BST: Sylvain Chavanel and Chris Horner continue to hold a 10-second lead inside the final 2km.
1606 BST: The peloton catch the remaining four riders in the earlier breakaway group, with the bunch now 20 seconds behind the leading duo.
1600 BST: Chavanel tries to put distance between him and the rest, but Chris Horner joins him in a final attack.
1558 BST: Sylvain Chavanel of the Cofidis team becomes the first rider to catch the leading group of five, with just over 12km left.
1546 BST: Servais Knaven (Quick Step) takes off at the front of the peloton, forging a 10-second advantage over the bunch led by the Davitamon-Lotto team as they enter the final 18km.
1538 BST:The lead is down to 50 seconds with less than 35km to go.
1522 BST: The Davitamon-Lotto team briefly slowed their pace at the front of the peloton to ensure they don't catch the leaders too early, but step it up again to reduce the gap to one-and-a-half minutes.
1509 BST: The peloton is closing hard on the leading five riders, the gap now down to two minutes with 46km to go.
1455 BST: The leading group are now just 3'05" ahead of the peloton, led by the Davitamon-Lotto and Lampre-Caffita teams.
1439 BST: With 70km to go, the peloton looks as if it will reel in the leading bunch, with the gap now down to 3'40".
1430 BST: Result of second intermediate sprint at Moussac:
1. Juan Antonio Flecha (FAS) 6pts
2. Carlos Da Cruz (FDJ) 4pts
3. Chris Horner (SDV) 2pts
1420 BST: The leading group of five see their advantage over the peloton reduced to five minutes.
1413 BST: Valverde, who was leading the Best Young Rider classification but has been suffering for the past two days, steps into the Illes Balears team car in the feedzone to confirm his withdrawal from the Tour.
1410 BST: Spaniard Alejandro Valverde, who beat Lance Armstrong to victory on the first mountain stage to Courchevel, is at the back of the peloton and is going to retire with a knee injury.
1357 BST: Robbie McEwen's Davitamon-Lotto team are at the head of the peloton as it closes the gap on the five escapees to six minutes, 40 seconds.
1342 BST: The peloton close the gap on the leading five riders to seven minutes and 35 seconds after an hour and 10 minutes of the stage.
1336 BST: With the lead of the escape group stretching to nearly nine minutes, the peloton appears to be taking action. The Davitamon-Lotto and Lampre-Caffita teams come to the front of the bunch, now strung out in one long line.
1327 BST: The leading group of five extend their lead over the peloton to more than seven minutes as they pass the 41km mark in Tarascon.
1312 BST: Robbie McEwen goes to the rear of the peloton to consult the race doctor, although the reason is unclear.
1305 BST: Result of the Col de la Vayede climb at the 26.5km mark, with the peloton now 3 minutes 20 seconds behind:
1. Chris Horner (SDV) 3pts
2. Carlos Da Cruz (FDJ) 2pts
3. Ludovic Turpin (A2R) 1pt
1300 BST: The five escapees extend their lead over the peloton to over two minutes.
1255 BST: Result of the first intermediate sprint in Maussane-les-Alpilles:
1. Thomas Voeckler (BTL) 6pts
2. Carlos Da Cruz (FDJ) 4pts
3. Ludovic Turpin (A2R) 2pts
1250 BST: Five riders - Carlos Da Cruz (FDJ), Juan Antonio Flecha (FAS), Chris Horner (SDV), Thomas Voeckler (BTL) and Ludovic Turpin (A2R) - escape and establish a 25-second lead over the peloton as they approach the first intermediate sprint.
1243 BST: The peloton, headed by Lance Armstrong's Discovery Channel team, reel in the two escapees and are bunched together as they pass the 12.5km mark.
1237 BST: An early attack by Manuel Quinziato and Sebastian Lang sees them open up a 15-second lead over the peloton.
1231 BST: Temperatures of 31C greet the 162 riders still left as they set off.


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Silicone elastomers are widely used for biomedical applications and products. One major challenge for biomedical applications is to control the ingrowth of silicone-based implants and to avoid bacterial infections on device surfaces. The use of ions from metals like silver and copper is a promising, long-lasting method to achieve such bioactive effects. Researchers have now found a novel effect caused by a combination of copper and silver nanoparticles in silicone. By fabricating bioactive nanocomposite materials that release these ions in specific concentration levels and during a long time, manufacturers can control the bioactive effects of their medical devices or implants.Posted: Jul 8th, 2011
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are short ribonucleic acid molecules, consisting of 21-25 nucleotide bases, that negatively regulate gene expression, also termed as gene silencing. Each miRNA is thought to regulate multiple genes, and since the human genome encodes hundreds of miRNAs, the potential regulatory circuitry afforded by miRNA is enormous. Recent discoveries suggest the association of specific miRNA sequences with a spectrum of diseases including cardiovascular and autoimmune diseases, as well as with a variety of cancers. It is therefore imperative, for diagnostics and prognostics, to accurately measure the expression levels of target miRNA molecules in patients' tissue samples or body fluids. To that end, researchers have developed an alternative way for the direct analysis of miRNAs in an array format, demonstrating fast and ultrasensitive detection of specific miRNAs.Posted: Jun 6th, 2011
It is widely believed that stem cell therapies have the potential to revolutionize the treatment of human diseases. Key to the success of such therapies are two crucial properties: the ability of stem cells to develop into any specialized cell type depending on the specific need at hand; and the ability to guide the fate of the stem cells by various external factors. Researchers in Asia have now demonstrated that graphene provides a promising biocompatible scaffold that does not hamper the proliferation of human mesenchymal stem cells and accelerates their specific differentiation into bone cells. The differentiation rate is comparable to the one achieved with common growth factors, demonstrating graphene's potential for stem cell research.Posted: May 24th, 2011
Superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs) are emerging as promising candidates for various biomedical applications such as enhanced resolution imaging or targeted drug or gene delivery due to their biocompatibility, low cost of production, ability to immobilize biological materials on their surfaces, and potential for direct targeting using external magnets. Over the past few years, researchers demonstrated that magnetofection is an appropriate tool for rapid and specific gene transfection with low dose in vitro and site-specific in vivo applications. In new work, scientists in Australia have now successfully demonstrated the use of magnetofection for the delivery of malaria DNA vaccine.Posted: May 11th, 2011
Macrophages are white blood cells with a wide presence in various organs and tissues, that perform an essential role in keeping organisms healthy by scavenging cellular debris and disease agents. Since macrophages play an indispensable role in most pathological conditions, they represent an ideal target for therapeutic applications. Several approaches seeking to use macrophages for targeted therapies involve feeding therapeutic nanoparticles to macrophages ex vivo, followed by re-injection of the macrophages to target the diseased site. These techniques are often hampered by reduced drug release rates and drug degradation. Overcoming these limitations, scientists now report the ability of cellular backpacks to successfully encapsulate and controllably release drugs and avoid phagocytic internalization while remaining on the macrophage's surface.Posted: May 10th, 2011
The potential use of antimicrobial surface coatings ranges from medicine, where medical device infection is associated with significant healthcare costs, to the construction industry and the food packaging industry. Thin films containing silver nanoparticles have been seen as promising candidate coatings. Silver is known as one of the oldest antimicrobial agents. Silver ions are thought to inhibit bacterial enzymes and bind to DNA. Silver nanomaterials have been used effectively against different bacteria, fungi and viruses. Using something like an advanced form of a rubber stamp, scientists have now developed a way to adhere an ultra-thin (just a few molecules thick) antibacterial coating to a wound. The "stamped" area shows bactericidal activity for at least 48 hours.Posted: May 5th, 2011
Damaged articular cartilages, like the ones found in the knee joint, ordinarily demonstrate a very limited capability for self-healing. Functional restoration of diseased or damaged articular cartilage is a major clinical challenge. There have been a number of successful approaches to tissue engineered cartilage, including the use of natural and synthetic biomaterial scaffolds. Although recent progress has been made in engineering cartilage of various shapes and sizes for cosmetic purposes, current treatments for cartilage repair are less than satisfactory, and rarely restore full function or return the tissue to its native state. Researchers have now developed nanofibrous hollow microspheres self-assembled from star-shaped biodegradable polymers as an injectable cell carrier. When the spheres are injected with cells into wounds, these spheres biodegrade, but the cells live on to form new tissue.Posted: May 4th, 2011
Heparin is widely used as an anti-coagulant to prevent the formation of blood clots. This naturally occurring biological molecule is commonly used during surgery for blood thinning. At the end of surgery, heparin has to be removed in order to allow the blood to clot again - this is currently done using a protein called protamine, the only clinically approved heparin binder. Unfortunately, protamine can cause severe allergic reactions in a number of patients. Researchers at the University of York have now developed a synthetic molecule which is capable of binding heparin just as effectively as protamine. The team's approach may eventually be useful for developing protamine replacements.Posted: May 2nd, 2011


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Good sandwich to make for a light lunch. My mother gave me this recipe many years ago. This recipe can easily be doubled or tripled.
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Ingredients Nutrition
- 1⁄4 lb Velveeta cheese
- 2 teaspoons dried onion flakes
- 1 (12 ounce) can Spam
- 3 hard-boiled eggs
- 3 large sweet pickles
- 1 cup salad dressing
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- Dice cheese, spam, eggs and pickles. Mix together and add onion.
- Add salad dressing and mix well.
- Refrigerate for two hours.
- Spread filling on hot dog or hamburger buns.
- Put sandwiches in shallow baking pan.
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Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 Fulham – Premier League – 19th April 2014
Spurs registered a 3-1 win at home to Fulham in Saturday's early game, a result which keeps Fulham in a perilous position in the league. Christian Eriksen set up Spurs's first and last goals via superb free-kicks which were finished off by Paulinho (on 35 minutes) and Younes Kaboul (62 minutes). In between those strikes Steven Sidwell temporarily leveled the scores after an error from Ezekiel Fryers before Harry Kane but his side ahead again. Indeed, former Chelsea man Sidwell could have had a brace, only for Hugo Lloris to save his spot-kick.
Tottenham keep their hopes of a Europa League spot well and truly alive (they are now three points behind Everton albeit having played a game more) while Felix Magath's Whites remain two points away from safety.
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Anthony Davis is The Associated Press' college basketball Player of the Year, the first Kentucky player and second freshman to win the award.
He received 43 votes Friday from the 65-member national media panel that selects the weekly Top 25. Balloting was done before the NCAA Tournament.
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Kevin Durant, of Texas, in 2007 is the only other freshman to win the award.
Thomas Robinson, of Kansas, was second with 20 votes, and Draymond Green, of Michigan State, received the other two votes.
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The disclosure that an Arab commission has arrived in Canada with the intention of carrying on political activity in government and other influential circles has resulted in an editorial in the local Jewish newspaper. The Daily Eagle, demanding that the Zionist organization of Canada not limit its activities to fund raising campaigns but launch a movement for the creation of pro-Palestine committees which will not only offset the Arab propaganda, but strengthen sentiment favoring Jewish aspirations in Palestine.
"Canadian Zionists must consider themselves the torch bearers of a great national ideal and not merely fund raisers," adds the paper. Detailed information about the activities of the Arab delegation is still lacking.
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The newspaper adds that the government decision comes just as the petition of the Canadian National Committee for Refugees, asking for such action, was getting under way. "This should be no reason for halting circulation of the petition," writes the Gazette. "An assertion of the public's opinion on this matter will strengthen the government's hand, reinforce the intentions implicit in the Crerar statement, and encourage liberality in the interpretation of a very restrictive set of rules." The Gazette advocates the liberalization of the Canadian immigration laws which, at the present time, bar the entry of non-British subjects.
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Voice command in the Odyssey let me request music by name from an iOS device plugged into the car's USB port. However, other voice command operations, such as destination entry, were so tedious and required so many repeat presses of the voice command button that I feared I would get a repetitive stress injury on my thumb.
The hard drive-stored maps of the navigation system looked good and showed in perspective and plan views. Under route guidance, the system took into account live traffic data and showed useful graphics for upcoming turns. Through the HondaLink app, powered by Aha, the navigation system offered limited online destination search, but I found it took so long to get search results that I didn't want to use this feature.
Standard at any trim level is a Bluetooth hands-free phone system, which let me use voice command to place calls by contact name. The phone interface included call history and my contact list.
A big part of the minivan experience is keeping the kids entertained on long trips. In Touring Elite trim, the Odyssey gets a huge bump in this regard, featuring not only a standard 16.2-inch extra-widescreen drop-down LCD, with an HDMI input, for rear seat entertainment, but also a 650-watt 12-speaker 5.1 surround sound audio system. The screen is able to show dual, side-by-side video from different sources to help keep peace in the family.
I was impressed by the video on the screen and the immersive audio when watching a movie. However, the screen resolution is WVGA, not HD. Likewise, the Odyssey does not have a Blu-ray DVD player built in -- you will have to bring one into the vehicle and connect it to the entertainment system through either the HDMI or composite cable inputs.
Since I wasn't carting around kids while testing the Odyssey, I listened to music using either Bluetooth streaming or the USB port. My other options were HD radio, satellite radio, CD, or music stored on the car's own hard drive.
Surround sound systems are not optimal for audio, but I was able to enjoy good audio quality due to the powerful amp and subwoofer included in this system. Bass and mids came through nicely, but higher frequencies tended to distort at volume.
At EX-L and Touring trim levels, the rear seat entertainment system uses a smaller screen, while the audio system gets demoted to seven speakers with a less powerful amp. The 5.1 channel audio also goes away.
Honda throws in a few driver-assistance systems with the Odyssey, all standard at the Touring Elite level. The blind spot monitor lit up warnings on the A pillars when cars were in the next lane over. A forward-facing camera enabled a collision warning system, which sounded off whenever I was slow to hit the brakes when rolling toward traffic ahead. However, there is no adaptive cruise control available for the Odyssey.
A back-up camera comes standard at all trim levels, which proves an extremely useful feature due to the cliff-like rear of the car, and the inability to see anything below the rear window.
Short on innovation
For many, a crossover vehicle has taken the title of family car from the minivan. As such, automakers are putting more development and technology into crossover models. However, a few people remain loyal to the minivan, and it certainly meets some needs well. The sliding doors, ample seating room, and fold-flat rear seats of the 2014 Honda Odyssey are all features not available in most crossovers.
Reflective of the somewhat neglected minivan segment, the Odyssey doesn't innovate, unless you want to count the rear vacuum cleaner. Honda's cylinder deactivation technology keeps fuel economy high on the highway, but there isn't anything particularly exotic about the drivetrain. The Odyssey's steering and drivetrain do an excellent job delivering ease-of-driving.
Driver assistance systems go a little ways towards creating a safer experience, but not to the level I've seen in other types of vehicles. In particular, there are no active systems, such as automatic braking, adaptive cruise control, or lane departure prevention.
The wide screen and HDMI input are nice additions for the rear seat entertainment system, but hardly keep the Odyssey up with the latest in home entertainment. And teenagers will likely use an iPad or other tablet. As for driver infotainment systems, the features in the Odyssey are solid, but I am not a fan of Honda's weird combination of touchscreen and upper LCD.
What I would like to see is a redesign of the minivan from the ground-up, based on one of the newer commercial van platforms, such as the Ford Transit or Nissan NV. These vehicles are designed for excellent fuel economy and maneuverability, with versatile interior space. One of those platforms could potentially be a minivan for the 21st century.
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The North Carolina Lighthouse Schools Study is focused on understanding the dynamics of school reform. It identified and then intensively studied three elementary schools where students have made dramatic gains in achievement. These three K-5 schools ranged in size from 400 to over 600 students. More than two-thirds of the students were from poor families, more than three-quarters were minority students and about one-fifth spoke a language other than English. In three years, each of these schools increased proficiency on state-mandated reading and math exams from below 50 percent to more than 75 percent. Researchers collected data on demographics and achievement, interviewed teachers and administrators, and made observations of lessons and meetings.
In a follow-up study, David Strahan, University of North Carolina/Greensboro, reexamined this data and conducted additional interviews with school personnel. School personnel reported that they created supportive environments for the students and themselves that enabled them to coordinate efforts to improve instruction and strengthen professional development. In all three schools the central component of this improvement was discussion guided by data from formal assessments and informal observations.
Focus on academics
The biggest change these teachers describe in their school's environment was turning attention away from behavior problems and focusing on academics. Previous research shows that in schools that have successfully raised achievement rates, teachers work together to develop a strong community of shared beliefs about learning and support each other's efforts to increase learning in their classrooms. Reformed classrooms also appear to be caring and supportive of students. In other words, schools that succeed academically reflect concern and social support for both students and faculty while focusing on learning.
Strahan reanalyzed the data from two years of study in these three schools. He studied the dynamics in each school that shaped its reform. To gain fresh insight on the factors that emerged as important to reform efforts in these schools, Strahan conducted individual interviews with any teacher who was new to the school in the last year and re-interviewed teachers whose classrooms had been studied in the previous two years. Achievement was measured using scores on the end-of-the-year reading and math assessments mandated in North Carolina. The reading aware tests involve reading page-length passages of both narrative and expository texts and answering multiple- choice literal or inferential questions. The multiple- choice math exam includes computation and word problems.
The three schools approached reform in different ways. One school began its reform efforts with character education, identifying values the faculty wished to promote. These included integrity, respect, discipline and excellence. Teachers particularly targeted diversity and the need to respect one another. In another school, teachers in grade-level meetings worked together to develop a balanced literacy curriculum that included guided reading, writing across the curriculum, word study to expand vocabulary and word recognition, and self-selected reading for pleasure. The third school used a national reform network to create lessons from kindergarten through fifth grade that encouraged ways of thinking about text: retelling, summarizing, problem solving, and identifying the author's purpose. Hands-on activities were stressed as well. Teachers modeled learning strategies for students. Their goal was to increase learning for students with few academic skills. While these reform efforts varied considerably, teachers in all three schools, used formal assessments, daily observations of individual students and class discussions, to gain insights into their students' learning. Then teachers worked together, discussing problems with learning and finding solutions to improve instruction.
Teacher collaboration common to all approaches
Despite differences in approach, the compelling finding from Strahan's investigation are the similarities in the ways teachers and administrators in these schools improved instruction to increase achievement. In all of these schools, successful reform began with teachers working together to set their priorities for school improvement. Teachers coordinated their efforts to improve instruction. Concern and supportive relationships developed among staff and with students that encouraged gains in achievement. Teachers worked together to identify needs and develop strategies for improvement. They linked school-based staff development directly to daily practice in their classrooms. Over time, these schools created an environment that communicated its expectations and values to new students and new teachers. Conversations about learning and teaching routinely included data from both formal and informal assessments. Teachers identified students' needs and if they were unsure how to meet these needs, they received help from colleagues. Collaboration and a consistently positive approach to learning characterized these successful schools. All adults in the school shared a sense of responsibility for student achievement. Strahan concludes that reform in all three schools was driven by dialogue about teaching and learning that was grounded in data about student performance.
"Promoting a Collaborative Professional Culture in Three Elementary Schools That Have Beaten the Odds", The Elementary School Journal, Volume 104, Number 2, November 2003, pp. 127-146.
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