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What We Do
The NWMRT provides assistance to anyone in need in mountainous, remote or hostile environments. We work closely with statutory organisations such as the PSNI, NI Fire and Rescue Service and NI Ambulance Service. We also train and undertake operations with other volunteer rescue organisations. We encourage outdoors activities and are committed to improving safety through information and advice.
Skills expected from the Team are wide ranging, requiring a high level of competency. Skills include medical assistance, search, recovery, technical rope work and incident control. In addition each member must be able to work in severe weather, navigate, and operate effective communications.
To remain competent, Sections train two evenings per month in multi-disciplined activities. Sections come together and train monthly in a scenario based exercise during which they operate under a central control. In addition, team members would regularly attend courses run by Mountain Rescue Ireland, Mountain Rescue Council of Scotland and Mountain Rescue England and Wales.
The team currently has 60 members. It continually recruits to maintain a dedicated team of volunteers who will respond at a moments notice. New members are taken through rigorous training which may take up to two years, before they are considered for full membership. These volunteers are committed to improving safety on the hills, especially for youth groups, and providing help to those who need it.
The Team provides a 24 hour call-out service at the request of the Police Service of Northern Ireland. Team members are expected to respond in all weather conditions, 365 days of the year. In order to respond quickly, team members must have personal equipment packed at all times, a mobile phone to be called out on operations, and a form of independent transport to travel to operational incidents. In 2013 team members were involved in 44 operational incidents, totalling 247 hours in duration and involving 2,865 person hours.
The team is organised into 3 Sections with vehicles based in Enniskillen, Magherafelt and Ballymena, and known as West, Central and East Sections respectively. The nearest Section provides an immediate response until additional resources arrive from the other Sections. To call Mountain Rescue in an emergency, phone 999 or 112 and request through the police.
See 'On Call', our annual report below for more details of what we do.


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(Reuters) - Payment technology company On Track Innovations Ltd <OTIV.O> said on Tuesday it filed a patent infringement lawsuit in the United States against mobile service provider T-Mobile USA related to mobile payments technology.
On Track Innovations (OTI) said in a statement that T-Mobile's Near Field Communication-enabled (NFC) phones infringed one of the company's patents. A spokesman for T-Mobile USA was not immediately available for comment.
NFC is an emerging technology being added to cellphones as the mobile industry hopes to encourage consumers to use their cellphones for payments instead of plastic cards. The idea is that consumers can wave their NFC phone at the check-out terminal to pay.
OTI, an Israeli company, provides technology to MasterCard <MA.N> and Visa <V.N> for contactless cards. It said that the infringed patent also covers loyalty programs and data mining.
T-Mobile USA, the No. 4 U.S. mobile service, and a unit of Deutsche Telekom <DTEGn.DE>, is also a partner in Isis - a mobile payments venture with the top two U.S. mobile operators Verizon Wireless and AT&T Inc <T.N>.
Sprint Nextel <S.N>, the No. 3 U.S. mobile provider has teamed with Google Inc <GOOG.O> to offer NFC-based mobile payments services competing with Isis.
Shares in OTI rose 12 cents, or 8.2 percent, to $1.58 in morning trade on Nasdaq. It filed the suit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
The lawsuit is On Track Innovations Ltd. v. T-Mobile USA Inc No. 12-CV-2224.
(Reporting by Sakthi Prasad; Editing by Mark Potter, Dave Zimmerman)


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This foundation feels just as natural as no make-up all day long. I usually apply it around 7:30am and I wear it until 7 or 8 at night, through all of that time my face stays covered, matte and comfortable. This is absolutely a full coverage foundation. Check out the before and after below to see what I mean.
Some foundations make my skin extra oily by the end of a day, but this one does not. Also this has not caused any breakouts, I will update if it does.
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SPARC Confirms Investment to Regional Sports
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SPARC Confirms Investment to Regional Sports Trusts
SPARC (Sport & Recreation New Zealand) has increased its investment in Regional Sports Trusts across New Zealand, committing $14.6 million for sport development and targeted programmes in the regions during the 2006/2007 financial year.
SPARC's investment in the 17 Regional Sports Trusts has increased by $6.46 million since 2004, and today's announcement assures the sports trusts of continued investment to 2010.
The trusts have worked alongside SPARC since 2004 to help increase levels of physical activity amongst New Zealanders and strengthen regional sport and physical recreation infrastructures.
"The Trusts have undertaken significant sport development work in their regions, and we want to continue working with them to ensure SPARC's physical activity initiatives are reaching the communities," said SPARC Chief Executive Nick Hill.
Programmes and initiatives that benefit from the investment include Green Prescriptions, which encourages doctors and practice nurses to prescribe physical activity as a means of improving health; CoachForce, which helps deliver coaching strategies of the National Sport Organisations to the regional level; He Oranga Poutama, which aims to increase and maintain physical activity levels of Māori.
Other programmes that benefit from the investment are Active Movement, which teaches young children fundamental movement skills that aid both physical and cognitive development; Active Schools, currently administered by 32 facilitators who develop quality, co-curricular physical activities at the primary school level; and Sportfit, which provides 381 secondary schools with investment aimed at improving the delivery of physical activity, sport and health.
Last week, Hill addressed leaders from the 17 Regional Sports Trusts to confirm SPARC's continued commitment to these and other programmes.
"The Regional Sports Trusts are important regional resource centres. Owned and part funded by their communities, they offer SPARC local knowledge and a regional presence with other sports and physical activity providers in their region," said Hill.
"The wide range of programmes the Trusts administer can be a real challenge. The Trusts have been working hard with schools, iwi, district health boards, sport and recreation organisations, councils, and community organisations in their regions to ensure every New Zealander has the opportunity to get active and reach his or her potential."
"The holistic approach Trusts take will not only keep far more people active in sport and recreation into adulthood, but also lead to greater cognitive and psychological wellbeing, particularly in young people," said Hill.


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Restaurants: Serving Up Opportunity for America's Young People
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 11, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As summer winds down and students head back to school, the National Restaurant Association is highlighting the restaurant industry's role providing job opportunities to millions of young people across the country.
The National Restaurant Association's "Where I Started" multi-media campaign, launching today, includes a series of profiles, social media and digital content, all housed at AmericaWorksHere.org/WhereIStarted.
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"The restaurant industry trains America's workforce, providing jobs that are valuable and flexible, and offer critical work experience that set young people on a path of advancement," said Dawn Sweeney, President and CEO, National Restaurant Association.
At a time when the nation's youth unemployment rate stands at more than 20 percent, the restaurant industry is serving a critical need as the largest employer of teens, providing job opportunities to 1.5 million people between the ages of 16 and 19.
The restaurant industry is proud to foster skills-building and support scholarship, Sweeney added.
"Our industry has its own educational program – ProStart – that last year reached more than 118,000 students at 1,700 high schools across 50 states," she said. "ProStart teaches high school students skills that are useful for any industry, while also focusing on culinary techniques and restaurant management fundamentals."
Did you know …
- 1 in 4 restaurant employees are students. The industry provides employees with the flexibility that allows work to fit into their busy lives.
- Restaurants are the largest employer of teens. 1.5 million people between the ages of 16 and 19 work in restaurants. That's one-third of all working teenagers in the U.S.
- 1 in 3 Americans' first job is in a restaurant. Many young people who start in the restaurant industry also stay and advance in the restaurant industry. 71% of employees age 18 to 24 have landed a more lucrative job in the business after their first job.
- Restaurants are expected to add 522,000 jobs this summer season, according to the National Restaurant Association's 17th Annual Eating and Drinking Place Summer Employment Forecast. The projected 2015 gain would represent the third consecutive year in which restaurants add at least 500,000 jobs during the summer season.
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If you were injured in an accident that was not your fault, there is a good chance that you may be able to claim for personal injury compensation. Accident Advice Helpline specialises in cases of personal injuries by work accidents, car accidents and slips, falls, trips and more.
Available 24/ 7 via a free-phone help line, the company's advisers will assist you in determining your eligibility to claim, assess how likely your claim is to succeed and put you in touch with one of the company's specialist lawyers.
If you were injured by a work accident, for instance, your legal representative will need to know what happened where, when, how and what your personal injuries resulting were. He or she will then assist you in compiling the necessary evidence to support your claim. This may involve photos, witness statements, doctor's reports and so on.
Once all evidence has been compiled, the claim will be put into motion and dealt with as soon as possible. More often than not, all this can be done over the phone and you may not even have to attend court.
Here, too, a suitable legal representative with years of experience in this particular type of claim will be assigned to you and assist you in making your claim for injury by car accident.
Again, establishing responsibility and liability, as well as compiling necessary evidence, is necessary. Working on a no win – no fee basis, your legal representative will do his/ her best to secure your compensation as quickly as possible. How long this will take depends on the surrounding circumstances and can rarely be predicted.
Injuries by trips, falls or slips may also entitle you to receive compensation. In these cases who is liable will depend on where and how the accident causing your injury happened. If, for example, you broke your ankle tripping on a badly maintained pavement, you may be able to claim against the local authority responsible for the maintenance of this pavement.
Should you have received an injury by slipping on a wet or otherwise slippery shop floor, the shop owner may be held liable.
Time limits on personal injury claims
Wherever your accident occurred, and whatever the circumstances of the incident were, you will only be able to make a claim for compensation within three years of the accident.
There are some exceptions, like being a minor at the time of the accident, for example, that may result in this limit to be extended. In any case, it is best to act quickly and initiate a claim as soon as possible.
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Smyrna Update: Board Meeting Tonight & Patrik Williams Evades Transparency
The Smyrna School District Board of Education is meeting tonight for what they are calling a "reorganization meeting". Meanwhile, Superintendent Patrik Williams has flat-out responded to my two requests for the email addresses of the Smyrna board. I actually called most of the members earlier today, but none of them picked up. I did not leave messages.
What kind of school board, in this day and age, does not provide email addresses? Seriously? Patrik Williams seems to think he doesn't have to provide those even though he is the secretary for their board. What is the point of having just phone numbers if no one picks up? Most Delaware school boards and even charter boards provide email addresses for their board members on their website. I know he saw my request for this because he responded to me on another matter.
At the board meeting tonight, I expect a decent crowd. The board may discuss discipline issues including votes on current issues, former students, and potential litigation according to their agenda. They do have other items on their agenda. Most school boards go into public session at the start of their meeting and then adjourn to go into Executive Session. Then they return and go through the public agenda. Time is allotted for public comment this evening. Bring tootsie rolls if you wish. The meeting will begin at 6pm at the district office in Smyrna at 82 Monrovia St.
J's mother will be there along with others who are not happy with his situation and how the district handled it. I will be there. You should too.
So Glad I Caught Your Attention!
It looks like the Smyrna School District Board of Education has been reading my series on the story of J and their harsh zero tolerance discipline tactics. It turns out they are having a "special" board meeting dedicated solely to student discipline issues. This comes right on the heels of my series about J. Hey, Patrik Williams, you should give Dr. Mark Holodick up in Brandywine a call about this kind of stuff. He is VERY familiar with these kind of issues. So much so his district is taking a very good look at their own zero tolerance policies.
I haven't heard from Patrik Williams since he emailed me a couple of weeks ago and I responded to him. I am still working on the series about J. To be honest, I'm trying to get a transcription of the hearing with the State Board of Education. Going back and forth with that office on that issue. And with a holiday coming up… But if I don't get it, I will come out with the next part with what information I do have.
If I were a parent in the Smyrna School District who has dealt with what you feel may be harsh discipline tactics, I would definitely attend this meeting. The meeting notice doesn't specify if they will have public comment or not. Who knows, maybe I will show up!
Christina Board Passes MOU With New Castle County School Districts With No Public Input
The Christina School District Board of Education passed a controversial motion to send the same funds going to charter schools (from the infamous settlement) to all traditional New Castle County School Districts (except for NCC Vo-Tech). The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) would bind Christina School District to sending the same funds they agreed upon in the charter school settlement to Red Clay Consolidated, Brandywine, Colonial, Appoquinimink, and Smyrna School Districts. The price tag for this year will be $350,000 but this is a "forever" contract so those funds will go to those districts for students choicing out of Christina to those districts forever. But another motion, that would have allowed for public comment on the issue, failed. Board member John Young summed up the meeting in three paragraphs earlier this morning on Facebook. Newly sworn-in board member Angela Mitchell abstained from both votes.
Last night, Christina School District BOE motioned to settle with Red Clay, Brandywine, Appoquinimink, Smryna and Colonial for $350K + this year and each year in the future forever pursuant to the charter school settlement. The meeting was at Sarah Pyle Academy at 7PM.
It was moved to approve the settlement MOU. Then it was moved to be voted on at the 6.13.17 meeting so the public could comment more fully. There was debate. Board members indicated that public opinion would have NO SWAY in their vote. The vote to vote on 6.13.17 was defeated 2 YES, 4 NO, 1 Abstention. Then the vote to approve handing over CSD monies without input from the public was approved 5 YES, 1 NO, 1 abstention. Of course all votes were public, but if you want details feel free to PM me. I am reeling from shock that board members and key employee(s) deliberately and intentionally told the taxpayers to go to hell with regards to their input. My disappointment extends beyond the board and includes CSD employees and the Supers of all NCC schools and Smyrna SD. An unreal night, I assure you.
I hope there is VOCIFEROUS public comment on 6.13.17 to protest the way the board operated tonight.
I always hated the settlement with the charters. But, let us all hope this is the last song on this record…
Delaware Parents Of Students With Disabilities: Your Immediate Input Is Essential!!!!!
The Delaware Department of Education released (finally) the Delaware Special Education Strategic Plan. It will be available for public comment until June 5th. I strongly encourage all parents of special needs children in Delaware to very carefully go through every single line of this plan. I will be doing the same on this blog from now until then and I will be putting my breakdown into public comment form for the plan as well. I do want to thank the very hard work of the Special Education Strategic Planning Group who spent many hours and days, volunteer I may add, to work on this plan. The group consisted of 24 Delawareans, a moderator, and various employees of the Delaware Dept. of Education. As well, former Secretary of Education Dr. Steven Godowsky as well as current Secretary, Dr. Susan Bunting, provided support for the plan. I would especially like to thank State Rep. Kim Williams and Dr. Michele Marinucci, the Special Education Coordinator for the Woodbridge School District, for getting this large group of people together during a time when it could have been completely different (and not to the benefit of students with disabilities).
At first glance, I see both positive and negative things in the plan. It isn't going to please everyone. But it is a start and more than we had before. This isn't a time to throw stones, but it is a time to let your thoughts be known. Public comment for this plan is as follows, as per the Delaware DOE:
**UPDATED**Christina Public Comment By Board Member Alleges Involvement Of Other Board Members In Hate Emails
I don't normally take down blog posts. I have sometimes done so in the past, but it is not the norm. I have received information in the past that I have never written about since it was a matter best dealt with by the authorities. Given that the matter I wrote about in this article is potentially a part of a current police investigation, I have chosen to take the post down. If I feel the situation bears putting it up again, I will certainly do so. Thank you for understanding.
FOIApalooza At Early College High School Board Meeting Going On Right Now!!!!
At this present moment, 5:46pm, the Early College High School in Dover, Delaware is holding their monthly board of directors meeting. But the charter school has NO sign-in sheet for public comment, the front door is locked, and a receptionist at the school told a parent there would be no ability for the public to speak at the meeting this evening. Hello FOIA, meet Early College High School.
I'm a HUGE fan of transparency. Real big fan. I don't like it when parents are denied the ability to speak at a public meeting. Nothing gets my education flames going more than that. Especially when it is planned in advance. How fortunate for myself that I was able to catch this in real-time! That takes some major chutzpah to do that. But not only is all this going on, but they started the meeting early thus denying the public the ability to even hear everything that was discussed if they were able to get through their locked doors.
It makes me wonder why the Board of Directors wouldn't allow public comment at this meeting. When I went to check their website to see what is on the agenda, I found it very difficult to ascertain anything since NO AGENDA WAS POSTED!!!! But during the meeting, there was discussion ABOUT public comment and that anyone wishing to speak has to meet certain conditions first. Too bad the public didn't have the opportunity to hear this discussion about their public comment procedures. One parent went and had something to say, but she never had the opportunity so she left. Meanwhile, the front doors are still locked.
The Sun Rises For The Delaware State Board of Education
The Delaware Joint Legislative Oversight and Sunset Committee voted today not to Sunset the Delaware State Board of Education. Sunset would have shut down the board. I will write more details later since I arrived late for the meeting due to a prior commitment. As for the State Board's Executive Director, Donna Johnson, the board voted for option one in regards to her role: The Board will present to the Committee a revised Executive Director job description to better align with the Board's duties.
Issues surrounding public comment got a bit of discussion. The JLOSC voted unanimously that the State Board of Education shall allow public comment before each action item but with an amendment. Public comment may not be allowed during action items that have a pre-established and finite public comment period, such as regulations and charter school issues. The reason for this is because state code allows for this. Newly christened Senator Stephanie Hansen said during county council meetings in Sussex and New Castle Counties they allow for this because sometimes the public comment could affect a decision by the Council. State Board member Pat Heffernan said they are bound by the Delaware State Code. In my eyes, that is legislation begging for change as soon as humanly possible. The Committee agreed that information shall be sent to public libraries and schools with meeting information about the State Board of Education. A matter surrounding charter school approval and local impact was tabled so the State Board of Ed can give more clarifying information about their role on this matter.
I did not anticipate the JLOSC would shut down the State Board of Education. I surmised some items would pass and some wouldn't. Without an apparatus in place to replace them it would be tough to figure out who should pass regulations. Once again, legislation could take care of a lot of the issues surrounding them. In a poll I put up the other day, over 70% of readers felt the State Board should shut down permanently. I write this with the caveat that my readership tends to align with what I believe more and the poll only had over a 100 voters.
High Noon For The Delaware State Board of Education On Tuesday
We can do it better ourselves but we won't tell them that.
The Delaware State Board of Education could be shut down as of Tuesday. They face the Delaware Joint Legislative Overview and Sunset Committee. The State Board was put under review by the committee last year after some very rough years under former Governor Jack Markell. Many of the complaints circulate around their Executive Director, Donna Johnson. As well, many citizens and education organizations in the state feel the State Board has outlived their usefulness and just seem to perpetuate agendas brought forth by corporate education reform organizations such as the Rodel Foundation of Delaware and the Delaware Charter Schools Network. I wrote about their last meeting with the committee over a month ago. But I was able to be the sole attendee at a meeting yesterday where the State Board discussed their final meeting with the Sunset Committee and boy was it a doozy! Continue reading "High Noon For The Delaware State Board of Education On Tuesday"
When You Can't Give Public Comment About A Change In Public Comment
The Delaware State Board of Education has always been ridiculous with their public comment policy. You cannot give public comment on any action item on their agenda. Further complicating this absolutely ludicrous scenario is a proposed change which will be up for action at their next meeting, on Thursday March 23rd. The State Board of Education will take action on moving public comment from the beginning of the meeting until towards the end. Thereby ensuring that the public is put on the bottom of the list. There are certain groups that put public comment at the end of meetings, but the State Board of Education needs to hear from the public prior to voting or discussing items. The very nature of attempting to contact a member of the State Board of Education is futile. Everything goes through the Executive Director, Donna Johnson. The State Board of Education will be having a meeting tomorrow at 12 noon to discuss the policy recommendations from the Joint Sunset Committee, a group of legislators who are taking a hard look at the State Board of Education.
As far as this latest action item, I am vehemently against this. The State Board meetings are very long at times and to make members of the public sit through the whole thing just to give public comment is absurd. I hope the State Board votes no on this insane idea.
Governor Carney & Secretary Bunting Will Be At Big WEIC Meeting Next Week
The Wilmington Education Improvement Commission will hold their next meeting on Tuesday, February 28th. On the agenda is an appearance by none other than Delaware Governor John Carney and Delaware Secretary of Education Dr. Susan Bunting. This will be interesting!
This week, Carney gutted a proposed weighted funding formula for the FY2018 state budget stating there is no money for it. WEIC doesn't work at all if the money isn't in that budget either. The state is facing a $350-$400 million dollar budget deficit. In November, WEIC Chair Tony Allen publicly announced that if WEIC doesn't go through he can foresee some type of legal action against the State of Delaware. Interestingly enough, WEIC member Meredith Griffin filed today to run for the Christina School District Board of Education for the election in May. That sets up that election for a four-person race with still another week to file for potential candidates. This week, issues of race and due process came up in Red Clay stemming from an incident at a basketball game between A.I. DuPont High School and Delaware Military Academy. Carney and Bunting are getting an hour to talk. That is actually a long time. I can't say if I've ever heard Carney talk about education that long. I don't know if all of these issues will come up at the meeting, but this meeting comes at a very interesting time. This will also be a big moment for Secretary Bunting as she is new in office and will be tasked with restricting the Delaware Dept. of Education.
WEIC and it's earlier incarnation, WEAC, have been around for two and a half years. Eventually, WEIC presented a plan to send Christina Wilmington students to Red Clay along with several other initiatives throughout the state to improve education for high-needs students. After a long and drawn-out battle with the State Board of Education, WEIC's plan turned into legislation. That legislation failed to pass in the Delaware Senate. New legislation extended the planning period for another year. But with this year's budget deficit looking dismal, will WEIC get the bypass again? If it does, what will folks like Tony Allen and Jea Street's next move be?
This could be a crowded meeting. Get there early. And what is up with five minutes of public comment? They may want to stretch that out!
Delaware Special Education Strategic Plan Nears Completion
After some starts and stops, the Delaware Special Education Strategic Plan is almost finished. The plan has been underway since 2014 when Governor Jack Markell inserted the creation of the strategic plan in the FY2015 epilogue language of the state budget. Matthew Korobkin, the Special Education Officer through the Secretary of Education's office at the Delaware Dept. of Education, will give a status update on the plan to the State Board of Education at their meeting on January 19th. This is not to be confused with the State of Delaware Strategic Plan for Specialized Education Opportunities.
Last fall, the Special Education Strategic Plan was retooled after disability advocates viewed an initial draft. As a result of that, along with a very big push from State Rep. Kim Williams, a Facilitated Workgroup came into formation to fine tune the plan and make sure all voices were heard. In mid-December, the newly created group had a public two-day retreat to decide what should be in the plan. From there, sub-groups worked on different parts of the plan. It is expected to be released for public comment at some point in February, shortly after the State Board of Education meeting next week. From there, at some point in March, a presentation will be given to the State of Delaware Oversight Group for the Special Education Strategic Plan which includes members of the Delaware Interagency Resource Committee, a representative from Governor Carney's office, and the Chairs of the Senate and House Joint Finance Committee.
The stakeholder workgroup has seven goals for development of the strategic plan which include the following: Students, Parents & Families, Community, Staff/Partners, Resources, Policies & Regulations, and Delivery/Structure/Systems. Like most Strategic Plans, this one will be not be set in stone and will be considered a fluid document whereby changes and tweaks can be added as needed. But every plan needs a foundation and what we will soon see are the building blocks for this plan. Things can happen which could substantially change the plan including the Delaware state budget and the upcoming ruling on the United States Supreme Court special education case of Endrew v. Douglas County School District.
Various groups and committees revolving around special education have occurred in Delaware over the past decade, but this is the first time I have seen such a huge mix of school districts, parents, and advocacy groups. The last group to form policy around special education was the IEP Task Force from 2014 which led to a large number of changes to state law and regulations. No education plan will ever please everyone and there will be parts people love and some others disapprove of. If there is one thing I have learned in education, it is constantly evolving and nothing will ever be perfect. But I would encourage any and all persons who care about special education to give this plan a very careful read when it comes out and let your thoughts be known with a goal of improving education for special needs kids.
The members of the Facilitated Workgroup consist of the following:
Michele Marinucci, Woodbridge School District
Daphne Cartright, Autism Delaware
Edward Emmett, Positive Outcomes Charter School
Katheryn Herel, PIC of Delaware
Jon Cooper, Colonial School District
Kendall Massett, Delaware Charter Schools Network
State Representative Kim Williams, Legislator
Kristin Dwyer, DSEA
Kristin Pidgeon, Down Syndrome Association
Lisa Lawson, Brandywine School District
Mary Ann Mieczkowski, Delaware Dept. of Education
Elisha Jenkins, Division for the Visually Impaired
Bill Doolittle, Parent Advocate
Sarah Celestin, Red Clay Consolidated School District
Vincent Winterling, Delaware Autism Program
Wendy Strauss, Governor's Advisory Council for Exceptional Citizens
Annalisa Ekbladh, University of Delaware Center for Disability Studies
John Marinucci, Delaware School Boards Association
Sonya Lawrence, Parent Advocate
Teresa Avery, Autism Delaware
Laurie Kettle-Rivera, Delaware School for the Deaf
Mark Campano, Delaware Statewide Programs
Josette McCullough, Appoquinimink School District
Mondaria Batchelor, Woodbridge School District
*above photo courtesy of State Rep. Kim Williams, photographed by yours truly at the 12/9 retreat
Christina. Tuesday. 7pm. Gauger-Cobbs. Board. Meeting. Popcorn. Bring It.
Holy stacked agenda! Could they squeeze anything else into this agenda? Some more hot-button district issues? I doubt it!
On Tuesday night, the Christina Board of Education will hold their board meeting at Gauger-Cobbs Middle School. The fun starts at 7pm. Bring food, and, just in case, you may want to bring a sleeping bag. This is going to be a late meeting!
So what's on tap? The question is more like what isn't on this agenda! This is NOT the order for the meeting, but it IS the controversy order!
Now the cat is out of the bag. In the absolute shocker of the year, board member John Young was the one to submit the action item to rescind the vote on the charter settlement. John is always so quiet and compliant. This is NOT like him at all to do something like this. Okay, sorry, got hit in the head for a second there. But seriously, I give John major props for having the guts to get this out there. I truly hope one of the four board members who voted yes can see this settlement sham for what it really is. If not, I hope many public comments can nudge them along.
Board member Shirley Saffer introduced this action item. After last month's vote to create the "Honors Academy" at Christiana High School, there is an action item to annul that vote. Saffer voted yes for the program last month, but it appears she had a change of heart. The board voted 5-1 the first time. Will the districts new
charter magnet NCS wannabe Honors Academy survive this time? Expect a lot of pissed off parents for this one!
While I haven't written too much about Christina's Superintendent search, there has been a ton of drama surrounding it. Which will apparently culminate in many action items surrounding this. First item on the agenda is to approve an interim Superintendent. Which is basically what Dr. Robert Andrzejewski has been for the past 15 months. I really don't know the difference between Interim and Acting, nor do I truly care. But "Bob A" is leaving on December 31st, come hell or high water. Even if the board does approve a new Superintendent by the end of the year, that person will most likely have to give notice at their current job. Unless it is Jack Markell. I heard he is going to be VERY available pretty soon. Just kidding on that one. I do NOT want to be responsible for that rumor starting.
Action Item #8 is the Superintendent Interview Questions. Which the board is making public. Because they HAVE TO. After that there will be discussion on the final interviews for the candidates. After the board gets through that, there is another John Young submitted action item to start the Superintendent search over. Like I said, this meeting is going to be crazy!
We will also get a discussion on
mold air quality at Christina schools. This should be the lighter side of the evening! Add in all the other normal stuff school boards do: honor roll, budget stuff, contracts, and so on and so forth. For those keeping track, the rescind the settlement vote and annul the Honors Academy are the last two items on the action item agenda.
If you want to sign up for public comment, I would get there early. You have to sign up to talk. I plan on being there. I plan on talking. It will be marvelous, just wait! I wonder if any legislators will show up at this meeting. I wonder if they will attempt to talk to board out of NOT rescinding the vote on the settlement. I dare Senator Sokola to try this! Triple dog dare!
These are some fun predictions. People from the audience will yell at least eight times to speak up because they can't hear them. President Paige will bring the gavel down at least 13 times. George Evans will ridicule John Young at least four times. The audience will laugh at least four times. Someone will leave their lights on in the parking lot. Someone in the audience will have a very brilliant idea of ordering pizza (bring cash in case this does happen and you plan to stick around for the whole shebang). At least five people will wear ugly Christmas shirts and/or sweaters. And last, but certainly not least, I predict at least three things will come out that the general public has no clue about.
Christina Board Meeting Agenda Has A Nuclear Action Item For Consideration Next Week
The Christina Board of Education voted last week to accept the settlement concerning the lawsuit filed by 15 charters against them and the Delaware DOE. Next week, an action item submitted by a board member could cause a tsunami of controversy. As well, there is another action item that will certainly cause another ordeal just by being there. Continue reading "Christina Board Meeting Agenda Has A Nuclear Action Item For Consideration Next Week"
Delaware DOE Postpones Submission Of State ESSA Plan By One Month
As predicted, the Delaware Dept. of Education is delaying the final sending of their state Every Student Succeeds Plan to the United States Dept. of Education by one month. Last week, the U.S. DOE released the final regulations for the accountability portion of the new federal education law. As a result, they are giving states more time to submit their state plans.
For Delaware, this means the State Board of Education will vote on the final plan at their March, 2017 board meeting. On April 3rd, Delaware will send the plan to the U.S. DOE. This changes many of the public comment periods for the Delaware plan as well. Here is the press release from the Delaware DOE from yesterday:
The U.S. Department of Education has extended its submission deadline for states' Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) plans, allowing Delaware to adjust its plan submission schedule and provide more time for public input and plan development.
Delaware now will submit its final plan on April 3. Other dates leading up to that submission also have been adjusted and are reflected below:
· January 11: Release of second draft of plan
· February 28: Release of final draft of plan
· April 3: Submission of final plan to U.S. Department of Education for approval
The public has several on-going opportunities to provide input on the plan:
· Community conversations: Three of the seven sessions of this second round of public input sessions remain. The next is Thursday night in Newark followed by two sessions for Spanish-speaking community members in Georgetown and Wilmington on December 14 and December 20, respectively. Find more information on these and the previous sessions here.
· Online surveys: Members of the public also may submit their feedback via three online surveys available here. This is the second round of online surveys.
· Discussion groups: Stakeholders are serving on two on-going discussion groups, one focusing on school supports and the second on measures and reporting. These are public meetings, and public comment is available at each session. The next session is tonight. Find more information, including minutes from past meetings here.
· Governor's ESSA Advisory Committee: Governor Jack Markell's advisory committee also continues to meeting. These public sessions also include public comment. The next session is Jan. 11.
· Feedback also can be submitted via a designated email address, firstname.lastname@example.com.
When ESSA Advisory Committee Members Attack!
I've given a ton of public comments in the past two and a half years. 100? 200? I can't keep track. Tonight, I got yelled at for my public comment. By a member of the Delaware ESSA Advisory Committee. It got ugly. I'm not one to just let someone yell at me like that.
A member of the committee asked the Delaware Dept. of Education how much the committee's input really means. She asked the DOE, on a scale of 1-10, how much that input means. It was a very fair and valid question. I have seen the woman before. Maria Matos. I knew she was on a charter school board and involved with the Latin American Community Center in Wilmington. But I have never had a conversation with her. I don't think she has ever said hello to me or if I've been in a position to introduce myself. I meet a lot of people in Delaware education. I tend to disagree with many, but I make it a point to show respect face to face. In a public meeting, there is an understood rule that you don't devolve to a level of hostility. Have I always subscribed to that rule? No, I haven't.
At a State Board of Education meeting in July of 2015, the Governor had just vetoed House Bill 50. I had to hear former Secretary of Education Mark Murphy talk about it and how it was a good thing. He was going on and on about it. Was he rubbing my face in it? Perhaps. I yelled from the back something about how wrong they were and stormed out. Not a moment I was proud of. Even though I didn't agree with what they were saying, I felt bad about it. I emailed the entire board and Mark Murphy and apologized for my behavior. I did tell the entire Christina board I was going to FOIA them one night, but I did raise my hand to speak and they allowed me to speak. So that doesn't really count. I've yelled at Mark Murphy a couple of times and Senator David Sokola once at Legislative Hall during the House Bill 50 opt out days when the bill was still in play. But I digress.
So tonight, Karen Field-Rogers with the Delaware DOE responds to Ms. Matos' question. She tells her this committee, the ESSA Advisory Committee, has deeper connections with education and she said they would have about 80% input on the Delaware ESSA state plan which will be submitted to the U.S. Dept. of Education. That led to a whole other conversation about federal control, state control, and local control. The time came for public comment. I had something all typed out and ready to go, but upon hearing Field-Rogers response to Matos, I felt the need to ad lib my comment.
I basically said it was very disheartening to hear that this group was given an 8 out of 10 priority for input on the plan. It felt like the ESSA Discussion Groups and the Community Conversation Groups were all of a sudden less important, that their voice didn't matter as much. That was the bulk of my public comment, short and sweet. There has already been a huge question in the air about if the Delaware DOE already has the plan written and the stakeholder input is being used for show. At the very least, the kind of questions the DOE are asking participants in any ESSA meeting are very narrow in scope. Many questions are asked in such a way that someone answering could only give answers that would lean toward pre-conceived notions of what the DOE may put in the final plan. The fact that the ESSA Advisory Committee was given six different questions tonight, one for each table, and the DOE representative at each table gave the report of each group's discussion shows far too much DOE control than I am comfortable with. And those DOE reps will be writing reports to the DOE based on how they interpret the findings of each group.
Usually, public comment ends and the group adjourns and everyone goes home. But not tonight. Matos yells at me. She yells that the DOE just said it was an 8. I went to respond and she continued. I asked her why she was yelling at me and let her know I didn't even know her. She continued to yell about the same thing. I told her this was public comment and she needed to step off. I literally said those words. She said something about not stepping up, but at the point the moderator intervened and adjourned the meeting. Usually I stick around and say goodbye to folks, but not tonight. I was pretty hot and I knew staying in that room would not be a wise idea. I wish Matos would have used that same restraint a few minutes earlier…
So Ms. Matos, allow me to introduce myself. I'm the member of the public you yelled at tonight. And I will tell you straight up, that doesn't fly with me. You want to disagree with me, that's fine. People disagree with me all the time. You want to yell at me after a public meeting or in the parking lot, have at it. But you will not disrespect me in front of an audience with something you didn't even hear right to begin with. Maybe people allow you to do that at other meetings, but when someone gives a public comment at a public meeting, you respect that. I'm sure you have done many wonderful things for Delaware education. But that does not make you better than me or gives you the justification to do that. I don't care how many boards or committees you may be on. And just because you are on the "8" committee, doesn't mean your voice weighs more than anyone else.
One final thought Ms. Matos, if you have to ask the question about how much stakeholder input in matters of education with the Delaware DOE count, you've probably already answered your own question.
The Unholy Matrimony Of Education And Corporation
Last night at the Delaware Every Student Succeeds Act Governor's Advisory Committee meeting, audience members were given a chance to give public comment. I gave the following public comment, with the exception of a couple of sentences because that was covered during the meeting. I will put an asterisk between those sentences.
Good evening members of the ESSA Advisory Committee. My name is Kevin Ohlandt. Congratulations on your selection for this very important group. This is a mammoth undertaking, this new federal law. I will be completely frank: I do not trust this law. I do not trust our Delaware Dept. of Education. I believe ESSA is an unholy matrimony between education and corporations. You can consider me the friend of the bride, education, warning about the potential husband who will not be good for her. I have seen and heard far too much to suggest otherwise. I believe this matrimony will eventually result in a messy divorce. The custody battle for the students will be huge, and I fear the groom, the companies, will eventually win custody of the kids.
I urge this committee to give an immediate recommendation of postponing Delaware's submission of their state plan to the US DOE. There are far too many moving parts. *States were given two dates to submit their final plan: March 31st or July 31st. Our Dept. of Education chose March 31st without any true consultation with the citizens of our state.* We were not given a choice as a state or allowed to be part of that decision-making process. Certain parties were given a much greater weight in consultation with the DOE before any public gathering took place.
As a member of the Student and School Supports discussion group, I see far too many members of that group who would financially benefit from the Every Student Succeeds Act. When that happens, I don't see them as a stakeholder, but a benefactor. That is not what the term stakeholder means. I believe some good can come out of this law. I have seen many great ideas come forth in the meetings. But until we can weed out what is good or bad for students, we need to "slow our roll". There are far too many conflicts of interest involved with this plan.
With that being said, the issues facing education in Delaware are at a crisis point. Whether it is mold in schools that is making people sick, or drugs and gangs reaching into elementary schools, or a teenager murdered in a bathroom stall, or the very fast implementation of educational technology in our classrooms with no research on the long-term psychological effects on children, or student's personal data being given to parties that truly do not need that information, or lawsuits concerning school funding or segregation of minority students, or FOIA complaints against the DOE for continually failing to make certain public body meetings transparent and available to the public, we need to slow down.
Education should always be about the kids. Some in this world have already determined what their future should be and I find that to be an immoral and grave injustice.
The ESSA Advisory Committee Pre-Game Show
I like coming to Legislative Hall when the General Assembly isn't in session. It is very quiet and peaceful. It is 5:28pm and the Delaware Every Student Succeeds Act Governor's Advisory Committee's first meeting will begin at 6pm. DE Secretary of Education Dr. Steven Godowsky, DOE Deputy Secretary Karen Field-Rogers, Alex Paolano, a teacher at Howard High School of Technology in Wilmington, and myself are the only ones here so far. The House Majority Hearing Room is nice and cool. 23 chairs are set up around a bunch of tables, a screen is up to show what will most likely be the 5 billionth presentation on ESSA I've heard, and more people are coming in. Deb Stevens with DSEA just walked in. A couple of people I've never seen before came in as well. I have my public comment all written out. I plan on saying exactly what I wrote with a calm and level-headed delivery. Hopefully the committee won't provide any information that shocks me, but this is Delaware education!
I may just ramble on here until I stop. I will be live blogging during the meeting unless they kick me out. But public comment isn't until the end of the meeting so I should be good. There are no microphones hanging from the ceiling like there are at the ESSA Discussion Groups. I have a feeling this meeting will be recorded though…
Governor Markell just launched the Delaware Open Data Portal up at some tech company in Wilmington. Unless he is taking a helicopter, I don't anticipate him coming to give opening remarks. Unless his driver goes really fast.
Okay, been chatting with people coming in. The room is filling up. Lots of new and old faces. This is getting boring. Be back in a few when the show starts!
My Headache And Nasal Drip Are Gone!
This morning I followed-up on plans to observe a talented and gifted program in one of our Delaware schools. It was great seeing the kids interacting with their teacher. I arrived at Pulaski Elementary School at about 9:45am and stayed until shortly before noon. I got a tour of the building. I haven't been in too many inner-city schools that are older, so it was great to see the design of the building and the different levels.
About fifteen minutes after arrival, I developed a nasal drip. Which was very strange because I wasn't congested prior to getting there. About ten minutes later I began to have a headache. I ate a full breakfast this morning and took my vitamins. Most headaches I get require me to take some type of medicine like Motrin or Tylenol. Alas, I didn't have any with me. The headache went away about 45 minutes after I left Pulaski.
I saw the rooms where the mold remediation took place. They were sealed off with plastic zipper doors, like what we saw in E.T. back in 1982. I asked if the carpeting was the same in the one room to which my guide said yes. Other areas that were not remediated had a musty, damp kind of smell. Not the whole building, but areas near the remediated rooms and above them. Even the front office had a peculiar smell.
I met the principal. A very nice woman. I met quite a few teachers, most of them in passing. All were very polite and doing what they do best, teaching kids. There were a few times I had to ask my guide to repeat herself. Unfortunately, under doctor orders, she had to wear an air filter mask because of lingering health issues.
By the way, the Christina Board of Education will meet tonight at the Sarah Pyle Academy in Wilmington. The meeting opens to the public at 7pm and public comment is always welcome. I know they will be discussing the mold issues as well as the charter school lawsuit against them and the Delaware Dept. of Education. Last night, the board held an Executive Meeting to discuss the litigation. I anticipate a very large crowd in attendance this evening, so you may want to think about arriving early. Meanwhile, the Delaware Division of Public Health is set to release a report on their walk-through of the school last Friday.
Delaware Every Student Succeeds Act Discussion Group Minutes
The Every Student Succeeds Act state planning is in full swing in Delaware. After having community conversations in each county, the Delaware Department of Education formed two discussion groups, one for Measures of School Success and Public Reporting and the other for Students and School Supports. The groups met together for the first time on October 5th in a joint meeting for introduction purposes. The first solo meetings for both groups was on October 10th. The next meeting will be tonight at the Collette Center in Dover, at 6pm.
Below are the minutes for each meeting. Full disclosure, I am on the Students and School Supports Discussion Group. The Governor's ESSA Advisory Committee will meet Wednesday evening in the House Majority Hearing Room at Legislative Hall, from 6pm to 8pm.


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Friday, October 10, 2014
Vix term structure is inverted
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Vix term structure on the near end has become inverted, which means people are more scared of the present and near future than they are of the farther future.
And since XIV operates by rolling over futures on the first few months, you'll lose money every day if you hold XIV while this is happening, even if VIX calms down.
I play the short VIX position using HVI on the TSX, and Monday is a holiday here in Canada, so I can't play this right now anyway because short VIX is not a play you can just go on holiday from. It's a day-trader's move only.
Then Wednesday I'm going to be at a site visit for at least part of the day, with no computer, so I doubt I should play it then either.
So I'd be very happy if Wall Street Whitey can keep the fear and dread going til at least Thursday please. Hey, an intraday $VIX of 30 or 40 would really tickle my fancy - then I could short it like the fist of an angry god. Keep on barfin', guys!
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From a handwritten "artist statement": "Gogol Bordello's task is to provoke audiences out of post-modern aesthetic (illegible word) into a neo-optimistic communal movement towards new sources of authentic energy." This, from a singer/songwriter and former hardcore punker who heads a very large band that performs gypsy-ish folk and rock and dub. It's a crazy mix, but don't call it world music; Eugene Hutz thinks it's not sexy enough a genre.
"With acts of music, theater, chaos, and sorcery, Gogol Bordello confronts the jaded and irony-deseased [sic]. Our treatment of traditional material is freewillous [sic], but is not irony-driven." Agreed. Yes. Gogol Bordello's approach to the musical motifs of Eastern Europe and the Latin countries lacks irony and is indeed freewillous. Not to mention all that agitated, hectic energy.
"We choose to work with gypsy, cabaret, and punk traditions." The heart of the matter is how it all sounds, right? Slavic accordion and fiddle, hammering like all hell and seething with power blast the speakers alongside punkish guitars and rock drums. Gogol Bordello began in 1999, in New York. Although it seems like more, there are only nine musicians in the band. In 17 years on the road, the band has run through an astounding number of sidemen and has released six albums. The current schedule of band members comes from all over the globe: Eastern Europe, Africa, Russia, Ecuador, and the U.S.
Eugene Hutz, who is also a DJ, is Gogol Bordello's 43-year-old front man and founder. Born in the Ukraine, his first band in the fatherland was called Vinegar Tap. In Vermont, he fronted a punk band called the Fags, then moved on to New York where he started Hutz and the Bela Bartoks, which begat Gogol Bordello. As for the new sources of authentic energy mentioned above, why not? I'm guessing Gogol Bordello generates enough energy to power a small city.
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On Fri, 6 Jul 2012, firstname.lastname@example.com wrote: > William, > > This 1541C has not a problem to move the head and even if it's misaligned (it could not misalign that much in a minute or so) it should be able to format a simple floppy and read it back - To me, the problem is "somewhere" in read/write logic but I don't know where to start searching on this board revision. > > > > Regards > > Tous vos emails en 1 clic avec l'application SFR Mail sur iPhone et Android - En savoir plus. > > > ======================================== > > Message du : 06/07/2012 07:18 > De : "William Levak " A : firstname.lastname@example.com > Copie à : email@example.com Sujet : Re: 1541C troubles > > > > > If 1541 drives crash while the head is too far out, they cannot find > their way back to the home position. > > Use the drive test routine on the demo disk to reset it. You will have > to load the test routine from another drive unit, and run it. It steps > the head all the way out and back in again. If this doesn't fix it, > you have a real hardware problem. > > On Thu, 5 Jul 2012, firstname.lastname@example.com wrote: > >> Hi, Friends >> >> >> >> I am in trouble with a recently acquired 1541C (white 1541 case, white newtronics mecanic) and I need your lights ! >> >> My first remark when it arrived was that the fuse support was damaged and metal body support slightly blend. Except from this, noting noticeable and it was operating surprisely well. >> >> After few days of use it bruptaly crashed (in software I mean ...) while running a very recent C64 demo. Power cycled eveverything and thought all will continue to go allright for next dozen of years - but no ! >> >> The drive work absolutely normally in apearance but is completely unable to read or write anything at all. Spîn motor works okay, stepper is also okay, IEEE communication is okay but it's impossible to read or even format any floppy disk. >> >> I've done all easy things - cleanned the head with isopropyl alcool, reseated all connectors, swapped both 6522, checked 12V and 5V but no change, it still won't read/format anything. I've searched the web for a situable service manual/schematics and found that my MainBoard is labelled 251854, what seems to be PCB#250448. I don't have any spare Mitsumi/Newtronics mecanic to swap so I can't determine if mecanics is definitely okay or not. >> >> The board has an hybrid UD1 as -02 a ROM UA2 as -01 and a gate array UC4 as -01 - This seems to be a very standard board. >> >> I've tested head's wire continuity that is okay for all wires but I can't find any reference for expected values - I've values for ALPS for pin 1-5 that should be 32 ohms - I'm currently at 24 ohms. If I take pin 1-3 or pin 3-5, I have 12 ohms, so, what seems to be coherent. >> >> Can anyone confirm value of 24 ohms for a good head in newtronics mecanic ? >> >> Does anyone have a better idea than removing the shield soldered under the PCB and reheat all points around UD1/UC4/UC5 plus all discrete components involved around ? >> >> >> >> Regards - Thanks for your help >> > > firstname.lastname@example.com > SDF Public Access UNIX System - http://sdf.lonestar.org > firstname.lastname@example.com SDF Public Access UNIX System - http://sdf.lonestar.org Message was sent through the cbm-hackers mailing list Message was sent through the cbm-hackers mailing listReceived on 2012-07-09 08:00:09
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Joseph Manzare's latest restaurant, Hecho, opened in San Francisco last Tuesday. I dropped in with a friend on Saturday night for a late bite at the sushi bar ordering a sampling from the menu. Due to system problems, the restaurant was accepting cash only.
Executive Chef Masa Sasaki was stationed in front of us, showing a young line cook how to assemble the small plates, trim garnishes, and use the torch for searing. Next to him, another took care of sushi orders. The brightly lit bar is deeper than typical and with the extra distance from the sushi chef, my view to the prep counter was impaired and perhaps more importantly, was also a social barrier to interacting with the sushi chef with the same ease. An eager server took our order and a variety of staff delivered our plates.
From the small plates menu, we tried
Sakana no aburi, $14 – seared sashimi with Japanese cucumber and kanzuri chili paste. The sashimi was two slices each of umi masu (ocean trout), kurodai (black porgy from Greece), and shima aji (striped jack from Kyushu) artfully arranged with a stacking of lemon slices, a smear of brown condiment, and what I dubbed a "cucumber caterpillar". The fish for this dish were cut very thin and broad so that they appear to fill out the plate. But at that thinness, there's little satisfaction from biting into the fish and the slices flop over unattractively when picked up with chopsticks. The umi masu was a bit overdone, almost cooked all the way through; the shima aji had more untrimmed bloody flesh than it should; and the kurodai was my favorite fish on the plate. The kanzuri chili paste, made of aged chilis and sake starter, delivered a hit of salty, meaty and spicy flavors when dabbed on the fish and almost compensated for the other execution errors.
Ankimo, $9 – steamed monk fish liver with grated chili daikon and shiro ponzu. The best dish of the night and well-priced too. The free-form slabs of pale monk fish liver mottled with orange looked like they were cut from the natural shape of the lobes and not pressed or molded. The thickish slices were about 1.5" x 3" arranged in a fanned stack in a pool of shiro ponzu. The chili-spiked, peppery daikon punctuated the more delicate, pale ponzu saucing. Less rich in combination than other ankimo I've tried, yet I really enjoyed this dish's subtlety.
Maguro taru taru, $12 – tuna tartar with lime, avocado, maccha salt and grapeseed oil. Served with fried black sesame flecked rice crisps, the glossy diced tuna was garnished with thin slices of avocado, Korean chile threads, a raw quail egg, and a dash of green maccha salt on the rim of plate. After mixing together, the tartar turned out to be extraordinarily salty with crunchy finishing salt. With no acidity or suggestion of lime at all, it seemed that this ingredient was left out. We asked for lime wedges to temper the salt and freshen up the dish to make it edible. That did the trick.
Then yakimono from the rabata (sic) grill, and priced per skewer
Momo – chicken thigh, $3. The free-range chicken is sourced from Sonoma County. The chunks of overdone chicken were heavily sauced with a bit of charring, tough edges, and dried out center. My first bite had a funky, moldy taste and I didn't eat more of this.
Buta bara – pork belly, $4. Also sauced, the pork belly had a slimy, wet texture. The lack of smoke influence or grill marks and the wetness made it seem like it never got close to a grill or other high heat source.
Bacon and eriyngi mushroom, $5 – the mushroom core under the bacon wrap was tough.
Before we ordered more from the robata, I asked our waitress whether sauce was the only option. She explained that the skewers are twice-dipped in tare (sauce). The hamachi kama would be salt-grilled and the sea scallop normally comes with sauce. I asked for the scallop with salt only, no sauce.
Hotate – sea scallop, $7. Perhaps the reason that "twice-dipped sauce" is the default for the scallop skewer is to hide the awful quality of the shellfish. Tough, metallic tasting, no sweetness or much flavor at all, and a pool of liquid seeped onto the plate.
Hamachi kama – yellowtail collar, $14. While a rather small size, the yellowtail was fine, if a bit blonde and in need of a little charring for fragrance and contrast. With this dish, after stirring in the grated daikon and chopped scallions, the ponzu base was a little too understated. But we enjoyed this dish nonetheless and I appreciated the fresh shiso leaves provided.
We ended with sushi, which can be ordered singly here. The thin soy sauce is deliciously seasoned and the wasabi is a blend of powder and grated giving it some texture. Pretty good rice and generous with the sea urchin roe, but the Murasaki uni (sea urchin) sushi, $5 each, were only B- quality.
To drink I had the Kome Kome low alcohol sake because it was described as akin to Kabinett Reisling (sic). Too sweet for my taste, yet I could see its appeal. I pushed it aside after a couple sips.
Description of Kome Kome "Happy Bride" Sake, $11/glass
We didn't try any of the tequilas.
The restaurant is currently in "soft opening" but has promoted itself with fanfare and is serving public customers. The most success seemed to be in the small plates section of the menu. But at this early stage that may be due to Chef Masa overseeing that station himself on Saturday night. Beyond that I'm not sure what other advice to give for navigating the menu until the staff earn their sea legs.
After we were done eating, Manzare came in and greeted my dining companion, a regular at his other restaurants, quite warmly. Manzare's big Bronx-Italian personality and friendly style of hospitality might be the one sure thing for now.
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Summary of Today's BroadcastRFE/RL Persian ServiceMonday, February 25, 2002 TOP STORY Hamed Karzai in Iran * Without naming the US, President Khatami said that Iran's conflicts with foreign governments will not affect Iran-Afghan relations. Karzai told the Majles that Afghans will not forget IRI's support against the Soviets and the Taliban. Iran will not interfere in Afghan internal affairs, promised Majles Speaker Karubi. US Special Envoy Zalmay Khalilzad again warned IRI not to send armed elements to Afghanistan or support local warlords. The IRI Foreign Minister said none of the foreigners arrested in Iran are al-Qaida members. (Golnaz Esfandiari) IRAN US Charges & Threats: IRI Factions Face Off Again * The reformist faction accuses the conservative camp of irresponsible statements and unauthorized foreign policy activities, which give excuses to the US to attack Iran. The conservatives say that the reformists' call for an investigation into the US charges implies acceptance of the US charges. The IRI Leader may be giving the reformists the upper hand by remaining silent. (Siavosh Ardalan) IRI's Factional Press Differ on Policy towards Afghanistan * As Hamed Karzai meets with IRI officials, the IRI press differ on IRI's relations with Afghanistan. The conservative daily Keyhan, under the control of the IRI Leader, seeks to portray Karzai government as divided. Keyhan writes that the assassination of the Aviation Minister was an action by the Islamic fundamentalist faction opposed to the secular group backed by the US. The daily Nowruz, a reformist paper, calls Keyhan's analysis "playing with Iran's national security." (Fereydoun Zarnegar) French Press Report on Karzai Trip to Iran * Le Monde and Le Figaro's extensive coverage to Hamed Karzai's visit to Iran. (Jean Khakzad, Paris) German Paper Analyzes IRI Politics and the Karzai Trip to Iran * Hamed Karzai seeks not to offend either the IRI or the US, writes Frankfurter Allegmeine Zeitung's reporter in Tehran. (Shahram Mirian, Koln) Worsening Flight Safety in Iran * Less than a week after 119 died in the still unresolved crash of an Iranian Tupolev 154, a Russian IRI Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) jet caught fire a few minutes after take off in the Northeast of Iran. Some blame the worsening record of flight safety on the archaic Russian technology. Russian and Central Asian crew members of the Russian jetliners leased to Iran are unfamiliar with the terrain and do not speak English. Also, the recent overlap of military and civilian aviation has not been supervised by the civilian National Aviation Organization. (Ardavan Niknam) Americans & Australians To Train Iranian Pilots in Dubai * Iranian pilots will receive training from American and Australian staff of the Dubai civilian aviation company, headed by Sheikh Ahmad bin Saeed, if negotiations between Saeed's company and an unnamed Iranian company succeed. (Farideh Rahbar, Cairo) Judiciary Delays Conviction of Three Parliament Members, Says Lawyer * After the IRI Leader pardoned the 3-month jail sentence of Hamedan MP Hussein Loghmanian, the Judiciary has delayed indefinitely the announcement of the convictions of three other parliament deputies accused of misleading the public and insulting the Judiciary, Ramezan Haji Mashhadi, defense attorney of two of the deputies, tells RFE/RL. He says the deadline has passed for the judge to announce verdicts for his clients, Ms. Shahrbanu Amani, MP for Orumieh, and Daregaz rep Rasul Mehrpour. Mehrpour had called for an investigation into the judiciary chief's Iraqi nationality. No verdict was announced for MP Fatemeh Haqiqatju, also accused of insulting the judiciary. (Amir-Mossadegh Katouzian) Judiciary Chief Promises Reforms * A Reform Headquarters will revise laws and procedures of the Judiciary, Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Shahrudi promised Majlis deputies. The judiciary's political influence on the courts is also an issue, responded the head of the Majles Judiciary Commission. Legal experts say the Judiciary should consider the restoration of institutions such as the offices of the investigative magistrate and public prosecutors as the only means to restore the accountability of Iran's legal system. Under former judiciary chief Ayatollah Mohammad Yazdi, the roles of the investigative magistrate and public prosecutors were given to the judges. (Mehdi Khalaji) Political Rift in Pro-Khatami Student Activist Organization * Leaders of the two factions of Iran's largest student activists' political organization threw fists at each other yesterday, when one group tried to block the other from entering a press conference. The rift started when the IRI Judiciary arrested and jailed for one year, Ali Afshari, a leader of the Office of Reinforcing Unity(Daftar). Tehran-based journalist, Mahmoud Husseini tells RFE/RL that the group split on how to react to Afshari's arrest. Traditionalists under Ali Tabatabai want a gentle protest, while the Akbar Atri and Afshari faction calls for more radical moves, and accuses the others led by Ali Tabatabai of receiving support from powers outside the student movement. Husseini believes the rank and file tend to support the Astri faction, and that the government's reformist faction is also divided between the two factions of the Daftar. (Siavoush Ardalan) The Slow Oil Market and Iran's Foreign Currency Reserve Fund * The Foreign Currency Reserve Fund, created under the Khatami government's Third Five-Year Economic Development Plan to protect Iran from the ups and downs of the oil market now has an estimated $6 to $7 billion. According to the next fiscal year's budget, the government will use $2.1 billion from this fund to cover some foreign currency deficits. But Iran's foreign currency expenditure in Persian year 1381 will exceed the projected $14.9 billion. The IRI predicts unifying the exchange rate will alone cost IRI $2.5 billion. (Fereydoun Khavand, Paris) Tehran City Council Votes to Elect the New Mayor * The Tehran city council elected former Isfahan mayor Mohammad Hussein Malek Madani new mayor of Tehran. The interior minister must ratify the vote. Malek Madani managed Tehran under Mayor Karbaschi, Tehran journalist Jafar Golabi tells RFE/RL. Malek Madani's belief in central management might cause new rifts between the mayor and the city council, according to Sina Motalebi, journalist from Tehran, who tells RFE/RL that unlike departed mayor Alviri the new mayor is sensitive to cultural issues and has a good record in defending journalists. (Fereydoun Zarnegar) 12 New Cities Planned for Iran * In response to the slums mushrooming around major cities, 12 new cities are planned to home one million, but home prices in the new cities may be more expensive than the existing towns. Finding suitable locations is the key, Guiti Etemad of the Iranian Society of Consulting Engineers tells RFE/RL. Some 90 percent of new cities developed during the past 10 years failed to attract enough residents to justify the investment, says Dr. Etemad. (Jamshid Zand) New Genetic Discovery by Iranian Researchers in Connecticut University * In interviews with RFE/RL, Prof. Mansoor Sarfarazi, head of the Molecular Ophthalmic Genetics Laboratory at the University of Connecticut, and Dr. Tayebeh Rezaie, researcher at the same laboratory, explain their discovery of the gene responsible for primary congenital glaucoma, which threatens 67 million worldwide with blindness. (Fatemeh Aman, Washington) WORLD Israel welcomes Saudi Peace Initiative * Israeli Prime Minister said he would be interested in discussing the complete peace in exchange for Israeli withdrawal initiative offered by the Saudi Crown Prince. (Jamsheed Chalangi, Cairo) Iraqi Army Ready to Defend against Possible US Attack, Iraqi Press Claim * Official Iraqi press claims Iraqi army is ready to defend against any attack. British Prime Minister will discuss military action against Iraq in his upcoming meeting with the US President. A Kuwaiti newspaper asks Saddam to step down in order to save Iraqi lives. (Farideh Rahbar, Cairo) US Position on Chinese Weapon Technology Transfer to Iran and Iraq * Taiwan press quoted US Secretary of State as saying that the US is still concerned about Chinese transfer of mass destruction weapons to IRI and Iraq. He said the US is not ready to lift sanctions against Chinese weapons manufacturers. (Shahram Tehrani, Beijing) Milosevic Trial at The Hague Worries Serb Leaders * Serbia's Prime Minister says the trial gives Milosevic a platform to turn Serbian public opinion in his favor. (Ahmad Rafat, Rome) Khalilzad: International Forces Cannot Stop Local Wars in Afghanistan * The US President's Special Envoy in Afghan Affairs, Zalmay Khalilzad, says the international forces do not have the capability to stop local wars between local Afghani warlords. He ruled out US troops in peace keeping missions. The commander of the US forces in Afghanistan says bin Laden may still be alive. RFE/RL's Washington correspondent reviews US press articles about Afghanistan. (Homayoun Majd) Problems Facing the New Afghanistan: English and American Press Analysis (Fariba Mavedat) THIRD HOUR The Art & Life of the Late Ali Tajvidi, Composer and Violinist * Broadcasting a historical interview with the late Tajvidi, as well as his most memorable songs, RFE/RL's musicologist reviews the life work of one of Iran's top composers of popular songs. (Mahmoud Khoshnam) A Book, A Writer: Memoires of the Shah's Right Hand Man, Assadollah Alam * Selected chapters of "The Shah & I," published 10 years ago in the US in English and Persian has just been released in Iran. RFE/RL interviews Sadeq Samii, the Iranian publisher of the Memoirs of Assadollah Alam, the Shah's Court Minister and a former Prime Minister of Iran. (Bahman Bastani)
محمد خاتمي، رييس جمهوري اسلامي، در كنفرانس مطبوعاتي مشترك خود با حامدكرزاي، بدون نام بردن از آمريكا تاكيد كرد كه رابطه ايران با كشورهاي ديگر تاثيري در روابط آن با افغانستان ندارد. وي گفت ايران حمايت از اداره موقت افغانستان و تقويت آن را وظيفه خود مي داند. حامد كرزاي، رييس اداره موقت افغانستان، در دومين روز ديدار خود از ايران، طي يك سخنراني در مجلس شوراي اسلامي از حمايت هاي حكومت ايران نسبت به مبارزات افغان ها عليه شوروي سابق و طالبان تقدير كرد. رييس مجلس شوراي اسلامي در ديدار با كرزاي بر سياست عدم مداخله در امورداخلي افغانستان تاكيد ورزيد. زلماي خليلزاد، نماينده آمريكا در امور افغانستان، طي يك كنفرانس مطبوعاتي در كابل، از جمهوري اسلامي خواست از مداخله در امور داخلي افغانستان دست بردارد و گفت آمريكا نمي خواهد ايران نيروهاي شبه نظامي "القدس" را به افغانستان بفرستد و به جنگسالاران محلي در افغانستان كمك كند. كمال خرازي وزير امورخارجه جمهوري اسلامي حضور اعضاي القاعده در ايران را تكذيب كرد و گفت بازداشت شدگان خارجي در ايران از اعضاي القاعده نيستند.
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Good nail hygiene is an important part in rearing your toddler. Despite having tiny adorable fingers, the nails on them do grow fast, and can easily scratch. There is also the risk of infection that they introduce as fingernails, which are known to hide dirt. Caring for your toddler's nails is an easy part of parenting, and one that is easy to learn for those who have had their first child.
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There are some points that are worth highlighting beforehand
- Trimming nails is essential in the best method of preventing in-grown nails. These are as uncomfortable for toddlers as they are for adults, and prevention is always the best.
- Nails are easiest to cut or trim right after a bath. Warm water does make the nails a little less rigid and a little more flexible so that they are easier to deal with.
- You should not bite your toddler's nails down. It might seem the road of least resistance when it comes to nail care, but this carries its own set of risks.
- Nail care, if for no other reason, should be done because its results are aesthetic.
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It is important to have some kind of frequency for trimming their nails- once a week is considered as ideal by most of the parents. Nails grow at some predetermined rate, and after a week, there is enough new growth on them to necessitate trimming. This is for fingernails. Toenails grow more slowly so once every two weeks should suffice.
A nail clipper is the ideal tool for trimming nails. It should be blunt, and have rounded edges. Clippers with sharp edges and scissors are riskier to use if you have a child that cannot sit still. Forego the use of these until the toddler is no longer in infancy, and has the patience to allow you to trim without moving around.
Nail clippers might be a bit intimidating to your toddler at first, so allow them to watch you use them on yourself and other members of the family. This will wear down any worries they have, and they will become more receptive to their use.
If you have to play games with them as they eat, bath or relax, there is no need to stop now. Invent a silly game that will trick them into letting you trim the nails, each finger at a time. This is not manipulation, it's simply good parenting.
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Richardson, Texas - April 5, 2001. Read all about it.
Quoting from a recent letter received by Bernie Mayoff from the Director of Selective Service:"It is my pleasure, in the name of the President, to appoint you as a member of the Selective Service System Local Board in the state of Texas."
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After arriving in Israel I spoke with both Lilian and Ella Novak (descended from Leizer Majew) on the telephone before actually meeting with them in Tel Aviv. Mother and daughter are both so friendly and warm that I immediately felt like I had known them always. That was my feeling last year when I spoke with Lilian and Ella then. Since we actually did not meet the last time I was in Israel, I was thrilled to be able to meet both women this trip.
Lilian and I described ourselves to each other and made plans to meet in front of the municipal building in Tel Aviv. Lilian spotted me before I spotted her and we greeted each other with a big, big hug. Lilian reminds me somewhat of my Aunt Beattie Solomons. My aunt would be Lilian's late father's first cousin. That was fun for me to see this resemblance. We walked and talked and talked and walked and then found an outdoor cafe to sit and chat some more. Ella, Lilian's beautiful and charming daughter, took time out of her work schedule to join us.
We talked about our families and drew a family tree on a scrap piece of paper so that we could follow ourselves. We certainly were sorry that we did not have our authentic family tree printout with us and we hoped we were drawing the right branches. As far as we could figure out Lilian's grandfather Leizer Majew and my Bubbie Sonia Bottler are sister and brother which would make her late father [Mottle/Max Majew] and my late father [Saul Bottler] first cousins and us second cousins. We thought it awesome that we were there in Israel together. We talked about how much our fathers would have liked to have met. Lilian spoke of her father having expressed his sadness that the Mayoff family name would not be continued because he had daughters who would marry and take their husbands' names. She was certain he would be thrilled to have met me and to know that there are so many Mayoffs around the world. I remember how devoted my father was to the Mayoff clan and I believe he would have loved to be there meeting his cousin's family. We felt our fathers' presence as well as our grandparents' and great-grandparents'. Ella of course remembers her grandfather and agreed with her mom that he would be more than pleased to know of the work that has been done on the family tree and how the family has been reunited.
Lilian and I were able to meet once again and we enjoyed sharing a wonderfully delicious lunch at a restaurant overlooking the beach in TelAviv. We talked more and more and got to know each other. Lilian is a gentle, kind soul. Very generous in spirit. She is a loving mother and a devoted wife and a very interested Mayoff cousin. We saw the sun setting behind the horizon of the beach. It was actually a magnificent sunset that we shared which thrilled me as I am a sunset and a sunrise person...both speak to my directly to my soul. When we said our goodbyes we promised to keep in touch.
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The Montego Bay based deejay says he dropped out of school in Grade 10 to help take care of his responsibilities and by that point, he was a father of two.
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