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Collective Marks Act
Collective Marks Act*
(Act No. 342 of June 6, 1991)
1.—(1) A collective mark is an association mark or a certification mark.
(2) An association mark is a specific sign which belongs to an association of enterprises and which is used or intended to be used by its members for goods or services.
(3) A certification mark is a specific sign which belongs to a legal entity supervising or laying down standards for goods or services and which is used or is intended to be used for the goods or services which are the object of supervision or for which standards are laid down.
2. The rules of the Trademarks Act shall apply to collective marks to the extent they are applicable according to their nature, unless otherwise provided for in the following Sections.
3. Signs or indications which may serve in trade to designate the geographical origin of the goods or services may, irrespective of the provision of Section 13(2)(i) of the Trademarks Act1, constitute a collective mark. The mark shall not entitle the proprietor to prohibit a third party from using such signs or indications in the course of trade, provided that he uses them in accordance with honest practices in industrial or commercial matters. In particular, the mark may not be invoked against any third party who is entitled to use a certain geographical name.
4.—(1) Collective marks shall be registered in the Register of Collective Marks.
(2) Applications for the registration of collective marks shall contain the information referred to in Section 12 of the Trademarks Act and shall state the conditions which have been laid down for the use of the mark.
(3) The Minister of Industry shall lay down further provisions concerning applications, priority claims, cf. Sections 18 and 19 of the Trademarks Act, registrations and deletions of collective marks, the arrangement and keeping of the Register, the publication of registrations, etc., and concerning fees for the filing and processing of applications, handling fees, fees for office copies, etc.
5. The proprietor shall communicate any later amendments in the conditions concerning the use of the mark to the Patent Office within three months after the amendments have been adopted.
6. The transfer of a registered collective mark may be entered in the Register unless, after the transfer, the mark is liable to mislead.
7.—(1) Section 25 of the Trademarks Act shall apply to collective marks with the additions provided in subsection (2).
(2) The following shall also be regarded as use in accordance with Section 25(1) of the Trademarks Act:
(i) use of an association mark by at least one enterprise which is entitled to use the mark;
(ii) use of a certification mark by at least one enterprise with the consent of the proprietor.
8. The registration of a collective mark may be revoked if:
(i) there are circumstances corresponding to those mentioned in Section 28 of the Trademarks Act;
(ii) the mark is contrary to general public interest; or
(iii) the proprietor has not communicated amendments of the conditions laid down for the use of the mark.
9. Proceedings concerning infringement of a collective mark shall only be brought by the proprietor of the mark. The party who infringes a right in a collective mark and who is liable to pay damages pursuant to the Trademarks Act shall be liable to compensate the loss suffered by the proprietor of the mark or by the persons entitled to use the mark.
10. If the Minister of Industry transfers his authority under this Act to the Patent Office, the Minister may lay down rules concerning the right of appeal, including rules to the effect that appeals may not be brought before any higher administrative authority.
11.—(1) This Act shall enter into force on January 1, 1992, and at the same time the Consolidated Collective Marks Act, No. 250 of April 17, 1989, shall be repealed.
(2) The administrative rules laid down pursuant to the Consolidated Collective Marks Act, cf. Subsection (1), shall remain in force until they are replaced by provisions issued under this Act.
(3) For collective marks which are registered prior to December 31, 1991, the five-year period under Section 7, cf. Section 25 of the Trademarks Act, shall not commence until January 1, 1992.
12. Applications which, at the time of entry into force of this Act, have not been published in accordance with the previous provisions shall be processed pursuant to the provisions of this Act.
13. This Act shall not apply to the Faroe Islands and Greenland, but may by Royal Decree be put into force for the Faroe Islands and Greenland with the amendments deemed appropriate considering the special Faroese and Greenland conditions.
Ordinance on the Entry Into Force of the Trademarks Act
and the Collective Marks Act for Greenland
(No. 856 of December 16, 1991)**
Pursuant to Section 63 of Act No. 341 of June 6, 1991, on Trademarks, and to Section 13 of Act No. 342 of June 6, 1991, on Collective Marks, the following is ordered:
1. The said Acts shall enter into force for Greenland on January 1, 1992, with the following amendments:
(1) Section 42 of the Trademarks Act:
"42.—(1) Intentional infringement of a trademark right established by registration or use shall be punished with a fine, unless heavier penalties are prescribed by other legislative texts.
(2) Cases under subsection (1) shall be treated according to the law applicable in Greenland.
(3) If the violation has been committed by a limited liability company, a private limited company, a cooperative society or the like, the enterprise as such may be liable to a fine. If the violation has been committed by the State or by the local administration, a municipality or a municipal corporation of Greenland, cf. Section 57 of the Law on the Parliament [Landsting], the State or the municipality or municipal corporation, as such, may be liable to a fine."
(2) Section 43(4) of the Trademarks Act is repealed.
2. This Ordinance shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the law journal Lovtidende.
* Danish title: F�llesm�rkelov.
Entry into force: January 1, 1992.
Source: Communication received from the Danish authorities.
Note: English translation furnished by the Danish authorities.
** Official title: Anordning om ikrafttr�den for Gr�nland af varem�rkelov og f�llesm�rkelov.
Entry into force (of the Collective Marks Act of Denmark): January 1, 1992.
Source: Communication from the Danish authorities.
Note: English translation furnished by the Danish authorities.
1 See Industrial Property Laws and Treaties, DENMARK —- Text 3-001 (Editor's note).


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Hi Brian,
My name is Erik and I am currently in a Pathfinder group with Vic, who I believe you have had communications with. We just gamed tonight and he told me about you moving here recently from Seattle. He also told me you are thinking about starting a Shadowrun campaign and if possible, have it every other Saturday opposite our Pathfinder game. I told Vic how cool Shadowrun is and how he would enjoy playing it. I had one of my best campaigns ever back when it first came out. I think I have only played 1st or 2nd edition Shadowrun (no clue what edition it is on now), but truly enjoy the mix of magic and technology. I hope you would consider myself and Vic as players if you do decide to run a Shadowrun campaign, as it has been awhile since I have played, but it is my favorite game system of all that I have tried, which is many. I have gamed for 30 years or so and am an excellent player, as Vic will attest to if you talk to him again. I hope we can get you to join our Pathfinder group as well, as it is always fun to have someone at the table that enjoys being there. I am a fan of a small group and since you mentioned your gaming area could accomodate four players and a GM, that is a perfect size. I live in Algonac and am sure the drive would be an hour or so, but it is no big deal since I have driven my whole life to game. The Pathfinder campaign in Shelby Township is an hour drive for me, so it is no biggie. If you want to email me directly, you can at email@example.com.
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January 12. 2013 9:20PM
Ian Clark's On Hockey: Veteran Meckler eyes playing time
By IAN CLARK
New Hampshire Union Leader
NHL lockout officially over, season to begin Jan. 19
It's been a tough season for Manchester Monarchs veteran winger David Meckler.
With an expanded roster through the first 35 games of the season due to the NHL lockout, Meckler was often on the outside looking in, a healthy scratch despite being the franchise leader in career games played with 357.
"It's been very frustrating," Meckler said after Friday's 7-4 Monarchs win over Albany. "Everyone wants to play, whether it's me or someone else. It's not fun to sit in the stands, but you've got to be a good teammate and support the guys and do what you can and be ready when you get a chance."
Meckler made his way back into the lineup a few weeks ago and has been a solid presence ever since. On Friday, he nearly had two goals before ending the night with zero after a scoring change.
Initially credited to Meckler, Manchester's sixth goal ended up being awarded to Brian O'Neill, whom scorers ruled tipped Meckler's shot before it went in. Meckler had another chance on a breakaway, but Devils goalie Jeff Frazee made a nice stack-pad save to deny him.
Regardless, the effort on Friday from the 25-year-old, sixth-year veteran was good all night.
"I thought Meckler played pretty darn good. I was happy with his energy level, what he brought," said Monarchs head coach Mark Morris. "He's strong on the puck. He almost scored on the breakaway, he scored a big goal for us when we needed it."
The departure of forwards Dwight King and Jordan Nolan to join parent club Los Angeles should mean more ice time for Meckler. And Morris has been clear with what Meckler needs to do to be in the lineup.
"He and I are on the same page, we understand things. My message to him is 'you've got to give me reasons to play you,'" Morris said. "You've got to bring something other than vanilla. We're looking for either goal-scoring or banging or playing feisty. Whatever it is, you've got to be good in some capacity so it gives me an opportunity to play you when we've got so many bodies to get in and out of the lineup and trying to balance our loyalty to our veterans and trying to keep the young kids coming along with their development."
Meckler has two assists in 15 games and is happy to be playing regularly again and is confident he can stick.
"I've been here for a while and the organization knows what I can do and I know what I can do so when I get my chances, I feel good," he said.
And Morris knows Meckler wants to show that he deserves to keep playing.
"I think he's got things to prove yet," Morris said. "He was the odd man out for a long time. I'm happy that he's been able to show his colors and show up big for us."
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Today's 3 p.m. game at Providence is another key Atlantic Division battle for the Monarchs. Manchester has won three straight and improved to 17-15-4 for 38 points, pulling back into seventh place in the Eastern Conference thanks to three straight wins to start 2013.
Providence entered its game with Springfield Saturday night tied with Manchester for points at 18-13-2, 38. Portland has gone 8-2 over its last 10 to move into first place with 44 points, but the spread in the Atlantic isn't likely to be very wide through the stretch run and all of the games between Atlantic teams are huge.
The P-Bruins could be without several key players if they get the call to join Boston. Chris Bourque (son of Bruins legend Ray) leads Providence in scoring with eight goals and 20 assists. Bourque, along with a few others like Carter Camper and defensemen David Warsofsky and Matt Bartkowski, should get a look from Boston.
As for Manchester, with Martin Jones nursing a hamstring injury, goalie Peter Mannino will get the start again today. Mannino is 9-4-0 and seems to find a way to win more often than not, but he struggled in Friday's 7-4 win and Morris called him "sleepy at times."
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August 08. 2014 10:58PM
Cole allows four hits, but Fisher Cats lose one in Akron
The New Hampshire Fisher Cats dropped a 3-1 decision at Akron on Friday night.
Taylor Cole took the loss for the Fisher Cats, dropping to 0-2 despite allowing just four hits.
New Hampshire (57-62) and Akron (65-55) will play again tonight at 7 p.m.
Akron took a 2-0 lead with a pair of runs in the bottom of the second inning. Bryan LaHair walked and Jake Lowery delivered a one-out single. Bryson Miles singled to score LaHair and Justin Toole drove Lowery home with a base hit for the 2-0 lead.
The Fisher Cats got one run back in the top of the fifth when Corey Aldridge greeted relief pitcher Jordan Cooper with a home run. It was Aldridge's fifth of the season.
The Rubber Ducks pushed their lead to 3-1 with a single run in the bottom of the sixth. LaHair walked and Jordan Smith simgled to move him to third. A wild pitch from Taylor Cole then allowed LaHair to score.
That would prove to be all Akron would need as reliever Adam Miller cruised through the seventh and eighth and closer Elvis Araujo pitched the ninth.
Jorge Flores singled to open the ninth for New Hampshire, but a double play from the bat of Jon Berti and flyout from Andy Burns ended the game.
Thursday late loss
Ramon Cabrera singled home Dixon Machado in the 13th inning to lead host Erie past New Hampshire 3-2 in an Eastern League contest Thursday at Jerry Uht Park. Machado singled to open the frame and, as he was stealing second, Cabrera singled to center for the game-winning walk-off hit.
Dustin Antolin (4-5) suffered the loss.
Erie grabbed a 1-0 second inning lead, taking advantage of an error. Steven Moya opened the inning by reaching on a fielding error by New Hampshire second baseman Andy Fermin. Dean Green singled Moya to third and Aaron Westlake drove him home with a sacrifice fly.
New Hampshire took a 2-1 fourth inning lead behind three hits. Andy Burns started the inning with a single and scampered to third base on a single by Cory Aldridge. One out later, Michael Crouse doubled to left, scoring both Burns and Aldridge.
New Hampshire starter Austin Bibens-Dirkx pitched six innings and allowed three hits and one run which was unearned. He walked one and fanned five on 92 pitches, 62 for strikes.
He was in line for the mound win until the seventh inning when New Hampshire releiver Mickey Storey gave up a solo homer to Westlake with one out. It was Westlake's 11th homer of the season. Jorge Flores, batting .293, led New Hampshire's 10-hit attack with three hits. Burns had two hits.


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J.D. 1973, University of Minnesota Law SchoolB.A. 1970, Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, Minnesota
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It was a questionable acquisition at the time, as the BC Lions Arland Bruce's past actions have not left a favorable impression on his former clubs. Following a couple of trips south, hoping to catch on with the NFL and a trio of stops in Eastern Division, Bruce now hopes to add a second Grey Cup ring to his resume with the BC Lions (a team he helped defeat in 2004 with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers).
Joining the club in early August, Bruce found himself sitting and learning the system for the next ten days before suiting up against the first club to give him a CFL contract, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
Posting four catches and thirty four yards, the wide receiver made a subtle impact on the field, but it was in the locker room where his presence was felt the most.
Following an 0-5 start and only one victory in their first seven games, the coincidence between the addition of Bruce to the team and their recent five game winning streak is beyond strong.
With the combination of injuries and struggles of receiver Paris Jackson this season, the Lions were in desperate need to find another recipient of Travis Lulay's tosses.
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Rules for getting the most out of social networking
Almost everybody these days is using social media. From Twitter to Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, Tumblr and a variety of blog formats and picture sharing sites, there are a lot of options. It's easy to get lost in the mountain of data that social media produces on a daily basis, and getting started is a daunting task.
At the same time, you are a government employee. You cannot just wander willy-nilly into the social media jungle, tweeting about your Monday morning budget meeting and posting pictures of your tuna salad sandwich on Flickr. There are issues to consider. Is WikiLeaks paying attention? Is my boss paying attention? Is my boss' boss paying attention? It's already hard to know all of your agency's security protocols; how do your tweets fit into that?
But you and your agency want to be forthcoming about your mission, directives and day-to-day functions. In a world that increasingly values transparency and connectivity, especially at the government level, social media is a great tool to show that there really are living, breathing humans behind the big acronym.
"In general, federal agencies have grown a lot in the past two years, with respect to their use," said Alex Howard, Government 2.0 correspondent for O'Reilly Media. "NASA has led the way with respect to using multiple platforms and getting its staff — astronauts! — to be active. Many more people understand that it's not enough to simply get a Twitter account, Facebook page or YouTube channel: the strategy for that use then has to be congruent with the agency mission."
So, as we turn to a new year, here are some resolutions – advice, best practices, rules of the road – for engaging in social media.
1. I will get organized.
With the flood of data that comes with both government and social media, it is easy to find yourself being swept away. "There are too many tweets! How do I pay attention to all of it? How do I find what is important from influential people?!"
The first thing to remember about social media is that it is not about the data.
It is about people.
"If there's one 'social media director,' other people in the agency won't get it," Howard, said. "If the agency is trying microblogging, blogging, wikis and social networking internally, they'll learn the conventions of the forms and be more comfortable and agile in public."
The medium is by definition collaborative. Everybody should also try to pay attention to what is happening in the social environment, even if they are not active participants. Listening informs employees of the issues and ideas that are taking place outside the walls of their cubicles.
But not everybody in the agency has the time or the ability to use social media on a regular basis. Create a social media engagement team from within the existing framework of employees to be the lead of the discussion about your agency and its actions. Choose people who live in the social environment and know the lay of the land. An ideal team consists of multi-media savvy, Web-centric, energetic people with great personalities but also a sense of responsibility to the core of the agency.
Think of this team as not just an aspect of your agency, but as the front-facing agency itself. They should be experts in your business, they should know the intimate details that make the daily functions work. Your team knows what the interested social media audience and related community wants to hear and can conduct conversations with authority.
2. I will know the tools.
Take a look at some of the desktop and browser applications available to help organize social media. If you are constantly flipping through browser tabs to Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter, you are probably missing something in the conversation.
That is where products like TweetDeck, Seesmic and HootSuite can be very helpful. In these applications you can set up multiple accounts and feeds to monitor lists, topics, hashtags and more. Take TweetDeck, for instance. With this desktop application you can set up as many columns as you like, such as curated Twitter lists, searched keywords or hashtags, Facebook, LinkedIn, Google Buzz and Foursquare newsfeeds. Some social media managers have as many as 20 columns open in TweetDeck to monitor and participate in a variety of conversations.
There are a plethora of other social networks outside of the major ones everybody knows, like Twitter and Facebook. Social news aggregators such as Digg, Reddit and (for now) Delicious are good places to study trends and promote material. Chatter, an application provided by Salesforce.com, is a Twitter/Facebook-like collaboration tool for closed enterprise systems.
Then there are a multitude of Ning community sites where like-minded people congregate and provide good outlets for topical discussions. GovLoop, a social network for federal, state and local government workers, is probably the most recognizable in this area.
Your agency doesn't need to be uber-involved in every single social media choice available. There is just too much out there and, after a while, the return on investment of your social media manager's time is just not worth it to keep up with all the options. Find the networks and conversations that are most pertinent in the major categories (Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn) then pick and choose a couple of the others, perhaps Digg or Reddit or your localized Ning community, that provide the most impact for your efforts.
3. I will be consistent.
You cannot be a total Twitter gangbuster one day – engaged, personable, content driven – and then be completely silent for a week. A solid day-by-day approach to social media will help you rise above the data clutter and become an influential source in the conversation that, as a government agency, is likely being had about your activities.
Let's look at an example. The Treasury Department recently re-launched its website. Overall, the reviews were pretty good. It is easier to navigate, find data and contacts and now has an interesting blog called Treasury Notes. During its release, Treasury touted that the new site is also connected to Twitter, Facebook and YouTube and Flickr.
An overview of the accounts showed that, while they did exist, the content on them was irregular and sporadic, often just a public relations quip and a link. Through the first 15 days of December, Treasury had seven Facebook posts. In all of November it had four. All of the posts were general press releases and not once had the Treasury interacted with people who commented on their threads. Overall, the department is getting better but their social media presence remains somewhat of a hollow husk.
4. I will have a personality.
There are places for automated Twitter streams and Facebook updates. When an article is written or a press release is published it can be sent automatically to whatever social media account you want. But it is also a good practice to reinforce that initial broadcast with some actual human interaction.
Foremost, everybody should know who you are. If you are in the State Department and interacting with people on Twitter, your profile should say that you work for the agency.
"Sign tweets, add avatars with headshots on personal accounts and make it clear who the person is behind a given outlet," Howard said. "If you can ask a [public affairs officer] a question in person, you know who he or she is. That shouldn't be different in the online realm."
Howard said there is room to have a personality yet still command respect of the community.
"For personal accounts, government officials and public servants can and do find connections through sharing thoughtful details about their lives in the same way that the rest of humanity does, albeit in a fashion that does not diminish their authority or respect for the audience," Howard said.
5. I will understand security but not let it hinder transparency.
In the aftermath of WikiLeaks, the security of federal information is on the top of every federal workers' mind, whether they want it to be or not.
Banning or overly-constricting use of social media is not going to help, though. Privacy and social-use policies should be in place but not at the sake of open government initiatives. The key is to have a social agenda, communicate with the community and stay out front of the conversation as opposed to being reactive while reminding employees of agency policy regarding sensitive information.
"Transparency means stating up front, at a social media launch page, what the purpose of the agency using the channels is, what the rules of the road are and any details about archiving or use of citizen or private sector data that results," Howard said.
Properly used, social media is a safe way to coordinate the agency message. The problem with security and sensitive information in social media is also the same thing that makes it such a wonderful tool.
6. I will keep in mind that people, not platforms, are the weak links.
Over-sharing can be a problem. Inner monologues on Twitter can be a problem. Inappropriate pictures, comments or videos can be a problem. What is not the problem is the medium itself. WikiLeaks was not caused by a Twitter feed. It was a person with security access in the building that went out of his way to do something he should not have.
"With respect to security protocols, both the federal CIO Council and the Defense Department have released policies for the secure use of social media," Howard said. "The shift from risk avoidance to risk management is an inevitable evolution when the secure use of social media is integrated in more places. These networks are only as secure as their weakest links, which tend to be the human operators."
7. I will see the good in communication.
Social media is a boon to transparency and open government. Agency employees want to use it, and a key to hiring and maintaining talented workers is to not be overly-restrictive of their technological needs and wants. Let people communicate and you will find that they will do good, sometimes extraordinary, things for the agency.
"While official government accounts are there to provide insight into an agency or institution's business, there is plenty of room for experimentation and innovation," Howard said.
Bob Dylan sang that "the times, they are a'changin." Look around. The times are not in the process of changing. They have changed. Each day brings a new innovation, a new way to communicate. Government should be on the forefront of that technological change and have the ability to use the new tools in a proactive fashion.
Please feel free to tweet Dan Rowinski on Twitter @Dan_Rowinski. Alex Howard can be found Twitter @Digiphile.
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Business need? If my network doesn't extend beyond my agency/ contract/ department, I miss out on a whale of a lot of business benefit. Yep, aspects listed can be downsides. Upsides include the same 'thousand eyeballs' of the open-source movement - can you afford to hire that large a test department? Upsides include access to young, smart workers - who like it or not often operate in the shared-mind mode of continually bouncing ideas off their peers. Clue: that's part of why they're smart, not a distasteful personality flaw to be put up with. Upsides include access to varied outlooks - "right way/ wrong way/ Army way"? Sure, but there's also the DOE way, the NASA way, the DOJ way, thousands of private citizen ways - lots of smart people out there and I *need* to know how some of them operate, else I stagnate in my own little silo.
"Public interaction with social media should be limited ..."? You're thinking publishing. Social media isn't publishing, it's collaboration. Give your folks credit for being able to keep their mouths shut on sensitive subjects, IF you can articulate what to limit. Worried about time your folks spend answering somebody else's question? Don't be. It's not a zero-sum game.
Believe in the benefit of conferences, seminars, classes? You can get some of that within today's nearing-zero travel budget, with online communities, with person-to-person relationships whose capital cost is a PC and a net connection.
Objection mostly to *external* facing social media? Internal can be useful, external is just *more* useful... by orders of magnitude.
Sorry, I still don't see any business need for the majority of Federal employees to use external-facing social media during working hours. And I see plenty of downside, from information leaks of sensitive data, to not all employees being up on the 'official' POV to be expressed publicly, to the simple fact that many or most employees simply don't have enough hours in the day as it is. Public interaction with social media should be limited to PAOs, help desks, and maybe designated senior management. Most of the above should really be done on real websites, but since the younger crowd seems to prefer the mini-websites of FB pages, so be it. Just because something is trendy doesn't mean it is the best solution.
It is the last issue of communication that really seems to be lost in the Gov 2.0 conversation. Mainly, openness and transparency are a result of citizen engagement and crowdsourcing. I have not seen a real good shift away from focusing on technology to outcomes of its use. This article is a great primer on use of Web 2.0 tools, but it lacks the problem of effectively using Web 2.0 tools to enhance and help execute an agency's mission and improve government management.
Linked In, Facebook and Twitter are absolutely of value and are usable. Insecurity lies within the ability or, in most cases, the inability of the user to discipline themselves. Every agency's mission is different; however, the ability to communicate effectively is paramount in all of their operations. Times have changed. We must change too or risk becoming obsolete.
Dan- good article. I shared this in 20+ LinkedIn groups and tweeted it.Keep up the great work! Mark Amtower
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Posted 04 May 2003 - 12:34 PM
However lots of people posted the information about what board, syllabus and topics they did at GCSE in a recent (and ongoing) thread here.
These are being gathered together in a new thread here. You can find people who do the same options as you at GCSE and possibly contact them to share ideas.
In this thread you can post information about what you do at A-Level. In addition please post here if you have experience of teaching a topic at A-Level, but have moved school etc. This will allow access to a latent pool of knowledge, and stop it being wasted. This applies to me for instance as I am now at an 11-16 school rather than a 13-18 High School.
The information that should be given is:
Exam Board
Unit numbers and titles.
When this has been done for about three weeks I shall gather the data together to produce another database in the same format as the GCSE one. Thanks to Neil McDonald for the idea of doing this for A-Level.
Unit 2 - The French Revolution
Unit 3 - Our own coursework on the American Revolution
Unit 4 - Enlightened Despotism
In addition I taught these units under the old system:
Napoleonic Era
Russia (18th and 19th centuries)
British Foreign and Imperial Policy 1763 - 1815
Posted 04 May 2003 - 12:41 PM
Posted 04 May 2003 - 03:23 PM
Standard Level (Everyone has to do Modern World)
Topic 1 - Causes, Practices and Effects of War
* Spanish Civil War
* Chinese Civil War
* Korean War
* Vietnam
Topic 3 - The Rise and Rule of Single Party States:
* Mao's China
* Lenin and Stalin
* Spain and Portugal
Topic 5 - The Cold War
Higher Level
13 - Tsarist Russia to Communist USSR
14 - The causes, course and effects of WWI
15 - The inter-war years, 1919 to 1939
16 - Totalitarian Europe (Stalin only)
17 - The Iberian Peninsula in the 20th century
18 - The causes, course and effects of WWII
22 - 20th century European society
Edmund Burke
European School Brussels III
International School History
Posted 04 May 2003 - 04:07 PM
Unit 1 - Votes for Women
Unit 2 - Civil Rights
Unit 3 - Our own coursework on the Holocaust
Unit 4 - Personal Study
Unit 5 - Coursework on War and the Media
Unit 6 - Hitler and the Nazi State, but we are changing to the Cold War unit.
Posted 04 May 2003 - 04:28 PM
Unit 1 : Russia in Revolution
Unit 2 : Liberals 1906 -1915
Unit 3 : Britain betwenn the wars. (Conflict and Depression)
Unit 4 : Fascist Italy
Unit 5 : Decline of the British Empire
Unit 6 : Decline fo the Liberal Party (Soon changing to Stalin)
Posted 06 May 2003 - 02:20 AM
Standard level exactly the same as Richard.
Higher level I have done the Europe and Africa Papers. Usual suspects for Europe, Russia, German and Italian Uni, Cold War. Africa was 19th and 20th Century African History.
Have also taught AICE History but only for one year several years ago.
Thinking is SO important Baldrick. What do YOU think?
I think thinking is SO important, my Lord.
Posted 06 May 2003 - 10:17 AM
AQA Unit H - C20th International History
Unit N - Tudor History
Have taught:
20th century world - IB and Alevel
19th/20th English - A Level
19th European - A level and IB
16th European - A level
Historiography - A Level
Boards have included, NEAB, London and AQA
Done some tutoring on US Foreign Policy under Nixon at undergrad level.
Hope this helps - anybody else doing AQA Unit H? or am I "all alone in the cold and lonely"
Posted 06 May 2003 - 12:59 PM
Unit 1- Seeds of Evil
Unit 2- The Democratic Experiment, Weimar
Unit 3- Life in Hitler's Germany
Unit 4- Europe at War 1939-45
Unit 5- The Tudor Monarchy
Unit 6- The Cold War
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Module 1: The French Revolution 1789-1915
Module 2: British History 1895-1951
Module 3: Europe 1825-1850 - Option B: The 1848 Revolutions,
Module 3: British History 1815-1841 Option A: The nature and impact of new Liberalism 1906-1915
Module 4: Nationalism and the State, Europe 1814 Section A: Political Instability in France 1814-1914 Section B Nationalism and the State, 1848-1871 - Italian Unification 1848-1871
Module 5 Britain 1918-1951
Module 6 - The Crowd in the French Revolution 1789-94
Posted 11 May 2003 - 10:17 PM
1. Britain in a New Century 1900-18
2. Liberals and Labour 1899-1918
3. Germany 1918-39
4. (Investigations) Roosevelt's America 1920-41
5. (Theme) Development of Democracy in Britain 1867-1992
6. Personal study
Posted 13 May 2003 - 03:02 PM
Unit 1 Seeds of Evil
Unit 2 The Railways
Unit 3 Henry VIII and the Reformation/Britain between the Wars
Unit 4 British Foreign policy 1919-1939
Unit 5 Edexcel coursework Mass Education
Unit 6 Hitler and the Nazi State
Have also covered:-
The First Crusade
Elizabeth's Foreign Policy
Edited by bemused1, 13 May 2003 - 03:03 PM.
Posted 16 May 2003 - 11:52 AM
I teach US History at AS level under the CIE syllabus:
Origins of the Civil War
Civil War and Reconstruction
Black Civil Rights
USA in the 1920s and 1930s
US Foreign Policy 1890s to 1945
A Level will be Modern Europe 1789 - 1939
French Revolution
Origins of World War One
Russian Revolution
Germany, Italy and USSR between the Wars
This is the first year the CIE syllabus has been taught at our school and in a few other New Zealand schools.
Posted 21 May 2003 - 07:57 PM
I teach various units of edexcel:
Boom and Bust USA 1919-1933
Civil Rights IN the USA 1945-1968
The Age of Peel 1833-1846
Power and Control in Nazi Germany
(I am also an exam marker for the Power and Cntrol In Nazi German)
Posted 04 June 2003 - 05:54 PM
Unit 1 - Henry VII
Unit 2 - The Age of Wolsey
Unit 3 - Henry VIII and the Reformation
Unit 4 - Individual Assignment
Unit 5 - Coursework The Golden Age of Spain
Unit 6 - Edward and Mary + mid-Tudor crisis
Posted 04 June 2003 - 06:00 PM
Also taught IB at Standard and Higher
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In crafting the 2014 budget, which would take effect July 1, Gatsas had the immediate challenge of absorbing $4.1 million in additional pension costs for district and city employees, due to changes by the state retirement system.
"I do not pretend that the road ahead is easy. This road is difficult, most notably for the schools, but there's nothing that's insurmountable or impossible," Gatsas said in his budget speech.
The tax cap limits any budget increase to 2.17 percent over last year's budget. Gatsas' budget is 2.16 percent higher, but it leaves no room for additional expenditures due to "rounding," according to the city's finance director.
The aldermen had little immediate reaction to the budget, which they received for the first time Tuesday, but they voted to schedule a public hearing on the spending plan early next month. The aldermen approved a motion from Alderman Joyce Craig to hold the hearing at Memorial High School, to avoid "what happened last year," Craig said, referring to a crowded hearing that could not accommodate everyone who wanted to speak.
Gatsas noted that the hearing "will give the taxpayers a chance to weigh in as well."
The date of the hearing has not been determined.
Gatsas' budget is $4.1 million higher than last year's, $3.3 million of which is devoted to the school district. Parent activists and members of the school board have clamored for more funding, particularly in the early months of the school year, when crowded classes and other problems sparked an outcry.
Gatsas' budget is in line with the tax cap budget proposed by Superintendent Thomas Brennan, while Brennan has advocated for a larger "school approval" budget of $160 million.
Jim O'Connell, president of the Citizens for Manchester Schools, the activist group formed in response to last year's school budget process, told the aldermen during the public comment at Tuesday's meeting that neither budget is adequate.
The school approval budget "is the minimal amount to meet minimum state qualifications," he said. "There is nothing like a budget that would, let's say, bring in teachers to teach foreign languages that are taught in every other district across the state."
The school board must still review Gatsas' budget and vote on its own budget proposal. The aldermen have the ultimate authority to approve the budgets, including whether to override the tax cap, which requires a 10-vote majority.
Gatsas' school budget, totaling $155,724,449, is nearly $6 million larger than the budget he proposed for the school district last year.
"Our schools are a vital part of this community and despite these budgetary challenges we are faced with they will continue to thrive because of our students' unwavering desire to succeed," Gatsas said in his address.
The $2.8 million bond would be used to purchase 5,000 new computers and tablets, and establish a WiFi network in all schools. It would also designate $300,000 for professional development for teachers and integrated curriculum development.
The proposal is in keeping with Gatsas' emphasis on technology. He's highlighted the full-time program at Manchester School of Technology as "the future" of the district, and he's rolled out "virtual" learning labs this semester, a program that has been hampered in part by glitches and a lack of trained facilitators.
The bond would also devote $500,000 to replacing the telephone and intercom systems at the schools, which police and school officials have called a safety priority.
The starting point for Gatsas' city budget was the directive to department heads to reduce their budgets by 1 percent from last year — and they will be expected to make further cuts.
"The individual departments will have to make up the severance costs of their retiring employees," Gatsas said. "The alternative would be to reduce line items which would result in layoffs and that is unacceptable."
Nearly all departments cut their budgets by the 1 percent, with the exception of the police, fire and highway departments.
The Police Department will be spending $140,000 more in salaries; the Fire Department will be spending $720,000 more. Gatsas said the added costs were a result of the departments having to pay the full salaries that had been subsidized by federal grants.
The Highway Department's budget is raised by $300,000 to cover utilities, fuel and contracts.
In his address, Gatsas also hailed the newly completed municipal complex, "on-time and under-budget," and he pointed to health coverage reforms that he said will bring about $3.2 million in savings this fiscal year.
"Ladies and gentlemen, here in Manchester we are changing the equation when it comes to health care," he said. "This is real progress.
Everyone in this city, from those of us sitting in these seats, to the police and firemen, to the laborer at Public Works, to the individuals here at City Hall, you are agents of change and you should be commended."
The cuts in the Community Improvement Program were prompted largely by reductions in the federal grant programs, according to Gatsas.
Gatsas said he's anticipating a 10 percent cut in the Community Development Block Grant program, the main federal funding source, on top of an 8 percent cut last year.
The CIP budget allocates $578,000, compared to the $1.04 million spent in 2013.
Among the programs that will see reduced funding under the budget are the New Horizons food pantry and shelter and The Way Home emergency shelter.
The total 2014 CIP budget is approximately $2.2 million, while total city and non-city funding requests this year totaled $71.8 million, according to Gatsas' budget documents.
"Obviously these decreases have an effect on our ability to fund very worthy projects that we all want to see succeed but, very simply, we do not have the capacity," Gatsas said.
Gatsas presented his budget a month earlier than he did last year, and he urged the aldermen to finalize the budgets as soon as possible, particularly for the school district.
"I feel that it is of the greatest importance that we begin the deliberation and conversation regarding the budget sooner rather than later," he said.


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We are in a city, so it's good to take caution when out and about, but there are things to do in the area. It's not difficult to get to cities like Boston or NYC (we're about the same distance from each of those) and Six Flags is about ten minutes away. We have malls in the area, and the mass mutual center has events going on all the time.Read More
I am looking forward to all the events they have and especially the Basketball courts they have available near by which is great!Read More
NYC is two hours away. Boston is about 1 1/2 hour, away. If you make friends there would always be something to do.Read More
Hang out in the Hive, all commuters chill their and go to the stinger or even hang out at the gym.Read More
Volley ball, frisby, football in the quad. Watch tv or read a magazine in the hive.Read More
They have plenty of activities and clubs you could joing.Read More
Its a college town there's another colleges up the road n down the road always something to doRead More
I live 15 minutes away, so I know many things about the area. Around campus there isn't much to do, but outside of campus, there are many fun things.Read More
Go from dorms to dorms, participate in activities planned by the recreational departmentRead More
to be honest, not much. there are not many activities on campus and the neighborhood is not safe to roam. better off staying in your dorm.Read More


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CALGARY, Alberta, March 2 (UPI) -- Major producers of Canada's controversial oil sands have formed an alliance aimed at addressing environmental challenges.
Canada's oil sands, the second largest reserve of oil after Saudi Arabia, are a mixture of sand, water, clay and bitumen that is extracted mostly via open-pit mining.
Critics say oil from oil sands, also called tar sands, creates more greenhouse gas emissions and is more toxic to the environment than conventional crude oil.
Canada's Oil Sands Innovation Alliance, launched Thursday, said it will establish structures and processes through which oil sands producers and other stakeholders can work together for the benefit of the environment.
So far, 12 companies, accounting for 80 percent of oil sands production and including BP Canada, ConocoPhillips, Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Suncor Energy Inc. and Total S.A., have signed the COSIA charter.
"We have listened to Canadians and we know that our operations have an environmental impact and we have heard what you want our companies to do better," said Steve Williams, president and chief executive officer-designate of Suncor, at the launch in Calgary.
"We believe environmental stewardship is a shared responsibility, whether on tailings, water, land or greenhouse gases. This is a recognition and genuine desire to do better."
While the 12 companies will continue to compete "rigorously and vigorously" in all other areas, they will cooperate in the environmental arena to bring about collective improvement faster, under a legal framework, said Shell Canada Executive Vice President John Abbott.
Some environmental groups criticized the alliance's lack of concrete goals, with the Financial Post quoting Greenpeace campaigner Keith Stewart as saying that "in the absence of any commitments to real reductions in pollution, with penalties for not meeting them, this is simply another example of 'greenwash.'"
Ed Whittingham, executive director of Calgary think tank the Pembina Institute, a staunch critic of oil sands production, said he is "cautiously optimistic" about the new alliance, adding that "we'll have to see what the targets look like."
COSIA maintains that its focus won't be on lobbying or media campaigns.
"COSIA is a science organization, run by scientists for scientists," said COSIA CEO Dan Wicklum, adding that "we want to stick to our knitting, which is accelerate the pace of improvement around environmental performance."
In signing the charter, the companies agreed to open their environmental research repositories to each other allowing for technology sharing.


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Bonjour b+f massive, it's been a while, hope you're all well.
Question I'm asking on behalf of a friend: he's looking for info on reggae albums in French (or Creole) released in the 70s. Specifically, he would be curious to identify any reggae albums in French or Creole released before 1977. Doesn't matter where from, just about language i.e. can be from France, Haiti, Martinique, Canada or whatever. I know there are quite a few individual reggae tunes in French on albums around this period but entire albums? Can't say I have seen one but I'm not really an albums person so much. Please apply your giant collective mind to this issue. Thanks!


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"Set some achievable goals, get started on them, and remember you don't have to do the whole thing at once" is Trevor Suslow's advice to California almond growers as they shoulder programs for good agricultural practices (GAPs) aimed at food safety.
Suslow, an Extension postharvest pathology specialist at the University of California, Davis, detailed how growers can establish GAPs for their operations in a presentation during the 33rd Annual Almond Industry Conference in Modesto.
In response to recalls of contaminated almonds in 2001 and 2004, the Almond Board of California (ABC) adopted in 2004 a voluntary action plan for growers, hullers and shellers, and handlers to reduce microbial contamination from bacteria such as Salmonella and E. coli.
"Even though these incidents were isolated and occurred three years apart," said Merle Jacobs, ABC product quality manager, "the board realized aggressive measures were necessary to prevent any future occurrences. The healthy reputation of our product depends upon doing so."
Mandatory monitoring
The board anticipates a mandatory monitoring program in 2006 after the industry completes research and procedures, including steps for pasteurization of raw, unprocessed almonds. Jacobs said the program will not become mandatory until the industry has the capacity to comply with the regulations.
In pointing the way to adopt GAPs, Suslow said they extend beyond microbial issues to address an array of chemical and physical contaminants, along with allergens and toxins.
He said once growers understand the importance of a program, they can proceed to develop individual plans tailored to their operations. "Growers innovate their own mitigating practices, and it is incumbent upon you to figure out the specifics of what to do, how to do it, and how often. There are plenty of sources for guidance."
The Salmonella microbe shows up in peanuts and other produce and has great capacity for survival in conditions not previously thought possible. Although pasteurization will eliminate a certain level of it, appropriate production practices will still be needed.
Suslow reminded that only a few contamination outbreaks can lead to damaging perceptions among the public. Many crops, particularly those with multiple handling by humans, are under intense scrutiny for improved food safety measures.
Trace to farm
When regulatory agencies investigate instances of contamination, he said, "they trace sources back to the farm. Although they rarely find specifics on where the contamination actually came from, they often find identifiable failings in good handling practices."
Guidelines for GAPs to minimize microbial food safety hazards were developed in 1998 by FDA in cooperation with the produce industry and university scientists and are based on both prevention and "redundant reductions" of contamination.
"You put practices in place to minimize risk of such contamination taking place, and the guidelines have become the standards that buyers and regulators use to judge performance," he said.
Growers may already have several "good sense" practices in place that follow the guidelines, Suslow said, but they also need to be aware of numerous sites of potential contamination, from fertilizers and irrigation water to harvesting equipment and handling. "Food safety has to be integral to all crop management processes."
When approaching controlling contamination at the farm level, Suslow said growers need to remember that "consumers don't want you to sanitize filth, so do everything you can to prevent it from being there in the first place."
Start, set goals
Although implementation of GAPs may be considered "too much trouble" by many growers, he said, in fact, the important thing is to get started, not be intimidated by the task, and set achievable goals.
"GAPs are a responsible part of every business plan to minimize risk for your operation and the entire industry. GAPs make good business sense."
Suslow said the importance of having GAPs programs in place was dramatized by the nearly 1,000 cases of Hepatitis A infections linked to green onions during 2002-2003.
When the cases were announced by FDA, the green onion market crashed. "A lot of volume was lost, but those growers who had an effective and recognizable GAP program kept a fairly confident volume and there was no impact on the other crops they grew.
"If they had started a GAP program, their volumes of green onions were down a bit for a short period and there was a short period of limited impact on other crops they grew."
For those who had no GAPs in place, their green onion volume was down by 50 percent and sales of their other crops were down by about 30 percent.
But those without GAPs and also identified as sources of contamination by FDA -- even though they ultimately were removed from the "core implicated group" -- had no sales, disked their onions, and saw their other crops refused.
Areas of concern
The ABC has identified four major areas of concern for on-farm contamination for almond growers. First, contamination of water used for irrigation or foliar sprays can be avoided by growers identifying sources such as unsafe water routes, shared water pipelines or canals, and seasonal effects on the supply.
Second, manure used as fertilizer should be adequately composted, even though ABC does not recommend the use of manure. The orchard floor should be considered "a food contact surface" and growers should only apply properly composed manure after harvest and before January 1. Manure should not be applied during the growing season.
Store manure away from the orchard and place physical barriers to prevent runoff into water sources, the orchard, or other areas where contamination could occur. Clean all equipment used in handling manure and incorporate the material into the soil when it is applied.
Third, droppings from domestic and wild animals, including birds and rodents, which can be spread in irrigation water or by human activity, are a source of contamination. Pets should be kept out of orchards and an effective rodent management program should be implemented.
The fourth source of contamination is poor human hygiene caused by inadequate toilet and hand washing facilities. Toilets should be placed within one-quarter-mile of the orchard work area. Place toilets to minimize risk of contamination of the orchard, equipment, irrigation water, or any other area that could lead to contamination.
Check for leakage or spillage when having portable toilets cleaned. Permanent facilities should be checked for possible cross-connection with water used in foliar sprays and for backflow.
Adoption of GAPs also requires documentation of farm history, employee training, equipment sanitation, orchard floor management, and other measures to promote food safety.
Additional details on GAPs for almonds are available at www.AlmondBoard.com or 209-549-8262.


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Welcome to this online resource for veterans and their families interested in exploring the services available for a successful reintegration in Central New York, and for the families in this region seeking family-support services while their service members are on active duty.
To locate services in Cayuga, Cortland, Madison, Oneida, Onondaga, Oswego, Jefferson, or Tompkins counties, please use the Resource Directory listed at right.
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September 2013
We held a successful Rally for the Veterans motorcycle run on Saturday, September 7 around Seneca and Keuka Lakes raising more than $1,600. Thanks to all who contributed in this sponsor-a-rider fundraiser!
July 2013
All veterans, active duty or reserve service members and immediate family are invited to to attend Syracuse University College of Law's Valor Day event. Learn more about the Valor Day event.
When: Saturday, September 28, 2013, 10 am to 3 pm
Where: The Third Floor Rotunda near the Grant Auditorium at Syracuse College of Law


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Last night was the 2012 Victoria's Secret Fashion show and this morning, beauty and makeup blogs are all abuzz with how to recreate the looks. This year focused much less on shimmer and glitter and, relied a lot on the models natural beauty, opting for a natural sun-kissed look with a delicate cat eye and lightly done lips.
Read below to find out how you can create the sexy and very easily duplicated natural makeup look that was seen on the 2012 Victoria Secret Fashion Show runway last night.
Step 1: Prep and prime your face using BH Cosmetics' Anti Shine Serum all over the face and using BH Cosmetics' Eye and Lip Primer on the appropriate areas.
Step 2: Conceal any blemishes and even out skin tone using BH Cosmetic's Jumbo Concealer Pencil and Liquid Foundation.
Step 3: Choose the darkest brown and any shade of lighter brown from BH Cosmetic's 28 Neutral Color Palette to softly line the eye on top and bottom. Use the darker shadow to lightly line the top and the lighter brown shade for the bottom. Smudge out.
Step 4: Highlight the cheeks and brighten with BH Cosmetic's Duo Blush Palette. Use the darker shade to contour the cheeks and the lighter color to highlight the cheekbone.
Step 5: Line your lips to create a fuller look using BH Cosmetic's Waterproof Lip Liner and make them shine with BH Cosmetic's Lip Gloss. Choose a lip liner that is closest to your natural lip and same for the lip gloss as this years fashion show was all about natural beauty.
Step 6: Awe and amaze everybody with your flawless look!!


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This is an archived article that was published on sltrib.com in 2013, and information in the article may be outdated. It is provided only for personal research purposes and may not be reprinted.
After more than a year of declining sales, the video game industry is mounting a comeback for 2013.
On Wednesday, Sony is expected to reveal at a media briefing in New York City the next generation in its PlayStation gaming console, tentatively the PlayStation 4. Later this year, Microsoft could introduce its next-gen gaming box, perhaps titled the Xbox 720. Already, Nintendo has its new console released to the public, the so-far disappointing Nintendo Wii U.
If you're a gaming enthusiast or a parent of a gamer, it's going to be a tough year of decision-making.
Not a lot is known about what the next generation of video gaming will bring, but the bigger question is whether it will be a huge jump over the last generation, which was ruled by the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Nintendo Wii.
By most accounts, the next step probably won't be a colossal one. But here's a breakdown of what the PlayStation 4 is expected to offer when it's announced next week.
Specifications • Many in the gamer world suggest that the new PS4 will be powered by an AMD central processor and a separate AMD graphics processor that when put together will be much more powerful than the PS3 but still a generation behind the most current PCs.
So, the expectation is that games will look better than on the prior-generation's consoles but not by much. If you still want the best in gaming, a fast PC rig playing the most graphically intensive games such as "Dead Space 3" is still the choice of hardcore gamers. Then again a beefed-up PC would cost three to four times as much as a gaming console.
Price • Which comes to how much the PS4 will set you back. I can't imagine it costing more than $400 or less than $300. Sony made the mistake of overpricing its PlayStation 3 system when it was first released in 2006, at $600. But that system also was built with a proprietary processor called the Cell, as well as other costly features that bumped up the price. Because the new PS4 probably is being made with what is essentially off-the-shelf parts, the price this time around should be more reasonable.
Controllers • Speculation is swirling that the new controllers will be much like the dual-joystick controllers with the PS3, but with one exception. They might have a small touchpad screen in the middle. There's also the possibility that the controller could have a motion-controller built in, similar to the PlayStation Move wand.
The concept of a second screen is being pushed heavily with the Nintendo Wii U, but so far games have not taken real advantage of the additional touchscreen.
Backward compatibility • One of the biggest downsides is that the new console may not be able to play old PS3 or PS2 games; in other words, it won't be backward compatible. Early versions of the PS3 were because they had an extra chip. But that drove up the cost, and the chip was removed. To keep the price down on the PS4, it probably won't be able to play older games, so keep those older PlayStation consoles.
Used games • Perhaps the most controversial speculation surrounding the PS4 is that it, along with the new Xbox 720, will not be able to play used games. That's because game publishers are pushing Sony and Microsoft to block them out. Publishers argue that the used-game market is eating into sales of new games. Yet evidence suggests that gamers sell used games to buy new titles, which could ultimately affect sales of new games if that used market is blocked out.
And if they do block out access to used games, it's possible that both consoles will require an Internet connection to verify the game is new and authorized to play on that specific console. If so, you better have Internet connectivity in your home.
If you have a tech question for Vince, email him at firstname.lastname@example.com, and he'll try to answer it for his column in The Salt Lake Tribune or on its website. For an archive of past columns, go to http://www.sltrib.com/topics/ohmytech.


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Within a few years after the Bahooka Restaurant was built, Daddy was disabled and no longer able to work on a regular basis.
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School Violence
This is complex issue that is plaguing our city. Whether crimes take place on school grounds or on the way home, this is something that affects all of us. Over 260,000 students are dismissed from school every weekday, and it is a fact that adolescent violence increases dramatically between the hours of 3:00 and 4:00 pm. For teens, one solution is TO GET INVOLVED IN AN AFTERSCHOOL ACTIVITY. Join a club, a sports team or get involved in a hobbie you enjoy! Click here to go to our 6abc TAKE ACTION webpage and connect one of the many community service organizations here in Philadelphia.
This dance school ROCKS!
The Rock School for Dance Education, formerly the PA Ballet School, is a world-renowned ballet school right here in Philadelphia. For more information about the school and their programs go to www.therockschool.net or call 215.551.7010. For more information about the Youth America Grand Prix Dance Competition, the largest youth ballet competition in the world, check out www.yagp.org.


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School summer enrichment programs a big hit in Salem
SALEM — It was a stellar year for the district's summer school and summer enrichment programs, which saw a tremendous increase in enrollment, according to program Director Michael Courtois.
"We challenged our staff to create programs our students could participate in this summer and that would keep their attention and continue their academic growth," said Superintendent Michael Delahanty.
Courtois said Delahanty and Assistant Superintendent Maura Palmer wanted the summer school staff to shake things up and create nontraditional summer enrichment and learning opportunities.
Enrollment was up at all levels of the summer programs, particularly for the enrichment programs offered predominantly to elementary and middle school levels.
"At the elementary level, we did have a tremendous increase in numbers," said Courtois. "Last year, we had 119 students in all enrichment programs, while this year we had 262."
The district initially offered 21 enrichment programs for the summer, three of which were traditional programs offered in the past, including art, musical theater and zumba.
"Of the 18 new courses we offered, 12 of them ran," said Courtois. "The other six we offered we put out in the brochure to all elementary and middle school students, but they didn't quite catch enough enrollment."
However, of the three most popular programs offered over the summer, two of them were new this year.
At the top of the list was Salem Explores, which saw 77 students take part in at least one of the four weeks it was offered.
The program replaced the traditional summer reading and math programs offered by the district in the past. Courtois said it was a multi-dimensional academic program that included arts and crafts and field trips along with reading and math exercises.
A beginning woodworking class was also a big hit with students, as was the traditional musical theater program.
This year, the musical theater program put on a production of "Annie" that was attended by more than 300 people.
Courtois said there were some tweaks to the more traditional summer school programs at the middle school and high school.
In the middle school, the district used software that helped students individually progress and improve their math and reading levels.
"It was a very successful group of students and they all showed progress," said Courtois. "A number of students were encouraged to attend, some were required to attend, and several parents said their students needed something during the summer."