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The company says that customers who do not want their CPNI data shared need to call 1-800-333-9956 to "opt-out." Failure to opt out will be interpreted by Verizon Wireless as "consent" for sharing your call records with certain other parties.
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I just tried calling.
"The system is currently unavailable" I will keep trying every day. Thanks for the heads up on this. I have not received this notification from Verizon. It may be because I have chosen to not receive a paper copy of my bill. |
It just worked for me. I wish you could do it for whole accounts not just phone numbers. |
this makes me Glad for Australian privacy laws and the OPT-IN part of it.
Yea we need more OPT-IN type laws here in the US, but our polititians are bought and payed for by businesses so we know that will never happen. |
I recieved the notice, but I'm mostly ignoring it because I cancelled my service last month.
I will be watching to see if data from past users is included in this. |
I just called it and opted out. This could be a real pain for people with family plans as you'd have to enter each number one by one. For me it didn't ask for my social but instead asked for my password since my account is password protected. I guess it's basically the same since they are both four digit numbers.
Got through fine here, at least they don't make you re-identify for each # to cancel. I'm going to call their service # and verify (and complain very loudly) repeatedly.
I think I'll start my own opt-out plan. The plan covers everyone, and if you don't opt out, you are giving me permission to loot your savings account. It'll say so right there in the contract I'll write up, which you can ask to see if you know the P.O. box in Nebraska you need to send your request to. I will be publishing the opt-out number on an obscure website somewhere which I will not make any real effort to inform anyone about.
Verizon definitely does not want to have people Opting Out. They provide hurdles to jump over and failure to do so results in no opting out. First hurdle for me was the Passcode: "Our records indicate that your phone number is protected by a passcode. Enter this passcode now to continue". I had completely forgotten that I had changed the account passcode years ago (but have never needed to use it since). Fortunately I found that I had recorded it in my Treo. I guess that for those who have not changed their passcode, then the default is the SSN (?). Anyway, the second hurdle was the necessity to press 9 in order to complete one's request. If 9 is not pressed, the request to opt out is aborted. What nonsense!
Call records? For YEARS you've been able to get basic information about ANY Verizon Wireless customer's account just by knowing their phone number and zip code. Call in to get your own, and then you're asked if you'd like to get info about another number--presumably one of your own (family plan, etc.). But ANYONE'S will work, and you're not authenticated in any way.
Back when I was still a customer I inquired about what some people would see as a serious breach of Privacy. They didn't seem to care. |
Sprint opt out CPNI information
You can also call sprint and tell them to stop calling and texting you about additional services they offer. The company already has my business and they don't stop bugging me. |
Since when did it become acceptable to agree to something by not doing anything?
IME, anyone who does their utmost to piss you off like this doesn't actually WANT your business; sounds like just the excuse you need to find someone who does. Unless you're fond of giving your money to such dolts... |
Credit card companies do this with TOS changes constantly. I think the rule is basically since your contract says it may be subject to changes at any time, they can do this to any one currently under contract. New subscribers would undoubtedly have something about it in their contract. |
Would this change (Verizon offering CPNI call data to third parties) require a change to the TOS? I've been looking for a reason to get out of my contract...
I'm pretty sure if you read the boilerplate language, you'll find that changes to the TOS do not constitute a valid reason for contract cancellation. |
I understand the TOS state they can be modified at any time. Still I have an issue with the concept of "agreeing" to something by not taking action. I think such "agreements" should be forbidden by law as it places the burden on the consumer. I like the post by gsb445. That summed it up nicely. |
Yeah, I ended up canceling my Verizon service when I saw this a few weeks ago. I had been thinking about doing so for a while as I don't use my cellphone a whole lot and Verizon doesn't have any plans under $39.99, and their prepay plans are highway robbery. This just provided me the incentive to look around
I just switched to T-Mobile's prepay, which is pretty good if you are willing to buy minutes in $100 chunks. And it works with any GSM phone - just pay $10 for a SIM card. The coverage maps aren't as good as Verizon's, so it won't be useful as an emergency phone while camping like my old tri-mode was, but is supposed to have coverage everywhere else I go. We'll see how it works out. |
Started in Clintons first term and doubled during Bush. This seems to be a pattern that will continue despite our greatest efforts. |
I am convinced beyon a shadow of a doubt that prepay is the way to go. I just use a cellphone for car-breakdowns and similar. It is foolish for me to subscribe to a service. Tracphone for example works everywhere the others do.I sign up for the year service which guarantees my number and buy large increment cards of 100 bucks. Heck it works perfectly. My wife through her job spends about 200 bucks a month and is cionstantly complaining. Plus she can't quit anytime like me without those horrendous penalities. |
It's funny that there is data about whom I call. They won't even show me that on the bill saying its a security concern. But they can sell/give it to other people ?
I smell a class action on the horizon.
Hmmm... I'm setting up an opt-out agreement. Verizon agrees to give me free service unless the call me to opt-out.
Um... it also entitles me to 5% of their profit. We have room for another 19 people before they run out of money... |
FYI, that info is included in the PDF version of your bill that you can get by logging into their website. |
I'm waiting for my boss to tell me I need to call Verizon about our 1000 or so lines of service...
Dear Verizon:
I have decided to purchase your company in an all cash transaction for $1. This purchase will be completed in 30 days unless you opt-out in writing at this address. Thank You. |
Called up, opted out for my mobile lines. Painless but annoying. I throw away info like this all the time, so I'm glad Ars brought it to my attention.
My thoughts as well, although I believe to cancel a cell phone plan without a cancellation fee the change needs to fall under the "materially adverse clause" - i.e. they change the amount of a charge that appears on your bill. If they do that then you can call them up (within 14 days, or more depending on your carrier) and cancel your plan without a fee. |
Crap... I need my wife to do it. I don't know her SSN.
I'm not sure what clause(s) it fell under, but a friend of mine was able to get out of his Verizon contract (2 lines) a week or two ago. His personal reason was the CPNI junk and potential for advertising, but Verizon may have let him out for another reason. The customer agreement (which Verizon initially hadn't changed from his original contract date) had changed in quite a few places. The process wasn't painless at all, though, involving several calls to Verizon, and a visit of around an hour to a Verizon retail location. Ineptitude abounds, but I think we all already knew that. He also needed his copy of the customer agreement active when he entered into the contract. Still, it is possible to get out without the draconian cancellation fee. |
I got this mailing last month. I attempted to call the number but since I've ported to ATT, it says they can no longer find my information. What I'm wondering is will they sell my information from when I was a verizon customer? They sent this mailing 6 months after I ported, so it would seem to me that I could have a stake in this. Any opinions or knowledge on this subject?
Guys your Print option for the article appears to be messed up - it leads to an option to Print that offers a PDF file that can be Opened or Saved. This PDF is 15 pages and appears to be several articles including the Hitachi one, but I don't see the Verizon article in there? Weird.
One would assume you guys could offer a CSS print style sheet for your articles to make printing straightforward, no? |
There was a section in the new Customer Agreement mailed to me that seemed even more nefarious. Under the "Your Privacy" section they basically state that they will share your information with advertisers and states "If you do not want us to collect, transmit or use such information about you for the above purposes, you should not use the services; by using the services, you expressly authorize us to use your information for these purposes."
This section was newly added. How can this be legal? |
Sweet. I'm in! I called to opt-out as soon as I got the notice... I think it was a month or so ago? |
Not playing devil's advocate, but honestly asking...
What exactly is the issue here? Verizon wants to share "CNPI" with some companies...but the subscribers' personal info is (supposedly?) not connected to that info. So is the fear that Verizon will share this (anonymized?) info with other companies, who will (probably?) provide targeted ads, delivered to subscribers' phones by Verizon? Am I missing anything, or is that it? |
They have your phone number so its not anonymized at all. Imagine getting calls from insurance companies after you call their competitors. Little creepy isn't it?
Knowing who I call and when is a goldmine of information. They know who and how often I order pizza for example. My cell phone is the gateway to the world for me - I don't do anything social without it these days (and I'm sure lots of people in my age group are the same way). Not only that, I always have it on me so I'd imagine vzw/sprint/cingular/tmobile all know where I am 24/7. I don't know if this information gets passed on, but if the telcos are willing to give away who I call and when ... well then you're on a slippery slope. edit: Reading this again it sounds like I'm paranoid about Big Brother, haha. |
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This political cartoon by Thomas Nast appeared in the February 17, 1877 issue of the American political magazine Harper's Weekly. The cartoon is in response to the Compromise of 1877 that ended the bitterly contested Election of 1876 between Republican Rutherford B. Hayes and Democrat Samuel J. Tilden.
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Trail #239, 1.3 miles. The parking area for this trail is located off Forest Road 464. It connects to Trail 266.
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Trail #258, 6.0 miles. Parking is located north of Edgemont off Hwy 90. Trail follows the Wilson Creek to its intersection with FS 192.
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Trail #260, 5.0 miles. Elevation: Beginning at 1,460, ending at 2,200. Easy trail. 0.5 miles to Harpers Creek Falls.
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Trail #266, 6.9 miles. Elevation: Beginning at 3,175, ending at 1,860. This trail is accessed from either Kawana Road, FS 58, or from Wilson Creek Road via Trail 260. This trail is relatively easy with the only strenuous part being in the North Harper Creek Falls area.
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Trail #268, 6.6 miles. Elevation: Beginning at 2,800, ending at 2,360. Access this trail off Hwy 181. The trail starts off through a small apple orchard and follows an old logging road down to Upper Creek. It is a moderately steep grade for 1.5 miles, then travels along Burnthouse Branch. It junctions with FS 198. Follow road for 0.5 mile. The trail continues to the north until it junctions with Trail 277.
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Trail #269, 14.7 miles. Elevation: Beginning at 1,280, ending at 2,200. Follows along ridge on east side of Wilson Creek. The trail can be accessed off Wilson Creek Road and Hwy 90. Additional parking areas are being researched this year. This trail has not been maintained, so use caution.
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Trail #270, 3.0 miles. Elevation: Beginning at 2,600, ending at 2,200. This trail starts at Kawana Road, FS 58, and climbs up for a short distance to the top of Persimmon Ridge. It follows the ridge, then passes through a rhododendron thicket before descending steeply for 0.5 mile to N. Harper Creek and N. Harper Creek Trail.
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Trail #271, 1.5 miles. Elevation: Beginning at 3,460, ending at 3,400. This trail starts at an old logging road and ascends to a broad, open hardwood ridge at Big Lost Cove ridge. After one mile on the logging road, the trail descends steeply towards Big Cove Cliffs. The trail levels off near a fork in the logging road. Bearing to the left at this fork and the next, the trail will lead to the cliffs.
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Trail #271A, 1.3 miles. Elevation: Beginning at 3,000, ending at 3,000. This trail starts on an old logging road. It goes through a small orchard about 0.25 mile from the parking area. For a short distance, the trail ascends steeply out of the backside of the orchard. The trail levels off and goes through a predominately oak forest. There are two spur trails that take off to the right that go to the lower cliffs. At the top of the cliffs, there is almost a 360-degree view, including Grandfather Mountain.
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Trail #277, 2.3 miles. Elevation: Beginning at 1,560, ending at 2,200. Access this trail from Trail 260 off Wilson Creek Road, or off Kawana Road, FS 58. S. Harper Creek Falls is the main attraction on this trail. The falls cascade 200 feet down a large granite rock formation. The trail grade is relatively easy, but becomes a bit steeper as it descends toward the ridge above Raider Camp Creek.
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Learning disability is a general term that describes specific kinds of learning problems. A learning disability can cause a person to have trouble learning and using certain skills. The skills most often affected are: reading, writing, listening, speaking, reasoning, and doing math.
Almost 3 million children (ages 6 through 21) have some form of a learning disability and receive special education in school. In fact, over half of all children who receive special education have a learning disability (Twenty-fourth Annual Report to Congress, U.S. Department of Education, 2002). It's important, though, to realize that learning disabilities (LD) vary from person to person. One person with LD may not have the same kind of learning problems as another person with LD. One may have trouble with reading and writing. Another may have problems with understanding math. Still another person may have trouble in each of these areas, as well as with understanding what people are saying.
This A-Z Topics page is intended to connect you with more information about the disability. The resources we've listed here will lead you to groups with great authority on learning disabilities and and to what research is revealing about both the medical aspects of LD and effective education for the nearly 3 million students with LD. You'll also find research and practical advice on behavior management, and the latest thinking on appropriate procedures for diagnosing LD.
The list below isn't intended to be exhaustive of the resources available. It's intended to get you started on your search for information about LD.
Quick Intros to Learning Disabilities
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Read NICHCY's 4-page fact sheet on LD. - LD at a glance.
The National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD) is an excellent source of information. Read about LD in this fact sheet, how to tell if someone has a learning disability, what causes LD, how common they are, and what can be done. - If you're new to LD...
...then the Learning Disabilities Association of America has written this intro for you. - The ABCs of LD.
You'll find LD Online a rich source of info. Start here for a quick intro. - Definitions and overviews.
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Diagnosing LD
The diagnosis of learning disabilities is often a sticky issue. Of particular concern are the various methods used to test children suspected of having a learning disability and the differing eligibility criteria that states apply to decide whether or not a child qualifies for special education and related services. A lot rides on those decisions. Depending on the diagnostic process used, the resulting picture may vary as to the child's abilities and difficulties. And based upon the picture that emerges of the child, decisions are made about the education and special assistance that the child will receive (or not) and the resources that the state will commit to provide the child with special education (or not).
- What's the primary approach to diagnosing LD? An overview of the discrepancy approach.
Fletcher, J.M., Francis, D.J., Shaywitz, S.E., Lyon, G.R., Foorman, B.R., Stuebing, K.K., Shaywitz, B.A. (1998, Fall). Intelligent testing and the discrepancy model for children with learning disabilities. Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, 13(4), 186-203.
This article isn't available online, but it's worthwhile pursuing at a library, resource room, or from the publisher itself. It reviews the historical basis and rationale for identifying children as learning disabled on the basis of a discrepancy between scores on measures of intelligence and achievement. In addition, to a historical perspective, recent studies that address the validity of classifications of children with learning disabilities (LD) according to the presence or absence of discrepancies between IQ and achievement are reviewed. Throughout this article, the role of IQ testing in the designation of children as learning disabled for research and public policy is addressed. The authors conclude that IQ tests have limited utility for the identification of children with LD. Alternative approaches to classification that incorporate the idea of a discrepancy between aptitude and achievement are discussed. (ERIC: Authors)
- What else is possible? Alternate approaches.
Torgesen, J.K., &Wagner, R.K. (1998, Fall). Alternative diagnostic approaches for specific developmental reading disabilities. Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, 13(4), 220-232.
Research on reading disabilities conducted within the last two decades provides evidence in support of new approaches to the diagnoses of reading disabilities in children and adults. This article summarizes recently acquired information about a specific set of linguistic-cognitive markers for reading disabilities, and it also describes efforts to develop measures of these markers in the areas of phonological awareness, rapid automatic naming, and verbal short-term memory. In addition, implications of this new information for the diagnosis of reading disabilities are considered. (ERIC: Authors)
- The official policy of the Educational Testing Service (ETS).
Office of Disability Policy, Educational Testing Service. (1999, June). Policy statement for documentation of a learning disability in adolescents and adults (Rev.). Princeton, NJ: Author. (Available online at: www.ets.org. Enter in the search box at the top right "documenting learning disabilities." The document should be among the top 10 search results.)
This document provides individuals, schools, professional diagnosticians, and service providers with a common understanding and knowledge base of those components of documentation that are necessary to validate a learning disability and the need for reasonable accommodations for candidates seeking to register with various Educational Testing Service testing programs.
- What the states use: The situation in 2003
Ahearn, E.M. (2003, August). Specific learning disability: Current approaches to identification and proposals for change. Alexandria, VA: Project FORUM. Available for purchase online at: http://www.nasdse.org/publications.cfm
The purpose of this report is to provide a succinct summary of the major issues in SLD identification and outline some proposals for change. Starting with a review of current requirements in federal law, the document goes on to discuss several SLD identification approaches and the way they have been used, current state practices in SLD identification, and alternative approaches that are being proposed by reseachers and stakeholder organizations. It ends with a discussion of the challenges to reaching consensus on any change in the identification procedure for specific learning disabilities.
- Where to go from here? Recommendations from the National Center for Learning Disabilities.
National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD). (2004). Keep kids learning: A new model to identify students with learning disabilities before they fail. Available online at: http://www.ncld.org/publications-a-more/parent-advocacy-guides - And last but not least...the Center's that looking into it all.
The National Research Center on Learning Disabilities (NRCLD) has been funded by OSEP to address the complex issues surrounding the proper identification of students with learning disabilities who need special education services. Specifically, the Center is analyzing existing methods of identifying students with learning disabilities. It is also studying state and local policies to determine factors that explain the differences in the number and characteristics of students identified with learning disabilities from state to state, from district to district within a state, and even from school to school within a district. On NRCLD's Web site, you can access the results of these efforts, including:
- Reschly, D.J., Hosp, J.L., & Schmied, C.M. (2003, August). And miles to go...State SLD requirements and authoritative recommendations. Nashville, TN: National Research Center on Learning Disabilities. This paper focuses on the major events leading to the widespread rejection of the discrepancy criterion and an analysis of current state SLD requirements in relation to proposed changes in SLD classification criteria. Possibilities for and barriers to change are addressed in this analysis. Available online at: http://nrcld.org/html/research/states/index.html
- Responsiveness-to-intervention symposium. (2003, December). NRCLD hosted a two-day symposium focusing on responsiveness-to-intervention (RTI) issues. (RTI refers to individual, comprehensive student-centered assessment models that focus on applying a problem-solving framework to identify and address a student's difficulties. For an overview of RTI's core concepts, visit: http://nrcld.org/html/research/rti/concepts.html.) The speakers, discussants, and participants assembled represented the wide diversity of individuals with a vested interest in LD determination issues. Sessions were organized around critical questions ranging from "How should screening for secondary intervention occur?" to "What are alternative models to LD identification other than RTI?" To access the papers presented during the symposium, PowerPoint presentations used by the presenters, and video of the symposium sessions, when available, visit: http://www.nrcld.org/symposium2003
LD in More Detail
- While you're at NICHCY, might as well read our longer piece on reading and learning diabilities.
NICHCY offers a 16-pager on reading and learning disabilities that talks in greater depth about LD in children, what to do if you're an adult who suspects you might have a learning disabilities, and how parents can help their child with LD at home and in school. Find lists of reading materials for families, for adults, and for educators, and connect with LD organizations, government agencies, and literacy groups. - LD Online takes a deeper look.
LD OnLine is the official Web site of the National Joint Committee on Learning Disabilities. The link above leads you its "LD in Depth" page, where you can select the topic you want to go deeper into---adult issues, behavior, giftedness, the IEP, parenting...it's up to you. There's lots of detail here. - Delve into the treasure chest at LDA.
LDA is the Learning Disabilities Association of America. From their home page (the link above), you can pick the type of information you need on LD. Are you a parent? teacher? A professional needing to understand the characteristics of LD and associated conditions such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in order to provide effective services and assistance? An adult with LD? Pick your pleasure, and go straight to tailored info on LD. - And find treasures at NCLD.
Resource Locator à http://www.ncld.org/resources1/resource-locator
Research Roundup à http://www.ncld.org/ld-basics/research-roundup
For facts on specific learning disabilities (i.e., dyslexia, dysgraphia, etc), see the Language & Math section; for facts on Information Processing Disorders, Giftedness, Asperger's & Nonverbal LD, and AD/HD see Related Issues à http://www.ncld.org/ld-basics
- LDA also offers quick overviews of dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia.
At the home page of LDA (Learning Disabilities Association of America), the first paragraph states "Typical learning difficulties include dyslexia, dyscalculia, and dysgraphia." Each "dys" is linked to a list of the signs and symptoms of that disorder and a quick list of strategies to use to offset its affects. - And for the authoritative specialist on dyslexia...
The International Dyslexia Association's name speaks for itself.
National Organizations That Can Help
The organizations that offer the above publications are the same ones that offer a wide range of other information, assistance, and services. But, to make life a little easier, here's a quick, consolidated list in alphabetical order.
- Council for Learning Disabilities (CLD)
www.cldinternational.org - Division for Learning Disabilities (DLD)
www.dldcec.org - International Dyslexia Association
www.interdys.org - LDOnline
www.ldonline.org - Learning Disabilities Association of America (LDA)
www.ldaamerica.org - National Association of School Psychologists (NASP)
www.nasponline.org - National Center for Learning Disabilities
www.getreadytoread.org - Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic
www.rfbd.org - Schwab Learning
Find an LD Group in Your State
Several of the national groups listed above have chapters throughout the United States. You can often find out where your state chapter is located by visiting online. And, often, the state chapter can put you in touch with local chapters. We've provided the names and links below of organizations that offer this type of info, support, and connection.
- Council for Learning Disabilities (CLD)
Find your regional CLD chapter at:
www.cldinternational.org/c/@rmLS9PNUGukig/Pages/chapters.html - International Dyslexia Association
www.interdys.org/jsp/branch/structure.jsp - Learning Disabilities Association of America (LDA)
www.ldaamerica.org/state_chapters/index.asp - National Center for Learning Disabilities http://www.ncld.org/resources1/resource-locator
LD Research
- Summarizing LD research.
Lyon, R. (1997). Report on learning disabilities research. Adapted from testimony given by Dr. Reid Lyon before the Committe on Education and the Workforce in the U.S. House of Representatives on July 10, 1997. Available online at:
At the time of this testimony, Dr. Lyon was the Acting Chief of the Child Development and Behavior Branch, at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), National Institutes of Health (NIH). His testimony begins with a summary of what we know about how children learn to read, including understanding how sounds are connected to print, how reading fluency develops, and how meaning is constructed from print, as well as other factors that influence learning to read. Next, an overview is provided on why so many children are having difficulty learning to read (deficits in phoneme awareness and developing the alphabetic principle, deficits in acquiring reading comprehension strategies and applying them to the reading of text, deficits in developing and maintaining the motivation to learn to read, limitations in effectively preparing teachers). The testimony also includes a summary of what we can do help children learn to read.
- What have we learned from the last two decades of LD research?
Two Decades of Research in Learning Disabilities: Reading Comprehension, Expressive Writing, Problem Solving, Self-Concept. Keys to Successful Learning: A National Summit on Research in Learning Disabilities. (1999). (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 430 365)
This document presents four brief papers that review and synthesize the research on intervention with students who have learning disabilities (LD). The papers are:
- "Can School-Based Interventions Enhance the Self-Concept of Students with Learning Disabilities?" (Batya Elbaum and Sharon Vaughn). This review finds that school-based interventions of either the skill development or skill enhancement types can lead to beneficial changes in students' self-perceptions and that middle school students appeared most responsive to such interventions. Executive summary available at: http://www.ncld.org/at-school/especially-for-teachers/effective-teaching-practices/can-school-based-interventions-enhance-the-self-concept-of-students-with-learning-disabilities-a-research-synthesis-executive-summary
- "Reading Comprehension Instruction for Students with Learning Disabilities" (Russell Gersten and Scott Baker). Findings indicated the effectiveness of reading comprehension interventions, instruction in self-monitoring techniques, and peer-assisted learning strategies. Continuing difficulties with teaching students to generalize new skills were also found. Executive summary available at:
http://www.ncld.org/ld-basics/ld-aamp-language/reading/reading-comprehension-instruction-for-students-with-ld - "Teaching Expressive Writing to Students with Learning Disabilities" (Russell Gersten and Scott Baker). Found that instructional writing interventions lead to significant improvements in students' writing and that common features of successful instruction included explicit instruction in the phases of writing, teacher demonstration, and teacher and/or peer feedback. Executive summary available at:
http://www.ncld.org/component/content/article/86/261-teaching-expressive-writing-to-students-with-learning-disabilities-a-research-synthesis- - "Intervention Research for Adolescents with Learning Disabilities" (H. Lee Swanson). This paper reports on a meta-analysis of 58 interventions. It found that direct instruction and strategy instruction were the most effective techniques. (ERIC: DB) Executive summary available at:
- Instructionally, what works with students with LD? More from the National Summit on Research.
Improving Instruction for Students with Learning Disabilities: The Results of Three Research Syntheses. Keys to Successful Learning: A National Summit on Research in Learning Disabilities. (1999). (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 430 367)
This booklet presents three brief papers that summarize three meta-analytic research syntheses of instruction for students with learning disabilities. The papers are:
- "Intervention Research for Students with Learning Disabilities" (H. Lee Swanson). Findings that resulted from a review of 272 studies are grouped into those on most effective forms of instruction; subject areas most affected by different instructional strategies; and other factors that influence achievement. Executive summary available at: http://www.ncld.org/at-school/especially-for-teachers/effective-teaching-practices/intervention-research-for-students-with-ld
- "The Effect of Instructional Grouping Format on the Reading Outcomes of Students with Disabilities" (Batya Elbaum, Sharon Vaughn, Marie Hughes, Sally Watson Moody, and Jeanne Shay Schumm). This analysis of 20 studies presents conclusions on results of students tutoring each other; effects of small group instruction; the outcomes of multiple grouping formats; and effects of length of time during which alternative formats are implementedExecutive summary available at:
http://www.ncld.org/at-school/especially-for-teachers/effective-teaching-practices/the-effect-of-instructional-grouping-format-on-the-reading-outcomes-of-students-with-disabilities - "Effective Instruction for Learning Disabled or At-Risk English-Language Learners?" (Russell Gersten, Scott Baker, Susan Unok Marks, and Sylvia B. Smith). Recommendations address components of an effective English-language development program, the value of adapted forms of the instructional approaches identified in the effective teaching research with this population, and effective ways to merge content area instruction with English-language development instruction. (ERIC: DB) Executive summary available at:
- Findings from 13 studies about expressive writing: A meta-analysis.
Baker, S., & Gersten, R. (2001, January). Teaching expressive writing to students with learning disabilities: A meta-analysis. Elementary School Journal, 101(3), 251-72. (An article by the same title, but a publication date of 1999, is available through the ERIC system, EDRS Reproduction Service No. ED 439 532, and online at: www.ericdigests.org/2000-4/writing.htm
The 2001 article: Presents analysis of 13 studies designed to teach students with learning disabilities to write better expository or narrative text. Notes the success of these interventions, and details three components for any comprehensive instructional program: instruction in writing process, critical dimensions of different writing genres, and structures for feedback. (ERIC: JPB)
The 1999 article: Summarizes research on effective instruction in writing for students with learning disabilities. It finds that three components stand out as methods that reliably and consistently lead to improved outcomes in teaching expressive writing to these students. These components are: (1) adhering to a basic framework of planning, writing, and revision; (2) explicitly teaching critical steps in the writing process; and (3) providing feedback guided by the information explicitly taught. The paper also notes two specific teaching methodologies that incorporate these three principles: first, Self-Regulated Strategy Development, which involves self-directed prompts, and second, Cognitive Strategy Instruction in Writing, which focuses on pre-writing strategies. Emerging issues in writing instruction are identified, including the mechanics versus the content of writing, dictation as a means of eliminating mechanical difficulties of expressive writing, and transfer of writing skills and related strategies to other subject-matter areas. (Contains 10 references.) (ERIC: DB)
- The Collaborative Strategic Reading (CSR) model, the Strategic Instruction Model (SIM), and high school students..
Bremer, C.D., Clapper, A.T., & Kachgal, M.M. (2000). Never too late: Approaches to reading instruction for secondary students with disabilities. Research to Practice Brief: Improving Secondary Education and Transition Services through Research. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 466 913) (Available online at: www.ncset.org/publications/viewdesc.asp?id=274)
This research brief discusses two reading instruction models for teaching secondary school students with disabilities. The first, Collaborative Strategic Reading (CSR), is designed specifically for students with learning disabilities and students who are at risk of reading failure. This strategy adapts reciprocal reading and incorporates cooperative learning. CSR utilizes four strategies: preview, click and clunk (students identify parts of a passage that are hard to understand, then using four "fix-up" strategies, get the gist and wrap up. Students are also taught to use the following cooperative group roles: leader, clunk expert, gist expert, announcer, and encourager. The second strategy, Strategic Instruction Model (SIM), consists of a package of components for use by students with learning disabilities, as well as instructional tools for use by teachers. The reading strategies portion of SIM includes: paraphrasing, self-questioning, visual imagery, and word identification. The Content Enhancement Routines in SIM help teachers manage and present the content of their classes in ways that help all students learn. A concept anchoring table is presented. The article closes with a description of other approaches and suggestions for selecting and implementing the appropriate model. (Contains 19 references.) (ERIC: CR)
Editor's note: Find out in detail about the SIM, at: http://www.ku-crl.org/sim/index.html. You may also be interested in another Research to Practice Brief at NCSET, "Collaborative Strategic Reading (CSR): Improving Secondary Students' Reading Comprehension Skills," by Christine D. Bremer, Sharon Vaughn, Ann T. Clapper, and Ae-Hwa Kim. Find it at: www.ncset.org/publications/viewdesc.asp?id=424.
What about School?
- Look up---at the section on LD research.
The section just above, on LD research, connects you with what research has to say about teaching students with LD. Take a look, if you haven't already---and put these research insights into practice when you're looking for interventions that work. - What is dysgraphia? What to do when children have trouble with writing.
This 2-pager, available online at PIC (the Vermont Parent Training and Information Center), concisely discusses what kinds of accommodations and adjustments at school help children with writing difficulties. - More on dysgraphia.
Find out what dysgraphia is, and the accomodations and modifications in the classroom that can help students with this type of learning disability. - Help students learn to strategically process what they read.
Williams, J.P. (2000). Strategic processing of text: Improving reading comprehension of students with learning disabilities (ERIC/OSEP Digest #599). (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 449 596). This digest, based on a book of the same title, summarizes relevant research and promising practices in the strategic processing of text, both narrative and expository, by students with learning disabilities. The digest stresses the importance of training teachers in strategy instruction. - Visit the Educator's Homepage at LD Online.
This page showcases ideas and strategies for teaching students with learning disabilities from outstanding and experienced teachers. Find out what to do if you suspect a student has a learning disability; how to handle assessment issues, inclusion, and parent conferences; and what teaching strategies and techniques work. - Check out LDA's materials for teachers.
www.ldaamerica.org/aboutld/teachers/index.asp - Schwab Learning has a boatload of info on managing LD in the school setting.
Behavior, assistive technology, learning strategies, homework...roam around Schwab's site, use the "select a topic to search" drop-down menu at the top or enter a keyword and search, or click on the tabs "managing" or "connecting" to find the info on school you're looking for. - Dyslexia info for teachers.
Everything but the kitchen sink to help teachers with students who have dyslexia. - Current Practice Alerts.
Click the link above, and you'll access a library of previous alerts about research in learning disabilities. The Alerts series is a joint initiative sponsored by two divisions of the Council for Exceptional Children-the Division for Learning Disabilities (DLD) and the Division for Research (DR). Alerts provide timely and informed judgments regarding professional practices in the field. Based on the adequacy of the current knowledge base and practice experience, each Alert makes a recommendation of "Go For It" (practices for which there is solid research evidence of effectiveness), or "Use Caution" (practices for which the research evidence is incomplete, mixed, or negative). - Transition planning.
When students reach the age of 16 (or younger, if appropriate), they must start planning for their transition from secondary school to the adult world. The link above will take you into NICHCY's Transition Suite and drop you off at a list of transition resources designed expressly to help students with learning disabilities plan ahead to life after high school.
What about Home?
- Check out LDA's materials for parents.
www.ldaamerica.org/aboutld/parents/index.asp - Parents, LD, and designing educational services for your child.
Advocacy & Self-Advocacy à http://www.ncld.org/at-school/your-childs-rights/advocacy-self-advocacy
Parent & Advocacy Guides à http://www.ncld.org/publications-a-more/parent-advocacy-guides
- "I have homework..."
Homework can be a constant source of trouble for parents and students alike. If you're finding it so, this 2-page brief was written for you! It's available online, courtesy of VPIC (the Vermont Parent Training and Information Center). - Enhancing self-concept: What works.
Elbaum, B., & Vaughn, S. (2003, March/April). For which students with learning disabilities are self-concept interventions effective? Journal of Learning Disabilities, 36(2), 101-08. (Note: This article is drawn from the same work that resulted in an article noted in the Two Decades of Research document listed under "LD Research" above. An executive summary for that article can be found at: http://www.ncld.org/at-school/especially-for-teachers/effective-teaching-practices/can-school-based-interventions-enhance-the-self-concept-of-students-with-learning-disabilities-a-research-synthesis-executive-summary
This meta-analysis looked at outcomes of school-based interventions aimed at enhancing the self-concept of students with learning disabilities, specifically effect sizes in relation to students' self-concepts prior to the intervention. Results indicated that only students with documented low self-concept benefited significantly from intervention. For these students effect sizes were quite large. (Contains references.) (ERIC: Author/DB)
- SparkTop.org is not just for anybody.
SparkTop.org---where no two brains spark alike---is for 8-12 year-olds who learn differently. If that's you, you might wanna go there to learn about your LD, recognize strengths, showcase your creativity, and connect with other kids who have LD. - And speaking of young people---don't forget to visit Zigawhat!
No grown-ups allowed. - For students themselves: Being your own advocate.
http://www.ncld.org/at-school/your-childs-rights/advocacy-self-advocacy/being-your-own-advocate NCLD (National Center for Learning Disabilities) pairs its two parent guides (noted above) with one called "Being Your Own Advocate." This introductory guide is designed to help teens and adults with learning disabilities become familiar with the rights and responsibilities they have in school, college and the workplace. Scroll down the page linked above until you see "LD Advocacy." You'll find the links to the guide there. - Going on to postsecondary schooling, financial aid, and more.
Visit the HEATH Resource Center---it's not a college and it doesn't offer financial aid itself, but you can learn about both there. HEATH is the national center on postsecondary education for individuals with disabilities. At the link above, you'll find publications such as "Financial Aid for Individuals with Learning Disabilities" and "Selecting A College for Students with Learning Disabilities or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)."
Ongoing Sources of Research Info
Many, many journals serve as ongoing sources of information about LD research. We've listed some of these predominant journals below, in alphabetical order. We've also included several Web sites that can save you a lot of time searching for research, because they're tracking the research. As we've said before, though, research must be evaluated in terms of its credibility and its applicability to your particular circumstances. For more information on how to do this, consult NICHCY's A-Z resources page on understanding research and evaluating its credibility. At the moment, we offer these basic introductions:
- Research 101
(What makes for good research?) - Research 102: Adding Up the Evidence
(How do you combine the findings of multiple research studies?) - Making Sense of Statistics in Research
(Don't let the stats throw you.) - Weighing Info for Its Worth
(Is this research well done?)
Okay, now for the journals that can serve as a fountain of continuous info on LD research. Here goes!
- Current Practice Alerts.
Click the link above, and you'll access a library of previous alerts about research in learning disabilities. The Alerts series is a joint initiative sponsored by two divisions of the Council for Exceptional Children-the Division for Learning Disabilities (DLD) and the Division for Research (DR). Alerts provide timely and informed judgments regarding professional practices in the field. Based on the adequacy of the current knowledge base and practice experience, each Alert makes a recommendation of "Go For It" (practices for which there is solid research evidence of effectiveness), or "Use Caution" (practices for which the research evidence is incomplete, mixed, or negative). - Intervention in School and Clinic.
Includes hands-on tips, techniques, methods, and ideas from top authorities for improving the quality of assessment, instruction, and management. Published five times a year. A publication of Pro-Ed, 8700 Shoal Creek Boulevard, Austin, TX 78757-6897. Telephone: (800) 897-3202; (512) 451-3246. Web: www.proedinc.com/journals.html - Journal of Learning Disabilities.
The Journal of Learning Disabilities provides information about best practice and research in learning disabilities. Read more about it and subscribe via the link above. - Another Journal of Learning Disabilities? Yes.
This Journal of Learning Disabilities provides in-depth coverage of specific topics or issues in the field of learning disabilities, extensive literature reviews, theoretical papers, and position papers, reports of empirical research intervention articles, and overviews of successful interventions that can be replicated with other individuals with learning disabilities. Read more about it and subscribe via the link above. - Journal of Special Education.
The Journal of Special Education is a research journal in the field of special education for individuals with disabilities ranging from mild to severe. Quarterly. A publication of Pro-Ed, 8700 Shoal Creek Boulevard, Austin, TX 78757-6897. Telephone: (800) 897-3202; (512) 451-3246. Web: www.proedinc.com/journals.html - Learning Disabilities - A Multidisciplinary Journal.
Publication of the Learning Disabilities Association of America, 4156 Library Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15234. Twice yearly. Ph. (412) 341-1515. Web: www.ldaamerica.org - Learning Disabilities Research & Practice.
The Learning Disabilities Research & Practice journal presents current research in the field of learning disabilities and disseminates information important to practitioners in the field. Members of the Division for Learning Disabilities (a special interest division of the Council for Exceptional Children) receive the Journal series as part of their membership. To find out how to join DLD, visit: www.teachingld.org/become/default.htm - Learning Disability Quarterly.
The Learning Disability Quarterly reports research on the many facets of learning disabilities. Published 4 times per year by the Council for Learning Disabilities. Membership in the Council for Learning Disabilities includes a complimentary subscription, but a subscription is also available without membership. To subscribe, visit: www.cldinternational.org/c/@nbz2w2jsbn8KE/Pages/ldqinfo.html - Reading & Writing Quarterly - Overcoming Learning Difficulties.
This journal provides critical information to improve instruction for regular and special education students who have difficulty learning to read and write for university-based instructors and researchers, learning consultants, school psychologists, and teachers. Quarterly. Published by Taylor & Francis, Inc., 325 Chestnut Street, Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Web: www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/10573569.asp - Remedial and Special Education.
This journal emphasizes interpretation of research and specific recommendations for practice. Bimonthly. A publication of Pro-Ed, 8700 Shoal Creek Boulevard, Austin, TX 78757-6897. Telephone: (800) 897-3202; (512) 451-3246. Web: www.proedinc.com/journals.html
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A baby chocobo that Sazh bought for his son in Final Fantasy XIII. It spends most of its time roosting in Sazh's afro.
An item vendor in Final Fantasy XIII-2. She dresses to appear somewhat like a Chocobo.
Chupon, or "Mr. Chupon" as he's referred to in Final Fantasy VI by his running mate Ultros, is a pink, dual-headed boss character whose signature attack is to sneeze party members off the screen.
Dajh is the son of Sazh Katzroy.
Etro is a fal'Cie Goddess in the Fabula Nova Crystallis games of the Final Fantasy franchise.
A half-formed, wide mouthed creature of Scottish folklore. The frightening appearance of the Fachen is supposedly capable of inducing cardiac arrest.
Gilgamesh is a recurring character in the Final Fantasy universe, appearing first in Final Fantasy V. Gilgamesh travels across the Dimensional Rift in search of legendary weapons.
Hope Estheim is a playable character in Final Fantasy XIII. Hope holds a grudge against Snow for his mother's death and follows the party hoping to eventually confront him about it.
Lightning is the main protagonist of Final Fantasy XIII as well as the narrator and a playable character in XIII-2.
Noel is the last living human from a dying world, who travels back in time to help Serah and save his own future. He is the main male protagonist in Final Fantasy XIII-2.
Odin is the chief god in Norse mythology, presiding over the aspects of war, wisdom, and magic. He learned the secrets of the Norse runes by hanging himself from the branches of Yggdrasil, and is fated to die in the maw of the atrocious wolf, Fenrir.
Oerba Yun Fang is a playable character in Final Fantasy XIII.
Omega Weapon is a super-boss within the Final Fantasy franchise. It's first appearance was in Final Fantasy V, and it has since appeared in every game within the series, either originally or within a remake, with the exception of Final Fantasy IX and Final Fantasy VII.
Sazh Katzroy, an airship pilot by trade and a father of a young boy, finds himself caught up in a whirlwind series of events that inevitably sets him on his grand journey.
Serah is the main character of Final Fantasy XIII-2. She is Lightning's younger sister and Snow's fiancée.
A playable character in Final Fantasy XIII, Snow is the leader of the rebel group known as Nora.
Known best for his appearance in whitewater rapids and an opera house, Ultros packed Final Fantasy VI with an extra dose of humor. Just remember: don't tease the octopus, kids!
She is the young seeress from the farseer tribe of Paddra, Caius' companion and a key character in Final Fantasy XIII-2.
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This is that it Imus in the morning.
Program on the Fox Business Network.
Good morning everyone -- -- check the markets now here in the US futures are in the green across the board Dow futures.
Are up by fifteen -- and he's up by three to nasdaq's up by about five in Europe.
Eurozone GDP fell point 1% in the third quarter putting the region back in recession.
Growth in Germany slowed -- GDP rose avoiding recession and Italy contracted but by less than expected markets in Europe.
Are down across the -- seen London down.
About twenty points Paris is down about seven in Frankfurt down about 37.
A sick a closer look now what's moving those markets at -- -- market analyst at BDC partners in London.
Like looking at these GDP numbers -- last -- largely blamed austerity but that's still -- huge issue for the -- to how do you promote growth there without encouraging countries to spend money you don't have which is what happened in this problem in the first.
What exactly that's the sixty -- -- and -- dollar -- fully fifty trillion Euro.
Question and you know this is something which is it actually cutting -- -- -- be growing slack that was seen between the IMF's.
And the European unit near the -- method for a few weeks ago hadn't said basically that austerity is not working in not talks the Euro zone.
And Germany ends of the people such statements response was well that's -- helpful.
Because it set dozens -- we what we think is actually going on we know.
That it isn't working we see conceded a Muslims alike as we -- to be happy that the not worse than expected.
But at the moment it seems as though unit of Germany's for per unit activity go through austerity and the IMF I I think they gonna be heading for the door and not too distant future.
MI -- here from Germany and other started taking the same side that.
There hasn't been enough time for them to really take the effect they're supposed to have that -- austerity take a long time to show positive -- but once it does it's more stable.
What do you make of that.
Yeah how much higher than they really talking about and increases in its fifth year recession again how and although one of those next year and according to their -- full cost which -- -- -- you soon.
Is probably -- Pessimistic.
That the going to be a recession in recession again -- -- fourteen so.
-- -- it reminds me of the Einstein coats you know insanity easy it -- repeated -- same experiment over and over again and expecting it if the result that isn't going to be a different result.
Now Visa -- was gonna people contracting.
You know aren't that's Mike Inger -- BBC partners over in London my guy -- talk -- -- thanks.
Thanks pretty -- -- from Viacom -- entertainment companies reporting an adjusted profit of one dollar 21 cents a share topping the estimate.
For -- seventeen revenue came in at 3.3 six billion dollars the estimate there was for 3.4 billion.
Wal-Mart is also reporting -- the world's largest retailer says it earned a profit of one dollar eight cents a share just tapping the estimate there for a dollar seven.
Revenue though came in slightly -- that number was 133 point 93 billion dollars the estimate there was -- that topped the estimate that was for 133.
Point 93 billion dollars the estimate there was pro 114.
Correction there that was 113 point ninety billion dollars that is shy.
Of the estimate for 114 point 96 billion dollars violence.
Meanwhile BP is in talks of the Justice Department and Securities and Exchange Commission about a plea deal in connection with the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
According to reports that agreement.
Could be announced as early as today under the potential deal the oil company would pay a record criminal penalty and plead guilty to criminal misconduct.
And that would resolve all criminal charges in the case but wouldn't cover federal.
Or private civil claims related to that deep water horizon explosion which killed eleven workers and led to the worst offshore oil spill.
In US history the current record for largest criminal penalty in the US is the one point three billion dollars Pfizer paid in 09.
For marketing fraud related to a pain medication any agreement reached with BP will need to be approved by a federal court.
Texas Instruments has announced plans to slash about 17100.
The semiconductor maker says the cuts stem from a plan to focus its wireless chips.
On a broader range of industries and shift away from the mobile wireless market where companies are developing their own custom chips.
Those job cuts equal.
About 5% at TI's workforce and should result in about 450 million dollars in annual savings by the end of next year.
The move comes just weeks after the company reported weaker than expected third quarter earnings the drop in sales and a disappointing fourth quarter earnings outlook.
Here's a look at commodities now I think oil and gold mixed oil is up by about twelve cents trading and 86 dollars a barrel.
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If you feel of the New York Giants to Super Bowl victories -- this system of relentless preparation an old school resilience.
Now head coach Tom Coughlin sharing his advice it is brand new book is called -- that.
The right to win.
How success in any field starts with superior preparation.
Joining us right now coach Tom Coughlin coach first of great job on the book this is that's gonna help -- football coach whose gonna help anyone go to work today.
This will help any individual is trying to be the very best he can be Brian.
And it talks about relentless preparation and hard work organization structure all the things you need to do to get ahead get do the job right the one that you're in.
Then things take care of themselves and to prove that diverse this book is you even have a contract with you why that's why you describe -- -- -- She demands this -- as it Judy has five days every year at the end of the football season.
And we have to go away and his five days and I've tried to renegotiate there's no renegotiating.
She wants a little longer -- -- Hole in the ground on that one but -- -- that's that's part of the deal she puts up with me during the season and then she gets her five day.
So and they basically say would have you've been doing for tough for eleven months catch me up I took here's some of the some -- -- -- from your book and then we can expand on.
Prepare for unexpected opportunities in what.
Way you never know when that's gonna happen Brian if you have structured you have organization.
And you believe what you're doing you are prepare we call in midstream adjust top -- the example of now having to go over -- Minnesota.
In 2011 to play we think you hit a bullet get a blizzard have to go to Kansas City don't even know -- got a hold telling Kansas City.
And eventually we go to Detroit to play the Minnesota Vikings on a Monday night.
With a game was supposed to be on Sunday so things happen.
You have to know -- -- you have to make your team understand you know there's no panic relax we'll get this thing worked out sometimes there are things you do not control.
All right make a big deal about small things that is -- you're -- -- god we are very much so but I I wanted the players to know.
If you're a professional operation you do things in a first class way that's the way you do everything.
The illustration here is Jeff -- -- came to me when I was -- Jack first round pick of the New York Jets -- and Jeff was with us in Jacksonville -- very first training camp.
I asked Jeff -- the food was the one of the very first morning -- food's great.
But the coffee so -- so we went out made a big deal about it get the coffee fix -- -- right next morning he came in thought it was great take care of all the little details.
And it just sends a message to the players you want the Sox up you got to show up on time Koplan thyme it's five minutes earlier -- anybody -- diagnose our own right practice is a challenge not a mature more respect.
Because you have to look forward to that to the practice is actually the culmination of a day's work.
You must look forward to that because that's where you polish that's where you take what you've learned to the practice field and by going full speed you indicate that you understand what's going.
Finally put this into the real world if this kid about the take a test and you're not staying up all night the night before into open to be.
And it takes some Red -- you practice all you have studied all week long and you ready for that season.
Medically you are organized you know who.
Each day you may set aside from six to seven and -- 68 at night the study.
In preparation for that test so that is an all -- one day respect your competition.
Don't give your competition any type of information that might and sent them.
Or make them feel like they have more.
Two gained psychologically.
By what something you've said or written.
I have so much to ask -- more radio but here's one -- -- kept them on so many people watch my dad don't have jobs and Tom Coughlin didn't have a job Jacksonville fired him.
You have nowhere to go but in your head you know get a coach again she's shill for the come -- -- -- -- the scattering.
Any media giant the general -- general manager Ernie accorsi says.
We do here have a job because I will and sure enough when the giants fired their coach they -- Tom Coughlin because they knew he was ready.
That's the thing you've got to be prepared you never know what's gonna happen Brian when you lose your job.
Your self esteem is down and you do have to pick yourself back up and you're going.
But once you start to do that you have to realize you've got to be ready for the next opportunity.
You don't know what it's gonna come.
Anyone out of work this could happen to call could come at night -- we want to talk to you at 8 o'clock the next morning are you prepared are you panic do you know exactly what you're gonna present.
Are you ready to present your program to tell people how you're going to illustrate this job and a better fashion.
And here's what the alert three new book that I -- a lot of value you change it just it just because you're 506070.
It doesn't mean you can't change you can't learn -- -- as a coach.
And that's -- the -- fans are pumped up this upcoming have to learn Brian you have to continue to learn you have to continue to study.
It's a John Wooden.
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ABOVE PHOTO: Chairman of the election commission Isaak Hassan, left, speaks to the media after handing over a certificate of the recent election results, a matter of protocol, to Kenya's Chief Justice Willy Mutunga, right, at the Supreme Court in downtown Nairobi, Kenya Monday, March 11, 2013. Uhuru Kenyatta, the son of Kenya's founding father, was named the winner of the country's presidential election on Saturday with 50.07 percent of the vote, but his opponent Raila Odinga refused to concede saying he had plans to petition the Supreme Court, alleging multiple failures in the election's integrity that he said has put Kenyan democracy on trial.
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NAIROBI, Kenya — Confidence was so low in Kenya's courts after its 2007 election that people preferred to settle their disputes with machetes and bows and arrows. After this year's disputed presidential vote, there has been no violence, in part because of the faith the country has in its highest-ranking judge.
Chief Justice Willy Mutunga will soon preside over the biggest case of his short judicial career. Last weekend the country's election commission named Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta the winner of the March 4 presidential election with 50.07 percent of the vote.
Prime Minister Raila Odinga is challenging that result, saying there has been massive rigging. Odinga's camp said Tuesday that the prime minister was cheated out of 1.8 million votes, a margin that would give him an outright win.
The March 4 election was the first since postelection violence killed more than 1,000 people in 2007-08. This postelection period has not seen any violence. Odinga asked his supporters for calm, and Kenyans seem to have more faith in their government.
Mutunga on Monday said the election case would be heard "impartially, fairly justly and without fear, ill-will, prejudice or bias and in accordance with our constitution and our laws."
Mutunga's career as a social and political activist has placed him near Kenya's top politicians for decades, and he's shared his opinion on them. One quote from the 2006 book "Raila Odinga: An Enigma in Kenyan Politics" may become an issue for the case he soon presides over.
"I am convinced Kenya's transition needs Raila as the president of this country," author Babafemi A. Badejo quotes Mutunga as saying.
Mutunga has been "a committed activist in the pro-democracy movement in Kenya since the 1970s," according to a biography posted on a Kenyan government website.
Unlike other judges in Kenya, many who know Mutunga believe his independence is genuine, and is unlikely to be persuaded by bribes or threats. Mutuma Rutere, of the Nairobi-based Center for Human Rights and Policy Studies, said fairness is Mutunga's "biggest asset."
"There is enough evidence that he can be depended upon to preside over this issue in an independent manner," said Rutere, who worked with Mutunga at the Kenya Human Rights Commission. "His whole life has been about promoting justice and democracy."
Mutunga knows Odinga well. In the late 1970s, as former Kenyan President Daniel arap Moi consolidated his hold on power, Mutunga was jailed in 1982, the same year Odinga was detained for alleged treason. Later the two joined a pro-democracy group called the Young Turks.
In the book "Raila Odinga," Mutunga is quoted as saying Odinga "is a nationalist and a patriot. He has always struggled against dictatorship and oppression and been for social justice."
"Though it may sound contradictory, he is also an ethnic baron. He has not sorted out this contradiction in his life. He uses both nationalist and ethnic cards for the advancement of his political projects," the book quotes Mutunga as saying.
Kenya's 2010 constitution was passed in the wake of the 2007-08 tribal violence. It gives Odinga until Saturday to file his election petition and Mutunga's court two weeks to rule. Kenyatta cannot be sworn in until the case is closed.
On Tuesday, Odinga's team said it is seeking an order from Kenya's High Court to compel the election commission to produce electoral registrars and other documents used in the vote count. Odinga's team says the documents can help prove Odinga was cheated out of 1.8 million votes. It said the election commission is operating under a cloak of secrecy.
"This is a serious indictment on the integrity, ability and above all honesty of the" election commission, Education Minister Mutula Kilonzo said.
Though Mutunga has a reputation for fairness and independence, the Odinga case will present new, difficult tests in a country with a history of extra-judicial executions and unexplained disappearances. Even before Kenyans voted, a letter attributed to a violent gang circulated throughout the country warning of "dire consequences" if Kenyatta was blocked from running.
Kenyatta faces charges of crimes against humanity at The Hague-based International Criminal Court, and his eligibility to run for president was being tested in court.
"If anybody, any candidate, any party, any agency, or any other actor thinks that it will bend the ear, mind and resolve of this chief justice to do anything that is unconstitutional or illegal, then they are mistaken," Mutunga said in statement in February.
Mutunga, 65, was born into a poor family among the Kamba people of Kenya's eastern province and has degrees from universities in Kenya and Tanzania. He has taught constitutional law at the University of Nairobi. After his 1983 release from prison he went into exile in Canada, where he earned a doctorate in law at Toronto's York University.
He returned to Kenya in the early 1990s. Before being named chief justice, he had never been a judge. He has spoken out in defense of homosexuality in a deeply conservative society and is described as a proponent of "neoliberal" judicial reform. He wears a stud in his left ear, an item that became a publicly debated issue as he was named chief justice.
Out of 10 contenders for the job, Mutunga's name was the only one forwarded by the Judicial Service Commission to President Mwai Kibaki. Mutunga's appointment was approved by lawmakers in June 2011.
Gladwell Otieno of the Africa Center for Open Governance, a pro-democracy group in Nairobi, said Mutunga has been a good chief justice. She notes that he is one of only six justices, however. A seventh seat is vacant, opening the possibility of a split decision.
"Ever since he took over the judiciary public confidence has been rising steadily. It's quite high now," Otieno said. Odinga supporters "may expect him to rule in their favor... but he's not alone there and it depends on the quality of evidence they present."
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Most of Nelson Mandela's handwriting is neat, but it harbors a few mysteries. Archivists sometimes struggle to decipher words in the vast body of documents that Mandela penned, and he often jotted an acronym that nobody, not even the former South African president in later years, has been able to explain.
Four investigations, hundreds of testimonies and stacks of medical reports on Yasser Arafat's unexplained death in 2004 have failed to produce hard evidence of what killed him - and findings presented Friday only created more confusion.
Students from some of the toughest neighborhoods in Jamaica's capital hunched over school desks, clacking wooden dominoes, pausing to ponder their next move and razzing opponents with good-natured taunts. "Look out, here comes the end of the game! Nobody can stop it," said 20-year-old Chevon Brown.
Five African-American gentlemen in full 1860s-era Union troop regalia marched toward the west side of the Maury County Courthouse in Columbia. Two of them held the Tennessee and United States flags, a slight breeze brushing leaves past their feet as clouds covered the sky.
One of the world's most wanted women, a British-born convert to Islamic extremism, lived close to one of Nairobi's major malls in 2011 but likely wasn't carrying out surveillance on it, a Kenyan security official said Wednesday.
In the aftermath of the worst terror attack in East Africa in three years, foreign policy scholars here are urging the U.S. government to rethink its counterterrorism policy in the region. Many are suggesting that the Somali Al Shabab militant organisation, reportedly linked to Al-Qaeda, may be stronger and...
Security forces and Islamist protesters clashed around the country Sunday, leaving 51 killed, as a national holiday celebrating the military turned to mayhem. Crowds from Egypt's two rival camps — supporters of the ousted Islamist president, Mohammed Morsi, and backers of the military that deposed him...
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Washington, D.C. — One of the world's fastest, most energy-efficient supercomputers – expected to help energy researchers discover new materials, optimize designs and better predict operational characteristics – is up and running at the Office of Fossil Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) in Morgantown, W.Va.
Housed at NETL's Simulation-Based Engineering User Center, the supercomputer is a 503 TFlops (trillion floating-point operations per second) computer that enables the simulation of phenomena that are difficult or impossible to measure, such as coal jet penetration into a gasifier. With capabilities for running modeling tools at various scales ranging from molecules, to devices, to entire power plants and natural fuel reservoirs, the HPCEE is the backbone for providing enhanced visualization, data analysis, and data storage capabilities.
All of the computational, visualization, network hardware, and primary storage servers are installed in a Silicon Graphics ICE Cube® Air modular data center. This datacenter provides the HPCEE one of the lowest power utilization efficiency (PUE) infrastructures available, with a range of 1.01 to 1.1 PUEs. To date, the HPCEE has one of the lowest recorded PUEs achieved in the industry, using only one percent of total electrical consumption to cool the equipment—far surpassing the DOE Office of the Chief Information Officer's standard of 40 percent. The increase in efficiency translates to electrical energy cost savings of approximately $450,000 annually.