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MERCADO, Emelita V.
Re: Habitual Tardiness; Appeal
Emelita V. Mercado, Librarian III, The National Library, Ermita, Manila, appeals the decision dated November 5, 1999 of Director Adoracion Mendoza-Bolos, same office, which found her guilty of Habitual Tardiness and imposing upon her the penalty of six (6) months suspension without pay.
The Decision reads, in part, as follows:
"On October 5, 1999, Ms. Emelita V. Mercado, Librarian III, this Office is charged of habitual tardiness for incurring absences from January 1995 to September 1999 as many times as indicated below:
x x x
"In her answer, she claims as follows:
"1. That this formal charge is similar to the Moto Propio administrative complaint dated August 25, 1997;
"2. That I answered said complaint dated 26 August 1997 which the Director did not act on it, her silence is tantamount to accepting my explanation and because of this Director is stopped from further continuing this case;
"3. That reviving the same constitute an endless litigation;
x x x
"5. That there is an unwritten understanding in this Office that for humanitarian reasons tardiness not exceeding 15 minutes will not be counted and only those lates over 15 minutes will be considered violation of the Civil Service Commission law;
"6. That the Director is giving this leeway to show her compassion to her employees;
"7. That the director also emphasized that tardiness for an hour is intentional and can not be forgiven;
x x x
"9. That considering the above-mentioned facts I am not eligible for the charge against me.
x x x
"Having failed to elect a formal investigation she is deemed to have waived her right thereto. Moreover, the number of times she incurred tardiness are shown clearly by the records which she did not refute or deny.
"That there was a similar complaint in 1997 against the respondent is not an impediment to charge her again for a similar offense. Besides, the former complaint was for respondents' habitual tardiness in April, May and June 1997, or a period of three (3) months only, for which she was verbally warned not to commit the same offense in the future. The instant case involves her habitual tardiness from January 1995 to September 1999 wherein she incurred tardiness totaling 206, 170, 164, 126 and 117 each year, respectively, thereby, belying her claim that she made 'it a point not to commit the same violation.'
"Her reference to 'an unwritten understanding in this Office that for humanitarian reasons, tardiness not exceeding 15 minutes will not be counted and only those lates over 15 minutes will be considered violation of the Civil Service Commission Law' is not meritorious, because there is no such 'unwritten understanding', and if at all, it cannot prevail over the explicit provision of Sec. 23(q) of Civil Service Commission Omnibus Rules, pertinent portion of which is quoted in the Formal Charge, and is fully quoted hereunder:
x x x
"Wherefore, Ms. Emelita Mercado is hereby found guilty of habitual tardiness, a grave offense, and she is hereby meted the penalty of SUSPENSION for six (6) months without pay effective upon receipt hereof."
The material portions of Mercado's appeal are, as follows:
"3. It has been the policy of the office since the time of predecessor of Director Bolos, the then Director Muñasque that an employee is considered late or tardy when she arrives in the office beyond fifteen minutes of her regular time in the morning and in the afternoon.
"3.1. This policy has been repeatedly announced by the Director Bolos, since she assumed the position as Director of The National Library every Monday of the week as a reminder to the employees.
"4. With this policy of the office, I saw to it that I would arrive not later than fifteen minutes of my regular time as contained in the Daily Time Record from 1998-1999.
"4.1 As appearing in my Daily Time Record in 1998 to 1999 the number of my tardiness are hereunder itemized in the observance to the fifteen minutes grace period.
x x x
"WHEREFORE, premises considered, it is most respectfully prayed unto the Honorable Commission to reverse and set aside the decision of Director Bolos and to immediately reinstate the herein appellant to her position."
When required to comment on the appeal, Director Mendoza-Bolos stated that:
"4. With respect to Ms. Mercado's allegations in par. 4 and her enumerations in par. 4.1 of the number of times she was tardy for the years 1997 to 1999, the same cannot be favorably considered as a defense to warrant her exoneration. Firstly, the charge against her is not only for her tardiness in 1997 to 1999 but from January, 1995 to September, 1999 where she incurred an aggregate of 206, 170, 164, 126 and 116 number of times of tardiness each year, respectively. It will please be noted from the tabulation in the subject appealed DECISION that the number of times of her tardiness in 1995 ranged from 12 to 20 times each month; from 7 to 22 in 1996; from 6 to 21 in 1997; from 5 to 16 in 1998 and from 7 to 15 times in 1999, or an average of 16, 14.5, 10.5 and 11 times tardy each month of the year. Secondly, granting arguendo the number of her tardiness she reflected in par. 4.1 of her Memorandum wherein she only counted her tardiness exceeding 15 minutes, as correct, still she exceeded twice in 1999 the 'ten times a month tardiness' provided in Sec. 23(q) of the CSC Omnibus Rules; three times in 1998 and again three times in 1997. Thirdly, the aforesaid CSC Omnibus Rules is quite emphatic thus: Any employee shall be considered habitually tardy if he incurs tardiness, REGARDLESS OF THE NUMBER OF MINUTES, ten (10) times a month x x x'
x x x
"It is the humble submission of this Office that the appeal of Ms. Mercado is bereft of merit and that the subject decision is duly supported by substantial evidence and is in accordance with the law and the rules."
Additionally, Director Mendoza-Bolos argued that the appeal was filed out of time and that Mercado has not made any assignment of errors in her appeal.
Records show that on October 5, 1999, Director Adoracion Mendoza-Bolos of The National Library, Ermita, Manila, issued a Formal Charge against Emelita V. Mercado, Librarian III, same office, for Habitual Tardiness. In the Formal Charge, Mercado allegedly committed Habitual Tardiness, as follows:
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
"January - 19 22 14 10 15
"February - 12 15 18 7 13
"March - 19 18 15 4 14
"April - 16 16 15 7 15
"May - 20 18 14 11 12
"June - 18 13 16 10 15
"July - 18 7 21 5 11
"August - 20 10 6 15 8
"September - 15 12 8 12 14
"October - 17 10 11 16 -
"November - 12 14 16 15 -
"December - 20 15 10 14 -
Mercado submitted her Affidavit-Answer dated October 15, 1999. Obviously not satisfied with Mercado's answer, Director Mendoza-Bolos issued the assailed decision on November 5, 1999. Mercado's Motion for Reconsideration was denied in a Resolution dated November 11, 1999.
Hence, this appeal.
Civil Service Commission Memorandum Circular No. 23, series of 1998 dated June 15, 1998, categorically provides that:
"Any employee shall be considered habitually tardy if he incurs tardiness, regardless of the number of minutes, ten (10) times a month for at least two (2) months in a semester or at least two (2) consecutive months during the year."
The above-quoted provision is clear. Habitual Tardiness may be committed in two (2) ways, viz.:
1. When the employee incurs tardiness ten (10) times a month for at least two (2) months in a semester;
2. When the employee incurs tardiness of ten (10) times for two (2) consecutive months during the year.
In both instances, the number of minutes of tardiness in not important. Thus, an employee who is late in coming to work even for one (1) minute only is tardy. The number of tardiness committed by Mercado is substantial evidence to prove her guilt of the offense charged. She has not denied the number of tardiness that appeared in the Formal Charge. Her only defense is that the National Library has a policy that gives its employees a fifteen (15) minute grace period before being considered tardy, which the Commission finds to be without legal basis.
Aside from the fact that this policy was vehemently denied by Director Mendoza-Bolos, there is also CSC Memorandum Circular (MC) No. 5, series of 1997, which categorically provides that:
"Pursuant to CSC Resolution No. 97-0406 dated January 28, 1997, the Civil Service Commission recognizes and affirms the authority of Heads of Departments, Agencies, Bureaus and Offices of the National Government, Local Government and Government-Owned and Controlled Corporations with Original Charters and State Colleges and Universities, to promulgate their own internal rules and regulations on attendance and punctuality which will require their employees to incur less absences and tardiness than the frequency allowed under existing Civil Service rules and regulations. Violations of the rules issued by heads of offices shall constitute the offense of Violation of Reasonable Office Rules and Regulations, punishable with reprimand on the first offense, suspension for one (1) to thirty (30) days on the second offense, and dismissal on the third offense."
A closer reading of the said MC would readily show that the authority conferred to heads of agencies is to promulgate a more strict rule on tardiness and absences which would require their employees to incur less absences and tardiness than that provided for under existing Civil Service Law and Rules. Heads of Agencies are not authorized to promulgate rules which would be more lenient than that provided under the rules. Hence, unless an office is allowed flexible working hours by the Commission, the head of office cannot adopt a policy that would give its employees a fifteen (15) minute grace period reckoned from the start of the working day before they are considered as tardy.
However, we find that Director Mendoza-Bolos committed an error with respect to the penalty imposed on Mercado. Under Section 52(c)(4), Rule IV of the Uniform Rules on Administrative Cases in the Civil Service, Habitual Tardiness is classified as a light offense and imposable with the penalty of reprimand for the first offense; suspension of one (1) to thirty (30) days for the second offense; and, dismissal for the third offense.
The provisions of the Uniform Rules, which became effective on September 27, 1999, should have been used by Director Mendoza-Bolos on the implementation of the proper penalty considering that it is a procedural rule which applies to pending cases. Moreover, the schedule of penalties provided under the Uniform Rules is a mere reiteration of that provided under Civil Service Commission Memorandum Circular No. 23, series of 1998.
While the formal charge may show that Mercado has committed Habitual Tardiness many times over, she was not charged for each acts of Habitual Tardiness. She was charged with only one count of Habitual Tardiness committed from 1995-1999. Hence, she can only be found liable for one count of Habitual Tardiness.
Moreover, while there is a statement in the Decision appealed from that Mercado was previously verbally warned regarding her Habitual Tardiness, the same cannot be considered as her first offense and the present case subject of this appeal as the second offense so that the penalty of one (1) to thirty (30) days suspension should be imposed. There is no showing that Mercado was previously charged with, and found guilty of, Habitual Tardiness. Hence, there is no first offense to speak of.
WHEREFORE, the appeal of Emelita V. Mercado is hereby DISMISSED. However, the penalty of six (6) months suspension without pay is modified and lowered to reprimand.
Quezon City, January 24, 2001
Attested by:
Director III


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By Bonardo Wahono
Power plants are one of the many pieces of infrastructure the government plans to build with the money it will
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But estimated savings of between $8 billion and $10 billion wont come close to whats needed to boost power supplies
by the amount the government is aiming for during President Joko Widodos five-year term.
The number of additional megawatts the government aims to add to the electricity supply over the next five years
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The reason to develop an additional 35,000 MW is to support economic growth of 6% or more and to increase the
electrification ratio, Nur Pamudji, president-director of state-owned power operator PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara
said during a recent discussion on electricity development in Southeast Asias biggest economy.
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Meeting such an ambitious target would require a total of $77 billion in funding said Mr. Pamudji.
Independent power producers would contribute 48% of that amount, leaving the government to foot the rest of the
bill, he explained.
Even if the money is available, however, building new power plants does not come without challenges, said Mr. Pamudji,
referring to difficulty acquiring land for development and ensuring reliable contractors were available to do the
Better distribution and transmission networks have boosted power supplies in recent yearsinstalled capacity
has increased by 4%, transmission networks by 15%, and distribution networks by 30%.
At the same time, strong economic growth has driven up consumption.
The number of PLN customers rose by 41% between 2008 and 2013, according to Mr. Pamudji. Demand for electricity
in the worlds fourth-most populous country has long outpaced supply, leading to chronic blackouts in many provinces,
particularly North Sumatra, West Kalimantan and North Sulawesi.
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of eastern Indonesia,
Mr. Pamudji said PLN was planning to build mini power plants fueled by liquefied natural gas. Indonesia would also
consider developing triple-fueled power plants, which are powered by a combination of diesel fuel, biofuel (crude
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over 7 percent per year if the government improved infrastructure in the country. The current growth rate is just
5 percent per year.
Kuntoro said the government needs to enhance cooperation with the private sector to share the massive burden. But
money is not the only problem.
The obstacle that needs to be solved related to infrastructure is land clearance, he said.
Kuntoro also called for better coordination between the central and regional governments, saying that regional
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Indonesias government will emphasize building infrastructure projects on its eastern islands in 2013 as it
seeks to spread development across the archipelagic nation to boost economic growth.
The government must balance infrastructure improvement in areas that havent been developed with those that have,
Deputy Public Works Minister Achmad Hermanto Dardak said in an interview yesterday.
We will finish roads in Sumatra, Kalimantan and Sulawesi to connect the provinces on those islands, and we will
build roads
in Papua.
Indonesia must shift the share of total spending from subsidies into social programs and infrastructure to sustain
growth, attract investment and reduce poverty, according to the World Bank. Faster economic growth is stretching
the capacity of roads and ports as goods flow through the worlds largest archipelago, which covers 5,300 kilometers
(3,300 miles) across more than 17,000 islands along the equator.
Infrastructure spending has fallen to about 4 percent of gross domestic product from more than 8 percent in 1995
and 1996, the World Bank says. The government plans to invest about 3,000 trillion rupiah ($309 billion) by the
end of 2014 on infrastructure, manufacturing facilities and projects such as dams as part of its 2011-2025 development
plan, Coordinating Minister for the Economy Hatta Rajasa said at yesterdays seminar.
Transport in Indonesia
and Highways
and Shipping
All transport modes play a role in Indonesia's transport system and are generally complementary rather than
competitive. Road transport is the predominant mode, accounting for about 70 percent of freight ton-km and 82 percent
of passenger km.
There are four unconnected railway networks in Java and Sumatra dedicated primarily to transport bulk commodities
and long-distance passenger traffic. Sea transport is extremely important for economic integration and for domestic
and foreign trade. It is well developed, with each of the major islands having at least one significant port city.
The role of inland waterways is relatively minor and is limited to certain areas of Eastern Sumatra and Kalimantan.
The function of air transport is significant, particularly where land or water transport is deficient or non-existent,
and well established, based on an extensive domestic airline network where all major cities can be reached by passenger
Indonesia at a Glance
Statiscal Information
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Roads and Highways
The total length of roads in 2004 reached about 340,000 km; out of which, 34,628 km
were under the state responsibility; 649 km toll roads, 37,164 km under provincial responsibility; and the rest,
266,564 km under district responsibility.
Indonesia roads Of the total road length, 58 percent is paved. The national road network
is in good condition with 95 percent paved and 81 percent in good and fair condition.
The provincial road network is also predominantly in good or fair condition.
The district rural and urban roads are only 50 percent in reasonable condition.
Densely populated Java, with 7 percent of Indonesias land area and 62 percent of its population, accounts for
27 percent of the classified road network. At the other end of
the spectrum, Maluku and Papua, with 23 percent of the land area and only 2 percent
of population, account for 7 percent of the network.
Indonesias first toll road was opened in 1978 and placed under the management of the state-owned toll road
Jasa Marga which now has overall responsibility for some 515 km of toll roads.
Around 460 km of which are on the island of Java. Since 1987, all proposed toll road projects have been required
to be offered
to private investors, and so far some 30 percent of the network in operation has been developed by private consortia.
The number of motor vehicles registered by the State Police was 19 million in 1999 (excluded Timor Timur) and 27
million in 2003. The motor vehicles in 2003 consisted of 71 percent motorcycles, 13 percent passenger cars, 8 percent
trucks, and 3 percent buses. Of the total 3.1 million motor vehicles assembled domestically about 90 percent were
Urban Transport.
Before the 1997 crisis, major urban transport investments were undertaken. These included
toll road developments involving public-private partnerships with significant local private investment. Many of
these projects, which were implemented under Build, Operate, and Transfer (BOT) arrangements are located around
the metropolitan cities in Java, such as Jakarta, Ciawi, Bogor, Cikampek, Karawang, Surabaya, and Malang.
Despite rapid infrastructure development in large urban areas, traffic congestion continues to hamper large
cities like Jakarta, Bandung, Medan, Surabaya, and many satellite towns like Bogor, Bakasi, and Tangerang. Public
transport, including buses, minibuses, and taxis, is commonly used despite poor public transport facilities. The
city of Jakarta has implemented a
Bus Rapid Transit system on several kilometers on key city route to help ease traffic congestion, particularly
at peak times.
Car ownership is increasing, following the liberalization of import motor vehicle rules. At least three million
locally assembled motorcycles are added each year; transforming vehicular pollution in a serious problem for the
largest cities, and a rapidly emerging one among the medium-size cities.
Rural Transport.
With more than 292,000 km, about 80 percent of the total length of the road network is
presently under the responsibility of the local governments. Some 11 million people in remote communities remain
without direct access to the all-season road network, and an additional 6 million people reported to lack any reliable
connection to the motorized transport network.
The process for identifying road network links to villages (desa) which are still not connected
has not been clearly established.
The total length of track in operation is 5,040 km of which Java is 3,700 km. The rail
network is made of 1,067 mm gauge, and mostly singled tracked. Some sections in the Jakarta metropolitan region
have been electrified to enable operation of suburban commuter services by electric railcars.
The total fleet consists of 468 locomotives that include diesel electric and diesel hydraulic locomotives. The
average fleet age is approximately 30 years old. Due to inadequate maintenance and lack of spare parts, the availability
and reliability is low.
Revenue contribution and traffic composition vary significantly among the four railway systems. The Java railway
contributes about 75 percent of the Indonesian Railways revenues, with passenger transport accounting for 83 percent
of the total. The South Sumatra Railway generates some 20 percent of total revenues, of which freight accounts
for 90 percent.
The West Sumatra and North Sumatra contribute only 2 percent and 3 percent of total revenues, of which freight
accounts for 100 percent and 60 percent respectively.
Inland Waterways
There are more than 10,000 km of navigable waterways among 50 river systems.
Over half of these rivers are in Kalimantan and the rest in Sumatra.
These were originally used mainly for long-haul transport.
Most of the vessels and terminals on the inland waterways system are
owned and operated by the private sector
Some infrastructure improvements have been carried out, like the construction of new wharves, dredging of river
channels at several river ports, and installation of navigational aids. However, because of the high seasonal variation
in the water level of many rivers, without further investment for improvement of crucial sections, the role of
inland waterways is relatively minor, and limited to certain areas of Sumatra and Kalimantan.
Ports and Shipping
Indonesia has some 300 public ports scattered over the archipelago. Of these, 43 are international
liner service ports; the rest are feeder, and special ports, serving inter-island, lokal (small motorized vessels
up to 250 dwt operating in short inter-island or coastal routes) and sailing vessels (small wooden hulled vessels
which mainly depend on a combination of wind power and motor propulsion).
The most important ports are Jakarta (Tanjung Priok), Surabaya, Semarang and Cirebon in Java; Belawan, Pandang,
and Panjangon in Sumatra; Balikpapan, Banjarmasin, and Samarinda in Kalimantan; Ujung Pandang and Bitung in Sulawesi;
Ambon in Maluku; and Sorong in Irian Jaya.
Jakarta, Surabaya, Belawan, and Ujung Pandang, the four largest ports, handle most of Indonesias export and
import cargoes, except for special commodities such as crude oil, logs, timber, rubber, palm oil, and fertilizer
which use specialized ports. Much of the domestic traffic originates or is destined to these four ports.
Inter-island shipping is the prevailing means for distributing goods through the ports in Indonesia.
The cargo volume carried by inter-island shipping services reaches over 300 million tons, far exceeding international
trade volume.
It is estimated that inter-island shipping accounts for 60 percent of the total sea borne cargo movement in the
country. Especially, for remote islands like Sulawesi and others, the percentages of cargoes carried by inter-island
shipping are even higher.
About 14 million passengers a year are traveling by inter-island shipping. In remote islands a higher percentage
of the total number of passengers is traveling by inter-island transport means.
There are two distinct types of inter-island shipping services: ferry, and shipping services. Ferries are generally
point-to-point services offered over a relatively short distance, typically between adjacent islands, and use ro-ro
vessels that carry a mix of passengers, cars, and trucks. Whereas, shipping services are offered on more complex
routes, commonly use lift-on lift-off vessels, and are mostly dedicated cargo services.
Air Transport
Air transport is rapidly increasing; not only, driven by the insufficient water and land
transport networks, but also because travel by air is the quickest way to get around the country's thousands of
islands, and for some areas, the only option.
Indonesia has adopted the standards of the International Civil Aviation Organization with only minor variations,
but the compliance with the standards is far from uniform.
Indonesia's sudden air transport development became possible by the collapse of the Suharto
regime in 1998.
Before 1999, there were five scheduled carriers and a few charter operators.
In 2004, there were 23 scheduled airlines operating and 37 licenses had been issued. Air transport is growing rapidly,
with air travelers doubling every three years primarily driven by the low fares. In 2003, 16 million trips were
taken, compared with 6.6 million in 1999. Conservatively, the Directorate General of Air Communication estimated
in 20 million the seats sold in 2004, which is 7 million more than in 1997.
North Sulawesi public expenditure analysis :
sub-national public financial management and development in Bumi Nyiur Melambai (English)
report (PDF)
North Sulawesi province is one of the most developed provinces in eastern Indonesia.
Far-reaching development has taken place over the past ten years.
Presently, North Sulawesi province has the second highest Human Development Index score in Indonesia ,
and its poverty rate is low in comparison with other provinces.
Over the past decade, per capita gross regional domestic product (GRDP) has doubled and sub-national government
spending has increased significantly.
Nevertheless, there remain various development challenges to address as well as various potential resources and
opportunities to pursue.
North Sulawesi's performance in regional financial management has been relatively good, but discrepancies remain
the performance and capacity of different work units within each regional government and also between different
regional governments in the province.
To address challenges, take opportunities, and increase development performance, sub-national governments in
North Sulawesi, particularly the provincial government, need to better utilize their fiscal resources.
Clearer vision, mission, indicators and development targets must be accompanied by greater efforts to prepare a
more directed budget, and to formulate higher quality programs and activities more consistent with planning targets.
This report is an effort to assist North Sulawesi's sub-national governments to improve their regional financial
management performance, to improve the quality of planning and budgeting, and finally to contribute to local development
The report results from strong cooperation between sub-national governments in North Sulawesi province, the Economics
Faculty of Sam Ratulangi University, which was supported by CIDA, the Australian Agency for International Development
(AusAID) and the World Bank. North Sulawesi Province BAPPEDA (Head of the Regional Development Planning Agency)
played an important role in facilitating the preparation of this report.
It is expected that this report will benefit North Sulawesi's sub-national governments, sub-national governments
in Indonesia and the central government by serving as a reference for efforts to improve sub-national financial
management performance and the regional development process. Finally, this report can contribute to better and
more effective sub-national financial management and governance. Overall, North Sulawesi's strategic sectors (health,
education, infrastructure and agriculture) are performing better than in other provinces in eastern Indonesia.
This website has been created with intensive use of internet research, linking information as available
on the internet, and various publications and books. I have attempted to give due credit to the sources.
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So, the required application is like this: A page that has a button that does nothing but a regular postback and another button that adds an UpdatePanel. Each update panel must contain a textbox and a button. When the button is pressed, the textbox must fill with the current time only in that particular UpdatePanel. If the regular postback button is pressed, the UpdatePanels must remain on the page.
What are the possible issues?
First of all, the UpdatePanels must survive postbacks. That means that you have to actually create them every time the page loads, therefore inside Page_Load. Note: we could add them in Page_Init and in fact that's where they are added when getting the controls from the aspx file of a page, but during Init, the ViewState is not accessable!
Then, there is the adding of the UpdatePanels. It is done in a Click event from a button, one that is done AFTER the Page_Load, therefore adding of an UpdatePanel must also be done there. Note: we could put the CreatePanels method in Page_LoadComplete, but then the controls in the update panel will not respond to any events, since the Load phase is already complete.
There is the matter of how we add the TextBox and the Button in each UpdatePanel. The most elegant solution is to use a Web User Control. This way one can visually control the content and layout of each UpdatePanel and also (most important for our application) add code to it!
Now there is the matter of the ITemplate object that each UpdatePanel must have as a ContentTemplate. This is done via the Page.LoadTemplate method! We you give it the virtual path to the ascx file and it returns an ITemplate. It's that easy!
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(CBSNews.com) - If you live in New York City, you probably won't be too surprised to learn that the majority of the best restaurants in the country are at your doorstep, at least according to national food website The Daily Meal, which on Wednesday released its "101 Best Restaurants in America of 2014" list.
The Big Apple claimed 27 spots in the list including the coveted No. 1; a 28th restaurant - Blue Hill at Stone Barns - is located out of the city, in Pocantico Hills, N.Y.
"We are very happy, and for sure we are going to celebrate," said Eric Ripert, chef and co-owner of the 2014 Best Restaurant winner, Le Bernardin, in an interview with CBS News.
"We always celebrate in style with the right bottle of champagne and the team - the Bernardin family," said Ripert, who has been the chef at Le Bernardin since 1991.
The voting was based on cuisine, region, and a number of specific factors, including the level of "buzz" and formality of food and atmosphere.
And the prize?
"You get to be considered the best restaurant in America," said Arthur Bovino, executive editor of The Daily Meal, from his office in New York.
In terms of states, California came in second with 24 restaurants, spread between L.A. (10), San Francisco (9) and other regions (including Yountville in Napa County, Berkeley, St. Helena, and Los Gatos).
The top five are split between the East and West Coasts.
"It's interesting - of the top three [best restaurants] - at least three out of the past four years they've been fighting each other for the top spot. There's more potential for the top 10 being cracked then the top five," said Bovino.
The Top 20 Best Restaurants in America for 2014
1. Le Bernardin, New York
2. Eleven Madison Park, New York
3. The French Laundry, Yountville, Calif.
4. Per Se, New York
5. Chez Panisse, Berkeley, Calif.
6. Alinea, Chicago, Ill.
7. Daniel, New York
8. Animal, Los Angeles
9. Momofuku Ssäm Bar, New York
10. Blue Hill at Stone Barns, Pocantico Hills, N.Y.
11. Commander's Palace, New Orleans, La.
12. Husk, Charleston, S.C.
13. Blackbird, Chicago, Ill.
14. Le Pigeon, Portland, Ore.
15. Galatoire's, New Orleans, La.
16. Gramercy Tavern, New York
17. Jean Georges, New York
18. State Bird Provisions, San Francisco
19. Bazaar, Los Angeles
20. Girl & the Goat, Chicago, Ill.
A majority of the restaurants have previously appeared on the list, which exists since 2011, however there are 15 newcomers.
Some of the most notable of the new additions include Zuni, which has been a perennial California favorite; Manresa, which readers have wanted to make the list for years; and Sushi Nakazawa, which has been open for only a half a year.
"It's interesting to see Sushi Nakazawa - it's only been open for six months - the criteria was a restaurant had to be open six months," said Bovino.
But Bovino was not surprised by the popularity of Japanese cuisine.
"Most chefs are in the opinion that Japan [wins] at least in terms of captivating the imagination and flavors," said Bovino
Bovino said that although the majority of the top restaurants have major French influences, French cuisine "is almost like a dying breed."
However, Ripert disagreed.
"Try to get a table here at 8 p.m. on any night," he laughed.


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Thomas Dougherty became Deputy Chief of Mission, U.S. Embassy Canberra, in July 2013. Mr. Dougherty is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Minister-Counselor.
Prior to his assignment in Australia, Mr. Dougherty served as Ambassador to Burkina Faso from 2010 to 2013. His prior assignments were Minister-Counselor for Public Affairs at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, acting Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of African Affairs, and Director for West African Affairs at the U.S. Department of State.
After joining the State Department in 1989, Mr. Dougherty served overseas in Dakar, Senegal; Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo; Asmara, Eritrea; Bonn, Germany; and Yaounde, Cameroon. He then served as Deputy Chief of Mission in Lilongwe, Malawi, and as Deputy Chief of Mission in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
A native of Wyoming, Mr. Dougherty graduated from Brown University. His foreign languages are German, Italian, Arabic, and French.
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IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Masimo (NASDAQ: MASI) announced today that it has lifted the voluntary product recall the company imposed on the noninvasive finger sensor of its Pronto-7™ handheld device to improve the product's performance in low ambient temperatures. The Pronto-7 and new finger sensors are pending FDA 510(k) clearance in the U.S.
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New product features and enhancements include the addition of Max Sensitivity Mode that allows measurement over a broader range of patients. The addition of three noninvasive sensor sizes permits the instrument to be used on a broader range of finger diameters. Each of the new sensors is color-coded to make size identification easy (Small-Yellow, Medium-Red, and Large-White).
Masimo Founder and CEO, Joe Kiani, stated: "We take the integrity of our design and our promises to our customers seriously. We worked through the recall until we had redesigned the sensor for Pronto-7 so that it would perform as intended in the broadest range of likely ambient temperatures. We are delighted to re-introduce the Pronto-7 and with it the potential impact of noninvasive hemoglobin spot-check measurements that offer healthcare providers around the world the opportunity to transform the way and amount of time it takes to deliver the right care, at the right time to patients. We believe that Pronto-7's latest features and enhancements will help clinicians to better assess more patients and make better clinical decisions based on the availability of these quick and noninvasive hemoglobin measurements."
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French soprano Natalie Dessay makes her first appearance at Davies Symphony Hall, taking the stage to perform French songs and German Lieder. The six-time Victoires de la Musique and 2008 Laurence Olivier Award winner is admired as an interpreter of bel canto and lyric heroines. The New York Times raves, "every vocal phrase [Dessay sings] is impelled by the emotion and dramatic intention of the moment."
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Works by R. Strauss, Duparc, Chausson, and Debussy
Concert: Approx. 1h 45m, includes intermission.
Soprano Natalie Dessay performs Debussy's Nuit D'étoiles (Night of Stars):
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As the journey from Aguas Calientes to Cusco last night was a long and stressful one, when we arrived back in Cusco we all signed off so there was no farewell drink. Instead I went back to LOKI Hostel and got ready for Santiago where I am now.
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Issues regaining clients after original AV server bit the dust.
Folks, I'm having an issue with our Symantec Endpoing 12.1.1000.157 system. Recently our old AV server went and died, hardware failures and all. We recently regained our management server again and have connected it back to the domain and am able to see all the OU groups that we had before. What we are having issues with is the Client computers themselves are not reporting to this new Management console and I am unsure of how to get them to connect back.
Any information anyone has would be greatly appreciated.
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Have you replaced the certificates, clients will only communicated if the previous cert are replaced.
You can call support and get the sylink remote 12.1 tool, using this tool you can replace the sylink file and get all the clients into the new management server
Here is the document about restoring communication cert
Disaster recovery for 12.1:
Please click the "Mark as solution" link at bottom left on the post that best answers your question. This will benefit admins looking for a solution to the same problem.
Unfortunately that suggestion set isn't going to work Rafeeq... I can't get the Sylinkdrop.exe file and can't find it in the specified folders. I was able to get the com files exported correctly just need a way to get them onto the set of machines in question. Additionally we cannot redeploy all the clients as there are a number of critical servers that would be hurt in the reboot process set.
And another Additionally: We were not prepared for DR, we do not have a DR file to restore from.
In 12.1 the sylinkdrop tool is located in the SEP install folder. In 11.x it was not. See this KB article for instructions on using it in 12.1:
Please click the "Mark as solution" link at bottom left on the post that best answers your question. This will benefit admins looking for a solution to the same problem.
How to change the sylink.xml file in Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) 12.1.
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High School Runner Carries Fallen Competitor Across the Finish Line
West Liberty Salem high school runner Meghan Vogel wasn't going to win the Ohio D-III 3,200-meter state finals, which was held last weekend. In fact, the junior, who had already won the 1,600 meter, was in last place with about 20 feet to go.
That's when she noticed that one of her competitors, sophomore Arden McMath, had collapsed and fallen in front of her. Rules state that anyone who aids another runner will be disqualified. But Vogel decided this wasn't the time to follow the rules.
22-Year-Old Man Becomes First Paraplegic to Graduate from US Naval Academy
Six-Year-Old Girl Becomes Youngest Ever to Qualify for National Spelling Bee
Boy With Cerebral Palsy Completes Race in Heartwarming Video
Matt is an elementary school boy in Colonial Hills, OH. He has spastic cerebral palsy, a disease that causes physical disability and impairs movement. But when Matt's school had a field day, he was determined to not let his disability stop him from doing what everyone else was doing.
Adorable Elderly Couple Wears Matching Outfits for 35 Years
Lucky Fan Catches Two Home Run Balls in a Row
Cincinnati Reds' fan Caleb Lloyd accomplished something astounding on Monday night at Great American Ball Park — He caught two consecutive home run balls off of back-to-back at-bats during the Reds' win over the Braves.
73-Year-Old Japanese Woman Climbs Mount Everest
Heroic 12-Year-Old Rescues Younger Siblings from House Fire
College Sweethearts Marry After 60 Years Apart
Peggy Marie Pence Schuster and Henry O. Freund first felt a spark between them back in 1950 when the pair attended Southwestern of Memphis (now Rhodes College).
They exercised their young love by sitting next to each other in class and attending school events together. But like many college sweethearts, their romance didn't make the jump into the real world. Soon after graduation, Marie married someone else, and Henry, who had joined the Air Force, did the same.


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I have a permit for 2 for the Rae Lakes loop Aug 31 - September 4. My friend bailed on me so I figured I'd throw this out to see if someone wanted to join me. Here's what I'm thinking as far as an itinerary:Day 1 - Road's End to Upper ParadiseDay 2 - Upper Paradise to Rae LakesDay 3 - Rae Lakes to Sixty Lakes Basin (possibly do this as a day hike and return to camp at Rae Lakes)Day 4 - Sixty Lakes Basin to Vidette or Junction MeadowDay 5 - Vidette / Junction to Road's EndI'm picking up the permit the day before and then staying at the Cedar Grove Lodge. I'd like to get an early start the first day.Send me a PM if you're interested!-Leigh
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Rev. Joseph M. O'Keefe, S.J., was elected to the Marquette University Board of Trustees in 2007.
He is a professor of education at Boston College's Lynch School of Education where he served as associate dean from 2001 to 2003 and dean from 2003 to 2011. He has been at the Lynch School since joining the faculty as an assistant professor in 1991. He has overseen a number of collaborative programs with local dioceses and the National Catholic Educational Association. In 2004 Father O'Keefe received the F. Sadlier Dinger Award for outstanding contributions to Catholic education. Since 2013 Father O'Keefe has also been the director of Boston College's Center for Ignatian Spirituality.
Father O'Keefe received his doctorate in education from Harvard University, concentrating on administration, planning, and social policy. A native of Salem, Mass., he received a bachelor's degree in philosophy from the College of the Holy Cross and he earned a master's degree in French literature from Fordham University. He received a M.Div. and S.T.L. from the Boston College School of Theology and Ministry (formerly Weston Jesuit School of Theology). He has been a member of the Society of Jesus since 1976, and was ordained a priest in 1986. He has served as a trustee at five universities, three high schools and a hospital for children.
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Catholic Education. He is editor or co-editor of fifteen books and author or co-author of more than 55 articles and book chapters on Catholic education and educational leadership. In 2012 United States Secretary of Education Arne Duncan appointed him to the National Assessment Governing Board, which oversees the National Assessment of Educational Progress.


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RVC competes in NJCAA Division III in men's and women's basketball, women's volleyball, golf, baseball, softball, men's and women's tennis, and men's and women's soccer. Not to brag, but we're pretty good at it. Our teams have won 13 national championships and we have had more than 140 All-Americans.
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The NJCAA (National Junior College Athletic Association) national office announced the 2013-14 Spalding® NJCAA Men's Basketball Players and Coaches of the Year today for NJCAA Divisions I, II, and III.
The Division III awards both went to Rock Valley College as Jared Mayes was named NJCAA Division III Player of the Year and Craig Doty was named NJCAA Division III Coach of the Year. Mayes and Doty helped lead the Golden Eagles to the first national championship in the 48 year history of the men's basketball program, and a school record 30 wins.
Mayes, a 6'-4" freshman forward from Rockford Jefferson High School, averaged 22 points per game in the NJCAA tournament, including 55 points total in the semifinals and championship game. Mayes was also RVC's leading scorer on the season with a 19 points per game average. Last week the NJCAA also honored Mayes as a first team All-American selection. His other post-season honors include first team All-Region (NJCAA Region IV) and first team All-Conference (N4C).
Doty has also been collecting numerous post-season awards. Just last week he was honored by the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA) as Junior College Coach of the Year for men's basketball. His other awards this season include being named Don Klaas Region IV coach of the year, District 2 Coach of the Year, and Gary S. Cole Coach of the NJCAA Tournament.
Doty has compiled a 49-21 record in two seasons at the helm for RVC and has taken the Golden Eagles to the NJCAA tournament in both seasons, finishing seventh in 2013 before winning the national championship this season.


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You seem to be using the phrase "brokered convention" to describe a convention with no de facto nominee. "Open convention" would be more accurate.
A brokered convention is a subset of open conventions – that is, one whose nominee is determined by brokerage among a small group of leaders. That is, a brokered convention has brokers. In an open convention in the modern era, who would the brokers be? The candidates themselves, or their campaigns? Doubtful – if they couldn't win a delegate majority at the polls, they're unlikely to be able to do so in the metaphorical smoke-filled rooms of the convention. The party's Washington establishment? Them and what army? That is, how many delegates does anyone who might pass as a party leader control? The answer is a little over 100.
There is no precedent for an open convention in the modern primary era, so we simply don't know whether such a convention could be brokered – or even if it could be, whether it would be. Given how delegates are selected, and the lesser institutional loyalty they tend to have to any figure or machine within their party than in the pre-primary era, it seems most likely that any deal-making would be done by and among state delegations and cross-state informal coalitions (Texans and Californians trying to stick together, say, or a Tea Party caucus arising). That is to say, it would be the delegates themselves, and if so, then there would by definition be no broker.
Will Tampa be an open convention? Quite possibly. Will it be a brokered convention? We don't know; it could be an open convention that selects a nominee without brokering.


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The Last EmperorSpeak with Emperor Shaohao.
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DescriptionFrom what I have gathered, this place used to be a tournament ground of sorts, where warriors from throughout Pandaria would show their prowess by following in the footsteps of their last emperor, Shaohao.
I have heard that when Shaohao completed his trials, he became one with the land, and enveloped Pandaria in a thick mist, obscuring it from even our abilities to penetrate the passages of time.
That sounds quite interesting, perhaps you should speak with him?
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Betty Jane Bullard 86, died November 13th, 2010 at her home in Belfair, WA. She was born on February 25th, 1924 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Betty was a gardener, cook and a top-notch crocheter and knitter. She donated her handmade items to local charities.
Betty retired from Puget Sound Naval Shipyard Comptroller Department in June 1990.
Betty is survived by her daughters Dorothy Kulczyk (Don) of Belfair, WA., Betty Jones of Belfair, WA., Janet Meyer (Bill) of Acme, WA., her son Charles Bullard (Sherry) of Kingston, WA., 9 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband Alton, two sons Junior and Alton "Pete" and 2 grandchildren.
Services and celebration of Betty's life will be held at Mt. Tahoma National Cemetery on Tuesday, November 23rd, 2010 at 11 a.m. Funeral home in charge of arrangements is Forest Funeral Homes and Cemetery of Shelton, WA.
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So, if you watch the news, or even read the news, you may think President Obama's facing a fierce challenge from the Republicans this November. The GOP has several candidates out there and they're all gunning for the Pres.--their hands are wringing, fangs are showing, saliva is dripping, their eyes bulging with intent... sounds intimidating, doesn't it? A lot of folks out there think so. The thing is, the media is presenting an extreme close-up of these guys--if they'd just pull back a bit, we'd all see that, while their fangs are wet and their eyes are piercing, these body parts belong to a tiny rodent who feels utterly and completely cornered.
While it's true the GOP candidates, combined, are raising crazy amounts of cash (even more if you count the money Super PACs are pulling in), Obama is waist-deep in green and despite many of his followers finding themselves disillusioned with him, he would have to lose a LOT of votes to actually lose to the Republicans in November.
But lets look at campaign cash...
According to the Federal Elections Commission's numbers, as of December, 2011, Obama has raised over $86 million for his campaign. His closest competitor in this is Romney who has raised less than half of that--$32 million. Obama's numbers don't include money from PACs, while Romney's numbers do. The mighty Gingrich, the man the media said was dead, then wasn't, then forgot about as Romney and Santorum went head-to-head, but now seems to love again, hasn't been able to raise even a few million--the FEC puts his total contributions at a bit under $2.9 million.
We all know that the amount of money spent on a campaign reflects on the likelihood of said candidate getting elected, and even if that's only marginally true, Obama's 86 million bucks should remind us just how small that Republican rodent really is.
And if you're some sort of crazy non-cynic who believes money doesn't buy elections, then just have a look at the GOP candidates and how they are spending the primary season feasting on each other's entrails. They're cannibalizing each other and making themselves look like horrible people in the process. They're basically doing what the Democrats did in 2004 and almost did in 2008--lucky for them, they were up against a guy who represented everything old, white and wrong with the government.
So, why is it that the media turns around and makes it sound like Obama's got something to worry about when the facts are telling us the opposite? Well, my fellow cynics out there know that it's all about ratings and readers. Why else would Reuters use a headline like "Gingrich steals Romney's cloak of electability as president" which seems to suggest that Gingrich is, somehow, now electable at all. Forget the fact that there is no clear frontrunner anymore. Santorum won the Iowa Caucus, Romney won New Hampshire and now Newt has taken South Carolina. It's a hot and sweaty three-way that's not going to end with an overwhelming winner, which will be necessary to pull enough votes away from Obama to win.
How many Republican debates have there been? How many were sponsored by CNN, Fox News or some other news company? Too many to count. The media is trying reeeeally hard to make this seem like some sort of action movie, but it's plain to see that it's anything but.
So the next time you see someone freaking out or even slightly nervous about Obama's ability to win a second term, just mention the number "86" to them and then add the words "million" and "dollars".
UPDATE 1/24/12, 1:20PM: Late this morning, I saw that the NYTimes reported about how pro-Gingrich super PAC "Winning Our Future" will get a donation of $5 million from the wife of a long time pal of Newt's. Of course, that money will go toward poking Romney's eyes out and not be put toward taking on Obama. Beyond that, a measly 5 mill on top of his less-than-3 mill still puts Gingrich at less than one-tenth of the ocean of cash that the Big-O has lapping at his beach. So, still, the media is trying to create a threat for Obama where there isn't one.
I should clarify that each candidate, indirectly, has more money out there--but that it's all in super PACs which don't have to disclose how much they've raised. It's possible that super PACs that support Republican candidates could have pulled in much more money than the candidates, themselves, have but that wouldn't make a whole lot of sense. Logically, you give cash to the candidate first, then his super PAC if you want to support something the candidate can't. In the end, we can only go with the evidence we have and, right now, that evidence says there's no contest--Obama gets a second term.
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Hulk Hogan's boner for his only daughter Brooke Hogan is still alive and throbbing. Hulk Hogan's sex tape scandal blew up the Internet last year. Hulk's ringtone is his daughter's song. He's flashed his penis with Brooke in the room and rubbed suntan lotion all over her body years before that. They're gross.
Hulk Tweeted the photo above because he thinks that Brooke has some great legs. Hulk's followers sent him angry tweets about how disturbing this is so he quickly removed the picture.
I wonder if or when Brooke will ever marry. We've seen glimpses on his reality show, but Hulk's cock blocking skills are on a whole other level.


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The Head of Bight whale watching area on South Australia's remote Far West Coast is famous for its land based viewing of the magnificent Southern Right Whale between May and October. Visitors follow a cliff-top boardwalk to a viewing platform from where migrating whales may be seen. Other species occasionally seen include Australian Sea lions and the Great White Shark. The location also provides views of the Bunda Cliffs to the west and the giant sand dunes and long beaches to the east.Head of Bight is located adjacent to the Yalata Indigenous Protected Area. The area is of cultural significance to Anangu and Wirangu people and other Aboriginal communities. It contains the traditional waterhole and meeting place called Illcumba.Access to the Boardwalk and viewing platform is via the Interpretive Centre. The boardwalk and viewing platform is wheelchair accessible. Wheelchairs are available from the Interpretive Centre free of charge.
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January 28, 1986 fell on an usually chilly Tuesday. Temperatures in Central Florida were close to or below freezing the previous night. At the Kennedy Space Center, the space shuttle Challenger sat on launch pad 39B in a launch facility draped with icicles.
The cold weather created some controversy, but the shuttle mission with the first teacher in space had already been delayed several times. It was go for launch for STS-51L that fateful January morning. The mission ended one minute and thirteen seconds after launch. Later investigators determined that Challenger experienced a failure in an O-ring seal on a solid rocket booster which caused the orbiter's destruction.
If you've heard nothing else, you've heard that on board Challenger that day was a social studies teacher named Christa McAuliffe. She had trained for months to take this flight - a flight she called "the ultimate field trip." She submitted an application, along with tens of thousands of other hopeful teachers, to work and train side-by-side with NASA astronauts. The plan for the Teacher in Space program was for her to teach six science lessons from the shuttle as it orbited above the Earth. Because a shuttle mission is meticulously planned in advance, there are several videos of Christa practicing these presentations in a replica of the shuttle's crew quarters. Teachers and interested students can view Challenger's "lost lessons" and watch Christa's videos on the Challenger Center website. The information in these lessons is as relevant today as it was at the time. Experiments in microgravity can help us think about science in radically different ways when we compare our results to how things normally work in the grips of Earth's gravity.
Not many people realize that in 2007 NASA did eventually send a former teacher into space. Barbara Morgan was Christa McAuliffe's backup through the Teacher in Space program, training side-by-side with Christa and serving as part of the Challenger crew on the ground as a Payload Specialist for the ill-fated mission. After the accident, Morgan assumed McAuliffe's duties of the Teacher in Space program and once the program concluded she went back to teaching. In 1998, she applied to NASA to continue her astronaut training, and was selected to fly on the shuttle Endeavor during mission STS-118 to the International Space Station as a full-time astronaut and Mission Specialist.
To commemorate the twenty-fifth anniversary of the loss of the Challenger and its crew, our school's art club students created a mural to depict their hopes and wishes inspired by Christa McAuliffe. Funny thing about their mural, though. They didn't draw a teacher in space. These sixth, seventh and eighth graders chose instead to paint a mural showing students in space.
That's something to think about as we reflect on the loss of the Challenger and her crew - where the teacher goes, the students will inevitably want to follow.
How about you? Knowing the risks of space travel and exploration would you want to take the ultimate field trip off planet Earth?